0:00:07 > 0:00:08Hello.
0:00:08 > 0:00:11This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Dan Walker.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13A leak in Britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16The Royal Navy confirms it will carry our repairs on HMS
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Queen Elizabeth, amid claims the ship is taking on hundreds
0:00:19 > 0:00:37of litres of seawater every hour.
0:00:37 > 0:00:38Good morning.
0:00:38 > 0:00:40It's Tuesday, the 19th of December.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Also this morning:
0:00:43 > 0:00:47Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to have their say
0:00:47 > 0:00:49on how children should be taught about sex and relationships
0:00:49 > 0:00:53in schools in England.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56At least three people are known to have died after passenger train
0:00:56 > 0:00:59crashed off a bridge onto a busy motorway in the US
0:00:59 > 0:01:00State of Washington.
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Good morning.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Have your Christmas deliveries arrived on time?
0:01:03 > 0:01:06Lots of people are making a plan to ensure they get them.
0:01:06 > 0:01:08But what are your rights if there's a problem?
0:01:08 > 0:01:10I'll be finding out later.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12Athletics anti-doping officials have launched an investigation
0:01:12 > 0:01:14into what IAAF president Lord Coe called "serious allegations"
0:01:14 > 0:01:26about world champion sprinter Justin Gatlin's coach and an agent.
0:01:26 > 0:01:36We've looked at benefits of singing together.
0:01:36 > 0:01:37Hopefully louder than that.
0:01:37 > 0:01:39Now there's a chance to join in.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41This morning, we're linking up choirs for a live
0:01:41 > 0:01:42UK-wide sing along.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45Keep watching for details of how you can get involved.
0:01:45 > 0:01:46And Matt has the weather.
0:01:46 > 0:01:53You need to know that! Details of fog around. Frost as well. Mostly a
0:01:53 > 0:01:57dry day. A day of massive temperature contrast.
0:02:00 > 0:02:00Good morning.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01First, our main story.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The Royal Navy's new £3 billion Aircraft carrier,
0:02:04 > 0:02:05HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08The Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen
0:02:08 > 0:02:11earlier this month, has a problem with one of its propeller shafts.
0:02:11 > 0:02:17Our defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, reports.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20Earlier this month, amid much fanfare, the Royal Navy's largest,
0:02:20 > 0:02:22most expensive warship was being commissioned into service
0:02:22 > 0:02:28by the Queen.
0:02:28 > 0:02:32I name this ship Queen Elizabeth.
0:02:32 > 0:02:35the white ensign.
0:02:35 > 0:02:40But what the Navy did not say at the time was that she was leaking.
0:02:40 > 0:02:43According to the Sun newspaper, a fault with a seal around one
0:02:43 > 0:02:46of the propeller shafts has left her taking on up to 200 litres
0:02:46 > 0:02:51of water every hour.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54The problem was first identified during her sea trials
0:02:54 > 0:02:55earlier this year.
0:02:55 > 0:02:58A Royal Navy spokesman insisted the fault was now scheduled
0:02:58 > 0:03:01for repair and that it would not prevent the 65,000-ton warship
0:03:01 > 0:03:06from sailing again early in the New Year.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09It's not clear how easy or how much the repair will cost,
0:03:09 > 0:03:12but it's believed to be one of a number of snags that
0:03:12 > 0:03:14will have to be rectified by the contractors.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16The first F35 international delivery.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19Meanwhile, MPs have issued a warning about the cost of the new aircraft
0:03:19 > 0:03:26that will eventually fly off her.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28The Commons Defence Select Committee says there has been an unacceptable
0:03:28 > 0:03:32lack of transparency over the F35 jets, with one estimate that each
0:03:32 > 0:03:34plane will cost more than £150 million.
0:03:34 > 0:03:36The MoD insists the multibillion pound programme is on track,
0:03:36 > 0:03:44on time and within budget.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Jonathan Beale, BBC News.
0:03:49 > 0:03:52The Health Regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
0:03:52 > 0:03:54point" and it's calling on the government to act.
0:03:54 > 0:03:57In its annual report, the General Medical Council says
0:03:57 > 0:04:00the supply of new doctors is failing to keep pace with demand,
0:04:00 > 0:04:03and warns the service could suffer increasing pressure over
0:04:03 > 0:04:04the next 20 years.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07Our health correspondent, Adina Campbell, reports.
0:04:07 > 0:04:13Another stark warning about the state of our NHS.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15This time, the GMC says it's concerned about the pressures
0:04:15 > 0:04:18and unease on doctors as they grapple with their growing
0:04:18 > 0:04:22workloads.
0:04:22 > 0:04:26In its latest report, it found that the supply
0:04:26 > 0:04:30of new doctors into the UK has not kept up with demand.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32With then dependence on non-UK qualified doctors
0:04:32 > 0:04:37in some specialist areas.
0:04:37 > 0:04:40There was also a risk that some overseas doctors were being put off
0:04:40 > 0:04:41working in the UK.
0:04:41 > 0:04:45And an ongoing strain on doctors training.
0:04:45 > 0:04:50At the moment, we see our doctors day in, day out, doing a fantastic
0:04:50 > 0:04:53job, but we shouldn't take that for granted,
0:04:53 > 0:04:55and that's why things like the training environment
0:04:55 > 0:04:57for junior doctors is particularly important.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01And that's why we should be really clear about what we need to do
0:05:01 > 0:05:03to look after the attractiveness of the UK for overseas
0:05:03 > 0:05:04doctors as well.
0:05:04 > 0:05:10The Department of Health in England says the NHS currently has a record
0:05:10 > 0:05:12number of doctors, nearly 15,000 more since 2010,
0:05:12 > 0:05:17and is expanding the number of training places by 25%.
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Labour, though, has accused the government of mismanaging
0:05:20 > 0:05:23the NHS, and says the workforce is in crisis.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26To meet the future needs of patients, the GMC now wants
0:05:26 > 0:05:30to reduce the burden on doctors, with improvements to their work-life
0:05:30 > 0:05:39balance through better training and flexible working conditions.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:05:42 > 0:05:46At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
0:05:46 > 0:05:49derailed and fell from a bridge onto a busy motorway in the US
0:05:49 > 0:05:50State of Washington.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most
0:05:53 > 0:05:55of the train's carriages left the track.
0:05:55 > 0:05:58Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access to parts
0:05:58 > 0:05:59of the wreckage.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Our North America correspondent, James Cook, reports.
0:06:01 > 0:06:02Amtrak 501, emergency, emergency.
0:06:02 > 0:06:08We are on the ground.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11The conductor calling for help from Amtrak 501 has just survived
0:06:11 > 0:06:12a deadly high-speed crash.
0:06:12 > 0:06:13Is everybody OK?
0:06:13 > 0:06:16I'm still figuring that out.
0:06:16 > 0:06:22We got cars everywhere, and down on the highway.
0:06:22 > 0:06:25Passengers say the train rocked and creaked as it took a curve
0:06:25 > 0:06:28at speed, and turmoil followed.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31I just grabbed onto the chair in front of me for dear life.
0:06:31 > 0:06:33My laptop went flying, phone went flying.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35It was all the way at the other end.
0:06:35 > 0:06:37People were screaming, it was crazy.
0:06:37 > 0:06:40The new express was taking a faster route from Seattle to Portland
0:06:40 > 0:06:42for the first time.
0:06:42 > 0:06:44Investigators will consider whether the train was speeding
0:06:44 > 0:06:45when it left the track.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Some experts say the rail industry should have embraced technology
0:06:48 > 0:06:54to prevent such accidents years ago.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56It's really ridiculous, the amount of automation capability
0:06:56 > 0:07:04that we have and the fact they have not implemented it yet,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06for somebody like me who's an engineer, it's just pathetic.
0:07:06 > 0:07:10This is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the US.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13President Trump says it vindicates his call to improve
0:07:13 > 0:07:15the nation's infrastructure but it's too early to say
0:07:15 > 0:07:17whether that would have made a difference.
0:07:17 > 0:07:33James Cook, BBC News, Los Angeles.
0:07:33 > 0:07:35The government will outline measures to tackle "race bias"
0:07:35 > 0:07:38in the criminal justice system in England and Wales later today.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41It follows a report from the Labour MP David Lammy
0:07:41 > 0:07:43which found the system discriminated against people
0:07:43 > 0:07:44from ethnic minority backgrounds.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47The Justice Secretary David Lidington says there'll be work done
0:07:47 > 0:07:50on each of Mr Lammy's 35 recommendations, but it's understood
0:07:50 > 0:07:52a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has
0:07:52 > 0:07:53not been accepted.
0:07:53 > 0:07:56Theresa May will meet the entire cabinet for the first time
0:07:56 > 0:08:00since the European Council summit today to plan how they see the UK's
0:08:00 > 0:08:01relationship with the EU after transition.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04It follows a meeting with senior Cabinet ministers
0:08:04 > 0:08:06yesterday in which the Prime Minister told them the government
0:08:06 > 0:08:10is well on the way to delivering a "smooth and orderly" Brexit.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13It will be the last time that cabinet ministers meet in 2017,
0:08:13 > 0:08:14before the break for Christmas.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to help create
0:08:17 > 0:08:20a new relationship and sex education curriculum which could include
0:08:20 > 0:08:22lessons on sexting and on line pornography.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Earlier this year, the Education Secretary Justine
0:08:24 > 0:08:26Greening said the subject would be made compulsory
0:08:26 > 0:08:27in all schools in England.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29Our correspondent, Richard Galpin, reports.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32What is different, and what is the same?The guidelines for teaching
0:08:32 > 0:08:35schoolchildren about relationships and sex has not changed since the
0:08:35 > 0:08:40turn of the century. And the lessons like this to be made compulsory in
0:08:40 > 0:08:44all England's schools, and update is urgently needed, especially given
0:08:44 > 0:08:52how much time many children now spend on line. Here, there are new
0:08:52 > 0:08:58risks, like sexting. And their risk cyber bullying, and the availability
0:08:58 > 0:09:03on line of hard-core pornography. Often, young people do not
0:09:03 > 0:09:08necessarily know what is inappropriate in off behaviour and
0:09:08 > 0:09:14materials. They are confronted by a light on the Internet. They do not
0:09:14 > 0:09:20even know what is illegal and what is legal in terms of what they are.
0:09:20 > 0:09:30It really is time we update guidance.Teachers and parents are
0:09:30 > 0:09:33to suggest how it could be updated to make it more relevant. There will
0:09:33 > 0:09:44be a vigorous debate.I am a mother of two. I want a talk about healthy
0:09:44 > 0:09:48relationships, friendships, your first boyfriend at the end of
0:09:48 > 0:09:53primary school, when people are starting to say I am going out with
0:09:53 > 0:09:57him, I want them to understand what makes a good relationship between
0:09:57 > 0:10:03people.At the end of this process, the government says its goal is to
0:10:03 > 0:10:06make sure young people learn the importance of healthy and stable
0:10:06 > 0:10:16relationships. Richard Galpin, BBC News.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19Researchers have found a way of improving the accuracy of summer
0:10:19 > 0:10:20weather predictions in the UK.
0:10:20 > 0:10:22Scientists found a connection between sea surface
0:10:22 > 0:10:25temperatures in the North Atlantic in March and April,
0:10:25 > 0:10:27and the subsequent summer's rain or shine.
0:10:27 > 0:10:29They say the new method could benefit agriculture,
0:10:29 > 0:10:37tourism and construction.
0:10:37 > 0:10:43Can you hear that noise?There is a bit of beeping. We will figure it
0:10:43 > 0:10:56out.Definitely, I can hear it. It is high pitched. It is sending me
0:10:56 > 0:11:04wild.Don't adjust your sets.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06A snail-eating turtle discovered in a Thai food market
0:11:06 > 0:11:09and a horseshoe bat are just two of 115 new species
0:11:09 > 0:11:10discovered by scientists.
0:11:10 > 0:11:12They already face an uncertain future due to threats
0:11:12 > 0:11:14to their habitat in the Greater Meekong region
0:11:14 > 0:11:15of south-east Asia.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18The creatures have been documented by the World Wide Fund for Nature.
0:11:18 > 0:11:32What a shnoz! Perhaps he is making the noise! That's a mole, isn't it?
0:11:32 > 0:11:40And some sort of fog. Do you know the difference between a frog and a
0:11:40 > 0:11:51toad? One is a frog and one is a toad. This board. Justin Gatlin. We
0:11:51 > 0:11:56have to be careful about how we talk about it.
0:11:56 > 0:11:57Anti-doping and athletics authorities are investigating
0:11:57 > 0:12:00allegations that members of Justin Gatlin's entourage offered
0:12:00 > 0:12:01to supply performance-enhancing drugs.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Legal representatives of the world 100m champion have reacted
0:12:03 > 0:12:06to the Telegraph's report by releasing the last five years
0:12:06 > 0:12:09of his tests, showing the sprinter to be drug free.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12They say that Gatlin wasn't present at the time banned substances
0:12:12 > 0:12:14were allegedly discussed and that his coach Dennis Mitchell
0:12:14 > 0:12:20has been sacked.
0:12:20 > 0:12:27Everton make it four wins from five games under Sam Allardyce.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Two penalties and then this stunning strike from Gylfi Sigurdsson against
0:12:30 > 0:12:34his old club were enough to win 3-1. Swansea remain bottom of the table
0:12:34 > 0:12:36with just 12 points.
0:12:36 > 0:12:41West Ham could be without midfielder Manuel Lanzini for tonight's
0:12:41 > 0:12:43Carabao Cup quarter-final with Arsenal after being charged
0:12:43 > 0:12:45with diving in Saturday's game against Stoke.
0:12:45 > 0:12:47Lanzini, who could be banned for two games,
0:12:47 > 0:12:48is expected to appeal.
0:12:48 > 0:12:51Mo Marley is currently interim boss but England are struggling to find
0:12:51 > 0:12:54female candidates to be the next permanent women's team manager,
0:12:54 > 0:12:57according to the FA's head of women's football Baroness Sue
0:12:57 > 0:12:57Campbell.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00No permanent successor to Mark Sampson is expected to be
0:13:00 > 0:13:03named until next year.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06They start them young in the horse racing world and we might just
0:13:06 > 0:13:09have a couple of racing dynasties in the making as the daughter
0:13:09 > 0:13:15of former champion jockey Jim Crowley won this
0:13:15 > 0:13:18Shetland Pony Grand National race at the Olympia Horse Show.
0:13:18 > 0:13:23Frankie Dettori's son, won a similar race a few days ago.
0:13:23 > 0:13:38Don't you love them? I love the hug at the end. That's a horse for Mike!
0:13:38 > 0:13:45We should give him one.No, he has equine issues. Beautiful horses,
0:13:45 > 0:13:52though.Is it horse riding weather? I do not even know if that link even
0:13:52 > 0:13:53worked...
0:13:53 > 0:13:56Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00It is dry across many parts of the UK.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03It is dry across many parts of the UK. For the morning could be it, for
0:14:03 > 0:14:11some of you, patches of dense fog. A few issues at Heathrow Airport with
0:14:11 > 0:14:22the fog. Also icy in places. I found that out this morning. Temperature
0:14:22 > 0:14:33contrasts. Look at the difference! They will exist in the south-east
0:14:33 > 0:14:40and north-west today. The south of the UK. This is where you will have
0:14:40 > 0:14:43dense fog, especially towards East Anglia and the south-east corner.
0:14:43 > 0:14:49Some sunshine for some. Frosty on roads and pavements. It will
0:14:49 > 0:14:57drastically reduce as you go down some of the faster routes this
0:14:57 > 0:15:00morning. Not much fog towards the south-west. Patchy rain and drizzle
0:15:00 > 0:15:06possible in Anglesey. Fog in the Vale of York. The greatest skies
0:15:06 > 0:15:14towards the Pennines. -- greyest. A cloudy start for Scotland and
0:15:14 > 0:15:18Northern Ireland. Fog patches to start the day. Fairly cloudy through
0:15:18 > 0:15:23the day. Cloud in Scotland and Northern Ireland and Wales in the
0:15:23 > 0:15:37Midlands. Misty in the hills. Temperature contrasts. Look at that.
0:15:37 > 0:15:41There will be some sunshine across the south-east compared to other
0:15:41 > 0:15:49parts of the country. Tonight, a fairly cloudy picture quite widely.
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Wet before clouds disappear in Northern Ireland and northern
0:15:53 > 0:15:59Scotland. Most should be frost-free tonight. The odd pocket in eastern
0:15:59 > 0:16:04areas. Misty in the hills this morning. A dry day for England and
0:16:04 > 0:16:12Wales. A weather front pushing through northern England. Sunshine
0:16:12 > 0:16:17out. A pleasant afternoon in much of Scotland and Northern Ireland. Grey
0:16:17 > 0:16:20and murky but more mild in southern parts of England and Wales. The
0:16:20 > 0:16:25weather front is still with us across central parts of the UK on
0:16:25 > 0:16:30Thursday. Not much rain. Mild but grey. A little bit more chilly
0:16:30 > 0:16:34further north. Scotland, Northern Ireland, the far north of England,
0:16:34 > 0:16:39sunshine. Cold air in place gets moved out of the way on Friday. For
0:16:39 > 0:16:43the start of the weekend as well. After the festive more cool weather
0:16:43 > 0:16:48for the past few weeks, things look more mild and murky as we go into
0:16:48 > 0:16:51the start of the weekend in the run-up to Christmas. The chance of
0:16:51 > 0:16:57something more chilly pushing in northern areas.
0:17:00 > 0:17:05We have been joined by Sally and shown to look at this morning's
0:17:05 > 0:17:11papers. Do you want to start with the front pages? -- Sean. The Daily
0:17:11 > 0:17:16Mail taking a look at the end of the plastic recycling shambles. New
0:17:16 > 0:17:20rules to end the postcode lottery on recycling. There is a four point
0:17:20 > 0:17:25plan put forward by the Environment Secretary, who wants to tie councils
0:17:25 > 0:17:32to common gardens, -- common guidelines, which will make
0:17:32 > 0:17:38recycling less complicated for all of us. It will avoid issues with
0:17:38 > 0:17:44what can be recycled. When you have patch packaging with plastic and
0:17:44 > 0:17:49cardboard, what are you supposed to do?Separate.The front page of the
0:17:49 > 0:17:53Times has a picture from this train crash in Washington, where three
0:17:53 > 0:17:57people died. We will be bringing more detail on that a little later
0:17:57 > 0:18:01on, speaking to somebody who was on the train at the time. Police took
0:18:01 > 0:18:04bribes from an organised crime gang is on the front of the Times,
0:18:04 > 0:18:10allegations against the biggest force, an investigation collapsing.
0:18:10 > 0:18:15So you spend £3 billion building a ship and you find out it has a leak.
0:18:15 > 0:18:25The Navy's new aircraft carrier. Up ship Creek is the headline. It has a
0:18:25 > 0:18:29faulty seal around one of the propeller shafts. The front page of
0:18:29 > 0:18:37the Guardian, Barnier tells Theresa May you will not get a special
0:18:37 > 0:18:42Brexit deal for the city. They have done the best TV shows for 2017, the
0:18:42 > 0:18:47Guardian, 50 best TV shows and it caused quite a bit of debate
0:18:47 > 0:18:50yesterday on social media with some people saying there are only three
0:18:50 > 0:18:54non- scripted TV shows in that top 50, which isn't really a fair
0:18:54 > 0:18:58reflection of the actual TV you watch. It is all highly scripted
0:18:58 > 0:19:13drama rather than things like I am A Celebrity. You are always off-piste,
0:19:13 > 0:19:31Sean. Naga said to me, don't touch the mirror, it is Sean's!Toys'R'Us
0:19:31 > 0:19:36on the brink, and there is a deadline on Thursday to come to some
0:19:36 > 0:19:40deal to save most of the business. Already they have said 26 stores
0:19:40 > 0:19:44will close and 800 jobs at risk anyway but if they don't come to a
0:19:44 > 0:19:50deal to get that done by Thursday, settling things with creditors and
0:19:50 > 0:19:54stuff like that, those jobs could be in question.So anyone who is
0:19:54 > 0:19:57concerned and has ordered stuff from Toys'R'Us for Christmas,
0:19:57 > 0:20:03obviously... Every store is open for business. You can go in and buy
0:20:03 > 0:20:08something and it is absolutely fine. Kim Jong-un's plan is to get to a
0:20:08 > 0:20:14deal done on Thursday. So the main question is about pensions for their
0:20:14 > 0:20:19workers -- Toys'R'Us's plan. The too often consider when there are
0:20:19 > 0:20:23question marks about the company is gift vouchers. If you give a gift
0:20:23 > 0:20:28voucher for Christmas and two weeks later it has not been spent on the
0:20:28 > 0:20:32go into administration, all of a sudden you are one of the creditors
0:20:32 > 0:20:40and pretty far down the list.I don't know whether Dan is going to
0:20:40 > 0:20:45do the same paper I am going to do. Shall we show you the front page of
0:20:45 > 0:20:56the Daily Telegraph? This is the entire front page of today's Daily
0:20:56 > 0:21:01Telegraph, about the 100m runner Justin Gatlin. Do you remember he
0:21:01 > 0:21:06was booed at the world athletics championships were previously
0:21:06 > 0:21:08serving doping ban? The Daily Telegraph have been investigating
0:21:08 > 0:21:12him and his entourage, and his agent, according to them, has
0:21:12 > 0:21:20footage that they have off offers to supply illicit substances to
0:21:20 > 0:21:25journalists. He has subsequently sacked his coach who claimed drug
0:21:25 > 0:21:29use in American athletics was widespread. Justin Gatlin, of
0:21:29 > 0:21:33course, denies all the allegations but the Daily Telegraph
0:21:33 > 0:21:34investigation into makes fascinating, slightly disheartening
0:21:34 > 0:21:44reading.By the way, later on today, you know we did our BBC Sing?
0:21:44 > 0:21:57Today's the day we have getting involved, six choirs around the UK
0:21:57 > 0:22:00singing Oh Come All Ye Faithful. We would love you to get involved as
0:22:00 > 0:22:04well, so we need you to record yourself singing alive Oh Come All
0:22:04 > 0:22:08Ye Faithful, and we will give you the details later on. All the
0:22:08 > 0:22:11details are on our Facebook page, and next week, on Christmas Eve, we
0:22:11 > 0:22:17will throw it all together. Brilliant!And we are all in the
0:22:17 > 0:22:29same key?It doesn't matter, we will harmonise. I will get you one of
0:22:29 > 0:22:30those tuning forks.
0:22:30 > 0:22:32President Trump has outlined his new national security strategy,
0:22:32 > 0:22:35focussing on economic stability, and identified China and Russia
0:22:35 > 0:22:37as the primary threats to America's influence and wealth.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40He also attacked the "failures" of past foreign policy,
0:22:40 > 0:22:41and criticised North Korea and Pakistan.
0:22:41 > 0:22:44Joining us now from our Washington bureau is Mark Cancian,
0:22:44 > 0:22:56from the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
0:22:56 > 0:23:04We also face rival powers, Russia and China, that seek to challenge
0:23:04 > 0:23:07American influence, values and wealth. We will attempt to build a
0:23:07 > 0:23:14great partnership with those and other countries, but in a manner
0:23:14 > 0:23:24that always protects our national interest.
0:23:24 > 0:23:28We are used to seeing these sorts of strategies being released without
0:23:28 > 0:23:31much fanfare. What do you make of the way that Donald Trump has
0:23:31 > 0:23:37presented this?Well, this strategy is a little unusual, as you say.
0:23:37 > 0:23:41Most of them don't get a lot of attention, they are very high level,
0:23:41 > 0:23:45they are very vague, they are full of platitudes. But because Trump had
0:23:45 > 0:23:49raised so many issues about the US role in the world, this one has been
0:23:49 > 0:23:53getting a lot of attention.What did you make of the actual policy that
0:23:53 > 0:23:56was discussed in there?I think you can divide the policies into three
0:23:56 > 0:24:01groups. The first group are those that are consistent with previous
0:24:01 > 0:24:07administrations, the Obama administration, for example, and
0:24:07 > 0:24:12where the document cites Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and Isis as
0:24:12 > 0:24:17threats, that sort of thing is very consistent. There is another group
0:24:17 > 0:24:28of discussions that a -- that are mainstream Republican, missile
0:24:28 > 0:24:32defence, climate change. And then there is a group that our signature
0:24:32 > 0:24:38Trump issues. This is border security, a wall and trade policy.I
0:24:38 > 0:24:42wonder as well, listening to what he was saying, it sounded a lot like a
0:24:42 > 0:24:46campaign speech. The same sort of rhetoric around America first. Can
0:24:46 > 0:24:51you say that he is returning to many of the promises that he made when he
0:24:51 > 0:24:55was trying to be elected President? You do see that through the
0:24:55 > 0:24:59document, which is about America first strategy, it picks up many of
0:24:59 > 0:25:04those themes. There is a very large economic section that reflects the
0:25:04 > 0:25:07President's policies. Deregulation, cutting government spending, that
0:25:07 > 0:25:12sort of thing. So yes, you do see a lot of that in the document. But as
0:25:12 > 0:25:17I said, you also see continuity with previous administrations and with
0:25:17 > 0:25:20mainstream Republican thinking on national security issues.You
0:25:20 > 0:25:24mentioned more broadly republican policy. He named the US withdrawal
0:25:24 > 0:25:29from the Paris climate accord as a success. I wonder if that would be a
0:25:29 > 0:25:34view which is shared across the Republican Party?Well, there is a
0:25:34 > 0:25:38lot of scepticism about what to do about climate change in the
0:25:38 > 0:25:41Republican Party. Some of that is about climate change in general. A
0:25:41 > 0:25:47lot of it is about what you should do about it and whether an agreement
0:25:47 > 0:25:51like the Paris agreement would be helpful. I think he is well within
0:25:51 > 0:25:56the Republican mainstream.Really good to talk to you this morning,
0:25:56 > 0:26:01thank you very much.
0:26:01 > 0:26:04It is the big finale of our Sing series today,
0:26:04 > 0:26:06so we are doing something a bit special.
0:26:06 > 0:26:10We want to get the whole of the UK singing along together.
0:26:10 > 0:26:12So, wherever you are, please join in.
0:26:12 > 0:26:14Jayne is in Birmingham, where they already sound
0:26:14 > 0:26:22in excellent voice.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25I don't know if you could hear it, there was a high-pitched sound
0:26:25 > 0:26:44earlier, and it has stopped! Apparently, John, they are already
0:26:44 > 0:26:49in fine voice in Bristol.They certainly are, and hopefully you can
0:26:49 > 0:26:54hear them in fine voice. We are at aerospace still, a newly opened
0:26:54 > 0:26:58aviation museum outside the city, beneath the distinctive delta wings
0:26:58 > 0:27:04of Concord which was built in this city just alongside the runway. We
0:27:04 > 0:27:07have representatives from three workplace choirs this morning. You
0:27:07 > 0:27:12can see them from the Royal Mail, we have singers from a bus, it was
0:27:12 > 0:27:20their forebears who built Concorde -- Airbus. All being conducted by
0:27:20 > 0:27:24David Ogden, and they are doing a wonderful job. What this does is it
0:27:24 > 0:27:28compels a body to join in, and that is hopefully what everybody will be
0:27:28 > 0:27:34doing later on this morning.
0:27:34 > 0:27:38What a marvellous place to do it. You will be singing a little bit
0:27:38 > 0:27:45later.Stop link up!That is what we do, we support each other. We don't
0:27:45 > 0:27:53knock each other when somebody tries to sing -- stock building it up. It
0:27:53 > 0:27:59is the same choir we were singing with last week.It is going to sound
0:27:59 > 0:31:18great, especially when Dan
0:31:18 > 0:31:20going to see too much sunshine. Lots of cloud but temperatures most week
0:31:20 > 0:31:21in double figures.
0:31:21 > 0:31:25Vanessa Feltz has her Breakfast radio show starting at seven a.m.. I
0:31:25 > 0:31:32will be back in half an hour.
0:31:32 > 0:31:33Hello.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35This is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Dan
0:31:35 > 0:31:35Walker.
0:31:35 > 0:31:42We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment.
0:31:42 > 0:31:44Loads happening on the show this morning.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47Dame Judi Dench will be talking about her passion for trees
0:31:47 > 0:31:49from the secret woodland at the bottom of her garden.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52We'll be asking whether it's time for sex education to include
0:31:52 > 0:31:59lessons on "sexting" and on line pornography.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Is that... Is that another TARDIS?
0:32:03 > 0:32:06She's set to return as Dr Who's companion Bill
0:32:06 > 0:32:09on Christmas Day, but this morning Pearl Mackie will be right here,
0:32:09 > 0:32:12and she's bringing us a sneak preview of the Christmas special.
0:32:12 > 0:32:12Good morning.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
0:32:15 > 0:32:18The Royal Navy's new three billion pound Aircraft carrier,
0:32:18 > 0:32:19HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking.
0:32:19 > 0:32:22The Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen
0:32:22 > 0:32:25less than two weeks ago, has a problem with one
0:32:25 > 0:32:26of its propeller shafts.
0:32:26 > 0:32:28The fault was first identified during sea trials.
0:32:28 > 0:32:31A spokesman said the aircraft carrier was scheduled for repair
0:32:31 > 0:32:40and would be sailing again early in the new year.
0:32:40 > 0:32:44Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to have their say
0:32:44 > 0:32:46on how children should be taught about sex and relationships
0:32:46 > 0:32:51in schools in England.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53The current guidelines have not been updated
0:32:53 > 0:32:54since the year 2000.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Ministers say this is "unacceptable" and want new guidance
0:32:56 > 0:32:57for autumn 2019.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Earlier this year the Education Secretary Justine Greening said
0:32:59 > 0:33:04the subject would be made compulsory in all schools in England.
0:33:04 > 0:33:07At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
0:33:07 > 0:33:11derailed and fell onto a busy motorway in the US State of
0:33:11 > 0:33:11Washington.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most
0:33:14 > 0:33:15of the train's carriages left the track.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18The high-speed train was making the first passenger journey
0:33:18 > 0:33:19on a new, shorter route.
0:33:19 > 0:33:22Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access to parts
0:33:22 > 0:33:23of the wreckage.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26The government will outline measures to tackle "race bias"
0:33:26 > 0:33:29in the criminal justice system in England and Wales later today.
0:33:29 > 0:33:31It follows a report from the Labour MP David Lammy
0:33:31 > 0:33:33which found the system discriminated against people
0:33:33 > 0:33:34from ethnic minority backgrounds.
0:33:34 > 0:33:37The Justice Secretary David Lidington says there'll be work done
0:33:37 > 0:33:40on each of Mr Lammy's 35 recommendations, but it's understood
0:33:40 > 0:33:43a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has
0:33:43 > 0:33:56not been accepted.
0:33:56 > 0:33:59Theresa May will meet the entire cabinet for the first time
0:33:59 > 0:34:03since the European Council summit today, to plan how they see the UK's
0:34:03 > 0:34:04relationship with the EU after transition.
0:34:04 > 0:34:07It follows a meeting with senior Cabinet ministers yesterday
0:34:07 > 0:34:10in which the Prime Minister told them the government is well
0:34:10 > 0:34:12on the way to delivering a "smooth and orderly" Brexit.
0:34:12 > 0:34:16It will be the last time that cabinet ministers meet in 2017,
0:34:16 > 0:34:17before the break for Christmas.
0:34:17 > 0:34:20The Health Regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
0:34:20 > 0:34:23point" and it's calling on the government to act.
0:34:23 > 0:34:25In its annual report, the General Medical Council says
0:34:25 > 0:34:29the supply of new doctors is failing to keep pace with demand,
0:34:29 > 0:34:31and warns the service could suffer increasing pressure over
0:34:31 > 0:34:45the next 20 years.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49At the moment we see doctors doing a great job day in and day out. We
0:34:49 > 0:34:52should not take that for granted. We need to be clear about everything
0:34:52 > 0:34:53should not take that for granted. We need to be clear about everything we
0:34:53 > 0:34:57need to do to look after the attractiveness of the UK for
0:34:57 > 0:35:03overseas doctors as well.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06Researchers have found a way of improving the accuracy of summer
0:35:06 > 0:35:08weather predictions in the UK.
0:35:08 > 0:35:10Scientists found a connection between sea surface
0:35:10 > 0:35:12temperatures in the North Atlantic in March and April,
0:35:12 > 0:35:14and the subsequent summer's rain or shine.
0:35:14 > 0:35:16They say the new method could benefit agriculture,
0:35:16 > 0:35:18tourism and construction.
0:35:18 > 0:35:23It is time to talk about the sport. Disappointing news on the front
0:35:23 > 0:35:30pages.Yes, disappointing for fans of athletics. The Daily Telegraph
0:35:30 > 0:35:33has carried out a significant investigation in the past few
0:35:33 > 0:35:36months.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38Anti-doping officials are investigating allegations
0:35:38 > 0:35:40against two men linked to the world champion sprinter,
0:35:40 > 0:35:41Justin Gatlin.
0:35:41 > 0:35:43The Daily Telegraph says the athlete's agent,
0:35:43 > 0:35:44Robert Wagner, offered to supply performance-enhancing drugs
0:35:44 > 0:35:45to undercover reporters.
0:35:45 > 0:35:48Gatlin's coach, Dennis Mitchell, allegedly said doping was possible
0:35:48 > 0:35:50because the drugs used couldn't be detected.
0:35:50 > 0:35:56Both men deny the accusations.
0:35:56 > 0:35:59Everton made it four wins from five games under Sam Allardyce,
0:35:59 > 0:36:00after beating Swansea City 3-1.
0:36:00 > 0:36:02This stunning strike from Gylfi Sigurdsson
0:36:02 > 0:36:04against his old club put the hosts 2-1 up,
0:36:04 > 0:36:08and Wayne Rooney got a second half penalty for his 10th of the season.
0:36:08 > 0:36:11The former England captain had missed one in the first half
0:36:11 > 0:36:12which Dominic Calvert Lewin followed up.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Everton are now ninth.
0:36:18 > 0:36:25To turn around so quickly is great credit to everybody. Not just me for
0:36:25 > 0:36:30coming in now, but everyone working so hard behind the scenes, and the
0:36:30 > 0:36:35players on the pitch, and turning quite a desperate situation into a
0:36:35 > 0:36:39pretty comfortable one now.
0:36:39 > 0:36:43We had some good chances, played some good football. Yeah, the mood
0:36:43 > 0:36:50in the dressing room was very, very flat. We have 12 points. We have to
0:36:50 > 0:36:55focus on getting to 15 at the halfway point. We will figure out
0:36:55 > 0:36:58what we will do for the second half of the season.
0:36:58 > 0:37:00West Ham host Arsenal tonight in the quarter finals
0:37:00 > 0:37:03of the Carabao Cup and could be without midfielder Manuel Lanzini
0:37:03 > 0:37:06after he was charged by the FA for diving during Saturday's
0:37:06 > 0:37:07game against Stoke.
0:37:07 > 0:37:10Lanzini has until six o'clock this evening to respond to the charge
0:37:10 > 0:37:11but is expected to appeal.
0:37:11 > 0:37:15It was a brilliant performance. There was nothing to say to him at
0:37:15 > 0:37:21all. Let me be clear. Eye in the first one who says get rid of
0:37:21 > 0:37:33dieting, make sure it is not in the game. --I am. -- diving. But he did
0:37:33 > 0:37:33not do that.
0:37:33 > 0:37:36Burnley's James Tarkowski has been charged with violent conduct
0:37:36 > 0:37:38following an incident with Brighton's Glenn Murray
0:37:38 > 0:37:39during Saturday's goalless draw.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41It wasn't seen by any of the match officials,
0:37:41 > 0:37:43but was caught on video.
0:37:43 > 0:37:45He also has until six o'clock to respond.
0:37:45 > 0:37:48Crystal Palace's Jason Puncheon has been charged with carrying a weapon
0:37:48 > 0:37:49after a fight in a nightclub.
0:37:49 > 0:37:52The midfielder was arrested on Sunday morning in Reigate
0:37:52 > 0:37:54and later charged with possession of an offensive weapon,
0:37:54 > 0:37:56common assault, and a public order offence.
0:37:56 > 0:38:07He's been released on bail and is training as normal.
0:38:07 > 0:38:10England are struggling to find female candidates to be
0:38:10 > 0:38:13the next women's team manager, according to the FA's head
0:38:13 > 0:38:14of women's football Baroness Sue Campbell.
0:38:14 > 0:38:17Under-19s coach, Mo Marley, is the current interim manager,
0:38:17 > 0:38:20with no permanent successor to Mark Sampson expected to be named
0:38:20 > 0:38:26until next year.
0:38:26 > 0:38:28This time yesterday, England's Ashes hopes were slipping
0:38:28 > 0:38:31away as they went 3-0 down in the five match series,
0:38:31 > 0:38:34captain Joe Root says he has backed senior players to continue
0:38:34 > 0:38:35in the team next year.
0:38:35 > 0:38:38Head coach Trevor Bayliss's role is also is under scrutiny but does
0:38:38 > 0:38:41he still think he's the man to be in charge?
0:38:41 > 0:38:47I think I am. You may not. But I think our performances were done
0:38:47 > 0:38:54pretty well over the last two years. So, umm, yes. That is for people
0:38:54 > 0:38:59above my pay grade to make that decision. So, I am just going to
0:38:59 > 0:39:01leave it up to them.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04And finally, jockeys are usually on the small side but look (Oat
0:39:04 > 0:39:06these ones at the Shetland Pony Grand National.
0:39:06 > 0:39:07They are children though!
0:39:07 > 0:39:10And the race was won by Alice Crowley, daughter of former
0:39:10 > 0:39:11champion jockey Jim Crowley.
0:39:11 > 0:39:15A similar race on Friday was won by Frankie Dettori's son Rocco.
0:39:15 > 0:39:28It looks like a couple of racing dynasties are in the making.
0:39:28 > 0:39:33How cute! I love the hug! I want a go!I think you might be too tall.
0:39:33 > 0:39:42No one has ever said that before to me.Thank you! That has made my day.
0:39:42 > 0:39:45See you later.
0:39:45 > 0:39:48We know trees can help in the fight against climate change,
0:39:48 > 0:39:52but did you know it's also important to plant them in the right places
0:39:52 > 0:39:53to see the greatest benefit?
0:39:53 > 0:39:56The BBC's Helen Briggs has been to London's Kew Gardens to find
0:39:56 > 0:39:59out about their role in urban areas in particular.
0:39:59 > 0:40:02She spoke to Dame Judi Dench about her passion for trees,
0:40:02 > 0:40:05and how she's learnt that even those in her garden are playing a part
0:40:05 > 0:40:10in helping the planet.
0:40:10 > 0:40:14Trees in their winter glory. But they are more than just beautiful.
0:40:14 > 0:40:20As being Judi Dench learned in a new documentary, they are an ally in the
0:40:20 > 0:40:25fight against climate change.I am told all of those leaves are helping
0:40:25 > 0:40:29the tree to breathe in more carbon dioxide which it will then use to
0:40:29 > 0:40:34grow more branches.It is not just about planting more trees, it is
0:40:34 > 0:40:41about the right trees in the right places.These giant trees are very
0:40:41 > 0:40:46important for drawing down atmospheric carbon dioxide. In
0:40:46 > 0:40:50cities, the high density of trees is important for removing the high
0:40:50 > 0:40:54amount in the air. You will have less respiratory problems if you do
0:40:54 > 0:41:01that.This NASA map shows how growing trees soak up carbon dioxide
0:41:01 > 0:41:06in the Northern Hemisphere summer. Every year, the trees here at Kew
0:41:06 > 0:41:12take up tons of carbon dioxide from the air. But they are not just
0:41:12 > 0:41:20carbon dioxide capturing machines, they are living research. We are
0:41:20 > 0:41:24learning more about them every day. Every now and then it will blip.
0:41:24 > 0:41:30Like a popping sound?Yes.That little popping sound is the sound of
0:41:30 > 0:41:35the water travelling up from the roots all the way through the
0:41:35 > 0:41:44thousands of tiny little tubes called xylem tubes.Kew has
0:41:44 > 0:41:49thousands of rare and exotic trees. The man who looks after them says
0:41:49 > 0:41:53there is no end to their uses.Trees give them everything that we use
0:41:53 > 0:41:57today. They give us the oxygen we breathe, they use our carbon dioxide
0:41:57 > 0:42:05to produce that. They are good for reducing the amount of run-off and
0:42:05 > 0:42:07protecting from erosion, the best air conditions, they cleaned
0:42:07 > 0:42:12pollutants out of the atmosphere, they look after our well-being, and
0:42:12 > 0:42:17they are aesthetically beautiful. And, you know, that is so important
0:42:17 > 0:42:22today. It is becoming more and more relevant.Scientists say trees have
0:42:22 > 0:42:27a big role to play in pollution control, but we will only get the
0:42:27 > 0:42:32benefits of replant the right trees in right places. Helen Briggs, BBC
0:42:32 > 0:42:35News. -- we plant.
0:42:35 > 0:42:39"Judi Dench: My Passion For Trees" is on BBC One tomorrow night at 8PM.
0:42:46 > 0:42:49A lot of people are waiting in for those crucial Christmas
0:42:49 > 0:42:51deliveries week, but just what are your rights
0:42:51 > 0:42:52if there's a problem?
0:42:52 > 0:42:53Sean has the answers.
0:42:53 > 0:43:00It is a bugbear of all of us. How do you get it delivered? Is it put on
0:43:00 > 0:43:05the doorstep, do they leave it with a neighbour?Do they pretend they
0:43:05 > 0:43:12have been and have not?Surely not! It is a big, big market!
0:43:12 > 0:43:14More and more of us are ordering things on line.
0:43:14 > 0:43:17In fact, this season £2 in every £5
0:43:17 > 0:43:18will be spent on line.
0:43:18 > 0:43:20But that puts a greater stress on the system,
0:43:20 > 0:43:22causing delays and difficulties.
0:43:22 > 0:43:24According to one consumer group over the past six months complaints
0:43:24 > 0:43:38about package deliveries have gone up over 40%.
0:43:38 > 0:43:40So, what are your rights if things go wrong?
0:43:40 > 0:43:44Martyn James is an independent comsumer expert.
0:43:44 > 0:43:50Good morning.Good morning.First, if you are expecting something
0:43:50 > 0:43:54before Christmas and the next few days and it does not arrive and you
0:43:54 > 0:43:57know it will not arrive before Christmas, what are your rights?You
0:43:57 > 0:44:02have to be pragmatic about it. At the end of the day, you want the
0:44:02 > 0:44:07kids and family to have something to open. Most deliveries have a
0:44:07 > 0:44:10specified delivery date by which point you should have received your
0:44:10 > 0:44:14package to be if you do not, you have every right to cancel the order
0:44:14 > 0:44:19and get a full refund along with the delivery charges. I appreciate
0:44:19 > 0:44:26sometimes it is close to the bone to get something out. You are entitled
0:44:26 > 0:44:32to a refund, and you can specify you do not want the delivery to go
0:44:32 > 0:44:38ahead.And you can track a lot of these packages beforehand. It feels
0:44:38 > 0:44:42like everyone is becoming an expert in tracking. You have the website,
0:44:42 > 0:44:47you put in the data... If you have a feeling it will not arrive, it has
0:44:47 > 0:44:50not been dispatched, do you have rights by that point?Absolutely.
0:44:50 > 0:44:54When you agree to buy something from a retailer, you have a contract with
0:44:54 > 0:44:59who you buy from. Whoever their contracts to get goods to you on
0:44:59 > 0:45:02time in good condition and everything else, that is their
0:45:02 > 0:45:06problem. The obligation is to meet the contract they have with you. Any
0:45:06 > 0:45:11problems that arise as a result of that, you can take it as a
0:45:11 > 0:45:15complaint.What about how it is delivered? We are desperate to get
0:45:15 > 0:45:21them. Perhaps at this time of year we are not bothered if they are left
0:45:21 > 0:45:25on the doorstep as long as it gets there. But you hear stories, people
0:45:25 > 0:45:28get in touch with us every year, about it being chucked over the
0:45:28 > 0:45:34fence, left in a recycling bin, left in a general waste in... Is all of
0:45:34 > 0:45:46that OK? I would love to say the waste bin example is a 1-off, but it
0:45:46 > 0:45:50isn't.I have heard of loads of examples, and then it is bin day and
0:45:50 > 0:45:54that is the end of that. One of the strangest ones we have sought was
0:45:54 > 0:46:08that a woman's Postle -- a woman's parcel was left out of her reach,
0:46:08 > 0:46:11she had to use a broom stick it down. The important thing for many
0:46:11 > 0:46:16people is you can specify where you want items to be left. Increasingly,
0:46:16 > 0:46:22and I know it has happened to me, you live in a block of flats and get
0:46:22 > 0:46:26home and find your front door mat is looking quite lumpy because there is
0:46:26 > 0:46:29loads of stuff underneath it and there have been reports of thieves
0:46:29 > 0:46:38pinching things.Briefly, Toys'R'Us is in difficulty before Christmas.
0:46:38 > 0:46:42What should consumers be thinking about the companies they are buying
0:46:42 > 0:46:46from?If you have vouchers, bear in mind that if the company goes bust
0:46:46 > 0:46:50you will probably lose the vouchers as well. So you might want to think
0:46:50 > 0:46:53about using those to buy a gift before the bankruptcy, if it
0:46:53 > 0:46:58happens, kicks in. It is a slow process, but nevertheless, we don't
0:46:58 > 0:47:04know what will happen. They might keep the company running for a short
0:47:04 > 0:47:09period of time, but nevertheless it is worth using vouchers quickly.
0:47:09 > 0:47:13Click and collect is another thing you can do.I have resorted to that
0:47:13 > 0:47:17now.Thank you very much.
0:47:17 > 0:47:22Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
0:47:22 > 0:47:24It was foggy yesterday,
0:47:24 > 0:47:27It was foggy yesterday, and it looks foggy today.A different sort of
0:47:27 > 0:47:34area this morning. A very good morning to you. We have a few fog
0:47:34 > 0:47:37problems around this morning, especially across parts of eastern
0:47:37 > 0:47:40and southern England as well as Northern Ireland. The fog patches
0:47:40 > 0:47:44pretty dense in places so if you are driving along faster routes you
0:47:44 > 0:47:47could be going from very good visibility to very poor visibility
0:47:47 > 0:47:51in a very short space of time, and that in itself can be quite
0:47:51 > 0:47:54dangerous. Add on to that icy conditions in roads and pavements in
0:47:54 > 0:47:59England in particular and it is not the best of morning commutes. If I
0:47:59 > 0:48:02show you what is happening overnight, as far as the
0:48:02 > 0:48:05temperatures are concerned it is a massive contrast. Temperatures
0:48:05 > 0:48:10dropping as low as -4 in Bournemouth, and in Scotland
0:48:10 > 0:48:14temperatures topsy-turvy, around 15 degrees overnight. Those temperature
0:48:14 > 0:48:17contrast will continue to exist in one way, shape or form throughout
0:48:17 > 0:48:22the day. Much of the Midlands, East Anglia and southern England are dry
0:48:22 > 0:48:26and bright but frosty start, but there are those dense patches of fog
0:48:26 > 0:48:30causing a few issues at Heathrow Airport. Some of that will lift and
0:48:30 > 0:48:35shift at times through the morning. Not too many fog problems towards
0:48:35 > 0:48:38the south-west or Wales, a bit of fog throughout Wales, the odd spot
0:48:38 > 0:48:43of rain to Anglesey. A dry start in northern England and some dense
0:48:43 > 0:48:48patches of fog in and around the Vale of York. Murky over the hills,
0:48:48 > 0:48:51especially Northern Ireland and the higher ground of Scotland. Some
0:48:51 > 0:48:54patchy rain and drizzle here and there. Pushing into Cumbria through
0:48:54 > 0:48:58the morning. The weather still be the Hebrides as the wind picks up
0:48:58 > 0:49:01and the rain turns more persistent later on. A lot of cloud compared
0:49:01 > 0:49:05with yesterday. Even if we don't shift some of the fog across the
0:49:05 > 0:49:08south-east, many will see the sunshine breakthrough. Temperatures
0:49:08 > 0:49:17only in mid- single figures compared with what we could see, 14 or 15
0:49:17 > 0:49:20around the Murray first thanks to south-westerly winds and a bit of
0:49:20 > 0:49:23brightness throughout the second half of the day. The wind will pick
0:49:23 > 0:49:26up across Scotland and Northern Ireland, turning wet of the many for
0:49:26 > 0:49:30a time overnight. The odd spot of light rain and drizzle across
0:49:30 > 0:49:34England and Wales. It is likely to be misty over the hills, but the odd
0:49:34 > 0:49:37one could be around into the morning. Any cloud breaks in eastern
0:49:37 > 0:49:41areas could lead to a touch of frost around. Generally Wednesday a grey
0:49:41 > 0:49:43start the England and Wales. Southern Scotland and Northern
0:49:43 > 0:49:46Ireland, early rises could see some rain but the weather front pushing
0:49:46 > 0:49:49into northern England and Wales through the day bringing the
0:49:49 > 0:49:52occasional rain and drizzle. Very murky around that. Scotland and
0:49:52 > 0:49:55Northern Ireland a brighter day tomorrow. Under the grey day for
0:49:55 > 0:49:59many in England and Wales. But it will be a milder one. In the
0:49:59 > 0:50:02Thursday, that weather front still with us through Wales, the Midlands,
0:50:02 > 0:50:05East Anglia, roughly that area. Nothing too substantial as far as
0:50:05 > 0:50:10rain is concerned. To the south of it, murky but not too bad. Feeling a
0:50:10 > 0:50:13little bit cooler once again. It will start Thursday with a bit of
0:50:13 > 0:50:17frost once again. The cooler air is shoved other way as we go from
0:50:17 > 0:50:21Friday into Saturday, and not quite the whether you want in the build-up
0:50:21 > 0:50:26up to Christmas. We lose a bit of that festive feel as a bit of cloudy
0:50:26 > 0:50:29weather moves in. Temperatures in double figures. Will using the
0:50:29 > 0:50:36weather for us next time?Sing it? Yes.I can do if you want me to. I
0:50:36 > 0:50:38haven't got the voice for that.
0:50:38 > 0:50:40It is one of our most ambitious challenges yet -
0:50:40 > 0:50:41It is one of our most ambitious challenges yet -
0:50:41 > 0:50:43can we get the nations singing in unison?
0:50:43 > 0:50:46We have been telling you all week about the health benefits of it,
0:50:46 > 0:50:49and today is the day our Breakfast Sings series
0:50:49 > 0:50:50reaches its crescendo.
0:50:50 > 0:50:54We have got six choirs across the UK getting ready to sing en masse
0:50:54 > 0:50:56at the end of the programme.
0:50:56 > 0:50:59We are going to be hearing from Bristol and Birmingham
0:50:59 > 0:51:05in a moment.
0:51:05 > 0:51:11First, Dan is with the team outside our studios here in Salford.
0:51:11 > 0:51:17Good morning, hello everyone at home. Welcome once again to
0:51:17 > 0:51:22Manchester Inspirational Voices. These as you mentioned are one of
0:51:22 > 0:51:28our choirs. We have six singing all over the country as part of BBC
0:51:28 > 0:51:34Sings. We are going to get involved in a version of O Come, All Ye
0:51:34 > 0:51:39Faithful, which we are singing at 905 this morning. We have Bristol
0:51:39 > 0:51:44and Cardiff in various places around the UK. You can join in and we will
0:51:44 > 0:51:48give you details later. The lyrics are on our Facebook and Twitter site
0:51:48 > 0:51:53and you can send us your video and on Christmas Eve we will put all of
0:51:53 > 0:51:58those together and make a beautiful carol. One thing we have been
0:51:58 > 0:52:01mentioning throughout, and rain Ellington led our presenters at the
0:52:01 > 0:52:06Bridgewater Hall last weekend, is the importance of singing, and that
0:52:06 > 0:52:09is something that you see, those of psychological and physical benefits
0:52:09 > 0:52:14and mental benefits, all the time -- Wayne Ellington.Absolutely, all the
0:52:14 > 0:52:19time. Every time someone is willing to give singing ago, you know, it
0:52:19 > 0:52:27makes you smile, doesn't it?And you make me smile. And Yvonne used to be
0:52:27 > 0:52:31in the choir and rejoined. You have been on quite a journey with it,
0:52:31 > 0:52:37haven't you?I have, yes. I joined in 2013 and left because of family
0:52:37 > 0:52:41problems, and I lost my husband, and came back last November. And I love
0:52:41 > 0:52:46singing, just love it, and I just love the choir so much.And I think
0:52:46 > 0:52:51they love you as well. And you are going to give us a burst. Wayne, who
0:52:51 > 0:52:57is always encouraging us to sing, says that I will sing alone, and you
0:52:57 > 0:53:09will respond. So I go # come, let us adore him.# Christ, the Lord.And
0:53:09 > 0:53:16if I can do it, you can do it. And John Maguire is in Bristol. Can any
0:53:16 > 0:53:21single one of us on the programme seemed? We are not making a good
0:53:21 > 0:53:26account of ourselves. We are beneath the wings of a Concorde. Three
0:53:26 > 0:53:34workplace choirs joining in, conducted by David Ogden.At this
0:53:34 > 0:53:39time of the morning are beautiful, and they are ready Frau performance
0:53:39 > 0:53:45later.Let's go and have a chat to them. We have representatives from
0:53:45 > 0:53:53Airbus, whose forebears built Concorde. Do you guys sing at work
0:53:53 > 0:53:57when you are building aeroplanes? Well, it takes a lot of us to put
0:53:57 > 0:54:00the aircraft together and manufacture the wings in the UK, so
0:54:00 > 0:54:04takes a lot of us to come together and sing in the choir. There is lots
0:54:04 > 0:54:08of singing in the workplace and humming around the business.Quite a
0:54:08 > 0:54:13musical place to work them. And let's bring in Jo. You are an old
0:54:13 > 0:54:17hand at this, because you were on the TV show with Gareth Malone a few
0:54:17 > 0:54:21years ago. Tell us about singing at work with you guys at the Royal
0:54:21 > 0:54:26Mail.It is great fun, always singing in the van while collecting
0:54:26 > 0:54:31from customers and from delivery offices. It is great fun.What a
0:54:31 > 0:54:36busy time for you.Very, very busy. Let's bring Alistair 4-wood. I
0:54:36 > 0:54:44suppose you are more of an office based situation -- forward. Does
0:54:44 > 0:54:49everyone in your office to sing all the time?Know, about 16 out of
0:54:49 > 0:54:55about 50, which is pretty good.Does it help the business?There is that
0:54:55 > 0:55:00sense of bonding, it must do. It is tangible, isn't it? It makes us all
0:55:00 > 0:55:04very happy, and it must be good, for everybody.Lots more from us later
0:55:04 > 0:55:10on. We will do O Come, All Ye Faithful, of course. We urge you to
0:55:10 > 0:55:14join in. I will hand you the Jain in Birmingham. Good morning, and how
0:55:14 > 0:55:24are you standing up there?-- Jane. Good morning from Birmingham. I told
0:55:24 > 0:55:28you they were giddy. We are in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, and we
0:55:28 > 0:55:33have decided that our job will be to help warm up the nation, games, take
0:55:33 > 0:55:53it away. We have three choirs here at the QE hospital -- James.
0:55:53 > 0:56:07Everyone can join in at home.And Phoenix singers. SINGS ARPEGGIO.And
0:56:07 > 0:56:20the Midlands hospital choir.SINGS ARPEGGIO.And all together.SINGS
0:56:20 > 0:56:30ARPEGGIO.And just when you thought you were almost warmed up, you are
0:56:30 > 0:56:35not, because you have to do... What is it?It is the scrunch and
0:56:35 > 0:56:47stretch. And scrunch. And stretch! And scrunch, and stretch!Well, I do
0:56:47 > 0:56:50hope you were joining in at home. Everybody looks absolutely
0:56:50 > 0:56:59magnificent. Bravo for giving up so early. Doesn't she look fantastic.
0:56:59 > 0:57:04Let's see those flashing lights. Here is Mark, who made this jumper.
0:57:04 > 0:57:11He made it himself! With glue and bits. And James. I bet you are going
0:57:11 > 0:57:20to be jealous. Let's see your hat. We are so ready for this moment. See
0:57:20 > 0:57:30you later.I need that hat.That is a slightly concerning hat. So when
0:57:30 > 0:57:34you were singing earlier, lovely to have you back on the sofa. Scrunch
0:57:34 > 0:57:39and stretch is how you warmer.I didn't have a warmup, I just went
0:57:39 > 1:00:59for it.
1:00:59 > 1:01:01I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
1:01:01 > 1:01:05in half an hour.
1:01:06 > 1:01:06Hello.
1:01:06 > 1:01:09This is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Dan Walker.
1:01:09 > 1:01:11A leak in Britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier.
1:01:11 > 1:01:14The Royal Navy confirms it will carry out repairs on HMS
1:01:14 > 1:01:17Queen Elizabeth, amid claims the ship is taking on hundreds
1:01:17 > 1:01:25of litres of seawater every hour.
1:01:34 > 1:01:35Good morning.
1:01:35 > 1:01:36It's Tuesday, the 19th of December.
1:01:36 > 1:01:41Also this morning:
1:01:41 > 1:01:44Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to have their say
1:01:44 > 1:01:47on how children should be taught about sex and relationships
1:01:47 > 1:01:49in schools in England.
1:01:49 > 1:01:55Good morning.
1:01:55 > 1:01:59What are the options on pensions to save thousands of jobs before
1:01:59 > 1:02:01Christmas?
1:02:01 > 1:02:03Athletics anti-doping officials have launched an investigation
1:02:03 > 1:02:05into what IAAF president Lord Coe called "serious allegations"
1:02:05 > 1:02:17about world champion sprinter Justin Gatlin's coach and an agent.
1:02:17 > 1:02:21Choirs around the UK are gearing up for our live UK-wide sing along.
1:02:21 > 1:02:23This is the scene in Salford.
1:02:23 > 1:02:29We want you to get involved too, keep watching for details.
1:02:29 > 1:02:33And Matt has the weather.
1:02:33 > 1:02:44Thank you. Good morning. Dense patches of fog. A dry Tuesday for
1:02:44 > 1:02:52most of us. Big contrast, as I will show you in 15 minutes. Thank you.
1:02:52 > 1:02:53Good morning.
1:02:53 > 1:02:54First, our main story.
1:02:54 > 1:02:56The Royal Navy's new £3 billion Aircraft carrier,
1:02:56 > 1:02:57HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking.
1:02:57 > 1:03:00The Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen
1:03:00 > 1:03:03earlier this month, has a problem with one of its propeller shafts.
1:03:03 > 1:03:11Our defence correspondent, Jonathan Beale, reports.
1:03:11 > 1:03:14Earlier this month, amid much fanfare, the Royal Navy's largest,
1:03:14 > 1:03:16most expensive warship was being commissioned into service
1:03:16 > 1:03:17by the Queen.
1:03:17 > 1:03:19I name this ship Queen Elizabeth.
1:03:19 > 1:03:21Hailed as the most powerful capable warship ever to raise
1:03:21 > 1:03:22the white ensign.
1:03:22 > 1:03:26But what the Navy did not say at the time was that she was leaking.
1:03:26 > 1:03:30According to the Sun newspaper, a fault with a seal around one
1:03:30 > 1:03:33of the propeller shafts has left her taking on up to 200 litres
1:03:33 > 1:03:34of water every hour.
1:03:34 > 1:03:37The problem was first identified during her sea trials
1:03:37 > 1:03:38earlier this year.
1:03:38 > 1:03:41A Royal Navy spokesman insisted the fault was now scheduled
1:03:41 > 1:03:44for repair and that it would not prevent the 65,000-ton warship
1:03:44 > 1:03:46from sailing again early in the New Year.
1:03:46 > 1:03:49It's not clear how easy or how much the repair will cost,
1:03:49 > 1:03:53but it's believed to be one of a number of snags that
1:03:53 > 1:04:00will have to be rectified by the contractors.
1:04:00 > 1:04:17The first F35 international delivery.
1:04:17 > 1:04:20Meanwhile, MPs have issued a warning about the cost of the new aircraft
1:04:20 > 1:04:22that will eventually fly off her.
1:04:22 > 1:04:25The Commons Defence Select Committee says there has been an unacceptable
1:04:25 > 1:04:28lack of transparency over the F35 jets, with one estimate that each
1:04:28 > 1:04:30plane will cost more than £150 million.
1:04:30 > 1:04:33The MoD insists the multibillion pound programme is on track,
1:04:33 > 1:04:34on time and within budget.
1:04:34 > 1:04:38Jonathan Beale, BBC News.
1:04:38 > 1:04:41Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to help create
1:04:41 > 1:04:44a new relationship and sex education curriculum which could include
1:04:44 > 1:04:46lessons on sexting and on line pornography.
1:04:46 > 1:04:49Earlier this year, the Education Secretary Justine Greening said
1:04:49 > 1:04:51the subject would be made compulsory in all schools in England.
1:04:51 > 1:04:53Our correspondent, Richard Galpin, reports.
1:04:53 > 1:04:56What's different, and what's the same?
1:04:56 > 1:05:03The guidelines for teaching schoolchildren about relationships
1:05:03 > 1:05:06and sex have not changed since the turn of the century.
1:05:06 > 1:05:12And with lessons like this to be made compulsory in all England's
1:05:12 > 1:05:15schools, an update is urgently needed, especially given how much
1:05:15 > 1:05:25time many children now spend on line.
1:05:25 > 1:05:27Here, there are new risks, like sexting, when images
1:05:27 > 1:05:29of children are posted on apps.
1:05:29 > 1:05:32And there is cyber bullying, and the availability on line
1:05:32 > 1:05:32of hard-core pornography.
1:05:32 > 1:05:36Often, young people do not necessarily know
1:05:36 > 1:05:38what is inappropriate in off behaviour and materials
1:05:38 > 1:05:40versus what is appropriate.
1:05:40 > 1:05:48They are confronted by a lot on the Internet.
1:05:48 > 1:05:52But they often don't even know what is illegal and what is legal
1:05:52 > 1:05:53in terms of what they are.
1:05:53 > 1:05:56It really is time we update guidance.
1:05:56 > 1:05:59The government wants teachers and parents to suggest how it
1:05:59 > 1:06:01could be updated to make it more relevant.
1:06:01 > 1:06:08There will be a vigorous debate.
1:06:08 > 1:06:12I'm a mother of two and I have been looking for sex education to be more
1:06:12 > 1:06:14about healthy relationships, friendships, your first boyfriend
1:06:14 > 1:06:18at the end of primary school, when people are starting to say I am
1:06:18 > 1:06:21going out with him, I want them to understand what makes a good
1:06:21 > 1:06:26relationship between people.
1:06:26 > 1:06:29At the end of this process, the government says its goal
1:06:29 > 1:06:32is to make sure young people learn the importance of healthy
1:06:32 > 1:06:32and stable relationships.
1:06:32 > 1:06:55Richard Galpin, BBC News.
1:06:55 > 1:06:59At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
1:06:59 > 1:07:03derailed and fell from a bridge onto a busy motorway in the US
1:07:03 > 1:07:03State of Washington.
1:07:03 > 1:07:06Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most
1:07:06 > 1:07:08of the train's carriages left the track.
1:07:08 > 1:07:11Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access to parts
1:07:11 > 1:07:12of the wreckage.
1:07:12 > 1:07:14Our North America correspondent, James Cook, reports.
1:07:14 > 1:07:15Amtrak 501, emergency, emergency.
1:07:15 > 1:07:16We are on the ground.
1:07:16 > 1:07:19The conductor calling for help from Amtrak 501 has just survived
1:07:19 > 1:07:20a deadly high-speed crash.
1:07:20 > 1:07:21Is everybody OK?
1:07:21 > 1:07:22I'm still figuring that out.
1:07:22 > 1:07:25We have cars everywhere, and down on the highway.
1:07:25 > 1:07:28Passengers say the train rocked and creaked as it took a curve
1:07:28 > 1:07:30at speed, and turmoil followed.
1:07:30 > 1:07:33I just grabbed onto the train in front of me for dear life.
1:07:33 > 1:07:35My laptop went flying, phone went flying.
1:07:35 > 1:07:37It was all the way at the other end.
1:07:37 > 1:07:39People were screaming, it was crazy.
1:07:39 > 1:07:42The new express was taking a faster route from Seattle to Portland
1:07:42 > 1:07:43for the first time.
1:07:43 > 1:07:46Investigators will consider whether the train was speeding
1:07:46 > 1:07:47when it left the track.
1:07:47 > 1:07:50Some experts say the rail industry should have embraced technology
1:07:50 > 1:07:50to prevent such accidents years ago.
1:07:50 > 1:07:53It is really ridiculous the amount of automation capability
1:07:53 > 1:07:56that we have and the fact they have not implemented it yet,
1:07:56 > 1:07:59for someone like me who is an engineer it is just pathetic.
1:07:59 > 1:08:03This is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the US.
1:08:03 > 1:08:06President Trump says it vindicates his call to improve
1:08:06 > 1:08:08the nation's infrastructure but it is too early to say
1:08:08 > 1:08:14whether that would have made a difference.
1:08:14 > 1:08:16The government will outline measures to tackle "race bias"
1:08:16 > 1:08:19in the criminal justice system in England and Wales later today.
1:08:19 > 1:08:22It follows a report from the Labour MP David Lammy which found
1:08:22 > 1:08:25the system discriminated against people from ethnic minority
1:08:25 > 1:08:25backgrounds.
1:08:25 > 1:08:28The Justice Secretary David Lidington says there'll be work done
1:08:28 > 1:08:31on each of Mr Lammy's 35 recommendations, but it's understood
1:08:31 > 1:08:33a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has
1:08:33 > 1:08:42not been accepted.
1:08:42 > 1:08:45The Health Regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
1:08:45 > 1:08:48point" and it's calling on the government to act.
1:08:48 > 1:08:50In its annual report, the General Medical Council says
1:08:50 > 1:09:03the supply of new doctors is failing to keep pace with demand,
1:09:03 > 1:09:05and warns the service could suffer increasing pressure over
1:09:05 > 1:09:08the next 20 years.
1:09:08 > 1:09:12At the moment we see doctors doing a great job day in and day out.
1:09:12 > 1:09:14We should not take that for granted.
1:09:14 > 1:09:16We need to be clear about everything we
1:09:16 > 1:09:19need to do to look after the attractiveness of the UK
1:09:19 > 1:09:36for overseas doctors as well.
1:09:36 > 1:09:39Theresa May will meet the entire cabinet for the first time
1:09:39 > 1:09:43since the European Council summit today, to plan how they see the UK's
1:09:43 > 1:09:44relationship with the EU after transition.
1:09:44 > 1:09:47It follows a meeting with senior Cabinet ministers yesterday
1:09:47 > 1:09:50in which the Prime Minister told them the government is well
1:09:50 > 1:09:52on the way to delivering a "smooth and orderly" Brexit.
1:09:52 > 1:09:56Does the Prime Minister have the full backing of the cabinet?When
1:09:56 > 1:09:59you speak to MPs at the moment, the overwhelming feeling is a sense of
1:09:59 > 1:10:03relief Theresa May got to this point. After a divisive year, people
1:10:03 > 1:10:06seem to be rallying behind her at the moment, saying we have come so
1:10:06 > 1:10:10far. That is because the first stage of rigs talks have all but been
1:10:10 > 1:10:17completed. -- Brexit. Now the future turns to what the future will look
1:10:17 > 1:10:20like. Things like defence and security. Absolutely crucial will be
1:10:20 > 1:10:25the future trading relationship with the EU. That will be difficult, the
1:10:25 > 1:10:29EU already warned that. Another warning from Michel Barnier, saying
1:10:29 > 1:10:34the UK will not get everything it wants. Today Theresa May will start
1:10:34 > 1:10:38to talk to her cabinet to get their views. We know they have differing
1:10:38 > 1:10:48opinions. They want the UK to stay as close as possible to the EU, or
1:10:48 > 1:10:52as far away from it as possible. It will all depend on the negotiations
1:10:52 > 1:10:58still to come. But it is the beginning of an important
1:10:58 > 1:11:01conversation, one that will not always the easy.Thank you very
1:11:01 > 1:11:22much, Alex Forsyth.
1:11:22 > 1:11:24Retailer Toys R Us is under pressure this week.
1:11:24 > 1:11:29It has only two days left to come up with a deal to save the business
1:11:29 > 1:11:29right before Christmas.
1:11:29 > 1:11:37They have said 36 stores will close and 800 jobs are at risk. One of the
1:11:37 > 1:11:41creditors, part of the vote on Thursday to agree a deal would be
1:11:41 > 1:11:46done, is the pension protection fund. What they do is when companies
1:11:46 > 1:11:49are struggling, they take on the pension scheme of the company and
1:11:49 > 1:11:56make sure all the people who worked for them in the past and do at the
1:11:56 > 1:12:00moment will get the pension they are entitled to, or a vast majority of
1:12:00 > 1:12:04it. They will want something in return, the creditors, they will
1:12:04 > 1:12:09want cash. That is what the negotiations are talking about. They
1:12:09 > 1:12:13have not decided if they will back the deal on Thursday yet. That is
1:12:13 > 1:12:17why there is still pressure on Toys R Us to come up with a deal.We will
1:12:17 > 1:12:21definitely hear it on Thursday.That will be the deadline for the vote.
1:12:21 > 1:12:27Is three quarters of creditors need to back the deal, landlords, the
1:12:27 > 1:12:30pension protection fund, all of that involved, three quarters need to
1:12:30 > 1:12:37back it for Toys R Us to go forward with the plans to go ahead.That is
1:12:37 > 1:12:44so concerning. It is never nice.You may have a few questions, but
1:12:44 > 1:12:47fundamentally, I could do is open for business. This is more about
1:12:47 > 1:12:55what the future will look like. -- Toys R Us.
1:12:55 > 1:12:58It's been a year in which violent threats and abuse have flooded
1:12:58 > 1:13:00political debate, particulary when it comes to Brexit.
1:13:00 > 1:13:02But yesterday, after it emerged some MPs had
1:13:02 > 1:13:04received dozens of abusive e-mails and messages,
1:13:04 > 1:13:08the Prime Minister and the Speaker of the House of Commons said
1:13:08 > 1:13:08enough was enough.
1:13:08 > 1:13:13Making death threats or other threats of violence against people
1:13:13 > 1:13:22on grounds of their views is, whether the authors know it or not,
1:13:22 > 1:13:28a kind of fascism. There can never be a place for the threats of
1:13:28 > 1:13:32violence and intimidation against some members that we have seen in
1:13:32 > 1:13:35recent days. Our politics must be better than that.
1:13:35 > 1:13:38One of the MP's who has been targeted since she voted
1:13:38 > 1:13:40against the government last week is Conservative MP
1:13:40 > 1:13:44Antoinette Sandbach - she joins us from Westminster.
1:13:44 > 1:13:48Thank you very much for joining us on Breakfast this morning.Good
1:13:48 > 1:13:52morning.It is an interesting thing to be highlighted. We are very aware
1:13:52 > 1:13:56in this day of social media of trolls and the abuse that is given
1:13:56 > 1:14:01on line and the efforts being made to tackle this. But this is now
1:14:01 > 1:14:10specific. You are for example, have been targeted for your views and
1:14:10 > 1:14:15actions as an MP.Yes. And it is not just Conservative MPs, many get
1:14:15 > 1:14:23targeted regularly. I regularly get abuse.Can you tell us some of what
1:14:23 > 1:14:28you have experienced?Well, I have... It has been suggested that I
1:14:28 > 1:14:33should be hung for being a traitor. There have been a number of threats,
1:14:33 > 1:14:38all of which I have reported to the police.What is the process when you
1:14:38 > 1:14:41are threatened, when you receive something as vicious as saying I
1:14:41 > 1:14:45want to kill you?
1:14:45 > 1:14:50We're lucky that we have very good security in Parliament and we have a
1:14:50 > 1:14:55very special police Parliamentary team. So whenever I receive threats,
1:14:55 > 1:15:00and I have received threats before the vote, they get passed on to that
1:15:00 > 1:15:05police team that can see whether or not that is an individual which is
1:15:05 > 1:15:08targeting one MP or many MPs, and the number of people have been
1:15:08 > 1:15:12prosecuted or sent to prison for the threats they have issued against
1:15:12 > 1:15:15members of Parliament.What do you think needs to be done to make this
1:15:15 > 1:15:22less acceptable? To make it more of a threat, that if you do this, that
1:15:22 > 1:15:27you will be at risk of going to jail or you will be punished?I don't
1:15:27 > 1:15:31actually think it is a problem that is only faced by MPs. I think there
1:15:31 > 1:15:36are a number of people in public life who also have this problem. And
1:15:36 > 1:15:47we saw that just this week with one of the nominees for the BBC Sports
1:15:47 > 1:15:50Personality of the Year, and it is about the police and other
1:15:50 > 1:15:54authorities following up on those great. It is the same law whether it
1:15:54 > 1:15:58is set online or face-to-face, and it really is an issue of the police
1:15:58 > 1:16:01following it up. And the Home Secretary made it very clear, there
1:16:01 > 1:16:05is a new national hub being set up to deal with this kind of online
1:16:05 > 1:16:09cyber bullying and abuse. They will be a new code of practice for social
1:16:09 > 1:16:15media companies, and it is that kind of specialisation and transparency
1:16:15 > 1:16:18which I think will make a difference.There is an argument,
1:16:18 > 1:16:23isn't there, that if you are in the public eye, you put yourself out
1:16:23 > 1:16:26there, as an MP or a journalist on national television, you have to
1:16:26 > 1:16:33accept that people are going to have a view, and they are not going to
1:16:33 > 1:16:37agree with what you say, and this is just part and parcel of the job?I
1:16:37 > 1:16:41accept that people are going to have a different view from me, and that
1:16:41 > 1:16:45they are going to disagree with what I say. What I don't accept is that
1:16:45 > 1:16:49they are entitled to break the law and do it in a way which is a
1:16:49 > 1:16:53criminal offence, and that I should put up with that. I think that is
1:16:53 > 1:16:57the same whether you are a journalist or a teacher, or a nurse.
1:16:57 > 1:17:00We saw doctors being abused recently in the case of Saint Auburn Street
1:17:00 > 1:17:04hospital. I don't think it makes any difference which part of society you
1:17:04 > 1:17:08come from. If it is a criminal offence, it should be acted on and
1:17:08 > 1:17:12prosecuted.Do you think your behaviour has changed, knowing you
1:17:12 > 1:17:21are under this scrutiny, this public and potentially a -- abusive
1:17:21 > 1:17:25scrutiny?I am not going to be intimidated threats into changing my
1:17:25 > 1:17:29views. I am elected to stand up and represent all of make and joints,
1:17:29 > 1:17:34and I want to do so in a way that is fearless. And of course my Hager has
1:17:34 > 1:17:43changed. I have, like many MPs since the murder of Jo Cox, we have to be
1:17:43 > 1:17:47much more acutely aware of our security. And I have specific
1:17:47 > 1:17:51security measures that are in place not only for me, but also in fact,
1:17:51 > 1:17:56staff.At your behaviour, in terms of what you say and how you express
1:17:56 > 1:18:01your views, you haven't changed that?No. I am elected to speak up
1:18:01 > 1:18:05and speak out on behalf of my constituents. And that includes, in
1:18:05 > 1:18:15the Brexit debate, the 48% as well as the 52%.Thank you very much for
1:18:15 > 1:18:18talking to us this morning.
1:18:18 > 1:18:22Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
1:18:22 > 1:18:24Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
1:18:24 > 1:18:31It is a rather foggy picture behind you.A misty and murky start for
1:18:31 > 1:18:36some of you out there. But some good news, a lot of the fog which we saw
1:18:36 > 1:18:39tonight and into the morning is starting to lift and shift. Less of
1:18:39 > 1:18:44a problem with fog around the coming hours, but there is still some dense
1:18:44 > 1:18:48patches of fog so you may go from good visibility to very poor
1:18:48 > 1:18:51visibility in a short space of time. That could cause problems on the
1:18:51 > 1:18:54faster routes. Still having an impact on some of the flights from
1:18:54 > 1:18:59the London area at the moment, but as I said that fog is starting to
1:18:59 > 1:19:06lift. Also some fog in eastern areas, -4 in Bournemouth, but
1:19:06 > 1:19:10contrasting that with 15 degrees overnight in the Highlands, and the
1:19:10 > 1:19:13northern half of Scotland we have seen some of the warmest weather
1:19:13 > 1:19:17today. Staying chilly through the morning rush-hour with frost and I
1:19:17 > 1:19:20surround across parts of southern and eastern England. Fog patches
1:19:20 > 1:19:25getting less numerous, the fairly light on for many of us we will see
1:19:25 > 1:19:29sunshine overhead to start the day. Not much in the way of fog in the
1:19:29 > 1:19:32south-west over Wales but increasing amounts of clouds in the west. Maybe
1:19:32 > 1:19:36a few spots of rain for the next few hours into Gwyneth and across
1:19:36 > 1:19:42Anglesey, maybe into Cumbria. Fog patches into the Vale of York, murky
1:19:42 > 1:19:46across the hills of Scotland and Northern Ireland in particular and a
1:19:46 > 1:19:50bit drizzly in the west as well. That drizzle will come and go across
1:19:50 > 1:19:56western areas, wettest Inner Hebrides, windiest here as well, but
1:19:56 > 1:20:00south-westerly wind so when the cloud breaks across the north-east
1:20:00 > 1:20:04of Scotland we could see temperatures around Murray Firth hit
1:20:04 > 1:20:0814 degrees. Where the fog takes longest to hit, four or five
1:20:08 > 1:20:12Celsius. A lot more cloud into the afternoon and the best of the
1:20:12 > 1:20:15sunshine Limited to southern and eastern areas. Going into the night
1:20:15 > 1:20:19with a lot more cloud around, meaning temperatures will not drop
1:20:19 > 1:20:23as quickly. Misty and murky over the hills. Wetter night for Scotland and
1:20:23 > 1:20:28Northern Ireland, before turns clear clearer later in the Highlands. A
1:20:28 > 1:20:32late frost to take us into Wednesday morning. The odd frost and fog
1:20:32 > 1:20:35towards Wednesday morning but most of you frost free to start tomorrow
1:20:35 > 1:20:39morning. A grey day across England and Wales. Southern Scotland and
1:20:39 > 1:20:43Northern Ireland, early rain but that will spread its way into
1:20:43 > 1:20:48northern England and northern Wales. To the south of this, particularly
1:20:48 > 1:20:52grey day. A few brighter breaks but milder than it has been the last
1:20:52 > 1:20:55couple of days. Scotland and Northern Ireland a brighter day and
1:20:55 > 1:20:59temperatures still responding quite well. Eight to 11 degrees. Chilly
1:20:59 > 1:21:02air into Scotland on Thursday. Temperatures to the south of this
1:21:02 > 1:21:05weather front in rather cloudy conditions, in double figures,
1:21:05 > 1:21:10talking about six to eight degrees with sunny spells in the north. Even
1:21:10 > 1:21:15that cold air is nudged out of the way through Friday in the Saturday,
1:21:15 > 1:21:18and as we finish the week and go into the weekend, temperatures
1:21:18 > 1:21:21across the board will be in double figures, perhaps ruining that
1:21:21 > 1:21:25festive feel just a little bit. That is how it is looking, I will be back
1:21:25 > 1:21:28in half an hour.
1:21:28 > 1:21:31At least three people are confirmed to have died after a passenger train
1:21:31 > 1:21:35derailed and fell onto a busy motorway in the US state of
1:21:35 > 1:21:36Washington.
1:21:36 > 1:21:38Officials say 72 people were taken to hospital,
1:21:38 > 1:21:41after most of the train's carriages left the track.
1:21:41 > 1:21:43Aleksander Kristiansen is a university exchange student
1:21:43 > 1:21:44who was on the train when it derailed.
1:21:44 > 1:21:49who was on the train when it derailed.
1:21:49 > 1:21:49Really when it derailed.
1:21:49 > 1:21:49Really good when it derailed.
1:21:49 > 1:21:50Really good to when it derailed.
1:21:50 > 1:21:50Really good to talk when it derailed.
1:21:50 > 1:21:50Really good to talk to when it derailed.
1:21:50 > 1:21:51Really good to talk to you when it derailed.
1:21:51 > 1:21:51Really good to talk to you this when it derailed.
1:21:51 > 1:21:54Really good to talk to you this morning. As we said, you were on
1:21:54 > 1:22:02that rain when it is Park -- you were on that train when it derailed.
1:22:02 > 1:22:08I was in the bathroom when the train was derailed, so I was standing up,
1:22:08 > 1:22:16so what happened was that I was thrown to the ground, and I just
1:22:16 > 1:22:21remember seeing how, like, our luggage was falling off the shelves.
1:22:21 > 1:22:27There were seats getting detached and starting to move around, and
1:22:27 > 1:22:37obviously the people in my train car also were being thrown around and I
1:22:37 > 1:22:43remember seeing the windows getting smashed, so, like, I was... I
1:22:43 > 1:22:49remember most clearly just, like, the feeling of... Was I wasn't able
1:22:49 > 1:22:55to hold on to anything, I just remember the feeling of being so,
1:22:55 > 1:23:02like Tom helpless, just all I could do was just wait until this train
1:23:02 > 1:23:10would finally stop moving. So, when that finally happened, I was so
1:23:10 > 1:23:16grateful that I was able just to get up by myself and stand on my legs.
1:23:16 > 1:23:20And I remember that there was one person in the back of my car, train
1:23:20 > 1:23:30car, that... Luckily the person wasn't actually hit really bad, but
1:23:30 > 1:23:36really traumatised about the whole situation. So they were screaming,
1:23:36 > 1:23:41but other than that, most of the people were actually acting kind of
1:23:41 > 1:23:51calm. So we were able to get out of the train car quite easily, because
1:23:51 > 1:23:57our car was detached from the rest of the train, so if you can imagine,
1:23:57 > 1:24:06you know, the path between two train cars, that thing was gone, and it
1:24:06 > 1:24:11was just a whole. So we were able to jump out of that.Obviously you are
1:24:11 > 1:24:16describing the panic, and thankfully you were not hurt. Were you able to
1:24:16 > 1:24:20help people afterwards? What was the sort of community spirit like after
1:24:20 > 1:24:27that?I was in the front of my car, so I was one of the first ones to
1:24:27 > 1:24:33get out. So obviously I was able to help the people in my car to make
1:24:33 > 1:24:39that kind of high jump. Our car was kind of lifted a little bit, and it
1:24:39 > 1:24:45was also on a hill, so we had to make a high jump down, so I was able
1:24:45 > 1:24:51to help people down that jump. But afterwards we were pretty quickly
1:24:51 > 1:24:59told to go away from the crash itself, up the hill a little bit
1:24:59 > 1:25:10away from the crash. So from their, I couldn't do much more. But there
1:25:10 > 1:25:13was obviously the people working on the train who were helping, and
1:25:13 > 1:25:20there were medical people coming, not so long, maybe five minutes
1:25:20 > 1:25:30after I got out of the car. There was already someone at our location.
1:25:30 > 1:25:35We are really glad you are safe. Thank you so much for giving us more
1:25:35 > 1:25:42detail on that. And 70 people needed to go to hospital, and sadly, as we
1:25:42 > 1:25:46were telling you earlier on, three people died in that train crash in
1:25:46 > 1:25:49Washington State yesterday.
1:25:49 > 1:25:53We have got choirs all over the UK getting ready to lead you in our big
1:25:53 > 1:25:54Breakfast singalong this morning.
1:25:54 > 1:26:12Let's have a listen to how they are getting on.
1:26:12 > 1:26:19It is Christmas jumper day in Birmingham.Good morning to you,
1:26:19 > 1:26:28good morning, Birmingham. They are in fine voice, aren't they? Join in
1:26:28 > 1:26:48at home, please. We need to warm up for nine a.m..SINGS ARPEGGIOS.And
1:26:48 > 1:26:59we are in the QE Hospital, and there are health benefits, on there?
1:26:59 > 1:27:04Definitely, singing improves your mood and releases endorphins. If you
1:27:04 > 1:27:08go to acquire, by the end of a long day, you are feeling more energised.
1:27:08 > 1:27:14And Ruth, you had a particularly good reason to sing.It is the
1:27:14 > 1:27:19endorphins, and unlike chocolate, it doesn't make you fat!It is gorgeous
1:27:19 > 1:27:26down here. Very quickly, Richard wants to ask the nation...Jingle my
1:27:26 > 1:30:54Dell 's! -- bells!That is
1:30:54 > 1:30:58And there is more travel news on BBC radio London throughout the rush
1:30:58 > 1:31:01hour this morning.
1:31:04 > 1:31:05Hello.
1:31:05 > 1:31:07This is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Dan Walker.
1:31:07 > 1:31:10We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment.
1:31:10 > 1:31:13The Royal Navy's new three billion pound Aircraft carrier,
1:31:13 > 1:31:14HMS Queen Elizabeth, is leaking.
1:31:14 > 1:31:17The Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen
1:31:17 > 1:31:20less than two weeks ago, has a problem with one
1:31:20 > 1:31:21of its propeller shafts.
1:31:21 > 1:31:23The fault was first identified during sea trials.
1:31:23 > 1:31:26A spokesman said the aircraft carrier was scheduled for repair
1:31:26 > 1:31:36and would be sailing again early in the new year.
1:31:36 > 1:31:39Parents, teachers, and young people are being asked to help create
1:31:39 > 1:31:42a new relationship and sex education curriculum which could include
1:31:42 > 1:31:44lessons on sexting and on line pornography.
1:31:44 > 1:31:47The current guidelines have not been updated since the year 2000.
1:31:47 > 1:31:49Ministers say this is "unacceptable" and want new guidance
1:31:49 > 1:31:57for autumn 2019.
1:31:57 > 1:31:58Earlier this year, the Education Secretary,
1:31:58 > 1:32:01Justine Greening, said the subject would be made compulsory
1:32:01 > 1:32:04in all schools in England.
1:32:04 > 1:32:07At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
1:32:07 > 1:32:11derailed and fell onto a busy motorway in the US State of
1:32:11 > 1:32:11Washington.
1:32:11 > 1:32:14Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most
1:32:14 > 1:32:15of the train's carriages left the track.
1:32:15 > 1:32:18The high-speed train was making the first passenger journey
1:32:18 > 1:32:19on a new, shorter route.
1:32:19 > 1:32:22Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access to parts
1:32:22 > 1:32:23of the wreckage.
1:32:23 > 1:32:26The government will outline measures to tackle "race bias"
1:32:26 > 1:32:29in the criminal justice system in England and Wales later today.
1:32:29 > 1:32:32It follows a report from the Labour MP David Lammy which found
1:32:32 > 1:32:34the system discriminated against people from ethnic minority
1:32:34 > 1:32:34backgrounds.
1:32:34 > 1:32:37The Justice Secretary David Lidington says there'll be work done
1:32:37 > 1:32:40on each of Mr Lammy's 35 recommendations, but it's understood
1:32:40 > 1:32:43a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has
1:32:43 > 1:32:53not been accepted.
1:32:53 > 1:32:56The Health Regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
1:32:56 > 1:32:58point" and it's calling on the government to act.
1:32:58 > 1:33:02The Department of Health in England says the NHS currently has a record
1:33:02 > 1:33:05number of doctors, and is expanding the number of training
1:33:05 > 1:33:05places by 25%.
1:33:05 > 1:33:09But the General Medical Council says the supply of new doctors is failing
1:33:09 > 1:33:12to keep pace with demand, and warns the service could suffer
1:33:12 > 1:33:17increasing pressure over the next 20 years.
1:33:17 > 1:33:21The Prime Minister will hold a full cabinet meeting this morning to talk
1:33:21 > 1:33:23about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit.
1:33:23 > 1:33:26Theresa May met senior ministers yesterday and told them
1:33:26 > 1:33:29that the government was well on the way to delivering a "smooth
1:33:29 > 1:33:30and orderly" transition.
1:33:30 > 1:33:44It's the last time the cabinet will meet before the Christmas break.
1:33:44 > 1:33:55Toys "R" Us wants to close 26 stores and reduce the space and rent on
1:33:55 > 1:33:59others. It has until Thursday to convince regulators that it is worth
1:33:59 > 1:34:03saving and retirement funds will be kept.
1:34:03 > 1:34:06Researchers have found a way of improving the accuracy of summer
1:34:06 > 1:34:07weather predictions in the UK.
1:34:07 > 1:34:10Scientists found a connection between sea surface temperatures
1:34:10 > 1:34:13in the North Atlantic in March and April, and the subsequent
1:34:13 > 1:34:14summer's rain or shine.
1:34:14 > 1:34:16They say the new method could benefit agriculture,
1:34:16 > 1:34:27tourism and construction.
1:34:27 > 1:34:35We will have the weather in ten minutes. First, the sport.The Daily
1:34:35 > 1:34:38Telegraph have had a long investigation which I will tell you
1:34:38 > 1:34:40about.
1:34:40 > 1:34:40Everton made it four wins from five games under Sam Allardyce,
1:34:46 > 1:34:48Anti-doping officials are investigating allegations
1:34:48 > 1:34:50against two men linked to the world champion sprinter,
1:34:50 > 1:34:51Justin Gatlin.
1:34:51 > 1:34:53The Daily Telegraph says the athlete's agent,
1:34:53 > 1:34:54Robert Wagner, offered to supply performance-enhancing drugs
1:34:54 > 1:34:55to undercover reporters.
1:34:55 > 1:34:58Gatlin's coach, Dennis Mitchell, allegedly said doping was possible
1:34:58 > 1:35:00because the drugs used couldn't be detected.
1:35:00 > 1:35:10Both men deny the accusations.
1:35:10 > 1:35:13Everton made it four wins from five games under Sam Allardyce,
1:35:13 > 1:35:14after beating Swansea City 3-1.
1:35:14 > 1:35:16This stunning strike from Gylfi Sigurdsson
1:35:16 > 1:35:19against his old club put the hosts 2-1 up,
1:35:19 > 1:35:22and Wayne Rooney got a second half penalty for his 10th of the season.
1:35:22 > 1:35:25The former England captain had missed one in the first half
1:35:25 > 1:35:27which Dominic Calvert Lewin followed up.
1:35:27 > 1:35:28Everton are now ninth.
1:35:28 > 1:35:31To turn around so quickly is great credit to everybody.
1:35:31 > 1:35:34Not just me for coming in now, but everyone working so hard behind
1:35:34 > 1:35:37the scenes, and the players on the pitch, and turning quite
1:35:37 > 1:35:40a desperate situation into a pretty comfortable one now.
1:35:40 > 1:35:42We had some good chances, played some good football.
1:35:42 > 1:35:45Yeah, the mood in the dressing room was very, very flat.
1:35:45 > 1:35:46We have 12 points.
1:35:46 > 1:35:49We have to focus on getting to 15 at the halfway point.
1:35:49 > 1:35:58We will figure out what we will do for the second half of the season.
1:35:58 > 1:36:01The Prime Minister will hold a full cabinet meeting this morning to talk
1:36:01 > 1:36:04about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit.
1:36:04 > 1:36:06Theresa May met senior ministers yesterday and told them
1:36:06 > 1:36:09that the government was well on the way to delivering a "smooth
1:36:09 > 1:36:10and orderly" transition.
1:36:10 > 1:36:21It's the last time the cabinet will meet before the Christmas break.
1:36:21 > 1:36:22It was a brilliant performance.
1:36:22 > 1:36:25There was nothing to say to him at all.
1:36:25 > 1:36:25Let me be clear.
1:36:29 > 1:36:32I am the first one who says get rid of diving,
1:36:32 > 1:36:35make sure it is not in the game.
1:36:35 > 1:36:44But he did not do that.
1:36:44 > 1:36:47England are struggling to find female candidates to be the next
1:36:47 > 1:36:49women's team manager, according to the FA's head
1:36:49 > 1:36:51of women's football Baroness Sue Campbell.
1:36:51 > 1:36:53Under-19s coach, Mo Marley, is the current interim manager,
1:36:53 > 1:36:56with no permanent successor to Mark Sampson expected to be named
1:36:56 > 1:36:57until next year.
1:36:57 > 1:36:59This time yesterday, England's Ashes hopes were slipping
1:36:59 > 1:37:02away as they went 3-0 down in the five match series,
1:37:02 > 1:37:05captain Joe Root says he has backed senior players to continue
1:37:05 > 1:37:07in the team next year.
1:37:07 > 1:37:10Head coach Trevor Bayliss's role is also is under scrutiny but does
1:37:10 > 1:37:13he still think he's the man to be in charge?
1:37:13 > 1:37:14I think I am.
1:37:14 > 1:37:14You may not.
1:37:14 > 1:37:17But I think our performances were done pretty well over
1:37:17 > 1:37:18the last two years.
1:37:18 > 1:37:19So, umm, yes.
1:37:19 > 1:37:22That is for people above my pay grade to make that decision.
1:37:22 > 1:37:26So, I am just going to leave it up to them.
1:37:26 > 1:37:29And finally, jockeys are usually on the small side but look (Oat
1:37:29 > 1:37:32these ones at the Shetland Pony Grand National.
1:37:32 > 1:37:33They are children though!
1:37:33 > 1:37:36And the race was won by Alice Crowley, daughter of former
1:37:36 > 1:37:37champion jockey Jim Crowley.
1:37:37 > 1:37:40A similar race on Friday was won by Frankie Dettori's son Rocco.
1:37:40 > 1:37:50It looks like a couple of racing dynasties are in the making.
1:37:50 > 1:37:58A good amount of money for a good cause.I once hosted the Sheep Grand
1:37:58 > 1:38:01National/.
1:38:12 > 1:38:20Which sheep won? Woolly Jumper!I did not know you did racing
1:38:20 > 1:38:31commentary.Either did I. It never happened again. We will be talking
1:38:31 > 1:38:35about Christmas deliveries. It is a huge week for Christmas deliveries.
1:38:35 > 1:38:47We had one delivered into a bush near the house, and another near the
1:38:47 > 1:38:53blue bin.Is that what you asked for?Who genuinely says that? Could
1:38:53 > 1:39:07you please leave a parcel in the bush.Maybe you wanted to keep it a
1:39:07 > 1:39:10secret.
1:39:19 > 1:39:23OK, where are we?What are you doing here?Let's talk about deliveries!
1:39:23 > 1:39:31Stop!
1:39:31 > 1:39:34More and more of us are ordering things on line.
1:39:34 > 1:39:38In fact, this season £2 in every £5 will be spent on line.
1:39:38 > 1:39:40But that puts a greater stress on the system,
1:39:40 > 1:39:41causing delays and difficulties.
1:39:41 > 1:39:44According to one consumer group over the past six months complaints
1:39:44 > 1:39:58about package deliveries have gone up over 40%.
1:39:58 > 1:40:09It is a bit of an issue.We are buying way more, so should we give a
1:40:09 > 1:40:10bit of leeway?
1:40:10 > 1:40:12So, what are your rights if things go wrong?
1:40:12 > 1:40:14Martyn James is an independent comsumer expert.
1:40:14 > 1:40:17Most deliveries have a specified delivery date by which point
1:40:17 > 1:40:19you should have received your package.
1:40:19 > 1:40:20If you do not,
1:40:20 > 1:40:23you have every right to cancel the order and get a full refund
1:40:23 > 1:40:25along with the delivery charges.
1:40:25 > 1:40:30There you go. That is what you can do. There is a bit of an issue
1:40:30 > 1:40:33around what service we have got. That is where people can get
1:40:33 > 1:40:43confused. If you are paying for an Amazon Prime subscription and you
1:40:43 > 1:40:49expect the next day delivery, that is what you have to hold them to.
1:40:49 > 1:40:56But if it is someone else, you can get a broad spectrum of dates where
1:40:56 > 1:40:59they have to deliver it in that time. You are not necessarily
1:40:59 > 1:41:03entitled to have it why a certain date just because you order before
1:41:03 > 1:41:08Christmas.What if you said 3-5 days, next day delivery, can you
1:41:08 > 1:41:13hold them to account? They contract a delivery company.It is the
1:41:13 > 1:41:17retailer you are doing the contract with. You can hold them to account,
1:41:17 > 1:41:23you are entitled to a refund, as we heard earlier, but if it does not
1:41:23 > 1:41:32arrive, the commonsense approach is make sure you get your presence --
1:41:32 > 1:41:37present somewhere.It makes me mad. I can sense that. You can also order
1:41:37 > 1:41:43something and they say we will deliver it to you and you have to be
1:41:43 > 1:41:47there and if you are not, we will charge you to redeliver it. I saw
1:41:47 > 1:42:02one that was £49 to redeliver it!It is a huge logistical job. Some have
1:42:02 > 1:42:07come in and said it is amazing. I need a Christmas present and it can
1:42:07 > 1:42:14come tomorrow.Sometimes they say they have delivered and they have
1:42:14 > 1:42:21not even been there.Look at the fury, the parcel fury!Honestly, I
1:42:21 > 1:42:27am crazy about it. I am mad about it. But it is the season of good
1:42:27 > 1:42:34will. Happiness.You have a problem with your post person?No, the
1:42:34 > 1:42:42delivery companies.Anyway, we are bringing people together who perhaps
1:42:42 > 1:42:46have not necessarily seen eye to eye over the last year to see if they
1:42:46 > 1:42:53could sort out their differences. It is a festive first date.Getting
1:42:53 > 1:43:02together over a mince pie and a cuppa.
1:43:02 > 1:43:08Hello. Nice to me is the blue I have one for you as well. Thanks! -- meet
1:43:08 > 1:43:16you. How long have you been a black cab driver?18 years. I like to be
1:43:16 > 1:43:24self-employed and work off my own steam, be my own boss, and work when
1:43:24 > 1:43:33I want to work.Very nice.How long have you been an Uber driver?15
1:43:33 > 1:43:39months. I posted a picture of a lady who looked like me, my sort of age,
1:43:39 > 1:43:50blonde hair. They said the an Uber driver and save for a holiday.Have
1:43:50 > 1:44:03you been on a holiday?Yes, I have. How do you feel about the whole gig
1:44:03 > 1:44:06economy? Companies like Uber that treat workers with disdain?I see
1:44:06 > 1:44:12that Uber is popular with customers, 2.5 million users, it is popular
1:44:12 > 1:44:18with drivers, it is the future, and I do not think it can be stopped by
1:44:18 > 1:44:25banning Uber.Many people said to me black cabs are expensive and Uber is
1:44:25 > 1:44:30cheaper. But I heard it is 6- £7 per hour. Some are on income support
1:44:30 > 1:44:38because they cannot earn enough money.It is an issue. That is what
1:44:38 > 1:44:43one of the court cases involving Uber is about, to have a guaranteed
1:44:43 > 1:44:50level of pay.Yep and then it is whether Uber want to abide by that
1:44:50 > 1:44:54or whether they want to pull out of London.Will they? Abide by
1:44:54 > 1:45:04regulation? They have to, or they will go. Why, Seamus, do you believe
1:45:04 > 1:45:10that cabs deserve the monopoly?I do not say we do deserve it. We deserve
1:45:10 > 1:45:16advantages. This is an icon. A person like me is fully trained,
1:45:16 > 1:45:23fully vetted, and I have a massive amount of experience. When you get
1:45:23 > 1:45:28in one, you get in and the driver takes you where you want to go.I
1:45:28 > 1:45:32have heard different things. I have heard they deliberately take you the
1:45:32 > 1:45:36wrong way to get more money. To be honest with you, I am sorry to say
1:45:36 > 1:45:41this, but no one says anything good to me about black cab drivers. I am
1:45:41 > 1:45:48sorry.I get the same about Uber. It is lovely to have met you.And use.
1:45:48 > 1:45:59Good luck. Thank you for my taxi. The same to you.Do you think there
1:45:59 > 1:46:05will be a second date?I very much doubt it, I think they were a little
1:46:05 > 1:46:12frosty. We should get you in your delivery driver together.A friendly
1:46:12 > 1:46:16time of year, peace and goodwill and all that.As long as they deliver, I
1:46:16 > 1:46:24will be happy. That was fascinating. Total opposite points of view.And
1:46:24 > 1:46:27they shared amid spy, and at least they were talking.
1:46:27 > 1:46:31Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
1:46:31 > 1:46:36He is one person who would never disagree with. The most affable
1:46:36 > 1:46:39fellow I know.You don't see my inbox sometimes after these
1:46:39 > 1:46:42forecasts, trust me. I try my
1:46:42 > 1:46:43inbox sometimes after these forecasts, trust me. I try my best,
1:46:43 > 1:46:47I honestly do. Let's start with a bit of good news. A bit foggy out
1:46:47 > 1:46:50there for some this morning, but some of the fog which formed
1:46:50 > 1:46:54overnight has started to dissipate. Fog becoming less and less of an
1:46:54 > 1:46:59issue. There are one or two patches across parts of southern and eastern
1:46:59 > 1:47:02England and into Northern Ireland as well. Still some residual delays at
1:47:02 > 1:47:06some of the London airports but bigger problems across Europe, Paris
1:47:06 > 1:47:10and Brussels in particular have some very thick fog at the moment and
1:47:10 > 1:47:16that is causing some problems. More of an issue across southern and
1:47:16 > 1:47:19eastern areas, a bit icy on roads and pavements, temperatures down to
1:47:19 > 1:47:23-4 in Bournemouth. At the same time as we were recording that, Highland
1:47:23 > 1:47:28Scotland got 15 degrees at one point through the night. He did drop a
1:47:28 > 1:47:31little bit later on and we will see temperatures contrasts across the UK
1:47:31 > 1:47:35today. Looking at the forecast across the next few hours, a few fog
1:47:35 > 1:47:40patches across East Anglia and the south-east. Most sunny overhead and
1:47:40 > 1:47:44a bit icy underfoot and it will take a while for temperatures to lift up
1:47:44 > 1:47:48in one or two fog patches could last until mid- morning. More cloud in
1:47:48 > 1:47:53Wales compared to yesterday, and that could produce a splash of rain
1:47:53 > 1:47:56across Gwynedd, maybe Anglesey and Cumbria as well. Some fog patches
1:47:56 > 1:48:00into the Vale of York. A cloudy start for Scotland and Northern
1:48:00 > 1:48:05Ireland, threatening some light rain and drizzle here and there. Most
1:48:05 > 1:48:09dry, the best of the breaks around the Murray Firth. Temperatures this
1:48:09 > 1:48:13afternoon could be up around 20 degrees here, as we see rain forming
1:48:13 > 1:48:17in the west of Scotland. Especially for the Hebrides, the air warming is
1:48:17 > 1:48:22it reaches the north-east. Elsewhere a lot more cloud around compared to
1:48:22 > 1:48:25yesterday. Murky over the hills in the afternoon and temperatures will
1:48:25 > 1:48:29struggle where the fog lingers. Mostly between those extremes of
1:48:29 > 1:48:35five to 14 or 15 Celsius. For most, a dry day, dry into the evening rush
1:48:35 > 1:48:39hour for many. A western night for parts of Scotland, Northern Ireland,
1:48:39 > 1:48:43windy for a time as well and drying out across the Highlands and Ireland
1:48:43 > 1:48:49later. Most other than the odd patch of frost and fog where cloud breaks
1:48:49 > 1:48:54towards the east will be frost free in the Wednesday morning. A bit of a
1:48:54 > 1:48:57gloomy start to Wednesday across England and Wales, southern Scotland
1:48:57 > 1:49:00and Northern Ireland as well. Brightening up here but we will see
1:49:00 > 1:49:03things turned a bit damp at times through the day across northern
1:49:03 > 1:49:07England and north Wales, all linked to that weather front. The weather
1:49:07 > 1:49:11front doesn't really represent the division of air masses at the
1:49:11 > 1:49:14moment, just something clearer. Clearest of the skies in Scotland
1:49:14 > 1:49:17and Northern Ireland, feeling a little bit milder than it has done
1:49:17 > 1:49:21this week. The same sorts of temperatures across the South on
1:49:21 > 1:49:24Thursday. The chance of some patchy rain and drizzle from Wales in the
1:49:24 > 1:49:28east Anglia, raking in the cloud further north after frosty and in
1:49:28 > 1:49:33some places foggy starts. Thursday night in the Friday and the weekend,
1:49:33 > 1:49:36south-westerly winds starting to dominate, and we lose the festive
1:49:36 > 1:49:40feel a little bit as we go through into Saturday. Temperatures were
1:49:40 > 1:49:45many will be in double figures. Now, promise you won't tell anybody.Go
1:49:45 > 1:49:53on.Do you want to see the Chart for Christmas Day?Yes!This could
1:49:53 > 1:49:58change but we could see some wet and windy weather sweeping across from
1:49:58 > 1:50:01England and Wales, turning colder through the day and there could be a
1:50:01 > 1:50:03little bit of snow at the moment
1:50:03 > 1:50:03through the day and there could be a little bit of snow at the moment
1:50:03 > 1:50:07over the hills. We will keep you updated.That is like a 5% light
1:50:07 > 1:50:13Christmas!That is brilliant. I will take it.So I will take a picture of
1:50:13 > 1:50:17that chart can see exactly what happens on Christmas Day to see how
1:50:17 > 1:50:24accurate you are.That's fine, I'm off.You don't need to test him, he
1:50:24 > 1:50:28has been lovely and shared this Christmas Day weather. Thank you,
1:50:28 > 1:50:37Matt. Talking about having fun... You have already sung for us this
1:50:37 > 1:50:37morning.
1:50:37 > 1:50:40It is one of our most ambitious challenges yet -
1:50:40 > 1:50:42can we get the nations singing in unison?
1:50:42 > 1:50:45We have been telling you all week about the health benefits of it,
1:50:45 > 1:50:48and today is the day our Breakfast Sings series
1:50:48 > 1:50:49reaches its crescendo.
1:50:49 > 1:50:52We have got six choirs across the UK, getting ready to sing
1:50:52 > 1:50:55en masse at the end of the programme, and we want
1:50:55 > 1:51:08you to join in too.
1:51:08 > 1:51:12You can download the lyrics from our Facebook and Twitter site and we
1:51:12 > 1:51:21will give you a number later where you can take a video of yourself and
1:51:21 > 1:51:24send it to us. We have lots of locations, Glasgow, Belfast,
1:51:24 > 1:51:25Cardiff.
1:51:25 > 1:51:30Sian Lloyd is with The Cardiff Polyphonic Choir for us.
1:51:30 > 1:51:35I hope you are in fine voice this morning.They are not letting me
1:51:35 > 1:51:41join in, Louise, I can tell you. Welcome to the Royal Welsh College
1:51:41 > 1:51:51of music and drama, here in the heart of Cardiff. It is the National
1:51:51 > 1:51:59Conservatoire of Wales. And the Cardiff Paul Cornick Choir are
1:51:59 > 1:52:13warming up. -- Polyphonic Choir.I first joined disk choir 40 years ago
1:52:13 > 1:52:18and it has been a huge part of my life for all of that time. 60 others
1:52:18 > 1:52:22like to get together and sing together, I have made enormous
1:52:22 > 1:52:26friendships in this choir as well, so it is very important.We are
1:52:26 > 1:52:30trying something very ambitious on Breakfast. And acquire is going to
1:52:30 > 1:52:37be singing -- the choir is going to be singing in Welsh. We don't want
1:52:37 > 1:52:42to give too much away.We do enjoy the opportunity always to promote
1:52:42 > 1:52:46the Welsh language whenever we can, so we will be singing in Welsh and
1:52:46 > 1:52:49we will see how that fits with everything else going on this
1:52:49 > 1:52:55morning.And you are a relatively new member, aren't you? How did you
1:52:55 > 1:52:59get involved and what do you get out of singing?I started about two
1:52:59 > 1:53:03years ago. I always loved music I get a huge amount from the choir. We
1:53:03 > 1:53:07reduced rehearse weekly and get an opportunity to sing lots of
1:53:07 > 1:53:10different types of music and enjoy the social aspects that the choir
1:53:10 > 1:53:17brings as well.Huge health and well-being benefits. And we are
1:53:17 > 1:53:24looking forward to the big sing later from Cardiff. Let's head to JJ
1:53:24 > 1:53:30in Glasgow.Hello, good morning from Glasgow. It is Glasgow Central
1:53:30 > 1:53:34Station, one of the main Central stations in the heart of Glasgow. A
1:53:34 > 1:53:37familiar sight as people come in from all the commuter towns around
1:53:37 > 1:53:40Glasgow and across the central belt from Edinburgh, Stirling and
1:53:40 > 1:53:46Lithgow. Most people have their heads down and are looking at their
1:53:46 > 1:53:55phones but there is a bit of festive cheer sprinkled amongst it. This
1:53:55 > 1:53:59choir is named for the younger sufferer of motor neurone disease in
1:53:59 > 1:54:05Scotland. It is at the forefront of mind in Scotland in particular
1:54:05 > 1:54:09because of a rugby legend recently announcing he is suffering from the
1:54:09 > 1:54:12commission himself. Everybody in this choir has been affected by it
1:54:12 > 1:54:18in some way. And can I just disturb you for a quick second. Why did you
1:54:18 > 1:54:24from this choir?We have put together an album of choirs, a
1:54:24 > 1:54:32purpose, and MND Scotland was about getting the message across to a
1:54:32 > 1:54:37wider audience through the use of song.And they are part of a much
1:54:37 > 1:54:41bigger choir as well, aren't they? the choirs with purpose have 1400
1:54:41 > 1:54:45singers altogether and we sang a song from various locations called
1:54:45 > 1:54:53we all stand together.And why should we get the nation singing?
1:54:53 > 1:54:57Everyone should sing, it is the most human thing to do. It is a great
1:54:57 > 1:55:00community builder and you build bonds and friendships with people
1:55:00 > 1:55:05that you would never built in ordinary life.And you are in fine
1:55:05 > 1:55:09voice, cannot wait to hear you in a second. And Chris Butler is in
1:55:09 > 1:55:16Belfast.This is a place where politicians have raised their voices
1:55:16 > 1:55:20in the past but it is rather different this morning, as you can
1:55:20 > 1:55:24see. In the great Hall in the past there have even been fights, known
1:55:24 > 1:55:30as the brawl in the hall but it is goodwill and harmony this morning.
1:55:30 > 1:55:37And the principal joins us. We see the pupils in full voice, but you
1:55:37 > 1:55:41have two strong arm them into the choir? Is it something they want to
1:55:41 > 1:55:48do?Music is an integral part of life in the college and we have
1:55:48 > 1:55:52hundreds of pupils involved in the junior, senior and chapel choir.
1:55:52 > 1:55:56They get so much fun out of it.And one of the things we have been
1:55:56 > 1:56:00talking about over the last month is just how much it means to people,
1:56:00 > 1:56:04how much it can improve morale. Is it important to morale in the
1:56:04 > 1:56:15school, Peter?It is huge. To quote my favourite Christmas movie, Elf,
1:56:15 > 1:56:29it is the best way of spreading Christmas cheer. One of the UK's
1:56:29 > 1:56:33lesser used areas.I talked about that issue of morale, does it make
1:56:33 > 1:56:37it big difference in the school itself?It makes a big difference to
1:56:37 > 1:56:44me and everyone in the choir. We rehearse five or six times a week,
1:56:44 > 1:56:49and we are all friends. By being in all three of these different choirs,
1:56:49 > 1:56:54it seems a lot, but there is no place I would rather be.We will let
1:56:54 > 1:56:58you get back into the choir itself, because they are ready for nine
1:56:58 > 1:57:04a.m.. And I will leave you with a little bit of this, the pupils from
1:57:04 > 1:57:17Methodist College. # Hark, the herald Angels Sing.That is a big
1:57:17 > 1:57:25finish. It is marvellous, from everyone all around the country.And
1:57:25 > 1:57:29we have Salford, Bristol, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow and
1:57:29 > 1:57:33Belfast and we will give you details about how you can get involved in
1:57:33 > 2:00:54our BBC
2:00:54 > 2:00:54Vanessa Feltz has her Breakfast our BBC
2:00:54 > 2:00:54Vanessa Feltz has her Breakfast show our BBC
2:00:54 > 2:00:57Vanessa Feltz has her Breakfast show on BBC radio London until ten a.m..
2:00:58 > 2:01:01Hello this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Dan Walker.
2:01:01 > 2:01:04A leak in Britain's new £3 billion aircraft carrier.
2:01:04 > 2:01:09The Royal Navy confirms it will carry out repairs
2:01:09 > 2:01:12on HMS Queen Elizabeth, amid claims the ship is taking
2:01:12 > 2:01:16on hundreds of litres of seawater every hour.
2:01:26 > 2:01:27Good morning.
2:01:27 > 2:01:28It's Tuesday 19th December.
2:01:28 > 2:01:31Also this morning.
2:01:31 > 2:01:35Parents, teachers and young people are being asked to have their say
2:01:35 > 2:01:38on how children should be taught about sex and relationships
2:01:38 > 2:01:42in schools in England.
2:01:42 > 2:01:43Good morning.
2:01:43 > 2:01:45Toys R Us is under pressure to protect its staff pensions
2:01:45 > 2:01:48as it continues negotiations to keep the business afloat.
2:01:48 > 2:01:50I'm looking at what its options are to save thousands
2:01:50 > 2:01:54of jobs before Christmas.
2:01:54 > 2:01:59In sport athletics officials have launched an investigation into what
2:01:59 > 2:02:03IAAF President Lord Coe called serious allegations about world
2:02:03 > 2:02:08champion sprinter Justin Gatlin's coach and agent.
2:02:08 > 2:02:15Choirs around the UK are gearing up for our nationwide sing-along.
2:02:15 > 2:02:18Here they are warming up.
2:02:18 > 2:02:21It takes place in just over an hour and there's
2:02:21 > 2:02:22still time to get involved.
2:02:22 > 2:02:24Keep watching to see how it goes.
2:02:24 > 2:02:25And Matt has the weather.
2:02:25 > 2:02:28And Matt has the weather.
2:02:28 > 2:02:35Good morning. The weather is a bit of key this morning, a bit of fog
2:02:35 > 2:02:39around which is starting to lift and shipped, mostly dried today, cloudy
2:02:39 > 2:02:42as in the West, brightest in the east by some big temperature
2:02:42 > 2:02:45contrasts as I will show you in 15 minutes.
2:02:50 > 2:02:55Good morning. The Royal Navy's new £3 billion aircraft carrier, age as
2:02:55 > 2:02:58Queen Elizabeth, is leaking. The future flagship, which was
2:02:58 > 2:03:02commissioned by the Queen earlier this month, as a problem with a
2:03:02 > 2:03:04propeller shaft. Defence correspondent Jonathan has more.
2:03:04 > 2:03:07Earlier this month, amid much fanfare, the Royal Navy's largest,
2:03:07 > 2:03:09most expensive warship was being commissioned into service
2:03:09 > 2:03:11by the Queen.
2:03:11 > 2:03:15I name this ship Queen Elizabeth.
2:03:15 > 2:03:17Hailed as the most powerful capable warship ever to raise
2:03:17 > 2:03:19the white ensign.
2:03:19 > 2:03:22But what the Navy did not say at the time was that she was leaking.
2:03:22 > 2:03:28According to the Sun newspaper, a fault with a seal around one
2:03:28 > 2:03:32of the ship's propeller shafts has left her taking on up to 200 litres
2:03:32 > 2:03:33of water every hour.
2:03:33 > 2:03:35The problem was first identified during her sea trials
2:03:35 > 2:03:38earlier this year.
2:03:38 > 2:03:44A Royal Navy spokesman insisted the fault was now scheduled
2:03:44 > 2:03:47for repair and that it would not prevent the 65,000-tonne warship
2:03:47 > 2:03:49from sailing again early in the New Year.
2:03:49 > 2:03:54It's not clear how easy or how much the repair will cost,
2:03:54 > 2:03:57but it's believed to be one of a number of snags that will have
2:03:57 > 2:03:59to be rectified by the contractors.
2:03:59 > 2:04:03The first F35 international delivery.
2:04:03 > 2:04:06Meanwhile, MPs have issued a warning about the cost of the new aircraft
2:04:06 > 2:04:09that will eventually fly off her.
2:04:09 > 2:04:15The Commons Defence Select Committee says there has been an unacceptable
2:04:15 > 2:04:18lack of transparency over the F35 jets, with one estimate that each
2:04:18 > 2:04:22plane will cost more than £150 million.
2:04:22 > 2:04:24The MoD insists the multi-billion pound programme is on track,
2:04:24 > 2:04:28on time and within budget.
2:04:28 > 2:04:31Jonathan Beale, BBC News.
2:04:31 > 2:04:33Parents, teachers and young people are being asked to help create
2:04:33 > 2:04:37a new relationship and sex education curriculum which could
2:04:37 > 2:04:40include lessons on sexting and online pornography.
2:04:40 > 2:04:42The current guidelines have not been updated
2:04:42 > 2:04:45since the year 2000.
2:04:45 > 2:04:47Ministers say this is "unacceptable" and want
2:04:47 > 2:04:50new guidance for autumn 2019.
2:04:50 > 2:04:52Earlier this year, the Education Secretary Justine Greening said
2:04:52 > 2:05:00the subject would be made compulsory in all schools in England.
2:05:00 > 2:05:03Young people don't necessarily know what is inappropriate in terms of
2:05:03 > 2:05:07behaviour and materials against what is appropriate. They are confronted
2:05:07 > 2:05:11by so much stuff these days on the Internet. They often don't even know
2:05:11 > 2:05:15what is illegal versus what is legal in terms of what they themselves are
2:05:15 > 2:05:17doing.
2:05:17 > 2:05:20At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
2:05:20 > 2:05:23derailed and fell from a bridge onto a busy motorway in the US
2:05:23 > 2:05:27state of Washington.
2:05:27 > 2:05:30Officials say 72 people were taken to hospital after most
2:05:30 > 2:05:32of the train's carriages left the track.
2:05:32 > 2:05:34Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access
2:05:34 > 2:05:35to parts of the wreckage.
2:05:35 > 2:05:38Our North America correspondent James Cook reports.
2:05:38 > 2:05:40Amtrak 501, emergency, emergency.
2:05:40 > 2:05:44We are on the ground.
2:05:44 > 2:05:47The conductor calling for help from Amtrak 501 has just survived
2:05:47 > 2:05:49a deadly high-speed crash.
2:05:49 > 2:05:50Is everybody OK?
2:05:50 > 2:05:53I'm still figuring that out.
2:05:53 > 2:05:56We've got cars everywhere, and down onto the highway.
2:05:56 > 2:05:59Passengers say the train rocked and creaked as it took a curve
2:05:59 > 2:06:02at speed, and turmoil followed.
2:06:02 > 2:06:05I just grabbed onto the chair in front of me for dear life.
2:06:05 > 2:06:07My laptop went flying, phone went flying.
2:06:07 > 2:06:09It was all the way at the other end.
2:06:09 > 2:06:11People were screaming, it was crazy.
2:06:11 > 2:06:14The new express was taking a faster route from Seattle to Portland
2:06:14 > 2:06:15for the first time.
2:06:15 > 2:06:18Investigators will consider whether the train was speeding
2:06:18 > 2:06:20when it left the track.
2:06:20 > 2:06:22Some experts say the rail industry should have embraced technology
2:06:22 > 2:06:26to prevent such accidents years ago.
2:06:26 > 2:06:32It's really ridiculous, the amount of automation capability
2:06:32 > 2:06:35that we have and the fact they have not implemented it yet.
2:06:35 > 2:06:37For somebody like me who's an engineer, it's just pathetic.
2:06:37 > 2:06:40This is the latest in a series of deadly rail accidents in the US.
2:06:40 > 2:06:45President Trump says it vindicates his call to improve
2:06:45 > 2:06:48the nation's infrastructure, but it's too early to say whether that
2:06:48 > 2:06:49would have made a difference.
2:06:49 > 2:06:52James Cook, BBC News, Los Angeles.
2:06:52 > 2:06:55The government will outline measures to tackle "race bias"
2:06:55 > 2:06:58in the criminal justice system in England and Wales later today.
2:06:58 > 2:07:01It follows a report from the Labour MP David Lammy which found
2:07:01 > 2:07:03the system discriminated against people from ethnic
2:07:03 > 2:07:06minority backgrounds.
2:07:06 > 2:07:09The Justice Secretary David Lidington says there'll be work done
2:07:09 > 2:07:12on each of Mr Lammy's 35 recommendations, but it's understood
2:07:12 > 2:07:16a proposal aimed at boosting ethnic diversity among the judiciary has
2:07:16 > 2:07:22not been accepted.
2:07:22 > 2:07:27We will be talking to David Lidington later in the programme.
2:07:27 > 2:07:30The health regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
2:07:30 > 2:07:32point" and it's calling on the government to act.
2:07:32 > 2:07:34The Department of Health in England says the NHS currently has
2:07:34 > 2:07:37a record number of doctors - and is expanding the number
2:07:37 > 2:07:38of training places by 25%.
2:07:38 > 2:07:41But the General Medical Council says the supply of new doctors is failing
2:07:41 > 2:07:43to keep pace with demand, and warns the service
2:07:43 > 2:07:48could suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years.
2:07:48 > 2:07:49At the moment we see our doctors,
2:07:49 > 2:07:53day in, day out, doing a fantastic job.
2:07:53 > 2:07:55But we should not take that for granted.
2:07:55 > 2:07:57That is why things like the training environment for junior doctors
2:07:57 > 2:07:58is particularly important.
2:07:58 > 2:08:02Whilst we need to be really clear about everything we need to do
2:08:02 > 2:08:04to look after the attractiveness of the UK for overseas
2:08:04 > 2:08:08doctors as well.
2:08:08 > 2:08:11The Prime Minister will hold a full Cabinet meeting this morning to talk
2:08:11 > 2:08:13about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit.
2:08:13 > 2:08:15Theresa May met senior ministers yesterday and told them
2:08:15 > 2:08:18that the government was well on the way to delivering a "smooth
2:08:18 > 2:08:21and orderly" transition.
2:08:21 > 2:08:24It's the last time the Cabinet will meet before the Christmas break.
2:08:24 > 2:08:27Inmates at Liverpool Prison are being kept in the worst living
2:08:27 > 2:08:29conditions inspectors have ever seen, according to a leaked
2:08:29 > 2:08:33report seen by the BBC.
2:08:33 > 2:08:35Prison inspectors found rats, cockroaches and exposed electrical
2:08:35 > 2:08:38wiring when they made an unannounced visit to the prison.
2:08:38 > 2:08:41A lack of leadership at all levels, including central government,
2:08:41 > 2:08:44was identified as the prime cause of the problems, as our social
2:08:44 > 2:08:51affairs correspondent Michael Buchanan reports.
2:08:51 > 2:08:55Liverpool prison holds more than 1100 inmates in the worst living
2:08:55 > 2:08:59conditions that inspectors have ever seen. Rats and cockroaches are rife.
2:08:59 > 2:09:05Blocked toilets create pools of urine in cells. Whistle-blowers have
2:09:05 > 2:09:10told us that in recent weeks, prisoners have died following for
2:09:10 > 2:09:12health care and in late September, an inmate with mental health
2:09:12 > 2:09:17problems killed himself in the health care unit. Barely a fortnight
2:09:17 > 2:09:21later, a second suicide. The man, we are told, had not had the proper
2:09:21 > 2:09:26screening. A month later, a third death, an inmate in failing health
2:09:26 > 2:09:31had waited more than 17 hours to see a GP. Poor care. Is former prisoner
2:09:31 > 2:09:37to remove his own tooth.It got to a point where it had swollen that much
2:09:37 > 2:09:44that my tooth shattered. I ended up because of the weight, I ended up
2:09:44 > 2:09:48having to remove the roots myself. Health services at Liverpool are
2:09:48 > 2:09:52provided by this NHS Trust who admit it struggles to provide consistently
2:09:52 > 2:10:00good care.We have brought in new staff. We have considerably improve
2:10:00 > 2:10:06the access to GPs in the prison. We have made improvements. But not at
2:10:06 > 2:10:11the pace and to the level that we would have liked.The health care
2:10:11 > 2:10:15failings come top of the squalid conditions that inmates endure, with
2:10:15 > 2:10:19inspectors warning that the prison service has no credible plan to
2:10:19 > 2:10:23address the problems in Liverpool. Michael Buchanan, BBC News.
2:10:23 > 2:10:26Retailer Toys R Us is under pressure this week.
2:10:26 > 2:10:30It has only two days left to come up with a deal to save the business
2:10:30 > 2:10:31right before Christmas.
2:10:31 > 2:10:33Sean is here.
2:10:33 > 2:10:37Yes, we know Toys R Us is having a lot of trouble anyway because it has
2:10:37 > 2:10:40told us previously it has got to close 26 stores and put 800 jobs at
2:10:40 > 2:10:45risk at the company because of the high Street world being a tough one
2:10:45 > 2:10:49for a lot of retailers and they have not managed at the moment to compete
2:10:49 > 2:10:52with the on-time -- online retailers which is where a lot of us are
2:10:52 > 2:10:55buying toys now, even though we might go to the shops and look at
2:10:55 > 2:10:58the thing is, we might buy them online. That has been a struggle but
2:10:58 > 2:11:01this week, they have a deadline Thursday to come up with a deal to
2:11:01 > 2:11:05try to resolve the issue for plans going forward. It would still put
2:11:05 > 2:11:11those jobs at risk and what seems to be the sticking point at the minute
2:11:11 > 2:11:14is one of the creditors they will have to convince on Thursday, people
2:11:14 > 2:11:17they owe money to, could well be the pension protection fund which looks
2:11:17 > 2:11:21after the pensions of lots of people who have pensions at struggling
2:11:21 > 2:11:24companies and if they don't come to some agreement. The pension
2:11:24 > 2:11:27protection fund gets a vote on whether the deal is allowed to go
2:11:27 > 2:11:33ahead, the new financial arrangement, to enable Toys R Us to
2:11:33 > 2:11:36continue. They have not made a decision yet. That is a sticking
2:11:36 > 2:11:39point but Toys R Us is still open for business, we are still expecting
2:11:39 > 2:11:43it to be opened the next few days. But our shoppers going to be
2:11:43 > 2:11:48concerned about anything they buy, refunds or vouchers?Exactly, and
2:11:48 > 2:11:51it's a question we've added many companies over the years,
2:11:51 > 2:11:55particularly gift vouchers for BHS or Woolworths, if you have a gift
2:11:55 > 2:11:59voucher and a company goes bust, and as we have Ron Martin James Ali, the
2:11:59 > 2:12:05consumer expert, you need to spend it quickly if that happens. We are
2:12:05 > 2:12:08still a bit of a way that but tough negotiations behind the scenes at
2:12:08 > 2:12:11Toys R Us and then editors. -- their creditors.
2:12:11 > 2:12:13Sexting, online pornography, and transgender issues
2:12:13 > 2:12:15could all be included in new sex and relationships education
2:12:15 > 2:12:16for schools in England.
2:12:16 > 2:12:19The government is asking parents and young people
2:12:19 > 2:12:22for their opinions on what should be included in its guidance to schools,
2:12:22 > 2:12:27which hasn't been updated for nearly two decades.
2:12:27 > 2:12:31In a moment we will be speaking to Rachel Fitzsimmons, a relationships
2:12:31 > 2:12:35and sex education specialist. First, we have been asking parents in
2:12:35 > 2:12:37Manchester about what kind of things might be most useful for today's
2:12:37 > 2:12:42T-bills. -- T-bills.
2:12:42 > 2:12:44Every generation has its challenges, doesn't it?
2:12:44 > 2:12:46But I think there is this kind of unique challenge about
2:12:46 > 2:12:47screen.
2:12:47 > 2:12:48Yeah.
2:12:48 > 2:12:50How do we lead ourselves through it?
2:12:50 > 2:12:52How do we help lead our children through it?
2:12:52 > 2:12:54How do schools help in that mix?
2:12:54 > 2:12:56And also with the exposure to things like pornography,
2:12:56 > 2:12:59whereas when we were younger, there might be some boy that had a mag
2:12:59 > 2:13:02that he'd found down the sidings of a railway.
2:13:02 > 2:13:03Yeah. And flashes it around.
2:13:03 > 2:13:06But what you could see then is nothing like what is available
2:13:06 > 2:13:07online, nothing as gratuitous.
2:13:07 > 2:13:09When I was at school, computers were just
2:13:09 > 2:13:10coming in.
2:13:10 > 2:13:11Yeah. My kids know more about computers...
2:13:11 > 2:13:14We are always catching up, aren't we?
2:13:14 > 2:13:17You know, what is online and everything than I do.
2:13:17 > 2:13:18I couldn't monitor them even if I tried.
2:13:18 > 2:13:20Yeah.
2:13:20 > 2:13:22But there is this real need to kind of consult with
2:13:22 > 2:13:23parents, I think.
2:13:23 > 2:13:27Just knowing how to put in kind of safety measures in
2:13:27 > 2:13:30the home but also knowing how to, you know, at what level should you
2:13:30 > 2:13:33give children a device and what kind of access should they have.
2:13:33 > 2:13:34Yeah, yeah.
2:13:34 > 2:13:37So I think definitely working with parents is a key thing here.
2:13:37 > 2:13:40Yeah, and I also think that the tone shouldn't be a scaremongering one.
2:13:40 > 2:13:44Because, you know, there's a balance between being safe online and
2:13:44 > 2:13:53encouraging the next generation to be digitally savvy.
2:13:53 > 2:13:56Thank you to the parents for having a good discussion about that.
2:13:56 > 2:13:58Joining us now is Rachel Fitzsimmons, a relationships and sex
2:13:58 > 2:14:01education specialist.
2:14:01 > 2:14:06Good morning.Good morning.The guidelines have not been updated
2:14:06 > 2:14:11since 2000. Time for a change and a revamp?I think so, so much has
2:14:11 > 2:14:16changed in the last ten or 12 years, we have got access to the Internet,
2:14:16 > 2:14:22smartphones, online pornography, sexting, so many issues and so much,
2:14:22 > 2:14:27young people these days are exposed to such a sexualised culture, we
2:14:27 > 2:14:29need to start having these conversations, honest conversations
2:14:29 > 2:14:36with them, about the world they live in. Relationships and sex education
2:14:36 > 2:14:43needs to reflect their reality.Our children more sexualised these days?
2:14:43 > 2:14:47I think there's a lot of pressure. I think certain things are more
2:14:47 > 2:14:52normalised because of the influences they are exposed to. We need to
2:14:52 > 2:14:55encourage young people to be more critical in what they are consuming,
2:14:55 > 2:15:01so not just accepting things at face value. What I had seen is the sexual
2:15:01 > 2:15:06harassment landscape really changing, especially young women's
2:15:06 > 2:15:09reaction. They feel they have a voice to challenge inappropriate
2:15:09 > 2:15:14language and behaviour now. I think relationships and sex education has
2:15:14 > 2:15:17a part to play in that.
2:15:28 > 2:15:32It's that judgment now that has become all the more difficult, so
2:15:32 > 2:15:35you can understand perhaps some parents saying, I don't want my
2:15:35 > 2:15:38six-year-old to be talking about sexting. It shouldn't be happening
2:15:38 > 2:15:42until they're 11, so to speak? . Absolutely. I have a six-year-old
2:15:42 > 2:15:46and I don't want to talk to her about sexting but we can lay the
2:15:46 > 2:15:49foundations at home. Parents have a part to play in what is delivered at
2:15:49 > 2:15:53school. That's what it's about today so they get their voice heard and
2:15:53 > 2:15:57young people get their voice heard. Six-year-olds you can teach about
2:15:57 > 2:16:01consent, you can talk about their rights, responsibilities, the
2:16:01 > 2:16:05correct names for the genitalia so they have the right Lang wadge to
2:16:05 > 2:16:11articulate what is going on for them and also be positive about sex
2:16:11 > 2:16:14moving forward for as they get older, thinking it's a positive
2:16:14 > 2:16:22thing, because we can't go, this is the bad things and not celebrate sex
2:16:22 > 2:16:26with them and help them have a healthy relationship and thought
2:16:26 > 2:16:31process around sex.How much of a problem is pornography in terms of
2:16:31 > 2:16:39what children see away from school and then that then influencing their
2:16:39 > 2:16:43view of sex, same-sex, sex and that sort of thing?Pornography is a
2:16:43 > 2:16:48problem. Everyone's got a smartphone in high school now, pretty much, and
2:16:48 > 2:16:54however much we try as parents to safeguard our children from harm
2:16:54 > 2:16:59online, we can't protect them completely. It's quite commonplace
2:16:59 > 2:17:06for ten, 11-year-olds to have a view of pornography despite stringent
2:17:06 > 2:17:09parents and parental control. Doesn't that regulation need to come
2:17:09 > 2:17:14from higher up then?It does, so there needs to be regulations from
2:17:14 > 2:17:18there. But as parents we can be proactive and not reactive to the
2:17:18 > 2:17:23problem, and schools as well, and, as youth workers and teachers, we
2:17:23 > 2:17:28can contribute to having that drip-feeding consistent message and
2:17:28 > 2:17:32good training for teachers so they feel confident having the
2:17:32 > 2:17:36conversations, not forgetting inclusivity, so we needmake sure
2:17:36 > 2:17:39LGBT issues are included in this agenda.I wonder with this
2:17:39 > 2:17:44consultation that it's a lose-lose situation in terms of, whatever the
2:17:44 > 2:17:48Government decides to do, parents and certain groups will object, you
2:17:48 > 2:17:54can't please everyone when it comes to this?You can't blanket rule
2:17:54 > 2:17:58everything. If you go on the sex education forum website, it's a good
2:17:58 > 2:18:03resource for looking at the evidence of this and information for parents.
2:18:03 > 2:18:08Most parents support good policy RSE sex relationship education in
2:18:08 > 2:18:11schools and when I do workshops with parents they are relieved they've
2:18:11 > 2:18:16got this forum to have this conversation and be vulnerable and
2:18:16 > 2:18:20say, this is where I've got it wrong and not be judged, work together,
2:18:20 > 2:18:24share ideas of how they can talk to their kids.Very interesting
2:18:24 > 2:18:27discussion, I'm sure people are continuing that watching us this
2:18:27 > 2:18:32morning as well. Thank you.I hope so.Thank you.
2:18:32 > 2:18:37Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:18:37 > 2:18:39Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:18:39 > 2:18:46What a beautiful picture behind you. It's from Northampton this morning.
2:18:46 > 2:18:50A sunny but frosty start and still one or two dense fog patches around
2:18:50 > 2:18:53as well, particularly across England and Northern Ireland. The worst of
2:18:53 > 2:18:58the fog is now starting to lift and shift. There'll be some dense
2:18:58 > 2:19:02patches taking us into mid-morning in one or two spots and still a few
2:19:02 > 2:19:06delays around the London area at the moment, more especially if you are
2:19:06 > 2:19:09trying to fly to Paris and Brussels, big delays here thanks to fog
2:19:09 > 2:19:16overnight as well. For us, it's a cold start to southern and eastern
2:19:16 > 2:19:22areas, temperatures dropped to minus four just outside Bournemouth. We
2:19:22 > 2:19:25were 15 degrees in Highland Scotland, the weather table is a bit
2:19:25 > 2:19:29turned up side down for a time overnight. Big contrasts around
2:19:29 > 2:19:35today. Only one or two mist and fog patches remain across eastern
2:19:35 > 2:19:39England, then in towards the south-east. Mostly sunny. Frosty and
2:19:39 > 2:19:44icy on some of the pavements and the roads at the moment. Thicker cloud
2:19:44 > 2:19:47pushing into Wales, north-west England, which will threaten the odd
2:19:47 > 2:19:51spot of light rain and drizzle. Most places dry. Fog patches through
2:19:51 > 2:19:56York, foggy in parts of the Lake District at the moment, as well as
2:19:56 > 2:19:59patchy drizzle and murky in Northern Ireland, as it is in western
2:19:59 > 2:20:02Scotland with damp weather. North-east Scotland though, another
2:20:02 > 2:20:06spot favoured for a bit of sunshine throughout the day. With the
2:20:06 > 2:20:10south-westerly and rain towards Scotland, you will see some of the
2:20:10 > 2:20:14highest temperatures. Turning wetter in the Hebrides and clouding over
2:20:14 > 2:20:17through many parts of England and Wales. Sunshine to the south and
2:20:17 > 2:20:22east. Big temperature contrasts. Where the fog lasts the longest,
2:20:22 > 2:20:35five or six, 14 or 15 around the Moray Firth.
2:20:41 > 2:20:45England and Wales tonight, a touch of frost possible with some fog in
2:20:45 > 2:20:49eastern parts of England. Most will be frost-free. If you are up early
2:20:49 > 2:20:52in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you will be greeted by rain and
2:20:52 > 2:20:56drizzle. The weather front responsible for that. A pretty grey,
2:20:56 > 2:21:01miserable afternoon here. Misty over the hills, damp at times as well. To
2:21:01 > 2:21:07the south, a lot more cloud, but nowhere near as chilly. To the north
2:21:07 > 2:21:10of it, Scotland and Northern Ireland, sunshine there, and
2:21:10 > 2:21:15temperatures holding up well. Bright in the north on Thursday. Patchy
2:21:15 > 2:21:18rain and drizzle affecting the south. It will stay grey on
2:21:18 > 2:21:21Thursday. Further north, temperatures will have dropped. It
2:21:21 > 2:21:25will be a frost write start on Thursday and a frosty lead into
2:21:25 > 2:21:28Friday night. The frost won't last too long as we go into Friday and
2:21:28 > 2:21:32into the start of the weekend. South-westerly winds will take over,
2:21:32 > 2:21:36bringing in milder air for the start of the weekend. More places will see
2:21:36 > 2:21:40temperatures in double figures. That's how it's looking, back to
2:21:40 > 2:21:40you.
2:21:48 > 2:21:50We know trees can help in the fight against climate change,
2:21:50 > 2:21:54but did you know it's also important to plant them in the right places
2:21:54 > 2:21:56to see the greatest benefit?
2:21:56 > 2:21:59The BBC's Helen Briggs has been to London's Kew Gardens to find out
2:21:59 > 2:22:01about their role in urban areas in particular.
2:22:01 > 2:22:04She spoke to Dame Judi Dench about her passion for trees.
2:22:04 > 2:22:06Trees in their winter glory.
2:22:06 > 2:22:09But they are more than just beautiful.
2:22:09 > 2:22:11As Dame Judi Dench learned in a new documentary,
2:22:11 > 2:22:17they are an ally in the fight against climate change.
2:22:17 > 2:22:20I am told all of those leaves are helping the tree to breathe
2:22:20 > 2:22:23in more carbon dioxide which it will then use to grow more branches.
2:22:23 > 2:22:27It is not just about planting more trees, it is about the right trees
2:22:27 > 2:22:33in the right places.
2:22:33 > 2:22:35These giant trees are very important for drawing down
2:22:35 > 2:22:38atmospheric carbon dioxide.
2:22:38 > 2:22:44In cities, the high density of trees is important for removing the high
2:22:44 > 2:22:47amount in the air.
2:22:47 > 2:22:50You will have less respiratory problems if you do that.
2:22:50 > 2:22:54This Nasa map shows how growing trees soak up carbon dioxide
2:22:54 > 2:22:57in the Northern Hemisphere summer.
2:22:57 > 2:23:02Every year, the trees here at Kew take up tonnes of carbon dioxide
2:23:02 > 2:23:05from the air.
2:23:05 > 2:23:09But they are not just carbon dioxide capturing machines,
2:23:09 > 2:23:11they are living research.
2:23:11 > 2:23:16We are learning more about them every day.
2:23:16 > 2:23:18Every now and then it will blip.
2:23:18 > 2:23:21Like a popping sound?
2:23:21 > 2:23:23Yes.
2:23:23 > 2:23:29That little popping sound is the sound of the water travelling
2:23:29 > 2:23:33up from the roots all the way through the thousands of tiny little
2:23:33 > 2:23:37tubes called xylem tubes.
2:23:37 > 2:23:43Kew has thousands of rare and exotic trees.
2:23:43 > 2:23:47The man who looks after them says there is no end to their uses.
2:23:47 > 2:23:50Trees give them everything that we use today.
2:23:50 > 2:23:53They give us the oxygen we breathe, they use our carbon dioxide
2:23:53 > 2:23:59to produce that.
2:23:59 > 2:24:01They are good for reducing the amount of run-off and protecting
2:24:01 > 2:24:04from erosion, the best air conditions, they clean pollutants
2:24:04 > 2:24:11out of the atmosphere, they look after our well-being,
2:24:11 > 2:24:13and they are aesthetically beautiful.
2:24:13 > 2:24:15And, you know, that is so important today.
2:24:15 > 2:24:18It is becoming more and more relevant.
2:24:18 > 2:24:20Scientists say trees have a big role to play in pollution control,
2:24:20 > 2:24:24but we will only get the benefits if we plant the right trees
2:24:24 > 2:24:25in right places.
2:24:25 > 2:24:33Helen Briggs, BBC News.
2:24:33 > 2:24:39Judi Dench: My Passion For Trees is on BBC One tomorrow night at 8.
2:24:39 > 2:24:43It's the kind of thing you would watch and just feel the peace.She's
2:24:43 > 2:24:51in it so people will watch for her. Trees are a bonus!Indeed, a joyous
2:24:51 > 2:24:54power of song on Breakfast today and what we are hoping is that you will
2:24:54 > 2:24:58join us in a feel-good festive sing-along. We are at locations
2:24:58 > 2:25:04across the UK, with six choirs which will give it some about 9.05 this
2:25:04 > 2:25:09morning singing all together. Let's pick up with John Maguire in Bristol
2:25:09 > 2:25:14for us this morning with one of the choirs. Good morning. A mellow mood
2:25:14 > 2:25:20at the moment, a bit of Silent Night. David Ogden the conductor has
2:25:20 > 2:25:23three wonderful work place choirs, I promised I would show you his
2:25:23 > 2:25:27special Christmas tie, look at that. Very proud of his tie this morning.
2:25:27 > 2:25:32We are in aerospace Bristol this morning under the Delta wings of
2:25:32 > 2:25:35Concorde, travel guides, choirs from Airbus and also from Royal Mail. I'm
2:25:35 > 2:25:39going to do a zip along the line and find out what everybody does for a
2:25:39 > 2:25:46living.I'm from the office below. You still count.I'm an
2:25:46 > 2:25:55archaeologist.An aerospace engineer.Fuel systems engineer.
2:25:55 > 2:26:00Full-time education.Aerospace engineer.Royal Mail logistics.
2:26:00 > 2:26:09Postie.Fantastic.You love the early mornings don't you?Sort
2:26:09 > 2:26:14parcels mainly.They've been loving this song. Can we play this for you.
2:26:14 > 2:26:16Their favourite, Christmas is coming. Listen to this, this is
2:26:16 > 2:26:25great. Take it away. # Christmas is coming
2:26:25 > 2:26:29# Christmas is coming # Oh yes I know
2:26:29 > 2:26:32# Christmas is coming # Christmas is coming
2:26:32 > 2:26:36# Oh yes I know # Oh yes I know
2:26:36 > 2:26:41Her, oh yes I know # Oh yes I know
2:26:41 > 2:26:45Her, yes I know You've got that nodding head thing
2:26:45 > 2:26:52going on there! You liked that didn't you?Yes, a nice bit of
2:26:52 > 2:26:59singing.We'll let you know how you can get involved in that. National
2:26:59 > 2:27:03headlines in a moment but now news travel and weather where you are
2:27:03 > 2:27:03across the UK.
2:30:23 > 2:30:27The former nurse who is now the Bishop of London will be joining
2:30:27 > 2:30:32Vanessa Feltz in a few minutes' time.
2:30:32 > 2:30:37Hello, this is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Dan Walker.
2:30:37 > 2:30:39The Royal Navy's new £3 billion aircraft carrier HMS
2:30:39 > 2:30:41Queen Elizabeth is leaking.
2:30:41 > 2:30:44The Navy's future flagship, which was commissioned by the Queen
2:30:44 > 2:30:46less than two weeks ago, has a problem with one
2:30:46 > 2:30:48of its propeller shafts.
2:30:48 > 2:30:50The fault was first identified during sea trials.
2:30:50 > 2:30:53A spokesman said the aircraft carrier was scheduled for repair
2:30:53 > 2:30:57and would be sailing again early in the new year.
2:30:57 > 2:31:00Parents, teachers and young people are being asked to help create
2:31:00 > 2:31:02a new relationship and sex education curriculum
2:31:02 > 2:31:06which could include lessons on sexting and online pornography.
2:31:06 > 2:31:09The current guidelines have not been updated since the year 2000.
2:31:09 > 2:31:11Ministers say this is "unacceptable" and want
2:31:11 > 2:31:15new guidance for autumn 2019.
2:31:15 > 2:31:18Earlier this year the Education Secretary Justine Greening said
2:31:18 > 2:31:23the subject would be made compulsory in all schools in England.
2:31:23 > 2:31:26At least three people are confirmed to have died when a passenger train
2:31:26 > 2:31:28derailed and fell onto a busy motorway in the US
2:31:28 > 2:31:30state of Washington.
2:31:30 > 2:31:35It was travelling at 80 miles an hour on a curve with a speed limit
2:31:35 > 2:31:36of 30 miles an hour.
2:31:36 > 2:31:37limit of 30 miles an hour.
2:31:37 > 2:31:39Officials say 72 people were taken to hospitals after most
2:31:39 > 2:31:43of the train's carriages left the track.
2:31:43 > 2:31:46These pictures are coming to us from Washington.
2:31:46 > 2:31:47These pictures are coming to us from Washington.
2:31:47 > 2:31:49These pictures are coming to us from Washington.
2:31:49 > 2:31:51The high speed train was making the first passenger journey
2:31:51 > 2:31:53on a new, shorter route.
2:31:53 > 2:31:55Emergency services say it's been difficult to get access
2:31:55 > 2:31:57to parts of the wreckage.
2:31:57 > 2:32:00The Health Regulator is warning that the NHS workforce is at "crunch
2:32:00 > 2:32:02point" and it's calling on the government to act.
2:32:02 > 2:32:04The Department of Health in England says the NHS currently has
2:32:04 > 2:32:07a record number of doctors and is expanding the number
2:32:07 > 2:32:08of training places by 25%.
2:32:08 > 2:32:11But the General Medical Council says the supply of new doctors is failing
2:32:11 > 2:32:13to keep pace with demand, and warns the service
2:32:13 > 2:32:17could suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years.
2:32:17 > 2:32:20The Prime Minister will hold a full cabinet meeting this morning to talk
2:32:20 > 2:32:22about the UK's relationship with the EU after Brexit.
2:32:22 > 2:32:24Theresa May met senior ministers yesterday and told them
2:32:24 > 2:32:27that the government was well on the way to delivering a "smooth
2:32:27 > 2:32:30and orderly" transition.
2:32:30 > 2:32:38It's the last time the cabinet will meet before the Christmas break.
2:32:38 > 2:32:41Inmates at Liverpool prison are being kept in the worst living
2:32:41 > 2:32:46conditions inspectors have ever seen according to a leaked report.
2:32:46 > 2:32:49Inspectors found rats, cockroaches and exposed electrical wiring when
2:32:49 > 2:32:57they made an unannounced visit. All levels, including central
2:32:57 > 2:33:00government, were identified as the prime cause of the problems.
2:33:00 > 2:33:02prime cause of the problems.
2:33:02 > 2:33:05Toys "R" Us has just two days to secure a deal to rescue
2:33:05 > 2:33:08the business here in the UK affecting more than 3,000 staff
2:33:08 > 2:33:10in the run up to Christmas.
2:33:10 > 2:33:12The retailer, which has been here since the mid-1980s,
2:33:12 > 2:33:15wants to close 26 stores and reduce the space and rent on others.
2:33:15 > 2:33:17It has until Thursday to convince creditors and pensions regulators
2:33:17 > 2:33:20the company is worth saving and that staff retire funds will be
2:33:20 > 2:33:28adequately protected.
2:33:28 > 2:33:30This is something we should talk to Matt about a little
2:33:30 > 2:33:33This is something we should talk to Matt about a little later.
2:33:33 > 2:33:36Researchers have found a way of improving the accuracy of summer
2:33:36 > 2:33:37weather predictions in the UK.
2:33:37 > 2:33:39Scientists at Reading University found a connection between sea
2:33:39 > 2:33:41surface temperatures in the North Atlantic in March
2:33:41 > 2:33:43and April and the subsequent summer's rain or shine.
2:33:43 > 2:33:45They say the new method could benefit agriculture,
2:33:45 > 2:33:50tourism and the building industry.
2:33:50 > 2:33:52It makes it easier to plan work outside.
2:33:52 > 2:33:54It makes it easier to plan work outside.
2:33:54 > 2:33:55That brings you up to date.
2:33:55 > 2:33:58Victoria Derbyshire is on at 9 o'clock this morning on BBC2.
2:33:58 > 2:34:00Let's find out what's on the programme today.
2:34:00 > 2:34:05Good morning. In an exclusive report we investigate the problems some
2:34:05 > 2:34:08people face when they buy a brand-new home from big-name
2:34:08 > 2:34:14builders. They discovered their dream house is a nightmare.And this
2:34:14 > 2:34:21has broken me and I cannot believe how lucky we have been to be in this
2:34:21 > 2:34:26position when it was supposed to be completely different to this.Join
2:34:26 > 2:34:28us after breakfast on BBC Two and online.
2:34:28 > 2:34:36online.
2:34:36 > 2:34:42And coming up on breakfast this morning.Doctor, is that another
2:34:42 > 2:34:45Tardis?
2:34:45 > 2:34:48She's set to return as Dr Who's companion Bill on Christmas Day,
2:34:48 > 2:34:51but this morning Pearl Mackie will be right here and she's
2:34:51 > 2:34:53bringing us a sneak preview of the Christmas special.
2:34:53 > 2:34:55If they look like nothing you've ever seen before,
2:34:55 > 2:34:56that's because you haven't.
2:34:56 > 2:34:58We'll have more on the exciting discovery of these completely
2:34:58 > 2:35:02new species in just few minutes.
2:35:02 > 2:35:04As we've just been hearing, the choirs are ready,
2:35:04 > 2:35:07our presenters are ready and hopefully you're ready too
2:35:07 > 2:35:16for our feelgood festive carol at the end of the programme.
2:35:18 > 2:35:23Oh, come all Ye faithful. Download the lyrics, they are on our Facebook
2:35:23 > 2:35:34and Twitter and join in. Strong lungs. And scratch your face up.
2:35:34 > 2:35:40That is what you were taught. And John Maguire's choir went scrunch
2:35:40 > 2:35:43and explode and that is what they were taught.
2:35:43 > 2:35:48Sally, are you watching? I am learning all the time.
2:35:48 > 2:35:53Are you a good singer? No, you will notice I am not in your singing
2:35:53 > 2:36:00peace. I was busy on the day. It is
2:36:00 > 2:36:03important to know your limitations. No, I like to sing.
2:36:03 > 2:36:10I was joking. That is the whole point of it. It is joyous and it has
2:36:10 > 2:36:15health benefits. Anyone can do it. Singing in a
2:36:15 > 2:36:21school choir makes you feel better. That is great but the front pages
2:36:21 > 2:36:25are dominated by sport and a miserable story.Not brilliant,
2:36:25 > 2:36:33Justin Gatlin. If you do not remember who he is, you remember he
2:36:33 > 2:36:38has been banned before for using performance enhancing drugs. He came
2:36:38 > 2:36:42back and the latest development is being reported by the Daily
2:36:42 > 2:36:42Telegraph.
2:36:42 > 2:36:44being reported by the Daily Telegraph.
2:36:44 > 2:36:46Anti-doping officials are investigating allegations
2:36:46 > 2:36:49against two men linked to the world champion sprinter Justin Gatlin.
2:36:49 > 2:36:50The Daily Telegraph says the athlete's agent,
2:36:50 > 2:36:52Robert Wagner, offered to supply performance-enhancing drugs
2:36:52 > 2:36:54to undercover reporters.
2:36:54 > 2:36:56Gatlin's coach, Dennis Mitchell, allegedly said doping was possible
2:36:56 > 2:36:57because the drugs used couldn't be detected.
2:36:57 > 2:37:02Both men deny the accusations.
2:37:02 > 2:37:06In the last five minutes Justin Gatlin has responded and has posted
2:37:06 > 2:37:07a statement on social media saying this:
2:37:20 > 2:37:22a statement on social media saying this:
2:37:22 > 2:37:25Everton made it four wins from five games under Sam Allardyce,
2:37:25 > 2:37:27after beating Swansea City 3-1.
2:37:27 > 2:37:31This stunning strike from Gylfi Sigurdsson
2:37:31 > 2:37:34against his old club put the hosts 2-1 up, and Wayne Rooney got
2:37:34 > 2:37:37a second half penalty for his 10th of the season.
2:37:37 > 2:37:40The former England captain had missed one in the first half which
2:37:40 > 2:37:41Dominic Calvert-Lewin followed up.
2:37:41 > 2:37:45Everton are now ninth.
2:37:45 > 2:37:49To turn around so quickly is great credit to everybody, not just me for
2:37:49 > 2:37:53coming in now, but everybody working so hard behind-the-scenes and the
2:37:53 > 2:37:56players going on the pitch and turning what looked like quite a
2:37:56 > 2:38:01desperate situation to a pretty comfortable one now.
2:38:01 > 2:38:04We had good posession of the ball, created some good chances,
2:38:04 > 2:38:07played some good football and, yeah, the mood in the dressing
2:38:07 > 2:38:09room is very flat.
2:38:09 > 2:38:12We know we are bottom of the table, we have got 12 points,
2:38:12 > 2:38:16we have got to focus on getting to 15 at the halfway point.
2:38:16 > 2:38:20We know what we have got to do for the second half of the season.
2:38:20 > 2:38:23This time yesterday England's Ashes hopes were slipping away
2:38:23 > 2:38:27as they went 3-0 down in the five-match series.
2:38:27 > 2:38:29Captain Joe Root says he has backed senior players to continue
2:38:29 > 2:38:32in the team next year.
2:38:32 > 2:38:34Head coach Trevor Bayliss's role is also is under scrutiny but does
2:38:34 > 2:38:37he still think he's the man to be in charge?
2:38:37 > 2:38:38Well, I think I am.
2:38:38 > 2:38:40You may not.
2:38:40 > 2:38:42But I think our performances have done pretty well over
2:38:42 > 2:38:44the last couple of years.
2:38:44 > 2:38:51So, yes, that is for people above my pay grade to make that decision.
2:38:51 > 2:38:57So, we will leave it up to them.
2:38:57 > 2:39:00And finally, jockeys are usually on the small side but look at these
2:39:00 > 2:39:02ones at the Shetland Pony Grand National.
2:39:02 > 2:39:09They are children though!
2:39:09 > 2:39:10How very cute.
2:39:10 > 2:39:11How very cute.
2:39:11 > 2:39:14The charity race was won by Alice Crowley, daughter of former
2:39:14 > 2:39:15champion jockey Jim Crowley.
2:39:15 > 2:39:18Frankie Dettori's son Rocco also won earlier in the day.
2:39:18 > 2:39:21It looks like a couple of racing dynasties are in the making
2:39:21 > 2:39:24as well as money for a good cause.
2:39:24 > 2:39:28They have lovely, fluffy legs as well.
2:39:28 > 2:39:36The touring? Dan, you are used to being told you are told. That is for
2:39:36 > 2:39:42obvious reasons, but I am too tall. She is to ride a Shetland pony.
2:39:42 > 2:39:46Animal welfare would be on straightaway, no chance.Look at the
2:39:46 > 2:39:58smile on her face.How are you with people you do not get on with? She
2:39:58 > 2:40:05comes here every day. Do you cut out their eyes?There are so few people
2:40:05 > 2:40:10I fall out with. I quite like most people. I do not like bearing a
2:40:10 > 2:40:23grudge.People who do not do their jobs properly. You say it out loud?
2:40:23 > 2:40:26It is interesting you are discussing this because we are talking about
2:40:26 > 2:40:32the season of goodwill and we thought we would bring together
2:40:32 > 2:40:35people who have had big disagreements in the big stories of
2:40:35 > 2:40:40the year and have a festive first date.Or did we bring together? We
2:40:40 > 2:40:48brought together a London cabbie called Seamus and a driver from Uber
2:40:48 > 2:40:55called Catherine.Hello, I am Seamus, oh, I have got one for you
2:40:55 > 2:41:03as well. Thank you.How long have you been a black cab driver?18
2:41:03 > 2:41:08years, so I like to be self-employed and I like to be my own boss. I work
2:41:08 > 2:41:17when I want to work. Thank you. A black cab, very nice. How long have
2:41:17 > 2:41:26you been an Uber driver?For 15 months. I saw a poster and found a
2:41:26 > 2:41:30lady that looked like me with blonde hair and it said work for Uber and
2:41:30 > 2:41:33you would like to go on nice holidays and I thought, that sounds
2:41:33 > 2:41:39brilliant. That is what I did, I knew nothing. Have you been on any
2:41:39 > 2:41:49nice holidays? Yes, I have.How do you feel about the gig economy?
2:41:49 > 2:41:56Companies like Uber who treat their workers basically with disdain.Uber
2:41:56 > 2:42:00is popular with customers, 3.5 million users, it is popular with
2:42:00 > 2:42:05drivers, it is the future. I don't think Transport for London can stop
2:42:05 > 2:42:10the future from happening by banning Uber.A lot of people say black cabs
2:42:10 > 2:42:14are too expensive and Uber is cheaper, but the hourly rate I have
2:42:14 > 2:42:19heard is six or £7 an hour. I have heard some of those drivers are on
2:42:19 > 2:42:23income support because they cannot earn money to keep their families.I
2:42:23 > 2:42:27think that is an issue and that is what one of the court cases
2:42:27 > 2:42:34involving Uber is about, to have a guaranteed level of pay. Then it is
2:42:34 > 2:42:38whether Uber will want to abide by what the court says, so whether they
2:42:38 > 2:42:43want to pull out of London. Do you think they will? Abide by
2:42:43 > 2:42:50regulation? I think they will have to or else go. Why do you think
2:42:50 > 2:42:55black cabs deserve to have the monopoly?I am not saying we deserve
2:42:55 > 2:43:01it, but we deserve certain advantages because this is an icon.
2:43:01 > 2:43:07It is a person like me who you will get who is fully trained, fully
2:43:07 > 2:43:12vetted and with a massive amount of experience. You get into a black cab
2:43:12 > 2:43:17and the driver takes you where you want to go.I have heard different
2:43:17 > 2:43:20things, I have heard they take me deliberately the wrong way to charge
2:43:20 > 2:43:27more money. I am sorry to say this, but nobody says anything good to me
2:43:27 > 2:43:32about black cab drivers. I am sorry, that is the truth.I get the same
2:43:32 > 2:43:37about Uber drivers. Lovely to have met you and good luck. Thank you for
2:43:37 > 2:43:40my taxi.
2:43:46 > 2:43:52If you were a betting man, what would you think the odds were on a
2:43:52 > 2:43:56second date?Absolutely zero chance, but at least they were talking to
2:43:56 > 2:44:00each other.That was the whole point.There were getting their
2:44:00 > 2:44:05grievances out.At least they listened, they gave each other a
2:44:05 > 2:44:11chance. Are you a doctor Who fan? Oh, yes.
2:44:11 > 2:44:14It's one of the highlights of the year for Doctor Who fans,
2:44:14 > 2:44:15the Christmas Day special.
2:44:15 > 2:44:17This year's promises to be action-packed.
2:44:17 > 2:44:19It's Peter Capaldi's last appearance before Jodie Whittkaker takes over,
2:44:19 > 2:44:22and it's also time to say goodbye to his companion Bill Potts,
2:44:22 > 2:44:23played by Pearl Mackie.
2:44:23 > 2:44:26We'll talk to Pearl in just a minute but first we've got
2:44:26 > 2:44:27a real treat for you.
2:44:27 > 2:44:30Let's have a quick look at next week's festive special.
2:44:30 > 2:44:38Jump!
2:44:38 > 2:44:39Where is he now?
2:44:39 > 2:44:40Run!
2:44:40 > 2:44:42Where?
2:44:42 > 2:44:43They've got the Tardis.
2:44:43 > 2:44:46Yes, that's exactly what they are supposed to think.
2:44:46 > 2:44:46Yes, but they do.
2:44:46 > 2:44:48Look.
2:44:48 > 2:44:49They've got my Tardis.
2:44:49 > 2:44:51Over to you, Mary Berry.
2:44:51 > 2:44:55Come on.
2:44:55 > 2:44:58Doctor, is that another Tardis?
2:44:58 > 2:45:05No, no, it's another of the same Tardis.
2:45:07 > 2:45:09Hang on, this one is the wrong size.
2:45:09 > 2:45:13Inside, quickly.
2:45:13 > 2:45:15Take off now!
2:45:15 > 2:45:26Deep space anywhere.
2:45:26 > 2:45:28I mean, I am ready!Did you
2:45:28 > 2:45:31I mean, I am ready!Did you enjoy that? You have seen the whole
2:45:31 > 2:45:37episode...Did you cry? I did! I spent so long saying to people, be
2:45:37 > 2:45:42prepared, it's quite emotional, it is Peter's last episode and mine,
2:45:42 > 2:45:45bring some tissues! I watched it at the screening and I did not bring
2:45:45 > 2:45:52tissues. I was just dripping! I was foolish!What is it like when
2:45:52 > 2:45:57something like that, you have clearly enjoyed it so much. What is
2:45:57 > 2:46:03it like for you and Peter Capaldi? It is emotional, but it was lovely
2:46:03 > 2:46:08to come back together and all filmed the Christmas special. It's a nice
2:46:08 > 2:46:13cap off to end the series, rather than... I mean, the end of the
2:46:13 > 2:46:17series is pretty epic but this is nice and light, Christmassy and
2:46:17 > 2:46:22snowy.All of that. It takes the boxes!Yes, it's great! Has for you
2:46:22 > 2:46:28what it thought it -- what you thought it would do for you, being
2:46:28 > 2:46:36Bill?I'm not sure what I thought it would do, to be honest but it is
2:46:36 > 2:46:39definitely an epic step up in terms of the career stakes, the jobs I'm
2:46:39 > 2:46:43offered now are very different to what I was offered before. You join
2:46:43 > 2:46:49the London Eye of amazing companions and doctors. They do incredible
2:46:49 > 2:46:57work.What has surprised you about the reaction to this role?It was
2:46:57 > 2:47:00overwhelmingly positive, you will always split people.There was
2:47:00 > 2:47:04probably some worry, so many people have been in that role before,
2:47:04 > 2:47:09people care about the programme.You don't want to step on people's toes.
2:47:09 > 2:47:13Bill is such a different energy, some people won't like her, I'm sure
2:47:13 > 2:47:20some people don't but so far the response has been positive so I hope
2:47:20 > 2:47:24people will enjoy her as well.And the level of fandom, I read
2:47:24 > 2:47:28somewhere that somebody dressed up as you within minutes of you being
2:47:28 > 2:47:32on television.Within an hour or something. It was incredible. I
2:47:32 > 2:47:36don't know where he got all of the clothes from, he had everything! I
2:47:36 > 2:47:40thought, did you know about this beforehand? But it was really
2:47:40 > 2:47:44impressive. You still get that. It is so great to see people dressing
2:47:44 > 2:47:51up.It's lovely, someone thinking, I love this so much I will dress up as
2:47:51 > 2:47:55that person and do it within the hour.He had patches on his jacket,
2:47:55 > 2:48:05proper matching... It was interesting.Or, creepy?LAUGHTER
2:48:05 > 2:48:08You've talked about the opportunities and the variety of
2:48:08 > 2:48:13work that you do at the moment. You are a good bedtime reader, I
2:48:13 > 2:48:16understand?Thank you very much! These are your dulcet tones in
2:48:16 > 2:48:20action...I'm just about to fix my spaceship...
2:48:20 > 2:48:24I love travelling through space and seeing all of the planets and our
2:48:24 > 2:48:30story tonight is about a girl, just like me. It's called Interstellar
2:48:30 > 2:48:33Cinderella, and it's written by Debra Underwood and illustrated by
2:48:33 > 2:48:41Meg Hunt. Once upon a planetoid, amid her tours and sprockets, a girl
2:48:41 > 2:48:50named Cinderella drained of fixing fancy rockets...
2:48:50 > 2:48:54Your CBB 's bedtime story, one of them is going out on Christmas Eve.
2:48:54 > 2:49:03You are responsible for putting the nation 's children to bed! --
2:49:03 > 2:49:06CBeebies.If I don't get them to sleep error to lead the nation will
2:49:06 > 2:49:11be angry with me. It will be crazy! Do you have little people in your
2:49:11 > 2:49:17life?I do, I have a goddaughter and her little brother and a nephew.Do
2:49:17 > 2:49:20you read to them? You know that is going to be your new job!
2:49:20 > 2:49:25Subsequently I may have to read more to them when I have done before,
2:49:25 > 2:49:28thank you for that!You've done it for the nation, you've got to do it
2:49:28 > 2:49:33for your own family!They are very excited. You said your experience of
2:49:33 > 2:49:38Doctor Who has been very positive, we've had Bradley Walsh in. He is
2:49:38 > 2:49:43really into it. And the whole Jodie Whittaker side of things as well.
2:49:43 > 2:49:48Would you continue to be a fan of it and see how they take it off in a
2:49:48 > 2:49:52different direction?Definitely, I'm so excited to watch Doctor Who not
2:49:52 > 2:49:56know what'll happen. It's really cool, they are going to be a great
2:49:56 > 2:50:01team. Bradley is very excited and I think Jodie is amazing. It's
2:50:01 > 2:50:05exciting to watch it as a fan rather than analysing my own performances!
2:50:05 > 2:50:11LAUGHTER Do you do that a lot, are you
2:50:11 > 2:50:15hypercritical?I am so new to the job, in terms of camera I think I
2:50:15 > 2:50:20would be mad not to watch it and think, that works, that doesn't...
2:50:20 > 2:50:25It makes sense to do that.Do you watch it with people? Do you watch
2:50:25 > 2:50:32it on your own?And prepare myself? No, I'm used to watching people. I
2:50:32 > 2:50:38will watch it with my family.We saw the bedtime reading, and CBeebies,
2:50:38 > 2:50:43what else is on the cards?I'm rehearsing a play called the
2:50:43 > 2:50:49Birthday Party by Harold Pinter, it's exciting. It's quite weird, it
2:50:49 > 2:50:54is set in a B&B on the south coast and they've got a lodger. These two
2:50:54 > 2:50:58strangers appear from nowhere and they have a birthday party. But not
2:50:58 > 2:51:02all is as it seems. It's a bit weird. Then some crazy stuff
2:51:02 > 2:51:12happens!Do you prefer TV filming? Both are intimidating in different
2:51:12 > 2:51:21ways, I would say! Politeness and immediate reaction, that is
2:51:21 > 2:51:24something I haven't done before. There is a real buzz that comes from
2:51:24 > 2:51:29that. The reaction to what you are involved in. You know if a joke
2:51:29 > 2:51:33works or if it doesn't.Immediately there is no waiting for six months
2:51:33 > 2:51:38and you go, yes? I don't know! I guess you are more in control of it
2:51:38 > 2:51:46as well. Much of it is in the hands of the editor and director. They
2:51:46 > 2:51:51take you on a journey that they want you to see, really.Do you saying? I
2:51:51 > 2:52:02do. Do you sing well?I don't sing at all!The reason I ask all of the
2:52:02 > 2:52:06nations are coming together to sing, could you give us a line to inspire
2:52:06 > 2:52:12people?It is quite early in the morning...Or, you could record a
2:52:12 > 2:52:15bit on a phone outside and when we play it out on Christmas Eve
2:52:15 > 2:52:20altogether, we can pop it in.That's a good idea, that's a great idea.
2:52:20 > 2:52:29Thank you, Dan...No, it's not happening!You can try, that was
2:52:29 > 2:52:37strong work!I will sing it with you... ?No!It's been lovely having
2:52:37 > 2:52:42you on.You know that you want to!I will record a bit outside,
2:52:42 > 2:52:45definitely.And we will put it on our Facebook page. It has been
2:52:45 > 2:52:52lovely talking to you. She says no, I'm not doing it. I like that about
2:52:52 > 2:52:54her!That is excellent!
2:52:54 > 2:52:58Doctor Who is on BBC One on Christmas Day.
2:52:58 > 2:53:08That will sing... Won't you? # It's beginning to look a lot less
2:53:08 > 2:53:11foggy... #
2:53:11 > 2:53:19Brilliant, thank you. Unfortunately, we can hear ye! A very good morning
2:53:19 > 2:53:22to you. It is looking less foggy out there at the
2:53:22 > 2:53:24to you. It is looking less foggy out there at the moment, particularly
2:53:24 > 2:53:29frosty for some across England. This is the scene in Oxfordshire a short
2:53:29 > 2:53:39while ago, some of that fog we saw dropping to frost on the ground.
2:53:39 > 2:53:42Some fog patches, overnight temptress dropping overnight, as low
2:53:42 > 2:53:46as minus four degrees on the outskirts of Bournemouth. The rain
2:53:46 > 2:53:49is expected to be coldest in the North of Scotland and at one point
2:53:49 > 2:53:54overnight it was still at 15 degrees on the Highlands, temperatures
2:53:54 > 2:53:59contrast to the rest of today. Heading out the door, it looks like
2:53:59 > 2:54:05it will be frosty but sunny overhead across much of southern England. In
2:54:05 > 2:54:11East Anglia, frost patches, in London, across the Severn Valley,
2:54:11 > 2:54:17and in the far west, more yesterday. Patches rain and drizzle are
2:54:17 > 2:54:24possible. The odd fog patches in the Vale of York, a grey start across
2:54:24 > 2:54:28many parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland. Murky over the
2:54:28 > 2:54:34hills, damp in places. Some cloud breaks. Some sunshine, in Scotland,
2:54:34 > 2:54:44Ronnie Murray five, temperatures hit 14 or 15 degrees. It spread south or
2:54:44 > 2:54:48eastwards, if there's fog patches last any length of time, tinctures
2:54:48 > 2:54:53of five or 6 degrees, compared to 14 or 15 in northern Scotland. For this
2:54:53 > 2:54:57time of year, the best of the brightness in the south and east.
2:54:57 > 2:55:01Cloudy scenes to finish the day, that takes us into a cloudy night.
2:55:01 > 2:55:06Not as cold tonight, there will be spots of rain in England and Wales,
2:55:06 > 2:55:10wet in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Temperatures will drop with
2:55:10 > 2:55:14a touch of frost possible. Cannot rule out the odd touch of frost.
2:55:14 > 2:55:20Some fog in eastern parts, but overall, a cloudy start here.
2:55:20 > 2:55:24Northern Ireland and southern Scotland, there will be patches of
2:55:24 > 2:55:27drizzle for the early risers but through the day, in northern England
2:55:27 > 2:55:33and northern Wales, on the west of the hills, south of that, cloudy.
2:55:33 > 2:55:36More mild, Sony in Scotland and Northern Ireland with temperatures
2:55:36 > 2:55:44holding up well. -- sunny. Patches of rain and drizzle moving
2:55:44 > 2:55:51southwards, reasonably mild. Further north, breaks in the cloud, some
2:55:51 > 2:55:53sunshine, a touch cold where the wind is blowing across Orkney and
2:55:53 > 2:55:58Shetland. Colder air pushing away on Friday night and into Saturday. At
2:55:58 > 2:56:04the weekend, mild weather UK wide. Temperatures in double figures for
2:56:04 > 2:56:08just about all. Before you think that is the festive deal gone from
2:56:08 > 2:56:13the weather, a sneaky peek at the Christmas day chart. Wet and windy
2:56:13 > 2:56:16weather spread across England and Wales, bold and bright with
2:56:16 > 2:56:19potential windy showers in Scotland and Northern Ireland, that's how it
2:56:19 > 2:56:21is looking.
2:56:21 > 2:56:27STUDIO: That snow has reduced in Scotland...It will change, it's a
2:56:27 > 2:56:31long way away. Don't take this chart to literally. I will give you a
2:56:31 > 2:56:36hint...You mean, don't believe what you say?No, listen to my guide...
2:56:36 > 2:56:38hint...You mean, don't believe what you say?No, listen to my guide...I
2:56:38 > 2:56:43have a question, a story we were doing earlier. There is some
2:56:43 > 2:56:46research at Reading university that says if you look at sea surface
2:56:46 > 2:56:50temperatures in the North Atlantic, you can predict the weather later in
2:56:50 > 2:56:54the summer. So looking at March and April, that can help with some
2:56:54 > 2:57:00predictions?It's a difficult one, a lot of things influence the weather,
2:57:00 > 2:57:04especially long term. This is seasonal forecasts, in the infancy,
2:57:04 > 2:57:09we deal with 1-5 days but if the Atlanta, especially in the west
2:57:09 > 2:57:13towards the US, is warmer than normal, it will tend to steer a deep
2:57:13 > 2:57:19and stormy low further up in the northern hemisphere. That means we
2:57:19 > 2:57:23have a drier summer, if the sea surface temperatures off the east
2:57:23 > 2:57:27coast of the US are cooler, there's a chance we see something wet. Only
2:57:27 > 2:57:31one part of the big scheme of what's going on in our atmosphere which
2:57:31 > 2:57:36drives the weather, some big events like El Nino, to name some things,
2:57:36 > 2:57:40but every little bit helps. This initial research is possibly quite
2:57:40 > 2:57:46exciting as well.Matt, thank you for explaining that. Enjoy the rest
2:57:46 > 2:57:48of your day!
2:57:48 > 2:57:51What do a snail-eating turtle and a horseshoe bat have in common?
2:57:51 > 2:57:54They are just two of more than 100 new species that have been
2:57:54 > 2:57:56discovered by scientists in the Greater Mekong
2:57:56 > 2:57:59region of Southeast Asia,
2:57:59 > 2:58:00but they already face an uncertain
2:58:00 > 2:58:02future due to intense development of their habitat.
2:58:02 > 2:58:04So what's being done to protect them?
2:58:04 > 2:58:06Let's talk now to Colin Butfield from the conservation organisation
2:58:06 > 2:58:16the World Wide Fund for Nature.
2:58:17 > 2:58:23Thank you for talking to us today. We are talking about 115 new species
2:58:23 > 2:58:27discovered.There must be more out there? Yes, it's an incredible
2:58:27 > 2:58:32region. In the last 20 years there have been 2500 species discovered in
2:58:32 > 2:58:36the area and over 100 in the last couple of years. Finding new things
2:58:36 > 2:58:41all the time. It is fascinating, that turtle was discovered in a
2:58:41 > 2:58:45market, it was for sale. Scientists only discovered it because it was
2:58:45 > 2:58:50for sale but the horseshoe bat was discovered after days of trekking in
2:58:50 > 2:58:54the jungle. There's a balance with these incredible places and habitats
2:58:54 > 2:58:57but development is happening so quickly that you find animals for
2:58:57 > 2:59:02sale before science has even discovered they have existed.You
2:59:02 > 2:59:05mentioned habitats, the development of habitats, and that impact on
2:59:05 > 2:59:16wildlife. Regions, like those in the Greater Mekong area, how can they be
2:59:16 > 2:59:21educated or have attitudes turned around?One of the big threats is
2:59:21 > 2:59:27infrastructure, over 200 buildings are being built in that area, they
2:59:27 > 2:59:38can be built in a smart way or there can be huge mega dams being built --
2:59:38 > 2:59:42over 200 dams. That can be built in a smart way rather than exploitative
2:59:42 > 2:59:49way. In terms of animals, big education campaigns like local
2:59:49 > 2:59:52organisations that they are running, they can tell people about the
2:59:52 > 2:59:57threat to species. One of the pictures is of a crocodile lizard,
2:59:57 > 3:00:00it's incredible with scaled down its back and it looks like a crocodile.
3:00:00 > 3:00:06That is being sold as a pet, there are only 200 left in Vietnam, we are
3:00:06 > 3:00:09running education campaigns to explain the risks of how to keep
3:00:09 > 3:00:13these animals as pets. There is a combination of tackling big
3:00:13 > 3:00:16infrastructure threats but also inspiring and educating people about
3:00:16 > 3:00:21wildlife on their doorstep.That lizard has been immortalised in a
3:00:21 > 3:00:25comic strip? If you can get to the children, it's amazing how quickly
3:00:25 > 3:00:30children can get to be parents and adults?Completely. We've seen it in
3:00:30 > 3:00:37the last couple of weeks with things like Blue Planet Two, and the same
3:00:37 > 3:00:42is true around the world, people are inspired and enthralled by new
3:00:42 > 3:00:49wildlife. The fact that we are connected is inspiring and you get
3:00:49 > 3:00:53attention and interest from kids at an early age, they try and persuade
3:00:53 > 3:00:55their parents and hopefully as they grow up they will treat the world
3:00:55 > 3:00:59more wisely then maybe our generation has done so far.And what
3:00:59 > 3:01:09about the mole frog?
3:01:09 > 3:01:14We have got two in northern Vietnam and the reason they are surviving so
3:01:14 > 3:01:23well is they have got an incredible habitat and network underground. We
3:01:23 > 3:01:27have got incredibly well camouflaged frog species in Myanmar.
3:01:32 > 3:01:37There are huge political problems there, but when Myanmar open up
3:01:37 > 3:01:40people discovered new species. There is so much more to understand about
3:01:40 > 3:01:44our world and so much more to discover and the more we learn, the
3:01:44 > 3:01:49more we inspire people and the better we can protect them.The mole
3:01:49 > 3:01:55and the frog are delightful. How are we going to drive this education
3:01:55 > 3:02:01further? We spoke about the way children can help in cartoons and
3:02:01 > 3:02:06comic strips, but at the moment the adults are in charge.We are living
3:02:06 > 3:02:10in a very strange moment in time because although we are still
3:02:10 > 3:02:13discovering things, for the first time we understand threats facing
3:02:13 > 3:02:18the planet as a whole. It really affects us and we all see it with
3:02:18 > 3:02:22bees in our country and the crops and the rapidly changing climate and
3:02:22 > 3:02:27we know it is affecting us as much as it is affecting wildlife itself.
3:02:27 > 3:02:35We have got big moments over the next couple of years and the more we
3:02:35 > 3:02:39inspire and educate people and the more we put pressure on our
3:02:39 > 3:02:45governments we can put pressure on them and it is good for people as
3:02:45 > 3:02:51much as it is for nature.Thank you very much for talking to us.
3:02:51 > 3:02:54Thank you very much for talking to us.
3:02:54 > 3:02:56A lot of people are waiting in for those crucial
3:02:56 > 3:02:58Christmas deliveries week, but just what are your rights
3:02:58 > 3:02:59if there's a problem?
3:02:59 > 3:03:03Sean has been looking into this for us.
3:03:03 > 3:03:09It is a frustrating situation.And we have got quite a few people
3:03:09 > 3:03:13getting in touch.I have enjoyed the notes that have been left on
3:03:13 > 3:03:20people's doors.Chucked over gates, in a hedge. Dan was even saying he
3:03:20 > 3:03:25did not want a parcel in his Bush on the front lawn. Somebody got in
3:03:25 > 3:03:29touch to say they have got a specific space in their hedge for
3:03:29 > 3:03:33that. It is amazing the lengths people go to to make sure you can
3:03:33 > 3:03:38get your package delivered.What are your rights? Element depending on
3:03:38 > 3:03:44where they are left, not necessarily many rights. The contract we have
3:03:44 > 3:03:49with the retailer does not have a lot of regulation. If it was damaged
3:03:49 > 3:03:53or it did not turn up, you could go back to the retailer and ask for a
3:03:53 > 3:04:00refund. About delivery times, which is crucial, that is important.What
3:04:00 > 3:04:04happens if they do not deliver on the day they say they will? That is
3:04:04 > 3:04:08what we asked a consumer expert.
3:04:08 > 3:04:10Most delivery companies will have a specified delivery date
3:04:10 > 3:04:12by which point you should have received your package.
3:04:12 > 3:04:15If you've not got it within that period of time,
3:04:15 > 3:04:18then you've got the right to then cancel your order, ask for a refund
3:04:18 > 3:04:20along with the delivery charges.
3:04:20 > 3:04:29That is what you can do if it does not arrive on time. The common-sense
3:04:29 > 3:04:33approach is go to the shop and buy the present in your hand if you are
3:04:33 > 3:04:38really worried you will not get it in time.Thank you very much. How is
3:04:38 > 3:04:42your singing voice this morning?As bad as it is every morning I would
3:04:42 > 3:04:51imagine. We have been talking about toys...Would you like to sing?Not
3:04:51 > 3:05:03really, no. I don't know what we are singing.O come all Ye faithful.
3:05:03 > 3:05:08Dan is with one of the choirs in Salford. Oh, first we are going to
3:05:08 > 3:06:45the regions.
3:06:45 > 3:06:48I'll be back with the lunchtime news at 1.30 on BBC One.
3:06:48 > 3:06:57Until then, I hope you have a very good morning.
3:06:57 > 3:07:01I was excited about this a few minutes ago, I am still excited. The
3:07:01 > 3:07:06big moment is still here.
3:07:06 > 3:07:09We've got six choirs across the UK waiting to sing Christmas classic
3:07:09 > 3:07:12O Come All Ye Faithful en-masse and we've asked you to join
3:07:12 > 3:07:13in too, wherever you are.
3:07:13 > 3:07:15Dan's outside the studio with the Manchester Inspirational Voices
3:07:15 > 3:07:16choir who are raring to go.
3:07:16 > 3:07:23Are you ready, Dan?
3:07:23 > 3:07:29Hello, let's see if we can make this work. Hello to everybody at home.
3:07:29 > 3:07:35This is the moment we have been building up to. This is part of BBC
3:07:35 > 3:07:39saying all this week and last week as well and we have been talking
3:07:39 > 3:07:43about the benefits of singing, physical, psychological and social
3:07:43 > 3:07:53benefits. Let me introduce you to one of our choirs, Manchester
3:07:53 > 3:07:58Inspirational Voices. Wayne, their leader, has been encouraging us to
3:07:58 > 3:08:03sing and get many people involved. There are another five choirs across
3:08:03 > 3:08:08the UK. We have got one in Bristol with John Maguire and one with Jane
3:08:08 > 3:08:13McCubbin in Birmingham. We have got choirs in Cardiff, Glasgow and
3:08:13 > 3:08:18Belfast. How can you join in? If you are watching for the first time, we
3:08:18 > 3:08:23are going to sing O come all Ye faithful, three verses. All six
3:08:23 > 3:08:26wires are going to sing together and we would love you to join in as
3:08:26 > 3:08:40well. Let me give you a number. We will put that on the screen. If you
3:08:40 > 3:08:44can sing along with us and take a video of yourself and send it
3:08:44 > 3:08:49through to that number and then on Christmas Eve we will put all the
3:08:49 > 3:08:53choirs together and we will have a magical Christmas singalong on
3:08:53 > 3:08:57Christmas eve to build up to Christmas. The words are on the
3:08:57 > 3:09:03Facebook page and on our Twitter site. Are you already? If you are
3:09:03 > 3:09:06ready, this is BBC Breakfast.
3:09:06 > 3:09:09If you are ready, this is BBC Breakfast.
3:09:09 > 3:09:19# O come, all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant
3:09:20 > 3:09:22# O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem
3:09:22 > 3:09:30# Come and behold Him
3:09:30 > 3:09:34# Born the King of Angels!
3:09:34 > 3:09:38# O come, let us adore Him
3:09:38 > 3:09:43# O come, let us adore Him
3:09:43 > 3:09:47# O come, let us adore Him
3:09:47 > 3:09:56# Christ the Lord
3:10:10 > 3:10:12# Oh, sing, choirs of angels
3:10:12 > 3:10:22# Sing in exultation
3:10:31 > 3:10:35# O come, let us adore Him
3:10:35 > 3:10:39# O come, let us adore Him
3:10:39 > 3:10:43# O come, let us adore Him
3:10:43 > 3:10:53# Christ the Lord
3:11:19 > 3:11:23# O come, let us adore Him
3:11:23 > 3:11:25# O come, let us adore Him
3:11:25 > 3:11:29# O come, let us adore Him
3:11:29 > 3:11:39# Christ the Lord
3:11:43 > 3:11:51Wow, give them a massive round of applause, please. The Manchester
3:11:51 > 3:11:57Inspirational Voices. I can only hear what I heard in Salford, so
3:11:57 > 3:12:02hopefully you enjoyed that singalong. Wayne, what was it like
3:12:02 > 3:12:06for you?Absolutely brilliant. I hope you all enjoy it at home. How
3:12:06 > 3:12:15was it for you?I did not want to be too loud.No matter what you sound
3:12:15 > 3:12:21like, no matter what you sound like, just sing out loud.That is the
3:12:21 > 3:12:24message, the benefits of singing for individuals and groups and it has
3:12:24 > 3:12:27made a difference to everyone in your choir and people watching as
3:12:27 > 3:12:32well.Yes, I hope you are feeling good and ready for the day, what a
3:12:32 > 3:12:38great way to start the morning.It has only gone past nine o'clock. We
3:12:38 > 3:12:46will give you that number again so you can get involved again.
3:12:46 > 3:12:50Hopefully you were either singing along and you've videoed yourself or
3:12:50 > 3:12:55you can do it afterwards. Send through your video on what sap and
3:12:55 > 3:13:00then on Christmas eve you can join Wayne and our acquirers in
3:13:00 > 3:13:05Manchester, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham and Belfast and we will
3:13:05 > 3:13:10put it all together.I hope you have your Christmas turkeys ready as
3:13:10 > 3:13:15well.Thank you for being involved throughout the week and the last few
3:13:15 > 3:13:20days. So many wonderful messages of encouragement and so many people
3:13:20 > 3:13:24singing for the first time and enjoying it. Thank you once again
3:13:24 > 3:13:29and thank you to all our acquirers around the UK. I hope you were
3:13:29 > 3:13:35joining in in the studio. Of course I was, it was marvellous.
3:13:35 > 3:13:38That is it for this morning.