18/04/2017 Breakfast

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

North Korea warns of all-out war if the United States

the US Vice President Mike Pence tells North Korea not to test

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 18th of April.

A report claims nearly half of the planet's

Natural World Heritage sites are being threatened by the illegal

How a growing number of NHS mental health trusts across the UK

are turning to private hospitals for help.

Today I will talk to the boss of TSB about the future of banking in the

UK and why they're calling for the rules to be changed on credit

checks. After 34 years out of English

football's top flight, the wait is finally over

for Brighton and Hove Albion, they have been promoted

to the Premier League. Good morning. A cold and frosty

start for some this morning but a lot of sunshine around today.

However, we'll see cloud building from the north-west through the day,

turning the sunshine hazy with the odd spot of rain. I'll have more

details in the next 15 minutes. North Korea has stepped

up its hostile language towards the US, warning

there will be all-out war if America uses military

force against it. It comes after days of growing

tensions between Pyongyang On Saturday the nation staged a huge

military parade involving tens of thousands of

soldiers and civilians. Ballistic missiles designed to be

launched from submarines were apparently on display

for the first time. Just a day later an attempt

by North Korea to launch a test American officials say

a land-based missile, which was in violation of UN

resolutions, exploded within seconds Then yesterday, as US

Vice President Mike Pence arrived in the South Korean capital

for talks on the North's nuclear official spoke to the BBC's John

Sudworth. If you could send one message to

Donald Trump today, what would it be?

TRANSLATION: I would tell him that if the United States encroaches on

our sovereignty then it will provoke an immediate counterreaction. If the

USA is planning a military attack against us, we will react with a

nuclear pre-emptive strike by our own style and method.

Today the US Vice President Mike Pence continues his tour of Asia,

arriving in Tokyo where he'll meet with Japanese President Shinzo Abe.

Our Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes is there.

Rupert, it's very interesting and quite alarming to hear the kind of

tone of the messages coming from North Korea. Good morning. Good

morning, Luis. Certainly the rhetoric from both sides has been

ramped up quite a lot in the last few days, as you said in that

introduction. Essentially there is brinkmanship going on from both

sides. First President Trump and now vice president p saying to the North

Koreans don't push us or test us, we are prepared to take military action

if necessary. We have seen in this interview with John yesterday from

the Vice Foreign Minister in Pyongyang saying, look, if you

infringe on our territory and sovereignty, we will retaliate with

nuclear weapons. It all sounds very alarming but actually what is going

on here is diplomacy by other means if you like and I think what the

American government is trying to do is send a message to North Korea but

also crucially to China, saying the American government is not prepared

to continue with the status quo and making a realistic threat of

military force if you like. But the purpose of that is to get China to

tighten its sanctions against the North Korean regime, and there are

some signs that that might be starting to take affect. China has

now said it might impose oil sanctions against North Korea, it's

never done that before, so perhaps this alarmist language is starting

to have some effect. We know the US vice president is now visiting

Tokyo, what kind of priorities does he have there? Well, he's meant to

be here to talk about trade but of course North Korea will dominate

everything. My guess is he will get quite a lot of strong support from

the Japanese government. They didn't like President Obama's old policy of

what was called basically wait and see, give it time. Instead Donald

Trump much more bold, the Japanese government quite happy and very

supportive of that. Thank you very much indeed.

The Duke of Cambridge says the British stiff upper lip should

not come at the expense of people's health.

Prince William made the comments in an interview

with the charity, CALM, which is dedicated to

It comes after his brother, Prince Harry said he sought

counselling to come to terms with the death of their mother.

We will be talking about that later with someone else who has sought

counselling as well. Ministers are to set out

new proposals to speed up appeals by foreign criminals and failed

asylum seekers held in detention. A previous fast-track scheme

was scrapped two years ago after the Court of Appeal

ruled it unlawful. Officials say that if implemented,

the system could speed up around Labour has promised to increase

the benefits given to those who care for the vulnerable by ?10

a week if the party wins During a visit to

Birmingham later today, leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected

to say a 17% increase in the Carer's Allowance would help

around one million people Our political correspondent

Ben Wright joins us now. Good morning to you, Ben. What are

the details of this policy? Good morning, Dan. Social care is one of

the most politically contentious and pressing issues of the moment.

Labour has said for a long time there's a crisis here. One of the

groups of people they say are paying a price are the carers, who labour

are picking up the fallout from overstretched councils struggling to

deal with social care. About 6.5 million people in the UK receive

Carer's Allowance, people who look after the old, the disabled and the

seriously ill for more than 35 hours a week and Labour are saying if they

win the next election, in the first year of a Labour government they

will up that Carer's Allowance from ?62 a week to about ?72 a week and

they say this could be paid for by scrapping the Tories' planned cut to

inheritance tax for married couples coming in later this year. They

argue it is costly and will help people who really need the money. --

costed. The Conservatives say the plans don't add up and they have

promised so much already they can't cost of this, but clearly this is

where there's a big political argument raging at the moment. Ben,

thanks very much for that this morning.

Donald Trump has telephoned the Turkish leader to congratulate

him on Sunday's referendum victory, which grants the president

The White House said Mr Trump thanked

Recep Tayyip Erdogan for supporting the US missile strike on a Syrian

government airbase earlier this month.

Turkey has extended the state of emergency in the country

Facebook has launched a review of how it deals with violent

content after a video apparently showing the killing of a pensioner

in Ohio remained on the network for more than two hours.

Police are still looking for Steve Stephens, who posted

a video of the attack on 74-year-old Robert Godwin,

Officers say the suspect is armed and dangerous.

Campaigners are warning that nearly half of the planet's

Natural World Heritage sites are under threat from the illegal

A report by the conservation charity WWF says poaching

of elephants and illegal logging and fishing is putting the lives

of critically endangered species at risk.

Our southern Africa correspondent Karen Allen reports.

Stunning views you never forget. Tanzania. It's one of hundreds of

precious sites dotted around the globe designated by UNESCO as a

place were in danger to wildlife should be able to roam free. But

nearly half of these locations are threatened by criminals according to

the conservation charity WWF. Rangers are being deployed to try to

outwit the thieves, but the prizes are huge, criminal gangs are earning

billions from peddling this illicit trade. Elephants are among the most

at risk from poachers. 40% of all African elephants live in World

Heritage sites like these, yet nearly half of these places are

threatened with wildlife crime. And four other prey, for whom sang trees

like this are meant to be a refuge, they too are at risk, not just from

the men with guns but bloggers who are stripping their habitats in

their. And then the world's oceans, like this protected site off the

coast of Belize, creatures are vulnerable too. In nearly half of

UNESCO's heritage marine sites, the threat to wildlife lurks deep.

Campaigners say without concerted international action now these

precious places could become a thing of the past. As the criminals turn

to more violent means to strip the planet their. Karen Allen, BBC News,

southern Africa. -- bare. And we'll be speaking to someone

from the WWF conservation Families across England will this

morning find out which primary school their child will attend

from this September. A new report by education charity

Teach First suggests children from poorer homes

in England are nearly half as likely to attend an outstanding primary

school as richer children. The Department for Education says

it's set out plans to make more good The first woman ever to complete

the Boston Marathon has run the race again 50 years after she first

crossed the finish line. Kathrine Switzer entered the race

in 1967 when only men Yesterday she joined over 27,000

people to complete the race in four hours and 44 minutes,

just 24 minutes more than she took So impressive, isn't it? Absolutely

wonderful. Have you done the Boston one? I've only done one marathon and

I didn't exactly do all of it. It was New York and I would never do

another one. Is that ill? I thought you would have a list. It is a long

way, Dan. -- is that it. I'm not a runner, far too much baggage. Were

not built for running. More sprinting, shorter distances, a lot

easier. Brighton are up? Yes, incredible, quite nervous for them

yesterday because they were playing earlier and while they beat Wigan

2-1, they had to wait for results elsewhere to go their way and

Huddersfield drew with Derby, meaning promotion was confirmed but

it was great, the club put on big screens, the fans stayed and watched

and at the end all of the fans were on the pitch. It's not been a great

few years for them, they've missed out on promotion via the play-offs

so this was their crowning moment. Fantastic for the fans as we'll see.

Brighton and Hove Albion will be a Premier League side for the first

the Amex Stadium after beating Wigan 2-1, promotion was confirmed

when results elsewhere went their way.

The palyers ready to test themselves against the likes of Chelsea

And it means the south coast will boast three sides

following a 2-1 win at struggling Middlesbrough.

Meszut Ozil's second half goal leaves the Gunners seven points off

John Terry has called time on his 19-year Chelsea playing career.

The former England captain will leave Stamford Bridge

Kyle Edmund will face Rafael Nadal in the second

It's after he beat compatriot Dan Evans in straight sets

Shaun Murphy sets up a second round meeting with Ronnie O'Sullivan

at the World Snooker Championship before claiming the five-time world

champion can't get away with criticising the sport

Despite all the action going on at the moment, Ronnie O'Sullivan still

commanding all the headlines following a bit of a fallout with

World Snooker and he's received a letter warning him about his

behaviour, he's not happy, he gave an interview after his first-round

match and everyone is talking about him, overshadowing the action. You

can understand the frustration. He's the biggest name in the sport. You

want to hear from him and what he has to say but World Snooker has to

recognise he has to check what he is saying at times, it's about finding

that balance. As with most things. You will be back with the papers

later but now it is time for the weather.

Good morning. It is chilly and for some it is frosty, especially in

rural areas. That means under the clear skies

with low temperatures, a lot of sunshine today and for some we will

hang onto it, others will have it easier. High pressure still firmly

in charge, this weak weather front continuing to clear from the south

taking showers with it and as it goes away, colder air will filter

in. Quite breezy across the south-eastern corner, extension

waiting the chilly feel. Look at all this sunshine, though -- extension

weighting. The cloud will build in Northern Ireland and parts of Wales

and north-west Scotland and that will introduce spots of rain coming

in initially in Outer Hebrides, western Scotland and then we will

see it further eastwards, I love of dry and brighter weather and a lot

of sunshine in central and eastern Scotland -- a lot of. For much of

England and Wales again some fair weather bubbling up, a lot of

sunshine. In Northern Ireland, a bit more cloud, possibly the odd shower

coming out of that in the afternoon and temperature wise, ranging from

about seven to about 13. Then as we go on through this evening and

overnight, you can see the advancement of that rain, not moving

particularly quickly but it does go over to the Northern Isles. More

cloud in Scotland and Northern Ireland so here temperatures will

hold up. But across England and Wales it's going to be a cold night,

these temperatures are indicative of towns and cities, as you come

further south under the high pressure, temperatures close to

freezing so some frost around. Tomorrow under this high pressure

there will also be a lot of sunshine. For Northern England,

Northern Ireland and Scotland, more cloud, but even so it will break at

times and some sunshine will come through. Through tomorrow if you're

in the sunshine it will feel pleasant enough, after the chilly

start temperatures will respond. Highs of 14 in the south, up to

about 12 or 13 as we go further north. Then as we move into

Thursday, we've got some rain coming in across the north and west, again

nothing too heavy. Ahead of it we will see more cloud building,

variable amounts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland but essentially

a dry, fine day, breezy in the north and as we look further south, you

can see where we're likely to have maximums of 15. As we head into

Friday our weather front continues its descent, moving south, a fairly

weak affair bringing more cloud to northern England, southern Scotland,

north Wales and Northern Ireland and behind it we have a fresh

north-westerly wind, so in it it will feel cool. For further south in

any sunshine we could see 17. Will it last into next weekend? As we

head into next weekend it will turn that bit colder. The milder yellows

usurped by those colder bits of air coming our way, or change.

I was just getting used to sunshine. I know it is not your fault, Carol.

Plenty more from Carol later on. The papers. I will go first. The

Telegraph. This interview with Prince Harry over the weekend. He

revealed he had very serious issues and had to see a counsellor. Some

people are referring to it as a watershed moment for the mental

health debate. We will talk about it later on BBC Breakfast. Many papers

have this picture of Donald Trump yesterday appearing with the Easter

bunny at the Easter Egg Roll. I love that the Easter bunny has great big

glasses. The Guardian. The main story. The Mother Of

glasses. The Guardian. The main Ground Zero. They feel Islamic State

has taken a fatal hit. Fears that Turkey will reneged on the migrant

deal. -- reneg. Prince Harry winning praise for talking about his mental

health issues. What really happened the night that Maddie disappeared?

They are speaking to the Nanny ten years after it happened. A story

about the royal family with a "Stiff Upper Flip." Again reflecting on

Prince Harry talking over the weekend about how he dealt with the

death of his mother over the years. The Mail. Lots of papers. No

spoilers on Breakfast. Docking about the finale of Broadchurch. We will

not tell you what happened. -- talking. People will be cross. It is

hard to avoid. I have not seen it. I heard you talking about it this

morning when I came into work. I have not even seen it at all. I

cannot give you spoilers. Are you up to the last episode? Yeah. Again. We

were talking about mental health. It is coming up. An interesting story

in the Times. Good morning, everyone. Some companies are looking

at having pods in the companies were there will be a drum kit, yoga,

things happening. It is all about helping people to deal with stress.

They worked out it is estimated to cost something like 20 billion euros

a year to the European economy, work-related stress and the problems

that come with that. The UK, 6.5 billion. You don't know how they

work it out. It could be absence, you don't know. It sounds cool. Just

go off and like rargh! Like Animal! We were talking about John Terry

leaving Chelsea after 22 years. Is it fair to say he has not always

endeared himself to the wider public died of the club, perhaps? Yeah. The

highs and lows of his career. Making his debut back in 1988. A freshfaced

John Terry. And that moment when he missed the penalty. Not so memorable

for him. The Champions League. No doubt about it, what he achieved.

For mayor league titles, one Champions League, and fight FA cups.

Pretty good. -- Premier League. Why do dogs put their tails between

their legs? It is a bow of submissions saying they have done

something wrong and you are in charge the blue after the big poo in

the kitchen. Please. I am sorry. I will go away. Thank you very much,

guys. These things happen. You are watching BBC Breakfast.

Mental health trusts across the UK are becoming increasingly reliant

on private psychiatric hospitals, as the NHS struggles to balance

increased demand with over-stretched budgets.

That's according to a BBC Breakfast investigation.

We've discovered that the number of inpatients being treated

privately has risen by 80% in the last four years,

You were in a really, really bad way, won't you? To say the least. In

his first year of university, Carl had a breakdown. He was taken to

hospital after he feared he would take his own life. He ended up 150

miles from home in a new bed. They could not say where I would end up.

You ended up in a private hospital? I did, yeah. A four-hour round trip.

I had no visits. It was very isolated. It was the threat of

recall he said made it far worse. Being moved to an NHS hospital when

a cheaper bed became available. You would meet people and then they

would go and the explanation would be that they got recalled last

night. You could get pulled out at 1am. It could inhibit recovery. You

were just very uncertain. You were just chasing beds? We are. This

nurse told me she would be sacked she talked publicly. But she said so

much is focused on the logistics of finding a bed rather than making

people better. I wanted to care about my patience and spend time

with them. That is why I became a nurse. But if I am looking for a

bed, I don't have time to spend with my patience. That upsets me. BBC

News found out there has been an 80% increase in the number of NHS

patients receiving care in a private inpatient bed in the past five

years. That is up from just over 1800 patients in 2012 2/3000 300.

And because of that to the NHS? That has increased 42% to just over ?100

million in the last five years. The figures show a system that is

stretched. They say there is two reasons. There are not enough beds.

It is not good for the NHS to spend more money, clearly. But as a

clinician, my concern is about the patient. It is not good for their

recovery. NHS England admit they are spending too much on private bed.

They say it is close to ?5 million every month. Here in Peterborough,

the problem is it is no longer affordable. They did what NHS

England wants to do more often. They put more emphasis on a short

inpatient assessment period with more support for patients in their

own homes. 70% of our patients go through that system and come back

out into the community supported by home treatment. And that is a huge

achievement. That is why NHS England is investing ?400 million on crisis

care in home later this year. The Welsh government says that funding

has increased to ?600 million this year. Scotland is investing ?300

million over the next five years. Northern Ireland say this is not an

issue for them as the proportion of privately treated patients is less

than 1%. But it is causing some trusts in some patients clearly.

Jane McCubbin, BBC News. Good morning. Good morning. Carl is

a good example. Now he is back at university. But he was in a hospital

for ours away from his home. There are a few problems. -- hours. He is

so far away from his support network at home. Because he is in a private

bed which is more expensive at any moment he could be called to a

cheaper bed because he cannot afford to be there. It is a twofold

problems. It is not that private care is not as good as NHS care. It

is just not as good for private patients. He had some of the worst

figures we discovered in our one. They have seen a 400% increase in

private inpatients. -- FOI. That is to ?11 million for them. They say

they have gotten on top of it. They have no patience and private debts.

A lot of money. The Royal College of Psychiatrists want to know what is

going on. Not enough beds as part of the problems. The British Medical

Association in debris said there was a large cut in the number of beds

out there since 2001. You would not need hospital beds if early

intervention was OK. But it has been the Cinderella service in the NHS

for so long. As you saw at the end of that report, governments are

trying to address this. But what we are seeing is a bottleneck with too

many patients not getting the care downstream, ending upstream in

crisis with not enough beds. And I am told not enough beds privately as

well. We would love to hear from people. If they have any experience

on this, get in touch. We are talking about it through the

programme because Prince Harry is speaking out about it. The huge

impact of that interview. Amazing. We will talk to somebody about that

and whether that changes the sort of stigma people might feel about

seeing a counsellor, for example. Do feel free to get in touch with us

that you can find us on Facebook, social media, and on line. In the

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

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

but also on Breakfast this morning...

Normally we run through the headlines of the main stories. A few

technical issues so we will show you the main stories on the front pages

this morning. The front page of the Daily Telegraph, something we will

talk about later, some people are calling this a watershed moment for

the mental health debate, Prince Harry has done an interview and it's

a very honest interview with the Telegraph, talking about the serious

issues he had after the death of his mother and saying he didn't talk

about it for many years and eventually he did, but in his late

twenties. People are saying this is a real change in attitudes and may

bring changes for lots of people, lots are saying they are touched by

the way he has spoken out and schoolchildren will be given better

access to NHS mental health workers in an effort to stop the rising tide

of depression and anxiety, a reaction to that story. Lots of the

papers talking about what we are talking about today, North Korea

threatening to carry out weekly missile tests after US vice

president warned America's Iraq or strategic patience towards Pyongyang

was over. Talking about Prince Harry and I think it will be a few days of

similar coverage. Leroux action here on the Daily Mail, Prince William

has been speaking to another charity called CALM, let's lose our stiff

upper lips, a reaction to what his brother said -- lots of reaction.

The front page of the times, Donald Trump yesterday with the Easter

Bunny, which put Twitter into meltdown yesterday -- Times. A White

House event for thousands of children and a story about Turkey

and fears they could renege on the migrant deal after the referendum

result. Those are some of the front pages this morning. Let's look at

some of the other headlines. North Korea has stepped

up its hostile language towards the US, warning

there will be all-out war if America uses military

force against it. Speaking to the BBC's

John Sudworth, North Korea's vice-foreign minister said

the nation would be willing to use a pre-emptive nuclear strike,

and that it had no intention If the US is reckless enough to use

military means it would mean from that very day and of all-out war.

Our nuclear weapons protect us from that threat. We would be conducting

more missile tests on a weekly, monthly and yearly basis -- an

all-out war. comes as vice president Mike Pence

has landed in Tokyo and he is expected to reassure the country of

America's commitment to reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

The Duke of Cambridge says the British stiff upper lip should

not come at the expense of people's health.

Prince William made the comments in an interview

with the charity, CALM, which is dedicated to

It comes after his brother, Prince Harry said he sought

counselling to come to terms with the death of their mother.

Ministers are to set out new proposals to speed up appeals

by foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers held in detention.

A previous fast-track scheme was scrapped two years ago

after the Court of Appeal ruled it unlawful.

Officials say that, if implemented, the system could speed up around

Labour has promised to increase the benefits given to carers by ten

pounds a week if the party wins the next election.

In a visit to Birmingham later today, leader Jeremy Corbyn

is expected to say a 17% increase in the Carer's Allowance would help

The government says it's recently committed an extra two billion

pounds to the social care system, and that Labour wouldn't be able

Donald Trump has telephoned the Turkish leader to congratulate

him on Sunday's referendum victory, which grants the president

The White House said Mr Trump thanked President Erdogan

for supporting the US missile strike on a Syrian government airbase

Turkey has extended the state of emergency in the country

Facebook has launched a review of how it deals with violent

content after a video apparently showing the killing of a pensioner

in Ohio remained on the network for more than two hours.

Police are still looking for Steve Stephens, who posted

a video of the attack on 74-year-old Robert Godwin,

Officers say the suspect is armed and dangerous.

Residents in Newcastle upon Tyne are being asked to approve plans

to hand over their local parks to a charitable trust.

The City Council says the idea is being proposed

because its park budget has been cut by more than 90% over

A similar scheme is already in place in Milton Keynes.

John is here with the sports news and Brighton fans will be waking up

very happy. They will be. A few sore heads as well this morning because

some great scenes on the south coast after they won promotion to the

Premier League. Not an easy few years for them, they've missed out

via the play-offs in three of the last four seasons. They were playing

yesterday. They beat Wigan, the result they needed, they needed to

wait for other results, they went their way and that meant the players

and the fans could celebrate at the Amex Stadium on the pitch. Three

south coast clubs in the Premier League. Absolutely. It is like a

football Mecca. It is. The King and the teams in the north but look at

the south coast are doing so well. -- looking at. Some long trips next

season! They beat Wigan 2-1,

this their second goal. And when that went in and results

elsewhere later went their way. Cue a pitch invasion

at the Amex Stadium where they play. themselves at Old Trafford next

season. And it means three south coast clubs

now in the Premier League, I am as excited as anybody. I have

to have that little bit of sensibility as such because we've

got another big game on Friday, which, if we were able to win it on

Friday, would be the ultimate, which would be not only promotion but

would see us winning the Championship, and that's got to be

the target now. Arsenal boosted their fading hopes

of reaching the top four in the Premier League with a 2-1

win at Middlesbrough. What a goal to get them on their way

last night. They led before half time

after Alexis Sanchez curled in a beautiful free kick

from the edge of the box. Alvaro Negredo equalised

for struggling Middlesbrough but they couldn't cling

on for a point as Meszut Ozil poked Boro stay 19th, six

points from safety. Chelsea captain John Terry

will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two

decades at Stamford Bridge. Since making his debut in 1998

Terry's won four Premier League Terry says he still has plenty

to offer on the pitch. What a night for Leicester City to

come. They host Atletico Madrid

in the second leg of their Champions League

quarter-final tonight. The Premier League champions

trail 1-0 after the first leg after they fell

behind to a disputed Leicester are the only British side

left in the competition, but are heavy outsiders to make it

through to the last four. We need to make sure defensively...

We need to create more, we've got to get a goal back but by the same

token we need to be mindful that we need to deny them space because

they're a very, very good counter-attack team. So we're at

home. We need to be more forceful than we were. As you say, but

respectful of the opposition as well.

Manchester City women are on course to hold all three domestic titles

after reaching the final of the Women's FA Cup

They beat Liverpool 1-0 in the semi-finals.

City will play Birmingham, who beat Chelsea on penalties.

Two members of the squad will be joining us on the sofa at around

8:40am to discuss that result. Kyle Edmund will face

Rafa Nadal in the second That's after he beat

fellow Brit Dan Evans. In the first meeting

between the two on tour, British number three Edmund

won in straight sets. Andy Murray gets his tournament

under way tomorrow. 2005 winner Shaun Murphy

is through to the second round of the World Snooker

Championship in Sheffield. against 17-year-old Yan Bingtao

of China who almost pushed him all the way, the world number five

eventually winning 10-8. Next up is Ronnie O'Sullivan,

who earlier this week accused World Snooker chairman

Barry Hearn of bullying Ronnie can say whatever he wants

about whatever he wants. But he can't get away with everything he

says. He isn't right about everything he says either. And to

claim that he's been bullied by the governing body is, in my opinion,

quite inaccurate. And for one young fan having made

the long trip from london And for one young fan having made

the long trip from London to Middlesbrough to watch

Arsenal last night. I don't think he would have

minded the journey home having got his hands

on Alexis Sanchez's shirt. The goalscorer picked him

out after the match. Everybody wanted it but the little

fella got it. Very cute. He varies specifically gave it to him. How

nice is that? P is still wearing it this morning I reckon, probably

hasn't taken it off -- he is. Bet he hasn't even watched it! Thanks very

much. More from John and also Carol later.

Those were the words used by a senior official in Pyongyang

as North Korea warned it would carry out a pre-emptive nuclear strike

if it suspects America is planning military action.

The comments came after the country's failed missile

test on Sunday, just hours before the American Vice President Mike

He's warned North Korea not to test the US.

Let's speak to Scott Lucas from the University of Birmingham.

He is professor of international politics. Good morning and thanks

for joining us. How significant is this language

that has been used and specifically this statement from North Korea

about all-out war? We've been here before on the North Korean side.

Visa tense times but North Korea for years, even decades, has put out

clear signals that if it is attacked it will respond with force -- these

are. Of course this time they're talking about nuclear force. What's

really different about this phase is the US position. The talk on social

media by Donald Trump, which says if China won't deal with North Korea,

we will, sending a naval force to the area, the largest training

exercise with the South Koreans in years, I think personally, despite

all the War of words, we are not going to war. In fact the focus will

be on diplomatic and political steps which is part of the reason voice

dial vice president Mike Pence is in South Korea and Japan today, which

is why they are talking with them behind-the-scenes. That's what I

want to talk about, the role the US would like China to play and is

their relationship changing? The relationship is definitely changing

because Donald Trump came into office saying the Chinese are raping

our country, his exact words, I'm going to take economic steps to push

them back on trade and currency. He signalled on Twitter last weekend

that is over, there will be no economic confrontation with the

Chinese. Instead, let's be honest here, the real broker for stability

is not the US in the region, it's the Chinese. We will hear a lot of

talk today about whether the Chinese will put in more sanctions on North

Korea as an alternative to military force, but more important is the

fact that a lot of people in the region are looking to China as the

one to separate North Korea and the US, sort of like getting in between

two guys fighting in a bath. A dangerous thing to do sometimes!

Let's talk about the failed test because North Korea say they will

continue with tests -- a bar. There are rumours the US has implemented

or help with that failure, what are your thoughts? One of the

possibilities for the US has been to carry out covert and cyber

operations to disrupt the North Korean nuclear programme. They did

this with Iran in recent years for example. It's a possibility, we

don't know anything beyond that, some interference with North Korea's

computer programmes may not only have affected this test but the last

two tests. I appreciate your time, Scott Lucas, I understand we are

having issues with sound. Professor of international politics at the

university of Birmingham. We promised you a bit of Carol, a

bit chilly in places, look at that, beautiful.

Good morning. A chilly start for some. In Edinburgh this morning, the

temperature at the moment is -2 but as we go across other parts of the

country: First thing this morning, there is a

touch of frost around. Under those clear skies, allowing the

temperatures do dip so low, there will be a fair bit of sunshine

around today. High pressure still firmly in charge, this weather front

going south is continuing to take showers with it and then behind it,

all of us will feel the cold air coming our way. This morning when

the frost lifts, a wee bit of mist around, that will clear rapidly and

a lot of sunshine around. Parisi in the south-eastern quarter, that will

make it feel chillier and through the day the cloud will build in

north-west Scotland and Northern Ireland, producing spots of rain,

initially in the Outer Hebrides then western parts of mainland Scotland.

Away from that, the rest of Scotland getting a sunny day. Northern

England will have a sunny day and Northern Ireland, the crowd will

build through the day, sunshine turning hazier and a few spots of

rain coming in. In Wales, the Midlands, East Anglia, largely dry,

in East Anglia and can you could see the odd shower this afternoon but

they will be the exception rather than Leroux. If you're looking for

rain, there is no substantial rain in the forecast this week -- the

rule. We have a showery band of rain in to western Scotland, going to the

Northern Isles, some going to Northern Ireland, as a result with

that cloud and rain in Northern Ireland, not as cold as it is under

the clearer skies under this high pressure in England and Wales.

Tomorrow morning we start with a touch of frost, but having said

that, there will be a lot of sunshine. Clearest in Northern

Ireland, northern England and Scotland, a bit more cloud around,

but even so some brighter breaks and sunshine coming through. But still a

few showers. Temperature wise tomorrow, again, very similar to

today in the sense we are looking at 12 to 14 as the top temperature.

Then as we move on to Thursday, a lot of dry weather around where we

had the clear skies by night. Once again, some frost around so farmers,

bear that in mind. All you if you been planting in the garden. A

weather front from the north-west will introduce some rain, again

nothing particularly heavy. Our temperature range, up to 15 Celsius.

The dominance of just as handful of big names in banking could be

Steph has the boss of TSB with her this morning.

Good morning. And we have the boss of TSB without. Let me tell you more

about what is going on. It's a bank that's been on our high

streets for over 100 years Not that long ago TSB was part

of Lloyds Banking group, but was then sold to the Spanish

bank Sabadell in 2013. Today the bank, which has fewer

than 600 branches and over 7,000 staff says the banking sector

here is too heavily dominated by a few big names, and that can

leave customers out of pocket. Paul Pester is the CEO of TSB

and he joins me now. Good morning. Good morning. What is

the problem in the banking sector? There are many. There are many

tactics which are costing consumers ?400 million a year to be if I want

to take out a loan and buy a car, first of all, it is hard to

understand the features of the product. Can I pay it off quickly?

Can I take a repayment holiday? If I had the loan a few years ago, can I

switch on to another rate now? What shocked us most is the more I shop

around for a loan, the likelihood it is going to cost me. If I ask one

provider for a quote, they will leave a hard credit for print my

credit file. If I go to the next loan provider they will also leave a

footprint. These footprints add up. It means I pay more. Basically

shopping around means there are many credit checks going on and it will

make your profile or worse and it is therefore more expensive. Who is

doing the underhand thing? Two thirds of all loan providers in the

UK leave these unnecessary hard for print on your profile. You don't

need to do it. -- footprints. If someone comes up and just asks for a

rate, they are just asking for a price. Do not need to leave a hard

mark on a credit file. It is wrong to do so. We think it is costing

consumers ?400 million a year. Who needs to sort it out? Where is

coming from? Us at TSB I tried to bring more competition to UK banking

We are trying to blow the lid off these tactics We are working with

policymakers. Ultimately, the industry has to fix itself. This is

an industry where a lack of competition has led to a culture

where banks just don't care for comp -- companies. It is hard to get a

better deal. We need better competition and better deals for

consumers. Are you not just saying this because you want more

competition and customers? Of course we want more customers. But we want

a better deal for consumers. We have had many customers join us. The big

five banks still have a stranglehold on the UK market and it is not good

for consumers. Your bank used to be part of one of those. So, if these

underhand tactics... They cannot just have been happening in the past

two years. When you are part of Lloyds Banking group, you guys must

have known about that we were a part of Lloyds and spun out of them a few

years ago. Part of being a separate bank is to bring more competition to

the UK market. There is no need for me to be penalised every time I

asked or Ray Price. If I go to the high street and ask for a fridge or

a freezer, I don't expect the price to go up every --a price. We would

love all loan providers to sign up and say they will not do this. We

would like to end underhanded tactics. You are obviously owned by

a Spanish bank now. What does Brexit mean for you? It hasn't affected us.

We look at our 5 million customers. We have taken Brexit in our stride.

Customers use current accounts and change banking behave is with us. We

can see that. We have not seen much change. It is yet to be seen what

happens in the next two years. But so far, so good. The UK economy is

actually doing quite well. Thank you so much. The Chief Executive of TSB.

Thank you, Steph. Illegal fishing in Scottish waters

is now being co-ordinated by rogue fishermen using social media

to avoid patrol boats. Our Scotland correspondent,

James Shaw, has been finding out what's being done to

catch the culprits. He joins us now from Troon,

on the Firth of Clyde. A very good morning to you. How are

they catching them? Good morning. It is really a cat and mouse game that

is going on in those waters of the Firth of Clyde just beyond Troon

Harbour where I am now. It starts with the enforcement boats leaving

the harbour. They turn off automatic identification so they cannot be

tracked by other vessels. The fisherman are using Facebook and

other social media, which means they can share information about where

enforcement boats are and stop fishing before they arrive. --

fishermen. It is a very valuable new market that has arisen recently in

the far east. And that is why this conflict between Marine Scotland,

the enforcement agency, and the fishermen, has started to escalate.

The Scottish coastline are patrolled patrolled by a small fleet of ships

whose job is to safeguard the marine environment. It is a blustery day on

the Firth of Clyde. The seas are looking grey and choppy. This is the

marine protection vessel. It is the nerve centre of the ship. We are on

the lookout at all times for illegal fishing activity. At about 1030 at

night I spotted some lights on the bay. It is a known illegal fishing

area. Someone is working at night-time. In that depth of water

it is unlikely he was just casually fishing. During daylight hours, the

crew often use their high-speed inflatable to intercept fishing

boats. The speed of interception is often critical to catch illegal

activity. This boat, it is fishing for bronze. You are complying with

all of the things they are interested in and have all of the

rights licences, all of that kind of thing. There are some people who are

not like that. I'm not really interested in what other people are

doing, whether it is illegal or illegal. The real problem is the

illegal fishing technique which uses live electricity cables to stun and

capture razor clams. We have known activity that is illegal where they

are fishing for these clams. On board they have this equipment.

Probes and cables and everything that comes with it. We recover them

from our patrols. The job is made harder because the fishermen use

social media to share where it is. Just another challenge for the crew.

Now, we should clarify of course that none of these boats behind me

are involved in illegal activities. They are all fishing perfectly

legally. The question, I suppose, is whether this conflict between

enforcement and these illegal fishermen can be resolved. It is

possible that it might be because the Scottish Government is

organising a trial for a lecture electrofishing, the technique to

capture these claims. If it proves to be safe, sustainable, and viable,

then it is possible that at least this particular dispute between

Marine Scotland, the enforcement agency, and these rogue fishermen,

it is possible it might be resolved. Thank you very much for that. Very

interesting. More on that during the programme. And still to come, she

has been named World Player of the Year twice and scored a hat-trick in

30 minutes in a quarter-final. We will be joined by Carly Lloyd and

her Manchester City teammate. They will be here at a

I'm back with the latest from the BBC London Newsroom

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

North Korea warns of all-out war if the United States

the US Vice President Mike Pence tells North Korea not to test

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 18th of April.

A report claims nearly half of the planet's

Natural World Heritage sites are being threatened by the illegal

After Prince Harry opens up about having counselling,

his brother says the British stiff upper lip shouldn't stop

We'll discuss that with a clinical psychologist.

What the last thing you bought on the high street?

If it was a pint or a coffee rather than clothes you're not alone.

Figures out today suggest an increasing number of us

are visiting our high streets outside of regular shopping hours.

means for the future of our high streets.

After 34 years out of English football's top flight,

the wait is finally over for Brighton and Hove Albion,

they have been promoted to the Premier League.

A cold and frosty start for some this morning but a lot

However, we'll see cloud building from the north-west through the day,

turning the sunshine hazy with the odd spot of rain.

I'll have more details in the next 15 minutes.

North Korea has stepped up its hostile language

towards the US, warning there will be all-out war

if America uses military force against it.

It comes after days of growing tensions between Pyongyang

On Saturday the nation staged a huge military parade involving

tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

Ballistic missiles designed to be launched from submarines

were apparently on display for the first time.

Just a day later an attempt by North Korea to launch a test

American officials say a land-based missile,

which was in violation of UN resolutions, exploded within seconds

Then yesterday, as US Vice President Mike Pence

arrived in the South Korean capital for talks on the North's nuclear

official spoke to the BBC's John Sudworth.

If you could send one message to Donald Trump today,

TRANSLATION: I would tell him that if the United States encroaches

on our sovereignty then it will provoke an immediate

If the USA is planning a military attack against us,

we will react with a nuclear pre-emptive strike by our own

This morning US Vice President Mike Pence landed in Tokyo on the next

Our Tokyo correspondent Rupert Wingfield-Hayes told us that

North Korea was likely to be high on the agenda.

Certainly the rhetoric from both sides has been

ramped up quite a lot in the last few days,

Essentially there is brinkmanship going on from both sides.

We've seen first President Trump and now Vice President Pence saying

to the North Koreans don't push us, don't test us, we are prepared

to take military action if necessary.

We have seen in this interview with John yesterday

from the Vice Foreign Minister in Pyongyang saying,

look, if you infringe on our territory and sovereignty,

we will retaliate with nuclear weapons.

is diplomacy by other means if you like and I think

what the American government is trying to do is send a message

to North Korea but also crucially to China, saying the American

government is not prepared to continue with the status quo

and making a realistic threat of military force if you like.

But the purpose of that is to get China to tighten its sanctions

against the North Korean regime, and there are some signs that that

China has now said it might impose oil sanctions against North Korea,

it's never done that before, so perhaps this alarmist language

The Duke of Cambridge says the British stiff upper lip should

not come at the expense of people's health.

Prince William made the comments in an interview

with the charity, CALM, which is dedicated to

It comes after his brother, Prince Harry said he sought

counselling to come to terms with the death of their mother.

We will be talking about that later with someone else who has sought

Ministers are to set out new proposals to speed up appeals

by foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers held in detention.

A previous fast-track scheme was scrapped two years ago

after the Court of Appeal ruled it unlawful.

Officials say that if implemented, the system could speed up around

Labour has promised to increase the benefits given to those who care

for the vulnerable by ?10 a week if the party wins

During a visit to Birmingham later today,

leader Jeremy Corbyn is expected to say a 17% increase

in the Carer's Allowance would help around one million people

Our political correspondent Ben Wright joins us now.

Ben, can you tell us a little more about this proposal?

Good morning, Dan. There are about 6.5 million people in the UK caring

full-time for elderly, disabled, seriously ill friends or relatives.

That's a lot. And about 800,000 of those are eligible for Carer's

Allowance. These are unsung heroes according to Jeremy Corbyn. At the

moment there in title to claim about ?62 a week in Carer's Allowance,

Jeremy Corbyn is saying if Labour winds the next election in the first

year of their government they would increase that to just over ?72 a

week and they are saying Labour campaign for this by reversing a

planned cut to inheritance tax that is coming in later this year. He is

saying he is taking muggy from the well off and giving it to those at

the bottom doing this valuable caring work. -- Monique. The issue

of social care is contentious at the moment. -- Monique. The

Conservatives say they have increased in the Carer's Allowance

by ?450 a year since 2010, and they say this is yet another uncrossed it

spending commitment from the Labour Party. Then, thanks for that this

morning -- uncrossed it. -- Ben. Donald Trump has telephoned

the Turkish leader to congratulate him on Sunday's referendum victory,

which grants the president The White House said

Mr Trump thanked Recep Tayyip Erdogan for supporting

the US missile strike on a Syrian government airbase

earlier this month. Turkey has extended the state

of emergency in the country Facebook has launched a review

of how it deals with violent content after a video apparently

showing the killing of a pensioner in Ohio remained on the network

for more than two hours. Police are still looking

for Steve Stephens, who posted a video of the attack

on 74-year-old Robert Godwin, Officers say the suspect

is armed and dangerous. Campaigners are warning that nearly

half of the planet's Natural World Heritage sites

are under threat from the illegal A report by the conservation

charity WWF says poaching of elephants and illegal logging

and fishing is putting the lives of critically endangered

species at risk. Our southern Africa correspondent

Karen Allen reports. Tanzania, one of hundreds

of precious sites around the globe designated by UNESCO as a place

where endangered wildlife should be But nearly half of these locations

are threatened by criminals, according to the

conservation charity WWF. Rangers are being deployed

to try to outwit the thieves, Elephants are among the most

at risk from poachers. 40% of all African elephants live

in World Heritage sites, yet nearly half of these places

are threatened with wildlife crime. And for other prey,

for whom sanctuaries like this are meant to be a refuge,

they too are at risk. Not just from the men with guns,

but loggers who are stripping And in the world's oceans,

like this protected site off the coast of Belize,

creatures are vulnerable too. In nearly half of UNESCO's

Heritage marine sites, the threat

to wildlife lurks deep. Campaigners say that

without international action now, these precious places could become

a thing of the past as the criminals turn to more violent means

to strip the planet bare. Karen Allen, BBC News,

southern Africa. And we'll be speaking to someone

from the WWF conservation charity Families across England will this

morning find out which primary school their child will attend

from this September. A new report by education charity

Teach First suggests children from poorer homes

in England are nearly half as likely to attend an outstanding primary

school as richer children. The Department for Education says

it's set out plans to make more good Residents in Newcastle upon Tyne

are being asked to approve plans to hand over their local parks

to a charitable trust. The City Council says

the idea is being proposed because its park budget has been cut

by more than 90% over They're the places we treasure. The

quiet corners of every town or city at the heart of our community. Some

of them quarter of a century. But they need to be maintained and here

in Newcastle the council is running out of money. They say the park

budget has been cut by 90% over the past seven years. The solution, it

could be this. A Parks charity like the one here in Milton Keynes which

looks after some 5000 acres of greenery. They say it works because

they're not competing for money against other services. Here in

Newcastle it would mean 33 green spaces would be handed over to a

charitable trust along with some 50 allotments. They would be

responsible for the day-to-day management and attracting new

investment. People have already expressed their views on the plans.

Some say they don't want parks falling into a state of disrepair,

but they don't want to be charged for using any part of them either,

something they fear may happen if green spaces are taken out of the

council's hands. The public consultation ends on Friday. The

council have been asked to share their findings with other local

authorities in case they want to follow their example. Fiona Trott,

BBC News, Newcastle. The first woman ever to complete

the Boston Marathon has run the race again 50 years after she first

crossed the finish line. Kathrine Switzer entered the race

in 1967 when only men Yesterday she joined over 27,000

people to complete the race in four hours and 44 minutes,

just 24 minutes more than she took I mean, anything with a four in it

in my view is fantastic. Never mind the winner, anything with a four.

Well done to her! You're watching Breakfast.

They're home to the likes of African elephants,

the critically endangered Javan rhino and almost a third

But according to a report by the conservation charity WWF,

poaching and illegal trading are threatening almost half

of the planet's Natural World Heritage sites.

We're joined now by Chris Gee from the charity.

Thank you so much for joining us. Give us an overview because this is

really alarming, these are protected sites and they are still being

targeted? Absolutely, good morning to you and happy World Heritage Day,

one of the reasons we did the report today. They are some of the world's

most precious places and they've been given the highest status of

protection so it's alarming to see almost half of all natural World

Heritage sites are threatened by the illegal wildlife trade. As you said,

one of the -- some of the most precious species are under threat.

Does it mean those bodies, which we have talked about over the last

months and years, are they failing in their attempts to not allow these

things do happen? We've identified the current setup is not working.

UNESCO needs to get their act together to improve the situation.

UNESCO are focused on the sites and SITIES is focused on the trade and

they have to join up to solve this. The livelihoods of people relies on

this, up to 11 million people worldwide, either through tourism or

fishing, so it's good for the wildlife and people if we get this

sorted. Let's talk about the illegal trade, they are in all sorts of

different animals. Which ones are vulnerable and why are they targeted

for illegal trade? We see tigers, about a third of the remaining

tigers in the world are in World Heritage sites around the world,

they are targeted for the illegal wildlife trade for traditional

medicines in Asia but it's not just tigers, we have looked at trees as

well that are in danger at and they are affected by this illegal trade.

-- endangered. Tackling the illegal trade is good for the places, which

should be the most protected in the world, but clearly aren't, and also

it's the same criminal networks who are smuggling people and drugs who

are involved in the wildlife trade. You've been to Belize in central

America, what did you see? Belize is an amazing place to be. The Belize

Barrier Reef system is the second-largest in the world, home to

some amazing species of fish, sharks and rays. They are threatened in

Belize. Are some threats to Belize, overfishing is a threat that there

are. The government has taken some action but last year Belize was

threatened by oil exploration near to the Barrier Reef. What we found

was when we raised the alarm and people in Belize and around the

world were aware of this issue, within two days of us taking this

globally, the government of Belize act away from oil explorer Asian.

One of the main threats to the area was removed. People taking action,

we have an area on our website for this, it is making a difference.

It's important people know what is going on and become involved.

What about security? Is it also about having the resources to put in

security to stop this? Clearly, resources are an issue. Governments

need to celebrate these places. They are crucial to the economy.

Protecting them should be a priority. It is over the last ten

years that over 1000 rangers have died protecting these places. There

is a real need to make sure that they are properly equipped to

protect them and fishing patrols are making sure it legal fishing is not

happening. Part of the problem is this trade is worth ?15 billion a

year. That is one of the real issues if you are going to tackle it. You

have to tackle that side as well. Absolutely. Here in the UK, the

government is hosting the conference for this next year. This issue will

be the top priority at the conference. It will be important to

protect these amazing places in the creatures that live there and the

people that rely on them. Thank you very much for coming in to talk to

us this morning. Thank you. You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News. A senior North Korean official has

warned the BBC of an "all out war" if the United States

decides to attack it. Nearly half the planet's most

precious natural areas are under threat from illegal poaching

and logging, according Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. It really is quite cold. Look at

that! Good morning. You are quite right. A chilly start. Some parts of

the UK have temperatures around freezing. Some way below freezing.

Frosty. Patchy mist. All of it will give way to sunny spells if you

don't already have them. A weak weather front crossing the

south-east. That will clear very smartly and take showers with it.

Cooler air behind that. Despite the fact it will be a sunny and pleasant

day, it will not be especially warm for many of us. Quite a keen breeze

in East Anglia and the south-east. The south-west. Cloud will build.

Showers. One or two showers in East Anglia and Kent this afternoon. They

are the exception, not the rule. Southern England is generally

enjoying sunshine with Fairweather cloud. The same in the Channel

Islands. It will be not wall-to-wall blue skies. Some cloud around.

Wales, a similar story. A dry afternoon. Sunny, 11 degrees.

Northern Ireland. After a fine start, the cloud will build.

Sunshine will turn hazy. Some showers. The same showery rain in

the north and west of Scotland. The rest of Scotland, a sunny afternoon.

Northern England, also a sunny and pleasant afternoon. Through this

evening, what you will find is we have got that rain across the

north-west. And it is going to advance a little further east. It

will be not particularly heavy. It will not just affect Scotland, but

Northern Ireland. Not as cold as under the clear skies in England and

Wales. These temperatures in towns and cities and rural areas will be

cold enough for frost. High pressure is in charge of the weather,

especially in England and Wales. After a cold start tomorrow, lots of

sunshine. Cloud in northern England, Northern Ireland and Scotland. A few

showers here and there. Nonetheless, sunny spots developing as we go

through the course of the day to be cloud building as we go through the

day as well in parts of Wales. Temperatures are fairly similar to

today. Between around 11 and 13- 14 degrees. For Thursday, while we

still have a weather front producing some cloud as it goes southwards, it

will be a weak affair. Unlikely rain. Sunny spells in England and

Wales. Also Northern Ireland. At another weather front coming in from

the north-west of Scotland will introduce rain. Here it will be

breezy as well. Temperatures on Thursday, between about ten and 15

degrees. By the time we get to Friday, the weather front will be

continuing its descent Southward, eventually moving out of Scotland

into northern England and Ireland as well. Behind that, breezy. This is

cold. North-west. You will feel it as you are standing in it. In the

south, here it is by the end of the afternoon. Sunshine and temperatures

up to 17 degrees. 63 Fahrenheit. Back to you. Thank you very much. I

have heard a rumour you are looking at serial. Is that true? It is. --

cereal. Whatever you're tucking

into for brekkie this morning, you'll definitely have

heard of Weetabix. Made in the UK since the 1930s,

it was bought up by a Chinese firm So now, the firm is set to be sold

off again to an American business working the longest number of hours

a week in almost a decade, an average of 31 hours

in work in the UK. Londoners work the hardest,

clocking in an extra 100 hours followed by staff in

Northern Ireland and West Midlands. Those in the south-west of England

put in the least on average. And this week, we're expecting

to get details of a scrappage scheme The reports said ministers may opt

for a scheme that pays drivers up to ?2,000 towards

a new, cleaner car. However, it is likely to be

restricted to certain drivers It's all about a drive

to reduce air pollution. We will have more details on that

has information comes out. It is about trying to drive down that air

pollution. There you go. That is what happens after we get back from

the weekend. It feels like it is halfway through the week already but

we have only just started. Right. Thank you for watching us on

Breakfast this morning. Thank you. Mental health trusts across the UK

are becoming increasingly reliant on private psychiatric hospitals,

as the NHS struggles to balance increased demand with

over-stretched budgets. That's according to a BBC

Breakfast investigation. We've discovered that the number

of inpatients being treated privately has risen by 80%

in the last four years, You were in a really,

really bad way, weren't you? In his first year

at university, Carl He was taken to his local

hospital after fears he would

take his own life. He ended up 150 miles

from home in a private bed. There was a frantic search

for beds across the country and they couldn't

say where I would end up. It was the threat of recall

he said made it far worse. Being moved to an NHS hospital

when a cheaper bed became available. You would meet people and then

they would just be gone and the explanation would be

that they got recalled last night. It can sort of inhibit

recovery, I think. This nurse told me

she would be sacked But she said so much is focused

on the logistics of finding a bed Look, I became a nurse

because I wanted to care for my patients and spend time

with them. But if I am looking for a bed,

I don't have time to spend BBC News found out

there has been an 80% increase in the number of NHS

patients receiving care in a private inpatient bed in

the last four years. That's up from just over 1800

patients in 2012 to over 3,300. That has increased

42% to just over ?100 And here, they say

there are two reasons. It's clear there aren't enough

acute inpatient beds. Clearly, it's not good

for the NHS to spend But as a clinician, my concern

is about the patient. NHS England admit they are spending

too much on private bed. They say it is close to ?5

million every month. Here in Peterborough,

the problem was no longer They did what NHS England

wants to do more often. They put more emphasis on a short

inpatient assessment period with more support

for patients in their And 70% of our patients go

through that system and come back out into the community

supported by home treatment. That's why NHS England is investing

?400 million on crisis has increased to ?600

million this year. Scotland is investing over ?300

million over the next five years. Northern Ireland say this isn't

an issue for them as the proportion of privately treated

patients is less But it's clear it's causing some

trusts in some patients clearly. But it's clear it's causing some

trusts and some patients clearly. We are continuing with that theme.

The most high-profile person to speak openly about mental health.

Could Prince Harry's comments clear the stigma about mental health and

help others go seek help for themselves? Does no. You can find us

on social media to tell us your thoughts. Right

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

North Korea has stepped up its hostile language

towards the US, warning there will be all-out war

if America uses military force against it.

Speaking to the BBC's John Sudworth, North Korea's

vice foreign minister said the nation would be willing to use

a pre-emptive nuclear strike, and that it had no intention

TRANSLATION: If the US is reckless enough to use military means it

would mean from that very day an all-out war.

Our nuclear weapons protect us from that threat.

We would be conducting more missile tests on a weekly,

His comments come as US Vice President Mike Pence arrives

in Japan as part of his visit to Asia.

He has landed in Tokyo in the last few hours,

where he's expected to reassure the country of America's commitment

to reining in North Korea's nuclear ambitions.

The Duke of Cambridge says the British stiff upper lip should

not come at the expense of people's health.

Prince William made the comments in an interview

with the charity, CALM, which is dedicated to

It comes after his brother, Prince Harry said he sought

counselling to come to terms with the death of their mother.

We will be talking about that shortly on BBC Breakfast.

Ministers are to set out new proposals to speed up appeals

by foreign criminals and failed asylum seekers held in detention.

A previous fast-track scheme was scrapped two years ago

after the Court of Appeal ruled it unlawful.

Officials say that, if implemented, the system could speed up around

Labour has promised to increase the benefits given to carers by ?10

a week if the party wins the next election.

In a visit to Birmingham later today, leader Jeremy Corbyn

is expected to say a 17% increase in the Carer's Allowance would help

The government says it's recently committed an extra ?2 billion

to the social care system, and that Labour wouldn't be able

Donald Trump has telephoned the Turkish leader to congratulate

him on Sunday's referendum victory, which grants the president

The White House said Mr Trump thanked President Erdogan

for supporting the US missile strike on a Syrian government airbase

Turkey has extended the state of emergency in the country

Facebook has launched a review of how it deals with violent

content after a video apparently showing the killing of a pensioner

in Ohio remained on the network for more than two hours.

Police are still looking for Steve Stephens, who posted

a video of the attack on 74-year-old Robert Godwin,

Officers say the suspect is armed and dangerous.

Residents in Newcastle upon Tyne are being asked to approve plans

to hand over their local parks to a charitable trust.

The City Council says the idea is being proposed

because its park budget has been cut by more than 90% over

A similar scheme is already in place in Milton Keynes.

Coming up on the programme, Carol will have the weather for you.

That will be in around 15 minutes. Now I look at the sport. If you like

trips to the south coast and you're a Premier League football fan, next

season, Bournemouth, Southampton and Brighton. A footballing powerhouse,

amazing! Fantastic for them having book their place in the Premier

League next season. Not an easy run for them, they almost dropped out of

the football league a number of years ago, without a stadium for a

long time, but sensible investment, growing the club on the field and

off it, they are reaping the rewards now and fantastic scenes for the

players and fans. Results when their way and that means they are going to

be in the Premier League. Celebrations in Brighton! Yes, I bet

some of them are yet to wake up! They beat Wigan 2-1,

this their second goal. And when that went in and results

elsewhere later went their way. Cue a pitch invasion

at the Amex Stadium where they play. themselves at Old Trafford next

season. And it means three south coast clubs

now in the Premier League, I have to have that little bit

of sensibility as such because we've got another big game on Friday,

which, if we were able to win it on Friday, would be the ultimate,

which would be not only promotion but would see us winning

the Championship, and that's got Arsenal boosted their fading hopes

of reaching the top four in the Premier League with a 2-1

win at Middlesbrough. What a goal to get them

on their way last night. They led before half time

after Alexis Sanchez curled in a beautiful free kick

from the edge of the box. Alvaro Negredo equalised

for struggling Middlesbrough but they couldn't cling

on for a point as Meszut Ozil poked Boro stay 19th, six

points from safety. It is mathematically still alive and

we will be able to win our games. We have started with one and now we

have the break with the FA Cup and then we will come back and focus on

the championship, yes. Chelsea captain John Terry

will leave the club at the end of the season after more than two

decades at Stamford Bridge. Since making his debut in 1998

Terry's won four Premier League Terry says he still has plenty

to offer on the pitch. No talk of retirement though, at 36,

he plans to play on. We've seen them pull

off the remarkable. Can leicester reach teh semi-finals

of the Champions League, by knocking out the Spanish side

Ateltico Madrid later? The players have been preparing

as they look to overturn The Premier League champions

are at home later, and remain the only British side

left in the competition. We need to make sure offensivley

we need to create more, we've got to get a goal back

but by the same token we need to be mindful that we need to deny them

space because they're a very, We need to be more

forceful than we were. As you say, but respectful

of the opposition as well. Manchester City women are on course

to hold all three domestic titles after reaching the final

of the Women's FA Cup They beat Liverpool 1-0

in the semi-finals. City will play Birmingham,

who beat Chelsea on penalties. We will speak to a couple of their

players later today as well. Kyle Edmund will face

Rafa Nadal in the second That's after he beat

fellow Brit Dan Evans. In the first meeting

between the two on tour, British number three Edmund

won in straight sets. Andy Murray gets his tournament

under way tomorrow. 2005 winner Shaun Murphy

is through to the second round of the World Snooker

Championship in Sheffield. against 17-year-old Yan Bingtao

of China who almost pushed him all the way, the world number five

eventually winning 10-8. Next up is Ronnie O'Sullivan,

who earlier this week accused World Snooker chairman

Barry Hearn of bullying Ronnie can say whatever he wants

about whatever he wants. But he can't get away

with everything he says. He isn't right about

everything he says either. And to claim that he's been bullied

by the governing body is, Just three points separate the top

five teams after leaders Castleford suffered only their second defeat

of the season at St Helens, with the Tigers after victory over

Widnes. Wigan Warriors remain fourth

but earned their second win of the Easter weekend by beating

Wakefield Trinity 16-10. the victory for the

reigning champions. We were talking about Arsenal 's

match with Middlesbrough earlier. And for one young fan having made

the long trip from London to Middlesbrough to watch

Arsenal last night. I don't think he would have

minded the journey home having got his hands

on Alexis Sanchez's shirt. The goalscorer picked him

out after the match. The probably thought he would head

home with the match day programme but instead he has got a shirt.

Lovely! See you later on. Mental health campaigners have

welcomed Prince Harry's decision to reveal he had counselling

to help him come to terms with losing his mother,

Diana, Princess of Wales. The Prince told the Daily

Telegraph he'd spent nearly 20 years not

thinking about her death. So is there still a stigma around

speaking about our emotions? We'll explore this in just a moment,

but first, let's hear some I can safely say that losing my mum

at the age of 12 and therefore shutting down all of my emotions for

the last 20 years has had a quite serious effect on not only my

personal life but also my work as well. My way of dealing with it was

refusing to ever think about my mum because why would that help, it's

only going to make you sad, it's not going to bring her back. All of a

sudden all of this grief I never processed came to the forefront,

there's actually a lot of this stuff I needed to deal with. There was 20

years of not thinking about it and then two years of total chaos.

We're joined now by Beki Cook, who first sought counselling

when she was 15, and chartered clinical psychologist Mia Scotland.

So many people are getting in touch to say how inspiring it is to hear

someone like Prince Harry speak about going to seek help. Beki, talk

us about your experiences, you were quite young when you sought help? I

was 15 when I started going to counselling, I had been referred. My

parents broke up when I was 12 so a few years after that I got the

teachers to recognise I might need help. It was pushed through the

school, which was really good, we had a counsellor coming in once a

week but she had that many pupils who were on her books, are used to

see her outside of school hours as well because she had that many in

school. It showed a lot of students needed help. How did that help you?

It was good to go to someone impartial and someone who wasn't

mean to me and couldn't say there was... There was no judgement and to

be able to go to a room where I could say what I wanted and leave it

in the room and carry on. And you can say what you want without

hurting someone else, is that what you were thinking? I knew whatever I

said wouldn't necessarily offend my counsellor or upset them, whereas

talking to a family friend or someone at school or whatever, if I

said something they could be really offended and that would never be my

intention, to upset a friend. It would just be how I was feeling at

the time. You can see the impact it had on Beki and other people

watching this this morning. When you see someone like Prince Harry, one

of the most high-profile people to speak about this kind of issue, what

was your reaction when you first heard he was talking about this?

Just delighted because lifting the stigma of mental health is so

important and the problem is it is so hidden, people don't share they

are seeing a therapist or they are struggling, they worry about who to

share it with. One of my most important jobs as a psychologist is

confidentiality because people are ashamed and there's no reason to be.

For someone like Harry to stand up, very successful, good-looking, a

lovely chap, to say I struggle, that allows others to say, I think he's

amazing, if I can see him say that then I can too and not to be judged

and accepted is wonderful. Prince William has talked about the stiff

upper lip, is it uniquely British, we are all embarrassed to show we

are emotional beings? There is something cultural about it

absolutely. It is something very much that the Americans are quicker

to address, that it could be something better for you and to

enjoy and get something out of rather than something you do when

you are desperate, a last resort and don't tell anybody. The British are

a bit like that with regards to mental health and showing feelings.

And crying, so many people apologise in therapy, as Beki said, just a

small room, but people apologise when they cry. That's what we do as

British people, apologise about everything. When you heard Prince

Harry saying these things, how did it affect you as someone who had

been through it, taken the step, found it difficult at times but been

through it? It was wonderful for him to come out, the more high profile

people that come out it makes ordinary people feel less alone and

it's not that there's something wrong with us. We're all human

beings at the end of the day, mental health can affect anyone, which

Prince Harry has shown, regardless of background you can be affected by

it, regardless of privilege or age. What points do you go back to and

who with? I just completed and 08 week self-esteem counselling therapy

group, I went back to my GP. There was an online referral so you could

do it if you didn't want to do that -- an eight week self-esteem

counselling therapy group. I have done it a few times. That's another

thing, if people want to reach out and get help, is it via your GP, is

that the place to start? There is a lot of help out there, there's a lot

of people to help, it's about finding them and it's also about

resources. If you want to go through the NHS then definitely go to your

GP because there are services set up in Britain for psychological talking

therapies. There's been a lot developing in the last few years

with the government so every GP should be able to get you access to

a counsellor or a cognitive behaviour therapist within the NHS.

As Louise said earlier, there have been so many comments this morning,

Sue says thank you Prince Harry, after the loss of my daughter, thank

you. Jackie, asking for help isn't even considered at first because you

believe you can cope until the floor falls from underneath you. Picking

up on those points, you were lucky that you... You got easy access, but

what is your message to people watching you this morning, something

you really need help with, what should they do? Don't be afraid to

speak out, if you're too scared to speak to a GP, someone close to you.

And there's really good online mental health resources, such as the

Lily Joe mental health initiative, never be scared because you're not

alone, so many people suffer and the more that speak out the more people

are going to be able to come out and say I have struggled. So many people

echoing that, saying the day they realised they had to speak out, and

when they do, a massive white off their shoulders, it's not perfect

from that point on but it makes a massive difference -- a massive

white. We are finally on time for Carol.

Good morning. A chilly start. Frost around. Patchy mist, especially in

Wales and Somerset. That will give way to sunny spells. Currently, a

weather front near Northern Ireland in Scotland is producing cloud. This

has cleared. In between, sunshine. It will feel chilly, especially if

you are exposed to the breeze in the south-east or indeed parts of

Scotland and Northern Ireland. The cloud continues to build through the

day in Northern Ireland and Scotland. Eventually, rain. Cloud

and sunshine. Depending on where you are, you could see some showers in

East Anglia and Kent. Most parts of England and the Channel Islands will

be dry. The Isles of Scilly and the south-west of England, a lot of dry

weather and sunshine around, as it will be across Wales. Temperatures

getting up to 11 degrees. Northern Ireland. Cloud continuing to build.

Hazy sunshine. The cloud will weaken enough for a few showers, showery

rain in the north and west of Scotland largely dry. Northern

England, a lot of dry weather around. Something different in

Manchester at 12. The evening and overnight. The rain moves further

east getting into the Northern Isles and Northern Ireland. Not

particularly heavy. With all the cloud across Scotland and also

Northern Ireland, it won't be as cold a night as the one that has

just gone. Clearer skies in England and Wales, especially in rural

areas. Cold enough for frost. Under the influence of high pressure, not

much happening with the weather tomorrow. England and Wales are

seeing a lot of sunshine. Scotland and Northern Ireland in the final of

England, cloud at times. Cloud will break at times and sunny spells

coming through. Always the risk of showers in the west. Temperatures

tomorrow not dissimilar to what we are expecting today. 11-12 in the

north. Highs as 14 in the south. In the sunshine out of the wind, quite

pleasant. Thursday, a weather front across Scotland and Northern Ireland

will be thinking south. A weak affair. This cloud will continue to

break up. England and Wales, writes hills or sunny spells. -- bright

spells. Cloud around. Rain in the north-west of Scotland. Going into

Friday, thinking south, getting into northern England and also Northern

Ireland. Brightening up behind. Ahead of that, bright spells and

sunshine. 17 degrees as the top temperature. Look at that. If you

are exposed to the north-westerly wind, a cold direction, it will feel

a little bit colder than the temperatures are suggesting. Cool

again. We will try to be on time again next time. We will be put to

the test again. What is the last thing you bought on the high street?

Vegetables. I thought you might go for some sort of clothing item. The

reason I ask is because more and more people are taking the trip into

town, but necessarily for the usual things. Not necessarily for

vegetables. There we go. Good morning, everyone.

We get regular figures on how our high streets are doing,

and this month's footfall data shows the fastest growth in three years.

But that wasn't during normal opening hours,

most of that increase comes after 5pm.

So, we're popping in for a pint, rather than hitting the sales.

We asked some shoppers out yesterday why.

I think that people tend to go for major shopping outside into, you

know, something like the Trafford Centre. They want a different

experience. Drinks and bars and food and restaurants. Finding places to

eat. Especially if you just come from the cinema. It is good to find

someone you want to eat. Depending on how you are feeling, you can

stroll and pick one. On line shopping has kind of killed retail.

The High Streets have become more about socialising and food and

drink. Diane Wehrle is from the firm that

gathered these figures. This is about how habits are

changing, is indeed? We are going out and doing more entertainment

things. -- isn't it? We have more choice. We do need to go to High

Streets and shopping centres any more to buy stuff. We can do that at

home. When we do go out, we want an experienced. That is part of the