05/01/2018 Breakfast

Hello.

This is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

The release of a serial sex attacker

after less than ten years in prison.

Demands for the Parole Board

to explain its decision.

Black Cab driver, John Worboys,

was jailed for offences against 12

women, but police believe he carried

out more than 100 rapes

and sexual assaults.

Good morning.

It's Friday the 5th of January.

Also this morning:

A slump in new car sales.

Latest figures are expected to show

they've dropped to their lowest

level for six years.

A squeeze on incomes, warriors for

the economy, and a slump in the

demand for diesel. -- worries. What

could it mean for the car industry?

Coffee with a conscience.

A committee of MPs wants consumers

to pay 25 pence for using takeaway

cups to help fund better

recycling facilities.

The final chance for England to

restore some Ashes pride is in the

balance. They need a breakthrough.

The hosts, 151-2.

balance. They need a breakthrough.

The hosts, 151-2. And the weather.

Thankfully not as windy in the UK

today. A dry day for some Showers as

well. Snow in the Scottish hills.

Getting cold this weekend. Details

coming up. Thank you.

Getting cold this weekend. Details

coming up. Thank you.

First, our main story.

The decision to release

the serial sex offender,

John Worboys, after less

than 10 years in prison,

has brought widespread condemnation.

The Chair of the "Home Affairs

Select Committee," Yvette Cooper,

said she was "really shocked"

that the former black cab driver

was being freed.

He was jailed in 2009 for offences

against 12 female passengers,

but police believe he actually

carried out more than 100 rapes

and sexual assaults.

Our home affairs correspondent,

Daniel Sandford, has more.

For six years, John Worboys cruised

smart areas of London in his black

cab looking for women

to drug and rape.

When he was finally caught,

the judge said he'd serve a minimum

of eight years in prison and said

he wouldn't be released

until he was no longer

a threat to women.

Worboys would show young women

he picked up in his cab large wads

of cash, saying he'd recently

won big at the casino.

Then he'd offer them champagne,

which he'd spiked with sedatives,

and rape them.

The judge gave him what's known

as an indeterminate sentence,

under which, people are only

freed once they're no

longer considered dangerous.

But today, the BBC discovered

that the Parole Board has decided

Worboys will be released this

month under supervision

after spending less

than ten years in prison.

I've spoken to one of my clients,

who is absolutely horrified

and really distressed that

nobody had the courtesy

to inform her, so she's

in the middle of cooking tea

for her kids and she hears this

on the radio, and feels absolutely

sick to her stomach.

The organisation, Rape Crisis,

said it was far too soon for

Worboys to be released.

Although police believed

John Worboys attacked over 100

women, he was only

convicted of attacking 12.

And only one of those

convictions was for rape.

And that's why his

sentence was so short.

All the same, under

the indeterminate sentence rules,

the Parole Board will need to have

assured themselves that John Worboys

was no longer a risk

as a sexual predator.

Daniel Sandford, BBC News.

Last year, new car sales in the UK

fell for the first time since 2011.

Forecasts suggest they will

continue to stuggle over

the coming months too.

So, Ben, what's causing

this bump in the road?

The great thing about numbers like

this is it reflects how we are

thinking, feeling, and spending.

Exactly. We have not been splashing

out. After years of solid and record

growth, car sales fell by 5.6% last

year. In itself, it may not seem

like much of a fluctuation, but

there are many reasons as to why.

The end of cheap finance deals,

personal contract payments. You pay

a set amount every month and at the

end of that period you have the

choice to pay more and own the car

or handed back and get a fresh one.

That is great. Interests rates have

been great. But now they are rising.

A flood of second-hand cars come

onto the market after those and they

are much cheaper. But then there is

uncertainty after Brexit. People I'm

not sure about things and are

holding off purchasing things. We

have less money in our pockets as

well. And there have been changes to

car tax, meaning owning a car is

becoming more expensive. On top of

that, worrying about cash. All that

together means it has been a tough

time for the car market. In 45

minutes I will speak to someone from

the industry to ask what it means

for them and carmaking in this

country, and crucially, diesel cars.

They fell by more than 17%. That is

big news. We will talk about that

later.

There is a lot to talk about.

Thank you.

The United States is suspending

almost all security aid to Pakistan

because it says the country

is failing to deal with terrorists

there.

The State Department says the freeze

will remain in place until Islamabad

takes action on groups

with links to the Taliban.

Earlier this week, President Trump

accused Pakistan of lying

and harbouring terrorists,

while also receiving billions

of dollars from the US.

The publisher of a controversial

new book about Donald Trump's White

House has responded to attempts

by the President's lawyers

to try to block its release.

The publication of the book,

which is a fly-on-the-wall account

of Trump's first year in power,

has been brought forward to today.

In a Tweet overnight,

Donald Trump it was full of lies

and criticised his former

adviser, Steve Bannon.

Our North America correspondent,

Peter Bowes, reports.

Publish and Be Damned.

The White House dispute its accuracy

and deep president has threatened

to sue for libel they say

at the author and the publisher

should immediately cease and desist

from any publication.

Instead, the release date has

been brought forward,

much to the apparent

delight of Mr Woolfe.

"Here you go, you can buy it

and read it, thank you,

Mr President" he tweets.

The White House says

it is false and fraudulent.

It portrays Mr Trump

is being surprised at winning

the presidency and paints a picture

of his administration

as dysfunctional and divided.

Steve Bannon, who was widely quoted

in the extracts already published,

has not disputed their content.

His response on a radio programme,

to declare his unfailing support

for the President.

The President of the

United States is a great man.

You know, I support him

day in and day out,

whether going through the country

giving the public miracle speech

or on the show or on the website.

And Mr Trump's response to that...

I don't know, he called me

a great man last night.

So, you know, he obviously

changed his tune pretty quick.

Now, with the lawyers poised,

there's an entire book to read

for the next instalment

in this extraordinary saga.

Peter Bowes, BBC News.

North Korea has accepted an offer

by South Korea to hold

talks next week.

The meeting will be the first

between the two countries for more

than two years.

It'll take place on Tuesday,

in the demilitarised zone that

divides the peninsula.

Our correspondent, Sophie Long,

is in Seoul this morning.

What is the purpose of this meeting?

Many people will breathe a sigh of

relief at this development.

It is

significant. We had confirmation

from the South Korean Unification

Ministry that North Korea sent a fax

on a line closed two years ago and

on the ninth of January they will

meet in the demilitarised zone

between the two countries. At that

meeting we know they will discuss

the possibility of Pyongyang sending

a delegation to the winter Olympics

due to get under way here in South

Korea next month. Now, this comes

just hours after the United States

and South Korea agreed to stop their

joint military exercises. Now, these

take place on a regular. The US and

South Korea say they are defensive,

but North Korea says they are

excuses for provocations. Now, that

happened. We have confirmation the

talks will take place. So, it is a

step in the right direction.

Thank

you very much. So

step in the right direction.

Thank

you very much. So, that was Sophie

Long in Seoul.

The number of people applying

for teacher training has fallen

by a third compared

to this time last year.

Applications to become English,

maths, and science teachers showed

some of the most dramatic levels

of decline, leading to school

leaders warning of an impending

crisis in education.

However, the government said

teaching continued to be

an attractive career

and it was investing hundreds

of millions of pounds

to improve recruitment.

Every hot drink served in a takeaway

cup should be subject to a 25 pence

tax, according to a group of MPs.

The Environmental Audit Committee

is calling on the levy in order

to pay for improvements to

the country's recycling facilities.

2.5 billion cups are thrown away

each year even though some shops

offer a discount for people

who bring their own.

Consumers respond better to a charge

than they did to a discount. We know

a load of coffee shops are already

offering a 25p discount. It is up to

them how much of this tax they want

to pass on to the consumers, but

what we are seeing is we are

following the principle that the

polluter pays. We need a radical

shift, a revolution, in the coffee

industry, to deliver a more

sustainable way of consuming coffee.

We are live all morning at one

of the only plants in the country

that can fully recycle coffee cups.

John Maguire will have more

on the problem and possible

solutions later this hour.

Look at that. That mountain of

coffee cups.

More than half of all flat faced dog

is seen by a vet last year needed

treatment for issues directly

related to how they were bred.

More than half of flat faced dogs,

including French Bulldogs and pugs,

seen by vets last year required

treatment to correct painful

deformities including surgery

to clear obstructed airways skin

problems and eye ulcers.

The British Veterniary Association

said the majority of flat-faced dog

owners are still unaware of any

problems with the breeds.

It is that time of year you will be

making goals and resolutions. If you

want to keep a fitness regime up

without giving up the alcohol, this

could be one for you. It is called

beer yoga. It is taking off in pubs.

It involves drinking pints of beer

while doing yoga. We have been

informed they regularly sell out,

though it is unknown whether it

outweighs the negatives of drinking.

So, they were doing yoga while

holding their pints. You could spill

it.

Beer or goat yoga?

I have tried

goat yoga. I picked that last time

and will continue to do so. Though

I'll have a pint after.

They will go

down 3-1 in the Ashes if they win

this rather than 4-0, but it seems

to be slipping away, this fish.

Fish? Fifth test. If they do not get

any more, the final test could be

lost in the next few hours. 160-

two. The hosts are settling into

their groove. The Australian captain

looked imperious once more. And now

for the football.

West Ham spoil Tottenham's 100%

record over the festive period.

It finished 1-1 after a pair

of stunning long-range

goals at Wembley.

How about that?

Pedro Obiang's effort

was matched by Son Heung-min.

After the match, Son said he thought

Obian's goal was better.

The FA Cup returns tonight,

with the first of the third-round

matches.

Liverpool host Everton

at Anfield live on BBC One,

while Manchester United

face Derby County.

It's the first time in 58

consecutive FA Cup matches that

United aren't on telivised live.

And Serena Williams has pulled out

of this month's Australian Open.

She gave birth to her daughter four

months ago and played an exibition

match last week and was hoping

to defend her title,

but she said although she was "super

close" to her best, she wasn't quite

ready for competition.

That is a very American phrase.

She

was seen it is going well, but not

quite good enough.

She wants to feel

100%. We look forward to her

returning whenever that may be.

It

will not be long.

The papers soon,

but first, the weather. What is it

like?

but first, the weather. What is it

like? Good morning. It is not that

windy this morning. Good news after

strong severe gale force winds over

the past few days. That is the main

theme of the forecast today. The

details. Not only is it not as

windy, some of you will stay dry,

but still some rain in the forecast,

mainly in the form of showers. In

Scotland, cold enough once again for

sleet and snow, especially across

the higher ground. A cloudy day in

Scotland. Further south, morning

brightness, the same in England.

Yorkshire, sunshine. Heavy showers

in north-west England at the moment.

East Anglia and the south-east,

early-morning rain clearing away.

Dry and bright conditions for a

time. Along the south coast,

showers. They are already in the

south-west of England and quite

widely across Wales, perhaps on the

heavy side. A small chance of the

odd rumble of thunder with those.

Generally, thunder free. Northern

Ireland, showers. The south and

east, though, possibly drycool cool

start to the country UK wide. A

touch of frost here and there under

clear skies. Some sunny spells.

Across Scotland, generally rather

cloudy. Further patchy rain, sleet,

and snow. Feeling cooler today

across the UK. Temperatures in

double figures. 4- nine degrees as a

high in the afternoon. Even more

cold tonight and over the weekend.

The details. Through the night,

outbreaks of rain, sleet, and snow,

pushing southwards across the

country. Not much in the way of

snow. Nothing concerning. Wind

picking up to the north and east of

the UK. Chilly, the further north

and west you are. Elsewhere, the

breeze will keep the frost that day.

Cloud on the weekend. Showers

around. Merging into longer spells

of rain across the southern half of

the country, especially the far

south-east. Have the bursts. Sleet

and snow mixed in. The north and

east, dry and bright weather. You

will notice the strength of the

wind. North- north-east. A cold

feeling day. Noticeable chill.

Overnight, Sunday morning, as the

wind goes away in the north and

west, widespread frost. Temperatures

as low as -10 in rural rural parts

of Scotland. Frost was the south and

east. A strong wind. Gale force at

times in the English Channel.

Sunday, other than rain, other than

for the Channel Islands and

Shetland, after a frosty start, a

lovely winter's day. Dry and sunny,

if you do not mind the breeze to the

south and east. More updates later

on.

I am glad it's not too windy out

there. Rustling through the papers.

Having a look at the front pages.

You are very neat over there. Look

at Ben's little stuck there.

Who are you blaming? I'm not blaming

anyone. A page of Times. The gate we

talk about -- they're going to be

talking about this in a moment.

These revelations about Donald Trump

and the much talked about book is

being published today, brought

forward among the rounds of Ingall

-- legal issues. Fascinating stuff.

The story we are covering today. The

story of John Worboys, aged 60. He

was a former taxi driver and he was

charged with jug -- drugging and

sexually assaulting a police 12

women. He became known as the "Black

cab rapist. He will be released

after serving less than ten years

behind bars. It is believed he

attacked more than 100 women during

his time as a taxi driver. The front

page of the Sun there. The front

page of the Daily Mirror as well.

Also, the front page of the Daily

Mail. Then, you are having a look at

car sales.

We have an update on what

they've lost the diesel was the big

loser. Down around 70%. We will talk

to the boss of the industry body in

about half an hour but it is a dire

forecast for sales. A near 5% fall

in the UK. It's a whole range of

things that have been discussed.

Worries over the economy. I want to

highlight this story. I wonder what

it feels like to lose £13 million in

one day. That is what Mike Ashley,

the largest shareholder in

Debenhams, faced yesterday. They

said their Christmas trading was

pretty poor. A big slump in the

value of shares. The biggest

shareholder lost 13 million quid.

It

is a paper loss. I have a lot on

Jose Mourinho. Pieces because he

lives in a hotel in Manchester, it

does not mean he is not committed

long-term. -- he says. Staying in

the hotel for all those weeks on

end. He says he does it because he

is lazy and he likes living in a

hotel. He says if the fans wanting

to be comfortable. Sad guys don't

work well.

And as somebody is making

your bed view. He never struck me as

being a sad person. Not a case, to

use a cliche, but it is in the air.

They want players to have more

mental and psychological resilience.

They have hired an Australian.

Working with the Australian swimming

team. Doctor Pepper Grange. She is

renowned forgetting into the players

heads. Look out for her. Here is how

it works. Let's hope it does.

One of

the meetings I enjoy about our team

is that there is often a box of

biscuits in the newsroom. I haven't

seen them! It took a biscuit to

catch your eye.

The traditional

biscuit tin. A certain size and

depth is important. In each segment

there are three or four of your

favourite biscuits. This is an

argument over a Cadbury 's variety

box which has only one level. There

is just one of each biscuit. I'm

sure they are not the only people

who are doing it. Attention has been

drawn to the issue.

It reminds you

of smaller chocolate bars. But this

is taking away a whole layer.

Unfortunately, it Naga gets to the

box first there is no hope for

anyone. We'll get an update on the

sport and then the weather.

Even by the standards of this

Presidency, the noises coming

from the White House have attracted

even more controversy than usual

with a very public war of words

between Donald Trump and his former

top aide, Steve Bannon.

It follows allegations in a new book

about the first year

of the Trump administration.

of the Trump administration.

White House lawyers had

threatened legal action.

In response, the publishers brought

forward the release date to today.

So what does this all

mean for the President?

Scottie Nell-Hughes is an American

journalist and Conservative

commentator who campaigned on behalf

of Donald Trump in 2016.

A very good morning to you, Scottie

and thank you for joining us. How do

we approach this? Can we deal with

some of the trivial stuff first, if

you like, and get to is serious

stuff. The book now being published

today, there are some details about

Donald Trump's habits, going to bed

at 6:30 p.m., a cheeseburger in bed,

changing his own sheets because he

is worried about bugs and germs.

Talk to us about some of the little

stuff that has emerged.

The White

House this morning is more twisted

than C would be at yoga. Bookstores

or even staying open to get this

book to people and the trivial

parts, the gossip, the Middle school

aspect is probably what has been

dominating headlines for the last 48

hours as are some of the things that

you've mentioned. Is it true or not?

How are they going to back it up?

Did you see President Trump with the

cheeseburger? Those other tabloid

issues that Sarah Sanders was

referring to. Can you prove it? But

it makes it a good read. What is

more concerning is what you will go

to next, the issues of the people

surrounding the president and his

actions and reactions.

So let's talk

about these quotes that we have.,

for example. 100% of his advisers

think he is incapable of functioning

in his job.

First of all, I don't

discount this book. Michael Wolff

has no region to publish a

completely scandalous, for joint and

slanderous look. He was not one of

those" never Trump" journalists. He

criticised the media in 2016. He had

no reason to come up with this hit

piece but to make a claim like that

is false. That doesn't mean there

are a lot of advisers who are

snakes. Thinking they were going to

help them. They were putting their

own priorities overhears. That is

what President Trump needs to

recognise. What is true and what is

not and what will his reaction be?

What we have found in the past with

Donald is that nothing sticks. Is

there anything that is really

important? I think it's very

concerning. What this does is it

shows the Republican Party is very

divided. Steve Bannon represented

the Scottie -- the Steve Bannon

conservatives. Then there are those

who followed Donald Trump. The GOP

is as divided as ever. Tomorrow,

many states start pulling papers for

people running to the House of

Representatives. It will be

interesting to see if we have the

engagement in 2018 and this book

does a real damage to the Republican

Party. People will just tune out.

Donald Trump is not there to drain

the swamp, they will say, he brought

the swamp with him.

He tried

unsuccessfully to stop this being

published. There are allegations

about his own family, treachery and

treason. Will he be required to take

some form of legal action because of

the stance he has taken?

That is the

best thing the publisher could want,

the president telling him not to

publish the book. It catapulted the

book even higher. Steve Bannon knows

the number one rule in Trump world

is not to go up to his family. He

would have ignored this entire book

if he didn't go out the way he did.

Once this is out, it is out. The

more attention Donald Trump gives

this book, it is kerosene on fire.

Focusing on a bigger issue that we

need to be focusing on.

Thank you,

Scottie commerce -- talking to us

from the United States.

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

Still to come...

As MPs call for a crack down

on disposable coffee cups,

John is at one of the UK's only

plants currently able

to recycle them.

They are not easy to recycle.

That's

absolutely right. The amount of

coffee to drink. This is half the

time of coffee cups. This is what

gets the Knights team back in the

office. That is the issue. A copy

cup is bonded plastic. Making it

waterproof and cardboard as well. It

is separating those two materials

that is very difficult. Once it is

mashed up and the plastic and

cardboard is separated, they can

turn it into pulp. The pulp then

goes into a giant machine that

produces paper and look at the

amount of paper that can be

produced. Only 1% of these cups are

properly dealt with. We'll all pay

25p to make this happen.

I am back later.

Hello.

This is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt

and Naga Munchetty.

We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment,

but also on Breakfast this morning.

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As scientists warn reefs are under

siege from global warming,

we'll find out why coral bleaching

is bad news for biodiversity.

You might still have your christmas

decorations up, but according

to the travel industry it's time

to think about summer.

We'll find out how to get a bargain

before 8am.

You never really know

what you are made of until something

extreme happens to you.

And it's the most elite unit

in the Armed Forces,

but what does it take

to be an SAS soldier?

After 9am, we'll meet one civilian

recruit hoping to prove that.

Good morning.

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

Yvette Cooper has called on the

parole board to explain its decision

to release the serial sex offender,

John Worboys. He was jailed in 2009

for offences against 12 female

passengers. Police believe he

carried out more than 100 rapes and

sexual assaults. Yvette Cooper said

she was shocked by the move and

victims groups have expressed shock

and outrage.

Car sales have fallen. It has been

blamed on the financial insecurity

around Brexit. The decline is

expected to continue. A

controversial book which is a fly on

the wall account of Donald Trump's

first year in the White House is

being published today. The release

date has been brought forward.

Donald Trump said it was full of

lies and criticised his former

adviser, Steve Bannon.

North Korea has accepted an offer

by South Korea to hold

talks next week.

The meeting will be the first

between the two countries for more

than two years.

It'll take place on Tuesday,

in the demilitarised zone that

divides the peninsula.

Every hot drink served

in a disposable cup should be

subject to a 25 pence tax,

according to a group of MPs.

The Environmental Audit Committee

is calling on the levy to be

introduced to pay for improvements

in the recycling of paper cups that

have a plastic lining.

2.5 billion are thrown away each

year, but the British Coffee

Association says a charge

is not the answer.

Consumers respond better to a charge

than they do to a discount. We know

a lot of coffee shops are already

offering a 25p discount.

It is up to them

how much of this tax

they want

to pass on to the consumers,

but what we are seeing

is we are following the principle

that the polluter pays.

We need a radical shift,

a revolution, in the coffee

industry, to deliver a more

sustainable way of consuming coffee.

And now for the sport. Explain where

we are in the Ashes. What is at

stake? A critical hour coming up.

England are 3-0 down so far in the

Ashes, but they want to restore

pride by finishing 3-1 not 4-0.

Australia are trying to push home a

fourth victory. But the last few

hours has been getting away from

England. Unless they can produce

magic and get rid of Steve Smith,

the captain of the Australian team,

this is over. It is getting away

from them. There are critical

moments in test matches where your

chances almost gone, even if

mathematically you could come back.

It is looking at the moment like it

is slipping away from England. The

story so far. England added 133 runs

to the overnight score. They were

helped by this extraordinary dropped

catch. Right through his fingers,

Josh Hazlewood. They were out for

346. England made a few

breakthroughs. Australia replied.

Mason Craine got his first test of

England bowling and very nearly

removed Steve Smith, the legendary

captain. They have rallied to 184-

two. Ominously, Steve Smith is still

at the crease and looking good.

West Ham have ended Tottenham's 100%

record over the festive period.

It finished 1-1 at Wembley,

after a pair of stunning strikes,

Pedro Obiang put West Ham ahead,

and seven minutes from time,

Son Heung-Min put away an equally

impressive long-range effort,

although Son said he thought

Obiang's goal was better.

Spurs are fifth in the

Premier League table.

The Premier League teams enter

the FA Cup third round this weekend

and the Merseyside derby

between Liverpool and Everton kick's

off the BBC's coverage.

It's live on BBC One tonight.

It's been suggested that Liverpool

manager Jurgen Klopp doesn't take

the FA Cup seriously,

something he's keen to disprove.

The lineup will be a lineup which

shows all the respect we have for

the FA Cup. Umm... I know a few

people have said that I don't

respect the competition, stuff like

that, enough. But that is obviously

not the truth. So, maybe we have to

make it a little bit more obvious.

It is not a league game. There are

no points available. It is win or

bust. As simple as that. The Premier

League, less pressure. It is a glory

game. You go out and seek the glory

and try and win it. If we are to get

through, we have to beat Liverpool.

Manchester City Women's latest

signing Nadia Nadim says she wants

to "be a part of history"

after arriving at the WSL club.

She was Born in Afghanistan

but her mother paid traffickers

to take her and her family

to England after the taliban

murdererd her father.

The family ended up in Denmark,

where she found her love of football

in a refugee centre.

Nadim has finally made it to England

and says she wants to help

the club keep growing.

The club is so young. They have

achieved so much. So, just being a

part of that journey, umm, and

trying to reach even higher levels,

it's amazing.

That is really where your love and

passion comes from in the game, down

here. How it has transformed a life.

You are playing for the love of

sport.

And Serena Williams has pulled out

of this month's Australian Open.

She gave birth to her daughter four

months ago and played an exibition

match last week and was hoping

to defend her title,

but she said although she was "super

close" to her best, she wasn't quite

ready for competition.

A lot of talk about Andy Murray in

the last 24 hours about whether he

can make a comeback.

Hip injury?

Yeah. Tiger Woods, a hip injury, he

knows what it is like to come back.

And that was ten months. Tiger Woods

says he wants to get back to a full

schedule, back-to-back tournaments,

all that. He will start that at

Torrey Pines. That is not to be

confused with farmer's golf. It was

invented by a cheese farmer who put

clogs on the end of golf clubs

because he was fed up with paying

fees.

You learn something new every

day.

Have you had your coffee this

morning?

I have. Cane recycle that?

I think you can. -- can you.

Inside,

because it is lined with plastic, it

makes it really difficult to

recycle. That is the big issue.

I

heard about hot liquids reacting

with plastic as well. We should talk

to John Maguire.

Ahh, yes.

He is

somewhere where they are trying to

improve the situation. Explain more.

This is a paper mill which has been

here since the middle of the 19th

century. Coffee cups are ready

modern problem. Plastic in the

middle to make it waterproof.

Cardboard on the outside to make it

rigid. Separating them is difficult.

You can recognise some of the logos

on these bales. They are squished

and weighed about half a ton. They

go through the role is to make this

wonderfully vivid paper. This will

now go on to the packaging and also

emblems as well. But this is one of

the only two sites in the UK that

does this process. A committee of

MPs says it wants to see a 25 p levy

on a single youth cup of coffee to

get money back into the system to

pay for stuff like this. We will get

do you know. Why only you and one

other company?

We did this a few

years ago and we realised half a

million coffee cups went through us.

You have plastic and insight which

is to make it waterproof. -- inside.

It keeps the heat in as well. The

plastic and inside is quite

difficult to remove.

And expensive?

Well, we developed this over the

past few years. We are essentially

floating off the plastic. What we

are able to do is completely

separate the plastic from the paper.

The majority is made from pulp?

Yes.

We can use all of that, a

high-quality material, in

papermaking.

Here are some things

you can do. Packaging boxes, a

shopping bag, even with the

Cupcycling logo on it.

Yes. They

have used our process. In every bag,

one coffee cup goes goes into it.

This is interesting. It is the

plastic.

This is actually a

replacement for single-use plastic.

You can put a cellphone inside it.

It is completely able to be

recycled.

And you are from the

environmental charity behind a lot

of the campaigning going on. You had

those giant coffee cups we saw in

Manchester and in London that people

could make sure coffee cups were

able to be disposed of. What is the

issue? We know about try to separate

it, but what is going wrong on a

wide scale?

The cups need to be

separated out when they are recycled

in the first place. If they go to

mixed recycling with everything

else, they will not be recycled.

That is what we did with the

campaigns in Manchester and London.

In London, we launched in April at

the end of 2017 as well, we recycled

4 million cups in just one square

mile.

It can be done?

Yes. It proves

if it is communicated well and

facilities are provided, the public

is willing to recycle them, but we

have to give them the facilities.

No

one will vote for a 25p addition to

their morning coffee.

We will do a

number of trials in some Starbucks

in London and will test adding a

levy and see how customers respond.

We have done a study to understand

it.

recycling, it comes down to industry

and

recycling, it comes down to industry

and government changed.

All terms and conditions on the

Facebook page. Small from us. If

you're watching the train or

whatever, drinking a cup of coffee,

have a think about what you are

going to do with it. Back to you.

There's growing criticism over

a decision by the Parole Board

to release serial sex attacker,

John Worboys, from prison.

UK car sales have dropped to the

first time in six years.

Let us take a look at the weather

both here in the United

Let us take a look at the weather

both here in the United States. Some

pretty extreme conditions in the

United States. I couldn't have said

is any better. Extreme is the word

to mention across much of eastern

portions of the US. They are under

the grips of some bitterly cold

winter conditions. We saw the first

measurable snowfall for some in

almost 30 years. Temperature records

have been raking quite widely. If

you look at the chart there, we have

the cold Arctic air down across many

parts of the east. That sort of

temperature differential, you get a

very strong winds that has been

blowing up. That low pressure to

pick deep. Ours. That's how it got

its name rain showers. Some of you

will get to drive some of you will

stay dry. Particularly southern and

eastern parts. Showers will come and

go. In Scotland, sticking with cloud

and outbreaks of rain and hill snow.

Temperatures lower than they have

been through recent days. The

exception will be the Channel

Islands. We stick with lots of cloud

and further outbreaks of rain and

hill snow. Clearing skies developing

to the West of Scotland. For most,

with a cloud in place tonight, you

should state frost free the vast

majority but increasingly windy into

the start of Saturday, particularly

within eastern areas of the country.

Showers could merge into longer

spells of rain. Some sunny

conditions but bitterly cold winds

blowing. Making it feel subzero for

many. As began to Saturday night,

the temperatures appear. There will

be a widespread frost developing

into the north and west.

Temperatures as the many, the winds

will be a little bit light on

Sunday. High pressure in charge, and

you will have a dry and sunny day

the most part.

you will have a dry and sunny day

the most part. Dry and sunny, we

will be very grateful for.

Last year, new car sales in the UK

fell for the first time since 2011.

Forecasts suggest they will

continue to stuggle over

the coming months too.

So, Ben, what's causing

this bump in the road?

They are a really good indicator

about how the economy is faring. If

the economy is OK you will splash

out.

These are the latest figures

from the industry body. They show

car sales fell by 5.6% last year.

This put that on the graph. You can

see why it significant. Sailors have

been going a pretty consistently.

You can see the end, still on the

slide. Mike Hawse is with me. If we

look at that, you can see pretty

consistent robust growth. This thing

that strikes me first of all, we

still sold 2.5 million cars.

That is

the third best in the past decade

and the sixth best ever.

Talk me

through wide. Why have we seen such

record growth. Ten years ago, we had

written off the car industry but we

are still buying them.

It was wrong

to write them off. Over the last few

years has been increasing economic

growth. The way people buy cars has

changed. But those issues together

and then you do -- the new

technology on the car means a new

car is cleaner and cheaper to what

-- cheaper to run.

Let's talk about

this falloff. A bit of a perfect

storm. So many different factors

that affected it. Less cash in our

pocket. A 17% fall in diesel sales.

So many headlines about it.

One of

the drivers, a clear decline in

consumer business. All the figures

say people are less enthusiastic. It

is the second biggest item after

your house. Secondly, a lot of

confusion about diesel. This has

caused people not so much to switch

into petrol. And we are seeing that.

But diesel owners often sitting on

their hands, waiting to see what

will happen. And the problem with

that is, they are keeping older cars

on the road the longer which is less

good the environment. People are

going to be spending more money on

average. If you buy a diesel car,

you'll probably saved £300, £400 per

year.

The majority was what we sell

overseas.

The weak pound makes

exports cheaper. The majority of the

parts that go into our cars also

come from abroad. A lower pound

isn't necessarily could do such a

complex transaction.

A word on those

fork declining growth. That spills

over into business and consumer

confidence. Next year, -- the

important thing is to choose the

right sort of car per ewe. Most

people, accommodation of both.

Better fuel economy. Increasingly in

terms of connectivity. As soon as

you get these cars on the road, it

makes the environment better safer.

It will be an interesting time. Very

good to see you.

Still to come this morning. But is

it true?

You should have pulled the

surveillance when you are asked

true.

Is it true?

How would you

react to finding out the world was

going to end in five years? That is

the premise of a new thriller from

the creator of the award-winning

crime series Luther.

Hello.

This is Breakfast,

with Charlie Stayt and Naga

Munchetty.

The release of a serial sex attacker

after less than ten years in prison.

Demands for the Parole Board

to explain its decision.

Black Cab driver, John Worboys,

was jailed for offences against 12

women, but police believe he carried

out more than 100 rapes

and sexual assaults.

Good morning.

It's Friday the 5th of January.

Also this morning:

A slump in new car sales.

Latest figures are expected to show

they've dropped to their lowest

level for six years.

Coffee with a conscience.

A committee of MPs wants consumers

to pay 25 pence for using takeaway

cups to help fund better

recycling facilities.

Last year was a tough one

for the holiday industry,

with airline strikes,

terror attacks and some

pretty wild weather.

I'll ask the boss of one big travel

firm how they're riding out

the storm.

Hopes of restoring pride for England

in the ashes have been smashed

around. Australia showed no mercy on

the third day. And frigid weather in

around. Australia showed no mercy on

the third day. And frigid weather in

the US. And the UK? Not as cold in

the UK. For today, the good news is

it is not as windy as it has been.

Snow in the Scottish hills. The full

forecast forecast coming up.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

The decision to release

the serial sex offender,

John Worboys, after less

than 10 years in prison,

has brought widespread condemnation.

The Chair of the "Home Affairs

Select Committee," Yvette Cooper,

said she was "really shocked"

that the former black cab driver

was being freed.

He was jailed in 2009 for offences

against 12 female passengers,

but police believe he actually

carried out more than 100 rapes

and sexual assaults.

Our home affairs correspondent,

Daniel Sandford, has more.

For six years, John Worboys cruised

smart areas of London in his black

cab looking for women

to drug and rape.

When he was finally caught,

the judge said he'd serve a minimum

of eight years in prison and said

he wouldn't be released

until he was no longer

a threat to women.

Worboys would show young women

he picked up in his cab large wads

of cash, saying he'd recently

won big at the casino.

Then he'd offer them champagne,

which he'd spiked with sedatives,

and rape them.

The judge gave him what's known

as an indeterminate sentence,

under which, people are only

freed once they're no

longer considered dangerous.

But today, the BBC discovered

that the Parole Board has decided

Worboys will be released this month

under supervision after spending

less than ten years in prison.

I've spoken to one of my clients,

who is absolutely horrified

and really distressed that nobody

had the courtesy to inform her,

so she's in the middle of cooking

tea for her kids and she hears this

on the radio, and feels absolutely

sick to her stomach.

The organisation, Rape Crisis,

said it was far too soon for Worboys

to be released.

Although police believed

John Worboys attacked over 100

women, he was only

convicted of attacking 12.

And only one of those

convictions was for rape.

And that's why his

sentence was so short.

All the same, under

the indeterminate sentence rules,

the Parole Board will need to have

assured themselves that John Worboys

was no longer a risk

as a sexual predator.

Daniel Sandford, BBC News.

Last year, new car sales in the UK

fell for the first time since 2011.

Forecasts suggest they will

continue to stuggle over

the coming months too.

So, Ben, what's causing

this bump in the road?

Good morning. It is a reflection on

how we feel in terms of the economy.

Yes. You will only splash out on a

car if you think you have money. It

is interesting. When you look at the

numbers which give us an indication

of what happened, let's look at the

numbers. Last year, 5.6% of a fall

in UK car sales. Looking at just

diesels, that is even worse. They

were down more than 17%. If you look

at the forecast for next year and

beyond that, it is a similar

picture. Why is that? Why have sales

fall in? A perfect storm. So many

factors. The headlines about

diesels, clamping down on emissions.

They are the bad boy of the industry

now.

We talked to the boss of the

industry body. They said it could be

temporary. If we start to look at

the savings you make on the fuel, it

could cancel it out. But we have

seen bad headlines. Inflation is

squeezing income. Less money in our

pockets because prices are going up.

The state of the economy and Brexit.

And changes in car tax. It is more

expensive to own a car to be all of

those things together mean it is

getting tougher to have a car to

pick and personal contract payments

as well. That is a way of renting a

car for a couple of years and at the

end of that period you have the

option to buy or give it back and

new one. That has meant a huge flood

of second-hand cars have ended up on

the market. You could look at the

market and save why get a new one if

I could have a cheap second hand

one. That is why new ones have gone

down.

Why would you get a new one?

Thank you.

A controversial book,

which is a fly-on-the-wall account

of Trump's first year in power,

is being published today.

The publisher opted for an earlier

release date in response to attempts

by the President's

lawyers to block it.

In a Tweet overnight,

Donald Trump said it was full

of lies and criticised his former

adviser, Steve Bannon.

Our North America correspondent,

Peter Bowes, reports.

Publish and be damned.

The book that won't go away.

The White House dispute its accuracy

and the President's lawyers have

threatened to sue for libel.

They say the author

and the publisher

should immediately cease and desist

from any further publication.

Instead, the release date has

been brought forward,

much to the apparent

delight of Mr Wolff.

"Here you go, you can buy it

and read it, thank you,

Mr President," he tweets.

The White House says

it is false and fraudulent.

It portrays Mr Trump

as being surprised at winning

the presidency and paints a picture

of his administration

as dysfunctional and divided.

Steve Bannon, who's widely quoted

in the extracts already published,

has not disputed their content.

His response on a radio programme,

to declare his unfailing support

for the President.

The President of the

United States is a great man.

You know, I support him

day in and day out,

whether going through the country

giving the public miracle speech

or on the show or on the website.

And Mr Trump's response to that...

I don't know, he called me

a great man last night.

So, you know, he obviously

changed his tune pretty quick.

Now, with the lawyers poised,

there's an entire book to read

for the next instalment

in this extraordinary saga.

Peter Bowes, BBC News.

North Korea has accepted an offer

by South Korea to hold

talks next week.

The meeting will be the first

between the two countries for more

than two years.

It'll take place on Tuesday,

in the demilitarised zone that

divides the peninsula.

Our correspondent, Sophie Long,

is in Seoul this morning.

Just tell us more about the buildup

and what this meeting will consist

of.

Good morning. This comes after

the North Korean leader made a New

Year's address in which he said he

would be open to dialogue with South

Korea. After that, the South Korean

government offered high-level talks

with North Korea. The day after that

we had a telephone line which was

Dortmund more than two years was

reopened by North Korea. -- dormant.

This morning, by fax, we heard NK

accepted. They will meet on the

border of the DMC. It will take

place on Tuesday the ninth of

January, a month before the Opening

Ceremony of the winter Olympics here

in South Korea. -- DMZ. They will

talk about the possibility of North

Korea sending a delegation to the

winter Olympics. That is important.

We have had consistently from Kim

Jong-un that this could be a

groundbreaking chance to change the

direction. Tensions were increasing

through 2017. It seems the two sides

will sit down and talk about the

possibility and also about other

things that could ease tensions here

between the two Koreas.

Sophie, for

the moment, thank you.

Every hot drink served in a takeaway

cup should be subject to a 25 pence

tax, according to a group of MPs.

The Environmental Audit Committee

is calling on the levy in order

to pay for improvements to

the country's recycling facilities.

2.5 billion cups are thrown away

each year even though some shops

offer a discount for people

who bring their own.

Consumers respond better to a charge

than they do to a discount.

We know a lot of coffee shops

are already offering a 25p discount.

It is up to them how much of this

tax they want to pass

on to the consumers,

but what we are seeing

is we are following the principle

that the polluter pays.

We need a radical shift,

a revolution, in the coffee

industry, to deliver a more

sustainable way of consuming coffee.

The number of people applying

for teacher training has fallen

by a third compared

to this time last year.

Applications to become English,

maths, and science teachers showed

some of the most dramatic levels

of decline, leading to school

leaders warning of an impending

crisis in education.

However, the government said

teaching continued to be

an attractive career

and it was investing hundreds

of millions of pounds

to improve recruitment.

A severe winter storm is hitting

the eastern United States,

bringing strong winds and blizzards.

It's the tenth day of

record-breaking low temperatures,

which have already

claimed several lives.

17 people are believed to have died

as a result of the cold weather.

Nearly 5,000 flights

have been cancelled.

The National Guard has been deployed

in parts of New York state to assist

with rescue efforts

and transporting supplies.

The snow has finally tapered off

after 12 hours of pounding snow. The

wind has not let up. We saw 40-15

mar per hour winds. -- 40-50 miles

per hour. We even saw rescues. What

was remarkable to watch today was

how quickly all of this happened and

how quickly the snow came down. It

was incredible to watch at times. We

were seen three inches of snow an

hour. This is what has been left

behind in its path, a serious pilot

of snow. On top of that, this is not

over. We have this Arctic blast

coming in. We could be in the single

digits with windshields well below

zero. -- windchills.

Not surprisingly, people have been

feeling the cold. And cold-blooded

creatures in Florida have had issues

as well. Videos have shown frozen

iguanas. That is correct. Some have

fallen from trees. The number of

reptiles found on the ground, as you

can see here, well, you will be

pleased to hear they did warm back

up, though, after a few hours of the

sun. Presumably they lock down and

then get OK in the sunshine.

Amazing

creatures. Amazing.

The weather is coming up later. The

sport as well. We will return to the

top story.

Mounting criticism

of the decision to release

serial sex attacker,

John Worboys, after

ten years in prison.

The news was met with shock

by some of his victims

who say

they weren't told of

the move by authorities.

Campaigners have also

suggested his sentence

was too short.

We can speak now to Lisa Thompson

who's from the victim support

charity, Rape and Sexual

Violence Project.

Quite a few issues to address. Some

of the victims were not told of his

release. Surely that is quite

unusual.

It happens probably more

commonly than people think. But,

absolutely, the victims and

survivors should have been told and

we should have a system with victims

at the absolute centre, involved at

every stage. This is a systemic

failure that this has happened.

So

he was sentenced for a minimum of

eight years. He served, what, nine,

ten, years, including being in

custody for the first time. He was

charged with attacking 12 women, the

suspicion being he attacked more.

What is your reaction?

I think it is

absolutely abominable. I could not

believe the decision when I heard

about it. My heart goes out to the

women. He is a massive risk. This is

a massive failure in the system for

the women who have courageously

reported him in the first place and

gone to court. My heart goes out to

them. What they must be thinking, I

cannot imagine.

In your experience,

how does this come about? If police

say they suspect he attacked

hundreds of women, around 100 women,

why do you think this was not

reflected in his sentencing? And how

has it not been reflected in the

fact he has been released now?

That

is a good question. I think that

sentences often are not reflective

of the horrendous crimes that people

have committed. This was an

indeterminate sentence, so,

actually, he could have been kept in

for longer if he was deemed a risk.

Many people still think he is a

risk, so, I think we support the

parole decisions actually being made

public to see what those decisions

were actually about.

There is a

system in place to assess his risk

to the public, and his release, so

to speak, will be closely monitored.

Does that not show that the system

is working in terms of monitoring

him and keeping women, potential

victims, safe?

The judge called Warboys a master of

deception. --I don't think it does

at all. The police can't be there

within 24 hours. The risk is there

to people.

He spoke to women who are

victims of rape, men and women who

are victims of rape. What do you say

to people when you are trying to

assure them that there is a system

in place, that they are safe?

Try to

give them the courage to go forward.

But vast majority of people, 85% who

have been through sexual offences,

don't report because they don't have

faith in the system. Many survivors

feel the ordeal of reporting is as

bad as the offence they have been

through and it's a massive ordeal.

Macro one -- Yvette Cooper has asked

for the decision to be reviewed. Are

you hopeful this could be done?

I

don't think this is possible but the

reasons need to be made public, we

can understand what is behind it and

there is openness and transparency.

We need to look at this more closely

and we need to be up in arms about

the system and challenge the system.

Say to those women that we don't

accept this for you.

Regarding the

parole board, it is a 3- member

panel. The parole board has released

a statement of its saying it is

heard live evidence from offenders,

managers, psychiatrists and there

has been scope for victims to put

forward their views. Should we trust

in the system?

I don't pick we

should. We are in the same week were

a man has been found guilty of

murdering three of his partners

where he has been released up to

reach of those. Do we have faith in

that system? I'm not sure we should.

We should be challenging it. We need

to look at the reasons why this man

has been deemed to be safe.

Thank

you very much the joining us this

morning.

Here's Matt with a look

at this morning's weather.

These outdoor sampling the weather.

Good morning. I am top of

Broadcasting House in London. Pretty

good news from up on the roof.

Melanie is windy as it has been the

few days. The general forecast for

today is very to be left windy

across most of the UK. Some rate in

the forecast. The coldest Aero at

the moment. Some dry weather on the

top and tail of the country but a

bit more breeze through Orkney &

Shetland. Some clearer conditions to

the north-east of England and

Yorkshire this morning. West of the

Pennines in the north-west of

England, we are seeing some

Pennines in the north-west of

England, we are seeing some showers

developing. A few showers into parts

of the Midlands. More showers along

southern coastal counties still

affecting the south-west where we

have heavy ones at the moment. Still

blustery through the English

Channel. Lots of showers through

Friday morning. Some of the showers

on the heavy side. Some showers to

the far north of the country. Clear

skies through the night, some frost

and very the conditions around. Take

it easy on some of the roads. You

might actually stayed dry throughout

the day. Elsewhere, showers come and

go. Still some sleet and snow over

the high ground of Scotland. The

bridges generally low single figures

for most part. Into tonight, we

continue with quite a bit of cloud

around. Increasingly wintry through

eastern parts of Scotland. --

eastern parts. The cloud will keep

temperatures up for the vast

majority. Largely frost free. Some

frost and ice around into the start

of Saturday morning. What many of

you will notice is the strength of

the wind. Strong to gale force

winds. Showers across many parts of

England and Wales. Longer spells of

rain into the south-east later on.

That wind will make itself known,

making it feel closer to freezing if

not below. As the winds ease down

through Saturday night and showers

fade, it's going to be a frosty

night. You will notice you can avoid

the frost in the south of the

country. Still quite a breeze. Other

than that, other than a brain to the

Channel Islands. Maybe also the

Shetland. A largely dry and sunny

day to come. That is how it is

looking.

Hundreds of millions of people

depend on them for food and income

but col leagues are under threat.

-- coral reefs.

A study published in the journal

Science, suggests there's been

a dramatic rise in the rate

of coral bleaching.

So what is the significance of this

and can it be reversed?

Let's speak to Nick Graham who's

a Professor of Marine Ecology

at Lancaster University.

We are familiar with the problems of

coral reefs. But yet compiled data

to show that it is escalating.

coral reefs. But yet compiled data

to show that it is escalating.

Coral

bleaching occurs when coral becomes

stressed. Corals are animals. They

live in a close relationship with

single celled algae. The algae give

the callback colour and their food.

The relationship breaks down the

tissue is translucent. Critically,

once this bleach has occurred in the

algae has been lost, they started

out. What we are looking back here,

the image, that was bleached coral.

We have heard about bleaching. And

we are told that coral can recover

from bleaching. What in this study

is different from what we have been

hearing in the past two years. We

compiled a global database. These

data reports go back 40 years. We

have looked at incidences of coral

bleaching through time. Firstly,

coral bleaching is absolutely a

modern phenomenon. It did not occur

before 1980.

It never happened

before?

Small-scale stress events

through localised hot patches but

these global events where huge areas

are bleaching, it is a new

phenomenon. It is becoming more

frequent. Any given Reef is not

expected to bleach M25, 30 years but

by 2016, every individual Reef --

Coral Reef is bleaching every six

years. If the bleaching causes a lot

of mortality and you lose 80, 90% of

coral cover, it can take a minimum

of ten years for the fastest growing

corals to re- popular at the area.

Some coral weeks to recover. They

shipped to these fleshy seaweed

states and they are unlikely to

bounce back and recover.

Why is it

important that they remain intact?

Coral reefs cover only 0.1% of the

ocean but they contain 30% of

biodiversity.

That is 30% of all the

diet -- the bio diversity. If we

lose coral reefs, we are losing a

huge amount of biodiversity. They

provide food security and

livelihoods the hundreds of millions

of people throughout the tropics.

Anybody who worries about food

insecurity, migration, all these

problems, needs to worry about them.

With the data showing its more

frequent and more widespread, that's

correct, what is your conclusion

breast what is causing it and what

can be done to stop it?

It is

temperature. The bleaching occurs

when there is a spiking temperature

and an anomaly. We have seen in rise

of one degree already. A smaller and

smaller anomaly caused by El Nino

pushes coral across the comfort

zone. Background temperatures are

warmer.

If you follow your charts

through, the worst possible

scenario, if we don't change

anything we carry on, when do coral

reefs stop being part of the world

we live in?

Within decades. How many

decades? The impacts of global

warming on coral reefs are happening

today. In 2016, 75% of the world's

coral is bleached.

When you say

decades?

20 or 30 if we follow

business as usual with carbon

emissions. Very few coral Reef

slapped. If we can address carbon

emissions, we will see a future with

coral reefs. Are you hopeful we

will? It is absolutely achievable.

It comes down to politics and

whether leaders around the world

want a future with coral reefs.

Professor Nick Graham from Lancaster

University, thank you. Plenty coming

up on Breakfast but first, what is

happening where

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on Sunday that a chilly

north-easterly breeze.

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The decision to release

the serial sex offender,

John Worboys, after less

than ten years in prison,

has brought widespread condemnation.

The former black cab driver

was jailed in 2009 for offences

against 12 female passengers,

but police believe he actually

carried out more than 100 rapes

and sexual assaults.

Victims' groups have expressed

outrage that he is being freed

and the Chair of the 'Home

Affairs Select Committee',

Yvette Cooper, has called

on the Parol Board to

explain its decision.

For the first time in six years,

the number of new car

sales has fallen.

In 2017, new car registrations

fell by more than 5%.

And diesel vehicle

sales dropped by 17%.

The fall has been blamed, in part,

on financial insecurity surrounding

Brexit.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers

and Traders says it expects

the decline to continue.

A controversial book,

which is a fly-on-the-wall account

of Donald Trump's first

year in the White House,

is being published today.

The release date was brought

forward, in response to attempts

by the President's lawyers

to try to block it.

In a tweet overnight,

Donald Trump said the book was full

of lies and criticised his former

adviser, Steve Bannon.

North Korea has accepted an offer

by South Korea to hold talks next

week, in what will be the first

meeting between the two countries

in more than two years.

It'll take place on Tuesday,

in the demilitarised zone that

divides the peninsula.

The agenda is expected to focus

on improving relations

between the two sides

and the possiblity of Pyongyang

sending a delegation to the winter

Olympics next month.

Every hot drink served

in a disposable cup should be

subject to a 25 pence tax,

according to a group of MPs.

2.5 billion paper cups are thrown

away each year but the majority can

not be recycled because they

have a plastic lining.

The British Coffee Association says

a charge is not the answer