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Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Rachel Burden and Ben Thompson.

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Helping hundreds of thousands

of people save for retirement -

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the government says it

will extend automatic enrolment

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in workplace pensions.

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Under the plans, every worker aged

18 or over could begin saving -

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but it won't come into effect

until the mid-2020s.

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Good morning, it's Sunday

the 17th of December.

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Also this morning -

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"Serious doubts" over

military savings -

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a committee of MPs warns

the Ministry of Defence

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will struggle to pay for new jets,

warships and armoured vehicles.

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A new leader of South Africa's

ruling party is expected to be

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announced today - after years

of scandal and corruption.

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England must bat for 1.5 days after

Australia declared one-day fall with

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a lead of 259 runs. --4.

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A record number of people tuned

in to watch the Strictly final last

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night - we'll discuss who waltzed

away with the Glitterball.

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Quite a mixed day coming up. Some

areas really cold with fog to start

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with. Further west, rain moving in.

Join me later for a full weather

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forecast.

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Good morning.

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First, our main story.

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Every worker aged 18 or over

will begin saving into a workplace

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pension - unless they opt out.

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That's under government plans

being unveiled today.

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At the moment, employers must enrol

staff aged 22 and over

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into a pension plan if they earn

more than 10,000 pounds a year.

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Ministers say they want to reduce

the minimum age to 18 -

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a move that could affect around

900,000 young people.

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But the changes won't kick

in until the mid 2020s,

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as our business correspondent

Joe Lynam reports.

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Holly Browning is 21 and like many

young people, he hasn't started

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saving for his retirement. If the

government has its way, he will soon

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be automatically enrolled for a

pension at his company.

It's not

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really crossed my mind. Maybe I am a

bit relaxed about the whole thing

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but I have always thought of, I

think because I have moved jobs

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quite frequently, I tend not to stay

in one place too long, pensions have

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always been low down the list of

things I have been conscious of.

At

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the moment, only those aged over 22

are automatically included in a

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pension scheme by their employers

but this consultation could see that

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age lowered to 18. That could mean

900,000 additional people will be

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saving for their pensions. But, is

that a good thing?

It's important

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that people are educated about their

options because if they don't

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understand what a pension is, they

are far less likely to know what

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their rights are.

To an 18-year-old,

retirement must seem a long way off.

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Especially if they don't earn much

and saving for a house is a lot more

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pressing. If this plan proceeds, it

could help younger people

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financially in decades to come. Joe

Lynam, BBC News.

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MPs have expressed "serious doubts"

that the Ministry of Defence will be

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able to afford all the new military

equipment it plans to buy.

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A report by the Commons Defence

Select Committee says

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the MOD will struggle to make

the necessary savings it needs

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to pay for new jets,

warships and armoured vehicles,

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as Ian Palmer reports.

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She is the flagship of the Royal

Navy. HMS Queen Elizabeth,

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commissioned by whom major Steve

McQueen earlier this month. -- Her

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Majesty, the Queen. She has space

for 40 to claims but defence in this

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century doesn't come cheap. The

biggest warship the Navy has ever

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had cost more than £3 billion.

Another aircraft carrier is being

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built in Scotland. The Ministry of

Defence wants to spend £178 billion

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on more military equipment over the

next ten years but it has to make

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savings to achieve that goal. To do

that it will have to sell buildings

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and make efficiencies. However, the

defence committee is extremely

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doubtful the MOD can make those

savings from an already stretched

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budget. The committee says funding

pressures will inevitably lead to a

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reduction in the number of warships,

jets and armoured vehicles the MOD

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can buy. The government is currently

carrying out a defence review. It is

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widely expected to recommend more

carts. With the changing nature of

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an increasing risk of threats,

Britain says it needs to expand its

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armed forces but will the government

have the cash to pay for it? Ian

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Palmer, BBC News.

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Theresa May says the last ten days

have "marked a watershed"

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in the UK's departure

from the European Union.

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Writing in the Sunday Telegraph

and the Sunday Express,

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the Prime Minister says

she will not be derailed

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from securing an

ambitious Brexit deal.

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Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson has told

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the Sunday Times that it's vital

the UK doesn't mirror EU laws

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in the long-term -

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else the country risks

being a vassal state.

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South Africa's ruling party is set

to elect a new leader to replace

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President Jacob Zuma.

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Mr Zuma is stepping down

as leader of the ANC ahead

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of the party's campaign

for the 2019 general election,

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and he's faced several

allegations of corruption

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during his decade in charge.

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Our reporter Milton Nkosi

is in Johannesburg this morning.

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What's expected to happen today?

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Today, we are expecting that the

conference will begin improbably

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one-hour but that may be delayed if

you go according to what we saw

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yesterday and the delegates are

beginning to trickle in. The nation

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is really on tenterhooks. Just look

at the Sunday papers' headlines. The

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City Press says today is the day of

reckoning. This one says the nation

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waits. The Sunday Independent says

that it is N DZ against all odds.

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That stands for Nkosazana

Dlamini-Zuma who is one of the

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contenders to proceed Mr -- pre-

seed Mr Zuma. -- precede

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contenders to proceed Mr -- pre-

seed Mr Zuma. -- precede.

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Who are the candidates

and are there any favourites to win?

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Cyril Ramaphosa led the negotiations

alongside Nelson Mandela to end

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minority rule in the late 90s. He

left politics, went into business

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and became incredibly wealthy. He is

now leading the delegates to take

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the presidency on the ANC. On the

other side, we have President Jacob

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Zuma's former wife, Nkosazana

Dlamini-Zuma. She has a medical

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background and is a doctor by

training. She graduated Bristol and

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went to university. She was Nelson

Mandela's first health Minister in

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the post- apartheid administration.

She became Foreign Minister and went

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to Bebe African Union chair. She is

a close second to Mr Zuma.

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The UN security council

is to consider a proposal declaring

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that any unilateral decision

on the status of Jerusalem

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would have no legal effect.

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It comes after President

Trump's decision

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to recognise the city

as the capital of Israel.

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The resolution is likely to be

vetoed by the United States.

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A landslide caused by torrential

rain in southern Chile has killed

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at least five people.

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A further 15 are missing

in the remote village

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of Villa Santa Lucia,

in Chile's southern lake region.

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Dozens of houses have been

destroyed - and rescue teams

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are searching for survivors.

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More people have been ordered

to evacuate their homes

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in California, as raging

wildfires continue to spread.

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Flames have now reached

Santa Barbara -

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home to many celebrities.

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The fire is the third largest

in the state since records began.

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Fresh northerly winds

are expected to drive the flames

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towards the Pacific Coast.

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Some of the conditions the

firefighters were facing last night

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where we expected the sundowners to

hit between 2am and four a.m..

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Strong winds pushing the fire back

downhill. Extremely dusty, gold and

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relative humidity has been low. --

gusty. A very hazardous firefight.

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Severn Trent Water says most

customers who were cut off

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in the Tewkesbury area

of Gloucestershire have

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now been reconnected.

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10,000 homes were left

without water when a main

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burst on Friday.

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The company said repairs to the pipe

- which lies underneath flooded

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fields - had been difficult.

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A BBC investigation has exposed

major flaws in a scheme designed

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to prevent problem gamblers

using betting shops.

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The scheme allows addicted gamblers

to sign up to be banned

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from bookmakers near where

they live, work or socialise.

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But an undercover reporter

who should have been ejected from 21

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different betting shops was only

prevented from entering two.

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The Association of Bookmakers has

admitted there are flaws,

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but say it's "continually

developing" the system.

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The world's steepest

funicular railway will open

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today in Switzerland.

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It's cost 40 million

and taken 14 years to build.

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Its unique design allows the floors

of the carriage to adjust

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to the slope of the mountain.

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But worry not, if you've not

got a head for heights,

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the journey lasts just four minutes.

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If you haven't caught up

with Strictly Come Dancing yet -

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then go and make yourself a cup

of tea - because we're

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about to reveal the winners.

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Former Holby City actor Joe McFadden

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and his partner Katya Jones lifted

the coveted Glitterball trophy

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after seeing off competition

from fellow finalists

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Alexandra Burke, Gemma

Atkinson and Debbie McGee.

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The 42-year-old, who won the public

vote, is the oldest champion

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of the show, which has been

running for 15 series.

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Not in a million years. It feels

completely surreal and I'm so in awe

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of everybody who started all those

weeks ago. We have all become such a

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tight unit and I love them all to

bits and everyone of us are winners

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and I love every single one of them

to bits.

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Have a feeling we would talk about

that more later on. You can give

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your verdict, too.

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Apparently the most watched series.

They were lacking in one viewer. At

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whether I'm allowed to admit. You

will be sacked immediately. Last

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night was really good and we would

talk more about the dancers. You can

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tell me what I was missing out on.

It is 12 minutes past six.

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Whether it's reluctantly,

whole-heartedly or even drunkenly -

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Christmas is the time

for a good sing-song.

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And as we've been proving

this week on Breakfast,

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it's actually good for you!

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As part of our BBC Sings series,

on Tuesday we'll host a mass

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sing-a-long - with choirs

from across the UK taking part

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in a special rendition

of "Oh Come All Ye Faithful".

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You know the words.

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And we want you to join in,

whether it's at home,

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at work, or even on bus ride in.

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If you need any more encouragement,

here are the BBC Singers

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with their take on the

Christmas classic.

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# O come all Ye faithful.

Getting

over the nerves is an achievement.

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It is about standing up and being

counted.

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# Come and be holed him.

I think we

will struggle to find anyone who

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doesn't at least know the tune. It

is one of the great carols of

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Christmas along with I wait in a

Major. -- away. Everyone can sing

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it. There is a big bit at the end

that you have to fill up your lungs

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for and just go for it.

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You can do it anywhere, singing. You

have a voice, you have lungs. Just

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go for it. It is something that will

be different to your normal routine

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in the morning.

Everyone can sing.

You can sing at home, you can sing

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in the bath, you can sing at the

breakfast can go and sing in the

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garden with your friends. Literally,

anywhere.

It is one of those

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Christmas carols when you really

know Christmas is here. Fantastic.

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Yeah, I had a singing teacher who

used to call singing happy shouting

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and that would work really well in

this song. Just go for it. Be happy.

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# Christ, the lot. -- Lord. Get

singing!

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And of course we want you to join

in with that very special

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sing-a-long on Tuesday.

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We'll be singing our own rendition

of "O Come All Ye Faithful" with six

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different choirs across the UK.

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I would be on the radio. I will be

on the telly.

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We want you to take part -

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whether it's at home,

at work or while you're

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on your commute!

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You can tweet along using

the hashtag, "BBC Sing".

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Get everyone in the Christmas

spirit. It gets you straight in

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there.

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You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

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The main stories this morning:

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Work place pensions are to be

automatically given to 18-year-olds

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under new plans being

unveiled by the government.

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MPs say they have "serious doubts"

the Ministry of Defence can afford

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all the new warships

and jets it plans to buy.

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And now for a first look at what the

weather is doing. Stav's got the

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details. It looks glorious.

Very

cloudy.

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details. It looks glorious.

Very

cloudy. A mixed age.

We have rain

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spreading across the country. --

mixed picture. Central and eastern

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areas are dry. Dense fog. Mild air

moving in. It makes the fog quite

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dense. The next few hours could be

quite dense study rain moving in.

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Largely dry for England and Wales at

the moment. A few showers around

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falling on frozen surfaces. Problems

with ice. Subzero temperatures in

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eastern England and East Anglia.

Watch out for the highs in northern

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England in particular. -- ice.

Strengthening winds. Quite a dull

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afternoon. Briefly mild behind and

during the rain band, but ahead of

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that, cold. Three degrees in

Norwich. It eventually clears the

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south and south-east corner. Light

winds. With clear skies, another

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chilly night. You can see the blue

tinge. The odd pocket of frost. Mist

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and fog developing. Cool away from

the far south-west. A ridge of

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showers on Monday. Starting the

working week on a fine note.

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South-westerly winds in the Atlantic

ringing mild air later on in the

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week. -- watcher won a chilly start

on Monday. Frost. Lots of sunshine.

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A glorious start to the working

week. Temperatures in single

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figures. Getting into double figures

in the south-west. Look at the

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cloud. Blue is replaced by orange

colours. Mild this week. A

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noticeable feature. Double figures.

Given shelter in brightness, it is

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it will be limited, it will be

cloudy, temperatures close to the

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mid-teens Celsius. The theme of the

new working week is "milder." Thank

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you.

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new working week is "milder." Thank

you. Looking much more mild than

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this time last weekend.

It is still

wet. It needs to be crisp and cold

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and snowy.

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We'll be back with a summary

of the news at half past six,

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but now it's time for

the Film Review with Jane Hill

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and Mark Kermode.

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Hello and welcome to

The Film Review on BBC News.

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Taking us through this week's cinema

releases is Mark Kermode.

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What have you been watching, Mark?

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Very, very interesting week.

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We have Bingo: The King

Of The Mornings, a film

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about the dark side of clowning.

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We have, of course,

Star Wars: The Last Jedi,

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you might have noticed that this

is opening in cinemas!

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And The Unseen, a low-key

British chiller.

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Bingo: The King Of The Mornings,

this is a really curious looking

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one.

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Very interesting film,

submitted for the foreign-language

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Oscar although it has not made it

through to the short list.

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It comes on like an episode

of the Chuckle Brothers crossed

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with the last third of Goodfellas.

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It is inspired by a real-life

story of a kids' TV icon,

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this is a fictionalised version

in which there is struggling actor

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who has made his name in soft-core

sex films and manages to get a break

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as Bingo, this clown

on morning television.

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And realises that he may actually

have found something

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for which he can become

celebrated and famous.

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The downside is, he's not

allowed to say who he is,

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he has to be completely

anonymous, so he's caught

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between fame and anonymity.

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Now, you can see from that,

it has got a strange,

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slightly cracked tone to it,

it is a fantastic performance

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from Vladimir Brichta as Bingo.

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What I like about it is that it has

a bit of the backstage madness

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of live television,

something like Network.

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It also has that...

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I talked before about Goodfellas,

that sense as it accelerates,

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that what happens is success goes

to his head, he falls into drink

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and drugs and reckless behaviour,

but he is tortured because he can't

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tell anyone who he is.

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It becomes that classic tale

of someone who is famous in one area

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and completely

anonymous and another.

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It is not without flaws,

there are certain moments

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when the drama oversteps itself

somewhat, but I didn't know this

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story at all.

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As I said, it's inspired by a true

story, and I found it gripping

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and weirdly enjoyable, not least

because there's something...

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I mean, clowns are a strange

presence anyway...

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Yes.

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Could go either way!

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Can be funny, can be sinister.

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And we saw the success of It,

which has now become the biggest

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selling horror movie of all time.

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So, this is something

a little bit different,

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it is not entirely successful

but when it works, it has a kind

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of crazed energy, which is down

to the central performance largely,

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which is very, very magnetic.

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OK, a curious one.

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Yes.

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So apparently there's

a new Star Wars film out!

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Who knew?

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They should do some

publicity, really.

0:22:060:22:08

Are you a Star Wars fan?

0:22:080:22:09

To a degree.

0:22:090:22:10

I've seen some of them.

0:22:100:22:11

I lived with someone who really,

really is, so it is on the list.

0:22:110:22:15

This picks up almost immediately

where Force Awakens left off.

0:22:150:22:18

Rey arrives at the island

where Luke Skywalker now lurks,

0:22:180:22:21

and she is looking

for her true self.

0:22:210:22:23

The thing with any Star Wars film

is that there is a balancing act.

0:22:230:22:27

Light and the shade,

between the action and

0:22:270:22:29

the introspection and also

between satisfying the fans

0:22:290:22:31

and the first timers.

0:22:310:22:32

I think that Rian Johnson

who is helming this,

0:22:320:22:34

who's come from films like Looper,

has done a fantastic job.

0:22:340:22:37

You get all the stuff that you want

from a Star Wars film,

0:22:370:22:41

the sabre battles, the deep space

explosions, the dogfights,

0:22:410:22:43

but you also get an awful lot

of internal character development.

0:22:430:22:46

What I liked most about this

is that it has a number of disparate

0:22:460:22:50

narrative strands, as they all do,

but each character arc

0:22:500:22:53

is followed through properly.

0:22:530:22:54

It is a film in which characters do

what that character would do.

0:22:540:22:58

It's a film in which action

is character, characters are defined

0:22:580:23:01

not by what they say

but by their actions.

0:23:010:23:03

Now, I saw it with a home crowd,

I saw it at the premiere

0:23:030:23:07

and in the final act of it,

people were laughing,

0:23:070:23:08

cheering, bursting into

spontaneous applause.

0:23:080:23:19

My suspicion is that that will be

matched around the country,

0:23:190:23:22

because it's very well-made,

very confident, there is a little

0:23:220:23:24

bagginess in it, there is one

section on a casino planet,

0:23:240:23:27

which I think is perhaps

somewhat overstretched,

0:23:270:23:29

but I think it works

really well as a film.

0:23:290:23:32

That said, all Star Wars films

have a divisive element.

0:23:320:23:35

And nothing is going

to satisfy everybody.

0:23:350:23:36

I have never been a hard-core

Star Wars fan, but I did enjoy

0:23:360:23:40

this very much.

0:23:400:23:41

I thought as a piece of masterful

storytelling in which it obeys

0:23:410:23:44

the rules of the characters,

the characters make sense.

0:23:440:23:47

It may be fantastical and inventive

but the characters make sense,

0:23:470:23:50

and that, for me, is the key.

0:23:500:24:09

And does it look fantastic?

0:24:090:24:11

Oh, yes, it looks fantastic.

0:24:110:24:12

In a way we sort of

take that for granted.

0:24:120:24:15

It looks really great,

but it also feels really solid.

0:24:150:24:18

It feels like a proper, you know,

well-made, stand-alone film.

0:24:180:24:20

That's excellent.

0:24:200:24:21

The Unseen.

0:24:210:24:21

Look, it's nearly Christmas -

have you brought me another horror

0:24:210:24:24

film, is this what

you're doing here?

0:24:240:24:50

This is a psychological chiller.

0:24:500:24:51

Not really horror.

0:24:510:24:53

This is written and

directed by Gary Sinyor.

0:24:530:24:55

This was 12 years in development,

it is a story about a young couple

0:24:550:24:59

who suffer a terrible loss

of a child and after that,

0:24:590:25:02

their relationship is in crisis.

0:25:020:25:03

I hear him.

0:25:030:25:04

Where?

0:25:040:25:04

In this room.

0:25:040:25:05

I hear him.

0:25:050:25:11

When?

0:25:110:25:11

At night.

0:25:110:25:12

Sometimes during the day.

0:25:120:25:28

You don't believe me.

0:25:280:25:44

What does he say?

0:25:440:25:45

He says he loves me...

0:25:450:25:47

Now, you were asking

what the difference

0:25:470:25:49

is between a horror

film and a chiller.

0:25:490:25:51

I think it is a tenuous distinction,

however, it is to do

0:25:510:25:54

with an uncanniness,

sense of creepiness.

0:25:540:25:56

In its early stages,

this film is actually very,

0:25:560:25:58

very well played by

the central actors.

0:25:580:26:00

And it has a real atmosphere

of unease, of the uncanny,

0:26:000:26:03

which is very hard to achieve.

0:26:030:26:05

I have to say in its later stages it

kind of loses some of that,

0:26:050:26:11

the more the plot starts to explain

itself, the more mechanical it

0:26:110:26:14

becomes and the less

it became interesting.

0:26:140:26:16

But for its first movement,

it does establish that sense

0:26:160:26:19

of the cold hand on

the back of the neck.

0:26:190:26:21

The genuinely uncanny sense that

you're not quite sure

0:26:210:26:24

what's going on.

0:26:240:26:25

You believe in the characters,

you believe in the situation.

0:26:250:26:28

And you share their distress.

0:26:280:26:29

But you also have that sense

of eeriness, that sense of unease.

0:26:290:26:32

It's a very flawed film,

and I think overall,

0:26:320:26:34

as I said, there are missteps

in the later acts that let it down.

0:26:340:26:38

But at the beginning it has

an atmosphere which I think

0:26:380:26:41

validates it, and it is really nice

to see something like that going up

0:26:410:26:45

against a behemoth like

Star Wars: The Last Jedi.

0:26:450:26:50

And it's not a horror film.

0:26:500:27:04

OK!

0:27:040:27:04

I may be just saying that,

but it's not a horror film!

0:27:040:27:08

Best out, however,

I wholeheartedly, I mean...

0:27:080:27:10

The rerelease of a classic.

0:27:100:27:11

I think this is one

of the greatest movies ever made,

0:27:110:27:14

A Matter Of Life And Death.

0:27:140:27:16

You love it too, right?

0:27:160:27:17

Yes, yes, yes.

0:27:170:27:18

When was the last time

you saw it on a big screen?

0:27:180:27:21

When I was at university,

300 years ago.

0:27:210:27:24

I love that image of up

in heaven, looking down.

0:27:240:27:26

Very clever, very clever.

0:27:260:27:27

You need to see it on the big

screen, so much of why it's

0:27:270:27:31

brilliant is the way it looks.

0:27:310:27:33

The idea of having the other world

as being black-and-white,

0:27:330:27:35

and the Technicolor, so gorgeous,

the performances are brilliant.

0:27:350:27:38

And every time you see it, it just

gets better and better and better.

0:27:380:27:42

And incidentally, that is a film

which you can view as a fantasy

0:27:420:27:45

or you can view as a psychological,

you know, psychological romance.

0:27:450:27:48

I would say it's not

a million miles away from...

0:27:480:27:51

I'm trying!

0:27:510:27:51

I love your attempt, Mark.

0:27:510:27:53

It is fantastic, it is wonderful,

worth seeing on a big screen,

0:27:530:27:56

you make a good point,

I haven't seen it on a for aeons.

0:27:560:28:00

On the smaller screen, DVDs...

0:28:000:28:01

Dunkirk.

0:28:010:28:01

Which I, kind of having seen it

on the big screen...

0:28:010:28:04

Want to see it on the big screen.

0:28:040:28:06

I can't quite envisage

watching it on a small one.

0:28:060:28:24

I've seen Dunkirk three times.

0:28:240:28:26

I have seen it twice on a big IMAX

screen and once on a television

0:28:260:28:30

screen, although the television

screens are now much bigger.

0:28:300:28:32

When you see it on a small screen,

you start to notice things

0:28:320:28:36

about the cleverness

of the structure, the fact that it

0:28:360:28:39

has these three

interweaving time periods.

0:28:390:28:40

One week, one day, one hour.

0:28:400:28:42

The fact that it interweaves them

so well, sometimes on the big screen

0:28:420:28:45

you're just so overwhelmed

by the spectacle of it,

0:28:450:28:48

you don't realise just how smart

the construction of the film is.

0:28:480:28:51

Watching it on a smaller screen

you really admire the narrative...

0:28:510:28:54

It is a simple narrative

but it is told in a way

0:28:540:28:57

which is really complex

and really crystalline.

0:28:570:28:59

And actually I saw things in it

on the small screen that I hadn't

0:28:590:29:03

seen on the big screen.

0:29:030:29:04

Yes, the big-screen experience

is still the primary one but it does

0:29:040:29:08

work on the small screen,

for different reasons.

0:29:080:29:10

Mark, good to see you as ever.

0:29:100:29:12

Interesting week.

0:29:120:29:12

Thank you very much.

0:29:120:29:13

Quick reminder before we go

you can find more film news

0:29:130:29:16

and reviews online.

0:29:160:29:17

bbc.co.uk/MarkKermode.

0:29:170:29:17

And all our previous

programmes are on the BBC

0:29:170:29:20

iPlayer, of course.

0:29:200:29:21

That is it for this week, though,

enjoy your cinema going.

0:29:210:29:24

Bye bye.

0:29:240:29:26

Good Morning, here's a summary

of today's main stories from BBC

0:30:010:30:04

News.

0:30:040:30:07

Every worker aged 18 or over

will begin saving into a workplace

0:30:070:30:10

pension - unless they opt out.

0:30:100:30:12

That's under government plans

being unveiled today.

0:30:120:30:14

At the moment, employers

must enrol staff aged 22

0:30:140:30:16

and over into a pension plan

if they earn more than 10,000

0:30:160:30:20

pounds a year.

0:30:200:30:20

Ministers say they want to reduce

the minimum age to 18 by the mid

0:30:200:30:24

2020s - a move that could affect

around 900,000 young people.

0:30:240:30:36

I think what the government needs to

bear in mind, however, is how much

0:30:360:30:40

of the cost of that will be falling

on employers in the future because

0:30:400:30:44

already the cost to employers is on

course to travel by 2019. Today's

0:30:440:30:49

announcement means the cost to

employers will be even higher than

0:30:490:30:53

that.

0:30:530:30:55

MPs have exposed serious doubts that

the Ministry of Defence will be able

0:30:550:31:00

to afford all of the military

equipment it plans to buy. A report

0:31:000:31:04

by the Commons select ministry

defence committee says it will

0:31:040:31:07

struggle to find the finance to pay

for more armoured vehicles and

0:31:070:31:10

ships. They are making good progress

to making £7.3 billion worth of

0:31:100:31:17

savings.

0:31:170:31:17

Theresa May says the last ten days

have marked a watershed

0:31:170:31:20

in the UK's departure

from the European Union.

0:31:200:31:22

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph

and the Sunday Express,

0:31:220:31:25

the Prime Minister says

she will not be derailed

0:31:250:31:27

from securing an

ambitious Brexit deal.

0:31:270:31:29

Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson has told

0:31:290:31:31

the Sunday Times that it's vital

the UK doesn't mirror EU laws

0:31:310:31:34

in the long-term -

or the country risks

0:31:340:31:37

being a vassal state.

0:31:370:31:39

More people have been ordered

to evacuate their homes

0:31:390:31:41

in California, as raging

wildfires continue to spread.

0:31:410:31:43

Flames have now reached

Santa Barbara -

0:31:430:31:45

home to many celebrities.

0:31:450:31:46

The fire is the third largest

in the state since records began.

0:31:460:31:50

Fresh northerly winds

are expected to drive the flames

0:31:500:31:52

towards the Pacific Coast.

0:31:520:32:00

The UN security council

is to consider a proposal declaring

0:32:000:32:02

that any unilateral decision

on the status of Jerusalem

0:32:020:32:05

would have no legal effect.

0:32:050:32:07

It comes after President

Trump's decision

0:32:070:32:09

to recognise the city

as the capital of Israel.

0:32:090:32:13

The resolution is likely to be

vetoed by the United States.

0:32:130:32:17

Severn Trent Water says most

customers who were cut off

0:32:170:32:20

in the Tewkesbury area

of Gloucestershire have

0:32:200:32:22

now been reconnected.

0:32:220:32:23

10,000 homes were left

without water when a main

0:32:230:32:25

burst on Friday.

0:32:250:32:26

The company said repairs to the pipe

- which lies underneath flooded

0:32:260:32:29

fields - had been difficult.

0:32:290:32:37

The American defence Department has

acknowledged it ran a secret

0:32:370:32:42

programme to investigate UFOs. A

Pentagon spokeswoman said the

0:32:420:32:46

project ended in 2012. Documents

describe sightings of objects

0:32:460:32:51

speeding through the skies or

hovering with no visible signs of

0:32:510:32:55

life. They had a budget of £50

million per year.

0:32:550:33:01

If you're looking for inspiration

for your Christmas cake,

0:33:010:33:03

look no further.

0:33:030:33:05

This six foot edible nativity

scene was made by amateur

0:33:050:33:09

baker Lynn Nolan.

0:33:090:33:13

It took her six months to make.

0:33:130:33:17

She used 240 eggs, 50 kilograms

of marzipan and four

0:33:170:33:19

litres of whisky.

0:33:190:33:25

The cake will be auctioned

off on Wednesday -

0:33:250:33:27

with all the money going

to a primary school.

0:33:270:33:34

That is an massive sugar rush. All

in one go. Never mind the booze.

0:33:370:33:45

Good morning, John. If you are an

England cricket fan, it is far from

0:33:450:33:53

good. The worst way to wake up.

Do

you remember that during the

0:33:530:33:58

Olympics and all the action would

overnight? And we would say, great,

0:33:580:34:02

we have won another medal? -- medal!

There is lots of action this time

0:34:020:34:10

but not much happiness. England have

to bat 1.5 days to save the Ashes.

0:34:100:34:20

Come on, rain!

There is a chance it

could end in a draw if it rains.

0:34:200:34:27

Huge scoreboard pressure.

0:34:270:34:28

England's hopes of retaining

the Ashes fading fast.

0:34:280:34:32

There were some long-awaited

wickets first thing -

0:34:320:34:34

Mitchell Marsh didn't add

to his 181 overnight.

0:34:340:34:36

And Aussie Captain Steve Smith

out for 239 eventually.

0:34:360:34:39

He declared their first

innings on 662 for nine -

0:34:390:34:41

a lead of 259.

0:34:410:34:54

England lost Mark Stoneman early

on and then Alastair Cook went

0:34:540:34:58

as well - caught and bowled

by Josh Hazelwood.

0:34:580:35:02

Joe Root is in now and if they ever

needed a Captain's innings it's now.

0:35:020:35:15

Defeat would leave England 3-0

down and give the Ashes

0:35:150:35:18

back to Australia.

0:35:180:35:18

Manchester City showed

their unstoppable best yesterday,

0:35:180:35:20

thumping Tottenham 4-1,

to make it 16 wins in a row.

0:35:200:35:23

They are now 14 points clear

at the top of the Premier League,

0:35:230:35:27

for the time being at least.

0:35:270:35:28

Pep Guardiola says his side

is 'becoming a better institution'.

0:35:280:35:31

James Burford was watching

all of yesterday's action.

0:35:310:35:42

The rain it may be falling in

Manchester but so are the records.

0:35:420:35:46

This record run that City are on, 16

games, the longest in English top

0:35:460:35:52

division history. Tottenham are not

used to being dismantled like this

0:35:520:35:56

but no team seems impervious to Pep

Guardiola's players. The boss knows

0:35:560:36:01

his next target, beating the 19 game

winning streak he managed at Bayern

0:36:010:36:06

Munich.

I was with three amazing

clubs. All three clubs, they support

0:36:060:36:13

me and all the decisions we believe

that they provide me no standing

0:36:130:36:17

players. Without good players and

club support, your ideas, it is

0:36:170:36:22

impossible to achieve these kinds of

things.

Such is being made of City's

0:36:220:36:27

form that nobody seems to be

noticing Chelsea winning their last

0:36:270:36:31

ten. Arsenal, meanwhile, made it 13

wins out of 14 home games thanks to

0:36:310:36:40

these rocket against Newcastle. They

drop into the bottom three without a

0:36:400:36:44

win in nine. Alumax obviously keep

working this way. After, try to go

0:36:440:36:54

to January and bring some addition.

A lift to the rest of the team.

0:36:540:36:58

Crystal Palace, on the other hand,

jump out of the relegation zone,

0:36:580:37:02

scoring their first goal in a 3-

went against Leicester. -- first

0:37:020:37:09

win. Someone in the spotlight is

Mark Hughes, his position as Stoke

0:37:090:37:14

manager is under threat. The 3-0

defeat leaves his team hovering just

0:37:140:37:19

two points above the relegation

zone. Who knows what records

0:37:190:37:24

Manchester City will break this

season. It's not even Christmas yet

0:37:240:37:27

and already they are 14 points

clear.

0:37:270:37:30

Aberdeen are up to second

in the Scottish Premiership,

0:37:300:37:32

narrowing the gap on leaders

Celtic to just two points.

0:37:320:37:35

Gary Mackay-Steven scored

a Hat-trick in their 4-1 victory

0:37:350:37:37

over Hibs - who hadn't lost

at home since March.

0:37:370:37:40

Elsewhere there were wins

for Dundee, Hamilton,

0:37:400:37:42

Kilmarnock and St Johnstone who won

in the league at Ibrox for the first

0:37:420:37:46

time since 1971.

0:37:460:37:50

It's a pivotal weekend in rugby

union's Champions Cup

0:37:500:37:52

with the second of the pool stage

double headers going some way

0:37:520:37:56

to decide who will make

the quarter finals.

0:37:560:37:58

Bath got revenge for their late

defeat to Toulon last

0:37:580:38:01

weekend by beating the French side

26-21 in a thrilling game

0:38:010:38:04

at the Rec.

0:38:040:38:04

That win moves Bath

above their opponents to the top

0:38:040:38:07

of Pool five.

0:38:070:38:12

Scarlets are back in contention

to qualify from the same pool.

0:38:120:38:15

They sit third, a point behind

Toulon after beating Benneton 31-12

0:38:150:38:18

in Italy.

0:38:180:38:24

Premiership champions Exeter

have their work cut out to qualify

0:38:240:38:27

though after dropping to third

in Pool three after letting

0:38:270:38:30

a 14-point lead slip at Leinster.

0:38:300:38:31

At one stage the Chiefs led 17-3

but Luke McGrath's late try sealed

0:38:310:38:35

a comeback for the home

side in Dublin.

0:38:350:38:37

Leinster stay top of the group

and look sure to go through.

0:38:370:38:47

Two of the tournament's surprise

packages will contest snooker's

0:38:470:38:50

Scottish Open final this afternoon.

0:38:500:38:51

Neil Robertson beat the home

favourite John Higgins 6-3 to set up

0:38:510:38:54

a meeting with the world number 67

China's Cao Yupeng who stunned

0:38:540:38:57

Judd Trump earlier in the day.

0:38:570:38:59

Robertson has fallen outside

the world's top 16 recently,

0:38:590:39:01

but has been in much

better form in Glasgow.

0:39:010:39:10

Gary Anderson is into the second

round of darts PDC World

0:39:100:39:13

Championship.

0:39:130:39:17

The 2015 and 2016 winner

easily overcame Jeff Smith

0:39:170:39:19

in straight sets, hitting seven 180s

along the way at Ally Pally.

0:39:190:39:22

Later today James Wade

and Dave Chisnall start their first

0:39:220:39:26

round campaigns.

0:39:260:39:29

With the Winter Olympics

on the horizon, some of Britain's

0:39:290:39:32

athletes are continuing

their preparations across Europe.

0:39:320:39:34

Andrew Musgrave took bronze

in the 15 kilometre freestyle

0:39:340:39:38

at the Cross Country

World Cup in Italy.

0:39:380:39:41

While Britain's women's

bobsleigh team finished 10th

0:39:410:39:44

in the latest race in Austria.

0:39:440:39:47

The team have done well to even make

it to these race meetings though

0:39:470:39:52

having secured most of their funding

this year through crowdfunding

0:39:520:39:54

appeals.

0:39:540:39:55

Britain's Olympic and world champion

Adam Peaty has won his fair share

0:39:550:39:59

of medals in his time,

and it would appear he's got so many

0:39:590:40:03

he's happy to give a few away.

0:40:030:40:07

After winning gold in the 100

metre breaststroke at

0:40:070:40:09

the European

short course Championships.

0:40:090:40:12

He took his gold medal over

to a very lucky young girl

0:40:120:40:15

in the crowd.

0:40:150:40:21

This event's being held

in Copenhagen and clearly Peaty has

0:40:210:40:24

made one spectator

very happy indeed.

0:40:240:40:32

He has had such success and he is

talking about his legacy and

0:40:320:40:39

inspiring the next generation, what

a way to do it. He is one of the

0:40:390:40:44

contenders for Sports Personality of

the Year. Amongst many other

0:40:440:40:47

contenders, worth pointing out.

0:40:470:40:49

Today could be a crucial moment

in South Africa's political history,

0:40:490:40:52

as the ruling party - the ANC -

is set to elect its new leader.

0:40:520:40:56

Whoever wins is likely

to succeed Jacob Zuma

0:40:560:40:58

as the country's president.

0:40:580:41:03

But the leadership battle has been

bitter, and Mr Zuma has warned

0:41:030:41:06

that the very future of the party

could be under threat.

0:41:060:41:09

Martin Plaut is from the Institute

of Commonwealth Studies

0:41:090:41:12

at the University of London -

and he grew up in South Africa.

0:41:120:41:19

Thank you for joining us. As a man

who studies South African politics

0:41:190:41:24

and who knows it well, how

significant to you think this point

0:41:240:41:28

is in the potential future of the

country?

It's much more important

0:41:280:41:34

than the presidency of the ANC, this

is the future of the country which

0:41:340:41:38

is really in an extremely serious

situation. It has had a credit

0:41:380:41:42

downgrading, its ratings are very

low. It has to borrow at a higher

0:41:420:41:48

rate. There is the threat of

violence and intimidation. The

0:41:480:41:55

intimidation is being seen inside

the ANC itself and the whole entire

0:41:550:41:59

conference could collapse today.

Huge economic challenges and yet the

0:41:590:42:05

ANC is still dominant. Not perhaps

as much as it used to be, but still

0:42:050:42:09

the dominant party.

Absolutely

right. It at 155%.

0:42:090:42:20

-- 55%. Everyone is predicting the

future. How many saw Hillary Clinton

0:42:220:42:28

not winning?

There are seven

candidates but only two that could

0:42:280:42:34

potentially win this. What are you

expecting, given what you just said

0:42:340:42:40

about being able to predict

something like this? But with seven

0:42:400:42:44

candidates, to look likely but even

then, all bets are off. --2.

Cyril

0:42:440:42:53

Ramaphosa is a solid figure,

businessman, deputy president, trade

0:42:530:42:56

union background. He was involved in

a very unfortunate massacre a few

0:42:560:43:02

years ago were a lot of mine workers

were killed. It wasn't directly

0:43:020:43:08

involved but was director of the

company. It stands against him. The

0:43:080:43:11

other person is Nkosazana

Dlamini-Zuma. He is one of Mr Zuma

0:43:110:43:20

-- she is one of Mr Zuma's ex-wives

stop a very cold, austere figure.

0:43:200:43:26

She is seen as the person Mr Zuma

would want because she will prevent

0:43:260:43:30

him being put into prison for

corruption because there are over

0:43:300:43:33

700 charges of corruption against Mr

Zuma and he has fought desperately

0:43:330:43:38

for these never to come to court. Of

course, he denies them all. He and

0:43:380:43:47

the Gupta family have siphoned off

all of the funds.

For these option

0:43:470:44:01

charges to be fully investigated and

the beast -- for these people to be

0:44:010:44:12

held accountable? What of the future

of Jacob Zuma?

He remains the

0:44:120:44:17

president of South Africa. He is

just not the president of the ANC

0:44:170:44:22

from this weekend. The question then

is where does that real power lies

0:44:220:44:28

between him and his successor? If it

is he and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, he

0:44:280:44:32

will be all right. If it is Cyril

Ramaphosa, it may be stormy times

0:44:320:44:36

ahead because then we will need to

know where the real division of

0:44:360:44:40

power lies.

And briefly, the impact

of this globally?

South Africa is

0:44:400:44:47

that cornerstone of Southern African

economy and politics and we have

0:44:470:44:51

just had the big change with Mugabe

a link next door. -- McGarvey

0:44:510:44:57

-- Robert Mugabe, going.

0:45:000:45:06

Cold and damp. The east will be cold

and frosty. West, rain moving in.

0:45:100:45:20

Cold air as well. The rain will go

east through the day. A messy

0:45:200:45:25

picture on Sunday. That is the blue

hue. Cold and frosty. Mist and fog.

0:45:250:45:33

Further west, pouring down. It will

go east. Have the bursts. Cold

0:45:330:45:41

surfaces here. Rain falling. There

could be a risk of ice. Rain

0:45:410:45:47

clearing from Northern Ireland in

the next hour or so. Dry and cool

0:45:470:45:53

behind that. Ahead of it, cold and

dry. Watch out for the highs in

0:45:530:46:01

northern England and southern

Scotland this morning. -- ice. The

0:46:010:46:06

rain will go south and east. Wet in

the south and east. Not as heavy as

0:46:060:46:11

in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Behind this, brightening up.

0:46:110:46:17

Sunshine. Cool air behind that.

Eight o'clock day. Rain clearing

0:46:170:46:22

south and east. --A flip-flop day.

High pressure, clear skies.

0:46:220:46:28

Temperatures falling away. Freezing

in rural places. It means for the

0:46:280:46:35

start of the new working week a

ridge of high pressure should bring

0:46:350:46:38

fine and dry weather. Lots of

sunshine. Behind me, tightly packed

0:46:380:46:45

isobars from the west. Monday, a

cold start. Lots of sunshine. Mist

0:46:450:46:52

and fog. Cloud in northern and

western Scotland. Cloud pushing in

0:46:520:46:58

through the south-west. Mild air. 10

degrees. Single figures elsewhere.

0:46:580:47:02

Orange takes over on Tuesday,

Wednesday, Thursday, and the end of

0:47:020:47:07

the new working week. Set to stay

mild in the run-up to Christmas.

0:47:070:47:11

Tuesday and Wednesday, a snapshot.

Double

0:47:110:47:14

Tuesday and Wednesday, a snapshot.

Double figures. Mid-teens.

0:47:140:47:19

Brightness will be limited. Thank

you. Back with you a little later.

0:47:190:47:26

And we will be back with the

headlines at eight o'clock. First,

0:47:260:47:35

Click, with Spencer Kelly and the

team.

0:47:350:47:39

Click, with Spencer Kelly and the

team.

0:47:390:47:48

Earlier in the year we looked

at some of the 360 cameras

0:47:530:47:56

which have taken off in 2017.

0:47:560:47:57

Dan filmed with the new kid

on the block, the Insta One in

0:47:570:48:01

Berlin.

0:48:010:48:01

And he came back very

pleased with it.

0:48:010:48:03

Easy to use, lots of features,

including this bullet-time mode,

0:48:030:48:06

a bit like the film The Matrix,

where you can get a picture

0:48:060:48:10

of yourself from all angles.

0:48:100:48:11

But what have the more established

names in photography got

0:48:110:48:14

to offer us?

0:48:140:48:21

Well, with Christmas

just around the corner,

0:48:210:48:23

this time we sent Dan to a suitably

festive place to put two pro-sumer

0:48:230:48:27

360 cameras through their paces.

0:48:270:48:28

The ancient city of Bath hosts

a very traditional Christmas market,

0:48:280:48:31

one that I want to

catch in the round.

0:48:310:48:35

I've got two cameras for the job.

0:48:350:48:37

One is from Kodak,

the other is Nikon's.

0:48:370:48:39

They look pretty similar,

with two ultra-wide-angle lenses

0:48:390:48:42

capturing everything,

before the two images

0:48:420:48:43

are stitched together in-camera.

0:48:430:48:45

But look closer, and you will see

the Kodak sporting two different

0:48:450:48:48

lenses, one smaller than the other,

superwide 235-degree lens.

0:48:480:48:51

It also has the tiniest remote

control in the world,

0:48:510:48:56

and a slightly higher

price tag than the Nikon.

0:48:560:48:58

Our producer has the Kodak,

while I'm putting the Nikon

0:48:580:49:05

through its paces.

0:49:050:49:06

Now, we don't just want to test

these cameras out in the daylight,

0:49:060:49:10

when all the conditions

are absolutely perfect.

0:49:100:49:12

For these cameras, we want to test

them out to see what they're

0:49:120:49:22

like as it starts to get dark.

0:49:220:49:24

Will the bright lights be a problem,

and will we see all of the details?

0:49:240:49:28

Time to go for a wander

and see whose 360 is best.

0:49:280:49:31

Please dive in, ladies.

0:49:310:49:35

Don't let me get in your way.

0:49:350:49:37

And, in no time at all,

I found the festive liquor stand.

0:49:370:49:40

Not just wine, but flavoured vodka

here, and the Nikon is not put off

0:49:400:49:44

by those flashing lights.

0:49:440:49:46

But the image is a little dark,

so we will brighten it

0:49:460:49:49

for you in postproduction.

0:49:490:49:50

There you go, and now you can

see the other problem.

0:49:500:49:53

The image stitching means I've

almost lost my head,

0:49:530:49:56

before touching a drop.

0:49:560:50:10

The Kodak's image is brighter

than the Nikon, but we found

0:50:100:50:13

that the quality from that

super-wide-angle lens was softer

0:50:130:50:15

than the smaller lens

on the other side of the device.

0:50:150:50:18

Of course, you're best off

with a stick attached to both

0:50:180:50:21

of these cameras, otherwise your

hands get sort of in the way.

0:50:210:50:25

Now, to make the test fairer,

we decided to see how these cameras

0:50:250:50:29

fared back to back.

0:50:290:50:30

Or front to front.

0:50:300:50:31

Or back to front.

0:50:310:50:44

Well, it's difficult

to tell, to be honest.

0:50:440:50:46

We shot them side by side.

0:50:460:50:48

Look at this.

0:50:480:50:49

We found a 360 globe

for a 360 camera.

0:50:490:50:51

And it's the Nikon showing off

more natural colours,

0:50:510:50:53

benefiting from a more

accurate light balance,

0:50:530:50:55

although some might prefer

the warmer Kodak results,

0:50:550:50:58

because it is very Christmassy.

0:50:580:51:03

At the chilled cider shop,

the Kodak warmed things up,

0:51:030:51:06

while Nikon kept things

more natural and crisp.

0:51:060:51:08

Both cameras struggled to stitch

their shots together perfectly.

0:51:080:51:10

This is the raw footage,

with no touching up,

0:51:100:51:13

and the Nikon has done

a reasonable job.

0:51:130:51:15

The stitching point is more

visible on the Kodak,

0:51:150:51:18

partly because of the different

qualities of those two lenses.

0:51:180:51:20

On the upside, it's Kodak that

offers the ability to play with how

0:51:200:51:24

the images are stitched together

in its free software,

0:51:240:51:26

something the Nikon's more

basic offering lacks.

0:51:260:51:37

For sheer fun, the Kodak also offers

greater flexibility when playing

0:51:370:51:40

back what you shot.

0:51:400:51:41

This is little planet mode.

0:51:410:51:43

And, if you want to do it

on the Nikon, then you'll need some

0:51:430:51:46

third-party 360 software,

which may mean additional cost.

0:51:460:51:48

Finally, the thing everybody

forgets when they use

0:51:480:51:51

a camera - sound.

0:51:510:51:55

It is very odd being

filmed by two cameras.

0:51:550:51:57

We're being filmed

as well, it is 360.

0:51:570:51:59

Oh, goodness me.

0:51:590:52:00

You can tell she's had too much

cider, because hers moves

0:52:000:52:06

around a bit.

0:52:060:52:08

I'm just cold!

0:52:080:52:09

We reckon both do a great job,

but the Nikon is slightly clearer,

0:52:090:52:13

although the Kodak offers

the possibility of attaching

0:52:130:52:15

an external mic.

0:52:150:52:18

So which camera will enthusiasts be

hoping Santa brings them this year?

0:52:180:52:22

We think the Kodak edges it

for easier post-production,

0:52:220:52:24

while the Nikon has a better shot.

0:52:240:52:27

But, if you're hoping

for a trouble-free, cinematic,

0:52:270:52:29

seamless result for under £400,

you may have to wait until something

0:52:290:52:33

else takes off.

0:52:330:52:42

At least for now.

0:52:420:52:45

Hello, and welcome

to the Week in Tech.

0:52:460:52:49

It was the week that the Federal

Communications Commission in America

0:52:490:52:52

voted to repeal rules on net

neutrality, which had stopped

0:52:520:52:54

internet service providers

from offering different speeds

0:52:540:52:56

and priorities for traffic online.

0:52:560:52:58

The extraordinarily elongated

asteroid called Oumuamua

0:52:580:52:59

was being checked for signs

of alien technology.

0:52:590:53:01

And, here on earth, the faces of 2

billion people can be compared

0:53:010:53:05

in a matter of seconds

with a Minority Report-style system,

0:53:050:53:17

Dragonfly Eye, unveiled in China.

0:53:170:53:18

It was also the week that Netflix

was caught up in a creepy viewing

0:53:180:53:22

controversy, after revealing

on Twitter that 53 subscribers

0:53:220:53:24

watched the holiday film

A Christmas Prince every day

0:53:240:53:27

for 18 days.

0:53:270:53:27

Netflix defended the tweet,

saying it represented overall

0:53:270:53:30

trends, and not

specific individuals.

0:53:300:53:31

The city of San Francisco has banned

the use of delivery robots on most

0:53:310:53:35

of its sidewalks, stating not

all innovation is all that

0:53:350:53:38

great for society.

0:53:380:53:44

Meanwhile, Dutch police say it may

not have been such a good idea

0:53:440:53:48

to use eagles to catch

drones after all.

0:53:480:53:50

Who could have guessed?

0:53:500:53:54

Seen here on Click, the birds

were trained to snatch the machines

0:53:540:53:57

from the sky.

0:53:570:53:58

But the cost of keeping them was too

high, and they didn't always do

0:53:580:54:01

what they were told.

0:54:010:54:02

And finally, if you're missing

Harry Potter, don't despair.

0:54:020:54:05

Artificial intelligence may

have a solution for you.

0:54:050:54:07

A new chapter has been created

for a book called Harry Potter

0:54:070:54:10

and What Looked Like

a Large Pile of Ash.

0:54:100:54:13

Its plot twists include Harry

dipping Hermione in hot sauce,

0:54:130:54:15

and Ron turning into spiders

and trying to eat Hermione's family.

0:54:150:54:19

Wizard.

0:54:190:54:20

This is Acute Art, a virtual

reality arts platform

0:54:240:54:26

and a gallery without walls.

0:54:260:54:28

And it's about to launch,

with VR works by some of the world's

0:54:280:54:31

leading contemporary artists.

0:54:310:54:32

Amongst these works is one

by Marina Abramovic,

0:54:320:54:34

the self-confessed Grandmother

of Performance Art,

0:54:340:54:41

who pushes her own body

to the limits to challenge

0:54:410:54:44

and move people.

0:54:440:54:45

OK, well, there's Marina,

in a tank of water.

0:54:450:54:47

Well, she seems to want to talk

to me, but the water is rising

0:54:470:54:51

up her body.

0:54:510:55:04

Immersive player, in real life,

where someone rescues another

0:55:040:55:06

person, or offers aid of any kind,

there is a transfer of energy.

0:55:060:55:10

Approach the water.

0:55:100:55:32

I think she wants me

to touch the glass.

0:55:320:55:37

Make contact.

0:55:370:55:41

Oh.

0:55:410:55:42

Oh, OK, right.

0:55:420:55:44

Now I'm somewhere very cold,

and everything seems

0:55:440:55:47

to be going wrong.

0:55:470:55:54

As always, with VR, you really

get a sense of scale.

0:55:540:55:58

I mean, that ice shelf looks

absolutely enormous.

0:55:580:56:00

And it's crashing down

right in front of me.

0:56:000:56:03

This work is an expression

of Marina's fear that humans

0:56:030:56:05

will not survive the consequences

of climate change, if we don't

0:56:050:56:09

change our behaviour.

0:56:090:56:09

I'm being covered in spray.

0:56:090:56:11

And now there's a note.

0:56:110:56:12

I will walk instead of drive.

0:56:120:56:13

I will reuse what I can.

0:56:130:56:15

I will reduce the waste I cause.

0:56:150:56:38

Marina wants to leave

the participants with a feeling

0:56:380:56:41

that they should do something

good for the planet.

0:56:410:56:43

We have to save this planet

that we are living on,

0:56:430:56:46

because what I'm interested

in is to create a literal contract

0:56:460:56:49

with the planet earth,

and give my word of honour that

0:56:490:56:52

I will do something to save it.

0:56:520:56:54

SCREAMING.

0:56:540:56:55

You are pretty well-known

for pushing your body further

0:56:550:56:58

than most people would want

to push their bodies.

0:56:580:57:00

Here, you appear virtually in a tank

of water, but I get the sense that

0:57:000:57:04

you still did some pretty real

stuff, to make it seem

0:57:040:57:07

as real as possible?

0:57:070:57:08

You know, actually, to do this,

I have to really be in the water.

0:57:080:57:12

And then we have to really

be in a swimming pool,

0:57:120:57:15

with two divers holding my legs,

so I can really go in and see can

0:57:150:57:19

feel like I would actually die

if I didn't have any more

0:57:190:57:23

air to breathe.

0:57:230:57:23

So it's funny that you have to do

something which is virtual,

0:57:230:57:27

but you still have

to do it physically.

0:57:270:57:37

Before, you've said that you don't

think your performances can be

0:57:370:57:40

captured adequately with photos

or videos, because you need to be

0:57:400:57:43

there, you need the experiences,

it is about actually

0:57:430:57:45

physically being there.

0:57:450:57:46

And I wonder if virtual reality

is close enough to being there,

0:57:460:57:49

that is why you chose it?

0:57:490:57:51

Because it's almost

being there, isn't it?

0:57:510:58:01

It is very important, the energy

dialogue between the audience

0:58:010:58:04

and the performer.

0:58:040:58:05

And the only thing that can catch

it, before it was video

0:58:050:58:08

with sound and movement.

0:58:080:58:09

Virtual reality is really

another step further,

0:58:090:58:11

because you can go around

the objects, you can interact,

0:58:110:58:14

you can do this.

0:58:140:58:15

But still, I think it's so much

a question of how much energy

0:58:150:58:18

and charisma actually can transfer

from the real performance

0:58:180:58:21

into the virtual body.

0:58:210:58:34

And that's it for the short

cut of Click this week.

0:58:340:58:37

The full version is waiting

for you on iPlayer, and please join

0:58:370:58:40

us next week for Click's

Christmas special.

0:58:400:58:42

And you know what that means.

0:58:420:58:44

Tons of sensible journalism,

and no fun whatsoever.

0:58:440:58:46

Maybe not.

0:58:460:58:49

In the meantime, you can

follow us on Facebook

0:58:490:58:52

and on Twitter @BBCClick.

0:58:520:58:53

Thank you for watching,

and we will see you next

0:58:530:58:55

week for Christmas.

0:58:550:59:04

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Rachel Burden and Ben Thompson.

1:00:381:00:41

Helping hundreds of thousands

of people save for retirement -

1:00:411:00:44

the government says it

will extend automatic enrolment

1:00:441:00:46

in workplace pensions.

1:00:461:00:47

Under the plans, every worker aged

18 or over could begin saving -

1:00:471:00:50

but it won't come into effect

until the mid-2020s.

1:00:501:00:55

Good morning, it's Sunday

the 17th of December.

1:01:101:01:12

Also this morning -

1:01:121:01:13

Serious doubts over military savings

- a committee of MPs warns

1:01:131:01:16

the Ministry of Defence

will struggle to pay for new jets,

1:01:161:01:19

warships and armoured vehicles.

1:01:191:01:20

A new leader of South Africa's

ruling party is expected to be

1:01:201:01:23

announced today - after years

of scandal and corruption.

1:01:231:01:27

In sport - England's Ashes

hopes are fading fast.

1:01:271:01:30

Captain Joe Root is the third man

out, as England try to bat for a day

1:01:301:01:34

and a half to save the third

test and the series.

1:01:341:01:53

A record number of people tuned

in to watch the Strictly final last

1:01:531:01:56

night - we'll discuss who waltzed

away with the Glitterball.

1:01:561:02:02

Good morning. Quite a mixed day

coming up. Some areas are really

1:02:021:02:06

called with fog to start with.

Further west, rain moving in. Join

1:02:061:02:11

me later for a full weather

forecast.

1:02:111:02:13

Good morning.

1:02:131:02:13

First, our main story.

1:02:131:02:14

Every worker aged 18 or over

will begin saving into a workplace

1:02:141:02:18

pension - unless they opt out.

1:02:181:02:19

That's under government plans

being unveiled today.

1:02:191:02:21

At the moment, employers must enrol

staff aged 22 and over

1:02:211:02:24

into a pension plan if they earn

more than 10,000 pounds a year.

1:02:241:02:28

Ministers say they want to reduce

the minimum age to 18 -

1:02:281:02:31

a move that could affect around

900,000 young people.

1:02:311:02:33

But the changes won't kick

in until the mid 2020s,

1:02:331:02:36

as our business correspondent

Joe Lynam reports.

1:02:361:02:47

Olly Browning is 21 and like many

young people, he hasn't started

1:02:471:02:50

saving for his retirement.

1:02:501:02:51

If the government has

its way, he would soon

1:02:511:02:53

be automatically enrolled

for a pension at his company.

1:02:531:02:58

It's not really crossed my mind yet.

1:02:581:03:00

Maybe I am a bit relaxed

about the whole thing

1:03:001:03:04

but I have always, especially

in London, moved jobs quite

1:03:041:03:06

frequently, I tend not to stay

in one place too long,

1:03:061:03:09

so pensions have always been low

down the list of things I have

1:03:091:03:13

been conscious of.

1:03:131:03:16

At the moment, only those aged over

22 are automatically included

1:03:161:03:19

in a pension scheme

by their employers but this

1:03:191:03:22

consultation could see

that age lowered to 18.

1:03:221:03:24

That could mean 900,000

additional people will be

1:03:241:03:26

saving for their pensions.

1:03:261:03:27

But, is that a good thing?

1:03:271:03:30

It's important that people

are educated about their options

1:03:301:03:32

because if they don't

understand what a pension is,

1:03:321:03:35

they are far less likely to know

what their rights are.

1:03:351:03:41

To an 18-year-old, retirement must

seem a very long way off.

1:03:411:03:44

Especially if they don't earn much

and saving for a house is a lot more

1:03:441:03:48

pressing.

1:03:481:03:49

If this plan proceeds,

it could help younger people

1:03:491:03:51

financially in decades to come.

1:03:511:03:52

Joe Lynam, BBC News.

1:03:521:03:57

MPs have expressed serious doubts

that the Ministry of Defence will be

1:03:571:04:01

able to afford all the new military

equipment it plans to buy.

1:04:011:04:04

A report by the Commons Defence

Select Committee says

1:04:041:04:07

the MOD will struggle to make

the necessary savings it needs

1:04:071:04:09

to pay for new jets,

warships and armoured vehicles,

1:04:091:04:12

as Ian Palmer reports.

1:04:121:04:19

She is the flagship

of the Royal Navy.

1:04:191:04:22

HMS Queen Elizabeth, commissioned

by Her Majesty The Queen

1:04:221:04:25

earlier this month.

1:04:251:04:34

At 218m long, she has space for 40

jet planes but defence in this

1:04:341:04:37

century doesn't come cheap.

1:04:371:04:45

The biggest warship the British Navy

has ever had cost more

1:04:451:04:48

than £3 billion.

1:04:481:04:49

Another aircraft carrier

is being built in Scotland.

1:04:491:04:51

The Ministry of Defence wants

to spend £178 billion

1:04:511:04:53

on more military equipment over

the next ten years but it has

1:04:531:04:56

to make savings

to achieve that goal.

1:04:561:04:58

To do that it will have

to sell buildings

1:04:581:05:01

and make efficiencies.

1:05:011:05:02

However, the defence committee

is extremely doubtful the MOD can

1:05:021:05:05

make those savings from

an already stretched budget.

1:05:051:05:07

The committee says funding pressures

will inevitably lead to a reduction

1:05:071:05:10

in the number of warships,

jets and armoured vehicles the MOD

1:05:101:05:13

can buy.

1:05:131:05:19

The government is currently carrying

out a defence review.

1:05:191:05:22

It is widely expected

to recommend more cuts.

1:05:221:05:24

With the changing nature

of and increase in global threats,

1:05:241:05:32

it said Britain needs

to strengthen its armed forces

1:05:321:05:35

but will the government

have the cash to pay for it?

1:05:351:05:38

Ian Palmer, BBC News.

1:05:381:05:44

Theresa May says the government

is proving the doubters wrong

1:05:471:05:50

with its Brexit negotiations.

1:05:501:05:52

She's written in two

national newspapers,

1:05:521:05:54

saying she won't be derailed

from securing an ambitious deal.

1:05:541:05:57

Let's speak to our political

correspondent Jonathan Blake.

1:05:571:05:59

Jonathan, comments today not only

from the Prime Minister

1:05:591:06:01

but from the Foreign Secretary too?

1:06:011:06:10

Some stirring words from the Prime

Minister. For anyone enthusiastic

1:06:101:06:16

about Brexit, reminding us in the

papers of what the government has

1:06:161:06:19

achieved so far. She singles out

citizens rights. She is proving the

1:06:191:06:28

doubters wrong, as she says and amid

all the noise, getting on with the

1:06:281:06:32

job. Looking ahead to the next phase

which could potentially be more

1:06:321:06:35

difficult and as a reminder of the

potential roadblocks in her way, the

1:06:351:06:40

Foreign Secretary, in an interview

with the Sunday Times, setting out

1:06:401:06:43

his stall the morning, saying that

over time that Britain should not

1:06:431:06:47

simply mirror European Union rules

and regulations. He says if that was

1:06:471:06:51

the case of Britain would be going

from a member state to state. That

1:06:511:06:58

is a big reminder that the

government has yet to formally agree

1:06:581:07:01

it is negotiating position and what

it wants the end state of Brexit to

1:07:011:07:05

look like -- vassal state. The Prime

Minister says she will not be

1:07:051:07:10

derailed but it will be tricky to

get it on track.

1:07:101:07:13

More people have been ordered

to evacuate their homes

1:07:131:07:15

in California, as raging

wildfires continue to spread.

1:07:151:07:17

Flames have now reached

Santa Barbara -

1:07:171:07:19

home to many celebrities.

1:07:191:07:20

The fire is the third largest

in the state since records began.

1:07:201:07:24

Fresh northerly winds

are expected to drive the flames

1:07:241:07:26

towards the Pacific Coast.

1:07:261:07:43

The UN security council

is to consider a proposal declaring

1:07:431:07:45

that any unilateral decision

on the status of Jerusalem

1:07:451:07:48

would have no legal effect.

1:07:481:07:49

It comes after President

Trump's decision

1:07:491:07:51

to recognise the city

as the capital of Israel.

1:07:511:07:53

The resolution is likely to be

vetoed by the United States.

1:07:531:07:57

South Africa's ruling party is set

to elect a new leader to replace

1:07:571:08:00

President Jacob Zuma.

1:08:001:08:01

Mr Zuma is stepping down

as leader of the ANC ahead

1:08:011:08:04

of the party's campaign

for the 2019 general election,

1:08:041:08:08

and he's faced several

allegations of corruption

1:08:081:08:10

during his decade in charge.

1:08:101:08:17

There are fears of bitter infighting

could split the party.

1:08:171:08:22

Severn Trent Water says most

customers who were cut off

1:08:221:08:25

in the Tewkesbury area

of Gloucestershire have

1:08:251:08:26

now been reconnected.

1:08:261:08:27

10,000 homes were left

without water when a main

1:08:271:08:30

burst on Friday.

1:08:301:08:31

The company said repairs to the pipe

- which lies underneath flooded

1:08:311:08:34

fields - had been difficult.

1:08:341:08:36

If you haven't caught up

with Strictly Come Dancing yet -

1:08:361:08:39

then go and make yourself a cup

of tea - because we're

1:08:391:08:42

about to reveal the winners.

1:08:421:08:46

We can now reveal the Strictly Come

Dancing champions to 2017R.. Joe and

1:08:461:08:56

Katya!

1:08:561:08:58

Former Holby City actor Joe McFadden

1:08:581:09:00

and his partner Katya Jones lifted

the coveted Glitterball trophy

1:09:001:09:02

after seeing off competition

from fellow finalists

1:09:021:09:04

Alexandra Burke, Gemma

Atkinson and Debbie McGee.

1:09:041:09:06

The 42-year-old, who won the public

vote, is the oldest champion

1:09:061:09:09

of the show, which has been

running for 15 series.

1:09:091:09:12

Not in a million years.

1:09:121:09:13

It feels completely

surreal and I'm so in awe

1:09:131:09:15

of everybody who started

all those weeks ago.

1:09:151:09:18

We have all become such a tight unit

and I love them all to bits

1:09:181:09:22

and every one of us are winners

because we've gotten here and I love

1:09:221:09:26

every single one of them

to bits.

1:09:261:09:32

The show dances last night were so

brilliant. Debbie McGee was

1:09:321:09:43

brilliant that Joe McFadden won the

popular vote for whatever reason.

1:09:431:09:47

Unscheduled admit, I've not watch

it. I have a feeling you will

1:09:471:09:54

convince me. --I am scared to admit.

1:09:541:09:58

We will talk about that a bit later.

Let us know what you think. Tell me

1:10:021:10:09

why I am wrong to miss it. Or maybe

you agree with me, I don't know.

1:10:091:10:15

When the modern state pension

was introduced in 1948,

1:10:151:10:23

a 65-year-old could expect

to spend 13.5 years

1:10:231:10:25

receiving the payment.

1:10:251:10:26

Now that figure is nearly 23 years -

around a third of a person's

1:10:261:10:30

adult life.

1:10:301:10:31

That's why ministers are keen

for people to start saving

1:10:311:10:34

for retirement earlier.

1:10:341:10:34

Under plans being unveiled today,

every worker aged 18 or over

1:10:341:10:38

will start saving into

a workplace pension -

1:10:381:10:40

unless they opt out.

1:10:401:10:43

We're joined now by the financial

journalist, Annie Shaw.

1:10:431:10:48

Good morning. We can also describe

you as a pension agony aunt. People

1:10:481:10:59

will put it off and then they come

to you for advice. This proposal

1:10:591:11:02

makes it much earlier that people

would start saving but you might

1:11:021:11:07

say, look, when you're 18, you have

other things to consider.

That is

1:11:071:11:12

the snag. People that are 18 don't

have it and they probably have quite

1:11:121:11:16

low wages and are not really

thinking about pensions. The thing

1:11:161:11:20

about auto enrolment has been a big

success. In the old days, if you

1:11:201:11:27

joined a firm, they would hand you

the pension pack and they enjoy you

1:11:271:11:31

if -- enjoy this if you want an

People's eyes glazed over and not

1:11:311:11:36

many people would join. This auto

enrolment means you are

1:11:361:11:40

automatically join in unless you

need to opt out. The current rules

1:11:401:11:44

says everybody needs to give that

provision if they are 22 but the new

1:11:441:11:48

proposal is to bring the age down to

18. It is to encourage people to

1:11:481:11:53

think about their pensions.

Obviously people that are 18

1:11:531:11:57

wouldn't be putting much in but

there is a miracle of compound

1:11:571:12:01

interest and long-term saving. The

longer you leave it, the harder it

1:12:011:12:05

is. And of course, when you get

older, you have family and a

1:12:051:12:10

mortgage so actually, anything you

put away really early is a really

1:12:101:12:13

good thing.

What numbers are we

talking about? What is affordable

1:12:131:12:18

for an 18-year-old?

It will depend

on your wages. It is 1% at the

1:12:181:12:23

moment. That is the minimum.

It is

tiny. But as you you can put more in

1:12:231:12:37

if you want. It is about the

mindset.

Yes, that is the key thing.

1:12:371:12:41

It will embrace many more people.

They have kept the floor steady at

1:12:411:12:44

£10,000. Again, that is not very

high. They haven't brought it down

1:12:441:12:48

or put it up. The jury is out as to

whether that should be changed but

1:12:481:12:55

it is about changing mindsets and

making people actually think about

1:12:551:12:58

it. Because people have felt quite

comfortable and may be too

1:12:581:13:02

comfortable about relying on the

state pension and as we know, the

1:13:021:13:05

age is really soaring. It is 68 and

people are looking at not getting

1:13:051:13:10

their state pension until 68. Are

you going to be doing the job you

1:13:101:13:14

are doing today when you are 68? You

may still be working and lots of

1:13:141:13:18

people are that if you are and

unfortunately you become ill or you

1:13:181:13:22

have other commitments, you are made

redundant, something like that, you

1:13:221:13:26

will have no funds until you are 68.

You will be on benefits. Unless you

1:13:261:13:31

have a nest egg, it will be a big

help.

Will businesses be able to

1:13:311:13:38

afford it?

This is the key, it is

all about affordability and who is

1:13:381:13:45

going to pay for this. If you

haven't got any money, either you

1:13:451:13:48

are a firm who are stretched for its

profits or you are an individual who

1:13:481:13:53

has low wages, are you going to

really be thinking about opting out?

1:13:531:13:59

Well, employers can't but the

employees, saying they can't want it

1:13:591:14:04

-- don't want it, I would say that

anybody wanting to opt out should

1:14:041:14:09

wink again and not do it if they

absolutely have two. -- unless they

1:14:091:14:22

have to. -- think again. This is

giving more consideration. There are

1:14:221:14:27

no firm proposals of out how the

self-employed can be brought into

1:14:271:14:33

the scheme. Even older people as

well who have perhaps lost their

1:14:331:14:41

jobs and then started out doing

something on their own. How to

1:14:411:14:44

embrace those people is a big

problem because if you don't have

1:14:441:14:47

the money, you don't have the money.

It is all about mindset, nudging and

1:14:471:14:51

getting people to think about it. If

you have any spare cash, don't just

1:14:511:14:55

big about putting it towards a

holiday. Stick it in your pension.

1:14:551:15:00

There is a tax relief on it so it is

a good deal. It is a good deal.

So

1:15:001:15:06

many competing interests about

making the decision early. The

1:15:061:15:10

interest will add up.

1:15:101:15:13

This time last weekend we had

dreadful weather. Snow and ice

1:15:191:15:26

through the country. Much more calm

today. Hello, snow topped mountains.

1:15:261:15:33

through the country. Much more calm

today. Hello, snow topped mountains.

1:15:331:15:33

I was on last weekend. It was very

busy.

A much more quiet weekend,

1:15:331:15:45

thankfully. A messy picture today.

Eastern areas starting dry and cold

1:15:451:15:49

and chilly. Look at the temperature

contrast. Rain in the west, six,

1:15:491:15:56

seven, eight. Be further east, cold,

-4! Mist and fog. Dense fog. Also,

1:15:561:16:15

ice on frozen surfaces, southern

Scotland, northern England, watch

1:16:151:16:17

out. The rain will be heavy in the

western hills. Clear in most of

1:16:171:16:22

Ireland. Temperatures, nine, ten.

Slightly more mild with this rain

1:16:221:16:29

band. Some of it getting into

south-west England. Cold and dry to

1:16:291:16:34

start. Fog and frost. Watch out for

the ice first thing. The rain

1:16:341:16:49

turning lighter in the south-east.

Lightening up behind it. Cool air

1:16:491:16:52

again. Single figures. 10 degrees in

Scotland. Lots of sunshine. That

1:16:521:16:58

rain clears away this evening and

overnight. A ridge of high pressure.

1:16:581:17:04

A quiet night. Light wind. Rural

places, mist and fog. The ridge of

1:17:041:17:13

high pressure greets us for Monday

to start the new week with a fine

1:17:131:17:18

and dry note. A cold start. Frost

around. Sunny spells. More in the

1:17:181:17:25

way of cloud in north and west

Scotland. A breeze picking up. This

1:17:251:17:29

is what is going to herald a change

Monday night on. 4-9. We lose the

1:17:291:17:40

blue colours. The cold air is moved

out of the way replaced by milder

1:17:401:17:53

air from Tuesday on. Double figures

on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mid-teens.

1:17:531:17:56

A mild one up until Christmas. Back

to

1:17:561:17:59

A mild one up until Christmas. Back

to you. I like that. Double figures

1:17:591:18:04

until Christmas.

It is beginning to

look a lot not like Christmas. Shh.

1:18:041:18:13

The Christmas season is a time

for joy and celebration for many,

1:18:131:18:17

but for those who've lost a loved

one, it can be one of the most

1:18:171:18:21

difficult periods of the year.

1:18:211:18:22

So, what's the best way to cope

if you're one of the millions who'll

1:18:221:18:26

have to deal with

grief this Christmas?

1:18:261:18:28

We're joined by Linda Magistris

who lost her partner,

1:18:281:18:30

Graham, three years ago,

and is the founder of The Good Grief

1:18:301:18:33

Trust.

1:18:331:18:34

Good morning. Good morning.

Tell us

about your story.

I lost Graham to

1:18:341:18:44

cancer. I thought I was going crazy.

Could not find any breeze meant

1:18:441:18:48

support targeted for what I needed.

--I could not find any bereavement.

1:18:481:18:56

We do have good support, we just

need to bring it together. My GP

1:18:561:19:02

could not find anything for me.

Hospitals did not even do it.

Many

1:19:021:19:07

people will be surprised.

Exactly.

These are big London hospitals,

1:19:071:19:13

globally renowned, they don't have

bereavement support. We focus on and

1:19:131:19:20

off lights and palliative care,

which is amazing, and we need it. --

1:19:201:19:27

end-of-life. We have brought all of

these services together on a

1:19:271:19:40

website, goodgrieftrust.org.

Hopefully no one will be able to say

1:19:401:19:44

no one understands what I am

feeling. We need to bring people

1:19:441:19:49

together who have been through the

same experience. That is key to

1:19:491:19:53

finding a way forward in your life.

What were your first couple of

1:19:531:19:57

Christmases like?

Really difficult.

I wanted to hide and stay under the

1:19:571:20:07

duvet and not go anywhere. The

advice I would give is try and do

1:20:071:20:11

what is right for you. Many people

say you should do this and that. Go

1:20:111:20:15

with your gut feeling. Grief is

exhausting.

Did you want input from

1:20:151:20:26

family? Did you want them to invite

you?

They did that. But sometimes

1:20:261:20:29

you cannot. Many people do not

understand that. Here is a quote,

1:20:291:20:36

one of the most popular on our

Facebook, something to call at the

1:20:361:20:40

friends and family, it says "If you

know someone who has lost an

1:20:401:20:58

important person in their life and

you don't want to mention them

1:20:581:21:01

because you don't want to remind

them, they remember they died, you

1:21:011:21:05

are reminding them of someone they

loved. That is important." Please

1:21:051:21:08

talk about them. Engage with them.

Says my name, say their name. As

1:21:081:21:15

many times as you can.

Thank you. We

will talk later on. If you have lost

1:21:151:21:27

someone, let us know how you are

coping. It is difficult, especially

1:21:271:21:32

around this time of year. Let us

know if you have any traditions that

1:21:321:21:37

help you deal with loss.

1:21:371:21:39

You can send us your stories

on [email protected],

1:21:391:21:41

or by using the hashtag,

BBC Breakfast.

1:21:411:21:50

You're watching Breakfast from BBC

News. Time now for a look at the

1:21:501:21:53

newspapers.

1:21:531:21:55

Poet and broadcaster, Ian McMillan,

is here to tell us what's

1:21:551:21:58

caught his eye.

1:21:581:21:59

We'll speak to him in a minute,

1:21:591:22:01

Good morning.

Good morning. There is

a lot inside the newspapers. A quick

1:22:011:22:06

run through, first.

1:22:061:22:09

The Sunday Telegraph reports

that the Prime Minister is confident

1:22:091:22:11

she's silenced doubters

in her cabinet, after securing

1:22:111:22:14

Britain a deal in the first stage

of Brexit negotiations.

1:22:141:22:16

The Sunday Times on the other hand

quotes the Foreign Secretary Boris

1:22:161:22:20

Johnson, who says Theresa May should

do more to maximise the benefits

1:22:201:22:23

of Brexit by making sure Britain has

the power to scrap EU laws.

1:22:231:22:28

The Observer, highlights our top

story today about new plans

1:22:281:22:30

to extend automatic pension

enrolment to people aged

1:22:301:22:33

18 and over.

1:22:331:22:33

And The Mail on Sunday highlights

another example of the abuse MPs

1:22:331:22:43

and their families face

from on line trolls.

1:22:431:22:45

The Prime Minister tweeted

late last night, saying

1:22:451:22:48

the threats were "unacceptable."

1:22:481:23:12

It is interesting to contrast those

stories. The Prime Minister tweeted

1:23:121:23:30

last night that threats were

unacceptable.

1:23:301:23:34

Ian McMillan, welcome. What have you

picked out? Call off Brexit bullies

1:23:341:23:42

or face defeat, Tory MPs tell the

Prime Minister.

That story,

1:23:421:23:48

variations of it, are on the front

of every newspaper. My resolution

1:23:481:23:54

for next year is not to use the "B"

word because it reduces a complex

1:23:541:24:10

issue to two syllables. I will call

it withdrawing from the EU. We

1:24:101:24:13

should be thinking about it, but we

reduce it. I think it is stopping us

1:24:131:24:19

thinking about it. It is on the

front of every paper. Everyone has a

1:24:191:24:23

different view. Yet we shrink it to

a reductive sound bite. I know why

1:24:231:24:29

we talk about it like that. Because

if we had a big word for it

1:24:291:24:36

Breakfast would last all day. But we

have to be more subtle in the way we

1:24:361:24:44

talk.

How do you feel about terms

like Brexiteers and Remoaners.

They

1:24:441:24:51

will end up in the dictionary and

people in 100 years will say I

1:24:511:24:56

wonder what that was. We need a

shorthand for processes. The only B

1:24:561:25:11

word I'll use is beetroot.

There is

too much beetroot in the world. We

1:25:111:25:17

know we have an issue with grave

space in this country. This is an

1:25:171:25:25

alternative.

Apparently, they will

reduce the body to water through

1:25:251:25:28

clever science. In the end, you

might end up, as it says in the

1:25:281:25:38

paper, have a glass of grandad. I

don't mind that. I think it is

1:25:381:25:43

hilarious. It is reinventing itself.

It is a green thing to do. They also

1:25:431:26:01

say when you have a drink of water

you are drinking the same molecules

1:26:011:26:07

from the dinosaur years. If we can

get away from our distaste it, it

1:26:071:26:10

would be a good thing.

There is a

lot of drinking water that we would

1:26:101:26:16

rather not know what is in it.

I

have gone off of my coffee this

1:26:161:26:20

morning.

From one story to another

ridiculous story. We have all had

1:26:201:26:25

terrible haircuts from time to time.

How about this one? A husband

1:26:251:26:30

accused of wasting police time by

calling 999 to complain about this

1:26:301:26:37

haircut from this wife.

How do we

get around that? Even in the days of

1:26:371:26:53

police cuts, we could have a special

unit that dealt with that kind of

1:26:531:26:56

thing. I thought how about that for

a kind of Colombo series, would

1:26:561:27:00

someone doing the same thing. A

person here has a haircut that he

1:27:001:27:04

doesn't like. And another thing, put

more jam on it. We could write it

1:27:041:27:17

together and be millionaires.

It is

a wonderful story. Tell us more

1:27:171:27:20

about this.

It is a trope, in a way,

and inanimate object saving a life

1:27:201:27:28

in a war. This watch, this box,

saved my Grandad's life to be this

1:27:281:27:36

guy went into the Second World War,

a sniper bounced off of his ring and

1:27:361:27:46

missed his face. He keeps his ring

and looks at it. It is like a

1:27:461:27:53

what-if. What if he scratched his

ear when the sniper fired. It is the

1:27:531:27:58

opposite, in a way, of the haircut,

this is a small thing that is a big

1:27:581:28:09

thing. What if the ring saved your

life and it did it again? Super

1:28:091:28:20

powers! That is another story we

could write! We have a lot of work

1:28:201:28:24

to do in the next 12 months!

Thank

you. The Andrew Marr Show is on BBC

1:28:241:28:30

One this morning. What have you got?

It is the last show of the year. We

1:28:301:28:35

are looking back at the whole year.

Politics as well. A bit of Brexit

1:28:351:28:40

with Diane Abbott or talking about

police cuts. I will talk to the Work

1:28:401:28:45

and Pensions Secretary, David Gauke,

about the pensions announcement and

1:28:451:28:49

welfare at Christmas. A lot to talk

about. And the actor, James Norton,

1:28:491:28:54

the villainous Tommy Lee Royce, he

is now being discussed as the next

1:28:541:29:00

James Bond. And of course there will

be a Christmas Carol.

Good start. If

1:29:001:29:06

you are doing a review of the year,

it will be a long shot.

I challenge

1:29:061:29:12

him to do that without saying the

word Brexit.

It will not happen to

1:29:121:29:15

be stay with us. --

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Good Morning, here's a summary

of today's main stories from BBC

1:30:131:30:16

News.

1:30:161:30:19

Every worker aged 18 or over

will begin saving into a workplace

1:30:191:30:23

pension - unless they opt out.

1:30:231:30:26

That's under government plans

being unveiled today.

1:30:261:30:28

At the moment, employers

must enrol staff aged 22

1:30:281:30:31

and over into a pension plan

if they earn more than 10,000

1:30:311:30:34

pounds a year.

1:30:341:30:36

Ministers say they want to reduce

the minimum age to 18 by the mid

1:30:361:30:39

2020s - a move that could affect

around 900,000 young people.

1:30:391:30:46

MPs have expressed serious doubts

that the Ministry of Defence will be

1:30:461:30:49

able to afford all the new military

equipment it plans to buy.

1:30:491:30:53

A report by the Commons

Defence Select Committee

1:30:531:30:55

says the MOD will struggle to find

the money it needs to pay

1:30:551:30:58

for new jets, warships

and armoured vehicles.

1:30:581:31:00

The department says it's making good

progress towards making

1:31:001:31:03

7.3 billion pounds-worth of savings.

1:31:031:31:10

Theresa May says the last ten days

have marked a watershed

1:31:101:31:13

in the UK's departure

from the European Union.

1:31:131:31:15

Writing in the Sunday Telegraph

and the Sunday Express,

1:31:151:31:18

the Prime Minister says

she will not be derailed

1:31:181:31:26

from securing an

ambitious Brexit deal.

1:31:261:31:28

Meanwhile, the Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson has told

1:31:281:31:30

the Sunday Times that it's vital

the UK doesn't mirror EU laws

1:31:301:31:33

in the long-term.

1:31:331:31:39

South Africa's ruling party is set

to elect a new leader to replace

1:31:391:31:42

President Jacob Zuma.

1:31:421:31:43

Mr Zuma is stepping down

as leader of the ANC ahead

1:31:431:31:46

of the party's campaign

for the 2019 general election.

1:31:461:31:49

He's faced several allegations

of corruption during his decade

1:31:491:31:51

in charge, and there are fears

that bitter infighting

1:31:511:31:54

could split the party.

1:31:541:31:58

The UN security council

is to consider a proposal declaring

1:31:581:32:01

that any unilateral decision

on the status of Jerusalem

1:32:011:32:03

would have no legal effect.

1:32:031:32:04

It comes after President

Trump's decision

1:32:041:32:06

to recognise the city

as the capital of Israel.

1:32:061:32:08

The resolution is likely to be

vetoed by the United States.

1:32:081:32:13

Severn Trent Water says most

customers who were cut off

1:32:131:32:22

in the Tewkesbury area

of Gloucestershire have

1:32:221:32:24

now been reconnected.

1:32:241:32:25

10,000 homes were left

without water when a main

1:32:251:32:27

burst on Friday.

1:32:271:32:28

The company said repairs to the pipe

- which lies underneath flooded

1:32:281:32:32

fields - had been difficult.

1:32:321:32:37

We're here on the BBC News Channel

until nine this morning,

1:32:371:32:40

and coming up in the next hour.

1:32:401:32:42

It's one of our most

ambitious challenges yet.

1:32:421:32:45

Can we get the nation singing?

1:32:451:32:46

As our BBC Breakfast Sings series

nears its crescendo,

1:32:461:32:49

we'll check in with the choirs

getting ready for the big day.

1:32:491:32:52

Should mobiles be

allowed in classrooms?

1:32:521:32:55

As France bans the use

of phones in schools,

1:32:551:32:57

we'll ask if it's something the UK

should consider too.

1:32:571:32:59

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