18/01/2017 Breakfast

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

Countries are queuing up for trade deals with Britain when it leaves

the EU, says the Foreign Secretary, after Teresa May's confirmation that

Boris Johnson answers critics, saying the UK will not be hauling

One top trade negotiator tells me Britain needs a reality check

on what it wants from Europe, and what it will be able to get.

Good morning, it is Wednesday 18 January.

Also this morning: Thousands of British holidaymakers are to be

flown out of The Gambia, as the Foreign Office warns

of the growing risk of unrest in the country.

WikiLeaks whistle-blower Chelsea Manning has her prison

sentence cut by more than 30 years, in one of Barack Obama's last acts

In sport: non-League Lincoln City shock Ipswich Town

with an injury-time winner, to reach the fourth round of the FA

Good morning from Tennessee on Breakfast's Road trip across

America. Today we are asking what President Trump can do for

infrastructure and agriculture. Also this morning: Natalie Portman

on playing Jackie Kennedy in her new film, and preparing

for the Oscars hype. Good morning. For some of us it is a

cold and Forest the start. Patchy fog but in the south and south-east

in particular there will be some sunshine -- frosty start. For the

rest of the UK, fairly cloudy with some light rain or drizzle but some

sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes.

First, our main story: The Foreign Secretary has said

countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with Britain

Boris Johnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly

after the Article 50 negotiations are concluded,

and said the UK would not be hauling up the drawbridge,

despite the new migration controls promised by Theresa May.

Our political correspondent Tom Bateman has more.

Theresa May's Brexit speech brought the most clarity yet on her approach

She told ministers and European diplomats she wanted ambitious trade

deals with the rest of the EU, but she confirmed Britain

would leave the union's formal free-trade area.

What I am proposing can't mean membership of the single market.

The UK would have control of immigration policy,

And, in an unexpected move, the Prime Minister revealed

she would be prepared to walk away from the talks if the deal

The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, writes

are queueing up to do trade deals with Britain.

Today, attention turns to the response from the rest

The head of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker,

Some in the European Parliament believe Mrs May's demands

Yhe illusion that you can go out of the single market,

that you can go out off the customs union, and that you can cherry-pick,

and you can have still a number of advantages.

The Prime Minister will face MPs later, with some opponents

saying her plan risks an economic catastrophe.

She has called for unity over Brexit.

So far, at least, that seems some way off.

Let's get the latest now from our political correspondent

Iain, the Prime Minister faces MPs for the first time

Theresa May will be facing MPs for the first time. It is Prime

Minister's Questions at lunchtime, and she is likely to be challenged

on the content of that speech. Labour's challenge will be first of

all that she should have given that speech to MPs rather than those

invited audience of ambassadors. They will call for more

Parliamentary scrutiny, and thirdly they will say that they do not

welcome her warning that she will make written into some kind of low

tax, low regulation economy if she doesn't get her way. But some of the

backbenchers, some of the MPs in Jeremy Corbyn's party, are not too

pleased with the fact that they think he should be taking a stronger

line on the argument that Britain should stay inside the single market

and effectively the Labour leadership was giving an alibi to

Theresa May for a bad Brexit. Liberal Democrats will call for a

second referendum when she has negotiated the deal and the SNP

warned that there could be another Scottish referendum because they are

not at all pleased at the suggestion Britain is coming out the single

market. Just after 7:00am this

morning, we will hear from Shadow Brexit Secretary,

Keir Starmer, and get his thoughts Thousands of British holidaymakers

are being flown home from The Gambia, because of

a worsening political crisis there. The Foreign Office is advising

people to avoid all but essential travel to the country,

after its President refused to step down and declared

a state of emergency. It is a country on the move. Under a

state of emergency, Gambians are fleeing their capital. And amongst

all this are thousands of British tourists, who have been told to get

out. Thomas Cook has a team heading to the country to help. Four extra

flights are expected to leave today. The tension has built because this

man has refused to leave office. President Yahya Jammeh went on

television to warn about foreign interference in this country. This

may lead to a state of public emergency. He had conceded last

month's election after ruling for more than 20 years. The Opposition

Leader was due to take power tomorrow, at the President

challenged the result and has resisted pressure from neighbouring

countries to stand down. Now the threat of violence is growing. That

is why the Foreign Office updated its travel advice last night,

warning against all but essential travel, saying the potential for

military intervention and civil disturbance is high, and could

result in international airport being closed at short notice. This

is why tourists come. It calls itself the smiling coast of Africa.

But it is a worrying time for holidaymakers waiting to leave, and

for Gambians who can't. President Obama has cut

the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was jailed for 35 years

for leaking intelligence secrets. The former military analyst,

who was born Bradley Manning but had hormone therapy in prison,

will be released in May. Our correspondent in Washington

is Rajini Vaidyanathan. Chelsea Manning was responsible

for one of the largest leaks of government secrets

in American history. Born Bradley Manning,

it was while serving in Iraq that the low-ranking Private hacked

government databases, handing more than 700,000

classified documents to Julian Assange's

WikiLeaks organisation. Manning's supporters have campaigned

for years for her release. They maintain she is a whistleblower, not

a traitor. The reduction of Chelsea Manning's sentence means she has

only served three out of 35 year term she was handed in 2013.

Shortly after the trial, Bradley announced she would be known

She was being held at a male prison, and tried to take her life

I'd say 12 to 16 months, her mental condition deteriorated

significantly and she became depressed.

There was a risk to her well-being, if not her life, she had remained in

this prison. Julian Assange thanked those

who campaigned for Chelsea's release,

and Edward Snowden, who also leaked government secrets,

tweeted his thanks But the Republican Speaker,

Paul Ryan, said the decision to cut short

Chelsea Manning's sentence was outrageous, and sent a message

that those who compromise national security won't be held accountable

for their crimes. One of President Obama's final acts

in office will please, as much

as it will anger. An infertile couple have given birth

to a baby which was conceived with the genetic material

of three people. It is the first time

the controversial procedure has been used to overcome infertility,

rather than protect a child Another child was created

using a slightly different method The Supreme Court is ruling today

on whether disabled travellers are legally entitled to priority use

of wheelchair spaces on buses, even when there are babies

in buggies on board. The case was triggered

when wheelchair user Doug Paulley attempted to board a bus

but was unable to when a woman First says it is the most reasonable

decision, but Mr Pauli insists it is discriminant.

It is a big issue for disabled people.

It is amazing that so few cases make it to the Supreme Court

and it is the first time that it's ever had a case about rights

of access to goods and services for disabled people.

Yeah, I never thought about five years ago when I tried to catch that

bus that we would still be talking about it now.

The first freight train to travel directly to the UK from China is due

It's taken over a fortnight to get here, but that's around half

the time a journey by sea would take.

The train, which has 34 wagons, travelled through Russia,

Kazakhstan, Poland and many other countries to get here,

The train began its journey at a giant container depot in China. 34

carriages were loaded with goods such as clothes, bags and other

household items. China has been operating trains to 14 European

capitals from this depot for many years. Now London has been added to

the list. It was a different rail gauges along the way, the containers

have to be offloaded and reloaded several times, but China sees this

as a new version of the silk Route. The journey goes through a tunnel to

the UK. In all, the train carrying ?4 million worth of goods pass

through eight countries on its journey of more than 7500 miles. The

UK is China's seventh biggest trading market, so the boost to

Chinese enterprise is clear, but it is also hoped the train will make

the journey back to China laden with British goods. What is the longest

train journey you have ever been on? I think it was three days and three

nights, it was with Bill Turnbull. I like the way you drank your tea when

you said that. We ended up in Vladivostok, as you do. It was the

work! Thank you for that, Louise. I went to London once. I don't think I

have done anything quite as significant as that. That is the new

bonding thing we do with presenters, put them on the trans- Siberian

railway and see how they get along. What is happening in the wide world

of sport? Well, there was drama in the FA Cup. Did you stay out late? I

did, foolishly. There will be two non-League sides

in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Sutton United beat AFC Wimbledon

whilst Lincoln City shocked Ipswich Town, with Nathan Arnold

scoring a 91st-minute winner to stun Andy Murray is due on court

at around 9:30am this morning, for his second-round match

at the Australian Open. Dan Evans faces the seventh

seed, Marin Cilic. Wales have a new captain

for the Six Nations. Alun Wyn Jones takes over

from Sam Warburton in a squad that And Marco Fu had luck on his side

when he knocked world number three Judd Trump out of

the Masters snooker. Lots of the papers have fantastic

teachers from last night's football. We will show you those in the

second. As good as Lincoln were, Ipswich were appalling. Looking at a

business stories, one story which dominates all the front pages, in

the Daily Mail, the steel of the new Iron Lady. That is after Theresa

May's Brexit speech, in a cartoon version of the pantsuit. The Daily

Express, Deal or no Deal, lots of them using that kind of headline.

And the front page of the Sun, Brexodus. The Times, give us a fair

deal or you will be crushed. Another picture of Theresa May, crash test

Dumb-May, is their headline. I have dealt inside and I love this picture

in the Financial Times this morning. All of these televisions on sale,

but Theresa May departing from Europe. I will be talking about how

easy it might be to come up with some of those deals. Some are

fiendishly complicated and take many years to negotiate. I will be

talking to an international trade lawyer about how that will work in

practice. And a potential strike by referees. If you could just hold

that side for me, that would be brilliant. An incredible story from

a Manchester -based referee who has only just turned 18 this month but

tell the story of how he has been punched, headbutted, spat at several

times since becoming a referee three years ago and has launched a

Facebook campaign and been contacted by 675 other officials who say that

the treatment of referees and officials across the country can be

appalling and very distressing. The Football Association are looking

into the possibility of giving referee is the same type of

protection as spectators at a football match, which they don't

currently have. I think we all have a story, don't we, of seeing

appalling abuse of referees, situations where perhaps some are

quite young, who is having a go at this and just wants to try and make

an effort and help in the game, is treated badly. And it is horrible to

see. It is normally parents losing their rag, isn't it? I have seen

that happen, and it is horrible. I want to quickly look at this,

Boris Johnson writing in the Telegraph, if you want this point of

view. Lots of them going through point by point. Can you help me?

Thank you so much! This is how complicated these things are, pages

of coverage. For example, another example from the Times, going

through lots of different issues along with a bit of analysis, so

much analysis if you want to see more. But it's not all about Brexit

today, this is from the inside pages, an x-ray of a dog who

swallowed an entire knife, the dog is called Macy. They operated on the

dog for hours. The good news is the dog swallowed the knife handle

first, if it happened the other way it would have been game over. They

operated, took their time and Macy is fine and doing very well. It's

horrible, you can see how big the knife is, half the length of the

dog's body but everything is OK, don't panic. A quick one, it is all

about forgiveness, how to make things not awkward. Here we have

cost training with Chelsea yesterday. Training with this

teammates instead on this own, which he had done after asking for a move

to China, he's back in the fold and has to play until the end of the

season and get along very nicely. When is the last time you cried,

Dan? Apparently meant crime or at work than women. When I snapped my

Achilles tendon. -- apparently men cry more. They work harder than

women so are more likely to cry and 25% admit blubbing after speaking to

their manager. 18% of women. Also when Bouncer died on neighbours. --

Neighbours. Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. There was the promise of some

sunshine? Yes, for some, but for many it will be another cloudy day

and that is the note we start on. Cloudy, some mist around, a

beautiful Weather Watchers picture from yesterday sent in by many will

be looking at that scenario this morning. But for some clear skies, a

touch of frost and patchy fog. Once again we have a weather front draped

across us, a cold front, behind it the cold air is coming in so parts

of East Anglia and southern England will have the frost and also clear

skies. In the south-west, a bit more cloud, helping the temperature

through the night, but some parts fell to almost -6 last night, cold

and frosty with shallow mist and fog patches, which should lift readily

through the morning. North of that into the Midlands and northern

England, back into the cloud, like rain and drizzle, especially in

parts of northern England and north Midlands. Then in Scotland, a lot of

cloud around but some clearer skies in the north-east, Sony PHN. Rain in

Shetland today, which will be fairly persistent, and a lot of cloud in

Northern Ireland but not a particularly cold start. The light

rain and drizzle associated with the weather front will tend to fizzle

inland through the course of the day and it will be coasts more likely to

see it in the north and west. The wind that bit stronger but nothing

much to write home about, and we have the rain affecting Shetland

primarily. The sunshine will be the brightest if you liked down in the

south, but the shelter of the Welsh hills and the north-east of England

and the Grampians could mean we see brightness and indeed sunshine.

Through the evening and overnight, once again under clear skies we see

frost forming. Not quite as cold a night as tonight. And we're also

looking at the risk of patchy mist and fog forming as well.

Temperatures under the cloud once again still holding up, but as we

push further south, it will be cold enough for that touch of frost,

particularly in rural areas. So we start tomorrow as we finished the

night with some drizzle, light rain around Winwood coasts, particularly

in the west. Again tomorrow there will be a lot of cloud around. Some

breaks around the Moray Firth for example and in southern England and

parts of Wales, Northern Ireland also potentially getting some breaks

tomorrow. Temperatures getting down because they are high for this stage

in January. If you want to see what tomorrow is like, more of the same,

cloud around, some spots of rain and drizzle but for most of the UK, dry

with some sunshine, particularly across the Northeast. This looks

like it will carry on until the early part of next week.

But we will keep listening! How many ways can I say it's going to be

cloudy? Lots! She will be telling us it will be cloudy through the

morning! During the US election campaign

Donald Trump pledged to make America great again, but as he prepares

to take office can he deliver We're taking a road trip

through the heart of America on Route 45 to find out how

Americans are feeling about Obama's legacy in the week that

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 45th President

of the United States. Today, Breakfast's Jon Kay

is heading south towards Tennessee. If you want to understand Donald

Trump's election win, this is a good place to come. Next to Route 45, the

Ohio River meets the Mississippi. It's an Central artery the US

economy, carrying 18 million tons of cargo every year -- it's an

essential artery. But things aren't what they used to be. The locks

which boats pass through here have seen better days. Nearly 100 years

old, they regularly break down, causing long and costly delays.

Around 52 hours at one time. It could be waiting out for 52 hours

before coming through? Yes, sir. Mark, the lock keeper, says it's a

struggle to keep trade moving. The concrete is starting to break up and

crumble, every time it gets hit by a boat and it lands on it it puts

pressure on it and more cracks and the stress on it, we patch it

together and try and keep it going, but it's not going to last for ever.

Donald Trump has pledged $1 trillion to rebuild America's rivers, roads

and railways. A promise that swung him plenty of support round here.

But he hasn't said where the money will come from -- that's won him. We

head back on Route 45 to see the kind of project the new president

wants to encourage. A huge dam and lock system to replace the failing

one downriver. It's nearly 20 years behind schedule and $2 billion over

budget. Many here believe Donald Trump's life in business will mean

he can deliver. I think he can Iffley Road wants to

put his mind with it and really wants to work with the people, for

sure, why not busy -- if he really. If you have -- why not? If you have

good listening skills he can accomplish anything. Had he got

those skills? I hope so. From's critics say his pledges are

unrealistic and unaffordable -- Trump's critics. But in an area

where jobs can be scarce, they're prepared to give him a try. We drive

on into America's rural South. There are 2 million farms in this country.

Will a property developer president understand this business?

At the university of Tennessee, students are learning how to weigh

and vaccinate cattle. Stick it in, press it forward, pull it out. Some

are more willing to go forward and some are wanting to hold back.

Sounds like politicians! I guess oh! Donald Trump won nearly 80% of the

vote in the Martin area. -- I guess so. They like his confidence and in

turn they have confidence in him. He might have a few mess ups on the way

but eventually he'll figure it all out. We're always going to need

agriculture, that's what feeds us, so we're going to need it to keep

going. But is farming compatible with Trump's plans for building?

What about the land, the environment. Donald Trump is a man

you associate with skyscrapers and New York City, not with farming and

places like this. Do you think he understands you and what you want to

do? He's going to help small people out I think. I'd don't think he's

going to be the big city man when he gets in office -- I don't think.

What about farming, does he understand farming? Not as well as

some agriculture people. Whether its agriculture or infrastructure, in

these communities away from Washington, many feel Trump will be

a president who finally speaks for them. Someone not just following the

political heard. Jon Kay, BBC News, Tennessee.

It is good to hear from real Americans. Projects like that as

well many years overdue. Jon will be continuing his road trip

tomorrow when he travels You're watching

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at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. We will bring you all the latest

news and sport in a moment. But also on Breakfast this morning:

Could clean eating be the latest We will be looking at the scientific

evidence behind some A row over whether wheelchair-users

or baby buggies should get priority on buses reaches the UK's

highest court today. We will analyse the

implications after 8:00am. And Natalie Portman talks to us

about Oscars, pregnancy, and portraying one of the most

iconic First Ladies in history. But now, a summary of this

morning's main news: The Foreign Secretary has said

countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with Britain

when it leaves the European Union. Boris Johnson also suggests that

agreements could be achieved quickly after the Article 50

negotiations are concluded, and said the UK would not be

hauling up the drawbridge, despite the new migration controls

promised by Theresa May. Well, many of the world's

movers and shakers are at the World Economic Forum

in Switzerland at the moment. So is Davos buzzing with talk

of Theresa May's Brexit plan? Our business correspondent

Tanya Beckett is there, Good morning to you. Is it buzzing

with Brexit? It is. For a long time I think many financial firms based

in the city of London, or at least to have large footholds in the city

of London, have been thinking that they need to keep a foothold within

the single market. And now they seem to be very open about saying we have

been thinking about this for a long time and after what Theresa May has

said we need to crystallise those plans. That is part of what is being

said. Also the acceptance that if you are talking about leaving the

single market and the customs union, to negotiate your way back in, to

have some sort of trade deal, is going to take time. Question is

therefore about what is going to happen in that void. And also within

Davos, they are not just focused on the UK's plans, but what it might

mean. It is one part of a jigsaw puzzle within the EU whereby we have

seen similar stories developing in France, Germany, with AfD, and also

Italy where there is even talk about the prospect of Italians being asked

whether they want to stay within the euro. That would cause, if they were

to leave, significant dislocation. The overriding theme, is

globalisation of the thing? Davos says yes, but recognises, and

especially with the president toeing the line, it recognises that there

are adjustments that need to be made to capitalism. The pressing

question, therefore, is what are those adjustments?

Just after 7:00am we will be talking to Keir Starmer,

President Obama has cut the sentence of Chelsea Manning, who was jailed

for 35 years the leaking intelligence secrets. Manning's

supporters have campaigned for years for her release, maintaining she is

a whistleblower and not a traitor. The former military analyst who was

born Bradley Manning but had hormone therapy in prison will be released

in May. Thomas Cook is preparing to bring

thousands of British holidaymakers home from The Gambia,

because of a worsening The Foreign Office is advising

people to avoid all but essential travel to the country,

after its President refused to step down, and declared

a state of emergency. Thomas Cook said it was implementing

contingency plans to bring home all its UK customers,

on additional flights over We expect to speak to Simon Calder

about that in a minute or two. A baby has been born to a previously

infertile couple in Ukraine using a new type

of three-person IVF. Doctors in Kiev are reported to have

used a method called pronuclear It is not the first baby born

with DNA from three parents, Another child was created

using a slightly different method The Supreme Court is ruling today

on whether disabled travellers are legally entitled to priority use

of wheelchair spaces on buses, even when there are babies

in buggies on board. The case was triggered

when wheelchair user Doug Paulley attempted to board a bus,

but was unable to when a woman First Group says its current

policy of requesting, not requiring other passengers

to move is the most feasible solution, but Mr Paulley insists

it is discriminatory. So few cases make it

to the Supreme Court, and it's the first time that it's

ever had a case about rights of access to goods and services

for disabled people. Yeah, I never thought

about five years ago, when I tried to catch that

bus, that we'd still be The Duke of Cambridge

and Prince Harry honoured the achievements of wounded

servicemen and women at a special The event, held at the Royal

Geographical Society, celebrated excellence

through awarding prizes to individuals who have excelled

in their Endeavour Fund sporting Talking about sporting challenges,

Lincoln City were up against it last night but they are through to the

fourth round of the FA Cup. And haven't there been some wonderful

tributes over the last few days to the late Graham Taylor? I think that

result last night is possibly one of the most fitting. It was his first

club, 40 years ago. It makes me feel very grown up.

The non-League side beat Ipswich Town of the Championship,

1-0, in their FA Cup third-round replay, the first time they have got

this far since Graham Taylor managed them in 1976.

The drama was left until the 91st minute, when Nathan Arnold scored

a well-deserved winner for Lincoln, who will be at home to Brighton

I think we fully, really, deserved that over the two legs. And you

know, I was really pleased to get the goal, obviously. And my Mrs

actually had a dream that we were 1-0, and I scored.

And another non-League side, Sutton United, also made it through.

They beat League One's AFC Wimbledon 3-1 in their replay.

That earned Sutton a lucrative televised tie at home

I thought our supporters, as well, were magnificent. They stuck with us

and what a reward for them. And really, you know, this team, it's

just a fantastic group of players, a great spirit amongst them. And you

know, they deserve all the credit. Sam Allardyce won his first match

as Crystal Palace manager. They were a goal down at home

to one of his old sides, Bolton, but Christian Benteke scored

twice to earn Palace a home tie There were also wins

for Blackpool Burnley and Bristol Manchester City midfielder

Yaya Toure has turned down ?430,000 It is the second time a club

in the Chinese Super League has His contract at Manchester City runs

out at the end of the season, but it is believed he wants to stay

in the Premier League. Scotland Women head coach

Anna Signeul will step down after this summer's

Euro 2017 finals. Signeul has managed the side

since 2005, and has led them Her next role will be head coach

of the Finnish national side. Number one seed Angelique Kerber

and 2003 finalist Venus Williams are safely through to the third

round of the Australian Open. Andy Murray and Dan Evans play

in the next few hours. Evans faces the number seven seed,

Marin Cilic, and Murray takes He is the son of a former

professional boxer, and ranked 152nd in the world, but he is one

of the most promising young players I have never hit with him. But I

have seen him play, and he goes for it. You know, he really rips the

ball. He is a clean ball striker. And I guess I will get a better idea

of how good he is when I play against him, but he is obviously one

of the better up-and-coming youngsters, and he has obviously got

a bright, bright future. So yes, I will need to be ready, because he

does take a lot of chances out there, and he goes for it.

Murray is in Roger Federer's side of the draw, so they could meet

And Federer is in action this morning, against American qualifier

The four-time champion went two sets up, but has struggled in the third,

and has had to fight back from 4-1 down.

Alun Wyn Jones will take over the Wales captaincy

from Sam Warburton for the Six Nations.

Jones has led the team five times before, and captained the Lions

in the final Test against Australia in 2013.

Wales Interim head coach Rob Howley has included seven uncapped players

Neil Robertson beat Ali Carter to set up a quarter-final

against defending champion, Ronnie O'Sullivan,

in the Masters Snooker at Alexandra Palace.

And Marco Fu benefited from a bit of luck as he knocked out world

The pair were tied at 5-5 all when the red Fu was trying

to sink bounced out of the pocket, off the opposite cushion,

That set him up for a century break, and gave him a 6-5 victory.

British Athletics say they are puzzled by David Weir's

The six-time Paralympic champion said, "I have been let down again.

Today is the day I officially retire from GB.

He had already planned to retire after the London Marathon in April.

He had, of course, already announced plans to retire so the news he is

retiring is not new news. But something has happened to make him

very unhappy and disappointed, in order to make those remarks

yesterday. I am sure we will find out in due course.

Thousands of holidaymakers are to be flown back to Britain

from The Gambia, because of the political crisis there.

The Foreign Office advised against all but essential travel

to the West African country, after the outgoing president

He has refused to accept defeat in last month's election

Let's talk now to The Independent's travel editor Simon Calder,

who's in our Carlisle newsroom this morning.

Talk about the practicalities. How are they going to get people back,

how do they even tell people? Right, well let's start with the 985

package holidaymakers who Thomas Cook have in The Gambia at the

moment. They are by far the biggest operator to the country and that

operation actually gets under way in the next few minutes just before

7am, the normal, a scheduled flight from Manchester to the capital of

The Gambia is going out. It will be empty of passengers. They were all

told last night, sorry, your holiday is not going ahead but there will be

a special team going out to the country to help to bring everybody

else back. In addition to that, there is a flight going out from

Gatwick this morning, and two other aircraft who are being sent down

from the Canary Islands. And the idea is, Thomas Cook tells me, that

if everything on the ground works, they should be able to bring back

those package holidaymakers. Now, unfortunately that still leaves

several thousand other people. They are people travelling with other

package tour operators, who perhaps won't be able to bring people back,

and also maybe 2500 people who are there independently, having bought

flight only tickets. They don't have quite the same duty of care, but I

do understand that Thomas Cook and possibly other airlines are going to

be trying to get flights back in the last couple of days. So what do they

do? Do they turn up to the airport, what do they do? Don't go to the

airport, it is going to be chaotic enough, thank you very much. So I

absolutely agree. There you are, thousands of miles from home where a

state of emergency has been declared and the Foreign Office says get out.

It is natural to think we had better get to the airport, but stay put.

The holiday companies will be addressing everybody's concerns as

best they can. It is a very fluid situation. As far as I can tell

there is no immediate danger. This is a precautionary move by the

Foreign Office and as soon as the Foreign Office says we advise

against all but essential travel than basically people have to get

out. It is a matter of staying put and then waiting to be told the

buses are on their way. You will be taken to the airport. And there are

tens of thousands of people booked to travel to the Gambia for the rest

of the winter. At the moment, of course, several 100 people were told

last night your holiday is not going ahead. They will get full refunds.

Other people in the next few days should get full refunds, and tour

operators will be offering the chance to switch to alternative

destinations. Thank you very much. Sorry about that, just punched you

in the arm that! You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, claims countries are queuing up to sign free trade

deals with Britain when it leaves the European Union.

Thousands of British holidaymakers will be flown home from The Gambia

because of the country's worsening political crisis.

The Foreign Office now advises against all but essential travel

Only a straight punch! It's not like we haven't got enough sofa!

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

For many parts, not everywhere, but it will remain cloudy for most of

the UK today. Some patchy mist and shallow fog as well but also clear

skies and where we have those we have frost as well. In Gravesend,

the temperature at the moment is quite low. London, -4. But

Manchester, not quite as cold, six. In Edinburgh, even milder, nine. If

you've got the cloud cover it isn't as cold to start. Today we have a

weather front which is across the central swathe of the UK and where

we have that is where the thickest cloud is producing some light rain

and drizzle. That will fizzle as we go through the day so it will be the

coasts that see it more than anywhere else. A lot of cloud in the

south-west and Wales, then we come under clear skies as we go over to

Kent and East Anglia and this is where we have the low temperatures.

You may have to scrape your car this morning and watch out for shallow

fog patches as well. North of that through the Midlands and northern

England, a lot of cloud and where we have the front we have the light

rain and drizzle and some hill fog. Clear skies in north-east Scotland

but for much of Scotland, a cloudy start but temperatures not

particularly low at this stage in the morning and the same for

Northern Ireland, a cloudy start but not particularly cold. Across the

Irish Sea into Wales, again we're under the influence of the weather

front so a fair bit of cloud and light rain and drizzle. Through the

day where we have the weather front the rain in it will fizzle, we'll

still see Sandra is all and rain along the coasts and hills but the

brighter skies will be the south-east to the south-west.

Despite the sunshine and light breeze it will be a pleasant day but

it will feel cold. Further north, high temperatures but you're under

the cloud. Persistent rain will continue through the day, across

Shetland, we will have that through the night as well. Rain and drizzle

along the coasts and hills but where we have clear skies, a cold night,

not as cold as the night just gone but still cold enough for a touch of

frost and again patchy mist and fog. Move away from that, temperatures

generally holding their own but under clear skies in the north-east

of Scotland, Aberdeenshire and Murray, again it will be cold.

Tomorrow morning we start off with some sunshine, some sunshine in the

south as well and tomorrow we could see some breaks in parts of Wales,

northern England and also parts of Northern Ireland. A brighter day for

more of us but the emphasis is still on a fairly cloudy day and

temperatures just coming down a touch in the north, similar as we

come further south. As we've been discussing,

the Prime Minister has said the UK will seek a new trade agreement

with the EU after leaving Ben's been talking to a top trade

negotiator about what trade What's he been saying? It's been

dish and the conjugated to try to negotiate all these trade deals. If

you think back to the 1970s, that was the last time we negotiated

trade ourselves -- it's fiendishly, located. Yesterday we heard from

Theresa May about this. -- fiendishly complicated. I've been

speaking to a top international trade lawyer and she's been looking

at how the process might work and she says we need to stop

prioritising which industries we think are most important in the UK

and what they may get. Crucially she says the process will take a long

time. We begin that process, the divorce proceedings begin when we

trigger are to go 50 perhaps at the end of March, we have two years from

then to do those deals -- Article 50. She said she doesn't think we

will be ready in time. It's important to remember

international trade agreements are about deals. So you get something so

that you can take something. The only problem is that this is

obviously a very technical thing with lots of legal details and

discussion, which has a political context and an economic content and

the legal technical underpinning. The agreement for example between

the EU and South Korea is, kind of, 2000 or more pages and it's not even

a very sophisticated one. If we're not part of the European Union, not

subject to agreeing it with 27 member states, if it's one-on-one

negotiating with another country, does that make it easier and more

simple? The key interest for the UK is services and services is the most

difficult bit with negotiations, services is about nontariff

barriers, what we call nontariff barriers, the hidden insidious

barriers that mean you may tell me I can come to your country freely,

actually you have a license provision or a condition somewhere,

safety provisions or whatever it is, that make it impossible for me to

actually have open access to your market. These are incredibly

complex. Where will trade negotiators come from? Have we got

enough in this country to do the job? The question is the other way

round, how many people do we have, therefore what can we realistically

do and what are we going to prioritise? I think in government

you don't have limitless resources, but we don't, we are where we are.

Is it a case it's a mismatch between what we want and what we'll probably

get. I think we're going to have to compromise between three things,

what we want, what we have to get to that and also what the others are

willing to give to us. Yes, at some point I think there will be a

reality check. Assuming we trigger Article 50 at the end of March, we

then have two years to negotiate. How hopeful argue that deals will be

in place at the end of those two years? The likelihood that at the

end of two years the UK will have a fully fledged sophisticated

agreement with the European Union, and also agreements, or the

beginning of agreements, with various countries, is very low.

Maria Gonzales speaking about the complex tee of the deals. It's worth

bearing in mind the trade deal Canada has just signed with Canada

took seven years to negotiate and it's not yet done -- complexity. It

does mean we can start looking elsewhere, it could be good for

trade deals with the likes of India, China and the US. Clearly a lot of

work to do and a lot of negotiation starting to take place. We can only

begin that negotiation when we trigger Article 50, so those two

years will be crucial in shaping the relationship we have with Europe.

That's seven years to get the trade deal between Canada and the EU! It's

all about negotiation, it will take a long time, and do we have the

right people to do it? If not then are we getting the skills we need to

do that negotiation? So many questions. Thank you, Ben.

Jackie Kennedy is best remembered for her style and elegance,

as well as for the events in Dallas on the 22nd of November 1963,

but a new film examines what life was like for the wife of JFK before

Natalie Portman, who plays the former First Lady,

has been speaking to Tom Brook about the role,

and about her thoughts on President-elect Donald Trump.

You're getting masses of praise for this role. Did you know a lot about

Jackie Kennedy before you began working on the film?

I really didn't know anything beyond the popular conception, sort of,

this 2-dimensional icon. Preparing for the role was really what let me

now about her. I said I'll change my mind, we will

have a procession and I'll walk to the cathedral with the casket. The

really interesting aspect I noticed when I began watching while she had

a little girl voice. Why did she do that and was that difficult for you

to get right? She did have this very breathy voice, especially when she

was doing public interviews like the White House tour in particular.

There's audio tapes that she did with a friend of hers and JFK pass

who was doing an oral history of the White House after the assassination.

And with him her voice was deeper, she spoke faster. You see that she

was sort of cultivating this very classic image of femininity and

coyness that she was projecting to the public.

This article will bring you a great deal of attention. In that case, any

advice? Yes. Don't marry the president.

I think it's very much a portrait of grief and the way that it's not

exactly an arc or anything, it's this very fragmented experience of

incredible sorrow and then an intrusive memory and then anger and

a bit of dark humour and all of those, sort of, different sides of

the grieving process. You know, she is one of the most

popular first ladies. Why does she have such a hold on people? I think

she really had an exquisite understanding of public image and I

think one of the most shocking things in the movie is when you see

at the end the plaque on the door, they were only there for... JFK was

only president for a little over two years. And to see the kind of import

that they've meant to the American people shows how strong the story

she told was. While the Kennedys were in the White House, her husband

was having to content with some quite severe racial tensions in the

country, like the Birmingham church bombing. How will racial tensions or

civil rights there under President Trump do you think? I have no idea.

It's not new unfortunately for this country and it's something that we

seriously need to find a positive way forward. Are you not a fan

particularly? Of? Trump? I did not vote for Trump. I do not know him

personally. And I really pray for the best for our country, and not

just pray, but, you know, I'm energised to do whatever I can to

make my own community and my own country... And, and the world, I

think, country, patriotism, nationalism, it's not our way to go.

I'm guessing you won't allow me to write any of that? No. Because I

never said that. Plenty more from Natalie Portman

later in the programme. Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louis Minchin and Dan Walker. Countries are queuing up for trade

deals with Britain when it leaves the EU, says the Foreign Secretary,

after Teresa May's confirmation that Boris Johnson says the UK will not

be hauling up the drawbridge. One top trade negotiator tells me

Britain needs a reality check on what it wants from Europe,

and what it will be able to get. Good morning, it is

Wednesday 18 January. Also this morning: Thousands

of British holidaymakers are to be flown out of The Gambia

in the next 48 hours, as the Foreign Office warns

of the growing risk of unrest WikiLeaks whistle-blower

Chelsea Manning has her prison sentence cut by more than 30 years,

in one of Barack Obama's last acts In sport: Non-League Lincoln City

shock Ipswich Town with an injury-time winner,

to reach the fourth round of the FA Good morning from Tennessee,

on Breakfast's Road Trip across Today we are asking

what the new president, Donald Trump can do for

infrastructure and for agriculture. And we examine the scientific

evidence behind some of the healthy-eating claims

grabbing the attention of millions Good morning. For many of us another

cloudy day with some light rain and drizzle here and there but they will

be some sunshine, the best of which will be across East Anglia and

southern counties of England where it is clear but frosty start, and we

will see the lion's share of the sunshine during the day. More

details and 15 minutes. -- in 15 minutes.

First, our main story: The Foreign Secretary has said

countries are queuing up to sign free trade deals with Britain

Boris Johnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly

after the Article 50 negotiations are concluded,

and said the UK would not be hauling up the drawbridge,

despite the new migration controls promised by Theresa May.

We will speak to our Europe correspondent Gavin Lee,

But first let's talk to our political correspondent

Iain Watson, who joins us from Westminster.

So the day after the key speech, what are people waking up to this

morning? What will be the talk in Westminster today? I think Theresa

May will be pleased by the reaction in the newspapers, the Daily

comparing her to Mrs Thatcher. Many of her own MPs will be delighted by

the tone she has struck, even those who are very much against her coming

out of the single market, and there are some in the Conservative Party,

they will be pleased with the tone she has adopted. That will not be

universally welcomed. Labour say they are not too chuffed by this

idea, that she has perhaps antagonise European allies by saying

that no deal is better than a bad deal. The Liberal Democrats will be

repeating their call for a second referendum when the deal is finally

done, not just a vote of MPs in Parliament, and they warned there

could be another Scottish referendum, the SNP. Theresa May

wants to come out and will face MPs herself at Prime Minister's

Questions this lunchtime, and we will be able to gauge the reaction

of a better them. Gavin Lee is our

Europe correspondent. People reacting there as well. What

is most striking? I think it has taken a bit of time on the side of

the channel to digests. It was something of a surprise. A few days

ago I was talking to Juncker, and whether Britain will want to leave

the single market, and the President was briefed only a short while

before the speech was made and we will have some of the biggest

reaction, first of all from Jean-Claude Juncker, he avoided any

questions yesterday. We will also hear from Angela Merkel, I expect.

She is meeting with the new Italian prime minister. Some of the European

papers, the Spanish and French papers talk about a hard Brexit, and

the contradiction that you can have a situation where Britain isn't in

or out but at the same time has aspects or an association agreement

when it comes to the customs union. So picking up on that as well but in

brief what this allows is all of a sudden the negotiators on the EU

side will start to formalise the explicit points that Theresa May has

made out. Just after 8:30am we will be

speaking to Brexit Secretary, Thomas Cook is preparing to bring

thousands of British holidaymakers home from The Gambia,

because of a worsening The Foreign Office is advising

people to avoid all but essential travel to the country,

after its President refused to step down, and declared

a state of emergency. Thomas Cook said it was implementing

contingency plans to bring home all its UK customers on additional

flights over the next 48 hours. Under a state of emergency,

Gambians are fleeing their capital, and amongst all this are thousands

of British tourists, Thomas Cook has a team heading

to the country to help. Four extra flights are

expected to leave today. It is bringing 985 package holiday

customers home. That also means cancelled trips, a surprise for some

passengers at Manchester Airport first thing this morning. I am just

disappointed. I understand there are problems with the President saying

he isn't going to stand down, and obviously I have family out there

and friends out there saying it is all right, there is no problem.

The tension has built because this man has refused to leave office.

President Yahya Jammeh went on television to warn about foreign

If it is allowed to continue, may lead to a state of public emergency.

He had conceded last month's election, after ruling for more

Opposition leader Adama Barrow was due to take power tomorrow.

But the President challenged the result, and has resisted

pressure from neighbouring countries to stand down.

Now, the threat of violence is growing.

It calls itself the smiling coast of Africa.

But it is a worrying time for holidaymakers waiting to leave,

President Obama has cut the sentence of Chelsea Manning,

who was jailed for 35 years for leaking intelligence secrets.

Manning's supporters have campaigned for years for her release,

maintaining she is a whistle-blower and not a traitor.

The former military analyst, who was born Bradley Manning but had

hormone therapy in prison, will be released in May.

I'd say 12 to 16 months, her mental condition deteriorated

She tried to commit suicide twice, and was punished for it by the

prison authorities. There was a risk to her well-being,

if not her life, she had remained A baby has been born to a previously

infertile couple in Ukraine using a new type

of three-person IVF. Doctors in Kiev are reported to have

used a method called pronuclear It is not the first baby born

with DNA from three parents, Another child was created

using a slightly different method The Supreme Court is ruling today

on whether disabled travellers are legally entitled to priority use

of wheelchair spaces on buses, even when there are babies

in buggies on board. The case was triggered

when wheelchair user Doug Paulley attempted to board a bus,

but was unable to when a woman First Group says its current

policy of requesting, not requiring other passengers

to move is the most feasible solution, but Mr Paulley insists

it is discriminatory. So few cases make it

to the Supreme Court, and it's the first time that it's

ever had a case about rights of access to goods and services

for disabled people. Yeah, I never thought that,

back five years ago, when I tried to catch that bus,

that we'd still be talking In the last few minutes,

we have had some breaking news What can you tell us? This has just

come through to us. News from the regulator Ofcom that it will find

the telecoms giant EE ?2.7 million because they overcharge customers.

They call it a fundamental billing mistake. This is to do with

customers who are using customer service and numbers while roaming in

the EU. They have been overcharged to the tune of ?250,000. They

suggest nearly 40,000 customers were affected. So they are imposing the

spine, ?2.7 million for overcharging those customers. Let's speak to

Ofcom. Lindsey Fussell from

Ofcom joins us now. Good morning to you. So they have

just announced a fine for EE. I have touched on some of the details of

what they did, but why did they get it so wrong? Good morning. We all

rely on big companies to get the most basic thing right for us, and

that is the charge us the right amount of our phone bills. Our

investigation found that EE had broken out billing rules not just

once but on two occasions. That is clearly completely unacceptable and

we have levied this fine of ?2.7 million today. It is not just a

small mistake. Customers were charged 1.20 pounds a minute instead

of 19p a minute. How did they get it so wrong? Absolutely, well, we

uncovered a catalogue of errors at EE. Firstly, as you say, they

charged customers who are travelling abroad, who are trying to call the

helpline number, presumably because they needed some support, they

charge those customers as if they were making a call to the United

States of America, which is clearly a much more expensive phone call.

And when the calls to that line were made free later, they continued to

charge some customers to make those calls. That is why, as well as the

fine today, we have required EE to trace every one of those customers

and make sure they get their money back. You have said in a report that

you are happy that the majority of customers have now been refunded.

Let's talk about the fine, ?2.7 million. The proceeds of that will

go to the Treasury but many people watching this will think you find a

big telecoms firm, I will end up paying because my bill will go up.

We think this is a significant fine and that fines are a good deterrent

for companies. We know that they don't like to be on the receiving

end of finds like this. But I think what really matters to consumers is

that companies get the services they provide and have bills right first

time. We hope this sends a clear message not just to EE but across

the industry that we won't hesitate to step in and levy large fines if

they get that wrong for customers. You have said it is clearly a large

fine. ?2.7 million, would you like it to be more? I know you have

limits on how large the fines you are allowed to levy, but would you

like to send a message that you will not tolerate this sort of behaviour?

We obviously have to look at the facts of each case and each

investigation and decide on the appropriate level of fine. We are

satisfied that ?2.7 million is the right deterrent. But as I say, we

won't hesitate to step in and issue further fines if we see that

companies are failing to give their customers the most basic standards

of customer service. Good to talk to you, thank you very much. Just to

recap what you can see on the screen, EE charged ?2.7 million for

overcharging customers who phoned a customer service helpline, they were

find much more than they should have been, ?1.2 a minute instead of 19p.

Ofcom, the regulator, are happy that most of those have now been

refunded. At ?2.7 million fine imposed on the telecoms giant EE.

No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal, according

to Theresa May, but her hard line hasn't been welcomed

In a minute we will be talking to Shadow Brexit Secretary Keir Starmer

about the Prime Minister's proposals, but first let's hear

what our own Breakfast Brexit panel thought about Theresa May's big plan

I thought the Prime Minister's speech today was very good. Quite

rightly, she has made it plain to the EU that, should they try to

punish us for leaving, we have other means by which we can achieve

Brexit. I said I wanted clarity, and we do have clarity. But the single

market, we are completely out of it. Whether it is good or bad is going

to come down to detail negotiations, at there is no doubt about it, we

are going to lose our biggest trading partner without tariffs, but

so is the European Union. To be honest, I feel positive, and it was

expected we would look after British people living in the European Union,

as we do in the UK. So I feel safe, and all I need to do now is Cook

great food and enjoy Britain. I'm extremely disappointed by the

speech, and I knew I would be. There was not a single mention from

Theresa May about the issues with racism, with homophobia, with

attacks against disabled people, because they are all on the rise at

the moment, after Brexit. Let's speak now to

Shadow Brexit Secretary, Thank you very much for your time.

Can I ask you to clear up what Labour's position is on what we

heard yesterday, we were hearing noises that you were happy with some

of what you heard from Theresa May and the former Shadow Chancellor

Chris Leslie was saying there's a danger you might be giving Theresa

May an alibi for a Brexit deal by not arguing for single market

membership. What is your view on that? It's important just to stand

back and assess what we're trying to achieve here. The Labour Party's

been clear from the start that of course we accept the result of the

referendum but nobody voted to be poorer and everyone wants our

businesses to succeed in their dealings with the EU, whether

they're trading in goods or services. What I was highly critical

of yesterday was Theresa May's bargain basement tax haven threat,

no deal and out of any meaningful relationship with the EU. That would

make people poorer, there's no mandate for it and it's totally

inconsistent with what she's saying about the protection of workers'

rights and a fairer Britain. So we're very critical of that. What

she did say, though, which was important, is she intends to have as

one of her objective tariff free access to the single market and what

she calls frictionless access to the single market. That's really

important for business. I've been all over the country talking to

hundreds of businesses, trade unions and working people and they know how

important those things are, tariff free and red tape free access and

what I said yesterday is it's delivering on that that really

matters. Today we need to think about how we ensure the government

brings a plan, brings those objectives to the House of Commons

so they can be properly discussed and also how we frame or amend any

Article 50 legislation to make sure those important objectives are

achieved and also that we criticise heavily the bargain basement

fallback threat that Theresa May made, and she shouldn't have made.

Do you not think there is a point, which I number of people have been

making, about a united front in terms of opposition from some of the

major parties so the British public have a choice, it's not just MPs

that get to vote on this, people can see there's clear lines of

demarcation? We've been clear that the continued success of businesses,

whether it's manufacturing, whether it's selling goods or services, is

absolutely critical to the outcome and we've been saying that for

months. We've pushed for a plan, we pushed for those objectives to be in

the plan. We've got both now. But now we need to push to make sure

they're delivered. We only had a plan or objectives yesterday because

we'd been pushing for them. Now we've had a concession that tariff

free access to the single market will be an objective, that something

again we've been pushing for four months. It's important people

appreciate what we have been doing, what we've achieved so far, and what

we now need to do is make sure that is delivered in a way that, as I

say, so that people are not poorer and businesses can continue to trade

successfully. We've been talking this morning about trade deals and

Canada's most recent book seven years to negotiate, and Miriam

Goddard is knows all about international trade and she says

it's highly unlikely a fully fledged trade deal can be sorted out in two

years. Is there a danger these negotiations could take many years

and paralyse the UK economy? I don't think there's any realistic prospect

of a fully fledged trade deal, a comprehensive trade deal being

finished within the two-year period. Not least because the deal has to be

agreed by about October or November of next year. And what's important

is we get it right. Again, the Labour Party has been clear saying

transitional arrangements, implementation phase is really

important and recognising that we need time to get this right. What is

needed is a trade agreement, but make sure our businesses can succeed

in the future in the way they succeed now. That is a prize that we

have to fight for. Keir Starmer, appreciate your time this morning,

thank you very much. We'll be speaking to

Brexit Secretary David Davis just Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. Some frost, Sunrise, lots going on,

good morning. Good morning, a wee bit of

everything this morning, a cloudy day for most. Some patchy mist and

shallow fog as well as sunshine. Coded in the south under clear

skies. We're importing this cold easterly from the near continent --

cold in. That's reflected nicely in these temperatures.

Edinburgh has just dropped a degree at eight degrees. Compare to do the

rest of the country, much milder. A 14 degrees difference there. You can

see the weather front draped across Lincolnshire, the north Midlands,

Wales, producing a lot of cloud and like patchy rain and drizzle. South

of that, we've also got a fair bit of cloud across south-west England.

But drift over to Dorset, heading to the Isle of Wight, Hampshire and

into Kent, Essex, East Anglia, this is where it's particularly cold

where there's frost and also shallow mist and fog. That will lift through

the morning. North of that through the rest of the Midlands and

northern England, much of Scotland, a cloudy start with hill fog and

where we have the front we have like rain and drizzle. North-west pollen

has a cold start where we have clear skies but through the day we have

outbreaks of rain in Shetland National Press cloud and. Northern

Ireland starts on a cloudy relatively mild -- north-west

Scotland. In Wales, we start on a cloudy note

with drizzle in east Wales. Rue the day where we have the weather front,

it is fairly weak, the rain -- through the day. There will still be

a lot of cloud around and in the Moray Firth towards Aberdeenshire we

see some breaks and we see them from the word go in parts of southern

England to the south-west and East Anglia. Temperatures are still

highest in the north and lowest in the sunshine in the south. As we

head on through the evening and overnight, under clear skies once

again there will be some frost. Not as cold a night as the one just

gone. We'll see shallow mist and fog patches forming but away from that a

lot of cloud and still dampness around the coasts, so as a result

not particularly cold, except where we have clear skies in Scotland, and

cold as we go further south. Tomorrow, more of the same, still a

cloudy picture. Some breaks in the north-east and the south but

tomorrow we're likely to see more breaks in Northern Ireland, parts of

Wales and northern England and temperatures where they've been high

coming down a touch. During the US election campaign

Donald Trump pledged to make America great again, but as he prepares

to take office can he deliver In the week that Donald Trump

will be sworn in as the 45th we're taking a road trip

through the heart of America on Route 45 to find out how

Americans are feeling about Obama's legacy and today,

Breakfast's Jon Kay is heading If you want to understand

Donald Trump's election win, Next to Route 45, the Ohio River

meets the Mississippi. It's an essential artery for the US

economy, carrying 18 million tons But things aren't

what they used to be. The locks which boats pass

through here have seen better days. Nearly 100 years old,

they regularly break down, A boat could be waiting out for 52

hours before coming through? Mark, the lock keeper,

says it's a struggle The concrete is starting

to break up and crumble. Every time it gets hit by a boat

and it lands on it it puts pressure on it and causes more

cracks and stress on it, and keep it going, but it's not

going to last for ever. Donald Trump has pledged $1 trillion

to rebuild America's rivers, A promise that's won him plenty

of support round here. But he hasn't said where

the money will come from. We head back on Route 45

to see the kind of project the new president

wants to encourage. A huge dam and lock system to

replace the failing one downriver. It's nearly 20 years behind schedule

and $2 billion over budget. Many here believe Donald Trump's

life in business will mean I think he if he really wants

to put his mind with it and really wants to work with the people,

for sure, why not? One person can't do it

but if you take a group of people and you've got good conversation

communication skills, good listening skills, you can

pretty much accomplish anything. Has he got those skills?

I hope so. Trump's critics say his pledges

are unrealistic and unaffordable. But in an area where jobs can be

scarce, they're prepared We drive on into

America's rural South. There are 2 million

farms in this country. Will a property developer president

understand this business? At the University of Tennessee,

students are learning how to weigh Stick it in, press it

forward, pull it out. Some are gonna be more willing to go

forward and some are wanting Donald Trump won nearly 80%

of the vote in the Martin area. They like his confidence and in turn

they have confidence in him. He might have a few mess-ups

on the way but eventually he'll We're always going to need

agriculture, that's what feeds us. So we're going to need

it to keep going. But is farming compatible

with Trump's plans for building? What about the land,

the environment? Donald Trump is a man you associate

with skyscrapers and New York City, not with farming

and places like this. Do you think he understands

you and what you want to do? I think he's going to help

small town people out. I'd don't think he's

going to be the big city man What about farming, does

he understand farming? Not as well as some

agriculture people. Whether it's agriculture

or infrastructure, in these communities away from Washington,

many feel Trump will be a president Someone not just following

the political herd. Jon will be continuing his road trip

tomorrow when he travels deeper Then he continues his route all week

before Donald Trump's inauguration on Friday.

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

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

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

The Foreign Secretary has said countries are queuing up to sign

free trade deals with Britain when it leaves the European Union.

Boris Johnson also suggests that agreements could be achieved quickly

after the Article 50 negotiations are concluded,

and said the UK would not be hauling up the drawbridge,

despite the new migration controls promised by Theresa May.

Earlier the Shadow Brexit Secretary, Keir Starmer, set out

What I was highly critical of yesterday was Theresa May's sort of

bargain basement, tax haven threat. No deal, and out of any meaningful

relationship with the EU. That would make people poorer, there is no

mandate for it, and it is totally inconsistent.

The Telecoms giant EE has been fined ?2.7 million

More than 30,000 thousand customers have been affected,

The regulator explained why they had taken action.

They charged customers who are travelling abroad,

who are trying to call the helpline number,

presumably because they needed some support, they charged those

customers as if they were making a call to the United States

of America, which is clearly a much more

And then secondly, when the calls to that helpline were made free,

some months later, they continued to charge some

President Obama has cut the sentence of Chelsea Manning,

who was jailed for 35 years for leaking intelligence secrets.

Manning's supporters have campaigned for years for her release,

maintaining she is a whistle-blower and not a traitor.

The former military analyst, who was born Bradley Manning but had

hormone therapy in prison, will be released in May.

Thomas Cook is preparing to bring thousands of British holidaymakers

home from The Gambia, because of a worsening

The Foreign Office is advising people to avoid all but essential

travel to the country after its President refused to step

down, and declared a state of emergency.

Thomas Cook said it was implementing contingency plans to bring home

all its UK customers on additional flights over the next 48 hours.

A baby has been born to a previously infertile couple in Ukraine

using a new type of three-person IVF.

Doctors in Kiev are reported to have used a method called pronuclear

It is not the first baby born with DNA from three parents,

Another child was created using a slightly different method

The Supreme Court is ruling today on whether disabled travellers

are legally entitled to priority use of wheelchair spaces on buses,

even when there are babies in buggies on board.

The case was triggered when wheelchair user Doug Paulley

attempted to board a bus, but was unable to when a woman

First Group says its current policy of requesting,

not requiring other passengers to move is the most feasible

solution, but Mr Paulley insists it is discriminatory.

The Duke of Cambridge and Prince Harry honoured

the achievements of wounded servicemen and women at a special

The event, held at the Royal Geographical Society,

celebrated excellence through awarding prizes

to individuals who have excelled in their Endeavour Fund sporting

Coming up on the programme, Carol will have a full weather

Sally is here with all the day's sport. Really nice to be back from

our holiday, and some sporting drama last night.

The non-League side beat Ipswich Town of the Championship,

1-0, in their FA Cup third-round replay, the first time they have got

this far since Graham Taylor managed them in 1976.

The drama was left until the 91st minute, when Nathan Arnold scored

a well-deserved winner for Lincoln, who will be at home to Brighton

People obviously talk about the finances but for me it is not about

the money, it is the moment. It is about nights like this and smiles on

people's faces. That is what football is about, so that to me has

been a great part of this journey. And another non-League side,

Sutton United, also made it through. They beat League One's AFC Wimbledon

3-1 in their replay. That earned Sutton a lucrative

televised tie at home I thought our supporters,

as well, were magnificent. They stuck with us,

and what a reward for them. And really, you know, this team,

it's just a fantastic group of players, a great

spirit amongst them. And, you know, they

deserve all the credit. Sam Allardyce won his first match

as Crystal Palace manager. They were a goal down at home

to one of his old sides, Bolton, but Christian Benteke scored

twice to earn Palace a home tie There were also wins

for Blackpool Burnley and Bristol Manchester City midfielder

Yaya Toure has turned down ?430,000 It is the second time a club

in the Chinese Super League has His contract at Manchester City runs

out at the end of the season, but it is believed he wants to stay

in the Premier League. Number one seed Angelique Kerber

and 2003 finalist Venus Williams are safely through to the third

round of the Australian Open. Andy Murray and Dan Evans play

in the next few hours. Evans faces the number seven seed,

Marin Cilic, and Murray takes He is the son of a former

professional boxer, and ranked 152nd in the world, but he is one

of the most promising young players I have never hit with him,

but I have seen him play, He is a clean ball-striker,

and I guess I will get a better idea of how good he is when

I play against him. But he is obviously one

of the better up-and-coming youngsters, and he has obviously got

a bright, bright future. So yeah, I'll need to be ready,

because he does take a lot of chances out there,

and he goes for it. Murray is in Roger Federer's side

of the draw, so they could meet And Federer is in action this

morning, against American qualifier The four-time champion went two sets

up, but has struggled in the third, and has had to fight

back from 4-1 down. Alun Wyn Jones will take

over the Wales captaincy from Sam Warburton

for the Six Nations. Jones has led the team five times

before, and captained the Lions in the final Test

against Australia in 2013. Wales Interim head coach Rob Howley

has included seven uncapped players It has just been announced that

Europe's captain will be able to choose four players for next

year's Ryder Cup in France. Thomas Bjorn will get to pick one

more player than Darren Clarke It is part of a revamp

of the qualifying system, after Europe lost heavily

to the United States in Hazeltine. Before I go, the day's Daily

Express. We spoke to Alex Thomson back in November. He is taking part

in the Vendee Globe round the world yacht race and it is due to end this

time tomorrow. He is in second place. In a yacht race you can be

quite far behind, is the close? He was making great progress but has

fortunately stall at the moment, a lot of drama in the last few months.

One thing I have to mention is he hasn't washed since November. So we

would like to speak to him. I'm not sure we would! There could be some

wet wipe action going on. Best of luck to him in the next 24 hours. He

is sleep deprived, hasn't slept for more than 45 minutes in a row at one

time, feeling quite queasy, hasn't walked in a straight line in all

that time. I can't imagine. Good luck to him.

In the last few years clean eating has become a big deal in the food

world, and the hashtag of choice for trendy food bloggers.

But, as the movement has grown, so too has the list of options that

clean eaters should and shouldn't be eating, and the claims and promises

Giles Yeo has been investigating the science behind the diets,

and speaking to some of the famous faces behind the movement.

I'm going to argue that a significant proportion of those,

even though there are intelligent beings and should understand that

this is actually a brand is putting it out, think that you are actually

living like this. But I do. That is the point, that is why it is a

snapshot rather than 24 a day documentary. It was that is what I

eat, that is my Breakfast. I made it a little prettier because I am

showing a picture of it. I think it is there for inspiration. I don't

think it is their to share my day to day, like, my dog appeared Lebed, I

missed the train, I'm going to miss an important meeting -- my dog peed

on the bed. As a scientist working with obesity, a narrow our

relationship with food can be complex. Is there a danger of social

media driving this sort of eating? -- I know our relationship. I think

there can be and it is up to us to be as responsible as we can be, to

do everything to allow people not to take it out of context. To me that

doesn't stop at food. That is the whole of social media.

We have some examples of the food here.

Good morning. I don't think there is a definition, particularly, but

clean eating. What does it mean? It doesn't mean these two, no dairy,

cubs... -- carbs. I think it is the three second role. It used to be

entirely about weight loss. Whatever, Atkins, south-west, low

GI. This is different, and I think from the investigation we have done

what we have found out is, although there are a number of different

kinds of clean eating, clean eating on the whole uses food as medicine.

They believe that food can make you better. Not just healthy, but

actually healthier, actually cure diseases. That is what clean eating

is. Let's take a look at these plates here. Clean eating would

involve what we have on the left or right of your screen here, the fruit

and veg, rather than the hefty carbohydrates, cornflakes,

diskettes, things like that and dairy products as well. Just

promoting generally a more healthy lifestyle, there is nothing

inherently wrong with that, is that, in terms of what you put in your

body? No, absolutely not. Although you put it out and say it vegetables

are clean and broadly speaking they are, depending on which of the

strains of clean you are looking at, there are subtleties. You are

absolutely right, there is nothing wrong with promoting a healthy diet.

A study of obesity and the biology of food and TAC, which is what I do.

But I realised, and I think we have all realised, that you can't fix the

obesity problem just by understanding biology. We also need

to fix our food environment. In this I agree with the food gurus I have

met, where we have a broken food environment that we need to fix

before we can fix the obesity epidemic. That is a big driving

force behind white I wanted to look at this to begin with. You have

looked at people involved in these ideas and there are some people who

take it quite far. What can be the effect of that? So when things go

beyond dietary advice, which I think if we are sensible it is going to be

fine. The problem with thinking that you can use certain things for

medicine, and I actually went and interview the guy who thought that

using the alkaline diet, one of the diet so looked at, you could cure

cancer. And the problem is, if you think along those lines of actually

trying to cure cancer, instead of using medicine, by using some

unproven thing to try and do it, people end up dying. I think that is

the tragedy that actually comes when you take it to the extreme. That is

the difference, as you say, between healthy eating for the sake of

healthy eating and those people who take it a step further and think if

I balance my body's pH, or apply this to every aspect of my life, I

can cure an illness or save myself from something. That's right. As I

said, do I think I eat too much meat? I do eat too much meat. I am a

carnivore. Do people think that eating more vegetables is a good

thing? Of course, that is uncontroversial. But why all means

say that you are selling a vegetarian cookbook or trying to

promote healthy eating. The main issue is when you try and wrap it up

into some pseudoscientific babble to try and explain something. The big

problem behind that is, when something goes wrong or something

changes and you need to tweak it, it is not raced on truth, not based on

evidence. It is difficult to try and work out what went wrong, what went

right, and how you can make it better. There are lots of people who

leave out certain food groups. People may have very serious

problems with gluten. What do you think about that? Do you need to go

down the route were you see your GP? What do you think people should be

doing? You mentioned gluten. 1% of people are coeliac, they have to

give up gluten. About 4% of people have an intolerance to gluten. 25%

of us by gluten-free products. I just saw something in Forbes

magazine saying that since 2009, triple the number of Americans have

gone gluten-free completely, whether or not they have two or not. I think

you should get yourself tested out if you think you have a problem with

gluten, before giving it up. Because it may have nothing to do with

gluten at all. IT something completely different. Yes,

absolutely. What would you have for Breakfast on here? My wife is

watching, I can't answer the question! Strawbridge, avocado? --

strawberry. And those chocolate biscuits looked magnificent.

Clean Eating: The Dirty Truth is on BBC Two tomorrow

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

This morning for some it is a mild but cloudy start, for others, patchy

mist, clear skies and some frost. The reason is we are pulling in cold

continental air across East Anglia and southern counties of England,

but for the rest of the UK, we have south westerlies, a milder

direction. That is doing the following to the temperatures:

There's quite a difference in the temperatures up and down the land.

We've also got this weather front draped across Lincolnshire, parts of

the Midlands into Wales, producing quite a lot of cloud, light rain and

drizzle and that will fizzle out through the day, eventually becoming

confined to coasts. The sunshine continuing in East Anglia and

southern counties. The shallow mist and fog patches lifting and we see

further breaks developing in parts of north-east Scotland but for most

it will remain fairly cloudy. Through the day we see bits and

pieces of cloud in south-west England but there will be quite a

bit of sunshine, as they will be in Hampshire heading into Kent and East

Anglia but through the day more cloud rolling into Norfolk and we

see more of that into the north Midlands and. Still fairly cloudy in

northern England, some hill fog, the same in Scotland but around the

Moray Firth, heading to Aberdeenshire, we could see sunshine

but some persistent outbreaks across Shetland. For Northern Ireland this

afternoon, not much change in the temperature from now to the maximum

is later. Still fairly cloudy, any bright breaks will be at a premium.

-- maximums. In Wales, a cloudy afternoon. Through the evening and

overnight, the temperature will drop in the clearer sky areas, not as bad

as the other evening but still damp along the coasts and where we have

breaks in north-east Scotland, that will be an area prone to being

colder. For tomorrow, while we start with sunshine in the north-east, we

will see sunshine in the south. Tomorrow, although it will be

another cloudy day, we're more likely to see more breaks in that

cloud. Parts of Northern Ireland, Wales and northern England will see

some too. The cloud thicken of fear and therefore the odd spot of rain

but you'll be lucky if you catch one. Temperatures starting to come

down, double figures in the north and west and going into single

figures like we should be seeing at this stage in mid-January.

Thank you, Carol. Bolellli to see you this morning. -- lovely to see

you. As we've been discussing,

the Prime Minister has said the UK will seek a new trade agreement

with the EU after leaving Ben's been talking to a top trade

negotiator about what trade We really need to know what it

actually involves. Ben, you've been speaking to someone who hopefully

knows the answer, a top trade negotiator? It's been visually

complicated, trying to strike trade deals with all the countries around

the world -- fiendishly. If we leave the single market and we have to

strike trade deals... Theresa May has talked about the freest kind of

trade with Europe, it sounds simple but it's all about the nitty-gritty

of the deals we strike. Once we trigger Article 50, that's expected

at the end of March, we then have two years for these negotiations so

do we have enough trade negotiators with the experience to sit around

the negotiating table and represent Britain and get what we need out of

it? I been speaking to a top trade negotiator and she's been telling me

how this process works and what's involved. You might recognise her,

she's the wife of Nick Clegg, the former Deputy Prime Minister and the

leader of the Liberal Democrats. This is what she told me.

It's important to remember international trade agreements

So you get something so that you can take something.

The only problem is that this is obviously very technical

with lots of legal details and discussion, which has

a political context and an economic content

The agreement for example between the EU and South Korea is,

kind of, 2,000 or more pages and it's actually not even

If we're not part of the European Union, not subject

to agreeing it with 28 member states, if it's one-on-one

negotiating with another country, does that make it easier

The key area of interest for the UK is services and services is the most

With goods it's just looking at tariffs.

It's a figure up and down and you just trade the figures

Services is about nontariff barriers, what we call nontariff

barriers, the hidden insidious barriers that mean you may tell me

I can come to your country freely, actually you have put in a license

provision or a condition somewhere, safety provisions or whatever it is,

that make it impossible for me to actually have open access

Where will trade negotiators come from?

Have we got enough in this country to do the job?

Therefore what can we realistically do and what are we going

I think in government you think you have limited resources,

Is it a case it's a mismatch between what we want

I think we're going to have to compromise between three things,

what we want, what we have to get to that and also what the others