10/01/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

More misery for hundreds of thousands of passengers as southern

rail is hit by a fresh wave of strikes. More than 2000 trains have

been cancelled on some of the network's busiest commuter lines.

Jeremy Corbyn says Britain can be better off after Brexit.

And for the first time, he says he's not wedded to freedom

of movement of EU workers into the UK.

A last-minute spending spree boosted retail sales this Christmas,

with more of us waiting til the last minute to snap up a bargain.

But experts say it was our last big splurge before a difficult year

Fifa are set to approve plans to have 48 teams

And Carol has the weather. Good morning. A breezy day ahead of us.

For some of us, starting on a bright note with sunshine. It is cold.

Thicker cloud in the west will introduce rain going from east to

west during the day. Later the wind will strengthen.

And I'll have more details on the weather for you in 15 minutes.

Thanks, Carol. Another strike is affecting

services on Southern rail. days this week.

will stop work for three The dispute about the role

of the guard on trains has been Our south of England

correspondent, Duncan Kennedy, Duncan, what is the mood

like among passengers there? It has been crippling train lines

for ten months. Commuters are out there. You have to get up early. It

takes longer. I am abandoning going out to town tomorrow. We will see

how things go later in the week. I have managed to get a train but it

is not good. It is really packed. It seems talks between the two sides

have turned nasty. They have been malicious. At best they have been

deceitful and at worst, spiteful. Our reality is that we are now

experiencing a new type of industrial relations in our industry

that we have not seen for some time. It is a row over the on board guard.

Southern ones them to take over the safety critical job of taking over

the doors. But the union says the guide should do it. A report by the

regulator says their plans were safe as long as they provided the right

equipment and training. All of the 2000 plus services in the company

will be cancelled today, tomorrow, and Friday. There will be huge

disruption on Thursday as well because the trains will be in the

wrong place at. That is on top of an overtime ban cutting services daily.

Another three strikes are planned later this month. The issue of

driver controlled trains is affecting Southern today but it

could easily transferred to other franchises through Britain.

Duncan Kennedy is at Horsham. A really difficult time for so many

people trying to travel. Absolutely. The start of another dismal day for

maybe 200,000 people. At Horsham, 5- 10,000 people who would normally use

this concourse. Look inside. It is completely empty. Nothing running

whatsoever. The difference compared to the strike last month is that

Southern, together with other coach companies, putting on coaches to run

from here, about 200, and are saying it is very much a backup service.

Don't expect much from it. It will get people from Central London to

other train stations where they can pick up other services. Very much

picking up the slack. Bradley will not take a coach or a train. How

will you get to work in London? I am driving today to Paddington to get

some parking there. I will try that today and maybe buses later in the

week. Another frustrating day. Not just a frustrating day, but a

frustrating year. The strike today is just another day of no train. We

are looking at something like 20% less trains over all on normal non-

strike days. Brighton to Victoria during peak hours is limited. There

is no express, there is nothing. This needs to end. It is all about

who opens these doors, the driver, the guardunderstand the dispute. Can

you see why no one is talking to each other? It was interesting

watching the debate last night. It is frustrating. What needs to happen

is the government needs to step in and mediate. If there are questions

over safety, why is this being pushed out so hard? It needs to be

mediated and a truce needs to be reached. Thank you. Good luck trying

to get into Central London. Another strike tomorrow and Friday. Forget

the trains tomorrow as the trains will not be in right place. Missouri

for hundreds of thousands of people in the south this week. -- misery.

Thank you for that. We will speak to the director of Souther Rails at 710

this morning. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested

after the death of a seven-year-old The younger girl was found

with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city

yesterday afternoon. She was taken to hospital

but died a short time later. The teenager remains in police

custody and is being questioned by officers from North

Yorkshire Police. Jeremy Corbyn is to outline Labour's

approach to Brexit in a speech later today, saying for the first time

that he is not "wedded" But he will warn that the UK cant

afford to lose full access Our political correspondent,

Iain Watson, is in Westminster. Iain Jeremy Corbyn has been under

pressure to respond to Labour voters concerns over

immigration, hasn't he? Good morning. Today we will hear

that. Not just from some of his own MPs. Has a tricky position. He has

to talk about the Remain voters. But he also has to reach out to those

who backed Leave in many parts of England outside London. We are

hearing a shift in rhetoric from Jeremy Corbyn, saying that he

recognises concerns about immigration in particular. He has

indeed set for the first time that they are not wedded to the principle

of free movement between European countries which seems to be

significant. If you look at the policies, I don't think he has

changed much. We have not seen any at all. He says it is important to

get access to the European single market, rather than having controls

on migration. His policy on that is the same as it was before. In

addition to that, he is policy is basically to try to stop employers

bringing in cheap labour to undercut people already here. No policy on

limiting numbers. He does not want to give false promises so no target.

He will say that today. And no restrictions like his MPs are

calling for on the numbers of people with no skill at all coming into

Britain to work. His opponents are attacking him for that. He will also

talk positively about the benefits of Brexit and the ability of a

Labour government for example in the future to intervene in the industry.

The Lib Dems are saying this proves that he never really campaigned to

keep Britain in the EU in the first place. Thank you. Coverage of that

speech a little later across the BBC.

Retailers are reporting a strong end to 2016,

with sales up in December compared with the previous year.

According to the British Retail Consortium, many of us left it

to the last minute to splash the cash, and much of it was

Are you responsible for this? I left it until Christmas Eve. A lot of it

was festive food. You are right. People left it late because they

were expecting a bargain. All of those sales in the windows lit up.

The sales are happening before Christmas and not after as it always

used to. The British Retail Consortium says overall there is a

1% rise on how much we spent this year rather than last year on

Christmas shopping. On line sales have been good as well. 7.2% up.

Shop sales on the high street went down. The on line figures always

look good, but not as good as last year. Lusty was the real big arrival

of on line shopping. -- last year. We have gotten used to it this year.

Not the sort of increase as we saw. There has always been a worry. How

long before hand do you have to order to make sure you get it? That

is why they go to shops themselves. They do well. There is a warning

that this year could be a tough one for retailers because we know that

inflation is starting to pick up. That is a result of the fall in the

value of the pound after the vote for Brexit. It has meant the value

of the pound has fallen significantly. Anything imported

from overseas will cost us more. In the run-up for Christmas we did not

feel that much because retailers had already bought that stock. In the

new year we will see prices going up. Inflation should hit about 3%

this year. It could mean writers start rising on the things we pay.

We will not necessarily get a pay rise at work at the same time so it

may mean the money in our pockets will get a squeeze. A tough year for

retailers this year. Morrisons as results at seven. We will hear from

them and we expect them to do well. Sainsbury, Tesco, and others this

week. An. Boris Johnson, who's

visiting Washington, says he's confident Britain will be

first in line for a trade deal The Foreign Secretary has been

meeting senior Republican politicians who've promised to make

a US-UK trade deal a priority, Barack Obama warned in April

that the UK would be at the back Police in Northamptonshire have

closed a stretch of the M1 motorway after a body was found in the road

in the early hours of the morning. The northbound carriageway

between junctions 16 and 17, near Northampton and Rugby,

was shut following the discovery and is expected to remain

closed for most of today. Police are investigating

the circumstances of the death. The British and Irish governments

say they're going to work to try to find a solution

to the most serious political crisis Yesterday, the deputy First

minister, Sinn Fein's Martin It came after weeks of tensions

between his party and their partners in the power-sharing government,

the Democratic Unionists. An ancient giant sequoia tree,

known for the massive hollowed-out tunnel at its core, has been knocked

over during a series of storms The historic Pioneer Cabin Tree had

survived for centuries, and allowed tourists to pass

through it before it came down due It featured graffiti

dating back to the 1800s, when visitors were allowed to etch

their names into the tree's bark. Look at it. It is quite amazing,

isn't it? You can't just make stuff up. I don't know why I said three. I

don't know. I was looking at the pictures.

It seems even squirrels have a sweet tooth as they've been caught making

The owner of a grocery store in Toronto, who filmed this unlikely

thief, said the squirrels have stolen more than 40 chocolates.

They've now to social media for advice about how

The obvious joke, do you think they have gone for fruit and nut?

Amazing. Go on. The same one again. He is not doing much to stop them.

More gentle squirrel encouragement. That is what happens if you keep

feeding them chocolate. It could be an Olympic sport if it carries on. I

would certainly watch it. We are talking about a big vote in FIFA.

This is one of the things that Infantino campaigned about, a bigger

tournament. It looks as though we'll be

seeing more teams involved Fifa are expected to agree plans

later, to expand the tournament to 48 teams starting

from the 2026 World Cup. Infantino thinks... Well, a bit more

money in that. 521 million profit in it. He says it will let other

countries play on the big stage. Critics say it will dilute the

quality of the football. Claudio Ranieri has won FIFA's first

Coach of the Year award. The Leicester City manager

was in Zurich to pick up the title, recognition of his achievement

in leading the 5000:1 shots to the Premier League

title last season. Cristiano Ronaldo won

the Player's Award. Leeds United came from behind

to make it through to the Fourth Round of the FA Cup,

beating Cambridge United 2-1. They'll go to either non-league

Sutton United or AFC Wimbledon next. England's former captain

Chris Robshaw will miss the whole of the Six Nations

with a shoulder injury. The flanker is expected to be out

of action for 12 weeks. I normally get excited when we talk

about Six Nations because it means spring is on the way. But 12 weeks

is still a long-time. Shall we have a look at the papers? Yes. Here is

Ben. He is running. Let's have a look at the front of the Times. We

are talking about the Golden Globes and Meryl Streep has made front

pages of the papers. That was after her public spat with Donald Trump.

She had a go at him. He has had a pot back. And one in four A are on

say. Wigan Warriors, people who don't exercise during the week.

Apparently you can do at couple of sessions of exercise and you will

live longer -- Weekend warriors. That could be the way forward.

Britain's most senior judge mishandling the trial of a Royal

Marine found guilty of killing a wounded fighter. This is a wonderful

picture of the moon. The reason why the papers are talking about it is

the discovery that rather than the giant object striking earth and

forming a cloud of debris they suggest multiple asteroid strikes

created a moonlits, which merged. Lots of little moon is making a big

moon. OK... Let's have a look at the front page... Oh, hold on. Happy New

Year. The Daily Mirror, Hunt scraps before our A, and it is your

fault, and there again is Rijal -- Meryl Streep and Claire Foy from the

Queen. I have enjoyed reading from the papers today, there is nothing

exceptional in the sports papers, but there is a really long and

lovely interview with Sir Andy Murray, as we have to call him.

Someone sat down with him for the first time since we heard about the

knighthood as he prepares for the Australian Open and he is talking

about how he anguished over whether to accept it, at the age of 29, the

only second player in history as well, with more playing days in

front of him, he was wondering if it was too soon or if he should say no.

He had messages of congratulations from Alex Ferguson and Jose

Mourinho, which he thinks is cool, as a massive fan. After tennis he

fancies going to work in football. He is a big fan. He said he wants to

coach a young player coming up or get involved in football. That would

be interesting. He is quite good at keepy-uppy. Yes. You sent me to look

at the Tube strike siesta they and the pictures are of the chaos

yesterday. Crush hour in the Sun. You can see the taxi queues and

people trying to get on the buses. Similar in the Mirror with people

trying to get onto the extra buses. Even though the strike finished at

six o'clock Tom of the trains were not in the right place, and here is

the evidence -- finished at six o'clock, the trains were not in the

right place. It took people a long time. And for Southern passengers,

they will be facing disruption. The Tube strike has ended but much more

disruption for those on Southern. Thank you. This one on the inside of

the Sun, this is a homeowner nightmare. This young lady is trying

to sell her house. She can't at the moment because of a dongle. One side

of her bedroom officially belongs to her neighbour. Oh, my goodness.

Officially she doesn't own half of the bedroom and so she can't sell

it. Extraordinary. I want to ask this later, thunderstorm? This is an

official term, and active shower with thunder as well, turning into

snow, so the water will fall as snow. I think Carol would do a

better job than me. Thank you. Plenty more from these guys through

the program. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The main stories this morning:

Further misery for commuters as Southern Rail drivers

begin their latest walk out. Britain can be better off

after Brexit, according to Jeremy Corbyn, who also says

Labour is not wedded Shall we try to get to the bottom of

this? Thunder snow? It is when the thunder in the snow is called

thunder snow. It is quite simple. This morning we have a chilly start

for some with clear skies. As the weather front comes from the west it

will turn milder and colder. This morning we have cloud around. We

have some breaks. That is where it will feel nippy. The cloud is thick

enough for the odd shower. Some across the south-west, the Midlands

and northern England as well. Into Scotland, cloud, bright spells and

some showers. The weather front coming from the west producing rain

for Northern Ireland. It isn't particularly heavy. It is a warm

front. As it pushes to the east the temperature will go up. You can see

the cloud building ahead of it, raising the sunshine. Then behind it

we feed in cold air through the course of the day. Heading into the

evening and overnight you will notice the wind, the strength will

pick up. Northern and western Scotland will have casts to gale

force, even severe gales, extending through the course of the night --

gusts. Meanwhile, we have a plethora Showers coming in, some will be

wintry. Here is the weather front continuing over to the new

continent. The wind might cause disruption tonight. Across the tops

of the Pennines we could have 70 mph, that might affect higher-level

roots of the M62. Tomorrow with the strong winds it could lead to some

travel disruption. We are looking at strong winds from north Wales, the

north Midlands, heading northwards. The strongest winds for the north of

Scotland. You will notice the winds elsewhere. If you're travelling in a

high sided vehicle, light vehicle, a bike, buried in mind, it will be

much colder with wintry showers in the north, increasingly pulling at

lower levels as well. -- falling. Another windy day in prospect on

Thursday. Not as wind in the south. The next weather coming in, this

from the south-west, this will bring rain but the problem is as it

engages with the cold air it could fall as snow. It might fall to snow

on modest hills and possibly at lower levels. We could be looking at

a combination of rain, sleet and snow for Southern counties. We over

the next few days this area of low pressure will be giving us some

trouble. Nor for that and we have wintry showers. It will feel much

colder than has done. Some of those will fall at lower levels as well.

That is Thursday. Those are the temperatures to expect, three or

four in the north. It will feel much colder. Look at that, -2, -3, so get

out your woollies. Thank you. Wolf whistles, car horns

and concerns over safety - these are just some of the things

women say they worry According to research

from England Athletics, more than a third of British women

have received some form of harassment while running

on their own, as Holly Hamilton # you can call me runner. It has

quickly become one of the UK's most popular sports with the number of

people in England this is -- is abating increasing. If you are a

woman it is unjust cold weather that can be more than a little

offputting. With a show of hands how many people feel they have been

harassed while outrunning? That is pretty much all of you. It is people

trying to make fun, have a joke and stuff, so it hasn't been harassment,

but you could take it that way and feel intimidated by it. And it seems

they are not alone. Research from England Athletics revealed more than

a third of British women have been harassed in some way while running

alone. More than 60% said they feel anxious and nearly half of those

asked said that was due to personal safety concerns. I got shouted at by

a couple of men as I was running around, and whistled at, that was

quite intimidating. You get beat with horns. I was running through a

village I know and a group of lads started running at the sight of me.

It was a bit intimidating. I kept running and thinking, you won't beat

me, crack on. You do get the odd car that beats its horn as we go past.

Races with cars. Nothing else better to do then beat them all and

wolfwhistle. But British women are fit for it with most insisting it

wouldn't put them off altogether. Running in a group is a lot better

than if you are running on your own. When you are in a group it is the

support and everything that you go through with everybody around you so

it doesn't feel as intimidating as if you are running on your own.

These runners say it is about safety in numbers, so all that is left to

worry about is keeping up. That is fantastic. Do you run on

your own? I do but I wouldn't at night. I run with a triathlon club

at night because I don't feel safe. Margaret said, fat comments shouted

from the same car on several occasions. I took to running at

night to avoid unknown individuals. Leah says, that is why I joined the

gym, less comments from mindless thugs in cars. Suzanne, cheering

from youths in a van, it made me laugh and I took it as an

encouragement. That is the best way to approach it, isn't it, to laugh

at it. You can e-mail us at

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viewers on our Facebook page. Still to come this morning: This

incredible footage has captured chimpanzees making

straws to drink water. We'll speak to an evolutionary

biologist about the discovery. Time now to get the news,

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

at the usual address. This is Breakfast with

Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. Prices at the pumps are going up,

and soon, motorists could be paying 25% more for fuel

than they were this time last year. Also this morning, with class

sizes on the increase in some places, we'll see how one

secondary school copes with 46 And the "Worst Witch" book series

has enchanted children for decades, and it's now

being turned in to a new TV series. We'll meet one of its stars

later in the programme. But now, a summary of this

morning's main news. Another strike is affecting

services on Southern rail. Drivers belonging to the Aslef union

will stop work for three The dispute about

the role of the guard on trains has been going

on for nearly ten months. Our transport correspondent,

Richard Westcott, has this report. It is a dispute which has been

crippling London's train lines You have to get up early to go

underground or get a bus. I am abandoning going

out to town tomorrow. We will see how things

go later in the week. I have managed to get

a train but it is not good. It seems talks between the two

sides have turned nasty. The tactics they have used

have been malicious. At best they have been dishonest,

disingenuious, deceitful, Our reality is that we are now

experiencing a new type of industrial relations

in our industry that we have not It's a row over the role

of the on board guard. Southern wants drivers to take over

the safety-critical job But the union says

the guard should do it. A report by the regulator says

Southern's plans were safe as long as they provided the right

equipment and training. All of the 2000 plus services

in the company will be cancelled There'll be huge disruption

on Thursday too because the trains And that's on top of an overtime ban

cutting services daily. Another three-day strike

is planned later this month. The issue of driver-controlled

trains is affecting Southern today, but it could easily spread to other

franchises through Britain. We will be speaking to Southern

rail's Passenger Services Director Nobody can hear you but we are going

to carry on. Carry on. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested

after the death of a seven-year-old The younger girl was found

with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city

yesterday afternoon. She was taken to hospital

but died a short time later. The teenager remains in police

custody and is being questioned by officers from North

Yorkshire Police. Jeremy Corbyn is to outline Labour's

approach to Brexit in a speech later today, saying for the first time

that he is not "wedded" Mr Corbyn's critics have previously

accused him of failing to heed the concerns of traditional

Labour voters who opted He'll say that Labour will demand

"fair rules and reasonably managed Boris Johnson, who's

visiting Washington, says he's confident Britain will be

first in line for a trade deal The Foreign Secretary has been

meeting senior Republican politicians who've promised to make

a US-UK trade deal a priority, Barack Obama warned in April

that the UK would be at the back Police in Northamptonshire have

closed a stretch of the M1 motorway after a body was found in the road

in the early hours of the morning. The northbound carriageway

between junctions 16 and 17, near Northampton and Rugby, has been

shut following the discovery and is expected to remain

closed for most of today. The British and Irish governments

say they're going to work to try to find a solution

to the most serious political crisis Yesterday, the deputy

First minister, Sinn Fein's Martin

McGuinness resigned. It came after weeks of tension

between his party and their partners in the power-sharing government,

the Democratic Unionists. Northern Ireland Secretary James

Brokenshire is expected to make Concerns have been raised

about the care of transgender prisoners following four deaths

in just over a year at jails Nigel Newcomen, called for jails

to be more flexible and proactive in managing inmates

who had changed gender. In the past few months,

the Ministry of Justice has revised its guidance to ensure

the "great majority" of transgender inmates are dealt with according

to the gender they identify with. I am taking extra care with the time

checks at the moment. It is 6:35. New Year new you. If you are a

cynic, you would think the plans to expand the World Cup are about the

cash. Infantino wants to expand the already quite large team and mount

up to 48 teams. That would create millions more from the World Cup but

puts extra pressure on the host country. 16 teams will travel across

the world to play one match and go back again. That is the nature of

it. But Infantino says it is a good idea because it would mean more

teams get to play at the World Cup on the world stage and what better

way to boost football across the world. It is not about the money. He

says. It looks as though we'll be

seeing more teams involved Fifa are expected to agree plans

later to expand the finals from 32 teams to 48 teams starting

from the 2026 World Cup. There'd be 16 groups of three,

and then a straight knock-out stage. Critics say it will dilute

the quality of the football but one The African and Asian continents

will benefit. We should not be scared. The Euros have shown that

island, Welsh, these are countries that know about football. --

Ireland. Now the world of football knows the techniques. The

entertainment will be there for sure anyway.

Claudio Ranieri has won FIFA's first Coach of the Year award.

The Leicester City manager was in Zurich to pick up the title,

recognition of his achievement in leading the 5000:1

shots to the Premier League title last season.

I think what happened last season in England was amazing, it was

something strange. The god of fools said Leicester must win only this.

Only this. And who else but Cristiano Ronaldo

was player of the year. He added the Fifa trophy

to the Ballon D'or award he picked up last month, after a season

in which he captained Portugal to the European Championship and won

the Champions League The FA Cup holders,

Manchester United, have been drawn But here's what the Cup

is all about. Wycombe Wanderers,

from League Two, see Tottenham Hotspur

pulled out of the hat They quite like the idea

of a trip to White Hart Lane. You can see the full draw

on the BBC Sport website. Look at those celebrations. We were

talking yesterday about how some viewers were disappointed it was

just Premier League games on the television for free to view viewers

over the weekend. Look at that. That is what it is about. Lower level

team is going to White Hart Lane. You have to celebrate with your

phone in your hand, don't you? Jamie Vardy's party all over the Internet.

Leeds United made it through last night,

though they were given a scare by League Two Cambridge United,

who went ahead through Oochay Ikpeazu.

But Alex Mowatt scored the winner for Leeds.

They'll go to either non-league Sutton United or AFC Wimbledon

England's former rugby captain Chris Robshaw will miss the whole

of the Six Nations with a shoulder injury.

The flanker damaged his left shoulder

in Harlequins' match with Worcester on New Year's Day and is expected

Joe Root should be available for the start of England's one-day

Root will fly out tomorrow, having stayed in the UK to be

with his partner for the birth of their first child.

The rest of the squad are already in India,

including captain Eoin Morgan who was criticised by some

for missing the tour of Bangladesh because of security concerns.

When things have been announced like that you can plan how to deal with

them. My way of dealing with that was get away from things, which I

did. And I did not see a great deal of it. I think my family has seen a

lot of it and were very offended, but that is part and parcel of being

in the limelight sometimes. But certainly standing here I do not

regret my decision. Johanna Konta's preparations

for the Australian Open continue The British number one

is through to the third round of the Sydney International

after a comfortable straight sets win over Australia's

Daria Gavrilova. Do you still have a Christmas tree

in your backyard? Ours is right there. Behind the camera.

LAUGHING. . This is the annual world Christmas

tree throwing competition held in Germany. It includes three different

types of borrowing, the high jump, which you can see there, the

javelin, and this guy has a rope, I am not sure if that contravenes the

rules, and spinning. That is one of the categories. It looks like it is

allowed. Christopher Miloff went the service, 22.5 metres. That is a long

way. Miner still on the front garden. It fell over in the wind

this morning. I saw it as I was heading out. At least I have

something interesting to do with it. I have always thought the welly wack

is the best. My dad broke the record. 641. Breakfast.

Northern Ireland is facing its most serious political crisis

in a decade, following the resignation of Deputy First

The departure of the Sinn Fein politician

from the country's power-sharing executive means Democratic Unionist

leader Arlene Foster loses her position as First

To find out more, we're joined by Jon Tonge,

Professor of Politics at University of Liverpool,

who specialises in Northern Irish politics.

I suppose it is an interesting time for you but worrying times for

others. This is about, just explain to us, renewable heat scheme

bringing down the government. Arlene Foster, First Minister, she was the

minister in charge of the scheme for three years. She is being directly

blamed by political opponents for what went on in terms of the scheme.

Basically, the difference between the skin, trialled on this side of

the waters, was to try to encourage people to go to more energy

efficient ways of dealing with feel. -- scheme. Arlene Foster has been

held responsible by her opponents by this watched scheme, find a lot of

money. -- botched. That is the base of the problem. Martin McGuinness

has stepped down. That means she has to take over the role. She is in a

difficult position. Two resignations yesterday. One voluntary from Martin

McGuinness. And another because Arlene Foster was stood down by him.

You have to have a First Minister for the groups respectively. What

happens next, Sinn Fein has seven days to nominate a replacement for

Martin McGuinness. That will not happen. That is it. The ball is now

in the Secretary of State's court to get the parties around the table to

come up with a compromise. It is difficult to see where that will lie

because Arlene Foster says she will not step aside for a single day in

advance of an enquiry taking place into what happened. If she sticks to

that position, there is no reason to suggest she will move from it, we

are looking at elections in Northern Ireland. What will happen in terms

of elections, it looks like the DUP and Sinn Fein will still be the

largest parties. Haps Sinn Fein could become the largest and provide

the First Minister. -- perhaps. But how do you restore this in northern

Ireland if you have the same problem and you have no enquiry into the

heating scheme? Fascinating. Could this be the end of her political

career? It would be if the DUP is not returned as the largest party in

Northern Ireland. If she is re-elected, the DUP will make her

claim she has a mandate to carry on as First Minister from the

electorate. Thank you for your time. Thank you.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: Further misery for commuters

as Southern Rail drivers begin their latest walk out.

Britain can be better off after Brexit, according

to Jeremy Corbyn, who also says Labour is not wedded

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

We are off to South Ayrshire. Good morning. It is a cloudy start. Of

us. A beautiful picture here. -- it is a cloudy start for some of us. At

the moment we have some clear skies. Under the clear skies temperatures

have dropped. There is quite a bit of clout around. Here and there the

clout is thick enough to be producing some showers, so the

south-west England, the Midlands, East Anglia, northern England. And

as we drift into Scotland a very similar story. Some clear skies and

also some showers. Perhaps heavier across Scotland. Then we run into

this area of rain. It is a warm front which is coming our way. The

rain on it will be substantial. What it's going to do is move from the

west to the east through the day so the cloud will build a racing and

eradicating the area of sunshine for most of us. And then behind it we've

got a cold front on its heels. And behind the cold front you will find

it will slowly start to turn colder through the day. The thing you will

notice tonight is the strengthening win. Now across the far north of

Scotland we are looking at Gus DeGale even severe gales. It will be

a windy night across-the-board especially from north Wales,

Norfolk, north was -- looking at Gusts to gales. Elsewhere, higher

levels of the M62 might be affected, and through the course of tomorrow

strong winds will be an issue and might lead to travel disruption.

Tomorrow it will be colder for us all. The weather fronts pushing to

the new continent. There will be some sunshine but with the cold air

we will see an increasing wintry showers. Even at levels across

Scotland, and the hills across England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

It is still going to be windy tomorrow. As we head on into

Thursday you can see the strong wind from these isobars in the north of

the country. First eight also brings low pressure. This area of low

pressure is giving us such a headache. What we think of the

moment will happen is as it comes across Southern counties it will

engage with the cold air. That combination means that some of us

will see some sleet and snow. So if we look at the picture you can see

in the north we have wintry showers. Again at lower levels at times. And

we have rain coming in across South Wales in southern England. As eating

gauges with the cold air we will see some of the snow on the hills and we

might see some at low levels. We don't expect it to last for terribly

long. But the jury on this is out and it could change. It could go

further north, it could also go further south. Don't make this the

last forecast that you see. These are the temperatures. In the court

air and wind it will feel more like below freezing for many. -- in the

cold air and wind. I like the way you work a little advert for the

weather in as well. It was really good. It won't be the last one that

we watch, we promise. Motorists could be paying 25% more

for petrol by the end of this month, Yes, sorry, I am off the bearer of

bad news. This is research from

the Petrol Retailers' Association, and we can speak to

them in just a sec. But to understand what we pay

at the pumps, we need to look Oil prices have more

than halved since summer 2015, and that meant cheaper fuel for us,

even though much of what we pay This morning the Petrol Retailers'

Association says it expects oil We've not seen since prices

like that since June 2015. And back then, prices

rose to 117p per litre. But today, many of us

are already paying that, so it's expected motorists will be

paying over ?1.25 Brian Madderson is Chairman

of the Petrol Retailers Association. Good morning. When we see these

figures, we have a tendency to get caught up in the wholesale price.

What the world oil markets are doing. How does it affect what we

pay at the pump? A lot of it is tax. Yes, we still have duty at 57.9 5p

per litre, with 20% VAT it works out at about 65% of what we pay at the

pump is tax. We are lobbying the Treasury very hard to try to reduce

the duty by at least 3p per litre. That would be good for consumers

around the UK. In the meantime, the other levers which are important for

the prices are Brent crude, the oil price standard, and that has almost

doubled since last year. Why is it rising? Because OPEC at last seemed

to have come to an agreement when they met in November to cut

production from February. That production cut is meant to stabilise

and push prices up because all of the OPEC countries, indeed, Russia

has been included in that, have got their own internal economic problems

and they are desperate to get a higher price. They have held the

western world to ransom before and I think this is what they are doing a

game. We are looking at the likelihood of $60 per barrel --

doing it again. The second thing is pound sterling against the US dollar

because oil prices are in US dollars and yesterday we had a 10 week low

of pound sterling when it collapsed. You may say it has come at the worst

time with prices going up for everything else, even in the shops,

we won't see wages go up this year and, you are right, inflation rising

as a result of the fall in the value of the pound, is there anything to

avoid this? Yes, pressure the Chancellor to reduce duty. Will he

listen? It is a familiar tale. He never really does it. Yes, because

their own research, which they did in 2014, showed that reductions in

duty have got a beneficial lock onto the whole economy. Remember, the UK

is a transport economy. 100% of our food moves by road and 80% of all

goods. If you have got higher delivery costs, higher distribution,

that will affect the whole economy and be negative. It is really good

to talk to you. Thank you for explaining that.

I will have the figures from Morrisons in 10 minutes. Stay tuned.

Have a look at these incredible pictures.

For the first time, scientists have captured incredible images

of chimpanzees making straws to drink water.

But what more does it tell us about the primate described

Joining us in the studio now is Susanne Shultz,

an evolutionary biologist from Manchester University.

It looks fantastically efficient, doesn't it, so what have they done?

They have developed a strategy to get water out of trees. And what is

nice is it shows another new behaviour that chimps have

developed. There are other populations in Africa where we see

different solutions to the same problem. We can go from population

to population and you see chimpanzees doing different Hades.

What have they done with the stick? -- different behaviours. They have

chosen the stick, they chew on the end of it and basically it makes it

something that soaks up water. Sponge. They put it into a tree

will, which they can access the water, then they suck on the end of

the stick. Essentially like you say, it is learning how to solve a

problem, and I am sure I have seen footage of chimps trying to get

honey out of nests, so it is about saying, what do I need to do, I will

use a straw? That is what they do better than any other close

relative. They develop a toolkit of things to solve problems in their

environment. They can extract honey, they do termite fishing, and other

population in central Africa uses leaves, they chew up the leaves to

use as a sponge. They look at the environment and solve problems. And

they learn from each other. There is a baby chimp learning as well. That

is another thing that is unusual. They use what we call social

learning a lot. If one animal in the group solve the problem, another

will come and watch them and go, I will try that as well. What does it

tell us more broadly about intelligence? There have been a

number of studies looking at the different kinds of behaviours

primates use and what we know it is primates with big brains like

chimpanzees have bigger toolkit than primates with more brains. And if we

want to put this in the context of human abolition we can look at this

as potentially an early springboard into our own use of technology and

innovation. Because what they do is they develop new strategies and

tools but not to the extent that we do. Obviously. Really fascinating.

And when you see pictures from your point of view, that is a

breakthrough? I'm not sure it is a massive breakthrough. Is very

interesting. We have a lot of detailed information on chimpanzees

from across Africa and they do lots of interesting things, so this is

another interesting thing that they do. Have you ever tried drinking tea

through a chocolate bar? You by the end of both and suck tea through the

chocolate bar. Oh, you have to experience this. Really? It is a

life changer. Thank you. Still to come this morning:

The parents of actor Peter Davison used to own a sweet shop,

so how did he do in an experiment No chocolate tea, that's the shore.

I want you to show me this. -- that's for sure. I cannot name the

chocolate bar that I use it with, This is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. More misery for hundreds

of thousands of passengers as Southern Rail is hit

by a fresh wave of strikes. More than 2,000 trains have been

cancelled on some of the rail Thank you for turning the TV on this

morning. Jeremy Corbyn is to outline Labour's

approach to Brexit in a speech later today, saying for the first time

that he is not "wedded" Fifa are set to approve

plans to have 48 teams Good morning. A quiet day in terms

of weather. Some sunshine. A band of rain coming in from the west and

going east through the day. Tomorrow will be very windy with some of us

in the south of England seeing gales. It turns colder with some

snow. More details in 15 minutes. Another strike is affecting

services on Southern rail. Drivers belonging to the Aslef union

will stop work for three The dispute, about the role

of the guard on trains, has been going on for

nearly ten months. Our transport correspondent,

Richard Westcott, has this report. It's a dispute which has been

crippling one of Britain's busiest You have to get up early to go

underground or get a bus. I am abandoning going

out to town tomorrow. We will see how things

go later in the week. I have managed to get a train

but it is not good at all. And it seems talks between the two

sides have turned nasty. The tactics that they've used have

been particularly malicious. At best they have been dishonest,

disingenuious, deceitful, Our reality is that we are now

experiencing a new type of industrial relations

in our industry that we have not It's a row over the role

of the on board guard. Southern wants drivers to take over

the safety-critical job But the union says its safer

for the guard to keep doing it. A report by the regulator says

Southern's plans were safe as long as they provided the right

equipment and training. All of the 2000 plus services

in the company will be cancelled There'll be huge disruption

on Thursday too because the trains And that's on top of an overtime ban

which is cutting services daily. Another three-day strike

is planned later this month. The issue of driver-controlled

trains is affecting Southern today, but it could easily spread to other

franchises through Britain. Richard Westcott, BBC News. We will

speak to the director in just a few minutes.

Jeremy Corbyn is to outline Labour's approach to Brexit in a speech later

today, saying for the first time that he is not "wedded"

But he will warn that the UK cant afford to lose full access

Our political correspondent, Iain Watson, is in Westminster.

Iain Jeremy Corbyn has been under pressure to respond to Labour voters

concerns over immigration, hasn't he?

It is good to speak to you again. That is right on a couple of fronts.

First of all, he wants more scrutiny of Theresa May's plans. Even his MPs

are asking him what Labour's plans are after Brexit. He has always been

pressed to do more to reach out to Labour voters who voted to leave in

the referendum outside of London. He is addressing the issue of

immigration head on. He is showing he recognises concerns about the

efforts of immigration. He is also saying he is no longer wedded to the

free movement within Europe. But his policies do not seem to be changing

much at all. His solutions on immigration are similar to what he

put forward before. An impact fund to help those areas with high levels

of immigration put forward by Gordon Brown. He will also say they will

try to prevent unscrupulous employers bringing in cheap labour

from the EU to undercut workers already in Britain. Elsewhere in his

speech he is talking positively about some of the benefits of

Brexit, including that the future of the government could intervene on

behalf of British industry. Some old EU rules could be swept aside copies

of his MPs are saying privately that this proves his heart was not in the

campaign to stay inside the EU in the first place. It is good to talk

to you as ever. Thank you very much. A 15-year-old girl has been arrested

after the death of a seven-year-old The younger girl was found

with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city

yesterday afternoon. She was taken to hospital

but died a short time later. The teenager remains in police

custody and is being questioned by officers from North

Yorkshire Police. Boris Johnson, who's

visiting Washington, says he's confident Britain will be

first in line for a trade deal The Foreign Secretary has been

meeting senior Republican politicians who've promised to make

a US-UK trade deal a priority, Barack Obama warned in April

that the UK would be at the back The British and Irish governments

say they're going to work to try to find a solution

to the most serious political crisis Yesterday, the deputy First

minister, Sinn Fein's Martin It came after weeks of tensions

between his party and their partners in the power-sharing government,

the Democratic Unionists. Our Ireland correspondent,

Chris Page, reports. He joins us from Belfast. Good

morning. How serious is this and what happens next? This morning, the

devolved government in Northern Ireland is without its leaders. That

means the administration has stopped functioning. What happens next?

After seven days under the Westminster Cabinet member should

call a new election to the assembly. He might have flexibility over the

timing of that giving them time to bring the parties together over

negotiations. He says he will do what he can to restore stability.

Politicians are preparing for an election. Say it happens as seems

likely, the last election was eight months ago. The DUP and Sinn Fein

were ahead of the other parties. If that happens again, they are

unlikely to go back to each other straightaway because the

disagreement between them was so serious. This was after a scandal of

a green energy scheme. There were other issues that they disagreed on,

like same-sex marriage. Sinn Fein wants to bring it into Northern

Ireland and DUP said no. And Sinn Fein wanted to remain after the

exit. They are going to see if they can resolve differences. Northern

Ireland could be without a devolved government for quite some time under

those circumstances. Police in Northamptonshire have

closed a stretch of the M1 motorway after a body was found in the road

in the early hours of the morning. The northbound carriageway

between junctions 16 and 17, near Northampton and Rugby,

was shut following the discovery and is expected to remain

closed for most of today. Police are investigating

the circumstances of the death. There has just been an update on how

Morrison's fared over Christmas. We have details. How did they do? They

have done really well for a change. Expectations were a rise of 1.1%.

But they are actually up by 2.9%. That is huge! A 2.9% increase in

sales. That is over the really important lucrative Christmas

period, nine weeks that cover November and December. The best

figures for Morrison's incidentally in seven years. It is important

because they have been a retailer that has really struggled of late

because it is part way through a big turnaround plan. Latency problems of

its take over with Safeway and all that. They say they are back on

track. What is interesting if they are buying fewer items. Shoppers are

going into the supermarket but spending more on less items. Maybe

it is showing we are feeling better off and are trading off over

Christmas. That is the figure for Morrison's. This week we will get

figures for Tesco and Sainsbury is and Jon Lewis. And you have figures

on how much we as a nation have been spending. Not asked.

LAUGHING. . That is what people want to know,

us. -- us. It is a familiar tale. If it is on line you have to be more

careful. But you can buy at the last minute on the high street. And big

discounts of up to 40%. We are used to them coming after Christmas but

now they want more in the doors before Christmas. British Retail

Consortium says we spend 1% more over the year. That is important.

And on line sales were up and high street sales were down but it really

was a story of trying to shop for a bargain right before Christmas to

try to get people through the doors. I think this year could be a

difficult one because inflation will start to filter through and prices,

we believe, will start rising. You are always a bearer of bad news. But

what about Morrison's! OK. Thank you.

What began as a disagreement over staffing on modern trains has

escalated into the worst disruption to British railways in more

As another strike by train drivers gets under way this morning,

the ten-month Southern Rail dispute shows no sign of coming to an end.

We will be speaking to the company in a moment, but first let's get

the views of some of the passengers who will be affected.

Joining us from Horsham train station now is Angie Doll,

Southern's Passenger Services Director.

Thank you very much for coming on this morning. We have heard from

some of your passengers already this morning calling the situation a

nightmare. What is your answer to that and people who are sick of this

disruption? We are deeply sorry we cannot provide a service today. We

apologise to our passengers. The union are withdrawing labour today

on a dispute that we think is totally unjustified. The action they

are taking is totally disproportionate to the changes we

are making. We might be struggling to hear it you but we will carry on.

The drivers union say you are being inflexible and you are not making

any movements or concessions. How ferries that? Well, we have made

concessions. The changes we want to make are not revolutionary. The

drivers on strike today are doing what we are already doing. Trains

already operate with drivers closing the door. Just last week the railway

Chief Inspector said this is a safe way to operate on trains. Safety is

not the issue. We have been flexible and sat down at the negotiation

table and have been prepared to negotiate but we need the unions to

be prepared to negotiate a compromise as well with us to reach

a solution. The same union came to a negotiation settlement with Scot

Rail. Why haven't you succeeded? The dispute has a slight difference. It

is slightly more complex than the one here. Our request to the union

is your drivers are already doing this. It is not something new. We

have also said that where we have had a conductor on the train we will

have a separate person on the train who is safety competent going

forward. To demonstrate that commitment to that we are treating

100 more people than today. This is not about losing jobs. Nobody in

this dispute is losing their job or salaries or anything about

concessions. In fact they will be better off with salaries for people

who have moved on to on board managers. And guaranteed pay passes.

This dispute is about union steel and it is about an agreement they

must have in order to operate the railway and we feel that what we are

doing at the moment is reasonable because we already do it. 30% of

trains across the whole of the UK operate like this and it is a

perfectly safe way to operate. How long can this realistically go on

for? Do you not have a duty of care for your passengers to resolve this

as quickly as possible? Absolutely. Every opportunity our door is open

to speak to the unions about a way to resolve this issue. We had said

to the unions that striking is not the answer. Coming to the table and

talking and listening and having an open adult conversation is what will

bring this dispute to an end. Thank you for talking to us this morning.

Apologies if you were struggling to hear her. Hopefully you could hear

some of that at home. She is trying to represent the Southern Rail side

of things in this dispute which has been causing real chaos for so many

commuters. So many people. Big problems today as well.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: Further misery for commuters

as Southern Rail drivers begin their latest walk out.

Britain can be better off after Brexit, according

to Jeremy Corbyn, who also says Labour is not wedded

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

She has had some foreboding clouds today and here is another. The grey,

the grey. Good morning. Yes it is a lovely picture. Today it will turn

cloudy. For some of us we have a cold start with cloud breaks. We

have a weather front coming from the west. Along the weather front it

will turn mild. This morning you can see where we have the breaks. Where

we have cloud it is producing showers for south-west England, the

Midlands, Kent, East Anglia, northern England, north-east

Scotland. These will fade through the morning and brighten up. This is

a weather front coming in, it is a warm front. It will turn milder as

it pushes from the west towards the east through the day. There is the

sometime first thing. Here comes the rain with the cloud building. It is

eradicating the sunshine. It will brighten up once again and we will

see some sunshine to the west. Temperature-wise, 7-10, and it will

cool down through the latter part of the afternoon for Northern Ireland,

more than expected for the course of the night. Heading through the night

it is going to turn increasingly windy. We are looking at severe

gales for the north of Scotland. It is going to be windy from north

Wales, the Midlands, Norfolk, northwards. By the end of the night,

for the Pennines, the Southern uplands, we could have 70 mph, which

might impact high your levels of the M62, for example, and tomorrow it

will be a windy day anyway. Even at lower levels we are looking at gusty

winds, Saint areas, north Wales, north Midlands and Norfolk

northwards. Tomorrow, across Scotland, sleet or snow at low

levels ever. That will come out of the showers at Northern Ireland,

northern England and north Wales in the hills. Now, talking of turning

cold, as we head on into Thursday, Wednesday into Thursday, you can

still see a squeeze of the isobars, so it will be windy in the north,

and we have this low pressure area coming from the south-west, that

will bring some rain and as it engages with the cold air there is

the risk of snow falling. So we could see some snow across some of

the hills across the south of England, but even at lower levels we

could see some snow crossing even as far east as East Anglia. The jury is

out on this one, as you may have noticed, with the rain further

north, but equally it might drift further south and we will sees no

showers for the north of Scotland. It is going to feel cold -- we will

see snow showers. Although the temperatures might be three or four,

in the wind it will feel sub zero, so another day for wrapping up

warmly. And as we head towards the latter part of the week, the longest

north or north-westerly, it is turning cold with some further

wintry showers in the forecast. I am going to leave it at that and get

rid of this frog. I wanted to ask you if you can, my favourite word of

the day is thunder snow. It is the same as thunder in the rain shower

but the air is cold enough for the shower to fall as a snow shower and

with thunder and lightning it is thunder snow. I cannot believe you

asked her another question. I know. I know. I thought the answer was

going to be yes. I know how you feel. Live throat clearing. Thank

you. I am sure she will be fine once she has had a couple of tea.

Wolf whistles, beeping car horns and concerns over safety -

just some of the things women say they worry about when they go out

According to research from England Athletics,

more than a third of women have been subjected to some form of harassment

while running on their own, as Holly Hamilton reports.

It's quickly become one of the UK's most popular sports with the number

of people in England increasing more than 70% in the past 10 years.

But if you're a woman it's not just cold weather that can be more

With a show of hands, how many people feel they have been

It's people trying to make fun, have a joke and stuff,

so it hasn't been harassment, but you could take it that way

and could feel a bit intimidated by it.

Research from England Athletics has revealed that more than a third

of British women have been harassed in some way while running alone.

More than 60% said they feel anxious and nearly half of those asked said

that was due to personal safety concerns.

I got shouted at by a couple of men as I was running around,

and whistled at, that was quite intimidating, yeah.

I was running through a village I know and a group of lads started

But I kept running and thinking, you won't beat me, crack on.

You do get the odd car that pips its horn as we go past.

Nothing else better to do than pip their horn and wolfwhistle.

But British women are fit for it, with most insisting it wouldn't put

Running in a group is a lot better than if you're running on your own.

When you're in a group it's the support and everything that

you go through with everybody around you, so it doesn't feel

as intimidating as if you're running on your own.

These runners say it's about safety in numbers,

so all that's left to worry about is keeping up.

We have had so many comments about that. It isn't just women who have

trouble. Lots of men have the same thing. Nick says, I have been

punched by the Imperial War Museum and verbally abused as well.

Joining us now in the studio now are Jenny O'Brien

from England Athletics and Sam Mollaghan who is a runner.

Also part of This Girl Campaign - fantastic. I haven't experienced any

problems or any verbal abuse. That is because I always run in a group

setting. It isn't something I can talk about. Is it because you want

to run in a group setting? Do you feel safer? There are so many

benefits of running in a group. Great friendships have been forged

from running groups. I think it is the motivation and the

encouragement. If I didn't run with other people I might find it easy to

give up. That is why I run in a group setting. We have had lots of

people saying they have experienced the sort of stuff we are talking

about, cars beeping, people running alongside, shouting things as well,

how big an issue is it? We asked 2000 of our ladies past of this

campaign, they found 60% had anxiety around running on Rhett -- running

of their own. It could be just a look, if someone has low confidence

and they are going out for the first time and somebody toots their horn,

it cannot am off and mean they don't continue going up. That is why we

have these groups, so we have a safe and friendly environment to get out

and enjoy running. You talk about safety, lots of people talking about

that, specially at night, so your recommendation is to run with a

group and not on your own? Yes, as a group you are more visible. We have

high visibility vests we recommend people wear. Running with a group

means you are going on a pathway that is already risk assessed. The

safety elements are there. You have a trained and qualified leader

taking you out. You know that it is a safe environment. Some people say

they don't really mind running on their own even at night with the

headphones on and they see those beeps and comments as gentle

encouragement and they laugh it off and get on with it. I suppose it

depends on the individual as well. It is a real individual thing. I

suppose I am a little thick-skinned. I am quite proud of myself or giving

it a go. I am lucky that I would be able to brush it aside and keep

going. I find running quite hard. I would find it more motivating to

keep going. I would say, come and join us. Don't comment on what we

are doing. Come and find your group. Don't you think it is a shame that

we live in the 21st century and people are being put off or scared -

going for a run isn't a big deal, and people shouldn't be put off by

this behaviour? It is a shame. One of the messages is, if you are

beating a horn making a comment, maybe you think it is a laugh and

you don't realise the impact it has on the individual, and the message

we want to put out is, think about that person. We want to integrate

people to be healthy and happy and enjoy running and that behaviour

doesn't help anyone. The number of people - what is encouraging is the

number of people doing it. One woman says, I loved a good start to the

day. My co-workers have in the past expressed concern about my safety

when I run on my own. I always change my husband sometimes. I have

my iPhone on. I put my mind at ease. My safety is something I think about

each time. That is the key, be aware. Absolutely, be mindful. If

you are walking, if you are on your own, make sure you are on a well lit

path, tell someone where you are going, straightforward tips. We know

how many people are running, 7.1 million people were running last

year, so it is the second most popular sport in the UK and we want

to make sure more people enjoy it. What would you say about your

journey, has it changed your life? It has changed my life. Has it? It

is a bit of a cliche but I cannot even begin to start with what this

journey I have been on has given to me. I started running two years ago

as an absolute beginner and then I got involved with This Girl Can,

which was just, yes, the response from the campaign about getting

women active. It was brilliant, wasn't it? On a personal note it was

brilliant for me, I think my confidence and self-esteem has risen

from that. And being part of the Run Together Campaign, I can pass it on

to others and encourage people to come and reap the benefits. It is

such... I feel great when I run. I find it really hard. When I finish I

think, I am Superwoman. I know that feeling. Hating going out and

eventually... It is like, when will this Finnish? When I have done it, I

think, yay! So many comments. Thank you.

Still to come this morning: With class sizes on the increase,

we'll see how one secondary school copes with 46 children

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

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Now, though, it's back to Dan and Louise.

This is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Another strike is affecting services on Southern rail.

Drivers belonging to the Aslef union will stop work

The dispute, about the role of the guard on trains,

has been going on for nearly ten months.

Just 16 trains will run today instead of the nearly 2,500

Every day, our door is open to talk to the union to resolve this issue.

Striking is not the answer. Coming and sitting around the table and

talking and listening in and having an adult conversation is what will

bring this dispute to an end. Jeremy Corbyn is to outline Labour's

approach to Brexit in a speech later today, saying for the first time

that he is not "wedded" to the principle of free movement

of people across the EU. Mr Corbyn's critics have previously

accused him of failing to heed the concerns of traditional

Labour voters who opted He'll say that Labour will demand

"fair rules and reasonably managed A 15-year-old girl has been arrested

after the death of a seven-year-old The younger girl was found

with life-threatening injuries in the Woodthorpe area of the city

yesterday afternoon. She was taken to hospital

but died a short time later. The teenager remains in police

custody and is being questioned by officers from North

Yorkshire Police. Police in Northamptonshire have

closed a stretch of the M1 motorway after a body was found in the road

in the early hours of the morning. The northbound carriageway

between junctions 16 and 17, near Northampton and Rugby, has been

shut following the discovery and is expected to remain

closed for most of today. The British and Irish governments

say they're going to work to try to find a solution

to the most serious political crisis Yesterday, the deputy

First minister, Sinn Fein's Martin

McGuinness resigned. It came after weeks of tension

between his party and their partners in the power-sharing government,

the Democratic Unionists. Northern Ireland Secretary James

Brokenshire is expected to make Boris Johnson, who's

visiting Washington, says he's confident Britain will be

first in line for a trade deal The Foreign Secretary has been

meeting senior Republican politicians who've promised to make

a US-UK trade deal a priority, Barack Obama warned in April

that the UK would be at the back The owners of a convenience store

in the Canadian city of Toronto have taken to social media for help

after squirrels began The grocery store owner says

the squirrels have stolen more The owners have tried closing

the door to stop them from getting in, but the rodents manage

to sneak in anyway. I wonder if that squirrel drinks his

tea. You have drunk tea through chocolate bars. I don't know how we

got to this conversation. I think that a KitKat is the best one to do.

It started in Australia with a Tim Tam and it is called the Tim Tam

Slam. I have lived a sheltered life. I will open your eyes. We need

chocolate bars. Can we do it live on Breakfast? It would be very

unappealing. Let us talk about massive World Cups. They have taken

it literally when we said we would talk about a big World Cup. Not

talking talking about the treaty size but the size of the tournament.

Gianni has a big plant to expand the amount of teams to 48. -- Infantino

has a plan to. There has been criticism of whether that would

dilute the skilled. I am in. Me to. Look at the Euros. Look at Iceland.

I question the reasons behind it. It is already massive and goes on for a

long time with many teams involved. To expand it further is certainly

money at the bottom of it somewhere. According to Infantino that is not

the case. 521 million extra. It looks as though we'll be

seeing more teams involved Fifa are expected to agree plans

later to expand the finals from 32 teams to 48 teams starting

from the 2026 World Cup. There'd be 16 groups of three,

and then a straight knock-out stage. Critics say it will dilute

the quality of the football but one The Euros have shown that Ireland,

the Welsh, these are countries that Now the world of football

knows the techniques. The entertainment will be

there for sure anyway. Claudio Ranieri has won FIFA's first

Coach of the Year award. The Leicester City manager

was in Zurich to pick up the title, recognition of his achievement

in leading the 5000:1 shots to the Premier League

title last season. I think what happened last season

in England was amazing, The god of football said

Leicester must win. And who else but Cristiano Ronaldo

was player of the year. He added the Fifa trophy

to the Ballon D'or award he picked up last month, after a season

in which he captained Portugal to the European Championship and won

the Champions League The FA Cup holders,

Manchester United, have been drawn to play Wigan Athletic

in the fourth round. But here's what the Cup

is all about. Wycombe Wanderers, from League Two,

see Tottenham Hotspur pulled out of the hat They quite like the idea

of a trip to White Hart Lane. You can see the full draw

on the BBC Sport website. Leeds United made it through last

night, though they were given a scare by League Two Cambridge

United, who went ahead But Alex Mowatt scored

the winner for Leeds. They'll go to either non-league

Sutton United or AFC Wimbledon next. England's former rugby captain

Chris Robshaw will miss the whole of the Six Nations

with a shoulder injury. The flanker damaged his left

shoulder in Harlequins' match with Worcester on New Year's Day

and is expected to be out of action Johanna Konta's preparations

for the Australian Open continue The British number one

is through to the third round of the Sydney International

after a comfortable straight sets win over Australia's

Daria Gavrilova. The UK has becomes the first country

in the world to officially recognise The Home Country Sports Councils

have approved Parkour UK's application for recognition of

the sport and the National Governing Also known as Freerunning

or Art du Deplacement, is the non-competitive physical

discipline of training to move freely over and through any terrain

using only the abilities It is great to watch but how does it

differ from any other sport or physical activity in that you use

only the abilities of the body? You might use a bat. You will not use

one to get over a wall, will you? It is interesting to see what athletes

can do and the strength that they have declined and run and jump. It

is brilliant. -- to climb. Hopefully we have it in the Olympics one day.

Drinking tea through biscuits and parkour. Interesting.

Anyone who has ever tried to keep just a couple of teenagers in line

will probably be in awe of secondary school teachers who can control

But imagine being the sole adult trying to keep order among

That's the reality facing maths teachers at one school,

as research by BBC Yorkshire has found that the number of children

in England being taught in classes of 36 or more has almost trebled

This boy is 13 and goes to a high school in West Yorkshire. When he

started his Year 9 maths lessons, he noticed something different about

the classroom. It looked more like a university lecture theatre with one

teacher and 46 children. It was quite difficult because there are so

many people around you and you are distracted to talk to them and are

not focusing as much on the lesson. Everyone agrees it is too much in

one class. I am a maths teacher myself and I find it difficult. I

understand they are good teachers but they would learn more if they

were in a smaller class. Keeping control of them is more difficult.

There is only one adult in the class with them and it is difficult to

make sure they are all safe. The head teacher said the move was

prompted by changes to the maths exam and difficulties recruiting

specialist maths teachers. It is a pilot scheme and the school says

results so far are good. There is no legal limit to class sizes in

secondary schools except in certain practical subjects. The government

says school funding is at its highest ever level on record. BBC

News. Joining us now are David Spendlove,

who is an education researcher, and Helen Vickers, who is a mother

of five children who is concerned Where do you live? Halifax. What

concerns do you have about your children and the classes they are

in? The main concern is that currently education is in crisis

anyway but over the next four years we will see even further cuts to

spending and education. We are already, as you just saw, in that

high school not far from me, 45 children in a class. That is not

acceptable. 60,000 children in the country today have a class size of

over 36. If you have such a large class size it will put more pressure

on the teacher. With more cuts they will be less availability. And

children with special needs will also suffer. That is of concern to

me because I have a daughter with dyslexia who I have already

experienced great difficulty in the application of the resources needed

to help her education. From a personal point of view, you have

five children, presumably, between them, they have experienced

different class sizes. Have you seen class sizes have an impact on

learning? Yes. Because I am in a fortunate position because I have

paid for my eldest son to go to private school. So he was in a class

size of 15 in his secondary education. And the impact that had

upon him as a child and the teacher understanding him as an individual

and his need was significant. I remember going to the first actual

sort of parents' evening and been reduced to tears because it was the

first time a teacher spoke to me and knew my son. -- being. Is it that

simple and impact? Be class sizes means a poorer standard of teaching?

-- big. Not necessarily. Teachers would say they want a smaller group

and so would teachers, parents. The data is mixed. The foundation that

do the research and look at the research suggest that it is not and

do you get about a figure of 15 where it has an impact. 20-25 will

not have the impact you want. Larger class sizes will not necessarily

have a detrimental effect. Depends on the child and the needs of the

charred. Everything you said is absolutely correct. Does it depend

as well on the subject? Are there some more suitable to be taught...

Certainly. Maths, for example. Interestingly, there is data to

suggest that in asthmatics, there can be problems with large groups.

It would be counterintuitive to do it in that style. Every single Matt

teacher is shouting at the television this morning. But the

reality is that it is about the nature of teaching. -- maths. The

nature of the assessment as well. Like you have said, personal

relationships. What you often get in these circumstances, and I do not

know what is happening in this school, but they may have learning

support in addition to a teacher. It would be interesting to know what

their reason for doing this is. If it is simply because of a shortage

of teachers, which as I mentioned earlier, a global shortage of 5

million teachers, and nationally as well, then if they are doing it for

those reasons it may be because they have no choice. If there is a

national and global shortage of teachers, I know you have formed a

campaign group to make a difference, but how can you make a difference if

there is fundamentally not enough people to teach? It is important

that we raise parent awareness. That is why I am currently setting up a

parent network to raise awareness in parents of actually what is going on

inside schools. Many parents find schools intimidating. They do not

like to find out they have some idea of what is going on but not all of

it. I am hoping this will put pressure on the government to

reverse the changes to help the current education crisis because

schools really are suffering and are struggling. It is having an impact

on school standards and children. It is a subject teachers and parents

probably will watch on TV for various reasons today and do get in

touch with us if you have something to say. I think there is a lot of

cold weather on the way. Good morning. There is a lot of weather

on the way with a bit of everything through the course of the week.

Today it will turn cloudier and as the cloud and rain came in from the

west it will turn milder. First thing there are some breaks in the

cloud. It means they will be some sunshine and then the weather front

comes from the west with some rain. Eastwood is the cloud will built and

as it gets to the east you will find the rain will turn light and

drizzly. The likes of Kent will hang on to the sunshine. The weather

front affecting Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands,

introducing splashes of rain and it is the same for south-west England.

They will be a fair bit of clout around. The front will extend across

South Wales, brightening up with some drizzle longer coast. A dry

afternoon for Northern Ireland, variable amounts of clout, bright

spells and the same across western Scotland with the wind picking up.

Here is the tail end of the weather front producing splashes of rain and

the same across central path of England as it continues to drag its

way across the east. Overnight the wind will strengthen and become an

overnight feature of the weather. We are looking across the west of

Scotland with severe gales possible. All areas north of that will notice

the wind is going to be gusty and strong. Across the Pennines and

southern opulently could have cast of up to 70 mph, which might affect

higher routes. It might well lead to some disruption. It will be windy at

lower levels as well. There it in mind if you are travelling on a high

sided vehicle, that kind of thing. Through the course of tomorrow it

will be cold and windy with a lot of dry weather around, a fair bit of

sunshine, the lightest wind in the south-east, and in the cold you will

notice wintry showers across Scotland will fall as wintry snow at

lower-level is, but they are showers, so we won't all see them.

They will be a wintry element in the hills of Northern Ireland and

elsewhere. Into Thursday it will be windy across the north, as you can

tell from the squeezed isobars, then low pressure comes in from the west.

This is a pessimistic view on where we think the rain will be but keep

your eye on the weather forecast. As the rain engages with the cold air

we are likely to see sleet and snow not just on the hills but some could

see it at lower levels. We don't think the rain will get this far

north but it could, and we could also see some of it falling as snow

or suite at lower levels. We expect that to be transient. At the other

end of the country we will look at sleet and snow at lower levels and

in between some dry and bright conditions. It will feel cold on

Thursday with a northerly, a north-westerly wind coming this way,

so temperatures of three degrees will feel more like -3 or -4, so it

is a day for wrapping up warmly. And as we head on into Thursday night

and Friday the wind will move to a straight northerly across the whole

of the UK. That is a called direction. It means there will be

some lovely crisp and sunny skies to look forward to. The most likely

areas for that are in the north and the west, particularly on some

areas. As you set at the top,... (INAUDIBLE).

Are you still running? Yes. (INAUDIBLE).

Lots of women don't want to run because of concerns about safety.

About comment a lot of things. Thank you for getting in touch. One woman

says, I have been running all my life on my own. I wouldn't know if

anyone is talking to me. I run during the day and I will never

stop. These are, I have been shouted at and peaked at, I have been spat

at, had stones thrown at me from a car by a child and Dan says this

isn't a gender issue. I am a 38-year-old male and I have

experienced it. Yesterday we were talking about the

Golden Globes, today it is the batters. British actors have been

nominated at the batters. Hollywood musical La La Land has the latest.

Our entertainment correspondent, Lizo Mzimba, is at the Princess Anne

Theatre, where the nominations have just been announced.

What can you tell us? Good morning. A lot of excitement this morning. I

am joined by the film critic James King to discuss the nominations. La

La Land is in the lead with 11 nominations. No great surprises. It

is impossible to resist. If people go and see La La Land and say, it

didn't do much for me, there might be something wrong with you. It has

so much charm. It is a modern, contemporary musical. It feels

classic as well. Wonderful performances. Uplifting. It sticks

with you. I saw this a few months ago and haven't stopped thinking

about it. It is about an aspiring actress played by Emma Stone and

Ryan Gosling, jazz musician. What do they bring to the movie that is so

special? It is such a charming movie. They have worked together

before. It is a cliche to talk about chemistry but they have certainly

got that. They perform great together. It is out on Friday.

People might not have seen it. I think it will charm your socks off.

Now, these are the British academy film awards, I, Daniel Blake, it has

done well in some of the big categories. Best Supporting Actress

nominations, actually, both are so authentic, something impossible not

to react to. It is a little of a surprise. There are big Hollywood

movies out there. That is about a man struggling to support himself

through the state system and all of the 30 has to jump through? Yes,

caused headlines, it is a Ken Loach move. He likes to make political

statements. An independent film gathering pace, Moonlight, the

coming of age story of a boy growing up in Miami. Best Supporting Actress

for Naomi Harris? She was 10 years ago a rising star and now she is up

for the Best Supporting Actress for the best role yet. She is known as

Miss Moneypenny. She is so good. All of the performances are great. It is

a really grown-up drama. It is the opposite of the hyperactive

blockbusters. Nothing for Tom Hanks in Sully at other pilot landing the

plane on the Hudson in New York. It is surprising? We take them for

granted. It is another great performance. We have seen many of

them before. Thank you very much. We will be here through the morning.

The awards take place on the 12th of February at the Royal Albert Hall.

Thank you very much. More on that later in the program.

The tills were ringing out this Christmas, and we even spent

a little more money than last year, according to figures out today

This morning Ben is looking at where we spent itm starting out

with Morrison's, who've just reported better-than-expected

Yes, we will get results from the supermarkets. Tesco's, Sainsbury's,

MMS and the owner of Waitrose. In the last hour Morrison's has

reported a 2.9% rise in sales. They're the first of

the supermarkets to give us an update and this should stand them

in good stead to claim a bumper They have been struggling to win

back customers. Good morning. It is interesting,

2.9%, beating expectations, really beating expectations, they were

thought to come in at 1.1%. What does it tell us about what we did

over Christmas? This combination of what we did and what Morrison's did.

What we did post Brexit, there has been a malaise, it is Christmas,

let's enjoy ourselves, so we got back to spending and enjoying

ourselves again. Morrison is, what they did well was putting things on

stores the customers want, I also strongly focusing on customer

service. A turnaround plan at Morrison's. It is interesting to see

how we want to spend more money, the last hurrah before, we know things

will be more expensive, with inflation, so maybe tighten the belt

in the New Year? I think that is fair. The Supreme Court decision is

due out on the process of Brexit fairly early this year. I think that

will give a strong indication on timescale, what it's going to mean

for people in terms of things like inflationary pressures, the exchange

rate, difficulties are very real at the moment. I think there is pain to

come down the line but Christmas was a last hurrah. Let's talk about

Morrison's. Midway through a turnaround plan. Certainly coming to

the end of it. They have done well here. If you delve into the figures

it shows we bought fewer items, putting less in the basket, but

spending more. We have always talked about supermarkets making stuff

cheaper and cheaper. In this case it isn't necessarily what happened.

They are doing it a little bit, 400 lines are on special discount, so

they are doing that to hold off the pressure for the discount retailers

like Lidl and Aldi, and they have the best range, people are splashing

out on a luxury items. Conscious about food waste. Less items in the

basket. People are sporting out on lotteries. What does it mean for how

we shop? Retailers are having to change. There was a time when we

talked about 24-hour opening. That isn't necessarily what we want. It

isn't. It is a smaller amount of items in the basket shopped for more

frequently. We saw news yesterday that Tesco was losing 1000 jobs at

their distribution plan. That is indicative of the move away from

24-hour shopping in larger locations to visiting these stores more

frequently. Thank you. We'll have more on the major

supermarkets in about 10 minutes with figures out showing

where we bought our turkeys Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. More misery for hundreds

of thousands of passengers as Southern Rail is hit by a fresh

wave of strikes. More than 2,000 trains have been

cancelled on some of the rail Good morning, it's

Tuesday 10th January. Jeremy Corbyn sets out his vision

for Brexit and for the first time he says he's not "wedded"

to the principle of free A last-minute spending spree boosted