09/05/2017 Breakfast

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

A cap on energy bills for millions of households

It will be part of the party's manifesto later this month -

Labour says the plans won't stop prices rising, while some energy

firms are warning customers could lose out.

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 9th of May.

Major tests begin to find out if statins -

which are taken by millions to cut the risk of heart attacks -

could also help people suffering from Multiple sclerosis.

This is the scene of one of reservoir in Kent after shortages

for years. We'll be reporting on how farmers

and others are coping The rate of car recalls

across Europe was the highest on record in the first three

months of the year - and the Uk's got the third highest

number of recalls in Europe. The biggest culprit has

been faulty airbags. I'll have more details

on why, later. In sport, Chelsea are one win away

from the Premier League title. After comfortably

beating Middlesbrough. That also means Boro go straight

back down to the Championship. Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn is back

on our screens and even co-star Loving all the horn was a family

affair for us. My family is ecstatic. -- Goldie Hawn. They will

have 30 seconds with her and I will be like, "Don't touch her! "

We've more form cinema's newest mother and daughter pairing

Good morning. It will be at cloudy day today than yesterday but

nonetheless, there will still be some sunshine, particularly so in

the West was a bit of rain today across the Northern Isles and not

filling is called dump the east coast. All have more details on all

of that in about 15 minutes. The Conservatives have confirmed

they intend to cap energy prices for millions of households

if they win the election. They claim the move

could save consumers up Writing in the Sun,

the Prime Minister says "rip off energy prices" hit people

on the lowest incomes hardest. But Labour says the cap would not

stop bills rising and the pledge has Here's our political

correspondent Ben Wright. Energy prices have been hot politics

sometime. At the last election, Labour promised a two-year price

freeze. Now the Conservatives want to intervene in an edge imaging

market they say doesn't work for most part -- people. Writing in the

Sun, the Prime Minister says rip-off prices hit people on the lowest

incomes hardest. Switching to another tariff or supplier often

brings bills down that seven out of ten households are on standard

variable rates which are usually more expensive than other plans on

offer so the Conservatives would give Ofgem at the power to impose a

price ceiling for customers on the standard rates. The B recession six

months. -- the cap would be reset. It would say people around ?100 per

year. Theresa May hinted at the move at the conference. That's why when

markets are dysfunctional, we should be prepared to intervene. Where

companies are exploiting the failures of the market in which they

operate, where consumer choices are inhibited I deliberately complex

pricing structures, we must set the market right. It's just not right

that two thirds of energy customers are stuck on the most expensive

tariffs. The Conservatives say their price cap would allow competition to

continue in the market that the Lib Dems said the policy would damage

investment in energy while Labour said a cap would not stop prices

increasing. British Gas owner warned that the move to move -- could lead

to higher bills. Chris Mason is our political

correspondent in Westminster this Other conservative tanks approaching

the Labour lawn on this one? I think they are. As you might expect, I

have been perusing my bookshelf once again. I will present you with an

exhibit from my bestseller list. This is from two years ago. Looking

at the Labour manifesto. What does it say on page 25? Labour will

freeze energy bills until 2017, it says, ensuring prices will fall and

not right and give the regulator the power to cut bills this winter. At

the time, David Cameron thought it was proof that Ed Miliband, the Zen

Labour leader, operated in a Marxist universe. And then up pops a policy

that looks remarkably similar. The contenders is -- the Conservatives

say it is different because it will be the in the power of the

regulator, rather than politicians, to set the cap. They are trying to

suggest there are some differences that what I looked through this

morning, I can't see a vast difference. It also shows you how

different a Conservative instinct Theresa May has been David Cameron.

Theresa May made the point that she thinks it is the right thing to do.

One other quick thing to show you, Dan, this morning, from the campaign

trail yesterday, the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn out and about, take a

look at this. Strong and stable bananas? Strong and stable bananas.

Voter offering Jeremy Corbyn some bananas. Trying to fend off the

bananas. Jeremy Corbyn saw the funny side of it. That ubiquitous

Conservative slogan, even being attached to fruit being handed to

the opposition. Disaster avoided. Let's be clear, that is mine. You're

not happy with me touching the breakfast banana, are you? The

striking thing was that the lady was saying, no, take away the bananas.

Remove anything we don't know about. And just after seven

we'll be speaking to Energy Secretary Greg Clarke

about the Conservatives' proposal. Statins are taken by millions

of people in the UK every year to reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes. But a new multi-million-pound trial

launched today will assess whether the well known drug may

also help those those MS affects the central

nervous system and can It's thought statins could help slow

the progression of the condition Statins, the scrap to 6 million of

us to a year to lower cholesterol but a new trial will test whether it

will help tackle a new condition. It will disrupt messages travelling

along nerve fibres, MS. Half of sufferers of MS will not be able to

slow its progress. This trial, is aimed at them. If we can prove it

has a long-term impact for people with MS, we note that you record,

it's extremely cheap so it can be quickly made available to everyone

who needs it and it won't put a big hole in the NHS's budget. Previous

smaller study suggested statins did have an impact. This trial will

provide much more information but at six years long, there will be some

time before they know how effective statins can be.

A thirty-five-year-old man will appear in court today

in connection with a dog attack on a two-year-old girl

The toddler suffered injuries to her head and body

when several dogs got into the garden where

She's in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Andrew McGowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that

The former acting US Attorney General has revealed

she warned the Trump administration that its National Security Advisor

was open to Russian blackmail, 18 days before he resigned.

Sally Yates told Senators General Michael Flynn had

lied about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

He resigned after it emerged he had misled the White House.

But President Trump has described the allegation of collusion

Faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems

that led to the highest ever rate of car-related recalls in Europe

in the first three months of this year.

Tell me about recall. They were obviously triggered due to safety

concerns. In the first three months of this year, 122 recall is right

across Europe. That is a record high. A lot of those, 80% of those,

are from people utterly getting injuries in some point and then

complaints being made and then recall is being announced. The

Takata, the company involved,. Last time a bigger recall, not many

people go for it. If you look at the list of cars that have been

recalled, some of them, the BMW three series, only 1.5 % of people

completed the recall. Another one, there was 60 or 70% of those people

making the recall is. It varies. Toyota airbags, only a quarter of

people completed the recall. There seems to be a bit of apathy out

there. The manufacturers would like to think they would do it 100%. Is

quite an efficient system, I had to. --I have had to Mac. -- two.

A woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at Fox News has asked UK

media regulators to block 21st Century Fox's planned

Ofcom is investigating whether it's in the public interest

for the Murdoch-owned company to take full ownership of Sky.

For the threats we face today are... Over two decades, a mixture of

conspiracy and nationalism has made Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel

made the -- be the most watched cable channel in America. But this

scandal has shaken to the core. The news boss departed last year. Bill

O'Reilly left this year. They are facing sexual abuse allegations. The

most important men at Fox are out. For the Murdochs, it could be worse.

They tried to take control of Sky. Bec declined an interview request so

I said hello to the boss as he left work in Manhattan? Are you worried

about Ofcom? Hello? Wendy Walsh filed a complaint against Bill

O'Reilly by phone. They flew to London specifically to explain to

Ofcom why do Couch they don't think the Murdochs should own it Sky

outright. Fox had appointed women to several senior positions since then.

An incredibly rare example of one of the first printed pages has been

unearthed at the University of Reading.

These pages were produced by William Caxton on one

of the first printing presses in about 1476.

They'd been lying unrecognised in the university's archives,

but they'll go on public display from today for the first time

since they were sold from his print shop in the 15th Century.

So many marvellous things about that. It had read as well as

black-and-white! Latch red. -- red. When you open the books and smell

it, it's beautiful. A good aroma. Did you have to wear gloves? Idea. I

had to be very careful. --I did. That is here with a look at the

sport. That picture tells the story, doesn't it? Look at the despair on

the Middlesbrough player's face. The other guy heading to the final. For

Chelsea fans, all eyes turn to Friday night.

A win at West Brom on Friday night will give Chelsea

They beat Middlesbrough three nil at Stamford Bridge last night

with goals from Diego Costa, Marcos Alonso and midfielder

Nemanja Matic - and that extends their lead over second

But the defeat for Middlesbrough means they are relegated

from the Premier League after just one season.

It's another blow for North-East football, after Sunderland were also

Former Portsmouth midfielder Sulley Muntari says Fifa and Uefa

He walked off during a game in Italy after receiving abuse

And he's told the BBC he'd do it 'again'.

And Maria Sharapova has been beaten by Eugenie Bouchard,

the woman who called her a cheater, in what was labelled a grudge match

The two players did shake hands at the end though.

Interesting, Eugenie Duscher said she had loads of support.

Interesting. Lots of people coming up to say good luck. You know, you

need to beat Maria Sharapova, after what she did.

We are talking about a dry winter causing water shortages. Tell us

about that. Good morning. Yes. The first chart I will show you shows

April rainfall we have had. This shows a huge swathes of the British

Isles have had less rainfall than we would expect in April. An example, 2

places here have had the driest April recorded. 3 millimetres. In

Edinburgh we would normally expect 40.5 during April. 3. Only 6 in

these places. We are far down on what we would expect. May has been

dry as well. Is their rainfall on the horizon? Yes. The latter part of

the week, Thursday and Friday, heavy downpours. Some thundery. Before

that, a fairly quiet start. This far this month, 5.8 in Kew Gardens.

Nothing in Edinburgh. And nothing in Edinburgh today as well. High

pressure dominates. Things are quiet. Today, cloudier than

yesterday. A chilly start in western Scotland and western parts of

Northern Ireland. Patchy rain and drizzle. We have lost the brisk wind

coming in from the North Sea. A gentle breeze today. Not as cold.

All the cloud we have in central and eastern areas. To the west,

sunshine. Through the day, some of the cloud will be eroded from the

west. Some of it will hang around. Some of us starting with sunshine. 2

differences. The rain and the Northern Isles, England Scotland,

and the difference in the field to the weather in the east coast. The

temperatures are not different to the past few days. Temperatures

today, 15- 16 degrees. Through the evening and overnight, cloud. It is

eroding. Patchy rain and drizzle in the Northern Isles. Some getting

into the far north of mainland Scotland. Breezy here. Clear sky

overnight. These are towns and cities. Not as cold. The countryside

it will be. Frost in the countryside. Tomorrow, where we have

had clear skies by night, clear by day. A fair bit of sunshine

tomorrow. That is away from parts of the north-east where there will be

more cloud. Again, more rain. Temperature-wise, between 10 and

about 17 Celsius. Thursday. This is where we see the change. A system

coming up from the near continent bringing in some rain and heavy

showers. Some of which later in the day will be thundery. It will feel

warmer. Humid as well for some. North of that, more dry and bright.

The rain will advance during the course of Friday as it heads north.

We will try to catch it. See you in half an hour. And now the papers. We

are talking about energy prices. We are. The difference between a cap

and a freeze. They are both interventions into the energy

market. Labour suggested something similar 4 years ago. This was the

Daily Mail in the past. Fixing energy prices and grabbing land and

boosting the minimum wage. This is from 2013. This is the Daily Mail

today after Theresa May's pledged to cap tariffs. ?100 off your energy

bill. Theresa May pledges to cap rip off energy prices. Just a reminder

of the filter that is used on some stories. The front page of The Daily

Telegraph. They are talking about the anger as energy prices rise by

37%. Unfair increases before the Tories bring in this price cap. And

prices could be driven up even higher by reducing competition. We

will speak to Greg Clarke about all of that later to get clarification.

If you are watching The One Show tonight, Mr and Mrs May will be

together for the first time on television. No questions are allowed

to be known beforehand. A genuine chinwag. As on BBC. Like that

question "How do you sleep at night?" The Times. Backlash over the

energy cap. And the couple killed in the Boston flat in Massachusetts.

They were killed by an anaesthetist in the UK. Secret Tory plot to bring

back foxhunting. The Guardian. Jeremy Corbyn saying his top

priority is to build more council houses and regulation of the private

rental sector. Now to use. You have the front pages. The business pages.

The owners of British Gas, a lot relies on our savings and pensions.

They said they may consider cutting dividends to withstand the knock-on

effects of prices being capped. Back of the queue, The Sun, how to get

the fastest supermarket line. Look at the checkout staff, if they are

slow or chatty, go to another till. I like the Jackie till. In the

numbers. -- chatty till. Always go left. I always go back to the

entrance. Deep thinking. An interesting system. My favourite

read in The Telegraph. The only female Muslim to take charge in a

football match in Britain. A really sparky lady. She says she has

received a little bit of racial abuse, but not as much as you think.

She says the main problem for her is bad sportsmanship. If people need to

fight, they need to get on a boxing ring, according to her. She does

keepy uppies at half-time to calm them down. She says the best

philosophy for anyone is to be good at your job and people will trust

you. How do you like your eggs? Poached. Fried. I am firmly in the

poached camp. What about cloud? That's the rage in LA. You fluff it

up with water and put it in the oven. You will end up with this

wonderful creation which is all of the rage in Los Angeles. One of the

wonderful things about eggs as they are quick to cook. You will have

seen Louise shaking her head the whole time. Cloud eggs. Scrambled is

hard enough. That is too far. It is all about poached. Good morning to

everyone watching Breakfast. Britain's green and pleasant land

isn't looking so lush at the moment after the driest winter

in almost 20 years. During April, some parts

of the UK have had the lowest rainfall in April

on record and if it continues it could become a real

cause for concern. Breakfast's John Maguire

is at Bewl reservoir in Kent Good morning. Tell us what is going

on. It is lovely. Carol is right. It has been extremely dry, the driest

winter for 20 years. Many parts of the UK have had little rain. Look at

the earth around the Reservoir. You feel you should way cricket on it.

It is vast. 200 million people get their drinking water from here, Bewl

Reservoir. It is at about 71%. Whether or not you feel that is a

problem, there are other reservoirs owned by Southern Water. There is a

lot of water. The best thing to say from their perspective, the water

companies, is that they are optimistically cautious, I suppose.

I will talk more about that later. But now for the impact this dry

weather is having. At long last it is raining in

Suffolk. But it is not what you think. Keeping these fields

irrigated is complex and expensive at the best of times. But with such

little rain recently, it is really tough. These have been in since the

middle of January so they are only 3 months old. What we are looking for

is obviously a nice, long, current. It needs water? It needs water. --

carrot. And as you can see, it has already had 2 inches of water added

to the soil. They have built 2 large reservoirs, but it takes 2 years to

fill up. They are arguing that the water is not fit for purpose. We

never know when we are going to get a dry summer to be if we do and move

into a second really dry winter, then we have real concerns here,

because we will have limited ability to fill the reservoirs. Andrew will

expect to harvest around 2 tons of carrots from this 100 acre field. He

is watering it, but still the soil is so dry. Look at that as I rub it

in my hand in the wind is blowing it away. Recent years have seen the

river in Hertfordshire flood. This impressive 18th-century bridge is

testament to what should lay below. But instead it is arid. No 1 here

remembers anything quite like it. We have just had the driest winter in

the UK for 20 years. How will we cope in the years ahead? Welcome to

what will be called Eddington, a new university being built by the

university of Cambridge in response to the housing shortage. This is the

UK's largest water recycling project. They all have traditional

water systems for bathing and cooking and another for using

recycled water from the site for irrigating landscapes and lawns and

flushing toilets and supporting washing machines. So, a man-made

solution to what well maybe a man-made problem, and it is expected

to remain dry in the coming weeks. In Suffolk, the farmers talk about a

five-year cycle, so, consider this, 2012 saw hose-pipe bands, the

wettest rout in history -- bans. -- drought. It seemed to rain every day

in 2012 after that after the couple of weeks of dry weather we had for

the Olympics thankfully. After this, we will have water

saving tips, because people want to be aware of just how dry it has

been. As you heard in the film there, if the dry weather continues

for much longer, well, that is when the issues will really start to kick

in. Back to you guys. Thank you. We will come back and visit you a lot

if that is all right. Yeah, of course, I will be we will see you

later. A nice proposal. Now for the news, travel,

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

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

Fleur was a happy, healthy dog but a week after getting

Now vets are warning owners about a deadly disease,

known as Alabama Rot, that has killed almost 100 dogs

And, could the mysteries of the Big Bang be about

We'll hear how scientists think an upgrade to the Large Hadron

Collider could trigger one of the biggest revolutions in physics.

Hollywood superstars Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn team up as a mother

and daughter who are kidnapped during a trip to South America.

We speak to them about their incredible relationship,

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

Where love is that it is about a mother and daughter relationship in

that film. It is unusual. And it's authentic.

The Conservatives have confirmed they intend to cap energy prices

for millions of households if they win the election.

They claim the move could save consumers up

Writing in the Sun, the Prime Minister says "rip off

energy prices" hit people on the lowest incomes hardest.

But Labour says the cap would not stop bills rising and the pledge has

Here's our political correspondent Ben Wright.

Energy prices have been hot politics sometime.

-- At the last election, Labour promised a two-year

Now the Conservatives want to intervene in an edge imaging

market they say doesn't work for most people.

Writing in the Sun, the Prime Minister says rip-off

prices hit people on the lowest incomes hardest.

Switching to another tariff or supplier often

brings bills down but seven out of ten households are on standard

variable rates which are usually more expensive than other plans

on offer so the Conservatives would give Ofgem the power to impose

a price ceiling for customers on these standard rates.

The cap would be reset every 6 months.

It would say people around ?100 per year.

Theresa May hinted at the move at the conference.

That's why when markets are dysfunctional, we should

Where companies are exploiting the failures of the market

in which they operate, where consumer choices inhibited

by deliberately complex pricing structures, we must set

It's just not right that two thirds of energy customers

are stuck on the most expensive tariffs.

The Conservatives say their price cap would allow competition

to continue in the market that the Lib

said the policy would damage investment in energy while Labour

said a cap would not stop prices increasing.

British Gas owner warned that the move could lead

Jeremy Corbyn will launch his campaign today saying that they are

not trying to get the UK back in the European Union. Meanwhile, the SNP

have set out four key priorities on oil and gas.

The party's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson said SNP MPs

would hold the next UK government to account and ensure the industry

gets the support it deserves, including more help for oil and gas

A new multi-million pound trial launched today will assess

whether statins, a drug normally used to reduce the risk of heart

attacks, can also be used to help those with Multiple Sclerosis.

MS affects the central nervous system and can

It's thought statins, a cheap and already widely used

drug, could help slow down the progression of the condition.

A 35-year-old man will appear in court today in connection

with a dog attack on a two-year-old girl in Liverpool on Sunday.

The toddler suffered injuries to her head and body

when several dogs got into the garden where

She's in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Andrew McGowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that

Faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems

that led to the highest ever rate of car-related recalls in Europe

in the first three months of this year.

The UK ranked third behind Germany and France for the number

of recalls, but car manufacturers say less than 50-percent of UK

customers take up the necessary repairs.

We will have some weather coming up with Carol talking about the driest

winter in some time. And now we have Kat to talk about Chelsea going to

the final and poor old Middlesbrough being relegated again. A lot of my

family 's own morning, they are big Middlesbrough fans. Chelsea, come

later this week, a big weekend ahead. If they go on to win a

Premier League. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte

said his side showed they deserved to win the league, after moving

to within one win of the title. They looked very comfortable

against Middlesbrough last night, winning 3-0

at Stamford Bridge - they can become champions

with victory at West Bromwich Albion It was important to win. We must be

pleased now. Another step to win the title. It is important to West.

Rest. So Chelsea are on the brink

of the title - but there was despair for Middlesbrough fans,

who've seen their side relegated after just one season back

in the Premier League. Some of them made a round trip

of over 500 miles to watch The supporters all season have been

top class. The support, home and away, the one thing the supporters

deserve this Premier League football. We are all disappointed.

We need to finish the season strong and then reflect over the summer.

Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari says he'd walk off the pitch again

His ban for walking off the pitch in a league game for Pescara

was overturned but in a BBC interview Muntari, who played

in the Premier League for Portsmouth and Sunderland,

claims racism is "everywhere and getting worse".

And he accuses Fifa and Uefa of not caring enough about it.

If they want to fight racism... We are playing football here. We had

nothing to say about it. Maybe they ran out of Internet or didn't have

the TV. That's why they didn't comment. If it is unnecessary things

for them but this is a big deal. Racism is a big deal.

Maria Sharapova has been beaten by the most outspoken critic

of her return to tennis following a 15 month doping ban.

Former Wimbledon finalist Eugenie Bouchard had called

Sharapova a 'cheater' who shouldn't have been allowed to play again.

The Canadian won a near three-hour epic in the second round of

That a lot of players coming up to me wishing you could luck. Players

are don't normally speak to. Getting a lot of texts from people in the

tennis world that were just rooting for me. I wanted to do it for myself

but also all of these people were really felt support.

I am just one of the two players out on the court and everything that

surrounds myself, I don't really know a lot of it, I don't pay too

much attention but I think part of this game for many years. I know the

drill, I know the excitement. I know there is always a lot of talk and

bars and match-ups, rivalries, news. It's all part of the game.

Andy Murray plays later but Dan Evans is out.

And after his defeat to Robin Haase, Evans said

he still considered himself to be the British number three,

despite being overtaken by Aljaz Bedene in the rankings.

Bedene switched nationality two years ago but Evans said it didn't

"sit well" with him, especially as Bedene has return

to live in his home country of Slovenia.

An Iranian student had to be taken to a police station

at the weekend - because he looks too much like Lionel Messi.

Look at this, the resemblance is uncanny!

So many people in the city of Hamaden wanted a picture

with Reza Parastesh that police had to look after him.

The 25-year-old cuts his hair and grooms his beard to look

like the Argentina forward, and is fully booked with media

interviews and has even landed modelling contracts as a result!

Just over three years ago 276 school girls were kidnapped from a remote

boarding school in northern Nigeria by extremist group Boko Haram.

Over the weekend 82 of them were released.

Now their parents face an agonising wait to see them again,

with many still unsure if their children were amongst

Our reporter Abdullahi Kaura Abubakar has spoken to some

of the families affected and joins us now from Abuja.

There is a long delay on the line said it will be a bit of a gap

between the questions and answers. Can you tell us exactly what has

happened over the last few days? Well, over the weekend, 82 of the

secondaries cool girls that were kidnapped from Chibok were released

by Boko Haram. -- schoolgirls. It followed negotiations with the

International Red Cross and some NGOs. It was for a swap for five

members of the Boko Haram group. They were brought here on Sunday

with a net with the Nigerian President. Right now, they are being

kept at a security facility where they are undergoing medical checkups

and treatment. Our viewers might remember that there were a number of

girls, I think 21, released back in October that there had been a number

of concerns about whether they have been able to integrate back into

their communities. Is that correct? How big are concerned has that been?

21 girls have still being held by the authorities. The government

wants to provide psychosocial therapy to them and there are also

fears of them for their safety because over the years, they have

become famous because of the pressure put on the government to

get these girls released so I'm afraid this 82 will have to go

through the same process before they will rejoin their families. The 21

are still with the government. Now, the government is in the process of

reuniting his 82 with their family members and after that reunion, I'm

afraid they will have to remain with the authorities for some time to

come. OK, a huge job ahead. We have been talking about the fact

there has not been as much rain as normally. We have been lurking about

in the weather. A beautiful picture. Isn't it stunning? We will talk

about it that quarter past 7. The forecast will take the form of heavy

showers. Some of them will be thundery. Not everyone will see

them. We are expecting them Thursday into Friday. Humid as well. Today,

quiet weather. High pressure is firmly in charge. Look at the lack

of isobars. Not as cold. Northern Ireland and much of Scotland,

beautiful to start the day if you like it sunny and dry. A bit more

cloud so be further west, sunshine. The Midlands and the south coast,

hanging on to the cloud through the gate. Generally speaking, cloudier

than yesterday. Through the day, as you can see, not much wind.

Temperatures on the east coast will be similar to the last few days. Not

as cold. Some of the cloud will be eroded from the west. Sunshine in

western areas. Continuing with the patchy rain and drizzle. Top

temperatures today, 16. And it could be a little bit higher. Through the

evening and overnight, the cloud that is left will be eroded. We hang

on to the breeze and rain in the Northern Isles in the finals of man

Scotland. -- in the far north of. These temperatures are what you can

expect in towns and cities. The countryside, 2. A little bit below

is also possible. Taken note, gardeners. Sunshine to start the

day. Fair weather cloud through the course of the day. In Scotland,

especially the north and east, we will hang on to cloud. Patch Iranian

the Northern Isles. Temperatures are lower than they have been in the

north. Thursday, signs of change. A weather system coming up from the

near continent moving north and taking heavy showers with it.

Initially through the Channel Islands then into southern England

and Wales. Ahead of that, cloud will build. Band sunshine. Later in the

day we will see thunderstorms. Humidity will develop. Friday into

Saturday, again, we continue with the uncertainty in as weather fronts

traversing to the north of the country. Pulling in a south-westerly

wind. It will feel warmer. To the end of the week, you may not have

weather like this, but some of us will see heavy showers. For some of

us, that will be very welcome. Back to you. I might have to go into the

shed and get out my wellies. I always have my wellies at the ready.

Have you ever gone to book a flight one day and found the price has

changed the next? Research out this week suggests

the price of the same family trip can fluctuate by thousands

of pounds on line. Sean's looking into the mysterious

world of holiday pricing. That much? There was a time that

booking in advance was the thing to do. You could get a deal. Today is

about dynamic pricing. Good morning, everyone.

Before the internet, the price of a flight or a package

Airlines would publish their fares and you could get the tour operators

But that's all been replaced by "dynamic pricing," where prices

can change from day-to-day, hour to hour, and even

A survey from FairFX found the price of one family trip to Florida

apparently shot up by ?3,370 in a single day before falling again

What is going on here? Here's someone who buys a lot. I'm off to

Copenhagen. ?9. It's 100 now. Simon Calder is travel

editor of The Independent. He buys more tickets than most of us

and can explain how it works. What you pay depends on what others

are prepared to pay. The best example is a box of ripe bananas the

market is trying to sell by the end of the day when they all have to be

thrown away. She will no how much she can get for it, but it all

depends how much they can sell for. -- know. If by lunchtime you cannot

sell them, you cut the price. If you have loads at the end of the day you

will drop the price because it is perishable. Hotel beds are just the

same, perishable. So they are trying to make the most. We will move on

from bananas. How do we know the best price for a ticket? There are

clear rules. If it is the school holidays you are looking for, the

best time to book a ticket is as early as possible, 10- 11 months

ahead. You will see airline is have a marvellous time putting prices up

the closer it gets. -- Airlines. Just a shortfall flight will be ?883

return around that time. -- short-haul. Outside the holidays,

then it is to see which airline links first. -- blinks. You get the

same with hotels. The prices rise the second time of searching. That

is because of cookies. They are watching you, aren't they? They

think that, but I have never seen any proof of that. If you sit down

with 2 computers, 1 with loads of cookies because I have been

searching a lot, and another that is completely clean, we will see, but I

don't think anyone could demonstrated to me. I will change my

tune if they could. -- demonstrate it. Thank you very much for that.

Keep your eye out. But whatever you do, once you have bought them, don't

look again in case it goes down. Good advice. That is the same as not

looking at your exam after you have done the exam.

Now, they say you can't choose your family.

But when it came to casting her on-screen mum, comedian,

Amy Schumer, knew exactly who she wanted to call,

Hollywood legend and Oscar-winner, Goldie Hawn.

In Snatched they play a mother and daughter who are kidnapped

during a once in a lifetime trip to South America.

I met them both to talk about modern mother-daughter relationships

and why Goldie was persuaded to return to the big screen.

Goldie Hawn, it has been some time since we have seen you in a movie.

What is it like coming back? A lot of fun. It was a good feeling. Look

our fine you were, Mum. Pack your bags, we are going to South America.

Absolutely not. You need 2 years to plan a vacation. You don't do

anything fun any more. Look at these. I'm a bit. That is

frightening. It is well observed. It is a great look at the mother-

daughter relationship. Was it important to make this movie for

you? I made TrainWreck about my father. This was about my mother. We

wanted it to be laugh out loud funny. But it was important to have

a look at the mother- daughter relationship. It is a very powerful

1. And it is very honest. Lots of relationships will be similar to

this relationship. Absolutely. The mother has complete control for a

period of time. Then when the daughter wants to come out on be

individual herself, it is very concerning for the mother. The

daughter doesn't want to be anything like the mother, I want to be

totally different. All of this is going on, and the mother is thinking

that you were my baby and I need you more than you need me now. I can't

believe you talked me into this. I should have listened to you. I love

you. This is great but we need to get out of here. Specifically, and

you address it in the movie, the selfieness and all of that, things

going viral, does it make it difficult for you? I feel bad for

children growing up. I feel grateful that social media did not exist when

I was a teenager because I would definitely have had even more

regrets than I have. Were you thinking about that when you made

the movie? I think ego is there from the beginning. There is no... I

mean, you don't need social media to have an ego issue, or the need to be

seen or loved or anything like that. But I do think it is an obsession

today like I have never, ever seen. Would you go on a road trip like

this with your mother? I have had a lot. But the vacations I took with

her were because I was so broke and your mother will take you on a free

trip and give you food and drinks. Not just to be with her? That is

what you do when you are ready poor kid. So, now, when we spend time

together, it is a choice. Is your mother jealous of Goldie Hawn?

Loving Goldie Hawn was a family affair. My parents were ecstatic.

They have not met Goldie Hawn yet, but they will have 30 seconds with

her. Don't touch her. She is mine. No, my mother is just really, really

happy for me. More of that later on. Sometimes when we do interviews, it

looks like it is a fake friendship. That did not look like 1. The film

is very funny. The film is very honest about how mothers and

daughters feel about each other. Do you see a similar relationship with

your daughter? I am a mother. It is really, really interesting. They are

not fake friends. Good to clear that up. Snatched is in cinemas

Until then, more on the website of the usual address.

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

A cap on energy bills for millions of households

It will be part of the party's manifesto later this month -

Labour says the plans won't stop prices rising, while some energy

firms are warning customers could lose out.

Good morning, it's Tuesday the 9th of May.

Major tests begin to find out if statins -

which are taken by millions to cut the risk of heart attacks -

could also help people suffering from Multiple sclerosis.

This is the scene of one of reservoir in Kent after shortages

After some of the driest weather in 20 years -

We'll be reporting on how farmers and others are coping

The rate of car recalls across Europe was the highest

on record in the first three months of the year -

The biggest culprit has been faulty airbags.

I'll have more details on why, later.

In sport, Chelsea are one win away from the Premier League title.

After comfortably beating Middlesbrough.

That also means Boro go straight back down to the Championship.

Also this morning, the mystery disease that's deadly for dogs -

we'll hear from the vet calling for urgent research.

Today, for many of us, another dry day. The best of the Sunshine will

be in the West. A bit more in Central and eastern areas and we

have some rain in the forecast. That is patchy rain in Northern Isles.

The Conservatives have confirmed they intend to cap energy prices

for millions of households if they win the election.

They claim the move could save consumers up

Writing in the Sun, the Prime Minister says "rip off

energy prices" hit people on the lowest incomes hardest.

But Labour says the cap would not stop bills rising and the pledge has

Here's our political correspondent Ben Wright.

Energy prices have been hot politics sometime.

At the last election, Labour promised a two-year

Now the Conservatives want to intervene in an energy

market they say doesn't work for most people.

Writing in the Sun, the Prime Minister says rip-off

energy prices hit people on the lowest incomes hardest.

Switching to another tariff or supplier often

brings bills down but seven out of ten households are on standard

variable rates which are usually more expensive than other

So the Conservatives would give Ofgem the power to impose a price

ceiling for customers on these standard rates.

The cap would be reset every six months.

The Conservatives say it would reduce gas and electricity

At last year's Conservative conference, Theresa May hinted

That's why where markets are dysfunctional, we should

Where companies are exploiting the failures of the market

in which they operate, where consumer choices inhibited

by deliberately complex pricing structures, we must set

It's just not right that two thirds of energy customers

are stuck on the most expensive tariffs.

The Conservatives say their price cap would allow competition

to continue in the market, but the Lib Dems

say the policy would damage investment in energy while Labour

said a cap would not stop prices increasing.

British Gas owner Centrica warned the move could lead to higher bills

And we'll be speaking to Energy Secretary Greg Clarke

about the Conservatives' proposal in just over five minutes.

Also, comparing it to a similar Labour policy from four years ago.

That was a freeze. We will get details on what the cap exactly

means. Jeremy Corbyn will formally launch

Labour's election campaign today by saying that his party is not

trying to find a way to keep Britain Mr Corbyn, who'll be

in Greater Manchester, will say the issue

of Brexit is settled. He'll be joined by the city's

new metro mayor Andy Burnham and will focus on Labour's pledge

to take on the rich and powerful. Statins are taken by millions

of people in the UK every year to reduce the risk of heart

attacks and strokes. But a new multi-million-pound trial

launched today will assess whether the well known drug may

also help those those MS affects the central

nervous system and can It's thought statins could help slow

the progression of the condition Statins, prescribed to 6

million of us every year But in the coming months a major

new trial will test whether it will help tackle a condition which

can wreak devastation on sufferers. Multiple Sclerosis causes the immune

system to attack the lining of the nerves, disrupting messages

travelling along nerve fibres. It can mean increaing

levels of disiblity. More than 100,000 people

in the UK have MS. Half will develop the secondary

progressive stage. There's currently no treatment

to slow its progress and this trial, involving more than 1,000

people, is aimed at them. If we can prove it has a long-term

impact and result for people We know its safety record,

it's extremely cheap so it could be quickly made available to everyone

who needs it and it won't put a big A previous, smaller study suggested

statins did have an impact. This trial will provide

much more information, but at six years long,

it will be some time before it's known just how effective

statins could be. A 35-year-old man will

appear in court today in connection with a dog attack

on a two-year-old girl The toddler suffered injuries

to her head and body when several dogs got

into the garden where She's in a serious but stable

condition in hospital. Andrew McGowan has been accused

of being in charge of four dogs that The former acting US

Attorney General has revealed she warned the Trump administration

that its National Security Advisor was open to Russian blackmail,

18 days before he resigned. Sally Yates told Senators

General Michael Flynn had lied about his contacts

with the Russian ambassador. He resigned after it emerged he had

misled the White House. But President Trump has described

the allegation of collusion Faulty airbags, steering and fuel

issues are just some of the problems that led to the highest ever rate

of car-related recalls in Europe in the first three

months of this year. Hundreds of thousands of cars and

then recalled. A lot of cars in the UK are manufactured a round Europe.

They are triggered because of safety concerns, understandably, at 80% of

these are triggered from people getting in injury in the first

place, a complaint being made, a manufacturer being made aware and

spent a recall. They have been recalling Takata airbags for many

years now. Steering and fuel related injuries as well. The take-up was

1.1% in some case? Clearly, some car owners are more apathetic than

others. The BMW three series was just 1.5%. The Toyota recall was

probably the biggest one in recent memory. You are talking more about

25% which is still not a lot for what was the biggest recall.

A woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at Fox News has asked UK

media regulators to block 21st Century Fox's planned

Ofcom is investigating whether it's in the public interest

for the Murdoch-owned company to take full ownership of Sky.

Over two decades, a mixture of conspiracy, aggression

and nationalism has made Rupert Murdoch's Fox News channel

the most watched cable news network in America.

But this huge corporate scandal has shaken Fox News to the core.

The network's former boss Roger Ailes departed last year.

Anchor Bill O'Reilly left last month.

Though both deny extensive sexual and racial harrassment allegations.

Also gone, though not facing the same allegations,

So, arguably, the three most important men at Fox are out.

For the Murdochs, the timing couldn't be worse.

They're currently trying to take full control of the British

broadcaster Sky through an aquisition by 21st Century Fox.

They declined an interview request so I said hello to the boss

You should be worried about BBC as well.

Radio host Wendy Walsh filed a complaint against Bill

The women flew to London from LA specifically to explain to Ofcom why

they don't think the Murdochs should own Sky outright.

The parents of Fox News have said they have taken decisive action

about overhauling top management and appointing women to several senior

positions. An incredibly rare example of one

of the first printed pages has been unearthed at the

University of Reading. These pages were produced

by William Caxton on one of the first printing

presses in about 1476. They'd been lying unrecognised

in the university's archives, but they'll go on public display

from today for the first time since they were sold from his print

shop in the 15th Century. We have a historian on later to talk

about Elisabeth the first. I'm sure she will be interested in that as

well. Britain's green and pleasant land

has been looking drive. Some parts of the UK has had their lowest

rainfall on record. If it continues, it could become a real cause

concern. John is out and about for us today. He is at the reservoir in

Kent. It is a 70 -- 70%. Look at the criterion under.

These things are cyclical. Parts of the UK seem very dry. Not a problem

at the moment but there are concerns that if the dry weather continues

for months and months, especially into next winter, that is when the

real problems could start. At long last it is

raining in Suffolk. Keeping these fields irrigated

is complex and expensive But with such little rain recently,

it is really tough. These have been in since the middle

of January so they are only 3 What we are looking for is obviously

a nice, long, carrot. And as you can see, it has already

had two inches of water added They have built two large

reservoirs, but it takes two years They are arguing that the water

is not fit for purpose. We never know when

we are going to get If we do and move into

a second really dry winter, then we have real concerns

here at Euston, because we will have limited ability

to fill the reservoirs. Andrew will expect to harvest around

two tons of carrots from this He is watering it,

but still the soil is so dry. Look at that as I rub it in my hand

in the wind is blowing it away. Recent years have seen the river

in Hertfordshire flood. This impressive 18th-century

bridge is testament No-one here remembers

anything quite like it. We have just had the driest winter

in the UK for 20 years. Welcome to what will be called

Eddington, a new university being built by the university

of Cambridge in response --A new village being

built by the university. This is the UK's

largest water recycling They all have traditional water

systems for bathing and cooking and another for using recycled water

from the site for irrigating landscapes and lawns and flushing

toilets and supporting So, a man-made solution to what well

maybe a man-made problem, and it is expected to remain dry

in the coming weeks. In Suffolk, the farmers talk

about a five-year cycle, so, consider this, 2012

saw hose-pipe bands, Followed by record levels of rain.

It was known as the wettest drought in history. Let's talk to Nicky

Russell from water wise. Trying to ensure we use water as efficiently.

We get water from beautiful reservoirs like this and aquifers

underground you cannot see. It is interesting to know that the water

around now is the same as from the beginning of the Earth. It is really

important we don't waste it. There are different definitions of

drought. The government says it is keeping an eye on things. They are

urging the consumers to think about that. That is right. The further

south you are, the higher the proportion of groundwater the

companies use. A groundwater drought is a slow burning 1. It takes longer

to kick in, and longer to fix. A river drought is easier because some

rainfall and it is back. But a groundwater drought is a slow burn.

We need to waste less water. Water companies are doing a lot with

customers to help them do this. We say people have to be water-wise.

Turn the tap off when you are brushing your teeth. It can save 6

litres a minute, even if it sounds simple. In the 1920s, 20% of us had

showers. Now it is 80%. That is a benefit because they use one third

of baths. Clean your pets on the lawn. Two jobs at once. Thank you.

This reservoir is at 71%. Others run by Southern Water are at 85%. Some

in the mid-90s. As we have been saying all morning, we are

cautiously optimistic. Look at our beautiful view in Kent. And now for

the weather. We have a map with a lot of brown. Absolutely right. Good

morning. This map shows April rainfall. If it is brown we have had

less than average rainfall for April. Much of it is brown with a

couple of anomalies with average or above-average rainfall. We have had

the driest April on record in Edinburgh and Kew Gardens. Edinburgh

has had 4 millimetres, rather than 40.5 millimetres. They go back a

number of years. Kew Gardens, normally, 45.3, now, 6 millimetres.

Look at what has happened in May. Kew Gardens has had 5.8 millimetres,

almost as much as the whole of April. Edinburgh has had none so

far. These figures will change as rain comes our way towards the end

of the working week. Not much rain in the forecast today. High-pressure

dominates still. Not many isobars. Not very windy. Patchy rain with

drizzle in the Northern Isles. Chilli and bright to start in

Northern Ireland and much of Scotland. The east coast. Cloud. We

are back into the sunshine in the south-west. Although some of us have

had a bright start in East Anglia, most will not. The other thing about

the weather today if it will not feel as cold without the onshore

breeze we have had in the last few days. A lot of cloud in the east.

Not especially warm. Highest temperatures further west in the

sunshine. A lot of sunshine in the coastal areas with highs of 18

degrees. The evening and overnight. This cloud in central areas will

melt away, leaving clear skies. That is away from the far north of

Scotland. 6-9 is what you can expect in towns and cities. The

countryside. Two degrees. Just above or below that. Some of us will see

frost. If you are gardening, bear that in mind. Tomorrow, under the

clear skies, sunshine. Showery outbreaks of rain in the finals of

Scotland. A bit more cloud in the south and east. In the sunshine, it

will feel pleasant with highs of 16- 17. Just before I go, I want to tell

you a story. The worst drought on record goes to 1976 with the warmest

3 months, the worst drought in 150 years. The government decided to

appoint a Drought Minister cold Dennis Howell. The day after he was

appointed, it rain for 3 months. 1 of us on the sofa remembers that and

1 of us does not. I was not here yet. I remember it. We used to have

to save the bathwater. I was one-year-old. I remember my mother

telling me about how difficult it was. We had to save our bathwater

and put it in the garden. Now we are talking about energy prices. We are

indeed. Well, listening to that was our

political correspondent Chris Mason. Are we any clearer how this

could work in practice? Back in 2015 Labour included

a promise to freeze energy prices Two years on and the Conservatives

say they'll cap prices Greg Clarke is the Energy Secretary

and joins us now from Westminster. It was a botched policy. They talked

about a freeze. They advertised it in a block of ice. After that the

wholesale price of gas and electricity fell. If it had been

introduced, people would have paid more than they needed. What we are

acting on it is a diagnosis from the competition authority that serves

for the standard tariff, the standard variable tariff, the

default that people are transferred to a mass they make an active

choice, people are being overcharged by ?1.4 billion a year. -- unless.

That is what the authorities said. We have a duty to act. We will bring

in a cap for default tariffs so we cannot be overcharged like at the

moment. When did you last switch? I haven't. One of the reasons, and

many will know this, it is quite a hassle to do so. And, in my view, it

should not be necessary to have to switch, to have to go through that,

simply to avoid being ripped off. I think there should be a safeguard so

that if you are loyal to your supplier, if you are someone that

does not perhaps have access to the Internet and is not able to haggle

with your supplier, then you should pay a bit more than the best deals,

but you should not feel, you should not have the reality, that you are

paying through the nose for that. You admit you have not switched on

but it is a hassle, as you put it. We know how many do not switch and

are in the same boat as you. Is that not where the energy should go to

and what you should be looking at. Does a cap change that? What it

would do is that you would still have vigorous competition and good

rates out there for those that scour the Internet for the best deals, and

that is good. What the competition authority recognised was that there

are really 2 markets. There is competition, but power to those who

are loyal to suppliers and who don't have the wherewithal to switch. They

are paying, as I say, ?1.4 billion more than they should. And what we

are proposing, extending something that the competition authority

proposed for people on prepayment visas, is that there should be a

maximum. It won't be the cheapest deal on the market. There will still

be competition for that, but you should not pay through the nose. It

would be great to have some details. How would the cap be set. Is it that

has a rate? Is there a percentage? -- does it have a rate? We would ask

the energy regulator, Ofgem, to do what they do now for those on

prepayment visas, look at the wholesale costs, look at the cost of

supplying people through the networks, have a reasonable

contribution to costs and profit, and then to set that price as a

maximum for the default and standard tariffs. It would be for the

regulator to do that. I don't entirely understand. What would it

mean for your bill, for example? There would be a maximum. The

competition authorities said, as I said, currently ?1.4 billion of

detriment, the difference varies over time. It has been from around

?70 to somewhere as much as ?200 difference. The energy regulator

would set the maximum level for those default tariffs that people

get transferred to if they don't make a switch. So we cannot have the

details right now because you are talking about the regulator. What

about... It is an important principle that it should not be in

my view a politician deciding this is going to be the price of

electricity. That was another fault of the aid Miliband proposal. We

have a regulator called Ofgem who worried the experts of this. They

should be given the power to set this safeguard tariff to make sure

people are not ripped off. I am asking on behalf of those at home.

They will want to know the details of the pounds in their pocket. Can

you guarantee that bills will not go up? Even if there is a cap, can

bills go up? The point of getting a regulator to assess his is that if

the wholesale price of gas, goes up in world markets, of course you

would it record to increase. If it goes down like in the past, you

would expect it to go down. That is why we should put it in the hands,

and this is what was recommended, to put it in the hands of the

regulator. Thank you for your time this morning. I was listening

carefully to that, as I am sure you where as well. Here is the manifesto

man outside of Westminster. Listening to that detail and the

fact that the energy regulator will be setting the price, does that make

it clearer about how this policy will work and how different is from

the Labour policy? It gives us an insight into the mechanics of how

the Conservatives say it will work. But crucially, and we were pushing

him on it, we don't know definitively precisely what

difference it will make to our bills. On the whole issue of the

cut-and-paste job of the Labour Party, this is the manifesto for a

couple of years ago after the waving a round of the Tory 1 yesterday,

they said Labour would freeze energy bills and they would fall and not

rise and they would give the power to cut bills this winter. You were

listening to him and so was I. That sounds remarkably similar in terms

of the power of the regulator. What is striking, as I said, to come back

to the point we were pushing him on, we don't know precisely what

difference it will make. What we do know is politically the

Conservatives want to be seen to be on the side of us consumers. That of

itself is different from the Conservatives of old. Theresa May is

more than happy to be seen to be intervening in the market if she

thinks it is the right thing to do, which is not very conservative. I am

sure that we will see the Labour and Lib Dem Manifesto soon. He will have

them for us and we will see them. Yes. If you have any questions or

comments after speaking to him about those energy policies from the let

us know. Now it is time for the news, weather, and

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

The Conservatives have confirmed they intend to cap energy prices

for millions of households if they win the election.

They claim the move could save consumers up

Writing in the Sun, the Prime Minister says "rip off

energy prices" hit people on the lowest incomes hardest.

But Labour says the proposed cap would not stop bills increasing

and the pledge has drawn criticism from the energy sector with one

senior figure warning that customers could end up losing out.

Jeremy Corbyn will formally launch Labour's election campaign today

by saying that his party is not trying to find a way to keep Britain

Mr Corbyn, who'll be in Greater Manchester,

will say the issue of Brexit is "settled".

He'll be joined by the city's new metro mayor Andy Burnham

and will focus on Labour's pledge to take on the rich and powerful.

Meanwhile the SNP has set out four key priorities on oil and gas ahead

The party's Westminster leader, Angus Robertson said SNP MPs

would hold the next UK government to account and ensure the industry

gets the support it deserves, including more help for oil

A new multi-million pound trial launched today will assess

whether statins, a drug normally used to reduce the risk of heart

attacks, can also be used to help those with Multiple Sclerosis.

MS affects the central nervous system and can

It's thought statins, a cheap and already widely used

drug, could help slow down the progression of the condition.

A 35-year-old man will appear in court today in connection

with a dog attack on a two-year-old girl in Liverpool on Sunday.

The toddler suffered injuries to her head and body

when several dogs got into the garden where

She's in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Andrew McGowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that

The former acting US Attorney General has revealed

she warned the Trump administration that its National Security Advisor

was open to Russian blackmail, 18 days before he resigned.

Sally Yates told Senators General Michael Flynn had

lied about his contacts with the Russian ambassador.

He resigned after it emerged he had misled the White House.

But President Trump has described the allegation of collusion

Faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems

that led to the highest ever rate of car-related recalls in Europe

in the first three months of this year.

The UK ranked third behind Germany and France for the number

of recalls, but car manufacturers say less than 50-percent of UK

customers take up the necessary repairs.

This is CCTV footage showing the moment a ship hit a huge

crane in one of the world's busiest ports in Dubai.

Have you ever stood underneath one of these cranes? They are just

extraordinary. Ten people were left

with minor injuries. Considering what happened, it's

lucky nobody was killed. It is a massive crane.

It has been really dry. And Kat is here. Chelsea looks pretty certain

that there set -- fate is sealed but miserable -- middlebrow is gone. Bad

news of the north-east, Middlesbrough down, Sunderland down.

They will not be happy to see Newcastle taking their place as well

considering the rivalry in the south-east. If they don't wrap it

up, they have another couple of opportunities to get the title in

the bag against Watford and Sunderland. Easy obstacles if they

don't manage it on Friday. Chelsea manager Antonio Conte

said his side showed they deserved to win the league, after moving

to within one win of the title. They looked very comfortable

against Middlesbrough last night, winning 3-0

at Stamford Bridge - they can become champions

with victory at West Bromwich Albion It was very important to win

and to exploit their defeat. Another step, another

step to win the title. For sure, now it's important to rest

very well and to prepare So Chelsea are on the brink

of the title - but there was despair for Middlesbrough fans,

who've seen their side relegated after just one season back

in the Premier League. Some of them made a round trip

of over 500 miles to watch The supporters all season

have been top class. You see tonight, on a Monday night

in London, they travelled again in the thousands and we have

to thank them for that because that support, home and away,

has been absolutely top class. One thing the supporters

deserve is Premier We need to finish the season strong

and then reflect over the summer. Ghanaian midfielder Sulley Muntari

says he'd walk off the pitch again His ban for walking off the pitch

in a league game for Pescara was overturned but in a BBC

interview Muntari, who played in the Premier League

for Portsmouth and Sunderland, claims racism is "everywhere

and getting worse". And he accuses Fifa and Uefa of not

caring enough about it. They should be the first

people to jump on. We're playing football here,

under FIFA, under Uefa. If they had nothing to say about it,

probably they didn't have TV But if it is unnecessary

things for them... Maria Sharapova has been beaten

by the most outspoken critic of her return to tennis

following a 15 month doping ban. Former Wimbledon finalist

Eugenie Bouchard had called Sharapova a 'cheater' who shouldn't

have been allowed to play again. The Canadian won a near three-hour

epic in the second round of I was actually quite inspired before

the match because I had a lot of players coming up to me

privately, wishing me good luck, Getting a lot of texts from people

in the tennis world that were just So I wanted to do it for myself

but also all of these people I am just one of the two players out

on the court and everything that surrounds myself, I don't

really know a lot of it, I've been part of this game for many

years. I know the drill, I know there is always

a lot of talk and buzz Andy Murray plays later

but Dan Evans is out. And after his defeat

to Robin Haase, Evans said he still considered himself to be

the British number three, despite being overtaken

by Aljaz Bedene in the rankings. Bedene switched nationality two

years ago but Evans said it didn't "sit well" with him,

especially as Bedene has return to live in his home

country of Slovenia. We have quite an incredible

"and finally" for you this morning, because an Iranian student had to be

taken to a police station at the weekend - because he looks

too much like Lionel Messi. Look at this, the

resemblance is uncanny! So many people in the city

of Hamaden wanted a picture with Reza Parastesh that police

had to look after him. The 25-year-old cuts his hair

and grooms his beard to look like the Argentina forward,

and is fully booked with media interviews and has even landed

modelling contracts as a result! He looks like he is living the

dream, pretending to be Lionel Massey. He got mobbed the other day

and had to be taken to the police station. -- Lionel Messi. The people

that Potente be David Beckham -- pretend. At least Lionel Messi

doesn't have sleeves of that too is that he would have to get.

Alabama Rot sounds like an obscure rock band from America's deep south

but it is a very unwelcome import that is no joke to UK's dog owners.

Although it remains rare, the disease is killing an increasing

number of pets in the UK and the first symptoms tend

to appear just days before dogs become seriously ill.

Alabama Rot was discovered in the late 1980s in the United States.

It was first reported in the UK in December 2012.

Since then, 98 dogs have died after contracting the disease.

With 15 confirmed cases so far this year.

Vet David Walker, who is chairing the first conference on Alabama Rot

in the UK later this week, is with us on the sofa.

First lets speak to Gabrielle Williams, who sadly knows

all about this terrible disease from personal experience.

She joins us from her home in Monmouthshire.

Is that another one of your dog with you that? Good morning, yes. Tell us

little about --a bit about Fleur who contracted this. She was sick one

morning. I didn't think much of it. The day after, she had an

intermittent limb. I couldn't see anything. Couldn't see anything in

her foot. A lesion appeared was not there was a thorn stuck in there. I

took her to the vet and she deteriorated. We will come back to

you in a minute, Gabrielle. From what I know about Alabama Rot, it is

a typical lesion. Lim at the bottom of their legs,. They might have a

bit of a limp. Then they develop kidney failure, vomiting, going off

their food. Unfortunately, we still a relatively little about the

disease. How quickly did you have to have Fleur put down eventually? From

the first symptom which was her being sick to being put to sleep was

one week. She deteriorated extremely quickly. They found her kidneys were

failing and more legions appeared in her mouth. Then one appeared on her

foot. It was extremely fast. Because was awful to see her deteriorate so

badly. We are concerned that she wasn't the only one who had it?

It's the first question I ask the vet. I will be more concerned during

the winter. It seems to be apparent that there is a link with the dogs

that have contracted this disease. Bad as of yet, luckily, none of the

other dogs have shown any signs. -- but. They are all checked regularly.

This is an incredibly rare disorder. Is there anything dog owners... We

know there are thousands of people who own dogs watching this morning.

What should they be taking care of? You are right. 98 confirmed cases is

still 98 more than we want. But we don't want people to panic. Without

knowing because of the disease it is to give repetitive advice.

People are concerned. If you want to know the geographical location of

cases, go on line. There are various tools on the websites to tell you

where cases have been. Once you have got Alabama rot, do most dog die

from it? Unfortunately, yes. The mortality rate is about 85%. But

some make it through. 1 dog made it through and had some puppies

afterwards. Does early intervention make a difference? Based on the

information we have, we don't know, but it is likely yes. Does it look

like anything in particular? It is often quite unique. The skin sores

are circular. You can see it looking a bit like an ulcer. It might not

look like a simple kite. If it is an unknown reason for a skin sore, go

to your vet and let them know as they know about these things now.

Thank you for that. Thank you for talking to us this morning. And

thank you for showing your dog to us this morning. She's been absolutely

angelic. It is nice to see you. The weather. Carol has told us many

things. There is rain on the way for some of us on Thursday and Friday.

This morning, Weather Watchers have been out in force. This is a

beautiful picture of Devon. A lot of cloud. Contrast here. Generally

speaking, it will be fairly cloudy. Central parts of the UK has high

pressure driving the weather. Not especially windy. That will make it

feel different down the east coast today. Under the cloud it will not

be as cold because we have lost the wind. Further west, sunny skies.

Some of the cloud will be eroded from the west during the day and

most of us will see sunshine. Through the afternoon, patchy rain

and drizzle in the Northern Isles. Cloud on the far north of men in

Scotland. The rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland, sunny. Wales is

having a sunny afternoon. In the Midlands, parts of Yorkshire and

East Anglia, the south-east, a lot of cloud at times, but here and

there, brighter spot. This evening and overnight, hanging on the cloud

for a time. It gets washed away. Dry weather overnight. Clear skies.

Persistent rain in the far north of Scotland. Temperatures will dip low

enough in the countryside for some frost. Around two degrees. Tomorrow

morning, bright. Sunshine. Remnants of overnight cloud through the day.

Fair weather cloud will develop as well. Blustery in the English

Channel. Cloud in the north and east of Scotland. Rainy in the final.

Temperatures in the sunshine getting to 17 degrees. -- far north. As we

head into Thursday, a change. Systems, from the near continent

bringing heavy showers initially across the Channel Islands. In the

afternoon, we will see some turning thundery. Humid. North of that,

brighter skies. Sunshine. Temperatures up to 90 degrees. As we

go from Friday into Saturday and the weekend generally, low pressure. --

19. All of it goes anticlockwise. Sucking up warm air from the

south-west. That does not mean it will be bone dry at all. Of course,

some of us really want some of that rain, as we have been hearing this

morning. For gardening and all sorts of things. Thank you very much.

The rate of car recalls across Europe was the highest

on record in the first three months of the year according

You have been looking at various aspects of these recalls and how

many take them up. It is not all to do with Volkswagen and issues like

that. Good morning. This comes from research from a company called

Stericycle. They advise other

companies on recalls and keep an eye on how

many are happening. They've found there were 122 car

recalls across Europe in the first three months of this year,

that's the highest number they've recorded and a 31% increase

on the previous three months. If we have a look at where

those recalls are coming from, top of the table is cars made

in Germany with 40 recalls, then France, and the UK has

the third highest number of active And you might be surprised

to hear most of those, 90%, are related to more luxury cars

like Range Rovers and Jaguars. But across Europe, it's actually

airbags that are the biggest single cause of these recalls,

followed by problems with steering, Jim Holder is from the car

magazine, WhatCar? Good morning. Good morning. What is

driving this big increase? Car manufacturers share parts and use

the same sources. This recall focusses on one manufacturer source.

Many have used it. This airbag manufacturer has been the issue.

When you look at those getting the recall, it is low. Are people

leaving themselves at risk? You should take heed of warnings like

this. In this case, in Europe, they have not been any deaths or

injuries. Around the world, there has been. It is a potentially

serious fault. People are saying don't panic and take your time. But

you should get it fixed. Over the morning we have been talking and

some of the figures are at 2%, the success rate of recalls coming in.

The manufacturers need to make more of an effort to make people aware of

the fault is? Absolutely. They do all they can at the moment. They

contact owners quickly. Figures do very around Europe. There is strong

evidence people react faster and more quickly across Europe. Figures

are up to 90%. There are some cases where it is lower than that. The

British system does appear to work. If you are 1 of those people hearing

this now and have received 1 of these and want to act now, what can

you do? You can go to the motor ombudsman website and see if there

is a recall on your vehicle by checking on line. They will advise

you how long it will take and they will usually make some sort of

provision if you are going to be off the road for a while. These things

don't expire? No. The UK market. We make a lot of cars it is 1 of our

most successful exports. -- cars normally, luxury cars more complex.

More goes wrong because of that. What normally happens before a car

is launched is it is driven more than 1 million miles by exporter

drivers. But there are various combinations that can set off these

faults. -- expert drivers. What kind of things could trigger a recall?

There was a good case recently where 1 car had to be driven downhill at a

certain speed with cruise control on and the driver had to hit the

throttle to the full degree it could be. That would trigger an electrical

fault. It was a strange combination of factors, but it could be

dangerous. Thank you very much, Jim. Hand up in the corner. On behalf of

viewers getting in touch, they say they are concerned with recalls they

will be charged. You will never be charged for that. Thank you very

much. Thank you. People shouting at the television wanting to put in a

question. And I can put my hand up. Thank you for getting in touch. Can

I say something? Hello, this is Breakfast

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker. A cap on energy bills for millions

of households is confirmed It will appear in the party's

manifesto later this month - Labour says the plans won't stop

prices rising, while some energy firms are warning

customers could lose out. Major tests begin to

find out if statins - which are taken by millions to cut

the risk of heart attacks - could also help people suffering

from multiple sclerosis. This is the scene at one reservoir

in Kent this morning after some of the driest weather in 20 years -

we'll be looking at how farmers and others are coping

with a growing water shortage. The rate of car recalls

was the highest on record in the first few months of the year,

with the biggest culprit In sport, Chelsea are one win away

from the Premier League title. After beating Middlesbrough -

and sealing their relegation - Chelsea can become champions

on Friday night. And we're celebrating the return

of Hollywood legend Goldie Hawn to screens and so is co-star

Amy Schumer. Loving Goldie was a

family affair for us. They are going to have

30 seconds with her. We've more from them

on their relationship on and off Carroll has the weather.

For many it is going to be dry, the exception to that will be across the

far north of Scotland and the Northern Isles, where we see some

patchy rain. The best of the sunshine will be in the West. I will

have more details in 15 minutes. The Conservatives have confirmed

they intend to cap energy prices for millions of households

if they win the election. They claim the move could

save consumers up to ?100 a year. But the Energy Secretary Greg Clark

told BBC Breakfast that it still meant prices could go up

as well as down and the pledge has drawn criticism from

the industry criticism senior figure warning that customers

could end up losing out. Our political correspondent

Ben Wright reports. Energy prices have been hot

politics for some time. At the last election, Labour

promised a two year price freeze. Now, the Conservatives

want to intervene in an energy market they say doesn't work

for most people. Writing in The Sun,

the Prime Minister says rip-off energy prices hit people

on the lowest incomes hardest. Switching to another tariff

or supplier often brings bills down, but seven out of ten households

are on standard variable rates, which are usually more expensive

than other plans on offer. So, the Conservatives would give

Ofgem the power to impose a price ceiling for customers

on the standard rates. The cap would be reset every six

months and the Conservatives say it would reduce gas and electricity

bills by around ?100 a year. The point of getting the regulator

to assess this is if, for example, the wholesale price of gas goes up

in world markets, of course you would expect that to increase. If a

price goes down, as it did in the past, you would expect the price to

go down. That is why it is sensible to put it in the hands, and this is

what the competition authority recommended, for prepayment meters,

of the regulator. The Conservatives say the price cap would allow

competition to continue in the market.

But the Lib Dems say the policy would damage investment in energy,

while Labour said a cap would not stop prices increasing.

British Gas owner Centrica warned the move could lead to higher bills

After your interview with Greg Clarke, he said he hasn't switched

because it would be too difficult? He said it was a hassle. A lot of

people getting in touch. Alan says changing is not too much hassle, I

change every few years. It is well worth doing. Peter says nobody

should feel they have to switch companies, companies should bend

over backwards to keep the present customers. Richard also got in

contact, why are there so many different tariffs? Anna --

electricity costs a certain amount of produce and generate, surely one

tariff is all that is needed and customers can decide based on

customer service. Theresa May has been writing about that in The Sun

newspaper. In the Telegraph, on television tonight, BBC One, 7pm,

Theresa May and her husband will be doing an interview on The One Show.

I am sure they will talk about energy. Shall we talk to Chris

Mason? Our political correspondent, in Westminster. What do you make of

this talk about energy caps, freezers, what is the difference and

what is There was me thinking that you two were the double act on BBC

One that everybody is talking about. Yes, jumping on this over themselves

tonight. You know that an election is imminent when politicians invade

the studio of The One Show Will Stop Jeremy Corbyn will be on at some

stage in the future. Energy prices, if a little bit of it seems to ring

a bell, it has featured in manifestos before. The Labour

manifesto, two years ago, it said something remarkably similar. We

will freeze energy bills until 2017, they said, ensuring that bills can

fall, but not rise, and we will give the regulator the power to cut bills

this winter. It looks like a cut and paste job from the Conservatives.

The idea that Ed Miliband floated a couple of years ago was very popular

at the time. The Conservatives insist that their idea is a little

different. What is also striking this morning is that you were

talking to Greg Clark on Breakfast 30 minutes ago. We are hearing that

when this idea was put before the Cabinet, Greg Clark was one of a

number of ministers around the table that was a little sceptical about

it. Thought it was a little bit crude. But Theresa May pushed ahead

with it, she is very keen on it. To illustrate that point about the

power of Theresa May at the moment, and the Conservatives' belief in her

branding, if you like, take a look at these pictures from yesterday,

Theresa May campaigning in north-west London. Look at the

signs. Theresa May's Team, and written very small, Conservatives.

There is a real push from the Conservatives to push Theresa May,

who they see as a useful brand, perhaps stronger than the brand of

the party itself. Thank you, we will speak to you through this whole

campaign. For those of you asking for more clarity on the energy

policies, we will be speaking to somebody who is an energy expert

just after 8:30am, trying to get to the bottom of what the differences

between a cap and a freeze, and how will it affect our pockets?

A 35-year-old man will appear in court today in connection

with a dog attack on a two-year-old girl in Liverpool on Sunday.

The toddler suffered injuries to her head and body when several

dogs got into the garden where she was playing in Toxteth.

She's in a serious but stable condition in hospital.

Andrew McGowan has been accused of being in charge of four dogs that

Faulty airbags, steering and fuel issues are just some of the problems

that led to the highest ever rate of car-related recalls in Europe

in the first three months of this year.

What is going on, a manufacturing problem? Or are we better as

consumers? A little bit of both. Things have been quite high profile,

we have the Volkswagen emissions scandal, people are more aware of

issues with their car. A lot of this is not to do with Volkswagen, it is

to do with airbags. One of their suppliers, they had a lot of

problems with airbags and they supply to a lot of car

manufacturers. There have been recalls on those and that helped

cause a peak. 80% of them were triggered by somebody being injured

and making a complaint. People are at risk if they don't get it sorted

out. What else can you tell us? Steering issues have been part of it

as well, fuel related issues, in the UK a lot of the recall is, we make a

lot of luxury cars, 90% of the recall is hoping down to issues with

them. That has been interesting, a lot of it is to do with

manufacturers being more on top of it than they were. Some of the

consumer return rates are pretty low. We heard BMW, the 3 Series,

1.5% recall completion across Europe. A lot of people still need

to get their car sorted. The Nissan Micra, they did better. People like

their cars. They don't like to give them away. But you are not charged,

if it is a safety issue? You can go online and get it sorted.

A woman who alleges she was sexually harassed at Fox News has asked UK

media regulators to block 21st Century Fox's planned

Ofcom is investigating whether it's in the public interest

for the Murdoch-owned company to take full ownership of Sky.

Over two decades, a mixture of conspiracy, aggression and

nationalism has made Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel the most

watched cable news network in America.

But this huge corporate scandal has shaken Fox News to the core.

The network's former boss, Roger Ailes, departed last year