10/04/2017 Breakfast

This is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

Thousands of police officers from around the country

are to attend the funeral of PC Keith Palmer, who was murdered

The service will take place at Southwark Cathedral later today.

If you could paint a picture of a perfect policemen, you would be

painting a picture of PC Keith Palmer. -- policeman.

Russia faces the threat of fresh international sanctions

for its support of Syria's President Assad, as foreign ministers

from the G7 nations meet for two days of talks.

200 years after the discovery of Parkinson's.

We'll hear why people living with the disease are still waiting

I want to apply myself more to make up for what I have lost. A train

carrying British goods will leave Essex this morning for a 17 point

5000 mile trip to China. In sport, Sergio Garcia pips

Justin Rose to win the Masters. The Spaniard beats Rose

on a play-off hole for his maiden Major title on his

74th time of asking. What a day of golf and weather. And

Carol has the weather. Yesterday, the temperature in Cambridge was

25.5. Today in Cambridge, more likely to be 13. Temperatures are

warm, but coming down today. Settled but sunny spells. Sunshine in

Northern Ireland and parts of eastern England. I will have more

details later on. Thank you, Carol. See you later.

The funeral of PC Keith Palmer, who was murdered in the terror

attack in Westminster last month, will be held later today.

The 48-year-old was stabbed to death by Khalid Masood as he stood guard

Officers from across the country will line the route

to Southwark Cathedral, where a full police service

Yesterday, the coffin of PC Keith Palmer was brought to the Palace of

Westminster, the place where he had worked, the place he was protecting

when he was killed last month. And honour guard made up of

Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command has been watching

over his coffin. PC Palmer's funeral will be held at Southwark Cathedral

this afternoon. Some of his colleagues who worked alongside him

have in giving tribute, saying he was selfless, a dedicated officer

who enjoyed his job, and enjoyed working with the public. One of the

kindest people you would find, very giving, very loyal, a true friend. A

fantastic policeman. He came to work because he had a family to support.

He was a wonderful family man. Officers from across the UK are

expected to travel to London to line the route from Westminster to

Southwark Cathedral. Police officers will be holding a minute's silence

to honour him. Flags at headquarters will be lowered to half-mast. BBC

News. Our reporter, Keith Doyle,

is at Westminster for Good morning. What exactly will be

happening today? Good morning from Westminster, where we expect 5000

plus officers from every police force in Britain to be here along

the route, taking part in PC Keith Palmer's funeral, which will be held

at Southwark Cathedral, which is two miles away from Westminster on the

south bank of the Thames. All night, there has been that honour guard by

PC Keith Palmer's often, which is in the Royal Chapel at the Houses of

Parliament behind me. Two officers, all throughout the night, changing

every hour. Around one o'clock, shortly after, the coffin will be

taken from that chapel, and it will go right past the spot where that

officer was killed, just over two weeks ago. They will then carry on

in a route for people who know London are long over Lambeth Bridge,

over the south side of the river, past Waterloo, over two Southwark

Cathedral. -- to.. -- to. He will be remembered over here with a

remembrance memorial for those who have been lost in similar

circumstances. Giving us information about preparations for the funeral

later today. Boris Johnson will meet foreign

ministers from the rest of the G7 nations today as they try to present

a united front, forcing Russia to back down over its support for

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US Secretary of State,

Rex Tillerson, arrived at the summit in Italy as tensions

with Moscow intensified. Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Robbins, reports. The next two days in the Tuscan

walled city of Luca will be dominated by a collective search

for arguments to persuade Vladimir Putin that he must now end

Russia's military support for Syria's President Assad

and help to accelerate The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, is expected to press the case for new sanctions against

Russia if they don't give ground. President Trump's Secretary

of State, Rex Tillerson, wants to go on from here to Moscow,

able to confront the Russians with a strong set of demands,

backed by America's key allies. Our priority is first the defeat of

Isis, remove them from access to the caliphate, because that's where the

threat to the homeland and to so many homelands of our coalition

partners is emanating from. Once we can eliminate

the battle against Isis, conclude that, and it is going quite

well, then we hope to turn our attention to achieving ceasefire

agreements between the regime Russia and Iran, President Assad's

key military backers, are threatening retaliation

if there are any further It's far from clear Moscow's

attitude has shifted significantly since either the gas attack

or America's retaliatory Years of effort trying to find

a negotiated settlement have failed and so the task here in Italy

of trying to find a new way of breaking the deadlock

still looks enormous. We'll be speaking to the UK's former

Ambassador to Moscow, Egypt has declared a three-month

state of emergency after attacks on two churches yesterday left

at least 44 people dead. The measures allow the authorities

to make arrests without warrants The army will be deployed to help

police protect key sites. The so-called Islamic State group

said it was behind both blasts. Swedish police are continuing

to question a man suspected of driving a hijacked lorry

into a crowd of people in Stockholm The 39-year-old, originally

from Uzbekistan, was facing deportation from Sweden and had

expressed support for so-called Tens of thousands gathered

in the city yesterday to pay tribute to the victims, who included

British father-of-two, The BBC has uncovered evidence that

appears to implicate the Bank of England in the so-called

Libor scandal. A secret recording from 2008

obtained by Panorama suggests it repeatedly pressured commercial

banks to push down the rates at which they charged

each other interest. Here's our economics

correspondent, Andy Verity. The Libor scandal first blew up in

2012, when the boss was forced to resign. Until recently, Libor was

said to be by members of staff at the biggest banks saying they would

tell each other what interest rates they would need. They offered rates,

Libor for short. They basted only on their own genuine view of the market

for borrowing and lending cash. -- based it. We uncovered a phone call

on October 29, 2008, during the GST, when a senior banker tells the man

putting in Libor rates, Peter Johnson, to push down his Libor

rates below the true cost of borrowing cash because of pressure

from above. We played the recording to a member

of the Treasury Select Committee. If what he is saying is true, that is

shocking. This tape suggest that in fact the Bank of England knew about

it and indeed were encouraging or even instructing it. So we need an

immediate enquiry to find out exactly what is going on, given what

we have just heard on this tape. The Bank of England told Panorama Libor

and other global benchmarks were not regulated in the UK or elsewhere

during the period in question. Andy Verity, BBC News.

Teaching unions say pressure on school budgets in England

is leading to some vocational subjects being cut.

Research from the NUT and the ATL suggests teachers in subjects

outside of maths, english, science and the humanities

The government says school funding is at record levels but critics say

it is not keeping up with costs and warn of a ?3 billion funding gap

Australian scientists say two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef has now

been devastated by severe coral bleaching caused

Our Sydney correspondent, Phil Mercer, has more on this.

What is happening? Good morning. The Great Barrier Reef is about the size

of Italy, and the damage being inflicted by this bleaching is,

according to Australian scientists, unprecedented. For the first time,

they have recorded mass bleaching events on the Great Barrier Reef in

consecutive years. Last year they uncovered this bleaching in the

northern section of the reef. This year it is the middle section of the

Great Barrier Reef which is being subjected to this bleaching. Now,

this covers an area well in excess of 900 miles, so a huge area has

been affected. And the authorities and the scientists are warning the

authorities in Australia that if assets are not made to combat global

warming, these sorts of events will occur far more frequently. --

efforts. OK, Phil Mercer, thank you very much.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won a record-breaking nine

Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in theatre.

They include Best Actor for Jamie Parker, who plays

the wizard, and Noma Dumezweni, who plays Hermione Grainger,

The stage show has now become the most decorated production

in the history of the Olivier Awards.

I feel very lucky that I saw it last Wednesday. So I just got in there

before it won all those awards. It is epic. It is epic because you

watch it in two parts. You go to the matinee and there is a break in

between. Like a three-hour mini break in between. Just amazing. The

actors are brilliant. The whole thing is brilliant. You are immersed

in the Harry Potter world. It sounds like you liked it. Yeah, just a

little bit. Should we say other plays are available... Other plays

are available, but that one is good, obviously. I have been watching

golf. An amazing story for Sergio Garcia. No longer do we have to say

he is the best player who has never won a Major because he has done it.

Four times the bridesmaid. He tried so long and it could not happen to a

nicer bloke. I went to bed at nine o'clock last night because I thought

if I stay up I would have to stay until the end. Yes, good morning.

Sergio Garcia is the Masters Champion.

He holed a birdie putt to win a sudden-death play-off

An amazing final day battle between the pair,

but it's the Spaniard who finally becomes a Major champion,

Sunderland could be relegated to the Championship in two weeks'

time after they lost 3-0 to Manchester United.

The Black Cats had a man sent off in the first half.

Two goals from the Premier League top scorer Romelu Lukaku helped

Everton win a dramatic game against Leicester City 4-2.

And Paul Doran-Jones was the hero for Wasps as his last-gasp try

helped them snatch victory from Northampton Saints

at the Ricoh Arena to stay top of the Premiership.

And that is all the sport for now. Golf soon in the papers. Definitely.

Yesterday was a lovely day for many of us. The hottest day of the year

so far, with temperatures hitting 25 degrees in Cambridge. Soon, we will

hear the forecast. First, this is how you have been enjoying the

sunshine. Gorgeous. Not enough of it, though.

We should have this right through until September, surely. We are

going to have a picnic today. Oh, and we're gonna make lots of lovely

food. We were at yesterday as well. You might as well enjoy as much of

it as you can. We won't have much next month. I am enjoying it as much

as I can. A lovely day to take him out. Just get some fresh air. Go

down to the park. I hope that it will last a little bit longer

because sometimes we don't get so much of a chance to have this hot

weather. The question, of course, is, is it

going to last? Well, we're not going to have the

dizzy heights of those temperatures. Yesterday, in Cambridge, we had

25.5 C. It was the warmest day of the year so far. Beautiful blue

skies in Cambridgeshire, and cooler in the far north-west. That cool air

today will filter further south. However, having said that, for some

of us we will still have temperatures above average for the

time of year. So what is happening today is our southerly wind pumping

in all that warm air has been replaced by more of a

north-westerly, a fresh direction for us. Today there will be some

sunshine, fair weather cloud bubbling up at sunny intervals,

instead of wall-to-wall blue skies and we will have showers across the

North and west and parts of the East. This afternoon is still a

beautiful day, just not as warm across south-west England, south

Wales. Fair weather cloud as I mentioned developing across central

parts of England, maybe the odd shower and you are more likely to

catch one in parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire. As we head further

north, north-west England again seeing a bit more cloud developing.

Some showers across the north and west, some of those wintry,

actually, in the mountains of Scotland. Later in the day we start

to import some rain. There is rain coming in across north-west Scotland

initially, moving across other parts of Scotland through the course of

the night. Hardly a breath of wind, and in rural areas, under clearer

skies, once again we are looking at a touch of frost. These temperatures

you can see are indicative of towns and cities. So we start tomorrow on

that Kanepi note with some frost around. With the clear skies, some

sunshine to start the day at the rain will be persisting across the

north and north-west of Scotland -- Nicky note. Further south, in the

sunny breaks we're looking at temperatures between around about 11

and 16 Celsius, the average in London at this stage in April is

about 13, so you see what I mean. We are a little bit above where we

should be. As we move through Wednesday, a weather front

eventually come south but as it does so it will be a fairly weak affair.

It is not going to produce much in the way of rain by the time it gets

into the south. It move southwards through the course of the day across

northern England, Wales, into the Midlands, staying largely dry and

fine head of it. Further showers across the north and the west, and

that north-westerly breeze. Temperatures ranging from eight in

the Northern Isles to highs of around 13, 14 or maybe 15 in the

south-east. It is more of the same during the course of Thursday.

Again, we are looking at a lot of dry weather around. Some sunny

spells, that is away from the north and west of Scotland, some of that

at times getting into the north-west of Northern Ireland, and a range of

nine to 14. I will tell you what you can expect for Easter in half an

hour. Look at you, you big tease! Well, we will see you in half an

hour, looking forward to it. Are you able to tell us whether it is a

thumbs up or thumbs down? Well, I can give you an actual claim. I had

run out of time, to be honest. Sunshine and showers, mostly fine.

There you go! She didn't take much teasing, then. We will have more

from Carol later. A quick look at the papers. The Telegraph are

talking about Russia's threat to strike back at Trump with force if

there is another attack by the US and lots of papers celebrating Harry

Potter winning a record-breaking nine Olivier awards, and this is the

actress who plays Hermione. I sat through five hours of the play.

Russia upping the anti on Syria. We will be talking about the G7 summit

later on, and lots of papers have the father of two who was killed in

the Stockholm attack on Friday. The front page of the Times, Royal

remembrance, the Prince of Wales and his sons to mark the Centenary of

the battle of Vimy Ridge, so many papers talking about sanctions on

Putin and what Russia is saying about America. The Guardian leading

with Chris Beddington, and their main story is about refugees being

sent to the poorest parts of the UK. And in G2 today, how we learned to

love the Fox. It keeps sending the dog around the bend. The Mirror

saying that parents are being asked to donate cash to schools to buy

things like books and various things. I am wondering if any of you

have been asked to donate money to troubled schools. And is a golf

dominated? Well, congratulations first of all to the Guardian, the

only paper to have the results of the Masters on the back, because it

all happens too late. Some impressive printing. They must have

stayed up late last night. But I really like this as well in the Sun,

all a little stories which you might not see on the television when the

cameras following the live action. So Ernie Els has decided it is the

last time he will play in Augusta. He finished last, and he is saying

it wasn't how he wanted to finish, by playing some atrocious golf.

Danny Willett, the defending champion, did not make the cut so

didn't play at the weekend, but had to stick around to hand the green

jacket to Sergio Garcia, and he wanted to play around the municipal

Court which is right next door, with a mate of his. -- municipal course.

You know the big three, Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Arnold

Palmer used to drive the first drive at Augusta. Golf Magazine looking

ahead to who will be hitting the first drive at the Masters, they

have gone for Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson, who will be 56, and they

think Gary Player will still be hitting it, a fitness fanatic.

Something like 1300 crunchers a day, to stay fit. So some nice Masters of

stories in there. There was a picture about an owl, but I will

save it for later. It is 200 years since

Parkinson's was discovered, Some drugs can control the symptoms,

but campaigners say progress in developing new

treatments is too slow. One of the reasons, they say,

is because it is less common than diseases like Alzheimer's,

which has six times as many people And today, the charity Parkinson's

UK is launching a new drive to raise Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been

to meet 22-year-old Jordan, who is living with Parkinson's,

and takes up to 15 tablets every This is not the kind of face usually

associated with Parkinson's. The average age of onset is 60. Jordan's

diagnosis came when he was 16. When you first heard the diagnosis...

Shattered. Shattered you, yes. Absolutely is shattered. Because he

went from this... He was outgoing, loved the girls, and thinking, is he

going to be the same? Felt like my heart had been ripped out. In 18 17,

James Parkinson called this the shaking palsy. 200 years on, there

is still no cure. It is so much to deal with. It has been really

challenging, because I have to go to university with it, I am actually

applying myself more,. He still managed to graduate, he is still

managing to set a Masters degree. I am so proud of him. But the drugs

only help so much. Some drugs mask the symptoms of Parkinson's, others

deal with the side-effects the drugs to mark mask the symptoms of

Parkinson's, but they don't slow its progression, and eventually they.

Working. The only worked for so long, for five or ten years.

Parkinson's UK say it is time to change that. Today they launched the

we won't wait campaign. We brought Jordan to London to come to

Parkinson's HQ, to meet the man at the helm. Have you seen what -- have

you got some good news? As unfortunate, there is no good news.

They only really treat the symptoms of the disease, so we are only

papering over the cracks. Why so little progress with this

neurological condition could, when medical signs elsewhere has made

great strides? The professor tells us the reason is simple. Lack of

investment. Well, Parkinson's is on the borderline of profitability for

drug companies. You know, if they were more people affected by the

disease, you would get more profit back from the sites. We have got all

the tools, we have got all the knowledge, we just need the cash to

drive the process forward. Until a cure, all Jordan can do is manage

symptoms. Commentary therapies help. For some it is dance, others swim,

Jordan is trying something new. Very good. How does that feel? Yes, feels

good. It is fine. Challenging, but it is rewarding when I get it right.

, 200 years after the condition was identified, Parkinson's UK say those

living with the condition shouldn't have to wait any more. A cure is

within reach, with the right funding. It could and should happen,

they say, in Jordan's lifetime. I do feel close, but were not getting any

investment. So we are there, but we are not there yet. I have a lot

ahead of me, and I want to look forward to it.

And thank you very much to Jordan for talking to us. Also for you

today: Steph is out train-spotting

this morning. She is with a freight train

which has travelled over 7,000 miles And it is getting ready

to go home, Steph. Good morning everyone. What a

gorgeous sunshine, and this is a train for quite a long way down the

stretch of track at the rail terminal at London Gateway, a train

which will soon be making its way to China. It is the first train which

will be going from the UK to China, and it is carrying goods which have

been made here. So it is everything from pharmaceuticals, soft drinks,

AB products, lots of different things made here which we are

selling abroad. So it gives you a really good sense of what is

happening with global trade, the fact that they are now looking at

delivering things via rail. It is of course a lot of things go by air but

that can be more expensive than this, and also by sea. That might be

cheaper than this, but it takes longer. So throughout the morning I

am going to be here talking to the chairman of BP World, about why they

are doing this, and also finding out what that what is on the train as

well. It is about to head off, 7500 miles it has to do, so we will be

finding out why and what they are hoping to achieve from all of this a

bit later I'm back with the latest

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

to Louise and Dan. This is Breakfast, with Dan Walker

and Louise Minchin. We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment, Litter and fly tipping in England

costs ?800 million a year But will the threat of a ?150 fine

for the worst culprits If you wrote a letter

to your younger self, We'll meet the poet who says doing

just that can help you deal And the widow of poisoned former

Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko is here to tell us about the fight

to bring his alleged KGB But now, a summary of this

morning's main news. The funeral of PC Keith Palmer,

who was murdered in the terror attack in Westminster last month,

will be held later. The 48-year-old was stabbed to death

by Khalid Masood as he stood guard Officers from across the country

will line the route to Southwark Cathedral,

where a full police service His colleagues remember him

as hardworking and dedicated. Britain is pushing for new sanctions

on Russia if it maintains its staunch support for

Syrian President Basher al-Assad. Boris Johnson, the Foreign

Secretary, will meet with other G7 He has faced criticism

over his decision to pull out of talks with Moscow

after the chemical attack in Syria last week that left

more than 80 dead. Egypt has declared a three-month

state of emergency after attacks on two churches yesterday left

at least 44 people dead. The measures allow the authorities

to make arrests without warrants The army will be deployed to help

police protect key sites. The so-called Islamic State group

said it was behind both blasts. Swedish police are continuing

to question a man suspected of driving a hijacked lorry

into a crowd of people in Stockholm The 39-year-old, originally

from Uzbekistan, was facing deportation from Sweden and had

expressed support for so-called Tens of thousands gathered

in the city yesterday to pay tribute to the victims, who included British

father-of-two Chris Bevington. Teaching unions say pressure

on school budgets in England is leading to some vocational

subjects being cut. Research from the NUT and the ATL

suggests teachers in subjects outside of maths, english,

science and the humanities The Government says school funding

is at record levels but critics say In real terms, school funding has

been going down and down for a number of years. Now, we are at the

point where we are losing support staff and the teaching assistants in

the classroom who are not supporting students who need support. We are

not doing so much that is vital for these children do have a good and

proper education. -- to. Australian scientists say two-thirds

of the Great Barrier Reef has now been devastated by

severe coral bleaching. It's caused by rising water

temperatures and researchers say surveys show an accelerated

rate of damage along Mass bleaching makes the coral

fragile and can kill it. The reef is home to more than 130

species of shark and 16,100 Thank you to all of those who are

asking whether this Jacquard is special. In honour of the Masters.

It probably is, isn't it? No, it has nothing to do with the fact that

Sergio Garcia is wearing the most famous jacket in sport. What a

Garcia never winning a Major and all Garcia never winning a Major and all

of them said he would never win one. He passed his opportunity, four

times runner-up. And I interviewed him a while back and he said he did

not have the tools to do it. He said he was now settled and away from

golf and that helped him to get on to that good mindset. He just was so

calm going into the final round. Absolutely brilliant. Yes, that is

right. After 73 failed attempts,

Sergio Garcia has won has first He beat England's Justin Rose

via a playoff, in what was dramatic Garcia is the third

Spaniard to win at Augusta, on what was a particularly

poignant day. Watch out for some flash

photography, as Tim Hague reports. Some things are just written. And

Sergio Garcia winning a first Major on the day that he is hero turned 60

was one of them. To do it on his 60th birthday and to join him and my

other idol in golf, my whole life, it is absolutely amazing. I felt

calmness. I am so happy. And no wonder, the battle he had with

Justin Rose was among the finest in Masters history. No one else could

close to them. It was simply a two horse race for the title. They were

both on eight under par going to the final nine holes. The Spaniard

seemed to collapse, finding the trees, the rough, and even a spot in

there. He needed something special on the 15, and he found it. Oh, that

was great. Sergio Garcia will have that for an eagle. And with the tree

still shaking, he would get that eagle, only for Justin Rose to get a

birdie himself. The Olympic champion never giving up. With three holes to

play, they were both nine under. Yet these Ryder Cup teammates and good

friends kept going at it. Down the 18. Still level. Shot into the final

green. Equally impressive. Neither man deserved to lose, in truth. They

both missed there putts, meaning a sudden death play-off. Delight was

fading. But Sergio Garcia was still shining. This putt for a first

Major. You have done it at last. At the 74th attempt, Sergio Garcia has

mastered the Majors, and he leaves with the green jacket. BBC News. The

best part is they are such good friends.

Justin Rose was the other man in the story of this final round,

he came so close, but he was full of praise his playing partner.

I am disappointed, I don't know how I feel about it. At the moment, it

happened so fast. You are losing the play-off, and then sudden death, and

then suddenly it is all over. It is... It was a great day. It really

was. Sergio Garcia and myself separated ourselves from the field.

We went through the trees. That was the turning point for him. I am

really happy for Sergio Garcia. Obviously I want to wear the

Greenjacket, but if not me, I am glad it was him. -- green jacket.

Manchester United won 3-0 at Sunderland to move up to fifth

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored first, before Henrikh Mkhitaryan

United are unbeaten in 21 league games.

Sunderland are bottom of the table, ten points from safety.

I think the hardest thing being a manager is when you are losing, and

at the moment we are losing. It is hard to take. The moment right now,

it is tough. It is tough for the players as well because they care

and they want to do well and we are not doing as good as we should be.

There were five goals in the first half at Goodison Park as Everton

Leicester conceded after 30 seconds but went ahead inside ten minutes.

Two goals from Premier League top scorer Romelu Lukaku,

though, helped inflict Craig Shakespeare's first defeat

Three late goals gave Rangers a 3-0 win over Aberdeen in the Scottish

Veteran striker Kenny Miller scored twice in a two minutes.

Aberdeen stay second to already crowned champions Celtic.

A last gasp try saw Wasps snatch victory against Northampton Saints

at the Ricoh Arena to stay top of the Premiership.

Replacement prop Paul Doran-Jones, who's on a one week loan

from Gloucester, scored in over time against his former club to level it

And an easy conversion for Jimmy Gopperth clinched victory

The extra bonus point lifts them five clear of Exeter

I will be interested to see what you make of this. It is very strange.

Tennis is often played with four people on the court, not usually

three on one side of the net. This is the David cup against France.

Here they are. France's Julien Benneteau,

Nicolas Mahut and coach Yannick Noah taking on Dan Evans

in what was supposed to be a singles It was a dead rubber

because Great Britain had already lost the tie on Saturday,

so the outcome didn't matter. This was a real Davis Cup match. I

don't know what they were doing. I think it was a bit of fun. And the

crowd is notoriously lively at that and they would have loved that. We

will hear more about Sergio Garcia's when soon. Don't you fear, we will

talk about it soon. -- win. PC Keith Palmer was "dedicated

to his job, brave and courageous" and "gave his life protecting our

democracy" according to those He was stabbed outside the Palace

of Westminster during last Later today, PC Palmer

will have a full police funeral Ahead of the service his friends,

PC Shaun Cartwright and PC Greg Rainey have described him

as a loyal, hard working officer BELLS. If you could paint a picture

of the perfect policeman, you would be painting a picture of Keith

Palmer. As a police officer, I had never come across someone who worked

as hard as Keith Palmer did. He took his job really seriously. The reason

Keith Palmer came to work was for his family. He was so proud to be a

police officer. Very professional, very organised, and, umm, he loved

everything about it. His favourite was being out on the streets talking

to the members of the public. You know, happily taking pictures with

people. I know he was a fantastic father and a fantastic husband and,

umm, he is going to be missed, so much. He is such a hard-working

person. And the credit is to the police service. He is such a lovely

guy. And we are all going to certainly miss him so much.

The friends of PC Keith Palmer remembering him.

We're joined now from Westminster by The Very Reverend Andrew Nunn,

That is where the funeral will take place later today. I suppose in some

ways it is an honour to have this type of funeral in Southwark

Cathedral. A real privilege for us to do this on behalf of PC Keith

Palmer's family. And also on behalf of the Metropolitan Police wars and

also the nation as well. To us a little bit about the service and

what form will it take. -- tell. A familiar funeral service. It is

really important that despite all of the wonderful turnout of police

officers from across the country, when we actually get into church,

for the family, for the widow of PC Keith Palmer and his daughter, it is

very much a service for a husband and father, as well as a colleague

and friend, and for all of us who did not actually know PC Keith

Palmer in person but have come to know him over these past few days.

So, a funeral service like many, many others, but quite different as

well. And have the family been very much involved in choosing the

readings and being part of the service? They have been, because we

wanted it to be the service they wanted for PC Keith Palmer, as well

as the service he needed to honour what he did for the nation. You have

two choirs, a church choir, and then a police one as well. There are

actually three. The cathedral choir, the Metropolitan Police Choir, and

then a consort of police officers who will sing a specific piece of

music, God Be My Head, as the Bishop of Southwark commends his body to

God. Three will be involved. Tell us, because we are expecting many

hundreds, possibly thousands, of police officer is to be part of the

service, the ones to come to it, have you got special arrangements in

place? Huge arrangements have been put in place by the Metropolitan

Police force all around south London, and lots and lots of screens

have been put up so people who cannot get into the cathedral and

cannot get into the immediate grounds can actually Cherie on this

occasion. And it is very clear listening to people, for example,

those we heard from just now, that he was a very dedicated officer,

wasn't he? That sounds to be entirely true. And his actions on

the day when he was attacked, the way he did not run away from his

duty, the way he did not run away, as I might have done, but he

actually approached the person who had entered into the yard, it shows

what kind of police officer he was, taking his duty to a level that

really stunned us all in the level of sacrifice he made on behalf of

democracy, really. OK, thank you very much for talking to us about

the service. Thank you. Thank you for being with us. Half an hour ago,

we were promised for some Easter weather.

Good morning. This morning we have got much cooler weather coming our

way. Look how the blue hue seeps southwards. It will continue to do

so is cooler a awash as a up on our shores today. Having said that, it

is going to be colder than it was. Some of us will still have

temperatures above where they should be at this stage in April. We do

have quite a bit of sunshine first thing, blue skies but through the

course of the day some fair weather cloud will bubble up. So we will be

looking at sunny intervals rather than wall-to-wall blue skies for the

afternoon. There are a few showers in the forecast in the north and

western parts of the East. If you are in south-west England, South

Wales, you are going to hang on to some sunshine for the bulk of the

day. Temperatures down on yesterday. Fair weather cloud bubbling up

through the day. You might see the odd shower from that, most of us

will not. Cambridge, having peaked at 25.5 yesterday, is more likely to

be 13 today. Showers in Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, one or two in Northern

Ireland and Simon Weston Scotland. Some in the mountains of Scotland

will actually be wintry. As we head through the evening and overnight we

have a weather front coming in, bringing in a band of rain. You can

see not much in the way of wind, from the huge spacing in the

isobars. So where we do have clear skies there will be some frost in

the countryside. These temperatures are more indicative of what you can

expect in towns and cities. So that is how we start the day tomorrow.

Where we have a clear skies we will start off with some sunshine. We

also have the rain continuing across northern and north-western parts of

Scotland. Later on you will notice that cloud across Northern Ireland,

and you could see spots of rain much later in the day. For England and

Wales we are looking at some sunny spells, and temperatures between

about 12 and 16, more or less across the board. By the time we get to

Wednesday, a weather front which has been in Scotland and Northern

Ireland pushes all the way down to the south-east, and it weakens as it

does so. There is more the breeze on Wednesday as well. So the rain

moving out of Scotland and Northern Ireland into Wales and the Midlands.

Ahead of it, staying dry but the cloud will build. Behind it a

mixture of right spells, sunshine and showers but in the breeze it

will feel nippy. Temperatures tend to 15. To give you an idea of the

temperature values, the average in London at this stage it 13. So for

Thursday we have a chilly start, we have can clouds, some sunshine

coming in and then the next batch of rain. And we have more of a

westerly, south-westerly breeze. And I did promise you what is this

weekend. For Good Friday, the rain coming into Scotland and Northern

Ireland southwards. It will be mostly in the west, very little

going towards the east. Temperatures down a little bit for some, but for

others, still above average and the Easter weekend itself it will be

mostly dry. Sunshine and showers as well, and on Saturday we expect to

see most of the showers. And there will also be a cool wind. So we are

not getting back to the dizzy temperatures we had at the weekend

just yet. Thank you for telling us about Easter anyway.

It has travelled 7000 miles to get here, and a freight train is about

to head from the UK to China, laden with goods including whiskey, car

parts, soft drinks, vitamins and baby products. Is that the train? It

is indeed the train. Good morning everybody. You can see it goes on

for quite some way. There is something like 30 containers. They

have a few more to put on, you can see them to the side of me and we

are in the port, London Gateway in Essex, and this is the main rail

terminal and these containers are full of stuff which has been made

here, which we are hoping to sell abroad to China. This train is going

to head over the next 17 days through the Channel Tunnel, through

Europe, Russia, and then into China. And as you mentioned, it is this

train which has been bringing stuff into the country as well. If you

look at the figures on it, we export something like ?16 billion worth of

stuff to China, and there is about ?40 billion worth of stuff coming

in, so there is quite a big difference in terms of that export

and import deficit between the two countries, but we are hoping, given

what is happening with Brexit and the like, that we will be doing more

trade with them in the future. But it won't be long before this train,

the first ever trained to go from the UK to China, will be heading off

in a couple of hours to pause time. Alex is from the China British

business Council. Good morning to you. Tell us why this is so

significant. It is the first of its kind, really. Trains have been

running from Europe to China quite frequently for the last few years,

this is the first connection from the UK to China and opens up a new

avenue for trade, as you say. Obviously maritime and freight are

still there, to get the train over there, British exports N. Why is it

better or different to going by sea or air? What is the benefit of rail?

It is certainly quicker, and this will appealed to advanced

manufacturers who have to get the parts from machines over to China

very quickly. Bulk items, getting things the ship relatively cheaply

but it is a great opportunity for exporters. There is a great

difference in terms of what we bring in compared with what we sell to the

Chinese. Do you see that changing? Certainly, it is a huge opportunity

at the moment, and the time is now. China is not in double-digit growth

any more, but it is changing, becoming a more consumer driven

economy and that has created opportunities for the UK. You have

services like finance, legal, accounting, and also products as

well. So China needs these things, and these are things that the UK

excels at. So there are huge opportunities for big and small

countries your Mac companies. So in terms of the products going across

them now, what other favourite things we make that the Chinese

love? in terms of this particular train, we have baby products, food

and drink is hugely popular at the moment, be it went up 500%, sales of

beer, after the President came over two years ago and had that point.

But in terms of manufacturing, British style and food and drink,

pharmaceuticals, there are real range of products that China wants

from the UK. And in terms of worrying about Brexit is a country,

in terms of what that is going to mean for trade, can you see that

filling in the gap? Certainly I think there are opportunities there.

So Chinese imports in 2020 are estimated to be around 3 trillion

pounds, that is an IMF figure. At the moment our trade is about ?60

billion. As I say, there are huge opportunities for British businesses

to go and export to some non-traditional markets, and that is

something the government is trying to push forward. Thank you very much

for your time. We had better get off the track. I will be here throughout

the morning, and we are going to be talking to the chairman of DP World,

about why they have decided to do this. That is a bright sunshine. She

has her own branded hardhat. Lovely. That is how to rock it.

If you could write a letter to your younger self,

Always take the Monday after the Baftas.

That is the concept behind a new art exhibition in Birmingham.

Breakfast's Holly Hamilton is there for us this morning.

Good morning. Good morning, Dan. That is a good question. What would

you say to your younger self? Another question this morning, when

was the last time you actually sat and wrote a letter, not any mala

text but put pen to paper and wrote a letter? Is a bit like a sorting

office in here this morning. Hundreds of letters, but they

haven't been written to family or friends. These are to complete

strangers. Some with words of wisdom, some with advice, or maybe

just a friendly thought. Let's take a look at some of these. The glitter

and effort, we have admired your courage and appreciate your

willingness to let them take care of you. Others are more up to it.

Please don't forget that even on your darkest of days, your twinkle

is too bright to be dulled. This is all the brainchild of Jodie and, who

started five years ago asking if people want a letter from her. Now

she spends her days riding thousands of letters to people. Like they say,

with just some words of wisdom or maybe just some advice. Let's speak

to Jodie. Where did this all began for you? So I was in, I guess, my

darkest days. I was quite depressed, and the project was like my

lighthouse. This was me kind of reaching out to the world, and

asking if I could help them. And in turn it is ending up helping me. And

this is all just coming from that moment of just darkest depths, and

it has turned into such a bright light. And now it is a bright light

not just for me, but for thousands of people over the world. And that

is really, really amazing. And it is incredible the effort people have

gone into. What is it about a letter that people appreciate so much? I

think nowadays we have these little bits of real-life magic and a letter

and a bit that goes into it, it is almost like a gift. So I don't know

about you, but I have always kept the letters I get. Not bills and

stuff, but the hundreds of letters keep, because they feel so special.

Nowadays we don't have much of that. I am not a technophobe, I don't hate

e-mail or anything but letters are so meaningful, and I couldn't see

doing it any other way. And some of the sentiments here, as well, are so

lovely. They really are lovely letters. And it is really nice

because they go from people who are very young, to some people who are

in this project to in their or 90s. It is a thing that kind of scale the

ages. It doesn't just... It is not a niche market. Everybody can be

reminded that they are amazing and strong and can get through. Even

though we don't admit that sometimes, we want to know that we

are loved and we are now, and it is going to be OK. All of these letters

are little reminders of that. I think that is something very

important to remember on a Monday morning. I have some glitter and

felt tips, I might have a go myself and see what happens. Thank you very

much. We will see you a little bit later. We will

I will be back with all the latest in half an hour.

This is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

Thousands of police officers from around the country

are to attend the funeral of PC Keith Palmer, who was murdered

The service will take place at Southwark Cathedral later today.

If you could paint a picture of a perfect policeman,

you would be painting a picture of PC Keith

Russia faces the threat of fresh international sanctions

for its support of Syria's President Assad, as foreign ministers

from the G7 nations meet for two days of talks.

200 years after the discovery of Parkinson's.

We'll hear why people living with the disease are still waiting

Good morning, in a few hours, this trend will make its journey from

here in the UK all the way over to China. It is the first train to do

that, carrying lots of stuff that has been made here in the UK. So I

will look at what it means for global trade. Good morning.

In sport, Sergio Garcia pips Justin Rose to win the Masters.

The Spaniard beats Rose on a play-off hole for his maiden

Major title on his 74th time of asking.

Wore on that later. And the weather. Good morning. The warmest day of the

year so far. 25 degrees in Cambridge. Today, though, it will be

13 in Cambridge. For all of us, call them yesterday, but dry weather,

sunny spells, and showers in the north and west of Scotland, Northern

Ireland, and parts of eastern England. More details later. Thank

you. The funeral of PC Keith Palmer,

who was murdered in the terror attack in Westminster last month,

will be held later today. The 48-year-old was stabbed to death

by Khalid Masood as he stood guard Officers from across the country

will line the route to Southwark Cathedral,

where a full police service Yesterday, the coffin of PC

Keith Palmer was brought to the Palace of Westminster,

the place where he had worked, the place he had bene protecting

when he was killed last month. An honour guard made

up of Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command

has been watching over his coffin. PC Palmer's funeral will be held at

Southwark Cathedral this afternoon. Some of his colleagues who worked

alongside him have been paying tribute, saying he was selfless,

a dedicated officer who enjoyed his job, and enjoyed working

with the public. One of the kindest people

you would ever find, very giving, very

loyal, a true friend. He was so down to

earth and so normal. He came to work because he had

a family to support. That was all he ever wanted to do,

be there for his family. Officers from across the UK

are expected to travel to London to line the route from Westminster

to Southwark Cathedral. Police officers will be holding

a minute's silence to honour him. to honour their fallen colleague,

while flags at headquarters will be Our reporter, Keith Doyle,

is at Westminster for Good morning. Run us through what

will happen today. Good morning from Westminster where we expect 5000

plus police officers from every force in Britain to be here along

the route at and take part in the full police funeral which is two

miles away from us. PC Keith Palmer's body has been kept

overnight in the chapel in Parliament behind me under police

guard, a police honour guard. Shortly after one Clarkey will be

from Westminster, past the spot where he was killed two weeks ago,

along the south side of the river near Lambeth Bridge and going over

other bridges before getting to Southwark Cathedral. Earlier in the

morning there will be a ceremony at the police national memorial, that

is just close by. That is to honour officers who have been killed in the

line of duty. Thank you very much for that.

Later in the programme we'll be speaking to Ken Marsh, Chairman of

the Metropolitan Police Federation, about how the force will remember

their colleague. Boris Johnson will meet foreign

ministers from the rest of the G7 nations today as they try to present

a united front, forcing Russia to back down over its support for

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US Secretary of State,

Rex Tillerson, arrived at the summit in Italy as tensions

with Moscow intensified. Our diplomatic correspondent,

James Robbins, reports. The next two days in the Tuscan

walled city of Luca will be dominated by a collective search

for arguments to persuade Vladimir Putin that he must now end

Russia's military support for Syria's President Assad

and help to accelerate The Foreign Secretary,

Boris Johnson, is expected to press the case for new sanctions against

Russia if they don't give ground. President Trump's Secretary

of State, Rex Tillerson, wants to go on from here to Moscow,

able to confront the Russians with a strong set of demands,

backed by America's key allies. Our priority is first the defeat

of Isis, remove them from access to the caliphate, because that's

where the threat to the homeland and to so many homelands

of our coalition partners Once we can eliminate

the battle against Isis, conclude that, and it is going quite

well, then we hope to turn our attention to achieving ceasefire

agreements between the regime Russia and Iran, President Assad's

key military backers, are threatening retaliation

if there are any further It's far from clear Moscow's

attitude has shifted significantly since either the gas attack

or America's retaliatory Years of effort trying to find

a negotiated settlement have failed and so the task here in Italy

of trying to find a new way of breaking the deadlock

still looks enormous. Egypt has declared a three-month

state of emergency after attacks on two churches yesterday left

at least 44 people dead. The measures allow the authorities

to make arrests without warrants The army will be deployed to help

police protect key sites. The so-called Islamic State group

said it was behind both blasts. Swedish police are continuing

to question a man suspected of driving a hijacked lorry

into a crowd of people in Stockholm Tens of thousands gathered

in the city yesterday to pay tribute to the victims, who included

a British father-of-two. Maddy Savage is there

for us this morning. Good morning. Tell us a little about

the police investigation. People are returning to work on Monday morning.

It is rush-hour. People are picking up morning coffees. People are

paying respects at the scene at this department stores. Apologies for the

line to Sweden. We will try to get that back to you for more detail

later. And now for the other news. The BBC has uncovered evidence that

appears to implicate the Bank of England in the so-called

Libor scandal. A secret recording from 2008

obtained by Panorama suggests it repeatedly pressured commercial

banks to push down the rates at which they charged

each other interest. Some vocational subjects

in England's schools are being scrapped because of budget

pressures, according The NUT and ATL, claim teachers

of subjects other than maths, english, science and humanities,

are most at risk. One way of measuring students'

performance at 16 is the English To pass, teenagers need at least

a GCSE C grade in English, maths, the sciences,

a language and either It's a key measure of how a school

is doing, but according to a poll carried out by two of England's

biggest teaching unions, subjects not included in the EBacc

are the ones being hit hardest Of 1,200 school staff

who responded to the poll, half were from secondary schools,

three quarters of those said there had been cut to teaching posts

in their schools in the last year with non-EBacc subjects

bearing the brunt. Unions say the government must

find more money fast. I think the children,

the pupils and the children in schools are missing out

because they're losing that broad and rich and depth of their

educational experience, and education cuts don't hear,

what children don't get as children they will never make up

in the rest of their lives. So if they don't get

the chance to go on a trip, if they don't get the chance

to study a subject, they won't get The government says school funding

is at record levels, but critics say it's not keeping up

with costs and warn of a ?3 billion funding gap by the end

of the decade. Australian scientists say two-thirds

of the Great Barrier Reef has now been devastated by severe

coral bleaching, caused Let's talk to our Sydney

correspondent, Phil Mercer, what's risk does this

pose to the reef? Is there a risk involved here? What

exactly has been happening? Well, the Great Barrier Reef is arguably

Australia's greatest national treasure. It is roughly the size of

Italy. And according to scientists, it has, for the first time, endured

mass bleaching in consecutive years. Last year's survey revealed a vast

northern section of the reef had been subjected to this mass

bleaching. Now we hear that scientists say it more surveys are

showing that a middle section of the reef has suffered the same fate.

Now, when coral is bleached it starts to staff. It does not

automatically die, it can recover. -- starve. But scientists are

telling us that because these massive bleaching effects are

happening close to each other it affects the ability of the reef to

bounce back. And one more story to bring you right now.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child has won a record-breaking nine

Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in theatre.

They include Best Actor for Jamie Parker, who plays

the wizard, and Noma Dumezweni, who plays Hermione Grainger,

The stage show has now become the most decorated production

in the history of the Olivier Awards.

Today should have been the first visit to Moscow

by a British Foreign Secretary in five years, but Boris Johnson

scrapped the trip after a weekend of diplomatic arguments over Russian

involvement in a chemical weapons attack in Syria.

Mr Johnson deplored Russia's continued defence of the Assad

regime, saying the UK wants to build international support

Russia responded by criticising his decision, saying the UK has no real

But the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will travel

to Moscow later in the week, saying he will discuss Russia's

international obligations on chemical weapons.

Sir Andrew Wood is a former UK ambassador to Russia,

he joins us from our London newsroom.

Good morning. Thank you for joining us. First of all, your opinion of

the Boris Johnson's opinion not to go ahead with his meeting with the

Russians. It was more or less inevitable. The timing would have

been extremely difficult. It is better to get the seven together and

try and get some common approach. To go into a meeting for which you

would have no expectation of any adequate Russian response or indeed

anything other than disagreement to achieve, so I think it is probably

better. From a diplomatic point of view, Boris Johnson's decision not

to go was the right one? Yes. OK, Rex Tillerson will now go, and

Russia has said the UK is no longer relevant in these kinds of

discussions. Is that the case? That is not the case, but that is

precisely what they would say. Russia is predictable. First of all,

it was not the Syrian forces that did something, it was some sort of

rebel activity. And then, the Americans are just being aggressive,

they are entirely innocent, and so on, that is what Russia says. How do

you find a way in with the Russians? You say you can predict their

responses? Yes, there immediate response. You have to remember that

first of all this is not the America are expecting, and that affects the

opinionated Ukrainian. There is no bargaining over that. -- opinions

over the Ukrainian. And be a pretty stuck over Syria. What do you mean?

They have no immediate options. Their troops on the ground are

Iranian, who are not there is. They have only one candidate to back,

Bashar al-Assad. You could talk about his removal, but who would

replace him and how would you replace his policies? You would have

to consider whether there long-term policies are correct. And they are

threatening with military action. How dangerous a situation are we now

in? That would be dangerous. It also depends on what the Americans and

the West in general actually do. This was supposed to be a single

action, and now we have to consider long-term actions, like military

force. And what sort of military force are

you talking about? Surfer is most likely to be the use of cruise

missiles, which are very difficult to counter, against identifiably

Syrian regime targets. I don't think there is any question about putting

troops on the ground. And if cruise missiles were to be used again,

would you look to what Russia has said? That is a very dangerous

situation, is it? It would be dangerous, yes. But these missiles

fly 100 feet above the ground, they are difficult to shoot down and are

being fired from ships in the Mediterranean, so there is not an

obvious military response unless you want to go and think the ships,

which is not very likely. So Russia could respond, but what would be

their military response? What are the possibilities? An extreme one

would be to attack the ships in the Mediterranean, but on the other

hand, the West has far more powerful forces in the Mediterranean, so that

would be foolish. They could make it more difficult for planes to operate

against Isil, because they have already suspended the agreement the

Russians and Americans have to say where they are, so that would be

dangerous. Thank you. It was the hottest day of the year

so far yesterday, and we will have more of the weather from Carol in

just a moment. This is how some of you have been enjoying the sunshine.

Lament Mac we are going to have a picnic today. I am back to work next

month, so I'm going to enjoy it while I can. Lovely day to take him

out, get some fresh air, go down to the park.

I think the dogs were just having a rest. Just enjoying the sunshine, as

many of us were. What will happen in the next few days? Well, it is going

to cool down. The top temperature was in Cambridge, 25 .5 Celsius.

Heathrow was 25.4, but overnight we saw some cooler conditions coming in

across the north-west, and as we go through the course of the day, watch

the blue hue thinking southwards. It is not suddenly going to turn cold,

just cooler than it was over the weekend, and for some of us that

temperatures will actually be above average for this stage in April.

This morning we are starting off with a lot of blue sky. Through the

day you will notice a bit of fair weather cloud developing. Sunny

intervals rather than multiple blue skies, but showers and the forecast

as well. Not all of us seeing them. A few in Northern Ireland and a few

in eastern England. Into the afternoon across south-west England,

much of Wales, we hang on to the sunshine. Don't forget that little

bit of fair weather cloud. Across the Midlands, down towards the Isle

of Wight, into the London area and East Anglia, parts of Yorkshire and

Lincolnshire could see a shower or two. Most of us will not and there

could be the odd shower across Northern Ireland, northern and

western Scotland as well and in Scotland some of the showers on the

mountain tops will be wintry. Temperatures coming down compared to

yesterday. As I mentioned, still healthy for April. Overnight

tonight, rain coming in across the north and north-west of Scotland

will be on an off for the next 24 hours. For the rest of the country,

variable amounts of cloud, some breaks, particularly in England and

Wales, so in the countryside you can expect a touch of frost. That means

first thing tomorrow there will also be some sunshine. In well, the rain

continues in the north and north-west. It will be quite busy

here through the course of the day, but cloud building ahead of that

rain for England and Wales. Again, some sunny spells and highs at 217.

The average in London should be 13, so you can see what I mean, but even

in Aberdeen we are looking at highs of around 12. As we head through

Wednesday, a weather front in Scotland thinks southwards,

eventually getting down to the far south of England as weak affair. It

is also going to be fairly breezy, coming from a chilly direction,

namely the north-west. Here comes the rain sliding steadily

southwards, not making it by mid-afternoon to the far south of

England. Behind it a mixture of sunshine and showers. If you are in

the wind it will feel a bit nippy. Stornoway 10 Celsius, Newcastle 11,

but if you are out of it, 12 to 15 will not feel too bad at all. Not as

lovely and warm as it was at the weekend. Into Thursday, we are

looking again at some chilly weather where we have the brakes on the

cloud first thing. You will be sunny spells, more rain coming in across

the north-west and during Good Friday that southwards. Mainly

affecting the west of the UK and I can't go without showing you quickly

what is happening at Easter weekend. Mostly dry, there will be some

sunshine and showers, but still that cool wind, and I mean cool is in a

chilly way, not as in he, that wind is cool! -- hey. It is the kind of

joke I make, so I think it is sunny. Carroll, it is not a good joke.

PC Keith Palmer was a friend to everyone who knew him,

and every single day he strived to do his best,

working tirelessly in a job that he loved.

They are just some of the tributes that have been paid

to the 48-year-old, who was killed during the Westminster terror

Colleagues have been remembering their friend ahead

of his funeral later today, and speaking about what they say

was the ultimate sacrifice he made, by giving his life

If you could paint a picture of the perfect policeman,

you would be painting a picture of Keith Palmer.

As a police officer, I never come across somebody

who worked as hard as Keith Palmer did.

The reason Keith came to work was for his family,

but he was so proud to be a police officer.

PC palma devoted his life to the service of his country. He was a

husband and a father, killed during the job he loved. He was every inch

a hero, and his actions will never be forgotten. Thinking back to the

actions of PC palma, just full of admiration for the man. I think he

is the one true hero who truly stands out from the day, and every

day he chose to put on a uniform he was a hero.

Very professional, very organised, and, um...

His favourite was being out on the streets, talking

you know, happily taking pictures with people.

He would always be thinking of his wife and his family.

I know he was a fantastic father and a fantastic husband and,

He was a strong, professional public servant, and it was a delight to

meet him here again, only a few months after being elected. Every

single day his striped to do his best. He worked tirelessly.

And what a credit he is to the police service.

and we're all going to certainly miss him so much.

We will have plenty more on that throughout the programme for you

Steph is train-spotting this morning.

She is with a freight train that has travelled more than 7,000 miles

to get to the UK, and it is just about to head home to the Far East,

Good morning, everybody. As you can see I am at London Gateway, the main

port at the terminal. There is a really significant thing happening

today. This train, which goes on for quite some distance and has around

30 containers on it, will be heading off to China taking lots of products

which have been made here in the UK. Everything from pharmaceuticals,

soft drinks, baby products, lots of products made here that the Chinese

want to buy from us. And the reason why it is so significant is because

this is the first time that a train has done this journey, taking the

stuff there. In the past, this port would still be very busy shipping

things to China, and they travel by air as well, but what they are doing

is looking at rail as an option as well. Helen is from DP World and has

been involved in all the logistics. This has been quite a significant

project. Tel is the background to it. Yes, so obviously the trains

depart China and come back into the UK, they have been stabled in

Barking, and we are responsible, the port operator, for ensuring all the

containers are loaded onto the train on time. It will go to the Channel

Tunnel, through France and Belgium and then into Germany. That leg of

the journey is going to be operated by the rail operator. In Germany it

will be connected with an inter- rail train, and it will then go

through Poland, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan before it arrives in

China. And it is significant because this is a new project, isn't it?

Being delivered by rail. Why are you doing this? Well, in terms of

putting containers on the vessel, it is cheaper than going by rail, but

it takes almost double the time. Rail is obviously cheaper than

airfreight, so it is the sort of middle ground between and C. A happy

medium between the two. Thank you very much for your time this

morning. It is fascinating to see, because when you think about all the

things that must be in these containers and how much we are

exporting to China, something like ?16 billion worth of stuff we export

to China every year. If you look at that compared to what we are

bringing in, it is something like ?40 billion. It is a bit of a gap

and I will be talking to the chairman of DP World later in the

programme about how significant this is for global trade. It is a

staggering journey to take into account, as well, isn't it? We will

speak to you later. I want a hard hat with my name on it. Have you got

one? Not yet. Next Christmas. For now, though, here

is Louise and Dan. This is Breakfast with Dan Walker

and Louise Minchin. The funeral of PC Keith Palmer,

who was murdered in the terror attack in Westminster last month,

will be held later. The 48-year-old was stabbed

to death by Khalid Masood as he stood guard outside

the Palace of Westminster. Officers from across the country

will line the route to Southwark Cathedral,

where a full police service His colleagues remember him

as hardworking and dedicated. He is one of the kindest people you

would ever find. A very true friend, a fantastic policeman. So earth and

so normal. He came to work because he had a family and all he ever

wanted to do was to be there for his family.

Britain is pushing for new sanctions on Russia if it maintains

its staunch support for Syrian President Basher al-Assad.

Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, will meet with other G7

He has faced criticism over his decision to pull out

of talks with Moscow after the chemical attack in Syria

last week that left more than 80 dead.

Egypt has declared a three-month state of emergency after attacks

on two churches yesterday left at least 44 people dead.

The measures allow the authorities to make arrests without warrants

The army will be deployed to help police protect key sites.

The so-called Islamic State group said it was behind both blasts.

Swedish police are continuing to question a man suspected

of driving a hijacked lorry into a crowd of people in Stockholm

The 39-year-old, originally from Uzbekistan, was facing

deportation from Sweden and had expressed support for so-called

Tens of thousands gathered in the city yesterday to pay tribute

to the victims, who included British father-of-two Chris Bevington.

Teaching unions say pressure on school budgets in England

is leading to some vocational subjects being cut.

Research from the NUT and the ATL suggests teachers in subjects

outside of maths, english, science and the humanities

The Government says school funding is at record levels but critics say

Australian scientists say two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef has now

been devastated by severe coral bleaching.

It's caused by rising water temperatures and researchers say

surveys show an accelerated rate of damage along

Mass bleaching makes the coral fragile and can kill it.

The reef is home to more than 130 species of shark and 16,100

Soon, the weather. And a preview of Easter, which is unusual to look

that far ahead. A long-distance forecast. And now for the sport,

reflecting on a brilliant finish to the first golf major of the year.

The Masters. The victor was Sergio Garcia over Justin Rose. Already a

major winner. It felt like it was his turn. Two putts to win the

Masters and he needed only one. After 73 failed attempts,

Sergio Garcia has won has first He beat England's Justin Rose

via a playoff, in what was dramatic Garcia is the third

Spaniard to win at Augusta, on what was a particularly

poignant day. Watch out for some flash

photography, as Tim Hague reports. And Sergio Garcia winning a first

Major on the day that his hero To do it on his 60th birthday

and to join him and my other idol in golf, my whole life,

it is absolutely amazing. And no wonder, the battle he had

with Justin Rose was among It was simply a two horse

race for the title. They were both on eight under par

going to the final nine holes. The Spaniard seemed to collapse,

finding the trees, the rough, He needed something special

on the 15, and he found it. Sergio Garcia will have

that for an eagle. And with the tree still shaking,

he would get that eagle, only for Justin Rose

to get a birdie himself. The Olympic champion

never giving up. With three holes to play,

they were both nine under. Yet these Ryder Cup teammates

and good friends kept going at it. Neither man deserved

to lose, in truth. They both missed there putts,

meaning a sudden death play-off. At the 74th attempt,

Sergio Garcia has mastered the Majors, and he leaves

with the green jacket. Justin Rose was the other man

in the story of this final round, he came so close, but he was full

of praise his playing partner. I am disappointed, I don't know

how I feel about it. You are losing the play-off,

and then sudden death, Sergio Garcia and myself separated

ourselves from the field. Obviously I want to wear the green

jacket, but if not me, Manchester United have won

in the Premier League. Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored first,

before Henrikh Mkhitaryan United are unbeaten

in 21 league games. Sunderland are bottom of the table,

ten points from safety. I think the hardest thing being

a manager is when you are losing, It is tough for the players

as well because they care and they want to do well

and we are not doing as good There were five goals in the first

half at Goodison Park as Everton Leicester conceded after 30 seconds

but went ahead inside ten minutes. Two goals from Premier League top

scorer Romelu Lukaku, though, helped inflict

Craig Shakespeare's first defeat Three late goals gave Rangers a 3-0

win over Aberdeen in the Scottish Veteran striker Kenny Miller scored

twice in a two minutes. Aberdeen stay second to already

crowned champions Celtic. A last gasp try saw Wasps snatch

victory against Northampton Saints at the Ricoh Arena to stay

top of the Premiership. Replacement prop Paul Doran-Jones,

who's on a one week loan from Gloucester, scored in over time

against his former club to level it And an easy conversion

for Jimmy Gopperth clinched victory The extra bonus point lifts them

five clear of Exeter Tennis is often played with four

people on the court, but there's not normally three

on one side of the net! France's Julien Benneteau,

Nicolas Mahut and coach Yannick Noah taking on Dan Evans

in what was supposed to be a singles It was a dead rubber

because Great Britain had already lost the tie on Saturday,

so the outcome didn't matter. That is excellent. Exactly. Everyone

likes to see tennis players having fun. I expect other people are

suffering like you with a lack of sleep from watching the Masters. I

feel pumped up. How much sleep did you get? 1.5 hours. If it was a

general election you would expect me to stay up and watch it. I did it

for the team. I am glad, because it means I do not have to do it. The

line of duty. You worrying so much trouble if you say something. The

cliff-hanger to destroy all cliff-hangers. Enough already. No

spoiler alert. Don't mention anything.

It's 200 years since Parkinson's was discovered,

Some drugs can control the symptoms, but campaigners say progress

in developing new treatments is too slow.

One of the reasons, they say, is because it's less common

than diseases like Alzheimer's, which has six times as many people

And today, the charity Parkinson's UK is launching a new drive to raise

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been to meet 22-year-old,

Jordan Webb, who is living with Parkinson's and takes up to 15

This is not the kind of face usually associated with Parkinson's.

Jordan's diagnosis came when he was 16.

When you first heard the diagnosis...

Absolutely shattered, because he went from this...

He was outgoing, loved the girls, and thinking,

Felt like my heart had been ripped out.

In 1817, James Parkinson called this the shaking palsy.

200 years on, there is still no cure.

It has been really challenging, because I have to go

He is still managing to sit a Masters degree.

Some drugs mask the symptoms of Parkinson's, others deal

with the side-effects of the drugs to mask the symptoms of Parkinson's.

But they don't slow its progression, and eventually they will stop

They only work for so long, for five or ten years.

Parkinson's UK say it is time to change that.

Today they launched the We Won't Wait campaign.

We brought Jordan to London, to come to Parkinson's HQ,

Unfortunately, there is no good news.

They only really treat the symptoms of the disease,

so we are only papering over the cracks.

Why so little progress with this neurological condition,

when medical science elsewhere has made great strides?

The professor tells us the reason is simple.

Well, Parkinson's is on the borderline of profitability

You know, if there were more people affected by the disease,

you would get more profit back from the science.

We have got all the tools, we have got all the knowledge,

we just need the cash to drive the process forward.

Until a cure, all Jordan can do is manage symptoms.

Challenging, but it is rewarding when I get it right.

200 years after the condition was identified, Parkinson's UK say

those living with the condition shouldn't have to wait any more.

A cure is within reach, with the right funding.

It could and should happen, they say, in Jordan's lifetime.

I do feel close, but we're not getting any investment.

So we are there, but we are not there yet.

I have a lot ahead of me, I want to look forward to.

That was Jordan Webb talking to Jayne, diagnosed with Parkinson's

at 16, but determined not to let it rule his life.

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

Good morning to you. Already we have some weather will watch as' pictures

in. Lovely sunrise, and another one from Kent. Again, another beautiful

sunrise. It is not going to be as warm as it was over the weekend.

Yesterday we hit 25.5 C in Cambridge. Today in Cambridge it is

more likely to be 13, and a cooler, fresh day for most of us. We have

lost the southerly wind and replaced it with the north-westerly breeze,

which is chilly. We start off with some blue skies, but fair weather

cloud will build-up through the course of the afternoon and a few of

us will see some showers, but most of us will not. Into the afternoon

across south-west England and Wales there will be some sunshine. You

will notice the cloud building, and it is the same from the Midlands

towards the Isle of Wight, and heading towards the south-east.

Again, some fair weather cloud and showers, most not seeing them but

you're more likely to them across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.

North-west England close to the coast will hang on to some sunshine.

One or two showers in the north-west of Scott and the tops of the

Mountains will be wintry. -- Scotland. We have a weather front

coming in from the north-west, introducing some rain. Cloud

building ahead of it across Scotland and Northern Ireland, but for

England and Wales, under clear skies, with not much of a breeze, we

will see some frost in the countryside once again. Generally

these temperatures you can see here are indicative of towns and cities

so they are that little bit higher. Tomorrow the rain continues across

the north and west of Scotland on and off through the course of the

day. Cloud building across Northern Ireland and southern Scotland but

for England and Wales, we are looking at once again that day of

sunny spells. Temperatures widely in 11 to 17 degrees. 17 for London, for

example, is still above average for this stage in April. The average is

about 13 so although not hitting the mid-20s it is still quite doesn't.

As we head on into Wednesday the rain across Scotland and Northern

Ireland six South courtesy of this cold front. Looking at the isobars,

it is going to be a breezy day on Wednesday, the wind coming from

chilly, north-westerly direction. Into Wales and the Midlands and East

Anglia, and it doesn't make it into the far south of England by 4pm, and

when it does do later, it will be fairly patchy. Behind it, a mixture

of sunshine and showers, and temperatures tend to 15 Celsius. By

the time we get to Thursday, it is a similar start once again. We are

looking at where we have clear skies by night, sunshine by morning, and

also a touch of frost. A lot of sunny spells around as well. The

exception to that once again across the north and north-west of

Scotland, as a weather front comes in bringing rain. Later that will

get into the north-west of Northern Ireland. So for Good Friday it

continues its descent southwards, taking its rain with it. Not much

getting into the east. Fairly patchy. Kind at a return to sunshine

and some showers. For the Easter weekend we are looking at a mostly

dry weekend. There will be some sunshine and showers, especially on

Saturday, and we will still have that cool wind. Thank you very much

for the Easter preview. We are enjoying it. See you later.

It travelled over 7,000 miles to get here.

Now, 12 weeks after it arrived, a freight train from the Far East

is making its return journey to China, and it is taking with it

some British stuff that the Chinese want to buy.

Steph is at the departure point in Essex this morning.

Good morning to you. Good morning everyone. I have to say it is quite

nippy here this morning but a really important day for UK trade. This

train behind me will be the first ever train carrying cargo from the

UK all the way to China on the rail network. So it is around 30

containers, which this train will be made up of. There will be loaded on

throughout the morning before it zips off. It is going to take, as

you say, about 17 days to get all the way over to China and is

carrying lots of British made products, things like

pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, food as well, baby product, lots of

things that Chinese people want to buy from us here in the UK. Let's

talk to the chairman of DP World. Can you just tell is a bit about how

significant this project is? It is a very important event today, because

it is the first export train of cargo leaving England for China. It

is full of British made products. It is in line with the one belt one

road concept of China. We are on one belt, one road, throughout the 78

terminals around the world, and the network is one of the most important

routes. This is great news for us. And obviously your business is

famous for having lots of ports around the world. Why is it that

this product has been taken by rail, rather than by sea or air? It is a

demonstration of the facilities available here in the port. Shippers

would love to see different modes of transportation. We already have by

air. We already have by sea, by road, and now by rail. And rail not

just to Europe, but across continents all the way to Asia. This

is very significant. And your business as well, obviously a huge

global firm. How important do you think London is in the global trade

world? Well, we invested a lot in the London Gateway because we

believe in the strength of the economy. We believe in economic

activity that the sport will add. On the whole supply chain that is

managed and operated by DP World, it is a great facility. It is

state-of-the-art technology, it is the biggest port in the UK and will

play a major role. Are you worried about what impact leaving the

European Union might have on trade here? I think short-term there might

be something, but I believe long-term it will not affect

anything we haven't seen. The port is growing, the business is growing,

we had a good year last year, and this year we have a committed line,

dedicated to using London Gateway. And this announcement of the

shipping line actually happened after Brexit, so it shows that it

has a future for us. Thank you for joining us on the programme this

morning. And as you were saying it is not long until this train will be

heading off. It is something like ?40 billion of products we send

every year, and we import around ?60 billion of products. It is big

business for us. It will be interesting to see whether that

grows over the next few years but more from me and my personalised

hardhat, which I know Dan is very jealous of, later in the programme.

Love that hat. Bigger fines, community service

and penalties for drivers throwing rubbish out of their cars are to be

announced by the Government today, Under the plans, fines for littering

in England would double from ?75 to ?150, drivers could receive

penalty notices if rubbish is thrown from their car, and people given

community service for fly-tipping would be forced to help clear up

fly-tipped waste and litter. It is hoped this will help tackle

the 900,000 reported cases of fly-tipping in England last year,

which cost councils nearly ?50 John Read is the founder

of the campaign group Clean Up Good morning to you. Good morning.

Is ?150 enough to make a difference? We would rather have seen a larger

fine, of ?200 minimum, and the government recently introduced a

?200 fine for people caught using mobile phones in cars. It is a step

in the right direction, but let's be clear about one thing. There is only

one sustainable long-term solution, and that is changing the attitudes

and behaviour, the culture in this country of littering. You don't see

it in many countries, but it is very prevalent in this country. That is

the only way you will have a long-term change and a reduction of

littering in this country. How do you change attitudes? We have all

seen verges where you can see an entire takeaway bag, and this is

fly-tipping, but individuals throw in bags out of their cars, how do

you change that? It is very difficult, there is no single silver

bullet which will solve the problem, if there was, it would have been

found. But a mixture of carrot and stick, if you like. People need to

feel that if you get caught speeding, you get fined, people know

there is a deterrent there. If the fines are increased, that is a step

in the right direction, definitely. But there has to be a real threat of

being caught, and I will give you anecdotal evidence, I had meetings

last week with two councils, and both councils and the Midland said

to me neither of them employ any waste enforcement officers. So in

those councils and the Midlands you have zero chance of being caught

littering Orff fly-tipping. -- littering or fly-tipping. The most

important thing is that we have a sustained cultural, behavioural

change campaign, and that is something the government is

committed to. At one thing we are very concerned about is that the

government is going to be announcing that later today, but there is no

funding whatsoever for this campaign. So that is a worry. I was

going to ask you about how it will be enforced, but you have given a

good example that. In other countries, this scheme in Germany,

reverse vending machines, where there is an extra charge, for

example, a bottle of pop that you can get from a shop, and when you

take that back the money is refunded. But that work here? We

think it certainly could work, that is called a deposit returns scheme,

and as you say it works on the way that people take their can of

Coca-Cola, or whatever, back, and they get a deposit. It acts as an

incentive to do the right thing. An interesting interestingly when it

was introduced in 2003, recycling rates in Germany improved to 98%.

They are less than 50% in this country. We can catch up if we do

the right thing. Let's talk about fly-tipping as well. That is a real

problem, lots of different people have observed. How do you tackle

that? You try to go after fly-tippers, but they are not being

investigated. So what is the problem? As we know, since 2010

councils have had a reduction in their funding across the board. They