24/08/2017

:00:00. > :00:00.Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga

:00:07. > :00:13.It's GCSE results day for more than half a million teenagers -

:00:14. > :00:17.there's a warning that big changes to the exam system in England

:00:18. > :00:26.Students sat tougher tests in Maths and English.

:00:27. > :00:30.The grades A-star to G have been replaced by the numbers 9 to 1.

:00:31. > :00:42.What impact have those changes had on pupils and staff? I am here at an

:00:43. > :00:45.academy in north London where staff are waiting to tell students how

:00:46. > :00:50.they've gotten on. Good morning, it's Thursday

:00:51. > :00:57.the 24th of August. Also on the program,

:00:58. > :01:03.shocking levels of inactivity, it's revealed more than six million

:01:04. > :01:06.middle-aged people in England fail to go for a brisk

:01:07. > :01:09.walk even once a month. Is the growth of car finance deals

:01:10. > :01:13.healthy for the motor industry? We built a lot more vehicles

:01:14. > :01:16.in July that last year, but there are big questions

:01:17. > :01:27.about what's fuelling the demand. Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather

:01:28. > :01:29.declare a truce ahead of the big fight on Saturday.

:01:30. > :01:41.Rain over the Northern Isles for most of the day, but for most of the

:01:42. > :01:46.UK, some showers. Especially in the south. Feeling fresher than of late.

:01:47. > :01:49.All the details in 15 minutes. More than half a million

:01:50. > :01:53.teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get

:01:54. > :01:56.their GCSE results this morning. There are some major changes

:01:57. > :01:59.for students in England coming More difficult exams in English

:02:00. > :02:03.and Maths will be graded using a numerical system,

:02:04. > :02:06.going from nine at the top to one Other subjects will continue to be

:02:07. > :02:10.graded from A star to G. Exams in Wales have also been made

:02:11. > :02:13.harder, as our education correspondent Gillian

:02:14. > :02:19.Hargreaves explains. Thousands of 16 -year-olds will find

:02:20. > :02:25.out if all their hard work has paid off. But there are new pressures

:02:26. > :02:33.this year in England and Wales. Maths, English and Welsh have all

:02:34. > :02:37.been restructured. And in England, their's a new numerical grading

:02:38. > :02:44.system for the English and maths systems, running from grading 1-9,

:02:45. > :02:50.with nine being the highest score, identifying the best students in the

:02:51. > :02:55.country -- there's. Great for is broadly being compared to a previous

:02:56. > :02:59.grade C, considered a standard pass. The government says the new grade

:03:00. > :03:05.five should be considered a strong past. The old alphabetic system is

:03:06. > :03:08.still in place for other GCSE subjects until next year, head

:03:09. > :03:14.teachers are accusing the government of trying to reform too quickly and

:03:15. > :03:18.causing a muddle. The consequences for teachers are that they have had

:03:19. > :03:23.to start teaching new courses, partly at GCSE, while other things

:03:24. > :03:27.have been changing in schools. It will lead to a sense of frustration

:03:28. > :03:32.that there hasn't been sufficient time to plan for it, there are not

:03:33. > :03:38.enough practice papers to work on. There is no doubt these changes to

:03:39. > :03:42.English and maths have been big changes for schools, but employers

:03:43. > :03:48.have to get their heads around it as well. I am slightly confused. I am

:03:49. > :03:53.sure in time we will work it out. A standard pass, that would be our

:03:54. > :03:59.borderline, I think. A four. The Westminster government was

:04:00. > :04:07.determined to make GCSE harder, two and what some see as a dumbing down.

:04:08. > :04:17.The first of the reformed exams will put these ambitions to the test --

:04:18. > :04:21.GCSE's -- to end. And we'll be discussing this

:04:22. > :04:24.with the Labour Shadow Minister for education at ten

:04:25. > :04:26.to seven this morning. More than six million adults

:04:27. > :04:29.in England spend less than 10 minutes each month walking

:04:30. > :04:31.at a brisk pace, according Public Health England is launching

:04:32. > :04:36.a campaign to encourage 10 minutes of brisk walking a day,

:04:37. > :04:38.particularly among the middle aged. It's claimed that it can

:04:39. > :04:40.help prevent cancer, heart disease and poor

:04:41. > :04:42.mental health. Our health correspondent

:04:43. > :04:44.Dominic Hughes reports. In Denton, in Manchester, the first

:04:45. > :04:47.steps towards a healthier lifestyle. This walking group is starting

:04:48. > :04:49.slowly, but already some members are feeling the benefits

:04:50. > :04:52.of a regular stroll. Getting some exercise,

:04:53. > :04:59.and it's company as well, because I live my own,

:05:00. > :05:01.so that helps a lot. And I decided when I retired that

:05:02. > :05:07.I wanted to do lots of different things, and I've done lots of things

:05:08. > :05:11.to keep the mind going, but not a lot to keep

:05:12. > :05:17.the body going. The beauty of walking is,

:05:18. > :05:20.of course, it is free. You don't need any special training,

:05:21. > :05:23.or indeed, any special kit. But health experts say doing

:05:24. > :05:26.at least ten minutes of brisk walking every day, well,

:05:27. > :05:29.that can have a really positive And it is brisk walking,

:05:30. > :05:33.around three miles an hour, GP Dr Zoe Williams practices

:05:34. > :05:37.what she preaches to her patients, but millions of adults

:05:38. > :05:39.are missing out. Four out of ten adults

:05:40. > :05:42.between the ages of 40 and 60 are not managing to achieve ten

:05:43. > :05:45.minutes of brisk walking per month, which sounds unbelievable,

:05:46. > :05:48.and lots of those people will be walking, but they are not

:05:49. > :05:53.walking at a brisk pace. Walking can help with weight loss,

:05:54. > :05:55.back pain, diabetes, and even reducing

:05:56. > :05:57.the risk of cancer. Now, we are all being urged

:05:58. > :06:09.to get up and get moving. We'll be speaking to

:06:10. > :06:10.Public Health England There's to be a major investigation

:06:11. > :06:15.into the impact that international The government commissioned study

:06:16. > :06:18.will examine their effect on the labour market

:06:19. > :06:20.and education sector. New figures will be published this

:06:21. > :06:23.morning showing how many foreign students went on to leave Britain

:06:24. > :06:26.after finishing their courses. Dutch police are questioning

:06:27. > :06:29.the driver of a van about a possible terrorist attack on a concert venue

:06:30. > :06:32.in the city of Rotterdam. Police stopped the

:06:33. > :06:34.Spanish-registered van, which was found to be

:06:35. > :06:36.carrying gas canisters, and called off the concert

:06:37. > :06:38.after a tip-off from Spanish The husband of a woman

:06:39. > :06:47.who was knocked down and killed by a cyclist has called for new laws

:06:48. > :06:50.to tackle irresponsible 20-year-old Charlie Alliston

:06:51. > :06:53.is facing a jail term He was riding a bike

:06:54. > :07:05.with no front brakes. The judge in this case said she

:07:06. > :07:09.hadn't seen one iota of remorse from Charlie Alliston at any stage. He

:07:10. > :07:15.was cleared of manslaughter, but convicted of wanton or furious

:07:16. > :07:19.driving. He collided with Kimberly Briggs while driving in a legal bike

:07:20. > :07:25.that was not fitted with a front brake. Police in London released a

:07:26. > :07:29.video to show the distance it can make to stopping distances --

:07:30. > :07:32.difference. The first bike was fitted with both back and front

:07:33. > :07:36.brakes, which stops within a few meters. And then without, it takes

:07:37. > :07:45.much longer to stop, around 19 metres. The victim's husband is a

:07:46. > :07:50.cyclist in London, but he is calling for a change in the law. He wants to

:07:51. > :07:55.see a new offence of causing death or serious injury by careless

:07:56. > :08:06.cycling. The same offence already exists for motorists. He said:

:08:07. > :08:13.Charlie Alliston will be sentenced next month. The judge made it clear

:08:14. > :08:15.she was considering a jail term, the maximum for the offence is two

:08:16. > :08:16.years. Eight people have been killed

:08:17. > :08:19.and many are missing after Typhoon Hato hit

:08:20. > :08:21.the southern Chinese A further four people

:08:22. > :08:25.were killed in mainland China, according to media there -

:08:26. > :08:28.with winds of more than 124 Yesterday, the typhoon battered

:08:29. > :08:37.Hong Kong, uprooting trees, flooding streets and halting

:08:38. > :08:42.financial trading. A farmer has defended her decision

:08:43. > :08:46.to serve up as dinner the piglets, saved from a barn fire,

:08:47. > :08:49.to thank the firefighters The 18 piglets and two sows survived

:08:50. > :09:00.the fire in Wiltshire in February, which saw 60 tonnes

:09:01. > :09:08.of hay catch fire. The firefighters initially said

:09:09. > :09:10.the sausages were fantastic, but have then apologised

:09:11. > :09:18.following complaints. Farming is what we do here. It's not

:09:19. > :09:23.an animal sanctuary, you know, we don't keep animals just for the fun

:09:24. > :09:27.of it. We enjoy it having them being here and we are very sorry when they

:09:28. > :09:31.leave the farm and go on. I can appreciate and understand that there

:09:32. > :09:40.are some people who don't keep meat, but there are also people who do eat

:09:41. > :09:48.meat, and farming is our life. -- eat meat.

:09:49. > :09:51.The US Powerball has seen 21 rollovers in a row,

:09:52. > :09:54.meaning the prize now stands at 700 million dollars -

:09:55. > :09:57.It's the world's richest lottery, with an average jackpot

:09:58. > :10:03.But while the prizes are big, the odds are slim -

:10:04. > :10:13.there's a 1 in 292 million chance of someone taking the cash home.

:10:14. > :10:27.292 million... Not much chance. How many Wayne Rooney's do you think you

:10:28. > :10:34.could buy for that money? Not many, probably! He's all over the back

:10:35. > :10:41.pages this morning. Every paper has their own tribute. It is quite a

:10:42. > :10:48.sensible thing for him to do at this point. Back at Everton, he could

:10:49. > :10:52.prolong his club career for another three or four years by not having to

:10:53. > :10:59.go and play for England, the extra hands and training he would have to

:11:00. > :11:05.do. When he played his first tournament for England, it was 13

:11:06. > :11:07.years ago now, he scored 53 goals for his country.

:11:08. > :11:10.He's turned down a recall to the squad and will concentrate

:11:11. > :11:19.Liverpool will be in the draw for the Champions League group stage

:11:20. > :11:25.later today after beating Hoffenheim 4-2 last night.

:11:26. > :11:27.They won their qualifying playoff 6-3 overall.

:11:28. > :11:30.In the EFL Cup last night, West Ham comprehensively beat

:11:31. > :11:43.And ahead of one of the most lucrative fights in boxing history -

:11:44. > :11:46.Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor face off in an unexpectedly calm

:11:47. > :11:59.I would even say civilised. I don't understand it, one minute they don't

:12:00. > :12:05.like each other, the next minute... How many more days of this? Saturday

:12:06. > :12:10.night, Sunday morning. They have used all of that kind of energy over

:12:11. > :12:14.the last few days and I think they've realised they have got to

:12:15. > :12:22.not waste any energy any more and concentrate what is -- on what is

:12:23. > :12:27.going to happen over the weekend. It has ground to a halt, it will ramp

:12:28. > :12:35.up again on Saturday night and into Sunday morning. We will talk more

:12:36. > :12:37.about that a bit later on. Here's Carol with a look

:12:38. > :12:56.at this morning's weather. I don't like the umbrellas when they

:12:57. > :13:00.come out. Some showers heavy, some thundery, but not all of us will see

:13:01. > :13:07.them. The driest conditions in the south and south-east. Today we've

:13:08. > :13:10.got low pressure close by, mostly in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

:13:11. > :13:16.Yesterday's weather front affecting the Northern Isles. In Orkney and

:13:17. > :13:21.Shetland, some rain. Showers coming in across western Scotland and

:13:22. > :13:28.Northern Ireland. Away from that, a chilly start. Some of us getting off

:13:29. > :13:32.to a sunny start. Moving across England and through Wales, a lot of

:13:33. > :13:37.sunshine first thing this morning. Fairweather cloud around. Miss and

:13:38. > :13:42.fog should lift quite quickly. You can see across Southern counties in

:13:43. > :13:49.east Anglia and the Midlands, off to a bright and sunny start. Along the

:13:50. > :13:54.South Coast, temperatures are in some places already at 70 degrees.

:13:55. > :13:57.Through the day, some showers merging across Southern Scotland and

:13:58. > :14:01.Northern Ireland. The rain moving away from the Northern Isles. For

:14:02. > :14:05.the rest of us, hanging on to sunny intervals. Fairweather cloud

:14:06. > :14:11.developing through the day. Through the afternoon, hazy sunshine.

:14:12. > :14:17.Pleasant in the south-east, 23- 24 degrees. Pressure as we push further

:14:18. > :14:20.north, especially if you are in those showers. As we get into the

:14:21. > :14:26.evening and overnight, showery out wrecks of rain continuing across the

:14:27. > :14:31.north-west. Some cloud, some breaks in that cloud. Quite cool for some

:14:32. > :14:35.of us, especially in the countryside. Some mist and fog

:14:36. > :14:40.patches forming overnight, clearing quite quickly as we head into

:14:41. > :14:45.tomorrow. Showers moving from west to east overnight. First thing in

:14:46. > :14:49.the morning, you can see this cloud coming back into northern Scotland.

:14:50. > :14:54.Showers on and off through the course of the day. Cloud as we move

:14:55. > :14:59.further south, temperatures in the west, looking at mid- high teens.

:15:00. > :15:03.Pushing back down into the south-east, we will import some wind

:15:04. > :15:09.from the near continent. Temperatures a little bit higher,

:15:10. > :15:13.22- 24. From Saturday into the weekend, high pressure in charge of

:15:14. > :15:17.the weather further south. However, we do have a set of fronts coming in

:15:18. > :15:22.from the Atlantic. They are going to bring some rain with them. Also

:15:23. > :15:26.rather breezy. That is largely going to be across the northern half of

:15:27. > :15:31.the country. Rain moving from west to east courtesy of those weather

:15:32. > :15:35.fronts. Away from that, back into some dry conditions with highs of

:15:36. > :15:44.two about 24 degrees. Temperatures roughly where they should be at this

:15:45. > :15:50.stage of the year. It is about time! I like them a little bit higher. I

:15:51. > :15:57.know, but it has been cold. I agree with you. I like it higher. I am

:15:58. > :15:58.glad we are moving in the right direction. Thank you.

:15:59. > :16:01.Let's take a look at this morning's papers.

:16:02. > :16:15.We are all sitting comfortably. Yes, thanks. Shall I begin? Yes. The

:16:16. > :16:19.Daily Mail, this is about inactivity. This is about how much

:16:20. > :16:24.you walk on a routine basis. This report shows a shocking lack of

:16:25. > :16:30.activity to do with the notion of how often you go for a brisk walk,

:16:31. > :16:36.and saying some people don't do ten minutes a month. And this is

:16:37. > :16:43.children on set on the ITV news set, and you can see Alistair Stewart,

:16:44. > :16:49.who has had a little invader while on air. It has happened here if you

:16:50. > :16:53.dance. It is my favourite moment when that happens. They should

:16:54. > :17:00.always take over. Some would say that we have. The Sun is looking at

:17:01. > :17:09.the BBC being blasted last night apparently for giving 10% pay rises

:17:10. > :17:14.for almost 1800 staff, and saying it cost ?8,000 each, and it will cost

:17:15. > :17:21.the licence payer ?14 million. Looking at students, how many

:17:22. > :17:26.foreign students will leave the UK when they finish their study, and

:17:27. > :17:33.the BBC Scotland editor who will host Sunday Politics. I have two

:17:34. > :17:39.papers and one story. The front of the FT, the euro is at an eight year

:17:40. > :17:44.high against the pound, or at the pound, which is at an eight-year

:17:45. > :17:50.low. If you are looking to go abroad, you will look at this. It is

:17:51. > :17:58.effectively level. Parity. If you look at how much it has changed

:17:59. > :18:06.since April, it was 0.85, now 92p, going to the Daily Mail,

:18:07. > :18:10.holidaymakers get just 0.87 euros, 87 cents to the town at the airport.

:18:11. > :18:15.How many times have we said not to get currency at the airport? It is

:18:16. > :18:21.worth shopping around even more than normal because... You can get it at

:18:22. > :18:26.the airport if you book online and collect at the airport. Yes, it is

:18:27. > :18:31.not like the people at the airport are not nice. They are lovely. You

:18:32. > :18:36.don't get the best deal. I love that. People at the airport are nice

:18:37. > :18:40.people. Shall we look at the best moments Wayne Rooney has had in an

:18:41. > :18:48.England shirt? The Guardian have five great moments of Wayne Rooney

:18:49. > :18:52.scoring for England. Look at the scene, the right foot, one of the

:18:53. > :19:01.most important things in terms of his game. Look at a shot. That is

:19:02. > :19:05.England... They lost in 2003. He was 18 at that point. He played

:19:06. > :19:10.excellently in the friendly against Argentina. And the papers are split

:19:11. > :19:15.on whether or not he was given the chance to play before the World Cup

:19:16. > :19:21.next year. Some say he turned down an offer. Some say that he decided

:19:22. > :19:26.on that because he wouldn't get a place that he would call time and

:19:27. > :19:30.take it into his own hands. Quickly, before I go, this very lucrative

:19:31. > :19:44.fight this weekend. The Mail have a piece on, -- con at -- Conor

:19:45. > :19:49.McGregor and how much he has changed and the most significant change is

:19:50. > :19:58.the boxing gloves. Who knows? Although Mayweather said that he has

:19:59. > :20:07.a gritty chin. Gritty chin? As in he can take a punch. Absolutely. I love

:20:08. > :20:13.my job. Good. I mostly love my job. Except when you say things like

:20:14. > :20:20.that. Not really. Apparently we hate our jobs at 35. Oh, gosh. And the

:20:21. > :20:25.reason being, when you start your first job you are happy, then when

:20:26. > :20:30.you get to 35, that is when you get more responsibility. You find it

:20:31. > :20:37.more stressful. You are not in. You have probably been in work for 14

:20:38. > :20:44.years since university -- nodding. So, happy zone? I keep refreshing. I

:20:45. > :20:51.am constantly happy. Age-related happy. If 35 is when you stop being

:20:52. > :20:56.happy in your job. I am overjoyed. Are you asking for his age? It is a

:20:57. > :21:00.little bit early for this time of mourning. I don't mind saying I have

:21:01. > :21:07.been unhappy for a long time. That is just an average. Some of us are

:21:08. > :21:13.always happy. How old are you? We will find out at the end of this

:21:14. > :21:21.morning. Will we? I don't know. You can guess. 27. Always say 27. It is

:21:22. > :21:24.a good one. It is again we are going to play, gas Sean's age it isn't

:21:25. > :21:27.going to go away. -- guess. Back to our main story now,

:21:28. > :21:32.hundreds of thousands of students across England, Wales

:21:33. > :21:34.and Northern Ireland will be But for pupils in England this year

:21:35. > :21:38.there's a big difference, harder exams and a

:21:39. > :21:40.new grading system. Breakfast's Tim Muffett

:21:41. > :21:53.is with students at Ark Academy Many nervous students, I imagine.

:21:54. > :21:58.Yes. Good morning. Welcome to Ark Academy in north London. Students

:21:59. > :22:05.and parents and staff are gathering to find out the news - how they have

:22:06. > :22:09.gone in the GCSEs. Big changes in three subjects, English language,

:22:10. > :22:20.literature and mathematics. It is the way they have been graded, 1-9,

:22:21. > :22:24.as opposed to A-E, or F or G. We will speak with some of the students

:22:25. > :22:27.later. We thought it would be interesting to speak with 316

:22:28. > :22:31.-year-olds as they waited for their results to find out the pressures

:22:32. > :22:35.they have been under and what it is like to be 16 -- three 16.

:22:36. > :22:44.I am excited to see how I have done. I know I have tried my hardest. I am

:22:45. > :22:51.quite nervous. I am quite excited because it is a new stage.

:22:52. > :22:57.# I've been thinking about tomorrow. # instead of drowning in the past.

:22:58. > :23:03.This woman dreams of becoming an engineer. Her college is right next

:23:04. > :23:09.to Silverstone racetrack. Issue passes her GCSE is a highly coveted

:23:10. > :23:13.apprenticeship awaits. -- if she passes. Aston Martin, doing product

:23:14. > :23:18.development, which would be within manufacturing, working on their

:23:19. > :23:21.cars. I thought at first that I wouldn't get through because there

:23:22. > :23:25.are so many people my age that are more talented than me and have more

:23:26. > :23:30.experience. How much pressure do you feel under at the moment? There is a

:23:31. > :23:34.lot of pressure because there is a big change in life. You are just

:23:35. > :23:40.coming into the adult world. If I fail anything I would have to retake

:23:41. > :23:50.them. Dinkas crossed. -- fingers crossed. Laurie's be love his

:23:51. > :23:54.cricket. I have been involved since an early age and I have always just

:23:55. > :24:00.loved playing. What do you hope to do when you get the results? I would

:24:01. > :24:03.like to do sports coaching, so I can do something I really like to do.

:24:04. > :24:09.A-levels give you a better prospect for the future. I am not really

:24:10. > :24:16.sure. # as I wake up this bright morning. I am excited, nervous, but

:24:17. > :24:22.I just want to get the results so I can get into sixth form and I can

:24:23. > :24:27.possibly pursue a career in music. Yash was born partially sighted.

:24:28. > :24:30.This trip to an indoor ski slope has been arranged for the Royal society

:24:31. > :24:35.for blind children. Growing up with partial site can be hard to come to

:24:36. > :24:42.terms with. Now I use it as a strength, not a weakness. If I do

:24:43. > :24:46.get the grades I am hoping for five grades above B I will have my sixth

:24:47. > :24:52.form place and my needs will be catered for. What is the best thing

:24:53. > :24:58.about being 16? You really get to learn a lot around the world. There

:24:59. > :25:02.are so many options you can have. Mum and dad pay for things like food

:25:03. > :25:05.and TV. What is the worst thing about being 16? Nothing. # tell them

:25:06. > :25:16.I am no full. -- fool. Very good luck to anyone receiving

:25:17. > :25:22.their results today. You just saw from the report, Yash is here. How

:25:23. > :25:26.did you go? I got into sixth form. But I feel everyone could have done

:25:27. > :25:31.better and everyone can do better in future. For now this is what matters

:25:32. > :25:36.for me and at least I got into my sixth form. That was so important

:25:37. > :25:43.for you. Congratulations. Do you know what you will study? I wanted

:25:44. > :25:48.to study music. I got C so I can't study music. I have spoken with

:25:49. > :25:53.other people who say you won't do the modern music in A-level music. I

:25:54. > :25:59.think music will have to be just a hobby or self learning, whereas I

:26:00. > :26:04.got a seven in maths, which means I can do maths for a level and I got

:26:05. > :26:09.good grades in other subjects as well. You have done very well, Yash.

:26:10. > :26:16.We will talk more later on. How have you gone? I did especially well in

:26:17. > :26:22.maths, I got nine, so I will plan to go on to maths in future. Yourself?

:26:23. > :26:28.I have done really well, all As, so I am glad it is done. And a nine in

:26:29. > :26:32.maths, with the controversy around the grading systems, see you have

:26:33. > :26:36.done the best you can do. Thank you. It was hard. I was stressing about

:26:37. > :26:46.getting the nine. I am happy. How about you? I am happy that I got the

:26:47. > :26:50.majority As and Bs so I got into my sixth form. Congratulations. Head

:26:51. > :26:54.teacher Delia, how has this grading system being handled? It has had an

:26:55. > :26:59.enormous impact on the staff and school. We have had to work hard to

:27:00. > :27:04.write that work schemes and to prepare their children for no

:27:05. > :27:08.coursework in English, the students have had to memorise things they

:27:09. > :27:18.have never had to before. The exams are harder and there in maths are

:27:19. > :27:23.three exams when there was once two. Thank you for having us this

:27:24. > :27:28.morning. A lot of and excitement. The big day has finally come. The

:27:29. > :27:34.results are here. Thank you very much. Lots of happy students.

:27:35. > :27:39.Congratulations. Good luck if you are waiting for your results. If you

:27:40. > :27:41.are worried or you know someone who is concerned about their results,

:27:42. > :27:44.there is an advice page. There is a BBC Bitesize advice page

:27:45. > :31:09.at www.bbc.co.uk/education. Now, though, it's back

:31:10. > :31:21.to Naga and Charlie. Hello, this is Breakfast

:31:22. > :31:24.with Charlie Stayt and Naga We'll bring you all the latest news

:31:25. > :31:34.and sport in a moment, but also on Breakfast

:31:35. > :31:36.this morning... The wait is nearly over

:31:37. > :31:39.for those teenagers who get We'll share the tension with pupils

:31:40. > :31:43.throughout the morning and find out why some are hoping for Grade 9's

:31:44. > :31:50.instead of straight A's. Far too many Brits are so inactive

:31:51. > :31:54.they don't even manage ten minutes We'll speak to a man who walked

:31:55. > :31:59.himself fit and lost over four stone And we'll look at one of the great

:32:00. > :32:04.royal romances with Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert

:32:05. > :32:06.in the hit ITV drama Victoria But now a summary of this

:32:07. > :32:11.morning's main news. More than half a million

:32:12. > :32:13.teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will get

:32:14. > :32:16.their GCSE results this morning. There are some major changes

:32:17. > :32:19.for students in England with English and Maths now graded

:32:20. > :32:21.using a numerical system, going from nine at the top

:32:22. > :32:24.to one at the bottom. Exam regulator OFQUAL says it

:32:25. > :32:27.will help distinguish between students of different

:32:28. > :32:35.abilities but some teachers say it The consequences for teachers are

:32:36. > :32:47.that they have had to start teaching new courses, partly post-16, partly

:32:48. > :32:50.Charlie -- GCSE, and there would be frustration that there has not been

:32:51. > :32:52.sufficient time to plan for those, not enough practice papers for those

:32:53. > :32:55.youngsters to work on. We'll be discussing that

:32:56. > :32:57.with the Labour Shadow Minister for education at ten to seven,

:32:58. > :33:00.and Nick Gibb, the Minister for Education, at twenty

:33:01. > :33:03.to eight this morning. More than six million adults

:33:04. > :33:06.in England spend less than ten minutes each month

:33:07. > :33:08.walking at a brisk pace, putting their health at risk,

:33:09. > :33:11.according to a new report. Public Health England is launching

:33:12. > :33:13.a new campaign to encourage ten minutes of brisk walking a day,

:33:14. > :33:16.particularly among the middle aged, which it's claimed can

:33:17. > :33:18.help prevent cancer, heart disease and poor

:33:19. > :33:20.mental health. But doctors say people need

:33:21. > :33:28.to speed up their walking For in ten adults between the ages

:33:29. > :33:33.of 40 and 60 are not managing to achieve ten minutes of brisk walking

:33:34. > :33:36.per month, which sounds unbelievable. Lots of those people

:33:37. > :33:40.will be walking, but they aren't walking at a brisk pace. It's

:33:41. > :33:43.important to walk with glee, because that is when you start to get the

:33:44. > :33:43.health benefits. Dutch police are questioning

:33:44. > :33:46.the driver of a van about a possible terrorist threat on a concert venue

:33:47. > :33:49.in the city of Rotterdam. The concert was called off

:33:50. > :33:52.at short-notice last night Let's get more from our

:33:53. > :34:00.correspondent Anna Holligan. -- The husband of a woman

:34:01. > :34:04.who was knocked down and killed by a cyclist on a bike with no front

:34:05. > :34:08.brakes has called for new laws to tackle irresponsible

:34:09. > :34:09.and reckless actions. 20-year-old Charlie Alliston

:34:10. > :34:12.is facing a jail term after crashing Yesterday he was cleared

:34:13. > :34:17.of manslaughter but found guilty of causing bodily harm by "wanton

:34:18. > :34:19.or furious driving". There's to be a major investigation

:34:20. > :34:24.into the impact that international The government commissioned study

:34:25. > :34:45.will examine their effect on the labour market

:34:46. > :34:56.and education sector. Now, I wonder what Postman Pat

:34:57. > :34:59.would make of these. Royal Mail has unveiled

:35:00. > :35:01.its new electric delivery vans due Nine of the futuristic looking

:35:02. > :35:06.vehicles, that come in various sizes and have a range of up to 100 miles

:35:07. > :35:10.are being trialled in London where they'll distribute post

:35:11. > :35:32.from the city's central depot. What was his cat called? Jess! And

:35:33. > :35:45.how does the tune go? I think we can come back to that later. I remember

:35:46. > :35:49.being in the room when Wayne Rooney did his first interview, that makes

:35:50. > :35:54.me feel a bit old. But he has barely changed in terms of his manner,

:35:55. > :35:58.demeanour, how he speaks. All those years and all that publicity, he is

:35:59. > :36:03.still very similar. That is unusual when you think about the kind of

:36:04. > :36:04.lifestyle he has led. He has announced his retirement now,

:36:05. > :36:12.however. That's after turning down a call-up

:36:13. > :36:15.from Gareth Southgate. Rooney first impressed

:36:16. > :36:17.at the European Championship 13 years ago and went on to score

:36:18. > :36:20.53 goals for England. The Everton forward says he regrets

:36:21. > :36:23.not being part of a successful England side but says

:36:24. > :36:30.playing for his country The record speaks for itself. He's

:36:31. > :36:35.got so many caps, goals, he's a record goalscorer. Tournament wise,

:36:36. > :36:39.it has never really happened for him, apart from when he burst onto

:36:40. > :36:45.the scene in Portugal. He was so good. You have to remember that the

:36:46. > :36:48.vast majority of his career, he's only really been the one England

:36:49. > :36:50.world-class player. There have been plenty of tributes

:36:51. > :36:54.to Rooney on social media - this from Michael Owen,

:36:55. > :36:56."brilliant timing - Well done Wayne Rooney,

:36:57. > :37:00.an international career to be proud From Harry Kane, Wayne Rooney

:37:01. > :37:05.an amazing player and goalscorer And tributes not just

:37:06. > :37:13.from the world of football. Golfer Justin Rose says,

:37:14. > :37:15."What an amazing England Liverpool will be in today's

:37:16. > :37:20.Champions League group stage draw after they won their playoff

:37:21. > :37:22.against Hoffenheim four-two, Liverpool came flying out

:37:23. > :37:27.from the start at Anfield. Emre Can put them ahead

:37:28. > :37:30.in the first ten minutes. They went two up

:37:31. > :37:37.when summer signing Mo Salah tapped in this rebound, and it was three

:37:38. > :37:40.when a superb move Roberto Firmino scored a fourth

:37:41. > :37:50.in between two Hoffenheim goals. We wanted to be part of it with all

:37:51. > :37:56.we have, and I fought the boys played a few pieces of outstanding

:37:57. > :38:02.football. How it is in a game like this, especially against a team like

:38:03. > :38:06.Hoffenheim, we'll all it had some problems, the's how it is. But we

:38:07. > :38:09.are really happy, we deserve qualification.

:38:10. > :38:12.Two Premier League scalps were claimed last night in the EFL

:38:13. > :38:15.Cup as Newcastle were beaten at home by Nottingham Forest and Southampton

:38:16. > :38:19.West Ham made no mistake against League Two side Cheltenham,

:38:20. > :38:22.goals from Diafra Sakho and Andre Ayew ensured a 2-0 win.

:38:23. > :38:24.Burnley cruised past Blackburn in a Lancashire derby.

:38:25. > :38:27.It finished 2-0, thanks to this goal from Jack Cork -

:38:28. > :38:34.who joined from Swansea in the summer, and Robbie Brady.

:38:35. > :38:44.Ahead of the much anticipated fight between Conor McGregor and Floyd

:38:45. > :38:58.Mayweather this weekend, they were unexpectedly civilised and relaxed.

:38:59. > :39:00.The fighters declared a truce after weeks of vicious verbal

:39:01. > :39:03.attacks, Mayweather in particular praising McGregor saying it wouldn't

:39:04. > :39:10.I will go out and perform. I'm not going to look to implement anything.

:39:11. > :39:12.I am going to outbox this man at his own game, that is how much of a

:39:13. > :39:20.different level I am to him. I am taking this extremely

:39:21. > :39:24.seriously, but the thing is this. When it's all said and done, one

:39:25. > :39:30.thing I can do, I can fight. I can give it and I can take it. For me to

:39:31. > :39:43.be 49 and zero, it's obvious. I'm not receiving it, I'm it. -- I'm

:39:44. > :39:48.giving it. They both quite like a tailored suit, don't they?

:39:49. > :39:50.England full-back Danielle Waterman has been ruled out of

:39:51. > :39:52.the Women's Rugby World Cup final with concussion.

:39:53. > :39:55.Defending champions England face New Zealand in Belfast on Sunday.

:39:56. > :39:59.The 32-year-old, a World Cup winner in 2014, left the field in the first

:40:00. > :40:06.half of England's 20-3 semi-final victory over France.

:40:07. > :40:09.As we've been hearing this morning, the husband of a woman killed

:40:10. > :40:13.by a cyclist riding an illegal bike has called for new laws to tackle

:40:14. > :40:16.20 year-old Charlie Alliston knocked down and killed Kim Briggs

:40:17. > :40:25.Yesterday he was cleared of manslaughter but convicted

:40:26. > :40:28.of causing bodily harm by wanton or furious driving,

:40:29. > :40:33.Let's talk to Duncan Dollimore, head of road safety and legal

:40:34. > :40:46.Thank you for joining us. This bike that was used, it was a fixed wheel

:40:47. > :40:51.bike with no brakes, is that legal? It is a legal bike in terms of the

:40:52. > :40:56.bike itself, but to go on the road, it has to have a front brake. This

:40:57. > :41:00.is the sort of like you would see on track, a velodrome. If you are

:41:01. > :41:05.riding on the road, you have to have a front brake. This rider didn't

:41:06. > :41:11.have one. I think there has been a perception that someone like myself

:41:12. > :41:15.will come on the radio and defend the actions of this young man, but

:41:16. > :41:19.what he did was absolutely stupid. Riding a fixed gear bike on the road

:41:20. > :41:23.with no brakes endangers yourself and other people. It is entirely

:41:24. > :41:29.right that he was prosecuted. Talking about the charges before the

:41:30. > :41:35.attitudes to cyclists and the campaigns for cycling. The event

:41:36. > :41:40.dates back to legislation in 1861. It does seem that these are quite

:41:41. > :41:43.archaic laws that need to be brought up-to-date, considering how many

:41:44. > :41:48.more cyclists there are on the road at the moment? We have been

:41:49. > :41:53.campaigning for a review of all the laws for a number of years. The

:41:54. > :42:01.government promised a review of those penalties, but that has sat in

:42:02. > :42:11.the inbox of four successive justice secretary. It would be churlish of

:42:12. > :42:16.me to suggest that we should not have a review of similar offences

:42:17. > :42:23.which date back to 1861. As soon as you talk about what the words wanton

:42:24. > :42:26.and furious mean, it is properly an indication that we need to talk

:42:27. > :42:33.about this. There are irresponsible people on the road, whether they are

:42:34. > :42:40.cyclists or cards, the truth of the matter is, there is great confusion

:42:41. > :42:48.about what the words mean, what the standards are. A holistic review is

:42:49. > :42:55.required of all offences when people behave irresponsibly on the roads --

:42:56. > :43:04.cars. Dangerous is pretty clear? No, it isn't. We used to have a charge

:43:05. > :43:10.of games -- death by dangerous driving, but it was confused. It was

:43:11. > :43:15.suddenly reclassified as careless. There is huge depth and discrepancy

:43:16. > :43:22.about what one person's view of careless is, and what a view of

:43:23. > :43:27.dangerous is. Is it possible to have the same convictions for cyclists?

:43:28. > :43:33.Shouldn't they be treated equally as drivers? Anyone who behaves

:43:34. > :43:40.irresponsibly should be dealt with by the law. We have to look at where

:43:41. > :43:45.the risk is. These cases cause huge controversy, this one has got a

:43:46. > :43:50.massive amount of attention. In the last year, over 400 pedestrians were

:43:51. > :43:56.killed on the roads. 99.5% of them were killed by people in motor

:43:57. > :44:01.vehicles. One of the reasons this case has got such publicity is that

:44:02. > :44:07.it is astonishingly rare. But that is no consolation for the family of

:44:08. > :44:12.Kim Briggs. It is right that this young man has been prosecuted and

:44:13. > :44:18.convicted. We need to look at where the great risk comes from for those

:44:19. > :44:23.on our roads, it is from people in vehicles. It is not actually from

:44:24. > :44:26.those who are cycling. Here's Carol with a look

:44:27. > :44:36.at this morning's weather. Good morning. The next couple of

:44:37. > :44:41.days is similar. We have sunshine and showers. Dry conditions are in

:44:42. > :44:46.the south. Some will miss showers altogether. Some will be heavy and

:44:47. > :44:53.thundery. Low pressure is dominating the weather. Not much of a breeze.

:44:54. > :44:59.It is a fresh start to the day. Having said that, parts of the south

:45:00. > :45:03.coast are 70 degrees already. Yesterday's rain is over the

:45:04. > :45:08.Northern Isles -- 17 degrees. We have clear skies in the east. Across

:45:09. > :45:13.north-west England, more cloud with one or two showers. The east has a

:45:14. > :45:18.sunny start. Showers for Northern Ireland and some sunshine. Showers

:45:19. > :45:24.across Wales and some cloud. And bits of pieces of cloud in the

:45:25. > :45:27.south-west. Equally, some sunshine. For southern counties into East

:45:28. > :45:31.Anglia and the south-east, a lot of dry weather to start the day. Any

:45:32. > :45:36.mist or fog will lift quite readily. Through the day further showers

:45:37. > :45:41.develop across England and were. Southern areas will be mostly dry.

:45:42. > :45:44.Showers will be heavy across Northern Ireland and western

:45:45. > :45:52.Scotland -- across England and Wales. In the sunshine further

:45:53. > :45:58.south, 22, maybe 23. That will feel quite pleasant. Overnight, we hang

:45:59. > :46:00.on to the showers. In the north-west, rain coming in across

:46:01. > :46:05.Northern Ireland and western Scotland with the cloud. Further

:46:06. > :46:11.south, under clear skies, it will be a cool night in the countryside.

:46:12. > :46:15.Some isolated mist and fog forming, which will clear quite readily

:46:16. > :46:19.tomorrow. Tomorrow, for England and Wales, we will get off to a

:46:20. > :46:23.beautiful start with sunshine around and fair weather cloud developing

:46:24. > :46:26.through the course of the day. The rain gathering across Northern

:46:27. > :46:32.Ireland and western Scotland. Some of this could be quite heavy. It is

:46:33. > :46:37.quite cool under the rain with top temperatures 17 or 18. Once again,

:46:38. > :46:44.in the sunshine, especially in the south-east, we have 23 or 24. For

:46:45. > :46:47.the weekend, we have low pressure trying to get in from the Atlantic

:46:48. > :46:56.introducing weather fronts. Further south, bright conditions. Saturday's

:46:57. > :47:02.forecast - it is a fine day for most of England and Wales. It is going to

:47:03. > :47:06.stay dry. However, with the weather moving across, it will bring showers

:47:07. > :47:11.and some of them could be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. On

:47:12. > :47:16.Sunday, as the rain moves west to east, some of that could be heavy,

:47:17. > :47:22.and you will hear the odd rumble of thunder. Away from that, we are into

:47:23. > :47:27.dry conditions. So, basically, there are showers around. Equally, there

:47:28. > :47:33.is dry weather too. Is there a GCSE in whether? There must be something

:47:34. > :47:38.to do with meteorology or it would be covered in geography weather. Do

:47:39. > :47:43.you remember your GCSE results? We have this conversation last week. It

:47:44. > :47:48.was 100 BC. It was a little different. It was a nerve racking

:47:49. > :47:53.time. Absolutely. I wish everyone good luck. Thank you. I imagine many

:47:54. > :47:55.have had quite a tense night. It's been a long and nervous night

:47:56. > :47:58.for teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

:47:59. > :48:01.waiting to get their GCSE This year sees the start of major

:48:02. > :48:05.changes to the results system They've sat harder tests in Maths

:48:06. > :48:09.and English and instead of getting they're being marked

:48:10. > :48:13.from nine to one. Let's discuss this with

:48:14. > :48:25.Labour's Shadow Minister How is it gonna work? What do you

:48:26. > :48:28.think of this change? Congratulations, firstly, to

:48:29. > :48:33.everyone receiving their results on a red letter day around the country.

:48:34. > :48:37.In terms of the change, it has been an illogical and ill thought out.

:48:38. > :48:47.There is confusion about what a great four means, what a great five

:48:48. > :48:51.means. -- grade. Employers and universities have been told that

:48:52. > :48:57.grade four is a pass and schools will be judged on how many pupils

:48:58. > :49:04.got grade five. There is confusion. There was confusion when the A star

:49:05. > :49:08.was introduced. The A star was introduced around grade inflation.

:49:09. > :49:13.Government thought it didn't work. They are trying to do that again.

:49:14. > :49:17.The proof of the pudding will be how many pupils come out with a grade

:49:18. > :49:23.nine and whether the grade inflation is going to be a problem moving

:49:24. > :49:27.forward with the system. If a Labour government comes into power, would

:49:28. > :49:33.you get rid of the system? Schools have seen enough changes. As the

:49:34. > :49:39.head teacher said, they are under enormous pressure. Schools have seen

:49:40. > :49:43.huge budget cuts, 4 billion over the next three years, a massive problem

:49:44. > :49:48.with teacher recruitment. One quarter of teachers who have trained

:49:49. > :49:52.have left the profession. I would be careful about introducing a whole

:49:53. > :50:00.new system. We will have to see how it pans out. That is a no, isn't it?

:50:01. > :50:04.I would like to hear back. The other thing we don't know is how many

:50:05. > :50:11.children will appeal. We have more grades in the system. There will be

:50:12. > :50:17.more problems with appeals going forward and people wanting to try to

:50:18. > :50:21.get their graves on through the appeal system. We don't know how the

:50:22. > :50:27.system will pan out over the next couple of hours. For a lot of

:50:28. > :50:33.people, lots of parents will know the system, can I make it clear

:50:34. > :50:38.about what he said about a nine - you say it that will be the test as

:50:39. > :50:41.to whether it works? It will be one of the test. The reason the

:50:42. > :50:46.government introduced this is because of great inflation. So many

:50:47. > :50:51.students under the previous system were getting A star. I would like to

:50:52. > :50:56.complement everyone who got the A star who got the top results. They

:50:57. > :51:01.are trying to get to a system where less students gets the nine to

:51:02. > :51:08.differentiate the bright from the brightest. If there are a lot of

:51:09. > :51:13.nines, can you give us a sense of what you're looking for? If there

:51:14. > :51:17.are a lot of nines, the system won't worked and they will have spent tens

:51:18. > :51:23.of millions of pounds introducing the system and half ?1 million

:51:24. > :51:28.trying to explain what the new system is. Would it mean there are a

:51:29. > :51:33.lot of excellent kids who were not previously recognised? They were

:51:34. > :51:37.being recognised. That is why they change from the A star. So many

:51:38. > :51:41.children were getting that. They were being recognised. They will

:51:42. > :51:44.have spent millions of pounds on a system if everyone comes out with

:51:45. > :51:52.Anae nine that won't have done what they wanted it to do. -- with a

:51:53. > :51:59.nine. It has nine, eight and seven, equivalent with A star and A. There

:52:00. > :52:08.isn't more differentiation to make it easier for employers to look at

:52:09. > :52:17.these kids. The CBI is a time pressured HR consultants won't know

:52:18. > :52:20.what the four or five degrees. Is a nine the A star? The government

:52:21. > :52:25.hasn't made it clear. It is harder to differentiate the new system and

:52:26. > :52:29.what it means. Thank you for your time.

:52:30. > :52:32.We'll be discussing this with Education Minister Nick Gibb

:52:33. > :52:47.Do you remember your results? I do indeed. I went to school in my

:52:48. > :52:55.constituency. It was 1985. I am not sure I want to share all of the

:52:56. > :53:00.results. Why? I did the O level system and I got five passes at the

:53:01. > :53:05.time. I was pleased. I exceeded expectations. That is the most

:53:06. > :53:12.important thing. Thank you. How did you do? Not terribly well. To be

:53:13. > :53:18.honest, it was even longer a go. It has turned into a blur. Suffice to

:53:19. > :53:24.say it was an unhappy day in the Stayt household. You did well. We

:53:25. > :53:30.wish everyone luck. Don't worry. It is not the end of the world if it

:53:31. > :53:35.doesn't go to plan. We are talking about car sales and

:53:36. > :53:39.the means by which we purchase them. If I could get you to guess what

:53:40. > :53:46.percentage of car sales are done with a finance deal, what would you

:53:47. > :53:50.say? 90%. Ask Mike. Charlie isn't far off. I think he has read it.

:53:51. > :53:54.On the surface these figures out today are very good news

:53:55. > :53:59.Well, the number of cars built last month in factories around the UK

:54:00. > :54:06.The number of cars made to be sold here in the UK was up nearly 20%,

:54:07. > :54:15.that after we've had seven months in a row of decline.

:54:16. > :54:17.Got to remember we've got the new registrations coming

:54:18. > :54:20.in September, so production is often ramped up in July.

:54:21. > :54:22.Why does this matter how the industry does?

:54:23. > :54:24.Well, it employs around 170,000 people directly,

:54:25. > :54:26.plus thousands more across the whole supply chain.

:54:27. > :54:29.Let's have a chat with Mike Hawes, who is Chief Executive

:54:30. > :54:38.of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.

:54:39. > :54:49.Good morning. Let's focus on July. It seems like a big figure. 8%

:54:50. > :54:57.increase on the before. Why was there this increase? Absolutely.

:54:58. > :55:01.There has been a lot of investment in UK manufacturing. It takes four

:55:02. > :55:07.or five years to come three in the new models. You see cars like Jaguar

:55:08. > :55:11.Land Rover bringing models to the market. In July a couple were at

:55:12. > :55:17.full production. That has ramped up production. The other issue, always

:55:18. > :55:22.in July and August you increase production ahead of the September

:55:23. > :55:27.numberplate change. Added to that of course is the fact that things can

:55:28. > :55:32.change. July and August can change a lot depending on the summer

:55:33. > :55:38.shutdown. What is the general trend? We have seen falling production and

:55:39. > :55:43.sales as well. It has been an erratic year with production. The

:55:44. > :55:48.last three or four months have been in decline. That would reflect

:55:49. > :55:52.reducing demand at home. If we look at new car sales, they have been on

:55:53. > :55:58.the decline going into the second quarter. When sales are on the

:55:59. > :56:02.decline, dealerships and manufacturers will be looking to

:56:03. > :56:07.find ways of getting customers to buy cars. It is a good time to buy a

:56:08. > :56:15.car. You see the deals everywhere, and the Bank of England said 85% of

:56:16. > :56:22.sales are car finance deals. Is there a worry that many people rely

:56:23. > :56:25.on loans to buy these cars? The guidance and the restrictions, the

:56:26. > :56:29.regulations around the selling of finance are very strict. There are

:56:30. > :56:33.affordability tests and credit checks. And you have to make sure

:56:34. > :56:38.that the consumer understands their responsibility. Our members doing

:56:39. > :56:43.more checks, are they doublechecking more? There has always been the

:56:44. > :56:49.checking in place because if you buy a new vehicle you have to know what

:56:50. > :56:55.the mileage will be, and people have to make sure they keep to the

:56:56. > :56:58.mileage. For many people it is an opportunity to purchase a car which

:56:59. > :57:07.they wouldn't otherwise be able to afford. Thank you. 85% was the

:57:08. > :57:10.answer. Within the margins. Thank you.

:57:11. > :00:32.Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

:00:33. > :00:34.I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

:00:35. > :00:46.Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

:00:47. > :00:49.Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga

:00:50. > :00:52.It's GCSE results day for more than half a million teenagers -

:00:53. > :00:55.but there's a warning that big changes to the exam system

:00:56. > :00:57.in England will leave employers confused.

:00:58. > :00:59.Students sat tougher tests in Maths and English.

:01:00. > :01:03.The grades A-star to G have been replaced by the numbers 9 to 1.

:01:04. > :01:08.What impact have those changes had? I am at an academy in north London

:01:09. > :01:20.where staff, parents and pupils are gathering to find out the results.

:01:21. > :01:27.Good morning, it's Thursday the 24th of August.

:01:28. > :01:30.Also this morning, shocking levels of inactivity as it's revealed more

:01:31. > :01:34.than six million middle-aged people in England fail to go for a brisk

:01:35. > :01:42.More bad news for holiday makers as the pound has fallen to an 8-year

:01:43. > :01:46.But some experts are predicting it could go even lower.

:01:47. > :01:49.I'll be talking to a currency expert in about an hour.

:01:50. > :01:52.In sport, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather declare a truce

:01:53. > :01:55.as they square up in a rather subdued final press conference ahead

:01:56. > :02:02.There is now a diamond encrusted dealt at stake. -- belt.

:02:03. > :02:12.Rain ensconced across most of the Northern Isles, looking at sunshine

:02:13. > :02:16.and showers. The driest conditions in the south, feeling fresher than

:02:17. > :02:17.it did yesterday. More in 15 minutes.

:02:18. > :02:20.More than half a million teenagers in England,

:02:21. > :02:23.Wales and Northern Ireland will get their GCSE results this

:02:24. > :02:36.There are some major changes for students in England coming

:02:37. > :02:40.More difficult exams in English and Maths will be graded

:02:41. > :02:43.using a numerical system, going from nine at the top to one

:02:44. > :02:47.Exams in Wales have also been made harder, as our education

:02:48. > :02:53.correspondent Gillian Hargreaves explains.

:02:54. > :02:56.Thousands of 16-year-olds will find out if all that hard work three

:02:57. > :03:01.But there are new pressures this year in England and Wales.

:03:02. > :03:03.Maths, English and Welsh have all been restructured.

:03:04. > :03:08.And in England, there's a new numerical grading

:03:09. > :03:11.system for the English and maths systems, running from grades 1-9,

:03:12. > :03:15.with nine being the highest score, identifying the best students

:03:16. > :03:26.Grade 4 is broadly being compared to a previous

:03:27. > :03:31.The government says the new grade five should be considered a strong

:03:32. > :03:38.The old alphabetic system is still in place for other GCSE

:03:39. > :03:40.subjects until next year, head teachers are accusing

:03:41. > :03:44.the government of trying to reform too quickly and causing a muddle.

:03:45. > :03:49.The consequences for teachers are that they have had

:03:50. > :03:51.to start teaching new courses, partly post-16, partly at GCSE,

:03:52. > :03:53.while other things have been changing in schools.

:03:54. > :03:56.It will lead to a sense of frustration

:03:57. > :04:01.that there hasn't been sufficient time to plan for it,

:04:02. > :04:04.there are not enough practice papers for youngsters to work on.

:04:05. > :04:08.There is no doubt these changes to English and maths have been big

:04:09. > :04:11.changes for schools, but employers have to get their heads around

:04:12. > :04:16.I think I'm going to be slightly confused.

:04:17. > :04:18.I am sure in time we will work it out.

:04:19. > :04:21.A standard pass, that would be our borderline,

:04:22. > :04:28.The Westminster government was determined to make GCSE's

:04:29. > :04:39.harder, to end what some see as a dumbing down.

:04:40. > :04:42.The first of the reformed exams will put minister's ambitions

:04:43. > :04:46.We'll speak to the Schools minister Nick Gibb at around twenty to eight.

:04:47. > :04:49.More than six million adults in England spend less than ten

:04:50. > :04:51.minutes each month walking at a brisk pace -

:04:52. > :04:54.putting their health at risk, according to a new report.

:04:55. > :04:57.Public Health England is launching a new campaign to encourage ten

:04:58. > :05:00.minutes of brisk walking a day, particularly among the middle aged,

:05:01. > :05:02.which it's claimed can help prevent cancer,

:05:03. > :05:04.heart disease and poor mental health.

:05:05. > :05:06.We'll be speaking to Public Health England at ten past

:05:07. > :05:10.There's to be a major investigation into the impact that international

:05:11. > :05:13.The government commissioned study will examine their effect

:05:14. > :05:15.on the labour market and education sector.

:05:16. > :05:18.New figures will be published this morning showing how many foreign

:05:19. > :05:21.students went on to leave Britain after finishing their courses.

:05:22. > :05:24.Dutch police are questioning the driver of a van about a possible

:05:25. > :05:27.terrorist attack on a concert venue in the city of Rotterdam.

:05:28. > :05:29.Police stopped the Spanish-registered van,

:05:30. > :05:31.which was found to be carrying gas canisters,

:05:32. > :05:34.and called off the concert after a tip-off from Spanish

:05:35. > :05:37.The husband of a woman who was knocked down and killed

:05:38. > :05:40.by a cyclist has called for new laws to tackle irresponsible

:05:41. > :05:44.20-year-old Charlie Alliston is facing a jail term

:05:45. > :05:49.He was riding a bike with no front brakes.

:05:50. > :05:54.The judge in this case said she hadn't seen one iota of remorse

:05:55. > :06:01.He was cleared of manslaughter, but convicted of wanton or furious

:06:02. > :06:09.He collided with Kim Briggs while driving in a legal bike

:06:10. > :06:16.that was not fitted with a front brake.

:06:17. > :06:21.Police in London released a video to show the difference it can

:06:22. > :06:25.The first bike was fitted with both back and front

:06:26. > :06:27.brakes, which stops within a few meters.

:06:28. > :06:29.And then without, it takes much longer to stop,

:06:30. > :06:35.The victim's husband is a cyclist in London,

:06:36. > :06:38.but he is calling for a change in the law.

:06:39. > :06:45.He wants to see a new offence of causing death

:06:46. > :06:48.or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling.

:06:49. > :06:50.The same offence already exists for motorists.

:06:51. > :06:58.Charlie Alliston will be sentenced next month.

:06:59. > :07:01.The judge made it clear she was considering a jail term,

:07:02. > :07:13.the maximum for the offence is two years.

:07:14. > :07:20.A holidaymaker from west Sussex arrested in Turkey is facing three

:07:21. > :07:22.years in prison for trying to take home page and coins he found while

:07:23. > :07:30.on a family holiday. Toby Robyns is believed to have

:07:31. > :07:33.said his children found the coins He is being detained in prison

:07:34. > :07:37.on suspicion of smuggling historical Eight people have been killed

:07:38. > :07:40.and many are missing after Typhoon Hato hit

:07:41. > :07:42.the southern Chinese A further four people

:07:43. > :07:48.were killed in mainland China, according to media there -

:07:49. > :07:51.with winds of more than 124 Yesterday, the typhoon battered

:07:52. > :07:54.Hong Kong, uprooting trees, flooding streets and halting

:07:55. > :08:09.financial trading. A farmer has defended her decision

:08:10. > :08:13.to thank fire crews by giving them sausages made from the meat

:08:14. > :08:15.of piglets they'd saved The 18 piglets and two sows survived

:08:16. > :08:19.the fire in Wiltshire in February, which saw 60 tonnes

:08:20. > :08:22.of hay catch fire. The firefighters initially said

:08:23. > :08:24.the sausages were fantastic, but have then apologised

:08:25. > :08:25.following complaints. It's not an animal sanctuary,

:08:26. > :08:30.you know, we don't keep animals just We enjoy having them

:08:31. > :08:35.being here and we are very sorry I can appreciate and

:08:36. > :08:39.understand that there are some people who don't eat meat,

:08:40. > :08:43.but there are also people who do eat The US Powerball has seen

:08:44. > :08:48.21 rollovers in a row, meaning the prize now stands

:08:49. > :08:51.at 700 million dollars - It's the world's richest lottery,

:08:52. > :08:55.with an average jackpot But while the prizes are big,

:08:56. > :08:59.the odds are slim - there's a 1 in 292 million chance

:09:00. > :09:20.of someone taking the cash home. But a huge chance, really, is it? --

:09:21. > :09:27.not. Inactivity amongst the middle aged

:09:28. > :09:32.is on the rise and is costing the NHS almost a billion pounds each

:09:33. > :09:36.year, according to Public Health Its research found that six million

:09:37. > :09:39.adults don't manage just 10 minutes We're joined now by Graham Ward,

:09:40. > :09:44.who took up regular walking after he was diagnosed

:09:45. > :09:46.with Type 2 diabetes, and Doctor Jenny Harries,

:09:47. > :09:57.Deputy Medical Director Can you first of all take us through

:09:58. > :10:04.what you're saying to people? Ten minutes of brisk walking, can you

:10:05. > :10:11.explain... It is quite a shock that 6 million are not doing ten minutes

:10:12. > :10:18.of brisk walking each month. I have to admit I didn't believe it, I

:10:19. > :10:25.downloaded our app, and I wasn't either. It is about three mph and

:10:26. > :10:28.equates to moderate activity. But if people just go out and get their

:10:29. > :10:33.hearts pumping, that is the right level. People might be a bit

:10:34. > :10:38.confused by that and think, I walked from the bus to work, I walk around.

:10:39. > :10:42.You're separating out that kind of walking from something more

:10:43. > :10:48.strenuous? Yes, we are saying we want people to up the speed, the

:10:49. > :10:52.duration and intensity of what is important. Just ten steps is

:10:53. > :10:57.important. It keeps you moving. But it is not the same as ten minutes of

:10:58. > :11:04.continuous risk exercise. Getting your heart pumping a little bit,

:11:05. > :11:08.being a little bit rate. Your heart pumping, the easiest way is to

:11:09. > :11:13.download a free app which will tell you how many minutes have been

:11:14. > :11:21.brisk. And Graham, you have converted to walking? What got you

:11:22. > :11:25.into it and why? I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and I was told

:11:26. > :11:30.I needed to make some changes in my life. I enrolled in a local course

:11:31. > :11:36.where they talked about life changes. We are seeing a picture of

:11:37. > :11:43.you before? That is a pretty good image, that's how you looked when

:11:44. > :11:47.you saw the nurse? Absolutely. I did a local course and they said, you

:11:48. > :11:53.need to try and do 10,000 steps per day, it is difficult but you need to

:11:54. > :12:01.try. I joined a local walking group. It was absolutely tremendous. I had

:12:02. > :12:05.a pedometer to count the steps. The changes that made, using the

:12:06. > :12:11.pedometer, gradually walking further and faster, the weight started to

:12:12. > :12:17.fall. I was amazed. Tell us about before and after. Before, why won't

:12:18. > :12:23.you doing more exercise? What was going on in your life? Like most

:12:24. > :12:30.people, I was busy, working, a sedentary job. I was telling myself,

:12:31. > :12:37.I would never fitted in. Now I know that I could. The opportunity was

:12:38. > :12:51.there, but you didn't take it? At lunchtime, go for a rate brisk walk,

:12:52. > :12:56.cleared the head -- go for a -- clear. It has been a massive

:12:57. > :13:01.difference, just going out there and walking. A lot of people have been

:13:02. > :13:06.in touch, inspired by your story. Susan has said, she walks about six

:13:07. > :13:12.miles per day, averaging 15,000 steps. Their's no need to walk

:13:13. > :13:22.briskly as long as you are as active as you can be? My guess is, if she

:13:23. > :13:25.is doing 15,000 steps and she's a keen walker, she would probably be

:13:26. > :13:30.walking quite briskly anyway. The evidence we have used is very much

:13:31. > :13:36.about the intensity. Moderate activity, going back to Graham's

:13:37. > :13:41.story, it's a fabulous example of how you can fit walking into your

:13:42. > :13:46.daily life. A lot of people think they can't fit it in, 10,000 steps

:13:47. > :13:52.is a huge ambition if you haven't been walking before. Gram, your

:13:53. > :14:01.story, you needed a shock to get you to do this. You're doing it a nice

:14:02. > :14:05.way, launching a lovely campaign. Clearly people had probably said

:14:06. > :14:13.this to you before, you had to have a shock to make a change? Like most

:14:14. > :14:20.people, I think I am indestructible. Get to it. When you get a shot, you

:14:21. > :14:25.think, it is going to affect my wife, my grandchildren. Thank God I

:14:26. > :14:31.did think about that. People don't look at... The campaign is to

:14:32. > :14:35.highlight to people what they aren't doing at the moment and how

:14:36. > :14:39.dangerous it is to their long-term health. It allows them to get into

:14:40. > :14:48.walking in an easy and accessible way. Just walk more quickly when you

:14:49. > :14:53.are taking the kids to school and that sort of thing. Use the stayers.

:14:54. > :14:59.Park in the underground at the supermarket. I am guilty, I go to

:15:00. > :15:04.the closest point I can. I'll spend extra time just to get close. It is

:15:05. > :15:13.amazing how quickly you can go from 2000 the -- steps per day to 10,000.

:15:14. > :15:17.Thank you very much for all of your comments.

:15:18. > :15:18.You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

:15:19. > :15:21.The main stories this morning: Teenagers across England,

:15:22. > :15:24.Wales and Northern Ireland get their GCSE results this morning

:15:25. > :15:28.with a new grading system in English and maths for pupils in England.

:15:29. > :15:30.There's a warning many middle-aged people in England

:15:31. > :15:33.are putting their health at risk by falling far short

:15:34. > :15:46.of the recommended guidelines for walking.

:15:47. > :15:55.So, we were talking about GCSEs today. We wish you luck. We were

:15:56. > :15:59.reminiscing getting our results. It doesn't matter. You tend to think

:16:00. > :16:03.people are doing well. Inevitably some don't get what they want.

:16:04. > :16:09.Anything can happen. Just don't panic. There is always help to help

:16:10. > :16:15.move forward. Good luck. Sean was talking about the year he took his

:16:16. > :16:24.GCSEs. What year? The pound was about... It was before the euro...

:16:25. > :16:29.We were talking about exams, age, and Sean refuses to say how old he

:16:30. > :16:34.is. Which is perfectly fair. I am thinking of the future line of

:16:35. > :16:40.presenters who have to tell their age. I am laying down the law. Good

:16:41. > :16:50.for you. How did you do? All right, yes, quite happy. They were GCSEs?

:16:51. > :16:53.Yes. We will get there in the end. Who was number one? I have no idea.

:16:54. > :16:58.Carry on. Talk about the euro. Yes. Have you got a trip

:16:59. > :17:00.around Europe planned? The pound has hit an eight year

:17:01. > :17:08.low aganst the euro. So on the official exchanges you it

:17:09. > :17:12.costs you 92p to buy a euro but of course when your

:17:13. > :17:14.getting your holiday money, it's not far off ?1 a euro,

:17:15. > :17:18.and even more in some places. I'll have more on that in about half

:17:19. > :17:22.an hour. About half an hour ago I was talking about cars,

:17:23. > :17:25.because there's been a big increase in the number of cars

:17:26. > :17:27.built in the UK. We built about 8% more in July

:17:28. > :17:31.than the same time last year, that's according to the body that

:17:32. > :17:33.represents car makers. Many carmakers increase production

:17:34. > :17:36.in July ahead of new models going on sale in September

:17:37. > :17:38.and summer shutdowns. However, the number of cars made

:17:39. > :17:42.in the UK in the first seven months of the year fell 1.6%

:17:43. > :17:44.to about one million. Almost four out of five cars that

:17:45. > :17:53.roll off British production And there are issues about phasing

:17:54. > :18:01.out that ?1 coin. Businesses have been reminded to collect the old and

:18:02. > :18:05.new ones separately. Half of the Queens returned to sorting centres

:18:06. > :18:10.are the new Queen. The government is telling cashier is and shopkeepers

:18:11. > :18:16.to make sure they don't give the old Queen back to shoppers. October 15

:18:17. > :18:21.is the deadline. -- the old coin. Really? It feels like we have talked

:18:22. > :18:25.about it for ages and you can kill swap them after, though it will

:18:26. > :18:31.become a pain. -- you can still swap them. You are still getting them

:18:32. > :18:36.back in changing places. I am surprised when I see anyone in my

:18:37. > :18:40.purse. Really? Yes, I expect to see the old one. Millions of them

:18:41. > :18:42.around. I mustn't have enough. Thank you, Sean.

:18:43. > :18:45.Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

:18:46. > :18:53.Good morning. This morning we have a fine start for many. It is cooler

:18:54. > :18:57.than yesterday for most of the UK. For the next couple of days the

:18:58. > :19:01.forecast is similar with sunshine and showers, some of them merging to

:19:02. > :19:05.get heavy spells of rain across Northern Ireland and Scotland with

:19:06. > :19:08.the driest conditions in the south. That holds true today with low

:19:09. > :19:12.pressure driving the weather once again. And the closer you are to the

:19:13. > :19:17.low pressure the more showers you are likely to see. Further south it

:19:18. > :19:21.is dry and bright and we lose mist and fog patches. You can see rain

:19:22. > :19:26.across the Northern Isles, that is the remnants of yesterday. Showers

:19:27. > :19:30.for western Scotland. The rest of Scotland has a dry and bright start

:19:31. > :19:34.with sunshine. One or two showers for Cumbria and Lancashire. Some of

:19:35. > :19:38.them getting into the Pennines. North-east of England is dry.

:19:39. > :19:42.Northern Ireland has one or two showers. Bright spells and sunshine,

:19:43. > :19:48.the same for Wales and south-west England. As we move east we are

:19:49. > :19:52.looking at a lot of dry weather and any mist and fog patches lifting

:19:53. > :19:57.quite readily. Through the day we will see showers develop. Some

:19:58. > :20:04.across Wales into the Midlands, the further south you are the further it

:20:05. > :20:08.is likely to stay. We continue with showers across the Highlands into

:20:09. > :20:13.Aberdeenshire and they might be quite heavy. In between, there will

:20:14. > :20:19.be sunshine with a temperature range of 13 in the north to 22 or 23

:20:20. > :20:25.further south. This evening and overnight the showers turned heavy.

:20:26. > :20:29.We will see more rain coming in across Northern Ireland. There will

:20:30. > :20:34.be a lot of dry weather and around and some clear skies. In the

:20:35. > :20:39.countryside it will be nippy. Some local mist and fog patches. They

:20:40. > :20:43.will move off through the morning and for the bulk of England and

:20:44. > :20:49.Wales it will be another fine day. Like today with fair weather cloud

:20:50. > :20:52.developing. For Northern Ireland and Scotland there is more rain moving

:20:53. > :21:03.slowly eastwards through the course of the day. 14- 17. As we look south

:21:04. > :21:06.east we are looking at 22- 24. Friday into Saturday we have low

:21:07. > :21:11.pressure close to us. It is bringing weather fronts moving west to east.

:21:12. > :21:15.Further south high-pressure is dominating the weather. We are

:21:16. > :21:19.looking at settled conditions. To put some pictures on that you can

:21:20. > :21:23.see what I mean. Here is the rain moving west to east across Scotland,

:21:24. > :21:27.Northern Ireland, showers across northern England later, a lot of dry

:21:28. > :21:30.weather into the south and it is still quite all is well. Thank you

:21:31. > :21:36.very much. We will see you later on. Breakfast's Tim Muffett

:21:37. > :21:59.is with students at Ark Academy Good morning. The wait is over for

:22:00. > :22:05.600,016 -- 600,000 16 -year-olds. Parents and teachers are waiting to

:22:06. > :22:10.find out their results. We thought it would be interesting to see how

:22:11. > :22:14.some students have gone in the lead up to the results and the pressure

:22:15. > :22:17.they have been under and what it is like to be 16 years old.

:22:18. > :22:25.I know I've tried my hardest, whatever results I get.

:22:26. > :22:29.But I'm quite excited because it's a new stage.

:22:30. > :22:38.# Instead of drowning in the past.#

:22:39. > :22:41.Chenise dreams of becoming an engineer.

:22:42. > :22:49.Her college is right next to Silverstone Racetrack.

:22:50. > :22:52.If she passes all her GCSEs, a highly coveted apprenticeship

:22:53. > :22:59.Aston Martin, doing product development, which would be

:23:00. > :23:01.within manufacturing, working on their cars.

:23:02. > :23:04.I thought at first that I wouldn't get through because there

:23:05. > :23:07.are so many people my age that are more talented than me

:23:08. > :23:11.How much pressure do you feel under at the moment?

:23:12. > :23:18.Well, obviously, there is a lot of pressure because it is a big

:23:19. > :23:21.You are just coming into the adult world.

:23:22. > :23:24.If I fail anything I would have to retake them.

:23:25. > :23:38.I've been involved since an early age and I have just always

:23:39. > :23:46.What do you hope to do when you get the results?

:23:47. > :23:49.I quite like the idea of doing a sports coaching apprenticeship,

:23:50. > :23:52.so I can do something I really like to do.

:23:53. > :23:54.A-levels give you a better prospect for the future.

:23:55. > :24:01.I'm excited, nervous, but I just want to get the results

:24:02. > :24:04.so I can get into my sixth form and I can possibly pursue

:24:05. > :24:10.This trip to an indoor ski slope has been arranged by the Royal Society

:24:11. > :24:18.Growing up with partial sight can be hard to come to terms with.

:24:19. > :24:21.Now I use it as a strength, but not a weakness.

:24:22. > :24:24.If I do get the grades, I'm hoping for five grades above B,

:24:25. > :24:28.I will have my sixth form place and my needs will be catered for.

:24:29. > :24:31.What is the best thing about being 16?

:24:32. > :24:37.You really get to learn a lot about the world.

:24:38. > :24:45.Being 16, there's so many options you can have.

:24:46. > :24:48.Mum and dad pay for things like food and TV and things like that.

:24:49. > :24:50.What's the worst thing about being 16?

:24:51. > :25:01.And best wishes to everyone receiving their results and we will

:25:02. > :25:08.speak with Shanice and Laurie later on. Yash is here this morning. How

:25:09. > :25:12.did you go? Mostly Bs. The most important thing is I got into the

:25:13. > :25:15.sixth form, the most important part for me. Congratulations. Thank you

:25:16. > :25:25.very much. Delia is head teacher here at Ark

:25:26. > :25:31.Academy. How are you feeling about the results? Thrills. Students and

:25:32. > :25:37.teachers have worked so hard at the exams, incredibly hard -- Thrilled.

:25:38. > :25:43.We have improved grades, so, well done. The three subjects, English

:25:44. > :25:50.and maths, there is a grading system 9-1, so how have you gone, if you

:25:51. > :25:55.can compare it? The government has said for this year in this

:25:56. > :26:00.transition that anything that was A A star would be seven and above and

:26:01. > :26:05.that would stay roughly the same, so we are thrilled that in maths, which

:26:06. > :26:11.we specialise in, we have 32% of seven and above, and it was 30% last

:26:12. > :26:17.year, so we have maintained on a much harder exam, much harder. Most

:26:18. > :26:22.importantly, seven students got grade nine, which is a completely

:26:23. > :26:26.new great. How has it been handled, will confuse employers? In the first

:26:27. > :26:30.couple of years it will be confusing. We will be looking at

:26:31. > :26:38.comparisons, like metric, the old and new money. In a year or two's

:26:39. > :26:43.time, we won't be talking about the old grades, we will understand. Just

:26:44. > :26:49.to know that nine, eight and seven are the top grades and anything

:26:50. > :26:54.above four is a past. Congratulations. Thank you. Cannot

:26:55. > :26:59.interrupt you, how did you go? Really well. I got a nine in maths.

:27:00. > :27:04.I am really happy. And yourself? I did well as well. Eight in English

:27:05. > :27:09.literature, which I am really happy about. The grading system has been

:27:10. > :27:13.more complicated, do you think? We had a lot of challenges. Thanks to

:27:14. > :27:21.the teachers we covered everything. We prepared for the worst. And you

:27:22. > :27:25.did well? I did well. I got all As and I got an eight in maths, which

:27:26. > :27:31.is great. Congratulations and thank you for everyone for sharing their

:27:32. > :27:38.results with us. A lot of excitement. Indeed. Thank you. We

:27:39. > :27:42.will be back with him later on picking up on the results. And we

:27:43. > :27:43.will speak with the Minister for Education shortly.

:27:44. > :27:46.And if you or anyone you know is worried about results,

:27:47. > :27:51.there is a BBC Bitesize advice page at www.bbc.co.uk/education.

:27:52. > :31:13.Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

:31:14. > :31:17.The District Line has now cleared up, so a good service on all lines

:31:18. > :31:22.on the tube. More in half an hour. Hello, this is Breakfast

:31:23. > :31:25.with Charlie Stayt and Naga The main story this morning: More

:31:26. > :31:35.than half a million teenagers in England, Wales and Northern

:31:36. > :31:38.Ireland will get their GCSE There are some major changes

:31:39. > :31:43.for students in England, with English and Maths now graded

:31:44. > :31:46.using a numerical system, going from nine at the top

:31:47. > :31:49.to one at the bottom. Exam regulator OFQUAL says it

:31:50. > :31:51.will help identify students of different abilities -

:31:52. > :31:54.but some teachers believe it has We'll talk to the Schools Minister

:31:55. > :31:58.Nick Gibb in about ten minutes More than six million adults

:31:59. > :32:02.in England spend less than ten minutes each month

:32:03. > :32:04.walking at a brisk pace, putting their health at risk,

:32:05. > :32:07.according to a new report. Public Health England is launching

:32:08. > :32:10.a new campaign to encourage ten minutes of brisk walking a day,

:32:11. > :32:13.particularly among the middle aged, which it's claimed can

:32:14. > :32:15.help prevent cancer, heart disease and poor

:32:16. > :32:16.mental health. Four in ten adults between the ages

:32:17. > :32:20.of 40 and 60 are not managing to achieve ten minutes

:32:21. > :32:22.of brisk walking per month, which

:32:23. > :32:26.sounds unbelievable. Lots of those people will be

:32:27. > :32:28.walking, but they aren't It's important to walk

:32:29. > :32:31.briskly, because that is when you start to get

:32:32. > :32:36.the health benefits. Dutch police are questioning

:32:37. > :32:41.the driver of a van about a possible terrorist attack on a concert venue

:32:42. > :32:51.in the city of Rotterdam. Police stopped the

:32:52. > :32:52.Spanish-registered van, which was found to be

:32:53. > :32:54.carrying gas canisters, and called off the concert

:32:55. > :33:01.after a tip-off from Spanish police There's to be a major investigation

:33:02. > :33:04.into the impact that international The government commissioned study

:33:05. > :33:08.will examine their effect on the labour market

:33:09. > :33:11.and education sector. British universities are the second

:33:12. > :33:14.most popular destination in the world, after those

:33:15. > :33:25.in the United States. Now, I wonder what Postman Pat

:33:26. > :33:31.would make of these. Royal Mail has unveiled

:33:32. > :33:43.its new electric delivery vans due Nine of the futuristic looking

:33:44. > :33:48.vehicles, that come in various sizes and have a range of up to 100 miles

:33:49. > :33:52.are being trialled in London where they'll distribute post

:33:53. > :33:58.from the city's central depot. You know what we need? We need to

:33:59. > :34:02.have a split screen where we can see postman Pat's car at the top, and

:34:03. > :34:05.this one... Be careful what you wish for, because here, what you ask for,

:34:06. > :34:14.you will receive -- Postman Pat. Coming up on the programme,

:34:15. > :34:17.Carol will have the weather I remember being in

:34:18. > :34:35.the room when Wayne Rooney did his first interview,

:34:36. > :34:42.that makes me feel a bit old. In terms of his goals, he is

:34:43. > :34:48.prolific. The thing that will let him down is a lack of tournament

:34:49. > :34:53.success. You can't beat those players from 1966, ever. Let's have

:34:54. > :35:04.a look at him now. He is playing for England, that fantastic right foot.

:35:05. > :35:15.People say, he hasn't won anything, how can you compare them? This is

:35:16. > :35:17.what one important man had to say. He's got so many caps, goals,

:35:18. > :35:21.he's a record goalscorer. Tournament wise, it has never

:35:22. > :35:24.really happened for him, apart from when he burst

:35:25. > :35:26.onto the scene in Portugal. You have to remember that the vast

:35:27. > :35:30.majority of his career, he's only really

:35:31. > :35:32.been the one England Liverpool will be in today's

:35:33. > :35:44.Champions League group stage draw after they won their playoff

:35:45. > :35:46.against Hoffenheim 4-2, Liverpool came flying out

:35:47. > :35:49.from the start at Anfield. Emre Can put them ahead

:35:50. > :35:52.in the first ten minutes. They went two up

:35:53. > :35:55.when summer signing Mo Salah tapped in this rebound, and it was three

:35:56. > :35:58.when a superb move Roberto Firmino scored a fourth

:35:59. > :36:02.in between two Hoffenheim goals. We wanted to be part

:36:03. > :36:06.of it with all we have, and I thought the boys played a few

:36:07. > :36:12.pieces of outstanding How it is in a game like this,

:36:13. > :36:24.especially against a team like Hoffenheim, we also had some

:36:25. > :36:30.problems, the's how it is. But we are really happy,

:36:31. > :36:38.we really deserved qualification. Two Premier League scalps

:36:39. > :36:41.were claimed last night in the EFL Cup as Newcastle were beaten at home

:36:42. > :36:44.by Nottingham Forest and Southampton West Ham made no mistake

:36:45. > :36:48.against League Two side Cheltenham, goals from Diafra Sakho

:36:49. > :36:51.and Andre Ayew ensured a 2-0 win. Burnley cruised past Blackburn

:36:52. > :36:53.in a Lancashire derby. It finished 2-0, thanks to this

:36:54. > :36:56.goal from Jack Cork - who joined from Swansea

:36:57. > :36:59.in the summer, and Robbie Brady. While most of us were sleeping, the

:37:00. > :37:25.draw for the next round was picked. Leicester will play Liverpool

:37:26. > :37:28.in probably the pick of the ties. Holders Manchester United

:37:29. > :37:30.will host Burton Albion. West Brom have drawn Manchester City

:37:31. > :37:44.at home and Arsenal face League Were exactly is Burton Albion? That

:37:45. > :37:52.is not even the question I thought you were going to ask. I thought you

:37:53. > :37:57.were going to ask, why China? They were sponsored by a Chinese energy

:37:58. > :38:03.drink but I don't think it had a big effect. Most people who wanted to

:38:04. > :38:08.see the draw will probably be waking up to the news now.

:38:09. > :38:10.England full-back Danielle Waterman has been ruled out of

:38:11. > :38:12.the Women's Rugby World Cup final with concussion.

:38:13. > :38:15.Defending champions England face New Zealand in Belfast on Sunday.

:38:16. > :38:19.The 32-year-old, a World Cup winner in 2014, left the field in the first

:38:20. > :38:32.half of England's 20-3 semi-final victory over France.

:38:33. > :38:34.Britain's Chris Froome has extended his lead at the Tour

:38:35. > :38:41.The fifth stage was won by Alexy Lut-sen-ko,

:38:42. > :38:43.after he broke clear on the uphill finish.

:38:44. > :38:47.Froome's aiming to become the third man to win the a Vuelta

:38:48. > :38:49.and the Tour de France in the same year.

:38:50. > :38:55.He now has a 10-second advantage over his nearest rival.

:38:56. > :38:58.England's men have reached the semi-finals of the EuroHockey

:38:59. > :39:02.They beat Ireland 2-1 to progress as runners-up,

:39:03. > :39:05.behind Germany and follow in the footsteps of England's women,

:39:06. > :39:12.who face the Netherlands in their semi-final today.

:39:13. > :39:14.Ahead of the much anticipated fight between Conor McGregor

:39:15. > :39:17.and Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas both were unexpectedly relaxed

:39:18. > :39:20.as they saw each other for the final time before Friday's weigh-in.

:39:21. > :39:23.The fighters declared a truce after weeks of vicious verbal

:39:24. > :39:25.attacks, Mayweather in particular praising McGregor saying it wouldn't

:39:26. > :39:31.I'm not going to look to implement anything.

:39:32. > :39:35.I am going to outbox this man at his own game,

:39:36. > :39:39.that is how skilled and how much of a different level I am to him.

:39:40. > :39:42.I am taking this extremely seriously, but the thing is this.

:39:43. > :39:46.When it's all said and done, one thing I can do, I can fight.

:39:47. > :39:52.For me to be 49 and zero, it's obvious.

:39:53. > :40:07.All you need to know is that it is going to be the richest fight in

:40:08. > :40:11.history. Hundreds of millions of dollars involved. We are still

:40:12. > :40:20.trying to track down a picture of the belt for you. It is made from

:40:21. > :40:23.alligator and is covered in thousands of diamonds. Not my

:40:24. > :40:35.favourite look ever. Not a huge fan. It's been a long and nervous night

:40:36. > :40:38.for hundreds of thousands of teenagers waiting to get

:40:39. > :40:41.their GCSE results this morning. For pupils in England there's

:40:42. > :40:44.the added drama of big changes to the way Maths and

:40:45. > :40:46.English are assessed. Instead of getting alphabetic grades

:40:47. > :40:50.- from A star to G - they're being marked from 9 to 1

:40:51. > :40:53.to indicate a more challenging, But, Labour's Shadow

:40:54. > :40:56.minister for Education, Mike Kane, says the changes

:40:57. > :41:12.are causing confusion. In terms of the change, I think it

:41:13. > :41:19.has been illogical and ill thought out. There is confusion about what a

:41:20. > :41:23.grade four or five means today. I wish to take nothing away from those

:41:24. > :41:27.pupils receiving their results, but employers and universities are being

:41:28. > :41:32.told that great for is a pass, whereas schools will be judged on

:41:33. > :41:42.how many pupils got Raid five going forward. There is still confusion.

:41:43. > :41:47.Schools Minister, Nick Gibb, is here to discuss this with us.

:41:48. > :41:53.It is a nervous day for those opening their letters this morning?

:41:54. > :41:56.Very nervous, and they deserve all our congratulations, hundreds of

:41:57. > :42:00.thousands of students. They have worked in credit we had to get to

:42:01. > :42:05.this point. Also to say thank you to all of the teachers who have

:42:06. > :42:10.responded well to what is a more demanding curriculum. There are

:42:11. > :42:14.other subjects that have also been reformed and we will see those

:42:15. > :42:21.results next year. We have spoken to some students this morning, I might

:42:22. > :42:27.--I understand correctly, we don't have figures yet, that we have

:42:28. > :42:31.wrought in these changes, you are presumably looking for something,

:42:32. > :42:35.but what for? We are looking for stability in results. We have been

:42:36. > :42:39.determined to eliminate grade inflation from the system. We want

:42:40. > :42:46.consistency and stability across the system. These are more demanding

:42:47. > :42:50.exams. We have been determined from 2010 to raise academic standards in

:42:51. > :42:54.our schools. It started with a better way of teaching children to

:42:55. > :42:59.read in primary school, we see the dramatic improvement in six

:43:00. > :43:04.-year-olds's reading ability, we reformed the primary curriculum so

:43:05. > :43:07.that maths is more challenging and children are better prepared for the

:43:08. > :43:12.demanding curriculum at secondary school. Now we are seeing the

:43:13. > :43:18.reformed GCSEs which are more demanding. They are on a par with

:43:19. > :43:24.the best qualifications around the country. This is a reform process

:43:25. > :43:28.that is very important. We need to ensure that our education system is

:43:29. > :43:33.enabling every child to fulfil their potential and that they are equipped

:43:34. > :43:38.and ready to enter a more demanding global economy and jobs market in

:43:39. > :43:42.the future. It is really helpful when people can compare themselves

:43:43. > :43:47.to someone else. If you are a student in England, we have spoken

:43:48. > :43:50.to some this morning who have done remarkably well and have gotten

:43:51. > :44:01.grade nine in maths. If you get a nine in maths in England, but and

:44:02. > :44:07.A-star in Wales, who is the better student? It is difficult to compare

:44:08. > :44:14.them, the Welsh have not reformed their system in the way we have --

:44:15. > :44:19.an. To get that dark does require considerable effort. At the GCSEs in

:44:20. > :44:23.England are formed and they are more demanding and on par with

:44:24. > :44:30.international qualifications of a similar age group. So, you can't

:44:31. > :44:34.compare these incompatible things? Employers and universities to make

:44:35. > :44:38.comparisons. People from Wales will apply for the same courses as people

:44:39. > :44:44.from England, so there will be asking those questions. Yes, we have

:44:45. > :44:52.a communications plan that is quite extensive in place. Since 2014 when

:44:53. > :44:56.these new grading systems were announced. 90% of secondary head

:44:57. > :45:01.teachers are aware of the new grading system. 80% of parents of

:45:02. > :45:06.children in secondary schools understand the system and 70% of

:45:07. > :45:10.businesses. It is straightforward, minus the top grade reserved for

:45:11. > :45:16.exceptional performance, down to number one. You are saying you are

:45:17. > :45:21.trying to get rid of grading, sorry, grade inflation, are you expecting

:45:22. > :45:26.more students to fail in those English and maths groups? Your proud

:45:27. > :45:32.boast is that exams have gotten harder, that is a good thing. Are

:45:33. > :45:35.you expecting more students to fail? No, we want consistency from

:45:36. > :45:40.year-to-year. We don't want any student to be disadvantaged simply

:45:41. > :45:45.because we have introduced a new and more demanding set of GCSEs. Roughly

:45:46. > :45:52.the same proportions should be achieving the grades as previously.

:45:53. > :46:02.Doesn't that make the idea a bit nonsense?

:46:03. > :46:10.There is more content in the maths GCSE. They are better prepared for

:46:11. > :46:17.technical education when they leave school at 16. That is the purpose.

:46:18. > :46:21.What are they learning, how well educated are they? The reason for

:46:22. > :46:29.that is to draw the distinction between the demanding GCSEs and the

:46:30. > :46:33.old GCSE. That is why we have got the distinct numeric system. The

:46:34. > :46:40.concern about employee is not understanding the grading system,

:46:41. > :46:45.the notion of the five and four in line with the B and C, are you

:46:46. > :46:50.concerned about that? The survey shows business understands to the

:46:51. > :46:58.same level as they understand the existing system. Four is equal to

:46:59. > :47:01.the C. We said we want schools to do even better than that. That is why

:47:02. > :47:05.the performance tables will record the levels of proportions at Shiva

:47:06. > :47:10.in a five so that schools can do better in the years ahead. -- at

:47:11. > :47:12.schools achieving five. Here's Carol with a look

:47:13. > :47:19.at this morning's weather. Is it my imagination, I am thinking

:47:20. > :47:26.back, we had a period of hot weather, I think, in summer that

:47:27. > :47:31.happened, didn't it? It did. Will it happen again? At the end of June we

:47:32. > :47:36.had a fabulous spell over the Wimbledon fortnight as well we had a

:47:37. > :47:40.fabulous time. It was sunny and hot. Summer is in just over. As we go

:47:41. > :47:46.through the next few days temperatures rise. What we have is a

:47:47. > :47:50.mixture of sunshine and showers. Some of the showers will merge to

:47:51. > :47:53.give long spells of rain. Dry conditions and high temperatures in

:47:54. > :47:59.the south and the south-east. Today low pressure is driving the weather

:48:00. > :48:02.and areas close to the low pressure in Northern Ireland and western

:48:03. > :48:06.Scotland will see prolific showers not just this morning but into the

:48:07. > :48:10.afternoon as well and some of them will be slow-moving. Away from those

:48:11. > :48:15.areas and we have right conditions through the day, high cloud, fair

:48:16. > :48:20.weather cloud, so the sunshine will be hazy in places with more showers

:48:21. > :48:24.across Wales and the Midlands. Showers will be around in Northern

:48:25. > :48:29.Ireland this afternoon. Some of them merging. And also north-east

:48:30. > :48:34.Scotland into Aberdeenshire some will be heavy with the odd of

:48:35. > :48:39.thunder. Away from those we are looking at some bright skies with

:48:40. > :48:43.sunshine. One or two showers across northern England and parts of Wales.

:48:44. > :48:50.As you can see, many of us will miss them and have a dry day. That holds

:48:51. > :48:54.true across southern counties. A fair bit of sunshine. You might see

:48:55. > :48:58.the odd shower in south-west England. You probably will across

:48:59. > :49:03.Wales with cloud building through the day. It is turning the sunshine

:49:04. > :49:07.a bit hazy. Through the evening and overnight if anything to showers

:49:08. > :49:10.will merge and turning to showery outbreaks of rain as they push

:49:11. > :49:14.across Northern Ireland and western Scotland. One or two getting into

:49:15. > :49:18.northern England. Away from that a lot of dry weather with clear skies,

:49:19. > :49:22.chilly in the countryside and there will be local mist and fog forming.

:49:23. > :49:25.That means it won't be everywhere and it will clear quickly tomorrow

:49:26. > :49:29.morning. Tomorrow for England and Wales if you like it's only you are

:49:30. > :49:35.in for a treat because that is how it is going to start. The sunshine

:49:36. > :49:39.is turning hazy. Across Northern Ireland Scotland we have rain coming

:49:40. > :49:42.in through the day. It will move from the west heading in the

:49:43. > :49:45.direction of the east. What about the weekend? We still have low

:49:46. > :49:51.pressure close to the north-west with the attendant fronts. It will

:49:52. > :49:55.bring rain west to east. A little ridge of high pressure further south

:49:56. > :49:59.keeps things fairly settled. Saturday has the rain coming in

:50:00. > :50:03.across the north-west Scotland. We could see some of that across

:50:04. > :50:07.Northern Ireland. Showers getting in across northern England. It won't be

:50:08. > :50:11.raining all the time. Away from that we have dry and bright weather. Lots

:50:12. > :50:16.of festivals on. In southern areas there is the chance it will be dry.

:50:17. > :50:20.On Sunday there is more of the same. We have rain moving west to east.

:50:21. > :50:24.Some of that will be heavy and thundery. Further south we have dry

:50:25. > :50:30.and warm conditions. All in all it is not too bad. It could be better.

:50:31. > :50:35.It is not too bad. We would like it a little bit better, wouldn't we?

:50:36. > :50:41.Well, we do because we like son. And if you are looking for the sunshine,

:50:42. > :50:45.maybe you are going to the south -- sun. Sean says you will be in for a

:50:46. > :50:48.nasty shock when you spend your pounds and euros. Especially if you

:50:49. > :50:49.don't have your currency already. Good morning.

:50:50. > :50:53.We all know that the pound has been falling in value againts the euro

:50:54. > :51:03.Before the vote to leave the EU, at the start of June last year,

:51:04. > :51:05.a pound would get you about 1.30 euros.

:51:06. > :51:07.With the growing uncertainty over Brexit, it's been

:51:08. > :51:13.Today you'll get closer to 1.08 euros.

:51:14. > :51:15.That's the lowest level since October 2009 and some experts

:51:16. > :51:18.are predicting that by the end of this year you'll get

:51:19. > :51:21.That's clearly going to be bad news for holidaymakers,

:51:22. > :51:24.though it's better news for toursists heading to the UK.

:51:25. > :51:27.Let's talk to Jeremy Cook, who's Chief Economist at currency

:51:28. > :51:35.Morning. Morning. We have the initial fall after Brexit part in

:51:36. > :51:40.the recent days and weeks there is been another drop. Why is that? The

:51:41. > :51:44.initial fall was about the sterling weakness and the uncertainty of

:51:45. > :51:48.Brexit and possible hits to the UK economy. The recent one has been

:51:49. > :51:52.about European strength. We ended the year worried about the political

:51:53. > :51:55.atmosphere in Europe. The Dutch and French and German elections which

:51:56. > :51:59.take place next month have dissipated a little bit and also the

:52:00. > :52:02.economic data coming out of Europe has been particularly strong,

:52:03. > :52:09.stronger than it has been, growing at twice the rate we are in the UK.

:52:10. > :52:14.Investors look at the Euro and say it is a better bet than the pound.

:52:15. > :52:18.They look at it that way - what are the consequences for the UK it

:52:19. > :52:22.investors look at Europe that way so --? If the pound continues to fall,

:52:23. > :52:27.we have heard about inflation this year, rising at 3%, above the Bank

:52:28. > :52:30.of England target, people talking about interest-rate rises, and it

:52:31. > :52:35.means that can't ignore pocket is worth less, it is buying less

:52:36. > :52:38.imports coming from abroad, so how can businesses fund themselves? Can

:52:39. > :52:42.they protect themselves against the rises and make sure they can sell

:52:43. > :52:46.their products at a margin, which keeps them viable? As an exporter

:52:47. > :52:51.you would be looking and thinking, great, my products look more

:52:52. > :52:56.valuable. It depends on how sterling trade is doing over the course of

:52:57. > :53:00.the next couple of days but we could be at the worst level ever since

:53:01. > :53:03.records began. We haven't seen a pickup in exports without. We have

:53:04. > :53:09.seen some changes with exporters happy but the production isn't as

:53:10. > :53:14.good as it should be. While it might come on soon, exporters still have a

:53:15. > :53:19.lot of slack to pick up. If we look at the holiday aspect of it, the

:53:20. > :53:22.story in the Mail today, holidaymakers getting 87 euros per

:53:23. > :53:29.pound. If there is one thing you do it is watch how much ?1 is worth.

:53:30. > :53:34.When you see airports offering that kind of price, are they making a lot

:53:35. > :53:38.of money out of it? It is a captive audience in the departure board. You

:53:39. > :53:42.have to go to one place and that is the only place you can get it. If

:53:43. > :53:44.you think ahead, much like a business, if you plan your

:53:45. > :53:49.expenditure moving forward and you say, I need to buy some heroes for

:53:50. > :53:53.the holiday in Spain or Italy, then I know how much I will need and I

:53:54. > :53:59.can buy it forward, I can buy it ahead, then lock it in your pocket,

:54:00. > :54:03.it is just like... Are their consequences for European countries

:54:04. > :54:07.that lots of Brits like to go on holiday to, do they not want a

:54:08. > :54:10.stronger euro and a weaker pound, because it feels like people might

:54:11. > :54:14.not spend as much as they did? We have heard from the European Central

:54:15. > :54:18.Bank over the past couple of weeks they are worried about the strength

:54:19. > :54:23.of the euro for multiple reasons. Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Greece, which

:54:24. > :54:27.in summer depend on tourist coming from within Europe and also from

:54:28. > :54:33.abroad coming in and spending their money. It has been tough, anyway,

:54:34. > :54:37.for a couple of years. And they will turn into the black in June, July,

:54:38. > :54:45.August, September as people spent two weeks by the beach. Thank you

:54:46. > :54:49.very much. Yes, so, lowest level in eight years. Even when you go

:54:50. > :54:53.abroad, all other countries are competing against each other for

:54:54. > :54:57.your euro, for your pound. You may still be able to get some decent

:54:58. > :55:05.deals when you are out there. Plan ahead, that is the trick, I think.

:55:06. > :55:08.In the next hour we'll be talking about the husband calling

:55:09. > :55:10.for a change in the law for prosecuting cyclists,

:55:11. > :55:14.following the death of his wife who was knocked down and died

:55:15. > :55:20.Many of you have been in touch. Thanks very much. Ian says it is

:55:21. > :55:23.about time all cyclists were registered and have an annual test

:55:24. > :55:27.and insurance. He says his car was hit by a cyclist who laughed and

:55:28. > :55:31.rode off leaving him with a ?200 repair bill. That has been picked up

:55:32. > :55:35.by a couple of people. Richard has been in touch. He is a cyclist. He

:55:36. > :55:40.thinks we need some sort of licence. There should be more education in

:55:41. > :55:49.schools to make people aware of the danger. People talking about how

:55:50. > :55:53.cyclists are punished. Simon says if it was a driver of a car they would

:55:54. > :55:56.have been calling for ten years behind bars. It is time idiots on

:55:57. > :56:00.bikes have the same punishment. And then there is the infrastructure

:56:01. > :56:03.issue. Sue lives near a main road with a cycle path and she says

:56:04. > :56:08.cyclists use it as a racetrack. Woe betide if you are in their way. And

:56:09. > :56:13.a key issue in this case was the bike that was in question, which was

:56:14. > :56:16.a specialist bike, it shouldn't have been on the road in the first place.

:56:17. > :56:19.Still to come this morning: We'll find out the secrets of a good

:56:20. > :56:22.investment with the two new multi-millionaires who've taken

:56:23. > :56:33.Tej Lalvani and Jenny Campbell will be with us at around 8:40am.

:56:34. > :56:40.And I think we will need to establish on the GCSE day how they

:56:41. > :56:44.did in school, because it is always fascinating to hear people's stories

:56:45. > :56:48.when they have done so well and in this case made so much money, you

:56:49. > :56:53.think what it was like when they were 16 getting those results. Often

:56:54. > :56:55.those entrepreneurs did not do brilliantly academically but they do

:56:56. > :00:13.well in I'm back with the latest

:00:14. > :00:15.from the BBC London newsroom Hello, this is Breakfast, with

:00:16. > :00:20.Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. It's GCSE results day for more

:00:21. > :00:22.than 500,000 teenagers, but there's a warning that big

:00:23. > :00:25.changes to the exam system in England will leave

:00:26. > :00:27.employers confused. Students sat tougher tests

:00:28. > :00:29.in maths and English. The grades A* to G have been

:00:30. > :00:45.replaced by the numbers nine to one. So what impact have those changes

:00:46. > :00:47.had? I will be talking to staff and pupils at the Art Academy in north

:00:48. > :00:59.London as they receive their results.

:01:00. > :01:01.Good morning, it's Thursday the 24th of August.

:01:02. > :01:07.We'll be discussing calls for new laws to tackle irresponsible

:01:08. > :01:10.cycling, following the death of Kim Briggs, who was knocked down

:01:11. > :01:22.Shopkeepers and caches are being reminded not to give out the old

:01:23. > :01:26.pound coin in change to help the transition to us all using the new

:01:27. > :01:27.one. I'll have more on that, shortly.

:01:28. > :01:29.In sport, Conor McGregor and Floyd Mayweather square up

:01:30. > :01:31.for the last time before Saturday's fight.

:01:32. > :01:34.There's now a diamond encrusted belt at stake in what's expected to be

:01:35. > :01:44.Do you not think perhaps I should sleep in my own quarters tonight?

:01:45. > :01:45.Hopefully by the morning, you will have recovered your reason.

:01:46. > :01:47.Victoria returns to our TVs this Sunday evening,

:01:48. > :01:50.and actor Tom Hughes will be joining us to discuss the fiery relationship

:01:51. > :02:02.Good morning. We've got rain across the Northern Isles today, but for

:02:03. > :02:06.most of the UK it is a day of sunshine and showers, the heaviest

:02:07. > :02:08.across Scotland and Northern Ireland, the driest conditions in

:02:09. > :02:10.the south of England. I'll have more details in 15 minutes.

:02:11. > :02:14.More than 500,000 teenagers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

:02:15. > :02:17.will get their GCSE results this morning. There are some major

:02:18. > :02:19.changes for students in England coming into place

:02:20. > :02:22.More difficult exams in English and maths will be graded

:02:23. > :02:25.using a numerical system, going from nine at the top

:02:26. > :02:27.to one at the bottom. Exams in Wales have

:02:28. > :02:29.also been made harder, as our Education Correspondent,

:02:30. > :02:35.Thousands of 16-year-olds will find out if all that hard work three

:02:36. > :02:41.But there are new pressures this year in England and Wales.

:02:42. > :02:49.Maths, English and Welsh have all been restructured.

:02:50. > :02:53.In order to stretch candidates. The new system has more grades...

:02:54. > :02:59.And in England, there's a new numerical grading system

:03:00. > :03:01.for the English and maths papers, running from grades 1-9,

:03:02. > :03:03.with nine being the highest score, identifying the best students

:03:04. > :03:16.Under the new system, grade four is broadly being compared

:03:17. > :03:21.The Government says the new grade five should be

:03:22. > :03:25.The old alphabetic system is still in place for other GCSE

:03:26. > :03:27.subjects until next year, head teachers are accusing

:03:28. > :03:31.the Government of trying to reform too quickly and causing a muddle.

:03:32. > :03:35.The consequences for teachers are that they have had to start

:03:36. > :03:38.teaching new courses, partly post-16, partly at GCSE,

:03:39. > :03:45.while other things have been changing in schools.

:03:46. > :03:48.And that will lead to a sense of frustration that there hasn't

:03:49. > :03:51.been sufficient time to plan for it, there are not enough practice papers

:03:52. > :03:57.There is no doubt these changes to English and maths have been big

:03:58. > :03:59.changes for England's schools, but employers have to get

:04:00. > :04:05.I think I'm going to be slightly confused.

:04:06. > :04:11.But I think over a period of time obviously we'll work it out.

:04:12. > :04:13.A standard pass, that would be our borderline, I think.

:04:14. > :04:18.The Westminster Government was determined to make GCSEs

:04:19. > :04:26.harder, to end what some see as a dumbing down.

:04:27. > :04:33.This year's results, the first of the reformed exams,

:04:34. > :04:40.More than six million adults in England spend less than ten

:04:41. > :04:42.minutes each month walking at a brisk pace -

:04:43. > :04:44.putting their health at risk, according to a new report.

:04:45. > :04:47.Public Health England is launching a new campaign to encourage ten

:04:48. > :04:49.minutes of brisk walking a day, particularly among the middle-aged,

:04:50. > :04:51.which it's claimed can help prevent cancer,

:04:52. > :04:52.heart disease and poor mental health.

:04:53. > :04:54.Our Health Correspondent, Dominic Hughes, reports.

:04:55. > :04:56.In Denton, in Manchester, the first steps towards a healthier lifestyle.

:04:57. > :04:59.This walking group is starting slowly, but already some members

:05:00. > :05:01.are feeling the benefits of a regular stroll.

:05:02. > :05:18.Getting some exercise, and it's company as well,

:05:19. > :05:20.because I live my own, so that helps a lot.

:05:21. > :05:25.And I decided when I retired that I wanted to do lots of different

:05:26. > :05:29.things, and I've done lots of things to keep the mind going, but not

:05:30. > :05:33.The beauty of walking is, of course, it is free.

:05:34. > :05:35.You don't need any special training, or indeed, any special kit.

:05:36. > :05:38.But health experts say doing at least ten minutes

:05:39. > :05:40.of brisk walking every day, well, that can have a really

:05:41. > :05:48.And it's brisk walking, around three mph, that is the key.

:05:49. > :05:51.GP Dr Zoe Williams practices what she preaches to her patients,

:05:52. > :05:53.but millions of adults are missing out.

:05:54. > :05:56.Four out of ten adults between the ages of 40 and 60

:05:57. > :06:02.are not managing to achieve ten minutes of brisk walking per month,

:06:03. > :06:04.which sounds unbelievable, and lots of those people will be

:06:05. > :06:08.walking, but they are not walking at a brisk pace.

:06:09. > :06:12.Walking can help with weight loss, back pain, diabetes, and even

:06:13. > :06:23.Now, we are all being urged to get up and get moving.

:06:24. > :06:28.There's to be a major investigation into the impact that international

:06:29. > :06:30.students have on the UK's economy. The Government-commissioned study

:06:31. > :06:32.will examine their effect on the labour market

:06:33. > :06:35.British universities are the second most popular

:06:36. > :06:42.destination in the world, after those in the United States.

:06:43. > :06:45.The husband of a woman who was knocked down and killed

:06:46. > :06:49.by a cyclist on a bike with no front brakes has called for new laws

:06:50. > :06:50.to tackle "irresponsible and reckless" actions.

:06:51. > :06:53.20-year-old Charlie Alliston is facing a jail term after crashing

:06:54. > :06:58.Yesterday, he was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty

:06:59. > :07:02.of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving".

:07:03. > :07:11.We'll discuss this issue in more detail in a couple of minutes.

:07:12. > :07:14.Dutch police are questioning the driver of a van about a possible

:07:15. > :07:17.terrorist attack on a concert venue in the city of Rotterdam.

:07:18. > :07:18.Police stopped the Spanish-registered van,

:07:19. > :07:20.which was found to be carrying gas canisters,

:07:21. > :07:22.and called off the concert after a tip-off from Spanish police.

:07:23. > :07:27.In the past few minutes we can bring you news coming through that there

:07:28. > :07:28.are reports that police have arrested a second suspect. We will

:07:29. > :07:30.keep you updated with that. Eight people have been killed

:07:31. > :07:32.and many are missing after Typhoon Hato hit the southern

:07:33. > :07:35.Chinese territory of Macau. A further four people

:07:36. > :07:37.were killed in mainland China according to media there,

:07:38. > :07:39.with winds of more than 124 Yesterday, the typhoon battered

:07:40. > :07:43.Hong Kong, uprooting trees, flooding streets

:07:44. > :07:48.and halting financial trading. A farmer has defended her decision

:07:49. > :07:51.to thank fire crews by giving them sausages made from the meat

:07:52. > :07:54.of piglets they'd 18 piglets and two sows survived

:07:55. > :07:59.the fire in Wiltshire in February, and firefighters initially said

:08:00. > :08:02.the sausages were "fantastic", but have since apologised

:08:03. > :08:08.following complaints. And it's not an animal sanctuary,

:08:09. > :08:18.you know, we don't keep animals We enjoy them being here,

:08:19. > :08:26.and we are very sorry I can appreciate and understand

:08:27. > :08:31.that there are some people who don't eat meat, but there are also people

:08:32. > :08:34.who do eat meat, and There will be plenty

:08:35. > :08:37.of people hoping for some luck in the US tonight,

:08:38. > :08:39.as the country's second-largest lottery jackpot in

:08:40. > :08:42.history is up for grabs. The US Powerball has seen

:08:43. > :08:48.21 rollovers in a row, meaning the prize now stands

:08:49. > :08:50.at $700 million - that's But while the prizes are big,

:08:51. > :08:55.the odds are slim - there's a one-in-292 million chance

:08:56. > :09:11.of someone taking the cash home. Huge sums of money. We have the

:09:12. > :09:13.sport and the weather with Carol coming up a bit later on.

:09:14. > :09:15.More now on the calls for new cycling laws

:09:16. > :09:18.from the husband of a woman who died after being hit by a cyclist

:09:19. > :09:20.riding an illegal bike. 20-year-old Charlie Alliston knocked

:09:21. > :09:22.down and killed Kim Briggs in London last year.

:09:23. > :09:24.Yesterday, he was cleared of manslaughter but found guilty

:09:25. > :09:28.of causing bodily harm by "wanton or furious driving",

:09:29. > :09:36.a charge that dates back to 1861. So, does the law need updating?

:09:37. > :09:38.Lots of issues surrounding this case.

:09:39. > :09:40.Jeanette Miller, President of the Association of

:09:41. > :09:42.Motor Offence Lawyers, is here with us, as is Rob Hayles,

:09:43. > :09:55.Good morning to you both. Let's start with that question, this law

:09:56. > :10:01.from 1861, many people say it is quite archaic. Wanton and

:10:02. > :10:08.reckless... Wanton and furious driving. We have a bike, this is an

:10:09. > :10:12.example of the kind of bike that was being ridden. We will get the

:10:13. > :10:17.details of that in a moment. First, that law, is it applicable, is it

:10:18. > :10:22.right to have that law now? It is reserved for very Raza Constanta is.

:10:23. > :10:28.Thankfully the number of fatalities caused by pet all cyclists is rare

:10:29. > :10:33.-- very rare circumstances. This particular piece of legislation,

:10:34. > :10:36.dating back to the 18 hundredths, is reserved purely for circumstances

:10:37. > :10:43.where the Road traffic act would not apply, either because the offender

:10:44. > :10:48.is using a vehicle that is not a mechanical vehicle such as a car,

:10:49. > :10:55.or, where the incident occurs not on a public road or place. So, my view

:10:56. > :10:59.is that the law does not need updating, because the circumstances

:11:00. > :11:03.are so rare, and, you know, there isn't a need to introduce new

:11:04. > :11:07.legislation. There is of course legislation that was introduced to

:11:08. > :11:12.apprehend people from dangerous cycling and careless cycling. But

:11:13. > :11:16.that doesn't go far enough, I think, for the prosecution's intentions in

:11:17. > :11:26.this case, because the penalties for those offences of fine only. OK,

:11:27. > :11:31.Rob, talk us through the bike in question here. A lot of the evidence

:11:32. > :11:33.was around this style of bike, that it was on the road in the first

:11:34. > :11:38.place, and it should never have been? No, unfortunately not. This is

:11:39. > :11:45.a track bike, a fixed wheel bikes, hence the name fixed. This was one

:11:46. > :11:50.of my spare bikes when I used to race on the velodrome. As you can

:11:51. > :11:55.see, there are no brakes on it. There is one deer, and it is a fixed

:11:56. > :11:59.gear. If you pedal backwards, the back wheel goes backwards. It is

:12:00. > :12:04.legal on the road if they are fitted with a front brake. On this bike,

:12:05. > :12:09.there is a hole on the front of the floor to actually be able to attach

:12:10. > :12:13.the front brake to it. Then it would be legal, because you basically

:12:14. > :12:19.essentially have a front brake, plus the ability to slow down on the real

:12:20. > :12:25.wheel by just applying pressure. If you ride it on the road like that,

:12:26. > :12:30.it's basically like driving a car with only using your handbrake,

:12:31. > :12:35.which is not safe. The only way of making its tough without the break

:12:36. > :12:39.is to stop paddling? -- making it stop. You still continue to peddle

:12:40. > :12:44.because the wheel is fixed to the pedals, you can't freewheel, you

:12:45. > :12:48.just apply pressure. Obviously on the velodrome, you don't need to

:12:49. > :12:51.stop, so you just see the riders when they come off the inside of the

:12:52. > :12:57.track, they just gradually slow down. So in a practical sense, how

:12:58. > :13:03.long does it take to stop it bike like this? It is going to take the

:13:04. > :13:08.10-15 times the amount of time but it would if you write with breaks.

:13:09. > :13:13.Why would you write this on the road? I have no idea, it is a

:13:14. > :13:16.cultural thing, a lot of it comes from New York, it is a fashion

:13:17. > :13:20.thing. I have written fixed wheels on the road but at least with a

:13:21. > :13:24.front brake or ideally two breaks. Why anybody would want to go out

:13:25. > :13:29.there and ride on the open road purely with a fixed bike with no

:13:30. > :13:34.brakes is beyond me. Some of the issues around the law, Kim Briggs'

:13:35. > :13:38.husband saying after the court case yesterday, it's time for the legal

:13:39. > :13:43.system to adjust. You reference this moment ago. What are the avenues

:13:44. > :13:46.that could be explored? At the moment, there is no offence that is

:13:47. > :13:51.imprisonable that would apply the situation of the van the

:13:52. > :13:54.manslaughter charge, that was unsuccessful, it didn't secure a

:13:55. > :13:59.conviction, or this wanton and furious cycling Chad. The wanton and

:14:00. > :14:03.furious cycling, the world itself sounds ancient and archaic, and it

:14:04. > :14:08.is. But it is fit for purpose to some extent because it allows an

:14:09. > :14:12.avenue for prosecution to at least in these extremely Raza Adams

:14:13. > :14:17.answers. I'm not sure there is a need for an overhaul in legislation

:14:18. > :14:22.-- extremely rare circumstances. But more and more people are cycling,

:14:23. > :14:26.I'm not criticising cyclists who cycle fast, but recklessly. If that

:14:27. > :14:31.trend is happening, surely the law needs to be updated. There are

:14:32. > :14:38.regulations that specify how a bike needs to be put together and the

:14:39. > :14:40.need for front and back brakes, etc. Unfortunately, this particular

:14:41. > :14:48.cyclists claimed to be unaware of the need for a front brake, he did

:14:49. > :14:50.know that the cycle was actually illegal. The laws have been recently

:14:51. > :14:53.considered, because dangers and careless cycling were introduced

:14:54. > :14:57.relatively recently. I think in this situation, the penalties for those

:14:58. > :15:00.offences, for whatever reason, the legislators did not consider there

:15:01. > :15:05.to be a need for anything beyond a fine. Just a thought, Rob, it is

:15:06. > :15:10.interesting to hear people's reaction today. A lot of cyclists

:15:11. > :15:13.and non-cyclist, the issue of a licence of some kind or some kind of

:15:14. > :15:21.registration system. It won't stop us -- it will not stop desperately

:15:22. > :15:28.reckless people, but where do you sit on that issue? When I used to

:15:29. > :15:33.train on the open road, when I was a professional, I would actually have

:15:34. > :15:36.liked to have had some kind of license, because at least it would

:15:37. > :15:43.have taken away a lot of the angst and aggression from car drivers.

:15:44. > :15:46.Because they think that you are... You are not licensed, you're not in

:15:47. > :15:52.short, but I was ensured because I was a British cycling member. I

:15:53. > :15:56.didn't pay road tax or anything, which has got nothing to do with

:15:57. > :16:00.driving a car, there were no legal acquirement is, but I would have

:16:01. > :16:04.liked that. But how do you implement that? I have a son and a daughter

:16:05. > :16:07.and an eight-year-old and an 11-year-old, do they need a licence

:16:08. > :16:14.to ride to school? Good luck with that one!

:16:15. > :16:20.I think there is a strained relationship between motorists and

:16:21. > :16:23.cycles, and obviously I wasn't involved in this particular case and

:16:24. > :16:29.haven't been in the courtroom to hear the evidence, but this case was

:16:30. > :16:32.heard by a jury, and how much that strained relationship may have

:16:33. > :16:34.featured in the decision made, I don't know. But there is a

:16:35. > :16:43.preconceived notion in some instances of cyclists being

:16:44. > :16:47.reckless. I find they are very mindful of the laws of the road, so

:16:48. > :16:56.I don't know how far the law needs to go beyond where it is now. Thank

:16:57. > :16:59.you for joining us. And thanks for bringing in the bike!

:17:00. > :17:01.You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

:17:02. > :17:04.Teenagers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland

:17:05. > :17:08.With a new grading system in English and Maths for pupils in England.

:17:09. > :17:10.There's a warning many middle-aged people in England

:17:11. > :17:13.are putting their health at risk by falling far short

:17:14. > :17:20.of the recommended guidelines for walking.

:17:21. > :17:29.Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

:17:30. > :17:37.For many of us, it is going to be a pleasant day. The next few days, a

:17:38. > :17:40.mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the shower was heavy,

:17:41. > :17:45.possibly thundery at times will stop we won't all see them. The driest

:17:46. > :17:48.conditions are likely to be in the south. Low pressure drives the

:17:49. > :17:53.weather today, so you're likely to see showers close to that. The most

:17:54. > :17:57.prolific ones will be across Northern Ireland and Scotland. This

:17:58. > :18:01.is the scene at the moment. The thickest cloud in the North of

:18:02. > :18:09.Scotland is yesterday's rain, producing rain over the Northern

:18:10. > :18:13.Isles. However, many of us start on a sunny note. A few showers

:18:14. > :18:17.throughout the day. Northern England, Wales and into the Midlands

:18:18. > :18:25.will see showers. In between, a fair bit of sunshine. In Northern Ireland

:18:26. > :18:29.this afternoon, bright spells, sunny intervals and some showers. Showers

:18:30. > :18:33.across western Scotland, slow-moving showers across the north-east of

:18:34. > :18:38.Scotland, some of them thundery, and also a lot of dry weather. A few

:18:39. > :18:42.showers in northern England. Many of us missing them all together. A few

:18:43. > :18:48.showers could crop up in the Midlands. The sunshine will become

:18:49. > :18:55.hazy as the cloud builds through the day, but still pleasantly warm in

:18:56. > :19:02.the south-east. One or two showers in the south-west. They are the

:19:03. > :19:06.exception rather than the rule. In Wales, the odd shower through the

:19:07. > :19:16.afternoon. This evening and overnight, the showers in Northern

:19:17. > :19:21.Ireland and Scotland get heavier. It will be cooler overnight in the

:19:22. > :19:26.countryside. A little mist and fog forming. That won't last long

:19:27. > :19:33.tomorrow in the sunshine. Through the day, a little more fair weather

:19:34. > :19:36.cloud will appear. We hang on the rain in Northern Ireland and

:19:37. > :19:46.Scotland, drifting from the West, heading towards the east.

:19:47. > :19:53.Temperatures of 19-25dC. Friday into Saturday, we still have low pressure

:19:54. > :20:05.moving to the east, but we also have high pressure a pet -- affecting

:20:06. > :20:06.parts of the South. Things will be a lot drier and brighter with

:20:07. > :20:20.sunshine. Can I ask, no such thing as bad

:20:21. > :20:31.weather, just the wrong clothing? Spot-on, Charlie! That's what they

:20:32. > :20:39.say. They're not right! They do say that in Scotland. Then why are they

:20:40. > :20:43.saying that you? Because you are wearing T-shirts and shorts in

:20:44. > :20:53.December. What have you come to talk to us about? All kinds of business

:20:54. > :20:59.news. The car industry, manufacturers, the number of cars we

:21:00. > :21:08.made in the UK in July is up 8% on last year, which is good news. It is

:21:09. > :21:11.a snapshot. The comparisons year-on-year can be a bit volatile

:21:12. > :21:16.because of the new registration coming in. The general trend is that

:21:17. > :21:25.we're not making as many cars as we work, and sales are down. We were

:21:26. > :21:31.also talking about car finance deals. We have heard from the Bank

:21:32. > :21:36.of England that 85% of new car sales in the UK have a finance deal behind

:21:37. > :21:41.them. Quite a big change over the last few years. It is increased

:21:42. > :21:51.competition as well, I suppose. Exactly. Next, the pound. Firstly

:21:52. > :21:56.against the euro. That's grim. If you're going abroad, it's not great.

:21:57. > :22:03.Helen got in touch saying that she got 1 euro for the pound. It pushed

:22:04. > :22:08.up the cost of her holiday by 15% on last year. A big change. Pete says,

:22:09. > :22:14.the current value of the pound encourages us to buy made in

:22:15. > :22:18.Britain. We have talked about imports and exports, with a weaker

:22:19. > :22:22.pound being good for exporters because it makes goods cheaper than

:22:23. > :22:33.they were before. But if we forget about that, here in the UK, we not

:22:34. > :22:39.pigs -- exposed to that. Someone else says, what idiot changes money

:22:40. > :22:43.at airports? I have done that. No, we can't be mean to people in the

:22:44. > :22:54.airport. If you book in advance, you can get just as good a rate and

:22:55. > :22:55.collected at the airport. If you turn up with your suitcases under

:22:56. > :23:21.your arms, it's not an ideal time. We have been reminiscing about

:23:22. > :23:27.GCSEs. I did take GCSEs. I used to love the old pound coin. Another

:23:28. > :23:31.little story, businesses are being told by the Government to make sure

:23:32. > :23:37.they bag up the old pound coin and the new pound coin separately.

:23:38. > :23:45.Shopkeepers and cashier 's... Are you listening? It is interesting.

:23:46. > :23:48.You're upset with Sean. We were talking about GCSEs, I thought you

:23:49. > :23:54.might want to share with everyone your memory of the day. It is a

:23:55. > :23:59.nerve-racking day. I was one of the lucky ones - it went very well for

:24:00. > :24:06.me. Did you pick it up from the school on a piece of paper? It was

:24:07. > :24:12.all the envelope is a yes. How long are you? A good few years ago!

:24:13. > :24:17.Charlie has been trying to find out Sean's age all morning.

:24:18. > :24:20.Back to our main story now - hundreds of thousands

:24:21. > :24:22.of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be

:24:23. > :24:26.But for pupils in England this year there's a big difference, harder

:24:27. > :24:30.Breakfast's Tim Muffett is with students at Ark Academy

:24:31. > :24:49.Lots of happy GCSE takers. Yes, thousands of students taking

:24:50. > :25:00.their GCSEs and getting their results. How did you get on? OK. How

:25:01. > :25:04.did you fair? I think it added to the challenge, but the school

:25:05. > :25:22.prepared us for the worst. I think generally, the school did really

:25:23. > :25:26.well. How work your grades? I got As and -- A How had the students

:25:27. > :25:31.been coping with this new grading system? We have done a lot of work,

:25:32. > :25:40.students and teachers, preparing everything from scratch. We now have

:25:41. > :25:44.an extra grade, 1-9, where there were only eight in the past.

:25:45. > :25:47.Everyone has been a little unsure, the has-been trepidation, but

:25:48. > :25:53.overall, we are pleased with the results. How hard has it been to

:25:54. > :25:57.implement this change? There has been a lot of time that teachers

:25:58. > :26:01.have had to spend together. We have also met with other teachers from

:26:02. > :26:09.other schools, going, what do we think a seven is, what an eight is?

:26:10. > :26:14.Everyone is searching around. By cooperating with other schools

:26:15. > :26:19.across the network, we have been able to establish fairly good

:26:20. > :26:24.predictions. How was it, compared to last year? The department has said

:26:25. > :26:42.that everybody last year 's A* would get seven and

:26:43. > :26:45.above, and it has held to that. Is great, thank you very much indeed.

:26:46. > :26:50.We're going to speak to a maths teacher. What is it like teaching

:26:51. > :26:54.maths with this new system in place? It has been challenging to have a

:26:55. > :27:00.curriculum change, the exam structure, and a new grading system,

:27:01. > :27:02.so we tried to plan very closely as a department so that students are

:27:03. > :27:06.offered a very rigorous curriculum that prepares them for the new exams

:27:07. > :27:13.and they feel reassured, even though they don't have a bank of past

:27:14. > :27:17.papers to refer to. Well done for dealing with those. A big day for so

:27:18. > :27:22.many 16-year-olds across the country, waiting for those results.

:27:23. > :30:48.Here is the news, weather and travel where you

:30:49. > :30:54.Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

:30:55. > :30:56.We can take you through the main stories this morning.

:30:57. > :30:58.More than half a million teenagers in England,

:30:59. > :31:01.Wales and Northern Ireland will get their GCSE results this morning.

:31:02. > :31:04.There are some major changes for students in England with English

:31:05. > :31:05.and Maths now graded using a numerical system,

:31:06. > :31:08.going from nine at the top to one at the bottom.

:31:09. > :31:11.Whilst Wales and Northern Ireland will remain on the traditional

:31:12. > :31:15.Earlier we asked schools minister Nick Gibb to

:31:16. > :31:20.Well, they are very difficult comparisons to make.

:31:21. > :31:26.The systems now are increasingly different.

:31:27. > :31:30.The Welsh have not reformed their GCSEs in the way that we have.

:31:31. > :31:34.To get an A* in the old GCSE, in the Welsh GCSE, does require

:31:35. > :31:36.considerable work and effort but the GCSEs now in

:31:37. > :31:42.They are reformed, they are more demanding and they are on a par

:31:43. > :31:46.with international qualifications of a similar age group.

:31:47. > :31:49.More than 6 million adults in England spend less than ten

:31:50. > :31:51.minutes each month walking at a brisk pace -

:31:52. > :31:54.putting their health at risk, according to a new report.

:31:55. > :31:58.Public Health England is launching a new campaign to encourage ten

:31:59. > :32:01.minutes of brisk walking a day, particularly among the middle aged,

:32:02. > :32:03.which it's claimed can help prevent cancer,

:32:04. > :32:14.heart disease and poor mental health.

:32:15. > :32:23.Dutch police have arrested a second suspect after a threat of a

:32:24. > :32:24.terrorist attack a concert venue in the city of Rotterdam last night.

:32:25. > :32:26.Let's get more from our correspondent Anna Holligan,

:32:27. > :32:35.I'm outside the venue now, where armed police moved in last night at

:32:36. > :32:41.7pm local time, 6pm GMT. They cleared the venue and it was just

:32:42. > :32:50.before the doors opened for a rock music concert. The police say a

:32:51. > :32:54.22-year-old was arrested at 2am this morning, 1am UK time, and they

:32:55. > :33:01.haven't given any more detail about Batman. They have said more about

:33:02. > :33:05.the van driver who was arrested two and a half hours after the venue in

:33:06. > :33:09.Rotterdam was closed. -- haven't given any more details about Batman.

:33:10. > :33:14.They say they haven't found anything else inside the van other than gas

:33:15. > :33:18.canisters. They also say the Spanish driver taken in for questioning was

:33:19. > :33:23.a mechanic by profession and suggests reports coming out of Spain

:33:24. > :33:27.overnight that the gas canisters were intended for genuine domestic

:33:28. > :33:31.purposes are accurate. We are waiting to hear more about the

:33:32. > :33:38.driver and the rest of the 22-year-old, which was in the south

:33:39. > :33:44.of the Netherlands towards the Belgian border at Brabant. It's very

:33:45. > :33:47.quiet this morning outside the venue where police moved in and took the

:33:48. > :33:50.American band that was due to play to safety.

:33:51. > :33:52.There's to be a major investigation into the impact that international

:33:53. > :33:56.The government commissioned study will examine their effect

:33:57. > :33:59.on the labour market and education sector.

:34:00. > :34:01.British universities are the second most popular

:34:02. > :34:08.destination in the world, after those in the United States.

:34:09. > :34:11.A farmer has defended her decision to thank fire crews by giving them

:34:12. > :34:13.sausages made from the meat of piglets they'd

:34:14. > :34:19.18 piglets and two sows survived the fire in Wiltshire in February

:34:20. > :34:21.and firefighters initially said the sausages were "fantastic"

:34:22. > :34:25.but have since apologised following complaints.

:34:26. > :34:32.You know, it is not an animal sanctuary.

:34:33. > :34:40.We don't keep animals just for the fun of it.

:34:41. > :34:43.We enjoy them being here and we are very sorry when they

:34:44. > :34:48.I can appreciate and I do understand that there are some people that

:34:49. > :34:51.But there are also people that do eat meat and farming

:34:52. > :34:59.Coming up here on Breakfast this morning.

:35:00. > :35:02.We'll be pitching our best questions to the two newest Dragons to take up

:35:03. > :35:06.seats in the Den and finding out about the secrets of their success.

:35:07. > :35:10.We'll also be joined by Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert in the hit

:35:11. > :35:13.ITV drama Victoria, which returns for its second season this Sunday.

:35:14. > :35:17.And from delivering babies to dealing with drunks

:35:18. > :35:19.on a Saturday night - the BBC's documentary

:35:20. > :35:22.about the Ambulance Service is back and we'll speak to two

:35:23. > :35:37.Time to check on the sport. An interesting question you asked last

:35:38. > :35:42.time, where do we rank England's Wayne Rooney in a list of all-time

:35:43. > :35:45.greats? It's difficult because you look at the goals he scored a

:35:46. > :35:49.fantastic performances for his country, but in tournament football

:35:50. > :35:54.but never really got there. So much promise that wasn't quite delivered.

:35:55. > :35:56.England's record goal-scorer Wayne Rooney has announced his

:35:57. > :35:57.retirement from international football, after turning down

:35:58. > :36:01.Rooney first impressed at the European Championship 13

:36:02. > :36:05.years ago and went on to score 53 goals for England.

:36:06. > :36:08.The Everton forward says he regrets not being part of a successful

:36:09. > :36:12.England side but says playing for his country was

:36:13. > :36:18.He's got so many caps, so many goals,

:36:19. > :36:23.People argue about the fact that tournament wise, it's never really

:36:24. > :36:26.happened for him apart from, obviously, when he burst onto the

:36:27. > :36:31.scene in Portugal, where he was so good.

:36:32. > :36:34.But you have to remember, it's very important to remember that for

:36:35. > :36:37.the vast majority of his career, he's only really been the one

:36:38. > :36:47.If you're one of the players who played alongside Rooney and her.

:36:48. > :36:51.Gary Lineker said, you would think, what about us?

:36:52. > :36:59.Likes of Steven Gerrard, John Terry, Frank Lampard? I don't know? A lot

:37:00. > :37:03.of what Gary has said makes sense, Rooney has been criticised over the

:37:04. > :37:05.years but in terms of effort, he always tried his best but hasn't

:37:06. > :37:08.always had the best of luck. Liverpool will be in today's

:37:09. > :37:20.Champions League group stage draw after beating Hoffenheim

:37:21. > :37:22.4-2 - 6-3 on aggregate Liverpool came flying out

:37:23. > :37:25.from the start at Anfield. Emre Can put them ahead

:37:26. > :37:28.in the first ten minutes. They went two up

:37:29. > :37:30.when summer signing Mo Salah tapped was three when a superb move

:37:31. > :37:32.was finished by Can. Roberto Firmino scored a fourth

:37:33. > :37:35.in between two Hoffenheim goals. We wanted to be part of it,

:37:36. > :37:38.with all, with all we have. I thought the boys

:37:39. > :37:40.played a few pieces of How it is in a game like this

:37:41. > :37:47.especially against an opponent like Hoffenheim, we also have a few

:37:48. > :37:50.problems, that's how it is. But really happy about deserved

:37:51. > :37:54.qualification for the group stage. Two Premier League scalps

:37:55. > :37:56.were claimed last night in the EFL Cup as Newcastle were beaten at home

:37:57. > :38:00.by Nottingham Forest West Ham made no mistake

:38:01. > :38:07.against League 2 side Cheltenham. Goals from Diafra Sakho

:38:08. > :38:11.and Andre Ayew ensured a 2-0 win. Burnley cruised past Blackburn

:38:12. > :38:13.in a Lancashire derby. It finished 2-0, thanks to this

:38:14. > :38:21.goal from Jack Cork - who joined from Swansea

:38:22. > :38:23.in the summer - and Robbie Brady. Whilst you were sleeping

:38:24. > :38:25.the draw for the next Leicester will play Liverpool

:38:26. > :38:29.in probably the pick of the ties. Holders Manchester United

:38:30. > :38:31.will host Burton Albion. West Brom have drawn Manchester City

:38:32. > :38:45.at home and Arsenal face You might have noticed there's a

:38:46. > :38:52.fairly big fight happening in Las Vegas this weekend. It has a bit of

:38:53. > :39:00.everything, showgirls, diamonds, history. And look at the belt...

:39:01. > :39:04.It's behind the two of them. Just explain why this fight is so unique.

:39:05. > :39:10.Still people will be catching up on this. And there is the belt. The

:39:11. > :39:19.gentleman on the right, Conor McGregor, he's not a boxer. Floyd

:39:20. > :39:23.Mayweather is a hugely impressive and successful boxer. The chap on

:39:24. > :39:28.the right has never boxed before. Well, he has been practising. Not

:39:29. > :39:33.that chap on the right! I did promise you glamour the two ladies

:39:34. > :39:34.holding the belt. Let's hear from the boxes themselves, and then I

:39:35. > :39:36.will tell you more about the belt. I'm not going to look

:39:37. > :39:40.to implement anything. I'm going to outbox this

:39:41. > :39:43.man at his own game. That shows skill and how

:39:44. > :39:46.much of a different I'm taking this extremely serious,

:39:47. > :39:52.but the thing is this... When it's all said and

:39:53. > :39:54.done I know one thing But for me to be 49-0,

:39:55. > :40:21.it's obvious, I'm not 49-0. He's quite good! The belt we

:40:22. > :40:26.saw earlier contains more than 3000 diamonds, an understated little

:40:27. > :40:31.thing! 600 sapphires, 300 emeralds and 1.5 kilos of solid gold. If that

:40:32. > :40:37.wasn't enough, it's mounted on alligator leather. Let's see it

:40:38. > :40:41.again. This isn't a championship belt, this isn't for a title. This

:40:42. > :40:49.is just for the occasion. It is literally just a prize. Who thought

:40:50. > :40:55.that up? It's a circus. I like sparkly stuff, I have to say, but I

:40:56. > :41:05.have to say, that's not my thing. It looks like a watch! For a very big

:41:06. > :41:07.risk. -- big wrist. That's on the early hours of Sunday morning. Late

:41:08. > :41:11.Saturday night. The Dragon's Den is back

:41:12. > :41:13.and open for business. The 15th series began on Sunday with

:41:14. > :41:17.two new multimillionaire investors Tej Lalvini, chief executive

:41:18. > :41:24.of Vitabiotics, and former banker and entrepreneur Jenny Campbell have

:41:25. > :41:26.joined the dragons and have already shown they're not

:41:27. > :41:28.afraid to get stuck in, If it's acceptable to Touker, Jenny

:41:29. > :41:46.and Tej, 6% each for 18% of Pouch. If my other two fellow Dragons

:41:47. > :42:03.would agree the same, of course. A thrilling finish as the duo

:42:04. > :42:26.leave with the ?75,000 investment in their pouch,

:42:27. > :42:28.and the den's longest serving Dragons are left

:42:29. > :42:30.to lick their wounds. I wouldn't have done

:42:31. > :42:45.at 6%, so you're fine! I'm not disappointed...

:42:46. > :42:55.Much. And Jenny and Tej

:42:56. > :43:05.are here this morning. Good morning. What's the reaction

:43:06. > :43:09.been to you both since the episode went out? Dragons Den is one of

:43:10. > :43:13.those programmes people are quite passionate about and the dragons

:43:14. > :43:17.like... They like to know their personality. Because you are new,

:43:18. > :43:21.how do you think you have been perceived so far? It's been

:43:22. > :43:24.interesting, since episode one has gone out, battling with the other

:43:25. > :43:28.dragons and winning, there was quite a good response from the public.

:43:29. > :43:32.Jenny, were they friendly when you went into the den Beste believed

:43:33. > :43:37.they have been great, really friendly, Nader 's feel really

:43:38. > :43:43.welcome. Set we've had a lot of fun but onset we've had some battles.

:43:44. > :43:47.Neither of you have got where you are now without some confidence, but

:43:48. > :43:52.when does the conversation first come about, would you be interested

:43:53. > :44:00.in going on Dragons Den? What's the thought process? I have watched

:44:01. > :44:04.Dragons Den all my life. I probably always thought in the back of my

:44:05. > :44:07.mind I would love to do it. When you have watched before have you

:44:08. > :44:12.thought, I would go with him? Absolutely. We were going to work

:44:13. > :44:16.next day and say, did you see that coming he forgot his numbers! And I

:44:17. > :44:20.determined I would just be me onset. I can't be anything else. I'm the

:44:21. > :44:25.only northerner in the den as well. What you see is what you get. I have

:44:26. > :44:29.been a fan of the show as well and have always been interesting in

:44:30. > :44:34.investing in other businesses and growing the business and trying to

:44:35. > :44:39.impart knowledge to entrepreneurs to help them grow their business. That

:44:40. > :44:45.was exciting. You have invested quite a lot, I understand from the

:44:46. > :44:49.research... Prolific. Is there a worry, what is your strategy? A

:44:50. > :44:58.scatter-gun approach? You could be one of the dragons where they think,

:44:59. > :45:01.he will always buy in. Because I'm passionate about health and

:45:02. > :45:05.nutrition, that's what I will invest in. But recently we had an

:45:06. > :45:09.entrepreneur come in, I saw the product and thought it was so boring

:45:10. > :45:12.will stop but then she started talking and talked about her product

:45:13. > :45:15.and the way she carried herself, I thought it was brilliant. It was a

:45:16. > :45:22.great opportunity and it turned it around. Do you know almost from the

:45:23. > :45:26.moment somebody walks in, you get a feeling? You decide about people in

:45:27. > :45:32.six seconds in an interview. Do you have that same thing where you get a

:45:33. > :45:36.sense straightaway? Of course. They say you shouldn't, but we all judge

:45:37. > :45:41.a book by its cover. If there is a dog on the end of the lead, then I

:45:42. > :45:42.will be in! But only until I hear the pitch and then you settle into

:45:43. > :45:52.analysing the person and product. It is GCSE today day and I don't

:45:53. > :45:56.know if either of you have children but it is a nerve-racking time. Take

:45:57. > :46:00.us back a bit. I'm not going to ask ages because I've got in trouble

:46:01. > :46:03.about that on the show this morning. I'm not going to mention it but tell

:46:04. > :46:09.us your story. You are 16 and what happens then, you get good results?

:46:10. > :46:13.I did O-levels back in the day and I did my exams in India and I came to

:46:14. > :46:16.the UK and I remember because the result had to be sent to India first

:46:17. > :46:20.so I got them a day late so all my friends got their results and they

:46:21. > :46:24.did really well and someone who was really smart did really badly and I

:46:25. > :46:32.thought, "My God, what am I going to do?" But my results were OK. Just

:46:33. > :46:36.OK. I did OK, ace and bees. You did really well. I had a good set of

:46:37. > :46:39.GCSEs but I knew I was leaving school before I got them, I decided

:46:40. > :46:43.the Easter before that I was going to work which was unusual because I

:46:44. > :46:51.was in a good school and my father expected me to do A-levels and go to

:46:52. > :46:54.university but I decided I was going to work. Why? Mike Baird I wanted to

:46:55. > :46:55.learn while I earned and then I carried on with my professional

:46:56. > :46:59.qualification that might school because I wanted to do both, I

:47:00. > :47:01.wanted to get out there. We spoke a bit about dragons den but lots of

:47:02. > :47:05.GCSE students are watching this morning and they are petrified about

:47:06. > :47:09.the results coming through. As employers, what would you say? You

:47:10. > :47:15.obviously look at results but that is not everything, is it? Offers

:47:16. > :47:19.reassurance to these 16-year-olds. It is done, it will be what it will

:47:20. > :47:22.be today so they need to get their results and look at their options

:47:23. > :47:26.and if they want to get a job then, when I am hiring people, I always

:47:27. > :47:29.recruit for attitude and train for skill so they come in front of me

:47:30. > :47:34.and if they have the right attitude and the rights spark, I can train

:47:35. > :47:39.them in what they need to be. It is important, we look at a lot of CDs

:47:40. > :47:43.and the end of the day, great crowd -- grades account for some things

:47:44. > :47:48.but at the end of the day, it is what they have achieved, the skills

:47:49. > :47:52.and inspiration they have had. Just on the investment being within

:47:53. > :47:56.dragons den itself, I mean, you are now doing it on TV. -- within

:47:57. > :48:01.Dragons' Den itself. You have done that all the time anyway, that is

:48:02. > :48:05.what you do. I invest in people and businesses, the fact it is being

:48:06. > :48:09.filmed does not really bother me. I do what I always did which is invest

:48:10. > :48:12.in businesses and people. It is a chance to give of yourself back to

:48:13. > :48:19.business and entrepreneurship and help people to be even better. Have

:48:20. > :48:24.colleagues criticised your decisions ever? The dragons? No, your

:48:25. > :48:27.colleagues. We've only seen one episode and the ending of episode

:48:28. > :48:33.one was pretty epic. All of my friends and family and colleagues

:48:34. > :48:38.are saying, good one, it is a voucher code, you can save money and

:48:39. > :48:42.a great set of entrepreneurs. You are going through 102 pitches in the

:48:43. > :48:46.time of the bill -- of the filming which is great as an entrepreneur to

:48:47. > :48:50.come across these opportunities and every day is so different from you

:48:51. > :48:56.never know what is coming. There was more investments this series than

:48:57. > :48:59.any other series. It's exciting. The most number of investments were made

:49:00. > :49:06.by this man and the second by this lady. Could it be that you're more

:49:07. > :49:07.generous or are you getting better ideas? We are just sharp! Thank you

:49:08. > :49:09.for joining us. Dragons' Den is on BBC2

:49:10. > :49:12.on Sunday at 8pm. Here's Carol with a look

:49:13. > :49:21.at this morning's weather. What a glorious picture.

:49:22. > :49:25.Isn't it nice, gorgeous, from one of the Weather Watchers that was sent

:49:26. > :49:29.in this morning from Redcar in North Yorkshire, lovely sunrise. For the

:49:30. > :49:32.next few days, many of us will see some lovely sunrises, looking at a

:49:33. > :49:35.mixture of sunshine and showers, some of them will be heavy

:49:36. > :49:39.especially across Northern Ireland and Scotland. Driest conditions in

:49:40. > :49:43.the south. That is the scenario today as well as low pressure

:49:44. > :49:48.continues to drive the weather so we will see a fair few showers. This is

:49:49. > :49:52.the current satellite picture. Some cloud around. Biggest across the far

:49:53. > :49:55.north of Scotland. That is where we had some rain, which pushed north

:49:56. > :50:00.eastwards through the course of yesterday and last night. Away from

:50:01. > :50:02.that, showers across Northern Ireland, Western Scotland, a few

:50:03. > :50:05.popping up across northern England, Wales, into the Midlands through the

:50:06. > :50:09.day and you could catch one in south-west England as well. Through

:50:10. > :50:17.the day, the cloud will build but it is fair weather cloud will be thick

:50:18. > :50:21.enough to produce showers and slow-moving showers across the

:50:22. > :50:24.Grampians, parts of the Highlands and into Aberdeenshire. One or two

:50:25. > :50:29.could have the odd rumble of thunder. A lot of dry rover across

:50:30. > :50:33.Scotland and northern England away from those showers. And across the

:50:34. > :50:37.Midlands, we could also see a shower again, cloud bubbling up so sunny

:50:38. > :50:41.intervals for you. East Anglia, down towards Essex and Kent and southern

:50:42. > :50:46.counties, lots of dry weather and sunshine or sunny intervals. The odd

:50:47. > :50:50.shower across the south-west. The odd shower popping up across Wales

:50:51. > :50:54.as well. As we head through the evening and overnight, there will be

:50:55. > :50:58.a lot of dry weather and a clearing sky across England and Wales. We are

:50:59. > :51:03.looking at a chilly night in the countryside. Patchy mist and fog

:51:04. > :51:06.forming but it won't be problematic and should not last into tomorrow

:51:07. > :51:10.and we will continue with the showers across Northern Ireland and

:51:11. > :51:13.Scotland. If anything, they will pep up as we go through the first part

:51:14. > :51:19.of the day and through the afternoon, turning that bit heavier.

:51:20. > :51:23.Slowly drifting eastwards. After that sunny start for England and

:51:24. > :51:29.Wales, as I mentioned, cloud bubbling up with some hazy sunshine

:51:30. > :51:32.but in the sunshine, highs of 24 or 25 in the south-east but

:51:33. > :51:35.temperatures are bit lower as we push further north-west. It will

:51:36. > :51:40.feel fresh if you are under that band of showreel outbreaks of rain.

:51:41. > :51:44.As we head into Saturday, low pressure still very much with us.

:51:45. > :51:49.High pressure dominating in the south, so we have the north-south

:51:50. > :51:55.split in the North, rain moving from the West to the East. Some of that

:51:56. > :51:59.getting into northern England later in the day, a few showers in

:52:00. > :52:04.Northern Ireland. Coming to the south, drier and brighter and also

:52:05. > :52:09.warmer. As that 25 gone up? Was it 24 earlier?

:52:10. > :52:16.Yes, it has gone it could be 24, 25 or 26!

:52:17. > :52:21.I always take note, you must know that by now. Have a lovely weekend,

:52:22. > :52:25.we not seeing you tomorrow? Have a lovely weekend. Thank you.

:52:26. > :52:29.is one of the great royal romances. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

:52:30. > :52:31.It's been brought to life for the ITV drama Victoria,

:52:32. > :52:34.which returns for a second series on Sunday night.

:52:35. > :52:36.We'll speak to Tom Hughes, who plays Prince Albert, in a minute,

:52:37. > :52:39.but first, let's take a look at what's to come.

:52:40. > :52:41.Did you have to leave dinner quite so abruptly?

:52:42. > :52:43.I couldn't bear to sit there for a moment longer.

:52:44. > :52:48.All I can think about, Albert, is the one man I thought I

:52:49. > :52:49.could trust, my husband, has deceived me.

:52:50. > :52:56.No, no, no. There was no deception.

:52:57. > :53:00.I merely tried to shelter you from something I thought you

:53:01. > :53:03.I do not need your shelter, Albert! You have completely undermined me.

:53:04. > :53:07.At least Lord Melbourne treated me as an equal, not as a

:53:08. > :53:09.child to be protected from unpleasantness.

:53:10. > :53:11.Victoria, you do not understand, if Lord Melbourne and

:53:12. > :53:12.Palmerston had not interfered in Afghanistan

:53:13. > :53:14.in the first place, this

:53:15. > :53:15.whole debacle might never have happened.

:53:16. > :53:18.You know, I think you are tired. I think your mother was right.

:53:19. > :53:29.I am not tired, Albert. I am angry!

:53:30. > :53:32.Do you know, I think perhaps I should

:53:33. > :53:53.Hopefully by the morning you will have recovered your reason.

:53:54. > :54:03.Very moody, Tom. Yeah. We have to establish that you are the person in

:54:04. > :54:07.this picture... Without a moustache. You have shaved your whiskers. This

:54:08. > :54:12.morning at six A. I feel like a new man. It's like .com through some

:54:13. > :54:17.kind of therapy, out the other side. We are joking about it but in a way,

:54:18. > :54:22.there you are, was it a big thing that you get the moustache and then

:54:23. > :54:26.you feel like you are in the role. I think so. I don't want to start

:54:27. > :54:29.claiming on a method actor but those things, you have to do as much as

:54:30. > :54:34.you can did not cheat. I was quite adamant I would have the moustache.

:54:35. > :54:40.Were you given the option of a false one? Know I wasn't but I came in...

:54:41. > :54:44.If you look at Albertazzi gets older, he loses his hair so bring on

:54:45. > :54:48.the bald cap, that is the way I'm going to go. I don't know, if you

:54:49. > :54:51.have got stuff glued to your face and it's falling off in the middle

:54:52. > :54:55.of the scene, it's not great. We introduced this as one of the

:54:56. > :55:03.greatest romances and it is a story that has been told a lot. What makes

:55:04. > :55:07.this different? Our take on it? Yes. I think it has been told a lot but

:55:08. > :55:11.for me and maybe it's a generational thing, I don't know, but my

:55:12. > :55:16.awareness of that period is very much through Victoria after Albert's

:55:17. > :55:19.life. If I was to conjure an image of her, it would be very morning,

:55:20. > :55:24.much later in her life, towards the later part of the century. I've been

:55:25. > :55:29.looking at it through her eyes as a young person, I was not really aware

:55:30. > :55:33.of quite the vitality they both had. From the first series, moving

:55:34. > :55:37.forward, they are only 19 when they get married, and she's only 18 when

:55:38. > :55:41.she comes to the throne. That was news to me and I think the changing

:55:42. > :55:45.of the guard of that era and hopefully we have looked at it from

:55:46. > :55:49.that angle, in a different way to other great movies that have been

:55:50. > :55:52.made about her. People embrace these dramas for lots of different

:55:53. > :55:57.reasons, some for historical reasons and some just love the costumes, the

:55:58. > :56:02.sense of period. They embrace it absolutely. Yeah, from my angle, it

:56:03. > :56:07.is very much about looking at the psychology of character and that is

:56:08. > :56:13.what gets me going. But we are very fortunate that we have got a

:56:14. > :56:17.fantastic team. Roz, who does the costumes, is quite magnificent. And

:56:18. > :56:22.also the production designer, Michael Howells, is astonishing. The

:56:23. > :56:26.set is an old aircraft hangar, so you are walking off a runway and

:56:27. > :56:31.suddenly you are transported to the 1840s. So all of the scenes are

:56:32. > :56:35.shot... The interior of the palace has been built as one big set, and

:56:36. > :56:40.the rooms go from room to room so the camera can sweep between, it is

:56:41. > :56:44.all Michael's vision and we really. The difference between this and the

:56:45. > :56:47.films if there is a balance in terms of you here from both of the

:56:48. > :56:52.characters and see what they both are going through. We will show you

:56:53. > :56:56.this clip, this is Albert telling his brother about his worries, and

:56:57. > :57:08.you see his side of embracing well life.

:57:09. > :57:16.So? Victoria?

:57:17. > :57:20.She has changed so much since the baby.

:57:21. > :57:27.She is angry with me for not telling her all the truth

:57:28. > :57:30.about the atrocities in Kabul, but I only wanted to give

:57:31. > :57:32.her time with the baby, respite from her position.

:57:33. > :57:35.Perhaps Victoria doesn't like you trying to do her job.

:57:36. > :57:43.But Victoria might think that you are trying...

:57:44. > :58:00.Ayr fencing next to a pond must be against all sort of... Health and

:58:01. > :58:06.safety. Yeah, we didn't fall in, somehow. How are the fencing skills?

:58:07. > :58:12.Not bad! It is part of the perks of the job that you get to learn things

:58:13. > :58:16.like that, like all is running, I could not ride a horse at all, I

:58:17. > :58:20.don't think I ever been on one. Provisions now? I wouldn't say that,

:58:21. > :58:26.I don't fall off but I wouldn't call that proficient. Proficient enough.

:58:27. > :58:29.I've had a few scary moments but fencing is difficult. Presumably the

:58:30. > :58:34.whole point is you are supposed to look good doing it so that is the

:58:35. > :58:37.trick. Similarly to the moustache, for me, those are the kind of

:58:38. > :58:40.pathways, the doorways into the character because it gives you an

:58:41. > :58:44.angle of what that guy would have been going through, whatever that

:58:45. > :58:49.may be but if these are his hobbies, I need to embody them in some way.

:58:50. > :58:53.You realise you've been doing this? Wright you said that when you went

:58:54. > :58:59.to the clip, I think I am really morning that. We'll have a little

:59:00. > :59:04.ceremony later. I should grow an hour. It will suit you, it's very

:59:05. > :59:08.comforting. Trying to get Charlie to cover up his face? Know, that would

:59:09. > :59:08.be outrageous! Thank you for joining us.

:59:09. > :59:26.We should have asked you about your GCSEs. I did all right, -ish. I text

:59:27. > :59:33.my mate earlier this morning on my way here, and he said, they will ask

:59:34. > :59:44.about your GCSEs. I couldn't remember and I rang my mum. I got

:59:45. > :59:53.one A* and the rest were capital as. Think what you could have done with

:59:54. > :59:59.all A*s! Well... Thank you for sharing. It's impressive.

:00:00. > :00:02.Hundreds of thousands of students across England,

:00:03. > :00:05.Wales and Northern Ireland will be collecting their GCSE results today.

:00:06. > :00:08.But for pupils in England this year there's a big difference, harder

:00:09. > :00:12.Breakfast's Tim Muffett is with students at Ark Academy

:00:13. > :00:18.Lots of impressive results where you are. They have got the balloons out,

:00:19. > :00:23.celebration, anticipation and a whole range of emotions here in

:00:24. > :00:27.north London this morning. Around 150 students took GCSEs and are

:00:28. > :00:30.getting results today. We will be talking to some later. We also

:00:31. > :00:33.thought it would be interesting to catch up with three students from

:00:34. > :00:38.around the country to see how they have been faring with the pressure

:00:39. > :00:40.they may or may not have been under and this new GCSE system. And what's

:00:41. > :00:44.it like to be 16? I know I've tried my hardest,

:00:45. > :00:50.what ever results I get. I am quite nervous

:00:51. > :00:51.but I'm actually quite Shanice dreams of

:00:52. > :01:05.becoming an engineer. Her college is right next

:01:06. > :01:10.to Silverstone Racetrack. If she passes all her

:01:11. > :01:12.GCSEs, a highly-coveted It's at Aston Martin,

:01:13. > :01:19.doing product development, which would be within manufacturing,

:01:20. > :01:22.working on their cars. I thought at first that

:01:23. > :01:27.I wouldn't get through, because there are so many

:01:28. > :01:29.people my age that are more talented How much pressure do you feel

:01:30. > :01:33.under at the moment? Well, obviously, there

:01:34. > :01:35.is a lot of pressure because it is a big,

:01:36. > :01:38.like, change in life. You are just coming

:01:39. > :01:42.into the adult world. If I do fail anything,

:01:43. > :01:45.I would have to retake them. I've been involved since a young age

:01:46. > :01:58.and I have just always What do you hope to do

:01:59. > :02:03.when you get the results? I quite like the idea of doing

:02:04. > :02:05.a sports coaching apprenticeship, so I can do something

:02:06. > :02:08.I really like doing. But do A-levels give you a better

:02:09. > :02:11.prospect for the future? # As I wake up this

:02:12. > :02:19.bright morning...# I'm excited, nervous,

:02:20. > :02:23.but I just want to get the results so I can get into my sixth form

:02:24. > :02:26.and I can possibly pursue This trip to an indoor ski

:02:27. > :02:32.slope has been arranged by the Royal Society for Blind

:02:33. > :02:37.Children. Growing up with partial sight,

:02:38. > :02:40.it can be hard to come to terms Now I use it as a strength,

:02:41. > :02:46.but not a weakness. If I do get the grades, I'm hoping

:02:47. > :02:51.for five grades that are above a B, I will get my sixth form place

:02:52. > :02:54.and my needs will be catered for. What is the kind of best

:02:55. > :02:57.thing about being 16? You really get to learn

:02:58. > :03:01.a lot about the world. Being 16, there's so many

:03:02. > :03:05.options you can have. Mum and dad pay for things like food

:03:06. > :03:08.and TV and things like that. What's the worst

:03:09. > :03:24.thing about being 16? Best of luck to anyone receiving

:03:25. > :03:31.their results today. We have been in touch with Shanice and I'm delighted

:03:32. > :03:38.to say she got the grades needed for her apprenticeship. And Laurie got

:03:39. > :03:47.excellent results, several grades nine Naholo and other good grades.

:03:48. > :03:57.-- grades nines. And Yash is here this morning. I got Bs for most of

:03:58. > :04:03.my results. I have got the grades needed to get into the sixth form,

:04:04. > :04:06.which is the best place for me. Congratulations, thank you for

:04:07. > :04:24.sharing your story. How did you get on? I did well. I got five A*s. How

:04:25. > :04:31.did you do? I did quite well. How did you do? I can't really remember!

:04:32. > :04:35.I'm really happy with my results. I'm happy about what I got and

:04:36. > :04:40.worked hard for them. Congratulations. We can chat to the

:04:41. > :04:45.headteacher. Thanks for letting us in and sharing the results. How hard

:04:46. > :04:49.is it been with the new system of grading in English literature,

:04:50. > :04:53.language and maths? It's been a great challenge for all schools

:04:54. > :04:59.nationally because the exams in English and maths have increased in

:05:00. > :05:04.demand and rigour. There is no course work any more and an

:05:05. > :05:08.increased amount of external exams and we have the new grading system

:05:09. > :05:14.of 1-9. The teachers have worked incredibly hard. You have had some

:05:15. > :05:18.excellent results, thank you for letting us in and congratulations to

:05:19. > :05:22.all the students. More than half a million 16-year-olds getting their

:05:23. > :05:28.results today. We wish everyone of you the best of luck. STUDIO: And

:05:29. > :05:31.congratulations to all those out there, best of luck, and for those

:05:32. > :05:35.opening results, good or bad, it will be fine. Let's take a last

:05:36. > :07:10.I will be back with more from BBC you are.

:07:11. > :07:14.I will be back with more from BBC London news at around 1:30pm after

:07:15. > :07:21.West Midlands Ambulance Service has to respond in minutes to more

:07:22. > :07:23.than 3,000 emergency calls every day, from across

:07:24. > :07:26.a region covering more than 5,000 square miles.

:07:27. > :07:29.Its work is the focus of a new series of the BBC

:07:30. > :07:32.documentary, Ambulance, which starts tonight.

:07:33. > :07:35.We'll speak to two of the paramedics featured in the programme

:07:36. > :07:39.in a moment but first let's see them in action.

:07:40. > :07:46.Natalie and Nat are nearest to the maternity call.

:07:47. > :07:50.25-year-old female, 40 weeks pregnant, that's bleeding.

:07:51. > :07:53.It does say that the patient has got an urge

:07:54. > :07:57.If you can give us an early update, that would be great.

:07:58. > :08:00.We will let you know when we're there.

:08:01. > :08:12.I've not been to one on the road in four

:08:13. > :08:14.and a half years, I have never been to one.

:08:15. > :08:20.It's not good, though, with blood there.

:08:21. > :08:22.It's not good, if it's red, fresh blood.

:08:23. > :08:27.Has she got the placenta praemia, though or...

:08:28. > :08:37.I know, Nat, I know, but what is she bleeding for at 40

:08:38. > :08:47.OK, I'll stay on the line here with you.

:08:48. > :08:53.Paramedics Natalie Calow and Natalie Greaves join us now.

:08:54. > :08:57.Anyone watching that little moment from the drama will be compelled

:08:58. > :09:03.straightaway to know what happens next. You're called to what is

:09:04. > :09:07.clearly... Every time you get called out its an emergency, but give us a

:09:08. > :09:13.sense of what's happening there and what you knew as you stepped into

:09:14. > :09:17.house? All we knew is that we had a 29-year-old female in advanced

:09:18. > :09:21.labour and bleeding. That's all we had, and she had the urge to push.

:09:22. > :09:27.That's all the information we had when we arrived at the property.

:09:28. > :09:31.Wow, and you seem so composed. You are smiling now. It's amazing what

:09:32. > :09:36.you do, and there will be upfront about that. When you watch this, you

:09:37. > :09:40.are so in awe of what you do and how calm you are when you go into those

:09:41. > :09:45.circumstances and not knowing what you're stepping into. Yes, but you

:09:46. > :09:49.need to understand we undertake an awful lot of training for these

:09:50. > :09:53.situations. Whilst we don't know what we are going into, any

:09:54. > :10:00.situation, when we do go in and we have the training to back up with

:10:01. > :10:03.and treat the patient accordingly. We are going to show another clip,

:10:04. > :10:05.because it's fascinating what you do.

:10:06. > :10:09.Let's take a look at this clip where you have to make a decision

:10:10. > :10:12.whether to move a woman in advanced labour or deliver the baby at home,

:10:13. > :10:13.knowing she's already had a stillbirth.

:10:14. > :10:20.She will obviously be very distressed.

:10:21. > :10:27.Take it off the gas, off the gas, off the gas.

:10:28. > :10:32.It has been 16 minutes since Natalie and Nat decided it would not

:10:33. > :10:34.be safe to transfer their patient to hospital.

:10:35. > :10:37.And they'd have to deliver the baby themselves.

:10:38. > :10:48.We should say there is a happy ending. We hate to ruin things for

:10:49. > :10:52.viewers, but there was a happy ending there. But you are dealing

:10:53. > :10:56.with a lot of people who are very distressed a lot of the time. Half

:10:57. > :11:01.the job, as well as the medical knowledge, is knowing how to connect

:11:02. > :11:06.with people. It is, and also family members. Not only the patient, but

:11:07. > :11:09.we had the husband who was very distressed, that was his wife and

:11:10. > :11:14.his unborn baby. We have to do manage the whole family and the

:11:15. > :11:20.whole situation while we are on the scene. How do you decide who takes

:11:21. > :11:24.what role? The person that striving, they are the one that takes a step

:11:25. > :11:30.back. The person in attendance, that's usually how it goes. When we

:11:31. > :11:37.went to that job, it was her job so she takes the lead. And you don't

:11:38. > :11:41.always work together? We don't. One of the things that emerges across

:11:42. > :11:45.the documentary is the situations you put yourself into. Often it can

:11:46. > :11:50.be accidents, but sometimes they are dangerous situations in terms of the

:11:51. > :11:54.atmosphere. There are a couple of scenes, possibly involving you and

:11:55. > :11:57.your colleagues, you know there has been a fight, Saturday night, and

:11:58. > :12:03.they are often ongoing as you are called to a situation. How do you

:12:04. > :12:07.deal with that on top of the emergency you are dealing with? You

:12:08. > :12:12.have to think about other things simultaneously. We do. We have to

:12:13. > :12:17.consider our danger and safety when we arrive on the scene. Safety is

:12:18. > :12:22.priority. When we get to a scene we have an emergency button on the

:12:23. > :12:28.radio. If the scene is very tense then we can call for police back-up.

:12:29. > :12:31.In a fight or violent situation, police are very often sent along

:12:32. > :12:36.with us to try to help control the situation. The hostility against the

:12:37. > :12:44.emergency services, you could rationalise it with police because

:12:45. > :12:47.they are often called to stop disturbances, but against

:12:48. > :12:51.firefighters and ambulance workers... I don't think I will ever

:12:52. > :12:55.understand it. I don't know why people do it, if they are in the

:12:56. > :12:59.heat of the moment and there in motions are running high, or if they

:13:00. > :13:03.are intoxicated. I don't know. I will never understand it. We are

:13:04. > :13:08.there to help somebody. The police are there to control the situation

:13:09. > :13:16.but we are there to help a patient or patients. I will never understand

:13:17. > :13:20.why we get that. You have a lovely calming influence, you both have. Is

:13:21. > :13:30.that one of the things you need? You do need to be calm. You have to stay

:13:31. > :13:31.calm at every scene. Full of respect for you. And some great stories as

:13:32. > :13:32.well. 'Ambulance' starts on BBC One

:13:33. > :13:34.tonight at nine o'clock. We'll be back tomorrow

:13:35. > :13:38.morning from six o'clock.