15/04/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Christian Fraser and Sally

North Korea has said it's prepared to respond in kind

to any nuclear attack from the United States.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have taken part

in a huge military parade amid growing speculation

that the country is preparing another nuclear test.

Good morning, it's Saturday the 15th of April.

Learner drivers will have to prove they can use a sat nav

in new changes to the practical test.

The Sun has suspended its columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie, for expressing

what the newspaper described as "wrong" and "unfunny" views

In sport - Brighton take a giant stride towards the Premier League.

The Championship leaders win at Wolves, and are now

It was definitely a challenge for me - I've been finding out how the Team

GB Alpine skiers, are hoping to leave their opponents adrift.

Not a bad day in prospect for most parts of the British Isles. Can we

keep it going by the rest of the holiday weekend? All the details in

just a few minutes. North Korea has warned that it's

prepared to respond in kind It comes amid growing tensions

between Pyongyang and the US. Kim Jong-un earlier oversaw

a massive military parade to celebrate the anniversary

of the birth of his grandfather, Our correspondent John Sudworth

was there after being invited His movements are being monitored

and tightly controlled but earlier we asked him to describe the scene

with speculation high that another You can actually feel the ground

shake as thousands upon thousands of goose-stepping soldiers, tanks,

rockets, other weaponry, have marched and rumbled their way

through the capital city. This is a display of unity

for the Young North Korean leader. It's meant to send a key

message on the anniversary of his grandfather's birth that his

grip on power is unassailable. But as Donald Trump threatens

to thwart his nuclear ambitions, it also sends a message

to the outside world that this country's military with its nuclear

tests and missile launchers Military analysts will be poring

over these pictures for evidence of the latest state of technological

advancement of these forces. There is that speculation

that it may be preparing for another underground

nuclear test. At the moment, we have absolutely no

contact with the outside world other than this TV line

we are speaking on. All our mobile phones were taken

away from us about five or six hours ago, with before being allowed

here into Kim Il-sung Square. I think it is probably unlikely

we will see a test today, but Kim Jong-un is making it

absolutely clear that he is not prepared to negotiate

away his nuclear weapons while being threatened

and challenged by the United States. Experts believe that with missiles

with weaponry like this, they are just a few small

steps away from having a real Of course, once they reach that

stage, it is a game changer in terms of the regional security situation

and the global international diplomatic calculation

about what can be done about North Korea's

military ambitions. And the young man sitting up

there in those stands has learnt that lessons from his

father and grandfather before him. Quite extraordinary with all that

going around him and you only get one go of it.

We'll be speaking to Britain's former ambassador to North Korea

about the current tensions just after eight this morning.

A British student who was stabbed to death on a tram in Jerusalem has

been named as Hannah Bladon from Burton-on-Trent.

The 20-year-old was studying in the city as part

of an exchange programme with The University of Birmingham.

A Palestinian man - thought to have a history of mental

illness - has been arrested over the attack.

Police in Sheffield are investigating the unexplained

deaths of three men and a women in the Barnsley area in one day,

which they believe might be linked to heroin use.

They're trying to find out if the deaths were caused

by the strength and content of the drug being used locally.

Driving tests are getting an MOT in order to better reflect

From December, learner drivers will no longer have to tackle some

traditional manoeuvres, but will instead be

expected to demonstrate new skills - such as using a sat nav safely.

Every motorist has been through it. The right of passage of taking a

driving test but in future, learners will be challenged on a new things.

The first test was taken in 1934 -- 19 35. Today's drivers are used to a

different experience. More than half use satnav and so the test has been

updated to reflect that. Continuing to follow the signs... I went for a

drive with a man who helped develop the new test. Drivers will have to

follow satnav directions. If we can incorporate it into the test, that

will get people more familiar with dealing with that level of

destruction as well which we know is one of the biggest causes of

accidents in the first six months with new drivers. Learners will also

be asked to show that they can cope with real life scenarios such as

parking with a day. We are often taking people down into housing

estates where they would be reversing around a corner and

perhaps using up after test doing these set piece manoeuvres. The

whole point is to change all of that, to get people greater

experience of roads. The test has been trialled in some areas and will

be the -- introduced to everyone at the end of the year. Candidates will

be asked to drive independently for longer but the cost and length of

the exam will stay the same as no doubt will the nerves of those going

through the process. The Sun columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie,

has been suspended after he compared the intelligence of the Everton

footballer Ross Barkley to that The mayor of Liverpool,

Joe Anderson, reported him to Merseyside Police

for what he called "racial slurs". It was this column published

yesterday which have think all the Mackenzie suspended from the Sun.

The story was about Ross Berkely who was punched in a Liverpool bar. His

grandfather was born in Nigeria and he was compare to a gorilla. Mr

MacKenzie also wrote that men with similar pay packets in Liverpool

were drug dealers. When I see the picture of Ross Barkley alongside a

gorilla... I think that was totally racist and it offended me. I'm sure

it offended Ross Barkley and his family and lots of other people.

That's why I have reported it to the police. I'm not reporting it to the

police as a gimmick, I'm reporting it to the police because I felt and

do feel that it was a racial attacker on an individual.

Merseyside police are now investigating whether the comments

constitute a racial hate crime. In a statement the Sun's head apologised

and said the paper was unaware of Ross Barkley's heritage. Kelvin

MacKenzie said it was beyond parody to describe him as racist.

Almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial

contribution to their child's school, according to a survey

It comes as school leaders and teachers have voiced concerns

about growing funding pressures in England's state schools.

The government says school spending is at a record high.

Now, to what's become a sticky subject for some councils.

The removal of discarded chewing gum from streets costs local authorities

So the Local Government Association is calling

on manufacturers to do more to help tackle the problem.

In attractive packaging, it is a staple on the shelves in that most

shops and supermarkets but once the chewing some leave the store and

makes it way onto the high street, that's when it becomes an

unattractive problem. Councils in England and Wales are now calling on

the manufacturers to contribute to the huge bills they faced a clean it

up. We have over a number of years after the industry to try and find a

solution using the chemistry and signs that they have at their

disposal. They have been really slow to act and this is another call to

say, actually, this is ?60 million a year that councils are spending to

clear up their product and it could be better spent on other services to

the public. The call comes after one charity found almost every main

shopping street in the country is sustained by gum. Along with around

two thirds of all roads and pavements. And here on one of

Britain's's busiest high streets, Oxford Street in London. It's not

difficult to spot chewing gum stuck to the floor and is not surprising

considering it only cost us are around 3p per piece. However council

say it cost 50 times that to remove it. At ?1 50, the square metre of

pavement. It is estimated that it would allow local authorities to

fill more than 1 million potholes that the message is drop it into

being, not the floor. Competitors in England who take part

in weekend fun runs will no longer be charged, under new rules

proposed by the government. The changes would make it illegal

for councils to charge Parkrun, whose events aim to encourage

people to exercise. NASA scientists have released

new global maps of the Earth at night - which they say give us

the clearest view yet of the patterns of human

settlement across our planet. It's all racing Europe that looks

busy on these things. -- it's always.

The maps are created by stitching together thousands

of cloud free satellite images, taken over many months.

Sarah Corker has been taking a closer look.

That's what it would look like if it was cloud free.

Let's look at the front pages of the papers. Lots of them are leading on

the same story. We'll bring you the front page of the Daily Mirror

first. Really quite scary headlines today, I would say. We are used to

some fairly significant events over the last several months but here we

have Daily Mirror saying we are on the brink of nuclear war. North

dictator Kim Jong-un vows to blitz US forces if Trump launches a

missile strike on him. We had our correspondence John Sudworth a short

time ago. The military parade that has been happening in John Yang. We

have pictures of this and people would be closely monitoring the

parade itself to see where they are up to with their development --

Pyongyang. There are new weapons at the end of the parade which we will

get into a little bit later. The Times have similar story. They say

that President Trump is looking at a range of options. Of course, there

is that at all group which is on its way to the Korean peninsula at the

moment. There are reports from the associated press this morning that

they are looking at more pressure, perhaps more sanctions as well as

negotiations. So we will see. China stepping in, urging both United

States and North Korea to not take this any further. Beijing is saying

there is no winner in any potential conflict and of course, as we were

hearing and as we have reported already this morning on the

programme, there is the possibility that they may be some kind of

nuclear test, potentially carried out today. A story under front of

the Mail which we will look at later. Drivers might -- must use the

satnav to pass their new test. Instead of looking solely at

roadsides, don't stop looking at them but you will also have to look

at satnav on the dashboard. Modernising the driving test. Can

you hold that at one time? That is actually is that Prince George's

face but it's not really a picture of him. They have mocked up how he

will look in his call uniform. A CGI Prince George. I almost lost past

that as if it is normal. I don't know why they have done that. Start

school, he doesn't start school till September. A great picture here on

the Daily Telegraph as well. This is Duncan Rennie on his way to a

rehearsal for the Edinburgh is to play. He didn't want to be late so

he used his scooter. There were some double takes as he flew by. Good

picture. You are watching breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: North Korea has staged a huge

military parade, as it warns it will retaliate if it is attacked

The driving test is getting a major overhaul, with people now

being expected to safely use sat nav, and park in a bay.

And you will not have to do that reverse around the corner thing any

more. Thank goodness, lots of people will say.

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

And you have some Easter bunnies. Let's not be upstaged by the first

graphic I show you, please! They like a bit of warmth on their backs,

and so do you, no doubt, but I'm afraid that is not the way the

Easter weekend is shaping up. On the cool side. There will be some sunny

spells but there will be some rain for some in the forecast as well.

For some of you that could well be welcome. This is how it shapes up in

the next few hours or so. Wash out if you are off to the Scottish

mountains because a different kettle of fish here. As soon as you get a

pie, the winds will be a real feature. There could be some wintry

showers, and the windchill quite noticeable. The showers are there to

be had across Scotland and Northern Ireland, north of England, maybe the

North of Wales as well. The odd one coming towards the south-west. A lot

of dry weather in Central and eastern parts of the British Isles.

That winds a real feature, and the north-westerly breeze a real

feature. Less of it as we drift away towards the south. Overall it is not

a bad day. There is that scattering of showers to speak of but many of

you could well see dry and those temperatures are solidly where they

have been for so many days now. Forget all about last weekend, that

was a complete aberration, some of you getting to 25 degrees or so.

Here we go overnight. The skies may clear for a time, the temperatures

could well do away for a while, but we are just keeping an eye on this

area of cloud and rain. I said there was rain in the forecast, it will be

there for Northern Ireland and there is no disguising the fact that

whatever I say about is today, it comes with a bit of a caveat as I am

not sure how far north that rain goes through a time. It could get to

the Central belt and then drift away, and the southern extent a

little bit of uncertainty as well. I'm sure some of that will be quite

welcome for the gardens because the ground is bone dry in some places

but it moves through so I don't think it is a brighter for everybody

for the whole of the day. Those temperatures about eight to 16. If

you have a plan for Easter Monday, the thing to notice is this wind

will be a feature down the east coast. A scattering of showers

again, what a cool sort of direction and a word to the wise to gardeners,

there will be some cold nights to come in the forthcoming week.

Overall I don't think it is too bad. Sounds chilly. Not whether for

bluebells. We will be talking about them later. They are not coming out

as quickly as they did last year. Are they Britain's favourite

Wildflower? They may be. And I discovered there is a Spanish

variety overtaking the English variety. We learn a new thing.

In a few moments on Breakfast, we will bring you the new headlines.

But now, it is time for the Film Review,

Hello and welcome to the Film Review on BBC News.

To take us through this week's cinema releases is James King.

First up, fast cars and tight T-shirts.

It is the return of Vin Diesel in the Fast And The Furious 8.

From the ridiculous to the sublime, Park Chan-wook's glamorous

And Broadbent and Rampling re-live their teenage years

in the pensieve The Sense Of An Ending.

So we are onto number eight but still an impressive cast?

Impressive cast, impressive box office returns.

This is such a huge franchise, this one will be huge.

The interesting thing about the franchise is where

They have to give audiences what they want, which generally

speaking are the big action scenes which is the car chases.

The big point of difference this time round, is that Vin Diesel

who plays Dominic Toretto, the lead character has gone rogue.

He is hooked up with a superb criminal called Cipher played

by Charlize Theron, who is a hacker extroadinaire.

This is what Vin Diesel does for most of the movie

Let me ask you something, Dom, what is the best thing in life?

It is the ten seconds between start and finish when you're not thinking

about anything, no family, no obligations, just

I got to tell you, this whole saving the world,

Robin Hood nonsense you have been doing recently,

Why live only a quarter of a mile at a time when you can

I'm just looking at the cast list, Helen Mirren?

Helen Mirren playing Jason Statham's mum,

I don't think Helen Mirren ever thought it, judging

It is a deliberately over the top cockney sparrow

Jason Statham provides the best moment of the film.

It is a scene where he is fighting the bad guys on a plane,

at the same time as trying to save a baby in a carrying cot,

so he has to punch people one second and the next second look

It is like something Jackie Chan would have done.

It is an entertaining scene in the movie.

That is fine, that is what people want.

Is it doing anything that different to the other ones?

There is a formula and it is sticking closely to it.

I enjoyed number eight, it did a good job but the problem

I had is, it was occasionally treading water and I wanted more

Although this will be massive, I hope the next one will

It is inspired by the book Fingersmith by Sarah Waters.

Now it is directed by Park Chan-wook who is South Korea's most

He has moved the action from Victorian England to 1930s

A young girl from a criminal background goes to work for the lady

of the manor but she is actually there to swindle her out

Unlike the book, it really relishes the power of storytelling,

in other words, it is the twists and the turns, it is the horror,

the comedy, the romance, it throws everything into the mix

and does it in a really luxurious and lush way.

I want to call it a romp but that sounds throwaway and it is not.

Although it is fun to watch because there is so much going on,

it is intelligent and heartfelt and tender.

It is a beautiful, tender love story.

Absolutely beautiful to watch, highly recommended.

I had read the book so I knew the twists.

The end of The Handmaiden, the movie was different to Fingersmith.

Even though I knew the twists, it was still a joy to watch.

Let's move on to The Sense Of An Ending.

Julian Barnes wrote the book which won the Booker Prize.

Now we have the movie with Jim Broadbent.

He plays Tony Webster, who is semi retired and works

Out of the blue he gets a letter saying the mother

of his ex-girlfriend from when he was a teenager has died

and he has been left something in her will.

This gets him reminiscing and thinking back to his teenage

years when he was at school and college and that girlfriend

In the present day, that ex-girlfriend is played

by Charlotte Rampling so here is Jim and Charlotte getting to know

I'm divorced, in case you were wondering.

I wasn't, but I am sorry to hear that.

In fact, she recently accused me of having built a shrine

A shop, when I told her that it was you who gave me my first

The only criticism I have read about The Sense Of An Ending

It is certainly a story that deals with quite subtle and nuanced

arguments about memory and the past and subjectivity,

so in a way it can never have a big punch of an ending.

In a way, the ending had to be slightly anti-climactic,

because that is sort of what it is about,

but when you have performances like Jim Broadbent,

Charlotte Rampling who does stern and mysterious better than anyone

else, when you have that calibre of performers in a movie,

however subtle and nuanced and slow the story is,

and it is slow, you are automatically drawn in.

I liked that it dealt with quite abstract subjects.

It takes awhile to get to know the story if you have not read

the book already, so it takes awhile to work where the penny will drop

but for me that is part of the joy of the film that you have to work

And with Jim Broadbent and Charlotte Rampling you will not

Jim Broadbent is more of a curmudgeon in this movie

He would be upset if I did not mention it again this week!

It does have an unwavering commitment to unsettling

It is set in a veterinary college about a teenage girl

who discovers her taste for flesh, her taste for cannibalism,

and it is genuinely creepy and weird.

The lighting, the music, the performances, it has this sort

of industrial brutalist backdrop and surreal moments,

and it is not often with horror films you can say I just haven't

seen anything like it before, and it genuinely disturbed me.

But Raw did that and did it in a beautiful way.

She starts as a vegetarian but things happen at college

which make her realise she is perhaps not quite

On the squeamish scale, it sounds like something,

It is squeamish because it is beautifully done.

Because of the elegance that makes it more horrific.

Sometimes if it is straight out blood and guts slasher movie

it is so in your face and there is nothing to it.

When it is more subtle, that is actually creepier.

This is Sully, the story of the pilot who managed

to land his plane on the Hudson River.

Although you expect it to be about the crash landing in 2009,

it is in there, you see that, you experience that,

but it also shows you what happened before.

It shows you the investigation which happened afterwards.

He has to prove that he did the right thing, that he is a hero,

and of course Tom Hanks can do the everyday down-to-earth

reasonable hero probably better than anyone else.

So it is not perhaps the movie you would expect but I think that

makes it all the better, because it does delve a lot deeper.

He brings movies in on budget and on time.

He does the job intelligently and you see all of that

That is it for this week, thanks for watching.

Hello, this is Breakfast with Christian Fraser and Sally

Coming up before 7:00, Philip will have the weather.

But first, a summary of this morning's main news.

North Korea has warned it's prepared to respond in kind

It comes amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and the US.

In the last few hours, Kim Jong-un oversaw a massive

military parade to celebrate the anniversary of the birth

of his grandfather, the country's founder.

South Korean military officials believe a new type

of intercontinental ballistic missile was on display.

A British student who was stabbed to death on a tram in Jerusalem has

been named as Hannah Bladon from Burton-on-Trent.

The 20-year-old was studying in the city as part

of an exchange programme with The University of Birmingham.

A Palestinian man - thought to have a history of mental

illness - has been arrested over the attack.

Police in Sheffield are investigating four unexplained

deaths in the Barnsley area which they think might be linked

They're trying to find out if the deaths were caused

by the strength and content of the drug being used locally.

Driving tests are getting an MOT in order to better reflect

From December, learner drivers will no longer have to tackle some

traditional manoeuvres, but will instead be

expected to demonstrate new skills - such as using a sat nav safely.

The Sun columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie, has been suspended over an article

in which he mocked the people of Liverpool and compared

the intelligence of Everton footballer, Ross Barkley,

The Sun has described the comments by its former editor

Merseyside Police are investigating whether the comments constitute

Almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial

contribution to their child's school, according to a survey

It comes as school leaders and teachers have voiced concerns

about growing funding pressures in England's state schools.

The government says school spending is at a record high.

Chewing gum manufacturers are being urged to contribute

to the cost of removing discarded gum from pavements.

It's estimated local authorities spend as much as 60

The Local Government Association says the industry should also switch

to biodegradable products to help tackle the problem.

NASA scientists have released new global maps

They say it gives us the clearest view yet

of the patterns of human settlement across our planet.

The maps are created by stitching together thousands of cloud free

satellite images, taken over many months.

I think that is South Africa down there in the light. Europe is always

lit up quite well. Northern Europe has a love of --a lot of lights on

at that point. Those are the main

stories this morning. And Mike is here with all the sport.

I saw a glow around Brighton. Are they partying all ready? Say you are

a 10-year-old in the 80s and you get relegated, would you imagine then

that you would now be 44 all these years later, you can start to dream?

20 years ago they didn't have a ground. They almost went out of the

football league. It has been a long time coming. How emotional it must

be now. It's been a journey to the edge

of oblivion and back, but Brighton are almost

back in the big time, after there, two nil

victory at Wolves. Both of Brighton's goals came

from Championship player Albion stay top, and will be be

as good, as promoted, if they beat struggling Wigan,

in front of their own fans, Meanwhile, second-placed Newcastle

were denied a victory, They went ahead when Jamaal

Lascelles header was deemed to have And they held on to that lead,

until the fifth minute of injury time when Chris Wood

snatched an equaliser. 1-1 it finished in front of more

than 52 thousand at St James Park, With Premier League leaders Chelsea,

not playing until tomorrow, Tottenham have the opportunity,

to narrow the gap at the top, With manager, Mauricio Pochettino,

not letting his players think I think it's important to try to be

ready Saturday. Try to give our best and try to win and then, and then

happened what happened in different games. It is true that can provide

us the opportunity to close the gap. There are six other games

in the Premier League today, Crystal Palace host Leicester

with Burnley off to Everton. Stoke face Hull, and Sunderland ,

ten points from safety at the bottom Watford play Swansea

and the tea-time match is between Southampton

and Manchester City. There was one game in

the Scottish Premiership last night. It finished goalless

between Kilmarnock and Hearts. Fifth placed Hearts marginally

had more of the game at Rugby Park , although Kris Boyd

failed to make the most of this They're now six Points

from the danger zone. Katie Archibald, has won

Great Britain's first gold, at the World Track Cycling

Championships, in Hong Kong, It's decided by the number

of points you score, The Olympic gold-medallist,

was second, going into the final event, which was the points race,

and did enough to beat Amy Cure It's Archibald's second world title,

and her first individual gold - she was part of the victorious team

pursuit squad three years I feel in pain, primarily. Yeah, I

feel really privileged to pull it off in the end. That was an

unbelievable Antony -- grippy race. I just got back on in the end and

pulled it out of the bag. Castleford stay top of Super League,

after a convincing 42-24 victory, The Tigers did the damage

in the first half, scoring six trys including two

for Grant Millington and two They remain a couple of points ahead

of Salford who beat Leigh, Elsewhere, Wigan claimed a thrilling

derby win over St Helens, who played for 67 minutes with 12

men, after Kyle Amor, Liam Marshall and his wing

partner Joe Burgess, both scored twice

as Wigan won 29-18. Exeter are joint top of rugby

union's Premiership, after a bonus point victory over

play-off hopefuls Harlequins. Quins were hoping to squeeze

into the last available play off place, but Exeter's winning streak

continued at the Stoop. This wonderful effort

from Henry Slade, wrapped up In the Pro12, it was pretty much,

one-way traffic as Glasgow, beat Zebre 45-10, to keep

their top four hopes alive, despite effectively

fielding a second team. They scored four, first half

tries including this one If you were asked to name,

the world's top alpine skiing nations, you might suggest

the likes of Switzerland. You'd probably be less likely

to pick Britain though. But ten years ago, the sport's

new performance director, Dan Hunt, transformed GB cycling -

and he's now hoping to repeat that So I went to the, Delancey British

Championships in Tignes, to find out how British skiing,

is being brought in from the cold, The dawn of what many believe could

be a new era of British skiing and leading the way, on top of the

world. He specialises in Nestle Lum and stunned the world this year by

coming second in the World Cup race in Austria. Following in his wake

like many others, inspired by his success, the first Briton to make

the podium. It was a life changing moment. They were going crazy for it

in Austria. Obviously I am over the moon. To do it here like the Wembley

of alpine skiing, it was awesome. You started off at a dry slope in

Lancashire while still in primary school and really honed his skills

in this surface. It was several years before he first raised on snow

that has been tipped to Winter Olympics and World Championship but

it is only now that he is 30 that it has come right. A lot of hard work

over the last three years. You have to work on the ranking in year after

year and you get a better start number. This year, I was able to

take advantage of that and have little less pressure. On Nestle Lum,

Dave couldn't wait for me to show me that technique and what he goes

through in a daily basis. -- slalom. Get that poll in. Now take it easy!

Did that go badly wrong? Yes. We just have to get the pressure on the

outside ski and a nice line. You ready? There you go. A natural now.

The feeling here at the British skiing championships is that Dave

Ryding might be the beginning of a great new era of British skiing.

Especially now with a man who transferred -- transport cycling on

board. We set an ambitious target to become one of the top five and the

podium competitive by 2030. It feels similar to the background we started

in cycling. A lot of ambition. Gold medal. A huge momentum that British

cycling had and we are starting to get. Dave and 13's recent success

has recently gone Royal. Prince Edward attended the championships to

help hand out the medals. There is a different feeling now. They are

managed to get themselves into better shape. On the men's side,

it's a really big story. Success for the slope stars at Sochi, Jenny

Jones of one a historic medal and got the ball rolling. More funding

is needed and the sport as precarious as this, nothing can be

taken for granted. The rest of the world are now aware that Team GB and

Dave Ryding are forced to be with. Hopes are growing that he could win

an Olympic medal. The other thing they are doing in terms of funding

is asking anybody who goes to a skiing holiday to fund ?1 per person

to help fund British hopes. I hope we see a bit more of you on the skis

at it later in the programme. It is the world's most secretive

nation, that has generated both fascination and fear

since it was founded nearly But as North Korea prepares to mark

the anniversary of the birth of its founding father,

China has warned that tensions have escalated so much, conflict

could break out at any time. The US has also expressed

serious concern. Jean Lee has reported

on the republic for many years and joins us from

Seoul in South Korea. You set up the bureau in John Young.

I imagine you have been to one or two of these parades. -- Pyongyang.

I have. As a watcher from outside, what are we looking for a mess

parade? This is the biggest holiday of the year, April 15. It is the day

that the founder of North Korea Kim Il-sung was born 105 years ago. This

year it is particularly significant. They love these big milestone

birthdays. The 100th was massive, five years ago. Again, the 105th,

these are the biggest holidays of the year, a chance to give the

people something to celebrate. I have to say, all of this rhetoric

that we are hearing plays into that. The North Koreans are trained to

believe that they are constantly under threat by an attack by the US.

There is all this tension leading up to it and that is part of the

rhetoric. They incorporate it and use it. Everybody is looking at what

kind of Arsenal they are rolling out. They do tend to use this to

show off their new missiles. It gives experts a closer look. Did we

see anything new today that would worry us? Now, I am not a rocket

expert that there are certainly people who have very detailed

explanations of what they are seeing and how that is significant.

Certainly what we are seeing is this in use of a solid fuel rocket and

this is something that Kim Jong-un ordered his scientists to test not

so long ago. Every single test, they are perfecting the technology and

getting closer to their ultimate goal which is to get a hydrogen bomb

and small enough to put on long-range ballistic missile which

would be capable of striking the United States. You say that the

people in North Korea are taught that they are constantly under

threat. If you breathe a British newspapers today, they are right to

be worried because they are worried about the very real threat of an

American strike. The day in North Korea know about that? They do know

about it. They are largely shut off from news from the outside world are

most it is realised by their state beta -- relayed by their state

media. This news has been relayed by their state media. It fits right

into the rhetoric that they need for these big celebrations. They have

spoken out quite critically of the positioning of these aircraft

carrier off the coast of Korea. With fighter jets just poised to

intercept or perhaps strike if there is any kind of provocation from

North Korea. They are very, very aware of all of the weaponry that is

positioned around the Korean peninsula. I was telling our viewers

about the pressure that John Sudworth, our corresponded with

there, would be under when he was doing his piece to camera with

everything going behind him. They would have been people standing

right next to him at watching what he was saying. You spent five years

there. What sort of surveillance and attention did you come under when

you were there? Are certainly not like reporting

from any other place in the world. John is on a government organised

trip so it is very orchestrated and you have very little freedom. I have

been on those trips as well. You have very little say on what you are

going to do. As he will tell you, very early calls although that is

fairly standard for coverage of a national leader or president. That

said, it is not like any place else. You need permission to go for a walk

and you are very self-conscious while trying to provide the world

with balanced and contextual reporting, when you realise they are

looking at you very closely. That said, I think when you get away from

some of these orchestrated propaganda events, that is when you

really start to do some real reporting. Thank you for being on

the programme with us this morning. It is interesting, isn't it, how

they report in North Korea. And we will be showing more of John's

report later in the morning, that incredible piece to camera, as you

say, with all the artillery. And we talk about it as if there is no

threat, but of course Rupert Wingfield Hayes was rounded up and

spent some time in their company. Let's get some weather, shall we?

Hopefully some cheerier news in the weather. I do, but I have removed

the rabbits. I will not be upstaged all morning by a bunch of rodents!

This is the way it is shaping up in the next few hours. 20 of showers

and a chilly feel across Scotland. Some of those showers are really

quite wintry over the highest ground. If you are off to the

mountains, the windchill factor to be considered, and some snow.

Northern Ireland, some sunny spells and showers, and some of those

getting towards the Top End of the Pennines. Wintry at the very highest

levels. Further south, essentially it is a dry picture. One ought to

make showers to start off with across the south-west. The cloud may

well fill in towards lunchtime across southern part so you may lose

the sunshine and if you get the combination of the breeze and the

lack of sun it will feel the chilly. Despite the fact that the

temperatures are pretty much where we have seen them in recent days.

And all the while the wind probably at its strongest across northern

parts of Scotland. Through the evening if you are stepping out, one

ought to make showers. Many of you will stay dry but later in the night

will fill in this cloud across Northern Ireland. That is the first

signs of some wet weather for Easter Day. That is the temperature

profile, so some of those temperatures just coming up a touch

across the southern parts. This range area, I think there is

something to be said about it, the northern extent and the southern

extent still open to deal of uncertainty. But you get the sense

that if you are anywhere through the heart of the British Isles you are

in with a chance of seeing some rain, at least for a while. You will

notice that it does move through, so that perhaps is the one crumb of

comfort if you end up with that rain for any length of time. I should say

that some of you in the South will properly welcome a wee bit of rain,

given how dry it conditions have been. If you have a plan for Easter

Monday, here is the weather for you. A lot of dry weather again but the

thing to note is the breeze is coming in from the north across the

British Isles, and that its strongest across the eastern coast,

where I think that will rattle in a few showers. And a word to the wise,

off the back of that it will be a cold night, and that is the plan for

the week. Some pretty chilly nights. Thank you, getting colder.

The news coming up in a few moments here on Breakfast.

We are now more surveilled than we have ever been.

Authorities are gathering data on its citizens.

It would be all too easy to confuse the real world

Mr Marks, my mandate of the District of Columbia Pre-Crime Division.

I'm placing you under arrest for the future murder of Sarah Marks

and Donald Dubin, that was due to take place today,

April 22, at 0800 hrs and four minutes.

In the movie Minority Report, the Pre-crimes Unit race to arrest

would-be offenders before they have a chance to

Now, they use psychics but it turns out, something similar

In Chicago, where the violent crime rate has exploded,

law enforcement has been forced to try out unconventional ideas

Authorities are attempting to combine various technologies

in an effort to predict where and when violent

Marc Cieslak went to Chicago to find out more.

Violent crime in Chicago has seen a dramatic increase.

RADIO: A 15-year-old male, shot in the neck.

We need a wagon with a body bag also.

The drug industry is what helps them fuel the violence,

by being able to pay for their activity.

In 2016, 726 murders were committed in the city,

That's more than the number of murders committed in New York

Chicago is a city most famously known as the Windy City.

More recently, it has earned a nickname that few residents

That's because gun crime is so extreme in some

neighbourhoods, they are comparing them to war zones.

The issue has received increasingly negative attention in the US,

with President Trump tweeting, "If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible

carnage going on, I will send in the Feds".

The response from Chicago's Police Department is a new initiative,

driven by technology, which aims to predict where crimes

The University of Chicago's Urban Labs are assisting the police

in its efforts to integrate this technology into its operations.

We have a lot of expertise in analysing crime patterns

and trends in the city, from years of working with data

And so we are leveraging that expertise to really help

the Police Department think about where it should be

allocating its resources to be most effective.

So what kind of data or information is it that the police are providing

We have a number of datasets that we work with from them,

including data on crime patterns, actual crime

A number of different methods of analysis are used,

including machine learning and predictive analytics.

This is software which takes large volumes of data and tries

These trends can then help predict where a crime might occur next.

This is a heat map of homicides in District 7.

And we are looking at this year over year, from 2011 to 2016.

And basically, what you see on the map is the darker the red,

the more concentrated homicides were in a given area.

What sort of factors are you finding are influencing crime

Yeah, so, most of the prediction that we're doing is space-based.

So, yeah, it's locations that are nearby that are high-risk

locations, like a 24-hour liquor store, a gas station,

The weather seems to be playing a very big role in the data.

You know, we've just had a beautiful weekend and we just had

significantly worse amount of shootings than we had previous

The police are using these predictive tools to inform

the deployment of officers and resources to areas

where they think crimes are likely to occur.

Neighbourhoods in Chicago's West and South Side are some

It is these neighbourhoods which have been chosen to test

We are just driving through Chicago's South Side now.

Now, this is one of the areas which has experienced the highest

incidence of violent crime, mainly gun and drug related.

To see how all of this different kit works,

I'm on my way to a police station which acts as a command centre,

bringing all of the technologies together.

Heading up the project is Deputy Chief Jonathan Lewen

So this is our Strategic Decision Support Center.

So this is where you bring all of your different technologies

This is the first time that this level of technology integration has

been done, not only here, I think, but around the country.

So what can we see on the screens we have got around us?

So, all around us are various sensor inputs,

The screen behind you is something called Hunch Lab,

which is a geographic prediction tool that brings a lot of data

into a model to predict risk for future violence.

So what you are seeing on these little boxes here are areas

where the model is recommending that we deploy resources

and implement strategies to fight some of the violence

And then it is telling us that we should deploy resources,

visit businesses, do foot patrol, various tactics.

Shot Spotter just very quickly triangulates possible gunshot events

using acoustic sensors that are located throughout the district,

and it shows the officer exactly where, accurate to within 25 yards,

And you can actually play the audio of the gunshot event,

So here's an event with nine rounds fired.

And in this case, you can see the location is actually the back

yard of a house, so that's going to be very accurate.

So this is the decision support system, and this is where everything

It will soon be available in the hands of officers

So in this case, we are looking at a 911 call of a robbery that just

There are four cameras within a 300 foot radius of that call.

Here is the real-time video from those cameras.

These guys here, these are possible suspects, or...

These are people that might possibly be involved?

How do we know that this is identifying the right people?

We find when we test and measure them, that the model's

recommendations, because we can backdate it, we can look at a known

outcome period and see how it performs.

And we know that it's picking the right people because we know

But some of this technology is proving to be controversial,

It's called the Strategic Subjects List.

and locations, this list is concerned with predicting crimes

Just like Hunch Lab is a place-based risk model, this is a person-based

risk model that is looking at variables such as arrest

activity, so have you been arrested for a gun offence in the past?

So it's using some crime victim data.

Is your trend line in criminal activity increasing or decreasing?

What was your age at the time you were last arrested?

Nothing about race, nothing about gender,

It is using objective measures to determine risk

It's basically telling us that this person is 500 times more likely

than a member of the general population to be involved

in a shooting, either as a victim or an offender.

So in here, we can see his affiliations, his gang affiliations.

We can see also his, is this his arrest record

You can see that he has a weapons arrest.

He was arrested here for aggravated battery.

So here's a first-degree murder charge.

Here's another arrest, this is a narcotics arrest.

So the score estimates how much more likely an individual is to be

the victim or the perpetrator of a violent crime.

The police use this score to inform what they call intervention

This is not designed to be a punitive tool.

This is used to drive what we call a custom notification process,

which is literally a site visit to this subject,

to say, "You've come to our attention for these reasons.

We want to get you out of the cycle of violence.

We can offer you the following social services".

Maybe if they have children at home, it would be childcare services.

"But also, if you don't leave the cycle of violence and you keep

committing crimes, you're going to be subject to enhanced

criminal penalties", because you're a repeat gun

And can you see why, if police officers go and visit

somebody out of the blue, it might seem like they are being

Everybody who has a risk score has committed a crime in the past.

Otherwise they wouldn't even be in the model.

Groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, though, disagree.

They aren't happy about the use of some of these technologies.

The police showed us a database of people who have been involved

in violent crime in the past, and an algorithm which suggests

if and when they might again be involved in a violent crime.

Oftentimes in large numbers, along with a number

But what they won't say is what social services are offering.

Is it just them or is it their entire family?

What is the success rate once that occurs?

The fact is, is that most of the people who are charged for...

You know, if you take two people who are arrested for a simple drug

possession, if one is white and one is African-American,

the African-American is far more likely to be charged,

We have seen that there has been, you know, in essence,

a "once convicted, always guilty" sort of theme that comes out

While there might be disagreements about the use of this technology,

everybody I spoke to had similar ideas about an ultimate solution

to tackling violent crime in Chicago.

It's got to be every, everybody that's a stakeholder

in this coming together to solve the problem.

What is really needed across this city is a commitment

I think a lot of it has to do with preventing,

with healing, and creating a space where individuals can civically

And that's it for the short cut of this week's Click.

The full-length version has a really fascinating story about a bunch

of geeks trekking across the Arctic for charity.

If you'd like to watch that, check out Click on the iPlayer right now.

Follow us on Twitter at BBC Click throughout the week.

Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with Christian Fraser and Sally

North Korea has said it's prepared to respond in kind

to any nuclear attack from the United States.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians have taken part

in a huge military parade amid growing speculation

that the country is preparing another nuclear test.

Good morning, it's Saturday the 15th of April.

Learner drivers will have to prove they can use a sat nav

in new changes to the practical test.

The Sun has suspended its columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie, for expressing

what the newspaper described as "wrong" and "unfunny" views

Half of the world's bluebells are found here in the UK,

but we'll hear why the British bluebell could be under threat.

In sport - Brighton take a giant stride towards the Premier League.

The Championship leaders win at Wolves, and are now

Not a bad day in prospect for most parts of the British Isles.

Can we keep it going by the rest of the

All the details in just a few minutes.

North Korea has warned that it's prepared to respond in kind

It comes amid growing tensions between Pyongyang and the US.

In the last few hours, Kim Jong-un oversaw a massive

military parade to celebrate the anniversary of the birth

of his grandfather, the country's founder.

Our correspondent John Sudworth was invited

His movements are being tightly controlled, but earlier he described

You can actually feel the ground shake as thousands upon thousands

of goose-stepping soldiers, tanks, rockets, other weaponry,

have marched and rumbled their way through the capital city.

This is a display of unity for the Young North Korean leader.

It's meant to send a key message on the anniversary

of his grandfather's birth that his grip on power is unassailable.

But as Donald Trump threatens to thwart his nuclear ambitions,

it also sends a message to the outside world that this

country's military with its nuclear tests and missile launchers

Military analysts will be poring over these pictures for evidence

of the latest state of technological advancement of these forces.

There is that speculation that it may be preparing

for another underground nuclear test.

At the moment, we have absolutely no contact with the outside world other

than this TV line we are speaking on.

All our mobile phones were taken away from us about five or six hours

ago, with before being allowed here into Kim Il-sung Square.

I think it is probably unlikely we will see a test today,

but Kim Jong-un is making it absolutely clear that he is not

prepared to negotiate away his nuclear weapons

while being threatened and challenged by the United States.

And experts believe that with missiles, with weaponry

like this, they are just a few small steps away from having a real

Of course, once they reach that stage, it is a game changer in terms

of the regional security situation and the global international

diplomatic calculation about what can be done

about North Korea's military ambitions.

And the young man sitting up there in those stands

has learnt that lessons from his father and grandfather before him.

The BBC's John Sudworth reporting under extraordinary conditions in

Pyongyang. He was allowed to use his mobile phone and was standing near a

government minder. He was able to bring us these images, though, from

the parade at at three years ago. We'll be speaking to Britain's

former ambassador to North Korea about the current tensions in just

over an hour's time. Do join us for that. In other

news:... A British student who was stabbed

to death on a tram in Jerusalem has been named as Hannah Bladon

from Burton-on-Trent. The 20-year-old was studying

in the city as part of an exchange programme

with The University of Birmingham. A Palestinian man -

thought to have a history of mental illness - has been

arrested over the attack. Police in Sheffield

are investigating the unexplained deaths of three men and a women

in the Barnsley area in one day, which they believe might be

linked to heroin use. They're trying to find out

if the deaths were caused by the strength and content

of the drug being used locally. Driving tests are getting an MOT

in order to better reflect From December, learner drivers

will no longer have to tackle some traditional manoeuvres,

but will instead be expected to demonstrate new skills -

such as using a sat nav safely. Every motorist has been through it -

the right of passage of taking But in future, learners will be

examined on new things. The first driving test

was taken in 1935. Clearly, today's drivers are used

to a very different road experience. More than half use satnav

and so the test has been Turning right up at the gate,

then continuing to follow the signs I went for a drive with

Graham O'Brien who helped develop SATNAV VOICE: Turn right, then,

at the end of the road, turn left. Drivers will have to

follow satnav directions. So if we can incorporate

it into the test, that will drive the train in and get

people more familiar with dealing with that level of destraction

as well which we know is one of the biggest causes of accidents

in the first six months Learners will also be asked

to show they can cope with real life scenarios such

as parking within a bay. We were often taking people down

into housing estates where they would be reversing around

a corner and perhaps using up half a test doing these

set piece manoeuvres. The whole point is to change

all of that, to get people far The new tests have been trialled

in some areas and will be introduced Candidates will be asked to drive

independently for longer but the cost and length

of the exam will stay the same, as no doubt will the nerves of those

going through the process. And we will be talking later about

why the changes have been made. Did you pass the first time? Yes, of

course. Such a know it all. Apologies to anybody who took seven

times to pass that test. The Sun columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie,

has been suspended after he compared the intelligence of the Everton

footballer Ross Barkley to that The mayor of Liverpool,

Joe Anderson, reported him to Merseyside Police

for what he called "racial slurs". It was this column published

yesterday which has seen Kelvin Mackenzie

suspended from the Sun. The article was about Everton

midfielder Ross Berkely who was punched earlier this

week in a Liverpool bar. In it, the paper's former editor

compared the footballer, whose grandfather was born

in Nigeria, to a gorilla. Mr MacKenzie also wrote that men

with similar pay packets My stomach turned when I see

the picture of Ross Barkley I think that was totally

racist and it offended me. I'm sure it offended

Ross Barkley and his That's why I have reported

it to the police. I'm not reporting it

to the police as a gimmick, I've reported it because I felt

and do feel that it was a racial Merseyside police are now

investigating whether the comments In a statement the Sun's publisher

News UK apologised for the offence caused and said the paper was

unaware of Ross Barkley's heritage. Kelvin MacKenzie has also responded

saying it was beyond parody Almost a fifth of parents

are being asked to make a financial contribution to their child's

school, according to a survey It comes as school leaders

and teachers have voiced concerns about growing funding pressures

in England's state schools. The government says school spending

is at a record high. Britain's creative companies

are urging the government to overhaul its approach

to the sector, as ministers draw up They say British creativity

is a big export earner - and should be taken just

as seriously as other industrial The Business Secretary Greg Clark

says he wants to build on the sector's strengths

and is committed to doing a deal Now, to what's become a sticky

subject for some councils. The removal of discarded chewing gum

from streets costs local authorities So the Local Government

Association is calling on manufacturers to do more

to help tackle the problem. In attractive packaging,

it is a staple on the shelves inside most shops and supermarkets

but once the chewing gum leaves the store and makes it way

onto the high street, that's when it becomes

an unattractive problem. Councils in England and Wales

are now calling on the manufacturers to contribute to the huge bills

they face to clean it up. We have over a number of years asked

the industry to try and find a solution using the chemistry

and science that they have They have been really slow to act

and this is another call to say, actually, this ?60 million a year

that councils are spending to clear up their product could be better

spent on other services The call comes after one charity

found almost every main shopping street in the country

is sustained by gum. Along with around two thirds

of all roads and pavements. And here on one of Britain's

busiest high streets - Oxford Street in London -

it's not difficult to spot chewing gum stuck to the floor and is not

surprising considering it only costs However councils say it cost 50

times that to remove it - at ?1.50 per square

metre of pavement. It's estimated assistance

from chewing gum companies would allow local authorities

to fill more than 1 million potholes but the message from the brands

is drop it in the bin, Competitors in England who take part

in weekend fun runs will no longer be charged, under new rules

proposed by the government. The changes would make it illegal

for councils to charge Parkrun, whose events aim to encourage

people to exercise. You need to run for an hour at a

time. Not in our every month or every year.

NASA scientists have released new global maps of the Earth

at night - which they say give us the clearest view yet

of the patterns of human settlement across our planet.

It's all racing Europe that looks busy on these things.

The maps are created by stitching together thousands

of cloud free satellite images, taken over many months.

Lots of darkness, though. Sitting your driving test can be a nerve

racking experience. But people hoping to get behind the wheel will

face some different challenges from the end of this year as the exam is

undergoing an MOT. The practical driving test

will change in four main ways. The independent driving part

will increase in length Candidates will follow

directions on a sat nav Traditional manoeuvres -

such as the 'reverse around a corner' - will be replaced

with more real life scenarios, including driving into and reversing

out of a parking bay. such as how to use

the rear heated screen - will be tested while

the candidate is driving. We've been asking some motorists

what they make of the changes. Satnav now tells you what lane to be

in so it could stop potentially a lot of accidents happening. People

don't know how to use a satnav while driving. They need to be built in

these days because they can be just as distracting as a mobile phone. A

lot of people use them on the phones, don't they? Show people that

using a satnav is handy and it may be deterring them away from using

their mobile phones. Parallel parking or reverse parking is always

a good thing because nobody can park in a bay any ball especially because

the cars are getting bigger and the bays are getting smaller.

Peter Rodger is the Head of Driving Advice from the road

safety charity, I AM RoadSmart, and helped to develop the new exam.

Good morning to you. There are lots of changes which will catch people

's eye. Why have you introduced the sat nav into the test? It does a

number of things. It is relatively credible for young people in

particular, taking their driving test. It is likely to be how they

find their way around so it gives an aura of credibility to the thing. It

allows the section to be lengthened, allowing us to follow road signs for

20 minutes is difficult, but using a sat nav it is much easier to make

that work. Combine that with the changing manoeuvres, and pulling out

of backstreets on the main roads and roads and making it more like the

kind of driving they will do afterwards. One thing that has

changed as potential distractions in the vehicle, and sat nav is one of

them. Are you thinking that examiners should have to look at new

things that a driver would be distracted by? Yes, use of the sat

nav, while it has all those other reasons as to why it has been

adopted, arose out of a conversation around how we get people to deal

with distraction as part of learning and training and testing processes.

And that is actually why the safety question, can you show me how you

would put the rear screen demister on, that is why that has been moved

into the driving part of the tests, because part of what you are doing

bearers asking the candidate to manage the process of dealing with a

set of distractions to the driving task itself. What have you taken out

of the test? We have taken out lots of driving around backstreets

looking for somewhere to do the turn in the road, the 3-point turn, or

reverse around the corner. Those two manoeuvres mean that you need quiet

backstreets to do them in, and by replacing those with different ones,

you actually allow the test to come out of the backstreets. And that is

the big positive, and that is the thing which has, if you like,

disappeared. Will be a tricky manoeuvre tests, in another way?

There will still be a manoeuvre, there is a list of four or five

manoeuvres, and you will be asked to do one of them, you have no idea

what it will be. The new one which has been introduced are driving

forwards into a carpark parking bay and reversing out of it again.

Something we all do in a supermarket, for example. And

parking on the right-hand side of the road and reversing back a couple

of car lengths and rejoining the traffic. The test has to include

reversing. That is actually written into the law that surrounds it all.

So the test must include a reversing process. And in the trials, what did

you learn about the changes? Overall it was positive. Driving instructors

who were engaging with it gave good feedback. The candidates gave good

feedback. Really importantly, it didn't change who passed on who

failed. What it was doing was picking up how well or how badly the

individuals performed. So overall, it came out as being a positive step

forward, and of course it has a bit more of a 21st-century feel to it

all. And does this mean now that driving instructors up and down this

country will have to change the way they teach? No, what it means is

they will have to change exactly what it is... They will have to

brief their pupils, really, what it is that they are going to have to do

in the driving test. Good driving instructors teaching you to drive,

not to perform specific things so that you can do whatever it is you

might need to do. The one thing driving instructors will have to

adopt, however, is the use of a sat nav. We are not asking the candidate

to programme the sat nav, just to do what it is telling you to do. To be

able to look at it, listen to it, all those kinds of things. Thank you

very much indeed. So it is not getting easier. You still have to do

the tricky manoeuvres. Throwing a sat nav, that doesn't sound easier.

Send us your thoughts on Twitter if you are going on your driving test,

maybe you will have to do some of this. Let us know what you think.

You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: North Korea has staged a huge

military parade, as it warns it will retaliate if it is attacked

The driving test is getting a major overhaul, with people now

being expected to safely use sat nav, and park in a bay.

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

You are spoiling us with flowers this morning. Yes, indeed, I am a

cheapskate. These come free. I don't know why showing you Chew lips, mine

have already gone. Things have so very dry across southern parts of

the British Isles -- tulips. It is not write off, there will be some

sunny spells, but we have got some rain in the forecast. First of all I

want to tell you about Scotland, because 75 mile an hour winds, -5,

and the showers and that temperature profile at the higher ground will be

wintry. If you are off to the higher ground, air that in mind. Sunny

spells and showers across the rest of Scotland, northern England and

Northern Ireland. Some rumbling in on the north-westerly breeze, down

into the north-west Midlands, flirting with the west Wales and

into the south-west of England as well. Generally speaking of the day

really gets going, the southern half of Britain, few showers to report

come the afternoon. As I say, some sunny spells but variable amounts of

cloud. Further north, this is where you get a better chance of a

peppering of showers. But you see on the bigger picture there is nothing

to organised about them. Some of them will stay dry, and with the

temperature pretty much where you have been of late. As the showers

fade, such as they are, in the first part of the night, the skies will

clear and it will turn out to be quite chilly if you are stepping out

this evening. Later in the night we will cloud things up in Northern

Ireland, parts of Scotland, as we bring a weather system in. This is

the rain that was in those headlines, and a word to the wise,

not quite sure how far north or south this goes. Generally speaking,

if you are in this central swathe of the British Isles you will get to

see some rain. Some of you will welcome mat for your gardens and

fields, but it is not a write off, is today, by any means at all. You

will notice the rain will move on through. It is never an issue for

the northern parts of Scotland. It will cloud up a while, a few spots

and then it will move on. The central portion sees the bulk of it.

On Monday, chilly fare because we have northerly and north-westerly

winds again putting a real dent in the feel of the day. A peppering of

showers of the east coast, quite a bit of dry weather. Some chilly

nights to come next week. Thank you. We will see you again in half an

hour. Would you be willing to give extra

money to your child's school to pay for a trip to the museum

or activities linked Well, a survey from the NASUWT

teachers' union suggests almost a fifth of parents are being asked

to do just that, amid growing financial pressures

on the education system. The Government, however,

says funding is at a record high. Let's discuss this

with Dr Patrick Roach, who is deputy general

secretary of the NASUWT. Good morning to you. Good morning. I

suppose most parents would kind of expect they have to pay for school

trips. We have always done that, haven't we? But it is the financial

contributions being put on top of that which you are concerned about,

is it? I think we are concerned about the overall cost of education,

whether it is school trips, the rising cost of school uniforms, many

of these special offers which supermarkets are offering simply not

available to them if they want to get their child into a good or

outstanding school. But of course, also, the new development which is

so-called voluntary contributions which parents are being asked to

give. Normally around ?100 or so a year, but in the case of one in 20

parents, some ?400 or more a year. We think that is prohibitive. We

think that is about social selection of pupils, and we think it is

completely unnecessary. If parents can't give money, if they can't

afford to contribute, what happens? Well, I mean, we are getting stories

from parents themselves who are saying to us, when I turned up to a

parent evening, wanting to get my child into a secondary school, and I

was told these other costs you can expect to meet during the course of

the year. If you can't afford that, or if you don't want to prioritise

that, then maybe this isn't the kind of school for your child. So what we

are seeing is social selection of pupils on the basis of parents'

ability to pay. We don't think that is right. But we have been asked as

parents to put a voluntary contribution towards our school, and

I accept and understand that some parents cannot. We have a good

school and we want to keep that school at the same level, and so I

am prepared, because I can afford a bit more, to put my hand in my

pocket and give a contribution. Shouldn't it be a voluntary thing

for parents, with no pressure on parents who can't afford it? Well,

if contributions are genuinely voluntary then we don't have an

issue with that at what we are seeing in schools are saying that we

need parents to make voluntary contributions in order to not only

enhance provision at the school... So you will get a frown at the

school gate if you don't? Yes, but also to maintain provision. And for

many parents that is simply not possible. Some 25% of parents are

saying they can't afford to make those contributions, and as a result

of that, their children are not able to participate in creative subjects,

in part, in school trips and so on and so forth. We don't think that is

right. Education is the second biggest public server spending for

the government after health. It is huge sums of money being put into

education. Not enough. Not enough, you might say not enough. What can

schools do to be more creative with the money they are getting? It is a

really important point. There is ?2.1 billion sitting unspent in

school balances so at the same time that parents are being asked to

contribute more, school balances are rising, unspent balances. We think

the government needs to do something about that. There is ?1.5 billion of

unnecessary queue and in the system. In other words, schools buying IT

equipment, purchasing goods and other services at a level which is

frankly an economic. -- uneconomic. We think schools need to be

procuring best value for money in their purchasing decisions, before

turning to parents to contribute more. At the Prime Minister is very

hot on the just about managing parents. You are probably opposed to

the grammar school thing which is coming in, but she has said that she

wants to create a system so that ordinary working families can get

their children into these grammar school streams. And the prime

minister is saying she is concerned about those parents which are just

about managing. We agree that she should be concerned about them. We

think that grammar schools are a distraction from that because

actually for the overwhelming majority of parents and pupils

grammar schools will not be the option. It will be the generality of

schools. And the government needs to ensure that the generality of

schools do the right thing, rather than doing their own thing. That is

the key issue government needs to be focusing on, not the distraction of

grammar schools. Thank you for coming in to talk to us. It is a

subject which lots of you talk to us about, school funding and being

asked to pay extra for your child's school. We spoke to Phil a short

time ago, and he said it is getting colder.

If you have been out walking in the last few days,

you might have been lucky enough to come across a bluebell wood.

But this spring, it seems those gorgeous blue-violet carpets have

appeared later than in previous years.

Catriona Renton is in Hertfordshire for us this morning to find out why.

Lucky you. Look at that. So they are out early there. It is absolutely

beautiful, isn't it? It is like being in an enchanted forest. We are

in Langley would in Heartwood forest and we are just outside St Albans,

and you can see these beautiful bluebells, with the fairies

underneath them. They are living amongst them. -- Langley Wood. I am

joined by a representative from the Woodland Trust. These are of course

the ones that are native to the UK. They are appearing later this year

than normal. This year we have waited a bit longer for our

bluebells than previous years. Last you a slightly milder and warmer

than this year. So although we have waited a bit longer, they will be

equally as good this year. Has taken hundreds of years to cultivate a

carpet like this. Callous about where they are growing in what you

want the public to do with the big blue belt watch. Half the world's

population of native bluebells are in the UK, and they are our most

irreplaceable habitat, and we want members of the public to tell us

where they are and whether they are non-native or native, in our big

bluebell watch campaign. And this is something that families have come

out to have a look at them. Tell us about the flowers and how beautiful

they are, and what makes them special and distinctive. So what

makes them special is they are very valuable to us, and very delicate.

So we need to protect them and the info we get from members of the

public while they are enjoying them will help us to safeguard their

future. If you want to tell the difference, what you are looking for

is natives drooped over and have a wonderful said. Whereas non- natives

do not, and they don't have a scent. -- wonderful scent. We must be very

quiet and very careful because there are a whole load of fairies living

underneath these bluebells. How gorgeous, to get some fresh air

today. They will have to plant them rapidly, because Philips says it

will get cold again. So those top performers, those pumpkins, keep

them indoors. Hello, this is Breakfast

with Christian Fraser and Sally Coming up before 8:00,

Philip Avery will have the weather. But first, a summary of this

morning's main news. North Korea has warned it's

prepared to respond in kind It comes amid growing tensions

between Pyongyang and the US. In the last few hours,

Kim Jong-un oversaw a massive military parade to celebrate

the anniversary of the birth of his grandfather,

the country's founder. South Korean military

officials believe a new type of intercontinental ballistic

missile was on display. A British student who was stabbed

to death on a tram in Jerusalem has been named as Hannah Bladon

from Burton-on-Trent. The 20-year-old was studying

in the city as part of an exchange programme

with The University of Birmingham. A Palestinian man -

thought to have a history of mental illness - has been

arrested over the attack. Police in Sheffield

are investigating four unexplained deaths in the Barnsley area

which they think might be linked They're trying to find out

if the deaths were caused by the strength and content

of the drug being used locally. Driving tests are getting an MOT

in order to better reflect From December, learner drivers

will no longer have to tackle some traditional manoeuvres,

but will instead be expected to demonstrate new skills -

such as using a sat nav safely. The Sun columnist, Kelvin MacKenzie,

has been suspended over an article in which he mocked the people

of Liverpool and compared the intelligence of Everton

footballer, Ross Barkley, The Sun has described the comments

by its former editor Merseyside Police are investigating

whether the comments constitute Mr MacKenzie has said he didn't

realise the player had a Nigerian grandfather.

Almost a fifth of parents are being asked to make a financial

contribution to their child's school, according to a survey

It comes as school leaders and teachers have voiced concerns

about growing funding pressures in England's state schools.

The government says school spending is at a record high.

Chewing gum manufacturers are being urged to contribute

to the cost of removing discarded gum from pavements.

It's estimated local authorities spend as much as 60

The Local Government Association says the industry should also switch

to biodegradable products to help tackle the problem.

Competitors in England who take part in weekend fun runs will no longer

be charged, under new rules proposed by the government.

The changes would make it illegal for councils to charge Parkrun,

whose events aim to encourage people to exercise.

Surely that's always a good thing. That is the whole ethos of the run.

That it's free. People can go on a Saturday morning at nine o'clock.

Then councils tried to start charging. There was a bit of a

stand-off in Bristol but it is still free, so it should be. Brighton

story must give hope to all football fans. Even if your club sells its

grounds to a property developer, there seems no hope, totally spare,

move on 20 years, one day it could finally make it back into the

Premier League or the big-time. Many, many seagulls will be happy,

flying high today. It has the makings of a modern

football fairytale. Brighton had to sell their stadium

to pay back debts in the 1990s But more than 30 years

after they were last in the top division, the Seagulls are now just

one win away from promotion Let's speak to former Brighton

player and commentator Adam Virgo. Morning Adam, the last time,

Brighton were in the big time, you'd just been born,

so you've never known a feeling I know. No, it's an absolutely

phenomenal achievement from the football club to be back in the

Premier League, one win away. As you were just mentioning, the amount of

trauma that Brighton fans have been through over the last 30 years, I

think that the older generation if I can kindly say, I think they will be

absolutely delighted that they can finally watched Manchester United

and Chelsea come down rather than going to lots of places up north.

Listen, it is a fantastic achievement for the club. They are

almost there and I'm sure every single family will enjoy.

given that 20 years ago,the club sold its ground to property

developers and were one goal away from dropping out of league

I think it really revitalised the city. People will come down from all

over the country because Brighton is a cosmopolitan place, a great place

to visit. It's easy to get to buy a car and everyone can jump on the

train. People want to come and see the stadium and see how far Brighton

have come from the good old days to a real state-of-the-art stadium.

I've worked with a lot of commentators who commentate on

Premier League games and they have set themselves that Brighton will be

a great acquisition to the Premier League. You have Southampton down

the road which would be a good derby game and all the London sites.

Although city, it will be a real buzz. We had a couple of World Cup

games here and it really brought a great atmosphere. You just feel it

will get right in on the map and not only the city but the club will get

the credit they deserve, I think. Just looking at the goals from last

night. Done it without spending huge

amounts and in Antony Knockeart, have nurtured the

championship's best player. Yeah. I think if you look at the

budget at Newcastle have had, Aston Villa have had over ?70 million to

spend and it happened last year to a certain extent. Burnley had 19

million to spend on Andre Gray. Brighton have never had that kind of

money. Tony Bloom has had to dig deep into his own pockets to pay for

the stadium and training ground. These acquisitions have made them

get to where they are now. He is now worth three or four times to what he

was, Antony Knockeart. These are all signings that have made a massive,

massive difference and they haven't broken the bank to get there because

if they hadn't done that and Brighton not be promoted, you may be

having a different conversation but now they can enjoy the Premier

League money and if it does happen next season that they have

relegated, they still have the parachute papers. That's where

bullet -- Burnley have really stabilised. A fantastic story. All

the better because you haven't spent a fortune. Enjoy the party on Monday

well, presumably, if you eventually get there.

Second-placed Newcastle were denied a victory,

They went ahead when Jamaal Lascelles header was deemed to have

And they held on to that lead, until the fifth minute of injury

time when Chris Wood snatched an equaliser.

1-1 it finished in front of more than 52,000 at St James Park,

With Premier League leaders Chelsea, not playing until tomorrow,

Tottenham have the opportunity, to narrow the gap at the top,

With manager, Mauricio Pochettino, not letting his players think

I think it's important to try to be ready Saturday.

Try to give our best and try to win and then,

and then happen what happen in different games.

It is true that can provide us the opportunity to close the gap.

There are six other games in the Premier League today,

Crystal Palace host Leicester with Burnley off to Everton.

Stoke face Hull, and Sunderland , ten points from safety at the bottom

Watford play Swansea and the tea-time match

is between Southampton and Manchester City.

There was one game in the Scottish Premiership last night.

It finished goalless between Kilmarnock and Hearts.

Fifth placed Hearts marginally had more of the game

at Rugby Park, although Kris Boyd failed to make the most of this

They're now six Points from the danger zone.

Katie Archibald, has won Great Britain's first gold,

at the World Track Cycling Championships, in Hong Kong,

It's decided by the number of points you score,

The Olympic gold-medallist, was second, going into the final

event, which was the points race, and did enough to beat Amy Cure

It's Archibald's second world title, and her first individual gold -

she was part of the victorious team pursuit squad three years

But yeah, feel really privileged to pull it

That was an unbelievably grippy race.

I really thought I'd lost it in that middle point of just chase and chase

and being attacked, chase and being attacked.

I just got back on in the end and pulled it out of the bag.

Castleford stay top of Super League, after a convincing 42-24 victory,

The Tigers did the damage in the first half,

scoring six trys including two for Grant Millington and two

They remain a couple of points ahead of Salford who beat Leigh,

Elsewhere, Wigan claimed a thrilling derby win over St Helens,

who played for 67 minutes with 12 men, after Kyle Amor,

Liam Marshall and his wing partner Joe Burgess,

both scored twice as Wigan won 29-18.