30/12/2017

0:00:07 > 0:00:11Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

0:00:11 > 0:00:15A Beatle, a Bee Gee and a ballerina lead the way in the Queen's New Year

0:00:15 > 0:00:16Honours.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18# Twist and shout!

0:00:18 > 0:00:19# Twist and shout!

0:00:19 > 0:00:25Fab Four drummer Ringo Starr becomes Sir Ringo.

0:00:25 > 0:00:33It's 'Saturday Knight Fever' for Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb.

0:00:33 > 0:00:36And Darcey Bussell is made a dame, saying she's humbled

0:00:36 > 0:00:36by the honour.

0:00:50 > 0:00:52Good morning, it's Saturday 30th December.

0:00:52 > 0:00:55Also this morning:

0:00:55 > 0:00:56The government's infrastructure adviser, Lord Adonis,

0:00:56 > 0:00:59quits as he delivers a scathing verdict on Theresa May's

0:00:59 > 0:01:01plan for Brexit.

0:01:01 > 0:01:05We'll speak to him just after 8 o'clock.

0:01:05 > 0:01:07Yesterday, it was the snow causing chaos.

0:01:07 > 0:01:11Today, weather warnings are in place for ice and rain across parts

0:01:11 > 0:01:14of the UK.

0:01:14 > 0:01:20Good morning. Ice is the main issue of the parts of northern England and

0:01:20 > 0:01:24Scotland this morning but then it turns mild head of some very windy

0:01:24 > 0:01:28weather storm Dylan coming tonight. All of the details in the next 15

0:01:28 > 0:01:28minutes.

0:01:28 > 0:01:30In sport, Australia captain Steve Smith

0:01:30 > 0:01:32- who else? - holds England at bay.

0:01:32 > 0:01:35He scores yet another century as England's hopes of winning

0:01:35 > 0:01:37the fourth Test are dashed in Melbourne.

0:01:37 > 0:01:39And it helped launch Sir David Attenborough's career

0:01:39 > 0:01:41and has given us plenty of magical TV moments.

0:01:41 > 0:01:45We'll look back at 60 years of the BBC's Natural History Unit,

0:01:45 > 0:01:48and what the future holds for it.

0:01:49 > 0:01:49Good morning.

0:01:49 > 0:01:50First, our main story.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52The former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, Barry Gibb

0:01:52 > 0:01:56of the Bee Gees, and the former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg

0:01:56 > 0:02:00have all been knighted in the New Year Honours List.

0:02:00 > 0:02:02More than 1,000 people have been recognised in the list.

0:02:02 > 0:02:05Stars from the world of sport include the Wales

0:02:05 > 0:02:07and Lions Rugby Union captain, Sam Warburton, who is awarded

0:02:07 > 0:02:10an OBE, and the World Cup-winning England cricket captain

0:02:10 > 0:02:12Heather Knight is to receive an OBE.

0:02:12 > 0:02:16Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba has more details.

0:02:16 > 0:02:26Twist and shout.More than 50 years after Beatlemania, the Fab four 's

0:02:26 > 0:02:32drummer has been honoured a knighthood. What would you do if I

0:02:32 > 0:02:37sang... Recognising Ringo Starr's half a century long contribution to

0:02:37 > 0:02:45music.I get by with a little help from my friends.Tragedy! Former BG

0:02:45 > 0:02:54Barry Gibb says he was humbled and very proud to be made Sir Barry.

0:02:54 > 0:03:00With no one to love you, you are going nowhere.Warhorse author and

0:03:00 > 0:03:06longtime children's Laureate Michael Virgo to have been made a Knight, he

0:03:06 > 0:03:09hopes his award highlights the importance of literature for young

0:03:09 > 0:03:16people.Reading, is a great Bastian against stupidity and bigotry and

0:03:16 > 0:03:23ignorance. It is the greatest weapon we have a really, and the greatest

0:03:23 > 0:03:30assistance we can give them is to make them readers.Strictly judge

0:03:30 > 0:03:36Darcey Bussell who is occasionally performed as the program to is made

0:03:36 > 0:03:43a dame.I am Ticky Roper.I am the night manager. Those being made CBE

0:03:43 > 0:03:46is, the next highest level of award, include actor Hugh Laurie for

0:03:46 > 0:03:53services to drama. And bestselling writers author Jilly Cooper.

0:03:53 > 0:03:58Absolutely thrilled, I couldn't believe it, and I suddenly get a

0:03:58 > 0:04:02letter and what is it, a gas bill or something? This heavenly things

0:04:02 > 0:04:08saying you have a CBE.It's wonderful.I've got to run away.

0:04:08 > 0:04:13Singh and campaigner Mark Ormond is made an OBE for services to art and

0:04:13 > 0:04:18culture. Musician and producer Whiley known as the godfather of

0:04:18 > 0:04:27grime is made an MBE.COMMENTATOR: Pass to Warburton.In the world of

0:04:27 > 0:04:30sports Hamilton, who has captained Wales and the British Lions, is made

0:04:30 > 0:04:35an OBE. Most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing

0:04:35 > 0:04:41extraordinary work, like happy to act as a mentor for young people.Of

0:04:41 > 0:04:45course young people are everything to me, I am passionate about them

0:04:45 > 0:04:48and their life, their well-being and their welfare so permit be

0:04:48 > 0:04:53recognised for my passion is one of the greatest honours ever, so I am

0:04:53 > 0:04:56in complete gratitude and appreciation.The majority of

0:04:56 > 0:05:00honours to go to people who are not in the public eye to have given

0:05:00 > 0:05:06exceptional service. And in 2018 the honours committee said they will be

0:05:06 > 0:05:09looking to particularly recognise individuals who were involved in the

0:05:09 > 0:05:14response to and the aftermath of the London and Manchester terror attacks

0:05:14 > 0:05:23and the fire at Grenfell Tower. What a list!

0:05:23 > 0:05:25We'll be speaking to the youngest recipient

0:05:25 > 0:05:27of the British Empire Medal at 8:20,

0:05:27 > 0:05:29and to the author Michael Morpurgo, who has been knighted -

0:05:29 > 0:05:33that's just after 9:00.

0:05:33 > 0:05:36Wintry weather will continue to dominate the weekend for many

0:05:36 > 0:05:39parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for ice

0:05:39 > 0:05:40in northern regions.

0:05:40 > 0:05:43The worst of the snow fell yesterday across northern England

0:05:43 > 0:05:46and Scotland, where roads were closed.

0:05:46 > 0:05:48Flights at Glasgow Airport were also temporarily suspended.

0:05:48 > 0:05:50The RAC has warned that driving conditions will continue

0:05:50 > 0:05:53to prove difficult.

0:05:53 > 0:06:00Matt Taylor is in the Weather Centre to tell us what we can expect.

0:06:00 > 0:06:05Thankfully for those on the move today we are not going to see some

0:06:05 > 0:06:08of the snowy scenes before across parts of the country yesterday at

0:06:08 > 0:06:12the rest a little bit of snow around over the hills today and

0:06:12 > 0:06:12the rest a little bit of snow around over the hills today and the big

0:06:12 > 0:06:15issue for those on the move in northern England and Scotland is

0:06:15 > 0:06:19ice, the icy conditions following the snow and a drop in temperatures

0:06:19 > 0:06:22overnight and while the ice will be mainly morning issue, through the

0:06:22 > 0:06:25morning we gradually will see some rain, sleet and snow returned parts

0:06:25 > 0:06:29of Scotland at nowhere near on the scale of what we saw through last

0:06:29 > 0:06:35night. If you were on the move over the next 24 hour was the run up to

0:06:35 > 0:06:38New Year's Eve you have to watch proceedings out of the Atlantic

0:06:38 > 0:06:42through the rest of today and is tonight. This is a developing storm,

0:06:42 > 0:06:45storm Dylan, which will be the worst of its brand across parts of the

0:06:45 > 0:06:49Republic of Ireland but for Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern

0:06:49 > 0:06:52England, potentially north Wales is widespread powers to take us through

0:06:52 > 0:06:56the night and into the start of New Year's Eve at a could even see gusts

0:06:56 > 0:07:00to 60- 70 kilometres an hour it could cause trouble problems. I will

0:07:00 > 0:07:03have a full update with your forecast very shortly.

0:07:03 > 0:07:04have a full update with your forecast very shortly.

0:07:04 > 0:07:06The former Labour minister, Lord Adonis, has stepped down

0:07:06 > 0:07:08from his role as the government's infrastructure advisor,

0:07:08 > 0:07:10blaming Theresa May's handling of Brexit.

0:07:10 > 0:07:13He says he will "relentlessly" oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

0:07:13 > 0:07:14in the House of Lords.

0:07:14 > 0:07:28A government source said Lord Adonis walked before he was pushed.

0:07:28 > 0:07:32Why differences with the government has just become too great, not only

0:07:32 > 0:07:36on Brexit which I think has been handled very badly taking Britain

0:07:36 > 0:07:39out of the key economic institutions of the European Union, the customs

0:07:39 > 0:07:44union and the single market, but increasingly Brexit is a fact in the

0:07:44 > 0:07:45whole conduct of government across Whitehall.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48The White House has said the world is watching how Iranian authorities

0:07:48 > 0:07:50respond to anti-government protests in several cities.

0:07:50 > 0:07:54In a statement, it said Iranians were fed up with the regime's

0:07:54 > 0:07:56corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth

0:07:56 > 0:07:57to fund terrorism abroad.

0:07:57 > 0:08:00The US State Department condemned the arrests of protesters yesterday.

0:08:00 > 0:08:03Thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in the cities

0:08:03 > 0:08:07of Kermanshah, Rasht, Isfahan and Qom.

0:08:07 > 0:08:09Younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom"

0:08:09 > 0:08:13of any post-war generation - that's according to the think tank

0:08:13 > 0:08:17The Resolution Foundation, which analyses living standards.

0:08:17 > 0:08:21However, the study estimates that the average age

0:08:21 > 0:08:23at which millennials will inherit something will be 61.

0:08:23 > 0:08:30Here's our business correspondent Joe Lynam.

0:08:30 > 0:08:35People aged between 17 and 35 hoping to get the housing ladder could be

0:08:35 > 0:08:39set to inherit a lot of money from their parents. At it may come too

0:08:39 > 0:08:44late for some. According to the Resolution Foundation, the value of

0:08:44 > 0:08:48inheritances is set to double over the next 20 years. Thanks to baby

0:08:48 > 0:08:53boomers aged between 50 and 70 leaving behind expensive property.

0:08:53 > 0:08:57But the think tank says the average age of someone inherits is now the

0:08:57 > 0:09:03one, meaning too late for many of today's househunters.Across the

0:09:03 > 0:09:07piece the financial situation, the living standards picture of a

0:09:07 > 0:09:10millenials is quite concerning. They are earning less than those 15, 10

0:09:10 > 0:09:15or 15 years before them were at the same age, they are less likely to

0:09:15 > 0:09:18own a home and while they may be saving into a pension, it is less

0:09:18 > 0:09:22likely to be one of those goldplated final salary pensions in the round

0:09:22 > 0:09:27quite concerning pictures for far too many millenials today.17- 35

0:09:27 > 0:09:30the Roz inheriting more money than any previous generation will only be

0:09:30 > 0:09:34able to use it in their old age. All by passing it onto their own

0:09:34 > 0:09:35grandchildren.

0:09:35 > 0:09:37Commercial broadcasters, including Channel 4 and ITV,

0:09:37 > 0:09:40are to receive an extra 60 million pounds from the government

0:09:40 > 0:09:43to increase the range of children's television programmes in the UK.

0:09:43 > 0:09:46The money, left over from the last BBC licence fee settlement,

0:09:46 > 0:09:48will pay for half the costs of original shows.

0:09:48 > 0:09:51Ministers say they want to see greater variety in a market

0:09:51 > 0:09:57dominated by the BBC.

0:09:57 > 0:10:00If the cold weather has got you thinking about summer sunshine,

0:10:00 > 0:10:02there's a warning today from the consumer group Which?

0:10:02 > 0:10:04that holiday firms may be misleading consumers.

0:10:04 > 0:10:06Many tour operators promote money-off deals, providing

0:10:06 > 0:10:11travellers book by a certain date.

0:10:11 > 0:10:14But a study found that half the holidays advertised

0:10:14 > 0:10:17were the same price, or even cheaper, after the offer expired.

0:10:17 > 0:10:26The firms involved have all denied misleading their customers.

0:10:26 > 0:10:29Volunteers have released thousands of baby turtles into the sea off

0:10:29 > 0:10:32West Mexico.

0:10:32 > 0:10:35It's part of a project to protect the endangered olive ridley

0:10:35 > 0:10:37hatchlings, whose numbers have fallen sharply in recent years,

0:10:37 > 0:10:38largely due to poachers.

0:10:38 > 0:10:42It's hoped the creatures will return to the beach in around 30 years

0:10:42 > 0:10:52to lay their own eggs.

0:10:52 > 0:11:02Lovely. We will bring you that update in 2047. It is 6:10 AM and

0:11:02 > 0:11:06let's look at the front pages. The Guardian has a picture of Dame

0:11:06 > 0:11:09Darcey Bussell, Australia come dancing judge and an established

0:11:09 > 0:11:13T-Mobile Arena. The main story is the 20,000 British men who are

0:11:13 > 0:11:17potential child abusers. The police chief in charge of investigating

0:11:17 > 0:11:21paedophile as tens of thousands of British men have shown interest in

0:11:21 > 0:11:25sexually abusing children and the story here on the other side of the

0:11:25 > 0:11:29newspaper is that Lord Adonis has quit, calling Theresa May the voice

0:11:29 > 0:11:33of UKIP so we will be talking to him, the former Labor minister who

0:11:33 > 0:11:37has resigned as the chair to the infrastructure commissioned later on

0:11:37 > 0:11:41in the program. On the honours front, the daily Mirror have a great

0:11:41 > 0:11:45headline here to accompany the fact that Barry Gibb will be so Barry the

0:11:45 > 0:11:50BG. What else, Saturday Knight Fever, on a Saturday morning, what

0:11:50 > 0:11:56could be better. The daily Mirror has a similar line, it is Saturday

0:11:56 > 0:12:00Knight Fever and Dame strictly but looking at bank branches and this is

0:12:00 > 0:12:03something we have spoken about a fair bit, at least 800 bank branches

0:12:03 > 0:12:08have been shut this year, a rate of two hour day. It is taking a look at

0:12:08 > 0:12:13start. The Daily Telegraph is talking about confusion as far as

0:12:13 > 0:12:19the law is concerned using phones in cars. It says in some cases, drivers

0:12:19 > 0:12:24have been told they can't even touch their phone. In other cases, drivers

0:12:24 > 0:12:29have been told it is OK to program in your phone to use it as a

0:12:29 > 0:12:32satellite navigation device using maps that it is calling for

0:12:32 > 0:12:36clarification about what the war worker for law actually is, and

0:12:36 > 0:12:41consistency across the country. The FT, talking about this yesterday,

0:12:41 > 0:12:46the FTSE 100 it has of course the 100 biggest publicly listed

0:12:46 > 0:12:52companies, taking a look at global stocks, saying they had enjoyed

0:12:52 > 0:12:56their best annual performance since crisis recovery and it was

0:12:56 > 0:12:59accelerating economic growth across the world. In the story we are

0:12:59 > 0:13:08looking at here, Holly Neill is, these people born in the 80s --

0:13:08 > 0:13:13millenials. There will inherits double of what their parents did but

0:13:13 > 0:13:17is a caveat, they have to wait on average until they are around to

0:13:17 > 0:13:22enjoy the windfall. It means that the housing crisis has got big

0:13:22 > 0:13:26problems because it will may have inherited some money, it can put a

0:13:26 > 0:13:30deposit in the house and that a younger and will get more money but

0:13:30 > 0:13:33they will have to wait later to get onto the housing ladder. Darcey

0:13:33 > 0:13:39Bussell E on the times, have we done this? A picture of her, we mentioned

0:13:39 > 0:13:45the report from Which? Today, talking about dodgy deals as far as

0:13:45 > 0:13:49holidays are concerns. Some deals which look good if you book by a

0:13:49 > 0:13:53certain date, they may not be as good as they appear because you can

0:13:53 > 0:13:56get a better deal by waiting longer sometimes, and Tilda suppose the

0:13:56 > 0:14:01deal is over! Will talk a bit more about that as the morning goes on.

0:14:01 > 0:14:05Did we speak about Ben Saunders yesterday? This is the man on a

0:14:05 > 0:14:09polar expedition and he was trying to cross the South Pole, doing it in

0:14:09 > 0:14:13memory of his friend, Lieutenant Colonel Henry Worsley, and he had to

0:14:13 > 0:14:17give up because of food rations, he didn't have enough to get him

0:14:17 > 0:14:21through. We are going to talk to him later on breakfast. One of the

0:14:21 > 0:14:27quotes he has put out is that a live donkey than a dead lion. Better that

0:14:27 > 0:14:32he is a bit of Australia failure to live, ready to try again, and a dead

0:14:32 > 0:14:38hero. He is aged 40, he abandoned his mission to cross Antarctica that

0:14:38 > 0:14:43we will talk to him later and I do believe that this is the last we

0:14:43 > 0:14:48will seeing of him. We shall find out later in the program. He has

0:14:48 > 0:14:58been a friend of the program, he has been speaking to us for a while.

0:14:58 > 0:15:02Matt joins us from the weather centre. Time to look into the New

0:15:02 > 0:15:09Year. How was it looking? A bit lively, I have to say. Let's

0:15:09 > 0:15:14deal with the here and now. After the wintry weather in the past few

0:15:14 > 0:15:17days you will be pleased to hear things are turning milder today.

0:15:17 > 0:15:22Blustery at times. Those winds will pick up as we go into tonight. If

0:15:22 > 0:15:25you are about to hit the roads and pavements there are icy conditions

0:15:25 > 0:15:30across parts of Scotland and north-east England. Misty in places

0:15:30 > 0:15:34as well, especially over the hills. Showers for the Northern Isles. Much

0:15:34 > 0:15:39of Scotland begins the day dry, some wet weather pushing through Northern

0:15:39 > 0:15:43Ireland. Icy across north-east England. Flurries of snow across the

0:15:43 > 0:15:47moors of Yorkshire in the past hour, clearing away now. Particularly grey

0:15:47 > 0:15:53in the Midlands and East Anglia. Elsewhere, clearer skies and note

0:15:53 > 0:15:56the temperatures, double figures to begin the day across Wales, the

0:15:56 > 0:15:59Midlands and much of southern England. That is because the wind is

0:15:59 > 0:16:02coming in from the south-west, gradually pushing into most parts

0:16:02 > 0:16:07through the day. Scotland will see a spell of rain, sleet and hill snow

0:16:07 > 0:16:09spreading from south-west to north-east across the day, followed

0:16:09 > 0:16:13by sunshine. Showers in south-west Scotland, Northern Ireland and maybe

0:16:13 > 0:16:17northern England in the afternoon. But most places will be dry, sunny,

0:16:17 > 0:16:23and warmer than greatly. Morinville way of cloud across the south to

0:16:23 > 0:16:30finish the day, and that is all linked to this. This is Storm Dylan,

0:16:30 > 0:16:33named by the Irish weather service, with the Republic airing the brunt.

0:16:33 > 0:16:37Overnight Northern Ireland will see widespread showers and gusts of wind

0:16:37 > 0:16:42up to 60 and 70 miles an hour. We could see minor flooding across the

0:16:42 > 0:16:45south, but it is the strengthening winds across the night for Northern

0:16:45 > 0:16:47Ireland, then eventually into southern Scotland and northern

0:16:47 > 0:16:51England which will have big impact. Snow over the higher ground of

0:16:51 > 0:16:56central and northern Scotland as that would assist works north. But

0:16:56 > 0:17:02most will be going into New Year's Eve on a dry note. The strongest of

0:17:02 > 0:17:06the winds tomorrow, 6070 miles an hour cannot be ruled out in the

0:17:06 > 0:17:09morning, easing off into the afternoon. The rain, sleet and snow

0:17:09 > 0:17:13clears away and there are projects showers in the west, but plenty of

0:17:13 > 0:17:17people will see sunny spells into the second half of the day.

0:17:17 > 0:17:20Temperatures not 1 million miles off what we will see throughout today.

0:17:20 > 0:17:25If you are off to New Year's Eve to celebrate the arrival of 2018, be

0:17:25 > 0:17:29prepared. There will be showers around. Glasgow, Manchester, down to

0:17:29 > 0:17:34the likes of Plymouth as well, those showers will be coming through. In

0:17:34 > 0:17:38many places, the further east you are, should stay primarily dry as we

0:17:38 > 0:17:43finished it is 17 and ring the bells of the new year. And if it is a

0:17:43 > 0:17:47nice, clearing had walk you need for New Year's Day, there will be heavy

0:17:47 > 0:17:53showers around, and feeling a bit fresher. Heavy showers, turning

0:17:53 > 0:17:57wintry later in the north and west of Scotland. For most people, New

0:17:57 > 0:18:00Year's Day will be largely dry, fairly sunny, but breezy as well. I

0:18:00 > 0:18:05will have a date through the morning. -- have updates.

0:18:05 > 0:18:10You said on Twitter that you have six three o'clock starts coming up?

0:18:10 > 0:18:16New line yes, this is the first of them. I am just pleased that I did

0:18:16 > 0:18:19into my suit. It is a good way of making sure that

0:18:19 > 0:18:24you are better behaved. New Year's Day, you will be very smug while the

0:18:24 > 0:18:28rest of us are slightly groggy. Possibly. We will see.

0:18:33 > 0:18:36It's 06:18 and you're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

0:18:36 > 0:18:39For millions of us, Sunday nights have been an opportunity to settle

0:18:39 > 0:18:42down and be taken on extraordinary journeys around the world's oceans.

0:18:42 > 0:18:45I am of course talking about Blue Planet Two,

0:18:45 > 0:18:47the latest landmark series from the BBC's Natural History Unit.

0:18:47 > 0:18:50The team are celebrating 60 years of bringing wildlife from some

0:18:50 > 0:18:53of the most remote locations on earth into our living rooms.

0:18:53 > 0:19:00Breakfast's John Maguire has been looking through the archive.

0:19:00 > 0:19:04I spend several days wandering around the station, looking for

0:19:04 > 0:19:10animals. One day I was lucky.It is 1957, and a useful David

0:19:10 > 0:19:15Attenborough is in the rainforest of what is now pop in New Guinea, in

0:19:15 > 0:19:24search of new species. -- Papua New Guinea.These were pioneers, going

0:19:24 > 0:19:28to places where very few people had gone into taking filming equipment

0:19:28 > 0:19:32to record it, and going on proper adventures.Colin Jackson is one of

0:19:32 > 0:19:36the natural history unit's most experienced producers. He says these

0:19:36 > 0:19:44seminal days of the NHU and the exploits of David Attenborough were

0:19:44 > 0:19:47revolutionary.He used to last the BBC for a large chunk of money and

0:19:47 > 0:19:51he would go off on film four months. He was on these amazing stories,

0:19:51 > 0:19:54these amazing adventures, and he would come back three months later

0:19:54 > 0:19:58and it would all be in the bag, and nobody would have heard from him,

0:19:58 > 0:20:02apart from the occasional letter, because that was the only way.The

0:20:02 > 0:20:06unit was officially formed in Bristol in 1957, although radio had

0:20:06 > 0:20:10been covering wildlife for more than ten years by then. For the first

0:20:10 > 0:20:13time, what had always been the preserve of amateur cameraman was

0:20:13 > 0:20:18showcased on the fledgeling medium of coalition.Here are the pelicans,

0:20:18 > 0:20:25here we are filming them. Now, let's watch the dive.This is the

0:20:25 > 0:20:28naturalist Peter Scott, exploring the Caribbean.This time in slow

0:20:28 > 0:20:34motion.As we opened these things up, this goes back decades, there

0:20:34 > 0:20:38are rows and rows like this. Some of these were shocked decades ago, some

0:20:38 > 0:20:42more recently. -- shot.Over the decades the planet has changed

0:20:42 > 0:20:46hugely, but the man who runs the unit today says its ethos remains

0:20:46 > 0:20:50the same.Everything about what we do now is the same as it was then.

0:20:50 > 0:20:55It is about trying to get close to something. We are seeing what

0:20:55 > 0:20:58technology is available, how we can innovate that technology, how we can

0:20:58 > 0:21:02get our audiences even closer to the natural world. You know, to liberate

0:21:02 > 0:21:07those stories that science is pointing us towards.At this time,

0:21:07 > 0:21:10the mother develops a pouch beneath her chin, which will hold about

0:21:10 > 0:21:16seven eggs.As technology advanced, the HU was able to bring the vivid

0:21:16 > 0:21:21colours of the natural world into our living rooms. -- NHU.Technology

0:21:21 > 0:21:23is a wonderful enabler, but about the impassioned, without

0:21:23 > 0:21:28understanding how the wildlife is getting on and how we can go about

0:21:28 > 0:21:32filming that, that is what the power is, people's imagination, people

0:21:32 > 0:21:35thinking they want to share this with the rest of the world, and

0:21:35 > 0:21:39discovering little things. Blue Planet, discovering behaviour is

0:21:39 > 0:21:44even science hadn't seen before.But what will future projects find?The

0:21:44 > 0:21:48next 60 years will be all about the big stories around our relationship

0:21:48 > 0:21:52the natural world. Species lost, abundance loss, and the kind of

0:21:52 > 0:21:56footprint of humankind on the world. But also the heroes that are

0:21:56 > 0:22:02bringing it back. Because we have to bring it back.A sobering tale,

0:22:02 > 0:22:07perhaps, but one be NHU is determined to keep on telling.

0:22:07 > 0:22:14Fantastic stuff, isn't it? You can see what they have achieved.The

0:22:14 > 0:22:19task fish, that is what I am taking away.I like the alligator, with a

0:22:19 > 0:22:24little babies in its mouth.It is 6:22am, and it is time to catch up

0:22:24 > 0:22:28with the sport. A disappointment, really, when it comes to the

0:22:28 > 0:22:34cricket?It is, but you cannot fail to take your cap off to Steve Smith.

0:22:34 > 0:22:39Despite the heroics of Alastair Cook in this fourth Ashes test, 244 not

0:22:39 > 0:22:43out, and right, maybe that was it, they could salvage something. But he

0:22:43 > 0:22:48thought, no, mate. Not on my watch. I am getting out of air and I am

0:22:48 > 0:22:55going to doubt this out. -- bat this out. All Steve Smith had to do was

0:22:55 > 0:22:59stay in, and he did. He reached another century. Amazing stuff. What

0:22:59 > 0:23:05an example he sets to his team.I still think that though we lost the

0:23:05 > 0:23:08first three, we came fighting back in the fourth, to show that there is

0:23:08 > 0:23:16some oomph.In the test in Perth, as well, there was a resurgence. There

0:23:16 > 0:23:20have been glimmers of hope. Australia Rudge is far too good, I

0:23:20 > 0:23:26think that is all we can say.And that was Cats with the sport.

0:23:26 > 0:23:31Yes, the fourth Ashes test has ended with a draw.Captain Steve Smith was

0:23:31 > 0:23:42once again to thank. Off to a decent start, Joe Root taking David Warner

0:23:42 > 0:23:46out with only his second ball of the day. Steve Smith stood strong and

0:23:46 > 0:23:50finished on 102. That was before the captains shook hands, agreeing on

0:23:50 > 0:23:54the draw. The teens had towards Sydney, with Australian leading the

0:23:54 > 0:23:59five match series 3-0. We will have reaction from our correspondent in

0:23:59 > 0:24:03Melbourne later in the programme. Staying with cricket, the England's

0:24:03 > 0:24:08women's skipper had a night received an obi in the Queen 's New Year's

0:24:08 > 0:24:14Honours list.

0:24:14 > 0:24:16Her teammates Tammy Beaumont and bowler

0:24:16 > 0:24:17Anya Shrubsole are awarded MBEs.

0:24:17 > 0:24:21Shrubsole wasn't even the first person in her family to find out!!

0:24:21 > 0:24:25I had a letter through the post that mum gave me when I came back. She

0:24:25 > 0:24:28had actually accidentally opened it, because it didn't say the name, she

0:24:28 > 0:24:32could just see the ad dress, and she opened the post. I think she knew

0:24:32 > 0:24:36one day before me.What we feelings when you read that?Firstly, I will

0:24:36 > 0:24:40get an opportunity to meet the Queen, I love the Queen. I thought,

0:24:40 > 0:24:44this would be my best shot. Honestly, I was surprised.

0:24:44 > 0:24:47Timor-Leste couple of minutes to take it in.

0:24:47 > 0:24:51Also in the New Year's Honours list, British and Irish Lions captain Sam

0:24:51 > 0:24:55Walker has been awarded an OBE. He led the Lions in the drawn test

0:24:55 > 0:24:58series against New Zealand.

0:24:58 > 0:25:01A full list of honours can be found on the BBC website.

0:25:01 > 0:25:03There was one Premiership rugby match last night,

0:25:03 > 0:25:06and Wasps won it 31-25 away at Bath.

0:25:06 > 0:25:10The visitors made a great start and were 19-0 up,

0:25:10 > 0:25:12but this score from Gaby Lovobalavu proved the difference

0:25:12 > 0:25:13in the end.

0:25:13 > 0:25:16Wasps edging a bonus-point win to move ahead of Saracens

0:25:16 > 0:25:18into second in the Premiership.

0:25:18 > 0:25:20Andy Murray made his long-awaited comeback from a hip injury

0:25:20 > 0:25:23yesterday, playing a one set exhibition match in Abu Dhabi

0:25:23 > 0:25:24against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

0:25:24 > 0:25:34The Briton was a last minute replacement for Novak Djokovic

0:25:34 > 0:25:37who has had to delay his return from an elbow problem.

0:25:37 > 0:25:40Murray wasn't at his best though, losing the set 6-2.

0:25:40 > 0:25:45This was his first competitive match since Wimbledon.

0:25:45 > 0:25:50I felt better as it went on, obviously slow at the start. He is

0:25:50 > 0:25:55one of the best players in the world. When you haven't competed for

0:25:55 > 0:26:00a long time it gets a while to get a cuppa that pace. I started to feel

0:26:00 > 0:26:06better towards the end but only to keep improving foreshore.Good to

0:26:06 > 0:26:10see him back out, anyway.

0:26:10 > 0:26:12Cardiff City slipped to a third consecutive defeat,

0:26:12 > 0:26:15losing 1-0 at home to Preston in the Championship.

0:26:15 > 0:26:17Tom Clarke got a late winner in a tight contest.

0:26:17 > 0:26:20Preston are unbeaten in nine games and move to withn a point

0:26:20 > 0:26:21of the play-offs.

0:26:21 > 0:26:22Cardiff remain third.

0:26:22 > 0:26:25Millwall beat QPR 1-0 in the other game.

0:26:25 > 0:26:27Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho admits his striker

0:26:27 > 0:26:30Romelu Lukaku needs a rest, but he can't give him one.

0:26:30 > 0:26:33Lukaku has played in every Premier league game this season,

0:26:33 > 0:26:36but has only scored four times in the last 19 matches.

0:26:36 > 0:26:38United host Southampton in the tea-time kick-off.

0:26:38 > 0:26:43The boy is tired, he is physically a monster, he is not a machine. I

0:26:43 > 0:26:50think he is feeling it. But it is fantastic, for me. And for the team.

0:26:50 > 0:26:52And it gives absolutely everything.

0:26:52 > 0:26:55Liverpool face Leicester today but don't have their new their £75

0:26:55 > 0:26:56million defender available.

0:26:56 > 0:26:59Virgil Van Dyck won't join from Southampton until the transfer

0:26:59 > 0:27:02window opens at the start of the New Year.

0:27:02 > 0:27:05Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says it was "not nice" paying so much

0:27:05 > 0:27:07for a player, but there was little choice.

0:27:07 > 0:27:14for a player, but there was little choice.

0:27:14 > 0:27:14Half was little choice.

0:27:14 > 0:27:15Half a was little choice.

0:27:15 > 0:27:15Half a year was little choice.

0:27:15 > 0:27:15Half a year ago, was little choice.

0:27:15 > 0:27:16Half a year ago, I was little choice.

0:27:16 > 0:27:16Half a year ago, I think, was little choice.

0:27:16 > 0:27:16Half a year ago, I think, it was little choice.

0:27:16 > 0:27:16Half a year ago, I think, it was was little choice.

0:27:16 > 0:27:17Half a year ago, I think, it was a was little choice.

0:27:17 > 0:27:18Half a year ago, I think, it was a big transfer for an offensive

0:27:18 > 0:27:22player. Now we have a big transfer for a defensive layer, and it is

0:27:22 > 0:27:30about a third of it. -- player. Well, that's it. Not nice, not nice,

0:27:30 > 0:27:38but that is the market, that is the world. And we have to adapt to that.

0:27:38 > 0:27:48It is just the price of football, isn't it?

0:27:48 > 0:27:51Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic will move 14 points clear of rivals

0:27:51 > 0:27:53Rangers should they beat them in the Auld Firm derby

0:27:53 > 0:27:57at Parkhead this lunchtime.

0:27:57 > 0:28:01There are always great fixes to be involved in, wherever they are. It

0:28:01 > 0:28:07is special to play these games at Celtic Park. It will be the last

0:28:07 > 0:28:11game of an incredible year for us. They are always pressured games,

0:28:11 > 0:28:15they are always great games that you look forward to. But of course in

0:28:15 > 0:28:19this cycle of games we have been so busy, you know? We only played a few

0:28:19 > 0:28:23days ago, on Boxing Day. All our focus is on those games, but the

0:28:23 > 0:28:27minute it finishes, we of course look forward to this.

0:28:27 > 0:28:29The 16-time champion Phil Taylor is through to the semi-finals

0:28:29 > 0:28:32of the PDC World Darts Championship after beating world number three

0:28:32 > 0:28:34seed Gary Anderson last night.

0:28:34 > 0:28:36This is Taylor's final event before retirement,

0:28:36 > 0:28:39and the chances of him bowing out as World Champion have increased

0:28:39 > 0:28:50considerably with this 5-3 victory at Alexandra Palace.

0:28:50 > 0:28:52He'll face qualifier Jamie Lewis in the semi-finals.

0:28:52 > 0:28:56Reigning champion Michael Van Gerwen plays Rob Cross in the other semi.

0:28:56 > 0:29:02Could be a good, nice swansong for Phil Taylor.He focus, isn't he?

0:29:02 > 0:29:06Well, that starts. Despite the madness, that crazy pub atmosphere

0:29:06 > 0:29:11behind him, they all somehow managed to do it. That is why they argue it

0:29:11 > 0:29:16is a proper sport.He was saying last week, the professionalism has

0:29:16 > 0:29:20almost gone too far. He said it is like walking into a Doctor's surgery

0:29:20 > 0:29:25now, because everybody is so focused and determined. So much at stake, so

0:29:25 > 0:29:27despite all the madness behind... That is just professional sport

0:29:27 > 0:29:32these days. The stakes are so high, there is so much money in it,

0:29:32 > 0:29:36everybody has to be serious about it.Got your darts name. John, king

0:29:36 > 0:29:41of kings.Where did you get this? Is there a darts name calculator?Yes,

0:29:41 > 0:29:50online. I am Naga be Mutant. And you are Catherine Knee-jerk downs.

0:29:50 > 0:29:59Knee-jerk! I was going to go with The CLaws.That is a bit scary.

0:30:26 > 0:30:29Hello, this is Breakfast with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty.

0:30:29 > 0:30:31Good Morning, here's a summary of today's main stories

0:30:31 > 0:30:33from BBC News.

0:30:33 > 0:30:36Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr have

0:30:36 > 0:30:39been knighted, and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell has been made a dame,

0:30:39 > 0:30:46in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

0:30:46 > 0:30:49The former Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg and the author

0:30:49 > 0:30:50Michael Morpurgo also receive top honours,

0:30:50 > 0:31:01while TV chef Rick Stein and author Jilly Cooper become CBEs.

0:31:01 > 0:31:05I was thrilled, I couldn't believe it, suddenly to get a letter and I

0:31:05 > 0:31:09thought it was a bill or something, it it was a heavenly thing saying

0:31:09 > 0:31:11you are a CBE. It is wonderful.

0:31:11 > 0:31:14Wintry weather will continue to dominate the weekend for many

0:31:14 > 0:31:17parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for ice

0:31:17 > 0:31:21in Scotland and northern England, and for heavy rain in parts of Wales

0:31:21 > 0:31:22and South West England.

0:31:22 > 0:31:25Yesterday, snow was the cause of many of the problems.

0:31:25 > 0:31:28Several routes were cut off and flights at Glasgow Airport

0:31:28 > 0:31:28were temporarily suspended.

0:31:28 > 0:31:31The RAC has warned that driving conditions will continue to prove

0:31:31 > 0:31:32difficult throughout the weekend.

0:31:32 > 0:31:35The former Labour minister, Lord Adonis, has stepped down

0:31:35 > 0:31:37from his role as the government's infrastructure advisor,

0:31:37 > 0:31:39blaming Theresa May's handling of Brexit.

0:31:39 > 0:31:41He says he will "relentlessly" oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

0:31:41 > 0:31:43in the House of Lords.

0:31:43 > 0:31:49A government source said Lord Adonis walked before he was pushed.

0:31:49 > 0:31:53The White House has said the world is watching how Iranian authorities

0:31:53 > 0:31:55respond to anti-government protests in several cities.

0:31:55 > 0:31:58In a statement, it said Iranians were fed up with the regime's

0:31:58 > 0:32:00corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth

0:32:00 > 0:32:03to fund terrorism abroad.

0:32:03 > 0:32:06The US State Department condemned the arrests of protesters yesterday.

0:32:06 > 0:32:09Thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in cities

0:32:09 > 0:32:11throughout the country.

0:32:11 > 0:32:14Several families left homeless by the Grenfell tower fire have not

0:32:14 > 0:32:17received extra money promised to them by the council to help cover

0:32:17 > 0:32:18the cost of Christmas.

0:32:18 > 0:32:21The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has apologised,

0:32:21 > 0:32:23saying it made a mistake after nearly 20 households promised

0:32:23 > 0:32:31the relief payments missed out.

0:32:31 > 0:32:34Volunteers have released thousands of baby turtles into the sea off

0:32:34 > 0:32:35West Mexico.

0:32:35 > 0:32:38It's part of a project to protect the endangered olive ridley

0:32:38 > 0:32:42hatchlings, whose numbers have fallen sharply in recent years,

0:32:42 > 0:32:45largely due to poachers.

0:32:45 > 0:32:48It's hoped the creatures will return to the beach in around 30 years

0:32:48 > 0:32:56to lay their own eggs.

0:32:56 > 0:33:03I always go back to the same beach. Brilliant! 6:32 AM. That is all from

0:33:03 > 0:33:07us, the main news headlines at the top of the hour at seven AM

0:33:07 > 0:33:07us, the main news headlines at the top of the hour at seven AM.

0:33:07 > 0:33:09From a spectacular eclipse that wowed millions of Americans

0:33:09 > 0:33:13to the end of a 20-year mission to Saturn.

0:33:13 > 0:33:15We have had it all. We really have.

0:33:15 > 0:33:17Here's Rebecca Morelle with Review 2017, The Year in Science.

0:33:33 > 0:33:36From a spectacular eruption at Mount Etna, this was the year

0:33:36 > 0:33:43we experienced a volcano's devastating power first-hand.

0:33:43 > 0:33:45To one of nature's most awe-inspiring sights,

0:33:45 > 0:33:51a total eclipse that wowed America.

0:33:51 > 0:33:53In 2017, we also met this rhino.

0:33:53 > 0:34:02She could be the key to saving a species from extinction.

0:34:02 > 0:34:05And saw a car that is pushing the boundaries by attempting

0:34:05 > 0:34:07to hit record-breaking speeds.

0:34:07 > 0:34:11This was also a year that put global warming in the spotlight again,

0:34:11 > 0:34:17when America pulled out of the worldwide climate deal.

0:34:17 > 0:34:20And after 20 years in space, a mission to Saturn ended

0:34:20 > 0:34:25in a blaze of glory.

0:34:25 > 0:34:29A grand finale to a momentous year in science.

0:34:33 > 0:34:36I'm at the Science Museum in London and here, the public can come

0:34:36 > 0:34:41to learn about our planet's place in the solar system.

0:34:41 > 0:34:44And with this incredible close-up view, you get a sense of the dynamic

0:34:44 > 0:34:46world that we live in.

0:34:46 > 0:34:49The earth is governed by immense geological forces and some of these

0:34:49 > 0:34:53are, of course, volcanoes.

0:34:53 > 0:34:57Earlier this year, I went to see one of these wonders of nature

0:34:57 > 0:34:59for myself, but I wasn't expecting such a close-up encounter.

0:34:59 > 0:35:07An explosive reawakening.

0:35:07 > 0:35:10After years of quiet, Mount Etna in Italy started to put

0:35:10 > 0:35:16on a dramatic display.

0:35:16 > 0:35:24I was there to report on a cutting edge new project.

0:35:24 > 0:35:29Etna and every volcano around the world are being monitored

0:35:29 > 0:35:31by satellites.

0:35:31 > 0:35:35They can track minute movements on the ground

0:35:35 > 0:35:37which show when an eruption is due.

0:35:37 > 0:35:39But the technology could not foresee what was

0:35:39 > 0:35:41about to happen to us.

0:35:41 > 0:35:44We had gone to film a lava flow that had formed overnight.

0:35:44 > 0:35:47Tourists had come to see this, too.

0:35:47 > 0:35:50The molten rocks so slow-moving, it is usually considered safe

0:35:50 > 0:35:58but then, this happened.

0:35:58 > 0:36:08A huge explosion.

0:36:08 > 0:36:12Our camerawoman filmed as steam, boiling hot rocks and lava was blown

0:36:12 > 0:36:19into the air, and we ran for our lives.

0:36:19 > 0:36:23Many were hit.

0:36:23 > 0:36:26There were cuts and burns and bruises but amazingly,

0:36:26 > 0:36:26nothing worse.

0:36:26 > 0:36:28Are you OK?

0:36:28 > 0:36:29Are you OK?

0:36:29 > 0:36:33Stay down.

0:36:33 > 0:36:36Eruptions at Etna are frequent but incidents like this are very

0:36:36 > 0:36:39rare, a volcano expert said this was the most dangerous experience

0:36:39 > 0:36:44he had experienced in his 30 year career.

0:36:44 > 0:36:47We have made it back down the mountain and what happened

0:36:47 > 0:36:51is only starting to sink in.

0:36:51 > 0:36:54This hole was made by one of the incredibly hot pieces

0:36:54 > 0:36:59of volcanic rock that rained down upon us,

0:36:59 > 0:37:02we really thought we were going to die.

0:37:02 > 0:37:05We had a very, very narrow escape.

0:37:05 > 0:37:08We later found out the blast was called a type of explosion

0:37:08 > 0:37:12caused when the incredibly hot lava mixes with ice and snow.

0:37:12 > 0:37:20Our footage will now help scientists, who want to better

0:37:20 > 0:37:22understand these rare events, but for us, our close call

0:37:22 > 0:37:33was a real insight into the danger that volcanoes can pose.

0:37:33 > 0:37:42This year also brought a dazzling spectacle in the skies above.

0:37:42 > 0:37:48The moon casting its shadow above the sun, eating

0:37:48 > 0:37:49away at the disc.

0:37:49 > 0:37:52It was the start of the great American eclipse.

0:37:52 > 0:37:55Millions flocked to see it - the first total eclipse to sweep

0:37:55 > 0:38:00from coast-to-coast in the United States for 100 years.

0:38:00 > 0:38:03The lights dipped as day became night and then a bright final flash

0:38:03 > 0:38:06before the sun disappeared.

0:38:06 > 0:38:08Blocked by the moon, the atmosphere shimmered

0:38:08 > 0:38:12like a halo.

0:38:12 > 0:38:15It was like a religious experience.

0:38:15 > 0:38:17I photographed it, I got some successful pictures,

0:38:17 > 0:38:19I cried.

0:38:19 > 0:38:22This was definitely something you have to see in person.

0:38:22 > 0:38:24You can't describe it unless you have been

0:38:24 > 0:38:29here and actually seen it.

0:38:29 > 0:38:32The eclipse could be seen across ten states,

0:38:32 > 0:38:36turning all lights skywards across its path.

0:38:36 > 0:38:37-- eyes.

0:38:37 > 0:38:42For astronomers it was a chance to collect vital data.

0:38:42 > 0:38:45We would like to learn more about how these eclipses affect

0:38:45 > 0:38:48the planet and the atmosphere, if there is any wind changes

0:38:48 > 0:38:54or temporary climate changes in the area.

0:38:54 > 0:38:58The much anticipated event passed by in a matter of minutes -

0:38:58 > 0:39:12a brief but breathtaking moment to revel in a true astronomical wonder.

0:39:12 > 0:39:15In 2017, we also met this rhino, seven years of age,

0:39:15 > 0:39:20at Longleat Safari Park in the South West.

0:39:20 > 0:39:30The hope is she can save the species from extinction.

0:39:30 > 0:39:32The 1.5 tonne animal was sedated, a little agitated at first,

0:39:32 > 0:39:34but soon sound asleep.

0:39:34 > 0:39:38Ready to take part in an experiment of fertility treatment.

0:39:38 > 0:39:39-- experimental.

0:39:39 > 0:39:42Scientists were harvesting her eggs to be fertilised in a lab,

0:39:42 > 0:39:43it's rhino IVF.

0:39:43 > 0:39:47She has been given hormone treatment over the last week,

0:39:47 > 0:39:50but what is being done today requires millimetre precision.

0:39:50 > 0:39:53Egg collection is only a technique that has been perfected over

0:39:53 > 0:39:56the last year, and this is conservation science

0:39:56 > 0:40:02at its most extreme.

0:40:02 > 0:40:06This is the animal that the rhino could bring back from the brink,

0:40:06 > 0:40:08the northern white rhino, once widespread across Africa,

0:40:08 > 0:40:10today there are just three left on the planet,

0:40:10 > 0:40:19but they are not able to breed.

0:40:19 > 0:40:22Back at the safari park in a makeshift lab, the researchers

0:40:22 > 0:40:25checked for eggs - success.

0:40:25 > 0:40:28The plan is to take this southern white rhino egg and mix it

0:40:28 > 0:40:31with sperm from one of the last northern white rhinos,

0:40:31 > 0:40:36creating a hybrid.

0:40:36 > 0:40:42They say it is better than losing the species altogether.

0:40:42 > 0:40:46The last three can die at any time. They are not that old.

0:40:46 > 0:40:49But anything can happen to them, and then the genetics would be lost.

0:40:49 > 0:40:53If we had at least 50% of this species preserved in a hybrid embryo

0:40:53 > 0:40:56we would preserve at least half of it for future generations.

0:40:56 > 0:41:02With her job done, she was back on her feet.

0:41:02 > 0:41:05At a later stage, she could be implanted with a fertilised egg,

0:41:05 > 0:41:08but with her northern cousins so close to extinction,

0:41:08 > 0:41:11it will be a race against time.

0:41:11 > 0:41:14In this gallery, we can find out about the science

0:41:14 > 0:41:18of who we are and ask what are the factors that give each

0:41:18 > 0:41:19of us a unique identity.

0:41:19 > 0:41:21These are questions that researchers are examining,

0:41:21 > 0:41:23especially when it comes to the brain.

0:41:23 > 0:41:26This year, they made a major breakthrough that sheds light

0:41:26 > 0:41:33on the inner workings of our brain matter.

0:41:33 > 0:41:34-- grey matter.

0:41:34 > 0:41:39The human brain revealed in unprecedented detail.

0:41:39 > 0:41:42This is one of the most comprehensive scans that scientists

0:41:42 > 0:41:45have produced showing nerve fibres - the brain's internal wiring

0:41:45 > 0:41:46that carries billions of electrical

0:41:46 > 0:41:57workings, this could show a range of neurological disorders.

0:41:57 > 0:42:00It is similar to being handed a Hubble telescope when you have

0:42:00 > 0:42:01only had binoculars.

0:42:01 > 0:42:04And for the first time, we can address what I have called

0:42:04 > 0:42:12the missing link between structure and function.

0:42:12 > 0:42:15In Canada, they were carrying out the world's biggest study

0:42:15 > 0:42:26into sleep - what happens if you don't get enough of it.

0:42:26 > 0:42:28You sleep for four hours, then I will personally come

0:42:28 > 0:42:29and wake you up.

0:42:29 > 0:42:33Volunteers were asked to carry out tests designed to work at how well

0:42:33 > 0:42:35we function if we are tired.

0:42:35 > 0:42:39The hope is we will find out how much sleep we need for our brains

0:42:39 > 0:42:40to be at their best.

0:42:40 > 0:42:43And at this lab in London, researchers have been manipulating

0:42:43 > 0:42:46the DNA of very early embryos to see how one fertilised cell can

0:42:46 > 0:42:51create a human.

0:42:51 > 0:42:53This is basic research that is providing a foundation

0:42:53 > 0:42:58of knowledge about early human development within this first

0:42:58 > 0:43:01seven-day window, and our hope is that this information can be used

0:43:01 > 0:43:04as a basis to build further understanding about underlying

0:43:04 > 0:43:06causes of infertility.

0:43:06 > 0:43:12The technique is called gene editing.

0:43:12 > 0:43:14Inside the nucleus of each cell in our

0:43:14 > 0:43:17body is our genome - the blueprint for life.

0:43:17 > 0:43:19A single error can affect development, trigger disease

0:43:19 > 0:43:23or disorders, but now scientists can scan the genome and replace the gene

0:43:23 > 0:43:33they want to target.

0:43:33 > 0:43:36A goal is to see if gene editing can eradicate inherited disease.

0:43:36 > 0:43:39Already this year, scientists have shown it is possible to remove

0:43:39 > 0:43:43a gene in embryos that causes heart disease.

0:43:43 > 0:43:46It's early days, but some believe the technology has the potential

0:43:46 > 0:43:49to transform medicine.

0:43:49 > 0:43:52But with ethical and safety concerns, others warn that any

0:43:52 > 0:44:02research needs to advance with caution.

0:44:02 > 0:44:08In 2017, mysterious Mercury was also in scientists' sights.

0:44:08 > 0:44:11It's the smallest planet in our solar system and the closest

0:44:11 > 0:44:14to the Sun, covered in craters, towering cliffs and ageing

0:44:14 > 0:44:18volcanoes.

0:44:18 > 0:44:21Until now, it has been little explored but this year,

0:44:21 > 0:44:24preparations were underway for a major new mission.

0:44:24 > 0:44:27This is the spacecraft called Colombo - after a famous Italian

0:44:27 > 0:44:32scientist - and the launch will take place in 2018.

0:44:32 > 0:44:37It is only when you get up close that you get a sense of the size

0:44:37 > 0:44:38of this huge piece of kit.

0:44:38 > 0:44:44This is a spacecraft built to withstand extremes.

0:44:44 > 0:44:46To get to Mercury, it has to travel towards the Sun,

0:44:46 > 0:44:49which means dealing with intense radiation and heat.

0:44:49 > 0:44:52On the surface of Mercury, temperatures can reach 450 Celsius

0:44:52 > 0:44:59and that is hot enough to melt.

0:44:59 > 0:45:02-- and that is hot enough to melt lead.

0:45:02 > 0:45:05The journey will take seven years, arriving at Mercury in 2025.

0:45:05 > 0:45:08Once it is there, the engine will be jettisoned and two spacecraft

0:45:08 > 0:45:11will separate, and they will work together to give us our

0:45:11 > 0:45:13best ever view.

0:45:13 > 0:45:15We will see its features in incredible detail,

0:45:15 > 0:45:21and look inside to solve the mystery of what lies at the core of Mercury.

0:45:21 > 0:45:24This is the instrument we have built at the University of Leicester.

0:45:24 > 0:45:27British scientists have developed X-ray cameras for this mission.

0:45:27 > 0:45:30We will be the first people on the planet to see this data

0:45:30 > 0:45:33coming back from Mercury, the first people to see x-ray images

0:45:33 > 0:45:36of the Mercury surface which will tell us about what the surface

0:45:36 > 0:45:47is made of and it will revolutionise our understanding.

0:45:47 > 0:45:50The spacecraft is now almost ready for its long journey,

0:45:50 > 0:45:53and while it might take some time before we get the first results

0:45:53 > 0:45:56back, scientists say the wait will be worth it.

0:45:56 > 0:45:58The Science Museum's Mathematics Gallery was designed by the late

0:45:58 > 0:46:01Zaha Hadid and this beautiful curved overhead structure represents

0:46:01 > 0:46:08the mathematical modelling behind airflow.

0:46:08 > 0:46:18In 2017 studying the atmosphere was a priority for scientists,

0:46:18 > 0:46:26as well, and with the surprise rise in greenhouse gas emissions

0:46:26 > 0:46:29and levels of carbon dioxide reaching a record high,

0:46:29 > 0:46:35climate change was in the spotlight again.

0:46:35 > 0:46:38The effects can be seen in the stunning landscape

0:46:38 > 0:46:38of the Arctic.

0:46:38 > 0:46:41This year British scientists went to Greenland to understand why

0:46:41 > 0:46:44the ice sheet is melting and they found that white ice

0:46:44 > 0:46:45is turning dark.

0:46:45 > 0:46:48And the blacker the surface the more sunlight it absorbs

0:46:48 > 0:46:49and the faster it warms.

0:46:49 > 0:46:57Scientists believe it is linked to microscopic algae.

0:46:57 > 0:47:00What we want to know is, how far the algae can spread under

0:47:00 > 0:47:04the Greenland ice as the climate warms, and it might well be

0:47:04 > 0:47:06that they will cause more melting and an acceleration

0:47:06 > 0:47:14of sea-level rise.

0:47:14 > 0:47:22Over the last 20 years Greenland has been losing more ice than it gains,

0:47:22 > 0:47:26scientists want to work out how much the meltwater will raise sea levels

0:47:26 > 0:47:28and impact on communities around the globe.

0:47:28 > 0:47:29Extreme weather also hit the headlines.

0:47:29 > 0:47:31From a deadly hurricane season causing widespread devastation

0:47:31 > 0:47:34across the Caribbean, to catastrophic flooding in south

0:47:34 > 0:47:36Asia.

0:47:36 > 0:47:38And wildfires burning across southern Europe,

0:47:38 > 0:47:442017 was forecasted to be one of the top three warmest years

0:47:44 > 0:47:46on record, making tackling climate change a priority.

0:47:46 > 0:47:49Two years earlier in Paris the world came to a landmark agreement

0:47:49 > 0:47:52to limit temperature rise but the US president Donald Trump dealt

0:47:52 > 0:48:08the deal a devastating blow this summer.

0:48:08 > 0:48:18In order to fulfil my solemn duty to protect America and its citizens,

0:48:18 > 0:48:26the United States will withdraw from the Paris climate accord.

0:48:26 > 0:48:30He claimed the deal did not put America first and penalised

0:48:30 > 0:48:37the country's workers.

0:48:37 > 0:48:40This agreement is less about the climate, and more

0:48:40 > 0:48:42about other countries gaining a financial advantage over

0:48:42 > 0:48:49the United States.

0:48:49 > 0:48:52It provoked an angry response.

0:48:52 > 0:48:54For the second-largest pollutant in the world and the largest

0:48:54 > 0:48:58economy, to say they don't care any more is a real blow to the rest

0:48:58 > 0:49:06of the world.

0:49:06 > 0:49:09Donald Trump says coal can be a clean technology but the number

0:49:09 > 0:49:12of Americans working in coal is dwarfed by those employed

0:49:12 > 0:49:15by the solar and wind industries and falling prices are leading

0:49:15 > 0:49:17to growing investments in renewable energy.

0:49:17 > 0:49:19The impact that Donald Trump's position will have is still under

0:49:19 > 0:49:22debate, but many remain determined that even without America

0:49:22 > 0:49:30the climate deal can survive.

0:49:30 > 0:49:38Three, two, one.

0:49:38 > 0:49:41This year in the world of tech it was all about

0:49:41 > 0:49:42finding innovative solutions.

0:49:42 > 0:49:45This drone is being developed to deliver medical goods in remote

0:49:45 > 0:49:49parts of Rwanda.

0:49:49 > 0:49:52It uses Satnav to fly to its destination and then drops

0:49:52 > 0:50:01off vital supplies.

0:50:01 > 0:50:03In the UK scientists have found a new use

0:50:03 > 0:50:04for the wonder material graphene.

0:50:04 > 0:50:08They are using it as a sieve to filter out salt from sea water,

0:50:08 > 0:50:15making it drinkable.

0:50:15 > 0:50:19At last, a solution to the age-old problem, how to get the last drop

0:50:19 > 0:50:20of ketchup out of a bottle.

0:50:20 > 0:50:22Researchers have developed a new slippery coating

0:50:22 > 0:50:24for the containers that allows sticky liquids

0:50:24 > 0:50:39to glide out effortlessly.

0:50:39 > 0:50:42So in the future not even a drop of sauce will go to waste.

0:50:42 > 0:50:49From the first steam train to early forays into the air,

0:50:49 > 0:50:56and the automobile revolution, when it comes to getting around

0:50:56 > 0:50:58we have been constantly pushing the engineering boundaries

0:50:58 > 0:51:01but in 2017 one British team revealed how they wanted to take

0:51:01 > 0:51:03things further and much much faster.

0:51:03 > 0:51:06Getting ready for a test drive, the Bloodhound supersonic car,

0:51:06 > 0:51:08put through its paces in public for the very first time.

0:51:08 > 0:51:11Hurtling down the runway it reached from 0-200 mph

0:51:11 > 0:51:15in just eight seconds.

0:51:15 > 0:51:19But the aim is to speed things up, in 2019 the car is heading

0:51:19 > 0:51:23to South Africa, with the help of a jet engine and a rocket that

0:51:23 > 0:51:32would normally launch vehicles into space,

0:51:32 > 0:51:36the team will try to break the world land speed record and hit 1000 mph.

0:51:36 > 0:51:40Built in Britain, the project has cost £30 million so far and has

0:51:40 > 0:51:42taken ten years to get to this stage.

0:51:42 > 0:51:44Engineer Ron Ayres has already worked on two successful speed

0:51:44 > 0:51:52record attempts and he is ready to do it again.

0:51:52 > 0:51:56I'm glad we have got this far but of course I will really start

0:51:56 > 0:51:58getting proud when it starts breaking records.

0:51:58 > 0:52:01What I really want to do is to make nice supersonic bangs that

0:52:01 > 0:52:03will reverberate around the world.

0:52:03 > 0:52:06In its first public trials the car performed beyond expectations

0:52:06 > 0:52:09and is now on track to go full throttle in the ultimate high-speed

0:52:09 > 0:52:10test.

0:52:10 > 0:52:14This year the shocking trade in baby chimps was exposed by an undercover

0:52:14 > 0:52:19investigation in Africa.

0:52:19 > 0:52:29The BBC team was sent these videos by dealers,

0:52:29 > 0:52:33offering the animals for sale.

0:52:33 > 0:52:37This one is about a year old, an orphan, captured in the wild

0:52:37 > 0:52:45when poachers kill his family.

0:52:45 > 0:52:48A reporter used a hidden camera to film him being held

0:52:48 > 0:52:52in the Ivory Coast, but the police were ready and moved in.

0:52:52 > 0:52:53Police!

0:52:53 > 0:52:57The dealer was arrested and later found to be part of a global trade

0:52:57 > 0:52:59network and for the police stopping this is a priority.

0:52:59 > 0:53:07The chimp was given a name and was taken

0:53:07 > 0:53:22to a nearby sanctuary after.

0:53:22 > 0:53:25But he never recovered from his ordeal and just a few

0:53:25 > 0:53:38months after his rescue he died.

0:53:38 > 0:53:40Conservationists say his death highlights the plight of animals

0:53:40 > 0:53:47caught up in this brutal trade.

0:53:47 > 0:53:50This was also a year that a new field of astronomy came

0:53:50 > 0:53:53into its own, deepening our view of the universe.

0:53:53 > 0:53:55Inside this tunnel in the United States is an experiment

0:53:55 > 0:53:58that can detect some of the faintest signals in the cosmos,

0:53:58 > 0:54:01gravitational waves are invisible ripples in space and time,

0:54:01 > 0:54:03and in 2017 they revealed a celestial smash-up,

0:54:03 > 0:54:06two small but incredibly dense objects called neutron stars,

0:54:06 > 0:54:09130 million light years away, they spiralled ever closer to each

0:54:09 > 0:54:10other before eventually they collide.

0:54:10 > 0:54:12The huge explosion stretched and distorted space,

0:54:12 > 0:54:13hurling out gravitational waves.

0:54:13 > 0:54:16And they were picked up here, the first time astronomers have been

0:54:16 > 0:54:24able to watch a collision like this unfold.

0:54:24 > 0:54:32We do not know if we were lucky and this happened to be an event

0:54:32 > 0:54:40that happened close, relatively close to Earth,

0:54:40 > 0:54:48or perhaps there are many more neutron stars than we thought.

0:54:48 > 0:54:51Gravitational waves were only seen for the very first time in 2016

0:54:51 > 0:55:00and this latest finding confirms their potential.

0:55:00 > 0:55:02A new observational window on the universe typically leads

0:55:02 > 0:55:04to surprises that cannot be foreseen.

0:55:04 > 0:55:08We are still rubbing our eyes, or our ears, as we have just woken

0:55:08 > 0:55:23up to the sound of gravitational waves.

0:55:23 > 0:55:26Researchers say this is just the start and they are expecting

0:55:26 > 0:55:29many discoveries, a new era in astronomy is finally here.

0:55:29 > 0:55:32I'm in the Science Museum's Space Gallery and from the Apollo lander

0:55:32 > 0:55:35to the Scout rocket, objects from decades of exploration

0:55:35 > 0:55:38of our solar system are on display but one missionary stands out -

0:55:38 > 0:55:41the orbiter Cassini spent 20 years in space and transformed our

0:55:41 > 0:55:50understanding of Saturn but this time it was time for scientists

0:55:50 > 0:56:09to say goodbye, but they wanted the mission to go out with a bang.

0:56:09 > 0:56:24Instantly recognisable, Saturn and its stunning rings,

0:56:24 > 0:56:27the Cassini spacecraft revealed this giant planet in incredible detail.

0:56:27 > 0:56:29Taking countless amazing images but in 2017 it was time

0:56:29 > 0:56:40for one last look.

0:56:40 > 0:56:43After spending an epic 20 years in space and completing hundreds

0:56:43 > 0:56:45of orbits around Saturn the spacecraft was running

0:56:45 > 0:56:56out of fuel.

0:56:56 > 0:56:58So scientists planned a very grand finale,

0:56:58 > 0:57:05sending it on a death dive into Saturn's thick atmosphere.

0:57:05 > 0:57:08This is the control room where the very final moments

0:57:08 > 0:57:23of the spacecraft will be tracked and every last drop of science

0:57:23 > 0:57:25is being squeezed out of this mission.

0:57:25 > 0:57:28As it enters the atmosphere of Saturn the data will be streamed

0:57:28 > 0:57:31back here right up until the very instant it is destroyed.

0:57:31 > 0:57:34This will actually be the grand truth, as it were,

0:57:34 > 0:57:37being able to sample the atmosphere as the spacecraft goes in,

0:57:37 > 0:57:41it doesn't have much time, but it will be one of the most

0:57:41 > 0:57:42exciting points of the mission.

0:57:42 > 0:57:44Right at the end of the mission.

0:57:44 > 0:57:46The day itself was bittersweet for the team.

0:57:46 > 0:57:48Congratulations to everyone, this has been an incredible mission

0:57:48 > 0:57:51and a incredible spacecraft and you are an incredible team.

0:57:51 > 0:57:53I will call this the end of mission.

0:57:53 > 0:57:56Some have spent entire careers working on this mission.

0:57:56 > 0:58:00It's been a part of my life for 20 years, we have spent day in and day

0:58:00 > 0:58:03out thinking about this spacecraft, planning the observations

0:58:03 > 0:58:06and focusing on the science, and my career has been based on it.

0:58:06 > 0:58:08It's really hard to see that go.

0:58:08 > 0:58:10But Cassini has left a remarkable legacy,

0:58:10 > 0:58:13it has spotted colossal storms and found structures as high

0:58:13 > 0:58:15as mountains hidden within its rings, it also revealed

0:58:15 > 0:58:18the planet's many moons, from Titan with its methane lakes,

0:58:18 > 0:58:21to a liquid ocean beneath the icy crust, shooting plumes into space,

0:58:21 > 0:58:24a discovery that has shaken up the idea of where we could

0:58:24 > 0:58:33look for life.

0:58:33 > 0:58:35We want to know, is there life in the solar system,

0:58:35 > 0:58:38could there be oceans inside of other moons,

0:58:38 > 0:58:42that will take future missions to go back and answer those questions.

0:58:42 > 0:58:44As the spacecraft hurtled toward Saturn it vaporised,

0:58:44 > 0:58:47finally becoming part of the planet it had studied for so long.

0:58:47 > 0:58:49But for scientists the work isn't over.

0:58:49 > 0:59:01So much data has been collected Saturn will keep surprising

0:59:01 > 0:59:12for decades to come.

1:00:08 > 1:00:10Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

1:00:10 > 1:00:15A Beatle, a Bee Gee and a ballerina lead the way in the Queen's New Year

1:00:15 > 1:00:15Honours.

1:00:15 > 1:00:17# Twist and shout!

1:00:17 > 1:00:18# Twist and shout.

1:00:18 > 1:00:27Fab four drummer Ringo Starr becomes Sir Ringo.

1:00:27 > 1:00:29It's Saturday 'Knight Fever' for Bee Gees singer Barry Gibbs,

1:00:29 > 1:00:32who has dedicated the honour to his late brothers

1:00:32 > 1:00:33Maurice and Robin.

1:00:33 > 1:00:36And Strictly judge Darcey Bussell is made a dame, saying she's humbled

1:00:36 > 1:00:39by the honour.

1:00:58 > 1:01:00Good morning, it is Saturday the 30th of December.

1:01:00 > 1:01:02The government's infrastructure adviser, Lord Adonis,

1:01:02 > 1:01:05quits as he delivers a scathing verdict on Theresa May's

1:01:05 > 1:01:06plan for Brexit.

1:01:06 > 1:01:08We'll speak to him just after 8 o'clock.

1:01:08 > 1:01:10Yesterday, it was the snow causing chaos.

1:01:10 > 1:01:16Today further warnings are in place across parts of the UK.

1:01:16 > 1:01:21Good morning. Ice is the main issue for parts of northern England and

1:01:21 > 1:01:24Scotland this morning but if anything it turns milder today ahead

1:01:24 > 1:01:28of some windy weather from storm Dylan coming tonight. All of the

1:01:28 > 1:01:34details in the next 15 minutes.

1:01:34 > 1:01:36In sport, Australia captain Steve Smith

1:01:36 > 1:01:41- holds England at bay.

1:01:41 > 1:01:42He scores yet another century.

1:01:42 > 1:01:44And it helped launch Sir David Attenborough's career

1:01:44 > 1:01:47and has given us plenty of magical TV moments.

1:01:47 > 1:01:50We'll look back at 60 years of the BBC's Natural History Unit,

1:01:50 > 1:01:52and what the future holds for it.

1:01:52 > 1:01:53Good morning.

1:01:53 > 1:01:54First, our main story.

1:01:54 > 1:01:58The former Beatles drummer, Ringo Starr, Barry Gibb

1:01:58 > 1:02:00of the Bee Gees and the former deputy prime minister

1:02:00 > 1:02:04Nick Clegg have all been knighted in the New Year Honours List.

1:02:04 > 1:02:07Stars from the world of sport who are recognised include the Wales

1:02:07 > 1:02:10and Lions Rugby Union captain, Sam Warburton and the World

1:02:10 > 1:02:12Cup-winning England cricket captain Heather Knight,

1:02:12 > 1:02:13who both receive an OBE.

1:02:13 > 1:02:16Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba has more details.

1:02:16 > 1:02:17# Twist and shout!

1:02:17 > 1:02:19# Twist and shout.

1:02:19 > 1:02:23More than 50 years after Beatlemania, the Fab Four's drummer

1:02:23 > 1:02:28has been honoured with a knighthood...

1:02:28 > 1:02:31# What would you do if I sang...

1:02:31 > 1:02:32..recognising Ringo Starr's half-a-century-long

1:02:32 > 1:02:36contribution to music.

1:02:36 > 1:02:40# I get by with a little help from my friends.

1:02:40 > 1:02:42# Tragedy!

1:02:42 > 1:02:46Former Bee Gee Barry Gibb said he was humbled and very proud to be

1:02:46 > 1:02:49made Sir Barry.

1:02:49 > 1:02:57# With no-one to love you, you're going nowhere.

1:02:57 > 1:02:59War Horse author and long-time children's laureate

1:02:59 > 1:03:02Michael Morpurgo, who too has been made a Knight,

1:03:02 > 1:03:04he hopes his award highlights the importance of literature

1:03:04 > 1:03:10for young people.

1:03:10 > 1:03:18Reading is a great bastion against stupidity and bigotry and ignorance.

1:03:18 > 1:03:20It is the greatest weapon we have, really.

1:03:20 > 1:03:23And the greatest assistance we can give them is to make them readers.

1:03:23 > 1:03:26Strictly judge Darcey Bussell, who has occasionally performed

1:03:26 > 1:03:36on the program too, to is made a dame.

1:03:36 > 1:03:37I'm Dicky Roper.

1:03:37 > 1:03:39I'm the night manager.

1:03:39 > 1:03:43Those being made CBEs, the next highest level of award,

1:03:43 > 1:03:45include actor Hugh Laurie for services to drama

1:03:45 > 1:03:50and best-selling Riders author Jilly Cooper.

1:03:50 > 1:03:51Absolutely knocked out.

1:03:51 > 1:03:52Knocked - I was thrilled.

1:03:52 > 1:03:53I couldn't believe it.

1:03:53 > 1:03:57I mean, suddenly to get a letter, you know, and I think "Ooh,

1:03:57 > 1:03:59God, it's a bill, a gas bill or something".

1:03:59 > 1:04:02And it's this heavenly thing, saying "You're a CBE".

1:04:02 > 1:04:02It's wonderful.

1:04:02 > 1:04:06# I've got to run away.

1:04:06 > 1:04:09Singer and campaigner Mark Almond is made an OBE for services

1:04:09 > 1:04:12to arts and culture.

1:04:12 > 1:04:15Musician and producer Wiley, known as the 'godfather of grime',

1:04:15 > 1:04:20is made an MBE.

1:04:20 > 1:04:21COMMENTATOR: Pass to Warburton.

1:04:21 > 1:04:22Brilliant catch by the captain!

1:04:22 > 1:04:25In the world of sport, Sam Warburton, who has captained

1:04:25 > 1:04:31Wales and the British Lions, is made an OBE.

1:04:31 > 1:04:37Most of those being honoured are ordinary people doing

1:04:37 > 1:04:39extraordinary work, like Efe Ezekiel, who acts

1:04:39 > 1:04:40as a mentor for young people.

1:04:40 > 1:04:43Of course, young people are everything to me.

1:04:43 > 1:04:45They're - I'm passionate about them and passionate their life,

1:04:45 > 1:04:48their well-being and their welfare, so for me to be recognised

1:04:48 > 1:04:51for my passion is one of the greatest honours ever,

1:04:51 > 1:04:54so I'm in complete gratitude and appreciation.

1:04:54 > 1:04:58The majority of honours do go to people who are not in the public

1:04:58 > 1:05:01eye but who have given exceptional service.

1:05:01 > 1:05:04And in 2018, the honours committee say they will be looking

1:05:04 > 1:05:06to particularly recognise individuals who were involved

1:05:06 > 1:05:10in the response to, and the aftermath of,

1:05:10 > 1:05:12the London and Manchester terror attacks

1:05:12 > 1:05:19and the fire at Grenfell Tower.

1:05:19 > 1:05:23We'll be speaking to the youngest recipient

1:05:23 > 1:05:24of the British Empire Medal at 8:20

1:05:24 > 1:05:27and to the author Michael Morpurgo, who has been knighted,

1:05:27 > 1:05:33just after 9:00.

1:05:33 > 1:05:36Wintry weather will continue to dominate the weekend for many

1:05:36 > 1:05:40parts of the UK, with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for ice

1:05:40 > 1:05:41in northern regions.

1:05:41 > 1:05:44The worst of the snow fell yesterday across northern England and Scotland

1:05:44 > 1:05:45where roads were closed.

1:05:45 > 1:05:47Flights at Glasgow Airport were also temporarily suspended.

1:05:47 > 1:05:50The RAC has warned that driving conditions will continue to prove

1:05:50 > 1:05:57difficult.

1:05:57 > 1:06:03That can tell us what to expect. Good morning! Snow yesterday, ice

1:06:03 > 1:06:09today. That is the rough story, it has been a difficult festive series

1:06:09 > 1:06:12of full-time for troubling, we went see as many scenes through today is

1:06:12 > 1:06:12that if

1:06:12 > 1:06:14see as many scenes through today is that if you are on the move this

1:06:14 > 1:06:17morning parts of Scotland and northern England especially, and

1:06:17 > 1:06:21widespread icy conditions out there, fog is well on the hills and later

1:06:21 > 1:06:24this morning into the afternoon we will see snow returning to the

1:06:24 > 1:06:28Scottish mountains but nowhere near as prolific as it has been a recent

1:06:28 > 1:06:34days at over the next 34 hours with what the problems of snow forced

1:06:34 > 1:06:38problems with winds, storm Dylan is brewing in the Atlantic, it has been

1:06:38 > 1:06:41named by the Irish weather service, it will produce severe gales later

1:06:41 > 1:06:45that night into the morning in Northern Ireland and to those on the

1:06:45 > 1:06:48move tomorrow morning to other Scotland, northern England and north

1:06:48 > 1:06:52Wales, they bare the brunt of winds gusting 60- 70 miles an hour. A full

1:06:52 > 1:06:56update on that in the next 30 minutes.

1:06:56 > 1:06:56update on that in the next 30 minutes.

1:06:56 > 1:06:59The former Labour minister, Lord Adonis, has stepped down

1:06:59 > 1:07:01from his role as the government's infrastructure advisor,

1:07:01 > 1:07:02blaming Theresa May's handling of Brexit.

1:07:02 > 1:07:05He says he will "relentlessly" oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

1:07:05 > 1:07:07in the House of Lords.

1:07:07 > 1:07:09Let's get more detail from our Political Correspondent Emma Vardy

1:07:09 > 1:07:16who is in our London newsroom.

1:07:16 > 1:07:22The timing of this is interesting, isn't it? He has been a key

1:07:22 > 1:07:26character really within the government.Yes, ever since the EU

1:07:26 > 1:07:30referendum Lord Adonis has been an outspoken critic of Brexit, he has

1:07:30 > 1:07:34launched a number of attacks on the government over the way in which it

1:07:34 > 1:07:38has taken the UK art of the single market and the customs union. To

1:07:38 > 1:07:42some degree his resignation is no surprise. His resignation letter is

1:07:42 > 1:07:47much of the same, a real Thai raid against the government is handling

1:07:47 > 1:07:51against Brexit. In it he says Theresa May is a lying with UKIP and

1:07:51 > 1:07:57the hard Right. So, will damage Theresa May? It is the second such

1:07:57 > 1:08:01resignation in less than one month, we saw Alan Milburn resigned, the

1:08:01 > 1:08:05head of the social mobility commission, so it could make it

1:08:05 > 1:08:08harder for her to say that she is able to create cross-party

1:08:08 > 1:08:13co-operation in the centre ground. There are those on the Labor and Lib

1:08:13 > 1:08:16Dem benches have praised Lord Adonis 's principled stance on Brexit.

1:08:16 > 1:08:19There are others within the Conservative Party who said his

1:08:19 > 1:08:23differences with the government so great, his resignation was long

1:08:23 > 1:08:29overdue. Number 10 says he jumped before he was pushed. There is a

1:08:29 > 1:08:35sense of an ability about this, but he has been such a staunch remain

1:08:35 > 1:08:39all this time but perhaps it is no surprise he has now come to this

1:08:39 > 1:08:40decision.Thank you indeed.

1:08:40 > 1:08:44And we'll be speaking to Lord Adonis at 8:10 this morning.

1:08:44 > 1:08:47The White House has said the world is watching how Iranian authorities

1:08:47 > 1:08:49respond to anti-government protests in several cities.

1:08:49 > 1:08:52In a statement, it said Iranians were fed up with the regime's

1:08:52 > 1:08:54corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth

1:08:54 > 1:08:57to fund terrorism abroad.

1:08:57 > 1:09:00The US State Department condemned the arrests of protesters yesterday.

1:09:00 > 1:09:03Thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in cities

1:09:03 > 1:09:10throughout the country.

1:09:10 > 1:09:14Several families who left homeless by the Grenfell Tower fire has not

1:09:14 > 1:09:17received extra money but was promised to them by the council to

1:09:17 > 1:09:20help cover the cost of Christmas. Oral borough of Kensington and

1:09:20 > 1:09:25Chelsea has apologised, saying it made a mistake after nearly 20

1:09:25 > 1:09:26households promised relief missed out.

1:09:26 > 1:09:28Younger people will enjoy the biggest "inheritance boom"

1:09:28 > 1:09:31of any post-war generation - that's according to the think tank

1:09:31 > 1:09:34the Resolution Foundation which analyses living standards.

1:09:34 > 1:09:38Those born in the '80s will have to wait for the windfall,

1:09:38 > 1:09:40though - the study estimates that the average

1:09:40 > 1:09:43age that millennials will inherit something will be 61 years old.

1:09:43 > 1:09:52Here's more from our business correspondent Joe Lynam.

1:09:52 > 1:09:56Young people aged between 17 and 35 hoping to get the housing ladder

1:09:56 > 1:09:58could be set to inherit a lot

1:09:58 > 1:09:59of money from their parents.

1:09:59 > 1:10:01But it may come too late for some.

1:10:01 > 1:10:03According to the Resolution Foundation, the value

1:10:03 > 1:10:06of inheritances is set to double over the next 20 years,

1:10:06 > 1:10:09thanks to baby boomers aged between 50 and 70 leaving

1:10:09 > 1:10:13behind expensive property.

1:10:13 > 1:10:17But the think tank says the average age someone inherits is now 61,

1:10:17 > 1:10:22meaning too late for many of today's house hunters.

1:10:22 > 1:10:25Across the piece, their financial situation, their living standards

1:10:25 > 1:10:30picture for millenials is quite concerning.

1:10:30 > 1:10:33They're earning less than those 15 - or 10 or 15 years before them

1:10:33 > 1:10:36were at the same age, they are much less likely

1:10:36 > 1:10:40to own a home, and while they may be saving into a pension,

1:10:40 > 1:10:43it is much less likely to be one of those gold-plated final salary

1:10:43 > 1:10:46pensions, so in the round, quite a concerning picture for far

1:10:46 > 1:10:47too many millenials today.

1:10:47 > 1:10:50So, 17- to 35-year-olds inheriting more money than any previous

1:10:50 > 1:10:53generation will only be able to use it in their old age,

1:10:53 > 1:10:58or by passing it onto their own grandchildren.

1:10:58 > 1:11:01If the cold weather has got you thinking about summer sunshine,

1:11:01 > 1:11:03there's a warning today from the consumer group Which?

1:11:03 > 1:11:07that holiday firms may be misleading consumers.

1:11:07 > 1:11:09Many tour operators promote money-off deals, providing

1:11:09 > 1:11:11travellers book by a certain date.

1:11:11 > 1:11:13But a study found that half the holidays advertised

1:11:13 > 1:11:16were the same price - or even cheaper -

1:11:16 > 1:11:17after the offer expired.

1:11:17 > 1:11:24The firms involved have all denied misleading their customers.

1:11:24 > 1:11:26Commercial broadcasters, including Channel 4 and ITV,

1:11:26 > 1:11:29are to receive an extra 60 million pounds from the government

1:11:29 > 1:11:34to increase the range of children's television programmes in the UK.

1:11:34 > 1:11:37The money, left over from the last BBC licence fee settlement,

1:11:37 > 1:11:39will pay for half the costs of original shows.

1:11:39 > 1:11:42Ministers say they want to see greater variety in a market

1:11:42 > 1:11:52dominated by the BBC.

1:11:52 > 1:11:54Shall we see some cute turtles? As ever!

1:11:54 > 1:11:57Volunteers have released thousands of baby turtles into the sea off

1:11:57 > 1:11:58West Mexico.

1:11:58 > 1:12:01It's part of a project to protect the endangered Olive Ridley

1:12:01 > 1:12:04hatchlings, whose numbers have fallen sharply in recent years -

1:12:04 > 1:12:05largely due to poachers.

1:12:05 > 1:12:08It's hoped the creatures will return to the beach in around 30 years

1:12:08 > 1:12:10to lay their own eggs.

1:12:10 > 1:12:21It looks like a race, doesn't it? Go! The next generation. That is

1:12:21 > 1:12:24then coming back? Fast forward 30 years, it is what they will look

1:12:24 > 1:12:29like. Remembering the same beach after 30 years. I can't even

1:12:29 > 1:12:35remember the same road after 30 years. Y live? It is 7:12 AM, that

1:12:35 > 1:12:38will keep us up-to-date with weather in a few minutes.

1:12:38 > 1:12:41As we've been hearing, the list of New Year's Honours has

1:12:41 > 1:12:45been revealed and one of those to receive a CBE is Martin Green,

1:12:45 > 1:12:47the man responsible for organising Hull's year as the UK

1:12:47 > 1:12:48Capital of Culture.

1:12:48 > 1:12:51We'll speak to Martin in a couple of minutes.

1:12:51 > 1:12:54First, here's our Arts Correspondent Colin Paterson with a look back

1:12:54 > 1:13:00at Hull's year in the spotlight.

1:13:00 > 1:13:06Capital of Culture -- Capital of Culture started its year as Capital

1:13:06 > 1:13:10of Culture with a magical fireworks, a crowd told me how thrilled they

1:13:10 > 1:13:14were.Honestly you put some money into that, it makes London look like

1:13:14 > 1:13:19nothing.The opening event turned joint buildings into screen showing

1:13:19 > 1:13:25the history of the city. Come on, come to Hull. They were off, at

1:13:25 > 1:13:29least one cultural events took place every day, and is now at the end of

1:13:29 > 1:13:34the gear, people don't want it to be over.I've lived here for 73 years.

1:13:34 > 1:13:40Has there ever been a year like this? Never.The most exciting. It

1:13:40 > 1:13:46was fabulous.More than 1 million people saw the blade, a giant wind

1:13:46 > 1:13:51turbine turned into a 75 metre sculpture. So popular a permanent

1:13:51 > 1:13:56home has been found for it. I wished to communicate with you transformed

1:13:56 > 1:14:03the housing estate into a work of art. And Katy Perry visited for

1:14:03 > 1:14:07Radio one's big weekend. There was always on the entertaining about the

1:14:07 > 1:14:11huge American star saying hello to somewhere unlikely.Let's go, Hull!

1:14:11 > 1:14:18She didn't disappoint. The Turner prize was held in two and any seat

1:14:18 > 1:14:24and listed the local primary school as critics.It looks like a potato.

1:14:24 > 1:14:29But there are those who think chances have been missed and worry

1:14:29 > 1:14:35about the future of grassroots art in the city.Small community

1:14:35 > 1:14:38theatres group and the like, and I feel they have been slightly

1:14:38 > 1:14:43overlooked.So where does Hull go from here to try to build on the

1:14:43 > 1:14:47momentum, the company who ran 2017 or continue to put on events.We

1:14:47 > 1:14:50still want to be ambitious and groundbreaking and do things which

1:14:50 > 1:14:55can track international media so we will do fewer things but I don't

1:14:55 > 1:14:58think there will be any less significant.Hull had always been

1:14:58 > 1:15:03the city at the end of the line. 2017 it became a destination of

1:15:03 > 1:15:06choice.

1:15:06 > 1:15:08And the man responsible for Hull's cultural year,

1:15:08 > 1:15:16Martin Green joins us now from our Edinburgh studio.

1:15:16 > 1:15:21We will talk about why you are in Edinburgh in a moment, but first

1:15:21 > 1:15:24congratulations. Hard as it feel to have those three letters after your

1:15:24 > 1:15:30name?I am totally chuffed. To have recognition for doing the job you

1:15:30 > 1:15:33love is extraordinary, and more importantly, I take it as a national

1:15:33 > 1:15:37recognition for the city of Hull and all the people who have taken part

1:15:37 > 1:15:42and really turned out and supported what has been a fabulous year of

1:15:42 > 1:15:47change for the city.A mantle to take on, to transform a city, or at

1:15:47 > 1:15:50least projected into the spotlight. What are the highlights being for

1:15:50 > 1:15:54you, in terms of the year of culture, the city of culture for

1:15:54 > 1:15:58Hull?The key highlight has been the people of the city. The whole year

1:15:58 > 1:16:02has been owned by them. They have participated. We have had 2500

1:16:02 > 1:16:07volunteers working with us. We have worked with 55,000 young people, in

1:16:07 > 1:16:14101 schools. It has been a really people based experience, of them

1:16:14 > 1:16:17really finding and celebrating the voice of the city. On top of that

1:16:17 > 1:16:23there has been the events from local artists, the extraordinary year that

1:16:23 > 1:16:29the Ferens Art Gallery put on, up to the showbiz of BBC Radio one's big

1:16:29 > 1:16:33weekend, and a wonderful Turner prize, where we have seen some of

1:16:33 > 1:16:37the biggest audiences for the Turner prize ever.What would you say, if

1:16:37 > 1:16:41somebody hadn't been to Hull Ray couple of years, say they last went

1:16:41 > 1:16:45in 2014, if they came back now, what would be the biggest difference they

1:16:45 > 1:16:51would notice?This city has had a massive makeover by the City

1:16:51 > 1:16:55Council, in its public realm. It has refurbished the gallery. It has

1:16:55 > 1:17:01refurbished the new Theatre. In legacy, they have a £27 million

1:17:01 > 1:17:06programme to refurbish the maritime heritage. Lots to see in the future.

1:17:06 > 1:17:10I am particularly thrilled, also, at the leader of the Council and John

1:17:10 > 1:17:15pie well, being honoured today with OBEs, because city 's five or fail

1:17:15 > 1:17:18from great government and this is a City Council which has taken some

1:17:18 > 1:17:22bold decisions in what are very hard times. You will find a great city

1:17:22 > 1:17:26reborn with great energy, and again, brilliant people.We are seeing

1:17:26 > 1:17:30pictures of the start, when it was all announced and Hull came a city

1:17:30 > 1:17:36of culture. For you, what were the biggest challenges? You have

1:17:36 > 1:17:40expectations, you have dreams, but they are not always easy to achieve.

1:17:40 > 1:17:43No, and the key thing starts with being able to afford what you want

1:17:43 > 1:17:49to do. We were able to raise a lot of money locally and through the

1:17:49 > 1:17:53national lottery and the government, and that really allowed us to have

1:17:53 > 1:17:57ambitious dreams. So without opening event, yes, we did fireworks,

1:17:57 > 1:18:02because who doesn't love a fireworks? But that seven-day

1:18:02 > 1:18:05projection piece by Sean McAllister, a wonderful documentary filmmaker,

1:18:05 > 1:18:13342,000 people went through that over seven days. I think that was a

1:18:13 > 1:18:17moment where I stood there and thought, I think we are onto

1:18:17 > 1:18:21something here. There is an alchemy when culture and place comes

1:18:21 > 1:18:25together and I think if the approved something once again it is how

1:18:25 > 1:18:29important culture is to the lifeblood of our cities, Howard

1:18:29 > 1:18:35Springs people together and how it helps people come together and

1:18:35 > 1:18:39express themselves. -- how it brings people together. I have lots of

1:18:39 > 1:18:44other and other cities have been watching us.Coventry is taking the

1:18:44 > 1:18:49baton in a couple of years. What advice would you give to the team

1:18:49 > 1:18:54behind that now?It is really simple. Do it your way. Hull did it

1:18:54 > 1:18:58its own way. Hull has an individual, unique personality, as to all

1:18:58 > 1:19:02cities. The main thing is that look to anybody else for any blueprint or

1:19:02 > 1:19:07any way that it is done. It is to do it your way, with your voice and

1:19:07 > 1:19:11your stories. And I wish them all great luck. Hull has had a great

1:19:11 > 1:19:14time of it this year. We have three more years left, a great legacy

1:19:14 > 1:19:18plan, it is all in place. Everything feels good and we are really looking

1:19:18 > 1:19:22forward to Coventry in a couple of years.Yet you are in Edinburgh

1:19:22 > 1:19:28talking to us this morning. Getting ready for Hogmanay, I understand?

1:19:28 > 1:19:32Yes, I know! Ironwork of on a side project in Edinburgh. It is the 25th

1:19:32 > 1:19:37year of Hogmanay in its current incarnation, and the City Council

1:19:37 > 1:19:40and organisers have given it a makeover and very flatteringly they

1:19:40 > 1:19:46ask me to be part of that. We are preparing a street party for 75,000

1:19:46 > 1:19:50people. There is only one Hogmanay, it is in Edinburgh, and we are very

1:19:50 > 1:19:56excited about my night stop it will be a great night. One.Martin Green,

1:19:56 > 1:19:59CBE, you have licence to celebrate to your hearts content up through

1:19:59 > 1:20:02Hogmanay and beyond. Thank you to talking to us, and congratulations.

1:20:02 > 1:20:09Thank you.What a charming man.Yes, you can see how happy years. It is a

1:20:09 > 1:20:13shame we cannot give Hull as a city some sort of big award.Well, it

1:20:13 > 1:20:16could city of culture. And it is thriving. Let's check in with the

1:20:16 > 1:20:22weather. Matt?

1:20:24 > 1:20:30Good morning. If you are on the move this weekend we still have a few

1:20:30 > 1:20:37weather problems on the way. Not as many as we have had recently. It

1:20:37 > 1:20:40will be turning blustery tonight, but turning milder across the

1:20:40 > 1:20:43country in general. Temperatures already around 30 in the southern

1:20:43 > 1:20:46counties of England. Further north, temperatures still out, if not below

1:20:46 > 1:20:51freezing. If you are about to head out across parts of Scotland and

1:20:51 > 1:20:55northern England, there is a widespread risk of ice to get us

1:20:55 > 1:21:00through the coming hours. This then fog over the higher ground. The rain

1:21:00 > 1:21:03in Northern Ireland will be spreading into south-west Scotland

1:21:03 > 1:21:07as we go into the morning. That will turn into snow again over the higher

1:21:07 > 1:21:11ground. You sleet and snow that we have seen across the far north of

1:21:11 > 1:21:16England will ease away. The mist and fog will lift away and it will

1:21:16 > 1:21:21brighten up. A few showers towards the south-west, and especially the

1:21:21 > 1:21:24Channel Islands this morning. England and Wales will have a

1:21:24 > 1:21:29primarily dry and right day. Blustery, but milder than of late.

1:21:29 > 1:21:33Heavy, thundery showers. One to showers into northern England in the

1:21:33 > 1:21:38afternoon. That Randolph sleet and hail snow will give us another

1:21:38 > 1:21:42covering of snow over the hills, followed by sunshine, and then heavy

1:21:42 > 1:21:46and wintry showers. But for most people, temperatures up on what they

1:21:46 > 1:21:52have been. As we go into tonight, watching this. This is the

1:21:52 > 1:21:56development of Storm Dylan, named by the Irish weather service, bringing

1:21:56 > 1:22:00widespread gales and severe gales, affecting other parts of the

1:22:00 > 1:22:04mainland UK as we head into New Year's Eve. We will take you through

1:22:04 > 1:22:09tonight to get there. Rain will be a feature across the south. Spreading

1:22:09 > 1:22:13across all parts, in fact, eventually turning to snow as it

1:22:13 > 1:22:17hits the Grampians later in the night. These are the temperatures as

1:22:17 > 1:22:21we go into the start of New Year's Eve. For most people, temperatures

1:22:21 > 1:22:25will be above where they have team but they will be frosty and icy in

1:22:25 > 1:22:29the far north. For those on the move tomorrow, travel disruption is

1:22:29 > 1:22:34possible. These are the areas where the winds will be strongest. 60- 70

1:22:34 > 1:22:38mile an hour gust, at their worst in the morning. Snow over the higher

1:22:38 > 1:22:43ground. Brighter conditions developing but then showers develop

1:22:43 > 1:22:46in the west, sunshine and showers throughout New Year's Eve, for

1:22:46 > 1:22:50Northern Ireland as well. Temperatures not 1 million miles off

1:22:50 > 1:22:54today's values, but factoring in those strong winds it will feel

1:22:54 > 1:22:58rather cold across parts of Scotland and England. Staying breezy into the

1:22:58 > 1:23:02evening, and as we hit midnight to ring in the new year, the fireworks

1:23:02 > 1:23:06will be going off and temperatures will be dropping. Reasonably cool,

1:23:06 > 1:23:11nothing desperately cool -- desperately unusual, but take

1:23:11 > 1:23:14something waterproof in a matter where you are because those prolific

1:23:14 > 1:23:19areas could reach eastern areas at times. The rain to begin with across

1:23:19 > 1:23:22the Channel Islands and the far south-east, if anything, New Year's

1:23:22 > 1:23:26Day, a great day to getting out and clearing the head, taking a walk.

1:23:26 > 1:23:30Some wintry showers in the north and west but sunny spells as well.

1:23:33 > 1:23:37That wind will play havoc with my golf walls New Year's Day.It will

1:23:37 > 1:23:42be fine. It might help with your slice.The cheek of that. See you

1:23:42 > 1:23:43later.

1:23:45 > 1:23:48In November, we told you about a group of school children

1:23:48 > 1:23:51from Kidderminster, who have become pen pals with elderly residents

1:23:51 > 1:23:52living at a nearby care home.

1:23:52 > 1:23:56After five months of correspondence, the children have been able to put

1:23:56 > 1:23:58faces to the people behind the letters.

1:23:58 > 1:24:10Our reporter, Ali Fortescue went along to meet them.

1:24:10 > 1:24:17Signed, sealed, and this time it is being handed over.We are going to

1:24:17 > 1:24:21see our penpals and I am really excited.It is an unlikely

1:24:21 > 1:24:25friendship, but with just one mile and 80 years between them, jasmine

1:24:25 > 1:24:28and her school friends are finally making the trip up to Barchester

1:24:28 > 1:24:35care homes to meet their penpals for the very first time.That is very

1:24:35 > 1:24:42nice, isn't it? That is lovely.Have you got something to give, James?

1:24:47 > 1:24:53We have been writing to the residence here since July now, and

1:24:53 > 1:24:59the children have been loving receiving replies as well as writing

1:24:59 > 1:25:05about events which have happened in their lives. More than 400 letters

1:25:05 > 1:25:09have been sent between the school and the care home, but apart from

1:25:09 > 1:25:13the chance to hand over a Christmas card, it is an opportunity for the

1:25:13 > 1:25:16children to show off their musical talents.

1:25:16 > 1:25:23# Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way it...We would just sing

1:25:23 > 1:25:29the carols, and truly speak to them and then go home, but it wasn't like

1:25:29 > 1:25:33that. We got to speak to all the residents.There is a big age gap at

1:25:33 > 1:25:40it doesn't matter.I gave her a Christmas card, a poem, and a card.

1:25:40 > 1:25:43What is it like meeting jasmine who has been writing you these letters?

1:25:43 > 1:25:51It is lovely, isn't it? You are a lovely girl.Many of the residency

1:25:51 > 1:25:54have dementia, but their carers say receiving the children's has lifted

1:25:54 > 1:25:58their spirits.I think it is just having that connection, letting them

1:25:58 > 1:26:08share their stories with people and children in particular. What it is

1:26:08 > 1:26:12like living back in the olden days, and the residents get to learn what

1:26:12 > 1:26:15it is like living hour with the children and all their new

1:26:15 > 1:26:22technology.It is a great honour to us. And also, we hope they learn a

1:26:22 > 1:26:27little too.This has gone so well with schools up and down the

1:26:27 > 1:26:30country, and as far away as Australia, starting with similar

1:26:30 > 1:26:34penpal projects. But there is only one thing left to say for now.Merry

1:26:34 > 1:26:36Christmas!

1:26:39 > 1:26:43Lovely, and happy Christmas to you. Isn't that great?Did you have a

1:26:43 > 1:26:50penpal?No, I never did. My wife spent most of the 1970s and 1980s

1:26:50 > 1:26:54writing to people all over the world.Yes, it was a thing that we

1:26:54 > 1:26:59used to do. They had an pal clubs. I had a penpal in Canada, but also

1:26:59 > 1:27:03couple in the UK and one in France. Didn't keep in touch.You didn't

1:27:03 > 1:27:08keep up? You can look them up. Lots of people are getting in touch,

1:27:08 > 1:27:12inspired by this story. Including Margaret, who says that she started

1:27:12 > 1:27:17writing to a German penfriend back in 1952. They met in the 1980s, when

1:27:17 > 1:27:22their families were teenagers. They will be 80 years old next year. They

1:27:22 > 1:27:28have a special friendship, kept alive by social media.You were

1:27:28 > 1:27:31talking about the penpal scheme, I am trying to remember what it was,

1:27:31 > 1:27:35it was the Royal Mail scheme. Gemma tells us that she and her friend

1:27:35 > 1:27:40Leah were writing to 25 years this year to each other. They join

1:27:40 > 1:27:43through the Royal Melbourne they'll can primer school and now they meet

1:27:43 > 1:27:48up a couple of times a year. It is the perseverance, like any

1:27:48 > 1:27:53friendship, you have to work at it. And you can be more honest with

1:27:53 > 1:27:56penpals because you're not going to see them every day. Chris writes in

1:27:56 > 1:28:00to say that he met his penpal at Gloucester swimming pool and primer

1:28:00 > 1:28:03school when he was visiting his grandmother in the summer holidays

1:28:03 > 1:28:06in 1972. We wrote to one another right through childhood, through our

1:28:06 > 1:28:12teenage ears, she moved to Canada, but four years ago, once again, we

1:28:12 > 1:28:16reconnected through social media and now my husband and I have a now to

1:28:16 > 1:28:20Canada to stay with her and her family. We are in our late 80s and

1:28:20 > 1:28:24we have been friends for more than 45 years.We will also hear about a

1:28:24 > 1:28:27project which has all the residence in Yorkshire exchanging letters with

1:28:27 > 1:28:30students who are away from home for the first time. That will be

1:28:30 > 1:28:35interesting. We are taking a look at loneliness. Often we talk about how

1:28:35 > 1:28:40older people are, more lonely than when they were younger and their

1:28:40 > 1:28:44lives were fuller and busier. This can happen to students as well when

1:28:44 > 1:28:48they go to university, they can feel lonely, a fish out of water, a new

1:28:48 > 1:28:51environment. They find older penpals are almost become lax arrogant

1:28:51 > 1:28:54grandparents and they keep in touch and meet up with each other. --

1:28:54 > 1:29:04become like Sara get grandparents. -- Sara get. -- surrogate.The last

1:29:04 > 1:29:08one here from Lindsey, she was working at the 2012 Olympics and she

1:29:08 > 1:29:11met an Australian who was volunteering there and is now

1:29:11 > 1:29:14heading off to Australia not just to see the penfriend, but to volunteer

1:29:14 > 1:29:18at the common games.See word can lead? The headlines are coming up.

1:29:20 > 1:29:21This

1:30:11 > 1:30:14Hello, this is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

1:30:14 > 1:30:15Good morning.

1:30:15 > 1:30:20Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

1:30:20 > 1:30:23Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr have

1:30:23 > 1:30:27been knighted, and Strictly judge Darcey Bussell has been made a dame

1:30:27 > 1:30:28in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

1:30:28 > 1:30:31The former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and the author

1:30:31 > 1:30:33Michael Morpurgo also receive top honours,

1:30:33 > 1:30:42while TV chef Rick Stein and author Jilly Cooper become CBEs.

1:30:42 > 1:30:43Absolutely knocked out.

1:30:43 > 1:30:44Knocked - I was thrilled.

1:30:44 > 1:30:45I couldn't believe it.

1:30:45 > 1:30:49I mean, suddenly to get a letter, you know, and I think "Ooh,

1:30:49 > 1:30:52God, it's a bill, a gas bill or something".

1:30:52 > 1:30:54And it's this heavenly thing, saying "You're a CBE".

1:30:54 > 1:30:54It's wonderful.

1:30:54 > 1:30:57Wintry weather will continue to dominate the weekend for many

1:30:57 > 1:31:01parts of the UK with the Met Office issuing a yellow warning for ice

1:31:01 > 1:31:04in Scotland and northern England, and for heavy rain in parts of Wales

1:31:04 > 1:31:06and South West England.

1:31:06 > 1:31:08Yesterday, snow was the cause of many of the problems.

1:31:08 > 1:31:11Several routes were cut off and flights at Glasgow Airport

1:31:11 > 1:31:12were temporarily suspended.

1:31:12 > 1:31:15The RAC has warned that driving conditions will continue to prove

1:31:15 > 1:31:18difficult throughout the weekend.

1:31:18 > 1:31:21The former Labour minister Lord Adonis has stepped down

1:31:21 > 1:31:23from his role as the government's infrastructure advisor,

1:31:23 > 1:31:24blaming Theresa May's handling of Brexit.

1:31:24 > 1:31:27He says he will "relentlessly" oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

1:31:27 > 1:31:28in the House of Lords.

1:31:28 > 1:31:38A government source said Lord Adonis walked before he was pushed.

1:31:38 > 1:31:41The White House has said the world is watching how Iranian authorities

1:31:41 > 1:31:43respond to anti-government protests in several cities.

1:31:43 > 1:31:46In a statement, it said Iranians were fed up with the regime's

1:31:46 > 1:31:48corruption and its squandering of the nation's wealth

1:31:48 > 1:31:49to fund terrorism abroad.

1:31:49 > 1:31:52The US State Department condemned the arrests of protesters yesterday.

1:31:52 > 1:31:55Thousands of people are said to have joined demonstrations in cities

1:31:55 > 1:32:02throughout the country.

1:32:02 > 1:32:05Several families left homeless by the Grenfell tower fire have not

1:32:05 > 1:32:09received extra money promised to them by the council to help cover

1:32:09 > 1:32:10the cost of Christmas.

1:32:10 > 1:32:13The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has apologised saying it

1:32:13 > 1:32:16made a mistake, after nearly 20 households promised the relief

1:32:16 > 1:32:21payments missed out.

1:32:21 > 1:32:24Volunteers have released thousands of baby turtles into the sea off

1:32:24 > 1:32:24West Mexico.

1:32:24 > 1:32:27It's part of a project to protect the endangered olive ridley

1:32:27 > 1:32:30hatchlings, whose numbers have fallen sharply in recent years,

1:32:30 > 1:32:32largely due to poachers.

1:32:32 > 1:32:36It's hoped the creatures will return to the beach in around 30 years

1:32:36 > 1:32:40to lay their own eggs.

1:32:44 > 1:32:50does this morning 's main stories. This is... Was turtles have got to

1:32:50 > 1:32:56me. Total in your throat? Emotions. You look after yourself. Let's talk

1:32:56 > 1:33:01about the sport, I don't no if this will make him cry even more. It

1:33:01 > 1:33:07will! Good morning, Kat. It isn't really good news. At least a fight

1:33:07 > 1:33:11was put in on the fourth day, they fought a lot anyway, and it looked

1:33:11 > 1:33:16as though it could perhaps have a win. And after Alastair Cook managed

1:33:16 > 1:33:19the 244 not out, it would have thought an innings like that would

1:33:19 > 1:33:25have been a match winner. At least maybe even series saving, it is the

1:33:25 > 1:33:29kind of result he would want, having put in that kind of performance, but

1:33:29 > 1:33:33not to be because Steve Smith stepped in and said you know what

1:33:33 > 1:33:38England? Not on my watch! Not on my turf! But no whitewash which is a

1:33:38 > 1:33:50yes for England. It will not be 0- -- 5-0 for them. Over 600 runs in

1:33:50 > 1:33:56just four tests for him. It is incredible. His legs will need a

1:33:56 > 1:34:04good rub. Are you offering? Going to say, I'm not sure... That is why you

1:34:04 > 1:34:10were not on... You know what? Why not! Believes that for her to get in

1:34:10 > 1:34:14touch with these lives on her own. -- we will leave that. Oprah for

1:34:14 > 1:34:16Steve Smith on her own.

1:34:16 > 1:34:19There will be no whitewash for England in the current Ashes

1:34:19 > 1:34:23series but there's still no win yet for Joe Root's men after Steve Smith

1:34:23 > 1:34:26batted out the final day's play in the 4th Test in Melbourne.

1:34:26 > 1:34:29Our correspondent Patrick Gearey is in Melbourne for us and Patrick,

1:34:29 > 1:34:32there's not much more that can be said about Steve Smith that hasn't

1:34:32 > 1:34:42been said already.

1:34:42 > 1:34:47He has become the immovable object for England, this is his third

1:34:47 > 1:34:52century of the series, he has been out there batting the more than 30

1:34:52 > 1:34:56hours in this Ashes series, it is how dominant he has been. He has

1:34:56 > 1:35:03been such an overriding Lee unstoppable force to England and he

1:35:03 > 1:35:06batted Australia through to the draw after England had a glimmer of a

1:35:06 > 1:35:09child little bit earlier, David Warner the openness lobbed a route

1:35:09 > 1:35:13up in the air and gave away his wicket really to give Joe Root a

1:35:13 > 1:35:17wicket on his birthday. England then got Shaun Marsh and may have felt

1:35:17 > 1:35:20they would have been into the Australian order but no, Smith

1:35:20 > 1:35:23wasn't having any of it and he batted alongside Mitchell Marsh

1:35:23 > 1:35:27right through to the evening session, the life went out of the

1:35:27 > 1:35:31pitch and out of the MCG in truth, and the evening session, no prospect

1:35:31 > 1:35:36of victory. They shook hands on a somewhat anticlimactic draw.

1:35:36 > 1:35:41Anticlimactic perhaps the England after Alastair Cook breathed hope

1:35:41 > 1:35:45into the fourth test for England but I think the overriding feeling

1:35:45 > 1:35:50Patrick would be that there was no whitewash, relief then maybe for

1:35:50 > 1:35:56England. What do you make of it?I think we certainly believe. Two of

1:35:56 > 1:36:00the previous three Ashes tours to this country ended 5-0 there was

1:36:00 > 1:36:04plenty of talk going the same way so there will be private relief, at

1:36:04 > 1:36:09least in English dressing room but remember Alastair Cook to 44 not

1:36:09 > 1:36:13out, some of England's bowling, it was a good performance and they

1:36:13 > 1:36:17would have felt they had Australia on the ropes, and a lot of

1:36:17 > 1:36:21disappointment to haven't picked up a victory. Asked Joe Root after the

1:36:21 > 1:36:27match not long ago with his primary motion was pride or frustration.

1:36:27 > 1:36:33Very proud of the way we went about it. To come off three very difficult

1:36:33 > 1:36:37games and put in a performance like that is very pleasing and that is

1:36:37 > 1:36:42what we are about as assigned. That is I think a fair reflection of what

1:36:42 > 1:36:48we are capable of as a team and on a very responsive wicket to perform

1:36:48 > 1:36:53how we did in the first and second day with the ball was outstanding.

1:36:53 > 1:36:57One of the big criticisms of test cricket is that after slogging it

1:36:57 > 1:37:02out for four or five days, it can still end in a draw and one of the

1:37:02 > 1:37:06things about this test is it has been a fairly dull last couple of

1:37:06 > 1:37:10days, very few wickets falling. Moving on Sydney they would be

1:37:10 > 1:37:13hoping for some more action, wouldn't they? The pitch at

1:37:13 > 1:37:18Melbourne caused problems for England.This wasn't a great advert

1:37:18 > 1:37:23to test cricket to be honest, after everyday's play in the press

1:37:23 > 1:37:27conference is the subject of the pitch was brought up, it was a slow

1:37:27 > 1:37:30surface, the scoring was slow as well and these Smith who scored all

1:37:30 > 1:37:34of the runs on it today said it didn't offer anything to the bowlers

1:37:34 > 1:37:38or do anything. I would say that producing a pitch for Cricket isn't

1:37:38 > 1:37:42easy and not an exact science and this pitch is also used for

1:37:42 > 1:37:45Australian rules football so it isn't easy to balance the two sports

1:37:45 > 1:37:49but a think you are right, both teams will be looking for a lot more

1:37:49 > 1:37:53life in the surface in the final test in Sydney, that test by the way

1:37:53 > 1:37:57starts next week.Not long to get ready. If you could pass on a

1:37:57 > 1:38:02message to Steve Smith from Naga, she has offered to give him a

1:38:02 > 1:38:06rubdown after the draw saving performance so if you see him

1:38:06 > 1:38:09knocking around perhaps have tinny in his hand, all he Naga will step

1:38:09 > 1:38:17in. Just his legs! 600 runs, he must be tired. We could become penpals.

1:38:17 > 1:38:22Patrick, pass that on! Thank you to Patrick in Melbourne.

1:38:22 > 1:38:24Staying with cricket, the England Women skipper

1:38:24 > 1:38:27Heather Knight has received an OBE in the Queen's New Year's Honours

1:38:27 > 1:38:27list.

1:38:27 > 1:38:29Her team-mates Tammy Beaumont and bowler Anya Shrubsole

1:38:29 > 1:38:30are awarded MBEs.

1:38:30 > 1:38:33Shrubsole wasn't even the first person in her family to find out!!

1:38:33 > 1:38:42I had a letter through the post that Mum gave me when I came back.

1:38:42 > 1:38:46She had actually accidentally opened it, because it didn't say the name -

1:38:46 > 1:38:49she could just see the address, and she opened the post.

1:38:49 > 1:38:51I think she knew one day before me.

1:38:51 > 1:38:53What were your feelings when you read that?

1:38:53 > 1:38:57Firstly, I will get an opportunity to meet the Queen, I love the Queen.

1:38:57 > 1:38:59So I thought, this would be my best shot.

1:38:59 > 1:39:00Honestly, I was surprised.

1:39:00 > 1:39:03Took a couple of minutes to take it in.

1:39:03 > 1:39:06Also in the New Years Honours list, British and Irish Lions captain

1:39:06 > 1:39:08Sam Warburton has been awarded an OBE.

1:39:08 > 1:39:11The Welshman led the Lions in the drawn Test series

1:39:11 > 1:39:13against world champions New Zealand during the summer.

1:39:13 > 1:39:18A full list of honours can be found on the BBC website.

1:39:18 > 1:39:20There was one Premiership rugby match last night -

1:39:20 > 1:39:22Wasps won away at Bath, 31-25.

1:39:22 > 1:39:25The visitors made a great start and were 19-0 up,

1:39:25 > 1:39:28but this score from Gaby Lovobalavu proved the difference in the end.

1:39:28 > 1:39:31Wasps edging a bonus-point win to move ahead of Saracens

1:39:31 > 1:39:37into second in the Premiership.

1:39:37 > 1:39:40Andy Murray made his long awaited comeback from a hip injury

1:39:40 > 1:39:43yesterday, playing a one-set exhibition match in Abu Dhabi

1:39:43 > 1:39:44against Spain's Roberto Bautista Agut.

1:39:44 > 1:39:47Murray was a last minute replacement for Novak Djokovic,

1:39:47 > 1:39:49who's delayed his return from an elbow problem.

1:39:49 > 1:39:52Murray was far from his best, though, losing the set 6-2.

1:39:52 > 1:40:01This was his first competitive match since Wimbledon.

1:40:01 > 1:40:05I felt better as it went on, obviously slow at the start.

1:40:05 > 1:40:07Roberto's one of the best players in the world.

1:40:07 > 1:40:11When you haven't competed for a long time it takes a while to get up

1:40:11 > 1:40:12to that pace.

1:40:12 > 1:40:15I started to feel better towards the end, but I need to keep

1:40:15 > 1:40:25improving, for sure.

1:40:25 > 1:40:29Good to see him back on court ahead of the Australian Open.

1:40:29 > 1:40:31Cardiff City slipped to a third consecutive defeat,

1:40:31 > 1:40:34losing 1-0 at home to Preston in the Championship.

1:40:34 > 1:40:36Tom Clarke got a late winner in a tight contest.

1:40:36 > 1:40:42Millwall beat QPR 1-0 in the other game.

1:40:42 > 1:40:45Phil 'The Power' Taylor remains on course to win a record 17th

1:40:45 > 1:40:46world darts title.

1:40:46 > 1:40:48He's reached the semifinals of the PDC World Championship

1:40:48 > 1:40:51after beating world number three seed Gary Anderson last night.

1:40:51 > 1:40:53This is Taylor's final event before retirement,

1:40:53 > 1:40:56and the chances of him bowing out as world champion have increased

1:40:56 > 1:40:59considerably with this 5-3 victory at Alexandra Palace.

1:40:59 > 1:41:01He'll face qualifier Jamie Lewis in the semifinals.

1:41:01 > 1:41:12Reigning champion Michael Van Gerwen plays Rob Cross in the other semi.

1:41:12 > 1:41:16It is a time of year when we look back and make a review of what

1:41:16 > 1:41:20happened in the year, we have seen politics, news, sport, weather. We

1:41:20 > 1:41:25had science earlier. Have our own special way of looking back at the

1:41:25 > 1:41:27year through the eyes of Mike Bushell.

1:41:27 > 1:41:29He has sampled 400 different sporting activities

1:41:29 > 1:41:32for Breakfast, and this year has been particularly busy,

1:41:32 > 1:41:35from water polo to motocross to toe wrestling to even driving

1:41:35 > 1:41:35a red sofa.

1:41:35 > 1:41:38Here are some of his best bits from 2017.

1:41:38 > 1:41:45I don't no if I caught a wrestling.

1:41:45 > 1:41:54From wide red sofa to another.All sorts of things you can practice.Do

1:41:54 > 1:42:07you do this in your garage? I am on my feet! I am on my feet!

1:42:26 > 1:42:29Don't forget to smile!

1:42:41 > 1:42:52Are you OK? We have liftoff!

1:43:02 > 1:43:08I would like to think all good habits will rub off on you.Sorry!

1:43:08 > 1:43:11Don't worry.

1:43:21 > 1:43:26At the moment it seems like an ordinary six a side indoor game. All

1:43:26 > 1:43:28is that changes with a flick of a switch.

1:43:51 > 1:44:01I am on a wooden plank. 100 feet in the air. Take it easy! I think that

1:44:01 > 1:44:05went badly.Yeah.

1:44:18 > 1:44:23So he started on a sofa but he ended on a bed. After all that not

1:44:23 > 1:44:28surprised he ended up down, he must be exhausted. I favourite with the

1:44:28 > 1:44:33speedskating, it was a highlight. Goad you go for me. You do your go

1:44:33 > 1:44:38with goats. On top of you? Our around you and they can massage you.

1:44:38 > 1:44:44What I took away was Mike is perennially bad most of these

1:44:44 > 1:44:49sports. It is good for entertainment. But also hundreds of

1:44:49 > 1:44:54people are just out having a fun time, doing activities. And he goes

1:44:54 > 1:44:58and does it once and they do at every Saturday or Sunday. He would

1:44:58 > 1:45:03get better if he stuck to one sport. We get so many messages every week

1:45:03 > 1:45:06saying that people want to give these ago. That is the best thing

1:45:06 > 1:45:10about him, he will give everything a go with gusto. Any sport involving

1:45:10 > 1:45:15Mike on a horse ends in disaster and I tend to enjoy those. Even a hobby

1:45:15 > 1:45:20horse!

1:45:20 > 1:45:26What hobbyhorse is not riding today? Who knows? Oddly the wintry one. --

1:45:26 > 1:45:27probably.

1:45:31 > 1:45:34Actually, things are turning milder across the country, but increasingly

1:45:34 > 1:45:39blustery. 13 degrees along the south coast, but in the north it is still

1:45:39 > 1:45:43subzero. So in Scotland and northern England ice continues to be a risk

1:45:43 > 1:45:47on the roads and pavements. Very mystery in some plate -- misty in

1:45:47 > 1:45:52some places, and we will see in Scotland which turns practice in a

1:45:52 > 1:45:56letter to the mountains. Northern England, the patchy sleet and snow

1:45:56 > 1:46:00is now clearing away. Still foggy over some of the hills but it will

1:46:00 > 1:46:06brighten up. Those bright conditions are already with us in Wales and

1:46:06 > 1:46:09southern England as we start the day. A few showers in the

1:46:09 > 1:46:16south-west. We will see rain with hill snow spread across Scotland

1:46:16 > 1:46:19from south-western north-east, followed on by sunshine and showers.

1:46:19 > 1:46:26Northern Ireland, after a wet start to the day, one or two showers here.

1:46:26 > 1:46:31Temperatures up on recent days. A change to the south-west. Outbreaks

1:46:31 > 1:46:35of rain by the time we finished the afternoon going into the evening.

1:46:35 > 1:46:40Overnight, we are set to see storm deal and strength. -- Storm Dylan

1:46:40 > 1:46:47strengthen. Northern Ireland, southern Scotland, northern England

1:46:47 > 1:46:50and north Wales could see an impact on their travel plans tomorrow.

1:46:50 > 1:46:53Let's show you what will happen tomorrow. Lots of rain across the

1:46:53 > 1:46:58south which could cause more than flooding. -- minor flooding.

1:46:58 > 1:47:02Blustery winds, rain turning to cell across the Grampians. Later in the

1:47:02 > 1:47:05night we will see the wind really strengthening. Widespread gales and

1:47:05 > 1:47:11severe gales with Gus of maybe 60 or 70 miles an hour. And into tomorrow

1:47:11 > 1:47:14morning, southern Scotland, northern England and north Wales could all be

1:47:14 > 1:47:17at risk of travel disruption thanks to those strong winds. The winds

1:47:17 > 1:47:21will be strong as in the morning on New Year's Eve, and you will notice

1:47:21 > 1:47:25quite a bit of snowfall to come across the Northern Grampians and

1:47:25 > 1:47:29the Highlands. That will turn back into rain across the south.

1:47:29 > 1:47:32Elsewhere, mostly overnight, rain clearing. Sunshine and Boyle Street

1:47:32 > 1:47:37showers. Showers most prevalent ivy and of the day towards the west.

1:47:37 > 1:47:40Temperatures not far off today's values, tempered by the strength of

1:47:40 > 1:47:45the wind. If you were out celebrating tomorrow evening take a

1:47:45 > 1:47:49waterproof and fairly warm jacket, it will be cold as we strike in the

1:47:49 > 1:47:52new year. A scattering of showers around, especially across the west,

1:47:52 > 1:47:58some pushing east on the strength of that reason. Overnight, rain will

1:47:58 > 1:48:02clear away towards the south-east and as we go into New Year's Day,

1:48:02 > 1:48:06turning into Scotland, we will see a mixture of rain, sleet and snow. For

1:48:06 > 1:48:10many, other than a couple of showers in the west New Year's Day will be

1:48:10 > 1:48:14fine. A fresh day, quite a bit breezy cross the country, and some

1:48:14 > 1:48:22good sunny spells as well. Not quite as wintry as we have seen. I know we

1:48:22 > 1:48:26have been moaning about how weather here, but look at this in upstate

1:48:26 > 1:48:30New York, where six feet of snow fell in barely just a day. It is not

1:48:30 > 1:48:34just about the snow in the north-eastern United States. These

1:48:34 > 1:48:41are the daytime highs for New Year's Eve. Toronto is peaking at -16,

1:48:41 > 1:48:45Quebec minus 17. We have nothing to complain about.Nothing, absolutely

1:48:45 > 1:48:50nothing to complain about.So if that is the high temperature, how

1:48:50 > 1:48:54low does it go?They are seeing temperatures into the low minus 20s

1:48:54 > 1:48:58over the prairie in the past few days. You have to add that they are

1:48:58 > 1:49:02seeing strong winds as well. The actual feeling of the temperature is

1:49:02 > 1:49:06a good deal colder. We are seeing Niagara Falls begin to freeze over

1:49:06 > 1:49:10in the past 34 hours as well.That would be amazing to see. Chilling,

1:49:10 > 1:49:16literally. We are very grateful, Matt. We will never know that you

1:49:16 > 1:49:21again.You will do as tomorrow.A new years resolution. Or not.

1:49:23 > 1:49:26Millennials - people born in the early '80s and who have

1:49:26 > 1:49:29parents and grandparents in the "baby boomer" generation -

1:49:29 > 1:49:31are projected to be worse off than their relatives

1:49:31 > 1:49:34as they struggle to get on the housing ladder and deal

1:49:34 > 1:49:36with student debt.

1:49:36 > 1:49:37But there is some good news.

1:49:37 > 1:49:39The Resolution Foundation, which analyses living standards,

1:49:39 > 1:49:43has found the amount of money passed through inheritance each year has

1:49:43 > 1:49:46doubled over the past two decades and will more than double again over

1:49:46 > 1:49:55the next 20 years.

1:49:55 > 1:49:57However, on average, recipients won't get the windfall

1:49:57 > 1:49:58until they are 61.

1:49:58 > 1:50:00The think tank's director, Torsten Bell, joins us now

1:50:00 > 1:50:08from our London newsroom.

1:50:08 > 1:50:13Good morning. Thank you very much for joining us. Just explain what is

1:50:13 > 1:50:18going on. This is a big change, isn't it, in the way that society

1:50:18 > 1:50:22runs?It is, in the sense that we thought each generation would simply

1:50:22 > 1:50:28gets better than the ones that came before it. What we are seeing Woods

1:50:28 > 1:50:31today's millenials is, not only are they earning less than the people

1:50:31 > 1:50:35born before them at the same age, they are actually finding it harder

1:50:35 > 1:50:38to build up assets. Things like houses, but also other forms of

1:50:38 > 1:50:42wealth. There is some good news for them, which is that they will

1:50:42 > 1:50:46inherit more than any generation since World War Two. And for some

1:50:46 > 1:50:49millenials that will solve some of their problems. They will get that

1:50:49 > 1:50:52wealth and it will to maintain their living standards. But obviously that

1:50:52 > 1:50:56will not be shared fully amongst Ormeau Ernie Els. Some will be

1:50:56 > 1:51:00lucky, some will not. And it will not come early enough for everybody.

1:51:00 > 1:51:03They will want to have a bigger house when they are having children

1:51:03 > 1:51:07in their 30s and 40s, but many of them will not help -- not

1:51:07 > 1:51:10inheritance will their 60s, so it will help with inherit --

1:51:10 > 1:51:14retirement, but not the kids.Not necessarily just a bigger house, but

1:51:14 > 1:51:18a house at all. This is not going to be a case of millenials inheriting

1:51:18 > 1:51:22money they can put down a deposit in a house. It will come later in life.

1:51:22 > 1:51:27Obviously there is a big issue with millenials not owning homes. At 30,

1:51:27 > 1:51:31they are only half as likely to own as baby boomers were at the same

1:51:31 > 1:51:37age. That home ownership rate should increase over the next few years.

1:51:37 > 1:51:4175% of Raby boomers are homeowners today, the millenials are never

1:51:41 > 1:51:45going to get those levels. It is that high homeownership amongst the

1:51:45 > 1:51:49baby boomers that means millenials are likely to see this much higher

1:51:49 > 1:51:53inheritance level.So not necessarily an end a solution to the

1:51:53 > 1:51:58housing crisis. Also, although money will eventually dripped down for

1:51:58 > 1:52:02some, your research today suggests that wealth inequality will remain,

1:52:02 > 1:52:07or maybe increase, because it is not everybody inheriting, is it?Yeah.

1:52:07 > 1:52:11Wealth inequality, the impact of inheritance on that, it is

1:52:11 > 1:52:15complicated. Some people who are poor inherit quite a lot for them,

1:52:15 > 1:52:18but overwhelmingly, those getting the biggest inheritances are already

1:52:18 > 1:52:22wealthy. If you own a home you are much more likely to have parents who

1:52:22 > 1:52:26own a home. You have an 83% chance of having a parent who owns a home.

1:52:26 > 1:52:30If you do not currently own a home, as a millennial, there is only half

1:52:30 > 1:52:34a chance that one of your parents owns their home. So clearly there is

1:52:34 > 1:52:37a link between children and their parents' wealth and that will be

1:52:37 > 1:52:41passed down. The big issue for the UK more generally is that wealth is

1:52:41 > 1:52:45becoming a bigger issue for us. It is growing much faster than incomes.

1:52:45 > 1:52:49That means people are not going to be able to earn their way into being

1:52:49 > 1:52:53genuinely rich in our society. They will either need to be born with it

1:52:53 > 1:52:56or Marriot or inherit it later on, that is how you will become very

1:52:56 > 1:53:00rich. That is a very different kind of written to the one we were used

1:53:00 > 1:53:04in the 20th century. -- Britain.I am sure there are people watching

1:53:04 > 1:53:08now in their 40s and their 50s, that next generation whose wealth will

1:53:08 > 1:53:11eventually be passed on, who will say, you know what, I don't know if

1:53:11 > 1:53:16I will have anything left to pass on to my children. My wealth will end

1:53:16 > 1:53:19up paying for care fees and that kind of thing. Does your research

1:53:19 > 1:53:24take that into account?That is a very serious risk. We should be

1:53:24 > 1:53:27focusing on that, we should be saying to politicians that it isn't

1:53:27 > 1:53:32OK to have this level of risk borne by individuals. A lot of their

1:53:32 > 1:53:36social care costs are likely to come out of their assets. That risk needs

1:53:36 > 1:53:39sharing out across the population more generally. It isn't right to

1:53:39 > 1:53:44say that all of this wealth will be used up I social care costs. Lots of

1:53:44 > 1:53:48people are lucky and don't need social care on that kind of scale,

1:53:48 > 1:53:52where they need to go into a home or they need intensive care in their

1:53:52 > 1:53:56home. It is those things which run down people's assets. We are

1:53:56 > 1:53:59reasonably confident we will see higher levels of inheritance for

1:53:59 > 1:54:02millennial sent previous generations, since the war. That

1:54:02 > 1:54:05doesn't mean we shouldn't be trying to sort out the social care problem

1:54:05 > 1:54:11which is a real worry, not only for parents going into all the rage now

1:54:11 > 1:54:15in thinking they will need to deal with it, but also for young people

1:54:15 > 1:54:21worrying about their parents. -- going into old age.

1:54:21 > 1:54:25Does it seem to you that it has been five Jason Scrivener is?It is

1:54:25 > 1:54:30amazing, isn't it, how time goes incredibly quickly before Christmas

1:54:30 > 1:54:34and then it slows down.I find it to be beyond -- opposite. It is slow

1:54:34 > 1:54:39before Christmas, and afterwards it starts running away from you.

1:54:39 > 1:54:44Hopefully most of you have tackled the extra food. We all do it, we buy

1:54:44 > 1:54:46a bit too much for Christmas.

1:54:46 > 1:54:49But for some people there's another festive mountain to climb:

1:54:49 > 1:54:51what to do with those piles of unwanted presents.

1:54:51 > 1:54:55In a moment, we'll take the advice of a thrifty lifestyle blogger.

1:54:55 > 1:54:58First, let's hear what these shoppers had to say about the kind

1:54:58 > 1:55:12of gifts that don't exactly hit the spot.

1:55:12 > 1:55:16Knitwear is always a tricky one, isn't it? It is from the in-laws.

1:55:16 > 1:55:21You have to wear it. Yes, I've had a few nice pieces of knitwear which