02/12/2017 - Part 1

0:00:04 > 0:00:07Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:00:07 > 0:00:09Stayt.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12The investigation into Russian meddling in the US

0:00:12 > 0:00:16election closes in on President Trump's inner circle.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18His former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn

0:00:18 > 0:00:21admits lying to the FBI, as US media reports that he's

0:00:21 > 0:00:23prepared to implicate the president's son-in-law,

0:00:23 > 0:00:26Jared Kushner.

0:00:40 > 0:00:45Good morning, it's Saturday the 2nd of December.

0:00:50 > 0:00:55I've been so much better than recently. We are actually in with a

0:00:55 > 0:00:57chance.

0:00:57 > 0:00:59The excitement builds in Brisbane, as England's Rugby

0:00:59 > 0:01:05League team faces hosts Australia in the World Cup final.

0:01:05 > 0:01:09England face Australia, who they haven't beaten since 1995, the last

0:01:09 > 0:01:11time England played in a World Cup final.

0:01:11 > 0:01:13Cyber security experts warn government departments

0:01:13 > 0:01:14against using Russian anti-virus software,

0:01:14 > 0:01:17saying it could be exploited.

0:01:17 > 0:01:20England's untold history: The public is asked to nominate places that

0:01:20 > 0:01:22deserve to be part of a new national memorial scheme.

0:01:22 > 0:01:25And we'll have your full weekend weather forecast

0:01:25 > 0:01:29in about 15 minutes.

0:01:29 > 0:01:31Good morning.

0:01:31 > 0:01:32First our main story.

0:01:32 > 0:01:35US media reports say Donald Trump's former national security adviser,

0:01:35 > 0:01:38Michael Flynn, who has admitted lying to the FBI about his contacts

0:01:38 > 0:01:41with Russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates

0:01:41 > 0:01:45the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

0:01:45 > 0:01:47Mr Flynn has agreed to co-operate with an investigation

0:01:47 > 0:01:50into Russian meddling in the US Presidential election.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52It's thought he'll tell investigators he was taking

0:01:52 > 0:01:58directions from senior members of Donald Trump's campaign team.

0:01:58 > 0:02:01The White House says Mr Flynn has implicated nobody but himself

0:02:01 > 0:02:02in the investigation.

0:02:02 > 0:02:06Our Washington correspondent, Laura Bicker has more.

0:02:08 > 0:02:14Michael Flynn, a retired three star general, left the court in

0:02:14 > 0:02:19Washington to a familiar chant. Lock him up. He once encouraged Donald

0:02:19 > 0:02:23Trump supporters to use a similar version against rival Hillary

0:02:23 > 0:02:26Clinton. The 58-year-old played a key party Mr Trump's campaign and

0:02:26 > 0:02:33often travelled with him.If I did attempt, a 10th of what she did, I

0:02:33 > 0:02:37would be in jail today.She was reported with the post of national

0:02:37 > 0:02:41security adviser -- he was. What was forced to resign after just 23 days

0:02:41 > 0:02:45when his contacts with Russia to discuss US actions were disclosed.

0:02:45 > 0:02:49On the 29th of December he spoke to the Russian Ambassador on the phone

0:02:49 > 0:02:54in the first of a series of calls. On the 15th of January Vice

0:02:54 > 0:02:57President Mike Pence said sanctions were not discussed in those calls.

0:02:57 > 0:03:03Only after the ninth of February, when a newspaper revealed he did

0:03:03 > 0:03:06discuss sanctions, did pressure increase and Michael Flynn lost his

0:03:06 > 0:03:12job. As part of his guilty plea, prosecutors said Mr Flynn is now

0:03:12 > 0:03:15cooperating with the investigation. US media claims he will testify that

0:03:15 > 0:03:20senior members of the Trump team, including his son-in-law Jared

0:03:20 > 0:03:23Kushner, encouraged him to make contact with Russian officials. The

0:03:23 > 0:03:27White House is now trying to distance himself with his actions,

0:03:27 > 0:03:31but having reached a plea bargain to co-operate what else has Mr Flynn

0:03:31 > 0:03:38told the enquiry and what further revelations are to come?

0:03:38 > 0:03:43In around ten minutes we will get more on this story and speak to a

0:03:43 > 0:03:44political analyst.

0:03:44 > 0:03:46All government departments have been advised by

0:03:46 > 0:03:48The National Cyber Security Centre not to use Russian anti-virus

0:03:48 > 0:03:50software on systems containing sensitive information.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52Kaspersky Lab, which has 400 million customers world-wide,

0:03:52 > 0:03:54was banned from US government networks earlier this

0:03:54 > 0:03:58year but the company denies links to the Kremlin.

0:03:58 > 0:04:05Our reporter Jon Donnison has more.

0:04:05 > 0:04:10Cyber security software like that provided by this lab requires

0:04:10 > 0:04:13extensive access to the files on a computer phone or network to look

0:04:13 > 0:04:21for viruses.Our mission has always been to protect...Kaspersky is used

0:04:21 > 0:04:24by consumers and businesses as well as parts of government to protect

0:04:24 > 0:04:29systems from criminals and hackers. Now a new warning about Russian

0:04:29 > 0:04:35anti-virus software, amid fears it could be used for spying. At

0:04:35 > 0:04:40Britain's national-security centre they say they've not seen actual

0:04:40 > 0:04:44proof of such espionage, but they've told government departments not to

0:04:44 > 0:04:50use Kaspersky for systems containing sensitive data.This is specifically

0:04:50 > 0:04:54about entities that may be of interest to the Russian government

0:04:54 > 0:04:58and so for us that's about national security systems in government of

0:04:58 > 0:05:03which there are very small number. Kaspersky has already denied

0:05:03 > 0:05:06allegations that it has been used for espionage in America.We don't

0:05:06 > 0:05:13do anything like that. They are just speculating about some rumours,

0:05:13 > 0:05:20opinions and there is zero hard data.400 million people use

0:05:20 > 0:05:25Kaspersky products around the world, but officials say they are not

0:05:25 > 0:05:31telling the general public to stop using it. Kaspersky Lab denies any

0:05:31 > 0:05:34wrongdoing, but today's warning is another sign of our growing fears

0:05:34 > 0:05:39over the risk by Russia.

0:05:39 > 0:05:42Two former police officers who leaked allegations that

0:05:42 > 0:05:52pornographic images had been found on the computer

0:05:52 > 0:05:54of the now First Secretary of State Damian Green

0:05:54 > 0:05:57were in "flagrant breach" of their own code of conducthat's

0:05:57 > 0:06:02according to Dominic Grieve, the former atorney general.

0:06:02 > 0:06:06Our political correspondent, Eleanor Garnier, has this analysis.

0:06:06 > 0:06:09When these latest allegations emerged yesterday, Damian Green

0:06:09 > 0:06:14repeated that he hadn't downloaded are looked at pornography on his

0:06:14 > 0:06:19work computer. We saw allies of Damian Green rallying behind him and

0:06:19 > 0:06:23coming to his defence. Even a cabinet minister, although publicly,

0:06:23 > 0:06:28came forward to defend him. Sources close to the Brexit secretary David

0:06:28 > 0:06:36Davis said Mr Davies warned Downing Street not to sack Damian Green over

0:06:36 > 0:06:39this latest allegations. Allies also tried to shift the focus on to

0:06:39 > 0:06:43weather any of this information should have ended up in the public

0:06:43 > 0:06:47domain anyway. We heard from the former attorney general Dominic

0:06:47 > 0:06:52Ring, another Tory MP, saying this had the smack of the police stake

0:06:52 > 0:06:56about it. In terms of the eager picture for Theresa May, she is

0:06:56 > 0:07:01already lost two Cabinet ministers in the last two weeks over unrelated

0:07:01 > 0:07:05and separate matters, but she certainly won't want to lose another

0:07:05 > 0:07:09and such a close and important ally. And of course she's got an extremely

0:07:09 > 0:07:14busy month ahead with the Brexit negotiations, so it goes without

0:07:14 > 0:07:17saying that Theresa May and Downing Street will certainly not have

0:07:17 > 0:07:22welcomed this allegations as a distraction to what is an important

0:07:22 > 0:07:29month ahead.

0:07:29 > 0:07:34White House officials say the White House will recognise Jerusalem as

0:07:34 > 0:07:37the state of Israel.

0:07:37 > 0:07:39The status of Jerusalem is highly contentious,

0:07:39 > 0:07:42with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming all or part of the city

0:07:42 > 0:07:43as their capital.

0:07:43 > 0:07:45Critics have warned that the decision by Donald Trump

0:07:45 > 0:07:47could jeopardise peace negotiations.

0:07:47 > 0:07:52It is feared there could be hundreds of job losses are Toys 'R' Us after

0:07:52 > 0:07:55it said it would close about a quarter of its UK stores. The move

0:07:55 > 0:07:59would see the closure of 25 shops as part of the deal to renegotiate

0:07:59 > 0:08:02debts with its landlords. It is thought Christmas trading in gift

0:08:02 > 0:08:06vouchers will not be affected by the move.

0:08:06 > 0:08:09People are being asked to nominate events and people they feel should

0:08:09 > 0:08:14be nominated as part of a new national memorial scheme.

0:08:14 > 0:08:16The heritage group Historic England has already

0:08:16 > 0:08:19received a wealth of nominations from battle sites to birthplaces,

0:08:19 > 0:08:21as David Sillito reports.

0:08:21 > 0:08:24The site of the presentation of Magna Carta. The place where the

0:08:24 > 0:08:32Pilgrim Fathers settle for America. And here the memorial to the landing

0:08:32 > 0:08:35at Bracks and the glorious revolution. There are some monuments

0:08:35 > 0:08:38to great moment in history, at historic England once more. There

0:08:38 > 0:08:42are many parks to where people were born or lived. It now wants

0:08:42 > 0:08:47suggestions about events and have already received a -- received a

0:08:47 > 0:08:50few.We've done our research and spoken to people across the country

0:08:50 > 0:08:55and found passionate enthusiasts who want to see history marked out.

0:08:55 > 0:08:58We've had people wanting to mark out where the Pilgrim Fathers set out

0:08:58 > 0:09:03effort to make that more well-known. We've had people wanting to mark out

0:09:03 > 0:09:08the birthplace of growing music in east London, music in Coventry, all

0:09:08 > 0:09:11sorts of people with different passions and interests who want to

0:09:11 > 0:09:14share their knowledge of the history that happened on their doorstep.It

0:09:14 > 0:09:18doesn't have to be just the famous places in the history books, they

0:09:18 > 0:09:21are looking for sites that capture the whole of British life. Quite

0:09:21 > 0:09:25what the memorials will look like a city at the end decided. The meat --

0:09:25 > 0:09:29the immediate job is to find the people who have the passion to

0:09:29 > 0:09:31honour the places where history was made.

0:09:31 > 0:09:33Pope Francis is spending his final day in Bangladesh,

0:09:33 > 0:09:36after using his highly-anticipated Asia trip to express support

0:09:36 > 0:09:37for the Rohingya Muslims.

0:09:37 > 0:09:40Yesterday, the Pope met a group of refugees and referred

0:09:40 > 0:09:51to them using the word "Rohingya" for the first time.

0:09:51 > 0:09:55Myanmar does not regard them as an ethnic group.

0:09:55 > 0:09:57Let's return to our top story this morning.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00Reports from the United States suggest the President's former

0:10:00 > 0:10:02national security adviser, Michael Flynn, who yesterday

0:10:02 > 0:10:05pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia,

0:10:05 > 0:10:07is prepared to testify against Donald Trump's son-in-law,

0:10:07 > 0:10:10Jared Kushner.

0:10:10 > 0:10:13It's thought Mr Flynn will say that senior members of the Trump team,

0:10:13 > 0:10:16including Mr Kushner, directed him to make contact

0:10:16 > 0:10:18with the Russians.

0:10:18 > 0:10:21Let's speak to Eric Ham, a political analyst who's been

0:10:21 > 0:10:24following the story from Washington DC.

0:10:24 > 0:10:30Good to speak to you again. Let's cut to the chase here. We know that

0:10:30 > 0:10:37Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty. The assumption is he's come to some

0:10:37 > 0:10:44kind of deal. The big question is what is the deal?Well, the deal is

0:10:44 > 0:10:47going to include I think all things related to the campaign and actually

0:10:47 > 0:10:53there was no one more connect it, more intertwined, more integral to

0:10:53 > 0:10:56the Trump campaign than the former national security adviser Michael

0:10:56 > 0:11:02Flynn. So what is key about this deal is it does not go into effect

0:11:02 > 0:11:10for at least three months, so Bob Miller is looking to extract

0:11:10 > 0:11:14everything Michael Flynn has not just the campaign itself but on the

0:11:14 > 0:11:17people involved in the campaign -- Robert Mueller. Typically when you

0:11:17 > 0:11:25strike a deal like that that Robert Mueller has just done, he is

0:11:25 > 0:11:28considering bigger fish. When you consider someone like Michael Flynn

0:11:28 > 0:11:31in the campaign and the administration, who hire? Are we

0:11:31 > 0:11:35talking perhaps current senior adviser and son-in-law Jared

0:11:35 > 0:11:41Kushner? And quite possibly Donald Trump.What do you make of the White

0:11:41 > 0:11:44House statement that was released immediately after the announcement

0:11:44 > 0:11:51that was made, about him admitting to this offence? The White House

0:11:51 > 0:11:54saying very categorically this is about one man and his actions and

0:11:54 > 0:12:00has no bearing on anyone else in the White House?What I say to that is I

0:12:00 > 0:12:03think it's time for the Trump administration to get a different

0:12:03 > 0:12:07playbook. For so long the conversation has been this is fake

0:12:07 > 0:12:12news, there's nothing here to see. But you don't actually... You don't

0:12:12 > 0:12:21get a guilty plea from the former national security adviser if there

0:12:21 > 0:12:26is no "their" there. And clearly there is. So now not only is the

0:12:26 > 0:12:29administration running as fast as it can from Michael Flynn, but if you

0:12:29 > 0:12:33read the statement closely you can see that they've actually considered

0:12:33 > 0:12:38Michael Flynn to be a member of the Obama administration and that's so

0:12:38 > 0:12:44striking because not only did President Obama fire Michael Flynn

0:12:44 > 0:12:47as director of national intelligence at the Pentagon, but he specifically

0:12:47 > 0:12:51warns Donald Trump about ringing Michael Flynn into his

0:12:51 > 0:13:00administration and as we can see he disregarded that information. Not

0:13:00 > 0:13:03only did President Obama clearly warn him about Michael Flynn, but

0:13:03 > 0:13:07Sally Yates, the first high-profile person fired from this

0:13:07 > 0:13:10administration and serving as active attorney general, she warned the

0:13:10 > 0:13:15administration that Michael Flynn could be compromised. Fast forward

0:13:15 > 0:13:18to today and now we have a guilty plea from one of the highest

0:13:18 > 0:13:22officials in this administration. Just help us with one thing. For

0:13:22 > 0:13:27those of us watching this from a distance, we often think that

0:13:27 > 0:13:29commentators have their own political agenda sometimes about

0:13:29 > 0:13:34where they sit and what they believe in. Right now it's one of those

0:13:34 > 0:13:38moments where some people are telling us this is the big one. This

0:13:38 > 0:13:41is the moment when everything changes and potentially leads

0:13:41 > 0:13:45directly to the president. And others are saying, as the White

0:13:45 > 0:13:50House has said, this is one man who lied.Well, this is one man who

0:13:50 > 0:13:54served as the national security adviser. You can't deny that. This

0:13:54 > 0:14:00is an individual who had access to all of the national security

0:14:00 > 0:14:05apparatus and the date and not only that was the year of the president

0:14:05 > 0:14:11on all matters national security. -- the ear. So he was a high-profile

0:14:11 > 0:14:15official not only in a campaign by tinny administration. For so long

0:14:15 > 0:14:20this Administration have spoken about how many of the people who

0:14:20 > 0:14:24have been targeted at people who didn't have influenced in the Trump

0:14:24 > 0:14:28administration, on the campaign, that simply wasn't the case. Again,

0:14:28 > 0:14:32this is someone who as a former general is someone who I guess

0:14:32 > 0:14:37served at the Pentagon in the highest echelon of the military or

0:14:37 > 0:14:40national security -- national security and military and he served

0:14:40 > 0:14:46as a senior member of this administration. Regardless of what

0:14:46 > 0:14:52your political party, you can't deny that and you can't deny the fact

0:14:52 > 0:14:58that today he is entering a guilty plea and will expect to be... To

0:14:58 > 0:15:02serve time for lying to the FBI. That's something that has political

0:15:02 > 0:15:06persuasion and something that the Trump administration simply can't

0:15:06 > 0:15:14run away from.And you so much for your time this morning.

0:15:14 > 0:15:19That story playing very much in the papers this morning. Front page of

0:15:19 > 0:15:24the FT, they have what Charlie has been discussing there, Flynn pleads

0:15:24 > 0:15:31guilty to lying over Russian ties. It's all so on the front of the

0:15:31 > 0:15:37Daily Telegraph. You will see this picture on many of the front pages

0:15:37 > 0:15:41today, Meghan Markle, as she accompanied Prince Harry to

0:15:41 > 0:15:44Nottingham yesterday on their first outing together since their

0:15:44 > 0:15:48engagement was announced earlier this week. Also, Charlie, it's that

0:15:48 > 0:15:52time of year when we start getting coughs and colds start coming

0:15:52 > 0:15:57through and I was always told hot honey and lemon, still do that, but

0:15:57 > 0:16:02medical advice is telling us to avoid giving children cough syrup.

0:16:02 > 0:16:07There's lots of cases of unintentionally overdosing toddlers

0:16:07 > 0:16:11and causing toxic problems. Hot honey and lemon is the trick. Now

0:16:11 > 0:16:18you know! The front page of the Sun, they are fun with the name. We will

0:16:18 > 0:16:26be talking more about that event yesterday. -- having fun. It was

0:16:26 > 0:16:30everyone's first chance to see the new new royal couple out and about

0:16:30 > 0:16:37together. Many people were asked what she said to them, she really

0:16:37 > 0:16:42just said hello, I'm Megan. A story we have been talking about this

0:16:42 > 0:16:47week, Damian Green, his computer in his office has been taken a look at.

0:16:47 > 0:16:52There are allegations there's porn on that computer, which he has

0:16:52 > 0:16:57denied accessing. Now Theresa May's team appears split after a Cabinet

0:16:57 > 0:17:02minister push for him to be sacked but equally David Davis, the Brexit

0:17:02 > 0:17:07secretary, said he would resign if Mr Green was forced out over claims

0:17:07 > 0:17:10made by retired police officers about that pornography on his

0:17:10 > 0:17:12computer.

0:17:12 > 0:17:16We will have a full look through the papers later this morning.

0:17:16 > 0:17:17Here's Sarah Keith-Lucas with the weather

0:17:20 > 0:17:23After a fairly chilly, wintry feeling weak, temperatures gradually

0:17:23 > 0:17:27on the rise through the course of the weekend. Still a chilly start to

0:17:27 > 0:17:31Saturday with some frost and some icy patches. Through the day some

0:17:31 > 0:17:35rain showers down the east coast and some filtering into north-west

0:17:35 > 0:17:39England, Wales and the south-west but many places staying dry with

0:17:39 > 0:17:43some sunshine with the best further south and east. More cloud across

0:17:43 > 0:17:47Scotland, the breeze picking up without breaks of rain here and for

0:17:47 > 0:17:50most places temperatures five to eight degrees but on Saturday night

0:17:50 > 0:17:54and into Sunday that milder air moves its way in from the

0:17:54 > 0:17:57north-west. By the time we get to the early hours of Sunday, most

0:17:57 > 0:18:01places looking frost so significantly milder overnight than

0:18:01 > 0:18:05it has been. Still quite cloudy to start the day in the south with a

0:18:05 > 0:18:09bit of rain which should clear away through the south steadily through

0:18:09 > 0:18:15the day and it should brighten up. Rain in the north and east and the

0:18:15 > 0:18:18south and west but temperatures in double figures, something we haven't

0:18:18 > 0:18:19seen for a while.

0:18:19 > 0:18:22Now it's time for this week's Film Review, with Jane Hill

0:18:22 > 0:18:26and Mark Kermode.

0:18:34 > 0:18:45Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.

0:18:45 > 0:18:47To take us through this week's

0:18:47 > 0:18:48cinema releases as ever is Mark Kermode.

0:18:48 > 0:18:51So, Mark, what do we have this week?

0:18:51 > 0:18:53We have the Disaster Artist which is the story making

0:18:53 > 0:18:59of the best worst movie ever.

0:18:59 > 0:19:01Happy End, the new film by Michael Hanneke.

0:19:01 > 0:19:04And Wonder, a very touching drama starring Jacob Tremblay.

0:19:04 > 0:19:05The Disaster Artist.

0:19:05 > 0:19:07Even watching the trailer many times, you are

0:19:07 > 0:19:17sitting there like this.

0:19:17 > 0:19:20Have you seen The Room?

0:19:20 > 0:19:22You need to explain this.

0:19:22 > 0:19:33It is the dramatised retelling of the making of the room

0:19:33 > 0:19:34which Tommy Wiser made in 2003.

0:19:34 > 0:19:37It has spawned a whole cult following and they come along

0:19:37 > 0:19:39to enjoy the industry.

0:19:39 > 0:19:41He basically wrote and directed and starred and financed it.

0:19:41 > 0:19:45It is based on a book by the co-star in the room who is now played

0:19:45 > 0:19:47by James Franco's brother Dave.

0:19:47 > 0:19:50Essentially Greg is a model and wannabe actor and you first

0:19:50 > 0:19:53meet him in a theatre and he is doing a film

0:19:53 > 0:19:54and Tommy takes one word

0:19:54 > 0:20:03from a Streetcar Named Desire, Stella!

0:20:03 > 0:20:06Greg is completely entranced.

0:20:06 > 0:20:08You are so uninhibited.

0:20:08 > 0:20:09How do you do it?

0:20:09 > 0:20:11He just believes in himself.

0:20:11 > 0:20:14Together they go to Los Angeles and decide they will make it

0:20:14 > 0:20:17and become stars but Hollywood rejects them and so Tommy

0:20:17 > 0:20:20who appears to have no fixed age, no fixed accent, and untold wealth,

0:20:20 > 0:20:24no one knows what he comes from, he writes his own movie.

0:20:24 > 0:20:27Here's a clip.

0:20:29 > 0:20:37The Room? The Room?

0:20:37 > 0:20:39Nobody write it yet,

0:20:39 > 0:20:41today you will be the first one.

0:20:41 > 0:20:44You did this.

0:20:44 > 0:20:47You play Mark. It's a big role.

0:20:47 > 0:20:49It's a huge role. Are you sure?

0:20:49 > 0:20:52If you don't want to do it, fine.

0:20:52 > 0:20:54I will get Johnny Depp.

0:20:54 > 0:21:09I want the role. I will take it.

0:21:09 > 0:21:12Hollywood rejects us, we do it on our own.

0:21:12 > 0:21:15Do you have they managed to do this?

0:21:15 > 0:21:16It is no problem.

0:21:16 > 0:21:19You with the going to make this thing?

0:21:19 > 0:21:20No we are going to make it.

0:21:20 > 0:21:22Mark has just like 20 times.

0:21:22 > 0:21:24I have seen that film twice.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26Firstly Tommy is such a strange character,

0:21:26 > 0:21:29he says he is from New Orleans but his accent sounds

0:21:29 > 0:21:30he is from cyberspace.

0:21:30 > 0:21:33It is a film by Tim Burton called Edward, the reason the film work

0:21:33 > 0:21:36is you didn't just think it was a terrible film-maker

0:21:36 > 0:21:40but you thought he was a visionary and you believed in the film.

0:21:40 > 0:21:42In the case of this, Tommy appears to actually believe

0:21:42 > 0:21:48in the film he is making.

0:21:48 > 0:21:51He really thinks he is making an incredible piece of art

0:21:51 > 0:21:54and the recently Disaster Artist works is the film-making is terrible

0:21:54 > 0:21:58and the endless takes of the same lines and the awful script and bad

0:21:58 > 0:22:00directing, although things are there but it only works

0:22:00 > 0:22:03because you also believe that beyond it there is something

0:22:03 > 0:22:06of pathos, tragedy, something of the dream about Tommy that

0:22:06 > 0:22:08makes him acceptable and we see him behaving appallingly onset

0:22:08 > 0:22:12of the film doesn't shy away from the fact that Tom said he did

0:22:12 > 0:22:16behave really badly.

0:22:16 > 0:22:19Do you need to have seen the room to get the joke?

0:22:19 > 0:22:30Don't think so.

0:22:30 > 0:22:33For a start if you see The Room it makes no sense anyway

0:22:33 > 0:22:36and when you see the individual scenes that are recreating, it makes

0:22:36 > 0:22:39sense because you understand that basically Tommy at one point,

0:22:39 > 0:22:41Greg Sestero who plays descriptive adviser,

0:22:41 > 0:22:46as he even seen a movie?

0:22:46 > 0:22:48He genuinely has no idea what to do this.

0:22:48 > 0:22:51I thought it was dark when it needed to be dark.

0:22:51 > 0:22:54It had a strange dreaming charm about it that in the end

0:22:54 > 0:22:57it is a story of Triumph over adversity by making something

0:22:57 > 0:23:00that is so catastrophically terrible that it ends up getting celebrated.

0:23:00 > 0:23:03And it made me live twice all the way through.

0:23:03 > 0:23:04Well, I am intrigued.

0:23:04 > 0:23:11At the end, is that an ironic title?

0:23:11 > 0:23:21It is a Michael Hammock of film.

0:23:21 > 0:23:29This is a Michael Haneke film about a bourgeois family

0:23:29 > 0:23:31who behind the facade, foul lurking secrets.

0:23:31 > 0:23:32Toby Jones is in it.

0:23:32 > 0:23:35As with all his work it is engrossing and unsettling

0:23:35 > 0:23:38but there is also a strange sense of deja vu.

0:23:38 > 0:23:41There is video phone footage that reminds me of an early film of his.

0:23:41 > 0:23:42There is surveillance footage.

0:23:42 > 0:23:46That is a strange kind of luck can refer back to a more.

0:23:46 > 0:23:50The weird thing about all those films is that when we first saw them

0:23:50 > 0:23:51they were original and surprising.

0:23:51 > 0:23:52This isn't.

0:23:52 > 0:24:01This is well made.

0:24:01 > 0:24:04Haneke knows that to get brilliant performances and make something

0:24:04 > 0:24:07feel creepy and strange, but without telling you what it is.

0:24:07 > 0:24:09It did feel like we were retreading old ground.

0:24:09 > 0:24:13I think he is a great film-maker and this is the weird thing,

0:24:13 > 0:24:15to me this felt an incidental Haneke film.

0:24:15 > 0:24:20It felt like, OK, there we go.

0:24:20 > 0:24:21We will move on.

0:24:21 > 0:24:23And it like that element.

0:24:23 > 0:24:26I remember when I saw and more, can't believe he just made that

0:24:26 > 0:24:28movie because it is so breathtaking and this isn't.

0:24:28 > 0:24:30What did you make of Wonder?

0:24:30 > 0:24:38I have read such dividing things about this.

0:24:38 > 0:24:44I haven't read other reviews.

0:24:44 > 0:24:45I liked it.

0:24:45 > 0:24:48It is adapted from a novel.

0:24:48 > 0:24:51The story is Jacob Tremblay is a young kid who is really

0:24:51 > 0:24:55interested in science and space and has spent most of his childhood

0:24:55 > 0:24:58being home-schooled because he has had a series of facial operations

0:24:58 > 0:25:00that have resulted in a rare genetic conditions.

0:25:00 > 0:25:03As he goes into that great he is going to school

0:25:03 > 0:25:09but the first time.

0:25:09 > 0:25:11It is going to school which is difficult enough.

0:25:11 > 0:25:15Also made more difficult by the fact that he understands he is different

0:25:15 > 0:25:18to the people that he has to interact with and it

0:25:18 > 0:25:19is about that journey.

0:25:19 > 0:25:20Here is a clip.

0:25:20 > 0:25:23I have to stop here because past this point is a no doubt

0:25:23 > 0:25:29some, but is not cool.

0:25:29 > 0:25:38Technically most dads aren't cool, neither are these helmets.

0:25:38 > 0:25:46Hey, two rules.

0:25:46 > 0:25:50First, only raise your hand once the matter how answers you know

0:25:50 > 0:25:53except for science, crush them.

0:25:53 > 0:26:00Check.

0:26:00 > 0:26:03You're going to feel like you're all alone but

0:26:03 > 0:26:09You're going to feel like you're all alone but you're not.Check.

0:26:09 > 0:26:18Costumes are for Halloween, prepare for blast of.-- blastoff.

0:26:18 > 0:26:20I love you. I love you too.

0:26:20 > 0:26:27Have fun. Bye.

0:26:27 > 0:26:29Owen Wilson, Julia Roberts and Jacob Tremblay.

0:26:29 > 0:26:32Lots of laughs in that clip but it also tugs at the heartstrings.

0:26:32 > 0:26:35It is also more complicated than it looks like.

0:26:35 > 0:26:37The beginning.

0:26:37 > 0:26:40What happens been ordered to fractures and you see the story

0:26:40 > 0:26:43from lots of different characters point of view, his sister feels

0:26:43 > 0:26:47like he has been neglected because all the attention has gone

0:26:47 > 0:26:47to her brother.

0:26:47 > 0:26:50The sister brother no longer a friend and you

0:26:50 > 0:26:51Benneteau back story.

0:26:51 > 0:26:54Even bullies in the film are given context with a bullying.

0:26:54 > 0:26:57From a start it is a much more complex narrative than people

0:26:57 > 0:26:58would give it credit for.

0:26:58 > 0:27:00Also the film made me laugh and cry.

0:27:00 > 0:27:02Those are difficult things to do.

0:27:02 > 0:27:06People take them for granted and think it is very easy to do.

0:27:06 > 0:27:06It is not easy.

0:27:06 > 0:27:08It works because the performances are good.

0:27:08 > 0:27:10The script is well honed.

0:27:10 > 0:27:14It felt to me like a film that was made with that and care.

0:27:14 > 0:27:17I people who were telling the story and they really cared

0:27:17 > 0:27:19about the way the story was told.

0:27:19 > 0:27:21The resentment that the tenant but it is earned.

0:27:21 > 0:27:29-- there is sentimentality.

0:27:29 > 0:27:32I cried a lot and laugh a lot.

0:27:32 > 0:27:35I went in slightly suspicious because I had seen the trailer

0:27:35 > 0:27:38and you didn't know it was going to go but I thought

0:27:38 > 0:27:41it was a terrific piece of work and Jacob Tremblay is a really

0:27:41 > 0:27:42talented young actor.

0:27:42 > 0:27:45I thought the director handled it with exactly the right degree

0:27:45 > 0:27:46of schmaltz and seriousness.

0:27:46 > 0:27:47I laughed and cried.

0:27:47 > 0:27:48It worked.

0:27:48 > 0:27:55Best at this week.

0:27:55 > 0:27:58Battle of the sexes came out last week and it is the dramatised

0:27:58 > 0:28:01story of the tennis match between Billie Jean King

0:28:01 > 0:28:04and Bobby Riggs, had a documentary about this, in 2013.

0:28:04 > 0:28:06Again going in to see the drama I thought

0:28:06 > 0:28:08the documentary was so great, can capture the spirit?

0:28:08 > 0:28:15They do.

0:28:15 > 0:28:18I'm a stone is great, as Billie Jean King.

0:28:18 > 0:28:20Steve Carell inhabits this clown male chauvinist buffoon

0:28:20 > 0:28:23role of Bobby Riggs, the texture of the film

0:28:23 > 0:28:26is great and it feels like it was made in the 1970s.

0:28:26 > 0:28:29It has the LGBT story at the centre of it.

0:28:29 > 0:28:45Political relevance and personal.

0:28:45 > 0:28:46It is funny.

0:28:46 > 0:28:47It is a commie Dick drama.

0:28:47 > 0:28:51And it is all true.

0:28:51 > 0:28:52Quick thoughts about DVDs.

0:28:52 > 0:28:53This was a great indie film.

0:28:53 > 0:28:56He is trying to find his place in the world.

0:28:56 > 0:28:59It did brilliantly with the are a scream programme,

0:28:59 > 0:29:00and it found its audience.

0:29:00 > 0:29:01It had a low budget.

0:29:01 > 0:29:05It had an enormous amount of heart and it is called my Feral Heart

0:29:05 > 0:29:08and I defy anybody not to be won over by it.

0:29:08 > 0:29:09Thank you.

0:29:09 > 0:29:10It is a really interesting week.

0:29:10 > 0:29:13Just a reminder that you can find all film news and reviews

0:29:13 > 0:29:15from across the BBC online.

0:29:15 > 0:29:16There is the address.

0:29:16 > 0:29:19All our previous programmes are on the iPlayer as well.

0:29:19 > 0:29:20That is at this week.

0:29:20 > 0:29:34Enjoy your cinema going.

0:30:09 > 0:30:12Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:30:12 > 0:30:14Stayt.

0:30:14 > 0:30:15Good morning.

0:30:15 > 0:30:19Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:19 > 0:30:22Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn

0:30:22 > 0:30:23is prepared to testify against the President's

0:30:23 > 0:30:28son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to US media reports.

0:30:28 > 0:30:31It's thought Mr Flynn, who pleaded guilty to making false

0:30:31 > 0:30:34statements to the FBI, will say he was directed to hold

0:30:34 > 0:30:36discussions with Kremlin officials by senior members of Trump's

0:30:36 > 0:30:39campaign team, including Mr Kushner.

0:30:39 > 0:30:43The White House says Mr Flynn has implicated no-one but himself.

0:30:44 > 0:30:46The UK National Cyber Security Centre has warned government

0:30:46 > 0:30:48departments not to use Russian anti-virus software

0:30:48 > 0:30:50if their computers contain sensitive information.

0:30:50 > 0:30:53The Russian company Kaspersky Lab was banned from US government

0:30:53 > 0:30:56networks earlier this year, because of concerns it had ties

0:30:56 > 0:31:02to intelligence agencies in Moscow.

0:31:02 > 0:31:07The company denies having links to the Kremlin.

0:31:07 > 0:31:09Despite its warning, the National Cyber Security Centre

0:31:09 > 0:31:13says the general public shouldn't be concerned about using the software.

0:31:13 > 0:31:19Our guidance is to choose an anti-virus product that meets your

0:31:19 > 0:31:23needs and does well industry standard tests. We are not saying,

0:31:23 > 0:31:27and we specifically say in our guidance on the blog, that we are

0:31:27 > 0:31:33not telling people to rip out Kaspersky willy-nilly because that

0:31:33 > 0:31:37makes no sense. This is about entities that may be of interest to

0:31:37 > 0:31:40the Russian government, so for us that's about national security

0:31:40 > 0:31:44systems in government of which there are very small number and for

0:31:44 > 0:31:48example if you have a business negotiation that the Russian

0:31:48 > 0:31:49government may be interested in.

0:31:49 > 0:31:51Two former police officers who leaked allegations that

0:31:51 > 0:31:54pornographic images had been found on the Tory minister

0:31:54 > 0:31:56Damian Green's computer were in "flagrant breach"

0:31:56 > 0:31:58of their own code of conduct, according to the former

0:31:58 > 0:32:02Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

0:32:02 > 0:32:05Mr Green, now First Secretary of State, repeated his insistence

0:32:05 > 0:32:07that he didn't view pornographic material on the computer.

0:32:07 > 0:32:09The former attorney general said he found the behaviour

0:32:09 > 0:32:11of the ex-officers behaviour troubling.

0:32:11 > 0:32:14White House officials have indicated that President Trump is likely

0:32:14 > 0:32:16to announce next week that the United States

0:32:16 > 0:32:21will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

0:32:21 > 0:32:23The status of Jerusalem is highly contentious,

0:32:23 > 0:32:26with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming all or part of the city

0:32:26 > 0:32:27as their capital.

0:32:27 > 0:32:29Critics have warned that the decision by Donald Trump

0:32:29 > 0:32:34could jeopardise peace negotiations.

0:32:34 > 0:32:37It's feared there could be hundreds of job losses at Toys 'R' Us,

0:32:37 > 0:32:40after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter

0:32:40 > 0:32:41of its UK stores.

0:32:41 > 0:32:44The move, which would see the closure of 25 shops,

0:32:44 > 0:32:47is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts

0:32:47 > 0:32:48with its landlords.

0:32:48 > 0:32:51It's thought Christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be

0:32:51 > 0:32:52affected by the move.

0:32:52 > 0:32:55The British Red Cross is calling for rules to be relaxed

0:32:55 > 0:32:58to automatically allow Syrian refugee families,

0:32:58 > 0:33:01being resettled in the UK, to bring their young,

0:33:01 > 0:33:03adult children with them.

0:33:03 > 0:33:05Over the past two years, around 9,000 Syrians have entered

0:33:05 > 0:33:07the UK under the Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme.

0:33:07 > 0:33:12But the Red Cross says refugees shouldn't have to leave behind

0:33:12 > 0:33:19family members because they are over 18-years-old.

0:33:19 > 0:33:24Let's be clear. We are talking about children who are part of the family

0:33:24 > 0:33:28unit. People watching this now, think of your family, the children

0:33:28 > 0:33:32who still live at home, who may be away studying. That's what we are

0:33:32 > 0:33:34talking about. Let's bring those families back together. Families

0:33:34 > 0:33:37belong together.

0:33:37 > 0:33:39Pope Francis is spending his final day in Bangladesh,

0:33:39 > 0:33:42after using his highly-anticipated Asia trip to express support

0:33:42 > 0:33:43for the Rohingya Muslims.

0:33:43 > 0:33:46Yesterday, the Pope met a group of refugees and referred to them

0:33:46 > 0:33:48using the word "Rohingya" for the first time.

0:33:48 > 0:33:51He was criticised for not using the term on his earlier visit

0:33:51 > 0:33:54to Myanmar, which does not regard them as an ethnic group.

0:33:54 > 0:33:57A new scheme, which aims to recognise more places and people

0:33:57 > 0:34:00with historic importance, is set to be launched by Historic

0:34:00 > 0:34:02England.

0:34:02 > 0:34:05The heritage body wants people to suggest sites that deserve to be

0:34:05 > 0:34:07permanently acknowledged, but aren't already marked

0:34:07 > 0:34:08with a plaque.

0:34:08 > 0:34:15The campaign will be piloted over three years.

0:34:15 > 0:34:18One other story this morning.

0:34:18 > 0:34:22A huge waterspout has formed off Italy.

0:34:22 > 0:34:25Oh, this is a water spout!

0:34:25 > 0:34:26It is huge, isn't it?

0:34:26 > 0:34:29It was spotted off the coast of Sanremo, before moving inland

0:34:29 > 0:34:30as a kind of tornado.

0:34:30 > 0:34:33The weather phenomenon caused significant damage to the city,

0:34:33 > 0:34:37but luckily no-one was hurt.

0:34:37 > 0:34:40It is quite hard to get an idea of the scale.

0:34:40 > 0:34:45When I thought of a waterspout, I hadn't heard that was the term.

0:34:45 > 0:34:50You were thinking of a teapot? Yes. So on first glance it looked like

0:34:50 > 0:34:54the water was coming out of the sea. Look at the sky, incredible.

0:34:54 > 0:34:58It's like something from another world.

0:34:58 > 0:35:02And this is obviously what it's like to be in it, or close to it.

0:35:02 > 0:35:07Scary! It is a big day for sport Down Under?

0:35:07 > 0:35:12Amazing. We will talk about the Ashes in a moment, which is back on

0:35:12 > 0:35:18after the rain in Adelaide. First, the rugby World Cup. The first time

0:35:18 > 0:35:23England are in the final since 1995. Someone asked me how much England

0:35:23 > 0:35:28are the underdogs and it's like a Chihuahua compared to a great Dane.

0:35:28 > 0:35:347:1 to the bookies. But Australia can go fast and can

0:35:34 > 0:35:41bite ankles. I know someone who does know how to

0:35:41 > 0:35:50beat Australia, the last man to do it. He is Ryan -- macro tree and he

0:35:50 > 0:35:57joins us now. -- Brian Noble. Good morning!

0:35:57 > 0:36:03Good morning. How are you doing? Not quite a Chihuahua but a Jack

0:36:03 > 0:36:10Russell! If the big dog drives do it it it'll get caught in its throat!

0:36:10 > 0:36:16Sometimes being an underdog can be an advantage if you use it right.

0:36:16 > 0:36:19You beat Australia as the code of great written. How do England do

0:36:19 > 0:36:25that today? -- coach of Great Britain.This is a good England

0:36:25 > 0:36:28side. They've lost their captain Sean McLauchlan yesterday, which is

0:36:28 > 0:36:34a blow, but they are tight group and they've gotten better and better as

0:36:34 > 0:36:38the tournament has gone on. I think they are better this tournament than

0:36:38 > 0:36:42people are giving them credit for. They have to look after the ball.

0:36:42 > 0:36:46They may get for opportunities to score tries and in my mind they have

0:36:46 > 0:36:49to execute at least three of those are caused this Australian team,

0:36:49 > 0:36:56with people like Slater, Smith and Cronk, have been together for 15

0:36:56 > 0:36:58years in the Queensland and Australian side and they haven't

0:36:58 > 0:37:03been beaten since 2013. But I have an element of confidence with this

0:37:03 > 0:37:07English team and I think they can get the job done this afternoon.How

0:37:07 > 0:37:10much have they grown since that opening game defeat to Australia in

0:37:10 > 0:37:18the tournament?My goodness, they've been sketchy and clunky, are the

0:37:18 > 0:37:23words I used. They hadn't stitched the whole performance together. But

0:37:23 > 0:37:27for 70 minutes last week in the semi-final against Tonga they were

0:37:27 > 0:37:31fantastic. The last seven minutes were heart stopping. We don't want

0:37:31 > 0:37:35any of that. If they can play with that style, this Australian team

0:37:35 > 0:37:39hasn't been under pressure at all throughout this World Cup and I just

0:37:39 > 0:37:43think we need to ask a few questions of some of their bigger players in

0:37:43 > 0:37:47relation to whether they can stand up to the task. But to do that

0:37:47 > 0:37:50they've got to really control the ball well and give themselves the

0:37:50 > 0:37:58best opportunity that they can.It's Charlie here. When you are clear

0:37:58 > 0:38:02favourite, as Australia are, and the home fans will be bad for this game

0:38:02 > 0:38:05and expecting a great deal, sometimes the opposing team can use

0:38:05 > 0:38:10that sort of psychology, especially at the beginning of the game. Will

0:38:10 > 0:38:15that be crucial, if England can get a look in early on?I think you've

0:38:15 > 0:38:21nailed it. I think the start is very important for this England team. I

0:38:21 > 0:38:25don't think they will come from behind to beat Australia, they've

0:38:25 > 0:38:30got to get their noses in front and the belief they can get on with the

0:38:30 > 0:38:35game. There is a pocket of about 5000 or 6000 English fans here, he

0:38:35 > 0:38:40will be very noisy. But I'm with you. The start is massively

0:38:40 > 0:38:44important and if they get a good start I think we will see more

0:38:44 > 0:38:49nervous Australians and they might make a few more errors than they are

0:38:49 > 0:38:52used to.What's the mood like amongst the English fans and how

0:38:52 > 0:38:56much baiting have you had to put up the last week after the thrashing in

0:38:56 > 0:39:03the cricket and all of that pom dating since that? -- baiting.I'm

0:39:03 > 0:39:07sure I'm not the first Englishman on Australian soil to copper flogging

0:39:07 > 0:39:12over the years. It's a great rivalry and a great sporting rivalry between

0:39:12 > 0:39:18England and Australia and its good and -- good humour and banter.

0:39:18 > 0:39:23Sometimes it boils over in cricket matches and test matches. But that

0:39:23 > 0:39:32is all about the psychology of sport. The friendship amongst the

0:39:32 > 0:39:36fans here is superb and while Australia is a long way away there

0:39:36 > 0:39:39are many connections between English and Australian fans that they can

0:39:39 > 0:39:42still share a beer after the game. Wonderful. Totally agree and thanks

0:39:42 > 0:39:49for keeping fee dog theme going. Jack Russell. It could be a border

0:39:49 > 0:39:55Collie by the time kick-off comes around! The buildup is from 8:30am,

0:39:55 > 0:40:05as well as Radio 5 Live. It's about building the confidence. The -- no

0:40:05 > 0:40:13longer a Chihuahua, a bulldog.

0:40:13 > 0:40:17We've had two rain interruptions on day one of the second Ashes Test,

0:40:17 > 0:40:19but play is under way again in Adelaide.

0:40:19 > 0:40:21And England have made the breakthrough, after some

0:40:21 > 0:40:23confusion between the Australian openers.

0:40:23 > 0:40:25They tried to take advantage of a miss-field from England,

0:40:25 > 0:40:26but it backfired.

0:40:26 > 0:40:28Cameron Bankcroft run out by Chris Woakes.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31Australia now 36-1.

0:40:31 > 0:40:33That was extraordinary!

0:40:33 > 0:40:39Pub landlords have been toasting England's World Cup draw,

0:40:39 > 0:40:43because all of their games in Russia will be played at 7pm in the evening

0:40:43 > 0:40:45or Sunday afternoon, so people don't have

0:40:45 > 0:40:46to take time off work.

0:40:46 > 0:40:49Diego Maradona was the man who pulled England's name out

0:40:49 > 0:40:51of the pot in the Kremlin.

0:40:51 > 0:40:54Gareth Southgate's side are in a group with Belgium,

0:40:54 > 0:40:57who are difficult opponents, Tunisia and Panama, but he says

0:40:57 > 0:40:59a good draw on paper doesn't mean a jot,

0:40:59 > 0:41:01given England's recent World Cup record.

0:41:01 > 0:41:07We've been good at writing teams off and then getting beaten, so we have

0:41:07 > 0:41:10to make sure that we are prepared for all of those games. It's

0:41:10 > 0:41:15fantastically exciting to be here for the draw with every other coat.

0:41:15 > 0:41:19It's been a great experience and really looking forward to getting on

0:41:19 > 0:41:19with it.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22The big game in the Premier League today is the evening kick-off

0:41:22 > 0:41:24between Arsenal and Manchester United.

0:41:24 > 0:41:27Celtic play Motherwell in Scotland and the FA Cup continues.

0:41:27 > 0:41:29Last night, non-league AFC Fylde earned a replay with Wigan Athletic

0:41:29 > 0:41:30of League One.

0:41:30 > 0:41:33Danny Rowe's penalty giving them a 1-1 draw.

0:41:33 > 0:41:39So both sides will be in Monday's third-round draw.

0:41:39 > 0:41:42Newcastle snatched a very late victory at Northampton,

0:41:42 > 0:41:44in rugby union's Premiership.

0:41:44 > 0:41:48After a scrappy try from the final play of the game, Tarney Takula

0:41:48 > 0:41:52kicked the crucial conversion to give them victory by 24-22.

0:41:52 > 0:41:56And Glasgow Warriors' great run continues.

0:41:56 > 0:41:59They made it ten wins from ten in the Pro 14,

0:41:59 > 0:42:01with a bonus point victory over Cardiff Blues.

0:42:01 > 0:42:0540-16 the score.

0:42:05 > 0:42:11Tiger Woods said he's proved his latest back operation

0:42:11 > 0:42:14has been a success, after he shot another under-par

0:42:14 > 0:42:24round at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

0:42:24 > 0:42:27It's his first tournament for almost a year, but he's now seven under

0:42:27 > 0:42:30at the half-way stage, tied for fifth place.

0:42:30 > 0:42:31Charley Hoffman is the leader.

0:42:31 > 0:42:33England's Tommy Fleetwood who was leading is three shots

0:42:33 > 0:42:34back.

0:42:34 > 0:42:37Still in contention. It's been a great year for Tommy Fleetwood.

0:42:37 > 0:42:42He is not quite my mate. I've played with him once. But I like him! I

0:42:42 > 0:42:46think he is a lovely guy. You got a special mention for

0:42:46 > 0:42:56Maradona's yellow bowtie. Because all of the ex-players are

0:42:56 > 0:43:00all very smart. And he had a black shirt and a yellow bow tie.

0:43:00 > 0:43:04It was wonderful entertainment. I thought Gary Lineker was very funny

0:43:04 > 0:43:12when he mentioned Maradona's hands. That's right. Then he had a go at

0:43:12 > 0:43:15Italy for not qualifying. By the way, no challenge this week because

0:43:15 > 0:43:21of all of the rugby building up to the final. So in the New Year I will

0:43:21 > 0:43:26become a professional ninja. Should we be worried? About you on

0:43:26 > 0:43:28our? Because you are professional ninja?

0:43:28 > 0:43:31Are not professional. I didn't make the grade.

0:43:31 > 0:43:39Thanks.

0:43:39 > 0:43:45This is Breakfast. Donald Trump's former security adviser says Michael

0:43:45 > 0:43:49Flynn could testify against his son-in-law of contacts with Russia.

0:43:49 > 0:43:52Government departments are being advised not to use anti-viral

0:43:52 > 0:43:57software from a Russian company because of concerns it has links to

0:43:57 > 0:44:07the Kremlin.

0:44:07 > 0:44:11Meteorological winter has started with a bit of an upturn in

0:44:11 > 0:44:14temperatures. Things are going to be gradually turning a bit milder

0:44:14 > 0:44:19through the course of the weekend. Some sunny spells on offer and also

0:44:19 > 0:44:23a few rain showers, not everyone seeing them and we will have lost

0:44:23 > 0:44:26the snow showers earlier in the week. As we start Saturday morning

0:44:26 > 0:44:30you can see where the showers will be falling for parts of west

0:44:30 > 0:44:33Scotland, Wales and south-west England, one or two lingering around

0:44:33 > 0:44:37the east coast but many other places dry and sunny and cloud increasing

0:44:37 > 0:44:41with windy and wet conditions for the north of Scotland. A few showers

0:44:41 > 0:44:46dotted around across Wales, down to Cornwall, further east across

0:44:46 > 0:44:50England and more sunshine for the likes of Kent, Norfolk, temperatures

0:44:50 > 0:44:55only five or six. The odd shower for the West Midlands but much of

0:44:55 > 0:44:58northern England having a sunny and decent afternoon, milder than it has

0:44:58 > 0:45:02been here. Northern Ireland, central and Northern Scotland turning quite

0:45:02 > 0:45:06breezy and cloudy with the arrival of rain later, southern Scotland

0:45:06 > 0:45:10should stay dry and bright for a good part of the date. Through

0:45:10 > 0:45:13Saturday evening, windy in the north, a band of cloud with patchy

0:45:13 > 0:45:18outbreaks sinking south. That will introduce some milder air gradually.

0:45:18 > 0:45:24By the time we get to the early hours of Sunday, frost free largely,

0:45:24 > 0:45:28the mildest night in some time we've seen. Through the day on Sunday we

0:45:28 > 0:45:32start with quite a lot of cloud in the south courtesy of this weather

0:45:32 > 0:45:36front, which will be edging further south through the day, then brighter

0:45:36 > 0:45:40conditions as high pressure tries to topple in from the Atlantic and as

0:45:40 > 0:45:44it does so it will dry in that milder air so cold air squeezed away

0:45:44 > 0:45:48to the near continent. Milder air coming in from a more north-westerly

0:45:48 > 0:45:53direction gradually through the course of Sunday. Cloud and

0:45:53 > 0:45:57outbreaks of pantry raider clear link so slowly to the south on

0:45:57 > 0:46:00Sunday and then dry conditions, sunny spells especially for parts of

0:46:00 > 0:46:05northern England and Scotland, a bit more cloud for western Scotland and

0:46:05 > 0:46:11Northern Ireland. Temperatures back into double figures, ten or 11 in

0:46:11 > 0:46:15the south later on Sunday. The fairly mild and settled spell

0:46:15 > 0:46:19continues on Monday and onto Tuesday, but it looks like things

0:46:19 > 0:46:23will be an settled and then colder later in the week. That's it for

0:46:23 > 0:46:25now, have a good weekend.

0:46:25 > 0:46:28Now it's time for Click with Spencer Kelly and this week

0:46:28 > 0:46:31they're investigation how technology is being developed to support people

0:46:31 > 0:46:50with disabilities.

0:47:10 > 0:47:13Over the past few years, some of the most fascinating

0:47:13 > 0:47:16technologies we've featured on the show have been the ones that

0:47:16 > 0:47:17help people with disabilities.

0:47:17 > 0:47:19As the world's first bionic games proved,

0:47:19 > 0:47:21the possibilities now emerging offer so much potential,

0:47:21 > 0:47:24whether it be in mobility, sight or hearing, we've seen how

0:47:24 > 0:47:25life-changing technology is tantalisingly close.

0:47:25 > 0:47:29But how long before it really starts to impact people's lives for real?

0:47:29 > 0:47:31This weekend sees the international day of people with disabilities

0:47:31 > 0:47:35and that's a great chance for us to devote a whole programme

0:47:35 > 0:47:37to the latest tech developments in the area.

0:47:37 > 0:47:40Now, in the UK, around 5% of all rail journeys are made

0:47:40 > 0:47:42by those with a disability or a long-term illness.

0:47:42 > 0:47:45A quarter have reported problems with using public transport.

0:47:45 > 0:47:48The rail company London Midland is hoping to improve accessibility

0:47:48 > 0:47:50for its disabled passengers with a new app, Passenger Assist,

0:47:50 > 0:47:53and we asked Emily Yates to try it out for us.

0:47:53 > 0:47:56I'm Emily Yates and I'm just planning my train

0:47:56 > 0:47:57journey to Birmingham.

0:47:57 > 0:47:59It requires a fair bit of advanced booking.

0:47:59 > 0:48:03I'm confident travelling by myself, but I'm not a huge fan of the train,

0:48:03 > 0:48:05which is actually why I'm making this journey.

0:48:05 > 0:48:07I've heard about an app in development called

0:48:07 > 0:48:09Passenger Assist that could be a game-changer

0:48:09 > 0:48:10for disabled travellers.

0:48:10 > 0:48:15Thank you!

0:48:15 > 0:48:19I think anybody watching this who's disabled will probably agree with me

0:48:19 > 0:48:21that you can have some pretty horrific travel journeys

0:48:21 > 0:48:25if you're disabled.

0:48:25 > 0:48:29I've been left on the train before, I've booked assistance and somebody

0:48:29 > 0:48:32has said, "Yeah, we're going to come and meet you," and I've been left

0:48:32 > 0:48:36on the train unable to get off and I've had to go four or five

0:48:36 > 0:48:40stops down the line to be able to come back again so I'm really

0:48:40 > 0:48:43excited to see what this app has to offer.

0:48:43 > 0:48:49Thank you!

0:48:49 > 0:48:54I've got this new app which is currently in development

0:48:54 > 0:48:57and I'm just about to fill in my own profile.

0:48:57 > 0:48:59What's brilliant about this app is it asks things like,

0:48:59 > 0:49:03"Do you need room for a guide dog, do you have a hearing impairment,

0:49:03 > 0:49:06do you need a ramp, do you need help buying a ticket?"

0:49:06 > 0:49:09So, Roxanne, I've added my profile details and now I've just

0:49:09 > 0:49:14planned a journey.

0:49:14 > 0:49:17This is obviously in development but this is how it would work.

0:49:17 > 0:49:20I've put in my journey and now it should come up

0:49:20 > 0:49:21on your phone any minute.

0:49:21 > 0:49:22Here you are.

0:49:22 > 0:49:25You've got my picture and everything so you know exactly

0:49:25 > 0:49:26what I'll look like.

0:49:26 > 0:49:28I know what you look like, know what to expect,

0:49:28 > 0:49:30I press "I'm Here To Help."

0:49:30 > 0:49:32Brilliant.

0:49:32 > 0:49:36I can send you a message saying I'm here, my name is Roxanne.

0:49:36 > 0:49:41OK.

0:49:41 > 0:49:45Back on the train for me and now I have this.

0:49:45 > 0:49:56Passenger Assist is being developed by start-up Tranreport under

0:49:56 > 0:49:57the guidance of London Midland's lab.

0:49:57 > 0:50:01We've brought a staff phone on the train too so we can see how

0:50:01 > 0:50:03the app works for them.

0:50:03 > 0:50:06So right now the phone is tracking both the staff member

0:50:06 > 0:50:06and the passenger.

0:50:06 > 0:50:10We're obviously in the same place so you can see the two dots

0:50:10 > 0:50:11are quite close together.

0:50:11 > 0:50:13They're using the technology such as Bluetooth beacons,

0:50:13 > 0:50:16Wi-Fi, 4G, GPS, we can use multiple tools.

0:50:16 > 0:50:18You know exactly what carriage I'm in even.

0:50:18 > 0:50:21Yes, down to the carriage, we can pinpoint less than one metre

0:50:21 > 0:50:24to your location and find out which carriage, which train

0:50:24 > 0:50:26and the direction of travel you're going in as well.

0:50:26 > 0:50:30And it's not just about the app.

0:50:30 > 0:50:33Transreport is also making trackable wristbands and these key fobs,

0:50:33 > 0:50:36they'll be available for those unable to use phones as easily.

0:50:36 > 0:50:39Let's face it, in a world where we can now track our pizza

0:50:39 > 0:50:42delivery by the minute, having to book train assistance 24

0:50:42 > 0:50:44hours in advance seems a little old school,

0:50:44 > 0:51:00and this way staff will have information at their fingertips too.

0:51:00 > 0:51:04Transreport hope to roll out the app across the London Midland service

0:51:04 > 0:51:07early next year and the plan is for the entire UK rail network

0:51:07 > 0:51:10to be able to access it by June, 2018.

0:51:10 > 0:51:12If there's one thing disabled travellers need that the current

0:51:12 > 0:51:15system doesn't provide its the reassurance that someone

0:51:15 > 0:51:18will be there to help and not leave them stranded when getting

0:51:18 > 0:51:21on or off the train.

0:51:34 > 0:51:39AccessNow really began with my own reality.

0:51:39 > 0:51:41Someone using a wheelchair to get around, I'm consistently frustrated

0:51:41 > 0:51:45when I show up at places and I don't know if they're accessible or not

0:51:45 > 0:51:47until I get there.

0:51:47 > 0:51:50Countless times I show up and there are steps or other

0:51:50 > 0:51:53barriers that prevent me from doing the things that I want.

0:51:53 > 0:51:57And so I was really motivated to try and solve this problem and the way

0:51:57 > 0:52:00that we've gone about doing that is by creating a mobile app

0:52:00 > 0:52:02that can simply allow people, who've experienced accessibility

0:52:02 > 0:52:05needs, to share information about what is accessible

0:52:05 > 0:52:19on their own communities and around the world.

0:52:19 > 0:52:22It starts by selecting a place, then rating that place as accessible

0:52:22 > 0:52:23or partially accessible.

0:52:23 > 0:52:25Patio access only or not accessible.

0:52:25 > 0:52:28You can go one step further and add a description.

0:52:28 > 0:52:31So you can say things like, "I showed up at this place,

0:52:31 > 0:52:32the customer service was fantastic."

0:52:32 > 0:52:51So this cafe looks like it's not accessible.

0:52:51 > 0:52:53There's two steps here at the entrance.

0:52:53 > 0:52:56But when I look at my app, I can see there's an alternative

0:52:56 > 0:52:59entrance through the building here, that will let me into the cafe.

0:52:59 > 0:53:01So let's check it out.

0:53:01 > 0:53:04I think for me the main magic, the most exciting part

0:53:04 > 0:53:07about AccessNow, is that the information is all crowd sourced

0:53:07 > 0:53:08from people who have experienced accessibility needs

0:53:08 > 0:53:11in their own life, or are just motivated to get involved

0:53:11 > 0:53:12and share information.

0:53:12 > 0:53:15We started in Toronto, with a couple hundred pins,

0:53:15 > 0:53:17and now we've reached over 20,000 pins throughout the world.

0:53:17 > 0:53:20But we really want to make this a global movement.

0:53:20 > 0:53:23There are many times where people who have mobility needs,

0:53:23 > 0:53:25they're isolated in many ways and it's simply because,

0:53:25 > 0:53:29you know, from the way I see it, it's not people who are disabled

0:53:29 > 0:53:43but it's our environments that are disabling.

0:53:43 > 0:53:47So if we can remove the barriers that restrict people from engaging

0:53:47 > 0:53:48with their communities, with their workplaces,

0:53:48 > 0:53:52with their lifestyles, I think we can come to a much more

0:53:52 > 0:53:53inclusive world for everyone.

0:53:53 > 0:53:56I've come to Dorset Orthopaedic, a private company that fits amputees

0:53:56 > 0:53:57with prosthetic legs, from running blades

0:53:57 > 0:53:58to hyperrealistic looking limbs.

0:53:58 > 0:54:01One sport that's always been very hard for me is snowboarding,

0:54:01 > 0:54:04because my normal feet are designed specifically for walking.

0:54:04 > 0:54:10But here, they've got some feet that could make that easier.

0:54:10 > 0:54:13The requirements of a foot are quite different with skiing

0:54:13 > 0:54:14compared to walking.

0:54:14 > 0:54:17With normal walking, you need a foot that has a fairly

0:54:17 > 0:54:19small range of movement that gives you energy back,

0:54:19 > 0:54:23so as you roll over the foot you get some push off at the end

0:54:23 > 0:54:25to help your walking.

0:54:25 > 0:54:27With skiing you need more movement in the foot to compensate

0:54:27 > 0:54:31for the uneven surface and you also need some shock absorption,

0:54:31 > 0:54:35so when you go over a bump or you land on the ski you need some

0:54:35 > 0:54:38of that shock taken out and that's what this does.

0:54:38 > 0:54:42While I'm left to my own devices, Kevin agrees to fit my legs

0:54:42 > 0:54:45with some of these feet so I can give them a go.

0:54:45 > 0:54:49This requires a lot of honing and alignment to make sure I'm not

0:54:49 > 0:54:50pushed too far forwards or backwards.

0:54:50 > 0:54:51Ta-da! My legs!

0:54:51 > 0:54:54So I'm quite intrigued as to how these are going to feel.

0:54:54 > 0:54:56I actually have no idea.

0:54:56 > 0:55:01Oh, wow.

0:55:01 > 0:55:04If you push your weight forwards, you should be able to feel

0:55:04 > 0:55:06the movement in the ankle.

0:55:06 > 0:55:06Oh, wow.

0:55:06 > 0:55:07Oh, yeah, there!

0:55:07 > 0:55:09That sensation I've not felt in the ten years

0:55:09 > 0:55:11since being an amputee.

0:55:11 > 0:55:13These feet work by putting air into an adjustable cylinder,

0:55:13 > 0:55:16which controls the amount of resistance in the foot.

0:55:16 > 0:55:17More air and more resistance.

0:55:17 > 0:55:20As well as giving this movement, shock absorption in the foot means

0:55:20 > 0:55:23that going over rocks or bumps is easier.

0:55:23 > 0:55:25But they're not cheap.

0:55:25 > 0:55:29With the price of £2,500 each, it means only some people can get

0:55:29 > 0:55:29access to them.

0:55:29 > 0:55:31It's clear that they're not for walking.

0:55:31 > 0:55:34They're very, very rigid, very square and very hard.

0:55:34 > 0:55:37But if I let my mind go and imagine myself snowboarding,

0:55:37 > 0:55:40which I've done badly in the past, I can feel that and they move

0:55:40 > 0:55:44and that's weird, because I have not felt my feet move in that way

0:55:44 > 0:55:45for ten years.

0:55:45 > 0:55:49There's only one thing left to do and it's try the feet out

0:55:49 > 0:56:11on some proper snow.

0:56:11 > 0:56:14I've come to an indoor slope, but I've got to admit I'm

0:56:14 > 0:56:15feeling very nervous.

0:56:15 > 0:56:18This is Emma Gillespie, a prosthetist who's agreed to come

0:56:18 > 0:56:21with me to fit the feet and help me try them out.

0:56:21 > 0:56:22So you've boarded on these before.

0:56:22 > 0:56:24Yeah. And how was that?

0:56:24 > 0:56:24Hard.

0:56:24 > 0:56:26But you did it. Yeah.

0:56:26 > 0:56:26So, one leg.

0:56:26 > 0:56:29This is what you don't see about being an amputee.

0:56:29 > 0:56:32When I've snowboarded previously on my normal walking feet,

0:56:32 > 0:56:32it's been really difficult.

0:56:32 > 0:56:36But these offer much more and the way they're set up offers

0:56:36 > 0:56:39a natural bend in my knees, a stance that's almost impossible

0:56:39 > 0:56:40on my usual legs.

0:56:40 > 0:56:42OK, here we go. Oh, she's going!

0:56:42 > 0:56:44Try and think about your posture a bit.

0:56:44 > 0:56:45And a turn!

0:56:45 > 0:56:56Woohoo!

0:57:04 > 0:57:07OK, so it's been a while since I boarded and expecting

0:57:07 > 0:57:13an instant result is probably asking a too much, but the best thing

0:57:13 > 0:57:15for it is to keep throwing myself down this slope

0:57:15 > 0:57:16and see what happens.

0:57:16 > 0:57:20Despite the technology of these feet, there's only so much they can

0:57:20 > 0:57:22do when it comes to hitting the slopes.

0:57:22 > 0:57:25The real work is definitely still coming from the person.

0:57:25 > 0:57:28And if you're not very good, they're not going to stop

0:57:28 > 0:57:28you from falling.

0:57:28 > 0:57:34LAUGHS

0:57:34 > 0:57:35I'm soaking wet.

0:57:35 > 0:57:39That last fall has drenched me.

0:57:39 > 0:57:43But it's amazing when you merge technology and disability.

0:57:43 > 0:57:45It's about giving people independence and the feeling

0:57:45 > 0:57:47that they can try things that they perhaps thought weren't

0:57:47 > 0:57:48there for them.

0:57:48 > 0:57:50So it's fun, but now I want these feet and they're expensive.

0:58:06 > 0:58:10That's it for the shortcut of this special version of Click

0:58:10 > 0:58:14this International Day

0:58:14 > 0:58:15of People with Disabilities.

0:58:15 > 0:58:18The full version is iPlayer and you can keep an eye on the BBC's

0:58:18 > 0:58:21disability stories throughout the year on our website.

0:58:21 > 0:58:22Thanks for watching, we will see you soon.

0:59:38 > 0:59:41Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:59:41 > 0:59:44Stayt.

0:59:44 > 0:59:47The investigation into Russian meddling in the US election closes

0:59:47 > 0:59:49in on President Trump's inner circle.

0:59:49 > 0:59:51His former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn admits lying

0:59:51 > 0:59:54to the FBI, as US media reports that he's prepared to implicate

0:59:54 > 0:59:57the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

1:00:08 > 1:00:11Good morning, it's Saturday the 2nd of December.

1:00:11 > 1:00:19Also this morning:

1:00:19 > 1:00:24We need the England boys to win. 22 years. Come on!

1:00:24 > 1:00:28The excitement builds for England fans in Brisbane,

1:00:28 > 1:00:33ahead of the Rugby League World Cup final.

1:00:33 > 1:00:40England face Australia. The Heath -- they haven't beaten them since 1995.

1:00:40 > 1:00:41Cyber security experts warn government departments

1:00:41 > 1:00:42against using Russian anti-virus software,

1:00:42 > 1:00:44saying it could be exploited.

1:00:44 > 1:00:46England's untold history: The public is asked to nominate

1:00:46 > 1:00:54places that deserve to be part of a new national memorial scheme.

1:00:54 > 1:00:58I am the real Santa! Can you see my beard?

1:00:58 > 1:01:06The Christmas Grotto with a difference.

1:01:06 > 1:01:08How one mum has created a 'silent Santa' night,

1:01:08 > 1:01:11to help children with autism enjoy the festive season.

1:01:11 > 1:01:13And we'll have your full weekend weather forecast

1:01:13 > 1:01:14in about 15 minutes.

1:01:14 > 1:01:16Good morning. First our main story.

1:01:16 > 1:01:18US media reports say Donald Trump's former national security adviser

1:01:18 > 1:01:22Michael Flynn, who has admitted lying to the FBI about his contacts

1:01:22 > 1:01:24with Russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates

1:01:24 > 1:01:26the President's son-in-law, Jared Kushner.

1:01:26 > 1:01:28Mr Flynn has agreed to co-operate with an investigation

1:01:28 > 1:01:31into Russian meddling in the US Presidential election.

1:01:31 > 1:01:34It's thought he'll tell investigators he was taking

1:01:34 > 1:01:38directions from senior members of Donald Trump's campaign team.

1:01:38 > 1:01:41The White House says Mr Flynn has implicated no-one but himself

1:01:41 > 1:01:42in the investigation.

1:01:42 > 1:01:46Our Washington correspondent Laura Bicker has more.

1:01:49 > 1:01:51Michael Flynn, a retired three star general, left the court

1:01:51 > 1:01:54in Washington to a familiar chant.

1:01:54 > 1:01:58"Lock him up."

1:01:58 > 1:02:01He'd once encouraged Donald Trump supporters to use a similar

1:02:01 > 1:02:04version against rival Hillary Clinton.

1:02:04 > 1:02:07The 58-year-old played a key part in Mr Trump's campaign and often

1:02:07 > 1:02:09travelled with him.

1:02:09 > 1:02:12If I did a tenth - a tenth of what she did,

1:02:12 > 1:02:15I would be in jail today.

1:02:15 > 1:02:18He was rewarded with the post of national security adviser,

1:02:18 > 1:02:22but was forced to resign after just 23 days when his contacts

1:02:22 > 1:02:29with Russia to discuss US sanctions were disclosed.

1:02:29 > 1:02:31On the 29th of December, Michael Flynn spoke

1:02:31 > 1:02:34to the Russian Ambassador on the phone in the first

1:02:34 > 1:02:35of a series of calls.

1:02:35 > 1:02:38On the 15th of January, Vice President Mike Pence said

1:02:38 > 1:02:40that sanctions were not discussed in those calls.

1:02:40 > 1:02:43Only after the 9th of February, when a newspaper revealed he did

1:02:43 > 1:02:45discuss sanctions, did pressure increase and Michael Flynn

1:02:45 > 1:02:50lost his job.

1:02:50 > 1:02:54As part of his guilty plea, prosecutors said Mr Flynn is now

1:02:54 > 1:02:55cooperating with the investigation.

1:02:55 > 1:03:00US media claims he will testify that senior members of the Trump team,

1:03:00 > 1:03:02including Mr Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner,

1:03:02 > 1:03:06encouraged Flynn to make contact with Russian officials.

1:03:06 > 1:03:12The White House is now trying to distance himself from Flynn's

1:03:12 > 1:03:15actions, and the lies he told to the FBI, but having reached

1:03:15 > 1:03:16a plea bargain to co-operate,

1:03:16 > 1:03:19what else has Mr Flynn told the enquiry and what further

1:03:19 > 1:03:20revelations are to come?

1:03:20 > 1:03:22All government departments have been advised by

1:03:22 > 1:03:25The National Cyber Security Centre not to use Russian anti-virus

1:03:25 > 1:03:28software on systems containing sensitive information.

1:03:28 > 1:03:30Kaspersky Lab, which has 400 million customers

1:03:30 > 1:03:32world-wide, was banned from US government networks

1:03:32 > 1:03:33earlier this year.

1:03:33 > 1:03:35The company denies any links to the Kremlin.

1:03:35 > 1:03:41Our reporter, Jon Donnison, has more.

1:03:41 > 1:03:45Cyber security software like that provided by Kaspersky Lab requires

1:03:45 > 1:03:48extensive access to the files on a computer phone or network

1:03:48 > 1:03:51to look for viruses.

1:03:51 > 1:03:57Our mission has always been to protect...

1:03:57 > 1:04:01Kaspersky is used by consumers and businesses as well as some parts

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1:05:15 > 1:05:18The conduct of two former police officers,

1:05:18 > 1:05:20who leaked allegations that pornographic images had been found

1:05:20 > 1:05:24on the computer of the now First Secretary of State

1:05:24 > 1:05:27Damian Green, have been criticised by the former Attorney General,

1:05:27 > 1:05:27Dominic Grieve.

1:05:27 > 1:05:29Mr Green has repeated his insistence that he didn't

1:05:29 > 1:05:30view the material.

1:05:30 > 1:05:33Our political correspondent, Tom Barton, joins us now

1:05:33 > 1:05:35from our London newsroom.

1:05:35 > 1:05:42Good morning. There are reports on the front pages that the Cabinet is

1:05:42 > 1:05:51split over this. What exactly has Dominic grieve taken issue with?

1:05:51 > 1:05:56This all dates back to those further allegations that were made yesterday

1:05:56 > 1:05:59by a second Met police officer around allegations that pornography

1:05:59 > 1:06:04was found on Damian Green's parliamentary computer, after a raid

1:06:04 > 1:06:11in 2008. MPs have been rallying around him. David Davis has warned

1:06:11 > 1:06:15Downing Street not to sack him over these claims, while the former

1:06:15 > 1:06:19attorney general Dominic Grieve has been questioning the conduct of

1:06:19 > 1:06:24those officers involved.They choose to put material that an ordinary

1:06:24 > 1:06:27citizen would be prohibited from acquiring under data protection

1:06:27 > 1:06:33rules into the public domain on their own judgement. There is a way

1:06:33 > 1:06:37of dealing with that. If you think something is relevant you do it by

1:06:37 > 1:06:42proper official means. You do not go freelancing, as this officers have

1:06:42 > 1:06:48done, and it has the smack of the police state about it.Damian Green

1:06:48 > 1:06:53is Theresa May's closest ally, the second most important person around

1:06:53 > 1:06:57the Cabinet table, and this row matters because it puts his word

1:06:57 > 1:07:01against that of two former police officers. A senior government

1:07:01 > 1:07:04official is looking into these allegations, as well as separate

1:07:04 > 1:07:07allegations of inappropriate behaviour towards a Conservative

1:07:07 > 1:07:13activist. Those allegations are also denied by Damian Green and her

1:07:13 > 1:07:17report could well be on the desk of the Prime Minister within days.We

1:07:17 > 1:07:26will keep across it, as will you, I'm sure. Thank you.

1:07:26 > 1:07:30Pope Francis is Bennet is final day in Bangladesh, after rallying

1:07:30 > 1:07:35support for the Rohingya Muslims -- is spending.

1:07:35 > 1:07:43He used the word Rohingya for the first time yesterday. Let's cross to

1:07:43 > 1:07:46our correspondent. There's been so much attention on the words the pope

1:07:46 > 1:07:51has or hasn't used. Ring us up to date.That's right. Yesterday he

1:07:51 > 1:07:56sent out a very strong message about the Rohingya a crisis. He met with a

1:07:56 > 1:08:02group of Rohingya refugees here in Dhaka. About 16 of them. He touched

1:08:02 > 1:08:08their hands. A little girl, an orphan, was brought in front of him

1:08:08 > 1:08:15and he placed his hand on her head. He asked the Rohingyas for

1:08:15 > 1:08:19forgiveness for the injustices of the world. He asked how people

1:08:19 > 1:08:25fleeing the Rakhine state identify themselves. And it is also a word

1:08:25 > 1:08:30Myanmar doesn't recognise. He says he and being in Bangladesh could

1:08:30 > 1:08:33upset the Myanmar government and that's perhaps why he didn't say it

1:08:33 > 1:08:37while he was in Myanmar. He faced criticism for not sending a strong

1:08:37 > 1:08:40message while he was in that country and when he came to Bangladesh

1:08:40 > 1:08:44everybody was waiting and listening to every speech he made, to see if

1:08:44 > 1:08:47he would send out a stronger message. He seems to have done so

1:08:47 > 1:08:54yesterday. Today he visited a church in Dhaka and a cemetery. He will

1:08:54 > 1:08:57also meet some students and then he will be leaving this country.Thanks

1:08:57 > 1:08:58for the moment.

1:08:58 > 1:09:01White House officials have indicated that President Trump is likely

1:09:01 > 1:09:03to announce next week that the United States

1:09:03 > 1:09:05will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

1:09:05 > 1:09:07The status of Jerusalem is highly contentious,

1:09:07 > 1:09:10with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming all or part of the city

1:09:10 > 1:09:11as their capital.

1:09:11 > 1:09:13Critics have warned that the decision by Donald Trump

1:09:13 > 1:09:16could jeopardise peace negotiations.

1:09:16 > 1:09:19It's feared there could be hundreds of job losses at Toys R Us,

1:09:19 > 1:09:22after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter

1:09:22 > 1:09:23of its UK stores.

1:09:23 > 1:09:26The move, which would see the closure of 25 shops,

1:09:26 > 1:09:29is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts

1:09:29 > 1:09:30with its landlords.

1:09:30 > 1:09:33It's thought Christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be

1:09:33 > 1:09:36affected by the move.

1:09:36 > 1:09:39People are being asked to nominate events and people they feel should

1:09:39 > 1:09:45be commemorated as part of a new national memorial scheme.

1:09:45 > 1:09:48The heritage group Historic England has already received a wealth

1:09:48 > 1:09:50of nominations from battle sites to birthplaces,

1:09:50 > 1:09:53as David Sillito reports.

1:09:53 > 1:09:56The site of the presentation of Magna Carta.

1:09:56 > 1:10:01The place where the Pilgrim Fathers set off for America.

1:10:01 > 1:10:04And here, the memorial to the landing at Brixham

1:10:04 > 1:10:07of the Glorious Revolution.

1:10:07 > 1:10:09There are some monuments to great moments in history,

1:10:09 > 1:10:11but Historic England wants more.

1:10:11 > 1:10:15There are many plaques to where people were born or lived.

1:10:15 > 1:10:17It now wants suggestions about events and have already

1:10:17 > 1:10:19received a few.

1:10:19 > 1:10:23We've done our research and spoken to people across the country

1:10:23 > 1:10:29and we've found really passionate enthusiasts who want to see

1:10:29 > 1:10:30unknown histories marked out.

1:10:30 > 1:10:35We've had people wanting to mark out where the Pilgrim Fathers set out

1:10:35 > 1:10:36to make that more well-known.

1:10:36 > 1:10:40We've had people wanting to mark out the birthplace of grime music

1:10:40 > 1:10:43in east London, music in Coventry, all sorts of people with different

1:10:43 > 1:10:45passions and interests who want to share their

1:10:45 > 1:10:47knowledge of the history that happened on their doorstep.

1:10:47 > 1:10:51So it doesn't have to be just the famous places in the history

1:10:51 > 1:10:53books, they are looking for sites that capture the whole

1:10:53 > 1:10:55of British life.

1:10:55 > 1:10:58Quite what the memorials will look like hasn't yet been decided.

1:10:58 > 1:11:01The immediate job is to find the people who have a passion

1:11:01 > 1:11:04to honour the places where history was made.

1:11:04 > 1:11:06Let's return to our top story this morning.

1:11:06 > 1:11:09Reports from the United States suggest the President's former

1:11:09 > 1:11:11national security adviser Michael Flynn, who yesterday

1:11:11 > 1:11:14pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russia,

1:11:14 > 1:11:16is prepared to testify against Donald Trump's son-in-law,

1:11:16 > 1:11:25Jared Kushner.

1:11:25 > 1:11:28Mr Flynn is the most senior member of the Trump administration to face

1:11:28 > 1:11:31charges in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling

1:11:31 > 1:11:33during the American election.

1:11:33 > 1:11:36Let's speak to Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, who's a US analyst at the foreign

1:11:36 > 1:11:40affairs think tank Chatham House.

1:11:40 > 1:11:44Thank you very much for joining us this morning. What you make of this,

1:11:44 > 1:11:53in terms where this takes trust, the reputation of the Trump advice

1:11:53 > 1:11:58committee, so to speak. What is this moving us towards?This is very

1:11:58 > 1:12:01significant. This is the first indictments towards an individual

1:12:01 > 1:12:04who was actually in the Trump White House. The others were people

1:12:04 > 1:12:09involved in the campaign didn't actually get in the White House.

1:12:09 > 1:12:13Michael Flynn is a senior person, the first national security adviser.

1:12:13 > 1:12:18The shortest lived national security adviser. He didn't last long because

1:12:18 > 1:12:22of this conversation with the ambassador from Russia, which he

1:12:22 > 1:12:26lied about. At what the Vidic at about this is that it's a short

1:12:26 > 1:12:31charge, a single charge. -- what is significant about this. In the

1:12:31 > 1:12:36agreed statement of the fax between the US government and Michael Flynn,

1:12:36 > 1:12:39Michael Flynn says that he communicated with senior members of

1:12:39 > 1:12:43Trump's transition team before he established contact with the Russian

1:12:43 > 1:12:49Ambassador and he fed back to them. So now the question is who he spoke

1:12:49 > 1:12:56to, what they agreed and why was the transition, why was Trump so

1:12:56 > 1:13:02concerned, to try and persuade the Russians not to respond to the

1:13:02 > 1:13:06sanctions that President Obama had issued in response to the report

1:13:06 > 1:13:09from the intelligence agency, saying that Russia had launched this

1:13:09 > 1:13:15disinformation campaign, trying to undermine your selection? Remember

1:13:15 > 1:13:20there was a bipartisan consensus in Washington really to take a hard

1:13:20 > 1:13:24line on Russia for this question of interfering in the election, so to

1:13:24 > 1:13:30kind of approach the ambassador, it's not clear why, there are a lot

1:13:30 > 1:13:33of questions about how far this goes.And off course we are very

1:13:33 > 1:13:37interested and asking questions. You've been talking to people in the

1:13:37 > 1:13:43US. There is a very divided opinion when it comes to President Trump.

1:13:43 > 1:13:46What are they saying about what this investigation means?I think

1:13:46 > 1:13:52people... You know, some people might if you look at it at first

1:13:52 > 1:13:58glance say the violation right now is something called the Logan Act.

1:13:58 > 1:14:03That as a member of the transition team you don't have the authority to

1:14:03 > 1:14:06speak to a foreign official. Not something that is taken very

1:14:06 > 1:14:12seriously. But I think most people see that there is a broader question

1:14:12 > 1:14:15about why this communication was going on, how far up it went and

1:14:15 > 1:14:20what it had to do, if anything, with this broader question of Russia's

1:14:20 > 1:14:26interference in the campaign. And right now what people are suggesting

1:14:26 > 1:14:31is that it seems to be a few people have said it is Jared Kushner, who

1:14:31 > 1:14:36Michael Flynn was communicating with, the president's son-in-law.

1:14:36 > 1:14:40America is divided, but remember that President Trump right now has

1:14:40 > 1:14:45very low approval ratings. He is down to 38%. We saw about 20 minutes

1:14:45 > 1:14:51ago that the Senate has passed the tax bill, so that could actually

1:14:51 > 1:14:55change his approval. It's very interesting timing right now. The

1:14:55 > 1:14:58critique of this president has been that he hasn't gotten any major

1:14:58 > 1:15:04legislation through. That's just changed.Sorry, you will have to

1:15:04 > 1:15:08briefly explain this tax bill.The tax bill has been tax cuts,

1:15:08 > 1:15:12especially corporate tax cuts, have been very high on this

1:15:12 > 1:15:15administration's agenda and it's been very hard to get any

1:15:15 > 1:15:19legislation through. It hadn't looked as recently as a week ago

1:15:19 > 1:15:22that this would be necessarily getting through the Senate and it

1:15:22 > 1:15:33has a very major move... Sorry?So he is getting stuff done in terms of

1:15:33 > 1:15:37this tax bill. This is the first one he has pushed through, so to speak.

1:15:37 > 1:15:42But still there are questions about the son-in-law. If the president's

1:15:42 > 1:15:46son-in-law is being implicated, this is speculation, how does that affect

1:15:46 > 1:15:51him?

1:15:51 > 1:15:55When does that lead to him?What we know now, there have been some

1:15:55 > 1:15:58people saying this will wrap up soon, this clearly isn't going to

1:15:58 > 1:16:03wrap up soon, it's now taken on an entirely different level and scale.

1:16:03 > 1:16:09Remember, Flynn is now cooperating and if it is the President's

1:16:09 > 1:16:12son-in-law and other senior members of the transition team who are in

1:16:12 > 1:16:16the administration, possibly in the current administration, Flynn of

1:16:16 > 1:16:22course is out... What does that lead to in terms of the broader question

1:16:22 > 1:16:26of Russia's interference and the Trump administration's complicity?

1:16:26 > 1:16:30These are the questions that are clearly going to be things Robert

1:16:30 > 1:16:35Mueller is pushing for, he is a very assured investigator and this

1:16:35 > 1:16:39investigation has tremendous momentum and it's very grave...

1:16:39 > 1:16:45There's nothing insignificant about this charge and the fact that the

1:16:45 > 1:16:50former National Security Adviser has confessed to lying to the FBI, but

1:16:50 > 1:16:56more significantly that he is cooperating with a very significant

1:16:56 > 1:17:00investigation that is really moving right into the heart of the

1:17:00 > 1:17:04President's inner circle.Good for you to explain that to us and give

1:17:04 > 1:17:08us your views, doctor Leslie Vinjamuri, associate fellow at

1:17:08 > 1:17:13Chatham House, thank you very much. Thank you.

1:17:13 > 1:17:17Let's look ahead to the weekend weather with Darren. Good morning.

1:17:18 > 1:17:22Good morning. A different look to the weather this weekend, couldn't

1:17:22 > 1:17:26be more different to what we've seen over the past week when we had the

1:17:26 > 1:17:30cold northerly winds, sunshine and wintry showers. This weekend the

1:17:30 > 1:17:33wind is coming from the Atlantic and slowly but surely temperatures will

1:17:33 > 1:17:38be rising as it turns milder. Lots of cloud around this weekend and it

1:17:38 > 1:17:42will be thick enough to give us wind and drizzle -- rain and drizzle now

1:17:42 > 1:17:46and again. A different look, this is the morning into the afternoon,

1:17:46 > 1:17:51turning Dreier in East Anglia and the south east. Not much sunshine

1:17:51 > 1:17:55and some rain coming into Northern Scotland into the afternoon and hear

1:17:55 > 1:17:59the winds will be stronger. For many, like winds, and still some

1:17:59 > 1:18:03cold air in the south-east and East Anglia, temperatures at the moment

1:18:03 > 1:18:07not far from freezing and only rising to five or six. Otherwise

1:18:07 > 1:18:14five or six. Some sunshine in north-east England for a while in

1:18:14 > 1:18:18south-eastern Scotland, there's the rain coming into northern Scotland,

1:18:18 > 1:18:22wettest across the Highlands. That's a weak weather front that will go

1:18:22 > 1:18:27south overnight. You can see the ragged rain moving southwards away

1:18:27 > 1:18:29from Scotland and into Northern Ireland and northern England and

1:18:29 > 1:18:33eventually down towards Wales and the Midlands and in this zone where

1:18:33 > 1:18:37we have the cloud and rain, it will be mild, but the cloud will break up

1:18:37 > 1:18:42in Scotland after the rain moves through so it could be a bit chilly

1:18:42 > 1:18:45first thing here, otherwise pretty mild. The really cold air is either

1:18:45 > 1:18:50out in the North Sea all on the continent and we're getting milder

1:18:50 > 1:18:54air coming in on top of an area of high pressure -- or on the

1:18:54 > 1:18:57continent. That will bring drizzly rain to Northern Ireland and western

1:18:57 > 1:19:01Scotland through the day but ahead of its some sunshine across

1:19:01 > 1:19:14Scotland, brighter skies and sunshine across northern England. Is

1:19:14 > 1:19:16those temperatures rising even across the south-east, could be up

1:19:16 > 1:19:22to around ten or so. This is Monday, it looks really dull, lots of cloud

1:19:22 > 1:19:25again. A little sunshine here and there in more sheltered eastern

1:19:25 > 1:19:30areas but on the whole, cloudy with light winds, quiet for the start of

1:19:30 > 1:19:35the week and those temperatures on the mild side, nine or ten. A quiet

1:19:35 > 1:19:39start to next week, a lot of mild, cloudy weather and the middle part

1:19:39 > 1:19:43of the week looks like it could get very wet and that will signal a

1:19:43 > 1:19:48change after that. By the end of the week we might see those cold

1:19:48 > 1:19:51northerly winds returning an some sunshine and eventually some wintry

1:19:51 > 1:19:57showers. That's it, back to you two. I can't help myself, I like to read

1:19:57 > 1:20:03into what our team is wearing in the morning, I notice you're tied.I

1:20:03 > 1:20:09haven't got glasses on so that's OK -- trousers -- try.Rainbows, is

1:20:09 > 1:20:14there a clue in that one?It was very early this morning as you know

1:20:14 > 1:20:20and this is the first thing that I found.No judgement, you look very

1:20:20 > 1:20:27smart! If it was hinting towards rainbows.No, it's not.I would make

1:20:27 > 1:20:31the point Darren said he has he has trousers on but we don't know. You

1:20:31 > 1:20:36have ruined the illusion. See you later, Darren!

1:20:36 > 1:20:38The Christmas period can be stressful and overbearing

1:20:38 > 1:20:41at the best of times, but it can be even more challenging

1:20:41 > 1:20:44if you are a parent of a child with autism.

1:20:44 > 1:20:46The change of routine, noise and unfamiliarity can

1:20:46 > 1:20:48all combine to make the festive season particularly difficult.

1:20:49 > 1:20:52So Breakfast's John Maguire has been to visit a Santa's grotto

1:20:52 > 1:20:53with a difference, one that's been adapted

1:20:53 > 1:20:58to become autism-friendly.

1:20:58 > 1:21:01to become autism-friendly.

1:21:01 > 1:21:05As the song goes, it's the most wonderful time of the year, but not

1:21:05 > 1:21:11for everyone.I used to hate Christmas because you never got it,

1:21:11 > 1:21:15you didn't want presence and I would just wait until New Year's Day. You

1:21:15 > 1:21:22missed out on everything.Julie's 13-year-old sun Joe has autism and

1:21:22 > 1:21:26in the past Christmas has been difficult for the whole family.We

1:21:26 > 1:21:30couldn't wrap the presence for a few years because he couldn't bear the

1:21:30 > 1:21:36noise of them opening, the autism affects the senses so you have to

1:21:36 > 1:21:41reduce everything, so you can't have a big celebration, everything is

1:21:41 > 1:21:45kept on the down low, but as he's got older it's expanded each year

1:21:45 > 1:21:48and there's been an extra element each Christmas, this year the

1:21:48 > 1:21:52presence will be wrapped so an looking forward to that.Julie

1:21:52 > 1:21:57approached her local garden centre in Liverpool and suggested this,

1:21:57 > 1:22:01silent Santa night, designed for children with autism. The music is

1:22:01 > 1:22:07wild, there are no views and Julie's trained Father Christmas and her

1:22:07 > 1:22:11pals what to say and crucially what not to say to the children.Have you

1:22:11 > 1:22:16been a good boy, that could really stress someone out and little tips

1:22:16 > 1:22:21where they can say, just try to be the best you can be, or have you

1:22:21 > 1:22:27been the best you can be, rather than challenging the child.I had it

1:22:27 > 1:22:32turned off.Really quiet I like it. A few weeks ago we met Oscar and

1:22:32 > 1:22:36this family who told us about the difficulties they face when going

1:22:36 > 1:22:41shopping. Well, tonight a very excited and a very happy is doing

1:22:41 > 1:22:45this two something this parents say would usually be just too much for

1:22:45 > 1:22:56him.I'll give it to the elves and we'll see what we can do.Are you

1:22:56 > 1:23:02real?Of course, feel my beard.A really nice experience, we've

1:23:02 > 1:23:06normally avoided Santa grottos at Christmas time because of Oscar's

1:23:06 > 1:23:11condition. It can be the lights, it can be sensory overload, but coming

1:23:11 > 1:23:15here he's really excited and he's able to engage and understand the

1:23:15 > 1:23:19whole process, which is not what we would experience in general. What

1:23:19 > 1:23:23else did he tell you, what's he going to do with your list?Take it

1:23:23 > 1:23:29to the elves stop white to the North Pole? Yes, at the North Pole. It's a

1:23:29 > 1:23:35long way!It is a long way. It's hoped these nights will become

1:23:35 > 1:23:38commonplace, making Christmas as special for as many people as

1:23:38 > 1:23:50possible.Bye-bye, John.Bye-bye, Oscar.

1:23:50 > 1:23:53We will talk more about that later in the programme.

1:23:53 > 1:23:56Meghan Markle has had a taste of her future royal life,

1:23:56 > 1:23:58joining her fiance Prince Harry on their first official public

1:23:58 > 1:24:00engagement in Nottingham yesterday.

1:24:00 > 1:24:02Crowds lined the streets to see the couple who were visiting

1:24:02 > 1:24:05a charity fair hosted by the Terrence Higgins Trust

1:24:05 > 1:24:06to mark World Aids Day.

1:24:06 > 1:24:09The Royal commentator, James Brooks, was at the event along

1:24:09 > 1:24:11with Lizzie Jordan, who's an HIV campaigner.

1:24:11 > 1:24:19We can talk to them now.

1:24:19 > 1:24:23We will talk more about the campaign in a moment and the reason they were

1:24:23 > 1:24:30there but you met both of them yesterday?Yes, with my son.

1:24:30 > 1:24:33Described the scene, many people were seeing the pictures from

1:24:33 > 1:24:37outdoors when they first arrived meeting and chatting with people and

1:24:37 > 1:24:42you are inside, they walk in, what was it like?A fantastic room of

1:24:42 > 1:24:45different organisations and representatives, all there with

1:24:45 > 1:24:50something to tell them. Around 50 people with some fantastic African

1:24:50 > 1:24:55music playing, a great atmosphere and vibe in the room. Of course they

1:24:55 > 1:25:02entered and there was the buzzer, everyone was so excited -- buzz. We

1:25:02 > 1:25:07got some good time to talk to them about what we had to speak about. It

1:25:07 > 1:25:10was a phenomenal opportunity.So what did they say?They recognise

1:25:10 > 1:25:18me. Meghan had seen the documentary Harry and myself were in earlier in

1:25:18 > 1:25:24the summer.Had you met Harry before?No, we were just in the same

1:25:24 > 1:25:28programme. She said, we watched the programme, I remember your story

1:25:28 > 1:25:34from the documentary. After that it was a bit of a blurred because the

1:25:34 > 1:25:40fact she recognised me was just amazing. -- lower.In itself is one

1:25:40 > 1:25:44thing but it's a very important thing, those little moments when you

1:25:44 > 1:25:48think someone does care, they've gone to the trouble and she is new

1:25:48 > 1:25:53to this game that she's involved in now.And they chose to do it for a

1:25:53 > 1:25:58highly stigmatised condition on world AIDS day for their first

1:25:58 > 1:26:07public engagement as the new royal couple. There was the Terence

1:26:07 > 1:26:10Higgins Trust and other organisations, we couldn't have

1:26:10 > 1:26:13asked for a better day and the spotlight that was shone on these

1:26:13 > 1:26:17organisations and what they are doing.As down-to-earth as the image

1:26:17 > 1:26:22of this couple is at the moment, this was still very thought about in

1:26:22 > 1:26:27terms of what... As their first engagement, considering Princess

1:26:27 > 1:26:34Diana's legacy with HIV, the Terence Higgins Trust as well, this was

1:26:34 > 1:26:40planned quite carefully, wasn't it? It was. You see from the way Harry

1:26:40 > 1:26:46is and what he's involved in now, it is a reflection of carrying on that

1:26:46 > 1:26:51legacy that he wants to carry on from his mother, but also I think

1:26:51 > 1:26:57you've got him wanting to bring Meghan into the fold and get hurt

1:26:57 > 1:27:03involved in the interests they do share.What do you make of what

1:27:03 > 1:27:08Lizzie said, she said Meghan tapped Harry on the arm and said, we

1:27:08 > 1:27:14watched this. In itself that is quite casual, she is bringing a

1:27:14 > 1:27:19different tone, that that's what people are fascinated by.It will be

1:27:19 > 1:27:23interesting over the next few years. The next few months we will see more

1:27:23 > 1:27:28of these visits during the lead up to the wedding. But what is

1:27:28 > 1:27:31interesting is that protocol yesterday almost went out of the

1:27:31 > 1:27:37window. Especially down in the city centre, you saw Harry taking a back

1:27:37 > 1:27:41step almost, Meghan was being introduced to dignitaries before

1:27:41 > 1:27:46him, she was walking in front of him but he didn't seem to mind. That was

1:27:46 > 1:27:50really nice, you're seeing a more informal partnership and in that

1:27:50 > 1:27:54interview they had when they announced their engagement, they

1:27:54 > 1:27:57really talked about being a team and I think that's what's really

1:27:57 > 1:28:02interesting now, they're almost coming together. You saw a lot of

1:28:02 > 1:28:06arm patting and kind of rubbing each other's backs, it's quite tactile I

1:28:06 > 1:28:10think was the word that was used. That's what's going to be really

1:28:10 > 1:28:14interesting over the next few months to see if that carries on or whether

1:28:14 > 1:28:18that takes a back step.Lizzie, you're in a good place to give us

1:28:18 > 1:28:26some kind of sense of that, you were at the event with your son, who is

1:28:26 > 1:28:2912. People are saying this couple is a couple for a different generation,

1:28:29 > 1:28:33they are closer to your son's age than certainly I am and for a lot of

1:28:33 > 1:28:37people, do you get a different feel about them and the way they're going

1:28:37 > 1:28:40to operate?It was very informal, very relaxed and very casual and

1:28:40 > 1:28:44they were very tactile with each other and they were holding hands

1:28:44 > 1:28:49the whole time. Talking about HIV, they are bringing the focus to that,

1:28:49 > 1:28:53to a new generation which don't necessarily remember Diana and all

1:28:53 > 1:28:57of her work and actually by bringing that spotlight to a younger

1:28:57 > 1:29:01generation, we couldn't ask for a better couple to do that for us.

1:29:01 > 1:29:06We're going to talk again with you in about an hour and a half or so,

1:29:06 > 1:29:12it will be interesting to see what our viewers make of it. Harry and

1:29:12 > 1:29:15Meghan, are they changing the face of the Royal family and bringing

1:29:15 > 1:29:19more interest to the Royal family? Get in touch if you think so.

1:29:19 > 1:29:24Still to come: It's been an incredible run so far for England at

1:29:24 > 1:29:28the Rugby League World Cup, will it end in gory? England international

1:29:28 > 1:29:32Sam Tomkins will be here looking ahead to the final which takes place

1:29:32 > 1:29:38later this morning. Stay with us, headlines coming up.

1:29:38 > 1:29:39See you soon.

1:30:10 > 1:30:15Good morning.

1:30:15 > 1:30:18Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News:

1:30:18 > 1:30:21Donald Trump's former national security advisor Michael Flynn

1:30:21 > 1:30:23is prepared to testify against the President's

1:30:23 > 1:30:28son-in-law, Jared Kushner, according to US media reports.

1:30:28 > 1:30:31It's thought Mr Flynn, who pleaded guilty to making false

1:30:31 > 1:30:33statements to the FBI, will say he was directed to hold

1:30:33 > 1:30:36discussions with Kremlin officials by senior members of Trump's

1:30:36 > 1:30:41campaign team, including Mr Kushner.

1:30:41 > 1:30:45The White House says Mr Flynn has implicated no-one but himself.

1:30:45 > 1:30:48The UK National Cyber Security Centre has warned government

1:30:48 > 1:30:52departments not to use Russian anti-virus software

1:30:52 > 1:30:54if their computers contain sensitive information.

1:30:54 > 1:30:57The Russian company Kaspersky Lab was banned from US government

1:30:57 > 1:30:59networks earlier this year, because of concerns it had ties

1:30:59 > 1:31:07to intelligence agencies in Moscow.

1:31:07 > 1:31:09The company denies having links to the Kremlin.

1:31:09 > 1:31:12Despite its warning, the National Cyber Security Centre

1:31:12 > 1:31:14says the general public shouldn't be concerned about using the software.

1:31:14 > 1:31:17Our guidance is to choose an anti-virus product that

1:31:17 > 1:31:20meets your needs and does well in industry standard tests.

1:31:20 > 1:31:22We're not saying, and we specifically say this

1:31:22 > 1:31:27in our guidance on the blog, that we are not telling people

1:31:27 > 1:31:29to rip out Kaspersky willy-nilly because that

1:31:29 > 1:31:39makes no sense.

1:31:39 > 1:31:42This is about entities that may be of interest to the Russian

1:31:42 > 1:31:44government, so for us that's about national security

1:31:44 > 1:31:47systems in government, of which there are very small

1:31:47 > 1:31:50number, and for example if you have a business negotiation

1:31:50 > 1:31:52that the Russian government may be interested in.

1:31:52 > 1:31:54Two former police officers who leaked allegations that

1:31:54 > 1:31:58pornographic images had been found on the Tory minister

1:31:58 > 1:32:00Damian Green's computer were in "flagrant breach"

1:32:00 > 1:32:03of their own code of conduct, according to the former

1:32:03 > 1:32:04Attorney General Dominic Grieve.

1:32:04 > 1:32:07Mr Green, now First Secretary of State, repeated his insistence

1:32:07 > 1:32:09that he didn't view pornographic material on the computer.

1:32:09 > 1:32:11The former attorney general said he found the behaviour

1:32:11 > 1:32:13of the ex-officers behaviour troubling.

1:32:13 > 1:32:16They choose to put material that an ordinary citizen would he prohibited

1:32:16 > 1:32:20from acquiring under data protection laws, into the public domain, and

1:32:20 > 1:32:25their own judgement. There's a way of dealing with that. If you think

1:32:25 > 1:32:30is relevant you do it by proper official means. You do not go

1:32:30 > 1:32:34freelancing as this two officers have done and it has the smack of

1:32:34 > 1:32:35the police state about it.

1:32:35 > 1:32:38Pope Francis is spending his final day in Bangladesh,

1:32:38 > 1:32:40after using his highly-anticipated Asia trip to express support

1:32:40 > 1:32:42for the Rohingya Muslims.

1:32:42 > 1:32:45Yesterday, the Pope met a group of refugees and referred to them

1:32:45 > 1:32:47using the word "Rohingya" for the first time.

1:32:47 > 1:32:50He was criticised for not using the term on his earlier visit

1:32:50 > 1:32:57to Myanmar, which does not regard them as an ethnic group.

1:32:57 > 1:33:00White House officials have indicated that President Trump is likely

1:33:00 > 1:33:02to announce next week that the United States

1:33:02 > 1:33:04will recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

1:33:04 > 1:33:06The status of Jerusalem is highly contentious,

1:33:06 > 1:33:09with both Israelis and Palestinians claiming all or part of the city

1:33:09 > 1:33:18as their capital.

1:33:18 > 1:33:21It's feared there could be hundreds of job losses at Toys 'R' Us,

1:33:21 > 1:33:24after the retailer announced it would close around a quarter

1:33:24 > 1:33:27of its UK stores.

1:33:27 > 1:33:30The move, which would see the closure of 25 shops,

1:33:30 > 1:33:33is part of a deal by the owners to renegotiate debts

1:33:33 > 1:33:34with its landlords.

1:33:34 > 1:33:36It's thought Christmas trading and gift vouchers will not be

1:33:36 > 1:33:37affected by the move.

1:33:37 > 1:33:41Refugee families who are being resettled in the UK from Syria,

1:33:41 > 1:33:44should not be forced to split up - and be allowed to bring children,

1:33:44 > 1:33:48up to the age of 25, with them.

1:33:48 > 1:33:51The British Red Cross is calling for current rules to be relaxed,

1:33:51 > 1:33:55so that older family members are not left behind in war zones.

1:33:55 > 1:33:58This week, the Home Office announced that over the past two years around

1:33:58 > 1:34:019,000 Syrians had been allowed into the UK under

1:34:01 > 1:34:03its Vulnerable Person Resettlement Scheme.

1:34:03 > 1:34:04Let's be clear.

1:34:04 > 1:34:07We are talking about children who are part of the family unit.

1:34:07 > 1:34:09People watching this now, think of your family,

1:34:09 > 1:34:12the children who still live at home, who may be away studying.

1:34:12 > 1:34:14That's what we're talking about.

1:34:14 > 1:34:15Let's bring those families back together.

1:34:15 > 1:34:16Families belong together.

1:34:16 > 1:34:19A new scheme, which aims to recognise more places and people

1:34:19 > 1:34:22with historic importance, is set to be launched by Historic

1:34:22 > 1:34:25England.

1:34:25 > 1:34:28The heritage body wants people to suggest sites that deserve to be

1:34:28 > 1:34:30permanently acknowledged, but aren't already marked

1:34:30 > 1:34:31with a plaque.

1:34:31 > 1:34:36The campaign will be piloted over three years.

1:34:36 > 1:34:38One other story this morning.

1:34:38 > 1:34:42A huge waterspout has formed off Italy.

1:34:42 > 1:34:47It is rather remarkable. I originally thought that was a

1:34:47 > 1:34:54tornado, but it sucks the water up and that's how it becomes a

1:34:54 > 1:34:55waterspout.

1:34:55 > 1:34:58It was spotted off the coast of Sanremo, before moving inland

1:34:58 > 1:34:58as a tornado.

1:34:58 > 1:35:01The weather phenomenon caused significant damage to the city,

1:35:01 > 1:35:09but luckily no-one was hurt.

1:35:09 > 1:35:20You can see the violence as the water was swept up.

1:35:20 > 1:35:24All of the sport now. There is a lot happening this morning, but a long

1:35:24 > 1:35:29way away. Focusing on Australia. In the rugby

1:35:29 > 1:35:32league I can sense a bit of overconfidence on Australia's part.

1:35:32 > 1:35:38I've been looking at the Brisbane Times and the rugby League Cup final

1:35:38 > 1:35:42is the fourth sports story behind football and cricket.

1:35:42 > 1:35:47The draw? That the top story on the Brisbane

1:35:47 > 1:35:51Times website and the Rudd elite in fourth. They are saying they hope

1:35:51 > 1:35:57the crowd will be over 40,000, so not fall at all because the stadium

1:35:57 > 1:36:04holds 50 2000. So I suppose when you've won three out of four World

1:36:04 > 1:36:06Cups, are the Australians are bit blase?

1:36:06 > 1:36:14But it's still a World Cup! The English can make the most of

1:36:14 > 1:36:17this. Maybe we are clutching at straws.

1:36:17 > 1:36:20England are aiming for their first win over Australia since 1995

1:36:20 > 1:36:23in World Cup Final at nine 9am this morning in Brisbane.

1:36:23 > 1:36:26The hosts are widely regarded as the favourites to win,

1:36:26 > 1:36:28having already beaten England in the group stages

1:36:28 > 1:36:29of the tournament.

1:36:29 > 1:36:31However, these travelling fans are confident the visitors can

1:36:31 > 1:36:32provide an upset.

1:36:32 > 1:36:42Yes, very hopeful.Really good atmosphere. I think the home of Rob

1:36:42 > 1:36:50elite is back on in the UK. -- rugby league.22 years. Come on!England

1:36:50 > 1:36:54this year have been so much better than recently. I think we have a

1:36:54 > 1:37:02chance. We've been around all week and it's been great all week.

1:37:02 > 1:37:05With us on the sofa is Sam Tomkins, of Wigan Warriors and England fame.

1:37:05 > 1:37:11Thanks for coming in.Can you understand those fans thinking they

1:37:11 > 1:37:17can smell an upset?Definitely. It's a two horse race. 80 minutes and

1:37:17 > 1:37:21we've got a quality team and we've been written off by pretty much

1:37:21 > 1:37:25everyone, apart from the English fans. I think it's a good place to

1:37:25 > 1:37:29be as underdogs and we knew that would be the case going into the

1:37:29 > 1:37:34final.How much does it help that England lost the opening match

1:37:34 > 1:37:38against Australia?How much can they learn? They can take massive

1:37:38 > 1:37:44positives from it. They have been beaten by two tries, but we were

1:37:44 > 1:37:48competitive in that game for a long time. When you play against the best

1:37:48 > 1:37:51team in the world they have individuals that can score for

1:37:51 > 1:37:57nothing, but we can learn really valuable lessons. I think we

1:37:57 > 1:38:02probably turned the ball over too much.I don't understand what you

1:38:02 > 1:38:06just said.We were dropping the ball and giving the Australians a chance

1:38:06 > 1:38:11to come out us and score tries. They are the best in the world and have

1:38:11 > 1:38:16been for a long time is if you give them the ball long enough they will

1:38:16 > 1:38:19score points.You've been in some of these high-pressure situations. We

1:38:19 > 1:38:23are now and quarter away from kick-off. What's happening now?

1:38:23 > 1:38:26What's the atmosphere?What happens in the moments before? In the

1:38:26 > 1:38:33dressing room you get there are about one hour or one and a half

1:38:33 > 1:38:36hours before the game. They will be getting ready. You start hearing the

1:38:36 > 1:38:41fans coming through. There will be between 40 and 50,000. That sound

1:38:41 > 1:38:47gets through to the dressing room and your excitement and nerves as

1:38:47 > 1:38:54you come up to the game. Then in the warm up the adrenaline comes in.

1:38:54 > 1:38:58Some people are noisy as the nerves kick in, others get more composed.

1:38:58 > 1:39:02There's everything from some people sit with headphones and not speak to

1:39:02 > 1:39:05someone, then other guys will be playing games on their phones and

1:39:05 > 1:39:08joking around. It's a bit of a different one with international

1:39:08 > 1:39:15rugby. You only play with these guys three or four times, but at club

1:39:15 > 1:39:20level you play with these guys 30 times a week, so you know who not to

1:39:20 > 1:39:24joke with. It can be sticky if you get it wrong.What's your routine?I

1:39:24 > 1:39:31don't take it too seriously in the changing room. I'm one of the ones

1:39:31 > 1:39:34annoying everyone.Sam Burgess is captain today and familiar to a lot

1:39:34 > 1:39:38of people from rugby union of course. What is his style? As a

1:39:38 > 1:39:43leader.What's he like? He is the kind of coach who leads by example.

1:39:43 > 1:39:49He can dish out a shout at someone if he needs to, what he does all of

1:39:49 > 1:39:53the little things. There are things probably a lot of people don't

1:39:53 > 1:39:58appreciate. A couple of metres he makes up in the defensive line, or a

1:39:58 > 1:40:02tough carry with the ball. He is a leader in what he does when he's got

1:40:02 > 1:40:07the ball. He is huge for us.I'm quite interested in the buildup.

1:40:07 > 1:40:11When the warmup is taking place you are in front of the fans. How will

1:40:11 > 1:40:16the Australian fans react to the England team? What do you hear?A

1:40:16 > 1:40:21lot of things I couldn't repeat.So it can be quite hostile even at that

1:40:21 > 1:40:25point?It's a very hostile situation. When you are warming up

1:40:25 > 1:40:31you are warming up at either end of the field and you are right in front

1:40:31 > 1:40:35of the opposition fans. That's what gets you going for the game.That's

1:40:35 > 1:40:39when it puts a bit of fire in your belly?That's right.Sometimes it

1:40:39 > 1:40:45can work for you. I have to ask you. What do you reckon? I think the

1:40:45 > 1:40:50English will win. It will be close, but I'm backing the boys. I believe

1:40:50 > 1:40:56we can do it.England by six points. You are of course involved in the

1:40:56 > 1:41:02semi-final team, the last-minute defeat. That could be motivation! We

1:41:02 > 1:41:08can look forward to watching you on BBC One, the buildup from 8:30am. I

1:41:08 > 1:41:13don't you've got to go to the other studio. Radio 5 Live and the BBC

1:41:13 > 1:41:16website as well. Staying in Australia.

1:41:16 > 1:41:19We've had two rain interruptions on day one of the second Ashes Test,

1:41:19 > 1:41:21but play is under way again in Adelaide.

1:41:21 > 1:41:24And England have made the breakthrough, after some

1:41:24 > 1:41:28confusion between the Australian openers.

1:41:28 > 1:41:30They tried to take advantage of a miss-field from England,

1:41:30 > 1:41:31but it backfired.

1:41:31 > 1:41:36Cameron Bankcroft run out by Chris Woakes.

1:41:36 > 1:41:42Australia has since settled down. Another wicket has gone. David

1:41:42 > 1:41:48Warner is out, three runs short of his half-century. Australia are now

1:41:48 > 1:41:4991-2.

1:41:49 > 1:41:51Pub landlords have been toasting England's World Cup draw,

1:41:51 > 1:41:56because all of their games in Russia will be played at 7pm in the evening

1:41:56 > 1:41:57or Sunday afternoon, so people don't have

1:41:57 > 1:42:00to take time off work.

1:42:00 > 1:42:03They can all gathered together in a big social occasion!

1:42:03 > 1:42:05Diego Maradona was the man who pulled England's name out

1:42:05 > 1:42:08of the pot in the Kremlin.

1:42:08 > 1:42:12Gareth Southgate's side are in a group with Belgium,

1:42:12 > 1:42:15Tunisia and Panama, but he says a good draw on paper

1:42:15 > 1:42:17doesn't mean a jot,

1:42:17 > 1:42:18given England's recent World Cup record.

1:42:18 > 1:42:21We've been good at writing teams off and then getting beaten,

1:42:21 > 1:42:25so we have to make sure that we're prepared for all of those games.

1:42:25 > 1:42:27It's fantastically exciting to be here for the draw

1:42:27 > 1:42:29with every other coach.

1:42:29 > 1:42:31It's been a great experience and really looking forward

1:42:31 > 1:42:35to getting on with it.

1:42:35 > 1:42:38The big game in the Premier League today is the evening kick-off

1:42:38 > 1:42:41between Arsenal and Manchester United.

1:42:41 > 1:42:47Celtic play Motherwell in Scotland and the FA Cup continues.

1:42:47 > 1:42:50Last night, an upset - non-league AFC Fylde earned a replay

1:42:50 > 1:42:52with Wigan Athletic of League One.

1:42:52 > 1:42:54Danny Rowe's penalty giving them a 1-1 draw.

1:42:54 > 1:43:01So both sides will be in Monday's third-round draw.

1:43:01 > 1:43:05Newcastle snatched a very late victory at Northampton,

1:43:05 > 1:43:07in rugby union's Premiership.

1:43:07 > 1:43:11After a scrappy try from the final play of the game, Tarney Takula

1:43:11 > 1:43:16kicked the crucial conversion to give them victory by 24-22.

1:43:16 > 1:43:19And Glasgow Warriors' great run continues.

1:43:19 > 1:43:22They made it ten wins from ten in the Pro 14,

1:43:22 > 1:43:24with a bonus point victory over Cardiff Blues.

1:43:24 > 1:43:2640-16 the score.

1:43:26 > 1:43:29Alfie Hewitt has joined Gordon Reid in the semi-finals

1:43:29 > 1:43:30of the Wheelchair Tennis Masters.

1:43:30 > 1:43:34He came from a set down to beat Stephane Houdet of France.

1:43:34 > 1:43:38Reid and Hewitt are the reigning Wimbledon doubles champions.

1:43:38 > 1:43:41There's live coverage from Loughborough on the BBC Sport

1:43:41 > 1:43:50website and connected televisions from 11 o'clock.

1:43:50 > 1:43:56Tiger Woods said he'd proved his latest back operation had

1:43:56 > 1:44:01been a success.

1:44:01 > 1:44:04He let his strokes do the talking, after he shot another under-par

1:44:04 > 1:44:07round at the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.

1:44:07 > 1:44:10It's his first tournament for almost a year, but he's now seven under

1:44:10 > 1:44:13at the half-way stage, tied for fifth place.

1:44:13 > 1:44:14Charley Hoffman is the leader.

1:44:14 > 1:44:16England's Tommy Fleetwood who was leading is three shots

1:44:16 > 1:44:17back.

1:44:17 > 1:44:20Tiger Woods, you reckon this will be a longer spell back in the game?

1:44:20 > 1:44:25He's not going to win, but it is great for the younger players to

1:44:25 > 1:44:29play alongside him.You can't have a character like that in a sport who

1:44:29 > 1:44:33has left the game. Long, who made such an impact and such a difference

1:44:33 > 1:44:37to the game, to come back and ignore him. Regardless, he brings good

1:44:37 > 1:44:45things to the idea of greatness in golf.The likes of Tommy Fleetwood

1:44:45 > 1:44:49can say they played alongside him. He likes playing with them as well.

1:44:49 > 1:45:01It's all been good. Thanks. Let's talk to Darren, England in the

1:45:01 > 1:45:04rugby, 22 years since they've been in the final, let's talk about the

1:45:04 > 1:45:06weather, what's going on?

1:45:08 > 1:45:12About 25 at the moment in Brisbane but look at the radar picture and

1:45:12 > 1:45:15there are some showers heading towards Brisbane, they may well

1:45:15 > 1:45:19arrive during the match and if you get a shower during the game it

1:45:19 > 1:45:26could be heavy and accompanied by gusty winds as well. At home we had

1:45:26 > 1:45:32a lot of showery wintry showers but this weekend the weather has changed

1:45:32 > 1:45:46significantly with our winds coming in more from the Atlantic and slowly

1:45:46 > 1:45:48lifting the temperatures but dragging in a lot of cloud this

1:45:48 > 1:45:52weekend and that cloud thicken off to give us rain and drizzle here and

1:45:52 > 1:45:56there and this is how it looks this morning, cloudy skies out there,

1:45:56 > 1:45:59especially in Wales, and then in the afternoon wet weather arrives in

1:45:59 > 1:46:02Northern Scotland, a glimpse of sunshine here and there but not much

1:46:02 > 1:46:06for the south-east and Wales, still drizzly showers. Cold air in the

1:46:06 > 1:46:09south-east and East Anglia, the mild air doesn't reach here today, a cold

1:46:09 > 1:46:12start and those temperatures reluctant to rise, only five or six

1:46:12 > 1:46:16and eight or nine will be typical. Sunshine to the east of the Pennines

1:46:16 > 1:46:20and the south-east of Scotland for a while ahead of this ragged patchy

1:46:20 > 1:46:23rain heading into Northern Scotland in the afternoon where we have

1:46:23 > 1:46:28stronger winds but for many the winds will be like overnight. The

1:46:28 > 1:46:31patchy rain works south away from Scotland into Northern Ireland and

1:46:31 > 1:46:35northern England and down to Wales, the Midlands and East Anglia and

1:46:35 > 1:46:39underneath that there will be a lot of cloud and it will be very mild

1:46:39 > 1:46:43but as we see the wetter weather move away from Scotland the cloud

1:46:43 > 1:46:49will break and temperatures will dip. Cold air is in the North Sea

1:46:49 > 1:46:54and then a continent. High pressure to the west but near the top of it

1:46:54 > 1:46:57we draw in milder air and that weather front responsible for this

1:46:57 > 1:47:00rain in Northern Ireland, that will go back towards western Scotland

1:47:00 > 1:47:04through the day. A lot of the cloud we have in the south, through the

1:47:04 > 1:47:07Midlands and south east England and East Anglia will break up and for

1:47:07 > 1:47:11many eastern parts of the UK, a better chance of seeing sunshine

1:47:11 > 1:47:15tomorrow, still rather damp and drizzly to the west but a milder

1:47:15 > 1:47:18day, even in the south-east temperatures getting to ten or so. A

1:47:18 > 1:47:23quiet start to the new week, again dominated by high pressure but

1:47:23 > 1:47:27around it, a lot of cloudy mild air to come with temperatures, nine or

1:47:27 > 1:47:30ten, most of the rain in the north-west of Scotland probably but

1:47:30 > 1:47:34the middle part of the week may well turn wet and also rather windy and

1:47:34 > 1:47:39we could see cold air returning by the end of next week. Sometime off,

1:47:39 > 1:47:45though, milder the moment.I like it mild at the moment. I will take

1:47:45 > 1:47:45that.

1:47:45 > 1:47:47Now it's time for Newswatch with Samira Ahmed.

1:48:00 > 1:48:02Hello and welcome to Newswatch with me, Samira Ahmed.

1:48:02 > 1:48:05Everyone loves a wedding but did BBC News go into overdrive

1:48:05 > 1:48:06with Harry and Meghan?

1:48:06 > 1:48:07And...

1:48:07 > 1:48:08My congratulations to Harry and Meghan.

1:48:08 > 1:48:09I wish them well.

1:48:09 > 1:48:11Jeremy Corbyn congratulates the happy couple.

1:48:11 > 1:48:12What could possibly go wrong with BBC subtitling?

1:48:14 > 1:48:16First, a row involving Donald Trump's Twitter

1:48:16 > 1:48:19account is not a new thing.

1:48:19 > 1:48:22But this week was the first time that Theresa May got

1:48:22 > 1:48:24involved so directly.

1:48:24 > 1:48:25The US President had re-tweeted three videos

1:48:25 > 1:48:28from the far right group, Britain First, alleging to show

1:48:28 > 1:48:30violent acts by Muslims.

1:48:30 > 1:48:33Roger Watts felt the wide coverage given to the story

1:48:33 > 1:48:34was unhelpful, e-mailing...

1:48:43 > 1:48:46At the start of the week, the Government handed over

1:48:46 > 1:48:48an 850-page document, detailing how it thought the UK's

1:48:48 > 1:48:51departure from the European Union would affect 58 sectors

1:48:51 > 1:48:52of the economy.

1:48:52 > 1:48:55But, some sections of the so-called Brexit impact studies

1:48:55 > 1:48:57were blacked out to the fury of opposition parties.

1:48:57 > 1:49:01There was little about this on BBC News on Monday

1:49:01 > 1:49:02or Tuesday, which prompted Chris Hill to write:

1:49:26 > 1:49:29Well, one reason why that story received less attention than it have

1:49:29 > 1:49:32done was a certain engagement announced this week, which we think

1:49:32 > 1:49:34you might just have noticed.

1:49:34 > 1:49:37Victoria Derbyshire was on air when the long awaited and much

1:49:37 > 1:49:40predicted news broke on Monday morning.

1:49:40 > 1:49:42Clarence House have just announced in the last few

1:49:42 > 1:49:45seconds that Prince Harry is to marry his American

1:49:45 > 1:49:50girlfriend, Meghan Markle.

1:49:50 > 1:49:53For the rest of the day, the BBC News operation,

1:49:53 > 1:49:55in common with almost all British media organisations,

1:49:55 > 1:49:56went into overdrive.

1:49:56 > 1:49:58With presenters and reporters deployed to Kensington Palace,

1:49:58 > 1:50:00bulletins devoting more than half their time

1:50:00 > 1:50:02to the engagement, a scheduled edition of Panorama changed

1:50:02 > 1:50:05to a special programme on the Royal news, and extensive coverage

1:50:05 > 1:50:13on the news channel and online.

1:50:13 > 1:50:14The response of Sarah Louise Ellis:

1:50:32 > 1:50:33Ian Holton told us:

1:50:54 > 1:50:59Other viewers had another objection, articulated here by Carolyn Watts.

1:50:59 > 1:51:03I was quite amazed that I heard the news reader actually say,

1:51:03 > 1:51:07Ms Markle, who is of mixed race, and then went on to the item