0:00:03 > 0:00:04Hello, this is Breakfast,
0:00:04 > 0:00:06with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
0:00:06 > 0:00:09Scotland Yard launches a review of all its sex crime
0:00:09 > 0:00:11investigations after the collapse of two rape prosecutions
0:00:11 > 0:00:15in one week.
0:00:15 > 0:00:16The Metropolitan Police confirms the same detective
0:00:16 > 0:00:19was involved in both cases and begins re-examining the way
0:00:19 > 0:00:23it handles evidence.
0:00:37 > 0:00:39Good morning, it's Wednesday the 20th of December.
0:00:39 > 0:00:40Also this morning:
0:00:40 > 0:00:42The start of a 20-year jail sentence
0:00:42 > 0:00:45for the man who threw acid across a packed London nightclub
0:00:45 > 0:00:46injuring 22 people.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Victims told the court how his actions have
0:00:48 > 0:00:56changed their lives.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01It's just very hard to deal with, you just try and carry on like
0:01:01 > 0:01:05normal because I know I'm never going to be the same girl that,
0:01:05 > 0:01:07like, walked into Mangle that night.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10More than 9,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of England.
0:01:10 > 0:01:12MPs describe the situation as a national crisis.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15It's been quite the year for the airlines industry,
0:01:15 > 0:01:17with strikes and businesses going bust.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19This morning I'm looking at whether passengers' rights
0:01:19 > 0:01:21are protected enough when things go wrong.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23In sport, Bravo for Manchester City,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26the keeper saves the penalty that takes them into the semi-finals
0:01:26 > 0:01:27of the League Cup.
0:01:27 > 0:01:29And Carol has the weather.
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Could singing help mums combat post-natal depression?
0:01:46 > 0:01:48New research suggests it could be an effective
0:01:48 > 0:01:49alternative to medicine.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50And Carol has the weather.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Good morning from the roof of New Broadcasting House in London, where
0:01:53 > 0:01:57it's fairly drizzly. The forecast for many today is cloudy, some fog,
0:01:57 > 0:02:01especially in the south, which is dense and a weather front in
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Scotland and Northern Ireland producing some rain as it continues
0:02:03 > 0:02:08to sink south. But behind that, brighter skies Mawae. More details,
0:02:08 > 0:02:12though, in 15 minutes -- brighter skies on the way.
0:02:12 > 0:02:13Good morning.
0:02:13 > 0:02:14First, our main story.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all its current sex
0:02:17 > 0:02:19offence investigations after the collapse of a second rape
0:02:19 > 0:02:20case in a week.
0:02:20 > 0:02:22Scotland Yard says that in both cases,
0:02:22 > 0:02:25the same officer failed to disclose evidence useful to the defence
0:02:25 > 0:02:27during the early stages of the inquiry.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Our reporter Keith Doyle has more.
0:02:32 > 0:02:39The rape case against 22-year-old Liam Allen collapsed last week after
0:02:39 > 0:02:42it emerged Baikal evidence that helped his case had not been
0:02:42 > 0:02:47released by the prosecution. For two years he faced a trial that ended
0:02:47 > 0:02:51only after thousands of texts the prosecution had from his accuser
0:02:51 > 0:02:56were finally disclosed.No one was really investigating, how can we
0:02:56 > 0:03:00show he was innocent? People were investigating, how can we prove he's
0:03:00 > 0:03:02guilty instead and maybe that was what was wrong.
0:03:02 > 0:03:06Under the British legal system the prosecution must hand over any
0:03:06 > 0:03:12evidence it holds that may help a person on trial. Now a second case,
0:03:12 > 0:03:15that of 22-year-old Isaac, who was charged with rape and other sexual
0:03:15 > 0:03:21offences, has collapsed for similar reasons. As a result Scotland Yard
0:03:21 > 0:03:24has said it's reviewing every current sex crime case. In a
0:03:24 > 0:03:27statement it said:
0:03:41 > 0:03:46It's also emerged that the same detective is involved in both cases
0:03:46 > 0:03:50and is still working on full duty in the Met's sexual offences
0:03:50 > 0:03:55investigation unit. It's not known exactly how many cases are being
0:03:55 > 0:03:58reviewed. Keith Doyle, BBC News.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in London in
0:04:02 > 0:04:07April has been jailed for 20 years. 25-year-old Arthur Collins injured
0:04:07 > 0:04:1222 people at the venue in east London. The judge called his actions
0:04:12 > 0:04:15deliberate and calculated. Some of the victims were temporarily
0:04:15 > 0:04:18blinded, others were left with permanent scars. Tom Burrage
0:04:18 > 0:04:21reports.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23Acid hurled across a crowded dance floor.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Look closer on the CCTV and you can see Arthur Collins' arm throwing
0:04:26 > 0:04:28the liquid a second and a third time.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Young people, like Lauren Trent, suffered severe burns
0:04:30 > 0:04:31and scars for life.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34I think that night I just remembered the sheer panic.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38The smell, the smell of the chemicals
0:04:38 > 0:04:57and your skin blistering,
0:04:57 > 0:05:02and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
0:05:02 > 0:05:06I remember looking at the police officers and the people around us at
0:05:06 > 0:05:10the time when they arrived. Was almost, like, disbelief that
0:05:10 > 0:05:17something like this had happened in a nightclub.Collins had caused
0:05:17 > 0:05:22severe burns to 14 people. His actions in the Mangle nightclub has
0:05:22 > 0:05:33caused physical and mental scars. When you are out and someone
0:05:33 > 0:05:38splashes a drink on you it causes problems. I know I will never be the
0:05:38 > 0:05:40girl that went into Mangle Matt Knight.
0:05:40 > 0:05:45Earlier that evening Collins argued with two of his victims, but the
0:05:45 > 0:05:49judge said his indiscriminate attack, which affected so many young
0:05:49 > 0:05:53people, was unprovoked. He sentenced him to 20 years.
0:05:53 > 0:05:57It sends out the right message that it will not be tolerated, it will
0:05:57 > 0:06:01not be tolerated by the criminal justice system. Anyone carrying acid
0:06:01 > 0:06:05needs to look at the offence and be aware that a strong sentence will be
0:06:05 > 0:06:08passed. Collins showed no Morse in court for
0:06:08 > 0:06:13what was described as despicable act. -- remorse. One of his victims
0:06:13 > 0:06:17said her old life had been taken from her on that night. Tom
0:06:17 > 0:06:23Burridge, BBC News.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26The government is being accused of abject failure in its attempt
0:06:26 > 0:06:27to tackle homelessness in England.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts
0:06:30 > 0:06:32Committee says the issue has become a national crisis.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35However, the government says it's investing more than £1 billion
0:06:35 > 0:06:37pounds to reduce homelessness and rough sleeping, alongside
0:06:37 > 0:06:40new legislation to ensure people get support more quickly.
0:06:40 > 0:06:41Andy Moore reports.
0:06:41 > 0:06:44This report says the problem of homelessness has been growing for
0:06:44 > 0:06:49years, with a number of people in short-term accommodation up by 60%
0:06:49 > 0:06:53since 2010. The MPs say there is an unacceptable shortage of realistic
0:06:53 > 0:06:59housing options. There are estimated to be 9000 people sleeping rough on
0:06:59 > 0:07:03the streets every night, that's more than doubled the number in 2011.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08There are a further 78,000 families living in temporary accommodation,
0:07:08 > 0:07:14often of a poor standard, and that includes 120,000 children. The
0:07:14 > 0:07:17committee has described the situation as shameful. It's called
0:07:17 > 0:07:21on the government to focus on the supply and affordability of decent
0:07:21 > 0:07:25housing.You need to stop being complacent about this. It is not
0:07:25 > 0:07:29enough also to just throw money at it, it needs to be money that is
0:07:29 > 0:07:33fixing the core root of the problem, that looks at why people are
0:07:33 > 0:07:36homeless in the first place. Critically you need to be building
0:07:36 > 0:07:40more houses, yes, but they need to be truly affordable houses.
0:07:40 > 0:07:43The committee now wants the government to come up with a
0:07:43 > 0:07:47strategy for tackling the issue by the middle of next year. Labour said
0:07:47 > 0:07:51this report showed the Conservatives had caused the crisis of rapidly
0:07:51 > 0:07:58rising homelessness but had no plans to fix it. The government said
0:07:58 > 0:08:01homelessness was a complex problem and it was providing over £1 billion
0:08:01 > 0:08:05over the next few years to help deal with the issue. Andy Moore, BBC
0:08:05 > 0:08:05News.
0:08:05 > 0:08:07Police will continue searching two properties,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09including a community centre, this morning, following anti-terror
0:08:09 > 0:08:10raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13four men have been arrested and held over an alleged Islamist
0:08:13 > 0:08:15terror plot that officers say
0:08:15 > 0:08:17could have been carried out this Christmas.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19People forced to evacuate their homes to allow the bomb squad
0:08:19 > 0:08:22to investigate have now been allowed to return.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25Local authorities in England will be able to increase council tax by just
0:08:25 > 0:08:26under 6% next year
0:08:26 > 0:08:28without triggering a local referendum.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31The move would add about £95 to the average annual bill
0:08:31 > 0:08:32for a Band D property.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Currently a raise of 5% or more must be put to local voters.
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Ministers say it will ease pressure on local services.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40The Local Government Association says councils will still be
0:08:40 > 0:08:50at financial breaking point.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54The BBC is to broaden its coverage of religions, devoting more time
0:08:54 > 0:08:55to non-Christian faiths.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57The decision follows a review of the corporation's output
0:08:57 > 0:09:00in response to claims it was out of step with its audience.
0:09:00 > 0:09:11Here's more from our media correspondent, David Sillito.
0:09:11 > 0:09:15For some it's the best part of the BBC's output but new research has
0:09:15 > 0:09:21also shown the traditional religious programmes are, for large parts of
0:09:21 > 0:09:26the audience, Ernest, worthy and a TV turnoff.Welcome to...There's
0:09:26 > 0:09:30also concern that too often religious on TV is reduced to an
0:09:30 > 0:09:36argument or a debate. The once more stories about real people's lives
0:09:36 > 0:09:41and their faith and less studio based confrontation.You going to
0:09:41 > 0:09:46come and see?Going to be in it later.There will be more religion
0:09:46 > 0:09:50reflected in mainstream programming. It's all part of a review as to how
0:09:50 > 0:09:54the BBC treats religion after criticism it was out of step with
0:09:54 > 0:10:03its audience. The latest research suggests the
0:10:03 > 0:10:08long decline in Christianity in the UK has, over the last few years,
0:10:08 > 0:10:12levelled off. Nearly half of us believe in life after death, one in
0:10:12 > 0:10:17four believe in angels. The BBC's says there will be more Christianity
0:10:17 > 0:10:20but also coverage and explanation of other faiths. The big calendar
0:10:20 > 0:10:25events of the world's main faiths will get more coverage. Rather than
0:10:25 > 0:10:29being in decline, religion is actually growing globally. The
0:10:29 > 0:10:34number of people affiliated with a religion is forecast to increase
0:10:34 > 0:10:40from 84% to 90%. David Sillito, BBC News.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43The Post Office network is to get £370 million
0:10:43 > 0:10:44of new funding.
0:10:44 > 0:10:47Almost half of the money will be used to protect village
0:10:47 > 0:10:48community branches, according
0:10:48 > 0:10:50to the Business Secretary Greg Clark.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52The three-year funding deal, which will run from next April,
0:10:52 > 0:10:55comes as the Post Office announced it had moved into profit
0:10:55 > 0:10:57for the first time in 16 years.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01Pictures emerged of a massive volcanic eruption in Ecuador.
0:11:01 > 0:11:04They were taken earlier this month by a British photographer,
0:11:04 > 0:11:07they show the volcano's first major activity in more than a decade.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10It caused significant damage to pipelines and a nearby valley,
0:11:10 > 0:11:15but posed no threat to any local communities.
0:11:15 > 0:11:21That doesn't look real, does it? Amazing.Looks like a graphic.
0:11:21 > 0:11:25Obviously the picture is fed up, Alaba doesn't travel that quickly,
0:11:25 > 0:11:34but still pretty impressive! -- sped up -- lather.Magister city, it's
0:11:34 > 0:11:38becoming a theme. Everyday we sit on the sofa and say another win for
0:11:38 > 0:11:42Manchester City, this time in the League Cup, which pep wasn't really
0:11:42 > 0:11:47focusing on, he put a second string of players out and he said he was
0:11:47 > 0:11:55so, so, so, so, so happy that they won five sos. He wasn't expecting
0:11:55 > 0:12:01it. Phil Foden, who won Young Sports Personality of the Year on Sunday
0:12:01 > 0:12:05night, he was playing as well, brilliant performance from him. City
0:12:05 > 0:12:09are through but it took penalties so a dramatic win.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola dismissed talk
0:12:11 > 0:12:15of a quadruple of all three domestic titles
0:12:15 > 0:12:18plus the Champions League, but they are going well
0:12:18 > 0:12:20in all four, they're through to the semi-finals
0:12:20 > 0:12:23of the League Cup after beating Leicester City on penalties.
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Arsenal join City in tonight's draw, after beating West Ham 1-0.
0:12:26 > 0:12:27Danny Wellbeck the scorer.
0:12:27 > 0:12:30Five-time champion Raymond van Barneveld is into the second
0:12:30 > 0:12:32round of the PDC World Darts Championship after beating former
0:12:32 > 0:12:34bricklayer Richard North 3-0 at Alexandra Palace.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37And Marion Bartoli has announced her return to tennis.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40She retired straight after winning Wimbledon four years ago but says
0:12:40 > 0:12:48she'll be back for the Miami Open in March.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52I mean, that is my favourite story of the morning. Favourite story of
0:12:52 > 0:12:57the week I think, Marion Bartoli, she won Wimbledon and everyone said
0:12:57 > 0:13:00this is brilliant, maybe she will win more grand slams. She said she
0:13:00 > 0:13:06would stop there and I can't do any better, but four years later she
0:13:06 > 0:13:13wants to carry on.Whenever we have spoken to her she seems so lovely.
0:13:13 > 0:13:17Such a smiley, bubbly, bonkers person. So lovely!The year of the
0:13:17 > 0:13:22comeback in women's tennis!Who else?Serena Williams.Of course
0:13:22 > 0:13:29Arena is back!Thank you! We will look at the papers in a moment but
0:13:29 > 0:13:33first, Carol with the weather. Who did you upset to be put on that
0:13:33 > 0:13:38rainy Ruth?I was beginning to wonder that myself!
0:13:38 > 0:13:43It is fairly drizzly here. This morning it was quite mild. There
0:13:43 > 0:13:49were one or two exceptions. One thing to watch out for is fog. Some
0:13:49 > 0:13:54of that is dance. More all less the forecast is a cloudy one and a mild
0:13:54 > 0:14:00one. That is certainly how we are starting off. We have a weather
0:14:00 > 0:14:04front crossing Scotland and Northern Ireland producing cloud and rain and
0:14:04 > 0:14:07through the day it will move into northern England and northern Wales
0:14:07 > 0:14:11as a weakening feature. In the east there will not be much rain at all.
0:14:11 > 0:14:16So ahead of the weather front as you can see on the charts there is a lot
0:14:16 > 0:14:19of cloud, it will break and the fault will lift into the hills and
0:14:19 > 0:14:23then we will see some brightness coming in. -- fog. For most it will
0:14:23 > 0:14:27be cloudy and grey. Behind that in Scotland it will brighten up.
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Showers in the north and west. It will be breezy with highs of 90
0:14:31 > 0:14:35degrees. South, we run into the weather front of us northern England
0:14:35 > 0:14:40and the -- nine degrees. The east of England will see something brighter
0:14:40 > 0:14:45at times. From the Midlands to the south coast there is a fair bit of
0:14:45 > 0:14:50cloud around. One or two brighter breaks here and there and still in
0:14:50 > 0:14:55the mild category. We are into double figures. Across Wales, South
0:14:55 > 0:14:59Wales will see something drier, and north Wales has a weather front,
0:14:59 > 0:15:03which is sinking south through the day. By then it will be out of
0:15:03 > 0:15:07Northern Ireland and back into bright skies with some sunny spells.
0:15:07 > 0:15:11It will feel a bit cooler. Through this evening and overnight weather
0:15:11 > 0:15:15front moves south, and you can see it here on the chart. At the end of
0:15:15 > 0:15:19the night it will turn around at it. In the north-east. So tomorrow
0:15:19 > 0:15:23morning we will have an across the south-east, heading up to Northern
0:15:23 > 0:15:28Ireland, England and moving into southern Scotland. It is a cool
0:15:28 > 0:15:32night before it, not as cold behind it, and where we have breaks, there
0:15:32 > 0:15:36will be some fog. Through the day the weather front will continue to
0:15:36 > 0:15:40move north-east, taking cloud and ran with it. Some bright skies
0:15:40 > 0:15:44potentially for a moment across the north-east. And then behind the
0:15:44 > 0:15:49weather front we have bright skies returned to parts of the south-west
0:15:49 > 0:15:54and the Midlands, for example, with the occasional glimmer of sunshine.
0:15:54 > 0:15:58On Friday, high pressure is across us, so it is more settled and much
0:15:58 > 0:16:03more dry. There will be showers in the west. The Channel Islands will
0:16:03 > 0:16:08have outbreaks of rain. Windy in the north and temperatures not too
0:16:08 > 0:16:09shabby for the time
0:16:09 > 0:16:11north and temperatures not too shabby for the time of year. As we
0:16:11 > 0:16:14leap into the Christmas period, it looks like it will become a little
0:16:14 > 0:16:19more unsettled. But somewhere in the UK on Christmas Day you might see
0:16:19 > 0:16:23some snow and you won't be surprised to hear it is probably going to be
0:16:23 > 0:16:27in Scotland.As long as it stays there, we will be grateful.We
0:16:27 > 0:16:36certainly will. We are going to have a look through some of the papers.
0:16:36 > 0:16:41Steph and Cat with us now. Sorry, good morning. It is lovely to see
0:16:41 > 0:16:48you. The front pages first. The front of the Times, the lead story,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53the investigation of the Met Police, they say that they will look at all
0:16:53 > 0:16:57current rape and sex abuse cases because of the collapsed abuse cases
0:16:57 > 0:17:03in one week and we will talk on that this morning.The front of the Sun,
0:17:03 > 0:17:08Christmas terror foil. Four people arrested in an operation. Police say
0:17:08 > 0:17:12this could have happened around Christmas time. Arrests were made
0:17:12 > 0:17:16and people were held in Sheffield and Chesterfield in Derbyshire.That
0:17:16 > 0:17:21is on the front of some of the papers, and the Mirror as well. On
0:17:21 > 0:17:26the fun of the Daily Mail, potential rises in council tax bills. And you
0:17:26 > 0:17:32can see the figures. Millions of families facing rises.And two
0:17:32 > 0:17:36stories on Breakfast, the Met Police will review rape cases after a trial
0:17:36 > 0:17:42error, so we have had two in one week. Scores of sexual assault cases
0:17:42 > 0:17:46will be reviewed after the end has led to the collapse of a second
0:17:46 > 0:17:51case. And also the picture you have seen here is the man, Arthur
0:17:51 > 0:17:58Collins, who in a London nightclub carry out an asset attack, injuring
0:17:58 > 0:18:0622 people -- acid attack. A clear mark on how people view the acid
0:18:06 > 0:18:13attacks in the course at the moment. I know that you talk about T'r'Us,
0:18:13 > 0:18:22so there is analysis of that -- Toys'R'Us MPs are demanding an
0:18:22 > 0:18:25explanation as to why the retailer, which has been struggling for some
0:18:25 > 0:18:31time, handed a pay increase to the bosses over those years despite
0:18:31 > 0:18:40falling sales and growing losses. So the working pensions committee wrote
0:18:40 > 0:18:45to the boss to ask what is going on. And just in case you're wondering
0:18:45 > 0:18:52what is happening, since it was announced, well, are in talks, so
0:18:52 > 0:18:56they are locked intense negotiations to try to work out what it will mean
0:18:56 > 0:19:01for the stores and also the 3200 people who work there.And what
0:19:01 > 0:19:09about the business itself? People might have bought things.No, when
0:19:09 > 0:19:13it goes into administration it is run as a business. Behind the scenes
0:19:13 > 0:19:17that they are working out whether the stores will close or not and
0:19:17 > 0:19:23whether it will continue.Lots in the Telegraph today, breaking late
0:19:23 > 0:19:27on Monday night about Justin Gatlin's former coach and an
0:19:27 > 0:19:33athletics agent...Sorry to interrupt. Yesterday it was the
0:19:33 > 0:19:37front page of the Telegraph.It is a massive story with the potential to
0:19:37 > 0:19:42get even bigger because of questions being asked, if you are Gatlin, why
0:19:42 > 0:19:47have someone who has tested positive to coach you. Gatlin says he has not
0:19:47 > 0:19:52been taking any banned substances. And I think both the coach and the
0:19:52 > 0:19:56agent denied the charges as well. The story today has moved on to say
0:19:56 > 0:20:00lots of people are coming out, including Darren Campbell, Olympic
0:20:00 > 0:20:10gold-medallist, and Tony Miniccelo, saying it should not be the
0:20:10 > 0:20:14athletes, people should look at the agents and coaches as well, the
0:20:14 > 0:20:20people getting the drugs to the athletes -- Toni Minichiello. And
0:20:20 > 0:20:25Dennis Mitchell served a doping ban in the 1990s. Why was he allowed to
0:20:25 > 0:20:30get into a position where he is coaching?It is something that
0:20:30 > 0:20:36confounds people. If you have been found guilty you can still be in the
0:20:36 > 0:20:41sport. How can that remain the case? There are questions about Justin
0:20:41 > 0:20:46Gatlin. He served two doping bans, one for taking ADHD medication,
0:20:46 > 0:20:52which he says he suffers from ADHD, and that was why he had that. There
0:20:52 > 0:20:58are always questions over exactly why athletes have a reason why they
0:20:58 > 0:21:02have been taking the drug. Talking about Maria Sharapova. She says she
0:21:02 > 0:21:07has a heart problem and that is why she took those drugs.It is not
0:21:07 > 0:21:11straightforward. It is guaranteed to white
0:21:11 > 0:21:18straightforward. It is guaranteed to wind people up. £16,000 a day in
0:21:18 > 0:21:24fines in its first week and do you want to know where it is?Yes.
0:21:24 > 0:21:29Lancashire, 164 yards of road has seen 19,200 drivers caught in seven
0:21:29 > 0:21:35days since it started operating. So you have an automatic £60 fine, £30
0:21:35 > 0:21:43if you pay it early. It is a lot of money.This is the problem. People
0:21:43 > 0:21:47need to get into the left-hand lane. So they are going in early and not
0:21:47 > 0:21:56realising.164 yards of bus lane.On the upside, Lancashire was ordered
0:21:56 > 0:22:01to switch off cameras on a section in their borough after two months
0:22:01 > 0:22:06and everyone who was fined got their money back.That is the talking
0:22:06 > 0:22:10point, it will be a talking point this morning. If you have a bus lane
0:22:10 > 0:22:14that you think is pointless, or if you have had a fine that you have
0:22:14 > 0:22:17got back, because people like winning those appeals. Thank you.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20Even the most reluctant singer probably knows some nursery rhymes
0:22:20 > 0:22:23and lullabies, and it's long been thought music has a calming
0:22:23 > 0:22:24effect on babies.
0:22:24 > 0:22:26Now, research suggests it's not only children who benefit,
0:22:26 > 0:22:29their parents do, too, and it could even be an effective
0:22:29 > 0:22:31way of treating post-natal depression.
0:22:31 > 0:22:39Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been finding out more.
0:22:39 > 0:22:43This kind of moment is being shared by more and more mums and babies but
0:22:43 > 0:22:47today we can reveal research which shows this isn't just fun, it could
0:22:47 > 0:22:52provide fundamental help for a problem that affects one in eight
0:22:52 > 0:22:58mothers. Like native and baby either. Like Claire and Elsie. Like
0:22:58 > 0:23:05Cecilia and Boadicea.I never blamed him. He is amazing. He is wonderful.
0:23:05 > 0:23:16But motherhood. If you are -- you feel shocking.Feel guilty, and it
0:23:16 > 0:23:21is meant to be a happy time.Sitting on the sofa in the evening and you
0:23:21 > 0:23:27are still like, what am I going to do? High alert. Everyone is like,
0:23:27 > 0:23:31relax, do something you enjoy and I can't do that. That doesn't help me
0:23:31 > 0:23:36relax because I have severe anxiety. These women are part of a singing
0:23:36 > 0:23:42group in London studied by academics. Mums who had experienced
0:23:42 > 0:23:45post-natal depression and baby blues. They discovered singing
0:23:45 > 0:23:51really helps.We've taken 150 mothers with symptoms of post-natal
0:23:51 > 0:23:55depression and randomised them into ten weeks of social groups, social
0:23:55 > 0:23:59care or singing groups and those in the social singing groups had
0:23:59 > 0:24:02significantly faster improvements in post-natal depression across the ten
0:24:02 > 0:24:06weeks. And in fact three quarters of them had recovered from their
0:24:06 > 0:24:10symptoms why the end of the 10-week project and this was about one month
0:24:10 > 0:24:14earlier than either of the other two groups.A more intense -- the more
0:24:14 > 0:24:19intense the symptoms, the more intense the impact. Singing made
0:24:19 > 0:24:23recovery faster.You don't have to think about anything but singing and
0:24:23 > 0:24:27cuddling your baby and having fun. You know you are in a bad moment
0:24:27 > 0:24:31together. You don't have to be like, how bad is your moment and your
0:24:31 > 0:24:34moment, you are just singing communally together so it is really
0:24:34 > 0:24:40nice.Would you recommend it?100%. I got a little kick.I hope you
0:24:40 > 0:24:45enjoy singing today.It is an endorsement they are happy to share
0:24:45 > 0:24:52in Bristol at the Womb Sisters singing group. They are singing in
0:24:52 > 0:24:55the knowledge that babies can hear in the womb from 15 weeks.When the
0:24:55 > 0:25:00baby is born they recognised a song and they respond to it.There is a
0:25:00 > 0:25:03comfort.Yes. It is a really nice way to connect.These are the songs
0:25:03 > 0:25:08you will sing when she is born.If I can remember.Of course you will.
0:25:08 > 0:25:13For mothers struggling after birth, medication isn't always welcome.
0:25:13 > 0:25:17Talking therapies take-up rate is very low, so the findings that this
0:25:17 > 0:25:23could take up in the most serious cases is all the more important.
0:25:23 > 0:25:27Real help that could not be simpler. It doesn't matter if you are a good
0:25:27 > 0:25:31or a bad thing at all it is just literally about finding a way to
0:25:31 > 0:25:35communicate. I have made up loads and loads of songs just everyday
0:25:35 > 0:25:40stuff. I have a song about changing his nappy that my mum thinks is a
0:25:40 > 0:25:57little bit rude.Can you share? , on.# Mr Poo Pants, he did a poo and
0:25:57 > 0:26:01he wears pants. It doesn't matter what you seem all way you sing it,
0:26:01 > 0:26:05singing helps you to bond and helps mums feel. Everyone should do it.
0:26:05 > 0:26:08Yes. Thank you for sharing.
0:26:08 > 0:26:13That is something to share on national TV.Very brave. Why not.I
0:26:13 > 0:26:18like that song. There is loads coming up on the programme this
0:26:18 > 0:26:18morning.
0:26:18 > 0:26:19You're watching Breakfast.
0:26:19 > 0:26:21Still to come this morning: Christmas dog jumpers,
0:26:21 > 0:26:25paw-secco and turkey dinners - we'll be finding out how the UK's
0:26:25 > 0:26:29pampered pet market has turned into seriously big business.
0:26:29 > 0:29:49Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
0:29:49 > 0:29:52will reach 12 Celsius. Nine timetable to is as well way above
0:29:52 > 0:29:52zero.
0:29:52 > 0:29:53Not a white Christmas.
0:29:53 > 0:29:56I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
0:29:56 > 0:29:58in half an hour.
0:29:58 > 0:29:59Hello, this is Breakfast,
0:29:59 > 0:30:01with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:30:04 > 0:30:07but also on Breakfast this morning:
0:30:07 > 0:30:10As Arthur Collins starts a 20-year jail sentence for this horrific
0:30:10 > 0:30:15nightclub attack, we'll be asking why acid crimes are on the rise.
0:30:15 > 0:30:21New mums and dads are entitled to share parental leave now,
0:30:21 > 0:30:23but when it comes to pay, the dads lag well behind.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27We'll be asking if it's time to make sure parents get equal pay
0:30:27 > 0:30:30for staying at home with their baby.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It's Christmas in the nation's favourite corner shop.
0:30:33 > 0:30:36Yes, Still Open All Hours is back for a festive special.
0:30:36 > 0:30:41We'll be talking to two of the cast just after 9am.
0:30:41 > 0:30:43Good morning, here's a summary of this morning's
0:30:43 > 0:30:47main stories from BBC News.
0:30:47 > 0:30:52The Metropolitan police is launching a review of all current sex offence
0:30:52 > 0:30:55investigation is after the collapse of a second rape case in a week.
0:30:55 > 0:30:57The prosecutions were halted because of the late
0:30:57 > 0:30:58disclosure of evidence.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Scotland Yard confirmed the same officer was involved
0:31:00 > 0:31:01in both investigations.
0:31:01 > 0:31:06Our reporter Keith Doyle has more.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08The rape case against 22-year-old Liam Allen collapsed last week
0:31:08 > 0:31:12after it emerged vital evidence that helped his case had not been
0:31:12 > 0:31:15released by the prosecution.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19For two years he'd faced a trial that ended only after thousands
0:31:19 > 0:31:21of texts the prosecution had from his accuser
0:31:21 > 0:31:23were finally disclosed.
0:31:23 > 0:31:27No one was really investigating, how can we show he was innocent?
0:31:27 > 0:31:29People were investigating, how can we prove he's guilty instead
0:31:29 > 0:31:34and maybe that was what was wrong.
0:31:34 > 0:31:37Under the British legal system the prosecution must hand over any
0:31:37 > 0:31:40evidence it holds that may help a person on trial.
0:31:40 > 0:31:42Now a second case, that of 22-year-old Isaac Itiary,
0:31:42 > 0:31:45who was charged with rape and other sexual offences,
0:31:45 > 0:31:56has collapsed for similar reasons.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59As a result Scotland Yard has said it's reviewing every current
0:31:59 > 0:31:59sex crime case.
0:31:59 > 0:32:01In a statement it said:
0:32:12 > 0:32:15It's also emerged that the same detective
0:32:15 > 0:32:21is involved in both cases and is still working on full duty
0:32:21 > 0:32:23in the Met's Sexual Offences Investigation Unit.
0:32:23 > 0:32:26It's not known exactly how many cases are being reviewed.
0:32:26 > 0:32:34Keith Doyle, BBC News.
0:32:34 > 0:32:38A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in April has
0:32:38 > 0:32:43been jailed for 20 years. He injured 20 in a venue in east London. The
0:32:43 > 0:32:47judge called his actions deliberate and calculated. Some victims were
0:32:47 > 0:32:51temporary blinded and others were left with permanent scars.
0:32:52 > 0:32:54I think that night I just remember the sheer panic.
0:32:54 > 0:32:57The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59The smell, the smell of the chemicals and your skin
0:32:59 > 0:33:05blistering, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08I remember looking at the police officers and the people around us
0:33:08 > 0:33:10at the time when they arrived.
0:33:10 > 0:33:13It was almost like disbelief that something like this had ever
0:33:13 > 0:33:17happened in a nightclub.
0:33:17 > 0:33:21The government is being accused of abject failure in its attempt to
0:33:21 > 0:33:23tackle homelessness in England.
0:33:23 > 0:33:26A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts
0:33:26 > 0:33:30Committee says the issue has become a national crisis.
0:33:30 > 0:33:32The government says it's investing more than £1 billion
0:33:32 > 0:33:34to help make more affordable
0:33:34 > 0:33:39housing available.
0:33:39 > 0:33:41You need to stop being complacent about this.
0:33:41 > 0:33:44It is not enough also to just throw money at it,
0:33:44 > 0:33:48it needs to be money that is fixing the core root of the problem,
0:33:48 > 0:33:50that looks at why people are homeless in the first place.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53Critically you need to be building more houses,
0:33:53 > 0:33:55yes, but they need to be truly affordable houses.
0:33:55 > 0:33:58Police will continue searching to properties including a community
0:33:58 > 0:34:00centre this morning after anti- terror raids in Sheffield and
0:34:00 > 0:34:05Chester. Four men have been arrested and held over an alleged Islamist
0:34:05 > 0:34:09terror plot that could have been carried out this Christmas. People
0:34:09 > 0:34:13had to evacuate their homes to allow the bomb squad to investigate and
0:34:13 > 0:34:14they have been allowed to return.
0:34:14 > 0:34:20Local authorities...
0:34:20 > 0:34:23are to be allowed to raise council tax by up to 6%
0:34:23 > 0:34:25next year after a further relaxation of the government-imposed
0:34:25 > 0:34:34cap to address shortfalls in funding for social care.
0:34:34 > 0:34:39Families across the UK could see bills rising by up to £100 a year as
0:34:39 > 0:34:43a result. The Local Government Association says councils will still
0:34:43 > 0:34:47be at financial breaking point.
0:34:47 > 0:34:50The European Court of Justice is due to decide this morning
0:34:50 > 0:34:52whether the taxi hailing app, Uber, should legally be considered
0:34:52 > 0:34:54a transport company or a digital services provider.
0:34:54 > 0:34:57The ruling will determine whether the firm should be subject
0:34:57 > 0:35:02to local licensing laws in the countries in which it operates.
0:35:02 > 0:35:07The Post Office will receive £370 million of new funding and almost
0:35:07 > 0:35:11half the money will be used to protect village community branches
0:35:11 > 0:35:16according to Business Secretary Greg Clark. The deal, which runs until
0:35:16 > 0:35:21next April, announces, comes as the Post Office says it has run into
0:35:21 > 0:35:23profit for the first time in 16 years.
0:35:23 > 0:35:29The BBC has said it will spend more time looking at Christian faith
0:35:29 > 0:35:37based programming. There will be more religion reflected in
0:35:37 > 0:35:40mainstream programming.
0:35:40 > 0:35:42These days many motorists are going green,
0:35:42 > 0:35:45buying electric or hybrid cars, but how about this
0:35:45 > 0:35:46for going back-to-basics?
0:35:46 > 0:35:48Frank Rothwell has modified his vehicle so it's
0:35:48 > 0:35:49powered by coal.
0:35:49 > 0:35:52It took him more than 1,000 hours to perfect and he says it's
0:35:52 > 0:36:14passed its MOT and been declared legal to drive.
0:36:14 > 0:36:18The emissions from that, it looks charming, but they would be
0:36:18 > 0:36:22horrendous. And refuelling would be tricky work.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27Essentially isn't it a steam train on the road? Except it isn't
0:36:27 > 0:36:37staying, it is coal.You can't just burn coal and drive a car.-- isn't
0:36:37 > 0:36:44steam. I'm not really the expert, I don't really know. He was just
0:36:44 > 0:36:50shuffling along quite happily in his coal driven car.He has made a steam
0:36:50 > 0:36:59train, hasn't he? I don't understand how that has passed its MOT. More on
0:36:59 > 0:37:03that in the next half an hour. We're talking about Manchester City, we
0:37:03 > 0:37:08love a bit of hype in sports journalism, we like to look at these
0:37:08 > 0:37:12teams and say they're the best team ever and now they're going to go on
0:37:12 > 0:37:16and win the quadruple, all three domestic titles and the Champions
0:37:16 > 0:37:20League and in the current form Manchester City are in and with
0:37:20 > 0:37:21these players, nothing is impossible.
0:37:21 > 0:37:26But Pep said forget about it when talking about the quadruple.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29Manchester City's magnificent season continued last night as they reached
0:37:29 > 0:37:31the League Cup semi-finals with a penalty shootout win
0:37:31 > 0:37:39at Leicester City.
0:37:39 > 0:37:40Jamie Vardy to scored
0:37:40 > 0:37:44a controversial 97th minute penalty to take the game to extra time.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47But there were no goals and in the shootout both Vardy
0:37:47 > 0:37:50and Riyadh Mahrez missed.
0:37:50 > 0:37:54The other quarterfinal of the night saw Arsenal reach the last four
0:37:54 > 0:37:55as they beat West Ham 1-0.
0:37:55 > 0:37:57It was Danny Welbeck with the only
0:37:57 > 0:37:59goal of the game, tapping home, Mathieu Debuchy's
0:37:59 > 0:38:00header across goal.
0:38:00 > 0:38:02This a trophy Arsene Wenger has
0:38:02 > 0:38:06never won in his 21 years managing Arsenal.
0:38:06 > 0:38:12Tonight Bristol city are playing Manchester United and the Bristol
0:38:12 > 0:38:18city manager hopes that the Jose Mourinho comes by after the game.
0:38:18 > 0:38:23I've got a really expensive bottle of wine.I've had to read my little
0:38:23 > 0:38:32girl's Biggie bank. I will be disappointed if he doesn't turn up
0:38:32 > 0:38:37because you have to pour it specially. It's that nice!
0:38:37 > 0:38:40Chocolate Orange as well as the wine! I wonder if he likes a
0:38:40 > 0:38:49chocolate Orange! Everyone does!
0:38:49 > 0:38:54England have lost the Ashes, and they're 3-0 down
0:38:54 > 0:38:57in the series, it's looking rather gloomy over in Aus
0:38:57 > 0:39:00but bowler Craig Overton says he still believes England are not
0:39:00 > 0:39:01far off winning games.
0:39:01 > 0:39:04He's suffering from a cracked a rib, and remains a major doubt
0:39:04 > 0:39:06for the next test in Melbourne.
0:39:06 > 0:39:09We're still confident we have competed in this series and we're
0:39:09 > 0:39:12not that far of winning games. They've just performed for better
0:39:12 > 0:39:16and longer periods than us and we know what we've got to do in those
0:39:16 > 0:39:20last two games and that's score more runs and take a few more wickets, as
0:39:20 > 0:39:21simple as that.
0:39:21 > 0:39:23Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has come out
0:39:23 > 0:39:26of retirement and announced she will return to the WTA
0:39:26 > 0:39:26Tour next year.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Bartoli, who is now 33, quit tennis in August 2013 less
0:39:29 > 0:39:32than six weeks after winning her only grand slam title
0:39:32 > 0:39:35at the All England Club, citing ongoing injury problems.
0:39:35 > 0:39:37The French player, who reached a career-high world ranking
0:39:37 > 0:39:42of seventh, intends to make her comeback at the Miami Open in March.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46That is a remarkable story. She was so ill for a while as well, she
0:39:46 > 0:39:50feared for her life, she had a virus, she lost loads of weight,
0:39:50 > 0:39:54everyone was asking why she was so skinny and she said she had this
0:39:54 > 0:39:58terrible illness and now she's going to be back playing. All she needs to
0:39:58 > 0:40:04do now is win another grand slam and we'll have another amazing story.
0:40:04 > 0:40:07City with the quadruple and Marion Bartoli winning grand slams and then
0:40:07 > 0:40:09we can make the film!
0:40:09 > 0:40:13Scared, traumatised and suicidal, the words used by victims of an acid
0:40:13 > 0:40:14attack at a nightclub in London.
0:40:14 > 0:40:1722 people were injured and many left with permanent scars.
0:40:17 > 0:40:24Yesterday, the man responsible was jailed for 20 years.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26Some of the victims of that nightclub attack
0:40:26 > 0:40:31share their experience.
0:40:31 > 0:40:33I think that night I just remember the sheer panic.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
0:40:36 > 0:40:38The smell, the smell of the chemicals and your skin
0:40:38 > 0:40:41blistering, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
0:40:41 > 0:40:42I remember looking at the police officers and the people around us
0:40:46 > 0:40:50I consider myself lucky, my scars may be small to some, they may be
0:40:50 > 0:40:54hidden but they are used to me, they are something I have to wake up and
0:40:54 > 0:40:57look at everyday in the mirror.It's not just my physical appearance,
0:40:57 > 0:41:01that may look OK and it may look like I'm getting on with life.
0:41:01 > 0:41:05Because I am, I wouldn't want to let that defeat me.
0:41:05 > 0:41:08When you are out, like, just a splash of somebody's drink
0:41:08 > 0:41:11on your arm, like, brings the worst things through your head.
0:41:11 > 0:41:14So it's just very hard to deal with and try and carry
0:41:14 > 0:41:18on like normal, because I know I'm never going to be the same girl
0:41:18 > 0:41:21that, like, walked into Mangle that night, but just trying to get
0:41:21 > 0:41:32as close back to that as possible.
0:41:32 > 0:41:34Joining us from Birmingham now is Professor James Treadwell,
0:41:34 > 0:41:35a criminologist at Staffordshire University.
0:41:35 > 0:41:39This sentence is sending a clear message about how acid attacks are
0:41:39 > 0:41:43seen?That's the case, it's a lengthy sentence but when you look
0:41:43 > 0:41:48at the number of victims involved, the offence is serious, causing
0:41:48 > 0:41:52grievous bodily harm, it is no surprise in some ways that in this
0:41:52 > 0:41:59case the sentence has been very high.Will the sentence have the
0:41:59 > 0:42:04desired effect in terms of making clear to people that this is not
0:42:04 > 0:42:07acceptable, it's been put up there in terms of severity with knife
0:42:07 > 0:42:13crime.Yeah. I think the evidence for that, though, is a bit more
0:42:13 > 0:42:17questionable. What we tend to know is deterrent effects are very
0:42:17 > 0:42:22difficult to see when it comes to sentencing. What tends to have more
0:42:22 > 0:42:28of an effect actually is when people are caught, detected and the
0:42:28 > 0:42:32offences prosecuted and what we've seen with acid attacks, and people
0:42:32 > 0:42:38like the acid survivors trust international shows this, the UK has
0:42:38 > 0:42:42a high number of them and often they'd only to the offender being
0:42:42 > 0:42:51brought to justice. The offender may serve as a deterrent to those
0:42:51 > 0:42:56carrying acid, but Arthur Collins was caught, and prosecuted, but some
0:42:56 > 0:43:01aren't.As a professor of criminology you must have seen a
0:43:01 > 0:43:06rise in these attacks and some of the evidence points to young men
0:43:06 > 0:43:10using these as weapons as part of a gang, in prisons or in this case,
0:43:10 > 0:43:16generally in anger, someone with a grudge, why is this?There's a lot
0:43:16 > 0:43:22of reasons. The concealable to you and availability of acid, the fact
0:43:22 > 0:43:25offenders are making calculator choses to move to it rather than
0:43:25 > 0:43:31carrying knives. It's very difficult to know at the moment because the
0:43:31 > 0:43:37evidence base to understand why that is very limited. We need more
0:43:37 > 0:43:40research looking at why those offenders who are using acid are
0:43:40 > 0:43:45using it. And the term acid is very broad and all-encompassing in some
0:43:45 > 0:43:52ways. To talk offending with corrosive substances might give us a
0:43:52 > 0:43:56better idea of what types of substances are being used, how they
0:43:56 > 0:43:58are being obtained, and where the offenders are making those
0:43:58 > 0:44:06decisions.I know you have witnessed this in prisons?You get a similar
0:44:06 > 0:44:13thing happening in prisons, which offenders will describe as
0:44:13 > 0:44:19napalming, mixing sugar with boiling hot water into another prisoner's
0:44:19 > 0:44:24face, that happens with young prisoners and it tends to go through
0:44:24 > 0:44:30spikes. You get offenders copying one another and there maybe some of
0:44:30 > 0:44:37that to acid attacks as are given publicity. Other offenders in
0:44:37 > 0:44:40similar settings are beginning to move towards selecting acid as a
0:44:40 > 0:44:49weapon.James, interesting to talk to you, thanks very much.
0:44:49 > 0:44:53Time to have a look at the weather and look at the
0:44:53 > 0:44:55Time to have a look at the weather and look at the cameras - you can't
0:44:55 > 0:45:02really tell from that image, but it is close to Carol's perch near
0:45:02 > 0:45:05central London, but I believe it is raining rather heavily. We certainly
0:45:05 > 0:45:05central London, but I believe it is raining rather heavily. We certainly
0:45:05 > 0:45:11have wet weather here. Yes, it is quite drizzly, cloudy and mild. For
0:45:11 > 0:45:17many parts it is a mild start, temperatures generally between 7- 12
0:45:17 > 0:45:25degrees at the moment, with one or two exceptions and today it will be
0:45:25 > 0:45:29a mild and fairly cloudy day, and there are a couple of exceptions to
0:45:29 > 0:45:33that rule. So this morning we have a weather front moving part of
0:45:33 > 0:45:37Scotland, across the borders into northern England, heading to the
0:45:37 > 0:45:41north of Wales through the morning. For eastern areas it really is
0:45:41 > 0:45:46staying largely dry. There is a lot of cloud around. We have fog at the
0:45:46 > 0:45:53moment, and it will lift into the hills. As the weather from sinks
0:45:53 > 0:45:56south, Scotland and Northern Ireland will be under some bright skies and
0:45:56 > 0:46:00sunny spells, with showers across the north and west, where it is
0:46:00 > 0:46:05likely to be breezy. For north-west England, you have a murky afternoon,
0:46:05 > 0:46:09because the weather front will be across you, so there will be patchy
0:46:09 > 0:46:13rain. North-east England and the sheltered Pennines, something dry
0:46:13 > 0:46:17and bright. Into East Anglia and southern counties of England, fairly
0:46:17 > 0:46:21cloudy with one or two bright breaks. In the shelter of the hills,
0:46:21 > 0:46:29that is where you are most likely to see them. We are also likely to see
0:46:29 > 0:46:3412 degrees. Then it will move southwards, it won't be very heavy.
0:46:34 > 0:46:38For Northern Ireland, as the fund will clear is at 3pm in the
0:46:38 > 0:46:42afternoon, you will have some bright skies and sunny spells -- front.
0:46:42 > 0:46:46Through this evening and overnight rain continues travelling down to
0:46:46 > 0:46:51the south-east. Any changes direction and moves north-east as we
0:46:51 > 0:46:56go through the course of tonight. And you will find some of it will be
0:46:56 > 0:47:00heavy as it moves across south-east England into northern England, once
0:47:00 > 0:47:05again we will see some fog forming, but ahead of it it will be cold with
0:47:05 > 0:47:10a touch of frost. Through the day tomorrow, the weather front moves
0:47:10 > 0:47:13north-east was, taking rain with it. Behind it there will be some cloud
0:47:13 > 0:47:17around but also some bright breaks. Temperatures still quite good in
0:47:17 > 0:47:21double figures for most. That is except for the north-east of
0:47:21 > 0:47:27Scotland, where they will be a bit lower. For Friday, every drop eye
0:47:27 > 0:47:30pressure develops, so things fairly dry and settled with showers in the
0:47:30 > 0:47:34west and the Channel Islands will have some rain -- high pressure. And
0:47:34 > 0:47:38if you are wondering about the lead up to Christmas, it is going to turn
0:47:38 > 0:47:42a little more unsettled and it looks like there is the potential for
0:47:42 > 0:47:46somewhere in the UK to see some snow on Christmas Day and the likelihood
0:47:46 > 0:47:48is, you won't be surprised
0:47:48 > 0:47:48on Christmas Day and the likelihood is, you won't be surprised to hear
0:47:48 > 0:47:53this, that it's going to be Scotland.No, not surprised, but we
0:47:53 > 0:47:56shall see when that day comes. Thank you.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Christmas jumpers, prosecco, perfume - all good gifts to find
0:47:58 > 0:48:00under the tree on the big day.
0:48:00 > 0:48:04Even, it seems, for dogs.
0:48:04 > 0:48:10I thought you were talking about your gifts for me. What?Presents.
0:48:10 > 0:48:13More and more owners are splashing out on luxury items
0:48:13 > 0:48:13for their four-legged friends.
0:48:13 > 0:48:16And with supermarkets and high street stores getting
0:48:16 > 0:48:18in on the action, it's big business too.
0:48:18 > 0:48:25As Fiona Lamdin has been finding out.
0:48:25 > 0:48:32More and more are dressing dogs in Christmas costumes. Just last week
0:48:32 > 0:48:39300 dogs in jumpers smashed a world record in London.# the weather
0:48:39 > 0:48:43outside is a frightful, but the fire is so delightful.Not hugely
0:48:43 > 0:48:49surprising we are spending a lot more on them. Just a couple of miles
0:48:49 > 0:48:54across town, much thought and planning has gone in to Suki's
0:48:54 > 0:48:58wardrobe. On Christmas Day she will have three changes of clothes.When
0:48:58 > 0:49:02I was a kid my parents got me clothes for Christmas and I was
0:49:02 > 0:49:06excited to wear the clothes, going to see my family on Christmas
0:49:06 > 0:49:11dinner, so it is kind of the same thing. She is like my daughter. I am
0:49:11 > 0:49:16like, whoa, she is.It is not just clothes. She will have a small
0:49:16 > 0:49:20mountain of presence under the tree. I think we spend more money on her
0:49:20 > 0:49:25than on each other.If you come to the kitchen, there is a section for
0:49:25 > 0:49:30her in the fridge.So you can start the day with a mince pie, and your
0:49:30 > 0:49:37Christmas dinner.And it seems Suki isn't a loan. Around the corner at
0:49:37 > 0:49:41the local groomers...We have given her a lovely warm bath. I can't keep
0:49:41 > 0:49:45the stock on the shelves long enough. Sometimes I come in and
0:49:45 > 0:49:49wonder what I am going to fill them with. Let's look around for things
0:49:49 > 0:49:54to get in quickly because we can't keep up.I have to admit it is a
0:49:54 > 0:49:59whole new world. I adore my dog, Mouse, but I have never bought him a
0:49:59 > 0:50:03Christmas present before. There are so many things I could get him. A
0:50:03 > 0:50:13raincoat, socks, or even boots.UK consumers are spending more every
0:50:13 > 0:50:18year on accessories for pets. Just over £900 million is expected to be
0:50:18 > 0:50:25spent in 2017, that is up 16% since 2012. This is an ongoing shift
0:50:25 > 0:50:30towards treating pets much more like people. This really comes from the
0:50:30 > 0:50:35really strong parent bond between owners and pets.# let it snow, let
0:50:35 > 0:50:42it snow, let it snow.It is nice to have a jacket when it is cold.I am
0:50:42 > 0:50:50buy-in friends' dogs present. -- buying.The more that you treat your
0:50:50 > 0:50:53dog like a human, the more likely they are to develop behavioural
0:50:53 > 0:50:59problems.Shall we take your stocking?Many dogs across the
0:50:59 > 0:51:03country will have something under the tree, though I am not so sure
0:51:03 > 0:51:10how many of us will be in matching attire.
0:51:10 > 0:51:18Brace yourself, we have some pictures.Have a look. Ogi and Yogi
0:51:18 > 0:51:25from Aberystwyth. Both of the dogs promised to be good so they can have
0:51:25 > 0:51:30some turkey on Christmas Day.And Tina has sent in this picture. It is
0:51:30 > 0:51:38her Staffordshire Bull Terriers, kitted out in costumes.They look
0:51:38 > 0:51:44over the moon.That is literally an entire costume.And not just the
0:51:44 > 0:51:48dogs get into the Christmas spirit. Here is Indie, the cat, looking
0:51:48 > 0:51:56angry in a Santa hat. Beautiful, but slightly miffed.If you have bought
0:51:56 > 0:52:00a dog present, if you have bought the dog... If you have bought a
0:52:00 > 0:52:03Christmas present for your dog and you have taken a picture, send it
0:52:03 > 0:52:07in.Do you think the dog asked for the present?Almost certainly.
0:52:07 > 0:52:13Whatever! Send them in.A little bit baffled.Never mind. Did you like
0:52:13 > 0:52:19those pictures? They're amazing. You know how they treat them like humans
0:52:19 > 0:52:23and then you see that they are humiliated in their Santa outfit,
0:52:23 > 0:52:28you are like, yeah, bless.What are you talking about, holidays?Yes,
0:52:28 > 0:52:33protection when you fly. It has been quite chaotic this year for the
0:52:33 > 0:52:36airline industry with all of the strikes and businesses going under
0:52:36 > 0:52:42and all of that. Morning, everyone.
0:52:42 > 0:52:45I've spent a lot of this year talking about issues in the airlines
0:52:45 > 0:52:48industry - four big names have gone bust, plus strikes and weather
0:52:48 > 0:52:49have grounded planes.
0:52:49 > 0:52:51So how can passengers protect themselves?
0:52:51 > 0:52:53You're probably used to seeing this, Atol Protection,
0:52:53 > 0:52:55when booking your holiday.
0:52:55 > 0:52:58It's a mandetory insurance policy if a travel company gost bust,
0:52:58 > 0:53:01but even though companies pay into it when you book,
0:53:01 > 0:53:04it's worth remembering it only covers packages where travel
0:53:04 > 0:53:05and accomodation are booked together.
0:53:05 > 0:53:08Atol is run by the Civil Aviation Authority.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12And we can now talk to the boss of the CAA, Andrew Haines.
0:53:12 > 0:53:19Good morning. You are making a specific announcement this morning
0:53:19 > 0:53:23around all of this. What are you telling the nation about in terms of
0:53:23 > 0:53:29protection for travellers?Amazingly next week is not just Christmas, the
0:53:29 > 0:53:33busiest week for people to book holidays this year. We expect 3
0:53:33 > 0:53:37million holidays will be booked next year. We have three AAAs we want
0:53:37 > 0:53:42people to think about, the first is Atol Protection. 26 million holidays
0:53:42 > 0:53:46were protected by this cold standard. If you book a flight and
0:53:46 > 0:53:51something else, a car, cruise or hotel, then Atol Protection will
0:53:51 > 0:53:55give you absolute guaranteed protection of financial failure.
0:53:55 > 0:53:59Look out for your company to sign up to the alternative dispute
0:53:59 > 0:54:03resolution scheme. If you get a problem and you want compensation,
0:54:03 > 0:54:10then an independent company will adjudicate and their decision will
0:54:10 > 0:54:16be binding. And thirdly, avoid surprises. A lot of airlines tend to
0:54:16 > 0:54:20put additional charges in late in the process. We are investigating
0:54:20 > 0:54:23those practices. In the meantime we think that is something consumers
0:54:23 > 0:54:26should be aware of when they are booking.Can I ask about Atol
0:54:26 > 0:54:31Protection because you say it guarantees if you book more than
0:54:31 > 0:54:36just Raval. Why can't it just before travel as well?-- travel. It is a
0:54:36 > 0:54:43European requirement. And the SMC is that it is part of a package -- and
0:54:43 > 0:54:49the essence is that it is part of a package and the vast majority
0:54:49 > 0:54:53travelling on an airline don't need protection but the long-standing
0:54:53 > 0:54:57policy is if you are on holiday stranded without accommodation, or
0:54:57 > 0:55:02you're stranded on your cruise ship, or your cruise liner has gone bust,
0:55:02 > 0:55:05that is extra complexity and the requirement is a package.Can I talk
0:55:05 > 0:55:10about some of the specifics we've seen this year. Obviously, there
0:55:10 > 0:55:14were problems with Monarch, of course, which meant you had to
0:55:14 > 0:55:18repatriate lots of people back to the UK. Did it go to plan, were
0:55:18 > 0:55:25there he cups?It went phenomenally well. -- hiccups? The largest
0:55:25 > 0:55:31peacetime repatriation in UK history. We plan for 110,000 people,
0:55:31 > 0:55:34close to 90,000 people repatriated. We've had phenomenally good
0:55:34 > 0:55:40feedback. For some people it was quite hairy. 99% of passengers got
0:55:40 > 0:55:44back on the day that they were due to get back and we think that is a
0:55:44 > 0:55:48phenomenal achievement and people can take comfort that there are
0:55:48 > 0:55:53arrangements in place if the really awful thing happens and an airline
0:55:53 > 0:55:57goes bust.What about Ryanair, we have seen strikes and people don't
0:55:57 > 0:56:01know what's going on. ARU happy with what's going on at Ryanair?I always
0:56:01 > 0:56:08have a close eye on Ryanair -- Are you happy. They have given us some
0:56:08 > 0:56:11promises and we have seen good progress on that. Consumers are
0:56:11 > 0:56:16still book with Ryanair. They are still the largest airline in Europe.
0:56:16 > 0:56:22People are now a little more cautious about ensuring they get
0:56:22 > 0:56:25what they are entitled to with Ryanair.So are you happy with them?
0:56:25 > 0:56:32I am not yet happy. I am satisfied they are making progress.OK, thank
0:56:32 > 0:56:36you.
0:56:36 > 0:59:55Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
0:59:55 > 0:59:58temperatures as well as we head into Christmas Eve.
0:59:58 > 1:00:02Temperatures will reach 12 Celsius.
1:00:02 > 1:00:04Hello, this is Breakfast,
1:00:04 > 1:00:05with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
1:00:05 > 1:00:08Scotland Yard launches a review of all its sex crime
1:00:08 > 1:00:10investigations after the collapse of two rape prosecutions
1:00:10 > 1:00:11in one week.
1:00:11 > 1:00:13The Metropolitan Police confirms the same detective
1:00:13 > 1:00:16was involved in both cases and begins re-examining the way
1:00:16 > 1:00:19it handles evidence.
1:00:32 > 1:00:35Good morning, it's Wednesday the 20th of December.
1:00:35 > 1:00:36Also this morning:
1:00:36 > 1:00:39The start of a 20-year jail sentence for the man who threw acid
1:00:39 > 1:00:43across a packed London nightclub injuring 22 people.
1:00:43 > 1:00:45Victims told the court how his actions have
1:00:45 > 1:00:48changed their lives.
1:00:48 > 1:00:51It's just very hard to deal with, you just try and carry
1:00:51 > 1:00:55on like normal because I know I'm never going to be the same girl
1:00:55 > 1:00:57that, like, walked into Mangle that night.
1:00:57 > 1:01:00More than 9,000 people are sleeping rough on the streets of England.
1:01:00 > 1:01:08MPs describe the situation as a national crisis.
1:01:08 > 1:01:12Getting your cash out of a machine for free could get tougher, there's
1:01:12 > 1:01:17a dispute at the moment of the fees. Are all be talking to the boss of
1:01:17 > 1:01:23Link Network) what happens next. -- Link Network.
1:01:23 > 1:01:24In sport, Bravo for Manchester City,
1:01:24 > 1:01:27the keeper saves the penalty that takes them into the semi-finals
1:01:27 > 1:01:28of the League Cup.
1:01:28 > 1:01:30Could singing help mums combat post-natal depression?
1:01:30 > 1:01:32New research suggests it could be an effective
1:01:32 > 1:01:41alternative to medicine.
1:01:41 > 1:01:42And Carol has the weather.
1:01:42 > 1:01:45Good morning from the roof of New Broadcasting House in London,
1:01:45 > 1:01:46where it's fairly drizzly.
1:01:46 > 1:01:50Today, fairly cloudy for most, a weak weather fronts thinking south
1:01:50 > 1:01:54out of Scotland into north-west England, Wales and the West Midlands
1:01:54 > 1:01:57but behind it it will brighten up and some will see some sunny spells.
1:01:57 > 1:02:01More details in 15 minutes.
1:02:01 > 1:02:02Good morning.
1:02:02 > 1:02:03First, our main story.
1:02:03 > 1:02:06The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all its current sex
1:02:06 > 1:02:09offence investigations after the collapse of a second rape
1:02:09 > 1:02:10case in a week.
1:02:10 > 1:02:12Scotland Yard says that in both cases,
1:02:12 > 1:02:15the same officer failed to disclose evidence useful to the defence
1:02:15 > 1:02:17during the early stages of the inquiry.
1:02:17 > 1:02:19Our reporter Keith Doyle has more.
1:02:19 > 1:02:22The rape case against 22-year-old Liam Allen collapsed last week
1:02:22 > 1:02:25after it emerged vital evidence that helped his case had not been
1:02:25 > 1:02:31released by the prosecution.
1:02:31 > 1:02:35For two years he'd faced a trial that ended only after thousands
1:02:35 > 1:02:37of texts the prosecution had from his accuser
1:02:37 > 1:02:38were finally disclosed.
1:02:38 > 1:02:41No one was really investigating, "How can we show he's innocent?"
1:02:41 > 1:02:43People were investigating, "How can we prove he's guilty,"
1:02:43 > 1:02:50instead, and maybe that was what was wrong.
1:02:50 > 1:02:52Under the British legal system the prosecution must hand over any
1:02:52 > 1:02:55evidence it holds that may help a person on trial.
1:02:55 > 1:02:58Now a second case, that of 22-year-old Isaac Itiary,
1:02:58 > 1:03:00who was charged with rape and other sexual offences,
1:03:00 > 1:03:07has collapsed for similar reasons.
1:03:07 > 1:03:10As a result, Scotland Yard has said it's reviewing every current
1:03:10 > 1:03:11sex crime case.
1:03:11 > 1:03:15In a statement it said:
1:03:27 > 1:03:29It's also emerged that the same detective
1:03:29 > 1:03:32is involved in both cases and is still working on full duty
1:03:32 > 1:03:34in the Met's Sexual Offences Investigation Unit.
1:03:34 > 1:03:37It's not known exactly how many cases are being reviewed.
1:03:37 > 1:03:44Keith Doyle, BBC News.
1:03:44 > 1:03:48A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in London
1:03:48 > 1:03:50in April has been jailed for 20 years.
1:03:50 > 1:03:5125-year-old Arthur Collins injured
1:03:51 > 1:03:5322 people at the venue in east London.
1:03:53 > 1:03:55The judge called his actions deliberate and calculated.
1:03:55 > 1:03:58Some of the victims were temporarily blinded, others were left
1:03:58 > 1:03:59with permanent scars.
1:03:59 > 1:04:01Tom Burridge reports.
1:04:01 > 1:04:06Acid hurled across a crowded dance floor.
1:04:06 > 1:04:10Look closer on the CCTV and you can see Arthur Collins' arm throwing
1:04:10 > 1:04:13the liquid a second and a third time.
1:04:13 > 1:04:15Young people like Lauren Trent suffered severe burns
1:04:15 > 1:04:20and scars for life.
1:04:20 > 1:04:24Last night she and other victims gave vivid accounts outside court
1:04:24 > 1:04:28of what it's like when acid is thrown over your skin and clothes.
1:04:28 > 1:04:33I think that night I just remember the sheer panic.
1:04:33 > 1:04:35The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
1:04:35 > 1:04:38The smell, the smell of the chemicals and your skin
1:04:38 > 1:04:47blistering, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
1:04:47 > 1:04:50I remember looking at the police officers and the people around us
1:04:50 > 1:04:51at the time when they arrived.
1:04:51 > 1:04:54It was almost like disbelief that something like this had ever
1:04:54 > 1:04:56happened in a nightclub.
1:04:56 > 1:04:58Collins caused severe burns to 14 people.
1:04:58 > 1:05:04His actions in the Mangle nightclub left physical and mental scars.
1:05:04 > 1:05:07When you are out, like, just a splash of somebody's drink
1:05:07 > 1:05:11on your arm, like, brings the worst things through your head.
1:05:11 > 1:05:14So it's just very hard to deal with and try and carry
1:05:14 > 1:05:18on like normal, because I know I'm never going to be the same girl
1:05:18 > 1:05:21that, like, walked into Mangle that night, but just trying to get
1:05:21 > 1:05:25as close back to that as possible.
1:05:25 > 1:05:27Earlier that evening, Collins argued with two
1:05:27 > 1:05:30of his victims, but the judge said his indiscriminate attack,
1:05:30 > 1:05:32which affected so many young people, was unprovoked.
1:05:32 > 1:05:44He sentenced him to 20 years.
1:05:44 > 1:05:48It sends out the right message that it will not be tolerated,
1:05:48 > 1:05:51it will not be tolerated by the criminal justice system.
1:05:51 > 1:05:54Anyone carrying acid needs to look at the offence and be aware that
1:05:54 > 1:05:56a strong sentence will be passed.
1:05:56 > 1:05:58Collins showed no remorse in court for what was described
1:05:58 > 1:05:59as despicable act.
1:05:59 > 1:06:03One of his victims said her old life had been taken from her
1:06:03 > 1:06:03on that night.
1:06:03 > 1:06:07Tom Burridge, BBC News.
1:06:07 > 1:06:10The government is being accused of abject failure in its attempt
1:06:10 > 1:06:12to tackle homelessness in England.
1:06:12 > 1:06:14A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts
1:06:14 > 1:06:16Committee says the issue has become a national crisis.
1:06:16 > 1:06:19The government says it's investing more than £1 billion
1:06:19 > 1:06:20to help make more affordable
1:06:20 > 1:06:27housing available.
1:06:27 > 1:06:29Police will continue searching two properties,
1:06:29 > 1:06:31including a community centre, this morning, following anti-terror
1:06:31 > 1:06:32raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
1:06:32 > 1:06:35Four men were arrested and are being held over an alleged
1:06:35 > 1:06:36Islamist terror plot that officers
1:06:36 > 1:06:39say could have been carried out this Christmas.
1:06:39 > 1:06:44Our correspondent Phil Bodmer is in Sheffield this morning.
1:06:44 > 1:06:52What more can you tell us after this initial investigation?Well, Naga,
1:06:52 > 1:06:55this is the Fatima community centre in the burnt grease area of
1:06:55 > 1:06:59Sheffield, the focus of some of these raids yesterday and last
1:06:59 > 1:07:02evening the cordon around this community centre was extended while
1:07:02 > 1:07:06bomb disposal experts were called in to investigate. Bomb disposal teams
1:07:06 > 1:07:11were also called to an address in Chesterfield on King street north
1:07:11 > 1:07:15yesterday, where another raid took place and as we know raids also took
1:07:15 > 1:07:19place in stocks bridge just north of Sheffield around the corner here on
1:07:19 > 1:07:25Vernon street in Berne grieve and in another part of Sheffield, Mieres
1:07:25 > 1:07:29Brooke. Four men are in custody, they're being questioned at a police
1:07:29 > 1:07:32station in west Yorkshire at the moment and we expect the searches to
1:07:32 > 1:07:36continue at the premises in Berne grieve today and also at the house
1:07:36 > 1:07:43in Chesterfield. Police have once again reassure the public not to be
1:07:43 > 1:07:46alarmed or unsettled by what they see, many local people have
1:07:46 > 1:07:51described what they heard, loud bangs as police went in. The police
1:07:51 > 1:07:55have said they are urging the public to remain vigilant, don't be
1:07:55 > 1:07:59unsettled by what you've seen, it's simply to reassure the public and
1:07:59 > 1:08:04keep safe, but they do say be vigilant but continue to go about
1:08:04 > 1:08:06your business while these investigations continue.For the
1:08:06 > 1:08:10moment, thanks for looking at that latest case of potential terrorism.
1:08:10 > 1:08:13Local authorities in England will be able to increase council tax by just
1:08:13 > 1:08:14under 6% next year
1:08:14 > 1:08:16without triggering a local referendum.
1:08:16 > 1:08:19The move would add about £95 to the average annual bill
1:08:19 > 1:08:20for a Band D property.
1:08:20 > 1:08:23Currently a raise of 5% or more must be put to local voters.
1:08:23 > 1:08:26Ministers say it will ease pressure on local services.
1:08:26 > 1:08:28The Local Government Association says councils will still be
1:08:28 > 1:08:35at financial breaking point.
1:08:35 > 1:08:38The European Court of Justice is due to decide this morning
1:08:38 > 1:08:40whether the taxi hailing app, Uber, should legally be considered
1:08:40 > 1:08:43a transport company or a digital services provider.
1:08:43 > 1:08:45The ruling will determine whether the firm should be subject
1:08:45 > 1:08:51to local licensing laws in the countries in which it operates.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54The BBC is to broaden its coverage of religions, devoting more time
1:08:54 > 1:08:55to non-Christian faiths.
1:08:55 > 1:08:58The decision follows a review of the corporation's output
1:08:58 > 1:09:01in response to claims it was out of step with its audience.
1:09:01 > 1:09:03Here's more from our media correspondent, David Sillito.
1:09:03 > 1:09:06For some, it's the best part of the BBC's output,
1:09:06 > 1:09:12but new research has also shown
1:09:12 > 1:09:13that traditional religious programmes
1:09:13 > 1:09:15are, for large parts of the audience,
1:09:15 > 1:09:17ernest, worthy and a TV turnoff.
1:09:17 > 1:09:22Welcome to Sunday Morning Live...
1:09:22 > 1:09:25There's also concern that too often religion on TV is reduced
1:09:25 > 1:09:27to an argument or a debate.
1:09:27 > 1:09:30The once more stories about real people's lives and their faith
1:09:30 > 1:09:32The BBC wants more stories about real people's lives
1:09:32 > 1:09:38and their faith and less studio-based confrontation.
1:09:38 > 1:09:40There will be more religion reflected in mainstream programming.
1:09:40 > 1:09:43It's all part of a review about how the BBC treats religion
1:09:43 > 1:09:55after criticism it was out of step with its audience.
1:09:55 > 1:09:58The latest research suggests the long decline in Christianity
1:09:58 > 1:10:01in the UK has, over the last few years, levelled off.
1:10:01 > 1:10:04Nearly half of us believe in life after death,
1:10:04 > 1:10:07one in four believe in angels.
1:10:07 > 1:10:10The BBC says there'll be more Christianity but also coverage
1:10:10 > 1:10:12and explanation of other faiths.
1:10:12 > 1:10:15The big calendar events of the world's main faiths
1:10:15 > 1:10:16will get more coverage.
1:10:16 > 1:10:17Rather than being in decline,
1:10:17 > 1:10:21religion is actually growing globally.
1:10:21 > 1:10:24The number of people affiliated to a religion is forecast
1:10:24 > 1:10:25to increase from 84% to 90%.
1:10:25 > 1:10:29David Sillito, BBC News.
1:10:29 > 1:10:31Pictures emerged of a massive volcanic eruption in Ecuador.
1:10:31 > 1:10:34They were taken earlier this month by a British photographer,
1:10:34 > 1:10:37they show the volcano's first major activity in more than a decade.
1:10:37 > 1:10:40It caused significant damage to pipelines and a nearby valley,
1:10:40 > 1:10:55but posed no threat to any local communities.
1:10:55 > 1:10:58Just beautiful! Scary as well!
1:10:58 > 1:11:01Thousands of people are facing the prospect of spending the festive
1:11:01 > 1:11:04period without a roof over their heads and sleeping rough
1:11:04 > 1:11:04on the streets.
1:11:04 > 1:11:08Now an all party group of MPs is calling on the government
1:11:08 > 1:11:11to deal with what they claim has become a national crisis.
1:11:11 > 1:11:13Let's get more on this now from the Conservative MP
1:11:13 > 1:11:16Gillian Keegan, who sits on the Public Accounts Committee,
1:11:16 > 1:11:20which compiled the report.
1:11:20 > 1:11:23Good morning and thanks for your time this morning. Could you first
1:11:23 > 1:11:29give us a sense of the scale of the problem as you see it?There's two
1:11:29 > 1:11:32types of homelessness that are referred to in the report, the type
1:11:32 > 1:11:38your viewers may be more aware of is rough sleeping, and that's more than
1:11:38 > 1:11:42doubled since 2010 and then the other crisis which is emerging is
1:11:42 > 1:11:47the number of families in temporary housing, that's people who basically
1:11:47 > 1:11:50have been evicted or not been able to stay in their residents, they are
1:11:50 > 1:11:54in accommodation but it's very much not meeting their needs and in many
1:11:54 > 1:12:02cases are sub standard.Looking at some other recommendations, what are
1:12:02 > 1:12:06you recommending, what should be done?The root of the problem is to
1:12:06 > 1:12:10more houses and where this is happening more is where you have
1:12:10 > 1:12:14very high rent areas, obviously London where I am right now is a
1:12:14 > 1:12:18great example, but also give just where I represent, you have high
1:12:18 > 1:12:21rental costs and those on low incomes are struggling to keep up
1:12:21 > 1:12:28with a rental market which is out of control -- also Chichester. In
1:12:28 > 1:12:35London you see rent rises of 25% or so and people on low incomes are
1:12:35 > 1:12:40being out priced in terms of the market. Clearly the answer has to be
1:12:40 > 1:12:45more social houses, which are normally rented at around 50% of the
1:12:45 > 1:12:49market rate, making it more affordable for those on low income.
1:12:49 > 1:12:53As you well know, this problem has been going on for so long. Correct
1:12:53 > 1:13:00me if I'm wrong, this is one of your recommendations, it says," The
1:13:00 > 1:13:04department should buy the end of June 2018 publish a cross government
1:13:04 > 1:13:10strategy for reducing homelessness that sets out targets and specific
1:13:10 > 1:13:13actions for all stakeholders to reduce all measures of
1:13:13 > 1:13:17homelessness". Forgive me, but a lot of people hearing that kind of
1:13:17 > 1:13:21phraseology and terminology will say that could have been written four
1:13:21 > 1:13:25years ago, two years ago, 20 years ago, someone somewhere in a role
1:13:25 > 1:13:29like yours would have said almost exactly those words. What makes this
1:13:29 > 1:13:35time any different?I think the size of the problem makes it different.
1:13:35 > 1:13:39We've come across this issue now with homelessness, but there's also
1:13:39 > 1:13:44many more young people as they try to access housing and accommodation,
1:13:44 > 1:13:48we do not have enough houses for the people that want to rent them or
1:13:48 > 1:13:55even indeed by them. I think that is a well-known issue. It has been
1:13:55 > 1:13:58growing but unfortunately what this report shows is those on the lowest
1:13:58 > 1:14:03incomes in the more expensive cities are really suffering and are now
1:14:03 > 1:14:05without homes and in temporary accommodation.Isn't there an
1:14:05 > 1:14:11uncomfortable truth here that governments, successive governments,
1:14:11 > 1:14:15and maybe society as a wider issue, actually don't care about this
1:14:15 > 1:14:20issue? You're using the phrase, it's often used in relation to
1:14:20 > 1:14:24homelessness, crisis, but you think of other crises, the financial
1:14:24 > 1:14:28crisis and what happened then and the money that was spent on that
1:14:28 > 1:14:31occasion, you think of the refugee crisis, you think of crisis and you
1:14:31 > 1:14:35think money was spent, that doesn't happen with homelessness. Is it
1:14:35 > 1:14:40fundamentally that we don't care enough?I do think we care about it
1:14:40 > 1:14:43but I think the solution is quite difficult because what we're saying
1:14:43 > 1:14:47is we need to build a lot of social housing in places like London and
1:14:47 > 1:14:51Chichester so we have the right and affordable accommodation for those
1:14:51 > 1:14:55people on lower incomes. That's much easier said than done and I know the
1:14:55 > 1:14:59government obviously has been focused on increasing housebuilding,
1:14:59 > 1:15:03and I think we have had a record year in the last year, but still not
1:15:03 > 1:15:09meeting the needs as we move forward. So our record of
1:15:09 > 1:15:11housebuilding over successive governments for many years has not
1:15:11 > 1:15:16kept up with the pace of demand, and we have had quite a big increase in
1:15:16 > 1:15:21our population since 2005 and those plans have not been in sync, which
1:15:21 > 1:15:26is why we need a much more joined up approach.Gillian Keegan, MP, thank
1:15:26 > 1:15:29you very much Boyata time this morning.
1:15:29 > 1:15:31You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:15:31 > 1:15:34The main stories this morning: Scotland Yard launches a review
1:15:34 > 1:15:37of all its sex crime investigations after the collapse of two rape
1:15:37 > 1:15:38prosecutions in one week.
1:15:38 > 1:15:41A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in London
1:15:41 > 1:15:51in April has been jailed for 20 years.
1:15:51 > 1:15:59This time of year might you go to do your job in a nice warm studio, like
1:15:59 > 1:16:04we are, winter, raining, what do you do when you are told you are going
1:16:04 > 1:16:11to be outside?Wrap up warm and put on under gear to keep yourself warm.
1:16:11 > 1:16:18What is the word I am thinking of? Thermals.Thank you. You put on
1:16:18 > 1:16:24thermals?It isn't actually very cold. The temperature at the moment
1:16:24 > 1:16:31across the UK is 7-10 degrees. Some places a little more, some little
1:16:31 > 1:16:35less and today it will be cloudy for most. It is also going to be mild.
1:16:35 > 1:16:39We have a weather front coming southwards out of Northern Ireland,
1:16:39 > 1:16:44across the Scottish Borders and it is producing some rain and as it
1:16:44 > 1:16:45continues to move southwards
1:16:45 > 1:16:46is producing some rain and as it continues to move southwards through
1:16:46 > 1:16:49northern England, north-west England into Wales, it will weaken, so you
1:16:49 > 1:16:55will see some drizzle. We have thick cloud ahead of it across the rest of
1:16:55 > 1:16:58England producing some drizzle especially in the south, as you can
1:16:58 > 1:17:05see, and some fog starting to think and then it will be confined to the
1:17:05 > 1:17:08hills -- thin. For Northern Ireland and Scotland you will see more
1:17:08 > 1:17:12sunshine. This afternoon 3pm in Scotland, that is your forecast,
1:17:12 > 1:17:15bright and sunny. We will have showers in the north-west and it
1:17:15 > 1:17:20will be breezy. Highs of around nine in Glasgow and Edinburgh. North-west
1:17:20 > 1:17:24England has a weather front, so it is murky and damp conditions.
1:17:24 > 1:17:29North-east England has something dry and bright. Then south into the
1:17:29 > 1:17:32Midlands, East Anglia, southern counties generally they will be a
1:17:32 > 1:17:36lot of cloud around. Now and again we will see it break with the
1:17:36 > 1:17:40brightness coming through. In Wales of the weather front moving north to
1:17:40 > 1:17:43the south will produce some patchy rain and drizzle. For Northern
1:17:43 > 1:17:48Ireland the weather front will clear so you have bright skies with some
1:17:48 > 1:17:52sunny spells. Feeling a little bit nippy. Through the evening and
1:17:52 > 1:17:55overnight you can see the progress of the weather front makes, crossing
1:17:55 > 1:18:01the rest of Wales and also England, heading to the south-east. Then it
1:18:01 > 1:18:06flips and moves north-east. For England and Wales overnight there is
1:18:06 > 1:18:10going to be cloud, fog forming, and we have the rain. It is cool in
1:18:10 > 1:18:14Scotland and Northern Ireland. Tomorrow the weather front continues
1:18:14 > 1:18:18to move across Northern Ireland, England and Scotland, having cleared
1:18:18 > 1:18:24the south-east of England. Behind it there we one or two brighter breaks
1:18:24 > 1:18:28and ahead of it there will be some bright breaks and it will be cool
1:18:28 > 1:18:34but still in double figures across most of the UK. Then into Friday the
1:18:34 > 1:18:38weather front will be gone with a writ of high pressure a cross. Most
1:18:38 > 1:18:42of us will have a dry day. It will be more settled. There will be some
1:18:42 > 1:18:46showers in the west. And across the Channel Islands we will see some
1:18:46 > 1:18:49spots of rain as well. Temperatures not too bad for this kind of
1:18:49 > 1:18:57December. As we head through Christmas Day the weather will be
1:18:57 > 1:19:00settled. If you are hoping for a white Christmas parts of Scotland
1:19:00 > 1:19:05might see that. There is not a lot of hope for the rest of the UK.
1:19:05 > 1:19:16Sorry to dash your hopes. Perfect. Thank you. Stay dry. See you later.
1:19:16 > 1:19:24Business is busy. We were talking about Toys R Us before the meeting
1:19:24 > 1:19:29on Thursday. Yes, lots going on at the moment because it has announced
1:19:29 > 1:19:32it is going into administration.
1:19:32 > 1:19:33the moment because it has announced it is going into administration.
1:19:33 > 1:19:37Another company is running it trying to work out whether it can be saved
1:19:37 > 1:19:44as a business. They have 105 stores across the UK and they employ 3000
1:19:44 > 1:19:51people. They are looking at closing 26 unprofitable stores. And there
1:19:51 > 1:19:55maybe reduce the size of others, renegotiate the rent. That is being
1:19:55 > 1:19:59discussed behind the scenes because of opposition as to whether that'll
1:19:59 > 1:20:04work financially. What has been interesting this morning is MP Frank
1:20:04 > 1:20:08Field has been speaking about how disgraceful, in his words,
1:20:08 > 1:20:13management has been around Toys R Us. They have seen their pay go up
1:20:13 > 1:20:17considerably over the last few years and if you look at the industry over
1:20:17 > 1:20:21that time it has not been doing very well. Even sales are down 6%
1:20:21 > 1:20:26compared to last year. The business has been struggling and we have seen
1:20:26 > 1:20:30pay increases for the bosses. There has been analysis around that. This
1:20:30 > 1:20:34is an ongoing story. Anyone who works at the store will wonder what
1:20:34 > 1:20:37that means and we will keep you updated as we get more information
1:20:37 > 1:20:41on that. But there should be a decision in the next one or two days
1:20:41 > 1:20:46over that. So that is one story this morning.I know that you are looking
1:20:46 > 1:20:50at access to financial services in rural areas.Yes. This comes up a
1:20:50 > 1:20:57lot for people. As more of us use online banking there is less need
1:20:57 > 1:21:03for cash machines and there is less money to be made. One of the big
1:21:03 > 1:21:06things going on is a dispute over the fees the banks and cash machine
1:21:06 > 1:21:13operators are charging. So I will talk to the boss of the Link
1:21:13 > 1:21:16network. There is concern that if cash machine operators can't make
1:21:16 > 1:21:20money from the cash Messines, they won't have as many of them and those
1:21:20 > 1:21:24that they will get rid of those in rural areas which make the least
1:21:24 > 1:21:28money for them -- cash machines. There is also interesting things
1:21:28 > 1:21:34going on around the Post Office as well. They are going to get £370
1:21:34 > 1:21:40million of new funding, announced by the government. This is money partly
1:21:40 > 1:21:45to project village community branches. £160 million is going into
1:21:45 > 1:21:49that. The rest of it is for modernisation and improved
1:21:49 > 1:21:53technology in the Post Office network. And we have seen it is
1:21:53 > 1:21:56another area of financial services essentially which have seen a
1:21:56 > 1:22:01decline. Interestingly they are back in profit, the Post Office, so it
1:22:01 > 1:22:05seems to be picking up. The unions are not very happy with this
1:22:05 > 1:22:10announcement in funding, because they see it as still a declining
1:22:10 > 1:22:14industry and also they think this money is not enough to actually
1:22:14 > 1:22:19help. So lots going on. Later on I will speak with the boss of Llink to
1:22:19 > 1:22:26find out what the deal is with the cash machines.We are going to talk
1:22:26 > 1:22:33about stinging.Not again. It panics me, this singing, we have become
1:22:33 > 1:22:40obsessed.What, as a nation?No, us, that is all we do constantly.You
1:22:40 > 1:22:45are going to be playing all of it on Christmas Day. It is good for you.
1:22:45 > 1:22:49Don't get me wrong. I like it. But we are awful singers. And as the
1:22:49 > 1:22:56nation will soon see.That is still to come.Right now, talking about
1:22:56 > 1:22:57how it can help young mothers.
1:22:57 > 1:23:00Even the most reluctant singer probably knows some nursery rhymes
1:23:00 > 1:23:03and lullabies - and it's long been thought music has a calming
1:23:03 > 1:23:04effect on babies.
1:23:04 > 1:23:07Now research suggests it's not only children who benefit -
1:23:07 > 1:23:10their parents do too - and it could even be an effective
1:23:10 > 1:23:12way of treating post-natal depression.
1:23:12 > 1:23:14Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been finding out more.
1:23:14 > 1:23:17This kind of moment is being shared by more and more mums and babies,
1:23:17 > 1:23:21but today we can reveal research which shows this isn't just fun,
1:23:21 > 1:23:24it could provide fundamental help for a problem that affects one
1:23:24 > 1:23:26in eight mothers.
1:23:26 > 1:23:28Like Mauve and baby Isla.
1:23:28 > 1:23:29Like Claire and Elsie.
1:23:29 > 1:23:30Like Cecilia and Boadicea.
1:23:30 > 1:23:33I never blamed him.
1:23:33 > 1:23:37He's amazing.
1:23:37 > 1:23:39He's always wonderful.
1:23:39 > 1:23:41But motherhood.
1:23:41 > 1:23:49You feel shocking.
1:23:49 > 1:23:51Literally like the world has ended.
1:23:51 > 1:23:56You feel guilty, and it's meant to be a happy time.
1:23:56 > 1:23:57Guilty just for feeling sad.
1:23:57 > 1:24:01Sitting on the sofa in the evening and you are still, like,
1:24:01 > 1:24:02what am I going to do?
1:24:02 > 1:24:03High alert.
1:24:03 > 1:24:05Everyone's like, relax, do something you enjoy,
1:24:05 > 1:24:06and I can't do that.
1:24:06 > 1:24:09That doesn't help me relax, because I have severe anxiety.
1:24:09 > 1:24:12These women are part of a singing group in London,
1:24:12 > 1:24:13which was studied by academics.
1:24:13 > 1:24:16Mums who'd all experienced post-natal depression
1:24:16 > 1:24:17or baby blues.
1:24:17 > 1:24:18They discovered singing really helps.
1:24:18 > 1:24:22We've taken 150 mothers with symptoms of post-natal
1:24:22 > 1:24:25depression and randomised them into ten weeks of social groups,
1:24:25 > 1:24:28usual care or social singing groups, and those in the social singing
1:24:28 > 1:24:32groups had significantly faster
1:24:32 > 1:24:35improvements in post-natal depression across the ten weeks.
1:24:35 > 1:24:38And, in fact, about three quarters of them had recovered
1:24:38 > 1:24:40from their symptoms by the end of the 10-week project,
1:24:40 > 1:24:45and this was about a month earlier than either of the other two groups.
1:24:45 > 1:24:48The more intense the symptoms, the more significant the impact.
1:24:48 > 1:24:49Singing made recovery faster.
1:24:49 > 1:24:51You don't have to think about anything but singing
1:24:51 > 1:24:54and cuddling your baby and having fun.
1:24:54 > 1:24:57You know you're in a bad moment together.
1:24:57 > 1:25:01You don't have to be, like, how bad is your moment,
1:25:01 > 1:25:04how bad is your moment, you're just all there singing
1:25:04 > 1:25:06something communal together, so it's really nice.
1:25:06 > 1:25:07Would you recommend it?
1:25:07 > 1:25:10Oh, yeah, 100%.
1:25:10 > 1:25:12I got a little kick there.
1:25:12 > 1:25:14I hope you enjoy our singing today.
1:25:14 > 1:25:16An endorsement they are happy to share in Bristol
1:25:16 > 1:25:19at the Womb Sisters Singing Group.
1:25:19 > 1:25:21SINGING
1:25:21 > 1:25:24They're singing in the knowledge that babies can hear in the womb
1:25:24 > 1:25:28from 15 weeks.
1:25:28 > 1:25:30When the baby's born, they recognise that song
1:25:30 > 1:25:32and they respond to it.
1:25:32 > 1:25:33There is a comfort there.
1:25:33 > 1:25:33Yeah.
1:25:33 > 1:25:36It is a really nice way to connect.
1:25:36 > 1:25:39These are the songs you will sing when she is born.
1:25:39 > 1:25:40If I can remember.
1:25:40 > 1:25:41Of course you will.
1:25:41 > 1:25:43For mums struggling after birth, medication isn't always welcome.
1:25:43 > 1:25:48Take-up rate of talking therapies is very low,
1:25:48 > 1:25:51so the findings that this could take make a difference in the most
1:25:51 > 1:25:53serious cases is all the more important.
1:25:53 > 1:25:55Real help that couldn't be simpler.
1:25:55 > 1:25:58It doesn't matter if you're a good or a bad singer at all,
1:25:58 > 1:26:01it's just literally about finding a way to communicate.
1:26:01 > 1:26:07I've made up loads and loads of songs, just everyday stuff.
1:26:07 > 1:26:10I have a song about changing his nappy that my mum thinks
1:26:10 > 1:26:12is a little bit rude.
1:26:12 > 1:26:13But, you know.
1:26:13 > 1:26:14Can you share?
1:26:14 > 1:26:15Come on.
1:26:15 > 1:26:18# Mr Poo Pants
1:26:18 > 1:26:19# Mr Poo Pants
1:26:19 > 1:26:20# He did a poo
1:26:20 > 1:26:29# And he wears pants #
1:26:29 > 1:26:32It doesn't matter what you sing or where you sing it,
1:26:32 > 1:26:34singing helps you to bond and helps mums feel.
1:26:34 > 1:26:35Everyone should do it.
1:26:35 > 1:26:36Yep.
1:26:36 > 1:26:40Thank you for sharing!
1:26:40 > 1:26:46Good song.And very brave to share it. Why not?I enjoyed it.
1:26:46 > 1:26:48You're watching Breakfast.
1:26:48 > 1:26:50Still to come this morning:
1:26:50 > 1:26:52Christmas dog jumpers, paw-secco and turkey dinners -
1:26:52 > 1:26:55we'll be finding out how the UK's pampered pet market has turned
1:26:55 > 1:26:58into seriously big business.
1:26:58 > 1:30:21Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
1:30:21 > 1:30:24Vanessa Feltz is on BBC Radio London with her award-winning breakfast
1:30:24 > 1:30:28show and took 10am. Goodbye for now.
1:30:28 > 1:30:29Hello, this is Breakfast,
1:30:29 > 1:30:30with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
1:30:30 > 1:30:35Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
1:30:35 > 1:30:38The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all current sex offence
1:30:38 > 1:30:42investigations after the collapse of a second rape case in a week.
1:30:42 > 1:30:44The prosecutions were halted because of the late
1:30:44 > 1:30:45disclosure of evidence.
1:30:45 > 1:30:47Scotland Yard confirmed the same officer was involved
1:30:47 > 1:30:57in both investigations.
1:30:57 > 1:31:00A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in April has
1:31:00 > 1:31:06been jailed for 20 years.
1:31:06 > 1:31:1025-year-old Arthur Collins injured 22 people at a venue in his London.
1:31:10 > 1:31:17The judge called his actions reckless and calculated.
1:31:17 > 1:31:18Some victims were temporary blinded
1:31:18 > 1:31:20and others were left with permanent scars.
1:31:20 > 1:31:23I think that night I just remember the sheer panic.
1:31:23 > 1:31:25The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
1:31:25 > 1:31:28The smell, the smell of the chemicals and your skin
1:31:28 > 1:31:30blistering, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
1:31:30 > 1:31:34I remember looking at the police officers and the people around us
1:31:34 > 1:31:35at the time when they arrived.
1:31:35 > 1:31:38It was almost like disbelief that something like this had ever
1:31:38 > 1:31:42happened in a nightclub.
1:31:42 > 1:31:45The government is being accused of abject failure in its attempt
1:31:45 > 1:31:46to tackle homelessness in England.
1:31:46 > 1:31:48A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts
1:31:48 > 1:31:51Committee says the issue has become a national crisis.
1:31:51 > 1:31:53The government says it's investing more than £1 billion
1:31:53 > 1:31:54to help make more affordable
1:31:54 > 1:31:59housing available.
1:31:59 > 1:32:03I know that the government obviously has been focused on increasing
1:32:03 > 1:32:07housebuilding, and I think we have had a record year in the last year,
1:32:07 > 1:32:13but still not meeting the needs as we move forward so our record of
1:32:13 > 1:32:17housebuilding over successive governments for many years has not
1:32:17 > 1:32:21kept up with the pace of demand, and we have had quite a big crease in
1:32:21 > 1:32:27our population.
1:32:27 > 1:32:29Police will continue searching to properties including a community
1:32:29 > 1:32:31centre this morning after
1:32:31 > 1:32:32anti-terror raids in Sheffield and Chester.
1:32:32 > 1:32:36Four men have been arrested and held over an alleged Islamist terror plot
1:32:36 > 1:32:38that could have been carried out this Christmas.
1:32:38 > 1:32:41People had to evacuate their homes to allow the bomb squad
1:32:41 > 1:32:43to investigate and they have been allowed to return.
1:32:43 > 1:32:45Local authorities are to be allowed to raise
1:32:45 > 1:32:47council tax by up to 6%
1:32:47 > 1:32:50next year.
1:32:50 > 1:32:55That could mean bills could rise after £200.
1:32:55 > 1:32:58It comes after a relaxation of the government-imposed cap
1:32:58 > 1:33:00to address shortfalls in funding for social care.
1:33:00 > 1:33:02The Local Government Association says councils will still be
1:33:02 > 1:33:03at financial breaking point.
1:33:03 > 1:33:06The European Court of Justice is due to decide this morning
1:33:06 > 1:33:09whether the taxi hailing app, Uber, should legally be considered
1:33:09 > 1:33:11a transport company or a digital services provider.
1:33:11 > 1:33:14The ruling will determine whether the firm should be subject
1:33:14 > 1:33:20to local licensing laws in the countries in which it operates.
1:33:20 > 1:33:23The BBC is to broaden its coverage of religions, devoting more time
1:33:23 > 1:33:24to non-Christian faiths.
1:33:24 > 1:33:26The decision follows a review of the corporation's output
1:33:26 > 1:33:30in response to claims it was out of step with its audience.
1:33:30 > 1:33:31There will also be more religion
1:33:31 > 1:33:35reflected in mainstream programming.
1:33:35 > 1:33:41Those are the main stories this morning. One other story.
1:33:41 > 1:33:43These days many motorists are going green,
1:33:43 > 1:33:45buying electric or hybrid cars, but how about this
1:33:45 > 1:33:46for going back-to-basics?
1:33:46 > 1:33:47Frank Rothwell has modified
1:33:47 > 1:33:49his vehicle so it's powered by coal.
1:33:49 > 1:33:53It took him more than 1,000 hours to perfect and he says it's
1:33:53 > 1:34:01passed its MOT and been declared legal to drive.
1:34:01 > 1:34:10My only concern is the missions with burning coal.Also it does look like
1:34:10 > 1:34:15he's making pretty slow progress with the greatest of respect!But we
1:34:15 > 1:34:19have a steam engine tractor correspondent who looks into all of
1:34:19 > 1:34:25these things very carefully. Hi, Kat.I would say it's probably a
1:34:25 > 1:34:29steam engine on the road, which means he will have to keep stoking
1:34:29 > 1:34:33the fire box to keep the fire going, which boils the water to produce the
1:34:33 > 1:34:42steam.Which then the Pistons?I watch a lot of Thomas The Tank
1:34:42 > 1:34:46Engine.Your expert knowledge shows! I'm picking up a lot more from
1:34:46 > 1:34:50Thomas, Henry and James than I thought I was entertaining my
1:34:50 > 1:34:54toddler on rainy weekends! That's you're welcome to that information!
1:34:54 > 1:34:59And when you take a break from Thomas The Tank Engine you watch a
1:34:59 > 1:35:02lot of football?I do, and what a game it was last night.
1:35:02 > 1:35:06It went to penalties in the League Cup quarter-finals, Leicester
1:35:06 > 1:35:11against Manchester City. They both fielded second strings of players
1:35:11 > 1:35:15because they have so much going on with their other conditions and
1:35:15 > 1:35:19trophies, so City were, like, look, we can't have our top players
1:35:19 > 1:35:27playing in every single one of these cup ties.They put in their second
1:35:27 > 1:35:34string side and look at that!Bravo saved a penalty to put Manchester
1:35:34 > 1:35:39City through and he was an absolute hero last night.
1:35:39 > 1:35:42Manchester City's magnificent season continued, as they reached
1:35:42 > 1:35:43the League Cup semi-finals.
1:35:43 > 1:35:45Jamie Vardy scoring a controversial equaliser
1:35:45 > 1:35:49from the spot seven minutes into injury time to make it 1-1.
1:35:49 > 1:35:51But it went to penalties, Vardy missed, and Claudio Bravo
1:35:51 > 1:35:54was the hero, saving Riyadh Mahrez's attempt.
1:35:54 > 1:35:56Arsenal will also be in tonight's semi-final draw
1:35:56 > 1:35:58after beating West Ham.
1:35:58 > 1:36:01Danny Wellbeck with the only goal of the game,
1:36:01 > 1:36:03but there was concern for Arsene Wenger
1:36:03 > 1:36:07when Olivier Giroud was injured towards the end of the match.
1:36:07 > 1:36:09The draw will be made after tonight's matches.
1:36:09 > 1:36:11Chelsea take on Bournemouth, while holders Manchester United face
1:36:11 > 1:36:14Championship side Bristol City.
1:36:14 > 1:36:16City manager Lee Johnson is really hoping Jose Mourinho
1:36:16 > 1:36:19pops by after the game.
1:36:19 > 1:36:21I've ordered in a very expensive bottle of wine,
1:36:21 > 1:36:22I must add.
1:36:22 > 1:36:25I've had to raid my little girl's piggy bank and everything,
1:36:25 > 1:36:29so I'd be really disappointed if he doesn't come in and at least
1:36:29 > 1:36:38taste it because it has to be poured specially it's that good.
1:36:38 > 1:36:42It would be pretty bad form from Jose Mourinho if he didn't go into
1:36:42 > 1:36:48taste that wine after he had to raid the manager's daughter's piggybank
1:36:48 > 1:36:52to buy a bottle of wine!I bet it'll taste all the sweeter!Particularly
1:36:52 > 1:36:55if Bristol city win this evening!
1:36:55 > 1:36:58England have lost the Ashes, and they're 3-0 down
1:36:58 > 1:37:00in the series, it's looking rather gloomy over in Aus
1:37:00 > 1:37:02but bowler Craig Overton says he still believes England are not
1:37:16 > 1:37:19Batsman Ben Duckett was one of those in trouble,
1:37:19 > 1:37:22he poured a drink over James Anderson's head in a bar
1:37:22 > 1:37:24in Australia and was given a suspension.
1:37:24 > 1:37:27Now he's been told he won't take part in the England Lions tour
1:37:27 > 1:37:34to the West Indies next year because of that incident.
1:37:34 > 1:37:36There was a shock for the two-time champion
1:37:36 > 1:37:38Adrian Lewis at the PDC World Darts Championship
1:37:38 > 1:37:39at Alexandra Palace.
1:37:39 > 1:37:41He was beaten by the German qualifier Kevin Munch
1:37:41 > 1:37:42in the first round.
1:37:42 > 1:37:44Munch ended with eight 180s.
1:37:44 > 1:37:47It's the first time Lewis has been knocked out in the opening round.
1:37:47 > 1:37:50Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has come out
1:37:50 > 1:37:52of retirement and announced she will return to the WTA
1:37:52 > 1:37:53Tour next year.
1:37:53 > 1:37:56Bartoli, who is now 33, quit tennis in August 2013 less
1:37:56 > 1:37:59than six weeks after winning her only grand slam title
1:37:59 > 1:38:01at the All England Club, citing ongoing injury problems.
1:38:01 > 1:38:04The French player, who reached a career-high world ranking
1:38:04 > 1:38:07of seventh, intends to make her comeback at the Miami Open in March.
1:38:07 > 1:38:12She is so much fun, she works with the BBC at Wimbledon so we get to
1:38:12 > 1:38:16talk to her about who will win and how the tournament is going and she
1:38:16 > 1:38:22will be back on the grass she hopes next summer. She had this illness
1:38:22 > 1:38:27that had her fearing for her life, she retired after winning that one
1:38:27 > 1:38:31grandslam and everyone thought, what a shame, she has finally done it and
1:38:31 > 1:38:37she could do more but she said I quite fancy doing something else.A
1:38:37 > 1:38:42great comeback story.It would be if she won another grand slam, it would
1:38:42 > 1:38:45be remarkable, but she is such a jolly and likeable character, great
1:38:45 > 1:38:47to see her back playing.
1:38:47 > 1:38:51Only a tiny proportion of new parents in the UK take
1:38:51 > 1:38:53advantage of shared parental leave, but today an Employment Appeal
1:38:53 > 1:38:56Tribunal will hear a landmark case which could determine
1:38:56 > 1:38:58whether employers have to pay fathers the same money
1:38:58 > 1:39:05as they would pay a woman taking maternity leave.
1:39:05 > 1:39:08Shared parental leave must be taken between the baby's birth
1:39:08 > 1:39:10and first birthday or within one year of adoption.
1:39:10 > 1:39:14Eligible parents can share up to 50 weeks of leave and 37 weeks
1:39:14 > 1:39:17of pay, after an initial two weeks of leave that is compulsory
1:39:17 > 1:39:19for the mother to take.
1:39:19 > 1:39:22It can be taken all at once, or split into blocks,
1:39:22 > 1:39:23with periods of work in between.
1:39:23 > 1:39:26Joining us now are Lindsey Bell, an employment
1:39:26 > 1:39:28lawyer, and father-of-two John Adams, the author
1:39:28 > 1:39:31of Dad Blog UK.
1:39:31 > 1:39:36Good morning to you.Good morning. Lindsay, take us through the basics
1:39:36 > 1:39:40of what the court case will determine and why it is so
1:39:40 > 1:39:45significant. Already we have certain policies in
1:39:45 > 1:39:49place through legislation which helps working parents, such as we've
1:39:49 > 1:39:54got paternity leave, we've got parental leave, and we've got
1:39:54 > 1:39:58maternity leave. This is now talking about Shared Parental Leave, which
1:39:58 > 1:40:04is something different, which was brought in in 2014. This particular
1:40:04 > 1:40:11case is one which actually we advised over a year ago one of our
1:40:11 > 1:40:15clients on this particular issue and their Shared Parental Leave policy
1:40:15 > 1:40:20and actually Deon Hance maternity pay that was given to the women
1:40:20 > 1:40:24mothers within the business, whether that was... Whether we should be
1:40:24 > 1:40:37giving that same amount to the Father -- enhanced maternity pay.Is
1:40:37 > 1:40:40the simplistic version that it should be available to the Father as
1:40:40 > 1:40:53well?Yes. For maternity leave at moment it is six weeks 90% at full
1:40:53 > 1:40:57pay, but for the Shared Parental Leave, it isn't quite the same as a
1:40:57 > 1:41:01base level. Also companies are giving enhanced maternity leave.
1:41:01 > 1:41:07This is what this case is regarding, regarding the enhanced maternity
1:41:07 > 1:41:10leave over and above statutory, which is given to women but not the
1:41:10 > 1:41:14men who want to take the Shared Parental Leave.John, you are a
1:41:14 > 1:41:18blogger and you write about your experiences as a dad and what you've
1:41:18 > 1:41:22been going through, what was your experience? You're the primary carer
1:41:22 > 1:41:27for your child.Yes, I'm the main carer for my two kids. My employer
1:41:27 > 1:41:32when my first daughter was born, I had different employers for the two
1:41:32 > 1:41:36kids, they were good and they offered an enhanced package for
1:41:36 > 1:41:39dads.Was it the same as what the women would have received?It
1:41:39 > 1:41:46wasn't.But it was still in Hance is on the statutory payments?It was
1:41:46 > 1:41:50compared to statutory payments -- still in Hance to. It is
1:41:50 > 1:41:54inconsistent in this era not to offer the same two men and women.
1:41:54 > 1:41:58It's not offering the same at the same time, it is an either or,
1:41:58 > 1:42:02that's the point that has to be made to avoid confusion.I suppose when
1:42:02 > 1:42:06you look at the picture, no one would say equality shouldn't happen,
1:42:06 > 1:42:11when you look at the picture, the take-up of men, being the primary
1:42:11 > 1:42:16carer or the main carer for children after birth is something like 1%
1:42:16 > 1:42:21taking up this parental leave.It's about 1% of the entire male
1:42:21 > 1:42:27population, whether they are fathers or not. About 8% of fathers.Still
1:42:27 > 1:42:32very small.It is small but this is part of the crux of the issue. If
1:42:32 > 1:42:35men aren't getting the same rights as women then they can't actually
1:42:35 > 1:42:39get involved in family life, they basically can't afford to take the
1:42:39 > 1:42:42time off so they don't so from the earliest days they are discriminated
1:42:42 > 1:42:47against.I'm assuming, Lindsey, part of the reason these discrepancies
1:42:47 > 1:42:53exist is because of the fundamental reality, women do give birth. It's
1:42:53 > 1:42:57not the men. I presume that's why the arrangements as they are have
1:42:57 > 1:43:01been constructive, is that right? That's right, compulsory maternity
1:43:01 > 1:43:05leave is the first two weeks and what this particular case is saying
1:43:05 > 1:43:09is the claimant is saying I'm happy the first two weeks the woman is
1:43:09 > 1:43:15paid as she is paid, but after that first two weeks, if the mail, and in
1:43:15 > 1:43:20his situation unfortunately his wife has suffered post-natal depression,
1:43:20 > 1:43:23so she was being encouraged to go back into work so he was therefore
1:43:23 > 1:43:29having to say I need to take the childcare, but wasn't being paid at
1:43:29 > 1:43:32the same rate as other female employees in his workplace for doing
1:43:32 > 1:43:38that. In that situation, and that's what the courts looked at, actually
1:43:38 > 1:43:42that does seem to be discrimination. John, what's the consequence of
1:43:42 > 1:43:47this? If this goes in favour of men getting equal enhanced parental
1:43:47 > 1:43:51leave in terms of companies being able to afford to do this... At the
1:43:51 > 1:43:57moment you may be in a company that has a great enhanced package, for
1:43:57 > 1:44:01women, once it's then said you have to give equally for men and women,
1:44:01 > 1:44:05the pot that's needed to provide that needs to be bigger and
1:44:05 > 1:44:08therefore the importation is the enhancements are reduced?There's
1:44:08 > 1:44:13obviously a risk in Hance and is can be really stand I have sympathy with
1:44:13 > 1:44:24the business community, there is no big open pot of cash. In this day
1:44:24 > 1:44:28and age we have outsourced most heavy industry to Asia, in the West
1:44:28 > 1:44:33intellectual property is the most important. There's no difference
1:44:33 > 1:44:36between men and women with regards to how they think and what they can
1:44:36 > 1:44:41do in that way. It sends out a poor message for female retention in the
1:44:41 > 1:44:46workforce. It's like we say to women, you take the enhanced package
1:44:46 > 1:44:50and you look after the kids, because it's the men we want in the
1:44:50 > 1:44:54workforce. There's a message that we have to get across.John, thanks for
1:44:54 > 1:44:59your time and Lindsay, thanks for your time as well.
1:44:59 > 1:45:00You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:45:00 > 1:45:03The main stories this morning: Scotland Yard launches a review
1:45:03 > 1:45:06of all its sex crime investigations after the collapse of two rape
1:45:06 > 1:45:08prosecutions in one week.
1:45:08 > 1:45:11A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in London
1:45:11 > 1:45:19in April has been jailed for 20 years.
1:45:19 > 1:45:21in April has been jailed for 20 years.
1:45:21 > 1:45:22in April has been jailed for 20 years.
1:45:22 > 1:45:26It is drizzly outside, at least on the roof of central London and that
1:45:26 > 1:45:27is where we
1:45:27 > 1:45:30the roof of central London and that is where we can find Carol. Good
1:45:30 > 1:45:34morning. If you haven't ventured outside, it is not a particular cold
1:45:34 > 1:45:38to start the day, certainly not for the time of year. For many of us
1:45:38 > 1:45:41temperatures are already just about in double figures or actually in
1:45:41 > 1:45:45double figures and the forecast for all of us today is a mild one and
1:45:45 > 1:45:49also a fairly cloudy one but later it will brighten up across Scotland
1:45:49 > 1:45:53and Northern Ireland. So what we have this morning is a fair bit of
1:45:53 > 1:45:57cloud around and we also have some fog especially in the south that is
1:45:57 > 1:46:01starting to thin and lift and it will eventually be in the hills but
1:46:01 > 1:46:05the cloud is big enough for some drizzle as we have had in London
1:46:05 > 1:46:08this morning. Not just in London. We have a weather front moving out of
1:46:08 > 1:46:11Scotland into northern England currently and through the rest of
1:46:11 > 1:46:15the day it will move south into north-west England and way is,
1:46:15 > 1:46:18meaningful Scotland you will have bright skies and sunshine with just
1:46:18 > 1:46:24a few showers in the north and west -- Wales. North-east England in the
1:46:24 > 1:46:28shelter of the Pennines will see something dry and bright. For the
1:46:28 > 1:46:31Midlands, East Anglia, southern counties of England generally,
1:46:31 > 1:46:34fairly cloudy for you with some drizzle here and there at times but
1:46:34 > 1:46:38in the shelter of any hills we will see some brighter breaks develop.
1:46:38 > 1:46:41For Wales we have the rain getting into the north of Wales sinking
1:46:41 > 1:46:45southwards through the day but not particularly heavy. And then for
1:46:45 > 1:46:48Northern Ireland the weather front will have cleared youth, so back
1:46:48 > 1:46:54into bright skies with some sunshine as we go through the day --
1:46:54 > 1:46:58Clearview. Most of England and were is will remain in double figures.
1:46:58 > 1:47:01Now heading through the evening and overnight period the weather front
1:47:01 > 1:47:04moves southwards across England and Wales and then by the end of the
1:47:04 > 1:47:08night it changes direction and instead of moving south it will
1:47:08 > 1:47:12retreat north-east was taking rain across most of England and way is
1:47:12 > 1:47:15with a lot of cloud but cooler conditions for Scotland and Northern
1:47:15 > 1:47:18Ireland with some patchy fog, possibly some frost in sheltered
1:47:18 > 1:47:22glens in Scotland. Tomorrow the rain clears parts of eastern England
1:47:22 > 1:47:26quite quickly but it will continue across northern England, Scotland
1:47:26 > 1:47:32and Northern Ireland. Now ahead of it in the north-east of Scotland...
1:47:32 > 1:47:34and Northern Ireland. Now ahead of it in the north-east of Scotland...
1:47:34 > 1:47:38Apologies, we seem to have lost the sound from Carol, but we will get
1:47:38 > 1:47:43her back a little bit later on.A little bit lonely when she has no
1:47:43 > 1:47:46way of communicating, she is just up on her own.She is probably still
1:47:46 > 1:47:52talking. She gets that view as well. That is where she is perched this
1:47:52 > 1:47:58morning. It is rather grand. Earlier on it was quite heavy. We will go
1:47:58 > 1:48:02back to Carol as soon as we can. We will find her again.We will. There
1:48:02 > 1:48:06is chatter about whether or not money should be free in terms of
1:48:06 > 1:48:10charges you should get when you take cash out of ATMs and whether or not
1:48:10 > 1:48:15we should pay as much as we do. And if we don't, then, Steph, the
1:48:15 > 1:48:18implications of how many cash machines are out there.And a
1:48:18 > 1:48:23dispute about how much banks should pay to allow the cash machine
1:48:23 > 1:48:27operators to let people take their money out. Let me explain more
1:48:27 > 1:48:31because we will speak to the boss of one of the networks in a moment.
1:48:31 > 1:48:36Good morning. This is all about the interchange fee. For example you
1:48:36 > 1:48:42have the Link network operating 70,000 machines. They charge banks
1:48:42 > 1:48:4625p every time money is withdrawn from one of their machines and they
1:48:46 > 1:48:51want to cut the feet down to 20p to help make them more competitive and
1:48:51 > 1:48:54to make them more attractive compared with other cash machine
1:48:54 > 1:48:57operators. This sounds like good news but the Warwick is that
1:48:57 > 1:49:02reducing the fee will mean it is less profitable for other companies
1:49:02 > 1:49:07to run machines and therefore they will close them -- the worry is.
1:49:07 > 1:49:10This could hit rural areas and it is something MPs are talking about.
1:49:10 > 1:49:16Let's speak with the boss of Link. Good morning. There is controversy
1:49:16 > 1:49:19around this. You don't often have us talking about fees cut as a bad
1:49:19 > 1:49:24thing. What are your thoughts on what's going on at the moment?
1:49:24 > 1:49:28Access to cash for UK consumers is a very important issue. We need to
1:49:28 > 1:49:32make sure that everybody in the UK can get access to cash through a
1:49:32 > 1:49:36free ATM whether that is in the city centre, whether it is in a small
1:49:36 > 1:49:41town or village and Link's job is to make sure it is free for every
1:49:41 > 1:49:45consumer for years to come.The chair of the Treasury Select
1:49:45 > 1:49:49Committee Nicky Morgan contacted your company, the chairman, to say
1:49:49 > 1:49:52they are concerned about this reducing the number of cash
1:49:52 > 1:49:58machines.It is very important that Link, which is a regulated company,
1:49:58 > 1:50:02regulated by the Bank of England, by the payment systems regulator, we
1:50:02 > 1:50:07are a not-for-profit entity to make sure that the public has access to
1:50:07 > 1:50:11cash through ATMs. We need to make sure we can account for our actions
1:50:11 > 1:50:15and demonstrate to regulators and organisations like the Treasury
1:50:15 > 1:50:18Select Committee that we are doing our job properly and making sure
1:50:18 > 1:50:21we've got the extensive, free network of ATMs for years to come
1:50:21 > 1:50:26into the future and that is all it intends to do.Do you think there is
1:50:26 > 1:50:30a genuine concern about rural communities losing cash machines?
1:50:30 > 1:50:36Quite the opposite. Consumers have nothing to be concerned about. We do
1:50:36 > 1:50:40think that there are too many ATMs going into city centres. We are
1:50:40 > 1:50:44planning to bring down the amount of money we pay to the operators for
1:50:44 > 1:50:48the centres of big cities because we don't think we need more than the 50
1:50:48 > 1:50:52or 60 machines we tend to find in city centres. Within smaller towns
1:50:52 > 1:50:56and villages and in rural areas we want to put the price up because
1:50:56 > 1:50:59those are the sort of communities where we need to make sure we've got
1:50:59 > 1:51:05free access to cash, not just now, but for ten, 20 years into the
1:51:05 > 1:51:09future.But this is something MPs are genuinely worried about. They
1:51:09 > 1:51:13are worried there is going to be a hit in rural communities. So what
1:51:13 > 1:51:17are you going to do to prove that there is not?We need to demonstrate
1:51:17 > 1:51:20we are going to increase their spending on ATMs in rural
1:51:20 > 1:51:24communities. We've already committed that every single community large
1:51:24 > 1:51:29and small we will defend and make sure it has free ATMs and that is
1:51:29 > 1:51:33the sort of evidence I would expect MPs quite rightly to be asking Link
1:51:33 > 1:51:36and that is the sort of evidence we will provide.OK, John, thank you
1:51:36 > 1:51:40for your time. The boss of Link which as I say runs the network of
1:51:40 > 1:51:44cash machines around 70,000 cash machines across the country.So cash
1:51:44 > 1:51:50machine fact - when do you think the busiest time of year is and what
1:51:50 > 1:51:54Allah in the day?It has to be a couple of days before Christmas when
1:51:54 > 1:51:58you know you won't be leaving the house -- hour. I don't know, this
1:51:58 > 1:52:04Friday or Saturday.I love you. You are so right. It is between 12pm and
1:52:04 > 1:52:081pm the Friday before Christmas.Is that right?Yes, she is so smart.I
1:52:08 > 1:52:16am just one of those people who panics at the weekend.People will
1:52:16 > 1:52:20be sympathising with you.And what are you going to do without cash,
1:52:20 > 1:52:26what you are going to do is go and by a Christmas sweater.I am really
1:52:26 > 1:52:30not going to do that.Some people do that.
1:52:30 > 1:52:33More and more owners are splashing out on luxury items
1:52:33 > 1:52:34for their four-legged friends.
1:52:34 > 1:52:40As Fiona Lamdin has been finding out.
1:52:40 > 1:52:42More and more are dressing dogs in Christmas costumes.
1:52:42 > 1:52:46Just last week, 300 dogs in jumpers smashed a world record in London.
1:52:46 > 1:52:49# The weather outside is a frightful, but the fire
1:52:49 > 1:52:55is so delightful.
1:52:55 > 1:52:58Not hugely surprising we are spending a lot more on them.
1:52:58 > 1:53:02Just a couple of miles across town, much thought and planning has gone
1:53:02 > 1:53:03in to Suki's wardrobe.
1:53:03 > 1:53:11On Christmas Day she will have three changes of clothes.
1:53:11 > 1:53:14When I was a kid my parents got me clothes for Christmas,
1:53:14 > 1:53:18and I was excited to wear the clothes, going to see my family
1:53:18 > 1:53:20on Christmas dinner, so it is kind of the same thing.
1:53:20 > 1:53:22She is like my daughter.
1:53:22 > 1:53:24I am like, whoa, she is.
1:53:24 > 1:53:25It is not just clothes.
1:53:25 > 1:53:28She will have a small mountain of presents under the tree.
1:53:28 > 1:53:32I think we spend more money on her than on each other.
1:53:32 > 1:53:36If you come to the kitchen, there is a section for her
1:53:36 > 1:53:36in the fridge.
1:53:36 > 1:53:40So you can start the day with a mince pie, and your
1:53:40 > 1:53:41Christmas dinner.
1:53:41 > 1:53:42And it seems Suki isn't alone.
1:53:42 > 1:53:47Around the corner at the local groomers...
1:53:47 > 1:53:49We have given her a lovely warm bath.
1:53:49 > 1:53:52I can't keep the stock on the shelves long enough.
1:53:52 > 1:53:55Sometimes I come in and wonder what I am going to fill them with.
1:53:55 > 1:54:02Let's look around for things to get in quickly because we can't keep up.
1:54:02 > 1:54:04I have to admit it is a whole new world.
1:54:04 > 1:54:07I adore my dog Mouse, but I have never bought him
1:54:07 > 1:54:08a Christmas present before.
1:54:08 > 1:54:11There are so many things I could get him.
1:54:11 > 1:54:17A raincoat, socks, or even boots.
1:54:17 > 1:54:20UK consumers are spending more every year on accessories for pets.
1:54:20 > 1:54:23Just over £900 million is expected to be spent in 2017,
1:54:23 > 1:54:25that is up 16% since 2012.
1:54:25 > 1:54:27This is an ongoing shift towards treating pets much
1:54:27 > 1:54:28more like people.
1:54:28 > 1:54:31This really comes from the really strong parent bond between
1:54:31 > 1:54:45owners and pets.
1:54:45 > 1:54:47# Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow.
1:54:47 > 1:54:50It is nice to have a jacket when it is cold.
1:54:50 > 1:54:53I am buying my friends' dog a present.
1:54:53 > 1:54:57The more that you treat your dog like a human, the more likely
1:54:57 > 1:55:04they are to develop behavioural problems.
1:55:04 > 1:55:06Shall we get your stocking?
1:55:06 > 1:55:09Many dogs across the country will have something under the tree,
1:55:09 > 1:55:12though I am not so sure how many of us will be
1:55:12 > 1:55:23in matching attire.
1:55:23 > 1:55:34Would you do it to your dog?I wouldn't do it to my cat.Here is
1:55:34 > 1:55:39Molly. She looks quite pleased. She is very happy sporting her Santa
1:55:39 > 1:55:50hat. Next picture is Olli and Dizzy. Trying to work it out. Mary and
1:55:50 > 1:56:03Joseph and baby Jesus in the middle. Is that right?Oh, cats. This is the
1:56:03 > 1:56:08face my cats would pull if I dressed them up. This is Dave dressed up in
1:56:08 > 1:56:18his elf costume.Yeah, Dave looks like he just can't tolerate it for a
1:56:18 > 1:56:27very short period of time.That is "Plaiting revenge" Faith --
1:56:27 > 1:59:50"plotting revenge".
1:59:50 > 1:59:51in half an hour.
1:59:51 > 1:59:51Goodbye for now.
2:00:23 > 2:00:27Hello.
2:00:27 > 2:00:30This is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
2:00:30 > 2:00:33Scotland Yard launches a review of all sex crime investigations
2:00:33 > 2:00:35after the collapse of two rape prosecutions in one week.
2:00:35 > 2:00:39The Metropolitan Police confirms the same detective was involved
2:00:39 > 2:00:41in both cases and begins re-examining the the way
2:00:41 > 2:00:42it handles evidence.
2:00:55 > 2:00:57Good morning. It's Wednesday, 20th December.
2:00:57 > 2:01:00Also this morning:
2:01:00 > 2:01:04The start of a 20 year jail sentence for the man who threw acid
2:01:04 > 2:01:06across a packed London nightclub injuring 22 people -
2:01:06 > 2:01:08victims told the court how his actions have
2:01:08 > 2:01:14changed their lives.
2:01:14 > 2:01:19It's just very hard to deal with it and try and carry on like normal
2:01:19 > 2:01:22because I know I'm never going to be the same girl that walked into
2:01:22 > 2:01:28Mangle that night. More people are sleeping on the
2:01:28 > 2:01:33streets. MPs describe the situation as a national crisis.
2:01:33 > 2:01:36Everyone will get the right to request fast broadband. It is part
2:01:36 > 2:01:39of plans outlined by the Government this morning. I will have the
2:01:39 > 2:01:42details shortly.
2:01:42 > 2:01:45In sport, Bravo for Manchester City as the keeper makes the save that
2:01:45 > 2:01:50takes them into the semi-finals of the League Cup.
2:01:50 > 2:01:54# Ain't nobody loves better...
2:01:54 > 2:01:56Could singing help mums combat post-natal depression?
2:01:56 > 2:02:01We have a first look as the latest research.
2:02:01 > 2:02:05And Carol has the weather.It is a mild start to the day for most of
2:02:05 > 2:02:09the UK. But it is a cloudy one and a damp one. We've got drizzle in the
2:02:09 > 2:02:12south and rain moving out of Scotland into northern England and
2:02:12 > 2:02:15into Wales and the West Midlands, but behind it for Northern Ireland
2:02:15 > 2:02:18and Scotland, it will brighten up, but I'll have more in 15 minutes.
2:02:18 > 2:02:22Thank you.
2:02:22 > 2:02:25The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all current sex
2:02:25 > 2:02:27offence investigations, after the collapse of a second
2:02:27 > 2:02:30rape case in a week.
2:02:30 > 2:02:32The prosecutions were halted because of the late
2:02:32 > 2:02:33disclosure of evidence.
2:02:33 > 2:02:35Scotland Yard confirmed the same officer was involved
2:02:35 > 2:02:37in both investigations.
2:02:37 > 2:02:41Our reporter Keith Doyle has more.
2:02:41 > 2:02:51The rape case against 22-year-old Liam Allen collapsed last week
2:02:54 > 2:02:57after it emerged vital evidence that helped his defence had not been
2:02:57 > 2:02:58released by the prosecution.
2:02:58 > 2:03:01For two years he'd faced a trial that ended only after thousands
2:03:01 > 2:03:03of texts the prosecution had from his accuser were
2:03:03 > 2:03:04finally disclosed.
2:03:04 > 2:03:06No one was really investigating, "How can we show he's innocent?"
2:03:06 > 2:03:11People were investigating, "How can we prove he's guilty?"
2:03:11 > 2:03:12Maybe that was what was wrong.
2:03:12 > 2:03:15Under the British legal system, the prosecution must hand over any
2:03:15 > 2:03:19evidence it holds that may help a person on trial.
2:03:19 > 2:03:21Now a second case, that of 22-year-old Isaac Itiary,
2:03:21 > 2:03:24who was charged with rape and other sexual offences, has collapsed
2:03:24 > 2:03:27for similar reasons.
2:03:27 > 2:03:29As a result, Scotland Yard has said it's reviewing every
2:03:29 > 2:03:36current sex crime case.
2:03:36 > 2:03:37In a statement it said:
2:03:51 > 2:03:54It has also emerged that the same detective
2:03:54 > 2:03:57is involved in both cases and is still working on full
2:03:57 > 2:03:59duty in the Met's Sexual Offences Investigation Unit.
2:03:59 > 2:04:05It's not known exactly how many cases are being reviewed.
2:04:06 > 2:04:10A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in April,
2:04:10 > 2:04:12has been jailed for 20 years.
2:04:12 > 2:04:1425-year-old Arthur Collins injured 22 people at
2:04:14 > 2:04:17the venue in East London.
2:04:17 > 2:04:19The judge called his actions deliberate and calculated.
2:04:19 > 2:04:21Some of the victims were temporarily blinded, others were left
2:04:21 > 2:04:30with permanent scars.
2:04:30 > 2:04:32The Government is being accused of "abject failure" in its attempt
2:04:32 > 2:04:34to tackle homelessness in England.
2:04:34 > 2:04:36A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts Committee says
2:04:36 > 2:04:38the issue has become a national crisis.
2:04:38 > 2:04:41The government says it's investing more than £1 billion to help make
2:04:41 > 2:04:50more affordable housing available.
2:04:57 > 2:05:00This report says the problem of homelessness has been growing
2:05:00 > 2:05:02for years, with a number of people in short-term accommodation up
2:05:02 > 2:05:03by 60% since 2010.
2:05:03 > 2:05:05The MPs say there is an unacceptable shortage
2:05:05 > 2:05:06of realistic housing options.
2:05:06 > 2:05:09There are estimated to be 9,000 people sleeping rough on the streets
2:05:09 > 2:05:12every night, that's more than doubled the number in 2011.
2:05:12 > 2:05:14There are a further 78,000 families living in temporary accommodation,
2:05:14 > 2:05:17often of a poor standard, and that includes 120,000 children.
2:05:17 > 2:05:18The committee has described the situation as shameful.
2:05:18 > 2:05:21It's called on the government to focus on the supply
2:05:21 > 2:05:24and affordability of decent housing.
2:05:24 > 2:05:28You need to stop being complacent about this.
2:05:28 > 2:05:31It is not enough also to just throw money at it,
2:05:31 > 2:05:34it needs to be money that is fixing the core root of the problem,
2:05:34 > 2:05:37that looks at why people are homeless in the first place.
2:05:37 > 2:05:39Critically you need to be building more houses,
2:05:39 > 2:05:43yes, but they need to be truly affordable houses.
2:05:43 > 2:05:45The committee now wants the government to come up
2:05:45 > 2:05:48with a strategy for tackling the issue by the middle
2:05:48 > 2:05:49of next year.
2:05:49 > 2:05:51Labour said this report showed the Conservatives had caused
2:05:51 > 2:05:54the crisis of rapidly rising homelessness but had no plans
2:05:54 > 2:05:56to fix it.
2:05:56 > 2:05:58The Government said homelessness was a complex problem
2:05:58 > 2:06:02and it was providing over £1 billion over the next few years to help deal
2:06:02 > 2:06:08with the issue.
2:06:08 > 2:06:13Police will continue searching two properties,
2:06:13 > 2:06:15including a community centre this morning,
2:06:15 > 2:06:17following anti-terror raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
2:06:17 > 2:06:21Four men were arrested and are being held over an alleged
2:06:21 > 2:06:24Islamist terror plot that officers say could have been carried
2:06:24 > 2:06:25out over Christmas.
2:06:25 > 2:06:29Our correspondent Phil Bodmer is in Sheffield this morning.
2:06:29 > 2:06:35Phil, bring us up-to-date.Yes, Charlie, there is still a sizeable
2:06:35 > 2:06:40police presence here in Sheffield. This is a community centre where one
2:06:40 > 2:06:43of the raids was carried out yesterday. Bomb disposal teams
2:06:43 > 2:06:47attended the scene as a precaution as the cordon was extended late
2:06:47 > 2:06:49yesterday afternoon and all this morning we have seen police officers
2:06:49 > 2:06:53coming and going. We are expecting those searches to resume here again
2:06:53 > 2:07:02today and also at another address in of Chesterfield. That too was raided
2:07:02 > 2:07:04and bomb disposal teams attended that address as well. Raids were
2:07:04 > 2:07:12also carried out in another area of Sheffield as well. As you mentioned,
2:07:12 > 2:07:16four people remain in custody. They are being questioned at a West
2:07:16 > 2:07:19Yorkshire Police station. Local people have been telling the BBC how
2:07:19 > 2:07:23they were alarmed by being awoken yesterday morning at this time by
2:07:23 > 2:07:28early morning raids and the sound of explosions. The police say they
2:07:28 > 2:07:32understand that the scenes yesterday and indeed today may cause alarm and
2:07:32 > 2:07:36distress, but they say this really is a matter of public protection and
2:07:36 > 2:07:41they say don't worry about it too much, be vigilant and stay vigilant,
2:07:41 > 2:07:44but continue to go about your business. We're expecting more
2:07:44 > 2:07:52searches to continue here today.
2:07:52 > 2:07:56Local authorities are to be allowed to raise council tax by up
2:07:56 > 2:07:58to almost 6% next year which could mean
2:07:58 > 2:07:59bills rising by £200.
2:07:59 > 2:08:01It comes after a relaxation of the government-imposed cap
2:08:01 > 2:08:03to address shortfalls in funding for social care.
2:08:03 > 2:08:05The Local Government Association says councils will still be
2:08:05 > 2:08:11at financial breaking point.
2:08:11 > 2:08:14The European Court of Justice is due to decide this morning
2:08:14 > 2:08:17whether the taxi hailing app, Uber, should legally be considered
2:08:17 > 2:08:19a transport company, or a digital services provider.
2:08:19 > 2:08:21The ruling will determine whether the firm should be subject
2:08:21 > 2:08:23to local licensing laws in the countries
2:08:23 > 2:08:33in which it operates.
2:08:37 > 2:08:41The Government has announced plans to improve broadband speeds in rural
2:08:41 > 2:08:45areas.When you talk about it, everyone moans. The Government is
2:08:45 > 2:08:52talking about this saying they should get ten megabits per second.
2:08:52 > 2:08:57Well, that's the same as you know if you're streaming something online,
2:08:57 > 2:09:09it's not good enough for that, but it is good enough to actually be
2:09:09 > 2:09:13able to download something, but not stream a movie.Where do the issues
2:09:13 > 2:09:17lie? Is it about government regulation or more to do what the
2:09:17 > 2:09:23providers are prepared to offer. They say we can offer you 200, but
2:09:23 > 2:09:30it is always up to, isn't it?Around 87% of the country has seen some
2:09:30 > 2:09:34type of broadband upgrade, but when you look at what people are getting,
2:09:34 > 2:09:38a lot haven't got full fibre so the means to be able to get the
2:09:38 > 2:09:42broadband speed they are being offered by the provider and it does
2:09:42 > 2:09:45vary widely. It isn't just about rural areas, but that's what the
2:09:45 > 2:09:49Government are saying they want to do. They want to make it easier for
2:09:49 > 2:09:52people to get the speed they require and they will be able to request
2:09:52 > 2:09:57this. So they will be able to say, "I am not getting ten megabits per
2:09:57 > 2:10:01second and I should be." It will become a compulsory thing, but how
2:10:01 > 2:10:07they do this is a problem because the infrastructure is so Old and you
2:10:07 > 2:10:11have got the likes of BT which owns Openreach, the company that provides
2:10:11 > 2:10:15a lot of the network. You have got them saying, "We want to do this
2:10:15 > 2:10:19faster, but we need investment. We need more money." Which is something
2:10:19 > 2:10:23we'd have to pay for. This is where the complications are, but what the
2:10:23 > 2:10:26Government is saying we want to make sure everyone is getting ten
2:10:26 > 2:10:34megabits per second by 2020. Steph, we will talk about it again.
2:10:34 > 2:10:41And life will have moved on and we will have eaten even more by then!
2:10:41 > 2:10:43The BBC is to broaden its coverage of religions, devoting more time
2:10:43 > 2:10:45to non-Christian faiths.
2:10:45 > 2:10:47The decision follows a review of the Corporation's output
2:10:47 > 2:10:50in response to claims it was out of step with its audience.
2:10:50 > 2:10:57There will also be more religion reflected in mainstream programming.
2:10:57 > 2:11:02Pictures have emerged of a massive volcanic eruption in Equador. The
2:11:02 > 2:11:04pictures have been sped up. They were taken by a British
2:11:04 > 2:11:09photographer. This shows the volcano's first major activity in
2:11:09 > 2:11:13more than a decade. It did cause significant damage to pipelines and
2:11:13 > 2:11:17a nearby valley, but the local communities, they were not under
2:11:17 > 2:11:22threat. Gosh, what a magnificent sight.
2:11:22 > 2:11:26Those are the main stories this morning. The time is 8.11am, we will
2:11:26 > 2:11:32have the weather and sport coming up later on.
2:11:32 > 2:11:35Scared, traumatised and suicidal - the words used by victims of an acid
2:11:35 > 2:11:37attack at a nightclub in London.
2:11:37 > 2:11:3922 people were injured, and many left with permanent scars.
2:11:39 > 2:11:41Yesterday the man responsible, Arthur Collins, was
2:11:41 > 2:11:42jailed for 20 years.
2:11:42 > 2:11:45We'll hear more about that in a moment, first here's what some
2:11:45 > 2:11:48of those affected told us about their experience.
2:11:48 > 2:11:52I think that night I just remember the sheer panic.
2:11:52 > 2:11:57The fear, the pain, more importantly, the pain.
2:11:57 > 2:12:01The smell, the smell of the chemicals and your skin
2:12:01 > 2:12:07blistering, and there's absolutely nothing you can do about it.
2:12:07 > 2:12:09I consider myself lucky and my scars may be small to some,
2:12:09 > 2:12:12they may be hidden but they are huge to me, they are something
2:12:12 > 2:12:16I have to wake up and look at every day in the mirror.
2:12:16 > 2:12:19It's not just my physical appearance, that may look OK and it
2:12:19 > 2:12:21may look like I'm getting on with life, because I am, I
2:12:21 > 2:12:24wouldn't want to let that defeat me.
2:12:24 > 2:12:26When you are out, like, just a splash of somebody's
2:12:26 > 2:12:29drink on your arm, like, brings the worst things
2:12:29 > 2:12:30through your head.
2:12:30 > 2:12:32So it's just very hard to deal with and try
2:12:32 > 2:12:35and carry on like normal, because I know I'm never going to be
2:12:35 > 2:12:38the same girl that, like, walked into Mangle that night,
2:12:38 > 2:12:47but just trying to get as close back to that as possible.
2:12:47 > 2:12:49Ayesha Nayyar is a solicitor who represented some
2:12:49 > 2:12:50of Arthur Collins' victims in court.
2:12:50 > 2:12:55Let's talk about the sentence. The reaction of those you represented.
2:12:55 > 2:13:00They were relieved, 25 years, 20 of which is a custodial sentence is the
2:13:00 > 2:13:03largest acid sentence that's been passed in this country, but what we
2:13:03 > 2:13:07have to bear in mind this was also the largest acid attack that has
2:13:07 > 2:13:10ever happened in the UK.Is that what your clients wanted? They
2:13:10 > 2:13:15wanted to see a sentence of this magnitude?We wanted a long sentence
2:13:15 > 2:13:18so it passed out the right message that you cannot carry acid, you
2:13:18 > 2:13:24cannot use it. We wanted this acid attack to be an example to show that
2:13:24 > 2:13:31long sentences will be passed and hopefully act as a deterrent.
2:13:31 > 2:13:35It is so harrowing from all of those who were there. On the sentencing
2:13:35 > 2:13:39guidelines, often in these cases, there is a fear sometimes, we have
2:13:39 > 2:13:44had this story played out many times when people complain that sentences
2:13:44 > 2:13:46are not stiff enough, what do you think were the determining factors
2:13:46 > 2:13:50that made the judge go for such a harsh sentence, the further end of
2:13:50 > 2:13:53what could have been given out? Well, it was 22 people that were
2:13:53 > 2:13:57injured in the nightclub. There were five counts of grievous bodily harm,
2:13:57 > 2:14:03there were nine counts of assault occasioning bodily harm. Arthur
2:14:03 > 2:14:06Collins chose to plead not guilty and chose to make his victims give
2:14:06 > 2:14:10evidence in a long five week trial and it was harrowing at times to sit
2:14:10 > 2:14:14there and watch what was unfolding and the victims had to relive the
2:14:14 > 2:14:18events of the night all over again. I think the judge was aware and he
2:14:18 > 2:14:22passed comments in sentencing that acid attacks are on the rise and he
2:14:22 > 2:14:26wanted people to be aware that acid attacks need to be stopped and so
2:14:26 > 2:14:29the long sentence, it was called for.
2:14:29 > 2:14:32We've heard from some of the victims talking about how they feel and the
2:14:32 > 2:14:37after effects and one woman saying if a drink falls on her arm now, and
2:14:37 > 2:14:40she is in a bar, she is automatically concerned she is being
2:14:40 > 2:14:43attacked again. You heard some of the victim's statements in court.
2:14:43 > 2:14:47What kinds of things were they saying?Oh, it was harrowing as I
2:14:47 > 2:14:50say to listen to. I have been a solicitor for a very long time and
2:14:50 > 2:14:54to sit there and watch these personal victims statements read
2:14:54 > 2:14:57out. They chose, they were very, very brave, the girls they chose to
2:14:57 > 2:15:01read the statements out. They broke down as they read them. They
2:15:01 > 2:15:05described their lives just changing forever. As I say, three of the
2:15:05 > 2:15:08victims read out statements. There were lots of others that were
2:15:08 > 2:15:10affected and these were life changing injuries. It is not the
2:15:10 > 2:15:13physical injuries, it is the psychological impact of being
2:15:13 > 2:15:18involved in a horrific acid attack and they are scared to go out,
2:15:18 > 2:15:21flashbacks and nightmares. One of them described having suicidal
2:15:21 > 2:15:25thoughts and anybody at home listening today has to be aware that
2:15:25 > 2:15:31acid really does have life changing affects.
2:15:31 > 2:15:35Does this sentence mean that the next time someone is in court
2:15:35 > 2:15:40charged and found guilty of an acid attack that necessarily the marker
2:15:40 > 2:15:45is that much higher. How does the legal system respond to a sentence
2:15:45 > 2:15:50like this or could it go the other way next time? How does that work?
2:15:50 > 2:15:55Every case is different, but a precedent has been set that acid
2:15:55 > 2:16:06attacks will carry a long sentence. Does that help people move on? You
2:16:06 > 2:16:11have mentioned the psychological impact. That is one point.They're
2:16:11 > 2:16:15relieved a line can the drawn under the sentence and the case.
2:16:15 > 2:16:19Obviously, they have got a long way to rebuild their lives. They're
2:16:19 > 2:16:24still having treatment. One of my clients is having skin grafts one
2:16:24 > 2:16:30still has to use eye drops each day. It goes some way to closure, but the
2:16:30 > 2:16:35effects they will live with for a long time.It feels like a new
2:16:35 > 2:16:41phenomenon.Absolutely.What does it compare to in other forms, we have
2:16:41 > 2:16:47been familiar with other forms of attack, sort of physical assaults of
2:16:47 > 2:16:54different kinds, this feels sort of different. Is it because to some
2:16:54 > 2:17:01degree the numbers involved it was random as to who could be affected?
2:17:01 > 2:17:05Yes this was indiscriminate, he didn't throw it once, but three
2:17:05 > 2:17:11times in a packed nightclub, acid attacks are on the rise, figures
2:17:11 > 2:17:16show there are on average two attacks in the UK a day. The number
2:17:16 > 2:17:20of attacks have doubled in the last three years, particularly in London.
2:17:20 > 2:17:26This happened in east London at a nightclub, acid attacks, the highest
2:17:26 > 2:17:32concentration in the area of that particular area. What is scary about
2:17:32 > 2:17:37this is you can maim a large number of people with just a couple of
2:17:37 > 2:17:43flicks of your wrist.Questions, not directly from your legal case, but
2:17:43 > 2:17:48questions will be asked about access to the materials that are used in
2:17:48 > 2:17:54these attacks. That must be a question to be asked?Yes what is
2:17:54 > 2:17:59scary, you can go into a shop and buy acid under the age of 18. You
2:17:59 > 2:18:05can't buy cigarettes, but you can buy acid that you can throw in
2:18:05 > 2:18:08someone's face. Something has to be done about the use of acid in the
2:18:08 > 2:18:22country.Thank you. Who The time is 18 minutes past 8. The last time we
2:18:22 > 2:18:26spoke to Carol, she left us in a way. Have we got you back?
2:18:26 > 2:18:29spoke to Carol, she left us in a way. Have we got you back?You have
2:18:29 > 2:18:35good morning to you. I'm on the roof of Broadcasting House in London it
2:18:35 > 2:18:39has been drizzly, but it has stopped. But there is a lot of cloud
2:18:39 > 2:18:43and some fog that is now starting to lift. For most of the UK it is going
2:18:43 > 2:18:48to be cloudy and it is going to be mild. It is much milder this morning
2:18:48 > 2:18:53than it was yesterday. So what we have is a weather front moving out
2:18:53 > 2:18:55of Scotland into northern England and through the course of the day
2:18:55 > 2:19:00that will continue to journey southwards getting into Wales and
2:19:00 > 2:19:04the west Midlands. But there is a lot of cloud across England and
2:19:04 > 2:19:09Wales and some fog. The fog lifting into the hills and in the shelter of
2:19:09 > 2:19:14the hills some breaks. Behind the front brighter skies for Northern
2:19:14 > 2:19:19Ireland and Scotland. In Scotland this afternoon some sunny spells and
2:19:19 > 2:19:23some showers in the north-west. Temperatures up to 10. For
2:19:23 > 2:19:30north-west England, we have the front producing some patchy rain. In
2:19:30 > 2:19:35north-east England drier and brighter. Across the Midlands into
2:19:35 > 2:19:38East Anglia and the south still a lot of cloud, some drizzle here and
2:19:38 > 2:19:43there. But in the shelter of the hills that is where we will see some
2:19:43 > 2:19:48brighter breaks. For Wales, the weather front affecting the north
2:19:48 > 2:19:52bringing some patchy rain and that will sink south through the day. For
2:19:52 > 2:19:56Northern Ireland, during the other side of the front, brighter skies
2:19:56 > 2:20:00for you, from the world go and continuing to brighten up through
2:20:00 > 2:20:06the day. Through the evening and over night the front continues to
2:20:06 > 2:20:11travel south, taking the rain with it. You will find it will flip
2:20:11 > 2:20:14around and push north-east wards taking the rain back into northern
2:20:14 > 2:20:17England and East Anglia and the south-east. Behind that in the South
2:20:17 > 2:20:26West, parts of Wales, the Midlands, a lot of cloud and fog patches and
2:20:26 > 2:20:31some clearer skies. Tomorrow, the rain clears eastern England quickly.
2:20:31 > 2:20:35Leaving England and Wales cloudy some breaks. And it moves through
2:20:35 > 2:20:38Northern Ireland into Scotland and continues to journey north-east
2:20:38 > 2:20:43through the rest of the day. It clears by Friday and a ridge of high
2:20:43 > 2:20:48pressure will be upon us and things will be more settled and drier and
2:20:48 > 2:20:53brighter. But there will be some showers in the west and they will
2:20:53 > 2:21:00get in across the Channel Islands. As we head towards Christmas Day,
2:21:00 > 2:21:06just a bit more unsettled and for Christmas Day it looks like the only
2:21:06 > 2:21:12part of UK likely to potentially to have a white Christmas is somewhere
2:21:12 > 2:21:17in Scotland.Thank you.
2:21:17 > 2:21:25have a white Christmas is somewhere in Scotland.Thank you.
2:21:25 > 2:21:28Let's go back to our lead story now and the Metropolitan Police
2:21:28 > 2:21:30is launching a review of all current sex offence investigations,
2:21:30 > 2:21:33after the collapse of a second rape case in a week.
2:21:33 > 2:21:35The prosecutions were halted because of the late
2:21:35 > 2:21:38disclosure of evidence.
2:21:38 > 2:21:40Scotland Yard confirmed the same officer was involved
2:21:40 > 2:21:41in both investigations.
2:21:41 > 2:21:42So what implications could this review have?
2:21:42 > 2:21:45Let's ask Hamish Brown who who spent 31 years with the force
2:21:45 > 2:21:48and investigated many rape cases.
2:21:48 > 2:21:54Thank you for joining us.Pleasure. Many people will be hearing these
2:21:54 > 2:22:01two cases in a week where evidence has been withheld is perhaps the
2:22:01 > 2:22:05wrong word, but wasn't submitted in a timely fashion. Can you take us
2:22:05 > 2:22:09through the process in cases such as this when it comes to evidence being
2:22:09 > 2:22:15handed over?Yes, this process is known as unused material. It has
2:22:15 > 2:22:20been with the police and has been with the criminal justice system
2:22:20 > 2:22:24since the nineties, the infamous Guinness trial, material was held
2:22:24 > 2:22:29back and it is part of a formal process. The situation is the
2:22:29 > 2:22:34prosecution is based on statements of victims, of witnesses and people
2:22:34 > 2:22:39like that. And there might be exhibits or other documents. That is
2:22:39 > 2:22:44given to the defence a the prosecution defence decide who will
2:22:44 > 2:22:48be called to give evidence. There might be material outside that,
2:22:48 > 2:22:52which the police deem isn't relevant, doesn't take matter
2:22:52 > 2:22:57further, that is fine. But the situation is that has to be
2:22:57 > 2:23:01disclosed to the defence and they ultimately will have the final say
2:23:01 > 2:23:07if they want to use that material. When does the situation arise that
2:23:07 > 2:23:09this material isn't disclosed to the defence for the defence to be able
2:23:09 > 2:23:16to make that judgment?Well, there are some rare situations, sensitive
2:23:16 > 2:23:20material, the disclosing of a police operation, maybe an informant, that
2:23:20 > 2:23:25sort of thing. In those circumstances, the prosecution will
2:23:25 > 2:23:29go to the judge privately, explain the position and the judge will make
2:23:29 > 2:23:34a ruling. But really in most cases the unused material will be
2:23:34 > 2:23:38disclosed to the defence. Tinge problem here -- I think the problem
2:23:38 > 2:23:43here is the amount of work that is involved it is a huge amount and it
2:23:43 > 2:23:48is a big commitment. My concern unless the police are properly
2:23:48 > 2:23:57staffed we might see this again.In one of these cases, Liam Allan, it
2:23:57 > 2:24:01was a series of phone records, a large number of phone records that
2:24:01 > 2:24:05were disclosed. How could that not have been put to the defence in the
2:24:05 > 2:24:13first place?Well, one wonders were the phone records known, the
2:24:13 > 2:24:17contents might not, and maybe this was overlooked and maybe it was the
2:24:17 > 2:24:23pressure of work that it wasn't disclosed. Unused material has been
2:24:23 > 2:24:27in the system a long time. So the police know full well it has got to
2:24:27 > 2:24:41be disclosed. And it's wrong that it wasn't.Talk to me with, having 31
2:24:41 > 2:24:45years s experience and staffing levels and workload, how is that
2:24:45 > 2:24:54affecting the disclose your of evidence?It is a huge commitment.
2:24:54 > 2:25:01On major inquiries, often an officer will be written off to deal with it
2:25:01 > 2:25:07and on day-to-day investigations one officer might be doing everything
2:25:07 > 2:25:12and perhaps it it gets too much. What is timely in these cases? Give
2:25:12 > 2:25:17me the time scale that evidence should be procured and sifted
2:25:17 > 2:25:22through and presented?Ideally as soon as possible. I don't think
2:25:22 > 2:25:26there are any particular limits on it, statements are taken from
2:25:26 > 2:25:31witnesses and it is given to the Crown Prosecution Service and the
2:25:31 > 2:25:35Crown Prosecution Service will serve that on the defence when they have
2:25:35 > 2:25:39their case together. Then comes other documents, other material,
2:25:39 > 2:25:44which will come to light. Ultimately, we are going to have the
2:25:44 > 2:25:49unused material which the crown feel doesn't takes matters further and
2:25:49 > 2:25:53they don't intend using. But it is the defence who will have the last
2:25:53 > 2:25:57say on whether they want to use it. Now a review has been announced,
2:25:57 > 2:26:01what do you think this will entail, how effective do you think it could
2:26:01 > 2:26:07be and by when?I wonder what the review's going to achieve. The
2:26:07 > 2:26:11police will be reminded about the importance of unused material, which
2:26:11 > 2:26:19they know any way, perhaps there will be more supervision. I think it
2:26:19 > 2:26:24is going to highlight the Metropolitan Police have lost 10,000
2:26:24 > 2:26:28police officers so, there has to be some give somewhere. I think better
2:26:28 > 2:26:33staffing, that sort of thing. I'm satisfied the training is good and
2:26:33 > 2:26:43the awareness should be good as well. But here they fell short.
2:26:43 > 2:26:52Hamish Brown, thank you for joining us and explaining that.
2:26:52 > 2:26:57You're watching Breakfast.
2:26:57 > 2:30:20Bruce dick inson will join us. Time for the news where you are.
2:30:20 > 2:30:24That's all, I have a brief update just after 9am on BBC One. Goodbye
2:30:24 > 2:30:25for now.
2:30:30 > 2:30:34Hello this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
2:30:34 > 2:30:37The main stories this morning...
2:30:37 > 2:30:40The Metropolitan Police is launching a review of all its current sex
2:30:40 > 2:30:42offence investigations after the collapse of a second
2:30:42 > 2:30:44rape case in a week.
2:30:44 > 2:30:46The prosecutions were halted because of the late
2:30:46 > 2:30:47disclosure of evidence.
2:30:47 > 2:30:49Scotland Yard has confirmed the same officer was involved
2:30:49 > 2:30:52in both investigations.
2:30:52 > 2:30:55A man who threw acid over people in a crowded nightclub in April
2:30:55 > 2:30:57has been jailed for 20 years.
2:30:57 > 2:30:5925-year-old Arthur Collins injured 22 people at
2:30:59 > 2:31:01the venue in East London.
2:31:01 > 2:31:03The judge called his actions deliberate and calculated.
2:31:03 > 2:31:06Some of the victims were temporarily blinded, others were left
2:31:06 > 2:31:09with permanent scars.
2:31:09 > 2:31:11The government is being accused of "abject failure" in its attempt
2:31:11 > 2:31:14to tackle homelessness in England.
2:31:14 > 2:31:16A damning report by the all-party Public Accounts Committee says
2:31:16 > 2:31:18the issue has become a national crisis.
2:31:18 > 2:31:21The government says it's investing more than £1 billion to help make
2:31:21 > 2:31:24more affordable housing available.
2:31:24 > 2:31:29Police will continue searching two properties,
2:31:29 > 2:31:30including a community centre this morning,
2:31:30 > 2:31:31following anti-terror
2:31:31 > 2:31:33raids in Sheffield and Chesterfield.
2:31:33 > 2:31:36Four men have been arrested and held over an alleged Islamist terror plot
2:31:36 > 2:31:38that officers say could have been carried out this Christmas.
2:31:38 > 2:31:40People forced to evacuate their homes to allow the bomb
2:31:40 > 2:31:44squad to investigate, have now been allowed to return.
2:31:44 > 2:31:47Local authorities are to be allowed to raise council tax by up
2:31:47 > 2:31:51to almost 6% next year, which could mean bills rising by £200.
2:31:51 > 2:31:54It comes after a relaxation of the government-imposed cap
2:31:54 > 2:31:56to address shortfalls in funding for social care.
2:31:56 > 2:31:58The Local Government Association says councils will still be
2:31:58 > 2:32:02at financial breaking point.
2:32:02 > 2:32:05The European Court of Justice is due to decide this morning
2:32:05 > 2:32:07whether the taxi hailing app, Uber, should legally be considered
2:32:07 > 2:32:11a transport company, or a digital services provider.
2:32:11 > 2:32:13The ruling will determine whether the firm should be subject
2:32:13 > 2:32:15to local licensing laws in the countries in
2:32:15 > 2:32:22which it operates.
2:32:22 > 2:32:29The post office network is to receive £370 million of new funding.
2:32:29 > 2:32:31Almost half of the money will be used to protect village community
2:32:31 > 2:32:33branches, according to the Business Secretary Greg Clark. The three-year
2:32:33 > 2:32:36funding deal, which will run from next April, comes as the Post Office
2:32:36 > 2:32:44announced it had moved into profit for the first time in 16 years.
2:32:44 > 2:32:46And coming up here on Breakfast this morning...
2:32:46 > 2:32:48Getting older is no hurdle to the growing number
2:32:48 > 2:32:50of "super-agers" in their 80s and 90s who are still
2:32:50 > 2:32:52active, happy and fit.
2:32:52 > 2:32:54We'll be talking to 82-year-old athlete Tony in just
2:32:54 > 2:32:58a few minutes' time.
2:32:58 > 2:33:01That's him in action! We will be speaking to him soon...
2:33:01 > 2:33:02Bruce Dickinson will be
2:33:02 > 2:33:03here to talk about his battle
2:33:03 > 2:33:08with cancer and three decades as lead singer of Iron Maiden.
2:33:08 > 2:33:11It's Christmas in the nation's favourite corner shop -
2:33:11 > 2:33:14yes, "Still Open All Hours" is back for a festive special.
2:33:14 > 2:33:23We'll be joined by two of the cast just after nine.
2:33:23 > 2:33:31How old is Tony, 88? 82 years old... Imagine! I'm not saying that you are
2:33:31 > 2:33:3682 years old, Kat... Being sporty at 82 is what you want to do.There was
2:33:36 > 2:33:40an interesting piece on the ten o'clock news about super agers,
2:33:40 > 2:33:44still sprinting. I think the reporter, who I have forgotten...
2:33:44 > 2:33:50Whose name I have forgotten, he was beaten in a 100 metres sprint by an
2:33:50 > 2:33:5880 odd-year-old woman. Fergus Walsh. He's going to be delighted that you
2:33:58 > 2:34:02remembered his name!I also highlighted the fact that he was
2:34:02 > 2:34:07beaten by an octogenarian!Tony is coming in in a few minutes time. He
2:34:07 > 2:34:11has some extraordinary times for his 100 metres sprints as well. He is
2:34:11 > 2:34:17incredible.This lady who Fergus Walsh was beaten by is only seven
2:34:17 > 2:34:20seconds slower than a Usain Bolt over 100 metres, and
2:34:20 > 2:34:23she is in her 80s. Let's talk about Manchester City now...Good morning
2:34:23 > 2:34:26everybody.
2:34:26 > 2:34:28Manchester City's magnificent season continued, as they reached
2:34:28 > 2:34:29the League Cup semi-finals.
2:34:29 > 2:34:31Jamie Vardy scoring a controversial equaliser from the spot
2:34:31 > 2:34:41for Leicester, seven minutes into injury time, to make it 1-1.
2:34:42 > 2:34:45But it went to penalties, Vardy missed, and Claudio Bravo
2:34:45 > 2:34:46was the hero, saving Riyadh Mahrez's attempt.
2:34:46 > 2:34:48Arsenal will also be in tonight's semifinal draw,
2:34:48 > 2:34:50after beating West Ham - Danny Wellbeck with
2:34:50 > 2:34:52the only goal of the game.
2:34:52 > 2:34:54But Olivier Giroud was injured towards the end of the match
2:34:54 > 2:34:56and he'll miss Friday's game against Liverpool.
2:34:56 > 2:34:58The draw will be made after tonight's matches -
2:34:58 > 2:35:00Chelsea take on Bournemouth, while holders Manchester United face
2:35:00 > 2:35:02Championship side Bristol City and City manager Lee Johnson
2:35:02 > 2:35:07is really hoping Jose Mourinho pops by after the game.
2:35:07 > 2:35:10I've ordered in a very expensive bottle of wine, I must add.
2:35:10 > 2:35:13I've had to raid my little girl's piggy bank and everything,
2:35:13 > 2:35:16so I'd be really disappointed if he doesn't come in and at least
2:35:16 > 2:35:26taste it because it has to be poured specially, it's that good.
2:35:28 > 2:35:32Not
2:35:32 > 2:35:39bad, apparently it's a £450 bottle of wine that he has, seems
2:35:39 > 2:35:42frightfully unfair that he's got that after reading his daughter's
2:35:42 > 2:35:46piggybank! But what of Jose says that he does not fancy it and he's
2:35:46 > 2:35:50just going to go home but then you enjoy it all to yourself! Best of
2:35:50 > 2:35:52luck with that!
2:35:52 > 2:35:54England's Ashes tour has been fairly disasterous so far -
2:35:54 > 2:35:57they've lost the series, and there's been lots of talk
2:35:57 > 2:35:58about ill-discipline within the squad.
2:35:58 > 2:36:00Batsman Ben Duckett was one of those in trouble -
2:36:00 > 2:36:02he poured a drink over James Anderson's head
2:36:02 > 2:36:05in a bar in Australia and was given a suspension.
2:36:05 > 2:36:08Now he's been told he won't take part in the England Lions tour
2:36:08 > 2:36:10to the West Indies next year, because of that incident.
2:36:10 > 2:36:12Former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli has come out
2:36:12 > 2:36:15of retirement and says she'll return to the WTA Tour next year.
2:36:15 > 2:36:18Bartoli is 33 now, she quit tennis in August 2013 less
2:36:18 > 2:36:20than six weeks after winning Wimbledon - her only
2:36:20 > 2:36:23grand slam title - citing ongoing injury problems.
2:36:23 > 2:36:31She inends to make her comeback at the Miami Open in March.
2:36:31 > 2:36:37-- she intends to make a comeback. She's only 33. Compared to the super
2:36:37 > 2:36:43agers, she is a spring chicken! Loads of time!No excuse not to be
2:36:43 > 2:36:47winning multiple grand slams after her return to tennis.We look
2:36:47 > 2:36:53forward to seeing how she gets on.I look forward to seeing you speak to
2:36:53 > 2:36:57Tony.You liked embarrassing Fergus Walsh being beaten! We will hear
2:36:57 > 2:37:00from him now!
2:37:00 > 2:37:02What will you be doing in your 80s?
2:37:02 > 2:37:03If you find yourself living independently,
2:37:03 > 2:37:06robust in body and mind, and with a wide social
2:37:06 > 2:37:10circle, congratulations - you have become a "super-ager".
2:37:10 > 2:37:13With an aging population, one in ten of us in the UK is now
2:37:13 > 2:37:17expected to live to 100.
2:37:17 > 2:37:19Our Medical Correspondent Fergus Walsh has been to the US,
2:37:19 > 2:37:21where they're undertaking lots of research into ageing.
2:37:21 > 2:37:26Here are some of the incredible "super-agers" he met there.
2:37:26 > 2:37:34To me, I do not think of age being a handicap. It's just a process.You
2:37:34 > 2:37:45live, you die. So, why not live? Live the life you love and love the
2:37:45 > 2:37:52life you lead. A quitter never wins, and a winner never quits. I want to
2:37:52 > 2:38:02be a winner.Thank your parents. It has got to be genetic. Both of my
2:38:02 > 2:38:08parents lived long. I don't exercise, I walk. I walk a lot. If
2:38:08 > 2:38:17I'm to give anyone advice, I say just keep moving.It makes me feel
2:38:17 > 2:38:24so young. I have so much fun. I feel like I'm in the kindergarten of the
2:38:24 > 2:38:30universe.My mother lives to 103. I don't desire to live that long but I
2:38:30 > 2:38:35want to be as healthy as I can for as long as I can.
2:38:35 > 2:38:38Let's speak now to octogenarian Tony Bowman, who holds the world
2:38:38 > 2:38:43record for indoor hurdles for over 80s.
2:38:43 > 2:38:48Among many other records, I understand?Yes, well, since I
2:38:48 > 2:38:53turned 80 and very fortunate to have broken British records in 13 events
2:38:53 > 2:39:01for over 80s! Mainly in the sprint area, and decathlon and pentathlon.
2:39:01 > 2:39:03We're also joined by Professor Hans Degens
2:39:03 > 2:39:04who's from the Aging Research Group at
2:39:04 > 2:39:06Manchester Metropolitan University.
2:39:06 > 2:39:14Can I ask, we are all open about our ages. Tony is 82.I am 53.Can you
2:39:14 > 2:39:19run faster than the professor, have you had a race?We don't race
2:39:19 > 2:39:24against each other...But you have met before?We have.Yes. He is a
2:39:24 > 2:39:30fine example of an 82-year-old man. What is so special that Tony is
2:39:30 > 2:39:34doing.It's interesting, these people can perform exceptionally
2:39:34 > 2:39:39well. Ten years ago I did a 400 metre runner and looked at who I
2:39:39 > 2:39:44would compete against and win a gold medal, it would be the 85-year-old
2:39:44 > 2:39:48people. These people have exceptional performance and are
2:39:48 > 2:39:53fairly special.To put all of this into context, in asking who is
2:39:53 > 2:40:00faster, 100 metres, you have run 100 metres in 15.16 seconds?In actual
2:40:00 > 2:40:04fact, last year in Perth, in the World Championships in Australia, I
2:40:04 > 2:40:12ran 14.85 seconds. It was a little wind assisted, I must say! But I ran
2:40:12 > 2:40:1514.85 seconds which was to tents outside the world record for an
2:40:15 > 2:40:2080-year-old.And it's only five seconds slower than Usain Bolt,
2:40:20 > 2:40:27which puts it into context.Yes, I've got to pick you up on that a
2:40:27 > 2:40:32little... Please do! Five seconds is a long way in the 100 metres.But
2:40:32 > 2:40:39not between an 80-year-old and a 28, 29-year-old. One of the greatest
2:40:39 > 2:40:45athletes we've seen on the track. So, at 82 years old, you are a fine
2:40:45 > 2:40:50specimen, a very strong handshake! Were you always superfit? Have you
2:40:50 > 2:40:55continued that through your life? Did you come into it later?I am
2:40:55 > 2:40:59very fortunate in having two wonderful parents who supported me.
2:40:59 > 2:41:05I went to a grammar school in Twickenham which was very strong in
2:41:05 > 2:41:10running and sport. I have always been sport minded. I've got to say,
2:41:10 > 2:41:14I've almost put sport in front of almost everything. Earning
2:41:14 > 2:41:19exceptional money for a living, for instance, I've always wanted to keep
2:41:19 > 2:41:24fit. That's really what has kept me going. My love of sport. I've got to
2:41:24 > 2:41:30say although I'm 82 years old, I feel as though I'm in my early 50s.
2:41:30 > 2:41:36I want to run the 100 metres when I am a hundred and live to 120. That's
2:41:36 > 2:41:44my aim.So, not everybody is going to have the same start, Hans, in
2:41:44 > 2:41:51their early years, as Tony has had. I'm an exceptionally lucky guy.
2:41:51 > 2:41:56Hans, in order for super agers to exist, they don't necessarily need
2:41:56 > 2:42:02to have had that start in life?If you start earlier it does help, it's
2:42:02 > 2:42:07a great stimulus, I would say, for present-day society to get children
2:42:07 > 2:42:11active because you will carry that over in later life. But having said
2:42:11 > 2:42:15that, even if you have never been active, there's always the
2:42:15 > 2:42:19opportunity to build up the quality that this man here has. In my idea
2:42:19 > 2:42:26at any age, you can still get to that stage.Do we need to put out a
2:42:26 > 2:42:32warning, in terms of those who have not done much sport or exercise, of
2:42:32 > 2:42:38how they launch themselves into that world?For anybody who has not done
2:42:38 > 2:42:44any training with no background of exercise, to do what I do, that
2:42:44 > 2:42:49would be killing themselves. So if people haven't done anything, go out
2:42:49 > 2:42:53walking. Not just strolling around like you do as you play golf, but
2:42:53 > 2:42:58swinging your arms and getting your heart beating. Possibly working up a
2:42:58 > 2:43:03sweat. That's how to get started. Then go for a little jog. Not on the
2:43:03 > 2:43:10roads but maybe around the cricket pitch, on some grass.People will be
2:43:10 > 2:43:15watching and be thinking, he is Superman. But you have had two heart
2:43:15 > 2:43:22attacks?I had two stents fitted, some bowel taken out, atrial
2:43:22 > 2:43:27fibrillation and flutter twice. I had the shock treatment for my
2:43:27 > 2:43:34heart, to put it back into rhythm. But I am still going. Because I've
2:43:34 > 2:43:38got determination. I absolutely love life, really. I am a great lover of
2:43:38 > 2:43:46life.Were all of your family active?My dad was a good sportsman,
2:43:46 > 2:43:50a hurdler at school. My mother always gave a lot of support.Is
2:43:50 > 2:43:55their great polarisation going on between people doing a lot better
2:43:55 > 2:44:01health-wise in old age, and we do a lot of stories about areas of
2:44:01 > 2:44:05deprivation, and you see the life expectancy varies so much across the
2:44:05 > 2:44:13UK. There are pockets where life expectancy is so low. There is big
2:44:13 > 2:44:17disparities, isn't there?Yes, I think it has a lot to do with
2:44:17 > 2:44:21lifestyle. The kind of food you take, smoking is a big thing that
2:44:21 > 2:44:26will have a detrimental affect on your health. Also, the way that you
2:44:26 > 2:44:31approach life. I guess people in deprived areas, they have to worry
2:44:31 > 2:44:36too much about their quality-of-life and that occupies them so much that
2:44:36 > 2:44:42any joy they get comes from cigarettes, I've heard them say, so
2:44:42 > 2:44:46they go for it. It appears that we have to improve the quality-of-life
2:44:46 > 2:44:51of those people as well. Then they can have a more positive mindset,
2:44:51 > 2:44:55you can imagine, which would help. How are we relative to other
2:44:55 > 2:45:00nations?
2:45:00 > 2:45:07How are we doing in relative to other nations, excellence in sport?
2:45:07 > 2:45:15We are about second in the world. Who is at the top?The Germans and
2:45:15 > 2:45:21the Australians. The Germans are pretty good, I don't know. But we
2:45:21 > 2:45:30are second. If we go to a Championships and we are second,
2:45:30 > 2:45:34male and female, we compete all over the world. The only thing is, we
2:45:34 > 2:45:48have to pay for our own expenses. That is a whole other argument.It
2:45:48 > 2:45:51is crazy, they want people to live longer, keep fit and stay out of
2:45:51 > 2:45:56hospitals, but they don't give any money to encourage that thought.
2:45:56 > 2:46:02That is a good thought. Thank you for coming in.
2:46:02 > 2:46:11Fergus Walsh's series on super-agers continues on the ten
2:46:11 > 2:46:13tonight, when he will be looking at how long
2:46:13 > 2:46:16people might live in future.
2:46:16 > 2:46:21Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:46:21 > 2:46:32Carol is superfit. Bless you, I don't know about that. And very,
2:46:32 > 2:46:36very young. This is called backpedalling furiously, I think.
2:46:40 > 2:46:45It is good to be on the roof of Broadcasting House, the drizzle has
2:46:45 > 2:46:49stopped but there is a lot of fog around me. For most of the UK it
2:46:49 > 2:46:54will be cloudy but it will be mild. Milder than it was this time
2:46:54 > 2:47:02yesterday. For a couple of us, one or two exceptions. The rain will
2:47:02 > 2:47:06eventually get into Wales and the West Midlands as it continues to
2:47:06 > 2:47:10sink southwards. Ahead of it is a lot of cloud, thick enough for
2:47:10 > 2:47:16drizzle here and there but over the hills, we will see some bright
2:47:16 > 2:47:20spells. In Northern Ireland and Scotland, it will brighten up so
2:47:20 > 2:47:25this afternoon there will be sunny spells in Scotland. For north-west
2:47:25 > 2:47:30England, this is where we have the weather front producing murky
2:47:30 > 2:47:34conditions, cloudy, damp, patchy rain were as north-east England,
2:47:34 > 2:47:38drier and brighter. South through the Midlands into East Anglia and
2:47:38 > 2:47:43all southern counties of England, a fair bit of cloud around. In the
2:47:43 > 2:47:47shelter of the hills, brighter breaks, but the cloud will be the
2:47:47 > 2:47:52keynote for drizzle. In Wales, the weather front is careering
2:47:52 > 2:47:57southwards across you, bringing patchy rain as it does so. In
2:47:57 > 2:48:00Northern Ireland, the weather front is out and they will have some
2:48:00 > 2:48:05sunshine. Temperatures will be lower in Wales and Northern Ireland but
2:48:05 > 2:48:10the sunshine will compensate for that. Overnight, the rain will
2:48:10 > 2:48:16continue to track southwards. But then it will turn around and head
2:48:16 > 2:48:19north eastwards. The north-east England it will be wet and for the
2:48:19 > 2:48:24rest of England and Wales it will be cloudy with fog patches forming. On
2:48:24 > 2:48:29the other side of the weather front it will be cooler and cold enough in
2:48:29 > 2:48:33the Glens for a touch of frost. Tomorrow morning, the rain clears
2:48:33 > 2:48:39eastern England quite quickly and moves through Northern Ireland to
2:48:39 > 2:48:43travel north eastwards. On the other side, drier and brighter with some
2:48:43 > 2:48:47sunny spells developing here and there. Still relatively mild. By the
2:48:47 > 2:48:52time we get a Friday, ridge of high pressure across us. For most of us
2:48:52 > 2:48:57it will be dry, bright but there will be some silly spells around. In
2:48:57 > 2:49:02the west we are prone to showers, as we are across the Channel Islands.
2:49:02 > 2:49:08The temperature is still not bad. As we head towards Christmas Day, the
2:49:08 > 2:49:12weather turns more unsettled. On Christmas Day itself, there is the
2:49:12 > 2:49:16potential that somewhere in the UK will see a white Christmas and it
2:49:16 > 2:49:19will probably be somewhere in Scotland.
2:49:24 > 2:49:29Lovely Carol, thank you very much. Pleasure.
2:49:29 > 2:49:31Even the most reluctant singer probably knows some nursery
2:49:31 > 2:49:34rhymes and lullabies - and it's long been thought music has
2:49:34 > 2:49:35a calming effect on babies.
2:49:35 > 2:49:38Now research suggests it's not only children who benefit -
2:49:38 > 2:49:40their parents do too - and it could even be
2:49:40 > 2:49:42an effective way of treating postnatal depression.
2:49:42 > 2:49:44Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has been finding out more.
2:49:44 > 2:49:47This kind of moment is being shared by more and more mums and babies,
2:49:47 > 2:49:50but today we can reveal research which shows this isn't just fun,
2:49:50 > 2:49:52it could provide fundamental help for the problem that affects one
2:49:52 > 2:49:57in eight mothers.
2:49:57 > 2:50:00Like Mauve and baby Isla.
2:50:00 > 2:50:02Like Claire and Elsie.
2:50:02 > 2:50:05Like Cecilia and Boadicea.
2:50:05 > 2:50:10I never blamed him.
2:50:10 > 2:50:12He's amazing.
2:50:12 > 2:50:13He's always wonderful.
2:50:13 > 2:50:14But motherhood.
2:50:14 > 2:50:15You feel shocking.
2:50:15 > 2:50:19Literally like the world has ended.
2:50:19 > 2:50:29You feel guilty, and it's meant to be a happy time.
2:50:30 > 2:50:33So you feel guilty just for feeling sad.
2:50:33 > 2:50:36Sitting on the sofa in the evening and you are still, like,
2:50:36 > 2:50:37what am I going to do?
2:50:37 > 2:50:38High alert.
2:50:38 > 2:50:40Everyone's like, relax, do something you enjoy,
2:50:40 > 2:50:41and I can't do that.
2:50:41 > 2:50:43That doesn't help me relax, because I have severe anxiety.
2:50:43 > 2:50:46These women are part of a singing group in London,
2:50:46 > 2:50:47which was studied by academics.
2:50:47 > 2:50:48Mums who'd all experienced post-natal depression
2:50:48 > 2:50:49or baby blues.
2:50:49 > 2:50:51They discovered singing really helps.
2:50:51 > 2:50:53We've taken 150 mothers with symptoms of post-natal
2:50:53 > 2:50:55depression and randomised them into ten weeks of social groups,
2:50:55 > 2:50:58usual care or social singing groups, and we found those in the social
2:50:58 > 2:51:00singing groups had significantly faster
2:51:00 > 2:51:10improvements in post-natal depression across the ten weeks.
2:51:15 > 2:51:17And, in fact, about three quarters of them had recovered
2:51:17 > 2:51:20from their symptoms by the end of the 10-week project,
2:51:20 > 2:51:23and this was about a month earlier than either of the other two groups.
2:51:23 > 2:51:25The more intense the symptoms, the more significant the impact.
2:51:25 > 2:51:26Singing made recovery faster.
2:51:26 > 2:51:29You don't have to think about anything but singing
2:51:29 > 2:51:30and cuddling your baby and having fun.
2:51:30 > 2:51:32You know you're in a bad moment together.
2:51:32 > 2:51:35You don't have to be, like, how bad is your moment,
2:51:35 > 2:51:37you're just all there singing
2:51:37 > 2:51:39something communal together, so it's really nice.
2:51:39 > 2:51:41Would you recommend it?
2:51:41 > 2:51:42Oh, yeah, 100%.
2:51:42 > 2:51:45I got a little kick there.
2:51:45 > 2:51:46I hope you enjoy our singing today.
2:51:46 > 2:51:49An endorsement they are happy to share in Bristol
2:51:49 > 2:51:51at the Womb Sisters Singing Group.
2:51:51 > 2:51:54SINGING.
2:51:54 > 2:51:55They're singing in the knowledge
2:51:55 > 2:52:02that babies can hear in the womb from 15 weeks.
2:52:02 > 2:52:04When the baby's born, they recognise that song
2:52:04 > 2:52:05and they respond to it.
2:52:05 > 2:52:06There is a comfort there.
2:52:06 > 2:52:08Yeah.
2:52:08 > 2:52:10It is a really nice way to connect.
2:52:10 > 2:52:12These are the songs you will sing when she is born.
2:52:12 > 2:52:13If I can remember.
2:52:13 > 2:52:14Of course you will.
2:52:14 > 2:52:17For mums struggling after birth, medication isn't always welcome.
2:52:17 > 2:52:18Take-up rate of talking therapies is very low,
2:52:18 > 2:52:21so the findings that this could take make a difference in the most
2:52:21 > 2:52:23serious cases is all the more important.
2:52:23 > 2:52:27Real help that couldn't be simpler.
2:52:27 > 2:52:30It doesn't matter if you're a good or a bad singer at all,
2:52:30 > 2:52:40it's just literally about finding a way to communicate.
2:52:43 > 2:52:46I've made up loads and loads of songs, just of everyday stuff.
2:52:46 > 2:52:48I have a song about changing his nappy that my mum thinks
2:52:48 > 2:52:50is a little bit rude.
2:52:50 > 2:52:51But, you know.
2:52:51 > 2:52:52Can you share?
2:52:52 > 2:52:53Come on.
2:52:53 > 2:52:57# Mr Poo Pants.
2:52:57 > 2:52:59# Mr Poo Pants.
2:52:59 > 2:53:04# He did a poo
2:53:04 > 2:53:05# And he wears pants #.
2:53:05 > 2:53:07It doesn't matter what you sing
2:53:07 > 2:53:09or where you sing it, singing helps you to bond
2:53:09 > 2:53:10and helps mums feel.
2:53:10 > 2:53:11Everyone should do it.
2:53:11 > 2:53:12Yep.
2:53:12 > 2:53:18Thank you for sharing!
2:53:18 > 2:53:25I like that song. Bruce is watching that with us. I thought it was brave
2:53:25 > 2:53:34of her to share that.Very brave.We have been talking about the benefits
2:53:34 > 2:53:40of singing. You are an advocate? Funny you should talk about babies,
2:53:40 > 2:53:46there is a line in my book, a chapter about vocal technique and
2:53:46 > 2:53:53about how it all works, the voice works. On a mechanical basis. You
2:53:53 > 2:53:58can learn a lot from babies. The racket that comes out of that tiny
2:53:58 > 2:54:03little thing and it goes on for ever, they don't lose their voice.
2:54:03 > 2:54:10Breathing techniques, almost?Babies have no fear of letting rip with
2:54:10 > 2:54:13their diaphragm and those tiny little lungs, they make an amazing
2:54:13 > 2:54:19noise. You think about that and people say, I cannot sing. Yes you
2:54:19 > 2:54:25can, you have just forgotten how to do it.It is being brave enough.
2:54:25 > 2:54:38Thinking about letting it go, looking at that picture behind.
2:54:42 > 2:54:45Shall we treat our viewers to what you have been up to musically.
2:54:45 > 2:54:48# I'm going to organise some changes in my life.
2:54:48 > 2:54:50# I can't wait to exorcise the Demons of my past.
2:54:50 > 2:54:55# I'm going to take my car, hit the open road.
2:54:55 > 2:55:02# I'm feeling ready to just open up the door.
2:55:02 > 2:55:06# I just feel like I can be anything.
2:55:06 > 2:55:07# Run to the hills.
2:55:07 > 2:55:09# Run for your lives.
2:55:09 > 2:55:10# Run to the hills.
2:55:10 > 2:55:20# Run for your lives #.
2:55:33 > 2:55:37Bruce Dickinson joins us now.
2:55:37 > 2:55:44You are still in fine Vettel?We have just sold out a UK tour for
2:55:44 > 2:55:52next year. Sold out a UK tour for this last year. We are still
2:55:52 > 2:56:00extremely busy, 30,000 people in London.You are still rocking and
2:56:00 > 2:56:06rolling?Very much so, yes.Why bring the book out now about the
2:56:06 > 2:56:12experiences in your life?People have been on at me for about ten, 15
2:56:12 > 2:56:18years to do a book. I did a couple of fictional books a few years back,
2:56:18 > 2:56:22so I know what is involved, it is an awful lot of writing and it takes a
2:56:22 > 2:56:30lot of time. I just didn't want to use a ghost writer. But I am a
2:56:30 > 2:56:37terrible typist, so I write the thing longhand. The thing that
2:56:37 > 2:56:41focused my mind sharply was being diagnosed with throat cancer, which
2:56:41 > 2:56:48was a bit of a blow, being a singer, obviously. That was nearly three
2:56:48 > 2:56:54years ago now. Obviously, I got better. Thanks to my doctor, if he
2:56:54 > 2:56:59is watching, did an amazing job getting rid of it. I thought, that
2:56:59 > 2:57:04is a pretty good reset button for the rest of your life, getting
2:57:04 > 2:57:10clear, ten months in hiatus thinking, I don't know if it is all
2:57:10 > 2:57:15going to work, singing. Then simultaneously, starting to learn to
2:57:15 > 2:57:21fly a 747 to fly the band around on a 70 today tour, that is not about
2:57:21 > 2:57:29comeback.You are a trained pilot and you have worked as a commercial
2:57:29 > 2:57:32pilot. People have got on board your flights when you have been flying
2:57:32 > 2:57:38with an airline in the past. You are the lead singer of Iron Maiden, but
2:57:38 > 2:57:46you are a commercial pilot, it is a juxtaposition.I still am. And it
2:57:46 > 2:57:50makes me laugh when people say he is a licensed commercial pilot, like
2:57:50 > 2:57:56there is an unlicensed commercial pilot. Not being John Travolta, I
2:57:56 > 2:58:02couldn't afford to buy my own airline, so I got deeply into flying
2:58:02 > 2:58:08and loving aeroplanes. So I thought, how do I get to fly a big jet so I
2:58:08 > 2:58:14thought, I will have to get a job. I put down my CV to people, didn't put
2:58:14 > 2:58:20Iron Maiden on it. Left that until the end. Anyway, I got offered a job
2:58:20 > 2:58:25with an airline, which only lasted a few months, but I did my training
2:58:25 > 2:58:30with British Airways. I was flying passengers on British airway is in
2:58:30 > 2:58:38the year 2000.Just to be clear, you are saying, this is Captain
2:58:38 > 2:58:43Dickenson?I wasn't a captain, but...You are doing all the
2:58:43 > 2:58:49announcements?The thing is, you are doing the announcements and people
2:58:49 > 2:58:58are looking around and, there is a cross when... People are looking
2:58:58 > 2:59:05round and they don't pay attention. So that is why they go unconscious
2:59:05 > 2:59:09when the oxygen masks dropped because they didn't pay attention.
2:59:09 > 2:59:17Did you try and enliven the and's... Did you ever saying on the plane?
2:59:17 > 2:59:26No, but I was doing a Lourdes flight and I was in the toilet and somebody
2:59:26 > 2:59:33started singing on the PA.
2:59:33 > 2:59:36I was like, who is singing on the aeroplane? We have just come back
2:59:36 > 2:59:45into Dublin, I looked out the toilet door and the vicar was doing Hail
2:59:45 > 2:59:52Marys and leading him singing on the PA!That is quite nice, isn't it?
2:59:52 > 2:59:59Not what you are expecting...It is part of the deal. I went, hello. At
2:59:59 > 3:00:02least we are protected!You've had some amazing stories. The title of
3:00:02 > 3:00:13the book is What Does This But Do? There are all of these buttons, a
3:00:13 > 3:00:18lot of them are fuses, circuit breakers, but they look impressive.
3:00:18 > 3:00:30-- what does this button do. People look round and hopefully you know!
3:00:30 > 3:00:34It's a great metaphor for my life. It is endless and childlike
3:00:34 > 3:00:44curiosity.You start with a remarkable story of being on a plane
3:00:44 > 3:00:48asking for Russian airspace...With Michael Heseltine on board? They
3:00:48 > 3:00:52wanted to shoot us down. We were a charter airline, we had 11
3:00:52 > 3:00:56aeroplanes and one day I turned up to work I'm the first officer, not
3:00:56 > 3:01:03the skipper. I'm the first officer and I turn up and there is a 200
3:01:03 > 3:01:11seat 757 going to Russia. At The time it was the headquarter of a
3:01:11 > 3:01:17Soviet fleet, as any schoolboy would know. There are 20 people on it.
3:01:17 > 3:01:21Michael Heseltine, Max Hastings, various other worthies and a lot of
3:01:21 > 3:01:27other people called John Smith with big bulges here... Close personal
3:01:27 > 3:01:32security. We go there and I said, why are we going to Murmansk with no
3:01:32 > 3:01:39people? And the guy goes... A fishing expedition. I went, fishing
3:01:39 > 3:01:44expedition? Special fish in Murmansk? Very big fish? He went,
3:01:44 > 3:01:52very big fish! I went,'s...Asking too many questions!Yeah, have to
3:01:52 > 3:01:56kill me... So anyway, we circle over the top, they won't let us land.
3:01:56 > 3:02:01They don't tell us why and after two hours of circling, and is getting
3:02:01 > 3:02:04back to our operations asking why they aren't letting us land, they
3:02:04 > 3:02:10said we are speaking to the embassy by the British Embassy in Moscow, it
3:02:10 > 3:02:13should go OK. They said, if you don't go away we will shoot you
3:02:13 > 3:02:18down. We dropped them back in Finland! I emptied the bars into two
3:02:18 > 3:02:22bin liners and they went on a smoky and dodgy looking coach and headed
3:02:22 > 3:02:26towards the Russian border. I just said, here is the contents of the
3:02:26 > 3:02:33aeroplane bar, you might need this! And off they went!You have had a
3:02:33 > 3:02:37fascinating life. As you are telling that story, I'm looking at that man
3:02:37 > 3:02:41and thinking, what an interesting life you have led!This button does
3:02:41 > 3:02:45do wonderful things!It is a tale worth telling...Somebody said, what
3:02:45 > 3:02:52is the book about? I said it's a celebration of life. It isn't score
3:02:52 > 3:02:55settling, it isn't trying to be nasty or petty, that kind of reality
3:02:55 > 3:03:09nonsense. It is uplifting, life is brilliant.The thing that you do,
3:03:09 > 3:03:16please do not touch that... That's the thing that touches the thing...
3:03:16 > 3:03:20That is mine! It is lovely to see this morning.It is great to your
3:03:20 > 3:03:28health is back on track. And joyful. I'm looking forward to living
3:03:28 > 3:03:34forever, according to your...Yes, the super agers. Speak to Tony, he's
3:03:34 > 3:03:4082.82?He runs 100 metres in less than 15 seconds.I couldn't do that
3:03:40 > 3:03:42when I was 15!
3:03:42 > 3:03:44Bruce Dickinson's book is called 'What Does This Button Do?'
3:03:44 > 3:03:49Thank you.
3:03:49 > 3:05:23In a
3:05:23 > 3:05:26I'll be back with the lunchtime news at 1.30 on BBC One.
3:05:26 > 3:05:27Until then, have a very good morning.
3:05:34 > 3:05:37There's nothing like putting your feet up at Christmas
3:05:37 > 3:05:40to a bit of comedy gold, and one of this year's best
3:05:40 > 3:05:43offerings is a seasonal spin off to Ronnie Barker's classic
3:05:43 > 3:05:49cornershop sitcom 'Open All Hours'.
3:05:49 > 3:05:52Keeping David Jason's Granville busy this Christmas are his love interest
3:05:52 > 3:05:59Mavis, and his son Leroy.
3:05:59 > 3:06:01We'll speak to Maggie Ollerenshaw and James Baxter who play
3:06:01 > 3:06:05the characters in a moment but first let's see what's in store for them
3:06:05 > 3:06:07in the seasonal special of 'Still Open All Hours'.
3:06:07 > 3:06:14You will be away?We are going to a hotel.But... They are full of
3:06:14 > 3:06:14You will be away?We are going to a hotel.But... They are full of
3:06:14 > 3:06:18germs, and naughty old men.I didn't say anything in the brochure... --
3:06:18 > 3:06:22it didn't say anything in the brochure. It isn't my idea. I was
3:06:22 > 3:06:37hoping that we could...Hmm... Me, too. Look, can you lock Madge in the
3:06:37 > 3:06:40attic or somewhere? Not at Christmas... I will send someone in
3:06:40 > 3:06:46to feed her.She will only bite them!I hope you aren't lying about
3:06:46 > 3:06:52this poor animal that we need to rescue.We are going in now. I can
3:06:52 > 3:06:56just see it, gratefully licking your hand. If it were me, I would start
3:06:56 > 3:07:06on your ear.Ooh help me out of this thing...What are you doing for
3:07:06 > 3:07:11Christmas?Nothing that involves you.Help me out.I can take you
3:07:11 > 3:07:16home. In this?I will drop you somewhere near.What do you want
3:07:16 > 3:07:19from me? Do you really think we will have a romance when you have flesh
3:07:19 > 3:07:25stuck in your teeth?I floss!
3:07:25 > 3:07:30Maggie and James, good morning.
3:07:30 > 3:07:38Unlucky in love, unlucky in love?In this one, Leroy has somebody to
3:07:38 > 3:07:43chase, which is nice.That makes a change! It's good. We were talking
3:07:43 > 3:07:50earlier on today about super agers, and David Jason looks great!He
3:07:50 > 3:07:55doesn't look old at all. He is not that old...Not as old as Tony but
3:07:55 > 3:07:58the original Open All Hours, he was the young and bumbling Granville but
3:07:58 > 3:08:03now he is in charge and manipulating his customers. He has learned all of
3:08:03 > 3:08:09his lessons. It still looks like so much fun.It is.We have a laugh, it
3:08:09 > 3:08:15doesn't feel like going to work. You can't call it work.What is it about
3:08:15 > 3:08:20the series that means it is sustainable? Some things are best
3:08:20 > 3:08:24left... On this occasion, they tried to give the series new life and give
3:08:24 > 3:08:30it back to a new audience. Is it continuity because of David Jason?I
3:08:30 > 3:08:35think so, it is the same surreal world. A lot of the same characters
3:08:35 > 3:08:41are still there. The thing is, it is a show that the family can watch.
3:08:41 > 3:08:47You know? There's a little fan of mine who is ten years old and he
3:08:47 > 3:08:51enjoys it. People feel they can sit with their family, young people
3:08:51 > 3:08:56enjoy it.It does not matter how old you are. Whatever your age you get
3:08:56 > 3:09:00something from it.We had this discussion about pantomime earlier
3:09:00 > 3:09:04in the week, about the controversy surrounding pantomime and innuendo.
3:09:04 > 3:09:10You've got to be clever. With writing and with programmes like
3:09:10 > 3:09:14Open All Hours, being shown over Christmas. They do appeal to people
3:09:14 > 3:09:19with the odd cheeky reference. They will see the magic.That's right.
3:09:19 > 3:09:25White writing is so important in terms of continuity. -- the writing
3:09:25 > 3:09:33is so important.There is a lot more comedy now which has the edge. The
3:09:33 > 3:09:38ones that are slightly agonising... Like the office. This is a very
3:09:38 > 3:09:42different mould, more like Mrs Brown 's boys, which has been hugely
3:09:42 > 3:09:48successful. And it sits more in that territory?It isn't as
3:09:48 > 3:09:52controversial... Again, you can be aged eight or 88 and get something
3:09:52 > 3:09:57from it. I think Mrs Brown's Boys, I don't know if you can be aged eight
3:09:57 > 3:10:01and watch it... I don't know. There's a lot of physical comedy in
3:10:01 > 3:10:07this.Yes, a lot of slapstick, kids love that.The Christmas crackers
3:10:07 > 3:10:11are a great thing. In the first episode, I will not give anything
3:10:11 > 3:10:19more way...You sound as though you have seen more than us.Lebed said
3:10:19 > 3:10:23you had not seen that bit that we just showed...I've only seen bits
3:10:23 > 3:10:29of film.I've seen the last three... Not to break!And to what extent
3:10:29 > 3:10:33does Ronnie Barker's character still... Not hang over the show, it
3:10:33 > 3:10:38sounds like it is bad, but that character, what he created and what
3:10:38 > 3:10:43he has done?He is still there, in the kitchen, there is the big
3:10:43 > 3:10:49photograph and also the idea that Arkwright is embodied in the till,
3:10:49 > 3:10:50how the
3:10:53 > 3:11:02till behaves.The character, he's one of the great injuring television
3:11:02 > 3:11:08comedy characters?And yet it is still fresh.It still has to be
3:11:08 > 3:11:12fresh, because there's always the danger that you bring back something
3:11:12 > 3:11:15like Open All Hours, most people in the UK will have heard of it and
3:11:15 > 3:11:18thought it was an old-fashioned comedy. To bring it back and for it
3:11:18 > 3:11:26to be so successful...It's keeping the fundamentals of the show but the
3:11:26 > 3:11:33world has changed. These characters have had to develop and, you know,
3:11:33 > 3:11:36but the fundamentals are still there.But the new characters fit
3:11:36 > 3:11:47right in.Tim, joy, Nina... I am mindful of watching the old clips,
3:11:47 > 3:11:56all shopkeepers used to wear those brown overcoats.I still find it
3:11:56 > 3:12:02very sexy!They all used to wear those coats. You go into a grocery
3:12:02 > 3:12:06shop and the wearing the brown overcoats. You don't see it any
3:12:06 > 3:12:14more. The kinds of shops that those grocers, you see fewer and fewer of
3:12:14 > 3:12:20them.They do not have the brown coats...A lot of the shops when I
3:12:20 > 3:12:24was at school, there was no formality, they couldn't wait to get
3:12:24 > 3:12:33you out of the shop! By your gun and get out!This is festive -- by your
3:12:33 > 3:12:45gum.It's odd, you are not filming at Christmas...We introduced you by
3:12:45 > 3:12:52saying there is a Christmas routine, sitting down, vegging out on the
3:12:52 > 3:12:58sofa, you are all full, a bit stuff. Your routine is pretty similar?I
3:12:58 > 3:13:06guess so, most people's is.There's always a lot of blues on my
3:13:06 > 3:13:10Christmas... Last year I turned into... Everybody just descended on
3:13:10 > 3:13:17the family home -- a lot of booze. It was good!It has been lovely to
3:13:17 > 3:13:21see you both this morning. Thank you for coming in.Watch it, because it
3:13:21 > 3:13:22is funny!
3:13:22 > 3:13:27'Still Open All Hours' is on BBC One at 7.30pm on the 28th December.
3:13:27 > 3:13:29That's it from us on Breakfast this morning.
3:13:29 > 3:13:32We'll be back tomorrow from six.
3:13:32 > 3:13:33Now on BBC One, it's time for "Let's Get a Good Thing Going".