24/12/2016 Breakfast

with Roger Johnson and Naga Munchetty.

Train passengers are warned of delays, diversions

and cancellations as the biggest ever upgrade to our

I'm here at Ealing Broadway, where passengers will have to use this

because Paddington is close to two trains for the next six days. --

closed. Good morning, it's Christmas Eve,

Saturday, the 24th of December. Actress Carrie Fisher is rushed

to hospital after a suspected heart Calls for unity as the Prime

Minister uses her Christmas message together after Brexit and a year

of division. Sam Allardyce is the new manager

of Crystal Palace, he signs a two-and-a half-year deal

replacing Alan Pardew. If you've always wondered how

Father Christmas can travel so far in just one night, we'll hear

from a science professor And Nick has the festive

forecast for us. Good morning. Storm Barbara may be

pulling away from the UK but it remains windy today, tomorrow and

into Boxing Day. The latest on the blustery Christmas forecast coming

up. Extensive railway engineering works

are starting across Britain today, the Christmas break.

being carried out over Passengers in London,

Manchester and Cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the works,

which may cause delays, Our reporter Jane-Frances Kelly

is at Ealing Broadway There's a very good reason that you

are there. Explain why. Good morning. Yes. A lot of GW are

passengers are going to have to come here because Paddington is closed

for the next six days for upgrades and maintenance work. -- GWR. Work

will be done on Crossrail and the Heathrow Express. If people have a

lot of luggage or their disabled they can go to three other

designated stations in London. Also Liverpool Street station is

affected, which will be closed between the 24th of December and the

second of January and London Bridge too jarring cross between the 24th

and the 28th. It's not just London, its Manchester -- London Bridge to

Charrington. It is too and from the city's airport, Eccles, Salford

Crescent until the second of January. And services from

Manchester, Piccadilly and Warrington bank key will be replaced

by buses and Cardiff is undergoing a major signalling upgrade programme

and that means replacement buses between Cardiff Central, Bridgend,

Newport and the Valleys from the 27th of December until the third of

January. This is the biggest Christmas upgrade by Network Rail.

There will be 24,000 engineers on up to 200 sites and their investing

?103 million. Jane-Frances Kelly, thank you very much indeed and she

is at Ealing Broadway. And at 9:10am we'll be speaking

to the Travel Editor Meanwhile, more disruption

to transport in Scotland is expected Winds of up to 120 miles an hour

were recorded yesterday, and rail, road and ferry travel

is again expected to be hampered for the Northern Isles on Boxing

Day. The Met Office has

named it Storm Conor, we'll bring you a full forecast

and look ahead to this The American actor Carrie Fisher,

best known for her role as Princess Leia in

the Star Wars films, is in intensive care

in a Los Angeles hospital She had been in the UK

promoting her memoirs when she was taken ill on a flight

from London to the US. Let's speak now to Peter Bowes

who is in Los Angeles What do we know about Miss Fisher's

condition? We know she was heading back from London to Los Angeles for

Christmas, she lives here in Beverly Hills, and the flight was about 15

minutes out from landing when she had what the emergency services are

describing as a cardiac episode, that's been interpreted as a heart

attack. Apparently there were a number of medical personnel on the

flight, there were some nurses and people tried to help her but she was

reportedly unresponsive at that stage. The plane was met on the

tarmac by paramedics who also tried to work on her, she was then taken

to hospital. We know from Carrie Fisher's brother, Todd, that she is

in intensive care. Earlier he said that she had been in a critical

condition, was then in a stable condition but later clarified that

he doesn't know what her condition is and simply appeal to people as

they are doing to pray for the best, that she is in intensive care and

the doctors are doing their best. We've seen a bit of her recently

because she had been promoting her work? Yes, the Princess Diarist is

her latest book. She's a prolific writer, not just as I write but as a

screenplay writer in Hollywood. This is an autobiography, her latest, and

in it she revealed her affair with Harrison Ford during the making of

Star Wars in 1970s X -- a writer. It was a three-month affair. -- 1976.

She became a huge star after that film in her early twenties. That

really is the hallmark of her career. She went on to do other

things, a lot of writing, but it is really as Princess Leia that she is

for ever known for. Peter, thanks for talking to us. Peter Bowes in

Los Angeles. Israel has angrily rejected a UN

Security Council resolution demanding a halt to the building

of Israeli settlements in occupied The vote passed after

the United States, Israel's traditional

ally, abstained, rather than

using its veto. Our State Department correspondent

Barbara Plett-Usher reports. In a rare show of unity,

the UN Security Council passed ..voting that they had become

a serious threat to a viable peace It was that conviction which led

the US to withhold its customary protection of Israel

at the council, although not The Israelis had managed to delay

but not prevent the vote. They felt betrayed by their ally,

especially angry about condemnation of their construction

in occupied East Jerusalem. Who gave you the right

to issue such a decree, denying our eternal

rights in Jerusalem? Would this council have had

the nerve to condemn your country Israel has long pursued a policy

of building Jewish settlements on Arab land captured

during the 1967 war. It insists it has the legal right

to do this, but most of the world disagrees, and the UN resolution

will make that argument Halting settlements was the focus

of President Obama's attempts Resorting to the UN

was his final act. The Palestinians embraced this

as a victory for international law. But they can't expect the same

from Mr Obama's successor, Donald Trump, who has sided

with the Israeli government on this. The UN resolution could become

a reference point for further moves against Israel in international

forums, but not for the next US Barbara Plett-Usher,

BBC News, Washington. Questions are being asked about

the ease with which the suspect wanted for the lorry attack

in Berlin was able to flee to Italy. Tunisian Anis Amri was later

shot dead in Milan. People in Germany also want to know

whether he was working alone when he drove into a crowded

Christmas market killing 12 people and seriously

injuring 12 nmore. German investigators are also

looking into why security officials despite suspected links to radical

Islamists. The Prime Minister has called

for Britain to come together as it In her first Christmas message

Theresa May says the country must prepare to forge a bold

new role in the world. Meanwhile, the Labour leader

Jeremy Corbyn has used his message to call for an end to rough

sleeping, while the Liberal

Democrats' Tim Farron called on people

to welcome child refugees. Here's our political

correspondent, Iain Watson. The people have spoken and the

answer is we're out. The EU referendum divided not just

politicians but communities and families. So against this backdrop

it's perhaps not surprising that in her Christmas message, the Prime

Minister appeals for unity. In a separate message recorded for

the armed forces, Theresa May tells them that the government is on their

side. Jeremy Corbyn says his thoughts are

with those experiencing loneliness and despair at this time of year. He

recently visited a homelessness charity in London and uses his

Christmas message to repeat the promise he gave them. Labour has

pledged to put an end to rough sleeping in our first term in

government. We do that by doubling the number of homes available to

people sleeping on the streets. LibDem leader of Tim Farron filmed

his message at a centre for child refugees in France and he called for

more tolerance. Believes traditional message was from the Greens. They

say 2016 was rubbish, or words to that effect, and they hoped next

year is better. But there's one thing most politicians can agree on

and that is to wish their voters a Happy Christmas. Iain Watson, BBC

News. The British-born astronaut,

Piers Sellers, has died of pancreatic cancer

at the age of 61. He was from East Sussex but became

an American citizen, which allowed him to join

NASA's space programme. He took part in three Space Shuttle

missions between 2002 and 2010, spending a total of 35

days orbiting Earth. Temperatures at the North Pole

could be up to 20 degrees higher than average today

in what scientists say They say an air temperature

of just below freezing, instead of the usual

level of about -30, The researchers say the unseasonably

warm weather patterns are directly The first gorilla born in a zoo has

celebrated her 60th birthday. Coco, who is also the oldest

gorilla in America, celebrated by opening presents

and eating lots of treats. She's mothered three children

herself, and is also a grandmother, a great-grandmother,

and a great-great-grandmother. Gorillas typically only have a life

expectancy of 30 to 40 years, so she's got good

reason to celebrate. Let's have a look at

this morning's papers. The Times has a story about banks. A

three year Royal and a top historian on the blacklist, traditionally used

to block terrorists from having bank accounts. -- three-year-old Royal.

The picture is of the Berlin truck terrorist in Milan, shot dead.

Europe's open borders putting security at risk, politicians and

counterterrorism experts are warning after it was urged the extremist

behind the Berlin attack travelled unhindered through three countries

before being killed in Italy. The picture is the Duchess of Cambridge,

pictured at a Christmas Charity party. The Telegraph saying she

wrote to the newspaper to thank readers for their support with those

suffering from mental health issues. The whole Bake Of saga, Miranda

Hart's mother could become the new Mary Berry under plans being

considered by Channel 4. Can there be another Mary Berry? The front

page of the Daily Mail, their picture is of the Camerons, who have

flown off first class to the Caribbean. As A are forced to

turn away patients, health chiefs are giving drastic advice, if you're

not very well then lock your way in isolation and don't spread it. --

lock yourself away. Chocolate Santas could kill, these are from the

Co-op, after small batteries were found inside. They have called

365,000 of them. For many people cooking Christmas lunch or Christmas

dinner can be a bit of a chore but in one part of Lancashire is being

used to improve people's physical and mental health. A group of young

cooks in the seaside town of fleet would have taken up the challenge of

dishing up a turkey dinner for the residents and it has brought a whole

load of benefits. Dominic Hughes has been following the town for the last

year as it tackles its health crisis. He sent this report.

Get another tray and put it on the bottom. The frantic last-minute rush

of a Christmas dinner. In Fleetwood, these young cooks are experiencing

the heat of the kitchen. They are doing well. I am proud of them. They

are doing better than me. By providing lunch for more than 30

elderly people is not just about cooking. -- however. This is a

chance to strengthen the community and develop broader skills. I feel

like I can do something good for the community. It is a warm feeling. It

is good because I get to socialise with everybody and make new friends

and build my confidence and everything. And that is important in

towns like Fleetwood where a strong sense of community can help overcome

some serious economic and health challenges. Those lessons are

reinforced at school where these young cooks are building their

culinary is one of the school's most popular lessons at this level. It is

not just teaching how to cook but the value of cooking and the

difference a good diet can make to their health. And the teachers he is

seen not only the physical benefits of a good diet, but better mental

health as well. Children send pictures on their mobile phones so

we can see they are still cooking at home. Many say it reduces their

stress. They do not feel like they are under pressure at home and

everyone is happy with what they produce. In a community where a poor

diet contributes to a voidable health problems like type 2 diabetes

and heart disease, educating the next generation about how to cook

and what to cook is a key part of creating a healthier Fleetwood for

the future. --W. Back at the West View Community Association, the

cooking is finally over and dinner is served. It was lovely. Well

appreciated. The Yorkshire pudding and potatoes showed that it is true

that Christmas dinner is perhaps not the healthiest dinner of the year,

but the skills these young chefs are learning here about cooking and also

working together and community are for life and not just for Christmas.

#We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Good morning. A record number of engineering works are being

undertaken on the railway with 200 projects being undertaken. Theresa

May has said that the UK should move forward in the next year. It is

festive whether. I don't think it will be that festive. Wind storm

after another. But it is warm. Good morning. You are right. For

Christmas Day it will not feel like Christmas, it will feel

exceptionally mild. A chill in the wind. That is the main story this

weekend. Boxing Day as well. The blustery weather. Windy again today

but not as windy as yesterday when of course it was Storm Barbara

making the headlines. That is beginning to pull away, leaving very

strong winds to begin the day at least in much of Scotland. We are

all in that blustery westerly today. Then another storm system coming our

way. That will bring Storm Connor for Boxing Day into the Northern

Isles. A windy picture across Scotland. Some wintriness and snow

and showers in northern Scotland, especially in the hills. Difficult

conditions in the higher areas. Northern England as well. Hail and

thunder are also possible. Light show is pushing into Wales and

western parts of England to begin with. This is 9am this morning. Some

sunny spells elsewhere in England. The southern half of the UK is

having a decent start to the day. Showers in northern areas. The

strongest winds as well. Difficult travelling conditions in northern

Scotland and the Northern Isles. Winds could be in excess of 16 miles

per hour at times. The chill in the wind with will bring single figure

temperatures. Mild air will push into tomorrow morning. Tomorrow

morning, these are the sort of temperatures we are looking at.

Widely in double figures. We could see 14-15 somewhere. And

exceptionally mild start to Christmas Day. Plenty of cloud

around. Outbreaks of rain. Northern Ireland and Scotland and northern

England and North Wales as well later in the day. Do that tomorrow

in northern Scotland, cold a starting to come in. Windy across

the United Kingdom again for Christmas Day. Storm Connor, this is

affecting the far northern Scotland and the Northern Isles to begin

Boxing Day. 90 mile for our winds could be yours. Gales in the

northern half of the UK. Blustery wherever you are. Decent sunshine in

southern areas. Sunshine in the north. Wintry in the hills. A chill

in the wind for Boxing Day. Temperatures are up and down. It

will not feel like Christmas tomorrow. Windy across the board.

The good news is that things will turn more quiet from Tuesday. Back

to you. Thank you. Last week we told you about a convoy

travelling to Aleppo where the bitter civil war has left civilians

without access to medical care. Now they have raced dozens of pounds to

provide supplies and equipment. One-week of their journey has taken

across the Turkish border into Syria. Not difficulties. Where did

you get back? We flew back in last night. How has the convoy changed

lives? We responded to a call out by a steering group of doctors, the

independent doctors association, we saw the awful pictures of the

children's hospital being hit in eastern Aleppo and babies being

taken out and laid on the floor. The doctor I went to Syria with in 2013,

we had a conversation on seeing those images and said we had to do

something. That was literally only three weeks ago. And that something

was the obvious one. They have destroyed... There hospitals have in

destroyed. That is what the doctors need on the ground to keep

functioning and operating We have no idea if it was going to work or if

it was going to take off, if we were going to raise the funds. But within

three weeks, not only have we reached the target, we have gone

over 200% of the target. What was the target and what have you now

got? It was ?91,000. That is what we knew we needed to raise to build a

fully functioning paediatric hospital in outer Aleppo. And we are

now out ?209,000. You mean a quarter of 1 million? Yeah. People must be

surprised at those numbers. Only ?90,000 to build a hospital? Yeah.

We want to be able to serve paediatric care, general cases, and

another wing. That is what it can do. But now the money will allow us

to extend on that and also to meet running costs, because they will add

up as well. Settle the hospital be? An important question. There is a

lot of this convoy we have not put out there, like the actual name of

the hospital itself. Obviously not the location either. And how we did

the convoy itself, it is not... You will not see pictures of a truck and

cars in the convoy. We have done it discreetly. We have even pulled back

a bit on the border just so the truck can merge in with lots of

other vehicles so the eye is not on the kit in the hospitals. Is going

to be targeted? It absolutely could be. That is why we have had a good

security mind on it. How soon will you see the results and fruit of

your labour? The doctors, we met the Syrian doctors and teams and we

handed over the baton to them, and that was just phenomenal to have

that moment, to meet the people who are actually going to be working on

this. Work will start immediately because there is a need. It is a

hospital. It will serve 66,000 children who are in desperate need

of healthcare in that area. That is 5000 children a month. And just how

much danger are these doctors in? Being a doctor in Syria is probably

one of the most dangerous jobs. One of the things that I learned on my

penultimate night before coming home is that some of the doctors are

actually thinking of giving up medicine. They were so do moralise.

You know, what else could be show the world? -- demoralised. They did

not feel there was a response to help them at all. It felt like a

wall of silence coming back at them. They were showing horrific pictures.

So when they heard about the People's Convoy, it boosted morale,

it gave the world a will to continue, and it has helped them

continue in their work. A remarkable achievement. Congratulations. Let us

hope it works completely. Thank you. It's the start of the busiest day

of the year for one man in particular, and as we speak,

Santa Claus is gearing up to get all those presents delivered

to millions of children But have you ever wondered

exactly how he does it? There's one professor

who's got his own theory. Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin

has been to meet him. This is a VIP, a very important

professor. Why is that? I can scientifically prove Sandakan

deliver all the presents in one night. Scientifically prove? Yes.

Scientifically prove. Our search for evidence begins here in London zoo.

How fast do these guys go? Estimates vary, but I reckon about 20-30 miles

per hour. They are pretty fast across the snow. Not quite fast

enough for what we have in mind, though. Of course, children do not

need to fully understand how he does it, they just know. How can they do

all of those miles in one night? Because they do exercise. OK, so

they are healthy, they work out... There is a special staff! Henry, his

theory, a work in progress. -- special star. Not terribly

scientific, and without science, there are cynics. One night... A

ridiculous idea. It doesn't some possible at all. You need scientific

evidence? Oh, yeah. I need hard evidence to be convinced of anything

like that. Merry Christmas! It might be enough for children to simply

believe, grown-ups need more. And this is where they have come in

search of the proof. Let me summarise. We have heard of

Schrodingers wave? Centre could be a wave particle. He can travel 75.5

million miles in just 7.5 minutes. That leaves plenty of time to eat

mince pies and the presence. There is a lot more signs. For more

evidence, note the Doppler shift. As the sound comes towards us it makes

this noise! So, with light, as light comes towards us, we see it as blue,

leaving us, we go to the red shift, and that is why Santa Claus is red.

Of course he is red! I hope I have convinced you. Is that enough

evidence for them? CHEERING! You see? Scientific proof! Jayne

McCubbin. Just one theory, of course, on how Santa gets around on

Christmas Eve. Let us know your theories! You can get in touch by

e-mail or Facebook. We can tell you that Santa is setting up in the next

half-hour. We have a Santa Tracker and we'll tell you exactly where he

is throughout the programme. Stay with us, more headlines on the way.

with Roger Johnson and Naga Munchetty.

Coming up in the next few minutes, Richard

will have all your sports news.

But first, a summary of this morning's main stories.

Train passengers across Britain are being warned they could face

delays, diversions and cancellations over the Christmas break.

Network Rail is beginning a record number of engineering

works, and those travelling from London, Manchester and Cardiff

Meanwhile, more disruption to transport in Scotland is expected

Winds of up to 120mph were recorded yesterday,

and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered

for the Northern Isles on Boxing Day.

The Met Office has named it Storm Conor.

We'll bring you a full forecast and look ahead

to this in a few minutes time.

The American actor Carrie Fisher is in intensive care

in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a heart attack.

She was taken ill on a flight from London to Los Angeles.

Best known for her role as Princess Leia in the Star Wars

films franchise, she had been in the UK promoting her memoirs.

The UN Security Council has passed a resolution demanding a halt

to Israeli settlement building on occupied Palestinian land,

describing it as a flagrant violation of international law.

The vote passed after the United States,

Israel's traditional ally, abstained.

The Israeli Prime Minister has rejected the move.

A statement from his office said Israel would not abide by the terms

Those are the main stories this morning.

Strayed onto the sport. Richard is with us this morning. Good morning.

-- straight onto. Big Sam is back. Yes, the new Crystal Palace manager.

Peeking out from behind the tree. He had the brief spell with England,

left under a bit of a cloud, signed a 2.5 year deal.

Alan Pardew was sacked as Palace manager on Thursday,

with the club just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Palace moved quickly, saying they are fortunate

that someone of Allardyce's calibre

Allardyce was sacked by England after one game in charge

Speaking to Palace's in house media, Allardyce recognises the scale

of his task but says he's pleased to be back.

As difficult and as pressurised as it is, it's where I've been

comfortable for many years now and obviously you generally get a new

job on the fact there's a few difficulties in the club, I have to

sort those difficulties out hopefully with my experience and try

and get a few more results on the board, particularly over Christmas

and New Year, to make everyone feel a bit more comfortable.

Aberdeen are now four points behind second placed Rangers

to a 3-1 win over Motherwell at Fir Park.

Both sides were awarded penalties in an incident-filled

first half, but Motherwell missed theirs and Niall McGinn put

the game beyond them in the final minutes.

Elsewhere Dundee came from 2-0 down to beat Hearts 3-2.

St Johnstone won at Kilmarnock 1-0 and Partick Thistle ended

a seven-game run without a win to move off the bottom of the table

Celtic and Rangers both play later today.

World Rugby say they want more information from

the Rugby Football Union about Northampton's apparent non

compliance with concussion protocols relating to

A panel ruled this week that the Saints won't face any

North didn't feature last night for his club,

who ended a four match losing streak by beating Sale Sharks 24-5.

Northampton ran in three tries against Sale who've now lost seven

While in the Pro 12, Ulster moved fourth after beating

Stuart McCloskey scored the first of their two tries.

The defending PDC Darts World Champion Gary Anderson is safely

through to the third round at the Alexandra Palace.

The 'Flying Scotsman' fired in six maximums and didn't drop

a set in his win over Andrew 'Goldfinger' Gilding.

Checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory 4-0.

He plays 'Big Ben' Benito van de Pas in the next round.

Adrian Lewis is also through. Adrian Lewis known as Jackpot. Some really

creative names there for those darts players. I love them. John came up

with some good ones yesterday. I can only remember mine! Naga The Glamour

Munchetty. He had one for John. John The Beard Cane. Can you think of any

for me? Roaring Richard. Time for a look back

at what happened in the world of politics in 2016,

and what a year it's been. We've seen Brexit,

a change in Prime Minister, Ever feel you need to get away from

through The Year in Politics. Ever feel you need to get away from

it all? Ever feel you need to get away from

one. I believe that this Thursday Ever feel you need to get away from

steers our country to its Ever feel you need to get away from

destination. Tomorrow's going to be Ever feel you need to get away from

be Brexit plus, plus, plus, does that

be Brexit plus, plus, plus, does I'm going to be the best Prime

be Brexit plus, plus, plus, does events to think about. It was the

In the first part of the year David issue that split

In the first part of the year David Cameron embarked

In the first part of the year David EU with his fellow leaders. It

In the first part of the year David I'll take that deal but I will not

take a deal that doesn't meet what we need. That involved a lot of

croissants. Cameron's agreement with the Euro bosses limited benefits

from migrants from the EU and exempted Britain from the idea of

ever closer union. Deal done, the referendum was on. I will go to

Parliament and proposed that the British people decide our future in

Europe through an in/out referendum on Thursday the 23rd of June. Time

for the cabin and to choose sides. Home Secretary, are you a Remainer,

are you a pair of outers? Chancellor, I'm guessing you're an

inner, aren't you? Six front benches joined the official Out campaign

called Vote Leave, among them David Cameron's political pal Michael

Gove. The world waited to see which way this other big beast would jump.

After a weekend of agonising, Boris Johnson let for Leave. The last

thing I wanted was to go against David Cameron or the government, but

after a great deal of heartache, I don't think there's anything else...

Boris, if that's really what you thought all along, why have you kept

your party waiting for such a long time? Because the truth is it's been

agonisingly difficult. The other side geared up, launching Britain

Stronger In Europe, led by Sir Stuart Rose, the former boss of MNS.

A few other things were happening. Factually wrong, racist remarks.

Like a bad tempered row in labour about how the party handled

accusations of anti-Semitism. In the United States, Donald Trump was

about to become the Republican nominee for president. On our side

of the Atlantic, MPs criticised his plan to ban Muslims entering the US.

His comments regarding Muslims are wrong. His policy to close borders,

if he is elected as president, is bonkers. And if he met one or two of

my constituents in one of the many excellent pubs in my constituency

then they may well tell him that he is a bass that for dealing with this

issue in this way. But it was all right because he'd never win, would

he? And the Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

resigned. Some thought it was really about Europe. He said it was because

the government was hurting the poor. And that unfairness is damaging to

the government, it's damaging to the party and its actually damaging to

the public. Incredibly strong passions had been Ricky passions had

been controlled. Now it was time to fire up the referendum campaign for

real. The Remain campaign relied on potential risks, spilt out in a

series of weighty Treasury documents. Britain would be

permanently poorer if we left the European Union -- spelled-out. It

was all backed up with assertions from the global great and the good,

which claimed Brexit would be bad for Britain's place in the world.

Our focus is on negotiating with the big block of the European Union to

get a trade agreement done and the UK is going to be at the back of the

queue. And for the economy. Negotiations on new arrangements

with the European Union and other trading partners could, in our view,

take years. Which would be bad for your wallet, even when it came to

holidays. It is just not as easy to fly across Europe as it is today if

you leave the EU. A message spelled-out in a government leaflet

sent to every single household. Politically these Remain campaign

was made up of blue, red, yellow and green -- the Remain. Although Labour

leader Jeremy Corbyn tended to stick to his own script. I believe we have

to vote to Remain in order to defend investment, defend jobs, defend

workers' rights and defend our environment. He left much of his

side's campaigning to Alan Johnston. Vote Leave had its own large, red

vehicle. Let's call it the Boris Johnson fun bus. UK's proudest will

be sprouting just as delicious. Vote Leave! Vote Leave! Sold, there you

go! Yes, that's him auctioning a cow. Boris, two questions. First of

all, where are your wellies? There's hardly any mud! His message was

summed up in three words. Take back control. Sorry, what was that? Take

back control. Take back control. If we take back control. That meant

control of immigration, the points based system. Those who are the

brightest and the best with the skills for our economy would be

welcome here and it would be a fairer system. Control over whether

Turkey would eventually join the EU. This referendum is our last chance

to have a say on that, we're not going to be consulted on whether we

think those countries or others should join. And control over the

money Britain sends to the EU, although that was hotly disputed. I

understand that Boris Johnson is standing here tonight still

defending this ?350 million a week figure. It's a scandal that that's

still emblazoned across the campaign bus. And there wasn't just one Leave

campaign. Nigel Farage and the UKIP crew ran their own. They had boats

and a tougher tone on immigration. The EU is making a mess of virtually

everything. Pursed we have the eurozone, then we had the EU Common

asylum policy compounded hugely by Angela Merkel and what we've seen

our huge dreams of people coming into Europe over the course of the

last year, no security checks done on anybody. Or you could sign up for

Grassroots Out, an alliance of Tory backbenchers and a few other

characters. Left, right, left, right, forward march to victory on

the 23rd of June! As the battle went on, levers capitalised on feeling is

that there was something fishy about the entire political establishment.

I think the people in this country have had enough of experts with

organisations with acronyms saying... We've had enough of

experts, what do you mean? And getting it consistently wrong. Old

foes became firm allies, but come on the Tories things were getting more

and more unfriendly. Boris, well, he's the life and soul of the party

but he's not the man you want driving new home at the end of the

evening. Blue on blue as it was known turned into all-out war when

George Osborne theorised about a harsh Brexit budget. The sorts of

tax rises we could see include a 2p rise in the basic rate of income tax

to 22%, a 3p rise to the higher rate to 43%. It's probably the most

irresponsible act by a chancellor I've seen in 24 years sitting in the

House of Commons. Then everything stopped. The Labour MP Jo Cox is

killed in her west Yorkshire constituency. The Labour MP and mum

of two Jo Cox was murdered in a street in her constituency. Her

killer idolised the Nazis and would later be sentenced to life in

prison. The referendum gave way to reflection. Campaigning resumed a

few days later and there was this final plea from the Prime Minister.

So as you take this decision, whether to Remain or Leave, do you

think about the hopes and dreams of your and grandchildren. The big

finish, the BBC's great debate at Wembley Arena. That's the enormous

audience, we've got a massive massive stage that's got six

lecterns on it, shall we have a debate about the EU? Are you

already?, on! The closing arguments went like this. The Economist, the

scientists, the business leaders, the trade unions, the health

professionals, they all believe that Britain is better off In, you are

better off In. If we vote Leave and take back control, I believe that

this Thursday can be our country's independence Day! On June the 23rd,

the UK decided its future. And we all know how that went. The

British people have spoken and the answer is, we are out. For those who

wanted to leave, jubilation that they got more than 52%. 17 million

votes. Those who wanted to remain, 48%, simply shock. Early in the

morning, in Downing Street, David Cameron announced it was game over.

I will do everything I can as Prime Minister to steady the ship over the

coming weeks and months, but I do not think it would be right for me

to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination.

Although I will always remember that look on Sam Cam's face. Scotland

voted to remain, and Nicola Sturgeon hinted at a new vote for

independence. It is a statement of the obvious that a new referendum

should be on the table, and it is on the table. Back at Westminster, the

winners took in the gravity of the situation.

APPLAUSE . We are still and always have been

an exceptionally outward thinking country and will continue to be so

and we will be a good neighbour and we have been good international is,

but we will be taking back control of institutions. --

internationalists. So, can you see why I wanted a bit of peace and

quiet in my log cabin in the wood is? But the vote leaves only takes

us halfway through the year. A whole heap of books have been written

about the referendum, by journalists, party donors, David

Cameron's former spin doctor, but too many people, what happens next

was more like a box set of Game of Thrones. His profile skyhigh after

the referendum, Boris Johnson looks like might the Crown. Or would it be

someone less showy? Might pitch is simple, I am Theresa May and I think

I am the best choice to be Prime Minister. Michael Gove's attempts

was ultimately doomed. The problem was he was supposed to be managing

Boris Johnson's campaign for the top job. In view of the circumstances of

Parliament, I have concluded that person cannot be me. Yes, his

supporters wept. A day that has been synonymous with Tory treachery. In

the last few days, I realised that while Boris Johnson has special

abilities to communicate and reach out, what he does not have is the

capacity to build and to lead a team and provide what we need at this

critical moment. It left only one other contender. The Energy

Minister, Andrea Leadsom. What do we want? Andrea Leadsom for leader! A

quiet bizarre march on Parliament. GDP newspaper interview -- and she

gave a newspaper interview where she said she would be a better Prime

Minister because she had children. I have concluded that the future of

our country is best served by the immediate appointment of a strong

and well supported Prime Minister. And so Theresa May arrives in

Downing Street. If you are just managing, I want to address you

directly. I know you are working around the clock. I know you are

doing your best. And I know that sometimes life can be a struggle.

The government I lead will be driven not by the interests of the

privileged few, but by Jaws. We will do everything we can to give you

more control over your lives. -- yours. Supplied she paused plans for

a new nuclear power plant at inter point over concerns of Chinese

involvement, then gave it the go-ahead. -- Hinkley Point. She

plans to let grammar schools expand in England. And who said she did not

have a funny side? What message of reassurance does the Prime Minister

have four middle-aged white man who may feel we have been left behind?

-- for. Umm... That is a very interesting point. Perhaps my

honourable friend might like to come out and see me sometime. The job of

Chancellor went to Philip Hammond, whose nicknames include Spreadsheet

and Box Office. He ditched a target to balance the books by 2020. Amber

Rudd became immigration secretary. Can you get down to tens of

thousands? And chaos in the independent enquiry into historic

child sex abuse. And the three Brexiteers, Liam Fox, Brexit

Secretary David Davis, and Boris Johnson, rebooted as Foreign

Secretary, spreading charm. SPEAKING FRENCH. And keeping comedians in

work. Is Brexit living up to all of your expectations for Britain so

far? I... Of course... Brexit is already... A wonderful journey.

Boris Johnson, what do you say? I... I say... I never expected it...

Brexit... It was all a bit of a laugh, really. Some numbers on a

bus... In Scotland, Davidson was having a blast. In elections for the

Scottish Parliament, the Conservatives came in second,

forcing Labour into third place north of the border. Labour found

itself with a bit of a puzzle. Its leader, Jeremy Corbyn, was immensely

popular with party members, but not so much with its members of

Parliament, some of whom described his performance in the referendum

campaign as pretty lacklustre. Good morning. Early one morning, the

Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn was sacked. Much of the rest of the

shadow cabinet packed their bags, including Angela Eagle. You found

him difficult? Yeah. Yeah. I feel I have served in the best way I can.

But today I had to go. She launched a leadership challenge. But dropped

out when the Welsh Labour MP, Owen Smith, got more support. Thank you

very much. At a fractious party meeting there was a row over whether

Jeremy Corbyn could automatically stand at a contest, yes, he could.

There was a court case over which members and supporters could

actually vote. No, not all of them. Owen Smith presented himself as a

more confident, competent Jeremy Corbyn. The party that I love has

been such an engine for social change and an engine for justice in

this country. It is in jeopardy of not being able to do that. It is in

danger of not being able to form a future Labour government and change

peoples lives for the better. While Jeremy Corbyn crisscrossed the

country, often by train, getting into a furious row with Virgin about

whether he could get a seat. Did not stop his re- election as leader with

a bigger share of votes than before. We are proud as a party that we are

not afraid to discuss openly, to debate, and disagree. That is

essential for a party that wants to change peoples lives for the better.

That is not prepared to accept things as they are.

APPLAUSE . It is also an essential part of

what has drawn over half a million people into membership of what is

now the largest political party anywhere in Western Europe. Jeremy

Corbyn's Labour Party had victories elsewhere, like the merit election

in Bristol. Sadiq Khan was voted Mayor of London. -- Mayoral Election

is I am proud that the son of the bus driver could become the mayor of

this great city. The former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls did surprisingly

well on Strictly Come Dancing. He is jumping up and down. He is jumping.

Jezza had time for some fine catching Pokemon Inbee Park. The

party ended the year where it started, with Jeremy Corbyn at its

centre. A previous Labour leader, Tony Blair, came under scrutiny with

the public revelation of the Chilcott enquiry into the Iraq War.

It was 2.3 million words long. The decision to go to war in Iraq and to

remove Saddam Hussein from power in a coalition of over 40 countries led

by the US, America, was the hardest, most momentous, most agonising

decision I took in my ten years as British Prime Minister. Now, at

UKIP, where do we start? After basically causing the referendum and

winning it, Nigel Farage resigned as UKIP leader. During the referendum

campaign I said I want my country back. I say today that I want my

life back and it begins right now, thank you. Diane James succeeded

him, but did not much like the look of it and quit after 18 days. The

next frontrunner, Steven Woolfe, was hospitalised after an alleged

punch-up with a fellow MEP. After leaving hospital, he left you can. I

will be withdrawing my application to become leader of UKIP by

withdrawing myself from UKIP. You are resigning from the party? With

immediate effect. The next contest was won by Paul Nuttall. They are

open goals in British politics today. UKIP has to be on the pitch

to kick the ball into the back of the empty net. And that open goal is

no more apparent than when it comes to the Labour Party. Meanwhile,

Nigel Farage was making friends and influencing people in the US. I have

just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us. It is

about us. On our victory. And I congratulated her and her family.

Then Nigel visited the Donald in Trump Tower shortly after his

victory. Prompting this tweet from the President-elect.

No thanks, said the British government. Hang on, we have not

mentioned Brexit for about four minutes. Brexit means Brexit. And we

are going to make a success of it. At the Tory Party Conference in

October, the Prime Minister explained a bit more about what that

meant. For example, the great repeal bill. Pay attention, now. We will

convert the body of existing EU law into British law. When a great

repeal bill is given royal assent, Parliament will be free subject to

international agreements and treaties with other countries in the

EU on matters such as trade to amend, repeal, and improved any law

it uses. She also said she would trigger Article 50 by the end of

March. But the investor, Jean Miller, had other ideas. She won a

case that High Court that only Parliament could started. The

government challenged that ruling at The Supreme Court. Big stakes

constitutionally. Perry Mason it was not. You have some files. On the

electronic bundle. It is 1697. I think... It is bundle three... The

judges will give their verdicts in a few weeks' time. Meanwhile, Brexit

Secretary David Davis had to explain he had not described his counterpart

in the European Parliament as Satan. I said he was Satan, not you.

LAUGHING. . He is examining the pros and cons

of Brexit in 15 different sectors in the economy, from cakes to cars. It

is certainly doing terrible things to the English language is the

pillow this could lead us towards a smart and smooth Brexit, or as I

like call it, a Smexit. Mark my words, we will make breakfast a

success... Brexit. And was there a Brexit effect in Richmond? Zac

Goldsmith triggered a by-election in his south-west London seat over

Heathrow. The Lib Dems got it after a very pro-EU campaigns appeal it is

a good morning. The start of many more. Yes, the Lib Dems, do you

remember them? Theresa May is now listening to the UKIP win that

controls party. Now she might listen to some panic stricken Tory MPs and

Lib Dems reading down their necks. Is it time to listen to the

electorate to make me not want Brexit, but they certainly do not

want a Brexit. -- who may or may not. Farewell, 2016, hello, 2017.

Donald Trump could be inaugurated as President of the US. Elections in

France. Germany will have elections. But British politics will be

overwhelming we dominated by the negotiations for our exit from the

EU. -- overwhelmingly. Hang on, maybe I should head back in there.

No, I can't miss all of that. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Roger Johnson and Naga Train passengers are warned

of delays, diversions and cancellations, as work starts

on a record number of engineering I am at Ealing Broadway where trains

to Paddington are terminating, because Paddington is close to the

next few days. It is Christmas Eve,

Saturday 24 December. Also ahead: Actress Carrie Fisher

is rushed to hospital, after a suspected heart attack

on a flight from London. Calls for unity, as the Prime

Minister uses her Christmas message to urge British people to come

together after the Brexit vote Sam Allardyce is the new manager

of Crystal Palace. He signs a 2.5-year deal,

replacing Alan Pardew. In the time it takes

to cook your turkey, over one billion photos

will have been shared online. We will be discussing

the attraction of Christmas posts. You have two Post your Christmas

dinner, don't you? Photos of Christmas dinner, and the

decorations. And the dog, normally, with her Christmas presents.

And Nick has the festive forecast for us.

Storm Barbara may be pulling away from the UK,

but it remains windy today, tomorrow, and into Boxing Day.

The latest on the blustery Christmas forecast coming up.

First, our main story: Extensive railway engineering works

are starting across Britain today, with 200 different projects

being carried out over the Christmas break.

Passengers in London, Manchester and Cardiff are expected

One of the biggest stations in the capital, Paddington,

is closed, with passengers being told to go to Ealing Broadway.

It is where our reporter Jane-Frances Kelly is for

It will be somewhat busier than usual they are, one would suspect.

It is going to be a lot busier, because GWR passengers who were

hoping to go to Paddington or travel out from there will have to come

here. Now, they can go to other stations. There are three other

stations that they can possibly go to, depending on where they are

travelling from. But this is part of a wider upgrade. Paddington, for

instance, has been closed for six days. That is because there is work

being done on Crossrail. There is also work being done on the Heathrow

Express. Now this is the biggest Christmas upgrade by Network Rail,

and they are spending ?103 million. They will have 24,000 engineers on

up to 200 sites, and there will also be major engineering work in Wales

and Manchester. They say they have to do it now because there are fewer

people travelling, and they simply can't do this work while the tracks

are actually being used. This means that the roads will be much busier,

so people are being advised to check before they travel, to go to the BBC

travel website and other websites, to make sure that their journey,

that there is a train, and how long the journey is actually going to

take. It promises to be a testing time. Thank you very much indeed.

And at 9:10am we will be speaking to the travel editor

Meanwhile, more disruption to transport in Scotland is expected

Winds of up to 120 mph were recorded yesterday,

and rail, road and ferry travel is again expected to be hampered

An amber alert has also been issued for the Northern Isles on Boxing

The Met Office has named it Storm Conor.

We will bring you a full forecast and look ahead to this after 7:00am.

The actor Carrie Fisher, best known for her role

as Princess Leia in the Star Wars films, is in intensive care

in a Los Angeles hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

She was taken ill on a flight from London.

A little earlier we spoke to our LA reporter Peter Bowes.

This report does contain some flashing images.

She was heading back from London to Los Angeles for Christmas.

She lives here in Beverly Hills, and the flight was about 15 minutes

out from landing when she had what the emergency services

That's been interpreted as having a heart attack.

Apparently there were a number of medical personnel on the flight,

there were some nurses, people tried to help her.

But she was reportedly unresponsive at that stage.

The plane was met on the tarmac by paramedics, who also tried

And we know from Carrie Fisher's brother, Todd,

that she is in intensive care.

he had earlier said that she had been in a critical condition,

was then in a stable condition, but later clarified that he doesn't

really know what her condition is, and simply appealed to people,

as they are doing, to pray for the best,

that she is in intensive care, and as he put it, the doctors

German investigators are trying to establish whether the Tunisian

man who carried out the Berlin Christmas market attack

Questions are also being asked about the ease with which Anis Amri

was able to flee to Italy, where he was shot dead

12 people died and 12 others were seriously injured when he drove

into a crowded Christmas market on Monday.

Israel has angrily rejected a UN Security Council resolution

demanding a halt to the building of Israeli settlements in occupied

The vote passed after the United States, Israel's

traditional ally, abstained rather than using its veto.

Our State Department correspondent Barbara Plett-Usher reports.

In a rare show of unity, the UN Security Council passed

..voting that they had become a serious threat to a viable peace

It was that conviction which led the US to withhold its customary

protection of Israel at the council, although not

Because there are important issues that are not sufficiently addressed

in this resolution, and because the United States does

not agree with every word in this text, the United States did not vote

The Israelis had managed to delay but not prevent the vote.

They felt betrayed by their ally, especially angry about condemnation

of their construction in occupied East Jerusalem.

Who gave you the right to issue such a decree,

denying our eternal rights in Jerusalem?

Israel has long pursued a policy of building Jewish settlements

on Arab land captured during the 1967 war.

It insists it has the legal right to do this, but most of the world

disagrees, and the UN resolution will make that argument

Halting settlements was the focus of President Obama's attempts

Resorting to the UN was his final act.

The Palestinians embraced this as a victory for international law.

But they can't expect the same from Mr Obama's successor,

Donald Trump, who sided with the Israeli government on this.

The UN resolution could become a reference point for further moves

against Israel in international forums, but not for the next US

Barbara Plett-Usher, BBC News, Washington.

The Prime Minister has called for Britain to come together,

In her first Christmas message, Theresa May says the country must

prepare to forge a bold new role in the world.

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, has highlighted the plight

of homeless people during the festive season.

And in a few minutes we will discuss the content of those messages

in more detail, and how the political landscape has changed

The British-born astronaut Piers Sellers has died of pancreatic

Originally from East Sussex, he then became an American citizen,

which allowed him to join NASA's space programme.

He took part in three missions between 2002 and 2010,

spending a total of 35 days orbiting earth.

Temperatures at the North Pole could be up to 20 degrees higher

than average today, in what scientists say

They say an air temperature of just below freezing,

instead of the usual minus 30, is preventing ice from forming.

The researchers claim it is directly linked to man-made climate change.

The first gorilla born in a zoo has celebrated her 60th birthday.

Coco, who is also the oldest gorilla in America, celebrated by opening

She has got three children, and is a great-great-grandmother.

Gorillas typically only have a life expectancy of 30 to 40 years.

60 years really is quite a significant milestone. She deserves

all of those presents as well. Happy birthday, and a happy Christmas to

her as well. Like many of us, our MPs are off

for the festive season, but no such luck for

their party leaders. They have been busy issuing

their Christmas messages, sharing with us

what matters to them. Brexit, rough sleeping,

and caring for child refugees are just some of the issues

close to their hearts. With us now is the political analyst

Professor Jon Tonge, Good morning, nice to see you. Good

morning. Thank you for being here. Three different subjects have been

alluded to bear. Let's talk about Theresa May first of all. She faces

the biggest challenge she will face in her political career. She has one

of the biggest challenges in postwar political history. Her Christmas

messages about the need for reconciliation. Referendums are

divisive issues, for some it has been the best year ever and they are

absolutely delighted, for the 48% remainers, they remain upset what

happened. Theresa May's message is that we can't go into 2017 arguing

amongst ourselves, we need to unite as a nation and get the best deal

possible. I don't want to appear Scrooge like, what I will give that

until the Supreme Court makes its decision in January about Article

50. That is when the political rows will break out again. There will be

a brief hiatus over Christmas, but that will not last long. We will

come to the other party messages in a moment. Do we need to have

Christmas messages from the politicians? We expect one from the

Royal Family, from the Queen, of course, but politicians giving us a

message from Christmas, is that what we want? It is quite a recent

development and I do question the need for these messages. The monarch

has been issuing the messages since 1932, and everyone knows at 3pm on

Christmas Day it will be on, but do we need messages from politicians?

Even political obsessives like ourselves want to switch from

politics for a few days, and I am not sure whether they ever go beyond

the bland and banal. That is not to be dismissive of the messages of

reconciliation and healing. Why wouldn't you issue though is that

Christmas? Theresa May's is interesting because of the personal

touch, those who have to work on Christmas Day, and she says as the

daughter of a vicar she knows it can be a difficult time. She indulged in

delayed gratification because she didn't open her presence in the late

afternoon, after her father had done the rounds of the village, which is

perhaps not the usual experience that we would have experienced.

There are serious messages. They have been talks of the need to look

after child refugees, saying that Jesus, Mary and Joseph were refugees

in their own time. Jeremy Corbyn has emphasised homelessness. These are

all important issues, I just wonder whether people are listening to

politicians at this time of year. Interesting, Jeremy Corbyn who you

mentioned, picking on issues which are close to their hearts, I

suppose, rather than the big political issues, the big legal

issues, don't get me wrong, but homelessness, refugees, Brexit

obviously the big East, isn't it? Yes, but trying to make political

issues on a more humanitarian basis, it is a logical time of year to do

that, in the same way that the Theresa May's message, and the

persecution of Christians, why wouldn't you raise that at either

Christmas or Easter? I wonder whether it will resonate further.

For Theresa May, 2016 was tough enough at that is nothing compared

to what is happening in 2017. Therein lies the difficulty.

Straightaway she has the Supreme Court decision to deal with. She has

to sort out how to trigger Article 50 by her own timetable by the end

of March. So Christmas Day might be a day off, but after that it is

almost straight back to work. I think you are in for a very busy

2017, as we are as well. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. A record number of engineering works

are under way on Britain's rail network,

with around 10% of the network Theresa May has used her Christmas

message to urge Britain to "unite and move forward"

after the Brexit vote. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn,

has highlighted the plight We'll check in with the Click team

as they unwrap some Christmas goodies and look back at 2016's

finest technology news. We are going to look ahead to the

weather now. Storm Barbara has blown away, and we are in for a mild

Christmas Day? That's right. That is in between storms as temperatures

rise for Christmas Day. Another storm coming for Boxing Day in

northern Scotland. Some turbulent weather continuing this weekend.

Windy and destructive winds, especially across the northern half

of the UK. Let me show you the satellite image. Storm Barbara is

beginning to edge away northwards from the UK. A bit of a gap but

strong westerly winds before the next system comes in. This area of

cloud has been named by the Met Office as storm Connor, and will be

battling the far north of Scotland and the Northern Isles on Boxing

Day. One weather system after another at the moment. Looking ahead

to Boxing Day, Conor arrives. Let's take a look at the weather this

morning. The picture at nine o'clock, very windy across Scotland,

and they are snow showers around, especially north of the Central

Belt. Difficult conditions on the higher rates. Northern England and

Ireland getting some wintry nest. Hale and Thunder possible. Further

south, much quieter. One or two light showers running into Wales and

south England. Elsewhere, a lot of fine weather and sunny spells as

well, especially during the first part of the day. The showers

continue to push across northern England, Northern Ireland and

Scotland. Snowy showers in northern Scotland. A spell of rain coming

into Northern Ireland through the afternoon. Temperatures for many

will be in single figures. A bit of a bite to that wind as well.

Tonight, things are going to change. It will turn milder. An area of mild

air between the system pushing in across the UK. Plenty of cloud.

Western parts of the UK seeing outbreaks of rain. Mild air means it

will not feel like able -- able like Christmas this morning. Double

figures, 14 or 15 Celsius. Plenty of cloud around. Windy across the UK.

Gales across the northern half. Some outbreaks of rain developing along

the weather front. Parts of Northern Ireland, Scotland and north Wales

through the day. But late in the day, colder air reaching into

Scotland. Snow showers coming into the hills. Towards the end of the

day, we might see that white Christmas we dream of. Through

Christmas Day night in to Boxing Day, storm Connor started to bat at

the northern half of the UK again, especially northern Scotland, with

the Met Office has an amber warning in force. Gusts up to 90 mph. Windy

across the board on Boxing Day. A bit of dry weather away from

showers, especially in Scotland. The best sunshine further south. If you

don't mind winds, not bad for the Boxing Day walk. Snow and ice

around, but a very mild Christmas Day. That is how it is looking. Are

you surprised by these temperatures? The North Pole is 20 degrees warmer

than expected this time of year. People are putting down to climate

change. These temperatures really do seem unusual. Is that just me

misinterpreting the weather again? Absolutely right. Into the Arctic,

that is a huge, huge story, going on for a while now. For the UK, these

temperatures on Boxing Day are close to average. But it is Christmas Day

that it will be exceptionally mild. Close to a record for Christmas Day.

It looks like we will maybe for a degree also short, but when you get

temperatures like this, it is very unusual. December last year was the

warmest on record. If we carry on this way, we could end up in the top

ten warmest Decembers on record. We will keep you updated on that. But

it is still warm enough to wear a Christmas jumper? Of course! We have

those snow showers in Scotland, so put it on! Thank you very much. We

will speak to you later. It will be a crazy Christmas is for

people doing their frenzied Friday Christmas shopping.

For many people, cooking Christmas dinner can be a bit of a chore,

but in one part of Lancashire, it's being used a way to improve

A group of young cooks in the seaside town of Fleetwood

have taken on the challenge of dishing up a turkey dinner

for some of the area's elderly residents -

and it's brought a whole host of surprising benefits.

Our correspondent Dominic Hughes has been

following the town for the last year as it tries to tackle its health

challenges, and has sent this report.

Get another tray and put it on the bottom.

The frantic last-minute rush of a Christmas dinner.

On the Westview Estate in Fleetwood, these young cooks are experiencing

But providing lunch for more than 30 elderly people is not

This is a chance to strengthen the community

I feel like I can do something good for the community.

It is good because I get to socialise with everybody and make

new friends and build my confidence and everything.

And that is important in towns like Fleetwood where a strong sense

of community can help overcome some serious economic

Those lessons are reinforced at school where these young cooks

This is one of the school's most popular lessons

It is not just teaching how to cook but the value of cooking

and the difference a good diet can make to their health.

And the teachers see not only the physical benefits of a good

diet, but better mental health as well.

Kids cook at home and send pictures on their mobile phones so we can see

They do not feel like they are under pressure at home and everyone

In a community where a poor diet contributes to avoidable health

problems like type 2 diabetes and heart disease,

educating the next generation about how to cook and what to cook

is a key part of creating a healthier Fleetwood

Back at the West View Community Association,

the cooking is finally over and dinner is served.

Definitely come again if they are doing another one.

The Yorkshire pudding and potatoes showed that it is true that

Christmas dinner is perhaps not the healthiest dinner of the year,

but the skills these young chefs are learning here about cooking

and also working together and community are for life and not

# We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.#.

They all enjoyed their Christmas lunch. It is good to see.

This Christmas is set to be the most "shared" Christmas ever.

It's estimated that we'll post an estimated 7 billion photos

on social media on Christmas Day alone.

Goodness me. What should we be posting? Pictures of Turkey, I

suppose. And what advice should we give children? Let's see what some

of you think about using social media during the festive period.

Sometimes when people take a picture of their presence and power them up,

it is like what did I get at Christmas. You have to post a

picture of Christmas dinner. Christmas dinner, definitely. Photos

of Christmas dinner. The standard. Decorations. Those New Year 's

resolutions. Which they never followed through. Go on a diet and

all of that. People tend to go out a lot about what they get, especially

people who say, my boyfriend got me... And when you are single, you

are like, please go away. Joining us now is digital marketing

and technology expert Dan Sodergren. Good to have you with us. I am going

to be Grinchy about this. I just say enjoy Christmas and if you are lucky

enough to have the day off, enjoy it. Have your moments with your

family and friends. You don't need to share this. I don't think that is

really Grinchy. It is about being mindful. If you are taking yourself

away from their Christmas moment to take a picture, there are times and

places. Be a bit more mindful. Maybe enjoy the moment. But I don't think

we should not be taking pictures at the moment. I think we can enjoy it

and take pictures as well. The moment is often a photograph for

people. We share it every other day of the year, why not Christmas. You

should share stuff on Christmas Day. It is more way to use Sherrod? We

have to be mindful about that, especially for young people. --

where do you share it? Are they sharing every detail about their

lives? That is potentially dangerous. There is a potential

problem with parents not really checking what their kids are doing,

and maybe not teaching them. There is a difference between what a very

young person does and someone of my age or your age. Are you saying I'm

not a young person? It is a debate. I have this conversation with my own

kids about putting stuff on there that in years to come might come

back to bite you. Obviously they will not have had a drink on

Christmas Day, but who knows? Absolutely. You have to think about

your digital footprint. We teach the young people, not just under 18 but

under 30 etc, you might be affecting how you are seen in the job market.

You have to be a little bit wary. We are all becoming a little bit more

wise about social media, idly? That has happened quickly over the past

year or two. -- aren't we? There is a bit more digital commonsense, and

they are teaching that more in schools as well. I'm not saying...

It is about being mindful any intention of it. I'm not saying

let's be Grinchy and stop sharing, but if you took a photo album and

have 1000 pictures, which it leave it out for anyone in the world to

see? Facebook settings and social media settings, locate your privacy

stuff. You sharing with the public? Surely you don't need to do that.

Think about sharing your geolocation. That is potentially

dangerous as well. You have to be careful with that. The slightly

bigger picture is are we giving Facebook and all of these other

people the data? Too much data? What picture will you post on Christmas

Day? Are right to the mill, of course. Lots of stabs. -- the

Christmas meal of course, lots of snaps. Good to talk to you. Thank

you. It's Christmas, so it's time to dust

off those board games and gather the family together -

but are they still as popular in the age of mobile

phones and tablets? Market researchers say they've

seen a rise in the sales of tabletop games thanks

to the growth of new titles But do they just cause

household bust-ups? Does the same person

always win in your house? We asked you what you enjoy -

and hate - about board games. Playing games is a chance to switch

of the screen. It gives you more opportunity for conversation. I'm

really competitive and love the social aspect of being with friends

and family. We tend to do that a lot at Christmas time in particular.

There is something different for everybody. You can be brittle and

kill all of your friends, or you could be working together and save

the world. It can take you away from real-life -- brittle. It is

something missing in society. People have come back to board games to

reconnect with people. Family arguments, you just have to stick to

the roles and make sure you know the rules properly. I have been known to

throw things and suck, and I have to keep telling myself it is only a

game, but it feels like a lot more than that -- sook. Would you ever

throw something over a Christmas boardgame? You've done it! No, I

haven't. But I'm competitive. Maybe not as competitive as you.

We'd love to know what your favourite board games are.

Do they divide you or bring you together?

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Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson and Naga

Richard will have all your sports news in a few minutes.

But first, at 7:30am, a summary of this morning's main stories.

Train passengers across Britain are being warned they could face

delays, diversions and cancellations over the Christmas break.

Network Rail is beginning a record number of engineering works,

with 24,000 engineers working on the network.

Those travelling from London, Manchester and Cardiff are expected

Rail, road travel is expected to be affected by gale force winds. An

amber alert has been in place for Boxing Day. We will bring you a full

forecast and take a look at exactly where the impact will be felt across

the country. The American actor Carrie Fisher

is in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital,

after suffering a suspected heart The 60-year-old was taken ill

on a flight from London to Los Best known for her role

as Princess Leia in the Star Wars film, she had been in the UK

promoting her memoirs. The UN Security Council has passed

a resolution demanding a halt to Israeli settlement-building

on occupied Palestinian land, describing it as a flagrant

violation of international law. The vote passed after

the United States, Israel's The Israeli Prime Minister

has rejected the move. A statement from his office said

Israel would not abide by the terms The Prime Minister has called

for Britain to come together, In her first Christmas message,

Theresa May says the country must prepare to forge a bold

new role in the world. The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn,

has highlighted the plight of homeless people

during the festive season. Those are the main

stories this morning. Let's find out what is happening in

sport. We saw that Alan Pardew got the boot and we have a new man.

There he is, the new Crystal Palace manager. He had that brief spell in

charge of England, but left under a bit of a cloud.

Alan Pardew was sacked as Palace manager on Thursday,

with the club just one point above the Premier League relegation zone.

Palace moved quickly, saying they are fortunate that

someone of Allardyce's calibre and experience was available.

Allardyce was sacked by England after one game in charge,

Speaking to Palace's in-house television station,

Allardyce recognises the scale of his task,

it's where I've been comfortable for many years now,

and obviously you generally get a new job on the fact there's a few

I have to sort those difficulties out, hopefully,

with my experience, and try and get a few more

particularly over Christmas and New Year, to make everybody feel

Aberdeen are four points behind second-placed Rangers

in the Scottish Premiership, thanks to a 3-1 win over Motherwell

Both sides were awarded penalties in an incident-filled first half.

But Motherwell missed theirs, and Niall McGinn put the game

Elsewhere, Dundee came from 2-0 down to beat Hearts 3-2.

St Johnstone won at Kilmarnock 1-0, and Partick Thistle ended

a seven-game run without a win, to move off the bottom of the table

Celtic and Rangers both play later today.

Joey Barton has been charged by the Football Association

for breaching their rules on betting.

It is claimed he placed over 1,000 bets over a ten-year period up

Barton has until five January to respond to the charge.

Last month, Barton was given a one-month suspension

by the Scottish Football Association for betting on matches this season

Barton is due to rejoin Burnley in January, for the remainder

World Rugby say they want more information from

the Rugby Football Union about how Northampton handled George's North's

The Wales international has had problems with concussion

A panel ruled this week that the Saints won't face any

North didn't feature last night for his club,

who ended a four-match losing streak by beating Sale Sharks 24-5.

Northampton ran in three tries against Sale, who have now lost

While in the Pro 12, Ulster moved fourth in the table,

Stuart McCloskey scored the first of their two tries.

The defending PDC Darts world champion, Gary Anderson,

is safely through to the third round at the Alexandra Palace.

The 'Flying Scotsman' fired in six maximums,

and didn't drop a set in his win over Andrew 'Goldfinger' Gilding.

Checkouts of 134 and 132 helped him secure victory,4-0.

He plays 'Big Ben' Benito van de Pas in the next round.

Love those nicknames. He is known as Jackpot Adrian Lewis. The best is

Mark frost, have you heard this? His nickname... Mark frost? Frost either

Throwman -- Frosty the Throwman. Each Saturday on Breakfast,

we are treated to the very latest in technology with Spencer Kelly

and the rest of the Click team. So this Christmas Eve,

it is time to remind ourselves what they got up to,

in the Click-mas special. This week, a Click Christmas

with digital jumpers, Hello and welcome to the annual

Click get together. We have everyone here,

Jen, Steve, Nick, Laura, I have sought out a little

Christmas gift for you. Inside it is a hatchable, it's

the latest robotic, interactive toy. It's got loads of sensors and it's

for ages five and up and your child basically has two nurture the ache

in order to hatch it and then it breaks its way out of the egg

and then you teach at games. Better put it somewhere not

on the table so we don't We have had some

adventures this year. We have been all over the place

and Click is a 52 week a year production, so it is difficult

to get the whole team in one room. This is the kind of thing we have

been doing this year. Half a billion pixels

on display here. Some of the most extraordinary

athletes you will see this year. This week we are going to look back

at some of our best bits from 2016 and we start with a really positive

story in a place that you wouldn't think there was any

positivity at all. Earlier in the year,

Jen went Jordan, to the border with Syria, to look at some

of the innovation happening I went to Zaatari, the biggest

refugee camp in Jordan. There are 80,000 refugees living

there and it's actually I was fascinated to find out

and they are making some incredible technology out of some very

rudimentary things in the camp. The main street here in Zaatari

is called Champs Elysee. It is a play on two things,

the Champs Elysee in Paris and the word Syrians

refer to Damascus by, There are several hundred shops

lining this street and you can find everything from bridal

dresses to vegetable shops, barbershops and even quite

a few mobile phone shops. Technology here is being used

in inventive ways to ease The camp is a community of makers

and one of the most innovative Three years ago Safwan fled

the violence in Syria They all have disabilities

and struggle to get around He wanted to have more independence

and designed an electric bike around Giving refugees access to technology

and education is the focus One of its start-ups is focused

on fabrication technology, Assam was an ambulance driver

in Syria and lost his leg As well as customising his

prosthetics he helped a young Yemani boy, named Zain, who lost part

of his hand in a fire. They were able to include elements

of Zain's favourite cartoon character, Ben 10, in the design,

all for just 75 US dollars. Assam also helped develop a 3-D

printing system using haptic feedback for another Syrian

refugee named Ahmed. He was blinded by a sniper shot that

went through his eyes. The echolocation system helps

guide him to walk around unaided. They are planning to open

fabrication labs in a refugee camp in Turkey and in the North

Jordanian city of Irbid. It is a small but positive step

to harness the talents of people forced into exile and help integrate

them into a new country. That was Jen and for the next part

of the programme I have had to clear the room because there is a serious

danger to human life The last few years, one

of the biggest gift people have been Now, for the next few Christmases

a Star Wars movie will be Combine the two and what

do you end up with? Now, there is something

special about these drones, They are not just drones we can fly

about, we can actually They are armed with infrared guns

which means you can fly them about and then press

the fire button. You are going to get your best

Anakin Skywalker on, well it would be Luke Skywalker

because you have the X-Wing and I have Darth

Vader's Tie Fighter. When a shot is registered we get

a rumbling in the controller and you have got three

lives there as well. Talking of which, you met an amazing

flying man this year. He has an apprentice now called

Vince who is based out in Dubai He has built and designed this

enormous jet wing that allows him to fly in excess of 100 mph

at about 5,500 feet. We went for a flight with him

and saw what he does. Jet Man's training centre is based

at this hangar in the desert outside Today, I am going to watch him

do his jet powered thing up close. In this hangar, Yves and his team

maintain the jet wings which are capable

of flying at 189 mph. No, that is the big advantage now,

to have a friend with me in the air. Vince has plenty of airborne

experience as a three-time As a kid I would watch the magazine

and I would see what Yves was doing as a pilot and as a pioneer of wing

shooting and flying. Outside the hangar, things

are getting a bit noisy. With the chopper on the flight line,

it is time for Yves to become No flight would be complete

without an inspirational soundtrack. I notice that as well as lacking

doors, this particular helicopter That is without a doubt the most

bonkers thing I have ever seen. So, we can just see

Yves in the distance. He is flying formation

with the helicopter. He is going to fly parallel

with the helicopter right now. He has got about eight minutes'

worth of fuel on board that. So, we are just coming into land

now, but Yves is going to land Just in the distance out

there, you can see him. His parachute is deployed

and he will land right back As you can see, we have reached that

part of the Christmas dinner now. My most memorable moment of the year

was when I visited Cern and the Large Hadron Collider

and had a jolly good cry. We were really lucky to be able

to see inside the collider and the CMS experiment

because they they had opened it Even better, we filmed

the whole thing in 360, Welcome to the largest particle

physics laboratory in the world. Right now, you are standing inside

Cern, the European Organisation You have got a view that very few

people will ever see. We are about 100 metres beneath

the Swiss-French border and above you is just

one of the experiments Itself the largest

machine in the world. In a few minutes we

will head up there. On that cherry picker,

to see what happens when you smash particles together at close

to the speed of light. Before we do, let me show

you what kit you need to get things So, here we are walking along part

of the long circular tunnel that That is it next to you,

that is the Large Hadron Collider. There are four experiments

on the LHC and ten accelerators in the complex which, together,

accelerate bunches of particles This cavern contains

the CMS experiment. Although there is nothing compact

about it, if you ask me. This is one of the places that

helped to discover the Higgs Boson. So, that big shiny pipe

above you is connected When the beams of particles

are going fast enough, tiny adjustments are made to bring

those two beams together until, In an instant, the particles

are smashed to pieces and it is these even smaller

particles that the CMS can detect. It is an enormous sensor that looks

pretty fundamental building blocks By using even higher energy

collisions, the Cern scientists hope to find other particles and explain

mysteries like dark energy and dark matter, which makes up 95%

of the matter in our universe. This is big science performed

on the tiniest of scales. That was Cern in 360,

and this is the Clickmas The brilliant thing about filming

in 360 is you can do really weird things with the picture

on normal TV, like this. You can also feel like you are

genuinely sitting in the middle If you go to the link on the screen,

you can see us surrounding The man behind the 360 show

is this man over here. Steve Beckett, who is wearing

the beautiful augmented It is a little bit scary.

It is a little bit scary. From one engineering marvel at Cern

and to another engineering marvel now that spans two

mountains in China. Dan Simmons went to the oldest

national park in China. Tucked away on the edge of this

World Heritage site, someone has decided to build

a bridge from the middle of nowhere Unlike me, they hope,

the thousands of visitors who will come here will not be too

scared to look down. 300 metres through the highest glass

walkway in the world. These are the final days

of construction for this three-year project, more than 300 engineers

have worked through all weather conditions to build what is also

the longest glass-bottomed bridge The walkway itself is just

60 centimetres thick, so the challenge to keep everything

stable has required 70 glass balls are to be positioned

on the springs along the walkway. They have been designed to move

to counter any swaying. These curved railings

will persuade up to 800 visitors Offsetting the resonance

caused by hundreds walking Our hosts were keen to show

just how safe I was. Each panel of the walkway has three

layers of toughened glass It looks like you can see the top

glass has shattered here. Do you know what,

I think this might be safe. That has to be the finest shot that

anyone in this programme has One of the other amazing

things we saw this year was in Zurich when we went to see

the first bionic games. It was incredible to see the latest

in robotic arms, prosthetic limbs, motorised wheelchairs,

brain controls, an amazing day. It was also a competition for

the people who created the devices. 66 teams from all over the globe

have been designing, building and training for this

very unique competition. Disabled athletes, known as pilots,

will be competing using It is the brainchild of this man,

Robert Reiner, a professor for sensory motor

systems at ETH Zurich. It is an event for people

with disabilities who are allowed That technology helps them to better

perform in daily life activities, so we are focusing on the challenge

of daily life and allowing technology to help people with very

severe disabilities. Each of the six disciplines

will have qualifiers in the morning before the grand finals