0:00:02 > 0:00:04Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Louise
0:00:04 > 0:00:09Minchin.
0:00:09 > 0:00:10All non-urgent operations and outpatient appointments
0:00:10 > 0:00:13in England are put on hold because of mounting pressure
0:00:13 > 0:00:17on the NHS.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Up to 55,000 patients are affected.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Senior doctors say demand has increased rapidly over
0:00:21 > 0:00:28the festive period.
0:00:28 > 0:00:34I just want to do a good job. I want to do the best I can for the
0:00:34 > 0:00:39patients I am seeing. I want to do the best I can but I am not being
0:00:39 > 0:00:45given the resources to do that job properly.
0:00:49 > 0:00:50Good morning.
0:00:50 > 0:00:53It's Wednesday, January third.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Also this morning: Storm Eleanor brings winds of up to 84 miles
0:00:56 > 0:00:59an hour to many parts of the UK, causing disruption to travel
0:00:59 > 0:01:05and power supplies.
0:01:05 > 0:01:11Yes, storm Allen Ault is moving to the North Sea and winds will
0:01:11 > 0:01:14gradually ease but we have some windy conditions today across the
0:01:14 > 0:01:18southern half of the country -- Storm Eleanor. I will have your full
0:01:18 > 0:01:24forecast at 6:15am.And a special report on how the opening of the
0:01:24 > 0:01:28UK's first dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
0:01:28 > 0:01:31conditions could change the lives of people like James.Over the last
0:01:31 > 0:01:36three or four years we have noticed a huge difference from bandages to
0:01:36 > 0:01:39experimental treatments and research that is going on.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Whether we streamed it, downloaded it or bought a CD,
0:01:42 > 0:01:46we consumed nearly 10% more music in 2017 than the year before.
0:01:46 > 0:01:47I'll have the details shorlty.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50In sport, Manchester City are back to winning ways and are 15 points
0:01:50 > 0:01:53clear at the top of the table once again.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55They scored after just 39 seconds last night,
0:01:55 > 0:01:58comfortably beating Watford.
0:01:58 > 0:01:59Good morning.
0:01:59 > 0:02:01First, our main story.
0:02:01 > 0:02:03Health chiefs in England have insisted there's no crisis
0:02:03 > 0:02:06in the NHS, despite their decision to extend the postponement
0:02:06 > 0:02:08of all non-urgent operations and routine outpatient appointments
0:02:08 > 0:02:10until the beginning of next month.
0:02:10 > 0:02:13Officials say they have taken early action to ease winter pressures
0:02:13 > 0:02:14and avoid last minute cancellations.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17But senior doctors say pressure escalated rapidly over
0:02:17 > 0:02:23the festive period.
0:02:23 > 0:02:27It's estimated 55,000 patients could be affected.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31Our health editor Hugh Pym has more.
0:02:31 > 0:02:34AMBULANCE SIREN.
0:02:34 > 0:02:41There is always great pressure on the NHS in the New Year.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44But the strains seem even bigger this year.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Two Ambulance Services in England, covering the north-east and east,
0:02:47 > 0:02:49are on the highest state of operational alert,
0:02:49 > 0:02:52asking families to use their own transport to bring patients
0:02:52 > 0:02:55into hospital where possible.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59The trust running Scarborough and York Hospital said that the high
0:02:59 > 0:03:03numbers of patients and staff were under considerable pressure.There
0:03:03 > 0:03:06are a number of emergency departments around the country and
0:03:06 > 0:03:11that is the worst I have seen. I just want to do a good job. I want
0:03:11 > 0:03:15to do the best I can for the patients I am seeing. I want to do
0:03:15 > 0:03:20the best I can but I am not being given the resources to do that job
0:03:20 > 0:03:22properly.Twitter carried reports from some staff at other hospitals.
0:03:22 > 0:03:27One emergency doctor in Stoke City personally apologised to local
0:03:27 > 0:03:31people for what he called Third World conditions due to
0:03:31 > 0:03:35overcrowding. NHS England has told hospitals to postpone or nonurgent
0:03:35 > 0:03:39operations and outpatient appointments to the end of January,
0:03:39 > 0:03:43an escalation of measures announced just before Christmas. In that time
0:03:43 > 0:03:48hospitals won't be paralysed for putting patients in mixed sex wards.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52This is planned response to winter that we knew was going to be
0:03:52 > 0:03:56difficult and we are managing that in the way that we expected and we
0:03:56 > 0:03:59are taking early action. We are not waiting to have to respond to a
0:03:59 > 0:04:02problem.The authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
0:04:02 > 0:04:06have said they are facing high demand from patients and more on
0:04:06 > 0:04:11frontline services with flu cases on the increase, the worry now is that
0:04:11 > 0:04:15a predicted outbreak may become a reality.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight.
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Winds gusting up to 84 miles per hour have caused flooding,
0:04:20 > 0:04:22damage to buildings and travel disruption.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, Wales,
0:04:24 > 0:04:26the Midlands and south-west England are without power.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential travel.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Jon Donnison reports.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37As Storm Eleanor whipped in from the Atlantic,
0:04:37 > 0:04:43the Republic of Ireland was the first to take a pounding.
0:04:43 > 0:04:49In Galway there's been severe flooding.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51Though some are still prepared to take their chances.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55In the UK, the Met Office issued an amber weather warning for parts
0:04:55 > 0:04:57of the country.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00This is Anglesey, in Wales.
0:05:00 > 0:05:08Waves driven by winds gusting up to 130 kilometres per hour.
0:05:08 > 0:05:10Horizontal hail was what greeted anybody foolish enough to brave
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Blackpool's promenade.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14We've got a hell of a storm here...
0:05:14 > 0:05:17And in Corby, the Midlands, John recorded the moment his house
0:05:17 > 0:05:21was hit by hail.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Across the country more than 15,000 homes have been left without power,
0:05:24 > 0:05:27the bulk of them in Northern Ireland.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30On the M25 motorway, traffic was briefly brought
0:05:30 > 0:05:32to a standstill by a fallen tree.
0:05:32 > 0:05:36But the full extent of the damage will likely not emerge until later
0:05:36 > 0:05:37in the morning.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40And forecasters are warning Storm Eleanor will continue to bring
0:05:40 > 0:05:47strong winds until the end of the day.
0:05:47 > 0:05:50Our reporter Chris Dearden is in Portmadog in north Wales,
0:05:50 > 0:05:54where the storm struck in the early hours of this morning.
0:05:54 > 0:06:04Good morning. How have things being? As you have seen in the pictures,
0:06:04 > 0:06:10there were some big waves on the coast of Wales. It is almost four
0:06:10 > 0:06:15years to the day since a storm surge caused damage to Aberystwyth
0:06:15 > 0:06:21promenade and similar scenes to Aberystwyth last night, where the
0:06:21 > 0:06:25waves were driven high into the air, crashing down to the seafront. Also
0:06:25 > 0:06:29on the Welsh coast, in Barmouth, we had similar large waves and they
0:06:29 > 0:06:33went over the harbour and caused localised flooding in the town.
0:06:33 > 0:06:38There are 36 flood warnings in place around Wales, 30 flood alert as
0:06:38 > 0:06:42well, including a flood warning in Porthmadog, where we are this
0:06:42 > 0:06:49morning. Further inland we had reports of a tree landing on a roof
0:06:49 > 0:06:54in Cardiff, and a roof partly torn off in Barry, and we hope to get
0:06:54 > 0:06:58more details on that this morning. In general, travel disruption has
0:06:58 > 0:07:02been felt on major roads around Wales. We have had restrictions on
0:07:02 > 0:07:08some of the major bridge crossings like the Second Severn and Britannia
0:07:08 > 0:07:13Bridge here in the north of Wales as well, and ferry services across the
0:07:13 > 0:07:17Irish Sea in most cases cancelled. One man described the journey he
0:07:17 > 0:07:21took from Aberystwyth to the south of Wales as rather like a
0:07:21 > 0:07:26steeplechase, in other words having to dodge obstacles above ground just
0:07:26 > 0:07:31to make his way from A to B. Police are dealing with fallen trees all
0:07:31 > 0:07:35over the place. One control room turned around and said when we asked
0:07:35 > 0:07:38where the problem was that it was everywhere. A lot of damage
0:07:38 > 0:07:45overnight and as it gets lighter the full extent of the damage will
0:07:45 > 0:07:49become clearer.And people must stay in touch with their local radio
0:07:49 > 0:07:51stations to find out what's going on. Thank you.
0:07:51 > 0:07:54President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
0:07:54 > 0:07:57to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer willing
0:07:57 > 0:07:58to talk peace."
0:07:58 > 0:08:00Last month, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,
0:08:00 > 0:08:03said he would reject any peace plan from the US after Mr Trump
0:08:03 > 0:08:04recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08In a series of tweets, Mr Trump also boasted to the leader
0:08:08 > 0:08:11of North Korea about America's nuclear button.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes has more.
0:08:17 > 0:08:20Another Twitter tirade by Donald Trump.
0:08:20 > 0:08:23The President questions why the US should continue to provide aid
0:08:23 > 0:08:28to countries that show no respect in return
0:08:28 > 0:08:29and don't reciprocate.
0:08:29 > 0:08:32On the Middle East, he tweets the status of Jerusalem,
0:08:32 > 0:08:35which the US now recognises as the capital of Israel,
0:08:35 > 0:08:39will no longer be part of future negotiations.
0:08:55 > 0:08:58US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley,
0:08:58 > 0:09:00confirmed that US aid to the Palestinians was in jeopardy.
0:09:00 > 0:09:03We very much still want to have a peace process.
0:09:03 > 0:09:04Nothing changes with that.
0:09:04 > 0:09:06The Palestinians now have to show their will,
0:09:06 > 0:09:09that they want to come to the table.
0:09:09 > 0:09:13As of now they are not coming to the table but they ask for aid.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16In another tweet, the President turned his attentions back to North
0:09:16 > 0:09:16Korea.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19Apparently responding to a New Year message from Kim Jong-un
0:09:19 > 0:09:21in which he said the country's nuclear weapons
0:09:21 > 0:09:23could reach anywhere in the US.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Mr Trump tweets...
0:09:38 > 0:09:42It marks a new tone and new level of rhetoric in the nuclear crisis
0:09:42 > 0:09:51with North Korea.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Officials in Peru say at least 48 people were killed when a coach
0:09:54 > 0:09:57plummeted down a cliff on a dangerous stretch of road
0:09:57 > 0:09:58near the capital, Lima.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02A total of 50 five people were on board the bus which landed
0:10:02 > 0:10:03upside down on a deserted beach.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06The accident happened on the notorious Devil's Turn bend
0:10:06 > 0:10:12of the Pacific coastal road as Sarah Corker reports.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14The blue bus landed upside down on a rocky beach,
0:10:14 > 0:10:16next to the Pacific Ocean.
0:10:16 > 0:10:23More than 50 people were on board when it crashed.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26Witnesses say the coach collided with another vehicle and then went
0:10:26 > 0:10:32over the edge of this cliff, plummeting more than 100 metres.
0:10:32 > 0:10:35It happened on the notorious Devil's Turn of the Pasamayo Road,
0:10:35 > 0:10:3750 kilometres from the coach's final destination, Lima.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40The rocky site is difficult for rescuers to reach.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42Survivors were winched up by rope, and some airlifted
0:10:42 > 0:10:52to local hospitals.
0:10:52 > 0:10:55TRANSLATION:They told us the bus had fallen off the cliff,
0:10:55 > 0:10:59here in Pasamayo.
0:10:59 > 0:11:00It was an accident.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04We thought that my niece had left around that time in the bus.
0:11:04 > 0:11:05She went with her boyfriend.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09The two of them were in the same seat.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11The Pacific Ocean Road is often listed among the world's most
0:11:11 > 0:11:13dangerous roads and, despite the sheer drops,
0:11:13 > 0:11:15it's largely unprotected by safety fences.
0:11:15 > 0:11:29Police say the death toll is likely to rise.
0:11:29 > 0:11:32The United States says it plans to call an emergency session
0:11:32 > 0:11:35of the UN Security Council on Iran, where anti-government protests have
0:11:35 > 0:11:38continued for a sixth day, leaving at least 22 people dead.
0:11:38 > 0:11:40Washington has dismissed as ridiculous a claim
0:11:40 > 0:11:42by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the country's
0:11:42 > 0:11:43enemies orchestrated the unrest.
0:11:43 > 0:11:46The Iranian government has warned it will organise counter rallies
0:11:46 > 0:11:51in areas where demonstrations have been strongest.
0:11:51 > 0:11:55A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman whose body
0:11:55 > 0:11:58was discovered in a disused building in Finsbury Park in north
0:11:58 > 0:12:01London last week.
0:12:01 > 0:12:0422-year-old Iuliana Tudos went missing after visiting frinds
0:12:04 > 0:12:06on Christmas Eve.
0:12:06 > 0:12:0931-year-old Kasim Lewis will appear before magistrates
0:12:09 > 0:12:11in Wimbledon later.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13An Irish footballer has scored his first big victory
0:12:13 > 0:12:16of the year by winning the lottery.
0:12:16 > 0:12:19Preston North End's Kevin O'Connor was visiting family in Ireland
0:12:19 > 0:12:25when he found out he had won a million euros.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28His uncle had bought him the ticket earlier in the month.
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Kevin says he has no immediate plans for the money and his main focus
0:12:32 > 0:12:35was helping his team climp up the league.
0:12:35 > 0:12:39How about giving the Uncle some money?That would be nice.What do
0:12:39 > 0:12:46you think?It is a nice start to the New Year. What about that?Not bad
0:12:46 > 0:12:52at all. I used to do that. I would put lottery tickets into friends'
0:12:52 > 0:12:58birthday cards.Did you?As far as I know, no one has won.Have you lost
0:12:58 > 0:13:03contact with them?Some of them suddenly have a nice car?What have
0:13:03 > 0:13:08you got for us?It is all making sense for Manchester City. No
0:13:08 > 0:13:13hangover for them. They are back to their winning ways.
0:13:13 > 0:13:16Leaders Manchester City made it a 20th Premier League win
0:13:16 > 0:13:19of the season last night, as they beat Watford 3-1.
0:13:19 > 0:13:22Raheem Sterling scored after just 39 seconds as Pep Guardiola's side once
0:13:22 > 0:13:24again go 15 ponts clear at the top.
0:13:24 > 0:13:27Tottenham are back upto fifth following a 2-0 victory at bottom
0:13:27 > 0:13:28of the table Swansea.
0:13:28 > 0:13:32Delli Alli rounded off the victory, and the defeat leaves Swansea four
0:13:32 > 0:13:34points from safety.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39Can England finally get a win Down Under?
0:13:39 > 0:13:42Spinner Mason Crane is drafted in for his debut in the final
0:13:42 > 0:13:45Ashes Test in Sydney starting this evening.
0:13:45 > 0:13:48And Andy Murray says he may need surgery on his long-term hip injury
0:13:48 > 0:13:50after withdrawing from the Brisbane International.
0:13:50 > 0:13:52He's not played competitively since July, and says surgery
0:13:52 > 0:13:54was a "secondary option, but something I may
0:13:54 > 0:13:55have to consider.
0:13:55 > 0:14:04Let's hope not".
0:14:04 > 0:14:08He said it has been quite a moralising for him.Yes, it is a
0:14:08 > 0:14:09real worry. Thank you.
0:14:09 > 0:14:16Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
0:14:16 > 0:14:20All eyes are on you this morning, trying to assess just how bad the
0:14:20 > 0:14:21storm is.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Is the picture?
0:14:26 > 0:14:26Good
0:14:26 > 0:14:32Good morning. A nasty storm. A wild night. In populated areas, very
0:14:32 > 0:14:51windy. 90 miles per hour in Bangor in Northern Ireland and even in
0:14:51 > 0:14:55London, to the south of Dorset, in the last few hours. A trail of
0:14:55 > 0:14:58damage across the country. High seas in the UK. Coastal flooding which is
0:14:58 > 0:15:05still ongoing. Storm Eleanor. Some good news. It is pushing off into
0:15:05 > 0:15:12the North Sea. That means the wind will is down. -- ease. It will
0:15:12 > 0:15:18remain strong and gusty, the wind, through this morning's rush-hour.
0:15:18 > 0:15:27Showers rattling across the south. 50-60 miles per hour gusts. Cloud
0:15:27 > 0:15:34and rain in the Midlands. It will go down through the morning rush-hour.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38Starting to ease in western Scotland and Northern Ireland for the time
0:15:38 > 0:15:41being. Some of the calmest conditions in the north-east of the
0:15:41 > 0:15:48mainland of Scotland. Frost and fog to begin with. Light winds here.
0:15:48 > 0:16:01Some of the dry to bright as conditions. -- driest and brightest.
0:16:01 > 0:16:03Western Scotland and Northern Ireland will have the strongest
0:16:03 > 0:16:09winds through the afternoon. Cold in the wind the further north you are.
0:16:09 > 0:16:15Tonight, showers in Scotland. Frost in northern and mainland Scotland.
0:16:15 > 0:16:20Elsewhere, cloud and rain in western England and Wales and Northern
0:16:20 > 0:16:25Ireland late in the night, keeping temperatures up. Chilly in the north
0:16:25 > 0:16:34and east of the UK tomorrow morning. The morning, low pressure. Mild
0:16:34 > 0:16:40weather. After heavy overnight rain, surface water around in the morning.
0:16:40 > 0:16:45Things brightening up with sunny spells. 12-13. The north of the UK,
0:16:45 > 0:16:54rather cold through Thursday. The rain band could bring sleet and
0:16:54 > 0:16:59snow. Part of Scotland will be dry and bright and cold. Further south,
0:16:59 > 0:17:06cooler on Friday. Sunny spells. Cold air takes hold for all of us as we
0:17:06 > 0:17:09get to the weekend.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15Thank you.
0:17:15 > 0:17:18Let's take a look at today's papers.
0:17:18 > 0:17:28The storm was overnight. The first super moon. I love this picture. A
0:17:28 > 0:17:33rather wonderful picture. We talked about this on Breakfast. Rail
0:17:33 > 0:17:41prices. Outcry over rail prices. The minister has taken flight, they say.
0:17:41 > 0:17:47He says it was preplanned. Price rises announced some time ago.Yes.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48He says it was preplanned. Price rises announced some time ago.Yes.
0:17:48 > 0:17:52I was talking about yesterday. Everyone... It is amazing how many
0:17:52 > 0:17:57people are talking about it. I was walking through and someone had to
0:17:57 > 0:18:07say something to me about it.They trust you, Steph. The Mail. The
0:18:07 > 0:18:13Guardian as well. If anyone actually... This is about the
0:18:13 > 0:18:18pressure on the NHS over the Christmas period. Some surgeries are
0:18:18 > 0:18:22being delayed until February, now, and it is on the Guardian as well.
0:18:22 > 0:18:26If you have been involved in these situations, let us know this
0:18:26 > 0:18:33morning. We will be talking about it this morning. A real squeeze on
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Accident and Emergency in particular.The Telegraph. The front
0:18:37 > 0:18:48page. You have a great system of filing over there. Anyway. Women who
0:18:48 > 0:18:54flock to Britain to give birth could be cheating the NHS out £60 million
0:18:54 > 0:19:01per year. The Mirror. Dentists denied NHS care are being treated by
0:19:01 > 0:19:10charity.The Telegraph. This is a still from a new documentary on the
0:19:10 > 0:19:16BBC which is, in which, the Queen shares childhood memories of her
0:19:16 > 0:19:20coronation. Bear in mind how rarely the Queen talks to camera. You just
0:19:20 > 0:19:26hear the occasional bit of her talking to other people. It should
0:19:26 > 0:19:30be interesting.What have you got? In my filing system I have good news
0:19:30 > 0:19:34about manufacturing at the end of the year. A lot of analysis of
0:19:34 > 0:19:40annual figures. Good morning, everyone. The Guardian says
0:19:40 > 0:19:43Britain's manufacturing finished 2017 on a positive footing, the
0:19:43 > 0:19:50strongest growth in three years. They say this is a resurgent year. A
0:19:50 > 0:19:56picture of someone making a bicycle. Something we successfully exported.
0:19:56 > 0:20:05More figures coming out. Also, guess what I am going to talk about.
0:20:05 > 0:20:14Easter! Shops have already got Easter eggs.I saw an advert for it.
0:20:14 > 0:20:20No.It happens too quickly! Christmas trees are still up! I
0:20:20 > 0:20:26still feel Christmassy.I have tinsel up over the fireplace. It is
0:20:26 > 0:20:34OK.What have you got?There is a lot on Andy Murray after the rather
0:20:34 > 0:20:36emotional and heartfelt message he put on Instagram yesterday about
0:20:36 > 0:20:43possibly needing surgery on a hip injury. It has been a long-term
0:20:43 > 0:20:47injury he has suffered with. He has not played for six months. You just
0:20:47 > 0:20:51wonder, after getting to the number one position in the world last year,
0:20:51 > 0:20:56how much he is suffering at the moment. And talk about playing
0:20:56 > 0:21:01through the pain barrier, we have this in The Telegraph.
0:21:01 > 0:21:04Interestingly, it is about bowling. James Anderson, the England player,
0:21:04 > 0:21:09talking about how it is very rare for him not to ball without paying.
0:21:09 > 0:21:15He says it is sometimes difficult letting on a T-shirt and brushing
0:21:15 > 0:21:21his teeth. -- bowl without pain.We are hearing more and more of the
0:21:21 > 0:21:27toll it takes on professional athletes.He says you have to manage
0:21:27 > 0:21:34your body and your injuries.The new year, going back to the gym. Anyway,
0:21:34 > 0:21:40I like this. This is proof you do not need to go to the gym, you can
0:21:40 > 0:21:45access at home. A rather wonderful lady, a mother, trying to lose
0:21:45 > 0:21:50weight after the birth of her daughter to be she has become the
0:21:50 > 0:21:54strongest woman. She goes to the gym and trains hard, obviously. But she
0:21:54 > 0:21:59does weightlifting with her daughter, as you can see.I do not
0:21:59 > 0:22:04do any cooking.So you cannot do any weightlifting while doing the
0:22:04 > 0:22:10cooking.I will talk to you about that later.Thank you very much. See
0:22:10 > 0:22:11you later on.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14The UK's first dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
0:22:14 > 0:22:16diseases and skin conditions has opened in London.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19The centre at St Thomas' Hospital has been designed
0:22:19 > 0:22:21with the specialist needs of its patients in mind,
0:22:21 > 0:22:23featuring curved furniture and ultra-violet free lighting
0:22:23 > 0:22:24to prevent damaging delicate skin.
0:22:24 > 0:22:28Graeme Satchell has been to meet one patient who hopes the new unit
0:22:28 > 0:22:39will help to change his life for the better.
0:22:39 > 0:22:49St Thomas' Hospital in London. 24-year-old James is heading to the
0:22:49 > 0:22:54new Rare Diseases Centre.Hello. Nice to see you.James is here to
0:22:54 > 0:23:03get some news.Come on in, James. Thank you, nice and spacious.A
0:23:03 > 0:23:07couple of weeks ago, his consultant found a cancerous lump in his left
0:23:07 > 0:23:12hand.So, last week, you came, we cut that out for you. I can tell you
0:23:12 > 0:23:16the good news is it is completely out. There is no cancer left.Thank
0:23:16 > 0:23:22you. Thank you! I have been worried about that. Thank you. I was really
0:23:22 > 0:23:32nervous.Luckily, it hasn't spread, so it is fantastic. Yeah.Yeah. We
0:23:32 > 0:23:44will celebrate later.James has a life shortening rare genetic skin
0:23:44 > 0:23:48condition called EB. It affects around 5000 people in the UK. James
0:23:48 > 0:23:57loop is skin is as delicate as a butterfly's wing. -- James' I am
0:23:57 > 0:24:05missing the anchors between the skin.80% of my body is covered in
0:24:05 > 0:24:11chronic wounds. I have to bandage all of the wounds. You can only see
0:24:11 > 0:24:18my arms. I have this kind of bandage from my neck down. It is hard.
0:24:18 > 0:24:30Yeah... I cannot explain it. It is like your body all hurts.Your dad
0:24:30 > 0:24:34says he is over the moon.It brings together specialist services for
0:24:34 > 0:24:40wreck conditions in one place for the first time. -- rare. It will
0:24:40 > 0:24:43mean better conditions for people like James and more collaboration
0:24:43 > 0:24:51between expats.There are reasons to be cheerful. -- experts. We just
0:24:51 > 0:24:56patch people up before. Now we can have gene therapy, or some therapy,
0:24:56 > 0:25:06and hopefully, one day, Eddy Cue.In Germany, this 90 rod has had success
0:25:06 > 0:25:10for treatment to replace 80% of his skin. -- a cure. The new treatment
0:25:10 > 0:25:16will not work for everyone with EB, but it could help with a condition
0:25:16 > 0:25:23that is severely life limiting.The last 3-4 years, we noticed a huge
0:25:23 > 0:25:26difference, from bandages to experimental treatments and research
0:25:26 > 0:25:35going on all around the world.Take care, safe journey.James is going
0:25:35 > 0:25:39home. For all of the debilitating pain of his condition, he and his
0:25:39 > 0:25:45mother are relatively upbeat.We have a good life. You don't know
0:25:45 > 0:25:53what is around the corner.Keep fighting. Keep fighting every day.
0:25:53 > 0:26:00James knows his time may be running out, but with the help from the new
0:26:00 > 0:26:03Rare Diseases Centre and his remarkable spirit, there is always
0:26:03 > 0:26:08hope. Graham Satchell, BBC News.
0:26:08 > 0:26:12What an extremely remarkable young man.It rather puts things in
0:26:12 > 0:29:34perspective.Doesn't it?It
0:29:34 > 0:29:36turn much colder next week.
0:29:36 > 0:29:42If you are heading out, please take care. That is it. I will be back in
0:29:42 > 0:29:43half an hour.
0:29:46 > 0:29:49Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Louise
0:29:49 > 0:29:50Minchin.
0:29:50 > 0:29:53We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:29:53 > 0:29:55but also on Breakfast this morning:
0:29:55 > 0:29:59As one of the most senior Met Police officers calls on people to pull
0:29:59 > 0:30:02together to tackle knife crime, we'll hear why the Mayor of London
0:30:02 > 0:30:05is urging all schools to use metal detectors to help prevent attacks.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08While millions of people enjoy playing video games,
0:30:08 > 0:30:14we'll be finding out why the World Health Organisation has
0:30:14 > 0:30:21listed gaming disorder as a mental health condition.
0:30:21 > 0:30:29You might think this is all treats, but this is all low-calorie.No.It
0:30:29 > 0:30:31is, it is low-calorie.
0:30:31 > 0:30:34And Michelin-starred chef Tom Kerridge will be here to reveal
0:30:34 > 0:30:37how he lost an incredible 12 stone and is now helping others
0:30:37 > 0:30:38become healthy too.
0:30:38 > 0:30:41Good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC
0:30:41 > 0:30:41News.
0:30:41 > 0:30:45Health chiefs in England have insisted there is no crisis in the
0:30:45 > 0:30:49NHS despite postponing all nonurgent operations and routine outpatient
0:30:49 > 0:30:54appointments until the beginning of next month. Officials say this is to
0:30:54 > 0:31:03reduce last-minute cancellations. The Health Minister said the
0:31:03 > 0:31:08necessary steps are taken to ensure that patients are seen as quickly as
0:31:08 > 0:31:11possible.This is a planned response to a winter that we knew was going
0:31:11 > 0:31:15to be difficult and we are managing that in the way that we expected.
0:31:15 > 0:31:19And we are taking early action. We are not waiting to have to respond
0:31:19 > 0:31:21to the problem.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight.
0:31:24 > 0:31:27Winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour have caused flooding,
0:31:27 > 0:31:29damage to buildings and travel disruption.
0:31:29 > 0:31:31Hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, Wales,
0:31:31 > 0:31:33the Midlands and south-west England are without power.
0:31:33 > 0:31:35Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
0:31:35 > 0:31:38with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential travel
0:31:38 > 0:31:39in some areas.
0:31:39 > 0:31:48Jon Donnison reports.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50As Storm Eleanor whipped in from the Atlantic,
0:31:50 > 0:31:53the Republic of Ireland was the first to take a pounding.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56In Galway, there's been severe flooding.
0:31:56 > 0:31:58Some, though, are still prepared to take their chances.
0:31:58 > 0:32:01In the UK, the Met Office issued an amber weather
0:32:01 > 0:32:02warning for parts of the country.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04This is Anglesey, in Wales.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Waves driven by winds gusting up to 130
0:32:06 > 0:32:07kilometres per hour.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09Horizontal hail was what greeted anybody foolish enough to brave
0:32:09 > 0:32:15Blackpool's promenade.
0:32:15 > 0:32:17We've got a hell of a storm here...
0:32:17 > 0:32:20And in Corby, the Midlands, John recorded the moment
0:32:20 > 0:32:21his house was hit by hail.
0:32:21 > 0:32:25Across the country more than 15,000 homes have been left without power,
0:32:25 > 0:32:27the bulk of them in Northern Ireland.
0:32:27 > 0:32:30On the M25 motorway traffic was briefly brought to a standstill
0:32:30 > 0:32:31by a fallen tree.
0:32:31 > 0:32:34But the full extent of the damage will likely not emerge until later
0:32:34 > 0:32:35in the morning.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38And forecasters are warning Storm Eleanor will continue to bring
0:32:38 > 0:32:51strong winds until the end of the day.
0:32:51 > 0:32:53President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
0:32:53 > 0:32:56to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer willing
0:32:56 > 0:32:58to talk peace."
0:32:58 > 0:33:00Last month, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,
0:33:00 > 0:33:03said he would reject any peace plan from the US after Mr Trump
0:33:03 > 0:33:05recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08In a series of tweets, Mr Trump also boasted to the leader
0:33:08 > 0:33:15of North Korea about America's nuclear button.
0:33:15 > 0:33:18The United States says it plans to call an emergency session
0:33:18 > 0:33:21of the UN Security Council on Iran, where anti-government protests have
0:33:21 > 0:33:29continued for a sixth day, leaving at least 22 people dead.
0:33:29 > 0:33:38We can now speak with Rana from the BBC Persian service. Are these
0:33:38 > 0:33:42protests continue in?Yes, they continued overnight, but mainly in
0:33:42 > 0:33:47smaller towns and cities, especially in the south of the country. The
0:33:47 > 0:33:53Iranian authorities say the major cities, including the capital, were
0:33:53 > 0:33:57calm, the videos we have received on social media from the country shows
0:33:57 > 0:34:04that there are antiriot police and a heavy number of security forces
0:34:04 > 0:34:09deployed in many of the major cities.Rana, for the moment, thank
0:34:09 > 0:34:13you very much.We will be talking about that bit later with an from
0:34:13 > 0:34:21there. -- with an expert from there.
0:34:21 > 0:34:24Protests against increases to rail fares are being held at a number
0:34:24 > 0:34:25of stations in Scotland today.
0:34:25 > 0:34:28It comes as Scotrail fares increase by an average
0:34:28 > 0:34:29of 3.2% this year.
0:34:29 > 0:34:32Train operators across the UK say the biggest rise in rail fares
0:34:32 > 0:34:34for five years is necessary to address "decades
0:34:34 > 0:34:35of under investment".
0:34:35 > 0:34:38The Queen is to make a rare apperance in a television
0:34:38 > 0:34:40documentary to comment on the experience of her coronation.
0:34:40 > 0:34:44In the film, which is broadcast next week, the Queen is reunited
0:34:44 > 0:34:46with the original crown from the day.
0:34:46 > 0:34:48There'll also be interviews from those that took part
0:34:48 > 0:34:51in the 1953 coronation, including a maid of honour
0:34:51 > 0:34:53who nearly fainted in the Abbey, and a 12-year-old choirboy
0:34:53 > 0:34:56who was left to sing solo when his overwhelmed colleagues
0:34:56 > 0:35:02lost their voices.
0:35:02 > 0:35:086:35am, you are right date with the news. She nearly fainted. Awful, you
0:35:08 > 0:35:13would forever have remembered if you had. Good morning.We are talking
0:35:13 > 0:35:18about football to start. Manchester City, it now, talk that they might
0:35:18 > 0:35:22have a hangover, because they lost the incredible winning run, but it
0:35:22 > 0:35:26didn't take them long to get back to winning ways at all, in fact, 39
0:35:26 > 0:35:31seconds to score their first goal, which isn't a record. Do you know
0:35:31 > 0:35:36what the fastest goal in the Premier League is?I am going to say three
0:35:36 > 0:35:43seconds.Yes, Louise, ten seconds.I have a strange memory, somehow I
0:35:43 > 0:35:50remember that.Do you know who it was?No.It was Ledley King in 2000.
0:35:50 > 0:35:5339 seconds was quite good.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Let's show you the goal. Premier League leaders Manchester City are
0:35:57 > 0:36:02back to their winning ways. They beat Watford 3-1 at Etihad Stadium.
0:36:02 > 0:36:08It was far too easy for Raheem Sterling, tapped home from Sane's
0:36:08 > 0:36:16cross. The first attack of the game. Then Sergio Aguero scored his 16th
0:36:16 > 0:36:20of the season and Pep Guardiola's team 15 points clear at the top of
0:36:20 > 0:36:21the table.
0:36:21 > 0:36:22We played really good.
0:36:22 > 0:36:27We could have scored I don't know how many goals.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30After dropping two points we spoke about what would be our reaction,
0:36:30 > 0:36:33because the big teams drop points not too much.
0:36:33 > 0:36:35And since the beginning we had a good performance
0:36:35 > 0:36:47and we won the game.
0:36:47 > 0:36:50Victories for Tottenham and Crystal Palace.
0:36:50 > 0:36:53And there was also a big win for West Ham, as Andy Carroll
0:36:53 > 0:36:56scored his first two goals of the season -
0:36:56 > 0:36:59the second a 94th-minute winner - to give them victory over fellow
0:36:59 > 0:37:01strugglers West Brom at the London Stadium.
0:37:01 > 0:37:06West Brom are now four points from safety.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09It could have gone either way, the game,
0:37:09 > 0:37:12especially the first half, we were not good, but the second
0:37:12 > 0:37:15half we were much more like it.
0:37:15 > 0:37:18And in recent games we felt hard done by, with a decision
0:37:18 > 0:37:24against Newcastle, we were certainly against Bournemouth
0:37:24 > 0:37:27in the last game, and we slipped into the bottom three,
0:37:27 > 0:37:29and today we were rewarded for keeping at it
0:37:29 > 0:37:32and, sort of, just being diligent and not giving up.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35The fifth and final Ashes Test match starts this evening. England have
0:37:35 > 0:37:38lost the series, but they have drafted in Mason Crane to help
0:37:38 > 0:37:42construct a first victory of the tour.
0:37:42 > 0:37:47There is a bit of Sydney Harbour site that is four over Teesside, the
0:37:47 > 0:37:54Harbour Bridge organised built by the English, made great in
0:37:54 > 0:37:57Australia, as the locals would have it, much like cricket. England
0:37:57 > 0:38:01arrived in slightly more steady shape than they might have been,
0:38:01 > 0:38:05still no victory but no whitewash either and the hope that the gap
0:38:05 > 0:38:10between these teams might be bridged. The draw in Melbourne
0:38:10 > 0:38:13showed England could be competitive and avoid defeat, but they still
0:38:13 > 0:38:19haven't taken 20 wickets in a match. With Chris Woakes injured Mason
0:38:19 > 0:38:23Crane, the legspinner who played here for New South Wales, whose
0:38:23 > 0:38:29middle name is Sydney, maybe he is made to this place.The way he has
0:38:29 > 0:38:32conducted himself throughout the trip and since he has been involved
0:38:32 > 0:38:36in the team, he has been outstanding. For a young man to
0:38:36 > 0:38:42apply himself and absorb himself in the environment as he has is exactly
0:38:42 > 0:38:46what you are after. It is a really good chance for him to show everyone
0:38:46 > 0:38:51what he is capable of, but I think on this service he will be a really
0:38:51 > 0:38:54good option.Australia have to decide whether to pressure the
0:38:54 > 0:38:58recovering heel of Mitchell Starc. They have decided to play him. If
0:38:58 > 0:39:01you were questioning their motivation, they will run this
0:39:01 > 0:39:08before every session of the test. Beat England. Beat England.Beat
0:39:08 > 0:39:14England! It matters still.Every opportunity we have to play on the
0:39:14 > 0:39:23ground is special and it is another Test match. We need no motivation.
0:39:23 > 0:39:31Ashes series take a long time coming around. England have to wait two
0:39:31 > 0:39:35years to recover the urn. The aim for now is to turn the wheel of
0:39:35 > 0:39:39little in their direction.
0:39:40 > 0:39:43The England head coach Eddie Jones has said he wont be replacing
0:39:43 > 0:39:46Dylan Hartley as England captain ahead of the Six Nations.
0:39:46 > 0:39:49Hartley and his club Northampton have had a disappointing season
0:39:49 > 0:39:52so far but Jones says that's irrelevant and certainly isn't
0:39:52 > 0:39:53intending to lighten the skipper's workload either.
0:39:53 > 0:39:58Listen to this.
0:39:58 > 0:40:02If he does less for England, he won't be with us.In terms of team
0:40:02 > 0:40:07meetings and all of the things that come with being captain.He has a
0:40:07 > 0:40:11clear role at England and that is to be captain and to be the leader. He
0:40:11 > 0:40:14understands that. There is no reason why what happens at Northampton...
0:40:14 > 0:40:19It is like you come home, you come from your home and you have had a
0:40:19 > 0:40:23bad day, you know, the tiles are falling off the bathroom, the rain
0:40:23 > 0:40:27is coming through the roof and then you have to go and coach, that is
0:40:27 > 0:40:29your job to do and Dylan understands it.
0:40:29 > 0:40:32Andy Murray says he may have need to have surgery after withdrawing
0:40:32 > 0:40:35from the Brisbane International because of his long-term hip injury.
0:40:35 > 0:40:37The 30-year-old is down to 16th in the world,
0:40:37 > 0:40:40having not played since July.
0:40:40 > 0:40:43Murray said surgery was a "secondary option, something I may have
0:40:43 > 0:40:44to consider but let's hope not".
0:40:44 > 0:40:47The Australian Open starts in Melbourne on 15th January
0:40:47 > 0:40:50and the Briton added he would decide by the weekend whether to stay
0:40:50 > 0:40:52in Australia or fly home.
0:40:52 > 0:40:55The former world number one also took to Instagram and posted
0:40:55 > 0:40:58a picture to highlight his desire to be back on the court saying:
0:40:58 > 0:41:02"I choose this pick as the little kid inside me just wants to play
0:41:02 > 0:41:03tennis and compete..
0:41:03 > 0:41:07I genuinely miss it so much and i would give anything to be
0:41:07 > 0:41:12back out there."
0:41:12 > 0:41:17It is rare that you see that kind of emotional insight from Andy Murray.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22He just wants to do what he loves. This injury has ruined it for him.
0:41:22 > 0:41:26Absolutely devastating for all sorts of sports men and women.It is
0:41:26 > 0:41:29difficult to manage your body when you put it under such incredible
0:41:29 > 0:41:34stress.And the pressure at this time of year to start and get into
0:41:34 > 0:41:38the games.After the back end of last year when he was world number
0:41:38 > 0:41:41one with fantastic momentum.Thank you so much.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44Hospitals in England have been told to postpone tens of thousands
0:41:44 > 0:41:46of non-urgent operations and outpatient appointments
0:41:46 > 0:41:50until the end of this month in an effort to ease winter pressures.
0:41:50 > 0:41:52The Department of Health says the NHS is taking the necessary
0:41:52 > 0:41:56steps to ensure patients are seen as quickly as possible at a time
0:41:56 > 0:41:58of year when the service is at its busiest.
0:41:58 > 0:42:00So is this the best approach?
0:42:00 > 0:42:02Let's get the thoughts of Professor Suzanne Mason,
0:42:02 > 0:42:04who's from the Royal College
0:42:04 > 0:42:06of Emergency Medicine.
0:42:06 > 0:42:12Thank you so much for joining us. Just give us your assessment of how
0:42:12 > 0:42:16things are at the moment with the NHS.Things are desperate at the
0:42:16 > 0:42:21moment. It has been extremely difficult and challenging for
0:42:21 > 0:42:25emergency departments and ambulance services to deliver safe and
0:42:25 > 0:42:31effective care to patients. Departments are extremely crowded
0:42:31 > 0:42:37and this causes huge problems for staff in being able to assess and
0:42:37 > 0:42:40treat patients according to their needs. We've got patients spending
0:42:40 > 0:42:49many hours on trolleys waiting to get a bed on the ward. And this
0:42:49 > 0:42:53means that as departments become crowded, staff find it hard to
0:42:53 > 0:42:56provide basic care, let alone advanced treatment, such as
0:42:56 > 0:43:02intravenous antibiotics and medicines to help relieve symptoms
0:43:02 > 0:43:07of pain and discomfort for patients. OK. Let's talk about measures put in
0:43:07 > 0:43:12place. We understand hospitals in England have been told to delay
0:43:12 > 0:43:15planned operations and outpatient appointments. Does that help or does
0:43:15 > 0:43:22it postponed a problem?I found this a curious thing to choose to do,
0:43:22 > 0:43:27actually. I think cancelling operations, it is unlikely patients
0:43:27 > 0:43:30will be able to get into hospital for their operation in the first
0:43:30 > 0:43:35place. There are simply no beds. Cancelling an operation now is
0:43:35 > 0:43:39unlikely to have any effect on the capacity problems we are
0:43:39 > 0:43:44experiencing. There are no beds in the hospitals. We wouldn't have been
0:43:44 > 0:43:50able to get the patients in any way. This is likely to be too little too
0:43:50 > 0:43:54late that won't have an impact at all. In terms of cancelling
0:43:54 > 0:43:58outpatient appointments, that has no impact on the emergency department
0:43:58 > 0:44:02whatsoever, apart from freeing up staff to come and help. These staff
0:44:02 > 0:44:06often don't have the experience to manage acute emergency patients and
0:44:06 > 0:44:10therefore it is limited what they can offer to us in the emergency
0:44:10 > 0:44:15department.And that is very much your speciality. One suggestion is
0:44:15 > 0:44:17consultants from other areas come into emergency departments. Will
0:44:17 > 0:44:25that help?We were very concerned at the Royal College of Emergency
0:44:25 > 0:44:27Medicine about the suggestion that other speciality consultants could
0:44:27 > 0:44:33come and help us. Those speciality consultants don't have the
0:44:33 > 0:44:36experience assessing and unwell patient with an undifferentiated
0:44:36 > 0:44:41illness at the front door. That is what we do and that is our job. And
0:44:41 > 0:44:44the consultants in other specialties don't have the level of experience
0:44:44 > 0:44:49that is required to do that, I am afraid. It is possible that they
0:44:49 > 0:44:52could have some impact in terms of turning around patients more quickly
0:44:52 > 0:44:57on the ward and trying to improve flow so that some of the patients
0:44:57 > 0:45:01that need a bed can access one more quickly and they are not spending
0:45:01 > 0:45:05many hours on trolleys in the emergency department.Another
0:45:05 > 0:45:09suggestion is that they will suspend the rules on mixed sex wards. Would
0:45:09 > 0:45:17that help and how would it impact people?I am concerned that this is
0:45:17 > 0:45:22the slippery slope to compromising standards in the NHS. For a long
0:45:22 > 0:45:28time now we have advocated the use of single sex wards so that patient
0:45:28 > 0:45:33safety and patient dignity is preserved. If we are now going to
0:45:33 > 0:45:37compromise on these things then I think this is the start of slippery
0:45:37 > 0:45:42slope to accepting that these standards are no longer going to be
0:45:42 > 0:45:47adhered to.Can I just ask, sorry to interrupt, I know that you are
0:45:47 > 0:45:51having difficulty hearing me, can I ask, you have talked about safety
0:45:51 > 0:45:55and compromise, is safety at the moment compromised as far as you are
0:45:55 > 0:45:58concerned?Absolutely safety is being compromised, no doubt about
0:45:58 > 0:46:03that. When patients are in crowded emergency departments and staff
0:46:03 > 0:46:08cannot move between patients and provide the basic care that is
0:46:08 > 0:46:12required, then safety is compromised. Patients who spend many
0:46:12 > 0:46:16hours on a trolley, often elderly patients, the Seekers in the
0:46:16 > 0:46:21department, they do much worse in the long-term and are likely to have
0:46:21 > 0:46:25a poor outcome and even die as a result of their experience in the
0:46:25 > 0:46:30emergency department -- the sickest. And that is a huge tragedy for us in
0:46:30 > 0:46:37our speciality and that is why we are desperate to see things improve.
0:46:37 > 0:46:40Professor, from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, thank you very
0:46:40 > 0:46:43much for spending time with us, thank you.And we will talk more
0:46:43 > 0:46:47about that through the morning.
0:46:52 > 0:46:58Something else to talk about making headlines. Overnight, there was a
0:46:58 > 0:47:08storm, Storm Eleanor. Good morning. A wild night last night. Winds
0:47:08 > 0:47:17peaking at 100 miles per hour. That has left a lot of debris on the
0:47:17 > 0:47:28roads. The latest news on the weather is coming up in ten minutes.
0:47:28 > 0:47:35There is good news in the forecast to a certain extent. Storm Eleanor,
0:47:35 > 0:47:42it is now going to the North Sea. We still have strong winds through the
0:47:42 > 0:47:48morning rush-hour, especially in the north of the UK. Winds gusting
0:47:48 > 0:47:55between 50-60 miles per hour. With the recent full moon, there are very
0:47:55 > 0:48:01high tide. Flood warnings around coastal areas in south-west Scotland
0:48:01 > 0:48:06and England and Wales. A lot of cloud towards the Midlands in
0:48:06 > 0:48:14northern England. Rain easing eastwards. It will go down in
0:48:14 > 0:48:17southern parts of Scotland. Showers through the rush-hour. Quiet
0:48:17 > 0:48:24conditions. Only one or two showers in the north-east of Scotland after
0:48:24 > 0:48:30a frosty start. Sunshine coming and going through the day. A scattering
0:48:30 > 0:48:35of showers. Some with hail and thunder to pick the most frequent in
0:48:35 > 0:48:40Northern Ireland in south-west Scotland. Still blustery in many
0:48:40 > 0:48:46areas. 7- ten. Tonight, gusty winds in England and Wales, especially the
0:48:46 > 0:48:52south. Light in the north. A touch of frost with clear skies. A mild
0:48:52 > 0:48:58start to Thursday morning. Out wrecks of rain could be expensive
0:48:58 > 0:49:01and Northern Ireland, Wales, in southern England in particular.
0:49:01 > 0:49:06Surface water on the roads. -- extensive. Some of the rain will be
0:49:06 > 0:49:10heavy in the south. It will be on the move. Southern areas brightening
0:49:10 > 0:49:18up. Windy. Mild. 12-13. Cold conditions in southern Scotland and
0:49:18 > 0:49:22Northern Ireland. Sleet and snow on the high ground. The best of the
0:49:22 > 0:49:25weather will be in northern Scotland once again. Back to you. Thank you
0:49:25 > 0:49:26very much.
0:49:26 > 0:49:32once again. Back to you. Thank you very much. And now what have we been
0:49:32 > 0:49:38consuming more of in 2017? Perhaps not what you might think.Music is!
0:49:38 > 0:49:47Many different means of getting it. Good morning, everyone.
0:49:47 > 0:49:49Whether we streamed it, downloaded it, or bought a CD,
0:49:49 > 0:49:52we consumed more music in 2017 than the year before according
0:49:52 > 0:49:54to industry stats out today.
0:49:54 > 0:49:58Downloading music, even vinyls, we consumed 10% more music than last
0:49:58 > 0:50:05year. Of this is being driven by the huge increase in streaming music,
0:50:05 > 0:50:11with half being downloaded. Even vinyl sales have picked up in the
0:50:11 > 0:50:18last ten years. Up 26% on last year. In terms of value, all of this music
0:50:18 > 0:50:22added up to £1.2 billion worth of sales last year.
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Vanessa Higgins is the chief executive of the independent record
0:50:25 > 0:50:30label, Regent Street, and she's on the BPI Council.
0:50:30 > 0:50:35They did this research. Can you explain to us how you make money
0:50:35 > 0:50:41from music? It is obvious if you buy the CD, that is how the artist gets
0:50:41 > 0:50:47the money. What about otherwise?It is a mix which are. Every song that
0:50:47 > 0:50:55gets released has different revenue streams. Streaming, if you are
0:50:55 > 0:50:59listening on Spotify or something, there is a subscription, or
0:50:59 > 0:51:03advertisements, that generates money. We have an issue with the
0:51:03 > 0:51:09value gap. Some platforms like YouTube, they are protected by
0:51:09 > 0:51:13certain copyright laws currently. That is an area where we are not
0:51:13 > 0:51:21making revenue.Have things got better? There was a point where the
0:51:21 > 0:51:24music industry was worried about not making money.That was a big
0:51:24 > 0:51:29concern. We are not back to the heady heights of the 80s and 90s,
0:51:29 > 0:51:32but we are seeing a lot of improvement. We have nothing growth
0:51:32 > 0:51:36rates like this since 1998. Streaming seems to be helping us
0:51:36 > 0:51:45turn a corner. The market is strong. Even vinyl sales are up 26%. That is
0:51:45 > 0:51:49interesting. It is not just the more mature listener, it is new artists
0:51:49 > 0:51:55releasing vinyls and younger people buying them. Even streaming. Old
0:51:55 > 0:52:01catalogues have fresh life breathed into them and you can discover old
0:52:01 > 0:52:08favourites.Are you surprised we have consumed 10% more music than
0:52:08 > 0:52:11last year?It is hard not to be surprised. The music industry
0:52:11 > 0:52:15changes quickly. It is encouraging to see rates of growth like this,
0:52:15 > 0:52:20especially in streaming.It is interesting how quickly things
0:52:20 > 0:52:24change in music. What do you think is the next thing we have to look
0:52:24 > 0:52:30to?It is an interesting question, it is my area at the BPI Council, as
0:52:30 > 0:52:36I run innovation. The story we are looking at right now is smart
0:52:36 > 0:52:43speakers. How will they work in the home? If you play a genre, dance
0:52:43 > 0:52:52music, whatever, what will they play your? Who has control of that? Will
0:52:52 > 0:52:57they want specific questions?That is interesting. Thank you for coming
0:52:57 > 0:53:03in on.Thank you for having me.That is it from me.Who was in control?
0:53:03 > 0:53:08The big question for the morning. Thank you.
0:53:08 > 0:53:122018 marks the centenary of the end of the First World War,
0:53:12 > 0:53:15but did you know that women having the right vote and national
0:53:15 > 0:53:18institutions, such as the RAF, are also 100 years old this year?
0:53:18 > 0:53:20All this week on Breakfast, we're looking at some
0:53:20 > 0:53:23of the organisations born into an era of great social change,
0:53:23 > 0:53:31which followed the conflict.
0:53:31 > 0:53:35Breakfast's Tim Muffett has been to visit one person who remembers it
0:53:35 > 0:53:36all, because she lived through it.
0:53:36 > 0:53:45Meet 105-year-old Diana Gould.
0:53:45 > 0:53:54I was born on May the 23rd, 1912. You were born before World War I
0:53:54 > 0:54:01broke out? Do you have any memories if all World War I?I remember when
0:54:01 > 0:54:08I was three years old seeing a bus with a horse pulling it, which was
0:54:08 > 0:54:25quite extraordinary. I remember this huge zepellin coming over. I had
0:54:25 > 0:54:29never seen or heard anything like that before the big how could a fly?
0:54:29 > 0:54:34After the war, it must have in different. So many men did not
0:54:34 > 0:54:46return.I remember people saying where is Bill? Where is Bert? Harry
0:54:46 > 0:54:50got shot, but he is OK. The Second World War, during the daytime, there
0:54:50 > 0:55:08were planes obviously floating up there. I didn't take much notice,
0:55:08 > 0:55:12then I heard shots coming out of the middle of the road. I thought, that
0:55:12 > 0:55:16was cheeky. When it first started, the National Health Service was
0:55:16 > 0:55:19fantastic. You would just go to the hospital and you did not have to
0:55:19 > 0:55:27pay.You are 50 when the Beatles had their first single, 1952.I thought,
0:55:27 > 0:55:35what a fuss they are making, OK, so what? Fine. We got married in
0:55:35 > 0:55:39January, 1936. We had been friends for many years before we even got
0:55:39 > 0:55:52married. 1978, Ted had an aneurysm and just died. It really seen the
0:55:52 > 0:55:59end of the world for me. -- seemed. And you carried the Olympic Torch,
0:55:59 > 0:56:06didn't you?I was 100 at the time. It really was something.And having
0:56:06 > 0:56:12lived such an incredible, active life, what are your main words of
0:56:12 > 0:56:24life?Have a positive outlook on life. Get out and get exercise. I
0:56:24 > 0:56:30don't walk about with a long face. As long as I have got my family,
0:56:30 > 0:56:39which is the most important thing in my life, I am lucky.
0:56:39 > 0:56:46Well, those were the remarkable reflections of Diana Gould, who is
0:56:46 > 0:56:51105.Absolutely wonderful to hear from her. And so many good messages.
0:56:51 > 1:00:16What were they called, throw-ups?It
1:00:16 > 1:00:18If you are heading out, please take care.
1:00:18 > 1:00:20That is it.
1:00:20 > 1:00:22Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Louise
1:00:22 > 1:00:24Minchin.
1:00:24 > 1:00:26All non-urgent operations and outpatient appointments
1:00:26 > 1:00:28in England are put on hold because of mounting pressure
1:00:28 > 1:00:29on the NHS.
1:00:29 > 1:00:31Up to 55,000 patients are affected.
1:00:31 > 1:00:33Senior doctors say demand has increased rapidly over
1:00:33 > 1:00:41the festive period.
1:00:53 > 1:00:55I just want to do a good job.
1:00:55 > 1:00:59I want to do the best I can for the patients I am seeing.
1:00:59 > 1:01:04I want to do the best I can but I am not being given the resources to do
1:01:04 > 1:01:04that job properly.
1:01:04 > 1:01:05Good morning.
1:01:05 > 1:01:06It's Wednesday, January third.
1:01:06 > 1:01:09Also this morning: Storm Eleanor brings winds of up to 84 miles
1:01:09 > 1:01:13an hour to many parts of the UK, causing disruption to travel
1:01:13 > 1:01:14and power supplies.
1:01:14 > 1:01:17This is the scene of the Bristol Channel. Warnings of floods on the
1:01:17 > 1:01:22roads.Yes, the worst may be over as the storm moves over the North Sea,
1:01:22 > 1:01:26though we might have minor coastal flooding across England and Wales. I
1:01:26 > 1:01:29will have you for forecasting the next 15 minutes.
1:01:29 > 1:01:32And a special report on how the opening of the UK's first
1:01:32 > 1:01:35dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
1:01:35 > 1:01:39conditions could change the lives of people like James Dunn.
1:01:39 > 1:01:42Within the last three or four years we have noticed a huge difference
1:01:42 > 1:01:44from bandages to experimental treatments and research
1:01:44 > 1:01:47that is going on.
1:01:47 > 1:01:51In the next few minutes Next will be the first major retailer to tell us
1:01:51 > 1:01:53how sales were in the run-up to Christmas.
1:01:53 > 1:01:56I'll have all the details shortly.
1:01:56 > 1:01:59In sport, Manchester City are back to winning ways and are 15 points
1:01:59 > 1:02:02clear at the top of the table once again.
1:02:02 > 1:02:04They scored after just 39 seconds last night,
1:02:04 > 1:02:10comfortably beating Watford.
1:02:10 > 1:02:10Good morning.
1:02:10 > 1:02:11First, our main story.
1:02:11 > 1:02:14Health chiefs in England have insisted there's no crisis
1:02:14 > 1:02:17in the NHS, despite their decision to extend the postponement
1:02:17 > 1:02:19of all non-urgent operations and routine outpatient appointments
1:02:19 > 1:02:20until the beginning of next month.
1:02:20 > 1:02:23Officials say they have taken early action to ease winter pressures
1:02:23 > 1:02:25and avoid last minute cancellations.
1:02:25 > 1:02:27But senior doctors say pressure escalated rapidly over
1:02:27 > 1:02:28the festive period.
1:02:28 > 1:02:30It's estimated 55,000 patients could be affected.
1:02:30 > 1:02:40Our health editor Hugh Pym has more.
1:02:40 > 1:02:43AMBULANCE SIREN.
1:02:43 > 1:02:46There's always great pressure on the NHS in the New Year.
1:02:46 > 1:02:50But the strains seem even bigger this year.
1:02:50 > 1:02:53Two Ambulance Services in England, covering the north-east and east,
1:02:53 > 1:02:55are on the highest state of operational alert,
1:02:55 > 1:02:58asking families to use their own transport to bring patients
1:02:58 > 1:03:00into hospital where possible.
1:03:00 > 1:03:03The trust running Scarborough and York Hospital said that the high
1:03:03 > 1:03:13numbers of patients and staff were under considerable pressure.
1:03:13 > 1:03:16There are a number of emergency departments around the country
1:03:16 > 1:03:18and that is the worst I have seen.
1:03:18 > 1:03:20I just want to do a good job.
1:03:20 > 1:03:24I want to do the best I can for the patients I am seeing.
1:03:24 > 1:03:28I want to do the best I can but I am not being given the resources
1:03:28 > 1:03:30to do that job properly.
1:03:30 > 1:03:33Twitter carried reports from some staff at other hospitals.
1:03:33 > 1:03:36An emergency doctor in Stoke said he personally apologised to local
1:03:36 > 1:03:38people for what he called Third World conditions
1:03:38 > 1:03:41due to overcrowding.
1:03:41 > 1:03:44NHS England has told hospitals to postpone all nonurgent operations
1:03:44 > 1:03:48and outpatient appointments till the end of January,
1:03:48 > 1:03:52an escalation of temporary measures announced just before Christmas.
1:03:52 > 1:03:55In that time hospitals won't be penalised for putting patients
1:03:55 > 1:03:57in mixed sex wards.
1:03:57 > 1:04:00This is a planned response to a winter that we knew
1:04:00 > 1:04:03was going to be difficult and we are managing that
1:04:03 > 1:04:06in the way that we expected, and we are taking early action.
1:04:06 > 1:04:09We're not waiting to have to respond to a problem.
1:04:09 > 1:04:13The authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have said
1:04:13 > 1:04:16they're facing higher demand from patients and more pressure
1:04:16 > 1:04:17on frontline services.
1:04:17 > 1:04:23With flu cases on the increase, the worry
1:04:23 > 1:04:26is that a predicted outbreak may become a reality.
1:04:26 > 1:04:27Hugh Pym, BBC News.
1:04:27 > 1:04:29Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight.
1:04:29 > 1:04:32Winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour have caused flooding,
1:04:32 > 1:04:33damage to buildings and travel disruption.
1:04:33 > 1:04:35Hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, Wales,
1:04:35 > 1:04:38the Midlands and south-west England are without power.
1:04:38 > 1:04:40Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
1:04:40 > 1:04:44with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential travel.
1:04:44 > 1:04:46Jon Donnison reports.
1:04:46 > 1:04:49As Storm Eleanor whipped in from the Atlantic,
1:04:49 > 1:04:52the Republic of Ireland was the first to take a pounding.
1:04:52 > 1:04:56In Galway, there's been severe flooding.
1:04:56 > 1:04:58Some, though, are still prepared to take their chances.
1:04:58 > 1:05:01In the UK, the Met Office issued an amber weather
1:05:01 > 1:05:03warning for parts of the country.
1:05:03 > 1:05:07This is Anglesey, in Wales.
1:05:07 > 1:05:10Waves driven by winds gusting up to 130
1:05:10 > 1:05:11kilometres per hour.
1:05:11 > 1:05:14Horizontal hail was what greeted anybody foolish enough to brave
1:05:14 > 1:05:18Blackpool's promenade.
1:05:18 > 1:05:21We've got a hell of a storm here...
1:05:21 > 1:05:23And in Corby, the Midlands, John recorded the moment
1:05:23 > 1:05:25his house was hit by hail.
1:05:25 > 1:05:28Across the country more than 15,000 homes have been left without power,
1:05:28 > 1:05:37the bulk of them in Northern Ireland.
1:05:37 > 1:05:40On the M25 motorway traffic was briefly brought to a standstill
1:05:40 > 1:05:41by a fallen tree.
1:05:41 > 1:05:44But the full extent of the damage will likely not emerge until later
1:05:44 > 1:05:45in the morning.
1:05:45 > 1:05:48And forecasters are warning Storm Eleanor will continue to bring
1:05:48 > 1:05:58strong winds until the end of the day.
1:05:58 > 1:06:00Our reporter Andy Howard is in Clevedon, in Somerset,
1:06:00 > 1:06:07where the storm struck in the early hours of this morning.
1:06:07 > 1:06:14Just looking behind you, we can see the waves crashing in onshore. Give
1:06:14 > 1:06:20us an idea of what it is like.Still very much a coastline on Redland,
1:06:20 > 1:06:29literally, in fact. -- red alert. OK, we have lost sound on Andy
1:06:29 > 1:06:34there. I think you have a sense of the conditions. Is it worth having
1:06:34 > 1:06:42another look? No we will have a look at the link. Storm conditions
1:06:42 > 1:06:47affecting that as well. Matt will have the weather coming up in around
1:06:47 > 1:06:51ten minutes.And you could see the ferocious waves behind him. More on
1:06:51 > 1:06:53that through the programme.
1:06:53 > 1:06:55President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
1:06:55 > 1:06:58to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer willing
1:06:58 > 1:06:59to talk peace."
1:06:59 > 1:07:01Last month, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,
1:07:01 > 1:07:04said he would reject any peace plan from the US after Mr Trump
1:07:04 > 1:07:06recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
1:07:06 > 1:07:09In a series of tweets, Mr Trump also boasted to the leader
1:07:09 > 1:07:11of North Korea about America's nuclear button.
1:07:11 > 1:07:14Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes has more.
1:07:14 > 1:07:18Officials in Peru say at least 48 people were killed when a coach
1:07:18 > 1:07:20plummeted down a cliff on a dangerous stretch of road
1:07:20 > 1:07:21near the capital, Lima.
1:07:21 > 1:07:25A total of 50 five people were on board the bus which landed
1:07:25 > 1:07:26upside down on a deserted beach.
1:07:27 > 1:07:31The accident happened on the notorious Devil's Turn bend
1:07:31 > 1:07:34of the Pacific coastal road.
1:07:34 > 1:07:40Sarah Corker reports.
1:07:40 > 1:07:42The blue bus landed upside down on a rocky beach,
1:07:42 > 1:07:44next to the Pacific Ocean.
1:07:44 > 1:07:46More than 50 people were on board when it crashed.
1:07:46 > 1:07:50Witnesses say the coach collided with another vehicle and then went
1:07:50 > 1:07:54over the edge of this cliff, plummeting more than 100 metres.
1:07:54 > 1:07:57It happened on the notorious Devil's Turn of the Pasamayo Road,
1:07:57 > 1:08:0250 kilometres from the coach's final destination, Lima.
1:08:02 > 1:08:04The rocky site is difficult for rescuers to reach.
1:08:04 > 1:08:07Survivors were winched up by rope, and some airlifted
1:08:07 > 1:08:14to local hospitals.
1:08:14 > 1:08:17TRANSLATION:They told us the bus had fallen off the cliff,
1:08:17 > 1:08:18here in Pasamayo.
1:08:18 > 1:08:19It was an accident.
1:08:19 > 1:08:22We thought that my niece had left around that time in the bus.
1:08:22 > 1:08:24She went with her boyfriend.
1:08:24 > 1:08:31The two of them were in the same seat.
1:08:31 > 1:08:34The Pacific Ocean Road is often listed among the world's most
1:08:34 > 1:08:36dangerous roads and, despite the sheer drops,
1:08:36 > 1:08:38it's largely unprotected by safety fences.
1:08:38 > 1:08:40Police say the death toll is likely to rise.
1:08:40 > 1:08:51Sarah Corker, BBC News.
1:08:51 > 1:08:54A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman whose body
1:08:54 > 1:08:57was discovered in a disused building in Finsbury Park in north
1:08:57 > 1:08:58London last week.
1:08:58 > 1:09:0022-year-old Iuliana Tudos went missing after visiting frinds
1:09:00 > 1:09:01on Christmas Eve.
1:09:01 > 1:09:0331-year-old Kasim Lewis will appear before magistrates
1:09:03 > 1:09:10in Wimbledon later.
1:09:10 > 1:09:14Protests against increases to rail fares are being held at a number
1:09:14 > 1:09:16of stations in Scotland today.
1:09:16 > 1:09:19It comes as Scotrail fares increase by an average of 3.2% this year.
1:09:19 > 1:09:22Train operators across the UK say the biggest rise in rail fares
1:09:22 > 1:09:24for five years is necessary to address "decades
1:09:24 > 1:09:33of under investment".
1:09:33 > 1:09:36An Irish footballer has scored his first big victory
1:09:36 > 1:09:38of the year by winning the lottery.
1:09:38 > 1:09:41Preston North End's Kevin O'Connor was visiting family in Ireland
1:09:41 > 1:09:47when he found out he had won a million euros.
1:09:47 > 1:09:50His uncle had bought him the ticket earlier in the month.
1:09:50 > 1:09:54Kevin says he has no immediate plans for the money and his main focus
1:09:54 > 1:09:58was helping his team climp up the league.
1:09:58 > 1:10:06It is seven o'clock in the morning.
1:10:06 > 1:10:09The US says it plans to call an emergency meeting of the UN
1:10:09 > 1:10:11Security Council to discuss ongoing unrest in Iran.
1:10:11 > 1:10:14At least 22 people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations,
1:10:14 > 1:10:16which have been taking place since Thursday.
1:10:16 > 1:10:18So what led up to the unrest?
1:10:18 > 1:10:20During the 1960s, Iran embarked on a campaign
1:10:20 > 1:10:27of modernisation and secularisation.
1:10:27 > 1:10:28The country became increasingly westernised -
1:10:28 > 1:10:32it received American backing and its clerics were alienated.
1:10:32 > 1:10:35But in 1979 a revolution took place, which saw Ayatollah Khomeini
1:10:35 > 1:10:38installed as Supreme Leader and the country declared an Islamic
1:10:38 > 1:10:39Republic.
1:10:39 > 1:10:41Iran's last major demonstrations took place in 2009 when millions
1:10:41 > 1:10:45demanded the re-run of a disputed presidential election.
1:10:45 > 1:10:47At least 30 people were killed and more than 1,000
1:10:47 > 1:10:48protestors were detained.
1:10:48 > 1:10:51The latest wave of protests in which 22 people have died
1:10:51 > 1:10:53are the largest since then.
1:10:53 > 1:10:55They began last Thursday, initially over price rises
1:10:55 > 1:10:58and corruption, but have spread amid wider anti-government feeling.
1:10:58 > 1:11:00We're now joined by Siavush Randjbar-Daemi,
1:11:00 > 1:11:08a lecturer in Iranian History from the University of Manchester.
1:11:08 > 1:11:17Good morning.Good morning.Could you give us a snapshot of the
1:11:17 > 1:11:20situation in the country as you see it?Well, the proteas apparently
1:11:20 > 1:11:27have carried on into last night, so they've been going on for almost a
1:11:27 > 1:11:31week now, and the authorities are scrambling to contain the protests
1:11:31 > 1:11:41while figuring out what the long-term way of addressing the
1:11:41 > 1:11:47grievances of the protesters are.In terms of scale, commentators are
1:11:47 > 1:11:53saying it is not a revolution. Just give us a sense of the scale of the
1:11:53 > 1:11:57protest you are seeing and how significant they are.According to
1:11:57 > 1:12:02maps compiled by Iranian observers abroad, well over 50 cities have
1:12:02 > 1:12:08been involved in the protest. In geographical spread, it is
1:12:08 > 1:12:12remarkable and very surprising.And what I wanted to pick up on that is
1:12:12 > 1:12:16that is it spreading because it is happening or is it being organised?
1:12:16 > 1:12:21I don't think it is being organised. We don't see leadership, we don't
1:12:21 > 1:12:25see a central organisation. It is pent-up rage, to people in many
1:12:25 > 1:12:30especially smaller cities, they are set up by the adverse economic
1:12:30 > 1:12:35conditions, that's one reason, but often there is a political bent to
1:12:35 > 1:12:40it as well and it takes the form of an outright contestation of the
1:12:40 > 1:12:44whole political system and they are intertwined. The economic policy is
1:12:44 > 1:12:52devised by politicians in the end. So people put these aspects together
1:12:52 > 1:12:55and at times they are very radically belting out their rage on the
1:12:55 > 1:13:00street.What have you made of the authorities' reaction to it in terms
1:13:00 > 1:13:06of whether they are... Because it seems relatively understated, the
1:13:06 > 1:13:12reaction, so far. What might change? The authorities haven't made use of
1:13:12 > 1:13:18the full gamut of options in securitising their response. For
1:13:18 > 1:13:25example, the IRGC, the Revolutionary guards, have not entered the fray of
1:13:25 > 1:13:29containing the protest.That would escalate things considerably?Yes,
1:13:29 > 1:13:34it was the case in 2009. The Revolutionary Guard is enter the
1:13:34 > 1:13:40fray and there was an escalation of violence as well. There has been
1:13:40 > 1:13:44violence, but compared to 2009 Kai Wood said it has been relatively
1:13:44 > 1:13:53contained. -- I would say.Tell us about the Ayatollah, posted on the
1:13:53 > 1:13:59website, blaming the countries' enemies of stirring up the protest.
1:13:59 > 1:14:02Most of the channels of information Iranian is use to keep up-to-date
1:14:02 > 1:14:08are based abroad. The BBC Persian and London for example is very much
1:14:08 > 1:14:12followed in Iran on satellite TV. Iranians blame it for biased
1:14:12 > 1:14:20coverage. Via in America, even channels purported to be funded by
1:14:20 > 1:14:28Saudi Arabia and the social match I -- messaging system is run by
1:14:28 > 1:14:32X-Files and Iran claims that these channels and sources of information
1:14:32 > 1:14:36are linked with western governments, that is the main grievance -- is run
1:14:36 > 1:14:43by expats.How can they not clampdown in the more severe way you
1:14:43 > 1:14:49have described early on, how can they keep it going as it is?
1:14:49 > 1:14:51Obviously the authorities are seeking actively to bring the
1:14:51 > 1:14:57situation to an end, however they'll also keep an eye on the proportional
1:14:57 > 1:15:01reaction based on the number of people protesting. And the key
1:15:01 > 1:15:05litmus test is whether the protest will carry on. It is only one week
1:15:05 > 1:15:09into them and we have to see whether in the next few weeks there will be
1:15:09 > 1:15:14a continuation or, because of a lack of leadership, restrictions on the
1:15:14 > 1:15:18telegram, the Internet, the protest will quieten down.Thank you very
1:15:18 > 1:15:20much for your time.
1:15:22 > 1:15:24You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.
1:15:24 > 1:15:25The main stories this morning:
1:15:25 > 1:15:2855,000 patients could be affected, as hospitals in England are told
1:15:28 > 1:15:30to postpone all non-urgent operations and appointments
1:15:30 > 1:15:38until next month.
1:15:38 > 1:15:41Storm Eleanor brings winds of up to 80 miles an hour to many parts
1:15:41 > 1:15:49of the UK, causing disruption to travel and power supplies.
1:15:49 > 1:15:57We will get the latest on Storm Eleanor soon. The pages. The Times.
1:15:57 > 1:16:04We talked about it yesterday. Rail prices. The rail prices minister
1:16:04 > 1:16:08takes flight. Chris Grayling is a broad. He has become the focus of
1:16:08 > 1:16:15criticism. He made the point they were announced many months ago. This
1:16:15 > 1:16:19is a picture of the year's first super moon. The orbit of the moon
1:16:19 > 1:16:26comes close to the Earth. A lovely picture. The storm happened
1:16:26 > 1:16:30overnight and did not make the pages.The Mail. The NHS. The main
1:16:30 > 1:16:39story. And also, the picture you can see is the Queen. A significant
1:16:39 > 1:16:43picture, because, in a BBC documentary, she is sharing
1:16:43 > 1:16:47childhood memories of the coronation of her father. And that is the
1:16:47 > 1:16:53moment she was reunited with the ground, the coronation crown. On the
1:16:53 > 1:16:57NHS story this morning as well, we will be talking to... I will check
1:16:57 > 1:17:13the title. Professor Cheteshwar lets, the director for accute care.
1:17:13 > 1:17:24-- Willets. Patient safety is at risk. The weather.Storm Eleanor has
1:17:24 > 1:17:36visited overnight. A live shot. You can see the force of the wind and
1:17:36 > 1:17:43rain. What is going on?Thank you. That does not represent what is
1:17:43 > 1:17:45happening in the north and west. High
1:17:45 > 1:17:49happening in the north and west. High tides.A risk of minor coastal
1:17:49 > 1:17:53flooding through the day. The strongest winds through the evening
1:17:53 > 1:18:01and overnight. Peaking at 100 miles per hour in the Pennines. Even to
1:18:01 > 1:18:07the west of London, 73 miles per hour recorded. The strongest winds
1:18:07 > 1:18:14are over, thankfully. It is pushing to the North Sea. On the southern
1:18:14 > 1:18:17flank we are seeing strong and gusty winds in the north and north-west.
1:18:17 > 1:18:24Last three in the morning rush-hour. Potential for it to come down,
1:18:24 > 1:18:33bringing trees down with it. Still gusting between 40- 60 in the south.
1:18:33 > 1:18:38Sunshine and showers to go with the gusty winds. Always strongest as the
1:18:38 > 1:18:47show has come through. -- showers. The wind will continue to ease.
1:18:47 > 1:18:54Persistent rain coming down. Occasional showers. More frequent in
1:18:54 > 1:19:01the afternoon. North England, a frosty start. Not a bad day. A few
1:19:01 > 1:19:08showers, especially for Orkney and Shetland. Gusty in England and Wales
1:19:08 > 1:19:10and increasingly in Northern Ireland and Scotland in the afternoon.
1:19:10 > 1:19:16Sunshine and showers. Temperatures, not far from what they should be for
1:19:16 > 1:19:22this time of year. Showers are fading for a time tonight in the
1:19:22 > 1:19:27north of the UK. Quite quickly through the night, cloud rolls in
1:19:27 > 1:19:30again to be southern England, the Midlands, Wales, Northern Ireland,
1:19:30 > 1:19:39said to be wet. -- set to be wet. A cold and bright start further north.
1:19:39 > 1:19:45A weather system working its way in on Thursday. You can see the
1:19:45 > 1:19:50strongest of the wind. Another blustery day in southern counties of
1:19:50 > 1:19:56England and Wales, especially later on. Cloud breaking up for the
1:19:56 > 1:20:02morning. 12-13. Further north, cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern
1:20:02 > 1:20:07England and Scotland and Ireland. Sleet and snow. Still there on
1:20:07 > 1:20:13Friday. Edging south. Much colder air will push across the UK. The
1:20:13 > 1:20:22good news for now is the wind is easing down. Back to you, both.
1:20:22 > 1:20:30Thank you, we will see later on. Business news. Some numbers to show.
1:20:30 > 1:20:34The first of the major retailers has shown us what they did in the
1:20:34 > 1:20:38Christmas period. This is fascinating to see how things fared.
1:20:38 > 1:20:45There are so many sales in the run-up to Christmas. That started in
1:20:45 > 1:20:50November. Lots continued at different times. What's
1:20:50 > 1:20:54November. Lots continued at different times. What's interesting
1:20:54 > 1:20:59is actually full price sales, in other words, not things discounted,
1:20:59 > 1:21:07did better than thought. Profits might be a bit more than previously
1:21:07 > 1:21:14thought. Sales for full price things were up 1.5%. Some people are
1:21:14 > 1:21:19suggesting people will have struggled without discounts. Also
1:21:19 > 1:21:30what is interesting is the weather had an impact. On line did better
1:21:30 > 1:21:37than retail for that reason. There is still pressure, there is still
1:21:37 > 1:21:41beset people do not have as much money as they did in the past which
1:21:41 > 1:21:45affects much people is banned in the shops. But they are equally saying
1:21:45 > 1:21:55is they want to experience things. -- people spend in the shops. They
1:21:55 > 1:22:00may want to go to the cinema is, go get some food, and because of that,
1:22:00 > 1:22:07they might not buy something material to put -- cinemas. They
1:22:07 > 1:22:13specifically say experiential spending means people are not buying
1:22:13 > 1:22:17items of clothing. That is what happened in the retail world. We
1:22:17 > 1:22:23will talk about it later on in the programme. Thank you. The time now
1:22:23 > 1:22:35is 7:22.
1:22:35 > 1:22:38The UK's first dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
1:22:38 > 1:22:41diseases and skin conditions has opened in London. The centre at St
1:22:41 > 1:22:44Thomas' Hospital has been designed with the specialist needs of its
1:22:44 > 1:22:47patients in mind, featuring curved furniture and ultra-violet free
1:22:47 > 1:22:49lighting to prevent damaging delicate skin. Graeme Satchell has
1:22:49 > 1:22:53been to meet one patient who hopes the new unit will help to change his
1:22:53 > 1:22:55life for the better.
1:22:55 > 1:22:56St Thomas' Hospital in London.
1:22:56 > 1:22:5924-year-old James Dunn is heading to the new Rare Diseases Centre.
1:22:59 > 1:23:01Hello.
1:23:01 > 1:23:05Nice to see you.
1:23:05 > 1:23:07James is here to get some news.
1:23:07 > 1:23:09OK, ome on in, James.
1:23:09 > 1:23:13Thank you.
1:23:13 > 1:23:14Welcome.
1:23:14 > 1:23:18Nice and spacious.
1:23:18 > 1:23:20A couple of weeks ago, a consultant found a cancerous
1:23:20 > 1:23:22lump in his left hand.
1:23:22 > 1:23:25So, last week, you came, and we cut that out for you.
1:23:25 > 1:23:28I can tell you the good news is it is completely out.
1:23:28 > 1:23:30There is no cancer left.
1:23:30 > 1:23:30Thank you.
1:23:30 > 1:23:38Which is really great news.
1:23:38 > 1:23:39I have been worried about that.
1:23:39 > 1:23:40Thank you.
1:23:40 > 1:23:41I was really nervous.
1:23:41 > 1:23:43Luckily, it hasn't spread, so it is fantastic.
1:23:43 > 1:23:43Yeah.
1:23:43 > 1:23:44Yeah.
1:23:44 > 1:23:51We will celebrate later.
1:23:51 > 1:23:53James has a life-shortening rare genetic skin condition called
1:23:53 > 1:23:55epidermolysis bullosa, or EB.
1:23:55 > 1:24:02It affects around 5,000 people in the UK.
1:24:02 > 1:24:12James's skin, as delicate as a butterfly's wing.
1:24:12 > 1:24:16My type of EB means I am missing the anchors and glue between each
1:24:16 > 1:24:16layer of skin.
1:24:16 > 1:24:20I would say 80% of my body is covered in chronic wounds.
1:24:20 > 1:24:25I have to bandage all of the wounds.
1:24:25 > 1:24:32So, although you can only see my arms, I have this type
1:24:32 > 1:24:35of bandage from my neck down, right to the bottom of my feet.
1:24:35 > 1:24:36It is hard.
1:24:36 > 1:24:36Yeah...
1:24:36 > 1:24:40I can't explain it.
1:24:40 > 1:24:43It is like your body is like this.
1:24:43 > 1:24:50Your dad says he is over the moon.
1:24:50 > 1:24:53It brings together specialist services for rare conditions in one
1:24:53 > 1:24:54place for the first time.
1:24:54 > 1:24:57It will mean better conditions for people like James and more
1:24:57 > 1:24:58collaboration between experts.
1:24:58 > 1:25:03I think there are reasons to be cheerful.
1:25:03 > 1:25:15Where before we had medicines and we just tried to patch
1:25:15 > 1:25:18people up, now we can have gene therapy, or some therapy,
1:25:18 > 1:25:20and hopefully, one day, Eddy Cue.
1:25:20 > 1:25:23In Germany, this nine-year-old has had success for treatment to replace
1:25:23 > 1:25:2680% of his skin.
1:25:26 > 1:25:29The new treatment will not work for everyone with EB,
1:25:29 > 1:25:32but it could help with a condition that is severely life limiting.
1:25:32 > 1:25:35The last 3-4 years, we noticed a huge difference,
1:25:35 > 1:25:36from bandages to experimental treatments and research
1:25:36 > 1:25:40that's going on all around the world.
1:25:40 > 1:25:41Thanks.
1:25:41 > 1:25:43Take care, safe journey.
1:25:43 > 1:25:44Thanks.
1:25:44 > 1:25:46James is going home.
1:25:46 > 1:25:52For all of the debilitating pain of his condition,
1:25:52 > 1:25:54he and his mum remain resolutely upbeat.
1:25:54 > 1:25:57We have a good life.
1:25:57 > 1:26:00We have a good life, don't we?
1:26:00 > 1:26:00Yeah.
1:26:00 > 1:26:02You don't know what is around the corner.
1:26:02 > 1:26:03Keep fighting.
1:26:03 > 1:26:10Keep fighting every day.
1:26:10 > 1:26:13James knows his time may be running out, but with the help
1:26:13 > 1:26:16from the new Rare Diseases Centre and his remarkable spirit,
1:26:16 > 1:26:17there is always hope.
1:26:17 > 1:26:26Graham Satchell, BBC News.
1:26:26 > 1:29:52A remarkable young man. We wish him very well. It is time to get the
1:29:52 > 1:29:55And it does look like it's going to turn much colder
1:29:55 > 1:29:56for next week.
1:29:56 > 1:29:56That is it.
1:29:56 > 1:29:57I will be back in half an hour.
1:30:00 > 1:30:03Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Louise
1:30:03 > 1:30:07Minchin.
1:30:07 > 1:30:10The time is 7:29am.
1:30:10 > 1:30:13Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
1:30:13 > 1:30:16A senior doctor from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has
1:30:16 > 1:30:19told Breakfast that patient safety is being compromised Health chiefs
1:30:19 > 1:30:21in England have insisted there's no crisis in the NHS,
1:30:21 > 1:30:24despite their decision to extend the postponement of all non-urgent
1:30:24 > 1:30:26operations and routine outpatient appointments until the beginning
1:30:26 > 1:30:32of next month.
1:30:32 > 1:30:36Officals say the move is to reduce last minute cancellations at a time
1:30:36 > 1:30:40when the NHS is under particular strain.
1:30:40 > 1:30:44Patients who have spent many hours on a trolley, often elderly
1:30:44 > 1:30:48patients, the sickest in our department, do much worse in the
1:30:48 > 1:30:51long-term, they make much more likely to have a poor outcome and
1:30:51 > 1:30:56even die as a result of experience in an emergency department.
1:30:56 > 1:30:58Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight.
1:30:58 > 1:31:01Winds gusting up to 100 miles per hour have caused flooding,
1:31:01 > 1:31:04damage to buildings and travel disruption.
1:31:04 > 1:31:0912,000 homes are without power in Northern Ireland.
1:31:09 > 1:31:12Hundreds of homes across Wales, the Midlands and south-west
1:31:12 > 1:31:13England are without power.
1:31:13 > 1:31:15Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
1:31:15 > 1:31:18with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential travel
1:31:18 > 1:31:19in some areas.
1:31:19 > 1:31:21President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
1:31:21 > 1:31:24to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer willing
1:31:24 > 1:31:25to talk peace."
1:31:25 > 1:31:27Last month, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,
1:31:27 > 1:31:30said he would reject any peace plan from the US after Mr Trump
1:31:30 > 1:31:32recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
1:31:32 > 1:31:35The United States says it plans to call an emergency session
1:31:35 > 1:31:38of the UN Security Council on Iran, where anti-government protests have
1:31:38 > 1:31:41continued for a sixth day, leaving at least 22 people dead.
1:31:41 > 1:31:43Washington has dismissed as ridiculous a claim
1:31:43 > 1:31:46by Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the country's
1:31:46 > 1:31:53enemies orchestrated the unrest.
1:31:53 > 1:31:56The Iranian government has warned it will organise counter rallies
1:31:56 > 1:32:07in areas where demonstrations have been strongest.
1:32:07 > 1:32:10Officials in Peru say at least 48 people were killed when a coach
1:32:10 > 1:32:13plummeted down a cliff on a dangerous stretch of road
1:32:13 > 1:32:14near the capital, Lima.
1:32:14 > 1:32:18A total of 50 five people were on board the bus which landed
1:32:18 > 1:32:19upside down on a deserted beach.
1:32:19 > 1:32:22The accident happened on the notorious Devil's Turn bend
1:32:22 > 1:32:24of the Pacific coastal road.
1:32:24 > 1:32:27A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman whose body
1:32:27 > 1:32:30was discovered in a disused building in Finsbury Park in north
1:32:30 > 1:32:31London last week.
1:32:31 > 1:32:3322-year-old Iuliana Tudos went missing after visiting frinds
1:32:33 > 1:32:34on Christmas Eve.
1:32:34 > 1:32:3631-year-old Kasim Lewis will appear before magistrates
1:32:36 > 1:32:44in Wimbledon later.
1:32:44 > 1:32:47Protests against increases to rail fares are being held at a number
1:32:47 > 1:32:48of stations in Scotland today.
1:32:48 > 1:32:52It comes as Scotrail fares increase by an average of 3.2% this year.
1:32:52 > 1:32:55Train operators across the UK say the biggest rise in rail fares
1:32:55 > 1:32:57for five years is necessary to address "decades
1:32:57 > 1:33:03of under investment".
1:33:03 > 1:33:06The Queen is to make a rare apperance in a television
1:33:06 > 1:33:09documentary to comment on the experience of her coronation.
1:33:09 > 1:33:12In the film, which is broadcast next week, the Queen is reunited
1:33:12 > 1:33:17with the original crown from the day.
1:33:17 > 1:33:19There'll also be interviews from those that took part
1:33:19 > 1:33:26in the 1953 coronation, including a maid of honour
1:33:26 > 1:33:28who nearly fainted in the Abbey.
1:33:28 > 1:33:31Coming up on Breakfast, Matt will have the weather in around
1:33:31 > 1:33:37ten minutes.
1:33:37 > 1:33:45Really bad in some places with winds up to 100 miles an hour.
1:33:45 > 1:33:49First of all, we will speak with Jess, and Manchester City have a
1:33:49 > 1:33:53very early goal, that is a good description.They seem to have it
1:33:53 > 1:33:59all their own way this season. They went on the winning run, they scored
1:33:59 > 1:34:03the most goals in the Premier League, and now the record for
1:34:03 > 1:34:07scoring the fastest goal this season, incredible for them.
1:34:07 > 1:34:09Premier League leaders Manchester City are back
1:34:09 > 1:34:13to their winning ways.
1:34:13 > 1:34:15They scored after just 38 seconds.
1:34:15 > 1:34:17They beat Watford 3-1 at Etihad Stadium.
1:34:17 > 1:34:19It was far too easy for Raheem Sterling,
1:34:19 > 1:34:20tapped home from Sane's cross.
1:34:20 > 1:34:26The first attack of the game.
1:34:26 > 1:34:29Then Sergio Aguero scored his 16th of the season and Pep Guardiola's
1:34:29 > 1:34:32team are 15 points clear at the top of the table.
1:34:32 > 1:34:33We played really good.
1:34:33 > 1:34:36We could have scored I don't know how many goals.
1:34:36 > 1:34:39After dropping two points we spoke about what would be our reaction,
1:34:39 > 1:34:41because the big teams drop points not too much.
1:34:41 > 1:34:44And since the beginning we had a good performance
1:34:44 > 1:34:56and we won the game.
1:34:56 > 1:34:58Victories for Tottenham and Crystal Palace,
1:34:58 > 1:35:01and there was also a big win for West Ham, as Andy Carroll
1:35:01 > 1:35:04scored his first two goals of the season,
1:35:04 > 1:35:07the second, a 94th-minute winner, to give them victory over fellow
1:35:07 > 1:35:09strugglers West Brom at the London Stadium.
1:35:09 > 1:35:17West Brom are now four points from safety.
1:35:17 > 1:35:20It could have gone either way, the game, especially the first half,
1:35:20 > 1:35:24we were not good, but the second half we were much more like it.
1:35:24 > 1:35:27And in recent games we felt hard done by, with a decision
1:35:27 > 1:35:30against Newcastle, we were certainly against Bournemouth in the last
1:35:30 > 1:35:32game, and we slipped into the bottom three,
1:35:32 > 1:35:34and today we were rewarded for keeping at it and,
1:35:34 > 1:35:41sort of, just being diligent and not giving up.
1:35:41 > 1:35:44The fifth and final Ashes Test match starts this evening.
1:35:44 > 1:35:52England have lost the series, but they have drafted in Mason Crane
1:35:52 > 1:35:57to help construct a first victory of the tour.
1:35:57 > 1:36:00Here's captain Joe Root.
1:36:00 > 1:36:03The way he has conducted himself throughout the trip and since he has
1:36:03 > 1:36:07been involved in the team, he has been outstanding.
1:36:07 > 1:36:10For a young man to apply himself and absorb himself
1:36:10 > 1:36:14in the environment, as he has, is exactly what you are after.
1:36:14 > 1:36:19It is a really good chance for him to show everyone what he is capable
1:36:19 > 1:36:35of, but I think on this surface he will be a really good option.
1:36:35 > 1:36:42The wicket has a fair bit of grass and it looks a good wicket, so I
1:36:42 > 1:36:47would say we would opt for just the one spinner. Nathan has done a
1:36:47 > 1:36:51terrific job throughout the series and, yeah, I would say we would go
1:36:51 > 1:36:52down that route.
1:36:52 > 1:36:55Every opportunity we have to play on the ground is special
1:36:55 > 1:36:56and it is another Ashes Test match.
1:36:58 > 1:37:01We need no more motivation.
1:37:01 > 1:37:05It is a great opportunity to win the series 4-0.
1:37:05 > 1:37:09The England head coach Eddie Jones has said he wont be replacing
1:37:09 > 1:37:11Dylan Hartley as England captain ahead of the Six Nations.
1:37:11 > 1:37:14Hartley and his club Northampton have had a disappointing season
1:37:14 > 1:37:17so far but Jones says that's irrelevant and certainly isn't
1:37:17 > 1:37:19intending to lighten the skipper's workload either.
1:37:19 > 1:37:19Listen to this.
1:37:19 > 1:37:22If he does less for England, he won't be with us.
1:37:22 > 1:37:26In terms of team meetings and all of the things that come
1:37:26 > 1:37:27with being captain.
1:37:27 > 1:37:30He has a clear role at England and that is to be captain
1:37:30 > 1:37:32and to be the leader.
1:37:32 > 1:37:32He understands that.
1:37:32 > 1:37:35There is no reason why what happens at Northampton...
1:37:35 > 1:37:38It's like, you come home, you come from your home and you have
1:37:38 > 1:37:41had a bad day, you know, the tiles are falling off
1:37:41 > 1:37:44the bathroom, the rain's coming through the roof and then you have
1:37:44 > 1:37:50to go and coach, that's your job, to do and Dylan understands it.
1:37:50 > 1:37:53Andy Murray says he may have need to have surgery after withdrawing
1:37:53 > 1:37:56from the Brisbane International because of his long-term hip injury.
1:37:56 > 1:37:58The 30-year-old is down to 16th in the world,
1:37:58 > 1:37:59having not played since July.
1:37:59 > 1:38:03Murray said surgery was a "secondary option, something I may have
1:38:03 > 1:38:04to consider but let's hope not".
1:38:04 > 1:38:07The Australian Open starts in Melbourne on 15th January
1:38:07 > 1:38:10and the Briton added he would decide by the weekend whether to stay
1:38:10 > 1:38:12in Australia or fly home.
1:38:12 > 1:38:14The former world number one also took to Instagram and posted
1:38:14 > 1:38:19a picture to highlight his desire to be back on the court saying:
1:38:34 > 1:38:37Really desperate times for Andy Murray.So frustrating for him. Good
1:38:37 > 1:38:45luck to him. Thank you.The time is 7:38am.
1:38:45 > 1:38:47Whether a professional eSports player or simply having fun
1:38:47 > 1:38:50with a bunch of friends, billions of people around the world
1:38:50 > 1:38:51enjoy playing video games.
1:38:51 > 1:38:55Yet, for a small minority, it can lead to a serious addiction.
1:38:55 > 1:38:57Now the World Health Organization is classifying "gaming
1:38:57 > 1:38:59disorder" as a mental health condition,
1:38:59 > 1:39:02a move that has angered some in the industry.
1:39:02 > 1:39:05Let's discuss this with psychologist Mark Griffiths, who helped advised
1:39:05 > 1:39:15the World Health Organization, and addiction councillor Steve Pope.
1:39:15 > 1:39:20Can I first get you, with your knowledge of the area, what is the
1:39:20 > 1:39:24distinction between a youngster, but it is not just young people, who are
1:39:24 > 1:39:29gaming a lot, and someone who is addicted, what is your experience?
1:39:29 > 1:39:35The experience we see is they start to detach, school patterns, work and
1:39:35 > 1:39:41home and attending school all begin to break down, they become very
1:39:41 > 1:39:45aggressive. The test for parents at home is taking the controller off
1:39:45 > 1:39:49the child if they become very aggressive, so it can become like
1:39:49 > 1:39:53taking a glass of whiskey from an alcoholic. It is the same thing and
1:39:53 > 1:40:00we can't cover it up.Mark, you were part of advising the WHO on this.
1:40:00 > 1:40:08How serious is it, how many people are affected by gaming disorder?If
1:40:08 > 1:40:12it goes on, the continuum from people who enjoy it even when they
1:40:12 > 1:40:17play a lot, it doesn't mean it is a problem. It is less than half of a
1:40:17 > 1:40:22percent we would categorise as having gaming disorder. Anything
1:40:22 > 1:40:27from 2% to 5% have problematic gaming. If we talk about the
1:40:27 > 1:40:32disorder and addiction, those are at the extreme end of the spectrum who,
1:40:32 > 1:40:37basically, it takes over their life, compromising their relationships,
1:40:37 > 1:40:42work, school work, depending what age they are. I have spent 30 years
1:40:42 > 1:40:47studying video game addiction and I welcomed the move from the WHO. Four
1:40:47 > 1:40:51years ago the American psychiatric association added it as a mental
1:40:51 > 1:40:56disorder for the first time. What we are trying to do is put this on the
1:40:56 > 1:41:00map. And I would like to say it is not just about adolescents. The
1:41:00 > 1:41:06average gamer is in their late 20s, early 30s. It isn't just about kids.
1:41:06 > 1:41:10If you are calling it a mental disorder, can there be a clinical
1:41:10 > 1:41:15diagnosis?Some research we have done has suggested there are
1:41:15 > 1:41:19pathways into how people become addicts. A couple of months ago we
1:41:19 > 1:41:25published case studies to show that gaming addiction is a lot of other
1:41:25 > 1:41:29things, these are adolescents between 12 and 17 years old, we
1:41:29 > 1:41:35found one had autism, one had bipolar, another had a DD and one
1:41:35 > 1:41:41had issue altogether. They were identical in what they played but
1:41:41 > 1:41:45there were different pathways as to how and why people might become a
1:41:45 > 1:41:49gaming addict in the first place. Steve, will you pick up on how
1:41:49 > 1:41:52important it is that it is joining the territory of drugs, and I know
1:41:52 > 1:41:58that there are areas that you work in as well?I am a hands on council
1:41:58 > 1:42:02on the frontline, and the human brain has a capacity to addict to
1:42:02 > 1:42:07anything it finds pleasurable, and gaming is a silent epidemic. Every
1:42:07 > 1:42:11family is facing an issue with it. I don't think it is a small
1:42:11 > 1:42:15percentage. It is a large percentage. Now it is labelled, we
1:42:15 > 1:42:19don't get well from labels, now it is labelled with have the
1:42:19 > 1:42:23opportunity that it is out and people realise the problem. I am a
1:42:23 > 1:42:28dad, I have kids, I like to hours of quiet when they play on the iPad,
1:42:28 > 1:42:34but I watch how much they are on it. Help us with this, if you say you
1:42:34 > 1:42:38think a family member or yourself has a drug addiction, you may think
1:42:38 > 1:42:43there is a pathway to getting help. If you're sitting at home thinking,
1:42:43 > 1:42:48maybe someone in my family has a gaming addiction, what would you do,
1:42:48 > 1:42:55where do you go?Now, hopefully, the NHS can look at it, and we've been
1:42:55 > 1:42:59working in the field treating children and young adults with
1:42:59 > 1:43:04gaming addiction for the last five years. There is help out there. And
1:43:04 > 1:43:09we run a self-help group every week and we have for a number of years.
1:43:09 > 1:43:14We have been victimised, we have been laughed at, we have been jeered
1:43:14 > 1:43:19at, the big companies have come out with all sorts of accusations, but
1:43:19 > 1:43:26there is help.I want to pick up one of those points with you, Mark,
1:43:26 > 1:43:32because how could this be treated and how is it treated?In terms of
1:43:32 > 1:43:34studies published, cognitive behavioural therapy is the number
1:43:34 > 1:43:40one treatment of choice. Anyone who thinks they have a problem, my
1:43:40 > 1:43:45advice is to get a referral from AGP two X I quite. That is hard, there
1:43:45 > 1:43:54is waiting with out there. In terms of risk, there is a continuum --
1:43:54 > 1:44:00from AGP to a psychologist. If you are somebody where it, if it is
1:44:00 > 1:44:03conflicting something in your life, if it is your personal relationships
1:44:03 > 1:44:09or family, it is taking over your work etc, that's when you need help.
1:44:09 > 1:44:12There are what we call pharmacotherapy, certain drugs to
1:44:12 > 1:44:17reduce the cravings and the urges that are out there. Self-help groups
1:44:17 > 1:44:21and one-on-one counselling et cetera. These are all things that
1:44:21 > 1:44:24have shown to help in terms of getting people to overcome gaming
1:44:24 > 1:44:28addiction. It is one of those things. Computers are so endemic in
1:44:28 > 1:44:32lives. For those people who are playing it is very hard to go in
1:44:32 > 1:44:35your day-to-day life without coming across the chance to play.We are
1:44:35 > 1:44:43surrounded by them. Thank you very much.7:44am is the time now and we
1:44:43 > 1:44:47are keeping a close eye on the weather for you this morning. If you
1:44:47 > 1:44:51want a little sample of how it is looking, this is Somerset on the
1:44:51 > 1:44:54coast. And you can see the waves coming in
1:44:54 > 1:44:58with some extreme conditions. We have been told by Matt, on the
1:44:58 > 1:45:02weather this morning, that we have gusts in place of up to 100 miles an
1:45:02 > 1:45:04hour, is it right?
1:45:10 > 1:45:25The wind peaked at 100mph. That has caused debris and damage. We still
1:45:25 > 1:45:28have some gusty winds to come. The
1:45:28 > 1:45:30caused debris and damage. We still have some gusty winds to come. The
1:45:30 > 1:45:34strongest are done with, that is the good news. Storm Eleanor is pushing
1:45:34 > 1:45:39off to the North Sea. But around the south, we still have strong wind.
1:45:39 > 1:45:45When you see showers, the wind will be at its strongest. The full moon
1:45:45 > 1:45:52means tides are high. More waves crashing into the coast. Flood
1:45:52 > 1:45:59warnings in the south. Some sunshine, a few showers. They will
1:45:59 > 1:46:04rattle through quickly on the breeze. Some rain in the north-east
1:46:04 > 1:46:10of England and Yorkshire and that will gradually go away. Showers in
1:46:10 > 1:46:14the west of Scotland and Northern Ireland. The best of the weather to
1:46:14 > 1:46:17the north-east of the mainland of Scotland. The driest and calmest
1:46:17 > 1:46:24conditions. Showers elsewhere coming and going in the breeze. Some will
1:46:24 > 1:46:29see more than others. Northern Ireland, they will become frequent.
1:46:29 > 1:46:34The wind will pick up. Not the levels overnight. The average
1:46:34 > 1:46:39temperature is. Cooler than yesterday, especially in the breeze.
1:46:39 > 1:46:44Showers will fade away in the north. Frost could form. The south-west,
1:46:44 > 1:46:48after a clear start almost southern England, the Midlands, Wales,
1:46:48 > 1:46:56Northern Ireland, wet by first light on Monday morning. There could be
1:46:56 > 1:47:00minor flooding. Wet and windy in the south. Strong and gusty winds in the
1:47:00 > 1:47:07English Channel. It will brighten up in the south tomorrow. Temperatures
1:47:07 > 1:47:15could be 12- 13 degrees. Rain in northern England, southern Scotland,
1:47:15 > 1:47:19and look at the temperatures. A cold day. Sleet sleet and snow over the
1:47:19 > 1:47:25high ground. That area will go south on Friday. A messy weather story on
1:47:25 > 1:47:31Friday. Outbreaks of rain and sleet and snow. A sign of things turning
1:47:31 > 1:47:35much more cold as we go to the weekend. Instead of complaining
1:47:35 > 1:47:39about the wind and rain, we will complain about the bitterness coming
1:47:39 > 1:47:45with the wind.There is always something.Thank you.
1:47:45 > 1:47:55with the wind.There is always something.Thank you.
1:47:55 > 1:47:5855,000 patients could be affected, as hospitals in England are told
1:47:58 > 1:48:00to postpone all non-urgent operations and appointments
1:48:00 > 1:48:01until next month.
1:48:01 > 1:48:06One senior doctor has told us a short while ago safety is being
1:48:06 > 1:48:18compromised. We will talk to the director for care at NHS England.
1:48:18 > 1:48:21Could you give us your analysis this Wednesday morning of the situation
1:48:21 > 1:48:27we find ourselves in?Yes. The national emergency panel made up of
1:48:27 > 1:48:35senior clinicians, having listened carefully to front-line colleague
1:48:35 > 1:48:41doctors and nurses, and listening to be at bending effort is necessary in
1:48:41 > 1:48:46some hospitals to manage demand and provide care, on that, for those
1:48:46 > 1:48:55reasons, and the fact we are starting to see a rise in the flu in
1:48:55 > 1:48:58the community and cold weather warnings coming through, we should
1:48:58 > 1:49:03be giving clear permission to hospitals and doctors and nurses
1:49:03 > 1:49:08across the NHS that, if it is appropriate, they have permission to
1:49:08 > 1:49:12reduce the amount of planned activity in terms of operations to
1:49:12 > 1:49:16avoid last-minute cancellations, which are disruptive to patients. We
1:49:16 > 1:49:23need to have mid-sex wards, because the most six patients have to be
1:49:23 > 1:49:30treated first. -- sick. And we have to reduce routine outpatient work so
1:49:30 > 1:49:37that we can discharge patients in cost -- hospital waiting to go home.
1:49:37 > 1:49:45We spoke to Susan Mason. Her assessment of the situation this
1:49:45 > 1:49:50morning is that safety is being compromised, patient safety is being
1:49:50 > 1:49:56compromised, and that elderly patients in particular are more
1:49:56 > 1:49:59likely to die because of the situation in our hospitals. Do you
1:49:59 > 1:50:05agree?Urgent and emergency care is all about managing risk. To reduce
1:50:05 > 1:50:16the risk of harm. That is what staff do minute by minute, our -- hour by
1:50:16 > 1:50:21hour. They are managing the risk.We have to be clear. She is saying
1:50:21 > 1:50:25something else. She is saying the situation colleagues are plotting to
1:50:25 > 1:50:31her is safety, as of now, is being compromised, and elderly people in
1:50:31 > 1:50:37particular are likely to die -- reporting.I am concerned when I
1:50:37 > 1:50:40hear from colleagues in the service they feel situations are like that.
1:50:40 > 1:50:45That is exactly why the panel of senior clinicians yesterday got
1:50:45 > 1:50:48together and look at the evidence, having listened to those messages
1:50:48 > 1:50:56from the service, and said, look, we have 100,000 beds in the NHS. 40% of
1:50:56 > 1:51:01them are routinely occupied by plant care. We will not suggest those
1:51:01 > 1:51:08waiting for cancer operations will be postponed. -- planned care. But
1:51:08 > 1:51:12there is an enormous reserve the NHS needs to lean on to free up the
1:51:12 > 1:51:15space, get the flow of patients going to be hospitals, so safety
1:51:15 > 1:51:21concerns talked about by Susan Mason can be diminished.More patients are
1:51:21 > 1:51:26coming to the hospitals as we speak. As I understand, it is being
1:51:26 > 1:51:30reported across the country. There are no beds across most of England
1:51:30 > 1:51:38available as we speak. This crisis is deepening, is it not?We are
1:51:38 > 1:51:42responding. The first few weeks of January in particular are always the
1:51:42 > 1:51:46busiest times in the NHS through the winter because of seasonal illness
1:51:46 > 1:51:57and flu breathlessness. We always see this. But we have gone through
1:51:57 > 1:52:03this winter better prepared than ever. The discharge rate was down.
1:52:03 > 1:52:11We cancelled fewer operations than previously this time. We now need to
1:52:11 > 1:52:15implement this response and be clear we are giving permission to be
1:52:15 > 1:52:18hospitals and doctors to change the way they practise in order to
1:52:18 > 1:52:24increase the movement of patients through hospitals.If I may, could I
1:52:24 > 1:52:32share a few thoughts from viewers Chelsea says my husband recently had
1:52:32 > 1:52:36to go to Accident and Emergency twice over the Christmas period. It
1:52:36 > 1:52:41was horrendous both times. No chairs. People had to sit on the
1:52:41 > 1:52:46floor. No cubicles for patients. Many receiving treatment in
1:52:46 > 1:52:54corridors. We waited 11 hours to see a junior doctor at 4am. We had to
1:52:54 > 1:52:59come back and waited a further 15 hours on the second visit. The
1:52:59 > 1:53:05picture that is emerging, and you know this very well, is that the NHS
1:53:05 > 1:53:11and Accident and Emergency is in crisis, but there is no Plan B. You
1:53:11 > 1:53:15cancelled the operations, which we understand. That does not free up
1:53:15 > 1:53:19the beds. The situation is worsening. Wendy you bring in more
1:53:19 > 1:53:24people as opposed to cancelling things?It does free up the beds. --
1:53:24 > 1:53:30When do you. The best way to free them up is to use the 40,000 beds
1:53:30 > 1:53:38made available for planned care... They are all full!There is a lot of
1:53:38 > 1:53:44elective work and planned activity. You can use the staff and beds to
1:53:44 > 1:53:51increase the flow.Are you saying there are three beds at the moment?
1:53:51 > 1:54:00There are beds occupied by elective treatment. That is what we are
1:54:00 > 1:54:11giving permission to reduce. We want them to reduce that to free them up
1:54:11 > 1:54:14to allow important patients in. The experiences you heard this morning
1:54:14 > 1:54:17are concerning. That is exactly why we are taking these actions, part of
1:54:17 > 1:54:21the winter pressure protocol which would be implemented if we reached
1:54:21 > 1:54:25this position.To be clear, given the pressure on the organisation,
1:54:25 > 1:54:29how many beds are you saying will be made available by the cancelling of
1:54:29 > 1:54:34operations? How many?That is a local decision. Some hospitals have
1:54:34 > 1:54:42much greater difficulties than others. In some hospitals, with no
1:54:42 > 1:54:45difficulties, some planned care can continue. In other hospitals, I
1:54:45 > 1:54:55would imagine many of the patients having planned operations, not
1:54:55 > 1:54:58cancer, not operations with rapid deterioration, that will be freed
1:54:58 > 1:55:02up.The national emergency pressure panel will be meeting soon?It will
1:55:02 > 1:55:06be called on a regular basis to re-evaluate the pressure in the
1:55:06 > 1:55:09system and look at all the indicators we have so we can best
1:55:09 > 1:55:12support the front-line staff doing an outstanding job under these
1:55:12 > 1:55:16circumstances.We have had an anonymous message from someone
1:55:16 > 1:55:24working in the NHS on what they call the Coastal Southern NHS Hospital.
1:55:24 > 1:55:31My staff and myself are beyond breaking point. Given what you are
1:55:31 > 1:55:35hearing from people going to hospital, should there not be daily
1:55:35 > 1:55:40meetings to discuss the situation which changes by the day?We are
1:55:40 > 1:55:43looking at the... We collect data every single day. That is look at
1:55:43 > 1:55:49every single day, nationally, regionally, and locally. What the
1:55:49 > 1:55:54pressure panel is called for is when it is believed we need to look again
1:55:54 > 1:56:01at the changes we need to make in the actions we take in order to help
1:56:01 > 1:56:04support the system and the front-line staff.Professor, thank
1:56:04 > 1:56:10you very much for your time this morning. I appreciate that. We have
1:56:10 > 1:56:14read out some of the e-mails we have received from people. Many are full
1:56:14 > 1:56:19of praise for the staff working in these conditions.Absolutely. That
1:56:19 > 1:56:24is a clear message. Thank you for your stories. This is another
1:56:24 > 1:56:29example. My mother was taken to a north-western hospital in early
1:56:29 > 1:56:32December and asked them from 1045 at night until 615 the following
1:56:32 > 1:56:37morning waiting for her to be seen. She was on a trolley all night and
1:56:37 > 1:56:49she is 96 years old. Many different stories. Thank you very much for
1:56:49 > 2:00:11getting in touch with us.
2:00:11 > 2:00:12Bye for now.
2:00:16 > 2:00:19Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin.
2:00:19 > 2:00:21All non-urgent operations and outpatient appointments
2:00:21 > 2:00:23in England are put on hold because of mounting
2:00:23 > 2:00:29pressure on the NHS.
2:00:29 > 2:00:32Up to 55,000 patients are affected.
2:00:32 > 2:00:34One senior doctor tells this programme the conditions mean safety
2:00:34 > 2:00:37is being compromised.
2:00:46 > 2:00:55Good morning. It's Wednesday, 3rd January.
2:00:55 > 2:00:56Also this morning:
2:00:56 > 2:00:58Storm Eleanor brings winds of up to 100
2:00:58 > 2:01:00miles in parts of the UK, causing disruption to travel
2:01:00 > 2:01:02and power supplies.
2:01:02 > 2:01:04This is the scene on the Bristol Channel.
2:01:04 > 2:01:05There are warnings of floods and treacherous
2:01:05 > 2:01:15conditions on the roads.
2:01:15 > 2:01:19The worst of the storm may have headed off into the North Sea. I
2:01:19 > 2:01:26will have the full forecast before 8.15am.
2:01:26 > 2:01:29We have a special report on how the opening of the UK's first
2:01:29 > 2:01:31dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
2:01:31 > 2:01:34conditions could change the lives of people like James Dunn.
2:01:34 > 2:01:36The last three or four years we've noticed a huge differences
2:01:36 > 2:01:38from bandages to experimental treatments and research
2:01:38 > 2:01:39that's going on.
2:01:39 > 2:01:49Whether we streamed it, downloaded it or bought a CD,
2:01:49 > 2:01:53Next has been the first retailer to tell us how sales were in the run-up
2:01:53 > 2:01:56to Christmas.
2:01:56 > 2:01:59In sport, Manchester City are back to winning ways and setting
2:01:59 > 2:02:00yet more milestones.
2:02:00 > 2:02:03They scored the fastest goal of the Premier League season so far -
2:02:03 > 2:02:0538 seconds, during their win over Watford last night.
2:02:05 > 2:02:13Good morning. First, our main story.
2:02:13 > 2:02:16The Director of Acute Care at NHS England has insisted patient safety
2:02:16 > 2:02:17is not being compromised.
2:02:17 > 2:02:20Health chiefs in England have insisted the NHS is not in crisis,
2:02:20 > 2:02:23despite their decision to extend the postponement of all non-urgent
2:02:23 > 2:02:24operations and routine outpatient appointments until the beginning
2:02:24 > 2:02:33of next month.
2:02:33 > 2:02:39The action which is expected to affect 55,000 patients was taken to
2:02:39 > 2:02:43ease winter pressures and avoid last minute cancellations.
2:02:43 > 2:02:45Our Health Editor, Hugh Pym, has more.
2:02:45 > 2:02:46AMBULANCE SIREN.
2:02:46 > 2:02:49There's always great pressure on the NHS in the New Year.
2:02:49 > 2:02:52But the strains seem even bigger this year.
2:02:52 > 2:02:55Two ambulance services in England, covering the north-east and east,
2:02:55 > 2:02:57are on the highest state of operational alert,
2:02:57 > 2:03:00asking families to use their own transport to bring patients
2:03:00 > 2:03:03into hospital where possible.
2:03:03 > 2:03:11The trust running Scarborough and York Hospitals said
2:03:11 > 2:03:12high numbers of patients and staff were under
2:03:12 > 2:03:14considerable pressure.
2:03:14 > 2:03:16I've worked in a number of different emergency departments around
2:03:16 > 2:03:18the country and that's the worst I have seen.
2:03:18 > 2:03:20I just want to do a good job.
2:03:20 > 2:03:23I want to do the best I can for the patients that I'm seeing.
2:03:23 > 2:03:27I want to do the best I can, but I'm not being given the resources
2:03:27 > 2:03:28to do that job properly.
2:03:28 > 2:03:31Twitter carried reports from some staff at other hospitals.
2:03:31 > 2:03:33An emergency doctor in Stoke said he personally apologised to local
2:03:33 > 2:03:35people for what he called Third World conditions
2:03:35 > 2:03:37due to overcrowding.
2:03:37 > 2:03:39NHS England has told hospitals to postpone all non-urgent
2:03:39 > 2:03:41operations and outpatient appointments until the end
2:03:41 > 2:03:48of January, an escalation of temporary measures announced
2:03:48 > 2:03:50just before Christmas.
2:03:50 > 2:03:52In that time hospitals won't be penalised for putting
2:03:52 > 2:03:58patients in mixed sex wards.
2:03:58 > 2:04:01This is a planned response to a winter that we knew was going to be
2:04:01 > 2:04:06difficult and we are managing that in the way that we expected
2:04:06 > 2:04:08and we're taking early action.
2:04:08 > 2:04:10We are not waiting to have to respond to a problem.
2:04:10 > 2:04:12The authorities in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have said
2:04:12 > 2:04:14they're facing high demand from patients and more
2:04:14 > 2:04:15on frontline services.
2:04:15 > 2:04:18With flu cases on the increase, the worry now is that a predicted
2:04:18 > 2:04:28outbreak may become a reality.
2:04:28 > 2:04:34Earlier Susan Mason told us on this programme that mounting strain on
2:04:34 > 2:04:38the Health Service means patient safety is being compromised.
2:04:38 > 2:04:41Patients who spend many hours on a trolley, they are the sickest
2:04:41 > 2:04:44patients in our department, do much worse in the long-term. They are
2:04:44 > 2:04:49more likely to have a poor outcome and even die as a result of their
2:04:49 > 2:04:51experience in the emergency department.
2:04:51 > 2:04:54Thank you to all of you who are getting in touch about that story.
2:04:54 > 2:05:00We will look at some of your contact later.
2:05:01 > 2:05:02Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight.
2:05:02 > 2:05:05Winds gusting up to 100mph have caused flooding, damage to buildings
2:05:05 > 2:05:06and travel disruption.
2:05:06 > 2:05:07Hundreds of homes across Northern Ireland, Wales,
2:05:07 > 2:05:10the Midlands and South West England are without power.
2:05:10 > 2:05:12Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
2:05:12 > 2:05:14with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential
2:05:14 > 2:05:15travel in some areas.
2:05:15 > 2:05:19Jon Donnison reports.
2:05:19 > 2:05:21As Storm Eleanor whipped in from the Atlantic,
2:05:21 > 2:05:26the Republic of Ireland was the first to take a pounding.
2:05:26 > 2:05:29In Galway, there's been severe flooding.
2:05:29 > 2:05:34Some though still prepared to take their chances.
2:05:34 > 2:05:37In the UK, the Met Office issued an amber weather warning
2:05:37 > 2:05:40for parts of the country.
2:05:40 > 2:05:43This is Anglesey in Wales.
2:05:43 > 2:05:48Waves driven by winds gusting up to 80mph.
2:05:48 > 2:05:50Horizontal hail was what greeted anyone foolish enough to brave
2:05:50 > 2:05:54Blackpool's promenade.
2:05:54 > 2:05:57We've got a hell of a storm here...
2:05:57 > 2:06:00And in Corby, the Midlands, John Wright recorded
2:06:00 > 2:06:02the moment his house was hit by hail.
2:06:02 > 2:06:06Across the country more than 15,000 homes have been left without power,
2:06:06 > 2:06:09the bulk of them in Northern Ireland.
2:06:09 > 2:06:11On the M25 motorway, traffic was briefly brought
2:06:11 > 2:06:16to a standstill by a fallen tree.
2:06:16 > 2:06:19But the full extent of the damage will likely not emerge until later
2:06:19 > 2:06:22in the morning and forecasters are warning Storm Eleanor
2:06:22 > 2:06:31will continue to bring strong winds until the end of the day.
2:06:32 > 2:06:36Our reporter, Andy Howard, is in Clevedon in Somerset,
2:06:36 > 2:06:39where the storm struck in the early hours of this morning.
2:06:39 > 2:06:45The conditions are rough down there. Describe what it's like for us.Yes,
2:06:45 > 2:06:48it is rough, Charlie. It's a coastline very much still on red
2:06:48 > 2:06:52alert. There are 14 flood warnings still in place from Gloucestershire
2:06:52 > 2:06:55up in that direction behind me to North Somerset here and on down the
2:06:55 > 2:06:59coast towards Devon and Cornwall. That means that flooding is likely
2:06:59 > 2:07:03and look over my shoulder and you can see why. This is high tide at
2:07:03 > 2:07:09Clevedon. A big one too, brought to us by the first full moon of 2018.
2:07:09 > 2:07:15Add to that 40mph plus winds, leads to scenes like this. The coastguard
2:07:15 > 2:07:19told me this is the highest he has seen it in four years and on that
2:07:19 > 2:07:23day there was considerable damage caused. I'm hearing of homes waking
2:07:23 > 2:07:30up in Somerset to no power, about 120 of them along across Minehead
2:07:30 > 2:07:33and Cheddar and further up the coast in Bridgwater, the Environment
2:07:33 > 2:07:38Agency set up a special unit to deal with this and to try and monitor
2:07:38 > 2:07:41this stretch of water. They leave us with two warnings. One if you're
2:07:41 > 2:07:46coming to the seaside stay up and stay away and also a more 21st
2:07:46 > 2:07:52century warning of don't take storm selfies, you could end up in more
2:07:52 > 2:07:56danger than you were before. The one line from the Environment Agency
2:07:56 > 2:08:00they are fearful of tomorrow evening. Another high tide is
2:08:00 > 2:08:06expected along this Somerset Coast. Andy, thank you very much.
2:08:06 > 2:08:10That's Andy Howard reporting from Clevedon in Somerset for us.
2:08:11 > 2:08:13President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
2:08:13 > 2:08:15to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer
2:08:15 > 2:08:16willing to talk peace."
2:08:16 > 2:08:18Last month, the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas,
2:08:18 > 2:08:23said he would reject any peace plan from the US after Mr Trump
2:08:23 > 2:08:27President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
2:08:27 > 2:08:30to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer
2:08:30 > 2:08:31willing to talk peace."
2:08:36 > 2:08:39A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman whose body
2:08:39 > 2:08:42was discovered in a disused building in Finsbury Park in
2:08:42 > 2:08:43north London last week.
2:08:43 > 2:08:4522-year-old, Iuliana Tudos, went missing after visiting
2:08:45 > 2:08:45friends on Christmas Eve.
2:08:45 > 2:08:4731-year-old Kasim Lewis will appear before magistrates
2:08:47 > 2:08:49in Wimbledon later.
2:08:49 > 2:08:52Officials in Peru say at least 48 people were killed when a coach
2:08:52 > 2:08:55plummeted down a cliff on a dangerous stretch of road
2:08:55 > 2:08:59near the capital, Lima.
2:08:59 > 2:09:03A total of 55 five people were on board the bus which landed
2:09:03 > 2:09:04upside down on a deserted beach.
2:09:04 > 2:09:09The accident happened on the notorious Devil's Turn bend
2:09:09 > 2:09:19of the Pacific coastal road.
2:09:20 > 2:09:23Protests against rail fares are being held in Scotland. Train
2:09:23 > 2:09:27operators in the UK say the biggest rise in five years is necessary to
2:09:27 > 2:09:30address decades of under investment.
2:09:30 > 2:09:32An Irish footballer has scored his first big victory
2:09:32 > 2:09:34of the year by winning the lottery.
2:09:34 > 2:09:39Preston North End's Kevin O'Connor was visiting family in Ireland
2:09:39 > 2:09:42when he found out he had scooped a million euros after his uncle had
2:09:42 > 2:09:43bought him the ticket.
2:09:43 > 2:09:46Kevin says he has "no immediate plans" on how to spend the money
2:09:46 > 2:09:48and that his main focus is helping his team
2:09:48 > 2:09:51climb up the league.
2:09:51 > 2:09:55He is pictured with his family. I imagine they can help him spend the
2:09:55 > 2:09:59money!A nice way to start the New Year, is it not.
2:09:59 > 2:10:10All the sport and the weather coming up later on.
2:10:10 > 2:10:12One of Scotland Yard's most senior officers has called
2:10:12 > 2:10:14on Londoners to "pull together" to reduce knife crime.
2:10:14 > 2:10:17Sir Craig Mackey made the comments after four young men were stabbed
2:10:17 > 2:10:19to death in separate attacks over New Year.
2:10:19 > 2:10:22Now, the city's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, is urging more schools to use
2:10:22 > 2:10:23metal detectors to help tackle the problem.
2:10:23 > 2:10:25Let's get more from London's Deputy Mayor
2:10:25 > 2:10:26for Policing and Crime, Sophie Linden.
2:10:26 > 2:10:29Good morning. Thank you very much ch thank you very much indeed for
2:10:29 > 2:10:32joining us.Good morning.It is a terrible toll over New Year's Eve
2:10:32 > 2:10:35and last year in London. Just tell us a little bit about this idea
2:10:35 > 2:10:39behind metal detectors, how might that help?Before I do talk about
2:10:39 > 2:10:43how we are working with schools I do want to extend my deepest
2:10:43 > 2:10:47condolences to the families of the four young men who tragically lost
2:10:47 > 2:10:51their lives over New Year. They it must have been appalling for them.
2:10:51 > 2:10:54What we are trying to do in London and what we have been doing for a
2:10:54 > 2:10:58while is working with schools. One of the things we did in the autumn
2:10:58 > 2:11:02was to write out to all schools in London to offer them the use of a
2:11:02 > 2:11:06knife wand. We want all schools to be safe environments for young
2:11:06 > 2:11:10people to come to so they can do what they are there in school to do,
2:11:10 > 2:11:13to learn and achieve and today we are writing out again to remind them
2:11:13 > 2:11:18of this offer. We have had over 70 schools take up this offer, to use
2:11:18 > 2:11:21knife wands and to start to use knife wands in their schools and we
2:11:21 > 2:11:27hope it will not only send a strong message to young people not to carry
2:11:27 > 2:11:31knives, absolutely not to bring them to school, but ensure that schools
2:11:31 > 2:11:35are safe environments.Of those 70 schools, which are already using
2:11:35 > 2:11:39this system, how many knives are they finding? Have you got any
2:11:39 > 2:11:43evidence to tell you that?We have offered the schools the use of the
2:11:43 > 2:11:49knife wands and we are sending them out to schools by the safer schools
2:11:49 > 2:11:54officers who are in over 300 schools. We aren't collecting the
2:11:54 > 2:11:59knives. It is up to schools and headteachers when they use them. We
2:11:59 > 2:12:03hope they will use them when they need to.Are they secondary and
2:12:03 > 2:12:10primary schools?We have written to rhymery schools and colleges and
2:12:10 > 2:12:13pupil referral units. We hope by headteachers being able to use knife
2:12:13 > 2:12:17wands, when they feel it is appropriate that they make sure
2:12:17 > 2:12:20their young people know it is the wrong thing to do to carry knives
2:12:20 > 2:12:24and the wrong thing to do to bring them into school. I have spoken to
2:12:24 > 2:12:29headteachers who already use knife wands and they found them an
2:12:29 > 2:12:31effective instrument to be able to really get the message across to
2:12:31 > 2:12:35young people that it is never appropriate to carry a knife.OK.
2:12:35 > 2:12:40And just give us an idea of how, if you can, they are using them, is it
2:12:40 > 2:12:43they are stopping pupils at the front door and searching them or how
2:12:43 > 2:12:47does it work?We are saying to headteachers if you want a knife
2:12:47 > 2:12:51wand, we'll give you a knife wand and it is up to you in discussion
2:12:51 > 2:12:55with your safer schools officer from the Metropolitan Police to decide
2:12:55 > 2:13:00how to use it. Some headteachers use them on intermittent basis when
2:13:00 > 2:13:04young people are coming to schools, others use them as and when it is
2:13:04 > 2:13:08necessary.Is it like a metal detector?It is like if you have
2:13:08 > 2:13:13been into a nightclub or through an airport security and you set off the
2:13:13 > 2:13:17beep, the headteacher can use it to see if a pupil is carrying something
2:13:17 > 2:13:21that they shouldn't be carrying. Just give us an idea as well of the
2:13:21 > 2:13:27age that you think that children are starting to carry knives?We know,
2:13:27 > 2:13:31I've spoken to lots of young people about why they carry knives.
2:13:31 > 2:13:35Sometimes it is fairly young people. Young children who are thinking
2:13:35 > 2:13:39about carrying knives, but it does carry across all the ages. We want
2:13:39 > 2:13:42to make sure we are working not only with the police and schools, but
2:13:42 > 2:13:45with local authorities and hospitals to really get that message across to
2:13:45 > 2:13:49young people that it doesn't make you safer to carry a knife. It makes
2:13:49 > 2:13:53your life, it puts your life in danger.And that's one of the
2:13:53 > 2:13:56questions I wanted to ask you because many young people when you
2:13:56 > 2:14:03speak to, they have spoken to them here on BBC Breakfast said they
2:14:03 > 2:14:07might be carrying a knife for their protection, so how to you change
2:14:07 > 2:14:14that?When we were implementing the knife crime strategy, we spoke to a
2:14:14 > 2:14:18number of young people and we surveyed young people as well about
2:14:18 > 2:14:21why they carried knives. A lot of them said they carried it for their
2:14:21 > 2:14:25own protection because they felt scared. So we've clearly got to get
2:14:25 > 2:14:27the message across to young people that it doesn't make you safer to
2:14:27 > 2:14:33carry a knife. It makes your life more in danger. We are talking to
2:14:33 > 2:14:37young people, working with them and trying to get the message across,
2:14:37 > 2:14:42but it is also giving them the right education, the aspirations and the
2:14:42 > 2:14:46real understanding that their lives are, they have got great
2:14:46 > 2:14:49opportunities in their lives and they really need to go to school,
2:14:49 > 2:14:52learn what they need to learn and look to see what opportunities there
2:14:52 > 2:14:56are and London is a great city and there are fantastic opportunities
2:14:56 > 2:15:06out there. Thank you.
2:15:06 > 2:15:10We're keeping you up-to-date on the weather conditions and Storm
2:15:10 > 2:15:18Eleanor. Matt, tell us how it is shaping up.
2:15:18 > 2:15:23Very good morning to you. Things are improving tonight. There is a tree
2:15:23 > 2:15:26down here, as you can see from one of our Weather Watchers in
2:15:26 > 2:15:31Hampshire. Gusts peaked at around 100 mph on the tops of the Pennines
2:15:31 > 2:15:39last night. Even in west London we saw winds for a time over 70 mph.
2:15:39 > 2:15:45The winds are using down. They are going to remain strong and gusty.
2:15:45 > 2:15:50The core of Storm Eleanor is now pushing off into the North Sea. On
2:15:50 > 2:15:55the southern edge of it we have some strong and gusty winds. Winds still
2:15:55 > 2:16:00gusting 50, 60 mph this morning across parts of central southern
2:16:00 > 2:16:03Wells and central southern England. Zhao was rifling through as well.
2:16:03 > 2:16:07They could come with hail and thunder. The other impact we are
2:16:07 > 2:16:13having as we saw earlier in Clevedon is with high tides at the moment,
2:16:13 > 2:16:16and those strong winds, certainly around the western areas, we will
2:16:16 > 2:16:21see some further coastal flooding. Improving conditions in north-east
2:16:21 > 2:16:26England where it is still very grey at the moment. And some showers the
2:16:26 > 2:16:30Northern Ireland and western Scotland. By far the best conditions
2:16:30 > 2:16:34today are in the north of mainland Scotland. We start the day frosty
2:16:34 > 2:16:39but with light winds. There will be a lot of dry weather around today.
2:16:39 > 2:16:43Zhao was pushing through quite smartly on the breeze and into this
2:16:43 > 2:16:46afternoon it will be south-west Scotland and Northern Ireland where
2:16:46 > 2:16:51the showers are most frequent. Temperatures this afternoon where
2:16:51 > 2:16:55they should be for the time of year, a bit cooler than yesterday in the
2:16:55 > 2:17:04breeze. Breeze is down tonight which will allow a frost to form in
2:17:04 > 2:17:12Scotland. By tomorrow morning in Northern Ireland Northern England
2:17:12 > 2:17:17and the west Midlands you will be waking up to lots of water. Fairly
2:17:17 > 2:17:21windy conditions through the English Channel. The sunshine comes out, the
2:17:21 > 2:17:25rain band heads across northern England, southern Scotland and
2:17:25 > 2:17:27Northern Ireland, and with cold air in place, there will be further
2:17:27 > 2:17:33sleet and snow over the hills. After the wet morning, sunny spells and
2:17:33 > 2:17:39mild conditions further south. Into Friday, we have rain, and sleet snow
2:17:39 > 2:17:42pushing their way southwards once again. Notice the temperatures are
2:17:42 > 2:17:46dropping and they will drop further into the weekend. Get prepared
2:17:46 > 2:17:50because cold weather is back with us this weekend, and with it a bitter
2:17:50 > 2:17:56wind as well, particularly for England and Wales. Back to you both.
2:17:59 > 2:18:08I love the way you say that with a smile on your face! Thank you.
2:18:08 > 2:18:14Next, the retailer have released their profits. God McGregor is the
2:18:14 > 2:18:18key time up to Christmas Eve where business analysts will be working
2:18:18 > 2:18:25out how well they did. No is a prized bit of festive period
2:18:25 > 2:18:29is a key time for retailers -- knows a prize that the festive period is a
2:18:29 > 2:18:37key time for retailers like Next. Sales were up and in particular,
2:18:37 > 2:18:42they did better online this year than last year. With me is Kate
2:18:42 > 2:18:46Hardcastle who is a retail analyst. Good morning to you. Next is an
2:18:46 > 2:18:50interesting one because they do not do all the discounting that we see
2:18:50 > 2:18:54in lots of other shops but for the first time ever they dipped their to
2:18:54 > 2:19:00into the Black Friday sales.They hold really firm and they want to
2:19:00 > 2:19:05have the big sales to have maximum impact. They say no to Black Friday.
2:19:05 > 2:19:10This year they dip their toe in that they did it with old seasons stock.
2:19:10 > 2:19:14That is not really the idea of it. It is meant to be a discount on the
2:19:14 > 2:19:23current range. They did get some criticism for that. They have cited
2:19:23 > 2:19:28cold-weather as being a benefit for them, people having to wrap up in
2:19:28 > 2:19:31knitwear". But cold-weather will have affected all the retailers and
2:19:31 > 2:19:35I'm not sure it will have had a positive effect on everyone.They
2:19:35 > 2:19:43mentioned how well they did online this year compared to previous years
2:19:43 > 2:19:45because Next had struggled in the past with the online side of the
2:19:45 > 2:19:48business.Five years ago they were looking pretty well on the high
2:19:48 > 2:19:52street and online. Online dipped a little bit because they will pretty
2:19:52 > 2:19:57much one of the first pioneers of fashion to have that and then other
2:19:57 > 2:20:02brands came in. Their competition is the likes of everyone from the Zahra
2:20:02 > 2:20:06Hussain brought high fashion to the marketplace and through to the
2:20:06 > 2:20:11supermarket brands. What I think is people like the fact they know what
2:20:11 > 2:20:15Next is, what the quality of and they have bought online to save
2:20:15 > 2:20:19going into store.The other interesting thing that you and I
2:20:19 > 2:20:22look at is what they are saying about their future. One of the key
2:20:22 > 2:20:27lines in that is about this idea of experiential shopping, and how they
2:20:27 > 2:20:32are worried about that. Explain what this is.I think this is fascinating
2:20:32 > 2:20:37and really important. They are saying our competition is not just
2:20:37 > 2:20:43another jumper in another store, it is eating out, travel, experiences
2:20:43 > 2:20:48and bars. They will be looking at ways to bring more data into stores.
2:20:48 > 2:20:52I will expect more cafes but they will be looking at ways to attract
2:20:52 > 2:20:56customers back into buying fashion. We have been buying less of that
2:20:56 > 2:21:00stuff. We want less stuff and more out of our lives. It is a big
2:21:00 > 2:21:04problem for retailers and at least Next have acknowledged it.
2:21:04 > 2:21:08Essentially, we have not got as much money to spend so when we do we may
2:21:08 > 2:21:20not buy an item of clothing, we are more likely to do something that
2:21:20 > 2:21:23will fill our day.Absolutely, because it is all about social media
2:21:23 > 2:21:25and making sure we live life to the fullest and you don't necessarily
2:21:25 > 2:21:35need another jumper to do that! Thank you, Kate.Thank you, both.
2:21:35 > 2:21:37The UK's first dedicated treatment centre for people with rare genetic
2:21:37 > 2:21:39diseases and skin conditions has opened in London.
2:21:39 > 2:21:41The centre at St Thomas' Hospital has been designed
2:21:41 > 2:21:44with the specialist needs of its patients' in mind,
2:21:44 > 2:21:45featuring curved furniture and ultra-violet free lighting
2:21:45 > 2:21:46to prevent damaging delicate skin.
2:21:46 > 2:21:50Graham Satchell has been to meet one patient who hopes the new unit
2:21:50 > 2:21:56will help to change his life for the better.
2:21:56 > 2:21:58St Thomas' Hospital in London.
2:21:58 > 2:22:0224-year-old James Dunn is heading to the new Rare Diseases Centre.
2:22:02 > 2:22:09Hello.
2:22:09 > 2:22:13James is here to get some news.
2:22:13 > 2:22:14OK, ome on in, James.
2:22:14 > 2:22:15Thank you.
2:22:15 > 2:22:16Welcome.
2:22:16 > 2:22:19Nice and spacious.
2:22:19 > 2:22:21A couple of weeks ago, a consultant found
2:22:21 > 2:22:23a cancerous lump in his left hand.
2:22:23 > 2:22:26So, last week, you came, and we cut that out for you.
2:22:26 > 2:22:29I can tell you the good news is it is completely out.
2:22:29 > 2:22:31There is no cancer left.
2:22:31 > 2:22:32Thank you.
2:22:32 > 2:22:33Which is really great news.
2:22:33 > 2:22:35Thank you!
2:22:35 > 2:22:36I was worried about that.
2:22:36 > 2:22:38Thank you.
2:22:38 > 2:22:42I was really nervous.
2:22:42 > 2:22:45Luckily, it hasn't spread, so it is fantastic.
2:22:45 > 2:22:48Yeah.
2:22:48 > 2:22:48Yeah.
2:22:48 > 2:22:55We will celebrate later.
2:22:55 > 2:22:56You wrap me that good.
2:22:56 > 2:22:58James has a life-shortening rare genetic skin condition
2:22:58 > 2:23:00called epidermolysis bullosa, or EB.
2:23:00 > 2:23:03It affects around 5,000 people in the UK.
2:23:03 > 2:23:08James's skin, as delicate as a butterfly's wing.
2:23:08 > 2:23:12My type of EB means I am missing the anchors and glue
2:23:12 > 2:23:14in between each layer of skin.
2:23:14 > 2:23:21I would say 80% of my body is covered in chronic wounds.
2:23:21 > 2:23:25I have to bandage all of the wounds.
2:23:25 > 2:23:28So, although you can only see my arms, I have this type
2:23:28 > 2:23:32of bandage from my neck down, right to the bottom of my feet.
2:23:32 > 2:23:34It is hard.
2:23:34 > 2:23:36Yeah...
2:23:36 > 2:23:39I can't explain it.
2:23:39 > 2:23:45It is like your body is burning, or I don't know.
2:23:45 > 2:23:47Your dad is made up.
2:23:47 > 2:23:48Says he is over the moon.
2:23:48 > 2:23:51The newly-opened centre brings together specialist services
2:23:51 > 2:23:53for rare conditions in one place for the first time.
2:23:53 > 2:23:56It will mean better conditions for patients like James and more
2:23:56 > 2:23:59collaboration between experts.
2:23:59 > 2:24:01I think there are reasons to be cheerful.
2:24:01 > 2:24:04Whereas before we've just had medicines and trying to patch people
2:24:04 > 2:24:07up, now we've got opportunities to provide more effective treatments
2:24:07 > 2:24:11through gene therapy, or cell therapy, and hopefully,
2:24:11 > 2:24:16one day, a cure.
2:24:16 > 2:24:19In Germany, nine-year-old Hassan has had a highly-experimental treatment
2:24:19 > 2:24:23to successfully replace 80% of his skin.
2:24:23 > 2:24:26The new treatment will not work for everyone with EB,
2:24:26 > 2:24:29but it may offer hope with a condition that is
2:24:29 > 2:24:33severely life-limiting.
2:24:33 > 2:24:37In the last 3-4 years, we've noticed a huge difference,
2:24:37 > 2:24:41from bandages to experimental treatments and research that's
2:24:41 > 2:24:46going on all around the world.
2:24:46 > 2:24:47Thanks.
2:24:47 > 2:24:48Take care, safe journey.
2:24:48 > 2:24:49Thanks.
2:24:49 > 2:24:51James is going home.
2:24:51 > 2:24:54For all of the debilitating pain of his condition, he and his mum
2:24:54 > 2:24:56remain resolutely upbeat.
2:24:56 > 2:24:58We have a good life, don't we?
2:24:58 > 2:25:00Yeah.
2:25:00 > 2:25:04You don't know what is around the corner.
2:25:04 > 2:25:06We keep fighting, don't we?
2:25:06 > 2:25:10Yeah, keep fighting every day.
2:25:10 > 2:25:13James knows his time may be running out, but with the help
2:25:13 > 2:25:16from the new Rare Diseases Centre and his remarkable spirit,
2:25:16 > 2:25:18there is always hope.
2:25:18 > 2:25:28Graham Satchell, BBC News.
2:25:30 > 2:25:35I love that we ended with his laugh. He is such a remarkable young man.
2:25:35 > 2:25:40It does put things into perspective to a degree. I like that phrase,
2:25:40 > 2:25:45keep fighting. We wish James well in the months to come. And thank you
2:25:45 > 2:25:53for talking to us. Still to come on the programme this morning...I
2:25:53 > 2:25:58remember this huge thing coming over Shoreditch. I had never seen
2:25:58 > 2:26:02anything like it before.We have some interesting people on the
2:26:02 > 2:26:07programme. This year marks the centenary of the First World War. We
2:26:07 > 2:26:10will be speaking to one woman who lived through it and the huge social
2:26:10 > 2:26:16change which followed. 105 years old, she looks fantastic!
2:26:16 > 2:26:20Amazing recollections. It is worth saying as well, if you like your
2:26:20 > 2:26:26cooking, you will have heard of Tom Kerridge, the chef and TV presenter.
2:26:26 > 2:26:31Now he's literally half the man he was. That is his own phrase. He has
2:26:31 > 2:26:35lost 12 stone and he is on a new programme helping people lose weight
2:26:35 > 2:26:40forever. He will be here later with some recipes, fingers crossed, as
2:26:40 > 2:26:52well. He will be passing on some of his knowledge.
2:26:55 > 2:30:14It is a remarkable story. That
2:30:14 > 2:30:16I'm back in half an hour.
2:30:16 > 2:30:19Now, though, it's back to Charlie and Louise.
2:30:23 > 2:30:28Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Louise Minchin.
2:30:28 > 2:30:33The time is 8:30am. The main stories this morning:
2:30:33 > 2:30:36A senior doctor from the Royal College of Emergency Medicine has
2:30:36 > 2:30:38told this programme that patient safety is being compromised
2:30:38 > 2:30:39by pressures on the NHS.
2:30:39 > 2:30:41Officials in England insist there is no crisis
2:30:41 > 2:30:44in the health service, despite their decision to extend
2:30:44 > 2:30:46the postponement of all non-urgent operations and routine outpatient
2:30:46 > 2:30:53appointments until the beginning of next month.
2:30:53 > 2:30:58It's thought the move could affect 55,000 patients.
2:30:58 > 2:31:02patients spend many hours on a trolley, often elderly patients, the
2:31:02 > 2:31:07sickest in our department, do much worse in the long-term and a much
2:31:07 > 2:31:11more likely to have a poor outcome and even die as a result of their
2:31:11 > 2:31:14experience in the emergency department.
2:31:14 > 2:31:17The Director of Acute Care at NHS England, Professor Keith Willet,
2:31:17 > 2:31:19told Breakfast the action will help to ease winter pressures.
2:31:19 > 2:31:23I'm always very concerned when I hear from colleagues
2:31:23 > 2:31:26in the service that they feel the situation like that.
2:31:26 > 2:31:27That's exactly why that panel of senior commissioners
2:31:27 > 2:31:31yesterday got together, looked at all the evidence,
2:31:31 > 2:31:33having listened to those messages from the service,
2:31:33 > 2:31:36and have said, "Look, we have 100,000 beds in the NHS".
2:31:36 > 2:31:39There is enormous reserve their that the NHS now needs to lean on,
2:31:39 > 2:31:42in order to free up the space, get the flow of patients moving
2:31:42 > 2:31:44through the hospitals, so those safety concerns that have
2:31:44 > 2:31:52been talked about by Susanna Mason can be diminished.
2:31:52 > 2:31:56Thank you so much for all of you who are getting in touch with your
2:31:56 > 2:32:00stories. What is really clear from your e-mails and wheats is how much
2:32:00 > 2:32:05you admire the work that is going on in our emergency services. --
2:32:05 > 2:32:09e-mails and tweets. Others are saying, just to balance your
2:32:09 > 2:32:16argument on problems in the health service, A&E in Blackpool, had my
2:32:16 > 2:32:2190-year-old parent in and out in two hours. She had broken her ankle and
2:32:21 > 2:32:27the staff x-rayed bandaged and discharged her in two hours. And we
2:32:27 > 2:32:30are hearing from people that work in the NHS remaining anonymous. This
2:32:30 > 2:32:35one does, I am a paramedic, with 20 years plus experience in the NHS.
2:32:35 > 2:32:39Lives are being lost at the moment due to the state of the bed blocking
2:32:39 > 2:32:44and lack of sufficient community care beds to discharge patients to.
2:32:44 > 2:32:47Hospital staff and ambulance crews are beyond breaking point. We have
2:32:47 > 2:32:51heard that phrase a number of times this morning from staff on the front
2:32:51 > 2:32:55line, although we are hearing there have been a number of beds, a
2:32:55 > 2:33:00substantial number of beds will be freed up eaters elected operations
2:33:00 > 2:33:05are being cancelled. We will continue with that story for
2:33:05 > 2:33:11you on Breakfast. Something else that happened overnight...
2:33:11 > 2:33:13Storm Eleanor has battered the country overnight with gusts
2:33:13 > 2:33:16of up to 100 miles per hour causing widespread damage and flooding.
2:33:16 > 2:33:1812,000 homes are without power in Northern Ireland,
2:33:18 > 2:33:21with hundreds also affected in Wales and parts of England.
2:33:21 > 2:33:23Fallen trees have also closed a number of roads,
2:33:23 > 2:33:25with motorists being advised to avoid all but essential
2:33:25 > 2:33:30travel in some areas.
2:33:30 > 2:33:33Let's look at some of the pictures we have been looking at this
2:33:33 > 2:33:34morning.
2:33:34 > 2:33:37This is the scene in Clevedon in Somerset, where the storm struck
2:33:37 > 2:33:39in the early hours of this morning.
2:33:39 > 2:33:43We were told by Al reporter they have a high tide this morning
2:33:43 > 2:33:48anyway, along with those conditions and we have seen the waves breaking
2:33:48 > 2:33:53over the shore, people being advised to stay away from the edge. We know
2:33:53 > 2:33:57there have been some issues, flood warnings, down that part of the
2:33:57 > 2:34:00country. We will have a full weather forecast coming up for you a little
2:34:00 > 2:34:02later on.
2:34:02 > 2:34:05President Trump has threatened to withhold financial aid
2:34:05 > 2:34:07to the Palestinians because he says they are "no longer
2:34:07 > 2:34:09willing to talk peace."
2:34:09 > 2:34:10Last month, the Palestinian President,
2:34:10 > 2:34:13Mahmoud Abbas, said he would reject any peace plan from the US
2:34:13 > 2:34:20after Mr Trump recognised Jerusalem as Israel's capital.
2:34:21 > 2:34:23The United States says it plans to call an emergency session
2:34:23 > 2:34:26of the UN Security Council on Iran, where anti-government protests have
2:34:26 > 2:34:30continued for a sixth day - leaving at least 22 people dead.
2:34:30 > 2:34:33Washington has dismissed as ridiculous a claim
2:34:33 > 2:34:35by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei,
2:34:35 > 2:34:40that the country's "enemies" orchestrated the unrest.
2:34:40 > 2:34:42The Iranian government has warned it will organise counter rallies
2:34:42 > 2:34:46in areas where demonstrations have been strongest.
2:34:46 > 2:34:50Officials in Peru say at least 48 people were killed when a coach
2:34:50 > 2:34:52plummeted down a cliff on a dangerous stretch of road
2:34:52 > 2:34:55near the capital, Lima.
2:34:55 > 2:34:57A total of 55 people were on board the bus
2:34:57 > 2:35:01which landed upside down on a deserted beach.
2:35:01 > 2:35:03The accident happened on the notorious Devil's Turn bend
2:35:03 > 2:35:10of the Pacific coastal road.
2:35:11 > 2:35:14A man is due in court charged with murdering a woman whose body
2:35:14 > 2:35:17was discovered in a disused building in Finsbury Park in
2:35:17 > 2:35:19north London last week.
2:35:19 > 2:35:2122-year-old, Iuliana Tudos, went missing after visiting
2:35:21 > 2:35:25frinds on Christmas Eve.
2:35:25 > 2:35:27-- friends on Christmas Eve.
2:35:27 > 2:35:2831-year-old Kasim Lewis will appear before magistrates
2:35:28 > 2:35:29in Wimbledon later.
2:35:29 > 2:35:32Protests against increases to rail fares are being held at a number
2:35:32 > 2:35:34of stations in Scotland today.
2:35:34 > 2:35:39It comes as Scotrail fares increase by an average of 3.2% this year.
2:35:39 > 2:35:42Train operators across the UK say the biggest rise in rail fares
2:35:42 > 2:35:44for five years is necessary to address "decades
2:35:44 > 2:35:48of under investment".
2:35:49 > 2:35:52The Queen is to make a rare appearance in a television
2:35:52 > 2:35:56documentary to comment on her coronation.
2:35:56 > 2:35:58In the film, which will be broadcast on the BBC next week,
2:35:58 > 2:36:00the Queen is reunited with the original crown
2:36:00 > 2:36:05that she wore on the day.
2:36:05 > 2:36:07There'll also be interviews from those that took
2:36:07 > 2:36:10part in the 1953 event - including a maid of honour
2:36:10 > 2:36:17who nearly fainted in Westminster Abbey.
2:36:17 > 2:36:22Very interesting as well, because you hardly ever really hear the
2:36:22 > 2:36:28Queen... She makes speeches but not in conversation. Sometimes you hear
2:36:28 > 2:36:31little snippets but... Not sure what the format is, she's just reflecting
2:36:31 > 2:36:38maybe but it will be fascinating. Indeed.
2:36:38 > 2:36:41It's 8.36.
2:36:41 > 2:36:47I listen to a bit of everything, pop for chart.
2:36:47 > 2:36:49Whether Bhangra or bass, classical or country -
2:36:49 > 2:36:50what motivates you to move?
2:36:50 > 2:36:53We'll be joined by researchers who are hoping to discover the best
2:36:53 > 2:36:55soundtrack for getting fit.
2:36:55 > 2:36:57We'll be joined by the BAFTA award-winning screenwriter,
2:36:57 > 2:36:59Kay Mellor, to find out how her own experiences
2:36:59 > 2:37:01of being a working mum and wife inspired her latest work
2:37:01 > 2:37:09about modern women of a certain age.
2:37:09 > 2:37:15You may think it's all treats but this is all low-calorie.It's not!
2:37:15 > 2:37:17It is, low-calorie.
2:37:17 > 2:37:19And Michelin-starred chef and TV presenter, Tom Kerridge,
2:37:19 > 2:37:23will be here to tell us how he lost an incredible 12 stone and is now
2:37:23 > 2:37:27helping others become healthier too.
2:37:27 > 2:37:33And Roumat has it... There is food coming into the studio.
2:37:33 > 2:37:38Unfortunately I think Rachel Burden may have eaten it all! CHUCKLES
2:37:38 > 2:37:43Disgraceful. Hopefully there is some left. Is it muffins?Muffins.And
2:37:43 > 2:37:51healthy ones as well! What do you have for us?
2:37:51 > 2:37:57Manchester city last night played their tenth match in two weeks. I
2:37:57 > 2:38:02thought I was tired, I understand what their manager said, was worried
2:38:02 > 2:38:05about how busy they have been in the festive period but they showed no
2:38:05 > 2:38:08signs of being tired last night. Absolutely incredible performance
2:38:08 > 2:38:10from them.
2:38:10 > 2:38:12No hangover for Manchester City after losing that
2:38:12 > 2:38:13incredible winning run.
2:38:13 > 2:38:15They were back to their best against Watford last night,
2:38:15 > 2:38:17scoring the fastest goal of the Premier League
2:38:17 > 2:38:20season so far.
2:38:20 > 2:38:24Really it was all too easy for winger Raheem
2:38:24 > 2:38:26Sterling as he tapped home Leroy Sane's cross
2:38:26 > 2:38:29after just 38 seconds - the very first attack of the game.
2:38:29 > 2:38:30City went further ahead, before Sergio Aguero
2:38:30 > 2:38:32scored his 16th of the season.
2:38:32 > 2:38:39Pep Guardiola's side are once again 15 points clear at the top.
2:38:39 > 2:38:44We played really good, we could have scored I don't know how much more
2:38:44 > 2:38:52goals... After we dropped two points we spoke about what would be our
2:38:52 > 2:38:56reaction, because the big teams drop points but not too much. Since the
2:38:56 > 2:39:03beginning, though we did a good performance and we were better and
2:39:03 > 2:39:05won the game.
2:39:05 > 2:39:07There were also victories for Tottenham and Crystal Palace,
2:39:07 > 2:39:11and a huge win for West Ham, as Andy Carroll scored his first two
2:39:11 > 2:39:14goals of the season - the second, a decisive 94th-minute
2:39:14 > 2:39:16winner - to give them victory over fellow strugglers West Brom
2:39:16 > 2:39:17at the London Stadium.
2:39:17 > 2:39:21West Brom are now four points from safety.
2:39:21 > 2:39:25It could have gone either way, the game, especially in the first half,
2:39:25 > 2:39:30we weren't good. The second half we were much more like it. In recent
2:39:30 > 2:39:33games we felt a bit hard done by like the decision against Newcastle,
2:39:33 > 2:39:38and hard done by with that decision in Bournemouth in the last game and
2:39:38 > 2:39:42slipped back in the bottom three. Today we got a bit of a reward for
2:39:42 > 2:39:49keeping at it and just being diligent and not giving up.
2:39:49 > 2:39:51In cricket, the fifth and final Ashes Test Match starts
2:39:51 > 2:39:52in Sydney this evening.
2:39:52 > 2:39:54England have already lost the series, of course.
2:39:54 > 2:39:57But spin bowler Mason Crane will be handed his debut to help England
2:39:57 > 2:40:00to a first Test win in Australia in seven years.
2:40:00 > 2:40:01Here's captain Joe Root.
2:40:01 > 2:40:05I think the way he's conducted himself throughout this whole trip,
2:40:05 > 2:40:11since he's been involved in our squad, he's been outstanding. For a
2:40:11 > 2:40:17young man to apply himself and absorb himself in the environment as
2:40:17 > 2:40:22he has is exactly what you're after. He's performed very well when he's
2:40:22 > 2:40:27had his opportunities on this trip and in and around the games he's
2:40:27 > 2:40:30been there or thereabouts. It's a really good chance for him to show
2:40:30 > 2:40:34everyone what he's capable of, but I think on this surface is going to be
2:40:34 > 2:40:37a really good option.Looking forward to that final Test match. I
2:40:37 > 2:40:42wonder what they listen to to get themselves motivated?
2:40:42 > 2:40:49They need a bit of motivation!They definitely do.Sportsmen often have
2:40:49 > 2:40:53their headphones on, trying to get into it...Getting into Bruzzone
2:40:53 > 2:40:59call it.Possibly.What do you listen to?I don't listen to music,
2:40:59 > 2:41:05not at all but I think I should cut it makes you concentrate more.They
2:41:05 > 2:41:10said improve performance.We're talking about music now.
2:41:10 > 2:41:13Why do some people prefer Mozart to Madness while they work out?
2:41:13 > 2:41:16That's what a group of researchers from the University of Cumbria
2:41:16 > 2:41:18are hoping to find out.
2:41:18 > 2:41:21As part of a project to encourage more of us to exercise,
2:41:21 > 2:41:23they're investigating why different people are motivated
2:41:23 > 2:41:25by different types of music.
2:41:25 > 2:41:28We'll speak to them in a moment, but let's first see
2:41:28 > 2:41:29what these gym-goers thought.
2:41:29 > 2:41:39DANCE MUSIC
2:41:39 > 2:41:41Yeah, I listen to a bit of everything really.
2:41:41 > 2:41:44It can be a bit of rock or just chart stuff.
2:41:44 > 2:41:46It's good they've got the tunes in the background
2:41:46 > 2:41:48so people can listen to them.
2:41:48 > 2:41:52But, like, I think music definitely motivates people to come to the gym.
2:41:52 > 2:41:55You kind of get in the zone when you're listening to music,
2:41:55 > 2:41:58and blocks everything else out.
2:42:01 > 2:42:04Because if you didn't have it on, I'd probably end up daydreaming,
2:42:04 > 2:42:06and not getting through the work.
2:42:06 > 2:42:09It's distracting as well, and I kind of often count
2:42:09 > 2:42:14down my work out from the number of songs, as well, so that kind
2:42:14 > 2:42:17of motivates me through it.
2:42:17 > 2:42:20Joining us now to talk about the study is Tim Barry,
2:42:20 > 2:42:22who's Head of Medical and Sport Sciences at
2:42:22 > 2:42:25the University of Cumbria.
2:42:25 > 2:42:33Hello.Good morning.Do you exercise and do you listen to music when
2:42:33 > 2:42:37exercising?Gas and yet.A particular type of music?Yes,
2:42:37 > 2:42:45because of my age when I am rocking and rocking hard it is heavy metal
2:42:45 > 2:42:52from the eighties.Really?Name a particular track. The boys are back
2:42:52 > 2:42:55in town! You get up and get going when that is an!That has made my
2:42:55 > 2:43:00day! This is a serious study that you're doing. Explain a little bit
2:43:00 > 2:43:08about it.The researchers then my department Doctor Dave Elliott and
2:43:08 > 2:43:11colleagues are looking at research on the effects of music in the
2:43:11 > 2:43:16psychological make up of how you respond to exercise. Their early
2:43:16 > 2:43:24research showed how they could have music that reduces anxiety, so
2:43:24 > 2:43:27relaxing music, reduces anxiety, and that has led to music being
2:43:27 > 2:43:34developed to reduce anxiety. Now, with the government strategy for
2:43:34 > 2:43:39increasing participation in physical activity towards an active nation,
2:43:39 > 2:43:43we're looking at the University of Cumbria to make sure we try and get
2:43:43 > 2:43:47some research to say what will motivate people to exercise?What we
2:43:47 > 2:43:54know so far? Over the voices we heard a few moments ago they were
2:43:54 > 2:43:59playing... What kind of music is about? Modern dance. It was pumping
2:43:59 > 2:44:06quite hard, wasn't it? CHUCKLES Why is that funny? I don't know! Is
2:44:06 > 2:44:10there a genre of music that is least likely to be used in an exercise
2:44:10 > 2:44:18situation?What we know is the tempo has to be fast, around 140 beats per
2:44:18 > 2:44:26minute. The 4-4 timing.Jazz music is unlikely?You can get 4- Fort
2:44:26 > 2:44:36jazz timing and rock and... It's normally in music with a good rhythm
2:44:36 > 2:44:41and with a good bass beat that people respond to to exercise too,
2:44:41 > 2:44:47but we don't know how that affects John Morras. So that music, if
2:44:47 > 2:44:51someone is going to a gym for the first time and doesn't like that
2:44:51 > 2:44:55heavy modern dance music is it going to put them off starting to
2:44:55 > 2:44:59exercise?This is a very good question because I do not exercise
2:44:59 > 2:45:03listening to music and I do quite a lot. You identified two different
2:45:03 > 2:45:09types of people?Yes, you have people who like the music because
2:45:09 > 2:45:14it's a form of dissociation so it masks the pain and reduces your
2:45:14 > 2:45:17perception of effort a little bit but you also have people who are
2:45:17 > 2:45:20really focused on what they are doing and don't want that
2:45:20 > 2:45:24distraction. So you will have sportsmen who wear their headphones
2:45:24 > 2:45:28to motivate themselves, to get themselves to optimum arousal before
2:45:28 > 2:45:32performance, but he will also get those people who won't want anything
2:45:32 > 2:45:38distracting them, or who get that from the noise of the crowd.If your
2:45:38 > 2:45:42research specifically about... In a gym I'm not a routine jogger. When I
2:45:42 > 2:45:47see people running outdoors with headphones on, there's a bit of me
2:45:47 > 2:45:51that thinks, why don't you just be out there in the place you are in
2:45:51 > 2:45:55rather than locked into the noise, do you know what I mean?What the
2:45:55 > 2:46:02research shows is listening to music improve your mood, reduces the
2:46:02 > 2:46:08boredom sometimes of exercise, it reduces your perception of exertion.
2:46:08 > 2:46:12Although psychological measures. It also has an antigenic affect, so it
2:46:12 > 2:46:16improve your endurance and your strength. Various research out there
2:46:16 > 2:46:22but we don't know what type of music, in terms of the genres. This
2:46:22 > 2:46:27survey our researchers are conducting at the moment is over,
2:46:27 > 2:46:31we're looking to get over 200,000 from across the world.How do people
2:46:31 > 2:46:38get involved?If they search for University of Cumbria fitness music,
2:46:38 > 2:46:42that will take them to the University of Cumbria website, where
2:46:42 > 2:46:46they can get a link to the survey.I just want to know about music that
2:46:46 > 2:46:49can make me run faster. If anyone has any suggestions, they can send
2:46:49 > 2:46:53it to me and I will be delighted! When the re-searchers in we will
2:46:53 > 2:46:57come back and tell you.All the time you've been chatting I have been
2:46:57 > 2:46:59listening but I've been thinking about you with your headphones on
2:46:59 > 2:47:06listening to...Thin Lizzy.We had an headphones, you could have worn
2:47:06 > 2:47:12them... What do you do?If I'm cycling and I feel I need a little
2:47:12 > 2:47:19more motivation, I just go to that. Singing at the same time?There is
2:47:19 > 2:47:22research the melody as important as well, that you have an association,
2:47:22 > 2:47:26you know the song. Another thing about going to a gym with dance
2:47:26 > 2:47:31music you don't know... You're not familiar with it, so due to my age,
2:47:31 > 2:47:35that sort of music.There is nothing wrong with your age! Stop talking
2:47:35 > 2:47:39about! When you come back with the results, whether headphones!OK,
2:47:39 > 2:47:50I'll come on a bike.Thank you. Excellent!
2:47:50 > 2:47:54Thank you very much. Your suggestions are most welcome.
2:47:54 > 2:47:58Back to the weather. A lot of places are very affected. Flooding we were
2:47:58 > 2:48:00hearing about, Matt,
2:48:00 > 2:48:01are very affected. Flooding we were hearing about, Matt, what is the
2:48:01 > 2:48:06picture? If you had a disturbed night last night, quite
2:48:06 > 2:48:16understandable. You can see the wind speeds there,
2:48:16 > 2:48:2380 to 90 mph gusts quite widely. Also into parts of Scotland and
2:48:23 > 2:48:26northern England as well. The winds have started to ease as it pushes
2:48:26 > 2:48:32off into the North Sea but it has left gusty winds across southern and
2:48:32 > 2:48:37western areas in particular. If you remember last night, we had the full
2:48:37 > 2:48:44moon, so tides fairly high at the moment. Still the risk of some minor
2:48:44 > 2:48:50coastal flooding in the south and south-west. Weather-wise, not
2:48:50 > 2:48:55horrendous out there any more. Showers somewhere, some heavy and
2:48:55 > 2:49:02thundery. They could rattle across on the breeze. Brighter period in
2:49:02 > 2:49:07northern England, a lightning of wins at the moment in Northern
2:49:07 > 2:49:11Ireland but again, the rumble of thunder could push in. The calmest
2:49:11 > 2:49:15conditions are in northern parts of Scotland today where it will stay
2:49:15 > 2:49:20dry after a frosty start. Elsewhere, I can't guarantee it will stay dry
2:49:20 > 2:49:25all day but the showers should go through quite quickly. In Scotland
2:49:25 > 2:49:31and Northern Ireland, the winds will pick up again this afternoon, with
2:49:31 > 2:49:36temperatures around where they should be for this time of year.
2:49:36 > 2:49:44Into tonight, as the winds ease, it will turn chilly for a time with a
2:49:44 > 2:49:48first in places. Notice in southern parts of England, Wales and Northern
2:49:48 > 2:49:56Ireland, we go into Thursday with more wet and windy weather. That
2:49:56 > 2:49:59wind will push the rain further northwards into northern England
2:49:59 > 2:50:03during the morning, much of southern Scotland as well, where it will
2:50:03 > 2:50:07remain into the afternoon. Turning to sleet and snow over higher
2:50:07 > 2:50:11ground. A cold feeling day. But further south, after the morning
2:50:11 > 2:50:17rain, the sun will come out and it will be warm, 13 degrees in some
2:50:17 > 2:50:22spots. By Friday, still that mixture of sleet and snow edging southwards,
2:50:22 > 2:50:25but notice the temperatures. They will be dropping and they will drop
2:50:25 > 2:50:30further as we head into the weekend. We started the weekend with some
2:50:30 > 2:50:33wild, wet and windy weather. We finish it with something dry but
2:50:33 > 2:50:38much, much colder and bitter winds into the weekend as well. See you
2:50:38 > 2:50:38tomorrow.
2:50:38 > 2:50:43into the weekend as well. See you tomorrow. Matt, see you tomorrow.
2:50:43 > 2:50:47Thank you for keeping us company.
2:50:47 > 2:50:50From Fat Friends to The Syndicate, our next guest has been responsible
2:50:50 > 2:50:53for some of the most popular TV dramas over the last 20 years.
2:50:53 > 2:50:55And for her latest series, BAFTA award-winning screenwriter,
2:50:55 > 2:50:57Kay Mellor, decided to draw on her own experiences
2:50:57 > 2:50:59as a working mother, wife and grandmother.
2:50:59 > 2:51:01Girlfriends follows three women as they navigate modern life -
2:51:01 > 2:51:03and the odd midlife crisis.
2:51:03 > 2:51:07We'll talk to Kay in a moment, but first let's take a look.
2:51:09 > 2:51:12I'd like to thank you all for coming along today.
2:51:12 > 2:51:14I've been going through a few of my dad's things,
2:51:14 > 2:51:18trying to decide what to keep and what to chuck out.
2:51:18 > 2:51:20He'd been keeping himself busy on a couple of projects
2:51:20 > 2:51:22in his beloved shed.
2:51:22 > 2:51:25So this one, I think I'd like to share with you.
2:51:25 > 2:51:30MUSIC - Ain't No Mountain High Enough
2:51:30 > 2:51:33Oh my god.
2:51:33 > 2:51:37It's me!
2:51:37 > 2:51:47Making an BLEEP of themselves...
2:51:47 > 2:51:49But we thought we'd do it anyway!
2:51:49 > 2:51:50LAUGHTER
2:51:50 > 2:51:51There she is!
2:51:51 > 2:51:52Oh look!
2:51:52 > 2:51:53Do you remember your moves?
2:51:53 > 2:51:54No!
2:51:54 > 2:51:55We've seen it all now.
2:51:55 > 2:51:57Which way are you going?
2:51:57 > 2:51:58Ooh, that one, do you remember that one?
2:51:58 > 2:52:00That's me!
2:52:00 > 2:52:00We were so young.
2:52:00 > 2:52:05Can you remember it?
2:52:05 > 2:52:10Oh, bless you, Mum.
2:52:10 > 2:52:14We are so excited to be speaking to Kay Mellor that we have already
2:52:14 > 2:52:19started the conversation.Thank you for having me.People have got a
2:52:19 > 2:52:24sense of what it's about. What were you setting out to write? This is a
2:52:24 > 2:52:29group of people who haven't had a lot of attention in drama lately?I
2:52:29 > 2:52:33don't think they have. I'd wanted to write about women of a certain age
2:52:33 > 2:52:38and friendship and I thought, what better than to write off three women
2:52:38 > 2:52:42of a certain age and draw from my friendship with my girlfriends. I've
2:52:42 > 2:52:48got five really good girlfriends, really close, and one in particular,
2:52:48 > 2:52:52Linda, we started school on the same day, primary school when I was three
2:52:52 > 2:52:57and a half, and we are still together.Can I just ask you, that
2:52:57 > 2:53:01phrase you are using there, women of a certain age, are we all space to
2:53:01 > 2:53:09know exactly what that means?Well, they are over 50. They are heading
2:53:09 > 2:53:13into their middle years, they are not old. I don't think women ever
2:53:13 > 2:53:18really get old, to be honest with you, but I like to say they are not
2:53:18 > 2:53:23young women and I don't class 40 as being women of a certain age either.
2:53:23 > 2:53:28I think women who are 50 plus, perhaps pushing towards 60 or over
2:53:28 > 2:53:32that. That's all right, there's nothing wrong with that. They've had
2:53:32 > 2:53:37a life, we've had a life, you know, and those women have got so much to
2:53:37 > 2:53:42say, so much to draw upon. When I meet up with my girlfriends, we
2:53:42 > 2:53:47never stop talking. It is like, he can say the most as quickly as
2:53:47 > 2:53:53possible because we have so much to say.I want to show you another
2:53:53 > 2:54:00scene. This is Sue played by Miranda Richardson who is facing age
2:54:00 > 2:54:05discrimination as editor of a bridal magazine.
2:54:05 > 2:54:11Oh, can you get it for me? In the bag. Quick, darling, otherwise it
2:54:11 > 2:54:18will ring off. To my ear. Hi there. It's a Louise. Do you want to put
2:54:18 > 2:54:24some money in for Stacy's birthday present?Oh, wide. I don't even like
2:54:24 > 2:54:33the woman. Oh, go on, then, to pounce.And I thought you should
2:54:33 > 2:54:36know, she has asked me to forward your contact list to the shared
2:54:36 > 2:54:50drive.What, no way on God 's earth! I am coming in! Get these boils off.
2:54:50 > 2:54:55You have got Miranda there, just fabulous actresses.She is fabulous.
2:54:55 > 2:54:59She read the script and she immediately said, I would love to do
2:54:59 > 2:55:04it. I was thrilled. She is a film actress, really, but she doesn't see
2:55:04 > 2:55:09it as slumming it in any way, shape or form. She threw herself into the
2:55:09 > 2:55:14character. And then of course I've got the wonderful Zoe Wanamaker who
2:55:14 > 2:55:22was wonderful, quirky, different, unusual. And then the warmest,
2:55:22 > 2:55:28loveliest person from Downton Abbey, playing Linda, my best friend.And
2:55:28 > 2:55:38has Linda seen this? Does she like it?She has and she does although
2:55:38 > 2:55:44she says, this is not me.Can I just say, there are women of a certain
2:55:44 > 2:55:48age playing women of a certain age, did it prompt discussion amongst
2:55:48 > 2:55:53people? Because that is part of the point of the drama, isn't it? Did it
2:55:53 > 2:55:57prompt discussion from those involved?Oh, yes, we spoke about
2:55:57 > 2:56:06all sorts. Have you had HRT? I am free hot flushes now. Really, what
2:56:06 > 2:56:12do you take? We spoke about siblings, children, older relatives.
2:56:12 > 2:56:16It's a very live issue in relation to the acting profession for women,
2:56:16 > 2:56:22isn't it?That's how it started, really. A couple of years ago, I
2:56:22 > 2:56:27went to a conference at the East Yorkshire Playhouse and women saying
2:56:27 > 2:56:33I only ever get to play the mother, the landmark of... It is never about
2:56:33 > 2:56:38me, about a woman of my age. And I thought, do you know what, I'm going
2:56:38 > 2:56:43to put that right.What I love about this is that you come from different
2:56:43 > 2:56:51perspectives. This starts on a cruise ship. I do know how much I
2:56:51 > 2:56:59should say, but somebody falls off a cruise ship.Disappears.Disappears.
2:56:59 > 2:57:02You have done so many different things from different places. How do
2:57:02 > 2:57:09you do it, are you thinking about the next one?Right now, I am
2:57:09 > 2:57:13thinking about this one and I love it. There are six weeks of big
2:57:13 > 2:57:18story, so the story starts off tonight. By the end, you have told a
2:57:18 > 2:57:22massive story and, you know, it has a cliffhanger to it, as the series,
2:57:22 > 2:57:26that if there is an appetite therefore more, and the audience
2:57:26 > 2:57:30lover, then I'll write a second series. I'd love to get these three
2:57:30 > 2:57:35women back together.And you very much right on your own, don't you?
2:57:35 > 2:57:42In America, they have writers rooms, don't they?I shouldn't name-drop,
2:57:42 > 2:57:47but Stephen Spielberg asked me about, I was in conversation with
2:57:47 > 2:57:51him about a series I wrote called the Syndicate, and he asked, how
2:57:51 > 2:57:57many are in your team? And I said, it's just me. He said, just you? And
2:57:57 > 2:58:02I said yes, I am sat with my slippers on on the dining room table
2:58:02 > 2:58:08and I have all these cards working out the series. He said, just you? I
2:58:08 > 2:58:11said, yes, my script editor and producer will come in at various
2:58:11 > 2:58:18times but it's just me and it and he was amazed that that. He said, send
2:58:18 > 2:58:23me a picture of you in your slippers at the table, and I did, actually.
2:58:23 > 2:58:30So, is that an ongoing dialogue with Stephen Spielberg?It is, yes. He
2:58:30 > 2:58:34wants me to write a movie at some point, which I will. I would like to
2:58:34 > 2:58:40write a movie for him.Do you know what it's about yet or is it
2:58:40 > 2:58:47confidential?I have got things cooking in my brain but...You could
2:58:47 > 2:58:56give us a hint.No, I can't. Once it bubbles up, I can't shut it down.
2:58:56 > 2:59:02You've no idea what it's like to sleep at night. Right now, I am
2:59:02 > 2:59:07cooking a second series of this, a second series of love, life and
2:59:07 > 2:59:12records, and I have also got my play, that friends which is now on
2:59:12 > 2:59:18tour and coming to Manchester. Shortly to be in Bromley. So, I am
2:59:18 > 2:59:22thinking, I enjoyed doing the play as well. I enjoyed working with
2:59:22 > 2:59:30Andrew Lloyd Webber doing musicals. How do you have time to sleep?I try
2:59:30 > 2:59:38to calm myself down, I count backwards, 100, 99, 98... And then
2:59:38 > 2:59:42little ideas start coming in and I try to batted away and wake up in
2:59:42 > 2:59:47the morning with bags under my eyes. Kay, you are one of my favourite
2:59:47 > 2:59:53guests.Thanks so much for coming to see us. When the Spielberg thing
2:59:53 > 2:59:59happens, will you come back and see us? Of course. He is a dead ordinary
2:59:59 > 3:00:06guy. He is a grandad, a man, just a normal guy.A man of a certain age.
3:00:06 > 3:00:13He will enjoy this.Thank you so much, as always.
3:00:13 > 3:00:18Ther six part series of Girlfriends starts tonight at 9pm on ITV.
3:00:18 > 3:00:20In November, we'll be celebrating the centenary of the end
3:00:20 > 3:00:23of the First World War, but did you know that
3:00:23 > 3:00:26lots of the things we take for granted today, like universal
3:00:26 > 3:00:28suffrage and the RAF, will also be marking their 100th
3:00:28 > 3:00:33birthday this year?
3:00:33 > 3:00:40All this week, we are looking at the organisations who were handed a
3:00:40 > 3:00:43centenary again and Tim Moffat has been to speak to what someone who
3:00:43 > 3:00:50lived through all of it. Meet the fantastic 105-year-old Diana Gould.
3:00:50 > 3:00:54I was born May 23rd 1912.
3:00:54 > 3:00:56You were born before World War I broke out...
3:00:56 > 3:00:57Yes.
3:00:57 > 3:01:01Do you have any memories of life during World War I?
3:01:01 > 3:01:06I remember, I could have been about two, three-years-old,
3:01:06 > 3:01:12seeing a bus with a horse pulling it, which was quite extraordinary.
3:01:14 > 3:01:23I remember this huge Zeppelin coming over Shoreditch.
3:01:23 > 3:01:25Never seen or heard anything like that before.
3:01:25 > 3:01:30How could it fly?
3:01:30 > 3:01:32After the war, society must have felt very different I guess,
3:01:32 > 3:01:35because so many men didn't return?
3:01:35 > 3:01:38You just heard people died and he was killed...
3:01:38 > 3:01:44"Where's Bill, Bert?"
3:01:44 > 3:01:45"Harry got shot, but he's OK".
3:01:45 > 3:01:52In the Second World War, during the daytime planes
3:01:52 > 3:02:00were obviously fighting up there, but I didn't take much notice.
3:02:00 > 3:02:02Then I heard ba-ba-ba-ba-ba and there's these shots coming down
3:02:02 > 3:02:07the middle of the road as I was walking along.
3:02:07 > 3:02:12That was cheeky.
3:02:12 > 3:02:17When it first started, the National Health Service was fantastic.
3:02:17 > 3:02:21You'd just go to the hospital and you didn't have to pay.
3:02:21 > 3:02:27You were 50 when the Beatles have their first single, in 1962.
3:02:27 > 3:02:29I used to think what a fuss they're making.
3:02:29 > 3:02:31All right, so what, the Beatles...
3:02:31 > 3:02:32Fine.
3:02:32 > 3:02:40We got married in January 1936.
3:02:40 > 3:02:44We'd been friends for many years before we ever got married.
3:02:44 > 3:02:511978, Ted had an aneurysm and just died.
3:02:51 > 3:02:58It really seemed the end of the world for me.
3:02:58 > 3:03:00And you carried the Olympic torch, didn't you?
3:03:00 > 3:03:09And I was 100 at a time.
3:03:09 > 3:03:10-- at the time.
3:03:10 > 3:03:11It really was lovely.
3:03:11 > 3:03:13And having lived such an incredible, active life,
3:03:13 > 3:03:14what's your main words of advice?
3:03:14 > 3:03:20I have a very positive outlook on life.
3:03:20 > 3:03:24I get up and do the diabolo, I do 150 throw ups day.
3:03:24 > 3:03:31I don't walk about with a long face.
3:03:31 > 3:03:33As long as I've got my family, which is the most important
3:03:33 > 3:03:35thing in my life...
3:03:35 > 3:03:43I'm lucky.
3:03:43 > 3:03:51We really enjoyed hearing from Diana this morning. 105 years old.
3:03:51 > 3:03:55Charlotte is with us from the Imperial War Museum North.
3:03:55 > 3:03:58Incredible you had that contact, that she can remember the beginning
3:03:58 > 3:04:03of the First World War.That's right. Fantastic we have these
3:04:03 > 3:04:07witnesses. The Imperial War Museum has recorded testimonies like
3:04:07 > 3:04:12Diana's so we remember what it was like the people.Give us a sense,
3:04:12 > 3:04:15take us back 100 years, what would lead the main thing that would be
3:04:15 > 3:04:20different?If you think back to 1918, you would have had rationing
3:04:20 > 3:04:23beginning, so there were food shortages at the time in Britain.
3:04:23 > 3:04:27There would have been air raid still going on in major cities. Obviously
3:04:27 > 3:04:31a lot of people living here would have been missing people who were
3:04:31 > 3:04:35serving abroad, so there would have been that constant tension I think.
3:04:35 > 3:04:39One of those key things, looking at some of the wartime images, the
3:04:39 > 3:04:44immediate period after the war, clearly the women, the women's vote
3:04:44 > 3:04:49at that point in time, in the immediate aftermath of war, such an
3:04:49 > 3:04:55extraordinary changing time, wasn't it?Certainly. For some women it did
3:04:55 > 3:04:59mark a new sense of freedom. I think it's important to remember as well,
3:04:59 > 3:05:03for a lot of people life reverted back to normal, so some of them lost
3:05:03 > 3:05:07their jobs, they had to return to the home looking after children are
3:05:07 > 3:05:11not all women got the vote, so it wasn't until 1928 all women received
3:05:11 > 3:05:17about. It depended on who you work. It was a real sense of social
3:05:17 > 3:05:23change, having to happen in some ways, wasn't it?I think there was
3:05:23 > 3:05:32an expectation that having lived such a bloody war that life should
3:05:32 > 3:05:35improve. There was appetite for political change, for social change
3:05:35 > 3:05:37and changes within the family as well. The dynamics of family
3:05:37 > 3:05:39changed, husbands and fathers came home and they had to learn to live
3:05:39 > 3:05:43together again.And wouldn't have been in charge in the way they were
3:05:43 > 3:05:48before?That's right, women worked in all sorts of industries during
3:05:48 > 3:05:54the war so they proved they were capable of doing the same as men.
3:05:54 > 3:05:58The RAF founded in 1918? I should know this but what was it before? If
3:05:58 > 3:06:04it started in 1918, what existed before that?Before that we had the
3:06:04 > 3:06:07world flying Corps and world naval service. There were aircraft flying
3:06:07 > 3:06:12before then but it was only on the 1st of April 1918 that the RAF was
3:06:12 > 3:06:17created.Fascinating. I'm sure we will talk about it throughout this
3:06:17 > 3:06:23week and throughout the year on BBC Breakfast. Thank you, Charlotte. In
3:06:23 > 3:06:29a moment we will talk to Michelin star chef and TV presenter Tom
3:06:29 > 3:06:34Kerridge. He has muffins with him! He looks empty handed to me...
3:06:34 > 3:06:40I can't see a plate... He has some! He is trying to
3:06:40 > 3:06:43encourage others to lose weight and lose weight for good, we will find
3:06:43 > 3:08:18out how in a few minutes after a brief
3:08:18 > 3:08:22Enjoy the rest of your day.
3:08:27 > 3:08:27Hello and
3:08:27 > 3:08:30Hello and welcome back.
3:08:30 > 3:08:32A stressful environment, long hours and constant access
3:08:32 > 3:08:34to delicious food are not the ingredients for
3:08:34 > 3:08:37a healthy lifestyle, as Michelin-starred chef and TV
3:08:37 > 3:08:42presenter, Tom Kerridge discovered.
3:08:42 > 3:08:45At his heaviest...
3:08:45 > 3:08:49Do you mind, I feel like we're talking about you and you are here!
3:08:49 > 3:08:57That's fine! Third person, that's fine...Once upon a time... What are
3:08:57 > 3:09:01we talking about? How long ago?Four and a half years ago I decided to
3:09:01 > 3:09:09make a change.You were a 30 stone man.I was a big bloke. I'm still a
3:09:09 > 3:09:13lump but I was a big lad. It's like a different person!It is, because
3:09:13 > 3:09:22you've lost the weight of the person.I've lost on my friends!12
3:09:22 > 3:09:29stone and.Yeah.What suddenly made you think, OK, actually this is
3:09:29 > 3:09:34enough?Age. When you get to an age, you guys will no one time when you
3:09:34 > 3:09:41eventually get to about 40, you go I have to make a change, got to do
3:09:41 > 3:09:45something. It wasn't anything to do with career because I was doing
3:09:45 > 3:09:48great, I had two Michelin stars, TV and books were doing great, it
3:09:48 > 3:09:53wasn't anything to do with image, it was just, you know what, I'm 40...
3:09:53 > 3:09:57If I want to do another 40, I have to do something. It was that
3:09:57 > 3:10:01realisation. I think a lot of people when you get to 40, you do have that
3:10:01 > 3:10:07kind of wake-up call. It was that, just an age thing.It's all very
3:10:07 > 3:10:11well having the motivational reason why that actually losing that kind
3:10:11 > 3:10:17of weight involves dedication and also holding back on things that
3:10:17 > 3:10:20presumably you really loved?Yeah, the way I lost weight is very
3:10:20 > 3:10:24different to a lot of people. I went down the low carbohydrate weights
3:10:24 > 3:10:27programme because I didn't want it to affect the way I worked
3:10:27 > 3:10:32professionally. Michelin star establishments, you cook with
3:10:32 > 3:10:38butter, you use pork belly deep fry things. That was OK to be part of a
3:10:38 > 3:10:42low carb diet so it meant I could still taste food and make sure what
3:10:42 > 3:10:46we were doing was great, because it shouldn't affect my customers,
3:10:46 > 3:10:49customers are coming out for a good time, out in celebration, you'd want
3:10:49 > 3:10:55to make them feel like they're on a diet. I the carbs but with the best
3:10:55 > 3:10:58intentions, everybody enters a diet and if you start going and going to
3:10:58 > 3:11:02do this and do that... You need to build up willpower. You can't just
3:11:02 > 3:11:07do it tomorrow. I'm going to lose weight... You have to research and
3:11:07 > 3:11:09understand the diet you're going to go on, the journey you will be a
3:11:09 > 3:11:15part of and then jump into it and you have to go for what one.So via
3:11:15 > 3:11:18these muffins you've brought into us, explain what you're up to now?
3:11:18 > 3:11:25These are low-calorie. A 12 week diet plan on the NHS.They smell
3:11:25 > 3:11:31really good.Aplon reason. It's things like how do we drive the
3:11:31 > 3:11:37flavour forward? There is Chinese five spice in that. Trying to make
3:11:37 > 3:11:41things tasty, flavoursome. You could be on a diet and if you are bored of
3:11:41 > 3:11:46the food, within two weeks, you drop off it. That's where people lose the
3:11:46 > 3:11:50will to live because you think, I compared being honoured I! A diet
3:11:50 > 3:11:53already sounds like an excuse. When you go out with your friends you go,
3:11:53 > 3:11:59I'm on a diet. It makes it not fun. If you can focus on food that tastes
3:11:59 > 3:12:04great and make it fun, you stay on the journey a lot longer.You have
3:12:04 > 3:12:08this programme and we will see some pictures from it now, you are
3:12:08 > 3:12:10helping people, taking a whole group of people on this journey. One of
3:12:10 > 3:12:16the things you tackle straight up is comfort food.Yes, comfort eating. A
3:12:16 > 3:12:20lot of people can relate to it, when you're feeling down or bored or
3:12:20 > 3:12:24upset, you jump straight into, the first thing you go to is the
3:12:24 > 3:12:28cupboard and get a packet of biscuits or whatever. It's how you
3:12:28 > 3:12:32can avoid that or how you can still eat great food but it tastes great.
3:12:32 > 3:12:36If some of it making it look like it is still a treat? I'm looking at
3:12:36 > 3:12:40what you have made there is the visual part of it quite important?
3:12:40 > 3:12:44Of course it is going to look beautiful, I'm a Michelin star chef!
3:12:44 > 3:12:47LAUGHTER Ordinary mortals try make something,
3:12:47 > 3:12:59it's important it still looks like something special.
3:13:02 > 3:13:05It's all about flavour. You can make anything look pretty but the moment
3:13:05 > 3:13:08you put your fork or spoon in it once it doesn't look the same. If
3:13:08 > 3:13:11you make it taste nice, you will eat it. It's all about driving flavour
3:13:11 > 3:13:13and using techniques. We mentioned on ago, you are talking about the
3:13:13 > 3:13:15lasagne, you are interested that dish. 26 years as a chef, I
3:13:15 > 3:13:18understand how to try and drive flavours board. There's is a one-way
3:13:18 > 3:13:24lasagne but it's things like roasting the mincemeat first, make
3:13:24 > 3:13:31it dry and crispy, and then it really treats in the sauce. Any fact
3:13:31 > 3:13:36that comes out, you can drain before you put it through the sauce and it
3:13:36 > 3:13:39is a wonderful texture. Flavour, if you think of the outside of roast
3:13:39 > 3:13:43beef for a bit of a burger on a barbecue, that child forever, that's
3:13:43 > 3:13:48the bit where it tastes nice.You're making a diet sounds mouthwatering
3:13:48 > 3:13:51that something in itself! Thank you so much.
3:13:51 > 3:13:54Tom Kerridge's Lose Weight For Good is on BBC Two, tonight at 8pm.
3:13:54 > 3:13:58They are really good. My primary role has been to eat!You
3:13:58 > 3:14:00did well.
3:14:00 > 3:14:01That's all from us this morning.
3:14:01 > 3:14:04I'll be back tomorrow from 6am here on BBC One with Naga.
3:14:04 > 3:14:05Until then, have a lovely day.
3:14:05 > 3:14:07Goodbye.