17/11/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

A promise from detectives

to investigate every avenue

in the case of missing

teenager Gaia Pope.

Police are questioning a man

on suspicion of murder

of the 19-year-old.

Searches continue as her father

speaks of the strain on his family.

It is about the toughest thing we

can go through. The family know she

will be found. Until we don't know

that. So we have every hope, every

minute that goes by, that we still

have hope.

Good morning.

It's Friday 17th November.

Also this morning, as she arrives

in Sweden to meet EU leaders,

Theresa May is warned there's no

guarantee that talks

on a post-Brexit trade deal

will start next month.

First electric cars,

now electric lorries.

A battery-powered truck

is launched in California.

The makers say it can go 500

miles on a single charge.

Good morning. Our commuting time is

getting longer and we are travelling

further than ever to get to work.

Why, and what does it mean for

passengers? I am at one of the

country's busiest train stations to

find out.

In sport, England's

women need 20/20 vision.

It's crunch time down under,

and if they lose this morning's 20

over match, the Ashes will be back

in the hands of Australia.

Concern for sea-life prompts one

chain of childrens' nurseries to ban

the use of glitter.

We'll discuss the thinking

behind the move.

And Matt has the weather.

Good morning. A sprinkle of nature's

litter this morning, frost to begin

Friday for many of you. Lots of

sunshine later on. People forecast

in the next 15 minutes. -- the full

forecast.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Police investigating

the disappearance of a teenager

in Dorset are continuing to question

a man arrested yesterday

on suspicion of her murder.

19-year-old Gaia Pope was last seen

in Swanage 10 days ago.

The 49-year-old suspect is believed

to be known to Gaia.

Our reporter Ian Palmer has more.

Gaer Pope went missing ten days ago.

Clothes similar to the ones the

teenager was wearing when she

disappeared were found yesterday in

coastal fields. The area was sealed

off I police. Officers searched the

scene in an attempt to discover what

happened to be missing 19-year-old.

We are continuing to investigate

whether Gaia has come to harm

through an act of crime, or whether

she is missing, and we will continue

to do so.

Gaia lives in a village

near Swanage. She was last seen in

Morrison Road by a family friend. A

little bit later she was captured on

camera in a petrol station buying

ice cream. Two people were arrested

and released pending further

enquiries. Yesterday, in a country

park, some clothing was found by a

member of the public. Ms Pope has

severe epilepsy and needs regular

medication. Her family say she likes

being at home and her absence is

hard to bear.

Mum and younger sister

Maya are basically holed up in the

house, trying to keep away from

upsetting conversations, keep away

from social media, keep away from

the stuff which has been in the

press, parts of the press, which has

been extremely distressing for the

family. They are just trying to look

after each other.

The man being

questioned on suspicion of murder by

police has been identified by his

father as Paul Elsey, who is 49 and

lives in the Swanage area. He is the

third person to be arrested. Earlier

this week police released CCTV

footage of Gaia passing through a

street in the town. Police divers

and investigating officers will

continue the search for Gaia this

morning.

Our correspondent James

Ingham is in Swanage.

James, are the police any closer

to finding out what happened

on the day Gaia went missing?

Well, the police say they are still

investigating every avenue that is

open to them. That could mean that

Gaia is simply missing. Clearly they

have reasons to suspect she may have

come to harm, and may in fact have

been killed. So they are

investigating a possibility. The

third person who has been invest --

arrested in this enquiry is still

being spoken to this morning, 49

your old Paul Bell Sea. Two other

people were arrested earlier in the

week and they have now been released

pending further investigations. Now

that clothing which appears to match

what Gaia was wearing has been found

of the paths, clearly the police are

now thinking the worst may have

happened to her. The search will

continue here. The family remain

hopeful that Gaia could still be

alive.

The family know she will be

found, until we don't know that. So

we have every hope, every minute

that goes by, you know, we still

have hope.

That was Richard

Sutherland, Gaia's father, talking

to us yesterday, just a short time

before that third arrest was made.

Today, here at first light,

coastguard rescue teams will

continue their search of the area.

Last night, as well, volunteers

armed with torches and high

visibility vests were scouring the

town as the search for Gaia

continues.

The President of the European

Council, Donald Tusk,

is expected to demand more clarity

on how the UK plans to settle

the first phase of Brexit

negotiations, when he meets

Theresa May in the Swedish city

of Gothenburg later today.

Our political correspondent

Leila Nathoo joins us

now from Westminster.

Leila, what will the Prime Minister

be hoping to achieve from this

meeting?

The Prime Minister is in Sweden

meeting Donald Tusk, trying to keep

another channel open, really. He is

the president of the European

Council, and she has been having

regular conversations with him

outside of the formal negotiations

to try to edge these talks, the

Brexit talks, on towards trade. At

the moment they are faltering. They

are stuck on the three main issues,

notably being the divorce Bill, how

much money the UK is prepared to put

on the table to settle all its

accounts. We had the Brexit

secretary, David Davis, making a

speech last night in Burling, where

he warned that the UK -- in Berlin,

where he warned European leaders not

to put politics above prosperity.

Pretty bold to go to the heart of

Europe and make that statement. I

think it betrays a sense of

frustration that the talks are not

progressing. There had in a sense

that the government was preparing to

up that number, the amount it is

willing to put on the table to

settle the divorce Bill. David Davis

didn't talk figures. Instead, he

maintained he wanted a bespoke

trading deal.

Our future will be

brighter still if we achieve the

positive, ambitious partnership we

are aiming for. It is one which is

unprecedented and close, which

allows for the freest possible trade

in goods and services, and which

recognises that Brexit means that

things must change, but takes

account of our unique starting point

as the basis for a new order.

Now, I

think Theresa May is going to be

wanting Donald Tusk to give her a

positive message, but all the

suggestions are that he is going to

say there are no guarantees. The

talks will move on to trade at this

crucial EU summit in December. We

already have Michel Barnier, the

EU's chief negotiator, warning just

last week that there were only two

weeks left for the UK to stump up

enough cash. I think we are really

beginning to get the sense that

agency is building. -- urgency.

More than one million credit card

users, who are struggling

financially, have had their credit

limits raised in the last year

without being asked,

according to the charity,

Citizens Advice.

It wants the Chancellor to ban

increases which haven't been

requested in his Budget next week.

Card companies say they've agreed

to abide by a voluntary code

of conduct to protect customers.

The pay packages of senior police

officers have been published

in a central database

for the first time.

Figures for 261 officers up

to the rank of Chief Constable,

reveal wide variations.

Some receive thousands

of pounds in benefits,

a small number claim large sums

in expenses and others are paid

nothing but a salary.

The figures have been published

by the Home Office as part

of an attempt to increase

transparency across forces

in England and Wales.

The Hollywood actor

Sylvester Stallone has denied

allegations he and his bodyguard

sexually assaulted a teenage fan

more than 30 years ago.

The woman says he threatened

to beat her if she went public

with what happened, but the actor's

spokesperson has called the claims

"ridiculous and

categorically false."

Conservationists in

the United States have strongly

criticised a decision

by President Trump to end a ban

on importing body parts

from elephants hunted

in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

A federal government agency said

imports could resume today

for elephants that

are legally hunted.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service

said hunting fees could help

communities put money

into conservation but experts say

that populations of African

elephants are plummeting.

Zimbabwe's President, Robert Mugabe,

is reportedly refusing to step down

immediately, despite growing calls

for his resignation.

The 93-year-old was put under house

arrest during a military takeover

on Wednesday, amid a power struggle

over who would succeed him.

Our correspondent Ben

Brown is in Zimbabwe.

Ben, do people there believe

Mr Mugabe could somehow cling

onto power after this?

Not much new information lately,

what can you tell us this morning?

An extraordinary situation. You have

this military takeover, coup d'etat,

whatever you want to call it, and

now you have the head of the army

sitting, smiling according to the

pictures, with Robert McGarvey, the

man he is holding under house

arrest. -- Mugabe. They had

negotiations with South African

mediators yesterday. There are two

schools of thought. One is that

Mugabe is trying to cling to power

somehow, you wouldn't think he has

too many cards to play. The other

thought is that he is trying to

negotiate some sort of dignified

exit from office after so many years

of misrule, as so many people in

Zimbabwe would see it. He would be

given guarantees about the safety of

himself and his family in return for

stepping down quietly, and handing

over to some sort of transitional

government, with his former

vice-president, the favoured

candidate of the army, who are in

charge. Maybe Prime Minister Morgan

Chang writes, the Leader of the

Opposition. -- Morgan Tsvangirai.

The electric car maker, Tesla,

has unveiled the prototype

of a new articulated lorry.

The lorry also known

as a semi-trailor can travel for 500

miles on a single charge according

to the Telsa chief executive Elon

Musk.

The company has also revealed

what it says will be the fastest

production car ever made.

Scientists and engineers have been

working on the development of

humanlike robots for years. But the

machines have always had rather

embarrassing problems. Sometimes

they fall over, sometimes quite a

lot. Until now. This is the latest

test footage from the American

engineering firm Boston Dynamics.

The team behind the Atlas robot

hopes it will eventually be agile

enough to carry out search and

rescue missions. Wowsers! I hadn't

seen that before. It has stunts that

some human gymnasts would be proud

of. But whatever thing goes to plan

or the time. The first time I saw

these images I thought it was

somebody in a suit. It is amazing.

Maybe don't worry about the rise of

the machines just yet. Not yet.

And now Mike joins us. Good morning.

I would be proud of those moves, the

somersaults. England could do with a

few of the Australian stumbling like

that.

Yeah. How is it going?

Well,

the women have three crucial 2020

matches to play, and that will

decide whether the Ashes stay in

Australia. A sickly, England know

the maths. They cannot lose, any of

them. -- and basically.

I like your

tie.

Yes, my ashes tie. It is from

eight years ago, when I went to

Cardiff. It has the kangaroos and

the Lions of England. The kangaroos

from Australia, obviously. Because

the test was in Cardiff, it has

daffodils as well. Maybe it will

bring them some luck. Certainly, the

odds are stacked against in an's

women this morning. -- England's.

There's no room for error now,

in their Ashes series.

They trail Australia 6-4

going into the first of the 20/20

matches that will decide

if the Ashes stay down under.

Play starts at 8:10 our time,

and England can't afford to lose.

The countdown's on for the men -

just six days to go before

their Ashes series starts.

Mark Stoneman, like a rock,

at the crease getting a century

in their latest warm-up match.

England well on top

against a Cricket Australia XI.

Can anyone stop the Fed Express

in the semi-finals?

On this showing, probably not.

Roger Federer gets his third win

at the World Tour Finals in London,

with victory over Marin Cilic.

And a rose can grow in sand!

Justin Rose doesn't let a bunker

harm his chances at the European

tour's season-ending

championship in Dubai.

This eagle shot means he's

now one off the lead.

More on the cricket and stuff in a

moment.

Thank you. We'll be looking through

the papers in a few moments. First,

Matt will the weather.

Good morning. What a difference

compared with yesterday today. Not

only will it be sunny for many, but

it's especially cold. England and

Wales with the lowest temperatures

at the moment. Even if you are not

that cold, not far-off freezing. For

parts of Scotland and Northern

Ireland temperatures are a little

bit warmer, but still chilly. The

breeze keeps temperatures up and it

feeds on showers for the morning

rush-hour in west and northern

Scotland. Some of them could be

heavy with hail in the day.

Northwest England could have the odd

isolated shower. Much of the country

will be dry. Long spells of

sunshine. Some high cloud at times.

Sunshine in northern England and

Northern Ireland in particular. The

big difference is the temperature.

Rarely double figures for most parts

of the country -- barely. Cool in

the north. Tonight, further showers

in northern and western Scotland and

for stargazers the peak of the media

shower sometime between midnight and

dawn, about 10- 20 metres. You will

probably have to view early on in

western areas because through the

night of the cloud does increase.

Lots of showers across Scotland.

Clearest conditions in the south and

east. Into tomorrow morning,

temperatures on the face of it not

as low, but there will be a frost

here and there. Eastern parts of

Scotland in the south and east of

England, that's where we are most

likely to see frost. This is rare

for the start of the England we will

see sunshine. Tomorrow we will have

more cloud, especially in parts of

Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Patchy rain spreads across parts of

central southern England and Wales,

but much of northern England,

southern Scotland and Northern

Ireland will have sunshine through

the afternoon. The mildest air

sneaking into the south-west with

the patchy rain. Clearer conditions,

the colder air to the north and

east. That cold air will gradually

wind through on Saturday evening and

into the first part of Saturday

night, as the cloud and patchy rain

becomes confined to the Channel

Islands, Devon and Cornwall. The

milder air will try to push back. A

battleground this weekend between

the milder air and cold air. Cold

air generally winning out. Cold air

sitting behind this weather front

which through Saturday will bring

increasing amounts of cloud in

western areas. The chance of patchy

rain later. Most places look like

they will be dry on Sunday. The

brightest conditions the further

east you are, at here it will stay

chilly. A good few days of single

figure temperatures. It looks like

next week the milder air will

gradually wind through, but for this

weekend it is one to

gradually wind through, but for this

weekend it is one to wrap up.

At least it's only for the weekend!

A look through the papers now.

Starting with the front pages. The

Daily Telegraph, we just spoke to

Ben Brown in Zimbabwe. As he was

pointing out, people are somewhat

perplexed by these images of Robert

Mugabe meeting the members of the

military, who in theory have deposed

him. It remains unclear what will

happen. The other story is the

number of drivers evading car tax

have trebled, after you remember the

government scrapped these papers on

the vehicles.

This is Gaia Pope, the 19-year-old

who is missing. Police have arrested

a 49-year-old man over her

disappearance, something we are

covering.

The main story is criticism or

repetition of the comments made by

the minister in charge of housing

policy. He says those over 60 are

not facing up to the reality of how

the housing crisis affects the

young.

On the Mirror, and the Guardian,

picking up on two Hollywood figures

about whom accusations have been

made. The latest is Sylvester

Stallone. Claims date back from 30

years ago and there's more

information emerging about it and

some of the allegations that have

emerged about his time at the old

Vic theatre.

Another picture of Gaia Pope, the

missing teenager, on the Times. And

one of the lead stories, Theresa May

has pledged to enshrine Brexit Day.

She wants to bring it as an official

day, and she is under pressure to

clamp down on the Brexit date.

Anyone with a lively dog will relate

to this. How do you train the

English batsman to face the fastest

balls that Australia can throw at

them? Take them for walkies and use

one of those things to sling the

ball really hard and fast. It is

called a bendy arm. They throw it

out and use one of those devices.

It

makes complete sense for those

training, because you don't want to

wear out your shoulders.

Has the speed in bowling increased?

The fast bowlers sometimes in the

West Indies and Australia were

remarkable.

I think the bar has been

raised in all sports, weather

bowling or sprinting, rugby. Over

the years they've learnt how to bowl

faster. This trainer hasn't been on

horse until now. He will be taking

part in an ascot charity race and

his mum is beside herself, asking

why he is doing it. He said it felt

like sitting on a half ton machine

that is out to kill him.

He is the

right sort of size to be a jockey.

A

bit like myself, but it doesn't mean

you are a natural on a course.

The

thing is, he is one of those typical

sportspeople who can turn their hand

to different sports.

It does

transfer to different sports.

Not

that you aren't an athlete!

It says

it all! May be talent doesn't

transfer. If I had any talent to

begin with...

Ben's not with us this

morning because he is talking about

commuting.

We have been asking what the good

things your commute. That's

something we are talking about

because we are finding out that the

average British commuter spends

nearly one hour were a day getting

to and from work. That adds up to

about 27 working days every year.

The average commute is apparently

five minutes longer now than it was

a decade ago.

Ben is at Manchester Piccadilly

station this morning.

Not that many commuters as yet? Good

morning. Yes, they are preparing for

the rush-hour. You can see the board

is fall and they expect about 10,000

people through here every hour. They

will deal with about 140,000 people

over the day. One of the busiest

stations in the country. As you

said, our commute is getting longer

and more of us are travelling

further than ever before just to get

to work. It takes its toll on our

personal life and that worklife

balance. We will talk later about

how you may be able to make that

commute more productive, would come

with me because I want to introduce

you to two guests. Lin, good

morning. And Sarah is a

psychologist. Why are we travelling

so far just to get to work everyday?

I think there are three reasons.

First of all, people have to travel

further for a good job because we've

seen the increase in precarious

employment. So if you've got a good

job you want to keep it and you will

travel for it. Secondly, the

transport infrastructure can't cope.

We've got congested roads and busy,

slow, crowded trains. Thirdly,

people can't always afford to live

where they work, with housing prices

being very high in some areas where

the jobs are. So people are having

to commute into towns and cities,

rather than live in towns and

cities.

Sarah, you are psychologist

and you look at what all this is

taking on our lives. When we talk

about worklife balance, it doesn't

make sense if we spend all of our

time getting to work.

And the latest

figures show that some commuters

spend over two hours on a train each

day and that has a tremendous toll.

Diggers around the world show us

there is increased stress in our

body and increase perceived stress.

And we lose motivation. Not to

mention job strain. It is a serious

picture.

What are the solutions? How

do we start to address them?

There

are some things employers can do

when something is government can do.

Employers need to look at their

policy and say, do we need people at

the desk 9-5, or can we be more

flexible with start and finish times

and be more flexible with

homeworking? But there are things

government can do. That transport

infrastructure needs to be properly

funded and there needs to be

investment in that and we need to

have an industrial strategy that

creates great jobs all over our

country.

We are here at Manchester

Piccadilly. We've heard a lot about

the northern powerhouse, but nothing

has happened and people have had to

take all the trains and that's

adding to the stress, isn't it?

Yes,

and in this area people feel it

everywhere. My journey from

Liverpool was 40 minutes and in a

couple of hours that will take two

hours. The roads are busy, the

trains are busy and we need proper

investment up north.

When we talk

about this may be trying to be more

flexible, allowing people to work

from home using Skype or

videoconferencing to get the

meetings, it's a great idea, the

doesn't work for everyone.

But some

businesses could adopt it? It's not

a one size it -- one size fits all

B, but in large or medium sized

organisations, what we can do is

reduce the job strain by making more

flexibly and better quality of life

and work-life balance. Also, in

terms of training infrastructure, we

need one seat journeys. We in New

York City that they work a marvel on

some people's well-being.

Thanks

very much. We want to hear some of

your stories. If you've got a long

commute, how do you make it more

bearable? Get in touch with us in

all the usual ways and we'll look at

some novel ideas of how you can

perhaps pass that time if, as the

figures suggest, Bal average

commutes are getting much longer

than they've ever been before. --

our average.

Thanks very much.

Some of those stories are already

coming in. Let us know this morning.

Highlight your trips to work. Chris

has got in touch on Twitter. He has

shared a photograph of his commute

through the parkland. It makes up

part of the University of ridding

campus.

That's all right! That stunning.

Robert says he beat the queues

impressed by walking. He takes 30

minutes to do that to the office and

enjoys views like this one, of a

rather lovely church.

William is in Southampton and

commutes to London. He is

occasionally rewarded vice things

like this, looking across the river

at -- river.

And for some the commute is easier.

Simon sent us this photo of his not

so taxing commute from his house to

his garden office. That makes sense.

There is an advantage of getting up

the hours we get, because there's no

traffic.

And you get amazing morning views.

Sunrises.

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Hello, this is Breakfast

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

It's 06:30.

We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment,

but also on Breakfast this morning,

the Kings Cross fire remains

the worst ever to hit

the London Underground.

We'll hear from a former police

officer who rescued people that

night and how it affects

his life 30 years on.

Glitter can bring a bit

of sparkle to our lives,

but can cause damage

to our marine life.

A chain of nurseries have

banned their children from using it

and we'll ask a marine biologist

what difference it could make

if more did the same.

And the secret of how to get puppies

to be well-behaved has been revealed

by the Guide Dog charity and it

involves stroking them

with a toothbrush and exposing them

to men with moustaches!

We'll find out more tips later.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Police investigating

the disappearance of a teenager

in Dorset are continuing to question

a man arrested yesterday

on suspicion of her murder.

19-year-old Gaia Pope was last seen

in Swanage 10 days ago.

The 49-year-old suspect is believed

to be known to Gaia.

Our reporter Ian Palmer has more.

The President of the European

Council, Donald Tusk,

is expected to demand more clarity

on how the UK plans to settle

the first phase of Brexit

negotiations, when he meets

Theresa May in Sweden today.

The Prime Minister will hold

meetings on the sidelines of an EU

summit, to try to secure

an agreement to start talks next

month about a post-Brexit

trade deal.

Last night, the Brexit Secretary,

David Davis, urged EU leaders not

to put politics above prosperity,

but it's thought Mr Tusk will warn

Mrs May that time

is of the essence.

More than one million credit card

users, who are struggling

financially, have had their credit

limits raised in the last year

without being asked,

according to the charity Citizens'

Advice.

It wants the Chancellor to ban

increases which haven't been

requested in his Budget next week.

Card companies say they've agreed

to abide by a voluntary code

of conduct to protect customers.

The pay packages of senior police

officers have been published

in a central database

for the first time.

Figures for 261 officers up

to the rank of Chief Constable,

reveal wide variations.

Some receive thousands

of pounds in benefits,

a small number claim large sums

in expenses and others are paid

nothing but a salary.

The figures have been published

by the Home Office as part

of an attempt to increase

transparency across forces

in England and Wales.

Zimbabwe's President, Robert Mugabe,

is reportedly refusing to step down

immediately, despite growing calls

for his resignation.

The 93-year-old was put under house

arrest during a military takeover

on Wednesday amid a power struggle

over who would succeed him.

Yesterday he met the head of army

but the outcome of the talks is not

yet clear.

The Hollywood actor

Sylvester Stallone has denied

allegations he and his bodyguard

sexually assaulted a teenage fan

more than 30 years ago.

The woman says he threatened

to beat her if she went public

with what happened, but the actor's

spokesperson has called the claims

"ridiculous and

categorically false."

Conservationists in

the United States have strongly

criticised a decision

by President Trump to end a ban

on importing body parts

from elephants hunted

in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

A federal government agency said

imports could resume today

for elephants that

are legally hunted.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service

said hunting fees could help

communities put money

into conservation but experts say

that populations of African

elephants are plummeting.

The electric car maker, Tesla,

has unveiled the prototype

of a new articulated lorry.

The lorry, also known

as a semi-trailer, can travel

for 500 miles on a single charge,

according to the company's chief

executive Elon Musk.

The company has also revealed

what it says will be the fastest

production car ever made.

Now here's a real "tail"

of bravery for you.

A military dog that helped

save the lives of troops

in Afghanistan is being awarded

the animal equivalent

of the Victoria cross.

Mali will receive the Dickin Medal,

after being seriously injured

during an operation to clear

insurgents from a building

in Kabul in 2012.

Despite his injuries he carried

on performing his duties

but eventually had to be

carried to safety.

A handsome dog. We have a dog scene

today, Mike. You were talking about

dogs helping to train people, we saw

Mali there. We have a dog coming in

later because they have been a new

amount of training dogs, and if you

have a moustache, you will be very

useful if you are training puppies.

Why? You can twitch it in a certain

way, or the dog jumps for it? Maybe

that is why I had trouble with my

dog all those years ago, I didn't

have a moustache.

And also using a

toothbrush pop-ups.

That is where I

went wrong.

Guide dogs for the

Blind. They tried to train the dog

is not to react to things like bells

and noises and things like that.

A

very brave dog, one of 18 to get the

Dicken medal. Horses, cats and

pidgins have been honoured in the

past. There is a museum at Bletchley

were you can go and see the stories.

We are talking about the women in

the cricket. They are facing a

crunch match which starts in about

90 minutes.

At least the maths is simple

for England's women.

They can't afford to lose any

of their remaing games

in their Ashes series.

Australia are smelling victory,

6-4 up, going into the trio

of Twenty20 matches that

will decide this series.

It's a multi-format series, this,

so England have to win at least 2

of the remaining games.

The first starts

at 8:10 this morning.

Meanwhile Australia have handed

a surprise call-up to wicketkeeper

Tim Paine for the first

Test in Brisbane.

The batsmen have hit form in the

warmup match. All down to the end in

the morning for 515. In reply

England took a couple of wickets.

Moeen Ali is the man who has done

the damage, teaming up with Captain

Joe Root to remove Jake Garner, and

then bowling Ryan Gibson.

Meanwhile Australia have handed

a surprise call-up to wicketkeeper

Tim Paine for the first

Test in Brisbane.

The 32-year-old last played

a Test in seven years ago,

and hasn't even been keeping wicket

for his side Tasmania.

We know three out of

the four semi-finalists

at the World Tour Finals in London -

the last place will be

between Dominic Thiem

and David Goffin, who meet today.

Young American Jack Sock

was the star man last night

in reaching the last four.

He beat Alexander Zverev

at the O2 Arena after nearly two

hours on court.

Roger Federer, was already

into the last four, but made it

three wins out of three

by beating Marin Chilich.

It was a repeat of the Wimbledon

final, which Federer also won.

The Swiss came from a set down,

to win comfortably again.

England's women, return to action

tonight, for the first time

since losing to New Zealand

in the Rugby Union World Cup Final.

They face Canada at the home

of Saracens in the first

of a three-match series.

There are seven uncapped players

in the squad and nine of the losing

finalists will start the match.

The series will see England's

women receive a match fee

for the first time.

The World Cup was obviously deeply

disappointing but sport is great in

the fact that there is always

something else to set your mind on

and refocus and that is what we want

to do. No doubt that this autumn

series, we want to go out there and

win the series.

Justin Rose is in a great position

going into the second

round of the World

Tour Championships.

Play in the second round is

already underway in Dubai.

Rose is one of the last out

at around ten to nine.

The Englishman is one off the lead.

in his first round.

This eagle from the bunker

helping him to six under par

in his first round.

Patrick Reed of the USA leads.

Now it's our job as journalists,

to ask the right questions,

but we also need thick skins

for when there'a a back lash.

How about facing the angriest

manager ever, Algeria's head coach,

Rabah Madjer?

When a journalist asked

about the team's performance

after a victory, the coach

decided to answer on behalf

of Leicester City's Riyad Mahrez.

Well.

There is some history of isn't

there?

It got personal.

I love how

he fired up and then moved on. Next

question, please.

It is like that

Monty Python sketch, the punchline,

don't ask them about the dirty fork.

I will tell you about my worst

experience later on.

As we've been hearing,

the Zimbabwean president

Robert Mugabe is thought

to be resisting attempts

to have his four-decade rule

overthrown, despite being placed

under house arrest on Wednesday.

Let's talk now to Richard Dowden,

a former director of

the Royal African Society.

Thank you for your time, Richard.

Could you briefly some of you think

the situation is as it stands now? I

know it is not clear by any means.

I

think one of the most significant

things is that the army is not

trying to take over. It is trying to

hold the ring while Mugabe leaves

and a new president comes in. I

think that is very significant.

There has been very little violence.

People are going to work as usual,

well, not today, but they did

yesterday. There is an atmosphere of

calm. I think that is important. The

problem is that he is saying, no, I

want to finish, at the very least I

want to finish my presidential term,

which will end in three months. Then

they will be the party congress and

elections. The other question is,

what then happens to Grace? We have

heard nothing about her in the last

four hours, really, and she wasn't

part of those talks, which included

people from South Africa and all the

key players. And his father, his

confessor, Mugabe is a Catholic, and

his father has been close to him all

this time. He was there in the room

as well. There is terrific pressure

being put on him to step down. But

he is saying, no, I want to do it by

the book and complete my term.

Possibly we can show one of the

images you are referring to there.

The polite perplexed by this, this

curious meeting of the military

commanders who are now in charge,

would the man who is under house

arrest, Robert Mugabe. -- people are

pretty perplexed by this. Talk us

through the dynamics.

This is the

army, and there is still be

presidential guard, who have not

moved yet. They are surrounded by

the army. They'll know each other.

But it turned nasty, that is the

clash that would be the most

disastrous one, the presidential

guard and the army shooting at each

other. But I don't think that is

going to happen. I think it is a

long process, where they are trying

to find a way, and accommodating way

of removing him from power. I think

the discussions will continue. I am

told that this man drops off to

sleep every quarter of an hour or

so. It must eat quite difficult to

keep up a pressured conversation

with him. -- must be quite

difficult. It is all still up for

grabs. It is still very fluid. They

may compromise and say, all right,

you can be president, but you are

not to make any speeches or

anything. Or to say, no, you have to

retire gracefully and step aside.

And Richard, looking from the

outside, it has a lot of coverage,

what is happening in Zimbabwe. It is

a mixture of reasons, isn't it,

partly historical because of our

links with that country, and partly

because of the fascination with

Mugabe himself. What is the

significance in terms of Mugabe --

in terms of Zimbabwe's place in the

world, in terms of what happens

next?

I think Shakespeare was alive

today he would be writing this

story. Of that, there is no doubt.

The whole Zimbabwe story is so

dramatic and so extraordinary that I

think it's just grips people. From

way, way back, from the 1960s, I can

remember, this was Rhodesia and it

was a big issue. It was bigger than

South Africa, I think, over the

whole period. So it just a terrific

drama. -- it is just. It is not that

important, in the grand scale, but I

think it is significant for the

whole of Africa, which is now

largely democratic, that here is the

last of the great tyrants, and

everybody is trying to push aside. I

noticed that even the leader of the

youth league, which are the most

militant supporters, they go around

beating people up at rallies and

things, their leader was making a

grovelling apology and seen things

were misunderstood and of course

Mugabe should leave. Extraordinary

twists and turns in this story, and

I don't think it is over yet.

Richard, thank you. Thank you very

much for your insight.

Here's Matt with a look

at this morning's weather.

A frosty start?

A frosty start?

It certainly is. A bit of a sparkle

to your Friday morning, courtesy of

the widespread frost. Much colder

than this time yesterday. Most

places in England and Wales either

side of freezing. Coldest of all in

Richmond, North Yorkshire. But, as I

say, quite widely. England and Wales

have the coldest conditions. Cold in

Northern Ireland and Scotland, but

the breeze has kept temperatures up.

This is where we are most likely to

see showers, particularly in western

and northern Scotland. Sleet and

snow over the mountains. The chimes

Northwest England might have some

passing showers through the day, but

the day starts dry and sunny. -- the

chance. There will be some areas of

cloud drifting across the sunshine

at times. Showers keep going in

northern and western Scotland. The

chilly breeze makes it feel colder.

Across the board just about all of

you will have temperatures in single

figures to take you through the day.

Tonight it turns cold quickly.

Showers keep going. Blustery winds

in Scotland. That could be crucial

for stargazers. That will pick

between midnight and dawn. Will

disguise the clear enough? You'll

probably want to view it rather than

later. Showers keep going in parts

of Scotland the router. Notice the

rain developing elsewhere in the

second half of the night. The

clearest conditions in eastern

Scotland. Away from towns and

cities, this is where we are as

likely to see a fog into tomorrow

morning. Not as cold tonight as the

night just gone, but still it chilly

start to the weekend. A lot more

cloud on Saturday. England and Wales

in particular has cloud pushing

eastwards, bringing outbreaks of

rain every now and again. Not a

washout. The dampers conditions in

South Wales and south-west England.

Further north and east, sunshine

through the afternoon. In particular

north-east England and Scotland. We

are still in the cold air and the

cold air will be working its way

southwards once again as we go

through Saturday night into Sunday

morning. Still patchy rain towards

the south-west. This is where the

rain sits into Sunday. It will try

and push back on on Sunday, but a

very painful progress. All linked in

with this weather front which we

think on Sunday, depends how quickly

it moves on, but the western half of

the UK will see more cloud and made

may be patchy rain. It will be

fairly cold again next week.

may be patchy rain. It will be

fairly cold again next week.

Do you ever make business cards with

your little 1's?

Sometimes.

Do you use glitter?

We do, yes.

You know what our next story is

about?

I do!

A chain of nurseries has banned

glitter for the children when they

are making cards.

The little particles are plastic and

can do great damage to our marine

life. We spoke to people doing their

Christmas shopping and asked if they

agree that we should put a lid on

using quitter.

It is the first I've ever heard,

that it is hurting the environment.

But I know it makes an awful mess.

If they want to claim it isn't

environmentally friendly, find a way

of making friendly glitter.

An

alternative!

I'm not a fan of

glitter.

I'm quite passionate about

the environment, so if it does, and

children will quickly learn to play

with other things.

You can get

biodegradable glitter that isn't

dangerous to the environment, or

toxic. I know it gets everywhere,

but that's part of the fun.

Part of the fun? Or is the

environment more important?

We're joined by Harriet Pacey

from Tops Day Nurseries which have

banned their children

from using glitter,

as well as marine biologist

Alan Kwan, who can explain

the environmental impact.

So banning glitter, that's quite a

step. How have parents reacted?

This

is something that's very new. We

only discovered this week that

litter is a micro- plastic and

shares the same dangers as other

micro plastics, so this is... We

only found out about this on Monday

or Tuesday this week, so everything

is happening quickly. But we promote

sustainable products and the second

we found out that something we were

using could potentially have such a

detrimental impact on the

environment, we had to talk about

it.

How did parents react?

I'm not

sure yet!

The decision was taken in

the last couple of days?

Yes. In our

annual parent survey, 86.5% of our

parent said that our sustainable

vision as a company is something

that's really important to them, so

based on that I can imagine that yes

initially it will be like other

what? That I think they will be

behind us.

Take us through some of

the science on this, because they've

just become aware and there's been

campaigning about this. Blue Planet

has been touring attention to the

things they've been finding in our

oceans.

Micro plastics have been

around for a long time. There's been

a recent focus of the environmental

impact on different things and

that's come to light. Micro plastics

are so small. We wash down the sink

and we don't know where it goes. It

goes straight into the ocean

sometimes.

And it doesn't break

down?

It doesn't. It just days as it

is for a long time and as it fixed

down other animals might eat it and

it becomes part of their bodies. So

small fish and organisms will eat it

and make it into part of the food

chain and it can be passed on.

Of

course I'm not sure where the

awareness came from. How was it that

you came to be aware of this?

Scientists have been preaching this

message for some time. What brought

your nursery's attention to it?

Our

managing director is doing a

sustainable leadership course

through the University of Cambridge,

postgrad. On this course she is

getting loads of information and

this is something that happened to

come up through the course of her

doing the study. She was a huge

champion of sustainable living and

we are in a key position in the

sector we are to positively

influence the next generation.

Are

you going to ban straws?

That's

another thing. That's something we

already don't use. As a nursery

chain we have a lot of sustainable

efforts already. We don't use of

single use plastic, straws,

balloons, single use water bottles.

These are other things. There have

been pictures of totals with straws

in their nose.

It is distressing to

hear that these kinds of things are

happening and it's great to know

nurseries are doing things like

this.

How much is down there at the

moment?

A lot. A lot of plastic.

Some of the plastic is floating at

the top of the ocean. What we don't

see is what sinks to the bottom of

the sea, as we don't have the

capability to research that deep in

the ocean.

It's very interesting and

it will be food for thought. The

youngsters will think about it more

as a result. Thank you very much.

It makes you think of your own

Christmas cards.

Do you normally use a lot of

glitter?

I don't make my cards any more but I

will -- would buy them with glitter,

but now will think twice.

Let's tell you about a biscuit.

It was, quite literally,

the perfect gift to sweeten

the heartache of a mother

missing her son at war.

A treasured memento has now gone

on display in a museum

as the National Archives start

a campaign to get more of us

involved in researching

our own history.

For many of us this is the archive,

the Loft, covered or a set of

shelves where we tend to put family

stuff away and then forget about it.

But what if amongst all these

objects there was something which

told a bigger story about a family

member who perhaps took off on a

journey to something extraordinary?

This is Jeremy Collingwood. An

object he found that home is now a

star exhibit in Redding Museum. It

looks like an ordinary friend photo

of his grandfather but the frame is

a biscuit. Redding used to be home

to one of the most famous names in

biscuit making. During the First

World War, he provided what looked

like solid snacks for the proof --

troops. So solid that some soldiers

carved them and send them home as

gifts.

In the draw at home was this

I suppose keepsake that mom really

like. It was of her father and he

sent it back to her mother to say

how much he loved her. Look at that

picture. The scariness in his eyes,

the worry and concern, but he wanted

to show his mother he was all right.

It connects in a really humid way.

If you are following a trail you

might well end up here. The National

Archives story, 11 million paper

records going back 1000 years.

If

you are interested in your own

personal history, in community

history or the history of your

place, there are records therefore

you and they can make a real

difference to people 's lives.

Importantly archives have to be used

usefully.

Every day hundreds of

documents are brought from 2.5

kilometres of shelving, Allred as

digital copies.

What we have here is

a spy story from the First World

War. The file contains the case and

the evidence that is collected

against him, including a number of

letters. You will see across the top

what he has written is what he

wanted you to see. What is involved

is that which was hidden by the

secret or invisible ink. If you scan

through the file, you will even find

the lemon he used to write those

letters.

This is an example of the

file relating suffrage women's

rights and this is the case of a

woman called Hilda and she was one

of the first women to be forcibly

fed in prison. She talks about how

she's willing to give her life if

needed. It's a really great example

of one of the personal stories that

we have at the archives.

From

tomorrow, archives nationwide will

be asking us to get involved and

explore this amazing places. Who

knows? The next great discovery

could be yours.

Isn't it fascinating? You wonder

what things will emerge. Some of

them will be of interest and some of

them worked.

Sometimes the delight is just on the

ordinary things.

Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

Blue sky and sunshine.

Turning milder for

the start of next week.

I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom

in half an hour.

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

A promise from detectives

to investigate every avenue

in the case of missing

teenager Gaia Pope.

Police are questioning a man

on suspicion of the murder

of the 19-year-old.

Searches continue as her father

speaks of the strain on his family.

It is about the toughest

thing we can go through.

The family know she will be found.

Until we don't know that.

So we have every hope,

every minute that goes by,

that we still have hope.

Good morning.

It's Friday, 17th November.

Also this morning -

as she arrives in Sweden to meet EU

leaders, Theresa May is warned

there's no guarantee that talks

on a post-Brexit trade deal

will start next month.

First electric cars,

now electric lorries.

A battery-powered truck

is launched in California -

the makers say it can go 500

miles on a single charge.

Link good morning. Our commuting

time is getting longer, and we are

travelling further than ever to get

to work. Why, and what does it mean

for passengers? I am at one of the

busy stations in the country this

morning to find out.

In sport, England's

women need 20/20 vision.

It's crunch time Down Under,

and if they lose this morning's

20-over match, the Ashes will be

back in the hands of Australia.

And how the lost art of letter

writing is being reintroduced to the

next generation.

You get to ask all

the questions you really want, and

most of the time they answer them.

And Matt has the weather.

Hello. I am sure there will be a

future we postman delivering those

letters today. A frosty start for

the whole UK this morning, but lots

of sunshine to come with it. I have

got the full forecast in the next 15

minutes.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Police investigating

the disappearance of a teenager

in Dorset are continuing to question

a man arrested yesterday

on suspicion of her murder.

19-year-old Gaia Pope was last seen

in Swanage 10 days ago.

The 49-year-old suspect is believed

to be known to Gaia.

Our reporter Ian Palmer has more.

Gaia Pope went missing ten days ago.

Clothes similar to the ones

the teenager was wearing

when she disappeared were found

yesterday in coastal fields.

The area was sealed off by police.

Officers searched the scene

in an attempt to discover

what happened to the

missing 19-year-old.

We are continuing to investigate

whether Gaia has come to harm

through an act of crime,

or whether she is missing,

and we will continue to do so.

Gaia lives in a village

near Swanage.

She was last seen in Morrison Road

by a family friend.

A little bit later

she was captured on

camera in a petrol

station buying ice cream.

Two people were arrested

and released pending further

enquiries.

Yesterday, in a country park,

some clothing was found by a member

of the public.

Ms Pope has severe

epilepsy and needs regular

medication.

Her family say she likes

being at home and her absence

is hard to bear.

Mum and younger sister Maya

are basically holed up in the house,

trying to keep away from upsetting

conversations, keep away from social

media, keep away from the stuff

which has been in the press,

parts of the press, which has been

extremely distressing

for the family.

They are just trying

to look after each other.

The man being questioned

on suspicion of murder by police has

been identified by his father

as Paul Elsey, who is 49 and lives

in the Swanage area.

He is the third person

to be arrested.

Earlier this week

police released CCTV

footage of Gaia passing

through a street in the town.

Police divers and investigating

officers will continue the search

for Gaia this morning.

Our correspondent James

Ingham is in Swanage.

James, are the police any closer

to finding out what happened

on the day Gaia went missing?

Those searches are ongoing?

That's

right. At first light this morning,

searches will resume here along

coastal footpaths close to Swanage

and in the hills surrounding the

town. That has been going on for a

number of days, including yesterday,

after clothing was found by a member

of the public who was on a footpath

which is believed to match that

which Gaia was wearing when she went

missing. Police say they are still

investigating every avenue open to

them today. That includes the

possibility that she may still be

alive but is missing, it clearly

they have reason to believe she may

have come to harm and been killed.

They have now questioned three

people, all from the same family, on

suspicion of murder. Two have been

released but this 49er all remains

in custody this morning and is being

questioned. -- 49-year-old. The

community has really come together

to help her family. They have been

involved in searches, they have put

up missing posters, and that is

something that has comforted her

family as her father Richard told us

yesterday.

The family know she will

be found. Until we don't know that.

So we have every hope, every minute

that goes by, you know, we still

have hope.

That search for Gaia

continues at first light. In a few

minutes, coastguard teams, rescue

teams, will continue to search the

coastline here.

The President of the European

Council, Donald Tusk,

is expected to demand more clarity

on how the UK plans to settle

the first phase of Brexit

negotiations, when he meets

Theresa May in the Swedish city

of Gothenburg later today.

Our Political Correspondent

Leila Nathoo joins us now

from Westminster, Leila,

what will the Prime Minister be

hoping to achieve

from this meeting?

Well, Theresa May has another

channel open, if you like, with

Donald Tusk, the president of the

European Council. He is a key player

but he is not the person who decides

whether talks move on to trade. That

is the preserve of EU leaders. The

EU leaders will meet in December for

a crucial summit. We are already

behind, we had hoped talks would

move on to trade in October but

there is a crucial EU summit in a

few weeks time in December, so

Theresa May is meeting Donald Tusk

ahead of that to try to talk about

this idea that progress has been

made on settling the three issues,

the issue of the Northern Irish

border, the issue of EU citizens,

and crucially, the divorce bill. I

don't think she is going to hear

what she wants to hear from Donald

Tusk today. He is expected to warn

her that it is not a given that the

EU leaders will agree to move the

talks on to trade in December. But

there has in more demand from the EU

side for clarity from Britain over

the divorce ill, the financial

settlement that we will have to put

on the table to leave the EU. --

divorce bill. David Davis, the

Brexit secretary, was giving a

speech in Berlin last night. He

refused to put any more numbers on

the divorce bill. Instead, he wants

to insist on talking about the

future relationship, and he

maintained that Britain and the EU

would strike at the spoke trading

deal. -- strike a bespoke trading

deal.

We will strike a deal that allows

for the free trade in goods and

services. We recognise that Brexit

means things will change, but takes

account of our unique starting point

is the basis for a new order.

I

think, with just weeks to go,

really, until this crucial December

summit, the government, Theresa May,

David Davis, Brexit officials, will

all be doing all they can behind the

scenes to persuade the EU side that

in progress has been made on these

initial issues to move those talks

on to future trading relationship.

-- on to our.

More than 1 million

credit card users who are struggling

financially have had their credit

limits raised in the last year

without being asked. A charity wants

the Chancellor to ban increases

which have not been in -- not been

requested. Card companies say they

have agreed to abide by voluntary

code of conduct to protect

customers.

The Hollywood actor

Sylvester Stallone has denied

allegations he and his bodyguard

sexually assaulted a teenage fan

more than 30 years ago.

The woman says he threatened

to beat her if she went public

with what happened, but the actor's

spokesperson has called the claims

"ridiculous and

categorically false."

Conservationists in

the United States have strongly

criticised a decision

by President Trump to end a ban

on importing body parts

from elephants hunted

in Zimbabwe and Zambia.

A federal government agency said

imports could resume today

for elephants that

are legally hunted.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service

said hunting fees could help

communities put money

into conservation but experts say

that populations of African

elephants are plummeting.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe

is refusing to step down immediately

despite calls for his resignation.

The 93-year-old was put under house

arrest during a military takeover on

Wednesday. Ben Brown is in Zimbabwe

for us this morning. This is a

confused picture, not helped much by

some of those images that have

emerged of those meetings between

Robert Mugabe and those military

leaders?

Yes, extraordinary

pictures, really, when you think

about it. There has been a military

takeover, a coup d'etat, whatever

you want to call it. Robert Mugabe

is under house arrest, the prisoner

of the army. There you have pictures

of the head of the army, General

Chiwenga, sitting side by side with

Robert Mugabe, smiling and shaking

his hand. They have been speaking

and having conversations with South

African mediators. There are two was

Blatt comes from those talks. One is

that Mugabe somehow tries to Klingon

to power. You wouldn't think he has

too many cards to play, being under

house arrest. The more likely

scenario is that he negotiates a

kind of dignified, or what he would

see as a dignified, stepping down

from power. He could get guarantees

from the army about the safety of

himself and his family, and then

hand over to a kind of transitional

government, which would be led by

his former vice president, who is

the favoured candidate of the army.

And also, significantly, by Morgan

Tsvangirai from the NDC, the

opposition movement, who would come

in as Prime Minister. That seems to

be the most likely scenario.

I'm not

sure how much chance you had to

gauge the atmosphere there, with how

people are responding. How can you

tell us about that?

Yes, we have

been speaking to people here in

Zimbabwe. And actually, at the

moment, they are very happy that it

looks like change is coming. They

are not euphoric, they are still

waiting to see what the outcome is.

Mugabe has been in power for 37

years and nobody is betting against

him somehow clinging on to power. At

the same time, this is a country

which has suffered political

repression, economic disaster, and

at one stage, hype inflation of 79

billion %. Many people left this

country to go to South Africa

because the economy here is such a

disaster. They want change and to

have changes now coming. -- they

hope change is now coming.

The electric car maker, Tesla,

has unveiled the prototype

of a new articulated lorry.

The lorry, also known

as a semi-trailer, can travel

for 500 miles on a single charge,

according to the company's chief

executive Elon Musk.

The company has also revealed

what it says will be the fastest

production car ever made.

The Chancellor is under growing

pressure to do something big and

bold about housing in next week's

budget. This morning a national

infrastructure commission, a group

set up to advise the government on

road and rail spending, would

forward plans for the creation of 1

million new homes in the next 30

years, in a corridor stretching from

Oxford to Cambridge. The area is

home to 3.3 million people. And some

of our most productive and

fast-growing cities.

The area currently generates

around £90 billion a year

for the UK economy.

But today's report warns that

without a clear plan

for infrastructure the area

could be left behind

by international competitors.

Joining me now is the Chair

of the Commission Lord Adonis.

Thank you very much for joining us.

Tell us about why this part of the

country is so important and why the

money should be going there when in

fact it is quite a wealthy area in

comparison to many other parts of

the country?

Well, there is a big

concentration of high-value jobs in

the area we are talking about. The

brain belts between Oxford, Milton

Keynes and Cambridge. And this move

is the centre of the gravity of the

country nor from London. One of the

debates we are having as a country

is that the south-east and London

get all the investment and

attention. Milton Keynes is exactly

midway between London and

Birmingham, and Oxford and Cambridge

looked north as well as south. In

the case of Cambridge, out to East

Anglia, which is not a particularly

rich part of the country. So this is

great forever and what it. It will

be great to jobs, great for some of

the best universities in the world.

And great for all the families that

live in this corridor, between

Cambridge and Milton Keynes, who

find it increasingly difficult for

their children to get on the housing

ladder, which is why we need more

homes, better transport links,

because the deal with the local

authorities is that better

transport, enabling people to get

into the jobs in the cities, well,

they will be much easier for

communities to expand and new towns

to be established, especially

railways, so we do not call up the

roads. They used to be a railway

line between Oxford and Milton

Keynes and Cambridge, and ironically

it was closed in the same year,

1967, as Milton Keynes was founded