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Hello this is Breakfast,
with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty. | 0:00:07 | 0:00:09 | |
Warnings of travel disruption
for many as heavy snow and ice | 0:00:09 | 0:00:12 | |
are forecast for large
parts of the UK. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:16 | |
This is the scene on the M62
in West Yorkshire this morning | 0:00:16 | 0:00:20 | |
where conditions are
deteriorating quickly. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:21 | |
Drivers are being advised
to plan their journey | 0:00:21 | 0:00:23 | |
and take extra precautions. | 0:00:23 | 0:00:30 | |
That snow is now coming in through
Lancashire and garbage. -- | 0:00:30 | 0:00:34 | |
Derbyshire. The Met Office has put a
weather warning out. We will see up | 0:00:34 | 0:00:43 | |
to ten inches across parts of
northern England. Strong winds also | 0:00:43 | 0:00:47 | |
forecast across southern England. | 0:00:47 | 0:00:54 | |
Good morning. | 0:01:01 | 0:01:03 | |
It's Friday, 29th December. | 0:01:03 | 0:01:04 | |
Also this morning -
patients are being advised to look | 0:01:04 | 0:01:07 | |
up their conditions online before
visiting their family doctor, | 0:01:07 | 0:01:09 | |
under new guidance from GP leaders. | 0:01:09 | 0:01:11 | |
Mobile alcohol recovery centres,
known as "drunk tanks," could be set | 0:01:11 | 0:01:15 | |
up in towns and cities
across England to help ease pressure | 0:01:15 | 0:01:18 | |
on busy hospitals. | 0:01:18 | 0:01:21 | |
Good morning. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:29 | |
In sport, a combination of David
Warner and the weather have | 0:01:29 | 0:01:33 | |
frustrated England on the fourth day
of the fourth test against | 0:01:33 | 0:01:36 | |
Australia. I could see they were
parrots, but I wasn't sure what | 0:01:36 | 0:01:42 | |
kind. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:42 | |
60 years of David Attenborough
on our TVs, and 60 years | 0:01:42 | 0:01:45 | |
of the BBC's Natural History unit -
we report on the changing face | 0:01:45 | 0:01:49 | |
of wildlife programmes. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:49 | |
Good morning. | 0:01:49 | 0:01:50 | |
First, our main story. | 0:01:50 | 0:01:51 | |
Snow and ice are expected to cause
more disruption in parts | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
of the UK today. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:55 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel are "likely" | 0:01:55 | 0:01:59 | |
and is warning of
possible power cuts. | 0:01:59 | 0:02:02 | |
A yellow warning is in place
for snow and ice in Northern Ireland | 0:02:02 | 0:02:05 | |
and parts of England and southern
Scotland throughout the day. | 0:02:05 | 0:02:08 | |
There's an amber warning for areas
of the North Midlands, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
Yorkshire and the North West
of England until 11:00am, | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
with heavy snow forecast around
the Southern Pennines. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:17 | |
Between 5-10cm of snow is expected,
with up to 15cm possible | 0:02:17 | 0:02:20 | |
over higher ground. | 0:02:20 | 0:02:21 | |
And sub-zero temperatures mean it
could have been the coldest night | 0:02:21 | 0:02:24 | |
of the year. | 0:02:24 | 0:02:30 | |
Forecasters were predicting lows
of -13 in northern scotland. | 0:02:30 | 0:02:32 | |
Highways England are advising
drivers to plan their journey | 0:02:32 | 0:02:35 | |
before setting off. | 0:02:35 | 0:02:36 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 0:02:36 | 0:02:42 | |
Be aware that if you are going out
to work or visiting friends in the | 0:02:42 | 0:02:46 | |
early hours, there could still be
icy spots. The temperature could | 0:02:46 | 0:02:49 | |
change while we are at home, before
we come back in the in the morning. | 0:02:49 | 0:02:54 | |
It could start snowing, it could
rain and wash the salt away. At this | 0:02:54 | 0:02:57 | |
time of year conditions are
constantly changing. Even with the | 0:02:57 | 0:03:01 | |
detailed forecast we get, we cannot
always get it 100% right. | 0:03:01 | 0:03:05 | |
Clare Fallon is near the M62
motorway in West Yorkshire | 0:03:05 | 0:03:08 | |
for us this morning. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:09 | |
It looks cold and snowy. We can see
drivers on the road, we have have | 0:03:09 | 0:03:14 | |
prepared carefully for their
journeys? Yeah, I tell you what, it | 0:03:14 | 0:03:19 | |
looks cold and it is cold where we
are. In the last 20 minutes the snow | 0:03:19 | 0:03:23 | |
has started coming down and it is
getting heavier and heavier by the | 0:03:23 | 0:03:27 | |
minute, I would say. Just having a
look, the roads there seems to be | 0:03:27 | 0:03:32 | |
doing well at the moment. They are
in mind that it is still pretty | 0:03:32 | 0:03:36 | |
early, the snow has not been coming
down too long and not many people | 0:03:36 | 0:03:40 | |
are out and about yet. Looking at
the pavements here, it is beginning | 0:03:40 | 0:03:44 | |
to settle. Looking over there, that
is a gritting Depo --. -- depot. We | 0:03:44 | 0:03:55 | |
have seen them trying to prepare the
road, trying to make sure everything | 0:03:55 | 0:03:59 | |
is possible to prepare for the
weather that has been forecast. On | 0:03:59 | 0:04:05 | |
higher ground in the north of
England, and we are pretty high | 0:04:05 | 0:04:08 | |
right here, we can expect up to 15
centimetres of snow, and if that | 0:04:08 | 0:04:13 | |
comes down quickly it will obviously
cause some kind of disruption. That | 0:04:13 | 0:04:16 | |
is the warning. We are expecting the
trans- Pennine routes to be the | 0:04:16 | 0:04:21 | |
worst affected. So the M62, crossing
the Pennines, also routes like the | 0:04:21 | 0:04:28 | |
Woodhead Pass, and also motorways in
the north of England. The gritters | 0:04:28 | 0:04:35 | |
have been working around the clock
but the northern section of the M60, | 0:04:35 | 0:04:40 | |
the M6 north of Warrington, those
are the roads we have been warned | 0:04:40 | 0:04:44 | |
about being affected. With this
amber warning in place for the north | 0:04:44 | 0:04:50 | |
of England and much of the Midlands,
it means we should eat prepared. The | 0:04:50 | 0:04:53 | |
advice is to only had out on the
roads if you absolutely have to do. | 0:04:53 | 0:04:57 | |
And if you do have to, take some
measures in case you do get stuck. | 0:04:57 | 0:05:04 | |
Pack a shovel into your car, make
sure that you have food and water | 0:05:04 | 0:05:08 | |
and hot drinks with you. Nature or
that you wrap up warmly. Because if | 0:05:08 | 0:05:12 | |
you do get stuck out here, you are
going to be very cold. Clare, you | 0:05:12 | 0:05:19 | |
stay warm as well. Thank you. | 0:05:19 | 0:05:22 | |
Carol joins us now with the very
latest on the weather. | 0:05:22 | 0:05:26 | |
A beautiful picture there, that
looks great, but the figures | 0:05:26 | 0:05:30 | |
overnight were very low? Yes, last
night the temperature at one point | 0:05:30 | 0:05:36 | |
in Scotland fell to -2.3 Celsius. So
it was not the coldest place -- | 0:05:36 | 0:05:42 | |
coldest night of the year so far,
but it was pretty cold. There is an | 0:05:42 | 0:05:46 | |
amber warning out for the snow this
morning. We are looking at up to six | 0:05:46 | 0:05:52 | |
inches of snow across parts of the
north Midlands and northern England. | 0:05:52 | 0:05:56 | |
Through the day that will transfer
across southern and central | 0:05:56 | 0:05:59 | |
Scotland, where it will clear last.
Here you will have it for much of | 0:05:59 | 0:06:03 | |
the day. There are ice warnings as
well as snow warnings. There is also | 0:06:03 | 0:06:10 | |
a wind warning in southern England,
so if you are catching a ferry | 0:06:10 | 0:06:16 | |
across the English Channel, we are
looking at Gailes, even severe | 0:06:16 | 0:06:20 | |
gales. There is lots and the weather
forecast today, I will bring you a | 0:06:20 | 0:06:24 | |
full update in the next few minutes.
-- lots in. | 0:06:24 | 0:06:30 | |
You can keep up to date
with all the latest weather | 0:06:30 | 0:06:33 | |
conditions with your BBC
local radio station. | 0:06:33 | 0:06:41 | |
The head of the NHS in England
is considering making mobile alcohol | 0:06:41 | 0:06:45 | |
it | 0:06:48 | 0:06:48 | |
The technology company, Apple,
has apologised to customers | 0:06:48 | 0:06:51 | |
after admitting it had deliberately
slowed down older iPhone models. | 0:06:51 | 0:06:53 | |
The company has now said it
would offer replacement batteries | 0:06:53 | 0:06:56 | |
at a discounted price. | 0:06:56 | 0:06:57 | |
Sean is here to explain. | 0:06:57 | 0:06:59 | |
if you are an iPhone user, you would
be furious. Yes, and it is a | 0:06:59 | 0:07:03 | |
familiar tale. This is the iPhone 6
and anything after that, which Apple | 0:07:03 | 0:07:07 | |
says they will put a remedy in for.
They say they will update the | 0:07:07 | 0:07:10 | |
software at some point, but also the
replacement batteries, at the moment | 0:07:10 | 0:07:14 | |
they cost about 60 quid, but should
drop to something more like 20 quid. | 0:07:14 | 0:07:18 | |
Over the years, many people have
been suspicious that this has been | 0:07:18 | 0:07:23 | |
happening. When a new phone comes
out, has feral the phone been | 0:07:23 | 0:07:28 | |
getting slower. You get software
dates, don't you? Yes. Apple have | 0:07:28 | 0:07:33 | |
admitted doing this to iPhones. They
say that reason they have done it is | 0:07:33 | 0:07:37 | |
because the batteries in these
iPhones, they dissipate their power | 0:07:37 | 0:07:42 | |
quickly as they get older. So you
might have had some expert to shop | 0:07:42 | 0:07:48 | |
down, you would see your battery
level get to 30% and then it goes. | 0:07:48 | 0:07:52 | |
It is not just iPhones, other phones
do that as well. Apple, therefore, | 0:07:52 | 0:07:56 | |
put in a bit of software in the
updates which would try to maximise | 0:07:56 | 0:08:02 | |
the use of the battery. That does
mean that when you launch some of | 0:08:02 | 0:08:06 | |
your favourite apps, they would take
a longer time to come onto the | 0:08:06 | 0:08:09 | |
screen and not work as quickly as
which is a bit frustrating. We are | 0:08:09 | 0:08:14 | |
all used whatever the quickest thing
we have is. If it is slower, we are | 0:08:14 | 0:08:18 | |
not happy. Apple has apologised for
this. They were effectively caught | 0:08:18 | 0:08:21 | |
out. They didn't admit it, they were
caught via blogs and journalists. It | 0:08:21 | 0:08:26 | |
is a big deal for Apple to
apologise. They position themselves | 0:08:26 | 0:08:30 | |
as being a very premium branded
product provider. Aspirational | 0:08:30 | 0:08:33 | |
branding. Aspirational, yes. It
seems that for a few years at least | 0:08:33 | 0:08:40 | |
they have been updating people's
phones to slow them down, they say, | 0:08:40 | 0:08:43 | |
to get the most out of the phones.
It will be interesting to see how | 0:08:43 | 0:08:47 | |
consumers react in the future. Yes,
if they are looking elsewhere. Sean, | 0:08:47 | 0:08:50 | |
thank you. | 0:08:50 | 0:08:54 | |
Patients are being encouraged
to check their symptoms online | 0:08:54 | 0:08:57 | |
before they go to their GP. | 0:08:57 | 0:08:59 | |
It comes as part of three-step
advice from the Royal College | 0:08:59 | 0:09:02 | |
of GPs. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:02 | |
It says we should consider
whether or not we can just look | 0:09:02 | 0:09:05 | |
after the problem ourselves. | 0:09:05 | 0:09:06 | |
It recommends using a reputable
online resource to check out advice | 0:09:06 | 0:09:10 | |
and symptoms - such
as the NHS Choices website - | 0:09:10 | 0:09:12 | |
and seeking advice or treatment
from a pharmacist. | 0:09:12 | 0:09:14 | |
The season of goodwill can also be a
time of bad health, and that means | 0:09:14 | 0:09:18 | |
overcrowded surgeries, busy doctors,
and a tough time for the NHS. Now | 0:09:18 | 0:09:22 | |
the royal college of GPs is urging
people to think twice and take three | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
steps before booking a GP
appointment. It wants patients to | 0:09:25 | 0:09:28 | |
use the catchphrase three before GP,
meaning that in the first instance, | 0:09:28 | 0:09:32 | |
they should try to manage their
symptoms themselves. Next they | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
should look at repeatable websites
such as NHS Choices. Failing that, | 0:09:35 | 0:09:39 | |
the worried unwell should talk to
pharmacists, who are better trained | 0:09:39 | 0:09:44 | |
than many realise. Doctors' leaders
say that the population getting | 0:09:44 | 0:09:49 | |
older, fatter and less healthy,
there are not going to be enough | 0:09:49 | 0:09:53 | |
doctors. They say that plans refer
to 5000 x 2021, but that is in | 0:09:53 | 0:09:59 | |
jeopardy. They urge adding the Home
Office to being a general | 0:09:59 | 0:10:02 | |
practitioner to the list of those
jobs which could advise potential | 0:10:02 | 0:10:05 | |
migrants for a fast track entry into
the UK. -- which qualifies potential | 0:10:05 | 0:10:10 | |
migrants. The royal college says it
thinks up to one quarter of | 0:10:10 | 0:10:16 | |
potential appointment could be
avoided if patients were willing to | 0:10:16 | 0:10:19 | |
take more responsibility and make a
trip to the doctor a step of last | 0:10:19 | 0:10:23 | |
resort rather than defer school they
make. -- of the first call they | 0:10:23 | 0:10:27 | |
make. | 0:10:27 | 0:10:28 | |
12 people have died in a fire
at an apartment building | 0:10:28 | 0:10:31 | |
in New York. | 0:10:31 | 0:10:32 | |
Emergency services said four people
are critically ill and at least | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
15 are injured. | 0:10:35 | 0:10:36 | |
The fire broke out last night
on the third floor of a five-story | 0:10:36 | 0:10:39 | |
building in the Bronx
area of the city. | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
A witness from a neighbouring
building described the scene. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:42 | |
The mayoralty New York, Bill de
Blasio, said this was the city's | 0:10:45 | 0:10:51 | |
worst fire in decades. -- mayor of.
Based on the information we have | 0:10:51 | 0:10:57 | |
now, at least 12 people were rescued
and will survive. But the search of | 0:10:57 | 0:11:01 | |
the building continues. So we know
that even though it is horrible to | 0:11:01 | 0:11:07 | |
report that 12 are dead already, we
may lose others as well. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:18 | |
The head of the NHS in England
is considering making mobile alcohol | 0:11:18 | 0:11:21 | |
recovery centres, known as drunk
tanks, a permanent feature | 0:11:21 | 0:11:24 | |
across England, to ease pressure
on Accident and Emergency Units | 0:11:24 | 0:11:27 | |
and ambulance services. | 0:11:27 | 0:11:27 | |
Simon Stevens said too many
resources were being taken up | 0:11:27 | 0:11:30 | |
by people who'd drunk too much
alcohol ending up in hospital, | 0:11:30 | 0:11:33 | |
particularly during
the festive season. | 0:11:33 | 0:11:34 | |
Adina Campbell reports. | 0:11:34 | 0:11:35 | |
Two men have been charged
with terror offences by police | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
investigating an alleged plot
for an attack over Christmas. | 0:11:39 | 0:11:41 | |
Farhad Salah, from Sheffield,
and Andi Sami Star, | 0:11:41 | 0:11:44 | |
from Chesterfield, have been charged
with engaging in the preparation | 0:11:44 | 0:11:46 | |
of an act of terrorism
and will appear via video link | 0:11:46 | 0:11:49 | |
at Westminster Magistrates'
Court today. | 0:11:49 | 0:11:51 | |
They were among four men arrested
earlier in December. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
The former football star,
George Weah, has been elected | 0:11:54 | 0:11:56 | |
as Liberia's president. | 0:11:56 | 0:11:57 | |
With almost all ballots counted,
Mr Weah has a 61% share of the vote, | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
compared with 38% for his rival. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:03 | |
His win paves the way for the first
democratic transfer of power | 0:12:03 | 0:12:06 | |
in the West African
nation since 1944. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:15 | |
The British polar explorer Ben
Saunders, who we spoke to several | 0:12:15 | 0:12:19 | |
times on Rectus over the past year
or so, has been forced to abandon | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
his quest across the Antarctic after
he was left without enough food to | 0:12:23 | 0:12:28 | |
complete the journey. -- on
Breakfast. He was undertaking it in | 0:12:28 | 0:12:33 | |
memory of his friend Henry Worsley,
who died attempting to undertake it | 0:12:33 | 0:12:36 | |
alone last year. He is the first
Briton to have skied by himself to | 0:12:36 | 0:12:41 | |
both the north and south poles,
experience and all the preparation | 0:12:41 | 0:12:44 | |
he told us he had done, it sounds
like you fellow the final total. Sad | 0:12:44 | 0:12:48 | |
news. He will be really
disappointed. Yes, but I bet he | 0:12:48 | 0:12:52 | |
tries again. We will try to catch up
with him. | 0:12:52 | 0:12:56 | |
A bizarre plan involving
Mrs Thatcher and a panda travelling | 0:12:56 | 0:12:58 | |
to America via Concorde has been
revealed in newly released files | 0:12:58 | 0:13:01 | |
from Britain's official archive. | 0:13:01 | 0:13:02 | |
In January 1981 London Zoo wanted
to loan its male panda | 0:13:02 | 0:13:05 | |
to a zoo in Washington. | 0:13:05 | 0:13:07 | |
The then Prime Minister was asked
if she would like to travel | 0:13:07 | 0:13:10 | |
with the animal and oversee
the handover in order to boost | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
relations with the United States. | 0:13:13 | 0:13:15 | |
But Mrs Thatcher was having none
of it, reportedly saying that | 0:13:15 | 0:13:17 | |
"pandas and politicians
are not happy omens." | 0:13:17 | 0:13:33 | |
So she went and got on the plane on
her own, with an empty seat beside | 0:13:33 | 0:13:38 | |
her. No panda. That's a shame. It
would have been a great picture. | 0:13:38 | 0:13:42 | |
That brings you up to date with the
news. We will cross to Carol with | 0:13:42 | 0:13:49 | |
the weather shortly. It seems like
that snow is coming down thick and | 0:13:49 | 0:13:53 | |
fast. Couldn't be more of a contrast
with what is happening down under. | 0:13:53 | 0:13:57 | |
It is a bit wet, isn't it? Good
morning. Yes, it is the Australian | 0:13:57 | 0:14:03 | |
summer, you don't expect rain like
we are seeing in Melbourne at the | 0:14:03 | 0:14:07 | |
moment. You have to feel for
England. It is so ironic, the first | 0:14:07 | 0:14:11 | |
time in the entire series they have
looked like they were in a winning | 0:14:11 | 0:14:15 | |
position, fingers crossed. They can
still do it, of course. Then it | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
starts raining. It is extraordinary.
All this time. And they get the | 0:14:18 | 0:14:24 | |
English weather. It is almost like
England are having no luck. It is! | 0:14:24 | 0:14:30 | |
It is ironic, it has all happened at
the same time. | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
It's been a frustrating fourth day
of the fourth Ashes test | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
for England in Melbourne. | 0:14:36 | 0:14:37 | |
At the start they had
high hopes of winning, | 0:14:37 | 0:14:39 | |
as they led by 164 runs. | 0:14:39 | 0:14:43 | |
But defiance from David Warner
and Steve Smith and bad weather | 0:14:43 | 0:14:46 | |
means Australia are 103/2
in their second innings, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:48 | |
leaving England to hope
that the rain relents. | 0:14:48 | 0:15:00 | |
It looks like play will be called
for the day, though we are still on | 0:15:00 | 0:15:04 | |
confirmation on that. | 0:15:04 | 0:15:06 | |
Earlier Alastair Cook was left
unbeaten on 244 not out in England's | 0:15:06 | 0:15:09 | |
first innings. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:11 | |
Arsenal beat Crystal Palace 3-2
in a thriller at Selhurst Park | 0:15:11 | 0:15:15 | |
in the Premier League. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:16 | |
Alexis Sanchez scored two
of the Gunners' goals. | 0:15:16 | 0:15:22 | |
The Premier League's bottom club
Swansea have appointed the former | 0:15:22 | 0:15:25 | |
Sheffield Wednesday
boss Carlos Carvahal | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
as their new manager. | 0:15:27 | 0:15:30 | |
Carvalhal was sacked
by the Championship side | 0:15:30 | 0:15:32 | |
on Christmas Eve. | 0:15:32 | 0:15:34 | |
He's never managed in
the English top flight before. | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
Phil 'The Power' Taylor
is into the quarter-finals | 0:15:37 | 0:15:40 | |
of the PDC World Championship
after beating Keegan Brown 4-0. | 0:15:40 | 0:15:46 | |
The 16-time world champion
is playing in his final event before | 0:15:46 | 0:15:49 | |
retiring. | 0:15:49 | 0:15:55 | |
He will certainly be wanting to
leave on a high. That is all the | 0:15:55 | 0:16:00 | |
sport now. | 0:16:00 | 0:16:04 | |
A growing number of rural
communities are relying | 0:16:04 | 0:16:06 | |
on volunteers to keep
certain services going. | 0:16:06 | 0:16:08 | |
Cuts in funding means that
facilities that were traditionally | 0:16:08 | 0:16:11 | |
run either by local authorities
or private individuals are facing | 0:16:11 | 0:16:13 | |
the prospect of disappearing. | 0:16:13 | 0:16:15 | |
That means local people are offering
to operate them unpaid. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:17 | |
Danny Savage has visited one
town in North Yorkshire, | 0:16:17 | 0:16:20 | |
where it's becoming more
and more noticeable. | 0:16:20 | 0:16:25 | |
Deep in the North Yorkshire
countryside as the market town of | 0:16:25 | 0:16:29 | |
Helmsley. A bus community. But look
a bit closer and you will find a | 0:16:29 | 0:16:35 | |
trend here for a reliance on
volunteers. Every local business has | 0:16:35 | 0:16:39 | |
a different tree and they do it in
the different theme. You will find | 0:16:39 | 0:16:44 | |
it illustrated in the Paris -- the
parish church. But you're more | 0:16:44 | 0:16:49 | |
trees? 30 or more trees. Dozens of
local businesses have offered to | 0:16:49 | 0:16:53 | |
decorate it. What we got here, this
is wonderful with the Antiques | 0:16:53 | 0:16:58 | |
Roadshow, all the different experts,
from Bondgate antiques. There is | 0:16:58 | 0:17:04 | |
more volunteering these days because
of council cutbacks. The economy has | 0:17:04 | 0:17:08 | |
suffered and less funding has become
available, somebody must make up the | 0:17:08 | 0:17:13 | |
shortfall and we're looking in
Helmsley to see that people have | 0:17:13 | 0:17:17 | |
done that, several organisations in
town. It's a lovely community feel. | 0:17:17 | 0:17:23 | |
Helmsley is a community which relies
heavily on volunteers and it is not | 0:17:23 | 0:17:27 | |
alone. Other towns in this,
England's largest county, have taken | 0:17:27 | 0:17:32 | |
over bus services and even petrol
stations to stop them from | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
vanishing. The arts Centre and the
library are two entities that | 0:17:35 | 0:17:42 | |
wouldn't exist here if it wasn't for
locals giving up the time for free. | 0:17:42 | 0:17:49 | |
In the nearby walled garden, more
people are doing their bit, making | 0:17:49 | 0:17:53 | |
advent reads to me -- to raise money
for an assisted learning project. | 0:17:53 | 0:17:57 | |
Yes, we have some guidance staff
that lead, we have people who helped | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
direct in terms of maintenance and
Lisa has been helping out with the | 0:18:01 | 0:18:06 | |
reaps today but 75, 80% of the work
is done by volunteers. I've been a | 0:18:06 | 0:18:13 | |
lot more confident. I've had a great
big experience here. I've been able | 0:18:13 | 0:18:18 | |
to make friends. And yes, we are all
a family. And this is a rural town | 0:18:18 | 0:18:28 | |
which also needs people to step up
for vital roles on top of the day | 0:18:28 | 0:18:33 | |
job. Kris Lees and be as a
firefighter. Good to go? Yes. Good | 0:18:33 | 0:18:40 | |
to go. And in his 70s, he runs an
art gallery. -- Chris Lazenby. Just | 0:18:40 | 0:18:52 | |
myself, once the Gallic dream. Then,
a butcher and Gavin, a painter. The | 0:18:52 | 0:18:58 | |
nearest station with a crew ready to
go on station during the day as | 0:18:58 | 0:19:04 | |
molten. This is just a snapshot of
life in one country market town at | 0:19:04 | 0:19:12 | |
it shows the rise of vital
volunteering which keeps communities | 0:19:12 | 0:19:17 | |
functioning in 21st-century Britain. | 0:19:17 | 0:19:23 | |
Before the snow fell in North
Yorkshire. Let us look at the | 0:19:23 | 0:19:31 | |
papers. An optimistic feeling to the
cricket team. Lots of health stories | 0:19:31 | 0:19:37 | |
on the front pages. They are talking
about the best paid GP in Britain | 0:19:37 | 0:19:43 | |
earning over 700 grand from the NHS
and talking about trying to | 0:19:43 | 0:19:48 | |
challenge all will change the way
GPs pay because the times says it's | 0:19:48 | 0:19:52 | |
gone too far. We will take a look at
the back pages as well. The Daily | 0:19:52 | 0:20:00 | |
Mirror taking a look. Snow chaos.
Keeping you up-to-date with what is | 0:20:00 | 0:20:04 | |
happening around the country. Axing
hospital parking tax. Call it the | 0:20:04 | 0:20:12 | |
hospital parking charges to be cut.
The calls are growing as patients, | 0:20:12 | 0:20:18 | |
staff, visitors and MPs talk about
their outrage at the fees. The actor | 0:20:18 | 0:20:23 | |
James Norton, he is in a big BBC
drama coming up in the next few days | 0:20:23 | 0:20:30 | |
talking about Russians spying but
their lead story is accusing the | 0:20:30 | 0:20:35 | |
Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, tried
to rig the election, standing in the | 0:20:35 | 0:20:40 | |
way of the redrawing of constituency
boundaries to skew things in favour | 0:20:40 | 0:20:44 | |
Labour next time round. You've been
looking at this iPhone story? Loads | 0:20:44 | 0:20:51 | |
of iPhone users are going to be
furious. Apple apologising overnight | 0:20:51 | 0:20:58 | |
for deliberately slowing down.
IPhone users might think, you are | 0:20:58 | 0:21:03 | |
doing it. There is a full page in
the times. All those iPhones, iPads. | 0:21:03 | 0:21:15 | |
The boss is a $100 million man. That
includes $90 million worth of | 0:21:15 | 0:21:20 | |
shares. He will be able to get a
cheaper new battery for his iPhone. | 0:21:20 | 0:21:27 | |
An interesting one in the Telegraph.
Nasty bosses create less attention | 0:21:27 | 0:21:34 | |
than mood swinging Jekyll and Hyde
characters. A study done by the | 0:21:34 | 0:21:39 | |
University of Exeter that says if
you are occasionally nasty as a | 0:21:39 | 0:21:43 | |
boss, that can create less tension
that somebody who is consistently | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
mean. You are entitled... Somebody
who you know you're going to work | 0:21:46 | 0:21:54 | |
from your boss is going to be mean
everyday, that creates a lot of | 0:21:54 | 0:21:58 | |
tension but if you have a boss for
Di is out of five and on the fifth | 0:21:58 | 0:22:04 | |
day... I love the fact that our boss
is mean every day. It's consistent. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:10 | |
You don't have to second-guess his
mood. That is what the University of | 0:22:10 | 0:22:15 | |
Exeter is saying. What have you
spotted? Something that changes the | 0:22:15 | 0:22:20 | |
tone a little bit. If you have been
watching the football, over the | 0:22:20 | 0:22:32 | |
summer, this is Chris Lazenby, a
World Cup winner with England in the | 0:22:32 | 0:22:35 | |
under 17 's. England beat Spain 5-2
to win the tournament. This was the | 0:22:35 | 0:22:41 | |
top scorer. You think this
17-year-old, the world would be at | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
his feet. He has given his first
major interview and is used that to | 0:22:46 | 0:22:51 | |
talk about racial abuse has suffered
on the pitch. He says, when I am | 0:22:51 | 0:22:57 | |
racially abused I want to be left
alone to think about it. Is | 0:22:57 | 0:23:00 | |
highlighted about seven different
issues of racial abuse including | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
during the World Cup final whereas
Spanish opposition player was | 0:23:04 | 0:23:09 | |
goading his team-mate using the
monkey work and using the N word. He | 0:23:09 | 0:23:17 | |
is mentioned about seven different
incidents where he is asked beef and | 0:23:17 | 0:23:22 | |
Uefa for help. He is completely
frustrated because he feels all they | 0:23:22 | 0:23:29 | |
have given is a slap on the wrist
and they have not dealt with the | 0:23:29 | 0:23:33 | |
issue. A young 17-year-old boy, you
think you would be using this | 0:23:33 | 0:23:37 | |
platform to talk about his next
move. He is using that to call on | 0:23:37 | 0:23:42 | |
these authorities to do something
about the racial abuse. You have | 0:23:42 | 0:23:48 | |
been talking to a football boss. A
captain, maybe one day a boss. He | 0:23:48 | 0:23:53 | |
has done a masters in business
administration while he's been | 0:23:53 | 0:23:56 | |
playing for Manchester City, but
over the last few years, he's been | 0:23:56 | 0:24:03 | |
studying part-time. He told me about
how you managed to study for these | 0:24:03 | 0:24:08 | |
things while training, while going
to big matches. Thank you both of | 0:24:08 | 0:24:14 | |
you. | 0:24:14 | 0:24:21 | |
You have been sending in your
pictures. That is Laura with her a | 0:24:21 | 0:24:28 | |
climbing Ben Nevis. -- with her
cocker spaniel climbing Ben Nevis. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:38 | |
Sledging in North Wales. And Michael
has been enjoying his first taste of | 0:24:38 | 0:24:45 | |
snow.
I hope he hasn't been actually | 0:24:45 | 0:24:48 | |
tasting it. | 0:24:48 | 0:24:58 | |
And you can tweet
about today's stories | 0:24:58 | 0:25:03 | |
We found out yesterday. Behold
technique Carol de-ices, sprays. | 0:25:03 | 0:25:13 | |
Tina uses a CD cover. We suggested
she used Bryan Adams. I used to use | 0:25:13 | 0:25:20 | |
them. Just get out and use a
scraper. It scratches your | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
windscreen. Good morning. I heard
Bryan Adams there, you little | 0:25:24 | 0:25:31 | |
rascal. You are right about the
snow. Falling snow at the moment. | 0:25:31 | 0:25:39 | |
It's coming in across Lancashire and
Derbyshire. This covers the North | 0:25:39 | 0:25:47 | |
Midlands and also the North of
England. This is where will see | 0:25:47 | 0:25:52 | |
about 15 centimetres. Generally
about 2-5 centimetres. Some nasty | 0:25:52 | 0:26:00 | |
travelling conditions. Not that that
in Scotland and Northern Ireland, | 0:26:00 | 0:26:05 | |
ice will be a hazard. Still the risk
of ice, careening from the West | 0:26:05 | 0:26:13 | |
towards the east. Another warning
for wind across South Wales -- South | 0:26:13 | 0:26:19 | |
Wales and Southern counties of
England. We are looking at gusts to | 0:26:19 | 0:26:25 | |
severe gales. A lot going on with
the weather. If we follow the track | 0:26:25 | 0:26:30 | |
of | 0:26:30 | 0:26:31 | |
the weather. If we follow the track
of the snow, it moves across | 0:26:31 | 0:26:32 | |
northern England and pushes to the
North Sea. It moves across southern | 0:26:32 | 0:26:36 | |
and central Scotland and it will be
lasting into the afternoon. Still | 0:26:36 | 0:26:42 | |
some showers around. As we go
further south, the rain clears, the | 0:26:42 | 0:26:48 | |
wind picks up. Look at those
temperatures, not as cold as it has | 0:26:48 | 0:26:52 | |
been. In fact, last night the lowest
temperature in the land was in | 0:26:52 | 0:27:00 | |
Scotland. -12.9. Not quite the
coldest night of this year so far. | 0:27:00 | 0:27:05 | |
As we head on through Friday, you
can see the low pressure bringing | 0:27:05 | 0:27:10 | |
the snow away. We have another one
coming in across the South. It is | 0:27:10 | 0:27:18 | |
also going to be pretty windy.
Through tomorrow, the first band of | 0:27:18 | 0:27:22 | |
rain. There will be a lot of dry
weather as well. A lot of sunshine, | 0:27:22 | 0:27:30 | |
crisp winter sunshine and some
showers producing snow across | 0:27:30 | 0:27:33 | |
Scotland. But the difference in
temperature. 13 degrees in Plymouth. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:41 | |
A change of air mass and a change of
wind direction. You can see how the | 0:27:41 | 0:27:48 | |
rain pulls away onto the near
continent. Taking a swipe at eastern | 0:27:48 | 0:27:53 | |
parts of Scotland. Some more showery
outbreaks of rain. For the midnight | 0:27:53 | 0:27:59 | |
hour on New Year's Eve, it will be
cold, just not as cold as it has | 0:27:59 | 0:28:05 | |
been. Areas of cloud, showers in the
West and the South. The further east | 0:28:05 | 0:28:11 | |
you travel, it will be darker. The
drier it will be as well. That takes | 0:28:11 | 0:28:19 | |
us into New Year's Day. Low pressure
across the South will introduce some | 0:28:19 | 0:28:28 | |
wet weather and look how the house
-- look how the isobars come down | 0:28:28 | 0:28:31 | |
from the north which will be cold.
Lots going on with the weather. We | 0:28:31 | 0:28:37 | |
will get our money 's worth.
Certainly. | 0:28:37 | 0:28:41 | |
will get our money 's worth.
Certainly. Bearer of good news. | 0:28:41 | 0:28:52 | |
Let's get the news, travel and
weather where you are. Lots of roads | 0:28:52 | 0:28:55 | |
are affected. | 0:28:55 | 0:32:14 | |
in half an hour. | 0:32:14 | 0:32:16 | |
Plenty more on our website
at the usual address. | 0:32:16 | 0:32:18 | |
Bye for now. | 0:32:18 | 0:32:22 | |
Hello, this is Breakfast
with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty. | 0:32:22 | 0:32:25 | |
It's 06:30. | 0:32:25 | 0:32:26 | |
We'll bring you all the latest news
and sport in a moment, | 0:32:26 | 0:32:29 | |
but also on Breakfast this morning -
you don't normally associate | 0:32:29 | 0:32:32 | |
footballers with academia,
but after teaching himself to type, | 0:32:32 | 0:32:34 | |
Manchester City captain
Vincent Kompany has earned | 0:32:34 | 0:32:36 | |
a business degree. | 0:32:36 | 0:32:37 | |
Sean's been speaking to him
and he has some academic advice | 0:32:37 | 0:32:40 | |
for younger players. | 0:32:40 | 0:32:45 | |
From Life on Earth, to Blue Planet,
the BBC Natural History Unit has | 0:32:45 | 0:32:48 | |
been bringing the wonders
of wildlife into our homes | 0:32:48 | 0:32:51 | |
for 60 years. | 0:32:51 | 0:32:54 | |
We'll be finding out what its future
holds in a rapidly changing world. | 0:32:54 | 0:32:58 | |
We watched as he smashed the record
for circumnavigating the globe. | 0:32:58 | 0:33:02 | |
Now endurance cyclist Mark Beaumont
will be here to tell us how we can | 0:33:02 | 0:33:08 | |
all take on a sporting
challenge in 2018. | 0:33:08 | 0:33:14 | |
Maybe not quite as challenging as he
is, but we can all do something that | 0:33:14 | 0:33:18 | |
brave and exciting. -- as his. | 0:33:18 | 0:33:21 | |
Good morning. | 0:33:21 | 0:33:22 | |
Here's a summary of today's main
stories from BBC News. | 0:33:22 | 0:33:25 | |
Snow and ice are expected to cause
more disruption in parts | 0:33:25 | 0:33:28 | |
of the UK today. | 0:33:28 | 0:33:29 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel are "likely" | 0:33:29 | 0:33:32 | |
and is warning of
possible power cuts. | 0:33:32 | 0:33:34 | |
A yellow warning is in place
for snow and ice in Northern Ireland | 0:33:34 | 0:33:38 | |
and parts of England and southern
Scotland throughout the day. | 0:33:38 | 0:33:40 | |
There's an amber warning for areas
of the North Midlands, | 0:33:40 | 0:33:43 | |
Yorkshire and the North West
of England until 11am, | 0:33:43 | 0:33:46 | |
with heavy snow forecast around
the Southern Pennines. | 0:33:46 | 0:33:48 | |
Between 5 and 10 centimetres
of snow is expected, | 0:33:48 | 0:33:50 | |
with up to 15 centimetres
possible over higher ground. | 0:33:50 | 0:33:53 | |
Highways England is advising drivers
to plan their journey | 0:33:53 | 0:33:59 | |
before setting off. | 0:33:59 | 0:34:01 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 0:34:01 | 0:34:13 | |
Be aware that if you are going out
to work or visiting friends in the | 0:34:13 | 0:34:17 | |
early hours, there could still be
icy spots. The temperature could | 0:34:17 | 0:34:20 | |
change while we are at home, before
we come back in the in the morning. | 0:34:20 | 0:34:25 | |
It could rain and wash the salt
away. The conditions are constantly | 0:34:25 | 0:34:29 | |
changing at this time of year. Even
with the detailed forecast we get, | 0:34:29 | 0:34:33 | |
we cannot always get it 100% right. | 0:34:33 | 0:34:37 | |
This is the scene on the M62
near Huddersfield in West Yorkshire | 0:34:37 | 0:34:40 | |
this morning where conditions
are deteriorating. | 0:34:40 | 0:34:42 | |
Highways England says its gritting
teams have been working around | 0:34:42 | 0:34:44 | |
the clock on routes
like this one but disruption | 0:34:44 | 0:34:47 | |
for commuters is likely. | 0:34:47 | 0:34:57 | |
12 people have died at a fire at an
apartment building in New York. | 0:34:57 | 0:35:02 | |
Emergency services said four people
are critically ill and at least | 0:35:02 | 0:35:05 | |
15 are injured. | 0:35:05 | 0:35:06 | |
The fire broke out last night
on the third floor of a five-story | 0:35:06 | 0:35:09 | |
building in the Bronx
area of the city. | 0:35:09 | 0:35:12 | |
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio says
this is the city's worst apartment | 0:35:12 | 0:35:15 | |
building fire in decades. | 0:35:15 | 0:35:16 | |
At least a dozen people have been
killed after a fire broke out as an | 0:35:16 | 0:35:20 | |
office complex in Mumbai. The blaze
is said to have broken out in a | 0:35:20 | 0:35:25 | |
restaurant and spread quickly. | 0:35:25 | 0:35:27 | |
The technology company, Apple,
has apologised to customers | 0:35:27 | 0:35:29 | |
after admitting it had deliberately
slowed down older iphone models. | 0:35:29 | 0:35:32 | |
Some customers accused the company
of using the measure to encourage | 0:35:32 | 0:35:35 | |
people to upgrade. | 0:35:35 | 0:35:36 | |
But Apple said it had been intended
to prolong the device's life | 0:35:36 | 0:35:39 | |
and prevent sudden shutdowns. | 0:35:39 | 0:35:40 | |
The company said it would offer
replacement batteries | 0:35:40 | 0:35:42 | |
at a discounted price. | 0:35:42 | 0:35:44 | |
Patients are being encouraged
to check their symptoms online | 0:35:44 | 0:35:46 | |
before they go to their GP. | 0:35:46 | 0:35:48 | |
It comes as part of three-step
advice from the Royal College | 0:35:48 | 0:35:51 | |
of GPs. | 0:35:51 | 0:35:52 | |
It says we should consider
whether or not we can just look | 0:35:52 | 0:35:55 | |
after the problem ourselves. | 0:35:55 | 0:36:02 | |
It recommends using a reputable
online resource to check out advice | 0:36:02 | 0:36:06 | |
and symptoms, such as the NHS
Choices website. And seeking advice | 0:36:06 | 0:36:08 | |
or treatment from a pharmacist. | 0:36:08 | 0:36:22 | |
The head of the NHS in England
is considering making mobile alcohol | 0:36:22 | 0:36:25 | |
recovery centres, known
as drunk tanks, a permanent | 0:36:25 | 0:36:27 | |
feature across England. | 0:36:27 | 0:36:28 | |
It's thought the centres could ease
pressure on Accident | 0:36:28 | 0:36:30 | |
and Emergency Units
and ambulance services. | 0:36:30 | 0:36:32 | |
Simon Stevens said too many
resources were being taken up | 0:36:32 | 0:36:34 | |
by people who'd drunk too much
alcohol, particularly | 0:36:34 | 0:36:37 | |
during the festive season. | 0:36:37 | 0:36:42 | |
Two men have been charged with
terror offences by police | 0:36:42 | 0:36:46 | |
investigating an alleged plot over
Christmas. The two men have been | 0:36:46 | 0:36:52 | |
charged with engaging in the
preparation of an act of terrorism. | 0:36:52 | 0:36:55 | |
They will appear by video link at
Westminster Majesty 's Court later | 0:36:55 | 0:36:59 | |
today. They were among four men
arrested earlier in December. | 0:36:59 | 0:37:07 | |
The British polar explorer
Ben Saunders has been forced | 0:37:07 | 0:37:09 | |
to abandon his quest to cross
Antarctica unassisted, | 0:37:09 | 0:37:11 | |
after he was left without enough
food to complete his journey. | 0:37:11 | 0:37:15 | |
He was undertaking the feat
in memory of his friend | 0:37:15 | 0:37:17 | |
Henry Worsley, who died attempting
the journey alone last year. | 0:37:17 | 0:37:20 | |
Saunders is only the third person
in history, and the first Briton, | 0:37:20 | 0:37:23 | |
to have skied by himself to both
the North and South poles. | 0:37:23 | 0:37:30 | |
That is the news this morning. We
will get the latest weather from | 0:37:30 | 0:37:37 | |
Carol in a moment. We are talking
about the weather down under as | 0:37:37 | 0:37:41 | |
well! Absolutely. The rain means
there is no play possible today at | 0:37:41 | 0:37:46 | |
all. So ironic, the British weather
arrives just on the day that England | 0:37:46 | 0:37:51 | |
bring their a game to the Ashes. --
A-game. A frustrating fourth day of | 0:37:51 | 0:38:00 | |
the fourth Ashes test for England's
cricketers in Melbourne, with | 0:38:00 | 0:38:04 | |
untimely rain denying them the
chance to press for that first | 0:38:04 | 0:38:07 | |
victory of the series against
Australia. It has been a miserable | 0:38:07 | 0:38:13 | |
one up until now, and now the
weather is reflecting it. Australia | 0:38:13 | 0:38:19 | |
finished on 103-2, but the incessant
rain means no play was possible in | 0:38:19 | 0:38:23 | |
the last two hours. You and will try
again on the final day tomorrow. | 0:38:23 | 0:38:27 | |
Alastair Cook remained unbeaten on
244 after that incredible feat | 0:38:27 | 0:38:32 | |
yesterday. England were bowled out
for 491. | 0:38:32 | 0:38:37 | |
Crystal Palace's recent resurgence
stalled as they were beaten 3-2 | 0:38:37 | 0:38:40 | |
by Arsenal in an enthralling
Premier League match at Selhurst | 0:38:40 | 0:38:42 | |
Park. | 0:38:42 | 0:38:43 | |
Arsenal were 1-0 up at half-time
before a great finish | 0:38:43 | 0:38:45 | |
from Andros Townsend put Palace
level, Bbt the Gunners soon struck | 0:38:45 | 0:38:48 | |
back, Alexis Sanchez regaining
the lead after an hour. | 0:38:48 | 0:38:51 | |
A few minutes later the Chilean
controlled a superb pass | 0:38:51 | 0:38:53 | |
from Jack Wilshere to make it 3-1. | 0:38:53 | 0:39:09 | |
Palace scored a late goal
but Arsenal held on to take | 0:39:09 | 0:39:12 | |
all three points. | 0:39:12 | 0:39:14 | |
Crystal Palace have made some
results at home in the final | 0:39:14 | 0:39:18 | |
minutes, and of all, we looked
forward to it, but not at all any | 0:39:18 | 0:39:24 | |
more. I believe we played a good
game. We scored goals again today. | 0:39:24 | 0:39:32 | |
The Premier League's bottom club
Swansea have appointed the former | 0:39:32 | 0:39:34 | |
Sheffield Wednesday
boss Carlos Carvahal | 0:39:34 | 0:39:36 | |
as their new manager. | 0:39:36 | 0:39:37 | |
Carvalhal was sacked
by the Championship side | 0:39:37 | 0:39:39 | |
on Christmas Eve. | 0:39:39 | 0:39:40 | |
He's never managed in
the English top flight before. | 0:39:40 | 0:39:51 | |
Phil 'The Power' Taylor has breezed
into the quarter-finals of the PDC | 0:39:51 | 0:39:55 | |
World Championship with a 4-0
victory over Keegan Brown | 0:39:55 | 0:39:57 | |
The 16-time world champion
is playing in his farewell event | 0:39:57 | 0:40:00 | |
and made light work of the former
world youth champion, | 0:40:00 | 0:40:03 | |
finishing with a 106 check out. | 0:40:03 | 0:40:04 | |
He will play two-time former
champion, Scotland's Gary Anderson | 0:40:04 | 0:40:07 | |
next. | 0:40:07 | 0:40:19 | |
That is all the sport. Good stuff.
All those people down under, posting | 0:40:19 | 0:40:27 | |
on Facebook pictures of sunshine
while we have our winter. Who's | 0:40:27 | 0:40:30 | |
laughing now? Probably them, it is
still better than we have today, but | 0:40:30 | 0:40:35 | |
a repression change. -- refreshing
change. Now, with all this poor | 0:40:35 | 0:40:42 | |
weather, many of us get the Sioux
Falls, we overindulge over | 0:40:42 | 0:40:45 | |
Christmas. When these things happen,
some people think they have to go | 0:40:45 | 0:40:51 | |
straight to the GP and get sorted.
Now it is changing. | 0:40:51 | 0:40:54 | |
Patients are being encouraged
to check their symptoms online | 0:40:54 | 0:40:56 | |
before going to their GP. | 0:40:56 | 0:40:58 | |
It comes as part of three-step
advice from the Royal College | 0:40:58 | 0:41:01 | |
of GPs. | 0:41:01 | 0:41:01 | |
It says we should consider
whether or not we can just look | 0:41:01 | 0:41:05 | |
after the problem ourselves. | 0:41:05 | 0:41:06 | |
It recommends using a reputable
online resource to check out advice | 0:41:06 | 0:41:09 | |
and symptoms, such as
the NHS Choices website. | 0:41:09 | 0:41:11 | |
And seeking advice or treatment
from a pharmacist. | 0:41:11 | 0:41:13 | |
We can now speak to
Helen Stokes-Lampard, | 0:41:13 | 0:41:15 | |
Chair of the Royal College of GPs. | 0:41:15 | 0:41:21 | |
Let's find | 0:41:21 | 0:41:22 | |
And good morning. Don't people
already go online and check their | 0:41:25 | 0:41:32 | |
symptoms? Maybe too much? Must we be
told? It is interesting. Some people | 0:41:32 | 0:41:37 | |
are quick to go online and check and
in fact health-related issues are | 0:41:37 | 0:41:41 | |
some of the most sought-after items
on the internet. Some people don't. | 0:41:41 | 0:41:45 | |
Some people, they think they have a
sore throat or some indigestion and | 0:41:45 | 0:41:49 | |
so they must speak to the GP. So we
are saying, before you pick up the | 0:41:49 | 0:41:54 | |
phone book an appointment, think.
Can you sort this out yourself? Is | 0:41:54 | 0:41:57 | |
there something in the cupboard at
home which will help you? | 0:41:57 | 0:42:02 | |
Indigestion tablets, paracetamol,
insect cream? Or it could be that | 0:42:02 | 0:42:07 | |
you go online because something
strange is happening and you just | 0:42:07 | 0:42:10 | |
want to be sure, it doesn't feel
terrible, but you want to check it | 0:42:10 | 0:42:14 | |
out. I am not talking about random
Google searches, but a reputable | 0:42:14 | 0:42:17 | |
website, like NHS Choices, which is
written by doctors and nurses for | 0:42:17 | 0:42:24 | |
patients, that can be helpful. Also,
ask your pharmacist. We | 0:42:24 | 0:42:29 | |
underestimate how well-trained they
are. They are a brilliant source of | 0:42:29 | 0:42:33 | |
information, they are not just there
to sell you pills, they are there to | 0:42:33 | 0:42:37 | |
give you advice when you do not need
treatment. Isn't the danger that the | 0:42:37 | 0:42:41 | |
hidden message here is, basically,
think twice before going to the | 0:42:41 | 0:42:44 | |
doctor? There is a danger that vital
symptoms might be missed, that you | 0:42:44 | 0:42:48 | |
end up going to the too late when
you could have had treatment or had | 0:42:48 | 0:42:53 | |
something diagnosed sooner? Of
course there is a small risk of | 0:42:53 | 0:42:56 | |
that. At the end of the day, the
NHS, UK GPs will be seeing over 1 | 0:42:56 | 0:43:01 | |
million patients today anyway.
Demand is rising constantly and we | 0:43:01 | 0:43:05 | |
are short of GPs and nurses. What we
want to be doing is reserving those | 0:43:05 | 0:43:09 | |
appointments for those patients who
really need them. The people with | 0:43:09 | 0:43:14 | |
chronic diseases, who need long-term
care and lots of looking after, but | 0:43:14 | 0:43:17 | |
also those with the nasty
infections, once in a may not need | 0:43:17 | 0:43:22 | |
antibiotics, who need to be checked
out to make sure something serious | 0:43:22 | 0:43:25 | |
is not going on. We are talking
about a mild things. If you are | 0:43:25 | 0:43:29 | |
frightened or you don't know what is
going on, of course, go and see your | 0:43:29 | 0:43:33 | |
GP. But if just 5% of people who
wanted to book an appointment today | 0:43:33 | 0:43:38 | |
could get self-help or CFR misses or
salt themselves out by going online, | 0:43:38 | 0:43:42 | |
actually, that would save 50,000
appointments for those who really | 0:43:42 | 0:43:44 | |
need it. This is about using NHS
resources in the best possible way | 0:43:44 | 0:43:49 | |
but also saving time for people as
well. Why would you come to the | 0:43:49 | 0:43:53 | |
surgery and wait in a waiting room
at lots of other people with | 0:43:53 | 0:43:57 | |
infectious illnesses if you don't
really have to do. This is about | 0:43:57 | 0:44:00 | |
common sense and pragmatism,
empowering people for self care, but | 0:44:00 | 0:44:04 | |
not turning them away. That isn't
what we are about. The NHS is there | 0:44:04 | 0:44:11 | |
for us when we needed. I can almost
hear people into the studios saying, | 0:44:11 | 0:44:15 | |
I wish I could get a GP apartment
when I needed, is difficult enough. | 0:44:15 | 0:44:19 | |
When you say going to a repeatable
website, to check the symptoms, what | 0:44:19 | 0:44:24 | |
does that mean? If you put
tonsillitis or cold into a search | 0:44:24 | 0:44:28 | |
engine and you get so many results.
How do you know where to go? Begin | 0:44:28 | 0:44:32 | |
with NHS Choices. Go there to start
with. Don't use Google or one of the | 0:44:32 | 0:44:38 | |
random website searches because you
could end up at anything. What you | 0:44:38 | 0:44:42 | |
need is advice from a UK-based site,
not that other countries don't give | 0:44:42 | 0:44:45 | |
good health advice, it actually, the
routes through the NHS are only | 0:44:45 | 0:44:51 | |
really available on British websites
and the NHS site is really well | 0:44:51 | 0:44:54 | |
written. It is well explained and it
is up-to-date. So many websites are | 0:44:54 | 0:44:58 | |
written years ago and then forgotten
about, and you can still find them | 0:44:58 | 0:45:02 | |
in a search and come across
information which is simply wrong. | 0:45:02 | 0:45:05 | |
Start with the NHS Choices website
and you cannot go wrong. Some of | 0:45:05 | 0:45:09 | |
them can be worrying, they tell you
all sorts of symptoms and you think | 0:45:09 | 0:45:13 | |
you have everything going. Yes, if
user random site goodness knows what | 0:45:13 | 0:45:16 | |
you could end up with. I had a
patient not so long ago who thought | 0:45:16 | 0:45:21 | |
he had leprosy. He had no such
thing. That is almost unheard of in | 0:45:21 | 0:45:24 | |
the UK. But he had googled his
symptoms and he was genuinely | 0:45:24 | 0:45:28 | |
frightened. That doesn't help
anybody. Begin with a website like | 0:45:28 | 0:45:31 | |
NHS Choices, and if the advice on
that is to clearly get help, of | 0:45:31 | 0:45:36 | |
course, come and see us. That is
what we are there four. Yes, it can | 0:45:36 | 0:45:40 | |
be difficult to get a GP
appointment. We are thousands of GPs | 0:45:40 | 0:45:43 | |
short at the moment. We are trying
to preserve the resources we have | 0:45:43 | 0:45:47 | |
for those who need it. At the end of
the day, if you are frightened, ask | 0:45:47 | 0:45:51 | |
us. | 0:45:51 | 0:45:58 | |
Time to talk to Carol and find out
what is happening with the weather. | 0:45:58 | 0:46:02 | |
A beautiful vista. We are expecting
it to be really cold last night. Did | 0:46:02 | 0:46:08 | |
we get some records?
The lowest temperature was recorded | 0:46:08 | 0:46:14 | |
in Scotland. The mercury dipped to
-12.3. Now, it is risen to -3.7. The | 0:46:14 | 0:46:23 | |
front is different condition is
coming in. The Met Office has a | 0:46:23 | 0:46:31 | |
warning. Here, we can see on high
ground, up to 15 centimetres. That | 0:46:31 | 0:46:38 | |
is six inches. Lower levels, 3-5
centimetres. Do take extra care. Ice | 0:46:38 | 0:46:47 | |
across Scotland and Northern
Ireland. Across parts of England as | 0:46:47 | 0:46:51 | |
well. We have another warning as
well. Strong winds across South | 0:46:51 | 0:46:57 | |
Wales in southern England.
Especially across the English | 0:46:57 | 0:47:01 | |
Channel where we will have gusts to
gale force. You are catching a ferry | 0:47:01 | 0:47:06 | |
or a vote of any sort, keep that in
mind. As we go through the morning, | 0:47:06 | 0:47:13 | |
it's falling across Derbyshire and
Lancashire. Continuing to edge | 0:47:13 | 0:47:17 | |
northwards and eastwards. Continuing
through southern and central | 0:47:17 | 0:47:21 | |
Scotland. We'll have it through much
of the afternoon with showers coming | 0:47:21 | 0:47:27 | |
through. A lot of dry weather and
sunshine. Strong winds. Some | 0:47:27 | 0:47:34 | |
thunderstorms across parts of the
south-west and South Wales. That | 0:47:34 | 0:47:38 | |
will continue through the day. Note
that temperatures. Eight, nine and | 0:47:38 | 0:47:45 | |
11. Still cold. We have the falling
snow. As we head through the rest of | 0:47:45 | 0:47:51 | |
Friday to Saturday, the low pressure
pushes away. We have the tale it | 0:47:51 | 0:47:54 | |
coming in right behind it for
Saturday. That's going to be | 0:47:54 | 0:47:58 | |
introducing more rain. -- the tail
end. Once again, it's going to be | 0:47:58 | 0:48:03 | |
windy. Here comes the second band of
rain. A lot of dry weather. A lot of | 0:48:03 | 0:48:12 | |
summer and winter sunshine. --
sorry, winter. Wintry across the | 0:48:12 | 0:48:18 | |
north. Note the difference in the
temperature. For New Year's Eve, | 0:48:18 | 0:48:25 | |
still unsaddled in the south. We got
some rain flirting with the eastern | 0:48:25 | 0:48:31 | |
Scotland and some more rain coming
in from the West but | 0:48:31 | 0:48:34 | |
temperature-wise, something a wee
bit more respectable. Heading out | 0:48:34 | 0:48:40 | |
into New Year's Day, it's going to
be cold, not as cold as we have seen | 0:48:40 | 0:48:46 | |
but still cold. We see some showers,
mostly in the west and south. | 0:48:46 | 0:48:55 | |
Something to bear in mind. A quick
look at what is happening on New | 0:48:55 | 0:49:00 | |
Year's Day. Wet and windy conditions
in the south. Quite showery in the | 0:49:00 | 0:49:06 | |
north. I think it was wishful
thinking, slipping | 0:49:06 | 0:49:16 | |
north. I think it was wishful
thinking, slipping in the summer | 0:49:16 | 0:49:16 | |
worked there.
We've got to be optimistic at times. | 0:49:16 | 0:49:22 | |
Absolutely. Let's get rid of all
this cold weather. You have the | 0:49:22 | 0:49:27 | |
power to do this, you just choose
not to. If only, if only. | 0:49:27 | 0:49:34 | |
Now, footballers may not normally be
associated with academic success, | 0:49:34 | 0:49:38 | |
but Vincent Kompany,
captain of the Premier League | 0:49:38 | 0:49:41 | |
leaders Manchester City has just
graduated with a Masters in Business | 0:49:41 | 0:49:43 | |
Administration. | 0:49:43 | 0:49:49 | |
Sean's here - you've been
talking to him about this. | 0:49:49 | 0:49:53 | |
Are you saying that he had no fun as
a kid and that is why he is | 0:49:53 | 0:49:58 | |
celebrating? I think there was some
kind of compliment in there | 0:49:58 | 0:50:01 | |
somewhere. You have been speaking to
Vincent Kompany has turned this on | 0:50:01 | 0:50:07 | |
his head. He's gone back to school.
He's done a masters in business | 0:50:07 | 0:50:14 | |
administration. People with
experience in business in some way. | 0:50:14 | 0:50:21 | |
He decided to do a course, which is
quite expensive, you can do it is -- | 0:50:21 | 0:50:28 | |
beside people from the business
world. You have to focus on one | 0:50:28 | 0:50:34 | |
particular area. Vincent Kompany did
this part-time over the last few | 0:50:34 | 0:50:37 | |
years. Between playing and training
and when he was injured. He focused | 0:50:37 | 0:50:43 | |
on how you might run a football club
a bit differently, particularly | 0:50:43 | 0:50:48 | |
Premier League football clubs. He
looked at home advantage. You have | 0:50:48 | 0:50:52 | |
more chance of winning at home. He
thought that Premier League teams | 0:50:52 | 0:50:56 | |
should invest much more into
creating a better atmosphere at | 0:50:56 | 0:51:01 | |
home, taking advantage of that home
advantage. One way is cutting ticket | 0:51:01 | 0:51:05 | |
prices for families. You would have
a much better atmosphere in a better | 0:51:05 | 0:51:12 | |
product to sell. Click the fan is
part of the product. Quite | 0:51:12 | 0:51:16 | |
interesting. I caught up with him
and had a chat with him. We went to | 0:51:16 | 0:51:22 | |
the John Rylands library in
Manchester which is part of the | 0:51:22 | 0:51:25 | |
business School there. | 0:51:25 | 0:51:27 | |
Vincent Kompany, too - Time Premier
League winner. --- -- 2- time. | 0:51:34 | 0:51:45 | |
Captain of Belgium, captain of
Manchester City. 72 caps? 74, 70 | 0:51:45 | 0:51:53 | |
five. And now pop -- and now master
of business administration. It feels | 0:51:53 | 0:52:00 | |
like it was the hardest to come by.
Being academic just was not | 0:52:00 | 0:52:07 | |
something for me. As you start
talking to lawyers and accountants | 0:52:07 | 0:52:11 | |
and the more you kind of advance,
the less you understand and it was | 0:52:11 | 0:52:15 | |
frustrating, I really hated that an
Indian, I I was going to put my -- | 0:52:15 | 0:52:20 | |
put myself through studies and find
out what they were talking about. I | 0:52:20 | 0:52:24 | |
take pride because it was out of my
comfort zone. I kind of felt like | 0:52:24 | 0:52:28 | |
this was what my mother would be
proud of when she passed away ten | 0:52:28 | 0:52:32 | |
years ago. She wanted me to do well
and academics. Having a hat like | 0:52:32 | 0:52:37 | |
this isn't something you would
normally see a professional | 0:52:37 | 0:52:42 | |
footballer still playing. I tell you
what, it came by luck as well | 0:52:42 | 0:52:47 | |
because I was looking for something
I could fit into my schedule. I | 0:52:47 | 0:52:51 | |
didn't really know what I was
putting myself through. Somebody | 0:52:51 | 0:52:55 | |
gave me this pile of books. I have
no skills whatsoever. They even | 0:52:55 | 0:53:00 | |
burned myself to type. I was typing
like this. It's a problem. It was | 0:53:00 | 0:53:07 | |
more about giving up. Feeling that
there is beauty in this craft, that | 0:53:07 | 0:53:15 | |
you don't have to set yourself
limits. I got something I didn't | 0:53:15 | 0:53:20 | |
expect. Vincent Kompany, the
student, you've got deadlines, you | 0:53:20 | 0:53:26 | |
are... Problem. Honestly, a few
deadlines where I was travelling | 0:53:26 | 0:53:30 | |
left, right and centre. I don't have
Wi-Fi because I'm in some remote | 0:53:30 | 0:53:35 | |
corner of the world playing
football. Your team-mates, were they | 0:53:35 | 0:53:39 | |
aware you are doing a masters? When
I went digital, I was on my laptop | 0:53:39 | 0:53:43 | |
like everybody else and it was
easier to hide it in the very | 0:53:43 | 0:53:48 | |
beginning, I had to take it. It does
help when you are captain of | 0:53:48 | 0:53:53 | |
Manchester City. Or it doesn't, I
don't know. If you have had | 0:53:53 | 0:53:57 | |
something as you are coming through
the system as a teenager, would that | 0:53:57 | 0:54:01 | |
help would fall as more? It's a very
interesting question because I think | 0:54:01 | 0:54:05 | |
its relevant for wet football will
go in the next ten, 15 years. If I | 0:54:05 | 0:54:12 | |
was heading an academy in England, I
would actually say to anybody, yes, | 0:54:12 | 0:54:19 | |
go back to school, I don't care how
many hours of training he wants to | 0:54:19 | 0:54:24 | |
do. You gain more intelligence, I
can still use it on the pitch. | 0:54:24 | 0:54:29 | |
Sounds like a message or mother
would like. It is definitely a | 0:54:29 | 0:54:32 | |
message my mother passed on.
Basically, you are hearing my | 0:54:32 | 0:54:36 | |
mother. And a lot of mothers and
fathers around the country. It would | 0:54:36 | 0:54:46 | |
be interesting to see what he wants
to do with it. A coach or a Chief | 0:54:46 | 0:54:51 | |
Executive? Is nowhere near deciding.
Those skills, they could go towards | 0:54:51 | 0:54:55 | |
boat. Maybe some merging of the two.
Youngsters need someone like him to | 0:54:55 | 0:55:03 | |
aspire to. But not thinking beyond
injury. What to do with it. So many | 0:55:03 | 0:55:11 | |
footballers do not make it. We
talked about so much. If you wanted | 0:55:11 | 0:55:15 | |
to catch the whole of the interview,
there is going to be a pod cast. You | 0:55:15 | 0:55:20 | |
can subscribe to that. That would be
a longer version. That would be out | 0:55:20 | 0:55:24 | |
next week. You are advertising
another programme? As it's Christmas | 0:55:24 | 0:55:30 | |
time. Christmas is gone. And that
was his mortar board? Yes, we had it | 0:55:30 | 0:55:39 | |
all. Perhaps you may be nursing a
hangover during the festive period. | 0:55:39 | 0:55:49 | |
If you are and it's one of those
mornings were you think, and that | 0:55:49 | 0:55:53 | |
there's enough, I'm going to cut
down on booze that have no idea, we | 0:55:53 | 0:55:57 | |
will have some people who done it
and you are doing it. They have some | 0:55:57 | 0:56:02 | |
realistic tips. It is not just stop
immediately. We are not | 0:56:02 | 0:59:25 | |
in half an hour. | 0:59:25 | 0:59:26 | |
Plenty more on our website
at the usual address. | 0:59:26 | 0:59:32 | |
Hello, this is Breakfast,
with Charlie Stayt and Naga | 0:59:50 | 0:59:53 | |
Munchetty. | 0:59:53 | 0:59:54 | |
-- Jon Kay. | 0:59:54 | 0:59:56 | |
It's Friday, 29 December. | 0:59:56 | 1:00:02 | |
Warning of snow and ice disruption
for many. Here is the scene in | 1:00:02 | 1:00:06 | |
Yorkshire. Conditions have been
deteriorating quickly. Drivers are | 1:00:06 | 1:00:11 | |
being asked to plan their journeys
carefully and take extra | 1:00:11 | 1:00:14 | |
precautions.
The Met Office has an amber weather | 1:00:14 | 1:00:18 | |
warning out for heavy snow across
the Midlands and northern England. | 1:00:18 | 1:00:25 | |
It is all moving north into southern
and central Scotland. I will have | 1:00:25 | 1:00:28 | |
more later. | 1:00:28 | 1:00:30 | |
Also this morning, patients are
being advised to look up their | 1:00:48 | 1:00:52 | |
medical conditions online before
visiting their GP under new guidance | 1:00:52 | 1:00:55 | |
from medical leaders. At least 12
people are killed in a blaze in a | 1:00:55 | 1:01:00 | |
New York apartment building, the
city's worst fire in 25 years. | 1:01:00 | 1:01:05 | |
Apple has apologised for slowing
down older iphones - | 1:01:05 | 1:01:08 | |
I'll have more on that shortly,
plus I've been chatting | 1:01:08 | 1:01:11 | |
to Manchester City captain | 1:01:11 | 1:01:12 | |
and recent graduate Vincent Kompany
about why he's just finished | 1:01:12 | 1:01:15 | |
a business degree. | 1:01:15 | 1:01:15 | |
In sport, a combination of David
Warner and bad weather have | 1:01:15 | 1:01:18 | |
frustrated England on the fourth day
of the fourth test against | 1:01:18 | 1:01:21 | |
Australia. | 1:01:21 | 1:01:22 | |
Good morning. | 1:01:22 | 1:01:22 | |
First, our main story. | 1:01:22 | 1:01:23 | |
Snow and ice are expected to cause
more disruption in parts | 1:01:23 | 1:01:26 | |
of the UK today. | 1:01:26 | 1:01:28 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel are "likely" | 1:01:28 | 1:01:31 | |
and is warning of
possible power cuts. | 1:01:31 | 1:01:33 | |
A yellow warning is in place
for snow and ice in Northern Ireland | 1:01:33 | 1:01:37 | |
and parts of England
and southern Scotland | 1:01:37 | 1:01:38 | |
throughout the day. | 1:01:38 | 1:01:39 | |
There's an amber warning for areas
of the North Midlands, | 1:01:39 | 1:01:42 | |
Yorkshire and the North West
of England until 11am, | 1:01:42 | 1:01:44 | |
with heavy snow forecast around
the Southern Pennines. | 1:01:44 | 1:01:47 | |
Between 5 and 10 centimetres
of snow is expected, | 1:01:47 | 1:01:49 | |
with up to 15 centimetres
possible over higher ground. | 1:01:49 | 1:01:53 | |
And sub-zero temperatures have
been recorded overnight, | 1:01:53 | 1:01:57 | |
with lows of minus 12
in northern scotland. | 1:01:57 | 1:02:03 | |
Highways England is advising drivers
to plan their journey carefully | 1:02:03 | 1:02:06 | |
before setting off. | 1:02:06 | 1:02:06 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 1:02:06 | 1:02:09 | |
Be aware that if you are going out
to work or visiting friends | 1:02:09 | 1:02:12 | |
in the early hours,
there could still be icy spots. | 1:02:12 | 1:02:15 | |
The temperature could change
while we are at home, | 1:02:15 | 1:02:18 | |
before we come back
in the in the morning. | 1:02:18 | 1:02:20 | |
It could snow, it could rain
and wash the salt away. | 1:02:20 | 1:02:23 | |
The conditions are constantly
changing at this time of year. | 1:02:23 | 1:02:26 | |
Even with the detailed forecast
we get, we cannot always get | 1:02:26 | 1:02:29 | |
it 100% right. | 1:02:29 | 1:02:31 | |
Clare Fallon is near the M62
motorway in West Yorkshire | 1:02:31 | 1:02:33 | |
for us this morning. | 1:02:33 | 1:02:35 | |
She pulled the BBC Brett has short
straw this morning. -- BBC | 1:02:35 | 1:02:40 | |
Breakfast. We feel guilty. Talk us
through it, how was it so far? Cold! | 1:02:40 | 1:02:50 | |
It is very, very cold where we are.
The snow has been coming down for | 1:02:50 | 1:02:55 | |
just over one hour one hour. At
times it has been heavier than this. | 1:02:55 | 1:03:02 | |
The 62 is doing well at the moment.
We are told the gritters have been | 1:03:02 | 1:03:07 | |
out in force all night and that is
obvious when we look at a motorway | 1:03:07 | 1:03:11 | |
here this morning. The traffic is
doing pretty well. But this is a | 1:03:11 | 1:03:15 | |
motorway which has been gritted.
There will be some small roads which | 1:03:15 | 1:03:19 | |
the gritters haven't got to. We are
being told that on higher ground | 1:03:19 | 1:03:24 | |
like this, in the north of England,
we could potentially get about 15 | 1:03:24 | 1:03:28 | |
centimetres of snow in some places.
That is why we have this amber | 1:03:28 | 1:03:34 | |
weather warning which is in place,
warning us to be prepared in much of | 1:03:34 | 1:03:38 | |
the north of England and also in the
north of the Midlands. That means | 1:03:38 | 1:03:43 | |
the advice to people heading out on
the roads this morning is to try to | 1:03:43 | 1:03:47 | |
take some measures to protect
yourself, really. Don't go out if | 1:03:47 | 1:03:50 | |
you don't have too. If you do have
to do, do things lack making sure | 1:03:50 | 1:03:55 | |
you have a shovel in the car with
you, making sure you are wrapped up | 1:03:55 | 1:03:59 | |
warm, you have a blanket, some food
and water. Because if you do get | 1:03:59 | 1:04:03 | |
stuck, you are going to be very
cold, and the driving conditions | 1:04:03 | 1:04:07 | |
will be difficult. A.k.a., Clare,
don't you get stuck either. -- OK. | 1:04:07 | 1:04:16 | |
That happen to me once on an outside
broadcast, I had to sleep on a farm. | 1:04:16 | 1:04:21 | |
That is a whole other story, isn't
it? Well, Carol has the weather. I | 1:04:21 | 1:04:26 | |
think these warnings need some
explaining? Well, the amber warning | 1:04:26 | 1:04:30 | |
is of course issued by the Met
Office. Be prepared for those kinds | 1:04:30 | 1:04:35 | |
of circumstances. 15 centimetres of
lying snow is a lot, it is six | 1:04:35 | 1:04:39 | |
inches. At lower levels we are
looking at 3-5 centimetres. That can | 1:04:39 | 1:04:45 | |
be too hazardous travelling
conditions. The amber warning as for | 1:04:45 | 1:04:48 | |
the north Midlands and northern
England. As that's no pushers north | 1:04:48 | 1:04:52 | |
it will arrive in southern and
central Scotland, and here, it will | 1:04:52 | 1:04:55 | |
take its time to clear. -- as that
snow pushes northwards. There is | 1:04:55 | 1:05:02 | |
also a warning for ice across much
of the UK this morning, and one for | 1:05:02 | 1:05:07 | |
wind, across South Wales in southern
England. Gusty, squally winds. If | 1:05:07 | 1:05:10 | |
you are catching a ferry across the
Channel this morning,, there could | 1:05:10 | 1:05:14 | |
the gusts to gale force, even severe
gales. -- there could be. | 1:05:14 | 1:05:21 | |
You can keep up to date
with all the latest weather | 1:05:21 | 1:05:24 | |
conditions with your BBC
local radio station. | 1:05:24 | 1:05:27 | |
And we would love to hear from you.
If you have any photographs of the | 1:05:27 | 1:05:32 | |
snow coming down where you are, get
in touch with us. | 1:05:32 | 1:05:36 | |
The technology company, Apple,
has apologised to customers | 1:05:36 | 1:05:38 | |
after admitting it deliberately
slowed down older Iphone models. | 1:05:38 | 1:05:40 | |
The company has now said it
will offer replacement batteries | 1:05:40 | 1:05:43 | |
at a discounted price. | 1:05:43 | 1:05:43 | |
So, why did it do it? Well, people
have been wondering two years, | 1:05:47 | 1:05:53 | |
suspecting, is my iPhone getting
slower? Especially when a new iPhone | 1:05:53 | 1:05:56 | |
comes out. Sometimes you think,
maybe it is just me. Or I have too | 1:05:56 | 1:06:00 | |
much stuff on my phone and it is
slowing down. It turns out Apple | 1:06:00 | 1:06:04 | |
have admitted they are deliberately
slowing down iPhones because of the | 1:06:04 | 1:06:07 | |
battery deterioration. They said it
was the get the most out of your | 1:06:07 | 1:06:12 | |
battery as your battery gets older
and slower itself. People were | 1:06:12 | 1:06:15 | |
getting these unexpected shot downs,
where your battery level would still | 1:06:15 | 1:06:19 | |
be 30% but suddenly it would go off.
They were trying to avoid that, and | 1:06:19 | 1:06:23 | |
managed a time when you are using
your phone than most. At day didn't | 1:06:23 | 1:06:27 | |
tell everybody about that. -- but
they didn't tell anybody. They have | 1:06:27 | 1:06:33 | |
apologise now, after effectively
being caught doing it. How long for? | 1:06:33 | 1:06:37 | |
This has been a policy for a few
years now, but they are only in | 1:06:37 | 1:06:42 | |
permitting this new battery change
fee, because at the moment, if you | 1:06:42 | 1:06:45 | |
want a new battery it would normally
cost you about 60 quid, that will go | 1:06:45 | 1:06:50 | |
down to 20 quid, as part of this
apology of trying to rectify the | 1:06:50 | 1:06:53 | |
situation, and trying to get
customers back on side. Lots of | 1:06:53 | 1:06:56 | |
customers feel they have been
misled. And were paying more for | 1:06:56 | 1:06:59 | |
batteries. Yes. When maybe they
should have just been getting a | 1:06:59 | 1:07:05 | |
better battery or a better system in
the first place. For a global | 1:07:05 | 1:07:09 | |
company like Apple to apologise,
that is a big thing. Yes, they are | 1:07:09 | 1:07:13 | |
putting their hands up. Normally you
don't get much out of Apple, all the | 1:07:13 | 1:07:17 | |
stories that we do about them,
they'll often reluctant to comment. | 1:07:17 | 1:07:20 | |
To come out with an apology and say
they are reducing the cost of | 1:07:20 | 1:07:24 | |
battery replacement, but only five
and six are after. If you have an | 1:07:24 | 1:07:27 | |
iPhone from before then, you are a
bit stuck with that, I'm afraid. | 1:07:27 | 1:07:34 | |
A fire which has swept
through an apartment building | 1:07:34 | 1:07:36 | |
in New York, killing at least 12
people, has been described | 1:07:36 | 1:07:39 | |
as the worst in
the city for decades. | 1:07:39 | 1:07:41 | |
At least 15 people have been
injured, four of them critically. | 1:07:41 | 1:07:44 | |
John Ironmonger reports. | 1:07:44 | 1:07:46 | |
It is New York's deadliest fire for
decades. Fire broke out on the first | 1:07:46 | 1:07:53 | |
floor of a 5-storey apartment
building and spread rapidly, | 1:07:53 | 1:07:57 | |
sparking panic among residents in a
busy corner of the Bronx district. | 1:07:57 | 1:08:01 | |
Fire crews arrived at the scene
within three minutes, but it was too | 1:08:01 | 1:08:07 | |
late for many of the residents.
Those who managed to escape | 1:08:07 | 1:08:10 | |
described the chaos as people rushed
to flee the smoke. The fire truck | 1:08:10 | 1:08:15 | |
wasn't even here yet when all the
smoke and stuff was coming out. They | 1:08:15 | 1:08:19 | |
weren't even here yet. A started to
get everybody out by people were on | 1:08:19 | 1:08:23 | |
the fire escape already, trying to
get down on their own, that is how | 1:08:23 | 1:08:27 | |
fast it was moving. -- and they
started. At least 12 people were | 1:08:27 | 1:08:32 | |
rescued as firefighters plucked
residents from this fire escape. | 1:08:32 | 1:08:36 | |
Outside, in the bitter cold, locals
huddled under blankets. Speaking at | 1:08:36 | 1:08:39 | |
after the fire had been brought
under control, the New York Mayor, | 1:08:39 | 1:08:45 | |
Bill de Blasio, called it an
unspeakable tragedy. In the middle | 1:08:45 | 1:08:47 | |
of the holiday season, a time when
families are together, tonight, here | 1:08:47 | 1:08:51 | |
in the Bronx, there are families
which have been torn apart. This is | 1:08:51 | 1:08:58 | |
the worst fire tragedy we have seen
in this city in at least a quarter | 1:08:58 | 1:09:05 | |
century, based on the information we
have now, this will rank as one of | 1:09:05 | 1:09:11 | |
the worst losses of life to a fire
in many, many years. The fire | 1:09:11 | 1:09:15 | |
department said it was too early to
comment on the cause of the blaze, | 1:09:15 | 1:09:19 | |
and a search of the building is
continuing. While the Mayor has | 1:09:19 | 1:09:23 | |
warned the death toll could rise
further. | 1:09:23 | 1:09:29 | |
We are also getting news this
morning that at least 14 people have | 1:09:29 | 1:09:33 | |
in killed and seven others injured
after a huge fire broke out in a | 1:09:33 | 1:09:37 | |
restaurant and office complex in the
Indian city of Mumbai. The blaze in | 1:09:37 | 1:09:43 | |
the Kamala Mills compound is
reported to have broken out in a | 1:09:43 | 1:09:46 | |
restaurant and then spread quickly. | 1:09:46 | 1:09:47 | |
We're being encouraged
to check our medical symptoms online | 1:09:47 | 1:09:50 | |
before we book a doctors appointment
- to try to help ease the pressure | 1:09:50 | 1:09:54 | |
on over-stretched surgeries. | 1:09:54 | 1:09:54 | |
The Royal College of GPs is asking
patients to consider if the problem | 1:09:54 | 1:09:58 | |
can be solved beforehand
by following a three-step guide. | 1:09:58 | 1:10:00 | |
Ben Ando has the details. | 1:10:00 | 1:10:03 | |
The season of goodwill can also be
a time of bad health, | 1:10:03 | 1:10:06 | |
and that means overcrowded
surgeries, busy doctors, | 1:10:06 | 1:10:08 | |
and a tough time for the NHS. | 1:10:08 | 1:10:10 | |
Now the Royal College
of GPs is urging | 1:10:10 | 1:10:12 | |
people to think twice and take three
steps before booking a GP | 1:10:12 | 1:10:15 | |
appointment. | 1:10:15 | 1:10:18 | |
It wants patients to use
the catchphrase "three before GP," | 1:10:18 | 1:10:20 | |
meaning that in the first instance,
they should try to manage | 1:10:20 | 1:10:23 | |
their symptoms themselves. | 1:10:23 | 1:10:24 | |
Next they should look
at reputable websites | 1:10:24 | 1:10:26 | |
such as NHS Choices. | 1:10:26 | 1:10:30 | |
Failing that, the worried
unwell should talk to | 1:10:30 | 1:10:37 | |
pharmacists, who are better
trained than many realise. | 1:10:37 | 1:10:41 | |
If just 5% of people who wanted to
or can appointment today could get | 1:10:41 | 1:10:46 | |
self-help, CFR must as, sort
themselves out by going online, | 1:10:46 | 1:10:49 | |
actually, that would save 50,000
appointments for those who really | 1:10:49 | 1:10:52 | |
need it. This is about using NHS
resources in the best possible way, | 1:10:52 | 1:10:56 | |
but also saving time for people as
well. | 1:10:56 | 1:11:02 | |
Doctors' leaders say that
with the population getting older, | 1:11:02 | 1:11:04 | |
fatter and less healthy, there
are not going to be enough doctors. | 1:11:04 | 1:11:08 | |
They say that plans refer to 5000
by 2021, but that is in jeopardy. | 1:11:08 | 1:11:12 | |
They urge the Home Office to add
being a general practitioner | 1:11:12 | 1:11:15 | |
to the list of those jobs
which could qualify potential | 1:11:15 | 1:11:17 | |
migrants for a fast-track
entry into the UK. | 1:11:17 | 1:11:20 | |
The Royal College says it thinks up
to one quarter of potential | 1:11:20 | 1:11:23 | |
appointments could be avoided
if patients were willing to take | 1:11:23 | 1:11:25 | |
more responsibility and make a trip
to the doctor a step of last resort | 1:11:25 | 1:11:29 | |
rather than the first
call they make. | 1:11:29 | 1:11:37 | |
The British polar explorer
Ben Saunders has been forced | 1:11:37 | 1:11:39 | |
to abandon his quest to cross
Antarctica unassisted, | 1:11:39 | 1:11:41 | |
after he was left without enough
food to complete his journey. | 1:11:41 | 1:11:44 | |
He was undertaking the feat
in memory of his friend | 1:11:44 | 1:11:47 | |
Henry Worsley, who died attempting
the journey alone last year. | 1:11:47 | 1:11:51 | |
Saunders is only the third person
in history, and the first Briton, | 1:11:51 | 1:11:54 | |
to have skied by himself to both
the North and South poles. | 1:11:54 | 1:12:03 | |
He has told BBC Breakfast in the
past about all the preparations he | 1:12:03 | 1:12:07 | |
had been undergoing for his
Antarctic trip, but he has had to | 1:12:07 | 1:12:11 | |
stop. He will be coming home, but no
doubt he will try again in the | 1:12:11 | 1:12:15 | |
future. We know that he is a
determined chap. He certainly is. | 1:12:15 | 1:12:18 | |
A bizarre plan involving
Mrs Thatcher and a panda travelling | 1:12:18 | 1:12:21 | |
to America via Concorde has been
revealed in newly released files | 1:12:21 | 1:12:24 | |
from Britain's official archive. | 1:12:24 | 1:12:25 | |
In January 1981 London Zoo wanted
to loan its male panda | 1:12:25 | 1:12:28 | |
to a zoo in Washington. | 1:12:28 | 1:12:29 | |
The then Prime Minister was asked
if she would like to travel | 1:12:29 | 1:12:33 | |
with the animal and oversee
the handover in order to boost | 1:12:33 | 1:12:36 | |
relations with the United States. | 1:12:36 | 1:12:40 | |
But Mrs Thatcher was having none
of it, reportedly saying that | 1:12:40 | 1:12:43 | |
"pandas and politicians
are not happy omens." | 1:12:43 | 1:12:57 | |
So you wait all these years for the
government papers to get released, | 1:12:57 | 1:13:02 | |
for the secrets to find out, and you
discover the best story is about | 1:13:02 | 1:13:06 | |
Margaret Thatcher and a panda. | 1:13:06 | 1:13:08 | |
At this time of year A&E departments
are inundated with people who've | 1:13:08 | 1:13:11 | |
been drinking too much. | 1:13:11 | 1:13:12 | |
So the NHS is considering
introducing a national network | 1:13:12 | 1:13:14 | |
of Alcohol Recovery Centres to allow
revellers to sleep it off. | 1:13:14 | 1:13:17 | |
So-called "drunk tanks"
are already used in Bristol, | 1:13:17 | 1:13:20 | |
Newcastle, Manchester and Cardiff,
and offer a safe place for people | 1:13:20 | 1:13:23 | |
to be checked over, rather
than being taken to hospital | 1:13:23 | 1:13:25 | |
or the police station. | 1:13:25 | 1:13:29 | |
We can speak now to Dr Katherine
Henderson from the Royal College | 1:13:29 | 1:13:32 | |
of Emergency Medicine. | 1:13:32 | 1:13:39 | |
Thank you for joining us. What do
you make of these recovery centres, | 1:13:39 | 1:13:44 | |
these drunk tanks? Good morning.
Well, we would rather people were | 1:13:44 | 1:13:49 | |
drinking so much that they needed to
use these facilities. Obviously | 1:13:49 | 1:13:54 | |
anything that reduces people to
needing to come to an AMD | 1:13:54 | 1:14:00 | |
department, we are grateful for
that, but you have to start these | 1:14:00 | 1:14:03 | |
units and you have to use people who
are often front-line staff anyway. | 1:14:03 | 1:14:07 | |
-- A&E department. So you end up
with patients sometimes needing to | 1:14:07 | 1:14:13 | |
come to the emergency department
anyway. Overall I think it is a good | 1:14:13 | 1:14:18 | |
idea to evaluate whether this
service is useful, but the message | 1:14:18 | 1:14:21 | |
really should the, you shouldn't be
getting into the state where you | 1:14:21 | 1:14:24 | |
need something like this. Yeah, the
problem is, though, people do. You | 1:14:24 | 1:14:28 | |
can tell people not to drink and not
to get into this state but the fact | 1:14:28 | 1:14:32 | |
is they do and they end up in A&E.
So is this not one strategy of | 1:14:32 | 1:14:37 | |
relieving the pressure of A&E
departments? Physically, you see | 1:14:37 | 1:14:40 | |
people staggering around, not very
well, which gives a poor time to | 1:14:40 | 1:14:45 | |
General A&E for those who are ill
and need treatment for other things. | 1:14:45 | 1:14:49 | |
-- poor tone. Yes, that is a fair
point, it is unpleasant to be | 1:14:49 | 1:14:55 | |
treated in a department when you are
seriously unwell when there are lots | 1:14:55 | 1:14:58 | |
of people who are very intoxicated.
So, yes, that is an advantage. At my | 1:14:58 | 1:15:02 | |
worry would be that this would make
it, almost giving permission for | 1:15:02 | 1:15:06 | |
people to get themselves into that
state because they have the safety | 1:15:06 | 1:15:10 | |
net of the alcohol recovery centre,
rather than thinking, I need to sort | 1:15:10 | 1:15:14 | |
myself out and make sure I can get
home safely. I need to make sure my | 1:15:14 | 1:15:18 | |
friends get home safely. I need to
take responsibility and make sure I | 1:15:18 | 1:15:21 | |
don't thinks so much that I would
ever need such a facility. -- don't | 1:15:21 | 1:15:26 | |
drink so much. So, yes, we are
grateful for anything which is an | 1:15:26 | 1:15:31 | |
extra facility to help manage these
patients, but the fundal message -- | 1:15:31 | 1:15:35 | |
fundamental message should still be
that we shouldn't need this sort of | 1:15:35 | 1:15:38 | |
thing. So who should be looking
after people who are intoxicated, | 1:15:38 | 1:15:42 | |
beyond the point of being able to be
looked after by friends and family, | 1:15:42 | 1:15:46 | |
who need medical help or who are
perhaps needing somewhere to sit and | 1:15:46 | 1:15:50 | |
be quiet and recover? Whose
responsibility should that be? At | 1:15:50 | 1:15:54 | |
this point I think the
responsibility has to be somebody | 1:15:54 | 1:15:56 | |
who has some skills. You need
somebody who is able to assess a | 1:15:56 | 1:16:00 | |
patient's airway and mature they
don't actually have a net -- have a | 1:16:00 | 1:16:04 | |
head injury, that they haven't taken
something which means they are | 1:16:04 | 1:16:08 | |
seriously unwell. It means that
while we are enormously grateful to | 1:16:08 | 1:16:12 | |
people for helping the centres, they
will very often have clinical | 1:16:12 | 1:16:15 | |
skills. That might be some become St
John's, it might be paramedics who | 1:16:15 | 1:16:18 | |
are starting these areas. --
somebody from St John's. These | 1:16:18 | 1:16:24 | |
people would be doing things which
are also very helpful for the health | 1:16:24 | 1:16:27 | |
of the population, but it has to be
somebody with enough skill to | 1:16:27 | 1:16:31 | |
recognise when somebody is
obstructing an airway and is | 1:16:31 | 1:16:33 | |
vomiting badly enough that they will
need to go to hospital, so they get | 1:16:33 | 1:16:37 | |
transferred out of the alcohol
recovery centre and taken to A&E. | 1:16:37 | 1:16:40 | |
Does that fall to the NHS, to
provide that person? | 1:16:40 | 1:16:47 | |
There are organisations like St
John's which are wonderful but yes, | 1:16:47 | 1:16:50 | |
it | 1:16:50 | 1:16:51 | |
John's which are wonderful but yes,
it will be the NHS. Catherine | 1:16:51 | 1:16:55 | |
Henderson, talking to you, and it's
something many viewers understand, | 1:16:55 | 1:16:59 | |
it sounds like you're frustrated
with the way people treating alcohol | 1:16:59 | 1:17:02 | |
at the moment, alcohol abuse is
maybe the correct phrase. Is that | 1:17:02 | 1:17:08 | |
the general feeling? Is that
prevalent in the AMD departments at | 1:17:08 | 1:17:13 | |
the moment? -- A&E. We are not
making people realise how dangerous | 1:17:13 | 1:17:22 | |
excessive alcohol is. We see people
who are vulnerable to have drunk so | 1:17:22 | 1:17:28 | |
much, they can make themselves
incredibly unwell. We see people who | 1:17:28 | 1:17:32 | |
are abandoned by their friends and
left to the NHS to look after so | 1:17:32 | 1:17:37 | |
people go home not realising one of
the party is no longer in a fit | 1:17:37 | 1:17:43 | |
state to get home. It's very sad.
It's also very difficult when you | 1:17:43 | 1:17:50 | |
have a very stressed health service
at the moment. Hospitals are very | 1:17:50 | 1:17:55 | |
full at the moment. There is a lot
of respiratory illness. The | 1:17:55 | 1:17:59 | |
additional burden of being deeply
intoxicated is a little bit too | 1:17:59 | 1:18:06 | |
much. Thank you very much feel time
this morning. | 1:18:06 | 1:18:18 | |
Lots of people waking up this
morning to some freezing conditions. | 1:18:18 | 1:18:22 | |
Carol has been keeping a nigh on the
weather. It could be the coldest | 1:18:22 | 1:18:28 | |
night of the year so far. You
rightly said, it's been snowing. | 1:18:28 | 1:18:38 | |
night of the year so far. You
rightly said, it's been snowing. | 1:18:38 | 1:18:39 | |
There is one from Nottinghamshire
taken in the last wee while. The Met | 1:18:39 | 1:18:44 | |
Office has an amber weather warning.
Heavy snow across the North | 1:18:44 | 1:18:48 | |
Midlands. Up to 15 centimetres of
height. That is six inches. Between | 1:18:48 | 1:18:58 | |
three and five centimetres. It was
-12 at Loch Glascarnoch at four | 1:18:58 | 1:19:07 | |
o'clock in the morning so we didn't
quite make the -13 it would make it | 1:19:07 | 1:19:12 | |
one of the coldest nights of winter
so far. With temperatures as low as | 1:19:12 | 1:19:16 | |
that, there is a lot of ice around.
Parts of England and Wales this | 1:19:16 | 1:19:22 | |
morning. An amber weather warning.
Snow across the North Midlands. At | 1:19:22 | 1:19:27 | |
the moment, we are starting to see
it accumulate. As you push further | 1:19:27 | 1:19:37 | |
south, is poorly rain moving from
the West to the east. There is the | 1:19:37 | 1:19:41 | |
risk of ice as well. South-western
parts of England which come | 1:19:41 | 1:19:48 | |
eastwards. In addition to that,
there is a further weather warning. | 1:19:48 | 1:19:57 | |
Squally winds gusting. Severe gales
with exposure to the English | 1:19:57 | 1:20:00 | |
Channel. Through the morning, the
snow clears northern England. | 1:20:00 | 1:20:09 | |
Southern and Central Scotland well
into the afternoon. Some showers, | 1:20:09 | 1:20:13 | |
some of which will still be winter
rear nature. Not as cold as we push | 1:20:13 | 1:20:20 | |
towards the south. As we move from
Friday to Saturday, there goes the | 1:20:20 | 1:20:24 | |
Hook, bringing the rain and snow
across Scotland. Another set of | 1:20:24 | 1:20:29 | |
fronts introducing more wet and
windy weather. A lot of dry weather | 1:20:29 | 1:20:35 | |
on Saturday. He came -- here comes
the rain. It will be windy as well. | 1:20:35 | 1:20:45 | |
Still some showers across the far
north of Scotland. One thing of note | 1:20:45 | 1:20:50 | |
are the temperatures. 12 cents 13
is. Still looking at four degrees to | 1:20:50 | 1:20:56 | |
about nine. Then for New Year's Eve,
still unsettled. The whole thing | 1:20:56 | 1:21:02 | |
drags itself off onto the continent,
leaving brighter, drier conditions. | 1:21:02 | 1:21:09 | |
In the West, further showers. It's
going to be cold. Just not as cold | 1:21:09 | 1:21:15 | |
as it has been. Particularly in the
west and south. The better chance | 1:21:15 | 1:21:24 | |
you have of seeing something drier.
40 years day, we have this system | 1:21:24 | 1:21:32 | |
coming up across the south of
England, moving towards the east and | 1:21:32 | 1:21:36 | |
that will bring a spell of weather.
A lot of dry weather. It remains | 1:21:36 | 1:21:42 | |
unsettled. We found in interesting
article -- an interesting article | 1:21:42 | 1:21:53 | |
about how to cut your cheese. You
can do in various ways. You can do | 1:21:53 | 1:21:58 | |
it with a wire. One | 1:21:58 | 1:21:59 | |
can do in various ways. You can do
it with a wire. One of those slicing | 1:21:59 | 1:22:00 | |
things. What shape should shatter
and red to be? Round? No, blocks. | 1:22:00 | 1:22:10 | |
Stilton, when it comes in a
triangle, how should you cut it? I | 1:22:10 | 1:22:14 | |
would cut it with a knife. I love
Stilton. What shape? Round? Wrong. | 1:22:14 | 1:22:21 | |
Triangular? Yes. Carol, thank you.
She is such a good sport. It's | 1:22:21 | 1:22:30 | |
because of this piece. If you have
shatter and red Leicester, cubes are | 1:22:30 | 1:22:35 | |
better. For cocktail sticks.
Stilton, and it comes in a triangle, | 1:22:35 | 1:22:42 | |
I would just drop off the end. That
is what I would do. Goats cheese | 1:22:42 | 1:22:49 | |
obviously, those awkward shapes, you
divide it into triangles. Carol said | 1:22:49 | 1:22:57 | |
she would make them all-round. She
has pastry cutters obviously. All | 1:22:57 | 1:23:03 | |
Carol's food is round. We have a
picture of the panda bear on the | 1:23:03 | 1:23:09 | |
front page of the Guardian. They are
also leading the story about social | 1:23:09 | 1:23:14 | |
media companies being ordered to
provide details. The front page of | 1:23:14 | 1:23:23 | |
the Times, snow and ice. The
picture, Alistair Cooke celebrating. | 1:23:23 | 1:23:37 | |
£700,000 from the NHS. We are
talking about the weather and the | 1:23:37 | 1:23:45 | |
NHS, talking about the winter storm.
They help the law -- and help alert | 1:23:45 | 1:23:52 | |
for people with respiratory
problems. | 1:23:52 | 1:23:55 | |
A growing number of rural
communities are relying | 1:23:55 | 1:23:58 | |
on volunteers to keep
certain services going. | 1:23:58 | 1:23:59 | |
Cuts in funding means that
facilities that were traditionally | 1:23:59 | 1:24:02 | |
run either by local authorities
or private individuals are facing | 1:24:02 | 1:24:05 | |
the prospect of disappearing. | 1:24:05 | 1:24:06 | |
That means local people are offering
to operate them unpaid. | 1:24:06 | 1:24:09 | |
Danny Savage has visited one
town in North Yorkshire, | 1:24:09 | 1:24:11 | |
where it's becoming more
and more noticeable. | 1:24:11 | 1:24:16 | |
Deep in the North Yorkshire
countryside is the market | 1:24:17 | 1:24:20 | |
town of Helmsley. | 1:24:20 | 1:24:21 | |
A bustling community. | 1:24:21 | 1:24:22 | |
But look a bit closer
and you will find a trend | 1:24:22 | 1:24:25 | |
here for a reliance on volunteers. | 1:24:25 | 1:24:30 | |
Every local business has
a different tree and they do it | 1:24:30 | 1:24:37 | |
and this year it's the star theme... | 1:24:37 | 1:24:39 | |
You will find it illustrated
in the parish church. | 1:24:39 | 1:24:42 | |
So 30 or more trees in here? | 1:24:42 | 1:24:43 | |
So 30 or more trees in here? | 1:24:43 | 1:24:45 | |
30 or more trees, yes. | 1:24:45 | 1:24:47 | |
Dozens of local businesses have
offered to decorate it. | 1:24:47 | 1:24:49 | |
What we've got here,
this is wonderful with | 1:24:49 | 1:24:51 | |
the Antiques Roadshow, | 1:24:51 | 1:24:53 | |
with all the different experts,
the specialities from Bondgate | 1:24:53 | 1:24:55 | |
Antiques. | 1:24:55 | 1:24:56 | |
There is more volunteering these
days because of council cutbacks. | 1:24:56 | 1:25:00 | |
As the economy has suffered and less
funding has become available, | 1:25:00 | 1:25:06 | |
somebody must make up the shortfall
and we're looking here in Helmsley | 1:25:06 | 1:25:09 | |
to see
that people have done that, | 1:25:09 | 1:25:11 | |
taken on running several
organisations in town. | 1:25:11 | 1:25:14 | |
It's a really lovely
community feel here. | 1:25:14 | 1:25:16 | |
Helmsley is a community which relies
heavily on volunteers | 1:25:16 | 1:25:18 | |
and it is not alone. | 1:25:18 | 1:25:20 | |
Other towns in this,
England's largest county, | 1:25:20 | 1:25:21 | |
have taken over bus services
and even petrol stations to stop | 1:25:21 | 1:25:25 | |
them from vanishing. | 1:25:25 | 1:25:29 | |
The arts centre and the library
are two entities that wouldn't exist | 1:25:29 | 1:25:32 | |
here if it wasn't for locals giving
up their time for free. | 1:25:32 | 1:25:36 | |
In the nearby walled garden,
more people are doing their bit, | 1:25:36 | 1:25:43 | |
making advent wreaths to raise money
for an assisted learning project. | 1:25:43 | 1:25:46 | |
Whatever! | 1:25:46 | 1:25:55 | |
Yes, we have some garden staff that
lead, we have people who help direct | 1:25:55 | 1:26:01 | |
in terms of maintenance
and the police have been helping out | 1:26:01 | 1:26:05 | |
with the wreaths today but 75, 80%
of the work is done by volunteers. | 1:26:05 | 1:26:08 | |
I've been a lot more confident. | 1:26:08 | 1:26:10 | |
I've had a great big
experience here. | 1:26:10 | 1:26:12 | |
I've been able to make friends. | 1:26:12 | 1:26:13 | |
And yes, we are all a family. | 1:26:13 | 1:26:23 | |
And this is a rural town which also
needs people to step up for vital | 1:26:23 | 1:26:29 | |
roles on top of theor day job. | 1:26:29 | 1:26:31 | |
Chris Lazenby is a firefighter. | 1:26:31 | 1:26:32 | |
Good to go? | 1:26:32 | 1:26:33 | |
Yep, good to go. | 1:26:33 | 1:26:39 | |
And in his civvies,
he runs an art gallery. | 1:26:39 | 1:26:44 | |
Just myself, I run this gallery. | 1:26:44 | 1:26:51 | |
Ben, a builder, a butcher
and Gavin, a painter. | 1:26:51 | 1:26:54 | |
The nearest station with a crew
ready to go on station | 1:26:54 | 1:26:57 | |
during the day is Malton. | 1:26:57 | 1:27:04 | |
Depending on traffic that
could be 30 minutes away. | 1:27:04 | 1:27:06 | |
This is just a snapshot of life
in one country market town and it | 1:27:06 | 1:27:10 | |
shows the rise of vital volunteering
which keeps communities functioning | 1:27:10 | 1:27:13 | |
in 21st-century Britain. | 1:27:13 | 1:27:21 | |
It looks rather different. 27
minutes past seven. | 1:27:21 | 1:30:45 | |
I'm back with the latest
from the BBC London newsroom | 1:30:45 | 1:30:46 | |
Welcome back. You are watching
breakfast with Jon Kay and Naga | 1:30:53 | 1:30:59 | |
Munchetty. Let's get a summary of
this morning's mean years. Snow and | 1:30:59 | 1:31:05 | |
ice are expected to cause more
disruption in parts of the UK today. | 1:31:05 | 1:31:08 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel are "likely" | 1:31:08 | 1:31:12 | |
and is warning of
possible power cuts. | 1:31:12 | 1:31:14 | |
A yellow warning is in place
for snow and ice in Northern Ireland | 1:31:14 | 1:31:17 | |
and parts of England
and southern Scotland - | 1:31:17 | 1:31:19 | |
throughout the day. | 1:31:19 | 1:31:22 | |
There's an amber warning for areas
of the North Midlands, | 1:31:22 | 1:31:28 | |
Yorkshire and the North West
of England until 11am, | 1:31:28 | 1:31:30 | |
with heavy snow forecast around
the Southern Pennines. | 1:31:30 | 1:31:32 | |
Between 5 and 10 centimetres
of snow is expected, | 1:31:32 | 1:31:35 | |
with up to 15 centimetres
possible over higher ground. | 1:31:35 | 1:31:37 | |
And sub-zero temperatures have
been recorded overnight, | 1:31:37 | 1:31:39 | |
with lows of minus 12
in northern scotland. | 1:31:39 | 1:31:41 | |
Highways England is advising drivers
to plan their journey carefully | 1:31:41 | 1:31:44 | |
before setting off. | 1:31:44 | 1:31:45 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 1:31:45 | 1:31:58 | |
The technology company, Apple,
has apologised to customers | 1:32:07 | 1:32:09 | |
after admitting it had deliberately
slowed down older iphone models. | 1:32:09 | 1:32:11 | |
Some customers accused the company
of using the measure to encourage | 1:32:11 | 1:32:15 | |
people to upgrade. | 1:32:15 | 1:32:16 | |
But Apple said it had been intended
to prolong the device's life | 1:32:16 | 1:32:19 | |
and prevent sudden shutdowns. | 1:32:19 | 1:32:21 | |
The company said it would offer
replacement batteries | 1:32:21 | 1:32:23 | |
at a discounted price. | 1:32:23 | 1:32:32 | |
Two very serious fatal fires to
report this morning. | 1:32:32 | 1:32:36 | |
12 people have died in a fire
at an apartment building | 1:32:36 | 1:32:39 | |
in New York. | 1:32:39 | 1:32:39 | |
Emergency services said four people
are critically ill and at least | 1:32:39 | 1:32:42 | |
15 are injured. | 1:32:42 | 1:32:43 | |
The fire broke out last night
on the third floor of a five-story | 1:32:43 | 1:32:47 | |
building in the Bronx
area of the city. | 1:32:47 | 1:32:49 | |
New York Mayor Bill De Blasio says
this is the city's worst apartment | 1:32:49 | 1:32:52 | |
building fire in decades. | 1:32:52 | 1:32:56 | |
At least fourteen people have been
killed and several others injured | 1:32:56 | 1:32:59 | |
after a huge fire broke out
at an office and restaurant complex | 1:32:59 | 1:33:02 | |
in the Indian city of Mumbai. | 1:33:02 | 1:33:04 | |
The blaze at the Kamala Mills
Compound is reported to have broken | 1:33:04 | 1:33:07 | |
out in a restaurant
and spread quickly. | 1:33:07 | 1:33:10 | |
Patients are being encouraged
to check their symptoms online | 1:33:10 | 1:33:13 | |
before they go to their GP. | 1:33:13 | 1:33:15 | |
It comes as part of three-step
advice from the Royal College | 1:33:15 | 1:33:18 | |
of GPs. | 1:33:18 | 1:33:21 | |
It says we should consider
whether or not we can just look | 1:33:21 | 1:33:24 | |
after the problem ourselves. | 1:33:24 | 1:33:26 | |
It recommends using a reputable
online resource to check out advice | 1:33:26 | 1:33:29 | |
and symptoms, such as
the NHS Choices website. | 1:33:29 | 1:33:31 | |
And seeking advice or treatment
from a pharmacist. | 1:33:31 | 1:33:46 | |
It is thought new alcohol centres
could ease pressure on accident and | 1:33:46 | 1:33:50 | |
emergency units and ambulance
services. My main worry would be | 1:33:50 | 1:33:59 | |
that this would make it, almost give
permission for people to get | 1:33:59 | 1:34:04 | |
themselves into a state because they
have a safety net of the alcohol | 1:34:04 | 1:34:08 | |
recovery centre rather than
thinking, actually, I need to sort | 1:34:08 | 1:34:12 | |
myself out and make sure I can get
home safely, I need to make sure my | 1:34:12 | 1:34:16 | |
friends get home safely, I need to
take responsibility and make sure I | 1:34:16 | 1:34:20 | |
don't drink so much that I would
ever need such a facility. Yes, we | 1:34:20 | 1:34:25 | |
are grateful for anything that is an
extra facility to help manage these | 1:34:25 | 1:34:29 | |
patients, but the fundamental
message must still be, we shouldn't | 1:34:29 | 1:34:33 | |
need this sort of thing. | 1:34:33 | 1:34:34 | |
Two men have been charged
with terror offences by police | 1:34:34 | 1:34:37 | |
investigating an alleged plot
for an attack over Christmas. | 1:34:37 | 1:34:39 | |
Farhad Salah, from Sheffield,
and Andi Sami Star, | 1:34:39 | 1:34:42 | |
from Chesterfield, have been charged
with engaging in the preparation | 1:34:42 | 1:34:44 | |
of an act of terrorism
and will appear via video link | 1:34:44 | 1:34:47 | |
at Westminster Magistrates'
Court today. | 1:34:47 | 1:34:49 | |
They were among four men arrested
earlier in December. | 1:34:49 | 1:34:55 | |
The British polar explorer
Ben Saunders has been forced | 1:34:55 | 1:34:57 | |
to abandon his quest to cross
Antarctica unassisted, | 1:34:57 | 1:34:59 | |
after he was left without enough
food to complete his journey. | 1:34:59 | 1:35:02 | |
He was undertaking the feat
in memory of his friend | 1:35:02 | 1:35:05 | |
Henry Worsley, who died attempting
the journey alone last year. | 1:35:05 | 1:35:08 | |
Saunders is only the third person
in history, and the first Briton, | 1:35:08 | 1:35:11 | |
to have skied by himself to both
the North and South poles. | 1:35:11 | 1:35:22 | |
That is all the news. Karawatha the
latest weather in a few moments. -- | 1:35:22 | 1:35:29 | |
Carol will have. She is going over
the low temperatures, it is not | 1:35:29 | 1:35:35 | |
quite a record yet but it is getting
close. And snow is falling heavily. | 1:35:35 | 1:35:39 | |
You would think that if you to look
afield, maybe the other side of the | 1:35:39 | 1:35:45 | |
world be a complete opposite in
temperatures, the sun shining. Nope. | 1:35:45 | 1:35:48 | |
This is what has happened in
Melbourne. It is raining. Yes, you | 1:35:48 | 1:35:53 | |
would expect it to be colours like
this, colours we are wearing. Not at | 1:35:53 | 1:35:57 | |
all. It was sunny yesterday, but
today the rain arrived and just as | 1:35:57 | 1:36:02 | |
England were doing so well,
everybody was hoping England could | 1:36:02 | 1:36:05 | |
push on for that victory, but what
can you do about it? There must be a | 1:36:05 | 1:36:12 | |
bloke with a hose. Yes, the
Australian is trying to sabotage the | 1:36:12 | 1:36:17 | |
victory. -- Australians. | 1:36:17 | 1:36:20 | |
Bad weather in sunny Melbourne has
halted England's push for victory | 1:36:20 | 1:36:23 | |
on day four of the fourth
Ashes Test, with Australia chasing | 1:36:23 | 1:36:26 | |
61 when rain stopped play. | 1:36:26 | 1:36:28 | |
There was also some controversy
involving James Anderson, | 1:36:28 | 1:36:30 | |
over what the Australian media
are describing as "ball tampering". | 1:36:30 | 1:36:33 | |
Let's go live to our reporter
in Australia, Patrick Gearey. | 1:36:33 | 1:36:38 | |
More on those allegations
against Anderson in a moment, | 1:36:38 | 1:36:41 | |
but let's start with the play. | 1:36:41 | 1:36:44 | |
How ironic that the bad weather
arrives just as England | 1:36:44 | 1:36:47 | |
find their rhythm. | 1:36:47 | 1:36:49 | |
Yes, I am not going to get much
sympathy when it comes to weather, | 1:36:49 | 1:36:53 | |
but England have been held up by a
very English conditions. The showers | 1:36:53 | 1:36:56 | |
began at about two o'clock and then
turned into storms as the afternoon | 1:36:56 | 1:37:00 | |
went on, after about three o'clock.
So England only had a chance to take | 1:37:00 | 1:37:04 | |
two second innings wickets from
Australia. They will be comforted by | 1:37:04 | 1:37:07 | |
the fact that they are now the only
side who can win this match and | 1:37:07 | 1:37:12 | |
therefore they will avoid the Ashes
whitewash they were dreading. | 1:37:12 | 1:37:15 | |
Earlier in the day, the first
innings lasted one ball, Jimmy | 1:37:15 | 1:37:19 | |
Anderson out first ball. Alastair
Cook was 244 not out, carrying his | 1:37:19 | 1:37:24 | |
bat right through the innings. He
was unbeaten, the first English | 1:37:24 | 1:37:27 | |
batsman to do that since 1977.
England did manage to take two | 1:37:27 | 1:37:33 | |
Australian wickets, Cameron Bancroft
and Usman Khawaja. Then they came up | 1:37:33 | 1:37:36 | |
against Steve Smith and David
Warner, Australia's earth batsman. | 1:37:36 | 1:37:41 | |
England's response was to dry up the
runs, and they do that effectively, | 1:37:41 | 1:37:44 | |
but didn't get them out. Those two
will still be there on the final day | 1:37:44 | 1:37:49 | |
of the test match and they will be
England's biggest obstacle to | 1:37:49 | 1:37:52 | |
victory. Let's talk about this
alleged ball tampering, the | 1:37:52 | 1:37:55 | |
Australian media have jumped on
this, it involves James Anderson. | 1:37:55 | 1:37:57 | |
What's been going on? Both sides
have been warned about scuffing the | 1:37:57 | 1:38:04 | |
ball. That is throwing the ball onto
the pitch in order to scuff it up, | 1:38:04 | 1:38:11 | |
they do that to cause reverse pitch,
to make the ball swing around. That | 1:38:11 | 1:38:15 | |
is different to ball tampering. Some
in the Australian media, including | 1:38:15 | 1:38:20 | |
Shane Warne, former Australian
legspinner, have accused England of | 1:38:20 | 1:38:23 | |
dubious practices, Jimmy Anderson in
particular. England were not | 1:38:23 | 1:38:26 | |
impressed at all by those at --
those accusations. I asked Trevor | 1:38:26 | 1:38:31 | |
Bayliss, the England coach, what he
thought. As soon as I saw the | 1:38:31 | 1:38:34 | |
headlines I raced into the umpires,
and that was their words, actually, | 1:38:34 | 1:38:41 | |
"Nothing to worry about". They said
it was a beat up. That is as much as | 1:38:41 | 1:38:45 | |
I know. Well, a beat up, I am
assured, is Australian for a made up | 1:38:45 | 1:38:52 | |
accusation. He also said this was an
example of Pommy bashing. An extra | 1:38:52 | 1:38:57 | |
bit of spice on the final day of the
test match. We all like a bit of | 1:38:57 | 1:39:01 | |
spice when it is England against
Australia. Patrick, thank you. | 1:39:01 | 1:39:05 | |
Crystal Palace's recent resurgence
under new boss Roy Hodgeson has | 1:39:06 | 1:39:09 | |
stalled, as they were beaten 3-2
by Arsenal in a thrilling | 1:39:09 | 1:39:14 | |
Premier League match
at Selhurst Park. | 1:39:14 | 1:39:26 | |
Arsenal were 1-0 up at half-time
before a great finish | 1:39:26 | 1:39:28 | |
from Andros Townsend
put Palace level. | 1:39:28 | 1:39:30 | |
But the Gunners soon struck back,
Alexis Sanchez regaining the lead | 1:39:30 | 1:39:33 | |
after an hour. | 1:39:33 | 1:39:34 | |
A few minutes later the Chilean
controlled a superb pass | 1:39:34 | 1:39:36 | |
from Jack Wilshere to make it 3-1. | 1:39:36 | 1:39:38 | |
Palace scored a late goal
but Arsenal held on to take | 1:39:38 | 1:39:41 | |
all three points. | 1:39:41 | 1:39:43 | |
Crystal Palace have made
some results at home | 1:39:43 | 1:39:45 | |
in the final minutes. | 1:39:45 | 1:39:46 | |
Overall we were comfortable at 3-1,
but not at all at 3-2. | 1:39:46 | 1:39:50 | |
I believe overall we
played a good game. | 1:39:50 | 1:39:52 | |
We scored goals again today. | 1:39:52 | 1:39:53 | |
But a bit nervous in the end. | 1:39:53 | 1:40:02 | |
The Premier League's bottom club
Swansea have appointed the former | 1:40:02 | 1:40:05 | |
Sheffield Wednesday
boss Carlos Carvalhal | 1:40:05 | 1:40:06 | |
as their new manager. | 1:40:06 | 1:40:11 | |
Carvalhal was sacked
by the Championship side | 1:40:11 | 1:40:13 | |
on Christmas Eve. | 1:40:13 | 1:40:14 | |
He's never managed in
the English top flight before. | 1:40:14 | 1:40:17 | |
The Portugese has been appointed
until the end of the season | 1:40:17 | 1:40:20 | |
and replaces Paul Clement
who was sacked a fortnight ago. | 1:40:20 | 1:40:22 | |
Phil 'The Power' Taylor has breezed
into the quarter-finals of the PDC | 1:40:22 | 1:40:26 | |
World Championship with a 4-0
victory over Keegan Brown | 1:40:26 | 1:40:28 | |
The 16-time world champion
is playing in his farewell event | 1:40:28 | 1:40:31 | |
and made light work of the former
world youth champion, | 1:40:31 | 1:40:34 | |
finishing with a 106 check out. | 1:40:34 | 1:40:35 | |
He will play two-time former
champion, Scotland's Gary Anderson | 1:40:35 | 1:40:37 | |
next. | 1:40:37 | 1:40:51 | |
You found out your darts name
yesterday, didn't you? ... You like | 1:40:51 | 1:40:59 | |
it, you have got a smile on your
face. I'm trying to play it down. It | 1:40:59 | 1:41:03 | |
works. We will find out our own
later. | 1:41:03 | 1:41:07 | |
Heavy snow is falling in parts
of Yorkshire and the North West | 1:41:07 | 1:41:10 | |
of England this morning. | 1:41:10 | 1:41:11 | |
This is the scene on the M62
motorway near Huddersfield. | 1:41:11 | 1:41:14 | |
The met office has forecast upto
15cm of snow could fall on high | 1:41:14 | 1:41:17 | |
ground and between 5
to 10cm at lower levels. | 1:41:17 | 1:41:20 | |
We're joined now in the studio
by Chris Chadwick, Planning officer | 1:41:20 | 1:41:22 | |
at Highways England. | 1:41:22 | 1:41:35 | |
So, we are talking about this, this
is our main story. How unusual is | 1:41:35 | 1:41:39 | |
this for this time of year? It isn't
really that unusual. The past few | 1:41:39 | 1:41:44 | |
years, the climate has been a bit
warm in the winter season, so we | 1:41:44 | 1:41:48 | |
have seen more flooding. But this
year in particular has been colder, | 1:41:48 | 1:41:52 | |
we have had a few incidents of slow
already through December. So this is | 1:41:52 | 1:41:56 | |
the winter season now and this is to
be expected. Even though it is to be | 1:41:56 | 1:42:01 | |
expected, white does it feel so
unexpected for many of us. Herston | 1:42:01 | 1:42:04 | |
Mark it is difficult. It is because
the climate is changing in England. | 1:42:04 | 1:42:10 | |
It does seem to change. It is the
planning that goes into forehands -- | 1:42:10 | 1:42:19 | |
goes in beforehand that helps us. I
guess it is because we have low | 1:42:19 | 1:42:25 | |
lying areas but we also have lots of
hills as well, in quite small | 1:42:25 | 1:42:29 | |
distances. So you have to be
prepared for both, especially with | 1:42:29 | 1:42:32 | |
snow. Definitely. In Cumbria we have
that high ground, we have high | 1:42:32 | 1:42:40 | |
ground over the Pennines. That is
where the snow is falling today. It | 1:42:40 | 1:42:43 | |
does make a lot of difference, the
elevation of the roads. Wendy you | 1:42:43 | 1:42:47 | |
begin planning? One of the
frustrations is, we hear it all the | 1:42:47 | 1:42:51 | |
time, people say, it snows. Roads
are slippery, accidents happen, they | 1:42:51 | 1:42:59 | |
have not been gritted. Wendy you
begin planning? End of September, | 1:42:59 | 1:43:05 | |
beginning of October. That is one we
have the salt bins full and the | 1:43:05 | 1:43:09 | |
plough is ready to go. It gives us
lots of time leading up into the | 1:43:09 | 1:43:13 | |
proper winter months of December,
January. Once we get our warnings | 1:43:13 | 1:43:17 | |
from the Met Office we will get out
and start gritting straightaway. | 1:43:17 | 1:43:20 | |
Last night we did actor back runs,
literally non-stop gritting, to try | 1:43:20 | 1:43:25 | |
to stop the snow settling when it
falls. -- back to back runs. We had | 1:43:25 | 1:43:31 | |
some snow and ice a few weeks ago,
then Christmas, and again. Is there | 1:43:31 | 1:43:35 | |
ever a danger that you ever run out
of salt? We always have to get new | 1:43:35 | 1:43:39 | |
supplies in, but because we have had
a couple of mild winters for the | 1:43:39 | 1:43:43 | |
past few years, we actually have an
oversupply of salt at the moment. So | 1:43:43 | 1:43:47 | |
no issues with that at the moment.
Why do we find it so easy to compare | 1:43:47 | 1:43:52 | |
ourselves to Norway and Sweden,
looking at them almost in envy, | 1:43:52 | 1:43:55 | |
saving, they get it right. Because
they have it every season. They know | 1:43:55 | 1:43:59 | |
that it will smell and it will be
deeper than what we get. This year, | 1:43:59 | 1:44:04 | |
our climate is really changeable
throughout the season, so we have to | 1:44:04 | 1:44:08 | |
plan our resources properly. There
are times when it is exceptional | 1:44:08 | 1:44:13 | |
that cause the issues, but we always
use our resources as best as we can. | 1:44:13 | 1:44:17 | |
But you are on top of it all? So far
the forecast is not as bad as what | 1:44:17 | 1:44:23 | |
was expected yesterday. As you have
seen from the pictures, just a light | 1:44:23 | 1:44:26 | |
dusting at the moment. All the roads
are open. No issues at the moment. | 1:44:26 | 1:44:31 | |
You are looking after the north-west
of England, we have seen some | 1:44:31 | 1:44:34 | |
pictures from our cameras there in
Glasgow. Some big flakes going past | 1:44:34 | 1:44:39 | |
there. I think what strikes me is
that it seems an awful lot of the | 1:44:39 | 1:44:45 | |
U.K.'s affected this time. We have
forecasts of heavy snow and ice in | 1:44:45 | 1:44:49 | |
Northern Ireland, Scotland, half of
England. So you guys will be working | 1:44:49 | 1:44:53 | |
hard? Definitely. With the snow and
the rain and things like that, there | 1:44:53 | 1:44:59 | |
are no rules about where it falls,
it will fall where it wants to. So | 1:44:59 | 1:45:03 | |
it is right across the country, out
on the roads, keeping them open for | 1:45:03 | 1:45:07 | |
everybody. So much for the Christmas
holidays, hey? Yes, so much for | 1:45:07 | 1:45:10 | |
that. | 1:45:10 | 1:45:11 | |
is happening. Good morning all. It's
not there just yet. Have some small | 1:45:30 | 1:45:33 | |
snow falling but it far from
Glasgow. And we have snow in | 1:45:33 | 1:45:38 | |
Blackburn. A bit more snow in
Bradford. Be prepared to heavy snow | 1:45:38 | 1:45:46 | |
and areas it covers. Not everywhere
is seeing it. If you are next to the | 1:45:46 | 1:45:54 | |
coastline in north-west England, for
example, you are not likely to. As | 1:45:54 | 1:45:58 | |
we head through this morning, it's
not just snow that is a hazard. Ice | 1:45:58 | 1:46:03 | |
across northern Scotland and
Northern Ireland. Heavy snow to | 1:46:03 | 1:46:09 | |
come. We are looking at up to 15
centimetres, six inches in old | 1:46:09 | 1:46:13 | |
money. At low levels, 3-5
centimetres. The whole thing is | 1:46:13 | 1:46:21 | |
moving north and east. As we go
south, squally wind and rain -- rain | 1:46:21 | 1:46:26 | |
that we currently have moving west
towards East. Another weather | 1:46:26 | 1:46:36 | |
warning across southern counties of
England and Wales. Gusts to gale | 1:46:36 | 1:46:40 | |
force. A lot of thunderstorms.
Currently across parts of Devon. All | 1:46:40 | 1:46:45 | |
going to be pushing east through the
course of the morning with some | 1:46:45 | 1:46:49 | |
hail. The snow clears northern
England by late morning. It carries | 1:46:49 | 1:46:54 | |
on across southern and central
Scotland well into the afternoon. We | 1:46:54 | 1:46:58 | |
will see some sunshine but also some
squally showers. Cold in the north | 1:46:58 | 1:47:06 | |
but not as cold as we push further
south. This system will introduce | 1:47:06 | 1:47:18 | |
more wet weather but not as windy.
The first lot goes away, the second | 1:47:18 | 1:47:24 | |
lot comes in. Across the Channel
Islands, taking a swipe. Windy | 1:47:24 | 1:47:30 | |
conditions here but as he can tell,
a lot of dry weather. Still wintry | 1:47:30 | 1:47:35 | |
showers. Temperatures in Aberdeen,
something a bit milder coming our | 1:47:35 | 1:47:44 | |
way. As we get into Sunday, the
weather front is pushing off onto | 1:47:44 | 1:47:52 | |
the near continent, taking the wet
and windy weather with them. Coming | 1:47:52 | 1:47:57 | |
from a mild direction. We can see
how the temperatures rise. If you | 1:47:57 | 1:48:05 | |
are outside, not going to be as cold
as the largest corn. There will be | 1:48:05 | 1:48:15 | |
showers. It will still be cold.
Where this system coming on across | 1:48:15 | 1:48:29 | |
southern counties. Breezy in the
north. The wind is going to change. | 1:48:29 | 1:48:34 | |
It will be cool across parts of
western Scotland. Settled conditions | 1:48:34 | 1:48:39 | |
continue right the way into the New
Year. Carol, thank | 1:48:39 | 1:48:44 | |
continue right the way into the New
Year. Carol, thank you very much. We | 1:48:44 | 1:48:47 | |
were just talking about how to deal
your turkey leftovers. It was | 1:48:47 | 1:48:51 | |
impressive. | 1:48:51 | 1:48:56 | |
Record highs have been recorded over
the last couple of weeks on the FTSE | 1:48:56 | 1:49:00 | |
- our index of a hundred
leading companies. | 1:49:00 | 1:49:04 | |
Almost relentlessly over the last
few months. This is the FTSE 100. | 1:49:04 | 1:49:11 | |
The 100 biggest companies in the UK.
This is the overall performance. | 1:49:11 | 1:49:17 | |
Over the year, you need to look
right on the top right-hand corner. | 1:49:17 | 1:49:21 | |
That is the new | 1:49:21 | 1:49:22 | |
right on the top right-hand corner.
That is the new record high that has | 1:49:22 | 1:49:23 | |
been reached. 7622 if you like to
follow the numbers. Over the air, | 1:49:23 | 1:49:29 | |
that is up about six or 7% which, if
you are an investor and you got | 1:49:29 | 1:49:35 | |
stocks and shares and you've got a
tracker, FTSE 100, this will be it. | 1:49:35 | 1:49:44 | |
ISA that's invested
in UK stock markets - | 1:49:44 | 1:49:46 | |
you may well be happy
with the performance of the stock | 1:49:46 | 1:49:49 | |
market this year. | 1:49:49 | 1:49:56 | |
It's been a long time its savings
accounts have been low. You might | 1:49:56 | 1:50:00 | |
think six or 7% on the stock market
is pretty good but of course, always | 1:50:00 | 1:50:04 | |
the reminder that prices can go down
as well as up. There is no guarantee | 1:50:04 | 1:50:09 | |
at all. | 1:50:09 | 1:50:12 | |
as well as up. There is no guarantee
at all. Of late, we have seen | 1:50:12 | 1:50:17 | |
commodity prices going up. A lot of
companies in the FTSE 100, these | 1:50:17 | 1:50:22 | |
biggest companies, they are heavily
invested and focused on mining | 1:50:22 | 1:50:26 | |
stuff. They make a lot of pockets
around the world. That increase in | 1:50:26 | 1:50:34 | |
commodity prices has really helped.
The pound has also been weaker. That | 1:50:34 | 1:50:41 | |
has helped boost companies. But that
has been weakening a little bit | 1:50:41 | 1:50:49 | |
relatively. It's not been as good to
those companies as it was. The pound | 1:50:49 | 1:50:52 | |
has been getting stronger again.
That weaker pound was great for a | 1:50:52 | 1:50:56 | |
while. That is starting to turn
around. A few different reasons. | 1:50:56 | 1:51:02 | |
They reckon that final spike at the
end. When not many people are | 1:51:02 | 1:51:08 | |
working in the city. Everyone is
feeling a bit happier. Christmas | 1:51:08 | 1:51:12 | |
parties. That is reassuring. There
is no science behind that. What will | 1:51:12 | 1:51:28 | |
happen with that in 2018? Sean will
be across it. | 1:51:28 | 1:51:37 | |
Could 2018 be the year more and more
of us decide to go alcohol free? | 1:51:37 | 1:51:41 | |
This January a raft of books
are about to be published | 1:51:41 | 1:51:44 | |
encouraging us to drink
less or quit altogether. | 1:51:44 | 1:51:46 | |
They tap into a growing trend
for people cutting down | 1:51:46 | 1:51:52 | |
on their drinking habits
or abandoning alcohol completely. | 1:51:52 | 1:51:54 | |
The most recent stats also show
an interesting generational divide, | 1:51:54 | 1:51:57 | |
with clean living millenials
being far less likely to drink | 1:51:57 | 1:51:59 | |
than their parents. | 1:51:59 | 1:52:00 | |
Let's see what some
of you had to say. | 1:52:00 | 1:52:12 | |
I think look onto a phase of binge
drinking and drinking more and I | 1:52:12 | 1:52:16 | |
think we are probably a more
health-conscious. We tend to go more | 1:52:16 | 1:52:20 | |
on nights out were as my parents
would open a nice bottle of wine and | 1:52:20 | 1:52:25 | |
drink it throughout the week. It
probably is more the binge drinking | 1:52:25 | 1:52:32 | |
style were it is not bingeing, you
get together. | 1:52:32 | 1:52:37 | |
I don't want to be hung over the
next day. I like to drink with my | 1:52:41 | 1:52:46 | |
food and when I am hanging out but I
do it in moderation, you know? Keep | 1:52:46 | 1:52:51 | |
it safe, keep it cool. I like having
a few pints with my mates and I like | 1:52:51 | 1:52:59 | |
socialising and that there are other
ways in which you enjoy yourself and | 1:52:59 | 1:53:02 | |
be who you want to be rather than
just getting so drunk that you don't | 1:53:02 | 1:53:07 | |
know what you're doing. | 1:53:07 | 1:53:13 | |
We're joined now by
author Catherine Gray - | 1:53:13 | 1:53:15 | |
who has written a book about finding
happiness in sobriety | 1:53:15 | 1:53:18 | |
after she became
addicted to alcohol. | 1:53:18 | 1:53:19 | |
Good morning. One of the things that
is quite interesting about the book | 1:53:19 | 1:53:24 | |
you wrote which is the unexpected
joy of being sober. It's just that. | 1:53:24 | 1:53:29 | |
That is not preaching about why you
shouldn't drink and white printing | 1:53:29 | 1:53:32 | |
is that you, it's just there is an
alternative and it doesn't have to | 1:53:32 | 1:53:37 | |
be all bad. I expected sobriety to
be really dull, my social life would | 1:53:37 | 1:53:44 | |
be rushed, I would not be able to
date or dance or go to weddings or | 1:53:44 | 1:53:49 | |
Christmas parties and have a good
time and it turned out to be the | 1:53:49 | 1:53:52 | |
complete opposite. I had a better
time once I settled into it. I wrote | 1:53:52 | 1:53:56 | |
the book to let people know that,
there is nothing to be scared off. | 1:53:56 | 1:54:01 | |
You're not go to be socially anxious
for the rest of your life. You will | 1:54:01 | 1:54:05 | |
be able to dance. That was my
biggest fear. To dance without | 1:54:05 | 1:54:11 | |
alcohol? Yeah. I could dance around
my living room or kitchen but in | 1:54:11 | 1:54:15 | |
public, it took a while to get the
courage because alcohol erasers | 1:54:15 | 1:54:21 | |
inhibitions, it lowers them and
that's why a lot of people drink. | 1:54:21 | 1:54:25 | |
Social anxiety is a big problem. It
takes you on to the dance floor. It | 1:54:25 | 1:54:34 | |
took me a while to learn that. That
was one of the things I learned | 1:54:34 | 1:54:38 | |
last. How did you get to the point
where you decided you had to do it? | 1:54:38 | 1:54:46 | |
I was drinking seven or eight
bottles of wine a week and was only | 1:54:46 | 1:54:50 | |
taking one or two nights off. When I
decided to quit, a lot of my friends | 1:54:50 | 1:54:54 | |
and family said you are not that
bad. It was only my parents and best | 1:54:54 | 1:54:58 | |
friend who really knew I was
addicted. I knew that it was ruining | 1:54:58 | 1:55:02 | |
my career, my health, by
relationships. And that if I wanted | 1:55:02 | 1:55:08 | |
a good life, that it was going to
have to go. But I really did think | 1:55:08 | 1:55:12 | |
that my life wasn't going to be as
happy or joyful or fun. You didn't | 1:55:12 | 1:55:17 | |
think you could just cut down? I
tried to three years. I tried so | 1:55:17 | 1:55:22 | |
many methods. Everything from
keeping a unique diary, noting down | 1:55:22 | 1:55:26 | |
how much I drank, putting days off
in advance in my diary, marking them | 1:55:26 | 1:55:31 | |
"No drinking, going to the gym
before I went to the pub, buying | 1:55:31 | 1:55:36 | |
those miniature bottles of wine, not
keeping spare alcohol. And nothing | 1:55:36 | 1:55:40 | |
worked. Alcohol by its very nature
is more issue. It makes you want | 1:55:40 | 1:55:47 | |
more after one or two drinks. You
are less likely to say no to the | 1:55:47 | 1:55:53 | |
third or fourth. And I started
drinking, I always drank a bottle of | 1:55:53 | 1:55:57 | |
wine. It must have been tough to
stop. It was. But it was worth it. | 1:55:57 | 1:56:05 | |
It. In a way that it stopped to buy
a house or have kids or climb the | 1:56:05 | 1:56:10 | |
career ladder. It was difficult. It
took at that. I had been drinking | 1:56:10 | 1:56:16 | |
bought 31 years. To break that habit
takes a lot of effort but it's more | 1:56:16 | 1:56:22 | |
worth it. It was 95% good and 5%
hard. We will talk to you again in a | 1:56:22 | 1:56:30 | |
now who -- with guys had been
talking at no beer per year. It's | 1:56:30 | 1:56:36 | |
not going to be preachy, it is just
about an alternative. An alternative | 1:56:36 | 1:56:41 | |
way of living. And it -- if you have
thoughts or ideas or messages, get | 1:56:41 | 1:56:46 | |
in touch in the usual way.
We will have a weather forecast but | 1:56:46 | 1:56:52 | |
first, the | 1:56:52 | 2:00:13 | |
I'm back with the latest
from the BBC London newsroom | 2:00:13 | 2:00:16 | |
in half an hour. | 2:00:16 | 2:00:17 | |
Hello this is breakfast. More snow
and ice are forecast. This is the | 2:00:22 | 2:00:29 | |
scene in Huddersfield. Conditions
are deteriorating and drivers are | 2:00:29 | 2:00:33 | |
being advised to carefully plan
their journey and take extra | 2:00:33 | 2:00:37 | |
precautions. The Met Office has an
amber warning for snow in northern | 2:00:37 | 2:00:43 | |
England. Six inches expected. It is
transferring through southern and | 2:00:43 | 2:00:49 | |
central Scotland. I will have a full
forecast in about ten minutes. | 2:00:49 | 2:01:00 | |
Good morning, it is Friday 29th
December. Patients are being advised | 2:01:08 | 2:01:13 | |
to look up their medical conditions
online before visiting their family | 2:01:13 | 2:01:19 | |
doctor. | 2:01:19 | 2:01:22 | |
At least 12 people are killed
in a blaze in a New York | 2:01:22 | 2:01:25 | |
apartment building -
the city's worst fire | 2:01:25 | 2:01:26 | |
in more than 25 years. | 2:01:26 | 2:01:28 | |
Good morning - Apple has apologised
for slowing down older iphones - | 2:01:28 | 2:01:35 | |
I'll have more on that shortly,
plus I've been chatting | 2:01:35 | 2:01:37 | |
to Manchester City captain
and recent graduate Vincent Kompany | 2:01:37 | 2:01:40 | |
about why he's just finished
a business degree. | 2:01:40 | 2:01:42 | |
In sport, a combination
of David Warner and the weather have | 2:01:42 | 2:01:44 | |
frustrated England on the 4th day
of the 4th Test against Australia. | 2:01:44 | 2:01:53 | |
And Mark Beaumont, who cycled around
the world in 80 days is here with | 2:01:53 | 2:02:02 | |
tips on setting challenging goals. | 2:02:02 | 2:02:05 | |
Good morning. | 2:02:05 | 2:02:06 | |
First, our main story. | 2:02:06 | 2:02:07 | |
Snow and ice are expected
to cause more disruption | 2:02:07 | 2:02:10 | |
in parts of the UK today. | 2:02:10 | 2:02:11 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel | 2:02:11 | 2:02:14 | |
are "likely" and is warning
of possible power cuts. | 2:02:14 | 2:02:16 | |
A yellow warning is in place
for snow and ice in Northern Ireland | 2:02:16 | 2:02:19 | |
and parts of England and southern
Scotland - throughout the day. | 2:02:19 | 2:02:23 | |
There's an amber warning for areas
of the North Midlands, | 2:02:23 | 2:02:26 | |
Yorkshire and the North West
of England until 11am, | 2:02:26 | 2:02:30 | |
with heavy snow forecast around
the Southern Pennines. | 2:02:30 | 2:02:33 | |
Between 5 and 10 centimetres
of snow is expected, | 2:02:33 | 2:02:37 | |
with up to 15 centimetres possible
over higher ground. | 2:02:37 | 2:02:41 | |
And sub-zero temperatures have been
recorded overnight - | 2:02:41 | 2:02:43 | |
with lows of minus 12
in northern scotland. | 2:02:43 | 2:02:49 | |
Highways England is advising drivers
to plan their journey | 2:02:49 | 2:02:51 | |
carefully before setting off. | 2:02:51 | 2:02:55 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 2:02:55 | 2:03:02 | |
Many of you posting online about the
snow. This is the sight near | 2:03:02 | 2:03:07 | |
Bradford. It is filmed over 20
minutes just after 6am and sped up. | 2:03:07 | 2:03:13 | |
You can see just how much snow is
coming down there. Thanks for that. | 2:03:13 | 2:03:22 | |
Clare Fallon is near the M62
motorway in West Yorkshire | 2:03:22 | 2:03:24 | |
for us this morning. | 2:03:24 | 2:03:25 | |
Clare what are conditions
like there at the moment? | 2:03:25 | 2:03:28 | |
It is looking colder and colder each
time we talk to you? Yes, it is very | 2:03:28 | 2:03:33 | |
cold where we are. The snow has been
coming down since just before 6 | 2:03:33 | 2:03:38 | |
o'clock this morning. At times it
has been pretty heavy. But the | 2:03:38 | 2:03:44 | |
motorway, the M62 doing fairly well.
We are fold the gritters have been | 2:03:44 | 2:03:48 | |
out in force through the night
trying to prepare the motorways and | 2:03:48 | 2:03:54 | |
the road networks to keep things
moving with the snow coming down. | 2:03:54 | 2:03:58 | |
But on smaller roads on roads that
haven't been gritted, there will be | 2:03:58 | 2:04:02 | |
problems. On some of the
trans-Pennine routes, on the Snake | 2:04:02 | 2:04:09 | |
Pass and the Cat and Fiddle, those
roads are closed while they try to | 2:04:09 | 2:04:14 | |
clear the snow and ice. That is an
amber snow warning in force for the | 2:04:14 | 2:04:24 | |
northern England and the north of
the Midlands. We are expecting a | 2:04:24 | 2:04:28 | |
significant amount of snow in the
higher areas. That warning is | 2:04:28 | 2:04:32 | |
telling us we should be prepared.
The advice is if you don't need to | 2:04:32 | 2:04:35 | |
go out in the car, then don't F you
do, take some simple measures to | 2:04:35 | 2:04:42 | |
prepare yourself. Put a shovel in
the car, make sure you have warm | 2:04:42 | 2:04:46 | |
clothes and have food with you. If
you get stuck, trust me it is really | 2:04:46 | 2:04:50 | |
cold out here. I trust you! Thank
you. Carol joins us with the latest | 2:04:50 | 2:05:00 | |
weather forecast. I bet we were all
wishing we stay in doors and leave | 2:05:00 | 2:05:06 | |
poor Claire to it. | 2:05:06 | 2:05:07 | |
wishing we stay in doors and leave
poor Claire to it. Yes the Met | 2:05:07 | 2:05:11 | |
Office has an amber weather warning
that means be prepared. We looking | 2:05:11 | 2:05:16 | |
at up to 15 centimetres of snow,
that is six inches, over parts of | 2:05:16 | 2:05:22 | |
northern England. That snow will
transfer into southern and central | 2:05:22 | 2:05:26 | |
Scotland and here it will last well
into the afternoon. It will clear | 2:05:26 | 2:05:30 | |
northern England and the north
Midlands through this morning. If | 2:05:30 | 2:05:34 | |
you're travelling take care. The
other hazards are ice in many areas. | 2:05:34 | 2:05:40 | |
You will find when the showers come
down it washes off the grit and then | 2:05:40 | 2:05:46 | |
it re-freezes. Another hazard in
southern England and south Wales is | 2:05:46 | 2:05:53 | |
the wind. If you're catching a
ferry, expect a bumpy ride or maybe | 2:05:53 | 2:06:02 | |
some cancellations. Lots going on
with the weather. I will bring you | 2:06:02 | 2:06:07 | |
the latest at around quarter past 8. | 2:06:07 | 2:06:12 | |
with the weather. I will bring you
the latest at around quarter past 8. | 2:06:12 | 2:06:13 | |
Thank you. | 2:06:13 | 2:06:17 | |
You can keep up to date
with all the latest weather | 2:06:17 | 2:06:20 | |
conditions with your BBC local radio
station. | 2:06:20 | 2:06:25 | |
It does affect a lot of the UK this
particular storm. | 2:06:25 | 2:06:34 | |
The technology company Apple has
apologised to customers | 2:06:34 | 2:06:35 | |
after admitting it deliberately
slowed down older iPhone models. | 2:06:35 | 2:06:40 | |
The company has now said it
will offer replacement batteries | 2:06:40 | 2:06:43 | |
at a discounted price. | 2:06:43 | 2:06:45 | |
Sean's here to explain. | 2:06:45 | 2:06:47 | |
A lot of iPhone users seem to think
for year, they have released a new | 2:06:47 | 2:06:55 | |
phone, but my older one seems to run
slower. Apple say they have been | 2:06:55 | 2:07:08 | |
installing software to slow down
phones, because of battery | 2:07:08 | 2:07:12 | |
deterioration. What was called
unexpected shut downs was occurring, | 2:07:12 | 2:07:18 | |
your battery level gets to 30 or 40%
and it turns off. Because you were | 2:07:18 | 2:07:23 | |
using your phone, the peak number of
apps when the battery couldn't cope. | 2:07:23 | 2:07:29 | |
So they installed software to manage
that. But it slowed everything down. | 2:07:29 | 2:07:35 | |
They have apologised and say you can
buy a new battery for 20 quid | 2:07:35 | 2:07:41 | |
instead of 60. If you own an iPhone
before the iPhone 6, there is | 2:07:41 | 2:07:47 | |
nothing extra for you. It is
significant they have apologised. | 2:07:47 | 2:07:51 | |
Yes a big company that doesn't do
much apologising, but they have said | 2:07:51 | 2:07:56 | |
to some customers, stick us with,
keep the faith. Thank you. | 2:07:56 | 2:08:02 | |
A fire which has swept
through an apartment | 2:08:02 | 2:08:04 | |
building in New York,
killing at least 12 people, | 2:08:04 | 2:08:06 | |
has been described as the worst
in the city for decades. | 2:08:06 | 2:08:12 | |
At least 15 people have been
injured, four of them critically. | 2:08:12 | 2:08:15 | |
John Ironmonger reports. | 2:08:15 | 2:08:18 | |
It is New York's deadliest blaze for
decades. Fire broke out on the first | 2:08:18 | 2:08:24 | |
floor of a five-storey apartment
building and spread rapidly, | 2:08:24 | 2:08:29 | |
sparking panic among residents in
the Bronx. Fire crews arrived within | 2:08:29 | 2:08:35 | |
three minutes, but it was too late
for many of the residents. Those who | 2:08:35 | 2:08:41 | |
escaped described the chaos as
people rushed to flee the smoke. The | 2:08:41 | 2:08:46 | |
fire truck was here and the smoke
was coming out, they weren't even | 2:08:46 | 2:08:51 | |
here. They started to get people
out, but people were already trying | 2:08:51 | 2:08:55 | |
to get down on their own. At least
12 people were rescued as | 2:08:55 | 2:09:01 | |
firefighters plucked residents from
this fire escape. Outside in the | 2:09:01 | 2:09:07 | |
cold, locals huddled under blankets.
New York's mayor called it an | 2:09:07 | 2:09:15 | |
unspeakable tragedy. In the middle
of holiday season is a time when | 2:09:15 | 2:09:21 | |
families are together. Tonight here
in the Bronx there are families that | 2:09:21 | 2:09:25 | |
have been torn apart. This is the
worst fire tragedy we have seen in | 2:09:25 | 2:09:33 | |
this city in at least a quarter
century, based on the information we | 2:09:33 | 2:09:39 | |
have now. This will rank as one of
the worst losses of life to a fire | 2:09:39 | 2:09:45 | |
in many years. The fire department
said it was too early to comment on | 2:09:45 | 2:09:49 | |
the cause of blaze and a search of
the building is continuing. The | 2:09:49 | 2:09:53 | |
major has warned that the death toll
could rise further. | 2:09:53 | 2:10:00 | |
At least 14 people have been killed
and several others injured | 2:10:00 | 2:10:03 | |
after a huge fire broke out
at an office and restaurant complex | 2:10:03 | 2:10:05 | |
in the Indian city of Mumbai. | 2:10:05 | 2:10:08 | |
The blaze at the Kamala Mills
Compound is reported to have | 2:10:08 | 2:10:11 | |
broken out in a restaurant
and spread quickly. | 2:10:11 | 2:10:18 | |
We're being encouraged
to check our medical symptoms online | 2:10:18 | 2:10:21 | |
before we book a doctors appointment
- to try to help ease the pressure | 2:10:21 | 2:10:24 | |
on over-stretched surgeries. | 2:10:24 | 2:10:26 | |
The Royal College of GPs is asking
patients to consider if the problem | 2:10:26 | 2:10:29 | |
can be solved beforehand
by following a three-step guide. | 2:10:29 | 2:10:31 | |
Ben Ando has the details. | 2:10:31 | 2:10:35 | |
The season of goodwill can also be
a time of bad health, | 2:10:35 | 2:10:39 | |
and that means overcrowded
surgeries, busy doctors, | 2:10:39 | 2:10:40 | |
and a tough time for the NHS. | 2:10:40 | 2:10:45 | |
Now the Royal College of GPs
is urging people to think twice | 2:10:45 | 2:10:48 | |
and take three steps before booking
a GP appointment. | 2:10:48 | 2:10:53 | |
It wants patients to use
the catchphrase "three before GP," | 2:10:53 | 2:10:55 | |
meaning that in the first instance,
they should try to manage | 2:10:55 | 2:10:58 | |
their symptoms themselves. | 2:10:58 | 2:11:01 | |
Next, they should look at reputable
websites such as NHS Choices. | 2:11:01 | 2:11:04 | |
Failing that, the worried unwell
should talk to pharmacists, | 2:11:04 | 2:11:07 | |
who are better trained
than many realise. | 2:11:07 | 2:11:11 | |
If just 5% of people who wanted
to or can appointment today | 2:11:11 | 2:11:14 | |
could get self-help,
CFR must as, sort themselves out | 2:11:14 | 2:11:19 | |
by going online, actually,
that would save 50,000 appointments | 2:11:19 | 2:11:21 | |
for those who really need it. | 2:11:21 | 2:11:25 | |
This is about using NHS resources
in the best possible way, | 2:11:25 | 2:11:27 | |
but also saving time
for people as well. | 2:11:27 | 2:11:29 | |
Doctors' leaders say that
with the population getting older, | 2:11:29 | 2:11:34 | |
fatter and less healthy,
there are not going | 2:11:34 | 2:11:36 | |
to be enough doctors. | 2:11:36 | 2:11:39 | |
They say that plans refer to 5000
by 2021, but that is in jeopardy. | 2:11:39 | 2:11:43 | |
They urge the Home Office to add
being a general practitioner | 2:11:43 | 2:11:46 | |
to the list of those jobs
which could qualify potential | 2:11:46 | 2:11:49 | |
migrants for a fast-track
entry into the UK. | 2:11:49 | 2:11:59 | |
The Royal College of GPs
says it thinks up to one | 2:12:00 | 2:12:03 | |
quarter of potential | 2:12:03 | 2:12:04 | |
appointments could be avoided
if patients were willing to take | 2:12:04 | 2:12:06 | |
more responsibility and make a trip
to the doctor a step of last resort | 2:12:06 | 2:12:10 | |
rather than the first
call they make. | 2:12:10 | 2:12:19 | |
The head of the NHS in England
is considering making mobile | 2:12:19 | 2:12:21 | |
alcohol recovery centres -
known as drunk tanks - | 2:12:21 | 2:12:23 | |
a permanent feature across England. | 2:12:23 | 2:12:25 | |
It's thought the centres could ease
pressure on Accident | 2:12:25 | 2:12:27 | |
and Emergency Units
and ambulance services. | 2:12:27 | 2:12:28 | |
Katherine Henderson
from the Royal College | 2:12:28 | 2:12:30 | |
of Emergency Medicine told this
programme she was concerned | 2:12:30 | 2:12:32 | |
the centres could send
out the wrong message. | 2:12:32 | 2:12:42 | |
Ben Sanders has been forced to
abandon his quest to cross | 2:12:42 | 2:12:50 | |
Antarctica unaided. Sanders is the
first Britton to have skied to both | 2:12:50 | 2:12:59 | |
the north and South Pole. We start
the bulletin telling people to be | 2:12:59 | 2:13:04 | |
prepared for the snowy conditions
and poor old Ben did that - not | 2:13:04 | 2:13:10 | |
enough food. He will try again I'm
sure. We are going to go from Ben | 2:13:10 | 2:13:18 | |
sanders. | 2:13:18 | 2:13:22 | |
He set out to break the world
record and cycle around | 2:13:22 | 2:13:24 | |
the world in 80 days,
but Mark Beaumont outdid himself. | 2:13:24 | 2:13:30 | |
He completed his 18,000 mile route
one day ahead of schedule. | 2:13:30 | 2:13:35 | |
We've been following his journey
from day 1, which took him | 2:13:35 | 2:13:37 | |
through Europe to Russia,
Mongolia, China, Australia | 2:13:37 | 2:13:39 | |
and North America before landing
back to where he started | 2:13:39 | 2:13:41 | |
from in Paris. | 2:13:41 | 2:13:51 | |
Mark joins us on our sofa
but first let's look back | 2:13:51 | 2:13:54 | |
at his amazing challenge. | 2:13:54 | 2:13:58 | |
Will you come on when
you have finished? | 2:13:58 | 2:14:00 | |
Yes. | 2:14:00 | 2:14:03 | |
Three, two, one. | 2:14:08 | 2:14:09 | |
Start. | 2:14:09 | 2:14:13 | |
I thought it was sitting water. | 2:14:13 | 2:14:16 | |
My front wheel went
in and it was a huge hole. | 2:14:16 | 2:14:20 | |
A massive storm blew in. | 2:14:20 | 2:14:23 | |
Well, it was really
fighting the bike. | 2:14:23 | 2:14:28 | |
That is 9,000 miles. | 2:14:28 | 2:14:31 | |
Halfway around the world. | 2:14:31 | 2:14:33 | |
The amount of support along
the roadside, especially in | 2:14:33 | 2:14:38 | |
Australia, New Zealand and across
North America here has been | 2:14:38 | 2:14:41 | |
phenomenal. | 2:14:41 | 2:15:02 | |
you will arrive soon,
what is | 2:15:02 | 2:15:04 | |
the first thing you will do? | 2:15:04 | 2:15:14 | |
My four-year-old Harriet said
she wants to get to me first. | 2:15:14 | 2:15:17 | |
I can't wait to see my little girls. | 2:15:17 | 2:15:18 | |
Family, friends. | 2:15:18 | 2:15:20 | |
An amazing public response. | 2:15:20 | 2:15:25 | |
It will be a big finish, hugely
exciting. He was not wrong. You have | 2:15:25 | 2:15:31 | |
beaten your plan of 80 days. There
was a small contingency, but it was | 2:15:31 | 2:15:37 | |
tight, almost no margin of error.
And has the euphoria calmed? It has | 2:15:37 | 2:15:44 | |
been crazy, incredible. I have done
expeditions before but this, the | 2:15:44 | 2:15:50 | |
level in terms of interest, the 80
days. Before people said it was | 2:15:50 | 2:15:56 | |
impossible. The previous world
record was 123 days and to go 44 | 2:15:56 | 2:16:02 | |
days faster, there was no reference
point. Whereas people were saying at | 2:16:02 | 2:16:07 | |
what point will it fail, everybody
afterwards seemed blown away by the | 2:16:07 | 2:16:12 | |
effort. Can you break it down in
simple terms. 80 days, how many | 2:16:12 | 2:16:19 | |
miles per day, how do you set
targets? How do you remain focused? | 2:16:19 | 2:16:25 | |
This was two and a half years in the
planning, 80 days in the actual race | 2:16:25 | 2:16:31 | |
but I was riding 240 miles per day.
That is a serious drive. And that is | 2:16:31 | 2:16:39 | |
not your best day, that is an
average day and you have to do it | 2:16:39 | 2:16:43 | |
everyday for the next two and a half
months. 75 days riding, three days | 2:16:43 | 2:16:51 | |
flights and two days contingency. I
used 14 hours from my 48 hours | 2:16:51 | 2:16:56 | |
contingency. You can see the
conditions. Pouring rain, snow. You | 2:16:56 | 2:17:04 | |
did not just break the record but
you smashed the record, what did you | 2:17:04 | 2:17:09 | |
do differently to achieve that? The
only way to break a record like this | 2:17:09 | 2:17:13 | |
was to know what you are planning to
do. Read it off script. I was riding | 2:17:13 | 2:17:21 | |
a bike 16 hours a day. It was not a
case of waking up every day and | 2:17:21 | 2:17:25 | |
thinking how far can I go? We had to
know in detail the targets. 18,000 | 2:17:25 | 2:17:34 | |
miles in blocks. There were at least
six on the road with me at any one | 2:17:34 | 2:17:40 | |
time. It is a complex mission. You
needed it because there will be | 2:17:40 | 2:17:48 | |
challenges on these journeys as well
as euphoric moments and we can show | 2:17:48 | 2:17:52 | |
a point where it is the simplest
things that can happen. Hitting a | 2:17:52 | 2:17:57 | |
pothole. We can laugh about it now
but it almost ended the race, east | 2:17:57 | 2:18:04 | |
of Moscow, crashed heavily.
Fractured the Radiohead, which is my | 2:18:04 | 2:18:13 | |
elbow. Broke some teeth. That was
incredibly painful. Still do 210 | 2:18:13 | 2:18:19 | |
miles, got back on the bike.
Incredibly painful and I still had | 2:18:19 | 2:18:25 | |
two months. When you are nursing a
crack in the elbow, 16 hours a day | 2:18:25 | 2:18:31 | |
is tough going. That was just a
pothole? I did not see it. We had a | 2:18:31 | 2:18:37 | |
serious vehicle accident in
Australia that wrote off two | 2:18:37 | 2:18:40 | |
vehicles. We can look back and say
it is part of the adventure but | 2:18:40 | 2:18:46 | |
equally my priority was to get the
team around the world safely and | 2:18:46 | 2:18:49 | |
smashed the record so risks and how
we went about it and what was | 2:18:49 | 2:18:54 | |
reasonable to carry on, was at the
front of my mind. I crashed heavily | 2:18:54 | 2:19:00 | |
on day 75, three days before the
finish. Again, that is forgotten in | 2:19:00 | 2:19:04 | |
the news. There are all sorts of
hazards. That must have slowed you | 2:19:04 | 2:19:11 | |
down. In North America I was happy
to have a support vehicle. | 2:19:11 | 2:19:17 | |
Incredible scenes in British
Columbia and across the prairies. If | 2:19:17 | 2:19:23 | |
I was to choose one part it would be
Mongolia. The Gobi Desert. Russia | 2:19:23 | 2:19:30 | |
was tough, not least because I was
nursing this after the crash but in | 2:19:30 | 2:19:37 | |
Mongolia, no fences, trees, empty.
It has some not so great roads. I | 2:19:37 | 2:19:41 | |
was all right getting through this
book can you imagine riding 240 | 2:19:41 | 2:19:47 | |
miles a day when vehicles are
getting bogged down. This is can you | 2:19:47 | 2:19:51 | |
get around the planet in two and a
half months did you have time to | 2:19:51 | 2:19:57 | |
enjoy the scenery and challenges, or
were you so focused on the road | 2:19:57 | 2:20:01 | |
ahead you almost did not look up? I
was so focused. With the speed of | 2:20:01 | 2:20:07 | |
the bike you cannot go too fast.
Your senses are tuned in. I rode | 2:20:07 | 2:20:14 | |
through every sunrise and sunset for
78 days, a wonderful sense of | 2:20:14 | 2:20:22 | |
journey, night on 1000 miles every
four days. I did not stop to meet | 2:20:22 | 2:20:26 | |
people but I got a sense of the
planet because I pedalled 18,000 | 2:20:26 | 2:20:29 | |
miles across it. All to this point.
Seeing my kids and Nicky, my wife | 2:20:29 | 2:20:40 | |
and so many people on the finishing
line had so many stories on how they | 2:20:40 | 2:20:45 | |
came out to be part of it, following
the journey and wanting to be there. | 2:20:45 | 2:20:50 | |
The media and public. A wonderful
moment. For anyone now, this time of | 2:20:50 | 2:20:59 | |
year you start to motivate yourself
for fresh challenges. | 2:20:59 | 2:21:04 | |
There are ways of motivating
yourself! | 2:21:04 | 2:21:06 | |
For anybody who wants to challenge
themselves, be it watching less | 2:21:06 | 2:21:11 | |
telly, reading more books, any
challenge, what is your advice? Make | 2:21:11 | 2:21:18 | |
sure you have got friends, family,
those close to you around your | 2:21:18 | 2:21:21 | |
ambition. No man or Lady is an
island. At the heart of what I do is | 2:21:21 | 2:21:29 | |
family and a great team and you, if
you have a big ambition, get fit, | 2:21:29 | 2:21:36 | |
active, share it, get people to buy
into your ambition because it will | 2:21:36 | 2:21:40 | |
make you stronger.
I cannot believe we have made you | 2:21:40 | 2:21:45 | |
sit down and this interview. You
must be wanting to stand up. How are | 2:21:45 | 2:21:50 | |
you? You cannot just stop after
18,000 miles so I am enjoying doing | 2:21:50 | 2:21:55 | |
less and starting to scribble the
book, trying to remember it all. | 2:21:55 | 2:22:05 | |
Mark, thank you very much in
congratulations. We can talk to | 2:22:05 | 2:22:08 | |
Carol and find out what is
happening. It is not cycling | 2:22:08 | 2:22:13 | |
Carol and find out what is
happening. It is not cycling | 2:22:13 | 2:22:14 | |
weather, is it?
Not for many today. We have lovely | 2:22:14 | 2:22:19 | |
pictures. This is in Scotland and
you can see the snow. Glasgow has | 2:22:19 | 2:22:28 | |
two centimetres, the most lying snow
at the moment. And here, dogs in the | 2:22:28 | 2:22:34 | |
snow, I am not sure if they are
enjoying that or not. And snow in | 2:22:34 | 2:22:39 | |
Bradford. An amber weather warning,
be prepared for heavy snow covering | 2:22:39 | 2:22:44 | |
the North Midlands and northern
England. We could have 15 | 2:22:44 | 2:22:50 | |
centimetres, six inches on high
ground. At lower levels, around 3-5 | 2:22:50 | 2:22:56 | |
centimetres and it is moving across
central and southern Scotland. You | 2:22:56 | 2:23:01 | |
can see where we have the snow at
the moment and the rain, and it is | 2:23:01 | 2:23:09 | |
windy with thunderstorms in south
Wales and south-west England coming | 2:23:09 | 2:23:13 | |
towards the Isles of Scilly. I want
to focus on the amber warning. The | 2:23:13 | 2:23:18 | |
snow moves to the east and north
woods. Ice is another hazard across | 2:23:18 | 2:23:23 | |
many areas to watch out for. As rain
moves to the south-east, embedded in | 2:23:23 | 2:23:29 | |
this as well as the Wims, which have
a yellow warning, you will find hail | 2:23:29 | 2:23:36 | |
and thunder and lightning -- as well
as the wind. And we have showers. If | 2:23:36 | 2:23:42 | |
you are taking a boat across the
Channel today, gusts, gale force or | 2:23:42 | 2:23:48 | |
severe gales. This morning you can
see how we lose the snow from | 2:23:48 | 2:23:55 | |
northern England but we have a curl
around some of central and southern | 2:23:55 | 2:24:03 | |
Scotland. It will be cold. In the
south, temperatures not as low. It | 2:24:03 | 2:24:09 | |
starts to brighten up. Overnight, we
have another system coming in across | 2:24:09 | 2:24:15 | |
the south-west which will introduce
more wet and windy conditions. We | 2:24:15 | 2:24:21 | |
starts Saturday with wet weather
pushing away from the south-east and | 2:24:21 | 2:24:26 | |
the next comes in across southern
counties accompanied by gusty wind | 2:24:26 | 2:24:32 | |
and there will be dry weather and
winter sunshine also. Showers across | 2:24:32 | 2:24:38 | |
Scotland and some at lower levels
will be wintry with snow falling. | 2:24:38 | 2:24:43 | |
Look at the difference in
temperatures. Sunday, New Year's | 2:24:43 | 2:24:48 | |
Eve, wet and windy conditions in the
south-east. And we have a system | 2:24:48 | 2:24:55 | |
bringing in more rain from the west.
Temperatures are up in the north but | 2:24:55 | 2:25:00 | |
still cold, especially when you
compare to what is happening further | 2:25:00 | 2:25:04 | |
south. If you are heading out at the
midnight hour, it will be cold but | 2:25:04 | 2:25:10 | |
not as cold as it is at the moment.
There will be showers mainly across | 2:25:10 | 2:25:15 | |
the west and south. The further east
you travel, the brighter the skies | 2:25:15 | 2:25:20 | |
will be and on New Year's Day,
another system will bring wet and | 2:25:20 | 2:25:25 | |
windy weather from the south-west. A
lot of dry weather and some showers. | 2:25:25 | 2:25:33 | |
The unsettled theme continues even
into the New Year. | 2:25:33 | 2:25:35 | |
The unsettled theme continues even
into the New Year. | 2:25:35 | 2:25:39 | |
Thanks very much. At least a little
bit milder. | 2:25:39 | 2:25:50 | |
As Carol was saying some rough
conditions on the roads. We can get | 2:25:50 | 2:25:54 | |
the latest and we are joined by Pete
Williams in the studio in Bristol | 2:25:54 | 2:26:00 | |
from the RAC. How is it looking in
parts of the country where there is | 2:26:00 | 2:26:05 | |
heavy snow and ice? We are busy in
Leeds, Bradford, Doncaster, Aberdeen | 2:26:05 | 2:26:13 | |
and Glasgow and the central belt in
Scotland. We are experiencing snow | 2:26:13 | 2:26:20 | |
and there is ice on the road and
conditions are treacherous for | 2:26:20 | 2:26:25 | |
drivers and we urge caution, proceed
with care. Do not accelerate or | 2:26:25 | 2:26:31 | |
brake sharply. Take account of
weather conditions because it is | 2:26:31 | 2:26:34 | |
tough in places. It is winter, you
would expect a cold snap but it is | 2:26:34 | 2:26:40 | |
unusual to have so much of the UK
affected in one go. Absolutely, when | 2:26:40 | 2:26:46 | |
you have areas of the country
impacted by this put the ice is a | 2:26:46 | 2:26:51 | |
bigger problem over a bigger area,
and we are encountering motorists | 2:26:51 | 2:26:57 | |
who have run into black ice and had
minor bumps. We are seeing a plague | 2:26:57 | 2:27:05 | |
of potholes as the conditions caused
the road surface to crumble and in | 2:27:05 | 2:27:11 | |
the early hours of the morning I
spoke to one of the Orange patrols | 2:27:11 | 2:27:16 | |
who attended a breakdown on the M25
motorway and 12 motorists had struck | 2:27:16 | 2:27:21 | |
the same pothole and he spent four
and a half hours guarding them, | 2:27:21 | 2:27:29 | |
working with them to replace tires
and wheels and it is causing a | 2:27:29 | 2:27:32 | |
problem for motorists and that will
be compounded today with a high wind | 2:27:32 | 2:27:36 | |
and showers. We saw pictures from
Minnesota in the US earlier, -36 | 2:27:36 | 2:27:44 | |
Celsius and the roads flowing
freely. Why in this country do we | 2:27:44 | 2:27:48 | |
not seem to be prepared for better
weather than that? We are getting | 2:27:48 | 2:27:53 | |
better in terms of preparation but
it is five years or more since much | 2:27:53 | 2:27:58 | |
of the UK saw conditions anything
like this. It is difficult to | 2:27:58 | 2:28:04 | |
prepare and make sure you invest in
things like gritting and the | 2:28:04 | 2:28:10 | |
preparations that local authorities,
Highways England can make to support | 2:28:10 | 2:28:15 | |
drivers and motorists when the
weather comes and it will tend to | 2:28:15 | 2:28:18 | |
come in and Arctic blast that lasts
a few days and it catches motorists | 2:28:18 | 2:28:25 | |
unawares but it is worth taking time
to prepare and make sure your | 2:28:25 | 2:28:29 | |
vehicle is ready, you have checked
your oil, your tires, you have a | 2:28:29 | 2:28:35 | |
good screen wash and before you set
off, clear the windscreen and make | 2:28:35 | 2:28:38 | |
sure everything is ready and pack
warm weather gear, waterproofs, even | 2:28:38 | 2:28:44 | |
a shovel. A fully charged mobile
phone, first aid kit and a flask of | 2:28:44 | 2:28:51 | |
warm drink and food so if the worst
happens you are prepared. Good | 2:28:51 | 2:28:55 | |
advice. Pete Williams from the RAC.
Many people travelling at the | 2:28:55 | 2:29:01 | |
moment. Be prepared. | 2:29:01 | 2:29:04 | |
Time now to get the news,
travel and weather where you are. | 2:29:04 | 2:29:06 | |
That's it for this morning from me. | 2:32:26 | 2:32:35 | |
Hello. | 2:32:35 | 2:32:36 | |
This is Breakfast with Jon Kay
and Naga Munchetty. | 2:32:36 | 2:32:39 | |
Snow and ice are expected
to cause more disruption | 2:32:39 | 2:32:41 | |
in parts of the UK today. | 2:32:41 | 2:32:43 | |
The Met Office says delays to road,
rail and air travel | 2:32:43 | 2:32:46 | |
are likely and is warning
of possible power cuts. | 2:32:46 | 2:32:50 | |
Snow is falling in northern
England and Scotland, | 2:32:50 | 2:32:55 | |
and an amber warning covers
the North Midlands, Yorkshire | 2:32:55 | 2:32:57 | |
and north-west England. | 2:32:57 | 2:32:59 | |
This is the scene in Huddersfield
in West Yorkshire at the moment. | 2:32:59 | 2:33:09 | |
As you can see snow
coming down in Leeds too. | 2:33:10 | 2:33:14 | |
It looks pretty, but the roads are
difficult for many. | 2:33:14 | 2:33:19 | |
And Glasgow is starting
to feel the impact, too. | 2:33:19 | 2:33:21 | |
Sub-zero temperatures have
been recorded overnight, | 2:33:21 | 2:33:23 | |
with lows of minus 12 in northern
Scotland. | 2:33:23 | 2:33:25 | |
Highways England is advising drivers
to plan their journey | 2:33:25 | 2:33:27 | |
carefully before setting off. | 2:33:27 | 2:33:30 | |
Gritters have been out overnight
on the busiest routes. | 2:33:30 | 2:33:34 | |
Lots of you are posting
about the snow online. | 2:33:34 | 2:33:38 | |
Thank you. | 2:33:38 | 2:33:40 | |
This is the scene in Clayton Heights
near Bradford this morning. | 2:33:40 | 2:33:43 | |
Liam Calland posted this timelapse
on Twitter to show how much snow | 2:33:43 | 2:33:45 | |
fell in 20 minutes just after 6am. | 2:33:45 | 2:33:55 | |
The word is, for anybody travelling
out and about, even if it is not | 2:33:55 | 2:34:00 | |
knowing where you are, it may be
where you are heading, so prepare | 2:34:00 | 2:34:04 | |
and think carefully ahead of your
journey. | 2:34:04 | 2:34:07 | |
The technology company Apple has
apologised to customers | 2:34:07 | 2:34:09 | |
after admitting it had deliberately
slowed down older iPhone models. | 2:34:09 | 2:34:12 | |
Some customers accused the company
of using the measure | 2:34:12 | 2:34:14 | |
to encourage people to upgrade. | 2:34:14 | 2:34:15 | |
But Apple said it had been intended
to prolong the device's life | 2:34:15 | 2:34:18 | |
and prevent sudden shut-downs. | 2:34:18 | 2:34:21 | |
The company said it would offer
replacement batteries | 2:34:21 | 2:34:23 | |
at a discounted price. | 2:34:23 | 2:34:27 | |
12 people have died
in a fire at an apartment | 2:34:27 | 2:34:30 | |
building in New York. | 2:34:30 | 2:34:31 | |
Emergency services said four
people are critically ill | 2:34:31 | 2:34:33 | |
and at least 15 are injured. | 2:34:33 | 2:34:35 | |
The fire broke out last night
on the third floor of a five-storey | 2:34:35 | 2:34:38 | |
building in the Bronx area
of the city. | 2:34:38 | 2:34:40 | |
The Mayor of New York has described
it as the worst fire | 2:34:40 | 2:34:43 | |
in the city for decades. | 2:34:43 | 2:34:46 | |
At least 14 people have been killed
and several others injured | 2:34:46 | 2:34:49 | |
after a huge fire broke out
at an office and restaurant complex | 2:34:49 | 2:34:51 | |
in the Indian city of Mumbai. | 2:34:51 | 2:34:54 | |
The blaze at the Kamala Mills
Compound is reported to have | 2:34:54 | 2:34:56 | |
broken out in a restaurant
and spread quickly. | 2:34:56 | 2:35:01 | |
Patients are being encouraged
to check their symptoms online | 2:35:01 | 2:35:04 | |
before they go to their GP. | 2:35:04 | 2:35:08 | |
It comes as part of
three-step advice from | 2:35:08 | 2:35:10 | |
the Royal College of GPs. | 2:35:10 | 2:35:11 | |
It says we should consider
whether or not we can just look | 2:35:11 | 2:35:14 | |
after the problem ourselves. | 2:35:14 | 2:35:15 | |
It recommends using a reputable
online resource to check out | 2:35:15 | 2:35:18 | |
advice and symptoms,
such as the NHS Choices | 2:35:18 | 2:35:21 | |
website, and seeking advice
or treatment from a pharmacist. | 2:35:21 | 2:35:27 | |
The head of the NHS in England
is considering making mobile | 2:35:27 | 2:35:30 | |
alcohol recovery centres -
known as drunk tanks - | 2:35:30 | 2:35:33 | |
a permanent feature across England. | 2:35:33 | 2:35:36 | |
It's thought the centres could ease
pressure on accident and emergency | 2:35:36 | 2:35:39 | |
units and Ambulance Services. | 2:35:39 | 2:35:41 | |
Katherine Henderson
from the Royal College | 2:35:41 | 2:35:43 | |
of Emergency Medicine told this
programme she was concerned | 2:35:43 | 2:35:45 | |
the centres could send
out the wrong message. | 2:35:45 | 2:35:55 | |
A bizarre plan involving Mrs
Thatcher and a panda travelling to | 2:36:00 | 2:36:04 | |
the United States via Concorde, how
else? This has been revealed in | 2:36:04 | 2:36:09 | |
newly released files from Britain )
official archive. | 2:36:09 | 2:36:12 | |
Do you believe it? What the archives
are opened every year we see secret | 2:36:12 | 2:36:16 | |
things we did not know before. This
is January 1981, London zoo wanted | 2:36:16 | 2:36:21 | |
to learn that smell pandered to a
zoo in Washington and the suggestion | 2:36:21 | 2:36:24 | |
to Prime Minister Thatcher was that
she could travel with Mrs Thatcher | 2:36:24 | 2:36:29 | |
and oversee the handover to boost
relations with the US -- London zoo | 2:36:29 | 2:36:35 | |
wanted to lend its pander to a zoo
in Washington. Mrs Thatcher said | 2:36:35 | 2:36:40 | |
Panthers and politicians are not
happy moments. | 2:36:40 | 2:36:46 | |
There was an empty seat all the way
to Washington! Where the | 2:36:46 | 2:36:51 | |
relationship could have been now if
we had only gone with the panda on a | 2:36:51 | 2:36:59 | |
plane! What do you think now?
Theresa May on the play with a | 2:36:59 | 2:37:03 | |
panda?!
This is a junction to change to the | 2:37:03 | 2:37:07 | |
very serious matter of the Ashes.
I am still thinking of Theresa May | 2:37:07 | 2:37:11 | |
sitting on the plate with a panda, I
can't get it out of my head, I can't | 2:37:11 | 2:37:15 | |
believe you have done it to me. --
sitting on the aeroplane with a | 2:37:15 | 2:37:20 | |
pander. | 2:37:20 | 2:37:24 | |
Play has been suspended in the Ashes
because of the rain? Yes, we should | 2:37:24 | 2:37:29 | |
be optimistic, because England are
doing very well. Barring complete | 2:37:29 | 2:37:33 | |
collapse it looks like they should
be on course for victory in the | 2:37:33 | 2:37:38 | |
fourth Test, which would avoid the
dreaded whitewash they were trying | 2:37:38 | 2:37:40 | |
to abide. It might be raining but
they are used to it. -- the dreaded | 2:37:40 | 2:37:46 | |
whitewash they were trying to avoid.
Every cloud. Has a silver lining. | 2:37:46 | 2:37:52 | |
That is a fantastic segue. | 2:37:52 | 2:37:54 | |
Rain halted England's push
for victory on the fourth day of | 2:37:54 | 2:37:57 | |
the fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne. | 2:37:57 | 2:37:59 | |
Australia were 103-2,
still 61 behind, when bad weather | 2:37:59 | 2:38:01 | |
intervened for the second and final
time to wipe 43.1 overs off the day | 2:38:01 | 2:38:04 | |
midway through the afternoon. | 2:38:04 | 2:38:10 | |
Proceedings will resume early
tomorrow on the fifth and final day | 2:38:10 | 2:38:13 | |
to try to make up for the last time.
Alastair Cook remained unbeaten on | 2:38:13 | 2:38:19 | |
244, with England all out for 491. | 2:38:19 | 2:38:23 | |
And there was controversy after play
when Australian media insinuated | 2:38:23 | 2:38:25 | |
that England bowler James Anderson
had tampered with the | 2:38:25 | 2:38:27 | |
ball with his thumb. | 2:38:27 | 2:38:29 | |
Although the umpires raised no
objection neither did | 2:38:29 | 2:38:31 | |
the Australian camp. | 2:38:31 | 2:38:32 | |
England coach Trevor Bayliss said
he had been to see the umpires | 2:38:32 | 2:38:34 | |
after seeing the headlines. | 2:38:34 | 2:38:37 | |
As soon as I saw the headlines,
I raced into the umpires, | 2:38:37 | 2:38:40 | |
and that was their words actually,
nothing to worry about, | 2:38:40 | 2:38:44 | |
it was a beater. | 2:38:44 | 2:38:47 | |
Absolutely fine. | 2:38:47 | 2:38:48 | |
So that's as much as I know. | 2:38:48 | 2:38:53 | |
Unbeaten in their last eight games,
but Crystal Palace's recent | 2:38:53 | 2:38:55 | |
resurgence under new boss
Roy Hodgeson came to an end last | 2:38:55 | 2:38:58 | |
night, as they were beaten 3-2
by Arsenal in a thrilling | 2:38:58 | 2:39:01 | |
Premier League match
at Selhurst Park. | 2:39:01 | 2:39:04 | |
Arsenal were 1-0 up at half-time
before a great finish | 2:39:04 | 2:39:07 | |
from Andros Townsend put Palace
level but the Gunners | 2:39:07 | 2:39:12 | |
soon struck back. | 2:39:12 | 2:39:17 | |
Alexis Sanchez regaining
the lead after an hour. | 2:39:17 | 2:39:19 | |
A few minutes later,
the Chilean controlled a superb pass | 2:39:19 | 2:39:21 | |
from Jack Wilshere to make it 3-1. | 2:39:21 | 2:39:24 | |
Palace scored a late
goal but Arsenal held | 2:39:24 | 2:39:26 | |
on to take all three points. | 2:39:26 | 2:39:34 | |
The Premier League's bottom club
Swansea have appointed the former | 2:39:34 | 2:39:36 | |
Sheffield Wednesday boss
Carlos Carvalhal | 2:39:36 | 2:39:37 | |
as their new manager. | 2:39:37 | 2:39:38 | |
Carvalhal was sacked
by the Championship | 2:39:38 | 2:39:40 | |
side on Christmas Eve. | 2:39:40 | 2:39:41 | |
He's never managed in
the English top flight before. | 2:39:41 | 2:39:45 | |
The Portugese has been appointed
until the end of the season | 2:39:45 | 2:39:47 | |
and replaces Paul Clement
who was sacked a fortnight ago. | 2:39:47 | 2:39:52 | |
Phil "The Power" Taylor has breezed
into the quarterfinals of the PDC | 2:39:52 | 2:39:55 | |
World Championship with a 4-0
victory over Keegan Brown. | 2:39:55 | 2:39:58 | |
The 16-time world champion
is playing in his final event before | 2:39:58 | 2:40:01 | |
retirement and made light work
of the former world youth champion, | 2:40:01 | 2:40:03 | |
finishing with a 106 check out. | 2:40:03 | 2:40:09 | |
He will play two-time former
champion, Scotland's | 2:40:09 | 2:40:11 | |
Gary Anderson next. | 2:40:11 | 2:40:19 | |
On that note, after our last chat I
took the liberty of finding out your | 2:40:19 | 2:40:24 | |
darts names. Sean, I would have
found out yours. I need to check | 2:40:24 | 2:40:28 | |
this afterwards, but I am Roxy
Choudhary. Jon, you are The King Of | 2:40:28 | 2:40:40 | |
Kings. Nougat, yours was almost
written in the stars, I put in Naga | 2:40:40 | 2:40:49 | |
Munchetty and I got Na The News
Anchor Munchetty. King Of Kings is | 2:40:49 | 2:41:04 | |
nonsense! Here is Sean, The
Business. | 2:41:04 | 2:41:11 | |
In the business news, we have been
talking football. | 2:41:11 | 2:41:17 | |
A bit of a change for us, normally
it is a chief executive Bob Vincent | 2:41:17 | 2:41:21 | |
Kompany, the captain of Manchester
City, could well be a Chief | 2:41:21 | 2:41:26 | |
Executive one day. He has made a big
step towards doing something like | 2:41:26 | 2:41:29 | |
that. Even though he has played for
years and years he has been | 2:41:29 | 2:41:33 | |
part-time doing a Masters in
business administration, an MBA, as | 2:41:33 | 2:41:37 | |
it is told. Many people in the world
of business look to do these things | 2:41:37 | 2:41:44 | |
after they have experience, you
learn about business, do the course | 2:41:44 | 2:41:48 | |
with others, you learn from them as
well, you focus on one area. Not | 2:41:48 | 2:41:52 | |
surprisingly he focused on the
business of football, particularly | 2:41:52 | 2:41:55 | |
on how to make most money out of
home advantage. | 2:41:55 | 2:41:59 | |
He thinks the Premier League could
do a lot more for the fans across | 2:41:59 | 2:42:02 | |
the Premier League by cutting
prices, not just out of the goodness | 2:42:02 | 2:42:06 | |
of their hearts but it could help
the product they are trying to sell | 2:42:06 | 2:42:14 | |
around the world if you have
stadiums that Fuller, a better | 2:42:14 | 2:42:16 | |
atmosphere. We talked about how that
might work and I spoke to him about | 2:42:16 | 2:42:19 | |
how and why he wanted to do this
degree. We went to John Ryland's | 2:42:19 | 2:42:23 | |
library, a lovely place. | 2:42:23 | 2:42:29 | |
Vincent Kompany, two-time
Premier League winner. | 2:42:29 | 2:42:37 | |
FA Cup winner. | 2:42:37 | 2:42:38 | |
Captain of Belgium,
captain of Manchester City. | 2:42:38 | 2:42:41 | |
72 caps? | 2:42:41 | 2:42:43 | |
74, 75. | 2:42:43 | 2:42:47 | |
And now master of
business administration. | 2:42:47 | 2:42:51 | |
It feels like it was
the hardest to come by. | 2:42:51 | 2:42:56 | |
Being academic just
was not something for me. | 2:42:56 | 2:43:00 | |
As you start talking to lawyers
and accountants and the more | 2:43:00 | 2:43:03 | |
you kind of advance,
the less you understand | 2:43:03 | 2:43:13 | |
and it was frustrating,
I really hated that ad in the end, | 2:43:13 | 2:43:17 | |
I was going to put myself
through studies and find out | 2:43:17 | 2:43:19 | |
what they were talking about. | 2:43:19 | 2:43:20 | |
I take pride because it was out
of my comfort zone. | 2:43:20 | 2:43:23 | |
I kind of felt like this
was what my mother would be proud | 2:43:23 | 2:43:26 | |
of when she passed away
ten years ago. | 2:43:26 | 2:43:28 | |
She wanted me to do
well in academics. | 2:43:28 | 2:43:30 | |
Having a hat like this
isn't something you would | 2:43:30 | 2:43:32 | |
normally see a professional
footballer still playing. | 2:43:32 | 2:43:36 | |
I tell you what, it came by luck
as well because I was looking | 2:43:36 | 2:43:39 | |
for something I could fit
into my schedule. | 2:43:39 | 2:43:43 | |
I didn't really know
what I was putting myself through. | 2:43:43 | 2:43:46 | |
Somebody gave me this pile of books. | 2:43:46 | 2:43:50 | |
I have no skills whatsoever. | 2:43:50 | 2:43:51 | |
I even learned myself to type. | 2:43:51 | 2:43:54 | |
I was typing like this. | 2:43:54 | 2:44:01 | |
When they say you need to do an
essay, that is a problem. | 2:44:01 | 2:44:11 | |
It was more about not giving up. | 2:44:11 | 2:44:14 | |
Feeling that there is beauty in this
graft, that you don't have | 2:44:14 | 2:44:17 | |
to set yourself limits. | 2:44:17 | 2:44:18 | |
I got something I didn't expect. | 2:44:18 | 2:44:20 | |
Vincent Kompany, the student,
you've got deadlines, you are... | 2:44:20 | 2:44:22 | |
A problem. | 2:44:22 | 2:44:23 | |
Honestly, a few deadlines
where I was travelling | 2:44:23 | 2:44:25 | |
left, right and centre. | 2:44:25 | 2:44:26 | |
Honestly, a few deadlines
where I was travelling | 2:44:26 | 2:44:28 | |
left, right and centre. | 2:44:28 | 2:44:29 | |
I don't have wi-fi because I'm
in some remote corner | 2:44:29 | 2:44:31 | |
of the world playing football. | 2:44:31 | 2:44:33 | |
Your team-mates, were they aware
you are doing a masters? | 2:44:33 | 2:44:35 | |
When I went digital,
I was on my laptop like everybody | 2:44:35 | 2:44:38 | |
else and it was easier to hide it
in the very beginning, | 2:44:38 | 2:44:42 | |
I had to take it. | 2:44:42 | 2:44:48 | |
I was getting hammered. | 2:44:48 | 2:44:50 | |
It does help when you are captain
of Manchester City. | 2:44:50 | 2:44:52 | |
Or it doesn't, I don't know. | 2:44:52 | 2:44:54 | |
If you have had something
as you are coming through the system | 2:44:54 | 2:45:00 | |
as a teenager, would that
help footballers more? | 2:45:00 | 2:45:02 | |
It's a very interesting question
because I think its relevant for wet | 2:45:02 | 2:45:04 | |
football will go in the next
ten, 15 years. | 2:45:04 | 2:45:07 | |
If I was heading an academy
in England, I would actually | 2:45:07 | 2:45:09 | |
say to anybody, yes,
go back to school, I don't | 2:45:09 | 2:45:12 | |
care how many hours
of training he wants to do. | 2:45:12 | 2:45:18 | |
You gain more intelligence,
I can still use it on the pitch. | 2:45:18 | 2:45:21 | |
Sounds like a message
your mother would like. | 2:45:21 | 2:45:24 | |
It is definitely a message
my mother passed on. | 2:45:24 | 2:45:27 | |
Basically, you are
hearing my mother. | 2:45:27 | 2:45:35 | |
'S | 2:45:35 | 2:45:35 | |
that was Vincent Kompany, captain of
Manchester City, just graduated. I | 2:45:35 | 2:45:41 | |
was talking to him about all of that
kind of stuff but loads more about | 2:45:41 | 2:45:44 | |
the details of the project team is
looking at, how to run a football | 2:45:44 | 2:45:48 | |
club and if you want to catch more
that interview it will be on the | 2:45:48 | 2:45:51 | |
podcast next week. | 2:45:51 | 2:45:52 | |
You will be able to hear the full
interview next week by subscribing | 2:45:52 | 2:45:55 | |
to BBC Radio 5 Live's Wake Up
to Money podcast. | 2:45:55 | 2:45:57 | |
You will get the whole interview.
Conducted by Sean the theory | 2:45:57 | 2:46:04 | |
Farrington. That is your darts name.
You are King of Kings. I was the | 2:46:04 | 2:46:10 | |
news anchor. Good morning, Carol. I
looked at your darts name. It is so | 2:46:10 | 2:46:17 | |
apt, I think. Carol Champagne
supernova. | 2:46:17 | 2:46:23 | |
LAUGHTER
That is just brilliant, don't you | 2:46:23 | 2:46:27 | |
think? I'm sure you made that up. I
put it in, honestly and it works. | 2:46:27 | 2:46:33 | |
Brilliant. Sean, thanks very much. | 2:46:33 | 2:46:35 | |
Here's Carol with a look
at this morning's weather. | 2:46:35 | 2:46:37 | |
What more can you tell
us about the weather | 2:46:37 | 2:46:40 | |
warnings that are in place? | 2:46:40 | 2:46:41 | |
That's right, the yellow warning
first of all is the lowest level of | 2:46:46 | 2:46:49 | |
warning which means just be aware
that you might get some severe | 2:46:49 | 2:46:52 | |
weather in the next few days, so
plan accordingly. You may well have | 2:46:52 | 2:46:58 | |
disruption for example whereas the
amber is a more serious warning, the | 2:46:58 | 2:47:01 | |
red one is the top one, Amber is
just down from that and it means be | 2:47:01 | 2:47:06 | |
prepared. There's likely to be
disruption due to severe weather. | 2:47:06 | 2:47:08 | |
You could have disruption, power
cuts, that kind of thing and we do | 2:47:08 | 2:47:14 | |
have a lot of weather warnings in
force this morning. The Met office | 2:47:14 | 2:47:18 | |
have just updated some of them, so
first of all we got the yellow | 2:47:18 | 2:47:23 | |
warnings for ice. Hazardous
conditions if you are travelling. | 2:47:23 | 2:47:27 | |
Then we have a yellow warning for
snow which covers parts of northern | 2:47:27 | 2:47:31 | |
England, parts of central and
southern Scotland, which has been | 2:47:31 | 2:47:35 | |
updated to move further north, as
well, so that goes to Aberdeen over | 2:47:35 | 2:47:39 | |
towards mile and we have an Amber
one for snow for the North Midlands | 2:47:39 | 2:47:45 | |
and also it is for Northern England.
And wind, strong wind, across South | 2:47:45 | 2:47:53 | |
Wales and southern England, so a lot
to content with. Let me show you | 2:47:53 | 2:47:56 | |
what has been happening in terms of
the rain and snow we have seen this | 2:47:56 | 2:48:00 | |
morning. The rain has been bumping
into the cold, very tenuous where we | 2:48:00 | 2:48:04 | |
do see the rain convert to slow. For
example, across Manchester Airport | 2:48:04 | 2:48:09 | |
the temperatures, plus three and we
have some rain. Leads a report, | 2:48:09 | 2:48:15 | |
temperatures just below freezing and
proper snow, just 55 miles away -- | 2:48:15 | 2:48:20 | |
Leeds airport. It will move into the
North Sea northward across southern, | 2:48:20 | 2:48:26 | |
central parts of northern Scotland
into the Highlands and Grampians. A | 2:48:26 | 2:48:30 | |
risk of ice for a wee while and as
we go further south, the risk | 2:48:30 | 2:48:34 | |
continues. Squally E Winters across
South Wales, south-west England, | 2:48:34 | 2:48:38 | |
thunder and lightning this morning,
all of it will be transferring | 2:48:38 | 2:48:43 | |
eastwards as it currently is doing
-- squally winds. Lots going on with | 2:48:43 | 2:48:48 | |
the weather forecast, so there goes
the snow pushing a venture away from | 2:48:48 | 2:48:52 | |
northern England to the course of
the morning, continuing across | 2:48:52 | 2:48:55 | |
Scotland, the rain clearing the East
of England as well, and then we see | 2:48:55 | 2:49:00 | |
some scrawny showers coming in
behind. The wind will be strong | 2:49:00 | 2:49:04 | |
towards the south-east but not as
strong as it has been in the West. A | 2:49:04 | 2:49:07 | |
lot of sunshine, as well and behind
it, and the North Midlands, showers, | 2:49:07 | 2:49:14 | |
the odd that of sleet and snow, but
nothing like some of us will see | 2:49:14 | 2:49:19 | |
this morning. Temperatures, where
you have got the snow, it is cold | 2:49:19 | 2:49:23 | |
and where we have got the rain
crossing with the wind, the wind is | 2:49:23 | 2:49:27 | |
coming from a different direction,
so the temperatures are a bit | 2:49:27 | 2:49:31 | |
higher. From Friday into Saturday,
the next system moves in from the | 2:49:31 | 2:49:36 | |
West introducing some wet and some
windy conditions across the South. | 2:49:36 | 2:49:39 | |
As we move through the day, the
first band clears, the second band | 2:49:39 | 2:49:45 | |
comes in and we have got some rain
in Scotland falling snow and even at | 2:49:45 | 2:49:49 | |
low levels across the Highlands and
Grampians. Temperatures, still | 2:49:49 | 2:49:56 | |
cooler in the North. Milder in the
South. Ten in Manchester. 13 in St | 2:49:56 | 2:50:02 | |
Helier. New Year's Eve, Sunday, we
start off with a wet note in the | 2:50:02 | 2:50:08 | |
south-east, windy, as well but the
whole system crawls around Scotland | 2:50:08 | 2:50:12 | |
and pulls away allowing another
system to come in from the west | 2:50:12 | 2:50:16 | |
introducing yet more rain, so
brighter, drier conditions ahead of | 2:50:16 | 2:50:19 | |
it and still in the mild air but not
as cold as it has been for the | 2:50:19 | 2:50:23 | |
North. Another development waiting
in the wings. We will come to that | 2:50:23 | 2:50:29 | |
in a jiffy. If you're heading out at
midnight on New Year's Day, it will | 2:50:29 | 2:50:34 | |
be not as cold as it currently is,
some clear skies but showers mostly | 2:50:34 | 2:50:39 | |
in the West and also the South, and
not a lot of us will see them. | 2:50:39 | 2:50:45 | |
Further east, the drier the
conditions will be but still it is | 2:50:45 | 2:50:48 | |
going to feel cold. Here is the
development with the wind coming | 2:50:48 | 2:50:53 | |
across Scotland, for New Year's Day.
Another one coming in across | 2:50:53 | 2:50:57 | |
southern England, both introducing
rain, windy conditions, but in | 2:50:57 | 2:51:01 | |
between, something drier and
brighter so still unsettled as we | 2:51:01 | 2:51:05 | |
head towards the New Year. | 2:51:05 | 2:51:06 | |
Carol, thank you so much. You have
been fantastically busy. Hopefully | 2:51:10 | 2:51:15 | |
the New Year will bring you some
quiet about. Happy New Year to | 2:51:15 | 2:51:19 | |
everyone and happy Hogmanay, Carol.
Thank you. Lots of people will be | 2:51:19 | 2:51:23 | |
thinking about going out for New
Year's Eve, a big night, and then | 2:51:23 | 2:51:27 | |
January, New year's resolutions.
Traditionally it's cutting down | 2:51:27 | 2:51:33 | |
blues, eating better. Just trimming
the access of Christmas and the New | 2:51:33 | 2:51:36 | |
Year. | 2:51:36 | 2:51:38 | |
But could 2018 be the year more
and more of us decide to give | 2:51:38 | 2:51:41 | |
up alcohol for good? | 2:51:41 | 2:51:44 | |
Not just for a few days. | 2:51:44 | 2:51:45 | |
Not just for a few days. | 2:51:45 | 2:51:47 | |
Next month a number of books
are being published encouraging us | 2:51:47 | 2:51:49 | |
to drink less or quit altogether. | 2:51:49 | 2:51:51 | |
They tap into a growing trend
for people doing just that | 2:51:51 | 2:51:53 | |
and the most recent stats show
an interesting generational divide, | 2:51:53 | 2:51:56 | |
with clean-living millenials
being far less likely to drink | 2:51:56 | 2:51:58 | |
than their parents. | 2:51:58 | 2:51:59 | |
Let's see what some
of you had to say. | 2:51:59 | 2:52:01 | |
I think we've gone through a phase
of binge drinking and drinking more | 2:52:05 | 2:52:09 | |
and I think we're probably bit more
health conscious now. | 2:52:09 | 2:52:11 | |
We tend to go more on nights out
whereas I think my parents | 2:52:11 | 2:52:15 | |
would open a nice bottle of wine
and drink it throughout the week. | 2:52:15 | 2:52:19 | |
Probably is more of the binge
drinking style where actually it's | 2:52:21 | 2:52:25 | |
not bingeing, you just get together
with people at the weekend | 2:52:25 | 2:52:27 | |
and the thing you do
is you go to the pub. | 2:52:27 | 2:52:31 | |
I don't want to be
hungover the next day. | 2:52:34 | 2:52:36 | |
I like a drink with my food
and when I'm hanging out, | 2:52:36 | 2:52:39 | |
but I do it in moderation, you know. | 2:52:39 | 2:52:42 | |
Keep it safe, keep it cool. | 2:52:42 | 2:52:45 | |
I like having a few pints
with my mates and I like socialising | 2:52:48 | 2:52:51 | |
and that but there's other ways
in which you can enjoy yourself | 2:52:51 | 2:52:55 | |
and be who you want to be rather
than just getting so drunk and not | 2:52:55 | 2:52:58 | |
knowing what you're doing. | 2:52:58 | 2:53:07 | |
Lots of statistics but what about
the personal stories? | 2:53:07 | 2:53:09 | |
We're joined by Rosamund Dean,
Catherine Gray, Andy Ramage | 2:53:09 | 2:53:12 | |
and Ruari Fairbairns,
who have all written new books | 2:53:12 | 2:53:14 | |
encouraging readers to drink less
and sharing their personal stories | 2:53:14 | 2:53:17 | |
of their relationship
with alcohol and recovery. | 2:53:17 | 2:53:22 | |
We thought we would rattle through
his experiences quickly. One at a | 2:53:22 | 2:53:27 | |
time. Your relationship with alcohol
and where you got to a point where | 2:53:27 | 2:53:30 | |
you are telling us about it now.
Absolutely, in my 20s I was the | 2:53:30 | 2:53:35 | |
archetypal partygoer. In my 30s my
drinking started to go darker. When | 2:53:35 | 2:53:41 | |
I was 33, 2013, I decided to quit
altogether because I thought my life | 2:53:41 | 2:53:44 | |
was going to be better off, but I
didn't think I was going to have any | 2:53:44 | 2:53:49 | |
fun any more. I thought my lifestyle
would be very dull, and I wasn't | 2:53:49 | 2:53:53 | |
going to be able to relax at
parties, and... We will find out | 2:53:53 | 2:53:58 | |
whether you did but others about
your relationship with alcohol. I | 2:53:58 | 2:54:03 | |
had no erratic story, no rock bottom
moment, I didn't destroy a | 2:54:03 | 2:54:07 | |
relationship, lose a job because of
drinking but I just knew I drank too | 2:54:07 | 2:54:10 | |
much and wanted to cut down and
found really, really hard. We will | 2:54:10 | 2:54:15 | |
see how you are tackling that. No
rock bottom for me, 11 years, it is | 2:54:15 | 2:54:22 | |
ingrained into me read alcohol to be
successful, have a good time etc, | 2:54:22 | 2:54:25 | |
and I wanted to go against that and
change that and I saw no way to do | 2:54:25 | 2:54:31 | |
that and I thought there is a space
here, how do I become alcohol free? | 2:54:31 | 2:54:35 | |
That space was occupied by you
because you've been working | 2:54:35 | 2:54:41 | |
together. We were together in the
city. I wanted to be fitter, faster, | 2:54:41 | 2:54:45 | |
a better father, husband, better at
my job and taking alcohol out of the | 2:54:45 | 2:54:49 | |
equation was the key which unlocked
all the goodness. You said that a | 2:54:49 | 2:54:54 | |
husband, fitter. What made you think
alcohol was the reason you weren't | 2:54:54 | 2:54:57 | |
as good a dad or family man as you
could be? The lethargy of waking up | 2:54:57 | 2:55:04 | |
on a Saturday morning being hangover
and not on the ball as it were. It's | 2:55:04 | 2:55:08 | |
great. In the book, we talk about
the challenge of being a better | 2:55:08 | 2:55:13 | |
version of you, being fitter and
faster and spending time with your | 2:55:13 | 2:55:17 | |
family and having the energy and
vitality to really get out there and | 2:55:17 | 2:55:21 | |
enjoy life. Have you cut out alcohol
completely? Yes, four years since I | 2:55:21 | 2:55:28 | |
had a drink. I just don't see the
point. Catherine, you pick up on | 2:55:28 | 2:55:33 | |
this theme of the joys of being
sober because so many people think | 2:55:33 | 2:55:37 | |
I'm going to punish myself, and they
see it as a punishment. I won't have | 2:55:37 | 2:55:41 | |
a drink because too much fun, too
much badness comes with it. Yes, | 2:55:41 | 2:55:45 | |
people see it as deprivation but
when I got used to it, I found that | 2:55:45 | 2:55:50 | |
I felt it was liberation instead.
So, for me, it was absolutely the | 2:55:50 | 2:55:55 | |
best decision I've ever made.
Difficult? Yes, at first, absolutely | 2:55:55 | 2:56:02 | |
because you are learning something
you've done for a few decades, and I | 2:56:02 | 2:56:05 | |
had not been to a party not drunk
for 21 years so going to a party and | 2:56:05 | 2:56:10 | |
not drinking is hard at first but
you get used to it. And then it is | 2:56:10 | 2:56:13 | |
more fun. I guarantee people
watching this morning with a slight | 2:56:13 | 2:56:17 | |
hangover will enjoy Christmas drink
and their families and friends and | 2:56:17 | 2:56:21 | |
they will say, here they go, I load
of experts on the sober preaching to | 2:56:21 | 2:56:25 | |
us about drinking. My book is not
about drinking up -- giving up | 2:56:25 | 2:56:31 | |
drinking completely because I don't
think the abstinence is necessary | 2:56:31 | 2:56:35 | |
for everyone absolutely. People seem
to believe there are two ends of the | 2:56:35 | 2:56:39 | |
spectrum. Alcoholics for whom
drinking is a real problem and the | 2:56:39 | 2:56:41 | |
only option for them is to give up
altogether and there were people who | 2:56:41 | 2:56:45 | |
have a normal healthy relationship
with alcohol but of course there are | 2:56:45 | 2:56:48 | |
loads and loads of different grey
areas in between and people who | 2:56:48 | 2:56:51 | |
drink too much and want to cut down,
who don't want to give up | 2:56:51 | 2:56:54 | |
completely, that's not my book is
about. Would you thought of cutting | 2:56:54 | 2:56:59 | |
down and not stopping? I tried that
for about five years I tried it. | 2:56:59 | 2:57:04 | |
Loads of different moderation
attempts but for me, it wasn't | 2:57:04 | 2:57:07 | |
possible. Certainly for some people
it is and for some people they will | 2:57:07 | 2:57:12 | |
take three months off and find they
can reset. But, for me, I'm much | 2:57:12 | 2:57:17 | |
happier completely alcohol free. It
doesn't work for everyone. It is on | 2:57:17 | 2:57:22 | |
day one fit all things. You have
used the word challenge rather than, | 2:57:22 | 2:57:29 | |
I don't know, pledge or giving up.
It's almost like taking the idea of | 2:57:29 | 2:57:33 | |
stopping to a different level? Yes,
we wanted to create something where | 2:57:33 | 2:57:37 | |
you could be proud, you can test
yourself, a real challenge, and so | 2:57:37 | 2:57:42 | |
that's why we traded at 28 challenge
book and it's so people can say I'm | 2:57:42 | 2:57:49 | |
doing this challenge and therefore
people understand why you are taking | 2:57:49 | 2:57:52 | |
a break and why you take that break,
you are learning more of the stuff, | 2:57:52 | 2:57:57 | |
this preconditioning that you need
alcohol. You implement a whole new | 2:57:57 | 2:58:01 | |
lot of healthy habit and you think,
I'm notch or how much I want to | 2:58:01 | 2:58:05 | |
drink any more. I'm not sure how
much I want to introduce it back | 2:58:05 | 2:58:08 | |
into my life. Are you boring with
sober stories? That is what suburb | 2:58:08 | 2:58:15 | |
of think. And evangelist. We try to
make everything functional about | 2:58:15 | 2:58:21 | |
being sociable. All those daily
tips. For me I was too weird alcohol | 2:58:21 | 2:58:26 | |
free and now I drink on special
occasions and that's more realistic | 2:58:26 | 2:58:30 | |
for most people. Have you got a
healthy relationship with alcohol | 2:58:30 | 2:58:34 | |
now? Absolutely. When you talk about
your mind being preprogrammed to | 2:58:34 | 2:58:39 | |
associate alcohol with stress,
socialising, celebration, everything | 2:58:39 | 2:58:43 | |
good in life, Christmas and New
Year, exactly, family, that's it. | 2:58:43 | 2:58:50 | |
Thank you all very much indeed. The
books are all available now. | 2:58:50 | 2:58:59 | |
That's it from Breakfast today. | 2:58:59 | 2:59:01 | |
We'll be back from six tomorrow. | 2:59:01 | 2:59:02 | |
Bye bye. | 2:59:02 | 2:59:04 | |
The church was vandalised last week. | 2:59:08 | 2:59:10 |