05/01/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and

A new report says more needs to be done to protect children.

Compulsory internet safety lessons in schools and new privacy laws

are being proposed by England's Children's Commissioner.

Good morning, it's Thursday the fifth of January.

A new ambassador to the EU.

Sir Tim Barrow's appointment has been broadly welcomed on both sides

People who live near major roads may have higher rates of dementia

according to research published today.

What will the year ahead bring for the economy? Stronger exports and

manufacturing are up thanks to a stronger pound but prizes in the

shops are expected to go up and we won't get a pay rise to match. Cash

prices. -- prices. In sport, Chelsea's winning run

comes to an end as the League leaders are beaten

at Tottenham. as they win 2-0

and move up to third. I will be live from Las Vegas as the

world's biggest gadget show gets under way, the big thing this year,

intelligent machines, artificial intelligence baked into everything

from your car to your toothbrush. A cold and frosty start to the day,

temperatures in some parts have fallen two -7 but there will be a

lot of crisp winter sunshine but in the West there will be a bit more

clout -- fallen to. More details in a few minutes. -- bit more clout. --

cloud. Our main story is a warning

from the Children's Commissioner for England that young people

are left to face the dangers of bullying and grooming

online alone. Anne Longfield says children

and often their parents have no idea what they are signing

up to on social media sites and pupils as young as four should

be taught about internet Our education correspondent,

Gillian Hargreaves, has more. Digital technology can enrich

children's minds, but there are pitfalls too. Millions of youngsters

have joined social media sites to keep in touch with friends, but many

of those questioned by the commission have little idea of what

they're signing up to. With pages of terms and conditions, it seems few

realise the risk to privacy. The children's commissioner calls for

the appointment of a digital ombudsman to mediate between

children and social media companies over online bullying. She also

recommends there should be mandatory digital citizenship courses in

schools and new privacy laws to protect children's personal

information online. What no one has done yet is to look at how we design

and intervene with a digital world in a way that can really give

children the support they need for the place they spend an awful lot of

time, but also the information and the power to be able to get what

they need out of the Internet. While Instagram, Facebook and Twitter

recommend that their services are most suitable for children over the

age of 13, younger children can circumvent the rules and open an

account. Gillian Hargreaves, BBC News.

A spokesperson for the Department for Education told us there is more

to be done and that they will carefully consider the report

as part of their ongoing work to make the internet a safer place

And at 6:40am, we'll speak to the founder of Parent Zone

and schools on making children safer online.

If you want to talk to us about it this morning then let us know as

well. The appointment of Sir Tim Barrow

as the UK's new ambassador to the European Union has

been welcomed by almost He replaces Sir Ivan Rogers,

who resigned on Tuesday and confusion in the approach to

Brexit. Our political correspondent,

Iain Watson joins us now. We want to know about this man, what

can you tell us. First of all the most important thing is he is a

career diplomat, something that has been in the Foreign Office for quite

some time, almost 20 years -- someone. He worked with junior

ministers at the Foreign Office 20 years ago. Iain, I see your

suffering, we will come back to you later. We know that feeling. We've

all had moments like that. We will go back to him in just a second. The

rest of the news this morning: Immigrants should be expected

to learn English before coming to Britain or attend language

classes when they arrive, that's what a group

of MPs are calling for. The All Party Parliamentary Group

on social integration also wants the Government to consider

giving the UK's nations and regions the power to control

the number of visas issued. Here's our home affairs

correspondent, Danny Shaw. Over the past decade, the scale of

immigration to Britain has been unprecedented. Sparking debate about

whether the numbers should be reduced and if so how. But this

report from MPs and peers says there should be more focus on what happens

after immigrants arrived. It says many immigrant communities and

people already settled here lead parallel lives and it calls on the

government to address what it says is a lack of integration. The report

makes a number of recommendations. It says all immigrants should learn

English before coming to the UK or in role in classes but when they're

here. It calls for courses to teach immigrants about British culture and

the report says the government should give immigrants guidance on

the costs and benefits of UK citizenship and consider cutting the

fees for naturalisation. A lack of integration for newcomers leads to

them not having access to the same opportunities. It can lead to an

increase in distrust in the community locally, and all the

things that make living in England and Britain great Adonai people.

Now, you cannot enjoy what this country has to offer if you don't

speak the language. Another idea in the report is for immigration policy

to be devolved to Britain's nations and regions. They'd be able to

allocate visas according to local need. The report said that might

instil confidence among members of the public that the immigration

system works for their area. The Home Office says it's not planning

to introduce local bees are arrangements but they have said they

have made more funding available for English lessons. Danny Shaw, BBC

News. The father of a man shot dead

by West Yorkshire Police on Monday says he feels his son

was killed unlawfully. He and his wife joined friends

of Yassar Yaqub last night at a vigil at Ainsley top yards

from where he was killed. Police say it was during

a pre-planned operation. The police watchdog,

the Independent Police Complaints My message is that he's been killed

unlawfully. How can you kill someone like this, at a time like this,

without giving them the chance to get out or anything, three bullets

through the windscreen and that's it. Were not in America, we're not

in a third World country. He hasn't got a bad pass because he's not been

convicted of anything. President Barack Obama has

urged his fellow Democrats to fight It comes as the incoming Trump

administration began the process of repealing

The Affordable Care Act. The Republican Vice President-elect,

Mike Pence, had promised the process would begin on Donald Trump's

first day in office, People who live near main roads may

be at greater risk of dementia, according to a decade-long study

by scientists in Canada. The medical causes of the brain

disease have yet to be identified but the research suggests

air pollution and noisy traffic Memory is lost, thoughts confused,

personalities gradually fading. -- memories. Dementia Fx 850,000 people

in the UK. Now there they claim it could be linked to traffic --

affects. This study from Canada shows that people living close to

busy roads had higher chances of developing dementia. Researchers in

Ontario followed more than 2 million people over 11 years. The ones who

live within 50 metres of heavy traffic had a 12% higher risk of

dementia than those more than 200 and Zoe. So what is it that's

actually affecting the brain -- 200 metres away. Very fine particles,

the very smallest ones, can move along the lungs into the bloodstream

and circulate in the body. How those Park Hill particles work, we can

speculate, but one hypothesis is non-specific effects on inflammation

and oxidisation affects on the body but it is far from proven. Experts

here have cautiously welcomed the results as important and

provocative. They have stressed it shows an association, not a cause.

Dave pointed out dementia is also affected by age, lifestyle and

genetics -- Dave pointed out. But they are promoting further research

into the impact on traffic and pollution. Dan Johnson, BBC News. --

Dave pointed out. -- Dave pointed out.

Doubt has been cast on the NHS programme for screening those

Researchers say its unlikely to have much impact according

It concluded that inaccurate blood tests would give

too many people an incorrect diagnosis, while lifestyle changes

The director of the NHS programme said its approach was based

The price of petrol and diesel rose to their highest levels for a year

and a half in December according to the RAC.

Both fuels went up by three pence a litre during the month.

It now costs around ?62.80 to fill up a typical family

The increasing cost of crude oil and further falls in the value

of the pound are believed to be behind the trend.

A Mediterranean diet can help older adults maintain bigger brains

according to researchers at the University of Edinburgh.

A study of pensioners in Scotland found that those

with a diet rich in fresh fruit, vegetables and olive oil had

healthier brains than those with different eating habits.

They suffered less brain shrinkage than those who regularly ate meat

Letters written by Princess Diana are due to be auctioned

Written to a steward at Buckingham Palace,

they reveal that a young Prince Harry was routinely

The collection also includes a signed Christmas card

from Prince Charles and Diana and their infant children sitting

going back to a story that has dominated over the last few days. A

new UK ambassador to the European Union has been appointed and

welcomed by both people on both sides of the debate. Let's talk

about Sir Tim Barry with Iain Watson, who has probably had a drink

of water. -- Sir Tim Barrow. Tell me about Tim Barrow. I was before my

moment struck! He's a career civil servant, he had worked with other

Foreign Office ministers back in the Conservative government in the

1990s, he's a former ambassador to not just Russia but the Ukraine, so

he is seen as a tough negotiator and in addition to that he is welcomed

by many conservative Brexiteers but Nigel Farage, the UKIP formally

there has suggested he is simply another knighted career civil

servant. Many civil servants will be delighted, they were worried about

impartiality because of calls from people in the Leave campaign to get

like a businessman or a former politician to negotiate the exit

from the EU. This is someone who has worked in the Foreign Office for

some time. Most recently very closely with Boris Johnson, so he

has the confidence of the Foreign Secretary and he has been warmly

welcomed by David Davis as political minister in charge the detailed

negotiation getting under way pretty soon. He's been described by Downing

Street as energetic and optimistic, those qualities will be essential

during perhaps up to two years of negotiations with people

representing 27 other EU countries. I'm not sure I'd ask another

question but I'm going to try. Go-ahead. -- I'm not sure I'm going

to ask you. What about Theresa May, what he/she is doing to put herself

on the front foot again? She hasn't commentated -- what is she going to

do. She is giving a major speech on Europe this month and the question

is whether she is going to take on this key criticism of Ivan Drago is,

that she simply doesn't have any kind of negotiating strategy or

objectives in the EU. She's already given us pretty strong hints, she

has suggested we want control of our borders and she has suggested also

quite significantly that she doesn't want to be under the juror of the

European court -- the jurisdiction. What Labour are saying is a change

of personnel in Brussels, Tim Barrow won't that make up for a lack of

strategic vision, so they want government ministers coming to

Westminster when MPs return next week and they want a full statement

on Europe. Iain, thank you very much. I don't know what to recommend

because we are all struggling. May be a hot tea! Sometimes it happens,

it just happens. Flies in the mouth, all sorts. Good morning. What have

you got for ask Wes blew everybody apart from Chelsea fans were

toasting Dele Alli -- what have you got for ask Wes blew -- what have

you got for us? . King jack their incredible winning

streak is over. They were beaten 2-0

by Tottenham at white Hart Lane. Two goals from Dele Alli ends

Chelsea's run of thirteen consecutive wins and moves

Spurs up to third. Everton's Yannick Bolasie

could be out until 2018, his manager Ronald Koeman

confirmed last night. Bolasie injured his knee last

month in the one all draw Sir Andy Murray is through

to the quarter finals but was made to work for it by world

number 68 Gerald Melzer. he's now unbeaten in 26 competitive

matches. And Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox

has defended her decision to take part in the Channel 4 programme

The Jump, saying life is a ticking time bomb and having MS has

changed her outlook. UK Sport have suspended her funding

while she takes part in the ski Louise Hayes has advised the likes

of Kadeena and others, as they are still going on in their careers.

It seems to be getting more popular. Fine if your career is over.

Now for a quick look at the papers. The front page of the Daily

Telegraph. They are talking about what we were just talking about with

Iain Watson. Theresa May ready to come out of the single market if

Europe isn't given control of their borders. And parents, leaving

children. According to the children's Commissioner for England,

leaving children at the mercy of the internet. Let us know what you

think. On the front page of The Daily Mail.

Living near a busy road can cause dementia, according to a new study.

This is looking at some problems with people live within 50 metres of

major routes. Sometimes the papers do things

almost exactly the same way, the same stories. The Times talks about

Theresa May and the exit of the Ambassador. Almost the same on the

Guardian, but a different slant. The Sun talks about the refugees

coming from Syria. They claim they were allowed into the UK.

How did you watch TV over Christmas? Did you do it on demand?

Streaming services? A mix. And DVDs?

Yes, I watched quite a lot. Still?

Yes! Streaming services are apparently

exceeding DVD revenues for the first time. Sales fell below ?1 billion

for the first time and there was a big surge in the popularity of

paying for content, things like Netflix and Amazon. That rose to a

market of 1.3 UE and pounds. There is a suggestion in the Guardian that

there is only one way for that to grow. -- ?1.3 billion. It seems more

of us arguing at like that. I don't think I watched anything

over the holidays, apart from Breakfast offcourse! It was all on

catch up. Not live? Yes, not live.

It is to do with the sleep patterns. Sleep is the biggest bane of my

life. Most of us here on this sofa. Every day I work up at 4:30am during

the holidays. Occasionally I went back to sleep. There is a big

article in the Mail. Is it because I was born at 5am? So my natural cycle

is to wake up? I should go to bed early...

Do you know when you were born? Nine o'clock in the morning and I would

like to sleep until nine o'clock in the morning!

I don't know. The suggestion is that whenever you were born at is when

you are most awake. I think I was born about 6am, so

bang on, but I think this proves it doesn't work.

I love this story. It is mentioned in a few of the papers. A

105-year-old man who has made cycling history, cycling more than

14 mild around the track in one hour. Absolutely staggering. -- 14

mild. He said the 100s category and then beat it to years later. He is

inspiration for many! At least if you are feeling rough

you don't look like this. This is a waxwork museum in Pennsylvania and

some of them genuinely I don't know who they are. You probably get the

picture. This is Michelle Obama. Apparently these are life-size

waxworks. Barack Obama. This is Hillary Clinton!

I mean, some of the ones down here... Anyway, if you are

interested they are for sale! Great! I want them all!

It would be a great Christmas present. Gettysburg, in

Pennsylvania. Can I do this as well? We were

talking about this yesterday. The earthquake that happened near

Scarborough. We did ask if anybody felt it and the resounding answer

was no. The people in Scarborough have been doing this joke pictures

of the effects of the earthquake. A chair overturned, had -- a bin. Love

that. Thanks. I think it is time to have a

quick chat with Carol. This morning, if you haven't ventured out, it is

cold and frosty! But it means for most of us we are looking at some

wintry sunshine. To give you an idea of what is happening, high pressure

is dominating. A lot of clear skies through the night. Where we have the

weather front towards the west that where we've got more cloud, the

temperature is not as low. If you are stepping out these are the

temperatures in towns and cities. These are the values in the

countryside. Currently -7 in Oxfordshire. Through the morning you

can see a bit more cloud across south-west England. It's the

remnants of that weather front. Elsewhere we've got clear skies.

Along the east coast of England there is a bit more cloud here and

there, thick enough to produce the odd shower. But as we traverse

northwards into Scotland, clear skies. Northern Ireland still has a

weather front across you, so you will have more cloud this morning.

Through the day look at this. The blue indicates where we will see

sunshine. Sunshine coming out nicely through the morning. Later in the

day it may turn hazy towards the north-west. Temperature wise,

nothing to write home about. It will feel cold. In light reasons it will

be pleasant, crisp and sunny, except for in the west. Into the evening

and overnight once again you can see the blue, frost and patchy fog.

Freezing fog, especially in east Anglia and the south-east, but we

could see it west as well. At the other end of the of the country the

weather front is coming in, introducing rain across Scotland and

Northern Ireland, in the north-west England and fringing in the

north-west Wales. Tomorrow what will happen is the fog in the

south-eastern quarter and elsewhere where it forms will take its time to

lift. Some of it will lift into low cloud, so it will feel cold and bank

in the south-east tomorrow. Meanwhile rain moves steadily

southwards. Heavy burst in it. Spending time in Yorkshire and the

east Midlands. Behind it, again we will have brighter weather, but

there will be showers around and hill fog. Look at the temperatures,

7-10. That's not that. Quite a difference from what we have as the

maximum today. By the time we get to Saturday the weather front moves to

the south. Behind it a lot of dry weather. Not that cloudy at times.

There will be some sunshine and the odd spit and sport. Still fairly

mild, especially in the south. As we have a look at Sunday a game, some

sunshine. -- again. A couple of showers. The richer wise, still

pretty good. -- temperature wise. I love crisp winter mornings. Thank

you. Britain is short of

budding young scientists. Only 15% of nine to 11-year-olds

are considering the subject Today, the BBC is launching

a two-year campaign to inspire a million children to get

involved in science. The results will be published

in academic journals as Breakfast's Jayne

McCubbin reports. Behold, it's time for some science

fun! This is Liz and this is a primary school in Hackney. She is

here to launch the BBC's terrific scientific to help more children

catch the science blog. What are we doing today? Is super exciting

experiment to try to save a dinosaur from being buried in quicksand.

Dinosaurs in the balls! -- bowls! We know children love science up to a

certain age and then they become disengaged. This campaign is about

looking to really pinpoint what the reasons might be for that and to try

and change that trend. Here they are clearly into the subject. It is

working! But the statistics are gloomy. Almost 40% of primary

schools spend less than an hour a week on science and a 50% of nine to

11 -year-olds want to be a scientist. With 40% of science and

technology jobs left vacant each year, this is a real problem. Why

are so many people afraid of science? I really don't know. We can

see how much -- fund the children's are having. These are things lying

around the house. Flower, buckets. The short answer to your question, I

have no idea. But Liz has a very clear idea. She said science has an

image problem. For some reason science still has a lot of

stereotypes attached to it. You've got to be brainy to like science, or

you've got to work in a lap, be an older gentleman with glasses and be

extremely boring and you could be further from the truth. So, today

she is kicking off the two year Terrific Scientific campaign, which

will involve more than 1 million children and 40,000 teachers,

bringing real experiments into real schools to gather real

scientifically significant results and we hope it will inspire.

Adventurers, creators, dreamers, innovators, climbing mountains,

exploring the oceans and everything in between. For me it is clear how

exciting and fun science is. And if your school wants to get

involved, you can register at this website -

bbc.co.uk/terrificscientific. Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. Plenty more on our website

at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast

with Charlie Stayt and We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment, How should immigrants

integrate into British life? Labour's Chuka Umunna will be

here to tell us why a group of MPs think they should learn

English before they arrive. Are bans on vans, boats and caravans

outside owners homes snobbish? We'll look at the curious covenants

imposed on residents. It reads like a criminal decathlon.

That's him, that's the man I chased. You chased someone? Is their CCTV?

the pathology drama Silent Witness is back.

The show's stars will tell us why murky murders have seen it become

the world's longest-running crime drama.

But now a summary of this morning's main news:

Young people are being left to face the dangers of bullying

That's the warning from the Children's Commissioner for England.

Anne Longfield says children, and often their parents,

have no idea what they are signing up to on social media sites

and pupils as young as four should be taught about internet

Our education correspondent, Gillian Hargreaves, has more.

Digital technology can enrich children's minds,

Millions of youngsters have joined social media sites to keep in touch

with friends, but many of those questioned by the commission have

little idea of what they're signing up to.

With pages of terms and conditions, it seems few realise

The Children's Commissioner calls for the appointment of a digital

ombudsman to mediate between children and social media

She also recommends there should be mandatory digital citizenship

courses in schools and new privacy laws to protect children's

What no-one has done yet is to look at how we design and intervene

with a digital world in a way that can really give children the support

they need for the place they spend an awful lot of time,

but also the information and the power to be able to get

While Instagram, Facebook and Twitter recommend

that their services are most suitable for children over the age

of 13, younger children can circumvent the rules

A spokesperson for the Department for Education told us there is more

to be done and that they will carefully consider the report

as part of their ongoing work to make the internet a safer place

And in about ten minutes, we'll speak to the founder

of Parent Zone who provide support to parents and schools on making

Immigrants should be expected to learn English before coming

to Britain or attend language classes when they arrive,

The All Party Parliamentary Group on social integration also

wants the Government to consider giving the UK's nations and regions

the power to control the number of visas issued.

The Home Office says it's made funding available for more

President Barack Obama has urged his fellow Democrats to fight

It comes as the incoming Trump administration began

the process of repealing The Affordable Care Act.

The Republican Vice President-elect, Mike Pence, had promised the process

would begin on Donald Trump's first day in office,

People who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia,

according to a decade-long study by scientists in Canada.

The medical causes of the brain disease have yet to be

identified but the research suggests air pollution and noisy traffic

The price of petrol and diesel rose to their highest levels for a year

and a half in December according to the RAC.

Both fuels went up by 3p a litre during the month.

It now costs around ?62.80 to fill up a typical family

The increasing cost of crude oil and further falls in the value

of the pound are believed to be behind the trend.

Letters written by Princess Diana are due to be auctioned

Written to a steward at Buckingham Palace,

they reveal that a young Prince Harry was routinely

The collection also includes a signed Christmas card

from Prince Charles and Diana and their infant children sitting

I'm trying to read some of them as well. The handwriting is curious as

well. Yes. Mike is here with the sport right now. Good morning.

Chelsea, losing! A strange feeling for them, losing for the first time

since September, that was Arsenal so they don't like North London that

much! But for the rest of the league it's important someone worked out

how to beat them, especially this man, Dele Alli, the England man.

Chelsea's impressive winning streak is over after they were beaten

by Spurs 2-0 at white Hart Lane last night.

After 13 straight victories Chelsea needed just one

But two goals from Spurs' Dele Alli ended any hope of that.

Chelsea remain five points clear at the top, but the win for Spurs

Very, very proud of them. I think that we showed character and we were

competitive in a tough game like today. It is good for the team and

for that it is important now to keep going and believe because football

is about belief. It's a pity but it's important to

know that this can happen. It's important now to start and continue

to work very hard and to try to improve everyday.

Everton's Yannick Bolasie could be out with injury until 2018,

his manager Ronald Koeman confirmed last night.

Bolasie injured his knee last month in the 1-1 draw

Koeman says it could be up to 12 months before he's back playing.

Sir Andy Murray has extended his career-best winning streak to 26

competitive matches by making it through to the quarter finals

of the Qatar Open but he was made to work for it

against the world number 68 Gerald Melzer.

The Austrian took Murray to a tie-break in the first set

but the world number one eventually came through 7-6, 7-5.

He will face Spain's Nicolas Almagro next.

England and Leicester centre Manu Tuilagi has been ruled out

of the 6 Nations and next summer's Lions tour with a knee injury

and it's another blow for the player who has suffered

a string of injuries over the last three seasons.

He's appeared just 23 times for Leicester since 2013

and just once for England under Eddie Jones.

Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox has defended her decision to take part

in the Channel 4 programme The Jump, describing life

UK Sport have suspended her funding while she takes part

in which participants learn to ski jump.

On social media, Cox said her diagnosis of MS had

changed her outlook on life, so she was going to enjoy skiing.

MS Dhoni has stepped down as India's one day captain ahead of the ODI

series against England, which begins later this month.

And England's ODI captain Eoin Morgan will be hoping

in that series to replicate his big hitting

in the Big Big Bash League in Australia.

His Sydney Thunder side needed a six off the final ball

of the match to win against Melbourne Thunder,

and under pressure, he smashed it into the stands.

It was Morgan's final appearance in the Big Bash before he joins

Now, we all know as we get older, keeping fit takes a bit more effort

which makes the achievements of Frenchman Robert Marchand

At the age of 105, he's set a new record

for the furthest distance cycled in one hour for riders of his age.

He managed 22 kilometres in 60 minutes, all down to six

He already held the record for those aged over 100,

Afterwards he said he could have done better and while his legs

I just think he's brilliant. I'm not in anyway belittling what he did but

he beat the record for somebody his age, how many 105 -year-olds Chris

white he has still got to beat himself. Just amazing -- 105

-year-olds? Just to put it into context, he was born just before the

First World War. He would probably beat both of us! Fantastic, thank

you. Whether it's on their tablets

or smartphones, children are using social media sites

more than ever before. But a new study by the

Children's Commissioner for England says that they are

ill-prepared to deal with problems they commonly find online,

such as cyber-bulling Vicki Shotbolt is the founder

of Parent Zone, an organisation that provides advice and information

to families and schools. Good morning and thanks very much.

It's interesting, we talk about this on Breakfast a lot but it seems

worrying what she is saying about children being left on their own to

cope with an adult space. It's not true to say they are just left on

their own, parents are working hard to do their bit to keep kids safe

online and schools are doing a lot but children are struggling and that

is worrying. Where are the dangers lying? It is absolutely right she

has picked up on the issue of privacy and understanding the terms

and conditions. Do that one by one, prove as the first of all, what is

the risk? We are all used to it, not just children, adults do the same

thing, you go on social media and you don't look at the terms and

conditions, 17 pages some of them, they are interminable but you do it

anyway. What is the risk with young people? All that data is going

somewhere, young people are telling services a great deal about

themselves and I was listening to the news this morning talking about

the Internet of things, we will be sharing even more. We are telling

our friends where they are and what they do and where they go to school

but you're building up this history for yourself... At the moment if you

fill in a university application, in five years you might not need to

because everything people need to know is online and very findable.

That might not be a bad thing but it is something that young people

should understand and be thinking about. What are the parents most

concerned about, when something has gone wrong? That's when it becomes a

problem. Absolutely, they are concerned when their kids have had a

bad issue and any experience online that is miserable but the other

thing they worry about is what kids see online and they see lots of

upsetting stuff that you would never be exposed to a few years ago.

Sometimes young people think... It is dangerous to stereotype but

sometimes young people think they understand it and their parents

don't but they are OK, it is a hard conversation to have. It is and it

won't get any easier because young people will always use tech

differently to parents. Parents should put aside the tech because

it's not really about that, it's about social skills and being savvy,

all the lessons you teach your kids about being off-line, do it online

as well. One of the ideas is that of an ombudsman. Sometimes people don't

have much faith in those individuals or organisations, what do you think?

It's really interesting because who is looking after children's rights

and interests online? It's not parents because the online world

treat children as adults when they're over 13. They would be very

busy, though, they would be inundated. Thanks for much, we will

be talking about this later. Three to four -year-olds online are

spending over eight hours a week over the last year, which is an

extraordinary figure. We will be talking about that with Anne

Longfield later and a victim of cyber bullying.

The Department for Education told us that there is more work to do

and that they will carefully consider this report's

recommendations as part of their ongoing work to make

the internet a safer place for children.

Carol has the weather for us. Good morning.

Good morning. A cold start if you haven't gone out start, these are

the current temperatures, Benson in Oxfordshire is -8, the lowest

temperature in England this winter. In London it is -4 but where we have

more cloud in the west, temperatures not that low. A frost east, there

will be a lot of winter sunshine under those clear skies and for most

of us it's going to be a dry day. High pressure is firmly in charge of

our weather and this is the weather front, remnants from yesterday in

the west is producing thick cloud and keeping the temperatures that

bit higher. Maybe the odd spot coming out of but nothing

significant. Across southern counties, a lot of blue sky day when

the sun gets up and the same in Midlands, the east Wales and the

west coast of England. Cloud and the odd shower but hit and miss.

Northern Ireland under the same weather front as south-west England,

more cloud for you and into Scotland, a cold and frosty start

with the temperature in Glasgow at the moment -5, -3 in Edinburgh.

Through the morning the sun will come out and it will be a beautiful

crisp winter's day with light breezes. The sunshine turning hazier

in the north-west later ahead of a weather front and for most it will

turn cold, seven degrees but it won't be too bad if you're in

Belfast. Through the evening and overnight, you can see the blue on

the chart, cold and frosty, cloud building ahead of the weather front.

That will lift some of that but we will see patchy fog forming and some

will be freezing, especially in East Anglia and the south-east but you

can see fog patches forming further west. Meanwhile our band of rain

moving across Scotland and Northern Ireland, getting into north-west

England and north-west Wales, breezy around that. Tomorrow morning our

weather front continues going south. Default in the south-eastern quarter

and further west will take its time to lift, some will lift into low

cloud -- the fog. Low cloud and at times it will feel quite dank. This

is the weather front bringing rain across much of northern England,

into northern England, Wales and the Southwest. Behind it they will be

hill fog around, look at the temperatures, higher than today so

we have ten in Stornoway, seven towards Cardiff and ten in Plymouth

but if you're under the cloud with the fog in the south-east it will

feel cold. Then the weather front clears altogether on Saturday,

leaving a dry and brighter day with variable cloud and sunshine. Still

high-temperature is for the time of year and Sunday is very similar, but

later on Sunday a new weather front from the west -- still

high-temperature is. Still mild for this stage in January.

The start of a new year, but what does it have

Ben's looking at what we know about the year ahead.

I am having a look at what's in store for this year. Good morning.

Businesses and all of us hoping for a bit of optimism after a rather

unpredictable end to last year. The vote to leave the EU had a big

effect on business here. Donald Trump's victory in the US has raced

big questions for the global economy. What happens next? The

British chamber of commerce has spoken to over 7000 businesses up

and down the country and the results show a mixed bag for the year ahead.

Let's have a look at the details. At the end of last year it was good for

manufacturing and exports, and that was thanks to a boost from the week

pound. The study also showed more optimism in the all-important

service set. But sadly it isn't all good news. Any firm say they will

have to raise prices because of higher costs of imports, due to the

slump in the sterling since the Brexit vote. And petrol prices are

at an 18 month high and they will rise even further this year. One

thing to warn you about, you will hear a lot about inflation over the

next year or so. It will be a big issue and it will affect wages, jobs

and economic growth. Let's delve into the numbers.

Andrew McPhillips, Chief Economist at Yorkshire Building Society,

We've listed the good and bad. I suppose my first question is, does

the good outweigh the bad? The important thing to know is the

manufacturing, we've seen in pact of the pound helping manufacturers, and

a lot of the bad, the rising cost of living, there is quite a lot of

speculation on how inflation could rise, probably about 2.5% - 3%.

Probably likely to be a bit higher than wages. These are the things

that are still the unknown is to a large extent, because yesterday we

heard Next would have to put up their prices and others say they

will have to raise prices due to the rising cost of imports and we won't

get a pay increase. So the money in our pocket will get tighter. And in

part that's what has kept the economy going. Consumer spending on

the high street has been part of the economy. That picture if we get the

rising cost of living will mean people will feel that in their

pockets and that's the risk to the year ahead. That will lead to

economic growth slowing. And that clearly has an effect on other

stuff. To look at the good stuff, manufacturing which has been a

surprising success story towards the end of last year, especially

exports. It was stronger than people expected. People forecast that we

would have a sharp slowdown in the UK economy and that hasn't come

through and manufacturers are feeling the benefit of the falling

pound. Not as good for people going on holiday. We should try to

rebalance the economy back towards manufacturing rather than services.

That's a good story that came out of last year. And one we will follow

this year. I suppose the question is, what does this year have in

store? There are so many questions. What do you think will be the

underlying theme? The issue of inflation? Yes, regardless of which

side of the referendum you were wrong, Brexit will have a big

impact. Donald Trump, we have no idea what he will do in terms of

whether he pulls through with the campaign pledges and that's likely

to be a longer term picture. So I think the story of the year is

whether inflation turns out to be as bad as people fear, or whether the

forecasters who are inherently uncertain... It might not be as

severe as some people predicted. We will watch closely, because who

knows how these things turn out. Thanks very much. That's all from

me. More later. The latest driverless car,

headphones that can translate languages instantly and the latest

smart gadgets for the home. Including bears that can stop people

snoring! I don't know why you look concerned!

These are just some of the things we can expect from this year's

International Consumer Electronics Show.

Our technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones is in Las Vegas

ahead of one of the biggest events in the tech industry.

Rory, what new technology is going to wow us in 2017?

Yes, the big thing this year is fountains. I am not being serious,

of course. Not many people will have smart fountains. At all of the

gadgets this year as talking about artificial intelligence, artificial

intelligence which is the radical and researched out of laboratories

is coming out of the laboratories and coming to all sorts of products,

making everything smarter, from your car all sorts of products around

your home. Audio devices will now be smart.

In a penthouse suite at a ritzy Las Vegas hotel, smart home exhibits are

on show. There is a smart speaker for children, each toy is a

playlist. Kung fu fighting... A voice activated door lock. And

upstairs... There's even Nora, described as a smart snoring

solution. It is paired with a pad under the pillow which detects the

snoring and moves just enough to stop me without waking me up. The

big scene this year is turning the advances in artificial intelligence

into products. -- big theme. There are robots of course. This one is

meant to be a shop assistant, while this one is designed as a companion

for children or elderly people. AI seems to get everywhere, even into

this toothbrush, which learns how you brush your teeth. Artificial

intelligence is not just gathering the data, it is being able to use

it. Then you learn where your weaknesses are, where your strengths

are and the person -- purpose is to become better at taking care of your

oral health. This walking stick is also smarter than it looks. An

inbuilt mobile phone SIM card means it can help if there is an accident.

It will detect the fall of the user and when it detects it it will alert

the family or the neighbour, so they can come and help these people. And

this clever mirror helps anyone to try out make-up. We have a new Las

Vegas! Out on the Las Vegas strip, this young entrepreneur from

Manchester has just flown in. Welcome to Las Vegas. His instant

translation headphones aren't quite ready. They will eventually be tiny

earbuds, that he is still looking forward to CES. This is important

because we will be able to showcase what we've been working on to the

world, to show this is something we started years ago as a small team,

as a small start-up, with dedication and passion. The odds are against

Danny, a 1-man bands taking on giants like Apple and Google, but he

is betting that he has the product that can change the world. Now,

Danny is quite a rare breed because he is one of the few British

companies actually exhibiting here. He has come under his own steam, has

cost a lot of money and haven't had any government health. There's been

some controversy about how few British ones there are here compared

to other countries. There are loads of French companies, all sorts of

French government institutions supporting their companies. There

are 1300 Chinese firms. But the British government says it does

support people coming to this show, it gives them moral support at

least, at the question is whether or money should have been spent on

making the British voice heard a bit louder this week in Vegas.

If you could bring on home, what would be the piece of technology?

The piece of technology that I love at the moment is a robot that can be

controlled by voice. The Alexis system has been put into a robot and

that robot, I've seen it doing yoga lessons this morning. I want that

robot to come home and take me to a few yoga exercises. I would rather

it did the ironing! I would quite like to see that. You

Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and

Left to "fend for themselves" online -

a new report says more needs to be done to protect children.

Compulsory internet safety lessons in schools and new privacy laws

are being proposed by England's Children's Commissioner.

Good morning, it's Thursday January 5.

A new ambassador to the EU - Sir Tim Barrow's appointment has

been broadly welcomed on both sides of the Brexit debate.

People who live near major roads may have higher rates of dementia

according to research published today.

We bought a record number of new cars in the UK this year

according to industry figures out this morning.

But with ownership predicted to fall next year and the rise of Uber

will owning a car outright become a thing of the past?

In sport - Chelsea's winning run comes to an end as the League

leaders are beaten at Tottenham.

Two goals from Delle Alli do the damage at White Hart Lane

as they win 2-0 and move up to third.

We'll hear about plans to find the next generation

We are going to do a super experiment to hear about a dinosaur

varied. -- buried. According to the start in that

England has had the lowest temp richer recorded. A lot of sunshine

up and down the loud, -- the land. I will let more details in 15 minutes.

Our main story is a warning from the Children's Commissioner

for England that young people are left to face the dangers

of bullying and grooming online alone.

Anne Longfield says children and often their parents

have no idea what they are signing up to on social media sites

and pupils as young as four should be taught about internet

Our Education correspondent, Gillian Hargreaves has more.

Digital technology can enrich children's minds,

Millions of youngsters have joined social media sites to keep in touch

with friends, but many of those questioned by the commission have

little idea of what they're signing up to.

With pages of terms and conditions, it seems few realise

The Children's Commissioner calls for the appointment of a digital

ombudsman to mediate between children and social media

She also recommends there should be mandatory digital citizenship

courses in schools and new privacy laws to protect children's

What no-one has done yet is to look at how we design and intervene

with a digital world in a way that can really give children the support

they need for the place they spend an awful lot of time,

but also the information and the power to be able to get

While Instagram, Facebook and Twitter recommend

that their services are most suitable for children over the age

of 13, younger children can circumvent the rules

A spokesperson for the Department for Education told us there is more

to be done and that they will carefully consider the report

as part of their ongoing work to make the internet a safer

The appointment of Sir Tim Barrow as the UK's new ambassador

to the European Union has been welcomed by almost

He replaces Sir Ivan Rogers, who resigned on Tuesday

after complaining of muddle and confusion in the approach to

Our political correspondent, Iain Watson joins us now.

Iain - what is Theresa May doing to get back on the front foot?

Let's go through some of the basic. What we need to know about Sir Tim

Barrow? Downing Street say here that seasoned and a tough negotiator. He

has experience in Brussels. He was an ambassador to Moscow relatively

recently when relations with Russia were not so good. For that,

ambassador to Ukraine. Also it has been welcomed from people across the

political spectrum, not from Nigel Farage of UKIP. He wanted a Brexit

true believer in their. -- there. He has also worked closely with Boris

Johnson as a political director in the Foreign Office and Johnson spoke

warmly of him. Partly, he ended himself to the Conservative Party is

because during the previous state in Brussels he was in charge of

security policy and arguing against an EU army during difficult times in

Europe. Moving forward, Sir Arjun Rogers told about the model and

confusion over Brexit. -- Sir Ivan Rogers. Theresa May hoping to change

the sentiment around that. She might make a statement relating to her

attitude and the steps ahead now, some papers are saying. She kept

silent on Sir Ivan Rogers' key charge that she didn't have any

negotiating object is just before triggering Article 50 but now she

has to answer the key criticisms. She will be taking to the airwaves

herself this weekend. We are expecting a major speech on Europe

this month. The question really is whether she goes beyond some of the

strong hints we have had from her before including at the Conservative

conference last year when she said we want to control our borders and

be outside the jurisdiction of the EU Court. Ishiguro to be more

explicit about access to the single market? Before she makes the speech,

she will be under some pressure from Labour. They will be pressing

ministers, possibly David Davies rather than Theresa May, to make a

statement here at Westminster. Immigrants should be expected

to learn English before coming to Britain or attend language

classes when they arrive. That's what a group

of MPs are calling for. The All Party Parliamentary Group

on social integration also wants the Government to consider

giving the UK's nations and regions the power to control

the number of visas issued. Here's our home affairs

correspondent, Danny Shaw. Over the past decade,

the scale of immigration to Britain sparking debate about

whether the numbers should be But this report from MPs and peers

says there should be more focus on what happens after

immigrants arrives. It says many immigrant communities

and people already settles here lead parallel lives and it calls

on the government to address what it The report makes a number

of recommendations. It says all immigrants should learn

English before coming to the UK or enrol in classes

when they are here. It calls for courses to teach

immigrants about British culture and the report says that government

should give immigrants guidance on the costs and benefits of UK

citizenship and consider cutting A lack of integration for newcomers

leads to them not having access to the same opportunities and can

lead to an increase in distrust All the things that make living

in England and Britain great You cannot enjoy what this country

has to offer if you don't Another idea in the report

is for immigration policy to be devolved to Britain's

nations and regions. They'd be able to allocate visas

according to local need. The report says that might instil

confidence among members of the public that the immigration

system works for their area. The Home Office says it is not

planning to introduce local visa arrangements but the department says

it has made funding available President Barack Obama has

urged his fellow Democrats to fight It comes as the incoming Trump

administration began the process of repealing the

Affordable Care Act. The Republican vice-president-elect,

Mike Pence, had promised the process would begin on Donald Trump's

first day in office - People who live near main roads may

be at greater risk of dementia, according to a decade-long study

by scientists in Canada. The medical causes of the brain

disease have yet to be identified but the research suggests

air pollution and noisy traffic Memories lost, thoughts confused,

personalities gradually fading. Dementia affects 850,000

people in the UK. Now there's a claim it

could be linked to traffic. This study from Canada shows that

people living close to busy roads had higher chances of

developing dementia. Researchers in Ontario followed more

than 2 million people over 11 years. The ones who lived within 50 metres

of heavy traffic had a 12% higher risk of dementia than those more

than 200 metres away. So what is it that's actually

affecting the brain? Ultra-fine particles,

the very smallest ones, can actually move across the lungs

into the bloodstream and circulate How those particles work,

a bit speculative, but one hypothesis is fairly non-specific

effects on inflammation So we have a potential mechanism

but it's far from proven. Experts here have cautiously

welcomed the results They've stressed it shows

an association, not a cause. They've pointed out dementia

is also affected by age, lifestyle and genetics.

But they are encouraging further research into the impact

of traffic and pollution. Doubt has been cast on the NHS

programme for screening those Researchers at Oxford University say

its unlikely to have much impact. It concluded that inaccurate

blood tests would give too many people an incorrect

diagnosis, while lifestyle changes The director of the NHS programme

said its approach was based The price of petrol and diesel rose

to their highest levels for 1.5 years in December

according to the RAC. Both fuels went up by three pence

a litre during the month. It now costs around ?62.80

to fill up a typical family The increasing cost of crude oil

and further falls in the value of the pound are believed

to be behind the trend. A figure of a soldier

from the First World War has been It's nearly six metres tall and took

a blacksmith three months to make Martin Galbavy used items

including spanners, brake discs and horse shoes

to create the impressive work. It's a stunning, isn't it? When it

you see it next to the building, you get a sense of the scale.

Being able to speak English is 'key' to integrating into British life.

That's according to MPs who want immigrants to learn the language

They also want the Government to consider giving regions

Labour's Chuka Umunna chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group

He joins us from our London newsroom.

Good morning. You are saying immigrants should be fitted to learn

English before coming to Britain. How would prove that that's what

they have done? To set this report in context, we have spent time in

this country talking about the numbers of people committed the UK

and of course that is important but widow and spent time talking about

what happens when they get here. -- we don't spend time. An important

part of being integrated into UK society when you come and work and

settle here is being able to speak English. We believe that because of

that, either you should be required to have a certain level of English

before you come here or certainly if you do come here and you don't have

sufficient proficiency in English, you should be in rolled on

compulsory English language classes so you can be part of our community

-- enrolled. It denies you opportunities, health outcomes are

worse, you do -- don't get a chance to be part of the community. Really

importantly, integration is a 2-way street. Of course, there is a role

in certain obligations and people who come here to integrate and that

is why we say learning English be an expectation that also, there's an

obligation on the host community as well. We need to properly fund

English language learning classes and employers need to give people

sufficient space. Can you answer the first question I asked you. You made

your point. How can you prove they have that level of English? In

Australia, they carry out certain tests. This is an interim report. In

terms of the exact detail, we are going to produce more detail on how

exactly that might work in the final report of this enquiry. The other

suggestion is that a regional authorities could allocate visas.

This is something I know you are looking at. Would be able to

allocate visas in accordance to local need. How would that work? How

could you ensure that somebody goes to a particular region? We know

people care about numbers but actually they care about the numbers

of people coming here far less than they do about control. One way of

instilling more confidence in the system and maintaining the consensus

in our country from an -- for managed migration is to set need to

the niche in -- regions of the UK much as they do in Canada. Different

provinces in Canada set out their needs according to their sectors and

different labour markets. For example, on our committee, people

from Scotland and SNP members, they want to see immigrants go up but in

other parts of the UK and parts of England, people would like to see

that reduced. What we are saying is let's give the power to set need to

local areas and regions. That way I think we can detoxify this debate

because then it won't be seen as Westminster imposing immigration on

you and saying look, and except all these people for... Does that mean

for example a region can say, right, we don't want any immigrants, is

that what you are saying? You could feasibly do that. In

Canada they have all the different provinces there and they want more

migrants. Generally in our countries you look at the attitudes of people

towards EU citizens currently living in the UK there is no desire to

reject those citizens. I went to box in which recorded the largest leave

vote. Very few people there want to get rid of their Eastern Europeans.

And that was a question of having more control. Different areas will

want more less but the question, the issue here is to give them the power

to set that. Local businesses, for example, and the need of the economy

dictate that most parts of the UK will need more immigrants but let

them be the determinants of that. That way I think we do get to

detoxify what has become a very toxic and polarised debate between

those who want to shut the Borders and others who say they want open

borders. In the end, the British people are in the middle. They want

more control and I think that is how we can maintain the consensus we

have always had in this country for managed migration. Thank you for

your time. And looking at the statement from the Home Office it is

not planning to introduce local visa arrangements at a holiday has made

funding available for more English lessons. If you have not been out

and about this morning I will give you a heads up. It is cold. Carol

has the details. Good morning to you both. Louise is

correct. The lowest temperature of this winter so far in England. It

was -8 Celsius in Oxfordshire. Manchester -5, Glasgow -5, Cardiff

minus two. We have the remnants of yesterday 's weather front. That

will help maintain the temperature level. It is a cold and frosty start

the day but there will be a lot of winter sunshine at and down the land

with light and a few exceptions. One of them is this where the frontier.

This is what is maintaining the temperature level across parts of

Wales and south-west England and Northern Ireland with more cloud.

You can see a splash of rain coming out but nothing too significant.

Across the southern counties there will be blue skies from the word go.

That extends all the way up into Scotland. On the east coast of

England you may just find clouds again for a couple of showers here

and there and we have thick cloud across most of Northern Ireland as

the temperatures are above freezing. There is always an exception and

there is one place well below freezing. Through the course of the

morning and hang on to blue skies and eventually we lose the showers

from the east of England but most of us will mist them anyway. Art was

the worst you will find a bit more cloud building ahead of a weather

front so the sunshine will turn hazy. The maximum temperature is 2-5

inland. Seven and eight out west. John Wardrop rabidly and you can see

the blue so an early frost for some and others will hang on to it. As

weather front brings its rain and the front will build. We will also

see some patchy fog forming across East Anglia and the south-east. A

possibility we could see a drift further west. Meanwhile rain comes

in across Scotland and Northern Ireland, getting into south-west

England and north-west bust before the end of the night. We start

tomorrow with the exact scenario. Rain continuing its Lotus and moving

south eastwards. In the south-east and Wales we have fog and we find it

will slowly lift. Some of it into low cloud. If you are in the

south-east under that cloud it will be cold and dank. Heavy at times and

it will be prolonged across parts of Yorkshire in east Midlands. Behind

it, brighter skies, hills fog and showers. Check out those

temperatures. They are an EU we are except in the south-east. Saturday,

there goes the rain and foremost it will be dry. A few showers here and

there. Again we are in the mild category to the stage in January. As

we head into Sunday a little more of the same. Most of the UK will be

dry. A couple of showers but temperatures of between eight and

ten. That is not bad at all for the seventh of January. Thank you very

much, Carol. She did not say one of her favourite phrases "Not quite

shabby." So, Ben, you will look at that. You are

talking about how we spend and how much we owe. Yes. And it is all to

do with the debt hangover from Christmas because the credit card

bills will start lending on doormats and people realise how much they

have spent. Figures say they have been record amounts. New figures

show that we racked up more debt in the run-up to Christmas and we

racked it up the rate since 2005. Altogether we borrowed ?1.9 billion.

That is up 10.8% on the same time as last year. Economists warn that that

rise reflects a similar boom before the 2008 financial crisis. They also

say our total debts on credit cards and in loans is now a staggering 100

and 92 billion pounds. Elsewhere it seems the discount retailers did

well this Christmas with the latest figures. BN Dems say revenues were

up to ?741 million. The number of shoppers in its stores were up by

20% on last year and they snapped up 6 million Christmas crackers amongst

other things. And streaming services for watching television and films

has overtaken DVDs for the first time. The market is now worth ?1.93

billion, up nearly a quarter on the same time as last year. It comes as

out of physical disks fell below ?1 billion for the first time. CD

southward down as well by 13%. That has been blamed on a rise in other

music streaming services. It reflects a big change in the market,

buying fewer DVDs and CDs. I watch television on a mixture of

everything. But then don't you find it is difficult to keep track

because you have a DVD in one place that can only be seen upstairs...

Vinyl sales are going up, of course. They are still rather niche. They

are going up. They are going up from a low level so it seems like a lot.

Bring back the B he just hate! I still have my Star Wars ones! Had to

keep a television, a special television so I can play them. Today

we are talking about online, children online. A new report from

the children's Commissioner saying that children are being left out on

their own in an adult environment. Many of you are getting in touch.

Ian has an easy answer, do not give the kids are smart phone until they

can pay for it themselves. Clare says that when her son started

making YouTube videos she set up the account with her details so that she

gets all of the notifications and message alerts. She can watch and

delete what she needs to. She can also see the videos he is watching.

People have quite informative answers. Peter has been in touch as

well. He wants to know why any child under ten has unsupervised access to

a mobile phone or any part of the Internet. His suggests that you just

use the word no. Using peer pressure as an excuse abdicates

responsibility. Some people believe that that the worry is that if you

say no, the children will just find a way at their their friends house

or whatever. Rachel is talking about her 12-year-old. Says she knows all

of his password and get notified when he logs into a different

computer. There is absolutely no social media allowed and he -- she

can check up on his friends. Britain is short of budding young

scientists. Only 15% of nine to eleven-year-olds

are considering the subject as part Today, the BBC is launching

a two-year campaign to inspire a million children to get

involved in science. The results will be published

in academic journals. Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin

is at a primary school in Liverpool Behold, it's the science bus

and it's time for some science fun! This is Liz Bonnin and this

is a primary school in Hackney. She's here to launch the BBC's

Terrific Scientific program to help A super exciting experiment

to try to save a dinosaur We know children love science up

to a certain age and then This campaign is about looking

to really pinpoint what the reasons might be for that and to try

and change that trend. Here they are clearly

into the subject. Almost 40% of primary schools spend

less than an hour a week on science only 15% of nine to 11-year-olds

want to be a scientist. With 40,000 science and technology

jobs left vacant each year, Why are so many people

afraid of science? We can see how much fun

the children are having. These are things lying

around the house. The short answer to your

question, I have no idea. She says science has

an image problem. For some reason science still has

a lot of stereotypes attached to it. You've got to be brainy

to like science, or you've got to work in a lab, be an older

gentleman with glasses and be extremely boring and you couldn't be

further from the truth. So, today she's kicking off the two

year Terrific Scientific campaign, which will involve more than 1

million children and 40,000 teachers, bringing real experiments

into real schools to gather real scientifically significant results,

and we hope it will inspire. Adventurers, creators,

dreamers, innovators, climbing mountains,

exploring the oceans For me it is clear how

exciting and fun science is. That was Breakfast's

Jayne McCubbin reporting. And if your school wants to get

involved you can register at this website -

bbc.co.uk/terrificscientific. We will be back with the headlines

in a couple of minutes. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Louise Young people are being left to face

the dangers of bullying That's the warning from the

Children's Commissioner for England. Anne Longfield says children

and often their parents have no idea what they are signing

up to on social media sites and pupils as young as four should

be taught about internet A spokesperson for the Department

for Education told us there is more to be done and that they will

carefully consider the report as part of their ongoing work

to make the internet a safer The appointment of Sir Tim Barrow

as the UK's new ambassador to the European Union has

been welcomed by almost He replaces Sir Ivan Rogers,

who resigned on Tuesday after complaining

of muddle and confusion The government says the UK's

new ambassador in Brussels Immigrants should be expected

to learn English before coming to Britain or attend language

classes when they arrive, The All Party Parliamentary Group

on social integration also wants the Government to consider

giving the UK's nations and regions the power to control

the number of visas issued. The Home Office says it's made

funding available for more Integration is a 2-way street. There

is an obligation on the host country as well. We need to properly fund

English language learning classes and also employers need to give

people sufficient space and time off to go and learn English as well.

President Barack Obama has urged his fellow Democrats to fight

It comes as the incoming Trump administration began the process

of repealing the Affordable Care Act.

The Republican vice-president-elect, Mike Pence, had promised the process

would begin on Donald Trump's first day in office -

People who live near main roads may be at greater risk of dementia,

according to a decade-long study by scientists in Canada.

The medical causes of the brain disease have yet to be identified

but the research suggests air pollution and noisy traffic

A figure of a soldier from the First World War has been

The price of petrol and diesel rose to their highest levels for a year

and a half in December according to the RAC.

Both fuels went up by three pence a litre during the month.

It now costs around ?62.80 to fill up a typical family

The increasing cost of crude oil and further falls in the value

of the pound are believed to be behind the trend.

Letters written by Princess Diana are due to be auctioned

The collection will have approximately 40 lots with estimates

Written to a steward at Buckingham Palace,

they reveal that a young Prince Harry was routinely

Coming up on the programme, Carol has the weather.

She is warning of cold, icy temperatures at head. -- ahead.

Cases of bird flu have been rising in Europe for several weeks,

and there have been outbreaks in the UK since the beginning of

The latest was announced in Camarthenshire, just yesterday.

The Chief Veterinary Officer has now declared that a prevention

zone will be extended until the end of next month in order to protect

poultry and captive birds from avian flu.

Professor Christianne Glossop who is the Chief Veterinary Officer

Bank for your time this morning. -- thank you. Can you explain what the

zone is? Delly prevention zone covers the whole of Great Britain.

It is aimed at at reducing or limiting the contact between wild

birds that we believe are carrying this infection and domestic poultry.

We are requiring people to keep their birds indoors and keep them

separate from wild birds as far as possible. What is the scale of the

problem at the moment? If you look mainland Europe, they have had big

problems over the past year or so but within Great Britain, there was

the case in Lincolnshire in turkeys before Christmas and more recently

just this week, I have confirmed 8518 infection in a small backyard

flock. -- H518. We have also found that in wild birds in different

parts of Great Britain. H518 is the strain. People hearing you talk

about it may be worried about the implications on human health. Are a

different strains on flu virus and it is constipated and difficult to

understand that this particular strain H518 has never been reported

in a human being. There are no human cases. Although this is worrying for

our poultry industry, it should not be of concern to the general public.

Said there are no issues eight production or any of these issues.

-- egg. We have movement restrictions in place for poultry

and poultry products, particularly focusing on areas of high risks that

would be for Wales, around and an outbreak in Caernarfonshire. Hence

the zoning we have in place. It is to ensure the industry can keep

running while we fight the disease. You mentioned the most recent

outbreak in Caernarfonshire, where did that come from? That is the

first question we ask. This is within ten miles or so within the

finding of a wild bird, I wild duck, with infection just before

Christmas. The working hypothesis is that these were probably infected by

a wild bird that we are still investigating, it's early days.

Thank you for your this morning. My kitty to talk about Chelsea. The

winning streak! -- Mike is here. Chelsea still have a 5-point lead.

Chelsea's impressive winning streak, is over, after they were beaten

by Spurs 2-0 at White Hart Lane last night.

After 13 straight victories, Chelsea needed just one more

But two goals from Spurs' Dele Alli ended any hope of that.

Chelsea remain five points clear at the top, but the win for Spurs,

All the boys, there is no need to talk before the game. We knew this

was not just for the players but the fans as well. You could see that

from the first whistle. The fans wanted you to win as well. It is

with nice to score but it is more important to get the win today.

It is important to know that this can happen. It is important now for

the start to continue to work very hard, to try to improve everyday.

The January transfer window's open of course so expect some comings

And West Ham are expected to increase their offer

for Sunderland striker Jermain Defoe after having an initial offer of six

Defoe began his career at the Hammers as a 16-year-old

He's scored more than half of all Sunderland's goals

in the Premier League this season and appears crucial to their chances

Sir, Andy Murray, has extended his career-best winning

streak, to 26 competitive matches, by making it through to the quarter

finals, of the Qatar Open, but he was,

made to work for it against, the world number 68 Gerald Melzer.

The Austrian took Murray to a tie-break, in the first set,

but the world number one eventually came through 7-6, 7-5.

He'll face Spain's Nicolas Almagro next.

The England and Leicester centre Manu Tu-langi,

has been ruled out of the Six Nations and next summer's

It's another blow for the player, who has suffered

a string of injuries, over the last three seasons.

He's appeared just 23 times for Leicester since 2013 -

and just once for England, under Eddie Jones.

Paralympic champion Kadeena Cox, has defended her decision,

to take part in the Channel 4 programme, The Jump,

describing life as a 'ticking time bomb'.

UK Sport have suspended her funding while she takes part

in the programme - in which participants learn

On social media, Cox said her diagnosis, of MS,

had changed her outlook on life, so she was going to enjoy ski-ing.

MS Dhoni has stepped down, as India's one day captain,

ahead of the, ODI series against England, which begins

And, England's One Day captain Eoin Morgan,

will be hoping in that series, to replicate his big hits,

that he's been managing, in the Big Big Bash League in

His Sydney Thunder side, needed a six off the final ball

of the match to win against Melbourne Thunder,

and under pressure, he smashed it into the stands.

It was Morgan's final appearance in the Big Bash,

Now we all know, as we get older, keeping fit takes a bit more effort

- which makes the achievements of Frenchman, Robert Marchand

At the age of 105, he's set a new record

for the furthest distance cycled, in one hour, for riders of his age.

He managed 22 kilometres in 60 minutes - all down to six

He already held the record for those aged over 100,

Afterwards he said he could have done better, and while his legs

He is my hero of the day. Amazing to beat his own record. 105, still

going strong. He was a firefighter in the 1940s in Paris and then he

went to be a lumberjack in Canada. Could living near busy roads

be a factor in higher Canadian scientists followed 2

million people over 11 years and their results suggest

there may be a link. British experts have

described the findings Dr David Reynolds is the chief

scientific officer at Alzheimer's Research

UK and joins us now. I am sure you have looked at the

study. What do you make of it? It is interesting in that it suggests

there is a link between living near busy roads such as a motorway or

major a road and the having a small but increased risk of developing

dementia later in life. It is difficult to tell with these studies

because they can show an association but they can't show a cause. There

is an effect Widodo the cause. -- we don't know. We need to look at it

more closely. What factors about living near a busy road important

for increasing your risk of dementia? Is that the noise caused

by the traffic that might affect your sleep? Is it breathing in air

pollution, the gases, the small particles, what? What suggests we

need to look at it more closely to look at the important factors and

then sit there something we can do about it. What they are saying is

there is a decline in deaths of further people lived people -- away

from traffic. What you are saying is exercise caution or what would your

message be? With these kinds of studies, it is always important to

make sure there are repeated and you see the same findings. You can see

some effect, you can't understand the cause and if you look at them

again in England or elsewhere in Europe, for example, you might not

find the same association. For the moment, I might not necessarily do

anything associated with where you live near a major road. There are a

number of things you can do to beat Chris your risk of developing

dementia, living a healthy lifestyle -- decrease your risk, not smoking,

a healthy diet, drinking in moderation, these are well-known to

three the risk of developing dementia. What we need to know more

about for this study is what is it about living near a major road that

could increase your risk and then in the future, we can perhaps give out

advice on what to do. And looking the future because this is the

frustrating thing, we know quite a lot more about dementia and

Alzheimer's but still, give her, trying to find the cause. How far

away are we from finding what it might be? Because of a disease like

Alzheimer's or other types of dementia is likely to be quite

collocated and different from person-to-person -- the cause. We

note lifestyle factors and genetics all play a role. There is a lot of

research at the moment trying to understand exactly what causes these

different types of dementia. In fact, just before Christmas it was

announced that a new dementia research Institute will be

established in the UK which will really bring a lot of resources in

types -- terms of different types of research in the laboratory or doing

studies in the clinic, to really understand the cause. Doctor David

Reynolds, thank you for your time. Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. Carol will tell us it has gotten a

little cold in some places but, Carol, when we were all children

wasn't a cold? It certainly seemed like the. We had snow in the winter

and the summer was longer. It is certainly a lot colder than it has

been. We have just had the lowest temperature this winter so far. I

thought it would show you some of the towns and cities. It is quite

quickly. -7s, -6s and minus fives. But which is a bit higher out west

because we have a weather front. That is producing cloud and the odd

spot of rain here and there. Although it is cold and frosty to

start we're looking at a lot of crisp winter sunshine, again with a

light breeze. In the east and there will be more cloud and an odd shower

while. Towards the west where we have our weather front the cloud is

thicker. As a result, in the afternoon in the north-west the

sunshine will turn hazy. That will come our way later on. Over here we

get a mixture of some sunny spells most of England has good to richer

and the extreme west has a bit of cloud. The same for Cornwall and

Devon. Nothing significant apart from an odd splash of rain. You can

see from the blue in the chart that it will be an early frost. The frost

will lift for some but a continual crust East Anglia and the

south-east. Here as well we are looking at some fog around which

could take time to lift. Meanwhile a weather front tomorrow things south

across all of Scotland and Northern Ireland into north-west England and

also parts of Wales. The fog that lifts may just lift into low cloud

and it will be much later on that we will see it being pushed down into

the south-east where it will still feel cold. Behind the rain, Hill fog

and a few showers. As we head into Saturday the rain will clear all

together and behind it are lot of dry weather with sunshine. Variable

cloud and a few showers the rain there. Into Sunday it is a similar

story in that it will be a cloudy day with bright breaks and mild with

a couple of showers. All in all this weekend is not too shabby, Charlie.

Mild conditions with cloudy conditions at times. I would just

like to show you these temperatures. If you step out, these are the

values that will greet you right now. I love Carol. You listen to

Charlie very carefully. Did you hear that? Not too shabby. I put it in

just for you, Charlie. We bought a record number of cars

in the UK last year - More of us splashed out

on a new car last year it seems, With nearly 2.7 million new cars

taking to the roads. A lot of that is because

the way we're buying In 2015 nearly three quarters

of cars were bought using something called a Personal Contract

Purchase - or PCP. That's when you pay a deposit,

make monthly payments for three or four years, and at the end

of that you have a choice to buy the car outright or give the car

back to the dealer and upgrade. But could we have reached

the peak of new car sales? The stats out this morning predict

a 5% fall in new car I am speaking with Amanda Stratton.

A former race driver and now a motoring industry expert. Let us

talk, first of all, about pig ownership. It is the way that we buy

cars and used cars is changing. It is no longer about having something

sitting on the driveway, it is essentially renting. The number you

mentioned was correct. What we are seeing is that something like over

90% of cars are actually being purchased on a finance option. The

way we are purchasing our cars is different. It is no longer something

that you save up for and own a physical car. It is now more like

mobile phones where you look at paying monthly instalment for

servicing and such things like that. You are paying slightly more for it

but it is something you roll over as soon as the newest latest and

greatest model comes out you can roll your dear over. What does that

mean for car manufacturers? More new cars coming off the production line

and more being sold. Are we able to upgrade more quickly? Is that why

this is happening? That is absolutely correct. Where the motor

industry is going. Looking at some of the stories you have handled this

morning already, we know that the car industry and the way we use our

cars and roads and pollution, space, all of these things are emerging so

I think the industry will change dramatically over the next few

years. This year they predict a 5% fall in car sales. Some element of

nervousness over the state of the economy but it is also about things

like Uber and being able to car share and possibly even driverless

cars further down the line? Yes. There are very low interest rates

which give as chief financial deals and exchange rates have had a big

part to play up until now. But as you said there is a lot of

uncertainty. And that next year and, you are right. Things like car

share. These things will have a big impact on the way we purchased our

cars and the way we use our cars and people coming into the car market.

Many people are not looking at owning cars themselves but getting

into a car scheme. It is quite interesting how it is changing.

Thank you very much for your time, Amanda. I would like to hear more

about that as well. Thank you very much. Ben must have known we will

talk about driverless cars. The latest driverless car,

headphones that can translate languages instantly and the latest

smart gadgets for the home. These are just some of the things

we can expect from this year's International Consumer

Electronics Show. Our Technology correspondent

Rory Cellan-Jones is in Las Vegas ahead of one of the biggest events

in the tech industry. Rory, what new technology

is going to wow us in 2017? Good morning. These fountains,

behind the way, only come on when you come to me and I paid a lot of

money to get them queued up and on display at this precise moment. I

hope you appreciate it. The big scene here this year is

intelligence. Intelligent machines with artificial intelligence built

in. Everything from more and more driverless cars, something of a

motor show here today. I was in one where I was allowed to take my hands

off the wheel and look around. A little scary for those riding with

me. All sorts of household devices as well becoming more and more

intelligent. Absorbing data and doing clever things. This year it

seems to be the year when you are devices, all of them, will be smart

devices. In a penthouse suite

at a ritzy Las Vegas hotel, There is a smart speaker

for children, each toy A voice

activated door lock. ..there's even Nora, described

as a smart snoring solution. It's paired with a pad under

the pillow which detects the snoring and moves just enough to stop me,

without waking me up. The big theme this year is turning

the advances in artificial This one is meant to be a shop

assistant, while this one is designed as a companion

for children or elderly people. AI seems to get everywhere,

even into this toothbrush, which learns how

you brush your teeth. Artificial intelligence is not

just gathering the data, Then you learn where your weaknesses

are, where your strengths are and the purpose is to become