0:00:10 > 0:00:12A doubling of the Brexit divorce bill.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14The Government offers to substantially increase its offer
0:00:14 > 0:00:19to the European Union for Brexit.
0:00:19 > 0:00:40The BBC understands the UK could pay between £35 and £49 billion.
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Good morning, it is Wednesday 29 November.
0:00:42 > 0:00:45Also this morning: The children with autism being let down
0:00:45 > 0:00:49by the system.
0:00:49 > 0:00:52Half of parents say they have waited more than a year
0:00:52 > 0:00:55for the help they need.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00It is a fight. It is a constant fight. You wouldn't think you would
0:01:00 > 0:01:04need to fight so much for something that you should be able to access so
0:01:04 > 0:01:05easily.
0:01:05 > 0:01:07The murders of Lin and Megan Russell.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Lawyers for the man convicted of killing them say they have
0:01:09 > 0:01:12uncovered new evidence that could prove his innocence.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15There are big plans to change our railways to ease pressure
0:01:15 > 0:01:15points for passengers.
0:01:15 > 0:01:18We will be speaking to the Transport Secretary
0:01:18 > 0:01:18about the details.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Good morning.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21In sport: England's women maintain their perfect start
0:01:21 > 0:01:24in World Cup qualifying, super sub Fran Kirby scoring
0:01:24 > 0:01:29with her first kick of the game, in a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33And a new drive to get us to reduce the amount of food we throw out.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Items that should be stored in the fridge will get new labels.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39And it may be freezing, but that hasn't stopped Matt.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42He is out and about with the weather.
0:01:42 > 0:01:49Good morning. Good morning, and we are at Hampton pool in west London,
0:01:49 > 0:01:58with Foakes a little bit raver than myself. -- folks. A few showers to
0:01:58 > 0:02:02the north and east but for many of you a lot of sunshine as well. Your
0:02:02 > 0:02:04full forecast is coming up.
0:02:04 > 0:02:05Good morning.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08First our main story: The BBC understands that the Government has
0:02:08 > 0:02:11significantly increased the amount of money it is offering
0:02:11 > 0:02:14to the European Union as part of the Brexit divorce bill.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The figure is believed to be between £35 and £49 billion.
0:02:17 > 0:02:19The original offer was just under £18 billion.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22If confirmed, the move could clear the way for moving Brexit
0:02:22 > 0:02:24negotiations on to the issue of trade next month.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Let's talk to our political correspondent Leila Nathoo,
0:02:26 > 0:02:27who is in Westminster.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Leila, this is a much bigger sum than Theresa May
0:02:30 > 0:02:31had originally offered.
0:02:31 > 0:02:40What is likely to be the reaction?
0:02:40 > 0:02:46Well, the main reaction is what Brussels is saying about this
0:02:46 > 0:02:50increased offer, and it seems to have gone down pretty well. The idea
0:02:50 > 0:02:56that the UK is going to be offering to pay more to leave the EU is
0:02:56 > 0:03:02certainly will not play well in some quarters, but even within the
0:03:02 > 0:03:07Cabinet, Brexiteers had agreed last week with Theresa May that she
0:03:07 > 0:03:12needed to up this offer to get the talks on to the second phase, on to
0:03:12 > 0:03:14the issue of the trade deal, something which is absolutely
0:03:14 > 0:03:19crucial now for Britain to get from the EU side. So we have this idea
0:03:19 > 0:03:23that we will have an increased offer. This is over and above what
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Theresa May had put to the EU, of promising to pay the money into the
0:03:27 > 0:03:31budget until 2020. So this covers things like pensions, it covers
0:03:31 > 0:03:34things like project that have already been agreed to, but the
0:03:34 > 0:03:39money has not been spent. But there is still no specific figure. We are
0:03:39 > 0:03:44still talking about a very broad range. No ball park. Certainly the
0:03:44 > 0:03:47EU side are not confirming anything has been agreed, let alone a
0:03:47 > 0:03:52specific number, and we are still a long way off agreeing on a specific
0:03:52 > 0:03:56figure. But what we do seem to have his movement towards agreement,
0:03:56 > 0:04:00ahead of a crucial summit in the middle of December, where the EU
0:04:00 > 0:04:03side will decide whether there has been enough progress on key divorce
0:04:03 > 0:04:08matters. The bill was one major sticking point. But just because
0:04:08 > 0:04:12this offer seems to have been made behind and seems to have gone down
0:04:12 > 0:04:15well, there is still no guarantee that trade talks will be given the
0:04:15 > 0:04:20green light, it is there is still the crucial issue of the Irish
0:04:20 > 0:04:23border to make significant headway on.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Children with autism in England are being let down by the education
0:04:26 > 0:04:29system, according to a report by the All Party Parliamentary group
0:04:29 > 0:04:31for Autism, seen exclusively by Breakfast.
0:04:31 > 0:04:31This is Harley.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33He is now in a specialist school.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36But his mum, Natalie, says it was a struggle to get
0:04:36 > 0:04:43the support he needs.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49It is a fight. It is a constant fight. You wouldn't think you would
0:04:49 > 0:04:53need to fight so much for something that you should be able to access so
0:04:53 > 0:04:54easily.
0:04:54 > 0:04:55Natalie is not alone.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58More than 2,000 parents were surveyed, and nearly three
0:04:58 > 0:05:00in four said they waited more than six months
0:05:00 > 0:05:03for the support their child is entitled to, while half said
0:05:03 > 0:05:08they waited more than a year.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13It is shocking that 50% of those children are not happy in school.
0:05:13 > 0:05:1650% of teachers are not comfortable teaching those with autism. We have
0:05:16 > 0:05:21to do a lot better, because if one in 100 have got this actually very
0:05:21 > 0:05:25special feature about them, but they need additional help, then we're
0:05:25 > 0:05:31giving them if we don't give them that help. -- then we are failing
0:05:31 > 0:05:33them if we don't give them that help.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36The All Party Parliamentary Group is now calling for a national autism
0:05:36 > 0:05:39and education strategy by the end of 2019, with more training
0:05:39 > 0:05:41for staff, and a curriculum tailored for individual needs.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45The Department for Education says all schools have a duty to support
0:05:45 > 0:05:46children with special educational needs.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49It says it has given councils £223 million in extra funding
0:05:49 > 0:05:50to introduce reforms.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54We will be looking at this issue all morning, so please do send
0:05:54 > 0:05:56us your stories or questions by e-mail, at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk,
0:05:56 > 0:06:07or tweet us using the hastag #BBCSend.
0:06:07 > 0:06:10Lawyers for a man found guilty of murdering a mother and daughter
0:06:10 > 0:06:13in Kent in 1996 say they will release significant new evidence
0:06:13 > 0:06:15today that casts doubt on his conviction.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter, Megan, were attacked
0:06:17 > 0:06:20as they walked along a quiet country lane near the village
0:06:20 > 0:06:21of Chillenden, in Kent.
0:06:21 > 0:06:25Our correspondent Wyre Davies has this report.
0:06:25 > 0:06:30It was a notorious murder.
0:06:30 > 0:06:32A brutal, unprovoked attack in the Kent countryside,
0:06:32 > 0:06:34on a family walking home from a
0:06:34 > 0:06:38school swimming gala.
0:06:38 > 0:06:4045-year-old Lin Russell and her six your old daughter,
0:06:40 > 0:06:44Megan, were killed in the frenzied hammer attack.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49But nine-year-old Josie survived, despite suffering terrible injuries.
0:06:49 > 0:06:58Michael Stone, a known criminal and drug addict,
0:06:58 > 0:07:01was arrested a year later, in 1997, and found
0:07:01 > 0:07:10guilty of the Russell murders.
0:07:10 > 0:07:12He is serving a life sentence, but has always
0:07:12 > 0:07:14protested his innocence.
0:07:14 > 0:07:17There is no forensic evidence against him.
0:07:17 > 0:07:21He was convicted on a disputed confession to a fellow prisoner.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24His legal team say they have compelling new evidence linking this
0:07:24 > 0:07:28man to the murders.
0:07:28 > 0:07:31The killer of schoolgirl Millie Dowler and others is serving
0:07:31 > 0:07:32two full life sentences.
0:07:32 > 0:07:40Many say he has committed dozens of similar crimes.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42The similarities you've got, it's a woman, an attack
0:07:42 > 0:07:44with something heavy like a hammer.
0:07:44 > 0:07:46Those features make it an extremely rare crime.
0:07:46 > 0:07:50In the absence of other facts, he would be a good suspect.
0:07:50 > 0:07:54Two decades after the murders, lawyers will release new evidence
0:07:54 > 0:07:57that the BBC has seen, and which they say means his case
0:07:57 > 0:07:59must now go to the Court of Appeal.
0:07:59 > 0:08:02North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test,
0:08:02 > 0:08:03its first for two months.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06Pyongyang says the missile which landed in Japanese waters
0:08:06 > 0:08:08is a new type of weapon, and its most powerful yet.
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Experts believe that North Korea has demonstrated for the first time
0:08:12 > 0:08:14that it could now hit most of the American mainland.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile
0:08:16 > 0:08:24was still in the air.
0:08:24 > 0:08:29Thank you very much. As you probably have heard, and some of you have
0:08:29 > 0:08:34reported, a missile was launched a little while ago from North Korea. I
0:08:34 > 0:08:41will only tell you that we will take care of it. We have general Mattis
0:08:41 > 0:08:45in the room with us, and we had a long discussion on it. It is a
0:08:45 > 0:08:47situation that we will handle.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Railway lines which were closed in the 1960s could reopen
0:08:49 > 0:08:51if they boost the economy.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53It is part of the Government's rail strategy, which will
0:08:53 > 0:08:54be unveiled today.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, says the new rail
0:08:57 > 0:08:58lines could unlock jobs, encourage house-building,
0:08:58 > 0:09:01and ease overcrowding, but Labour says the ideas
0:09:01 > 0:09:05are flimsy re-announcements.
0:09:05 > 0:09:09Apple says it is working to fix a serious bug in its most recent
0:09:09 > 0:09:09Mac operating system.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13The flaw in the High Sierra software makes it possible to access a Mac
0:09:13 > 0:09:15computer or laptop without a password, and gain
0:09:15 > 0:09:22powerful administrator rights.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24Manufacturers and retailers are being urged to make labelling
0:09:24 > 0:09:27on food products clearer, to stop millions of tons of edible
0:09:27 > 0:09:28food being thrown away unnecessarily.
0:09:28 > 0:09:32The waste agency WRAP says food labels use too many different terms,
0:09:32 > 0:09:33prompting people to throw away usable produce.
0:09:33 > 0:09:37It claims a third of the UK's two million tons of annual food waste
0:09:37 > 0:09:52is due to confusion over date labels.
0:09:52 > 0:09:57You could make that into a nice suit.That is exactly what I was
0:09:57 > 0:10:05thinking. Do you make soup?Yes, but not as often as I should -- nice
0:10:05 > 0:10:15soup. We will be getting some tips on cutting down on food waste just
0:10:15 > 0:10:17after 6:30 a.m..
0:10:17 > 0:10:20A restored white Fiat 126p crowd-funded by residents in a town
0:10:20 > 0:10:23in Poland has finally arrived in the US, destined for the actor
0:10:23 > 0:10:25Tom Hanks as a birthday present.
0:10:25 > 0:10:28One of his fans, Monica Jaskolska, who is from the town
0:10:28 > 0:10:30where the classic car was made in the 1970s,
0:10:30 > 0:10:33noticed the star's obsession with the make, and decided to raise
0:10:33 > 0:10:34money to send him one.
0:10:34 > 0:10:37The car was showcased at a party for the star's birthday,
0:10:37 > 0:10:41in July, with excess money raised going to the local hospital.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44It may be a belated birthday present, but for the Forrest Gump
0:10:44 > 0:10:55actor, it was definitely worth the wait.
0:10:55 > 0:11:00It is 6:10 a.m., I was about to say it is a ten a.m..That would be
0:11:00 > 0:11:00nice!
0:11:00 > 0:11:06Here is John with the sport.
0:11:06 > 0:11:10England's women have not conceded a goal, winning three out of three,
0:11:10 > 0:11:15and a good audition for the interim boss who came in to replace the
0:11:15 > 0:11:19sacked Mark Sampson. If she keeps winning matches, with the interviews
0:11:19 > 0:11:23due to take place next week, she could stand a good chance of getting
0:11:23 > 0:11:26a job on a full-time basis.
0:11:26 > 0:11:29As substitute appearances go, Fran Kirby's was up there.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32She scored with her first touch of the game, converting a penalty,
0:11:35 > 0:11:38win over Kazakhstan.
0:11:38 > 0:11:41Manchester United beat Watford 4-2, but manager Jose Mourinho
0:11:41 > 0:11:43blamed his wasteful side for not scoring more.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46Jesse Lingard with the pick of the goals, to narrow the gap
0:11:46 > 0:11:50on rivals City to five points at the top of the Premier League.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53Manchester United are a little bit closer to Manchester City at the top
0:11:53 > 0:11:55of the Premier League this morning.
0:11:55 > 0:11:59They won 4-2 on a freezing night in Watford, to cut the gap to five
0:11:59 > 0:12:01points, but City play this evening.
0:12:01 > 0:12:05Look who has arrived Down Under - Ben Stokes, who is set to play some
0:12:05 > 0:12:08domestic cricket in New Zealand, fuelling rumours he could be in line
0:12:08 > 0:12:09to help England's Ashes campaign.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12And feeling fantastic - not words we have heard Tiger Woods
0:12:12 > 0:12:14mutter, but he says he is.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17After a back operation in April, he says he is ready to return
0:12:17 > 0:12:27to action at the Hero World Challenge event in the Bahamas.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32We have heard a lot about this return to full fitness for Tiger
0:12:32 > 0:12:38Woods.Over how many years?Exactly, it has been going long time now. Is
0:12:38 > 0:12:43he trying to kid himself?60% Tiger Woods would be great for golf. It
0:12:43 > 0:12:48would be great to see him back and contending.Shall we have a look at
0:12:48 > 0:12:54the papers?We will start with the Telegraph, still talking about the
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Royal Wedding to be, and they have done lots of different things in the
0:12:57 > 0:13:03papers. I like this particular picture we will show you in a
0:13:03 > 0:13:13minute. This is Meghan Markle. And the Brexit breakthrough, they seem
0:13:13 > 0:13:17to have doubled the offer on the table. We will be talking about that
0:13:17 > 0:13:22throughout the programme.Would you like to see a 15-year-old Meghan
0:13:22 > 0:13:26Markle posing outside Buckingham Palace? Their shears. They dug that
0:13:26 > 0:13:36up. She is there with her friend. Home!This is 21 years ago, and no
0:13:36 > 0:13:40doubt she will be standing on the balcony at some stage.They are
0:13:40 > 0:13:46getting married at Windsor, we do know, at some stage.At some stage
0:13:46 > 0:13:53means at some stage.At some stage in the next few years. The Sun, this
0:13:53 > 0:13:59is day two, and we are going over lots of details. We don't quite know
0:13:59 > 0:14:04the day. She will be baptised before the big day, and then the Daily
0:14:04 > 0:14:07Mirror, she is also going to become a British citizen as well, and
0:14:07 > 0:14:20thrilled to Brits. The Daily Express, a magical May wedding in
0:14:20 > 0:14:26Royal Windsor, and diabetes, a new health alert. A big rise in
0:14:26 > 0:14:32sufferers developing cancer.Steffe, good morning.
0:14:33 > 0:14:41Good morning. Let's casually move on. We are going to be talking about
0:14:41 > 0:14:46the railway industry today because the government after 7am is expected
0:14:46 > 0:14:50to announce a reform. They say they want to make things better for
0:14:50 > 0:14:56passengers. We have heard this before. Things are not brilliant.
0:14:56 > 0:15:00That's what a lot of the papers have picked up on this morning and The
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Daily Mail is going with this idea that perhaps we might see certain
0:15:05 > 0:15:10lines reopened. This was back in the 60s, a report by the British railway
0:15:10 > 0:15:16chairman suggested that we should close the lines which were losing
0:15:16 > 0:15:20millions of pounds a year, so that's what happened. So what they are
0:15:20 > 0:15:24saying is some of these lines could reopen again, but of course that
0:15:24 > 0:15:29will depend on what type of money is on the table to be able to do that.
0:15:29 > 0:15:35But it is one of a number of suggestions that -- of what might be
0:15:35 > 0:15:41announced. More on that after 7am. This is really interesting. We've
0:15:41 > 0:15:46spoken about a cars. We could now see electric planes. Britain could
0:15:46 > 0:15:48become the global centre, because three of Europe's biggest
0:15:48 > 0:15:53engineering companies have teamed up to start flying hybrid aircraft by
0:15:53 > 0:16:092020. Rolls Royce, Airbus Siemens. Obviously there are a lot of very
0:16:09 > 0:16:17clever engineers who are working on this.Before I make that walking...
0:16:17 > 0:16:24-- booking...We were talking about England's women olivine for the
0:16:24 > 0:16:34World Cup. The requisite photos have come out. I know footballers are
0:16:34 > 0:16:38used to a glamorous lifestyle, but even this looks a little grim. This
0:16:38 > 0:16:42will be the base, about 45 Minutes From St Petersburg. This is the
0:16:42 > 0:16:51beach. In the trip adviser comments, says it it has a pool with lots of
0:16:51 > 0:17:02chemicals. And the rooms... It looks lovely. I'm not selling it.We are
0:17:02 > 0:17:08talking quite a bit about food today. Apparently pig's trotters are
0:17:08 > 0:17:18back on the menu. Pig's trotters, because the revival of cheaper cuts
0:17:18 > 0:17:24of meat. We are talking about food waste today. What you should throw
0:17:24 > 0:17:31away. Should you keep onions in the fridge? Yes or no? Know is the right
0:17:31 > 0:17:37answer. They go soggy. Where should you store food that needs the most
0:17:37 > 0:17:46chilling, the top or bottom? The bottom. John, you are two out of two
0:17:46 > 0:17:52wrong. Should you keep potatoes in the fridge?Yes.No. It turns the
0:17:52 > 0:17:59starch into sugar. Pineapple in the fridge?
0:17:59 > 0:18:06No. Yes and no. Yes if it is cut, though
0:18:06 > 0:18:19if whole.I will be eating at yours, not John's.You are welcome any
0:18:19 > 0:18:22time. We throw away a lot of food, so
0:18:22 > 0:18:30there is a reason for that weird quiz, that John did terribly at.
0:18:30 > 0:18:34Matt's out and about this morning. People have been swimming already!
0:18:34 > 0:18:38Good morning. Good morning. I have to say they are
0:18:38 > 0:18:43a little bit braver than me, but it is more inviting than out here. Its
0:18:43 > 0:18:4828 degrees in there at the moment and about two Celsius here.
0:18:48 > 0:18:52Hopefully I will be chatting to some of them later in the programme to
0:18:52 > 0:18:55find out what drives them to get in there. I think getting
0:18:55 > 0:18:57find out what drives them to get in there. I think getting out will be
0:18:57 > 0:18:58find out what drives them to get in difficult today. Wherever you are
0:18:58 > 0:19:05this morning, it's another cold start. We've got that cold wind,
0:19:05 > 0:19:10especially in eastern parts. While most are dry today there will be a
0:19:10 > 0:19:14few showers, especially in northern Scotland. The odd flurry of snow.
0:19:14 > 0:19:19The south-west of Scotland should be dry. Much of north-west England dry.
0:19:19 > 0:19:24We have heavy showers to the east of the Pennines. There is some snow
0:19:24 > 0:19:28with that rain as well. A good covering in the north York Moors and
0:19:28 > 0:19:32potentially the Pennines. Mainly rain as you head further south,
0:19:32 > 0:19:35through the Midlands and East Anglia. The greater chance of more
0:19:35 > 0:19:40showers here today than yesterday. The south coast is dry and sunny.
0:19:40 > 0:19:46Temperatures drop as low as -4 in the Exeter area. Widespread frost
0:19:46 > 0:19:49and of course be wary of showers through the night. There could be
0:19:49 > 0:19:54ice around. Not as many showers for Cornwall and west Wales, but there
0:19:54 > 0:19:58will be some towards the extreme west coast. Showers continue to come
0:19:58 > 0:20:03and go across Northern Ireland. Maybe rain will stop over the hills
0:20:03 > 0:20:08there might be sweet mixed in. Through the day most of you will
0:20:08 > 0:20:12stay dry, cold and sunny, but we continue to have showers in eastern
0:20:12 > 0:20:17parts of England. They will come well and truly inland. As far as the
0:20:17 > 0:20:20Midlands. A few showers to the north of Scotland as well top temperatures
0:20:20 > 0:20:28down on yesterday. The air has been getting colder each day of the Week.
0:20:28 > 0:20:33Into the night, it looks like there will be a shift in the wind
0:20:33 > 0:20:37direction. Showers in the east go back to the coast. If you are in
0:20:37 > 0:20:40Pembrokeshire and across Cornwall showers become more abundant. Like
0:20:40 > 0:20:44last night we could have snow mixed in as well. The night there will be
0:20:44 > 0:20:49a widespread frost. Where we've seen showers it will be a slippery start
0:20:49 > 0:20:54to tomorrow. Another crisp and bright one for many. Windy tomorrow
0:20:54 > 0:20:59in eastern areas and while it will be dry to begin within eastern
0:20:59 > 0:21:03England showers come in later and there will be increasing sleet and
0:21:03 > 0:21:07snow, especially in the north-east of England. Or showers to the far
0:21:07 > 0:21:13south-west and temperatures tomorrow are close to -2, -3 a cross eastern
0:21:13 > 0:21:19areas, thanks to the windchill. That windchill will ease into Friday.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22Perhaps a little less cold. Showers mainly in East Anglia and the
0:21:22 > 0:21:27south-east corner. Even here we could have a bit of sleet and snow.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30Showers eventually fading from Southwest Wales and the south-west
0:21:30 > 0:21:33of England but through Friday it gets cloudier and less chilly from
0:21:33 > 0:21:38the north-west, so the cold will be at its worst tomorrow before things
0:21:38 > 0:21:42get a little less cold for the weekend. That's how the weather is
0:21:42 > 0:21:45looking. More throughout the morning. Back to you.
0:21:45 > 0:21:48looking. More throughout the morning. Back to you. I am very
0:21:48 > 0:21:49impressed by all those people
0:21:49 > 0:21:50morning. Back to you. I am very swimming behind you.
0:21:50 > 0:21:56It is full! Unbelievable. Absolutely amazing.
0:21:56 > 0:21:59It would be a nice temperatures you met this morning.
0:21:59 > 0:22:09It looks nice. Apparently the British say Lee-do.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12So we are going to go with that.
0:22:12 > 0:22:13You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
0:22:13 > 0:22:15The main stories this morning:
0:22:15 > 0:22:17The BBC understands that the government has increased
0:22:17 > 0:22:21the amount of money it's offering to the EU as part of the Brexit
0:22:21 > 0:22:25divorce bill to between £35 and £49 billion.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28Autistic children in England are being let down by the education
0:22:28 > 0:22:32system, according to a report seen exclusively by this programme.
0:22:38 > 0:22:39More detail now on that.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43When we send our children to school we expect them to get the best start
0:22:43 > 0:22:46in life, but sadly for some with special educational needs that
0:22:46 > 0:22:47isn't always the case.
0:22:47 > 0:22:50There are around 120,000 school-aged children in England with autism,
0:22:50 > 0:22:54and the vast majority go to mainstream schools.
0:22:54 > 0:22:58Yet many are being failed by the education system.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01A new report by a group of MPs found 70% of parents believe
0:23:01 > 0:23:05the support their child needs is not being put in place quickly enough,
0:23:05 > 0:23:08with half saying they had to wait for more than a year,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13and 40% say their child's school does not meet their needs.
0:23:13 > 0:23:19Television presenter and vocal coach Carrie Grant and her husband David
0:23:19 > 0:23:21have four children with special educational needs.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24They told me about the fight they've had to get their children
0:23:24 > 0:23:33the education they deserve.
0:23:33 > 0:23:41I feel desperate for my children. I feel really desperate. We failed
0:23:41 > 0:23:45them as parents because we can't get the services that we need. We can't
0:23:45 > 0:23:49get the education that these children deserve.
0:23:52 > 0:23:56Thank you so much for inviting me to your house.Just run me through the
0:23:56 > 0:24:05family. This one is Olivia, our eldest, who has dyspraxia, ADHD.
0:24:05 > 0:24:09Talia is autistic. She has really struggled at school.This is the
0:24:09 > 0:24:14region, with 11 going on 12. She is autistic and she also has ADHD.And
0:24:14 > 0:24:20your young boy, he is adopted, isn't he?This is Nathan. He was adopted
0:24:20 > 0:24:25when he was two. And he has attachment difficulties, which is
0:24:25 > 0:24:33quite common with children who have been adopted.Four children and
0:24:33 > 0:24:38seven...Seven conditions!Yeah.
0:24:41 > 0:24:48There's this new parliamentary report out and how does it affect
0:24:48 > 0:24:54them at school? It had a big impact, hasn't it?I think the challenges at
0:24:54 > 0:24:59school are biased because some schools just aren't even looking at
0:24:59 > 0:25:03SEN and they don't want to look at it. The biggest fight would be
0:25:03 > 0:25:06trying to access services and often sadly trying to get the school to
0:25:06 > 0:25:10understand what it is you need.That said in a report. 70% of parents say
0:25:10 > 0:25:15support in place quickly enough or their child I nearly 70% waiting for
0:25:15 > 0:25:18nearly six months. What are the biggest issues for you?Certainly
0:25:18 > 0:25:24without children the biggest issues are anxiety, the fact that they're
0:25:24 > 0:25:28not a one size fits all and so much of school education is geared
0:25:28 > 0:25:33towards one size fits all.Our children don't necessarily have
0:25:33 > 0:25:37learning disabilities, they are super intelligent, but they are also
0:25:37 > 0:25:44sick.We can't judge the quality of our parenting on the happiness of
0:25:44 > 0:25:49our children.That's so true!You have to find a different yardstick
0:25:49 > 0:25:52if your children are on the autistic spectrum.What is your judgement of
0:25:52 > 0:25:57a good day, that you got through it? A good day is that all the kids are
0:25:57 > 0:26:04alive.Yeah. And they all go to bed asleep, alive and not feeling as
0:26:04 > 0:26:12though they don't want to see the morning. That's a really good day.
0:26:12 > 0:26:17We talked about so much and one of the things they brought up with me
0:26:17 > 0:26:23was that they've got this wonderful children and they said their
0:26:23 > 0:26:27perception of their life... A talk about grieving about what they
0:26:27 > 0:26:30thought it would be like. They thought they would be the perfect
0:26:30 > 0:26:34family, all sitting around at a restaurant or whatever the children
0:26:34 > 0:26:38eating. And they do this with humour. And the children might be on
0:26:38 > 0:26:42the floor or throwing food and they talk about the loss of what you
0:26:42 > 0:26:46expected to live to be and perhaps how it turned out. They are very
0:26:46 > 0:26:52happy, but it's a 24-hour day concern for them.
0:26:52 > 0:26:55It's a really powerful thought. To think about how you judge the
0:26:55 > 0:26:58quality of your parenting on the happiness of your children.
0:26:58 > 0:27:00And perhaps how you need to change that.
0:27:00 > 0:27:12We are playing a longer interview Gator. -- later and Carrie Grant
0:27:12 > 0:27:14says they are putting the functional in a dysfunctional.
0:27:14 > 0:27:16The Department of Education say it is carefully
0:27:16 > 0:27:20considering the report and told us "all schools have a duty to support
0:27:20 > 0:27:21children with special educational needs".
0:27:21 > 0:27:24It says it's given councils £223 million in extra funding
0:27:24 > 0:27:33to introduce reforms and support families.
0:27:33 > 0:27:36Keep your comments coming in. We have already had two days of people
0:27:36 > 0:27:40getting in contact with really positive stories, but also the
0:27:40 > 0:27:45darker times you share as a family and your worries about the future
0:27:45 > 0:27:49and your children's education. We might not be able to read them all
0:27:49 > 0:27:52on the programme, but our team are reading absolutely everything that
0:27:52 > 0:27:56comes in and some of that interaction has been fantastic. We
0:27:56 > 0:27:59shall be back with more on that and the headlines in a
0:27:59 > 0:28:00Good morning.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
0:28:03 > 0:28:07in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.
0:28:07 > 0:28:11Police Scotland's chief constable is on "special leave" and a number
0:28:11 > 0:28:14of senior officers have been suspended amid allegations of
0:28:14 > 0:28:18criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate accusations
0:28:18 > 0:28:23of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
0:28:23 > 0:28:25No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
0:28:25 > 0:28:27under investigation.
0:28:27 > 0:28:44Yesterday, Police Scotland announced it was appointing
0:28:44 > 0:28:47between Scottish jobs and current export patterns, carried
0:28:47 > 0:28:50out for the GMB union.
0:28:50 > 0:28:52It found roughly 80,000 jobs are directly dependent
0:28:52 > 0:28:58on Scottish exports to the EU.
0:28:58 > 0:29:03Given that we are heading for a hard dregs at and that the interest of
0:29:03 > 0:29:07the Scottish economy don't seem to have them featured anywhere in the
0:29:07 > 0:29:11negotiations with the Tory government and the European Union as
0:29:11 > 0:29:17yet, then you would have to say we are on the cusp of probably tens of
0:29:17 > 0:29:20thousands of job losses in Scotland.
0:29:20 > 0:29:22Sir Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
0:29:22 > 0:29:24future stars of British sport.
0:29:24 > 0:29:26It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
0:29:26 > 0:29:29He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
0:29:29 > 0:29:31while plagued with a hip injury.
0:29:31 > 0:29:34By becoming a sports agent, he says he hopes to help
0:29:34 > 0:29:39the next generation.
0:29:39 > 0:29:44I thought that maybe this is something when I stop playing,
0:29:44 > 0:29:49looking to help some younger British athletes go through that kind of
0:29:49 > 0:29:54transition phase from playing into gene juniors and to senior ranks.
0:29:54 > 0:29:56The achievements of Dr Elsie Inglis - the founder
0:29:56 > 0:29:58of the Scottish Women's Hospitals - will be celebrated
0:29:58 > 0:30:00in Edinburgh today, a century after her death.
0:30:00 > 0:30:03At the outbreak of World War One she identified a role for women
0:30:03 > 0:30:07to serve in front-line hospitals but the war office told her to "go
0:30:07 > 0:30:08home and sit still".
0:30:08 > 0:30:10She then offered her services to Britain's allies who accepted
0:30:10 > 0:30:14and went on to set up hospitals to treat soldiers all over Europe.
0:30:15 > 0:30:17Now let's get the Breakfast time weather outlook
0:30:17 > 0:30:17and Kawser is at the map.
0:30:17 > 0:30:22and Kawser is at the map.
0:30:22 > 0:30:27Good morning. Another cold and frosty start to the day with icy
0:30:27 > 0:30:34patches first thing in the morning. We will have inventory showers
0:30:34 > 0:30:40across the far north and along the east coast as well. Elsewhere plenty
0:30:40 > 0:30:45of dry and bright weather, crisp sunshine, feeling bitterly cold.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51Temperatures struggling to reach between 3-5dC. During the evening,
0:30:51 > 0:30:57shower still with us from the far north, becoming increasingly win
0:30:57 > 0:31:03today following a snow. A wide spread frost, clear skies elsewhere,
0:31:03 > 0:31:07perhaps the coldest night of the spell so far. For tomorrow, though
0:31:07 > 0:31:12showers mainly in the north and further into the East, sunshine
0:31:12 > 0:31:14elsewhere. That is your forecast for now.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15Thanks Kawser.
0:31:15 > 0:31:17And that's all for now.
0:31:17 > 0:31:18travel and weather on our website at the usual address.
0:31:22 > 0:31:26Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:31:26 > 0:31:30We will bring you the latest news and sport in just a moment.
0:31:30 > 0:31:32Coming up this morning: In just over half an hour,
0:31:32 > 0:31:41the Government will announce changes to how the railways work.
0:31:41 > 0:31:44We will look ahead at the pressure points that affect millions
0:31:44 > 0:31:47of commuters who travel on the network every day.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49In 1996, Josie Russell survived a brutal hammer attack
0:31:49 > 0:31:51in which her mother, Lin, and her sister,
0:31:51 > 0:31:52Megan, were killed.
0:31:52 > 0:31:55More than 20 years on, we will look at the evidence that
0:31:55 > 0:32:01casts doubt on the conviction of Michael Stone.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04And we will meet the man tasked with clearing up space.
0:32:04 > 0:32:08He will tell us why old rockets and fragments of spacecraft
0:32:08 > 0:32:12are putting vital satellites in danger of being damaged.
0:32:12 > 0:32:13Good morning.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Here is a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
0:32:16 > 0:32:18The BBC understands that the Government has
0:32:18 > 0:32:20significantly increased the amount of money it is offering
0:32:20 > 0:32:23to the European Union as part of the Brexit divorce bill.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26The figure is believed to be between £35 and £49 billion.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28The original offer was just under £18 billion.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31If confirmed, the move could clear the way for moving Brexit
0:32:31 > 0:32:34negotiations on to the issue of trade next month.
0:32:34 > 0:32:36Let's talk to our political correspondent Leila Nathoo,
0:32:36 > 0:32:37who is in Westminster.
0:32:37 > 0:32:40Leila, this is a much bigger sum than Theresa May
0:32:40 > 0:32:43had originally offered.
0:32:43 > 0:32:49It is double the original sum, it is a significant increase on the offer
0:32:49 > 0:32:53that Theresa May made in her major Florence speech. She has since got
0:32:53 > 0:33:00the Cabinet on side. Even Brexiteers in the Cabinet have accepted an
0:33:00 > 0:33:03increased offer to the EU is necessary to try and unblock those
0:33:03 > 0:33:08Brexit talks, to persuade the EU to move them on to the second phase of
0:33:08 > 0:33:16trade in December. Now, the figures being touted today are around £40 to
0:33:16 > 0:33:22£45 billion, and Downing Street does not recognise the upper end of that
0:33:22 > 0:33:26estimate, there is no figure put on it and neither side will confirm
0:33:26 > 0:33:30that any settlement has been agreed. We won't really get a final figure
0:33:30 > 0:33:34for some time. At I think that certainly this is a gesture from the
0:33:34 > 0:33:40UK to the EU side to say, look, we are prepared to pay more, and it
0:33:40 > 0:33:43seems to have been well-received. I think that on the bill that has
0:33:43 > 0:33:46certainly been enough movement to persuade the EU that they are
0:33:46 > 0:33:50serious about this offer and can move on to trade. But there does
0:33:50 > 0:33:53seem to be now the major stumbling block of the Irish border, towards
0:33:53 > 0:33:59wish progress has not been made -- towards which. It has the potential
0:33:59 > 0:34:02to still hold up trade talks in December.Thank you very much.
0:34:02 > 0:34:06Children with autism in England are being let down by the education
0:34:06 > 0:34:09system, according to a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group
0:34:09 > 0:34:11for Autism, which has been seen exclusively by Breakfast.
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Nearly three in four parents said they waited more than six months
0:34:15 > 0:34:17for the support their child is entitled to, while half said
0:34:17 > 0:34:19they waited more than a year.
0:34:19 > 0:34:22The Department for Education says all schools have a duty to support
0:34:22 > 0:34:24children with special educational needs.
0:34:24 > 0:34:27It says it has given councils £223 million in extra funding
0:34:27 > 0:34:32to introduce reforms.
0:34:32 > 0:34:34North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test,
0:34:34 > 0:34:35its first for two months.
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Pyongyang says the missile which landed in Japanese waters
0:34:38 > 0:34:41is a new type of weapon, and its most powerful yet.
0:34:41 > 0:34:44Experts believe that North Korea has demonstrated for the first time
0:34:44 > 0:34:47that it could now hit most of the American mainland.
0:34:47 > 0:34:49President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile
0:34:49 > 0:34:57was still in the air.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00Railway lines which were closed in the 1960s could reopen
0:35:00 > 0:35:02if they boost the economy.
0:35:02 > 0:35:04It is part of the Government's rail strategy, which will
0:35:04 > 0:35:05be unveiled today.
0:35:05 > 0:35:08The Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling, says the new rail
0:35:08 > 0:35:09lines could unlock jobs, encourage house-building,
0:35:09 > 0:35:11and ease overcrowding, but Labour says the ideas
0:35:11 > 0:35:23are flimsy re-announcements.
0:35:23 > 0:35:27Apple says it is working to fix a serious bug in its most recent
0:35:27 > 0:35:28Mac operating system.
0:35:28 > 0:35:31The flaw in the High Sierra software makes it possible to access a Mac
0:35:31 > 0:35:34computer or laptop without a password, and gain
0:35:34 > 0:35:38powerful administrator rights.
0:35:38 > 0:35:42An entire road of homes in Hampshire has been decorated with festive
0:35:42 > 0:35:44lights, by a man who really loves Christmas.
0:35:44 > 0:35:46Ged Hollyoake started the tradition of working with his neighbours
0:35:46 > 0:35:48to decorate their homes 13 years ago.
0:35:48 > 0:35:52This year, hundreds of people turned up in Byron Road to see
0:35:52 > 0:35:54the switch-on of the lights, which have gained international
0:35:54 > 0:35:55prominence in recent years.
0:35:55 > 0:35:57Mr Hollyoake has raised about £50,000 for charity,
0:35:57 > 0:36:08and the lights attract thousands of people across the festive period.
0:36:08 > 0:36:13That has become quite an event. Imagine if there was just one house
0:36:13 > 0:36:18which didn't want to be part of it! Everyone has a house near them. I am
0:36:18 > 0:36:25convinced you go and visit, they always go bonkers, don't they? Shall
0:36:25 > 0:36:33we drive past the Christmas house? Yes, go on, let's do it.It is a bit
0:36:33 > 0:36:46early still, isn't it?Do you go big?Just a few lights outdoors.
0:36:46 > 0:36:50Not like Chevy Chase, falling off the roof and all of that.What a
0:36:50 > 0:36:54great win for England in World Cup qualifying. They are absolutely
0:36:54 > 0:37:02flying. Sorry, we have distracted you.They will be enjoying
0:37:02 > 0:37:09Christmas, certainly. They have played three World cup qualifiers,
0:37:09 > 0:37:19and won all three. It is especially good for Mel Lawley, is she going to
0:37:19 > 0:37:27get the job full-time? -- Mo Mali.
0:37:27 > 0:37:29Mel Lawley scored the only goal in the first half,
0:37:29 > 0:37:32before scoring four in 12 minutes in the second.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35Super sub Fran Kirby scoring a penalty, before setting up
0:37:35 > 0:37:37Nikita Parris for her first and England's third.
0:37:37 > 0:37:405-0 they won, three wins out of three under interim boss
0:37:40 > 0:37:42Mo Marley, so will she get the job permanently.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47Obviously there was a process, and application process, on the 17th.
0:37:47 > 0:37:52That is when obviously the time was when I first did it. I agreed to put
0:37:52 > 0:37:57the CD in and we said we will have a look at it at the end of it. I think
0:37:57 > 0:38:00now it is about letting the players enjoy it. Hopefully the players are
0:38:00 > 0:38:04pleased with their own performances -- CV. And then we will all sit down
0:38:04 > 0:38:08and have a look and decide what is right for the team moving forward.
0:38:08 > 0:38:11But Wales will end 2017 top of the group, after they beat
0:38:11 > 0:38:13Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0, Kayleigh Green the scorer.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16Laura O'Sullivan saved a penalty, to ensure Wales took
0:38:16 > 0:38:16all three points.
0:38:16 > 0:38:21They have played a game more than England.
0:38:21 > 0:38:24It appears scoring four goals isn't enough to please Jose Mourinho,
0:38:24 > 0:38:28who blamed his side for not scoring more in a 4-2 win over Watford.
0:38:28 > 0:38:31And look how good they were - Ashley Young with this beauty.
0:38:31 > 0:38:35Watford managed to bring it back to 3-2, but Jesse Lingard scored
0:38:35 > 0:38:38a brilliant solo goal, and they are now five points behind
0:38:38 > 0:38:55City at the top of the table.
0:38:55 > 0:39:00We now have three victories in a row. We one, 2... Matches at home.
0:39:00 > 0:39:04That was important, not to lose ones. And we came back here and did
0:39:04 > 0:39:109.3 matches, and we go match-up the match. Here we are, we are second in
0:39:10 > 0:39:19the table, and it is good to be there. We will see what can happen.
0:39:19 > 0:39:22Leicester are into the top half of the Premier League,
0:39:22 > 0:39:25after a two -1 win at home to Spurs.
0:39:25 > 0:39:28First-half goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez put them 2two up.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs, but the defeat
0:39:31 > 0:39:32leaves them fifth.
0:39:32 > 0:39:34Manager-less West Bromwich Albion were 2-0 up at home,
0:39:34 > 0:39:36but Newcastle came back through Ciaran Clark,
0:39:36 > 0:39:38and an own-goal from Jonny Evans made it 2-2.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41England's cricketers have set themselves a curfew of midnight,
0:39:41 > 0:39:43after recent talk about the team's inappropriate drinking culture.
0:39:43 > 0:39:46The players have also welcomed the news that Ben Stokes
0:39:46 > 0:39:48is potentially going to be back playing.
0:39:48 > 0:39:51The all-rounder has flown to New Zealand to visit family,
0:39:51 > 0:39:53and has held talks with Canterbury Cricket Club
0:39:53 > 0:39:54about playing for them.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Stokes has been stopped from playing for England in the Ashes series
0:39:57 > 0:40:00as he is investigated by police for an alleged assault outside
0:40:00 > 0:40:03a nightclub in Bristol in September.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07The good thing for him is that he is a little bit closer to Australia,
0:40:07 > 0:40:12it's that time was to come that he was to be able to come and join the
0:40:12 > 0:40:16squad. But we know no more than that, and hopefully if he can get
0:40:16 > 0:40:20some cricket under his belt that would be good for him, having had a
0:40:20 > 0:40:24couple of months away from the game. I mean, there is a curfew of
0:40:24 > 0:40:27midnight, but that doesn't really affect us a huge amount. Very rarely
0:40:27 > 0:40:30are we up at that time anyway. Personally, it doesn't affect me in
0:40:30 > 0:40:35anyway. As I mentioned, we are grown men, we are allowed to drink at
0:40:35 > 0:40:39times. We just know that we are not allowed to overstep the mark.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42Former world number one Tiger Woods says he is feeling fantastic,
0:40:42 > 0:40:45as he prepares to return to action at the Hero World Challenge
0:40:45 > 0:40:46in the Bahamas.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49The 41-year-old has had multiple back operations in recent years,
0:40:49 > 0:40:51and withdrew from his last tournament in Dubai in February
0:40:51 > 0:40:52with back spasms.
0:40:52 > 0:40:59The 14-time Major winner says surgery in April has cured the pain.
0:40:59 > 0:41:04The neatest thing for me is to be able to get up out of bed and I can
0:41:04 > 0:41:09grab a club and not use it as a crutch. So now I am able to take a
0:41:09 > 0:41:14swing. That... That's so exciting. You have no idea how exciting that
0:41:14 > 0:41:19is, and I am just so thankful that... You know, I have had this
0:41:19 > 0:41:23procedure and I have gotten to this point.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26Finally, if you needed any reminding of how powerful a scrum is,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29just ask the teams that play against Hinckley Rugby Club.
0:41:29 > 0:41:31The East Midlands side drove opponents Luctonians back
0:41:31 > 0:41:32towards their own tryline.
0:41:32 > 0:41:35Not content with that, they also managed to wipe out
0:41:35 > 0:41:36the goalposts, as well.
0:41:36 > 0:41:38The match continued on another pitch, as Hinckley won -
0:41:38 > 0:41:40but at a price.
0:41:40 > 0:41:49Replacing the posts will cost £7,000.
0:41:49 > 0:41:55Did the try stand?That I don't know.Sorry, I was just wondering
0:41:55 > 0:41:59whether...It is, if you touch the ball against the post, it goes down
0:41:59 > 0:42:04as a try. But I don't know whether that was the ball just several burly
0:42:04 > 0:42:16men ploughing into that post. -- ball or just.
0:42:16 > 0:42:19When it comes to the food in your kitchen, do you know
0:42:19 > 0:42:22the difference between the use-by, best-before, and sell-by dates?
0:42:22 > 0:42:24The waste agency WRAP says people are throwing away edible food
0:42:24 > 0:42:27because too many different terms are used on packaging.
0:42:27 > 0:42:29Let's get more detail on this from Margaret Bates,
0:42:29 > 0:42:32professor of sustainable waste management at the University
0:42:32 > 0:42:35of Northampton.
0:42:35 > 0:42:40We have got some food on the desk here as well. This gives a pretty
0:42:40 > 0:42:45good indication. Some of this is... We have got the best before date on
0:42:45 > 0:42:49the bread and the Peppers and the onions. The apples are display
0:42:49 > 0:42:55until, and on the salad it is use-by. Here is a good indication of
0:42:55 > 0:42:59three different terms on five different items. It can be
0:42:59 > 0:43:04confusing, can't it?It can be very confusing. And that is the idea with
0:43:04 > 0:43:07the new guidance coming out. It will be really straightforward. You will
0:43:07 > 0:43:11be able to pick up something in its packaging and know exactly what to
0:43:11 > 0:43:14do with it. So generally the difference is use-by means if you
0:43:14 > 0:43:17don't use it by then there could be food safety implications, whereas
0:43:17 > 0:43:22Best before is just about quality, so you have a bit more of a
0:43:22 > 0:43:26judgement on that.The other thing they are talking about is they might
0:43:26 > 0:43:31change labels to say when something should be put into the fridge. Is
0:43:31 > 0:43:35that a good idea?I think so, because people get confused. Don't
0:43:35 > 0:43:39put your bananas in the fridge, they go black and horrible. Unless you
0:43:39 > 0:43:43specifically want to ripen your other fruit, don't put the near
0:43:43 > 0:43:50other fruit. Bananas you need to leave by themselves.My mother's
0:43:50 > 0:43:54advice from many years ago is you never put bananas in the fruit bowl.
0:43:54 > 0:43:59She knows something is, my mum. Other things, for example, we had a
0:43:59 > 0:44:02discussion about onions and you don't put those in the fridge
0:44:02 > 0:44:11either.A nice cool, dark place. Like a fridge?No.It sounds sort of
0:44:11 > 0:44:16basic, doesn't it?I think part of the problem is we are so overloaded
0:44:16 > 0:44:21with information, and we go and buy stuff like this because it is really
0:44:21 > 0:44:24convenient. And you get there and there are so many different pieces
0:44:24 > 0:44:28of information. And that is part of the idea with the new stuff. You are
0:44:28 > 0:44:33able to pick it up, it has a picture of a fridge on it, you know that
0:44:33 > 0:44:37means it goes on the fridge. So you can get rid of all at confusion,
0:44:37 > 0:44:40very simple, very easy to do. And the other thing I particularly like
0:44:40 > 0:44:44is the idea about bringing back the snowflake label around the freezer.
0:44:44 > 0:44:51I am a big fan of the freezer. Freezer and soup are some of my big
0:44:51 > 0:44:57anti- food waste techniques.And if you don't keep it in the fridge,
0:44:57 > 0:45:01quite a few people will throw that away if they have not frozen it on
0:45:01 > 0:45:05the day of purchase. I would freeze it a couple of days... Is that the
0:45:05 > 0:45:11right thing to do?Yes, as long as it is before or on the use by date,
0:45:11 > 0:45:15freeze it. You basically stopped the clock and when you take it out of
0:45:15 > 0:45:19the freezer, use it on the day you defrost it, defrosted overnight in
0:45:19 > 0:45:23the fridge, that sort of stuff.And the things to watch out for from a
0:45:23 > 0:45:27health point of view is the use-by, so this kind of thing. That is what
0:45:27 > 0:45:31you have to watch out for.Yes, use-by could be a food safety issue
0:45:31 > 0:45:37if you don't take note of it. It is especially important if you are
0:45:37 > 0:45:45pregnant or immunocompromised.And a list of the most influential people
0:45:45 > 0:45:50in waste management.I do, I am very proud to have come second to her,
0:45:50 > 0:45:55the Lady of the micro beads. Anyplace in the West Management top
0:45:55 > 0:46:01100 is a great place to be.And your answer to everything is soup.Soup
0:46:01 > 0:46:10or freezer, pretty much.We were talking about lidos earlier. What do
0:46:10 > 0:46:18you put on your kitchen floor? Lie-no, or lee-no? Definitely
0:46:18 > 0:46:25lie-no. But apparently we have to say lee-do.
0:46:25 > 0:46:31Either way you say it, it is pronounced freezing! Welcome to the
0:46:31 > 0:46:42pool, which opened in 1922, it's been 95 years. During the summer, it
0:46:42 > 0:46:46was packed. But it is proving to be just as popular in winter. It is 28
0:46:46 > 0:46:51degrees in the pool at the moment, but much cooler poolside. Two
0:46:51 > 0:46:54degrees. There is a windchill, as
0:46:54 > 0:46:56degrees. There is a windchill, as many of you will notice. Let's get
0:46:56 > 0:47:01on with the forecast. Cold wind will be noticeable in eastern areas.
0:47:01 > 0:47:03Maybe not as strong as yesterday.
0:47:05 > 0:47:10With it a few showers, mainly in northern and eastern areas. In the
0:47:10 > 0:47:14north of Scotland showers continue to come in. An ice risk this
0:47:14 > 0:47:18morning. Much of Scotland will be dry and bright, especially towards
0:47:18 > 0:47:21the south-west. While Northwest England will avoid the showers
0:47:21 > 0:47:25today, the Pennines and eastwards will have plenty of showers to get
0:47:25 > 0:47:29you through the rush-hour. You could be snow at times in the north York
0:47:29 > 0:47:34Moors and the Pennines. Rain showers through the east Midlands towards
0:47:34 > 0:47:38East Anglia. More showers than yesterday. Further west it's a
0:47:38 > 0:47:43frosty start. Temperatures down to -4 in parts of Devon this morning.
0:47:43 > 0:47:48Lots of sunshine around. You were showers to west Cornwall and western
0:47:48 > 0:47:52parts of Wales compared to yesterday. They've moved offshore.
0:47:52 > 0:47:57Showers come and go in Northern Ireland. A bit of rain and sleet
0:47:57 > 0:48:01over high ground. Through the day it is eastern England most prone to see
0:48:01 > 0:48:04the showers throughout. Some of those heavy and thundery. Sleet and
0:48:04 > 0:48:09know as well. A few more showers towards East Anglia and the
0:48:09 > 0:48:13south-east compared with yesterday. Not a bad day for most. Out in the
0:48:13 > 0:48:18breeze not that. But still temperatures down on what they were
0:48:18 > 0:48:22yesterday, in single figures for the vast majority. To get you into the
0:48:22 > 0:48:26night most of the showers fade back to the coast. There's a subtle
0:48:26 > 0:48:30change in wind direction. In eastern parts showers will be confined to
0:48:30 > 0:48:39the coastal strip. Showers then move back inland. Last night was wintry,
0:48:39 > 0:48:45similar today. An ice risk into tomorrow morning, with a widespread
0:48:45 > 0:48:49frost. A cold start to Thursday and it will be the coldest day of the
0:48:49 > 0:48:54week by and large. The wind is stronger in eastern areas but like
0:48:54 > 0:48:57today the showers are mainly confined to eastern coastal
0:48:57 > 0:49:02counties. Then they move into eastern Scotland tomorrow. To the
0:49:02 > 0:49:07more showers than today. Encryption and in the Cornwall. Temperatures
0:49:07 > 0:49:12tomorrow at the lowest. Only 3-4 degrees for many and it will feel
0:49:12 > 0:49:16more like -3 in the wind for parts of eastern England. For Friday,
0:49:16 > 0:49:20showers more likely to coastal parts of East Anglia and the very far
0:49:20 > 0:49:24south-east of England. Some will be heavy around the coast. Showers in
0:49:24 > 0:49:29west Wales. Through Friday we have more cloud into Scotland and
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Northern Ireland and eventually northern England and that will ring
0:49:32 > 0:49:37some chilly air into the start of the weekend. Overall it still stays
0:49:37 > 0:49:41cold for the next couple of days and I'm sure for those in the pool it a
0:49:41 > 0:49:45lot easier to get in then it is to get out.
0:49:45 > 0:49:49I'm sure it is. Absolutely. At a unimpressed by them and slightly
0:49:49 > 0:49:51unimpressed by them and slightly jealous!
0:49:51 > 0:49:56Looks nice with all of that steam coming off.
0:49:56 > 0:49:59Just after 7am, the government will announce big plans
0:49:59 > 0:50:00for our railways.
0:50:00 > 0:50:06We will be talking to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary,
0:50:06 > 0:50:08later about this.
0:50:08 > 0:50:11Steph's taking a look at what they could be.
0:50:11 > 0:50:16A lot of people are still annoyed with him. Let me give it a details.
0:50:16 > 0:50:18The number of people using the railways has doubled over
0:50:18 > 0:50:27the last two decades, since they were privatised.
0:50:27 > 0:50:29For over 1.7 billion passengers, punctuality and over-crowding
0:50:29 > 0:50:30are the top concerns.
0:50:30 > 0:50:34In fact, 2016 saw the worst level of punctuality in a decade,
0:50:34 > 0:50:38with more than one in every ten trains failing to arrive on time.
0:50:38 > 0:50:41Now the government wants to shake up the railways so they work
0:50:41 > 0:50:42better for passengers.
0:50:42 > 0:50:45So what might that involve?
0:50:45 > 0:50:48Joining me now is Philip Haigh, who is a rail expert.
0:50:48 > 0:50:56Good morning to you. What do you think we might hear?I hope we will
0:50:56 > 0:50:59hear something about reopening old railway lines so that we can better
0:50:59 > 0:51:04travel around the country, so that people can get to and from their
0:51:04 > 0:51:08homes to their jobs and that sort of thing. And really make a bigger and
0:51:08 > 0:51:12better railway. Hopefully at the same time performs better so that
0:51:12 > 0:51:16trains turn up on time.When you talk about reopening all blinds,
0:51:16 > 0:51:21these are lines that were closed in the 50s. Tell us about that. -- old
0:51:21 > 0:51:27lines. Back in the 60s there was this chap who closed many lines of
0:51:27 > 0:51:32railway lines. Any needed closing as no one was using them, but one or
0:51:32 > 0:51:38two good the reopened usefully now. There are lines between places like
0:51:38 > 0:51:41Skipton up in the north-west that could reopen. Tavistock down in the
0:51:41 > 0:51:47south-west. They've been talking about reopening these railways for
0:51:47 > 0:51:50years and now is the time to get on with it.
0:51:50 > 0:51:54Will that involve money for this to happen and where is that going to
0:51:54 > 0:51:59come from?It will involve money. Some of these schemes are good
0:51:59 > 0:52:04example, the one in Tavistock as an example, they are linked to housing.
0:52:04 > 0:52:08So more houses need to be built and it's reasonable that they also
0:52:08 > 0:52:11contribute to reopening railways, so that people who live those houses
0:52:11 > 0:52:16can get to and from work.That could be one element. There's also talk
0:52:16 > 0:52:20about who runs which bids. Can you explain how the franchise system
0:52:20 > 0:52:27works?The government sets out the framework for franchises and decides
0:52:27 > 0:52:30which areas of the country they cover, which lines are included
0:52:30 > 0:52:36within them. They are now talking about redrawing that map so that
0:52:36 > 0:52:41franchises cover different areas. They may split up some of the bigger
0:52:41 > 0:52:46franchises into smaller and really to try to get a better handle on the
0:52:46 > 0:52:50costs that are involved with them, because some of the smaller lines
0:52:50 > 0:52:54need a subsidy because they don't have enough passengers and if you
0:52:54 > 0:52:58split franchises you get a better view of which lines need money and
0:52:58 > 0:53:01actually which lines generate surpluses that can pay for the other
0:53:01 > 0:53:05ones.Overall Jeev Singh this will make our trains more punctual and
0:53:05 > 0:53:10less overcrowded? -- do you think this will.If the government
0:53:10 > 0:53:14actually does what it promises. We've had too many ministers talk
0:53:14 > 0:53:18about this in the past and they never get on with it.Let's find
0:53:18 > 0:53:21out. We will be talking to Chris Grayling, the transport secretary,
0:53:21 > 0:53:24later. That's it for now. Thank you.
0:53:24 > 0:53:27This morning we've been hearing about how living with a special
0:53:27 > 0:53:29educational need can be hugely challenging.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32For those living with autism, an extra obstacle can be trying
0:53:32 > 0:53:34to overcome other people's attitudes towards the condition.
0:53:34 > 0:53:38With that in mind, here's a guide of what not to say to someone
0:53:38 > 0:53:42on the autistic spectrum.
0:53:42 > 0:53:47I touched the ball.I'm so eager! What have we got? I get this a lot.
0:53:47 > 0:53:56You know what it's like? That's how I feel.You don't look autistic.
0:53:56 > 0:54:00Great. Because autistic people all look the same.Yeah, I've got that
0:54:00 > 0:54:05one, I've got people saying to me, you look fine next Mac if I had a
0:54:05 > 0:54:10pound for every time someone said to me you don't look autistic, I could
0:54:10 > 0:54:14have bought a pound. They mean well because I think what that means is I
0:54:14 > 0:54:19have this preconceptions and you just broken them, so I find that
0:54:19 > 0:54:24interesting. But how it comes out is quite stigmatising.They think of
0:54:24 > 0:54:28someone with autism and you think of someone who doesn't speak to anyone,
0:54:28 > 0:54:33is rude, is a genius and that simply isn't the case.There's definitely a
0:54:33 > 0:54:37media image of how autistic people arbitrate.Always men or children.
0:54:37 > 0:54:46It's like, where are the girls? Everyone is a little autistic.We
0:54:46 > 0:54:50are taught at school we have five centres. Wrong. The six is our
0:54:50 > 0:54:54theory of mind. The ability to understand everyone else's thought
0:54:54 > 0:55:01processes.We rely on people's body language.If you have the ability to
0:55:01 > 0:55:07do that, please don't ever say you could be a little bit autistic.Just
0:55:07 > 0:55:13stop.Autistic people don't feel empathy.I believe autistic people
0:55:13 > 0:55:18feel to much empathy.We do feel empathy. We understand emotions.For
0:55:18 > 0:55:24me it's very hard to sometimes put myself in another person's shoes and
0:55:24 > 0:55:34people mistake that for a lack of empathy.I will no they have leather
0:55:34 > 0:55:40shoe laces, so I do have that and I like that.We can just be ourselves.
0:55:40 > 0:55:45And being ourselves is a blast. It's nice.It's a rollercoaster because
0:55:45 > 0:55:50you see all these things that other people don't see.It's something of
0:55:50 > 0:55:54a unique gift. We've got gifts that we can actually give to the world.I
0:55:54 > 0:55:57had someone genuinely say to me, if you could get into it, would you?
0:55:57 > 0:56:04No!It was like, what? No, that's like saying, would you change
0:56:04 > 0:56:08yourself as a person?Your whole identity? We are winners!We are
0:56:08 > 0:56:13winners!High-5!
0:56:13 > 0:56:16Thank you to all of them. That was really excellent.
0:56:16 > 0:56:20Thanks to our colleagues at BBC Three for that short film.
0:56:20 > 0:56:25We will make sure it is now social media as well. Keep your comments
0:56:25 > 0:56:28on. We are looking at special education needs throughout the week.
0:56:28 > 0:56:30If you'd like to get in touch
0:56:30 > 0:56:33with us about your stories, email bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk,
0:56:33 > 0:56:33or tweet us using the hashtag #BBCSend.
0:56:33 > 0:56:34Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
0:56:34 > 0:56:37Good morning.
0:56:37 > 0:56:39Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
0:56:39 > 0:56:44in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.
0:56:44 > 0:56:47Police Scotland's chief constable is on "special leave" and a number
0:56:47 > 0:56:49of senior officers have been suspended amid allegations of
0:56:49 > 0:56:52criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate accusations
0:56:52 > 0:56:57of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
0:56:57 > 0:57:01No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
0:57:01 > 0:57:02under investigation.
0:57:02 > 0:57:10Yesterday, Police Scotland announced it was appointing
0:57:10 > 0:57:12a new senior officer to oversee professional standards.
0:57:12 > 0:57:14Some of Scotland's most important industries risk being given a low
0:57:14 > 0:57:16priority in trade talks between the European Union
0:57:16 > 0:57:18and the UK government.
0:57:18 > 0:57:21That's one of the findings from research into the links
0:57:21 > 0:57:23between Scottish jobs and current export patterns, carried
0:57:23 > 0:57:25out for the GMB union.
0:57:25 > 0:57:27It found roughly 80,000 jobs are directly dependent
0:57:27 > 0:57:33on Scottish exports to the EU.
0:57:33 > 0:57:37Given that we are heading for a hard Brexit and that the interest
0:57:37 > 0:57:45of the Scottish economy don't seem to have them featured anywhere
0:57:45 > 0:57:48in the negotiations with the Tory government and the European Union
0:57:48 > 0:57:52as yet, then you would have to say we are on the cusp of probably
0:57:52 > 0:57:54tens of thousands of job losses in Scotland.
0:57:54 > 0:57:56Sir Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
0:57:56 > 0:57:57future stars of British sport.
0:57:57 > 0:58:00It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
0:58:00 > 0:58:03He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
0:58:03 > 0:58:06while plagued with a hip injury.
0:58:06 > 0:58:08By becoming a sports agent, he says he hopes to help
0:58:08 > 0:58:10the next generation.
0:58:10 > 0:58:13I thought that maybe this is something to do
0:58:13 > 0:58:19when I stop playing, looking to help some younger British
0:58:19 > 0:58:21athletes go through that kind of transition phase from playing
0:58:21 > 0:58:25in the juniors in to senior ranks.
0:58:25 > 0:58:27Now let's get the Breakfast time weather outlook
0:58:27 > 0:58:32and Kawser is at the map.
0:58:32 > 0:58:39Cold and frosty and widespread risk of ice across the North as well. We
0:58:39 > 0:58:43continue to draw that Arctic air in and those blustery showers. The
0:58:43 > 0:58:50showers will continue across the north and north-west and East Coast,
0:58:50 > 0:58:55too. Elsewhere, plenty of dry and bright weather and temperatures
0:58:55 > 0:58:59struggling at 3-5dC. During the evening, the showers will
0:58:59 > 0:59:05increasingly fall as low. I widespread frost elsewhere under
0:59:05 > 0:59:10clear skies as temperatures likely depth below freezing, the coldest
0:59:10 > 0:59:15nights far in this cold spell. Tomorrow, sunshine in more central
0:59:15 > 0:59:21and southern areas. The showers but in the north and east coast. Feeling
0:59:21 > 0:59:26bitterly cold in the wind.
0:59:44 > 0:59:51The seven o'clock Sealink is cancelled to Iona.
0:59:51 > 0:59:51And that's all for now.
0:59:52 > 0:59:54More from us in half an hour
0:59:54 > 0:59:57and of course you can catch up on the latest news,
0:59:57 > 0:59:58travel and weather on our website at the usual address.
1:00:02 > 1:00:05Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:00:05 > 1:00:07A doubling of the Brexit divorce bill.
1:00:07 > 1:00:08The Government substantially increases its offer
1:00:08 > 1:00:12to the European Union.
1:00:12 > 1:00:30The BBC understands the UK could pay at least £35 billion.
1:00:30 > 1:00:32Good morning, it is Wednesday 29 November.
1:00:32 > 1:00:34Also this morning: The children with autism being let down
1:00:34 > 1:00:43by the system.
1:00:43 > 1:00:48It's a fight, it is a constant fight.
1:00:48 > 1:00:51You wouldn't think you'd need to fight so much for something that
1:00:51 > 1:00:54you should be able to access so easily.
1:00:54 > 1:00:55The murders of Lin and Megan Russell.
1:00:55 > 1:00:58Lawyers for the man convicted of killing them say they have
1:00:58 > 1:01:01uncovered new evidence that could prove his innocence.
1:01:01 > 1:01:03There are big plans to change our railways,
1:01:03 > 1:01:05to ease pressure points for passengers.
1:01:05 > 1:01:07We will be speaking to the Transport Secretary
1:01:07 > 1:01:08about the details.
1:01:08 > 1:01:08Good morning.
1:01:08 > 1:01:11In sport: England's women maintain their perfect start
1:01:11 > 1:01:13in World Cup qualifying, super-sub Fran Kirby scoring
1:01:13 > 1:01:20with her first kick of the game, in a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan.
1:01:20 > 1:01:23And it may be freezing, but that hasn't stopped Matt.
1:01:23 > 1:01:25He is out and about with the weather.
1:01:25 > 1:01:35Good morning. Proving that the appeal of a lido isn't just in the
1:01:35 > 1:01:40summer. It is a cold start to your Wednesday morning UK wide. Showers
1:01:40 > 1:01:44mainly across eastern areas but for most the Sun will shine. Your full
1:01:44 > 1:01:47forecast in 15 minutes. See you then.
1:01:47 > 1:01:48Good morning.
1:01:48 > 1:01:51First our main story: The BBC understands that the Government has
1:01:51 > 1:01:53significantly increased the amount of money it is offering
1:01:53 > 1:01:56to the European Union as part of the Brexit divorce bill.
1:01:56 > 1:01:59The figure is believed to be around £35 billion.
1:01:59 > 1:02:01The original offer was just under £18 billion.
1:02:01 > 1:02:04If confirmed, the move could clear the way for moving Brexit
1:02:04 > 1:02:06negotiations on to the issue of trade next month.
1:02:06 > 1:02:08Let's talk to our political correspondent Leila Nathoo,
1:02:08 > 1:02:10who is in Westminster.
1:02:10 > 1:02:12Leila, this is a much bigger sum than Theresa May
1:02:12 > 1:02:13had originally offered.
1:02:13 > 1:02:16What is likely to be the reaction?
1:02:16 > 1:02:22Well, I think that it has been broadly welcomed in Brussels.
1:02:22 > 1:02:27Theresa May had managed last week to get her Cabinet on side, even
1:02:27 > 1:02:32Brexiteers within her Cabinet, on side to the idea that she had to up
1:02:32 > 1:02:35the financial offer to Brussels in order to persuade them to move those
1:02:35 > 1:02:40talks the second phase and get on to discussing trade. This was supposed
1:02:40 > 1:02:45to have happened in October. Now, there is a crucial summit in a of
1:02:45 > 1:02:49weeks' time when EU leaders will gather to decide whether there had
1:02:49 > 1:02:53been enough progress made on the divorce matters, and the Bill, the
1:02:53 > 1:02:57financial settlement, was one of the main sticking points. So at the
1:02:57 > 1:03:00moment we know that the government has made this offer
1:03:00 > 1:03:03behind-the-scenes. There is some attempt now to try and get it down
1:03:03 > 1:03:08in writing. In the range of figures we are talking about here, up to
1:03:08 > 1:03:12around £49 billion, that upper end of the scale that is believed to
1:03:12 > 1:03:18have been talked about has been dismissed by Downing Street.
1:03:18 > 1:03:23Certainly no figure has been put on the settlement by either side. There
1:03:23 > 1:03:26is still much wrangling behind the scenes going on about calculating
1:03:26 > 1:03:30the exact amount, and the exact amount won't be known for some time.
1:03:30 > 1:03:34But I think the main aspect of this is that the government has made a
1:03:34 > 1:03:38gesture which has apparently been well received in Brussels. So the
1:03:38 > 1:03:42hope is that that would be enough to persuade them that the divorce bill
1:03:42 > 1:03:46is on its way to being sorted. But certainly that doesn't mean that the
1:03:46 > 1:03:50green light will necessarily be given in December, because one of
1:03:50 > 1:03:54the main sticking point is now is whether enough progress has been
1:03:54 > 1:03:58made towards getting the Irish border sorted after Brexit, and
1:03:58 > 1:04:02certainly there does not seem to have been much headway on that up
1:04:02 > 1:04:03until now.
1:04:03 > 1:04:06Children with autism in England are being let down by the education
1:04:06 > 1:04:09system, according to a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group
1:04:09 > 1:04:11for Autism, seen exclusively by Breakfast.
1:04:11 > 1:04:12This is Harley.
1:04:12 > 1:04:13He is now in a specialist school.
1:04:13 > 1:04:16But his mum, Natalie, says it was a struggle to get
1:04:16 > 1:04:20the support he needs.
1:04:20 > 1:04:22It's a fight, it is a constant fight.
1:04:22 > 1:04:25You wouldn't think you'd need to fight so much for something that
1:04:25 > 1:04:29you should be able to access so easily.
1:04:29 > 1:04:30Natalie is not alone.
1:04:30 > 1:04:33More than 2,000 parents were surveyed, and nearly three
1:04:33 > 1:04:35in four said they waited more than six months
1:04:35 > 1:04:38for the support their child is entitled to, while half said
1:04:38 > 1:04:44they waited more than a year.
1:04:44 > 1:04:47It's shocking that 50% of those children are not happy in school.
1:04:47 > 1:04:5050% of teachers are not comfortable teaching those with autism.
1:04:50 > 1:04:53We have to do a lot better.
1:04:53 > 1:04:56Because, if one in 100 have got this actually very special feature
1:04:56 > 1:04:59about them, but they need additional help, then we're failing them
1:04:59 > 1:05:01if we don't give them that help.
1:05:01 > 1:05:04The All Party Parliamentary Group is now calling for a national autism
1:05:04 > 1:05:07and education strategy by the end of 2019, with more training
1:05:07 > 1:05:10for staff, and a curriculum tailored for individual needs.
1:05:10 > 1:05:13The Department for Education says all schools have a duty to support
1:05:13 > 1:05:14children with special educational needs.
1:05:14 > 1:05:17It says it has given councils £223 million in extra funding
1:05:17 > 1:05:18to introduce reforms.
1:05:18 > 1:05:22We will be looking at this issue all morning, so please do send
1:05:22 > 1:05:24us your stories or questions by e-mail, at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk,
1:05:24 > 1:05:45or tweet us using the hashtag #BBCSend.
1:05:45 > 1:05:49To read you a couple of those comments, my daughter has been
1:05:49 > 1:05:54struggling for months to get my granddaughter diagnosed. We spent
1:05:54 > 1:06:00hours in A&E. It is a nightmare for parents and a daily struggle.
1:06:00 > 1:06:05Robbins as I am a nursery manager and I completely agree. Parents get
1:06:05 > 1:06:09a diagnosis for their child, and the community, paediatricians, say come
1:06:09 > 1:06:13back in one year. Parents come to us for help because they don't have any
1:06:13 > 1:06:18support. We have managed through our own funding to buy resources and
1:06:18 > 1:06:22training, but it is so frustrating. Thank you for those comments this
1:06:22 > 1:06:24morning.
1:06:24 > 1:06:27The Government is considering breaking up two of the country's
1:06:27 > 1:06:29biggest train operators, as part of a new rail strategy.
1:06:29 > 1:06:32The franchises are Great Western and GTR, which combines Southern,
1:06:32 > 1:06:33Thameslink, and Great Northern.
1:06:33 > 1:06:37Steph is here with more details.
1:06:37 > 1:06:43I know you have loads of paper, but what can you tell us so far?Is his
1:06:43 > 1:06:46news which has just come out, the government's plan to try and make
1:06:46 > 1:06:50things better for passengers using the rail system. 1.7 billion
1:06:50 > 1:06:55passengers are using it, and if you look at the record over the last few
1:06:55 > 1:06:59decades, since they were privatised, it is not great. It is not great for
1:06:59 > 1:07:03Punch relative or overcrowding. In fact, last Year 1 in ten trains
1:07:03 > 1:07:07failed to make it on time, which is the worst in a decade. The
1:07:07 > 1:07:10government has announced this morning they want to try and shake
1:07:10 > 1:07:14things up a bit. A lot of it is around who runs which bits of the
1:07:14 > 1:07:18line. Network Rail are in charge of track maintenance and some of the
1:07:18 > 1:07:22stations. Then you have the train operating companies which have the
1:07:22 > 1:07:25franchises to run trains on different bits of the line. So part
1:07:25 > 1:07:29of this strategy is about splitting up these big franchises so they can
1:07:29 > 1:07:34concentrate on, you know, different parts of the system. For example,
1:07:34 > 1:07:38you mentioned there is going to be a consultation on splitting the great
1:07:38 > 1:07:42western franchise, so that potentially one company could run
1:07:42 > 1:07:45the intercity links, linking London with the south-west and Wales, while
1:07:45 > 1:07:49another company focused on running the more local services across Devon
1:07:49 > 1:07:54and Cornwall. That is one of the ideas. Another area around this is
1:07:54 > 1:07:58reopening some of the old lines which were closed in the 60s, a
1:07:58 > 1:08:061960s. Smaller lines in the south-west and south-east as well
1:08:06 > 1:08:09which were deemed to be loss-making. They were loss-making but now there
1:08:09 > 1:08:13is an idea of reopening them to give the system more capacity, to get
1:08:13 > 1:08:17people around more, make the links better and make things better for
1:08:17 > 1:08:20passengers. But the big question about all this is how much money it
1:08:20 > 1:08:25will involve. There is no talk of money in any of the press detail we
1:08:25 > 1:08:29have so far. I am sure you will put that to Chris Grayling, the
1:08:29 > 1:08:34transport Secretary, when he comes in. Anyone who uses the railways
1:08:34 > 1:08:38will know they can be stressful when you are using them to commit to and
1:08:38 > 1:08:45from work.Thank you very much, so you a little bit later. -- see you a
1:08:45 > 1:08:46little bit later.
1:08:46 > 1:08:48North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled
1:08:48 > 1:08:511,000 kilometres before falling into the Sea of Japan.
1:08:51 > 1:08:53The Pentagon said it probably had intercontinental capability.
1:08:53 > 1:08:56It is the first such launch in more than two months,
1:08:56 > 1:08:57and comes despite continuing international pressure
1:08:57 > 1:08:58on Pyongyang to desist.
1:08:58 > 1:09:04Our Seoul correspondent Paul Adams is there for us this morning.
1:09:04 > 1:09:07Very good morning to you. So much concern when this sort of thing
1:09:07 > 1:09:12happens. What more details do we have about this particular missile?
1:09:12 > 1:09:16Good morning, Louise. What is interesting about this is this is a
1:09:16 > 1:09:20missile which flew longer and higher than any of its processors. And that
1:09:20 > 1:09:24is why the Americans have already concluded that this was an
1:09:24 > 1:09:29intercontinental ballistic missile, probably capable of hitting most of
1:09:29 > 1:09:35the continental United States, barring perhaps Florida. And so that
1:09:35 > 1:09:39does not mark a step forward, it is something the North Koreans have
1:09:39 > 1:09:42been moving towards and threatening repeatedly through the course of the
1:09:42 > 1:09:46year, but now it seems as though they have the technical capability.
1:09:46 > 1:09:50It is worth remembering this is not a missile yet capable of carrying a
1:09:50 > 1:09:54nuclear warhead and delivering it over those great distances, but that
1:09:54 > 1:09:59is what the North Koreans are aiming for, and that is the next step, if
1:09:59 > 1:10:05you like, along their controversial nuclear road.Thank you very much.
1:10:05 > 1:10:08Manufacturers and retailers are being urged to make labelling
1:10:08 > 1:10:11on food products clearer, to stop millions of tons of edible
1:10:11 > 1:10:12food being thrown away unnecessarily.
1:10:12 > 1:10:15The waste agency WRAP says food labels use too many different terms,
1:10:15 > 1:10:17prompting people to throw away usable produce.
1:10:17 > 1:10:21It claims a third of the UK's two million tons of annual food waste
1:10:21 > 1:10:37is due to confusion over date labels.
1:10:37 > 1:10:40A restored white Fiat 126p, crowd-funded by residents in a town
1:10:40 > 1:10:43in Poland, has finally arrived in the US, destined for the actor
1:10:43 > 1:10:44Tom Hanks as a birthday present.
1:10:44 > 1:10:48One of his fans, Monica Jaskolska, who is from the town
1:10:48 > 1:10:50where the classic car was made in the 1970s,
1:10:50 > 1:10:53noticed the star's obsession with the make, and decided to raise
1:10:53 > 1:10:54money to send him one.
1:10:54 > 1:10:58The car was showcased at a party for the star's birthday in July,
1:10:58 > 1:11:17with money left over going to the local hospital.
1:11:17 > 1:11:21Some interesting facts have been sent in about that car, apparently
1:11:21 > 1:11:26it is exactly the same size as the original Mini. It is quite a cute
1:11:26 > 1:11:32little beast.
1:11:32 > 1:11:35Schools are required by law to provide an education
1:11:35 > 1:11:37for all pupils, regardless of their ability or special needs,
1:11:37 > 1:11:40yet fewer than half of children on the autistic spectrum in England
1:11:40 > 1:11:42say they are happy at school.
1:11:42 > 1:11:45A report by the All Parliamentary Group on Autism says many children
1:11:45 > 1:11:48feel misunderstood by their peers, and that there is a lack
1:11:48 > 1:11:49of support from teachers.
1:11:49 > 1:11:51We have been speaking to Natalie.
1:11:51 > 1:11:53Her son, Harley, has special educational needs,
1:11:53 > 1:11:56and she has been telling us about her fight to find him
1:11:56 > 1:11:59a school place.
1:11:59 > 1:12:02I don't think many people understand, unless you are a parent
1:12:02 > 1:12:07of a child special education needs, how much of a battle it actually is
1:12:07 > 1:12:11to get the appropriate support for your child. It is a constant battle.
1:12:11 > 1:12:16You have to be patient, because you are just met with a battle all the
1:12:16 > 1:12:20time to get that support. And it is such a shame, because a lot of
1:12:20 > 1:12:30parents are feeling let down by that.I want blue!Before he was
1:12:30 > 1:12:39here, Harley was noncommunicative. He couldn't communicate with his
1:12:39 > 1:12:43siblings, with us. We didn't understand what he was going through
1:12:43 > 1:12:47ourselves. Since he has been here, it is a complete turnaround for him.
1:12:47 > 1:12:52He has friends, he can count now, he is recognising signs, he is trying
1:12:52 > 1:12:56to read. Things that they told us he would never be able to do, and that
1:12:56 > 1:13:00is because of the right education, with the right support, in the right
1:13:00 > 1:13:03educational setting.
1:13:03 > 1:13:09We are joined now by Jane Harris from the National Autistic Society.
1:13:09 > 1:13:14And there is so much in that report that sort of a bit shocking, really.
1:13:14 > 1:13:21What do you think of the... What are the main issues for you, with
1:13:21 > 1:13:25children with autism going to schools?Well, children with autism
1:13:25 > 1:13:29can be really overwhelmed in school settings. They might be bright
1:13:29 > 1:13:33lights, a lot of noise. It is just a new environment for children to get
1:13:33 > 1:13:37used to, and it might not be clear to autistic children what the rules
1:13:37 > 1:13:41are in that environment. So for some children it might be obvious, where
1:13:41 > 1:13:44they are meant to go, what they are meant to do at playtime,
1:13:44 > 1:13:47particularly. And that is why it is really important that teachers
1:13:47 > 1:13:51understand autism, that the head teacher takes a really proactive
1:13:51 > 1:13:54approach to this. But unfortunately, as this report shows, the education
1:13:54 > 1:13:59system is holding these children back. These children are not getting
1:13:59 > 1:14:02the right support.So many frustrated parents getting in touch
1:14:02 > 1:14:06with us today. I am sure you have heard many of these before. Samantha
1:14:06 > 1:14:12says I am a single mum of an autistic teenager. Everyday I am in
1:14:12 > 1:14:15with either the School or the Education Department to help my son.
1:14:15 > 1:14:19They make him feel isolated, mad, and the only person experiencing
1:14:19 > 1:14:25this. Is that a familiar frame?I am really sad to say that it is. At the
1:14:25 > 1:14:28National Autistic Society we run an education rights service to help
1:14:28 > 1:14:32people in that specific situation so I would suggest to your listeners
1:14:32 > 1:14:36that they go on our website and find the number and call us, because we
1:14:36 > 1:14:41can help in that situation and give some advice. As this report shows,
1:14:41 > 1:14:44many, many people are waiting more than a year for the right education
1:14:44 > 1:14:49support. That is the year when those children are not getting basic
1:14:49 > 1:14:52lessons in maths and English, the skills they would need to live
1:14:52 > 1:14:55independently. That is an enormous cost to those children. Often
1:14:55 > 1:14:58autistic adults tell us they are very traumatised by those early
1:14:58 > 1:15:02experiences in schools. It is not just that year that it is a problem
1:15:02 > 1:15:06for. It can be a problem for those people's whole lives.I wanted to
1:15:06 > 1:15:10pick you up on that, at the start, the really important part of your
1:15:10 > 1:15:13education, if things aren't going right for you, it can have a
1:15:13 > 1:15:16lifelong impact, presumably? Absolutely, it means people don't
1:15:16 > 1:15:21get the skills to live independently, they are less likely
1:15:21 > 1:15:24to get a job, and that is an enormous cost to those children and
1:15:24 > 1:15:28their parents, they are not excluded from school and parents have to stop
1:15:28 > 1:15:31work in order to home-school them, as you have been talking about
1:15:31 > 1:15:36earlier this week. That is a cost to the children, it is a cost to those
1:15:36 > 1:15:40families, it is also a massive cost to the taxpayer.Can I pick up a
1:15:40 > 1:15:43thought from Natalie, whose son is now getting the help that he needs,
1:15:43 > 1:15:46and she has seen a big difference. When children start getting the
1:15:46 > 1:15:54right help, do you see that echoed across the spectrum?I can think of
1:15:54 > 1:15:58one child who couldn't walk from the taxi to the school the first day she
1:15:58 > 1:16:02came. It took two hours to help her to walk that distance because it was
1:16:02 > 1:16:06such an unfamiliar and overwhelming environment. I saw that child couple
1:16:06 > 1:16:10of years ago and she was running down the corridor. It makes a
1:16:10 > 1:16:14massive difference. But the problem is that while we have that good
1:16:14 > 1:16:18practice in some areas it is not across the country and what we need
1:16:18 > 1:16:22is a national strategy that sets out how many places we need in
1:16:22 > 1:16:25mainstream schools, because most autistic children go to mainstream
1:16:25 > 1:16:29schools, what support there will be the teachers and head teachers all
1:16:29 > 1:16:32the way through their career, how many special schools we need and how
1:16:32 > 1:16:36many units in mainstream schools we need. We are involved in all of
1:16:36 > 1:16:40those things. We run the special schools and provide support for
1:16:40 > 1:16:44teachers and thanks to the generosity of a donor we work with
1:16:44 > 1:16:48some units in mainstream schools. But what we don't have is that
1:16:48 > 1:16:51across the country. It is left to chance at the moment and it
1:16:51 > 1:17:00shouldn't be.We will have a government minister coming into talk
1:17:00 > 1:17:13to us this week. Angela, my ten-year-old girl has ADHD. Her
1:17:13 > 1:17:17school supports her and the reason she is improving is down to the
1:17:17 > 1:17:21specialist knowledge and expertise. That leads me onto another question
1:17:21 > 1:17:24about balancing the needs of autistic children with those who
1:17:24 > 1:17:29don't have autism. How is it best to make sure that balance isn't that?
1:17:29 > 1:17:34Some of the things autistic children need help all children. One thing
1:17:34 > 1:17:38that can help autistic children was shown last night on BBC One, visual
1:17:38 > 1:17:45support. Having a visual timetable which says, we will do maths at this
1:17:45 > 1:17:52point, then they will be playtime, then a break and you will eat
1:17:52 > 1:17:56something, then yoga or whatever the timetable is. Express it in
1:17:56 > 1:17:59pictures. That can help lots of children understand what's going on
1:17:59 > 1:18:04in the day. Our experienced is most things you put in place for autistic
1:18:04 > 1:18:07children are good for the children and they don't usually cause
1:18:07 > 1:18:12problems.Thank you so much and thank you for getting in touch. Just
1:18:12 > 1:18:16coming back to what we said earlier for stops the matter has an autistic
1:18:16 > 1:18:21teenager and she says he is a little miracle. She says, you've made me
1:18:21 > 1:18:26feel human and stronger. Thank you for getting in touch. The sense is
1:18:26 > 1:18:31that you are not alone. This is what we are getting at.
1:18:31 > 1:18:35Margaret says it's a constant struggle. I removed my son from
1:18:35 > 1:18:37school after being threatened with legal struggle because he wouldn't
1:18:37 > 1:18:42attend. Now he is at university and on course for a first.
1:18:42 > 1:18:44Well done. You know how to get in
1:18:44 > 1:18:44on course for a first. Well done. You know how to get in
1:18:44 > 1:18:48touch. But just in case you have forgotten, you can e-mail us or
1:18:48 > 1:18:57tweet us. We will get through as many as we can. Our
1:18:57 > 1:18:59tweet us. We will get through as many as we can. Our Breakfast team
1:18:59 > 1:19:01are looking at everything that comes through.
1:19:01 > 1:19:04Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
1:19:04 > 1:19:09He is out and about and it's a rather wonderful site. Good morning.
1:19:09 > 1:19:09Good morning.
1:19:09 > 1:19:13rather wonderful site. Good morning. Good morning. Doesn't it look
1:19:13 > 1:19:21appealing? The steam is coming off the lido. It is a two degrees
1:19:21 > 1:19:25outside of the pool. There is a bit of frost on the rooftops. It hasn't
1:19:25 > 1:19:32stopped the swimmers. The lido isn't just for summer. A little bit cold
1:19:32 > 1:19:37when you get out and that's the case across the UK. The cold air remains
1:19:37 > 1:19:44with us. Let's have a look at the forecast for today. It will be cold
1:19:44 > 1:19:49and windy today in eastern areas and still a few showers, mainly in the
1:19:49 > 1:19:54north and east. An ice risk in northern Scotland this morning. A
1:19:54 > 1:20:00couple of showers. They are wintry over high ground. The west of the
1:20:00 > 1:20:04Pennines will stay dry. Eastwood is there will be lots of showers.
1:20:04 > 1:20:09Especially this morning. Lots of snow on the tops of the Yorkshire
1:20:09 > 1:20:13moors and Pennines. Rain in the showers to lower levels and in the
1:20:13 > 1:20:19east Anglia. More cloud in the south-east compared to yesterday.
1:20:19 > 1:20:23Across the rest of central and southern England it's a dry, sunny
1:20:23 > 1:20:28and frosty start. Temperatures down to -4 in parts of Devon. Showers to
1:20:28 > 1:20:32the west of Cornwall and the far west of Wales. Most of the showers
1:20:32 > 1:20:35off land at the moment. A couple of showers in Northern Ireland as well.
1:20:35 > 1:20:39Big gaps in between the showers. Some of you will stay dry. Again,
1:20:39 > 1:20:45and ice risk for a couple. The vast majority of the UK stays dry.
1:20:45 > 1:20:49Showers in Northern Ireland. The main risk remains across those parts
1:20:49 > 1:20:54of eastern England and again it will stay wintry on higher ground. The
1:20:54 > 1:20:59odd rumble of thunder close to the coast as well. Temperatures down on
1:20:59 > 1:21:05yesterday's values. 3- seven degrees at best for the vast majority. Into
1:21:05 > 1:21:10the night, most of the showers inland will fade. A subtle change in
1:21:10 > 1:21:13wind direction. Showers in eastern England fade back towards the coast
1:21:13 > 1:21:17and then we have the showers return across parts of western Wales and
1:21:17 > 1:21:23Cornwall. They could turn the sleet and snow over higher ground. A cold
1:21:23 > 1:21:27night UK wide. The greater chance of a frost into tomorrow morning and of
1:21:27 > 1:21:30course where we have the showers there is the risk of ice into
1:21:30 > 1:21:35tomorrow. Into Thursday, most stay dry and sunny. A better start in
1:21:35 > 1:21:40eastern England. Showers late in the day come inland. For those in
1:21:40 > 1:21:43western Wales and Cornwall, a greater chance of showers. What we
1:21:43 > 1:21:48noticed tomorrow, stronger wind and it will feel colder. The cold day of
1:21:48 > 1:21:53the week tomorrow and it will be added to by the windchill. More like
1:21:53 > 1:21:59-3 in some parts of eastern England. For Friday, showers mainly towards
1:21:59 > 1:22:03coastal parts of East Anglia. We can't rule out a bit obsolete. Later
1:22:03 > 1:22:08in the day the cloud is over from the north-west. Northern parts of
1:22:08 > 1:22:13England as well. It introduces slightly less cold air for the
1:22:13 > 1:22:18weekend. That's how the weather is looking. Before we go, a lovely site
1:22:18 > 1:22:23here. It will be open on Christmas Day. Open every day here. On
1:22:23 > 1:22:27Christmas Day they get as many as 1500 customers come through in the
1:22:27 > 1:22:31four hours it is open. Certainly appealing for some!
1:22:31 > 1:22:32four hours it is open. Certainly appealing for some!
1:22:32 > 1:22:35Thank you very much. It looks lovely.
1:22:35 > 1:22:39I wouldn't go after Christmas dinner...
1:22:39 > 1:22:41Early in the day!
1:22:41 > 1:22:45You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:22:45 > 1:22:49Let's return to one of our top stories.
1:22:49 > 1:22:52More than 20 years ago, Lin Russell and her six year
1:22:52 > 1:22:56old daughter Megan were attacked as they walked along a quiet country
1:22:56 > 1:23:00lane near the village of Chillenden, south-east of Canterbury.
1:23:00 > 1:23:02Lawyers for Michael Stone, the man found guilty of murdering
1:23:02 > 1:23:05the mother and daughter say they'll release significant new evidence
1:23:05 > 1:23:07today that casts doubt on his conviction.
1:23:07 > 1:23:09Let's get more detail from our correspondent,
1:23:09 > 1:23:12Wyre Davies, who is in our Cardiff studio.
1:23:12 > 1:23:17Many people will be familiar with the case. What happened to Lin
1:23:17 > 1:23:21Russell and her two daughters?It is one of the most notorious crimes in
1:23:21 > 1:23:25recent criminal history. They were walking home in rural Kent and were
1:23:25 > 1:23:33brutally attacked by a man with a hammer and left for dead. Sadly,
1:23:33 > 1:23:37Lin, 45, and Megan, six, were killed. The other survived and
1:23:37 > 1:23:41despite having terrible injuries she has rebuilt her life in north Wales.
1:23:41 > 1:23:46A local man a year after the murder, Michael Stone, was arrested and
1:23:46 > 1:23:49eventually found guilty, there was no forensic evidence against him and
1:23:49 > 1:23:55he was basically jailed on the alleged testimony of a confession
1:23:55 > 1:23:59from another prisoner through a wall. The legal team have long
1:23:59 > 1:24:02argued that his conviction was unsafe and he didn't commit the
1:24:02 > 1:24:07crime. We are about to hear new evidence later today that they say
1:24:07 > 1:24:14helps their case.Some of that new evidence points towards a notorious
1:24:14 > 1:24:19serial killer.What more can you tell us about that? He is one of the
1:24:19 > 1:24:23very few multiple killers, serial killers, in the UK and the only UK
1:24:23 > 1:24:28prisoner serving to full life terms for the murder of Milly Dowler and
1:24:28 > 1:24:33two other women between 2002 and 2004, but we now know his violent
1:24:33 > 1:24:38criminal career against women started back in the 1990s. At the
1:24:38 > 1:24:43same time the Brussels were murdered. We've seen new evidence.
1:24:43 > 1:24:48-- Russells. The legal team says that will put him in the frame. They
1:24:48 > 1:24:56say not only does that cast doubt on Stone, but it put someone else
1:24:56 > 1:25:04firmly in the frame. That doesn't mean Levi Bellfield definitely
1:25:04 > 1:25:07killed the Russells, 20 say he didn't, but it does throw
1:25:07 > 1:25:13significant doubt on Michael Stone's conviction. They are now searching
1:25:13 > 1:25:17for leave to appeal against the sentence.What are we expecting to
1:25:17 > 1:25:23happen today?This afternoon in central London there will be a press
1:25:23 > 1:25:27conference by Michael Stone's legal team in which they will release
1:25:27 > 1:25:31these documents. It is very powerful. We are not making a
1:25:31 > 1:25:35judgement either way, but it is very powerful, the new evidence that I
1:25:35 > 1:25:41think will throw new light on the murders and it might, according to
1:25:41 > 1:25:47Michael Stone's defence, force or prompt the criminal case's review
1:25:47 > 1:25:50commission to send his case for urgent appeal and they are hoping
1:25:50 > 1:25:54the conviction will be overturned. Really interesting developments.
1:25:54 > 1:26:01Thank you. You can see more on that story on this story at 8:30pm on BBC
1:26:01 > 1:26:05One, in Wales. That will be available on the BBC iPlayer as
1:26:05 > 1:26:07well. The headlines in a few moments.
1:26:10 > 1:26:11Good morning.
1:26:11 > 1:26:13Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
1:26:13 > 1:26:17in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.
1:26:17 > 1:26:20Police Scotland's chief constable is on "special leave" and a number
1:26:20 > 1:26:23of senior officers have been suspended amid allegations of
1:26:23 > 1:26:25criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate accusations
1:26:25 > 1:26:29of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
1:26:29 > 1:26:35No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
1:26:35 > 1:26:40under investigation.
1:26:40 > 1:26:42Some of Scotland's most important industries risk being given a low
1:26:42 > 1:26:44priority in trade talks between the European Union
1:26:44 > 1:26:51and the UK government.
1:26:51 > 1:26:53That's one of the findings from research into the links
1:26:53 > 1:26:55between Scottish jobs and current export patterns, carried
1:26:55 > 1:26:57out for the GMB union.
1:26:57 > 1:27:00It found roughly 80,000 jobs are directly dependent
1:27:00 > 1:27:02on Scottish exports to the EU.
1:27:02 > 1:27:05Given that we are heading for a hard Brexit and that the interest
1:27:05 > 1:27:07of the Scottish economy don't seem to have been featured anywhere
1:27:07 > 1:27:11in the negotiations with the Tory government and the European Union
1:27:11 > 1:27:15as yet, then you would have to say we are on the cusp of probably
1:27:15 > 1:27:20tens of thousands of job losses in Scotland.
1:27:20 > 1:27:24Sir Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
1:27:24 > 1:27:26future stars of British sport.
1:27:26 > 1:27:29It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
1:27:29 > 1:27:33He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
1:27:33 > 1:27:38while plagued with a hip injury.
1:27:38 > 1:27:41I thought that maybe this is something to do
1:27:41 > 1:27:43when I stop playing, looking to help some younger British
1:27:43 > 1:27:46athletes go through that kind of transition phase from playing
1:27:46 > 1:27:53in the juniors in to senior ranks.
1:27:53 > 1:27:54Now let's get the Breakfast time weather outlook
1:27:54 > 1:27:59and Kawser is at the map.
1:27:59 > 1:28:05Good morning. A cold and a frosty start with the risk of icy patches.
1:28:05 > 1:28:11Further blustery showers across the North and along the east coast,
1:28:11 > 1:28:14becoming increasingly wintry. Elsewhere across the country, bright
1:28:14 > 1:28:22and drive. During the evening, clear spells across central and southern
1:28:22 > 1:28:27areas, showers continue in the north, becoming wintry to lower
1:28:27 > 1:28:32levels and a widespread frost as temperatures dipped below freezing,
1:28:32 > 1:28:40Mimi as low as -3 minus four Celsius. Tomorrow, showers wintry
1:28:40 > 1:28:45for a time. Plenty of dry and bright weather elsewhere but feeling
1:28:45 > 1:28:54bitterly cold in those northern winds. That is your forecast for no.
1:28:54 > 1:28:55That is your forecast for now.
1:29:14 > 1:29:20The seven o'clock sailing is cancelled to Iona.
1:29:20 > 1:29:22And that's all for now.
1:29:22 > 1:29:25I'll be back with another update at 7.55am.
1:29:28 > 1:29:31travel and weather on our website at the usual address.
1:29:31 > 1:29:31Bye bye.
1:29:37 > 1:29:39Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:29:39 > 1:29:43Here is a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News:
1:29:43 > 1:29:45The Government has significantly increased the amount of money
1:29:45 > 1:29:49it is offering to the European Union as part of the Brexit divorce bill,
1:29:49 > 1:29:49the BBC understands.
1:29:49 > 1:29:53The figure is believed to be around double the original figure,
1:29:53 > 1:29:55which was just under £18 billion, although this morning Downing Street
1:29:55 > 1:29:58insists there is no agreed final figure, and that negotiations
1:29:58 > 1:29:59are still going on.
1:29:59 > 1:30:03If confirmed, the move could clear the way for the Prime Minister
1:30:03 > 1:30:12to move Brexit negotiations on to the issue of trade next month.
1:30:12 > 1:30:15Children with autism in England are being let down by the education
1:30:15 > 1:30:18system, according to a report by the All Party Parliamentary Group
1:30:18 > 1:30:20for Autism, which has been seen exclusively by Breakfast.
1:30:20 > 1:30:24Nearly three in four parents said they waited more than six months
1:30:24 > 1:30:27for the support their child is entitled to, while half said
1:30:27 > 1:30:28they waited more than a year.
1:30:28 > 1:30:32The Department for Education says all schools have a duty to support
1:30:32 > 1:30:33children with special educational needs.
1:30:33 > 1:30:36It says it has given councils £223 million in extra funding
1:30:36 > 1:30:40to introduce reforms.
1:30:40 > 1:30:43It's shocking that 50% of those children are not happy in school.
1:30:43 > 1:30:4650% of teachers are not comfortable teaching those with autism.
1:30:46 > 1:30:48We have to do a lot better.
1:30:48 > 1:30:51Because, if one in 100 have got this actually very special feature
1:30:51 > 1:30:54about them, but they need additional help, then we're failing them
1:30:54 > 1:30:58if we don't give them that help.
1:30:58 > 1:31:01Lawyers for Michael Stone, the man found guilty of murdering
1:31:01 > 1:31:04a mother and daughter in Kent in 1996, say they will release
1:31:04 > 1:31:07significant new evidence today that casts doubt on his conviction.
1:31:07 > 1:31:10Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter, Megan, were attacked
1:31:10 > 1:31:13as they walked along a quiet country lane near the village of Chillenden,
1:31:13 > 1:31:21south-east of Canterbury.
1:31:21 > 1:31:23North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test,
1:31:23 > 1:31:25its first for two months.
1:31:25 > 1:31:27Pyongyang says the missile which landed in Japanese waters
1:31:27 > 1:31:30is a new type of weapon, and its most powerful yet.
1:31:30 > 1:31:33Experts believe that North Korea has demonstrated for the first time
1:31:33 > 1:31:36that it could now hit most of the American mainland.
1:31:36 > 1:31:38President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile
1:31:38 > 1:31:43was still in the air.
1:31:43 > 1:31:44Thank you very much.
1:31:44 > 1:31:47As you probably have heard, and some of you have reported,
1:31:47 > 1:31:50a missile was launched a little while ago from North Korea.
1:31:50 > 1:31:53I will only tell you that we'll take care of it.
1:31:53 > 1:31:55We have General Mattis in the room with us,
1:31:55 > 1:31:58and we had a long discussion on it.
1:31:58 > 1:32:04It's a situation that we will handle.
1:32:04 > 1:32:07Two of the country's largest rail franchises,
1:32:07 > 1:32:09Great Western and Govia Thameslink, could be broken up, as part
1:32:09 > 1:32:11of a new strategy to improve services.
1:32:11 > 1:32:13Ministers are also considering reversing railway line closures
1:32:13 > 1:32:15introduced in the 1960s.
1:32:15 > 1:32:17It is part of the Government's rail strategy, which will
1:32:17 > 1:32:18be unveiled today.
1:32:18 > 1:32:34Labour says the ideas are flimsy re-announcements.
1:32:34 > 1:32:37on food products clearer, to stop millions of tons of edible
1:32:37 > 1:32:39food being thrown away unnecessarily.
1:32:39 > 1:32:42The waste agency WRAP says food labels use too many different terms,
1:32:42 > 1:32:44prompting people to throw away usable produce.
1:32:44 > 1:32:48It claims a third of the UK's two million tons of annual food waste
1:32:48 > 1:32:55is due to confusion over date labels.
1:32:55 > 1:32:58An entire street in Hampshire has been decorated with festive lights,
1:32:58 > 1:33:00by a man who really loves Christmas.
1:33:00 > 1:33:03Ged Hollyoake started the tradition of working with his neighbours
1:33:03 > 1:33:05to decorate their homes 13 years ago.
1:33:05 > 1:33:07This year, hundreds of people turned up to see the switch-on
1:33:07 > 1:33:10of the lights, which have gained international prominence.
1:33:10 > 1:33:12So far, around £50,000 has been raised for charity,
1:33:12 > 1:33:14and the lights attract thousands of people
1:33:14 > 1:33:28in the run-up to Christmas.
1:33:28 > 1:33:34And you can totally see why. Everyone always gets involved.I
1:33:34 > 1:33:38love Christmas drive by to inspect the lights.There is a house in
1:33:38 > 1:33:42Sheffield half an hour from where we are, and they go full christmas
1:33:42 > 1:33:47lights. It is part of our Christmas tradition. We have a little drive
1:33:47 > 1:33:51past, and they always clear a space in front so you can have a good old
1:33:51 > 1:33:54view. Snowman, reindeer, the whole shebang.
1:33:54 > 1:33:59Matt will bring us the weather in ten minutes' time.
1:33:59 > 1:34:04And good news.Yes, England's women are flying in World Cup qualifying.
1:34:04 > 1:34:08They have won three of their three matches so far, so they look odds-on
1:34:08 > 1:34:14to qualify, and more importantly for the manager, who has replaced Mark
1:34:14 > 1:34:19Sampson, a good audition for her, which arguably she has passed. Fair
1:34:19 > 1:34:22to say it was her substitutions which really made the difference.
1:34:22 > 1:34:26Fran Kirby scored a penalty and set up a couple of others as well. She
1:34:26 > 1:34:28is getting things right, isn't she?
1:34:28 > 1:34:31Mel Lawley scored the only goal in the first half,
1:34:31 > 1:34:34before scoring four in 12 minutes in the second.
1:34:34 > 1:34:36Super sub Fran Kirby scoring a penalty, before setting up
1:34:36 > 1:34:39Nikita Parris for her first and England's third.
1:34:39 > 1:34:415-0 they won, three wins out of three under interim boss
1:34:41 > 1:34:49Mo Marley, so will she get the job permanently.
1:34:49 > 1:34:51Obviously there was a process, an application process,
1:34:51 > 1:34:54on the 17th.
1:34:54 > 1:34:57That's when, obviously, the time was when I first did it.
1:34:57 > 1:35:02I agreed to put a CV in, and we said we'll have a look at it
1:35:02 > 1:35:03at the end of it.
1:35:03 > 1:35:06I think now it's about letting the players enjoy it.
1:35:06 > 1:35:08Hopefully the players are pleased with their own performances,
1:35:08 > 1:35:11and then we'll all sit down and have a look,
1:35:11 > 1:35:13and decide what's right for the team moving forward.
1:35:13 > 1:35:17But Wales will end 2017 top of the group, after they beat
1:35:17 > 1:35:18Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0, Kayleigh Green the scorer.
1:35:18 > 1:35:21Laura O'Sullivan saved a penalty, to ensure Wales took
1:35:21 > 1:35:22all three points.
1:35:22 > 1:35:30They have played a game more than England.
1:35:30 > 1:35:33It appears scoring four goals isn't enough to please Jose Mourinho,
1:35:33 > 1:35:37who blamed his side for not scoring more in a 4-2 win over Watford.
1:35:37 > 1:35:40And look how good they were - Ashley Young with this beauty.
1:35:40 > 1:35:44Watford managed to bring it back to 3-2, but Jesse Lingard scored
1:35:44 > 1:35:47a brilliant solo goal, and they are now five points behind
1:35:47 > 1:36:03City at the top of the table.
1:36:03 > 1:36:14One concern is the lack of goals from their striker.I think in this
1:36:14 > 1:36:18moment he doesn't have a contract with any brands, that is why he is
1:36:18 > 1:36:23playing with the black boots. I think he needs a brand to go there,
1:36:23 > 1:36:29and to give him the right boots and to pay in the right money. So he
1:36:29 > 1:36:34goes back to goals.So if your children are pestering you for new
1:36:34 > 1:36:40boots, it is hard to deny them when even Jose Mourinho is saying the
1:36:40 > 1:36:47boots make a difference. Any excuse you need for a new purchase.
1:36:47 > 1:36:50Leicester are into the top half of the Premier League,
1:36:50 > 1:36:52after a 2-1 win at home to Spurs.
1:36:52 > 1:36:55First-half goals from Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez put them 2two up.
1:36:55 > 1:36:58Harry Kane pulled one back for Spurs, but the defeat
1:36:58 > 1:36:59leaves them fifth.
1:36:59 > 1:37:01Manager-less West Bromwich Albion were 2-0 up at home,
1:37:01 > 1:37:03but Newcastle came back through Ciaran Clark,
1:37:03 > 1:37:06and an own-goal from Jonny Evans made it 2-2.
1:37:06 > 1:37:14Brighton and Crystal Palace drew 0-0.
1:37:14 > 1:37:16England's cricketers have set themselves a curfew of midnight,
1:37:16 > 1:37:19after recent talk about the team's inappropriate drinking culture.
1:37:19 > 1:37:22The players have also welcomed the news that Ben Stokes
1:37:22 > 1:37:24is potentially going to be back playing.
1:37:24 > 1:37:26The all-rounder has flown to New Zealand to visit family,
1:37:26 > 1:37:29and has held talks with Canterbury Cricket Club
1:37:29 > 1:37:30about playing for them.
1:37:30 > 1:37:33Stokes has been stopped from playing for England in the Ashes series
1:37:33 > 1:37:36as he is investigated by police for an alleged assault outside
1:37:36 > 1:37:44a nightclub in Bristol in September.
1:37:44 > 1:37:49Obviously an Ashes series is a huge part of anyone's careers, and we are
1:37:49 > 1:37:55here to win the series.
1:37:55 > 1:37:59The good thing for him is that he's a little bit closer to Australia,
1:37:59 > 1:38:02if that time was to come that he was to be able to come
1:38:02 > 1:38:03and join the squad.
1:38:03 > 1:38:05But we know no more than that.
1:38:05 > 1:38:08And hopefully, if he can get some cricket under his belt,
1:38:08 > 1:38:12that would be good for him, having had a couple of months away
1:38:12 > 1:38:13from the game.
1:38:13 > 1:38:16Finally, if you needed any reminding of how powerful a scrum is,
1:38:16 > 1:38:19just ask the teams that play against Hinckley Rugby Club.
1:38:19 > 1:38:21The East Midlands side drove opponents Luctonians back
1:38:21 > 1:38:22towards their own tryline.
1:38:22 > 1:38:25Not content with that, they also managed to wipe out
1:38:25 > 1:38:26the goalposts, as well.
1:38:26 > 1:38:28The match continued on another pitch, as Hinckley won -
1:38:28 > 1:38:30but at a price.
1:38:30 > 1:38:38Replacing the posts will cost £7,000.
1:38:38 > 1:38:43But having said that, great advertising. Sheer power there.
1:38:43 > 1:38:45You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:38:45 > 1:38:47The main stories this morning: The BBC understands
1:38:47 > 1:38:50that the Government has increased the amount of money it is offering
1:38:50 > 1:38:53to the EU as part of the Brexit divorce bill.
1:38:53 > 1:38:56Autistic children in England are being let down by the education
1:38:56 > 1:39:05system, according to a report seen exclusively by this programme.
1:39:05 > 1:39:08It is that time of year when retailers look to recruit extra
1:39:08 > 1:39:11Christmas staff, and research suggests they could be in for a bit
1:39:11 > 1:39:13of a pay rise.
1:39:13 > 1:39:15Steph is looking at what type of jobs are out there,
1:39:15 > 1:39:21and what the money is like.
1:39:21 > 1:39:25This is some research about the pay people get at this time of year.
1:39:25 > 1:39:27Yes that's right - retailers and other businesses
1:39:27 > 1:39:30are looking to employ extra staff for the busy Christmas period.
1:39:30 > 1:39:36The Royal Mail is recruiting an extra 20,000 staff.
1:39:36 > 1:39:41And retailers are taking on tens of thousands of people.
1:39:41 > 1:39:44But research out today from the jobs website Adzuna suggests that
1:39:44 > 1:39:49advertised pay for retail jobs is up 7% on this time last year.
1:39:49 > 1:39:53Raj Lal from Totaljobs is here to make sense of it with me.
1:39:53 > 1:39:57Good morning to you. Tell us a bit about the type of work which is
1:39:57 > 1:40:01available.Because this is such a critical time for so many businesses
1:40:01 > 1:40:05who trade and their peak performance time is over Christmas, it means
1:40:05 > 1:40:10they have positions they have to fill which a time sensitive.
1:40:10 > 1:40:14Industries such as hospitality, driving, logistics, warehouse, with
1:40:14 > 1:40:18record low employment for the last 42 years, it means these are
1:40:18 > 1:40:23positions they have to Phil and they have to get a competitive edge. They
1:40:23 > 1:40:28may look at a associated with those roles.So what type of experience to
1:40:28 > 1:40:33people need for these jobs?Again, it varies, but these are afoot in
1:40:33 > 1:40:37the door type jobs. Used to have students outside of term time doing
1:40:37 > 1:40:42it and now people are looking at it for extra income, top up work. It
1:40:42 > 1:40:46can lead to permanent jobs, because of their nature, and if someone does
1:40:46 > 1:40:51well in the job. But yes, it is a case of we've got the national
1:40:51 > 1:40:55minimum wage, and we are driving prices up, and to get that
1:40:55 > 1:40:59competitive edge, employers are having to look at these type of
1:40:59 > 1:41:03roles.So is it the case that for some of these jobs which might have
1:41:03 > 1:41:06been just minimum wage in the past we are seeing companies having to
1:41:06 > 1:41:13pay more?Absolutely, we have also got the hospitality industry, where
1:41:13 > 1:41:18they have relied on EU workers. That has been an industry for the next
1:41:18 > 1:41:22few weeks which has recruited heavily and is suffering with the
1:41:22 > 1:41:28looming Brexit. In the case of getting into that, that is what
1:41:28 > 1:41:32companies are having to put themselves in a position for, and
1:41:32 > 1:41:35employers are having to look at benefits and flexible working times.
1:41:35 > 1:41:40You mentioned some of the jobs becoming permanent, but how long are
1:41:40 > 1:41:45these contract for?They start sort of mid-November. You have Black
1:41:45 > 1:41:49Friday, cyber Monday, Boxing Day sales, people want to recruit over
1:41:49 > 1:41:55that period. At what we have seen is that January is a very busy
1:41:55 > 1:41:58recruitment period. So especially now we have had stagnation with
1:41:58 > 1:42:02wages due to inflation, you are looking for people who will look for
1:42:02 > 1:42:06work in January and if you do well in your temporary job you may be
1:42:06 > 1:42:10kept on a full-time job. January is often a busy time for recruitment.
1:42:10 > 1:42:14So for people out there who want to try and make the most of this, which
1:42:14 > 1:42:19area is the best one to try and get the best money?It depends on your
1:42:19 > 1:42:23skills. If your customer facing, retail and hospitality are good for
1:42:23 > 1:42:29that. -- you are customer facing. You have mentioned some of the
1:42:29 > 1:42:32retailers with online offerings and having to build new warehouses, but
1:42:32 > 1:42:42it does depend on your skill set. Thank you for your time.Thank you.
1:42:42 > 1:42:43Matt is out and
1:42:43 > 1:42:44Thank you for your time.Thank you. Matt is out and about. He was
1:42:44 > 1:42:50telling us earlier that 1500 people go to this out your swimming pool.
1:42:50 > 1:42:56He is not really dressed for a swim this morning, is he?No Speedos
1:42:56 > 1:43:00budgie smugglers but you do have the weather.No, I don't want to put
1:43:00 > 1:43:09people on -- off their Breakfast this morning. 1500 people in four
1:43:09 > 1:43:13hours on Christmas Day come here, and I can see the appeal. It is very
1:43:13 > 1:43:19tempting this morning. It is 28 Celsius, 82 Fahrenheit. Much nicer
1:43:19 > 1:43:23to get in then get out. It is only two degrees poolside at the moment
1:43:23 > 1:43:27and a bit of a breeze is adding to the chill. It has not stopped the
1:43:27 > 1:43:32cloud this morning. Not just for summer, the crowds packing in for
1:43:32 > 1:43:35the winter months as well. If you are heading off yourself, it is
1:43:35 > 1:43:41getting out which will be the struggle. Taking a look at the
1:43:41 > 1:43:46forecast, it is one of staying cold across the UK. We have that wind
1:43:46 > 1:43:49again across eastern parts of the UK as well. Not quite as strong as
1:43:49 > 1:43:54yesterday. With a subtle change of wind direction, not as many showers
1:43:54 > 1:43:57towards the south-west of the country. The shower still packing in
1:43:57 > 1:44:01for north and north-east Scotland. Sleet and snow, not just over higher
1:44:01 > 1:44:05ground. In the showers in north-east England dropping a coating across
1:44:05 > 1:44:10the likes of the North York Moors and the Pennines. Rain in the east
1:44:10 > 1:44:14Midlands towards East Anglia, and a few more showers later on across the
1:44:14 > 1:44:19south-east compared with yesterday. Come further west, frosty start, a
1:44:19 > 1:44:23lovely, sunny, crisp start for many. The shower is limited to the far tip
1:44:23 > 1:44:28across the Isles of Scilly, and not as many showers here as we had three
1:44:28 > 1:44:33yesterday. Most of Wales starts dry, sunny and frosty. Watch out for a
1:44:33 > 1:44:38little bit of ice on the same in Northern Ireland. A bit of sleet
1:44:38 > 1:44:43over higher ground can be expected as well. Through the day, as I said,
1:44:43 > 1:44:46more showers across eastern England compared with yesterday. Coming into
1:44:46 > 1:44:51parts of the Midlands as well. Further west, most of you will stay
1:44:51 > 1:44:55dry and sunny, continuing in northern Scotland, and for the vast
1:44:55 > 1:44:59majority the bulk of the day will be dry. Colder than yesterday.
1:44:59 > 1:45:02Temperatures around three to seven degrees at their very best, and that
1:45:02 > 1:45:06wind will make it feel a bit colder across the eastern coast. A subtle
1:45:06 > 1:45:11change in wind direction. The showers across eastern England
1:45:11 > 1:45:15become more confined to coastal counties. Still an ice risk to go
1:45:15 > 1:45:19with it. Showers in northern Scotland and Northern Ireland and it
1:45:19 > 1:45:23means that wind direction change. Showers will push more into the
1:45:23 > 1:45:26south-western parts of Wales and across Cornwall. Those will be a
1:45:26 > 1:45:30little bit on the wintry side. A cold start to tomorrow morning.
1:45:30 > 1:45:34Widespread frost for many of you and fewer showers to begin with across
1:45:34 > 1:45:37eastern England. They will return through the day across the
1:45:37 > 1:45:40north-east, sleet and snow as well. Showers for northern Scotland,
1:45:40 > 1:45:45Northern Ireland, and south-west Wales and the far south-west of
1:45:45 > 1:45:48England. You will notice UK wide tomorrow more of wind, and that will
1:45:48 > 1:45:53add to the chill. It feel more like -3 across eastern parts of the
1:45:53 > 1:45:57country. The winds easing down on Friday. Showers more confined to
1:45:57 > 1:46:02coastal parts of East Anglia and the far south-east, and it is here we
1:46:02 > 1:46:06could see a bit of sleet mixed in with those. A few showers in the
1:46:06 > 1:46:09west but through Friday the cloud increases across Scotland, Northern
1:46:09 > 1:46:11Ireland and eventually northern England, and that will bring
1:46:11 > 1:46:15slightly less chilly air to take us into the weekend. Overall this week
1:46:15 > 1:46:18we stay with colder theme. Temperatures below where they should
1:46:18 > 1:46:22be for the time of year but not stopping people here from having a
1:46:22 > 1:46:28little dip the waters. -- in the waters.
1:46:28 > 1:46:32little dip the waters. -- in the waters.Thank you very much.
1:46:32 > 1:46:34As we've been hearing, the Transport Secretary
1:46:34 > 1:46:37Chris Grayling has announced plans to shake up the railway network
1:46:37 > 1:46:39so that they work better for passengers.
1:46:39 > 1:46:41Measures include looking into the possibility of reopening
1:46:41 > 1:46:44lines closed in the 1960s as part of the Beeching cuts in order
1:46:44 > 1:46:47to ease overcrowding, as well as splitting up two
1:46:47 > 1:46:50of Britain's biggest rail franchises to improve their services.
1:46:50 > 1:46:52Let's speak to the Secretary of State for Transport
1:46:52 > 1:46:55Chris Grayling who joins us from our Westminster studio.
1:46:55 > 1:47:00Let's talk first of all about these lines that were closed in the 1960s.
1:47:00 > 1:47:03You are talking about possibly reopening some of them.Which ones?
1:47:03 > 1:47:10We are looking at a range. Bristol where we are putting up a lot of new
1:47:10 > 1:47:15capacity, which opens up the potential to restart the old line to
1:47:15 > 1:47:20Hendley and Portishead. Bristol desperately needs more commuter rail
1:47:20 > 1:47:24and that's part of our planned and it involves bringing back some of
1:47:24 > 1:47:28the routes that were lost in the 1960s.How are you going to pay for
1:47:28 > 1:47:33it?If you look at what we've got, we've just announced a £47 billion
1:47:33 > 1:47:38package to invest in the rails. We will have funds in that package to
1:47:38 > 1:47:42develop some of these schemes. We've also announced nearly £2 billion in
1:47:42 > 1:47:45the budget that will fund new investment in transport in our
1:47:45 > 1:47:54cities. That will inevitably be involving some rail investments. So
1:47:54 > 1:47:58we have the funds, but we want to find the right places where it can
1:47:58 > 1:48:06make life better for commuters open -- and open up potential for housing
1:48:06 > 1:48:11and ease congestion. Is this new money? It is. Over the past five
1:48:11 > 1:48:14years we've been involved in the biggest investment programme in the
1:48:14 > 1:48:23railways the steam age. That will open up with more investments and
1:48:23 > 1:48:27longer trains around the country funded by the private sector. People
1:48:27 > 1:48:32talk about the renationalisation of the railways. The private sector is
1:48:32 > 1:48:36paying for new rail carriages all around the country at the cost of
1:48:36 > 1:48:40billions of pounds, money that would otherwise be taken away from budgets
1:48:40 > 1:48:43for hospitals and schools. So this is a good private investment
1:48:43 > 1:48:49programme.Could you explain to people who have been affected by the
1:48:49 > 1:48:52scrapping of electrified schemes, why those have been scrapped and you
1:48:52 > 1:48:58are looking at other schemes?It is a simple equation. Should I spend £1
1:48:58 > 1:49:01billion shaving a minute off the journey time to Sheffield, taking
1:49:01 > 1:49:04longer to deliver new trains? They will arrive three years earlier than
1:49:04 > 1:49:08would have been the case, rather than reopening new commuter routes
1:49:08 > 1:49:12and creating new opportunities for new journeys around the country? I
1:49:12 > 1:49:16think reopening routes is a greater priority than shaping a minute off
1:49:16 > 1:49:20the journey time on an express train.You are well-known Brexiteer.
1:49:20 > 1:49:25That is making the headlines. We are hearing of a doubling of the
1:49:25 > 1:49:30so-called divorce bill. Are those figures true? They are saying 35
1:49:30 > 1:49:38million and and offer of £45 billion -- 35 billion.There are no numbers
1:49:38 > 1:49:43to discuss this morning. What we simply said is that we will fulfil
1:49:43 > 1:49:47our obligations built up during the membership and we want to leave as
1:49:47 > 1:49:50good friends and neighbours and carry on trading with the EU. It is
1:49:50 > 1:49:54right and proper that we meet our obligations and that's what we
1:49:54 > 1:49:58intend to do.Is 35 billion to much? Is lots of speculation about
1:49:58 > 1:50:04numbers. What I'm saying is that the tale is up for negotiation and we
1:50:04 > 1:50:08are making good progress with that and we hope we will move on to
1:50:08 > 1:50:11discussions about trade shortly, but it is right and proper that we meet
1:50:11 > 1:50:17our obligations. Very clear also that as the European Union says
1:50:17 > 1:50:21nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, so this is all part of
1:50:21 > 1:50:25the package going forward.In any negotiations you make offers and you
1:50:25 > 1:50:29normally get something in return. If you are increasing the numbers, what
1:50:29 > 1:50:33are you getting in return?There's a lot of speculation about numbers and
1:50:33 > 1:50:38what I would say now is that we are concentrating on getting through the
1:50:38 > 1:50:41negotiation process, sorting out proper trading arrangements,
1:50:41 > 1:50:46fulfilling our obligations as they are current, not as a future member
1:50:46 > 1:50:50of the EU. So it's not about buying things, it's about fulfilling the
1:50:50 > 1:50:56obligations we built up. There have been obligations and liabilities
1:50:56 > 1:51:00built up and we will fulfil those and that's what we are going to do.
1:51:00 > 1:51:04And what about Northern Ireland? What will happen about the border?
1:51:04 > 1:51:09We've been clear from the start. We do not want and don't intend to have
1:51:09 > 1:51:13a fixed border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
1:51:13 > 1:51:16David Davis put forward proposals early about how we could avoid that.
1:51:16 > 1:51:19It's irrelevant anyway because I believe we will end up with a
1:51:19 > 1:51:23sensible free-trade agreement. That's good for the EU and the UK.
1:51:23 > 1:51:27We are their biggest export market, so it makes sense for that to
1:51:27 > 1:51:32happen. There's no need for a border between Northern Ireland and
1:51:32 > 1:51:35southern island and we have to make sure there is no fixed border.
1:51:35 > 1:51:39Thanks for joining us. -- southern Ireland.
1:51:39 > 1:51:44When we send our children to school we expect them to get the best start
1:51:44 > 1:51:48in life, but sadly for some with special educational needs that
1:51:48 > 1:51:49There are around 120,000 school-aged children
1:51:49 > 1:51:52in England with autism, and the vast majority go
1:51:52 > 1:51:53to mainstream schools.
1:51:53 > 1:51:55Yet many are being failed by the education system.
1:51:55 > 1:51:59A new report by a group of MPs found 70% of parents believe
1:51:59 > 1:52:03the support their child needs is not being put in place quickly enough,
1:52:03 > 1:52:07with half saying they had to wait for more than a year.
1:52:07 > 1:52:1040% say their child's school does not meet their needs.
1:52:10 > 1:52:13Television presenter and vocal coach Carrie Grant and her husband
1:52:13 > 1:52:26David have four children with special educational needs.
1:52:26 > 1:52:29Louise spoke to them about their fight and how they had
1:52:29 > 1:52:31to get their children the education they deserve.
1:52:31 > 1:52:33I feel desperate for my children.
1:52:33 > 1:52:37I feel really desperate.
1:52:37 > 1:52:40We failed them as parents because we can't get
1:52:40 > 1:52:42the services that we need.
1:52:42 > 1:52:46We can't get the education that these children deserve.
1:52:48 > 1:52:51Thank you so much for inviting me to your house.
1:52:51 > 1:52:54Just run me through the family.
1:52:54 > 1:53:00This one is Olivia, our eldest, who has dyspraxia, ADHD.
1:53:00 > 1:53:01Talia is autistic.
1:53:01 > 1:53:04She has really struggled at school.
1:53:04 > 1:53:07This is Imogen, who's 11 going on 12.
1:53:07 > 1:53:13She is autistic and she also has ADHD.
1:53:13 > 1:53:16And your young boy, he is adopted, isn't he?
1:53:16 > 1:53:17Yeah.
1:53:17 > 1:53:18So this is Nathan.
1:53:18 > 1:53:21He was adopted when he was two.
1:53:21 > 1:53:23And he has attachment difficulties, which is
1:53:23 > 1:53:26quite common with children who have been adopted.
1:53:26 > 1:53:27Four children and seven...
1:53:27 > 1:53:31Seven conditions! Yeah.
1:53:38 > 1:53:41There's this new parliamentary report out and how does it affect
1:53:41 > 1:53:45them at school?
1:53:45 > 1:53:48It had a big impact, hasn't it?
1:53:48 > 1:53:52I think the challenges at school are vast because some
1:53:52 > 1:53:55schools just aren't even looking at SEN and they don't
1:53:55 > 1:53:58want to look at it.
1:53:58 > 1:54:01The biggest fight would be trying to access services and often
1:54:01 > 1:54:07sadly trying to get the school to understand what it is you need.
1:54:07 > 1:54:08That's said in the report.
1:54:08 > 1:54:1170% of parents say support isn't in place quickly enough
1:54:11 > 1:54:14for their child and nearly 70% waited for nearly six months.
1:54:14 > 1:54:16What are the biggest issues for you?
1:54:16 > 1:54:18Certainly with our children the biggest issues
1:54:18 > 1:54:22are anxiety, the fact that they're not a one size fits all and so much
1:54:22 > 1:54:26of school education is geared towards one size fits all.
1:54:26 > 1:54:28Our children don't necessarily have learning disabilities,
1:54:28 > 1:54:35they are super intelligent, but they are also sick.
1:54:35 > 1:54:39-- they're autistic.
1:54:39 > 1:54:42We are conditioned to judge the quality of our parenting
1:54:42 > 1:54:43on the happiness of our children.
1:54:43 > 1:54:44That's so true!
1:54:44 > 1:54:48That's so true.
1:54:48 > 1:54:51And actually you have to find a different yardstick
1:54:51 > 1:54:53if your children are on the autistic spectrum.
1:54:53 > 1:54:55What is your judgement of a good day?
1:54:55 > 1:54:56That you've got through it?
1:54:56 > 1:54:59A good day is that all the kids are alive.
1:54:59 > 1:55:00Yeah.
1:55:00 > 1:55:03And they all go to bed, asleep, alive and not feeling as though
1:55:03 > 1:55:05they don't want to see the morning.
1:55:05 > 1:55:13That's a really good day.
1:55:13 > 1:55:21You really get a sense of how it is. Thank you to them for talking to us.
1:55:21 > 1:55:25This is a 24-hour thing they are dealing with. We are getting lots of
1:55:25 > 1:55:29messages about teachers and talking about how perhaps they can help as
1:55:29 > 1:55:38well. Because there is a difficult conversation. Teachers are trying to
1:55:38 > 1:55:41help, say many, and they are being hampered by the system.
1:55:41 > 1:55:48Just to give you a flavour, Lee says all the schools she has worked at
1:55:48 > 1:55:53have been dedicating themselves to getting the right support. At
1:55:53 > 1:55:59underfunding has affected how schools work. Staff being overworked
1:55:59 > 1:56:05and stuffing children into class of over 30.
1:56:05 > 1:56:10Carrie talked about training. I am a teaching assistant working with a
1:56:10 > 1:56:14severely autistic five-year-old child. I am one to one with her. She
1:56:14 > 1:56:19is not communicating and often kicks out and bites me and others. She
1:56:19 > 1:56:24says she has very limited training in autism, as have other staff. But
1:56:24 > 1:56:28if parents wish their children to be in a mainstream school, the school
1:56:28 > 1:56:32has no option to accommodate these children in the best way they can.
1:56:32 > 1:56:35That's interesting because that parliamentary report also talks in
1:56:35 > 1:56:37little bit about training and access to training.
1:56:37 > 1:56:42One more from Claire. She says she feels for parents trying to get
1:56:42 > 1:56:45appropriate education for special children, but she says stop
1:56:45 > 1:56:49promoting the idea of the school let me down. She is a maths teacher and
1:56:49 > 1:56:53she knows how hard they work to accommodate all children, especially
1:56:53 > 1:56:56those with special education needs. Thank you for all of the comments.
1:56:56 > 1:56:59We are reading them all.
1:56:59 > 1:56:59Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
1:57:02 > 1:57:03Good morning.
1:57:03 > 1:57:06Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
1:57:06 > 1:57:09in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.
1:57:09 > 1:57:12Police Scotland's chief constable is on "special leave" and a number
1:57:12 > 1:57:16of senior officers have been suspended amid allegations of
1:57:16 > 1:57:19criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate accusations
1:57:19 > 1:57:24of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
1:57:24 > 1:57:26No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
1:57:26 > 1:57:29under investigation.
1:57:29 > 1:57:33Some of Scotland's most important industries risk being given a low
1:57:33 > 1:57:35priority in trade talks between the European Union
1:57:35 > 1:57:37and the UK government.
1:57:37 > 1:57:40That's one of the findings from research into the links
1:57:40 > 1:57:43between Scottish jobs and current export patterns, carried
1:57:43 > 1:57:46out for the GMB union.
1:57:46 > 1:57:48It found roughly 80,000 jobs are directly dependent
1:57:48 > 1:57:53on Scottish exports to the EU.
1:57:53 > 1:57:56Sir Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
1:57:56 > 1:57:57future stars of British sport.
1:57:57 > 1:58:00It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
1:58:00 > 1:58:03He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
1:58:03 > 1:58:13while plagued with a hip injury.
1:58:14 > 1:58:17I was like maybe this is something to do when I stop playing,
1:58:17 > 1:58:19looking to help some younger British
1:58:19 > 1:58:22athletes go through that kind of transition phase from playing
1:58:22 > 1:58:31in the juniors in to senior ranks.
1:58:31 > 1:58:34The achievements of Dr Elsie Inglis - the founder
1:58:34 > 1:58:36of the Scottish Women's Hospitals - will be celebrated
1:58:36 > 1:58:38in Edinburgh today, a century after her death.
1:58:38 > 1:58:41At the outbreak of World War One she identified a role for women
1:58:41 > 1:58:44to serve in front-line hospitals but the war office told her to "go
1:58:44 > 1:58:45home and sit still".
1:58:45 > 1:58:47She then offered her services to Britain's allies who accepted
1:58:47 > 1:58:50and went on to set up hospitals to treat soldiers all over Europe.
1:58:50 > 1:58:52Now let's get the Breakfast time weather outlook
1:58:52 > 1:58:54and Kawser is at the map.
1:58:54 > 1:58:56Good morning. Cold and frosty out there, the risk of icy stretches
1:58:56 > 1:59:03across the North as we continue to draw in this arctic air. The East
1:59:03 > 1:59:08Coast will see further blustery showers. Mainly across the north and
1:59:08 > 1:59:12east coast as well, becoming increasingly wintry at time.
1:59:12 > 1:59:16Elsewhere, bright weather and feeling cold, temperatures
1:59:16 > 1:59:20struggling at a red 3-5dC. Through the evening and overnight, the
1:59:20 > 1:59:27showers will become increasingly wintry. A widespread frost,
1:59:27 > 1:59:33temperatures dipping below freezing, may be down to minus three or -4,
1:59:33 > 1:59:37and risk of icy stretches again in the north. Tomorrow we do it all
1:59:37 > 1:59:43again, I see stretches in the North and feeling cold despite those
1:59:43 > 1:59:46spells of sunshine.
2:00:14 > 2:00:16And that's all for now.
2:00:16 > 2:00:16I'll be back with another update at 8.25am.
2:00:19 > 2:00:20at the usual address. Bye bye.
2:00:26 > 2:00:29Good morning it's Wednesday, 29th November.
2:00:33 > 2:00:46The BBC understands the UK could pay £35 billion.
2:00:49 > 2:00:51Good morning.
2:00:51 > 2:00:53It's Wednesday, 29th November.
2:00:53 > 2:00:56Also this morning:
2:00:56 > 2:00:59The children with autism being let down by the system -
2:00:59 > 2:01:01half of parents say they've waited more than a year for
2:01:01 > 2:01:05the help they need.
2:01:05 > 2:01:08It's a fight. It is a constant fight. You wouldn't think you'd need
2:01:08 > 2:01:12to fight so much for something that you should be able to access so
2:01:12 > 2:01:15easily.
2:01:15 > 2:01:18The murders of Lin and Megan Russell - lawyers for the man convicted
2:01:18 > 2:01:20of killing them say they've uncovered new evidence that
2:01:20 > 2:01:21could prove his innocence.
2:01:21 > 2:01:23There are big plans to change our railways.
2:01:23 > 2:01:25The Transport Secretary says passengers deserve a more reliable
2:01:25 > 2:01:27and efficient service.
2:01:27 > 2:01:33I'll be explaining how he plans to do it.
2:01:33 > 2:01:34Good morning.
2:01:34 > 2:01:35in Sport.
2:01:35 > 2:01:36England's Women maintain their perfect start
2:01:36 > 2:01:37in World Cup qualifying.
2:01:37 > 2:01:41Super sub Fran Kirby scoring with her first kick of the game
2:01:41 > 2:01:43in a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan.
2:01:43 > 2:01:47And a new drive to get us to reduce the amount of food we throw out -
2:01:47 > 2:01:49we'll have some top tips.
2:01:49 > 2:01:51And it may be freezing but that hasn't stopped Matt.
2:01:51 > 2:01:57He's out and about with the weather.
2:01:57 > 2:02:04It is two Celsius out here, but the appeal of the Lido for winter as
2:02:04 > 2:02:08well as summer. If you are outdoors, it is a cold day today once again.
2:02:08 > 2:02:11Fewer showers around across many western areas, but it is a wetter
2:02:11 > 2:02:15day for some in the east. A bit of snow mixed in. I will have the full
2:02:15 > 2:02:21forecast in 15 minutes. See you then.
2:02:21 > 2:02:25Good morning. First our main story.
2:02:25 > 2:02:27The BBC understands the Government has significantly increased
2:02:27 > 2:02:30the amount of money it's offering to the European Union as part
2:02:30 > 2:02:31of the Brexit divorce bill.
2:02:31 > 2:02:34The figure is believed to be around double the original figure
2:02:34 > 2:02:36which was just under £18 billion - although this morning
2:02:36 > 2:02:39Downing Street insists there is no agreed final figure and that
2:02:39 > 2:02:40negotiations are still going on.
2:02:40 > 2:02:44Earlier the Transport Secretary, Chris Grayling told this programme
2:02:44 > 2:02:48they are making good progress in negotiations.
2:02:48 > 2:02:52There is lots of speculation about numbers. What I'm saying now is that
2:02:52 > 2:02:57detail is for the negotiations. We're making good progress in those
2:02:57 > 2:03:00negotiations. We hope we will move on to discussions about trade
2:03:00 > 2:03:04shortly, but it is right and proper that we meet our obligations, but
2:03:04 > 2:03:08very clear also that as the European Union itself often says, nothing is
2:03:08 > 2:03:14agreed until everything is agreed. So this is all part of a package
2:03:14 > 2:03:17going forward.
2:03:17 > 2:03:19Let's get reaction to that from our Political correspondent,
2:03:19 > 2:03:23Leila Nathoo who's in Westminster for us.
2:03:23 > 2:03:27It seems the Government line this is very much part of an on going
2:03:27 > 2:03:31negotiation process?Yes, ministers are clear they don't want to be
2:03:31 > 2:03:38pinned down to any specific figure. Nor do they want to reveal, confirm
2:03:38 > 2:03:41for now that any agreement has been reached, but what is clear there has
2:03:41 > 2:03:46been an acceptance on the UK side, the Cabinet is agreed, last week,
2:03:46 > 2:03:50that an increased offer has to be made to Brussels. That offer is
2:03:50 > 2:03:55being made behind the scenes and it seems to have been warmly, broadly
2:03:55 > 2:04:02welcomed by those on the EU side. Now, the figures we are talking
2:04:02 > 2:04:06about, the upper end of those figures has been dismissed by
2:04:06 > 2:04:09Downing Street, but it is clear this is significantly more than Theresa
2:04:09 > 2:04:13May had initially said when she made her offer of about £18 billion in
2:04:13 > 2:04:20her Florence speech. Now, the idea that Brussels is welcoming this as,
2:04:20 > 2:04:23although nothing has been pinned down, Brussels is welcoming this as
2:04:23 > 2:04:27a sign that progress is being made towards sorting out that particular
2:04:27 > 2:04:30matter b, but in December, in a um can have weeks' time, there is a
2:04:30 > 2:04:35meeting of EU leaders when they will decide whether to give the green
2:04:35 > 2:04:39light to beginning trade talks this. Is what the UK has been calling for
2:04:39 > 2:04:43for sometime. The divorce bill seems to have been sort of broadly agreed
2:04:43 > 2:04:52on. Certainly the principles of it and a figure, a road range, but the
2:04:52 > 2:04:55Irish border, resolving that, how about the Irish border work after
2:04:55 > 2:05:00Brexit, that appears to be the main stumbling block. Certainly the
2:05:00 > 2:05:05obstacle standing in the way for the EU to give the green light for trade
2:05:05 > 2:05:09talks to begin in a couple of weeks' time.
2:05:13 > 2:05:16Children with autism in England are being let down by the education
2:05:16 > 2:05:19system according to a report by the All Party Parliamentary
2:05:19 > 2:05:21group for autism, seen exclusively by Breakfast.
2:05:21 > 2:05:24This is Harley - he's now in a specialist school but his mum
2:05:24 > 2:05:27Natalie says it was a struggle to get the support he needs.
2:05:27 > 2:05:28It's a fight.
2:05:28 > 2:05:29It is a constant fight.
2:05:29 > 2:05:32You wouldn't think you'd need to fight so much for something that
2:05:32 > 2:05:37you should be able to access so easily.
2:05:37 > 2:05:39Natalie is not alone.
2:05:39 > 2:05:41More than 2,000 parents were surveyed, and nearly three
2:05:41 > 2:05:44in four said they waited more than six months for the support
2:05:44 > 2:05:47their child is entitled to, while half said they waited more
2:05:47 > 2:05:51than a year.
2:05:51 > 2:05:54It is shocking that 50% of those children are not happy in school.
2:05:54 > 2:05:5650% of teachers are not comfortable teaching those with autism.
2:05:56 > 2:05:59We have to do a lot better because if one in
2:05:59 > 2:06:02100 have got this incredibly special feature about them, that they need
2:06:02 > 2:06:05additional help then we're failing them if we don't give them
2:06:05 > 2:06:07that help.
2:06:07 > 2:06:12The All Party Parliamentary Group is now calling for a national autism
2:06:12 > 2:06:16and education strategy by the end of 2019 with more training
2:06:16 > 2:06:19for staff and a curriculum tailored for individual needs.
2:06:19 > 2:06:22The Department for Education says "all schools have a duty
2:06:22 > 2:06:23to support children with special educational needs".
2:06:23 > 2:06:26It says it's given councils £223 million in extra funding
2:06:26 > 2:06:29to introduce reforms.
2:06:29 > 2:06:35We will be looking at this issue all morning, so please do send
2:06:35 > 2:06:37us your stories or questions by email bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk or
2:06:37 > 2:06:47tweet us using the hashtag #BBCSend.
2:06:50 > 2:06:54We are reading as many as we can on air, but we have got a dedicated
2:06:54 > 2:06:57team who are going through everything because so many stories
2:06:57 > 2:07:04from all sorts of people, including parents and teachers as well are
2:07:04 > 2:07:07getting in contact us with about our week-long coverage. Thank you for
2:07:07 > 2:07:09being involved.
2:07:09 > 2:07:12Lawyers for a man found guilty of murdering a mother and daughter
2:07:12 > 2:07:15in Kent in 1996 say they'll release significant new evidence today that
2:07:15 > 2:07:19casts doubt on his conviction.
2:07:19 > 2:07:21Lin Russell and her six-year-old daughter, Megan,
2:07:21 > 2:07:23were attacked as they walked along a quiet country lane near
2:07:23 > 2:07:25the village of Chillenden in Kent.
2:07:25 > 2:07:28Our correspondent Wyre Davies has this report.
2:07:28 > 2:07:29It was a notorious murder.
2:07:29 > 2:07:32A brutal, unprovoked attack in the Kent countryside,
2:07:32 > 2:07:35on a family walking home from a school swimming gala.
2:07:35 > 2:07:3745-year-old Lin Russell and her six-year-old
2:07:37 > 2:07:43daughter, Megan, were killed in the frenzied hammer attack.
2:07:43 > 2:07:47But nine-year-old Josie survived, despite suffering terrible injuries.
2:07:47 > 2:07:49Michael Stone, a known criminal and drug addict,
2:07:49 > 2:07:52was arrested a year later in 1997 and found guilty of
2:07:52 > 2:07:56the Russell murders.
2:07:56 > 2:07:58He's serving a life sentence, but has always
2:07:58 > 2:08:00protested his innocence.
2:08:00 > 2:08:06There's no forensic evidence against him and he was convicted
2:08:06 > 2:08:13on a disputed confession to a fellow prisoner and Stone's legal team say
2:08:13 > 2:08:15they now have compelling, new evidence linking this man,
2:08:15 > 2:08:16Levi Bellfield, to the Russell murders.
2:08:16 > 2:08:20The killer of schoolgirl Millie Dowler, Amelie Delagrange
2:08:20 > 2:08:25and Marsha McDonnell is serving two full life terms and many say
2:08:25 > 2:08:35Bellfield has committed dozens of similar serious crimes.
2:08:35 > 2:08:38The similarities you've got are, a woman, a blitz attack
2:08:38 > 2:08:39with something heavy like a hammer.
2:08:39 > 2:08:41Just those features make it an extremely rare crime.
2:08:41 > 2:08:45I think in the absence of other facts, he would be a good suspect.
2:08:45 > 2:08:47Two decades after the appalling Russell murders, lawyers for the man
2:08:47 > 2:08:50convicted of the killings will today release new evidence that the BBC
2:08:50 > 2:08:53has seen and which they say means his case must now go
2:08:53 > 2:08:56to the Court of Appeal.
2:08:58 > 2:09:01The Government is considering breaking up two of the country's
2:09:01 > 2:09:07biggest train operators as part of a new rail strategy.
2:09:07 > 2:09:09The franchises are Great Western and GTR which combines Southern,
2:09:09 > 2:09:10Thameslink and Great Northern.
2:09:10 > 2:09:14Ministers are also exploring the possibility that some
2:09:14 > 2:09:18of the lines closed during the 1960s could be re-opened.
2:09:18 > 2:09:21They say new rail lines can unlock jobs, encourage house building
2:09:21 > 2:09:26and ease overcrowding on the existing network.
2:09:26 > 2:09:29North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile which travelled
2:09:29 > 2:09:32a thousand kilometres before falling into the Sea of Japan.
2:09:32 > 2:09:35The Pentagon said it probably had intercontinental capability.
2:09:35 > 2:09:37It's the first such launch in more than two months and comes
2:09:37 > 2:09:40despite continuing international pressure on North Korea to desist.
2:09:40 > 2:09:47Our Seoul correspondent Paul Adams is there for us this morning.
2:09:47 > 2:09:51Good morning Paul. Of course, so many people would like to know the
2:09:51 > 2:09:55details about this missile and it's capabilities?Good morning, Louise.
2:09:55 > 2:10:02I think the key things to note about this missile are it flew longer and
2:10:02 > 2:10:08higher than any of its predecessors and led many experts and including
2:10:08 > 2:10:14the US Defence Secretary James Mattis to conclude it is an
2:10:14 > 2:10:17Intercontinental ballistic missile capable of hitting all of the
2:10:17 > 2:10:20Continental United States. That represents a leap forward on the
2:10:20 > 2:10:23part of the North Korean, they have
2:10:23 > 2:10:24represents a leap forward on the a missile capable reaching much
2:10:24 > 2:10:29further than their previous efforts, but what they lack is the ability to
2:10:29 > 2:10:33put a nuclear warhead on top of the missile and still fire it
2:10:33 > 2:10:37successfully over a very long-distance.Paul Adams, thank you
2:10:37 > 2:10:39very much.
2:10:39 > 2:10:42Apple says it's working to fix a serious bug in its most recent
2:10:42 > 2:10:44Mac operating system.
2:10:44 > 2:10:47The flaw in the High Sierra software makes it possible to access
2:10:47 > 2:10:49a Mac computer or laptop without a password, and gain
2:10:49 > 2:10:57powerful administrator rights.
2:10:57 > 2:11:00A restored white Fiat 126p crowd funded by residents in a town
2:11:00 > 2:11:03in Poland has finally arrived in the US destined for the actor
2:11:03 > 2:11:12Tom Hanks as a birthday present.
2:11:12 > 2:11:16One of his fans, Monica Jaskolska, who is from the town
2:11:16 > 2:11:19where the classic car was made in the 1970s, noticed the stars
2:11:19 > 2:11:23obsession with the make and decided to raise money to send him one.
2:11:23 > 2:11:26The car was showcased at a party for the star's birthday in July
2:11:26 > 2:11:33with money left over going to the local hospital.
2:11:33 > 2:11:41If you see Mr Hanks in that car, it is the sort of car you would nobble
2:11:41 > 2:11:46around in.I think I know what you mean! Let's hope it works at least.
2:11:46 > 2:11:51The wonderful thing about being on live TV, sometimes you make up words
2:11:51 > 2:11:58that don't make much sense!
2:11:58 > 2:12:01When it comes to the food in your kitchen do you know
2:12:01 > 2:12:04the difference between the use by, best before and sell by dates?
2:12:04 > 2:12:06The waste agency WRAP, says people are throwing away edible
2:12:06 > 2:12:08food because too many different terms are used on packaging.
2:12:08 > 2:12:11Let's get more detail on this from Margaret Bates, professor
2:12:11 > 2:12:14of Sustainable Waste Management at the University of Northampton.
2:12:14 > 2:12:17If you through that together, Margaret, it wouldn't make the
2:12:17 > 2:12:21greatest meal in the world, but if you see the difference. We've got a
2:12:21 > 2:12:26bit of a best before here on the bread. Best before on the peppers
2:12:26 > 2:12:31and also best before is on the onions.On the apples you have got
2:12:31 > 2:12:37display by, I think.Display until. Display until. This one is I can't
2:12:37 > 2:12:41find it, use by. Three different things to look at.Well, the key
2:12:41 > 2:12:47ones are the use by and the best before. So, use by means use it by
2:12:47 > 2:12:52then or there might be food safety issues. Best before is just advice.
2:12:52 > 2:12:56I like really mature cheese so I always eat my cheese after the best
2:12:56 > 2:13:03before date. Display until, sell by, I don't see the point of those.
2:13:03 > 2:13:05That's just a message presumably to the shop that's selling it, isn't
2:13:05 > 2:13:12it?We don't need to know that. I agree. But it's really important
2:13:12 > 2:13:15that people understand that use by is the sort of killer one. That's
2:13:15 > 2:13:20the bit you stick to. Best before is just guidance. Ignore it if you
2:13:20 > 2:13:24want.You talk about the killer one. If you ate that, you could get
2:13:24 > 2:13:29yourself into serious problems?You could get ill. I would probably be
2:13:29 > 2:13:35fine especially with my cooking! I'm pretty immune.Some people are
2:13:35 > 2:13:40saying smell it, if it is OK, you can eat it. But it is confusing for
2:13:40 > 2:13:42many others the difference in terminology and one thing that might
2:13:42 > 2:13:46help to clear it up, you are talking about stickers which say whether you
2:13:46 > 2:13:51put it in the fridge or freezer? Going back to the smell thing, if it
2:13:51 > 2:13:55smells off then don't eat it, but if it doesn't smell off, that doesn't
2:13:55 > 2:14:00mean it is still safe to eat. Listeria doesn't smell. So, don't
2:14:00 > 2:14:05assume because it smells OK, it's fine. If doesn't smell OK then you
2:14:05 > 2:14:12can assume it's not. But the idea as well is that when you pick it up
2:14:12 > 2:14:15with the new guidance that's been recommended, it should go in the
2:14:15 > 2:14:19fridge, it will have a nice clear picture of a fridge on it. You don't
2:14:19 > 2:14:23need to hunt through, where is the label, where is the data I need? The
2:14:23 > 2:14:26other thing that I think is really good, they are calling for the
2:14:26 > 2:14:29reintroduction of this snowflake label. The one that says that you
2:14:29 > 2:14:35can freeze it because if you freeze it, your best before, your use-by
2:14:35 > 2:14:39dates, that clock stops. You put it in the freezer and it slows
2:14:39 > 2:14:45everything down and it gives you the opportunity to take chance of those
2:14:45 > 2:14:50bar gains, the reduced price bread so you can buy it and put it in your
2:14:50 > 2:14:57freezer.As long as you freeze it by its use-by date?Exactly.We were
2:14:57 > 2:15:00having a discussion about freeze on day of purchase. Let's say you leave
2:15:00 > 2:15:03some chicken two days in the fridge and put it in the freezer, when you
2:15:03 > 2:15:07defrosted that, how long can you leave it before you have to throw
2:15:07 > 2:15:12that chicken out?
2:15:12 > 2:15:15I would defrost it when you want to eat it, I wouldn't leave it for too
2:15:15 > 2:15:20long. I think the advice is 24 hours. Freeze on day of purchase,
2:15:20 > 2:15:25it's not really that important. The key thing is to freeze before the
2:15:25 > 2:15:28use by date.The figures are staggering about how much food we
2:15:28 > 2:15:35throw away.Over 7 million tonnes. The thing I think is important for
2:15:35 > 2:15:40householders is better food waste management. Reducing our food waste
2:15:40 > 2:15:44can save householders on average £700 per year. Can you imagine the
2:15:44 > 2:15:46impact that would have on your Christmas budget if you could save
2:15:46 > 2:15:53£700?At lot. Onions, you don't put them in the fridge. Our team were
2:15:53 > 2:16:00confused.Onions and potatoes, a cool dark place. Not a cold dark
2:16:00 > 2:16:05place. The other thing with fridges, the temperature of your fridge is
2:16:05 > 2:16:12important. 5 degrees or less. For every degree above five, you lose a
2:16:12 > 2:16:14day of product life. Check the temperature in your fridge, as well.
2:16:14 > 2:16:21That's useful.I got shot in a fridge once in a burger joint which
2:16:21 > 2:16:27was a bit colder.One of those big industrial fridges. I escaped. There
2:16:27 > 2:16:31was a tiny gap at the bottom and I put a line of cheese slices out
2:16:31 > 2:16:39through the gap.No!Honestly! It was soundproofed. Suddenly walked
2:16:39 > 2:16:46past, saw the line of cheese singles and let me out.That fridge was not
2:16:46 > 2:16:51working because they shouldn't have been a gap!I had to force the
2:16:51 > 2:16:56rubber bottom up.That's one of my worst nightmares!Have you got
2:16:56 > 2:17:05clammy hands again?
2:17:05 > 2:17:07Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:17:07 > 2:17:09He's at a lido in south west London.
2:17:09 > 2:17:13A very good morning from Hampton pool to the west of London. A lovely
2:17:13 > 2:17:18shot showing the pool is full and has been since 6am all stop the pool
2:17:18 > 2:17:22opened in 1922 and other than five years when it is closed by the
2:17:22 > 2:17:27council, it has been open every since. Still pulling in the cloud,
2:17:27 > 2:17:31open every day of the year. About 14 people in there at the moment. Looks
2:17:31 > 2:17:40lovely. 28 degrees in the pool. Pool side it is colder. Let's take a look
2:17:40 > 2:17:41at the forecast.
2:17:44 > 2:17:49A chilly start and the forecast for the UK is staying cold again across
2:17:49 > 2:17:53the country and with a bit of a chilly wind across eastern parts of
2:17:53 > 2:17:57the country, as well. A mixture of sunshine and showers again. Showers
2:17:57 > 2:18:01most likely across northern and eastern areas today. A few showers
2:18:01 > 2:18:06across Scotland, Winter in nature. Fine crisp and cold across central
2:18:06 > 2:18:10and southern Scotland. We have snow showers across north-east England at
2:18:10 > 2:18:13the moment giving a covering over the hills. Rain showers further
2:18:13 > 2:18:17south. Showers more abundant across eastern part of this morning,
2:18:17 > 2:18:20compared with yesterday. The western half of the country, fewer showers
2:18:20 > 2:18:26in Cornwall. One or two in Wales but not as many as yesterday. Much of
2:18:26 > 2:18:30western England and Wales bright, crisp and sunny this morning with a
2:18:30 > 2:18:34frost. Little bit of ice in one or two spots, as there may be in
2:18:34 > 2:18:37Northern Ireland. The main ice risk is in northern Scotland. Northern
2:18:37 > 2:18:41Ireland will see a few showers this morning and through the day. Mainly
2:18:41 > 2:18:45rain but a bit of sleet and snow for the high ground can't be ruled out.
2:18:45 > 2:18:50We'll continue to see showers in particular the north-east of
2:18:50 > 2:18:53England, wintry at times with cold air in place. It will feel chilly
2:18:53 > 2:18:59down the eastern coast with the strongest winds. A lot of you will
2:18:59 > 2:19:03stay dry through the day, with western England, much of Wales and
2:19:03 > 2:19:07south-west Scotland, but even here tempered his are down on yesterday.
2:19:07 > 2:19:11Three to 7 degrees at best. This evening and overnight, a subtle
2:19:11 > 2:19:14change in wind direction. Those more north-westerly and that means
2:19:14 > 2:19:19eastern part of England, the showers will become confined to the coast.
2:19:19 > 2:19:22In south-west Wales, Cornwall, more showers again and they may have a
2:19:22 > 2:19:26bit of sleet and snow. In between, temperatures drop below freezing. A
2:19:26 > 2:19:31cold start to Thursday morning. Frosty but also with more of a
2:19:31 > 2:19:34breeze, so an added wind chill. Tomorrow, eastern England, not as
2:19:34 > 2:19:38many showers. More showers to the west of the country but through the
2:19:38 > 2:19:41day, showers and start to Bush in through north-east England again.
2:19:41 > 2:19:45Eastern parts of Scotland. More snow with those, stronger wind and an
2:19:45 > 2:19:50added wind chill tomorrow. The coldest feeling day of the week, it
2:19:50 > 2:19:56will feel like -3 across some parts of eastern England. Wind eases in
2:19:56 > 2:19:59Friday, showers across the coastal parts of East Anglia and the
2:19:59 > 2:20:03south-east of England. Don't be surprised if you see sleet and snow
2:20:03 > 2:20:06mixed in. Generally most places will be dry, clouding over from the
2:20:06 > 2:20:10north-west through the day and that will eventually bring in something a
2:20:10 > 2:20:13little less chilly to take us into the weekend. Thursday looking the
2:20:13 > 2:20:19coldest day of the week. Nothing untoward. It is the end of November
2:20:19 > 2:20:26tomorrow, but certainly something. Let me introduce you to Daniel, one
2:20:26 > 2:20:30of the lifeguards. If you're feeling sorry for us standing out here, feel
2:20:30 > 2:20:35sorry for him. Sits outside for 40 minutes in the hour. He has a lovely
2:20:35 > 2:20:37day ahead of him tomorrow.
2:20:37 > 2:20:37minutes in the hour. He has a lovely day ahead of him tomorrow.It is
2:20:37 > 2:20:45quite extraordinary to see you standing there dressed in a big coat
2:20:45 > 2:20:52and people swimming behind you. It is fantastic.I feel a bit of a
2:20:52 > 2:20:56wimp! 28 degrees in there is probably much nicer than out here.
2:20:56 > 2:21:04Stay out of the water!He hasn't got his swimmers with him.he says!
2:21:04 > 2:21:07The government is considering breaking up two of the country's
2:21:07 > 2:21:09biggest train operators as part of a new rail strategy.
2:21:09 > 2:21:12The franchises are Great Western and GTR - which combines Southern,
2:21:12 > 2:21:12Thameslink and Great Northern.
2:21:12 > 2:21:15Steph is here with more details.
2:21:15 > 2:21:20This is the government's rail strategy, trying to make services
2:21:20 > 2:21:23more efficient and reliable for passengers. Something like 1.7
2:21:23 > 2:21:27billion people use the trains, the rail system, so the government has
2:21:27 > 2:21:30said they want to make things better for people and there's lots of ways
2:21:30 > 2:21:34they want to do this. A lot of it is they want to do this. A lot of it is
2:21:34 > 2:21:39about who runs which bits of the system. You have Network Rail in
2:21:39 > 2:21:42charge of maintenance and some stations. Then the train operators
2:21:42 > 2:21:47run the different trains on different lines. They operate as
2:21:47 > 2:21:50franchises essentially. They want to break up some of the bigger ones to
2:21:50 > 2:21:56make it easier for the company is to be able to offer more reliable
2:21:56 > 2:21:59services because they'll be concentrating on smaller bits of the
2:21:59 > 2:22:02system. They're also one about reopening some old lines, as well.
2:22:02 > 2:22:08You might remember back in the 1960s, a few lines were closed,
2:22:08 > 2:22:12called the beaching lines. Dan's looking at the floor, saying,
2:22:12 > 2:22:16neither of us were alive then! That's one of the plans and they are
2:22:16 > 2:22:24asking councils to give them an idea of which routes would be best to
2:22:24 > 2:22:28promote the local economy. You asked Chris Grayling where the money would
2:22:28 > 2:22:36come from.We've announced a £47 billion package to invest in the
2:22:36 > 2:22:38come from.We've announced a £47 railways in 2024. Will have funds in
2:22:38 > 2:22:41that package to develop some of these schemes. We've also announced
2:22:41 > 2:22:45nearly £2 billion in the budget that will fund new investment in
2:22:45 > 2:22:50transport in our cities. That will inevitably involves some rail
2:22:50 > 2:22:53reopening, investments. We have funds available to bring some of
2:22:53 > 2:22:57these routes back into use. What we want to do is find the right places
2:22:57 > 2:23:01where it can make life better for commuters, it can unlock the
2:23:01 > 2:23:08potential for housing developments. Congestion in city centres.Good
2:23:08 > 2:23:12question, thanks.I have to remind you to remind us.I forgot earlier.
2:23:12 > 2:23:16Next week we are doing a series on kids learning about finance and
2:23:16 > 2:23:21doing jobs. I know you both had jobs as teenagers and so did I so I want
2:23:21 > 2:23:23pictures of people from when they were a child doing these jobs or
2:23:23 > 2:23:28pictures from notes teenage years. We'll print it out and make a big
2:23:28 > 2:23:31display. Please sent in what your job was and your name and a picture
2:23:31 > 2:23:37from that time. Preferably doing the job, although that may be tricky.I
2:23:37 > 2:23:42won't send you a picture, I was picking up manure.I can't send you
2:23:42 > 2:23:46a picture of me stuck in a fridge because it was pitch black. I can
2:23:46 > 2:23:50recreate it.That's next week, please send them in by Twitter,
2:23:50 > 2:23:54e-mail, the usual.
2:23:54 > 2:23:57This morning we've been hearing about how living with a special
2:23:57 > 2:23:58educational need can be hugely challenging.
2:23:58 > 2:24:01For those living with autism, an extra obstacle can be trying
2:24:01 > 2:24:03to overcome other people's attitudes towards the condition.
2:24:03 > 2:24:06With that in mind, here's a guide of what not to say to someone
2:24:06 > 2:24:10on the autistic spectrum.
2:24:10 > 2:24:11I touched the bowl.
2:24:11 > 2:24:12I'm so eager!
2:24:12 > 2:24:13What have we got?
2:24:13 > 2:24:15I get this a lot.
2:24:15 > 2:24:16You know what it's like?
2:24:16 > 2:24:20That's how I feel.
2:24:20 > 2:24:21You don't look autistic.
2:24:21 > 2:24:22What?
2:24:22 > 2:24:24Great.
2:24:24 > 2:24:26Because autistic people all look the same.
2:24:26 > 2:24:27Yeah, I've got that one.
2:24:27 > 2:24:30I've got people saying to me, oh, you look fine, Leanne!
2:24:30 > 2:24:33I think if I had a pound for every time someone said to me
2:24:33 > 2:24:35"you don't look autistic", I could afford a real tan.
2:24:35 > 2:24:40They mean well because I think what that means is I have this
2:24:40 > 2:24:44preconceptions and you just broken them, so I find that interesting.
2:24:44 > 2:24:47But how it comes out is quite stigmatising.
2:24:47 > 2:24:50They think of someone with autism and they think of your typical
2:24:50 > 2:24:52Sheldon Cooper type, or someone who doesn't
2:24:52 > 2:24:55speak to anyone, is rude, who is a genius and that simply
2:24:55 > 2:24:58isn't the case.
2:24:58 > 2:24:59There's definitely a media image of how autistic
2:24:59 > 2:25:02people are portrayed.
2:25:02 > 2:25:04Always men or children!
2:25:04 > 2:25:07It's like, where are the girls?
2:25:07 > 2:25:10Everyone is a little autistic.
2:25:10 > 2:25:13This is where I want one of those eye roll emojis.
2:25:13 > 2:25:15So we're taught in school we've got five senses.
2:25:15 > 2:25:16Wrong.
2:25:16 > 2:25:17We've got six.
2:25:17 > 2:25:20The sixth one being our theory of mind, the ability to understand
2:25:20 > 2:25:21everyone else's thought processes.
2:25:21 > 2:25:23You don't have that instinctive understanding of body language.
2:25:23 > 2:25:26We rely on people's body language and they lie with their body
2:25:26 > 2:25:28language and that just makes me angry.
2:25:28 > 2:25:31So if you have the ability to do that, please don't ever say
2:25:31 > 2:25:32you could be a little bit autistic.
2:25:32 > 2:25:35Just stop.
2:25:35 > 2:25:40Autistic people don't feel empathy.
2:25:40 > 2:25:42We do feel empathy.
2:25:42 > 2:25:44We understand emotions.
2:25:44 > 2:25:46If anything, we feel things much harder.
2:25:46 > 2:25:49For me, it's very hard to sometimes put myself in another person's shoes
2:25:49 > 2:25:51and people mistake that for a lack of empathy.
2:25:51 > 2:25:57Yeah.
2:25:57 > 2:25:59I will know, you know, I remember their shoes,
2:25:59 > 2:26:02they were brown, they had the blue shoelaces, so I do have that
2:26:02 > 2:26:03and I really quite like that.
2:26:03 > 2:26:06We can just be ourselves.
2:26:06 > 2:26:08And just being ourselves is, like, a blast.
2:26:08 > 2:26:10It's nuts.
2:26:10 > 2:26:12It's like being on a permanent roller-coaster because you see
2:26:12 > 2:26:14all these things that other people don't see.
2:26:14 > 2:26:16It's something of a unique gift, I reckon.
2:26:16 > 2:26:19We've got gifts that we can actually give to the world.
2:26:19 > 2:26:20Yeah!
2:26:20 > 2:26:22I had someone genuinely say to me, if you could get
2:26:22 > 2:26:23it cured, would you?
2:26:23 > 2:26:25No!
2:26:25 > 2:26:26It's like...
2:26:26 > 2:26:27What?
2:26:27 > 2:26:29I was like, what?
2:26:29 > 2:26:31No, that's like saying, would you change yourself as a person?
2:26:31 > 2:26:32Your whole identity?
2:26:32 > 2:26:33We are winners!
2:26:33 > 2:26:34We are winners!
2:26:34 > 2:26:40High five!
2:26:40 > 2:26:47Thanks to our colleagues at BBC three for that short film.
2:26:47 > 2:26:51If you'd like to get in touch with us about your stories,
2:26:51 > 2:26:55email bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk, or tweet us using the hashtag #BBCSend.
2:26:55 > 2:27:02You know Mr Olympia is coming on? Kelly you told me that a moment ago.
2:27:02 > 2:27:05With his big muscles. Six times! Same as Arnold Schwarzenegger.
2:27:05 > 2:27:06You'll be live later.
2:27:06 > 2:27:08Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
2:27:12 > 2:27:13Good morning.
2:27:13 > 2:27:16The East Dunbartonshire MP and Deputy Leader of the UK
2:27:16 > 2:27:19Lib Dems, Jo Swinson, is being investigated by police
2:27:19 > 2:27:22over her general election spending.
2:27:22 > 2:27:26It's understood she'd been reported by a constituent last week.
2:27:26 > 2:27:29A Liberal Democrat spokesman confirmed a complaint had been
2:27:29 > 2:27:34received by the police and the force were making preliminary enquiries.
2:27:34 > 2:27:37Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
2:27:37 > 2:27:40in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.
2:27:40 > 2:27:43Police Scotland's chief constable is on "special leave" and a number
2:27:43 > 2:27:47of senior officers have been suspended amid allegations of
2:27:47 > 2:27:53criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate accusations
2:27:53 > 2:27:55of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
2:27:55 > 2:27:57No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
2:27:57 > 2:28:02under investigation.
2:28:02 > 2:28:05Some of Scotland's most important industries risk being given a low
2:28:05 > 2:28:07priority in trade talks between the European Union
2:28:07 > 2:28:08and the UK government.
2:28:08 > 2:28:11That's one of the findings from research into the links
2:28:11 > 2:28:13between Scottish jobs and current export patterns, carried
2:28:13 > 2:28:16out for the GMB union.
2:28:16 > 2:28:20It found roughly 80,000 jobs are directly dependent
2:28:20 > 2:28:26on Scottish exports to the EU.
2:28:26 > 2:28:29Sir Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
2:28:29 > 2:28:30future stars of British sport.
2:28:30 > 2:28:33It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
2:28:33 > 2:28:36He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
2:28:36 > 2:28:39while plagued with a hip injury.
2:28:39 > 2:28:42I was like maybe this is something to do when I stop playing,
2:28:42 > 2:28:45looking to help some younger British
2:28:45 > 2:28:50athletes go through that kind of transition phase
2:28:50 > 2:28:56from going in the juniors in to senior ranks.
2:28:56 > 2:28:57Now let's get the Breakfast time weather outlook
2:28:57 > 2:29:02and Kawser is at the map.
2:29:02 > 2:29:12Good morning. A cold and frosty start with a risk of icy patches.
2:29:12 > 2:29:17Showers become increasingly wintry across the far north and east coast.
2:29:17 > 2:29:20Elsewhere, dry weather and temperature are struggling at
2:29:20 > 2:29:26between 3-5dC. This evening, clear spells across central and southern
2:29:26 > 2:29:32areas. A widespread frost as temperatures widely dip below
2:29:32 > 2:29:39freezing, as be as low as -3 or -4 Celsius for spots on the site. This
2:29:39 > 2:29:46showers Ember -- went three times. Plenty of dry and bright weather
2:29:46 > 2:29:49elsewhere about feeling bitterly cold in those northerly winds. That
2:29:49 > 2:29:50is your forecast for now.
2:29:50 > 2:29:53Now, its over to Kaye Adams to find out what's happening
2:29:53 > 2:30:01on BBC Radio Scotland from nine o'clock.
2:30:01 > 2:30:05The Chief Constable, the Assistant Chief Constable and three other
2:30:05 > 2:30:09senior police officers are under investigation. How do you feel about
2:30:09 > 2:30:14what is happening in police Scotland? Does it affect your
2:30:14 > 2:30:18confidence in the force. Is Meghan Markle and actor or actress. We are
2:30:18 > 2:30:24all in a city escape for the Liverpool of Spain.
2:30:24 > 2:30:25And that's all for now.
2:30:25 > 2:30:27I'll be back with the headlines around nine o'clock.
2:30:28 > 2:30:30Back to Dan and Louise.
2:30:36 > 2:30:39Welcome back.
2:30:39 > 2:30:42This is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:30:42 > 2:30:46Let's bring you up-to-date with some of our main stories.
2:30:46 > 2:30:48The Government has significantly increased the amount of money it's
2:30:48 > 2:30:51offering to the European Union as part of the Brexit divorce bill,
2:30:51 > 2:30:52the BBC understands.
2:30:52 > 2:30:55The figure is believed to be around double the original figure,
2:30:55 > 2:30:57which was just under £$18 billion.
2:30:57 > 2:31:00This morning Downing Street insists there is no agreed final figure
2:31:00 > 2:31:04and that negotiations are still going on.
2:31:04 > 2:31:08Michel Barnier says he hopes to report on an agreement on financial
2:31:08 > 2:31:13terms in coming days. Earlier, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling
2:31:13 > 2:31:18said that good progress was being made in negotiations.
2:31:18 > 2:31:20There is lots of speculation about numbers.
2:31:20 > 2:31:23What I'm saying now is that detail is for the negotiations.
2:31:23 > 2:31:24We're making good progress in those negotiations.
2:31:24 > 2:31:27We hope we will move on to discussions about trade
2:31:27 > 2:31:30shortly, but it is right and proper that we meet our obligations, but
2:31:30 > 2:31:32very clear also that as the European Union
2:31:32 > 2:31:33itself often says, nothing is
2:31:33 > 2:31:34agreed until everything is agreed.
2:31:34 > 2:31:37So this is all part of a package going forward.
2:31:37 > 2:31:39Children with autism in England are being let down
2:31:39 > 2:31:41by the education system, according to a report
2:31:41 > 2:31:44by the All Party Parliamentary group for Autism, which has been seen
2:31:44 > 2:31:47exclusively by Breakfast.
2:31:47 > 2:31:50Nearly three in four parents said they waited more than six months
2:31:50 > 2:31:53for the support their child is entitled to, while half said
2:31:53 > 2:31:55they waited more than a year.
2:31:55 > 2:31:57The Department for Education says "all schools have a duty
2:31:57 > 2:32:02to support children with special educational needs".
2:32:02 > 2:32:04It says it's given councils £223 million in extra funding
2:32:04 > 2:32:08to introduce reforms.
2:32:08 > 2:32:11Lawyers for Michael Stone, the man found guilty of murdering
2:32:11 > 2:32:14a mother and daughter in Kent in 1996 say they'll release
2:32:14 > 2:32:22significant new evidence today that casts doubt on his conviction.
2:32:22 > 2:32:24Lyn Russell and her six-year-old daughter Megan were attacked
2:32:24 > 2:32:27as they walked along a quiet country lane near the village of Chillenden,
2:32:27 > 2:32:29south-east of Canterbury.
2:32:29 > 2:32:32North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test -
2:32:32 > 2:32:34its first for two months.
2:32:34 > 2:32:36North Korean officials say the missile which landed in Japanese
2:32:36 > 2:32:42waters is a new type of weapon and its most powerful yet.
2:32:42 > 2:32:45Experts believe that North Korea has demonstrated for the first time
2:32:45 > 2:32:47that it could now hit most of the American mainland.
2:32:47 > 2:32:49President Donald Trump was briefed while the missile
2:32:49 > 2:32:54was still in the air.
2:32:54 > 2:32:56Two of the country's largest rail franchises,
2:32:56 > 2:32:59Great Western and Govia Thameslink, could be broken up as part of
2:32:59 > 2:33:04a new strategy to improve services.
2:33:04 > 2:33:06Ministers are also considering reversing railway line closures
2:33:06 > 2:33:09introduced in the 1960s.
2:33:09 > 2:33:11It's part of the Government's rail strategy, which will
2:33:11 > 2:33:12be unveiled today.
2:33:12 > 2:33:17Labour says the ideas are "flimsy re-announcements".
2:33:21 > 2:33:25We were saying earlier everyone has a how-to or street near them which
2:33:25 > 2:33:30goes bonkers over Christmas, and you like to drive by to see what is
2:33:30 > 2:33:37going on. Wait for this.
2:33:37 > 2:33:39An entire street in Hampshire has been decorated with festive lights
2:33:39 > 2:33:41by a man who really loves Christmas.
2:33:41 > 2:33:43Ged Hollyoake, started the tradition of working with his neighbours
2:33:43 > 2:33:45to decorate their homes 13 years ago.
2:33:45 > 2:33:48This year, hundreds of people turned up to see the switch-on
2:33:48 > 2:33:50of the lights, which have gained international prominence.
2:33:50 > 2:33:52So far £50,000 has been raised for charity,
2:33:52 > 2:33:54and the lights attract thousands of people in the run
2:33:54 > 2:33:55up to Christmas.
2:33:55 > 2:33:59I just think that's wonderful. If you moved into that street, you
2:33:59 > 2:34:06would feel a little bit of pressure to conform! Imagine if you were the
2:34:06 > 2:34:08one family who didn't want to take part.
2:34:08 > 2:34:12That brings you up to date.
2:34:12 > 2:34:18I can see pictures of the pool where Matt will bring us the weather. Look
2:34:18 > 2:34:23at that. I have been inspired by the swimmers this morning. I have been
2:34:23 > 2:34:25slightly disappointed that no one has gone for the butterfly stroke
2:34:25 > 2:34:31today. It is quite difficult to sustain it
2:34:31 > 2:34:37for any length of time! It looks good on telly, though. This
2:34:37 > 2:34:44is what else we have got coming for you on the programme this morning:
2:34:44 > 2:34:47Ahead of tonight's MOBO Awards, we'll meet the Choir Master
2:34:47 > 2:34:50who is leading a 60 singers who either have sickle cell or have
2:34:50 > 2:34:52been directly affected by it.
2:34:52 > 2:34:55He'll tell us why they are appealing for new black blood donors to help
2:34:55 > 2:34:57with the genetic blood condition.
2:34:57 > 2:34:59As part of our series looking at children with special educational
2:34:59 > 2:35:06needs, I've been speaking to the presenter and vocal coach
2:35:06 > 2:35:09Carrie Grant and her husband David about the fight they've had
2:35:09 > 2:35:11to get their children the education they deserve.
2:35:11 > 2:35:13Andy Murray is one of Britain's greatest athletes.
2:35:13 > 2:35:15We've been speaking to the double Wimbledon champion about his plans
2:35:15 > 2:35:22to mentor the nation's future sporting stars.
2:35:22 > 2:35:31And we've got Mr Olympia. Six times, he has won, alongside Arnold
2:35:31 > 2:35:35Schwarzenegger. And we are talking about food waste, he doesn't waste
2:35:35 > 2:35:46food. Ate chicken breast, back-to-back. That is breakfast!
2:35:46 > 2:35:50Onto the sport.
2:35:50 > 2:36:01England are flying now, the players have been galvanised, the players
2:36:01 > 2:36:07are responding well to the new coach. Fran Kirby came on as a super
2:36:07 > 2:36:13sub. A comfortable win over Kazakhstan last night.
2:36:13 > 2:36:15Mel Lawley scored the only goal in the first half.
2:36:15 > 2:36:18Before England turned it on ion the second scoring four
2:36:18 > 2:36:20goals in 12 minutes - Super sub Fran Kirby grabbed
2:36:20 > 2:36:22a penalty, before setting up Nikita Parris for her first
2:36:22 > 2:36:27and England's third.
2:36:27 > 2:36:315-0, they won.
2:36:31 > 2:36:33What chances of Mo Marley getting the job full time?
2:36:33 > 2:36:35Obviously there was a process, an application process,
2:36:35 > 2:36:36on the 17th.
2:36:36 > 2:36:39That's when, obviously, the time was when I first did it.
2:36:39 > 2:36:43I agreed to put a CV in, and we said we'll have a look at it
2:36:43 > 2:36:50at the end of it.
2:36:50 > 2:36:53I think now it's about letting the players enjoy it.
2:36:53 > 2:36:55Hopefully the players are pleased with their own performances,
2:36:55 > 2:36:57and then we'll all sit down and have a look,
2:36:57 > 2:36:59and decide what's right for the team moving forward.
2:36:59 > 2:37:02But Wales will end 2017 top of the group after they beat
2:37:02 > 2:37:04Bosnia Herzegovina 1-0, Kayleigh Green the scorer.
2:37:04 > 2:37:05They've played a game more than England.
2:37:05 > 2:37:07Northern Ireland beat Slovakia 3-1 in their group.
2:37:07 > 2:37:17Now, it appears scoring four goals isn't enough
2:37:17 > 2:37:26to please Jose Mourinho.
2:37:26 > 2:37:27The Manchester
2:37:27 > 2:37:28United manager blamed his side for not scoring
2:37:28 > 2:37:30more in a 4-2 win over Watford.
2:37:30 > 2:37:32The ones they did score were pretty impressive though.
2:37:32 > 2:37:34Ashley Young with this great free kick.
2:37:34 > 2:37:37Watford pulled it back to 3-2, but Jesse Lingard scored a brilliant
2:37:37 > 2:37:39solo goal and are now five points behind Manchester City
2:37:39 > 2:37:41at the top of the table.
2:37:41 > 2:37:42Here's another cracker from Riyad Mahrez.
2:37:42 > 2:37:45It helped his side Leicester to a 2-1 win over Tottenham.
2:37:45 > 2:37:48As Newcastle came from 2-0 down, to draw two all with managerless
2:37:48 > 2:37:50West Brom thanks to an own goal from Jonny Evans.
2:37:50 > 2:37:52In the other game Brighton and Crystal Palace drew 0-0.
2:37:52 > 2:37:56Not as good as the others! But they all count, don't they?
2:37:56 > 2:37:58Now, look who's arrived down under.
2:37:58 > 2:38:00Could it be to rescue England after defeat
2:38:00 > 2:38:01in the opening Ashes Test.
2:38:01 > 2:38:04It's Ben Stokes.
2:38:04 > 2:38:10And as you can see on his trolley, he happens to have his kit with him.
2:38:10 > 2:38:14He says he is just there to visit his mum and dad. But it is fuelling
2:38:14 > 2:38:17rumours that he could play.
2:38:17 > 2:38:20He hasn't been picked for the squad after an incident outside
2:38:20 > 2:38:21a bristol nightclub.
2:38:21 > 2:38:24The players say they're introducing a midnight curfew to avoid any
2:38:24 > 2:38:29incidents related to drinking.
2:38:30 > 2:38:32He's one of the greatest British athletes of all time,
2:38:32 > 2:38:35and now he wants to mentor the nation's future sporting stars.
2:38:35 > 2:38:37Double Wimbledon champion Andy Murray has started
2:38:37 > 2:38:38a new venture in sports management.
2:38:38 > 2:38:39Among his first recruits
2:38:39 > 2:38:46are 20-year-old twin sprinters.
2:38:46 > 2:38:48He's been speaking to David Ornstein about his new venture.
2:38:48 > 2:38:51He's one of the greatest British athletes of the modern, or perhaps,
2:38:51 > 2:38:52any era.
2:38:52 > 2:38:53Hello.
2:38:53 > 2:38:54Andy, very nice to see you.
2:38:54 > 2:38:55How are you doing?
2:38:55 > 2:38:56Are you all right?
2:38:56 > 2:38:57Really good, thanks.
2:38:57 > 2:38:59How's things?
2:38:59 > 2:39:00And speaking for the first time about
2:39:00 > 2:39:03his career off the court, Andy Murray told me of his plans to
2:39:03 > 2:39:05nurture the nation's future sports stars.
2:39:05 > 2:39:08Ideally we want to work with the best and, you know, the best
2:39:08 > 2:39:11British athletes, whether that's male or female, and trying to help
2:39:11 > 2:39:13some go through that kind of transition phase from juniors into
2:39:13 > 2:39:14the senior ranks.
2:39:14 > 2:39:16And, you know, maybe help mentor some of those
2:39:16 > 2:39:19athletes along the way.
2:39:19 > 2:39:21Among the first to join Murray's management
2:39:21 > 2:39:24company are twin sisters Shannon and Cheriece Hylton.
2:39:24 > 2:39:2620-year-old sprinters with the next Olympics in
2:39:26 > 2:39:29their sights.
2:39:29 > 2:39:32Even though he's in a different sport to us, I feel like
2:39:32 > 2:39:35the attributes and the qualities you need to have to be at the top of
2:39:35 > 2:39:40your sport is universal.
2:39:40 > 2:39:42It requires a certain level of skill to achieve
2:39:42 > 2:39:46what he's achieved and to be number one in the world in your sport and
2:39:46 > 2:39:48just maintain that as well and I think that's
2:39:48 > 2:39:49what we want to do, you
2:39:49 > 2:39:53know, we want to be at the top of our game in our sport.
2:39:53 > 2:39:54Well, from new environments to those more
2:39:54 > 2:39:55familiar.
2:39:55 > 2:39:58Murray is also keen to nurture up and coming talent in the
2:39:58 > 2:39:59sport he knows best.
2:39:59 > 2:40:02I'll try and get as much as I can from it in
2:40:02 > 2:40:06terms of the knowledge of his tennis.
2:40:06 > 2:40:08He's won Slams, and the fact that he's still thinking about
2:40:08 > 2:40:11helping younger players shows how much he cares about the next
2:40:11 > 2:40:15generation coming up.
2:40:15 > 2:40:23Recruits will have a direct line into the two-time
2:40:23 > 2:40:25Wimbledon champion and access to much of the same support, sports
2:40:25 > 2:40:27science, nutrition, facilities and more.
2:40:27 > 2:40:28They're obviously amazing athletes, the sprinters.
2:40:28 > 2:40:30He's looking to take on athletes from
2:40:30 > 2:40:32other sports too, imparting his knowledge, experience, and some key
2:40:32 > 2:40:36lessons.
2:40:36 > 2:40:39You know, I signed with a management company for the first time
2:40:39 > 2:40:42when I was 12 or 13 years old, which to me is ridiculous.
2:40:42 > 2:40:44It's way, way too young.
2:40:44 > 2:40:46You don't need that pressure, and you can get yourself
2:40:46 > 2:40:49into trouble by signing long-term contracts that are maybe not serving
2:40:49 > 2:40:53your best interests.
2:40:53 > 2:40:55Little things like that that you can avoid if
2:40:55 > 2:41:00you've got the right people around you.
2:41:00 > 2:41:03And it's that kind of setup which Murray intends to create in
2:41:03 > 2:41:06the hope that his example can pave the way for others to follow.
2:41:06 > 2:41:10David Ornstein, BBC News.
2:41:14 > 2:41:19And follow they will, I'm sure!It is interesting, because when it
2:41:19 > 2:41:23comes to making a decision whether or not to go and sign of Andy
2:41:23 > 2:41:28Murray's company, it is that 5%. What it is that make you one of the
2:41:28 > 2:41:31top sports stars. How do you get to the very top? And if they can tap
2:41:31 > 2:41:34into a little bit of that, he can try to share that with them.
2:41:34 > 2:41:48And as a mentor, he sounds like he was to get involved, he is not
2:41:48 > 2:41:51saying, I'm having another baby, I'm busy right now.
2:41:51 > 2:41:53Thank you. .
2:41:54 > 2:41:56For decades we have been launching rockets, satellites
2:41:56 > 2:41:58as well as astronauts into space - but what goes up doesn't
2:41:58 > 2:42:00necessarily come back down.
2:42:00 > 2:42:02Around half a million pieces of debris are thought to be hurtling
2:42:02 > 2:42:05through space and now scientists are warning that so-called space
2:42:05 > 2:42:08junk is putting vital satellites at risk.
2:42:08 > 2:42:11Now broken no bigger than a washing machine has been designed to clean
2:42:11 > 2:42:20up celestial clutter. First let's have a look at how it all works.
2:42:54 > 2:42:57# Can I watch the stars?
2:42:58 > 2:43:01# Can I watch the stars?
2:43:02 > 2:43:05# Can I watch the stars?
2:43:06 > 2:43:09# Can I watch the stars?
2:43:10 > 2:43:11# The stars?
2:43:12 > 2:43:13# The stars?
2:43:16 > 2:43:23Simon Fellowes, the project manager from RemoveDebris, joins us now.
2:43:23 > 2:43:28I love how we tend to measure things in the size of double-decker buses.
2:43:28 > 2:43:30Everything is measured by the size of double-decker buses! How much of
2:43:30 > 2:43:38this debris is there?There are large pieces, and the largest piece
2:43:38 > 2:43:41that is causing concern is approximately the size of a
2:43:41 > 2:43:46double-decker bus, it may be doesn't quite look that way.If you turned
2:43:46 > 2:43:50your telly on halfway through that, and saw a bus going around space,
2:43:50 > 2:43:55you would wonder what was happening! How fast is it travelling?Some of
2:43:55 > 2:44:00it could be travelling at 17,000 mph, so if you imagine two pieces
2:44:00 > 2:44:05colliding at that speed, it could cause an issue.And what are the
2:44:05 > 2:44:10concerns about having this space junk?The greatest concern is the
2:44:10 > 2:44:14damage it could do to other spacecraft which are active and
2:44:14 > 2:44:18performing some useful task, and if you took B sample to the very worst
2:44:18 > 2:44:20case, it could knock out communications and other things in
2:44:20 > 2:44:25space.One of the fact that came up in the piece was that a speck of
2:44:25 > 2:44:28paint caused damage to the International Space Station, so
2:44:28 > 2:44:32imagine what something the size of a double-decker bus could do.Exactly
2:44:32 > 2:44:35that, so even small things travelling very quickly could cause
2:44:35 > 2:44:39quite a lot of damage just because of the energy that they have.So the
2:44:39 > 2:44:45idea is that you send up a small spacecraft. A washing machine! And
2:44:45 > 2:44:51how is it going to pick up the junk? The idea behind the project is it
2:44:51 > 2:44:54demonstrates different ways of dealing with space junk and managing
2:44:54 > 2:44:57the environment, so the idea behind the project is that we are going to
2:44:57 > 2:45:01demonstrate different technology, and one of the things we are going
2:45:01 > 2:45:04to do is, if you imagine trying to catch hold of something, first of
2:45:04 > 2:45:09all you need to understand how it's moving, so we have a 3-D camera on
2:45:09 > 2:45:13board which will demonstrate how to work out the orientation of how the
2:45:13 > 2:45:17object is moving, so then we have a net experiment that simulates
2:45:17 > 2:45:23capturing some space debris, and further to that we have a harpoon,
2:45:23 > 2:45:27so we have a way of working at how it moves and two methods
2:45:27 > 2:45:30demonstrated of how to capture it.
2:45:30 > 2:45:36If it works do you bring it down to earth?That's the idea, yes. Objects
2:45:36 > 2:45:39travelling around could cause problems and soaked the best thing
2:45:39 > 2:45:42to do is to bring them down, or do something to them that means they
2:45:42 > 2:45:47come down much quicker.We have some pictures of the machine that will be
2:45:47 > 2:45:51used, you said it was the size of the washing machine. How much would
2:45:51 > 2:45:57that have cost to build? What is the money behind the project?It is a 15
2:45:57 > 2:46:01million euros project, so in terms of space that is quite an affordable
2:46:01 > 2:46:04project, it's a relatively cheap project.I imagine if you are
2:46:04 > 2:46:11successful. We said there was half a million pieces of debut -- debris
2:46:11 > 2:46:14floating around in space. I would imagine something slightly bigger
2:46:14 > 2:46:17than a washing machine of the project would get more funding and
2:46:17 > 2:46:21if it's successful it could be rolled out further.Very much so,
2:46:21 > 2:46:24the purpose of the mission is to demonstrate concepts. We are going
2:46:24 > 2:46:29to learn a lot about the spacecraft that we are going to fly, it's
2:46:29 > 2:46:32packed full of interesting and exciting technology and what we are
2:46:32 > 2:46:35going to do is for the first time be able to see how the technology works
2:46:35 > 2:46:39in a real space environment. What we learn from the project will be
2:46:39 > 2:46:45rolled into future projects.When are you going to learn dumber
2:46:45 > 2:46:48launch?Shipping up before the end of the year and hoping to launch in
2:46:48 > 2:46:53March next year.Presumably if it works this is going to be an ongoing
2:46:53 > 2:46:58thing because we are sending more and more satellites etc into space,
2:46:58 > 2:47:01aren't we?Absolutely. The experiments I described earlier are
2:47:01 > 2:47:04all about capturing existing space junk but one of the other
2:47:04 > 2:47:08technologies we are going to demonstrate is a drag sail and you
2:47:08 > 2:47:12could pre-empt a put this on your spacecraft relatively before you
2:47:12 > 2:47:18launch.That was I was wondering. Exactly.That would stop things
2:47:18 > 2:47:22bashing into you?The idea behind the sail is to increase your surface
2:47:22 > 2:47:28area, because you a larger it will come down quicker.There is some fun
2:47:28 > 2:47:32stuff up there. It would be great to have a bucket of space junk to check
2:47:32 > 2:47:35it out and see what is in there. Thank you for joining us.
2:47:35 > 2:47:38Fascinating project and I wish you all the best with it.
2:47:38 > 2:47:40Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:47:40 > 2:47:45He's at a lido in south-west London.
2:47:45 > 2:47:49Whatever it is, you can swim in it. It's been wonderful watching
2:47:49 > 2:47:54everybody there this afternoon. It certainly has good morning from
2:47:54 > 2:47:58Hampton pool to the west of London, wonderful watching the swimmers in
2:47:58 > 2:48:01action, 20 degrees in there at the moment. This pool is open every day
2:48:01 > 2:48:06of the year. And on Christmas day, before you tackle the turkey come up
2:48:06 > 2:48:10to 1500 people get into that pool for a quick swim first thing in the
2:48:10 > 2:48:18morning. Had I not had a microphone and my earpiece I would be in there
2:48:18 > 2:48:23myself. Outside poolside it is two degrees at the moment, a cold start
2:48:23 > 2:48:26to Wednesday right across the country. Let's look at the forecast
2:48:26 > 2:48:32across the UK. Not only cold but a brisk breeze across eastern coastal
2:48:32 > 2:48:36counties and still some showers. Showers across northern Scotland,
2:48:36 > 2:48:40this risk is still over the next hour or so, some sleet and snow to
2:48:40 > 2:48:43the north and north-east, much of south-west Scotland, a dry and sunny
2:48:43 > 2:48:46days ahead, not too bad in the north-west of England but on the
2:48:46 > 2:48:51Pennines eastward we have some showers falling readily as snow over
2:48:51 > 2:48:55higher ground. Mainly rain drifting southwards towards East Midlands,
2:48:55 > 2:48:59East Anglia, one or two showers. A chance of the odd shower popping up
2:48:59 > 2:49:04in south-east England later but dry at the moment. Today across much of
2:49:04 > 2:49:06western England and Wales, frosty start, temperatures down to -4,
2:49:06 > 2:49:12lifting up a little bit now, the sun is up. To the west of Cornwall a few
2:49:12 > 2:49:16showers, the Isles of Scilly and the far west of Pembrokeshire, not as
2:49:16 > 2:49:21many showers here today as we saw yesterday. In Northern Ireland, one
2:49:21 > 2:49:24or two passing showers through the day, nothing too significant, they
2:49:24 > 2:49:28may contain some sleet over the higher ground but some sunshine in
2:49:28 > 2:49:32between them. To take you through the day, continuing showers north
2:49:32 > 2:49:35and east of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eastern counties of
2:49:35 > 2:49:38England, still falling as sleet and snow over higher ground. For many in
2:49:38 > 2:49:44the west it will be a dry and a reasonably sunny day but colder than
2:49:44 > 2:49:48yesterday, temperatures around 3-7d and we will feel colder than that
2:49:48 > 2:49:49with showers coming your way and
2:49:49 > 2:49:49and we will feel colder than that with showers coming your way and in
2:49:49 > 2:49:53the breeze across eastern parts. Tonight the breeze will shift more
2:49:53 > 2:49:57north-westwards again and it will change distribution of the showers,
2:49:57 > 2:50:00showers in eastern England will drift back towards the coast. We
2:50:00 > 2:50:04will see more showers arrive in the south-west of England and also
2:50:04 > 2:50:07across south-west Wales. They could contain some sleet and snow. In
2:50:07 > 2:50:11between, clear skies, another frosty night, temperatures down below
2:50:11 > 2:50:14freezing for many, and watch out for the risk of this way you see the
2:50:14 > 2:50:20showers. Into tomorrow morning, more start the day dry and brighter with
2:50:20 > 2:50:24some sunshine, showers limited to coastal districts in eastern England
2:50:24 > 2:50:26and eastern Scotland but they will drift back inland later in the day
2:50:26 > 2:50:30and they will beat sleet and snow. More in the way of showers in
2:50:30 > 2:50:33south-west Wales and Devon and Cornwall tomorrow. But for everyone,
2:50:33 > 2:50:37and even colder day, the coldest day of the week not helped by the
2:50:37 > 2:50:43stronger wind tomorrow making it feel like -3. Brisk wind towards
2:50:43 > 2:50:46East Anglia and the south-east on Friday, coastal showers, some sleet
2:50:46 > 2:50:50and snow mixed in and through the day clouding over a touch from the
2:50:50 > 2:50:54north of the country and that will introduce slightly less cold air,
2:50:54 > 2:51:00shall I say, to take us into the weekend. The coldest day today, and
2:51:00 > 2:51:04tomorrow, and a little less cold at the weekend but it looks like some
2:51:04 > 2:51:08chilly air will return into next week. I am a little gutted I haven't
2:51:08 > 2:51:12got in there this morning. It looks very appealing. Maybe next time.
2:51:12 > 2:51:14Back to Dan and Louise.
2:51:18 > 2:51:21Thank you, great to see everybody swimming.
2:51:21 > 2:51:25Do you fancy a dip after that? Definitely.
2:51:25 > 2:51:29Swimming anywhere, great. It has just gone 8:50am.
2:51:29 > 2:51:32It is just a matter of hours before one the biggest dates
2:51:32 > 2:51:35in the music calendar - the Music of Black Origin or MOBO
2:51:35 > 2:51:36Awards takes place this evening.
2:51:36 > 2:51:39Stormzy, Emeli Sande and Craig David are all nominated but along
2:51:39 > 2:51:41with music there is a serious message, with an urgent appeal
2:51:41 > 2:51:44for new black blood donors to help people with sickle cell and other
2:51:44 > 2:51:50blood conditions.
2:51:50 > 2:51:52There will be a performance by the B-Positive choir made up
2:51:52 > 2:51:55of people who either have the condition or who've been
2:51:55 > 2:51:56directly affected by it.
2:51:56 > 2:51:57Let's see them in action.
2:51:57 > 2:51:59MUSIC: Rise Up by Andra Day
2:51:59 > 2:52:01# And I know you feel like dying
2:52:01 > 2:52:05# But I promise we'll take the world to its feet
2:52:05 > 2:52:06CHOIR SINGS
2:52:06 > 2:52:08# High like the waves
2:52:08 > 2:52:12# I'll rise up in spite of the ache
2:52:12 > 2:52:16# Unafraid
2:52:16 > 2:52:18# Ooh I'll rise
2:52:19 > 2:52:21# Ooh I'll rise
2:52:24 > 2:52:27# Ooh I'll rise
2:52:28 > 2:52:31# Ooh I will rise up
2:52:31 > 2:52:34# High like the waves
2:52:34 > 2:52:35# Rise up
2:52:35 > 2:52:39# In spite of the ache.
2:52:49 > 2:52:51Colin Anderson is the very proud choir master and
2:52:51 > 2:52:52Nadine Eaton is from NHS Blood and Transplant.
2:52:52 > 2:52:55They both join us now.
2:52:55 > 2:53:00We will talk more about the music later on, Colin, but why is the need
2:53:00 > 2:53:04for the Squire? Why is there such a lack of blood donors in the black
2:53:04 > 2:53:09community?Well, if you talk about 1% of our donor base from the Black
2:53:09 > 2:53:18and Caribbean community.-- the choir.How big are we within the
2:53:18 > 2:53:24wider community. It is just not enough of us donating and not enough
2:53:24 > 2:53:29of us taking time out to give blood. It's just an awareness thing.The
2:53:29 > 2:53:36choir are amazing, for starters, but also most of them have either sickle
2:53:36 > 2:53:43cell disease themselves or they are associated with family members.Yes.
2:53:43 > 2:53:47The core of the singers are living with sickle cell disease, and family
2:53:47 > 2:53:54members. We have nurses who treat those who have the disease, the
2:53:54 > 2:53:57genetic disorder. The supporters, choirs around the country ought
2:53:57 > 2:54:02supporting this campaign.Many of our viewers will have heard the
2:54:02 > 2:54:06phrase sickle cell anaemia, or sickle cell disease. It make to be
2:54:06 > 2:54:10worth explaining more what it is and how it affects people.Sickle cell
2:54:10 > 2:54:14disease is essentially a genetic disorder. When your blood cells are
2:54:14 > 2:54:18a different shape to you or me, it essentially means they struggled to
2:54:18 > 2:54:23get oxygen around the body, and therefore it can cause a great deal
2:54:23 > 2:54:30of pain. I think it is fair to say it is a silent disease. If you saw a
2:54:30 > 2:54:33sufferer you wouldn't know they are in such a great deal of pain but it
2:54:33 > 2:54:37is an immense amount of pain and they could be in hospital for weeks,
2:54:37 > 2:54:43it can cause strokes, it can cause lung disorders and fatalities and
2:54:43 > 2:54:48blood transfusion helps stop the pain.Would they, for example, need
2:54:48 > 2:54:52a blood transfusion once or is it an ongoing thing?It depends on the
2:54:52 > 2:54:56individual. Blood helps stop the pain, it helps stop the chances of
2:54:56 > 2:55:00stroke and helps stop the chances of lung disorders as well so it makes a
2:55:00 > 2:55:03massive difference to the lives of these people.Colin, you talked
2:55:03 > 2:55:06about the numbers of people who are not giving blood at the moment and
2:55:06 > 2:55:10it's an important message to get out there. The fact that the MOBOs are
2:55:10 > 2:55:14on board what difference do you think that might make?It is a
2:55:14 > 2:55:17really great the MOBOs are supporting it because it's not just
2:55:17 > 2:55:23about music, it's about the community and society, and the
2:55:23 > 2:55:31things that the MOBOs get involved with, so, young people, young black
2:55:31 > 2:55:35people, we need to start young and thinking about giving blood, it
2:55:35 > 2:55:40should just be part and parcel of my daily, yearly, I do it every couple
2:55:40 > 2:55:48of years, I must remember to give blood.Your T-shirt says B-Positive,
2:55:48 > 2:55:55which is a blood type.You noticed! It's kind of obvious. It is a
2:55:55 > 2:55:59particular blood type that they are after, isn't it?It's not actually
2:55:59 > 2:56:06B-Positive, that's... Everybody be positive, but there is a particular
2:56:06 > 2:56:17blood type. It is RO that is the subgroup that we are aiming for. It
2:56:17 > 2:56:21is prevalent, the most prevalent within our black community.We don't
2:56:21 > 2:56:26just want black people to come forward, we want young people to
2:56:26 > 2:56:29come forward, actually 50% of our donor base is over the age of 45 so
2:56:29 > 2:56:35we need to ensure that we supply blood for future for hospitals and
2:56:35 > 2:56:38we get the right mixture of blood groups.And get into a habit of
2:56:38 > 2:56:43doing it.Absolutely, it takes an hour to give blood, you get a lovely
2:56:43 > 2:56:47biscuit at the end and you are looked after by our carers and you
2:56:47 > 2:56:53feel amazing.How much are the choir looking forward to performing?We
2:56:53 > 2:56:57are so excited, we had a rehearsal yesterday and one of the ladies who
2:56:57 > 2:57:02has been really struggling over the last few weeks with the symptoms,
2:57:02 > 2:57:10she clearly had a transfusion in the last couple of days, she was so
2:57:10 > 2:57:14different, she could do a pirouette! They want to be part of it. It's not
2:57:14 > 2:57:18just them receiving, it is then giving back and saying, folks, be
2:57:18 > 2:57:22aware of this, we want to sing and put that message out there.You
2:57:22 > 2:57:33don't need to wear positive on your thing.Thank you!
2:57:33 > 2:57:40You can see Colin and the B-Positive choir perform at the MOBO Awards
2:57:40 > 2:57:45on Channel 5 at 11pm tonight.
2:57:45 > 2:57:51We have been inundated with your messages regarding parents and
2:57:51 > 2:57:57people dealing with autism. All sorts of stories, both positive and
2:57:57 > 2:58:00negative. Families have got in touch to say the struggles they are
2:58:00 > 2:58:05dealing with, stress, anger, danger and violence, and teachers getting
2:58:05 > 2:58:10in touch to say how they are trying to provide what best, they can in
2:58:10 > 2:58:15terms of educational needs. Cuts in finance for education have made a
2:58:15 > 2:58:19difference to that. Cimini personal stories. We will answer some of your
2:58:19 > 2:58:22question specifically in it but first let's look at the daily
2:58:22 > 2:58:25struggle faced by Cary Grant and her husband David who have four children
2:58:25 > 2:58:33with Special Educational Needs.
2:58:33 > 2:58:34I feel desperate for my children.
2:58:34 > 2:58:38I feel really desperate.
2:58:38 > 2:58:40We failed them as parents because we can't get
2:58:40 > 2:58:43the services that we need.
2:58:43 > 2:58:47We can't get the education that these children deserve.
2:58:50 > 2:58:52Thank you so much for inviting me to your house.
2:58:52 > 2:58:56Just run me through the family.
2:58:56 > 2:59:01This one is Olivia, our eldest, who has dyspraxia, ADHD.
2:59:01 > 2:59:03Talia is autistic.
2:59:03 > 2:59:04She has really struggled at school.
2:59:04 > 2:59:09This is Imogen, who's 11 going on 12.
2:59:09 > 2:59:13She is autistic and she also has ADHD.
2:59:13 > 2:59:15And your young boy, he is adopted, isn't he?
2:59:15 > 2:59:16This is Nathan.
2:59:16 > 2:59:21He was adopted when he was two.
2:59:21 > 2:59:23And he has attachment difficulties, which is quite common with children
2:59:23 > 2:59:27who have been adopted.
2:59:27 > 2:59:31Four children and seven...
2:59:31 > 2:59:32Seven conditions!
2:59:32 > 2:59:37Yeah.
2:59:40 > 2:59:44There's this new parliamentary report out and how does it
2:59:44 > 2:59:46affect them at school?
2:59:46 > 2:59:56It had a big impact, hasn't it?
2:59:57 > 3:00:00I think the challenges at school are vast, because some schools just
3:00:00 > 3:00:03aren't even looking at SEN and they don't want to look at it.
3:00:03 > 3:00:06The biggest fight would be trying to access services and often sadly
3:00:06 > 3:00:09trying to get the school to understand what it is you need.
3:00:09 > 3:00:10That's said in the report.
3:00:10 > 3:00:1370% of parents say support isn't in place quickly enough
3:00:13 > 3:00:23for their child and nearly 70% waited for nearly six months.
3:00:23 > 3:00:25What are the biggest issues for you?
3:00:25 > 3:00:27Certainly with our children the biggest issues are anxiety,
3:00:27 > 3:00:28the fact that they're not a one size fits all and so much
3:00:29 > 3:00:31Our children don't necessarily have learning disabilities,
3:00:31 > 3:00:41they are super intelligent, but they are also sick.
3:00:43 > 3:00:53-- and they are autistic.
3:00:53 > 3:00:55We kind of judge the quality of our parenting on the
3:00:55 > 3:00:56happiness of our children.
3:00:56 > 3:00:57That's so true!
3:00:57 > 3:00:59You have to find a different yardstick if your children
3:00:59 > 3:01:01are on the autistic spectrum.
3:01:01 > 3:01:03What is your judgement of a good day?
3:01:03 > 3:01:04That you got through it?
3:01:04 > 3:01:06A good day is that all the kids are alive.
3:01:06 > 3:01:07Yeah.
3:01:07 > 3:01:11And they all go to bed, are asleep, alive and not feeling as though
3:01:11 > 3:01:12they don't want to see the morning.
3:01:12 > 3:01:16That's a really good day.
3:01:16 > 3:01:24It was wonderful to meet Carrie and David. One of the most striking
3:01:24 > 3:01:28things they said, their children have made them better people. That
3:01:28 > 3:01:35is really powerful. They said they put the funk in dysfunctional. That
3:01:35 > 3:01:41is my favourite quote of the week. Thank you forgetting in contact,
3:01:41 > 3:01:47both Monday, Tuesday and today, and we will be talking about this all
3:01:47 > 3:01:52week. So many people sharing summary powerful stories. Jane Harris is
3:01:52 > 3:01:55with us from the National Autistic Society, and you have just done a
3:01:55 > 3:02:03Facebook live for us. We have some specific questions, but first,
3:02:03 > 3:02:08today's news about autism is based on the study which has come out
3:02:08 > 3:02:13today. Rick at what some of those main findings are, because
3:02:13 > 3:02:15essentially it is saying that children with autism are being let
3:02:15 > 3:02:21down by the education system.That is right, so the report out today is
3:02:21 > 3:02:23finding that four in ten families are turned away by local councils
3:02:23 > 3:02:29when they first ask for help, five in ten children wait over a year for
3:02:29 > 3:02:32the right educational support, and four in ten children according to
3:02:32 > 3:02:35their parents are not the right school for them, and five in ten
3:02:35 > 3:02:41teachers so they are not confident in supporting children with autism,
3:02:41 > 3:02:43which suggest that the education system is holding back those
3:02:43 > 3:02:46autistic children, and it is something we must change as a
3:02:46 > 3:02:57country.Something I talked to David in carry and Carrie about, were
3:02:57 > 3:03:01talking but the difference between being not happy at school and being
3:03:01 > 3:03:03clearly terrified, shutting themselves in the toilet, and that
3:03:03 > 3:03:07is what people are talking about. Autistic children can be overwhelmed
3:03:07 > 3:03:10by the school environment and can also end up being bullied, and
3:03:10 > 3:03:15autistic adults talk about how those early experiences at school can
3:03:15 > 3:03:18traumatise them for years, and can lead to mental health problems on
3:03:18 > 3:03:23top of dealing with the challenges of being autistic and today's
3:03:23 > 3:03:26society, so it is something that stays with people for life
3:03:26 > 3:03:31sometimes.And a number of issues being reflected in our comments.
3:03:31 > 3:03:35Elizabeth says, I am learning support worker and I work with AST
3:03:35 > 3:03:40pupils, and I have a son with it. So I have seen the struggles on both
3:03:40 > 3:03:46sides of the educational line, but my fight was worth it because he is
3:03:46 > 3:03:5020 and now working, but work it is hard because support, help and
3:03:50 > 3:03:54training is needed. But lots of teachers get in contact saying they
3:03:54 > 3:03:57are doing their best, funding has been cut for these issues, and in a
3:03:57 > 3:04:01class of 30 people, it is hard to treat everyone with special
3:04:01 > 3:04:07educational needs.This is exactly why we need a national plan to make
3:04:07 > 3:04:09sure that teachers in mainstream schools have exactly the right
3:04:09 > 3:04:13training, so there is more training going in the teachers who are being
3:04:13 > 3:04:17trained in the early stages, but what we need is long-term training
3:04:17 > 3:04:20for teachers throughout their career, so we work with the autism
3:04:20 > 3:04:23education trust to try to provide that training, so funding for that
3:04:23 > 3:04:26has to increase to make sure that all the teachers in the country get
3:04:26 > 3:04:29that support. This is and about saying that teachers are not doing a
3:04:29 > 3:04:34good job. Teachers are often trying, but they don't have the
3:04:34 > 3:04:36understanding of autism, and the understanding of the tools and
3:04:36 > 3:04:41techniques they can use to support autistic children in their
3:04:41 > 3:04:43classrooms.You were making the point that some of the things that
3:04:43 > 3:04:47might help autistic children might also be a help to other children in
3:04:47 > 3:05:00the class, for example.That is right, so autistic children often
3:05:00 > 3:05:03need a lot of structure, so that can be helpful for lots of children. One
3:05:03 > 3:05:06of the things we do in our schools at the National Autistic Society is
3:05:06 > 3:05:08have visual timetables, so instead of just telling children at the
3:05:08 > 3:05:11start that they will be doing maths or in Bishop this time, we will have
3:05:11 > 3:05:14symbols up throughout the day so that children know that it is maths
3:05:14 > 3:05:17or in Dushevina breaks, that is not a problem for other children, it is
3:05:17 > 3:05:24helpful.Families saying, early diagnosis is important, and getting
3:05:24 > 3:05:29the balance between balancing children with educational needs and
3:05:29 > 3:05:32those that don't in a classroom so it is not to the detriment of other
3:05:32 > 3:05:35children, and other people saying, is autism being overdiagnosed in
3:05:35 > 3:05:40schools?At the National Autistic Society, we don't think autism is
3:05:40 > 3:05:42being overdiagnosed, what is terrible is that the average weight
3:05:42 > 3:05:49is three and a half years to be diagnosed. The Government has now
3:05:49 > 3:05:52said that they will start measuring autism diagnosis times in the same
3:05:52 > 3:05:57way that they do for, say, hipper placement operations, but what the
3:05:57 > 3:06:03Government has not done yet is say that this is a maximum, there is
3:06:03 > 3:06:06guidance but it isn't a clear standard. Jeremy Hunt has said he
3:06:06 > 3:06:09will look at it, but there isn't clear commitments that children are
3:06:09 > 3:06:13not held back in the future, more children can get the support need,
3:06:13 > 3:06:17and they can go on to live independently and get jobs in the
3:06:17 > 3:06:22future.Thank you very much your time. And I know you have been in
3:06:22 > 3:06:29touch. If you don't know how to get in touch and you would like to
3:06:29 > 3:06:36still, you can e-mail or tweet us. And lots of people getting in touch
3:06:36 > 3:06:39with a programme for the very first time this week, which is a good
3:06:39 > 3:06:42sign, that we are breaking through.
3:06:42 > 3:06:44We'll be speaking to the Welsh body-builder who has
3:06:44 > 3:06:46followed in the footsteps of Arnold Schwarzenegger
3:06:46 > 3:06:48by winning his sixth consecutive title at Mr Olympia.
3:06:48 > 3:06:50We'll be speaking to James Flex Lewis in a moment
3:06:50 > 3:06:52but first a last,brief look at the headlines where
3:06:54 > 3:06:56Good morning.
3:06:56 > 3:07:00The East Dunbartonshire MP and Deputy Leader of the UK
3:07:00 > 3:07:03Lib Dems, Jo Swinson, is being investigated by police
3:07:03 > 3:07:07over her general election spending.
3:07:07 > 3:07:09It's understood she'd been reported by a constituent last week.
3:07:09 > 3:07:15A Liberal Democrat spokesman confirmed a complaint had been
3:07:15 > 3:07:17received by the police and the force were making preliminary enquiries.
3:07:17 > 3:07:20Scotland's Justice Secretary Michael Matheson is to make a statement
3:07:20 > 3:07:33in Holyrood later on the state of the police force.Police
3:07:33 > 3:07:35of criminality and gross misconduct, including two separate
3:07:35 > 3:07:37accusations of unauthorised use of the force firing range.
3:07:37 > 3:07:40No wrongdoing has been admitted by any of the officers
3:07:40 > 3:07:41under investigation.
3:07:41 > 3:07:43Andy Murray is setting up a management company to mentor
3:07:43 > 3:07:44future stars of British sport.
3:07:44 > 3:07:47It is the first time he's talked about his career beyond tennis.
3:07:47 > 3:07:50He's not played in any competitions since going out of Wimbledon in July
3:07:50 > 3:07:55while plagued with a hip injury.
3:07:55 > 3:07:56And the forecast...
3:07:56 > 3:07:59Brisk northerly winds continue to feed wintry showers in the north
3:07:59 > 3:08:01and along the east coast, but elsewhere it's
3:08:01 > 3:08:03dry and sunny again.
3:08:03 > 3:08:07Bitterly cold for all with highs of only 3 to 5 celsius.
3:08:07 > 3:08:10Tonight, further frequent wintry showers for the north and east
3:08:10 > 3:08:12coast, the risk of icy stretches.
3:08:12 > 3:08:15Dry, clear and frosty elsewhere.
3:08:15 > 3:08:19Lows widely of freezing or below.
3:08:19 > 3:08:20And that's Reporting Scotland.
3:08:20 > 3:08:23I will be here with the lunchtime summary at 1.30pm.
3:08:23 > 3:08:26From everyone on the Breakfast team in Glasgow, have a great day.
3:08:26 > 3:08:27Bye for now.
3:08:26 > 3:08:27top ten pitcher of seven Celsius. I
3:08:27 > 3:08:29top ten pitcher of seven Celsius. I am back at 1:30pm with your
3:08:29 > 3:08:31lunchtime.
3:08:43 > 3:08:47Welcome back, everyone. On that wide shot, you could see how big our next
3:08:47 > 3:08:49guest is.
3:08:49 > 3:08:51Our next guest is a body-building celebrity in America,
3:08:51 > 3:08:53gracing magazine covers and TV screens.
3:08:53 > 3:08:55But at home in Wales, he claims he's lucky if he gets
3:08:55 > 3:08:57column inches in his local paper.
3:08:57 > 3:08:59That is terrible, Jamie Flex Lewis! Hopefully that will change, because
3:08:59 > 3:09:02you have matched the record of one of your heroes, culture wars on ago,
3:09:02 > 3:09:10winning a sixth consecutive title, -- one of your heroes, Arnold
3:09:10 > 3:09:21Schwarzenegger. What is it like to follow in his footsteps?It is quite
3:09:21 > 3:09:25unreal, to mention myself on him in the same sentences surreal, it is
3:09:25 > 3:09:30amazing.We have to look at some pictures of you in the competition.
3:09:30 > 3:09:37It is quite a lot of hard work, isn't it?Very Groundhog Day. It is
3:09:37 > 3:09:48monotonous.So this is you? That is a serious suntan.It is a lot better
3:09:48 > 3:10:05tan than anything else. A lot of chicken breasts, stake, salmon. I
3:10:05 > 3:10:09have a love hate relationship with the gym, I am therefore an hour, and
3:10:09 > 3:10:16are half, people's perception of body-building is that you live in
3:10:16 > 3:10:23the gym, but you don't.So in terms of preparing for Mr Olympia, I was
3:10:23 > 3:10:27reading it takes 20 weeks. So during that 20 weeks, there is a lot of
3:10:27 > 3:10:31physical work. Are you measuring everything you eat?Everything.To
3:10:31 > 3:10:38the last gram?Everything. I weigh myself every morning, everything is
3:10:38 > 3:10:44weighed and calculated, if my body weight is coming down, increase
3:10:44 > 3:10:47cardio, de crease carbohydrates, proteins stays pretty much the same.
3:10:47 > 3:10:53For me personally it is 20 weeks, ten weeks of putting on the week and
3:10:53 > 3:10:56then ten weeks of cutting down.So in the Jamie Ward breaking down the
3:10:56 > 3:11:04muscle to build tone?Breaking down the muscle, building the muscle, the
3:11:04 > 3:11:09food is the essential part. The food is the main benefactor, and
3:11:09 > 3:11:14diarrhoea lies to that as a young kid, I was training to much in the
3:11:14 > 3:11:19gym, but then I was under eating, and as soon as I got the diet right,
3:11:19 > 3:11:23my body started growing.When you are at the peak of your powers, what
3:11:23 > 3:11:38sort of me alive having? -- what sort of meal are you having?
3:11:38 > 3:11:44It isn't eat this, or eat that, but for example breakfast would be
3:11:44 > 3:11:48several egg whites, chicken breast, some oatmeal, fruit. I have a very
3:11:48 > 3:11:54wholesome diet. But it is a lot of food, and I really hate to eat.And
3:11:54 > 3:11:58you started first of all because you were playing rugby?Yes, I got the
3:11:58 > 3:12:09nickname Flex when I was six years old, I was flexible out of the wing,
3:12:09 > 3:12:14and I was a sprinter, I have done a lot of sports.Give people an idea
3:12:14 > 3:12:18of what happens on TV sometimes. We have voices in our head on
3:12:18 > 3:12:24occasions, and the producer told me that James is happy to lift up his
3:12:24 > 3:12:30jumper if you ask him!I will throw it in the mix.Didn't you get told
3:12:30 > 3:12:41that?I haven't trained for a month. He is going to take the whole thing
3:12:41 > 3:12:50off! My word. Similar to me in many ways, James.I have been off the gym
3:12:50 > 3:12:57for a month now.I love that, that is you after not being on the gym!
3:12:57 > 3:13:02How do you feel?I have been enjoying myself, eating custard
3:13:02 > 3:13:05slices! I had on a strict diet for a couple of months, so now I am back
3:13:05 > 3:13:20home, I enjoy home cooking, Greggs. Do you feel strong?I am the world's
3:13:20 > 3:13:23strongest man to my daughter, so as long as that is the main thing.Can
3:13:23 > 3:13:30I have a feel?They are real.
3:13:30 > 3:13:42I have a feel?They are real.Dear
3:13:42 > 3:13:45fact that you have done it six times.And I am never forgetting my
3:13:45 > 3:13:51roots. Stay humble, stay driven and go for the big goals, because again
3:13:51 > 3:13:55for me in life, I went for this goal and now I am living the dream.
3:13:55 > 3:13:58Wonderful to meet you.
3:13:58 > 3:14:00That's all we've got time for this morning.
3:14:00 > 3:14:05Charlie and Naga will be here from six tomorrow on BBC One.
3:14:05 > 3:14:07Before he does that, goodbye!