25/04/2017 Breakfast

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

Labour promises a new plan for Brexit.

They say they'd scrap Theresa May's strategy,

and would guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK

The Conservatives say they're the only party with a clear

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 25th of April.

Sir Elton John cancels a series of shows in the US after spending

His management team says he suffered a "potentially deadly" infection.

15, 20 years ago, if babies were born premature elite, nobody was

surprised if a 24- week baby died. Hope for the most premature babies,

as survival rates increase for those More than half of small businesses

with EU workers are worried about finding the skilled staff

they need after Britain leaves I'll have more on how

that could work. Newcastle secure promotion back

to the Premier League We've been to meet the Guardians

of the Galaxy, Kurt Russell and Chris Pratt, so what do

they like about being in Britain? Probably jellied yield. No! No! --

Jellied eel. It is a very cold start to the day

and a cold day generally. That deal is accented by northerly winds. It

will be a little bit like yesterday, wintry and I will have more details

in 15 minutes. Labour will set out its policy

on Brexit today, saying that the party would guarantee

the rights of EU citizens living in the UK on day one

of taking power. Sir Keir Starmer,

the Shadow Brexit Secretary, will also say retaining the benefits

of the single market would become He'll stress that Labour wouldn't

accept negotiations ending without a deal, and will promise

to give Parliament a meaningful vote Here's our political

correspondent, Eleanor Garnier. The eyes to the right. 498. Nose to

left, 114. When it came to a vote, Labour supported legislation giving

Theresa May be power to trigger the start of negotiations to leave the

EU. But, so far, labour has struggled to present its own clear

message on except. Now the party's shadow Brexit Secretary will attempt

to clarify their position. Sir Keir Starmer will say today a labour

government would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU citizens

in the UK on day one of taking power. And Sir Keir Starmer will

also promised to prioritise the economy in negotiations, aiming to

keep the benefits of the single market and the customs union. He

will say that labour will reject the Conservative's repeal bill and bring

in new legislation to transfer relevant EU laws to Britain, to

protect employment and consumer rights as well as environmental

regulations. When it comes to negotiating with other EU leaders,

the labour government, Sir Keir Starmer will say, will build a close

relationship with the European Union, not as members, but as

partners. Theresa May will again stress leave the strong leadership

to see the country through Brexit and beyond the

Let's speak to our political correspondent Alex Forsyth

who is at Downing Street this morning.

what is the Conservative response? Theresa May will chair a meeting of

the cabinet inside Downing Street before she continues on the campaign

trail, heading to Wales. There she will continue to make the two

arguments that have been central to the Conservative campaign. The first

is the idea of strong leadership. She says that is something that only

the Tories can offer. The second is the idea that unless the Tories are

in government you could end up in a coalition of the other parties. They

have ruled that out another the less Theresa May it will make that

argument. She will point to previous alliances between the Welsh parties.

The mere fact she is going to Wales is significant. She is taking this

campaign straight to the labour heartlands. Boosted by recent

opinion polls that suggest she has the lead over labour so she is

targeting their voters will not bite, of course, there are still six

weeks left of the election campaign and anything can happen in politics.

Six weeks is a long time. We'll speak to Labour's Barry

Gardiner, Shadow Secretary of State for International Trade, at just

after eight o'clock this morning. Sir Elton John has cancelled

a series of shows in America after falling ill with what's been

described as a "potentially The singer - who's 70 -

spent two nights in intensive care after contracting the illness

while on tour in Chile He's now out of hospital

and recovering at home, Ever the showman, Sir Elton John has

instead been in the hands of doctors over the last fortnight,

having been taken seriously ill. He was on his way back from Chile

when he was struck down by what his medical team quickly

identified as a rare and potentially He was admitted to hospital

in the UK, where he spent two nights Sir Elton, who is 70,

wasn't able to go home for some time, but it has emerged

he was discharged a few days ago. It has meant he has had to cancel

tour dates at Caesar's Palace in Las In a statement, the star spoke

of him being fortunate to have such loyal fans, and he apologised

for disappointing them. He said he was extremely grateful

to his medical team for looking The singer is expected

to make a full recovery, and is already planning a return

to the stage in June. Until then, the Rocket Man

will be taking it easy. Doing moderate exercise several

times a week is the best way for the over 50s to keep

their brains in top working order, A study published in the British

Journal of Sports Medicine found that a combination of aerobic

activity and muscle strengthening exercises is the best way to improve

thinking and memory skills - even when the brain is already

showing signs of decline. President Trump has demanded

new international sanctions over North Korea's nuclear

and missile programmes. It comes as the communist state

prepares to celebrate the 85th In a rare move, the entire US senate

is being summoned to the White House to attend a briefing

on North Korea tomorrow. The French far-right presidential

candidate Marine Le Pen has announced she will step down

as leader of the National Front party in order to focus

on her campaign. The move comes just a day

after she reached the second round of the French election,

where she will face the centrist She told French TV that she needed

to be above party politics. All new homes should be built

to an accessible standard, The Women and Equalities Select

Committee is calling on ministers to make it compulsory

for all new builds to cater Karlene has never lived in a house

that is fully accessible. So, this is my front door. I would love to be

able to get in there but I cannot. Worn with cerebral palsy she can

live independently with the right setup. But some of the features in

her house make it impossible for her to look after herself. The biggest

issue is my kitchen. That is completely inaccessible to me. I

have to rely on external support. I've been on the accessible housing

register for ten years and as to this day I have still not seen a

fully accessible property. In England, an estimated 300,000

disabled people are living in unsuitable properties. Those behind

the report urged the government to change the law so that disability

access is not seen as a nice to do. Seen instead is an essential when

building new homes. The government states the council should involve

all sections of the community when addressing housing needs and that

building regulations require minimum standards of accessibility for all

new dwellings. The founder of Wikipedia

is launching a new website, aimed at tackling the

spread of fake news. Jimmy Wales says the new service

will be run by professional "Wikitribune" will be both

ad-free and free to read, so will rely on supporters

making regular donations. Now here's something that could help

you beat the morning rush hour. This is the view from

the cockpit of a prototype It's propelled by eight rotors,

and like a helicopter it can take I think that is amazing. Can you

imagine those flying around? How would you not crash into each other?

Why do you always think of health and safety immediately? It is

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an hour and hovers up to 15 feet The company behind "the Flyer" hope

to have it on sale by the end of the year, and say that just two

hours of training is all you need Sign me up. I am all over that. It

is ten minutes past six. We will have weather in about five minutes

but first, the sport. Last week when we saying that there will be sore

heads? Yes. In Brighton. And now sore heads in Newcastle, I should

think. What a way to do it. A little bit of a wobble in the last few

games but they did it in style. Newcastle will be playing

Premier League football next season They've secured promotion to the top

flight at the first time of asking. Christian Atsu scored the pick

of the goals for Rafa Benitez's side as they beat Preston 4-1 in front

of more than 50,000 fans Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's

comments about her unborn Romania's Fed Cup Captain has been

provisionally suspended by the ITF since making remarks

about Williams and a number The world number one says

the comments 'disappoint' her. Former British heptathlete

Kelly Sotherton is likely to be upgraded to an Olympic bronze medal

for the second time in five months, after the Russian athlete

who originally won bronze at the 2008 Games in Beijing tested

positive for a steroid. Defending champion Mark Selby will

play Marco Fu in the quarter-finals Selby beat Xiao Guo-dong

to reach the last eight. Fu overcame Neil Robertson

13-11 last night. Plenty of live snooker across the

BBC for you as that continues at the Crucible. We will have the weather

in a moment but let's have a look at some of the papers for you this

morning. The Daily Express. One of the stories we were looking at this

morning, exercise to beat dementia. 45 minute workouts to keep your

brain healthy and a picture of the Queen out and about yesterday,

racked up nice and warm. Carol was given as a warning about wearing

coats yesterday and she was correct. I was wrapped up like an ASCII mode

this morning. That is reflected in the Guardian as well. Not really the

weather for ice cream. Also they are talking about Brexit saying that

some voters are being urged to seek our Brexit supporting ministers. The

front page of the Daily Mail has GPs failing thousands of cancer patients

as the main story. Catherine Vita Jones on the front cover, having a

look inside her bathroom cabinet with products worth ?2000. That is

unbelievable. I will show you, there it is. That is what her bathroom

cabinet looks like. That is a massive cabinet, if that is the real

one. And it is very tidy. They date back, those products, date back to

around 1992, the products in my cabinet. I never get around to

throwing things out. I have cotton buds from the 1960s... Shall I do

another one? The Telegraph where Marine Le Pen quit her party in a

bid for support. And students... Students, according to the outgoing

head of admissions, should not be compelled to get a job until six

months after they graduate, warning about a session with careers. And a

movie premiere in London, this is is early and who is normally coloured

green in the film. We will be interviewing Chris Patten and Kurt

Russell from the film later in the programme. Steph, going to say

something... The students, that you are talking about, it is all very

well if they don't get job for six months but what do you do for money?

Do you rely on your parents for a bit more? Anyway... That was just my

little 10p worth. The cost of education, that is an issue, isn't

it? There is a battle going on between the mortgage providers. The

Mera picked up on that this morning. Boral was set to benefit from a

price war because the third biggest lender has reduced its rates. A

quite a few them now bubbling for business when it comes to a

mortgage. I was talking yesterday about how the market slowed down a

bit so they are obviously fighting for our business.

We have the picture everyone is talking about in sport. We have a

closer look at it as well. It is Zlatan Ibrahimovic's legs. After he

picked up that terrible injury on Sunday in the Europa League, he put

this picture on Instagram of his legs. Everyone talking about why

they are so veiny, lots of people saying that is what happens to

athletes' legs. After exercise the blood is up near the surface of the

skin, that is why they look so veiny. There is lots to do with his

treatment for this. It is a cruciate ligament, and there are worries he

will have done even more damage to his knee, and he is going to go to

the United States for analysis on what has happened, and for

treatment, to this guy who specialises in a technique known as

the double bundle, which effectively means tying a double knot in the

ligaments, to stabilise the knee! This is making me feel quite

squeamish. Have any papers use the headline You're so Veiny? No! If

anyone can bounce back, Zlatan Ibrahimovic came. Lots of pictures

in the papers of Bananarama. This is what they look like today, after 30

years. Is that them today? If you see Louise on the server on Friday,

you know why. She is a big fan of Robert De Niro.

You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning: Labour says it would scrap

Theresa May's Brexit plans and guarantee the rights of EU

citizens living in the UK on day one of taking power.

Sir Elton John is resting at home after spending two nights

in intensive care following a potentially

Here is Carol with a look at the morning's weather.

She has been telling us about the possibility of snow and cold

temperatures. Good morning, and we have eight centimetres of lying snow

in Aviemore. Last night it was snowing in the West Midlands,

Staffordshire, Wales, just to name a few areas. But for some of us it is

a cold but beautiful start to the day. Our Weather Watchers are up

nice and early, lovely pictures taken in East Sussex. You can see on

our rain and snow radar where we have had some snow during the course

of the night, and as well as the snow it is very windy across parts

of Scotland. So poor visibility if you are travelling this morning,

with that snow lying around. It is a lovely start to the day if you like

it is sunny and cold, but through the morning and into the afternoon

you will see showers develop, and almost anywhere they could have a

wintry mix. Even if you see snow at lower levels it probably will not

last and it will not accumulate. Into Scotland you will see the

showers, still wintry and windy in nature, still feeling cold, and in

between there will be some sunshine. A fair bit of sunshine in Ireland,

but there will be showers, and if you are in that wind will feel cold.

For Wales we are looking at a mixture of rain, sleet, wet snow and

as we pushed down into the south-west of England, a similar

combination. In between there will be some brighter spells, but even if

you see some sleet, nothing is going to stick during the day. For

southern counties in the Midlands, East Anglia and down to Kent it is

the same scenario. We are looking at wintry showers with some sunshine

and the forecast. Through the evening and overnight we hang on to

those wintry showers. It will still be quite windy, but we have a ridge

of high pressure building in from the west. So there will be fewer

showers in the west, there will still be a lot in central and

eastern and northern parts, and still without wintry element. The

risk of ice on untreated surfaces and although we have overnight

temperatures, one to four in rural areas, in towns and cities it will

be higher than that. Things are settling down, still a few showers

but a bit more sunshine. Other showers being squeezed towards

Central and eastern and northern areas. Later in the day a new

weather front thickens the cloud towards western Scotland and

Northern Ireland, and that will introduce yet more showers. So by

the time we get to Thursday, well, still a fair bit of cloud. That will

be sinking south, with some patchy rain and showers on it. But

gradually we will start to see the temperatures increase. There is a

glimmer of hope, because it has been cold and it is shrouded with a lot

of uncertainty but next week, particularly in the south-east, we

could see temperatures get back into the 20s in Celsius. But remember

that big caveat. There are still a lot of uncertainty around it. It is

very changeable, isn't it? Yes, it is. So potentially warmth returns

next week. If you thought that artificial

intelligence is the stuff It surrounds us every day, most

commonly in all of our smartphones. Our devices learn something about us

each time we use them. But this morning, a new report says

the UK should be doing more Breakfast's Tim Muffett

is at a data lab in Manchester. Good morning to you. I am at UK

Fast, one of the largest data centres in the UK. If you have done

any online shopping or visit the government centre or government

website there is a good chance that the information you have shared is

stored here. This is a very high secure area, it is unusual to have

this type of access. The noise you can hear is the fans keeping the

20,000 computer servers cool. And as I say, it is unusual to be able to

get this close and see how this place operates. When we talk about

data, there is so much of it. It is 90% of the world's computer data

generated within the last five years. It is changing the way we

live. And there is a warning this morning that we all, as a society,

need to wake up and realise the potential problems, and the

potential opportunities, but that data provides.

From medical research to the taste of beer, the impact of machine

learning seems unstoppable. Lets get you all set up. Elaine has the most

common cause of blindness in Europe and America. Nice and wide.

Age-related macular degeneration. There is no cure, but scanners like

this allowed doctors to identify and manage the condition. I look for

signs of bleeding or leakage of fluid under the retina. At more

scanners means more scans, which they need analysing by specialists

such as Pearce keen. If you go and have a cheque for your glasses, you

will often be offered to haven't scan done. If there is any deviation

from the normal, no matter how slight, they will refer patients in

earlier to the hospital services -- Pearse Keen. And for the patients

who do have the really severe conditions, they are not getting

scene quickly enough. Moorfields eye Hospital has launched a project with

Deep Mind, an artificial intelligence company owned by

Google. We are going to use Artificial Intelligence or deep

learning to train an algorithm to recognise the causes of blindness.

The basically have automated analysis and triaging of these

cases. Most of us encounter machine learning without realising. It is

the type of artificial intelligence that allows our phones to recognise

our voice, or can tag your face in a photo. The Royal Society of the UK's

National science Academy. Today it is warning that businesses, schools,

the health service and government need to embrace it more effectively.

We're at an early stage, and we need to think about how society copes

with those changes, and how we do it a way that the benefits of machine

learning entries are social well-being, and our health and

fitness in society, rather than increasing inequalities. The royals

as society wants machine learning integrated into UK business

strategy. More sophisticated digital skills taught in schools and

universities. And clearer rules on data ownership. Should medical

information, for example, be shared with private companies? Is there a

danger here, when it comes to patient privacy? This is historical

data, which we have completely not amazed. What I want to do is simply

allow a patient to be seen within 24 hours. One London brewery is using

machine learning to continually tweak its products. We are creating

beer, basically, using AI. Drinkers provide feedback, an algorithm

crunches the data and alters the rest of the each month. If your

product is ever-changing, though, doesn't that present problems and

risk annoying some customers who liked it as it was? We are targeting

customers who want new... Newness, difference. We think there are lots

of emotive product, things like coffee, perfume, chocolate, these

are areas that can benefit from machine learning. Too much

information? Not as far as this business is concerned. The glass is

half full, not half empty. It is worth stressing that machine

learning refers to the ability to crunch data stored in places like

this and to carry out specific tasks very well, often better than humans.

It is a kind of phenomenon which has sort of crept up on us, really.

Within this report by the Royal Society is a survey which says that

only 9% of us really have heard of the term machine learning, and yet

it is something that affects pretty much all of us. As I said in the

report, when we use our smartphones or when we go into a social media

site. Places like this is where huge amounts of data are stored, data

which is changing the world in which we live.

And I didn't realise, every time you touch your phone, something

somewhere learns something about you. It is like that film Enemy of

the State, with Gene Hackman. I'm back with the latest

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

to Louise and Dan. Hello, this is Breakfast,

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

and sport in a moment, I remember him being lifted up and

shown to me and he was this tiny little scrawny purple creature and I

thought wow, that's my baby. One in nine babies in the UK

are born prematurely. And with survival rates for even

the earliest of births increasing, 5 Live's Rachel Burden,

whose own son came at 31 weeks, will explore the impact an early

arrival can have on parents. She's the champion cyclist whose

recent career has been dogged Lizzie Armitstead will tell us how

she's fought to clear her name - and how she's gearing

up for a comeback. They're the unlikely superhero

family that became a huge Hollywood Don't push this button. It will set

off the bomb immediately and we will all be dead.

And now they're back to save the universe again.

We'll catch up with Guardian of the Galaxy stars Chris Pratt

But now a summary of this morning's main news.

Labour is setting out its Brexit policy today, saying that the party

would guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK on day one

It's promising to scrap the government's negotiating plans

and press for a deal that it says will retain the benefits

of the single market and protect jobs and the economy.

Ministers will stress Labour wouldn't accept 'no deal'

Meanwhile, Theresa May will take her election campaign

to Wales - hoping to win seats in traditional Labour areas.

Sir Elton John has cancelled a series of shows in America

after falling ill with what's been described as a "potentially

The singer - who's 70 - spent two nights in intensive care

after contracting the illness while on tour in Chile

His management team says he's now resting at home,

and is expected to make a full recovery.

President Trump has demanded new international sanctions over

North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes.

It comes as the communist state prepares to celebrate the 85th

In a rare move, the entire US senate is being summoned to the White House

to attend a briefing on North Korea tomorrow.

Doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way

for the over 50s to keep their brains in top working order,

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine found

that a combination of aerobic activity and muscle strengthening

exercises is the best way to improve thinking and memory skills -

even when the brain is already showing signs of decline.

The French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen has

announced she will step down as leader of the French National Front

party in order to focus on her campaign.

The move comes just a day after she reached the second

round of the French election, where she will face the centrist

She told French TV that she needed to be above party politics.

The Government is being urged to do more to make sure all new homes

A committee of MPs says many houses, workplaces and public spaces

are no-go areas for those with disabilities.

The Department for Communities and Local Government says it's up

to councils to address housing needs in their local area.

7% of houses are accessible to disabled people to live in. We need

to make sure that every new house that is being built in any part of

the country is accessible to disabled people and that some are

specifically designed for disabled people because we have more disabled

people than ever before living and working in our communities.

The founder of Wikipedia is launching a new website,

aimed at tackling the spread of fake news.

Jimmy Wales says the new service will be run by professional

"Wikitribune" will be both ad-free and free to read,

so will rely on supporters making regular donations.

We will discuss this a little bit later on and we will speak to Mr

Wales as well. A woman who decorated her

multi-million pound London townhouse with red and white stripes has been

told she doesn't have to change it. Kensington and Chelsea council had

said the design was out of keeping with the look of the area

and ordered her to repaint it white. But a judicial review has found it

to be "entirely lawful" and allowed The owner has denied she painted

the stripes to spite neighbours who objected to her plans

to demolish the house and replace it You know those sort of neighbours

from hell programme? I could see this house featuring on it. It

certainly is eye-catching. I quite like it... A bright house. My

parents, when our house was collapsing when we were growing up

they decided to paint what they thought was possible white. It was

actually a fluorescent yellow. And we lived in Crawley near Gatwick and

when you flew out of Gatwick, you could see this huge yellow

fluorescent thing. It was our house. They probably used it to land. At

least you had no problem to direct a taxi home at the end of the night.

Talking about stripes, congratulations to the magpies for

Brilliant work from Newcastle. Newcastle have made an immediate

return to the Premier League Think about what they have achieved

in their career. Their manager managed rial Madrid until just a few

months before taking on Newcastle. They have made an immediate return

to the Premier league after beating Preston 4-1 Newcastle

needed to win to follow Brighton and secure promotion

to the top flight. Christian Atsu gave them a 2-1

lead before the break. Their task was made easier

when Preston's Paul Gallagher tried a spot

of goalkeeping and handled He was sent off and Matt Ritchie

then scored the penalty. Ayoze Perez added his second

of the match to wrap up the win and promotion at the first time

of asking in front of over 50,000 the championship is so physical and

so difficult to play two, games a week three games in eight days,

sometimes. It is not easy on players coming back from the Premier League.

People don't realise that it is totally different, the conditions.

We need to change half of your squad. So do do these things and to

win and to keep all the fans behind the team, I think has been a

fantastic season and we have to enjoy a couple of it.

League One champions Sheffield United are attempting

to re-sign striker Ched Evans from Chesterfield.

who have been relegated to League Two, after having a rape

conviction quashed in April last year.

He was then found not guilty following a retrial.

He's due to have a medical later this week.

There is concern this morning over the future of the flat and

Ibrahimovic and whether or not he will play football game after

damaging his knee. He posted this picture of his legs on social media

after the match. It is thought he will fly to the United States for

treatment. Characteristically he says he will be back and stronger

than ever despite the possibility of a long time off.

Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's comments about her unborn

Romania's Fed Cup Captain has been provisionally suspended

by the International Tennis Federation since making derogatory

remarks about Williams and a number of female tennis players.

Williams - who's due to have her first child

in the autumn - says the comments 'disappoint' her and she's

given her backing to a full investigation.

Andy Murray is playing in an extra tournament as he continues his build

up to the French Open and his attempt to stay

He has a bye into the second round of the Barcelona Open -

which will be just his second competition since recovering

Some of the best players of all time are playing now and they are playing

great tennis this year and a lot of young ones are starting to play

better and better as well. It will be difficult but, you know, I am

happy to be fit and healthy again and hopefully I can start playing

some good tennis soon. Kyle Edmund will join Andy Murray

in the second round in Barcelona after a straight sets win over

France's Jeremy Chardy. He'll play the Austrian

Dominic Thiem next. Dan Evans is also through and will

face world number 35 Mischa Zverev. It's not the way she'd

have wanted to win it - but former British heptathlete

Kelly Sotherton is likely to be upgraded to her third

Olympic bronze medal. The International Olympic Committee

has disqualified Russia's Tatyana Chernova for testing positive

for a steroid at the 2008 The IOC has re-analysed hundreds

of stored anti-doping samples Defending champion Mark Selby will

play Marco Fu in the quarter-finals Selby rattled off the three frames

he needed to beat Xiao Guo-dong of China 13-6 in under an hour

at the Crucible in Sheffield. He'll face Marco Fu who beat

Neil Robertson in a tight match 13 A woman has won the 100 metres

sprint at the World Masters Games completed the race in one minute

and fourteen seconds. She was guaranteed victory

as the only participant in the hundred-years-and-over

category at the event in Auckland. She celebrated with a victory dance,

having only taken up running eight Good on her. It has been a veteran

games in the last couple of weeks of the last few days or so. Yes, the

Masters in New Zealand. I will go there. When I am 90. We will watch

out for you, yeah. Nick Lachey pictures of you on BBC breakfast. It

could be an OOV. That is a TV turn, out of vision, when we show you

pictures that you cannot see us. It's nearly 30 years

since Tracey Edwards and her crew made history by becoming the first

all-female team to complete The 12-strong crew crossed

the world's oceans in a yacht called But after the race the boat was sold

and ultimately abandoned overseas, Breakfast's John Maguire

is with Tracey this morning. Good morning to you all in the

studio. An absolutely stunning morning down here on the South

course. This boat has not been in this neck of the woods for a while

with the group, they have not been here for 27 years altogether. It is

not look like much, does not look like much compared to so many of the

other magnificent boats in the marina here but the plan is to

refurbish it, to get it back sailing once again with the original crew

that broke that record so many years ago in the round the world race.

This is the BBC report from 1990. A triumphant maiden sales home after

33,000 miles. They had been written off as no hopers before the race had

even begun. But here they were, nine months later, receiving a heroine's

welcome. At 11 o'clock on the dot, the moment they had struggled so

hard to achieve. Tracy Edwards from Hampshire and her all-female crew

had done it. Sailing into a well-deserved place in history. We

present Tracy with her prize for coming second. They were exhausted

and hungry. They had run out of food supplies days ago. But the thousands

who turned out to greet them made it an emotional end to a remarkable

campaign that has inspired millions more all over the world. It is a bit

of a sorry sight in a funny kind of way. I don't think Tracy will like

me to say that. These are some of the old sales and it really does

need an enormous amount of work. Let's go and have a chat to Tracy,

one of the crew, Tanya as well. Tracy will be familiar to those of

you who remember her exploits from 1990. What is the idea? Why is it

important to bring the boat back? She was abandoned about five years

ago and we heard about it a few years ago and saw, you know, we need

to rescue her. She is so important to us. She is part of history. She

has been writing oversees the par-4 years what we have been raising

funds to get back. She is back now, not a great state, unfortunately.

There is about one years worth of work to do here. But the whole

project now is called the Maidens Max factor and this is all about

empowering girls and empowering women and we will be raising money

for girls education. Tanya, you were one of the original crew. You have

gone off and another things in the last 27 years. Yes. I have been

working as a dentist, being a mother, I have two children and

working with horses. What made you come back? The project. The new

factor and, of course, seeing her, everybody after 27 years, that is

really special. What a reunion. And the timescale, how long do you think

it will take to get the boat refurbished, and to get it seaworthy

again? She is taking on water, isn't she? Not right now, I think we will

make it to the end of the broadcast. There was a hole in the whole that

the girls took turns to stick their finger in. She will come out of the

water later today and she would go into shed that she was in the last

time we rescued her. This is the second time. And then she will have

a refit for one year so a complete restoration. Then in one years time

she will look her gorgeous self as she did 27 years ago. And then we

will launch in June next year in London so we will let everyone know

the date for that and then we will do a week next year and then we will

set sail on a three-year world to or to raise awareness of the education

of women who currently do not have that right. Thank you so much for

talking to this morning. Much more from us later on in the programme.

You would not expect anything less than a huge global ambition from

Tracy Edwards, would you? She and her boat and her crew are back and

we will see how we go in the next year or so.

It looks like a great day to be out and about in the water. Blue sky,

but you can see they all have their coats on. It is a bit chilly. There

is quite a bit of snow are about as well. Good morning to you. As I said

earlier, our Weather Watchers have been up early. This is a picture

from Aviemore. Look at the snow in Aviemore. At the moment there is

eight centimetres of lying snow, there was known earlier. The other

thing is, it is windy, particular in the north. That snow is blowing in

if you are travelling in the Highlands this morning, and

visibility will be poor. Many of us it is a cold and frosty start, and

through the day there will be further wintry showers almost

anywhere. If you do see any snow at low levels, we don't expect it to

settle. What is happening today is this cold arctic errors flooding

right across the UK. We also have some wintry showers in the north at

the moment. Parts of the East, Northern Ireland, Wales and East

Anglia. As we come further south, the spacing of the isobars tells you

it is not as windy, but it will be gusty around the showers. This

morning we continue with those wintry showers, even at low levels,

across Scotland in the north there will be some sunshine. Wintry

showers in north-east Scotland and south-east Scotland, Northern

Ireland, around about Northumberland, for example. Move

away from that and at the moment it is largely dry. There are some

sunshine around, but it does feel cold and the breeze is much lighter

as we come further south. A few showers around the coast of Wales in

south-west England this morning. Through the course of the day what

you will notice is the showers will become more widespread, and anyway

there is the potential for a bit of wintry conditions. In between them,

there will be some sunshine. As you see the showers falling, the

temperature will dip in although temperature values may be up to

about nine today, in the wind it will feel much colder than that

against your skin. As we head on through the evening and overnight we

have a ridge of high pressure building in from the west. There

will still be a lot of showers to start with, but through the night

some of the showers in the west will be killed off. We will hang on to

them through the east and through central areas and you will find

still the chance it will be wintry. These temperatures, between one and

four are in towns and cities. In rural areas it will be lower than

this. The risk of some frost. High pressure builds on from the west,

settling things down in the west. In the east it will be some showers,

and another system coming from the north-west late on the date on

Wednesday introducing thicker cloud and some patchy rain. In between

there will be some dry and bright weather with some sunshine. Showers

in the east and it will not be as windy. It will not feel as cold

across the North as it is going to today. A subtle change in wind

direction. Today we are looking at a northerly, tomorrow north-westerly.

As we head on from Wednesday to Thursday, look what happens. The

cold air is usurped by this milder air coming across our shores. If a

disk too cold for you at the moment, things will improve. We really have

to do watch out for those temperatures -- if it is too cold

for you. More than half of small businesses

with EU workers in the UK are worried about finding

the skilled staff they need after Britain leaves

the European Union. Good morning. There are still a lot

of people trying to figure out what it is going to mean when we leave

the EU. Not least small businesses. The Federation of Small Businesses

represents over 200,000 small and medium sized firms up

and down the country, and it says around a fifth of them

currently employ EU staff. Because we are part of the EU,

there is a free movement of people between the 28 countries,

but that is likely to change So what might the new

system look like? Mike Cherry is from the Federation

of Small Businesses. What would you like to see happen?

That we have seen within those figures, lots of your members employ

EU workers, and they are worried. I think if you look at these

statistics, absolutely right. One in five of our members employ EU

nationals, and I think it is important to recognise that, as we

go through the negotiations and through Brexit, it is important that

small businesses have the ability to keep those EU nationals, and also to

be able to employ the right people with the right skills for the right

jobs. So what systems do you think there should be in place? There

needs to be something simple. It shouldn't be based on occupation, on

sector, which is what the government likes to put in place. It must be

based on something that small businesses can work with. Less

bureaucracy than we seem to have at the moment, with the non-EU visa

system, and make it very easy and responsive to what business is

actually need. So you think, therefore, that companies should

still be able to employ EU nationals, even when we have left?

They will have to employ EU nationals, because when you look at

our skill base, it is those businesses which will need to employ

members, about a third need those with high skills and about a fifth

need those with no skills. What it is the middle sector which is

crucial for more businesses. Why do we struggle to find people in this

country with those skills? Why do we look for people in other countries,

given we still have people who are unemployed in this country. You have

hit the nail on the head. We do still have a lot of people

unemployed in this country, but we also have more job vacancies than

those unemployed people. So it is clear that we have a technical

skills gap in this country, which is not going to be dealt with straight

after Brexit in two or three years' time. It is a long-term change which

needs to happen. We very much welcome the government's reflection

now that vocational will be treated as equal to academic skills, so we

have the long-term vision, but short term will be the problem. So it is

about people here with the wrong skills? Basically yes. Theresa May

has said one of the messages which was really clear from the Brexit

vote is that people want to control immigration. So there has to be some

system in place. I think everybody accepts there has to be a system,

but what we need is something responsive to what people's needs

are, and to bureaucratic needs. That's it for me. Changing subject

entirely,... A gun-toting raccoon,

a talking tree, and a bright They are all part of an unlikely

band of superheroes that made Guardians of the Galaxy a huge

Hollywood hit for the Marvel franchise, and now they are back

to save the universe again. Volume two sees Chris Pratt

return as the Star-Lord, and there is a surprise in store

in the shape of Kurt Russell, I caught up with them both,

and asked what we can expect If the first one is about becoming a

family, this is about being a family, isn't it? Yes, that's right.

That's a great way to put it, yes. There were elements of emotion in

the first movie which is the tone, and I think it is irreverent and

colourful, and wow, there is a great soundtrack, it is a lot of laughs

and emotion, it is the same as the first movie in that regard. But

everything is a little heightened. I think the last a little bigger. The

action is bigger, and the emotion is deeper. Sometimes the thing you are

searching for your whole life is right there by your side all along.

You're right. All you do is yell at each other. You are not friends. No.

We are family. And in terms of the humour, which was so integral to the

first one, I mean, I said to someone the counted love out loud moments.

That is a high number. You might sit through an entire comedy... I was

about to say, you are an easy target! I do think it was

intentionally funny. Don't push this button! Because that will set off

the bomb immediately, and we will all be dead. Now repeat back what I

just said. I am Groot. No, that is the button that will kill everyone!

What is it like working next to Kurt Russell? Is a tough? I told you it

was not going to be easy! No, it has been great. It has been really call.

There are some few career paths where you can look at someone who is

a legend or an icon to you, and then come to the point where you are,

like, holy cow, I am working intimately with this person now. You

know, I had to get it out of the way, and when I first saw Kurt and

met Kurt and told what a big fan I am, I had obligatory moment. Was

that embarrassing? No, no, it is nice. It is nice. I just like that

he liked me. I did, I did, and then I got to know... Where you build-up

an imaginary person in your mind... After all these years, I have found

you. And who the hell are you? I am your dad. Perhaps foolishly, I asked

the world of social media for some questions for you. Just a few to

finish on. Do either of you, or does anyone get a say on what music is

used in the film? It is written into the script, it is decided before we

get it. No choice, OK. Have either of you got a favourite snack from

your time in the UK. You have been here a while, haven't you? Yes. And?

Probably jellied eel. Really, you are into that? No! No! What is wrong

with you people? You are starting to insult the jellied eel. It looks

bad. You don't want to even look at it. Fish and chips, I guess, fish

and chips. I like pub food, just pub food. Final one, and quite a few

others, who would win a game of thumb war between you two. Have you

ever played a game of thumb war? We haven't got time. Were you any good

at that? It could take us a while. I am glad you have an answer that. It

has been an absolute pleasure. Thank you, thank you.

I love that Kurt... He was straight up for the thumb war. He was right

in there, but I think Chris Pratt is a big lad. He makes you look like...

Well, I am incredibly muscular. And he lost 60 pounds, about four stone

for the film. I loved my head off basically the entire film.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol two is out on Friday.

Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

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

Labour promises a new plan for Brexit.

They say they'd scrap Theresa May's strategy,

and would guarantee the rights of EU citizens in the UK

The Conservatives say they're the only party with a clear vision

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 25th of April.

Also this morning, Sir Elton John cancels a series of shows in the US

after spending two nights in intensive care.

His management team says he suffered a potentially deadly infection.

15, 20 years ago, if they were born extremely prematurely, no one was

surprised if they had died. And now, we fight for every baby as long and

as hard as we can. Hope for the most premature babies,

as survival rates increase for those British world champion cyclist

Lizzie Armitstead feared her career would be over when she was accused

of missing three drugs tests. She'll be here to tell

us her side of the story. The owner of coffee chain Costa

and Premier Inn hotels is about release it's

financial results. I'll be talking to the boss

of the parent company, Whitbread,

in the next hour. Newcastle secure promotion back

to the Premier League with victory We've been to meet the Guardians

of the Galaxy, Kurt Russell and Chris Pratt, so what do

they like about being in Britain? Probably a jellied eel. Really, are

you into that? No, no. What is wrong with you people?

We still have a cold feel being accentuated. During the day, we

don't expect the sunshine to settle. Do remember to wrap up warmly. I

will have your full weather later in the bulletin.

Labour will set out its policy on Brexit today following weeks

of criticism that its position is confused.

The Shadow Brexit Secretary Sir Keir Starmer will today say a Labour

government would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU citizens

in the UK on day one of taking power.

He'll promise to prioritise the economy in Brexit negotiations,

aiming to keep the benefits of the single market

He'll also say Labour will bring in new legislation to transfer

relevant EU laws to Britain to protect employment and consumer

rights as well as environmental regulations.

Here's our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier.

When it came to a vote, Labour supported legislation giving

Theresa May the power to trigger the start of negotiations

But, so far, Labour has struggled to present its own clear

Now the party's shadow Brexit Secretary will attempt

Sir Keir Starmer will say today a Labour

government would unilaterally guarantee the rights of EU citizens

in the UK on day one of taking power.

And Sir Keir Starmer will also promise to prioritise the economy

in negotiations, aiming to keep the benefits of the single

He will say that Labour will reject the Conservative's repeal bill

and bring in new legislation to transfer

relevant EU laws to Britain, to protect employment and consumer

rights as well as environmental regulations.

When it comes to negotiating with other EU leaders,

the Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer will say,

will build a close relationship with the European

Union, not as members, but as partners.

Theresa May will again stress strong leadership

to see the country through Brexit and beyond.

Let's speak to our political correspondent Alex Forsyth

We are a few days into this, we seem to be getting cleared policy

indications? -- clear? Absolutely, Theresa May will speak to her

Cabinet and then head out on the campaign trail. She will be making

central argument to the Conservative campaign at this early stage. The

first is around leadership, only the Conservatives could offer the strong

leadership that the country needs to tackle Brexit and beyond. She will

be trying to make the argument that unless you vote for the

Conservatives, then you will get a coalition. That is something that

the other parties have ruled out. Theresa May will continue to make

the case as she goes to Wales. That is significant in its own right,

because that is traditional Labour territory. By going there, Theresa

May will show that she is confident that she can win over some of those

Labour voters, including some of those who act Brexit. She will be

boosted by recent opinion polls, but there are still six weeks to go.

We'll speak to Labour's Barry Gardiner, Shadow Secretary of State

for International Trade, at just after 8 o'clock this morning.

Sir Elton John has cancelled a series of shows in America

after falling ill with what's been described as a potentially

The singer - who's 70 - spent 2 nights in intensive care

after contracting the illness while on tour in Chile

He's now out of hospital and recovering at home,

Ever the showman, Sir Elton John has instead been in the hands of doctors

over the last fortnight, having been taken seriously ill.

He was on his way back from Chile when he was struck down

by what his medical team quickly identified as a rare and potentially

He was admitted to hospital in the UK, where he spent two nights

Sir Elton, who is 70, wasn't able to go home for some

time, but it has emerged he was discharged a few days ago.

It has meant he has had to cancel tour dates at Caesar's Palace in Las

In a statement, the star spoke of him being fortunate to have such

loyal fans, and he apologised for disappointing them.

He said he was extremely grateful to his medical team for looking

The singer is expected to make a full recovery,

and is already planning a return to the stage in June.

Until then, the Rocket Man will be taking it easy.

A work permits system for EU citizens, similar to one operating

in Sweden, should be introduced after Brexit,

according to the Federation of Small Businesses.

It's done a survey which found that over half of small firms that employ

EU workers are concerned they won't be able to find skilled

workers after Britain leaves the union.

The Government says Brexit will mean leaving the single market and ending

It shouldn't be based on occupation, that is what the government likes to

be put in place. It must be based on something that small businesses can

work with. Less bureaucracy than we seem to have at the moment with the

non-EU visa system. Make it very easy and responsive to what

businesses actually need. President Trump has demanded

new international sanctions over North Korea's nuclear

and missile programmes. It comes as the communist state

prepares to celebrate the 85th In a rare move, the entire US

senate is being summoned to the White House to attend

a briefing on North Korea tomorrow. The French far-right presidential

candidate Marine Le Pen has announced she will step down as

leader of the French National Front party in order to focus

on her campaign. The move comes just a day

after she reached the second round of the French election,

where she will face the centrist She told French TV that she needed

to be above party politics. Doing moderate exercise several

times a week is the best way for the over 50s to keep

their brains in top working order, A study published in the British

Journal of Sports Medicine found that a combination of aerobic

activity and muscle strengthening exercises is the best way to improve

thinking and memory skills - even when the brain is already

showing signs of decline. The Government is being urged to do

more to make sure all new homes A committee of MPs says many houses,

workplaces and public spaces are no-go areas for those

with disabilities. The Department for Communities

and Local Government says it's up to councils to address housing needs

in their local area. The founder of Wikipedia

is launching a new website, aimed at tackling the

spread of fake news. Jimmy Wales says the new service

will be run by professional Wikitribune will be both

ad-free and free to read, so will rely on supporters

making regular donations. Now here's something that could help

you beat the morning rush hour. This is the view from

the cockpit of a prototype It's propelled by 8 rotors,

and like a helicopter it can take It reaches speeds of up to 25 miles

an hour and hovers up to 15 feet The company behind "the Flyer" hope

to have it on sale by the end of the year, and say that just two

hours of training is all you need You could use it to buy cauliflower

from a shop. -- the shops. Every year, 60,000 babies are born

prematurely in the UK. Now, new research shows those

born extremely early - before 27 weeks - are 20 percent

more likely to survive But the long-term outcomes

for premature children A similar proportion go

on to experience serious developmental problems,

as they did in the mid 90s. It's just over a year since Radio 5

Live presenter Rachel Burden had her baby boy,

Henry, at 31 weeks. She's been back to Burnley General

Teaching Hospital to speak Twinkle, twinkle, little style. My

son was born nine weeks early. He is my fourth child, but his early

arrival came as a complete shock to me -- star. I had developed severe

pre-eclampsia, the doctors decided they needed to deliver the baby by

emergency C section. When he was born, I remember him being lifted up

and shown to me. He was this tiny little scrawny sort of purple

creature, and I thought, wow, that's my baby. I can't believe it just

over a year now. A lot has changed. When I walked in here after seeing

Henry for the first time, he was having breathing support and was

covered in tubes and wires, what was going on with him? At 31 weeks, he

wasn't doing too badly? Henry needed a bit of help with his breathing,

which is not unusual for a baby born at his gestation. It is scary for

parents, they feel separated from their babies in a plastic box, there

are many tubes and wires and it is very intimidating. We understand

that and we have to help the parents through that. We try to reach out as

much as possible. Is likely to meet you and your baby Jensen. Born at 24

weeks. That is amazing, tell us about Jensen -- It's. He was 710 g.

He was literally this big. He weighed nothing when I picked up

from his incubator. It is really hard to know how much you can touch

and handle them. I found that process of getting to know your baby

really tough. I think it was about seven weeks before we got to hold

him properly. Seven weeks? What was that like? You can't describe it, it

is just this rush that comes, oh my god, this is my child. I've got to

protect him. 15, 20 years ago, if they were born extremely

prematurely, no one was surprised if a 24 week old baby died. Now, we

fight for every baby as long and hard as we can. They are doing an

amazing job, they? I don't think we would be where they are without the

staff who are so supportive of this. He is growing well. Some amazing

stories. That was Rachel Burden speaking

to the parents of baby Jenson there. You can hear more of Rachel's story

throughout the day on BBC Radio 5 We're joined now by Dr Lydia Bowden,

a consultant neonatologist, and by Rachel Corry and her son

Hugo, who was born at just under 25 Lovely to see you. He is a bit of a

grabber. He was born just under 25 weeks. Yes. I have another son

called Adam, a completely normal pregnancy with him. Three years

later, I became regnant twins. They were born just on 23 weeks and were

too young to survive, so they died. We don't know why they were born

prematurely. When I became pregnant with you go, we kept an extra eye on

him. At 21 weeks, it showed that he was about to arrive. I was put on

hospital bed rest for three - four weeks, then it looked like I was

getting an infection so he needed to come out. I was transferred to St

Mary 's Hospital, where he was transferred. I spent the next seven

months in hospital... That is an awfully long time. He is 19 months

old, happy and healthy? Absolutely. Still a bit small, but apart from

that he is doing very well. He has had a whole range of medical issues

while in hospital, but he has gotten over most of them now. Getting on

well. Here is a picture, six months from now, when Hugo was born? It is

just staggering, he was just tiny, especially when you look at him now.

He weighed about 702 g. This is part of your job, helping these very tiny

babies. There are things that happen, have you seen things changed

massively? I started working in the area of

neonatologist in 1989 when babies warn about 28 weeks mostly didn't

survive. In my career now that is completely reversed. The vast

majority of babies born at that time now will survive with good out

comes. We have seen a lot of changes, and a lot of that is due to

understanding and better care when mums are pregnant, using things like

antenatal steroids, that reduce a lot of the competitions of maturity,

particularly breathing difficulties and problems with bleeding into the

brain, which can cause a lot of problems -- complications. We have

also got a lot better at technology, so we have the ability now to

ventilate babies with ventilators which are very sophisticated, and

can take into account the breathing of babies. We use medicines now to

help mature lungs, which has made huge differences to outcomes, so as

you saw earlier on, we are looking after babies at 23 and 24 weeks now

as well. And how have the rest of the family reacted? How has your son

who is six reacted to Hugo and what you are going through as a family?

He has been remarkable, he has been amazing. He started school just a

week after Hugo was born, so there were a lot of changes all at the

same time. He has been very enthusiastic about Hugo. The day he

came out of an incubator and got into a cot was the day he became a

proper baby for Adam, and since then they have been each other's biggest

fans. And there is so much involved in all of this, isn't that? Seven

months in hospital can have a massive impact, can't it, on family,

on wider family as well. Definitely. I am a mother of four myself, and

one of the first in instincts when you have a baby is want to hold and

feed the baby. And that can be challenging. I think a lot of work

has now gone into helping mothers and fathers get familiar with that

environment. We encourage babies to come out and have cuddles

straightaway. That helps with their breathing, it helps with how they

are growing. We are also aware of the environment, not just for mums

and dads, but also on babies as well. It helps improve their

development. So the importance of having quiet time, and encouraging

noise levels and light levels, can make a big difference. He has

started a bit of a striptease! Thank you very much indeed. It is lovely

to see you. Thank you very much for bringing in Hugo. He is a bit of a

heartbreaker, this one. The full Tintin fringe, throwing things

around. And details for organisations offering support for

premature birth are available on our website.

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

Good morning all. It is a cold start to the day. Some of us have also got

some wintry showers. At the moment in Aviemore, for example, we have

eight centimetres of lying snow and a cold start across England, with

temperatures hovering around freezing. This cold air is coming

straight down from the Arctic and is right across all of our shores, down

towards the Channel Islands and the near continent. We also have a

strong northerly wind which is blowing in a lot of showers. So

atrocious travelling conditions across the Highlands this morning,

with the snow being blown around. The showers continue, but in between

them they will be some sunshine. We have sunshine and showers across

Northern Ireland. You could still see a wintry mix in there as well.

And some of the showers getting on towards Northumberland, for example.

For much of England and Wales it is mostly dry. A few showers in East

Anglia, a few showers across Wales, and a few showers across south-west

England, but has become further south, the wind is not as strong.

Nonetheless, if you are exposed to the northerly today, you will feel

it. Through the afternoon we will see further showers develop, and

almost anywhere they could have a wintry element. But if you see some

snow, we don't expect it to settle. Around the showers, the wind will

pick up, it will be blustery around it, and the temperature could drop.

Our range of six to 13 will feel more like freezing two -1, to about

past seven or eight. That is the effect of the wind, it is the

windshield. As we haven't through the evening and overnight, a ridge

of high pressure starts to build in from the west. There will still be

some coastal showers around, but a lot of them are likely to be in

central and eastern areas, as well as in the north, and some of those

could well be wintry. Temperatures between one and four in the cities,

cooler in rural areas. Once again the risk of ice on untreated areas,

and there could be frost. Tomorrow, high pressure in the Atlantic early

on from the west will squeeze a lot of the showers towards the east, and

later we have another system which is going to increase the cloud

across Scotland Northern Ireland, and bring in some patchy rain. West

is best in terms of sunshine and dry conditions tomorrow. There will

still be some showers towards the coastline but most will be towards

Central and eastern parts. Tomorrow will not feel is called across the

west. A subtle wind direction change. Today this from the north

and tomorrow from the north-west. It will still feel cool in the south.

Here is the cold air on Wednesday, but look what happens as you go

through Thursday and Friday. This mild air topples right across the UK

and temperatures start to pick up. There is still a lot of uncertainty

as to what is going to happen as we head into next week, what it is a

model that is showing that somewhere in the UK, more likely in the

south-east, by the middle of next week we could be looking at

temperatures back into the 20s Celsius. If this is too cold for

you, at least there is some hope on the horizon. Love a bit of hope on

the horizon. Thank you for the warning, we will wrap up warm. And

Carol was talking about snow, if you want to send in your snow pictures,

which seems a bit ridiculous, send in your pictures.

If you thought that artificial intelligence is the stuff of science

It surrounds us every day, most commonly in all of our smartphones.

Our devices learn something about us each time we use them.

But this morning, a new report says the UK should be doing more to make

Breakfast's Tim Muffett is at a data lab in Manchester.

It is magnificently lime green. Yes, I am colour-coordinated this

morning. If you have ever bought anything online, or visit of a

government website, there is a good chance that the information and data

you shared is stored here. UKFast is one of the largest data storage

centres in the UK. It is a very secure area. This kind of access is

rare. The noise you can hear is the fans keeping cool the 20,000

computer servers which are stored on this site. Here is a fact. It is

thought 90% of the world's computer data was generated within the last

five years. It is changing the way we live. It is allowing machines or

computers to learn by analysing that data, and doing things in a way

which are... In a way which is better than the way that humans can

do. As you say, there is a warning this morning that we as a society

need to wise up to this and grasp the potential.

From medical research to the taste of beer,

the impact of machine learning seems unstoppable.

Elaine has the most common cause of blindness in Europe and America.

There is no cure, but scanners like this allow doctors to identify

I look for signs of bleeding or leakage of fluid

But more scanners means more scans, which then need analysing

If you go and have a check for your glasses, you'll often be

If there's any deviation from the normal, no matter how

slight, they will refer patients in urgently

And, for the patients who do have the really severe conditions,

they are not getting seen quickly enough.

So Moorfields Eye Hospital has launched a project with DeepMind,

an artificial intelligence company owned by Google.

We're going to use artificial intelligence, or machine learning,

to train an algorithm to recognise the commonest causes of blindness,

to basically have automated analysis and triaging of these cases.

Most of us encounter machine learning without realising.

It is a type of artificial intelligence that allows our phones

to recognise our voice, or can tag our face in a photo.

The Royal Society is the UK's National Science Academy.

Today, it is warning that businesses, schools,

the health service, and government need to embrace it more effectively.

We're at an early stage, and we need to think about how

society copes with those changes, and how we do it a way

that the benefits of machine learning increase our social

well-being, and our health and fitness in society,

The Royal Society wants machine learning integrated into UK business

strategy, more sophisticated digital skills taught in schools

and universities, and clearer rules on data ownership.

Should medical information, for example, be shared

Is there a danger here, when it comes to patient privacy?

This is historical data, which we've completely anonymised.

What I want to do is simply allow a patient to be seen

Would you like the beer to have more or less smokiness?

learning to continually tweak its products.

We're creating beer, basically, using AI.

Drinkers provide feedback, an algorithm crunches the data

If your product is ever-changing, though, doesn't that present

problems, and risk annoying some customers who liked it as it was?

We're targeting customers who want new - newness, difference.

We think there's lots of emotive products, things like coffee,

perfume, chocolate, these are areas that can benefit

Not as far as this business is concerned.

The glass is half-full, not half-empty.

And many believed machine learning, which is something that has crept up

on us in the last few years. The Royal Society concluded that within

a piece of research some 9% of people have really heard the term

and understand what it means. And yet, as we saw there, it is

something which affect all of us. All of that data and information is

stored somewhere, places like this. As I said, this is one of the

largest data storage facilities in the UK. All of that data, though, is

giving machines the opportunity to learn, and to gain knowledge from

their experience. It is changing the way in which we live. Should we do

more to embrace that change, and beware of the potential pitfalls?

The Royal Society certainly think so. And you have almost become part

of that whole superstructure, haven't you? Blending in

beautifully. It is all about the I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom Hello, this is Breakfast

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin. The headlines: Labour is setting

out its Brexit policy today, saying that the party

would guarantee the rights of EU citizens living in the UK on day one

of taking power. It's promising to scrap

the government's plans, and press for a deal that it says

will retain the benefits Theresa May will take her election

campaign to Wales today, hoping to win seats

in traditional Labour areas. Sir Elton John has cancelled

a series of shows in America after falling ill with what's been

described as a potentially The singer - who's 70 -

spent 2 nights in intensive care after contracting the illness

while on tour in Chile His management team says he's

now resting at home, and is expected to make

a full recovery. President Trump has demanded

new international sanctions over North Korea's nuclear

and missile programmes. It comes as the communist state

prepares to celebrate the 85th In a rare move, the entire US

senate is being summoned to the White House to attend

a briefing on North Korea tomorrow. The French far-right presidential

candidate Marine Le Pen has announced she will step down as

leader of the French National Front party in order to focus

on her campaign. The move comes just a day

after she reached the second round of the French election,

where she will face the centrist She told French TV that she needed

to be above party politics. Doing moderate exercise several

times a week is the best way for the over 50s to keep

their brains in top working order, A study published in the British

Journal of Sports Medicine found that a combination of aerobic

activity and muscle strengthening exercises is the best way to improve

thinking and memory skills - even when the brain is already

showing signs of decline. A woman who decorated her

multi-million pound London townhouse with red and white stripes has been

told she doesn't have to change it. Kensington and Chelsea council had

said the design was out of keeping with the look of the area

and ordered her to repaint it white. But a judicial review has found it

to be entirely lawful and allowed The owner has denied

she painted the stripes She was apparently going to knock it

down and rebuild it, but they didn't like that either. It is very

eye-catching, a powerful statement. Carol will have your full weather

forecast in around ten minutes. But now, time for a look at sport.

It's taken a while for Newcastle, but they finally gotten over the

line? -- they have. Newcastle have made an immediate

return to the Premier League Newcastle needed to win to follow

Brighton and secure promotion Christian Atsu gave them a 2-1

lead before the break. Their task

was made easier when Preston's Paul Gallagher tried a spot

of goalkeeping and handled He was sent off and Matt Ritchie

then scored the penalty. Ayoze Perez added his second

of the match to wrap up the win and promotion at the first time

of asking in front of over 50,000 The championship is so physical

and so difficult to play two games a week, three games in eight days,

sometimes. It is not easy on players coming

back from the Premier League. People don't realise

that it is totally different, We need to change

half of your squad. So do do these things and to win

and to keep all the fans behind the team, I think has been

a fantastic season and we have League One champions

Sheffield United are attempting to re-sign striker Ched Evans

from Chesterfield. Evans joined Chesterfield,

who have been relegated to League Two, after having a rape

conviction quashed He was then found not guilty

following a retrial. He's due to have a medical

later this week. There's concern this morning over

the future of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and whether he'll play football

again after damaging his knee during last week's Europa League

quarter final win for He posted this picture of his rather

veiny legs on social media after the match - its thought he'll

fly to the United States He faces a long lay-off,

but characteristically says he'll be back and

stronger than ever. Serena Williams says Ilie Nastase's

comments about her unborn Romania's Fed Cup Captain has been

provisionally suspended by the International Tennis

Federation since making derogatory remarks about Williams and a number

of female tennis players. Williams - who's due

to have her first child in the autumn - says

the comments disappoint her, and she's

given her backing to Andy Murray is playing in an extra

tournament as he continues his build up to the French Open

and his attempt to stay He has a bye into the second

round of the Barcelona Open, which will be just his second

competition since recovering Some of the best players of all time

are playing now and they are playing great tennis this year,

and a lot of young ones are starting It will be difficult

but, you know, I am happy to be fit and healthy again

and hopefully I can start playing Kyle Edmund will join Andy Murray

in the second round in Barcelona after a straight sets win over

France's Jeremy Chardy. He'll play the Austrian

Dominic Thiem next. Dan Evans is also through and will

face world number 35 Mischa Zverev. Its not the way she'd

have wanted to win it, but former British heptathlete

Kelly Sotherton is likely to be upgraded to her third

Olympic bronze medal. The International Olympic Committee

has disqualified Russia's Tatyana Chernova for testing positive

for a steroid at the 2008 The IOC has re-analysed hundreds

of stored anti-doping samples Defending champion Mark Selby will

play Marco Fu in the quarter-finals Selby rattled off the three frames

he needed to beat Xiao Guo-dong of China 13-6 in under an hour

at the Crucible in Sheffield. He'll face Marco Fu,

who beat Neil Robertson in a tight Plenty of sleep over the next few

days, Ronny O'Sullivan will be playing in his final. -- plenty of

snooker. She's one of Britain's most

successful female cyclists. But Lizzie Armitstead's recent

career has been marred by controversy, after she was

accused of missing three drugs tests Now she wants to set

the record straight, and has written a book

revealing her side of the story. She's also recently married

and has got a new name. Good morning, thank you so much for

coming on. Can you explain your side of the story? Would you have Britain

this book is what happened last year had not happened? Yes, the book was

always originally meant to come out just after Rio, but with the events

that happened in the summer I thought it was only right that I

added the extra chapters. I spent some time and I am really happy with

the finished product. It is my own story and my chance to set the

record straight. We all the headlines and we saw you going to

reopen and how it affected you. Tell us about these three occasions. --

we all saw. From your point of view, what happened? So, these events were

in Sweden in August 2000 and 15. I put in the address of the hotel I

was staying in in Sweden. A UK anti-doping officer went to the

hotel and asked for my name at reception. They refused to give it

to him. In a -- in that situation, normally they would just tell the

reception is why they were there and try to sort it out. When I took it

to the Court of arbitration, it was quickly dismissed. It was definitely

not a loophole case as was suggested by the media. It was definitely the

fault of the UK anti-doping officer in that case. And the others. In

October 2015, I made a filing failure. I don't really want to go

into detail... That was for personal reasons, wasn't it? It is very

difficult, isn't it. If it were a Russian athlete, we would all feel

very differently. You have been criticised by people inside cycling.

Even Bradley Wiggins said it was ludicrous, those were his words. How

do you respond to those comments? I suppose I would be one of those

people as well, looking at somebody else's case. But sometimes life gets

in the way, life unravels more quickly than you can control it.

Sometimes things happen. That is just what happened to me. I am lucky

enough that people suggested to me, you will find out who your real

friends. There were no surprises for me. The comments from other people,

negative comments, they didn't really affect me as much as they

could have because the relationships that I have that I trust, the people

that love me, they were there any way. You got back on your bike and

went to reopen. Tell us a bit about how it has affected you in

approaching your career? Has it made it more difficult? No, I don't think

so. As a professional athlete, you are used to criticism. I think the

difficult part about this, is that it was my character that was being

analysed and criticised, I couldn't defend against that. That was very

difficult. The beauty of cycling is that I got straight back on my bike,

I was racing again and I was able to move on very quickly. It made me

realise how much I love cycling and how lucky I am. This sport has been

in the headlines for a lot of the wrong reasons in the last little

while, drugs, sexism, bullying. Has that been something that you have

experienced personally? Is that still a problem, do you think, in

British cycling? My problem is the umbrella term of British cycling,

there are hundreds of dedicated, passionate, cycle loving people. Of

course there have been things in the past where I have definitely

experienced sexism, I addressed that in my book. But it was never

personal. You have to look at the overall picture. In Beijing, we did

not even have equal medal opportunities. British cycling is

run as a business model. It was a much wider problem than just British

cycling. I think those issues have been addressed. Personally, I have

never experienced bullying. Tell us about your ambitions? You clearly

still have them. What would you like to be doing? There is the Norway

Championships, I would love to win that black jersey a second time

around. I would really be able to enjoy it. Also the Ottawa

Championships, not very far away. -- the Yorkshire Championships.

Continuing into 2019, 2020? I would take it as it comes, but Rio was

always going to be my last Olympics. Although, Tokyo is only format years

away. So you might... I would never say never. Thank you for your

honesty. Lizzie Deignan's autobiography

is called 'Steadfast, Here is the scene at Southampton

this morning. We are there with the yacht Maiden,

which carried the first all-female team to complete the round the world

yacht race. Here is Carol with a look

at this morning's weather. It is a bit chilly. It certainly is,

temperatures around Scotland and northern England hovering around

freezing. Look at this beauty from Northern Ireland, you can see snow

in the hills, and this one is from Staffordshire. Again, a beautiful

start to the day. There is a bit of snow on the ground, in Derbyshire

and Buxton. And one more to show you. This one again shows some lying

snow, must be confusing for the spring plants. This morning it is a

cold start. Some frost around, and we are looking at wintry showers as

we go through the course of today, almost anywhere. We don't expect any

snow at lower levels to stick. What is happening as we are still

importing all this cold air from the Arctic right the way across our

shores, all the way down towards the Channel Islands. And still a lot of

snowy areas. Some atrocious travelling conditions, with poor

visibility, with all that snow blowing around. In between the snow

showers we are seeing some sunshine. For Northern Ireland, a mixture of

sunshine and showers in the hills, some of those wintry. Some of those

getting into Northumberland, but move away from Northumberland and

for much of the rest of England and Wales is largely dry. There is a

fair bit of sunshine around. One or two exceptions, snow showers coming

in across East Anglia, and a few rain showers getting in across

south-west England. In the south, the wind is not as strong as it is

in the north. Nonetheless, if you are exposed to the wind today, it

will really accentuate the cold feel. Late morning into the

afternoon we will see the showers develop much more widely. Again, any

of them could have a wintry element, and around them it will be gusty as

well. Temperatures of six in Aberdeen but in the wind will be

closer to freezing against your skin. Another day for wrapping up

warmly. Last week, if you remember, cold starts today and it warmed up

nicely in the afternoon. That will not happen today, it will just be a

cold day. Through the evening and overnight we hang on of showers.

Still gusty winds but a ridge of high pressure building in from the

west, killing off a lot of showers in the west. Not all of them, and

these are the temperature values in towns and cities, lower than that in

the countryside. Frost to start the day tomorrow, the risk of ice on

untreated surfaces but high-pressure continuing to build them from the

west. Thing is starting to settle down. We still have a weather front

in the east and another one later in the day coming in across western

Scotland and Northern Ireland. That means the cloud will thicken here,

and then we will see some patchy rain. A weather front in the east

producing showers coming in land. Some of those will be wintry. Still

a northerly wind, so still feeling cold, but not as cold in the north.

Instead of the northerly we're looking at today, we will have more

of a north-westerly. As we had on from Wednesday into Friday, here is

the cold on when they. This mild air sweeps across our shores, indicating

that the temperature once again is on the rise -- on Wednesday. Thank

you very much for that. Warm coats forever a body. And now, Louise. Did

you see the first Guardians of the Galaxy? No, I didn't. I know we see

a lot of films an interview a lot of film stars, but the first one was

very funny. The sequel is out this weekend in the UK, I saw it last

week, and I genuinely afford on quite a few occasions.

Volume 2 sees Chris Pratt return as Star-Lord,

but we also get to see his Dad, played by Kurt Russell.

I caught up with both of them to find out what we can expect

If the first one is about becoming a family, this is about being

There were elements of emotion in the first movie, with just

the tone, and I think it is irreverent and colourful,

and wow, there's a great soundtrack, it's a lot of laughs and emotion.

It's the same as the first movie in that regard,

but everything is a little heightened.

I think the laughs are a little bigger, the action is bigger,

Sometimes the thing you are searching for your whole

life is right there by your side, all along.

And in terms of the humour, which was so integral to the first

one, I mean, I said to someone I counted 22 laugh-out-loud moments.

You might sit through an entire comedy...

I was about to say, you're an easy target!

I do think it was intentionally funny.

Because that will set off the bomb immediately,

No, that is the button that will kill everyone!

What is it like working next to Kurt Russell?

I told you it was not going to be easy!

No, it's been great, it's been really cool.

There are some few career paths where you can look at someone

who is a legend or an icon to you, and then come to the point

where you are, like, holy cow, I'm working intimately

You know, I had to get it out of the way, and when I first saw

Kurt and met Kurt, and told what a big fan I am,

I did, I did, and then I got to know...

Where you build up an imaginary person in your mind...

After all these years, I've found you.

Perhaps foolishly, I asked the world of social media for some questions

Do either of you - or does anyone get a say

It's written into the script, it's decided before we get it.

Have either of you got a favourite snack from your time in the UK.

You have been here a while, haven't you?

Probably jellied eel. Really, you are into that?

No, no! What is wrong with you people?

You are starting to insult the jellied eel.

It looks bad, you don't want to even look at it.

Fish and chips, I guess, fish and chips.

Final one, and quite a few others - who would win a game of thumb war

Have you ever played a game of thumb war?

They are clearly good friends, aren't they? They were a good laugh.

You know they do those junket things, where they spend all day,

but those were the only sessions where they did them together. Kurt

Russell said I have been asked every possible question about 15 times a

day, so the test is to see if you can ask something different.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 is out on Friday.

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