:00:00. > :00:00.David Cameron is warned by the European Council President
:00:00. > :00:10.that some of his proposals for EU reform are "unacceptable."
:00:11. > :00:13.With a summit of EU leaders due in the next few hours to discuss
:00:14. > :00:15.Britain's membership, the Prime Minister is said to face
:00:16. > :00:20.With EU leaders also discussing the migrant crisis,
:00:21. > :00:22.we report from Athens which is coping with thousands
:00:23. > :00:29.And the other main stories this lunchtime.
:00:30. > :00:32.Are the majority of cancers caused by lifestyle or by factors
:00:33. > :00:37.More strong words from President Putin against Turkey
:00:38. > :00:42.for shooting down a Russian warplane last month.
:00:43. > :00:44.And creating a more active nation - sport not just for teenagers
:00:45. > :00:53.but for the very young, and the quite old.
:00:54. > 2:33:02And in the sport, Sepp Blatter appears before the Fifa ethics
2:33:03 > 2:33:02committee. Swiss authorities announced they have pros and tens of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of pounds relating to suspected corruption.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The President of the European Council, Donald Tusk,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02has warned that some parts of Britain's demands for EU
2:33:03 > 2:33:02He was speaking before David Cameron's meeting this evening
2:33:03 > 2:33:02with EU leaders about his plans for a new deal, before a referendum
2:33:03 > 2:33:02on Britain's EU membership by the end of 2017.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02It will be the first time that the leaders discuss
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the Prime Minister's proposals in detail.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Several countries are strongly opposed to his plans to limit
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Let's go to our correspondent Alex Forsyth who's in Brussels
2:33:03 > 2:33:02No doubt David Cameron is bracing himself for some tough talks today.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02There is no final agreement on any of his proposed reforms, but the one
2:33:03 > 2:33:02that is proving the most difficult are the changes he wants to make to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the EU's welfare system. He will try to persuade his European
2:33:03 > 2:33:02counterparts to see things from his perspective, but they are focused on
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The issues that have dominated this year will command most attention as
2:33:03 > 2:33:02EU leaders gather in Brussels. The migration crisis, terrorism and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02security will be at the forefront of most minds, but David Cameron has
2:33:03 > 2:33:02his own agenda. He is trying to negotiate the UK's relationship with
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the EU before a vote on whether to remain orderly. This morning, the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02man who has to brokered the deal said some of his demands are out of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the question. It does not change the fact that some parts of the British
2:33:03 > 2:33:02proposals seem unacceptable. However, if Prime Minister Cameron
2:33:03 > 2:33:02persuade leaders tonight that we can work together to find solutions
2:33:03 > 2:33:02regarding all issues, then we will have a chance to strike a deal in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02February. Away from the summit on the outskirts of Brussels there is a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02theme park which represent every country in the EU. The Prime
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Minister's demands will have to be agreed by everyone. He wants to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02protect the power of national parliaments, make the EU more
2:33:03 > 2:33:02competitive, protect countries that do not have the euro from decisions
2:33:03 > 2:33:02made by those that do, and to ban in work benefits for migrants for four
2:33:03 > 2:33:02years, which David Cameron argues will reduce immigration. Some
2:33:03 > 2:33:02countries like Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
2:33:03 > 2:33:02worry that last measure will discriminate against their citizens
2:33:03 > 2:33:02who want to work in the UK. They are strongly opposed to the plan and it
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is proving to be a real sticking point. To avoid going round in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02circles on this intractable point there will need to be concessions
2:33:03 > 2:33:02when all 28 EU leaders are in the ring today for the first detailed
2:33:03 > 2:33:02discussion of these reforms. There will be no final deal, at best steps
2:33:03 > 2:33:02towards a possible solution. The Prime Minister's challenge will be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02satisfying his European counterparts and Eurosceptics in the UK. It looks
2:33:03 > 2:33:02likely now they will have to compromise. One EU official said
2:33:03 > 2:33:02yesterday if David Cameron is to win the support he needs, he needs to be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02open and honest about the political pressure he is facing in the UK.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Downing Street is confident he will get the best deal possible. But
2:33:03 > 2:33:02whatever he is able to negotiate, will it make a difference to the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02outcome of the referendum when people in the UK decide whether to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02remain or leave the European Union? Today's EU summit is set to focus
2:33:03 > 2:33:02heavily on how to deal with the migrant crisis,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02something which has A group of eight countries,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02including Germany, met this morning to discuss ways
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to stem the flow of migrants Our Europe correspondent,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Chris Morris, was at that meeting. What was said? These were leaders
2:33:03 > 2:33:02led by Angela Merkel who were meeting with the Turkish minister,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02looking at ways to potentially transfer Syrian refugees directly
2:33:03 > 2:33:02from camps in Turkey into the EU, in other words bypassing those
2:33:03 > 2:33:02dangerous journeys they take across the sea by paying smuggling gangs.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02But there are lots of ifs and buts before that can happen. The EU is
2:33:03 > 2:33:02saying they were only do that transfer if Turkey takes real steps
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to stem the illegal flow across the sea. A report will be given to the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02EU summit later today and it will say there is little evidence that
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Turkey has managed to reduce the number of arrivals. Turkey is saying
2:33:03 > 2:33:02we are not going to take concerted action against the smuggling gangs
2:33:03 > 2:33:02until we see the colour of your money. The EU has promised 3 billion
2:33:03 > 2:33:02euros to support Turkey. There is a lot of sequencing going on, but
2:33:03 > 2:33:02wherever you look along the migration trail at the moment, be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Turkey, Greece or in the Balkans, every country is being overwhelmed
2:33:03 > 2:33:02by the numbers and that is creating splits and divides within the EU.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02This meeting this morning had nine or ten EU leaders, mostly from
2:33:03 > 2:33:02central Europe like Hungary and Poland were not there. They were
2:33:03 > 2:33:02saying they did not want refugees coming to their country and that is
2:33:03 > 2:33:02creating tensions with leaders like Angela Merkel.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02One country that has been at the forefront of the migrant
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras believes his country
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is becoming a vast holding pen for migrants and he'll use
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the summit to ask for more money and help.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Despite thousands arriving every day, only those fleeing wars
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and violence in Syria, Iraq, and Afghanistan are being allowed
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Our correspondent, Nick Thorpe, is in Athens for us now.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Here in central Athens I am standing in a square with several hundred
2:33:03 > 2:33:02migrants. These are people not from those three privileged countries,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02but from other countries like Iran, Morocco and Algeria.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The first foothold on the European mainland.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Most days, over 3,000 migrants arrive here at the port of Athens.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02They have come from the Greek Aegean islands on their way
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Greece has been much-criticised for not defending
2:33:03 > 2:33:02TRANSLATION: According to international law,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02it's our obligation to save the lives of those at sea.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The sea border is different to a land border, so we won't sink
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the migrant boats, and we will not push them back into Turkish waters.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02But the relief many migrants feel at reaching Greece is short-lived.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Instead, they're moved from one temporary facility to another.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02More than a thousand people slept in this stadium last night.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02They've now been asked to leave and the government's plan is to move
2:33:03 > 2:33:02them to another stadium not far away in another part of Athens.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02People tell me they're not happy with that idea but they don't
2:33:03 > 2:33:02We have to find the best way, we have to be very careful
2:33:03 > 2:33:02We have to know the best way and to follow that.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The city authorities are not happy either.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02But they've reluctantly struck a deal.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The migrants can stay in their district for three months
2:33:03 > 2:33:02TRANSLATION: Greece believes in relocating refugees
2:33:03 > 2:33:02More time is needed to persuade them that this is in their interests.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02They should not be transferred from one camp to another.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02At the European Summit, Greece will try to persuade more
2:33:03 > 2:33:02It will ask for more technical help to register them
2:33:03 > 2:33:02when they arrive and to deport those it decides are economic migrants.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Nick Thorpe, BBC News, Athens.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02A new study suggests that between 70% and 90% of cancers
2:33:03 > 2:33:02are caused by lifestyle choices such as smoking and drinking
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Our medical correspondent, Fergus Walsh, is here.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02First of all, what does the report suggest? Cancer is a massive health
2:33:03 > 2:33:02issue. Every family in the UK has been touched by it. 2.5 million
2:33:03 > 2:33:02people in the UK are living with cancer and 338,000 new diagnosis
2:33:03 > 2:33:02happen every year. They are big figures. This research found that
2:33:03 > 2:33:0270-90% of cancers, this team in New York reckoned they were down to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02external factors and only 10-30% due to random cell mutations which
2:33:03 > 2:33:02happens every time a cell divides. There is a chance it will pick up a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02mutated and become cancerous. There was a report earlier this year that
2:33:03 > 2:33:02suggested cancer was bound to random bad luck. What do we believe? I am
2:33:03 > 2:33:02sure people will be scratching their heads. That research said only one
2:33:03 > 2:33:02third of cancers were down to lifestyle and two thirds were down
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to bad luck. I think it is somewhere between the two of them. I am most
2:33:03 > 2:33:02comfortable with the figures of Cancer Research UK. They suggest
2:33:03 > 2:33:02more than 40% of cancers can be prevented through lifestyle. What
2:33:03 > 2:33:02can you do? Diet, exercise, healthy weight, alcohol consumption, being
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the son were, and the biggest single risk factor, smoking. We all know
2:33:03 > 2:33:02smokers who do not get cancer and very fit people who do, so there is
2:33:03 > 2:33:02an element of chance. It is a bit like Russian roulette. There is a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02cancer bullet in there, but you can add more in if you smoke and have an
2:33:03 > 2:33:02unhealthy lifestyle. You can reduce your chance of getting cancer if you
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The Prime Minister is preparing to curb the powers of the House
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of Lords after it blocked the Government's plans
2:33:03 > 2:33:02A review will say peers should lose their absolute veto over laws
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Labour says the reform is a "massive over-reaction"
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Our deputy political editor, James Landale, is in Westminster.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Where will this leave the Lords and the influence they have?
2:33:03 > 2:33:02This is all about power and a power struggle between the House of Lords
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and the House of commons, particularly over the powers of the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02House of Lords to scrutinise minor, technical regulations known as
2:33:03 > 2:33:02secondary legislation, stuff that affect a lot of our lives. At the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02moment the House of Lords as an absolute veto over this. It does not
2:33:03 > 2:33:02use it very often, but it does occasionally. The review says the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Lords should lose that absolute veto and get a new mechanism to allow
2:33:03 > 2:33:02peers to reject the statutory instruments, send them back to the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02House of Commons, force MPs to think again, but they will only be able to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02do this once. Do some people that sounds like sensible, practical
2:33:03 > 2:33:02reform. To others it is a direct assault on the power of the House of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Lords to scrutinise detailed government policy. We will find out
2:33:03 > 2:33:02what the government thinks about it in the New Year, but I do not think
2:33:03 > 2:33:02they will recommend different proposals. Then there will be a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02battle royal between these houses, essentially changing the rules of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02engagement that will capture a lot of the debate in Parliament for the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02next five years. Public investment in community sport
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is being extended to children as young as five as part
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of the Government's Sport England is to share its ?1
2:33:03 > 2:33:02billion budget more widely than before - in what's been
2:33:03 > 2:33:02described as the biggest shake-up Our sports correspondent,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Katie Gornall, reports. A few miles from London's Olympic
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Park, the fight for our sporting future is taking shape. Today the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02sports minister announced the first major shake-up of community sport in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02over a decade and a planned the government hopes will benefit every
2:33:03 > 2:33:02part of society. There are lots of groups out there who deliver sport
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and physical activity to deprive communities, to communities where
2:33:03 > 2:33:02there are physical or learning disabilities, to older people, and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02we want to definitely encouraged that in order to make show we get
2:33:03 > 2:33:02more people physically active. Under the plan, money will be diverted
2:33:03 > 2:33:02from national governing bodies with more made available to charities and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02community groups like this boxing club in North London. I do not
2:33:03 > 2:33:02really enjoy sport, but I like boxing. You can stay at home and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02watch TV and be on your phone, but you do not get to socialise. If they
2:33:03 > 2:33:02find a sport they enjoy, that will cut down the staying at home and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02start to get them into exercise. This is what prompted the government
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to act. Since 2012, the number of adults playing sport has fallen by
2:33:03 > 2:33:02over 400,000. Few are 5-10 -year-olds are exercising and this
2:33:03 > 2:33:02group will receive more support. Nearly four years on from the London
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Olympics the battle to secure its legacy remains as tough as ever.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Many will welcome today's announcement as a chance for the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02country to strengthen its relationship with sport, while
2:33:03 > 2:33:02others suggest the problems are partly the government's own making.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02I decline in school sport has also been blamed for disappointing
2:33:03 > 2:33:02participation figures in the wake of 2012. We all need to do something,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02whether it is scientists, doctors, teachers, it is not just down to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02sports clubs and leisure centres to get people fit. We all have a role
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to play and the individual has as well. The London Olympics was sold
2:33:03 > 2:33:02on a promise to inspire a generation. As those memories fade,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02now comes an attempt to provide its sporting legacy.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02David Cameron is warned by the European Council president
2:33:03 > 2:33:02that some of his proposals for EU reform are "unacceptable."
2:33:03 > 2:33:02And still to come: It's beginning to look a lot
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The mild temperatures are producing some unseasonal sights.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02England's cricketers lose seven wickets on the third and final
2:33:03 > 2:33:02morning of their warm up match against a South African Invitational
2:33:03 > 2:33:0211. The Russian president Vladimir Putin
2:33:03 > 2:33:02has again bitterly criticised Turkey for shooting down a Russian
2:33:03 > 2:33:02warplane last month, saying relations between their
2:33:03 > 2:33:02countries wouldn't be resolved under Turkey said the plane had crossed
2:33:03 > 2:33:02into Turkish airspace from Syria. But Mr Putin, speaking at his annual
2:33:03 > 2:33:02news conference in Moscow, was more upbeat about a possible
2:33:03 > 2:33:02peaceful resolution hours of carefully vetted questions.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02And the president, who has ruled Russia for 15 years, often uses it
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to speak out about international disputes. There is no more pressing
2:33:03 > 2:33:02issue than this, the crisis sparked by the shooting down of a Russian
2:33:03 > 2:33:02fighter bomber last month by Turkey, a member of Nato. Today Mr Putin
2:33:03 > 2:33:02made it clear the crisis would not end until there were new leaders in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Turkey. TRANSLATION: I think the actions of the Turkish government
2:33:03 > 2:33:02against our aeroplanes is not a friendly, but an enemy act. Our
2:33:03 > 2:33:02people have died and we are enraged. The president went on to use crude
2:33:03 > 2:33:02language to criticise Turkey's close relationship with the United States,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and yet relations between Mr Putin and the United States seem to be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02better at the moment, at least over the attempted to push forward with a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02peace process for Syria. I spoke to John Kerry about it and our position
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is unchanged and our position is a principled position. The Syrian
2:33:03 > 2:33:02people must decide who will rule them, by which standards, and we
2:33:03 > 2:33:02support the initiative of the United States to increase the efforts of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the United Nations. By the end of this marathon news conference, Mr
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Putin has stressed how Russia and the United States agreed on the need
2:33:03 > 2:33:02for a new constitution for Syria and need to find ways to oversee future
2:33:03 > 2:33:02elections there. Tomorrow Russia will support a draft UN resolution
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The Bank of England is to get new powers to limit how much
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The sector - where investors buy homes to rent out -
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is growing faster than any other part of the housing market.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02The new powers could also allow the Bank to place a limit
2:33:03 > 2:33:02on the amount of rent which would be required to cover
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Our personal finance correspondent, Simon Gompertz, is here.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Why are they doing this and how will it work? The worry about the rise of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02buy to let is they hit first-time buyers, but also there could be a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02boom and bust, which would mean buy to let people would default and that
2:33:03 > 2:33:02would have an effect on the banking system. The Chancellor has taken
2:33:03 > 2:33:02away some of the tax perks of buy to let and they will have to pay higher
2:33:03 > 2:33:02stamp duty from next April, and now these extra powers from the Bank of
2:33:03 > 2:33:02England which means they could limit the amount you could borrow, say 75%
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of the value of the property. Or they could say you have to have a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02certain amount of rent to cover the mortgage interest, that could be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02125% to make sure that you could afford it. By squeezing their, they
2:33:03 > 2:33:02can take away defiance that a lot of buy to let people need. What effect
2:33:03 > 2:33:02will this happen? People say there will be a boom and people are going
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to buy before April, before the increase in stamp duty, pushing up
2:33:03 > 2:33:02prices. Then lenders are predicting a drop in buy to let next year and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02then even further the year after. These powers might not even come in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02until the end of next year. Modern Britain is still suffering
2:33:03 > 2:33:02from "deep divides" in society, according to a major
2:33:03 > 2:33:02report out today. The Social Mobility
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and Poverty Commission says there's a growing split by income and by
2:33:03 > 2:33:02class, with privately-educated pupils still dominating the top
2:33:03 > 2:33:02professions and earners. Here's our education
2:33:03 > 2:33:02correspondent, Robert Pigott. Pupils at Trafalgar School in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Portsmouth expanding their horizons with the city's sailing trust. Less
2:33:03 > 2:33:02than a quarter of children from low income families nationally are
2:33:03 > 2:33:02achieving the minimum standard of five good GCSEs and even fewer get
2:33:03 > 2:33:02two A-levels. Last year not a single poor pupil from Portsmouth started
2:33:03 > 2:33:02at an elite university. A lot of students come in assuming they will
2:33:03 > 2:33:02not get well-paid jobs and they will not go to university because that is
2:33:03 > 2:33:02not how it happens for them. Our school is an example of challenging
2:33:03 > 2:33:02that right from the start and to explode people's horizons so there
2:33:03 > 2:33:02are many more options available for them. Half the pupils at Trafalgar
2:33:03 > 2:33:02School are from low income families, many are white boys whose poor
2:33:03 > 2:33:02performance has been hard to improve. The commission says if the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02government wants to achieve its ambition of a more equal society it
2:33:03 > 2:33:02must close the achievement gap between poor children and the rest.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02It is calling for a zero tolerance of failing schools, better pay for
2:33:03 > 2:33:02teachers, and many more high-grade apprenticeships. There is a very big
2:33:03 > 2:33:02gap between the divided Britain of today and the one nation Britain the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Prime Minister would like to see. On current progress it will take 30
2:33:03 > 2:33:02years before the attainment gap in schools between the poorest children
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and their better of classmates even have to. Trafalgar School has
2:33:03 > 2:33:02focused on raising the aspirations of its pupils as the key to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02realising their potential. My name is lazy and I want to be a midwife
2:33:03 > 2:33:02because my mum did not achieve it when she was growing up. If I do
2:33:03 > 2:33:02achieve it, I will have to go to college. I want to be a forensic
2:33:03 > 2:33:02scientist and we have to study science and maths and I am planning
2:33:03 > 2:33:02on going to university so I can get my job. I want to get good GCSEs and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02go on to university and get a degree in maths and English since my mum or
2:33:03 > 2:33:02my dad did not go to university. The government says it is committed to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02building a one nation Britain when no one is defined by the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02circumstances of their birth and its reforms to schools are designed to
2:33:03 > 2:33:02bring this about. Seven former paratroopers
2:33:03 > 2:33:02have won a legal battle against being arrested and sent
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to Northern Ireland to be questioned The High Court ruled
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the men can be interviewed Police are investigating
2:33:03 > 2:33:02whether criminal offences may have been committed when soldiers
2:33:03 > 2:33:02who opened fire during a civil A group of schoolchildren
2:33:03 > 2:33:02in Blackpool has been challenged to give up fizzy drinks for 21 days
2:33:03 > 2:33:02in order to cut down on calories For most people over the age of 11,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the recommended daily amount of sugar is 30 grams,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02but some of the most popular soft drinks contain at least
2:33:03 > 2:33:02that amount per can, Our health correspondent,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Dominic Hughes, reports. One of these drinks particularly has
2:33:03 > 2:33:0220 teaspoons of sugar hiding These school pupils
2:33:03 > 2:33:02love fizzy drinks. Do you think any of these drinks
2:33:03 > 2:33:02actually contain this Not many of them know just how much
2:33:03 > 2:33:02sugar those drinks contain. Last month these Year 8 pupils
2:33:03 > 2:33:02at St George's School in Blackpool were challenged to see
2:33:03 > 2:33:02if they could kick the fizzy pop habit for 21 days, to cut down
2:33:03 > 2:33:02on calories and prevent tooth decay. Sugar in fizzy drinks
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is empty calories, you know. It just adds calories,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02unnecessary calories to our diet. In Blackpool, there is a particular
2:33:03 > 2:33:02issue in that more than a third of 10 and 11-year-olds
2:33:03 > 2:33:02are overweight. These young people are also amongst
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the biggest consumers of fizzy drinks, so let's see how
2:33:03 > 2:33:02they all get on giving up fizzy pop If each pupil gave up just one can
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of fizzy drink a day, over 21 days, they would
2:33:03 > 2:33:02reduce their sugar intake Shay volunteered to help us out,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02recording a video diary It is day six giving up loving pop
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and I'm doing pretty I'm finding it in the middle
2:33:03 > 2:33:02at the moment, but I'm still staying strong and I'm still determined
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to do this challenge. So it's the last day of giving up
2:33:03 > 2:33:02loving pop and I've finally completed the challenge
2:33:03 > 2:33:02and I have succeeded. How many of you actually gave up
2:33:03 > 2:33:02loving pop for 21 days? Most but not all of Shay's group did
2:33:03 > 2:33:02manage the challenge, but their teachers know
2:33:03 > 2:33:02more needs to be done. It's a hard nut to crack and we have
2:33:03 > 2:33:02to also talk to parents about what they think
2:33:03 > 2:33:02because they've been brought up a similar way to what the children
2:33:03 > 2:33:02have in using sugar as a reward. It's a simple experiment that
2:33:03 > 2:33:02exposes just how much hidden For some parts of the UK,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02it's been the mildest start Temperatures have been as much as 5
2:33:03 > 2:33:02or 6 degrees Celsius above average across central and southern parts
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of the UK and it's set to continue The unseasonal temperatures have
2:33:03 > 2:33:02produced some unusual sights Our correspondent, Sophie Long,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02is at Kew Gardens in West London Welcome to Kew Gardens. There are
2:33:03 > 2:33:02signs of Christmas here with Christmas trees and even a sign
2:33:03 > 2:33:02saying Christmas at Kew Gardens, but it is exceptionally mild. It is
2:33:03 > 2:33:02great news if you like Christmas, but you do not like the cold, but a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02bit confusing for the Flora here in the gardens. Even holly bushes are
2:33:03 > 2:33:02flowering months ahead of schedule. I am joined by Ray Townsend and you
2:33:03 > 2:33:02have worked here for 40 years. Have you ever experienced such a mild
2:33:03 > 2:33:02December? No, I have not. It is 16 degrees today and it is incredible.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02I have never seen daffodils in flower. We have got holly in full
2:33:03 > 2:33:02flower which would normally not do that until the spring. I do not
2:33:03 > 2:33:02remember seeing this before at Kew Gardens. Talk us through some of the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02most extraordinary things you are witnessing. We have got daffodils
2:33:03 > 2:33:02coming through and some of the s Camelliahave come into flower. The
2:33:03 > 2:33:02biggest surprise for me is the holly and I have never seen that before.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02It is worth seeing. That is the real icon of Christmas, the holly with
2:33:03 > 2:33:02its red berries. It has still got red berries? Yes, your associate
2:33:03 > 2:33:02holly and Christmas with red berries, and we do still have that,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02but to see it with flowers is something else. Later today the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02iconic palm house will be lit up and there will be fountains in front
2:33:03 > 2:33:02dancing to Yuletide tunes, a sign that Christmas continues here at Kew
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Gardens whatever the weather. The flowers may be confused, let's see
2:33:03 > 2:33:02what the weather holds in store for the weekend.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02It has been exceptionally dull and there has been an enormous variation
2:33:03 > 2:33:02in rainfall amounts across the UK. It has been exceptionally mild and
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the weather watchers have been out in force capturing the confusion in
2:33:03 > 2:33:02nature. We even have had pictures of daffodils up in Ayrshire. This could
2:33:03 > 2:33:02have confused you this morning, the temperatures you step out into.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02There is a flight in the ointment with this moderate weather front. In
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the afternoon it will go a bit further eastwards and some heavy
2:33:03 > 2:33:02rain in Central and southern England and the Midlands. These are the sort
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of temperatures you might expect to see this afternoon, but this is what
2:33:03 > 2:33:02you were actually see, several degrees above normal. There will be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02heavy bursts on that front as it clears the East Anglia and the south
2:33:03 > 2:33:02east overnight. Then the sky is clear, but the temperatures do not
2:33:03 > 2:33:02dip. Many of us stay in double figures and that is the way we start
2:33:03 > 2:33:02the new day on Friday. It is bright enough in eastern parts. But we have
2:33:03 > 2:33:02got a new weather system coming in of the Atlantic and this will be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02quite heavy rain. If you are thinking about the M8 and the M 74,
2:33:03 > 2:33:02there will be heavy bursts, maybe 80 millimetres of rain in the highest
2:33:03 > 2:33:02ground. Less in the way of rainfall as you come a bit further south. A
2:33:03 > 2:33:02dry afternoon in prospect with the last of the day's sunshine still
2:33:03 > 2:33:02hanging on in East Anglia. It could well be that we set new night-time
2:33:03 > 2:33:02minimum records on Saturday. If we see 14 in England, that will be
2:33:03 > 2:33:02enough for a new December record. But it comes at a price. We have
2:33:03 > 2:33:02another weather front coming in from the Atlantic, so there will be a
2:33:03 > 2:33:02spell of quite significant rain again in the middle of the
2:33:03 > 2:33:02afternoon. Not bother for the South East until later on and then on
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Sunday there will be blustery showers, but there will be some
2:33:03 > 2:33:02sunshine as well. A slightly fresher feel. Watch out for those records
2:33:03 > 2:33:02tumbling over the next couple knights.
2:33:03 > 2:33:02Now a reminder of our top story this lunchtime:
2:33:03 > 2:33:02David Cameron is warned by the European Council president that some
2:33:03 > 2:33:02of his proposals for EU reform are unacceptable, but the Prime Minister
2:33:03 > 2:33:03says he was to see real progress after tonight's