08/04/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent.

The United States warns it could take further

US officials say they will also impose additional sanctions as a war

Police in Sweden say a man they arrested after yesterday's

lorry attack in Stockholm is suspected of terrorism.

More disruption as rail workers plan another strike.

There's a warning that the Grand National could be hit.

Despite that industrial action, they're expecting another bumper

We'll ask the class of 67' who still get by with a little help

Good morning. This weekend looks very likely to bring the highest

temperatures of the year so far. Plenty of warmth, plenty of

sunshine. Things change a little bit tomorrow in Northern Ireland and

Scotland. I will have all the details for you in about 15 minutes.

Ben, thank you. The United States says it's prepared

to launch more military action against Syria over it's use

of chemical weapons. It follows a missile strike

on an airbase where the Syrian government is said to have launched

a deadly gas attack last week. The US says its also preparing

new economic sanctions Here's our Washington

correspondent, David Willis. This was America's first direct

involvement in the Syrian crisis, its cruise missile attack

a contradiction of the trumped up This was America's first direct

involvement in the Syrian crisis, its cruise missile attack

a contradiction of the Trump doctrine of avoiding

conflicts in faraway lands. And, as Syria's army Chief Inspector

the impact of the attack, on the air base from

which US officials insist Tuesday's chemical weapons

attack was launched, the Trump administration

insisted it was a one-off and not the opening

of a new front in the war The strategy in Syria remains

focused on beating Islamic State, there is no doubt it has hired and

its stance on Bashar al-Assad considerably in the last few days.

The United States took a very measured step last night. We are

prepared to do more, but we hope that will not be necessary. All of

this has put Donald Trump on a collision course with his opposite

number in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. Russia is Syria's chief

benefactor, and after the strike, they have suspended military

co-ordination in the skies over Syria. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is

looking into suggestions that Russia may have been complicit in the

chemical weapons attack, possibly by seeking to cover up evidence,

something that could harden the battlelines over one of the world's

most intractable complex. BBC News, Washington.

Swedish police say the man they're questioning about yesterday's lorry

attack in Stockholm has been arrested on suspicion of terrorism.

Swedish media are also reporting the arrest of a second man.

Four people died and 15 were injured when the vehicle ploughed

Our correspondent, Dan Johnson, has this report.

Panic and confusion on the streets of another European capital.

Something is happening. People, running in terror, as a truck races

towards shoppers in a stock on shop. And this is how it ended. --

Stockholm. I saw how it ended. There was not much of a reaction but then

the police arrived. They said you have to run. The truck belonged to a

brewery company who say that it was hijacked when they were dropping off

there. It has hit Sweden hard. -- beer. Police released images of a

man they wanted to question, and within they had made an arrest. We

released pictures of a man of interest to the investigation and a

short while ago we apprehended a man who matches that description. The

Prime Minister of Sweden said his country would not give in to terror.

We are determined never to let the values that we treasure, democracy,

human rights, and freedom, to be undermined by hatred. After hours

under lockdown, at least some normality is returning to the city

to be the Metro has reopened, and people are returning. -- city.

People are saying this is a wake-up call to security services. Sweden

has a history of being open to all. But now it is the latest country in

Europe forced to confront death that is so sudden and so shocking. BBC

News, Stockholm. President Trump has said he believes

"tremendous progress" has been made during meetings in Florida

with the Chinese leader, They've agreed a 100-day plan

for talks designed to reduce the US They also talked about North Korea's

nuclear weapons programme. A strike by rail workers at the RMT

union is set to disrupt services Members will walk out at three

companies, Southern, Northern, and Merseyrail

in a dispute over proposed changes to the role of the

on-board train guard. Here's our transport

correspondent, Richard Westcott. If you are off to the races at

Aintree today, expect problems by train. Workers on Merseyrail and

Northern are on strike. In an attempt to minimise problems,

Merseyrail is prioritising services to and from the course at expense of

other routes. The last line goes at 630 in the evening, causing some to

lose out on the biggest race of the day at 515. Most expect widespread

disruption on all services. There will be cancelled trains and

replacement buses. The other company involved in the strike, Southern,

says it will have A normal service, but just a driver on board.

--A near. This strike started a year ago and spread to the north of

London in recent weeks. It is over the role of the guard on trains.

Talks to resolve the issue keep breaking down. Richard Westcott, BBC

News. Despite that rail strike around

70,000 people are expected at Aintree today.

This year marks 40 years since the legendary Red Rum

completed his unmatched treble of Grand National wins

It remains one of sport's Altima challenges. This year marks a

celebration of victory at Aintree. 50 years since an outsider rocked

the most unlikely of wins. Tremendous! You have never seen

anything like it! 40 years since Red Rum dot to a third victory. -- got.

While the challenge of the National is like nothing else, these huge

fences make it one of the most unpredictable events in sport.

History proves that anything can happen. So, who will 2017 along to

many feel it is this horse, Definitely Red, trained in

Yorkshire, aiming for glorious. The pressure is always there. No, it is

great. We are the favourite. We just want to get in there and run the

race itself. Yesterday was Ladies' Day at Aintree, the traditional

festival of finery. Could today's race belonged to a female jockey?

This woman wants to be the first to win. Just 48 hours after she was

nearly ruled out. It was reported that she broke her arm. It was only

bruised. She will be in pain, but it will take more than that to stop her

riding in the world's greatest horse race. Yesterday's race over the

National sensors brought in untypical winner. 31 outsider Ultra

Gold and the 18 year old jockey. There is no guarantee today. BBC

News, Aintree. Apparently the sun will shine again.

What would you do if a friend had to drop out of planned holiday

One group set out to find someone with the same name

The ten friends from Bristol tracked down a replacement Joe McGrath

on Facebook and found a willing companion in Stockport.

What could have been a bit awkward turned out to be a great trip,

I had my friends knowing where I was. I had my tracker on my phone in

case anything happened. I was all prepared for anything to go wrong.

But he didn't. I am very glad it didn't.

He went on holiday with strangers just on the basis he had the same

name. I thought you could pay to change your name on your plane

ticket. Did he have to? That is a lovely thing to do, Joe. I saw sorry

for the man who had to stay at home. Let's take a look at this morning's

papers. Just a quick look. We will do a full one later on in the

programme. The Times. Images from the attack in

Syria dominating the front pages still. 59 cruise missiles. More

information coming out. Some of the images of the explosions as the

missiles hit dominated the front page of the Times. Talking about the

relation is now between Russia and the US. Yeah. The front page of the

Daily Mail. A quote from Donald Trump saying he would strike again,

he said, last night. He said they would potentially strike again

against the Syrian regime. Obviously, much more detail about

the initial raid. And the man we are talking about this morning on the

programme. They are suggesting this is the face of the truck terrorist.

We have a correspondent in Stockholm bringing us the latest information.

One step from war, Donald Trump. Apparently he came close to sparking

war on Syria. We will catch up more on the Russian reaction in the

aftermath of the attack later this morning. That is on the front page

of the Guardian. They are suggesting there is a clear message that Donald

Trump is sending to Syria that the chemical attack, the likes of a

chemical attack we saw earlier this week, simply must never happen

again. They are saying that the White House is backing away from

wider conflict. They are doing this because they do not want a chemical

attack happening again. A slightly lighter note. This is from the

Times. A story about the... There was a lot of talk about the plastic

fibre, how it is indestructible. This professor took on the challenge

to destroy the fiver. He did succeed in obliterating the fiver note with

liquid nitrogen, a hammer, and nitric acid. On line in a video he

posted the proof. It becomes rigid and you can break it with a hammer.

Why would anyone want to waste money? He is a scientist. You are

talking about the fiver? He could have had a coffee instead. Maybe two

or three depending on where he went. Anyway, he beat it in the end.

The United States has warned that it could take further military action

against the Syrian government over its use of chemical weapons.

Sweden's state prosecutor says a man suspected of terrorism has been

arrested after four people were killed by a lorry driven

Also coming up in the programme: the team from Click is looking

in to how clever smart devices really are.

Let's look ahead to the weekend's weather with them. Good morning.

Good morning to you as well. If you like warmth and sunshine, I suspect

you will like this weekend. Very pleasant weather for most of others.

The sunshine will be strong. Some high UV levels. Maybe worth some

protection and it's going to turn very warm. High-pressure drifting

off to the east, allowing us to draw a southerly wind and on that win, we

will see increasingly warm air wafting in on our direction as we go

on through the rest of this weekend. A bit of a chilly start out there

and some others, there are some fog patches. Into the Midlands. The fog

should clear away very quickly. And for England and Wales, there is some

sunshine. A cloudy start the Northern Ireland. The crowd will

burn back and we will see some sunny spells by the afternoon. Here, it

stays pretty cloudy. Some spots of rain in drizzle. The best of the

sunshine across southern Scotland and Northern Ireland. Across parts

of England and Wales, up into the 20s, maybe 20 to somewhere to the

north of London. A little cooler around the coasts as we develop a

sea breeze but a lovely day at Aintree for the Grand National.

Sunshine for the race callers. -- race -goers. If you are out and

about this evening, fine and a nice night as well. Quite chilly again. A

touch of frost in places in southern areas especially, the odd fog patch.

These are the temperatures in towns and cities. Tomorrow, we develop a

bit of a split in auctions. England and Wales, more sunshine. Really

very warm. More cloud coming into the western coast. Northern Ireland,

Scotland, clouding over from the north-west. Maybe just 12 degrees in

Glasgow. 24 degrees in London and some spots towards the south and

south-east could get to 25 degrees tomorrow afternoon. With all those

dry conditions and the sunshine, high pollen levels, particularly

across England and Wales. If you like the warmth, make the most of

it. It will not last. A bit of a change in Monday. London, 24

degrees. Monday, just 12 degrees. That leads us into a much cooler

week. Enjoy the warmth and the sunshine.

50 years ago, the Beatles released Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

Band, and all this week we've been looking at some

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been to meet the class of 67,

who still believe they were lucky to get by with a little help

Let's go back to 1967. What would you think if I sang out of tune?

Ringo was on vocals here. Gordon, Jim, Ray, Bill and Billy were huge

Beatles fans back in Liverpool. How many times did you see them?

Possibly 75, 100 over the years. It was great times. Your count card.

Happy Days. And around this table, I believe they were better days. It

was a small world, then. We had a small group of people who grew up at

the same time and had the same experiences. Shared experiences. But

it was bands or music or what, they were not any outside pressures to do

other things in those days. Life they reckon was simpler when the

world was smaller, less complicated, more real. That is the problem

nowadays. Medication is so easy. We used had a can with of string.

Nowadays, people have 8000 friends on Facebook. How can you have 8000

friends? You are not buying it. I am not at all. The friendships that we

have, we are very lucky to still have them. It's all going to be so

computerised. Yet I can count your -- if you can count your true

friends are more than one hand, you are kidding yourself. So friendships

50 years in the making. Our modern friendships really less

meaningful? How many friends do you reckon you guys have? Facebook

friends. Between us. Thousands. People always tend to think that

everything was better when they were young and that includes friendship.

Meaningful friends. If we are thinking about Instagram followers,

probably 800. We are not the first generation to think this. Earlier in

the 20s the century when the telephone was invented, everybody

said it would be the end of the art of friendship. There were articles

in newspapers and magazines. True friendship is dead. It's all doomed.

Everybody wants to pick up this newfangled telephone and they will

not bother to meet up with our friends or go out and do things in

the real world, just stuck on the telephone. That is the end of

friendship. How wrong they were. So even for these three, it's not the

8000 followers that count. Real friends? If I needed someone

straightaway to be there, these two. Maybe you guys were wrong about

this. We probably were. Friendship never really changes. Not true

friendship. 19 minutes past -- 19 minutes past six. Swedish police say

they the man they are questioning about the lorry attacked and

stockholders been arrested. Our correspondent is in stock old. We

have any more information about the arrests that have made already? Just

a quick bit of context. We are right by the department store that the

lorry ploughed into on Friday on the corner of Sweden's busiest shopping

street. Police have confirmed that one person has been arrested on what

they have described as terror crimes by murder. No more information about

his identity but it is widely reported here in Sweden that he is a

39-year-old from was Pakistan, understood to have links with the

so-called Islamic State. A second person has also been arrested out in

the suburbs north of stock old, 20 minutes away but very little

information on him so far. In the meantime, security is incredibly

tight across Sweden. A big police presence here in the city centre.

The Prime Minister said that reinforcements were going to be made

on the Swedish borders to keep security tight. One update on the

injured, 15 people injured, four people dead, six of those injured

now released from hospital. Thank you very much indeed. The time is

6:21 a.m.. Almost two years ago,

Molly Comish started homeless people in her home town

by giving them 'dignity packs'. They're rucksacks filled

with essential personal items such Today Molly is being

recognised for her work We'll speak to her in a moment,

first let's take a look I was walking around Dublin in

December of 2015 and I just saw the amount of homeless people and I

decided I needed to make a difference so I'm trying, anyway.

For me, dignity is being cleaned so I thought, maybe I could put

together a pack to keep people granted that we dashed a pack to

keep people clean that we take the granted that homeless people could

not buy so I decided to put it in a rucksack because it is reusable.

Everything from scarves, to gloves, to socks to deodorant. Toothpaste.

And bars. This pretty much everything we'll take the granted.

It makes me really sad that people do have to live that way but I'm

trying my best to help them make it a little bit easier. I'm delighted

to say we have the lady herself. Molly will tell us a little bit

more. You actually have a pack here on the sofa. Tell us what's in it.

What made you decide what's in it? Inside, there is a plastic bag so in

case it rains, nothing will get wet. We have a sponge, some clots and

nail files and toothbrush, some tissues and some water as well. And

then sweet treats. Hats, gloves and scarves and everything inside. I

thought of it because I know myself that that's what I would want if I

was on the streets. It wants clean socks every day or something. And I

couldn't go without brushing my teeth for more than two days. Some

of the really basic stuff. To this about the reaction you get. The

first time you put the pack together, you go and see someone who

might need a bit of help. Everyone is so thankful and they give you big

hugs. We go on an outreach bus with another charity. We team up with

them. They allow us to give them a ride on their bus. You were 15 when

he first thought about this. Is there a specific moment or person? I

was walking around on the 24th of December in 2015 and I saw so many

homeless people and I thought I had to do something. I thought this is

the way I could do it and to me, dignity is to be cleaned so that is

where it came from. This was an idea you kept to yourself. I didn't tell

mum or dad. You are stockpiling things. They caught me bringing in

wet wipes and they asked. I had to tell them. They are more than happy.

Your room was like a store cupboard. It was. Was it because you were

worried that they might worry about you? I don't know. I thought I would

just do it by myself and show the mine independence. They got on

board. So did my whole family. My Nan has given up a stock room in a

house and we took over her bathroom, Spare room and the stock as well. So

it started off as something around Christmas time. When people do think

about that. It has escalated. We realise that the end of January is

when you should give them out because everybody is so giving

during December. That is a great month of them and then it just goes

downhill. We think in January. How did you hear you had won this award?

A woman from the Rotary club called me and said I had won. Never in my

wildest dreams do think I would win. You're 18. What are you doing? I am

doing my leaving certificate which is the equivalent of A-levels. I am

meant to be studying... What is your plan? Sociology hopefully. We will

see how it goes. Congratulations. Thank you. And you can watch the

awards on the BBC News Channel from half past ten this morning. Whether

it is dancing, gardening painting, people the UK will get involved in

events to celebrate creativity. Our reporter travelled to the Brecon

Beacons to find out what it's all about.

As they came together yesterday, the people, the lifeblood of the country

created the heartbeat of Wales. An artistic impression, the brainchild

of a local artist. The heart of Wales, Wales being a creative nation

and I created this, moving the mountain with created -- creative

people. Almost 100 volunteers from the local area created this artwork

in south Wales. Its purpose is to inspire creativity. So did it hit

the brief? It's fine, it's fun. It's interesting. It's different. We are

doing something with lots of people and it's been good fun. Yes, it has

inspired us. Inspired us to get out and be more creative. This year

Minard installation on the slopes of Penna van in the Brecon Beacons is

the launch event of more than 600 creative events happening across the

UK this weekend. Wonderful, look at that. Several pottery studios like

this one in Nottingham will be opening their doors, giving some

guidance and an opportunity to break the mould. Those who want a bit more

exercise, they can get down in several dance master classes like

this one in the capital. Even our own presenters have been getting

involved, with mixed results, and making origami rabbits. It takes

three weather presenters to make one bunny. As the mountain came alive

yesterday, the hope is that others will take the opportunity this

weekend to try something, make something and get creative.

It all looks rather lovely. It looks like it's from a movie. Was that a

heart inside a map of Wales? I think so. A bit more time to study. You

can find much more about events in your local area at the BBC website.

Michael of all the sport in a few minutes the headlines. -- Michael

will have. -- and the headlines. This is Breakfast with

Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent. Coming up before 7am,

Ben will have the weather for you. This is Breakfast with

Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent. Coming up before 7am,

Ben will have the weather for you. This is Breakfast with

Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent. Coming up before 7am,

Ben will have the weather for you. But first, a summary of this

morning's main news. The United States says it's prepared

to launch more military action against Syria over its use

of chemical weapons. It follows a missile strike

on an airbase where the Syrian government is said to have launched

a deadly gas attack last week. The US says it is also preparing

new economic sanctions Swedish police say a man they're

questioning about yesterday's lorry attack in Stockholm has been

arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Swedish media are also reporting

the arrest of a second man. Four people died and 15 were injured

when the vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians,

and then a department store. President Trump has said he believes

"tremendous progress" has been made during meetings in Florida

with the Chinese leader, They've agreed a 100-day plan

for talks designed to reduce the US They also talked about North Korea's

nuclear weapons programme. A strike by rail workers at the RMT

union is set to disrupt services Members will walk out at three

companies, Southern, Northern, and Merseyrail

in a dispute over proposed changes to the role of the

on-board train guard. RMT said it would explain to

race-goers. A flotilla of 82 hot-air balloons

flew from England to France yesterday in an attempt

to set a new world record. They took off in the

beautiful Spring sunshine from Dover, landing in the fields

of northern France after the three If confirmed by officials,

it will comfortably top the current Yesterday we broadcast from the

balloon. The cameraman was in it and we were filming as it happened. And

it worked. For a while. Good morning.

49 balloons and 40 horses. If you get Definitely Red in a sweepstake

it's not spelled wrong, that's how it is registered, without the "E."

If you are good on your grammar, do not pick it. Red Rum, 40 years

since. But a bit of a shock at the Masters, and now Danny Willett is

missing the jacket. The defending champion,

Danny Willett, will not be involved in the final weekend of the Masters,

after he missed the cut. Willett dropped four shots,

on the first hole and was one of several, who struggled

in their second round. But there is still some British

interest, among those There is no sporting stage quite

like Augusta, a mixture of beauty and cruelty, where nothing is

guaranteed. Ask Lee Westwood, whose opening-day charge wondered of

course. Even those at the top of the leaderboard could be lured offshore.

In went Rickie Fowler's ball, and with it a shot. He retrieved it on

the next hole. Resilience is key, not something you can always say

about Sergio Garcia. A talent, but never a Major winner. Is he getting

closer? Experience matters. This player has plenty of that, as he won

in 1992. He knows how to stay out of trouble. That was the goal of many.

Justin Rose went neither forward or back. But he stayed in touch to be

as did Rory McIlroy. He knows the wind is due to drop and played will

get easier. A perfect setting for the Masters. Patrick Geary, BBC

News. I enjoy when the courses play tough

and the Masters is difficult, because it means the high-quality

shots will be rewarded and you have to hit the ball the right way.

Usually if I am in good form, I can do that.

Former England rugby star Brian Moore is recovering

in intensive care at St Georges hospital in London after suffering

The 55-year-old has been on Twitter thanking the health professionals

Brendan Rodgers described Celtic as the "greatest club in the world"

after signing a new four year contract with the Scottish

The announcement comes just days after Rodgers led Celtic

to their sixth consecutive League title, and they remain on course

Rodgers' new deal runs until June 2021.

Striker, Harry Kane, could start for Spurs when they take

on Watford in the lunchtime Premier League kick-off.

Kane, who's already scored 19 goals for Spurs this season,

has missed the last three matches with an ankle injury.

We will see tomorrow is they start the game or if they will be on the

bench. But if he knows he is ready and he feels good, and has a full

recovery, that is good news for him and us. He is a good player for us

and he will be available to help the team. That is fantastic.

Third-placed Liverpool are at Stoke this afternoon,

At the other end of the table West Ham, will hope to halt

their slide when they take on third from bottom Swansea.

Leaders Chelsea are at Bournemouth in the tea-time kick-off.

Brighton have returned to the top of the Championship,

with a 2-1 win at Queen's Park Rangers.

Glenn Murray put them ahead after the break,

and Sebastien Pocognoli's, inch perfect free kick made it 2-0.

Matt Smith pulled one back for QPR, but it wasn't enough.

Brighton are two points clear of Newcastle, but have played

England's women were held to a 1-1 draw by Italy,

at Port Vale, in their first match since Mark Sampson,

After a goalless first half, which the Lionesses dominated,

striker Jodie Taylor gave England a deserved lead.

However, it wasn't to be enough, as Italy equalised

Great Britain face an uphill struggle to stay in the Davis Cup.

Without world number one Andy Murray, they trail France 2-0

after a disappointing first day of their quarter-final in Roan.

Kyle Edmund lost in straight sets to Lucas Pwee.

Dan Evans then followed suit, beaten three sets to love by Jeremy

If Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot lose their doubles rubber

to Nicolas Mahut and Julien Benneteau today,

Yeah, a lot of times it is guys thrown together to play. A bunch of

tournaments over a long period of time. He has been number one the

last six or seven months, perhaps. He's been playing well, the final of

Wimbledon last year. So it is going to be a really tough match.

So, back to the Grand National, and a red horse will definitely be

Definitely Red and Vieux Lion Rouge lead the betting, 40 years

after another red horse, Red Rum, won the race for a record third

time, to secure the future of Aintree, and the reputation

of this famous race around the world.

Stuart Pollitt explains why Red Rum was an unlikely hero.

He is thundering down! You have never seen anything like it before!

The greatest movie never made. The horse trained by a taxi driver on a

beach, an unlikely hero. But by 1977, Red Rum had already won the

National twice and runner-up on two occasions. Yet this was what sealed

his place in history. Riding Red Rum that day was Tony Stack. You need to

come to Tipperary to find where his family trains horses. It was a long

time ago. 40 years. It feels like yesterday looking back at it. Tommy

rode Red Rum more than 40 times, but this was his first Naitonal win on

board. You could hear the crowd, it felt unreal. He is a popular in

Ireland as Liverpool. This is the Thomas Town Village Pub. People come

in and ask if they can take a picture. Chinese, Japanese, anyone!

Americans! He is famous worldwide. In racing generally, he is the one

horse that everyone can remember. We could not believe what had happened.

We drank it, and we were just amazed that the horse came home fit and

well. -- dreamt. Michael Burns returns where he was that they. They

own the horse the family knew as Red. My grandfather was 89 years of

age then. The only time I ever saw him move, I sat with him, he got up

and raised his arms. I could not believe the crowd. You would think

he was a saint. There will never be a horse like him again.

Wonderful pictures from the 1970s. Wonderful memories. The horse that

never fell in 100 races. You will be back with us soon. Thank you.

When President Trump took office in January,

there was much talk about closer relations

between the United States and Russia.

But Friday's bombing by the US military of a Syrian airbase has led

to a furious war of words between the two nations.

Russia condemned the attack, while America accused the Kremlin

of allowing Syria free-reign on chemical weapons.

So, what does the future relationship look like for

Michael John Williams is a professor in International Relations and joins

Thank you very much for your time this morning, Michael. Give us your

assessment of what has changed since the decision was taken by Donald

Trump Trifiro those missiles. This is mainly strategic signalling.

There was motivation of human rights. But by and large this is a

signal to China, Syria, Russia, and the wider region, that this is not

President Obama, and that he was going to act, and the passive Obama

strategy would be gone. They would not remove personnel. This was

highly symbolic. I doubt it will detriment of the war effort from

Bashar al-Assad. Talk us through it. You say it was a signal, a sign,

from America to Russia. What indications are used in as to there

reaction? Well, it was clearly a signal because they warned the

Russians to get their personnel of the base. They did damage to

structures but not to the warmaking capacity of the Syrians. The Russian

relationship with the Donald Trump administration is dwindling to

everyone at the moment, but not quite clear. There is all the

circumstantial evidence around the election and the possible alleged

relationship between the administration and the Russian. It

is confusing to say the least. They are hoping for a rapprochement, a

battering of relations that Obama's administration. -- bettering.

Previously Donald Trump said they would not bother with Bashar

al-Assad. The Russians were probably kept off of their feet by this. And

all of these issues will come into focus, of course, next week, when

Rex Tillerson, Secretary of State, goes to Moscow, or a visit. What are

the politics of that one? What are both sides hoping to come out of it?

It is fascinating that he will be going next week. The Secretary of

State is relatively low-key. So it will be interesting to see, although

it is a very official and high-level visits, how much authority he takes

with him, and whether it is coming from the White House or the

Secretary of State. -- visit. He will try to salvage and make a

better relationship and to see if they can co-operate in the region on

primary concern is. Ideally he will de-escalate the situation with

Crimea and the European and US sanctions against the Russians. This

will certainly help. It is also not in the interests of the Russian

government to have the rule against, the weapons violated. Although they

have protested here, they are not all too displeased over at US

actions, probably. Michael John Williams, four President Trump, who

made much of the idea of America first and looking after Americans

first, an apparent lack in international affairs, the last few

days have been fascinating to say the least, haven't they? -- for

President Trump. He has been engaged for the first time in international

military action. Also sitting opposite the Chinese president at

that extraordinary time. You know, in the campaign he focused on the

domestic. He seemed quite isolationist. It is not unusual for

presidential candidates on the campaign trail to talk about

domestic economies and issues to be that as the number one issue for

voters. But international relations has the ability to pull presidents

away from those matters. Trade issues will be very important.

Negotiating with China on the trade deficit, that will be a primary

concern. The situation in the Middle East, of course, is number one. That

will be navigated without much effort. The administration will be

confronted by these issues. Luckily he has good people in place, with HR

McMaster is the National Security Advisor, and hopefully he will be

able to work on that. , New York University. Thank you.

This is the sort of picture that gives us some hope. A lovely day to

many of us. As captured by one of our weather washes and

Staffordshire. The vast majority, a day of strong sunshine and warm

sunshine as well. Those temperatures climbing through the weekend. The

temperatures are keeping our stride. The weather will come into play

across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The further south you are,

the more you are going to feel warm air which will be wafting its way in

our direction. As I mentioned, have you mist and fog patches. They

should lift quickly. For England and Wales, a day of sparkling sunshine.

In most areas will lighten up. It's just the final that will remain a

little disappointing through today. Some extra cloud perhaps with some

spots of drizzle. Or eastern and southern Scotland, sunshine. Lovely

afternoon to Northern Ireland. And across the heart of England, inland

spots could get 20, 21, maybe 22 degrees. A little cool at close to

the coasts as we develop a bit of a sea breeze through this afternoon.

Fine for the race-goers at Aintree. Sunny skies, temperatures not far

away. A decent Saturday evening if you are planning a barbecue or a

trip out. A bit chilly as we go the night. Again, we could see the odd

patch of mist and fog. It will be a fairly chilly night. Not quite as

cold as last night. We can expect temperatures down to around two or

three degrees. Tomorrow, we develop something of a split in our

fortunes. For England and Wales in eastern Scotland, after any fog is

cleared, a bright day. Plenty of sunshine. A bit more cloud the parts

of the Irish Sea. Or Northern Ireland in Scotland, those weather

fronts coming into play. Crowds and outbreaks of rain. 12 degrees

implies go. 24 in London. We could well get 25 degrees somewhere. That

would make it the warmest day of the year so far. First, it is time for

click. I will run you a bath

and play some relaxing music You 17,000 Tweets, 16 e-mails,

and 105 fake news updates. Your boss sent an e-mail

asking if he can stop There is a quinoa, sapphire,

and ginger scallop bake I'm setting the oven to come on now

and ordered a bottle of his favourite wine

to be delivered at seven. And order some chocolate

double-fudge cake. Shall I apply for a gym

membership for you? Now, one day we really will have

artificially intelligent personal assistants which we can really talk

to and who know us better than we know ourselves,

like Pretend Rory. Now, we're not there yet,

but we are well on the way. What started in our phones

with names like Siri, Cortana, and, uh, "OK,

Google," can now control our homes And this week, Google's Home

is launched in the UK. Now, it is all well having these

intelligent personal assistants to which we can ask anything

into their permanently open ears, but the more we use them,

the more trust we are going to have OK, Google, is Obama

planning a coup? For example, in his day job,

the BBC's tech correspondent, Rory CJ, recently discovered that

you can't always believe Obama may in fact be planning

a communist coup at the end That fake news story just happened

to be the top search result Well, Dan Simmons has been looking

at some of the other unintended consequences of living

with these devices. As we transition from controlling

things through screens to using our voice, for those

providing services things I'm in the BBC's Blue Room,

a space where the broadcaster tests And with voice-assistance,

it's not all going smoothly. Alexa, when's the next

train to Manchester? Sorry, I didn't understand

the question I heard. If you have to find out

when the next train to Manchester is, right now you have to say,

"open the National Rail App, tell me when the next train

to Manchester is," and go through a number of

steps to achieve that. You have to remember a number

steps to find out content And that disadvantage applies

to search results too. Up until now, websites aimed to be

on the first page of results. With voice assistants,

just one answer comes back. Fine if it's a right-wrong

definitive answer, the ones that The moon is 384,400

kilometres from Earth. More controversial if you are

looking for a product or service. For anyone else, how did

you get to that position? Only one person can

have the first spot. Everyone else will have to figure

out what did they do, how do they work with Amazons

and Googles to make sure their content and their

results are there first. This is not the end of the world,

it is just the end of competition Oxford University is home to one

of the world's most influential thinkers when it

comes to competition. If we use our assistants to buy

stuff, Ariel believes there'll be consequences, and they won't

be unintended ones. That shift from an on line

environment to the digital helper, You have a helper that is

voice-activated, you are one step further from the ability to look

for outside options. Your ability to check

whether the price you received You tell your helper, "order me one,

two, three," and you just assume that the helper will

serve your needs. The likelihood is that

in a two-side market, the helper is actually

serving the platform. Today, your assumption,

our default assumption, is that the price you receive

is the competitive price. And you're suggesting

that it won't be? I went to see one of those

gatekeepers, Google, and asked them if sellers

could purchase their way to the top result and get recommended

by their digital assistant. We really want to make sure

that the consumer experienceis Doing something like that

will not help them find So we want to make sure

we are focused on what they want. Amazon told us "There

is lots of potential and room Our job is to innovate on behalf

of the customer and then But perhaps what these home

assistants are most useful for is what they are becoming most

known for, and that's controlling Look, I know we have

not seen each other, and you think I am crazy,

but I was just passing by, and... Oh, wait, have you still got that

stupid voice control thing, But the lights were real,

even though the oven and the front door was faked a little bit by us

to just show you what the potential is of this technology if it cannot

recognise your voice. In actual fact, Amazon tell us

the unlock feature for doors is not available on the Echo,

and that may be the biggest admission there is that there

is a lot to be done with security When computing power was limited,

the text adventure that players head-scratching puzzles

and mysteries, all brought to life by typing instructions

into the game. But the reason that I've taken us

on this journey down 32 kilobyte It's a game that I've

been playing on this, And it's a title that reminds me

of those old text adventures Leading you through the Abbey,

Abbess approaches one Now, you might think playing a game

on one of these is like trying Because the Echo, of course,

lacks a screen, or any other way of interacting with it other

than barking commands at it. But that is exactly how the game I'm

about to play works. The player must solve

a murder in a fantasy realm. The game plays like an interactive

version of an audio book - you get a bit of dialogue,

then it waits for a response. Surprisingly, it commands quite

a bit of your attention, and it's quite a relaxing way

to play a game, although that relaxing mood is shattered

when you hear this... Would you like to talk

to the Abbess now? As the action progresses,

it can shatter the illusion and become increasingly frustration

when it does not understand Which is obviously bit

of a problem for a game you play When it does work, though,

Runescape on Echo is a fun It also points to the potential

these devices have beyond reading at the weather to you or

reciting rubbish jokes. Runescape is available by the Skill

section of the Alexa app. I've got a sick bay

filled with headaches... That is it for short clip. The

full-length version is available. I have to thank you for your

interactions with us on Twitter which this week included choosing

the name of our personal assistant. Say thank you, Rory. Thank you,

Rory. Good. Thank you for watching, see you soon.

This is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent.

The United States warns it could take further action

impose additional sanctions as a war of words with Russia intensifies.

Police in Sweden say a man they arrested after yesterday's

lorry attack in Stockholm is suspected of terrorism.

More disruption as rail workers plan another strike.

There's a warning that the Grand National could be hit.

Despite that industrial action they're expecting another bumper

crowd at Aintree, and 40 years on from Red Rum,

Definitely Red, is among the favourites with the punters at

The scent of old books, just one of the smells

We'll meet the experts hoping to bottle and preserve them.

And the weather. Good morning. This weekend looks likely to bring the

highest temperatures of the year so far. Plenty of warmth, plenty of

sunshine. Things change a little bit tomorrow across Northern Ireland and

Scotland. And I will have all the details you in about 15 minutes.

Ben, thank you. The United States says it's prepared

to launch more military action against Syria over it's use

of chemical weapons. It follows a missile strike

on an airbase where the Syrian government is said to have launched

a deadly gas attack last week. The US says its also preparing

new economic sanctions Here's our Washington

correspondent, David Willis. This was America's first direct

involvement in the Syrian crisis, its cruise missile attack

a contradiction of the Trump doctrine of avoiding

conflicts in faraway lands And as Syria's Army Chief inspected

the impact of the attack on the air base from

which US officials insist Tuesday's chemical weapons

attack was launched, the Trump administration

insisted it was a one-off and not the opening

of a new front in the war Yet although the Syrians' strategy

in Syria remains focused on beating there is no doubt it has hired

and its stance on Bashar al-Assad The United States took a very

measured step last night. We are prepared to do

more, but we hope All this has put Donald Trump

on a collision course with his opposite number

in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin. Russia is Syria's chief benefactor,

and following Friday's missile strike, the Russians have suspended

military co-ordination in the skies over

Syria. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is looking

into suggestions that Russia may have been complicit

in the chemical weapons attack, possibly by seeking

to cover up evidence, something which could harden

the battlelines over one of the world's most

intractable complex. Swedish police say the man they're

questioning about yesterday's lorry attack in Stockholm has been

arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Swedish media are also reporting

the arrest of a second man. Four people died and 15 were injured

when the vehicle ploughed Our correspondent,

Dan Johnson, has this report. Our correspondent, Maddy Savage,

is in Stockholm for us now. Maddy, do we have any

more on these arrests? Bring us up-to-date about what you

know. This is the department store behind me the lorry hit. Security is

still very tight. What we are hearing is that police have

confirmed one man has been arrested for terror crimes by murder. They

have not given any more information about his identity but it is being

widely reported he is a 39-year-old family man, a father, and he is

understood to have sympathy with the group known as Islamic State. Police

earlier released a rather grainy photo of somebody they were

searching for. A man with stubble on his face with a goodie and a light

jacket. They say the man they are holding there is a likeness. --

hoodie. They are not saying it is the seaman. A second suspect has

been arrested in another suburb north-west of Stockholm. Very little

information emerging about him so far. Although some reports are

suggesting there are links to clean the two suspects. In the meantime, a

couple of other details are emerging. Six of the 15 people

injured are understood to have been released from hospital. Security

remains intense with extra resources sent to the police near the borders

overnight tonight. Thank you very much.

President Trump has said he believes "tremendous progress" has been made

during meetings in Florida with the Chinese leader,

They've agreed a 100-day plan for talks designed to reduce the US

They also talked about North Korea's nuclear weapons programme.

A strike by rail workers at the RMT union is set to disrupt services

Members will walk out at three companies, Southern,

Northern, and Merseyrail in a dispute over proposed changes

to the role of the on-board train guard.

Here's our transport correspondent, Richard Westcott.

If you're off to the races at Aintree today, expect problems

Workers on both Merseyrail and Northern are on strike.

In an attempt to minimise problems, Merseyrail is prioritising services

to and from the course, but it's at the expense

The last line goes at 630 in the evening, causing some to lose

out on the biggest race of the day at 515.

Both companies anticipate widespread disruption on all services.

There will be cancelled trains and replacement buses.

The other company involved in the strike, Southern,

says it will have a near normal service, but just a driver on board.

This dispute began in Southern a year ago and spread to the north

It is over the role of the guard on trains.

Talks to resolve the issue keep breaking down.

Despite that rail strike around 70,000 people are expected

This year marks 40 years since the legendary Red Rum

completed his unmatched treble of Grand National wins

It remains one of sport's ultimate challenges.

This year marks a string of anniversaries at Aintree.

50 years since an outsider rocked the most unlikely of wins.

Tremendous! You have never seen anything like it at Liverpool!

40 years since Red Rum got to a third victory.

While the challenge of the National is like nothing else,

these huge fences make it one of the most unpredictable

And as history has proved, anything can happen.

Many feel it is this horse, Definitely Red, trained

We just want to get in there and run the race itself.

Yesterday was Ladies' Day at Aintree, the traditional

Could today's race belong to a female jockey?

Katie Walsh wants to be the first to win.

Just 48 hours after she was nearly ruled out after a fall.

It was reported that she broke her arm.

She will be in pain, but it will take more than that

to stop her riding in the world's greatest horse race.

Yesterday's race over the National fences produced an untypical winner.

Outsider Ultra Gold and the 18-year-old jockey,

Another dose of sunshine, apparently, for the Grand National.

What would you do if a friend had to drop out of planned holiday

One group set out to find someone with the same name

The ten friends from Bristol tracked down a replacement Joe McGrath

on Facebook and found a willing companion in Stockport.

What could have been a bit awkward turned out to be a great trip,

I had my friends knowing where I was.

I had my tracker on my phone, you know, in case anything happened.

So, I was all prepared for everything to go wrong.

That is a success story. Weather soon.

It's becoming an all-too-familiar story, a vehicle driven

deliberately, into a crowd of people on a European city street.

Yesterday, we learned of the latest in this string

of vehicle related attacks, this time in Sweden's

It was the fourth such attack in less than a year.

In July last year, a man drove a lorry through a crowd

gathered to watch the Bastille Day fireworks in Nice.

Just before Christmas a lorry ploughed through the crowded market

So-called Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.

Just last month four people died when a car mounted the pavement

on London's Westminster Bridge at high speed.

The attacker then entered the Houses of Parliament on foot and fatally

And finally as we've been hearing, at least four people died

when a lorry smashed into a department store on one

of Stockholm's busiest shopping streets yesterday.

Security expert, Will Geddes, joins us

now from our London newsroom.

We are seeing, as we have been explaining, more and more of these

attacks. What do we know about what happened in Sweden yesterday? At the

moment all we have is the fact the vehicle was hijacked from the actual

genuine driver from a beer company, delivering, obviously, its product

into town. It was then driven into Queen Street, the equivalent of

Regent Street, one of the biggest shopping areas. There would have

been many tourists and just people shopping during the day. Then the

vehicle was obviously driven into a major store. In terms of this

threat, this seems to be the current methodology that seems to be

employed by those sympathetic to Islamic State. It has not been

confirmed by the authorities as of yet, but they do have an expected

national in custody right now he is being processed through what they

term as "the highest levels of potential terrorism." What can

security services do to try and prevent attacks like this? We saw,

didn't we, the situation on Westminster Bridge, one of the areas

in London that is very, very difficult to protect. Again,

Stockholm yesterday, an area that is hard to protect. Is it because they

are not expecting an attack like this and are not prepared for it? It

is a difficult question. One does not want to overreact. However, in

relative terms, as horrific as these attacks have been, there is probably

a greater likelihood of people being potentially injured by

absentmindedly crossing the road and just been hit by a vehicle. However,

I think there are some traffic issues people need to consider. Not

only as a general safety issue, but to look at this issue of terrorism

and how it is being handled. Maybe look at new traffic calming measures

in place in securing pedestrian areas. Not like in major cities and

major key buildings across cities after the 9/11 attacks. New York

being a good case in point. A lot of concrete placed around Times Square

to protect against this kind of attack. It seems that the vehicle is

the new weapon of choice. Is this, you know, a plant strategy, or is

this a case of copycat attacks? -- planned. Copycat attacks We have

seen jihadist materials on line do on line to supervisors to promote

and advertise various different ways their sympathisers can carry out

these attacks. And one of these has been to take the vehicle and

obviously plough it into the general public. However, the effect of this

of this attack has been proven. It has been seen in Nice and Germany,

to London, now to Stockholm. It is very easy to carry out these

attacks. However, authorities will be focusing on social media,

looking, again, as they do, at potential suspects. Security in

Stockholm right now, they have said that this man they have apprehended

does have a history of Islamic State posting on line. Thank you very

much. A security expert from our London studio.

The United States has warned that it could take further military action

against the Syrian government over its use of chemical weapons.

Ben James is our correspondent in Beirut. We will speak to him. That

launch of those missile attacks, a statement of intent by Donald Trump.

What might happen next and what if anything has changed in the wider

scenario of the Middle East? What is being reported by the Syrian

Observatory for Human Rights, the monitoring grid, what is happening

with the opposition. Those cruise missiles yesterday morning. That

city that has changed and between the Syrian government. Planes still

taking off from now, it seems, according to that report. It shows

potentially the air base wasn't taken out of commission would it

was, the Syrian military have managed to get it back up and

running. We saw some footage shot by Russian state TV. Journalists on the

ground, in that airbase. We saw some of the hangars were damaged. Nine

planes had been destroyed. There were shut to -- there was a shrapnel

on the runway. Not complete destruction of the runway. We will

keep an eye on whether that air base is still operating and what the

dynamics have changed too? Then James from Beirut. Much more that

story coming up. Let us go to Ben with the weekend weather. Thank you

very much indeed. How is this for a sunrise? Beautiful scenes this

morning across many parts of the country. This picture from one of

our Weather Watchers, in SX. This sets us up a beautiful weekend many.

Strong sunshine, high UV levels. The sunshine, it will feel very warm.

These weather fronts will not trouble us today. They will push

into Scotland and Northern Ireland. The further south you are, the more

of this you are going to feel. It's a bit of a chilly start this

morning. It is a little bit foggy to parts of SX down to Kent. 12 mist

patches. The most of us, it is going to turn for Scotland, temperatures

up to 18 degrees. Highs of 21 or 22 degrees. The cooler close to the

coasts. As we go through the afternoon. The weather is in fine

shape. Race-goers will enjoy the sunshine. Temperatures close to 20

degrees. Overnight, a bit chilly. One to fog patches forming. One or

two degrees in the countryside. Tomorrow, a similar day to England

and Wales. This weather front is going to spoil the party. Filling

cooler here. Further east, temperatures and sunshine up to 24,

maybe 25 degrees. How is that for early April? It is warm.

50 years ago, the Beatles released Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club

Band, and all this week we've been looking at some

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been to meet the class of '67,

who still believe they were lucky to get by with a little help

What would you think if I sang out of tune?

Gordon, Jim, Ray, Bill and Billy were huge Beatles fans

And around this table, they believe they were better days.

We had a small group of people who grew up at the same time and had

Whether it was bands or music or what, they were not any outside

pressures to do other things in those days.

Life, they reckon, was simpler when the world was smaller,

Nowadays, people have 8000 friends on Facebook.

The friendships that we have, we are very lucky to

I don't think it will be like this.

It's all going to be so computerised.

are more than one hand, you are kidding yourself.

So friendships 50 years in the making.

Are modern friendships really less meaningful?

How many friends do you reckon you guys have?

People always tend to think that everything was better

when they were young and that includes friendship.

If we are thinking about Instagram followers, probably 800.

In fact, we are not the first generation to think this.

Earlier in the 20th century when the telephone was invented,

everybody said it would be the end of the art of friendship.

There were articles in newspapers and magazines.

Everybody wants to pick up this newfangled telephone

and they will not bother to meet up with their friends or go out and do

things in the real world, just be stuck on the telephone.

So even for these three, it's not the 8000 followers that count.

If I needed someone straightaway to be there, these two.

Maybe you guys were wrong about this.

Nice picture. Making you feel happy on a Saturday morning.

We're being joined all morning by young people who have done some

extraordinary work in their communities.

In a moment we'll hear from Abbey, who works tirelessly

to support children in care, following her own experiences.

First, let's take a look at her story.

Please may I have to cups? Have you signed in? I have been doing this

for four years in the first few years was a major struggle

emotionally because I had so many different people and so many things

going on in my life and I knew what I wanted, what I wanted to say, I

had my own opinion. But I was never really given that chance. I was

dismissed. When I found the courage to speak up, I just thought, that's

it. I now know that I can say this so I'm going to give other children

the opportunity. Before I came into care, I didn't really have a

childhood. Care changed my life. Be signed in yet? I don't think I will

ever stop doing what I'm doing, never stop certainly, I'm going to

take it further and make sure that every child in care as a voice.

Every child is loving being in care. Good morning, Abbey. Welcome. Your

15 years old? Yes. The work you do. Was that in a youth centre? In the

centres, what I usually do is I am a mental for the young ones. I get

them together as a group or separately for little chats and we

talk about how they feel about their independent visitor which is

somebody who meets with them on a monthly basis. They take them out.

It's just really shaking the child away from that sense of being in

care and different things going on. I will talk to them about

suggestions. A few of them have made suggestions about doing more

breaking and more sport. I will do some sports activities. Doing short

little -- short little circuits. The new move in different groups. We did

baking where we've brought some buns in. Everybody made a bun. In

different months, you have different things. Mother's Day in March. Ten

things I like about my mum. This month, we will have one next week

with an Easter egg hunt. It sounds like you have endless ideas. I

imagine it's because you were in the same position as these children not

that long ago. It is only four years ago that I came into care. When I

first came in, there was nothing to me. There was no help. There was no

sort of support network around me. It's only been over the last year

when I came in with my new carer that she sort of helped me find my

voice and gave me the courage and confidence to speak out. That is

when I became of voice the younger children. Lots of respect for you.

It is a big deal to go from the person trying to deal with something

yourself to be the one who can help, and I love the way you say it you

helped some of the younger ones. You are only 15. Can you tell that it's

easier to hear things from you? They listen more from you because you are

closer to their experience? As opposed to an adult. Sue, who works

there, she said why don't I do it? I said maybe it's easier to connect

with someone your own age. I find it easier to talk to kids. For a

younger one to talk to someone in the same situation, you can

empathise. I think it's just easier. What are the challenges that you

have. It is life changing. Like you, it's their lives turning upside

down. Some of the challenges for the kids, the stable sort of home.

People having consistency. I have had so many different social workers

and I've moved placement alongside my brother. It has been difficult.

You have no consistency. For kids to have that one person such as

yourself, it's just easier and it takes a load of stress off the

shoulders. You are putting so much energy into other people. How are

things for you at the moment? Things are really good to me. I take part

in a drama club every week. I have friends in there. They are amazing.

I do things with my carer. We go shopping. We just go to the cinema

together. For me, it is easy to fit in my personal life. I would never

change doing what I do. I enjoy doing it. I'm so glad you came in.

Congratulations. You can watch the Rotary Young

Citizen Awards on the BBC News Channel from half

past ten this morning. The smell of old books,

17th century potpourri and vinyl We'll take a whiff at the smells

scientists want to record We'll have a summary

of the news in just a moment. This is Breakfast with

Charlie Stayt and Sally Nugent. Coming up before 8am,

Ben will have the weather for you. But first, a summary

of this morning's main The United States says it's prepared

to launch more military action against Syria over its use

of chemical weapons. It follows a missile strike

on an airbase where the Syrian government is said to have launched

a deadly gas attack last week. The US says it is also preparing

new economic sanctions Swedish police say a man they're

questioning about yesterday's lorry attack in Stockholm has been

arrested on suspicion of terrorism. Swedish media are also reporting

the arrest of a second man. Four people died and 15 were injured

when the vehicle ploughed into a group of pedestrians,

and then a department store. President Trump has said he believes

"tremendous progress" has been made during meetings in Florida

with the Chinese leader, They've agreed a 100-day plan

for talks designed to reduce They also talked about North Korea's

nuclear weapons programme. A strike by rail workers at the RMT

union is set to disrupt services to the Grand National today,

as members at three companies walk Members at Southern,

Northern and Merseyrail will strike in an ongoing dispute around

the role of conductors. Merseyrail said industrial action

on the final day of Aintree would damage Liverpool's reputation,

but the RMT said it would explain And Mike's had a bit of a race of

his own. If you switched the camera around there would have been a horse

in your shape running around. You made it anyway. I was getting ready

for the Grand National. It is fascinating to see the size of the

fences and that dip and the water. You got a guided tour. Yes and it is

a long way. Two miles. A long way. It was amazing, though. Iconic. So

many horses of history have gone there. But, first, we will talk

about the golf. Augusta was gusty. The champion has said it was too

much and is coming home. The defending champion,

Danny Willett, will not be involved in the final weekend of the Masters,

after he missed the cut. Willett dropped four shots,

on the first hole and was one of several, who struggled

in their second round. But there is still some British

interest, among those There is no sporting

stage quite like Augusta, a mixture of beauty and cruelty,

where nothing is guaranteed. Ask Lee Westwood, whose opening-day

charge wandered of course. Even those at the top

of the leaderboard could In went Rickie Fowler's ball,

and with it a shot. Resilience is key, not something

you can always say about Sergio Now with a share in the lead,

is he getting closer? This player has plenty

of that, as he won in 1992. Justin Rose went neither

forward or back. But he stayed in touch to be

as did Rory McIlroy. He knows the wind is due to drop

and played will get easier. I enjoy when the courses play tough

and the Masters is difficult, because it means the high-quality

shots will be rewarded and you have Usually if I am in good

form, I can do that. Former England rugby star

Brian Moore is recovering in intensive care at St Georges

hospital in London after suffering The 55-year-old has been on Twitter

thanking the health professionals Brendan Rodgers described Celtic

as the "greatest club in the world" after signing a new four year

contract with the Scottish The announcement comes just days

after Rodgers led Celtic to their sixth consecutive League

title, and they remain on course Rodgers' new deal

runs until June 2021. Striker, Harry Kane,

could start for Spurs when they take on Watford in the lunchtime

Premier League kick-off. Kane, who's already scored 19 goals

for Spurs this season, has missed the last three matches

with an ankle injury. We will see tomorrow if he starts

the game or if he will be But he knows he is ready

and he feels good, and has a full recovery, that is good

news for him and us. He is a good player for us

and he will be available Third-placed Liverpool

are at Stoke this afternoon, At the other end of the table

West Ham, will hope to halt their slide when they take on third

from bottom Swansea. Leaders Chelsea are at Bournemouth

in the tea-time kick-off. Brighton have returned to the top

of the Championship, with a 2-1 win at

Queen's Park Rangers. Glenn Murray put them

ahead after the break, and Sebastien Pocognoli's,

inch perfect free kick made it 2-0. Matt Smith pulled one back for QPR,

but it wasn't enough. Brighton are two points clear

of Newcastle, but have played England's women were held

to a 1-1 draw by Italy, at Port Vale, in their first

match since Mark Sampson, After a goalless first half,

which the Lionesses dominated, striker Jodie Taylor gave

England a deserved lead. However, it wasn't to be

enough, as Italy equalised Great Britain face an uphill

struggle to stay in the Davis Cup. Without world number one

Andy Murray, they trail France 2-0 after a disappointing first day

of their quarter-final in Roan. Kyle Edmund lost in straight

sets to Lucas Pwee. Dan Evans then followed suit,

beaten three sets to love by Jeremy If Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot

lose their doubles rubber to Nicolas Mahut and

Julien Benneteau today, Yeah, a lot of times it is guys

thrown together to play. A bunch of tournaments over

a long period of time. He has been number one the last six

or seven months, perhaps. He's been playing well,

the final of Wimbledon last year. So it is going to be

a really tough match. So, back to the Grand National,

and a red horse will definitely be Definitely Red and Vieux Lion Rouge

lead the betting, 40 years after another red horse, Red Rum,

won the race for a record third time, to secure the future

of Aintree, and the reputation of this famous race

around the world. Stuart Pollitt explains why Red Rum

was an unlikely hero. You have never seen

anything like it before! The horse with a bad leg trained

by a taxi driver on a beach, But by 1977, Red Rum had already won

the National twice and runner-up Yet this was what sealed

his place in history. Riding Red Rum that

day was Tommy Stack. You need to come to Tipperary to

find where his family trains horses. It feels like yesterday

looking back at it. Tommy rode Red Rum more than 40

times, but this was his first You could hear the crowd,

it felt unreal. He is as popular in

Ireland as Liverpool. People come in and ask

if they can take a picture. In racing generally,

he is the one horse that We could not believe

what had happened. We dreamt it, and we were just

amazed that the horse came home Michael Burns returns

where he was that they. They own the horse

the family knew as Red. My grandfather was 89

years of age then. The only time I ever saw him move,

I sat with him, he got up There will never be

a horse like him again. I will tell you how Red Rum got his

name at half past nine. It is not what people think. And it is not to

do with the drink either. The scent of old books

and the cologne that lingers on the gloves worn by the Duke

of Dorset, just two of the smells scientists are bottling

to try and preserve them. They want to capture the aromas

for their historic value so that they can be recreated

after they disappear. Joining us in the studio

now are Matija Strlic and Cecilia Bembibre

from University College London, A very good morning to you both.

Good morning. You are both involved in the research going on. We know

that smells can emotionally take you back to a time and place. What are

you looking at specifically? A good question. We started this research

about ten years ago looking at the smell of old books. It came through

with and experience I had with paper conservers. They could tell what

kind of paper it was by the smell of it. I thought to myself, gosh, we

could develop an instrument that could do that more accurately. So we

did a lot of research looking into the smells of different types of

paper so that we could tell pretty well what the paper is made of and

how quickly it agreed, only by its smell. But then we know that smell

is much more than just the chemicals omitted by the books. There is also

the element of the experience, which is when we started collaborating.

One of the problems is that these smells could disappear. Yeah, that

is one of the interesting sides of our research, we have the

opportunity to identify smells that my current culture values and are

important to us as a society, because they tell us stories of who

we are and they have historical value. And through science we can

analyse them and document them and hopefully preserve them for the

future. Do these smells dissipate? You find a book and you open it up.

People have done that. There is a smell. But after you open it up, the

smell goes. Does disappear as you open the book? It does, yes. The

thing is however that the smell is the consequence of the paper

degrading. Therefore, because paper degrees for thousands and thousands

of years, there is no particular worry is that the smells will

disappear. -- degrades. So long as there are books, there smell will

linger. But it is the smell of dying books that we are smelling. The

smell of dying books. Wow. Beneath the desk you have a couple of flasks

for an experiment. I am sorry, they are not presentable. That is fine.

Something is in here and we do not know what it is. We will give it a

smell. Tell me what you smell. Thanks. Get. Tell us which one has

got bottled books as a smell. OK. That is a very, very strong smell

the peak I know what I think. Try the second one. That smells like a

shoe cupboard. Oh no! That is vinegar! Charlie, I do not want to

know what your shoe cupboard smells like. This is very distinctly old

books. It absolutely is. What is in it? How did you put the smell in? It

is a very simple experiment. You heat up a piece of tape in an empty

bottle for a couple of hours and you have a smell of bottled books. --

paper. Smells dry. The other smell is the smell of decaying dolls. Oh!

I am happy you said it smells of vinegar because we often say that

dolls get a so-called vinegar syndrome. Old plastic. I thought

it's not like a shoe cupboard. One filled with dolls! Do we underrate

smell? Not really. The greater an opportunity we have with the smell

of books is it is clearly important. This is the first step for us as a

society to identify smells with cultural value that we want to

maintain for future generations. We will have you back in an hour or

so's time. Any particular smells in this studio this morning? It is

pretty devoid of smells. I think we will go with that one. That is a

good comment. Tell us what you think about smells and which are good and

which are about. Yes, they do not have to be nice. Nice would be good,

though. Now for the weather. It will smell like spring.

Waking up this scenes like this from one of our Weather Watchers in

Wales. Strong sunshine. Fairly high UV levels. Very warm indeed.

Particularly across south-eastern areas. High pressure in charge of

the scene. These weather fronts. The party across Scotland and Northern

Ireland. Most of us waking up to the fine start. A few mist and fog

patches. For most places, you start off with anything mercurial cloudy,

it will brighten up nicely. By this afternoon, the western and Northern

Isles of Scotland holding onto cloud in some spots of drizzle. They could

well get up to 21 or 22 degrees. A lovely afternoon to the Grand

National. Around the coast as they develop a sea breeze. It will feel

that bit cooler. A lovely evening of the barbecue. Overnight, clear

skies. It will allow things to turn chilly. Even with warm days, we can

get chilly nights. Towns and cities, about six or seven degrees. A touch

of frost. Once again, the odd mist and fog patch around tomorrow

morning. Tomorrow, a bit of a split in fortunes. England and Wales,

Sunshine. It will stay sunny. For Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Temperatures to degrees in Glasgow. Compare that with 24, maybe 25

towards the south-east. That'll be the warmest weather of the year so

far. High UV levels in the sunshine, particularly across and Wales. A

fever sufferers, beware. We'll be back with the

headlines at 8 o'clock. Now it's time for Newswatch

with Samira Ahmed. The BBC gets an external regulator.

What difference will this make to viewers?

Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn?

A measured analysis of Brexit from David Dimbleby.

First, one of the survivors of the Westminster attack a couple

of weeks ago gave an emotional interview to the BBC on Wednesday.

Her husband Curt was killed and she herself was badly injured.

Here is a clip from that night's News at Ten.

Melissa Cochran has spoken exclusively to my colleague Fiona

Curt was probably the best man I have ever met.

He was sweet and kind and I'm extremely proud of him and I'm very

happy that the world now knows what a wonderful man he was.

Two viewers recorded their thoughts on that for us.

They were divided about the interview, but united

in their condemnation of how it was described

Can someone please explain to me what it means when Hugh Edwards

prefaces a news report with an expression "exclusive report"?

The interview was very emotionally charged.

And, but handled sensitively by Fiona Bruce, but I feel

the interview was cheapened by this out of date expression.

The woman was visibly traumatised, shocked.

There were tears running down her face.

I don't believe she should have been interviewed even had

At the very beginning of the interview Fiona Bruce said,

"And now we have an exclusive interview with Melissa Cohchrane,

it's like we it's a trophy, we're better than the rest,

The woman was visibly traumatised, shocked.

we managed to get an interview with a visibly traumatise red,

shocked and bereaved woman before anyone else.

Well, we put their points to one of the big debates was over

the comments made by football manager David Moyse with BBC sport

the BBC sports reporter Vicki Sparkes.

Does this put pressure with you on the manager

when you know the owner is in the stands watching on?

You still might get a slap even though you're a woman.

David Moyse apologised for those comments which were widely condemned

and are being investigated by the Football Association,

but some Newswatch viewers thought this was a storm in a tea cup hyped

Who decides what constitutes impartiality, balance and accuracy

in BBC News reports and passes judgement

On Newswatch we don't have that authority though we're keen

Up to this week it's the responsibility of the BBC Trust

but that body disappeared and from Monday the independent

regulator OFCOM has taken oversight of all BBC content.

What difference will that make for viewers?

Well, to answer, that I'm joined by Steven Barnet,

Professor of Communications and by Stewart Purvis,

to rmer Chief Executive of ITN and a former partner of OFCOM.

Steven, what difference will it make now that OFCOM has taken over?

The difference is that once you make your complaint to the BBC,

which is always the case, you start with the BBC.

If you want to escalate it, up until the end of March,

The question is, in practice is it going to make that much difference?

The BBC Trust despite the name, in my view at least,

And I think it was actually pretty good at looking

after the complainants who felt they had not had justice

The problem was that p perception was that this was just once again

the BBC, so there will be a sense, I think on those kinds of grounds

The independent regulator is looking after it.

Briefly, they are bringing in some changes.

I think there is more news going to happen on Radio 2

which obviously doesn't affect Newswatch but now practical changes

in what's required in news provision, is that right?

There's a different issue about what they are going to be,

the BBC is going to be required to do, which will be set by OFCOMs,

which is different from the complaints pro-red yur.

There will be certain changes to some of the so-called licences

for the different radio stations, possibly some of the TV

Stewart, you used to be at OFCOM, we know at Newswatch viewers

are often unhappy about how the BBC handles concerns about impartiality.

We heard from Steven that in a way it shouldn't make a difference

but does knit some way make a difference in how

I think it wasn't just a perception you weren't sure who will make

a decision, I think it was a wider decision about who to complain

I think the issue is wider across the range of BBC output.

The simplicity of this is, if you're unhappy, complain

to the BBC first, if not, go to Ofcom.

Having said that, there are exceptions.

There was if you like a big fudge in the past.

There's now a smaller one and perhaps greater clarity

about who is in charge at the end of the day.

We often hear from BBC editors, achieving impartiality and balance

is done through personal judgement and not scientific.

But the new BBC chair says he want assign tiffic approach.

It's a noble ambition but I'm afraid it's in vain.

The whole basis is we want human judgement, we don't want it to be

done by some algorithm or other, we want people to take into account

the context, background, a whole series of factors before

I am sure there will be league tables about which words are more

impartial, but we need experienced people preferably with background

themselves in television news, that they have to be able

If the BBC doesn't like what Ofcom says, I have no problem,

With the scientific approach, I'm sure viewers will think

if the BBC did a head count and looked to see who goes on panel

shows and I hear complaints about certain people talked over

You will always get complaints from people who see the knew

-- news through their lens, of what is right and wrong,

particularly the big issues, like referendum, Brexit,

or Middle East, which are the ones that bet the biggest

-- get the biggest lot of complaints.

You can count the number of minutes as much as you want.

You can count the number of heads, you can count the number of times

on different sides that someone is for and someone is against.

In the end, it is going to be a matter of judgement.

Newswatch deals with online as much as traditional TV

But Ofcom aren't going to regulate it.

What's been going on behind the scenes is Ofcom are pushing back

from the government about the idea that they should regulate not just

BBC Broadcasting but online content as well.

We will have the weird situation - if you want to complain

about something you saw on the television or radio,

you will if you don't like the BBC's response get the chance

If you see a same story covered online in terms of a blog post

by a BBC correspondent, you won't be able to go to Ofcom.

The reason for that is that Ofcom doesn't want to set a precedent

Why doesn't it regulate ITV online, or Channel 4 online,

I find it's an odd situation and quite unsatisfactory in terms

Everyone complains about too much bureaucratic at the BBC,

Will a whole new layer of OFcom rules make that worse?

I don't think there will be a whole new layer of rules.

The whole idea is to make it easier and clearer for those consumers

It's dead simple, to make a complaint.

The actual process, I don't think will be any more confusing.

I do have a fear about what it might do to the culture of Ofcom,

taking on this additional very large area of BBC oversight and I think

it's going to make it, going to politicise Ofcom in a way

It's going to put knit the firing line.

It's going to be under pressure in the way

Under more pressure from those who are not great friends

of the BBC, in particular the major publishers and some major critics

Once Ofcom come down in some of their judgements,

which they will, on the side of the BBC, I suspect we will see

more criticism of Ofcom than we have so far.

Finally, last week saw a novel approach to impartiality taken

by David Dimbleby in a promotional trail for BBC One's Question Time

In a surprise move, a veteran of numerous occasions,

-- elections and state occasions, demonstrated his alleged skill

# We've triggered Article 50 # The letter was nifty

to be thrifty with a recession in 2050 # Or rather doom or gloom,

Merkel threats # Will we decide to pay our debts?

# As immigration vexation and questions from the nation may,

# May's Premiership is out on probation #

# Are we on the brink of a bright new dawn?

That's the stuff we get up to op Question Time in the afternoon

when we think Brexit, Brexit, Brexit, Brexit.

What will we do different about Brexit?

Well, it was certainly different, wasn't it.

The performance was described variously online as impressive

Thank you for all your comments this week.

If you want to share your opinions on BBC News and current affairs

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