24/01/2017 Breakfast

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

Judgement day as the Supreme Court decides who has

the power to officially begin Brexit.

should be allowed to start the process without a vote.

But campaigners who've brought the case say Parliament must

I will be live at The Supreme Court where the levy and senior judges are

prepared to pass their judgement and examines in -- examining the process

of taking Britain out of the European Union.

Good morning, it's Tuesday 24th January.

Tougher penalties are on their way for drivers caught well

Liberty Media complete their ?6.4 billion take over of Formula One

and remove Bernie Ecclestone as chief executive, ending his 40

A surge in cyber crime pushed the cost of fraud above ?1

And it's getting worse despite attempts to tackle it.

I'm looking at why and what more needs to be done.

And we're going to be talking about the happiest children

Studies suggest they live in the Netherlands.

We'll meet two mums now living there who've been trying to find

Carol is always happy and she has got the weather. Good morning.

Across England and Wales, dense, patchy fog. Some spots of reasoning.

Scotland and Northern Ireland, much more mild. Patches of rain but

later, some sunshine. The Supreme Court will rule today

on whether it's up to Parliament or Government to start the process

for exiting the European Union. The government argues that ministers

have the power to trigger But opponents say they need

Parliament's approval The judgement is significant,

as it goes to the heart of where power lies

in the UK and could disrupt the Prime Minister's Brexit

timetable as our political The European Union ignites strong

passions. Almost seven weeks ago, protesters gathered outside The

Supreme Court as the 11 most senior judges in the land gathered inside.

Power after power of dense legal argument followed on the biggest

question in politics. Where does power light? Is it behind the door

here in Downing Street? Or inside here in Parliament? The Prime

Minister says she can start the UK's divorce from the EU herself but

campaigners, led by the businesswoman Jean Miller, says MPs

and peers have to have a say first. This morning, we will find out who

has won. If the government loses, they will also lose complete control

of the timetable for starting the process of leaving the European

Union. It will have to rush its planned through Parliament in the

next few weeks. Today is not about whether Brexit should or will happen

but who gets to press go. That is why it matters and that is why there

was a lot of interest here in what the judges had to say. Chris Mason,

BBC News, Westminster. We will be focusing on that through the day.

Let's speak to our political correspondent, Carole Walker

who is outside The Supreme Court this morning.

Is there any indication yet about what the judges

The expectation widely as the judgement will go against the

government, that Theresa May will be told she must seek the approval of

Parliament before she can trigger Article 50 which will begin the

formal process of those negotiations to take Britain out of the European

Union. Nobody expects MPs or peers to try to block that process but

they will try to amend any legislation that she tries to get

through Parliament, to try to affect her whole approach to those

negotiations. That could delay the process. As you mentioned, Theresa

May wants to trigger Article 50 by the end of March. If there are a

series of different boats which go against her, that could delay the

whole proceeding. It will throw an extra light as well onto the Labour

Party amid some confusion as to exactly what their position is on

this whole process. Another important issue which the judges

will be deciding today is whether the government has to take account

of the devolved administration of Scotland and Northern Ireland and

Wales. Scotland is demanding to have position to stay -- permission to

stay in the single market but pending elections in Northern

Ireland so it is not clear who she will have to consult, an important

judgement today which could have a big effect on that whole process of

Britain's departure from the EU. Later on this morning, we will be

talking to the former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to get his

thoughts on The Supreme Court. It will dominate things this morning.

Drivers caught driving well above the speed limit will face

bigger fines after a review of the sentencing guidelines

The changes will allow magistrates to impose much tougher

penalties on drivers and are intended to make sure

the punishment for speeding is a lot higher for the worst offenders.

President Trump has announced that America will formally withdraw

from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the major pledges he made

The trade deal involving a dozen countries was agreed by Barack

President Trump has also cut funding for international groups that

provide abortions, and has frozen the hiring of some federal workers.

Flood management in England and Wales is still fragmented,

inefficient and ineffective according to a group of MPs.

Members of the Commons Environment Committee have accused

the Government of failing to take simple steps to protect homes

after they recommended an overhaul of the system.

The government has rejected the criticism, saying that many

Sadly not such a rare sight, waging war against the water

as roads are transformed into rivers.

In recent years there's been severe flooding in Cumbria,

Two months ago the nvironmental food and rural affairs committee

Defra called for a radical overhaul to what it called the government's

Just one of the many criticisms levied at Defra,

it hasn't created a national floods commissioner for England.

Flooding is a much more regular occurrence affecting many more

So the citizens of this country want to see the government protect

We've asked some questions and made some recommendations,

it's the government's responsibility to protect its citizens.

Defra say it's already implementing many of the report suggestions,

such as managing water courses across entire catchment areas.

But say there is no need for structural changes.

Over the next five years the government is investing ?2.5

billion on building flood defence schemes across the country,

protecting an additional 300,000 homes.

But with climate change we're being told to expect more heavy

And so for this Select Committee it's unlikely the government's

current interventions will be enough.

Two men have been arrested after an explosion at a block

Four people were taken to hospital and 25 people had to be rescued

from the partially-collapsed building in Hornchurch.

Transport for London said debris had been scattered across nearby roads.

The cause of the explosion is not yet known.

The nominations for this year's Academy Awards

Critics have tipped modern musical romance, La La Land

It's expected to face stiff competition from brooding domestic

drama Manchester By The Sea starring Casey Affleck and also

from Moonlight, a coming of age drama set in drug-torn Miami.

Zookeepers at San Diego Safari Park are caring for a miracle baby

a bat delivered by caesarean section.

The 12-day-old Rodrigues fruit bat, also known as the flying fox,

is being hand-reared following surgery.

Staff say he's a fiesty creature, who's quick to let them know

I want to know so much more about that. What can you tell me? I have

already done some research. One of the most endangered species. They

grow a bit of golden hair so they are known as a golden backed. More

facts view later. I will also miss -- tell you about when I was set

upon by bat at Chester Zoo. It wasn't a nice moment for me my

family, I am scarred by it. A big change in Formula 1? It couldn't get

much bigger. Imagine held in a position a particular organisation

for 40 years. After 40 years in charge

of Formula One, Bernie Ecclestone has been replaced as the sport's

Chief Executive by new owners This is a quote from them overnight.

I have been dismissed, this is official, I know longer run the

company, my position has been taken. The US giant completed its ?6.4bn

takeover of F1 last night. Chairman Chase Carey takes

on Ecclestone's role and former Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn is

the sport's new managing director. 86-year-old Ecclestone has been

given the title of chairman emeritus and will act as an

adviser to the board. Good morning, then. Did he just

walked in front of... That was then. He is so small, he can sneak in

anywhere. Good morning. I am sorry it. He is like a little fruit bats.

There's anybody know what chairman emeritus means? Apparently Bernie

Ecclestone does not. They say he does not understand the title. It

means honorary chairman. After making history

at the Rio Olympics, Double Olympic gold-medallist boxer

Nicola Adams has turned She's signed with boxing

promoter Frank Warren. Hull City midfielder Ryan Mason

remains in hospital, but is conscious and able

to talk, following surgery Mason was injured in a clash

of heads with Chelsea's Gary Cahill Rory McIlroy has pulled out

of the Dubai Desert Classic The world number two missed last

week's event in Abu Dhabi. Still not quite fit enough. In a

considerable amount of pain. I am very sorry. It is always good to

start the day that way. It's only 11 minutes past six. He has got a new

haircut. That is have a look at the front pages of the papers. Very

organised today. Here is the times. The main story is, US urged Britain

to keep Trident blunder secret. That is on a few front pages. Free little

puppies who have been rescued from that Italian hotel that was hit by

the avalanche. The Telegraph. Donald Trump vowing to make the special

relationship between the UK and the US even closer. Theresa May is due

to meet him on Friday. I have got the mirror and the Sun to you. The

front page of the Mirra says, she did know. She was briefed on the

Trident missile failure before the vote. And the sun has got the story,

two BAFTA have Kate? -- do we BAFTA have Kate? Apparently they do not

want cakes to come. Prince William has been. But she is going to

upstage the likes of Emily Blunt and Naomie Harris. The front page of the

Guardian. One of the world's most recognised images. And Michael

Fallon accused last night of keeping Parliament in the dark about the

Trident weapons test failure. Loads of pictures of GOrdon Kay on front

pages, the front page of the Daily Mail. I got a great story. How much

time do you spend on your phones? Eddie Jones, the English rugby team

boss, has brought in this woman, a former South African hockey player

and she says your eye muscles are like any muscle in the body. You

need to exercise them and get off your phone. She is encouraging all

the players... Which one is she? That is. She is encouraging all the

players to get off their phones and what she has set up for the England

players is something called an eye gym. You exercise all the muscles in

your eyes to improve your spatial awareness. She says that instinctive

knowledge of what might be just out of your vision is going because of

how much we are using phones. She is hugely effective. Affected in Rugby

Union, cricket, football, all over the world. I can see why in rugby.

She is working with the backs at the moment. Do you ever have the problem

when you're shirt comes on top? A little bit. In the side area. I have

the answer. He ago. Excuse the picture. Suspender - like devices

which keep shouts tucked in and you are supposed to wear these, 28 quid,

you wear them around your thighs and it keeps your shirt tucked in. It

looks like the most painful thing in the world. Or you could just type it

in. But it never stays. Apparently, the outline of the show -- shelves.

Lawyers and managers and chief executives. There you go. We are

missing out. Thank you for that. Are you happy?

I would say when I was 27... It is actually a date. Alternatively,

1977. That was one of the happiest years. But it was really sunny and

warm. To be fair you are not born, either of you, 1957. None of us were

born, which is amazing. It was the happiest year, few men lived beyond

the age of 70, most people had an outside loo but it was the happiest

year in recent Rikishi Street, looking at 230 different years --

British history. Southend have sacked their groundsmen because

there pitch was frozen, so the game was called off. A statement from the

club said people generally lose their position as a result of not

doing their job. That is like sacking Carol because its nose. It

is a bit like that, it is not his fault it is so cold. He did his

best. Controversial! See you both later, thank you. Cyclists who

choose the right on the pavement instead of the road often face angry

stares, not to mention falling foul of a fine. But some police have

opted not to challenge every cyclist, instead asking them what

prompted them to leave the road in the first place. After 8am we will

speak to the police officer who came up with the idea. Is it ever OK to

cycle on the footpath? We have been finding out.

I choose to cycle on the pavement, I don't agree with people who do cycle

of paper, but maybe there should be more facility for people to park in

cycle lanes, and stuff like that. I am a cyclist myself, so probably I

have been known to, you know, be a bit naughty like that at times. I

tend to just come home, I have occasionally been stopped by a

policeman. I feel much safer on a bike than in a car, as far as police

are concerned. I don't think cyclist should be on the pavement,

especially when they have made the cycle lanes and everything. It is

more difficult when you are in places where there are no cycle

lanes and if they feel trapped by the traffic, then they might but it

is difficult for pedestrians. I was always told to get off my bike when

I was cycling on the pavement. I can actually remember going down there

and turning a corner, down the street, a policeman, and I was about

14, and he said get off your bike. What do you think about that? I do

not cycle on the pavements, but I think if you have got children, for

example, should they be allowed on the pavement? I think possibly they

should. I feel a lot of people getting incensed already. You can

feel the audience getting incensed. As per usual, you can share your

thoughts via e-mail, Facebook and Twitter as well. And the policeman

is going to stop them and ask them why they are on the pavement to try

and change things. He is also a keen cyclist himself.

You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: The Supreme Court is preparing

to announce its landmark Brexit ruling this morning.

The Government will learn if it has to give MPs a vote.

Drivers in England and Wales caught going well above the speed limit

are to face bigger fines, 1.5 times their weekly income.

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

A lot to talk about, the fog and the ice yesterday. Good morning. For

some of us it is faulty again. There is a real temperature difference. If

we take Kates Bridge in Northern Ireland, yesterday morning it was

-7.1 Celsius, making it the coldest night this winter in Northern

Ireland. This morning at the same time it is eight .3, said that as a

15.4 degrees increase in temperature. It is not like that

everywhere. It is still cold across England and Wales. We still have

some freezing fog which could well lead to some travel disruption once

again. And you can find out what is happening where you are on your BBC

local radio station. So patchy fog, but dance patchy fog. Not all of us

are seeing it, it is not a complete and get, it is patchy but it is

freezing. I have hammered at home quite a lot now. As we push into the

south-west we are looking at misty conditions but a cold start. A cold

start away from the west coast of Wales, patchy bits and pieces of

fog. A brighter start across parts of north-west England but the

weather front not too far away and for Northern Ireland, again, much

milder than it was this time yesterday, and fairly cloudy. There

is a weather front across Scotland, producing rain, a weak weather

fronts are not particularly heavy rain we are looking at and ahead of

it across northern England we are back into some fog, especially

across the Vale of York. Rather like yesterday, what is going to happen

with that fog is some of it will lift, some of it will be slow to

clear and lift into low cloud and some that will hang around for much

of the day. Where that happens it will hold temperatures back but

across a lot of England we are looking at sunny and bright spells.

Afterwards the west there is more cloud and the weather front sinks

into northern England and north-west Wales will produce some patchy rain

and drizzle. As we head on through the evening and overnight you can

see the wind strengthening our towards the west. Still bits and

pieces of drizzle from our decaying weather front and if you take a line

from the wash down towards Dorset and point south-east, this is where

we are prone once again to some dents and patchy fog, and it will be

freezing fog with temperatures close to freezing. No such issues further

north, a healthy seven or eight. Still windy out towards the west, a

fair bit of cloud, weather front not too far away. We are starting to

pull in more of a breeze from the continent across the southern areas

so there will be a bit more cloud but in between we have a drier and

sunnier slice. Still mild out towards the west. Then as we move

from Wednesday into Thursday, watch how the wind veers. It is pushing to

more of a south-easterly. Normally that would be quite a mild direction

for us, coming from the near continent but it has been so cold

across other parts of Europe that you can see that cold filtering

across the UK. On Thursday we are looking at a windy day for some, a

breezy day for others, it will be sunny, but don't forget it will be

cold if you are exposed to that wind. Temperature-wise what we are

looking at is this kind of range, between one and seven Celsius. When

you add on the wind, this is how it will actually feel against your

skin, more like -2 or minus five. We have another weather front waiting

to come in our direction. This will be a fairly weak affair as it pushes

them from the west towards the east and on Friday there will be quite a

bit of cloud around as well, still cold if you are exposed to that

wind. But out towards the west, something brighter for a time, and

you can see what is waiting in the winds on Friday. Thank you very much

indeed. We will see you in half an hour. I like how Cal's dresses

perfectly matching the blue of the rain. Trying to hide it! -- Carol's.

Some of the happiest children in the world are being raised

in the Netherlands, according to a UNICEF study.

So what is the secret of the Dutch success story?

Two mothers who now live there have written a book to find out.

Our correspondent Anna Holligan has been to meet them,

and to see what happens when you place children

This doesn't take much, according to the Dutch.

They have got the most contented babies, the happiest kids and,

as adults, the best work-life balance.

They place a high value on family life, and on communication

And so part of eating together is about talking together.

And the Dutch scored the highest on children who ate breakfast before

they went to school, and that sets them up for the day.

So at the end of the day it doesn't matter

Chocolate sprinkles clearly contradict the healthy eating advice

and yet Dutch kids have some of the lowest obesity rates,

which may be linked to the fact that so many cycle to school.

But, as you can see, bikes and cars have separate lanes,

so parents don't have the same worries about sending kids out

And, when they get to school, Dutch pupils don't face academic

pressure, things like tests and homework, until much later.

When there's not so much pressure, children start school by a positive

way, by enjoying it, by feeling this is something nice

to do, and I think that lasts your whole life.

And that is backed up by the Unicef statistics,

which suggests these children are more likely to go

on to further education than their British counterparts.

You will see lots of fathers at the school gates.

The Dutch government legislates for unpaid "daddy days,"

which encourage families to share the childcare.

And plus, we always read in all of these books,

right, that they should play outside.

So I'm happy that it's part of our culture,

that they're expected to be out and playing.

Is it because, in the Netherlands, it is safer?

We can't send kids out to parks in London or the heart

In a sense, you have to trust your own society, right?

Back to basics parenting is what it's all about.

And the byproduct of giving kids greater independence -

At least, when they're a little older.

Head due west from here, and you'll reach Essex.

The UK may be geographically close, but there are of course fundamental

differences between our societies, and not all of the lessons

from here can simply be exported over there.

That was Anna Holligan, reporting with the help

I think they are onto something with those chocolate sprinkles. It is

like we have chocolate spread, but they have these hard chocolate

sprinkles and they pour them on hot toast and they melt, and they are

magical. A little bit of what you fancy.

Still to come this morning: The not-so-beautiful game.

An amateur football referee tells us why he is calling on his colleagues

from grassroots football to strike over abuse and assault

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

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Now, though, it is back to Louise and Dan.

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

We'll have the latest news and sport in just a moment

Following the ?6 billion pound takeover of F1,

we'll look back at the 40 year reign of its former chief,

Also this morning, the Police Officer who won't punish

some cyclists who ride on the pavement.

Instead he's investigating why they do.

Safety campaigners hail the move but is it a free pass for those

And after nine, will the musical La La Land continue its unstoppable

quickstep towards glory at next month's Oscars?

We'll make our predictions ahead of today's nominations.

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

Loads of your comments coming in on the cycling story. It first. -- but

first. The Supreme Court will rule today

on whether it's up to Parliament or the Government to start

the process for exiting The government argues that ministers

have the power to trigger But opponents say they need

Parliament's approval The judgement is

significant, as it goes to the heart of where power lies

in the UK and could disrupt the Prime Minister's Brexit

timetable as our political The European Union

ignites strong passions. Almost seven weeks ago,

protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court

as the 11 most senior Hour after hour of dense legal

argument followed on the biggest Is it behind the door

here in Downing Street? The Prime Minister says

she can start the UK's divorce from the EU

herself but campaigners, led by the businesswoman

Gina Miller, says MPs This morning, we will

find out who has won. If the government loses,

they will also lose complete control of the timetable for starting

the process of leaving It will have to rush

its plan through Parliament Today is not about whether Brexit

should or will happen That is why it matters

and that is why there was a lot of interest

here in what the judges had to say. Later this morning we'll be

speaking to the former Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg

to get his thoughts President Trump has announced that

America will formally withdraw from the Trans-Pacific Partnership,

one of the major pledges he made The trade deal involving a dozen

countries was agreed by Barack President Trump has also cut funding

for international groups that provide abortions, and has frozen

the hiring of some federal workers. Drivers caught driving well

above the speed limit will face bigger fines after a review

of the sentencing guidelines The changes will allow magistrates

to impose much tougher penalties on drivers

and are intended to make sure the punishment for speeding is a lot

higher for the worst offenders. Flooding has caused billions

of pounds of damage and ruined Flood management in England

and Wales is still fragmented, inefficient and ineffective

according to a group of MPs. Members of the Commons Environment

Committee have accused the Government of failing to take

simple steps to protect homes after they recommended

an overhaul of the system. The government has rejected

the criticism, saying that many Sadly not such a rare sight,

waging war against the water as roads are transformed

into rivers. In recent years there's been severe

flooding in Cumbria, Two months ago the nvironmental food

and rural affairs committee Efra called for a radical overhaul

to what it called the government's Just one of the many

criticisms levied at Defra, it hasn't created a national floods

commissioner for England. Flooding is a much more regular

occurrence affecting many more So the citizens of this country

want to see the government protect We've asked some questions and made

some recommendations, it's the government's responsibility

to protect its citizens. Defra say it's already implementing

many of the report suggestions, such as managing water courses

across entire catchment areas. But say there is no need

for structural changes. Over the next five years

the government is investing ?2.5 billion on building flood defence

schemes across the country, protecting an additional

300,000 homes. But with climate change we're

being told to expect more heavy And so for this Select Committee

it's unlikely the government's current interventions

will be enough. Four people were taken to hospital

and 25 people had to be rescued from the partially collapsed

building in Hornchurch. Transport for London said debris had

been scattered across nearby roads. The cause of the explosion

is not yet known. The nominations for this

year's Academy Awards Critics have tipped modern

musical romance, La La Land It's expected to face stiff

competition from brooding domestic drama Manchester By The Sea starring

Casey Affleck and also from Moonlight, a coming of age

drama set in drug-torn Miami. We will be talking -- talking about

them a bit later. And we are hearing at 100 flights have been cancelled

at Heathrow, due to fog. DS -- the airport says there is reduced

visibility and passengers should check flight status before setting

off so check on your phone or your laptop to make sure your flight is

going. Carol will talk us through all the weather. Wherever you are.

Mostly in the UK. Good morning, Sally. You are in charge of sport.

I am steering sport. Bernie Ecclestone has gone and he is not

very happy about it. He says the -- that he has basically lost his job.

He is in his 80s. He is obviously going to find it difficult to move

away from Formula 1. The US giant Liberty Media

completed its ?6.4bn takeover Chairman Chase Carey takes

on Ecclestone's role and former Mercedes team boss Ross Brawn is

the sport's new managing director. Double Olympic gold-medallist boxer

Nicola Adams has turned At last year's Rio Games she became

the first British boxer to successfully defend an Olympic

title in nearly 100 years. I feel like I have achieved

everything I wanted to achieve in the amateur ranks. Commonwealth

Games champion, double Olympic champion, number one, it's the best

way to leave the sport. There are of goals -- goals in the professional

ranks to achieve. Becoming a world champion and European champion. So

many goals to achieve in the professional ranks.

England's women take on Sweden in a friendly. It's all part of the

preparations that this year 's European Championships. We want to

be a major part of it. When we come up against any team, we will be as

possible -- as ready as possible. But we had to take those that

doorsteps. Rory McIlroy has pulled out

of the Dubai Desert Classic The world number two missed last

week's event in Abu Dhabi. The Wales back row Sam Warburton

says not being captain of the national side will help make him a

hungrier player. Warburton led Wales for nearly six years but has handed

the armband over to Alun Wyn Jones. The Cardiff Blues player's in the

squad for Wales' opening game against Italy but knows he's got

competition for his place in the side. That is what drives me every

day, when you are training and at home, you have that goal of wanting

to play for Wales. It will make me more hungry, not to have the

captaincy. Ryan Mason's family have thanked well-wishers to their

support upto what they described as a traumatic 24 hours. The Hull City

midfielder underwent surgery, after sustaining a fractured skull at

Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Mason was injured in a clash of heads with

Chelsea defender Gary Cahill. He's conscious and talking. From that

moment until being in surgery was less than one hour. He was hugely

helped by being on a huge ground near a fantastic hospital. One hour

later, he was in surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. How

incredible the first aid is. Taken seriously quickly. A massive

difference, not only did the relate as a football grounds of sporting

stadiums but the speed at which they are able to manoeuvre. Ryan Mason's

recovery is testament to that. All the best to him. Bernie Ecclestone

was key to turning Formula 1 into what of the biggest sports in the

world. Baht for the first time in 40 years, he will no longer be involved

in the day-to-day running of Formula 1. Mark Jenkins 's professional

business strategy at Cranfield University. 40 years in charge.

Quite a legacy. What is most significant? I think he created a

business where no business existed, which was the whole Formula 1 model.

He created a series of races which were delivered year-on-year where

before then it was all and hoc so he created an entirely new racing

product. Many people became very rich on the back of his work. Are

you surprised at the speed with which he seems to be exiting? On one

level, yes. They said it would be involved but three years. Clearly,

they have put a new company in place. That is a good time to make

the kind of changes they feel they need to make. He is going to be a

huge figure. He is going to be missed in the sport. They are

replacing him with two jobs but it's likely there will more roles needed

to really provide the kind of attention to detail and build the

relationships that he had at his fingertips. That is interesting. So

much of it is about relationships. Teams and circuits and all the rest

of it. He has built all those relationships. He is at every race.

He understands all the little things that need to be oiled and all the

issues that need to be resolved. I do not think anyone has that

detailed understanding of the whole process. Tell us, what does it mean

for fans of the sport? I think in the short run, there is not going to

be much change but in the longer run, we are going to see far more

engagement with social media, the TV Pack Moorman -- platform is

fragmenting, people are watching on their mobiles and the way in which

the sport is delivered to fans will change. Does that mean fans will get

up close and personal with the drivers more? In Las Vegas earlier

this year, there was a virtual race where people where people were at

their consoles racing each other and you can see the distinction between

the real world and the virtual world is going to become more blurred.

Absolutely, those scenarios are very possible. We know ticket prices can

be expensive. I noticed Bernie Ecclestone made the comment that he

would be able to afford to go to a Formula 1 race and you could argue

he is probably one of the few people who can. Prices are very expensive

but what we are going to seek is the way the sport is delivered, the way

you engage with it will be less physical, but with more virtual

technologies. 40 years and that job. Will he find it difficult to let go?

Certainly. That has been his life. That is as well. I am sure he well.

What now happens, quite a few out of work team principals, like Ron

Dennis. Quite a few retired drivers. We could see another series. What an

interesting point to end on. An interesting future, isn't it? Thank

you to being with us. Let us remind you of the main stories. The Supreme

Court is preparing to announce its landmark Brexit ruling and the

government will learn if it has to give MPs the vote. Drivers caught

going well above the speed limits are to face bigger fines, 1.5 times

their weekly income. Telling you this morning about some

flights being held up at Heathrow, about 100 flights. Fog out there in

places. Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. You could be forgiven for saying

Monday, because the weather for many of us is like it was on Monday. It

is Tuesday and there is fog around, it is dense and patchy in places. It

is also freezing fog and it has already caused a little bit of

travel disruption and may well cause some more. You can find out what is

happening where you are on your BBC local radio station. It is patchy

fog so you may have it where you are, travel down the road and there

will be nothing and then you will land back in it again a bit further

on. For the south-west it is misty rather than faulty. A cold start

with widespread frost and away from the west coast of Wales it is a cold

start with some patchy fog. A brighter start across parts of

north-west England although there is rain not far away and a much milder

start to the morning across Northern Ireland. In Kate 's bridge is 15

degrees warmer than it was this time yesterday. We have a weak weather

front across Scotland, producing some light rain and drizzle, and we

have some more fog as we move across the Pennines and into the Vale of

York. Like yesterday, what will happen with that fog is some will

clear altogether, some will be very slow to clear and lifting the low

cloud, and some will hang around all day. If you are in an area where it

sticks in the Butcher will struggle to break freezing but if you are in

an area where it clears the temperatures will rise. You could

see six or seven in some brightness and sunny spells but the highest

temperatures will be out towards the west and through the day our weather

front moving across Scotland will get into northern England and

north-west Wales but by then it will be very weak and producing patchy,

light rain and drizzle. Through the evening and overnight the wind picks

up towards the west. There will be a fair bit of cloud and again some

patchy, light rain and drizzle. No problems with frost here but take a

line from the wash down towards Dorset and point south-east and once

again we are looking at some pockets of dance, freezing fog -- points

south-east. -- dance, freezing fog. This could be slow to lift in some

places but move away from the fog areas, and you will have some

sunshine coming through and weather front starting to show its hand

across the north-west of Scotland. Breezy conditions here, but very

mild. Ten or 11. As we move from Wednesday into Thursday, our weather

front weakened as it approaches us. Look how the wind veers to more of a

south-easterly. The impact that will have is dragging this cold,

Continental air onto our shores. It is going to feel pretty chilly if

you are exposed to that through the course of Thursday but there will be

a lot of dry weather around on Thursday. There will be a fair bit

of sunshine as well. Out towards the west, the wind particularly strong.

But to show you the temperature values, this is what you will see in

your thermometer. Between one and seven, but this is how it will feel

against your skin with the wind chill. As low as -5 in some areas,

so you should wrap up warmly. Here is our weak weather front moving

from the west was the east. Quite a bit of cloud around and if you are

exposed to that trees it will feel on the nippy side. Thank you very

much for that. We will send you outside Ina Bauer's time. Are you

prepared for some live fog news, later? Thank you very much for that.

It is not too foggy at the moment, but that could change.

Fraud cost the UK more than ?1 billion last year,

blamed on a massive rise in cyber crime.

Are sadly familiar tale, I am afraid.

The figures are from the accountancy firm KPMG.

They have looked at fraud cases, and that boom in online

It cost Britain ?1 billion last year.

That is more than double the previous year.

But why, when there have been so many attempts to tackle it?

Well, the number of cases has actual fallen by a third,

it is just that the cost of each case has risen sharply.

And that is largely due to cyber fraud.

It has risen by more than 1,000%, at a cost of ?120 million.

David Clarke is director of the Fraud Advisory Panel,

and a former head of the City of London Police Fraud Squad.

Very good morning to you. Good morning. As I said in the

introduction, sadly not surprising that cyber crime is on the rise,

despite all of the attempts to tackle it. Are you surprised by what

these figures show? I am not surprised, in fact I am pleased to

be seeing reports of the nature and extent of the problem being much

clearer now. The chief inspector of Constabulary reported last week, he

said fraud in the UK is epidemic. The fraud advisory panel, we would

agree with that. I would say it goes further. Fraud is a global pandemic

that we need to address. We have seen it coming. The cyber figures,

yes, they are worrying, but a lot of these are using cyber, the criminals

have used tools now that a newly available. They have found other

ways to con people, but this is a global pandemic. It is an illness we

need to treat urgently. So if they are using new tools, how do we stay

one step ahead? It strikes me every time we deal with one element, be

they phishing or anything like that, they come up with a new thing. That

is the art of the clever fraudster. The police will always be some way

behind. It links in with what we have said at the fraud advisory

panel charity, and it is about the moral compass here. What you will

see in those figures which is worrying for me is not the number of

cases. We will see larger numbers going to court, and the police and

law enforcement will prioritise the serious cases. What is interesting

with this is that we are seeing senior management involved. This is

worrying. Senior managers trying to maintain lifestyles. We're also

seeing some of the poorer people trying to engage in fraud. We know

these criminal offences. A story about people buying teeth whitening

scams and subscriptions to satellite TV, it is the moral compass. And

globally, not just in the UK, we record fraud very well here but it

is a problem we need to address through education as well. And that

such an important area, that education. It gives us the sense

that big business is reluctant to admit it sometimes. They don't want

to put their hand up and say we have been a victim and we need to deal

with it. It is about coming clean, because until people come clean, we

have trouble dealing with it. We have to encourage reporting. People

saying the police will not do anything, but it is not about doing

something, it is about knowing it. When you have a serious illness, you

go to the doctor. When you have a serious crime, you report it. What

is reassuring as people are coming forward. Our message is disclose,

report. We have seen the awful situation with brands like

Rolls-Royce embroiled in an awful situation. Many companies are trying

to do their best in business. They become targets of fraud. They can go

to the police or authorities and they can disclose. When they have

information about people and it is insiders, properly two thirds of the

time, research shows, insiders are collusive and involved in this. The

business very often is the. So I find it very reassuring that

companies are coming forward, and they are disclosing this, because

then we can start to understand it and act on it, and get these people

before the courts in these kinds of cases. It is good to talk to you,

thank you for your insight. Thank you. After 7am, we talk about your

favourite subject, the cost of coffee. The cost could be going up

and there could be less available. So the price of my coffee is going

to go up?! Yes, to be blunt. I will tell you how you might be able to

avoid it. Why have you put her in a bad mood? He just doesn't drink it.

It is going to take years, but one day we will convert you. I have

never drank coffee, don't like the smell. He has coffee Beams,

everybody. Punched, head-butted and spat at,

just three examples of abuse an amateur football referee has had

to deal with on the pitch. Ryan Hampson says the bad treatment

he and his fellow match officials sometimes receive has

led him to calling a strike Breakfast's Tim Muffett

met him on the sidelines. Another football match, refereed by

Ryan Hampson. This one is played in good spirits. His decisions are

respect that. It is your first one. That is not always the case. I have

had experiences such as being headbutted by a player, I have been

spat at and I have been punched on numerous occasions. It got to the

point where I had to stop refereeing for about four or five weeks. If you

were on the streets, and you were assaulted, you would be arrested. On

the pitch it is different. It is not, it is completely the same. Ryan

says amateur referees are not getting enough support. He has

called for a national strike on the first week of March. He says 400

referees have been in touch, backing up his ideas. When you have been

speaking to so many government bodies and asking them for help,

asking them to for support, and you get the door slammed in your face on

several occasions, what else can you do? Jo Fleming refereed for years,

and our organisers for officials in Manchester. There has always been

abused was referees, but it has got worse. Why do you think it has gone

worse? It has become a blame culture. Before you think about

yourself, it should never go as far as the abuse and the physical

intimidation. A group referees are saying they want to make a stand,

than I would say make sure that you are heard. Manchester FA, which

oversees this league, has just announced it will give referees more

support, visiting them within 24 hours of any incident and ensuring

any assaults are reported to police. But after much deliberation, Ryan

still wants referees to boycott matches. If referees' strike does go

ahead, nationally, hundreds of face cancellation. A timely wake-up call,

or just a huge own goal? I don't advocate a strike, I think that's

going too far. He doesn't want them to go on strike. He the zero

tolerance approach adopted by his club is more effective. We fully

support the referees, and if a player is abusing referees on a

regular basis, we get rid of them. Most of these problems are caused by

a minority of people, and it is the same people. And I'm sure given

another couple of years we. This. For Ryan Hampson, though, a referees

because strike is the only way to tackle this problem effectively. Let

us know if you have thoughts on that. We will be speaking to Ryan

later. Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are. I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom Now, though, it is back

to Louise and Dan. Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. Judgement day as The Supreme

Court decides who has the power to officially

begin Brexit. should be allowed to start

the process without a vote. But campaigners who've brought

the case say Parliament must The 11 judges will reveal

their decision at half past Tougher penalties are on their way

for drivers caught well Liberty Media complete their ?6.4

billion takeover of Formula One - and remove Bernie Ecclestone

as chief executive, ending his 40 The cost of your

cappuccino is on the up. Coffee drinkers face big price rises

because of bad weather, I'll look at what it means

for our morning caffeine fix. And we're going to be talking

about the happiest children Studies suggest they live

in the Netherlands. But what makes children

there so happy? We'll meet two mums who've gone

Dutch to try to find out. Good morning. It is a cold and

frosty start across much of England. Some patchy, dense freezing fog? .

London Northern Ireland, much milder. I will have more details in

15 minutes. The Supreme Court will rule today

on whether it's up to Parliament or the Government to start

the process for exiting The government argues that ministers

have the power to trigger But opponents say they need

Parliament's approval The European Union

ignites strong passions. Almost seven weeks ago,

protesters gathered outside the Supreme Court

as the 11 most senior Hour after hour of dense legal

argument followed on the biggest Is it behind the door

here in Downing Street? The Prime Minister says

she can start the UK's divorce from the EU

herself but campaigners, led by the businesswoman

Gina Miller, says MPs This morning, we will

find out who has won. If the government loses,

they will also lose complete control of the timetable for starting

the process of leaving It will have to rush

its plan through Parliament Today is not about whether Brexit

should or will happen That is why it matters

and that is why there was a lot of interest

here in what the judges had to say. Let's speak to our political

correspondent, Carole Walker, who is outside the Supreme

Court this morning. Is there any indication yet

about what the judges It is going to be a fairly brief

judgement, to the point. The expectation is that will go against

the government. The Prime Minister will hope to go ahead, trickle --

trigger Article 50 by the end of March. The expectation is the

judgement will have to get the consent of Parliament first. We

don't expect MPs or peers to try to block the process but they will try

to amend, to shape the legislation, to change the Prime Minister's

approach to those negotiations. That could delay the proceedings quite

significantly. It could also affect exactly how she goes into those

negotiations. There is also another important issue being decided here.

That is, whether the government needs to consult or get the approval

of the devolved nations, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland

is demanding the right to stay in the single market. Northern Ireland,

we are still awaiting elections at the beginning of March. It's not

even clear who the Prime Minister would consult at this stage. All of

could complicate the process when Theresa May is determined to get on

and begin those negotiations by the end of March. Carroll, thank you.

And in a few minutes we'll speak to the former

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to get his thoughts

President Trump has announced that America will formally withdraw

from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the major pledges he made

The trade deal involving a dozen countries was agreed by Barack

President Trump has also cut funding for international groups that

provide abortions, and has frozen the hiring of some federal workers.

Drivers caught driving well above the speed limit will face

bigger fines after a review of the sentencing guidelines

The changes will allow magistrates to impose much tougher

penalties on drivers and are intended to make sure

the punishment for speeding is a lot higher for the worst offenders.

Thousands of motorists are fined for speeding on our roads every year.

After hearing concerns from road safety campaigners, the sentencing

council has decided that the current system isn't good enough. As a

result, fines will be increased by 50% for the most serious speeding

offences. The current limit for a speeding fine is 100% of the drivers

weekly wage, up to ?1000 or ?2500 if they are caught on the motorway but

when the new guidelines come into force on the 24th of April, drivers

caught well above the speed limit can expect a fine of 1.5 times their

weekly income. When the limit is 30, that means someone driving at 51

miles per hour. When the limit is 70, like on a motorway, that means

travelling at 101 miles per hour but the upper limits of the fines still

remain the same, at ?1000 and ?2500. In 2015, more than 166,000 motorists

were fined for speeding offences in England and Wales, the average fine

?188. And it's not just speeding offences. Another change concerns

people who don't have a TV license. Thousands are fined but major

streets will now be able to impose a non-financial pentiti, a conditional

discharge in cases where people have made significant efforts to pay the

fee. Sian Grzeszczyk, BBC News. Bernie Ecclestone has been replaced

as the Chief Executive of Formula One, after

four decades in charge. The move was announced

by the American company Liberty Media following its ?6

billion takeover of the sport. Mr Ecclestone, who says

he's been forced out, by the vice-president

of 21st Century Fox, Having ruled Formula 1 with an iron

grip of the last 40 years, transforming the sport into a global

commercial phenomenon and becoming superrich in the process, it seemed

as if Bernie Ecclestone would somehow go on forever. But what the

most remarkable rains and sport has reached the end of the road. In a

statement confirming its ?6 billion takeover of F1, new and American

owner liberty media said chairman Chase Carey would now be Chief

Executive, with Ecclestone offered the title of chairman emeritus. That

diminished role is unlikely to sat -- satisfy him, who said he has been

deposed. He will not be in charge of the day running of the sport. The 86

enrolled billionaire's rise from second-hand car salesman to team

owner and then F1's all powerful commercial rights holder is unique.

Able to pick up the phone to heads of state and royals and celebrities,

he was the best connected man in the sport, expert beholding his various

factions together and surviving many controversies including bribery

trial in 2014. But declining television audiences and concerns

over the predictability of races, liberty believes F1 needs a revamp

and with Chase Carey saying it has multiple untapped opportunities,

Ecclestone has been driven out. Some will feel he outstayed his welcome

but others in the sport are indebted to him.

We're hearing that approximately 100 flights have been cancelled

The airport says that there is reduced visibility again today,

and that passengers should check their flight status

with their airline before setting off.

Flood management in England and Wales is still fragmented,

inefficient and ineffective according to a group of MPs.

That's according to a committee of MPs who have criticised

the government for a lack of action two months

The government says its plans will help protect 300,000 homes.

The nominations for this year's Academy Awards will be

Critics have tipped the modern musical romance La La Land

It's expected to face stiff competition from the domestic drama

Manchester By The Sea and also from Moonlight,

a coming of age drama set in drug-torn Miami.

Zookeepers at San Diego Safari Park are caring for a miracle baby

a bat delivered by caesarean section.

The 12-day-old Rodrigues fruit bat, also known as the flying fox,

is being hand-reared following surgery.

Staff say he's a fiesty creature, who's quick to let them know

Absolutely lovely. I need to clear up these back to facts before I pass

them on to you. Cavill will bring you all the weather in a few

minutes' time. -- Carroll. The Supreme Court will rule later

whether Parliament or ministers have the power to begin

the process of leaving the EU. We've been promised a red,

white and blue Brexit. A clean break from European Union

membership, rather than But who has the power

to fire the starting gun? The Government, Theresa May

and her ministers? Or Parliament - the elected MPs

in the Commons and their neighbours Both sides at court agreed

that the case wasn't If the Government

wins its case today, it will trigger Article 50 and begin

the process by the end of March. If it loses, it may

still try to meet that deadline, but will have to consult

Parliament and will likely ask MPs Let's speak to former

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. He campaigned for a Remain vote

in the referendum and is now the Liberal Democrat's

spokesman on Brexit. Good morning and thank you very much

of your time on this. If the government does lose today, what

will your party look to do in Parliament? If the government loses

and by the way, it's extraordinary that this even ended up in court,

you would have thought it was normal to give Parliament a say on

something as momentous as this but if the government loses, if MPs have

a say, I don't think, given that the Labour Party have in effect written

a blank cheque to the government and said they would support them come

what may, there was no risk that parliament. Article 50 from being

triggered. The question is, in what kind -- and what kind of amendments

will be tabled. There will be difficulties across parties, for

instance, to make sure the government limits economic damage

with what they are determined to do, which is pull the United Kingdom

after the single market. Amendments to make sure MPs have a look at

negotiations while they are going on, not just at the beginning and

the end and as you know, the Liberal Democrats are they also believe that

when a final deal emerges in years to come, that it is put to the

people and the people have final say on they like or don't like the final

deal that emerges from these negotiations. There might be many

people watching this, thinking, just accept it. We understand you and

many others did not want to leave the EU at the UK have voted to do

that and that is now what is going to happen so stop arguing about it.

What we are arguing about, you are right, I was disappointed by the

outcome, but the complicated bit is how to pull us out of the European

Union. There are lots of different choices. The Brexit campaign, Boris

Johnson, Nigel Farage, Michael Gove, making promises about cuts to the

NHS, VAT, they went quiet but it is reasonable to say that at the end of

this process, much as it was kicked off by the British people, it should

also be signed off by the British people. It should not become

something to decide upon at the end of the process. Did Theresa May make

the plans clear? I am here, as you can see, just talking to vote to get

under the skin of some of this because it's very well to say, you

wanted be a great global free trade in Britain. And then the world's

most successful free trading error, the single market, the EU, created

by Margaret Thatcher, there are so many contradictions. I suspect the

final deal looks substantially different to what Theresa May has

set up, which is the nature of negotiations. That is why we think

it is important that people should have a say in the end on whether

they agree or disagree on the final outcome of these talks. People have

already had a say, haven't they? Brexit has been decided. Whatever

changes you make, they will get through. I agree with you. MPs, at

this stage, will give their consent for the government to start the

Article 50 negotiations but as I say, if you look further forward,

certainly two years hence, it is important to ask ourselves now how

we should put the finishing touches as we like to this very complex

negotiation. Also, as you know, young people, they voted

overwhelming numbers for a different direction of travel and it seems

right that we do not know what the final deal is and we should give

people a say and not keep it in the hands of politicians.

You will see the Prime Minister on many of the front pages today saying

she was aware of what happened with the Trident misfire before she

addressed MPs in Parliament. Do you think she has a duty to clarify what

she knew and when she knew it, and to address these issues? Of course.

It is a very serious matter if these missiles are now, at least some of

them, misfiring. But to not have told parliament at a point when

Parliament was making a major decision, a decision which I happen

to disagree with, about spending billions of pounds of British

taxpayers' money in the future to replace the existing system, to not

have told MPs that there were some flaws, I'm not actually convinced

that it would have changed the decision in Parliament that seems to

me to have been a very relevant piece of information, that should

have been made public. And they certainly should come clean now I

think this endless ducking and weaving, they should stop digging

now, the government, and come clean. Appreciate your time on track list

this morning. And in an hour we will get the other side of the argument,

from the Conservative MP Iain Duncan Smith.

And, as we have been hearing, the Supreme Court is expected

to deliver its judgement around 9:30am this morning.

You can follow it live on the BBC News Channel,

and keep up to date with the latest developments on BBC News online.

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

We know that flights are cancelled at Heathrow. Good morning to you. We

have got some fog around this morning, some dense, patchy,

freezing fog, causing some travel disruption and you can find out what

is happening where you are on your BBC local radio station. It is

fairly patchy so we are not all seeing it. At my house it was really

dense but onto the M4 there was not much around, and we ran into more

later on. Quite a lot of patchy fog around as we push over towards the

south-west. Here it is misty rather than foggy and a cold and frosty

start. For Wales, a cold start away from the west. Patchy had sent

pieces of fog, a from close by so it is cloudy with the odd spot of

drizzle but for Northern Ireland one thing you will notice is a much

milder start to the day that it was yesterday. Fairly cloudy. Across

Scotland a similar story. Milder start with a weak weather front

producing patchy rain and drizzle and as we head back into the

north-east England, around the Vale of York, for example, we do have

some patchy fog. Rather like yesterday, some of this fault will

lift quite badly, some of it believed only in the low cloud and

some of it will not clear at all. If you are stuck in an area where the

fog doesn't lift, temperatures will struggle to break freezing but out

towards the west, under the cloud, temperatures on the mild side, ten

or 11. As we push towards Central and eastern areas, despite the fact

there will be some sunshine, we are looking at a chilly six or seven. It

sinks into northern England and north Wales, producing again some

patchy rain and drizzle. Through the evening and overnight the wind

strengthens towards the west. There will be quite a lot of cloud around,

patchy fog, some drizzly bits and pieces as well so no problems with

frost. As we push towards Wales and the west once again, it will be a

cold night, some pockets of frost but also some pockets of freezing

fog. Down towards Dorset and all points south-east. Tomorrow morning

you will find that fog does exactly what it has been doing the last few

days. Some of it will clear quite readily, some of it will turn the

low cloud and some of it will stick. For most it will be a dry day. We

will see some sunshine towards the central swathes of the UK but

another weather front towards the north-west will already be bringing

in some rain by mid-afternoon. Temperatures again in the west

higher than they are likely to be in the east, where it will still feel

cold. As we move from Wednesday into Thursday, watch how the isobars via

towards more of a south-easterly. The weather front knocking on the

doors of Northern Ireland, bringing some rain. The wind direction is

salient because it will start to drag on some of that cold,

Continental air. So although on Thursday it will be a dry day for

most of the UK, it will be a fine day when we could see some sunshine.

Strongest winds towards the west. It will feel cold. This is what your

thermometer will save between 1am and 7am, but this is what it will

feel like if you are exposed to the wind, so -5, for example, in

Newcastle, because of the wind chill. So you need to wrap up

warmly. Her two children were killed

in a house fire, started Claire had warned the authorities

that their father posed a danger, but he was still allowed

unsupervised access to them under Later today, she will deliver

a petition urging the Government to change the way courts

handle cases such as hers. Good morning to you. Thank you very

much for coming back. I know we talk to you about it a year ago. Remind

us, for viewers who don't remember, what happened to your two young

boys. They were on an access visit to their father and in the two hours

when he was having them he barricaded the house and set 14

separate fires and trapped the boys in the Attic upstairs. Jack tried to

get out and save his brother, unfortunately he fell through the

hatch, and he was 56% burnt. So Paul died two hours later in my arms, and

Jack died five days later in Manchester. It is a brutal and

terrible story. I know we have heard it before but hearing it again, it

doesn't change the facts of the case. How much have you flagged up

your concerns about your ex-husband with the authorities? I have elected

up with everybody, social services, the police, they all knew. The judge

was aware as well. It is actually in my court case that I said I thought

he would either kill or significant harm the boys. He was on the edge.

He had threatened to commit suicide couple of earlier. And he just

wasn't in the right place at the time to have safe contact with the

two boys. In the organisation which represents children in Family Court

cases, so what is it you hope to see changed? What needs to change is

that children's voices need to be heard. It is all too easy in a

complicated separation that the children's voices get lost somewhere

down the process. But what we need to do is make sure children are at

the heart of every decision made, and that they are allowed their

voice. Jack never had his voice heard until he was in the fire and

he said to the foam and my dad did this and he did it on purpose. The

day that Jack was supposed to be having his interview was the day I

held him in his arms as he died. That can't be allowed to happen.

What we need to do is change the legislation and make family courts

are safer process, both for the families and for the children that

are currently going through separation. I'm sure all our viewers

feel for you, as you describe your own story. Do you think it is right

that, in principle, family courts try and make sure that both parents

of easily get access to the children, that is the overriding

principle, isn't it? Yet it is, and so it should be. There are lots of

dads out there that are fantastic dads, and children should see both

their parents. But there is a balance between people who love and

care for the children, and people who just can't fit to have their

children. And the children's voices must always be heard in those cases.

Their wishes and feelings must be taken into account. I suppose when

you go to Downing Street today, do you expect or hope for a kind of

quick change, if they were to be changed? Because these things do

take a while, don't they? They do. I mean, we've launched the campaign a

year ago. The petition with 38 Degrees, and we got 38,000

signatures, and hopefully the government will take this on board

and move them through, as you say, as quickly as possible. Some changes

are going through before June, the new cross questioning and practice

direction should be changed quite soon, and hopefully on the back of

that the Family Court system will change as they go along. Thank you.

And a statement from them, which I'm sure you have heard before. Coffee

-- Claire Throsell's case was tragic and we have written to her and

listen to her concerns. We acknowledge the findings of the

coroner and a serious case review that no agency had failed in its

duty but accept that is always there are lessons to be learned from such

terrible cases. Thank you again for coming in and talking to us this

morning. Carol will tell you about the

weather shortly, it is called for most of us.

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

Now, though, it is back to Louise and Dan.

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

The Supreme Court will rule today on whether it's up to Parliament

or the Government to start the process for exiting

The government argues that ministers have the power to trigger

But opponents say they need Parliament's approval

The judgement is significant, as it goes

to the heart of where power lies in the UK and could disrupt

the Prime Minister's Brexit timetable.

Earlier, Nick Clegg told the programme his party wants a

referendum on any final Brexit deal. The Brexit campaign, Nigel Farage,

Michael Gove, Boris Johnson, they make commitments like pots of money

to the NHS and cuts to the VAT, things they have fallen silent on

but they were articulate -- were not articulate about what it means. At

the end of this process, much as it was kicked off by the British

people, it should be signed off by the British people and not something

for politicians to decide upon at the end of the process.

And in around half an hour we'll speak to the Conservative MP

We're hearing that approximately 100 flights have been cancelled

The airport says that there is reduced visibility again today,

and that passengers should check their flight status

with their airline before setting off.

Drivers caught driving well above the speed limit will face

bigger fines after a review of the sentencing guidelines

The changes will allow magistrates to impose much tougher

penalties on drivers and are intended to make sure

the punishment for speeding is a lot higher for the worst offenders.

President Trump has announced that America will formally withdraw

from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, one of the major pledges he made

The trade deal involving a dozen countries was agreed by Barack

President Trump has also cut funding for international groups that

provide abortions, and has frozen the hiring of some federal workers.

Flooding has caused billions of pounds of damage and ruined

But the government still isn't doing enough to tackle the problem.

That's according to a committee of MPs who have criticised

the government for a lack of action two months

The government says its plans will help protect 300,000 homes.

The citizens of this country want to see the government to protect them

against flooding. We have made recommendations and it is their

responsibility to protect its citizens and as far as we are

concerned, it is not adequately done that so far and explained how it is

going to do it. after an explosion at a block

of flats in East London Monday. Four people were taken to hospital

and 25 people had to be rescued from the partially collapsed

building in Hornchurch. Transport for London said debris had

been scattered across nearby roads. The cause of the explosion

is not yet known. The nominations for this

year's Academy Awards Critics have tipped modern musical

romance La La Land as a frontrunner. It's expected to face stiff

competition from brooding domestic drama Manchester By The Sea starring

Casey Affleck and also from Moonlight, a coming of age

drama set in drug-torn Miami. Our Colin will be here on the sofa

later on. Sally is here now. There is Bernie Ecclestone. He is chairman

emeritus. Bernie, I've looked up the job title. Chairman emeritus means

you are the honorary boss. Liberty needy

Liberty Media have completed their ?6.4 billion takeover and made

After 40 years running the sport, Bernie Ecclestone is no longer Chief

Ross Brawn, former Mercedes team principal, has been appointed

Double Olympic gold-medallist boxer Nicola Adams has turned

At last year's Rio Games she became the first British boxer

to successfully defend an Olympic title in nearly 100 years.

I feel like I have achieved everything I wanted to achieve

Commonwealth Games champion, double Olympic

champion, number one, it's the best way to leave the sport.

There are a lot of goals in the professional

Becoming a world champion and European champion.

So many goals to achieve in the professional ranks.

James Haskell's hopes of playing in England's Six Nations opener

against France have been dealt a blow.

He's not joined the squad at their training camp in portugal,

despite making his comeback in Wasps' Champions Cup win

He had been out for six months with a foot injury.

England play france on February fourth.

The Wales back row Sam Warburton says not being national captain

will help make him a hungrier player.

Warburton led Wales for nearly six years but has handed the armband

The Cardiff Blues player's in the squad for Wales' opening game

against Italy but knows he's got competition for his place

I want to have those nerves whether I do not know if I am in the

starting 15 because that is what drives me every day. You are

training at home, you are a professional. You want to play for

Wales. That is why think it will make me more hungry and not to have

the captaincy. Andy Murray's unlikely to play in

Great Britain's Davis Cup tie in Canada next week - according to his

captain Leon Smith. The provisional team will be announced later today.

Murray was knocked out of the Australian Open by Mischa Zverev who

plays Roger Federer in the last eight this morning. In the women's

draw, Venus Williams is through to the semi-finals after beating

Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in straight sets earlier.

England women are in action later today. They take on Sweden in a

friendly in Spain. It's all part of the preparations for this summer's

European Championship. Will not be as ready as we can be right now. I

feel very sorry to Jordan right there.

She was obviously standing under a shadow. Maybe they like the view

because it is such a beautiful place to beat. What she is saying makes

perfect sense. World number two Rory McIlroy has pulled out of the Dubai

Desert Classic as he recovers from a rib injury. He

missed the Aberdovey championship last weekend. Ryan Mason have

thanked well-wishers for their support after what they described as

a dramatic row was. The whole city midfielder underwent surgery after

sustaining a fractured skull at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. He was

injured in a clash of heads with Chelsea defender Gary Kay Hill. He

was carried off after eight or nine minutes. He is conscious and talking

and has had visitors as well. Gary Kay Hel has been in to see him. The

really good news is, he was in theatre just one hour after it

happened. Those pictures we saw of him being carried off one-hour

afterwards. It is the best possible care. Great to see it. Good news.

Fingers crossed. Are your kids happy? I think so. My favourite

phrase at home is, I am doing my best! I am just doing my best. The

reason they ask you that is because... I might move to the

Netherlands. Some of the happy as children are apparently raised in

the Netherlands according to UNICEF study. What we want to know is what

is the secret of the Dutch success story. To mothers who live there

have written a book to find out. Our correspondent, Anna Holligan has

been to meet them and to see what happens when you place children at

the centre of society. This doesn't take much,

according to the Dutch. They have got the most contented

babies, the happiest kids and, as adults, the best

work-life balance. They place a high value on family

life, and on communication And so part of eating together

is about talking together. And the Dutch scored the highest

on children who ate breakfast before they went to school,

and that sets them up for the day. So at the end of the day it doesn't

matter if it's chocolate. Chocolate sprinkles clearly

contradict the healthy eating advice, and yet Dutch kids have some

of the lowest obesity rates, which may be linked to the fact that

so many cycle to school. But, as you can see,

bikes and cars have separate lanes, so parents don't have the same

worries about sending kids out And, when they get to school,

Dutch pupils don't face academic pressure, things like tests

and homework, until much later. When there's not so much pressure,

children start school by a positive way, by enjoying it,

by feeling this is something nice to do, and I think that

lasts your whole life. And that is backed up

by the Unicef statistics, which suggests these children

are more likely to go on to further education than their

British counterparts. You will see lots of fathers

at the school gates. The Dutch government legislates

for unpaid "daddy days," which encourage families

to share the childcare. And plus, we always read

in all of these books, right, that they

should play outside. So I'm happy that it's

part of our culture, that they're expected

to be out and playing. Is it because, in the

Netherlands, it is safer? We can't send kids out to parks

in London or the heart In a sense, you have

to trust your own society, right? Back-to-basics parenting

is what it's all about. And the byproduct of giving kids

greater independence - At least, when they're

a little older. Head due west from here,

and you'll reach Essex. The UK may be geographically close,

but there are of course fundamental differences between our societies,

and not all of the lessons from here can simply be

exported over there. That was Anna Holligan reporting

with the help of her six month old baby Zena. So how practical would it

be for children to be raised the Dutch way? Thank you very much feel

time. Wendy, the Dutch system, parents would be thinking, that

would be lovely but in this country, we are far down another road, too

far to reverse? I don't think so. It is all about the priorities be set.

It think it is really simple. It is what makes a good life so in

Holland, success is all about self-worth and confidence and

independence and following your own interests and academic achievements

are part of it but it's not the be all and end all. In the UK, we have

made success all about academic achievement and it's actually only a

small part of the equation. I personally think we can shift

priorities and achieve something over here. I actually calling for

the child to be at the centre of everything. It is possible to bring

change. It may not be the -- it may not be easy. Your husband works full

time, you work part-time. Is it practical? A lot of the ideas which

are prevalent in the Netherlands, we had in the 70s. We all used to play

out a lot. I'm not sure how we lost that. As a parent, we don't really

let our children do an awful lot. We keep them in. I think in the

Netherlands, they basically cycle everywhere, they have a lot more

free time, they are not watched over all the time. We are scared to let

them play out by themselves. I was in the Netherlands last year and you

are right, everybody cycles everywhere. She had one strapped to

her back. Are we overprotective we are so risk averse in this country.

My mum could walk two miles. Your parents could go to the shops and

within those kind of three generations, we are now in a

situation where children are not even allowed out of their own back

gate and we have to question why that is. Actually the most dangerous

place is in their own homes. Especially in a row and bedrooms.

Why have we created these restrictions? What about letting

your children roam free? I have a nine-year-old, and she should be

getting to the point where she should be able to walk to the shops.

She hasn't yet. I have also got fired and sexy rolled and I think

social services would be called if you let them play by themselves. We

live near a busy road. I really would not like them out by

themselves. We live in a gated development and when we moved there,

I thought they could play on bikes and things. Is that you stopping

them? No, it's me. I don't know why. It is just the way we are.

And the focus on academics, it is quite difficult if you don't agree

with that to get out of the system. Do you think that is the case? They

call it in the book rat race childhood. I think this rush to get

children into learning, I mean, there is actually no evidence to

show that getting children learning earlier has better results later on.

That is the weird thing. Rushing children into formal learning early

can actually be detrimental. Most other countries, 90% of countries in

the world, start their children in formal learning at school at six or

seven, and they give them structured play in the interim. Actually they

achieve more later on. We have kind of got it the wrong way around and

we are putting huge pressure on parents and children which isn't

justified and doesn't make them happy, healthy people. So many

people getting in touch, thank you very much for your time. Lots of

feedback, Jones says you are supposed to be a parent, stop

pandering to them. Matt says maybe if parents took interest in their

children they would be happier. Max says children should be having good,

old-fashioned fun. Just turning the television off at the weekend,

playing a board game or card game can help relax a busy family after a

week. And Jones says cut the working week for parents, like in Australia.

The first "very high" pollution alert has been issued for London

by the city's Mayor, under a new system that warns people

And the sky looks magnificent. Very different to what we were looking at

yesterday with all that fog. That's right, a beautiful start to the day

out here but we were talking air pollution. I need to talk to the

expert, Andrew grieve. What are the air pollution levels like today?

Yesterday we had very high pollution levels in the south-east but also

very high levels across England as well. They have dropped a little

overnight at as rush-hour starts we are starting to see those levels

climb back up again. What is causing this? We have had this high-pressure

system for over a week, very cold, calm, still conditions, which has

allowed the pollution levels to build-up. Are their health risks

attached to this? Yes, there was a big study done into

the 2014 episode, when we were last here, which found there was a

doubling in the rise of hospital admissions for respiratory and

cardiovascular events, and these episodes always perfect the very

young and the very elderly. So in France, in Paris, they are doing

something with cars about this, giving one car access and one can't

not, is that right? Yes, and in Madrid as well. They start to

restrict traffic, who can come in, starting to make public transport

free as well. That is something we can consider in the UK as well. I

will let you go and grab a cup of tea but here in London, as then

said, there is dense fog around this morning so if you are travelling, do

bear that in mind. It is patchy, dense fog but a lot of it is

freezing as well, and especially across parts of England and also

Wales. If we start the forecast at 9am, you can see that we do have a

fair bit of fog around. It may lead to some travel disruption. It has

already, a lot of planes cancelled, a lot of flights out of Heathrow.

Through the morning we will see an improvement in the fog, but still at

the moment we have got that. As we travel further north into northern

England, there is some fog across the Vale of York, for example, but

as we sweep over towards Wales and Northern Ireland there is a fair bit

of cloud around and for Northern Ireland and Scotland a much milder

start to the day. In Scotland a weak weather front is producing some

patchy, light rain and drizzle, some of that getting of the north-west of

England. Through the day we see an improvement in the fog. Like

yesterday, some of it will clear altogether, some of it will only

lift into low cloud, and some of it will hang around. If you are in an

area where the fog hangs around it will feel cold. Some of us will see

some sunshine, with temperatures highest in the west and lowest in

the east. Through the afternoon we will see some more light, patchy

rain and drizzle getting down in the north-west England and north Wales.

Through the evening and overnight in the north and west there will be

more cloud. We're looking at breezy conditions so no problem with frost

here, but particularly if you take a loan from the wash down towards

Dorset and points south-east, it will be cold. Once again we will see

some fog forming, patchy, freezing fog. Tomorrow, rather like today, it

will be slow to lift. That will depress the temperature but moving

away from that we will have some drier and brighter conditions. Windy

out towards the west and we will see the arrival of a weather front

coming in across north-west Scotland. So again, Norwich only

four but ten or 11 as we push on the western areas. By the time we get to

Thursday, any fog which has formed will tend to lift. By Thursday will

be pulling in some cold continental air. Despite the fact that you can

see the temperatures between one and seven on the charts it will feel

much colder than that when you add on the strength of the winds. For

example, in Newcastle, despite the temperatures you can see that, it

will feel more like -5. Out towards the west weather front waiting in

the winds will be coming our way as a weakening feature during the

course of Friday. It looks very much now like by the end of the week we

should lose our problems with fog and it will turn that bit milder.

Thank you very much, it does look rather lovely this morning. A

beautiful sunrise. And you will leave it to me, as there is the

wonderful smell of coffee in the studio. And it could cost more,

which is not making us particular happy.

Your morning coffee could soon cost you more.

It is because of a poor harvest and the weak pound.

It has prompted Nestle, that makes Nescafe,

to raise its prices, and others could soon follow.

It could mean rises of up to 30% for some coffee.

Simon Bower is managing director of Sheffield-based wholesalers

Nice to see you, good morning. Good morning. Let's talk about what is

driving this. It is the weaker pound, but also poor harvest. It is

a bit of a perfect storm, isn't it? The real story is this is the post

Brexit drop in the exchange rate. Coffee is traded and shipped in

dollars and we have to buy it in pounds, about 17% more and if you

look at what the industry is doing, Nestle had a 14% price rise, and

that is all explainable by the exchange. There is a little bit of

fundamental news, not an awful lot. There have been a few weaker

harvests in East Africa. But fundamentally this is about

exchange. When it comes to demand and supply we have seen demands in

many countries which traditionally were not coffee drinkers, so that

means demand goes up as well. China, one of the legacy elements of the

Beijing Games is that China is a huge consumer of coffee whereas

before it was on. India is now a net consumer. Brazil consumes all the

lower grade coffee that it can grow. The coffee consumption patterns are

changing and with that there is a bit of supply chains as well.

Climate change having an effect on countries like Honduras, which are

planting millions of hectares of coffee and producing some really

good coffee, it is becoming a serious part of their economy. We

have had parts of East Africa, Brazil, they are sort of balancing

out. It reminds us how global trade is, especially when it comes to

coffee, and it is affected by conditions all over the world. We

are bang in the middle, coffee trading at $1.55. In the last four

years it has between $1.20 and $2.05. We are bang in the middle.

Last time I was here when all of the concerns with the stock markets were

around, investors were piling out of stocks and shares and into coffee.

That is not happening so much this year. And like gold, like oil, like