01/01/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson.

At least 39 people are believed to have died

in an attack on a packed nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The city's governor has described it as a "terror attack".

Police are still looking for the gunman.

Good morning, it's Sunday, the first of January.

The Prime Minister Theresa May calls for 2017 to be a year of unity

after the vote to leave the EU, saying she'll work to get a Brexit

The New Year is welcomed in at events around the UK

amid heightened security measures and thousands of extra police.

The city of Hull becomes the UK's second City of Culture.

We'll be there live this morning to ask how organisers plan

In sport, Premier League leaders Chelsea beat Stoke.

The Blues have now equalled Arsenal's record of 13 consecutive

2017 opens cold and sunny for the northern half of the UK. Cloudy, wet

and cold further south. Details coming up in 15 minutes.

At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured,

in an attack on a nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

Police are still looking for the gunman, who witnesses say

Adley 16 of the victims are foreign nationals.

It's the latest in a wave of attacks, and the city's governor

has described it as an act of terrorism.

A New Year celebration turns into a massacre in the largest city in

Turkey. This time targeting a popular nightclub around or past one

in the morning. Raina is located on the banks of the Bosporus. It was

hosting hundreds of people for a New Year celebration. The assailant,

believed to have been dressed in a Santa Claus costume, randomly opened

fire at shooting and killing a police officer at the door. Media

reports that some guests jumped into the waters of the Bosporus to

escape. The confusion of those inside still visible laughter.

TRANSLATION: I had my back turned. My husband told me to get on the

floor. A man ran inside. Two or three people started firing and then

there was this fog. I fainted then until special forces took us out.

There were bodies lying on the floor. 2016 has been a terrible year

for Turkey. The EU candidate country has seen over 15 attacks and an

attempted coup. Public coverings for New Year's Eve were already

restricted with around 17,000 police on duty and a country already

nervous. But, just as it entered 2017, Turkey was reminded once again

that tight security cannot always prevent such a determined attack.

Elsewhere, and there was tightened security across the UK and around

the world as events took place to celebrate the start of 2017.

Around 3,000 police officers were on patrol in London,

The sky was lit up as it then struck midnight. Tens of thousands of

people lined the Thames to watch the new Year spectacular in London. But

among the crowded streets was a huge police presence. We always seeks to

learn the lessons from horrific events around the world, be it in

Berlin, knees, or Paris last year. You cannot allow the bad guys to

spoil our way of life. It was not just London was heightened security.

With memories of the Berlin lorry attack still fresh, security was

stepped up at celebrations across Germany. New Year's Eve passed

peacefully in Australia. Sydney was the first major city to start

proceedings with a glittering display of their iconic Harbour

Bridge. In Dubai, fireworks shot from the sides of the world 's

tallest skyscraper in a lavish display. Go and in Scotland,

party-goers welcome to 2017 with the world-famous Hogmanay street party

in Edinburgh. Fantastic. Brilliant. First time here and it isn't

rolling. Brilliant. They know how to party. Heavy protection once again

in America where up to 2 million people are thought to have joined

the New Year's Eve ball in Times Square. But some regions of the

world, they are still waiting for that much anticipated stroke of

midnight. Many parties all around the world as well as here in the UK.

Theresa May has called for 2017 to be a year of unity

and opportunity following the EU referendum, which she says has

In her New Year message, the Prime Minister said

she would work to secure a Brexit deal for everyone,

whether they'd voted to Leave or Remain.

We are no longer the 52% who voted Leave and the 48% who voted Remain.

But one great union of people and nations with a proud history and a

bright future. Let's talk to our political

correspondent Chris Mason. How difficult will she find it

to negotiate what she describes Good morning. Happy New Year. It is

a colossal challenge, this, for Theresa May. The referendum

dominated politics in 2016 and it will dominate politics in 2017 as

well. It is quite striking, the kind of language that the Prime Minister

has used in this message. She says the country has made a momentous

decision, set ourselves in our new direction, she says. In parts of the

referendum was very divisive. She even quotes the late Labour MP Jo

Cox who was murdered by a far right extremist a week before the

referendum when she said we have far more in common then that which

divides us. Politically, a task looks like this- she has to bind the

country together. And the referendum inevitably forced people to fall on

one side or another. And then to get into the nitty-gritty of the

politics. She will hear people like me warbling on in 2017 about Article

50. A horrible bit of EU jargon which means starting the divorce

process from the European Union. And then a huge amount of detail as the

UK tries to negotiate a new relationship with a club it has been

a member of for a generation and soon will no longer be a member. Yet

they will still be our nearest neighbour. A huge political task in

front for Theresa May. We always enjoy listening to you, however.

Thank you. The Archbishop of Canterbury has

also spoken of the divisions caused He's urging reconciliation,

as our religious affairs Surrendering to the demands of

television lighting, the Archbishop of Canterbury prepares to deliver

his New Year 's message in a familiar setting. Justin will be

returned to Coventry, the city where he began as a clergyman. A city

whose wartime suffering and forgiveness, he says, serves as an

example to the nation. The story of the cities is so much that is true

about Britain at its best. About our courage and our standing up to

tyranny, standing alongside the suffering and defeated, is standing

for human dignity and hope. The Archbishop Bishop visited a drop-in

centre for refugees, people he called a blessing to our way of

life. He drew his message to a close by focusing on an issue which is

divided so many parts of the country. The EU referendum was a

tough campaign and it has left divisions. How I know that if we

look at our roots, Al history and our country in the Christian

tradition, if we reach back into what is best in this country, we

will find a path towards reconciling the differences that have divided

us. From Coventry to Canterbury. The Archbishop believes that looking

back can only help us repair for the future. -- prepare for the future.

A 12-year-old girl has been killed in a hit-and-run incident in Greater

A second girl, who's 11, is in a critical

Police want to trace the driver of a black Volkswagen Golf.

The Queen will decide later whether she feels well enough

to attend a New Year's Day church service at Sandringham,

after being ill over Christmas will a heavy cold.

She missed the Christmas Day service for the first time in many years.

Buckingham Palace said the Queen was still recovering and would make

a decision on whether she attends later this morning.

Laws come into force today meaning that bankers,

Hull has started its year as the UK City of Culture.

?32 million has been spent on a year-long programme.

At this afternoon's opening event, eight city centre buildings will be

turned into giant screens which will be used to retell

Here's our arts correspondent, Colin Paterson.

After three years of planning and preparation, the waiting is over.

Hull is the European city of culture is one of the most famous residents

can hardly contain himself. It has lifted the spirits. You can rebuild

and regenerate and build the confidence of the people through

culture in the city of culture is what is now happening in Hull. ?32

million is being spent on a year-long programme of events which

includes hosting the Turner prize. What are you hoping this will

achieve for Hull? I want nationally and internationally people to see

that this is a great city with great people and stories and a lot to

offer because every city deserves its moment in the limelight and 2017

is ours. It all starts at four o'clock this afternoon when

buildings will be used as giant screens to retell the history of

Hull with one turning Hollywood into Hully would. People have recreated

famous scenes. I am looking forward to the first of January. I don't

even have to move out from my room if I don't want to. I can stay and

watch from my living room window. It is amazing. It is not just about

looking through a window of the pudding Hull in the shop window. The

aim, 1 million extra visitors in 2017.

For those of you who have a piggy-bank full of pound coins,

you'll need to pay attention because a new,

12-sided, one-pound coin, will enter circulation in March

and the current coin will cease to be legal tender

It also means that all machines selling items from train tickets

to chocolate bars, will have to be updated.

They have been around since 1983 on the whole they will not be around

for much longer. This year, all of the UK's old pound coins will be

phased out and replaced by these, shiny dodecyl -- dodecyl bonds.

Thinner and lighter than the outgoing model. It has been around

for over 30 years. It has served the country well but the counterfeiters

have caught up. We need to do something new to the 21st century

and that is what we are doing. Over 1 billion of these 12 sided coins

will flood into circulation on March 28, boasting several new security

features in leading a hologram that changes from a hash tag to a number

one when seen from different angles that is not all. Joining them in

your purses and pockets will be three new designs for the ?2 coin

and 50p piece. There will be a temerity Jane Austen, a great

British writer. As well as Isaac Newton, the British scientist. You

will also issue a coin in connection with the Centenary of the First

World War, arranging the beginnings of the royal air force. In the

meantime, the government has urged stockpile is of the round pound to

act quickly. The famous quid is no legal tender on October 15 meaning

just ten months left to bank them all spend them.

Manchester United's late win against Middlesbrough

at Old Trafford yesterday was so exciting, it prompted Olympic

sprinting legend Usain Bolt to call the club's post-match phone-in.

Our next caller is in Jamaica. We are heading over there to speak to

Usain Bolt, is it? Is that you saying there? How does. This is

Usain Bolt. It is him. What would you like to say?

But presenter, Mandy Henry, admitted afterwards she didn't think

the caller was genuine - until Bolt confirmed it

Bolt went on to say that the win was like watching

You look nonplussed as well. The same Bob did confirm it was him who

made the call on his Twitter account. Kathryn Dunn will round up

all of the sport for us including, no doubt, the goals from Manchester

United. LCR top of the league on this New Year's Day morning in the

English Premier League. But a look at some of the front pages for this

first day of the new year. The Sunday Times has a picture here of

some revellers ahead of the 2017 New Year celebrations. The main story,

ISIS plotting a chemical attack pack on the UK. What are the enemy --

watch for the enemy within. All of these came through before

they terrorist attack in Turkey. Charities linked to terrorism at a

record high. The Observer, we will try to get through as many as we can

in the next 60 seconds. Pictures of the London eye with a fireworks last

night. This is about more institutions being able to become

universities but it looks like the Lords have some into favour. Front

page of the Mail on Sunday, are they off their trolleys? We hand out

millions in foreign aid to British supermarkets. A bit of a political

story on the front page of the Mail on Sunday. Back from the dead from

the new year. A miracle cancer recovery on the front page of the

mirror. Let's do the full set. This is our year, the Prime Minister,

Theresa May, wanting to unite everybody in 2017. That is the front

of the express and last but not least, Jose's mercy dash to 999.

Those are the front pages of the first pages of 2017 although, as I

said, none of them have the main story which broke on the night will

stop that is our main story this morning.

At least 39 people are believed to have been shot dead

inside a nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The country's Interior Minister says the gunman is still at large.

The Prime Minister Theresa May says she'll work to get a Brexit deal

for everyone and calls for 2017 to be a year of unity after the vote

Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

An early night no doubt be you, Matt? Very good morning. A

traditional day to head outdoors and clear the head after the XS as of

last night. Not a bad looking day for some. Some good sunny spells. --

excess for sub although, it is a day for the wellingtons. The cloud has

been moving southwards overnight. To the north of that, clear skies and

cold Arctic air is pushing in. Some ice around in places for Scotland

and Northern Ireland. Wintry showers. It will get northerly winds

across Wales and south-west England, heavy bursts of rain. Easing off in

West Wales but as the cold air starts to nudge its way in, we could

see wet snow mixed in with the rain on the hills stop the south-east

corner, some dry weather but thoroughly wet to start the day.

Midlands, it Yorkshire and the northern part of East Anglia.

Although the overnight rain with away and Chris -- clear skies to

start the day in Northern Ireland and Scotland stop there will be a

mixture of rain, hail and sleet to cover the hills. Even a slight

covering in the lower parts of the North. Brightening up into North

Wales during the afternoon but South Wales, the Midlands, southern

England, East Anglia, it says cloudy and wet. Some heavy bursts of rain

which as a the cold air continues to dig its way in, could turn to sleet

on the higher ground. The rain and sleet will hang around to the end of

the night in the southernmost counties but elsewhere, tonight,

clear skies were many and a particularly cold night. A frost is

possible anywhere. Some ice to the north and east of the country where

we have showers. They will continue into Monday in Scotland and eastern

England. The afternoon, showers into northern parts of Wales and the

north-west of England. Most of us, are dry and sunny Monday. To

emphasise how cold it is, it will feel like temperatures are very

close to freezing for sub --. Widespread frost. We will switch

things around in Wednesday. Wednesday will see cloudy conditions

across the far south but the northern and Ireland, widespread

frost. In the early part of 2017, called the conditions are the most

dominant but by the time we get a Friday, a bit of rain and the next

weekend, the cold air is back. British weather? What can be saved.

-- we say? A mixed outlook. Thank you very much indeed. We'll

have more from Matt through the course of the morning.

There's been widespread condemnation of last night's gun attack

at a nightclub in Istanbul, which has left 35 people dead

Following a series of attacks in Turkey over the last few months,

at least 17,000 police were deployed in Istanbul

Let's talk now to Olivier Guitta, a security and counter-terrorism

analyst who's in our London newsroom.

Thank you for getting up early to speak to us this morning. Happy New

Year to you but sadly, not a happy New Year in Turkey. It seems like

this attack was almost anticipated? Yes, very much so. There were plots

foiled all over the world and New Year's Eve was a major time for

terrorist attack. Also, Turkish authorities had arrested eight

members of Islamic State that were planning attacks on New Year's Eve.

It is interesting that in this case, it is the third time that a

nightclub has been attacked by terrorists. The Bataclan in Paris,

Orlando and this is the third time that the venue of such has been

attacked. You mentioned the other two events. Obviously Islamic State

claimed responsibility for the Bataclan and a beastly Orlando was a

different thing but in this case, Islamic State is not the only terror

threat in Turkey. Correct. Because of the target, I think it is unfair

to exclude Kurdish extremists who usually go after law enforcement and

public areas like this. This seems like a jihadist attack and Islamic

State might not claimed responsibility for this. We should

know within 24 hours. This is usually the time they take to claim

responsibility. One thing to remember, Islamic State does not

claim responsibility just for Turkey. We mentioned the police

officers on duty in Istanbul last light. How effective is the

intelligence service in Turkey? -- last night was not happy. -- last

night. How effective? Islamic State made a case yesterday that Turkey

was jumping at the top of their list. They needed to get their acts

together and unfortunately time at the time, they have been targeted.

And police are still searching for the gunman? It remained volatile and

dangerous situation. Correct and what is puzzling is in the case of

Berlin and this case, the terrorist did not get to kill himself, if you

will, by facing authorities but he fled. That is possibly a change in

the modus operandi in terrorist groups. Should the rest of western

Europe be concerned about the targeting of soft targets, for want

of a better word? It has been over two years that Islamic State has

made no mystery about the fact they will go after soft targets. Just a

few days ago, some of their supporters specifically mentioned

markets but also what I fear the most is hospitals that were not

mentioned before as potential targets. Your businesses is working

in risk and advising clients. Is it Turkey going up the list as a place

that you are saying, you advising them to think carefully before

travelling that? It has been the case for a while. When Turkey was

basically put up as a major target for Islamic State and the fact that,

as you mentioned earlier, there have been mishaps in terms of

intelligence and going after terrorist that Turkey is definitely

a country that has a red flag. Thank you very much the time this morning.

We are grateful to you. Talking about the attacks that

happened in Istanbul throughout the night.

It is 26 minutes past six. A couple from Indonesia that loved their

local river so much that they led a campaign to clean it up have led a

campaign to clean it up. For Ari and Sandra, their special

day had to look and feel just right. And for the happy couple,

it is the river taking them to their wedding, which symbolises

how dreams for a better life At over 100km long,

the Ciliwung River has brought prosperity to tens of

thousands of people. TRANSLATION: This is very

meaningful, and I hope it can be We have shown a love

for our language and culture. Now we need to show our love

for our environment. This wedding has inspired

everyone, including myself. Running free and clear now,

the Ciliwung has not always been Just over one year ago,

this is how it looked. The debris choking the river comes

from illegal dumping by villages and industries, but the battle

to clear the river is ongoing. It flows through the Greater Jakarta

area, parts of which are subsiding. It is estimated that some areas

of the megacity have sunk by four The river can no longer

flow into Jakarta Bay. Diverted into canals,

the water quality has declined as more people in illegal

settlements throw their waste Officials say they are enforcing

the law, and have a strategy TRANSLATION: So far,

we've collected fines from those But some residents were unable

to pay, so they clean the city by picking up trash,

from one to two hours. The Sanitation Department said it

remained the government's hope Activists say the fight to keep

the rivers clean will require stronger action against

industries, and not the poor. As we've seen this morning,

tens of thousands of people gathered on the banks of the Thames last

night to watch London's fireworks spectacular, and the

celebrations aren't over yet. The capital's getting

ready to hold its annual And Breakfast's John

Maguire is there. I don't think you are on your own,

judging from the noise. Happy New Year. You guessed it. Happy New Year

to you and everyone at home. This is the high school band from Florida.

Absolutely fantastic. What a wonderful display they have done for

us just now. Another number would be absolutely fantastic, if you have

got one! Is a bit crazy this morning. Happy New Year. Happy New

Year to you. Tell us about this parade. It's enormous. Eight and a

half thousand performers from all around the world. It starts at 12

noon from Piccadilly and comes down to Times Square. We have TV stations

all around the world taking it lying. -- taking it live. Folks,

join us back for more of this later. It's noisy, it's fabulous, it's very

enjoyable. John, thank you very much indeed. I hope nobody lives to close

their this morning trying to have a lie in.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Roger Johnson.

Coming up before 7:00 we'll take a look back at a momentous last

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

At least 39 people have been killed and many more injured after an

attack on a nightclub in this city of Istanbul. Police are still

looking for the gunmen who witnesses they opened fire at random. It is

the latest in a wave of attacks on the city's governor has described it

as an act of terrorism. 16 foreign nationals are among the dead. The

reason may have called for 2017 to be a year of unity and opportunity

following the referendum which she says has exposed the divisions in

Britain. In her New Year message to the Prime Minister said she would

work to secure a Brexit deal for everyone, whether they had voted to

leave or remain. And the Archbishop of Canterbury has also used his New

Year message to call for reconciliation following the

referendum campaign. He said that the Christian tradition of the

country would help to heal any differences. He also praised the

efforts of refugees who have made their home in Britain. Let's catch

up now with all of the morning sport. A busy day yesterday. Chelsea

are top of the Premier League. I was sad to see the back of 2016 because

in terms of sport was brilliant. 2017 is looking tasty for Chelsea

fans. Chelsea will start the new year

still six points clear at the top of the Premier League table,

although they were made to work hard before beating Stoke -

one more win and they'll set Antonio needs no New Year Champagne.

This is the intoxicating effect of 13 straight Premier League wins.

Mixed with no little adrenaline. Chelsea had to work to their record.

Stoke pegged them back once before William made it 2-1. There was a

manic minute. First Peter Crouch scored his first league goal since

2015. A goal that had not been fully digestive Winchelsea provided the

next 175 seconds later. Chelsea level Arsenal's Premier League

record and who can stop them? Liverpool close as bright now. A

feast of attacking football against Manchester City produced just one

goal. This was it. It gave Liverpool manager at 80 victory over his old

colleague. Let United when simple. A long ball, a header. Still, five

minutes left. Manchester United only needed one before they turned around

a fitting way to mark the 75th birthday of Alex Ferguson. A few

miles on earth were Burnley. Quietly astonishing in their third season

back in the Premier League. A hat-trick helped seal Sunderland who

need champagne when you have this man?

Celtic start the new year with a 19-point lead at the top

of the Scottish Premiership after coming from behind to beat

Rangers 2-1 in the Old Firm derby - Scott Sinclair with the winner.

And there's much more on the BBC Sport website -

Sir Andy Murray has won his first match since being knighted.

He beat Milos Raonic in straight sets to claim third

place at the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi,

with Raffa Nadal later beating David Goffin in the final.

Murray is preparing for the first Grand Slam of the year -

the Australian Open - so how does it feel being a Sir?

634 and a time now for a look back at what happened in the world of

politics. The election of Donald Trump and a Brexit. First, here is

Adam Fleming full ever feel you need to get away from

it all? Especially when ten years worth of

politics has been squeezed into just one? I believe that this Thursday

can be our country's Independence Day. I do not think it would be

right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to

its next destination. Tomorrow will be a historic day. I believe that. I

think it will be Brexit plus plus, plus. I am Theresa May and I think I

am the best person to be Prime Minister. Call me to our secluded

log cabin. There is no Wi-Fi, no mobile phone reception. Just you,

me, and a whole lot of events to think about.

It was the issue that split the nation. The European Union. Leave or

remain? In the first part of the year, David Cameron embarked on the

first half of his Europe strategy, renegotiating our membership of the

EU with his fellow leaders. It meant lots of these, known in the trade as

the grip and grin. It was Thursday it must be hungry. Is that the Prime

Minister of Slovenia or Slovakian? It all came to a head at a tense

summit in Brussels in February. I will fight for Britain. If we can

get a good deal I will take it but I will not take a deal that does not

meet what we need. That involved a lot of croissant. Benefits were

limited to migrants in the EU and exempted in Britain from the idea of

an ever closer union. Deal done. The referendum was on. I will go to

Parliament and propose that the British people decide our future in

Europe. Through a referendum on Thursday June 20 three. Time to the

cabinet to choose sides. Are you remaining? Are you voting out?

Chancellor, are you voting in? Six front benches joined the official

out campaign called vote Leave. Among them Michael Gove. The world

waited to see which way this other big beast would jump. After a

weekend of agonising, Boris Johnson lacked for leave. The last thing I

wanted was to go against David Cameron or the government but after

a great deal of thought are down think there is anything else I can

do. If that is really what you thought all along, why have you kept

your party waiting for such a long time? The truth is that it has been

agonisingly difficult. The other side geared up, launching Britain's

stronger in Europe led by Sir Stuart Rose,. A few other things were

happening. Factually wrong, racist remarks. Such as a badtempered

argument 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 orders 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 we tell him that he is able wazzock. He would never win

though we? Duncan Smith resigned. Some thought it was about Europe and

he said it was because the government was hurting the poor. An

furnace is damaging to the government. Damaging to the party

and it is damaging to the public. -- unfairness is damaging to the

government. Passions had been kindled an hour was time to up the

campaign for real. The remaining 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. It was all backed up

with assertions from the global great and the good who claimed that

Brexit would be bad for Britain's place in the world. Our focus there

are benefits in negotiating with the block to get a trade agreement done.

The UK is going to be... In the back of the queue. Bad for the economy.

Negotiations on new arrangement with the European Union and other trading

partners could in our view take years. And that would be bad for our

wallet. Even when it came to holidays.

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

A message spelt out in a Government leaflet sent

Politically, the Remain campaign was made up of blue,

Although the Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, tended

I believe we have to vote Remain in order to defend investment,

jobs, workers' rights and defend our environment.

He left much of his side's campaigning to Alan Johnson.

Vote Leave had its own large red vehicle, let's call it

the Boris Johnson Fun Bus.

UK asparagus will be just as delicious.

His message was summed up in three words.

We can take control, if we take back control.

They meant control of immigration with a points-based system.

Those who are the brightest and best with the right skills

for our economy would be welcome here, and this would

Control over whether Turkey would eventually join the EU.

This referendum is going to be our last chance to have a say on that,

we are not going to be consulted or asked to vote on whether we

think those countries or others should join.

And control of the money Britain sent to the EU,

I am staggered Boris Johnson is standing here tonight

still defending this ?350 million a week figure.

It's a scandal that is still emblazoned across the campaign bus.

And there wasn't just one Leave campaign.

Nigel Farage and the Ukip crew ran their own with boats

The EU is making a mess of virtually everything.

First we had the eurozone, then the EU's common asylum policy

compounded hugely by Angela Merkel, and what we've seen are huge streams

of people coming into Europe over the course of the last year,

Or you could sign up for Grassroots Out, an alliance

of Tory backbenchers and a few other characters.

As the battle went on, Leavers capitalised on feelings

that there was something fishy about the entire

I think this country has had enough of experts

From organisations with acronyms saying they know what is best

Old foes became firm allies, but among the Tories,

things were getting more and more unfriendly.

Boris is the life and soul of the party.

But he is not the man you want driving you home

Blue on blue, as it was known, turned into all-out war

when George Osborne theorised about a harsh Brexit budget.

The sort of tax rises we could see include a 2p rise on the basic rate

of income tax to 22%, 3p rise in the higher rate to 43%.

It is probably the most irresponsible act by

a Chancellor I've seen in 24 years in the House of Commons.

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

Her killer idolised the Nazis and would later be

The referendum gave way to reflection.

Campaigning resumed a few days later, and there was this final plea

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

do think about the hopes and dreams of your children and grandchildren.

The big finish, the BBC's great debate at Wembley Arena.

That's the enormous audience, we have a massive stage

which has six lecterns on it, shall we have a debate about the EU?

The closing arguments went like this.

The economists, the scientists, the business leaders, trade unions,

health professionals, they all agree that

If we vote leave and take back control, I believe that this

Thursday can be our country's Independence Day.

On June 23rd the UK decided its future.

The British people have spoken and the answer is we are out.

For Leavers, jubilation that they'd won almost 52%,

For Remainers, who had secured 48%, simply shock.

Early in the morning in Downing Street, David Cameron

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 and be the captain that steers our country

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

Scotland voted to Remain and the First Minister hinted

It is a statement of the obvious that the option of a second

referendum must be on the table, and it is on the table.

Back at Westminster, the winners took in

We are still, and always have been, an exceptionally outward-looking

country and we will continue to be so.

We will be a good neighbour and a good internationalist,

but we will have taken back control of our democratic institutions.

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

And the vote to leave only takes us halfway through the year.

A heap of books have been written about the referendum by journalists,

party donors, David Cameron's former spin doctor, but to many people,

what happened next was more like a like a box set

Mr Johnson, any message of reassurance for the country?

His profile sky-high after the referendum,

Boris Johnson looked like he might inherit the crown.

My pitch is simple, I'm Theresa May and I think I'm the best person

to be Prime Minister of this country.

Michael Gove launched an attempt that was ultimately doomed.

The problem, he was supposed to be managing Boris Johnson's

Having consulted colleagues and in view of the circumstances

in Parliament, I have concluded that person cannot be me.

Yes, his supporters wept, on a day that has become synonymous

Over the course of the last few days I've realised that while Boris does

have those special abilities to communicate and to reach out,

what he did not have was the capacity to build

and to lead that team and provide the leadership this country needs

The Energy Minister, and energetic Leave campaigner, Andrea Leadsom.

Her supporters mounted a bizarre march on Parliament,

and then she gave a newspaper interview that was interpreted

as her saying she would make a better PM because she had kids,

I have, however, concluded that the interests of our country

are best served by the immediate appointment of a strong and well

And so, Theresa May arrived in Downing Street.

If you're just managing, I want to address you directly.

I know you're working around the clock, I know

you're doing your best, and I know that sometimes

The Government I lead will be driven, not by the interests

of the privileged few, but by yours.

We will do everything we can to give you more control over your lives.

She paused plans for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point over

concerns about Chinese involvement, then gave it the go-ahead.

She approved a third runway at Heathrow with a vote

She plans to let schools expand in England, and who said

What message of reassurance does the Prime Minister have for fat

middle-aged white men who may feel that we have been left behind?

That's a very interesting point, perhaps my honourable friend

would like to come up 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 nation's books by 2020.

Amber Rudd was named Home Secretary, she faced near-record

Are you going to be able to get immigration down to the tens

And chaos at the Independent Inquiry into Historic Child Abuse.

And we were introduced to the three Brexiteers,

the International Trade Secretary Liam Fox, Brexit Secretary

Davis Davies, and Bojo, rebooted as Foreign Secretary.

Foreign Secretary, on the subject of Europe, is Brexit living up

to all of your hopes and expectations for Britain so far?

Of course, Brexit has already been a wonderful journey.

AS BORIS JOHNSON: I would say, we never really expected to win,

I think getting behind Brexit it's a bit of a laugh, plaster

In Scotland, the Tories other leading lady, Ruth Davidson,

In elections for the Scottish Parliament,

the Conservatives steamed in second, forcing Labour into third place

Labour found itself with a bit of a puzzle, its leader

Jeremy Corbyn was immensely popular with party members, not so much

with his Members of Parliament, some of whom described his performance

in the referendum campaign as pretty lacklustre.

Early one morning, the Shadow Foreign Secretary Hilary Benn

was sacked, much of the rest of the Shadow Cabinet packed

You found this personally very difficult.

I feel I have served in the best way I can,

She launched a leadership challenge, but dropped out

when the Welsh Labour MP Owen Smith got more support.

At a fractious party meeting, there was a row

about whether Jeremy Corbyn could automatically

Yes, he could, and there was a court case over which members

Owen Smith presented himself as a more competent Corbyn.

I think the party that I love and the party that has been such

an engine for social change, and an engine for justice in this

country, is in jeopardy of not being able to do that,

is in danger of not being able to form a future Labour Government

and change people's lives for the better.

While JC criss-crossed the country, often by train, getting

into a furious row with Virgin about whether he could get a seat.

It didn't stop him winning re-election as leader,

and with a bigger share of the vote than before.

We are proud as a party that we are not afraid to discuss

That is essential for a party that wants to change people's

lives for the better, that is not prepared

It is also an essential part of what has drawn over half

a million people into membership of what is now the largest political

The Labour Party had victories elsewhere, like the mayoral

Sadiq Khan was elected Mayor of London.

What the vote on Thursday showed is London is proud of the son

of a bus driver from a council estate, the child of immigrants,

The former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls did surprisingly

Jezza had time for fun too, catching some Pokemon with me in a park.

The party ended the year where it started, with

A previously leader, Tony Blair, came under scrutiny

with the publication of the Chilcott Inquiry's

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 USA, was the hardest, most momentous and agonising

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

After basically causing the referendum and then winning it,

Nigel Farage resigned as Ukip leader.

During the referendum campaign I said I want my country back.

What I'm saying today is I want my life back.

Diane James succeeded him, but didn't much like the look of it,

The next frontrunner, Steven Woolfe, was hospitalised

following an alleged punch-up with a fellow MEP, after he left

I will be withdrawing my application to become leader of Ukip,

and I'm actually withdrawing myself from Ukip.

The next leadership contest was won by Paul Nuttall.

There are open goals in British politics today.

But 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

Meanwhile, Mr Farage was making friends and influencing

I've just received a call from Secretary Clinton.

She congratulated us, it is about "us", on our victory,

and I congratulated her and her family.

The Nigel visited The Donald in Trump Tower, shortly

Did Mr Trump invite you to come today?

Prompting this tweet from the President-elect.

"No thanks", said the British Government.

Hang on, we haven't 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,

We will convert the body of existing EU law into British law.

When the Great Repeal Bill is given Royal Assent,

Parliament will be free, subject to international

agreements and treaties with other countries,

and the EU, on matters such as trade.

To amend, repeal and improve any law it chooses.

She also said she would trigger the negotiation process with other

leaders, the so-called Article 50, by the end of March.

But the investor Gina Miller had other ideas, she won a case

at the High Court that only Parliament could start it.

The Government challenged that ruling at the Supreme Court,

big stakes constitutionally, Perry Mason it was not.

You have a set of files called the CA.

Bundle three, tab five, I think that is the...

The judges will give their verdict in a few weeks' time.

Meanwhile, Brexit Secretary David Davis had to explain he hadn't

really described his counterpart in the European

I was being tempted by the chairman of the select committee to criticise

you, so I said "get behind me, Satan."

He's examining the pros and cons of Brexit on 50 different

sectors of the economy, from cakes to cars.

It's certainly doing terrible things to the English language.

The Prime Minister leads us towards a smart and smooth Brexit,

And Conference, mark my words, we will make

And was there at Brexit effect in Richmond?

Zac Goldsmith triggered a by-election over Heathrow,

the Lib Dems nabbed it after a very pro-EU campaign.

It's a good morning, the start of many more.

At the moment Theresa May is listening to her Ukip-ish wing,

which now appears to control the Conservative Party,

now maybe she will listen to some panic stricken Tory MPs

with Lib Dems breathing down their necks, saying isn't it

time you listened to the electorate, who may or may not want Brexit,

but they certainly don't want a hard Brexit?

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as President of the United States,

there will be elections in France and Germany, we'll have elections

for mayors in Manchester, Liverpool and Birmingham,

but British politics will be overwhelmingly dominated

by the negotiations for our exit from the EU.

Hang on, maybe I should head back in there?

This is Breakfast, with Roger Johnson.

At least 39 people are believed to have died in an attack

on a packed nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

The city's governor has described it as a terror attack.

Police are still looking for the gunman.

The Prime Minister Theresa May calls for 2017 to be a year of unity,

after the vote to leave the EU, saying she'll work to get a Brexit

The New Year is welcomed in at events around the UK

amid heightened security measures and thousands of extra police.

The city of Hull becomes the UK's second city of culture.

We're there live to see how organisers plan to transform it.

In sport, Premier League leaders Chelsea beat Stoke.

The Blues have now equalled Arsenal's record of 13 consecutive

2017 opens up cold and sunny for the northern half of the UK.

Cloudy, wet and increasingly cold further south.

At least 39 people have been killed, and many more injured,

in an attack on a nightclub in the Turkish city of Istanbul.

At least a dozen of the victims are known to be foreign nationals.

The city's governor has said the gunman is still at large

and has described him as a terrorist.

A New Year celebration turns into a massacre in the largest

This time targeting a popular nightclub around 1:15

Reina is located on the banks of the Bosporus in Istanbul.

It was hosting hundreds of people for a New

At least one assailant, believed to have been dressed

in a Santa Claus costume, randomly opened fire after shooting

and killing the police officer at the door.

Media reports that some guests jumped into

the cold waters of the Bosporus to escape.

The confusion of those inside still visible after.

My husband suddenly told me to get on the floor.

Two or three people started firing.

I fainted at that moment, until special forces took us out.

There were bodies lying on the floor.

2016 has been a terrible year for Turkey.

The EU candidate country has seen over 15 attacks

Public gatherings for New Year's Eve were already

restricted, with around 17,000 police on duty and a country already

But, just as it entered 2017, Turkey was reminded once again

that tight security cannot always prevent such a determined attack.

We will talk to our correspondent, live in Istanbul, in a few moments.

Elsewhere, and there was tightened security across the UK and around

the world as events took place to celebrate the start of 2017.

Around 3,000 police officers were on patrol in London,

The sky was lit up as Big Ben struck midnight.

Tens of thousands of people lined the Thames to watch the New Year

But among the crowded streets was a huge police presence.

We always seek to learn the lessons from horrific

events around the world, be it in Berlin, Nice,

You can't allow the bad guys to spoil our way of life.

It wasn't just London was heightened security.

With memories of the Berlin lorry attack still fresh,

security was also stepped up at celebrations across Germany.

New Year's Eve passed peacefully in Australia.

Sydney was the first major city to start proceedings

with a glittering display over their iconic Harbour Bridge.

In Dubai, fireworks shot from the sides of the world's

tallest skyscraper in a lavish display.

And in Scotland, party-goers welcomed 2017 with the world-famous

First time here, absolutely enthralling.

Heavy protection once again in America, where up to 2 million

people are thought to have joined the New Year's Eve ball in Times

But some regions of the world are still waiting for that much

Theresa May has called for 2017 to be a year of unity

and opportunity following the EU referendum, which she says has

In her new year message, the Prime Minister said

she would work to secure a Brexit deal for everyone,

whether they'd voted to Leave or Remain.

We are no longer the 52% who voted Leave and the 48% who voted Remain.

But one great union of people and nations with a proud history

Let's talk to our political correspondent Chris Mason,

It promises to be a busy year. How we chagrined to deliver this deal

for everybody? Happy New Year. It will be a huge year for Theresa May.

The language she used was interesting in this message.

Describing it as a momentous decision to leave the European Union

and the referendum being something that was divisive in part. She even

quote the late Labour MP Jo Cox who was murdered by a far right

extremist just one week before the referendum, when she set prior to

her death that there was more that united us than divided us. The big

challenge for Theresa May is to start to flesh out what Brexit will

actually look like. You will hear people like me wagging on for months

in 2017 about Article 50, a horrible bit of Brussels jargon which

basically means starting divorce procedure from the EU. That is

predicted to take two years, but then political predictions are not

what they used to be. What is absolutely guaranteed is that there

will be plenty of meaty and gritty, a huge amount of detail for the

government to wade through. -- nitty.

We are fascinated to hear what comes up! Thank you.

The Archbishop of Canterbury has also spoken of the divisions caused

He's urging reconciliation, as our religious affairs

Surrendering to the demands of television lighting,

the Archbishop of Canterbury prepares to deliver his New Year's

Justin Willoughby returned to Coventry, the city where he began

A city whose wartime suffering and forgiveness,

he says, serves as an example to the nation.

The story of the city says so much that is true about Britain

About our courage, our standing up to tyranny, how we stand alongside

the suffering and defeated, how we stand for human

The Archbishop visited a drop-in centre for refugees,

people he called "a blessing to our way of life".

And he drew his message to a close by focusing on an issue which has

divided so many parts of the country.

The EU referendum was a tough campaign and it has left divisions.

But I know that if we look at our roots, our history

and our country in the Christian tradition, if we reach back

into what is best in this country, we will find a path

towards reconciling the differences that have divided us.

The Archbishop believes that looking back can only help us prepare

The Queen will decide later whether she feels well enough

to attend a New Year's Day church service at Sandringham,

after being ill over Christmas will a heavy cold.

She missed the Christmas Day service for the first time in many years.

Buckingham Palace said the Queen was still recovering and would make

a decision on whether she attends later this morning.

Laws come into force today meaning that bankers,

lawyers or advisers who help people to evade tax will face

Anyone found guilty will be liable for the full amount of tax

which went unpaid, or at least ?3,000.

But critics say that Revenue Customs doesn't

have the necessary resources to pursue offenders.

If you are lucky enough to have a wallet, purse or piggybank stuffed

full of pound coins, you will need to pay attention.

A new, 12-sided, ?1 coin will enter circulation in March

and the current coin will cease to be legal tender

It also means that all machines selling items from train tickets

to chocolate bars will have to be updated.

They have been around since 1983 but they will not be

This year, all of the UK's old pound coins will be phased out

and replaced by these, shiny dodecagons, with a gold-coloured

outer ring and a silver-coloured inner ring.

Both thinner and lighter than the outgoing model.

It has been around for over 30 years and

served the country really well, but the counterfeiters

We need to do something new to the 21st century

Over 1 billion of these 12-sided coins will flood into circulation

on March 28, boasting several new security features including

a hologram that changes from a pound symbol to a number one when seen

Joining them in your purses and pockets will be three

new designs for the ?2 coin and 50p piece.

We will be commemorating Jane Austen, a great British writer.

As well as Isaac Newton, the British scientist.

We will also issue a coin in connection with the Centenary

of the First World War, comemmorating the beginnings

In the meantime, the government has urged stockpilers of the round pound

The famous quid loses its legal tender on October 15th,

leaving just under ten months to bank them or spend them.

Manchester United's late win against Middlesbrough

at Old Trafford yesterday was so exciting, it prompted Olympic

sprinting legend Usain Bolt to call the club's post-match phone-in.

Our correspondent is in Jamaica. We are heading over there to speak to

Usain. Is he there? That's the question. It is Usain Bolt. The

presenter seemed a little bit sceptical. He went on to say the

wind was like watching Manchester United.

But presenter, Mandy Henry, admitted afterwards she didn't think

the caller was genuine, until Bolt confirmed it

Good morning if you have just joined us.

There's been widespread condemnation of last night's gun attack

at a nightclub in Istanbul, which has left 39 people dead

Reports suggest the gunman is still on the run.

Our Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen is in Istanbul.

Happy New Year, but it is anything but a happy New Year in Istanbul

this morning. A terrible end to a terrible year and a terrible way to

start 2017, for a country that has SingTel -- has seen 20 Duterte takes

in the past year. Last night was just the latest in that deadly

string of attacks. The target was Reina, one of the most popular

nightclubs in Istanbul. It is a very snowy day here, which is why you

can't see much. The attack was so fierce that hundreds of people who

were inside the nightclub, some tried to jump into the river to

escape as big a man or a gunman entered the nightclub. There are

reports that there were perhaps a compass is to be one gunman we have

seen on footage. He first of all shot outside the nightclub and

killed a policeman and civilian inside. He then entered the

nightclub, on the Bosporus, before spraying bullets. There are reports

he was wearing a Santa Claus outfits and of course 39 people have been

killed, some of them foreigners, and there are bodies still to be

identified. As you say, the Turkish government says the attacker or

attackers are still on the loose. There were 17,000 police officers on

duty in Istanbul last night, so the Turkish authorities were clearly

expecting something? They were and there were reports that the planned

attack in Ankara was foiled a couple of days ago, a planned attack for

New Year's Eve. There have been several intelligence warnings about

plans for attacks in the country, including reports that there was a

-- specific intelligence on the plant on the nightclub. This brazen

attack in the heart of the city shows you how hard it is to foil

these kinds of attacks in a country that is huge, in a country that

borders Syria and Iraq, where there are several different threats.

Turkey has had bombings by so-called Islamic State and Kurdish militants.

We don't yet know who is behind this latest attack but it shows you how

the country is in the grip of this terrible wave of attacks and

bombings, and it's a very grim way to start 2017 for a country really

keen to see the end of 2016 behind it. Obviously use them a lot of time

in Istanbul. For the people who live there, this will obviously be the

latest thing to affect them, but how is it affecting day-to-day life?

Turks are defiant and have known decades of terror. Attacks stretch

back to the 1980s. But I have to say that this is a fearful country and

also extremely divided, politically polarised as well. Whenever there is

a security threat or attack it deepens that divide for and against

President Erdogan and the government here. Last night's attack will yet

again deepen that polarisation, deepen the fear and anger and it's a

very grim way for the country to start the year. Thank you for your

time this morning. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Here's Matt with a look

at this morning's weather. Happy New Year, once again. The

flurries of snow today. It is turning colder. For some, a day of

blue skies. For others, a case of grab your wellingtons. Not a great

start for the start of 2017 weatherwise. Some rain is always

welcome after a dry month but if you want to get out and about, the area

of rain will edge southwards but it may take all day before it reaches

the far south-east corner. The dividing line between the mild and

cold air is the rain. We will see wet snow mixed in. It is thoroughly

wet across the Midlands. Dry moments to start the day before it gets

wetter across the south-east. The hills are in Scotland is easing away

over the next few hours. -- hill snow. Ice is probably the bigger

issue across northern parts of northern Ireland and Scotland where

we have seen showers overnight. They will continue today. A mixture of

sleet, snow and hail, working its way southwards. Either side of it,

lots of sunshine. More sunshine with one or two showers. Brightening up

for the North Midlands. East Anglia and the south, it is going to be a

grey, damp and increasingly cold day with the outbreaks of rain. Still

the day. -- still heavy through the day for East Anglia and the

south-east. We never really shift it from the English Channel as we go

into tomorrow morning. Elsewhere, widespread frosts, clear skies, -4,

minus five. The Monday by many, a bright day. Even in -- brightening

up. Western Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northwest Wales are most

prone to the showers. At a dry and sunny one and cold for Monday.

Temperatures close to freezing. It was obliterated by the Blitz

during the Second World War, and a decade ago it was labelled

the worst place to live in Britain. But today Hull becomes

the UK City of Culture. Organisers say the year long

programme will change perceptions of it forever - our arts

correspondent Colin Paterson A big year for Hull? This is Queen

Victoria Square where a year-long cultural programme will get on under

way this afternoon. This will be turned into giant screens with Hull

City projected onto it. The chair of Hull 2017 is Rosie Miller. Happy New

Year. A very intimate start of the year. Leigh happy New Year. People

ask why Hull? It needed and wanted it. Hull is the most unknown city in

the UK. It had a tough time in the 70s and 80s and the City of Culture

is our chance showcase. It is as place of extraordinary culture. Many

people don't know it, it is isolated, but it is remarkable. We

well and made the country and the world, in deep, with the array of

stuff we have in 2017 and beyond. -- indeed. This is a moment for Hull

that will be life changing, game changing. Thank you very much,

Rosie. I will stay under your umbrella when I tell viewers there

is a lovely story to look out for tonight. There is a lady called

Linda who runs a pub here in Hull. Three years ago, her partner Colin

died Linda took over the Jain duties in the pub on Friday night using two

I iPods -- DJing. Someone came in and said, "Is a lady knows how to

get a party going". Tonight, Linda will be using her iPods to DJ. I

went to a pub to meet her and sample her skills.

# You know you want to shout. How would you describe your DJ skills?

No words to describe it because I'm not a DJ. I just play music in the

pub and hopefully everybody is happy. What is your biggest crowds

you have ever played music for? A full pub, that's it. Maybe 100 stock

can you believe you are going to be playing in front of 25,000 people? I

am just going a long and doing what I do. IPods and doing what I do.

Guaranteed crowd pleaser is. # Sweet Caroline. And Penny Arcade.

A new experience? A fantastic experience. I still can't believe

it. Linda told me if it's all going wrong, the track she knows will get

everybody swinging it sweet Caroline by Neil Diamond. It looks like it

will be an early one for you. No doubt you will be on the dancefloor

Linda later on as well. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Time now for a look

at the newspapers. Nazir Afzal is a former chief

prosecutor with the Crown Prosecution Service and he's

here to tell us what's Happy New Year. Thank you for

getting up bright and early to talk to us. Most of the papers didn't get

time to feature what happened, certainly in the early additions, in

Turkey. You have picked this out of the mail. Turkey once again has been

the victim of what appears to be Islamist terrorism. We do not know

yet because they have issues involving Kurdish terrorism as well

in Turkey. Dozens of people appeared to be -- have been murdered in this

bar. He was reported to have been wearing a Santa costume. The issue

for me is, we tend to forget, we tend to focus on the terrible

atrocities in Europe and we tend to forget other parts in the world are

suffering as badly if not worse. Turkey has had dozens of murders

from terrorist attacks in the last 6- 12 months. My own family come

from Pakistan which have terrible tragedies. Children were murdered by

Taliban terrorists last year. Thousands of people have been

murdered by terrorists and extremists day in, day out. We have

to remember we are not alone in this, we are all suffering but we

need to be vigilant. One of the things this tells us is that the

sophisticated at tax involving explosive devices aren't necessarily

the rout they are going down. They go for easy targets. They are using

trucks or in this case just walking into a bar and we need to be

vigilant and keep a lookout and make sure doesn't affect us. In your

previous role as Crown prosecutor, you worked on cases that involved

terrorism. You are now involved with police in crime conditions as well

stop -- commissions. How difficult is it, not only when you have the

intelligence, to build a case? Easier than you would think. Largely

because of the -- largely because, and the head of MI6 have said this,

in Europe, they are not getting the kind of intelligence that we get.

The authorities here get intelligence from communities. They

build that to provide evidence. The key is to get this evidence. You

can't just simply rely on hearsay or even a telephone conversation that

has been overheard. I can tell you thereafter nominal investigators and

prosecutors working in this field who are bringing in dozens of

people. And as we here in cases like this, it just takes one to slip

through the net. They have to be lucky once, we have to be lucky all

the time. At lighter story in the Observer this morning. Annie body

who has ever been to the National history Museum in London... I

remember going there as a little boy. Marvelling over Dippy. It is

time to go. It is going to be taken out of the National History, Museum.

It will be replaced. -- Natural History Museum. They believe we have

to be in touch with current conservation issues. It is going to

be replaced with a skeleton of a blue whale. That will fill the

chamber. Then they will be an Internet campaign to try and named

the new blue wail. Bluey McWhale Face will undoubtedly win. We need

to get used to the fact that Dippy is leaving. You will be back in an

hour. Thank you very much. Tens of thousands gathered

on the banks of the Thames last night to watch London's

fireworks spectacular, and the celebrations

aren't over yet. The capital's getting

ready to hold its annual Breakfast's John Maguire is there,

so let's find out what's going on. You are not alone, we know that from

early. Happy New Year. And to you. We are at Parliament Square. Sir

Winston you will over there in the corner. A great fan of the American

relationship. We have this group called the varsity. They are high

school students, secondary school students, from right across the

States, 43 of them doing amazing stunts. That girl up the back going

on the shoulders of the guys. Girls and boys going on in this group,

just below Big Ben. They will be entertaining the crowds today, just

part of the thousands and thousands, the marching bands, the musicians,

taking centrestage. A big grin on your face, Susie. You will be

singing a special song this afternoon. Telethon little bit about

you. How did you come to be starring here today? -- tell us a little bit.

I was lucky to be singing in a Sussex earlier this year and during

the reception, the tricks reception, I was relieved because I was

finished singing and I was having a glass of champagne and somebody

tapped me on the shoulder and it turned out it was the director of

the parade. He asked me if I would come and seeing on New Year's Day.

You have something like 700 musicians backing you up? Yes, 700

girls and boys and acquire. A choir from America. --A choir. Please

entertain us now. # Rule Britannia! Britannia rules

the waves. Britain never, never, never shall be slaves be Sikh ruled

that --# Rule Britannia! A perfect way to

end it. Hello, this is Breakfast

with Roger Johnson. Coming up before 8am,

we'll take a look back at the last But first, a summary of this

morning's main news. At least 39 people have been killed,

and many more injured in an attack on a nightclub

in the Turkish city of Istanbul. Police are still looking

for the gunman, who witnesses say It's the latest in a wave of attacks

and the city's governor has 16 foreign nationals

are among the dead. Theresa May has called for 2017

to be a year of unity and opportunity following the EU

referendum, which she says has In her new year message,

the Prime Minister said she would work to secure

a Brexit deal for everyone, whether they'd voted

to Leave or Remain. New York is among the latest

cities to celebrate Thousand of revellers gathered

in Times Square to watch the famous glittering crystal

ball drop down its pole. Tens of thousands gathered

on the banks of the Thames to watch There was heightened security,

with around 3,000 police The Queen will decide later whether

she is well enough to attend a new years church service, after being

ill with a cold. She missed the Christmas Day service for the first

time in many years and Buckingham Palace says she is still recovering

and will make the decision on whether she attends later in the

morning. Those are the main news stories.

That catch up with the sport. Happy New Year.

Happy New Year to you. A great happy New Year to Chelsea

fans. They will be celebrating a great

Christmas as well. If you are top of the league at Christmas, history

dictates you are going to win the league anyway. Top at the New Year

as well, things are looking tasty for Chelsea fans.

Chelsea will start the new year still six points clear at the top

of the Premier League table, although they were made to work hard

One more win and they'll set a new Premier League record.

This is the intoxicating effect of 13 straight Premier League wins.

Stoke pegged them back once before William made it 2-1.

First 35-year-old Peter Crouch, a pensionable age in

the Premier League, scored his first league goal since 2015.

A goal that had not been fully digested when Chelsea provided

Chelsea level Arsenal's Premier League

A feast of attacking football against

Manchester City produced just one goal.

It gave Jurgen Klopp victory over his old colleague.

Manchester United only needed one before they turned around

a fitting way to mark the 75th birthday of Alex Ferguson.

A few miles north but a world away are Burnley.

Quietly astonishing in their third season

A hat-trick helped seal Sunderland.

Celtic start the new year with a 19 point lead at the top

of the Scottish Premiership, after coming from behind to beat

And there's much more on all of yesterday's football

All yesterday's football action, as well as all the rugby.

Sir Andy Murray has won his first match since being knighted.

He beat Milos Raonic in straight sets to claim third

place at the World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi,

with Rafa Nadal later beating David Goffin in the final.

Murray is preparing for the first Grand Slam of the year,

How does it feel to be called Sir Andy?

It sounds strange, obviously. It is a brake -- great honour and

recognition for my results over the last few years. It is a very nice

way to finished 16, or starched 17, but I am more than happy to be known

as a. -- finish 2016, or start 2017. Andy Murray, very understated as

usual. It is tough for him to hold on to

the top spot. He beat David Gough and in previous meetings, but he got

the better of him a few days ago in Abu Dhabi. -- Goffin. With the

Australian Open around the corner that's been the big challenge for

him. He has reached the final but never gotten over the line. Maybe

being world number one and having to 2016 he has had has given him the

confidence this year. That hope so. Thanks very much.

We'll have the headlines at 8am, but now on Breakfast,

the BBC weather team bring us the stories behind their forecasts.

Here's Nick Miller with Weather World.

This time on the Weather World we are going up in the world,

literally into the mountains of North Wales, and our method

Also: Extreme storms and the battle to survive them,

as global temperatures set new records.

Winter fights back in the USA, but not in the Arctic.

It's still not cold enough on top of the world.

Plus, wild winds - how not to get caught out

I will be here at this nature reserve in Kent,

taking a look at how the weather impacts migratory

From a quiet blue sky day here in Kent to the hazards

And why everything in this Welsh field is not as it seems.

A new type of sheep and what it can tell us

This time we are in the North Wales, in Snowdonia, about to climb

the highest peak in Wales, Mount Snowdon.

Now, I'm up for a bit of climbing, I am fairly fit,

but I have got an easier option in mind.

We are about to take a ride on the historic Snowdon Mountain

If you know anything about this part of the world you will know that this

railway is actually closed in winter, but I have got

a special ride lined up on an engineer's train,

because I'm going to find out how this railway copes

This railway has been taking people to the summit

An estimated 12 million people have made that journey since then.

The trains normally run from mid-March until November,

but it is the weather that dictates the schedule,

and the toll the weather takes on the mountain railway means

for the maintenance teams winter is the busiest time of year.

You are the senior engineering manager of the railway here,

and already we are getting a sense of the climb we have started.

Yeah, the railway follows the mountain, maximum gradient

is one in 5.5, we have just come up one in 6.2.

So it alters as we go over the terrain, but it is

Obviously wind, rain, snow - they all impact

We have wind limits for operating trains.

And in the winter it's heavy rain, on the lower mountain,

So you are doing a lot of maintenance and I will see some

of that take place and hopefully get stuck in myself.

Yeah, the more hands the merrier. Looking forward to it.

Winter has arrived in Snowdonia, but there is no doubt that the main

Hurricane Matthew slammed into Haiti in October,

killing hundreds as it cut a path from here to the south-east

A massive storm, fuelled by warmer than average ocean water.

In the Pacific, in September, Taiwan feels the force

In October, in South Korea, cars are swept down flooded streets

in the strongest cyclone there in four years.

Rescues in Spain, in December, animal, and human, as torrential

But in South America, Rivers run dry.

Not enough rain has caused Bolivia to declare a state of emergency

facing its worst drought in 25 years.

Israel, in November, fighting the flames,

as a two-month drought, and arson, led to wildfires.

Australia, and beach-goers in Melbourne struggle against strong

winds whipped up by approaching thunderstorms.

Several people died from a rare thunderstorm asthma in November,

after suffering breathing problems from pollen carried by the wind.

In the UK the first named storm of the autumn,

Winds in the Irish Sea were so strong this ferry was stuck

there overnight until it was safe enough to dock.

Not ideal if it is your maiden voyage.

And, like, we were on there 24 hours, until it was safe

Not ideal if it is your maiden voyage.

The night, oh! Glad I'm off.

It is impossible to link one whether extreme to a warming world

but scientists say that extreme events are more likely and well

before the end of 2016 the year was labelled odds on to become

We have just stepped off the train to see the first piece of work

This is a storage facility for tools, equipment

To make it safe we're building a platform,

and a storage area on the left, and another platform

And this all needs to happen fairly quickly, doesn't it?

Because you have time and weather to think about.

We are open again on March and we cannot have any work

on the operational railway from March.

So obviously it's quite mild at the moment but we have had

freezing temperatures and we cannot lay concrete in freezing

temperatures, when it is heavy rain it will wash everything out.

If you just grab hold of that were there, please,

While I try to get the hang of cement work, Sarah looks back

at the 2016 Atlantic hurricane season.

Here I am at the Faversham nature reserve in Kent,

a great spot for capturing a glimpse of wintering birds that are just

settling into their home for the winter season.

Later in the programme we will have more analysis about how the weather

Now, earlier this year, there was some incredible radar

footage of some birds that appeared to be trapped right inside the eye

Hurricane Matthew was of course the strongest and the most deadly

It initially formed off the West Coast of Africa before

moving across the Atlantic and strengthening, for a time,

to major category five hurricane in the Caribbean.

It has been a particularly active hurricane season this year,

partly down to the declining El Nino effect and the return to more

Let's take a look at how the El Nino southern oscillation has

affected this year's hurricane season, and why it has been

so intense, especially compared to recent years.

In the year up to May 2016, Enso was in the El Nino,

The warming of the equatorial Pacific often leads to stronger

Wind shear refers to the change in wind speed, and or direction,

Stronger wind shear leads to weaker hurricanes and makes

However, since May, the Pacific has been cooling,

and is now entering a weak or cool phase.

Reducing the wind shear and hence promoting stronger

Another major factor this summer was a big blocking area of high

pressure, feeding warm and moist air over the western Atlantic

and warming the waters there by as much as four or five

These warmer waters have provided the fuel to power the huge,

formidable hurricanes that have formed in the region this year.

So the very active hurricane season of 2016 has now come an end.

Join me later in the programme where we will take a more detailed

look at some of these migratory birds and just how the weather

This railway carries more than 130,000 passengers a year

But some people get there the hard way.

However you choose to go high, you need to respect the weather,

Climbers battled fierce winds in the Scottish Highlands,

in footage released to show just how wild the weather can get.

This high, this exposed, it is too late to simply turn back.

We have just stepped away from the railway and we can see

the Snowdon Peak, here in the Snowdonia Park warden's

office, you are one of the wardens, Rhys Roberts, and you are going

to show me exactly what I need to be fully prepared to attack a hill

So you know, mountains are quite cold, you need warm layers,

preferably a base layer first, then a mid-layer, something

like a fleece, maybe even two, it is quite cold, and some

I have got jeans on, they are not selling the right

Not the best, they get cold when they are wet

and they are reasonably uncomfortable, so something that

will give you one when you are wet is preferable.

Jackets, trousers, I would also take some hats and gloves with me just

You would have those boots, at the end there, just

And these are winter boots, they have a stiffer soul.

They can support crampons as well which gives you more grip

on the ice, they have an essential bit of kit for any snow

And if it is very snowy I would need one of these?

It provides some sort of support walking up the mountain

and if you slip it can help stop you.

I want to know where I'm going but I am OK because I have

They are a start, but you want a proper map and a compass

A phone can run out of battery or signal and become useless.

And it sounds obvious, but you need something to eat

Fuel is very important so make sure you pack your lunch

and maybe your dinner, and someone drinks if it is cold.

It sounds obvious but the weather at the top of the mount is often

very different from the weather when you set off.

Absolutely yes, it can be ten, 15 degrees colder on the mountain

than down in the valley, and check the mountain forecast

as well because it can be very different to the generic forecast.

If I come back and climb in Snowdonia I will get

you as my personal guide, and I promise I will not wear jeans.

What electric sheep can tell us about the weather that

the building of the Queensferry crossing in Scotland,

In November, Weather Watch celebrated its first anniversary

and the number of sky snappers now totals more than 130,000.

For many it is about the beauty of the sky and the scenery around

Many people just walk along, with their head down,

and they don't look up, they don't see the cloud,

they don't see the sunrise, the sunset, the rainbows,

And you can become a Weather Watch by signing up.

We are taking a look at how the Snowdon railway copes

with the amount of weather - we stopped here at the Rocky Valley

Platform, it is about two thirds towards the summit,

the elevation about 680 metres, already we are above some

of the cloud, and you can tell how the weather has changed,

it is cold, windy, and of course, all of the track has to cope

with these conditions, the heavy rain, the heavy snow,

and of course the big change in temperatures from one season

Further up Mike is taking a look at how this piece of track

With the system here, a measuring trolley,

we will put it on the track, this is going to tell me

the distance between the two rails, it is going to tell me the cross

level, the height of one rail to the other,

and it is going to tell me the twist and the difference.

I will just gently edge it down the track.

This is a fairly exposed piece of track so it must get

This is one of our sections of track which requires constant maintenance.

In the spring this will have moved, and we will come back and do some

more maintenance, lifting and packing.

We have moved down this short but, let's take a look

This is telling me we travelled 12.75 metres from where we started,

telling me that at this particular point the track gauges 806.4

millimetres, and it also tells me that I have a cross level,

No, the instrument is telling me it is all within tolerance.

We're going to get back on the train back on the move and just a moment,

but before we do that it has been a cold start to winter

here in Snowdonia, but in that direction, a long way in that

direction, there is a part of the world that should be very

cold, but there is a problem - it is not cold enough.

The number of sea ice that survived pretty 16 was the second lowest

on record, slow to buy air temperature is 20 degrees

above normal and the warmth of the ocean below.

During summertime when the sun comes up in the Arctic could reflect most

of the sun energy out to if you remove the CI is covered

in the ocean is absorbing their heat instead.

So what you see and instead now as winter comes,

the Arctic is very warm, part of this because now the ocean

has to release heat again during the summer, back

to the atmosphere before the ice can form.

Records here show that sea ice has not suffered to the same degree

But even so, National Snow and Ice Data Centre scientists say

that Antarctic sea ice shrank November low.

A warming world does not mean the end of winter weather.

In the USA in December, snow and ice caused damage

and brought disruption to millions of people.

Then there is the occasional wintery surprise.

Which had its first November snowfall in more

This from Siberia. What looks like rocks on the shore, thousands of

natural snowballs formed from small pieces of ice rolled ever larger by

the wind and water. We saw early how to properly address for the great

outdoors, especially in winter. Very important for humans. You would

think sheep with their woolly coats would be good to go whatever the

weather but there is a unique experiment taking place here at the

foot and it proves that they feel the weather as well. Just like this

one. Come on! Let's find your friend. You are a bit heavier than I

thought. You may have noticed this isn't a real sheep. Neither is this

one. But thankfully, Pip Jones from the University is a real human. Why

have you got fake sheep? They tell us a lot about real sheep and the

environment they experience on a farm. We have two things, we have

our sheep and we have met station. The Met station is measuring son bus

wind plus ambient air temperature and those things together tell us

how the ship is feeling. On a day like this which is windy, that must

have an impact on how the sheep feels -- sheep. The wind chill, for

sheep, maintaining the core body temperature is hard as the wind

blows. What we are doing with these sheep is maintaining them. Though

the nine degrees. With this RAI Peters. We also have a

microcomputer. It issuing them what they are doing to keep the

temperature in the prevailing conditions. We will pop it back to

see how much energy she is using. If I was a sheep farmer, what

difference would this make me? This research? Farmers, it is essentially

all about energy. We record the energy in, food, but there is also

energy out. That plays a big part. Can I do something on my farm to

help my sheep keep warned? It is providing shelter, maybe trees and

hedge rows which the animals can use to take shelter from the wind