04/01/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

The British ambassador to the EU resigns and tells his staff

to challenge "muddled thinking" and "speak truth to power"

after he resigned ahead of Brexit talks.

Sir Ivan Rogers strongly criticised the government's preparations

for leaving the EU saying senior ministers needed to hear

what he called "unvarnished" and "uncomfortable" views.

Also this morning: After a Paralympian wet herself on a train

because the disabled toilet was out of action,

the Government tells Breakfast it will tighten up the rules around

A charity warns that a lack of basic care for asthma patients in the UK

could "cost lives," as it suggests over three million people

The pay gap between men and women in their 20s has narrowed

to its lowest level ever, but if you're in your 30s or 40s

In sport, a fantastic comeback from Arsenal,

who came back from 3-0 down with 20 minutes left to draw

The Natural History Museum prepares to dismantle Dippy the diplodocus.

After 100 years in the same spot, the dinosaur is going on tour.

It is a cloudy start for England and Wales Cricket Board in with some

drizzle. It will brighten up, though, particular central and

eastern areas. A cold start for Scotland and Northern Ireland with

some clear skies. Some sunshine, if you wintry showers but a keen wind

down the North Sea coast. More details on the

weather in 15 minutes. Britain's outgoing ambassador

to the European Union, Sir Ivan Rogers, has strongly

criticised the government's In his resignation letter he said

he didn't know what ministers' negotiating objectives

were and called on his colleagues to challenge what he

called muddled thinking. Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Landale, reports. Sir Ivan Rogers has been Britain's

ambassador to the EU for three years and his criticisms about the

government's repressions for Brexit will be hard to ignore. In his

resignation e-mail he says there is a short supply of... And he says...

He reveals that even he does not know what the government's

negotiating objectives for Brexit will be. But it is Sir Ivan implicit

and thinly veiled criticism of ministers that is most telling. He

urges fellow officials never to be afraid to speak truth to power and

to challenge what he calls muddled thinking and ill founded arguments.

He says they should support each other in difficult moments when they

have to deliver messages that are disagreeable to those who need to

hear them. So, Sir Ivan's charge is a serious one, that the government

isn't ready for Brexit and it is ignoring the advice of its

diplomats. Our political correspondent

Iain Watson joins us from How serious is this for the

government? He is clearly an incredibly experienced man. He is

very experienced. Some people want Britain to leave the EU. They say he

is too experienced, he knows Brussels too well and they want to

replace him with someone who wants Brexit. Irrespective of your views

on the referendum it is a significant departure for the

following reasons, part -- in part went the BBC revealed he was

suggesting it might take 10 years to get a trade deal. That was based on

calls with people from other EU nations. He is therefore saying it

is important that people who represent Britain challenge muddled

thinking by ministers. For me, the most significant thing in this

letter is when he says, I quote, we don't know what the government will

set as it is negotiating objectives with the EU. This isn't about the

detail, it is the broad brush in or out, partially out of the customs

you union and the single market. If we are leaving the EU in a few

months, the government will have to answer this criticism. They will be

grateful that MPs at Westminster don't return until next week, so

they cannot be dragged to the House of Commons to answer questions this

week, but it raises questions about how other ministers are handling

their negotiations. Thank you for that. Plenty of questions will arise

from that. And in half an hour we'll be

speaking to the Shadow Secretary Meanwhile, the UK's countryside

and wildlife could suffer post Brexit, according to a cross

party committee of MPs. Farmers could also face a loss

of subsidies according to the report by the Environmental

Audit Committee. It calls for new laws to ensure

existing protections for farming are not weakened once

Britain leaves the EU. The Government says it is committed

to safeguarding and improving them. Former drivers for a private

ambulance firm that provides emergency cover for the NHS say

they were given just an hour's A company based in Essex called

the Private Ambulance Service is contracted to respond

to emergencies during busy times. The company says the level

of training of its staff exceeds Two thirds of asthma patients

in the UK aren't receiving the basic care needed to manage

their condition according They say that although the figures

are slightly better than a year ago, almost 3.5 million people

are still at risk. The charity has warned that this

failing could "cost lives," Being on the right medication and

knowing how to use it is vital if you have asthma. So too is having

regular checkups and getting tailored advice on how to manage

your condition. This year's annual asthma care survey shows most people

with asthma are not receiving this basic care, that is around 3.6

million people in the UK. In 2015 in the UK nearly one and a half

thousand people died from asthma attacks. The highest level in a

decade. According to Asthma UK, two in every three asthma deaths could

be avoided with better care. Most patients think the care they receive

is satisfactory or excellent, but few get the full package of basic

care. NHS England says every asthma patient should be supported to

manage their condition and offered regular reviews. And it is not just

medical staff who need to do more, according to Asthma UK, who say

people with asthma must take responsibility for their own care

too. West Yorkshire Police have carried

out further searches overnight after a man was shot

and killed by officers Yassar Yaqub died on Monday evening

after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a car just off

the M62 in Huddersfield. Phil Bodmer is close

to where the shooting happened. Phil, what is the latest

in this investigation? Good morning, Louise. Yes, the slip

road at Junction 24 on the M62 finally reopened before hours after

it was closed on Monday night following the fatal shooting. The

IPCC are investigating circumstances leading to that event. Yesterday the

man who died was named as 28-year-old Yassar Yaqub, a father

of two from Huddersfield. That is to the south-east of the town. Last

night we understand there were a number of peaceful protest which

were held in the Leeds Road and Wakefield Road areas of Bradford.

Police were deployed to ensure the proteas were peaceful. Police say

they understand tensions in some communities may be heightened as a

result of what happened here on Monday night, but they say those

protests passed off very peacefully. Meanwhile the Independent Police

Complaints Commission commissioner Derek Campbell has issued a

statement and he as my thoughts are with Yassar Yaqub's family and those

affected at this difficult time. Although it is early stages of the

investigation will be complex and they are appealing for patients from

people within the local community. Today later we are expecting a

postmortem into the victim and also five people still remain in custody

in connection with what happened here on Monday night -- appealing

for patience. The difference in what a woman

in her 30s or 40s will earn compared to a man is still growing,

according to new research. The Resolution Foundation study

suggests that while the gender gap for people born since the millennium

is narrowing, women will still earn significantly less then their male

colleagues throughout their careers. It's being reported

that the convicted mass murderer, Charles Manson, has

been taken to hospital. Media reports say that

Manson, who is in his 80s, has been moved to a hospital

about an hour away from California's Corcoran State prison

where he is being held. He's serving nine life terms

for ordering a wave of killings An earthquake was detected 100 miles

from Scarborough last night. The British Geological

Survey says the tremor, which was in the North Sea,

happened just before 7pm yesterday Wondering if anybody felt that.

Yeah, if you felt it, let us know. Do.

A couple who were forced to spend the night in the Scottish Cairngorms

have spoken of their relief at being rescued.

Robert and Cathy Elmer were reported missing on Sunday night

and sheltered in a bivvy bag before rescuers reached them

Yesterday, another man was saved from the mountain range,

All right, have a look at this video.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including extra small

This video captures the moment a chest of drawers falls onto two

year old Brock Shoff just as he was playing in the bedroom.

What follows is an impressive feat of cool-headed action and impressive

strength from his twin brother, Bowdy, who rescues him.

The boys parents have released the footage to highlight concerns

over the safety of children and tall furniture.

Oh my God. It is amazing and horrifying. It is two minutes long

and it takes a while to work it out, but he does work out how to get his

brother out of there. He tries to figure out how to lift it, and any

figures out he can push it back. It is one of those, isn't it? That is

why we gave you a warning, but amazing and terrible video at the

same time. Look the furniture. -- look after the furniture.

Janet Jackson's given birth to her first child.

The younger sister of Michael Jackson, who is 50,

She is said to have had a stress-free delivery.

The singer stopped a world tour last April, telling her fans

she was planning a family with her husband.

I wonder if people told her about the "Be careful of furniture" rule.

Apparently Arsenal were singing, "This is embarrassing" when they

were losing. It all turned around. Arsenal staged a remarkable comeback

from 3-0 down to draw 3-3 at Bournemouth in the

Premier League last night. Olivier Giroud's stoppage-time goal

completed the fightback. A 2-1 win at Crystal Palace moved

Swansea City off the bottom of the table on the day

they appointed Paul Clement Hull City are now bottom,

and last night they parted company The 54-year-old was appointed

full time in October. Sir Andy Murray has got his year

off to a winning start. The world number one beat

France's Jeremy Chardy in straight sets to reach the second

round of the Qatar Open. You will notice, did anyone notice

anything unusual about what I said at the start? Andy Murray. Not

calling him sir. Why, 'cause...? He is... Totally! I am not so sure he

is desperate to be called it yet. I think occasionally... If he is

wearing a suit. OK, Sire Andy. He spoke about it, he said when at

Wimbledon he doesn't want to be known as Sir Andy, because they

might have to put on the scoreboard Sir Andy Murray. He is only 29.

LAUGHTER I think that's great. Are you done? I am done. I think what I

was doing is in the technical term "Filling in". Just walk in, it is

fine. Oh, they you go. Very nice this morning, isn't it? What have

you got? The front of the Daily Mail, talking about the NHS, they

say hospital shouldn't collude with ambulance chasing lawyers and the

head of the NHS has warned it yesterday. I rather like this

photograph, Sir Paul McCartney... LAUGHTER Mellow on a day with his

daughter. He has got out of the sea and put his towel around her. It is

just really cute. I love that. Has it got you, that? It has got me this

morning. Lots of talk about the Brexit story this morning, the front

of the times, quitting over the Brexit, Sir Ivan Rogers, the main

story on the Telegraph as well, Theresa May to pick Brexiteer in

Brussels. At a first-time writer who spent 10 years putting together a

book about her father's struggles with dementia and she has won a

literary award. A real mixed bag, the papers today. The main story,

lunchtime today they say FTSE bosses rake in ?28,200 each in 2017, so in

just, what are we, the fourth day, the same an average worker will earn

in a year. The front of the Sun talking about an engineer's dream of

buying his ideal home in tatters after developers banned him from

parking his work van. And after... Your top interviewed. Yes, all of

the quotes inside the paper. I told you that was interesting. You know

the main stories. How can I follow that?

There is one main story for the business pages. You will note Mexico

promised to move manufacturing, $1.6 billion factory in Mexico, it will

no longer do that. Tax and regulatory reforms proposed by the

President-elect led to its decision to invest instead $700 million in

Michigan. If you read further down, you will realise those proposed

changes included a 35% tax imposed on any cars that were built in

Mexico, but brought back to the US. President-elect Donald Trump

claiming that as a victory for his bring jobs home campaign. But

nonetheless, not going down too well with some of the manufacturers who

said it could cost them more. Very impressive. I am not afraid to ask

for help. Help me. I am bringing you a story that is desperately sad. It

is about Paul Gascoigne. Once hailed as a national hero, they are now

calling his tour around the country, where he gives talks to audiences

and it is called Victorian freak show. You can't argue with many of

the things they say. It is really brutally honest. It is horrible

because he was such a hero. He was such a great footballer. Yet we are

sort of obsessed with his downward spiral. People keep putting a camera

at him. We want to hear what he has to say, but he obviously does still

face a terrible battle with alcoholism that he has spoken about

at length. He still struggles with that gets it describes all of the

time. On the other side, he needs to earn a living. What will he do? His

stories are all he has now. It is sad. Thank you. We have talked about

this man. He is an ultra marathon runner, and he ran across the Gobi

desert. This little dog was adopted by him. He ran with him for miles

and miles. Then he had to leave her behind. He has raised lots of money

and she is now back with him in the UK. He just found her in the desert.

She is called Gobi. I was distracted by Ben. This is the cutest picture

in the papers. The new babies born in Bangkok dressed as chickens, as

you can see. It is Chinese year of the Rooster, beginning later this

month. I think all babies should be born like that. You definitely win a

picture of the day. That is the cutest thing I have seen. After all

of the bad news, this story. And Q. Dogs, babies. We were going to have

Indiana Jones, but we will have that later. A little tease, Indiana Jones

for you later. Aid shall be started the day for

most of us but it will turn colder through the day. Fairly cloudy -- a

cold start through the day. A fair bit of cloud and some drizzly

conditions and patchy rain will stop cold air is feeding in. It will come

further south to the course of the day. One or two pockets of frost in

the south bursting. There is a bit more cloud around and patchy rain.

We have drizzle here and there. Nothing too significant. Not as cold

as it was this time yesterday. Six Celsius in London by the time we get

to eight o'clock. As we travel further north, behind the weather

front, a cold start. Frost around. The odd pocket of fog, but it should

not be problematic. A lot of sunshine for the word go. Parts of

Northern Ireland Singh sunshine. Where we have the weather front

extending into parts of Northern Ireland into England and Wales, more

cloud and drizzle. Into the south-west, a cloudy start through

the day. The wind is a feature. Gusty winds blowing down the North

Sea. Whipping up some big waves. As well, some showers coming onshore,

especially in East Anglia. Some could be wintry. No heatwave in

prospect. 1-5. If you are under the cloud in the weather front, 7-8. Not

as God. As the weather front pushes down towards the south-west, look at

the temperature dropping overnight -- cold. -20 -3 in towns, be in the

countryside, -4 oh -6, and even lower locally -- -2 or monastery.

Should not be too much of a problem. The air is dry. A fine day tomorrow

for many areas with sunshine. These are the remnants of the weather

front across south-west England and parts of the west of Northern

Ireland to producing cloud and spots of rain. Later, another weather

front will show its hand. Looking at the progress of that one, it comes

in during Thursday into Friday. You can see how it pivots and brings

rain southwards. Before it does, boasting on Friday morning, there

will be fog around. Also some ice and frost. Here comes the rain

during Friday pushing steadily southwards accompanied by gusty

winds. Behind it, a return to showers, and ahead of a bright

skies. It will not feel as cold unless you are in Norwich.

Elsewhere, ten, 11 or the highest single figures. That leads us into a

milder weekend as well. We really have some cold on the way. Thank you

so much. See you shortly. You might have seen

the Paralypian Anne Wafula when she said she was forced to wet

herself in a wheelchair on a train because it didn't have

a working disabled toilet. It is a really distressing story and

she said two was robbed of her dignity.

I was embarrassed, humiliated. I felt they had taken away my dignity.

I was a nobody, I felt. I felt as though I did not exist.

Well, since then the government has told BBC Breakfast

that it is looking for better ways to enforce the Equalities Act.

And later today, campaigners will call for more accesible

facilIties such as a changing table and a hoist.

At least a quarter of a million people in the UK need these,

Our disability correspondent Nikki Fox has more.

Spending a day at the shops is something so many of us do. But for

Maria and Ryan, it is not a pleasurable experience. Ryan is

autistic and needs a bathroom with the right amount of space and

equipment to allow this man to tension. But there are not that many

around. -- to change it. Would you put your mum or your sister on the

floor to change them if they were still wearing nappies? Would you

walk into a public toilet in your bare feet? Does that give you some

sort of idea of what I have to do? It is this kind of problem that

affects at least a quarter of a million people in the UK. This woman

can look after her son at home because she has all of the kitchen

aids. But it is a whole different matter when they leave the house. --

kit she needs. It is hard to find a suitable public toilet. How does

that impact you? Very hard. We can't go out for a full day. But there is

an answer. A fully accessible bathroom like this. The bathroom of

James. There are only 900 of these changes places across the UK. It is

absolutely huge. It is the creme de la creme of bathrooms. When I came

in here with Josh, my son, the first thing would be to bring the ceiling

track Hoist over. Before it opened, dawn would have to change Josh on

toilet floors. That is disgusting. You don't change people on the

floor. My son obviously had been through chemo. He got a massive

infection risk. At the end of this life for the last two years, he was

severely oxygen dependent. Shortly before he died, Josh open this

facility. It meant he could rest, which was really important for us,

because it meant he could continue to go out and experience life. It

has taken four years for Maria to secure the funding for a changing

places toilet in her local shopping centre in Crawley. They are not

cheap. Coming in at around ?18,000. There is currently no legal

obligation to provide one. Councils say cuts to funding mean they have

had to make tough choices about public facilities. But they are

working with local businesses to try to tackle the problem. It is not

much from outside at the moment, but this is where the changing place

will be. They have every right to be able to toilet in the correct way.

So to have this facility is giving them their basic humid rights of

being able to go to the toilet in public. But safely, securely,

hygienically, and dignified -- human rights. Towns and cities are

beginning to take the changing places on, but there are still a

substantial part of the population who can't do the things so many of

us take for granted. Real difficulties the people. We

will talk about it later. He's wowed vistors in London

for more than a 100 years, but Dippy the dinosaur

is set to roam again. You are in charge of saying

diplodocus. Diplodocus. Breakfast's Tim Muffett

is at the Natural History Musuem. We are going with diplodocus, we

just are. If you have ever been to the Natural History Museum, a good

chance you have stood here and wondered at Dippy the diplodocus. He

first arrived in 1905. He has wowed more than 90 million visitors over

that time, it is not. He is about to be dismantled. All 292 bones. A UK

two-year tour awaits. It will be quite some undertaking. Taking apart

the structure without damaging it. How will experts do that? We will be

finding out a little later in finding out where this replica cast,

because that is what it is, where it will be displayed. All of that

coming up later. First, the news, travel and weather where

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Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Exactly 6:30am on Wednesday, January fourth.

On Breakfast this morning: Would your partner support your

new year resolution to cut down on alcohol?

We'll discuss the findings of a survey that suggests men wouldn't.

Also this morning: The gender pay gap is rising for women

We'll be finding out what that means for the next generation.

Mum, you've got a dry-cleaning label hanging out. You what? When was the

last time yours was cleaned? The rude but not crude

cop show, No Offence, Joanna Scanlon will tell us why home

life takes a back seat when she plays the

loud-mouth detective. All that still to come

for you this morning. But now a summary of this

morning's main news. Britain's outgoing ambassador

to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, has strongly criticised

the government's preparations for In his resignation letter,

he urged his colleagues to continue to challenge what he called muddled

thinking and ill-founded arguments. He added that ministers need to hear

the "unvarnished" views from Europe And in about ten minutes we'll be

speaking to the Shadow Secretary A cross party committee of MPs says

that Brexit poses a significant threat to the UK environment

and they are calling for new laws to ensure existing

protections are not weakened. In their report, the Environmental

Audit Committee says that farmers are also facing brexit concerns

including loss of subsidies Here's our environment

correspondent Matt McGrath. From the cleanliness of Britain's

beaches to the protection of birds and habitats, much of the UK's

environmental and wildlife legislation is rooted in EU

directives and regulations. The government has said it

will transfer many of these into UK law when Britain leaves the EU

but recognises that about one third of the existing rules will be

difficult to incorporate. To ensure there is no

weakening of safeguards, the Environmental Audit Committee

says a new Environmental Protection Act should be in place

before Brexit is complete. European law protects huge amounts

of the UK's environment, farming and countryside,

and the process of leaving the EU presents a huge risk

to all of those protections, which is why,

in our report, we are calling for a new Environmental Protection Act

so that when we leave the EU, we are no worse off protected

than we are at the moment. The MPs say that Brexit also

threatens British farmers, with the removal of EU subsidies,

the possibility of tariffs on exports and greater competition

from other countries. In response to the report,

the government says the UK has a long history of wildlife

and environmental protections and is committed to safeguarding

and protecting these. Former drivers for a private

ambulance firm that provides emergency cover for the NHS say

they were given just an hour's A company based in Essex called

the Private Ambulance Service is contracted to respond

to emergencies during busy times. The company says the level

of training of its staff exceeds Over five million people in the UK

currently receive treatment for asthma, but up to two thirds

of them are not being given the care Asthma UK, which commissioned

the research, says says that in 2015 1,500 people

died from the disease, The charity says both the NHS

and sufferers must take joint West Yorkshire Police have carried

out further searches overnight after a man was shot

and killed by officers Yassar Yaqub died on Monday evening

after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a car just off

the M62 in Huddersfield. The Independent Police Complaints

Commission is probing the discovery It's being reported

that the convicted mass murderer, Charles Manson, has

been taken to hospital. Media reports say that Manson,

who is in his eighties, has been moved to a hospital

about an hour away from the state He's serving nine life terms

for ordering a wave of killings An earthquake was detected 100 miles

from Scarborough last night. The British Geological

Survey says the tremor, which was in the North Sea,

happened just before 7pm yesterday We asked if anybody felt it. As yet,

Brexiteer, no. Just having a little chat and no one has said the earth

move for them, or anything like that.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including extra small

Before we show you, we need to tell you it is a moment when a chest of

drawers falls onto a two -year-old child, but the child is OK - it is

worth looking at the pictures. This video captures the moment

a chest of drawers falls onto two-year-old Brock Shoff just

as he was playing in the bedroom. What follows is an impressive feat

of cool-headed action and impressive strength from his twin brother,

Bowdy, who rescues him. The boys parents have released

the footage to highlight concerns over the safety of children

and tall furniture. And again, just to say, they both

OK, it is so watchable and also un- watchable at the same time. The

second wobble, when it was about to go back down. They are OK. And it is

a serious thing, you need to make short... He was lucky his brother

was there. That is why it they give you those things, a little tag at

the back with a screw thread, so you can screw it in. To attach it to the

wall. One of the reasons why. Oh, dear. Have you done that, though?

Yeah. Oh, OK. You are a terrible mother. LAUGHTER I don't need you to

tell me that. Shall I change the subject? Yes! A story of heroics

from last night if you are an Arsenal fan. It was going well for

Bournemouth, but everything changed. A remarkable comeback from Arsenal

last night who scored three goals in the last 20 minutes to earn a 3-3

draw at Bournemouth. Eddie Howe's

side were in complete Ryan Fraser scoring their third goal

but Arsenal fought back and a stoppage-time header

from Olivier Giroud Maybe they should have gone for a

fourth. When you're 3-0 down you have as

well to acknowledge the quality of your team in order to come back to

3-3, but not everybody can do that, so... Mixed feelings tonight, but

you have as well to recognise that my team showed great mental

strength. A 2-1 win at Crystal Palace moved

Swansea City off the bottom of the Premier League table

on the day they appointment Paul Clement as their

new head coach. The former Derby boss watched

from the dug-out in the second half as Swansea won their first

game in nearly a month. Angel Rangel scored the winner two

minutes from time to lift the Swans Stoke City ended a run of five games

without a win by beating Watford 2-0, their goals coming

from Ryan Shawcross Mike Phelan last night became

the latest Premier League manager to be sacked with his Hull City side

bottom of the Premier League. Phelan replaced Steve Bruce

on a temporary basis before the start of the season and was

appointed permanently in October. Despite winning their opening two

league games, Hull have won just once since, prompting a change

at the KCom Stadium. World number one Sir Andy Murray has

got 2017 off to a winning start - six words I never

thought I would say - after reaching the second

round of the Qatar Open. The two-time champion in Doha

comfortably dispatched France's Jeremy Chardy

in straight sets. He'll play Austrian Gerald

Melzer in Round Two. Former world and Super League

champions Bradford Bulls have been liquidated after the club's

administrator rejected a bid The Bulls entered administration

in November for the third time Despite the liquidation,

a new incarnation of the club will remain in Rugby League's second

tier for the upcoming season England rugby union head coach

Eddie Jones says Dylan Hartley will captain England

during the Six Nations Hartley is currently serving

a suspension after being sent off His six week ban will end before

England play France early next Will, Dylan is doing everything

right to become captain at the moment. He came to the camps, he has

worked hard. A pre- requisite to get to the England side is to be very

fit. And not playing games, it means he has got to go and and

unbelievably stringent fitness program over the next five or six

weeks, and he is doing that, so he is putting himself in the best

position to continue as captain. Ready for a little bit of

understatement? GB Taekwondo say they have

reservations about double Olympic champion Jade Jones taking part

in the Channel 4 programme The Jump. You can understand why, though,

can't you? ..following serious injuries to some

competitors on last year's show. Jones, who receives funding from UK

Sport, has been spoken to about the risks involved

in the programme, which teaches Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins

and Paralympian Kadeena Cox are among the figures

from sport also taking part. It's interesting, isn't it, because

over the years more and more sports people seem to be wanting to get

involved with the program as well, haven't they? You have to be tough

to do that show, because the training is immense. Very, very

competitive. And with a massive insurers premium! Yes, yes. 6:40am

exactly. The man who was supposed to be a key

figure in the negotiations for getting Britain out of Europe

has not only resigned from his job, but he's also written a letter,

strongly criticising the way the government is

preparing for Brexit. The UK's outgoing ambassador

to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, unexpectedly quit early and has

urged his colleagues Joining us now from Westminster

is Barry Gardiner, Shadow Secretary Good morning to you, thank you for

your time this morning on Breakfast. Now, Sir Ivan has made way, one

person in place for the Brexit process, it seems a sensible option,

doesn't it? Well, look I think government policy appears to be to

shout down anybody who tells some things that they don't want to hear.

I regret that. I think often when you shoot the messenger you end up

shooting yourself in the foot. I think that the government needs to

be careful now in ensuring that we have the experience that is required

in order to conduct successful negotiations. One can't simply

surround oneself with people who tell you what you want to hear. You

have to know what the reality is of the other side of the negotiations,

take that on-board and then negotiate the toughest and best deal

for the UK. I understand what you're saying, but he has appeared to have

criticised the PM's trade position, so don't you need someone who stands

with the government on this? It is OK to say, this is the point of

view, but it is an important negotiation, but they have to sing

from the same sheet? Look, in any negotiation it is important that,

you're quite right, people are united in achieving the best result

for the country, but Sir Ivan is a man who has been private secretary

to the Prime Minister, to the Chancellor, he has been the head of

public affairs at Barclays, Citibank, he was head of tax at the

Treasury, this is an extremely distinguished civil servant that we

are talking about, and somebody who knew the European Union particularly

well. He had actually been chef to cabernet to the vice president of

the European Union. When he says, look, this is what these people are

thinking, this is what these people are trying to do, it you take that

as intelligence that you need to factor into your own negotiating

position. And it really is, I think, very dangerous for the government

simply to rubbish people like that. They should listen carefully, they

should take on board. And what we now need is to ensure that whoever

it is that replaces Sir Ivan is someone with an equally

distinguished record of public service. I hate seeing the civil

service either politicised or turned into "Yes people", I think we need

someone with a distinguished record, as Sir Ivan had, and someone who

really has that fundamental grasp of how our partners in this negotiation

from Europe are going to be thinking. We need the best deal for

the UK. OK, can I ask you one more because you mentioned the civil

service, and the former UKIP Leader, I am sure you know, Nigel Farage,

says the Foreign Office needs a clearer because, from his point of

view, there are too many Remain supporters making the job more

difficult. What would you say to that? Look, civil servants, whatever

their private views might be, act in the best interests of the public and

in accordance with government policy. We have for many years in

this country had a civil service that operates in -- impartially and

irrespective of their own private views. To try and politicised the

civil service is really scandalous. It is the sort of refuge of a

scoundrel. What we need to do is recognise and respect the experience

that our civil servants have, to take note of it and to ensure that

we then I able to negotiate a deal that is going to make us more

prosperous in this country outside of the EU. There is no point in us

ending up going through these negotiations ignoring everybody who

says it may be difficult, it may take time, and then finding that,

"Oh, well, we might be poorer, we might be out of work, but actually

at least we are in charge of our demise," that is not what we want

and not what anyone who voted to leave the EU wants. We must be more

prosperous at the end of this, not poorer. Thank you for your time on

Breakfast is morning. It is good to talk to you.

I am getting the time it right this year, that is my new Year's

resolution. Let's talk to Carol. It will be sunny today, eventually, and

frosty tonight. A widespread frost. We have this weather front sinking

southwards and taking more cloud and patchy rain with it. A cold feed is

coming in behind. The wind will come from a northerly direction through

the day. This front continues to drift south and cold air will follow

behind it. First thing this morning, a lot of cloud. Some pockets of

frost in Dorset and Hampshire. By no means widespread. The cloud is

producing the odd spot of patchy rain or drizzle. Into northern

England, cloud around but also clear skies. It is a cold start across

parts of Scotland with frost. Wintry showers across Shetland and

Aberdeenshire. Across Northern Ireland, the south Seas more cloud.

Cold with clearer skies in the north-east. That is where we have

the weather front draped across Wales and into the Midlands. A lot

of cloud with patchy rain. Into the south-west, a cloudy start for you

as well. The other thing you will notice is the keen wind coming down

the North Sea coastline. That will whip up big waves and Bush showers

in across part of the coastline, especially through North Norfolk.

Sunshine will follow behind with temperatures of five at best in the

sunshine. Where we have bigger cloud towards the west, seven or eight.

Under clear skies by evening, temperatures shootdown, represented

by the blues in towns and cities. -2, but in the countryside, even

lower. Possibly even minus seven. Widespread frost to start the day

tomorrow. Some patchy fog is possible. Tomorrow promises to be a

fine day with a fair bit of sunshine. There will be bits of

cloud floating around, and the remnants of the weather front

affecting parts of south-east England, the west of Northern

Ireland, and splashes of rain. Later, we see this next system

introducing more wet and windy weather. The weather front coming

from the north and pivoting around and pushing southwards. Before that

happens, it will be a cult start on Friday morning with frost. We are

more likely to see fog patches as well. The front starts to push

steadily southwards accompanied by blustery winds. Behind it, still

some showers and a wee bit of brightness. But unless you are in

Norwich, it will feel much milder then it will in the next couple of

days. Thank you. A bitter bid cold on the way. Good to know. We need a

bit of information from Carol. Men and women earn roughly the same

when they're in their 20s, but men are still earning more

in their 30s and 40s. Good morning. Yesterday we spoke

about women's products costing more than men when it came to things like

toiletries. Today is about pay. The Resolution Foundation has been

looking at average pay for men And they say the gender

pay gap is closing, For the baby boomers,

working in the '60s and '70s, men earned substantially more

than women for doing the same job. In the '80s, or Generation X,

that gap has narrowed to 9%. those in their 20s will find

the pay gap still exists - but it's at its lowest

ever level, just 5%. Laura Gardiner is

Senior Policy Analyst Good morning. As we highlighted,

there has been some progress. That gap is narrowing. We are still not

equal pay, though? As you highlighted, the progress in the

early stage of careers, when people are in their 20s, it is something we

should celebrate. For millennial is, the gender pay gap is mist half

compared to the generation who came before. There is still a pay gap and

we need to think about why that is, but one thing we might highlight is

that although more women are graduating with degrees than men,

there is still a significant pay gap between male and female graduates.

It has not shifted that much over time. Really good progress in the

early stage of careers, but still more to understand and more to do to

really eradicate that gap. Is there an element of legacy problems? You

can see why people in their 40s up to 60s, they are earning different

amounts. But for people sitting out today doing an identical job,

whether they are a man or woman, why are they not pay the same? The

gender pay gap does not just measure identical jobs. Includes the fact

that men and women do different jobs at different stages of careers, a

mix between equal pay, different choices and constrain choices. You

talk about the 40s, 50s and 60s, but although we are celebrating the

closing of the gender pay gap, the generation born since 1980, it

suggest the old challenges around when women start to have children

really enjoyed the young women today to the extent that they can expect a

significant lifetime earnings penalty compared to them our

counterparts. Those other problems. But what can businesses do to get

rid of the gap? We should recognise the great progress we have made down

to changes in government policy on things like maternity pay. The

really big challenges remain around when women have children, and that

is what will hit hard for the millennial generation. We need to

think about the penalties associated with part-time working, which is all

too often a choice made by women due to things like high childcare costs.

They might start on the salary that is the same as men, but progression

and promotion is hard to come by. We need to change that in business. So

that business and employee response, is there is social response to this

as well, but maybe more men should consider taking the burden of

childcare more so it is not just the onus on the women to take time off

work and not be working and therefore suffered that gap later in

life? Each family makes its own choices and no business or

government to get in the way of that. But nearly half of women would

be up for sharing their parental leave with their partner, and

legislation was brought in last year so that could happen. But the

take-up has been small. Obviously it will take time. But there is more

appetite among both men and women for a more equal sharing of

child-rearing responsibilities. We have some policy change in place,

but progress is still to be made to embed that and increase parental

leave in particular. Thank you for explaining all of that. That is all

from me for now. After seven o'clock, I will have the Christmas

figures. Thank you. It is interesting to get the nitty-gritty

of that. Dinosaurs haven't roamed the earth

for around 65 million years, but one by the name of Dippy

is about to embark on something He will travel around

museums across the country, but first, there's the small

matter of dismantling him. Breakfast's Tim Muffett

is with him now. Good morning. I remember this so

well from a childhood. If you have ever been to the Natural History

Museum in London, and more than 5 million people every year do that,

there is a good chance you have stood where I'm standing now and

looked up at Dippy the diplodocus. He or she, nobody really knows,

arrived in 1905, and has been on display in this, this hall, in the

museum since 1979. But today is the last date you will be able to see

Dippy in this spot. The dismantling process is about to get under way

before a UK tour, which will last for two years. Before we find out

how they will take Dippy down, here are a few facts and figures

delivered by some visitors to the museum.

# everybody everybody walked the dinosaur

# Opened the door, get on the floor...

# Dippy is made up of 292 bones. Dippy is a plaster cast replica of a

skeleton found in Wyoming in the USA in 1988. Dippy has been viewed by

more than 90 million visitors. Dippy will be going on a two-year tour

around the UK and will be replaced here by the skeleton of a blue

while. We are a little sad because Dippy sort of feels like an old

friend, part of the family. # I walked a dinosaur #.

It gives people an opportunity to see an amazing dinosaur that perhaps

they would not be able to see at all. # open the door, get on the

floor # Everybody walked the dinosaur...

#. Lorraine is the head of conservation

at the museum. You have the huge task of taking Dippy apart and

taking Dippy around the UK. Where do you begin? We start taking no Mike

Dunn first removing this glass barrier. Then we come in with a

whole load of scaffolding. We need to get all over the skeleton, over

292 individual pieces. We are starting at the tail end and will

remove the towel. We will, with the head end. -- tail. It is like a

string of pearls. We will start to and read them. Then we will come

into the middle section where we have these large legs and feet and

all of the rib cage, and some of these plaster of Paris beats weigh a

lot, so we have the scaffolding to help us. Each one will come down and

will photograph is a noted condition, and then we will

carefully label it. The UK tour gets under way and the dates and places

of that tour should be on the screen now. Why have you chosen the various

places, and how hard will be to put Dippy together again in all of those

places. All of those pieces have a compelling story. Dippy will be free

at the point of entry and each place is excited to have nomad. We will do

a whole series of events reaching millions of people. Schools, adults,

different groups. We are really excited about that. We have chosen

eight venues and there will really be great in terms of Dippy being an

ambassador for nature and natural history. That'll be great. We have a

three-year tour essentially starting. It will be a blue while

replacing Dippy in this main hall of the Natural History Museum. What an

undertaking, to take that apart. -- blue while. It is like flatpack

times a million. Good luck. Thank you. Thank you for joining the

debate about how to pronounce diplodocus. I was told under no

circumstances it was diplodocus. Dipladocus?

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

The British ambassador to the EU tells his staff

to challenge "muddled thinking" about Brexit -

Sir Ivan Rogers strongly criticised the government's preparations

for leaving the EU saying senior ministers needed to hear

what he called "uncomfortable" views.

Good morning, it's Wednesday January 4.

After a Paralympian wet herself on a train because the disabled

toilet was out of action - the government tells Breakfast it

will tighten up the rules around facilities for the disabled.

Men are more likely to disrupt their partner's attempts to tackle

a dry January according to a survey by charity Drinkaware.

How did the high street fare this Christmas?

Next is the first retailer to reveal its Christmas sales

In sport, a fantastic comeback from Arsenal who came back from 3-0

down with 20 minutes left to draw 3-3 at Bournemouth.

Dippy the diplodocus has been on display here at the Natural History

Museum in London since 1905 but is about to be dismantled before a UK

tour gets under way. How do you take apart a 292 bones skeleton? We will

be finding out. Good morning. For England and Wales,

at cloudy start with patchy rain except in the north where we have

sunshine and at touch of Frost. Scotland, sunny and frosty, Northern

Ireland, a bit of both. A keen wind is blowing down the North Sea

coastline. I will have more in 15 minutes.

Britain's outgoing ambassador to the European Union,

Sir Ivan Rogers, has strongly criticised the government's

In his resignation letter he said he didn't know what ministers'

negotiating objectives were and called on his colleagues

to challenge what he called muddled thinking.

Our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale, reports.

Sir Ivan Rogers has been Britain's ambassador to the EU for three

years, and his criticisms about the Government's preparations

In his resignation e-mail, he says there is a short supply of:

He reveals that even he does not know what the Government's

negotiating objectives for Brexit will be.

But it is Sir Ivan's implicit and thinly veiled criticism

He urges fellow officials never to be afraid to speak truth

to power, and to challenge what he calls muddled thinking

He says they should support each other in difficult moments

when they have to deliver messages that are disagreeable to those

So, Sir Ivan's charge is a serious one -

that the Government isn't ready for Brexit and it is ignoring

Our political correspondent Iain Watson joins us from

How difficult position does this put the government in? A very difficult

one. Diplomats are expected to be diplomatic, that should be a key

part of that to -- job description. The resignation letter from Sir Ivan

Rogers was far from diplomatic and it gives the government difficulties

on several fronts. Firstly, how do they replace him? The process still

isn't clear. A timetable for the replacement are still isn't clear at

the clock is ticking. To reason they will be pressing that button to

start the process of leaving the EU in just a few months' time.

Secondly, Sir Ivan was, from the backroom, thrust into the limelight

in a way he clearly didn't like. I think anyone else wanted to take

that role will be under no illusion that their position will be

scrutinised like never before. Let me dissuade some well-qualified

candidates. The third in years, the key passage which you mentioned in

this resignation letter which is of course the person meant to represent

us, this most senior figure, is saying that the big picture, not the

detail, the big picture, still hasn't been settled. He doesn't know

what the government's strategy will be and his replacement will have to

find out pretty quickly and the government will be delighted that

this resignation letter if it was going to come at all, at least came

when MPs are not here at Westminster and can't call ministers to account.

There is a very serious accusation to say the government isn't yet

prepared Brexit. And in ten minutes we'll be speaking

to the MP Anne-Marie Trevelyan, who's from Change Britain -

the campaign to make a success Meanwhile, the UK's countryside

and wildlife could suffer post Brexit, according to a cross

party committee of MPs. Farmers could also face a loss

of subsidies according to the report by the

Environmental Audit Committee. It calls for new laws to ensure

existing protections for farming are not weakened once

Britain leaves the EU. The government says it is committed

to safeguarding and improving them. Former drivers for a private

ambulance firm that provides emergency cover for the NHS,

say they were given just an hour's A company based in Essex called

the 'Private Ambulance Service' is contracted to respond

to emergencies during busy times. The company says the level

of training of its staff exceeds There is more on this on the

Victoria De the sheer programme later on. -- Derbyshire.

Two thirds of asthma patients in the UK aren't receiving the basic

care needed to manage their condition according

to research by charity Asthma UK.

They say that although the figures are slightly better than a year ago,

almost three and a half million people are still at risk.

The charity has warned that this failing could cost lives,

West Yorkshire Police have carried out further searches overnight

after a man was shot and killed by officers

Yassar Yaqub, died on Monday evening,

after police in unmarked vehicles stopped a car just off

Phil Bodmer is close to where the shooting happened -

Phil what is the latest in this investigation?

We are learning more about what happened and who died? Indeed. This

is the expert sleep at Junction 24 of the M62 which you can see now is

free-flowing. It opened at about seven PM after it was closed after

the fatal police shooting when officers stopped a number of

vehicles just on the curb as the motorway drops down. We now know

that a 28-year-old Yassar Yaqub from Huddersfield was fatally injured

during that shooting. He is a father of two and the IP CC, the

Independent Police Complaints Commission, are investigating this

as they do in all police shootings. Last night they said a firearm was

discovered in the car that Yassar Yaqub was travelling in. The IP CC

also go want to say it is a difficult and complex investigation

and they are asking for People's patience as that is under way. They

say, though, they are making progress. As you mentioned last

night, there were a number of spontaneous processes. One of them

was in the Leeds Road area of rights that. -- Bradford. Police say it was

low-key and peaceful. Police acknowledge that tensions in some

communities as a result of what happened here on Monday may be

running high at the moment. Also, police searches were carried out in

a number of locations in Huddersfield although officers won't

disclose what those locations are. We are expecting a postmortem today

on the victim and five people remain in cut to -- custody helping police

with their enquiries. High street favourite Next

is the first big retailer to release it's Christmas figures -

and they've not been quite as good The online directory did well at up

why 5%. The post- Christmas sales, what they do call the end of

Christmas sale was done by 7% is a bit worried that it has had to cut

prices to get people to buy stuff and still the sales are down by 7%.

For the year as a whole, you expect profits to come in at about 4% lower

than thought that the two interesting things to the year ahead

talk about inflation and we have discussed this before, the cost of

that starting to filter through to our pockets. It is worried we will

have less money to spend so sales will suffer and it also thinks that

prices will start going up because of the weak pound. A lot of stuff

from overseas. It thinks prices could go up by about 5%. Not a great

Christmas, some glimmers of hope, of course, on the online and directory

business but it is now worried about the year ahead with inflation

filtering through. The difference in what a woman

in her 30s or 40s will earn, compared to a man is still growing

according to new research. The Resolution Foundation study

suggests that while the gender gap for people born since

the millennium is narrowing, women will still earn significantly

less then their male colleagues It's being reported

that the convicted mass murderer, Charles Manson, has

been taken to hospital. Media reports say that Manson,

who is in his eighties, has been moved to a hospital

about an hour away from the state Manson, who was sentenced to life

in prison, directed his followers to murder seven people

in August 1969. An earthquake was detected 100 miles

from Scarborough last night. Janet Jackson's given

birth to her first child. The younger sister

of Michael Jackson, She is said to have had

a stress-free delivery. The singer stopped a world tour last

April, telling her fans she was planning a family

with her husband. Sir Ivan Rogers has just resigned.

In his resignation letter he urged colleagues from Brussels to

challenge muddled thinking and in -- and ill founded arguments. Joining

us from Westminster is Anne-Marie Trevelyan who sported Brexit. I am

sure you have seen Nick Clegg are saying this is a body blow to the

government. How do you see it? I was able to read to the resignation

letter overnight. I think he makes it clear that as he was planning to

retire in October of this year and his number two Sean Morgan was

planning to go to the Welsh government civil service he felt,

and I agree with him, that we should have a full team that will take us

through the whole two-year Brexit negotiation process and he feels it

is right to step off now that the Prime Minister can get a team in

place it will take us right through. I understand why you are trying to

deflect attention from what he said in a letter because some of it is

pretty harsh, talking about model inking, basically saying there is no

preparation -- muddled thinking. That is a stark warning, isn't it? I

agree with him in part. Someone who was active on the Brexit side right

up until June or back in February when Sir Ivan was tried to negotiate

a deal with David Cameron so that those of us on the Brexit side might

be persuaded that leaving the EU completely wasn't necessary because

the EU understood that Britain needed a very different

relationship. There was no discussion or success in the

negotiation which is why so many people across Britain voted to

leave. The reality was that throughout that time there was no

activity in Whitehall to really try and prepare for what was bluntly a

50-50 chance of the British people voting out. When Theresa May came in

as Prime Minister in the summer, there had been very little thinking

in Whitehall about Brexit. That is true. He is right. Prime Minister to

reason they have spent the summer making sure that Whitehall turned

itself around -- Theresa May, and looking at in detail what Brexit

means that each new department. She has created three new department

ready to go forward as Article 50 is triggered in the next couple of

months. Is a Sir Ivan Rogers what he says that the people in government

don't like to hear the difficult truths about Brexit? It is not how I

would say it. Civil servants have an important play -- part to play to

set out their views and experience on how certain policy issues might

be driven forward. It is then politicians who need to take that

forward. It is what the Prime Minister is doing, she has pulled

together some amazing people from externally, the civil service, Sir

Ivan had spent time working in a bank so he had external experience.

We have people who are going to bring enormous different talents to

the table as we move forward into the detailed negotiations after we

trigger Article 50. He is a big loss, isn't he? He is an experienced

diplomat and knows everybody. He knows the corridors of power. His

knowledge and experience will be missed. As with any civil servant

who has been working for our great nation for any length of time decide

they want to step off the treadmill and take up perhaps private sector

or retirement, we don't know but the reality is we have an amazing team.

It is world-renowned, our diplomatic corps and those who work within the

Treasury and other departments. I have no doubt the Prime Minister has

a group of people she can choose from who will be part of the process

all the way through the next couple of years as we get to the point of

actually reaching Brexit. Thank you for talking to us. It is

looking frosty this morning. Especially this coming night, it

will be very frosty. Most of us will see a frost away from the coasts.

Today it will be signing for most. We have a weather front moving

steadily southwards and heading in the direction of the south-west. It

is bringing a fair bit of cloud and some patchy rain and drizzle. Behind

it, we have colder air feeding in and also quite a strong wind coming

from the north. Down the North Sea coastline. Across southern counties

this morning, a lot of cloud around. In Dorset, some holes in the cloud.

The generally not as cold as it was this time yesterday. You can see the

front producing the cloud and odd spot of drizzle. Into northern

England and most of Scotland, back under clear skies, it is a cold and

frosty start with wintry showers in Shetland and Aberdeenshire. The

north-eastern parts of Northern Ireland, some sunshine. But the rest

of Northern Ireland heading into Wales and the Midlands, that is

where we have the weather front. More cloud and patchy rain or

drizzle. South-west England, variable amounts of cloud with

brighter skies. As the front pushes towards the south-west, it will

brighten behind it and toad caught behind it with patchy rain going

without fun. There is a keen wind, so if you're walking along the

shore, it will be cold. Some large waves and under the cloud in the

south, not as cold. Tonight under clear skies, look at the blue hue in

the charts. It will turn cold quickly. There will be a widespread

frost. Temperatures in towns and cities offering around freezing or

blow away from the coast. In a countryside, much lower, minus six

degrees. Locally, minus seven degrees. A widespread frost. There

may be isolated pockets of fog, which will be freezing. Tomorrow,

not a bad day for most. Breezy Danny North Sea coastline, but nothing

like today. A lot of sunshine. Out towards the west, we see the signs

of our next weather front coming in and introducing wet and windy

weather. That is courtesy of the weather front pushing down towards

the south. Before it does, it will be frosty, and we will also see more

fog. Here comes the rain. Blustery around it, right behind it, but with

a few showers. Unless you are in Norwich, it'll be a mild day, and

that will lead us into mild weekend as well. I know you wanted to know

about the weekend, and it will be mild. Excellent news. I will remove

a layer at the weekend. Before then, the icy blue hue. Thank you.

The government has told BBC Breakfast that it's looking

at better ways to ensure there are more disabled toilets available.

It's after Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike

revealed she wet herself in a wheelchair because her train

didn't have a working disabled toilet.

Later today, campaigners are calling for better changing

facililities for the quarter of a million people in the UK

Our disability correspondent Nikki Fox has more.

Spending a day at the shops is something so many of us do.

But for Maria and Ryan, it is not a pleasurable experience.

Ryan is autistic, and needs a bathroom with the right amount

of space and equipment to allow his mum to change him.

Would you be prepared to put your mum or your sister

on the floor to change them if they were still wearing nappies?

Would you walk into a public toilet in your bare feet?

Does that give you some sort of idea of what I have to do?

It is this kind of problem that affects at least a quarter

This woman can look after her son, Adam, at home, because she has

But it is a whole different matter when they leave the house.

It is 1.5 hours' round trip to find a suitable public toilet.

We can't go out for a full day in Bury.

A fully accessible bathroom like this.

There are only 900 of these changing places across the UK.

It is the creme de la creme of bathrooms.

When I came in here with Josh, my son, when he was alive,

the first thing would be to bring the ceiling track hoist over.

But before it opened, Dawn would have to change Josh

You don't change people on the floor.

My son obviously had been through chemo.

At the end of this life, for the last two years,

Shortly before he died, Josh opened this facility.

It meant he could rest his spine, which was really important for us,

because it meant he could continue to go out and experience life.

It has taken four years for Maria to secure the funding for a changing

places toilet in her local shopping centre in Crawley.

They are not cheap, coming in at around ?18,000.

There is currently no legal obligation to provide one.

Councils say cuts to funding mean they have had to make tough choices

But they are working with local businesses

It is not looking much from outside at the moment,

but this is where the Crawley changing place will be.

They have every right to be able to toilet in the correct way.

So to have this facility is giving them their basic human rights

of being able to go to the toilet in public, but safely,

securely, hygienically, and dignified.

There is no easy route to getting a changing places toilet.

Towns and cities are beginning to take the changing places on,

but there are still a substantial part of the population who can't do

the things so many of us take for granted.

Joining us now from Glasgow is Dr Lisa Cameron MP,

the Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability.

Thank you for joining us. They recently have been talking about

this is because of what happened to this Paralympian, Anne Wafula

Strike, who was forced to wet herself in her wheelchair because

there was no disabled toilet available. What do you make of what

happened to her? Is it acceptable? Of course not. I think it actually

shows from her story the real hurdles that face our Paralympian is

in people with disabilities right across the United Kingdom every day

of the week in accessing public services. It is not acceptable is

something we need to herald change for in Parliament and it will form

the next focus of our inquiry report in this parliamentary term and the

all-party Parliamentary group. We saw the real there from parents

having to change their children on the floor in public toilets -- real

difficulty. Should that be happening? It should not. It is not

hygienic for people. It should be a basic human right to access a

toilet. We are marginalising and excluding people with disability

from everyday services that other people just expect to be there. That

copyright. It can't be right in 2017, and I think we need to ensure

this year is the year we deliver it for people with disability -- that

can't be right. We heard in that report the real difficulties

councils are facing with funding. He should be responsible? Pressure the

money come from for the sort of facilities? -- approved. It has to

be supported by government. I will be pushing with the UK government in

terms of debate in Parliament and also in terms of the independent

inquiry report. And the equalities act, it is incumbent upon companies

who provide services to make sure they make reasonable adjustments,

and do we think it is reasonable for people with disability to be able to

access it is reasonable for people with disability to be able to access

a taller in 2017? I think it is. We need to work together and make sure

across business and the public sector and government that we are

singing the same tune and are actually delivering for people with

disability. You say companies that provide services. What you mean and

how would you enforce that? What we have to do, companies including

public transport companies, including companies who employ

people with disability. This is another issue that it feeds in as a

vicious cycle because people with disability can't access public

transport, they can't access buildings where they can go to work,

then we are excluding an marginalising them. It does not make

economic sense because public transport companies are actually

excluding a huge part of the population that could contribute to

the economic development of society and of their company. Similarly, we

need to have the disability employment gap, which is huge across

this country. In terms of the work we are doing, it links together. We

can't exclude people with disability. We need to herald change

right across the United Kingdom and make sure it is not a postcode

lottery. Make sure we support changing places, which is doing

fantastic work in ensuring people can have access to basic facilities

such as toilets. But we need to be doing much more. Lisa, thank you for

your time on BBC Breakfast this morning. Thank you.

It has wowed vistors in London for more than a 100 years,

but Dippy the dinosaur is set to roam again.

Breakfast's Tim Muffett is at the Natural History Museum.

It is always such a site when you see it as well. Good morning. Good

morning. Dippy has been here since 1905, since 1979 the dinosaur has

been in the main entrance hall. But it is about to be dismantled today

before a UK tour gets under way. 292 pieces. It is a cast replica of an

actual dinosaur skeleton. These are not fossilised bones, however it is

probably one of the most famous exhibits in any museum in the UK if

not the world. It is featured in films and millions of people, some

90 million visitors, it is thought, have stood here and look dead Dippy

over the last 100 or so years. Anyway, how do dismantle an object

of this size safely -- looked at. We will be finding out later. First,

the news, travel and weather way Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. Britain's outgoing ambassador

to the EU, Sir Ivan Rogers, has strongly criticised

the government's preparations In his resignation letter,

he urged his colleagues to continue to challenge what he called muddled

thinking and ill-founded arguments. except to say that "Sir Ivan is free

to express his own opinions." Earlier we spoke to Shadow Secretary

of State for International Trade - What we now need is to ensure that

whoever it is that replaces Sir Ivan is someone with an equally

distinguished record of public service. I hate seeing the civil

service either politicised or turned into" yes" people. I think we need

someone with a stiff the -- distinguish record as Sir Ivan did

and has a fundamental grasp of how our partners in Europe will be

thinking. We need the best deal for the UK.

Meanwhile, the UK's countryside and wildlife could suffer post

Brexit, according to a cross party committee of MPs.

Farmers could also face a loss of subsidies according

to the report by the Environmental Audit Committee.

It calls for new laws to ensure existing protections for farming

are not weakened once Britain leaves the EU.

The government says it is committed to safeguarding and improving them.

Former drivers for a private ambulance firm that provides

emergency cover for the NHS, say they were given just an hour's

A company based in Essex called the 'Private Ambulance Service'

is contracted to respond to emergencies during busy times.

The company says the level of training of its staff exceeds

There's more on this on the Victoria Derbyshire Programme

Over five million people in the UK currently receive treatment

for asthma, but up to two thirds of them are not being given the care

needed to manage their condition.

Asthma UK, which commissioned the research, says that in 2015,

1,500 people died from the disease, the highest number in a decade.

The charity says both the NHS and people with asthma must take

joint responsibility for their health.

West Yorkshire Police have carried out further searches overnight

after a man was shot and killed by officers

Yassar Yaqub died on Monday evening, after police in unmarked vehicles

stopped a car just off the M62 in Huddersfield.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission is probing the discovery

It's being reported that the convicted mass murderer,

Charles Manson, has been taken to hospital.

Media reports say that Manson, who is in his eighties,

has been moved to a hospital about an hour away from the state

Manson, who was sentenced to life in prison, directed his followers

to murder seven people in August 1969.

An earthquake was detected 100 miles from Scarborough last night.

The British Geological Survey says the tremor,

which was in the North Sea, happened just before seven o'clock

yesterday evening and had a magnitude of 3.8.

Nobody is so far claiming that they felt it.

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, including extra small in this

instance - and before we show you

these pictures of a chest of drawers falling on to a two year old child,

Brock Shoff was playing in the bedroom.

After the drawers fell on him, his twin brother, Bowdy,

showed an impressive amount of strength and cool-headed action

The boys parents have released the footage to highlight concerns

over the safety of children and tall furniture.

It is grim to watch, isn't it? Sally winces every time she sees it. It is

awful, isn't it. He is OK. He is OK. CCTV in the

room? Is that a thing now? It's an American thing. I would go for a

human in the room. Absolutely. If you look at the comments underneath,

always interesting. I will show you a very clever

celebration soon. A remarkable comeback from Arsenal

last night who scored three goals in the last 20 minutes to earn a 3-3

draw at Bournemouth. Eddie Howe's side were in complete

control as they led 3-0, Ryan Fraser scoring their third

goal, but Arsenal fought back and a stoppage-time header

from Olivier Giroud completed A little celebration by Olivier

Giroud. A reference to his kicks the other day against Crystal Palace. If

I tried to celebrate a goal like that, it would be twang. Let's not

do that, then. A 2-1 win at Crystal Palace moved

Swansea City off the bottom of the Premier League table

on the day they made The former Derby boss watched

from the dugout in the second half as Swansea won their first

game in nearly a month. Angel Rangel scored the winner two

minutes from time to lift the Swans to within

a point of safety. Mike Phelan is the latest

Premier League manager to be sacked with his Hull City side bottom

of the Premier League. Phelan replaced Steve Bruce

on a temporary basis before the start of the season and was

appointed permanently in October. Despite winning their opening two

league games, Hull have won World number One Sir Andy Murray has

got 2017 off to a winning start after reaching the second

round of the Qatar Open. The two-time champion in Doha

comfortably dispatched France's Jeremy Chardy

in straight sets. He'll play Austrian Gerald

Melzer in Round Two. England rugby union head coach

Eddie Jones says Dylan Hartley will captain England

during the Six Nations, Hartley is currently serving

a suspension after being sent off His six week ban will end

before England play France He is doing everything right to be

captain at the moment. He has come to the camps, worked hard, a

prerequisite to get into the England side is to be very fit. Not playing

games. He needs to undergo an extremely stringent fitness

programme -- programme over the next 5-6 weeks. He is putting himself in

the best position to continue as captain.

GB Taekwondo say they have reservations about double Olympic

champion Jade Jones taking part in the Channel 4 programme The Jump,

following serious injuries to some competitors on last year's show.

Jones, who receives funding from UK Sport,

has been spoken to about the risks involved in the programme,

Cyclist Sir Bradley Wiggins and Paralympian Kadeena Cox

are among the figures from sport also taking part.

Lots of people taking part. Braver souls than me.

Thanks, Sal. You are welcome. Thank you very much.

How many times have you heard your other half say,

When many of us have resolved to have a dry

Especially for women with research suggesting men are the instigators.

The campaign group Drinkaware say couples are key to supporting each

other if one of them wants to cut down on the booze.

I think if your wife stops drinking, you have to do the right thing,

haven't you? Having to challenge myself rather than, you know, get

the other person to manage their own drinking habits.

I just usually do it for my own well-being and all the rest of it,

just did lose a bit of weight and get healthy. I do try and help you

but I do put down as well. 100%, you would completely support me.

Definitely cost of a going to tell me to do it? I gave up for seven

years and you still drink. I think if one of us was going to do

it, we were both have to do it so we were both as in it as each other. In

the past, it has helped us a lot doing things together. I would

advise anyone else, definitely, do it as a couple. You have got each

other's back. It helps. Some tricky conversations. Let's find out if

this couple agree. Reverand Kate Bottley

and her husband Graham join us now, along with the research and insight

manager of the charity Drinkaware, You might have seen on a certain TV

programme. I've never seen before! What was found in this report is

that women are pressurised sometimes by their partners, perhaps men, into

having another drink. Is that what happens? Look at his face! It's not

always tea. What we find in our marriage is it seems to go as a

pair. If one of us is having a glass of wine, the other one would have a

glass of wine as well. You sort of encouragement it will. You agree?

Yes. You started to measure out your drinks in the little thing you

bought, just to make sure you're not just a slugging it all in at once.

Is that a practical response? This is clearly an issue. It makes us

sound like massive drinkers. We are not. Like most people, a lot of us

do stressful jobs and a glass of wine is normal. You reach for the

wine. What we have in our house is a measure. Instead of just pouring it

in and pouring the next one, you can measure it so you can be more aware.

What is the research telling us? We did a big survey of people in

couples were at least one person was drinking over the guideline. About

60%, both people are drinking over and the egg each other on but there

it is a big chunk of men who say actually, I am the guy who is

saying, do you want another glass? They are the ones pushing the extra

drink. There are 30% of women who say that they would drink less if it

weren't for their partners. If you, for example, and I imagine lots of

us would be attempting a dry January, how helpful is that if you

are both dry question mark it helps if you have the mutual support. --

if you are both dry? We have an app so you can track how much you are

drinking so you can see those days where you lose willpower and that's

when you want your partner to step in and say, yes, gifted that you

weren't going to be drinking will stop just be that little voice of

conscience to keep you on the straight and narrow. -- yes, you did

say. We have to support one another because we are as bad as it is each

other, you said Simon. Isabel says, if we tell people we don't eat meat

there is no issue that if you don't want to drink alcohol people become

self entitled bullies and try to shove drinking culture down your

throat. What comes from those couples is when -- comments is when

couples help each other out, it helps. In any marriage, you should

be each other's' biggest encourage a.

-- encouragement. When you make the vows, you promise to support each

other as much as you can and I would say you are probably my greatest

encouragement and also my harshest critic. It is important that you

have a drink when you are the one who is there, no secret tipples. It

is our kids that are our worst critics sometimes. It can be the

whole family that help each other as long as you are open about what you

are drinking. That will help you manage it. You make a good point. I

suppose everybody can be involved in the described -- discussion. It was

definitely a family thing, come on, dad. We had a guy put Sellotape over

the lead of the ring pull so every time you went, home, beer, fridge,

drink. It was, hang on. They need to think about it and then it stopped.

Is there a sticker on your biscuit tin? I'm asking for a friend. Thank

you very much. Are you going to try and do dry July? I think total

abstinence won't work but we are doing less. Shirt of the year so

far, man. Was that a Christmas present? Yes.

Let's catch up with the weather. Some icy blue hues, Carol is talking

about. For the next 24 hours, some sunshine, but tonight in particular,

a widespread frost away from the coast. Today we have a weather front

sinking southwards taking a band of cloud with and patchy rain and

drizzle. In that northerly flow behind it, it will turn colder. As

the front continues to drift towards the south-west, the court Ed Dickson

behind it at the skies were clear. The other thing we have behind it is

a keen northerly wind coming down the North Sea coastline -- the cold

air. We could see some rain showers getting in across Norfolk.

Brightening through the course of the day with some sunshine except

for where the weather front is in the south-west. The Vodafone will be

thick enough to produce the odd spot of light rain or drizzle -- weather

front. Some of us will see sunshine when it breaks up. Into East Anglia

through London up towards the Midlands, again, some sunshine. It

will feel cold and you will need to wrap up warm, especially if you are

travelling or walking on the shoreline down the North Sea

coastline. Sunshine prevails across much of Scotland apart from Shetland

and Aberdeenshire, where we could see wintry showers. Brightening

across much of Northern Ireland, albeit the south will be the last to

Brighton. As the front continues to drift towards the south-west, it

will brighten from north Wales, and he is the weather front producing

the cloud and patchy rain across the south-west. As we head into the

evening and overnight, the temperature will drop rapidly. There

will be a widespread frost. In towns and cities, the temperatures will be

pretty low. -2 minus three. Where we have the figure cloud, temperatures

holding up a little more. In rural areas, it will feel better.

Widespread frost. Maybe a little too much dry air for ice in the morning,

but there could be freezing fog patches. We do not expect that to be

too problematic either. Tomorrow, a fine day with their sunshine around.

Feeling cold with the wind got a strong and is. Late in the day, a

weather front from the west accompanied by some rain and also

windy conditions. One thing you will notice is as it heads further south

on Friday, the weather will turn that bit milder. Thank you very

much. See you later. Cold one the way. You like a bit of cold, do you?

High street retailer Next says its Christmas wasn't so festive

Santa didn't deliver a sales boost for Next.

And we watch Next closely because it's seen as an indicator

of how well the high street is doing.

Figures just out show that sales in the run up to Christmas fell 0.4%

It was shop sales that fell the most, but they were propped up

Christmas, the firm has warned that inflation could squeeze our income

next year, and we'll have less money in our pockets.

They've also said they might have to raise prices in stores by up

Kirsty McGregor is from Drapers Magazine.

Those are the figures from Next, the first one to tell us how they fared

over Christmas. What does it tell us about the state of the high street

this Christmas? It is a worrying sign from Next this morning. They

tend to be a bit of a bellwether for the high street. I think we will see

a few more trading statements like this same Christmas was

disappointing, and it is not good news. Christmas is the key period

for all retailers when they expect to see a boost in sales. What are

the interesting things if you delve into their statement? Even be after

Christmas sales, normally they would expect to flog things more cheaply

and people will buy it. Those sales fell significantly, down by 7%. Does

it suggest people bought before Christmas and said, OK, I am not

buying any more, and in the New Year it will be tough? Next took a gamble

keeping things full price in the run-up to Christmas. That is what

they usually do. They usually use the cells to try to get people into

the shops afterwards. It does not seem to have paid off that strategy

this year. We are seeing an underlying move away from spending

so much muggy on clothing and footwear. People seem to be spending

more on going out and technology and things like that -- money. They have

also one of price rises next year. A lot of firms have said prices could

start rising next year as well. There is this double whammy. They

touched on inflation. Things are coming through means we have less

money in our pockets and wage growth is not keeping up. At the same time

prices are rising. We all feel the squeeze in the New Year? I think we

will. They initially said 5% price rise would be the worst case

scenario this year, but I think it is looking likely now. I suspect we

will see with people like Next, who play in the value space, they will

try to keep the low end prices down and perhaps just raise prices

towards the end of the bracket, the upper end. But it will be a tough

year, and I think people will be spending less on clothing. With that

in mind, what can retailers do to persuade us to get through the

doors? As you said, maybe we are spending less on clothing and maybe

more on going out, but even then, if we have less money in our pockets,

had do they persuade us to part with that money? It is having a strong

multichannel strategy, making sure your website is top notch. We will

see with a lot of retailers, if you have a good website, online sales

will probably prop things up. A great website and making sure you

have the right stories in the right locations. And try to do something a

little bit exciting that makes people want to come into the shops

rather than to shop online. Yes, a familiar tale. Thank you so much.

Remember, next week, another busy week as far as retail figures are

concerned. Morrisons, John Lewis,

Sainsbury's, M, Tesco, That'll keep me busy next week. All

to look forward to. Dinosaurs haven't roamed the earth

for quite some time, but one by the name of Dippy

is about to embark on something It will travel around

museums across the country, but first, there's the small

matter of dismantling it. Breakfast's Tim Muffett

is with Dippy now. Lots of you will be familiar with

this site. Such a stunning entrance to the Natural History Museum. Good

morning. A lot of people have been in touch

this morning saying see in Dippy has been one of the oldest memories and

making them interested in science. They make 's been here since 1905,

and in entrance all since 1979. But the dismantling process is about to

get under way. Dippy is living here and is going to be going on a UK

tour of eight destinations, which will take just over two years. How

on earth did you go about dismantling an object is famous, as

precious as this? You will find out shortly. Firstly, here are some

facts and figures about Dippy delivered by visitors to the museum.