0:00:07 > 0:00:09Hello, it's Wednesday, it's 9am.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14I'm Victoria Derbyshire, welcome to the programme
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Donald Trump says US politicians must work together to rebuild
0:00:16 > 0:00:20American industries and fix the country's immigration laws.
0:00:20 > 0:00:25In his first State of the Union speech, the keynote address used
0:00:25 > 0:00:27by the President to set the agenda for the coming year,
0:00:27 > 0:00:32Mr Trump said he was making America great again.
0:00:32 > 0:00:39Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs,
0:00:39 > 0:00:47including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone...
0:00:52 > 0:01:01Tremendous numbers.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Plus - thousands of teachers in England
0:01:02 > 0:01:04are leaving their jobs because
0:01:04 > 0:01:08of the workload and a report from a group of MPs says
0:01:08 > 0:01:10the Government is failing to get a grip on this "brewing crisis".
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Have you quit teaching cos of the stress?
0:01:12 > 0:01:14Let me know.
0:01:14 > 0:01:21And have a look and listen to this. Hello. Amy!
0:01:21 > 0:01:26The incredible sound of a killer whale mimicking human speech.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Even more incredible, Scientists say one day,
0:01:28 > 0:01:35actual conversations with killer whales could be possible.
0:01:43 > 0:01:47Hello. Welcome to the programme.
0:01:47 > 0:01:48We're live until 11am.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51We'll bring you the latest news, sport and interviews
0:01:51 > 0:01:54through the morning.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57Later - are you one of those people with a fitness tracker and do
0:01:57 > 0:02:00you try very hard to do 10,000 steps a day?
0:02:00 > 0:02:02Is it really a goal worth striving for, or might
0:02:02 > 0:02:03there be something better?
0:02:03 > 0:02:06And where did that figure come from?
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Well, guess what?
0:02:09 > 0:02:11It's come from a 1960s marketing campaign in Japan.
0:02:11 > 0:02:18That doesn't mean it's not an effective way
0:02:18 > 0:02:22to keep fit but is it the most effective way?
0:02:22 > 0:02:26We want to hear from you if you have left teaching. What were your
0:02:26 > 0:02:29reasons and would anything make you go back? The government has been
0:02:29 > 0:02:35told to get a grip on retention rates. Get in touch an e-mail,
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Twitter, WhatsApp, Facebook, you know the drill.
0:02:39 > 0:02:41Our top story today.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43President Trump has said he's taken forward his "righteous mission"
0:02:43 > 0:02:46to make America great again during his first year in office.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49In his first State of the Union address, where he sets out plans
0:02:49 > 0:02:51for the coming year, Mr Trump said he'd introduced record
0:02:51 > 0:02:55tax cuts for everyone, the stock market was booming,
0:02:55 > 0:02:57jobs were being created and unemployment was at a record low.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00David Willis reports.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03Mr President, what is the State of the Union?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06The man who spoke just a year ago of American carnage
0:03:06 > 0:03:13was more upbeat tonight.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Mr Speaker, The President of the United States!
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Handshakes all round and after a self-congratulatory pat
0:03:19 > 0:03:22on the back for the booming economy,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26the President called on all Americans to seek out common ground.
0:03:26 > 0:03:30This, in fact, is our new American moment.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35There has never been a better time to start living the American dream.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39Calling on the parents of two teenage girls who were murdered
0:03:39 > 0:03:42by gang members in the country illegally, the president
0:03:42 > 0:03:46turned to the thorny issue of immigration reform.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49He's offering a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants who came
0:03:49 > 0:03:53here as children, in return for tougher border controls.
0:03:53 > 0:03:58So let's come together, set politics aside,
0:03:58 > 0:04:05and finally get the job done.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08The United States was winning the war against Islamic State,
0:04:08 > 0:04:12the President said, but all too often, terrorists had been
0:04:12 > 0:04:16captured and then released.
0:04:16 > 0:04:18Reversing the policy of his predecessor, he pledged
0:04:18 > 0:04:22to keep the military prison at Guantanamo Bay open.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26This first year of office has been a tale of two Trumps,
0:04:26 > 0:04:28the teleprompter Trump and Twitter Trump, and going
0:04:28 > 0:04:32into his second year, the President and his party need
0:04:32 > 0:04:36more of the former and less of the latter,
0:04:36 > 0:04:40not only in order to push through his controversial
0:04:40 > 0:04:44legislative agenda, but also to maintain their majority in Congress.
0:04:44 > 0:04:51David Willis, BBC News, Washington.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Ben Brown is in the BBC Newsroom with a summary
0:04:54 > 0:04:57of the rest of the day's news.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01The Prime Minister has responded to days of attacks
0:05:01 > 0:05:05on her leadership, by declaring she's "not a quitter".
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Theresa May told journalists there was a "long-term job to be
0:05:08 > 0:05:10done" and that she was serving her country and party.
0:05:10 > 0:05:12She made the comments before touching down
0:05:12 > 0:05:15in China on a trade mission.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Mrs May is hoping to strengthen relations with Beijing,
0:05:17 > 0:05:23but said she wouldn't shy away from the difficult issues.
0:05:23 > 0:05:25We can now speak to our correspondent Stephen
0:05:25 > 0:05:32McConnell in Beijing.
0:05:32 > 0:05:35Tell us how important you think this trade mission is for the Prime
0:05:35 > 0:05:43Minister, especially with Brexit looming.The focus of Theresa May's
0:05:43 > 0:05:46visit today in the Chinese capital will be in the building behind me,
0:05:46 > 0:05:51the great Hall of the people, where she will be meeting with the
0:05:51 > 0:05:58premiere and tomorrow with President Xi Jinping. There was a large
0:05:58 > 0:06:01ceremonial welcome before the talks began. I guess this would indicate
0:06:01 > 0:06:05the importance of the Chinese site also places on the visit. In theory,
0:06:05 > 0:06:12they will be talking about trade. I think many analysts think that for a
0:06:12 > 0:06:16country of its size, Britain has a kind of underperforming trade
0:06:16 > 0:06:21relationship with China, coming in about number eight when you look at
0:06:21 > 0:06:25the countries Britain trades with. Accompanying the Prime Minister, 50
0:06:25 > 0:06:30business leaders from areas, especially the likes of education,
0:06:30 > 0:06:34tourism and the automobile industry, to really try to push along
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Britain's trade relationship with China. Of course the challenge for
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Theresa May on this trip is to shake off questions, especially from the
0:06:41 > 0:06:46visiting press back following her around, regarding her political
0:06:46 > 0:06:51fortunes back at home. Sometimes on these trips, the Chinese government
0:06:51 > 0:06:56thinks it is a little strange that people come here and get asked these
0:06:56 > 0:07:00questions rather than talking about the big picture, as they would see
0:07:00 > 0:07:03it, the economic relationship between Britain and China but
0:07:03 > 0:07:07nevertheless, that is what Theresa May will also be trying to do,
0:07:07 > 0:07:13trying to focus on this and we will be hearing from her later this hour
0:07:13 > 0:07:17when she has a brief kind of press conference with the Chinese premier
0:07:17 > 0:07:21and they will be saying at least a few things about what they hope from
0:07:21 > 0:07:25this trip in the coming days.Thank you for joining us.
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Car manufacturing in the UK has fallen for the first
0:07:28 > 0:07:31time in eight years.
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Almost 1.7 million cars were built in 2017,
0:07:33 > 0:07:363% fewer than the year before.
0:07:36 > 0:07:39The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders says demand for new cars
0:07:39 > 0:07:47was down at home and abroad.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52There are renewed calls to fortify flour with Bozic acid in the hope it
0:07:52 > 0:07:57will protect babies from common birth defects like stop by Ledava.
0:07:57 > 0:08:01-- like spina bifida. A new study found higher doses of the vitamin in
0:08:01 > 0:08:08fresh fruit and vegetables does not cause harm, as had previously been
0:08:08 > 0:08:12thought. The Department of Health in England says it is considering the
0:08:12 > 0:08:14findings, whereas Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland already support
0:08:14 > 0:08:16the idea.
0:08:16 > 0:08:19Two former heads of British intelligence have told the BBC that
0:08:19 > 0:08:22Britain will need to secure a deal to share data with the rest
0:08:22 > 0:08:24of Europe post-Brexit or face serious problems.
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Robert Hannigan and Sir John Sawers also say it
0:08:26 > 0:08:29would be a mistake for Britain to try to use its strong
0:08:29 > 0:08:31position in intelligence as a bargaining chip in negotiations
0:08:31 > 0:08:36over leaving the EU.
0:08:36 > 0:08:41A light aircraft that crashed in Australia on New Year's Eve,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43killing five members of a British family,
0:08:43 > 0:08:44had veered significantly off its intended course,
0:08:44 > 0:08:48according to investigators.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Six people were killed, including the Canadian pilot.
0:08:51 > 0:08:57The boss of the flight operator said the pilot's manoeuvres leading up
0:08:57 > 0:09:02to the crash were "inexplicable" for someone with so much experience.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06There is still no clear theory as to why the plane went off course.
0:09:06 > 0:09:09MPs have accused the government of failing to "get a grip" on a rise
0:09:09 > 0:09:11in the number of teachers in England leaving the profession.
0:09:11 > 0:09:13The Commons Public Accounts Committee said the number
0:09:13 > 0:09:16of secondary school teachers had been falling since 2010.
0:09:16 > 0:09:21The Department for Education said overall there were a record number
0:09:21 > 0:09:24of teachers and last year 32,000 trainees were recruited.
0:09:24 > 0:09:29A criminal case has collapsed after CCTV footage emerged of police
0:09:29 > 0:09:33firing a taser on a man with a mental age of seven.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36The man had been charged with assaulting an officer
0:09:36 > 0:09:38but the man's mother later discovered CCTV of the incident.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40The Crown Prosecution Service said the footage showed "rather
0:09:40 > 0:09:48different" events to those claimed by Avon and Somerset Police.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53US actor Mark Salling, known for his role in the TV series
0:09:53 > 0:09:55Glee, has been found dead near his Los Angeles home.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58The 35-year-old was awaiting sentence after pleading
0:09:58 > 0:10:00guilty to possessing child sex abuse images.
0:10:00 > 0:10:07US media reports suggest he may have taken his own life.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" and "bye bye"
0:10:11 > 0:10:14is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18Wikey is a 16-year-old female who learned to speak a handful
0:10:18 > 0:10:21of human words by copying a trainer at a marine park in France.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24Scientists say the ability to learn new sounds is a sign of intelligence
0:10:24 > 0:10:27and is very rare amongst mammals.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29Let's have a listen...
0:10:29 > 0:10:33TRAINER:One, two, three!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35TRAINER:One, two, three!
0:10:35 > 0:10:38WHALE SNORTS
0:10:38 > 0:10:40TRAINER:One, two, three!
0:10:40 > 0:10:42TRAINER:One, two, three!
0:10:42 > 0:10:47WHALE IMITATES SOUNDS
0:10:47 > 0:10:55That's a summary of the latest BBC News - more at 9.30am.
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Some of you are really unimpressed by the killer whale being able to
0:11:00 > 0:11:04mimic the sound of humans. Keith says," please use the killer whale
0:11:04 > 0:11:11story as a vehicle to condemn animal cruelty. This is not entertainment".
0:11:11 > 0:11:15Birdie Bird also says, "A talking wail? No doubt it wanted food but
0:11:15 > 0:11:19had no choice but to learn to talk. Unimpressed. I could never support
0:11:19 > 0:11:25captive whales. Hashtag one life, let them live it". We will talk
0:11:25 > 0:11:29about what the wail has learned to do later and how and what scientists
0:11:29 > 0:11:33say it could mean for mammals having a conversation, they say, at some
0:11:33 > 0:11:38point in the future and obviously, we will feed into that conversation
0:11:38 > 0:11:43the fact this is a killer whale in captivity. Marks and Spencer have
0:11:43 > 0:11:46announced in the last minute plans to close another eight stores in a
0:11:46 > 0:11:53move which will "Impact" 468 jobs. I'm not sure if that means they are
0:11:53 > 0:11:58going necessarily or being moved around but the quote is M&S are
0:11:58 > 0:12:02closing another eight stores in a move that will impact 468 jobs. We
0:12:02 > 0:12:06will try to clarify that for you.
0:12:06 > 0:12:09A big day in football. Transfer deadline day but before we talk
0:12:09 > 0:12:14about who might be going where, it was a bad night for Arsenal on the
0:12:14 > 0:12:18pitch.It was. It is clear that the battle to survive in a friendly
0:12:18 > 0:12:22league is going to go all the way to the wire, only six points separating
0:12:22 > 0:12:26the ten teams in the bottom half of the table now and equally, the race
0:12:26 > 0:12:30for the place in the top four is also finely poised with Arsenal
0:12:30 > 0:12:35losing to Swansea last night which won't help their chances of reaching
0:12:35 > 0:12:38the Champions League. That dreadful mistake from keeper Petr Cech helped
0:12:38 > 0:12:45Swansea go ahead in the second half, gifting a goal to Jordan Ayew. A
0:12:45 > 0:12:48late second goal on the night from Sam Clucas wrapped up a 3-1 win for
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Swansea which means they move out of the relegation zone thanks to
0:12:52 > 0:12:56back-to-back wins but as I say, Arsenal's hopes of reaching the
0:12:56 > 0:12:59Champions League have taken another severe blow. They are now eight
0:12:59 > 0:13:03points behind fourth placed Liverpool who had a comfortable 3-0
0:13:03 > 0:13:07win over Huddersfield. Emre Can scoring the opener from distance.
0:13:07 > 0:13:12West Ham and Crystal Palace drew 1-1. Seven more games to come this
0:13:12 > 0:13:20evening, the biggest of which sees Jose
0:13:20 > 0:13:22Jose Mourinho and Manchester United travelling to Wembley to face Spurs.
0:13:22 > 0:13:24What about big players signing for Arsenal on transfer deadline day?
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Looks like they need a bit of help! It's going to be a busy day for
0:13:27 > 0:13:30clubs up and down the country and here at BBC Sport, we will try to
0:13:30 > 0:13:34bring you the latest but Arsenal fans will be waiting list
0:13:34 > 0:13:39expectantly. A bit of a rarity in football, a transfer chain including
0:13:39 > 0:13:42several teams, Arsenal after the Borussia Dortmund striker
0:13:42 > 0:13:46Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and the clubs have agreed terms on a £60
0:13:46 > 0:13:50million deal. The player has agreed a contract but we know that Borussia
0:13:50 > 0:13:53Dortmund will not sell him until they have a replacement which should
0:13:53 > 0:13:58be Chelsea's Michy Batshuayi, the Belgian striker is after regular
0:13:58 > 0:14:03first-team football and head of the World Cup and has agreed a move on
0:14:03 > 0:14:07loan to Germany. But Chelsea don't want to be left short and they have
0:14:07 > 0:14:12brought things full circle with a bid for Arsenal's Olivier Giroud. He
0:14:12 > 0:14:15could have sold Bregerie Dortmund's problems but he is understood to
0:14:15 > 0:14:19want to stay in London so with Arsenal want Aubameyang, they may
0:14:19 > 0:14:23have to sell Giroud for less money than they wanted. Arsenal fans won't
0:14:23 > 0:14:26be happy if the deal does not get done today, especially looking at
0:14:26 > 0:14:30Premier League leaders Manchester city who have reportedly bid around
0:14:30 > 0:14:34£50 million for Leicester forward Riyad Mahrez, after the winger
0:14:34 > 0:14:39handed in a transfer request yesterday. Leicester are saying they
0:14:39 > 0:14:42would not want to sell at the moment and they would want far more money
0:14:42 > 0:14:47for the Algerian international, who was instrumental when they won the
0:14:47 > 0:14:50league in 2016. Maybe City will break their transfer record once
0:14:50 > 0:14:56again if they get Mahrez because only yesterday, they paid a club
0:14:56 > 0:15:00record £57 million for athletic Bill Bauder Bender Aymeric Laporte taking
0:15:00 > 0:15:05their summer signing -- signing on goalkeepers and defenders in the
0:15:05 > 0:15:10last 12 months past £200 million, more money than 52 countries have
0:15:10 > 0:15:14actually spent on their defence budgets in the last year! Spending
0:15:14 > 0:15:19set to continue. You can stay with it on BBC News or the BBC Sport
0:15:19 > 0:15:22website.Good fact! More throughout the morning.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24President Trump has spoken of a "new American moment"
0:15:24 > 0:15:27in his maiden State of the Union speech to Congress.
0:15:27 > 0:15:29It's the keynote speech where a president sets
0:15:29 > 0:15:31out their plans for the coming year.
0:15:31 > 0:15:33The Republican leader said he is "extending an open hand"
0:15:33 > 0:15:36to Democrats to work together to rebuild the country and fix
0:15:36 > 0:15:38the immigration system.
0:15:38 > 0:15:40He also announced he was reversing President Obama's decision
0:15:40 > 0:15:43to close Guantanamo Bay.
0:15:43 > 0:15:46But Donald Trump began with a very upbeat appeal
0:15:46 > 0:15:48for the nation to come together.
0:15:51 > 0:15:58That is our new American moment.
0:15:58 > 0:16:01There has never been a better time to start living the American dream.
0:16:01 > 0:16:05So to every citizen watching at home tonight, no matter where you've been
0:16:05 > 0:16:07or where you've come from, this is your time.
0:16:07 > 0:16:09If you work hard, if you believe in yourself,
0:16:09 > 0:16:11if you believe in America, then you can dream anything.
0:16:11 > 0:16:12You can be anything.
0:16:12 > 0:16:20And together, we can achieve absolutely anything.
0:16:26 > 0:16:28President Trump talked about his economic achievements -
0:16:28 > 0:16:30telling his audience his administration was building
0:16:30 > 0:16:37a strong America.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including...
0:16:39 > 0:16:40APPLAUSE.
0:16:40 > 0:16:42Including 200,000 new jobs in manufacturing alone.
0:16:42 > 0:16:43Tremendous number.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45After years and years of wage stagnation,
0:16:45 > 0:16:46we are finally seeing rising wages.
0:16:46 > 0:16:54CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:16:58 > 0:17:02Unemployment claims have hit a 45 year low.
0:17:02 > 0:17:04And just as I promised the American people
0:17:04 > 0:17:07from this podium 11 months ago, we enacted the biggest tax cuts
0:17:07 > 0:17:08and reforms in American history.
0:17:08 > 0:17:16CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:17:34 > 0:17:36And just as I promised the American people
0:17:36 > 0:17:39from this podium 11 months ago, we enacted the biggest tax cuts
0:17:39 > 0:17:40and reforms in American history.
0:17:40 > 0:17:48CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
0:17:52 > 0:17:56He also outlined his proposed plans for
0:17:56 > 0:17:58immigration reform - that brought boos from some
0:17:58 > 0:17:59parts of the audience.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01The fourth and final pillar protects the nuclear family
0:18:01 > 0:18:02by ending chain migration.
0:18:02 > 0:18:08CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Under the current broken system, a single immigrant can bring in
0:18:11 > 0:18:14virtually unlimited numbers of distant relatives.
0:18:14 > 0:18:17Under our plan, we focus on the immediate family
0:18:17 > 0:18:25by limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children.
0:18:26 > 0:18:34APPLAUSE.
0:18:34 > 0:18:37This vital reform is necessary not just for our economy,
0:18:37 > 0:18:44but for security and for the future of America.
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Mr Trump called on Congress to pass a law removing foreign aid
0:18:50 > 0:18:52from countries that disagree with the US move to recognise
0:18:52 > 0:18:57Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:18:57 > 0:19:00Last month, I also took an action endorsed unanimously
0:19:00 > 0:19:08by the US Senate just months before.
0:19:08 > 0:19:09I recognised Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
0:19:09 > 0:19:11Shortly afterwards, dozens of countries voted in
0:19:11 > 0:19:13the United Nations General Assembly against America's sovereign right
0:19:13 > 0:19:21to make this decision.
0:19:33 > 0:19:35In 2016, American taxpayers generously sent those same countries
0:19:35 > 0:19:43more than $20 billion in aid.
0:19:47 > 0:19:50That is why tonight I am asking Congress to pass
0:19:50 > 0:19:56legislation to help ensure that American foreign
0:19:56 > 0:19:57assistance dollars always serve American interests
0:19:57 > 0:20:05and only go to friends of America, not enemies of America.
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Finally Mr Trump said he intended to reverse President Obama's
0:20:19 > 0:20:21decision to close the Guantanamo Bay detention centre.
0:20:21 > 0:20:27In the past, we have foolishly released hundreds and hundreds
0:20:27 > 0:20:28of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again
0:20:28 > 0:20:30on the battlefield, including the Isis leader,
0:20:30 > 0:20:32al-Baghdadi, who we captured, who we had, we released.
0:20:32 > 0:20:34So today, I'm keeping another promise.
0:20:34 > 0:20:37I just signed, prior to walking in, an order directing Secretary Mattis,
0:20:37 > 0:20:45who is doing a great job, thank you...
0:20:45 > 0:20:47To re-examine our military detention policy and to keep open
0:20:47 > 0:20:55the detention facilities in Guantanamo Bay.
0:21:24 > 0:21:25As you
0:21:25 > 0:21:30The Democratic Party's response to President Trump's speech came
0:21:30 > 0:21:32from Congressman Joe Kennedy, who said Americans feel
0:21:32 > 0:21:38as though they are living in a fractured country.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41We see an economy that makes stocks soar, investor portfolios bulge
0:21:41 > 0:21:44and corporate profits climb, but fails to give workers their fair
0:21:44 > 0:21:47share of the reward...
0:21:47 > 0:21:50A government that struggles to keep itself open, Russia,
0:21:50 > 0:21:55knee deep in our democracy...
0:21:55 > 0:22:01An all-out war on our environmental protection.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06A justice department rolling back civil rights by the day.
0:22:06 > 0:22:14Hatred and supremacy, proudly marching in our streets.
0:22:14 > 0:22:20Bullets tearing through our classrooms,
0:22:20 > 0:22:28concerts and congregations, targeting our safest sacred places.
0:22:31 > 0:22:33And this nagging, sinking feeling - no matter your political beliefs -
0:22:33 > 0:22:35that this is not right.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36This is not who we are.
0:22:36 > 0:22:44CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:22:51 > 0:22:54Let's talk now to Max Foster, who is a CNN anchor,
0:22:54 > 0:22:57and Mattie Dupler, an economics analyst based in Washington.
0:22:57 > 0:23:03Gladstone and the tone firstly. He was very calm?He was, consolatory
0:23:03 > 0:23:09-- let's talk about the tone, firstly. Yes, and the economy is
0:23:09 > 0:23:13going very well and he has things to point to, but at the same time his
0:23:13 > 0:23:17ratings are very low so he has to prove all these promises he made
0:23:17 > 0:23:20during the campaign Trail are starting to come true, and he did do
0:23:20 > 0:23:25that. It was a very powerful speech, I think. And it was incredibly long,
0:23:25 > 0:23:32but quite compelling, because he had these characters in the audience
0:23:32 > 0:23:362.2, the North Korean defector, for example, and you can't help but feel
0:23:36 > 0:23:43compassion for them, so he is a showman and he has lived up to what
0:23:43 > 0:23:48he has proved.What did you make of it as an economic analyst? The stock
0:23:48 > 0:23:55market is booming, unemployment at a 17 year low, etc. But still the
0:23:55 > 0:24:02slowest first year approval ratings for any president,... ?That is true
0:24:02 > 0:24:06but as we have seen in the past there is always a lag between the
0:24:06 > 0:24:09economy actually improving and people starting to feel that in
0:24:09 > 0:24:13their own personal circumstances, so as we move through this year and the
0:24:13 > 0:24:16tax cut begins to really have a cascading effect on the economy, we
0:24:16 > 0:24:21will start to see some of that optimism improve. We are really only
0:24:21 > 0:24:25at the beginning of the impact of the tax reform bill. This is its
0:24:25 > 0:24:32first month of implementation. People haven't even
0:24:33 > 0:24:35People haven't even seen their pay cheques rise yet because the tables
0:24:35 > 0:24:38haven't changed. Next month we will start to see the real effects of tax
0:24:38 > 0:24:41reform. Moving forward, we will continue to see the profits
0:24:41 > 0:24:45continued to come back to the United States from countries domiciled
0:24:45 > 0:24:49here, wage increases as a result, something the president put out last
0:24:49 > 0:24:52night. That wages are starting to rise, which have certainly been
0:24:52 > 0:24:57stagnant for the better part of the past decade. That is really where
0:24:57 > 0:25:00Americans start to take notice of their own personal circumstances
0:25:00 > 0:25:03changing, when they start to see their pay cheques get bigger and see
0:25:03 > 0:25:08their own standards of living rise, as it we will see a bump in some of
0:25:08 > 0:25:12his numbers.Max, what do you think about the Democrat response to
0:25:12 > 0:25:20President Trump?You don't hear much from the Democrat in the United
0:25:20 > 0:25:23States, and they have brought on a Kennedy location at which I think is
0:25:23 > 0:25:27interesting as a choice because one of the great achievements of Donald
0:25:27 > 0:25:30Trump was to undermine the Washington establishment and these
0:25:30 > 0:25:37elite families, the Clintons and the Bushes, and now they're bringing on
0:25:37 > 0:25:41the ultimate member of an elite family, and he did have some very
0:25:41 > 0:25:45strong words, talking about bullies landing a punch. But Donald Trump is
0:25:45 > 0:25:49not aiming at that emotional market. He is saying basically I am
0:25:49 > 0:25:53achieving something right now, and he is quite good at ingratiating
0:25:53 > 0:25:55whatever audience he is in front of any particular time and we will see
0:25:55 > 0:26:00what happens later on today. He will be waking up in a couple of hours,
0:26:00 > 0:26:07he will be tweeting, and will that what he has said in front of
0:26:07 > 0:26:10Democrat in this consolatory torn? Mattie
0:26:10 > 0:26:15Democrat in this consolatory torn? Mattie, in terms of putting America
0:26:15 > 0:26:19first, the words from his campaign, do you think that puts the country
0:26:19 > 0:26:25at risk economically in terms of isolation?No, I don't, and here's
0:26:25 > 0:26:29five. Until last year is pretty much the United States had to keep
0:26:29 > 0:26:33outside on its borders in terms of businesses who wanted to invest in
0:26:33 > 0:26:37the United States. By lowering the corporate tax rate they will finally
0:26:37 > 0:26:41be competitive so really we have been isolated in our own economic
0:26:41 > 0:26:51terms up until last year and what we are now seeing is saying the United
0:26:51 > 0:26:55States, to other countries, wants to join you in being equally as
0:26:55 > 0:26:58competitive in offering not only its businesses but its workers and
0:26:58 > 0:27:01products an equal footing. Up until this point American businesses and
0:27:01 > 0:27:04workers simply have not been competing in that arena, so I think
0:27:04 > 0:27:11we will actually see much more of a consolatory approach from the
0:27:11 > 0:27:14president when it comes to a global understanding of the way the United
0:27:14 > 0:27:18States economy functions alongside its partners. I certainly think
0:27:18 > 0:27:23having a tax code that hasn't been updated in 30 years now started to
0:27:23 > 0:27:27change, we will see a positive impact for American businesses and
0:27:27 > 0:27:31workers.Still a lot to do in terms of what he promised he would do when
0:27:31 > 0:27:36he became president, building that wall for example, Max, sorting out
0:27:36 > 0:27:41the ageing infrastructure, still plenty to go?Yes, and the wall is
0:27:41 > 0:27:44crucial to him. I interviewed him a month after he spoke about that on
0:27:44 > 0:27:48the campaign trail and at that point it was absolutely firm in his mind
0:27:48 > 0:27:53he had to do this. It was one of his big promises from the campaign trail
0:27:53 > 0:27:57and he is absolutely prioritising it. When you talk about the
0:27:57 > 0:28:02consolatory tone to the Democrats, he is saying he will do a deal on
0:28:02 > 0:28:07the Dreamers, but saying I have to have my wall. So he can argue he has
0:28:07 > 0:28:11reduced the Isis boundaries in Syria and Iraq, for example, but at the
0:28:11 > 0:28:14same time doesn't talk about how Isis are making a comeback in
0:28:14 > 0:28:18Afghanistan, which will be a big challenge going forward. There was a
0:28:18 > 0:28:22major announcement on a big infrastructure bill as well. That is
0:28:22 > 0:28:30something the Democrats probably can support and it might get
0:28:34 > 0:28:36support and it might get through but then there is the question of where
0:28:36 > 0:28:38does this money come from? For that, but also the wall and all these
0:28:38 > 0:28:41other projects. As ever, there are so many unknowns with him.Thank you
0:28:41 > 0:28:44very much, Max Foster from CNN, and Mattie Dupler, thank you very much
0:28:44 > 0:28:46for getting up early to speak to a British audience, Mattie
0:28:46 > 0:28:46for getting up early to speak to a British audience, Mattie, we
0:28:46 > 0:28:47appreciated.
0:28:47 > 0:28:53Let me read some e-mails from you on why you have quit teaching. This is
0:28:53 > 0:28:56one. "I Retired from teaching the years ago primarily because of
0:28:56 > 0:29:00Ofsted." The Government inspectorate, as you know. "The Last
0:29:00 > 0:29:04inspector was out of touch with reality and he stated a 14-year-old
0:29:04 > 0:29:08pregnant schoolgirls should have taken more part in the lessons." He
0:29:08 > 0:29:11had no concept of her needs of the difficulties she had been going
0:29:11 > 0:29:18through. No chance of me ever setting foot in a classroom again.
0:29:18 > 0:29:22Awkward and jumping through the hoops was just too much. -- the
0:29:22 > 0:29:27workload as a jumping through the lips. Research suggests many leaving
0:29:27 > 0:29:30the profession in England because of the heavy workload and the
0:29:30 > 0:29:34Government is not doing enough to try to retain those teachers. Also
0:29:34 > 0:29:36coming up, we will be talking about the
0:29:36 > 0:29:40the sound of the killer whale.
0:29:40 > 0:29:41WHALE MAKES GRINDING NOISE.
0:29:41 > 0:29:49WHALE SNORTS.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Scientists say they have claimed that killer whale to mimic some
0:29:54 > 0:29:57human words. We will have more on the communication skills of these
0:29:57 > 0:30:03mammals later on in the programme. Plus Theresa May's in China on an
0:30:03 > 0:30:09attempt to boost trade post Brexit and we are expecting her to hold a
0:30:09 > 0:30:12joint news conference with the Chinese premier very soon. We will
0:30:12 > 0:30:15bring that to you live of course.
0:30:15 > 0:30:18Time for the latest news - here's Ben Brown.
0:30:18 > 0:30:19The BBC News headlines this morning:
0:30:19 > 0:30:21President Trump has said he's taken forward his "righteous mission"
0:30:21 > 0:30:24to make America great again during his first year in office.
0:30:24 > 0:30:27In his first State of the Union address, Mr Trump said he'd
0:30:27 > 0:30:29introduced record tax cuts for everyone, the stock market
0:30:29 > 0:30:31was booming, jobs were being created and unemployment
0:30:31 > 0:30:36was at a record low.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40This is your time.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44If you work hard, if you believe in yourself,
0:30:44 > 0:30:49if you believe in America, then you can dream anything.
0:30:49 > 0:30:50You can be anything.
0:30:50 > 0:30:57And together, we can achieve absolutely anything.
0:30:57 > 0:31:01The Prime Minister has responded to days of attacks
0:31:01 > 0:31:03on her leadership, by declaring she's "not a quitter."
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Theresa May told journalists there was a "long term job to be
0:31:07 > 0:31:10done" and that she was serving her country and party.
0:31:10 > 0:31:11She made the comments before touching down
0:31:11 > 0:31:15in China on a trade mission.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Mrs May is hoping to strengthen relations with Beijing,
0:31:18 > 0:31:23but said she wouldn't shy away from the difficult issues.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26There are renewed calls to fortify flour with folic acid in the hope it
0:31:26 > 0:31:31will help protect babies from common birth defects such a spina bifida.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35A new study found higher doses of the vitamin in fresh
0:31:35 > 0:31:37fruit and vegetables does not cause harm as had been
0:31:37 > 0:31:40previously thought.
0:31:40 > 0:31:44The Department of Health in England says it's
0:31:44 > 0:31:46considering the findings, whilst Wales, Scotland
0:31:46 > 0:31:51and Northern Ireland already support the idea.
0:31:51 > 0:31:56That's a summary of the latest BBC News.
0:31:56 > 0:32:00Time for the sport. It is a big transfer deadline day
0:32:00 > 0:32:04ahead in the Premier League, clubs wanting to get things done before
0:32:04 > 0:32:08tonight's 11pm deadline. Arsenal will be after some more help after a
0:32:08 > 0:32:12disappointing 3-1 defeat to Swansea last night. Sam Clucas scoring twice
0:32:12 > 0:32:17and Jordan Ayew with the other. Help could be on the way for Arsenal in
0:32:17 > 0:32:21the shape of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. They have agreed terms
0:32:21 > 0:32:26over a £60 million deal and they may well have to say Olivier Giroud to
0:32:26 > 0:32:31facilitate it. He may be moving to Chelsea. Their Belgian striker Michy
0:32:31 > 0:32:34Batshuayi has agreed a move to Borussia Dortmund on loan until the
0:32:34 > 0:32:39end of this season which will leave Chelsea fans waiting on the Giroud
0:32:39 > 0:32:44deal. Away from football Jake Ball has been brought in by England as
0:32:44 > 0:32:49cover for the T20 squad ahead of the upcoming triangle series with
0:32:49 > 0:32:51Australia and New Zealand, Liam Plunkett and Chris Jordan both
0:32:51 > 0:32:54currently doubts. More after 10am.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57Good morning, welcome to the programme. We're halfway through the
0:32:57 > 0:33:01week and this is the scene in Beijing where we are expecting
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Theresa May, the British Prime Minister, to host a joint conference
0:33:03 > 0:33:10with the Chinese premier, in the next ten minutes or so. There will
0:33:10 > 0:33:13be some questions aloud, is my understanding from journalists, and
0:33:13 > 0:33:18we will see what British journalists asked Theresa May about her future.
0:33:18 > 0:33:22We will bring you that live as soon as it begins.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24The Crown Prosecution Service has been summoned to court
0:33:24 > 0:33:27to explain what went wrong in a human trafficking trial that
0:33:27 > 0:33:28collapsed on Friday.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30It was stopped after material from mobile phones
0:33:30 > 0:33:32that was disclosed late cast doubt on the case.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36Until its collapse, one of the accused had been locked up
0:33:36 > 0:33:40on remand for over a year and even gave birth in prison.
0:33:40 > 0:33:46This is part of a much bigger issue.
0:33:46 > 0:33:51We have been reporting on this on the programme for weeks now.
0:33:51 > 0:33:53Several rape cases have now collapsed, because of a failure
0:33:53 > 0:33:56by police and prosecutors to share key pieces of digital evidence.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Let's talk now to our our legal correspondent Clive Coleman.
0:33:59 > 0:34:03Phil in the audience a bit more about this case. -- can you fill in
0:34:03 > 0:34:09the audience?The first thing to say if this is not a rape or sexual
0:34:09 > 0:34:13assault case, when all the focus on the disclosure issue has been thus
0:34:13 > 0:34:19far, this is a people trafficking case, and on Friday, this case with
0:34:19 > 0:34:23three defendants, two women and a man, was stopped, the CPS decided to
0:34:23 > 0:34:28discontinue the case. That followed the very late disclosure of some
0:34:28 > 0:34:3565,000 text messages. In this case, the woman who had complained she had
0:34:35 > 0:34:39been trafficked to this country from Romania claimed that she had been
0:34:39 > 0:34:43trafficked for the purposes of prostitution and whilst working as a
0:34:43 > 0:34:47prostitute here, she had been raped and as a result, she had become
0:34:47 > 0:34:53pregnant. As you say, in fact, it was the two female dependence in
0:34:53 > 0:34:58this case who have spent very long period in custody, one of them
0:34:58 > 0:35:01spending 13 months in custody, as you say, during which time she gave
0:35:01 > 0:35:07birth. On Friday, the prosecution stopped the case and the judge said
0:35:07 > 0:35:14in court on Friday," extremely late in the day, the defence were
0:35:14 > 0:35:19provided with a disclosure of a huge amount of material which should have
0:35:19 > 0:35:23been served months and months ago. This material fundamentally altered
0:35:23 > 0:35:30and undermined the complainant's account of having been trafficked. "
0:35:30 > 0:35:35As a result, the judge has summoned the CPS to court this morning to
0:35:35 > 0:35:39explain failures in the case which he also described as being the
0:35:39 > 0:35:43result of either incompetence or negligence on behalf of both the
0:35:43 > 0:35:50police and prosecutors. With me is Paul Keleher QC. You were council,
0:35:50 > 0:35:54not for the lady that gave birth in prison but for the other theme
0:35:54 > 0:35:58defendant who spent a considerable amount of time in custody. What went
0:35:58 > 0:36:01wrong in terms of disclosure in this case?We are still waiting to find
0:36:01 > 0:36:07out exactly what went wrong but basically it's what the judge
0:36:07 > 0:36:10described, the very late service of a huge amount of material which it
0:36:10 > 0:36:14appears the police and prosecution have been sitting on for months.How
0:36:14 > 0:36:19can it happen in a case like this when defendants are saying, "We know
0:36:19 > 0:36:24the evidence is there, on mobile phones, in messages", how can it be
0:36:24 > 0:36:28the case that police and prosecutors don't get to it for months and
0:36:28 > 0:36:32months and people end up spending time in prison?The Attorney General
0:36:32 > 0:36:35has suggested this is the result just individuals not doing their job
0:36:35 > 0:36:39properly. I'm not in a position to comment whether that is right or
0:36:39 > 0:36:43wrong and it may well be correct but the real issue is why aren't people
0:36:43 > 0:36:47doing their jobs properly? It may well be that they will say they lack
0:36:47 > 0:36:54resources.There has been a bit of a narrow focus on this so far,
0:36:54 > 0:36:56focusing mainly on rape and sexual assault cases. You work in the
0:36:56 > 0:36:59criminal justice system, in the court, day in, day out, do you think
0:36:59 > 0:37:04it is limited to those cases or is it broader?It is much broader than
0:37:04 > 0:37:08that, I noted what the DPP said about the review and in my view, it
0:37:08 > 0:37:12is addressing the headlines and not the problem. Two years ago, the
0:37:12 > 0:37:14criminal cases review commission, which looks into miscarriages of
0:37:14 > 0:37:17justice across the system, headlined in their annual report that
0:37:17 > 0:37:21nondisclosure was an ongoing source of miscarriages of justice and they
0:37:21 > 0:37:24wrote an open letter to the Attorney General saying exactly that. The
0:37:24 > 0:37:27question should be, what has been happening since then?Thank you for
0:37:27 > 0:37:34joining us. There you have it. At around noon, the CBS and indeed the
0:37:34 > 0:37:39police will be called to court and they will give evidence and be cross
0:37:39 > 0:37:42examined as to what went wrong in this case so we should learn a lot
0:37:42 > 0:37:46more about the detail of precisely how the mistakes, and we know there
0:37:46 > 0:37:50were mistakes, how they occurred and we will report on that as it
0:37:50 > 0:37:54develops during the day.Thank you for joining us. Let's talk to the
0:37:54 > 0:37:58Chief Constable of Surrey Police, Nick Ephgrave, who is also on the
0:37:58 > 0:38:02national police chief counsel, representing police chiefs on and
0:38:02 > 0:38:07justice matters. Chief Constable, good morning. Why do you believe
0:38:07 > 0:38:11relevant material is not being disclosed?I think it is true to say
0:38:11 > 0:38:15that disclosure has been problematic for the police service and the CPS
0:38:15 > 0:38:18for a number of years but that had been brought into sharp focus more
0:38:18 > 0:38:23recently by the enormous volume of material that can be stored on
0:38:23 > 0:38:26digital devices like mobile phones and computers and so on. The
0:38:26 > 0:38:29challenge I think that has been brought into focus by the rape cases
0:38:29 > 0:38:34and potentially by the case you have just talked about is how does an
0:38:34 > 0:38:37investigator sift through what can be many hundreds of thousands of
0:38:37 > 0:38:43items, looking for relevance, in a relatively compressed time frame?
0:38:43 > 0:38:46That is the challenge that myself and the Director of Public
0:38:46 > 0:38:49Prosecutions and her top team have been working on, to try to find a
0:38:49 > 0:38:53solution which is fit for purpose for the current climate.So that is
0:38:53 > 0:38:58the challenge for the future but why hasn't it been happening?I think
0:38:58 > 0:39:02because officers have not had the ability or time or even the
0:39:02 > 0:39:04investigative mindset to think beyond the narrow parameters of the
0:39:04 > 0:39:12case they are trying to put together. With digital
0:39:12 > 0:39:13together. With digital media in particular, people tend to live
0:39:13 > 0:39:16their lives in the virtual world is now so almost every thought and
0:39:16 > 0:39:18message and communication is recorded and broadcast.
0:39:18 > 0:39:20Investigators need to recognise that and start to cast the net wider when
0:39:20 > 0:39:24looking for what might be a reasonable line of enquiry which is
0:39:24 > 0:39:29the mindset change we are trying to effect at the moment.Forgive me but
0:39:29 > 0:39:32that sounds really obvious. I mean, the Attorney General on the radio at
0:39:32 > 0:39:38the weekend, the top legal person in England and Wales, said there is no
0:39:38 > 0:39:43excuse, whether it is mindset or time, it is a basic requirement of
0:39:43 > 0:39:46police officers and a Crown prosecutor 's duty to do this as
0:39:46 > 0:39:52well as a legal requirement.We understand the challenge.No, sorry,
0:39:52 > 0:39:55go on.We understand the challenge and we are trying to work out how to
0:39:55 > 0:39:59practically apply what are very sensible pieces of legislation and
0:39:59 > 0:40:04guidelines in a world where even a basic, what you might call, normal
0:40:04 > 0:40:07crime investigation might involve the seizure of a number of digital
0:40:07 > 0:40:11devices upon which many hundreds of thousands of messages.You don't
0:40:11 > 0:40:15just not do it.But you have to work out how to prioritise the material
0:40:15 > 0:40:17you've got and follow what might be considered reasonable lines of
0:40:17 > 0:40:21enquiry but they need to be wider than simply those which might tend
0:40:21 > 0:40:24to implicate the individual you are investigating. You have two expand
0:40:24 > 0:40:28your thinking to consider all the possibilities including third party
0:40:28 > 0:40:31material. So much material now is held by other organisations about
0:40:31 > 0:40:36all of us.Some of this, I'm again, sorry, it seems obvious, the Liam
0:40:36 > 0:40:42Malone case, he was on a programme before Christmas -- the programme
0:40:42 > 0:40:45before Christmas and the prosecutor was told, not even his own defence
0:40:45 > 0:40:50team, the prosecutor was told by the police that there is digital
0:40:50 > 0:40:55evidence but it is not relevant to the case. It clearly was.I'm not
0:40:55 > 0:40:58trying to defend what has happened in the past. I don't know the
0:40:58 > 0:41:01details of every failing case but what I'm trying to describe is that
0:41:01 > 0:41:05we take this extremely seriously, and we have to find a way forward.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08What we can't do and what I think everyone in the criminal justice
0:41:08 > 0:41:12system would probably agree on is we cannot get to the point where every
0:41:12 > 0:41:15single piece of digital equipment is examined in its entirety because
0:41:15 > 0:41:21that would, in my professional judgment, grind the system to get
0:41:21 > 0:41:28old.The alternative is miscarriages of justice.So we need to find a way
0:41:28 > 0:41:30through the conundrum which is what the action plan we have agreed with
0:41:30 > 0:41:33the Crown Prosecution Service is designed to do, it is trying to find
0:41:33 > 0:41:39a reasonable way to balance that off. How do we find relevance in an
0:41:39 > 0:41:42enormous stack of material?The Director of Public Prosecutions, as
0:41:42 > 0:41:45you know, said she did not think there was anyone in jail right now
0:41:45 > 0:41:49who should not be as a result of evidence not been disclosed. The
0:41:49 > 0:41:53truth is she can't possibly know that. What is your view?I can't
0:41:53 > 0:41:58possibly know that.So there could be?Of course there could be but my
0:41:58 > 0:42:03take on it is what we have seen, is trialled collapsing and it not being
0:42:03 > 0:42:06convicted is because of disclosure coming late and that is what we need
0:42:06 > 0:42:10to fix but the disclosure is coming. We need to try to bring the whole
0:42:10 > 0:42:13relevance and reasonable lines of enquiry argument much further
0:42:13 > 0:42:17forward in the investigative process so people are not, and I understand
0:42:17 > 0:42:21how terrible it must be to have something hanging over for you --
0:42:21 > 0:42:24hanging over you for your raw do as you have highlighted, the challenge
0:42:24 > 0:42:28for us is to make sure the test is applied much sooner and that will
0:42:28 > 0:42:31require, frankly, the cooperation not just of the police and CPS but
0:42:31 > 0:42:34also the defence teams of clients because we need to understand what
0:42:34 > 0:42:37they think might be relevant so we can focus on those areas and devices
0:42:37 > 0:42:42which may well help their prosecution or defence of the case.
0:42:42 > 0:42:45Thank you for joining us. The Chief Constable of Surrey Police, Nick
0:42:45 > 0:42:47Ephgrave.
0:42:47 > 0:42:48Remember the so-called War on Terror?
0:42:48 > 0:42:51For 13 years, the UK was involved in the conflict in Afghanistan
0:42:51 > 0:42:54against the Taliban, an ultra-conservative and religious
0:42:54 > 0:42:59organisation accused by the USA of sheltering Osama Bin Laden,
0:42:59 > 0:43:02who planned the 9/11 terror attacks.
0:43:02 > 0:43:06But did it make any difference?
0:43:06 > 0:43:10A wide-ranging BBC study has found Taliban fighters are now openly
0:43:10 > 0:43:14active in 70% of Afghanistan.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17More than 15 million people are living in areas -
0:43:17 > 0:43:20coloured here in red - that are either controlled
0:43:20 > 0:43:25by the Taliban or regularly suffer Taliban attacks.
0:43:25 > 0:43:31The darker the colour, the more frequent the Taliban attacks.
0:43:31 > 0:43:33Our reporter Auliya Atrafi has been to Helmand Province
0:43:33 > 0:43:37where the Taliban are most active.
0:43:37 > 0:43:39GUNSHOT.
0:43:39 > 0:43:42We just got fired at by the Taliban from that direction and now
0:43:42 > 0:43:49the police are returning fire.
0:43:49 > 0:43:57This is the front line, and it shows how volatile it is.
0:43:57 > 0:44:02It's not always a frontal assault, but both sides need
0:44:02 > 0:44:08to prove their presence, even during the daytime.
0:44:19 > 0:44:22This is a makeshift camp housing thousands of families
0:44:22 > 0:44:29that fled the fighting in the neighbouring districts.
0:44:29 > 0:44:31These members of displaced families are direct victims
0:44:31 > 0:44:39of the ongoing fighting.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43We are going to pause there for a moment and bring you the rest of the
0:44:43 > 0:44:47film later. In Beijing, British Prime Minister Theresa May is about
0:44:47 > 0:44:54to give a joint news conference with the Chinese premier. TRANSLATION:
0:44:54 > 0:45:06Prime Minister Theresa May, ladies and gentlemen. On this occasion, I
0:45:06 > 0:45:12want to once again warmly welcome Prime Minister Theresa May on her
0:45:12 > 0:45:20official visit to China. We just co-chaired the Prime Minister's
0:45:20 > 0:45:30annual meeting. During our meeting, we had in-depth discussions on a
0:45:30 > 0:45:39wide range of issues, China - UK trade, investment, the international
0:45:39 > 0:45:46situation, people do people exchanges between our two countries
0:45:46 > 0:45:55-- people to people. And also, issues like intellectual property
0:45:55 > 0:45:58rights, human rights and other issues.
0:46:03 > 0:46:12We exchanged views on all these topics, and we have come to agree on
0:46:12 > 0:46:23the following. First, China and the UK, as major economies in the world,
0:46:23 > 0:46:33are committed to upholding free-trade and pushing forward
0:46:33 > 0:46:38economic
0:46:38 > 0:46:41economic globalisation, and the process of promoting free trade will
0:46:41 > 0:46:50improve relevant rules and to enable free trade to benefit not just our
0:46:50 > 0:46:56two countries, but more countries and peoples.
0:46:56 > 0:47:06We agreed that we will work to maintain the momentum of continued
0:47:06 > 0:47:15growth in our bilateral relations. To further our relationship in the
0:47:15 > 0:47:24golden era. We witnessed the signing of
0:47:24 > 0:47:34intergovernmental cooperation agreements in areas of trade,
0:47:34 > 0:47:47investment, people to people exchanges, where we have delivered
0:47:47 > 0:47:55substantial results. And the two way opening up between China and the UK
0:47:55 > 0:48:09will go even further and China will open even wider to the UK.
0:48:12 > 0:48:17And in line with our agreement, China will expand openness to
0:48:17 > 0:48:24products of the UK including agricultural products.
0:48:24 > 0:48:37China will import UK products that are needed in the Chinese market.
0:48:37 > 0:48:41We both face a complex and volatile international situation.
0:48:41 > 0:48:49We believe it is important for us to uphold world peace.
0:48:49 > 0:48:57We are willing to work together more closely in the UN and strengthen our
0:48:57 > 0:49:00coordination and collaboration, and we share the responsibility to
0:49:00 > 0:49:05uphold world
0:49:05 > 0:49:15uphold world peace.
0:49:18 > 0:49:26Brexit is a situation that both our countries
0:49:26 > 0:49:30countries face, but for a very long time our bilateral relations have
0:49:30 > 0:49:35been going forward
0:49:35 > 0:49:38been going forward continuously, and our bilateral relationship will not
0:49:38 > 0:49:50change with the changes of the EU and UK relations, and we will have
0:49:50 > 0:49:59assessment and discussion on our trade
0:50:00 > 0:50:04trade relationship to make our economic and trade relationship go
0:50:04 > 0:50:16forward. We believe that as countries of
0:50:16 > 0:50:23different cultural backgrounds and national circumstances, our two
0:50:23 > 0:50:27countries, in our relationship, respect each other and treat each
0:50:27 > 0:50:36other as equals, and we are able to have candid discussions. So Prime
0:50:36 > 0:50:43Minister and I had an in-depth and candid discussion on a wide range of
0:50:43 > 0:50:49issues. We exchanged views in an in-depth manner on these topics and
0:50:49 > 0:50:54we
0:50:54 > 0:50:58we agreed with respect for international law and each other's
0:50:58 > 0:51:01circumstances, and on the basis of equal footed dialogue we can again
0:51:01 > 0:51:08have further communication on issues of mutual interest, and through such
0:51:08 > 0:51:16dialogue address our differences and disagreements that we may have.
0:51:16 > 0:51:24But these differences and disagreements only happen from time
0:51:24 > 0:51:33to time. They are not the mainstream of our bilateral relations, and they
0:51:33 > 0:51:38will not be allowed to affect the larger picture of this relationship.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42I'm sure this relationship will go forward smoothly.
0:51:42 > 0:51:51Later, we will have a meeting with the businessmen. We hope that our
0:51:51 > 0:51:57consensus could be implemented in the business community and at the
0:51:57 > 0:52:05practical level. Now, the Prime Minister is visiting
0:52:05 > 0:52:17China in winter, but this spring is just around the corner.
0:52:17 > 0:52:21I always believed that in our bilateral relationship we don't have
0:52:21 > 0:52:25winter at all. What we have is spring and beautiful Spring scenery.
0:52:25 > 0:52:34Thank you. Now the floor is yours, Prime Minister.Thank you very much,
0:52:34 > 0:52:37premiere, and I'm very pleased to be in Beijing on my first official
0:52:37 > 0:52:43visit to China and although I may be visiting in winter I have had the
0:52:43 > 0:52:47warmest of welcomes, for which I am very grateful, and I welcome the
0:52:47 > 0:52:52opportunity we have had today to discuss a wide range of topics in an
0:52:52 > 0:52:56open way, important issues, which face us both, and I look forward to
0:52:56 > 0:53:04continuing that discussion over dinner tonight and with President Xi
0:53:04 > 0:53:08tomorrow. I am pleased we have agreed to strengthen the golden era
0:53:08 > 0:53:12of UK and Chinese relations. We are both global powers with a global
0:53:12 > 0:53:17outlook, and you made reference, Premier Li, to the UK leaving the
0:53:17 > 0:53:21European Union. As we do so and become ever more outward looking,
0:53:21 > 0:53:26and as China continues to reform, we are committed to deepening our
0:53:26 > 0:53:30strong and vital partnership, and our relationship is indeed broad and
0:53:30 > 0:53:34deep, and it delivers real benefits to both countries.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37We are working together to tackle global and regional security
0:53:37 > 0:53:43challenges such as North Korea, modern slavery, threats to aviation
0:53:43 > 0:53:47security, to build sustainable economies of the future and enhance
0:53:47 > 0:53:51our bilateral trade and investment relationships, and develop our
0:53:51 > 0:53:54strong educational and societal links, and I were just like to see a
0:53:54 > 0:54:06few more words of detail on each of these. -- I would just like to say.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08TRANSLATION:And on the capacity of steel...
0:54:08 > 0:54:12LAUGHTER We did indeed. As fellow permanent
0:54:12 > 0:54:16members of the UN Security Council and the T20 we are committed to
0:54:16 > 0:54:20jointly addressing global challenges. Indeed, steel is one of
0:54:20 > 0:54:24those challenges the T20 has discussed. We're also committed to
0:54:24 > 0:54:30protecting and promoting the rules -based system. We have said we have
0:54:30 > 0:54:37discussed North Korea. Agree the pursuit of nuclear weapons is
0:54:37 > 0:54:42reckless and poses a threat to national and international skewered
0:54:42 > 0:54:48and we have agreed the UN sanctions are vital to persuade the North
0:54:48 > 0:54:52Korean regime to change course and abandon its illegal activity. We
0:54:52 > 0:54:56have agreed today new measures on aviation security, designed to
0:54:56 > 0:55:01improve aviation security standards in both the UK and China, by sharing
0:55:01 > 0:55:05more information and undertaking visits to share best practice and
0:55:05 > 0:55:08observe standards of implementation. And we will also do more together to
0:55:08 > 0:55:13tackle the scourge of modern slavery, to disrupt and prosecute
0:55:13 > 0:55:16the organised crime groups responsible, and to protect victims.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21And we will begin new joint work to tackle other forms of serious
0:55:21 > 0:55:23organised crime, including the illegal supply of synthetic drugs.
0:55:23 > 0:55:29We have discussed how our economies have complementary strengths. Trade
0:55:29 > 0:55:34between our two countries is already at record levels, worth over £59
0:55:34 > 0:55:38billion. UK exports to China have grown by over 60% since 2010. And
0:55:38 > 0:55:43the UK is already one of the largest European recipients of Chinese
0:55:43 > 0:55:48foreign direct investment. The UK is the world's largest exporter of
0:55:48 > 0:55:56financial services and UK firms are leaders in China's market. We are
0:55:56 > 0:55:58committed to deepen our trading relationship even further and are
0:55:58 > 0:56:02ambitious for what our future trade relationship will be, so we work
0:56:02 > 0:56:05together to explore all options to deliver a high level of ambition for
0:56:05 > 0:56:09that future trading relationship, and we have today launched a joint
0:56:09 > 0:56:13trade and investment review to identify priorities for promoting
0:56:13 > 0:56:20growth in goods, services and investment. As Premier Li has
0:56:20 > 0:56:23referred to, later today there will be the inaugural meeting of the new
0:56:23 > 0:56:31UK China CEO Council which will bring together business
0:56:32 > 0:56:36bring together business leaders to bring together corporation. We have
0:56:36 > 0:56:43also agreed new measures to improve market access in China and remove
0:56:43 > 0:56:47barriers to trade. This involves the lifting of the ban on British beef
0:56:47 > 0:56:50exports within the next six months and an agreement to allow the export
0:56:50 > 0:56:55of a broader range of dairy products from the UK to China. We have also
0:56:55 > 0:56:59agreed to open up the Chinese market to enable our great UK financial
0:56:59 > 0:57:04services expertise to reach more Chinese consumers. We will be
0:57:04 > 0:57:09pleased to welcome a significant number of major new commercial deals
0:57:09 > 0:57:16due to be agreed during this visit, expected to total over £9 billion,
0:57:16 > 0:57:20creating and securing jobs and prosperity both here and in the UK.
0:57:20 > 0:57:24We have welcomed the opportunities provided by the Belgian fraud
0:57:24 > 0:57:28initiative, to further prosperity and sustainable development across
0:57:28 > 0:57:35South Asia and the wider world -- Belgian Road initiative. The UK is a
0:57:35 > 0:57:39natural partner for the Belgian initiative with our unrivalled City
0:57:39 > 0:57:44of London expertise. As I have discussed with Premier Li, we have
0:57:44 > 0:57:48discussed how the UK and China will continue to work together to
0:57:48 > 0:57:53identify how best we can cooperate on the Belgian initiative, across
0:57:53 > 0:57:57the region and ensure it meets international standards. We will
0:57:57 > 0:58:03work together to encourage free and fair trade, establish a multilateral
0:58:03 > 0:58:09trading system, and build a global economy that works for all. As
0:58:09 > 0:58:16partners committed to global free trade, as our companies innovate and
0:58:16 > 0:58:18develop new products, they are confident their intellectual
0:58:18 > 0:58:24property rights will be fully protected, including against cyber
0:58:24 > 0:58:29threats. And, as Premier Li mentioned and reminded us we have
0:58:29 > 0:58:32also discussed overcapacity in global market centres such as steel
0:58:32 > 0:58:42and need to see the T20 requirement adhered to -- G20 requirements at
0:58:42 > 0:58:46YouTube. Our societies share a broad cultural ties as well and there are
0:58:46 > 0:58:52already strong links between the UK people and China, not just at a
0:58:52 > 0:58:59governmental level -- G20 requirement adhered to. The UK has
0:58:59 > 0:59:03welcomed 155,000 students from China, who make a valuable
0:59:03 > 0:59:07contribution to our society, as well as adding an estimated £5 billion
0:59:07 > 0:59:12annually to our economy. There are also now some 9000 young British
0:59:12 > 0:59:17people studying and interning in China, with numbers up by 60% since
0:59:17 > 0:59:212013. Today we have agreed to go even further on our education
0:59:21 > 0:59:26partnership, including by extending the pioneering Shanghai maths
0:59:26 > 0:59:30teacher exchange, the primary school programme, for further two years to
0:59:30 > 0:59:332020, and expanding the programme to secondary schools. We have also
0:59:33 > 0:59:38agreed to launch a new global partners 2020 programme to build
0:59:38 > 0:59:43better direct links and networks between our future leaders across
0:59:43 > 0:59:47government, business and academia. So the UK and China are global
0:59:47 > 0:59:50partners for the long-term. We are committed to building on our deep
0:59:50 > 0:59:55and mature ties to promote Noble peace and prosperity in the
0:59:55 > 0:59:5921st-century. And I look forward, Premier Li, to continuing those
0:59:59 > 1:00:12discussions.TRANSLATION:Thank you. The floor is now open. BBC...Thank
1:00:12 > 1:00:20you very much, Premier Li.
1:00:20 > 1:00:23you very much, Premier Li. Sorry, dropped my microphone. You are here
1:00:23 > 1:00:26to build on the existing important relationship between the two
1:00:26 > 1:00:29countries, but, Prime Minister, on the journey here acknowledged you
1:00:29 > 1:00:35and your Government have to do more to be convincing, but as we landed
1:00:35 > 1:00:39there was more confusion and accusations about Brexit at home.
1:00:39 > 1:00:46What is it that you plan to do differently and will you stand up to
1:00:46 > 1:00:49your critics? If I may, question to you both. You discussed
1:00:49 > 1:00:52international threats. Last night President Trump proclaimed that
1:00:52 > 1:00:59China was a challenge to America. Prime Minister, do you agree with
1:00:59 > 1:01:07him, and, Premier, Li, how do you respond to that?
1:01:07 > 1:01:10On the first point you raised, Laura, in relation to what the
1:01:10 > 1:01:15government is doing both on Brexit and indeed on our domestic agenda,
1:01:15 > 1:01:19on Brexit, we are obviously working to that future trading relationship
1:01:19 > 1:01:23with the European Union. We achieved sufficient progress in December and
1:01:23 > 1:01:28we are now moving on to the next stage of the negotiations. We are
1:01:28 > 1:01:31determined to ensure that we get the best Brexit deal for the United
1:01:31 > 1:01:36Kingdom and that means it will be a deal that will ensure we take back
1:01:36 > 1:01:41control of money, laws and Borders but we are also able to maintain a
1:01:41 > 1:01:44good trading relationship with the EU for the future because that is
1:01:44 > 1:01:50good for both the United Kingdom and for the European Union. On the
1:01:50 > 1:01:53domestic agenda, I mean, if you look at what we have been doing over the
1:01:53 > 1:01:58recent weeks and months, I think that there are many people in the UK
1:01:58 > 1:02:03who want to ensure that they and their families can achieve the
1:02:03 > 1:02:07British dream of ensuring that each generation as a better future than
1:02:07 > 1:02:12the last. For a lot of young people, that is about owning their own home,
1:02:12 > 1:02:18being able to get a foot on the housing ladder. We have cut stamp
1:02:18 > 1:02:21duty for 95% of first-time buyers and I am pleased to say that figures
1:02:21 > 1:02:25out last week showed we have seen the highest number of first-time
1:02:25 > 1:02:29buyers in the last year for a decade. We have also been ensuring
1:02:29 > 1:02:33that young people get the best start in life with a good quality
1:02:33 > 1:02:37education. Nearly 2 million more children in good and outstanding
1:02:37 > 1:02:42schools now. And we also of course want to ensure through the work we
1:02:42 > 1:02:45do to continue to cut the deficit and to develop a balanced approach
1:02:45 > 1:02:51to the economy that we are seeing good jobs being created,
1:02:51 > 1:02:56unemployment is at its lowest level since the 1970s. Yes, we need to do
1:02:56 > 1:03:01more and we need to ensure that we are talking about what we have
1:03:01 > 1:03:04already achieved to those young people who worry about whether they
1:03:04 > 1:03:08will get their own home, to those parents who are concerned about the
1:03:08 > 1:03:12education their children will be getting, to people who are worried
1:03:12 > 1:03:15about the jobs for the future for their children and that is what we
1:03:15 > 1:03:20will be doing and I'm committed to delivering on that. If you talk
1:03:20 > 1:03:25about the role of China, I mean, what we have been discussing here is
1:03:25 > 1:03:29the excellent relations that we have with our golden era of UK and China
1:03:29 > 1:03:33relations but how we can be working together, not just improving those
1:03:33 > 1:03:38links between us which will be of benefit to people in the UK and in
1:03:38 > 1:03:43China but also on delivering and working together on some of those
1:03:43 > 1:03:48global issues such as North Korea and other issues like modern slavery
1:03:48 > 1:03:54which have an impact around the world.
1:04:00 > 1:04:04TRANSLATION:China has been committed to upholding global peace
1:04:04 > 1:04:12and developing normal state to state relations with the rest of the
1:04:12 > 1:04:16international community and to promoting enduring peace and
1:04:16 > 1:04:22stability in the world and that is the principal China has followed in
1:04:22 > 1:04:30developing international relations. No matter what changes may happen in
1:04:30 > 1:04:36the UK's relations with other parts of the world, China will remain
1:04:36 > 1:04:42committed in its policy of developing friendly ties with the UK
1:04:42 > 1:04:50and I have faith in the brighter prospects of China and UK ties. Just
1:04:50 > 1:04:53now, Prime Minister may and I co-chaired a new round of the
1:04:53 > 1:04:58Premier's Summit and we also witnessed the signing of some dozen
1:04:58 > 1:05:06agreements between the two countries. I believe that shows the
1:05:06 > 1:05:11success of the Premier's summit and the Prime Minister's visit to China.
1:05:11 > 1:05:21As for the United States, I want to say that we always have eyes on the
1:05:21 > 1:05:29common interests between China and the United States. If one views the
1:05:29 > 1:05:33relationship between China and the US in the overall context, it is
1:05:33 > 1:05:37true that there are certain differences but I am sure that in
1:05:37 > 1:05:42the overall context, the common interests far outweigh our
1:05:42 > 1:05:50differences and disagreements. Past growth of US and China growth in the
1:05:50 > 1:05:52past in several decades has shown that despite the twists and turns in
1:05:52 > 1:05:59the growth of the China and US relationship, which we may not be
1:05:59 > 1:06:07able to fully avoid, the China and US relationship on the whole has
1:06:07 > 1:06:14been moving forward and enjoyed overall stability. Steady growth of
1:06:14 > 1:06:21the China and US relationship is in the interests of the two countries
1:06:21 > 1:06:24which are the largest developing and developed countries in the world. It
1:06:24 > 1:06:30is also in the interests of
1:06:31 > 1:06:34is also in the interests of the world. China hopes that the USA...
1:06:34 > 1:06:38We are going to leave that press conference there. You heard from
1:06:38 > 1:06:41Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Theresa May, both talking
1:06:41 > 1:06:45about how the UK and China are committed to deepening our
1:06:45 > 1:06:49relationship between the two countries after Brexit. Theresa May
1:06:49 > 1:06:52also talked about their joint security challenges like North
1:06:52 > 1:06:57Korea. She said that both the UK and China agreed that North Korea's
1:06:57 > 1:07:00pursuit of nuclear weapons is illegal and reckless and sanctions
1:07:00 > 1:07:03were vital. Also listed a number of other things that have been agreed
1:07:03 > 1:07:09during this meeting that they have had so far in Beijing like aviation
1:07:09 > 1:07:14security and so on. And then she was asked obviously by a British
1:07:14 > 1:07:17journalist about how she is taking on her critics at home so she talked
1:07:17 > 1:07:21about getting a good Brexit deal and perhaps inspired by Donald Trump,
1:07:21 > 1:07:24she started to talk about people achieving the British dream of
1:07:24 > 1:07:27getting on a housing ladder, good schools and jobs for the future and
1:07:27 > 1:07:31so on. We will bring you more coverage of Theresa May's trip to
1:07:31 > 1:07:37Beijing of course on BBC news throughout the day.
1:07:37 > 1:07:38There's a "crisis brewing" in England's classrooms
1:07:38 > 1:07:41because of the number of teachers leaving the profession.
1:07:41 > 1:07:42And the main reason they're off? Workload.
1:07:42 > 1:07:45That's according to a committee of MPs, who release a report today
1:07:45 > 1:07:49saying the Government has "failed to get a grip on teacher retention."
1:07:49 > 1:07:52Figures last year by the way suggested that teachers work a
1:07:52 > 1:07:5554-hour week on average.
1:07:55 > 1:08:03So what needs to change to keep our teachers in the classroom?
1:08:08 > 1:08:11ex-teacher Lucy Rycroft left teaching because of stress.
1:08:11 > 1:08:13Arwel Jones is a head teacher in London, and Conservative MP
1:08:13 > 1:08:16Bim Afolami, on the Public Accounts Committee behind today's report.
1:08:16 > 1:08:19Welcome to you all. Thank you for your patience. Lucy, what was the
1:08:19 > 1:08:22stress that let
1:08:22 > 1:08:25you leaving teaching?As the report suggests, workload is the number one
1:08:25 > 1:08:28and issues to do with support and not enough professional development
1:08:28 > 1:08:32for teachers and for me there was also a sense that really, my ideas
1:08:32 > 1:08:35of what education could and should be were in direct conflict was what
1:08:35 > 1:08:39I will -- with what I was being asked to do on a daily basis.Tell
1:08:39 > 1:08:44the audience about your workload. Talk to teachers and they will tell
1:08:44 > 1:08:47you they are working enormously long hours and it is not just the hours
1:08:47 > 1:08:51but the amount of time and energy that takes out of you as a person.
1:08:51 > 1:08:55It leaves you with really very little social life, any family
1:08:55 > 1:08:58commitments you have are going to go down the drain for a while. It is
1:08:58 > 1:09:02leaving teachers with an impossible choice between having a life or a
1:09:02 > 1:09:06career.Aren't most people working really long hours?I imagine they
1:09:06 > 1:09:09are but having been in several other professions, I can tell you teachers
1:09:09 > 1:09:15are exhausted and on their knees. Your committee pulls no punches in
1:09:15 > 1:09:18this report and you as a Conservative MP say your own
1:09:18 > 1:09:21Department for Education as "Failed to get a grip on teacher retention"
1:09:21 > 1:09:22Department for Education as "Failed to get a grip on teacher retention".
1:09:22 > 1:09:27You talk about the numbers leaving the workforce and it is not because
1:09:27 > 1:09:30they are retiring, it is because of workload, as Lucy said, and other
1:09:30 > 1:09:36issues like housing costs. Why has the government failed in this area?
1:09:36 > 1:09:40The first thing we are saying is that I think it is really that we
1:09:40 > 1:09:44champion teachers and we should do and we should make sure, and I know
1:09:44 > 1:09:48the new Secretary of State 100% believes this, that teachers are at
1:09:48 > 1:09:53the core of what we need to be championing in our education system
1:09:53 > 1:09:58but to take your two points, particularly the first on workload,
1:09:58 > 1:10:01one main thing the report called out was that roughly speaking, the
1:10:01 > 1:10:05department was spending about 15 times as much on recruiting new
1:10:05 > 1:10:10teachers compared to retaining the ones we have. There are about
1:10:10 > 1:10:13250,000 trained teachers out there who are not teaching. Again, a lot
1:10:13 > 1:10:17of this is the allocation of resources that the department is
1:10:17 > 1:10:20using an teachers. That is something the department should look at soon.
1:10:20 > 1:10:25In relation to house prices, I represent Hitchin and Harpenden, and
1:10:25 > 1:10:28expensive area of Hertfordshire for people to live in and headteachers
1:10:28 > 1:10:33in my area tell me this is a real issue. Again, the department needs
1:10:33 > 1:10:37to work with DC argy and the Treasury and departments across
1:10:37 > 1:10:40government -- with the Department for local government, and Treasury
1:10:40 > 1:10:43and other departments to make sure that we can get people on the
1:10:43 > 1:10:46housing ladder and focus that teachers in particular can do it.If
1:10:46 > 1:10:49they take up your recommendations and spend more money on retaining
1:10:49 > 1:10:53people like Lucy, how would you spend the money in order to retain
1:10:53 > 1:10:58her? You heard the reasons she left. There are a range of different
1:10:58 > 1:11:00things and to be fair to the Department and several ministers in
1:11:00 > 1:11:06the last two they have had a series of different initiatives to retain
1:11:06 > 1:11:11teachers.But they are failing, your own figures in the report, 2015-16,
1:11:11 > 1:11:1540 3000 teachers left the workforce, your own figures and 39,000 of those
1:11:15 > 1:11:20were reasons other than retirement. -- were for reasons.I agree a lot
1:11:20 > 1:11:24of the initiatives have not worked so we need a more focused approach
1:11:24 > 1:11:28to address the core problems around workload. Some of those problems,
1:11:28 > 1:11:32and I spoke to the schools minister about this, are partly due to
1:11:32 > 1:11:36headteachers across the system not necessarily having the same view of
1:11:36 > 1:11:39what unacceptable workload is for their team. Again, that is one big
1:11:39 > 1:11:47part of it.Let's bringing a head teacher, is it partly your fault...?
1:11:47 > 1:11:52Thanks, Ben!That people like Lucy leaving?I think it is important
1:11:52 > 1:11:54that school leaders take into account the worklife balance
1:11:54 > 1:11:59teachers.How do you do that in radical terms? If work has to be
1:11:59 > 1:12:04marked and lessons have to be prepared, how can you alleviate the
1:12:04 > 1:12:07teachers workload?Teachers care about young people and work on their
1:12:07 > 1:12:11behalf. The inordinate amount of new initiatives that are coming our way
1:12:11 > 1:12:16is a major part of the problem.From the Department for Education? Give
1:12:16 > 1:12:19me an example. Grand Rapids curriculum and assessment change,
1:12:19 > 1:12:26absolutely huge additional workload. --curriculum and assessment change.
1:12:26 > 1:12:29The majority of schools are good are outstanding but government asking
1:12:29 > 1:12:32them to make efficiency savings and those good an outstanding schools
1:12:32 > 1:12:36are already efficient and doing a good job for the young people in
1:12:36 > 1:12:41them. What does efficiency savings mean? Support staff have to go, the
1:12:41 > 1:12:44teaching assistant you might have in the class helping with children with
1:12:44 > 1:12:49mental health issues.Do you accept that as a Conservative MP, having
1:12:49 > 1:12:53produced a report which is looking at the way resources are spent by
1:12:53 > 1:12:56the Department for Education, that asking good an outstanding schools,
1:12:56 > 1:13:00any school to make efficiency savings mean to support staff are
1:13:00 > 1:13:05cut, inevitably meaning more workload on the teacher?I have this
1:13:05 > 1:13:08discussion weakly with my own teachers in my schools in my
1:13:08 > 1:13:14constituency.So you accept it?The issue is, the department, I said
1:13:14 > 1:13:17this in the hearings, needs to work much more closely with schools in
1:13:17 > 1:13:21helping manage budgets which the department feels... The Department
1:13:21 > 1:13:24and ministers have made clear that they don't teaching staff should be
1:13:24 > 1:13:29at as a result of the budgets.It is easy to say if you don't have to
1:13:29 > 1:13:33make those savings.That is why I think the Department needs to work
1:13:33 > 1:13:37more closely with schools and say, "OK, we can help you manage your
1:13:37 > 1:13:40budget in a way that does not lead to the kind of things you are
1:13:40 > 1:13:46talking about". Not micromanagement. It sounds pretty patronising!But it
1:13:46 > 1:13:49is important that if the Department feels resources are adequate, but it
1:13:49 > 1:13:55helps schools manage that. Tell me if you think that is unfair.The
1:13:55 > 1:14:00cost pressures on schools are huge, increased teacher pension costs,
1:14:00 > 1:14:02increased national insurance contributions, these are having
1:14:02 > 1:14:06major impacts on the school system and they are totally underfunded.
1:14:06 > 1:14:10Teacher recruitment -- they are not funded at all. Teacher recruitment
1:14:10 > 1:14:15and retention even more, have been significantly impacted because the
1:14:15 > 1:14:18games for young teachers who want to start families and buy homes, they
1:14:18 > 1:14:23can't afford it in vast areas of the country.The Department for
1:14:23 > 1:14:25Education said:.
1:14:25 > 1:14:28"There are now a record number of teachers in our schools -
1:14:28 > 1:14:3115,500 more than in 2010 - and last year, despite a competitive
1:14:31 > 1:14:33labour market with historic low unemployment rates and a growing
1:14:33 > 1:14:34economy, 32,000 trainee teachers were recruited.
1:14:34 > 1:14:37Retention rates have been broadly stable for the past 20 years,
1:14:37 > 1:14:41and the teaching profession continues to be
1:14:41 > 1:14:46an attractive career.
1:14:46 > 1:14:50We want to continue to help schools recruit..."
1:14:50 > 1:14:56The usual. An anonymous text, "I've been a teacher the 20th in a
1:14:56 > 1:14:58shortage subject, I'm head of Department, responsible for 180
1:14:58 > 1:15:02students and ten staff and I spend more time doing pointless paperwork
1:15:02 > 1:15:06than marking because the admin required in teaching is completely
1:15:06 > 1:15:09disproportionate". Andrew said, "Thank you for focusing on the
1:15:09 > 1:15:12record number of teachers leaving the profession, I took early
1:15:12 > 1:15:15retirement at 55 following a 30 year career including senior management
1:15:15 > 1:15:20and headship and I left following a major stress-related illness". Donna
1:15:20 > 1:15:30said, "To be a primary school teacher these days, you have to be a
1:15:30 > 1:15:31counsellor, psychologist, nurse, social worker, child protection
1:15:31 > 1:15:33administrator, personnel officer, financial adviser, nutritionist and
1:15:33 > 1:15:37parental adviser to name a few". Dawn said, "I recently left teaching
1:15:37 > 1:15:40after 30 years, I was not planning to at the end of the term, I was
1:15:40 > 1:15:44planning to teach for another five years until I got a 60 but I got to
1:15:44 > 1:15:48the point where I could no longer justify the excessive hours and the
1:15:48 > 1:15:51pressures of the workload". Do you think the new Secretary of State for
1:15:51 > 1:15:54Education will think that teachers are always whingeing?
1:15:59 > 1:16:04AmyI don't think he will, actually. He has made it clear that he is
1:16:04 > 1:16:07determined to work with teachers in his time as Secretary of State, and
1:16:07 > 1:16:11I'm sure he will, and that he will listen to the profession. He has
1:16:11 > 1:16:15just gone into office, so give him some time, but I know this is a real
1:16:15 > 1:16:20focus of his, to work with schools and teachers, and make sure that if
1:16:20 > 1:16:24changes need to be made, they are done with the professionals, because
1:16:24 > 1:16:29that is the sustainable way to make good changes.We had to leave at
1:16:29 > 1:16:33there.If I could just make one point, they have been in denial at
1:16:33 > 1:16:37the Department for a long time. If they are going to move away from
1:16:37 > 1:16:41that, we really now must act on what you have just said, because there is
1:16:41 > 1:16:47a crisis here of targets being missed every year in terms of
1:16:47 > 1:16:51teacher recruitment and retention, which is even worse, as we have seen
1:16:51 > 1:16:58from the report.Thank you to all of you.
1:16:58 > 1:17:04There has never been a better time to live the American dream, that was
1:17:04 > 1:17:07the message from President Trump in his State of the union address in
1:17:07 > 1:17:11which he set out his plans for the coming year to Congress. He said he
1:17:11 > 1:17:16is extending an open hand to the Democrats to work together to
1:17:16 > 1:17:22rebuild the country and fix the immigration system. He also said he
1:17:22 > 1:17:27was reversing President Obama's decision to close the Guantanamo Bay
1:17:27 > 1:17:31detention facility. He began by telling Americans that they can be
1:17:31 > 1:17:34anything, dream anything, achieve anything.
1:17:34 > 1:17:35That is our new American moment.
1:17:35 > 1:17:38There has never been a better time to start living the American dream.
1:17:38 > 1:17:43So to every citizen watching at home tonight, no matter where you've been
1:17:43 > 1:17:47or where you've come from, this is your time.
1:17:47 > 1:17:50If you work hard, if you believe in yourself,
1:17:50 > 1:17:56if you believe in America, then you can dream anything.
1:17:56 > 1:17:57You can be anything.
1:17:57 > 1:18:05And together, we can achieve absolutely anything.
1:18:05 > 1:18:07He talked about his economic achievements -
1:18:07 > 1:18:09telling his audience his administration was building
1:18:09 > 1:18:15a strong America.
1:18:15 > 1:18:17Since the election, we have created 2.4 million new jobs, including...
1:18:17 > 1:18:20APPLAUSE.
1:18:20 > 1:18:22After years and years of wage stagnation,
1:18:22 > 1:18:24we are finally seeing rising wages.
1:18:24 > 1:18:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE.
1:18:26 > 1:18:30And just as I promised the American people
1:18:30 > 1:18:32from this podium 11 months ago, we enacted the biggest tax cuts
1:18:32 > 1:18:40and reforms in American history.
1:18:44 > 1:18:46He also outlined his proposed plans for immigration reform.
1:18:46 > 1:18:51That brought boos from some parts of the audience.
1:18:51 > 1:18:55A single immigrant can bring in virtually unlimited numbers of
1:18:55 > 1:19:03distant relatives. Under our plan, we focus on the immediate family by
1:19:03 > 1:19:11limiting sponsorships to spouses and minor children.
1:19:11 > 1:19:13minor children.Mr Trump asked Congress to stop foreign aid from
1:19:13 > 1:19:19going to countries that disagree with America's move to recognise
1:19:19 > 1:19:25Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. I am asking
1:19:39 > 1:19:43Congress and Mr Trump explained why he intended to reverse President
1:19:43 > 1:19:49Obama's decision to close Guantanamo Bay.In the past, we have foolishly
1:19:49 > 1:19:52released hundreds of dangerous terrorists, only to meet them again
1:19:52 > 1:20:01on the battlefield, including the Isis leader, Al by daddy, whom we
1:20:01 > 1:20:11captured, whom we had, whom we released.
1:20:11 > 1:20:14released. -- al-Baghdadi.
1:20:14 > 1:20:17The Democratic Party's response to President Trump's speech came
1:20:17 > 1:20:20from Congressman Joe Kennedy , who said Americans feel
1:20:20 > 1:20:21as though they are living in a fractured country.
1:20:21 > 1:20:24You see an economy that makes stocks soar, investor portfolios bulge
1:20:24 > 1:20:26and corporate profits climb, but fails to give workers their fair
1:20:26 > 1:20:27share of the reward...
1:20:27 > 1:20:29A government that struggles to keep itself open, Russia,
1:20:29 > 1:20:33knee deep in our democracy...
1:20:33 > 1:20:39An all-out war on our environmental protection.
1:20:39 > 1:20:47A justice department rolling back civil rights by the day.
1:20:47 > 1:20:52Hatred and supremacy, proudly marching in our streets.
1:20:52 > 1:20:58Bullets tearing through our classrooms,
1:20:58 > 1:21:06concerts and congregations, targeting our safest sacred places.
1:21:06 > 1:21:09And this nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs,
1:21:09 > 1:21:13that this is not right.
1:21:13 > 1:21:19This is not who we are.
1:21:19 > 1:21:26CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
1:21:26 > 1:21:29We were hoping to speak to a range of Trump voters,
1:21:29 > 1:21:34but they've gone to bed!
1:21:34 > 1:21:38Philip Clemens is a Trump supporter and says that the tax reforms have
1:21:38 > 1:21:44helped the coal industry he works in. Thank you for staying up to talk
1:21:44 > 1:21:48to our British audience. What do you think, broadly speaking, of what he
1:21:48 > 1:21:53had to say?Say what now?What did you think of what Donald Trump had
1:21:53 > 1:22:03to say?I thought he give a pretty good speech. I don't think it will
1:22:03 > 1:22:08unite the Democrats and Republicans. Closing Guantanamo Bay was one of
1:22:08 > 1:22:14the things. Having people bring in all the immigrants, you know, who
1:22:14 > 1:22:19they are not keen to, whoever they were friends with, a lot of stuff he
1:22:19 > 1:22:23got right on, on the economy and the tax cuts.Are you feeling the
1:22:23 > 1:22:28benefit of some of his economic reforms?Yeah, I mean, I think it
1:22:28 > 1:22:32has got a little bit better in the coal industry. I think with all the
1:22:32 > 1:22:38tax breaks that all the big companies will pass down to some
1:22:38 > 1:22:41other workers, everyone is going to feel it.Would you say you are
1:22:41 > 1:22:46feeling it in your pocket?The coal industry has picked up quite a bit
1:22:46 > 1:22:51since he has been in there. It's not where it needs to be quite yet, but
1:22:51 > 1:22:56it has got a lot better than it was. What are you looking for him to do
1:22:56 > 1:23:07in his second year?I would like to see him get started on the wall.
1:23:08 > 1:23:10see him get started on the wall.OK. Thank you very much, Philip. We
1:23:10 > 1:23:16appreciate your time. Sleep well. Thank you. Still to come before 11,
1:23:16 > 1:23:22we are going to talk about whether flower should be fortified with
1:23:22 > 1:23:28folic acid to protect
1:23:28 > 1:23:31folic acid to protect babies from spina bifida. We will talk to one
1:23:31 > 1:23:38mother who did not take folic acid about the benefits.
1:23:38 > 1:23:41A killer whale who lives at a French marine park -
1:23:41 > 1:23:44has been taught to mimic human words such as "hello" and "bye"
1:23:44 > 1:23:45through her blowhole, say scientists.
1:23:45 > 1:23:46Don't believe me?
1:23:46 > 1:23:47Well, take a listen.
1:23:47 > 1:23:49One, two, three...
1:23:49 > 1:23:52WHALE IMITATES NUMBERS WITH BLOWHOLE
1:23:52 > 1:23:58One, two, three...
1:23:58 > 1:24:00WHALE IMITATES NUMBERS WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:00 > 1:24:02Hello.
1:24:02 > 1:24:03WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:03 > 1:24:04Amy!
1:24:04 > 1:24:08WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:08 > 1:24:09Uh, uh!
1:24:09 > 1:24:10WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:10 > 1:24:13One, two.
1:24:13 > 1:24:16WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:16 > 1:24:17Bye-bye.
1:24:17 > 1:24:19WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:19 > 1:24:20Bye-bye.
1:24:20 > 1:24:28WHALE IMITATES SOUND WITH BLOWHOLE
1:24:36 > 1:24:39Let speak now to Professor Josep Call, from the University
1:24:39 > 1:24:42of St Andrews, who is the co-author of the study which analysed
1:24:42 > 1:24:45Wikie's development.
1:24:45 > 1:24:48Tell us how this happened and what you think you've learned from it.
1:24:48 > 1:24:56Good morning. We were interested in seeing how sophisticated the vocal
1:24:56 > 1:25:01learning capabilities of killer whales are because in the wild they
1:25:01 > 1:25:04have a number of dialects. Different groups have different dialects, and
1:25:04 > 1:25:08we wanted to see whether it was plausible that one of the social
1:25:08 > 1:25:13learning
1:25:14 > 1:25:19learning mechanisms was vocal learning. The whale was able to copy
1:25:19 > 1:25:25sounds that we presented to her. Now?We trained the killer whale to
1:25:25 > 1:25:36respond to a command, and initially we trained Hurtado motor movements.
1:25:36 > 1:25:47Then we -- we trained her to do motor movements. There was published
1:25:47 > 1:25:50studied -- there was a study be published some years ago, and now
1:25:50 > 1:25:57she can copy vocal sounds. It was a surprise, because if you look at
1:25:57 > 1:26:01mammals, it is mainly marine mammals that are good at learning by vocal
1:26:01 > 1:26:05imitation, and humans. In general, terrestrial mammals are not
1:26:05 > 1:26:11well-known for this ability.
1:26:11 > 1:26:13well-known for this ability. She can copy the vocalisations of another
1:26:13 > 1:26:17species, in this case, asked. It shows a remarkable degree of
1:26:17 > 1:26:23flexibility. -- in this case, humans.And number of our audience
1:26:23 > 1:26:27have been in touch on Twitter to say they think this is cruel, first of
1:26:27 > 1:26:32all the captivity, but also the fact that this seems to be being
1:26:32 > 1:26:36portrayed as entertainment to a certain extent.It is actually not
1:26:36 > 1:26:39entertainment. It is a scientific study where we wanted to see whether
1:26:39 > 1:26:47they are capable of vocal imitation. We did not teach the whales tricks.
1:26:47 > 1:26:55We simply taught them one command, and we saw whether they could apply
1:26:55 > 1:26:59yet to other questions that we asked.You have only been able to do
1:26:59 > 1:27:05this because Wikie is in captivity. Yes, in the wild, one cannot do that
1:27:05 > 1:27:10because you have to study them in other ways. The method that we use
1:27:10 > 1:27:14here can only be used in captivity. And what do you think about Wikie
1:27:14 > 1:27:19being held in captivity all this time?She is in captivity. Many of
1:27:19 > 1:27:23the whales that you have in the aquarium had been born in captivity.
1:27:23 > 1:27:26I think this is something that by working with them we learn more
1:27:26 > 1:27:32Rabada their behaviour and their cognition, and in that sense, it is
1:27:32 > 1:27:36a benefit for all of us, not just for us, but also, by learning more
1:27:36 > 1:27:41about their behaviour and cognition, we can apply this to conservation,
1:27:41 > 1:27:47to manage better the populations in the field, in the wild.How? How can
1:27:47 > 1:27:52you better manage populations in the wild by researching communication
1:27:52 > 1:27:57skills?For instance, if you know that this type of vocal learning is
1:27:57 > 1:28:05possible, you can make some inferences about how the different
1:28:05 > 1:28:08populations in the wild may move, how they may learn from each other,
1:28:08 > 1:28:10and they may have consequences in the way those populations are
1:28:10 > 1:28:15studied and followed and conserved, in a sense.Are you one of those who
1:28:15 > 1:28:19genuinely believes it is possible that a killer whale may be able to
1:28:19 > 1:28:26have a basic conversation with a human one day?No.
1:28:26 > 1:28:29human one day?No.Some scientists do.OK, so, then you should ask
1:28:29 > 1:28:40them. OK, good. We have shown that they are capable of vocal imitation.
1:28:40 > 1:28:44Whether they can have a conversation with a human, that is a different
1:28:44 > 1:28:47question, and one that our study cannot answer.Thank you very much
1:28:47 > 1:28:52for your time.
1:28:54 > 1:28:58Thank you for your messages on teaching. One viewer says: I took
1:28:58 > 1:29:01retirement from teaching after 30 years. It wasn't really what I
1:29:01 > 1:29:09wanted to do, I felt, and feel, that I have so much more to give. A
1:29:09 > 1:29:12series of circumstances and changes led to me leaving the profession I
1:29:12 > 1:29:15loved. Jackie tweets: I have been teaching for 13 years in East
1:29:15 > 1:29:22London, and I have never seen so many teaching staff off with stress.
1:29:22 > 1:29:26Teaching assistants are now having to teach groups and children with
1:29:26 > 1:29:28additional needs are left to flounder in the classroom. Classroom
1:29:28 > 1:29:34services have been cut, so staff are now therapists as well as teachers.
1:29:34 > 1:29:39Kath says: I left full-time teaching and now work as a supply teacher.
1:29:39 > 1:29:43The pay is less, the work is less reliable, but the workload is lower.
1:29:43 > 1:29:48I can see my family in the evening, and I get to do the job I trained to
1:29:48 > 1:29:54do, which is teach. Thank you for those, keep them coming in. Time for
1:29:54 > 1:29:58the latest news now. Here is Ben.
1:29:58 > 1:29:59Theresa May has dismissed questions surrounding her leadership
1:29:59 > 1:30:04after arriving in China on a trade mission.
1:30:04 > 1:30:07Mrs May said she hoped to build on what she called a "golden era"
1:30:07 > 1:30:08of UK-China relations.
1:30:08 > 1:30:11Speaking as she met Chinese Premier Li Keqiang,
1:30:11 > 1:30:13the Prime Minister said they would be discussing
1:30:13 > 1:30:17"the interests we both share" and "the challenges we both face".
1:30:17 > 1:30:21The UK and China are both global powers with a global outlook
1:30:21 > 1:30:24and you made reference, Premier Li, to the United Kingdom
1:30:24 > 1:30:28leaving the European Union, and as we do so and become ever more
1:30:28 > 1:30:32outward-looking, and as China continues to reform and open up,
1:30:32 > 1:30:38we're committed to deepening our strong and vital partnership.
1:30:38 > 1:30:42President Trump has said he's taken forward his "righteous mission"
1:30:42 > 1:30:47to make America great again, during his first year in office.
1:30:47 > 1:30:50In his first State of the Union address, Mr Trump said he'd
1:30:50 > 1:30:52introduced record tax cuts for everyone, the stock
1:30:52 > 1:30:55market was booming, jobs were being created and unemployment
1:30:55 > 1:31:00was at a record low.
1:31:00 > 1:31:03This is your time.
1:31:03 > 1:31:05If you work hard, if you believe in yourself,
1:31:05 > 1:31:10if you believe in America, then you can dream anything.
1:31:10 > 1:31:12You can be anything.
1:31:12 > 1:31:19And together, we can achieve absolutely anything.
1:31:19 > 1:31:22Marks & Spencer has announced plans to close eight stores
1:31:22 > 1:31:27which could impact more than 400 jobs.
1:31:27 > 1:31:30The eight stores earmarked for closure include Basildon,
1:31:30 > 1:31:32Falmouth, Keighley and Stockport.
1:31:32 > 1:31:35M&S said affected staff will be offered redeployment at other stores
1:31:35 > 1:31:43before redundancy is considered.
1:31:43 > 1:31:45Shares in the outsourcing company capita have fallen dramatically
1:31:45 > 1:31:49after it warned that profits for the coming year would be much lower than
1:31:49 > 1:31:53previously forecast. The company has outlined plans for an overhaul of
1:31:53 > 1:31:58its business and suspended plans to pay dividends to shareholders. The
1:31:58 > 1:32:02announcement comes just over two weeks after the collapse of
1:32:02 > 1:32:04Carillion, another outsourcing company.
1:32:04 > 1:32:07There are renewed calls to fortify flour with folic acid in the hope it
1:32:07 > 1:32:12will help protect babies from common birth defects such a spina bifida.
1:32:12 > 1:32:17A new study found higher doses of the vitamin in fresh
1:32:17 > 1:32:19fruit and vegetables does not cause harm as had
1:32:19 > 1:32:22been previously thought.
1:32:22 > 1:32:24The Department of Health in England says it's
1:32:24 > 1:32:26considering the findings whilst Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland
1:32:26 > 1:32:29already support the idea.
1:32:29 > 1:32:32A killer whale that can mimic words such as "hello" and "bye bye"
1:32:32 > 1:32:37is thought to be the first of its kind to copy human speech.
1:32:37 > 1:32:41Wikey is a 16-year-old female who learned to speak a handful
1:32:41 > 1:32:45of human words by copying a trainer at a marine park in France.
1:32:45 > 1:32:48Scientists say the ability to learn new sounds is a sign of intelligence
1:32:48 > 1:32:51and is very rare amongst mammals.
1:32:51 > 1:32:58Let's have a listen.
1:32:58 > 1:33:01123.
1:33:04 > 1:33:10One, two, three.
1:33:10 > 1:33:18That's a summary of the latest BBC News.
1:33:19 > 1:33:23On Twitter, "Why is it incredible for a way to mimic humans? That is
1:33:23 > 1:33:28human narcissism at its worst. Let's start seeing how incredible Wales
1:33:28 > 1:33:31when they swim free and each other fish. We should be in awe of them
1:33:31 > 1:33:39for being Wales and doing what they do naturally". Time for the sport.
1:33:39 > 1:33:42It is a big transfer deadline day ahead in the Premier League with
1:33:42 > 1:33:46clubs wanting to get things wrapped up before the 11pm deadline. Arsenal
1:33:46 > 1:33:50are going to be after some help after a disappointing 3-1 defeat to
1:33:50 > 1:33:53Swansea last night. Sam Clucas scored twice either side of Jordan
1:33:53 > 1:33:58Ayew's goal and help could be on the way in the shape of Pierre-Emerick
1:33:58 > 1:34:02Aubameyang. Arsenal have agreed terms on a £60 million move but they
1:34:02 > 1:34:07may well have to say Olivier Giroud to Chelsea to facilitate it. The
1:34:07 > 1:34:10Belgian striker Michy Batshuayi has agreed to move from Chelsea to
1:34:10 > 1:34:13Borussia Dortmund on loan until the end of the season which leaves
1:34:13 > 1:34:17Chelsea fans waiting on the Giroud steel. We will see if it gets over
1:34:17 > 1:34:22the line. In cricket, England have brought in Jake Ball as T20 cover a
1:34:22 > 1:34:26head of the upcoming triangle series with Australia and New Zealand. Liam
1:34:26 > 1:34:30Plunkett and Chris Jordan both currently doubts for that one. That
1:34:30 > 1:34:33is all the sport for now. All the transfer news after 11am.
1:34:33 > 1:34:37It's time to bring you up to date in the trial of former football
1:34:37 > 1:34:41coach Barry Bennell.
1:34:41 > 1:34:43Our reporter Jim Reed has been following the trial.
1:34:43 > 1:34:44Hi Vic.
1:34:44 > 1:34:47Yes.
1:34:47 > 1:34:50This is the fourth week now of the trial of Barry Bennell.
1:34:50 > 1:34:53He is the former coaching to Crewe Alexandra and Manchester city. He
1:34:53 > 1:34:59denies a total of 48 counts of abuse in this case. Yesterday, the court
1:34:59 > 1:35:03in Liverpool heard from an alleged victim in the case. The situation is
1:35:03 > 1:35:08quite convex. Barry Bennell has previously entered guilty beta abuse
1:35:08 > 1:35:12charges against his man. -- the situation is quite complex. He
1:35:12 > 1:35:19entered guilty pleas on the abuse charges against this man 20 years
1:35:19 > 1:35:23ago. This man was linked to Crewe Alexandra in the 1980s and he
1:35:23 > 1:35:28alleges he was the victim of multiple incidences of abuse at the
1:35:28 > 1:35:32hands of Barry Bennell. He said one time he was abused in Barry
1:35:32 > 1:35:35Bennell's home, on the first floor, while there were other young players
1:35:35 > 1:35:39on the ground floor and he talks about another time on a football
1:35:39 > 1:35:42trip where he slept in a sports hall and says he was abused while on the
1:35:42 > 1:35:46young players were around. Barry Bennell is not appearing in court
1:35:46 > 1:35:51himself because of ill-health. He is appearing via video link. The
1:35:51 > 1:35:56alleged victim addressed that in court yesterday, saying giving
1:35:56 > 1:35:59evidence, "Him smirking on that screen, denying everything, he
1:35:59 > 1:36:04showed no remorse ever is God.What happened under cross-examination?
1:36:04 > 1:36:12Earlier in the day -- showed no remorse ever". Early in the day, the
1:36:12 > 1:36:18player had given a statement in the 1980s leading 20 cases of abuse, but
1:36:18 > 1:36:21he said the real number now was 100 times and he said he did not want to
1:36:21 > 1:36:24come forward 20 years ago and tell the full story because he was too
1:36:24 > 1:36:29embarrassed. Barry Bennell's QC suggested the first set of
1:36:29 > 1:36:33allegations in the 1990s was the extent of the abuse that happened
1:36:33 > 1:36:37and the alleged victim replied, "Unless you have been raped multiple
1:36:37 > 1:36:41times and been abused God knows how many times, you really can't stand
1:36:41 > 1:36:45up here and tell me what I'm thinking or feeling". Barry Bennell
1:36:45 > 1:36:50denies a total of 48 counts of abuse in this case. The trial continues
1:36:50 > 1:36:52today.Thank you for joining us. .
1:36:52 > 1:36:55Add folic acid to flour now.
1:36:55 > 1:36:58That's the call from scientists to the Government in order to help
1:36:58 > 1:36:59prevent babies from developing common birth defects
1:36:59 > 1:37:01like spina bifada.
1:37:01 > 1:37:04Women trying to get pregnant are already advised to take
1:37:04 > 1:37:08the supplement, but adding it to more foods would benefit women
1:37:08 > 1:37:14who have unplanned pregnancies.
1:37:14 > 1:37:17When the US and Canada added it to flour in the 1990s,
1:37:17 > 1:37:19neural tube defects halved in just three years.
1:37:19 > 1:37:25Let's speak to Joan Morris, who has led this new research
1:37:25 > 1:37:27into folic acid, to Alissia Baldwin, who didn't take folic acid
1:37:27 > 1:37:29during her pregnancy.
1:37:29 > 1:37:32Her son, Sonny, who's one, has spina bifida.
1:37:32 > 1:37:40And Geoff Webb is a nutritionist at East London University.
1:37:42 > 1:37:46Is this definitive now, there are no scientific objections left to adding
1:37:46 > 1:37:53folic acid to flower.That is what we believe, yes.We believe?Yes,
1:37:53 > 1:37:57no, there are no scientific objections. One of the biggest
1:37:57 > 1:38:00objections was people felt there was an upper limit above which it is not
1:38:00 > 1:38:05safe to go and if you add folic acid to flour, everyone in the population
1:38:05 > 1:38:08is getting it and some people might go above the limit. But this
1:38:08 > 1:38:12research showed there is no upper limit, the evidence used to propose
1:38:12 > 1:38:15an upper limit was flawed so when you analyse the data correctly,
1:38:15 > 1:38:22there is no upper limit.OK and so what is it you are calling for now?
1:38:22 > 1:38:26We are calling for fortification in flour. It's been done in 81
1:38:26 > 1:38:29countries around the world, unfortunately the UK has not done it
1:38:29 > 1:38:35and it has been shown to be very effective. It causes a decrease in
1:38:35 > 1:38:39neural tube defects in all the countries it's been mandatory
1:38:39 > 1:38:45fortification.What are these defects?Very serious birth defects
1:38:45 > 1:38:49which covers spina bifida and then carefully, the most well-known ones,
1:38:49 > 1:38:53and spina bifida is where the neural tube does not form correctly or seal
1:38:53 > 1:38:59up correctly and the child may be born with paralysis below the waist,
1:38:59 > 1:39:02incontinence and other problems. And carefully is even more severe
1:39:02 > 1:39:07because the brain does not form correctly. -- in Teferi is more
1:39:07 > 1:39:16severe. They cause miscarriage. Always, thank you for joining us,
1:39:16 > 1:39:20your boy was born with spina bifida, tell us about that?It's very
1:39:20 > 1:39:23difficult to deal with, we did not find out until quite late in
1:39:23 > 1:39:27pregnancy. Obviously, I would not change him for the world. But I wish
1:39:27 > 1:39:31I had known about folic acid earlier.Had you ever heard of it
1:39:31 > 1:39:36before you found out about your son's condition?Not at all, no,
1:39:36 > 1:39:42there was not any education on it. And you remember never having a
1:39:42 > 1:39:47conversation with anyone about folic acid, a doctor or GP, in classes
1:39:47 > 1:39:51beforehand at the hospital?My GP recommended I took it but I was over
1:39:51 > 1:39:58the 15 weeks and he said there isn't much point carrying on.Right, and I
1:39:58 > 1:40:03gather you are pregnant again, is that right?Yes, I am.
1:40:03 > 1:40:09Congratulations. What are you changing your diet?I have actually
1:40:09 > 1:40:12taken on nutritional products, I've changed my diet, I am eating
1:40:12 > 1:40:20healthily. I had to change my mindset about Foley acid and take a
1:40:20 > 1:40:26higher dosage. -- folic acid.How do you feel generally?Tired but OK.
1:40:26 > 1:40:33That sounds pretty natural and normal. Geoff Webb is a nutritionist
1:40:33 > 1:40:39and we have a selection of food in which I think there is folic acid.
1:40:39 > 1:40:42That's right.If we ate all that, you would not have all that in the
1:40:42 > 1:40:46week but if you did, would it be enough to protect your unborn baby?
1:40:46 > 1:40:55It probably would be... In a day or a week?In a week.Probably not. It
1:40:55 > 1:41:01is difficult to get the amount needed from food and of course, you
1:41:01 > 1:41:04have to eat it before you know you are pregnant to make a real
1:41:04 > 1:41:07difference. It is no good taking it, as the lady says, when you already
1:41:07 > 1:41:11know you are pregnant. It is too late. You have to take it before
1:41:11 > 1:41:15pregnancy and certainly within the first month after conception.How
1:41:15 > 1:41:19much before you are hoping to become pregnant should you start taking it?
1:41:19 > 1:41:23Bent is soon as you're trying, because it won't do any harm so you
1:41:23 > 1:41:26should carry on taking it until you get pregnant and that the first few
1:41:26 > 1:41:30months of pregnancy. As a nutritionist, are you advising
1:41:30 > 1:41:36supplements? Or are you saying food is better?Supplements don't work,
1:41:36 > 1:41:40that is the problem so if you give them a clinical trial, they work
1:41:40 > 1:41:42perfectly but it is the people who don't take the supplements you
1:41:42 > 1:41:45really need them and this is true for all problems, like vitamin
1:41:45 > 1:41:50deficiencies, people have them even though nearly half of people are
1:41:50 > 1:41:55taking supplements because the people taking supplements don't have
1:41:55 > 1:41:58low vitamin intake. It is the middle-class, wealthy, affluent
1:41:58 > 1:42:03people who are taking them.Who don't necessarily need them?And
1:42:03 > 1:42:07women don't tend to take them before they get pregnant which is the big
1:42:07 > 1:42:10issue. If they take them before they get pregnant, it's great and they
1:42:10 > 1:42:15will work but women don't.Because we don't know about it. We need a
1:42:15 > 1:42:19public service information campaign. There have been a lot of campaigns
1:42:19 > 1:42:22about taking folic acid before you become pregnant but as you say it is
1:42:22 > 1:42:26difficult because if you are not planning pregnancy, you don't notice
1:42:26 > 1:42:33the campaign because it is not relevant to you so that is why you
1:42:33 > 1:42:35should put it in flour. There are no harmful effects and the whole
1:42:35 > 1:42:38population is covered.Do you get a steer from the government is
1:42:38 > 1:42:45listening to this, Department of Health?We know that in Scotland,
1:42:45 > 1:42:48Wales and Ireland, the departments are very keen on putting it,
1:42:48 > 1:42:54fortifying flour and in England, there's been resistance. It has been
1:42:54 > 1:42:57recommended that we should fortify flour with folic acid and 81
1:42:57 > 1:43:03countries around the world do it already.And Alissia, are you eating
1:43:03 > 1:43:07fresh fruit with folic acid in or taking supplements as well?I'm
1:43:07 > 1:43:12doing both, as much as I can for this one!Thank you very much and
1:43:12 > 1:43:21good luck.Thank you.Thank you for joining us.
1:43:24 > 1:43:28We will report back and see what the Department of Health does.
1:43:28 > 1:43:31Still to come:
1:43:31 > 1:43:34We are going to talk about the calls for stronger protection to stop
1:43:34 > 1:43:37lobsters and crabs being boiled alive. More than 50 high-profile
1:43:37 > 1:43:41campaigners and celebrities have signed a petition saying there is
1:43:41 > 1:43:46evidence the animals can feel pain.
1:43:46 > 1:43:50More comments from you about why people are leaving teaching. There
1:43:50 > 1:43:54is a report from an MPs committee, the Public Accounts Committee,
1:43:54 > 1:43:59saying there is a brewing crisis in English classrooms because so many
1:43:59 > 1:44:04teachers are leaving, citing in most cases heavy workload. Bridget says,
1:44:04 > 1:44:08"Why do headteachers have really good slogans for anti-bullying for
1:44:08 > 1:44:13children and rightly so but then stand by and let young teachers be
1:44:13 > 1:44:16bullied everyday?" Sue says, "People think they have short hours long
1:44:16 > 1:44:20holidays. Wrong, teachers in my family work until 6pm at school and
1:44:20 > 1:44:24then a couple of hours at home, at most weekends and they are even
1:44:24 > 1:44:28expected to go in for a couple of weeks during the summer holidays.
1:44:28 > 1:44:33Heads may be under pressure but they expect too much". Mervyn says, "My
1:44:33 > 1:44:36son was a maths teacher in London for 11 years but last June, he
1:44:36 > 1:44:40resigned and has not worked since. He didn't resign because any of the
1:44:40 > 1:44:45issues you have discussed today but because of powerlessness. He was
1:44:45 > 1:44:48assaulted by a pupil and nothing was done about it". I'm sorry to hear
1:44:48 > 1:44:53that. Thank you for sharing your stories. We still have time to read
1:44:53 > 1:44:58some more before the end of the programme at 11am, send me an e-mail
1:44:58 > 1:45:02or you can message us on Twitter or text. You can also send us messages
1:45:02 > 1:45:08on Facebook. We are going to go back to a short film that we try to bring
1:45:08 > 1:45:12you an hour ago but had to leave when a Prime Minister began her news
1:45:12 > 1:45:18conference in China. Foreign combat troops left Afghanistan in 2014. But
1:45:18 > 1:45:24since they left, a wide-ranging BBC study has found that Taliban
1:45:24 > 1:45:26fighters have substantially expanded their control and they are now
1:45:26 > 1:45:31openly active in 70% of Afghanistan. We have been to Helmand province,
1:45:31 > 1:45:39where the Taliban are most active.
1:45:42 > 1:45:45We just got fired at by the Taliban from that direction and now
1:45:45 > 1:45:46the police are returning fire.
1:45:46 > 1:45:48This is the front line, and it shows how volatile it is.
1:45:49 > 1:45:50GUNSHOT.
1:45:50 > 1:45:53We just got fired at by the Taliban from that direction and now
1:45:53 > 1:45:54the police are returning fire.
1:45:54 > 1:45:57This is the front line, and it shows how volatile it is.
1:45:57 > 1:46:00It's not always a frontal assault, but both sides need
1:46:00 > 1:46:02to prove their presence, even during the daytime.
1:46:02 > 1:46:17This is a makeshift camp housing thousands of families
1:46:17 > 1:46:24that fled the fighting in the neighbouring districts.
1:46:24 > 1:46:26These members of displaced families are direct victims
1:46:26 > 1:46:34of the ongoing fighting.
1:46:35 > 1:46:43Each of them has lost loved ones and family members.
1:47:29 > 1:47:32This is the front line to the north of Lashkar Gah,
1:47:32 > 1:47:40where the Afghan police are stopping the Taliban from entering the city.
1:47:44 > 1:47:48Mohammed Azeem tells me that here, the Taliban are in the next block,
1:47:48 > 1:47:52so they don't only exchange bullets, but also banter, calling each other
1:47:52 > 1:47:57the sons of so and so.
1:47:57 > 1:48:00Commander Wali is in charge of the third border police
1:48:00 > 1:48:04battalion in Helmand, protecting the capital, Lashkar Gah,
1:48:04 > 1:48:09from falling to the Taliban.
1:48:09 > 1:48:14There are many stories of courage and sacrifices in this place,
1:48:14 > 1:48:21but not many have come back from the dead.
1:48:42 > 1:48:46Civilians are taking the brunt of the fighting here.
1:48:46 > 1:48:48This house is being hit by the Taliban
1:48:48 > 1:48:51from those watchtowers,
1:48:51 > 1:48:54shelled by the Afghan security forces from that direction
1:48:54 > 1:48:59and bombed by the Americans from the sky.
1:48:59 > 1:49:05But there are signs that a family was living here not long ago.
1:49:05 > 1:49:13This blown up teapot tells me what they must have gone through.
1:49:14 > 1:49:18The local human rights body tells us
1:49:18 > 1:49:21that during the fighting of last year, more than 2,000 people
1:49:21 > 1:49:23were killed or injured
1:49:23 > 1:49:31here in Helmand province.
1:49:32 > 1:49:34From the very old...
1:49:34 > 1:49:36To the very young...
1:49:36 > 1:49:43The violence does not discriminate.
1:49:43 > 1:49:46Last year, doctors at this Red Cross clinic in Lashkar Gah fitted almost
1:49:46 > 1:49:491,000 people with new limbs.
1:49:49 > 1:49:51This is Malik.
1:49:51 > 1:49:55He's 11, and too traumatised to speak to us.
1:49:55 > 1:49:58He was playing in his garden when he lost his legs,
1:49:58 > 1:50:05and his best friend, to a Taliban landmine.
1:50:36 > 1:50:41Let me read you this text about teaching and the numbers leaving: My
1:50:41 > 1:50:48son is a year nine pupils, so 13-14, he is in the top set being taught by
1:50:48 > 1:50:53a supply teacher since the start of year nine. He is 13 years old. He
1:50:53 > 1:50:59told me he is worried about his GCSEss as all the class do is copy
1:50:59 > 1:51:02passages. When the class are informed that they are having a
1:51:02 > 1:51:08supply teacher, the class turned into a zoo. He hates this and put
1:51:08 > 1:51:13his hands over his ears. The school struggles to recruit teachers and is
1:51:13 > 1:51:17in special measures. Often, teachers are off with stress. Is this the
1:51:17 > 1:51:23future? A number of messages from you about the killer whale in the
1:51:23 > 1:51:28park in France who has been recorded mimicking human words. One viewer
1:51:28 > 1:51:39says: Is that whale is saying, set me free. Another viewer says: Has
1:51:39 > 1:51:42Planet Earth taught us nothing? I thought we were meant to be
1:51:42 > 1:51:50respecting these creatures. And another viewer says: Release these
1:51:50 > 1:51:52beautiful beings from captivity now.
1:51:52 > 1:51:54More than 50 high-profile campaigners and celebrities have
1:51:54 > 1:51:59signed a petition calling for stronger protection
1:51:59 > 1:52:05to prevent lobsters and crabs being cooked alive.
1:52:05 > 1:52:12They have sent a letter to Michael Gove asking him to categorise the
1:52:12 > 1:52:17crustaceans as sentience organisms in a new animal welfare Bill. Maisie
1:52:17 > 1:52:25Thompson is the director of Crustacean Compassion. What is wrong
1:52:25 > 1:52:29with boiling a lobster to cook it? The scientific evidence shows that
1:52:29 > 1:52:36they can remain conscious for up to three minutes in the hot water, so
1:52:36 > 1:52:40clearly, we feel that this is inhumane, and we are calling on the
1:52:40 > 1:52:46Government to protect the animal -- with animal welfare legislation.
1:52:46 > 1:52:51They can be treated pretty much like a vegetable at the moment.The
1:52:51 > 1:52:56reason they don't receive any protection at all is because they
1:52:56 > 1:53:01are in this crustacean group, is that right?Yes, they are
1:53:01 > 1:53:08invertebrates, so the animal welfare act only covers vertebrates. There
1:53:08 > 1:53:11is a clause which allows for invertebrates to be covered as well
1:53:11 > 1:53:16if it can be shown that they are capable of feeling pain. And we feel
1:53:16 > 1:53:19that the sciences really there now, and we are glad that so many
1:53:19 > 1:53:25scientific experts have agreed with us.My understanding is that Decca
1:53:25 > 1:53:32pods fulfil 14 scientific measures for experiencing pains to pain, but
1:53:32 > 1:53:39there is uncertainty about two criteria. -- that crustaceans fulfil
1:53:39 > 1:53:4414 scientific measures...
1:53:44 > 1:53:4614 scientific measures...The scientists believe that the evidence
1:53:46 > 1:53:54strongly indicates that they can feel pain. The research hasn't been
1:53:54 > 1:53:59carried out on two of those criteria, and we feel that they
1:53:59 > 1:54:04should be given the benefit of the doubt. If they are highly likely to
1:54:04 > 1:54:06experience pain when they are dropped into boiling water, and to
1:54:06 > 1:54:10take up to three minutes to lose consciousness, we think that is a
1:54:10 > 1:54:15case for protecting them right now. Is there a humane way to kill a
1:54:15 > 1:54:21lobster or a crab?Yes, there is. We think that chefs in the food
1:54:21 > 1:54:27industry should - and people can look at the guide on our website -
1:54:27 > 1:54:32they should be trained to use a knife properly so that they kill the
1:54:32 > 1:54:37animal in accordance with its unique biology. There are also machines
1:54:37 > 1:54:39available which electrically stunned the animal within a couple of
1:54:39 > 1:54:47seconds, and some food industries use this already. Tesco and Waitrose
1:54:47 > 1:54:51already use this machine. It is completely viable to kill these
1:54:51 > 1:54:59animals humanely.Thank you very much. Maisie Tomlinson, from
1:54:59 > 1:55:04Crustacean Compassion.
1:55:05 > 1:55:07Do you have a fitness tracker?
1:55:07 > 1:55:10There are thousands of us who try very hard to do the magic 10,000
1:55:10 > 1:55:12steps each day to keep fit.
1:55:12 > 1:55:15But is it a goal worth striving for, or might there be something
1:55:15 > 1:55:16better for our health?
1:55:16 > 1:55:19A BBC team decided to test this with two groups of people.
1:55:19 > 1:55:21One team was asked to hit the 10,000-step target -
1:55:21 > 1:55:24around five miles - in a day, while the other group
1:55:24 > 1:55:27was asked to do three sessions of a programme called "Active 10" -
1:55:27 > 1:55:30which adds up to around 1.5 miles - more like 3,000 steps,
1:57:54 > 1:58:01If you want to see more about that story, you can watch The Truth About
1:58:01 > 1:58:08Getting Fit, tonight at 8pm. I received this tweets: I retired in
1:58:08 > 1:58:122016 after a breakdown. I had been a teacher for 38 years, first in
1:58:12 > 1:58:17England then Wales. The last few years were held because of the new
1:58:17 > 1:58:20appraisal system, inspections, and the constant changing of the
1:58:20 > 1:58:24curriculum. It has allowed for headteachers to be bullies. Thank
1:58:24 > 1:58:33you for watching. The BBC Newsroom Live Is Next.