20/04/2017

:00:07. > :00:09.Hello - this is Breakfast, with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt.

:00:10. > :00:15.The party leaders hit the campaign trail for the 2017 general election.

:00:16. > :00:18.Jeremy Corbyn will say that Labour will stand up for British people

:00:19. > :00:21.against what he calls a rigged system, when he makes his first

:00:22. > :00:25.official speech of the election this morning.

:00:26. > :00:29.Last night, on the campaign trail, Theresa May told voters in Bolton

:00:30. > :00:32.they faced a choice between her "strong and stable leadership"

:00:33. > :01:03.Good morning - it's Thursday 20th April.

:01:04. > :01:09.Scientists discover drugs that could stop conditions

:01:10. > :01:24.like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in their tracks.

:01:25. > :01:28.I am anti-US Air Force Base in South Korea where huge military exercises

:01:29. > :01:30.are under way. We'll hear about the new research

:01:31. > :01:33.that suggests cycling to work cuts the risk of heart disease

:01:34. > :01:36.and cancer by almost half. A slowing global economy has been

:01:37. > :01:39.blamed for austerity and the financial crisis but data

:01:40. > :01:42.out this week suggests the world's I'll have more on why

:01:43. > :01:46.and what it means for you. Serena Williams reveals she's

:01:47. > :01:50.expecting her first child the 23-time grand slam champion

:01:51. > :01:52.making the announcement on social media and wont play

:01:53. > :01:55.for the rest of the year, It could be good

:01:56. > :01:58.news for this woman. The new star of British tennis,

:01:59. > :02:10.Johanna Konta, speaks exclusively A cloudy day for England and Wales,

:02:11. > :02:13.even the odd spot of drizzle. A good deal brighter in Northern Ireland.

:02:14. > :02:19.Jeremy Corbyn says he'll stand up for the British people

:02:20. > :02:23.who "are the true wealth creators, held back by a system rigged

:02:24. > :02:24.by a system rigged for wealth extractors".

:02:25. > :02:28.That's what the Labour Leader will tell voters in the first formal

:02:29. > :02:41.Here's our political correspondent Alex Forsyth.

:02:42. > :02:45.The campaigning can start in earnest, now the election date

:02:46. > :02:48.has been set - and the party leaders are wasting no time.

:02:49. > :02:54.Jeremy Corbyn's pitch is as the antiestablishment party.

:02:55. > :02:56.He'll promise not to play by the rules.

:02:57. > :03:01.And say Labour will stand up for British people in a system

:03:02. > :03:04.rigged to favour the rich - a message he hinted at it

:03:05. > :03:12.Are we going to be a country that works only to make

:03:13. > :03:19.This election will be fought on the streets of this country,

:03:20. > :03:22.up and down, in town halls, in streets, on beaches,

:03:23. > :03:28.Theresa May wants to exploit when she sees as Jeremy Corbyn's

:03:29. > :03:34.weakness, choosing the Labour held seat of Bolton for her first visit.

:03:35. > :03:37.She said only the Conservatives can deliver the security

:03:38. > :03:44.It's a choice between strong and stable leadership under

:03:45. > :03:48.the Conservatives, or weak and unstable coalition of chaos,

:03:49. > :03:56.Expect the campaign messages to come thick and fast from every party

:03:57. > :04:02.The race is on, the battle lines drawn - and they know just

:04:03. > :04:04.what is at stake: Not just their futures,

:04:05. > :04:11.Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us

:04:12. > :04:26.In the morning. This is an important day, isn't it, for Jeremy Corbyn?

:04:27. > :04:30.They are saying it is as first official speech but nonetheless all

:04:31. > :04:36.eyes will be on him later this morning. You will hear lots of

:04:37. > :04:41.references to the word first, I suspect, as various defence are

:04:42. > :04:46.branded as the first. The rhetoric, the language being cranked up as we

:04:47. > :04:50.count down. Now the vote has happened here in the Commons, there

:04:51. > :04:54.is the sense that the dataset and it can all start formally even though

:04:55. > :05:01.MPs will sit in the chamber for the next week or so. Jeremy Corbyn's big

:05:02. > :05:04.pitch is to say that Labour is 1 million miles behind in the opinion

:05:05. > :05:12.polls but they are offering something different. They say it is

:05:13. > :05:16.a foregone conclusion in the media that Labour is going to lose but

:05:17. > :05:19.they stand up for ordinary people so it should not be. Theresa May will

:05:20. > :05:24.return to the theme of strong and stable leadership. Liberal Democrats

:05:25. > :05:29.will continue to make the argument for the UK staying as close to the

:05:30. > :05:34.European Union as possible. We have to wait until we see the official

:05:35. > :05:40.manifestoes. These are the early opening gambits and then we wait?

:05:41. > :05:46.Just imagine a bunch of people, often quite young, hunched over

:05:47. > :05:49.computers, typing furiously because normally manifestoes, the

:05:50. > :05:55.collections of promises, are monks, even years in the making. Here they

:05:56. > :06:01.have to cobble something together in the best part of a week, ten days, a

:06:02. > :06:05.fortnight. A lot of promises we are familiar with. The Conservatives,

:06:06. > :06:09.likely to promise that if they are elected, they will take the UK out

:06:10. > :06:15.of the European single market and away from the European Union courts

:06:16. > :06:19.and we'll get on with Brexit and do what they have been saving it from

:06:20. > :06:23.their perspective, I hope to have a bigger majority to do it. A whole

:06:24. > :06:30.blizzard of promises to come our way in the coming weeks, a political

:06:31. > :06:34.palaver under way again. It is nirvana for nerds like me but some

:06:35. > :06:38.people, it can be a long seven weeks. A political palaver, I quite

:06:39. > :06:39.like that. We'll take a detailed look at how

:06:40. > :06:42.the parties are performing in the polls at ten past

:06:43. > :06:47.seven this morning. Chris is never a nerd, he just

:06:48. > :06:54.called himself a nerd. It's emerged President Trump's

:06:55. > :06:56.armada of warships sailing to north Korea amid tensions over

:06:57. > :07:10.Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions went We are going to bring you much more

:07:11. > :07:12.from this with our correspondence, Steve Evans in South Korea later on

:07:13. > :07:14.this morning. Services in and out of one

:07:15. > :07:17.of London's busiest train stations are expected to return

:07:18. > :07:19.to normal this morning, after a fire caused serious delays

:07:20. > :07:22.and cancellations yesterday. Network Rail said engineers worked

:07:23. > :07:24.overnight to restore services to Euston, which serves

:07:25. > :07:27.the West Coast mainline through the Midlands,

:07:28. > :07:29.North West England and Scotland. The station was shut for much

:07:30. > :07:32.of yesterday when a fire next to the track damaged signalling

:07:33. > :07:45.and cut power to the station. Scientists have discovered drugs

:07:46. > :07:47.which may be able to stop Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide

:07:48. > :07:50.range of degenerative brain Clinical trials are planned,

:07:51. > :07:56.but the findings so far have been described as exciting,

:07:57. > :08:04.important and potentially a major This is particularly exciting

:08:05. > :08:07.because these drugs are already used to treat other conditions and this

:08:08. > :08:13.means really can -- we can move to testing and people much faster than

:08:14. > :08:17.we would for other drugs and their processes. Even though this is not

:08:18. > :08:21.an overnight process, it might be a few years rather than decades when

:08:22. > :08:24.these can be helping people with dementia and a movement towards the

:08:25. > :08:26.treatment we so desperately need for these devastating conditions.

:08:27. > :08:29.And we'll be finding out more about these drugs with the lead

:08:30. > :08:32.researcher later in the programme, that's just after six thirty.

:08:33. > :08:36.Test results on victims of an attack in Syria earlier this month confirm

:08:37. > :08:39.the nerve agent, sarin, or a similar substance was used -

:08:40. > :08:41.according to the global chemical weapons watchdog,

:08:42. > :08:49.The attack killed at least 87 people.

:08:50. > :08:51.The Syrian government has denied using chemical weapons.

:08:52. > :08:54.Police may now have to shoot at terrorists who use cars

:08:55. > :08:56.as weapons, a senior officer has said.

:08:57. > :08:58.The national lead for armed policing Simon Chesterman,

:08:59. > :09:01.said the tactics of armed officers will have to change

:09:02. > :09:03.following a string of attacks involving vehicles.

:09:04. > :09:06.In the past, police have been told not to shoot drivers of moving

:09:07. > :09:11.Cycling to work could halve the risk of developing heart disease

:09:12. > :09:13.and cancer, according to new research published today

:09:14. > :09:17.Scientists at the University of Glasgow, who analysed data

:09:18. > :09:20.from more than 250,000 people, said walking reduced the risk

:09:21. > :09:27.Our reporter Vishala Sri-Pathma has more.

:09:28. > :09:29.The commute to work, for some, is the only exercise

:09:30. > :09:34.For those of us that cycle to the office,

:09:35. > :09:41.Experts from the University of Glasgow say it reduces the risk

:09:42. > :09:43.of developing cancer and heart disease.

:09:44. > :09:47.In fact, cycling to work is linked to a 45% lower risk of developing

:09:48. > :09:54.cancer, and a 46% lower threat of cardiovascular disease.

:09:55. > :09:57.That compares to driving or even taking public transport.

:09:58. > :10:00.It also means you are less likely to die younger.

:10:01. > :10:02.Walking has its benefits too, although it's not

:10:03. > :10:09.You have to walk a total of two hours a week at an average speed

:10:10. > :10:13.of three mph for the health benefits to kick in.

:10:14. > :10:16.So we need to make it easier for people to cycle.

:10:17. > :10:19.So we need to increase cycle lanes, we need to have cycle -

:10:20. > :10:22.city hire schemes, subsidised bike schemes, have people have showers

:10:23. > :10:25.at work, so they do not feel sweaty when they get to work.

:10:26. > :10:29.There's a whole host of things to make it easier for the average

:10:30. > :10:33.And if we can do that, more people will be on bikes,

:10:34. > :10:36.and we're going to improve public health, just like places

:10:37. > :10:38.like Amsterdam and Copenhagen have done.

:10:39. > :10:45.Cancer Research UK says it is evidence that you do not need

:10:46. > :10:49.to join a gym or run the marathon, and that everything they get you hot

:10:50. > :10:52.and out of breath can help make a difference.

:10:53. > :11:01.The American tennis player Serena Williams has announced

:11:02. > :11:05.Now, we're not 'kidding' around with this next item.

:11:06. > :11:08.These little Nigerian Dwarf Goats were filmed wearing the specially

:11:09. > :11:17.constructed nightwear by a farm in the US state of Maine.

:11:18. > :11:27.It is a goat in pyjamas. Obviously it had just been born, they are a

:11:28. > :11:31.bit chilly at night, it is springtime, the farmers wanted to

:11:32. > :11:39.keep them warm and they have kind of got a goat onesie. It is a Nigerian

:11:40. > :11:46.dwarf goat. They are so cute. I love the way they jump. Talking of goats,

:11:47. > :11:51.we have got our own goat. The greatest of all time. Serena

:11:52. > :12:00.Williams is about to have a baby goat. Should we explain that? Serena

:12:01. > :12:05.Williams, a widely regarded as the greatest, greatest female tennis

:12:06. > :12:11.player of all time. It is often how she is referred to. She is having a

:12:12. > :12:18.baby goat. You started it. I was just following. She is pregnant.

:12:19. > :12:23.When she won the Australian Open earlier this year 's, the 23rd Grand

:12:24. > :12:27.Slam title, that is the most number of majors on the one by anyone in

:12:28. > :12:34.the open year of the women's game, she was probably eight weeks

:12:35. > :12:41.pregnant. While people were staying at home, she was winning the

:12:42. > :12:43.Australian Open. This was the picture that she posted on social

:12:44. > :12:50.media yesterday. That means she wont play

:12:51. > :12:53.for the rest of the year, It's expected the next tournament

:12:54. > :12:58.she'll play in will be the French Open

:12:59. > :12:59.championship in 2018. Andy Murray made a winning return

:13:00. > :13:02.to competitive tennis after a month The world number one

:13:03. > :13:06.beat Gilles Muller at Sam Warburton will lead the British

:13:07. > :13:10.and Irish Lions on their tour Coach Warren Gatland has

:13:11. > :13:17.defended his selection of the 41-man squad, saying nationality didn't

:13:18. > :13:24.come into his thinking. Barcelona are out of

:13:25. > :13:27.the Champions League, after a goalless draw with Juventus,

:13:28. > :13:31.who reached the semi-finals Monaco beat Borussia Dortmund

:13:32. > :13:39.in the other quarter-final. Manchester United can

:13:40. > :13:47.secure their place in the last four They play Belgian side

:13:48. > :13:50.Anderlecht at Old Trafford, looking to build on a 1-all draw

:13:51. > :13:59.from the first leg. Jose Mourinho is earmarked as a way

:14:00. > :14:02.to get back into the leg. It is their big chance.

:14:03. > :14:07.Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

:14:08. > :14:20.Good morning. Let's get Thursday on the way with some fairly cloudy

:14:21. > :14:27.conditions. Most well and truly frost free. Cloudy start but mainly

:14:28. > :14:32.dry. A bit of a damp start. One of two showers across the far west of

:14:33. > :14:36.Scotland. Cloudy at the moment but a bit of sunshine to the east of

:14:37. > :14:41.Scotland. Damp on the ground in north-west England. Some rain

:14:42. > :14:48.through the night through the South Pennines. It will ease off in

:14:49. > :14:51.intensity, fairly light and patchy through the morning but across the

:14:52. > :14:55.south and into East Anglia, a bit of a chilly start but there is a

:14:56. > :15:02.morning sunshine. A fair bit of cloud to can pay with what we saw

:15:03. > :15:05.yesterday. Generally, England and Wales are cloudy compared to

:15:06. > :15:13.yesterday. A bit of afternoon sunshine. One or two light showers.

:15:14. > :15:15.We'll continue to see some rain and its East of Scotland, north-east

:15:16. > :15:21.England where we see that temperatures up to 17 degrees. We

:15:22. > :15:24.finished the day with a bit of a breeze blowing across northern

:15:25. > :15:29.Scotland, with outbreaks of rain through the night and some showery

:15:30. > :15:33.rain into Northern Ireland and north-west England and Wales. Cloudy

:15:34. > :15:39.skies and a frost free night with temperatures holding up quite

:15:40. > :15:43.nicely. Into tomorrow, expect more rain across Scotland and Northern

:15:44. > :15:49.Ireland. Reverse fortunes around again. Passing showers in the north

:15:50. > :15:53.of England and Wales before things turn and Scotland turns brighter but

:15:54. > :15:57.the weather front to set parades the milder south, with 18 or 19,

:15:58. > :16:00.the weather front to set parades the temperatures falling back well down

:16:01. > :16:05.into single figures by the end of the day. The air works its way to

:16:06. > :16:08.the south as we go through Friday and into the weekend, with the high

:16:09. > :16:13.pressure still close by to the weather front does not have much on

:16:14. > :16:16.it as it hits the South and only one or two showers and the forecast,

:16:17. > :16:20.primarily across some eastern areas. More of a breeze but further west,

:16:21. > :16:26.lighter winds, should feel quite pleasant. Chile into Sunday and on

:16:27. > :16:34.Sunday, this is what we will see. It turns wet and windy on Sunday.

:16:35. > :16:40.Potentially some gale force winds, and as the low precious zips off

:16:41. > :16:45.towards Scandinavia, and early heads up, it will feel cold late April and

:16:46. > :16:58.it could be a bit wintry for some Woodlands sums over hills.

:16:59. > :17:00.You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

:17:01. > :17:07.Jeremy Corbyn vows to prove the establishment wrong

:17:08. > :17:10.as he launches his prime ministerial bid on the first full day

:17:11. > :17:14.Theresa May begins her campaign in Labour heartlands telling voters

:17:15. > :17:18.only she can deliver strong and stable government.

:17:19. > :17:27.It really has started, hasn't it? Thank goodness you're here to

:17:28. > :17:29.distract us all from it! It's going to ruin our lives for the next

:17:30. > :17:30.several weeks! Let's have a look at

:17:31. > :17:40.this morning's papers. Talking about the issue as to what

:17:41. > :17:48.will be in the manifesto. Those in the Daily Mail say they already

:17:49. > :17:54.know, they claim what they think will be in the manifesto. The Tory

:17:55. > :17:58.manifesto will be significantly different this time around two 2015.

:17:59. > :18:03.On the front page of the Guardian, Bill Gates has said that many lives

:18:04. > :18:09.may be lost if the Tories cut foreign aid. He says that the UK

:18:10. > :18:17.will lose influence if they tear up their pledge on foreign aid. Bill

:18:18. > :18:23.Gates has given a lot of time to this, one of his great passions. In

:18:24. > :18:31.relation to the idea that Labour and the SNP, according to the Tories, it

:18:32. > :18:37.has been denied that it is a coalition of chaos. The Daily

:18:38. > :18:40.Express is talking about a story we are discussing this morning, a new

:18:41. > :18:46.drug which could potentially have great side-effects for those with

:18:47. > :18:56.dementia. It is an antidepressant that has been called and encouraging

:18:57. > :19:05.development. A lot of people will be talking about what any change in

:19:06. > :19:11.government might mean for the economy, the IMF has said that

:19:12. > :19:20.posterity is over, governments across the rich world increased

:19:21. > :19:25.spending. Whether the UK government does that is anyone's guess. Overall

:19:26. > :19:28.they are saying that it looks like things are changing in terms of the

:19:29. > :19:35.global economy. Another story I want to tell you about is how popular

:19:36. > :19:43.tequila has become! In which household? Possibly mine! They have

:19:44. > :19:52.rocketed from 46 million to 103 million. Shots of tequila, that is

:19:53. > :20:00.how we are getting through things! That is a huge jump. Can you match

:20:01. > :20:08.that? Sadly, no, probably good for this time of mourning. In the mail,

:20:09. > :20:13.the baby is due in the autumn, which means potentially she could return

:20:14. > :20:20.for the French open in 2018. But the Mail has suggested she may retire

:20:21. > :20:24.after giving birth to her first child at a Mail. If there is anyone

:20:25. > :20:33.who can come back, it is Serena Williams. She would be returning for

:20:34. > :20:36.months before her 37th birthday. A lot of men who have had children,

:20:37. > :20:43.obviously they haven't given birth, they have said that fatherhood,

:20:44. > :20:53.players such as Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, they have said it

:20:54. > :21:05.gives them a new lease of life -- four. Did we see yesterday, Victoria

:21:06. > :21:09.Beckham was awarded her OBE. A momentous moment in her life, she

:21:10. > :21:16.has admitted she has only really got five friends. I quite like this

:21:17. > :21:23.idea. She says she has five proper friends who stick by her, quality

:21:24. > :21:39.over quantity. Does via sound about right? We've got that right here --

:21:40. > :21:42.five. Maybe except for Nigel no mates on the end of the sofa.

:21:43. > :21:45.As the UK gears up for a general election, voters in France

:21:46. > :21:48.are getting closer to deciding who their new President will be.

:21:49. > :21:51.This weekend's result will be closely watched as both left

:21:52. > :21:54.and populist candidates campaign hard on issues that could have big

:21:55. > :21:58.Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been on a French exchange

:21:59. > :22:00.between the twinned towns of Tredegar in South Wales

:22:01. > :22:16.We are on the West Coast of France. On board, a group of French and

:22:17. > :22:25.Welsh people whose towns have been twinned for almost 40 years. They

:22:26. > :22:34.share Rotary and a deep mistrust of traditional politics -- camaraderie.

:22:35. > :22:40.We are fed up with the old way of doing politics. Fed up and slightly

:22:41. > :22:44.confused, the French face a dizzying array of candidates for president,

:22:45. > :22:50.11 in all. What is astonishing about this election is the almost complete

:22:51. > :22:54.rejection of mainstream politics. The French President is very

:22:55. > :23:02.unlikely to come from either of the two parties that has won friends

:23:03. > :23:10.since the war. What happens is so new. -- run. The Welsh contingent

:23:11. > :23:15.come from Tredegar, the parts of south Wales are voted for by Rex it.

:23:16. > :23:22.Many in France have the same worries about the EU and immigration, its

:23:23. > :23:27.winery McCain is doing well. They say, what are the politicians doing

:23:28. > :23:31.for us? As far as the immigration is concerned, they think they are doing

:23:32. > :23:41.nothing. I think this is why a certain lady may be leading France

:23:42. > :23:46.soon. Dissatisfaction with the centre-left and centre-right has

:23:47. > :23:50.opened the door to Marine Le Pen and the far left candidate. The prospect

:23:51. > :23:59.of either at candidate actually winning has left some in a spin. To

:24:00. > :24:04.have Marine Le Pen, or the left candidate, would be extremely

:24:05. > :24:09.detrimental. Time for lunch. There is an alternative to the extremes, a

:24:10. > :24:16.new party at the centre with a candidate who has never stood for

:24:17. > :24:26.election before. Emmanuel Macron. He is... He is attractive, he has an

:24:27. > :24:32.attractive programme. I think many French people are not sure about

:24:33. > :24:36.him. Some days he says White, sometimes black, we don't know

:24:37. > :24:41.exactly what he thinks. And manual micron and Marine Le Pen are the

:24:42. > :24:49.front-runners in a close race. Read it and wants to take friends out of

:24:50. > :24:58.the EU, whereas Emmanuel Macron is a staunch supporter. -- Marine Le Pen

:24:59. > :25:03.-- Emmanuel Macron. Many here have watched it rakes it in Donald Trump,

:25:04. > :25:11.and say anything could happen -- watched Brexit. However, the people

:25:12. > :25:16.of Tredegar and Orvault will remain friends no matter what happens.

:25:17. > :25:20.Still to come this morning: Drugs which might be able to stop

:25:21. > :25:22.Alzheimer's and Parkinson's have been discovered by scientists.

:25:23. > :25:30.We'll speak to the lead researcher about its significance.

:25:31. > :25:40.Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out any post-election coalition

:25:41. > :25:43.with the Scottish National Party in the event of a hung parliament.

:25:44. > :25:48.The SNP has said it would be prepared to work with other parties

:25:49. > :25:51.But the Labour leader said he did not regard

:25:52. > :25:59.School meals should include fewer puddings and more fresh

:26:00. > :26:01.vegetables, according to a report published today.

:26:02. > :26:06.Obesity Action Scotland says improvements to school meals

:26:07. > :26:08.could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity.

:26:09. > :26:11.It wants to highlight the issue ahead of the council elections

:26:12. > :26:13.in two weeks time and wants candidates to commit

:26:14. > :26:20.New research suggests that cycling to work could almost halve people's

:26:21. > :26:22.risk of developing heart disease and cancer.

:26:23. > :26:25.Scientists at Glasgow University analysed data from more

:26:26. > :26:27.than 250,000 people over a period of five years,

:26:28. > :26:29.and compared people who had an "active" commute with those

:26:30. > :26:40.The overall message is Alicia gets more people on bicycles and we need

:26:41. > :26:45.to change the design of transport systems and cities to make it easier

:26:46. > :26:50.for people to get on their bicycles. This will cost money up front but it

:26:51. > :26:54.is likely to be substantially saving in terms of effect on public health

:26:55. > :26:58.and reduce pollution and congestion in cities so there are a number of

:26:59. > :26:59.wins associated with changing our transport system to make it easier

:27:00. > :27:02.for people. The all-male club of the Hall

:27:03. > :27:04.of Heroes at Stirling's Wallace After almost 115 years,

:27:05. > :27:10.the room of 16 busts including Sir Walter Scott

:27:11. > :27:11.and Robert the Bruce will see the addition

:27:12. > :27:14.of its first female members - the missionary Mary Slessor

:27:15. > :27:16.and Maggie Keswick Jenks, co- founder of the Maggies cancer

:27:17. > :27:31.centre. The monument itself is to William

:27:32. > :27:33.Wallace a Scottish Euro and the whole represents a number of

:27:34. > :27:38.different men's who have over the years contributed enormously.

:27:39. > :27:41.Visitors over the years have said to us, why are the only men in the Hall

:27:42. > :27:46.of heroes and no women and it really goes back to the fact that the

:27:47. > :27:51.original busts were installed between 1869 when the monument was

:27:52. > :27:53.built and 87 soldiers over 100 years since it has even been an additional

:27:54. > :28:02.cost of a man. Good morning. If fairly cloudy start

:28:03. > :28:07.to the day, outbreaks bricks arranged through western parts more

:28:08. > :28:11.persistent rain through Shetland will continue to seek further south

:28:12. > :28:16.lingering for a time. It's very a lot of dry weather with any process

:28:17. > :28:22.and shop supply the best and eastern parts. Muguruza your top temperature

:28:23. > :28:25.of between 15 and 17 Celsius. The rest of the afternoon and into

:28:26. > :28:29.overnight, leaving through October continue to move farther south

:28:30. > :28:36.becoming persistent through the Highlands. Elsewhere right and

:28:37. > :28:41.patchy rain with the least always fearing best and certainly not

:28:42. > :28:45.because it to come, mild. The rain tomorrow moves farther south and

:28:46. > :28:46.behind it and other fresh air is a mixture of some brightness and.

:28:47. > :28:48.I'll be back with another update at 6.55

:28:49. > :28:56.-- I'll. You can also tune in to BBC London radio. Goodbye for now.

:28:57. > :29:02.Hello this is Breakfast, with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt.

:29:03. > :29:11.Those of you setting off for work today may want to cycle

:29:12. > :29:15.We'll take a look at a study which says it cuts the risk

:29:16. > :29:18.of developing heart disease and cancer by almost half.

:29:19. > :29:20.Also this morning, you may remember the story

:29:21. > :29:23.of the BBC camera crew caught up in an explosion on Mount Etna.

:29:24. > :29:31.We'll bring you the story they were there to film.

:29:32. > :29:39.I went to meet Johanna Konta - the most successful

:29:40. > :29:44.female British tennis player since Virginia Wade.

:29:45. > :29:50.We talked about her love of the game and her hopes for the future.

:29:51. > :29:57.But now a summary of this morning's main news.

:29:58. > :30:00.The Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says he'll stand up for the British

:30:01. > :30:03.people who are being held back by a system rigged in favour

:30:04. > :30:08.In his first major speech of the election campaign,

:30:09. > :30:12.says he rejects the idea the result is a "foregone conclusion".

:30:13. > :30:14.Meanwhile, Theresa May says "strong and stable" leadership

:30:15. > :30:20.is at the heart of her pitch to voters

:30:21. > :30:22.In a speech in Bolton, the Prime Minister

:30:23. > :30:25.warned of a potential "coalition of chaos" led by Mr Corbyn.

:30:26. > :30:28.Although the Labour leader ruled out forming a post-election alliance

:30:29. > :30:31.The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned Theresa May

:30:32. > :30:33.that reducing the government's commitment to foreign aid

:30:34. > :30:40.who's the founder of Microsoft - said British people would be proud

:30:41. > :30:45.of the spending, if they could see its impact.

:30:46. > :30:53.The Prime Minister has refused to say whether she will retain

:30:54. > :30:55.a pledge to spend at least 0.7%

:30:56. > :30:57.of national income on overseas development.

:30:58. > :31:00.We'll take a detailed look at how the parties are performing

:31:01. > :31:04.in the polls at ten past seven this morning.

:31:05. > :31:07.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able to stop

:31:08. > :31:09.Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide range of degenerative brain

:31:10. > :31:19.One of them is already safely given to people with depression. Clinical

:31:20. > :31:20.trials are planned. The finding is described as important and

:31:21. > :31:25.potentially a major step forward. In 10 minutes we'll be finding out

:31:26. > :31:29.more about these drugs with the lead Services in and out of one

:31:30. > :31:36.of London's busiest train stations are expected to return

:31:37. > :31:39.to normal this morning, after a fire caused serious delays

:31:40. > :31:41.and cancellations yesterday. Network Rail said engineers worked

:31:42. > :31:43.overnight to restore services to Euston, which serves

:31:44. > :31:46.the West Coast mainline through the Midlands,

:31:47. > :31:48.North West England and Scotland. The station was shut for much

:31:49. > :31:51.of yesterday when a fire next to the track damaged signalling

:31:52. > :31:55.and cut power to the station. Test results on victims of an attack

:31:56. > :31:59.in Syria earlier this month confirm the nerve agent, sarin,

:32:00. > :32:02.or a similar substance was used - according to the global chemical

:32:03. > :32:04.weapons watchdog, the OPCW. The attack killed

:32:05. > :32:06.at least 87 people. The Syrian government has denied

:32:07. > :32:10.using chemical weapons. American troops are taking part

:32:11. > :32:12.in a military exercise with South Korea today,

:32:13. > :32:14.an action which Pyongyang has The government in Washington

:32:15. > :32:20.says the eleven-day exercises were planned months ago,

:32:21. > :32:31.and happens every year. Called Operation Max Thunder,

:32:32. > :32:34.it involves about 80 aircraft, and about 500 South

:32:35. > :32:36.Korean officials. Cycling to work could halve the risk

:32:37. > :32:39.of developing heart disease and cancer, according

:32:40. > :32:42.to new research published today Scientists at the

:32:43. > :32:45.University of Glasgow, who analysed data from more

:32:46. > :32:47.than 250,000 people, said walking reduced the risk

:32:48. > :33:02.of the same conditions by a quarter. Cycling, even better. We will be

:33:03. > :33:06.discussing that later. John is here with all the support. Some happy

:33:07. > :33:15.news. Great news for Serena Williams. You might see her play

:33:16. > :33:22.again, I am sure she will be back. Because she is expecting her first

:33:23. > :33:25.child and that means when she won the Australian Open, she was about

:33:26. > :33:30.eight weeks pregnant which is just incredible. Not only she all but

:33:31. > :33:34.trophies, she is expecting at child. In this post on social media

:33:35. > :33:36.yesterday afternoon, she appeared to show off a bump

:33:37. > :33:47.with caption '20 weeks'. Her most likely return to action

:33:48. > :33:53.could be the French Open in 2018. Williams announced her engagement to

:33:54. > :33:55.the co-founder of Reddit in December.

:33:56. > :33:58.Andy Murray has made a winning return to competitive tennis

:33:59. > :34:00.after a month out with an elbow injury.

:34:01. > :34:03.The world number one took less than two hours to beat

:34:04. > :34:05.Gilles Muller at the Monte Carlo Masters.

:34:06. > :34:08.He last played on the ATP Tour in Indian Wells in March.

:34:09. > :34:10.British number three Kyle Edmund pushed defending champion

:34:11. > :34:13.Rafael Nadal to a deciding set before eventually going out.

:34:14. > :34:18.Nadal is aiming for his 10th Monte Carlo title.

:34:19. > :34:21.Sam Warburton will captain the British and Irish Lions

:34:22. > :34:23.on their tour to New Zealand this summer.

:34:24. > :34:27.Warburton led the Lions to a series victory in Australia four years ago

:34:28. > :34:34.and he knows this challenge will be far tougher than that.

:34:35. > :34:43.Every player from one to 20 through has to come through every Test match

:34:44. > :34:49.to take the win and I'm not saying it's easy, I wouldn't presume that,

:34:50. > :34:53.to beat them but the series should be tough, they got a great record at

:34:54. > :34:54.home. They are extremely tough to beat.

:34:55. > :34:56.Barcelona are out of the Champions League

:34:57. > :34:58.after they again failed to score against Juventus.

:34:59. > :35:00.It finished goalless at the Camp Nou last night

:35:01. > :35:02.in the second leg of their quarter-final -

:35:03. > :35:05.so the Italian side went through 3-nil on aggregate.

:35:06. > :35:07.That avenged their defeat to Barca in the 2015 final,

:35:08. > :35:13.Neymar clearly devastated at the final whistle.

:35:14. > :35:15.Monaco will be joining Juventus in the semi-finals.

:35:16. > :35:19.Former Chelsea and Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao

:35:20. > :35:23.was on the scoresheet as they beat Borussia Dortmund 3-1 on the night,

:35:24. > :35:40.Manchester United can secure their place in the semi-finals

:35:41. > :35:46.They play Anderlecht at Old Trafford

:35:47. > :35:49.looking to build on their 1-all draw from the first leg.

:35:50. > :35:51.Captain Wayne Rooney could return from injury.

:35:52. > :35:53.Winning the Europa League would guarantee United a place

:35:54. > :35:56.in next season's Champions League - even if they finish outside

:35:57. > :36:11.When you get into this level, the motivation has to be very high. We

:36:12. > :36:14.must equalise at least. They lack motivation and Anderlecht dream to

:36:15. > :36:22.go because we showed in Brussels that we had a stronger team.

:36:23. > :36:25.We've had one of the biggest shocks in World Snooker Championship

:36:26. > :36:27.The world number two and pre-tournament favourite

:36:28. > :36:30.Judd Trump has been knocked out in the first round.

:36:31. > :36:32.And the man that beat him...1000-to-one shot Rory McLeod.

:36:33. > :36:36.It's only the second time McLeod has made it in to the second

:36:37. > :36:39.round at the Crucible, in his 26 years as a professional.

:36:40. > :36:48.It goes to show, the success that comes in your later years if you

:36:49. > :36:54.persevere. Talking about Serena Williams having a they will --a baby

:36:55. > :36:59.and she will be 37 potentially when she returns. Will she continue? Why

:37:00. > :37:07.not? More and more sportsmen and women are enjoying success later.

:37:08. > :37:10.Later in the programme, we are talking to Joh Konta who is known

:37:11. > :37:12.for being a late developer, saying she did not get really great until

:37:13. > :37:20.her 20s. More a little bit later. Millions of people across the UK

:37:21. > :37:23.live with diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's

:37:24. > :37:24.and Multiple Sclerosis But today, scientists are announcing

:37:25. > :37:29.a major breakthrough. They've discovered two

:37:30. > :37:31.drugs that could help - and one is already

:37:32. > :37:34.used for depression. Joining us from our London

:37:35. > :37:37.newsroom is Giovanna Malucci who led

:37:38. > :37:46.the research. Could you explain to us in layman 's

:37:47. > :37:54.terms, if you could, the significance of your discovery?

:37:55. > :37:58.Thank you. A few years ago, we discovered a pathway in brain cells

:37:59. > :38:03.which leads to bad debt in mice, this is, but we know the pathways

:38:04. > :38:09.are also involved in many of the human diseases. Then we discovered a

:38:10. > :38:14.compound, an experimental compound that completely protected mice from

:38:15. > :38:19.two different types of brain disease but that was toxic to the pancreas

:38:20. > :38:22.is that was not possible to take forward. Although we had a great

:38:23. > :38:27.pathway and the potential to intervene, we didn't have the right

:38:28. > :38:32.compound. To what we have done is screen the library of essentially

:38:33. > :38:37.licensed and mostly brain penetrating safe compounds and we

:38:38. > :38:41.found two which are protected in two different mouse models of brain

:38:42. > :38:45.degeneration and the real advance here, it's the same pathway for the

:38:46. > :38:49.same effect but these are safe compounds which can be rapidly put

:38:50. > :38:53.into clinical trials so we are not promising a cure but we are seeing

:38:54. > :38:59.the discovery now puts us into a position to test whether this is a

:39:00. > :39:04.valid and possible benefit for patients quite quickly. Just give us

:39:05. > :39:10.an idea of the timescale. You are saying the trial could start right

:39:11. > :39:16.away? There is the barrier we need for funding and a small amount of

:39:17. > :39:21.paperwork, ethical approval but this is not a new lead compound which is

:39:22. > :39:26.ten, 20 years away. If we get it going, we can get these trials off

:39:27. > :39:31.the ground very soon. Tell us more about those trials. A lot of people

:39:32. > :39:36.listening to you talking would say, I love my family member, someone who

:39:37. > :39:40.is suffering, to be part of one of those trials and possibly in the

:39:41. > :39:48.future, benefit from what happens. Tell us more. They haven't happened

:39:49. > :39:54.yet. That is our next step. We will have discussions about setting goes

:39:55. > :39:57.up imminently. But they would be straightforward and there would

:39:58. > :40:04.simply be a daily dose basically and we would use trazodone first which

:40:05. > :40:10.is licensed antidepressant. It is used in the past dementia sometimes

:40:11. > :40:17.for agitation but we would use it in early to moderate disease and we

:40:18. > :40:21.would know as we did with the unfortunate failures of the other

:40:22. > :40:25.trials, within two or three years, you will know whether this is

:40:26. > :40:30.changing the disease course and have to emphasise, we are not expecting a

:40:31. > :40:34.cure. We will not cure these disorders but if we stop them in

:40:35. > :40:38.their tracks and we change the way their progress, we will radically

:40:39. > :40:43.change the course and the natural history of diseases like Alzheimer's

:40:44. > :40:48.and other dementia. People will still be able to hold onto a

:40:49. > :40:53.meaningful quality of life and stay out of institutional care. That is

:40:54. > :40:57.what we are hoping for. But we are still at the testing stage and the

:40:58. > :41:02.only thing we have is the rapidity of being able to do these trials

:41:03. > :41:06.which is a great excitement. When you have done the discovery work in

:41:07. > :41:10.mice, it's great to test it in humans but it is still in a testing

:41:11. > :41:16.stage. Take us forward from that point. After the trials have taken

:41:17. > :41:23.place, in theory, how soon could those products be available? There

:41:24. > :41:29.are two drugs. Trazodone is licensed, off-peak and readily

:41:30. > :41:33.available. The other is not yet but it's fairly far advanced in that it

:41:34. > :41:38.is in clinical trials for cancer in patients but that is not licensed. I

:41:39. > :41:43.don't know how long that would take but presumably of its safe and

:41:44. > :41:57.effective, that could also be not far away. Giovanna Mallucci, thank

:41:58. > :42:01.you very much to your research. The story goes, the Prime Minister

:42:02. > :42:03.decided to call a general election for June while on a walking holiday

:42:04. > :42:06.in Wales. The decision took the

:42:07. > :42:08.country by surprise. So, was it the beautiful

:42:09. > :42:10.surroundings of Snowdonia We've sent Holly Hamilton

:42:11. > :42:14.to the rural market town of Dolgellau

:42:15. > :42:16.to see how the locals feel about being at the centre

:42:17. > :42:26.of the election story so far, We are about as far away from the

:42:27. > :42:30.Westminster bubble as you can get but it is beautiful and as you say,

:42:31. > :42:34.this is how the story went, that Theresa May came here for a 5- day

:42:35. > :42:39.walking and thinking holiday and this is where she made that decision

:42:40. > :42:43.to go to the polls on June the eighth. The town has been quite

:42:44. > :42:49.happy to have had this guest and the fact she has made that decision. You

:42:50. > :42:53.are a business owner here. What is your reaction been to the fact that

:42:54. > :42:59.Theresa May came here to the town and made that decision? Regardless

:43:00. > :43:03.of your political stance, it's been fantastic for the town. Having

:43:04. > :43:07.Dolgellau's name in the national newspapers and social media has been

:43:08. > :43:12.fantastic. Beautiful as we are in southern Snowdonia, I'm not

:43:13. > :43:16.surprised she came here. This is real thinking country. It is some

:43:17. > :43:21.way you can have peace and quiet, there are a million and one walks

:43:22. > :43:25.you can go on, wander around if you want to make a big decision. Making

:43:26. > :43:30.a big decision somewhere like this, far away from the Westminster.

:43:31. > :43:36.David, are you looking forward to another election? I feel that we

:43:37. > :43:41.don't really need it. It's going to be very divisive and a challenge to

:43:42. > :43:48.the union. It will all be about Brexit again. I think it's a shame.

:43:49. > :43:52.How do people here feel about that? Specifically with Brexit because

:43:53. > :43:58.this is an area which is believed -- received a lot of funding. I think

:43:59. > :44:03.it will help but it's a great shame. Sharon, you also run a bed and

:44:04. > :44:07.Breakfast here. What has been your reaction? I think it's important

:44:08. > :44:12.that as a member of the general public and business owner, that you

:44:13. > :44:15.think about what is important and you need to listen to the

:44:16. > :44:19.manifestoes and you need to make your votes. You can't think it is a

:44:20. > :44:24.foregone conclusion. We need to understand what is important as an

:44:25. > :44:27.individual and business and the community. And make sure we votes.

:44:28. > :44:33.That's the important thing, that some are getting maybe a little bit

:44:34. > :44:38.of a voter fatigue but at the same time, people agree it is important

:44:39. > :44:41.to get out. Make sure you are registered, when you live overseas

:44:42. > :44:46.or are on holiday, make your vote count. Maybe a bit of advice from

:44:47. > :44:50.people here and possibly Theresa May that if you are looking to vote and

:44:51. > :44:54.take some time to have a think about it, come somewhere like this but

:44:55. > :44:59.getting a pretty sown -- pretty soon, it gets busy in the summer.

:45:00. > :45:04.It's beautiful. I hope that Holly comes back with a load of new ideas

:45:05. > :45:08.for the programme. Perhaps inspired for the surroundings. In summer,

:45:09. > :45:12.it's beautiful. You're watching

:45:13. > :45:14.Breakfast from BBC News. Jeremy Corbyn vows to prove

:45:15. > :45:18.the establishment wrong as he launches his prime ministerial

:45:19. > :45:21.bid on the first full day Theresa May begins her campaign

:45:22. > :45:26.in Labour heartlands telling voters only she can deliver strong

:45:27. > :45:34.and stable government. Here's Matt with a look

:45:35. > :45:53.at this morning's weather. Only he can tell us if Holly will

:45:54. > :45:58.get a tan in Snowdonia. Absolute Lynott, I'm afraid. Some stunning

:45:59. > :46:10.shots this morning, sunshine picking through the cloud. -- absolutely

:46:11. > :46:13.not. Some sunshine in the east of Scotland, great conditions across

:46:14. > :46:17.Scotland and Northern Ireland. The odd shower to the north and west of

:46:18. > :46:24.Scotland. Brightening up quite quickly over the next few hours,

:46:25. > :46:31.drizzle across greater Manchester and Merseyside will ease. We will

:46:32. > :46:36.see some rain and drizzle come and go. A dry start in chilly to the

:46:37. > :46:43.south and east of England, some frost across Kent at the moment. A

:46:44. > :46:48.cool morning. If you see some breaks of cloud later on, temperatures will

:46:49. > :46:54.lift up quite nicely. Some showers, fairly light across England and

:46:55. > :47:05.Wales. Sunny and bright conditions through the afternoon. Tonight,

:47:06. > :47:15.quite breezy across Scotland. Further outbreaks of rain in the

:47:16. > :47:19.north and west. Plenty of cloud around, stopping the frost.

:47:20. > :47:24.Temperatures lowest towards the south-west of England. A cool start

:47:25. > :47:29.here in the country side. Elsewhere, lots of cloud to begin with.

:47:30. > :47:32.Southern areas brightening up. Scotland working south, a few

:47:33. > :47:36.showers in northern England. Scotland brightening up towards the

:47:37. > :47:41.end of the day. This weather front will be in Northern Ireland and

:47:42. > :47:45.southern Scotland by the end of the day. Could get up to 19 in the

:47:46. > :47:50.south. Temperatures in single figures further north. That front

:47:51. > :47:54.pushing in on the weekend. High pressure in charge, not much

:47:55. > :47:58.rainfall on that weather front as it clears from the south. One or two

:47:59. > :48:04.showers on Saturday. Mostly dry with some sunny spells. The best in the

:48:05. > :48:09.west. Feeling pleasant in the sunshine. A cool start to Sunday, at

:48:10. > :48:14.daytime temperatures higher than those on Saturday. Some rain in

:48:15. > :48:17.northern Scotland, gales could develop later on. Eventually

:48:18. > :48:26.introducing colder weather for next week. That is how it's looking.

:48:27. > :48:29.Finance Ministers, central bankers and big business are gathering

:48:30. > :48:32.in Washington later today - an annual meeting that looks at how

:48:33. > :48:34.the economies of the world are working.

:48:35. > :48:38.Steph is looking at how that related to the prices we pay and the jobs

:48:39. > :48:42.There is some good news about how the global economy is doing.

:48:43. > :48:46.We spend a lot of time talking about the economy here -

:48:47. > :48:50.but actuallym the health of America, Europe and Asia has a massive impact

:48:51. > :48:54.on the prices we pay in the shops and the jobs and pay available here.

:48:55. > :48:57.Globally, we had been experiencing a bit of a slowdown in recent months

:48:58. > :49:01.due to a lot of things, politics, conflict and still a massive

:49:02. > :49:17.But data from the International Monetary Fund, which works

:49:18. > :49:20.with almost 200 countries promoting trade and reducing poverty,

:49:21. > :49:22.suggests the world's economy is finally picking up.

:49:23. > :49:23.Charlotte Harington from Fidelity International

:49:24. > :49:28.What are your thoughts on this? and why it matters.

:49:29. > :49:32.What are your thoughts on this? Things are getting better? Yes, the

:49:33. > :49:40.IMF have upgraded their outlook for both the UK and also globally. In

:49:41. > :49:48.the last 6-9 months, it has been marked with low unemployment rate

:49:49. > :49:55.rates and growing confidence. It has been quite turbulent few years with

:49:56. > :50:02.the politics going on in the UK, and more uncertainty in the general

:50:03. > :50:07.election. Why do you think this is occurring? It is not really a change

:50:08. > :50:13.to the structural long-term average growth rate, but it is a mini cycle

:50:14. > :50:18.upswing that we are seeing. Looking at how the UK is doing compared to

:50:19. > :50:24.countries around the world, how is it doing? If we look more to the

:50:25. > :50:33.future, it is slightly lagging globally. So far, the UK has

:50:34. > :50:37.surprised many. That is the result of a robust consumer. Looking at the

:50:38. > :50:42.global economy, what do you think are the important factors in future

:50:43. > :50:47.for us? Low interest rates have been a great support. The gradual

:50:48. > :50:56.normalisation of monetary policy in the US. Also, there are some risks.

:50:57. > :51:00.China remains a risk. Also this move to protectionism with the potential

:51:01. > :51:05.for trade terms. We will be watching those things which could potentially

:51:06. > :51:12.slow this down. I started off saying how the global economy has an impact

:51:13. > :51:19.in the UK, why is that? The UK has had quite a significant appreciation

:51:20. > :51:24.in the currency. That will see prices rise. At the same time, the

:51:25. > :51:28.Labour market is quite touch. Unemployment is very low. There is

:51:29. > :51:35.potential for wage growth. Those two factors combined, that will market

:51:36. > :51:40.the outlook for the consumer in the UK. Thank you very much for your

:51:41. > :51:53.time this morning. We will be discussing this more gust after

:51:54. > :51:57.seven o'clock this morning. A few months ago, you would never have

:51:58. > :51:58.thought you would be talking about the success of British tennis

:51:59. > :51:59.players. At just 25 years old,

:52:00. > :52:02.Johanna Konta isn't doing too She's the most successful British

:52:03. > :52:06.female tennis player since Virginia After winning the Miami Open last

:52:07. > :52:09.month, she's ranked number 7 But she doesn't plan to stop there -

:52:10. > :52:13.her dream, she says, She invited me to join her

:52:14. > :52:18.at the National Tennis Centre to chat about her love of the game,

:52:19. > :52:38.the LTA's Tennis for Kid's scheme My dream has always been to be

:52:39. > :52:43.number one in the world, to win titles and be at the top of the

:52:44. > :52:48.game. I am doing everything in my power to make that come true. We are

:52:49. > :52:52.here this morning with one of the fastest rising tennis dials in the

:52:53. > :53:06.world. She has her eyes firmly fixed on the number one spot. She has

:53:07. > :53:13.given us exclusive access look at that -- tennis stars. Hello, nice to

:53:14. > :53:22.see you! Congratulations! Welcome to, I guess it is my home in a way.

:53:23. > :53:27.I used to sleep there, so I literally used to live here. I

:53:28. > :53:39.actually lived pretty much on the tennis court. That's how you get

:53:40. > :53:44.good. I woke my dad up to get to practise at the crack of dawn. He

:53:45. > :53:48.told me I needed to invest energy into it, I needed to get up and

:53:49. > :53:52.trained before school. Once he realised I would be waking him up

:53:53. > :53:58.every morning, initially, he wondered, what have I got myself

:53:59. > :54:04.into? You said you want to be world number one? I do. That has been a

:54:05. > :54:08.dream of mine since I was a young girl. It continues to be my dream. I

:54:09. > :54:12.think it will be as long as I am playing this sport. I need to keep

:54:13. > :54:23.focusing on my work because I know that will bring the best out in me.

:54:24. > :54:29.What does that do? When my feet get too tight, it helps loosen me up.

:54:30. > :54:34.What is this doing? I am really just trying to loosen it up a bit. So

:54:35. > :54:43.that I'm not stiff as a bored when I start warming up. Is there still

:54:44. > :54:50.some way to go to make men's and women's tennis even? There has

:54:51. > :54:54.become so much more depth in our game -- board. It is becoming more

:54:55. > :55:03.exciting, but it is also important not to compare us to mean in terms

:55:04. > :55:07.of our tennis. We work in different ways, but we were just as hard and

:55:08. > :55:14.commit our lives to the sport, just as they do. It is a great time to be

:55:15. > :55:18.part of women's tennis and British tennis in general. It is a very

:55:19. > :55:26.exciting period and I am really enjoying it. I was wanted to be just

:55:27. > :55:35.the best version of myself. I'm sorry to say I did ask are the W

:55:36. > :55:39.question, Wimbledon. For a British tennis player, it must hang heavily

:55:40. > :55:43.on her shoulders. But those shoulders could do it! Staying on

:55:44. > :55:49.the sporting theme now. Still to come this morning,

:55:50. > :55:52.we'll meet the 9 year old who designed these mascots for

:55:53. > :55:55.the World Athletics Championships Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out any

:55:56. > :56:08.post-election coalition with the Scottish National Party

:56:09. > :56:11.in the event of a hung parliament. The SNP has said it would be

:56:12. > :56:14.prepared to work with other parties But the Labour leader

:56:15. > :56:18.said he did not regard School meals should include fewer

:56:19. > :56:25.puddings and more fresh vegetables, according

:56:26. > :56:27.to a report published today. Obesity Action Scotland says

:56:28. > :56:29.improvements to school meals could play an important part

:56:30. > :56:32.in reducing childhood obesity. It wants to highlight the issue

:56:33. > :56:34.ahead of the council elections in two weeks time and wants

:56:35. > :56:37.candidates to commit New research suggests that cycling

:56:38. > :56:42.to work could almost halve people's risk of developing heart

:56:43. > :56:47.disease and cancer. Scientists at Glasgow University

:56:48. > :56:48.analysed data from more than 250,000 people over

:56:49. > :56:51.a period of five years, and compared people who had

:56:52. > :56:53.an "active" commute with those The overall message is about getting

:56:54. > :57:03.more people on bicycles and we need to change the design of transport

:57:04. > :57:06.systems it cities to make it easier This will cost money up front

:57:07. > :57:12.but it is likely to be substantially saving in terms of the effect

:57:13. > :57:16.on public health and reduce pollution and congestion in cities

:57:17. > :57:19.so there are a number of wins associated with changing our

:57:20. > :57:22.transport system to make it easier Edinburgh University has been chosen

:57:23. > :57:32.as one of six centres which will be part of the new UK Dementia Research

:57:33. > :57:34.Institute. It's been created to develop ways

:57:35. > :57:37.of diagnosing and treating dementia. Researchers also hope

:57:38. > :57:39.to identify strategies which will help to improve care

:57:40. > :57:41.for people living with conditions, such as Alzheimer's,

:57:42. > :57:50.Parkinson's and Huntington's. Breakfast time weather now -

:57:51. > :57:52.and it's over to Anne A fairly cloudy start

:57:53. > :58:09.to the day, outbreaks of rain in short supply, the best

:58:10. > :58:11.in eastern parts. Top temperature between

:58:12. > :58:25.15 and 17 Celsius. Brightening up for Shetland is it a

:58:26. > :58:28.goes on. For the rest of the afternoon into this evening and

:58:29. > :58:32.overnight in this arena 9-darter continues to sink further south and

:58:33. > :58:34.some persistent rain for the north-west Highlands and the

:58:35. > :58:37.Hebrides, light and patchy win for north-west Highlands and the

:58:38. > :58:44.the site best with the east. The rain tomorrow moves

:58:45. > :58:49.behind it and other fresh air is a mixture of some brightness and.

:58:50. > :58:52.To the Highlands first - you'll find restrictions

:58:53. > :58:54.on the A9 in both directions at the Dalwhinnie junction.

:58:55. > :58:57.In Dundee one westbound lane of the Riverside Esplanade is closed

:58:58. > :58:59.while work is carried out on the V Museum.

:59:00. > :59:03.And in Dumfries and Galloway - on the A75, gas pipeline work

:59:04. > :59:06.is continuing west of the Dromore roundabout at Glen,

:59:07. > :59:08.between Dumfries and Crocketford, and that means traffic controls

:59:09. > :59:16.I'll be back with another update at 7.25.

:59:17. > :59:19.Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

:59:20. > :59:52.You're watching BBC breakfast. The campaign trail begins for the

:59:53. > :59:56.election. Jeremy Corbyn will say that Labour will stand up for

:59:57. > :59:59.British people against what he calls a week system when he makes his

:00:00. > :00:04.first official speech at the election this morning. Last night on

:00:05. > :00:08.the campaign trail, Theresa May told voters they faced a choice between

:00:09. > :00:13.her strong and stable leadership or a coalition of chaos. The

:00:14. > :00:19.campaigning is under way. The date is set. Politics is about to get

:00:20. > :00:37.loud yet again. The countdown to polling day, seven weeks from today.

:00:38. > :00:40.Good morning. It is Thursday the 20th of April.

:00:41. > :00:43.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt.

:00:44. > :00:47.The party leaders hit the campaign trail for the 2017 general election.

:00:48. > :00:51.Jeremy Corbyn will say that Labour will stand up for British people

:00:52. > :00:54.against what he calls a rigged system, when he makes his first

:00:55. > :00:56.official speech of the election this morning.

:00:57. > :00:58.Also this morning: A breakthrough for brain diseases.

:00:59. > :01:00.Scientists discover drugs that could stop conditions

:01:01. > :01:02.like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in their tracks.

:01:03. > :01:05.We'll hear about the new research that suggests cycling to work cuts

:01:06. > :01:08.the risk of heart disease and cancer by almost half.

:01:09. > :01:11.It's been a tough few years, but data out this week suggests

:01:12. > :01:13.the world's economy is getting back on its feet.

:01:14. > :01:16.I'll have more on why and what it means for you.

:01:17. > :01:18.And in sport: Serena Williams reveals she's expecting

:01:19. > :01:22.She made the announcement on social media, posting a picture

:01:23. > :01:27.And we'll be hearing from one of the stars of British tennis.

:01:28. > :01:29.Johanna Konta speaks exclusively to Breakfast about her dreams

:01:30. > :01:37.We are serving up a cloudy weather story for you but there will be some

:01:38. > :01:40.brightness here and there. Especially to the east of Scotland

:01:41. > :01:41.and north-east England. The forecast coming up in 15 minutes.

:01:42. > :01:47.Jeremy Corbyn will set out his pitch to voters this morning as he tries

:01:48. > :01:52.In a speech the Labour leader will say that he'll stand up

:01:53. > :01:54.for the British people who "are the true wealth creators,

:01:55. > :01:57.held back by a system rigged for wealth extractors".

:01:58. > :02:00.Last night, on the campaign trail, Theresa May said the public faced

:02:01. > :02:02.a choice between her "strong and stable leadership"

:02:03. > :02:08.Here's our political correspondent Alex Forsyth.

:02:09. > :02:11.The campaigning can start in earnest, now the election date

:02:12. > :02:15.has been set - and the party leaders are wasting no time.

:02:16. > :02:17.Jeremy Corbyn's pitch is as the antiestablishment party.

:02:18. > :02:19.He'll promise not to play by the rules.

:02:20. > :02:23.And say Labour will stand up for British people in a system

:02:24. > :02:26.rigged to favour the rich - a message he hinted at it

:02:27. > :02:37.Are we going to be a country that works only to make

:02:38. > :02:44.This election will be fought on the streets of this country,

:02:45. > :02:47.up and down, in town halls, in streets, on beaches,

:02:48. > :02:53.Theresa May wants to exploit when she sees as Jeremy Corbyn's

:02:54. > :02:56.weakness, choosing the Labour held seat of Bolton for her first visit.

:02:57. > :02:58.She said only the Conservatives can deliver the security

:02:59. > :03:03.It's a choice between strong and stable leadership under

:03:04. > :03:06.the Conservatives, or weak and unstable coalition of chaos,

:03:07. > :03:21.Expect the campaign messages to come thick and fast from every party

:03:22. > :03:26.The race is on, the battle lines drawn - and they know just

:03:27. > :03:28.what is at stake: Not just their futures,

:03:29. > :03:37.Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us from

:03:38. > :03:49.Morning to you. Welcome to your home for the next seven weeks. LAUGHTER I

:03:50. > :03:54.wonder, from the words we have heard from Theresa May and Jeremy Tilse,

:03:55. > :03:59.is this the tone that is that, is this what we are going to hear? Yes,

:04:00. > :04:04.and we will hear those soundbites again and again -- Jeremy Corbyn. I

:04:05. > :04:07.can't believe we are talking about a general election and Westminster

:04:08. > :04:11.can't either. It gives you a sense of the pace and excitement. It

:04:12. > :04:16.already feels we are well into the campaign. There is still seven weeks

:04:17. > :04:21.to go. Big moment for Jeremy Corbyn as he sets out his stall,

:04:22. > :04:25.antiestablishment, acknowledging the opinion polls suggest he is 1

:04:26. > :04:28.million miles behind. He says he won't play by the normal rules of

:04:29. > :04:33.politics. He is fighting for ordinary people. I think we will

:04:34. > :04:37.have a similar set of language from Theresa May to what we heard in

:04:38. > :04:44.Alex's report from her visit to Bolton last night. Her argument is

:04:45. > :04:48.the Conservatives can offer stable leadership with a bigger majority

:04:49. > :04:53.because that is what it is about from her perspective. That will mean

:04:54. > :04:58.getting stuff through the Commons around Brexit much easier for the.

:04:59. > :05:04.What about policies, are we closer to getting any idea about what the

:05:05. > :05:09.party will offer? Imagine a bunch of young people, political nerds,

:05:10. > :05:12.looking at laptops, typing furiously, trying to rattle out a

:05:13. > :05:18.manifestos, promises which take months, even years to formulate, and

:05:19. > :05:23.they have to do it in days or weeks. I think what we will get is a

:05:24. > :05:27.solidified version of what the government has promised around

:05:28. > :05:32.Brexit, for instance, so withdrawing the UK from the courts of the EU and

:05:33. > :05:36.the single market. I think from Labour's perspective, a lot we have

:05:37. > :05:41.seen on the provision of free school meals for Rymer schoolchildren,

:05:42. > :05:46.imagine those things finding their way in. -- primary school children.

:05:47. > :05:50.The tone I think will be familiar but with a huge amount at stake,

:05:51. > :05:56.deciding the government in less than two months' time. Chris, almost

:05:57. > :05:59.unimaginable. Thank you very much indeed. I love the image of the

:06:00. > :06:00.nerds on the laptops writing manifestoes.

:06:01. > :06:03.We'll take a detailed look at how the parties are performing

:06:04. > :06:05.in the polls at 7:10am this morning.

:06:06. > :06:08.Services in and out of one of London's busiest train stations

:06:09. > :06:10.are expected to return to normal this morning,

:06:11. > :06:12.after a fire caused serious delays and cancellations yesterday.

:06:13. > :06:15.Network Rail said engineers worked overnight to restore services

:06:16. > :06:17.to Euston, which serves the West Coast mainline

:06:18. > :06:19.through the Midlands, north-west England and Scotland.

:06:20. > :06:22.The station was shut for much of yesterday when a fire next

:06:23. > :06:29.to the track damaged signalling and cut power to the station.

:06:30. > :06:31.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able to stop

:06:32. > :06:34.Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide range of degenerative brain

:06:35. > :06:37.One of them is already safely given to people with depression.

:06:38. > :06:40.Clinical trials are planned, but the findings so far have been

:06:41. > :06:42.described as exciting, important and potentially

:06:43. > :06:55.Speaking earlier on Breakfast, the lead researcher,

:06:56. > :07:07.There would be a daily dose. We would use a licensed antidepressants

:07:08. > :07:13.on it is used in the elderly. We are not expecting a cure, we cannot cure

:07:14. > :07:16.these disorders but if we stop them in their tracks and change the way

:07:17. > :07:21.they progress we will radically change the course and the natural

:07:22. > :07:22.history of diseases like Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

:07:23. > :07:28.Test results on victims of an attack in Syria earlier this month confirm

:07:29. > :07:31.the nerve agent, Sarin, or a similar substance was used,

:07:32. > :07:33.according to the global chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW.

:07:34. > :07:35.The attack killed at least 87 people.

:07:36. > :07:41.The Syrian government has denied using chemical weapons.

:07:42. > :07:44.South Korean and American military forces are taking part in a joint

:07:45. > :07:46.military exercise, an action which North Korea

:07:47. > :07:49.Operation Max Thunder is a training practice involving aircraft

:07:50. > :07:51.carriers, fighter jets and military drills.

:07:52. > :07:54.Earlier we spoke to our correspondent Steve Evans at a US

:07:55. > :08:15.He told us more about the training practice.

:08:16. > :08:17.There are about 1000 American personnel involved and about 500

:08:18. > :08:30.It involves aircraft pretending to fight each other and also bombing

:08:31. > :08:35.targets on the ground, not with live ammunition. Despite its regularity,

:08:36. > :08:42.North Korea finds it very, very annoying. It says it is a rehearsal

:08:43. > :08:48.for invasion. China wants these exercises to stop, a moratorium to

:08:49. > :08:53.be put on it. What China suggests is stop these exercises on the one

:08:54. > :08:58.hand, and North Korea should put a moratorium on its nuclear programme

:08:59. > :09:04.on the other. It doesn't seem likely to happen but if there is to be a

:09:05. > :09:10.peaceable resolution, as vice president p says he wants, it would

:09:11. > :09:15.involve something like that. -- Mike Pence. At the moment the atmosphere

:09:16. > :09:21.is far from that, there is a tension which is building up and doesn't

:09:22. > :09:26.seem to be deflating. There is the row in South Korea about the

:09:27. > :09:32.presence of a lack of it at the Carl Vincent aircraft carrier strike

:09:33. > :09:36.group. The fact that it wasn't sent when President Trump said an Armada

:09:37. > :09:42.was on the way is causing consternation here with some people

:09:43. > :09:44.saying, if you can't believe what he says, if you can't trust what he

:09:45. > :09:47.says, what can you trust? Cycling to work could halve the risk

:09:48. > :09:50.of developing heart disease and cancer, according

:09:51. > :09:52.to new research published today Scientists at the University

:09:53. > :09:56.of Glasgow, who analysed data from more than 250-thousand people,

:09:57. > :09:59.said walking reduced the risk Our reporter Vishala

:10:00. > :10:05.Sri-Pathma has more. The commute to work, for some,

:10:06. > :10:08.is the only exercise For those of us that

:10:09. > :10:12.cycle to the office, Experts from the University

:10:13. > :10:26.of Glasgow say it reduces the risk of developing cancer

:10:27. > :10:28.and heart disease. In fact, cycling to work is linked

:10:29. > :10:32.to a 45% lower risk of developing cancer, and a 46% lower threat

:10:33. > :10:34.of cardiovascular disease. That compares to driving or even

:10:35. > :10:37.taking public transport. It also means you are less

:10:38. > :10:39.likely to die younger. Walking has its benefits

:10:40. > :10:42.too, although it's not You have to walk a total of two

:10:43. > :10:47.hours a week at an average speed of three mph for the health

:10:48. > :10:52.benefits to kick in. So we need to make it easier

:10:53. > :10:55.for people to cycle. So we need to increase cycle lanes,

:10:56. > :10:58.we need to have cycle - city hire schemes, subsidised bike

:10:59. > :11:01.schemes, have people have showers at work, so they do not feel sweaty

:11:02. > :11:05.when they get to work. There's a whole host of things

:11:06. > :11:08.to make it easier for the average And if we can do that,

:11:09. > :11:12.more people will be on bikes, and we're going to improve public

:11:13. > :11:15.health, just like places like Amsterdam and

:11:16. > :11:16.Copenhagen have done. Cancer Research UK says

:11:17. > :11:21.it is evidence that you do not need to join a gym or run the marathon,

:11:22. > :11:25.and that everything they get you hot and out of breath can

:11:26. > :11:27.help make a difference. The American tennis player

:11:28. > :11:37.Serena Williams has announced The world number two is expecting

:11:38. > :11:42.a baby in the autumn, which would mean that she was in

:11:43. > :11:46.the early stages of pregnancy when she won the Australian Open

:11:47. > :12:11.singles title in January. It is great news for her. 7:11am is

:12:12. > :12:13.the time and we have the weather coming up in a couple of minutes.

:12:14. > :12:15.The surprise announcement of a general election on June eighth

:12:16. > :12:18.has left political parties with just weeks to finalise manifestos,

:12:19. > :12:20.select candidates and deploy battle buses.

:12:21. > :12:23.And with local elections in May, it's going to be a busy time

:12:24. > :12:27.The Prime Minister apparently came up with the idea of an election

:12:28. > :12:30.while on an easter break in Snowdonia.

:12:31. > :12:41.Good morning to you, Holly. Good morning. That's right, we're not

:12:42. > :12:46.quite on the campaign trail but we've found a trail of our very own,

:12:47. > :12:50.and as the story goes, this of course is where Theresa May came to

:12:51. > :12:54.do a bit of thinking, a bit of walking, she decided on a five-day

:12:55. > :13:00.trip that we are indeed going back to the polls. She spent her time

:13:01. > :13:04.buying souvenirs, chatting to locals and getting her head together.

:13:05. > :13:08.Locals here we've spoken to have been happy that she decided to come

:13:09. > :13:12.here to make that decision and I been speaking to people like Brenda.

:13:13. > :13:17.You spoke to Theresa May in Snowdonia, up in the mountains. What

:13:18. > :13:23.was she like? She was interested in what I was doing, I had been out for

:13:24. > :13:27.a run, I was running down a steep hill and I just saw this group of

:13:28. > :13:31.people coming up, and I shouted, I don't know whether it is worse

:13:32. > :13:36.coming down or going up this hill, and I stopped and said, oh, hello,

:13:37. > :13:40.and realised it was Theresa May and her husband and a group of people

:13:41. > :13:45.behind. She asked me if I was going to run a marathon, I was training

:13:46. > :13:52.for a marathon on and I said, no, I am doing a local run, do you know

:13:53. > :13:56.it? She said she did and we had a bit of a chat about the route she

:13:57. > :14:02.was taking. It is a lovely, lovely route. So, did you mention the

:14:03. > :14:06.general election at that point? Oh, no, and I didn't mention Brexit or

:14:07. > :14:11.anything like that, and I think she was around just to relax, taking a

:14:12. > :14:17.lovely, lovely route just to chill out a bit. Which is the perfect

:14:18. > :14:22.place to do it, I must say. You are a pig farmer. Another election, how

:14:23. > :14:26.do you feel? Good, you know, the people want to vote someone in who

:14:27. > :14:30.will be positive to respect the wishes of the people, so it is the

:14:31. > :14:34.people's choice and I am pleased about it. I think a lot of people

:14:35. > :14:39.agree with you they are happy we are getting another election. We will

:14:40. > :14:43.speak now with Doctor Ellen from the University of Aberystwyth. We have

:14:44. > :14:49.another election, what has been the reaction from people? Quite varied,

:14:50. > :14:53.isn't it? There was initial shock, but the process has happened quickly

:14:54. > :14:57.with the announcement and a vote yesterday and campaigning is

:14:58. > :15:01.starting strongly, I think, across the UK. In Wales we also have a

:15:02. > :15:06.local election coming up on the fourth of May. We are at a different

:15:07. > :15:10.time here, having to prepare for that alongside the general election

:15:11. > :15:17.campaign starting up, but it's very exciting. We're seeing the political

:15:18. > :15:21.parties developing pictures early. Theresa May emphasising her strength

:15:22. > :15:26.of leadership and increasing her capacity to get the best vote for

:15:27. > :15:30.the UK in Brexit in getting a strong vote in this election, and on the

:15:31. > :15:36.other hand Jeremy Corbyn is trying to push the Labour Party as being

:15:37. > :15:42.much stronger, and being less establishment as he has been in the

:15:43. > :15:46.past. And I mean, we are not into that official campaign trail yet, it

:15:47. > :15:49.is already getting emotional, we have heard accusations of broken

:15:50. > :15:54.promises, and we can't trust Theresa May. It is the attempt to try to

:15:55. > :15:58.impact her reputation, she has strong credibility elections, a lot

:15:59. > :16:02.about the party image of the leader and the capacity to govern,

:16:03. > :16:07.especially around the economy, so they will play on the broken

:16:08. > :16:12.promises issue and try to talk about austerity policies in the UK.

:16:13. > :16:16.Theresa May will emphasise her strength in governing, trusting in

:16:17. > :16:22.her Dileep Britain to a stronger Britain and her capacity to go in --

:16:23. > :16:28.to lead Britain. It is forced on issues these days, so it will be

:16:29. > :16:33.interesting to see how it develops - a strong, pro-European, positive

:16:34. > :16:36.attitude around, you know, anti- Brexit vote in the Liberal

:16:37. > :16:43.Democrats, we might see a surge in their position during selection too.

:16:44. > :16:50.Thanks very much, we have a view -- a few weeks left in the campaign but

:16:51. > :16:54.if you want to think about it, come somewhere like this, I have heard it

:16:55. > :17:02.is very beautiful. Yes, who knows what you will dream out when you are

:17:03. > :17:08.out in Snowdonia? It is interesting hearing thoughts from people, as

:17:09. > :17:14.soon as we talk about a general election, we talk about polls. In

:17:15. > :17:18.the United States, there is a lot of scepticism about how useful and

:17:19. > :17:23.accurate polls. The last two or three times they have not always got

:17:24. > :17:28.it right. We are joined by the head of political research from

:17:29. > :17:33.Westminster. We mentioned that the polls aren't always the most

:17:34. > :17:47.reliable, but you have a new poll out today. Where do we stand? The

:17:48. > :17:52.results will be the same no matter what the Tigers the situation has

:17:53. > :17:56.improved for Theresa May said the announcement of the surprise general

:17:57. > :18:01.election. Polling people over the weekend, we saw the Conservatives at

:18:02. > :18:08.44%, that has now risen to 48%. Labour have risen by 1% to 25%.

:18:09. > :18:14.Every person in our survey who says they are intending to vote Labour,

:18:15. > :18:21.that means there are two who are intending to vote for Theresa May

:18:22. > :18:26.and her party. Underlying that there are a number of other good bits of

:18:27. > :18:30.news for the Conservatives. When we asked people whether Theresa May was

:18:31. > :18:35.right to do this U-turn and call a surprise election, four out of ten

:18:36. > :18:39.said it was the right decision, three out of ten said it was wrong.

:18:40. > :18:44.So she is winning that battle as well. We asked people whether she or

:18:45. > :18:50.Jeremy Corbyn would make a better Prime Minister, 53% now say Theresa

:18:51. > :18:55.May, whereas 15% said Jeremy Corbyn. It has been christened the Brexit

:18:56. > :19:06.election. What appears to matter to people the most? Brexit is on the

:19:07. > :19:11.top of most people's lists. Ditto the people put it in their top

:19:12. > :19:26.three. Bennett the usual suspects, immigration, health and the economy.

:19:27. > :19:32.As you pointed out in your introduction, the margin of error is

:19:33. > :19:37.low. It suggests that we should not focus too much on the specific

:19:38. > :19:41.percentages of the overall story, and that overall story is that it is

:19:42. > :19:46.a strong position for the Conservatives at moment. We saw Bill

:19:47. > :19:53.Gates pleading with the Tories today not to cut the foreign aid budget.

:19:54. > :19:58.How much do you think people are bothered about that? Do you think

:19:59. > :20:03.they care about it? We made two key findings in this area. Generally

:20:04. > :20:09.speaking, people do think it should be cut. The majority of people

:20:10. > :20:19.believe that overseas aid should be reduced. But it is also showing that

:20:20. > :20:22.they will leave we spend more both as percentages and as an absolute

:20:23. > :20:26.figure on aid. Ultimately, it doesn't really matter to people.

:20:27. > :20:33.This election will be fought on Brexit. After that on health,

:20:34. > :20:38.immigration, health and the economy. Overseas aid is not high on the

:20:39. > :20:43.list. In 2015, the polls made some significant mistakes. They led

:20:44. > :20:47.experts down the wrong path. What has changed between then and now?

:20:48. > :20:54.Allies is being done differently to make polling more accurate? We go

:20:55. > :21:00.back and look to see what we've done right and wrong. We did that in

:21:01. > :21:06.2015, and also in our previous polls over 16 years where we have

:21:07. > :21:10.consistently got things right. In 2015, we identified that we needed

:21:11. > :21:15.to do a better job of contacting certain groups in society. We did

:21:16. > :21:20.not have sufficient numbers. It was a small error but enough to make a

:21:21. > :21:25.big difference in a relatively close race. We have spent hundreds of

:21:26. > :21:30.thousands of pounds in the last year recruiting people to our site from

:21:31. > :21:45.those demographics. Anyone can sign up via our website. Thank you very

:21:46. > :21:57.much for your time. Do we allow margins of error with the weather?

:21:58. > :22:00.The viewers don't! Pretty great conditions for some this morning.

:22:01. > :22:06.This was the scene just a short while ago. Some spots of rain. Some

:22:07. > :22:13.sun breaking through the cloud. Some sunny spot is to get your day under

:22:14. > :22:19.way. Lovely blue skies in some areas. Eastern Scotland, a pretty

:22:20. > :22:23.decent day. A dry and bright day. Some more cloud in Scotland and

:22:24. > :22:29.Ireland, the odd shower here and there. A lot of dry weather, some

:22:30. > :22:33.sunshine pushing into eastern England. Grey and misty across the

:22:34. > :22:37.north, rainy this morning. Slowly starting to turn dry. Had she rain

:22:38. > :22:43.developing across Wales and the Midlands, edging south. Mostly dry

:22:44. > :22:49.for many. Starting to change across the south-east, down two -2 in Kent

:22:50. > :22:53.overnight. Some sunshine, but overall cloudy compared to

:22:54. > :22:57.yesterday. When you see sunshine across England and Wales it should

:22:58. > :23:00.feel pleasant, the warmest conditions into the afternoon in

:23:01. > :23:05.eastern Scotland and north-east England. 16- 17 degrees. Compared

:23:06. > :23:11.with yesterday, a milder day. Temperatures up on where they should

:23:12. > :23:15.be for this time of year. Looking at tonight, a windy night across far

:23:16. > :23:20.north Scotland. Outbreaks of rain, more persistent across the Highlands

:23:21. > :23:25.and Ireland. A shower in Northern Ireland, England and Wales, most

:23:26. > :23:30.areas dry. Lots of cloud around, the chilli is to conditions around Devon

:23:31. > :23:35.and Cornwall. Into Friday, wet and cloudy conditions across much of

:23:36. > :23:38.Scotland, especially in the west. Outbreaks of rain pushing into

:23:39. > :23:43.Northern Ireland and England later in the day. With some sunshine, got

:23:44. > :23:49.the warmest air. Up to 90 degrees across southern England. The

:23:50. > :23:52.dividing line bringing rain to England and Ireland later.

:23:53. > :23:58.Temperatures dropping across Scotland. Colder air working south.

:23:59. > :24:02.High pressure is close by. Not much in the way of rain across the South

:24:03. > :24:06.Coast. We will see a lot of dry weather across western areas. Some

:24:07. > :24:14.more cloud and breeze. Feeling cooler once again. Turning

:24:15. > :24:15.increasingly wet and windy across parts of Scotland later. More in

:24:16. > :24:22.around half an hour. On board, a group of French

:24:23. > :24:29.and Welsh people whose towns have -- As the UK gears up

:24:30. > :24:31.for a general election, voters in France are

:24:32. > :24:34.getting closer to deciding This weekend's result will be

:24:35. > :24:38.closely watched as candidates campaign hard on issues that could

:24:39. > :24:41.have big implications across Europe. Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been

:24:42. > :24:43.on a French exchange between the twinned towns

:24:44. > :24:45.of Tredegar in South Wales On board, a group of French

:24:46. > :24:52.and Welsh people whose towns have They share camaraderie and a deep

:24:53. > :25:02.mistrust of traditional politics. We are fed up with the old way

:25:03. > :25:11.of doing politics. Fed up and slightly confused,

:25:12. > :25:13.the French face a dizzying array of candidates

:25:14. > :25:15.for president, 11 in all. What is astonishing about this

:25:16. > :25:18.election is the almost complete The next French President is very

:25:19. > :25:27.unlikely to come from either of the two parties

:25:28. > :25:29.that has run Fance The Welsh contingent come

:25:30. > :25:50.from Tredegar, the part of south Many in France have the same worries

:25:51. > :25:54.about the EU and immigration, They say, what are

:25:55. > :25:58.the politicians doing As far as the immigration

:25:59. > :26:01.is concerned, they think I think this is why a certain lady

:26:02. > :26:06.may be leading France Dissatisfaction with the centre-left

:26:07. > :26:16.and centre-right has opened the door to Marine Le Pen

:26:17. > :26:22.and Jean-Luc Melenchon. The prospect of either

:26:23. > :26:24.candidate actually To have Marine Le Pen,

:26:25. > :26:35.or Mr Melenchon, would There is an alternative

:26:36. > :26:41.to the extremes, a new party at the centre with a candidate

:26:42. > :26:44.who has never stood He is attractive, he has

:26:45. > :26:53.an attractive programme. I think many French people

:26:54. > :27:03.are not sure about him. Some days he says white,

:27:04. > :27:06.sometimes black, we don't know Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen

:27:07. > :27:09.are the front-runners Marine Le Pen wants

:27:10. > :27:16.to take France out of the EU, whereas Emmanuel Macron

:27:17. > :27:32.is a staunch supporter. If one of these two wins,

:27:33. > :27:35.it will have a dramatic impact. Many here have watched

:27:36. > :27:37.Brexit and Donald Trump, Whatever the outcome,

:27:38. > :27:46.the people of Tredegar and Orvault Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out any

:27:47. > :27:58.post-election coalition with the Scottish National Party

:27:59. > :28:02.in the event of a hung parliament. The SNP has said it would be

:28:03. > :28:05.prepared to work with other parties But the Labour leader

:28:06. > :28:10.said he did not regard School meals should include fewer

:28:11. > :28:16.puddings and more fresh vegetables, according

:28:17. > :28:18.to a report published today. Obesity Action Scotland says

:28:19. > :28:20.improvements to school meals could play an important part

:28:21. > :28:23.in reducing childhood obesity. It wants to highlight the issue

:28:24. > :28:26.ahead of the council elections in two weeks time and wants

:28:27. > :28:29.candidates to commit New research suggests that cycling

:28:30. > :28:36.to work could almost halve people's risk of developing heart

:28:37. > :28:40.disease and cancer. Scientists at Glasgow University

:28:41. > :28:42.analysed data from more than 250,000 people over

:28:43. > :28:44.a period of five years, and compared people who had

:28:45. > :28:46.an "active" commute with those The overall message is about getting

:28:47. > :28:55.more people on bicycles and we need to change the design of transport

:28:56. > :28:58.systems in cities to make it easier This will cost money up front

:28:59. > :29:08.but it is likely to be substantially pollution and congestion in cities

:29:09. > :29:12.so there are a number of wins associated with changing our

:29:13. > :29:14.transport system to make it easier Edinburgh University has been chosen

:29:15. > :29:23.as one of six centres which will be part of the new UK Dementia Research

:29:24. > :29:24.Institute. It's been created to develop ways

:29:25. > :29:27.of diagnosing and treating dementia. Researchers also hope

:29:28. > :29:32.to identify strategies which will help to improve care

:29:33. > :29:35.for people living with conditions, such as Alzheimer's,

:29:36. > :29:42.Parkinson's and Huntington's. Breakfast time weather now -

:29:43. > :29:55.and it's over to Anne A fairly cloudy start for many this

:29:56. > :30:00.morning but not for all although any brightness or sunshine would be in

:30:01. > :30:06.short supply, the best and eastern parts this afternoon. Could see a

:30:07. > :30:09.top capture of up to 17 degrees. For the rest or cloud and rain and the

:30:10. > :30:13.north-west Highlands and more persistent rain through Orkney and a

:30:14. > :30:20.fresh wind shear. For the rest of the afternoon and overnight the rain

:30:21. > :30:24.moves farther south becoming persistent for the north-west

:30:25. > :30:27.Highlands and alike and patchy rain further south west and driest in the

:30:28. > :30:33.east but not a core switch to come, fairly mild. The rain continues

:30:34. > :30:35.tomorrow and behind it because there aren't fresher feel the messenger of

:30:36. > :30:38.aren't fresher feel the messenger of showers and some brighter spells.

:30:39. > :30:42.To the Highlands first - you'll find restrictions

:30:43. > :30:44.on the A9 in both directions at the Dalwhinnie junction.

:30:45. > :30:47.In Dundee one westbound lane of the Riverside Esplanade is closed

:30:48. > :30:49.while work is carried out on the V Museum.

:30:50. > :30:52.And in Dumfries and Galloway - on the A75, gas pipeline work

:30:53. > :30:54.is continuing west of the Dromore roundabout at Glen,

:30:55. > :30:56.between Dumfries and Crocketford, and that means traffic

:30:57. > :31:10.I'll be back with another update at 7.55.

:31:11. > :31:12.I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

:31:13. > :31:15.Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

:31:16. > :31:20.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt.

:31:21. > :31:23.The Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn says he'll stand up for the British

:31:24. > :31:27.people who are being held back by a system rigged in favour

:31:28. > :31:31.In his first major speech of the election campaign Mr Corbyn

:31:32. > :31:37.says he rejects the idea the result is a "foregone conclusion".

:31:38. > :31:39.Meanwhile, Theresa May says "strong and stable" leadership

:31:40. > :31:44.is at the heart of her pitch to voters.

:31:45. > :31:48.In a speech in Bolton last night, the Prime Minister warned

:31:49. > :31:51.of a potential "coalition of chaos" led by Mr Corbyn, despite the Labour

:31:52. > :31:53.leader ruling out forming a post-election

:31:54. > :31:57.The billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has warned Theresa May

:31:58. > :31:59.that reducing the government's commitment to foreign aid

:32:00. > :32:03.In a speech in London, Mr Gates - who's the founder of Microsoft -

:32:04. > :32:06.said British people would be proud of the spending,

:32:07. > :32:10.The Prime Minister has refused to say whether she will retain

:32:11. > :32:13.a pledge to spend at least 0.7% of national income

:32:14. > :32:23.In just over half an hour we'll be speaking to MP Oliver Letwin

:32:24. > :32:25.and the Labour party's former director of policy,

:32:26. > :32:37.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able to stop

:32:38. > :32:39.Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide range of degenerative brain

:32:40. > :32:43.One of them is already safely given to people with depression.

:32:44. > :32:46.Clinical trials are planned, but the findings so far have been

:32:47. > :32:47.described as exciting, important and potentially

:32:48. > :32:58.Speaking earlier on Breakfast, the lead researcher,

:32:59. > :33:02.Giovanna Maluchi, told us clinical trials could start imminently.

:33:03. > :33:14.We would use a licensed antidepressant, it is used

:33:15. > :33:17.We are not expecting a cure, we cannot cure these disorders

:33:18. > :33:21.but if we stop them in their tracks and change the way they progress

:33:22. > :33:25.we will radically change the course and the natural history of diseases

:33:26. > :33:27.like Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

:33:28. > :33:30.Train services in and out of one of London's busiest station have

:33:31. > :33:33.largely returned to normal this morning, after a fire caused serious

:33:34. > :33:36.Network Rail said engineers worked overnight to restore

:33:37. > :33:40.Most major services are operating as normal, but a full service is not

:33:41. > :33:44.The station was shut for much of yesterday when a fire next

:33:45. > :34:03.to the track damaged signalling and cut power to the station.

:34:04. > :34:08.Debenhams is considering closing ten stores and ten regional warehouses.

:34:09. > :34:12.The plans could affect hundreds of jobs in part of a strategic review

:34:13. > :34:15.by the boss of the business. Remaining stores will be revamped to

:34:16. > :34:18.offer an extensive shopping experience.

:34:19. > :34:21.Test results on victims of an attack in Syria earlier this month confirm

:34:22. > :34:24.the nerve agent, Sarin, or a similar substance was used,

:34:25. > :34:26.according to the global chemical weapons watchdog, the OPCW.

:34:27. > :34:28.The attack killed at least 87 people.

:34:29. > :34:33.The Syrian government has denied using chemical weapons.

:34:34. > :34:35.American troops are taking part in a military exercise

:34:36. > :34:38.with South Korea today, an action which Pyongyang has

:34:39. > :34:41.The government in Washington says the eleven-day exercises

:34:42. > :34:43.were planned months ago, and happens every year.

:34:44. > :34:45.Called "Operation Max Thunder", the training practice involves

:34:46. > :34:48.about 80 aircraft, a thousand American personnel and about 500

:34:49. > :35:02.Cycling to work could halve the risk of developing heart disease

:35:03. > :35:04.and cancer according to new research published today

:35:05. > :35:07.Scientists at the University of Glasgow, who analysed data

:35:08. > :35:10.from more than 250-thousand people, said walking reduced the risk

:35:11. > :35:29.Walking isn't terrible. It is all good for you. Yes, absolutely. It is

:35:30. > :35:35.just the rain, when it falls from the sky, that's the problem. Tell us

:35:36. > :35:39.about this remarkable lady and a great bit of news. She got people

:35:40. > :35:43.talking yesterday when she took to social media and announced she is

:35:44. > :35:47.pregnant, which is fantastic for her, although not if you are a

:35:48. > :35:50.tennis fan and wanted to watch her play at Wimbledon. There are more

:35:51. > :35:55.important things than tennis. Of course. I will show you the post she

:35:56. > :35:56.put online. Overnight it was confirmed.

:35:57. > :36:03.She told the world via this post on Social media yesterday afternoon,

:36:04. > :36:07.in which she appeared to show off a bump with the caption "20 weeks."

:36:08. > :36:10.With the baby due in the Autumn her most likely return to action

:36:11. > :36:14.Williams announced her engagement to Reddit co-founder

:36:15. > :36:19.Andy Murray's made a winning return to competitive tennis after a month

:36:20. > :36:24.The world number one took less than two hours to beat Gilles Muller

:36:25. > :36:31.He last played on the ATP Tour in Indian Wells in March.

:36:32. > :36:33.British number three Kyle Edmund pushed defending champion

:36:34. > :36:37.Rafael Nadal to a deciding set, which is no embarassment coming up

:36:38. > :36:40.against the so called King of Clay, before eventually going out.

:36:41. > :36:47.Nadal's aiming for a 10th Monte Carlo title.

:36:48. > :36:50.The British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland has

:36:51. > :36:52.defended his selection for this summer's tour to New Zealand.

:36:53. > :36:55.The 41-man squad includes 16 England players, 12 from Wales,

:36:56. > :36:57.11 from Ireland and two from Scotland.

:36:58. > :36:59.Gatland said nationality didn't come into his thinking.

:37:00. > :37:01.Sam Warburton will captain the squad.

:37:02. > :37:05.He led the Lions to a series victory in Australia four years ago,

:37:06. > :37:07.and he knows this challenge will be far tougher than that.

:37:08. > :37:16.He has been unlucky. It is not just his position, there is a lot of

:37:17. > :37:21.discussion about Joe Launchbury, Ryan, the great brothers and many

:37:22. > :37:25.others left out. At the end of the day, selection is a matter of

:37:26. > :37:27.opinion and we might slightly disagree, but that's what makes it

:37:28. > :37:28.interesting. Barcelona have been knocked out

:37:29. > :37:31.of the quarter finals Their forward Neymar moved to tears

:37:32. > :37:39.after defeat to Juventus. 3-0 down from the first leg,

:37:40. > :37:42.Messi with the best chance. It finished goalless

:37:43. > :37:44.in Spain last night. So the Italian side into the semi

:37:45. > :37:47.finals as they avenge their defeat If you thought players only care

:37:48. > :37:52.about the big wages these days, that expression would

:37:53. > :38:01.suggest otherwise. Monaco will be joining the Italian

:38:02. > :38:03.side in the semi-finals. Have a look at this goal

:38:04. > :38:06.from the former Chelsea and Manchester United

:38:07. > :38:08.striker Radamel Falcao, as his side beat Borussia Dortmund

:38:09. > :38:13.3-1, 6-3 on aggregate. Manchester United can secure

:38:14. > :38:15.their place in the semi-finals They play Anderlecht at Old Trafford

:38:16. > :38:21.looking to build on their 1-all draw Captain Wayne Rooney

:38:22. > :38:24.could return from injury. Winning the Europa League

:38:25. > :38:26.would guarantee United a place in next season's Champions League,

:38:27. > :38:29.even if they finish outside When you get into this level,

:38:30. > :38:42.the motivation has to be very high. They lacked motivation

:38:43. > :38:53.and Anderlecht dreamed to go so I think it is a motivational

:38:54. > :38:56.question, because we showed in Brussels that we

:38:57. > :38:58.are a stronger team. We've had one of the biggest shocks

:38:59. > :39:01.in World Snooker Championship The world number two

:39:02. > :39:03.and pre-tournament favourite Judd Trump has been knocked

:39:04. > :39:06.out in the first round. And the man that beat him,

:39:07. > :39:09.1000-to-one shot Rory McLeod. It's only the second time McLeod has

:39:10. > :39:12.made it in to the second round at the Crucible,

:39:13. > :39:32.in his 26 years as a professional. What an upset. He must have been so

:39:33. > :39:38.chuffed and yet it is still very... Very orderly, absolutely. As it

:39:39. > :39:43.should be. I love that, super cool and calm. You have to keep your

:39:44. > :39:44.emotions under wraps when you are playing snooker. Calm and collected.

:39:45. > :39:47.Yes. Thank you. If you're going to work this

:39:48. > :39:50.morning, you may want to cycle in. Research by the University

:39:51. > :39:53.of Glasgow has found getting on your bicycle to the office means

:39:54. > :39:56.you're less likely to develop cancer We asked people in Manchester why

:39:57. > :40:16.they chose to commute on two wheels. I have been cycling to work for

:40:17. > :40:21.about two years. It started when I got a job in the city centre. I have

:40:22. > :40:26.always wanted to cycle to work. I have a nice route to work on the

:40:27. > :40:30.canal. It was a nice reason to get started. I have been riding a bike

:40:31. > :40:40.for nearly two years because work is about five miles away. It is faster

:40:41. > :40:44.than catching the bus. About five or six years. They have a bike to work

:40:45. > :40:49.scheme at the office. It is a good way to get a bike. It is cheap, it

:40:50. > :40:55.is good exercise and it clears your head in the morning. About 15 years,

:40:56. > :41:03.yes. It is just easier, healthier, cheaper. So long as I don't break

:41:04. > :41:05.down. I have to say, none of those people looked unhealthy. They all

:41:06. > :41:06.looked really healthy. We're joined now from Glasgow

:41:07. > :41:09.by Dr Jason Gill from the Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical

:41:10. > :41:11.Sciences, who carried out the research and Martin Key,

:41:12. > :41:22.campaigns manager at British Morning to you both. Jason, I am

:41:23. > :41:27.guessing you cycled in? I didn't this morning, it was very early,

:41:28. > :41:32.normally I would. What are the benefits of cycling, what is the

:41:33. > :41:38.science? We found in a large study of more than 260,000 people, people

:41:39. > :41:45.who cycle to work at a 40% lower risk of dying and similar reduction

:41:46. > :41:52.in cardiovascular and cancer as well. Why? We know physical activity

:41:53. > :41:56.has benefits, it reduces blood pressure and the level of light in

:41:57. > :42:02.your bloodstream. It makes your blood able to relax, it improves the

:42:03. > :42:06.way your body handles sugar, it reduces inflammation. A number of

:42:07. > :42:11.well-known mechanisms by which being active reduces the risk of adverse

:42:12. > :42:16.health event. If you are cycling into work your lifestyle in general

:42:17. > :42:22.is more likely to be healthy on the whole, you are likely to eat better.

:42:23. > :42:28.That is a valid point. We tried to adjust for these factors. In the

:42:29. > :42:33.analysis, we adjusted for age, because older people are likely to

:42:34. > :42:36.develop adverse conditions, sex, ethnicity, deprivation. We know that

:42:37. > :42:42.poor people are likely to develop these conditions. If people smoke,

:42:43. > :42:47.DMI, how heavy people are, aspects of diet, other activity. We adjusted

:42:48. > :42:52.for all of the factors we could think of which might influence the

:42:53. > :42:56.result and we found the association of cycling and these outcomes is

:42:57. > :42:59.over and above these effects after adjusting for these factors that

:43:00. > :43:07.could have influenced the result. Martin is here, British cycling, did

:43:08. > :43:14.you cycled it? I did, a couple of miles. It is a lovely morning. The

:43:15. > :43:19.reasons are clear why it would be good for you, cycling, exercise, but

:43:20. > :43:23.a lot of people might say why they wouldn't want to cycle. They may

:43:24. > :43:28.say, what about pollution, what about being knocked off my bike,

:43:29. > :43:32.road rage, what about the fact I will get to work looking like a

:43:33. > :43:37.mess. A lot of reasons people might say it is not great to cycle to

:43:38. > :43:42.work. And we know those reasons. Millions of people cycle. Relatively

:43:43. > :43:46.few people cycle to work. And for many reasons you mentioned. We need

:43:47. > :43:50.to help people build confidence. You might be happy to cycle on the

:43:51. > :43:54.weekend. When you get on a bike for the first time your confidence

:43:55. > :44:00.increases. Try cycling to work on a Sunday with family or friends. Try

:44:01. > :44:04.to learn a back route and that will increase your confidence. If you

:44:05. > :44:08.need to get going you will suddenly feel better. Another is packing on

:44:09. > :44:13.Sunday evening. When you wake up first thing, that means you won't

:44:14. > :44:17.check it out. You are ready to go. Does it require more of a mindset

:44:18. > :44:23.from your employer as well because clearly you need facilities? In most

:44:24. > :44:29.environments, you need something at the other end. To an extent, but it

:44:30. > :44:33.is not completely - the great thing is it is so accessible and you don't

:44:34. > :44:37.need special kit beyond a bike. There are always places to park your

:44:38. > :44:41.bike. There are lots of tips you can do. Rolling up your clothes so you

:44:42. > :44:44.can change at the office. If you don't have a shower, a baby wipe in

:44:45. > :44:48.can change at the office. If you the bathroom is - you can freshen

:44:49. > :44:53.up. Don't cycle very fast, don't sweat and you can get in in a good

:44:54. > :44:58.state. Did you cycle in your suit? I did, yes. It is perfectly possible.

:44:59. > :45:03.You only have to go and a few hundred miles and everyone cycles in

:45:04. > :45:07.suit and dresses. That is true. And Jason, your research looked at

:45:08. > :45:16.walking. And while it use great, it isn't as good as cycling at all?

:45:17. > :45:20.There are several reasons, people walk shorter distances, so people

:45:21. > :45:23.cycling to work cycled 30 miles a week, whereas walkers walked six

:45:24. > :45:28.miles a week and more activity gives you bigger benefit. Cycling is

:45:29. > :45:32.higher intensity. You get more out of breath. High intensity activities

:45:33. > :45:37.are beneficial. It is a combination of the fact that they do more and

:45:38. > :45:41.harder that gives the benefit. If you are walking and you take a

:45:42. > :45:43.longer route to work you will get a bigger benefit from going the

:45:44. > :45:55.shortest possible route. Thank you. I love what you said. If you cycle

:45:56. > :46:04.to work, you need something at the other end. Some facilities, or

:46:05. > :46:12.something. It makes it a bit nicer, doesn't it? Some decent weather

:46:13. > :46:17.around today! I think this shot behind me, it really sums up this

:46:18. > :46:22.morning for many. A fairly cloudy start to your day. Some breaks in

:46:23. > :46:29.the cloud. If you are about to cycle into work, you've got some sunshine

:46:30. > :46:37.overhead in the moment. -- at the moment. Some cloud, maybe one or two

:46:38. > :46:42.showers. Mostly staying dry. West of the Pennines, damp, drizzly and

:46:43. > :46:47.misty. North-east England brightening up quite shortly. Some

:46:48. > :46:52.rain southwards and into the Midlands. The coming few and further

:46:53. > :46:56.between. Staying dry through the day. Across east Anglia and the

:46:57. > :47:02.south-east, some sunshine. Some frost in Kent and Essex. Overall,

:47:03. > :47:07.this morning, cold. Some brighter breaks appearing through the cloud.

:47:08. > :47:11.Some of the sunniest conditions through the afternoon. Eastern

:47:12. > :47:17.Scotland, seeing the highest of the temperatures. Even with the cloud

:47:18. > :47:24.elsewhere, temperatures above where they should be for this time of

:47:25. > :47:30.year. A few showers in Northern Ireland and northern England. Many

:47:31. > :47:40.areas dry. Not too cold tonight. There some frost. A bit of a chilly

:47:41. > :47:44.start in the countryside. Lots of cloud across England and Wales,

:47:45. > :47:50.brightening up. We could see one or two showers. A damp morning across

:47:51. > :47:54.much of Scotland, some heavy bursts of rain. Pushing into Northern

:47:55. > :48:00.Ireland later. This is the weather front, a dividing line between mild

:48:01. > :48:05.air in the south. Further north, temperatures dropping back into

:48:06. > :48:10.single figures. Nothing desperately chilli. This weather front, that

:48:11. > :48:15.will bring much in the way of rain to southern areas. High pressure

:48:16. > :48:22.close by. That will bring the dry start to Saturday. A bit breezy to

:48:23. > :48:27.the north and east. Temperatures into double figures. Someday,

:48:28. > :48:31.warmer. Southern parts especially. Wet and windy across the North of

:48:32. > :48:45.Scotland. That's how it's working. More in half an hour -- looking.

:48:46. > :48:49.Debenham's have announced an overhaul of their stores this

:48:50. > :48:51.morning - revamping the look and layout -

:48:52. > :48:53.but that means SOME of the stores could be closed.

:48:54. > :48:57.The retailer Debenhams has announced it's looking to close 10 stores,

:48:58. > :48:59.10 regional warehouses and a central distribution centre.

:49:00. > :49:01.The department store says those left will be revamped,

:49:02. > :49:03.changing the layout, reducing clutter, adding more beauty

:49:04. > :49:08.It's all focused on shopping as an experience, not convenience -

:49:09. > :49:10.so we asked people yesterday if that's how they think

:49:11. > :49:21.We prefer high street stores. We think they should be brought back

:49:22. > :49:25.more into the mainstream. Independent stores, local high

:49:26. > :49:28.street stores. You do need department stores, but I think the

:49:29. > :49:37.essence of the community is the high street. It can be limiting, but you

:49:38. > :49:43.can get everything you need in one place. When you go in, they have

:49:44. > :49:49.everything you need. They have perfume, variety. I do prefer them.

:49:50. > :49:53.I don't prefer them, it is just more of a variety sometimes. If you can't

:49:54. > :49:55.get them in the high street, then you know you can get them in

:49:56. > :49:56.department stores. Catherine Shuttleworth

:49:57. > :49:59.is with retail and shopper marketing agency Savvy Marketing

:50:00. > :50:09.and joins me now. Going through the results, there's

:50:10. > :50:15.loads of stuff about social shopping, destination Digital. What

:50:16. > :50:20.does it mean? We have a chief executive who has come on board from

:50:21. > :50:26.Amazon. We are trying to get people to find reasons to go to shops and

:50:27. > :50:30.not purchase online. 95% of people purchase things online. They are

:50:31. > :50:35.trying to create more ways for us to have experiences in the stores --

:50:36. > :50:50.digital. Young people are kind of rejecting buying lots of stuff.

:50:51. > :50:57.Debenham's are trying to tap into what people like, eating, drinking,

:50:58. > :51:10.having an experience. Yes, people are going for experiences? They are.

:51:11. > :51:17.Yes, and we are spending time on different things. Debenham's have

:51:18. > :51:21.165 stores. Some of them are in town centres that have not had the kind

:51:22. > :51:24.of investment that they need. They need reasons to get people back into

:51:25. > :51:30.those stores. That is why they've announced this programme to invest

:51:31. > :51:34.in stores. They don't want people behind the scenes, they want people

:51:35. > :51:45.at the front of house, talking to customers. In America, a couple of

:51:46. > :51:52.big stores such as Sears are closing. Do you think our shopping

:51:53. > :52:03.habits are similar to Americans? It is true that our shopping experience

:52:04. > :52:07.is changing. Debenham's sell so much beauty stuff in the UK, they are

:52:08. > :52:13.responsible for about one third of all beauty products we purchase.

:52:14. > :52:16.They can create experiences for younger people around that. They are

:52:17. > :52:21.not saying which stores they are closing. They are saying there are

:52:22. > :52:25.ten which are essentially under review. They are going to be closing

:52:26. > :52:33.a huge facility in Northampton. It will be interesting to see which

:52:34. > :52:43.stores are closing. Their structure needs to change so that the

:52:44. > :52:48.despatching centres are able to function better. The man who is

:52:49. > :52:51.coming in from Amazon, he will no how to change the base of the

:52:52. > :52:56.business to make it more profitable. That will change starting with the

:52:57. > :52:59.back office. He will look at that with a new pair of eyes. Thank you

:53:00. > :53:05.very much for your time. A few months ago,

:53:06. > :53:07.you would never have thought you would be talking

:53:08. > :53:10.about the success of British tennis At just 25 years old,

:53:11. > :53:13.Johanna Konta isn't doing too She's the most successful British

:53:14. > :53:22.female tennis player since Virginia After winning the Miami Open last

:53:23. > :53:25.month, she's ranked number 7 But she doesn't plan to stop there -

:53:26. > :53:29.her dream, she says, She invited me to join her

:53:30. > :53:34.at the National Tennis Centre to chat about her love of the game,

:53:35. > :53:38.the LTA's Tennis for Kid's scheme I found out how she likes omelettes

:53:39. > :53:49.for breakfast, as well! My dream has always been to be

:53:50. > :53:54.number one in the world, to win titles and be

:53:55. > :53:59.at the top of the game. I'm doing everything in my power

:54:00. > :54:05.to make that come true. We are here this morning with one

:54:06. > :54:08.of the fastest rising tennis stars She has her eyes firmly fixed

:54:09. > :54:22.on the number one spot. Welcome to, I guess

:54:23. > :54:35.it is my home in a way. I used to sleep there,

:54:36. > :54:40.so I literally used to live here. I actually lived pretty much

:54:41. > :54:43.on the tennis court. I woke my dad up to get to practise

:54:44. > :54:55.at the crack of dawn. He told me I needed to invest energy

:54:56. > :55:01.into it, I needed to get up Once he realised I

:55:02. > :55:06.would be waking him up every morning, initially,

:55:07. > :55:09.he wondered, what have I got myself You said, very clearly,

:55:10. > :55:19.you want to be world number one? That has been a dream

:55:20. > :55:26.of mine since I was a young I think it will be as long

:55:27. > :55:32.as I am playing this sport. I need to keep focusing

:55:33. > :55:35.on my work because I know When my feet get too tight,

:55:36. > :55:45.it helps loosen me up. I am really just trying

:55:46. > :55:52.to loosen it up a bit. So that I'm not stiff

:55:53. > :55:55.as a board when I Is there still some way

:55:56. > :56:04.to go to make men's There has become so much

:56:05. > :56:12.more depth in our It is becoming more exciting,

:56:13. > :56:15.but it is also important not to compare us to mean

:56:16. > :56:18.in terms of our tennis. We work in different ways,

:56:19. > :56:21.but we were just as hard and commit our lives

:56:22. > :56:23.to the sport, just It is a great time to be part

:56:24. > :56:28.of women's tennis and British It is a very exciting

:56:29. > :56:32.period and I am really I always wanted to be just

:56:33. > :56:48.the best version of myself. Those children were so excited to

:56:49. > :56:50.see her, and she genuinely said, I know you're excited, but I am

:56:51. > :56:59.excited to see you, to! Just great. with the Scottish National Party

:57:00. > :57:06.in the event of a hung parliament. The SNP has said it would be

:57:07. > :57:09.prepared to work with other parties But the Labour leader

:57:10. > :57:14.said he did not regard School meals should include fewer

:57:15. > :57:19.puddings and more fresh vegetables, according

:57:20. > :57:21.to a report published today. Obesity Action Scotland says

:57:22. > :57:24.improvements to school meals could play an important part

:57:25. > :57:26.in reducing childhood obesity. It wants to highlight the issue

:57:27. > :57:32.ahead of the council elections New research suggests that cycling

:57:33. > :57:40.to work could almost halve people's risk of developing heart

:57:41. > :57:43.disease and cancer. Scientists at Glasgow University

:57:44. > :57:46.analysed data from more than 250,000 people over

:57:47. > :57:48.a period of five years, and compared people who had

:57:49. > :57:52.an "active" commute with those The overall message is about getting

:57:53. > :57:59.more people on bicycles and we need to change the design of transport

:58:00. > :58:02.systems in cities to make it easier This will cost money up front

:58:03. > :58:08.but it is likely to be substantially saving in terms of the effect

:58:09. > :58:11.on public health and reduce pollution and congestion in cities

:58:12. > :58:14.so there are a number of wins associated with changing our

:58:15. > :58:17.transport system to make it easier Edinburgh University has been chosen

:58:18. > :58:26.as one of six centres which will be part of the new UK Dementia Research

:58:27. > :58:28.Institute. It's been created to develop ways

:58:29. > :58:32.of diagnosing and treating dementia. Researchers also hope

:58:33. > :58:35.to identify strategies which will help to improve care

:58:36. > :58:38.for people living with conditions, such as Alzheimer's,

:58:39. > :58:45.Parkinson's and Huntington's. Breakfast time weather now -

:58:46. > :59:01.and it's over to Anne Good morning. If fairly cloudy start

:59:02. > :59:05.for many this morning but not for all, any brightness and is shown in

:59:06. > :59:10.short supply, the best of which are through eastern parts this

:59:11. > :59:15.afternoon. We could see a top temperature of 217 degrees. More

:59:16. > :59:21.clout in the west and outbreaks of rain any north-west and art through

:59:22. > :59:25.Orkney. Into this evening, the rain continues to move further south

:59:26. > :59:29.becoming persistent through the Highlands and Hebrides and in the

:59:30. > :59:34.south-west sunlight and patchy rain and the east best in terms of the

:59:35. > :59:39.driest weather, but he cold on it to come, fairly mild. Tomorrow the rain

:59:40. > :59:41.continues to work surface, behind it cooler and fresher air and a mixture

:59:42. > :59:44.of sunshine and solutions. In Lanarkshire - Traffic's slow

:59:45. > :59:48.on the northbound M74 between Junction 6 Hamilton and 5

:59:49. > :59:50.the Raith Interchange. Expect northbound delays

:59:51. > :59:52.on the M80 at J4a, Low Wood. Edinburgh City bypass is very

:59:53. > :59:55.slow in both directions Delays too at Newbridge

:59:56. > :00:02.on the southbound M9 and at Claylands, junction 2,

:00:03. > :00:04.on the eastbound M8. And in Dundee, one westbound lane

:00:05. > :00:07.of the Riverside Esplanade is closed while work is carried out on the V

:00:08. > :00:13.Museum. Plenty more on our website

:00:14. > :00:15.at the usual address. Hello, this is Breakfast,

:00:16. > :00:34.with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt. The party leaders hit the campaign

:00:35. > :00:39.trail for the 2017 general election. Jeremy Corbyn will say that Labour

:00:40. > :00:46.will stand up for British people against what he calls a rigged

:00:47. > :00:49.system, when he makes his first official speech

:00:50. > :00:50.of the election this morning. Last night, on the campaign trail,

:00:51. > :00:53.Theresa May told voters in Bolton they faced a choice

:00:54. > :00:55.between her "strong and stable leadership"

:00:56. > :01:03.or a "coalition of chaos". It is going on, polling day is seven

:01:04. > :01:09.weeks away. And we are live in slowed only. This is where Theresa

:01:10. > :01:28.May's long hike helped make up her mind.

:01:29. > :01:36.Good morning - it's Thursday 20th April.

:01:37. > :01:43.Scientists discover drugs that could stop conditions

:01:44. > :01:44.like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's in their tracks.

:01:45. > :01:47.We'll hear about the new research that suggests cycling to work cuts

:01:48. > :01:50.the risk of heart disease and cancer by almost half.

:01:51. > :01:53.The retailer Debenhams has announced it is looking to close 10 stores,

:01:54. > :01:55.10 regional warehouses and a central distribution centre.

:01:56. > :01:58.And in sport, Serena Williams reveals she's

:01:59. > :02:07.She made the announcement on social media, posting a picture

:02:08. > :02:12.And we'll be hearing from one of the stars of British tennis.

:02:13. > :02:15.Johanna Konta speaks exclusively to Breakfast about her dreams

:02:16. > :02:29.Good morning. Well, I'll be serving up just a little bit of sunshine.

:02:30. > :02:31.Overall, a fairly cloudy story for many of us and a touch of drizzle,

:02:32. > :02:35.too. Jeremy Corbyn will set out his pitch

:02:36. > :02:42.to voters this morning as he tries In a speech the Labour leader

:02:43. > :02:46.will say that he'll stand up for the British people

:02:47. > :02:48.who "are the true wealth creators, held back by a system rigged

:02:49. > :02:50.for wealth extractors". Last night, on the campaign trail,

:02:51. > :02:53.Theresa May said the public faced a choice between her "strong

:02:54. > :02:55.and stable leadership" Here's our political

:02:56. > :03:01.correspondent Alex Forsyth. The campaigning can start

:03:02. > :03:03.in earnest, now the election date has been set -

:03:04. > :03:05.and the party leaders Jeremy Corbyn's pitch

:03:06. > :03:13.is as the antiestablishment party. He'll promise not

:03:14. > :03:21.to play by the rules. And say Labour will stand up

:03:22. > :03:23.for British people in a system rigged to favour the rich -

:03:24. > :03:26.a message he hinted at it Are we going to be a country

:03:27. > :03:32.that works only to make This election is going to be fought

:03:33. > :03:43.on the streets of this country, up and down, in town halls,

:03:44. > :03:46.in streets, on beaches, Theresa May wants to exploit

:03:47. > :03:52.what she sees as Jeremy Corbyn's She said only the Conservatives can

:03:53. > :03:57.deliver the security It's a choice between strong

:03:58. > :04:05.and stable leadership under the Conservatives,

:04:06. > :04:07.or weak and unstable coalition Expect the campaign messages to come

:04:08. > :04:16.thick and fast from every party The race is on, the battle lines

:04:17. > :04:24.drawn - and they know just what's at stake -

:04:25. > :04:25.not just their futures, Our political correspondent Chris

:04:26. > :04:39.Mason joins us from Westminster. Good morning to you. Are we getting

:04:40. > :04:46.a sense of the tone of the next few weeks now? Good morning to you. I

:04:47. > :04:49.think we are. This might be Nirvana for nerds like me but I guess there

:04:50. > :04:55.will be a certain element of fatigue about the prospect of more political

:04:56. > :04:59.palaver over the next seven weeks. This morning, Jeremy Corbyn will be

:05:00. > :05:02.setting out his tone for the campaign, at knowledge of all the

:05:03. > :05:06.headlines that suggest he's 1 million miles behind, by saying he

:05:07. > :05:10.is the anti-establishment candidate, he is out there to try and prove the

:05:11. > :05:14.establishment and the media wrong. As for the Prime Minister, I think

:05:15. > :05:18.we will see repeated again and again the message we heard there in Alex's

:05:19. > :05:23.report. What we are also now being told is that whilst the reason me

:05:24. > :05:26.has said she won't do election debates, where she appears on stage

:05:27. > :05:34.alongside other political leaders, Downing Street to seem open to the

:05:35. > :05:39.idea that in some sort of TV format, perhaps a question time type affair,

:05:40. > :05:42.with David Dimbleby taking questions from a live audience. All of that

:05:43. > :05:46.negotiation is going on behind the scenes huddle whilst the political

:05:47. > :05:52.parties try to work out what their pitch to the country will be. Avenue

:05:53. > :06:02.we spoken about polities yet -- about policies yet?! No, would be

:06:03. > :06:05.the direct answer! Firstly, I think we have already got a reasonable

:06:06. > :06:08.sense of what the main parties will say because it is what they have

:06:09. > :06:12.been saying for all the last couple of years. But also, in offices

:06:13. > :06:17.around here right now, there are young, keen political types, perhaps

:06:18. > :06:20.potential future Prime Minister is, typing away furiously, having to

:06:21. > :06:24.write these manifestos, these bundles of promises. They normally

:06:25. > :06:27.take months and they have got to do them in a matter of days. This

:06:28. > :06:31.morning there has been some speculation that the Conservatives

:06:32. > :06:36.could ditch their plan for ring fencing a certain amount of money,

:06:37. > :06:41.0.7% of national income, for foreign aid. This morning, senior Cabinet

:06:42. > :06:45.ministers saying how proud they were to vote that threw in the Commons in

:06:46. > :06:48.the last couple of years. It doesn't mean the Conservatives will

:06:49. > :06:54.definitely stick to it but it shows the kind of discussions which are

:06:55. > :06:57.under way. So, scrap yourself in, seven weeks to go. Good luck is all

:06:58. > :07:01.I can say! In ten minutes... In ten minutes, we'll be

:07:02. > :07:04.speaking to MP Oliver Letwin and the Labour Party's former

:07:05. > :07:07.director of policy Torsten Bell. Train services in and out of one

:07:08. > :07:10.of London's busiest station have largely returned to normal this

:07:11. > :07:13.morning, after a fire caused serious Network Rail said engineers worked

:07:14. > :07:16.overnight to restore Most major services are operating

:07:17. > :07:33.as normal, but a full service is not Engineers say 100 metres of

:07:34. > :07:38.high-voltage cable destroyed in the fire still needs to be replaced.

:07:39. > :07:40.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able

:07:41. > :07:42.to stop Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide range

:07:43. > :07:47.One of them is already safely given to people with depression.

:07:48. > :07:49.Clinical trials are planned, but the findings so far have been

:07:50. > :07:51.described as exciting, important and potentially

:07:52. > :07:54.Speaking earlier on Breakfast, the lead researcher,

:07:55. > :08:07.Giovanna Mallucci, told us clinical trials could start imminently.

:08:08. > :08:13.There would be a daily dose, basically. We would probably use

:08:14. > :08:17.trazodone first, which is already used with the elderly. We cannot

:08:18. > :08:20.cure these things, but if we can stop them in their tracks and change

:08:21. > :08:23.the way they progress, we can radically change the course of the

:08:24. > :08:35.natural history of diseases like Alzheimer's and other dementias.

:08:36. > :08:37.South Korean and American military forces are taking part

:08:38. > :08:40.in a joint military exercise, an action which North Korea

:08:41. > :08:43.Operation Max Thunder is a training practice involving aircraft

:08:44. > :08:47.Our correspondent Steve Evans is at the US base in South Korea,

:08:48. > :09:00.This operation involves around 1000 American personnel and about 500

:09:01. > :09:04.from South Korea. There are also bases in Japan involved. It happens

:09:05. > :09:07.every single year, it involves a aircraft pretending to fight each

:09:08. > :09:12.other and also bombing targets on the ground, not with live

:09:13. > :09:15.ammunition. Despite its regularity, North Korea finds it very, very

:09:16. > :09:21.annoying, it says it's a rehearsal for invasion. China wants these

:09:22. > :09:30.exercises to stop, a moratorium to be put on it. What China suggests

:09:31. > :09:33.is, stop these exercises on the one hand, and North Korea should put a

:09:34. > :09:39.moratorium on its nuclear programme on the other. It doesn't seem likely

:09:40. > :09:46.to happen. But if there is to be a peaceful resolution, as vice

:09:47. > :09:49.president pence says he wants, it would involve something like that

:09:50. > :09:53.trash at the moment, though, the atmosphere is far from that. There

:09:54. > :10:00.is a tension which is building up and doesn't seem to be deflating.

:10:01. > :10:11.There is the row in South Korea about the presidents, or the lack of

:10:12. > :10:16.it, of the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group. The fact that

:10:17. > :10:18.it wasn't sent, when President Trump said an armada was on the way, is

:10:19. > :10:21.causing consternation here. Some people say, if you cannot believe

:10:22. > :10:42.what he says, what can you trust. The department store Debenhams is

:10:43. > :10:47.considering closing up to ten stores.

:10:48. > :10:49.Police may now have to shoot at terrorists who use cars

:10:50. > :10:51.as weapons, a senior officer has said.

:10:52. > :10:53.The national lead for armed policing Simon Chesterman,

:10:54. > :10:55.said the tactics of armed officers will have to change

:10:56. > :10:57.following a string of attacks involving vehicles.

:10:58. > :11:00.In the past, police have been told not to shoot drivers of moving

:11:01. > :11:07.Cycling to work could halve the risk of developing

:11:08. > :11:11.heart disease and cancer, according to new research

:11:12. > :11:12.published today in the British Medical Journal.

:11:13. > :11:15.Scientists at the University of Glasgow who analysed data

:11:16. > :11:18.from more than 250,000 people said walking reduced the risk of the same

:11:19. > :11:26.Our reporter Vishala Sri-Pathma has more.

:11:27. > :11:29.The commute to work, for some, is the only

:11:30. > :11:34.Well, for those of us that cycle to the office,

:11:35. > :11:41.Experts from the University of Glasgow say that it reduces the risk

:11:42. > :11:43.of developing cancer and heart disease.

:11:44. > :11:47.In fact, cycling to work is linked to a 45% lower risk

:11:48. > :11:50.of developing cancer, and a 46% lower threat

:11:51. > :11:58.That compares to driving or even taking public transport.

:11:59. > :12:02.It also means you're less likely to die younger.

:12:03. > :12:04.Walking has its benefits, too, although it's not

:12:05. > :12:09.You have to walk a total of two hours a week at an average speed

:12:10. > :12:12.of 3mph for the health benefits to kick in.

:12:13. > :12:16.So, we need to make it easier for people to cycle.

:12:17. > :12:19.So, we need to increase cycle lanes, we need to have cycle -

:12:20. > :12:22.city hire schemes, subsidised bike schemes, have people

:12:23. > :12:25.have showers at work, so they don't feel sweaty

:12:26. > :12:28.There's a whole host of things to make it easier

:12:29. > :12:34.And if we can do that, we get more people will be on bikes,

:12:35. > :12:37.and we're going to improve public health, just like places like

:12:38. > :12:43.Charities have welcomed the findings.

:12:44. > :12:45.Cancer Research UK says it's evidence that you don't need

:12:46. > :12:49.to join a gym or run the marathon, and that everything they get you hot

:12:50. > :12:58.and out of breath can help make a difference.

:12:59. > :13:04.lots of election news at the moment and some things which might make you

:13:05. > :13:07.scared when you watch the news. But the...

:13:08. > :13:10.Every now and again we show you some cute animal pictures on Breakfast.

:13:11. > :13:21.These little Nigerian dwarf goats were filmed wearing

:13:22. > :13:29.specially-constructed nightwear by a farm in the US state of Maine.

:13:30. > :13:35.The pyjamas are designed to keep the newborns extra warm.

:13:36. > :13:48.I challenge you to make the "leap" from this story to the next one, the

:13:49. > :13:54.election! Things that make you happy...? No, not feeling it, sorry!

:13:55. > :13:57.Politicians around the UK will be dusting down their rosettes,

:13:58. > :14:00.getting their soap boxes ready and preparing for a fast and furious

:14:01. > :14:04.Already this morning, we have an idea of some of the key themes

:14:05. > :14:13.that the parties hope will persuade YOU to back them on June 8th.

:14:14. > :14:18.researchers will be toiling away right now, writing those manifestos.

:14:19. > :14:20.Let's discuss them with Torsten Bell, former director

:14:21. > :14:22.of policy for Labour, and the Conservative MP and former

:14:23. > :14:25.Both were heavily involved in writing their party's manifestos

:14:26. > :14:33.In your case, Oliver Letwin, many times previously as well. First up,

:14:34. > :14:40.good morning, by the way, boast of you. A manifesto, and we have got to

:14:41. > :14:46.wait a while because they are being written as we speak, is a manifesto

:14:47. > :14:52.a pledge? Yes. It is as simple as that, if you sated in the manifesto,

:14:53. > :14:58.Oliver Letwin, this is a thing that the Government will do? Well, yes.

:14:59. > :15:02.My view is that the manifesto most matters because of its effect after

:15:03. > :15:06.the election, rather than during it. I suspect even you and certainly

:15:07. > :15:12.most of your viewers are not going to read the manifestos in this

:15:13. > :15:15.election. They will hear things on the radio and the television and

:15:16. > :15:17.they will see things on the iPad, but the manifesto will be real

:15:18. > :15:22.important when somebody is elected to government, because it does

:15:23. > :15:26.constitute a programme and they are committed to it. It particularly

:15:27. > :15:29.matters when they are trying to get some controversial things through.

:15:30. > :15:33.One big thing we will see in the Conservative manifesto this time,

:15:34. > :15:36.almost certainly, is having Conservative MPs being elected on a

:15:37. > :15:39.promise to extend grammar schools. Whereas previously they would have

:15:40. > :15:42.said that was not a manifesto commitment and it would have been

:15:43. > :15:47.very hard to get through Parliament. So these things do matter, even

:15:48. > :15:50.though as Oliver says, not every single person in the country will

:15:51. > :15:53.read every line of the manifesto! With your experience within the

:15:54. > :15:57.Labour Party, having worked on election campaigns before, as we sit

:15:58. > :16:01.here on what is effectively the first day of campaigning, and in

:16:02. > :16:05.just a couple of hours, Jeremy Corbyn will be making his first

:16:06. > :16:06.speech, what do you think are the key and we will be expecting to see

:16:07. > :16:21.from him? Boyd the election you already saw in

:16:22. > :16:30.microcosm yesterday, we will see Theresa May and having their saying

:16:31. > :16:32.vote for me for strong ladyship and delivering Brexit, but the general

:16:33. > :16:35.tone, if you want strong leadership vote for Theresa May, that is what

:16:36. > :16:40.she was saying in Bolton yesterday and what she will be saying most

:16:41. > :16:44.days. Jeremy Corbyn will be saying why don't you vote for a change,

:16:45. > :16:50.vote for a party that will stand up for working people, and those two

:16:51. > :16:54.things will clash. In some ways it is an odd election, but in other

:16:55. > :16:57.ways elections fit into forms. If you are the government party you are

:16:58. > :17:00.arguing why not go forward rather than backwards, and if you are the

:17:01. > :17:06.opposition party you arguing, isn't it time for a change? The British

:17:07. > :17:08.public funds for one of those. Oliver Letwin, Jeremy Corbyn

:17:09. > :17:11.pitching himself as the antiestablishment candidate, we saw

:17:12. > :17:16.it in America with Trump, and I am not comparing them directly, but can

:17:17. > :17:22.you see comparisons there, where some people might think I will buy

:17:23. > :17:26.into that? I can see that the Labour Party will be arguing for a change.

:17:27. > :17:32.That is what oppositions to win elections and I think it is true

:17:33. > :17:34.that Jeremy Corbyn is not a typical figure of the British political

:17:35. > :17:40.establishment, that is certainly true. I think actually he may want

:17:41. > :17:45.to downplay that. They will be very interesting to see just how that

:17:46. > :17:48.goes. I suspect that Theresa May will be doing exactly what Thorsten

:17:49. > :17:53.has suggested, putting to the public that she is a strong leader, there's

:17:54. > :17:57.a big task for the nation airhead and she is therefore a good person

:17:58. > :18:02.to lead it, and asking for a mandate to that. It may be that Corbin

:18:03. > :18:05.Bryant 's Mike responds would be to try to argue that he could be the

:18:06. > :18:08.strongly there instead. There will be very interesting to say whether

:18:09. > :18:15.he put it that way all weather on the contrary he says he would rather

:18:16. > :18:24.have a complete rupture, and not go through with Brexit at all. It is in

:18:25. > :18:27.contrast to the last election where Ed Miliband's position was perfectly

:18:28. > :18:34.clear the contrast was perfectly clear. Can I pick up on the issue

:18:35. > :18:39.you said about May, a lot of people have said that a strong leader would

:18:40. > :18:44.be happy to debate in any public forum. Why is she scared of doing a

:18:45. > :18:49.television debate? I don't think it is a question of being scared, I

:18:50. > :18:54.think it is what is this your advantage to persuade people, is it

:18:55. > :18:59.the direct approach or a debate? If you had come to the Commons in the

:19:00. > :19:03.last year Le Saux and watched the ruse of May and Jeremy Corbyn across

:19:04. > :19:09.the dispatch box, you would see that she is not scared of debate with

:19:10. > :19:12.him, and I am a biased spectator, but almost any unbiased spectator

:19:13. > :19:15.would agree that she is better at the baiting than he is, just

:19:16. > :19:20.technically. But that is not the issue, how do you get your message

:19:21. > :19:24.across West, and on that basis she and others were planned their

:19:25. > :19:29.election campaigns. Thorsten, you will be well aware of these figures

:19:30. > :19:32.and I am sure the Labour Party is, about Jeremy Corbyn's personal

:19:33. > :19:36.polling, which at the moment is pretty desperate in relation to

:19:37. > :19:41.Theresa May, who would make a better Prime Minister. How does he get

:19:42. > :19:45.around that issue, does he just ignore the polls? That seems to be

:19:46. > :19:51.the principle that they argue. You have lots of politicians and

:19:52. > :19:56.pollsters who tell you what Jeremy Corbyn -- what the public think

:19:57. > :20:01.about Jeremy Corbyn and Theresa May come I am not going to argue that.

:20:02. > :20:05.Yes, the public have a sense of instability and they want security

:20:06. > :20:08.but they also want change. In the country, last month we saw earnings

:20:09. > :20:12.starting to fall after a fairly decent few years, and that looks

:20:13. > :20:17.like it will be set to last for the next year or so as prices rise

:20:18. > :20:20.faster than wages. That is what the resolution foundation where I work

:20:21. > :20:24.now, we're working on, and that is why there is this tension between

:20:25. > :20:28.Theresa May offering strong leadership, but also saying she will

:20:29. > :20:30.deliver change. That is the balancing actual have to try to

:20:31. > :20:33.strike in her manifesto and it is also the place where the Labour

:20:34. > :20:38.Party and Jeremy Corbyn will be trying to tap into the energy.

:20:39. > :20:43.People satisfied with the weather country Works or do they want

:20:44. > :20:46.change? I think that is right, everybody more or less recognises

:20:47. > :20:52.that there is a large group of our fellow citizens who are not quite at

:20:53. > :20:56.the absolute sort of worst conditions of life, where benefits

:20:57. > :21:01.kick in, and you are out of work and all those terrible things, but at

:21:02. > :21:06.the same time are very far from being well-off, and who really do

:21:07. > :21:12.feel under pressure as families, what Theresa May calls just about

:21:13. > :21:16.managing group. We have now rebadged, ordinary working families.

:21:17. > :21:22.It is the same people. These are people who I think we all agree are

:21:23. > :21:25.facing pretty tough circumstances, so I think the election in

:21:26. > :21:30.considerable part will be about who do people trust most to deliver a

:21:31. > :21:36.change for those people. We will have to live there. Thank you for

:21:37. > :21:40.your time. Oliver Letwin and Fulston bell. Something tells me the tone of

:21:41. > :21:47.that discussion seems very chummy. It might change. Seven weeks today

:21:48. > :21:48.is when we will be voting in the general election. Here is met with

:21:49. > :21:57.the weather. Fairly cloudy Thursday ahead for

:21:58. > :22:02.many, but for those in parts of north-west England, Midlands and

:22:03. > :22:05.Wales, it is a bit grey and misty and damp, some Dresler ramp and not

:22:06. > :22:13.the same everywhere. We have some sunshine, clear skies, and more

:22:14. > :22:16.especially eastern Scotland, there will be dry and reasonably bright

:22:17. > :22:20.and sunny weather all day long. Western Scotland fairly cloudy, one

:22:21. > :22:23.of two showers but most will stay dry, the same for Northern Ireland.

:22:24. > :22:27.Northern England, the north-east will brighten up very shortly but it

:22:28. > :22:31.stay grey and misty for a while across southern parts of the UK. It

:22:32. > :22:37.is here at the moment that we have some spots of rain and drizzle.

:22:38. > :22:41.Ageing in the southern England. Very little rain around. Most Italy will

:22:42. > :22:44.stay dry. That's Lavrov sunshine through East Anglia and the

:22:45. > :22:47.south-east in the next few hours. They will start to cloud over here

:22:48. > :22:52.but elsewhere we will see more pics appearing in the cloud into the

:22:53. > :22:57.afternoon. We see those breaks in the cloud, able feel a touch milder.

:22:58. > :23:01.The best of the brightness, the Channel Islands, East of Scotland

:23:02. > :23:04.and North East England. 16 or 17 the high. They bit of wet weather in the

:23:05. > :23:08.far north and west in Scotland to finish the day. The night had wet

:23:09. > :23:12.and breezy weather will continue. We will see some showers into Northern

:23:13. > :23:15.Ireland and northern England. Further south it will stay dry

:23:16. > :23:19.overnight, a bit misty here and there but temperatures should hold

:23:20. > :23:23.on. Maybe a bit chilly to Devon and Cornwall and the Channel Islands and

:23:24. > :23:27.Hebrides and Shetland, most will start tomorrow around eight to 10

:23:28. > :23:32.degrees per fairly cloudy again. They were today, particularly on the

:23:33. > :23:35.hills in the West. Parisien too. Further south, the morning cloud

:23:36. > :23:44.will break up, some sunny spells developing. We will see temperatures

:23:45. > :23:49.left relative today, 18 or 19 but potentially across the South Trevin

:23:50. > :23:58.Wade to single figures. -- dropping away the single figures. It does

:23:59. > :24:01.mean a loss of try whether they can on Saturday. Ruse is across the

:24:02. > :24:10.East, Winslet has to the east. A cool start to Sunday. Try for

:24:11. > :24:14.those doing the London Marathon, a bit of cloud around, some sunny

:24:15. > :24:18.spells and turning wet and windy across the far north of Scotland.

:24:19. > :24:19.That will take is into next week, it will be quite chilly. You have been

:24:20. > :24:27.warned. You might remember a few weeks ago -

:24:28. > :24:31.the BBC camera crew who were caught Well, they all returned

:24:32. > :24:34.home safe and sound, and now, thankfully,

:24:35. > :24:37.we can bring you the story While such explosions

:24:38. > :24:40.are difficult to predict, researchers have devised

:24:41. > :24:42.a new method of detecting when volcanoes will erupt

:24:43. > :24:44.using satellite technology. Our science correspondent

:24:45. > :24:55.Rebecca Morelle reports. It's one of the most active OK now

:24:56. > :25:02.is in the world. And last month we experienced Mount Etna's devastating

:25:03. > :25:06.power, first-hand. We'd gone to see a lava flow, but the boiling hot

:25:07. > :25:16.rocks, mixed with icy meltwater underneath. The pressure built up,

:25:17. > :25:26.causing this. We were lucky to survive. This is sort of explosion

:25:27. > :25:29.is rare, and hard to predict. By contrast, though, the eruption from

:25:30. > :25:38.the crater that caused it can be forecast. That's because Etna's

:25:39. > :25:42.monitored 24-7 by scientists using an array of insurance. Mount Etna is

:25:43. > :25:46.one of the most thoroughly monitored volcanoes on earth but obviously

:25:47. > :25:50.there are many other volcanoes and many dangerous volcanoes, especially

:25:51. > :25:55.in poorer countries were monitoring is much more room in -- much more

:25:56. > :25:59.rudimentary or in many cases completely absent. But now a

:26:00. > :26:04.ground-breaking prop -- project will change that. At Leeds University,

:26:05. > :26:07.scientists are bad start using satellites to monitor every volcano

:26:08. > :26:13.on earth to provide an early eruption alert. For people using

:26:14. > :26:19.monitors -- use monitoring volcanoes, we are able to provide

:26:20. > :26:23.warning to people, it could really save lives. This will be a worldwide

:26:24. > :26:29.volcano watch, and this is how it works. Before a volcano erupts,

:26:30. > :26:35.magma against a rise from deep beneath the earth, causing the

:26:36. > :26:39.ground to swell. It's only a tiny movement, hardly noticeable, but it

:26:40. > :26:44.can be detected from space. The satellites can measure these

:26:45. > :26:48.changes, down to even if you've millimetres, and if anything is

:26:49. > :26:53.detected, it is a sign that the volcano might be about to explode.

:26:54. > :26:57.Our experience on Etna showed the dangerous that's volcanoes can pose,

:26:58. > :27:03.forecasting major eruptions there and elsewhere could be a game

:27:04. > :27:07.changer. By the end of this year, scientists should have all 1500 of

:27:08. > :27:12.the world was Michael Caine is under their watch. Rebecca Morelle, BBC

:27:13. > :27:15.News. A dangerous trip, amazing pictures. Time to get the news,

:27:16. > :27:19.travel and weather where you are this morning. See you

:27:20. > :27:22.Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out any post-election coalition

:27:23. > :27:25.with the Scottish National Party in the event of a hung parliament.

:27:26. > :27:29.The SNP has said it would be prepared to work with other parties

:27:30. > :27:34.But the Labour leader said he did not regard

:27:35. > :27:43.School meals should include fewer puddings and more fresh

:27:44. > :27:44.vegetables, according to a report published today.

:27:45. > :27:47.Obesity Action Scotland says improvements to school meals

:27:48. > :27:50.could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity.

:27:51. > :27:53.It wants to highlight the issue ahead of the council elections

:27:54. > :27:55.in two weeks time and wants candidates to commit

:27:56. > :28:08.risk of developing heart disease and cancer.

:28:09. > :28:10.Scientists at Glasgow University analysed data from more

:28:11. > :28:12.than 250,000 people over a period of five years,

:28:13. > :28:17.and compared people who had an "active" commute with those

:28:18. > :28:25.The overall message is about getting more people on bicycles and we need

:28:26. > :28:28.to change the design of transport systems in cities to make it easier

:28:29. > :28:33.This will cost money up front but it is likely to be substantially

:28:34. > :28:36.saving in terms of the effect on public health and reduce

:28:37. > :28:39.pollution and congestion in cities so there are a number of wins

:28:40. > :28:42.associated with changing our transport system to make it easier

:28:43. > :28:51.Edinburgh University has been chosen as one of six centres which will be

:28:52. > :28:53.part of the new UK Dementia Research Institute.

:28:54. > :28:56.It's been created to develop ways of diagnosing and treating dementia.

:28:57. > :28:58.Researchers also hope to identify strategies

:28:59. > :29:01.which will help to improve care for people living with conditions,

:29:02. > :29:10.such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Huntington's.

:29:11. > :29:13.Breakfast time weather now - and it's over to Anne

:29:14. > :29:22.A fairly cloudy start for many this morning but not for all although any

:29:23. > :29:24.brightness or sunshine would be in short supply,

:29:25. > :29:27.the best in eastern parts this afternoon which could see a top

:29:28. > :29:40.north-west Highlands and more persistent

:29:41. > :29:43.rain through Orkney and a

:29:44. > :29:47.For the rest of the afternoon and overnight the rain

:29:48. > :29:50.moves farther south becoming persistent for the north-west

:29:51. > :29:55.Highlands and patchy rain further south west and driest in the

:29:56. > :29:59.east but not a cold night to come, fairly mild.

:30:00. > :30:02.The rain continues tomorrow and behind it because there

:30:03. > :30:04.aren't fresher feel the messenger of showers and some brighter spells.

:30:05. > :30:09.Now, its over to Kaye Adams to find out what's happening

:30:10. > :30:10.on BBC Radio Scotland from nine o'clock.

:30:11. > :30:19.A group called Obesity Action Scotland is calling for improved

:30:20. > :30:22.school meals to be a major issue in the local elections.

:30:23. > :30:29.And any health concerns you have, get your calls in for Doctor Tom

:30:30. > :30:36.Now though, it's back to Sally and Charlie.

:30:37. > :30:45.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Sally Nugent and Charlie Stayt.

:30:46. > :30:48.Jeremy Corbyn will set out his pitch to voters this morning as he tries

:30:49. > :30:56.In a speech, the Labour leader will say that he'll stand up

:30:57. > :31:00.for the British people who "are the true wealth-creators,

:31:01. > :31:02.held back by a system rigged for wealth-extractors".

:31:03. > :31:05.Last night, on the campaign trail, Theresa May said the public faced

:31:06. > :31:06.a choice between her "strong and stable leadership"

:31:07. > :31:12.Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us from Westminster.

:31:13. > :31:19.Take this through what you think might be happening between now and

:31:20. > :31:24.election day, seven weeks hence. I have been shredding my diary over

:31:25. > :31:28.the last 48 hours, out have gone all of the commitments we expected and

:31:29. > :31:32.in have tumbled a loose assembly of dates that will chart the time

:31:33. > :31:36.between now and those polling stations opening. This place,

:31:37. > :31:41.Parliament, will rumble on for the next ten days or so, then what is

:31:42. > :31:55.known as dissolution will happen, to put that into English MPs will no

:31:56. > :31:59.longer be MPs, they will just be candidates if they are deciding to

:32:00. > :32:01.run again. Then we will get a turbo-charging of what already feels

:32:02. > :32:03.like turbo-charged campaigning, we have about a month to register to

:32:04. > :32:06.vote, if you are not registered you have until made the 20th to do so.

:32:07. > :32:10.Then come the posters, battle buses, leaflets through your door and no

:32:11. > :32:14.end of discussion on TV, radio, unlike, everywhere you catalogue,

:32:15. > :32:17.and then seven weeks today is polling day.

:32:18. > :32:22.I hope you can make it fun! I will try my best!

:32:23. > :32:25.Train services in and out of one of London's busiest station have

:32:26. > :32:27.largely returned to normal this morning, after a fire caused serious

:32:28. > :32:30.Network Rail said engineers worked overnight to restore

:32:31. > :32:35.Most major services are operating as normal, but a full service is not

:32:36. > :32:41.Engineers say 100 metres of high voltage cable destroyed in the fire

:32:42. > :32:50.Scientists have discovered drugs which may be able

:32:51. > :32:52.to stop Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and a wide range

:32:53. > :32:56.One of them is already safely given to people with depression.

:32:57. > :32:59.Clinical trials are planned, but the findings so far have been

:33:00. > :33:00.described as exciting, important and potentially

:33:01. > :33:06.Speaking earlier on Breakfast, the lead researcher,

:33:07. > :33:12.Giovanna Mallucci, told us clinical trials could start imminently.

:33:13. > :33:19.There would be simply a daily dose and we would probably use a licensed

:33:20. > :33:23.antidepressant first, safe in the elderly, used in the elderly. We are

:33:24. > :33:26.not expecting cure, we are not going to cure these disorders but if we

:33:27. > :33:30.stop them in their tracks and we change the way they progress, we

:33:31. > :33:34.will radically change the course, the natural history of diseases like

:33:35. > :33:39.Alzheimer's and other dimensions. Test results on victims of an attack

:33:40. > :33:44.in Syria earlier this month confirm the nerve agent

:33:45. > :33:50.sarin, or a similar substance, was used,

:33:51. > :33:52.according to the global chemical The attack killed

:33:53. > :33:55.at least 87 people. The Syrian government has denied

:33:56. > :33:57.using chemical weapons. American troops are taking part

:33:58. > :34:00.in a military exercise with South Korea today,

:34:01. > :34:02.an action which Pyongyang has The government in Washington says

:34:03. > :34:07.the 11-day exercises were planned months ago,

:34:08. > :34:09.and happens every year. Called Operation Max Thunder,

:34:10. > :34:11.the training practice involves about 80 aircraft,

:34:12. > :34:13.1000 American personnel and about Cycling to work could halve the risk

:34:14. > :34:23.of developing heart disease and cancer,

:34:24. > :34:25.according to new research published today in the

:34:26. > :34:26.British Medical Journal. Scientists at the University

:34:27. > :34:29.of Glasgow, who analysed data from more than 250,000 people,

:34:30. > :34:30.said walking reduced the risk of the same

:34:31. > :34:33.conditions by a quarter. Our reporter Vishala

:34:34. > :34:35.Sri-Pathma has more. The commute to work,

:34:36. > :34:38.for some, is the only For those of us that

:34:39. > :34:43.cycle to the office, Experts from the University

:34:44. > :34:48.of Glasgow say it reduces the risk of developing cancer

:34:49. > :34:54.and heart disease. In fact, cycling to work

:34:55. > :34:58.is linked to a 45% lower risk of developing cancer,

:34:59. > :34:59.and a 46% lower threat That compares to driving or even

:35:00. > :35:07.taking public transport. It also means you are less

:35:08. > :35:09.likely to die younger. Walking has its benefits

:35:10. > :35:11.too, although it's not You have to walk a total of two

:35:12. > :35:20.hours a week at an average speed of 3mph for the health

:35:21. > :35:23.benefits to kick in. So we need to make it easier

:35:24. > :35:25.for people to cycle. So we need to increase cycle lanes,

:35:26. > :35:28.we need to have cycle - city hire schemes, subsidised bike

:35:29. > :35:34.schemes, have people have showers at work,

:35:35. > :35:36.so they don't feel sweaty There's a whole host

:35:37. > :35:40.of things to make it easier And if we can do that,

:35:41. > :35:49.we'll get more people on bikes, and we're going to improve public

:35:50. > :35:52.health, just like places like Cancer Research UK says it's

:35:53. > :36:08.evidence that you don't need to join a gym or run the marathon,

:36:09. > :36:11.and that anything that gets you hot and out of breath can help

:36:12. > :36:13.make a difference. Debenhams have announced an overhaul

:36:14. > :36:17.of their stores this morning - But that means some

:36:18. > :36:20.of the stores could be closed. The ones that are left could look

:36:21. > :36:24.significantly different. Yes, these are the results from

:36:25. > :36:27.Debenhams this morning, big high street name, been going the 200

:36:28. > :36:31.years, what we have heard this morning is from the new chief

:36:32. > :36:34.executive, a guy who has come from Amazon, and he has come in with a

:36:35. > :36:39.big turnaround plan because things have been fairly tough for them,

:36:40. > :36:44.like a lot of the big retailers, so what they are saying, they keep

:36:45. > :36:48.using this term social shopping, in other words we don't just want to go

:36:49. > :36:52.in and buy a top, we want to maybe have make-up done at the beauty

:36:53. > :36:56.counter, maybe have a glass of champagne, said they want to

:36:57. > :36:59.capitalise on that idea that we like social shopping, so that is how

:37:00. > :37:03.things will change in the stores, that is what they are saying. Ten

:37:04. > :37:06.struggling stores will be under review, they potentially could

:37:07. > :37:09.close, though that will not happen imminently. The other stores they

:37:10. > :37:14.say will change quite significantly and become more of this social

:37:15. > :37:22.shopping experience, which kind of goes back to the old days of the

:37:23. > :37:25.department store, but it is about capitalising on the fact that we

:37:26. > :37:26.like to do more than shop these days.

:37:27. > :37:29.Aren't we social shopping already? Yes, we are!

:37:30. > :37:33.I thought so! Thank you very much indeed.

:37:34. > :37:34.That brings you up to date, Matt will be here with the weather in

:37:35. > :37:40.about ten minutes time. But also coming up

:37:41. > :37:42.on Breakfast this morning... We'll meet the nine-year-old

:37:43. > :37:44.Blue Peter winner who designed Whiz Bee and Hero the Hedgehog

:37:45. > :37:46.for the World Athletics Championships in

:37:47. > :37:47.London in the summer. Charlie is on his way out to find

:37:48. > :37:51.them now. Not content with a successful career

:37:52. > :37:53.as a stockbroker, footballer, economist and rock musician,

:37:54. > :38:08.Jo Nesbo decided to write the I actually used Olivia. I actually

:38:09. > :38:09.physically lived pretty much on the tennis court! That is how you got so

:38:10. > :38:10.good! I went to meet Johanna Konta -

:38:11. > :38:13.the most successful female British In an exclusive interview,

:38:14. > :38:25.we talked about her love of the game She has a very specific hope to

:38:26. > :38:30.become world number one. And that could happen.

:38:31. > :38:33.I was just watching that thinking, now Serena Williams has announced

:38:34. > :38:37.she is going to have her first child, she will be away from the

:38:38. > :38:41.game for a little while, it opens the door for someone, some pretty

:38:42. > :38:46.big majors round the corner, Wimbledon in the summer.

:38:47. > :38:50.Big news from Serena, though. Yes, she has announced she is having

:38:51. > :38:55.her first child, which is amazing for her. She will be away from the

:38:56. > :39:03.game for a while, this is her first child so exciting times ahead Serena

:39:04. > :39:07.Williams. This is the post she put online yesterday, appearing to show

:39:08. > :39:08.a bump, with the caption, 20 weeks. A spokesperson confirmed the news

:39:09. > :39:10.last night. With the baby due in the autumn,

:39:11. > :39:13.she'll miss the next three grand slams, but could return

:39:14. > :39:16.for the French Open in 2018. Williams announced her

:39:17. > :39:17.engagement to fiancee Andy Murray's made a winning return

:39:18. > :39:21.to competitive tennis after a month The world number one took less

:39:22. > :39:26.than two hours to beat Gilles Muller He last played on the ATP Tour

:39:27. > :39:33.in Indian Wells in March. British number three Kyle Edmund

:39:34. > :39:46.pushed defending champion Rafael Nadal to a deciding set,

:39:47. > :39:50.which is no mean feat coming up against the so-called King of Clay,

:39:51. > :39:52.before eventually going out. Nadal's aiming for a tenth

:39:53. > :39:54.Monte Carlo title. British and Irish Lions

:39:55. > :39:56.coach Warren Gatland has defended his squad selection

:39:57. > :39:57.for this summer's He's named 16 England players,

:39:58. > :40:02.12 from Wales, 11 from Ireland England captain Dylan Hartley

:40:03. > :40:09.was left out, despite leading his side to back-to-back Six Nations

:40:10. > :40:13.titles. Dylan has been unlucky,

:40:14. > :40:16.but it's not just those positions, there's a lot of discussion

:40:17. > :40:21.about Joe Launchbury, Donnacha Ryan, two great brothers in teams have

:40:22. > :40:23.been left out. At the end of the day selection

:40:24. > :40:27.is just a matter of opinion, and we might slightly disagree,

:40:28. > :40:29.but that's what makes Barcelona have been knocked out

:40:30. > :40:35.of the quarter-finals Their forward Neymar moved to tears

:40:36. > :40:42.after defeat to Juventus. Messi had the best chance

:40:43. > :40:45.as they attempted to overturn a 3-0 In the end it finished

:40:46. > :41:03.goalless in Spain. All smiles for the Italian side, but

:41:04. > :41:07.heartbreak for Neymar there. You'd be thought the big players only care

:41:08. > :41:08.about the big wages these days, his expression there would suggest

:41:09. > :41:10.otherwise. Monaco will be joining the Italian

:41:11. > :41:13.side in the semi-finals. The former Chelsea and

:41:14. > :41:15.Manchester United striker Radamel Falcao with this header,

:41:16. > :41:17.as his side beat Borussia Dortmund Manchester United can secure

:41:18. > :41:21.their place in the semi-finals They play Anderlecht

:41:22. > :41:27.at Old Trafford, looking to build on their 1-1 draw

:41:28. > :41:35.from the first leg. Captain Wayne Rooney, in the green,

:41:36. > :41:38.looks set to return from injury. Winning the Europa League

:41:39. > :41:40.would guarantee United a place in next season's Champions League -

:41:41. > :41:48.even if they finish outside When you get into this level, I

:41:49. > :42:00.think the motivation has to be very high. And we must equalise at least

:42:01. > :42:03.in terms of that motivation and that dream to go. So I think it is

:42:04. > :42:05.motivation no question because we showed in Brussels that we are a

:42:06. > :42:08.stronger team. And we've had one of the biggest

:42:09. > :42:10.shocks in World Snooker The world number two

:42:11. > :42:14.and pre-tournament favourite Judd Trump has been knocked out

:42:15. > :42:17.in the first round. And the man that beat him,

:42:18. > :42:23.1000-1 shot Rory McLeod. It's only the second time McLeod has

:42:24. > :42:25.made it in to the second round at the Crucible,

:42:26. > :42:28.in his 26 years as a professional. Trump has never won

:42:29. > :42:35.the World title. He did not want to speak to anyone

:42:36. > :42:39.after he was eliminated. After trying for so long, Rory McLeod

:42:40. > :42:44.called the biggest win of his career so far. Success coming in his later

:42:45. > :42:48.years, we have been talking about it this morning, Serena Williams has

:42:49. > :42:51.enjoyed success in her later years, Jo Konta peaking a little later in

:42:52. > :42:55.her career. Jo Konta says lots of people wrote

:42:56. > :42:57.her off earlier in her career saying she had not developed quickly enough

:42:58. > :43:10.and was getting too old to become great, and here she is,

:43:11. > :43:14.poised at the moment, British number one, having just won the Miami open.

:43:15. > :43:16.And it is reflecting in the men's game is, Roger Federer, great

:43:17. > :43:19.success frame, Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray... Getting better all the

:43:20. > :43:21.time. It seems that is the way to win, start a family!

:43:22. > :43:24.As the UK gears up for a general election, voters in France

:43:25. > :43:26.are getting closer to deciding who their new President will be.

:43:27. > :43:28.This weekend's result will be closely watched as candidates

:43:29. > :43:31.campaign hard on issues that could have big implications

:43:32. > :43:34.Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been on a French exchange

:43:35. > :43:36.between the twinned towns of Tredegar in south Wales

:43:37. > :43:44.We are in Noirmoutier on the West Coast of France.

:43:45. > :43:47.On board le petit train, a group of French and Welsh people

:43:48. > :43:49.whose towns have been twinned for almost 40 years.

:43:50. > :43:55.They share friendship, camaraderie, and it turns out, a deep mistrust

:43:56. > :44:00.Everybody's fed up of what politicians say and they are going

:44:01. > :44:06.People are fed up with some old way of doing politics.

:44:07. > :44:12.The French face a dizzying array of candidates to be

:44:13. > :44:17.What is astonishing about this French election

:44:18. > :44:23.is the almost complete rejection of mainstream politics.

:44:24. > :44:26.The next French president is most unlikely to come from one of the two

:44:27. > :44:28.parties that has run France since the war.

:44:29. > :44:40.Our Welsh contingent comes from Tredegar,

:44:41. > :44:42.part of South Wales that voted for Brexit.

:44:43. > :44:45.In France, many have the same worries about the EU

:44:46. > :44:51.It's why the far-right leader Marine Le Pen is doing well.

:44:52. > :44:54.They say, what are the politicians doing for us?

:44:55. > :44:56.And they seem to think, as far as the immigration

:44:57. > :44:58.problem is concerned, that they are doing

:44:59. > :45:04.And this is why I think perhaps a certain lady may well be leading

:45:05. > :45:12.Dissatisfaction with the merry-go-round of centre left

:45:13. > :45:17.and centre right has opened the door to Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc

:45:18. > :45:25.The prospect of one of them actually winning has left some in a spin.

:45:26. > :45:28.TRANSLATION: To have Marine Le Pen, for example, or Jean-Luc Melenchon

:45:29. > :45:37.would be extremely detrimental for all of us.

:45:38. > :45:41.There is an alternative to the extremes of right and left -

:45:42. > :45:43.a new party of the centre with a candidate who has

:45:44. > :45:48.never stood for election before - Emmanuel Macron.

:45:49. > :45:57.He has an attractive programme as well.

:45:58. > :45:59.I think many French people are not sure about him.

:46:00. > :46:06.We don't know exactly what he thinks.

:46:07. > :46:09.Macron and Le Pen are the front runners in what is a close race.

:46:10. > :46:12.Marine Le Pen wants to take France out of the Euro.

:46:13. > :46:20.Macron is a staunch supporter of the European Union.

:46:21. > :46:23.If one of these two wins, it will have dramatic impacts

:46:24. > :46:30.Many here have watched Brexit and Trump and say

:46:31. > :46:35.But whatever the outcome, the people of Tredegar and Orvault

:46:36. > :46:48.A Blue Peter competition to design mascots for

:46:49. > :46:50.the World Athletics Championships in London this summer attracted

:46:51. > :47:02.Charlie is down in the Blue Peter garden with the winning entry.

:47:03. > :47:09.Thanks very much. We are going to show you the mascots in a moment.

:47:10. > :47:16.They have never been seen before. Elinor won the competition. Good

:47:17. > :47:22.morning to you both. Tell us, how did you get involved? I saw on Blue

:47:23. > :47:27.Peter that there was a competition and I wanted to see what it was and

:47:28. > :47:38.I thought I could enter it to get a badge. What were your ideas? They

:47:39. > :47:49.were endangered species and they needed help. That was the theme. You

:47:50. > :47:53.had to invent two mascots. Yes. The two mascots, one for the Paralympic

:47:54. > :47:59.event and one for the World Championships. One for the IAAF

:48:00. > :48:07.which we will call Hero and one for the IPC which is Whizbee. Can you do

:48:08. > :48:14.drum roll 's? I would love to have that power! We can imagine it. Think

:48:15. > :48:21.of drum roll, take the camera over there. Just talk us through whom we

:48:22. > :48:29.have got here, Elinor. Who is this? Nearest to us. That is Hero. Hero

:48:30. > :48:34.the Hedgehog. Why did you choose that? Hedgehogs are brave and they

:48:35. > :48:42.need help because they are getting more rare. Further down the end, it

:48:43. > :48:51.is Whizbee, isn't it? Is he a buy or a girl? They don't have to be.

:48:52. > :48:56.Irrelevant question! What is Whizbee's story? People are

:48:57. > :49:01.destroying their homes. We need them to help us eat because loads of

:49:02. > :49:08.food... When they pollinate the flowers, that means they help us

:49:09. > :49:16.eat. Can you turn around, Whizbee? Wings on the back. Radzi, this is a

:49:17. > :49:21.big sporting occasion, fantastic thing for Blue Peter to be involved.

:49:22. > :49:26.Absolutely. I used to be a mascot back in the day. To see this come

:49:27. > :49:35.full circle is incredible. People around the world will see Elinor's

:49:36. > :49:43.design. You were inside the suit? I was Spike the lion. I was

:49:44. > :49:51.high-fiving Jessica Ennis. You name the athlete, I high-fived them. It

:49:52. > :49:57.is cool which is great conditions for a mascot. Do the suits get heavy

:49:58. > :50:03.in the rain? A little bit? One of the lovely things is you have had

:50:04. > :50:14.some praise from very big stars. They like your designs. Who is that?

:50:15. > :50:20.Well, Radzi. Radzi is one! Am I right in thinking Jessica Ennis-Hill

:50:21. > :50:27.was one of those who said lovely things about what you designed?

:50:28. > :50:33.Yeah. This is the first competition you have ever entered. And you have

:50:34. > :50:39.won. Brilliant. Congratulations. Thank you, Radzi. You are doing Blue

:50:40. > :50:43.Peter later today. 5:30pm. Find out the story about these incredible

:50:44. > :50:50.things. We have two competitions coming up in May and June.

:50:51. > :50:54.Wrestlemania. Wrestlemania? I like wrestling. I've got to go to

:50:55. > :51:01.wrestlemania. Part one is on later along with Richard Whitehead,

:51:02. > :51:07.Jessica Ennis-Hill and Elinor. We have light rain, drizzle. It soaks

:51:08. > :51:15.you through. That is my weather report. Now the details.

:51:16. > :51:22.A little bit damp with grey skies overhead. It is not the same

:51:23. > :51:26.everywhere. Some of you have lovely sunshine this morning. Not a huge

:51:27. > :51:34.amount. This is more typical, this shot. Grey skies overhead in

:51:35. > :51:39.Salford, as usual Billy McRae you saw. Showers and parts of Scotland

:51:40. > :51:44.at the moment. -- grey skies overhead in Salford, as you saw.

:51:45. > :51:53.Sunny skies in the borders. Western areas staying cloudy. It stays grey

:51:54. > :51:56.for longer across parts of north-west England, particularly

:51:57. > :52:00.Greater Manchester, Merseyside, Cheshire, the Peak District and

:52:01. > :52:06.Wales too with spots of rain. Cloud thickening in the south-west with

:52:07. > :52:10.some drizzle. The south-east corner, sunshine. The cloud will increase

:52:11. > :52:17.here. A chilly morning in southern areas. Whilst there will be some

:52:18. > :52:22.showers around, most places staying dry. Farther north, showers to the

:52:23. > :52:28.north and west of Scotland, quite a breeze. Eastern Scotland, Eastern

:52:29. > :52:35.England, cloud breaks. Across north-east England, eastern

:52:36. > :52:39.Scotland, highs of 16, 17. Tonight, the rain continues across North and

:52:40. > :52:42.West Scotland with the breeze and showers for Northern Ireland and

:52:43. > :52:47.northern England. Further south, most places will be dry, precious

:52:48. > :52:50.little rain in the South for gardens. With clear skies, Devon,

:52:51. > :52:56.Cornwall, the Channel Islands, chilly start. As it will be in

:52:57. > :53:00.Orkney and Shetland and the Hebrides. Damp start to Friday

:53:01. > :53:04.across Scotland, especially west of the hills. That rain pushes into

:53:05. > :53:12.Northern Ireland and across parts of England later. This weather front,

:53:13. > :53:17.to the south, sunny spells. Further north, it gets colder. The cold air

:53:18. > :53:23.pushes south on Friday night into Saturday. High-pressure close by.

:53:24. > :53:26.The weekend starts largely dry. Showers possible with the breeze in

:53:27. > :53:30.the east and feeling distinctly chilly. Temperatures lifting in the

:53:31. > :53:35.West to where they should be for the time of year. Sunday morning, cool

:53:36. > :53:41.in southern areas. Most places dry with variable amounts of cloud and

:53:42. > :53:48.good running weather for the London Marathon. Sunday night, be prepared

:53:49. > :53:49.next week is looking cold. On the hills, there could be a little bit

:53:50. > :53:55.of snow. Enjoy your day. At just 25 years old,

:53:56. > :54:05.Johanna Konta isn't doing She's the most successful British

:54:06. > :54:08.female tennis player After winning the Miami Open

:54:09. > :54:11.last month, she's ranked But she doesn't plan to stop there -

:54:12. > :54:15.her dream, she says, In an exclusive interview,

:54:16. > :54:19.she invited me to join her at the National Tennis Centre

:54:20. > :54:22.to chat about her love of the game, the LTA's Tennis for Kids scheme

:54:23. > :54:25.and her hopes for the future. My dream has always been to be

:54:26. > :54:30.number one in the world and to win titles and to really be at the top

:54:31. > :54:32.of the game. I am doing everything in my power

:54:33. > :54:37.to make it come true. We are here this morning with one

:54:38. > :54:39.of the fastest rising She has her eyes firmly fixed

:54:40. > :54:48.on that number one spot and she's given us exclusive access

:54:49. > :54:56.and a behind-the-scenes look around. Welcome to, I guess,

:54:57. > :55:15.my home, in a way. This is your home

:55:16. > :55:18.from home, isn't it? I actually physically lived pretty

:55:19. > :55:28.much on the tennis court. When I started waking my dad up

:55:29. > :55:33.at the crack of dawn to go running, He told me that if I wanted to be

:55:34. > :55:40.the best, I needed to invest time and energy into it and we need

:55:41. > :55:43.to get up in the mornings Once my dad realised that

:55:44. > :55:47.I was really going to be waking him up at the crack of dawn every

:55:48. > :55:49.morning, initially, he was a bit like, "Oh, no,

:55:50. > :55:52.what have I got myself into?" You said very clearly

:55:53. > :55:55.you want to be world number one. That's been a dream of mine

:55:56. > :55:59.since I was a young girl and that continues to be my dream and I think

:56:00. > :56:03.will always be, as long I need to keep focusing

:56:04. > :56:07.on my work because I know that If my feet become a bit too tight,

:56:08. > :56:12.I generally tighten You've got to remember, your body

:56:13. > :56:16.is like a system, the whole chain. Just trying to loosen it up a bit

:56:17. > :56:25.so I am not as stiff as a board Is there still some way to go

:56:26. > :56:30.to make men's tennis Do you feel like you are on an equal

:56:31. > :56:38.footing with the men now? So much more depth in our game

:56:39. > :56:43.and I do believe it is becoming But I think it is also important

:56:44. > :56:48.to not compare us to the men But we sure as hell work exactly

:56:49. > :56:58.the same, work just as hard and commit our lives to our sport,

:56:59. > :57:00.just like they do. You are a British

:57:01. > :57:03.female tennis player. I don't hear so much

:57:04. > :57:05.anymore people saying, "She came to Britain late,

:57:06. > :57:08.born somewhere else." Ever since I've moved here,

:57:09. > :57:21.I've spent my formative years here, I essentially grew into the tennis

:57:22. > :57:23.player, but also more importantly, It was never a case of me feeling

:57:24. > :57:29.more and more British. You are the most successful British

:57:30. > :57:33.woman on the tennis court In so many words, yes,

:57:34. > :57:43.it is interesting, although I have still got a way to go to match

:57:44. > :57:46.Virginia. She has got a Grand Slam title

:57:47. > :57:50.to her name and I think she was as high as number two

:57:51. > :57:52.in the world, so there It is an honour to be mixed

:57:53. > :57:59.in with names such as hers and also even current players,

:58:00. > :58:05.to be just alongside those names, it is a great time to be part

:58:06. > :58:08.of women's tennis and also British women's tennis and just

:58:09. > :58:10.British tennis in general. It is a very exciting period

:58:11. > :58:14.and I am just really enjoying it. I always just wanted to be just

:58:15. > :58:25.the best version of myself. That was great to get to know her a

:58:26. > :58:31.little bit more. Focused, determined.

:58:32. > :58:37.Makes a mean omelette! Random fact I found out about her this morning.

:58:38. > :58:41.Quite a year ahead. Now, the surprise announcement of a general

:58:42. > :58:44.election on the 8th of June has left critical parties just weeks to

:58:45. > :58:59.deploy their battle buses. And with local elections in May,

:59:00. > :59:02.it's going to be a busy The Prime Minister apparently

:59:03. > :59:05.came up with the idea of an election while on an Easter

:59:06. > :59:08.break in Snowdonia. So, we've sent Holly Hamilton

:59:09. > :59:13.to assess what people We are just about as far from the

:59:14. > :59:15.Westminster bubble as you can physically get. You are right, she

:59:16. > :59:20.came here for a five-day walking and thinking trip, not quite on the

:59:21. > :59:25.election campaign trail, more of a walking trail this morning. She

:59:26. > :59:29.decided that we are going back to the polls in seven weeks' time,

:59:30. > :59:34.seven weeks of campaigning to go, and decided we are going to have an

:59:35. > :59:38.election on the 8th of June. She bought souvenirs here and chatted to

:59:39. > :59:43.the locals and did a bit of rambling and I spoke earlier to Brenda who

:59:44. > :59:47.had a bit of a chat with her in the mountains.

:59:48. > :59:56.I had been out on a training run, running down a steep hell, I saw a

:59:57. > :59:59.group of people coming up and shouted, I don't know whether it is

:00:00. > :00:04.worse coming down the hill up the hill, then I realised it was Theresa

:00:05. > :00:08.May and her husband and a group of people behind. She asked me if I was

:00:09. > :00:13.going to run a marathon, I was training for a marathon, and I said,

:00:14. > :00:18.no, I'm doing a local run, do you know the area? She said, yes, she

:00:19. > :00:24.did. We just had a bit of a chat about the route she was taking, it

:00:25. > :00:30.is a lovely route. No mention of a general election at that point? Oh,

:00:31. > :00:33.no, and I did not mention Brexit or anything like that, she was there

:00:34. > :00:39.just to relax and she was taking a lovely route just to chill out a

:00:40. > :00:44.bit. That was Brenda, having a chat with

:00:45. > :00:46.Theresa May up in the mountains of Snowdonia. I have been speaking to

:00:47. > :00:51.more residents here who have welcomed the fact that Theresa May

:00:52. > :00:56.chose here to make that moment just decision. You are a local business

:00:57. > :01:00.only, having another election, what do you think? It is quite exciting,

:01:01. > :01:03.I'm glad it will be quick, no matter what you think of it, because it

:01:04. > :01:08.will have the least effect on businesses, it always goes quiet

:01:09. > :01:11.before an election so we want to be able to continue in our town, a

:01:12. > :01:17.tourist town, a beautiful place, we don't want people to stop coming

:01:18. > :01:20.here. But it will be interesting. I think people are quite excited at

:01:21. > :01:25.the chance to have another election, people are not tired of that yet?

:01:26. > :01:28.I'm not, I find it exciting, obviously you are perturbed about

:01:29. > :01:32.what the outcome could be, we want the country to be successful

:01:33. > :01:36.economically, but the excitement of an election is always... And this

:01:37. > :01:39.time there is such a lot of scope for things to maybe go in a

:01:40. > :01:46.direction we are not expecting, as well. It is not as predictable as we

:01:47. > :01:49.think, so I'm looking forward to seeing what happens in the sum of

:01:50. > :02:01.the more marginal areas, possibly. Seven weeks of it to go! David, we

:02:02. > :02:04.have come to Dolgellau, one of -- a beautiful part of the world, why did

:02:05. > :02:08.you think she came here to make the decision? It is a historic town,

:02:09. > :02:12.beautiful area with lovely walks, peaceful and tranquil, a good place

:02:13. > :02:17.to make a decision like that. Have you ever made a difficult decision

:02:18. > :02:23.walking around yet? Definitely, yes, one of them was to live here! I will

:02:24. > :02:26.ask no more! Sharon, you own a bed and Breakfast here, what was your

:02:27. > :02:39.reaction when you heard we are heading for another election?

:02:40. > :02:42.It is interesting, you come somewhere like this, you walk around

:02:43. > :02:45.and open your mind, things can change, so I think it is good

:02:46. > :02:48.because people need to find out what is going on, they need to get the

:02:49. > :02:50.information and get out there and vote. That is what is important,

:02:51. > :02:53.people getting excited about an election. People need to make sure

:02:54. > :02:55.they are registered, whether they are overseas or on holiday, make

:02:56. > :02:59.your vote count because you only get one chance. Two people who won't be

:03:00. > :03:05.voting because they are under age, you are not able to vote yet but are

:03:06. > :03:08.you excited by yet? I am excited, it will give the British people a

:03:09. > :03:12.chance to say who they want to lead us into Brexit negotiations and in

:03:13. > :03:16.my opinion if the polls are correct, and they have been inconsistent in

:03:17. > :03:20.recent times, it will give us more power in negotiating for Brexit, but

:03:21. > :03:23.as a younger person I am disappointed that once again we will

:03:24. > :03:29.be left out of the voting system and would be able to influence the

:03:30. > :03:33.result at the end of the election. Do you agree, would you like to be

:03:34. > :03:37.able to vote? I would personally love to be able to vote, it is a

:03:38. > :03:43.risky decision she has made but personally I think it is a risk

:03:44. > :03:46.worth taking. We, as young people, although we cannot vote, I think it

:03:47. > :03:55.is important that we encourage other people, 18 to 25, to go out there

:03:56. > :04:03.and vote and make sure that they do vote for the leader that they

:04:04. > :04:10.personally feel can deliver and establish a better UK for us. Lovely

:04:11. > :04:13.chatting to you both. We will speak about to Doctor Helen Royal from the

:04:14. > :04:18.University of Aberystwyth. Are you surprised to hear people are looking

:04:19. > :04:23.forward to another election year? The Brenda that has been on the news

:04:24. > :04:26.a lot certainly does not want to see another election, some of the

:04:27. > :04:30.parties have been caught out and that is understandable. There is a

:04:31. > :04:34.sense of excitement, snap elections are right in the UK and there is a

:04:35. > :04:38.lot at stake in this election, elections can be highly

:04:39. > :04:41.unpredictable but particularly in the current circumstances, Theresa

:04:42. > :04:46.May is trying to strengthen her position in the run-up to Brexit but

:04:47. > :04:48.also in those long negotiations, this is a long-term game for her,

:04:49. > :05:08.but there are political risks there and all

:05:09. > :05:11.political parties are putting forward their cases for what they

:05:12. > :05:14.are trying to achieve that the UK in this context. A lot to win for some

:05:15. > :05:17.of them, potentially, so we will see how things go. We have seven weeks

:05:18. > :05:20.to decide. If you are looking for somewhere to take a stroll and think

:05:21. > :05:22.you might vote for, I think I can recommend somewhere but I must say,

:05:23. > :05:25.apparently it gets very busy in the summer, so get here quick!

:05:26. > :05:27.We will take that advice. I don't know what you think but I think we

:05:28. > :05:30.should put the teenagers in charge. They were very wise,

:05:31. > :05:35.Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out any post-election coalition

:05:36. > :05:38.with the Scottish National Party in the event of a hung parliament.

:05:39. > :05:40.The SNP has said it would be prepared to work with other parties

:05:41. > :05:45.But the Labour leader said he did not regard

:05:46. > :05:51.School meals should include fewer puddings and more fresh

:05:52. > :05:53.vegetables, according to a report published today.

:05:54. > :05:55.Obesity Action Scotland says improvements to school meals

:05:56. > :05:58.could play an important part in reducing childhood obesity.

:05:59. > :06:01.It wants to highlight the issue ahead of the council elections

:06:02. > :06:04.in two weeks' time and wants candidates to commit

:06:05. > :06:08.The Scottish government said a review of nutritional standards

:06:09. > :06:16.New research suggests that cycling to work could almost halve people's

:06:17. > :06:19.risk of developing heart disease and cancer.

:06:20. > :06:22.Scientists at Glasgow University analysed data from more

:06:23. > :06:24.than 250,000 people over a period of five years,

:06:25. > :06:28.and compared people who had an "active" commute with those

:06:29. > :06:36.And the forecast - a cloudy day for most with some

:06:37. > :06:38.outbreaks of rain through some northern and western parts.

:06:39. > :06:40.Drier elsewhere with the brightest weather in the east.

:06:41. > :06:42.The rain will turn persistent in the northwest tonight and overnight.

:06:43. > :06:44.Light and patchy rain in the southwest.

:06:45. > :06:49.The east fairing best for the driest conditions and it

:06:50. > :06:58.Sally Magnusson will be here with the lunchtime summary at 1.30.

:06:59. > :06:59.From everyone on the Breakfast team in Glasgow, have a great day.

:07:00. > :07:02.around 1:30pm. Plenty more on our website, now, back to Sally and

:07:03. > :07:12.Charlie. Not content with being a footballer,

:07:13. > :07:15.a musician and economist, He's now an award-winning author

:07:16. > :07:18.who's sold 33 million 33 million.

:07:19. > :07:25.That is a lot! Not only is he only celebrating 20

:07:26. > :07:28.years since his first Harry Hole crime novel was published,

:07:29. > :07:38.but he has released another edition Good morning. The figures, the

:07:39. > :07:42.numbers, are astonishing. When you are writing your books, do you ever

:07:43. > :07:46.think about the back history, do you think of the scale of the work you

:07:47. > :07:55.are doing? I do think of the back story of how it has been, I do have

:07:56. > :08:01.like a storyline for Harry, but I never think about the number of

:08:02. > :08:05.readers, actually. When I started writing, my target group was two

:08:06. > :08:10.friends of mine that I wanted to impress, and that is kind of still

:08:11. > :08:16.my task, to have them go, well, the latest book was not that bad, Jo.

:08:17. > :08:20.You mentioned Harry Hole, who is your character. Those familiar with

:08:21. > :08:24.this book will know a bit about him but if they come to it fresh, he is

:08:25. > :08:29.a detective who stepped aside from police work and there is a story

:08:30. > :08:33.attached to that, possibly that emerges gradually, we will be

:08:34. > :08:39.careful what we say. At the start of the first, he is now working as a

:08:40. > :08:47.teacher at the police academy and he has finally settled down with the

:08:48. > :08:50.love of his life, Rachel, so he is waking up every morning, for the

:08:51. > :08:55.first time in his life, actually being happy. But Harry Hole has no

:08:56. > :09:00.experience in being happy so he is not very good at being happy, so

:09:01. > :09:04.this feeling is that every morning he is walking on this thin layer of

:09:05. > :09:14.ice and he can already hear the ice cracking. There is this one killer

:09:15. > :09:18.that got away. I don't know how you imagine those scenes, there are

:09:19. > :09:22.scenes in the book where I was happily reading it and you kind of

:09:23. > :09:25.torture your reader in a way because you read it and think, something

:09:26. > :09:29.terrible is going to happen, but then it is all calm, and when

:09:30. > :09:33.everything is really calm something horrific happens. How do you even

:09:34. > :09:40.think of those scenarios in which characters are killed off? It

:09:41. > :09:48.normally happens in the morning, around 7am, ATM, when I wake up.

:09:49. > :09:52.Being a writer, I have the ability of staying in bed, being the way,

:09:53. > :10:00.calling it works, because that is when you are waking with these ideas

:10:01. > :10:06.that come to you. It is a bizarre job to have, when you come up with

:10:07. > :10:10.ways of murdering people and you go, yeah, that is a good idea! And then

:10:11. > :10:14.you get up and get to work. There is a line in the book, I cannot

:10:15. > :10:18.remember which characters a sitcom he talks about the effect of being

:10:19. > :10:23.in or around very nasty crimes, the effect it has on your psychology in

:10:24. > :10:28.a long-term sense, you carry it with you. Does the same applied, in a

:10:29. > :10:32.way, to writing, or are you able to set aside the darkness of what you

:10:33. > :10:37.write and then skip away happily at the end of the day and do something

:10:38. > :10:49.else? Both yes and no, because it is a dark universe, and I do get tired,

:10:50. > :10:52.so it takes me about two years to write a novel like that, then I have

:10:53. > :10:58.to get away from Harry and his work because it is a dark place. But I'm

:10:59. > :11:03.in control and when I do research for my books, I speak to people who

:11:04. > :11:10.work in psychiatry, people who work in prisons and in the police, and

:11:11. > :11:14.they don't get to leave the universe, they are dealing with

:11:15. > :11:18.reality, I deal with fiction, that is a big difference. Harry Hole such

:11:19. > :11:24.an important character for you, you have said you already know his story

:11:25. > :11:29.arc, so you know where he is headed. I know many fans will want him to be

:11:30. > :11:34.headed to many, many more books. What can you tell us about that?

:11:35. > :11:41.What I can tell you is that there are going to be more books, but

:11:42. > :11:46.there will be an end and we are getting closer to that end, and when

:11:47. > :11:53.it is over, he will not resurrect. So there will be an ending. You are

:11:54. > :12:04.ahead of the curve in terms of our fascination particularly with

:12:05. > :12:07.television, Scandi noir, those kind of stories, you are ahead of the

:12:08. > :12:14.curve in terms of that with your writing. I am influenced as much by

:12:15. > :12:25.the American tradition of detective stories as by Scandinavian crime.

:12:26. > :12:29.But then again I and my colleagues owes so much to the previous

:12:30. > :12:34.Scandinavian writers from the 70s and 80s. One of the books have been

:12:35. > :12:43.made into a big film? Yes, they are working on the Snowman right now,

:12:44. > :12:49.the director of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is working on that so we

:12:50. > :12:52.will see what happens. If you committed a crime and you had to

:12:53. > :12:57.choose a detective that you would least like on your case, trying to

:12:58. > :13:05.catch you, who would that be, across all fiction? Not allowed to use your

:13:06. > :13:09.own character. That is a difficult one! Sherlock Holmes is the first

:13:10. > :13:11.that comes to mind, of course. Very good. Lovely to see you this

:13:12. > :13:13.morning, thank you. Jo Nesbo's latest Harry Hole novel

:13:14. > :13:15.is called The Thirst. We'll be back tomorrow morning

:13:16. > :13:19.from 6am where we'll be joined by Lea Michelle,

:13:20. > :13:22.the star of the popular