14/01/2017 Breakfast

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The Prime Minister says doctors in England must extend their hours

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

The Prime Minister says doctors in England must extend their hours

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

The Prime Minister says doctors in England must extend their hours

to ease pressure on Accident and Emergency services.

Theresa May says funding to GPs will be cut unless they can prove

there isn't a need for a 12-hour seven-day service.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes but towns

and villages along the East coast escape serious flooding.

MPs call for the Prime Minister to publish its Brexit plan by mid

It follow's a dispute over his fitness, but also comes

amid reports he is being offered ?30 million a year, to play in China.

It is rock and roll sport. That is how I explain it.

And bringing motocross, to the great indoors.

I've been meeting some of the people involved,

in Arenacross to find out how it works.

The Prime Minister has said GPs in England should

keep their surgeries open for longer to ease pressure on accident

Downing Street says too many family doctors are closing early

and failing to open at weekends, forcing patients to seek

Our political correspondent, Chris Mason, reports.

For days, the government has faced criticism about its management of

the NHS in England. Targets have been missed and major alerts

declared. Senior figures in the health service are sounding doom

alerts about the future. Now the Prime Minister is turning her

attention to family doctors and what they can do to help. A Downing

Street source said this. The doctors' union, the British

Medical Association, said the remarks amounted to scapegoating, in

what it called a serious crisis. The association added that a third of GP

surgeries in England had unfilled vacancies because the existing

workload put doctors off wanting to go into general practice. Chris

Mason, BBC News. In just over an hour we'll be

speaking to the chairman of the British Medical

Association's GP Committee. The east of England has

escaped major flooding, despite fears that storm surges

could hit towns along the coast. Thousands of people were urged

to leave their homes as the Environment Agency issued 17

severe flood warnings But by the early hours of

the morning the threat had subsided. After all the words and warning,

just the sight and sound of a huge display of strength by nature.

Within 5-10 minutes it was coming over the walls and just flooding

straight in and running all the way down the street. It was awful. About

30 homes were inundated. Businesses as well. Into the evening, people in

the path of the storm surge were still protecting their properties.

Some were advised to leave, but others in Great Yarmouth stayed put.

We saw it happen in 2013. You have to take precautions. All we did was

put up sandbags near the doorways. Others found comfort however they

could. Special centres opened up. But when high tide arrived in each

town, conditions appeared to ease. The Environment Agency sent in

helpers. And more than five miles of temporary Darrius. Officials say

that the emergency response was not over the top. The worst is over and

the defence is held. The rest centres will be put away now. To be

honest with you, if it had have breached, we would have been in a

lot worse situation in these centres would have been needed. It is wise

to say we followed everything by the book as far as the Environment

Agency and emergency services were concerned that. In full those of you

who want to go home, get out of here. Some want to return home. But

with warnings being placed, people are being urged not to take chances.

Simon Cleminson, BBC News. We're joined now by Alex Dunlop

who is at Great Yarmouth, one of the towns that was thought

to be at greatest risk. What's the situation

this morning, Alex? I have to say that here in Great

Yarmouth, people are breathing a collective sigh of relief. This is

the river that flows through. Last night I was standing here at 930

when the tidal surge came up the river. It came to about two feet

below the concrete wall here. It has receded markedly. But none of the

towns loop is defences were breached. That said, emergency

services said they had to be repaired. Five out of 17 of the

severe flood warnings along the East Anglian coast were in Yarmouth. 5000

properties here were at immediate risk. Police and the military went

and knocked on doors. But in the end, only 2-3 people opted to go to

the rest centres. --2 out of three. Most decided to collect their free

sandbags and stay at home. Many coastal communities here appear to

have escaped the worst of the flooding. But further north,

isolated homes, businesses, and some roads, where affected by localised

flooding, mainly in North Yorkshire. As we stand now, 17 severe flood

warnings are still in place. By the number of flood warnings has dropped

from 135 down to 80. So the worst appears to be over. Thank you for

that update on the situation in Great Yarmouth this morning.

The government should publish its Brexit plan by mid

February at the latest, according to a cross party

The Exiting the EU Committee also says Parliament should be given

Here's our business correspondent, Joe Lynam.

Next week, Theresa May will give a major speech on Britain's beach

outside the EU, which could give us more of an understanding. She is

under pressure from key parties in the Commons, including Michael Gove.

The Brexit committee says this. It should set out its planned by

mid-February. It should press for a transitional arrangement with the EU

if it cannot get a full deal in the two-year time frame. Banks in the

city should have continued unfettered access to EU markets.

They said they should offer MPs a vote on whatever is agreed at the

end of the negotiation. We are made up of people who campaigned for

Leave and Remain. We have come together because we know whatever

side we took, we need the best deal for Britain. The government said

this. But this report by cross-party MPs

is likely to be seized upon by those hoping for a softer and certainly

more transparent exit from the EU. Joe Lynam, BBC News.

Jeremy Corbyn will defend his leadership of the Labour Party today

after claims by a centre-left think tank it was too weak

The Fabian Society warned Labour would lose out on returning to power

At a speech in London, Mr Corbyn will say his party offers

"a complete break from a rigged system."

He'll also outline Labour plans to bring care homes

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say his party would take care

homes into public ownership, rather than see them close

Donald Trump has suggested he would be open to lifting

the sanctions President Obama imposed on Russia,

Mr Trump said he would keep sanctions intact for a period

of time, but indicated he would be looking

With days to go until Donald Trump becomes the 45th president,

Washington is still reeling from an extraordinary week of allegations.

The Senate intelligence committee will now examine close ties between

Moscow and members of Donald Trump's campaign teams. And that the Kremlin

ordered a cyber attack on The Democratic Party to influence the

election. The American people are owed the truth. There is a lot of

evidence to say that this is an issue of high interest to be

American people. The strength and integrity of our own democracy. The

President-elect is angry and repeatedly denounced the

allegations. It is all they news. It did not happen. With an eye on

future relations, Donald Trump has also said he is willing to work with

Russia and China, provided they can operate. He told The Wall Street

Journal this. When asked about the One China

Policy, under which the US no longer acknowledges Taiwan, he said this.

Everything is under negotiation. Meanwhile, back in Washington, the

focus turns to Friday the 20th of January, the inauguration.

Rehearsals have already started, as the nation gets ready to usher in a

new political order, with the rest of the world watching what happens

next. Sarah Corker, BBC News. The US House of Representatives has

voted to begin the process to repeal President Obama's health insurance

laws, known as Obamacare. The Senate approved

the measure on Thursday. The law provides medical coverage

for more than 20 million Americans, but President-Elect Donald Trump has

tweeted that Obamacare Banks still need to do more

to improve their day-to-day services, particularly when it comes

to being clear about fees and charges, according to a customer

satisfaction survey, Found several of the biggest banks,

such as RBS, NatWest and HSBC, The Consumers' Association say banks

are doing better with mobile banking, but could

improve in other areas. Banks need to do much better when it

comes to the transparency of their fees and charges. It is really

important so that people know how much they are being charged for

their bank account so that they know how much they could change if they

move to another account. And so they do not get hit with unexpected fees

and charges. Police in the United States say

a girl who was stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Florida 18 years

ago has been found alive in South Kamiyah Mobley, who was living under

another name, was found The woman who raised her has been

charged with kidnapping. In South Carolina we found in it and

year old woman with the same date of birth but a different name. -- an

18-year-old. This young woman may in fact be Kamiyah Mobley.

Horse racing could be set for a funding boost

as the Government reforms the betting levy, which the British

Horse Racing Authority say could add ?30 million to the sport.

For the first time, bets being taken by overseas on line firms will have

to pay back 10% of the profits they make from UK customers.

It's hoped it will come into force in April.

When some 22-year-olds get a new set of wheels they can pose a menace

But one young man is not going to be picking up any speeding tickets.

Bert, an African spurred tortoise, was fitted with wheels to allow him

to move unassisted after injuring his back legs.

He's now trundling happily around his home at the Dinosaur

And unlike other motorists, he doesn't have to shell

Look at him go. He does not have to shell out for petrol. Did you think

that one up as ? I can't believe I called him a

man. Shall we have a look at what is on the front pages? The Guardian.

The image of Lord Snowden. They announced his death yesterday at the

age of 86. The main story about Brexit negotiations. The Brexit

negotiator has shown the first signs of backing away from a hardline

approach, saying he wants to have easy access for banks to the city. A

lot of discussion about that and we will look into that later this

morning. The Times. Another picture of Lord Snowden at his family home.

And the lead story this morning. Theresa May ordering GPs to stay

open seven days a week. She blames doctors who close earlier. Open all

hours. Orders from Theresa May described in the Daily Mail. Open

all week or lose your funding. The suggestion is many people are not

able to see GPs when they want to. Demand is not there. Especially on

Sunday afternoons. We will talk about that later on this morning.

Can I give you an insight into this one. A third having an argument with

a penguin. -- bird. It turns the table on the bully bird and attacks

it back. It is a baby penguin? Yes. It says I will not have any of this

and fights back. Interesting pictures. It is nice to see the

underdog, or the underpenguin, getting its own back.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

GP surgeries in England have been told

by Downing Street they must stay open longer and give patients

appointments when they want or risk losing funding.

Towns and villages along England's east coast have escaped significant

flooding after a change in wind direction prevented a storm surge.

She waltzed her way to win Strictly, now Joanne Clifton

We caught up with the dancer as she prepares to take centre stage

Here's Louise Lear with a look at this morning's weather.

A lot of talk of whether over the last few days. What's going on?

Good morning, everybody. A relatively quiet day, I thought I

would start with a tree growing out of my head! Let's look at some

Weather Watchers photos from yesterday, a bit of lying snow in

parts of Lanarkshire but the seas were the real talking point through

the afternoon. This is the scene in Whitley Bay. A bit of flooding in

parts of the southern downs through the east coast area but the flood

defences helped certainly. The winds are going to ease during the day and

things are a bit quieter. A cold and frosty start for many. There's still

a scattering of showers running down through the North Sea coasts. They

will continue to be a bit of a nuisance and if you catch one or two

of those showers, it could give a covering of snow, a light dusting,

maybe a centimetre in places. Further inland, decent spells of

sunshine. Out to the west, again the risk of coastal showers driven in by

the north-westerly breeze but slightly milder here, seven or

eight, rain rather than snow. A good bit of sunshine down the spine of

the country but cold, two or three. Some showers in Northern Ireland and

western Scotland but again, in the final piece of Scotland, a cold

afternoon, one or two. But nevertheless, drier and quieter

weather in prospect. All change through the night, an early frost in

eastern areas but out to the west, the cloud and rain doubters and a

pretty dismal day in prospect if you have plans outdoors. Quite a lot of

rain around at times. Temperatures to the far north just sitting below

freezing. They could lead to a little bit of snow on the leading

edge but as the mild air floods in behind from the north and west,

things will start to change. Sunday looks a pretty overcast day.

Outbreaks of rain, not too heavy, but it could stay rather

disappointing, especially through East Anglia, a lot of low cloud,

drizzle and murk. Not much sunshine tomorrow so generally milder air

piling in behind, nine or ten, but East Anglia could be the exception

where it could be rather cold, grey and disappointing. What's in

prospect or early next week? I've finished the bulletin with a tree

coming out of my head! Chilly conditions in the far south-east but

it looks as though the further north and west you go, rather cloudy but

mild. Think it was a tree to begin with, I

thought it was a flamboyant hairdo! Thanks very much!

We'll be back with the headlines at 6:30am.

Time now to take a look at some of this week's big cinema releases

in the Film Review with Mark Kermode and Gavin Esler.

Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.

To take us through this week's cinema releases is Mark Kermode.

We have La La Land, which everyone is talking about.

Live By Night, the new film by Ben Affleck.

And Manchester By The Sea, with the standout performance

Damien Chazelle's swooning tribute to classic old Hollywood musicals.

Singing in the rain and Umbrellas of Cherbourg.

Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling of the star-crossed pair who meet

He is a jazz player, she is an aspiring actress.

They hate each other when they meet but they become friends

I got a call back. What?

Come on. For a TV show.

The one I was telling you about. Congratulations.

I feel like I said negative stuff before.

Like A Rebel Without A Cause. I got the bullets.

Yes. You've never seen it.

I've never seen it. It's playing at the Rialto.

You should go. I can take you.

OK. For research.

Monday night at ten o'clock. Yes.

Great. For research.

You're grinning all the way through it.

I went into it thinking, the problem is everybody said

it is so good it will be a disappointment and it isn't.

Firstly, this is Damien Chazelle's second musical.

He made another one before, he made Whiplash

From the beginning, it said it was presented in CinemaScope

and the screen opens up into this glorious Cinemascope,

It is like the kids from Fame but done in LA.

Then what the story does is it occupies a space between on the one

hand this nostalgic clunkiness of Woody Allen films and

In fact there is a scene where we are literally flying.

I thought the performances were terrific.

She plays somebody who has two go to an audition

She plays somebody who has to go to an audition

I thought the song and dance numbers were well choreographed,

I loved the lyrics, I love the way in which...

People have said they are no Fred and Ginger.

Damien Chazelle said he wanted to make something that has

the magical of musicals but also had its feet on the ground.

And it is not afraid to be melancholy or poignant,

it is not just everything is tied up neatly, it is...

Its strengths are in its sad streaks which makes

I thought the opening five minutes was worth

Also, we have talked about Casablanca and being remade badly,

It is a movie that is good enough to nod very explicitly

to Casablanca and not go, you blew it.

So, Ben Affleck stars in an adaptation of a novel.

He is a small-time hood in prohibition Boston and doesn't

He finds himself travelling to Florida where he becomes exactly

The interesting thing about the film is it has an extraordinary pedigree.

Chris Cooper, Elle Fanning, and Affleck himself.

I think one of the reasons it has sniffy reviews is when you have

that kind of talent, people expect something more

You said invoking Casablanca, this film invokes the Godfather

and Scarface and it is neither of those films.

It is handsome but in a way which is artificial.

But it does have a sense of its handsomeness is more

There is stuff in there to like it but at no point did

When you look at the pedigree involved in it, it just ought

Argo which Ben Affleck also directed was one of the best films

However, this brings us nicely to Manchester By The Sea.

This is the third film by the playwright Kenneth Lonergan.

He did Margaret, which spent five years in the editing room.

Is he a genius or someone who cannot finish a film?

This, as his third film, made me go, actually,

I'm not going to be here much longer.

You said you left his money so he could move.

There are clogged up toilets anywhere.

I'm on the hockey team, on the basketball team.

I've got two girlfriends and I'm in a band.

What the hell do you care where you live?

So, he is a janitor in Quincy but he is called to his hometown

of Manchester-by-the-sea where he has to revisit

after his brother collapses and he finds himself having to look

The film is told in two time frames, the present in when he is going back

to the past and the flashbacks in which we actually see the past.

So much of the story is told in the way through

The scenes in Boston when he is completely withdrawn

and everything about the way he hunches his shoulders,

the way he slightly purses his lips, it is a start contrast

to the flashback scenes when he is garrilous,

We know his we will see his old life with his beloved wife

Michelle Williams and his new life where he is isolated and

somehow we are going to find out how the isolation happens.

In one of the key sequences they use Albinoni's Agagio in G

minor, that is a false move for me because it is used

It was used in Flashdance, Gallipoli.

It was used by Wendy Craig in Butterflies.

It was weird in that a film that was everything to do

with the delicate nuances, it was too obvious.

That aside, Casey Affleck is really terrific.

Kenneth Lonergan deonstrates he is actually a very good craftsman.

And to have La La Land and Manchester By The Sea,

This director has finally shown as he is worthy of the praise that

Your best of the week is A Monster Calls.

A Monster Calls came out just before Christmas.

It is about a young boy who was traumatised by his

mother's ill-health, and he starts seeing visions

of a tree monster, played by Liam Neeson,

which says I will tell you stories and you will tell me your truth.

It uses fantasy to address real-life down to earth problems and it does

so in a way which is beautiful and utterly heartbreaking.

I have had so many reports from people saying I knew

I was going to cry but I had no idea how much.

They are playing younger and older verges of the same

central character who is estranged from her daughter.

It does the thing that Pedro Almodovar does

best which is a passion for human stories.

This has wonderful performances, wonderful writing.

It is again heartbreaking but beautifully so.

Honestly, looking back at the selection of movies

we have looked at, that is a good selection of films.

A quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news

and reviews from across the BBC online at bbc.co.uk/film -

and you can watch our previous shows on the BBC iplayer.

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

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The Prime Minister says doctors in England must extend their hours

to ease pressure on Accident and Emergency services.

Theresa May says funding to GPs will be cut unless they can prove

there isn't a need for a 12-hour seven-day service.

The east of England has escaped major flooding despite fears that

storm surges could hit towns along the coast.

Thousands of people were urged to leave their homes

as the Environment Agency issued 17 severe flood warnings

By the early hours of the morning the threat had subsided,

but the flood warnings remain in place and authorities continue

A clear plan for Brexit should be published by February at the latest

- that's the call from a group of MPs.

The Exiting the EU Committee is also calling

for the Prime Minister to allow a vote in Parliament on the plans

before they're presented to Brussels.

The government says it will set out its plans by the end of March.

Jeremy Corbyn will defend his leadership of the Labour Party today

after claims by a centre-left think tank it was too weak

The Fabian Society warned Labour would lose out on returning to power

At a speech in London, Mr Corbyn will say his party offers

"a complete break from a rigged system."

He'll also outline Labour plans to bring care homes

The US House of Representatives has voted to begin the process

to abolish President Obama's health insurance laws,

The Senate approved the measure on Thursday.

The law provides medical coverage for more than 20 million Americans,

but President-Elect Donald Trump has tweeted that Obamacare

Police in the United States say a girl who was stolen as a newborn

from a hospital in Florida 18 years ago has been found alive in South

who was living under another name, has made contact with her family

Authorities say she's in good health but overwhelmed.

Police have charged the woman who kidnapped her.

Scientists have found a deep sea treasure with the sighting

Researchers filmed the brightly coloured species in Western

It's the first time the 10-inch-long fish has been seen alive.

It was declared a new species in 2015, making it the third known

It is hard to get your eyes on it. Looks like a little dinosaur.

Those are the main stories this morning.

Mysteries of the deep. And we are talking about the mysteries of

Chelsea. They were going so well in the Premier League. And now there is

a question mark over the future of their top striker. That is Diego

Costa. Is he injured? That is the rumour. But it could have to do with

his mind-boggling pay. The future of Diego Costa at Chelsea

is in some doubt this morning. He's been left out of

the Premier League leader's squad for today's match at Leicester,

after a dispute with He's the Premier League's top

scorer so far this season, but is thought to have been

the subject of an offer, from a Chinese club,

who could be willing to pay him, Speaking on Five Live,

the former England midfielder Jermaine Jenas, says this news

will encourage Chelsea's rivals. There will be tributes,

around grounds this weekend The first match in the Premier

League, sees third place Tottenham, Spurs are hoping to build

on their victory against Chelsea last week, and not repeat,

the dip in form, which followed their earlier win,

against Manchester City. A few months ago, if you remember,

we had the performance, the fantastic victory. Now, after

Chelsea, it is a great opportunity to show that we deserved it. To keep

momentum will be key. Tottenham's north London rivals

Arsenal, are currently outside They're playing bottom

club Swansea City later. It's Swansea manager,

Paul Clement's, first match in charge, and his rather

longer-serving counterpart, Arsene Wenger, has been talking

about the challenge facing him. In the Premier League, every game is

different. You have to fight not to stay down. But it is an opportunity

for him to be responsible in the Premier League. I think when you

have an opportunity like that, at his age, you do not turn it down.

I am really looking forward to it. It has been a big ambition of mine

to manage in this lead at this level. The first home game at

Swansea, going up against Arsene Wenger and Arsenal, it will be a

very special moment for me. Leeds United, have moved up to third

in the Championship, after a 1-0 win, over

Derby at Elland Road. They're now, four points off

the automatic promotion places. Chris Woods' header just before

the break, was enough to seal a fifth home win in a row,

for Garry Monks' side. It was an unhappy to return

to his former club for Derby's Bradley Johnson,

who was sent off late on. It's a potentially decisive weekend

in European club Rugby Union. Irish side Leinster,

are through to the quarter finals of the Champions Cup,

after a big win over The French side had a man sent

off in the first half, and Leinster took full advantage-

Jack Conan, scored three of their eight tries

in a 57-3 victory. Bath also scored eight

tries in their victory, over local rivals, Bristol,

in the second-tier Challenge Cup England's, Semesa Rokoduguni one

of the scorers in a 57-22 win. Britain's Dan Evans will play

in his first ATP Tour He's due on court against

Gilles Muller at around 8.30 Yesterday he beat Andrey Kuznetsov

in three sets to reach the final. The first grand slam of

the calendar, the Australian Open, Traditionally, motorcross

is an outdoor sport, given that it involves racing

motorbikes overs hills But now it's come inside,

and this weekend riders as young as ten are competing

in the Arena Cross event in Glasgow, for the second leg of

the UK championship. Take a lot of soil, dump it in an

arena, and shape it into bumps and jumps, and you have a championship

opening the great indoors to motocross. And it is attracting fans

up and down the country. It is rock and roll sport. That is how I try

and explain it. There will be seven legs at places like this across the

country. Dozens of riders, some as young as seven or eight, up to 35,

36. Having seen all those pileups, imagine being a dad watching your

tenure -- ten year old sons competing against each other. They

have been driving since they were four. It is a nightmare. They are

competitive. Let us hope they finish in one piece. Not many children can

do this. It is just incredible. On the same track as some of the

world's top motocross riders, chasing the ?100,000 prize. They sit

on top of each other. It is difficult. Bigger tracks. It is not

as close a race. It is 18 laps, you know? Such high intensity and short

laps. Battling for second-place... It hit accessible. It is exciting.

When you are in an outdoor track you can be in one cord and miss all the

action in another. How would a complete novice and of the action? I

have some kit. The bike is a bit bigger than me. First of all I will

get on. This is only a 250 CC, but it is one of the most powerful and

valuable bikes there is at the moment. I am holding on for dear

life. They do not want to send me up in the air supplied it shows the

power and sensitivity of these machines. -- in the air. They are

having to hold on to me to get me over the loops. We are up and

around. It will take a lot more coaching for me to get caught up

with Dickie and his team. And I would have to do some hours in the

gym to keep up with it. By Sunday night, it is all gone, though.

I was doing all right... Element that was a dangerous video!

Incredible. Sometimes they fall off but then they just get back on.

Brilliant. We will see you later on. Thank you.

It's nearly a month since the professional dancer,

Joanne Clifton lifted the famous glitterball when she waltzed her way

to becoming joint winner in Strictly Come Dancing and now

she's swapping the ballroom for the stage.

Next week she takes the lead as a New York flapper in the musical

Phillip Norton caught up with her in rehearsals.

A few weeks ago, it was Strictly crowning glory for her and Ore. But

while training is over for Ore, her mentor, Joanne, is under hard work.

She has swapped the dance floor for the stage, finding her feet as

Millie. Normally I do not sing or speak really. I just dance and you

have technique and you perform it. Now you have to perform at 360

degrees, with the actors singing and dancing. It is quite different. It

is manic. But it has been a childhood dream of mine. More than

13 million people watched as the celebrity pair were awarded the

Glitter Ball, as she beat her brother. Everyone saw the reaction

when you won. How did you feel in that moment? We did not expect it in

the slightest. She read out names out quickly. We will like, what? I

do not remember much after that. My brother picked me up and swung me

around. Then I went towards the Glitter Ball with everyone. And I

remember nearly fainting. All I thought in my head was, I didn't

remember what Ore said, I just remember thinking, do not fade on

live TV. Keep calm. -- feint. She is playing the main character, Millie,

a character much like herself. I relate to Millie. The musical starts

with me as Millie turning around and a rising off the train in New York

and looking around, being excited. But nervous at the same time. I

remember that time when I did the same coming off of a plane in Italy

and Ian King, OK, this is great, but what now? Following your dream. --

and thinking,. With that dream a firm reality she has been playing

catch up with the rest of the cast of Thoroughly Modern Millie had to

start rehearsals without her as she danced to the Strictly title. I was

rooting for Herbert at the same time I thought I need her the rehearsal

rooms. -- her but. I had huge mixed emotions. She rises to every

challenge. She is fantastic to work with. It will be exciting. I get a

buzz performing live, getting an audience reaction. If you say a line

and they laugh or gasp, I get a buzz from that. So I think it will be

amazing. Joanne hopes to defend her crown later in the year, but for

now, it is Millie on her mind. Curtains up is in Wimbledon.

All eyes have been on the weather this week and Louise has the big

picture across the weekend. Good morning. Good morning. All change

with the weather, this picture tells the story, a massive cloud is what's

to come Sunday. You can see a window of broken cloud and we will see some

sunshine today. Yes, it's going to be cold but the strong winds and

significant risk of sleet and snow starts to ease. The winds through

the day will continue to ease off across the North Sea but always

running the risk of a few scattered showers coming in along the east

coast. A frosty start for many, we will be crunching our way up when

we're off this morning but with the clear blue skies and plenty of

sunshine coming through, it will be a pleasant day for many. The

north-westerly wind just driving in more cloud and showers through

Northern Ireland and west facing coasts of Scotland and Wales but

here it's a bit milder, seven or eight. A cold start across East

Anglia, a frosty one and the risk of a few showers and if you get some

snow we could see up to one centimetre, two or three. A West/

east split, a milder story in Northern Ireland and western

Scotland with a scattering of showers, seven degrees the expected

high. Through the night, we keep the clear skies in the east, an early

frost but the cloud gathers from the west and on the leading edge or a

time there could be some wintryness across the higher ground, some snow,

but it should turn to rain through the night as the milder air pushes

in. Cold across the north-east but already four or five degrees, so

staying above freezing. That mild air will continue to be the theme on

Sunday. These weather fronts will drift across the country bringing

cloud and unfortunately bits and pieces of rain. Not too heavy but it

will be persistent light rain and drizzle on and off through the day.

Unfortunately it won't be a particularly great Sunday. It will

be milder, though, let's stay positive. Milder out to the west, 10

degrees. In East Anglia where the cold air clings on and we keep the

cloud and drizzle, quite chilly and it may stay chilly in the south-east

into early next week. Some uncertainty on that, I will firm up

on the details through the morning and with tomorrow as well. But the

milder weather looks set to stay in the north-west but here it could be

a touch on the cloudy side. Back to Steph and Charlie. Great to hear the

positivity about that mild weather to come.

We're back with the headlines at 7am.

First, let's get all the latest technology news with Spencer Kelly

Driving Stateside can be a liberating experience.

Wide roads, big trucks, massive cars, but at a desert

bottleneck like Las Vegas, it can be ever so slightly frustrating.

Beep, beep! Come on.

But today I'm driving an Audi with a little more brainpower under

On my dashboard here I have information about the current speed

on it, and it also is telling me

there is a red light that will turn green in about 30 seconds up ahead.

The car is connected to Las Vegas's Traffic Management Centre over 4G.

It reports its position and the centre tells them how long

informs me about the left filter light instead.

One of the advantages, says Audi, is that it's a bit of a stress

and tension relief as you know you have some time before the light

goes green so there's no point getting all impatient.

At the moment, this is only available in certain models of car,

and only in Las Vegas, because this city has just one

traffic management centre that handles all of the lights.

Some cities have more than 100 different authorities in charge

So, one obvious use for this in the future is to feed

If the car knows when the lights are going to go green in front

of it, then it can better driver itself.

of it, then it can better drive itself.

If it has some kind of backup data signal

from the traffic management system then it should get it right more.

It's judging that I'm not going to make these lights.

Now, I do not know much about the car industry,

but what I do know is getting into it when you're a new player

is really tough, and complex, and expensive.

Faraday Future is a company that heard all of those warnings

Faraday Future, a new car company that promises to beat Tesla

Last year at CES they showed us a scale model of a concept car

they had no real intention of making.

This year they promised something more, well, real.

They're pretty proud of it, they say it can do zero to 60

quicker than a Bentley or a Ferrari, and of course, a Tesla Model S.

It seems like it's being a little bit lazy tonight.

One of the reasons we do that is because we want to make sure

all of the sensors in the car, of which there are many,

can get a full view of the empty spot to verify there

Look at that. Spot on.

It is all well and good, but it will be some time before

Each and every car park will need to be approved by Faraday Future

And it will rely on data on the system and future cars

so it is less chicken and egg and more chicken and $150,000 car

Speaking of which, Faraday Future have promised it will be

There is a lot of potential and promises but it is hard

The factory they need to build this thing for example,

they showed a video of it and it is just a pile of dirt

To build its car, they have planned a huge plant in the Nevada Desert

planning to become at least partly operational to make

There are reports the factory is on hold because they are running

It looks ready for construction but there is no equipment,

And if they want this place ready by 2018,

it doesn't look like they are making much progress.

We are resource-limited at sometimes.

Things like this need to take priority.

Construction of the factory has stopped for some point and it

Was it because of financial restrictions?

It is a matter of keeping the cash flow balance between the projects

But the good news is if they ever release a car it will blow

All right. Heads back.

Hold on. Let's go!

Oh my god! That is so quick.

This is now the fastest production vehicle in the world.

Well it is not very useful on a school run,

Hello, and welcome to the Week in Tech.

It was the week Facebook announced it would start trialling ads

in the middle of videos, and Norway became the first country

in the world to turn off its analogue radio signals.

It was also the week the US military released footage of a test

in California where it launched a swarm of 103 mini drones

The unmanned aerial vehicles were deployed

It's thought the system could potentially be used to carry

out surveillance operations in the future.

Hello, I'm Charles Martinet and I'm the voice of...

Woo-hoo! And Luigi too!

And baby Luigi! And baby Mario!

Let's go! Ya-hoo!

And that was Charles Martinet, the voice of Mario, Nintendo's

And he's helping us to introduce Ninty's brand-new games console.

It's a little bit different as you might expect and Marc has

Nintendo Switch is an unusual games console because it does a couple

It's got this tablet like touchscreen with a 720p

resolution, it can be played out and about on the move and then

when it docks in this little station here,

like Mario after he has chowed down on those power-boosting mushrooms,

it supercharges the machine graphics capabilities up to 1080p full HD

and can be played using a normal television becoming a home console.

The controllers, which Nintendo has dubbed joycons, can slide off

the side of the portable unit and they can be configured

The individual joycon parts can be used for multiplayer and when it's

docked, the player can use a separate controller or plug them

into a battery pack, turning them into this beast.

Now, the joycons have got a number of different motor control features

that can be demonstrated in this mini game here.

It's called Quickdraw and weirdly what it does is it pulls the player

away from the screen and towards one another.

So to that end I have a cowboy opponent here and we're

So let's load our weapons, get ready.

This is where you get your best Clint Eastwood on.

But what that ably shows is that the designers are thinking

differently about the kind of games that can be played

As far as games are concerned, in the works is a new title

for the portly Italian plumber, the real-world set

Super Mario Odyssey and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.

Nintendo's last console, the Wii U, had a bunch of issues from day one.

A lot of gamers thought it was additional controller

for their already Wii console, where in fact it was

With the Switch they have the same issue again but this time they have

to nail down the third-party support and getting more of the core gamer

Perhaps the biggest hurdle for the Switch is its price.

At ?279, the Switch might have a tough time against its rivals

We'll find out when it's released on March the third.

I've been out of bed for precisely the length of that report.

About time I turn in for the night but oh,

Fortunately I've got a smart duvet, which means that from anywhere

in the world I can click the app and the thing makes itself.

It's got an inflatable sheet inside and the idea is you programme

it to do this at any time you want on any day you want.

Yes, it is a bit noisy but the idea is you're not meant to be

If you're a snorer or you sleep with a snorer then pay attention

because tonight I am sleeping on Nora, which is an anti-snoring

If this microphone detects the sound of snoring during the night,

it will activate this silent fan which inflates Nora,

moving the pillow and your head just enough to reactivate your throat

muscles, open your airways and stop you from snoring.

You can track how many times it's been activated during the night

on the app if you want, or you can just have a good night's

sleep, safe in the knowledge that whoever else is in the room

with you is also getting a good night's sleep.

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

The Prime Minister says GPS in England must extend their hours

to ease pressure on Accident and Emergency services.

Theresa May says funding to doctors will be cut if they don't provide

a 12 hour, seven day service, or prove that it isn't needed.

Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes but towns

and villages along the East coast escape serious flooding.

MPs call for the Prime Minister to publish its Brexit plan by mid

It follow's a dispute over his fitness, but also comes

amid reports he is being offered ?30 million a year, to play in China.

The aspiring photographer whose pictures went undiscovered

for decades, but have now become the cover art for a new album

Good morning. A cold and frosty start to the day. A slightly quieter

story in comparison to of late. Coastal showers around. Further

inland, there will also be some sun. Thank you.

The Prime Minister has said GPs in England should

keep their surgeries open for longer to ease pressure on accident

Downing Street says too many family doctors are closing early

and failing to open at weekends, forcing patients to seek

Our political correspondent, Chris Mason, reports.

For days, the Government has faced a blizzard of criticism

about its management of the NHS in England.

Targets have been missed and major alerts declared.

Senior figures in the health service are sounding doom alerts

Now the Prime Minister is turning her attention to family

doctors and what they can do to help.

The doctors' union, the British Medical Association,

said the remarks amounted to scapegoating during what it

The association added that a third of GP surgeries in England had

unfilled vacancies because the existing workload put doctors

off wanting to go into general practice.

Let's talk now to our political correspondent, Tom Barton,

Tom, this follows a turbulent week for the NHS.

Good morning. Good morning. You are right. It has been a tough week.

Earlier this week, we heard too many patients are waiting more than four

hours at accident and emergency. And in the first week of this year, four

out of every ten hospitals in England declared a major incident

for at least one day. This announcement is really an attempt by

Downing Street to show that they are dealing with the issue. Officials

say that about a third of patients who show up at accident and

emergency would be better treated elsewhere in the NHS. Ministers see

GPs as key to reducing demand on hospitals. And so they are asking

GPs to open for longer and are saying that they could lose some

funding if they do not. And the language coming out of Downing

Street is pretty strong. A suggestion patients are suffering

because surgeries are not providing the access they need. And also the

accusation that even when weekends GP appointments are available, GPs

are not telling patients about them. Doctors are furious, seeing this as

an attack. As you heard on the report, the BMA is accusing

ministers of scapegoating. The Conservative MP MGP Sara Woollaston

is calling this an attack on overstretched and tired GPs.

In a few mintes we'll be speaking to the chairman

of the British Medical Association's GP Committee.

The government should publish its Brexit plan by mid

February at the latest, according to a cross party

The Exiting the EU Committee also says Parliament should be given

Here's our business correspondent, Joe Lynam.

Next week, Theresa May will give a major speech on Britain's life

outside the EU, which could give us more detail on what kind of Brexit

She is under pressure from key parties in the Commons,

including Leavers such as Michael Gove.

It should set out its planned by mid-February.

It should press for a transitional arrangement with the EU if it cannot

get a full deal in the two-year time frame.

Banks in the city should have continued unfettered access

Crucially they said the Government should offer MPs a vote on whatever

is agreed at the end of the negotiation.

We are made up of people who campaigned for Leave and Remain.

We have come together because we know whatever side

we took in that debate, we need the best deal for Britain.

But this report by cross-party MPs is likely to be seized upon by those

hoping for a softer and certainly more transparent exit from the EU.

Jeremy Corbyn will defend his leadership of the Labour Party today

after claims by a centre-left think tank it was too weak

The Fabian Society warned Labour would lose out on returning to power

At a speech in London, Mr Corbyn will say his party offers

"a complete break from a rigged system."

He'll also outline Labour plans to bring care homes

The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn will say his party would take care

homes into public ownership, rather than see them close

The east of England has escaped major flooding,

despite fears that storm surges could hit towns along the coast.

Thousands of people were urged to leave their homes

as the Environment Agency issued 17 severe flood warnings

But by the early hours of the morning the threat had subsided.

After all the words of warning, just the sight and sound of a huge

Within 5-10 minutes it was coming over the walls and just flooding

straight in and running all the way down the street.

About 30 homes were inundated here in Hornsy.

Into the evening, people in the path of the storm surge

were still protecting their properties.

Some were advised to leave, but others in Great Yarmouth stayed

You have to take precautions at the end of the day.

All we did was put up sandbags near the doorways.

Others found comfort however they could.

But when high tide arrived in each town, conditions appeared to ease.

The Environment Agency sent in helpers.

The Environment Agency sent in pumps and more than five miles

Officials say that the emergency response was not over the top.

The worst is over and the defence is held.

The rest centres will be put away now.

To be honest with you, if it had have breached,

we would have been in a lot worse situation in these centres

It is wise to say we followed everything by the book as far

as the Environment Agency and emergency services

Some are now beginning to return home.

But with storm warnings being placed, people are being urged

We will speak to Alex Dunlop who is at Great Yarmouth, a place where

people were worried. What happened overnight? They were extremely

worried. Look at the River Yar behind me which flows through the

seaside resort. Mild at the moment. But at 9:30pm last night, when high

tide was, it was swirling, coming up to two feet of this concrete

rampart. But it has now dropped significantly. 5000 homes were at

immediate risk. Emergency services were taking no chances, knocking on

the doors. RAF teams knocked on the doors, advising people to leave.

Some left, but two out of three decided to stay put, collect free

sandbags, and stay at home. I was at one rescue centre, there was

contingency for 400 people at that particular place and only five

turned up. They closed up shop not long after midnight. That being

said, further along the coast, many communities escaped the worst of it.

To the north, some isolated flooding, with businesses, some

properties in roads, flooded. Nothing too serious. 17 severe flood

warnings remain in place this morning but the number has dropped

from 135 down to 80. Donald Trump has suggested

he would be open to lifting the sanctions President Obama

imposed on Russia, Mr Trump said he would keep

sanctions intact for a period of time, but indicated

he would be looking The US House of Representatives has

voted to begin the process to repeal President Obama's health insurance

laws, known as Obamacare. The Senate approved

the measure on Thursday. The law provides medical coverage

for more than 20 million Americans, but President-Elect Donald Trump has

tweeted that Obamacare Banks still need to do more

to improve their day-to-day services, particularly when it comes

to being clear about fees and charges, according to a customer

satisfaction survey, Found several of the biggest banks,

such as RBS, NatWest and HSBC, The Consumers' Association say banks

are doing better with mobile banking, but could

improve in other areas. Banks need to do much better when it

comes to the transparency It's really important so that

people know how much they're being charged

for their bank account, so that they know how much

they could change if they move to another account,

and so they don't get hit Police in the United States say

a girl who was stolen as a newborn from a hospital in Florida 18 years

ago has been found alive in South Kamiyah Mobley, who was living under

another name, was found The woman who raised her has been

charged with kidnapping. Bert, an African spurred tortoise,

was fitted with wheels to allow him to move unassisted after

injuring his back legs. He's now trundling happily

around his home at the Dinosaur And unlike other motorists,

he doesn't have to shell He has got the moves. Sped up a lot.

Weather coming up soon. With nearly half of hospitals

in England facing unprecedented demand in the last week,

much of the debate has been around the need for better social care

to enable patients to be But now the Prime Minister has said

that GPs who close early Theresa May says patients who can't

see their family doctor will go to A instead, adding

to the pressure. Dr Chaand Nagpaul is Chairman

of the British Medical Association's Good morning. Thank you for joining

us. Do you think that GP surgeries should be open seven days a week. I

think the most serious issue is we have a crisis affecting the NHS

starting at GP surgeries where we have severe shortages. Over eight of

ten GPs say they cannot provide safe quality care. One in three have

Anfield vacancies. We have fewer doctors compared to the rest of

Europe. We spend less on hills and have cuts on social care. This is

what we need to address this. Fundamentally, the government needs

to get a grip and resource the NHS properly. That is the overriding

message coming from all authorities, including the NHS England Chief

Executive. You do not think they should stay open seven days a week.

Is there anything more GP surgeries could do to relief hospitals? Many

surgeries close during the day. There was a report by the National

Audit Office than half of GP surgeries close during the day. Why

is that? Why can't they do more? First of all, they do not actually

close. If a front door is closed or about an hour in the handover

between the morning and afternoon, that will continue to provide GP

services for patients who need them. Let us not forget, as we are

speaking now, thousands of GP is out there are visiting patients at home.

We provide a good 47 every day service. -- 24/7. It is an insult to

GPs propping up the service on a daily basis. What needs to be

recognised is the alert for general practice. One in three GP services

have unfilled vacancies. They have a skeleton staff. When the doors of

the surgery close you do not think that is a problem? How do people

know if surgeries are open or not? If they are closing for just an

hour? That information is available in GPs

surgeries, patients know how to access that, they are contractual

obligations but we are deflecting from the main issue, a serious

crisis in the NHS affecting GP services, community services,

hospital and social care. As I said earlier, we have the fewest number

of doctors per head of population in Europe, the lowest funding levels.

We've got cuts to social care, eight in ten GPs saying they can't provide

safe quality care because of work pressures and lack of GPs, that's

what we need to discuss and that requires the Prime Minister and

government to address... You couldn't create a crisis better, we

just don't have the resources to do our jobs properly. That is what we

should be discussing, we need to be resorting the NHS bike any other

civilised nation that wants to fund its state-run service. -- like.

There's clearly a lot of pressure on GPs, we don't do as well as Europe

on that, but looking at this story today that Theresa May is saying

funding could be cut if you don't work longer hours, just explain a

bit about this funding and what it means, for example, to your surgery.

Do you get separate funding, how much is it and will it make a

difference if you don't get it any more? The best way to deepen the

crisis in the NHS is to cut funding to GP services. 340 million patients

rely on their GP service yearly, that's compared to 23 million who

attend A If you cut GP services, just a 6% cut would double the

number of patients attending hospital. I appreciate that, sorry

to interrupt... It's a complete distraction, we need to resource

general practice properly if you want to address the crisis in the

NHS. Can you answer the question of this funding? Today we have heard

the Prime Minister will order GP surgeries to open seven days a week

and if they don't you will lose this funding. Explain how important this

funding actually is question about it is critical in the sense we don't

have enough funding at the moment. Rather than talking about cutting

funding for general practice, which would deepen the crisis, what the

National Audit Office, the report you mentioned earlier, has

recommended that the government put more resources and support general

practice. That is their report recommendation. The Public Accounts

Committee said this week the government is trying to shoehorn

seven-day GP opening when we don't have the resources and the service

is under great pressure already. We need to be providing general

practice with the resources and support to have more doctors working

in the community to support patients on a daily basis. If you cut funding

your just going to exacerbate the problem and deepen the crisis.

You're not going to solve the crisis by creating a deeper crisis in

general practice. Doctor, would you be opening your surgery in north

London for seven days a week? My surgery is open at the moment and as

I said earlier, there are thousands of GPs out there seeing patients

urgently and also visiting them at home and they've done so in the

night just gone. Yes, general practice continues to provide the

bedrock of the NHS and what you shouldn't be doing is cutting funds

to this valued and essential part of the system. Thank you very much for

your time, chairman of the British Medical Association GP committee.

You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

GP surgeries in England have been told

by Downing Street they must stay open longer and give patients

appointments when they want or risk losing funding.

Towns and villages along England's east coast have escaped significant

flooding after a change in wind direction prevented a storm surge.

The problems last night not as bad as feared in terms of those flooding

mornings. The wheeze has the big weather picture. Good morning. --

Louise. The weather picture quiet down

today, so some good news. Behind me the satellite tells a story, a big

mass of cloud on its way for tomorrow, we will have some sunshine

as the cloud is broken, though, today. We have this area of high

pressure out to the west and toppling across our weather fronts

for tomorrow, this system down through the North Sea could trigger

a few showers running in from North Sea coasts and it's a cold and

frosty start for many again. But, as we've seen with the cloud well

broken, there will be some sunshine around. If we get showers running in

off the North Sea coast today they will be sleet and snow but milder

air to the west with north-westerly winds driving a scattering of

showers in here, mostly of rain and they might organise themselves into

bands across the south-west and Wales due to the wind direction.

Some showers, seven or eight degrees. A cold afternoon with

sunshine and a few wintry showers bow that used of that, temperatures

two or three. The west east divide continues. -- further east of that.

This is just an indication of the types of conditions we will see for

the premiership matches today. Into the evening matches, it will be

pretty cold at Leicester City with the temperatures falling away again.

In fact, we could see an early frost in central and eastern areas. The

cloud will gather out to the west but as you see, as the rain moves in

on the leading edge for a time, we could see snow on higher ground so

worth bearing in mind if you're up early on Sunday morning. Staying

cold and milder air tucking in behind but it will take its time to

move him. Slowly pushing in from the west so potentially staying cold

into the east. On Sunday, it is a cloudy, dull, damp day. The rain not

too heavy but quite persistent through the day and we could see a

little bit of wet snow for a time in East Anglia. But the mild air will

flood in. We could potentially see double-figure is out to the west,

always staying a bit colder and with two degrees, cloud and drizzle into

East Anglia again, not looking like a particularly pleasant day. Back to

you two. Thanks very much, we will see you

later on. The scandal of Russian involvement

in the US elections has dominated the headlines both during

and after the campaign. But the allegations that surfaced

this week almost seemed There have been repeated clashes

between Donald Trump and American intelligence chiefs

since allegations came to light that Russia may have tried to hack

into and leak documents to sway The incoming President

repeatedly questioned the credibility of the information,

branding it a political witchhunt, although he's now conceded

Russia may have had access Earlier this week, news came

that more memos had been circling Washington,

this time suggesting that Russia had compromising information

on Donald Trump's private This is the man said

to be behind the claims, Christopher Steele,

a British, ex MI6 agent. Joining us now from Brussels

is former MI5 intelligence officer, Very good morning to you and thank

you for your time this morning, Annie. There's a lot of material

there, some of it, as we said earlier, you couldn't really make

up. Let's deal with the most recent part of the equation, this dossier

from Christopher Steele, unsubstantiated many people say.

What do you make of that part of the story? I would say it is certainly

very unsubstantiated at this point. It seems to be more gossip and

tittle tattle. This man Christopher Steele through his company has been

putting together it all and it doesn't seem like a thought that has

been finished, it is like a first draft which is dangerous because he

hasn't had secured his sources, which is very dangerous and they are

easily identifiable. There are factual errors as well so it is a

pretty derivative or attempt to smear Donald Trump. What we do know

happened was the CIA resented this to President Obama and Donald Trump

as well as others so it came out and became a public document because of

that presentation, which has presented Donald Trump with a

problem in relation to his ongoing issues with his own security

services. What do you make of that relationship a week before he

becomes president? I think it's a very dangerous thing at the moment,

I don't see how the relationship can recover. The CIA has been trying

every which way they can to delegitimise Donald Trump's

selection by claiming the Russians interfered with it. They've put

reports out but none of the reports have claimed any evidence so they

are still unsubstantiated -- election. Donald Trump has taken

this personally. When he is inaugurated, he will then take on

the CIA. He will put in a new chief and he's talked about slimming down

the organisation, getting rid of old agents. They are effectively running

out of control at the moment. It's an interesting area, I want to say

the reasons why Donald Trump is so popular is because he is

antiestablishment but then when you become President, the thought of a

president in that position, being at odds with his own security advisers,

his teams, the CIA, FBI, whoever it might be, that can't carry on, can

it? It can't, no, but the CIA has become much more autonomous. They

have to remember they are there to serve the president and the

interests of the American people. They are the servants of the

country. They need to be put back in their box and this is what Donald

Trump will try and do. He's one of the few people who is tough enough

to be able to take them on and potentially win. But it is a

difficult game and I don't think the CEI would have taken him on in this

way if they hadn't been confident of winning and being able to control

him, they assume they will. Trump is of course very unpredictable so it

remains to be seen whether that's possible. Annie, thank you for your

time this morning, a former MI5 intelligence officer speaking to us

via Skype this morning. In 1979 a teenage photographer

and music fan took his camera along to a gig by Paul Weller

and his band, The Jam. He captured the group

at the height of their musical powers, yet he lacked the confidence

to do anything with the pictures. Now, they're gracing the cover

of a live album by the group. John Danks has been finding out how

they finally got public exposure. The Jam on Top of the Pops in

November, 1979. When Mike Searle went to see them play live in

Aylesbury later that month, he took along his Russian-made Zenit camera.

It was an amazing day, they were an amazing band to see live. Paul

Weller used to leap around his guitar so what irony wanted to do

was catch him jumping with his guitar, because that was his

signature move. I managed to get that.

Lacking confidence, Mike didn't do anything with them. The pictures

didn't see the light of day again until a few years ago. Wanting to

set up as a freelance photographer, Mike dug them out, put them online

and then he got a call. Someone from universal music called me up and

said, we'd like your photos and we'd like to use them on a live album

we're releasing from the same year, are you interested? And I was, like,

yes I am. A deal was done and six months later the finished album was

posted to him. I got the package and open it up and it was shiny, heavy,

a beautiful piece of art. I would have done it for love to be honest.

So teenage dreams that finally came true 38 years later. I really wanted

to thank 17-year-old Mike for earning a little bit of money. The

message to other people that age, if you got the time, follow your

passion and really follow it through and good things can happen. John

Danks, BBC News, Newquay. I love that, he's talking about that

moment he got the call saying, do you mind if we use the pictures for

the front cover of the next album... The feelings he must have had. The

moral of the story is don't get rid of any pictures ever because you

never know. Tricky these days given how many we take. Harder or easier?

I think it would be harder because you'd never know what you've got, we

take thousands. The quality of the film is in keeping with the album,

rather grainy. She waltzed her way to win

Strictly, now Joanne Clifton We caught up with the dancer

as she prepares to take centre stage Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Steph Coming up before

eight Louise will be But first, a summary of this

morning's main news. The Prime Minister has said

GPs in England should keep their surgeries open for longer

to ease pressure on accident Downing Street says too many

family doctors are closing early and failing to open

at weekends, forcing patients Those practices could face losing

the extra funding they currently receive for offering

a seven-day service. Let us not forget, as we are

speaking now, there are thousands of GPs out there visiting patients at

home. We provide a 24/7 365 day a year service. It is an insult to GPs

that propping up the NHS on a daily basis. The major alert not being

talked about is the alert for general practice.

The east of England has escaped major flooding,

despite fears that storm surges could hit towns along the coast.

Thousands of people were urged to leave their homes

as the Environment Agency issued 17 severe flood warnings

By the early hours of the morning the threat had subsided,

but the flood warnings remain in place and authorities continue

A clear plan for Brexit should be published by February at the latest.

The Exiting the EU Committee is also calling

for the Prime Minister to allow a vote in Parliament on the plans

before they're presented to Brussels.

The government says it will set out its plans by the end of March.

Jeremy Corbyn will defend his leadership of the Labour Party today

after claims by a centre-left think tank it was too weak

The Fabian Society warned Labour would lose out on returning

to power unless it could secure a coalition.

At a speech in London, Mr Corbyn will say his party offers

"a complete break from a rigged system."

He'll also outline Labour plans to bring care homes

President-Elect, Donald Trump, has said he's willing to work

with Russia and China, providing they co-operate.

Mr Trump said the recently-imposed sanctions

on Russia would remain in place for the coming months,

but could be lifted if Moscow helped Washington in the war

He said the One China Policy, under which the US no longer

acknowledges Taiwan, was up for negotiation.

The US House of Representatives has voted to begin the process

to abolish President Obama's health insurance laws,

The Senate approved the measure on Thursday.

The law provides medical coverage for more than 20 million Americans,

but President-Elect Donald Trump has tweeted that Obamacare

Police in the United States say a girl who was stolen as a newborn

from a hospital in Florida 18 years ago has been found alive in South

(TX OOV) This is Kamiyah Mobley (PRON: Kam-eye-ah Mow-blee)

Until Friday she was living under another name.

Authorities say she's in good health but overwhelmed.

Her kidnapper, who posed as a nurse at the hospital where she was born

Scientists have found a deep sea treasure with the first sighting

Researchers filmed the brightly coloured creatures

It's the first time the 10-inch-long fish has been seen alive.

It was declared a new species in 2015, making it the third known

It looks like a seahorse, doesn't it? It is rather graceful, isn't it?

The colours are beautiful. You can see them now. Not as much before. I

would rather be called the rube seadragon than a weedy seadragon,

its sister species. But they use it to blend in. How did you know that?

I am a novice diver. Mysteries of the deep to mysteries of Chelsea.

Some say Diego Costa is out with injury, but others say a is paying

him ?30 million a year to play for them. -- China.

The future of Diego Costa at Chelsea is in some doubt this morning.

He's been left out of the Premier League leader's squad

for today's match at Leicester, after a dispute with

He's the Premier League's top scorer so far this season,

but is thought to have been the subject of an offer,

from a Chinese club, who could be willing to pay him,

Speaking on Five Live, the former England midfielder

Jermaine Jenas, says this news will encourage Chelsea's rivals.

There will be tributes, around grounds this weekend

The first match in the Premier League, sees third place Tottenham,

Spurs are hoping to build on their victory against Chelsea

last week, and not repeat, the dip in form, which followed

their earlier win, against Manchester City.

A few months ago, if you remember, we had the performance,

Now, after Chelsea, it is a great opportunity to show

Tottenham's north London rivals Arsenal, are currently outside

They're playing bottom club Swansea City later.

It's Swansea manager, Paul Clement's, first match

in charge, and his rather longer-serving counterpart,

Arsene Wenger, has been talking about the challenge facing him.

It has been a big ambition of mine to manage in this lead

The first home game at Swansea, going up against Arsene Wenger

and Arsenal, it will be a very special moment for me.

Leeds United, have moved up to third in the Championship,

after a 1-0 win, over Derby at Elland Road.

They're now, four points off the automatic promotion places.

Chris Woods' header just before the break, was enough to seal

a fifth home win in a row, for Garry Monks' side.

It was an unhappy to return to his former club for

Derby's Bradley Johnson, who was sent off late on.

It's a potentially decisive weekend in European club Rugby Union.

Irish side Leinster, are through to the quarter finals

of the Champions Cup, after a big win over

The French side had a man sent off in the first half,

and Leinster took full advantage- Jack Conan, scored three

of their eight tries in a 57-3 victory.

Bath also scored eight tries in their victory,

over local rivals, Bristol, in the second-tier Challenge Cup

England's, Semesa Rokoduguni one of the scorers in a 57-22 win.

Britain's Dan Evans will play in his first ATP Tour

He's due on court against Gilles Muller at around 8.30

Yesterday he beat Andrey Kuznetsov in three sets to reach the final.

The first grand slam of the calendar, the Australian Open,

Dan into the final. And yesterday at this time and Johanna Konta is

almost undoubtedly going to win. First hour is rising. -- her star.

An unprecedented humanitarian crisis or simply a busy winter

The National Health Service in England has come under huge

scrutiny in the past few days as the war of words between doctors

and the government becomes increasingly bitter.

We'll talk more about that in a moment but first let's get

an idea of how hospitals in the rest of the UK are coping.

The NHS in Scotland does look a little better than it does in

England, but that does not mean to say it is not without significant

challenges. It has been described as struggling to cope. In terms of

accident and emergency waiting time figures, the figures look better in

Scotland. Nevertheless, the targets have not been met since September

last year by the government. We have people urging others not to turn up

unless it is a genuine emergency because of the pressure of bad. In

terms of bed blocking, we have a lot of trouble with that. Scotland is in

the process of integrating health and social care. The hope is down

the line that will take some pressure off acute services in

hospitals and will allow people to be cared for in the community.

Christmas was a busy time for emergency departments right across

Northern Ireland. According to figures, it was a percent more

people attending emergency departments compared to the same

time last year. -- eight. When we compare that to foot fault, it means

for those people seen within four hours, it should be 95%. The number

of people who had to wait more than 12 hours, that includes around 646

people who had to wait longer than 12 hours to be either seen, treated,

discharge, or moved on to another hospital. One major incident was

declared over the Christmas holiday period in Londonderry, a real

indication of the pressure at that particular hospital when it closed

its doors for a number of hours. Pressure both on staff and on

patients. Service here is under pressure. But they insist it is not

a crisis. NHS Wales has been defended, even though some had to

wait 15 hours you see a doctor at accident and emergency areas in

Cardiff. There has also been a warning that accident and emergency

levels are at crisis level, worse perhaps than in England. But the

service overall is coping well overall. Tough choices will have to

be taken this year about the future of some Welsh hospitals

John Appleby is Chief Economist from the independent healthcare

research charity the Nuffield Trust, and he joins us now.

good morning. Good morning. We were hearing the situation across

different parts of the UK. Put this in context for us. How bad is it in

the NHS at the moment? There has been a lot of debate this week about

numbers. Lots of language and the humanitarian crisis being one of

that. What is it like? In terms of language, it is hard to pick the

words crisis, humanitarian crisis, whatever. But we know it is very,

very difficult. It is not just this winter. It has been like this or 1.5

years, at least in England. The big context is the money for the NHS. We

spend ?120 billion in the NHS. Since 2010, money has been rising faster

than inflation, but only just. Certainly nothing like historically

the prices we have seen for the NHS. This is the 60 year of an austerity

programme for the NHS public sector. For more years. The NHS has done

really well for the first few years. Waiting times were kept reasonably

low. Infections in hospitals were low as well. What we have seen, it

is only the last 18 months to two years were performance has started

to slide. They have started to bridge the gap between the money it

would have liked and the need and demand of its services through being

more if with staff. In the short-term that works but in the

longer term it gets more difficult. Later on this winter we will be in a

difficult position. Worse than last winter. That is the key and the

difficulty, that in a sense we are starting from a much more difficult

position in terms of the number of people waiting to get into accident

and emergency and so on. Clearly the pressure is increasing. Are we

coming to a crunch point, do you think? Well, the other thing to say

is that millions of people will get good care throughout the NHS and the

UK of course. I suppose when you look at the targets that governments

set themselves for the NHS, the NHS in England is failing on a whole

range of these targets now. We have more people stuck between accident

and emergency and the main hospitals, something like 3000 on

trolleys in November. 50% or more of an increase compared to November of

2015. Virtually no major emergency departments. We are failing on

cancer waits as well. From the point of view it does look very, very

difficult. It is a cliff edge. It gets gradually more and more

difficult and the service fails on more and more performance targets.

What do you think the NHS could do to save money? We are obviously

hearing that staff are working at an absolute maximum in many areas. Are

there any areas we could be more efficient? Yes, of course. Like any

public service, the NHS can make use of taxpayers' money as efficiently

as possible. I use the NHS and want them to use the money we give to the

NHS as efficiently as possible. The issue is how quickly can a big

organisation... Medicine is a complicated business. Where our

productivity gains to be made? Historically, we know that advances

in medicine have met people do not have to stay in hospital that long.

It means we do not need as many beds and can use the more efficiently and

so on. Those productivity gains take time and happen over decades. It is

not something you can conjure up in the next month. That is the issue

right now. There is a short-term crisis in terms of money and in

terms of performance. That is not able to be solved by longer term

historic productivity gains the NHS is used to. Thank you very much.

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

Well, if you've not enjoy this cold snap, something a little milder when

this cloud arrives tomorrow but here and now the cloud is broken and

sunny spells coming through after a cold start and still the risk of

showers running through down the North Sea. A frontal system here

could pep up some of those showers and they will fall as no in the east

goes but elsewhere the cloud well broken, a few showers drifting to

the west but these should be largely rain. A cold start, though, you

could be scraping the frost from the windscreens if you're up early

enough this morning. The frost will live with the sunshine coming

through, the winds that have been a nuisance will ease. Still the risk

of a few showers and these could be of sleet and snow. A bit more

sunshine than we have been used to in recent days, the north-westerly

breeze driving in some showers but look, eight, seven, milder, so that

will be rain. Lots of sunshine in the east, a cold afternoon, two or

three and still on exposed coasts, quite windy. A scattering of showers

in Northern Ireland and western Scotland, a mix of rain and further

east it will be dry and largely sunny. If you're off to the

football, this is an indication of some of the matches taking place

from lunchtime to the evening where the temperatures will fall away

under clear skies. In actual fact central and eastern areas could see

an early frost but the cloud and rain will gather from the west and

as it bumped into the clear air we could have a spell of snow, and low

levels to start with but primarily it will turn to rain. Hopefully not

too much of an issue with that. Code in the east and milder conditions to

the west and that's the story through Sunday -- called. It will

take its time for the milder air to arrive but unfortunately it will

bring rain with it as well. A slight change as we move into Sunday.

Cloudy with outbreaks of rain, which could be wintry in East Anglia for a

time. Here it stays cold. We're back with the

headlines at 8pm. Hello and welcome to Newswatch

with me, Samira Ahmed. The tables have turned

as Donald Trump accuses the media It's all fake news, it's phoney

stuff, it didn't happen. If that's the case, why is BBC News

devoting so much airtime to the allegations about

the President-elect? Anything Donald Trump says,

does or tweets has been intensely scrutinised in the buildup

to his inauguration next week so on Wednesday all eyes

were on his first news conference since November's election

and in terms of spectacle, Take the moment when a reporter

from CNN tried to ask a question. REPORTER: Since you're attacking us

can you give us a question? Mr President-elect, since you're

attacking our news organisation can Not you, your

organisation's terrible. You're attacking our news

organisation, give us a chance Mr President-elect, can

you state categorically... She's asking a question,

don't be rude. you're attacking us,

can you give us a question, I'm not going to give

you a question, you are fake news. Mr President, can you state

categorically that nobody... Mr President-elect,

that is not appropriate. After that attack on CNN

as being a purveyor of fake news, would other correspondence be brave

enough to raise their hands? Go ahead, go ahead,

you've been waiting. As far as we understand

the intelligence community... If there was more than a hint

of sarcasm in that description the President-elect may not have

thought the BBC's subsequent coverage of allegations passed

on to US intelligence agencies last The dossier they were investigating

was an open secret. Journalists too had been

working on it for months. It's a tale of sordid sexual

escapade, Russian espionage dollar cash payments allegedly

funnelled to the Trump campaign. The question for Washington insiders

is whether it is fact, It's not currently known

whether those rumours are fact or fiction, but we do know the BBC

heard last year from multiple sources of the existence

of a blackmail tape. So why didn't it

broadcast that news then? That was a question bothering

Roger Urquhurt: Others

were concerned about the extend the BBC were reporting

the allegations now. John Brooks also

wondered: It was the website BuzzFeed

which published the 35-page dossier While understanding

that it was impossible for the BBC to ignore, some viewers felt

the corporation wrongly allowed it Well, the editor of the BBC's

News at 6 and News at 10 It's been a big revelation

that the BBC was aware of allegations a blackmail tape

might exist some months ago. How did the BBC find out about it

and why did the BBC decide not The BBC, like other news

organisations, became aware of the existence of this dossier

and these potential allegations. Obviously we have robust editorial

processes we go through in terms of verification and trying

to substantiate the allegations. We couldn't, they're unproven,

and so we weren't publishing them. In the end, as we saw this week,