09/01/2017 Breakfast

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

An overhaul of mental healthcare in England.

The Prime Minister offers extra support to schools and companies

saying she'll transform the way people with mental

Opponents say more funds are still needed.

Also this morning: A strike by tube staff closes much

of the London Underground for rush hour commuters.

It could cost the UK economy ?50 million in lost trade and staff who

can't get to work. Unions say the walk out is vital to protect jobs. I

will have the details live from London.

A fantastic night for the Brits at the Golden Globes.

Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Coleman pick up awards

for their roles in the BBC's Night Manager.

The film La La Land breaks records by winning seven.

from the fourth tier of English football, earn an FA Cup

replay after drawing with Liverpool at Anfield.

An icy blast hits large parts of Eastern Europe.

These are the conditions on the beaches of Greece.

Carol has the details of what it will be like here.

By the end of the week some of us could well see some snow. Not all of

us, though. Today we have a grey and stamps start with rain moving south

eastwards. Behind it we return to some sunshine and blustery showers.

And very windy in the more west. I'll have more details

on all of that in 15 minutes. Theresa May will outline plans

which she says will transform mental In her first major speech on health

since becoming Prime Minister, Mrs May will announce a review

of services for children and teenagers as well as extra

support for schools and businesses. Labour says people are being let

down by a lack of funding. Our correspondent

Elaine Dunkley reports. There are no words for what it does

to a family. Shock is not the word. It is just your whole reality is

blown to pieces. In 2014 this woman's son took his own life. He

was just 20 years old. He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 10

weeks later he was dead. Don't discharge patients with inadequate

information. The doors were closed for us. We were told to either go to

A Amat or the GP and that is the only way to come back. We had no

direct access back to the special services. That is wrong. Today the

Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to announce plans to reduce

the waiting times for patients needing mental health services. The

details also include more help from employers when staff need time off

work and schools will also be expected to play a bigger role in

identifying mentally vulnerable pupils. One of the key concerns is

funding. Mental health is still very underfunded compared to other areas

of medicine. It generates up to 25% of the total disease burden and yet

the funding is 10% - 4%. He was just always making faces. She says

talking about her son's life is so important but today she wants the

government to take action that will lead to change in mental health

services. Our political correspondent Chris

Mason is in Westminster for us. There has been a lot of criticism

making headlines of the NHS over the weekend. Will it make a difference?

Yes, good morning. I think the Prime Minister and Downing Street are

aware of the headlines at the moment about the health service. We saw the

remarks in the -- from the Red Cross talking about a humanitarian crisis

in the health service in England. This speech has been in the diary

for the Prime Minister. Time. Part of the bigger picture of what she

will talk about will be to create a shared society -- for the Prime

will talk about will be to create a Minister for sometime. Be specific

mental health, it has been a Cinderella service in the NHS for

too long, and it has been associated with too many stigmas and the

unwillingness to talk frankly about it. At the same time she will know

that in giving this speech she will face lots of questions about the

broader health service and questions too about whether funding that is

parcelled up for use within mental health services could be spent

elsewhere because of pressures on the services elsewhere. What we are

also seeing today from the government, not just from the Prime

Minister but also from the Foreign Secretary is about a desire to talk

about stuff other than Brexit, which will dominate the working life of

this government, but the Prime Minister is keen to talk about the

health service and the Foreign Secretary is in Washington meeting

senior figures of what will soon be the Trump Administration. Yes,

Brexit is beat but the business of government rolls on. OK, Chris,

thank you very much. We will speak to you later.

We'll be speaking to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

Severe delays are expected in London during this morning's rush hour

because of a strike across the entire tube network.

Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs'

Association are walking out for 24 hours in a dispute over job losses

Ben is at Piccadilly tube station for us this morning.

Good morning. A damp and miserable start for many trying to make their

way into central London. We are here at Piccadilly Circus. You can see

the station is deserted at this point. Normally a thriving heart of

London's west end. And as you said, the walkout began last night. Let me

run you through the details that we know so far. About 4000 ticket

office staff went on strike last night, that began at 6pm, they

walking out, objecting to closures of ticket offices and the removal of

front-line staff on the tube network, and that means in central

London most of the stations are closed, including vital transport

hubs, like Euston, Victoria, Kings Cross, the train stations you might

pass through if coming into London from elsewhere in the country. This

is not a story just about London and certainly not central London, it is

about the UK economy too, with estimates suggesting this could cost

tens of millions of pounds. One estimates suggest ?50 million

impacting the UA -- UK economy and people not getting to work. And of

course the reputational damage too. Thousands of tourists pass through

stations like this everyday. They are not able to so because of the

strike. There is concern about what it could mean for London on the

international stage. All morning we will hear from both sides of the

debate and find out exactly what has caused it and whether there is hope

of a resolution. The London Underground network hope they will

try to get a normal service up and running tomorrow morning but of

course as always with transport strikes would you often find is that

trains are in the wrong place at the wrong time and it might take some

time before the full service is up and running. More from me a little

later. And we will cover that through the morning as well. And in

one hour we will speak to the president of the RMT union, that is

around 7:10am. Thousands of British drivers hit

by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal are taking legal action

against the carmaker. VW admitted using software that

would cheat emissions tests, A compensation scheme was approved

in the United States last year, and lawyers want British customers

to be offered a similar settlement. Thousands of police officers

in London are to be asked if they want to be routinely armed

with a gun or Taser. A survey by the Metropolitan Police

Federation will consult its members A spokesman for the force said

the number of officers carrying Tasers has increased twice in recent

years and that its weapons policy More than a quarter of young people

don't feel in control of their lives according to a survey

by the Prince's Trust. Worries about money and recent

political events are some of the issues making them feel

anxious about their future and it found well-being at its

lowest in eight years. For 19-year-old merely worldly

getting help was crucial to getting her life back on track after her mum

died -- Millie Rawley. I faced a series of relationship breakdowns

and different forms of abuse until eventually when I was 16 I became

homeless for three months and this was when mental health really

declined. After receiving treatment in hospital, Milly is living at the

YMCA while doing her A-levels and she is now feeling much happier.

Compared to years ago I know that where I want to go, what I want to

do and I know how to get there. According to the Prince's Trust,

which has supported Milly, more than a quarter of young people don't feel

in control of their lives. The charity says well-being for 16 to 25

-year-olds is at its lowest level in eight years of research. We need to

invest in things like programs in schools that are character building

and encourage teamwork. I think we need to invest much more heavily in

vocational training and further education sector. Concerns over body

image, recent political events including the Brexit vote and the

serious situation, as well as money worries, were all raised by the

survey, issues these young people say are a concern. Of recent

political events and the economic outlook, there is just a really high

level of uncertainty. You have to have a certain income... A lot of

employers expect you to have lots of experience just even to find an

entry level job. While life can be difficult for all young people,

Milly says it is important to reach out when you know things are really

spiralling out of control. More than 20 people have died

as a result of freezing temperatures across much of central

and eastern Europe. The cold weather has caused major

disruption to utility and transport networks while snow has been

recorded as far south Our Central Europe correspondent

Nick Thorpe joins us from the banks It looks seriously cold, what is

going on? Yes, good morning. It is a very cold morning indeed. Not as

cold as yesterday. As you can see behind me, the Danube isn't frozen

but huge ice flows floating down. They Appiah couple of days ago.

Temperatures in Hungary reaching -28 on the northern border with

Slovakia, so very cold in Hungary, with huge disruptions, less so in

Hungary, down through the Balkans, Romania, Bulgaria, central Europe,

Germany and Austria as well. Quite extraordinary pictures. Thank you

very much indeed. We will have more on that. The cold weather will be

here by the end of the week. Not quite -28, fear not.

It was a big night for the British television spy drama

The Night Manager, which stormed to success at the 74th Golden Globe

I am not really allowed to say that on the BBC. I think you would have

given it all of the awards. I would! Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman

and Hugh Laurie all collected prizes Claire Foy was named best actress

in a TV drama as the Queen The night belonged to the Hollywood

musical La La Land, which took home Our Los Angeles correspondent

James Cook reports. Los Angeles, California, where

stories are spun and stars are born, a place of glitz and glamour, of

counts and gossip, the place they called... La La Land. La La Land.

This is a film for dreamers and I think that hope and creativity are

two of the most important things in the world and that is what this

movie is about. In the television categories it was a British

invasion. Claire Foy was named Best Actress in a TV drama for playing

the Queen in the crown, and three awards in the BBC production the

night manager allowing Hugh Laurie to have a go at Donald Trump. More

amazing to say I want is that the last ever Golden Globes. I don't

mean to be gloomy, it is just that it has the word Hollywood, foreign

and press in the title. Receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, Meryl

Streep also lambasted the president elect and his plan to deport

millions of immigrants. So, Hollywood is crawling with outsiders

and foreigners, and if we keep them all out you will have nothing to

watch button football and mixed martial arts, which are not the

arts. Well, Hollywood can be fun and frivolous but it also prides itself

on tackling serious subjects. And many stars here on the red carpet

are predicting a surge in political films this year following the most

divisive of elections. Well, we'd love to speak to anyone

from the Night Manager who would like to call us this morning

although I suspect they would be busy. Tom Hiddleston, especially.

For editorial reasons, of course. Yes. And it was a big FA Cup

weekend. No awards for Liverpool yesterday. I am going to shoehorn

from the Golden Globes to the FA Cup. Jurgen Klopp fielded

Liverpool's youngest ever starting 11 and today he has to defend that

choice after failing to beat Plymouth Argyle in the fourth tier

of English football, so, leagues below them, and they couldn't beat

them at Anfield, soap or old Jurgen Klopp is coming in for some stick.

-- so, poor old Jurgen Klopp. Plymouth Argyle caused a shock

in the third round of the FA Cup. The League Two side held Liverpool -

the team second in the Premier League - to a goalless draw

at Anfield, forcing a replay Premier League leaders Chelsea swept

past League One Peterborough 4-1. Despite nine changes to their team,

two goals from Pedro helped Chelsea There were also wins for Tottenham,

Middlesbrough and Fulham. Wasps returned to the top

of rugby union's Premiership with a hard-fought victory

over Leicester Tigers. It was their 19th straight home win

but James Haskell left the field less than a minute into his comeback

game, because of a head injury. Johanna Konta ease into the second

round of the Sydney International after winning in straight sets.

So, yeah, Johanna Konta enjoying the sunshine in Australia, she reached

the semifinals last year, so fingers crossed she can do this will this

time. Some of the front pages. On the

times this morning is our front to make main story as well. A

revolution in child mental healthcare. We will be discussing

that later on with the Health Secretary. And the main photo is of

the Queen who has had a heavy cold for a few weeks. She went to church

yesterday in Sandringham, her first public appearance in a month. She

has not been well. I think many people have suffered a horrible

cold. The Financial Times are talking about the blizzards in

Europe and about the North Sea oil platform saying that UK taxpayers

are facing a huge bill for the decommissioning of those oil drills.

On the Daily Telegraph, many people on the red carpet at the Golden

Globes. This is Meryl Streep who was awarded a lifetime achievement at

the Golden Globes and the main story is about Waris -- Boris Johnson

the Golden Globes and the main story meeting a member of Donald Trump's

team. Class-action on volts wagon. That could cost Fozzard and billions

of pounds. -- could cost VW billions of pounds. I noticed on Twitter over

the weekend you were getting quite a lot of stick from various football

fans about why the BBC had chosen to show only Premier League ties. My

life is not dictated by this. It does happen a lot. A lot of people

getting in touch saying that it is just the Premier League ties? If

none of the managers from low league teams say, they ended up with a

goalless draw and they will have a replay and they say, look, why was

our match not televise? That is what replay and they say, look, why was

the FA Cup is about. Lower league teams getting a chance to be on

television. In another manager has come out and said that TV money

could build new changing room at the clubs. It would be worth about

?75,000 of which is about 25% of its budget for a year. So a really big

payday for the lower league clubs but, instead, it was, you know, West

Ham and Manchester City on Friday night. Save they say that it's a

myth for the low clubs and they hope that when they have their replay it

will be the lower league clubs to get their moment in the spotlight

because, after all, they say that is what the FA Cup is all about. It was

a proper nonleague club and it was lovely. That is what the club is

about isn't it? I love this story. Part of being in the office is

buying tea and taking part in secret Santa... Anyway, they have done a

little thing in the Telegraph, eight Santa... Anyway, they have done a

working out of how much it costs you for those added extras. They say

that it costs ?40,000 over a typical lifetime of being at work to stay in

people's good books. It goes towards cups of tea is, secret Santa is,

people leaving... That sort of thing. Collections for new babies.

The list is fantastic, obviously. Secret Santa, apparently, the

average secret Santa gift is ?42. ?! White! Ounces between five and ?10.

Christmas parties and dinners cost the average employee Lee ?96. -- the

average employee ?96. If you spend that sort of money on secret Santa,

let us know. You need to budget better. 40 grand! Incredible. Over

your working lifetime. What did you get for your secret Santa, Carol? I

think I got a catfish for my cat and many lovely things to wear outdoors

on cold broadcasts. Look at this picture this morning in Wales. This

is a Weather Watcher picture from yesterday. It is quite murky and

that is what is like across many areas at a harbour has also been

reined Reding south-east was as we areas at a harbour has also been

go through the course of the day. Courtesy of this weather front. Some

rain is heavy and it will eventually reach the south-east. If you look at

the squeeze on the ice above that will tell you that it will be very

windy in the north-west, particularly labour. Of this rain

has been heavy this morning. If you are travelling watch out for XS

service water and spray on the road and if go through the course of this

morning, there will be some blustery showers behind it. It will be wintry

above above 500 metres. The rabbi at a cloud getting into southern

Scotland and northern England, stretching across Wales and entered

down into south-west England. Ahead of it, Vista will be a lot of cloud

and dampness in the air but as this rain comes it will lift the cloud

and the rain will arrive in the south-east through the afternoon.

There it goes. Blustery around this band of rain. And behind it, bright

skies and sunshine. A lot of showers, wintry on the hill but with

exposure on the north and west we are looking at Gales sewed gusts at

60, 65 MPh. We are still in mild conditions especially as we pushed

down towards the south and the south-east. As we had an through the

evening and overnight we need you lose that band of rain. There will

also be a touch of frost in some central and eastern areas but

already we will have a plethora of showers, some emerging across the

north-west. It will still be windy for a time but the wind will either

touch in the west as we go through the course of the night. Tomorrow

morning we start with the combination. Again, a breezy day, a

blustery day, we lose the rain from the south-east and then brighter

skies coming across central and eastern areas with sunshine but he

comes in next weather front, introducing some more rain and

moving from the west towards the east with cloud ahead of it and

brighter skies behind. Again, hanging onto this mild air by the

skin of our teeth in the south. And then as we move into Wednesday, we

continue with the blustery theme. There will be a dry weather around

the you may even see the sun. You can see a couple of showers dotted

around and some of those could be wintry across the far north of

Scotland. The average why is that we are into the cooler air, depending

on which end of the country you are in. As we head into the latter part

of the week the wind evens out and it will have across the whole of the

UK. By the end of the week, there will be a novel north-westerly wind

that we look at that is going to turn much colder. Not as cold as it

is this morning. Look at southern Europe. Miners 30 in Moscow, -12 in

Belgrade, minus three in Athens. These are a good ten to 15 degrees

lower than they should be at this stage of the year. The reason for

this is because normally we have a Siberian high which is anchored

across Russia. How hard you can see it as more of a sausage shape at the

moment and what happens with high-pressure is that the echoes

around it in a clockwise direction so it is moving up towards the

Arctic and pulling this cold air down. Exacerbated by the fact that

we also have low pressure off the screen here. That puts it in an

anticlockwise direction so it is doing the same thing, pulling the

air down towards the Mediterranean. I must say, I am glad I am not there

today. So am I. It sounds like we may get a little taste of by the end

of this week. We will but it is not connected to what is happening here.

We will have a blast of north north-westerly wind. I was watching

carefully. See you later. Pets can offer companionship

particularly for older people But for elderly animal owners,

a change in circumstances can A leading pet charity has told us

they're helping more and more people decide what to do if they can't

take their pet into a care home Two years ago, this man's wife died.

While grieving, in the bond has deepened. He has been everything to

me, that dog. Everything. Here's my life, you know. Home for Bob,

Margaret and their pet schnauzer was this of time and village near

Lockerbie where he still lives. But the owners have told him that his

dog can no longer stay. We met at a nearby hotel. They don't like the

dog. I want to kick the dog out and I will have to shift. I will have to

be on my way. He is my life. Here's my comfort. My chief companion

that's what that little dog means to me. I just love that little dog. The

owners of the retirement village did not wish to be interviewed but they

said they made a difficult decision because the dog had barked and run

and visitors, had fouled in all ways and was sometimes left unsupervised.

They said they bought in a social worker to set for Bob and others had

offered to look after his beloved pet so Bob could still see him.

Ultimately they had to take the views of staff and other residents

into account. He does bark but it soon dies off. I admit that he has

made a mess because I have cleaned it up. But I don't think he has ever

annoyed visitors to any great extent. He loves company. When

elderly people going to care the prospect of saying goodbye to a much

loved pet can be devastating. According to one piece of research,

40% of UK care homes describe themselves as pet friendly. But that

expression is open to interpretation and there are calls for greater

clarity and consistency. An online petition backing Bob now has around

80,000 signatures. The owners of his retirement village say they've

received threatening e-mail 's. A sign of how difficult and emotive

situations like Bobs can be. He's not leaving me. He very loyal to me.

I would like to pay him back. Are you already sending your

comments about that? It is hard to watch. MSN -- and that says that she

believes the dogs can be helpful but about staff with allergies? Another

person suggests that it should be looked at on a case-by-case basis.

We will be talking about some of those issues later in the programme.

From dirty door handles to bacteria on the bedspread.

Find out why star ratings and standards in cleanliness don't

I have read some of that report and, honestly, it really makes me think

about going to hotel rooms at all, really. They are not all bad. Just

to reiterate. Though not change the channel. Time now to get the news,

travel and weather from where you are. We will be here at 630. Stay

with us. A report out today says we could get

more low-carbon power for less money by devolving control over Scottish

customers' electricity bills. All UK consumers are set to pay

for the government's new nuclear But the study for the Scottish

Greens by Aberdeen University suggests Scots could fund almost

twice as much power from onshore To achieve this, the Scottish Greens

are calling for control over energy Scotland's police watchdog

is to examine the way The exercise comes ahead

of the proposed transfer Her Majesty's Inspectorate

of Constabularies in Scotland will conduct the study

with its English and They'll be looking at various

aspects of operation within the force which is responsible

for policing the UK's railways. They'll also examine how BTP

in Scotland can be integrated into the main force and how it

would deal with Reforms are needed to Scotland's

skills system to meet the challenges facing the country's economy,

according to a think tank. The Institute for Public Policy

Research in Scotland says technological changes will alter

traditional low and mid-skilled roles and as a result people

will need to be better supported The think tank says that will mean

changes to apprenticeships, Small businesses in Scotland

are leading the way on digital skills compared to other

parts of Britain. According to a report

by the Bank of Scotland, fewer than a third of small

businesses north of the border lack basic online skills,

compared to the UK average of 38%. Only London rivals Scotland

in terms of digital skills. The report, however,

warns that cyber security is rising in prominence as a reason for small

businesses not to do more online. Now let's get the Breakfast

time weather outlook A very good morning to you. What we

can further lies ahead. Come the middle of the week, it does turn

distinctively colder and indeed more wintry. But this morning it's a wet

and windy and indeed mild start to the day. This weather front pulling

that rain away fairly quickly and actually it does clear away. Behind

it it does turn colder but a lot brighter. We will see showers across

western areas initially as the winds veers into the West. Will see those

showers becoming more frequent in western part but a lot of dry

weather for the south of the East during daylight hours with spells of

sunshine. Much brighter to. Gales develop a crossed the north-west

Thailand through the afternoon and temperatures after a mild start

eventually falling to 6-8. Into this evening, the showers becoming more

prolonged across western areas. Anywhere seeing showers tonight

falls overnight, becoming more scattered in nature but a windy old

night for the widespread gales into the North into the severe category

across the far North West. Lows of around four Celsius.

Including a first look at the travel.

three Thursday, Friday and through Saturday.

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

It's 6:30am, on Monday, the ninth of January.

We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

but also on Breakfast this morning: The NHS has been hitting

the headlines with claims it faces a humanitarian crisis.

We'll ask Jeremy Hunt about the state of the health

service and the government's plans to tackle mental illness.

A study of young people reveals they don't feel in control

We'll ask what can be done to raise their self esteem.

Renee Fleming has performed for President Obama and sang

from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.

America's best loved soprano joins us after 9am.

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

Theresa May will outline plans that she says will transform mental

In her first major speech on health since becoming Prime Minister,

Mrs May will announce a review of services for children

and teenagers as well as extra support for schools and businesses.

Labour says people are being let down by a lack of funding.

Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley reports.

There are no words for what it does to a family.

It's just your whole reality is blown to pieces.

In 2014, Dr Sanghita Mahajan's son took his own life.

He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Don't discharge patients with adequate information.

We were told to either go to A or the GP and that is the only way

We had no direct access back to the special services.

Today, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, is expected to announce

plans to reduce the waiting times for patients needing

The details also include more help from employers when staff need time

off work, and schools will also be expected to play a bigger role

in identifying mentally vulnerable pupils.

Mental health is still very underfunded compared to where other

It generates probably 20%-25% of the total disease burden and yet

the funding is 10%-12% in this country.

Sangeeta says talking about her son's life is so important

but today she wants the government to take

action that will lead to change in mental health services.

We'll be speaking to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

at 7:50am this morning here on Breakfast.

About that and other matters as well.

Boris Johnson has held talks with some of Donald Trump's key

The Foreign Secretary has become the first British minister to hold

face-to-face meetings with members of the

President-elect's incoming administration.

The exchanges were described by officials as positive but frank.

Severe delays are expected in London during this morning's rush hour

because of a strike across the entire tube network.

Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs'

Assocition are walking out for 24 hours in a dispute over job losses

The first tube stations began closing

soon after the strike began last night.

Many more are expected to follow today,

There will be no underground services from any of the big London

rail stations, such as King's Cross, Waterloo and Paddington.

The dispute is over job losses and ticket office closures.

At last-ditch talks yesterday, Transport for London said it had

offered to employ new staff, but the TSSA Union said

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the strike would cause misery

He said there was a good deal sitting on the table

The last time there was a major tube strike was in the summer of 2015.

As on that occasion, there will be extra bus services

laid on, but it's expected they will struggle to cope

If tube stations open at all, it will probably be later

than normal, and many will close at 7:00pm in the evening,

even though the strike will have finished by then.

Transport for London says it expects the tube service

Thousands of British drivers affected by the Volkswagen diesel

emissions scandal are taking legal action against the carmaker.

VW admitted using software that would cheat emissions tests,

leading to a recall of millions of cars worldwide.

A compensation scheme was approved in the United States last year,

Police in Tyne and Wear have to be offered a similar settlement.

hostages at a bookmakers in an armed seige.

Northumbria Police were called to a branch of Coral bookmakers

in Jarrow on Sunday evening following a report of a man

Four people were thought to have been held in the incident,

with three being released before police ended the standoff

and a 39-year-old man was taken into custody.

It was a big night for the British television spy drama

The Night Manager, which stormed to success at the 74th

It was a big night for the British television spy drama

The night belonged to the Hollywood musical La La Land, which took home

Claire Foy, star of Netflix's The Crown,

I really, really, really wouldn't be here if it wasn't for some

extraordinary women. I am going to thank them. One of them is Queen

Elizabeth II. She has been at the centre of the world for the past 63

years and I think the world could do with a few more women at the centre

of it, if you ask me. And we'll speak to the creative

minds behind the success There has been some great drama

going on. The FA Cup third round, when the draw was made, there were

complaints that they were not those beautiful ties, but they have kept

us entertained. Did you hear in the award are talking about Fulham

versus Cardiff, he was supposed to sell it to the game, and he said,

well, it isn't going to grab the headlines, is it, and for those who

turn up it won't be exciting. Sell it! Liverpool and Plymouth Argyle

provided a shock. It is the kind of game we look out for. I think what I

liked most about results like that is the confidence it gives smaller

teams. So exciting. Derek Adams, the manager, said his team's performance

was one of the best defensive displays that Anfield has ever seen.

You cannot knock confidence like that. He has thrown it out there! He

has. League Two Plymouth Argyle have

earned a replay with Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup

after a goalless draw at Anfield. It was the youngest starting line-up

in Liverpool history and manager Jurgen Klopp was forced

to send for the likes of England striker Daniel Sturridge

from the bench. Even he couldn't find a way

through the stubborn Plymouth They will now welcome

the Premier League giants home. It causes us an extra headache, as

it does for Liverpool. It is great for the city. We are still in the

next round of the FA Cup as well. Frustrated by the percentages. I

knew before the game, actually, with the other line up it could have been

exactly the same. We could have encountered the same problem. It is

not really likely, but possible. That is a very important experience

for the boys. I am happy for this. Obviously they want another game,

they deserved it. And now we will go there and try to do that.

Premier League leaders Chelsea had no such problems

against League One Peterborough United. Chelsea registered 35 shots

on goal in their 4-1 victory at Stamford Bridge,

Spanish striker Pedro scoring twice.

Tottenham overcame a stubborn Aston Villa.

After a dreadful first half, they ground out at 2-0 win.

Ben Davies scoring his first goal for Spurs.

Wasps are confident that England flanker James Haskell will make

a quick recovery from the head injury he suffered during his

After a seven-month absence, Haskell lasted just 35 seconds

in their win over Leicester, which took Wasps back to the top

He appeared to be knocked out after a tackle but he was able

Three British tennis players have been in action overnight,

in the run-up to the Australian Open.

Dan Evans won his match in Sydney, but Kyle Edmund was knocked out.

And Johanna Konta beat Arina Rodionova in straight sets.

Konta reached the semi-finals at the Australian Open last year

and she's had a pretty good start to the season.

In the BDO World Darts Championships, three-time champion

Martin "Wolfie" Adams came from behind to beat fellow

Englishman Ryan Joyce 3-2, and reach the second round.

There was no dividing the pair so the fifth set went to sudden

death and Adams finished with a double nine to take

England's Lisa Ashton beat Sharon Prins of the Netherlands

to reach the second round in the women's draw.

Ashton has won this title twice, and she looked comfortable

And you know when we were talking about secret Santas and clubbing

together? Oh, yeah. There's often talk about football

clubs giving back to supporters but here's an example of fans

literally giving back to their club. Morecambe manager Jim Bentley

was recently fined ?1,000 after being sent from the touchline

against Cheltenham. But with the League Two side

struggling financially, supporters have clubbed together

and given Bentley the cash He was moved to tears

by the gesture. He was really quite emotional,

wasn't he? , there he is. Oh, bless him. He is gonna go. You have a tear

in your eye... Oh, bless him. He did the thing that blokes do, just

shrugged his shoulders. I don't care! Oh, that is lovely, that,

isn't it? Another nice lower league team story. I can't imagine

Manchester United players helping Jose Mourinho. Well, they are fined

about 100 grand, aren't they? It's the beginning of a difficult

week for commuters with drivers on Southern Rail expected to walk

out for three days from tomorrow, and last night station and ticket

staff on the London Underground Several rounds of emergency talks

had failed to break the deadlock between Transport for

London and the Unions. Ben is at Piccadilly tube station

for us this morning. Normally it would be incredibly

busy, but a no go today. Yes, good morning to you, welcome to the start

of a difficult week for commuters, especially in London, the gates at

Piccadilly Circus firmly shut, normally of course at this time of

day one of the busiest stations on the network right in the heart of

London and if you don't know where I am, this would give you a clue, the

centre of the West End in London, and it is coming to a halt. There is

all sorts of entrances and exits for the tube station here but it is

buses and cars and roads that will bear the brunt of this. And remember

it is not just about getting around in central London, it is coming into

London, network stations like Euston, Paddington, Victoria likely

to face problems because those stations are shut. Why is the

walkout under way? Here is an industrial relations adviser. Good

morning. Why are we in this situation, why is the network not

running? This strike is about closures to ticket offices,

reductions in staff that have already happened, introduced by the

previous mayor. (INAUDIBLE).

Owed, the blue screen. Apologies for that. We will speak to the union

later on and, of course, if you are affected by it, feel free to get in

touch with us. Lots of people I imagine we'll have to walk to work.

Yes, in and around London it will be busy on the roads, and nothing on

the tubes. We will keep you right up to date.

Up to 4 million commuters face significant disruption this morning

because of the strike across the entire London Underground network.

It is about jobs and ticket office closures. We may not be able to

speak to Ben but we can talk to Carol and there is plenty to talk

about. It is murky, isn't it? Perfect. Murky is a good way and I'm

glad you use it. Take your umbrella out later on because it is murky and

London. Rain spreading south-east and it is what across Ireland and

Scotland courtesy of this weather front which is continuing south

eastwards through the day. Right behind it, look at that squeeze. It

will be windy in the north-west with gales. A lot of rain as we have gone

through the night so there will be a lot of spray on the roads and

surface water this morning. Take care. By the time we reach eight

o'clock the rain will be across southern Scotland with showers

coming behind and turning colder. A mild start to the day and the rain

will come in across the north of England, Wales and also south-west

England. Ahead of it there is a lot of low cloud. Murky and damp. A few

in the south may see a little bit of brightness but it will not last for

long because as we go through the day the rain will continue to sink

south. Blustery wind around as a pushes to the south and behind that,

right skies with sunshine. Wintry in nature and then we are looking at

gusts around 65 MPh. As we had an through the evening and overnight

period we lose that rain quickly from the south-east. There will be

clearance in the sky. Some frost across parts of central and eastern

areas and then a platter of showers coming in. Some merging for longer

spells of rain. It will still be windy in the north and that

transfers to the north-east and the wind will start to drop a bit in the

north-west. As we go into tomorrow's still a cloudy start where we have

frost we have clear skies. It will not last because everything will

move from the west towards the east so the rain will eventually reach

the east over the course of the day. Blustery winds with it. If you step

out, it is still mild in the south but colder in the north and you will

start to feel let especially if you are exposed to the wind. On

Wednesday a lot of dry weather around. There will be sunshine and a

lot of cloud at times. Phil showers but as the cool air comes in from

the north we will see some showers turning a bit more wintry in nature.

The cold air seeps across as all as we had three Thursday and into

Friday. The wind will come from the north and it will come down from the

Arctic so that means as we head towards the latter part of this

week, especially on Friday, we are looking at drifts off snow and that

snow could be almost anywhere. But I know means will we all see it. I

don't want to build up your expectations but someone will be

seeing the all I heard was no almost anywhere. And I'm excited. I know

causes big issues but it looks lovely. Thank you, Carol. We will

try to reconnect the cup with a very long piece of string down to

Picadilly Station. Ben, are you there? I am. Good morning. It is the

dampeners that Carol was talking about that is finally reached the

camera. 24-hour strike that has crippled the tube network this

morning. With me is anti-. We were speaking earlier about why we in

this position. What has gone on and why is the tube not running this

morning? It is about changes that have already happened, changes to

ticket offices and changes to staff. Under Boris Johnson those changes

were made and the union is now putting pressure on the new mayor to

get that changed. Why are we striking about something that has

already happened? The union says we need this stuff on the frontline yet

TFL say they can take the staff from the ticket office. Many of the

agreements were made 30, 40, 50 years ago when they do not reflect

the changes to technology and the way the passengers these days

conduct their journeys. What we're seeing here is the employer, TFL, we

are trying to make efficiencies and use of staff in a different way to

reflect the way that technology has changed the way their journeys take

place. The strike is due to end at six o'clock this evening. Is there

any hope of an agreement in this long-running dispute? I hope so. I

think it will be difficult to see because the unions are trying to

project jobs on the Roald agreements. It is difficult to see

how they will compromise was unless the employer agrees. Good to talk to

you. Thank you for hanging with us while we thought about the technical

problems. You heard it there. The strike is under way due went at six

o'clock tonight but crucial if you are trying to get around London will

be difficult and if you are coming into London, the network train

stations will also be affected as far as the underground is concerned.

Paddington, Victoria, they are expected to be busy. More from me a

little later. Thank you very much and we will speak to the unions at

ten past seven. A few posh hotels around that part of London as well.

Staying in a 5-star hotel is supposed to be one of the

indulgences of life. A rare treat in which

the levels of comfort and service justifies the hefty

bill that comes with it. But an investigation by the BBC's

Rip Off Britain: Holidays programme found that a room in one luxury

hotel was teeming with hidden bacteria while a two-star option

was almost spotless. It was the last set of samples that

were received and they definitely stood out but not in a good way. The

last hotel, from all the hotels that we sampled is the dirtiest

across-the-board. Almost all of the samples he had high or very high

levels of bacteria. Two of them in particular, with the first to spot

no guest is likely to be able to avoid. The bathroom door handle, the

levels were high and it stands out. Door handles are important to clean.

As you leave the toilet the handle is the area everybody has touched

and not everybody has a robust handwashing technique and therefore

the chances of contamination from the door handle are high. That has

not fade as feel great this morning. -- not made us feel great this

morning. Liz Smith-Mills is from

the British Institute of Cleaning. You would assume that a 5-star hotel

would be as clean, at least, as any other hotel. The majority of hotels

are spotlessly clean however there are differences in standards.

Sometimes you can get higher standards in lower star hotels. It

is all down to the level of cleaning and the regimes that are put into

place. As well is the training of the staff and how they put

procedures in practice into place. It is not surprising that sometimes

they are not always what you expect. It could have been one of us in that

hotel but there are things to watch out for. Those things are, like you

showed, the remote-controls, often has the highest level of

contamination, door handles, switches, anything that is a contact

point that many people touch a lot of the time. And there are other

things you would recommend that people would do. What do you

recommend? This is the firing of the skull but you know people who take

this with them into hotels. That is really the extreme where people are

taking their own sanitiser with them because they are worried that they

will pick up and affection. Lots of people carry them these days because

there is no water facility sometimes. I was in a hotel recently

where the water was cut off because they had an issue. I was latter had

hand sanitiser with me. Again, these are extreme measures. I have

actually come during the course of an inspection stayed in a hotel

where the carpet has made vacuumed well. I have found old nail

clippings. Hence the carpet slippers. Everybody, enjoy your

cornflakes. Again, you cannot tell about farming. You may assume, for

example, that door handles may not be clean but one of the things that

really made me not feel very good is about bed covers. Yes. I must admit

that the sheets and the pillowcases are changed daily but it is the

throw when the cushion, sometimes they are thrown on the floor,

sometimes the staff may inadvertently put them on the floor

when they change the beds. So, yes... What can you do about that?

We recommend that there is regular periodic cleaning of the duvet

cover. That has all got to be plan. How long do stuff normally get to

clean a room? The industry standard used to be 30 minutes, two rooms an

hour. Some companies have cut back and staff are under a lot of

pressure and they do not have time to do things like high-level

cleaning and attention to detail and that is how things get mist. These

are things that you always do,? I like to keep my toothbrush covered

because one never knows what is coming out of the toilet when you

flush. Also on the bathroom surfaces you never really know what has been

put down on the bathroom surfaces. The go. It goes over the head. And

you have a shower cap sometimes? Yes. And an come -- I sometimes use

a shower cap straight out of the packet and cling to cover my

toothbrush. How about the TV remote control? What should I do? There are

antibacterial wipes you can use but again it is all down to correct

training of staff to carry out these functions. Thank you very much in

the meantime. Rip-off British holidays is an immediately after

breakfast this morning. Get in touch with us as well. Have you been

concerned? Any questions as well. Bring your sanitiser with you.

A report out today says we could get more low-carbon power for less money

by devolving control over Scottish customers' electricity bills.

All UK consumers are set to pay for the government's new nuclear

But the study for the Scottish Greens by Aberdeen University

suggests Scots could fund almost twice as much power from onshore

To achieve this, the Scottish Greens are calling for control over energy

Scotland's police watchdog is to examine the way

The exercise comes ahead of the proposed transfer

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies in Scotland

will conduct the study with its English and

They'll be looking at various aspects of operation within

the force which is responsible for policing the UK's railways.

They'll also examine how BTP in Scotland can be integrated

into the main force and how it would deal with

Reforms are needed to Scotland's skills system to meet the challenges

facing the country's economy, according to a think tank.

The Institute for Public Policy Research in Scotland says

technological changes will alter traditional low and mid-skilled

roles and as a result people will need to be better supported

The think tank says that will mean changes to apprenticeships,

Breakfast time weather now and it's over to Judith with the outlook

Good morning. Is very good morning to you at home as well. A very

interesting week is whether. It's going to turn progressively wintry

from mid week onwards. This morning it's mild, wet and windy. This cold

front sweeping across the country quickly taking the rain with it so

it will be clear fairly quickly this morning and then brighter conditions

from the West with spells of sunshine. Dry weather for the south

and east as we had through the morning. The afternoon, showers

developing. Frequent showers in the West. Strong south-westerly wind

will ease and then they will via to the west and pick up a game. Gales

for the Western Isles into the severe category at times towards

evening. Temperatures falling after a mild start. 7-8. Showers becoming

more frequent in the evening, more widespread. They will pick up in the

north and then ease and then the showers will become more confined to

Western areas with temperatures falling to 3-4 C.

There are wind warnings for a few of the bridges this morning -

the Kessock, Dornoch, Erskine and Forth Road bridges.

There's also a speed restriction on the Tay Road Bridge

On the ferries, CalMac has cancelled its Barra

and South Uist services today because of forecasted high winds.

There are warnings for a few others so do check ahead.

The trains are largely fine, but the 08:02 Wick to Inverness

It's hoped buses will be deployed instead.

I will be back with the latest travel in half an hour. The

resplendent mora website at the usual address.

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

An overhaul of mental healthcare in England.

The Prime Minister offers extra support to schools and companies

saying she'll transform the way people with mental

We speak with the Health Secretary before 8am.

Also this morning: A strike by tube staff closes much

of the London Underground for rush hour commuters.

The walkout might cost the UK economy up to ?50 million in lost

business and staff who cannot get to work. Unions say the walkout is

vital to protect jobs. I will have the details live from London.

A fantastic night for the Brits at the Golden Globes.

Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Coleman pick up awards

for their roles in the BBC's Night Manager.

The film La La Land breaks records by winning seven.

And Meryl Streep has a swipe at Mr Trump. Hollywood is full of

outsiders and foreigners and if you keep them all out there will be

nothing to watch button football and mixed martial arts.

In sport, an excellent result for Plymouth Argyle,

from the fourth tier of English football,

earn an FA Cup replay after drawing with Liverpool at Anfield.

An icy blast hits large parts of Eastern Europe.

These are the conditions on the beaches of Greece.

Carol has the details of what it will be like here.

By the end of the week some of us could well see some snow.

Today we have a grey and damp start with rain

Behind it we return to some sunshine and blustery showers.

I'll have more details on all of that in 15 minutes.

Theresa May will outline plans which she says will transform mental

In her first major speech on health since becoming Prime Minister,

Mrs May will announce a review of services for children

and teenagers as well as extra support for schools and businesses.

Labour says people are being let down by a lack of funding.

Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley reports.

There are no words for what it does to a family.

It's just your whole reality is blown to pieces.

In 2014, Dr Sangeeta Mahajan's son took his own life.

He had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

Don't discharge patients with adequate information.

We were told to either go to A or your GP and that's the only way

We had no direct access back to the special services.

Today, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, is expected to announce

plans to reduce the waiting times for patients needing

The details also include more help from employers when staff need time

off work, and schools will also be expected to play a bigger role

in identifying mentally vulnerable pupils.

Mental health is still very underfunded compared to other

It generates probably 20%-25% of the total disease burden

of all diseases and yet the funding is 10%-12% in this country.

Sangeeta says talking about her son's life is so important

but today she wants the government to take

action that will lead to change in mental health services.

Our political correspondent Chris Mason is in Westminster for us.

Lots of criticism of the NHS. We saw what the Red Cross said, a

humanitarian crisis. This will bring more attention to mental health

services. Yes, good morning. Real focus from the Prime Minister on

mental health services. She will make a speech in the context of

headline after headline on the broader state of the health

services. The remarks from the Red Cross repeated by the chief

executive of the organisation in an article in the Times this morning,

which says those who criticised him for completing the situation in the

NHS with war zones around the world are mistaken and that he has looked

at the definition as he sees it of a humanitarian crisis and he thinks it

is an accurate label for the health service at the moment. The Prime

Minister today will say what she will say in a broad context, talking

about her philosophy for being Prime Minister. We have heard umpteen

amounts of speeches and words about Brexit and she is conscious she

doesn't want to be defined by that. She will talk about the shared

society. That is her big picture philosophy. It isn't just are

setting out an agenda that is more than just Brexit today. The Foreign

Secretary Boris Johnson is meeting senior figures in the

Secretary Boris Johnson is meeting administration and leading

Republicans as well. I think the government is conscious that, love

it or hate it, Brexit will dominate the coming months so we have to talk

about other stuff as well. Always good to talk to you. Thank you.

-- Severe delays are expected in London during this morning's rush

hour because of a strike across the entire tube network.

Workers from the RMT and the Transport Salaried Staffs'

Association are walking out for 24 hours in a dispute over job losses

Ben is at Piccadilly tube station for us this morning.

It is really strange and quiet. Yes, good morning. Welcome to a cold,

damp and frustrating start to the week for many here in London. You

will know this is the heart of the West End, normally very busy here,

four entrances and exits to Piccadilly Circus alone, but all are

closed this morning as the tube strike yet under way. Let me run you

through the details. The strike began at 6pm last night when 4000

ticket office staff went on strike. They are objecting to job losses and

the closure of a number of ticket offices closed by the former Mayor

Boris Johnson. That means that here in central London and number of

stations are closed. In fact, all of them within the central area. That

includes stations you might use if coming into London, that includes

Euston, Paddington, Victoria, mainline stations. The tube

connections are shut. This isn't just about London or the capital or

the south-east, it is about the UK a economy, because estimates suggest

this could cost the UK economy ?50 million, and that has a big impact

on the wider economy but also on the UK reputation. Thousands of tourists

would have passed through this spot trying to get around London, so they

won't be able to do so. The strike is getting under way at 6pm, but as

we often find out, the trains could be in the wrong place at the wrong

time, so it might take much longer to get the services up and running.

The unions for their part say the walkout is necessary to protect

jobs. We will hear from both sides of the debate over the course of the

morning. More from me a later. Thousands of British drivers hit

by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal are taking legal action

against the carmaker. VW admitted using software that

would cheat emissions tests, leading to a recall

of millions of cars worldwide. A compensation scheme was approved

in the United States last year, and lawyers want British customers

to be offered a similar settlement. Thousands of police officers

in London are to be asked if they want to be routinely armed

with a gun or Taser. A survey by the Metropolitan Police

Federation will consult its members A spokesman for the force said

the number of officers carrying Tasers has increased twice in recent

years and that its weapons policy More than 20 people have died

as a result of freezing temperatures across much of central

and eastern Europe. The cold weather has caused major

disruption to utility and transport networks while snow has been

recorded as far south We will have more on that later on.

Yes, snow on the beaches. Amazing. Not the ideal holiday destination.

It was a big night for the British television spy drama

The Night Manager, which stormed to success at the 74th Golden Globe

Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie all collected prizes

Claire Foy was named best actress in a TV drama as the Queen

The night belonged to the Hollywood musical La La Land, which took home

Our Los Angeles correspondent James Cook reports.

Los Angeles, California, where stories are spun and stars

are born, a place of glitz and glamour, of gowns and gossip,

This is a film for dreamers, and I think that hope and creativity

are two of the most important things in the world,

In the television categories, it was a British invasion.

Claire Foy was named Best Actress in a TV Drama for playing the Queen

in the Crown, while there were three acting awards in the BBC production

the Night Manager, allowing Hugh Laurie to have a go at Donald

More amazing to be able say I won the last ever Golden Globes.

I don't mean to be gloomy, it's just that it has the word

Hollywood, foreign and press in the title, I just

Receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award, Meryl Streep also lambasted

the President-elect and his plan to deport millions of immigrants.

So, Hollywood is crawling with outsiders and foreigners,

and if we keep them all out you'll have nothing to watch but football

and mixed martial arts, which are not the arts.

Well, Hollywood can be fun and frivolous, but it also prides

And many stars here on the red carpet are predicting a surge

in political films this year following the most

And we'll speak to the creative minds behind the success

That is your favourite TV series, isn't it? I absolutely loved it. I

think there is another one. We will ask.

Widespread disruption is expected in central London during this

morning's rush hour because of a 24 hour tube strike that started

Staff have walked out in a row over ticket office closures,

John Leach is the President of the RMT Union.

Thank you for joining us. If you could just give us a picture of this

morning. Are their trains running at all? Basically most of the London

Underground has been closed this morning as a consequence of this

strike. Just a slight correction. I am the RMT regional organiser, not

the President. This strike has been called today because we are dealing

with a hugely important safety issue across the London Underground

involving the removal of 834 frontline uniformed staff and the

closure of a number of station control rooms. Your introductory

report was inaccurate on that. This has had a devastating impact on the

safe running an operation of the London Underground on a daily basis

and commuters will be aware of this. Everyday stations are closing, short

staffing is a problem and it has impacted my members. The staff who

are working there. OK, Steve Griffith, chief operating officer,

says, you know this, there is no need to strike, we always intended

to review staffing levels and had discussions with the unions. We

agree we need more staff in the stations and have started to recruit

200 extra staff, so work has already started, so why strike? They just

don't get it. The problem is, this is like putting a Band-Aid on a

gaping wound. I am not making it as some kind of cheap shot. The London

Underground carries 4 million people every day. These passengers are

entitled to a safe underground. 200 jobs by next summer is inadequate.

We have a crisis here. And it is an emergency that needs attending to.

That is a woeful response. It isn't good enough. Thousands of tube staff

are under immense pressure to deliver this service every day. They

walk out, we will be back tomorrow and we can get around the table.

This is a safety issue, safety strike and it is about a safety

issue. They are entitled to travel as well. There will be thousands of

people affected by the strike. Do you have sympathy with them and will

you try to get back to talking for them? Absolutely. They are the heart

of this dispute. The running of the safe underground. You need staff to

run a railway. It is the oldest part of running railways. You have to

have people in place to have a safe system. It cannot be self-service.

They need to put back in a task force response to putting this say.

And of course we have sympathy with the travelling public and we regret

the strike. We have been in weeks of talks but we are up against a brick

wall. Let's talk about timing. We know there are strikes planned later

on this week. Just a question about timing, why do it now, why in a week

when you know commuters will be badly affected? The timing for the

strike, the announcement of it, was before Christmas, that was sometime

ago, and the reason we did that, we give time between now and when we

have the ballot result. It was to enable everyone to get around the

table. Weeks, if need be, that was the reason for the timing, nothing

else. This next part of the story must be that we get back around the

table and the tube management, who privately agree with us on safety,

are empowered and resourced to make the London Underground safe. What

are you suggesting, more staff, presumably costing more money, which

means a rise in ticket prices, so what kind of rise would you think is

acceptable? I don't think it should result in a rising ticket prices,

they are high and. The resources need be realised by the Mayor and

the powers that be. The passengers shouldn't have to suffer this. They

are at the heart of this dispute. Their safety is a major concern.

That is not a solution we would want to see at all. Thank you for your

time this morning. And I should of course correct myself that he is not

the President. Correct, yes. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. Theresa May will use a major speech

today to encourage schools and employers to do more to help

those with mental health problems. Up to four million commuters face

significant disruption this morning because of a strike

across the entire London Underground network over jobs and

ticket office closures. Let's get some weather with Carol.

It is looking a little grim out there, Carol. Murk sums it up

beautifully. It is a murky start and a wet start for some. A lot of cloud

around and rain spreading across parts of Scotland and Northern

Ireland. That is courtesy of this weather front continuing its journey

moving south-east at. Behind it you can see that it will be windy in the

north-west. A little rain already this morning coming in from Scotland

and Northern Ireland heading into the west of England and Wales. Watch

out for surface water and spray on the road. Behind that, showers. The

same full Ireland. They will return to showers and brighter skies. Down

into the south-west, the rain. Low cloud ahead of it with dampness in

the air. Brightness across Southern counties but it will not last

because here is the weather front heading south-east was as we go

through the day. Behind each we see a return to bright skies, sunshine,

showers coming in wintry above 500 metres in the hills in Scotland and

increasing wind strength. 65 MPh. The rain will clear Kent in the

evening with clear skies behind it. Here we could see a touch of frost

but showers gathering in from the west. Some merging for lovely spells

of rain. Very slowly what you will find is you see the wind start to

ease in the north-west. Through tomorrow, still a blustery day.

Where there is frost we will begin with clear skies so some sunshine

but out towards the west another weather front will introduce more

cloud and rain and that band is moving from west to east through the

day. Again brighter skies behind it. Still mild in the south Hull as we

push south with the colder conditions come in. A lot of dry

weather around for Wednesday. With colder coming in again across the

north the showers will increasingly turn in the north and west and it

will feel cold. Temperature is in Edinburgh five degrees Celsius. As

we push towards the south it turns into eight and nine. Then the cold

blast coming from the Arctic. What that will do by the end of the week

is introduce some snow. At the moment we think, and it could

is introduce some snow. At the change, that will be across north

Scotland, north-west England, Wales and the Moors in the south-west. A

huge dash of doubt with that because it could change through the course

of the week. Thank you very much, Carol and we will see you later. And

Arctic blast later in the week. Prepare yourself.

Last July, on the day Theresa May became Prime Minister she addressed

the problem of mental health provision, pledging to make sure

there was more help for those in need.

Today, she intends to make good on that promise by announcing a set

of reforms she says will "transform" those services.

Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth joins us

Good morning to you and thank you for your time this morning. When you

look at some of the measures she will announce today, support for

schools, a partnership with employer, alternatives to hospital

care, it is hard for you to argue that any of those do not need to be

changed. Are they not good measures? Yes. That is why we announced that

they would be our policies a few months ago. Yes, we welcome but what

I would say it is good that Theresa May has woken up to the crisis but

her government has presided over a situation where we have 6000 plus

fewer nurses working in mental health, fewer mental health beds and

in deed, budgets have been raided in this country and the money shifted

to trying to fill gaps in the wider NHS. So, yes. We welcome the

initiative. We have been calling for them. The reality is that mental

health provision in this country has been severely cut back over the last

six years. Is it a question of funding then? How much it would

Labour spend on mental health and where does the money come from? What

we say is that the NHS as a whole is going through the biggest financial

squeeze in its history. By next year, money per head will be cut

across the entire country for the NHS. Huge cuts to social care

budgets as well and mental health provision has been cut back

severely. That is why we are now seeing a big crisis facing the NHS

this winter. I as to where the money would come from. Where you would

spend it. A priority we have made is that the reason the NHS is in a

crisis this winter is because of cuts to social care. For example,

pounds that will come in, we are asking the government to put that

into social care today. On mental health provision more generally,

when we get closer to the next general election we will come

forward with our balance for mental health provision. What we shouldn't

forward with our balance for mental have is what we currently have at

the moment, children's mental health budgets being cut and that money

being allocated to the wider NHS because of the wider underfunding in

the NHS. That is not acceptable. It is a disgrace and is Theresa May

wants to shine a light on mental health provision in this country she

should shine a light on her own budget decisions and ask the

Chancellor to bring forward money so that these budgets do not have to be

cut. The money is a massive issue across the NHS, not just in mental

health. Do you feel that these issues and changing money, putting

some he ran some but, essentially all you can do is move cutlery

around a broken table. There are fundamental issues with the health

service. One big issue is that we have an ageing population who live

longer. As we live longer we have more complex needs. That is a good

thing but it means you have to put the money into community health and

social care to deal and support elderly and vulnerable people. The

government have cut back social care sector by 4.5 billion which is why

we have a situation today in the NHS where increasing numbers of very

elderly and vulnerable people are trapped in hospital with nowhere

suitable for them to go in the wider community. That is why we see these

huge pressures now. It is why we see people on trolleys for over 24 hours

in hospital corridors. It is why we see ambulances backed up. It is why

we see accident and emergency is turning people away. It is why we

see several hospitals say that they cannot provide comprehensive care.

Unless you deal with the social care crisis in this country, you will not

deal with the wider pressure on the NHS. We will put some of those

points to Jeremy Hunt in the next half-hour or so. And for people

watching this morning who agree that the NHS is in trouble. If you were

in power tomorrow, what is one concrete plan you have to make a

change? We would not go ahead with a corporation tax cut. We would stop

that tax cut and we would reallocate some of that money to the pagers so

there would be an immediate cash injection which will relieve some of

these pressures. Thank you for your time. We will speak to Jeremy Hunt

later on this morning. 25 past seven at the moment. You watching

Breakfast and still to come this morning...

What should happen to your pet if you go into a care home?

We'll speak to the charity calling for a clear policy on older people

taking their dogs and cats with them.

Many of you getting in touch about that. We will speak about that

little bit later. Right now let us get news travel and weather from

A report out today says we could get more low-carbon power for less money

by devolving control over Scottish customers' electricity bills.

All UK consumers are set to pay for the government's new nuclear

But the study for the Scottish Greens by Aberdeen University

suggests Scots could fund almost twice as much power from onshore

To achieve this, the Scottish Greens are calling for control over energy

Scotland's police watchdog is to examine the way

The exercise comes ahead of the proposed transfer

Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabularies in Scotland

will conduct the study with its English and

They'll be looking at various aspects of operation within

the force which is responsible for policing the UK's railways.

They'll also examine how BTP in Scotland can be integrated

into the main force and how it would deal with

A Glasgow-based firm won a hundred thousand pounds of investment

on the BBC's Dragon's Den programme last night.

Technology entrepreneur Peter Jones is backing Connect-In.

It's developed a wireless tracking sensor that helps

find misplaced items, such as keys and phones.

The firm was started by Strathclyde University graduates,

Breakfast time weather now and it's over to Judith with the outlook

An interesting busy week of whether. It's turning progressively colder

and wintry. This morning, it's mild with a band of rain sweeping across

the country as we speak. It will clear away, it brightens up, spells

of sunshine for Southern and eastern Scotland in particular. We will see

showers pushing across western Scotland. Very few getting to the

Easter during daylight hours. The winds pick up against across the

Northwest with gales developing. After a mild start, temperatures

fall to around about 7-8. As we head into the evening, the showers

becoming more heavy across western Scotland. Spreading across the

country through the evening but then they will ease overnight. Gales

across the North touching severe gale force for a time and they will

start to ease during the overnight period and temperatures eventually

settling at 3-4. That is your forecast.

There's a wind warning for a few of the bridges this morning -

the Kessock Bridge, Erskine and Forth Road Bridges.

There's also a speed restriction on the Tay Road Bridge

In Lanarkshire, there's slow traffic on the M74 northbound

between Hamilton and the Raith Interchange.

In the Blairlogie area of Stirling, the northbound A91 is closed

at Manor Powis roundabout because of an accident.

On the ferries, CalMac has cancelled its Barra

and South Uist services because of forecasted high winds.

There are warnings for a few others so do check ahead.

The trains are largely fine, but the 08:02 Wick to Inverness

It's hoped buses will be deployed instead.

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

Theresa May will outline plans that she says will transform mental

In her first major speech on health since becoming Prime Minister,

Mrs May will announce a review of services for children

and teenagers as well as extra support for schools and businesses.

Labour says people are being let down by a lack of funding.

Our correspondent Elaine Dunkley reports.

We'll be speaking to the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt

at 7:50am this morning here on Breakfast.

Boris Johnson has held talks with some of Donald Trump's key

The Foreign Secretary has become the first British minister to hold

face-to-face meetings with members of the President-elect's incoming

The exchanges were described by officials as positive but frank.

Up to 4 million commuters face significant disruption this morning

because of a strike. Workers from the RMT

and the Transport Salaried Staffs' Assocition are walking out for 24

hours in a dispute over job losses The strike is due to finish at 6pm

tonight. Thousands of British drivers

affected by the Volkswagen diesel emissions scandal are taking legal

action against the carmaker. VW admitted using software that

would cheat emissions tests, leading to a recall

of millions of cars worldwide. A compensation scheme was approved

in the United States last year, and lawyers want British customers

to be offered a similar settlement. Police in Tyne and Wear have

arrested a man suspected of taking hostages at a bookmakers

in an armed seige. Northumbria Police were called

to a branch of Coral bookmakers in Jarrow on Sunday evening

following a report of a man Four people were thought to have

been held in the incident, with three being released before

police ended the standoff and a 39-year-old man

was taken into custody. It was a big night for the British

television spy drama The Night Manager, which stormed

to success at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.

Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman and Hugh Laurie all collected

prizes for the BBC series. The night belonged to the Hollywood

musical La La Land, which took home Claire Foy, star of

Netflix's The Crown, I really, really, really wouldn't

be here if it wasn't She has been at the centre

of the world for the past 63 years and I think the world could do

with a few more women at the centre Coming up, Carol will have the

weather in 10 or 15 minutes. It is going to be really cold later in the

week. That is your sneak preview. Now, the sport, and no sneak preview

is going on. We are starting off with Plymouth Argyle and the draw

against Liverpool at Anfield, and we were talking about the confidence

that results like that in the FA Cup for a team like Plymouth Argyle, and

the managers said it was one of the best displays Anfield has seen, and

some awkward from him, he was asked what Liverpool could expect on the

south coast and he said, welcome to the real world. It is going to be

feisty. League Two Plymouth Argyle have

earned a replay with Liverpool in the third round of the FA Cup

after a goalless draw at Anfield. It was the youngest starting line-up

in Liverpool history and manager Jurgen Klopp was forced to send

for the likes of England striker Even he couldn't find a way

through the stubborn They will now welcome

the Premier League giants home. It causes us an extra headache,

as it does for Liverpool. We are still in the next

round of the FA Cup as well. I knew before the game, actually,

with the other line up it could have We could have encountered

the same problem. It is not really

likely, but possible. That is a very important

experience for the boys. Obviously they want another

game, they deserved it. And now we will go there

and try to do that. Premier League leaders Chelsea

had no such problems against League One

Peterborough United. Chelsea registered 35 shots on goal

in their 4-1 victory at Stamford Bridge, Spanish striker

Pedro scoring twice. Tottenham overcame

a stubborn Aston Villa. After a dreadful first half,

they ground out at 2-0 win. Ben Davies scoring his

first goal for Spurs. Middlesbrough and Fulham also went

through to tonight's draw. Wasps are confident that England

flanker James Haskell will make a quick recovery from the head

injury he suffered during his After a seven-month absence,

Haskell lasted just 35 seconds in their win over Leicester,

which took Wasps back to the top He appeared to be knocked out

after a tackle but he was able Three British tennis players have

been in action overnight, in the run-up to

the Australian Open. Dan Evans won his match in Sydney,

but Kyle Edmund was knocked out. And Johanna Konta beat

Arina Rodionova in straight sets. Konta reached the semi-finals

at the Australian Open last year and she's had a pretty good

start to the season. In the BDO World Darts

Championships, three-time champion Martin "Wolfie" Adams came

from behind to beat fellow Englishman Ryan Joyce 3-2,

and reach the second round. There was no dividing the pair

so the fifth set went to sudden death and Adams finished

with a double nine to take England's Lisa Ashton beat

Sharon Prins of the Netherlands to reach the second

round in the women's draw. Ashton has won this title twice,

and she looked comfortable There's often talk about football

clubs giving back to supporters but here's an example of fans

literally giving back to their club. Morecambe manager Jim Bentley

was recently fined ?1,000 after being sent from the touchline

against Cheltenham. But with the League Two side

struggling financially, supporters have clubbed together

and given Bentley the cash He looks quite stoic about it to

begin with. The emotion of the occasion gets to him in the end.

Apparently the club was struggling to make ends meet. Yes, he is a bit

of a legend. It is nice to see, isn't it, a bit of charity in

football as well. Pets can make a huge

difference to our lives... If you're a pet owner you'll know

that and they can offer companionship particularly for older

people who feel isolated. But for elderly animal owners,

a change in circumstances can A leading pet charity has told us

they're helping more and more people decide what to do if they can't

take their pet into a care home While grieving,

the bond has deepened. He has been everything

to me, that dog. Home for Bob, Margaret and their pet

schnauzer was this retirement village near Lockerbie

where Bob still lives. But the owners have

told him that his My chief companion, that's what that

little dog means to me. The owners of the

retirement village did not wish to be interviewed

but they said they made a difficult decision because the dog

had barked and run and visitors, had fouled in hallways

and was sometimes left unsupervised. They said they bought in a social

worker for Bob and others had offered to look after his beloved

pet so Bob could still see him. Ultimately they had to take

the views of staff and other I admit that he has made a mess

because I have cleaned But I don't think he has

ever annoyed visitors When elderly people go into care,

the prospect of saying goodbye to a much-loved pet

can be devastating. According to one piece of research,

40% of UK care homes describe But that expression

is open to interpretation and there are calls for greater

clarity and consistency. An online petition backing

Bob now has around The owners of his retirement

village say they've A sign of how difficult and emotive

situations like Bobs can be. We're joined now by Diane James

from the Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Support Service, and Rob Martin

from the not for profit care Thank you both indeed for joining

us. You can see he is clearly upset and it is really difficult for him.

I know you deal with people facing problems like these. It can be

really upsetting for people. It can, losing their pet, their last

connection to a loved one or family, and it gives them a sense of

routine, so the change is huge. Talk us through the discussion you had a

bout allowing pets into care homes? The first thing to say it is it is

important care home providers have a pet friendly policy. Because we have

a pet friendly policy in place, that discussion would usually look at

different things. So, the first discussion would usually look at

different things. So, the first one would be the characteristics and

behaviours of the pet. So, how does the pet behave? And the second would

be looking at potential for infections. So, are they immunised,

well groomed, looked after? The third is, does it have the potential

for impact on anyone else in the home's so, for example, if someone

has an allergy or a fear of attack. If someone is going to one of your

care homes, it is not a given they will be allowed in? I think that is

why it is important to have clear policy guidelines in place. It is

important to make the right decision each time. It is really important to

write to these people to explain why we would go and accept or reject a

pet in a home. A pet for one person is a friend for life and for others

it would be a real nuisance. We understand that and we know that not

all pets would be suitable, that is why we want a pet policy introduced

so everyone knows the responsibility. What are the options

for those who cannot take their pets into the care home? The charity Blue

Cross has a couple of options, pets into care scheme, free to register,

but you need to register before going into care. If the pet outlives

you, we can free -- free home it. Looking at the numbers, there are

big numbers of pets having to be rehomed. Yes. As a charity we have

found that with the ageing population there is an increase in

the call line from distressed people and other lines about the need to

take pets into care. In your care homes, where are the pets, are they

running free, what are they doing? It is a case-by-case basis. In some

cases where appropriate they are kept in rooms. Advanced planning is

put in place to make decisions about where they can go. More often than

not it is -- there are good examples where pets become part of the whole

home. They are widely accepted by everyone and everyone sees the

benefit of the pet. They are allowed into the lounge areas. Going back to

making sure that prior to admission, robust plans are made and that we

consider the needs of the other residents as well. And the wishes of

the other residents and the decisions made. Looking at the

comments we have been getting today, there have been loads, one says,

each case has to be considered on there have been loads, one says,

the merit, I would never leave mine behind. Ken says, no, they shouldn't

be allowed, most cannot look after them, leaving the staff to look

after them. This could be a difficult subject to approach will

stop some pets don't take to living in a home with other people and

become territorial. And some of those things are very true and that

is why we have a pet policy. The responsibility is on people to look

after the pets, walk them, and if the person is ill, a member of

family can take care, that registration, lots of things. We

work with Blue Cross and RSPCA and various other charities and we take

advice from them when we have these situations. Of course they will at

times be troubled with settling new environments. I think it is being

aware of that. What is the most interesting? We have ducks,

chickens, we have a parrot in one home, yes. So, we have a huge

variety. Absolutely. Oh, OK. There you go. It was good to talk to you.

It is coming up to 7:45am. Theresa May will use a major speech to

encourage schools and employers May will use a major speech to

do more to help those with mental health problems. Up to 4 million

commuters face significant disruption this morning because of a

strike across the entire London Underground network over jobs and