03/03/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

A warning for patients in England about the risk

The health regulator says companies may not be prescribing the right

drugs, carrying out thorough checks, or have clinicians

Also this morning: Nearly 18 months on, a final report

into the Shoreham Airshow disaster, where 11 people died,

The number of workers with controversial zero-hours

I will have more shortly on why it has grown so quickly.

In sport: Murray's marathon tie-break in the desert.

It was 31 minutes before the world number one eventually won

the tie-break, and then the match, at the Dubai championship

We will be finding out about the work of the Imperial War Museum,

And Sarah has the weather from Greenwich for us this morning.

Good morning. Good morning to you. I am at the gallery here on the

Greenwich peninsula and I am bringing you the weather from in

amongst the flowers in this art installation called the Iris. We

will be looking at this more throughout the morning, and I will

have the full, fairly soggy forecast in about 15 minutes.

Patients could be at risk of harm when buying medication

That is the warning from the Care Quality Commission.

It comes after an investigation found firms may be prescribing

unsuitable medication, failing to carry out thorough

medical history checks, or employing clinicians

The healthcare watchdog has for the first time published a set

of guidelines for online companies offering doctor services in England.

More than 40 companies offer online prescriptions in England, but today

the CQC says they could be putting patients at risk. Dan is about to

run out of his medicine. He can just visit treat it .com. Had suspended

the registration of this online company back in December partly as a

result of the BBC investigation which looked at its sale of

antibiotics. The company said it has made many changes to its processes

and systems, that will eventually satisfy the regulators. Get better,

get treated .com. But the CQC is worried more widely about the safety

of online services. They say there is a risk of people being prescribed

unsuitable medication, the treatment causing publications to existing

health conditions, and a lack of monitoring of follow-ups for

patients. We have now looked at 11 providers, two of which have been

published today, and we are quite shocked about what we have found.

And indeed, in those other providers, we have also found some

really serious problems, and those reports will be published over the

next few weeks. For the first time, the CQC has published a clear set of

standards for online doctors. They must verify patients matched their

photo ID, such as through a Skype check. They must get a competence of

medical history, and seek permission to contact a patient's GP. There

will be a thorough inspection of all companies by the end of the year.

But in the meantime the official advice is to be very careful before

you buy from an online doctor or pharmacy.

We will speak to GP and broadcaster Dr Faye Kirkland

about what she found when she bought prescription medicine online.

The police watchdog has published a critical report into how

the Cumbria force handled the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington

The toddler was found seriously injured at her home.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says officers failed

to adequately investigate whether she had been abused.

Cumbria Police says it accepts the report's criticism unreservedly.

Chief Constable Jeremy Graham of Cumbria Constabulary apologised

I am very clear that the initial investigation into Poppi

Worthington's death fell well short of what Poppi 's family could have

expected and indeed should have expected, and I would like to give a

heartfelt apology to Poppi 's family four the inadequacies in Cumbria

Constabulary's initial investigation.

The US Attorney General is removing himself from an FBI investigation

into claims Russia meddled in November's presidential election.

Jeff Sessions has been under pressure to stand aside after it

emerged he met the Russian ambassador during the course

President Trump insisted that Mr Sessions is an honest man,

but said he could have been more accurate when questioned

about his meetings with Russian diplomats.

Air accident investigators are publishing their final report

11 people died when a vintage jet performing a loop stunt crashed

The report will not apportion blame, but will look at the cause

of the crash and make safety recommendations.

This was the Hawker Hunter jet at the centre of the Shoreham air

crash. The key attraction at the show over the Sussex seaside town

but during one acrobatic manoeuvre this happened. The jet crashed by

the A27, that ran alongside the Showground. 11 men were killed. It

was the worst airshow accident in Britain in more than 60 years. Among

those who died were two friends, Matthew Greenstone and Jacob Shield,

worth 23 and both players bought Worthing United football club. The

club vice-chairman, Marcus Anderson, says the disaster continues to haunt

all of those who knew the young man. We wear their names on our kit, so

they will always be remembered by us as great footballers. You know,

first of all, they were superb players, and as brilliant friends.

The pilot of the jet was Andy Hill. He survived the crash with serious

injuries. He is now the subject of a police investigation into possible

manslaughter. Accident investigators had already published a number of

preliminary reports. He said the jet was working normally, and that the

show's organisers had not been aware of what Mr Hill intended to do

during his aerial display. The civil aviation authority, which governs

the safety of Britain's air displays, has already brought in a

number of changes following the Shoreham air crash. It has increased

the distance between the display and the crowds watching below and also

requires pilots to be better qualified before carrying out these

acrobatic manoeuvres. Today's final report on the crash should answer

both the what and why this accident happened. One key aim will also be

to give the victims' families are full, final measure of understanding

about their weight their loved ones died. -- the way loved ones died.

And we will be talking to an aviation lawyer

who represented the families when the accident happened

Theresa May will make it clear that keeping Scotland in the UK

is a personal priority when she addresses the Scottish

Conservative Party conference in Glasgow later today.

She will attempt to defuse calls for another referendum on independence.

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said

she believes she has a cast iron mandate to hold a second ballot,

after Scotland overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU.

Speaking to the BBC's Reporting Scotland programme ahead

of the speech, Mrs May accused the SNP of having tunnel

I think in 2014 the people of Scotland voted to stay within the

United Kingdom. It was described by the SNP as a once in a generation

vote that took place at that time. I don't think people want a referendum

today. To me, to me politics isn't a game. To me politics is about

people's lives. It's about delivering for people on the issues

that really matter to them on a day-to-day basis, and I can't help

feel that the SNP has tunnel vision about independence. Actually, I

think what people want is for the SNP government to get on with

dealing with the issues they want to see addressed on a day-to-day basis.

The number of people on zero-hours contracts has reached a record high,

according to figures from the Resolution Foundation.

Sean is here to explain what is going on.

Good morning. Good morning. They are controversial, aren't they? They

have been over the years, zero-hours contracts, where they don't

guarantee them any amount of work. There has been a big growth, 910,000

people have these. Compare that to 30% more than three years ago. There

has been a bit of growth, but we noticed in this analysis of the

figures in the last six months of last year there was actually a bit

of not growing anywhere near as much as it used to. So they are now

looking at, are we getting near the peak, the maximum number of people

having these contracts? Partly because people can bargain a bit

harder, lots of people are in work so maybe you can bargain for a

stronger contracts, and companies, reputation wise, it has not been

good headlines and companies have been thinking let's offer staff some

guaranteed hours, not these zero hours contracts.

Counting will get under way later this morning

for Northern Ireland's Assembly election vote.

Polls closed last night, with final results expected

It is the second time that Northern Ireland has had to choose

a Government in the space of ten months.

This generation might not remember the Troubles,

but elections in Northern Ireland tend to expose

of this vote are known, the challenge could be holding

The DUP's Arlene Foster led her party into this election,

following a bitter fallout with Irish republicans.

Over the last few weeks, harsh words have been exchanged

between Mrs Foster and the new Sinn Fein leader,

That has led some to question whether they will be heading back

into Government together any time soon.

In the last Assembly election, which was, remember,

less than a year ago, the DUP returned as the biggest

While Sinn Fein were in second place, with 28 Assembly Members.

The opposition parties, the SDLP, the Ulster Unionists,

and the Alliance, will all hope to increase their share of the vote

this time, and that is true for the smaller parties too.

But actually gaining seats could be difficult,

because the number of Assembly Members is being reduced

The strength of each of the parties is likely to be important

To try to get a deal that would allow power sharing

Army bomb disposal teams have been working through the night to prepare

for the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb.

It was discovered on a building site in North-West London yesterday

Schools, businesses and homes were evacuated after police and fire

The Council has warned the site won't be made safe

Another milestone for Andy Murray. Tiebreaks are used to settle matches

at the end of sets, if they are still 6-6, it is the first to seven

points, they usually go for five or ten minutes. This one overnight

lasted 31 minutes, the longest since way back in 1991, which says

something, doesn't it? Andy Murray obviously winning it.

The end result is that Andy Murray is through to the semi-finals

of the Dubai Championships, but the story is the way he got past

Murray had to save seven match points, before winning

the second-set tie-break, which forced the match

into a decider, and it took him over half an hour to do so.

British Cycling has apologised for failings in the way it looked

after its riders, and has promised to improve.

After accusation of bullying and sexism, chairman

Jonathan Browning says the organisation will make changes,

It is three Super League wins out of three for Castleford Tigers.

They dismantled Leeds Rhinos in the big West Yorkshire Derby last

And Sam Billings looks set to open the batting for England

It is the first of a three-match one day series,

as Eoin Morgan's side build up to hosting

Let's find out what is happening with the weather. Sarah is out and

about for us, and that looks lovely. Tell us where you are. I am here on

the Greenwich Peninsula, in amongst this art installation called the

Iris, by the artist Rebecca Louise Law, and she has used 10,000 fresh

irises, each one of them suspended from the ceiling via piece of copper

wire, so they give the illusion that they are just floating in the air, a

really art installation. We have some beautiful springlike flowers,

and across many parts of the country the spring flowers are starting to

break out. But the weather not looking all that springlike over the

next few days. It is pretty unsettled and we have low pressure

in charge. Rain at times through the day and on into the weekend as well.

One or two showers across the far north of Scotland but for much of

northern and central Scotland it is a cold, frosty but clear start

today. Rain and hill snow to the far south of Scotland, the north-east of

England looks mostly dry and bright. As we head down across East Anglia

and the south-east of England, by 9am the rain will start to set in.

It is already reining in the south-east, some heavy bursts and

strong, lost three winds around the South Coast as well. Heading towards

Devon and Cornwall, outbreaks of rain through the course of the

morning and that rain also affecting many sun southern and central parts

of Wales. The north Wales public driver a good part of the morning,

as will be parts of northern England but across Northern Ireland you will

see further spells of rain and perhaps even some hill snow around

as well. As we head through the course of the day, that rain in the

south pushes its way gradually northwards through the day so about

lunchtime that rain arriving across quite a good part of northern

England, wet for Northern Ireland and much of Scotland having not a

bad day. There will be some sunshine around but temperatures only around

six or seven towards the north but further south it is a milder day,

with temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. On into the evening and

overnight, that rain continues its progress further north. Some rain

and hill snow pushing across much of Scotland and Northern Ireland as

well. Meanwhile, across England and Wales the weather will dry up a

little bit. Still a few showers around, and quite mild towards the

south. Eight or nine degrees first thing, whereas further north three

or four Mac, a touch of frost likely across much of Scotland. Through the

morning we continue to see that wet weather, particularly across much of

Scotland. Rain and hill snow, also for Northern Ireland is looking

windy and wet but England and Wales having not a bad day. A good deal of

dry weather around, a few showers in the east and temperatures generally

around 11 degrees towards the south but it will be colder than that

across Northern Ireland in Scotland as well. Sunday we have low pressure

with us so the unsettled theme continues, with a band of rain

crossing west to east across England and Wales. Still some wet and windy

weather across the north-east of Scotland, but elsewhere not a bad

sort of day. There will be some drier and brighter weather, but it

will feel pretty blustery and temperatures around seven to 11

degrees or so. So it is looking pretty unsettled over the next few

days. There will be some rain around, but also some brightness to

be seen as well. Thank you. The papers. We will look

at some of the front pages. The Daily Mail. Fly tipping. Britain is

in the middle of a fly tipping plague. Cases have soared by 30%

over the last three years. The Sun has put Bake-Off back in the

headlights. A story about the former winner Nadiya, who will present a

rival show on BBC called The Big Family Cooking Showdown. That is a

rivalry with Channel 4. The Daily newspaper. A story about safety in

hospitals. We were talking about it yesterday. A survey looking at how

save hospitals are. The Times. Taxpayers funding Brussels' private

army to protect MEPs as part of a 2 billion euros spending spree by the

European Parliament. That is one I would like to be there for. I think

he said he was too cold. I am sure he did. I think that is what he did

say. -- tickled. He said everyday we should exercise our "chuckle

muscle." Because of Sir Ken Doyle, I exercise my "chuckle muscle" every

day. Mike Ashley, owner of Sports Direct, he is in the news. He is

saying that the Agent Provocateur, and argues the accent, they have

been bought by his company. -- and I use. There is controversy. The

founder of it says it is a stitch up. They went on to administration.

Normally when companies go into administration you hang around for a

while to find a buyer. But it was all planned in advance, meaning some

did not get the money they would if it had kept running. A bit of

controversy to see if it is a good deal. You know how footballers have

their numbers and names on the back. The Swedish FA have allowed the

female teams to put motivational messages on their backs. Any

examples? The number five player, Mrs Hernandez, says The Future is

Female. And number 22 in the team, Olivia, says "everyone is battling a

battle you don't know about." That would cost a fortune, a say in that

long. Maybe we could do that. --A saying. You will talk athletics

later on? Yes. Fascinating. The European indoors. And the two twins

running for Britain. 6:20. Education leaders are warning that

schools in england could be pushed to breaking point if a new formula

for funding them goes ahead. In an interview with Breakfast,

the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, insists that funding

overall is at an all-time high, but said thats schools would have

to help reduce the deficit. What would be the first stage? In

this maths class, a parent volunteer works out. Mrs Walsh, a growing

number of those who give up their time to help fill gaps. Are you

happy to do it? Yes. It is required. And that his financial help as well.

Parents here pay a regular monthly ?5 sum to help make ends meet. Why

should we have to ask them for morejust is not right. And I don't

like doing it. Here, the head teacher is inviting us in to give an

honest insight into why they have to ask. We will lose 8%. Rising costs

means all schools will lose on average 8% in the next three years.

But under the new system, just under half of schools, including this one,

would gain on average 3%. That leaves a shortfall. And the school

has already lost. Three years ago they were in the black. The next

year they slipped into the red. And today? ?30,000 nearly. Yes. A

deficit. It is already having a knock-on effect. Some of my children

already they are struggling a bit and they have less help this year

than last year. And that is the honest truth. All of those things I

could shave, I have shaved. Still, we could not get to a balanced

budget. It is an impossibility. In Poynton, a school that plans to lose

with the current proposals. They have already lost 14 full-time

positions, they say. This is a cliff edge. I have heard from other

schools around the country they are making this unpalatable decision.

They are stopping their curriculum. They are not going to run technology

or art. These kinds of things will disappear from the curriculum. The

Department for Education say they have protected schools until now,

but now school cuts are inevitable. We have a much fairer system. It

reflects the needs of the pupils at that school. But fair doesn't mean

affordable. Fair doesn't mean schools will balance their books.

School funding is as high as it has ever been. It does not cover

increasing cost. We expect them to absorb those, because we all have to

contribute to the task of delivering a reduction in the deficit. But

overall school funding is at an all-time level of ?40 billion a

year, and it will go to put a year as people numbers rise by 2019 and

2020. But it isn't enough. As I said, it should be enough. Should be

enough. Efficiencies, he believes, should still be found. An

association of college leaders disagree. They say many schools will

be pushed to breaking point under new proposals, which will come soon.

Sarah McCubbin, BBC News. It's an antisocial act that normally

goes under the radar, but many have long

suspected the truth. People do wee

in public pools. Yes, scientists who carried out

random tests in Canada found So, is it something we sneakily do

but would never admit to? We asked people in Manchester

what they thought. Kids wee in pools. I think that is

like a common thing. But it is a bit grim, really. It would put me off

sending my children there. I think it is kind of yucky. I don't do it

in a swimming pool. But I do it in the sea. In the sea, you are

allowed. I would not want to swim in it, so I would not do it to someone

else. No, definitely not. I always get out. And I don't let my children

do it either. Never. Absolutely not. Never. LAUGHS. See clearly does.

Well, we don't know. -- she. We have to accept her "never" at face value.

We're asking for your thoughts on this. Apparently, sea is one thing,

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Breakfast from BBC News. 100 years of documenting

Great Britain's battles. The Imperial War Museum

celebrates it's centenary, and Robert Hall is live

for us in Salford. He is just across from us. You can

see our view from us to them. Good morning. Here is a question. Where

else would you find a fragment of the World Trade Center just a few

paces away from this, the gun that fire the first shell of WWII. The

Imperial War Museum is a special place. It is heading towards a

birthday celebration and I have been finding out what makes it tick. That

is after the news, travel, and weather, wherever are this morning.

Hello, and good morning from BBC London News.

Most councils in and around the capital are planning

to increase their share of council tax on top of raising money

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

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

but also on Breakfast this morning: She is the most-awarded female

artist in Grammy history, and Adele is a huge fan.

Alison Krauss will tell us what has inspired her to release her first

As a council in Hampshire plans to limit the number that walkers can

It is something you might not want to think too deeply about,

but how much wee in is your local pool, and who is doing it?

We will see if anyone is brave enough to admit

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

Patients could be at risk of harm when buying medication

That is the warning from the Care Quality Commission.

It comes after an investigation found firms may be prescribing

unsuitable medication, failing to carry out thorough

medical history checks, or employing clinicians

The healthcare watchdog has for the first time published a set

of guidelines for online companies offering doctor services in England.

What I would say the providers out there as we are taking this

extremely seriously. You must provide safe and effective care for

patients in England who want to access your services. And we will

treat you the same as doctors who are consulting in person.

The police watchdog has published a critical report into how

the Cumbria force handled the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington

The toddler was found seriously injured at her home.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says officers failed

to adequately investigate whether she had been abused.

Cumbria Police says it accepts the report's criticism unreservedly.

Chief Constable Jeremy Graham of Cumbria Constabulary apologised

I am very clear that the initial investigation into Poppi

Worthington's death fell well short of what Poppi's family could have

expected, and indeed should have expected,

and I would like to give a heartfelt apology to Poppi's family

for the inadequacies in Cumbria Constabulary's initial

The US Attorney General is removing himself from an FBI investigation

into claims Russia meddled in November's presidential election.

Jeff Sessions has been under pressure to stand aside after it

emerged he met the Russian ambassador during the course

President Trump insisted that Mr Sessions is an honest man,

but said he could have been more accurate when questioned

about his meetings with Russian diplomats.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will today publish its final

safety report on the Shoreham Airshow disaster, in which 11

A vintage jet was performing aerobatics when it crashed

on to a busy road in West Sussex in August 2015.

The report will not apportion blame, but will look at why it happened

Theresa May will make it clear that keeping Scotland in the UK

is a personal priority, when she addresses the Scottish

Conservative Party conference in Glasgow later today.

She will attempt to defuse calls for another referendum on independence.

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said

she believes she has a cast-iron mandate to hold a second ballot,

after Scotland overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU.

Speaking to the BBC's Reporting Scotland programme ahead

of the speech, Mrs May accused the SNP of having tunnel

Scientists have created an artificial mouse embryo from stem

It is being hailed as a breakthrough, which could

help to improve human fertility treatments.

Researchers at the University of Cambridge hope to replicate

the experiment with artificial human embryos, allowing them to carry out

research beyond the current 14-day limit.

Those were the latest stories. 6:34 a.m.. And loads more numbers on the

tennis. 20- 18 sounds a rugby score, but it was needed on a tie-break

involving Andy Murray in Dubai. They have not been more points needed

since 1991 to settle a tie-break. It was a landmark we will not forget in

a hurry. At one point the umpire forgot to tell the players to change

ends and a couple of points later Andy Murray said we not supposed to

change ends? It was pandemonium. Andy Murray is through

to the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships,

but he had to save seven match points against Germany's

Philipp Kohlschreiber. Murray had to win the second-set

tie-break to force the match into a decider, and it took him over

half an hour to do so. Saving those match points,

he eventually won it 20-18, and afterwards said he had never

played a tie-break like it. The deciding set was much

more straightforward. Against a tiring Kohlschreiber,

Murray lost just one game to secure his place in the next

round, where he will play Lucas British Cycling has apologised

for failings in the way it looked after its riders, and has

promised to improve. After accusations of bullying

and sexism, chairman Jonathan Browning says

the organisation will make changes to be more caring to riders,

and also address concerns from MPs who described its reputation

as being in tatters after an anti-doping inquiry found

medical records missing. We have an ambition as British

Cycling to be a world-class governing body. I think there are

many parts of our organisation today that are at that level, but we've

got gaps. And we recognise those gaps. And where those gaps have

affected individuals, we apologise for that.

Great Britain's Sophie Thornhill beat teammate Lora Fachie to tandem

pursuit gold on day one of the Para Track World Championships

The world title for the 21-year old, piloted by Corrine Hall,

There was a great result for Castleford Tigers in rugby

There were hat-tricks for wingers Greg Eden and Greg Minikin,

but it was the former 'Man of Steel' Zak Hardaker who got the Man

Three wins out of three for Castleford, now.

In last night's other game, Hull FC won at Huddersfield by 48-8.

There is a big boost for England's Six Nations hopes,

with news number eight Billy Vunipola is set to make

a surprise return for his club, Saracens, this weekend.

He has been out of action since November with a knee injury,

but his recovery has gone better than expected.

If England win their next two matches, they will set the record

for most consecutive wins in Test rugby.

England one-day captain Owen Morgan has confirmed that Jake Ball

and Alex Hales will miss today's opening match against the West

Steven Finn will take Ball's place in the bowling attack,

while Sam Billings is likely to open in Antigua.

It is the first of a three-match series, as England build up

to hosting the Champions Trophy this summer.

We do have one eye on the champions Trophy. Obviously getting a

reasonable squad together before then, and one idea of nailing down

our team. You know, we only have one more... Sorry, two more series, won

against Ireland and one in South Africa before the champions Trophy,

and it is important to get the guys that we feel who are going to be

playing a part in the champions Trophy here.

The European Indoor Championships start today in Belgrade,

with Laura Muir tipped for success in the both 1,500 and 3,000 metres.

A lovely story, in 2012 the Nielsen twins looking after the kit for the

athletes including Jessica Ennis-Hill. They are now the stars

in their own right. Two twins who apparently feta -- finish each

other's sentences as well. Counting will get under

way later this morning for Northern Ireland's

latest election vote, with final results expected

by tomorrow afternoon. It is the second time in less

than a year that people have gone Allison Morris is a columnist

with the Irish News and joins us Good morning to you and thank you

for your time this morning. Give us a sense of the appetite you think

there was for this election. What do you think the turnout might have

been? Well, early indications are that the turnout has been up which I

think there was some fears that there would be voter apathy, given

as you said we were at the polls eight months ago. This is a snap

election which wasn't expected and therefore voter turnout was a bit of

an unknown as to how people would react to it. Reports I was receiving

last night from a lot of the ballots were that votes were definitely up

in some areas. That will help me be the moderate parties, the opposition

parties, but that remains to be seen. We have a single transferable

vote system, a very lengthy system which requires a lot of counting but

I would say that possibly today we will get an indication of the way

things are going to go. It is fairly complex, and when you look ahead, if

you would for us now, what are the possible results? What might happen

as a result of this vote? OK, well I think most commentators are of the

opinion that very little will change. We know that the DUP and

Sinn Fein are likely to be the main parties with a lesser number of

seats. We had 100 people elected during the last election and only 90

during this one, meaning that all parties are expecting a drop in

seats but if Sinn Fein and the DUP can hold their majorities, then we

are in serious difficulty because this election was called because the

relations between these parties broke down quite badly over a ?500

million botched clean energy scheme that there are other issues as well

on those issues are unlikely to be resolved within three weeks of

talks, which is what we have. We have an election and as a result of

that election we will know tomorrow morning. If that shows that we still

have the DUP and Sinn Fein at the two main parties then we will have

three weeks of talks, they have three weeks to government, and given

the differences between the two and how nasty this election has been, if

they will resolve those in three weeks -- if they cannot resolve

these in three weeks, we are looking at another election, which is

unlikely, or a period of correct rule. As we know, Theresa May has a

lot on their mind, and might be unlikely to take on Northern Ireland

met at this time. There is a generation in Northern Ireland who

have grown up in a very different way, without the troubles of the

past. Their concerns are the ordinary ones about jobs and what

they have and what the country has to offer them. It feels a little bit

as if this campaign has harked back to a different time. It has, it has

been very sectarian. I have been a journalist was 17 or 18 years and I

can remember the early elections right after the Good Friday

Agreement when we would have had a lot of division, a lot of green and

orange issues, mainly around the constitutional question. Whether or

not we remain part of the UK or a united Ireland. That issue faded as

time went on and as you said we had a generation who have absolutely no

memory of the troubles whatsoever, and they want to know about

university fees, about employment, they want to know about social

issues such as same-sex marriage which has been repeatedly blocked in

Northern Ireland, and also changes to the abortion legislation, which

again we lag behind everyone else on. Those are the issues you will

maybe see the progressive parties, people like Alliance or the Green

party, whether that is enough to make any change to the dynamic of

the assembly remains to be seen but we are saying is commentators that

things are unlikely to change dramatically. As we know, journalist

and pollsters have got it wrong in the past, especially in the last few

years. There is no idea, because this is a totally unknown quantity.

This election was called on one issue, botched energy scheme, so we

have never had anything like this and there is no precedent for it.

Nobody knows what the outcome is going to be. We are all saying there

could be changed to the status quo, but maybe we will see a shock move

towards the middle ground, and that is something I think we will all be

keeping a keen eye on is the day goes on. Thank you much. Allison

Morris is with the Irish News, and those results expected tomorrow

afternoon, Saturday afternoon. Let's have a look at the weather. Has

spring finally sprung? It certainly looks like it. Tell us where you

are. Good morning to you. I am here on the Greenwich Peninsula at the

NOW Gallery, amongst an art installation called the iris, it

involves 10,000 individual fresh irises, which have been suspended

from the ceiling, each one hung by hand by a little piece of copper

wire. So it took the team here around five days to really create

this installation. And at the moment they are very fresh, very colourful,

and certainly very aromatic as well. I wish you could smell the smell in

this room. It is very beautiful. They are going to be here until the

seventh of May and I'm overtime that this part of deletion will really

changed in the way it looks and feels. So the flowers are going to

be left here to weather out, dry out, as well, and apparently they

are still going to be very beautiful as time goes on. So we have got some

lovely spring flowers here at the NOW Gallery. If you are hoping to

head out and see some spring flowers today, the weather is looking pretty

soggy and unsettled. Rain at times today and through because of the

weekend as well. A few showers to the far north of Scotland, but much

of northern and central Scotland start the day pretty frosty. But

there will be some sunshine around. The southern half of will see more

cloud, some rain and a bit of hill snow as well. Should be largely dry

and bright towards the north-east of England but East Anglia and the

south-east see that rain setting in. This is 9am this morning. Some heavy

burst of rain and also some pretty strong and gusty winds particularly

along the south coast. As we move towards the south-west of England

and south Wales, some of that rain will be quite heavy at times. Again,

combined with some strong and blustery winds. I think by 9am the

north of Wales and in fact much of northern England will look

predominantly dry. As we head crossed in Northern Ireland, there

is a band of rain and even a bit of hill snow perhaps mixed in on the

highest peaks as well. As we head through the course of the day, then,

that rain across the southern half of the country pushes its way

northwards. So wet weather pushing across much of northern England,

certainly Northern Ireland as well. There will be some brighter weather

heading into the south-east later on in the day, and actually essential

and northern Scotland remaining drive much of the day. Contrasting

temperatures, though. Only about five degrees in the north whereas

further south it will be much milder, around about ten to 12

Celsius. Into the evening and overnight, we keep that band of rain

which continues to push northwards. So pretty soggy night to come across

much of central Scotland, Northern Ireland as well. Northern Scotland

remains largely dry, with a. It across much of England and Wales,

still with a few showers. Temperatures here eight or nine

degrees and certainly called where you have those clear skies across

the North of Scotland. As we head through the day tomorrow is putting

wet and windy across Northern Ireland, much of Scotland as well.

Still some showers across in and Wales, put Italy around the east

coast, but actually quite a good deal of dry, usable sort of weather

as well with some sunshine, and temperatures generally around about

ten or 11 degrees towards the south but it is looking a little bit

colder further north. Now, though pressure stays with us as we had in

through the second half of the weekend as well. For Sunday there

will be a band of rain moving west to east across much of England and

Wales. Quite windy and wait for the north-east of Scotland. Elsewhere

there will be some sunshine on offer as well so all in all it is looking

like a fairly changeable outlook over the next few days.

The pub industry has been under financial pressure for a number

of years, and pub landlords are now weighing down on the Chancellor.

It is not the first time we have talked about problems for the pub

industry. Many small businesses will see if Philip Hammond may actually

make any tweaks to help them. According to the Campaign

for Real Ale, over 20 of them The George and Dragon in Hudswell,

North Yorkshire was one of those. It closed in 2008, but was brought

back to life by its community, and has even added a shop

and library to keep punters coming. Today, it'll be named

Pub of the Year. We took over running the pub in

July, 2014. The pub is the hub of the village. It is the centre. It is

where everyone gets together. Most shareholders in the club, 205

different shareholders currently, they are not be day-to-day drinkers

used to get. We have diversified. We have to get the community on side.

We have a little shop, allegedly the smallest in Yorkshire. This year we

will be in a position where we will hopefully pay business rates more in

line with what we can. We are probably in a better position this

year than other sectors. But other pubs are facing

some big challenges. A revaluation of business rates

in England and Wales that comes into effect in April will affect

many pubs and restaurants because they occupy prime real

estate in town and city centres. Brigid Simmons is Chief Executive

of the British Beer and Pub Good morning. Good morning. Business

rates. We heard from that pub, a success story, they do not have to

pay it. How much of an issue is this for pubs around the country? They

are paying 2.4% of the total bill. This was a turnover tax rate to

0.5%. Pubs are rated by turnover because you have a beer garden that

you never use according to square footage. That means they are paying

so much more. What we are seen to the Chancellor in this budget is you

need to look at the business rate system. It needs a complete

overhaul. We need to make sure that in a modern world everyone is paying

their share. We care about the High Streets, I do lots of work there. By

the risen a point to care about them if you tax them out of existence. --

but there is a point where. It is punishing success. They revalued it.

That is why many businesses are seeing changes. Many are seeing a

fall in these business rates. That is true. The government has given

support to reduce the small business rate. But I have got 2000 pubs that

are paying a 40% increase. Is in a small increase for pubs means they

will have to employ less staff, or really, not investing capital. And

that is what increases your turnover. Is it as much of a squeeze

as the campaign makes out? In the last year or so, there has been a

renaissance. More pubs are opening up. Absolutely. We are opening up

new paths. But we have the apprenticeship rates. Don't cut

confidence by giving us a freeze. We need more help. We have enrolment in

pensions automatically for small pubs. And we have inflation,

especially with food. Pubs are hugely important. We serve 8 million

meals a year. We want them to be enormously important. We want them

to be a success. What we are saying to the government is please help us

a little bit more. Thank you so much. That is an argument we see a

lot these days. We will hear from the Chancellor what happens. I will

have my business hat on to do all the coverage of that. OK.

It's been documenting some of Great Britain's most important

history for generations past and present, and this weekend,

The Imperial War Museum celebrates its centenary year.

A new exhibition looking at people who have struggled for peace over

the last 100 years will mark the event, as our special

correspondent Robert Hall can explain.

He's live for us, just over the canal from our studios,

That is the image, actually, from where we are, just across the water.

Good morning, Robert. Good morning. Yeah, a big story to tell. In a way,

the timeline of the Imperial War Museum is summed up in this display

case. Here we have a group of items belonging to men who fought in the

First World War. The stories of two men in the centre, one a bomber

pilot, another eight minesweeper in the Second World War. --A. And then

the Fusiliers who fought in the Iraq War at the end. Just a handful of

stories among so many in so many places around the UK.

It's one of the world's most famous institutions,

aimed for school parties, historians, families,

Conflict, shocks, and fascinators, this story began a few miles

from here with a grand ceremony in a cathedral of glass.

By the time George V open the Imperial War Museum in its first

home at the ill-fated Crystal Palace, he already had

The museum had begun collecting exhibits while the battle

of the First World War was still raging.

From the outset, the founders set out to involve the public.

Appeals printed in ration books brought a flood

The idea was initially that it was to be firstly a sort

of memorial to the war, but primarily, it was to cover

people's experiences in the war, and that meant it covered everybody

from the front-line soldier to the munition factory worker

The best way to illustrate how the Imperial War Museums have

changed since the first collection was put together a century ago

There are 155,000 exhibits, those are the larger items either

on display or held in store, but there are well over 33 million

documents, photographs and recordings, all of them helping

to tell the stories around those exhibits.

Now 91, she typed the plans for D-Day here in Winston Churchill's

bunker, and she shook hands with world leaders

at the conference which debated the post-war future of Europe.

And now that they are working like this one works,

for instance, where everything is active and you can open doors

and, you know, drop down mines and whatever you do,

the whole place was abuzz when I came in.

But reflecting the sad procession of conflicts still erupting around

the globe and connecting with today's young people

The images of war and conflict that children see on Hollywood movies

or video games are very unusual in that, you know,

they'll have bespoke knowledge of all these individual weapons

systems, they will think people can jump from a tank to a plane

to an infantry officer, and there is no understanding

In Salford, every day brings a chance to reflect

Once an hour, the museum is filled with the faces and voices of those

lived through an experience we can only share at a distance.

The story which began a century ago has no ending.

And we stay with those personal stories. This is not just a tank, it

is called the T34. And I suppose in a way it liberated people. It went

into service in the 1940s. It helped to push the German army back. In

fact, it fought on into the terrible conflict in Bosnia in the 1990s. A

weird looking vehicle over here from Zimbabwe in Africa designed to

reflect the force of mines. And they are another subject which caused

enormous civilian deaths and impact on civilian populations. It is not

just about soldiers and armies. And this is a symbol of liberation in

Berlin. More later on. But for now, back to the studio. Thank you very

much. Looks like some great stuff to see there. It is time to

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

A warning for patients in England about the risk

The health regulator says companies may not be prescribing the right

drugs, carrying out thorough checks, or have clinicians

Also this morning: 13-month-old Poppi Worthington died in 2012.

Today, a damning report into the investigation

by Cumbria Police says they were unstructured and disorganised.

Nearly 18 months on, a final report into the Shoreham Airshow disaster,

where 11 people died, will be published today.

The number of workers with controversial zero-hours

I will have more shortly on why it has grown so quickly.

In sport: Murray's marathon tie-break in the desert.

It was 31 minutes before the world number one eventually won

the tie-break, and then the match, at the Dubai Championship

And Sarah has the weather from Greenwich for us this morning.

Good morning to you. It is a bit of a soggy, grey day outside but I am

inside the NOW Gallery and I am standing among 10,000 fresh irises

here. We will look at these flowers a bit more through the morning and I

will have a full forecast for you in about 15 minutes.

Patients could be at risk of harm when buying medication

That is the warning from the Care Quality Commission.

It comes after an investigation found firms may be prescribing

unsuitable medication, failing to carry out thorough

medical history checks, or employing clinicians

The healthcare watchdog has for the first time published a set

of guidelines for online companies offering doctor services in England.

More than 40 companies offer online prescriptions in England,

but today the CQC says they could be putting patients at risk.

Dan is about to run out of his medicine.

It suspended the registration of this online company back

in December, partially as a result of a BBC investigation

which looked at its sale of antibiotics.

The company said it has made many changes to its processes

and systems, that will eventually satisfy the regulators.

But the CQC is worried more widely about the safety of online services.

They say there is a risk of people being prescribed unsuitable

medication, the treatment causing complications to existing health

conditions, and a lack of monitoring of follow-ups for patients.

We have now looked at 11 providers, two of which have been published

today, and we are quite shocked about what we have found.

And indeed, in those other providers, we've also found some

really serious problems, and those reports will be published

For the first time, the CQC has published a clear set of standards

They must verify patients match their photo ID,

They must get a comprehensive medical history, and seek permission

There will be a thorough inspection of all companies by the end

of the year, but in the meantime, the official advice is to be very

careful before you buy from an online doctor or pharmacy.

We will speak to GP and broadcaster Dr Faye Kirkland

about what she found when she bought prescription medicine online.

The police watchdog has published a critical report into how

the Cumbria force handled the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington

The toddler was found seriously injured at her home.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says officers failed

to adequately investigate whether she had been abused.

Cumbria Police says it accepts the report's criticism unreservedly.

Chief Constable Jeremy Graham of Cumbria Constabulary apologised

I am very clear that the initial investigation into Poppi

Worthington's death fell well short of what Poppi's family could have

expected, and indeed should have expected,

and I would like to give a heartfelt apology to Poppi's family

for the inadequacies in Cumbria Constabulary's initial

The US Attorney General is removing himself from an FBI investigation

into claims Russia meddled in November's presidential election.

Jeff Sessions has been under pressure to stand aside,

after it emerged he met the Russian ambassador during the course

President Trump insisted that Mr Sessions is an honest man,

but said he could have been more accurate when questioned

about his meetings with Russian diplomats.

Air accident investigators are publishing their final report

11 people died when a vintage jet performing a loop stunt crashed

The report will not apportion blame, but will look at the cause

of the crash and make safety recommendations.

This was the Hawker Hunter jet at the centre of the Shoreham air

crash, a key attraction at the show over the Sussex seaside town.

But during one acrobatic manoeuvre this happened.

The jet crashed by the A27, that ran alongside the Showground.

It was the worst airshow accident in Britain in more than 60 years.

Among those who died were two friends, Matthew Grimstone

and Jacob Schilt, both 23, and both players for Worthing United Football

The club vice-chairman, Mark Sanderson, says the disaster

continues to haunt all of those who knew the young men.

So they'll always be remembered by us as great footballers,

you know, first of all they were superb players,

He survived the crash with serious injuries.

He is now the subject of a police investigation

Accident investigators had already published a number

They said the jet was working normally, and that the show's

organisers had not been aware of what Mr Hill intended to do

The Civil Aviation Authority, which governs safety at Britain's

air displays, has already brought in a number

of changes following the Shoreham air crash.

It has increased the distance between the display and the crowds

watching below, and also requires pilots to be better qualified before

carrying out these acrobatic manoeuvres.

Today's final report on the crash should answer both

the what and the why this accident happened.

One key aim will also be to give the victims' families a full,

final measure of understanding about the way loved ones died.

Theresa May will make it clear that keeping Scotland in the UK

is a personal priority, when she addresses the Scottish

Conservative Party conference later today.

She will attempt to defuse calls for another referendum on independence.

Let's get more detail now from our Scotland correspondent

Lorna Gordon, who is in Glasgow for us this morning.

Good morning to you. Yes, good morning. I think it is an important

speech. There has been ramping up of the rhetoric on both sides this past

week. Theresa May will say that as Prime Minister it is just as much

priority that a young person in Dundee has as many opportunities to

fulfil their potential as a young person in Doncaster, and she will

say that politics is not a game. She will argue that the SNP has tunnel

vision over the issue of independence, and as a result are

neglecting the day job in areas of policy like health and education.

The SNP for their part would reject those accusations. All this has come

about of course because of the Brexit vote, that Scotland voted

differently and voted to stay in the United Kingdom, and people here

voted to stay in the European Union whereas the United Kingdom as a

whole voted to leave the European Union. Nicola Sturgeon says the

government at Holyrood is seeking compromises at every turn on this

issue but is being met by obstinacy and intransigent in its dealings

ahead of the formal triggering, which is expected to take place

later this month. Nicola Sturgeon says a second referendum is, she

believes, all but inevitable. In a BBC interview yesterday, Theresa May

wouldn't be drawn on the issue of whether she would grant permission

for a second independence referendum to take place. For the moment, thank

you. Scientists have created

an artificial mouse embryo from stem It is being hailed as a breakthrough

which could help to improve Researchers at the University

of Cambridge hope to replicate the experiment with artificial human

embryos, allowing them to carry out research beyond the

current 14-day limit. The number of people on zero-hours

contracts has reached a record high, according to figures

from the Resolution Foundation. Sean is here to explain

what is going on. Yes, a pretty quick rise if you

compare where we were at ten years ago or even three years ago. 910,000

people now on these contracts. In 2005 there were about 100,000, that

is how much of an increase we have seen but what the Resolution

Foundation have done is when you drill down into the figures you see

at the end of the last half of last year that growth has slowed a lot so

something has happened. We have seen very quick growth for the last few

years. Now, a few things might have happened there. One is that the

employment rate in the UK is pretty high, record highs, all time.

Workers might have a little bit more of a bargaining chip when it comes

to these contracts, because they are controversial contracts. They are

ones where you have a deal with the company that you work whenever they

want you to work but no guarantee of hours. The other thing, because of a

controversy, it has not been great headlines for a lot of businesses

and so some companies are trying to move away from these contracts and

give some workers guaranteed hours. Counting will get under

way later this morning for Northern Ireland's

Assembly election vote. Polls closed last night,

with final results expected It is the second time that

Northern Ireland has had to choose a government in the

space of ten months. This generation might not

remember the Troubles, Army bomb disposal teams have been

working through the night to prepare for the removal of an unexploded

Second World War bomb. It was discovered on a building site

in North-West London yesterday Schools, businesses and homes

were evacuated after police and fire The Council has warned

the site won't be made safe That brings you up-to-date with all

of the main news stories this morning.

Education leaders are warning that schools in England could be pushed

to breaking point if a new funding formula goes ahead.

In an interview with Breakfast, the Schools Minister,

Nick Gibb, insists that spending is at an all-time high,

but said that schools would have to help reduce the deficit.

Jayne, many parents watching will have received letters

from their children's schools about these proposed

This is a tricky time for schools. Lots of those letters going out

because the consultation over the changes to funding is happening

right now. What we are talking about is to make things. The sum of money

the government spends on education, but also how that sum of money is

shared out. Right now what happens is that decisions on how it is

shared out to children, those decisions are made by hundreds of

different education authorities all over England, and the government

says that that is not fair, because it leads to lots of different

decisions. For example, they say a child in Cornwall might receive

funds of just over ?3000 a year. However, a child with exactly the

same educational needs Vaughan in Devon might receive just under

?5,000. They say this isn't unfair as to what they want to do with

this. They want to centrally set a figure themselves for children all

across the country, and then the government wants to then set extra,

additional figures to help combat things like deprivation, to help in

schools where there are lots of children speaking English as a

second language, and also they say that this will represent a fairer

share of the pie for all but what critics say is that the pie just

isn't big enough. What would be the first

stage of that one? In this maths class in Wokingham,

a parent volunteer helps out. Mrs Walsh, one of a growing number

of those who give up their time There's a lot more

required these days. Parents here pay a regular monthly

?5 sum to help make ends meet. Why should we have

to ask them for more? That just isn't right,

and I don't like doing it. Here, the head teacher is inviting

us in to give us a very honest insight

into why they have to ask. Rising costs means all schools

will lose on average 8% But under the new system,

just under half of schools, including this one,

would gain on average 3%. Three years ago,

they were in the black. The next year they

slipped into the red. It is already having

a knock-on effect. Some of my children,

already they are struggling a bit, and they have less help this

year than last year. All of those things that

I could shave, I have shaved. And still, we cannot get

to a balanced budget. In Poynton, a school which stands

to lose under current proposals, and they say the have already lost

14 full-time positions. And I hear from other schools around

the country they are having They're not going to

run technology or art. These kinds of things will just

disappear from the curriculum. The Department for Education say

they have protected schools until now, but now school

cuts are inevitable. We're introducing a much fairer

system, where funding goes to schools, and it

reflects the needs Fair doesn't mean schools

will balance their books. School funding is as high

as it has ever been. But that is not enough to cover

those increased costs. We expect them to absorb those,

because we all have to contribute to the task of delivering

a reduction in the deficit. But overall school funding

is at an all-time level of ?40 billion a year, and it will go

to ?42 billion year as pupil numbers rise

by 2019 and 2020. Efficiencies, he believes,

should still be found. The Association of School

and College Leaders disagree. They say many schools will be pushed

to breaking point under new proposals, consultation

for which ends on the 22nd. Yes, they say they have the maths

wrong. They say it is just too small. If this goes ahead, schools

will have to plunder the cash set aside for special education needs.

They will have to take money out of their to prop up the basic running

of the school. The minister said nothing is set in stone. Now is the

time to raise these concerns. In Scotland and Wales, the system is

similar to here. Funding is distributed by authorities. What is

interesting is that Scotland are having a review right now. They want

to give much more control to schools to make up their minds about how

funding is shared out and distributed either themselves. Here,

the consultation ends on the 22nd. Jane McCubbin, thank you.

Sarah is out and about with the weather for us this morning

in search of the first flowers of spring.

A beautiful art installation. Good morning. Good morning. It is

beautiful and the smell is amazing. I am in a sea of floating irises. It

is the Greenwich Peninsula. This is a well-known artist who is known for

using flowers in her sculptural work. If you want to get out and

about and see those flowers today, it is a fairly mixed forecast. Rain

around not just through today but the weekend as well. Starting with

the weather in the north this morning. Northern Scotland, a few

showers. Clear and chilly in northern and central Scotland with

light rain and hill snow towards the south of Scotland. The north-east of

England looks predominantly dry at nine o'clock this morning. As we go

further south, outbreaks of rain in East Anglia and the south-east. The

wind is also a feature. Gusty winds in the south coast. Further west,

outbreaks over into the morning in Devon, Cornwall, into central and

southern parts of Wales as well. The north of Wales and northern England,

starting the day largely dry. Northern Ireland, outbreaks of rain

and it will be with hill snow as well mixed in. After the soggy start

to the day in Northern Ireland, the wind will is. Rain pushing in from

the south. The rain in the south of the country goes north. By

lunchtime, we will see wet weather in much of northern England. Wet and

windy here as well. Brighter weather returning to the south-east of

England as well as we had to the afternoon. A contrasting

temperatures in the south but in the north temperatures are only 5-6.

This evening and overnight. We still have a band of rain affecting much

of northern England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, where it will be

windy, and hill snow in the north as well. Further south in England and

Wales, drying out. A few showers. Temperatures overnight, 8-9 and

mild. 3-4 in parts of Scotland where there will be frosty conditions in

the north. Saturday morning will continue to see rain and some strong

winds affecting much of Scotland, Northern Ireland, with England and

Wales seeing a more dry day. Scattered showers, especially in the

east coast. Further south, 10- 11 degrees. The unsettled theme

continues with us on into Sunday as well with low pressure bringing rain

west to east across much of England and Wales through the gate. Also wet

and windy in the north-east of Scotland. -- get. Bright weather on

the cards elsewhere. Feeling quite chilly in the breeze. All in all, a

pretty changeable outlook. Back to both of you. We will have a better

look like on. It looks beautiful. And we will go outside and she will

go to the roof. OK now. Websites that sell prescription

medicines can seem a tempting alternative to visiting a GP,

especially if you're having problems getting a suitable

doctor's appointment. But there's a warning these on line

services are putting That's according to the health

regulator in England, Dr Faye Kirkland a GP

and broadcaster will join us First let's see her

investigation into these sites. 283 different drugs available for 77

medical problems. No examination is needed. Just an on line form

reviewed by one of the doctors and prescription medication delivered to

your door with in 24 hours. What the site does not tell you is that this

company was suspended by the CQC in December last year. Their

headquarters are behind me in Bolton. Last year, as part of their

investigation, we went on their website and ordered antibiotics. We

posed as a man and said we had ear pain for just a couple of days.

Halfway through the form they started asking us questions about

being a woman. Now, this raises significant problems about identity

checks. Then they sent this medication through the post to treat

the ear pain. As a GP, I can tell you I have never given it for this

addition, as it simply would not work. It would kill the bugs that

typically caused ear infections. This is worried the CQC, the

watchdog for on line describing services. They contacted the

business, and another on line provider, MD Direct. The report

today highlights problems with both, as you can see here. They told us

they are now working to improve their processes. The error with the

medication we received was due to a system glitch. Following this, MD

Direct cancelled its registration. The Care Quality Commission has

looked at a quarter of these in England. We have looked at 11 of

these providers. The first two reports will be published today and

they are shocking. I really understand the difficulties the

public have because the websites look incredibly professional. But

the registration with the Care Quality Commission is really

important. And we are now inspecting all of those suspect sites. And

there is another concern. The sale of antibiotics on these sites. As

bacteria becomes resistant, this becomes an effective. This is a

worry to this person, who led the review into how antibiotics should

be used when and how. We need to stop using them as sweet. We need to

be more tough and disciplined about how they are used. Our review shows

that if you carry on in the same path around the world, in 30 years,

10 million people will be ill or dying. This is one of many steps

that are needed. I really welcome what you have done. For the first

time, the CQC has published a clear set of standards for these on line

providers to be for example, they must verify patients match their

idea. They must get a comprehensive medical history and seek permission

with the GDP. -- ID. -- GP. The CQC will have looked at all of them by

the end of this year. But until then, the message is clear. It is

better to buy with caution. That was GP and broadcaster,

Dr Faye Kirkland reporting. You can understand why people buy on

line. It is easy. But it is easy to make mistakes and get duped into

buying things that are offer you. What is happening with this? There

is no accurate number of people who are using these sites. One of the on

line sites had 3000 people suspected to be using the website in the last

12 months. That is a lot of patients because there is only one doctor

prescribing for that site. Across the whole of the UK, no one really

knows. You are a GP. That is your day job. When you see someone you

obviously have a dialogue. You have a history and you chat with them.

Talk is about the risks attached with separating out this racist. He

could -- process. He could accidentally give something that

would interact with normal drugs. That could be serious and fatal. If

you go back multiple times, the sites pick that up. One gave

repeated prescriptions for urine infection. That could be a sign of

something like cancer, but the website would not pick that up. Is

there any advice you have for people in terms of what they should do if

they are struggling to get an appointment with their GP and they

are doing a bit of research on line? The Care Quality Commission today

has released guidance. They say look at whether the website is

registered, is it in the UK, if it is in England, and if they are, are

they registered with the Care Quality Commission? You can do a

check with a General Medical Council. And you have to be asked

for ID. That is really important. Thank you for your time this

morning. Thank you. It is time to get

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Steph

Patients could be at risk of harm when buying medication

That is the warning from the Care Quality Commission.

It comes after an investigation found firms may be prescribing

unsuitable medication, failing to carry out thorough

medical history checks, or employing clinicians

The healthcare watchdog has for the first time published a set

of guidelines for online companies offering doctor services in England.

The police watchdog has published a critical report into how

the Cumbria force handled the death of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington

The toddler was found seriously injured at her home.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission says officers failed

to adequately investigate whether she had been abused.

Cumbria Police says it accepts the report's criticism unreservedly.

Chief Constable Jeremy Graham of Cumbria Constabulary apologised

I am very clear that the initial investigation into Poppi

Worthington's death fell well short of what Poppi's family could have

expected, and indeed should have expected,

and I would like to give a heartfelt apology to Poppi's family

for the inadequacies in Cumbria Constabulary's initial

The US Attorney General is removing himself from an FBI investigation

into claims Russia meddled in November's presidential election.

Jeff Sessions has been under pressure to stand aside,

after it emerged he met the Russian ambassador during the course

President Trump insisted that Mr Sessions is an honest man,

but said he could have been more accurate when questioned

about his meetings with Russian diplomats.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch will today publish its final

safety report on the Shoreham Airshow disaster, in which 11

A vintage jet was performing aerobatics when it crashed

on to a busy road in West Sussex in August 2015.

The report will not apportion blame, but will look at why it happened

Theresa May will make it clear that keeping Scotland in the UK

is a personal priority, when she addresses the Scottish

Conservative Party conference in Glasgow later today.

She will attempt to defuse calls for another referendum on independence.

Scotland's First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said

she believes she has a cast-iron mandate to hold a second ballot,

after Scotland overwhelmingly voted to remain in the EU.

Scientists have created an artificial mouse embryo from stem

It is being hailed as a breakthrough which could help to improve

Researchers at the University of Cambridge hope to replicate

the experiment with artificial human embryos, allowing them to carry out

research beyond the current 14-day limit.

Counting will get under way in half an hour

for Northern Ireland's Assembly election vote.

Polls closed last night, with final results expected

It is the second time that Northern Ireland has had to choose

a government in the space of ten months.

Army bomb disposal teams have been working through the night to prepare

for the removal of an unexploded Second World War bomb.

It was discovered on a building site in North-West London yesterday

Schools, businesses and homes were evacuated after police and fire

The Council has warned the site won't be made safe

Coming up on the programme: Sarah Keith-Lucas will have the weather

from a rather lovely location in Greenwich peninsula.

First we have the rather lovely Mike. What have I done to deserve

that? Tie-breaks in tennis are usually tense affairs which last

five or ten minutes and they decide who wins that particular set after

it finishes six in games and it is a in points. And every other point is

very significant as it could be the end of the set. They have to get to

seven or win by at least two. Andy Murray's match, 20- 18. Not since

1991 have they needed more points to settle a tie-break and it lasted

half an hour. Half an hour, a tie-break! At one point the judge or

official forgot to get the players to change ends because it was so

tense. Andy Murray is through

to the semi-finals of the Dubai Championships,

but he had to save seven match points against Germany's

Philipp Kohlschreiber. Murray had to win the second-set

tie-break to force the match into a decider, and it took him over

half an hour to do so. Saving those match points,

he eventually won it 20-18, and afterwards said he had never

played a tie-break like it. The deciding set was much

more straightforward. Against a tiring Kohlschreiber,

Murray lost just one game to secure his place in the next

round, where he will play Lucas British Cycling has apologised

for failings in the way it looked after its riders, and has

promised to improve. After accusations of bullying

and sexism, chairman Jonathan Browning says

the organisation will make changes to be more caring to riders,

and also address concerns from MPs who described its reputation

as being in tatters after an anti-doping inquiry found

medical records missing. We have an ambition

as British Cycling to be I think there are many parts

of our organisation today that are at that level,

but we've got gaps. And we recognise those gaps,

and where those gaps have affected There was a great result

for Castleford Tigers in rugby There were hat-tricks for wingers

Greg Eden and Greg Minikin, but it was the former 'Man of Steel'

Zak Hardaker who got the Man Three wins out of three

for Castleford, now. In last night's other game,

Hull FC won at Huddersfield by 48-8. There is a big boost

for England's Six Nations hopes, with news number eight

Billy Vunipola is set to make a surprise return for his club,

Saracens, this weekend. He has been out of action

since November with a knee injury, but his recovery has gone

better than expected. If England win their next two

matches, they will set the record for most consecutive

wins in Test rugby. England one-day captain Owen Morgan

has confirmed that Jake Ball and Alex Hales will miss today's

opening match against the West Steven Finn will take Ball's place

in the bowling attack, while Sam Billings is likely

to open in Antigua. It is the first of a three-match

series, as England build up to hosting the Champions

Trophy this summer. We do have one eye

on the Champions Trophy, obviously getting a reasonable squad

together before then, and an idea of nailing

down our team. You know, we only have one more -

sorry, two more series, one against Ireland and one

in South Africa, before And it is important to get the guys

that we feel who are going to be playing a part in the

Champions Trophy here. The European Indoor Championships

get under way later this morning in Serbia, and there are plenty

of British hopefuls, with their eyes firmly

trained on winning medals. Paula Radcliffe and Colin Jackson

are no stranger to athletic triumphs They are hosting live

coverage of the competition, and they are with us from Belgrade

to talk through which athletes Great to see you both, thank you for

joining us. Starting with you, Paul. One of the first athlete in action

this morning is one of Britain's main hopes, the lovely story of

Laura Muir, who juggles training with treating animals as a vet. And

she juggles it very well and is coming into these championships

looking to take a big step up. I think Laura needs to come away from

here with two medals, preferably with two gold medals, she is very

capable of it and that will give her confidence a huge boost going into

the World Championships in the summer. Colin, turning to you, what

is different about competing indoors? Is the noise and atmosphere

more intense and special, do you think? It is very unique running

indoors. I think the fact that crowded so very close to you, it's

Spurs you want and that really magical way. You really feel like

you are performing for an audience and I think that's why many of the

athletes really enjoy coming indoors, and hence we sometimes have

indoor specialists because they enjoy the environment so much.

Another one with high hopes you will be watching his and drew Potse, in

the hurdles. Yes, Andrew is very special indeed. He is the world

leader with 7.43, just ahead of his major rival in Europe but it will be

a good race for him. It has been a long time, he has been trying to

deal with so many injuries, and is only a young athlete so you can

imagine he still has a bright future and this is his real opportunity to

step up and win a major title. What other names might we be looking out

for? The great thing about these championships is there are always

some at wits under the radar who come to the fore. We have the likes

of young Nelson who is going to start the 400m really taking a big

step forward already this evening, and can on that hugely here.

Unfortunately her sister Lena not able to take part, with an injury.

We have young Kyle Langford going in the 800 metre heats, Austin Clarke

in the women's heats, and backing up Laura Muir, who is doubling up, she

has to run heats of the 3,000m this morning and 4.5 hours later comeback

for a 1500 meet where she goes with Sarah McDonald, hoping to qualify

for the 1500 metre final, so a tough day for her, she has Eilish McColgan

for company in the 3000 metre heats this morning. Give us a sense about

the whole build-up, the way athletics works. We have the indoor

Championships coming up, the World Championships, and then the next

Olympics further ahead. Where are they in their cycle right now, the

athletes? Yes, it is an interesting question. Many people may use the

indoors just as preparation for the outdoors and some people will use it

more as a specialist where they can perform and win major medals so

depending on where you are in your preparations and where your mindset

is and where you really feel like your goals are going to be set, as

you know, many of the top sprinters in the world, for example, never run

indoors. I don't think you ever see Usain Bolt run indoors, he focuses

on the outdoor season. I am not sure he would do a bad job indoors, but

he chooses to focus on the outdoors. It is all about how they choose to

prepare and move forward. We look forward to further coverage later on

this morning with you guys. Live coverage of the European Indoor

Championships starts in about half an hour over on BBC Two,

and you can catch up on all the weekend's action

on the BBC Sport website. One name sadly missing, the Nielsen

twins, they are competing in the same event, the 400m, but overnight

they have had to withdraw with an injury. We will have to wait for

them to perform together. There was a potential they would run the

relay. May be indifferent heats, the 400m, competing against each other,

potentially. Not that it's all in the papers, but unfortunately they

are missing. You are watching

Breakfast from BBC News. The main stories this morning:

Patients could be at risk of harm when buying medication

on the internet. That is the warning

from the healthcare watchdog, A report into the death

of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington has said the investigation

by Cumbria Police was not Sarah is out and about with

the weather for us this morning. She has moved from the indoors of

the Art Gallery to the outside. What a great view of Canary Wharf and the

Millennium building. A bit of a soggy view this morning. Grey skies

above the London skyline, and I am on the roof of the the NOW Gallery

on the Greenwich peninsula. And we have some beautiful suspended irises

hanging from the ceiling, but upon the roof it is not feeling too

springlike this morning. We have a lot of clout around, outbreaks of

drizzly rain and a similar picture across many parts of the country. We

have rain around today and through the course of the weekend. If we

take a look at this morning's weather, at 9am a few showers in the

far north of Scotland but for northern End Central Scotland a

clear and frosty start to the warning. Light rain for the

south-west of Scotland, some hill snow as well but the north-east of

England mostly dry. Heading down to East Anglia and the south-east,

outbreaks of rain on and off through the morning and the wind becoming

more of a feature as well, especially across the South Coast,

some pretty brisk and gusty winds and some heavy bursts of rain across

the south-west of England. Also raining across southern and central

parts of Wales at 9am this morning. I think the north Wales getting away

with a largely dry start to the day, as does much of northern England,

but we will see that rain pushing in from the south and as we have our

way northwards across the Northern Ireland, some of that rain will be

falling as some sleet, perhaps even some snow, on top of the highest

ground. As we look through the country through the course of the

day, that rain across southern areas pushes its way northwards, so rain

heading into parts of northern England by around lunchtime. There

will be some clear and brighter weather moving in from the

south-east later on in the day and the northern half of Scotland keeps

a bit of sunshine through the day. The contrasting temperatures. Some

places just five or six in the north whereas further south we are likely

to see 11 or 12 Celsius. Through the evening and overnight, we will

continue with that band of rain pushing slowly northwards across the

country. Turning the hill snow as it comes into that cold air across the

hills of Scotland. So a wet night across many northern areas. England

and Wales not quite as wet at temperatures certainly mild and

still frost free here although we could see a touch of frost across

Scotland first thing Saturday morning. So the start of the weekend

we have that rain with us across much of Scotland, Northern Ireland

as well. Some hill snow and some blustery winds. The England and

Wales are drier sort of day. Still some showers particularly around the

east coast but equally a bit of sunshine and temperatures generally

around seven to 11 degrees for most of us. Low pressure stays with us

through the weekend so for Sunday, a weather front bringing outbreaks of

rain west to east across England and Wales, quite blustery as well, quite

blustery for Scotland and northern England but still wet and windy to

the north-east of Scotland and temperatures generally around seven

to 11 degrees during the course of Sunday. So it is a changeable

outlook on the cards over the next few days. We've got some rain, we

got some brisk winds as well, but most of us should see a little bit

of sunshine at least for one of the day through the weekend.

The pub industry has been under financial pressure for a number

of years, and pub landlords are now weighing down on the Chancellor.

It is not the first time we have talked about problems for the pub

They're asking him to take action in next week's Budget to help

struggling pubs with the planned hike in business rates.

Good businesses survive. There are many pubs out there, and we will

talk about one success now. The plight of our pubs is often

talked about and according to the Campaign for Real Ale over 20

pubs are closing every week. One that did close back in 2008

was The George and Dragon But it's been brought back

to life by its community, and has even added a shop

and library to keep Today, it'll be named

Pub of the Year. We took over running

the pub in July, 2014. Most shareholders in the club,

205 different shareholders currently, they are not be

day-to-day drinkers used to get. We have to get

the community on side. We have a little shop,

allegedly the smallest in Yorkshire. This year we will be in a position

where we will hopefully not have We are probably in a better position

this year than other sectors. But other pubs are facing

some big challenges. We can talk to Tom from the Campaign

for Real Ale. Good pubs are being penalised. Business rates are going

up massively, almost by 200% in some cases. It is based on a turnover.

You get the George and Dragon. It has been resurrected. You are seeing

business rates which make a difference for the turnover. We talk

a lot about the number of pubs closing every week. It feels like

that figure is coming down. Has there been a bit of a renaissance in

the pub industry in the last year or so? The number has come down to 21 a

week. But that figure is pretty alarming. There is so much pressure

on pubs. There is the tax. Another budget measure of the Beer Tax.

900,000 people are employed around the country and it brings in a lot

of money. Do you think the price of beer, regardless of tax, has gone up

too much? Sometimes you can have a fiver for a can of something tasty,

but with craft, it is a lot of money. I think so. Because of the

tax rates and the business rates and all these other pressures, pubs have

had to fight hard to get some support to businesses which bring so

much to communities. How much can we learn from the experience of the pub

there who have opened up a library within the pub itself? I know there

are many issues, but you need to be entrepreneurial. You need to change

along with the world. Absolutely. Many pubs get together when they see

a loss and they tried to find a way to revitalise it. But it shows that

pubs need to do a bit more and recognise who is coming in and who

are their customers. They need to keep that community value. Thank you

very much, Tom. I am off to the library later. I am not telling you

where it is, but it might be in a pub. It is thirsty work.

It's been documenting some of Great Britain's most important

history for generations past and present, and this weekend,

The Imperial War Museum celebrates its centenary year.

A new exhibition looking at people who have struggled for peace over

the last 100 years will mark the event, as our special

correspondent Robert Hall can explain.