30/12/2017 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

A Beatle, a Bee Gee and a ballerina

lead the way in the Queen's New Year

Honours.

# Twist and shout!

# Twist and shout!

Fab Four drummer Ringo Starr

becomes Sir Ringo.

It's 'Saturday Knight Fever'

for Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb.

And Darcey Bussell is made a dame,

saying she's humbled

by the honour.

Good morning, it's

Saturday 30th December.

Also this morning:

The government's infrastructure

adviser, Lord Adonis,

quits as he delivers a scathing

verdict on Theresa May's

plan for Brexit.

We'll speak to him

just after 8 o'clock.

Yesterday, it was the

snow causing chaos.

Today, weather warnings are in place

for ice and rain across parts

of the UK.

Good morning. Ice is the main issue

of the parts of northern England and

Scotland this morning but then it

turns mild head of some very windy

weather storm Dylan coming tonight.

All of the details in the next 15

minutes.

In sport, Australia

captain Steve Smith

- who else? - holds England at bay.

He scores yet another century

as England's hopes of winning

the fourth Test are

dashed in Melbourne.

And it helped launch

Sir David Attenborough's career

and has given us plenty

of magical TV moments.

We'll look back at 60 years

of the BBC's Natural History Unit,

and what the future holds for it.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

The former Beatles drummer

Ringo Starr, Barry Gibb

of the Bee Gees, and the former

deputy prime minister Nick Clegg

have all been knighted

in the New Year Honours List.

More than 1,000 people have been

recognised in the list.

Stars from the world

of sport include the Wales

and Lions Rugby Union captain,

Sam Warburton, who is awarded

an OBE, and the World Cup-winning

England cricket captain

Heather Knight is to receive an OBE.

Our entertainment correspondent

Lizo Mzimba has more details.

Twist and shout.

More than 50 years

after Beatlemania, the Fab four 's

drummer has been honoured a

knighthood. What would you do if I

sang... Recognising Ringo Starr's

half a century long contribution to

music.

I get by with a little help

from my friends.

Tragedy! Former BG

Barry Gibb says he was humbled and

very proud to be made Sir Barry.

With no one to love you, you are

going nowhere.

Warhorse author and

longtime children's Laureate Michael

Virgo to have been made a Knight, he

hopes his award highlights the

importance of literature for young

people.

Reading, is a great Bastian

against stupidity and bigotry and

ignorance. It is the greatest weapon

we have a really, and the greatest

assistance we can give them is to

make them readers.

Strictly judge

Darcey Bussell who is occasionally

performed as the program to is made

a dame.

I am Ticky Roper.

I am the

night manager. Those being made CBE

is, the next highest level of award,

include actor Hugh Laurie for

services to drama. And bestselling

writers author Jilly Cooper.

Absolutely thrilled, I couldn't

believe it, and I suddenly get a

letter and what is it, a gas bill or

something? This heavenly things

saying you have a CBE.

It's

wonderful.

I've got to run away.

Singh and campaigner Mark Ormond is

made an OBE for services to art and

culture. Musician and producer

Whiley known as the godfather of

grime is made an MBE.

COMMENTATOR:

Pass to Warburton.

In the world of

sports Hamilton, who has captained

Wales and the British Lions, is made

an OBE. Most of those being honoured

are ordinary people doing

extraordinary work, like happy to

act as a mentor for young people.

Of

course young people are everything

to me, I am passionate about them

and their life, their well-being and

their welfare so permit be

recognised for my passion is one of

the greatest honours ever, so I am

in complete gratitude and

appreciation.

The majority of

honours to go to people who are not

in the public eye to have given

exceptional service. And in 2018 the

honours committee said they will be

looking to particularly recognise

individuals who were involved in the

response to and the aftermath of the

London and Manchester terror attacks

and the fire at Grenfell Tower. What

a list!

We'll be speaking to

the youngest recipient

of the British Empire Medal at 8:20,

and to the author Michael Morpurgo,

who has been knighted -

that's just after 9:00.

Wintry weather will continue

to dominate the weekend for many

parts of the UK with the Met Office

issuing a yellow warning for ice

in northern regions.

The worst of the snow fell yesterday

across northern England

and Scotland, where

roads were closed.

Flights at Glasgow Airport were also

temporarily suspended.

The RAC has warned that driving

conditions will continue

to prove difficult.

Matt Taylor is in the Weather Centre

to tell us what we can expect.

Thankfully for those on the move

today we are not going to see some

of the snowy scenes before across

parts of the country yesterday at

the rest a little bit of snow around

over the hills today and

the rest a little bit of snow around

over the hills today and the big

issue for those on the move in

northern England and Scotland is

ice, the icy conditions following

the snow and a drop in temperatures

overnight and while the ice will be

mainly morning issue, through the

morning we gradually will see some

rain, sleet and snow returned parts

of Scotland at nowhere near on the

scale of what we saw through last

night. If you were on the move over

the next 24 hour was the run up to

New Year's Eve you have to watch

proceedings out of the Atlantic

through the rest of today and is

tonight. This is a developing storm,

storm Dylan, which will be the worst

of its brand across parts of the

Republic of Ireland but for Northern

Ireland, southern Scotland, northern

England, potentially north Wales is

widespread powers to take us through

the night and into the start of New

Year's Eve at a could even see gusts

to 60- 70 kilometres an hour it

could cause trouble problems. I will

have a full update with your

forecast very shortly.

have a full update with your

forecast very shortly.

The former Labour minister,

Lord Adonis, has stepped down

from his role as the government's

infrastructure advisor,

blaming Theresa May's

handling of Brexit.

He says he will "relentlessly"

oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

in the House of Lords.

A government source said Lord Adonis

walked before he was pushed.

Why differences with the government

has just become too great, not only

on Brexit which I think has been

handled very badly taking Britain

out of the key economic institutions

of the European Union, the customs

union and the single market, but

increasingly Brexit is a fact in the

whole conduct of government across

Whitehall.

The White House has said the world

is watching how Iranian authorities

respond to anti-government

protests in several cities.

In a statement, it said Iranians

were fed up with the regime's

corruption and its squandering

of the nation's wealth

to fund terrorism abroad.

The US State Department condemned

the arrests of protesters yesterday.

Thousands of people are said to have

joined demonstrations in the cities

of Kermanshah, Rasht,

Isfahan and Qom.

Younger people will enjoy

the biggest "inheritance boom"

of any post-war generation -

that's according to the think tank

The Resolution Foundation,

which analyses living standards.

However, the study estimates

that the average age

at which millennials will inherit

something will be 61.

Here's our business

correspondent Joe Lynam.

People aged between 17 and 35 hoping

to get the housing ladder could be

set to inherit a lot of money from

their parents. At it may come too

late for some. According to the

Resolution Foundation, the value of

inheritances is set to double over

the next 20 years. Thanks to baby

boomers aged between 50 and 70

leaving behind expensive property.

But the think tank says the average

age of someone inherits is now the

one, meaning too late for many of

today's househunters.

Across the

piece the financial situation, the

living standards picture of a

millenials is quite concerning. They

are earning less than those 15, 10

or 15 years before them were at the

same age, they are less likely to

own a home and while they may be

saving into a pension, it is less

likely to be one of those goldplated

final salary pensions in the round

quite concerning pictures for far

too many millenials today.

17- 35

the Roz inheriting more money than

any previous generation will only be

able to use it in their old age. All

by passing it onto their own

grandchildren.

Commercial broadcasters,

including Channel 4 and ITV,

are to receive an extra 60 million

pounds from the government

to increase the range of children's

television programmes in the UK.

The money, left over from the last

BBC licence fee settlement,

will pay for half the costs

of original shows.

Ministers say they want to see

greater variety in a market

dominated by the BBC.

If the cold weather has got

you thinking about summer sunshine,

there's a warning today

from the consumer group Which?

that holiday firms may be

misleading consumers.

Many tour operators promote

money-off deals, providing

travellers book by a certain date.

But a study found that half

the holidays advertised

were the same price, or even

cheaper, after the offer expired.

The firms involved have all denied

misleading their customers.

Volunteers have released thousands

of baby turtles into the sea off

West Mexico.

It's part of a project to protect

the endangered olive ridley

hatchlings, whose numbers have

fallen sharply in recent years,

largely due to poachers.

It's hoped the creatures will return

to the beach in around 30 years

to lay their own eggs.

Lovely. We will bring you that

update in 2047. It is 6:10 AM and

let's look at the front pages. The

Guardian has a picture of Dame

Darcey Bussell, Australia come

dancing judge and an established

T-Mobile Arena. The main story is

the 20,000 British men who are

potential child abusers. The police

chief in charge of investigating

paedophile as tens of thousands of

British men have shown interest in

sexually abusing children and the

story here on the other side of the

newspaper is that Lord Adonis has

quit, calling Theresa May the voice

of UKIP so we will be talking to

him, the former Labor minister who

has resigned as the chair to the

infrastructure commissioned later on

in the program. On the honours

front, the daily Mirror have a great

headline here to accompany the fact

that Barry Gibb will be so Barry the

BG. What else, Saturday Knight

Fever, on a Saturday morning, what

could be better. The daily Mirror

has a similar line, it is Saturday

Knight Fever and Dame strictly but

looking at bank branches and this is

something we have spoken about a

fair bit, at least 800 bank branches

have been shut this year, a rate of

two hour day. It is taking a look at

start. The Daily Telegraph is

talking about confusion as far as

the law is concerned using phones in

cars. It says in some cases, drivers

have been told they can't even touch

their phone. In other cases, drivers

have been told it is OK to program

in your phone to use it as a

satellite navigation device using

maps that it is calling for

clarification about what the war

worker for law actually is, and

consistency across the country. The

FT, talking about this yesterday,

the FTSE 100 it has of course the

100 biggest publicly listed

companies, taking a look at global

stocks, saying they had enjoyed

their best annual performance since

crisis recovery and it was

accelerating economic growth across

the world. In the story we are

looking at here, Holly Neill is,

these people born in the 80s --

millenials. There will inherits

double of what their parents did but

is a caveat, they have to wait on

average until they are around to

enjoy the windfall. It means that

the housing crisis has got big

problems because it will may have

inherited some money, it can put a

deposit in the house and that a

younger and will get more money but

they will have to wait later to get

onto the housing ladder. Darcey

Bussell E on the times, have we done

this? A picture of her, we mentioned

the report from Which? Today,

talking about dodgy deals as far as

holidays are concerns. Some deals

which look good if you book by a

certain date, they may not be as

good as they appear because you can

get a better deal by waiting longer

sometimes, and Tilda suppose the

deal is over! Will talk a bit more

about that as the morning goes on.

Did we speak about Ben Saunders

yesterday? This is the man on a

polar expedition and he was trying

to cross the South Pole, doing it in

memory of his friend, Lieutenant

Colonel Henry Worsley, and he had to

give up because of food rations, he

didn't have enough to get him

through. We are going to talk to him

later on breakfast. One of the

quotes he has put out is that a live

donkey than a dead lion. Better that

he is a bit of Australia failure to

live, ready to try again, and a dead

hero. He is aged 40, he abandoned

his mission to cross Antarctica that

we will talk to him later and I do

believe that this is the last we

will seeing of him. We shall find

out later in the program. He has

been a friend of the program, he has

been speaking to us for a while.

Matt joins us from the weather

centre. Time to look into the New

Year. How was it looking?

A bit lively, I have to say. Let's

deal with the here and now. After

the wintry weather in the past few

days you will be pleased to hear

things are turning milder today.

Blustery at times. Those winds will

pick up as we go into tonight. If

you are about to hit the roads and

pavements there are icy conditions

across parts of Scotland and

north-east England. Misty in places

as well, especially over the hills.

Showers for the Northern Isles. Much

of Scotland begins the day dry, some

wet weather pushing through Northern

Ireland. Icy across north-east

England. Flurries of snow across the

moors of Yorkshire in the past hour,

clearing away now. Particularly grey

in the Midlands and East Anglia.

Elsewhere, clearer skies and note

the temperatures, double figures to

begin the day across Wales, the

Midlands and much of southern

England. That is because the wind is

coming in from the south-west,

gradually pushing into most parts

through the day. Scotland will see a

spell of rain, sleet and hill snow

spreading from south-west to

north-east across the day, followed

by sunshine. Showers in south-west

Scotland, Northern Ireland and maybe

northern England in the afternoon.

But most places will be dry, sunny,

and warmer than greatly. Morinville

way of cloud across the south to

finish the day, and that is all

linked to this. This is Storm Dylan,

named by the Irish weather service,

with the Republic airing the brunt.

Overnight Northern Ireland will see

widespread showers and gusts of wind

up to 60 and 70 miles an hour. We

could see minor flooding across the

south, but it is the strengthening

winds across the night for Northern

Ireland, then eventually into

southern Scotland and northern

England which will have big impact.

Snow over the higher ground of

central and northern Scotland as

that would assist works north. But

most will be going into New Year's

Eve on a dry note. The strongest of

the winds tomorrow, 6070 miles an

hour cannot be ruled out in the

morning, easing off into the

afternoon. The rain, sleet and snow

clears away and there are projects

showers in the west, but plenty of

people will see sunny spells into

the second half of the day.

Temperatures not 1 million miles off

what we will see throughout today.

If you are off to New Year's Eve to

celebrate the arrival of 2018, be

prepared. There will be showers

around. Glasgow, Manchester, down to

the likes of Plymouth as well, those

showers will be coming through. In

many places, the further east you

are, should stay primarily dry as we

finished it is 17 and ring the bells

of the new year. And if it is a

nice, clearing had walk you need for

New Year's Day, there will be heavy

showers around, and feeling a bit

fresher. Heavy showers, turning

wintry later in the north and west

of Scotland. For most people, New

Year's Day will be largely dry,

fairly sunny, but breezy as well. I

will have a date through the

morning. -- have updates.

You said on Twitter that you have

six three o'clock starts coming up?

New line yes, this is the first of

them. I am just pleased that I did

into my suit.

It is a good way of making sure that

you are better behaved. New Year's

Day, you will be very smug while the

rest of us are slightly groggy.

Possibly. We will see.

It's 06:18 and you're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

For millions of us, Sunday nights

have been an opportunity to settle

down and be taken on extraordinary

journeys around the world's oceans.

I am of course talking

about Blue Planet Two,

the latest landmark series

from the BBC's Natural History Unit.

The team are celebrating 60 years

of bringing wildlife from some

of the most remote locations

on earth into our living rooms.

Breakfast's John Maguire has been

looking through the archive.

I spend several days wandering

around the station, looking for

animals. One day I was lucky.

It is

1957, and a useful David

Attenborough is in the rainforest of

what is now pop in New Guinea, in

search of new species. -- Papua New

Guinea.

These were pioneers, going

to places where very few people had

gone into taking filming equipment

to record it, and going on proper

adventures.

Colin Jackson is one of

the natural history unit's most

experienced producers. He says these

seminal days of the NHU and the

exploits of David Attenborough were

revolutionary.

He used to last the

BBC for a large chunk of money and

he would go off on film four months.

He was on these amazing stories,

these amazing adventures, and he

would come back three months later

and it would all be in the bag, and

nobody would have heard from him,

apart from the occasional letter,

because that was the only way.

The

unit was officially formed in

Bristol in 1957, although radio had

been covering wildlife for more than

ten years by then. For the first

time, what had always been the

preserve of amateur cameraman was

showcased on the fledgeling medium

of coalition.

Here are the pelicans,

here we are filming them. Now, let's

watch the dive.

This is the

naturalist Peter Scott, exploring

the Caribbean.

This time in slow

motion.

As we opened these things

up, this goes back decades, there

are rows and rows like this. Some of

these were shocked decades ago, some

more recently. -- shot.

Over the

decades the planet has changed

hugely, but the man who runs the

unit today says its ethos remains

the same.

Everything about what we

do now is the same as it was then.

It is about trying to get close to

something. We are seeing what

technology is available, how we can

innovate that technology, how we can

get our audiences even closer to the

natural world. You know, to liberate

those stories that science is

pointing us towards.

At this time,

the mother develops a pouch beneath

her chin, which will hold about

seven eggs.

As technology advanced,

the HU was able to bring the vivid

colours of the natural world into

our living rooms. -- NHU.

Technology

is a wonderful enabler, but about

the impassioned, without

understanding how the wildlife is

getting on and how we can go about

filming that, that is what the power

is, people's imagination, people

thinking they want to share this

with the rest of the world, and

discovering little things. Blue

Planet, discovering behaviour is

even science hadn't seen before.

But

what will future projects find?

The

next 60 years will be all about the

big stories around our relationship

the natural world. Species lost,

abundance loss, and the kind of

footprint of humankind on the world.

But also the heroes that are

bringing it back. Because we have to

bring it back.

A sobering tale,

perhaps, but one be NHU is

determined to keep on telling.

Fantastic stuff, isn't it? You can

see what they have achieved.

The

task fish, that is what I am taking

away.

I like the alligator, with a

little babies in its mouth.

It is

6:22am, and it is time to catch up

with the sport. A disappointment,

really, when it comes to the

cricket?

It is, but you cannot fail

to take your cap off to Steve Smith.

Despite the heroics of Alastair Cook

in this fourth Ashes test, 244 not

out, and right, maybe that was it,

they could salvage something. But he

thought, no, mate. Not on my watch.

I am getting out of air and I am

going to doubt this out. -- bat this

out. All Steve Smith had to do was

stay in, and he did. He reached

another century. Amazing stuff. What

an example he sets to his team.

I

still think that though we lost the

first three, we came fighting back

in the fourth, to show that there is

some oomph.

In the test in Perth, as

well, there was a resurgence. There

have been glimmers of hope.

Australia Rudge is far too good, I

think that is all we can say.

And

that was Cats with the sport.

Yes, the fourth Ashes test has ended

with a draw.

Captain Steve Smith was

once again to thank. Off to a decent

start, Joe Root taking David Warner

out with only his second ball of the

day. Steve Smith stood strong and

finished on 102. That was before the

captains shook hands, agreeing on

the draw. The teens had towards

Sydney, with Australian leading the

five match series 3-0. We will have

reaction from our correspondent in

Melbourne later in the programme.

Staying with cricket, the England's

women's skipper had a night received

an obi in the Queen 's New Year's

Honours list.

Her teammates Tammy

Beaumont and bowler

Anya Shrubsole are awarded MBEs.

Shrubsole wasn't even the first

person in her family to find out!!

I had a letter through the post that

mum gave me when I came back. She

had actually accidentally opened it,

because it didn't say the name, she

could just see the ad dress, and she

opened the post. I think she knew

one day before me.

What we feelings

when you read that?

Firstly, I will

get an opportunity to meet the

Queen, I love the Queen. I thought,

this would be my best shot.

Honestly, I was surprised.

Timor-Leste couple of minutes to

take it in.

Also in the New Year's Honours list,

British and Irish Lions captain Sam

Walker has been awarded an OBE. He

led the Lions in the drawn test

series against New Zealand.

A full list of honours can be found

on the BBC website.

There was one Premiership

rugby match last night,

and Wasps won it 31-25 away at Bath.

The visitors made a great

start and were 19-0 up,

but this score from Gaby Lovobalavu

proved the difference

in the end.

Wasps edging a bonus-point win

to move ahead of Saracens

into second in the Premiership.

Andy Murray made his long-awaited

comeback from a hip injury

yesterday, playing a one set

exhibition match in Abu Dhabi

against Spain's

Roberto Bautista Agut.

The Briton was a last minute

replacement for Novak Djokovic

who has had to delay his return

from an elbow problem.

Murray wasn't at his best though,

losing the set 6-2.

This was his first competitive

match since Wimbledon.

I felt better as it went on,

obviously slow at the start. He is

one of the best players in the

world. When you haven't competed for

a long time it gets a while to get a

cuppa that pace. I started to feel

better towards the end but only to

keep improving foreshore.

Good to

see him back out, anyway.

Cardiff City slipped

to a third consecutive defeat,

losing 1-0 at home to Preston

in the Championship.

Tom Clarke got a late

winner in a tight contest.

Preston are unbeaten in nine games

and move to withn a point

of the play-offs.

Cardiff remain third.

Millwall beat QPR 1-0

in the other game.

Manchester United manager

Jose Mourinho admits his striker

Romelu Lukaku needs a rest,

but he can't give him one.

Lukaku has played in every Premier

league game this season,

but has only scored four times

in the last 19 matches.

United host Southampton

in the tea-time kick-off.

The boy is tired, he is physically a

monster, he is not a machine. I

think he is feeling it. But it is

fantastic, for me. And for the team.

And it gives absolutely everything.

Liverpool face Leicester today

but don't have their new their £75

million defender available.

Virgil Van Dyck won't join

from Southampton until the transfer

window opens at the start

of the New Year.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says

it was "not nice" paying so much

for a player, but there

was little choice.

for a player, but there

was little choice.

Half

was little choice.

Half a

was little choice.

Half a year

was little choice.

Half a year ago,

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I think,

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I think, it

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I think, it was

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I think, it was a

was little choice.

Half a year ago, I think, it was a

big transfer for an offensive

player. Now we have a big transfer

for a defensive layer, and it is

about a third of it. -- player.

Well, that's it. Not nice, not nice,

but that is the market, that is the

world. And we have to adapt to that.

It is just the price of football,

isn't it?

Scottish Premiership leaders Celtic

will move 14 points clear of rivals

Rangers should they beat them

in the Auld Firm derby

at Parkhead this lunchtime.

There are always great fixes to be

involved in, wherever they are. It

is special to play these games at

Celtic Park. It will be the last

game of an incredible year for us.

They are always pressured games,

they are always great games that you

look forward to. But of course in

this cycle of games we have been so

busy, you know? We only played a few

days ago, on Boxing Day. All our

focus is on those games, but the

minute it finishes, we of course

look forward to this.

The 16-time champion Phil Taylor

is through to the semi-finals

of the PDC World Darts Championship

after beating world number three

seed Gary Anderson last night.

This is Taylor's final

event before retirement,

and the chances of him bowing out

as World Champion have increased

considerably with this 5-3 victory

at Alexandra Palace.

He'll face qualifier

Jamie Lewis in the semi-finals.

Reigning champion Michael Van Gerwen

plays Rob Cross in the other semi.

Could be a good, nice swansong for

Phil Taylor.

He focus, isn't he?

Well, that starts. Despite the

madness, that crazy pub atmosphere

behind him, they all somehow managed

to do it. That is why they argue it

is a proper sport.

He was saying

last week, the professionalism has

almost gone too far. He said it is

like walking into a Doctor's surgery

now, because everybody is so focused

and determined. So much at stake, so

despite all the madness behind...

That is just professional sport

these days. The stakes are so high,

there is so much money in it,

everybody has to be serious about

it.

Got your darts name. John, king

of kings.

Where did you get this? Is

there a darts name calculator?

Yes,

online. I am Naga be Mutant. And you

are Catherine Knee-jerk downs.

Knee-jerk! I was going to go with

The CLaws.

That is a bit scary.

Hello, this is Breakfast

with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty.

Good Morning, here's a summary

of today's main stories

from BBC News.

Bee Gees singer Barry Gibb

and Beatles drummer Ringo Starr have

been knighted, and Strictly judge

Darcey Bussell has been made a dame,

in the Queen's New

Year Honours list.

The former Deputy Prime Minister,

Nick Clegg and the author

Michael Morpurgo also

receive top honours,

while TV chef Rick Stein and author

Jilly Cooper become CBEs.

I was thrilled, I couldn't believe

it, suddenly to get a letter and I

thought it was a bill or something,

it it was a heavenly thing saying

you are a CBE. It is wonderful.

Wintry weather will continue

to dominate the weekend for many

parts of the UK, with the Met Office

issuing a yellow warning for ice

in Scotland and northern England,

and for heavy rain in parts of Wales

and South West England.

Yesterday, snow was the cause

of many of the problems.

Several routes were cut off

and flights at Glasgow Airport

were temporarily suspended.

The RAC has warned that driving

conditions will continue to prove

difficult throughout the weekend.

The former Labour minister,

Lord Adonis, has stepped down

from his role as the government's

infrastructure advisor,

blaming Theresa May's

handling of Brexit.

He says he will "relentlessly"

oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

in the House of Lords.

A government source said Lord Adonis

walked before he was pushed.

The White House has said the world

is watching how Iranian authorities

respond to anti-government

protests in several cities.

In a statement, it said Iranians

were fed up with the regime's

corruption and its squandering

of the nation's wealth

to fund terrorism abroad.

The US State Department condemned

the arrests of protesters yesterday.

Thousands of people are said to have

joined demonstrations in cities

throughout the country.

Several families left homeless

by the Grenfell tower fire have not

received extra money promised

to them by the council to help cover

the cost of Christmas.

The Royal Borough of Kensington

and Chelsea has apologised,

saying it made a mistake

after nearly 20 households promised

the relief payments missed out.

Volunteers have released thousands

of baby turtles into the sea off

West Mexico.

It's part of a project to protect

the endangered olive ridley

hatchlings, whose numbers have

fallen sharply in recent years,

largely due to poachers.

It's hoped the creatures will return

to the beach in around 30 years

to lay their own eggs.

I always go back to the same beach.

Brilliant! 6:32 AM. That is all from

us, the main news headlines at the

top of the hour at seven AM

us, the main news headlines at the

top of the hour at seven AM.

From a spectacular eclipse that

wowed millions of Americans

to the end of a 20-year

mission to Saturn.

We have had it all. We really have.

Here's Rebecca Morelle with Review

2017, The Year in Science.

From a spectacular eruption

at Mount Etna, this was the year

we experienced a volcano's

devastating power first-hand.

To one of nature's most

awe-inspiring sights,

a total eclipse that wowed America.

In 2017, we also met this rhino.

She could be the key to saving

a species from extinction.

And saw a car that is pushing

the boundaries by attempting

to hit record-breaking speeds.

This was also a year that put global

warming in the spotlight again,

when America pulled out

of the worldwide climate deal.

And after 20 years in space,

a mission to Saturn ended

in a blaze of glory.

A grand finale to a momentous

year in science.

I'm at the Science Museum in London

and here, the public can come

to learn about our planet's place

in the solar system.

And with this incredible close-up

view, you get a sense of the dynamic

world that we live in.

The earth is governed by immense

geological forces and some of these

are, of course, volcanoes.

Earlier this year, I went to see one

of these wonders of nature

for myself, but I wasn't expecting

such a close-up encounter.

An explosive reawakening.

After years of quiet,

Mount Etna in Italy started to put

on a dramatic display.

I was there to report

on a cutting edge new project.

Etna and every volcano around

the world are being monitored

by satellites.

They can track minute

movements on the ground

which show when an eruption is due.

But the technology

could not foresee what was

about to happen to us.

We had gone to film a lava flow that

had formed overnight.

Tourists had come to see this, too.

The molten rocks so slow-moving,

it is usually considered safe

but then, this happened.

A huge explosion.

Our camerawoman filmed as steam,

boiling hot rocks and lava was blown

into the air, and we

ran for our lives.

Many were hit.

There were cuts and burns

and bruises but amazingly,

nothing worse.

Are you OK?

Are you OK?

Stay down.

Eruptions at Etna are frequent

but incidents like this are very

rare, a volcano expert said this

was the most dangerous experience

he had experienced

in his 30 year career.

We have made it back down

the mountain and what happened

is only starting to sink in.

This hole was made by one

of the incredibly hot pieces

of volcanic rock that

rained down upon us,

we really thought

we were going to die.

We had a very, very narrow escape.

We later found out the blast

was called a type of explosion

caused when the incredibly hot lava

mixes with ice and snow.

Our footage will now help

scientists, who want to better

understand these rare events,

but for us, our close call

was a real insight into the danger

that volcanoes can pose.

This year also brought a dazzling

spectacle in the skies above.

The moon casting its shadow

above the sun, eating

away at the disc.

It was the start of

the great American eclipse.

Millions flocked to see it -

the first total eclipse to sweep

from coast-to-coast

in the United States for 100 years.

The lights dipped as day became

night and then a bright final flash

before the sun disappeared.

Blocked by the moon,

the atmosphere shimmered

like a halo.

It was like a religious experience.

I photographed it, I got some

successful pictures,

I cried.

This was definitely something

you have to see in person.

You can't describe it

unless you have been

here and actually seen it.

The eclipse could be

seen across ten states,

turning all lights

skywards across its path.

-- eyes.

For astronomers it was a chance

to collect vital data.

We would like to learn more

about how these eclipses affect

the planet and the atmosphere,

if there is any wind changes

or temporary climate

changes in the area.

The much anticipated event passed

by in a matter of minutes -

a brief but breathtaking moment to

revel in a true astronomical wonder.

In 2017, we also met this rhino,

seven years of age,

at Longleat Safari Park

in the South West.

The hope is she can

save the species from extinction.

The 1.5 tonne animal was sedated,

a little agitated at first,

but soon sound asleep.

Ready to take part in an experiment

of fertility treatment.

-- experimental.

Scientists were harvesting her eggs

to be fertilised in a lab,

it's rhino IVF.

She has been given hormone

treatment over the last week,

but what is being done today

requires millimetre precision.

Egg collection is only a technique

that has been perfected over

the last year, and this

is conservation science

at its most extreme.

This is the animal that the rhino

could bring back from the brink,

the northern white rhino,

once widespread across Africa,

today there are just

three left on the planet,

but they are not able to breed.

Back at the safari park

in a makeshift lab, the researchers

checked for eggs - success.

The plan is to take this southern

white rhino egg and mix it

with sperm from one of the last

northern white rhinos,

creating a hybrid.

They say it is better than losing

the species altogether.

The last three can die at any time.

They are not that old.

But anything can happen to them,

and then the genetics would be lost.

If we had at least 50% of this

species preserved in a hybrid embryo

we would preserve at least half

of it for future generations.

With her job done,

she was back on her feet.

At a later stage, she could be

implanted with a fertilised egg,

but with her northern cousins

so close to extinction,

it will be

a race against time.

In this gallery, we can find

out about the science

of who we are and ask

what are the factors that give each

of us a unique identity.

These are questions that

researchers are examining,

especially when it

comes to the brain.

This year, they made a major

breakthrough that sheds light

on the inner workings

of our brain matter.

-- grey matter.

The human brain revealed

in unprecedented detail.

This is one of the most

comprehensive scans that scientists

have produced showing nerve fibres -

the brain's internal wiring

that

carries billions of electrical

workings, this could show a range

of neurological disorders.

It is similar to being handed

a Hubble telescope when you have

only had binoculars.

And for the first time,

we can address what I have called

the missing link between

structure and function.

In Canada, they were carrying out

the world's biggest study

into sleep - what happens

if you don't get enough of it.

You sleep for four hours,

then I will personally come

and wake you up.

Volunteers were asked to carry out

tests designed to work at how well

we function if we are tired.

The hope is we will find out how

much sleep we need for our brains

to be at their best.

And at this lab in London,

researchers have been manipulating

the DNA of very early embryos to see

how one fertilised cell can

create a human.

This is basic research

that is providing a foundation

of knowledge about early human

development within this first

seven-day window, and our hope

is that this information can be used

as a basis to build further

understanding about underlying

causes of infertility.

The technique is

called gene editing.

Inside the nucleus

of each cell in our

body is our genome -

the blueprint for life.

A single error can affect

development, trigger disease

or disorders, but now scientists can

scan the genome and replace the gene

they want to target.

A goal is to see if gene editing can

eradicate inherited disease.

Already this year, scientists have

shown it is possible to remove

a gene in embryos that

causes heart disease.

It's early days, but some believe

the technology has the potential

to transform medicine.

But with ethical and safety

concerns, others warn that any

research needs

to advance with caution.

In 2017, mysterious Mercury was also

in scientists' sights.

It's the smallest planet

in our solar system and the closest

to the Sun, covered in craters,

towering cliffs and ageing

volcanoes.

Until now, it has been little

explored but this year,

preparations were underway

for a major new mission.

This is the spacecraft called

Colombo - after a famous Italian

scientist - and the launch

will take place in 2018.

It is only when you get up close

that you get a sense of the size

of this huge piece of kit.

This is a spacecraft built

to withstand extremes.

To get to Mercury, it has

to travel towards the Sun,

which means dealing

with intense radiation and heat.

On the surface of Mercury,

temperatures can reach 450 Celsius

and that is hot enough to melt.

-- and that is hot

enough to melt lead.

The journey will take seven years,

arriving at Mercury in 2025.

Once it is there, the engine will be

jettisoned and two spacecraft

will separate, and they will work

together to give us our

best ever view.

We will see its features

in incredible detail,

and look inside to solve the mystery

of what lies at the core of Mercury.

This is the instrument we have built

at the University of Leicester.

British scientists have developed

X-ray cameras for this mission.

We will be the first people

on the planet to see this data

coming back from Mercury,

the first people to see x-ray images

of the Mercury surface which will

tell us about what the surface

is made of and it will

revolutionise our understanding.

The spacecraft is now almost ready

for its long journey,

and while it might take some time

before we get the first results

back, scientists say

the wait will be worth it.

The Science Museum's Mathematics

Gallery was designed by the late

Zaha Hadid and this beautiful curved

overhead structure represents

the mathematical

modelling behind airflow.

In 2017 studying the atmosphere

was a priority for scientists,

as well, and with the surprise rise

in greenhouse gas emissions

and levels of carbon dioxide

reaching a record high,

climate change was in

the spotlight again.

The effects can be seen

in the stunning landscape

of the Arctic.

This year British scientists went

to Greenland to understand why

the ice sheet is melting

and they found that white ice

is turning dark.

And the blacker the surface

the more sunlight it absorbs

and the faster it warms.

Scientists believe it is linked

to microscopic algae.

What we want to know is,

how far the algae can spread under

the Greenland ice as the climate

warms, and it might well be

that they will cause more

melting and an acceleration

of sea-level rise.

Over the last 20 years Greenland has

been losing more ice than it gains,

scientists want to work out how much

the meltwater will raise sea levels

and impact on communities

around the globe.

Extreme weather also

hit the headlines.

From a deadly hurricane season

causing widespread devastation

across the Caribbean,

to catastrophic flooding in south

Asia.

And wildfires burning

across southern Europe,

2017 was forecasted to be one

of the top three warmest years

on record, making tackling

climate change a priority.

Two years earlier in Paris the world

came to a landmark agreement

to limit temperature rise but the US

president Donald Trump dealt

the deal a devastating

blow this summer.

In order to fulfil my solemn duty

to protect America and its citizens,

the United States will withdraw

from the Paris climate accord.

He claimed the deal did not put

America first and penalised

the country's workers.

This agreement is less

about the climate, and more

about other countries gaining

a financial advantage over

the United States.

It provoked an angry response.

For the second-largest pollutant

in the world and the largest

economy, to say they don't care any

more is a real blow to the rest

of the world.

Donald Trump says coal can be

a clean technology but the number

of Americans working in coal

is dwarfed by those employed

by the solar and wind industries

and falling prices are leading

to growing investments

in renewable energy.

The impact that Donald Trump's

position will have is still under

debate, but many remain determined

that even without America

the climate deal can survive.

Three, two, one.

This year in the world

of tech it was all about

finding innovative solutions.

This drone is being developed

to deliver medical goods in remote

parts of Rwanda.

It uses Satnav to fly

to its destination and then drops

off vital supplies.

In the UK scientists

have found a new use

for the wonder material graphene.

They are using it as a sieve

to filter out salt from sea water,

making it drinkable.

At last, a solution to the age-old

problem, how to get the last drop

of ketchup out of a bottle.

Researchers have developed

a new slippery coating

for the containers that

allows sticky liquids

to glide out effortlessly.

So in the future not even a drop

of sauce will go to waste.

From the first steam train to early

forays into the air,

and the automobile revolution,

when it comes to getting around

we have been constantly pushing

the engineering boundaries

but in 2017 one British team

revealed how they wanted to take

things further and much much faster.

Getting ready for a test drive,

the Bloodhound supersonic car,

put through its paces in public

for the very first time.

Hurtling down the runway it

reached from 0-200 mph

in just eight seconds.

But the aim is to speed things up,

in 2019 the car is heading

to South Africa, with the help

of a jet engine and a rocket that

would normally launch

vehicles into space,

the team will try to break the world

land speed record and hit 1000 mph.

Built in Britain, the project has

cost £30 million so far and has

taken ten years

to get to this stage.

Engineer Ron Ayres has already

worked on two successful speed

record attempts and he is

ready to do it again.

I'm glad we have got this far

but of course I will really start

getting proud when it

starts breaking records.

What I really want to do is to make

nice supersonic bangs that

will reverberate around the world.

In its first public trials the car

performed beyond expectations

and is now on track to go full

throttle in the ultimate high-speed

test.

This year the shocking trade in baby

chimps was exposed by an undercover

investigation in Africa.

The BBC team was sent

these videos by dealers,

offering the animals for sale.

This one is about a year old,

an orphan, captured in the wild

when poachers kill his family.

A reporter used a hidden camera

to film him being held

in the Ivory Coast, but the police

were ready and moved in.

Police!

The dealer was arrested and later

found to be part of a global trade

network and for the police

stopping this is a priority.

The chimp was given

a name and was taken

to a nearby sanctuary after.

But he never recovered

from his ordeal and just a few

months after his rescue he died.

Conservationists say his death

highlights the plight of animals

caught up in this brutal trade.

This was also a year that

a new field of astronomy came

into its own, deepening our

view of the universe.

Inside this tunnel in

the United States is an experiment

that can detect some of the faintest

signals in the cosmos,

gravitational waves are invisible

ripples in space and time,

and in 2017 they revealed

a celestial smash-up,

two small but incredibly dense

objects called neutron stars,

130 million light years away,

they spiralled ever closer to each

other before eventually

they collide.

The huge explosion stretched

and distorted space,

hurling out gravitational waves.

And they were picked up here,

the first time astronomers have been

able to watch a collision

like this unfold.

We do not know if we were lucky

and this happened to be an event

that happened close,

relatively close to Earth,

or perhaps there are many more

neutron stars than we thought.

Gravitational waves were only seen

for the very first time in 2016

and this latest finding

confirms their potential.

A new observational window

on the universe typically leads

to surprises that

cannot be foreseen.

We are still rubbing our eyes,

or our ears, as we have just woken

up to the sound of

gravitational waves.

Researchers say this is just

the start and they are expecting

many discoveries, a new era

in astronomy is finally here.

I'm in the Science Museum's Space

Gallery and from the Apollo lander

to the Scout rocket,

objects from decades of exploration

of our solar system are on display

but one missionary stands out -

the orbiter Cassini spent 20 years

in space and transformed our

understanding of Saturn but this

time it was time for scientists

to say goodbye, but they wanted

the mission to go out with a bang.

Instantly recognisable,

Saturn and its stunning rings,

the Cassini spacecraft revealed this

giant planet in incredible detail.

Taking countless amazing images

but in 2017 it was time

for one last look.

After spending an epic 20 years

in space and completing hundreds

of orbits around Saturn

the spacecraft was running

out of fuel.

So scientists planned

a very grand finale,

sending it on a death dive

into Saturn's thick atmosphere.

This is the control room

where the very final moments

of the spacecraft will be tracked

and every last drop of science

is being squeezed

out of this mission.

As it enters the atmosphere

of Saturn the data will be streamed

back here right up until the very

instant it is destroyed.

This will actually be

the grand truth, as it were,

being able to sample the atmosphere

as the spacecraft goes in,

it doesn't have much time,

but it will be one of the most

exciting points of the mission.

Right at the end of the mission.

The day itself was

bittersweet for the team.

Congratulations to everyone,

this has been an incredible mission

and a incredible spacecraft

and you are an incredible team.

I will call this the end of mission.

Some have spent entire careers

working on this mission.

It's been a part of my life for 20

years, we have spent day in and day

out thinking about this spacecraft,

planning the observations

and focusing on the science,

and my career has been based on it.

It's really hard to see that go.

But Cassini has left

a remarkable legacy,

it has spotted colossal storms

and found structures as high

as mountains hidden

within its rings, it also revealed

the planet's many moons,

from Titan with its methane lakes,

to a liquid ocean beneath the icy

crust, shooting plumes into space,

a discovery that has shaken up

the idea of where we could

look for life.

We want to know, is there life

in the solar system,

could there be oceans

inside of other moons,

that will take future missions to go

back and answer those questions.

As the spacecraft hurtled

toward Saturn it vaporised,

finally becoming part of the planet

it had studied for so long.

But for scientists

the work isn't over.

So much data has been collected

Saturn will keep surprising

for decades to come.

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Naga Munchetty and Jon Kay.

A Beatle, a Bee Gee and a ballerina

lead the way in the Queen's New Year

Honours.

# Twist and shout!

# Twist and shout.

Fab four drummer Ringo Starr

becomes Sir Ringo.

It's Saturday 'Knight Fever'

for Bee Gees singer Barry Gibbs,

who has dedicated the honour

to his late brothers

Maurice and Robin.

And Strictly judge Darcey Bussell

is made a dame, saying she's humbled

by the honour.

Good morning, it is Saturday the

30th of December.

The government's infrastructure

adviser, Lord Adonis,

quits as he delivers a scathing

verdict on Theresa May's

plan for Brexit.

We'll speak to him

just after 8 o'clock.

Yesterday, it was the

snow causing chaos.

Today further warnings are in place

across parts of the UK.

Good morning. Ice is the main issue

for parts of northern England and

Scotland this morning but if

anything it turns milder today ahead

of some windy weather from storm

Dylan coming tonight. All of the

details in the next 15 minutes.

In sport, Australia

captain Steve Smith

- holds England at bay.

He scores yet another century.

And it helped launch

Sir David Attenborough's career

and has given us plenty

of magical TV moments.

We'll look back at 60 years

of the BBC's Natural History Unit,

and what the future holds for it.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

The former Beatles drummer,

Ringo Starr, Barry Gibb

of the Bee Gees and the former

deputy prime minister

Nick Clegg have all been knighted

in the New Year Honours List.

Stars from the world of sport

who are recognised include the Wales

and Lions Rugby Union captain,

Sam Warburton and the World

Cup-winning England cricket

captain Heather Knight,

who both receive an OBE.

Our entertainment correspondent

Lizo Mzimba has more details.

# Twist and shout!

# Twist and shout.

More than 50 years after

Beatlemania, the Fab Four's drummer

has been honoured

with a knighthood...

# What would you do if I sang...

..recognising Ringo Starr's

half-a-century-long

contribution to music.

# I get by with a little

help from my friends.

# Tragedy!

Former Bee Gee Barry Gibb said

he was humbled and very proud to be

made Sir Barry.

# With no-one to love you,

you're going nowhere.

War Horse author and long-time

children's laureate

Michael Morpurgo, who too

has been made a Knight,

he hopes his award highlights

the importance of literature

for young people.

Reading is a great bastion against

stupidity and bigotry and ignorance.

It is the greatest

weapon we have, really.

And the greatest assistance we can

give them is to make them readers.

Strictly judge Darcey Bussell,

who has occasionally performed

on the program too,

to is made a dame.

I'm Dicky Roper.

I'm the night manager.

Those being made CBEs,

the next highest level of award,

include actor Hugh Laurie

for services to drama

and best-selling Riders

author Jilly Cooper.

Absolutely knocked out.

Knocked - I was thrilled.

I couldn't believe it.

I mean, suddenly to get a letter,

you know, and I think "Ooh,

God, it's a bill, a gas

bill or something".

And it's this heavenly thing,

saying "You're a CBE".

It's wonderful.

# I've got to run away.

Singer and campaigner Mark Almond

is made an OBE for services

to arts and culture.

Musician and producer Wiley,

known as the 'godfather of grime',

is made an MBE.

COMMENTATOR: Pass to Warburton.

Brilliant catch by the captain!

In the world of sport,

Sam Warburton, who has captained

Wales and the British

Lions, is made an OBE.

Most of those being honoured

are ordinary people doing

extraordinary work,

like Efe Ezekiel, who acts

as a mentor for young people.

Of course, young people

are everything to me.

They're - I'm passionate about them

and passionate their life,

their well-being and their welfare,

so for me to be recognised

for my passion is one

of the greatest honours ever,

so I'm in complete

gratitude and appreciation.

The majority of honours do go

to people who are not in the public

eye but who have given

exceptional service.

And in 2018, the honours committee

say they will be looking

to particularly recognise

individuals who were involved

in the response to,

and the aftermath of,

the London and Manchester terror

attacks

and the fire at Grenfell Tower.

We'll be speaking to

the youngest recipient

of the British Empire Medal

at 8:20

and to the author Michael Morpurgo,

who has been knighted,

just after 9:00.

Wintry weather will continue

to dominate the weekend for many

parts of the UK, with the Met Office

issuing a yellow warning for ice

in northern regions.

The worst of the snow fell yesterday

across northern England and Scotland

where roads were closed.

Flights at Glasgow Airport were also

temporarily suspended.

The RAC has warned that driving

conditions will continue to prove

difficult.

That can tell us what to expect.

Good morning! Snow yesterday, ice

today. That is the rough story, it

has been a difficult festive series

of full-time for troubling, we went

see as many scenes through today is

that if

see as many scenes through today is

that if you are on the move this

morning parts of Scotland and

northern England especially, and

widespread icy conditions out there,

fog is well on the hills and later

this morning into the afternoon we

will see snow returning to the

Scottish mountains but nowhere near

as prolific as it has been a recent

days at over the next 34 hours with

what the problems of snow forced

problems with winds, storm Dylan is

brewing in the Atlantic, it has been

named by the Irish weather service,

it will produce severe gales later

that night into the morning in

Northern Ireland and to those on the

move tomorrow morning to other

Scotland, northern England and north

Wales, they bare the brunt of winds

gusting 60- 70 miles an hour. A full

update on that in the next 30

minutes.

update on that in the next 30

minutes.

The former Labour minister,

Lord Adonis, has stepped down

from his role as the government's

infrastructure advisor,

blaming Theresa May's

handling of Brexit.

He says he will "relentlessly"

oppose the EU Withdrawal Bill

in the House of Lords.

Let's get more detail from our

Political Correspondent Emma Vardy

who is in our London newsroom.

The timing of this is interesting,

isn't it? He has been a key

character really within the

government.

Yes, ever since the EU

referendum Lord Adonis has been an

outspoken critic of Brexit, he has

launched a number of attacks on the

government over the way in which it

has taken the UK art of the single

market and the customs union. To

some degree his resignation is no

surprise. His resignation letter is

much of the same, a real Thai raid

against the government is handling

against Brexit. In it he says

Theresa May is a lying with UKIP and

the hard Right. So, will damage

Theresa May? It is the second such

resignation in less than one month,

we saw Alan Milburn resigned, the

head of the social mobility

commission, so it could make it

harder for her to say that she is

able to create cross-party

co-operation in the centre ground.

There are those on the Labor and Lib

Dem benches have praised Lord Adonis

's principled stance on Brexit.

There are others within the

Conservative Party who said his

differences with the government so

great, his resignation was long

overdue. Number 10 says he jumped

before he was pushed. There is a

sense of an ability about this, but

he has been such a staunch remain

all this time but perhaps it is no

surprise he has now come to this

decision.

Thank you indeed.

And we'll be speaking to Lord Adonis

at 8:10 this morning.

The White House has said the world

is watching how Iranian authorities

respond to anti-government

protests in several cities.

In a statement, it said Iranians

were fed up with the regime's

corruption and its squandering

of the nation's wealth