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0:00:00 > 0:00:00to see you. Her first major defeat. How will this impact are?Her first

0:00:00 > 0:00:04defeat overall! The first defeat since becoming Prime Minister. It

0:00:04 > 0:00:09underlines the fact she lost her majority in the general election.

0:00:09 > 0:00:16The DUP helped, but not enough. If enough people on her side vote

0:00:16 > 0:00:21against it, it makes a vulnerable. The timing is not great. She goes to

0:00:21 > 0:00:25meet European Union leaders at the council. It should have been a week

0:00:25 > 0:00:32where she got a victory. They are talking about a transition deal and

0:00:32 > 0:00:39a trade deal with defeat in her years. It is significant. -- ears.

0:00:39 > 0:00:45Some of the newspapers say it is. The Daily Mail called them traitors.

0:00:50 > 0:00:56The key thing is the balance between getting the legislative detail in

0:00:56 > 0:01:03place to have a smooth Brexit and so on. We will look to get the balance

0:01:03 > 0:01:10right. It will not stop us leaving the EU in March, 2019.A prominent

0:01:10 > 0:01:15leave campaigner before becoming a minister said it was a minor

0:01:15 > 0:01:19setback. However, some people are saying once people have begun to

0:01:19 > 0:01:26rebel against the government they may get a taste for it. The rebel in

0:01:26 > 0:01:31chief, the person putting forward the amendment, Dominic Grieve, a

0:01:31 > 0:01:35former Attorney General, he hinted strongly last night there may be

0:01:35 > 0:01:40further rebellion to get a specific date for Brexit taken out of the

0:01:40 > 0:01:43legislation as well.We have to co-operate together to make sure

0:01:43 > 0:01:49this bill is either in a proper state to do what people want which

0:01:49 > 0:01:59is to deliver a smooth and affective Brexit, and we will do that. I will

0:01:59 > 0:02:05be allowed when it is over.Smooth and effective. Is that what we will

0:02:05 > 0:02:11see in April, 2019, in regards to this verdict?It could be. It is

0:02:11 > 0:02:16difficult to say. This makes it more difficult because, in effect, if you

0:02:16 > 0:02:20look at what this vote did, it is saying there should be a meaningful

0:02:20 > 0:02:24vote on the final Brexit deal. Now, the government tried to reassure

0:02:24 > 0:02:29some of the lower MPs and bought off some rebels with promises, but not

0:02:29 > 0:02:34enough. What they wanted was to have ridden into law the fact that there

0:02:34 > 0:02:39would be this vote on the final deal before Brexit get. -- written. In

0:02:39 > 0:02:46addition, this means that withdrawal has to be put into separate

0:02:46 > 0:02:52legislation here. It may sound technical, but it gives MPs the

0:02:52 > 0:02:54chance potentially to amend and change the legislation to influence

0:02:54 > 0:02:59the type of deal we get. That could turn out to be very messy for the

0:02:59 > 0:03:05government.Thank you for explaining that!

0:03:05 > 0:03:08British doctors say they have achieved a significant breakthrough

0:03:08 > 0:03:12in the treatment of the most common type of haemophilia. The genetic

0:03:12 > 0:03:15defect means blood cannot clot so small cuts can lead to heavy

0:03:15 > 0:03:20bleeding. The NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London used gene

0:03:20 > 0:03:30therapy to correct the defect in a small trial.

0:03:30 > 0:03:33Walking two miles to work used to be unthinkable to Jake Omar.

0:03:33 > 0:03:36He was born with haemophilia A, a genetic defect

0:03:36 > 0:03:38that means his blood did not clot.

0:03:38 > 0:03:40The slightest injury used to mean severe bleeding.

0:03:40 > 0:03:42Even a long stroll would cause bleeding in his joints.

0:03:42 > 0:03:54But no more.

0:03:54 > 0:03:57I think the gene therapy has hopefully given me a new lease on

0:03:57 > 0:03:57life.

0:03:57 > 0:04:02It will allow me to be a lot more active with my boys as they grow up.

0:04:02 > 0:04:04Kick footballs, run around in the park, climb trees,

0:04:04 > 0:04:08and not be someone who has to worry about what I am doing.

0:04:08 > 0:04:11Jake was one of 13 patients given pioneering gene therapy last year.

0:04:11 > 0:04:14A virus was used to give his body new genetic instructions

0:04:14 > 0:04:15for clotting blood.

0:04:15 > 0:04:17All of the trial patients are off their haemophilia

0:04:17 > 0:04:20medication, and 11 now have roughly normal levels of blood clotting

0:04:20 > 0:04:21proteins.

0:04:21 > 0:04:23This is huge.

0:04:23 > 0:04:27It's groundbreaking.

0:04:27 > 0:04:31That's because the option to think about normalising levels in patients

0:04:31 > 0:04:34with severe haemophilia is absolutely mind blowing.

0:04:34 > 0:04:41So, to offer people the potential of a normal life,

0:04:41 > 0:04:44they have had to inject themselves every other day to prevent bleeding

0:04:44 > 0:04:45is transformational.

0:04:45 > 0:04:47Studies will now take place to see if gene

0:04:47 > 0:04:49therapy can replace regular injections.

0:04:49 > 0:04:55And truly transform the lives of patients.

0:04:55 > 0:04:58A memorial service is being held at St Paul's Cathedral this morning for

0:04:58 > 0:05:01victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire in West London.

0:05:01 > 0:05:0671 were killed when it tore through the tower block six months ago

0:05:06 > 0:05:10today. Prince Charles, Prince William, and Theresa May, will be

0:05:10 > 0:05:15among the 2000 people expected to attend. Frankie McCamley is at St

0:05:15 > 0:05:20Paul's Cathedral this morning for us. Tell us about the service today.

0:05:20 > 0:05:25Yes, well, Charlie, the main focus of this service is to try to

0:05:25 > 0:05:28remember the 71 people who lost their lives six months ago today.

0:05:28 > 0:05:34There will also be a chance to say thank you to the emergency services

0:05:34 > 0:05:37who came there to help, and also, for all of those people affected to

0:05:37 > 0:05:41come together to hear messages of support and to make sure that this

0:05:41 > 0:05:45is something that is not forgotten. We are expecting around 2000 people

0:05:45 > 0:05:49here a bit later on. Service starts at 11. 1500 of those will be

0:05:49 > 0:05:54survivors, community workers, families, and those who gave up

0:05:54 > 0:05:58their time to help in those days following the fire. The remaining

0:05:58 > 0:06:04500 will be emergency services. We are going to see politicians here to

0:06:04 > 0:06:09be the Prime Minister, Theresa May, Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn. Other

0:06:09 > 0:06:13leaders will be here, and many of the royals will be down. They have

0:06:13 > 0:06:16been quite heavily involved in meeting different families over the

0:06:16 > 0:06:20last two months. Now, I have been covering this story for the last six

0:06:20 > 0:06:25months, hearing all of the different stories from heartache to heroism.

0:06:25 > 0:06:29And I think this is going to be an extremely emotional time. We are

0:06:29 > 0:06:34going to hear from local schools. They are going to be performing,

0:06:34 > 0:06:38local bands. We will hear the voices of the community. It is going to be

0:06:38 > 0:06:42a very unique service, a multi-faith service, but the main message will

0:06:42 > 0:06:47be a message of hope, that people will be able to rebuild their lives,

0:06:47 > 0:06:51and people will be able to get that justice that they are really

0:06:51 > 0:06:56seeking.Than the. -- thank you.

0:06:56 > 0:07:02British cyclist Chris Froome says he will be exonerated after a drugs

0:07:02 > 0:07:06test showed he had twice the add missable asthma medication in his

0:07:06 > 0:07:11body in November. More information has been requested from the

0:07:11 > 0:07:15four-time Tour de France winner. He says his reputation will not be

0:07:15 > 0:07:18tainted and he has cooperated with the investigation.I certainly

0:07:18 > 0:07:27shared everything I had with the UCI exactly. I have a clear routine when

0:07:27 > 0:07:31I use my inhaler, and how many times I use it, and I have given all of

0:07:31 > 0:07:37that information to the UCI to help get to the bottom of this.

0:07:37 > 0:07:40The Scottish Government is expected to announce its first major changes

0:07:40 > 0:07:46to tax bands after power was given to Holyrood last year. Some in

0:07:46 > 0:07:51Scotland could get more tax than others paying the same salary

0:07:51 > 0:07:56elsewhere in the UK.

0:07:56 > 0:08:00Free fees, free prescriptions, free elderly care, and more free

0:08:00 > 0:08:04childcare, just some of the services on offer to people in Scotland. But

0:08:04 > 0:08:08now it seems some Scottish taxpayers will pay more than others in the UK

0:08:08 > 0:08:13to be the SNP government in Holyrood is facing a shortfall in its

0:08:13 > 0:08:17day-to-day budget of hundreds of millions of pounds. The government

0:08:17 > 0:08:22already pledged to increase spending on the NHS and has promised to lift

0:08:22 > 0:08:26the cap on public sector pay. Local councils in Scotland say they need

0:08:26 > 0:08:30more money to help provide services. To raise the extra cash, the

0:08:30 > 0:08:33Scottish Government is widely expected to increase income tax

0:08:33 > 0:08:37revenue are introducing a new tax band which will levy more from

0:08:37 > 0:08:44higher income earners, perhaps those earning more than £30,000. Many will

0:08:44 > 0:08:48pay no more because the median salary is 24,000. Some business

0:08:48 > 0:08:52leaders are warning any increase in taxes could make Scotland more

0:08:52 > 0:08:58competitive. The First Minister says her government needs to invest in

0:08:58 > 0:09:02the future, but admits it is facing difficult choices.Of course we know

0:09:02 > 0:09:06we have to make sure taxes are fair and competitive, but we also need to

0:09:06 > 0:09:13invest in infrastructure and innovation. We know that the economy

0:09:13 > 0:09:16needs that to the future. That is the balance we are seeking to

0:09:16 > 0:09:22strike.The SNPs either majority government, but will need the

0:09:22 > 0:09:26support of one other party to get the budget through. With only the

0:09:26 > 0:09:30Conservatives opposing tax rises, people in Scotland will find out

0:09:30 > 0:09:35later how much some will end up paying. Catriona Renton, BBC News.

0:09:35 > 0:09:40Thousands of prisoners serving amenity sentences in England and

0:09:40 > 0:09:43Wales are being supervised by probation staff over the telephone

0:09:43 > 0:09:48rather than face-to-face, according to a report from the Chief

0:09:48 > 0:09:52Inspector. The Ministry of Justice first elephant the provision applies

0:09:52 > 0:09:56only to some lower risk offenders after they have been apprehended,

0:09:56 > 0:10:02but says improvements are needed. They are financially strapped, so

0:10:02 > 0:10:07these are not particularly attractive. They have had real

0:10:07 > 0:10:16problems trying to implement new idea. -- IT. They have had a very

0:10:16 > 0:10:21ambitious model, if you like, for delivering services in the community

0:10:21 > 0:10:25they found difficult to bring to fruition.

0:10:25 > 0:10:29The most powerful storm to strike mainland America in a decade has

0:10:29 > 0:10:34been calculated in terms of the weight of the water falling on taxes

0:10:34 > 0:10:51from Hurricane Harvey in August. -- Texas. 180 billion tons.The same

0:10:51 > 0:10:56weight as the stadium.You can understand the devastation. Sports

0:10:56 > 0:11:09news. The batsmen of England under the hammer. Things were looking OK.

0:11:09 > 0:11:16In the need to win this to retain the Ashes. They may as well come

0:11:16 > 0:11:28home. They were 2-0 down and have not won at the Waca in Perth in 40

0:11:28 > 0:11:31years. The morning session looked OK but they have lost some key names

0:11:31 > 0:11:35early. Alastair Cook lost his wicket... I think he got seven. It

0:11:35 > 0:11:40was his 150th test. The first English captain to get that far. Joe

0:11:40 > 0:11:44Root went for 20. Mark Stoneman battled hard but has just

0:11:44 > 0:11:50controversially being given out. England, 2-0 down in the series to

0:11:50 > 0:11:55be they will lose if they do not get something from this test. They are

0:11:55 > 0:12:00135-4. Cricket authorities say there is no evidence to suggest this test

0:12:00 > 0:12:05match has been corrupted in relation to allegations of match-fixing in

0:12:05 > 0:12:11The Sun newspaper. Four-time Tour de France winner Chris Froome says he

0:12:11 > 0:12:22hopes his legacy will not be tainted after returning a wrong drug test.

0:12:22 > 0:12:25And Premier League leaders, Chelsea, extend their record-breaking run of

0:12:25 > 0:12:32consecutive top-flight wins to 50. More on the match-fixing allegations

0:12:32 > 0:12:39in the newspapers.

0:12:39 > 0:12:42A Christmas theme, surprisingly enough, in the pages. Think

0:12:42 > 0:12:46Christmas dinner with a twist. I

0:12:46 > 0:12:47Christmas dinner with a twist. I think it is looking quite

0:12:47 > 0:12:52Christmassy outside. We have the snow and ice descending.A little

0:12:52 > 0:12:57bit of snow overnight across some parts of the UK, especially areas

0:12:57 > 0:13:01around the Midlands. But with clear skies afterwards comes with the risk

0:13:01 > 0:13:06of ice. Take it a bit gingerly on some of the roads and pavements,

0:13:06 > 0:13:10especially where we have had snow overnight. Showing you the latest

0:13:10 > 0:13:14radar charts, showers mainly to the far south, the west, and the light

0:13:14 > 0:13:19areas showing where snow is falling as well. A bit of snow continues to

0:13:19 > 0:13:23fall into the morning rush hour in parts of Central Scotland. If you

0:13:23 > 0:13:26are travelling into Glasgow from the north-east of the south-east you

0:13:26 > 0:13:45will see a bit of snow on some of the higher routes. North-east parts

0:13:45 > 0:13:48of Scotland, a few showers around. Showers for Northern Ireland, a

0:13:48 > 0:13:50mixture of rain, hail, sleet and snow. Compared with yesterday

0:13:50 > 0:13:54morning across the eastern half of England are much right start to the

0:13:54 > 0:13:58day. Only one or two showers around, a few in parts of Norfolk. More

0:13:58 > 0:14:01showers to Wales in the south-west and quite a breeze. Those winds will

0:14:01 > 0:14:04pick up later on, touching gale force at times. More showers in

0:14:04 > 0:14:08western areas, a light covering of snow over the hills, and central and

0:14:08 > 0:14:11southern Scotland once again, eastern areas, a dry and bright day

0:14:11 > 0:14:14with a few showers around but across the board temperatures down on

0:14:14 > 0:14:18yesterday. It will be a little bit chilly once again. Only three to

0:14:18 > 0:14:21seven Celsius for many. Called with the wind in the south-west and

0:14:21 > 0:14:25further gusty winds to take us into the night. Showers will start to

0:14:25 > 0:14:28push their way southwards, and as the clear just about anywhere could

0:14:28 > 0:14:31see some ice into tomorrow morning. Temperatures only just above

0:14:31 > 0:14:34freezing, I think, for many. Tomorrow will feel cold again with a

0:14:34 > 0:14:37shift in the wind direction. Following the isobars, they go into

0:14:37 > 0:14:40the north. Winds coming all the way down from the Arctic. So much

0:14:40 > 0:14:45chillier day tomorrow and with winds coming in from a more northerly

0:14:45 > 0:14:51direction, a shift in levy showers can be. A few in the south-west of

0:14:51 > 0:14:54Wales, choral and Northern Ireland, and for many a grey start across

0:14:54 > 0:14:58southern areas. Things will brighten up, a lot of you will see some

0:14:58 > 0:15:02sunshine. The chilly areas with us Friday night in the Saturday. A

0:15:02 > 0:15:06widespread frost but this weekend signs of change. Mild air from the

0:15:06 > 0:15:11Atlantic starting to push its way back in. For the weekend forecast, a

0:15:11 > 0:15:16bright, frosty start. Southern and eastern areas staying dry and bright

0:15:16 > 0:15:19but clouding over from the west with some patchy rain. Temperatures

0:15:19 > 0:15:22slowly on the rise and they will start to rise further into Sunday.

0:15:22 > 0:15:27For eastern areas, a bit of a chilled at nine to 11 Celsius across

0:15:27 > 0:15:33the west as we go into Sunday. If you want the milder air, get ready.

0:15:33 > 0:15:37It will be wetter and windier as well. That is how it is looking. I

0:15:37 > 0:15:40will have more throughout the morning for you.When we first see

0:15:40 > 0:15:45you we always like to take a look and see how smart you look. Are the

0:15:45 > 0:15:50little specks on your shirt Christmas trees?No, just little

0:15:50 > 0:15:55specks of blue. I was going to say it was my Breakfast, but I haven't

0:15:55 > 0:15:56had that!

0:15:56 > 0:15:59it was my Breakfast, but I haven't had that!Thank you very much.

0:15:59 > 0:16:05Looking at the front pages. These words are cropping up now. Mutiny,

0:16:05 > 0:16:10revenge. We are talking about the House of Commons yesterday. Starting

0:16:10 > 0:16:17with the Daily Telegraph, mutiny is the word they go with. A picture of

0:16:17 > 0:16:22Theresa May. Mutiny on the House of Commons. It is like a tale of pirate

0:16:22 > 0:16:28goings-on. She will go to meet EU counterparts in Brussels. The talks

0:16:28 > 0:16:33are in fact over Brexit and are not due to happen until tomorrow, but

0:16:33 > 0:16:37given the vote yesterday, the first defeat for her over what is going to

0:16:37 > 0:16:42happen with Brexit, it is causing at best a bit of embarrassment.The

0:16:42 > 0:16:47language is interesting. Revenge is on the front page of the Times but

0:16:47 > 0:16:51the Daily Mail has made itself very clear. It uses the word treachery.

0:16:51 > 0:16:57Just as the newly confident Tories in the head in the polls, 11 self

0:16:57 > 0:17:02consumed malcontents pull the rug from under our EU negotiators,

0:17:02 > 0:17:06betray their leader, party and 17.4 million Brexit voters and most

0:17:06 > 0:17:10damning of all increasing the possibility of a Marxist in Number

0:17:10 > 0:17:14Ten. It asks those who have rebelled, proud of yourselves?An

0:17:14 > 0:17:20announcement from Peter Kay about his tour and other works for the

0:17:20 > 0:17:28foreseeable future. His statement about that yesterday.The front page

0:17:28 > 0:17:32of the Sun takes a look at a cricket story and allegations of match

0:17:32 > 0:17:40fixing.Yes, so the headline is we smash what to fix the Ashes. A

0:17:40 > 0:17:46statement from the international Cricket Council. -- smash plot. They

0:17:46 > 0:17:50say based on the dossier they have received from the newspaper that

0:17:50 > 0:17:53there is no evidence, substance or justification to suggest that this

0:17:53 > 0:17:57test match or the Ashes series as a whole is subject to corrupt

0:17:57 > 0:18:02activities and they say there is no indication players in this test have

0:18:02 > 0:18:10been in contact with the alleged fixers. The ECB are aware of the

0:18:10 > 0:18:13allegations and say there is no indication the England team are

0:18:13 > 0:18:19involved in any way.And like many sports, the issues over bookies,

0:18:19 > 0:18:24match fixing, it has been a real issue.Exactly, particularly in

0:18:24 > 0:18:28cricket. They have been cases where it has gone all away and people have

0:18:28 > 0:18:34been charged. And I think the allegations by the Sun, were people

0:18:34 > 0:18:38saying we could do this. I don't think it has gone as far as chatting

0:18:38 > 0:18:43to current players. The back page reflect the Manchester City result.

0:18:43 > 0:19:00They think it is Wonderwall over.Is that and Oasis reference? They were

0:19:00 > 0:19:04inspired by Oasis, apparently.At some point they will run out of

0:19:04 > 0:19:14funds on that song. -- puns. Love it or hate it, apparently marmite can

0:19:14 > 0:19:22fight anxiety.It is not necessarily the Marmite itself, it is the yeast

0:19:22 > 0:19:28in it. It means we can suffer less from stress and anxiety. But we have

0:19:28 > 0:19:33got to have an opinion on this. A Christmas dinner with a twist.

0:19:33 > 0:19:39Deep-fried Christmas dinner.Is everything deep-fried?Everything.

0:19:39 > 0:19:46Stuffing balls, deep-fried sprouts I can get into quite easily. But...

0:19:46 > 0:19:50There is a gravy bomb which is apparently a potato stuffed with

0:19:50 > 0:19:56gravy and deep-fried.Usually they put in spy on the Christmas lunch as

0:19:56 > 0:20:03well. Is that a convention I am not familiar with?It is putting.I am

0:20:03 > 0:20:07surprised that is only 1200 calories. People can see that anyway

0:20:07 > 0:20:14on Christmas Day.Just because it is beautiful, this is a squirrel

0:20:14 > 0:20:22fighting the mouse over nuts. Preparing for hibernation --

0:20:22 > 0:20:27fighting a titmouse.

0:20:27 > 0:20:31The number of successful prosecutions for fly tipping has

0:20:31 > 0:20:36fallen to a record low, according to BBC research. Last year 1 million

0:20:36 > 0:20:41incidents were reported at 1500 were successfully prosecuted.

0:20:41 > 0:20:47This scene plays out every day across England, fly tippers dumping

0:20:47 > 0:20:51waste for others to clean up. Councils last year had to deal with

0:20:51 > 0:20:561 million fly tipping incidents, up from 700,000 fly tips five years

0:20:56 > 0:21:01ago. Councils in England last year spent collectively over £16 million

0:21:01 > 0:21:04on investigating and prosecuting fly tippers, but with cuts to council

0:21:04 > 0:21:09budgets, this job is becoming harder.Yes, the last few years,

0:21:09 > 0:21:15everyday we pick the same stuff up, almost every day.It is a builder

0:21:15 > 0:21:19that has done this, cladding. It is building rubble, basically, this

0:21:19 > 0:21:27one. It is standard practice, basically.Here in Barnsley, the

0:21:27 > 0:21:30local council now uses cameras to catch offenders but those they catch

0:21:30 > 0:21:35do not often appear in court, meaning the number of fly tipping

0:21:35 > 0:21:39prosecutions is now at a record low. A decade ago, 2000 prosecutions were

0:21:39 > 0:21:45successfully brought against fly tippers, but last year that fell to

0:21:45 > 0:21:50just over 1500. Shrinking budgets mean many councils can now issue

0:21:50 > 0:21:57fines directly. Does prosecution were?In my opinion, not very well.

0:21:57 > 0:22:00There is a limited amount of resources that we have. We need to

0:22:00 > 0:22:04educate people at the same time. It is no good spending lots of

0:22:04 > 0:22:08resources to help someone pay £200 when they go to work.Over 50,000

0:22:08 > 0:22:12penalty notices were handed out in England last year and the government

0:22:12 > 0:22:16says it has cracked down on offenders by helping to strengthen

0:22:16 > 0:22:20sentencing guidelines, but the number of fly tipping incidents has

0:22:20 > 0:22:24continued to rise, meaning this is a battle that many councils at the

0:22:24 > 0:22:31moment don't appear to be winning.

0:22:31 > 0:22:37All this week we have been hearing how singing is good for us and why

0:22:37 > 0:22:42are people like a singalong, four-hour BBC Breakfast Sings

0:22:42 > 0:22:50series.Has your mood improved after singing?That is one of the things

0:22:50 > 0:22:54that has emerged. If you sing, especially in public, even though it

0:22:54 > 0:22:59can be nerve racking, it can be good for you and make you feel good.I am

0:22:59 > 0:23:03not sure if the audience enjoyed our singing, but we enjoyed it. We

0:23:03 > 0:23:09performed last night at Bridgewater Hall. We were led very ably by our

0:23:09 > 0:23:14choirmaster. Here is him giving us some tips on how to get those high

0:23:14 > 0:23:16notes.

0:23:16 > 0:23:22Breathe, you know, in and out as much as you can.Reading is good.Do

0:23:22 > 0:23:34some the lip drills. -- breathing is good. Some white faces, some tight

0:23:34 > 0:23:43faces. And some throat massage. You are going to be absolutely

0:23:43 > 0:23:47brilliant, and everyone is going to love you.Are you going to be

0:23:47 > 0:23:58totally there for us? With the voice and everything? You are crucial to

0:23:58 > 0:24:02this going anywhere near according to plan.I will be right near you.

0:24:02 > 0:24:18Final top tip, deep breath in. Here we go. The BBC Breakfast. BBC Sing!

0:24:18 > 0:24:22And to put that in some kind of context, a couple of minutes after

0:24:22 > 0:24:29that, we stepped onstage in front of 1200 people or so and tried to sing.

0:24:29 > 0:24:34We tried our best. If you want to see how we got on, you can see and

0:24:34 > 0:24:38hear our efforts 22 December and on Christmas Day. You can decide

0:24:38 > 0:24:43whether it is a treat, but we did it.

0:24:43 > 0:24:45You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

0:24:45 > 0:24:48Still to come this morning: If you haven't sent your Christmas

0:24:48 > 0:24:49cards yet, don't panic.

0:24:49 > 0:24:51There are still a few days left.

0:24:51 > 0:24:53Ben is at a Royal Mail sorting office in Manchester.

0:24:53 > 0:25:00I imagine it could be quite busy. Good morning. Yes, don't worry, I

0:25:00 > 0:25:05have it all in hand this morning. Welcome to the sorting office in

0:25:05 > 0:25:09Manchester. We are coming to grips with how busy they are. On a typical

0:25:09 > 0:25:13Thursday they deal worth about 2 million bits of mail, whether that

0:25:13 > 0:25:18is letters or parcels. Today is the busiest day of the year for them,

0:25:18 > 0:25:25they deal with 3- 3.5 million bits of mail, just in this centre alone,

0:25:25 > 0:25:29as we all get those Christmas cards and parcels sent out for Christmas.

0:25:29 > 0:25:33This machine is pretty special, it deals with about 40,000 letters

0:25:33 > 0:25:38every single hour and it is all automated. So it will scan the

0:25:38 > 0:25:42address and automatically puts it into these little boxes on here. And

0:25:42 > 0:25:46don't worry, if your handwriting is not great, somebody will have a look

0:25:46 > 0:25:50at the address, and they will decide where you intended to send it. We

0:25:50 > 0:25:56will have a look around here, find out where how it all works and

0:25:56 > 0:25:59crucially whether they can get through all those items they need to

0:25:59 > 0:29:18send. We will

0:29:18 > 0:29:20start the day tomorrow. One ought to Mac degrees Celsius. Watch out for

0:29:20 > 0:29:23some icy patches here and there. Tomorrow, a cold feeling day, maybe

0:29:23 > 0:29:27one or two showers. Quite a bit of cloud around and once again a chilly

0:29:27 > 0:29:31wind. A widespread frost to start the weekend but by Sunday it is

0:29:31 > 0:29:33turning a little bit matter again. -- milder again.

0:29:33 > 0:29:36I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:29:36 > 0:29:37in half an hour.

0:29:37 > 0:29:39Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:29:39 > 0:29:42Now, though, it is back to Charlie and Naga.

0:29:42 > 0:29:43Bye for now.

0:29:43 > 0:29:44Hello.

0:29:44 > 0:29:46This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:29:46 > 0:29:46Stayt.

0:29:46 > 0:29:49We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

0:29:49 > 0:29:51but also on Breakfast this morning.

0:29:51 > 0:29:53The results have been described as "mind-blowing."

0:29:53 > 0:29:55We'll hear how an experimental gene-therapy could transform

0:29:55 > 0:29:57the lives of patients with a rare blood condition.

0:29:57 > 0:30:00Also this morning, it's back to the classroom for these

0:30:00 > 0:30:03pensioners as what's thought to be the first elderly day care centre

0:30:03 > 0:30:11in a primary school opens its doors.

0:30:11 > 0:30:13#Pretty woman, walking down the street...

0:30:13 > 0:30:16And after 9am, he was one of the pioneers of rock 'n roll,

0:30:16 > 0:30:19but 60's superstar Roy Orbison's personal life was marred by tragedy.

0:30:19 > 0:30:23His son will be here to tell us about the man behind

0:30:23 > 0:30:24the dark glasses.

0:30:24 > 0:30:24Good morning.

0:30:24 > 0:30:27Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:27 > 0:30:30Theresa May will meet EU leaders later in Brussels later today just

0:30:30 > 0:30:34hours after a Commons vote which could make it harder for her to

0:30:34 > 0:30:46secure the final rigs deal. -- Brexit. 11 Conservative rebels voted

0:30:46 > 0:30:55along with the opposition to make it necessary for Parliament to have a

0:30:55 > 0:31:00say on the deal.

0:31:00 > 0:31:03British doctors say they have achieved a significant breakthrough

0:31:03 > 0:31:05in the treatment of the most common type of haemophilia.

0:31:05 > 0:31:07The genetic defect means blood cannot clot so

0:31:07 > 0:31:09small cuts can lead to heavy bleeding.

0:31:09 > 0:31:12The NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London used gene

0:31:12 > 0:31:15therapy to correct the defect in a small trial.

0:31:15 > 0:31:18A memorial service is being held at St Paul's Cathedral this morning

0:31:18 > 0:31:21for victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire in West

0:31:21 > 0:31:21London.

0:31:21 > 0:31:2471 were killed when it tore through the tower block six

0:31:24 > 0:31:27months ago today.

0:31:27 > 0:31:30Prince Charles, Prince William, and Theresa May, will be

0:31:30 > 0:31:39among the 2000 people expected to attend.

0:31:39 > 0:31:46Hollywood actor Salma Hayek has been the latest to accuse Harvey

0:31:46 > 0:31:53Weinstein. She said he threatened to kill her and called him a rage

0:31:53 > 0:31:55filled monster. A spokesman for Harvey Weinstein disputed the

0:31:55 > 0:32:04account.

0:32:04 > 0:32:06Thousands of prisoners serving community sentences in England

0:32:06 > 0:32:09and Wales are being supervised by probation staff over

0:32:09 > 0:32:10the telephone rather than face-to-face, according

0:32:10 > 0:32:17to a report from the Chief Inspector.

0:32:17 > 0:32:19The Ministry of Justice says telephone supervision applies

0:32:19 > 0:32:22only to some lower risk offenders after they have been apprehended,

0:32:22 > 0:32:24but says improvements are needed.

0:32:24 > 0:32:27The Scottish Government is expected to announce its first major changes

0:32:27 > 0:32:30to tax bands after power was given to Holyrood last year.

0:32:30 > 0:32:32Some in Scotland could pay more tax than

0:32:32 > 0:32:35others paying the same salary elsewhere in the UK.

0:32:35 > 0:32:43BBC understands a new tax band could be treated for those above £30,000.

0:32:43 > 0:32:50And now for an update to the Ashes. We need to hang on!If you have just

0:32:50 > 0:32:57woken up, we are watching the Ashes. A summary. It was a fairly decent

0:32:57 > 0:33:03mourning for England, the morning session. -- morning. Alastair Cook

0:33:03 > 0:33:11was out early. After lunch, Australia's bowlers to control.

0:33:11 > 0:33:17After a half-century, Mark Stoneman was controversially given out for

0:33:17 > 0:33:24that. It hit his glove. 155-4. They lost Alastair Cook for seven runs,

0:33:24 > 0:33:31captain, Joe Root, 20. They trailed the series 2-0 and will lose the

0:33:31 > 0:33:36Ashes if the are defeated. -- trail. It is too early to say things are

0:33:36 > 0:33:40really bad.

0:33:40 > 0:33:44Meanwhile, the ICC say there is "no evidence" to suggest that this test

0:33:44 > 0:33:46match has been "corrupted" in relation to allegations

0:33:46 > 0:33:48in the Sun newspaper this morning.

0:33:48 > 0:33:50Here is Cricket Australia's Chief Executive, James Sutherland.

0:33:50 > 0:33:55We have absolute confidence in our players. The team officials and

0:33:55 > 0:34:03others involved in the game as well. There is nothing to suggest based on

0:34:03 > 0:34:07what we have heard from Alex Marshall and other understandings we

0:34:07 > 0:34:12have and intelligence, to have any suspicions about players we have. I

0:34:12 > 0:34:13have full confidence in them.

0:34:13 > 0:34:16Chris Froome has told the BBC he understands people will be

0:34:16 > 0:34:17cynical, but insists his legacy won't be tainted.

0:34:17 > 0:34:21It emerged yesterday that Froome had double the allowed level of a legal

0:34:21 > 0:34:24asthma drug in his urine following a test during the Tour

0:34:24 > 0:34:26of Spain, which he won, in September.

0:34:26 > 0:34:28Cycling's world governing body the UCI wants more details

0:34:28 > 0:34:37from the team but Froome has not been suspended.

0:34:37 > 0:34:40I do understand, obviously, it's come as a big shock

0:34:40 > 0:34:45to a lot of people.

0:34:45 > 0:34:49But I stand by what I've always said, and that is I certainly

0:34:49 > 0:34:50haven't broken any rules here.

0:34:50 > 0:34:52I haven't taken more than the permissible amount,

0:34:52 > 0:34:56and I'm sure, at the end of the day, the truth will be told.

0:34:56 > 0:34:59Manchester City are record breakers, after extending their winning

0:34:59 > 0:35:02Premier League run to 15 games with a 4-0 hammering of struggling

0:35:02 > 0:35:02Swansea.

0:35:02 > 0:35:05Man of the match David Silva scored twice, including finishing off this

0:35:05 > 0:35:08lovely move, while Sergio Augero and Kevin de Bruyne also

0:35:08 > 0:35:09found the net.

0:35:09 > 0:35:12City have been playing some magical football but their manager puts

0:35:12 > 0:35:24the record breaking run down to hard work.

0:35:24 > 0:35:29We got the ball when we did not have it. Simple as that. Everyone is

0:35:29 > 0:35:34committed and is ready to make his effort. That is why. And, of course,

0:35:34 > 0:35:39winning 50 games in a row, it never happened before for us, and gives us

0:35:39 > 0:35:41a lot of confidence.

0:35:41 > 0:35:45Manchester United managed to keep the gap with City to just the 11

0:35:45 > 0:35:47points thanks to a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.

0:35:47 > 0:35:50At a rain-soaked Old Trafford, the only goal came from

0:35:50 > 0:35:51Romelu Lukaku's header in the first half.

0:35:51 > 0:35:54Jose Mourinho said afterwards it's still all to play

0:35:54 > 0:35:58for in the Premier League and that he'd be heading on holiday to LA

0:35:58 > 0:36:01if he thought the title race was over.

0:36:01 > 0:36:04Sam Allardyce continues to work his magic at Everton.

0:36:04 > 0:36:07It's now three wins and a draw since he was appointed manager.

0:36:07 > 0:36:10Wayne Rooney was on the scoresheet again as they beat Newcastle 1-0.

0:36:10 > 0:36:12They're up into the top half.

0:36:12 > 0:36:14Elsewhere, Leicester enjoyed a comprehensive win at Southampton,

0:36:14 > 0:36:15Tottenham beat Brighton.

0:36:15 > 0:36:17But Liverpool were left frustrated by West Brom,

0:36:17 > 0:36:27and it finished goal-less too between West Ham and Arsenal.

0:36:27 > 0:36:29In Scotland, Celtic have stretched their unbeaten domestic

0:36:29 > 0:36:32run to 69 matches after beating Hamilton Academical 3-1.

0:36:32 > 0:36:36They're five points clear of Rangers who came from a goal down to beat

0:36:36 > 0:36:37Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.

0:36:37 > 0:36:45Alfredo Morelos scored the winner in first-half stoppage time.

0:36:45 > 0:36:51The cricket, 160-4. We have not lost another wicket in the last five

0:36:51 > 0:36:54minutes. You have to take the good news.

0:36:54 > 0:36:58A woman's place is in the kitchen and it's down to the man to provide

0:36:58 > 0:36:59for his family.

0:36:59 > 0:37:02Just two gender stereotypes that still, all too often,

0:37:02 > 0:37:05appear in literature and on our TV screens.

0:37:05 > 0:37:08So, are companies doing enough to tackle this kind of sexism?

0:37:08 > 0:37:11The body that writes the UK Code of Advertising will implement

0:37:11 > 0:37:13a new rule next year to tackle the issue.

0:37:13 > 0:37:16Let's take a look at the kind of thing we mean.

0:37:16 > 0:37:19A mother doing the housework while the rest of her family relaxes

0:37:19 > 0:37:21on the sofa.

0:37:21 > 0:37:25Or a man trying and failing to cook dinner, almost setting the kitchen

0:37:25 > 0:37:26and himself on fire.

0:37:26 > 0:37:29Finally, a boy plays football while the girl just watches

0:37:29 > 0:37:30on the sidelines.

0:37:30 > 0:37:32Craig Jones from the Advertising Standards Authority joins us

0:37:32 > 0:37:41from our London newsroom.

0:37:41 > 0:37:46Thank you very much for joining us. Not surprisingly, this has been

0:37:46 > 0:37:51called for quite a while. We have seen this bleed into campaigning for

0:37:51 > 0:37:58children's toys and the sexism around that. Why now a call for a

0:37:58 > 0:38:01change in advertising?The research comes at the end of the year-long

0:38:01 > 0:38:04enquiry looking at the evidence around the area and talking to

0:38:04 > 0:38:08academics and people concerned about it and young people and parents.

0:38:08 > 0:38:12They told us some gendered stereotypes in advertising are

0:38:12 > 0:38:18harmful. That does not mean we will do away with all of them. We will

0:38:18 > 0:38:23not see an end to women doing cleaning in advertisements and so

0:38:23 > 0:38:29on. But we will remove things that are harmful because they affect the

0:38:29 > 0:38:32way people see themselves and society sees them. We have seen

0:38:32 > 0:38:41young girls and women not going into careers. We have also seen a cost in

0:38:41 > 0:38:44the economy because of that because that is unexploited potential which

0:38:44 > 0:38:49could have been very good.How do you make a balanced? Is that what

0:38:49 > 0:38:54advertisers need to do? If women are still seen cleaning, and men clean

0:38:54 > 0:39:00as well, does it have to be balanced? Is that how you avoid

0:39:00 > 0:39:07stereotypes?Yes. It is those harmful stereotypes. We will publish

0:39:07 > 0:39:11a rule for consultation earlier in the new year and we will set out

0:39:11 > 0:39:14where we think the line is drawn between normal gender stereotypes

0:39:14 > 0:39:18and harmful stereotypes. Actually, one aspect which is likely to fall

0:39:18 > 0:39:22on the wrong side of the rule is knocking people for not conforming

0:39:22 > 0:39:27to gender stereotypes. One of the really interesting examples we saw

0:39:27 > 0:39:30of the economic harm is the engineering sector telling us the

0:39:30 > 0:39:33part of the labour shortage they are seeing their is because young

0:39:33 > 0:39:37people, young girls in particular, are internalising the message that

0:39:37 > 0:39:41engineering is only a man's job. These are the kinds of scenarios we

0:39:41 > 0:39:46will capture in the rule and will have public consultation to see if

0:39:46 > 0:39:49we got it right.What will the public be asked?We will consult

0:39:49 > 0:39:54what the rule book says to set the standard for what constitutes

0:39:54 > 0:40:01harmful stereotypes. Afterwards, advertisers need to stick to it and

0:40:01 > 0:40:06advertisements can be banned if they do not follow it. The view in the

0:40:06 > 0:40:09last few months have been many marketers and surveys coming forward

0:40:09 > 0:40:15to say already advertisements are changing to deal with these outdated

0:40:15 > 0:40:26portrayals. There will be rules to get rid of the remainder of these.I

0:40:26 > 0:40:33tell you what I am concerned about, advertisements these days are often

0:40:33 > 0:40:37entertaining and funny. Some are parodies of certain stereotypes.

0:40:37 > 0:40:41They are there to make us laugh and entertained. They are not just

0:40:41 > 0:40:48purely a billboard so to speak for a product. How much creativity will be

0:40:48 > 0:40:51stifled? Have they given new feedback?They have. They have been

0:40:51 > 0:40:56very responsible and positive. Recent surveys showed a majority of

0:40:56 > 0:41:00advertisers are already improving their advertisements. They will be

0:41:00 > 0:41:05keen to engage on this and they will be supportive of the agenda. If you

0:41:05 > 0:41:10look at advertisements from 20-30 years ago, some people are shocked

0:41:10 > 0:41:14at the sexist images around in that time. But at that time they were

0:41:14 > 0:41:18thought to be, you know, just a product of their time. The big

0:41:18 > 0:41:25question is, in 20-30 years' time, when children are looking at those

0:41:25 > 0:41:31adds, will they think it is outdated? Advertising always needs

0:41:31 > 0:41:35to be innovative and creative, but a small section of gender stereotypes

0:41:35 > 0:41:40that are harmful, we will identify the rough edges that need to be

0:41:40 > 0:41:46smoothed out.When will we see these changes, briefly?It will be fairly

0:41:46 > 0:41:50early in the new year, with a public consultation, and we want to hear

0:41:50 > 0:41:59what people think of them.Thank you very much. Craig Jones. You are

0:41:59 > 0:42:03watching Breakfast. The main stories this morning. The Prime Minister is

0:42:03 > 0:42:07due in Brussels just hours after Conservative rebels and the Commons

0:42:07 > 0:42:12defeated the government in a key Brexit vote. British doctors say

0:42:12 > 0:42:16trials of a revolutionary gene therapy suggest the most common type

0:42:16 > 0:42:20of haemophilia can be cured.

0:42:20 > 0:42:23The weather.

0:42:23 > 0:42:29The weather. Here are the details. Good morning.Good morning.A bit

0:42:29 > 0:42:33dicey in the UK in the morning. We saw showers, snow showers at that,

0:42:33 > 0:42:40to take it through the night. Listened to the radio and regional

0:42:40 > 0:42:49updates. -- listen. Showers mainly towards the west. The white is an

0:42:49 > 0:42:53indication of where you have snow. Further snow flurries to come in

0:42:53 > 0:42:59central and western Scotland. Mainly in the hills to the north and south

0:42:59 > 0:43:05of Glasgow. A few issues on the M8 at times. Outbreaks of rain with

0:43:05 > 0:43:09sleet and snow mixed in far Northern Ireland this morning. The east of

0:43:09 > 0:43:14England, most places starting dry and bright. A good deal of rain.

0:43:14 > 0:43:17Wintry flurries in north-west England and Wales. Rain showers to

0:43:17 > 0:43:22the south-west. Gusty winds. Getting stronger through the day. Gale force

0:43:22 > 0:43:27at times. That adds to the chill of today's weather. Show is most

0:43:27 > 0:43:33prevalent to the west. -- showers. Covering the hills. Avoiding the

0:43:33 > 0:43:37worst of the showers in eastern Scotland and England, with many dry

0:43:37 > 0:43:45for the bulk of the day. A cold day. Temperatures, 4-6 for many of you.

0:43:45 > 0:43:48Tonight, showers become dominant for a time in southern England. Easing

0:43:48 > 0:43:52before another batch goes south. The wind going in a northerly direction.

0:43:52 > 0:43:56Temperatures dropping further tonight. Tomorrow morning's

0:43:56 > 0:44:00rush-hour, a mix of ice. Most will see a few showers tonight in the

0:44:00 > 0:44:07tomorrow. Icy start for tomorrow. Following the isobars back into the

0:44:07 > 0:44:11Arctic to be the air is coming from a cold direction once again the big

0:44:11 > 0:44:13even colder than today. Western areas brighter.

0:44:18 > 0:44:21Northern and eastern Scotland and eastern parts of India and, a

0:44:21 > 0:44:27greater chance of some showers. -- England. The majority, after a great

0:44:27 > 0:44:33start in the south, a sunny day on Friday. A cold one. The cold air

0:44:33 > 0:44:37will take us to the start of the weekend. Changes afoot to take us

0:44:37 > 0:44:44into next week. Saturday. Bright and sunny to the south and east of the

0:44:44 > 0:44:49country. Cloudy in the west after a brighter start. Chilly in eastern

0:44:49 > 0:44:54areas. Slowly, and I mean slowly, turning more mild in the Sunday. The

0:44:54 > 0:44:59best of any dry weather to the east. Mild weather brings, of course,

0:44:59 > 0:45:03something more wet and windy. The mild weather will last into next

0:45:03 > 0:45:07week. Before I go, some pictures from last night. Some were lucky

0:45:07 > 0:45:16enough to capture the macro want peaked last night but you might be

0:45:16 > 0:45:22lucky again tonight. -- Geminid Meteor Showers. It might have

0:45:22 > 0:45:30peaked.

0:45:30 > 0:45:36They have always done that, Charlie. It has always done that, apparently.

0:45:36 > 0:45:39It is said it is never too late to learn something new,

0:45:39 > 0:45:43and now a group of pensioners in East London are going back

0:45:43 > 0:45:44to primary school.

0:45:44 > 0:45:47In what is believed to be the first UK scheme of its kind,

0:45:47 > 0:45:50more than a dozen old people with early-stage dementia will spend

0:45:50 > 0:45:52the morning with pupils, joining in various activities.

0:45:52 > 0:45:54It is hoped, by bringing the generations together,

0:45:54 > 0:45:57each will learn new skills and improve their quality of life.

0:45:57 > 0:46:00Breakfast's Tim Muffett joined one of the groups

0:46:00 > 0:46:01at Downshall Primary in Ilford.

0:46:01 > 0:46:08Back to school. For some, it has been more than 60 years. But at

0:46:08 > 0:46:11Downshall Primary in Redbridge, East London, there are lessons to be

0:46:11 > 0:46:16learned for all ages. For three days a week, the older adults come and

0:46:16 > 0:46:20join us.They do some artwork, they play puzzles with these very young

0:46:20 > 0:46:24children who have only been in school a few months. And they give

0:46:24 > 0:46:29them the opportunity to talk and interact. You know, there is this

0:46:29 > 0:46:35bringing alive of the two generations.Downshall School is

0:46:35 > 0:46:39thought to be the first UK primary to host regular day care for the

0:46:39 > 0:46:43elderly. The scheme has been trialled for a month. It officially

0:46:43 > 0:46:47launches today.I just like children, and they are so beautiful.

0:46:47 > 0:46:52When they do something they go... Why do you like having the old

0:46:52 > 0:46:57people coming along to visit your school?Because we get to talk to

0:46:57 > 0:47:02them.I just love it. They are really nice, because they can play

0:47:02 > 0:47:08with us, and they can talk to us. Pam, like some others who have

0:47:08 > 0:47:13attended, is in the early stages of dementia. What do you gain from this

0:47:13 > 0:47:21experience?Friendships and loyalty. They are funny.They are funny, are

0:47:21 > 0:47:29they? They find you very funny, apparently! Inspiration for this

0:47:29 > 0:47:34project came from Japan, which has, it is thought, the fastest growing

0:47:34 > 0:47:39elderly population in the world, and where community led elderly and

0:47:39 > 0:47:43dementia care has flourished.So what we are trying to do is trying

0:47:43 > 0:47:46to bring that here to the UK. We don't have those sorts of

0:47:46 > 0:47:50multigenerational families that we may have had 50 years ago. What that

0:47:50 > 0:47:55does is it puts older people at risk of loneliness and isolation.Doctor

0:47:55 > 0:47:58Hinchcliffe says collaboration between the school, north-east

0:47:58 > 0:48:05London NHS Trust and charities such as Redbridge UK all mean that the

0:48:05 > 0:48:08cost of the scheme will be negligible, and the benefits

0:48:08 > 0:48:12potentially huge. What impact do you see it having on your husband?It

0:48:12 > 0:48:19makes him light up, it makes him think more, which is necessary,

0:48:19 > 0:48:23because he does tend to so of go into his own little world every now

0:48:23 > 0:48:30and then. It is a great scheme, and I give it 110%.Yes, I want the 100,

0:48:30 > 0:48:38I will give you the ten!Some say education is a gift that keeps on

0:48:38 > 0:48:41giving. At Downshall Primary, school life is bringing benefits to young

0:48:41 > 0:48:47and old.

0:48:47 > 0:48:51Once or twice we have seen pieces like that, it just works, doesn't

0:48:51 > 0:48:56it?It is almost like rejuvenation, isn't it, just older and younger

0:48:56 > 0:49:02people together. Talking about getting connected, it is that time

0:49:02 > 0:49:06of year when people send parcels, lots of letters and Christmas cards

0:49:06 > 0:49:11being sent.

0:49:11 > 0:49:15We have sent Ben to a sorting office in Manchester to see how

0:49:15 > 0:49:16it is going.

0:49:16 > 0:49:20Welcome to the sorting office in Manchester. The busiest day of the

0:49:20 > 0:49:23year. The guys here are wading through that huge pile of business

0:49:23 > 0:49:29cards and parcels we are sending. Here they are going to deal with 3-

0:49:29 > 0:49:333.5 million bits of post, be that letters parcels, compared with 2

0:49:33 > 0:49:37million which they normally deal with on Thursday. Me introduce you

0:49:37 > 0:49:43to Tony. How do you gear up for something like this? -- let me

0:49:43 > 0:49:47introduce you.As soon as we finish Christmas for one year we start

0:49:47 > 0:49:50preparing for the next one, we brought in an extra 600 Christmas

0:49:50 > 0:49:53employees to help us with the Christmas rush and nationally we

0:49:53 > 0:49:57will recruit an extra 20,000 people to help us with the Christmas rush.

0:49:57 > 0:50:02What do we know about the number of letters and parcels? Traditionally

0:50:02 > 0:50:07we are sending fewer letters but we are shopping online.There are some

0:50:07 > 0:50:11changes. Christmas cards are still really important for us. We handle

0:50:11 > 0:50:14around 1 million Christmas cards this Christmas. Parcels are hugely

0:50:14 > 0:50:20important, last December we handled 100 and 38 million parcels, -- 138

0:50:20 > 0:50:25million parcels. And that continues to grow.It has been a tough time

0:50:25 > 0:50:29for all that restructuring at the Royal Mail of late. You have had to

0:50:29 > 0:50:33change the way you do your business. There has been the threat of a

0:50:33 > 0:50:36strike. Update me on that.The good news is we have completed our

0:50:36 > 0:50:39external mediation involving Royal Mail and the communication workers

0:50:39 > 0:50:46union. A set of recommendations were made and we are back into detailed

0:50:46 > 0:50:49communications with the union, and we are hopeful of a settlement early

0:50:49 > 0:50:54in the New Year.So no strikes over Christmas?No strikes over

0:50:54 > 0:50:58Christmas.Let's talk about what you need to do to make sure that stuff

0:50:58 > 0:51:04gets where it is going. All of these guys are working hard to make sure

0:51:04 > 0:51:07everything get where it needs to go. Talk us through some dates.The last

0:51:07 > 0:51:11recommended date for second class is the 20th, first class the 21st, we

0:51:11 > 0:51:15ask people to address it really clearly and use the postcode.Let me

0:51:15 > 0:51:19introduce you to Kerry, from the greeting card Association. It is so

0:51:19 > 0:51:21interesting, surrounded by parcels and letters and particularly

0:51:21 > 0:51:25greeting cards. You have a pretty good insight into what we are

0:51:25 > 0:51:30sending. How many are we sending?On an annual basis we send just short

0:51:30 > 0:51:35of 9 million cards across the whole of the UK and over one in ten of

0:51:35 > 0:51:39those cards we sent at this time of year so as a nation we absolutely

0:51:39 > 0:51:45love Christmas cards.And what we send has changed. A lot more

0:51:45 > 0:51:49personalised, addressed to specific people, to mum and dad, for example,

0:51:49 > 0:51:54you have an insight into that. That's absolutely right. What we are

0:51:54 > 0:51:59sending now is close to families, mum, dad, to the one I love, or even

0:51:59 > 0:52:04to our pets, we love them. I am also interested in that etiquette of how

0:52:04 > 0:52:09you know who to send to. If you don't get one back, how many years

0:52:09 > 0:52:13do you still send one until you give up and dates and one back? What is

0:52:13 > 0:52:18the rule?I think everybody has their own rule. On a personal basis,

0:52:18 > 0:52:22I would give them one chance. If I don't get one in one year, I

0:52:22 > 0:52:30wouldn't get them on the following year. But we sent 9 -- 900 million

0:52:30 > 0:52:37cards.As you can see, pretty busy down here over the course of the

0:52:37 > 0:52:41day. All of the staff, as you have heard, a lot of them are temporary

0:52:41 > 0:52:45staff they brought in to handle the Christmas rush but the busiest day

0:52:45 > 0:52:49of the year for them, and we will meet some of them and explain to you

0:52:49 > 0:52:53a bit about how it works. Certainly we will have a look at those parcels

0:52:53 > 0:52:57being sent, because the parcels business is a really big growth area

0:52:57 > 0:53:03as more of us are shopping online. To get those things to our house in

0:53:03 > 0:53:08time for Christmas.You posted my present in time?No, I am going to

0:53:08 > 0:53:13hand deliver it, obviously.I don't know if that is the right place to

0:53:13 > 0:53:17say that, but I look forward to seeing you with my big rocks and the

0:53:17 > 0:53:17present.

0:53:17 > 0:53:21You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

0:53:21 > 0:53:25Still to come this morning:

0:53:25 > 0:53:30What is the first thing you want me to say to you when you hear?My

0:53:30 > 0:53:31name.

0:53:31 > 0:53:33Growing up deaf.

0:53:33 > 0:53:36A new documentary follows the life of three teenagers

0:53:36 > 0:53:43as they face life-changing decisions.

0:53:43 > 0:57:04We will be speaking

0:57:04 > 0:57:06it's turning a little bit milder again.

0:57:06 > 0:57:08I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:57:08 > 0:57:09in half an hour.

0:57:09 > 0:57:10Bye for now.

0:57:32 > 0:57:32Hello.

0:57:32 > 0:57:34This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:57:34 > 0:57:35Stayt.

0:57:35 > 0:57:38Theresa May suffers her first Commons defeat as MPs win the right

0:57:38 > 0:57:40to have the final say on a Brexit deal.

0:57:40 > 0:57:4311 Conservative rebels joined the opposition to demand that

0:57:43 > 0:57:48Parliament gets to vote on any agreement before it's finalised.

0:57:48 > 0:57:55Ayes to the right, 309, noes to the left, 305.

0:58:08 > 0:58:09Good morning.

0:58:09 > 0:58:11It's Thursday the 14th of December.

0:58:11 > 0:58:12Also this morning:

0:58:12 > 0:58:15Also this morning:

0:58:15 > 0:58:17Another medical breakthrough thanks to gene therapy.

0:58:17 > 0:58:19British doctors develop a new treatment for the most common

0:58:19 > 0:58:22type of haemophilia.

0:58:22 > 0:58:29This is huge. It is groundbreaking. That is because the option to think

0:58:29 > 0:58:33about normalising levels of patients with severe haemophilia is

0:58:33 > 0:58:35absolutely mind blowing.

0:58:35 > 0:58:36Remembering Grenfell's victims.

0:58:36 > 0:58:39Six months to the day since the fire which killed 71 people,

0:58:39 > 0:58:46they'll be honoured in a service at St Paul's Cathedral.

0:58:46 > 0:58:52Good morning. It is the biggest day of the year for the Royal Mail.

0:58:52 > 0:58:55Royal Mail is predicted to deliver 10m parcels and tens of millions

0:58:55 > 0:58:58of letters today as customers rush to complete their deliveries before

0:58:58 > 0:58:58Christmas.

0:58:58 > 0:59:01I'm at a sorting office in Manchester to find out

0:59:01 > 0:59:02how they're coping.

0:59:02 > 0:59:07England are four wickets down in the Ashes as Australia pile on the

0:59:07 > 0:59:14pressure at the must win third Ashes test.It is because they can play

0:59:14 > 0:59:21with us and talk to us.Learning and laughter. How our generation is

0:59:21 > 0:59:27coming together to teach one another at a primary school in east London?

0:59:27 > 0:59:33-- are generations. And the weather. Good morning. Icy outside. For the

0:59:33 > 0:59:37east of the country, a dry and bright day compared to yesterday.

0:59:37 > 0:59:42Rain in sleet and snow in the west. More details coming up in 15

0:59:42 > 0:59:54minutes. See you later.

0:59:54 > 0:59:57Theresa May suffers her first major Commons defeat as MPs win the right

0:59:57 > 0:59:58to have the final say on a break the deal.

1:00:01 > 1:00:04to have the final say on a Brexit deal.

1:00:04 > 1:00:0611 Conservative rebels joined the opposition to demand

1:00:06 > 1:00:09the Parliament gets to vote on any agreement before it is finalised.

1:00:09 > 1:00:15If she had won the vote, she would go to Brussels today feeling

1:00:15 > 1:00:18emboldened. After what happened last night, what happens?It is not

1:00:18 > 1:00:24welcome for her. This is the first to Fiji has suffered as Prime

1:00:24 > 1:00:36Minister in the Commons. -- defeat. Psychologically, it is a blow. It is

1:00:36 > 1:00:40not what you want to see happen as you are about to go to Brussels

1:00:40 > 1:00:44which should have been a triumph. She should have been able to start

1:00:44 > 1:00:50the next phase of negotiations and get sufficient progress. In truth,

1:00:50 > 1:00:54the other European leaders are well aware she has no overall majority,

1:00:54 > 1:01:03that she needs the DUP to prop her up. I don't think it will make a

1:01:03 > 1:01:12practical difference. Nonetheless, if Labour, the SNP, and some

1:01:12 > 1:01:15Conservatives get together, she is vulnerable from now on. Some have

1:01:15 > 1:01:19tried to play it down the blue the key is getting the legislative

1:01:19 > 1:01:26detail in place. -- down. We need parliament to have the proper

1:01:26 > 1:01:29accountability We will look again to get the balance right. It is a minor

1:01:29 > 1:01:36setback but will not stop us leaving the EU.He said this is a minor

1:01:36 > 1:01:42setback. Nonetheless, there could be trouble ahead. The rebel in chief,

1:01:42 > 1:01:51if you like the person who put forward the amendment, this change,

1:01:51 > 1:01:54Dominic Grieve, he was suggesting the rebels could work together on

1:01:54 > 1:02:01other issues as well. They could take a date for Brexit out of the

1:02:01 > 1:02:06legislation, March, 2019. That could go and they could vote against the

1:02:06 > 1:02:09government if Theresa May is unwilling to make further

1:02:09 > 1:02:14concessions.We have to co-operate together to make sure this bill is

1:02:14 > 1:02:19in a proper state to do what people want, which is to deliver a smooth

1:02:19 > 1:02:24and effective Brexit. And we will do that, and I will get together with

1:02:24 > 1:02:29my colleagues and we will continue to work. I shall be glad when it is

1:02:29 > 1:02:34over.Many people will be thinking along those lines. Help us with the

1:02:34 > 1:02:41thought process. That date, March 2019, all of the business in the

1:02:41 > 1:02:48Commons, what difference does it make to that day?It could make a

1:02:48 > 1:02:55difference. He said we would leave at that day anyway. We will all be

1:02:55 > 1:03:00glad when it is over. Here is what could potentially happen. It was

1:03:00 > 1:03:05never guaranteed MPs get a vote on any deal Theresa May negotiates in

1:03:05 > 1:03:09Brussels. If they do not like it, they can say no thank you, and send

1:03:09 > 1:03:14her back. It is true she could also ask the rest of the European Union,

1:03:14 > 1:03:20the other EU leaders, the extent that period of negotiation. That is

1:03:20 > 1:03:23possible if there is full agreement. In practice that is unlikely to

1:03:23 > 1:03:28happen because if a deal is voted down it is far more likely we would

1:03:28 > 1:03:32get a change of Prime Minister and possibly even a general election.

1:03:32 > 1:03:36One thing that could happen, of course, is now that the amendment

1:03:36 > 1:03:40has been put in, any deal now have to be written separately into

1:03:40 > 1:03:44British law, which might also give MPs a greater opportunity to

1:03:44 > 1:03:52influence the final outcome.Thank you very much.

1:03:52 > 1:03:55British doctors say they have achieved a significant breakthrough

1:03:55 > 1:04:02in the treatment of haemophilia. Big effect means blood cannot clot so a

1:04:02 > 1:04:13cut could lead to heavy bleeding. -- the defect.

1:04:13 > 1:04:16The NHS Trust and Queen Mary University of London used gene

1:04:16 > 1:04:19therapy to correct the defect in a small trial.

1:04:19 > 1:04:22Walking two miles to work used to be unthinkable to Jake Omar.

1:04:22 > 1:04:25He was born with haemophilia A, a genetic defect

1:04:25 > 1:04:26that means his blood did not clot.

1:04:26 > 1:04:29The slightest injury used to mean severe bleeding.

1:04:29 > 1:04:31Even a long stroll would cause bleeding in his joints.

1:04:31 > 1:04:32But no more.

1:04:32 > 1:04:35I think the gene therapy has hopefully given me

1:04:35 > 1:04:36a new lease on life.

1:04:36 > 1:04:41It will allow me to be a lot more active with my boys as they grow up.

1:04:41 > 1:04:43Kick footballs, run around in the park, climb trees,

1:04:43 > 1:04:47and not be someone who has to worry about what I am doing.

1:04:47 > 1:04:50Jake was one of 13 patients given pioneering gene therapy last year.

1:04:50 > 1:04:53A virus was used to give his body new genetic instructions

1:04:53 > 1:04:54for clotting blood.

1:04:54 > 1:04:56All of the trial patients are off their haemophilia

1:04:56 > 1:04:59medication, and 11 now have roughly normal levels of blood-clotting

1:04:59 > 1:05:03proteins.

1:05:03 > 1:05:04This is huge.

1:05:04 > 1:05:04It's groundbreaking.

1:05:04 > 1:05:07That's because the option to think about normalising levels in patients

1:05:07 > 1:05:09with severe haemophilia is absolutely mind blowing.

1:05:09 > 1:05:12So, to offer people the potential of a normal life,

1:05:12 > 1:05:15they have had to inject themselves every other day to prevent bleeding

1:05:15 > 1:05:25is transformational.

1:05:25 > 1:05:27Studies will now take place to see if gene

1:05:27 > 1:05:29therapy can replace regular injections

1:05:29 > 1:05:35and truly transform the lives of patients.

1:05:35 > 1:05:39James Gallagher, BBC News.

1:05:39 > 1:05:42A memorial service is being held at Saint Paul's Cathedral this

1:05:42 > 1:05:45morning for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell tower

1:05:45 > 1:05:46fire in West London.

1:05:46 > 1:05:5071 people were killed when the fire tore through the tower block,

1:05:50 > 1:05:51six months ago today.

1:05:51 > 1:05:53Prince Charles, Prince William, and Theresa May, will be among

1:05:53 > 1:05:55the 2,000 people who are expected to attend.

1:05:55 > 1:05:58Our correspondent, Frankie McCamley is at St Paul's.

1:05:58 > 1:06:06Good morning.Good morning. The main focus of today's service is really

1:06:06 > 1:06:12going to remember those 71 who lost their lives in six months ago. It is

1:06:12 > 1:06:17also a chance to thank the emergency services who came to help, and for

1:06:17 > 1:06:20all of those affected to come together to hear those messages of

1:06:20 > 1:06:23support and to make sure this is something that is not forgotten. We

1:06:23 > 1:06:28are expecting 2000 people here today. Not only survivors, career

1:06:28 > 1:06:32families as well. And also those who came together to give up their time

1:06:32 > 1:06:36and charities and those who came together to support those on the

1:06:36 > 1:06:44ground. -- bereaved. Politicians will also come. Theresa May and

1:06:44 > 1:06:53Jeremy Corbyn and also the royals. The counsellor has been told to stay

1:06:53 > 1:06:59at home. It shows the friction over the last six months. Today will be a

1:06:59 > 1:07:04very emotional day. This will be the first time many people have seen

1:07:04 > 1:07:09each other since that tragic day. Many people will take hope away from

1:07:09 > 1:07:13this and will hope they can rebuild their lives and get some justice in

1:07:13 > 1:07:16the future.Thank you very much, Frank McCamley, at St Paul's

1:07:16 > 1:07:17Cathedral.

1:07:17 > 1:07:20The Hollywood actor, Salma Hayek, has become the latest celebrity

1:07:20 > 1:07:21to accuse Harvey Weinstein of harassment.

1:07:21 > 1:07:25In an article for the New York Times, she wrote that the film

1:07:25 > 1:07:27producer threatened to kill her and described him

1:07:27 > 1:07:28as "rage fuelled monster."

1:07:28 > 1:07:33A spokesperson for Mr Weinstein disputed the actor's account.

1:07:33 > 1:07:36The British cyclist, Chris Froome, says he will be exonorated

1:07:36 > 1:07:38after an investigation into his drugs test revealed twice

1:07:38 > 1:07:40the permissable level of asthma medication in September.

1:07:40 > 1:07:43The sport's governing body, the UCI, has requested more information

1:07:43 > 1:07:45from the four-time Tour de France winner.

1:07:45 > 1:07:48Froome says his reputation won't be tainted by what's happened

1:07:48 > 1:07:58and that he has been cooperating with with the investigation.

1:07:58 > 1:08:08I mean, I have certainly told and shared everything I have with the

1:08:08 > 1:08:12UCI, and told them exactly. I have a very clear routine when I use my

1:08:12 > 1:08:18inhaler, how many times I use it, and I have given all of that

1:08:18 > 1:08:38information to the UCI to help get to the bottom of this.

1:08:38 > 1:08:41The Scottish Government is expected to announce it's first major changes

1:08:41 > 1:08:45to tax bands later today since power was given to Holyrood last year.

1:08:45 > 1:08:48The move could see some in Scotland pay more tax than those earning

1:08:48 > 1:08:50the same salary elsewhere in the UK.

1:08:50 > 1:09:05Catriona Renton reports.

1:09:05 > 1:09:08Thousands of former prisoners serving community sentences

1:09:08 > 1:09:10in England and Wales are being supervised by probation

1:09:10 > 1:09:12staff over the telephone rather than face-to-face,

1:09:12 > 1:09:14according

1:09:14 > 1:09:18to a report from the Chief Inspector of Probation.

1:09:18 > 1:09:22The Ministry of Justice says telephone supervision applies only

1:09:22 > 1:09:25to some lower risk offenders after they have been assessed

1:09:25 > 1:09:33in prison, but says improvements are needed.

1:09:33 > 1:09:36The most powerful storm to strike mainland America in a decade has

1:09:36 > 1:09:39been calculated in terms of the weight of the water falling

1:09:39 > 1:09:43on Texas from Hurricane Harvey in August.

1:09:43 > 1:09:48127 billion tons!

1:09:48 > 1:09:53That makes it one of the heaviest rainfall events in the history of

1:09:53 > 1:10:01hurricanes. No wonder it was devastating!

1:10:01 > 1:10:09The papers. Reflections on what happened in the Commons yesterday.

1:10:09 > 1:10:15Theresa May is heading to Brussels today. Talks later this evening.

1:10:15 > 1:10:23Mainly tomorrow. Revenge is the word used in the Times.The language is

1:10:23 > 1:10:30interesting. New Guinea is The Daily Telegraph's word. -- Mutiny. Today

1:10:30 > 1:10:35she will be attending the memorial service at St Paul's Cathedral, and

1:10:35 > 1:10:40later travelling to Brussels.And another paper taking in that story.

1:10:40 > 1:10:45The Daily Mail talking about the announcement from Peter Kay

1:10:45 > 1:10:52yesterday, apologising to fans after he scrapped his comedy stage tour

1:10:52 > 1:10:55for family reasons.

1:10:55 > 1:10:59It's been six months since 71 people lost their lives what was the UK's

1:10:59 > 1:11:00worst tower block fire.

1:11:00 > 1:11:02This morning, victims' families, survivors and community leaders

1:11:02 > 1:11:05will gather for a national memorial to remember those who died

1:11:05 > 1:11:06in Grenfell Tower.

1:11:06 > 1:11:09Tiago Alves managed to escape the blaze with his family,

1:11:09 > 1:11:15he joins us now from St Paul's Cathedral.

1:11:15 > 1:11:19Thank you so much for your time this morning ahead of the server is a

1:11:19 > 1:11:25little later this morning. First of all, could you tell us what you will

1:11:25 > 1:11:31be thinking when the service takes place later? -- service.My thoughts

1:11:31 > 1:11:41will be with the bereaved families this morning and the rest of the

1:11:41 > 1:11:45day. Today is a date not about survivors, but purely about the

1:11:45 > 1:11:50bereaved, their families, and the rest is of those affected. Everyone

1:11:50 > 1:12:00will have their thoughts and prayers focussed on them.Do we have some

1:12:00 > 1:12:04idea of how the service will be presented? There will be voices from

1:12:04 > 1:12:09some of those people like yourself caught up in those events.

1:12:09 > 1:12:13Presumably, it will be an emotional time for many people like yourself

1:12:13 > 1:12:13today.

1:12:19 > 1:12:24Well, of course, you know, having to relive all of this over the last six

1:12:24 > 1:12:28months is going to be quite emotional and is going to bring back

1:12:28 > 1:12:31memories. In the same way, we can never forget about what happened

1:12:31 > 1:12:35that night, and the reason we are doing this today is to make sure

1:12:35 > 1:12:39that people do not forget. You know, this was such a national disaster,

1:12:39 > 1:12:45and we want people to remember. Because now, the survivors are in

1:12:45 > 1:12:52one position, but today is only about those who lost their life.I

1:12:52 > 1:12:57know that in amongst those who will be attending today are members of

1:12:57 > 1:13:00the emergency services, and for many of them these are terribly traumatic

1:13:00 > 1:13:06times. I imagine they will be very welcome amongst people like

1:13:06 > 1:13:11yourself.Well, definitely. You know, these people are the people

1:13:11 > 1:13:17who in turn saved so many lives that night, and I would love to thank the

1:13:17 > 1:13:23emergency services that managed to help that night, because, you know,

1:13:23 > 1:13:27it was traumatic for us, but at the same time it was traumatic for them.

1:13:27 > 1:13:32So I would like to thank them all for their service that night, and to

1:13:32 > 1:13:36make sure that they get the help that they need, both physically and

1:13:36 > 1:13:40mentally. Could I know that it was tough for us, it was tough for

1:13:40 > 1:13:44people who had to run down the stairs once. People were running up

1:13:44 > 1:13:48and down the stairs multiple times so I would like to thank the

1:13:48 > 1:13:51emergency services for that directly.Everyone deals with grief

1:13:51 > 1:13:56in different ways. For some it is a very personal thing. For other

1:13:56 > 1:14:01people it helps to have moments in time, and this is a public event,

1:14:01 > 1:14:06isn't it? For some people this will be a very important marker,

1:14:06 > 1:14:14six-month bond.Well, of course, you know, the fact that this is at Saint

1:14:14 > 1:14:18Pauls Cathedral, one of the most nationally recognised monuments,

1:14:18 > 1:14:21even here in London, it is absolutely incredible that we can

1:14:21 > 1:14:25have something like this, to make sure that the public does not forget

1:14:25 > 1:14:30what happened that night.Thank you for your time this morning, and we

1:14:30 > 1:14:35look forward to speaking to you a little later on.

1:14:35 > 1:14:39You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

1:14:39 > 1:14:42The main stories this morning: The Prime Minister is due

1:14:42 > 1:14:43in Brussels, just hours after Conservative rebels

1:14:43 > 1:14:49in the Commons defeated the Government in a key Brexit vote.

1:14:49 > 1:14:52British doctors say trials of a revolutionary gene therapy

1:14:52 > 1:15:06suggest the most common type of haemophilia can be cured.

1:15:06 > 1:15:07It is

1:15:07 > 1:15:11It is getting colder and icy on the roads.Yes,

1:15:11 > 1:15:12It is getting colder and icy on the roads.Yes, very good

1:15:12 > 1:15:12It is getting colder and icy on the roads.Yes, very good morning to

1:15:12 > 1:15:18you. Chilly for the next few days but a change on the way. One or two

1:15:18 > 1:15:22waking up to an extra dusting of snow which was not there when he

1:15:22 > 1:15:26went to bed last night, adding to icy conditions for the morning

1:15:26 > 1:15:29commute, especially from the Midlands, mid Wales and areas

1:15:29 > 1:15:34northwards. Adding on to that, there is snow in the forecast. Looking at

1:15:34 > 1:15:38the radar chart, the light colour is where snow has been falling over the

1:15:38 > 1:15:43last few hours. Some snow to the north and west, L fast, in the hills

1:15:43 > 1:15:47around Glasgow at the moment, and that will continue through the

1:15:47 > 1:15:50morning rush hour. It could still be a little bit tricky places. North

1:15:50 > 1:15:55and of Scotland very few showers, many will be dry this morning but

1:15:55 > 1:15:58temperatures still sub zero by the time we to nine a.m.. Showers in

1:15:58 > 1:16:03northern England, maybe the Pennines westwards. Eastern parts of England,

1:16:03 > 1:16:07compared to yesterday morning, a good deal brighter. Cold and frosty

1:16:07 > 1:16:11but they will be some sunshine. Many will be dry. Frequent showers in the

1:16:11 > 1:16:14south-west and across Wales. Wintry over the hills to begin with but

1:16:14 > 1:16:20that could get down low in the hills as we get into the afternoon. Quite

1:16:20 > 1:16:24windy across the afternoon, touching gale force at times. It continues to

1:16:24 > 1:16:29feed showers in across western areas through the day. A mixture of rain,

1:16:29 > 1:16:33sleet and snow. Many staying dry through the day and across the board

1:16:33 > 1:16:36are colder dated yesterday, with the strength of the wind and the

1:16:36 > 1:16:39south-west. That wind will bring a few more showers to the south-east

1:16:39 > 1:16:44to finish the day and showers will work their way southwards overnight.

1:16:44 > 1:16:49Most of us will see at least a spot or two of rain, some sleet is well

1:16:49 > 1:16:53over higher ground, and that will lead to icy conditions to take you

1:16:53 > 1:16:59into your Friday rush hour. Gloomy in the south to begin with, but that

1:16:59 > 1:17:03wind from the Arctic, it will be even colder than today. With the

1:17:03 > 1:17:07wind coming to a more northerly direction, we change whether showers

1:17:07 > 1:17:12are. After a bright day, more cloud across eastern areas. A few showers

1:17:12 > 1:17:17for Pembrokeshire, Cornwall, and also Northern Ireland, but for most

1:17:17 > 1:17:27of you, if you start the day Gray, it will be warmer than today's

1:17:27 > 1:17:30values. We start the weekend with a frost but milder air is trying to

1:17:30 > 1:17:35push its way back in, and it will start on Saturday. Many will start

1:17:35 > 1:17:39the day dry and bright with sunny spells. Brightest in eastern areas.

1:17:39 > 1:17:42Clouding over in the west with patchy rain and drizzle later. Still

1:17:42 > 1:17:47a bit chilly but as winds go south-westerly into Sunday, we lift

1:17:47 > 1:17:51the temperature is UK wide. Still five or six degrees here, but there

1:17:51 > 1:17:55is a price to pay. We have something milder heading our way for the

1:17:55 > 1:17:59second half of the weekend and the start of next week, but it does mean

1:17:59 > 1:18:03we are also likely to see a little bit of wet and windy weather as

1:18:03 > 1:18:06well. Certainly looking mother into next week compared with what we have

1:18:06 > 1:18:11had over the past two weeks.Double digits, that is quite high for this

1:18:11 > 1:18:16time of the year.It is a little bit above what we have had normally, but

1:18:16 > 1:18:20compared to the last few weeks it is positively balmy.

1:18:20 > 1:18:23The number of successful prosecutions for fly tipping has

1:18:23 > 1:18:34fallen to a record low, according to BBC research.

1:18:34 > 1:18:37Last year 1 million incidents were reported, but only 1,500

1:18:37 > 1:18:38were successfully prosecuted.

1:18:38 > 1:18:40This scene plays out every day across England -

1:18:40 > 1:18:43fly tippers dumping waste for others to clear up.

1:18:43 > 1:18:46Councils last year had to deal with 1 million fly tipping

1:18:46 > 1:18:49incidents, up from 700,000 fly tips five years ago.

1:18:49 > 1:18:52Councils in England last year spent collectively over £16 million

1:18:52 > 1:18:54on investigating and prosecuting fly tippers.

1:18:54 > 1:19:09But, with cuts to council budgets, this job is becoming harder.

1:19:09 > 1:19:12Well, yeah, the last few years, it's getting harder, yeah.

1:19:12 > 1:19:15Every day we pick the same stuff up, almost every day.

1:19:15 > 1:19:16It's a builder that's done this, cladding.

1:19:16 > 1:19:22It's building rubble, basically, this one.

1:19:22 > 1:19:24We see it at many sites we go to.

1:19:24 > 1:19:25It's standard practice, basically.

1:19:25 > 1:19:28Here in Barnsley, the local council now uses cameras to catch offenders.

1:19:28 > 1:19:31But those they catch do not often appear in court,

1:19:31 > 1:19:35meaning the number of fly tipping prosecutions is now at a record low.

1:19:35 > 1:19:37A decade ago, over 2,000 prosecutions were successfully

1:19:37 > 1:19:39brought against fly tippers.

1:19:39 > 1:19:43But last year, that figure had fallen to just over 1,500.

1:19:43 > 1:19:46Shrinking budgets and new powers mean many councils can now

1:19:46 > 1:19:47issue fines directly.

1:19:47 > 1:19:47Does prosecuting work?

1:19:47 > 1:19:50In my opinion, not very well.

1:19:50 > 1:19:53There's a limited amount of resources that we have.

1:19:53 > 1:20:00We need to educate people, at the same time,

1:20:00 > 1:20:03and it's no good spending lots of resources to have somebody

1:20:03 > 1:20:05fined £200 when they go to court.

1:20:05 > 1:20:08Over 50,000 penalty notices were handed out in England last

1:20:08 > 1:20:11year, and the Government says it has cracked down on offenders by helping

1:20:11 > 1:20:13to strengthen sentencing guidelines.

1:20:13 > 1:20:16But the number of fly tipping incidents has continued to rise,

1:20:16 > 1:20:19meaning this is a battle that many councils at the moment don't appear

1:20:19 > 1:20:24to be winning.

1:20:24 > 1:20:32Let's talk to Allerston, the chief executive of the environmental

1:20:32 > 1:20:35charity Keep Britain Tidy. We were hearing from our correspondent

1:20:35 > 1:20:39saying the battle against fly tipping continues but there does not

1:20:39 > 1:20:44appear to be much ground being made on this. Why do you think that is?

1:20:44 > 1:20:49It is disappointing, isn't it? And I think it comes down to, as was

1:20:49 > 1:20:53mentioned in your piece, we need much stiffer sentences. 90% of those

1:20:53 > 1:20:58cases which are taken are less than £1000, and that doesn't reflect the

1:20:58 > 1:21:01devastating impact of this environmental vandalism that we are

1:21:01 > 1:21:08all having to pay to get cleared up. So why do you think prosecution

1:21:08 > 1:21:13rates are so low?It cost muggy to catch people and it costs muggy to

1:21:13 > 1:21:17prosecute them, and I think those resources are few and far between.

1:21:17 > 1:21:22-- costs money. It also sidestepped the issue, which is that all of us

1:21:22 > 1:21:27need to be getting rid of our waste in a legal fashion. Everyone of us

1:21:27 > 1:21:30needs to make sure we are doing the right thing but we need

1:21:30 > 1:21:31needs to make sure we are doing the right thing but we need to make sure

1:21:31 > 1:21:35it is easier for people to do the right thing.Let's talk about

1:21:35 > 1:21:37deterrence. What is an effective deterrent if prosecution rates are

1:21:37 > 1:21:42not rising or are not effective? Well, I think we need to fix that,

1:21:42 > 1:21:48don't we? The cameras are a great idea. I think the police need to get

1:21:48 > 1:21:56involved. Currently environmental crime is less than 0.5%. We could

1:21:56 > 1:22:00use some help from professionals. Once people are caught we need

1:22:00 > 1:22:03stiffer sentences, because that will provide an incentive for those

1:22:03 > 1:22:09people who have to pay for the enforcement. At the moment they

1:22:09 > 1:22:14don't think it is worth their while. Well, one of the things, I suppose,

1:22:14 > 1:22:17it is pretty obvious when we see fly tipping and people dumping stuff,

1:22:17 > 1:22:22but you also hear of incidents where somebody has put their bin out on

1:22:22 > 1:22:27the wrong date, there beanbag, and been accused of fly tipping, or

1:22:27 > 1:22:31someone pops the envelope in a bin on the roadside and is accused of

1:22:31 > 1:22:39fly tipping as well -- their bin bag. There seems to be little

1:22:39 > 1:22:43clarity regarding who should be prosecuted or fined.Well, there is

1:22:43 > 1:22:47some confusion, I think it is important we make it easy for people

1:22:47 > 1:22:50to do the right thing. I can't think of an incident where anybody was

1:22:50 > 1:22:53convicted of fly tipping for dropping an envelope and the very

1:22:53 > 1:22:57fact that there were so few cases proves there is very little

1:22:57 > 1:23:00enforcement of fly tipping but people do need to know what they

1:23:00 > 1:23:04should be doing with their waste. So I am afraid putting your black bag

1:23:04 > 1:23:07out on the wrong day is effectively fly tipping, because it is only

1:23:07 > 1:23:11going to sit down potentially be distributed across the street if

1:23:11 > 1:23:15your way services are not active at day. So people need to put their

1:23:15 > 1:23:19bins out on the right day, yes, and they also need to make sure that

1:23:19 > 1:23:24when they have bulky waste like mattresses and refrigerators that

1:23:24 > 1:23:28they are making sure that they are legally disposing of them. Because

1:23:28 > 1:23:37ultimately it is our rubbish, it is our responsibility.Allerston, chief

1:23:37 > 1:23:40executive of Keep Britain Tidy, thank you for joining us this

1:23:40 > 1:23:40morning.

1:23:40 > 1:23:42You are watching Breakfast from BBC News.

1:23:42 > 1:23:45Still to come this morning: If you haven't sent your Christmas

1:23:45 > 1:23:46cards yet, don't panic.

1:23:46 > 1:23:48There are still a few days left.

1:23:48 > 1:23:50Have you sent your is?Not quite.

1:23:50 > 1:23:58Ben is at a Royal Mail sorting office in Manchester.

1:23:58 > 1:24:02Absolutely, do not worry, I have it all in hand this morning. These guys

1:24:02 > 1:24:05are dealing with some of the millions of parcels that are

1:24:05 > 1:24:10expected to get through over the next 24 hours. They normally deal

1:24:10 > 1:24:14with about 2 million parcels and letters at this site in Manchester,

1:24:14 > 1:24:19on a typical Thursday. But today they are going to have around 3- 3.5

1:24:19 > 1:24:23million cards and parcels to get to people up and down the country. A

1:24:23 > 1:24:27really busy time for them, the busiest day of the year, of course,

1:24:27 > 1:24:32as we gear up for Christmas. So a lot for them to hit getting on with.

1:24:32 > 1:24:35They have hired extra staff, they have temporarily pop-up sorting

1:24:35 > 1:24:39offices to make sure that everything gets to people who need it. I have

1:24:39 > 1:24:46said I will make myself useful, so these people are going to help me.

1:24:46 > 1:24:51Where do I need to put this stuff? This is going to Burnley, so where

1:24:51 > 1:28:15do we put this?On to rose six. I will get stuck in, shall

1:28:15 > 1:28:16it's turning a bit milder again.

1:28:16 > 1:28:19I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:28:19 > 1:28:20in half an hour.

1:28:20 > 1:28:23Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

1:28:23 > 1:28:25Now, though, it is back to Charlie and Naga.

1:28:28 > 1:28:29Hello.

1:28:29 > 1:28:31This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

1:28:31 > 1:28:31Stayt.

1:28:31 > 1:28:35We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

1:28:35 > 1:28:40but also on Breakfast this morning.

1:28:40 > 1:28:43Theresa May will meet EU leaders in Brussels later today just hours

1:28:43 > 1:28:46after a Commons vote which could make it harder

1:28:46 > 1:28:48for her to secure her final Brexit deal.

1:28:48 > 1:28:5011 Conservative rebels sided with opposition politicians

1:28:50 > 1:28:54to demand that MPs get a vote on any agreement before it is finalised.

1:28:54 > 1:28:57Ministers and Leave supporters have sought to play down the defeat

1:28:57 > 1:28:59as a minor setback but Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said

1:28:59 > 1:29:02it was a "humiliating loss of authority" for the Prime

1:29:02 > 1:29:05Minister.

1:29:05 > 1:29:08A third person has been charged with the murder following the deaths

1:29:08 > 1:29:11of four children in a house fire in Salford in Greater Manchester

1:29:11 > 1:29:12on Monday.

1:29:12 > 1:29:15The 25-year-old man who's from the area has also been charged

1:29:15 > 1:29:16with attempted murder and arson.

1:29:16 > 1:29:18He'll appear before magistrates later today.

1:29:18 > 1:29:23The children's 35-year-old mother is still being treated in hospital.

1:29:23 > 1:29:25British doctors say they've made a significant break-through

1:29:25 > 1:29:28in the treatment of the most common form of haemophilia.

1:29:28 > 1:29:31Around 2,000 people in the UK have the genetic defect

1:29:31 > 1:29:33which means their blood cannot clot properly.

1:29:33 > 1:29:36The research team at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University

1:29:36 > 1:29:38of London used gene therapy to correct the defect

1:29:38 > 1:29:40in a small safety trial.

1:29:40 > 1:29:51None of the 13 patients who took part needs further treatment.

1:29:51 > 1:29:54A memorial service is being held at Saint Paul's Cathedral this

1:29:54 > 1:29:56morning for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell Tower

1:29:56 > 1:29:57fire in West London.

1:29:57 > 1:30:0171 lives were lost when the fire tore through the tower block,

1:30:01 > 1:30:02six months ago today.

1:30:02 > 1:30:05Prince Charles, Prince William, and Theresa May will be among

1:30:05 > 1:30:08the 2,000 people who are expected to attend.

1:30:08 > 1:30:11The Hollywood actor, Salma Hayek, has become the latest celebrity

1:30:11 > 1:30:13to accuse Harvey Weinstein of harassment.

1:30:13 > 1:30:16In an article for the New York Times, she wrote that the film

1:30:16 > 1:30:19producer threatened to kill her and described him

1:30:19 > 1:30:20as "rage fuelled monster."

1:30:20 > 1:30:38A spokesperson for Mr Weinstein disputed the actor's account.

1:30:38 > 1:30:41The Scottish Government is expected to announce it's first major changes

1:30:41 > 1:30:45to tax bands later today since power was given to Holyrood last year.

1:30:45 > 1:30:48The move could see some in Scotland pay more tax than those earning

1:30:48 > 1:30:50the same salary elsewhere in the UK.

1:30:50 > 1:30:54BBC understands a new tax band could be created. Those earning above

1:30:54 > 1:30:59£35,000 may pay more. We will have the weather in a few minutes.

1:30:59 > 1:31:06Warming up but still chilly, unlike down under.It is very warm in

1:31:06 > 1:31:18Perth.It looks beautiful.35?I will have a look. Are we bringing

1:31:18 > 1:31:24some fire to the game?England is slowly recovering. It is hard to

1:31:24 > 1:31:27tell this early. Plenty of boundaries, a few wickets, and some

1:31:27 > 1:31:34controversy.Set the scene. There are five tests.This is the third.

1:31:34 > 1:31:40This is crucial?England lost the first two. If they do not win the

1:31:40 > 1:31:48third test, it is game over. The final two will be dead rubber.It is

1:31:48 > 1:32:00quite temperate. Not too hot. 25. Not the 35 we thought.Let's go to

1:32:00 > 1:32:06Andy Swiss. The players have just come out after tea.That is correct.

1:32:06 > 1:32:12England, 175- four. Something of a recovery, as you said. Pretty

1:32:12 > 1:32:17uncomfortable viewing for England fans. The Waca is renowned as a

1:32:17 > 1:32:22paradise for pace bowlers, and it certainly has been for Australia's

1:32:22 > 1:32:27pace bowlers today. It has been fast and fiery and ferocious, especially

1:32:27 > 1:32:38for Mark Stoneman. He broke his bat and his helmet and was eventually

1:32:38 > 1:32:41given out at 56. He was initially given not out what Australia looked

1:32:41 > 1:32:48at it and it had nicked his glove on the way through the wicket keeper.

1:32:48 > 1:32:53He had to go for 56. England will not be proud. The evidence was not

1:32:53 > 1:32:58conclusive. There has been a recovery since then. England, again,

1:32:58 > 1:33:05a familiar problem. Many players getting to 20-30-40, but no one

1:33:05 > 1:33:24getting the 100 they need to set up. Dele Alli also needs to come still.

1:33:24 > 1:33:28They need 400 ideally in the first innings having won the toss to be in

1:33:28 > 1:33:32a good position to win.We will have to leave it there. Apologies for the

1:33:32 > 1:33:39pictures. Away from the action, The Sun this morning has said bookmakers

1:33:39 > 1:33:45offered to fix aspects of the match. Authorities have said they want

1:33:45 > 1:33:49documentation from The Sun to conduct an investigation.

1:33:49 > 1:33:52Chris Froome has told the BBC he understands people will be

1:33:52 > 1:33:54cynical, but insists his legacy won't be tainted.

1:33:54 > 1:33:57It emerged yesterday that Froome had double the allowed level of a legal

1:33:57 > 1:34:00asthma drug in his urine following a test during the Tour

1:34:00 > 1:34:02of Spain, which he won, in September.

1:34:02 > 1:34:05Cycling's world governing body the UCI wants more details

1:34:05 > 1:34:07from the team but Froome has not been suspended.

1:34:07 > 1:34:10I do understand, obviously, it's come as a big shock

1:34:10 > 1:34:11to a lot of people.

1:34:11 > 1:34:15But I stand by what I've always said, and that is I certainly

1:34:15 > 1:34:16haven't broken any rules here.

1:34:16 > 1:34:18I haven't taken more than the permissible amount,

1:34:18 > 1:34:24and I'm sure, at the end of the day, the truth will be told.

1:34:24 > 1:34:27Manchester City are record breakers, after extending their winning

1:34:27 > 1:34:32Premier League run to 15 games with a 4-0 hammering of struggling

1:34:32 > 1:34:33Swansea.

1:34:33 > 1:34:36Man of the match David Silva scored twice, including finishing off this

1:34:36 > 1:34:39lovely move, while Sergio Augero and Kevin de Bruyne also

1:34:39 > 1:34:39found the net.

1:34:39 > 1:34:42City have been playing some magical football but their manager puts

1:34:42 > 1:34:48the record breaking run down to hard work.

1:34:48 > 1:34:51We got the ball when we did not have it.

1:34:51 > 1:34:51Simple as that.

1:34:51 > 1:34:54Everyone is committed and is ready to make his effort.

1:34:54 > 1:34:55That is why.

1:34:55 > 1:34:58And, of course, winning 50 games in a row, it never happened before

1:34:58 > 1:35:08for us, and gives us a lot of confidence.

1:35:08 > 1:35:11Manchester United managed to keep the gap with City to just the 11

1:35:11 > 1:35:13points thanks to a 1-0 win over Bournemouth.

1:35:13 > 1:35:16At a rain-soaked Old Trafford, the only goal came from

1:35:16 > 1:35:18Romelu Lukaku's header in the first half.

1:35:18 > 1:35:20Jose Mourinho said afterwards it's still all to play

1:35:20 > 1:35:24for in the Premier League and that he'd be heading on holiday to LA

1:35:24 > 1:35:27if he thought the title race was over.

1:35:27 > 1:35:29Sam Allardyce continues to work his magic at Everton.

1:35:29 > 1:35:33It's now three wins and a draw since he was appointed manager.

1:35:33 > 1:35:36Wayne Rooney was on the scoresheet again as they beat Newcastle 1-0.

1:35:36 > 1:35:48They're up into the top half.

1:35:48 > 1:35:51Elsewhere, Leicester enjoyed a comprehensive win at Southampton,

1:35:51 > 1:35:51Tottenham beat Brighton.

1:35:51 > 1:35:53But Liverpool were left frustrated by West Brom,

1:35:53 > 1:35:56and it finished goal-less too between West Ham and Arsenal.

1:35:56 > 1:35:58In Scotland, Celtic have stretched their unbeaten domestic

1:35:58 > 1:36:01run to 69 matches after beating Hamilton Academical 3-1.

1:36:01 > 1:36:05They're five points clear of Rangers who came from a goal down to beat

1:36:05 > 1:36:06Hibernian 2-1 at Easter Road.

1:36:06 > 1:36:08Alfredo Morelos scored the winner in first-half stoppage time.

1:36:08 > 1:36:19Just listening to Andy Swiss... Broken bat? Helmet?Yes.Is that

1:36:19 > 1:36:29because of the stage the Ashes is at, the Aussies are going at them?

1:36:29 > 1:36:41They always do. It is The Ashes.If we draw, it is not over.No.Is it

1:36:41 > 1:36:48unrealistic to hope for a draw?Not at the moment. It is a bit early.

1:36:48 > 1:36:51The tragedy at Grenfell brought the issue of fire safety

1:36:51 > 1:36:53to the forefront of the public's consciousness.

1:36:53 > 1:36:57Shock turned to anger when it became clear the fire had spread up a thick

1:36:57 > 1:36:59layer of external plastic foam insulation.

1:36:59 > 1:37:02Now, questions are being raised about the measures used to make

1:37:02 > 1:37:02furniture less flammable.

1:37:02 > 1:37:05New research suggests some of the most commonly used flame

1:37:05 > 1:37:07retardants actually make the fire more toxic,

1:37:07 > 1:37:10and do little to hold back flames, as BBC Newsnight's Chris Cook

1:37:10 > 1:37:17explains.

1:37:17 > 1:37:21In Britain, furniture fabric has to pass very tough tests, uniquely

1:37:21 > 1:37:26tough, in the world, before you can sell it on the market.

1:37:26 > 1:37:29Manufacturers, though, have worked out the easiest way to get through

1:37:29 > 1:37:35those tests is simply to load the fabric with chemical flame

1:37:35 > 1:37:42retardants. The Grenfell Tower fire is an apt moment to consider the

1:37:42 > 1:37:46wisdom of this approach. But within the Towler, the fire obviously move

1:37:46 > 1:37:49through the building very rapidly and people reported noxious black

1:37:49 > 1:37:55smoke filling the interior. Dozens of residents were treated afterwards

1:37:55 > 1:38:00for cyanide poisoning, including a 12-year-old member from the Gomes

1:38:00 > 1:38:11family.The smoke was so intense that getting a mouthful of smog, you

1:38:11 > 1:38:15were gagging.Smoke is always bad for you. It can always kill you. But

1:38:15 > 1:38:21the thing is, the most common fire retardants in the UK work by

1:38:21 > 1:38:28interfering with the chemistry of the flame. And a byproduct of it

1:38:28 > 1:38:33means when the fire gets going, the smoke is more toxic

1:38:33 > 1:38:34means when the fire gets going, the smoke is more toxic.

1:38:34 > 1:38:36Richard Hull, a professor of Chemistry and Fire Science

1:38:36 > 1:38:39from the University of Central Lancashire led the study.

1:38:39 > 1:38:40He joins us now.

1:38:40 > 1:38:43Good morning.Good morning.Were you surprised by what you were seeing

1:38:43 > 1:38:48from the chemicals coming from the flame retardants material?Umm, we

1:38:48 > 1:38:51started off the study because we were trying to find out... So, this

1:38:51 > 1:38:59is a collaboration with three fire rescue services, West Midlands,

1:38:59 > 1:39:05Lancashire, and another. The first part showed a number of fire deaths

1:39:05 > 1:39:13occurring from furniture and bedding was higher than the number of fires.

1:39:13 > 1:39:18Most fire deaths occur from upholstered furniture. How can this

1:39:18 > 1:39:23be? We also found in other studies that when you add fire retardants,

1:39:23 > 1:39:30it often increases the toxicity of the smoke.How do you add one?So,

1:39:30 > 1:39:34during the manufacturing process, chemicals are added to reduce the

1:39:34 > 1:39:38flammability, and then sometimes, that makes the smoke more toxic

1:39:38 > 1:39:41because it interferes with the burning process halfway through. You

1:39:41 > 1:39:46get all of these toxic things that would otherwise be cleaned up.In

1:39:46 > 1:39:50Lehman Stearns, if I understand, manufacturers are trying to do the

1:39:50 > 1:39:55right thing by making these items less flammable, but by doing so, if

1:39:55 > 1:40:04they do catch fire, they are more toxic?-- laymen's terms,. Exactly.

1:40:04 > 1:40:09Regulations say stop it burning and reduce vulnerability. Is what they

1:40:09 > 1:40:19do.Is it a simple procedure? Can you make it fire retardants without

1:40:19 > 1:40:27emitting dangerous toxins?There is no requirement to reduce toxicity of

1:40:27 > 1:40:32furniture and installation materials on the side of buildings. --

1:40:32 > 1:40:40insulation. So you get a one-sided approach to fire safety.Saved the

1:40:40 > 1:40:43regulations change and a look at toxicity, which is understandable,

1:40:43 > 1:40:50and you would support it, how do you measure how toxic something is? --

1:40:50 > 1:40:55say the regulations. What is acceptable?You burn it and measure

1:40:55 > 1:40:58the concentration of gas is.Surely any level of toxicity...Somethings

1:40:58 > 1:41:05have perhaps 10- 100 times more toxicity when they burn. For

1:41:05 > 1:41:15example, polyurethanes produce a lot of hydrogen cyanide when it burns.

1:41:15 > 1:41:21That is 20 times more toxic than carbon monoxide.What are the

1:41:21 > 1:41:28implications? We have all got foam furniture in our homes. Are we all

1:41:28 > 1:41:33at risk?We are anyway if it is toxic. But how do you change it

1:41:33 > 1:41:38quickly? The industry is very adaptable. As soon as there was a

1:41:38 > 1:41:43criteria to reduce toxicity, they could then sell furniture with lower

1:41:43 > 1:41:48toxicity.Is it a straightforward procedure to change manufacturing?

1:41:48 > 1:41:54The first thing would be to have... After getting toxicity there is

1:41:54 > 1:41:59another goal and they would meet it. You are a professor involved in

1:41:59 > 1:42:06legislation. Our you surprised attention has not been brought to

1:42:06 > 1:42:13this previously? Are you? Many people might be at home sitting on

1:42:13 > 1:42:20their sofas thinking someone else would have thought this through.I

1:42:20 > 1:42:25have been saying this for 20 years. But since Grenfell Tower fire safety

1:42:25 > 1:42:29is on the agenda and people are waking up to the fact there is a

1:42:29 > 1:42:33serious problem, when you have a fire, many people die unnecessarily,

1:42:33 > 1:42:38because we have strict furniture flammability regulations but nothing

1:42:38 > 1:42:44on toxicity.To reiterate, people will be concerned hearing you speak

1:42:44 > 1:42:50now. Are we talking about older furniture? Up-to-date modern

1:42:50 > 1:42:59furniture as well?

1:42:59 > 1:43:04Very new furniture has three the four kilograms of fire retardant,

1:43:04 > 1:43:09but that ends up in household dust which causes smaller problems, and a

1:43:09 > 1:43:13crane disruption, some developmental difficulties, but it means that the

1:43:13 > 1:43:17furniture ignites much more easily. So we have bought sweets of

1:43:17 > 1:43:22furniture from eBay for £15 and we have found that they ignite so

1:43:22 > 1:43:27easily because the fire retardant is... The only requirement in the

1:43:27 > 1:43:32test is to test their new furniture, and the older furniture has lost the

1:43:32 > 1:43:36fire retardant, it has gone into the household dust in the furniture

1:43:36 > 1:43:46ignites very easily.Thank you, very interesting.

1:43:46 > 1:43:51Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

1:43:51 > 1:43:57And it is warming up a little bit, but still chilly.Good morning, yes,

1:43:57 > 1:44:01it is still chilly out there. It will be a few days before we have

1:44:01 > 1:44:06milder air. Looking chilly here in Chesterfield, and across other parts

1:44:06 > 1:44:10of the UK, could be a little bit of ice around following overnight

1:44:10 > 1:44:15showers, especially from the middle Midlands, mid Wales northwards. It

1:44:15 > 1:44:19is from here the showers not only have rain showing up on our charts,

1:44:19 > 1:44:22but you will notice the light colours. There is still some sleet

1:44:22 > 1:44:26and snow mixed in. We have snow on the hills across Scotland at the

1:44:26 > 1:44:31moment, especially to the south and west. Areas around Glasgow, if you

1:44:31 > 1:44:35travelling any distance, you could encounter some snow. The same

1:44:35 > 1:44:38north-west of Belfast, but mainly to lower levels, eastern parts of

1:44:38 > 1:44:42Scotland, down through eastern England, a dry enough start. Much

1:44:42 > 1:44:46brighter than it was yesterday, but chilly. Showers in the Pennines, the

1:44:46 > 1:44:50Peak District, into the north-west. Showers in Wales in south-west

1:44:50 > 1:44:54England in particular. Rain, but sleet and snow over the hills. To

1:44:54 > 1:44:58the south-west of the country, lottery winds. A blustery start, in

1:44:58 > 1:45:02fact, for just about all but the North and west of Scotland. Notice

1:45:02 > 1:45:07the showers keep going across western areas. They will turn

1:45:07 > 1:45:11increasingly wintry at times, not just on the hills but into lower

1:45:11 > 1:45:15levels and parts of Scotland we could have a few issues on the

1:45:15 > 1:45:18hills, around Central Scotland, as we go over to the evening rush hour.

1:45:18 > 1:45:22A cold day, temperatures lower than yesterday. A chilly night to come

1:45:22 > 1:45:26tonight. Clearer skies in the east but more on the way of showers in

1:45:26 > 1:45:30the western side, and as they ease later on we are going to see

1:45:30 > 1:45:33temperatures drop quite widely. If you are a few degrees above freezing

1:45:33 > 1:45:37there is the risk of ice on the ground into tomorrow morning's rush

1:45:37 > 1:45:40hour. The difference tomorrow is where the air is coming from.

1:45:40 > 1:45:47Following the isobars back all the way into the Arctic, it will change

1:45:47 > 1:45:52where we see the showers. Tomorrow, eastern areas more prone to showers,

1:45:52 > 1:45:55especially north-east England. We will see some for Northern Ireland

1:45:55 > 1:46:02in the far south-west of Wales and Cornwall. For many it will be a dry

1:46:02 > 1:46:05and brighter day. A colder start the southern parts of England but

1:46:05 > 1:46:09eventually brightening up. All of us, into the cold air, temperatures

1:46:09 > 1:46:14around two to six degrees for the vast majority. There will be changes

1:46:14 > 1:46:20into the weekend, as I mentioned. A frosty start on Saturday UK wide.

1:46:20 > 1:46:24Brightest and driest on the eastern part of the country, but in the west

1:46:24 > 1:46:27later on we will start to see some patchy rain. Temperatures starting

1:46:27 > 1:46:31to creep up and they will creep up a little bit further as we go into

1:46:31 > 1:46:35Sunday. At the signs are, OK, temperatures on the up. It will take

1:46:35 > 1:46:38awhile for the eastern half of Scotland and England but to go with

1:46:38 > 1:46:42the milder air comes increasing chances of wet and windy weather on

1:46:42 > 1:46:45Sunday. And in the next week we stick with a slightly milder then

1:46:45 > 1:46:48compared with the colder conditions we have had over the past

1:46:48 > 1:46:49compared with the colder conditions we have had over the past few weeks.

1:46:49 > 1:46:51Anything that falls from the sky are more likely

1:46:51 > 1:46:52Anything that falls from the sky are more likely to be reined in the

1:46:52 > 1:46:58wintry stuff we have seen today.It will certainly cause a lot less

1:46:58 > 1:47:09chaos on the roads, won't it?

1:47:09 > 1:47:12It is said it is never too late to learn something new,

1:47:12 > 1:47:16and now a group of pensioners in East London are going back

1:47:16 > 1:47:16to primary school.

1:47:16 > 1:47:20In what is believed to be the first UK scheme of its kind,

1:47:20 > 1:47:23more than a dozen old people with early-stage dementia will spend

1:47:23 > 1:47:25the morning with pupils, joining in various activities.

1:47:25 > 1:47:27It is hoped, by bringing the generations together,

1:47:27 > 1:47:30each will learn new skills and improve their quality of life.

1:47:30 > 1:47:33Breakfast's Tim Muffett joined one of the groups

1:47:33 > 1:47:34at Downshall Primary in Ilford.

1:47:34 > 1:47:35Back to school.

1:47:35 > 1:47:37For some, it has been more than 60 years.

1:47:37 > 1:47:39But at Downshall Primary in Redbridge, East London,

1:47:39 > 1:47:42there are lessons to be learned for all ages.

1:47:42 > 1:47:45For three days a week, the older adults come and join us.

1:47:45 > 1:47:48They do some artwork, they play puzzles with these very

1:47:48 > 1:47:51young children, who have only been in school a few months,

1:47:51 > 1:47:53and they give them the opportunity to talk and interact.

1:47:53 > 1:47:56You know, there's this bringing alive of the two generations.

1:47:56 > 1:48:00Downshall School is thought to be the first UK primary to host regular

1:48:00 > 1:48:01daycare for the elderly.

1:48:01 > 1:48:03The scheme has been trialled for a month.

1:48:03 > 1:48:04It officially launches today.

1:48:04 > 1:48:06I just like children, and they're so beautiful.

1:48:06 > 1:48:08When they do something, they go (GASPS).

1:48:08 > 1:48:11Why do you like having the old people coming along

1:48:11 > 1:48:12to visit your school?

1:48:12 > 1:48:14Because we get to talk to them.

1:48:14 > 1:48:15I just love it.

1:48:15 > 1:48:17They're really nice, because they can play with us,

1:48:17 > 1:48:19and they can talk to us.

1:48:19 > 1:48:22Pam, like some others who have attended, is in the early

1:48:22 > 1:48:23stages of dementia.

1:48:23 > 1:48:25What do you gain from this experience?

1:48:25 > 1:48:26Friendships and loyalty.

1:48:26 > 1:48:27They're funny.

1:48:27 > 1:48:28They're funny, are they?

1:48:28 > 1:48:30They find you very funny, apparently!

1:48:30 > 1:48:32Inspiration for this project came from Japan,

1:48:32 > 1:48:42which has, it is thought, the fastest-growing elderly

1:48:42 > 1:48:44population in the world, and where community-led elderly

1:48:44 > 1:48:45and dementia care has flourished.

1:48:45 > 1:48:49So what we're trying to do is trying to bring that here to the UK.

1:48:49 > 1:48:51We don't have those sorts of multigenerational families

1:48:51 > 1:48:54that we may have had 50 years ago.

1:48:54 > 1:48:56What that does is it puts older people at risk

1:48:56 > 1:49:09of loneliness and isolation.

1:49:09 > 1:49:11Doctor Hinchcliffe says collaboration between the school,

1:49:11 > 1:49:14north-east London NHS Trust and charities such as Age UK

1:49:14 > 1:49:17Redbridge all mean that the cost of the scheme will be negligible,

1:49:17 > 1:49:18and the benefits potentially huge.

1:49:18 > 1:49:24What impact do you see it having on your husband?

1:49:24 > 1:49:26It makes him light up.

1:49:26 > 1:49:29It makes him think more, which is necessary, because he does

1:49:29 > 1:49:33tend to so of go into his own little world every now and then.

1:49:33 > 1:49:35It's a great scheme, and I give it 110%.

1:49:35 > 1:49:38Yeah - I want the 100, I'll give you the ten!

1:49:38 > 1:49:41Some say education is a gift that keeps on giving.

1:49:41 > 1:49:43At Downshall Primary, school life is bringing benefits

1:49:43 > 1:50:02to young and old.

1:50:02 > 1:50:10Do you know, it is really lovely to see that. It just works.And it is

1:50:10 > 1:50:20the lovely conversations you can dip into, always fascinating. 10 million

1:50:20 > 1:50:29letters and parcels are on the move. The bad news is that Ben is at a

1:50:29 > 1:50:33mail sorting centre in Manchester. There he is, messing with the mail.

1:50:33 > 1:50:39Let me say everything is in hand this morning. Francine Porter in

1:50:39 > 1:50:43Kent, your parcel is on its way. Elizabeth in Gravesend, Mrs Stevens

1:50:43 > 1:50:48in Newport, that is coming to you as well. The busiest day of the year

1:50:48 > 1:50:52and I am causing chaos down here this morning, of course before the

1:50:52 > 1:50:56Christmas rush. They normally deal with around 2 million parcels and

1:50:56 > 1:51:01letters here every day. They will deal with 3.5 million over the next

1:51:01 > 1:51:0524 hours, as it is the busiest time of the year. You will see these guys

1:51:05 > 1:51:09in the yellow vests, they are the temporary Christmas workers. The

1:51:09 > 1:51:13Royal Mail has hired thousands of them to keep pace with the extra

1:51:13 > 1:51:20rush, to make sure everything gets where it needs to on time. How busy

1:51:20 > 1:51:25is it?Extremely busy, we are breaking all sorts of records.You

1:51:25 > 1:51:29are one of the temporary workers, you have been here three weeks. How

1:51:29 > 1:51:33long are you working here?22 December, and possibly longer if

1:51:33 > 1:51:39they need us.Good luck. Let's speak to the boss, Tony is with me. I

1:51:39 > 1:51:44really busy time for you. You have all this extra staff, a lot of

1:51:44 > 1:51:47pop-up sorting centres, all that sort of thing. How do you prepare

1:51:47 > 1:51:51for the rush?We come back from Christmas every year and start

1:51:51 > 1:51:55preparing again straightaway. 600 people each year moved to permanent

1:51:55 > 1:51:58work with us, that happened last year and will probably happen again

1:51:58 > 1:52:03this year. We recruit another 600 on top of our 900 workforce. We have

1:52:03 > 1:52:08extra vans, flights and lorries. It is a huge effort to get everything

1:52:08 > 1:52:13ready for Christmas. As you say, today is the busiest day. Talk us

1:52:13 > 1:52:17through the crucial dates when everyone needs to get things in the

1:52:17 > 1:52:21post.Second class is the 20th, and the 21st for first class. We ask

1:52:21 > 1:52:26people to post as early as they can, address it really clearly, and use

1:52:26 > 1:52:31the postcode, please.Good handwriting. Let me introduce you to

1:52:31 > 1:52:35Catherine, a regular face on rapist. Let's talk about what it means for

1:52:35 > 1:52:42the retailers. We are sending fewer and fewer letters, we are now seeing

1:52:42 > 1:52:46more Christmas cards, of course, but it is parcels that places like this

1:52:46 > 1:52:53have had to get used to handling.We are about 9.7% up on parcels, and

1:52:53 > 1:52:57most will have had a parcel this week. We are buying so much stuff

1:52:57 > 1:53:02online that this like this are growing exponentially, in terms of

1:53:02 > 1:53:05their parcel business.There is a lot of competition in the parcels

1:53:05 > 1:53:09business. If you think about these online retailers, there are a few

1:53:09 > 1:53:14firms they can be using. Royal Mail has a slice of it, but it is tough

1:53:14 > 1:53:18out there.There are new entrants and Amazon have set up their own

1:53:18 > 1:53:22logistics business, and they had taken 7% of the parcel market and

1:53:22 > 1:53:25that will continue. Most retailers have a complicated Way of dealing

1:53:25 > 1:53:28with your parcels in terms of choosing who will bring them to your

1:53:28 > 1:53:31door. They will choose different people depending on whether your

1:53:31 > 1:53:34parcel is something expensive which needs signing for or something small

1:53:34 > 1:53:39which can go through your letterbox. This is their busiest weekend, after

1:53:39 > 1:53:44Black Friday, this is it. My advice is you need to get on the high

1:53:44 > 1:53:48street, because you are going to be risking it to make sure you can get

1:53:48 > 1:53:51your parcels. Click and collect works next week, but don't leave it

1:53:51 > 1:54:00too late.And Jon Lewis calls the 23rd and the 24th gentleman's days.

1:54:00 > 1:54:03If you are a last-minute shopper they promised that if you use it on

1:54:03 > 1:54:10the 23rd, it will be installed, and that will save many marriages.Day

1:54:10 > 1:54:14you have it. You have been warned, get stuff in the post if you want to

1:54:14 > 1:54:19get it to the people you are sending it to. We will have a look around

1:54:19 > 1:54:22here over the course of the morning. It is fascinating to see this in

1:54:22 > 1:54:27full swing. Clearly a lot of work they need to do to get everything to

1:54:27 > 1:54:30the people it needs to get to. And your parcel is here somewhere, I

1:54:30 > 1:57:51just can't quite promise wear.

1:57:51 > 1:57:54Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

1:57:54 > 1:57:56Bye for now.

1:58:16 > 1:58:17Hello.

1:58:17 > 1:58:19This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt.

1:58:19 > 1:58:22Theresa May suffers her first Commons defeat as MPs win the right

1:58:22 > 1:58:30to have the final say on a Brexit deal.

1:58:30 > 1:58:38The ayes to the right 309. The noes to the left, 305.

1:58:38 > 1:58:4111 Conservative rebels

1:58:41 > 1:58:42joined the opposition to demand that

1:58:42 > 1:58:52parliament gets to vote on any agreement before it's finalised.

1:58:59 > 1:59:01Good morning.

1:59:01 > 1:59:03Another medical breakthrough thanks to gene therapy -

1:59:03 > 1:59:05British doctors develop a new treatment for the most common

1:59:05 > 1:59:09type of haemophilia.

1:59:09 > 1:59:15This is huge. It is ground-breaking. The option to think about

1:59:15 > 1:59:18normalising levels in patients with severe haemophilia is absolutely

1:59:18 > 1:59:20mind blowing.

1:59:20 > 1:59:23Remembering Grenfell's victims - six months to the day since the fire

1:59:23 > 1:59:25which killed 71 people, they'll be honoured in a service

1:59:25 > 1:59:27at St Paul's Cathedral.

1:59:27 > 1:59:33Good morning.

1:59:33 > 1:59:37It is the busiest day of the year for the Royal Mail as they prepared

1:59:37 > 1:59:42to deal with the Christmas rush they will process more than 3 million

1:59:42 > 1:59:47parcels and letters here today. How are they getting on? I will be

1:59:47 > 1:59:48finding out.

1:59:48 > 1:59:52In sport, England are four wickets

1:59:52 > 1:59:58down on day one of the must-win third Ashes test.

1:59:58 > 2:00:01They are very nice because they can play with us and they can talk to

2:00:01 > 2:00:08us.Learning and laughter. We will find out how the generations are

2:00:08 > 2:00:12coming together to teach one another at a primary school in London. Now

2:00:12 > 2:00:19the weather.Slightly icy. Further wintry showers in the West. Could

2:00:19 > 2:00:26the cold spell be on its way out? The full forecast in 15 minutes.

2:00:26 > 2:00:27Good morning.

2:00:27 > 2:00:28First, our main story.

2:00:28 > 2:00:31Theresa May will meet EU leaders in Brussels later today just hours

2:00:31 > 2:00:33after a Commons vote which could make it harder

2:00:33 > 2:00:34to secure her final Brexit deal.

2:00:34 > 2:00:3611 Conservative rebels sided with opposition politicians

2:00:36 > 2:00:39to demand that MPs get a vote on any agreement before it is finalised.

2:00:39 > 2:00:41Our political correspondent Ian Watson is in Westminster

2:00:41 > 2:00:50for us this morning.

2:00:50 > 2:00:54Talk us through what has happened. Theresa May in other circumstances

2:00:54 > 2:00:58might have been going to Brussels today feeling pretty chipper. How is

2:00:58 > 2:01:04this different?Absolutely right. It should have been a triumph for the

2:01:04 > 2:01:07Prime Minister. What she should have been doing is getting formal

2:01:07 > 2:01:11agreement to move on to the next phase of talks with European Union,

2:01:11 > 2:01:18something she was desperate to secure in December instead, she goes

2:01:18 > 2:01:23in with the sound of defeat ringing in her ears. The cheers of

2:01:23 > 2:01:27opposition MPs when she suffered her first ever defeat as Prime Minister

2:01:27 > 2:01:32in the House of Commons last night on Brexit. Some people, including

2:01:32 > 2:01:37the Daily Mail, think it is very serious. They are denouncing the

2:01:37 > 2:01:40Conservatives voting against her as traitors, saying they have pulled

2:01:40 > 2:01:44the rug from under her as she goes into the negotiations. I am sure it

2:01:44 > 2:01:49has not made a huge amount of difference in terms of overall

2:01:49 > 2:01:52majority but the question is whether there are nagging doubts about

2:01:52 > 2:01:56whether she will be able to deliver on any deal they negotiate.

2:01:56 > 2:01:59Government ministers have been talking down the significance of the

2:01:59 > 2:02:02defeat.

2:02:02 > 2:02:07The key thing is the balance about getting the legislative detail in

2:02:07 > 2:02:12place. We will look again to make sure we got the balance right. It is

2:02:12 > 2:02:22a minor setback but will not stop us leaving the EU in March of 2019.

2:02:22 > 2:02:25Dominic Raab saying it is a minor setback that there could be trouble

2:02:25 > 2:02:30ahead. Next week the Government wants to write into law the specific

2:02:30 > 2:02:37date on which we leave the European Union on March 2000 and 19. It does

2:02:37 > 2:02:43look as if Conservative medals are of -- rebels are of a mind to not

2:02:43 > 2:02:47vote with the Government. There were hints that the rebels would work

2:02:47 > 2:02:54together again.We have to cooperate together to make sure this bill is

2:02:54 > 2:03:01in a Pogba state to do what people want, which is to deliver a full and

2:03:01 > 2:03:04effective Brexit. -- a proper state. I will do that and get together with

2:03:04 > 2:03:13my colleagues. I will be partly glad when it is over.Some people might

2:03:13 > 2:03:17be listening to this a little weary and trying to work out what is the

2:03:17 > 2:03:22significance of these last couple of days to that day in March 2019.

2:03:22 > 2:03:27Absolutely. I think they are a long way from it being over yet.

2:03:27 > 2:03:32Effectively, what is likely to happen is that written into law will

2:03:32 > 2:03:36be this final vote on this meaningful vote, as they call it, on

2:03:36 > 2:03:40any deal that Theresa May brings back from the European Union.

2:03:40 > 2:03:44Technically, MPs would have the power to reject that deal. Though it

2:03:44 > 2:03:48is not written into legislation specifically the effect could be to

2:03:48 > 2:03:55send her back to Brussels to try to renegotiate. If they can take the

2:03:55 > 2:03:59specific date of the legislation next week then that then that means

2:03:59 > 2:04:03that, again, according to the rules, we could ask for the agreement of

2:04:03 > 2:04:08the other 27 EU countries to extend the period of negotiations. That is

2:04:08 > 2:04:12something which leave campaigners certainly regard as totally

2:04:12 > 2:04:15unacceptable that could happen further down the line. What would be

2:04:15 > 2:04:19more likely is it MPs were to reject the deal the Prime Minister came

2:04:19 > 2:04:22forward with we would get a different Prime Minister or a

2:04:22 > 2:04:27general election.Thank you very much.

2:04:27 > 2:04:30A third person has been charged with murder following the deaths

2:04:30 > 2:04:32of four children in a house fire in Salford in Greater

2:04:32 > 2:04:34Manchester on Monday.

2:04:34 > 2:04:37The 25-year-old man who's from the area has also been charged

2:04:37 > 2:04:38with attempted murder and arson.

2:04:38 > 2:04:39He'll appear before magistrates later today.

2:04:39 > 2:04:45The children's 35-year-old mother is still being treated in hospital.

2:04:45 > 2:04:47British doctors say they have achieved a significant break-through

2:04:47 > 2:04:49The genetic defect means blood cannot clot -

2:04:49 > 2:04:52so small cuts could lead to heavy bleeding.

2:04:52 > 2:04:55The research team at Barts Health NHS Trust and Queen Mary University

2:04:55 > 2:04:58of London used gene therapy to correct the defect

2:04:58 > 2:05:01in a small safety trial.

2:05:01 > 2:05:07Here's our health and science correspondent James Gallaher.

2:05:07 > 2:05:09Walking two miles to work used to be unthinkable to Jake Omar.

2:05:09 > 2:05:12He was born with haemophilia A, a genetic defect that

2:05:12 > 2:05:15means his blood did not clot.

2:05:15 > 2:05:17The slightest injury used to mean severe bleeding.

2:05:17 > 2:05:20Even a long stroll would cause bleeding in his joints.

2:05:20 > 2:05:24But no more.

2:05:24 > 2:05:26I think the gene therapy has hopefully given me

2:05:26 > 2:05:28a new lease on life.

2:05:28 > 2:05:33It will allow me to be a lot more active with my boys as they grow up.

2:05:33 > 2:05:35Kick footballs, run around in the park, climb trees,

2:05:35 > 2:05:40and not be someone who has to worry about what I am doing.

2:05:40 > 2:05:44Jake was one of 13 patients given pioneering gene therapy last year.

2:05:44 > 2:05:46A virus was used to give his body new genetic instructions

2:05:46 > 2:05:49for clotting blood.

2:05:49 > 2:05:52All of the trial patients are off their haemophilia

2:05:52 > 2:05:55medication, and 11 now have roughly normal levels

2:05:55 > 2:05:58of blood-clotting proteins.

2:05:58 > 2:06:00This is huge.

2:06:00 > 2:06:02It's groundbreaking.

2:06:02 > 2:06:05That's because the option to think about normalising levels in patients

2:06:05 > 2:06:09with severe haemophilia is absolutely mind blowing.

2:06:09 > 2:06:16So, to offer people the potential of a normal life, they have had

2:06:16 > 2:06:18to inject themselves every other day to prevent

2:06:18 > 2:06:20bleeding is transformational.

2:06:20 > 2:06:23Studies will now take place to see if gene therapy can replace regular

2:06:23 > 2:06:28injections and truly transform the lives of patients.

2:06:28 > 2:06:31James Gallagher, BBC News.

2:06:31 > 2:06:33A memorial service is being held at Saint Paul's Cathedral this

2:06:33 > 2:06:36morning for the victims and survivors of the Grenfell tower

2:06:36 > 2:06:38fire in West London.

2:06:38 > 2:06:4271 people were killed when the fire tore through the tower block,

2:06:42 > 2:06:46six months ago today.

2:06:46 > 2:06:51Our correspondent, Frankie McCamley is at St Paul's.

2:06:51 > 2:06:56Many people will be attending this. Of course families of the victims of

2:06:56 > 2:06:59the fire, families who are in the tower, and others who will be paying

2:06:59 > 2:07:06their respects.Yes. Absolutely many people will be attending. The real

2:07:06 > 2:07:11focus of this service is to remember the 71 people who lost their lives

2:07:11 > 2:07:15six months ago. There will be a chance to thank the emergency

2:07:15 > 2:07:19services he raced to the scene in the elements of the morning and the

2:07:19 > 2:07:23people, all of those who have been affected, to come together, get

2:07:23 > 2:07:27those messages of support and make sure this is something that is not

2:07:27 > 2:07:36forgotten. 2000 people are expected, 1500 of those bereaved families,

2:07:36 > 2:07:38survivors, those who gave their time to help community volunteers and

2:07:38 > 2:07:44charities. 500 would-be politicians. Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn would

2:07:44 > 2:07:49be here. Members of the Royal family and multi-faith leaders, members of

2:07:49 > 2:07:54the emergency services. Notably absent will be the leader of

2:07:54 > 2:07:57Kensington and Chelsea Council, Elizabeth Campbell. She is not going

2:07:57 > 2:08:02to be here today. The service is not about her. This has been described

2:08:02 > 2:08:07as a unique service. It will be multi-faith. It will also be a very

2:08:07 > 2:08:11informal service. We will hear voices from the community, local

2:08:11 > 2:08:21choirs playing, and local bands playing. We are going to hear from a

2:08:21 > 2:08:23lot of people who were seriously affected by the fire. I have been

2:08:23 > 2:08:25speaking to lots of people. I do imagine this service will be

2:08:25 > 2:08:28extremely emotional. What people will take away is the message of

2:08:28 > 2:08:32hope, hope that web -- they will be able to rebuilt their lives and Noah

2:08:32 > 2:08:40be some justice in the future.Thank you very much. -- hope that there

2:08:40 > 2:08:44will be some justice.

2:08:44 > 2:08:46The Hollywood actor, Salma Hayek, has become the latest celebrity

2:08:46 > 2:08:48to accuse Harvey Weinstein of harassment.

2:08:48 > 2:08:51In an article for the New York Times, she wrote that the film

2:08:51 > 2:08:53producer threatened to kill her and described him as

2:08:53 > 2:08:54a rage-fuelled monster.

2:08:54 > 2:09:02A spokesperson for Mr Weinstein disputed the actor's account.

2:09:02 > 2:09:04The Scottish Government is expected to announce its first major changes

2:09:04 > 2:09:07to tax bands later today since power was given to Holyrood last year.

2:09:07 > 2:09:14The move could see some in Scotland pay more tax than those earning

2:09:14 > 2:09:21the same salary elsewhere in the UK.

2:09:21 > 2:09:23Thousands of former prisoners and offenders who are serving

2:09:23 > 2:09:25community sentences in England and Wales are being supervised

2:09:25 > 2:09:27by probation staff over the telephone rather

2:09:27 > 2:09:28than face-to-face.

2:09:28 > 2:09:30That's according to a highly-critical annual report from

2:09:30 > 2:09:31the Chief Inspector of Probation.

2:09:31 > 2:09:34The Ministry of Justice says telephone supervision applies only

2:09:34 > 2:09:36to some lower-risk offenders after they've been assessed

2:09:36 > 2:09:46in prison but accepts improvements are needed.

2:09:53 > 2:09:58The germinate me to shower peaked last night. This event happens every

2:09:58 > 2:10:03year. If you have this then this time they will be visible until

2:10:03 > 2:10:08Sunday, we understand.

2:10:08 > 2:10:11Those are the main stories.

2:10:11 > 2:10:13The results are being described as 'mind-blowing' by scientists.

2:10:13 > 2:10:15A ground breaking gene therapy trial has brought a cure

2:10:15 > 2:10:18for the rare blood condition - type A haemophilia -

2:10:18 > 2:10:19one step closer.

2:10:19 > 2:10:21This isn't the first success for the experimental technique.

2:10:21 > 2:10:23Earlier this week a break-through drug for Huntington's was hailed

2:10:23 > 2:10:27the biggest development for neurodegenerative

2:10:27 > 2:10:28diseases in 50 years.

2:10:28 > 2:10:30So how does gene therapy work?

2:10:30 > 2:10:34It involves engineering a patient's cells and tissues to reverse

2:10:34 > 2:10:35the effects of disease.

2:10:35 > 2:10:39And clinical trials in the UK are growing.

2:10:39 > 2:10:42There were just 21 in 2012, and right now there are 59

2:10:42 > 2:10:48currently in progress.

2:10:48 > 2:10:51To discuss what the latest success means for for haemophilia patients

2:10:51 > 2:10:54and the future of gene therapy, is Robert Wynn a clinical professor

2:10:54 > 2:10:56of cellular therapy.

2:10:56 > 2:11:01A very good morning to you. When scientists use the phrase mind

2:11:01 > 2:11:05blowing in terms of the devell and to what this could mean, that does

2:11:05 > 2:11:09not sound like a scientific phrase, it sounds like someone who is very

2:11:09 > 2:11:14pleased and thinks it is important. It just explain the significance.

2:11:14 > 2:11:18Gene therapy brings something new to many different diseases. Perhaps if

2:11:18 > 2:11:23I look at the children I have left behind in my hospital in Manchester,