0:00:07 > 0:00:10A surge in recorded crime in England and Wales -
0:00:10 > 0:00:13it was up 14% last year.
0:00:13 > 0:00:14There were big rises, too, in knife crime,
0:00:14 > 0:00:22sex offences and robbery.
0:00:22 > 0:00:27We are clear we have to redouble our efforts to bear down on this,
0:00:27 > 0:00:30through legislation and tougher people enforcement, sweeping for
0:00:30 > 0:00:32knives.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36We'll be looking at the reasons why recorded crime has gone up so much.
0:00:36 > 0:00:37Also this lunchtime: The Prime Minister condemns
0:00:37 > 0:00:39the men-only President's Club dinner, she says it objectified
0:00:39 > 0:00:42the women who were there.
0:00:43 > 0:00:47What worries me is it's not just about that event, it's about what it
0:00:47 > 0:00:49says about this wider issue in society, about
0:00:49 > 0:00:52attitudes to women. We have made progress. Sadly, I think that shows
0:00:52 > 0:00:57that we still have a lot more progress to make.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59President Trump flies into the World Economic Forum
0:00:59 > 0:01:04in Davos, where he'll meet the Prime Minister this afternoon.
0:01:04 > 0:01:07Filling up for free - plans to set up thousands of water
0:01:07 > 0:01:09refill points in a bid to cut the number of plastic
0:01:09 > 0:01:13bottles that we use.
0:01:13 > 0:01:15And the dream is over, for now at least -
0:01:15 > 0:01:20Britain's Kyle Edmund crashes out of the Australian Open.
0:01:20 > 0:01:24And coming up in the sport on BBC News, more on the women's Australian
0:01:24 > 0:01:25open final line-up.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27World number one Simona Halep takes on world number
0:01:27 > 0:01:33two Caroline Wozniacki.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55There's been a sharp rise in recorded crime
0:01:55 > 0:01:57in England and Wales.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01It rose by 14% last year, with even bigger increases in knife
0:02:01 > 0:02:05crime, robbery and sex offences, and the number of cases of murder
0:02:05 > 0:02:09and manslaughter is the highest for almost a decade.
0:02:09 > 0:02:12However the crime survey - separate figures based on people's
0:02:12 > 0:02:14individual experiences - show that crime has actually fallen.
0:02:14 > 0:02:22Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds has this report.
0:02:24 > 0:02:29Knife crime can in an instant take, ruin and change the lives of young
0:02:29 > 0:02:33people, like these students at Coventry College. So this morning
0:02:33 > 0:02:39they are being given it straight. Their choices in life are what
0:02:39 > 0:02:43matter.He said I didn't mean to kill him, that wasn't my intention,
0:02:43 > 0:02:49I just wanted to slash him, take photos and uploaded to social media.
0:02:49 > 0:02:56She's talking about the use that murdered her son, Josh.Armani
0:02:56 > 0:03:01Mitchell is now serving life in prison because of that one choice.
0:03:01 > 0:03:05For these students, an unvarnished description of a murder was not easy
0:03:05 > 0:03:09to listen to but the countless choices of young people who carry
0:03:09 > 0:03:14knives are reflected in the figures today. Overall crime recorded by
0:03:14 > 0:03:21police was up 14%, knife crime went up 21%, and violent crime overall up
0:03:21 > 0:03:26by 20%. On New Year's Eve in London alone there were four knife murders.
0:03:26 > 0:03:35Police are facing the reality that falls in violent
0:03:36 > 0:03:39falls in violent crime are being reversed. This police officer also
0:03:39 > 0:03:40speaking today in Coventry believes we need to start thinking about it
0:03:40 > 0:03:43differently.I see similarities with contagious disease, that kind of
0:03:43 > 0:03:52thing. It is contagious so we need to prevent it, cure it. The cure is
0:03:52 > 0:03:57prison but prevention is massive too.Tougher policing, stop and
0:03:57 > 0:04:02search, making it harder for young people to buy knives. But this
0:04:02 > 0:04:05morning ministers promised to change tack and increase the work done to
0:04:05 > 0:04:10persuade young people their actions have consequences.We have to get to
0:04:10 > 0:04:15the root causes and we have to work as a society, government, police and
0:04:15 > 0:04:22civil society to get the root of this cultural issue and try to steer
0:04:22 > 0:04:26young people away from violence, from feeling it is normal and
0:04:26 > 0:04:32necessary to carry a knife.Here at least the message got through.If
0:04:32 > 0:04:38you know someone is doing something, take a step back, think about it and
0:04:38 > 0:04:42make the right choice.You don't listen to what your friends say, you
0:04:42 > 0:04:51do what you think is best. Not what your mates think is best. While they
0:04:51 > 0:04:54are thinking something bad, you could be thinking something good so
0:04:54 > 0:05:00go with what you think.But this is a problem that will require changing
0:05:00 > 0:05:02minds one by one, an enormous task.
0:05:02 > 0:05:05And Tom is in Coventry now.
0:05:05 > 0:05:11On the face of it, the recorded crime figures increase is rather
0:05:11 > 0:05:16alarming.Yes but crime statistics are complicated beast. There is the
0:05:16 > 0:05:19crime survey of England and Wales where they simply ask people if they
0:05:19 > 0:05:22have been a victim of crime in the last year and that measure is
0:05:22 > 0:05:27showing a decrease in overall crime levels. But the recorded crime, the
0:05:27 > 0:05:31number of crimes recorded by the police, is going up and it is
0:05:31 > 0:05:36specifically going up in this category of violent crime and in
0:05:36 > 0:05:42particular in knife crime. The statistical experts who say that is
0:05:42 > 0:05:45a sign over the last decade crime has come down but may now be going
0:05:45 > 0:05:51up. That is certainly concerning the police. I think the comments this
0:05:51 > 0:05:54morning from ministers, from Amber Rudd who has written a piece saying
0:05:54 > 0:06:00she believes we need a step change in the way the Government regards
0:06:00 > 0:06:05its policies to tackle violent crime. Not so much looking at law
0:06:05 > 0:06:09enforcement or looking at it as much as it has been but more importantly
0:06:09 > 0:06:15trying to get to the root causes, the lifestyles of young people. They
0:06:15 > 0:06:19tell me police here feel they need to carry a knife for their own
0:06:19 > 0:06:24protection. It has become a standard thing that police are hearing from
0:06:24 > 0:06:27young people. That is the sort of thing the Government feels it has to
0:06:27 > 0:06:31get to grips with so we will see more legislation and ideas from the
0:06:31 > 0:06:35Government about this in months, but the statistics this morning to show
0:06:35 > 0:06:40something needs to be done.Tom, thank you.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43The Prime Minister has condemned the men-only charity dinner
0:06:43 > 0:06:44where there were allegations of hostesses being
0:06:44 > 0:06:46groped and harrassed.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48Theresa May says the event was appalling and objectified women.
0:06:48 > 0:06:49Downing Street has reprimanded the Government minister
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Nadhim Zahawi who said he attended the the Presidents Club
0:06:52 > 0:06:59fundraiser, but left early because he felt uncomfortable.
0:06:59 > 0:07:04Richard Galpin has the latest.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08Today the repercussions for those who attended the scandal ridden
0:07:08 > 0:07:13dinner continue.
0:07:14 > 0:07:16dinner continue. This is Nadhim Zahawi, Minister for children and
0:07:16 > 0:07:20families. He says he left early because he felt uncomfortable and
0:07:20 > 0:07:24has condemned what he described as the horrific events reported by the
0:07:24 > 0:07:29Financial Times.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Financial Times. And now the BBC has testimony that the alleged sexual
0:07:33 > 0:07:39harassment of women working as hostesses at the event last week was
0:07:39 > 0:07:43not something new. We spoke to a woman who worked at the event four
0:07:43 > 0:07:50years ago with her sister.We were made to line up in two lines heading
0:07:50 > 0:07:55onto the stage, and we walked out basically like pieces of meat really
0:07:55 > 0:07:59onto the stage. My sister met this older gentleman who had a daughter
0:07:59 > 0:08:03around her age so she felt really safe with him but later in the
0:08:03 > 0:08:08evening after a few drinks he grabbed her waist and leaned in for
0:08:08 > 0:08:17a kiss. At that point I witnessed it, went over and decided it was
0:08:17 > 0:08:19time to go.Some of the men who say they were attending the charity
0:08:19 > 0:08:21event to the first time have also been speaking out. A leading
0:08:21 > 0:08:25businessmen who was invited by a friend but left early said there had
0:08:25 > 0:08:32been a warning about inappropriate behaviour.The presenter did make an
0:08:32 > 0:08:36announcement that you have got young girls coming to look after you. Make
0:08:36 > 0:08:41sure you remember they are somebody's daughter and sister so
0:08:41 > 0:08:45don't misbehave.This morning at the World Economic Forum there was
0:08:45 > 0:08:50further condemnation of what happened in at the Presidents Club
0:08:50 > 0:08:53dinner from the Prime Minister.When I read the report of that event that
0:08:53 > 0:08:59took place, I was appalled. I thought that sort of approach to
0:08:59 > 0:09:02women, objectification of women, was something we were leaving behind. We
0:09:02 > 0:09:07have made progress but it is clear there is a lot more to do.Although
0:09:07 > 0:09:11the Presidents Club has now been disbanded, there are still many
0:09:11 > 0:09:16questions to be answered, not least whether what happened here is also
0:09:16 > 0:09:22happening at other men only events and venues.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Theresa May and Donald Trump have arrived at the World
0:09:25 > 0:09:26Economic Forum in Davos.
0:09:26 > 0:09:28The two leaders will meet after what's been an unsettled
0:09:28 > 0:09:31period for relations between London and Washington.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Mr Trump recently cancelled a planned trip to London
0:09:33 > 0:09:36where he was due to open the new American embassy.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39Despite that, Mrs May is confident Britain can get a free trade
0:09:39 > 0:09:46agreement with the United States after Brexit.
0:09:46 > 0:09:48Free trade is a top that I have discussed
0:09:48 > 0:09:50with the President in the past.
0:09:50 > 0:09:53We are very keen that we will be able to do that free trade agreement
0:09:53 > 0:09:56when we leave the European Union with the United States of America.
0:09:56 > 0:09:58They're keen on that, we're keen on that,
0:09:58 > 0:10:01and we are already working on how we can shape that.
0:10:01 > 0:10:08Well our North America Editor Jon Sopel is in Davos.
0:10:08 > 0:10:11The Prime Minister sounded confident about getting a free trade agreement
0:10:11 > 0:10:17with the United States, will it be that simple?Judging by
0:10:17 > 0:10:21atmospherics, there is probably a pen and paper ready to sign
0:10:21 > 0:10:25tomorrow. Unfortunately trade deals are done by hard haggling. There is
0:10:25 > 0:10:32no such thing as an easy free trade deal. Americans chlorinated their
0:10:32 > 0:10:36chickens, Britons don't, will we accept their chickens? That is the
0:10:36 > 0:10:43nitty-gritty it will come down to. I shall save the US Treasury Secretary
0:10:43 > 0:10:46is offering similarly upbeat tones. I think the British will be
0:10:46 > 0:10:50heartened by the positive messages coming from the American side,
0:10:50 > 0:10:54particularly as you say when relations have been a little bit
0:10:54 > 0:11:00bumpy these past few months.So the two leaders meeting this afternoon,
0:11:00 > 0:11:03Mrs May saying the special relationship is as strong as ever,
0:11:03 > 0:11:08is she right about that?They always say it is special and one of the
0:11:08 > 0:11:12things you are trained, if you stand in the White House briefing room, is
0:11:12 > 0:11:16always to save relationship with Britain is special. It has been
0:11:16 > 0:11:22anything but, these last few months. Cast your mind back to Donald Trump
0:11:22 > 0:11:27retweeting written first videos, the extreme right-wing group 's
0:11:27 > 0:11:31anti-Muslim videos, Theresa May criticising Donald Trump and Donald
0:11:31 > 0:11:34Trump tweeting back to effectively say mind your own business, why
0:11:34 > 0:11:39don't you sort out Islamic extremism in your own country. Then Donald
0:11:39 > 0:11:44Trump pulled out of the pond visit to the UK which caught the British
0:11:44 > 0:11:48by surprise. I think the British are keen to put the relationship back on
0:11:48 > 0:11:54an even keel. I am talking to you in Switzerland, Donald Trump has so far
0:11:54 > 0:11:58been to France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, now Switzerland, he's done
0:11:58 > 0:12:06a Middle East tour and an Asian tour but he's yet to set foot in Britain
0:12:06 > 0:12:11since he became president.Thank you.
0:12:11 > 0:12:14Tennis now and it was so near but so far for the British
0:12:14 > 0:12:17number two Kyle Edmund, who's lost his semi final at the
0:12:17 > 0:12:18Australian Open in straight sets.
0:12:18 > 0:12:22Croatia's Marin Cilic proved too strong for the Yorkshireman,
0:12:22 > 0:12:24who appeared to be struggling with injury from early
0:12:24 > 0:12:27on and needed a medical time-out after the first set.
0:12:27 > 0:12:31Our correspondent Hywel Griffith reports from Melbourne.
0:12:31 > 0:12:37Keep cool and carry on. Under Melbourne's baking sun, it's the
0:12:37 > 0:12:43only way to succeed. Some famous names went home early but Britain's
0:12:43 > 0:12:47take new hope forged ahead.We have seen some of his matches and we are
0:12:47 > 0:12:54rooting for him all the way.He will do amazing, I'm so excited.Kyle
0:12:54 > 0:12:59Edmund arrived at the Australia open without much expectation weighing
0:12:59 > 0:13:03him down, but in the biggest game of his life that changed. Some early
0:13:03 > 0:13:10errors and his nerves started to show. He lost the first set and show
0:13:10 > 0:13:15signs of injury. In the second, things didn't get better. Frustrated
0:13:15 > 0:13:20by a late call, he took his anger out on the umpire, the referee Tom
0:13:20 > 0:13:29and eventually his opponent. Maybe he was channelling his inner Murray.
0:13:29 > 0:13:38It worked for a while, he narrowly lost the second set. And from there,
0:13:38 > 0:13:44Marin Cilic powered through showing why he's in the world's top ten, a
0:13:44 > 0:13:50ranking Edmund can aspire to one day, once he's over the defeat.The
0:13:50 > 0:13:57run was going so well. It's a new environment, new experiences for me
0:13:57 > 0:14:03reaching the semifinals of a Grand Slam. Sad to lose, start the run has
0:14:03 > 0:14:10ended. Obviously frustration tonight with my performance but in the short
0:14:10 > 0:14:16term I'm disappointed and I have to accept that.Disappointing, yes.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Devastating, hardly. Kyle Edmund has shown there is a lot more to British
0:14:20 > 0:14:27tennis than just Andy Murray. He's not the finished article yet but he
0:14:27 > 0:14:31should fly home happy. There he's bound to be given a hero 's welcome.
0:14:31 > 0:14:37At his old school in Yorkshire, they are still pretty proud.
0:14:37 > 0:14:39Our top story this lunchtime...
0:14:39 > 0:14:41There's been a sharp increase in recorded crime
0:14:41 > 0:14:43in England and Wales - it's up 14%.
0:14:43 > 0:14:46And coming up: Tracking every twist and turn -
0:14:46 > 0:14:49scientists use the latest technology to discover the secrets of the big
0:14:49 > 0:14:54cats as they hunt their prey.
0:14:54 > 0:14:55Coming up in sport, disappointment for Kyle Edmund,
0:14:55 > 0:14:58but he can look forward to more success in the future,
0:14:58 > 0:15:00according to those in the game.
0:15:00 > 0:15:07We'll reflect more on his dream run to the Aussie Open semis.
0:15:12 > 0:15:16Plans are being announced today to set up tens of thousands of free
0:15:16 > 0:15:19water refill points across England.
0:15:19 > 0:15:21Water UK, which represents water companies and suppliers,
0:15:21 > 0:15:24says it wants to expand a refill scheme first launched
0:15:24 > 0:15:26three years ago.
0:15:26 > 0:15:30It hopes that will cut pollution by reducing the amount of water
0:15:30 > 0:15:32sold in plastic bottles.
0:15:32 > 0:15:37Tim Muffett reports.
0:15:37 > 0:15:40Across Bristol, since 2015, businesses have been
0:15:40 > 0:15:43inviting people in - not to spend money, but to refill
0:15:43 > 0:15:47water bottles for free.
0:15:47 > 0:15:51People want really practical ways of how they can stop using as much
0:15:51 > 0:15:53single-use plastic in their lives and refill is a really
0:15:53 > 0:15:56obvious way of doing that.
0:15:56 > 0:15:58Natalie Fee set up the scheme.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03An app tells people where refills are available, as do these signs.
0:16:03 > 0:16:07I think it's great as a way of not using as much plastic.
0:16:07 > 0:16:14It's a nice, easy thing to do, increases foot fall to the cafe.
0:16:14 > 0:16:16There are now 200 refill points across Bristol.
0:16:16 > 0:16:19The scheme's spread to other places including Durham,
0:16:19 > 0:16:23Norwich and Brighton, but it's about to get much bigger.
0:16:23 > 0:16:26Every water company by September this year is going to draw up
0:16:26 > 0:16:28what they can do to sign up more businesses to provide
0:16:28 > 0:16:31free refill points.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34We want tens of thousands of refill points by 2021.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37We think we can take tens of millions of plastic bottles out
0:16:37 > 0:16:38of the waste stream.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So more of this.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Less, it's hoped, of this.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47It's just horrible down here, along the banks of the River Avon.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50There are hundreds of plastic bottles down here.
0:16:50 > 0:16:53It's disgusting.
0:16:53 > 0:16:54So many of them are drinking water bottles.
0:16:54 > 0:16:56Your project, your initiative, is going to be run
0:16:56 > 0:16:57on a national scale.
0:16:57 > 0:16:58That must be very exciting?
0:16:58 > 0:16:59It is.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03For this to really work it needs to be on every high street,
0:17:03 > 0:17:06in every shop and cafe.
0:17:06 > 0:17:10In the UK, we buy more than 1.7 billion litres of plain
0:17:10 > 0:17:15bottled water every year, according to the Grocer magazine.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18For the first time sales are outstripping that of cola,
0:17:18 > 0:17:22but if soon it'll soon be far simpler to refill a bottle with tap
0:17:22 > 0:17:27water, what effect will that have on demand for these?
0:17:27 > 0:17:32I don't think it's going to have a significant impact.
0:17:32 > 0:17:36Kinvara Carey runs the Natural Hydration Council,
0:17:36 > 0:17:41set up and supported by companies that produce bottled water.
0:17:41 > 0:17:45Bottled water is different to tap water in the sense that
0:17:45 > 0:17:47it's naturally sourced, it's not chemically treated
0:17:47 > 0:17:49and a lot of people choose it for those reasons
0:17:49 > 0:17:53or for taste reasons.
0:17:53 > 0:17:57The Natural Hydration Council says it backs the refill scheme as it
0:17:57 > 0:17:59wants more people to drink water, but it believes disposing of bottles
0:17:59 > 0:18:03responsibly is a bigger issue.
0:18:03 > 0:18:06The bottles themselves are 100% recyclable.
0:18:06 > 0:18:09It's the bottle, the label, the lid.
0:18:09 > 0:18:11Whether it's recyclable or not isn't really the point.
0:18:11 > 0:18:16Half of the plastic bottles used in the UK aren't getting recycled
0:18:16 > 0:18:18and the majority of them are escaping the waste system
0:18:18 > 0:18:21and ending up in places like these.
0:18:21 > 0:18:25Ending plastic pollution will require major change.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29Natalie hopes that's one step closer.
0:18:29 > 0:18:37Tim Muffett, BBC News.
0:18:38 > 0:18:41The number of people sleeping rough in England has increased for the
0:18:41 > 0:18:46seventh year in a row, according to figures just out.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48Official statistics show there were 4750 sleeping
0:18:48 > 0:18:50on the streets in England last year.
0:18:50 > 0:18:51That's up 15 % on 2016.
0:18:51 > 0:18:54The government says it's investing £550 million by 2020
0:18:54 > 0:18:55to address the issue.
0:18:55 > 0:19:03Our social affairs correspondent Michael Buchanan reports.
0:19:04 > 0:19:11This is the daily struggle of a homeless man. Tony is 72 and lives
0:19:11 > 0:19:17near Milton Keynes railway station. He says he was evicted from his vast
0:19:17 > 0:19:22last February but won't give the exact reason why -- he was evicted
0:19:22 > 0:19:26from his flat. A concrete underpass in Milton Keynes is no place for a
0:19:26 > 0:19:3372-year-old.No, no, I agree, it's not, but I mean what can I do? I
0:19:33 > 0:19:41wake up I class it as a bonus. It's another day I've got to get through.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45Homelessness has risen sharply in Milton Keynes in recent years. The
0:19:45 > 0:19:48town's booming economy making housing unaffordable for those with
0:19:48 > 0:19:53little. The growing problem here is replicated across England, with
0:19:53 > 0:19:58rough sleeping increased by 15% last year. That amounted to more than
0:19:58 > 0:20:074700 people with nowhere to sleep, a figure that's risen by 168% 2010. --
0:20:07 > 0:20:11since 2010. This man, who wants to remain anonymous, is homeless but
0:20:11 > 0:20:15working. He's a painter and decorator, earning £50 a day. You'll
0:20:15 > 0:20:21Bob and I still can't manage to get enough to a deposit down.The places
0:20:21 > 0:20:29are far too high at the minute. I want bedsit flat, £580 a month, the
0:20:29 > 0:20:34cheapest one I found.This tour bus will become an innovative solution
0:20:34 > 0:20:38to Milton Keynes' rough sleeping problem. It's been converted into 16
0:20:38 > 0:20:45bunk beds. The first homeless people will move in next month. The
0:20:45 > 0:20:48accommodation is of course quite cramped but for the lucky people who
0:20:48 > 0:20:51are going to coming here it's better than being on the street and
0:20:51 > 0:20:55crucially of course, as well, they are given some hope. It's an
0:20:55 > 0:21:00impressive idea.
0:21:00 > 0:21:03impressive idea. Tom Davies, once homeless himself, came up with the
0:21:03 > 0:21:10idea.The bus will the people hope, opportunity, some support, a postal
0:21:10 > 0:21:15address and being able to register with a GP, doctors, being able to
0:21:15 > 0:21:19acquire their idea and have somewhere safe to store their
0:21:19 > 0:21:23personal belongings. Basically all the fundamental things anyone
0:21:23 > 0:21:26requires to live.Rough sleeping as often a sign that people are
0:21:26 > 0:21:30struggling to get help with mental health and drug and alcohol
0:21:30 > 0:21:34problems, as well as having no home. Ministers say they are committing to
0:21:34 > 0:21:39ending the problem by 2027. It's going to be difficult. Michael
0:21:39 > 0:21:45Buchanan, BBC News, Milton Keynes.
0:21:45 > 0:21:47Figures out this morning from NHS England show a slight easing
0:21:47 > 0:21:50of pressure on the system - with a reduction in the number
0:21:50 > 0:21:53of delays of ambulances handing over patients at hospitals.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55But an increase in norovirus cases has put more strain
0:21:55 > 0:21:56on the health service.
0:21:56 > 0:22:01Our health editor Hugh Pym is here.
0:22:01 > 0:22:06How significant are these new figures?I think it's too early to
0:22:06 > 0:22:09say whether there's been a real change of direction, after a very,
0:22:09 > 0:22:15very difficult start to the year in the NHS across the UK. There's been
0:22:15 > 0:22:18a slight easing of the pressures in the latest week, that's the week
0:22:18 > 0:22:22ending last Sunday, showing fewer ambulances held up handing over
0:22:22 > 0:22:27patients, and there was a very slight fall in the number of beds
0:22:27 > 0:22:29occupied, although they are still pretty high and very close to
0:22:29 > 0:22:35capacity in Scotland early this week figures showed a slight improvement
0:22:35 > 0:22:39in A&E performance across Scottish hospitals, but Norrie virus has
0:22:39 > 0:22:45picked up again. That's a bit of a threat to hospitals. Flu remains a
0:22:45 > 0:22:49major issue. We were told last week that the number of admissions and
0:22:49 > 0:22:56the pressure across the NHS from flu was as bad as it was in the winter
0:22:56 > 0:23:00of 2010-11. We get the latest figures on flu at 2pm this
0:23:00 > 0:23:05afternoon, an important set of figures to judge on where the NHS is
0:23:05 > 0:23:07right now. This morning the Society of acute medicine, which represents
0:23:07 > 0:23:11doctors across hospital wards dealing with very ill patients, said
0:23:11 > 0:23:16they were offended by what the Prime Minister said yesterday, saying what
0:23:16 > 0:23:19she'd said was disingenuous, the idea that the NHS was better
0:23:19 > 0:23:24prepared than ever before. Theresa May did say in the Commons that
0:23:24 > 0:23:27support from the government for the NHS was giving doctors, nurses and
0:23:27 > 0:23:31patients everything that was needed to cope with this winter. I think
0:23:31 > 0:23:35this debate will go on. Was there enough planning? Is there enough
0:23:35 > 0:23:37money, with the Chancellor and Prime Minister saying more money was made
0:23:37 > 0:23:41available in the budget for this year and next year, or is more money
0:23:41 > 0:23:46and a big debate needed about when the NHS goes from here?Hugh Pym,
0:23:46 > 0:23:51our health editor, thank you.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Scientists say smoking just one cigarette a day is much more
0:23:54 > 0:23:55dangerous than previously thought.
0:23:55 > 0:23:57The team at University College London said even low levels
0:23:57 > 0:24:00of tobacco smoke could alter the way the heart, lungs and blood
0:24:00 > 0:24:02vessels function - leading to a higher risk of heart
0:24:02 > 0:24:03attack and stroke.
0:24:03 > 0:24:08They recommend that people should give up, rather than cut down.
0:24:08 > 0:24:11Smoking is awful for health as it greatly increases the risk of
0:24:11 > 0:24:17cancer, heart attack and stroke. You might have thought cutting down from
0:24:17 > 0:24:1920, took one day might have led to a similar reduction in health
0:24:19 > 0:24:24problems. It does for lung cancer but some risks remain high. For
0:24:24 > 0:24:28every 100 middle-aged people who had never smoked, five have a heart
0:24:28 > 0:24:34attack or stroke each decade. 20 a day habit increases the risk to a
0:24:34 > 0:24:38much higher 12 heart attacks or strokes, but people who cut down
0:24:38 > 0:24:43drastically on smoked just once a day would still have eight heart
0:24:43 > 0:24:45attacks or strokes. The team University College London say the
0:24:45 > 0:24:51solution is to stop completely.Even smoking the odd cigarette here or
0:24:51 > 0:24:57there, Ward two a day, still has a major risk of two common serious
0:24:57 > 0:25:01disorders -- one or two today. The implication for GPs is when they
0:25:01 > 0:25:04deliver smoking cessation services to their patients they can raise
0:25:04 > 0:25:08this information to try and encourage smokers in a positive way
0:25:08 > 0:25:12to stop completely, rather than just cutting down.The researchers think
0:25:12 > 0:25:17even low levels of tobacco smoke may be altering the way the heart, lungs
0:25:17 > 0:25:20and blood vessels function, leading to the increased risk. Cutting back
0:25:20 > 0:25:24is still better than doing nothing, but Public Health England said the
0:25:24 > 0:25:32safest thing to do was to quit for good. James Gallagher, BBC News.
0:25:32 > 0:25:34At least three people have died after a train derailed
0:25:34 > 0:25:36near the Italian city of Milan.
0:25:36 > 0:25:38Hundreds of commuters were on board the service heading to Milan
0:25:38 > 0:25:41from Cremona in northern Italy, when it came off the tracks just
0:25:41 > 0:25:42before seven o'clock this morning.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45Footage released by firefighters shows them working to free several
0:25:45 > 0:25:50people trapped in one of the carriages.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53A senior American diplomat, asked by Myanmar to join a panel
0:25:53 > 0:25:56investigating alleged crimes against Rohinga Muslims, has
0:25:56 > 0:25:59resigned, calling it a whitewash.
0:25:59 > 0:26:02Bill Richardson was especially critical of Aung San Suu Kyi -
0:26:02 > 0:26:04the de facto leader of the country.
0:26:04 > 0:26:06He accused her of lacking moral leadership.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09Myanmar has dismissed Mr Richardson's words
0:26:09 > 0:26:11as a "personal attack".
0:26:11 > 0:26:14Jonathan Head reports from Yangon.
0:26:14 > 0:26:17Bill Richardson clearly felt that the panel that he was a part
0:26:17 > 0:26:19of was ineffective.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21He's described how he felt it didn't have a mandate,
0:26:21 > 0:26:23it wasn't addressing the real issues, but he could have
0:26:23 > 0:26:24resigned more quietly.
0:26:24 > 0:26:28He's somebody who used to visit Aung San Suu Kyi as far
0:26:28 > 0:26:30back as the early 1990s, when she was under house arrest,
0:26:30 > 0:26:33and has remaining engaged, deeply engaged, in Myanmar,
0:26:33 > 0:26:35with a lot of projects here as well.
0:26:35 > 0:26:36It's a very detailed statement.
0:26:36 > 0:26:39He describes her as having an arrogance of power,
0:26:39 > 0:26:43of being trapped in a bubble, surrounded by sycophants
0:26:43 > 0:26:45and psychopaths telling her what she wants to hear.
0:26:45 > 0:26:47He said he was taken aback by the hostility
0:26:47 > 0:26:50that she and other officials showed towards international
0:26:50 > 0:26:54organisations, the media, the UN, human rights groups,
0:26:54 > 0:26:56blaming them for the trouble in Rakhine state, and felt
0:26:56 > 0:26:58in all conscience, he said, he simply couldn't
0:26:58 > 0:26:59continue in his role.
0:26:59 > 0:27:02He's actually said that she is in effect parroting the generals,
0:27:02 > 0:27:05that she's speaking their language, and not speaking up at all
0:27:05 > 0:27:07for the things she once said she believed in.
0:27:07 > 0:27:09That's why he said he is so disappointed,
0:27:09 > 0:27:13that he expected her to show some moral leadership.
0:27:13 > 0:27:15He accepted that she's in a difficult position,
0:27:15 > 0:27:18but he said there's no excuse for not showing any
0:27:18 > 0:27:19leadership at all.
0:27:19 > 0:27:21So the picture he paints is of a very isolated leader,
0:27:21 > 0:27:24of somebody stubbornly sticking to her views, and more than anything
0:27:24 > 0:27:25else, parroting the military.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29In particular you reference those Reuters journalists.
0:27:29 > 0:27:33He came here perhaps mistakenly believing that his influence might
0:27:33 > 0:27:34help to get them released.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37He raised their case consistently with Aung San Suu Kyi.
0:27:37 > 0:27:40A lot of people feel they were set up, that they're
0:27:40 > 0:27:42being targeted by the military for their investigation
0:27:42 > 0:27:43into Rakhine state.
0:27:43 > 0:27:46Her response, he said, was to insist that they'd broken
0:27:46 > 0:27:49the official secrets act and to get so angry, he said, that at one point
0:27:49 > 0:27:55he thought she might hit him.
0:27:55 > 0:27:57Jonathan Head reporting.
0:27:57 > 0:27:59It's one of nature's most dramatic battles -
0:27:59 > 0:28:01the big cat pursuing its prey.
0:28:01 > 0:28:03Now scientists from the Royal Veterinary College have analysed
0:28:03 > 0:28:07in minute detail how the predators catch the animals they hunt -
0:28:07 > 0:28:11and it's not just about speed.
0:28:11 > 0:28:13They've fitted tracking collars to wild cheetahs and lions,
0:28:13 > 0:28:15with some surprising results.
0:28:15 > 0:28:21Our science correspondent Victoria Gill explains.
0:28:21 > 0:28:23The fastest land animal on earth.
0:28:23 > 0:28:27Cheetahs are built for speed and acceleration, but with a sprint
0:28:27 > 0:28:31they can sustain for less than a minute, every twist and turn
0:28:31 > 0:28:39of the hunt is critical - a high-speed battle.
0:28:39 > 0:28:43And these veterinary scientists have now studied it at the finest scale.
0:28:43 > 0:28:47So we see the spectacle of hunting on wildlife documentaries.
0:28:47 > 0:28:51But here we're capturing thousands of runs, and they're actually
0:28:51 > 0:28:53showing what they do - all the things we don't see
0:28:53 > 0:28:56when they hunt at night, when they hunt in denser cover,
0:28:56 > 0:28:59and building up a full story, which means you can then create
0:28:59 > 0:29:01a computer model that can actually tell us what the effect
0:29:01 > 0:29:04on hunt outcome is.
0:29:04 > 0:29:06Scientists fitted tracking collars to cheetahs,
0:29:06 > 0:29:10lions and the prey they pursue, recording their position more
0:29:10 > 0:29:13than 200 times every second.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16That captured every moment of the chase, revealing just how
0:29:16 > 0:29:20closely predator and prey match in their athleticism.
0:29:20 > 0:29:23But it also demonstrated that the hunt is about
0:29:23 > 0:29:24much more than speed.
0:29:24 > 0:29:28By outmanoeuvring a predator, turning at the very last minute,
0:29:28 > 0:29:33an antelope can control the chase and evade capture.
0:29:33 > 0:29:37Only about 50% of cheetah hunts actually end in a kill and this
0:29:37 > 0:29:41research has really unpacked that co-evolution between predator
0:29:41 > 0:29:44and prey, the delicate balance between the survival of these big
0:29:44 > 0:29:47powerful cats and the animals that they eat.
0:29:47 > 0:29:52Lions and cheetahs are both known to be vulnerable to extinction
0:29:52 > 0:29:55and this study also reveals how fine that line is between life
0:29:55 > 0:29:58and death in the wild.
0:29:58 > 0:30:01If you're going to protect them, having an in-depth understanding
0:30:01 > 0:30:04of their requirements in their natural habitat
0:30:04 > 0:30:05is so, so important.
0:30:05 > 0:30:09Research into the kind of prey they eat, how much sort
0:30:09 > 0:30:13of home range they need, it all links in to
0:30:13 > 0:30:16their conservation.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20These are the extreme athletes of the animal kingdom and it's meant
0:30:20 > 0:30:26tracking their every step to really unravel the drama of each chase.
0:30:26 > 0:30:31Victoria Gill, BBC News.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34You can see more from the scientists tracking the world's fastest cats -
0:30:34 > 0:30:42that's on Big Cats on BBC One tonight at 8pm, except in Wales.
0:30:43 > 0:30:45Time for a look at the weather.
0:30:45 > 0:30:48Here's Lucy Martin.
0:30:50 > 0:30:56Is looking a bit quieter than it did yesterday, with Storm Georgina about
0:30:56 > 0:30:59towards Central Europe. We have more in the way of brightness and shower
0:30:59 > 0:31:06clouds, this waiting in the wings for the weekend. Today, some of
0:31:06 > 0:31:10seeing beautiful blue skies. This photo sent in from Leicestershire.
0:31:10 > 0:31:16Further east, doing better for sunshine. Here, we have grey clouds
0:31:16 > 0:31:20in Pembrokeshire. The showers are largely focused around this feature
0:31:20 > 0:31:23that's edging eastwards as we move through the day today. This area of
0:31:23 > 0:31:27high pressure will settle things down by Friday. Through this
0:31:27 > 0:31:31afternoon those showers, that cloud, gradually edging eastwards.
0:31:31 > 0:31:35Temperatures not doing too badly, but feeling a bit cooler with highs
0:31:35 > 0:31:38of 10 Celsius. The showers will continue to make their way eastwards
0:31:38 > 0:31:42as we go through tonight. They'll be quite heavy this afternoon, the
0:31:42 > 0:31:48rumble of thunder and they could be wintry
0:31:49 > 0:31:51wintry over high ground, but dying out in the early hours and with
0:31:51 > 0:31:53clear skies and the West temperatures will fall away and you
0:31:53 > 0:31:56could see a touch of frost. With more cloud in the south and east,
0:31:56 > 0:31:59temperatures not quite as cold. On Friday, high pressure building in
0:31:59 > 0:32:02from the south-west. The northerly wind so it does mean it will feel
0:32:02 > 0:32:06fairly cold. The cold start of the day, but plenty of brightness for
0:32:06 > 0:32:10Scotland. A touch of frost first thing, a few patches of ice and one
0:32:10 > 0:32:14or two patches of mist and fog for Northern Ireland. Further east, more
0:32:14 > 0:32:19in a way of cloud, one or two showers first thing. Temperatures
0:32:19 > 0:32:23around 5-6 in London first thing. You could see one or two scattered
0:32:23 > 0:32:27light showers to begin with but the cloud will break up in the south and
0:32:27 > 0:32:35east, brightening up with some sunshine. Many of
0:32:35 > 0:32:37sunshine. Many of seeing a dry, bright day with some wintry sunshine
0:32:37 > 0:32:40and light winds. With like winds it's not going to feel too bad,
0:32:40 > 0:32:42although it won't feel particularly warm. A maximum of nine Celsius.
0:32:42 > 0:32:45Waiting in the wings our next weather front that will push in as
0:32:45 > 0:32:48we move into the weekend. All change, we'll start to drag in
0:32:48 > 0:32:51milder air from the south-west and it will have plenty of moisture in,
0:32:51 > 0:32:54so a fairly cloudy day on Saturday. Wet and windy. There is rain pushing
0:32:54 > 0:32:59eastwards through the day. Heaviest in the north. It brings milder air.
0:32:59 > 0:33:03Temperatures back in the double figures, a maximum of 12 Celsius.
0:33:03 > 0:33:08The milder air continues to feed in from the south-west as we go through
0:33:08 > 0:33:12into Sunday stop another mild day, another cloudy day, and also some
0:33:12 > 0:33:16rain, particularly heavy in the north. There will be gales also bail
0:33:16 > 0:33:19gales in the North as well. Temperatures in the double figures,
0:33:19 > 0:33:22a maximum of 13 Celsius.
0:33:22 > 0:33:24A reminder of our main story this lunchtime.
0:33:24 > 0:33:26There's been a sharp increase in recorded crime
0:33:26 > 0:33:30in England and Wales - it's up 14%.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32That's all from the BBC News at One.
0:33:32 > 0:33:36On BBC One we now join the BBC's news teams where you are.