0:00:05 > 0:00:11Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Gunfire and explosions on the streets of Zimbabwe,
0:00:13 > 0:00:17but the military deny they have staged a coup.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Soldiers have taken over the state television building,
0:00:20 > 0:00:25and in a broadcast, they said President Robert Mugabe is safe.
0:00:39 > 0:00:43Good morning, it is Wednesday 15 November.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Also this morning: Boris Johnson is to meet the husband of a British
0:00:46 > 0:00:49woman being held in an Iranian jail, after the Foreign Secretary
0:00:49 > 0:00:54was accused of making her situation worse.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57A warning that millions of lives in Yemen are at risk,
0:00:57 > 0:01:06as the United Nations says the situation is getting worse.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12Good morning. Can the latest technology help us get more out of
0:01:12 > 0:01:14our workers and businesses? Productivity problems are a big
0:01:14 > 0:01:19issue for the Chancellor in next week's budget, so I am at this trade
0:01:19 > 0:01:23fair show of innovation this morning to see if I can find any solutions.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25In sport: Delight for Denmark, but despair for the Republic
0:01:25 > 0:01:28of Ireland, beaten in their World Cup qualifying playoff.
0:01:28 > 0:01:31And Carol has the weather.
0:01:31 > 0:01:36A very good morning.Good morning. It is a fairly cloudy start across
0:01:36 > 0:01:40England, Wales and Northern Ireland. We have also got some patchy mist
0:01:40 > 0:01:44and fog and some rain and drizzle. The brightest skies today are going
0:01:44 > 0:01:48to be across Scotland. I will have more in 15 minutes.
0:01:48 > 0:01:49Good morning.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52First, our main story: Soldiers in Zimbabwe have broadcast a message
0:01:52 > 0:01:53on state-run television, after shooting and explosions
0:01:53 > 0:01:55were heard in the capital, Harare.
0:01:55 > 0:01:58Military officers have denied the move amounted to a coup,
0:01:58 > 0:02:00and say President Mugabe and his family are safe.
0:02:00 > 0:02:05Our correspondent Jon Donnison has more.
0:02:05 > 0:02:11Could Zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup? An increase in military
0:02:11 > 0:02:14vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts of the capital yesterday
0:02:14 > 0:02:19of first raised alarm. Overnight, soldiers took control of the
0:02:19 > 0:02:23country's state roared caster. But, in a televised address, the military
0:02:23 > 0:02:29denied a coup was taking place, insisting President Mugabe was safe.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes
0:02:33 > 0:02:38that are causing social and economic suffering in the country, in order
0:02:38 > 0:02:43to bring them to justice.But it came just days after the head of the
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Armed Forces had threatened to take action over the sacking of a senior
0:02:47 > 0:02:52politician.We must demand those behind the current treacherous
0:02:52 > 0:03:00shenanigans that, when it comes to matters of protecting our country,
0:03:00 > 0:03:05the military will step in.The general was referring to President
0:03:05 > 0:03:10Mugabe's sacking of his number two, Vice President Emmerson Mnangagwa.
0:03:10 > 0:03:15Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move by
0:03:15 > 0:03:19President Mugabe to hand power to his wife, Grace. But on the streets
0:03:19 > 0:03:24of Harare, some welcomed the possible intervention by the
0:03:24 > 0:03:29military to block such a move.What is needed right now is to remove
0:03:29 > 0:03:35this Mugabe family in power.If there is this implosion, the
0:03:35 > 0:03:41implosion is good for the citizens of Zimbabwe.At 93, Robert Mugabe is
0:03:41 > 0:03:46the world's oldest head of state, in power since 1980. His political
0:03:46 > 0:03:49downfall has been predicted many times before, and he is still
0:03:49 > 0:03:52standing. The question: for how long?
0:03:52 > 0:03:55Our reporter Shingai Nyoka is in the Zimbabwean capital,
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Harare.
0:03:59 > 0:04:04Thank you very much for joining us. What is the latest situation where
0:04:04 > 0:04:09you are?Well, the latest situation is that the capital appears to have
0:04:09 > 0:04:16returned to normal. It is quieter than usual, but there is no sense of
0:04:16 > 0:04:20panic or fear among the people who have left their homes, that are
0:04:20 > 0:04:25going to work, or whose children are going to school. Now, the military
0:04:25 > 0:04:30took power under the cover of nights, and there was gunfire and
0:04:30 > 0:04:33there was an explosion, especially near the state broadcaster. Also
0:04:33 > 0:04:38near where President Mugabe lives. It is not clear how many people
0:04:38 > 0:04:44died, and as you mentioned, in a TV broadcast by the military at 4am
0:04:44 > 0:04:48local time this morning, they said that this was not a coup and that
0:04:48 > 0:04:51President Mugabe and his family are safe, and that he remains the head
0:04:51 > 0:04:56of state. They say that normalcy will... That it will return to
0:04:56 > 0:05:00normal when the mission is accomplished. We understand that
0:05:00 > 0:05:03several senior politicians were arrested overnight, and there are
0:05:03 > 0:05:09still reports that the airport has tight security, soldiers and tanks
0:05:09 > 0:05:15are -- that were camped at major intersections appear to have
0:05:15 > 0:05:16retreated.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19The charity Save the Children warns 130 children are dying every day
0:05:19 > 0:05:21in Yemen because of malnutrition and disease.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24The UN has described the situation as the world's
0:05:24 > 0:05:25worst humanitarian crisis.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two-year conflict
0:05:28 > 0:05:33between Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, and a Saudi-led coalition.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36And we will get the latest on the situation in Yemen
0:05:36 > 0:05:40when we talk to Save the Children after 6:30am.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss efforts by the UK Government
0:05:45 > 0:05:49to secure the release of his wife, who is in prison in Iran.
0:05:49 > 0:05:51Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
0:05:51 > 0:05:53Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country,
0:05:53 > 0:05:56a comment her family fear could result in another five years
0:05:56 > 0:05:58on her sentence.
0:05:58 > 0:06:00Our political correspondent Iain Watson is in Westminster
0:06:00 > 0:06:06for us this morning.
0:06:06 > 0:06:11Good morning to you. What exactly do we think Boris Johnson will be able
0:06:11 > 0:06:16to do here?He has already done the first thing, I think, as you have
0:06:16 > 0:06:19suggested, he said to a committee of MPs that he thought that Nazanin
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Zaghari-Ratcliffe was training journalist is when she was in Iran.
0:06:22 > 0:06:27Earlier this week, in the Commons, under some pressure, he made it very
0:06:27 > 0:06:30clear that he was wrong to say that. The government's edition is very
0:06:30 > 0:06:34clear that she was on holiday at the time. When Richard Ratcliffe meets
0:06:34 > 0:06:38the Foreign Secretary today he will be pushing or as Johnson to extend
0:06:38 > 0:06:42what is called diplomatic protection to his wife. That is not diplomatic
0:06:42 > 0:06:47immunity, it doesn't let her off any political charges, but it escalates
0:06:47 > 0:06:51the dispute with to a formal international legal dispute, and he
0:06:51 > 0:06:55is hoping that would put some pressure on the Arabian regime.
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Downing Street have indicated that that is an option, but what they
0:06:59 > 0:07:04want to make sure is that what they are doing would actually help
0:07:04 > 0:07:11matters Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and not affect her case -- Iranian. And the
0:07:11 > 0:07:15other thing that Richard Ratcliffe will want to do is a company Boris
0:07:15 > 0:07:17Johnson on a visit to Iran later this year.
0:07:17 > 0:07:20The Government has defeated several amendments by MPs on the first day
0:07:20 > 0:07:22of debate of its key Brexit legislation.
0:07:22 > 0:07:25However, some Tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition
0:07:25 > 0:07:27parties to demand further changes, as the EU withdrawal bill
0:07:27 > 0:07:29continues its passage through the Commons.
0:07:29 > 0:07:35Our political correspondent Leila Nathoo reports.
0:07:35 > 0:07:39Now is the chance for Parliament to have its say over what kind of
0:07:39 > 0:07:45Brexit we get, a key piece of the government's Brexit legislation has
0:07:45 > 0:07:49returned to the Commons, and MPs are trying to tinker with it to
0:07:49 > 0:07:54influence ministers' approach. European Union withdraw bill.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Yesterday MPs began considering some of the proposed changes. The
0:07:58 > 0:08:01government saw off exposed challenges but the debate exposed
0:08:01 > 0:08:05divisions on the Tory backbenchers, with some Tory MPs minded to rebel.
0:08:05 > 0:08:09Everybody has got more and more brittle, more and more unwilling to
0:08:09 > 0:08:13listen, more and more persuaded that every suggestion that has been made
0:08:13 > 0:08:17is in some way a form of treason. This morning, they have been
0:08:17 > 0:08:23labelled by one newspaper as the Brexit mutineers. A number of them
0:08:23 > 0:08:26are siding with Labour to oppose the government's plan to write the
0:08:26 > 0:08:31Brexit date into law, concerned that raises the chance of Britain
0:08:31 > 0:08:35crashing out of the EU without a deal.If negotiations go to the
0:08:35 > 0:08:40wire, both we and the EU 27 might recognise the need for an extra
0:08:40 > 0:08:46week.We are going to go through the process of making sure, as a
0:08:46 > 0:08:49responsible government, that our country is ready to leave the
0:08:49 > 0:08:57European Union without a deal, if that proves necessary.Brexiteers,
0:08:57 > 0:09:01though, see this as the chance to finally take back control.Millions
0:09:01 > 0:09:06of people who died in those world wars died for a reason. It was to do
0:09:06 > 0:09:13with sustaining the freedom and democracy of this house.The ayes to
0:09:13 > 0:09:17the right, 318...There will be further votes down the line. With
0:09:17 > 0:09:20tensions running high, the government's authority is sure to be
0:09:20 > 0:09:21tested.
0:09:21 > 0:09:24The UK's highest court will decide later whether Scotland can finally
0:09:24 > 0:09:26enforce its policy of a minimum pricing for alcohol.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five
0:09:29 > 0:09:31years ago, but has been tied up in court challenges,
0:09:31 > 0:09:33amid claims it breaches European law.
0:09:33 > 0:09:36Ministers say a 50p-per-unit minimum would help tackle what they called
0:09:36 > 0:09:37Scotland's unhealthy relationship with drink.
0:09:37 > 0:09:46James Shaw reports.
0:09:46 > 0:09:51It was five years ago that the Scottish Parliament voted in favour
0:09:51 > 0:09:57of a minimum price per unit of alcohol. Since then, it has been
0:09:57 > 0:10:00opposed every step of the way by the Scotch Whisky Association, which
0:10:00 > 0:10:07represents producers, including big multinationals. It argues that the
0:10:07 > 0:10:10law is anti-competitive, because it would restrict free trade within the
0:10:10 > 0:10:14European Union. Supporters of minimum pricing say it has the
0:10:14 > 0:10:19potential to seriously reduced the harm done by misuse of alcohol. The
0:10:19 > 0:10:22main aim of the policy is to increase the price of the cheapest
0:10:22 > 0:10:28alcoholic drinks, to reduce their consumption. A two litre bottle of
0:10:28 > 0:10:32dry cider would cost at least £4.20, but it would also mean the normal
0:10:32 > 0:10:37strength bottle of wine would be no less than about £4.70, and a bottle
0:10:37 > 0:10:42of whiskey at least £14.The researchers who have done all the
0:10:42 > 0:10:49modelling show that a moderate drinker would pay an extra £2.25 per
0:10:49 > 0:10:54year under a minimum unit pricing. That seems a very small price to pay
0:10:54 > 0:11:00for massive health benefits, the saving of 60 lives a year. I think
0:11:00 > 0:11:04probably most moderate drinkers would be happy with that.This
0:11:04 > 0:11:09decision doesn't just a matter in Scotland. Wales is also planning a
0:11:09 > 0:11:13minimum price per alcohol, and pressure is mounting in England, as
0:11:13 > 0:11:14well.
0:11:14 > 0:11:18The family of the British explorer Benedict Allen says he has gone
0:11:18 > 0:11:20missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea.
0:11:20 > 0:11:23His wife says he missed his flights home, and that she hasn't heard
0:11:23 > 0:11:25from him for three weeks.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27Mr Allen, who has made numerous series for the BBC,
0:11:27 > 0:11:30had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe
0:11:30 > 0:11:40for a documentary.
0:11:40 > 0:11:44You might remember yesterday we were talking about that whopping great
0:11:44 > 0:11:46diamond.
0:11:46 > 0:11:49A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever offered
0:11:49 > 0:11:52at auction has been sold for more than £25 million in Geneva.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58has been described as the most beautiful diamond in the world.
0:11:58 > 0:12:00The finished necklace, which is made from white gold,
0:12:00 > 0:12:03emeralds, and even more diamonds, took more than 1,700 hours to make.
0:12:03 > 0:12:12The buyer's identity hasn't been revealed.
0:12:12 > 0:12:18I expect if you were wearing it, it is quite obvious.Maybe they are
0:12:18 > 0:12:21planning a surprise for their partner.What did you do at work
0:12:21 > 0:12:27today?Got you this.That would go down quite well until you discover
0:12:27 > 0:12:33that was 25 million quid. If you have it knocking around... Good
0:12:33 > 0:12:41morning. Did anyone notice Roy Keane's body language last night,
0:12:41 > 0:12:47watching the Republic of Ireland? Frustrated, angry?All of the above.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49They started well.It is so disappointing for them.
0:12:49 > 0:12:52In the sports news this morning: Ireland's World Cup dreams
0:12:52 > 0:12:54are shattered, as dreadful defending and a hat-trick
0:12:54 > 0:12:57from Christian Eriksen sees them demolished by Denmark in Dublin.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00Martin O'Neill's side had scored first, but were beaten 5-1
0:13:00 > 0:13:01on the night.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03No such drama at Wembley, as England's youngsters played out
0:13:03 > 0:13:10a second consecutive 0-0 draw, this time against Brazil.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13Wales also blooded their youngsters, in what could be Chris Coleman's
0:13:13 > 0:13:14final game in charge.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16Tom Lawrence's goal was the highlight,
0:13:16 > 0:13:25although they conceded a late goal to draw with Panama.
0:13:25 > 0:13:28And Roger Federer cruises into the semi-finals of the ATP
0:13:28 > 0:13:37World Tour Finals in London, beating a battling Alexander Zverev.
0:13:37 > 0:13:42Well held, Sally.I wasn't going to tell anyone.It is the silent
0:13:42 > 0:13:48sneeze!It was happening during the sport.You control it over the
0:13:48 > 0:13:54years, you can just sneeze and no noise.Like a cat, have you ever
0:13:54 > 0:13:59seen a cat sneeze? It is the same thing.What a lovely description.
0:13:59 > 0:14:05You do sneeze like a cat, in the nicest possible way!I think it is a
0:14:05 > 0:14:09skill I have developed over many years. Carroll, very good morning.
0:14:09 > 0:14:14Lovely to see you.Lovely to see you as well, good morning, everyone.
0:14:14 > 0:14:15Lovely to see you.Lovely to see you as well, good morning, everyone. We
0:14:15 > 0:14:19have some mist and fog around, but later on it will brighten up. The
0:14:19 > 0:14:22exception to that is if you are across Scotland, northern England
0:14:22 > 0:14:26and parts of Northern Ireland, where it will be a bright start from the
0:14:26 > 0:14:30word go. We have some clearer skies so it is nippy here. A lot of cloud
0:14:30 > 0:14:38through the south-east, through the Midlands, heading down across the
0:14:38 > 0:14:41south of England, some patchy rain, so mist and fog, and the same across
0:14:41 > 0:14:44southern counties of England generally. Channel Islands off to a
0:14:44 > 0:14:48largely dry and bright start and as we push into the south-west is
0:14:48 > 0:14:51murkier for you. Again, a fair bit of cloud around, some misty
0:14:51 > 0:14:54conditions, some dampness, drizzle and hill fog as well. Wednesday, a
0:14:54 > 0:14:57similar story, not as cold. 10 degrees in Aberystwyth. For Northern
0:14:57 > 0:15:00Ireland, some fog for you as well, the cloud continuing to break later
0:15:00 > 0:15:04on. In the North of Scotland, clear skies already. Here it is chilly,
0:15:04 > 0:15:09some showers in the north, and the same in Scotland and the far north
0:15:09 > 0:15:12of northern England. A chilly start it will be a bright one and there
0:15:12 > 0:15:16will be some sunshine as we go through the course of the day. So,
0:15:16 > 0:15:20speaking of through the course of the day, the mist and fog will
0:15:20 > 0:15:24slowly lift but we will hang on to the greyer skies across parts of
0:15:24 > 0:15:26Lincolnshire, the Midlands and East Anglia, for example, through the
0:15:26 > 0:15:30day. Out into the west, some brighter skies coming in but by the
0:15:30 > 0:15:33end of the day, some rain showing its hand across the north-west of
0:15:33 > 0:15:37Scotland, and here as well the wind will strengthen, not just across the
0:15:37 > 0:15:39north-west but the northern mainland and the Outer Hebrides. That
0:15:39 > 0:15:45continues through the course of the night. Through the course of the
0:15:45 > 0:15:48night, the weather front producing that rain continues to sink steadily
0:15:48 > 0:15:51south eastwards. Ahead of it, some dampness in the air. There will also
0:15:51 > 0:15:55be a fair bit of cloud and one or two clear spells. Temperatures
0:15:55 > 0:15:58holding on in Wales and south-west England at ten or 11, but clearer
0:15:58 > 0:16:02conditions following on behind this weather front, which is a cold
0:16:02 > 0:16:05front. By tomorrow it will continue its descent across the country,
0:16:05 > 0:16:09bringing heavy rain across Cumbria and south-west Scotland, for
0:16:09 > 0:16:12example, but as it pushes down towards the south-east to rain and
0:16:12 > 0:16:17it will be lighter. On either side of it we have some sunshine.
0:16:17 > 0:16:20Brighter skies in the south tomorrow compared with today. Noting the
0:16:20 > 0:16:24temperatures, seven to ten in the north, milder conditions further
0:16:24 > 0:16:29south, at 13 or 14. As we head on into Friday we have another band of
0:16:29 > 0:16:33wet and windy weather across the far north of Scotland. The rest of the
0:16:33 > 0:16:37UK there will be some cloud around, it will be bright, and there will be
0:16:37 > 0:16:42some sunshine in the south. We are hanging onto a bit of cloud and have
0:16:42 > 0:16:45done for a couple of days. Temperatures are going down, though.
0:16:45 > 0:16:48Seven or eight will be familiar territory in the north but they are
0:16:48 > 0:16:52spreading further south as we head into Friday. And then, for Saturday,
0:16:52 > 0:16:55there will be some sunny spells. There will also be some showers
0:16:55 > 0:17:09around, and it will feel a bit the nippy side, with a chilly wind.
0:17:09 > 0:17:13Sunday's forecast at the moment is a little bit uncertain in terms of
0:17:13 > 0:17:17timing, but it looks as if some of us at least will see some rain.
0:17:17 > 0:17:19You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:17:19 > 0:17:20The main stories this morning:
0:17:20 > 0:17:23Soldiers have taken over the state broadcaster in Zimbabwe
0:17:23 > 0:17:26but the military insists it is not a coup and that
0:17:26 > 0:17:27President Mugabe is safe.
0:17:27 > 0:17:29The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, is to hold his first
0:17:29 > 0:17:32face-to-face meeting today with the husband of a British woman
0:17:32 > 0:17:33being held in an Iranian jail.
0:17:39 > 0:17:46Shall we have a look at the papers? Lest a comparison. Brexit mutineers
0:17:46 > 0:17:50is how the Daily Telegraph have written it up. They have done
0:17:50 > 0:17:59this... It's a gallery, they have written it up as if it were a
0:17:59 > 0:18:06rogues' gallery. I was going to compare it to another gallery, which
0:18:06 > 0:18:12is the Daily Mirror, I'm A Celebrities starting shortly, lots
0:18:12 > 0:18:17of the papers talking about that already.I played a crucial role in
0:18:17 > 0:18:23that in handing it to you. Half of pensioners are taking at least five
0:18:23 > 0:18:28drugs a day. We mentioned this story in our headlines, TV explorer
0:18:28 > 0:18:32vanishes searching for lost tribe of headhunters, Benedict Allen, he
0:18:32 > 0:18:39missed his flight home. A few more details on that later on. Let's have
0:18:39 > 0:18:46a look at this one.The front page of the Times. I don't know if you
0:18:46 > 0:18:51saw this yesterday but Mo Farah is now Sir Mo, he had his moment
0:18:51 > 0:18:55yesterday and received his knighthood from the Queen. Of Lee
0:18:55 > 0:19:07pictures, maybe we will see them later. -- lovely pictures.I haven't
0:19:07 > 0:19:12even spoken yet!On this other story, Theresa May was talking about
0:19:12 > 0:19:16this, Russian Twitter accounts posted almost 45,000 messages about
0:19:16 > 0:19:23Brexit in the 48 hours in the run-up to the referendum in a co-ordinated
0:19:23 > 0:19:27attempt to sow discord.Remember the Westminster Bridge attack and the
0:19:27 > 0:19:32picture of the Muslim woman on her phone?I remember that.That was
0:19:32 > 0:19:39from a Russian bot as well.They took the photo and they said that
0:19:39 > 0:19:42she was ignoring people but that wasn't the case at all.It wasn't
0:19:42 > 0:19:50even a proper user.Sally is interested! The back page of the
0:19:50 > 0:19:54Daily Express, lots of talk about Ireland in the papers, this is what
0:19:54 > 0:20:00the Express have gone with. Inside they go into more detail, basically
0:20:00 > 0:20:05saying they should start practising the penalties now. A couple of 0-0
0:20:05 > 0:20:13draws. Against Germany and Brazil. You are more optimistic.If you draw
0:20:13 > 0:20:17those games... That is a point in a World Cup group.You don't draw your
0:20:17 > 0:20:23way to a World Cup final, do you?Do you?You can scab your way through
0:20:23 > 0:20:28and win on a penalty shootout! Really quickly, this is after Sergio
0:20:28 > 0:20:32Aguero, there was a scare last night, he fainted in the dressing
0:20:32 > 0:20:35room at half-time when Argentina played their friendly against
0:20:35 > 0:20:39Nigeria. He's OK but he had a disease there, expelling the
0:20:39 > 0:20:44dressing room and had a full checkup at hospital -- disease fell in the
0:20:44 > 0:20:50dressing room.Radio 4 listeners starting an angry conversation about
0:20:50 > 0:20:56words. -- disease spell. John Humphrys blaming bumbling academics.
0:20:56 > 0:21:02Who is at fault? Radio 4 listeners are very upset.People starting a
0:21:02 > 0:21:07sentence with soap. Win you interview somebody who is in the
0:21:07 > 0:21:17world of PR -- with so -- win you interview. They could -- when you
0:21:17 > 0:21:22interview. I have one story for you as well. It is in the Daily Mirror,
0:21:22 > 0:21:28searching for my lost sweetheart. A gentleman called Peter, he has put
0:21:28 > 0:21:32up this sign because in his teenage years and in his 20s, he fell in
0:21:32 > 0:21:38love with this girl from Saint Georges Park. This is in Lytham
0:21:38 > 0:21:45Saint Anne is.She might be out there.He went away and got married
0:21:45 > 0:21:51to someone else, didn't work out, and he put this sign up because he
0:21:51 > 0:21:54wants to redefine his childhood sweetheart. The slight issue is he
0:21:54 > 0:22:00can't remember her name. -- find again.Thinks it might be Sarah. Is
0:22:00 > 0:22:06called Peter and this is his picture. Mystery Sarah, if you are
0:22:06 > 0:22:12out there, he is looking for a girl -- he's called Peter. She might be
0:22:12 > 0:22:16called Sarah. He said he would love to reignite their relationship and
0:22:16 > 0:22:20he wants to look after her in her old age. If anyone thinks that they
0:22:20 > 0:22:25might want to be looked after by Pete, let him know, searching for
0:22:25 > 0:22:31his lost sweetheart.The romance! It's the main thing. Sometimes over
0:22:31 > 0:22:34the years you forget crucial details!Thanks very much, Sally,
0:22:34 > 0:22:37see you later.
0:22:37 > 0:22:43To purchase a new home in England, people can expect to pay on average
0:22:43 > 0:22:46more than 7.5 times their annual earnings.
0:22:46 > 0:22:49According to the government, hundreds of thousands of affordable
0:22:49 > 0:22:52homes need to be built each year in order to meet demand,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54that's a rate not seen since the 1960s.
0:22:54 > 0:22:57In an effort to help solve the housing crisis,
0:22:57 > 0:23:00some cities are attempting to breath new life into old homes
0:23:00 > 0:23:02by selling them off for just £1.
0:23:02 > 0:23:07Frankie McCamley has been to Stoke-on-Trent to find out more.
0:23:07 > 0:23:13A normal street in Stoke-on-Trent with a very unusual way of solving
0:23:13 > 0:23:18the housing crisis. Thanks to a project by the local council, it
0:23:18 > 0:23:24costs just £1 to get a key to one of these front doors.What did you have
0:23:24 > 0:23:29to do here?In here it was the same again, had to get all the
0:23:29 > 0:23:33flooring...Gavin took up the offer and bought his first home after the
0:23:33 > 0:23:38council spent £35,000 partially renovating it, he had to do the
0:23:38 > 0:23:42rest.It was a shock when you came in first because it was plastered
0:23:42 > 0:23:46everywhere and I had to get friends and family to come in and help.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50Putting in all the flooring, all the lights, appliances, furniture, that
0:23:50 > 0:23:54kind of thing. He has to pay the money the council spent back but
0:23:54 > 0:24:00says he would never have been able to afford the property by himself. A
0:24:00 > 0:24:04lot of friends were quite jealous because they bought houses in a more
0:24:04 > 0:24:07traditional way, it's taken a lot longer and a lot more expensive to
0:24:07 > 0:24:12get something of the same calibre. OK, this is one of the properties
0:24:12 > 0:24:15for the new scheme... After the success of the first
0:24:15 > 0:24:18round, Stoke-on-Trent City Council is launching the scheme again,
0:24:18 > 0:24:23offering up to 25 homes in the same area.We want to help this
0:24:23 > 0:24:27community, we want to improve the area. The other thing is the City
0:24:27 > 0:24:32Council have got real commitment to improving housing, areas where there
0:24:32 > 0:24:37is high private rented top, properties.Anyone that want to take
0:24:37 > 0:24:41part in the second phase of the scheme there's going to be a very
0:24:41 > 0:24:45strict selection process. People need to either live, work or have a
0:24:45 > 0:24:49very strong connection to the city, earn a certain amount of money and
0:24:49 > 0:24:53they must not own a property already. The scheme is one of many
0:24:53 > 0:24:57across the country trying to tackle the UK's affordable housing
0:24:57 > 0:25:02shortage. But how much of a difference would it really make?
0:25:02 > 0:25:06Schemes of this kind are really interesting because they show how
0:25:06 > 0:25:09the problems differ so much around the country and the we need
0:25:09 > 0:25:13different solutions for them. We do have a massive problem on our hands
0:25:13 > 0:25:18that's been years in the making and it'll take us years to get out of it
0:25:18 > 0:25:23as well. We need around 250,000 new homes a year to meet need.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27In the last year, 40,000 more affordable homes were made available
0:25:27 > 0:25:31in England and the year before but the government still has a long way
0:25:31 > 0:25:38to go to meet its overall target of 1 million houses by 2020. So while a
0:25:38 > 0:25:42scheme like this one won't solve the problem alone, it's a creative part
0:25:42 > 0:25:49of the puzzle. Frankie McCamley, BBC News, in Stoke-on-Trent.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51You're watching Breakfast.
0:25:51 > 0:25:52Still to come this morning:
0:25:52 > 0:25:55Improving productivity is a key priority ahead of Brexit.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58We've sent Sean to Liverpool to find out what's being done
0:25:58 > 0:26:00to help British businesses work harder, faster and smarter.
0:26:00 > 0:26:07Good morning.Good morning. I'm mainly hanging out with very
0:26:07 > 0:26:14hypnotic robots or cobots, they are robots that can work alongside
0:26:14 > 0:26:18people in factory floors and offices and they will be teaching me how to
0:26:18 > 0:26:22do something later. All morning we are looking at how businesses and
0:26:22 > 0:26:26workers can get more out of each other are effectively, not just with
0:26:26 > 0:26:30equipment like robots, people are using VR a lot more now, we seem
0:26:30 > 0:26:36much more of that lately. Also go to the factory floor, still lots to be
0:26:36 > 0:26:40done to improve productivity. This machine automatically checks every
0:26:40 > 0:26:44single label and bottle in a very different way to the past. During
0:26:44 > 0:26:48the morning we will see how much this kind of stuff can help the
0:26:48 > 0:26:53productivity problem we have in the UK. It's a big issue. It should help
0:26:53 > 0:30:13improve living standards. I'll find out if it
0:30:13 > 0:30:14in half an hour.
0:30:14 > 0:30:16Now, though, it's back to Louise and Dan.
0:30:16 > 0:30:16Bye for now.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:30:24 > 0:30:29It is 6:30am.
0:30:29 > 0:30:33We will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38But also on Breakfast:
0:30:38 > 0:30:43It is Saturday morning, and I am just so uncomfortable. I am feeling
0:30:43 > 0:30:48sick and I am starting to feel a bit emotional, as well. Just a bit sad
0:30:48 > 0:30:48today.
0:30:48 > 0:30:51After spending £50,000 on seven rounds of IVF, CNN newsreader
0:30:51 > 0:30:54Hannah Vaughan Jones is waiting to find out if her latest
0:30:54 > 0:30:55treatment has worked.
0:30:55 > 0:30:58She will be here as we discuss why IVF continues to fail
0:30:58 > 0:31:01in 70% of cases.
0:31:01 > 0:31:05All these species are endangered, but could they be saved by the most
0:31:05 > 0:31:09ambitious conservation programme ever carried out in England?
0:31:09 > 0:31:14We will be speaking to one of the people behind the project.
0:31:14 > 0:31:25With every step forward, there are always a few... Still trying to
0:31:25 > 0:31:26catch up.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30And from conservation to evolution.
0:31:30 > 0:31:34We travel back in time to Early Man, to find out about the latest
0:31:34 > 0:31:39offering from the makers of Wallace & Gromit.
0:31:39 > 0:31:42The military in Zimbabwe has denied it is attempting to overthrow
0:31:42 > 0:31:43President Robert Mugabe, despite taking over
0:31:43 > 0:31:44the state broadcaster.
0:31:44 > 0:31:46Soldiers have broadcast a message on television,
0:31:46 > 0:31:49after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital,
0:31:49 > 0:31:49Harare.
0:31:49 > 0:31:51Tensions have been growing between the military
0:31:51 > 0:32:07and the President, who is 93, over who will succeed him.
0:32:07 > 0:32:15His Excellency, the president of the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Commander
0:32:15 > 0:32:22in Chief of the defence forces, and his family, are safe and sound, and
0:32:22 > 0:32:24their security is guaranteed.
0:32:24 > 0:32:26The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
0:32:26 > 0:32:28Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss Iran's continued imprisonment
0:32:28 > 0:32:29of his wife.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
0:32:31 > 0:32:33Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists
0:32:33 > 0:32:36when she was arrested in Tehran in April of last year.
0:32:36 > 0:32:39Her family says the comments could result in another five years
0:32:39 > 0:32:40added to her jail term.
0:32:40 > 0:32:42The meeting will focus on the UK Government's efforts
0:32:42 > 0:32:53to secure her release on humanitarian grounds.
0:32:53 > 0:32:57The Government has defeated several amendments by MPs on the first day
0:32:57 > 0:32:59of debate of its key Brexit legislation.
0:32:59 > 0:33:01However, some Tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition
0:33:01 > 0:33:04parties to demand further changes, as the EU withdrawal bill
0:33:04 > 0:33:06continues its passage through the Commons.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08More contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks,
0:33:08 > 0:33:10relating to ministerial powers, and enshrining the date
0:33:10 > 0:33:21for Brexit in law.
0:33:21 > 0:33:23Australians have overwhelmingly backed legalising same-sex marriage,
0:33:23 > 0:33:24in an historic poll.
0:33:24 > 0:33:27People took to the streets to celebrate the result,
0:33:27 > 0:33:30after more than 60% voted in favour of allowing same-sex couples to wed.
0:33:30 > 0:33:33More than 12.7 million people took part in the non-binding referendum.
0:33:33 > 0:33:41The government says it will aim to change the law before Christmas.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44The family of the British explorer Benedict Allen say he has gone
0:33:44 > 0:33:47missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea.
0:33:47 > 0:33:50His wife says he missed his flight home, and hasn't been heard
0:33:50 > 0:33:51from in three weeks.
0:33:51 > 0:33:54Mr Allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the BBC,
0:33:54 > 0:33:56had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe
0:33:56 > 0:34:06for a new programme.
0:34:06 > 0:34:11Sally is looking at all the sport for us this morning, and one of
0:34:11 > 0:34:14those mornings for Republic of Ireland fans. Their dreams to scroat
0:34:14 > 0:34:20Mac destroyed by Denmark. -- their dreams destroyed by Denmark. They
0:34:20 > 0:34:23won't be joining England at the World Cup next summer.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26They lost the second leg of their play-off 5-1 to Denmark.
0:34:26 > 0:34:29It was goalless from the first leg, so things looked good
0:34:29 > 0:34:32for Martin O'Neill's side when Shane Duffy put them
0:34:32 > 0:34:33ahead early on.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36But a combination of Irish mistakes and Danish class decided things.
0:34:36 > 0:34:38A hat-trick for Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen meant the Danes
0:34:38 > 0:34:44were celebrating at the end of the night.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50Really disappointed, obviously, and well beaten in the end. After a
0:34:50 > 0:34:57really good start, had a good chance to maybe make it 2-0. Probably would
0:34:57 > 0:35:01have needed that. But the two goals we considered in the space of a
0:35:01 > 0:35:03couple of minutes just knocked us for six, really.
0:35:03 > 0:35:07It was less samba and more of a slumber at Wembley.
0:35:07 > 0:35:09England played out their second goalless draw in four days,
0:35:09 > 0:35:10this time against Brazil.
0:35:10 > 0:35:13Gareth Southgate again chose to field an inexperienced side,
0:35:13 > 0:35:15but they held off the likes of Neymar, Coutinho,
0:35:15 > 0:35:16and this man, Fernandinho.
0:35:16 > 0:35:19There weren't many chances for England, but Liverpool striker
0:35:19 > 0:35:21Dominic Solanke came close to having a dream debut
0:35:21 > 0:35:31in the closing seconds.
0:35:31 > 0:35:35They had control of the game tonight, no question about that, and
0:35:35 > 0:35:39they were the most dangerous team. But we have limited both teams to
0:35:39 > 0:35:46very few clear-cut chances. And, you know, would have probably been an
0:35:46 > 0:35:50injustice, but could have pinched the game tonight with the chances at
0:35:50 > 0:35:53the end.
0:35:53 > 0:35:56Wales won't be at the World Cup, but they too were in friendly
0:35:56 > 0:35:57action against Panama.
0:35:57 > 0:35:59It finished 1-1 in Cardiff.
0:35:59 > 0:36:02In what could be Chris Coleman's last game in charge of Wales,
0:36:02 > 0:36:05he gave his youngsters the chance, and Derby's Tom Lawrence
0:36:05 > 0:36:06repaid his faith.
0:36:06 > 0:36:09But Panama, who will be heading to the World Cup next summer,
0:36:09 > 0:36:11equalised in injury-time, Armando Cooper with their goal
0:36:11 > 0:36:13in the 94th minute.
0:36:13 > 0:36:17We are playing against a team that, you know, they have qualified for
0:36:17 > 0:36:21the World Cup, so we have got to give them some credit. And we found
0:36:21 > 0:36:25it difficult to break them down. But I thought that the guys... Great
0:36:25 > 0:36:29experience, I have got to say a huge thank you to the fans who came out
0:36:29 > 0:36:33tonight, and those are our core supporters, and they are absolutely
0:36:33 > 0:36:38magnificent.
0:36:38 > 0:36:41With Rafa Nadal no longer involved, top seed Roger Federer moved
0:36:41 > 0:36:43through to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals
0:36:43 > 0:36:45at London's O2 Arena, beating Alexander Zverev
0:36:45 > 0:36:46in three sets.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48It wasn't easy for Federer, who took the first set
0:36:48 > 0:36:52on a tie-break, before 20-year-old Zverev came back to take the match
0:36:52 > 0:36:53into a decider.
0:36:53 > 0:36:55But the six-time champion showed his class to seal
0:36:55 > 0:36:59the victory, winning the third set 6-1.
0:36:59 > 0:37:02The start of the men's Ashes series is now just eight days away,
0:37:02 > 0:37:06and England are gearing up for the defence of the urn by taking
0:37:06 > 0:37:09on a Cricket Australia 11 in their final warm-up match.
0:37:09 > 0:37:13Chris Woakes has taken six wickets and a couple for Craig Overton, who
0:37:13 > 0:37:27is trying to get a starting place in the team. They are currently 216-8.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31And finally, everyone is pretty desperate to reach the World Cup.
0:37:31 > 0:37:35We've seen what it means to nations when they miss out.
0:37:35 > 0:37:37But what lengths will the Peruvians go
0:37:37 > 0:37:39to reach their first finals since 1982?
0:37:39 > 0:37:42Here is a group of Shaman performing a ritual they hope
0:37:42 > 0:37:46will see their country reach the finals for the first time in 36
0:37:46 > 0:37:48years, while at the same time trying to curse their opponents,
0:37:48 > 0:37:52New Zealand, who are trying to make the finals for a third time.
0:37:52 > 0:38:01The two meet in the early hours of Thursday morning.
0:38:01 > 0:38:05Peru will need all the help they can muster, because they have already
0:38:05 > 0:38:10travelled to New Zealand and back, so they have some mighty jetlag to
0:38:10 > 0:38:16deal with.He seems to be waving the snake at both pictures. I am not
0:38:16 > 0:38:22sure the detail of the ritual. Sorry, we are at surmising too much
0:38:22 > 0:38:35into the retail of the ritual. Mac sorry, we inferring too much into
0:38:35 > 0:38:40the detail of the ritual.
0:38:40 > 0:38:44There is lots of stuff going on this morning, all different shapes and
0:38:44 > 0:38:48sizes. These little tanks helping people understand how processors
0:38:48 > 0:38:52work. All morning we will be talking about productivity processes,
0:38:52 > 0:38:56improving them. Because productivity, what is it? It is
0:38:56 > 0:39:00effectively how much bang we get for our buck. How much output do we get
0:39:00 > 0:39:03out of all workers and businesses, everything we put it across the
0:39:03 > 0:39:08country. We have had a real issue with it in the UK. It is going to be
0:39:08 > 0:39:12an even bigger issue next week when Philip Hammond sits down does that
0:39:12 > 0:39:15budget. Lots of things businesses can do about it, though. They can
0:39:15 > 0:39:19invest in skills. We have seen this picture, a lot more, of people with
0:39:19 > 0:39:22headsets on learning about things, looking into... I am not even sure
0:39:22 > 0:39:26he knows we are near him. Looking into in-depth manufacturing issues
0:39:26 > 0:39:33they have. Seamus is from Sage, one of our biggest software companies.
0:39:33 > 0:39:37We are looking at productivity this morning, and we have these figures
0:39:37 > 0:39:41out at 9:30am this morning which show how productive we are. Why is
0:39:41 > 0:39:45it so important?Productivity is really, really important, and we
0:39:45 > 0:39:48have the privilege of serving 1 million businesses in the UK. We
0:39:48 > 0:39:56worked recently with Nestor to examine productivity gaps in SMEs in
0:39:56 > 0:40:04the UK. 73% of the jobs created since 2010 were created by Sage. Mac
0:40:04 > 0:40:10SMEs.Why do we care so much about productivity?Productivity is so
0:40:10 > 0:40:18important, SME turnover per employee is going backwards, that is putting
0:40:18 > 0:40:21a disadvantage compared to European and other competitors, and it is
0:40:21 > 0:40:24critical that productivity improves, driving income growth, wealth
0:40:24 > 0:40:29growth, job creation, and it is better for the economy.We will have
0:40:29 > 0:40:34a wander over to a brand spanking new bottle labelling machine. David,
0:40:34 > 0:40:40you know exactly what is going on here. It looks like... We see this
0:40:40 > 0:40:45very often on Breakfast, a manufacturing factory floor,
0:40:45 > 0:40:49bottles, something, on a conveyor belt. What is different about this
0:40:49 > 0:40:53that you have here?What is different is the automated system is
0:40:53 > 0:40:57fully inspecting the bottles, 360 degrees, any orientation, 40,000
0:40:57 > 0:41:02bottles per hour, so it is doing a full quality inspection on bottle
0:41:02 > 0:41:07without human interaction, rejecting the poor quality.And that is the
0:41:07 > 0:41:11key bit, without human interaction. That is what that box is doing. I
0:41:11 > 0:41:15will let you get back to it. When you see all of the things on display
0:41:15 > 0:41:19here, how easy is it for a business which is a manufacturer to really
0:41:19 > 0:41:23improve your productivity, get more out of your workers, by spending
0:41:23 > 0:41:28some cash on these machines?Yes, we are a small business, we started
0:41:28 > 0:41:32from humble roots, myself and a kitchen table. Now we have a
0:41:32 > 0:41:36manufacturing plant, 20 staff. But it is all the IT technology for us
0:41:36 > 0:41:40which really helps, because things which would have taken him and ours
0:41:40 > 0:41:44we can now automate and do in minutes. So that has been really
0:41:44 > 0:41:49useful.Does that mean you can pay your staff more?Yes, it means
0:41:49 > 0:41:53better quality jobs. If one person can do a job that used to take five
0:41:53 > 0:41:56people, it means we can pay that person more, which creates more work
0:41:56 > 0:42:01and more jobs on the production line.That is the crux of it, if
0:42:01 > 0:42:05businesses can be more productive, can we then pay our staff more? Can
0:42:05 > 0:42:09we then improve living standards? Does that mean we may not have as
0:42:09 > 0:42:13many jobs? We will have some robots we are looking at later, trying to
0:42:13 > 0:42:17teach me to do something, and I will try and teach them to do something I
0:42:17 > 0:42:24want them to do.
0:42:24 > 0:42:28What started as a civil war two years ago has now claimed more
0:42:28 > 0:42:30than 12,000 lives and displaced millions of people in
0:42:30 > 0:42:32the Middle East's poorest country, Yemen.
0:42:32 > 0:42:35The conflict started in 2015 when Houthi rebels,
0:42:35 > 0:42:37backed by Iran, overthrew the country's president.
0:42:37 > 0:42:40Since then, a coalition led by Saudi Arabia has been trying
0:42:40 > 0:42:44to drive the rebels out.
0:42:44 > 0:42:46But airstrikes and blockades have left an estimated 80%
0:42:46 > 0:42:51of the population in desperate need of humanitarian aid.
0:42:51 > 0:42:56With 130 children a day dying from malnutrition and disease,
0:42:56 > 0:42:59the charity Save the Children believes 50,000 more could perish
0:42:59 > 0:43:04this year alone if the situation does not improve.
0:43:04 > 0:43:08Caroline Anning is the charity's Senior Advisor on Yemen.
0:43:08 > 0:43:12Good morning to you. We have just looked a little bit at the scale of
0:43:12 > 0:43:17what is going on there. Give us your assessment of situation.Well, what
0:43:17 > 0:43:22our teams on the ground are telling us is they are seeing a catastrophic
0:43:22 > 0:43:31humanitarian crisis, large parts of Yemen under the brink. Mac -- on the
0:43:31 > 0:43:34brink of famine. Our health teams have estimated there are about 130
0:43:34 > 0:43:38children every single day who are dying because they are acutely
0:43:38 > 0:43:41malnourished, either as a result of disease or hunger, or usually a
0:43:41 > 0:43:47combination of both, and because of the conflict, because of the
0:43:47 > 0:43:52struggles we are having getting into the country, we can't reach all of
0:43:52 > 0:43:54those children. And as a result, children are losing their lives,
0:43:54 > 0:43:58parents are grieving over their children, day in, day out. That is
0:43:58 > 0:44:01the situation now on the ground. Unfortunately, as a result of the
0:44:01 > 0:44:04change last week, when a complete lock aid was imposed by Yemen's
0:44:04 > 0:44:09neighbours, Saudi Arabia, on all land, air and sea ports to Yemen,
0:44:09 > 0:44:13the situation has just got a lot worse. So that figure of 50,000
0:44:13 > 0:44:17children who could die by the end of the year, are estimated to die by
0:44:17 > 0:44:21the end of the year, we expect to increase significant Lee of the
0:44:21 > 0:44:24situation we are seeing now continues.So the aid is nearly
0:44:24 > 0:44:27there, but you just can't get it into the country. -- can
0:44:27 > 0:44:34efficiently. What needs to be said to Saudi Arabia?It is a really
0:44:34 > 0:44:39shocking situation, considering it is the world's largest Unitarian
0:44:39 > 0:44:42crisis, when we are seeing children coming in every day with acute
0:44:42 > 0:44:47malnutrition, on the verge of death, UN aid ships are being turned away,
0:44:47 > 0:44:51they turned up the port and were sent back again. Our staff have not
0:44:51 > 0:44:54been able to get in, our goods are trapped in warehouses. We are still
0:44:54 > 0:44:58able to respond because we have stockpiled, but it is very, very
0:44:58 > 0:45:01quickly going to become catastrophic when supplies start to run out in
0:45:01 > 0:45:05the next few weeks. So our message to Saudi Arabia, but also to the UK
0:45:05 > 0:45:09government, which is a key ally of Saudi Arabia, we have sold billions
0:45:09 > 0:45:12of pounds worth of weapons which are being used in this war, that this
0:45:12 > 0:45:17has two end, the boarders have to be opened up, and we would ask the UK,
0:45:17 > 0:45:20the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, if he is watching over his
0:45:20 > 0:45:23cornflakes this morning, to really prioritise this and step up and
0:45:23 > 0:45:29speak out. Our stuff on the ground, including UK -- our staff on the
0:45:29 > 0:45:32ground, including UK officers, say this is going to be a catastrophe
0:45:32 > 0:45:39within weeks, went food and aid runs out.
0:45:39 > 0:45:44We seen pictures from Clive Myrie of so many people displaced as well? --
0:45:44 > 0:45:48we've seen.The reason Yemen doesn't get the international profile of
0:45:48 > 0:45:52other situations is everyone is displaced within the country, they
0:45:52 > 0:45:56aren't refugees fleeing, but millions have had to leave their
0:45:56 > 0:46:02homes and in addition to the last week's blockade there's been an
0:46:02 > 0:46:07increase in violence. People are fleeing with nothing but the clothes
0:46:07 > 0:46:12on their backs but the violence is making it difficult for our teams to
0:46:12 > 0:46:16reach them. It's brilliant the BBC got into show what was happening but
0:46:16 > 0:46:20few people are getting in to see what is happening on the ground.
0:46:20 > 0:46:24Caroline and ink from Save the Children, thank you, we will have
0:46:24 > 0:46:29more from Clive Myrie at 7:20am. -- Anning.
0:46:29 > 0:46:33Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
0:46:33 > 0:46:34Mixed
0:46:34 > 0:46:38Mixed fortunes today because for some it's a cloudy, murky start with
0:46:38 > 0:46:41some mist and fog, brightening later, but for others, clear skies
0:46:41 > 0:46:45to start the day, especially in parts of Scotland and northern
0:46:45 > 0:46:51England. That's representative in the temperatures, southern Scotland,
0:46:51 > 0:46:56-1, three in Edinburgh under clear skies, more cloudy and murky
0:46:56 > 0:47:01conditions mean the temperatures are a bit higher. Insulin or in the
0:47:01 > 0:47:04south-west, 13, 14 degrees difference in the temperature. You
0:47:04 > 0:47:15can see the difference on the chart. -- insulin. Some mist and fog. In
0:47:15 > 0:47:18the Midlands, East Anglia, Lancashire, some of that is locally
0:47:18 > 0:47:23dense. In southern counties, murky start, a lot of cloud with light
0:47:23 > 0:47:27rain and drizzle, hill fog as well and the same can be said of Wales
0:47:27 > 0:47:31but look at the temperatures again, at 8am, ten and 11. In Northern
0:47:31 > 0:47:37Ireland, patchy missed. A fair bit of cloud, breaking up and where the
0:47:37 > 0:47:42cloud has broken, that's where the temperatures are lowest. In much of
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Scotland, dry and cold start, in sheltered rural areas we're looking
0:47:45 > 0:47:49at a touch of frost. One or two showers blurting off the north coast
0:47:49 > 0:47:55of Scotland. Through the day the mist and fog will slowly lift,
0:47:55 > 0:47:58although in parts of the south-eastern corner, we hang on to
0:47:58 > 0:48:02great conditions and the odd spot of light rain or drizzle coming out of
0:48:02 > 0:48:06the cloud. Out to the west, it brightens up. By the end of the
0:48:06 > 0:48:09afternoon we already have more rain coming into the north-west of
0:48:09 > 0:48:12Scotland and that will be accompanied by stronger winds.
0:48:12 > 0:48:16Through this evening and overnight that rain will slowly push
0:48:16 > 0:48:20southwards, again quite a bit of cloud ahead of it with one or two
0:48:20 > 0:48:24breaks but you can see we've also got some showers and behind it, this
0:48:24 > 0:48:27is a cold front and the air will turn that bit colder, so some
0:48:27 > 0:48:31showers on the hills in the north will be wintry. Tomorrow our weather
0:48:31 > 0:48:35front continues its descent pushing steadily south, it will bring heavy
0:48:35 > 0:48:38bursts of rain across Cumbria, south-west Scotland for example as
0:48:38 > 0:48:42it pushes south, but as it does get into the south that band of rain
0:48:42 > 0:48:46will be lighter and there will be a lot of cloud associated with it.
0:48:46 > 0:48:50Still in milder conditions in the south and brighter skies than today,
0:48:50 > 0:48:53and behind it there will also be some sunshine and a peppering of
0:48:53 > 0:48:58showers, but cooler conditions filtering further south. As we head
0:48:58 > 0:49:02into Friday, bright in the south, still bits and pieces of cloud
0:49:02 > 0:49:06around but you'll notice the temperatures, the cooler air is
0:49:06 > 0:49:10filtering down to the south. Still a lot of showers in the north and
0:49:10 > 0:49:14north-west of Scotland accompanied by gusty winds. As we head into
0:49:14 > 0:49:18Saturday, well, we're looking at sunny spells, a few showers and also
0:49:18 > 0:49:23a chilly wind. By Sunday, a bit more uncertainty in the forecast. Some
0:49:23 > 0:49:27rain, however, coming in from the Atlantic but it's the timing of the
0:49:27 > 0:49:33rain that is uncertain.Do you know a number of people came up to me
0:49:33 > 0:49:38yesterday and said they were amazed by your explanation of why the tree
0:49:38 > 0:49:41wasn't wonky, these Zverev collaboration, user educated the
0:49:41 > 0:49:49nation! -- the spherical aberration -- use educated the nation.What was
0:49:49 > 0:49:56it?The wide angled lens. -- use educated the nation. As you go to
0:49:56 > 0:50:01the side rather than being straight it bends away -- use educated the
0:50:01 > 0:50:04nation. -- use educated.
0:50:11 > 0:50:18Who has ever heard about Spirig all aberrations before?Let us know! --
0:50:18 > 0:50:25spherical aberrations.
0:50:25 > 0:50:28What words come to mind when I say the North?
0:50:28 > 0:50:29Inventive? Pioneering?
0:50:29 > 0:50:32Wet perhaps?
0:50:32 > 0:50:35Well, an exhibition about the North has opened
0:50:35 > 0:50:35in the South.
0:50:35 > 0:50:38Breakfast's very own Liver bird, Jayne McCubbin went along
0:50:38 > 0:50:39for a look.
0:50:39 > 0:50:44The North, discuss.First time I went up there I was really amazed.
0:50:44 > 0:50:50It was exotic in the way that darkest Africa would have been
0:50:50 > 0:50:54exotic.Because it was so different to the south?It was so different
0:50:54 > 0:50:58and the people were extraordinary to look at and wonderful.Not Africa
0:50:58 > 0:51:02but Nelson in Lancashire in the 1960s, images so powerful they've
0:51:02 > 0:51:07shaped our perception of the North ever since. John Ballmer was the
0:51:07 > 0:51:12first photo journalist to capture the North in colour. Well, almost
0:51:12 > 0:51:16colour.I deliberately chose to shoot in the winter and often in
0:51:16 > 0:51:21rain or fog or missed to try and give it a softer and more subtle
0:51:21 > 0:51:25approach. Photojournalism had been a black and white thing and the north
0:51:25 > 0:51:28of England particularly had been considered a black-and-white
0:51:28 > 0:51:36subject. The directness and the humanity, and even now if you go up
0:51:36 > 0:51:40and wander into a hotel in the north, you get a human response from
0:51:40 > 0:51:44the people much more than you do in other parts of the world.This
0:51:44 > 0:51:48exhibition is all about the spirit of the North, its identity, how it
0:51:48 > 0:51:54was shaped them and how it is seen now.It's a bit like Rio or Paris,
0:51:54 > 0:51:58if you've never been there you have this idea of what it looks like, you
0:51:58 > 0:52:01picture the streets and the people and the sounds and that's what we're
0:52:01 > 0:52:10trying to get to the root of within this exhibition.In art, Northern
0:52:10 > 0:52:14men have been bold and boisterous. Women, strong mothers, wives and
0:52:14 > 0:52:20friends. Some images are built to last, but as new northern images
0:52:20 > 0:52:24erupted, so they're in the spread. If you want to know how far, you'll
0:52:24 > 0:52:30see it in the trainers sold around the world named after Northern icons
0:52:30 > 0:52:34or northern towns. It's the Paul Smith collection inspired by
0:52:34 > 0:52:39Manchester but sold only in Japan. It's a lot of work done by people
0:52:39 > 0:52:42based in the north but have never lived there who are influenced by
0:52:42 > 0:52:46it. It filters around the world and that's crucial to acknowledge, it
0:52:46 > 0:52:52still has this power and people still want to engage with it.But
0:52:52 > 0:52:56bring two northerners to this exhibition, two old Durham miners,
0:52:56 > 0:53:03and it is the old imagery which has the lasting power. None of this a
0:53:03 > 0:53:09cliche to be shaken off. Instead heritage to evoke pride.That wasn't
0:53:09 > 0:53:13life in my communities, it was vibrant, harsh environment but you
0:53:13 > 0:53:16enjoyed yourself.It was a hard life but people enjoy themselves as well
0:53:16 > 0:53:21with little money.As a northerner, when you look around something like
0:53:21 > 0:53:25this and you see how these images are still relevant today...I'm
0:53:25 > 0:53:30proud of them.You're proud?I'm proud of them.They are good times,
0:53:30 > 0:53:34they should be remembered for what they are and people shouldn't look
0:53:34 > 0:53:38down and steer at us, they were good times and we are good people and we
0:53:38 > 0:53:43still are good people.You can't say fairer than that.Absolutely --
0:53:43 > 0:53:48sneer at us.There was a pride that was built in the North and stayed in
0:53:48 > 0:53:53the North even after the North stopped building other things, and
0:53:53 > 0:53:56its influence continues to spread around the world. Jayne McCubbin,
0:53:56 > 0:53:58BBC News.
0:53:58 > 0:54:01The exhibition North: Fashioning Identity
0:54:01 > 0:54:04is at Somerset House on the Strand in central London.
0:54:04 > 0:54:11I liked the way we put where it is. In London upon Thames! Let's look at
0:54:11 > 0:54:14some of the newspapers. We will speak to the culture Secretary later
0:54:14 > 0:54:18on and I will mention this to her later, the front page of the Daily
0:54:18 > 0:54:29Telegraph, the Brexit mutineers, they rebel against Theresa May's
0:54:29 > 0:54:34rule to enshrine in law the Tate Britain leave the EU. They are in
0:54:34 > 0:54:38various shades of blue. And editorial take from the Daily
0:54:38 > 0:54:41Telegraph this morning, I wonder what Karen Bradley thinks that, she
0:54:41 > 0:54:47was a Remainer and now she is toeing the party line. They in the second
0:54:47 > 0:54:51day discussions about the bill at the moment.It will take many hours
0:54:51 > 0:54:55of Parliamentary work. A different kind of gallery on the front page of
0:54:55 > 0:55:02the Mirror, lots of papers talking about the start of I'm A Celebrity.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06The Times, what Theresa May was talking about yesterday and Russia
0:55:06 > 0:55:12are disrupting different societies, Russian Twitter accounts posted
0:55:12 > 0:55:1645,000 social media messages in 48 hours during last year's Brexit
0:55:16 > 0:55:19referendum. They've done an investigation and they looked that
0:55:19 > 0:55:23the number of times those tweets were look that, many thousands. And
0:55:23 > 0:55:30arise now Sir Mo Farah, he went to the palace and received his
0:55:30 > 0:55:37knighthood from the police -- were looked at. Delighted he was! -- from
0:55:37 > 0:55:45the palace.I wanted to show you, we were looking at some of the back
0:55:45 > 0:55:50pages with Sally earlier, do you want to do that one?The Mail, they
0:55:50 > 0:55:54are talking about pensioners taking so many drugs, five drugs a day, a
0:55:54 > 0:55:58worrying sign of the medicalisation of the elderly. A study found the
0:55:58 > 0:56:04numbers quadrupled in two decades. This is Benedict Allen, an explorer,
0:56:04 > 0:56:08he went missing, didn't catch his flight home from Papua New Guinea
0:56:08 > 0:56:12and his family are concerned about his whereabouts.Sally will have all
0:56:12 > 0:56:15the sport later on this morning, but the back pages all about football.
0:56:15 > 0:56:21The mixed emotions, England Roaring 0-0 with Brazil after drawing with
0:56:21 > 0:56:31Germany a few days ago and Christian Eriksen, he scored against Republic
0:56:31 > 0:56:36of Ireland with a hat-trick and they will be going to the World Cup
0:56:36 > 0:56:41instead of Ireland -- England Roaring. Radio 4 listeners were very
0:56:41 > 0:56:47upset with people starting sentences with words like so -- England
0:56:47 > 0:56:53Roaring.Every Australian Sports Medal in the history of the world,
0:56:53 > 0:56:56every question they ask, they say, oh, look -- every Australian Sports
0:56:56 > 0:57:02Medal. ... Mark Inglis into the
0:57:02 > 0:57:02docking
1:00:20 > 1:00:21in half an hour.
1:00:21 > 1:00:24Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:00:24 > 1:00:26Now, though, it's back to Louise and Dan.
1:00:26 > 1:00:27Bye for now.
1:00:57 > 1:01:01Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:01:01 > 1:01:03Gunfire and explosions on the streets of Zimbabwe,
1:01:03 > 1:01:09but the military deny they have staged a coup.
1:01:09 > 1:01:11Soldiers have taken over the state television building,
1:01:11 > 1:01:21and in a broadcast they say President Robert Mugabe is safe.
1:01:29 > 1:01:36Good morning, it is Wednesday 15 November.
1:01:36 > 1:01:40Also this morning: Boris Johnson is to meet the husband of a British
1:01:40 > 1:01:43woman being held in an Iranian jail, after the Foreign Secretary
1:01:43 > 1:01:54was accused of making her situation worse.
1:01:54 > 1:01:58Could the latest technology help us get more out of our businesses and
1:01:58 > 1:02:03our workers? Productivity is the issue for the Chancellor. I am at an
1:02:03 > 1:02:08innovation fair in Liverpool to see if I can find any solutions.
1:02:08 > 1:02:11In sport: Delight for Denmark, but despair for the Republic
1:02:11 > 1:02:15of Ireland, beaten in their World Cup qualifying playoff.
1:02:15 > 1:02:20And Carol has the weather.
1:02:20 > 1:02:26Good morning, it is a fairly cloudy start across England, Wales and
1:02:26 > 1:02:29Northern Ireland. Some dampness in the air, some light rain and
1:02:29 > 1:02:33drizzle, and some patchy mist and fog. It will brighten up for some in
1:02:33 > 1:02:37the west later. For Scotland, clearer skies as you have across the
1:02:37 > 1:02:41north of England, and some sunshine to look forward to. But here it will
1:02:41 > 1:02:45feel cooler, and I will have more in 15 minutes.
1:02:45 > 1:02:47Good morning.
1:02:47 > 1:02:49First: The military in Zimbabwe is denying it is attempting
1:02:49 > 1:02:51to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, despite taking over
1:02:51 > 1:02:52the state broadcaster.
1:02:52 > 1:02:54Soldiers in Zimbabwe have broadcast a message on television,
1:02:54 > 1:02:57after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital,
1:02:57 > 1:02:58Harare.
1:02:58 > 1:03:00Our correspondent Jon Donnison has more.
1:03:00 > 1:03:05Could Zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup?
1:03:05 > 1:03:10An increase in military vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts
1:03:10 > 1:03:12of the capital yesterday first raised alarm.
1:03:12 > 1:03:16Overnight, soldiers took control of the country's state broadcaster.
1:03:16 > 1:03:19But, in a televised address, the military denied a coup
1:03:19 > 1:03:23was taking place, insisting President Mugabe was safe.
1:03:23 > 1:03:27We are only targeting criminals around him,
1:03:27 > 1:03:30who are committing crimes that are causing social and economic
1:03:30 > 1:03:35suffering in the country, in order to bring them to justice.
1:03:35 > 1:03:40But it came just days after the head of the armed forces had threatened
1:03:40 > 1:03:42to take action over the sacking of a senior politician.
1:03:42 > 1:03:47We must demand those behind the current treacherous shenanigans
1:03:47 > 1:03:50that, when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution,
1:03:50 > 1:04:00the military will not hesitate to step in.
1:04:00 > 1:04:02The general was referring to President Mugabe's sacking
1:04:02 > 1:04:05of his number two, vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa.
1:04:05 > 1:04:09Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move
1:04:09 > 1:04:11by President Mugabe to hand power to his wife, Grace.
1:04:11 > 1:04:17But, on the streets of Harare, some welcomed the possible
1:04:17 > 1:04:19intervention by the military to block such a move.
1:04:19 > 1:04:25What is needed right now is to remove this Mugabe
1:04:25 > 1:04:27family in power.
1:04:27 > 1:04:29If there is this implosion, the implosion is good
1:04:29 > 1:04:31for the citizens of Zimbabwe.
1:04:31 > 1:04:34At 93, Robert Mugabe is the world's oldest head of state,
1:04:34 > 1:04:41in power since 1980.
1:04:41 > 1:04:43His political downfall has been predicted many times before,
1:04:43 > 1:04:45and he is still standing.
1:04:45 > 1:04:50The question - for how long?
1:04:50 > 1:04:52Our reporter Shingai Nyoka is in the Zimbabwean capital,
1:04:52 > 1:04:56Harare.
1:04:56 > 1:05:01Good morning to you, and just tell us, what is the latest situation
1:05:01 > 1:05:06they are?Well, there is a marked contrast between the gunfire, the
1:05:06 > 1:05:11explosions, the reports of tanks patrolling Harare that we heard last
1:05:11 > 1:05:16night to the scenes this morning outside of the city centre. It is
1:05:16 > 1:05:22quieter than usual. Several people have decided to go to work and to
1:05:22 > 1:05:25allow their children to go to school, and there is in that sense
1:05:25 > 1:05:29of fear or panic, despite the fact that the military have said they
1:05:29 > 1:05:32have taken over. In the central business district, though, there is
1:05:32 > 1:05:36a high security presence, there are military checkpoints that have been
1:05:36 > 1:05:40installed near the President's offers, as well as at other
1:05:40 > 1:05:44strategic locations such as the Supreme Court and the Reserve Bank.
1:05:44 > 1:05:48Overnight we understand that several senior party politicians were
1:05:48 > 1:05:52arrested, and these are believed to be allied to the first lady and the
1:05:52 > 1:05:58ruling party.And shortly we will be speaking to Fergal Keane, reported a
1:05:58 > 1:06:02lot from Zimbabwe for Panorama.
1:06:02 > 1:06:06The charity Save the Children warns 130 children are dying every day
1:06:06 > 1:06:08in Yemen because of malnutrition and disease.
1:06:08 > 1:06:10The UN has described the situation as the world's
1:06:10 > 1:06:11worst humanitarian crisis.
1:06:11 > 1:06:14An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two-year conflict
1:06:14 > 1:06:28between Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, and a Saudi-led coalition.
1:06:28 > 1:06:33We will be speaking to somebody from Save the Children later on.
1:06:33 > 1:06:34The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
1:06:34 > 1:06:37Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss Iran's continued imprisonment
1:06:37 > 1:06:39of his wife.
1:06:39 > 1:06:44Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
1:06:44 > 1:06:46Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country,
1:06:46 > 1:06:49a comment her family fear could result in another five years
1:06:49 > 1:06:50added to her jail term.
1:06:50 > 1:06:53Our political correspondent Iain Watson is in Westminster
1:06:53 > 1:06:54for us this morning.
1:06:54 > 1:06:57Boris Johnson and Richard Ratcliffe spoke on the phone a few days ago.
1:06:57 > 1:07:01This is a face-to-face meeting. The significance of that, and where it
1:07:01 > 1:07:05goes from here, I suppose, is the question this morning.I think it is
1:07:05 > 1:07:08significant. I think it wouldn't have come about if Boris Johnson had
1:07:08 > 1:07:13not, as it were, Ms spoken to a committee of MPs a couple of weeks
1:07:13 > 1:07:16ago. He suggested that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had perhaps been
1:07:16 > 1:07:21training journalists when she was in Iran. That is why there were fears
1:07:21 > 1:07:26about her sentence being extended. He has, of course, since apologised,
1:07:26 > 1:07:30telling MPs under some pressure that it was wrong to say so, earlier this
1:07:30 > 1:07:33week. He now gets a face-to-face meeting with Richard Ratcliffe, and
1:07:33 > 1:07:38he will be pushing for two things. He wants to accompany Boris Johnson
1:07:38 > 1:07:42when the Foreign Secretary visits Iran in the next two weeks, but
1:07:42 > 1:07:45significantly, he wants the Foreign Secretary to extend a dramatic
1:07:45 > 1:07:53protection to his wife. It is not diplomatic immunity, it would not
1:07:53 > 1:07:56exclude her from these charges but it would enter the UK and Iran into
1:07:56 > 1:08:01a legal wrangle. Downing Street has suggested that could well be an
1:08:01 > 1:08:05option, but what it wants to consider is what is in her best
1:08:05 > 1:08:09interests, what will help her get out as quickly as possible, so it is
1:08:09 > 1:08:11not quite clear yet whether that particular demand will be satisfied
1:08:11 > 1:08:15at today's meeting.
1:08:15 > 1:08:19The Government has defeated several amendments by MPs on the first day
1:08:19 > 1:08:21of debate of its key Brexit legislation.
1:08:21 > 1:08:23However, some Tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition
1:08:23 > 1:08:26parties to demand further changes as the EU withdrawal bill
1:08:26 > 1:08:27continues its passage through the Commons.
1:08:27 > 1:08:39Our political correspondent Leila Nathoo reports.
1:08:39 > 1:08:44We will speak to the culture secretary about this later.
1:08:44 > 1:08:47The UK's highest court will decide later whether Scotland can finally
1:08:47 > 1:08:49enforce its policy of a minimum pricing for alcohol.
1:08:49 > 1:08:51Legislation was approved by the Scottish Parliament five
1:08:51 > 1:08:55years ago, but has been tied up in court challenges amid claims it
1:08:55 > 1:08:55breaches European law.
1:08:55 > 1:08:59Ministers say a 50p-per-unit minimum would help tackle what they called
1:08:59 > 1:09:00Scotland's unhealthy relationship with drink.
1:09:00 > 1:09:00James Shaw reports.
1:09:06 > 1:09:11We were showing you on the front page of the papers a few moments ago
1:09:11 > 1:09:13this story.
1:09:13 > 1:09:16The family of the British explorer, Benedict Allen, say he has gone
1:09:16 > 1:09:18missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea.
1:09:18 > 1:09:21His wife says he missed his flight home and hasn't been heard
1:09:21 > 1:09:22from in three weeks.
1:09:22 > 1:09:25Mr Allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the BBC,
1:09:25 > 1:09:28had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe
1:09:28 > 1:09:29for a new programme.
1:09:29 > 1:09:31A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever
1:09:31 > 1:09:34auctioned has sold for more than £25 million in Geneva.
1:09:34 > 1:09:36The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats,
1:09:36 > 1:09:39has been described as the most beautiful diamond in the world.
1:09:39 > 1:09:42The necklace, made from white gold, emeralds, and even more diamonds,
1:09:42 > 1:09:44took more than 1,700 hours to make.
1:09:44 > 1:10:01The buyer's identity has not been revealed.
1:10:01 > 1:10:04Fewer people are taking their own life on the railways.
1:10:04 > 1:10:07The reduction is thought to be at least in part down to the fact
1:10:07 > 1:10:11rail staff and Transport Police are being trained on what to do
1:10:11 > 1:10:12if they spot someone looking vulnerable.
1:10:12 > 1:10:15Now, passengers are being encouraged to be more vigilant,
1:10:15 > 1:10:18too, and spark a conversation which could save a life.
1:10:18 > 1:10:20Breakfast's Tim Muffett has been finding out what people think
1:10:20 > 1:10:27of the new campaign video.
1:10:40 > 1:10:42We know that there was one individual involved. She was
1:10:42 > 1:10:4628-year-old Sarah Wilson.
1:11:01 > 1:11:07I thought it was very moving. It is very British do not talk to anyone
1:11:07 > 1:11:10around you, and keep to yourself.It is highlighting the
1:11:10 > 1:11:12around you, and keep to yourself.It is highlighting the need to talk
1:11:12 > 1:11:17isn't it? If you talk to someone, someone can help you.
1:11:22 > 1:11:28I have a son who has trouble is, and sometimes that's all it takes. I
1:11:28 > 1:11:33talk to strangers all the time. It's surprising how eager they are to
1:11:33 > 1:11:42open up to someone, if they just take the time to be noticed.That a
1:11:42 > 1:11:46little small talk can be all it takes to help start someone on a
1:11:46 > 1:11:51journey to recovery.It is a pretty sobering thought, really.Going up
1:11:51 > 1:11:55and talking to strangers, that is not always an easy thing to do.
1:11:55 > 1:12:02People might get the wrong idea. Exactly, we have our heads in our
1:12:02 > 1:12:08mobile phones and it is not something we do these days.Is that
1:12:08 > 1:12:15something you think people will realistically do?It is not that
1:12:15 > 1:12:24easy sometimes. People want to talk, but they don't have the courage.
1:12:24 > 1:12:26easy sometimes. People want to talk, but they don't have the courage.
1:12:26 > 1:12:28It is very impactful, isn't it?
1:12:28 > 1:12:31We are joined now by psychology professor Lisa Marzano,
1:12:31 > 1:12:33who specialises in suicide research at Middlesex University,
1:12:33 > 1:12:36and Network Rail employees David Cairns and Rob Marsh,
1:12:36 > 1:12:39who together managed to talk a man out of taking his own life.
1:12:39 > 1:12:44I will come to you in a moment, because you have an amazing story to
1:12:44 > 1:12:48tell, the pair of you. First of all, what this is about is about enabling
1:12:48 > 1:12:53all of us to feel brave enough, isn't it, too if we see somebody
1:12:53 > 1:12:56vulnerable, maybe do something or say something. What should we be
1:12:56 > 1:13:01doing and looking out for?A key message of that campaign is really
1:13:01 > 1:13:05simple. We can all play a part in preventing suicide, suicide is
1:13:05 > 1:13:08preventable, and sometimes something as small as making literally small
1:13:08 > 1:13:12talk, asking about the weather, asking about a train being delayed,
1:13:12 > 1:13:17or saying are you OK, do you need any help? It can actually just be
1:13:17 > 1:13:21enough to disrupt somebody for a minute, interrupt them, delay, and
1:13:21 > 1:13:26potentially save a life.I suppose it is about being aware of what is
1:13:26 > 1:13:31going on around you, and sometimes I suppose a simple hello can make a
1:13:31 > 1:13:35difference.Exactly, and we know that suicidal thoughts are
1:13:35 > 1:13:39temporary, so interrupting someone's thoughts can make a difference but
1:13:39 > 1:13:42if someone is feeling isolated, hopeless or in despair, reaching out
1:13:42 > 1:13:49to them and making some contacts, effectively just making some contact
1:13:49 > 1:13:53with them, it could be enough. We are not saying it is going to fix
1:13:53 > 1:13:57everything, but it could be a good start. It could save a life, and
1:13:57 > 1:14:01there is no evidence that it is going to make things worse.You two
1:14:01 > 1:14:06essentially helped save someone. You saw someone on the tracks, didn't
1:14:06 > 1:14:14you? Just explain the scene.Yes, we went out on Monday, and just saw
1:14:14 > 1:14:17somebody... It didn't look right, what he was doing. He was walking up
1:14:17 > 1:14:23and down and shouting, and I said I had better get the train stopped. So
1:14:23 > 1:14:29I rang the signal box. Explain what was happening, managed to get all
1:14:29 > 1:14:33the train stopped in the area we were in, and then I rang the police,
1:14:33 > 1:14:36and luckily they were in the area, because somebody was reported
1:14:36 > 1:14:41standing on the bridge, so in two minutes they came straight around. I
1:14:41 > 1:14:46showed the police that all the trains were blocked, and Rob went
1:14:46 > 1:14:50down onto the track. I was directing staff from the bridge, and Rob went
1:14:50 > 1:14:54out and talked to him.
1:14:54 > 1:14:59or did you say to them?It's a tricky situation, if there's anyone
1:14:59 > 1:15:05on the track British Transport Police can't go down.-- what did
1:15:05 > 1:15:10you say to them? I asked a female officer and she said she couldn't
1:15:10 > 1:15:14tell me to go down but if I wanted to I could.There was already a
1:15:14 > 1:15:16train between signals.
1:15:16 > 1:15:22I went down and asked his name, kept repeating his name and asked him the
1:15:22 > 1:15:26problem, he said I needed help. I follow closely behind him and
1:15:26 > 1:15:29carried on talking, saying nothing is worth doing this, things get
1:15:29 > 1:15:36better. I hope his life has got better.Did you have any training
1:15:36 > 1:15:41about what to do in that situation? Did the instinct takeover?Just
1:15:41 > 1:15:45instinct. You only get one chance at this, don't you? To give that person
1:15:45 > 1:15:51a restart or an interruption of the thought process to stop them doing
1:15:51 > 1:15:55something. I knew straightaway when the police got to him that you could
1:15:55 > 1:16:00tell he was comforted by the fact people were there and he knew he was
1:16:00 > 1:16:03going to get some help.Makes you quite emotional listening to you
1:16:03 > 1:16:09guys talking about it to be honest. It is a brave thing to do as well in
1:16:09 > 1:16:13some respect from your point of view?I've been advised by some
1:16:13 > 1:16:18people not to go down there, at the end of the day there was a train
1:16:18 > 1:16:22coming. If I was working in that section of track for the next four
1:16:22 > 1:16:26weeks as well, so if someone had died there I knew it was within my
1:16:26 > 1:16:30control to prevent it, I didn't care what he wanted to do when he saw me,
1:16:30 > 1:16:38I just wanted to know he was OK.How did he feel afterwards?Had about
1:16:38 > 1:16:44three packets of sweets and a couple of coffees!Is that because he was
1:16:44 > 1:16:49fired up?Really fired up, me and Dave got back into the van, I looked
1:16:49 > 1:16:54at him and said, that was a bit strange.Not a normal day, though,
1:16:54 > 1:16:59is it?I've been on a railway for 16 years and it's the first time I've
1:16:59 > 1:17:05ever been in that kind of situation. Somebody down there like that.You
1:17:05 > 1:17:10were saying that Samaritans run courses and you have done the
1:17:10 > 1:17:15course?I did the course two years ago. It is a day course, it is a
1:17:15 > 1:17:18really good course. They tell you how to spot things like when
1:17:18 > 1:17:24somebody isn't right on platforms. Before I done the course I wasn't
1:17:24 > 1:17:28taking note of people but now I do, I'm starting to look round. You can
1:17:28 > 1:17:32see that they are stood by themselves, haven't got a coat on in
1:17:32 > 1:17:37the winter, they have slippers and pyjamas on, different stuff like
1:17:37 > 1:17:41that that the course highlights.One of the things I imagine, we're not
1:17:41 > 1:17:45very good at talking to people in some ways and feeling fearful and
1:17:45 > 1:17:50you mentioned earlier, fearful you might do something wrong?There is
1:17:50 > 1:17:55that the. There's also that sense that maybe someone else will step in
1:17:55 > 1:17:58and do something, especially a train station, if it's busy, you're
1:17:58 > 1:18:04getting a train and you just go -- that the. If you don't feel
1:18:04 > 1:18:08comfortable or safe, and there might be situations where it isn't safe
1:18:08 > 1:18:13for appropriate to make that contact or conversation, alert someone,
1:18:13 > 1:18:18speak to a member of staff, call 999 if it's an emergency. One in six
1:18:18 > 1:18:24rail staff are trained for this -- that fear.Disrupting the thought
1:18:24 > 1:18:29can be key at times?That is what we mean by Smalltalk. It doesn't have
1:18:29 > 1:18:32to be a deep conversation about this. We know that doesn't make
1:18:32 > 1:18:40things worse -- Smalltalk. Just comments about the weather.Rob and
1:18:40 > 1:18:45Dave saved a life, you wonder how many more lives could be saved by
1:18:45 > 1:18:49starting a conversation.We know that for every life lost on the
1:18:49 > 1:18:53railway, six are saved because someone steps in to help. Most of
1:18:53 > 1:18:57them are from staff but some are from members of the public and we
1:18:57 > 1:19:01think there's more potential to do that.Thank you both and thank you,
1:19:01 > 1:19:08the amazing thing you did, thank you very much indeed. If you have been
1:19:08 > 1:19:12affected by the issues highlighted in this discussion then you can find
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1:19:26 > 1:19:30Let's find out what's happening with the weather with Carol.
1:19:31 > 1:19:35Mixed fortunes depending on where you are in the country. A fairly
1:19:35 > 1:19:39cloudy start across much of England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It will
1:19:39 > 1:19:43brighten up later but if you're in the far north of England or
1:19:43 > 1:19:46Scotland, brighter start for you, colder here. You can see the
1:19:46 > 1:19:50difference in the temperatures under clear skies in the north of England,
1:19:50 > 1:19:53six in Newcastle, further south, double figures. You can see the
1:19:53 > 1:19:58amount of cloud we've got, patchy mist and fog and also some dampness.
1:19:58 > 1:20:03Some light rain and some drizzle. That holds true in all of southern
1:20:03 > 1:20:08England, a fair bit of cloud around, some hill fog and hill fog across
1:20:08 > 1:20:13Wales, still light rain and drizzle but temperatures, tens and 11 is. In
1:20:13 > 1:20:17Northern Ireland, patchy mist and fog this morning. A fair bit of
1:20:17 > 1:20:22cloud, brightening up. Where the cloud is already broken, a cold
1:20:22 > 1:20:25start, across much of Scotland, a dry start and under clear skies it's
1:20:25 > 1:20:30possibly a cold one with pockets of frost and a few showers floating
1:20:30 > 1:20:34with the far north. We've got some fog across Lincolnshire, East
1:20:34 > 1:20:39Anglia, the Midlands, a lot of that will slowly lift. Dasha flirting
1:20:39 > 1:20:44with. Quite grey in the south-eastern quarter of the UK with
1:20:44 > 1:20:47the cloud thicken of an times to produce spots of rain or drizzle --
1:20:47 > 1:20:54flirting with. Later a new cold weather front comes in to north-west
1:20:54 > 1:20:59Scotland. -- cold enough at times. That will push south-eastern during
1:20:59 > 1:21:02the night getting into Northern Ireland, eventually need northern
1:21:02 > 1:21:07England. Ahead of it, a fair bit of cloud, some spots of rain and clear
1:21:07 > 1:21:11skies but you can see the colder air coming in behind the cold front. The
1:21:11 > 1:21:15showers tomorrow on the hills, modest hills in Scotland will be
1:21:15 > 1:21:19wintry in nature. Some of them will be heavy with hail and it will be
1:21:19 > 1:21:24windy with exposure, we're looking at Gaels. A band of rain sink south,
1:21:24 > 1:21:28heavy at times in south Scotland and Northern Ireland, Cumbria for
1:21:28 > 1:21:32example and weakening into the far south of England. Ahead of it we are
1:21:32 > 1:21:35still in the mild air and bright conditions with sunshine, brighter
1:21:35 > 1:21:40than the date and behind it, again a fair bit of sunshine but still those
1:21:40 > 1:21:44showers in the north and west. Windy again in the north during Friday and
1:21:44 > 1:21:49we will have some showers, some merging, then move away from the
1:21:49 > 1:21:53north of the country, from the north of Scotland, into sunny skies but
1:21:53 > 1:21:57the colder air by then we'll have filtered down to the south of
1:21:57 > 1:22:00England. Northern Ireland, you're looking at a mixture of bright
1:22:00 > 1:22:04spells and sunny spells and the top temperature in Cardiff, about nine.
1:22:04 > 1:22:08On Saturday, a mixture once again sunny spells and showers, a chilly
1:22:08 > 1:22:12wind as well. Still a bit of uncertainty about Sunday's forecast
1:22:12 > 1:22:17but we now think it's going to be a frosty start, for many a dry one,
1:22:17 > 1:22:23but rain spreading in from the Atlantic into the west later on. To
1:22:23 > 1:22:26hammer home the point it's a cold start to the day, look at these
1:22:26 > 1:22:30figures under clear skies. Under the cloud and the murkiness in Chivenor
1:22:30 > 1:22:33or it is really mixed fortunes.
1:22:33 > 1:22:37or it is really mixed fortunes. Thanks very much, Carol. --
1:22:37 > 1:22:40Chivenor.
1:22:40 > 1:22:42Back to our top story.
1:22:42 > 1:22:44The military in Zimbabwe has taken over the state broadcaster,
1:22:44 > 1:22:48but denies it is staging a coup and says President Mugabe is safe.
1:22:48 > 1:22:50An army general appeared on television,
1:22:50 > 1:22:54after shooting and explosions
1:22:54 > 1:22:57were heard in the capital.
1:22:57 > 1:23:02Our Africa Editor, Fergal Keane, has reported extensively from Zimbabwe.
1:23:02 > 1:23:06He joins us now from the Congo.
1:23:06 > 1:23:11How serious is what's going on?A huge moment, not just in the story
1:23:11 > 1:23:17of Zimbabwe but for the African continent as well.Fergal Keane, I'm
1:23:17 > 1:23:20going to ask that question again because we're having a few problems
1:23:20 > 1:23:25with your line.With both to be living in an age where coup d'etats.
1:23:25 > 1:23:30I'm going to ask you how serious the situation is, you said it was
1:23:30 > 1:23:37serious for the whole continent? Indeed it is, we are supposed to be
1:23:37 > 1:23:41living in an age where military coup d'etats are over, that's clearly not
1:23:41 > 1:23:45the case, whatever the Army in Zimbabwe says, this looks like a
1:23:45 > 1:23:49coup, it talks like a coup, therefore it is one. The key
1:23:49 > 1:23:54question is what happens to Robert Mugabe, we're told the first family
1:23:54 > 1:23:58is safe and sound, that means they are under something like house
1:23:58 > 1:24:01arrest somewhere. I think the army would be content enough to allow
1:24:01 > 1:24:06Robert Mugabe to perhaps continue in a figurehead role or at least to
1:24:06 > 1:24:10ease him out, the real problem is with his wife, Grace Mugabe, who
1:24:10 > 1:24:15they saw preparing a power grab. There's a big conference of the
1:24:15 > 1:24:19ruling party in December and they expected a move to be made successor
1:24:19 > 1:24:24to her husband, that's what they have acted to stop.What will Robert
1:24:24 > 1:24:28Mugabe and Grace Mugabe, you talked about her, what will they be doing
1:24:28 > 1:24:34at this stage?Considering their options, which are limited. The
1:24:34 > 1:24:39Zimbabwe army is extremely powerful, there's no way on earth any regional
1:24:39 > 1:24:43power, South Africa or anyone else, is going to interfere militarily to
1:24:43 > 1:24:47reverse this group. The men with the guns are the people with the
1:24:47 > 1:24:51initiative -- reversed this coup. They are setting the agenda at the
1:24:51 > 1:24:56moment. It's possible they may suggest its file to Grace Mugabe --
1:24:56 > 1:25:00reverse this coup. She isn't the kind to go away shyly or quietly,
1:25:00 > 1:25:05she is very volatile but she lacks the political base that her husband
1:25:05 > 1:25:09had for example. She is someone that came into the position she has and
1:25:09 > 1:25:13the riches she has purely through marriage to Mugabe, that's her
1:25:13 > 1:25:16vulnerability and I don't think the Army would have any great difficulty
1:25:16 > 1:25:21in resolving this.Fergal, what is your sense, the Army would have
1:25:21 > 1:25:26military rule, is that what you're thinking?I think you may see a
1:25:26 > 1:25:29short period of what they're calling in their statement corrective
1:25:29 > 1:25:34action, in other words, a de facto military coup but with the promise
1:25:34 > 1:25:40to have a democratic convention of the ruling party of which a new
1:25:40 > 1:25:44leader will be elected and then to move forward to democratic elections
1:25:44 > 1:25:49nationwide. I think they realise that the West and indeed the
1:25:49 > 1:25:52regional powers will not stand for perpetual Military Road. My own
1:25:52 > 1:25:57instinct is that they don't want that anyway -- military rule. They
1:25:57 > 1:26:02want to be rid of Grace Mugabe, that's the thing to remember about
1:26:02 > 1:26:07this, once that has been achieved there will be a reversion to
1:26:07 > 1:26:11democracy, perhaps the kind of continuing very limited democracy
1:26:11 > 1:26:15with a lot of denial of human rights that you have seen under Robert
1:26:15 > 1:26:21Mugabe.Interesting to talk to you, Fergal Keane -- Fergal Keane, how
1:26:21 > 1:26:24Africa editor, thanks very much from the Congo.
1:26:24 > 1:26:28You're watching Breakfast.
1:26:28 > 1:26:30Still to come this morning:
1:26:30 > 1:26:33Improving productivity is a key priority ahead of Brexit.
1:26:33 > 1:26:38So we've sent Sean to Liverpool to find out what's being done
1:26:38 > 1:26:42This isn't just aspirational for us if we can work harder, smarter and
1:26:42 > 1:26:48faster but we have jazzy robots, the latest in technology, cars, robots,
1:26:48 > 1:26:52battle labelling around the back. We are talking about productivity all
1:26:52 > 1:26:56morning, it's important to get more productive to have better living
1:26:56 > 1:27:00standards, for our businesses to make more money -- bottle labelling.
1:27:00 > 1:27:05We are trying to see if businesses are investing and why aren't they
1:27:05 > 1:27:09and the effect it could have on Philip Hammond in the budget next
1:27:09 > 1:30:31week. Another big issue. Before that,
1:30:37 > 1:30:40Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:30:40 > 1:30:45Here is a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News:
1:30:45 > 1:30:48The military in Zimbabwe has denied it is attempting to overthrow
1:30:48 > 1:30:50President Robert Mugabe, despite taking over
1:30:50 > 1:30:50the state broadcaster.
1:30:50 > 1:30:52Tensions have been growing between the military
1:30:52 > 1:30:55and the President, who is 93, over who will succeed him.
1:30:55 > 1:30:57Soldiers have broadcast a message on television,
1:30:57 > 1:31:00after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital,
1:31:00 > 1:31:02Harare.
1:31:02 > 1:31:07In the address, the military said President Mugabe was safe.
1:31:07 > 1:31:09His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe,
1:31:09 > 1:31:11and commander-in-chief of Zimbabwe defence forces,
1:31:11 > 1:31:14Comrade RG Mugabe, and his family, are safe and sound,
1:31:14 > 1:31:28and their security is guaranteed.
1:31:28 > 1:31:30The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
1:31:30 > 1:31:33Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss Iran's continued imprisonment
1:31:33 > 1:31:37of his wife.
1:31:37 > 1:31:39Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
1:31:39 > 1:31:40Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists
1:31:40 > 1:31:43when she was arrested in Tehran in April of last year.
1:31:43 > 1:31:46Her family says the comments could result in another five years
1:31:46 > 1:31:50added to her jail term.
1:31:50 > 1:31:52The meeting will focus on the UK Government's efforts
1:31:52 > 1:31:57to secure her release on humanitarian grounds.
1:31:57 > 1:32:00The Government has defeated several amendments by MPs on the first day
1:32:00 > 1:32:02of debate of its key Brexit legislation.
1:32:02 > 1:32:05However, some Tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition
1:32:05 > 1:32:07parties to demand further changes, as the EU withdrawal bill
1:32:07 > 1:32:09continues its passage through the Commons.
1:32:09 > 1:32:19More contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks,
1:32:19 > 1:32:22relating to ministerial powers, and enshrining the date
1:32:22 > 1:32:23for Brexit in law.
1:32:23 > 1:32:25Australians have overwhelmingly backed legalising same-sex marriage,
1:32:25 > 1:32:26in an historic poll.
1:32:26 > 1:32:28People took to the streets to celebrate the result,
1:32:28 > 1:32:32after more than 60% voted in favour of allowing same-sex couples to wed.
1:32:32 > 1:32:35More than 12.7 million people took part in the non-binding referendum.
1:32:35 > 1:32:44The government says it will aim to change the law before Christmas.
1:32:44 > 1:32:47The family of the British explorer Benedict Allen say he has gone
1:32:47 > 1:32:50missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea.
1:32:50 > 1:32:53His wife says he missed his flight home and hasn't been heard
1:32:53 > 1:33:02from in three weeks.
1:33:02 > 1:33:05Mr Allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the BBC,
1:33:05 > 1:33:07had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe
1:33:07 > 1:33:08for a new programme.
1:33:08 > 1:33:11Coming up: Carol will have the weather in around ten minutes.
1:33:11 > 1:33:17Right now, though, Sally Nugent is here.I don't know if either of you
1:33:17 > 1:33:21have ever fallen out with Roy Keane,
1:33:21 > 1:33:21here.I don't know if either of you have ever fallen out with Roy Keane,
1:33:21 > 1:33:28have you ever had an altercation with him?I got shouted at him in a
1:33:28 > 1:33:32tunnel on numerous occasions, it was all right.I once met him driving
1:33:32 > 1:33:36down a 1-way street and he was driving the other way.What
1:33:36 > 1:33:45happened?What do you think happens? I gave way. His face last night was
1:33:45 > 1:33:49really... You could just see the agony of the Republic of Ireland
1:33:49 > 1:33:55going out.Only one game away from the World Cup, and a few defensive
1:33:55 > 1:34:00mistakes. A few. Well, too many.
1:34:00 > 1:34:02The Republic of Ireland won't be joining England
1:34:02 > 1:34:03at the World Cup next summer.
1:34:03 > 1:34:06They lost the second leg of their play-off 5-1 to Denmark.
1:34:06 > 1:34:09It was goalless from the first leg, so things looked good
1:34:09 > 1:34:12for Martin O'Neill's side when Shane Duffy put them
1:34:12 > 1:34:13ahead early on.
1:34:13 > 1:34:16But a combination of Irish mistakes and Danish class decided things.
1:34:16 > 1:34:18A hat-trick for Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen meant the Danes
1:34:18 > 1:34:21were celebrating at the end of the night.
1:34:21 > 1:34:23Really disappointed, obviously, and well beaten in the end.
1:34:23 > 1:34:26After a really good start, had a good chance to maybe
1:34:26 > 1:34:27make it 2-0.
1:34:27 > 1:34:28Probably would have needed that.
1:34:28 > 1:34:32But the two goals we conceded in the space of a couple of minutes
1:34:32 > 1:34:39just knocked us for six, really.
1:34:39 > 1:34:42It was less samba and more of a slumber at Wembley.
1:34:42 > 1:34:45England played out their second goalless draw in four days,
1:34:45 > 1:34:46this time against Brazil.
1:34:46 > 1:34:48Gareth Southgate again chose to field an inexperienced side,
1:34:48 > 1:34:50but they held off the likes of Neymar, Coutinho,
1:34:50 > 1:34:52and this man, Fernandinho.
1:34:52 > 1:34:54There weren't many chances for England, but Liverpool striker
1:34:54 > 1:34:56Dominic Solanke came close to having a dream debut
1:34:56 > 1:35:04in the closing seconds.
1:35:04 > 1:35:08They had control of the game tonight, no question about that,
1:35:08 > 1:35:09and they were the most dangerous team.
1:35:09 > 1:35:12But we have limited both teams to very few clear-cut chances.
1:35:12 > 1:35:15And, you know, would have probably been an injustice,
1:35:15 > 1:35:23but could have pinched the game tonight with the chances at the end.
1:35:23 > 1:35:26Wales won't be at the World Cup, but they too were in friendly
1:35:26 > 1:35:27action against Panama.
1:35:27 > 1:35:28It finished 1-1 in Cardiff.
1:35:28 > 1:35:32In what could be Chris Coleman's last game in charge of Wales,
1:35:32 > 1:35:34he gave his youngsters the chance, and Derby's Tom Lawrence
1:35:34 > 1:35:39repaid his faith.
1:35:39 > 1:35:43But Panama, who will be heading to the World Cup next summer,
1:35:43 > 1:35:45equalised in injury-time, Armando Cooper with their goal
1:35:45 > 1:35:47in the 94th minute.
1:35:47 > 1:35:50We are playing against a team that, you know, they've qualified
1:35:50 > 1:35:53for the World Cup, so we've got to give them some credit.
1:35:53 > 1:35:55And we found it difficult to break them down.
1:35:55 > 1:35:58But I thought that the guys - great experience.
1:35:58 > 1:36:02I've got to say a huge thank you to the fans who came out
1:36:02 > 1:36:04tonight, and those are our core supporters,
1:36:04 > 1:36:05and they're absolutely magnificent.
1:36:05 > 1:36:08With Rafa Nadal no longer involved, top seed Roger Federer moved
1:36:08 > 1:36:10through to the semi-finals of the ATP Tour Finals
1:36:10 > 1:36:12at London's O2 Arena, beating Alexander Zverev
1:36:12 > 1:36:18in three sets.
1:36:18 > 1:36:21It wasn't easy for Federer, who took the first set
1:36:21 > 1:36:24on a tie-break, before 20-year-old Zverev came back to take the match
1:36:24 > 1:36:25into a decider.
1:36:25 > 1:36:27But the six-time champion showed his class to seal
1:36:27 > 1:36:29the victory, winning the third set 6-1.
1:36:29 > 1:36:33The start of the men's Ashes series is now just eight days away,
1:36:33 > 1:36:36and England are gearing up for the defence of the urn by taking
1:36:36 > 1:36:43on a Cricket Australia 11 in their final warm-up match.
1:36:43 > 1:36:47Chris Woakes has taken six wickets and there have been a couple for
1:36:47 > 1:36:51Craig Overton, who is trying to get a starting place in the test team.
1:36:51 > 1:36:56Play has just finished and Cricket Australia are on 249-9.
1:36:56 > 1:37:00And finally, everyone is pretty desperate to reach the World Cup.
1:37:00 > 1:37:02We've seen what it means to nations when they miss out.
1:37:02 > 1:37:05But what lengths will the Peruvians go to reach their first
1:37:05 > 1:37:06finals since 1982?
1:37:06 > 1:37:09Here is a group of Shaman performing a ritual they hope
1:37:09 > 1:37:13will see their country reach the finals for the first time in 36
1:37:13 > 1:37:16years, while at the same time trying to curse their opponents,
1:37:16 > 1:37:19New Zealand, who are trying to make the finals for a third time.
1:37:19 > 1:37:22The two meet in the early hours of Thursday morning.
1:37:22 > 1:37:26I wonder if that is in the Fifa rules?
1:37:26 > 1:37:33They appear to be stamping on them, a snake rub.It is intimidating!You
1:37:33 > 1:37:40asked me earlier for a little bit more detail, and I looked it up on
1:37:40 > 1:37:45the internets, and this is what is going on. They are basically trying
1:37:45 > 1:37:51to... They are using evil spirits to put them off their game. But I can
1:37:51 > 1:37:57tell you, since New Zealand arrived in Peru, they couldn't land in Peru
1:37:57 > 1:38:02and had to land in Chile, got to the hotel 4.5 hours late. When they went
1:38:02 > 1:38:06to training their bus couldn't go under the bridge, as it was too big.
1:38:06 > 1:38:11When they got to the stadium the gate was locked.That is a litany!
1:38:11 > 1:38:17Snakes in the bed?Potentially.How interesting.
1:38:17 > 1:38:19Later this morning, official figures will reveal how productive
1:38:19 > 1:38:20UK businesses are.
1:38:20 > 1:38:23It is a key concern for the Government ahead of next
1:38:23 > 1:38:27week's budget, so we've sent Sean to Liverpool to find out what can be
1:38:27 > 1:38:32done to improve efficiency.
1:38:32 > 1:38:37There is a big robotic thing behind him, good morning.Yes, that is the
1:38:37 > 1:38:43technical term. Bang on, very impressive. It is an automated robot
1:38:43 > 1:38:47which is trimming a bit of plastic material which will go on a rally
1:38:47 > 1:38:50car, I think. There are loads of robots like this all around the
1:38:50 > 1:38:55place. They are automated and they can be used in factories to improve
1:38:55 > 1:38:58productivity, to enable businesses to get more output for everything
1:38:58 > 1:39:01they are putting in. That is effectively what we are talking
1:39:01 > 1:39:05about when we come to productivity measures, which we will hear about
1:39:05 > 1:39:09today. We can speak to a few people who run businesses here in the UK.
1:39:09 > 1:39:15You run Accolade wines, a brand we are familiar with. You have a big
1:39:15 > 1:39:20factor in the UK. How have you improve productivity here?
1:39:20 > 1:39:23Innovation, people skills, and we have put a lot of investment into
1:39:23 > 1:39:26the plant, so putting a new production line in and some
1:39:26 > 1:39:30collaborative robots you will be looking at a bit later on. We have
1:39:30 > 1:39:33also put automation on the existing lines, and this has really enabled
1:39:33 > 1:39:37us to redeploy some of our people onto a new plant, keeping skills,
1:39:37 > 1:39:44keeping that experience, and upping our productivity that way.For you
1:39:44 > 1:39:48to be more productive, once you have those robots will be playing about
1:39:48 > 1:39:51with later, doesn't that mean you can start to lay off staff and save
1:39:51 > 1:39:57a bit of money that way?No, actually, we get the robots to do
1:39:57 > 1:40:01simpler tasks and we engage the cognitive efforts, and actually give
1:40:01 > 1:40:05those the guys had space to improve on the programmes we are doing.
1:40:05 > 1:40:09Absolutely with the customer in mind, and running that through every
1:40:09 > 1:40:14level of the organisation.Bolivar, you run a big manufacturing business
1:40:14 > 1:40:19supplying to the energy industry. If I can ask you, with your German
1:40:19 > 1:40:23background hat on, why does the UK lagged behind the likes of Germany
1:40:23 > 1:40:28and America when it comes to how productive we our? -- Oliver.One
1:40:28 > 1:40:33thing is that Germany invested heavily into smart technologies, but
1:40:33 > 1:40:36also into innovating and the people and skills element. They have strong
1:40:36 > 1:40:43apprenticeships, and fabric is one example where they have really
1:40:43 > 1:40:48raised the next generation to really meet the skills gap.You have not
1:40:48 > 1:40:52seen that happen in the UK? Let Mac we are doing things, but I think we
1:40:52 > 1:40:57have to up our pace, and if we do that we have a good chance to get
1:40:57 > 1:41:01back to the top.Because we started the Industrial Revolution. That is
1:41:01 > 1:41:08what we need to.Allison, Oliver, thank you very much. I will have a
1:41:08 > 1:41:12play with these robots now. Because these guys, I have this machinery
1:41:12 > 1:41:17which in theory, at some point this morning, in about an hour's time, I
1:41:17 > 1:41:21will be able to get hold of this, tell it to do exactly what I want.
1:41:21 > 1:41:25Something like this, I will be able to grab. Can I attempt to do this
1:41:25 > 1:41:29now, Peter, do you think? I had a bit of training earlier on this. The
1:41:29 > 1:41:33idea is not that you programme anything into a computer and get the
1:41:33 > 1:41:38robot to do what you wanted to do. The idea is that you just grab it
1:41:38 > 1:41:47anyway and put it in place. Can I go straight on? Did I do it properly?
1:41:47 > 1:41:52Long button, short button. That will then pick it up, then I need to...
1:41:52 > 1:41:56Is this right?
1:41:58 > 1:42:08I have messed it up, haven't I, Peter? Be honest.A little bit.OK,
1:42:08 > 1:42:12I will plant at a little bit more a little bit later. It is nearly idiot
1:42:12 > 1:42:16proof, but I am unfortunately too much of an idiot to do it. The idea
1:42:16 > 1:42:20is this kind of technology can improve manufacturing across the UK,
1:42:20 > 1:42:28and improve productivity.You are asking me to save you, but it is too
1:42:28 > 1:42:32late. We will be back with you later, once you have it sorted out.
1:42:32 > 1:42:38The human hand can save you quite a bit. Something else we are talking
1:42:38 > 1:42:42about, there is an exhibition of the North in London, so we are asking
1:42:42 > 1:42:46the question where does the North actually start? There is quite some
1:42:46 > 1:42:50discussion about it. This week of the University of Liverpool decided
1:42:50 > 1:42:54that if you split the country 50- 50 in terms of population, the line of
1:42:54 > 1:42:57whether South becomes the North is actually in Leicestershire. They
1:42:57 > 1:43:01have removed the Midlands entirely, so if you are watching in
1:43:01 > 1:43:05Birmingham, sorry about that this morning. That is where they say the
1:43:05 > 1:43:09North is.Where do you think it begins?I always thought Birmingham
1:43:09 > 1:43:14and upwards, but it is the point at which you begin to think gravy is
1:43:14 > 1:43:19acceptable on chips, that is where the North actually begins. Wherever
1:43:19 > 1:43:24that begins, that is the North.
1:43:24 > 1:43:28Here is Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
1:43:28 > 1:43:29Good morning to
1:43:29 > 1:43:32Good morning to you both, good morning to you. We have mixed
1:43:32 > 1:43:36fortunes with the weather this morning. For some of us, a cloudy
1:43:36 > 1:43:40start with some dampness in the air, but it will brighten up later, and
1:43:40 > 1:43:44for others it is a bright start to the day. We have clearer skies and
1:43:44 > 1:43:47it is cold, and you can see that reflected in our current
1:43:47 > 1:43:50temperatures. Southern Scotland its two -1, Edinburgh on plus three, and
1:43:50 > 1:43:55as we get all the way to Cornwall, where we have more cloud, murky
1:43:55 > 1:43:58conditions, the temperature is currently 12 Celsius. You can see
1:43:58 > 1:44:02where we have all this cloud across parts of England, Wales and Northern
1:44:02 > 1:44:06Ireland, we also have some patchy mist and fog around as well,
1:44:06 > 1:44:10especially Lincolnshire, the Midlands, and into the south-eastern
1:44:10 > 1:44:13corner. There is patchy fog elsewhere. Most of it will lift
1:44:13 > 1:44:26gradually, some of it into low cloud in the south. In Northern Ireland it
1:44:26 > 1:44:30will brighten up for you. You will see sunny spells developing through
1:44:30 > 1:44:33the course of the afternoon. Sunny spells developing across Scotland.
1:44:33 > 1:44:37With some high cloud coming in, it will be hazy at times. And later we
1:44:37 > 1:44:39have the first sign of some rain across the Outer Hebrides,
1:44:39 > 1:44:43accompanied by some strengthening winds. A sunny start and a cold one,
1:44:43 > 1:44:46hanging on the sunshine through the day. But across the likes of
1:44:46 > 1:44:49Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Cambridge, the Midlands, you will hang on to
1:44:49 > 1:44:52the cloud and it will be thick enough at times to produce some
1:44:52 > 1:44:56spots of light rain and drizzle. As we sweep across towards the west,
1:44:56 > 1:44:59some cloud around, again thick enough for the odd shower. Equally,
1:44:59 > 1:45:03we will see some sunny spells, and the same for Wales, with a top
1:45:03 > 1:45:05temperature in Cardiff 13 Celsius. Through the evening and overnight,
1:45:05 > 1:45:09our weather front coming in from the west, a cold front, sinks
1:45:09 > 1:45:12southwards, taking it spread across Scotland and Northern Ireland. With
1:45:12 > 1:45:16it, it will be quite windy as well. Ahead of it, we are looking at a
1:45:16 > 1:45:20fair bit of cloud. Still the odd spot of rain, some clearer skies,
1:45:20 > 1:45:23and where we have to clearer skies, the temperatures will be lower than
1:45:23 > 1:45:27you can see on the charts. Tomorrow we start off with that weather front
1:45:27 > 1:45:30continuing to push steadily southwards, pushing rain across
1:45:30 > 1:45:33Cumbria, south-west Scotland, Northern Ireland. As it pushes
1:45:33 > 1:45:37across the rest of England and Wales as a narrow band, the rain will turn
1:45:37 > 1:45:41that brighter. We hang on to sunny spells ahead of it, and the higher
1:45:41 > 1:45:45temperatures. Behind it, we will see some cooler weather, and a peppering
1:45:45 > 1:45:49of showers in the north and west of Scotland, some of which, in the
1:45:49 > 1:45:52hills, could be wintry. The Friday, a lot of dry weather again but the
1:45:52 > 1:45:57cold weather has come in behind the front, and cleared away. It will be
1:45:57 > 1:46:01cooler in southern counties. We still have showers in the north,
1:46:01 > 1:46:05some of them will merge and give spells of rain. It will be windy,
1:46:05 > 1:46:09with gales and exposure. On Saturday, sunny spells and showers.
1:46:09 > 1:46:14We will also have a chilly wind. Sunday, there is still a wee bit of
1:46:14 > 1:46:17uncertainty about the timing, but at the moment what we think is it will
1:46:17 > 1:46:22start off on a frosty but dry note, an Atlantic fronts coming in from
1:46:22 > 1:46:27the west later in the day.
1:46:32 > 1:46:36Some breaking news from the story we have been leading with.
1:46:36 > 1:46:42This is Bromby Zanu-PF in Zimbabwe, an unverified Twitter account, there
1:46:42 > 1:46:47is no coup but a bloodless transition which saw corrupt and
1:46:47 > 1:46:52crooked persons arrested and an elderly man had been taken advantage
1:46:52 > 1:46:57of from his wife being detained. That is from their official account
1:46:57 > 1:47:02but it isn't verified, it is the Zanu-PF Party Twitter account. It
1:47:02 > 1:47:07goes on to say the few banks that were heard were from crooks who were
1:47:07 > 1:47:11resisting arrest but they have now been detained. We know they have
1:47:11 > 1:47:17taken over the state broadcaster -- bangs. When they made the statement,
1:47:17 > 1:47:21the Army, they said President Mugabe and his family are safe but we will
1:47:21 > 1:47:27keep you up to date. Fergal Keane, how Africa correspondent, saying
1:47:27 > 1:47:30this is serious for the whole region and the country.
1:47:30 > 1:47:35You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:47:35 > 1:47:38Every year, around 50,000 couples walk into an IVF clinic
1:47:38 > 1:47:41in the UK hoping it will help them achieve their dream
1:47:41 > 1:47:41of becoming parents.
1:47:41 > 1:47:45The harsh reality though is that treatment fails 70% of the time.
1:47:45 > 1:47:47For CNN news reader Hannah Vaughan Jones
1:47:47 > 1:47:49and her husband, Lewis, that disappointment is all too familiar.
1:47:49 > 1:47:52They've spent £50,000 on seven rounds of IVF,
1:47:52 > 1:47:55and are currently waiting to find out if their latest attempt has
1:47:55 > 1:47:56been a success.
1:47:56 > 1:47:58They join us along with Professor Adam Balen,
1:47:58 > 1:48:00who's the Chair of the British Fertility Society.
1:48:00 > 1:48:12Good morning. Thank you so much for coming to talk to us. I know this is
1:48:12 > 1:48:15something you talk about all the time, you have really... People have
1:48:15 > 1:48:19really been affected by what you're saying because you've been very
1:48:19 > 1:48:23honest, you've been posting videos of your journey and what's been
1:48:23 > 1:48:30happening over recent months. Before we start, where are you right now?
1:48:30 > 1:48:34We had egg retrieval, egg collection on Sunday, we are now waiting to
1:48:34 > 1:48:38hear from our clinic later today whether we have any embryos that
1:48:38 > 1:48:43have survived. We had nine as of Monday.Nine fertilised, nine
1:48:43 > 1:48:47embryos on Monday and today we expect a call to see if any of those
1:48:47 > 1:48:52are still going.In terms of the rounds of IVF, this is number?
1:48:52 > 1:48:58Number seven.Not many people get to number seven. This is where you are
1:48:58 > 1:49:02in terms of the process of the IVF but emotionally where are you at
1:49:02 > 1:49:10this stage?Remarkably tough.The reason we started, and why Hannah
1:49:10 > 1:49:14wrote the article, we got a sense that we would only hear people's
1:49:14 > 1:49:22Tories at the end, my miracle baby after X numbers of IVF -- stories.
1:49:22 > 1:49:27You never hear stories from people like us where there is no guarantee,
1:49:27 > 1:49:31we are in the uncertain stage and we don't know if it will work and that
1:49:31 > 1:49:36is tough and it takes its toll. That's why we started doing these
1:49:36 > 1:49:40videos and this diary to reveal the private moments when Hannah is
1:49:40 > 1:49:44affected by the drugs and emotional and you don't normally get to see
1:49:44 > 1:49:47that.It helps you take control of the situation when you don't
1:49:47 > 1:49:51generally have control of anything, writing the article for me was
1:49:51 > 1:49:55really cathartic, I wrote it at a low point and the response was
1:49:55 > 1:50:01amazing. While we are going into the next round, we thought, why don't we
1:50:01 > 1:50:04do something different that might make us feel better through the
1:50:04 > 1:50:09process? And it has been quite nice to be able to document every step.
1:50:09 > 1:50:16You're not in anyway alone having gone through this. Let's talk about
1:50:16 > 1:50:20why this happens to some couples, we don't even know the answer to that
1:50:20 > 1:50:25yet, do we?Over the years we've done a huge amount of research
1:50:25 > 1:50:29trying to understand fertility but sadly we don't have all the answers.
1:50:29 > 1:50:32It's great Hannah and Lewis have been so open and raised this issue
1:50:32 > 1:50:37because it's important for us to be able to discuss it. Fertility comes
1:50:37 > 1:50:43in many different guises and in fertility problems are varied, and
1:50:43 > 1:50:48unfortunately, and there are many conditions that affect fertility. We
1:50:48 > 1:50:53have the answers for some, but it's still a bit of a lottery actually.
1:50:53 > 1:50:58Even at peak fertility, at best couples have maybe a 25% chance a
1:50:58 > 1:51:03month. IVF treatment can raise the odds, but it doesn't work for
1:51:03 > 1:51:08everybody and it is a bit of a numbers game as, sadly you're
1:51:08 > 1:51:12experiencing.Lots of people getting in contact about this, as they do
1:51:12 > 1:51:17when we talk about IVF, Elizabeth said we tried when I was 35, despite
1:51:17 > 1:51:20nothing being one with either of us nothing happened, was on the waiting
1:51:20 > 1:51:25list at 38, the first cycle was traumatic and it failed, we got some
1:51:25 > 1:51:29money when an aunt died, we then thought, a kitchen or IVF, the
1:51:29 > 1:51:33private cycle was less stressful and it worked and they now have a
1:51:33 > 1:51:41beautiful daughter. When we talk about IVF cost is something that
1:51:41 > 1:51:46comes into it.It is huge and at the start of the process I was so
1:51:46 > 1:51:48resentful, that was the overriding feeling, so resentful of the money
1:51:48 > 1:51:52being spent especially when nobody could give us answers about the
1:51:52 > 1:51:54problem. You're handing over this money when people don't know the
1:51:54 > 1:51:58answers and there's no guarantee anything will work.And your odds
1:51:58 > 1:52:03don't improve with each round, you don't finish at this point and you
1:52:03 > 1:52:08start again and you go from there, you go from square one each time,
1:52:08 > 1:52:13which is infuriating.You are making tough decisions at all points? Blew
1:52:13 > 1:52:17it is difficult, it's not like... You don't have a pot of money
1:52:17 > 1:52:22sitting there and you say, we will go again and go again.We have been
1:52:22 > 1:52:27hugely benefited by our mothers, they have both helped us, and we are
1:52:27 > 1:52:31acutely aware people can't get to where we are.Your first round was
1:52:31 > 1:52:35on the NHS, depending on where you live you can get different phases of
1:52:35 > 1:52:41IVF on the NHS?There's a postcode lottery but we have shown IVF is
1:52:41 > 1:52:45cost-effective, it doesn't have to cost that much, everybody in the
1:52:45 > 1:52:49country should be entitled to three cycles, sadly that varies
1:52:49 > 1:52:54significantly. In the north it is infinitely better than in the South.
1:52:54 > 1:52:57With three cycles, including the use of frozen embryos, most couples
1:52:57 > 1:53:03would actually have an 80 to 85% chance of having a baby so it does
1:53:03 > 1:53:11work for a lot. Your situation isn't uncommon, but at the same time, it's
1:53:11 > 1:53:15an unusual one.We are still very hopeful that this is a numbers game
1:53:15 > 1:53:20for us and hopefully this round we might get lucky, that's one of the
1:53:20 > 1:53:25reasons why we have kept at it, sheer determination.Sheer
1:53:25 > 1:53:28determination and good luck to you both, thanks very much.
1:53:28 > 1:53:33Your videos are really insightful. If anyone wants to look they can
1:53:33 > 1:53:36follow you on Twitter.
1:53:36 > 1:53:40We weren't expecting this one and the next one to work together but
1:53:40 > 1:53:48they are!
1:53:48 > 1:53:51Well, an exhibition about The North has opened...
1:53:51 > 1:53:52in the South.
1:53:52 > 1:53:55Breakfast's very own Liver bird, Jayne McCubbin went along
1:53:55 > 1:53:55for a look.
1:53:55 > 1:53:56The North - discuss.
1:53:56 > 1:53:59First time I went up there I really was amazed.
1:53:59 > 1:54:02It was exotic in the way that going to darkest Africa
1:54:02 > 1:54:03would have been exotic.
1:54:03 > 1:54:05Because it was so different to the South?
1:54:05 > 1:54:08It was so different and the people were extraordinary to look
1:54:08 > 1:54:09at and wonderful.
1:54:09 > 1:54:12Not Africa but Nelson in Lancashire in the 1960s,
1:54:12 > 1:54:13images so powerful they've shaped our perception
1:54:13 > 1:54:15of the North ever since.
1:54:15 > 1:54:17John Bulmer was the first photo journalist to capture
1:54:17 > 1:54:18the North in colour.
1:54:18 > 1:54:22Well, almost colour.
1:54:22 > 1:54:26I did deliberately choose to shoot in the winter and often in rain
1:54:26 > 1:54:30or fog or mist to try and give it a softer and more subtle approach.
1:54:30 > 1:54:32Photojournalism had been a black-and-white thing,
1:54:32 > 1:54:34and the North of England particularly had been considered
1:54:34 > 1:54:35a black-and-white subject.
1:54:35 > 1:54:38I think there's a directness and a humanity, and even now
1:54:38 > 1:54:41if you go up and wander into a hotel in the North,
1:54:41 > 1:54:44you get a human response from the people much more
1:54:44 > 1:54:49than you do in other parts of the world.
1:54:49 > 1:54:52This exhibition is all about the spirit of the North,
1:54:52 > 1:54:55its identity, how it was shaped then and how it is seen now.
1:54:55 > 1:55:02It's a bit like Rio or Paris, if you've never been there you have
1:55:02 > 1:55:05this idea of what it looks like, you picture the streets
1:55:05 > 1:55:09and the people and the sounds, and that's sort of what we're trying
1:55:09 > 1:55:13to get to the root of within this exhibition.
1:55:13 > 1:55:16In art, Northern men have been bold and boisterous.
1:55:16 > 1:55:17Women, strong mothers, wives and friends.
1:55:17 > 1:55:20Some images are built to last, but as new Northern influences
1:55:20 > 1:55:30erupted, so their impact spread.
1:55:30 > 1:55:35If you want to know how far, well, you'll see it in the trainers sold
1:55:35 > 1:55:36around the world named after Northern icons
1:55:36 > 1:55:39or northern towns.
1:55:39 > 1:55:42It's the Paul Smith collection inspired by Manchester but sold
1:55:42 > 1:55:43only in Japan.
1:55:43 > 1:55:46There's a lot of work by people who aren't based in the north
1:55:46 > 1:55:49and have never lived there who are influenced by it.
1:55:49 > 1:55:52It filters around the world and I think that's a crucial thing
1:55:52 > 1:55:55to acknowledge, it still has this power and people
1:55:55 > 1:55:59still want to engage with it.
1:55:59 > 1:56:02But bring two northerners to this exhibition, two old Durham miners,
1:56:02 > 1:56:05and it is the old imagery which has the lasting power.
1:56:05 > 1:56:08None of this a cliche to be shaken off, instead heritage
1:56:08 > 1:56:16to evoke pride.
1:56:16 > 1:56:18That was life in mining in those days.
1:56:18 > 1:56:21It was vibrant, harsh environment but you enjoyed yourself.
1:56:21 > 1:56:23It was a hard life but people enjoy themselves as well,
1:56:23 > 1:56:24with little money.
1:56:24 > 1:56:27As a Northerner, when you look around something like this
1:56:27 > 1:56:30and you see how these images are still relevant today...
1:56:30 > 1:56:31I'm proud of them.
1:56:31 > 1:56:35You're proud? I'm proud of them.
1:56:35 > 1:56:37They were great times, I think they should be remembered
1:56:37 > 1:56:41for what they are and people shouldn't look down and sneer at us
1:56:41 > 1:56:44Northerners, because they were good times and we are good people
1:56:44 > 1:56:48and we still are good people.
1:56:48 > 1:56:50You can't say fairer than that.
1:56:50 > 1:56:51You can't, absolutely.
1:56:51 > 1:56:55There was a pride that was built in the North and stayed in the North
1:56:55 > 1:56:57even after the North stopped building other things,
1:56:57 > 1:57:00and its influence continues to spread around the world.
1:57:00 > 1:57:10Jayne McCubbin, BBC News.
1:57:10 > 1:57:12The exhibition North: Fashioning Identity
1:57:12 > 1:57:15is at Somerset House on the Strand in Central London.
1:57:15 > 1:57:21Thank you for all your messages today about the north-south thing,
1:57:21 > 2:00:44IVF, a few things, you've been very good today at getting in contact.
2:00:44 > 2:00:48Bye for now.
2:00:57 > 2:01:00Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:01:00 > 2:01:02Gunfire and explosions on the streets of Zimbabwe
2:01:02 > 2:01:04but the military deny they've staged a coup.
2:01:04 > 2:01:06Soldiers have taken over the state television building
2:01:06 > 2:01:16and in a broadcast they say President Robert Mugabe is safe.
2:01:22 > 2:01:23Good morning. It's Wednesday, 15th November.
2:01:23 > 2:01:26Also this morning, Boris Johnson is to meet the husband of a British
2:01:26 > 2:01:29woman being held in an Iranian jail after the Foreign Secretary
2:01:29 > 2:01:37was accused of making her situation worse.
2:01:37 > 2:01:40Can the latest in technology help us get more out of our businesses and
2:01:40 > 2:01:45our workers? The productivity problem is a big one. Philip Hammond
2:01:45 > 2:01:48has the Budget next week. I am at this trade fair in Liverpool to see
2:01:48 > 2:01:52if I can find any solutions.
2:01:52 > 2:01:54In sport, delight for Denmark but despair
2:01:54 > 2:01:56for the Republic of Ireland, beaten in their World Cup
2:01:56 > 2:01:57qualifying playoff.
2:01:57 > 2:02:01And Carol has the weather.
2:02:01 > 2:02:05Good morning. It's a cloudy start across England and Wales and
2:02:05 > 2:02:08Northern Ireland. We have got light rain and drizzle and also some
2:02:08 > 2:02:12patchy fog. But it will brighten up from the west. For the far north of
2:02:12 > 2:02:16England and Scotland, you're off to a brighter start with sunshine which
2:02:16 > 2:02:19you will hang on to for much of the day, but I will have more details in
2:02:19 > 2:02:2115 minutes.
2:02:22 > 2:02:25Good morning.
2:02:25 > 2:02:27The military in Zimbabwe is denying it's
2:02:27 > 2:02:29attempting to overthrow President Robert Mugabe,
2:02:29 > 2:02:31despite taking over the state broadcaster.
2:02:31 > 2:02:34Soldiers in Zimbabwe have broadcast a message on television,
2:02:34 > 2:02:40after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, Harare.
2:02:40 > 2:02:42An unverified Twitter account, claiming to be the account of ruling
2:02:42 > 2:02:48party, says there has been a "bloodless transition",
2:02:48 > 2:02:51and that the sacked vice-president has been made interim president.
2:02:51 > 2:02:52Our correspondent Jon Donnison has more.
2:02:52 > 2:02:54Could Zimbabwe be on the verge of a coup?
2:02:54 > 2:02:59An increase in military vehicles and soldiers on the outskirts
2:02:59 > 2:03:01of the capital yesterday first raised alarm.
2:03:01 > 2:03:06Overnight, soldiers took control of the country's state broadcaster,
2:03:06 > 2:03:09but in a televised address, the military denied a coup
2:03:09 > 2:03:13was taking place, insisting President Mugabe was safe.
2:03:13 > 2:03:18We are only targeting criminals around him who are committing crimes
2:03:18 > 2:03:21that are causing social and economic suffering in the country in order
2:03:21 > 2:03:24to bring them to justice.
2:03:24 > 2:03:27But it came just days after the head of the armed forces had threatened
2:03:27 > 2:03:31to take action over the sacking of a senior politician.
2:03:31 > 2:03:40We must demand those behind the current treacherous shenanigans
2:03:40 > 2:03:42that when it comes to matters of protecting our revolution,
2:03:42 > 2:03:44the military will not hesitate to step in.
2:03:44 > 2:03:47The general was referring to President Mugabe's
2:03:47 > 2:03:54sacking of his number two, vice-president Emmerson Mnangagwa.
2:03:54 > 2:04:00Once seen as a loyal deputy, his dismissal was seen as a move
2:04:00 > 2:04:04by President Mugabe to hand power to his wife, Grace.
2:04:04 > 2:04:06But, on the streets of Harare, some welcomed the possible
2:04:06 > 2:04:12intervention by the military to block such a move.
2:04:12 > 2:04:15What is needed right now in Zimbabwe is to remove this
2:04:15 > 2:04:19Mugabe family in power.
2:04:19 > 2:04:21If there is this implosion, the implosion is good
2:04:21 > 2:04:24for the citizens of Zimbabwe.
2:04:24 > 2:04:27At 93, Robert Mugabe is the world's oldest head of state,
2:04:27 > 2:04:28in power since 1980.
2:04:28 > 2:04:30His political downfall has been predicted many times before
2:04:30 > 2:04:31and he's still standing.
2:04:31 > 2:04:41The question - for how long?
2:04:43 > 2:04:48We mentioned that there is a message from an unverified Twitter account
2:04:48 > 2:04:53which purports to be from the ruling party in Zimbabwe. I will read you
2:04:53 > 2:04:59what it says. It says, "There was no coup, only a bloodless transition
2:04:59 > 2:05:05which saw corrupt and crooked persons arrested and an elderly man
2:05:05 > 2:05:10being detained. The few bangs that were heard were from crooks who were
2:05:10 > 2:05:14resisting arrest, but they have been detained." We know that the State
2:05:14 > 2:05:17broadcaster has been taken over by the Army as well.Slightly
2:05:17 > 2:05:20conflicting reports. We will try and get to the bottom of it for you this
2:05:20 > 2:05:25morning. I'm sure it is something we will follow throughout the day on
2:05:25 > 2:05:30the BBC News Channel. Denying there is a coup, but this unofficial
2:05:30 > 2:05:33account saying there is a bloodless transition that's taking place in
2:05:33 > 2:05:38Zimbabwe. A big news story and we will bring you the latest. We are on
2:05:38 > 2:05:43to 9.15am and you will follow it throughout the day on the BBC.
2:05:43 > 2:05:48The UN has described the situation in Yemen as "the world's worst
2:05:48 > 2:05:50humanitarian crisis" and its feared the situation is worsening.
2:05:50 > 2:05:53An estimated 12,000 people have died as a result of a two-year
2:05:53 > 2:05:57conflict between Houthi rebels, backed by Iran, and a
2:05:57 > 2:06:00Saudi-led coalition.
2:06:00 > 2:06:02The charity, Save the Children, warns 130 children are dying
2:06:02 > 2:06:06every day because of malnutrition and disease.
2:06:06 > 2:06:09It's a really shocking situation actually considering the scale of
2:06:09 > 2:06:13the crisis in Yemen, the world's biggest humanitarian crisis and a
2:06:13 > 2:06:17real children's crisis where we are seeing children every day coming in
2:06:17 > 2:06:22with acute malnutrition on the verge of death. Aidships are being turned
2:06:22 > 2:06:26away. Aid ships turned up and were sent back again. Our staff haven't
2:06:26 > 2:06:29been able to get in. Our goods are trapped in warehouses. We are able
2:06:29 > 2:06:33to respond because we've stock piled, but it's very, very quickly
2:06:33 > 2:06:36going to become catastrophic when supplies start to run out in the
2:06:36 > 2:06:39next few weeks.
2:06:39 > 2:06:41The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
2:06:41 > 2:06:43Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss Iran's continued
2:06:43 > 2:06:44imprisonment of his wife.
2:06:44 > 2:06:48Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
2:06:48 > 2:06:51Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists in the country
2:06:51 > 2:06:54- a comment her family fear could result in another five years
2:06:54 > 2:06:57added to her jail term.
2:06:57 > 2:07:02Our Political Correspondent, Iain Watson, is in Westminster.
2:07:02 > 2:07:08And there is talk he may visit Iran before Christmas?Yes, Boris Johnson
2:07:08 > 2:07:13almost certainly is going to be visiting Iran before the end of the
2:07:13 > 2:07:15year, Richard Ratcliffe will be pressing the Foreign Secretary to
2:07:15 > 2:07:20accompany him and to visit his wife in person, but he has always been
2:07:20 > 2:07:26pushing Boris Johnson to grant her diplomatic protection, that's not
2:07:26 > 2:07:30diplomatic immunity, but it does mean that in effect the dispute
2:07:30 > 2:07:34between the UK and Iran would be escalated. It would become a legal
2:07:34 > 2:07:41wrangle. Richard Ratcliffe thinks that would put pressure on the
2:07:41 > 2:07:44Iranian regime. Downing Street indicated that would be an option
2:07:44 > 2:07:47for solving this very difficult, very sensitive problem, but they
2:07:47 > 2:07:50want to be convince it had would help Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and
2:07:50 > 2:07:54not hinder her. So, it is very likely that there could be a tense
2:07:54 > 2:07:59meeting. We are expecting Richard Ratcliffe to give us a debrief once
2:07:59 > 2:08:02he met Boris Johnson face-to-face for the first time.
2:08:02 > 2:08:09Iain, thank you very much.
2:08:09 > 2:08:11The UK's highest court will decide later whether Scotland can finally
2:08:11 > 2:08:13enforce its policy of minimum pricing for alcohol.
2:08:13 > 2:08:16Legislation was approved by the Scottish parliament five
2:08:16 > 2:08:19years ago, but it has been tied up in court challenges amid claims it
2:08:19 > 2:08:23breaches European law.
2:08:23 > 2:08:25Ministers say a 50p-per-unit minimum would help tackle what they called
2:08:25 > 2:08:27Scotland's "unhealthy relationship" with drink.
2:08:27 > 2:08:30The family of the British explorer, Benedict Allen, say he's gone
2:08:30 > 2:08:34missing during an expedition to Papua New Guinea.
2:08:34 > 2:08:36His wife says he missed his flight home and hasn't been heard
2:08:36 > 2:08:37from in three weeks.
2:08:37 > 2:08:40Mr Allen, who has made numerous documentaries for the BBC,
2:08:40 > 2:08:42had been trying to track down an indigenous tribe
2:08:42 > 2:08:47for a new programme.
2:08:48 > 2:08:51A necklace featuring one of the biggest diamonds ever
2:08:51 > 2:08:57auctioned has sold for more than £25 million in Geneva.
2:08:57 > 2:09:00The colourless gem, which is a whopping 163 carats,
2:09:00 > 2:09:06has been described as "the most beautiful diamond in the world".
2:09:06 > 2:09:09The necklace - made from white gold, emeralds and more diamonds -
2:09:09 > 2:09:10took more than 1,700 hours to make.
2:09:10 > 2:09:20The buyer's identity has not been revealed.
2:09:21 > 2:09:24Plans to set a date in law for Britain's departure
2:09:24 > 2:09:27from the European Union have been described by some MPs as "barmy"
2:09:27 > 2:09:33and a "desperate gimmick".
2:09:33 > 2:09:35Nearly 500 amendments have been tabled to the EU
2:09:35 > 2:09:37Withdrawal Bill and yesterday's debate in the House
2:09:37 > 2:09:39of Commons exposed sharp divisions within Tory ranks.
2:09:39 > 2:09:41We can speak now to the Culture Secretary, Karen Bradley.
2:09:41 > 2:09:44Good morning. Thank you very much for your time this morning on
2:09:44 > 2:09:50Breakfast. I mean, we mentioned there some of the comments, during
2:09:50 > 2:09:54that debate Dominic Grieve talked about putting a time on the Brexit
2:09:54 > 2:10:00Bill. He says it risks binding ministers hands if talks dragged on
2:10:00 > 2:10:04to the last minute. Is he right? Yesterday, we started the first day
2:10:04 > 2:10:06of eight discussing in committee stage as it is called on the floor
2:10:06 > 2:10:10of the House the Bill. That means there is 64 hours of debate ahead
2:10:10 > 2:10:13and that was during the first four. This is a government that is
2:10:13 > 2:10:16listening. Wants to work with people, wants to work with
2:10:16 > 2:10:19politicians from all sides of the House to get this Bill right. And to
2:10:19 > 2:10:24make sure that Britain is able to leave the European Union in March
2:10:24 > 2:10:282019 in a smooth orderly fashion and of course, you know the minister
2:10:28 > 2:10:32himself said they doesn't, this isn't about divisions within any
2:10:32 > 2:10:35party, this is about getting it right.You say it is not about
2:10:35 > 2:10:40divisions, I am sure you have seen the front page of the Daily
2:10:40 > 2:10:44Telegraph, the Brexit mew tin nears, pictures of various people who they
2:10:44 > 2:10:47say are rebelling against May. Can you tell us what it is like in the
2:10:47 > 2:10:50Conservative Party at the moment? Are you all getting on?Look, we get
2:10:50 > 2:10:53on very well in the Conservative Party! This is the start of the
2:10:53 > 2:10:57debate. We've got another seven days to go including day, but the reason
2:10:57 > 2:11:01I'm here today is to talk about the work it the government is doing on
2:11:01 > 2:11:03tech and the meeting that the Prime Minister and Chancellor are going to
2:11:03 > 2:11:06have this afternoon and that is another matter on which the
2:11:06 > 2:11:08Conservative Party is completely united.
2:11:08 > 2:11:14What about your constituency? I mean Staffordshire Moorlands, how
2:11:14 > 2:11:17relevant is eight weeks of debate about the Brexit process? When you
2:11:17 > 2:11:22are in your constituency, are people engaged in this? Are they talking to
2:11:22 > 2:11:27you about this? Are they ready for eight days of debate about this?
2:11:27 > 2:11:30Well, it will be almost eight weeks by the time we get to Christmas
2:11:30 > 2:11:35because we will be debating it I suspect pretty much every week. In
2:11:35 > 2:11:39my constituency, 65% of voted to leave. They want to see Britain
2:11:39 > 2:11:41leave the European Union. This Bill is about how we leave the European
2:11:41 > 2:11:47Union. We don't have a cliff edge. We import, European law into UK law
2:11:47 > 2:11:50so that the law stays as it is so that everybody understands where we
2:11:50 > 2:11:55are on the day we leave. I know, that of the people yesterday that
2:11:55 > 2:11:59have been talked about, all but one voted to trigger Article 50 and they
2:11:59 > 2:12:03want to make sure we get that right. That's the other thing, if you look
2:12:03 > 2:12:11at the things they said in the chamber and it was very clear that
2:12:11 > 2:12:15everyone wants to make this right. To make this work. Wants to deliver
2:12:15 > 2:12:19the will of the British people. That's what we're working on.Again,
2:12:19 > 2:12:22I appreciate where you're coming from. You talk about able to leave
2:12:22 > 2:12:25and when the decision actually comes then that can be a smooth process,
2:12:25 > 2:12:28but in terms of making it a smooth process, again to go back to what
2:12:28 > 2:12:33some people from your own party were saying yesterday is coming up with
2:12:33 > 2:12:37this specific date, Ken Clarke said would be disastrous because it could
2:12:37 > 2:12:41mean nailing down the Direct Line forces Britain to leave without a
2:12:41 > 2:12:46deal. Surely that's not what you want?We have got many days of
2:12:46 > 2:12:51debate. Many hours of debate ahead of it and this government is
2:12:51 > 2:12:56listening. It is worth pointing out that the Government was responding
2:12:56 > 2:13:02to an amendment tabled by a Labour MP, Frank Field. In terms of the
2:13:02 > 2:13:04technicalities of why the Government tabled the amendment this is because
2:13:04 > 2:13:08we are listening to members of Parliament from all sides of the
2:13:08 > 2:13:13House, who have constructive ideas about how we best make this a
2:13:13 > 2:13:17smooth, orderly transition and we make sure we deliver on the will of
2:13:17 > 2:13:20the British people. 17 million people voted to leave the European
2:13:20 > 2:13:25Union, we want to make sure we do this. I'm here to talk about tech
2:13:25 > 2:13:28and the fantastic work the Government has been doing to make
2:13:28 > 2:13:31sure this country stays the number one place for digital businesses.
2:13:31 > 2:13:36OK, I was going to ask you a question about that at the end, but
2:13:36 > 2:13:41we can do that now since you brought it up. The Prime Minister is setting
2:13:41 > 2:13:44out the £60 million package to support the technology and doubling
2:13:44 > 2:13:49the number of visas is that a suggestion in terms in this area,
2:13:49 > 2:13:53that talent lies outside the UK, isn't that a problem?That is not
2:13:53 > 2:13:57what it says. This is an area where we want to be the world leader. We
2:13:57 > 2:14:01are the world leader today, but what we recognise to maintain that status
2:14:01 > 2:14:04and to make sure we are leading in many years to come, we need the
2:14:04 > 2:14:08brightest and the best. We have been talking to the tech sector and
2:14:08 > 2:14:10listening to digital businesses and the way to make sure that Britain is
2:14:10 > 2:14:13the best to have the brightest and the best here working in the United
2:14:13 > 2:14:17Kingdom. That means doubling the number of visas available to non-EU
2:14:17 > 2:14:21nationals today. That means that obviously while we are members of
2:14:21 > 2:14:25the European Union we have access to talent from the EU, but also
2:14:25 > 2:14:29training up our own people so that they too can work in these jobs.
2:14:29 > 2:14:32Jobs that will created by the brightest and best coming to the
2:14:32 > 2:14:35United Kingdom.There is so much going on at the moment. There is
2:14:35 > 2:14:39something else I would like to talk to you about. I know Brexit is a big
2:14:39 > 2:14:43one and you are here to talk about trade. An important meeting between
2:14:43 > 2:14:47Boris Johnson and Richard Ratcliffe as well. Given what we have known
2:14:47 > 2:14:50about what Boris Johnson said in the past few days and it has taken a
2:14:50 > 2:14:56long time for this sort face-to-face meeting to take place, do you think
2:14:56 > 2:14:58that he has exasperated the situation and Boris Johnson really
2:14:58 > 2:15:02shouldn't be the man to have this meeting? He shouldn't be doing this
2:15:02 > 2:15:06job at the moment?That's absolutely not the case. He's the Foreign
2:15:06 > 2:15:14Secretary.Why is that not the case considering what the Ratcliffe's
2:15:14 > 2:15:19said?I heard Mr Ratcliffe and he said this was not the time to be
2:15:19 > 2:15:22discussing the political situation, this was the time to make sure that
2:15:22 > 2:15:27his wife is safely released from prison. She is wrongly imprisoned in
2:15:27 > 2:15:31Iran. We need to make sure we do everything we can and I don't think
2:15:31 > 2:15:37it is right to play any party political game or any game, what is
2:15:37 > 2:15:40important is that the Foreign Secretary is meeting Ratcliffe and
2:15:40 > 2:15:42he will do everything we can to make sure that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
2:15:42 > 2:15:45is released from jail as soon as possible. She is wrongly in prison
2:15:45 > 2:15:49and needs to be released and brought home to be with her family.Does the
2:15:49 > 2:15:53fact he made that blunder last week, does that mean he has more of an
2:15:53 > 2:15:57obligation to help her?He made apology and he is determined to get
2:15:57 > 2:16:00this right as is the whole of the Government. This is not right that
2:16:00 > 2:16:04we should be discussing. We don't want to do anything that jeopardises
2:16:04 > 2:16:08her situation.We have covered quite a bit of ground there. Thank you
2:16:08 > 2:16:17very much for talking to us this morning, Karen Bradley.
2:16:17 > 2:16:20We will be catching up on the weather with Carol now.
2:16:20 > 2:16:22We will be catching up on the weather with Carol now. Good
2:16:22 > 2:16:26morning. We have got a wide range of temperatures, 14 degrees between
2:16:26 > 2:16:33parts of Scotland and parts of Cornwall, for example. Where we have
2:16:33 > 2:16:37got the sunshine this morning, it is a beautiful start to the day. But
2:16:37 > 2:16:42where we have got the higher temperatures, it's a cloudy start.
2:16:42 > 2:16:46Some of us will hang on to quite a lot of cloud as we go through the
2:16:46 > 2:16:53day, particularly south-east corner of the country. There is some patchy
2:16:53 > 2:16:57mist and fog around across Lincolnshire and the Midlands, East
2:16:57 > 2:17:03Anglia and the south-east of England. Whereas in the west it is
2:17:03 > 2:17:07going to be brightening up where we have got the cloud at the moment.
2:17:07 > 2:17:11For Northern Ireland, this afternoon there will be some sunny spells. A
2:17:11 > 2:17:14lot of dry weather with some hazy sunshine this afternoon across
2:17:14 > 2:17:20Scotland. And you can already see the first signs of summer rain
2:17:20 > 2:17:24coming in across the Outer Hebrides. In the far north and northern
2:17:24 > 2:17:30England, you will hang the sunshine that you currently have. Further
2:17:30 > 2:17:32south, coming down into the Midlands, East Anglia and the
2:17:32 > 2:17:40south-east of England, you will keep a lot of cloud around. Pushing over
2:17:40 > 2:17:43towards the south-west, although there will still be some thicker
2:17:43 > 2:17:48cloud, there will also be some sunny spells, as there will be across
2:17:48 > 2:17:53Wales. Heading into the evening and then the overnight period, watch
2:17:53 > 2:17:58what happens. We've got a weather front coming in from the north-west.
2:17:58 > 2:18:01That will be introducing wet and windy conditions and it will be
2:18:01 > 2:18:04sliding southwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland during the
2:18:04 > 2:18:09night. Behind it is a cold front and it's going to turn colder. Ahead of
2:18:09 > 2:18:19it there will be a lot of cloud and dampness. So, here's our weather
2:18:19 > 2:18:21front continuing its journey southwards as we head through
2:18:21 > 2:18:26tomorrow. As it gets into the south of England and the south of Wales,
2:18:26 > 2:18:31it will tend to be lighter, the rain will be more patchy. Still mild with
2:18:31 > 2:18:35sunny cramps in the far south,including the Channel Islands.
2:18:35 > 2:18:50A lot of bright weather behind it. Heading into Friday, still a lot of
2:18:50 > 2:18:59dry weather behind this front which will have cleared. Some wet and
2:18:59 > 2:19:03windy weather coming in across the north. Some of those showers will
2:19:03 > 2:19:07merge to give longer spells of rain. The winds will be touching gale
2:19:07 > 2:19:15force, even severe gale force across the Northern Isles. On Saturday we
2:19:15 > 2:19:19are looking at sunshine and showers combined with a chilly winter. On
2:19:19 > 2:19:24Sunday the current thinking is that it will start off frosty but dry but
2:19:24 > 2:19:28through the day as we later in the day, we will be importing some
2:19:28 > 2:19:31Atlantic weather fronts meaning that some of us in the west will see some
2:19:31 > 2:19:36rain.
2:19:36 > 2:19:40It's hoped more than 200 threatened species could be
2:19:40 > 2:19:43saved from extinction, thanks to what is thought
2:19:43 > 2:19:47to be the most ambitious conservation programme ever
2:19:47 > 2:19:50undertaken in England.
2:19:50 > 2:19:53Back from the Brink sees seven wildlife charities work together
2:19:53 > 2:19:55to protect some of the nation's most endangered species.
2:19:55 > 2:19:57Dr Trevor Dines is a botanist and conservationist at one
2:19:57 > 2:20:07of them, Plantlife.
2:20:07 > 2:20:12Some beautiful pictures behind us this morning. Seven charities and
2:20:12 > 2:20:16organisations coming together, this is a huge project?It is, it is an
2:20:16 > 2:20:20exciting project. We're hoping to bring 20 species back from
2:20:20 > 2:20:23extension. And this is the first time that we've really worked
2:20:23 > 2:20:27together so closely like this. Traditionally, the conservation
2:20:27 > 2:20:32charities would do our own thing. This time we are jumping into each
2:20:32 > 2:20:37other's beds and really getting on with some conservation. Because none
2:20:37 > 2:20:42of these species live in isolation, they are all interconnected with
2:20:42 > 2:20:47each other. An Orchid will need a moth to pollinate it and it will
2:20:47 > 2:20:51also need Beatles. So, nothing lives in isolation. It is the interaction
2:20:51 > 2:20:55between species which is really interesting.Tell us about some of
2:20:55 > 2:21:01the species you are specifically trying to save?One of the ones that
2:21:01 > 2:21:06Plantlife is clearly working on is this little grass which grows on
2:21:06 > 2:21:10Cornfield margins. This is a fantastic example of how this kind
2:21:10 > 2:21:15of thing can work. Before it went extinct in the 1970s, thankfully
2:21:15 > 2:21:21somebody took some seeds and put it into their garden and we have now
2:21:21 > 2:21:33reintroduced it into our reserve in Kent. Who needs Jurassic Park? We
2:21:33 > 2:21:39have got a reserve with an extinct species! The idea is that they will
2:21:39 > 2:21:48be reintroduced across the country. It is about bringing that sort of
2:21:48 > 2:21:53stuff, like that interrupted brome, together, so that we can benefit all
2:21:53 > 2:21:58the species at the same time.There is a lovely shot of an animal just
2:21:58 > 2:22:04behind you! Some great pictures this morning while we are talking to you.
2:22:04 > 2:22:07And you're encouraging the public to get involved as well. How can they
2:22:07 > 2:22:11help?Yeah, we want to get over a million people involved in this
2:22:11 > 2:22:25project. It's really about getting involved at all levels. If you're
2:22:25 > 2:22:29keen birder, for example, put down your binoculars and start looking
2:22:29 > 2:22:35for Beatles. There's several sites across the country where people can
2:22:35 > 2:22:38get directly involved. But it is also about being creative. If you
2:22:38 > 2:22:45can't get to one of these sites, we've got photographic competitions,
2:22:45 > 2:22:50we're looking at Cornish path moths, for example. The ladybird spider is
2:22:50 > 2:22:56one of our key species, that would make a lovely knitted tea cosy.
2:22:56 > 2:23:04Let's get some really inspirational stuff going!The other thing you're
2:23:04 > 2:23:07doing, in Windsor great park, you're going to be prematurely ageing
2:23:07 > 2:23:15trees?!Yeah? The idea is that we've got a lot of young trees growing up
2:23:15 > 2:23:21and a lot of mature trees, but it is those veteran trees, as they get
2:23:21 > 2:23:24older you get lots of different wildlife moving into them. But we
2:23:24 > 2:23:29haven't got many of those really mature, veteran, ancient trees
2:23:29 > 2:23:33around. The idea is to get some kids involved coming along and we are
2:23:33 > 2:23:42injecting trees with fundi, we're putting piegon poo on the part in a
2:23:42 > 2:23:47process of trying to age these trees and make them more suitable...Does
2:23:47 > 2:23:52it work?It does work, it's fantastic! We want old, deadwood
2:23:52 > 2:23:59around to bring these trees back to life in their old age!Let's say you
2:23:59 > 2:24:04can do something in your own garden, however big it is, what would that
2:24:04 > 2:24:08be?Yeah, it's all about inspiring a generation of people to do this sort
2:24:08 > 2:24:15of work. If you've got kids at home, kept them growing some cornflowers,
2:24:15 > 2:24:18these plants which used to be the colour in the margins of our fields.
2:24:18 > 2:24:23If you grow them in the your garden, that will just make that little
2:24:23 > 2:24:25connection with what's happening in the wild. If you're interested in
2:24:25 > 2:24:31the ladybird spider, we're going to be setting up a ladybird spider
2:24:31 > 2:24:35garden. Maybe have a look at the spiders in your own garden is well.
2:24:35 > 2:24:39It's taking that inspiration and using it to bring up the next
2:24:39 > 2:24:44generation of naturalists.What is your ideal vision, to be able to
2:24:44 > 2:24:49save all of these different things? Yeah. 50% of our species are under
2:24:49 > 2:24:53threat, as you said in the introduction. 200 species we are
2:24:53 > 2:24:56hoping to put back on the road to recovery. We really want to see
2:24:56 > 2:25:02colour back in the countryside, bringing them back to the landscape.
2:25:02 > 2:25:06That's why species together make habitats, habitats make landscapes,
2:25:06 > 2:25:11and it is these landscapes that we live in. Every single species is
2:25:11 > 2:25:14important to, so bringing them back across the country is what we are
2:25:14 > 2:25:21after.Where do you live, Trevor? I'm in north Wales.Would you say
2:25:21 > 2:25:25you are in the north or the south of the country?I would say I'm in the
2:25:25 > 2:25:30north!There is an interesting debate to date, an exhibition about
2:25:30 > 2:25:34the north which is taking place in London and loads of people
2:25:34 > 2:25:37suggesting where the north starts. Some people suggesting Watford gap
2:25:37 > 2:25:44etc. This one from Michael, he says, the north is not a place, it is a
2:25:44 > 2:25:49state of mind.I would agree with that. And of course we've got a
2:25:49 > 2:26:00northern marsh orchid - and they come together!
2:26:00 > 2:26:02Still to come this morning...
2:26:02 > 2:26:04Improving productivity is a key priority ahead of Brexit.
2:26:04 > 2:26:07So, we've sent Sean to Liverpool to find out what's being done
2:26:07 > 2:26:09to help British businesses work harder, faster and smarter.
2:26:09 > 2:26:13Liverpool, which is in the north! I've got some nice secure drives
2:26:13 > 2:26:18here which are not going to make me look a full. There's loads of things
2:26:18 > 2:26:22on display at this innovation show in Liverpool. To try and improve
2:26:22 > 2:26:28productivity in businesses. What can businesses do? Peter, what can you
2:26:28 > 2:26:32do with this machine to help British productivity?We can take a
2:26:32 > 2:26:38business's waste and turn it into usable heat and power, it is a
2:26:38 > 2:26:42combined heat and power unit.Got any examples?One project we are
2:26:42 > 2:26:47working on at the moment is with Knowsley Safari Park, so we're going
2:26:47 > 2:26:58to take the rhino poo and turn it into electricity and heat.So, there
2:26:58 > 2:27:04is a good example, turning rhino poo into power. And also we have loads
2:27:04 > 2:30:22of gadgets as well.
2:30:22 > 2:30:23Now it's back to Dan and Louise.
2:30:23 > 2:30:25Bye-bye.
2:30:29 > 2:30:36Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:30:36 > 2:30:40It is exactly 8:30am. Let's bring you up-to-date with the main news
2:30:40 > 2:30:43stories. Sally will have the sport for us in a moment.
2:30:43 > 2:30:46The military has seized control in Zimbabwe but has denied
2:30:46 > 2:30:48carrying out a coup and says President Robert Mugabe is safe.
2:30:48 > 2:30:50Tensions have been growing between the military
2:30:50 > 2:30:55and the President, who is 93, over who will succeed him.
2:30:55 > 2:30:57Overnight, soldiers broadcast a message on television,
2:30:57 > 2:31:05after shooting and explosions were heard in the capital, Harare.
2:31:05 > 2:31:12His Excellency the President of the Republic of Zimbabwe and
2:31:12 > 2:31:21commander-in-chief of the forces and his family are safe and sound, and
2:31:21 > 2:31:25their security is guaranteed. Earlier, our Africa editor Fergal
2:31:25 > 2:31:31Keane told us why the military had acted.We are supposed to be living
2:31:31 > 2:31:42in an age when coup d'etats are over in Africa. Whatever the military
2:31:42 > 2:31:46says, this looks like a coup and talks like a coup, so it is a coup.
2:31:46 > 2:31:53We are told that the first family is in safe and sound, so that means
2:31:53 > 2:31:56they are under house arrest somewhere. The army would be content
2:31:56 > 2:32:01to allow Robert Mugabe to continue in a figurehead role. Their real
2:32:01 > 2:32:06problem is with his wife, who they saw preparing a power grab. There is
2:32:06 > 2:32:10a big conference coming up in December of the ruling party, and
2:32:10 > 2:32:17they expect a move then to name herself successor to her husband.
2:32:17 > 2:32:19The Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, will meet
2:32:19 > 2:32:21Richard Ratcliffe later to discuss Iran's continued
2:32:21 > 2:32:22imprisonment of his wife.
2:32:22 > 2:32:23Mr Johnson apologised after mistakenly claiming
2:32:23 > 2:32:25Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had been training journalists
2:32:25 > 2:32:31when she was arrested in Tehran in April of last year.
2:32:31 > 2:32:33Her family says the comments could result in another five years
2:32:33 > 2:32:37added to her jail term.
2:32:37 > 2:32:39The meeting will focus on the UK Government's efforts
2:32:39 > 2:32:42to secure her release on humanitarian grounds.
2:32:46 > 2:32:49The Government has defeated several amendments by MPs on the first day
2:32:49 > 2:32:51of debate of its key Brexit legislation.
2:32:51 > 2:32:53However, some Tory backbenchers are lining up with opposition
2:32:53 > 2:32:55parties to demand further changes, as the EU withdrawal Bill
2:32:55 > 2:32:57continues its passage through the Commons.
2:32:57 > 2:32:59More contentious votes are expected in the coming weeks,
2:32:59 > 2:33:01relating to ministerial powers and enshrining the date
2:33:01 > 2:33:07for Brexit in law.
2:33:07 > 2:33:12Karen Bradley says the party wants a smooth transition.I think it is
2:33:12 > 2:33:15worth pointing out that the Government was responding to an
2:33:15 > 2:33:18amendment that had been tabled by a Labour member, Frank Field, who
2:33:18 > 2:33:23wanted to see this on the face of the bill. So in terms of the
2:33:23 > 2:33:27technicalities of why the Government Table Bay Amendment, this is because
2:33:27 > 2:33:30we are listening to members of Parliament from all sides of the
2:33:30 > 2:33:34house who have constructive ideas of how we best make this a smooth,
2:33:34 > 2:33:37orderly transition, and we make sure we deliver on the will of the
2:33:37 > 2:33:40British people. 17 million people voted to leave the European Union,
2:33:40 > 2:33:48and we want to make sure we do this. The family of Benedict Allen, the
2:33:48 > 2:33:52British Expo, say that he has gone missing on a trip to Papua New
2:33:52 > 2:33:56Guinea. He hasn't been heard from in three weeks. He has made numerous
2:33:56 > 2:34:00documentaries for the BBC and had been trying to track down an
2:34:00 > 2:34:05indigenous tribe for new programme. Yesterday we were telling you about
2:34:05 > 2:34:11this big diamond, the biggest ever to auction, going on sale in Geneva.
2:34:11 > 2:34:15It was estimated around £23 million, and it went for £25 million. Here is
2:34:15 > 2:34:22a reminder of what it looks like. It is 163 carats, and has been
2:34:22 > 2:34:28described as the most beautiful diamond in the world. It took more
2:34:28 > 2:34:33than 1700 hours to make the necklace, and the buyer's identity
2:34:33 > 2:34:36has not been revealed, although I imagine when they wear it or whoever
2:34:36 > 2:34:41they give it two ways it, it will become obvious. Imagine if you got
2:34:41 > 2:34:53that one out at Christmas. That is a gift and a half, isn't it?
2:34:53 > 2:34:57I would assume it had come from a cracker. Normally it is that tiny
2:34:57 > 2:35:01pack of cards that you can't do anything with.
2:35:01 > 2:35:02That brings you up to date.
2:35:02 > 2:35:05Victoria Derbyshire is on at nine o'clock this morning on BBC Two.
2:35:05 > 2:35:07Let's find out what's on the programme today.
2:35:07 > 2:35:09Good morning. We bring you the latest from Zimbabwe. Who is running
2:35:09 > 2:35:14the country, and where is Robert Mugabe, who has governed it with an
2:35:14 > 2:35:18iron fist the decades. And we will be talking to these two Strictly
2:35:18 > 2:35:25favourites. Alexandra Burke and Gorka Marquez will be with us. If
2:35:25 > 2:35:30you have a question for them, do send it to us, and I will ask it.
2:35:30 > 2:35:36Join us after Breakfast on BBC Two, the BBC News Channel and online.
2:35:36 > 2:35:43She is very good, Alexandra Burke. A bit too good!
2:35:43 > 2:35:48And coming up here on Breakfast this morning:
2:35:48 > 2:35:56With every step forward, there are always a few... Still trying to
2:35:56 > 2:35:58catch up.
2:35:58 > 2:36:00We travel back in time
2:36:00 > 2:36:02to Early Man to find out about the latest offering
2:36:02 > 2:36:04from the people behind Wallace and Gromit.
2:36:04 > 2:36:06From evolution to conservation - can big-game hunting actually be
2:36:06 > 2:36:12used to protect animals?
2:36:12 > 2:36:14We meet the film-makers who set out to answer that question.
2:36:19 > 2:36:23The winner of Britain's Got Talent 2017 is Tokio Myers.
2:36:23 > 2:36:26And we'll be joined by pianist Tokio Myers to find out what he's
2:36:26 > 2:36:34been up to since winning the ITV talent show.
2:36:34 > 2:36:45Talking talent, Sally is here.You are being so nice to me today! With
2:36:45 > 2:36:50a name like Nugent, I am disappointed that the Republic of
2:36:50 > 2:36:55Ireland will not be at the World Cup this summer. My forefathers would be
2:36:55 > 2:36:58disappointed.
2:36:58 > 2:37:00The Republic of Ireland won't be joining England
2:37:00 > 2:37:02at the World Cup next summer - they lost the second leg
2:37:02 > 2:37:04of their play-off 5-1 to Denmark.
2:37:04 > 2:37:07It was 0-0 from the first leg so things looked good
2:37:07 > 2:37:08for Martin O'Neill's side when Shane Duffy put
2:37:08 > 2:37:10them ahead early on.
2:37:10 > 2:37:11But a combination of Irish mistakes and Danish
2:37:11 > 2:37:13class decided things.
2:37:13 > 2:37:15A hat-trick for Spurs midfielder Christian Eriksen meant the Danes
2:37:15 > 2:37:17were celebrating at the end of the night.
2:37:17 > 2:37:19Really disappointed, obviously, and well beaten in the end.
2:37:19 > 2:37:22After a really good start, had a good chance to maybe make it 2-0.
2:37:22 > 2:37:24Probably would have needed that.
2:37:24 > 2:37:27But the two goals we conceded in the space of a couple
2:37:27 > 2:37:30of minutes just knocked us for six, really.
2:37:35 > 2:37:37England's youngsters played out a second consecutive 0-0 draw,
2:37:37 > 2:37:39this time against Brazil at Wembley.
2:37:39 > 2:37:41There were few chances but Dominic Solanke came close
2:37:41 > 2:37:46to marking his debut with a goal near the end.
2:37:46 > 2:37:49They had control of the game tonight, no question about that,
2:37:49 > 2:37:51and they were the most dangerous team.
2:37:51 > 2:37:53But we have limited both teams to very few clear-cut chances.
2:37:53 > 2:37:56And, you know, would have probably been an injustice,
2:37:56 > 2:38:06but could have pinched the game tonight with the chances at the end.
2:38:08 > 2:38:11Wales won't be at the World Cup but they too were in friendly
2:38:11 > 2:38:12action, against Panama.
2:38:12 > 2:38:13Derby's Tom Lawrence put them ahead.
2:38:13 > 2:38:15But Panama, who will be heading to Russia next summer,
2:38:15 > 2:38:17equalised in injury time.
2:38:17 > 2:38:21Armando Cooper with their goal in the 94th minute.
2:38:21 > 2:38:23With Rafa Nadal no longer involved, top seed Roger Federer moved
2:38:23 > 2:38:26through to the semi finals of the ATP Tour Finals
2:38:26 > 2:38:27at London's O2 Arena, beating Alexander Zverev
2:38:27 > 2:38:28in three sets.
2:38:28 > 2:38:32It wasn't easy for Federer who took the first set on a tie-break,
2:38:32 > 2:38:35before 20-year-old Zverev came back to take the match into a decider.
2:38:35 > 2:38:37But the six-time champion showed his class to take
2:38:37 > 2:38:40the third set by 6-1.
2:38:41 > 2:38:43England are gearing up for the defence of the Ashes
2:38:43 > 2:38:46by taking on a Cricket Australia 11 in their final warm up match.
2:38:46 > 2:38:49Chris Woakes has taken six wickets and there have been a couple
2:38:49 > 2:38:52for Craig Overton who is trying to get a starting place
2:38:52 > 2:38:53in the test team.
2:38:53 > 2:38:57Play finished with Cricket Australia on 249-9.
2:38:59 > 2:39:00And finally...
2:39:00 > 2:39:03Everyone's pretty desperate to reach the World Cup.
2:39:03 > 2:39:04Australia and Honduras kick off the second leg
2:39:04 > 2:39:06of their play-off at 9:00.
2:39:06 > 2:39:16Hondurans have accused the Aussies of using a drone to spy on them!
2:39:17 > 2:39:22Really?That got your attention, didn't it!You always have my
2:39:22 > 2:39:24attention!
2:39:24 > 2:39:26And look at the lengths the Peruvians will go
2:39:26 > 2:39:28to to reach their first finals since 1982.
2:39:28 > 2:39:31Here's a group of Shaman performing a ritual they hope
2:39:31 > 2:39:34will see their country reach the finals for the first time in 36
2:39:34 > 2:39:36years, while at the same time trying to curse their opponents
2:39:36 > 2:39:39New Zealand, who are trying to make the finals for a third time.
2:39:39 > 2:39:44The two meet in the early hours of Thursday morning.
2:39:44 > 2:39:49Lots of stamping and poking of a big stick, and a snake.And you were
2:39:49 > 2:39:52saying that when New Zealand actually arrived, everything has
2:39:52 > 2:39:56gone wrong so far.It looks like this thing might have worked,
2:39:56 > 2:39:58because the New Zealand plane couldn't land in Peru, had to land
2:39:58 > 2:40:05in Chile, they then got to their hotel for hours late, didn't get
2:40:05 > 2:40:08much sleep, went to training, the bus couldn't get through the bridge,
2:40:08 > 2:40:14couldn't get into the stadium because the gate was locked... I
2:40:14 > 2:40:22wonder if it is not just the Shamen. We will know this time tomorrow.
2:40:22 > 2:40:32Thank you very much, Sally.
2:40:41 > 2:40:50Will Beecher is behind some of the most beloved characters.
2:40:50 > 2:40:52VOICE OVER: Life on Earth has been constantly evolving.
2:40:52 > 2:40:53But with every step forward...
2:40:53 > 2:40:54Woop, woop.
2:40:54 > 2:41:00There are always a few...
2:41:00 > 2:41:02Still trying to catch up.
2:41:02 > 2:41:12A rabbit!
2:41:14 > 2:41:16I've been thinking, you know we always hunt rabbits?
2:41:16 > 2:41:17Couldn't we try hunting something...
2:41:17 > 2:41:23Bigger?
2:41:23 > 2:41:25Look at the sort of tribe we are.
2:41:25 > 2:41:27We're a our rabbit-hunting tribe and it's served us
2:41:27 > 2:41:31very well up till now.
2:41:31 > 2:41:33Will Becher is an animator and director at Ardman.
2:41:33 > 2:41:37He joins us now.
2:41:37 > 2:41:41Whenever I see stuff like that, I am always wondering, how many people
2:41:41 > 2:41:45are working on that, how long would that section have taken to put
2:41:45 > 2:41:52together?Stop motion animation is a laborious process, but one that in
2:41:52 > 2:41:56Aardman in Bristol we cherish, and there is a team of about 160 people
2:41:56 > 2:42:01working, all the different skills and craft involved, there are about
2:42:01 > 2:42:0630 animators. So that clip you saw there, it would have taken several
2:42:06 > 2:42:10weeks, but each individual shot would take an animate anything from
2:42:10 > 2:42:16a day up to seven weeks.That is hard work, but when you see it all
2:42:16 > 2:42:19together, it is beautiful to see. But you know particularly how much
2:42:19 > 2:42:32effort has gone into making it.It is a labour of love.Tell us about
2:42:32 > 2:42:36Early Man, so why go back that far? Nick Park had this idea for Early
2:42:36 > 2:42:42Man several years ago, and he comes up with lots of visual ideas all the
2:42:42 > 2:42:45time, but Early Man was born from a gem of an idea about a caveman and
2:42:45 > 2:42:51his tribe taking on the Bronze Age. So this is really a celebration of
2:42:51 > 2:42:55the Stone Age meets the Bronze Age and what happens, with some amazing
2:42:55 > 2:43:00cast, and lots of comedy and character.That is part of the
2:43:00 > 2:43:03trademark, the humour that goes along with it, I would imagine?
2:43:03 > 2:43:07Absolutely.It is interesting is seeing it, because Dan talks about
2:43:07 > 2:43:11trademark, but as soon as you see a little bit, you know who has made
2:43:11 > 2:43:16this, don't you?That's right, and there are some very typical Aardman
2:43:16 > 2:43:22styles that we employ. It is all born from the design that Nick
2:43:22 > 2:43:26worked on from the beginning, and then we focus a lot on the eyes of
2:43:26 > 2:43:30the plasticine and get a lot of expression from physically
2:43:30 > 2:43:33manipulating and sculpting the clay. And it is very delicate work as
2:43:33 > 2:43:40well?It is, it is very fine, lots of craft involved, set builders,
2:43:40 > 2:43:44sculptors, lighting, cameramen, loads of different things coming
2:43:44 > 2:43:50together.Some classic Aardman teeth over your left shoulder there. You
2:43:50 > 2:43:53are at big conference taking place in Manchester at the moment. I know
2:43:53 > 2:43:57Aardman is a well-known name and you are known around the world, but in
2:43:57 > 2:44:02the UK generally, where are we seen any animation industry?Animation in
2:44:02 > 2:44:06the UK is really big, and it has been for many years, but it seems to
2:44:06 > 2:44:11be growing all the time, and the festival that I met this week, the
2:44:11 > 2:44:14Manchester animation Festival, is the biggest festival for animation,
2:44:14 > 2:44:20focuses purely on that, but it is open to everyone, to the public, has
2:44:20 > 2:44:24lots of different screenings and talks and guests from all sides of
2:44:24 > 2:44:27the industry, so I love coming up to festivals like this to share some of
2:44:27 > 2:44:35the craft that goes into the films. Early Man is still in production, so
2:44:35 > 2:44:39Nick is in London right now doing the final mix and we are working
2:44:39 > 2:44:42towards the release next year, but this is a nice way of showing some
2:44:42 > 2:44:49of the amazing sets and puppets that go into this.You were quite new to
2:44:49 > 2:44:57the company when Chicken Run was made, went you?That was my first. I
2:44:57 > 2:45:00was an 18-year-old who was really keen on animation having grown up
2:45:00 > 2:45:12watching Morph, and I wrote to Aardman several times over several
2:45:12 > 2:45:17years begging them to let me visit, so I got some work experience
2:45:17 > 2:45:23working on a Chicken Run.There must be so many people watching, thinking
2:45:23 > 2:45:27about careers. You finding that the success of Aardman is breeding more
2:45:27 > 2:45:35interest?
2:45:35 > 2:45:40It is a tangible thing that anyone can do. When I started out it was
2:45:40 > 2:45:44relatively hard to get hold of the equipment to do it but I use Glagow
2:45:44 > 2:45:49and video cameras. It is so accessible these days with webcams
2:45:49 > 2:45:56and tablets.In terms of your way in, it was persistent letters and
2:45:56 > 2:46:01getting work experience on Chicken Run, which sounds brilliant. Where
2:46:01 > 2:46:04you an avid Brora, where you sketching and writing and evolved in
2:46:04 > 2:46:12the process from an early age?I liked miniature things, so I liked
2:46:12 > 2:46:16making little world and using Glagow and things like that. I did draw,
2:46:16 > 2:46:24but I think I was more towards these tiny scales. You create everything,
2:46:24 > 2:46:29and nothing exists so you can make the whole world commie can make a
2:46:29 > 2:46:36film in your bedroom.You were built to be an animator. Looking ahead,
2:46:36 > 2:46:41there is another movie coming out, are we allowed to talk about that,
2:46:41 > 2:46:50about a sheep?Yes, we are fresh off the back of Early Man and we are
2:46:50 > 2:46:55making another Shaun The Sheep movie. There are more films in the
2:46:55 > 2:46:58pipeline the Aardman, but I cannot talk about those, but it is
2:46:58 > 2:47:12exciting.Excellent, thank you. You can see more...
2:47:12 > 2:47:14Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:47:28 > 2:47:33Some of us getting off to a cloudy start. Another beautiful picture
2:47:33 > 2:47:39sent in from Hampshire and the fog is slowly lifting. This patchy mist
2:47:39 > 2:47:43and fog around. Perhaps the most dense, if you like is across parts
2:47:43 > 2:47:49of the Midlands, Lincolnshire and also East Anglia. That will slowly
2:47:49 > 2:47:55lift into low cloud. The cloud is thick enough for rain or drizzle. It
2:47:55 > 2:47:58is in the West where the cloud will break and we will see some sunny
2:47:58 > 2:48:02spells coming through. That will be the case across Northern Ireland. In
2:48:02 > 2:48:07Scotland, off to a bright start. Sunshine will be hazy at times.
2:48:07 > 2:48:12Through the afternoon a new band of rain will be showing its hand in
2:48:12 > 2:48:19Outer Hebrides with winds. County Durham will hang on to sunshine in
2:48:19 > 2:48:24the day. But a lot of cloud across Lincolnshire, East Anglia, through
2:48:24 > 2:48:27the Midlands, Cambridge and Essex and towards Kent. That will be thick
2:48:27 > 2:48:31enough for light rain and drizzle. Further west, a similar combination
2:48:31 > 2:48:35in that there will be cloud and showers, but equally we will see
2:48:35 > 2:48:40some sunshine come through across Cornwall, Devon and Wales. Through
2:48:40 > 2:48:44the evening and overnight, what we will see happen is the weather front
2:48:44 > 2:48:48producing wet and windy weather across the north-west. It will slip
2:48:48 > 2:48:52southwards across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The head of it the
2:48:52 > 2:48:55cloud will be thick enough for the odd spot of rain. Patchy mist and
2:48:55 > 2:49:00fog forming and clear skies out towards the West. Temperatures
2:49:00 > 2:49:04behind this front, which is a cold front, starting twofold. Showers
2:49:04 > 2:49:10tomorrow in the north and west are likely to be wintry as the band of
2:49:10 > 2:49:13rain scurries steadily south eastwards, weakening all the times
2:49:13 > 2:49:18sober the time it gets into southern parts of England and Wales, we are
2:49:18 > 2:49:21looking at not a lot of heavy rain. In the far south of England we hang
2:49:21 > 2:49:27on the sunshine. There will be a lot of sunshine behind it, much brighter
2:49:27 > 2:49:31day than two day for many. But it will feel cool with temperatures
2:49:31 > 2:49:36between seven and ten. As we move into Friday, still a lot of dry
2:49:36 > 2:49:41weather around. Brightness and sunshine. Some showers that will
2:49:41 > 2:49:48merge across the far north and north-west of Scotland. It will be
2:49:48 > 2:49:53windy with exposure across mainline Scotland and the Northern Isles with
2:49:53 > 2:49:57severe gales. Temperatures will be up to ten or 12 in the south.
2:49:57 > 2:50:01Saturday sees sunny spells and showers with a chilly wind and on
2:50:01 > 2:50:05Sunday looks like we will start with a frost, dry weather but rain later
2:50:05 > 2:50:07in the day coming in from the Atlantic.
2:50:11 > 2:50:13Could hunting some of Africa's most endangered animals actually
2:50:13 > 2:50:15help their species survive?
2:50:15 > 2:50:17That's the question posed by a new documentary
2:50:17 > 2:50:18which investigates the business of big-game hunting.
2:50:18 > 2:50:21'Trophy' asks whether it's possible to strike a balance between those
2:50:21 > 2:50:23who want to kill the animals and those searching
2:50:23 > 2:50:25for a way to save them.
2:50:25 > 2:50:28In a moment we'll hear from the film's directors,
2:50:28 > 2:50:30but first let's here from one of the hunters
2:50:30 > 2:50:38featured in the film.
2:50:38 > 2:50:40Hunter's remorse.
2:50:40 > 2:50:43It's not been something I've experienced recently.
2:50:43 > 2:50:48But as a child, I certainly remember it.
2:50:48 > 2:50:51From the flight deck, those leaving us, on behalf of the crew,
2:50:51 > 2:50:55thank you for flying Air Namibia.
2:50:55 > 2:50:58When I was a little boy, I had a BB gun.
2:50:58 > 2:51:01I can vividly remember my mother telling me "you can go and shoot
2:51:01 > 2:51:02birds, but don't shoot a red bird."
2:51:02 > 2:51:06What did I do?
2:51:06 > 2:51:13I went and shot a red bird.
2:51:13 > 2:51:17And I can still remember holding that bird in my hands and looking
2:51:17 > 2:51:21at its beak and seeing how beautiful it was and how it was made.
2:51:21 > 2:51:26Right there, in that moment, I realised that there is no way
2:51:26 > 2:51:28I could have loved that bird any more.
2:51:28 > 2:51:31Even though it was dead.
2:51:31 > 2:51:34And I think a lot of us, as trophy hunters, feel the same way.
2:51:34 > 2:51:38We just want that experience to go and hunt that animal one time.
2:51:38 > 2:51:47We really just want one.
2:51:51 > 2:52:01Powerful stuff. Joining others are the directors. I will read some of
2:52:01 > 2:52:06the statistics around big-game hunting, but you are trying to bring
2:52:06 > 2:52:09together two worlds which are constantly battling and trying to
2:52:09 > 2:52:14find some common ground, did you manage to find it?When we started
2:52:14 > 2:52:19this week came from a different place than where we ended up. The
2:52:19 > 2:52:25fact we came from being very left and being against hunting, we
2:52:25 > 2:52:29realised it was more complicated than that and we started peeling
2:52:29 > 2:52:35back the layers. It became quite complicated.I think putting
2:52:35 > 2:52:41economic value and an animal isn't comfortable. I hated it. But it is
2:52:41 > 2:52:45interesting, we all do want the same thing, we want these majestic
2:52:45 > 2:52:50creatures to be here for ever. We disagree how to get there, which is
2:52:50 > 2:52:56not true on most issues, gun control and abortion. What we are trying to
2:52:56 > 2:53:02do in this film, is to explain why putting aside that economic value
2:53:02 > 2:53:08could help in the case of the rhino. It doesn't always work and it's not
2:53:08 > 2:53:13our cup of tea, but the immediate dismissal of it, we're not seeing it
2:53:13 > 2:53:18the way Africans see it.You say we all want the same thing and I can
2:53:18 > 2:53:24imagine people at home thinking, do we, would we want to go and shoot a
2:53:24 > 2:53:31beautiful, one of its kind animal? Few people want that.We want to see
2:53:31 > 2:53:38these animals 50, 100 years from now but we disagree how to get there.
2:53:38 > 2:53:42Staying in your own corner on these issues isn't going to get us
2:53:42 > 2:53:47anywhere.The first thing I asked you, I found part of this film very
2:53:47 > 2:53:55upsetting and you were upset by what you saw?It was hard to see.You met
2:53:55 > 2:53:59one man who is breeding rhino and he is also involved in this industry as
2:53:59 > 2:54:08well, so explained that?He is the largest rhino breeder and he trims
2:54:08 > 2:54:15the Horn. It does grow back. He is advertising for the legalisation of
2:54:15 > 2:54:21rhino horns. We have lost most of the rhino. Rhino is the most
2:54:21 > 2:54:25expensive animal commodity and it is simply being killed.Just for the
2:54:25 > 2:54:35horns. So if you take it off, the rhino survives, but don't you then
2:54:35 > 2:54:41create and market the rhino horns? It exist anyway, it has been there
2:54:41 > 2:54:46for years, right now we are supplying it with dead rhinos. Why
2:54:46 > 2:54:51do they have to kill it, let's give it to the poachers, they could use
2:54:51 > 2:54:56this rhino eight to ten times in its lifetime. Then they would want to
2:54:56 > 2:55:05protect it, rather than killing it. We are approaching the poaching of
2:55:05 > 2:55:13rhinos in a different way. They see an animal different. We think of
2:55:13 > 2:55:16them as majestic creatures. They see them as threats, they eat their
2:55:16 > 2:55:21children, destroy their crops. How do we give them a motive to protect
2:55:21 > 2:55:28animals? Partly by economics.It is interesting, you have changed your
2:55:28 > 2:55:38view having you? You talk about economics, how might it work in your
2:55:38 > 2:55:43view?Any time you put an incentive, a value on an animal, communities
2:55:43 > 2:55:48and people want to look after them. We spent some time in the northern
2:55:48 > 2:55:52part of Zimbabwe and there is a community there, wildlife is their
2:55:52 > 2:55:57only resource. The only economic they have is from the wildlife.
2:55:57 > 2:56:00Either it is poaching or it is creating an incentive to say, look
2:56:00 > 2:56:06after this. As uncomfortable as it sounds, some of it might be from
2:56:06 > 2:56:12hunting because the majority of hunting goes back into the
2:56:12 > 2:56:17communities. They get money in their pockets and they are not poaching
2:56:17 > 2:56:22the animals.20,000 African elephants are killed by poachers
2:56:22 > 2:56:29every year. The world has lost 60% of its wild animals and then the
2:56:29 > 2:56:33organised crime behind that as well. You go on the Internet, you can
2:56:33 > 2:56:38choose the animal you want to go and kill. When you see things like that,
2:56:38 > 2:56:42I understand your mind has been changed by the economics behind it,
2:56:42 > 2:56:49but it is hard to square that when people want to save these animals,
2:56:49 > 2:56:53the conservationists. Bringing those two worlds together seems
2:56:53 > 2:56:57impossible?Ironically, it seems impossible by both sides to talk
2:56:57 > 2:57:06about it but conservation has a price. It is $2 billion a year to
2:57:06 > 2:57:09conserve wildlife, where does that money come from? Tourism brings a
2:57:09 > 2:57:15lot of money to certain areas. Not many people want to go to Zimbabwe,
2:57:15 > 2:57:18it is unstable but punters are willing to go to places where other
2:57:18 > 2:57:25people won't. -- hunters. We are trying to bring the two sides
2:57:25 > 2:57:31together. We need money to come in from all sides.It is a fascinating
2:57:31 > 2:57:35debate. Your perspective has changed quite a lot from your starting
2:57:35 > 2:57:38point. Thank you for coming to talk to us.
2:57:38 > 2:57:42Trophy is out on Friday.
2:57:42 > 2:57:45Make your own mind up about that.
2:57:45 > 2:57:47Later this morning, official figures will reveal how
2:57:47 > 2:57:48productive UK businesses are.
2:57:48 > 2:57:50It's a key concern for the government ahead
2:57:50 > 2:57:51of next week's budget.
2:57:51 > 2:57:54So, we've sent Sean to Liverpool to find out what can be done
2:57:54 > 2:58:00to improve efficiency.
2:58:00 > 2:58:07I am back for more. I think I have been able to master this, another
2:58:07 > 2:58:12generation of robots, which workers can work alongside. If I can bring
2:58:12 > 2:58:16you in, my humble assistant. One of the people behind this. I am going
2:58:16 > 2:58:21to give this a go. The ideas I can tell it to do something and it will
2:58:21 > 2:58:27do it again over and over, manually with no computer programme. What are
2:58:27 > 2:58:35the advantages of this?Any everyday person can do a task. A man of great
2:58:35 > 2:58:41skills like yourself. But the idea is a can-do simple, repetitive tests
2:58:41 > 2:58:45so the operator doesn't have to do mind-numbing stuff every day.I will
2:58:45 > 2:58:53put it a place where I wanted to be. So I will put it there. The
2:58:53 > 2:59:03advantages in the business of this? The idea is, put it in a random
2:59:03 > 2:59:06position, put this back where it started and it should do the same
2:59:06 > 2:59:13repetitive thing over and over. So it should pick it up there.Yes.It
2:59:13 > 2:59:19is going to have a second go. I know exactly where it is. It will do it
2:59:19 > 2:59:23over and over. The idea is, the operator doesn't have to do the same
2:59:23 > 2:59:29thing every day, they can do highly skilled test instead of the simple
2:59:29 > 2:59:35stuff. Thank you very much for that. If I can bring you in, you have got
2:59:35 > 2:59:40loads of members in the manufacturing industry. You will be
2:59:40 > 2:59:47looking to take advantage of new robotics? Are enough of them doing
2:59:47 > 2:59:51it?Speaking to some people this morning they are seeing a lot of
2:59:51 > 2:59:56interest in demand from UK companies. It is quite positive at
2:59:56 > 3:00:02the moment. There is an increasing appetite to invest in getting on the
3:00:02 > 3:00:05fourth industrial Revolution journey is being more widely discussed at
3:00:05 > 3:00:09the moment. It is critical in terms of our productivity performance and
3:00:09 > 3:00:15the competitive of industry going forward.Why is that so important
3:00:15 > 3:00:19for workers and economy we become more productive. The economy has
3:00:19 > 3:00:25been growing, low unemployment, what is wrong where we are at?One of the
3:00:25 > 3:00:30weaknesses has been productivity. We are producing less per hour. That is
3:00:30 > 3:00:33a problem in terms of the sustainability of growth going
3:00:33 > 3:00:38forward. In light of improving global economy. Lots of competitors
3:00:38 > 3:00:42are taking advantage of these technical advances and we cannot be
3:00:42 > 3:00:46left behind.They are kicking off at this exhibition right now. I will
3:00:46 > 3:00:50chat to one manufacturer who is here. Peter, you are a furniture
3:00:50 > 3:00:57manufacturer.
3:00:57 > 3:00:59If you are a furniture
3:00:59 > 3:01:01If you are a furniture manufacturer, do you actually see stuff and
3:01:01 > 3:01:07exhibitions like this that you feel are worth investing in?We use cloud
3:01:07 > 3:01:10software providing by companies exhibiting today, and that has
3:01:10 > 3:01:17replaced day-to-day tasks of staff members, we now have automated
3:01:17 > 3:01:21things that staff used to do, but we have retrained those staff and put
3:01:21 > 3:01:25them on more areas of business development which has helped grow
3:01:25 > 3:01:29the business, and our staff count is now 20, we anticipate that will
3:01:29 > 3:01:34double in the next 18 months.So you can see the benefits?Absolutely,
3:01:34 > 3:01:38because it frees up resources to spend on business development and
3:01:38 > 3:01:42other areas to grow the business, so off the back of that, we have
3:01:42 > 3:01:47launched a lot of new products, we have lodged a retail website.Set
3:01:47 > 3:01:53you have managed to invest stuff and you can see the end product. Paul,
3:01:53 > 3:02:02thank you very much. I got his name right in the end! I managed to name
3:02:02 > 3:02:05the Cobot, and you can see how we can all become a bit productive
3:02:05 > 3:02:10after a morning's work.That was a good way of looking at it, because
3:02:10 > 3:02:14it was so miserable earlier on, and now it is a smooth operation, and
3:02:14 > 3:02:21the joy on your face as it worked perfectly was a joy to see.
3:02:21 > 3:02:26Did you say that was miserably pathetic? He looks hurt! Sorry.
3:02:29 > 3:02:39We have been talking about the North. There is a new exhibition. We
3:02:39 > 3:02:43have been asking where the North begins. So many of you have been
3:02:43 > 3:02:47getting in contact, people say it is a state of mind, it is about what
3:02:47 > 3:02:52you eat, one person said if you are travelling north, it starts where
3:02:52 > 3:02:56washing lines become straight rather than Rotary ones, that is when you
3:02:56 > 3:02:57know you in the North.
3:02:57 > 3:02:59Well, an exhibition about the North has opened...
3:02:59 > 3:03:00in the South.
3:03:00 > 3:03:02Breakfast's very own Liverbird Jayne McCubbin
3:03:02 > 3:03:03went along for a look.
3:03:03 > 3:03:06The North - discuss.
3:03:06 > 3:03:10First time I went up there I really was amazed.
3:03:10 > 3:03:13It was exotic in the way that going to darkest Africa
3:03:13 > 3:03:15would have been exotic.
3:03:15 > 3:03:22Because it was so different to the South?
3:03:22 > 3:03:24It was so different and the people were extraordinary
3:03:24 > 3:03:26to look at and wonderful.
3:03:26 > 3:03:28Not Africa but Nelson in Lancashire in the 1960s,
3:03:28 > 3:03:29images so powerful they've shaped our perception
3:03:29 > 3:03:31of the North ever since.
3:03:31 > 3:03:33John Bulmer was the first photo journalist to capture
3:03:33 > 3:03:36the North in colour.
3:03:36 > 3:03:37Well, almost colour.
3:03:37 > 3:03:41I did deliberately choose to shoot in the winter and often in rain
3:03:41 > 3:03:47or fog or mist to try and give it a softer and more subtle approach.
3:03:47 > 3:03:49Photojournalism had been a black-and-white thing,
3:03:49 > 3:03:51and the North of England particularly had been considered
3:03:51 > 3:03:58a black-and-white subject.
3:03:58 > 3:04:01I think there's a directness and a humanity, and even now
3:04:01 > 3:04:05if you go up and wander into a hotel in the North, you get a human
3:04:05 > 3:04:08response from the people much more than you do in other parts
3:04:08 > 3:04:11of the world.
3:04:11 > 3:04:14This exhibition is all about the spirit of the North,
3:04:14 > 3:04:20its identity, how it was shaped then and how it is seen now.
3:04:20 > 3:04:23It's a bit like Rio or Paris, if you've never been there you have
3:04:23 > 3:04:26this idea of what it looks like, you picture the streets
3:04:26 > 3:04:29and the people and the sounds, and that's sort of what we're trying
3:04:29 > 3:04:31to get to the root of within this exhibition.
3:04:35 > 3:04:37In art, Northern men have been bold and boisterous.
3:04:37 > 3:04:42Women, strong mothers, wives and friends.
3:04:42 > 3:04:44Some images are built to last, but as new Northern influences
3:04:44 > 3:04:48erupted, so their impact spread.
3:04:48 > 3:04:51If you want to know how far, well, you'll see it in the trainers sold
3:04:51 > 3:04:53around the world named after Northern icons
3:04:53 > 3:04:56or Northern towns.
3:04:56 > 3:04:57It's the Paul Smith collection inspired by Manchester
3:04:57 > 3:05:02but sold only in Japan.
3:05:02 > 3:05:05There's a lot of work by people who aren't based in the north
3:05:05 > 3:05:07and have never lived there who are influenced by it.
3:05:07 > 3:05:10It filters around the world and I think that's a crucial
3:05:10 > 3:05:12thing to acknowledge, it still has this power and people
3:05:12 > 3:05:16still want to engage with it.
3:05:16 > 3:05:22But bring two northerners to this exhibition, two old Durham miners,
3:05:22 > 3:05:29and it is the old imagery which has the lasting power.
3:05:29 > 3:05:31None of this a cliche to be shaken off, instead
3:05:31 > 3:05:41heritage to evoke pride.
3:05:41 > 3:05:42That was life in mining communities.
3:05:42 > 3:05:44It was vibrant, harsh environment but you enjoyed yourself.
3:05:44 > 3:05:47It was a hard life but people enjoy themselves as well,
3:05:47 > 3:05:48with little money.
3:05:48 > 3:05:50As a Northerner, when you look around something like this
3:05:50 > 3:05:53and you see how these images are still relevant today...
3:05:53 > 3:05:54I'm proud of them.
3:05:54 > 3:05:55You're proud?
3:05:55 > 3:05:56I'm proud of them.
3:05:56 > 3:05:58They were great times, I think they should be remembered
3:05:58 > 3:06:01for what they are and people shouldn't look down and sneer at us
3:06:01 > 3:06:04Northerners, because they were good times and we are good people
3:06:04 > 3:06:05and we still are good people.
3:06:05 > 3:06:07You can't say fairer than that.
3:06:07 > 3:06:11You can't, absolutely.
3:06:11 > 3:06:14There was a pride that was built in the North and stayed in the North
3:06:14 > 3:06:16even after the North stopped building other things,
3:06:16 > 3:06:18and its influence continues to spread around the world.
3:06:18 > 3:06:21Jayne McCubbin, BBC News.
3:06:25 > 3:06:26The exhibition "North: Fashioning Identity"
3:06:26 > 3:06:32is at Somerset House on the Strand in Central London.
3:06:32 > 3:06:39Which I think is in the South! That's correct. Thank you for all of
3:06:39 > 3:06:44those who have taken part in the great North/ South debate.
3:06:44 > 3:06:48Officially if you divide the country into population, 50/50, then it is
3:06:48 > 3:08:26about Leicestershire, but we all seem to have our own version.
3:08:26 > 3:08:27Hope you can join me then.
3:08:27 > 3:08:30Bye-bye.
3:08:35 > 3:08:38Welcome back.
3:08:38 > 3:08:41He triumphed on Britain's Got Talent thanks to his prowess as a pianist,
3:08:41 > 3:08:44in which he combined classical music with dance and pop.
3:08:44 > 3:08:46Shortly after winning the ITV show, Tokio Myers,
3:08:46 > 3:08:48used that talent to help others.
3:08:49 > 3:08:51The musician from North London co-produced the Artists for Grenfell
3:08:51 > 3:08:56charity single to raise money for the victims of the disaster.
3:08:56 > 3:08:59We'll speak to him in a moment, but first let's listen to the sound
3:08:59 > 3:09:00that makes him so unique.
3:09:00 > 3:09:07MUSIC: "Angel" by Tokio Myers
3:09:44 > 3:09:49Tokio Myers joins us now.
3:09:49 > 3:09:54We already started a conversation! We are so fascinated by your work,
3:09:54 > 3:09:59and Dan was asking you how long it takes you, you do these amazing
3:09:59 > 3:10:04collaborations. When do you know that something is going to sound
3:10:04 > 3:10:10great?A lot of it is just trial and error. You have got to sit down, and
3:10:10 > 3:10:13I've got a wide extensive library in my head of classical music, and I
3:10:13 > 3:10:20kind of go through each one, and I know how Keyes in songs work, a bit
3:10:20 > 3:10:24of a theoretical approach to it, but I know what works with what, and I
3:10:24 > 3:10:28can picture it all in my head in peace it altogether. It's not
3:10:28 > 3:10:36actually is difficult as I was making it out to be earlier.I have
3:10:36 > 3:10:40an idea of you driving in the car, listening to Ed Sheeran, thinking,
3:10:40 > 3:10:46that reminds me of Rachmaninov, and putting it together.Yes, you might
3:10:46 > 3:10:50hear a track on the radio, listening to something in that key, what
3:10:50 > 3:10:54classical pieces are in the similar key, and I tried out, and I have an
3:10:54 > 3:10:58idea melody wise that that will go into that, and I piece it together.
3:10:58 > 3:11:06When did you first up playing the piano?I was nine years old.Did you
3:11:06 > 3:11:09know as soon as you play the piano, was it obvious to you that that was
3:11:09 > 3:11:15going to be what you were going to be doing?Absolutely not. You are a
3:11:15 > 3:11:18kid playing the piano, and it is one of those things that happens later
3:11:18 > 3:11:22on in life, you realise that you're still playing the piano, 15 years
3:11:22 > 3:11:27later.And you had an amazing teacher at school?I have had
3:11:27 > 3:11:34several amazing teachers. Mr Morgan, Ian Lawrence, and a whole bunch of
3:11:34 > 3:11:39other people.Was Mr Morgan the first one?Mr Morgan was one of the
3:11:39 > 3:11:48first, yes.So what did he do? Now he looks at you I imagine and
3:11:48 > 3:11:51thinks, you have won Britain's Got Talent, and you have such skill on
3:11:51 > 3:11:55the instrument. How did he engage you in that and make sure you are
3:11:55 > 3:12:00still enjoying it?He was a great pianist himself, he played piano and
3:12:00 > 3:12:04trumpet, and I remember going into the music class and he would be
3:12:04 > 3:12:15playing all these amazing Rachmaninov and Grieg pieces, and I
3:12:15 > 3:12:18would want to learn, and he would bring the music in for me. It was
3:12:18 > 3:12:21also his ability to connect with not just the people but the parents as
3:12:21 > 3:12:26well that made him extra special.So you are classically trained, and
3:12:26 > 3:12:30then you go and win Britain's Got Talent. Tell us about even entering
3:12:30 > 3:12:35that, did you think that you could win?Absolutely not. You go into
3:12:35 > 3:12:37these competitions, some people might have a perception that they
3:12:37 > 3:12:41were going to win, but Vermeer was about going and doing something that
3:12:41 > 3:12:46was very challenging and different and shake things up a little bit.
3:12:46 > 3:12:51And on the success of that, your tour sold out in 20 minutes, which
3:12:51 > 3:12:56is frankly ridiculous.Amazing. You have also seen a few other bits and
3:12:56 > 3:12:59pieces. The single to commemorate Groenefeld, that must have meant a
3:12:59 > 3:13:07lot to you to be involved in that. -- the single to commemorate
3:13:14 > 3:13:23Grenfell.Yes, I am from that area of London, and it was good for me to
3:13:23 > 3:13:27be part of that at that time.It was good for me to be able to contribute
3:13:27 > 3:13:33to that.And the Royal Variety Show, you film that on the 24th of
3:13:33 > 3:13:35November. It is fantastic to see you.
3:13:35 > 3:13:38Tokio Myers' album is called Our Generation.
3:13:38 > 3:13:40He is a busy man at