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Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty.

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A call for the victims of serial sex

attacker John Worboys

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to have the chance to give

evidence against him,

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following the announcement

he is to be released from jail.

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This programme has been told some

of the women whose stories weren't

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heard in court now want their cases

to be reviewed by the police.

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Good morning, it is

Saturday 6 January.

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Also this morning: Online casino

operators are accused

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by the industry's watchdog

of failing to prevent money

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laundering and protect

problem gamblers.

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In sport, England's all is continue

to toil in the Ashes Test. It was a

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dream start for Liverpool defender

Virgil van Dyck as he scores a

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winner over rivals Everton.

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And what does it take

to cut it as a ninja?

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I have been having a go at the sport

that started in Japan ten years ago,

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and is now taking a firm

hold here in the UK.

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Temperatures in parts of the US

are predicted to fall to minus 29,

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as a record-breaking freeze

follows heavy snow caused

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by the so-called bomb cyclone.

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Not quite so cold here.

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Stav has the details.

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Thank you, good morning to you.

Well, it is turning much colder for

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all of us this weekend. Not on the

plus side we should see some

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sunshine, particularly tomorrow, but

a return to overnight frost as well.

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I will have all the details for you

very shortly.

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Good morning.

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First, our main story: A lawyer

who represented victims

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of the serial sex offender

John Worboys says some

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of her clients whose cases

weren't taken to trial

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want to give evidence.

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The former black cab driver

is being freed from jail

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after ten years.

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He was convicted of 19 offences,

although police believe he carried

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out more than 100 attacks.

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Lawyers say that a number of women

were told that their testimony

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wasn't required to put Worboys

behind bars for a longer

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period of time.

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Tom Burridge reports.

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The decision to release rapist John

Worboys has raised profound

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questions about the way sexual

crimes against women are

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investigated, and whether the

procedures for releasing criminals

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need changing. John Worboys picked

up young women in his black cab,

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duped and drugged them, and then

carried out his attacks. He was

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convicted of 19 offences in 2009,

and given an indefinite sentence.

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But, in total, more than 100 women

said Worboys tried to drug and

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assault them. Some allegations were

investigated, but no further action

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was taken, on the advice of the

Crown Prosecution Service. What we

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can't know is why the parole board

has decided he now no longer poses a

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risk to the public.

I am not allowed

by law to explain the reasons for

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our decision, and I have said

before, I would like to get that

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changed. And so this pushes the idea

that the parole board processes need

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to be much more open and

transparent, and we get support for

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that, then I think some goodwill

have come out of all of this.

We

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need to understand whether has

admitted guilt in relation to the

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offences that he was convicted for,

and the police need to look again at

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the possibility of prosecuting him

for those many further offences for

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which he was also suspected.

Worboys's victims are said to be

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horrified release, and lawyers

representing his other alleged

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victims say their evidence should

now be considered.

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And we will speak to lawyer

Kim Harrison, who represented 11

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of Worboys's victims,

just after 7:00am.

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Five online gambling companies

could have their licenses revoked

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over concern they are not doing

enough to help problem gamblers

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or prevent money launderers

from using their sites.

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The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

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to tell them about the safeguards

they should all have in place.

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Our business correspondent

Jonty Bloom reports.

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One third of all gambling in the UK

is now online, and it is worth

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billions of pounds. The Gambling

Commission has been reviewing the

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safeguards that all companies should

have in place. They are designed to

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prevent problem gambling getting out

of control, and to prevent money

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being laundered by criminals or

terrorists. Sarah Harrison, chief

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executive of the Gambling

Commission, said...

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But the commission found many signs

that customers' gambling was

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becoming compulsive were not being

followed up, and some staff had

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little idea of how to stop money

laundering, or in some cases, even

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what it was. As a result, the

Gambling Commission is warning all

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online casino operators to review

their procedures, and has begun an

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investigation into 17 online

companies. It is considering whether

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it should review the licences of

five of them. Losing its licence

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would mean a company would be unable

to continue to operate in the UK.

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President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

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frustration over the release

of a controversial book

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documenting his first

year in the White House.

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Calling the author of the book,

Michael Wolff, a total loser,

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the President accuses him

of making up stories.

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Mr Trump also calls his former chief

strategist Steve Bannon

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'Sloppy Steve', claiming

he cried when he was fired.

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The book, called Fire and Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

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despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

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The United States has been

criticised by other members

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of the United Nations Security

Council for calling an emergency

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meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

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China and France said the unrest did

not threaten international security.

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The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce,

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and repeated claims

that the protests were

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directed from abroad.

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EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers

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who have been revealed to pay women,

on average, at least 15%

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less than men.

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Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

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publish their figures by April.

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More than 500 have done so.

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Another 8,000 must do by April,

or risk being fined,

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under a new law intended to tackle

workplace discrimination.

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A plane has been evacuated after two

jets collided on the tarmac

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at Toronto airport, the second

incident there in five months.

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168 passengers and six crew on board

one of the aircraft had to escape

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by emergency slides.

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The tail of the other plane,

which was empty, caught fire.

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Last year two planes,

which were also on the ground,

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clipped their wings.

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Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

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that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

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in some parts of the north-east.

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The national weather service

predicts wind chills as low

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as minus 40 degrees Celsius.

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Let's find out more

from meteorologist Cheryl Nelson,

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who is in Virginia.

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Had to have you with us. Thank you

very much for joining us. We are

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hearing all sorts of new weather

turns, a bomb cyclone and these

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amazing temperatures as well.

Yes,

so the bomb cyclone, the actual name

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for that is bombogenesis, and that

is a neurological term and that

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means you have a one millimetre fall

in 24 hours, and we had double that.

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So this storm intensified at a rapid

rate, and we had snow. 12 to 18

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inches across parts of the

north-eastern part of the country. I

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am in Norfolk Tom Virginia, where we

had ten inches of snow. And now we

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are dealing with part two. At two is

that it cold weather you talked

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about, a good 20 Fahrenheit below

normal as we head into the day

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tomorrow and Sunday, as well, for

much of the eastern parts of the

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United States.

You know, Cheryl,

often when we get poor weather and

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we have had some snow, nothing

compared with what you guys are

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going through, we always complain it

takes us a little bit by surprise,

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and we struggle to deal with it. How

are people dealing with it in the

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United States, where they have been

hit hardest?

Well, the good news

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about this storm is it was very well

forecast so people knew what was

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coming. Nonetheless, a lot of people

think they are prepared and they go

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out on the icy roads because the

secondary roads are a mess, the

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primary roads are OK but there have

been numerous reports of people

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getting stuck in the snow, car

accidents, and also there is nowhere

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to put the snow. Cities like

Norfolk, Virginia, we are not

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accustomed to getting close to a

foot of snow. In an interesting

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fact, yesterday the city of Norfolk

had 91 truckloads of snow which they

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actually took to the parking lot of

our local baseball stadium because

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they had nowhere else to put it.

So

they dumped it in the stadium? They

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dumped the snow in the stadium?

In

the parking lot of the stadium, not

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in the stadium.

Oh my goodness, that

is one way to deal with it. So you

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have had a of snow, you are saying.

What about... Where are the worst

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hit parts of the country, and in

terms of the forecast going

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forwards, what is expected to happen

next?

The worst hit parts of the

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country will actually be the

north-east, so places like

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Massachusetts, the Boston area, they

had not only 12 to 18 inches of

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snow, but also they had tidal

flooding as well. So you had that

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water flooding in from the Atlantic

Ocean, and a lot of people's homes

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were flooded and you had icy water

flowing down streets. People lost

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their vehicles. So I feel especially

bad for residents of eastern

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Massachusetts. Heading into the

weekend, that is the bitter cold.

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The good news is, going into the

second half of January, we might

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have somewhat of a January saw,

which we need across the eastern

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part of the United States to get rid

of all at snow -- thaw. So everyone

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can get back to a somewhat normal

life.

Well, we wish you all well.

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You have obviously been some

fatalities as well, so we are very

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mindful of the weather hurting

people as well. Thank you so much

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for telling us what it is like that.

Good luck.

Thank you so much.

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Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

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backgrounds have been announced

by the Department of Education.

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There will be a network of 35

literacy-teaching centres

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across England, to work

with primary schools that

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are in challenging areas.

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Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change Government cuts

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to school budgets.

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There will also be schemes

to improve the vocabulary

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of pre-school children

in the north of England.

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Church, cheese. Can you hear that?

Closing the inequality gap in

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classrooms is key to giving every

child the best start. Research has

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shown that five -year-olds who

struggle with language are six times

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less likely to reach the expected

standard in English at the age of 11

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than those with good language

skills. Today, the government has

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launched literacy hubs backed by a

£6 million of investments to improve

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standards in reading and writing.

The idea, similar to one launched in

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2014 for maths, will enable high

performing schools to share

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knowledge and resources with those

in deprived areas.

This is about

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investing around the country,

winning together teachers and

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literary specialists, so we can make

sure we do even better on reading

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and writing standards, but also that

we don't see any children falling

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behind.

The plans also include a £5

million investment to include

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vocabulary for children before they

go to school in the north of

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England. Labour says the funding

will do nothing to change government

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cuts to school budgets.

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A bar owner has been left shaken

but not stirred after being reunited

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with what is thought to be the most

expensive vodka bottle in the world.

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Made of gold and silver,

with a diamond-encrusted replica

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of the Russian imperial eagle

on its cap, this extravagant bottle

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was on loan to a bar in Copenhagen

when it was stolen last week.

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The bottle, which is worth nearly £1

million, was found empty

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on a construction site in the city.

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But it is not believed the theft

will affect its value,

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and the bar owner says he simply

intends to fill it up again.

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So maybe someone drank it, but it is

the bottle and not the vodka which

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was valuable.

Dry January. Let's

have a look at the Saturday morning

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papers. The Daily Mail front page,

the NHS saying don't get ill. We

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were talking about coping with the

winter NHS crisis, telling the

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public not to get ill. Following an

exceptionally busy week for the NHS,

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people have been urged to stay well

this week. This advice has included

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stocking up on medicines, wrapping

up warm, and trying to nip any early

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symptoms of cold in the bud.

The

Daily Mirror's front story is that

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one of those convicted in killing

James Bulger in the 1990s is to face

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another trial, this time over

allegations of possessing child

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abuse images. He is now 35 and has a

new identity, and for that reason it

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has been decided that the trial will

be held in secret, in private. We

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will find out later what happened,

but the Mirror are asking questions

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about whether that should happen.

The date and place of the trial and

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the details as it happens will not

be publicised. The Financial Times

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this weekend, their top story is

Fire and Fury, the book about being

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inside the White House, and Donald

Trump has been tweeting as recently

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as an hour ago deriding it. And

productivity jumping at the fastest

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rate for six years during the third

quarter last year year, raising

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hopes for a turnaround in the UK

economy. And when Ben was here

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yesterday he said that car sales

have dropped to the lowest in six

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years, partly because we feel we

don't have enough extra money in our

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pockets to spend on luxury goods.

Also reflecting on the future of

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diesel cars.

And the Daily Telegraph

has Lily Jones in the Darkest Our,

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talking about her own family

connections to the Second World War

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-- Darkest Hour. And we expect some

kind of reshuffle of the Cabinet in

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the next week or two on the

speculation is that Jeremy Hunt

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might be promoted to become Deputy

Prime Minister, but Theresa May is

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torn over whether it is the right

time to do that, and it might look

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like she was promoting him at a time

when the NHS is struggling. That

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might affect that reshuffle.

You

pointed that picture out of Lily

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Jones, I have made a list of

pictures I want to see. Darkest Hour

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looks excellent, and as I said, Gary

Oldman plays Winston Churchill. And

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gearing up towards the Oscars in

March and April, all these films

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competing for it.

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We talked about some amazing

temperatures in America. What about

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here.

Look at it. Canadian

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here.

Look at it. Canadian Arctic air.

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It's been across this part of the

world for weeks. An extremely cold

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spell. These are daytime

temperatures. -11 degrees in New

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York. The average is around three

degrees. Minus seven Celsius. At

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night, even colder. It looks like

Toronto, Quebec, genuine --

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generally -23, -25 degrees. After

that moves out, then there is ice.

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Those temperatures will be coming up

a little less cold. Back home,

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things are set to turn colder was

well this weekend. Not as cold as

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that. If you don't mind the cold and

enjoy the sunshine, it will be

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pleasant. We start with a lot of

cloud around, particularly for

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England and Wales. The wearers you

are heading out. Some rain in some

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hill snow affecting parts of North

Wales, central and northern England.

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You can see the blobs of white

indicating snow. A bit of cloud to

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start from Northern Ireland. The

generally speaking, a cold start for

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Scotland. A sunny day to much of

Scotland. Then into northern England

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is as cold northerly push pushes the

band southward. By the end of the

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afternoon, most of the cloud with

showery rain will be across southern

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England. As you can imagine,

tonight, with those clearing skies,

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even across the South, a really cold

one. You can see the blue cover --

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blue-collar extending southwards. A

bit more to freeze across the

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south-east. You can see temperatures

across freezing. Very cold further

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north. It means Sunday, a very cold

start but plenty of crisp winter

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sunshine. A bit more of a breeze

across the south-east. Further

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north, that will be lighter. You can

see this area of pressure. Gradually

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through Monday, we will start to see

the cloud increasing. Thank you very

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much, Stav.

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the cloud increasing. Thank you very

much, Stav. Keep those big blue

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patches away. Let's find out some

more because Jane and Jason are here

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with The Film Review.

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Hello and a very warm welcome

to The Film Review on BBC News.

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To take us through this

week's cinema releases I'm

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joined by Jason Solomons.

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What have you been

watching this week?

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This week, we find out

what happened when

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Christopher Plummer replaced

Kevin Spacey in Ridley Scott's

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All The Money In The World,

a kidnap drama set mainly

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in 1970s Italy but also

on a huge estate in England.

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And saddle up for the return

of the Wild West.

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But is it the Western revived

or revised in Hostiles?

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Christian Bale and Rosamund Pike,

take to the wide open spaces for the

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violence of the Wild West.

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And Ben Stiller checks

in for a midlife crisis

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in Brad's Status, a comedy

about middle age and loss

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and reflecting on your existence

while you take your son to

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colleges.

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But let's start with

All The Money In The World.

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I'm reeling from the fact

that Christopher Plummer

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is 88, because he looks astonishing.

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That is what you can

do with all the money

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in the world, a lot of CGI!

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John Paul Getty, who Kevin

Spacey was playing, and

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the film has been 'deSpaceyed'

and replaced very

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famously by Christopher

Plummer, the very

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feat of that is what

marks this film out

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as a footnote in film history.

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Extraordinary from Ridley Scott

to reshape his film

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around a new performance

in Christopher Plummer.

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We watch the film now,

especially in this climate,

0:20:130:20:19

trying to see the join,

to see if there was a ready

0:20:190:20:22

break glow of CGI inserts

from Christopher Plummer.

0:20:220:20:29

Can we spot the ghost

of Kevin Spacey - you can't at all.

0:20:290:20:33

The film is seamlessly done,

and the reshoots are beautifully

0:20:330:20:36

done and I think Christopher Plummer

is fabulous in the role

0:20:360:20:39

of John Paul Getty.

0:20:390:20:40

I think they would have

been a different...

0:20:400:20:42

Ridley Scott talked about how

Christopher Plummer has a

0:20:420:20:44

twinkle in his eye,

whereas Kevin Spacey

0:20:440:20:46

has a more cold look,

more evil look, and I think that

0:20:460:20:50

gives the film a lot more heart.

0:20:500:20:52

We kind of pity John Paul Getty

for being the richest man, but he

0:20:520:20:55

is not just the richest

man but the richest man

0:20:550:20:58

there has ever been in the world.

0:20:580:21:00

And his grandson is kidnapped.

0:21:000:21:01

Yes, that's the essence.

0:21:010:21:03

It was a huge media

case back in the 1970s,

0:21:030:21:12

it gripped the world,

as John Paul Getty refused to pay

0:21:120:21:15

the ransom, $17 million,

which back in 1973 was

0:21:150:21:17

quite a lot of money!

0:21:170:21:19

The point was that it became

this kind of case and he

0:21:190:21:22

refused to budge and I

think we are supposed

0:21:220:21:24

to see John Paul Getty

as a curmudgeonly Scrooge type, but

0:21:240:21:27

Christopher Plummer

gives it a real edge.

0:21:270:21:29

There is a fabulous speech about him

not trusting people, only

0:21:290:21:35

objects, of which he

amasses a huge amount.

0:21:350:21:37

They don't give him grief.

0:21:370:21:38

But the rest of the film is going

on, Michelle Williams, Golden Globe

0:21:380:21:42

nominated, and we will

find out the results

0:21:420:21:44

from LA on Monday morning.

0:21:440:21:45

The film has been

nominated for, I guess,

0:21:450:21:48

the feat of Scott

getting it together.

0:21:480:21:52

Christopher Plummer is nominated

for that performance

0:21:520:21:54

and Michelle Williams

is nominated for the performance

0:21:540:21:56

of Gayle, the mum,

and here she is wandering

0:21:560:22:00

My son, Paul, must be very

frightened right now.

0:22:060:22:09

I know I'm frightened for him.

0:22:090:22:11

So, to the people who

took him, I don't care

0:22:110:22:15

why you did this, but I ask as

a mother that you think of your own

0:22:150:22:19

children or the child that you once

were and set my boy free.

0:22:190:22:23

Thank you.

0:22:230:22:26

Her son's disappeared.

0:22:260:22:33

A mother should cry for her son.

0:22:330:22:36

Enough.

0:22:360:22:36

Let the lady through.

0:22:360:22:37

Let's go!

0:22:370:22:38

Miss Getty, I'm Corvo.

I'm the lead investigator.

0:22:380:22:40

Would you please follow us.

0:22:400:22:41

Tell us more.

0:22:410:22:42

You said you had the money.

0:22:420:22:44

I'm a big fan of Michelle Williams,

and she has spoken quite nicely

0:22:440:22:50

about how she felt Ridley Scott

was trying to really show this

0:22:500:22:55

horrendous story of the kidnap of

a child through the mother's eyes.

0:22:550:22:58

Does that work, does

it come through?

0:22:580:23:00

It is there.

0:23:000:23:00

She reminded me of Katherine

Hepburn with that accent.

0:23:000:23:03

The problem is I didn't know

who I should be watching.

0:23:030:23:07

Obviously the story

between Kevin Spacey

0:23:070:23:09

and Christopher Plummer

deflected a lot,

0:23:090:23:13

and I was watching Plummer

and it's quite a hammy role,

0:23:130:23:16

as John Paul Getty.

0:23:160:23:17

She's doing something else.

0:23:170:23:18

And then you've got

the son, played by Charlie

0:23:180:23:20

Plummer, no relation,

kidnapped and held

0:23:200:23:24

hostage in Calabria

by the Italian Mafia.

0:23:240:23:36

The 'Ndrangheta.

0:23:360:23:38

So you never quite know

what the centre of the story is.

0:23:380:23:42

For me, it became about

Plummer, and it kind of

0:23:420:23:45

eclipses Michelle Williams,

who is very good in the role,

0:23:450:23:47

and the film looks good

in a classic Ridley Scott

0:23:470:23:50

smooth way.

0:23:500:23:50

It just didn't get to

the heart of the matter.

0:23:500:23:53

Your heart went out to what it must

be like to being the richest

0:23:530:23:57

man in the world.

0:23:570:24:00

It's something I've

been contemplating!

0:24:000:24:01

That's curious!

0:24:010:24:09

And rather enjoying.

0:24:090:24:10

Curious!

Curious!

0:24:100:24:10

Is the next film going

to be quite brutal?

0:24:100:24:13

I have heard lots about it

but not seen it, Hostiles.

0:24:130:24:15

There is always room for one or two

Westerns per year now.

0:24:150:24:19

It used to be what Hollywood

and America was made on.

0:24:190:24:22

But now Hostiles, I think we can

tell there is irony in the title.

0:24:220:24:26

It's what American armies

called, what American

0:24:260:24:27

cowboys and soldiers

used to call the Native

0:24:270:24:30

Americans, the Injuns

they were known as.

0:24:300:24:32

We're not allowed to

call them that now.

0:24:320:24:34

When you have a film that

revises that, what do you

0:24:340:24:37

do about the brutality

of the old West?

0:24:370:24:39

The way of the gun.

0:24:390:24:40

This film opens with Rosamund Pike

and her entire family wiped out

0:24:400:24:44

by Comanche Indians,

so you are already

0:24:440:24:45

thinking, I don't see

where the balance is with a new look

0:24:450:24:49

at the West, where we expect white

America to be slightly kind

0:24:490:24:52

of apologetic for the way

Native Americans were treated.

0:24:520:25:02

This film doesn't do that,

which is rather brave of it.

0:25:020:25:05

Christian Bale is the Army man

who has to escort a posse

0:25:050:25:08

of Cheyenne Indians back

to their natural homeland,

0:25:080:25:10

and they come under attack

from Comanche Indians.

0:25:100:25:12

It is about warring factions.

0:25:120:25:13

Nobody comes out of it

particularly well.

0:25:130:25:15

It is fairly brutal

and bleak landscape.

0:25:150:25:17

But I think that is

what it was like.

0:25:170:25:20

So that realism that is coming

into the Western, that revisionism

0:25:200:25:23

of what the hero is,

Pat Garritt, and going back

0:25:230:25:26

to Billy The Kid or Dances

with Wolves with Kevin Costner.

0:25:260:25:32

But it doesn't quite

tell it from the

0:25:320:25:34

point of view of the Indian.

0:25:340:25:35

Quite a tough watch?

0:25:350:25:37

It is.

0:25:370:25:37

And you don't get

the payoff that you

0:25:370:25:39

usually get with the hero emerging.

0:25:390:25:41

A bit more uplift in our third

choice today, I say

0:25:410:25:44

with some hope?

0:25:440:25:45

It's a comedy, but a maudlin

one, about Ben Stiller

0:25:450:25:47

experiencing a midlife crisis.

0:25:470:25:49

I thought this was

very funny, directed

0:25:490:25:50

by Mike Whyte, who people might know

as the director of School Of Rock

0:25:500:25:54

for Jack Black.

0:25:540:25:55

This is about Ben Stiller

who has to take his son,

0:25:550:25:58

Troy, on a tour of colleges.

0:25:580:26:00

Americans do this, flying off to see

which colleges they want to get

0:26:000:26:03

into, one of which is Harvard.

0:26:030:26:05

Ben Stiller was never

able to get into it,

0:26:050:26:07

as Brad but his son Troy harbours

great ambitions of getting into it.

0:26:070:26:11

But it sparks in Brad,

a reminiscence about all of his

0:26:110:26:14

college chums and how much better

than him they have all done at life.

0:26:140:26:27

A-ha.

0:26:270:26:28

I couldn't help but wonder,

when was the last time

0:26:280:26:30

Craig Fisher flew in economy?

0:26:300:26:35

Probably not in decades.

0:26:350:26:36

Mr Fisher, can i offer

you a warm towel?

0:26:360:26:38

Yes, thank you.

0:26:380:26:42

I know Jason Hadfield

has his own private plane.

0:26:440:26:47

Never has to fly commercial at all.

0:26:470:26:56

Nick Pascale probably

flies private, too.

0:26:560:26:59

Must be nice to always

have the seas part for you.

0:26:590:27:06

Nothing out of reach.

0:27:090:27:14

Everything an option.

0:27:140:27:17

It must be like a drug,

always feeling

0:27:170:27:21

important and special.

0:27:210:27:23

Better than, all the adventures,

the exotic destinations.

0:27:230:27:32

Oh, great.

0:27:320:27:33

So does everyone leave the cinema

feeling completely inadequate?

0:27:330:27:36

A first world problem.

0:27:360:27:38

They are.

0:27:380:27:39

He envies everyone, his son's

youth, his son's friends,

0:27:390:27:44

They are all perky and bright.

0:27:440:27:46

But then he confesses to them

and they say, to pull yourself

0:27:460:27:49

together, mate.

0:27:490:27:50

You are all right.

0:27:500:27:51

You live in Sacramento,

that's about the only

0:27:510:27:53

thing you have done well.

0:27:530:27:54

It's about assessing those things,

and I thought it was

0:27:540:27:57

painfully smart and painfully funny,

well done and very well

0:27:570:28:00

performed by Ben Stiller,

Who I think we think

0:28:000:28:02

of as a cometic performer,

doing his Blue Steel lot.

0:28:020:28:15

We do, yes.

0:28:180:28:19

But he does this well

and he gets that midlife

0:28:190:28:22

crisis very well,

but perhaps it's a bit

0:28:220:28:24

close to home for me,

not that my son is at college yet.

0:28:240:28:27

Let's talk about something lovely.

0:28:270:28:29

Why not.

0:28:290:28:29

The best out.

0:28:290:28:30

You ask me this, I still have

to say Paddington 2.

0:28:300:28:33

It is not just the best out,

it is one of the best

0:28:330:28:37

films of last year

and stretching into this year.

0:28:370:28:39

It is doing great box office.

0:28:390:28:41

And I think he is just

adorable in all his

0:28:410:28:44

little outfits, lost

in the big city of London.

0:28:440:28:46

I mean, I've seen it twice.

0:28:460:28:48

If I was the richest

man in the world,

0:28:480:28:50

I'd go and see

Paddington 2 every day.

0:28:500:28:52

In your own private jet.

0:28:520:28:54

Surely you would have one

of those, Jason Solomons?

0:28:540:28:56

To stay in?

0:28:560:28:57

I would get the DVD

of Limehouse Gollum,

0:28:570:28:59

it is out now.

0:28:590:29:00

This is a sort of East End set

Victorian melodrama style.

0:29:000:29:03

Starring the great Bill Nighy -

and a wonderful performance

0:29:030:29:06

from Olivia Cooke,

a young British actor.

0:29:060:29:08

Danny Mays.

0:29:080:29:08

About murders going on.

0:29:080:29:09

A Jack the Ripper-style

thriller set in the East End

0:29:090:29:12

with the London fog and people out

and about like Oliver

0:29:120:29:15

creatures going out

and going oom pah-pah,

0:29:150:29:17

but a grisly murder at the bottom

0:29:170:29:19

of it, and it captures that Gothic

horror of London very, very well.

0:29:190:29:22

Interesting and well done.

0:29:220:29:23

And as you have hinted,

award season is nearly upon us,

0:29:230:29:27

so we'll be talking plenty

in the coming weeks.

0:29:270:29:29

Thank you

for now, Jason Solomons.

0:29:290:29:31

A taster of what is

on offer this week.

0:29:310:29:33

Quick reminder before we go, all our

0:29:330:29:35

film news and reviews

from across the BBC are online.

0:29:350:29:38

Sure you know the address

but there it is,

0:29:380:29:40

BBC.co.uk/Mark Kermode.

0:29:400:29:41

All previous programmes

are on the iPlayer.

0:29:410:29:43

That is it for this week.

0:29:430:29:44

Enjoy your cinemagoing.

0:29:440:29:45

Goodbye.

0:29:450:30:29

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty.

0:30:290:30:32

Good morning.

0:30:320:30:35

Here is a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News:

0:30:350:30:38

A lawyer who represented victims

of the serial sex offender

0:30:380:30:41

John Worboys says some

of her clients whose cases weren't

0:30:410:30:44

taken to trial want

to give evidence.

0:30:440:30:46

The former black cab driver

is being freed from jail,

0:30:460:30:48

ten years after being convicted

of 19 offences, although police

0:30:480:30:51

believe he attacked many more.

0:30:510:30:52

Lawyers say that a number of women

were told that their testimony

0:30:520:30:56

wasn't required to put Worboys

behind bars for a longer

0:30:560:30:58

period of time.

0:30:580:31:03

Five online gambling companies

could have their licenses revoked

0:31:030:31:06

over concern they are not doing

enough to help problem gamblers

0:31:060:31:09

or prevent money launderers

from using their sites.

0:31:090:31:11

The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

0:31:110:31:15

to tell them about the safeguards

they should all have in place.

0:31:150:31:25

It comes after some companies were

not following up with gamblers who

0:31:250:31:28

were addicted, and failed to prevent

money laundering by criminals or

0:31:280:31:33

terrorists.

0:31:330:31:35

President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

0:31:350:31:38

frustration over the release

of a controversial book

0:31:380:31:40

documenting his first

year in the White House.

0:31:400:31:43

Calling the author of the book,

Michael Wolff, a total loser,

0:31:430:31:46

the President accuses him

of making up stories.

0:31:460:31:48

Mr Trump also calls his former chief

strategist Steve Bannon

0:31:480:31:50

'Sloppy Steve', claiming

he cried when he was fired.

0:31:500:31:53

The book, called Fire and Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

0:31:530:31:56

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

0:31:560:32:01

EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers

0:32:010:32:04

who have been revealed to pay women,

on average, at least 15%

0:32:040:32:07

less than men.

0:32:070:32:13

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

0:32:130:32:15

publish their figures by April.

0:32:150:32:16

More than 500 have done so.

0:32:160:32:18

Another 8,000 must do by April,

or risk being fined,

0:32:180:32:20

under a new law intended to tackle

workplace discrimination.

0:32:200:32:23

The search for the missing MH370

Malaysian Airlines plane that

0:32:230:32:26

disappeared almost four years

ago is to be resumed.

0:32:260:32:28

The jet was carrying more than 200

passengers when it vanished in 2014.

0:32:280:32:32

Now, a private US exploration

company called Ocean Infinity has

0:32:320:32:35

been given permission

to continue the search,

0:32:350:32:36

which ended last year.

0:32:360:32:58

The United States has been

criticised by other members

0:32:580:33:00

of the United Nations Security

Council for calling an emergency

0:33:000:33:03

meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

0:33:030:33:05

China and France said the unrest did

not threaten international security.

0:33:050:33:08

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce,

0:33:080:33:10

and repeated claims

that the protests were

0:33:100:33:12

directed from abroad.

0:33:120:33:13

Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

0:33:130:33:15

backgrounds have been announced

by the Department for Education.

0:33:150:33:18

There will be a network of 35

literacy-teaching centres

0:33:180:33:20

across England, to work

with primary schools that

0:33:200:33:22

are in challenging areas.

0:33:220:33:24

Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change Government cuts

0:33:240:33:27

to school budgets.

0:33:270:33:27

There will also be schemes

to improve the vocabulary

0:33:270:33:30

of pre-school children

in the north of England.

0:33:300:33:32

If you are sitting at home and

thinking you don't want to go

0:33:320:33:37

outside, it is freezing, you ain't

seen nothing yet.

0:33:370:33:40

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

0:33:400:33:42

that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

0:33:420:33:44

in some parts of the north-east.

0:33:440:33:46

The national weather service

predicts wind chills as low

0:33:460:33:48

as minus 40 degrees Celsius.

0:33:480:33:50

Thousands of flights have been

cancelled and up to 19 people have

0:33:500:33:54

lost their lives.

0:33:540:34:00

Those are this morning's main news

headlines. Mike is here with the

0:34:000:34:04

sport.

To win cricket matches you

have to take perhaps more than two

0:34:040:34:10

wickets in a day. That is all

England managed on the final day of

0:34:100:34:17

-- the third day of the final Ashes

Test. Australia very much on top

0:34:170:34:23

once again but I can cheer you up

with some FA Cup excitement shortly.

0:34:230:34:27

It has been another morale-sapping

day for England's bowlers

0:34:270:34:29

in the Sydney sunshine.

0:34:290:34:30

Despite taking the wickets

of Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja

0:34:300:34:33

early, it is advantage Australia.

0:34:330:34:34

The Marsh brothers, Mitchell

and Shaun, are the ones punishing

0:34:340:34:37

England's bowlers now.

0:34:370:34:40

Mitchell has made 50,

while Shaun closes in on a century.

0:34:400:34:45

Australia now 454-4, a lead of 108.

0:34:450:34:50

Onto the FA Cup third round,

one of the highlights of any

0:34:500:34:53

sporting year, because all the top

teams enter the competition.

0:34:530:34:55

And, in the Merseyside derby,

the world's most expensive defender

0:34:550:34:58

scored the winner for Liverpool,

while Manchester United left it late

0:34:580:35:01

to beat Derby County

at Old Trafford.

0:35:010:35:03

Drew Savage rounds up both matches.

0:35:030:35:14

The pressure lifted off the

shoulders of the man with a £75

0:35:140:35:19

million pricetag on his back. A

debut to remember for Virgil van

0:35:190:35:23

Dijk on a night that provided plenty

of talking points. For example, was

0:35:230:35:28

this a penalty? The Liverpool boss,

Klopp, didn't think so, but the

0:35:280:35:34

referee's was the opinion that

counted. James Milner the calmest

0:35:340:35:38

man at Anfield. Mason Holgate was

not. There was bound to be a

0:35:380:35:44

reaction from Firmino, the referee

madly decided to step in. Liverpool

0:35:440:35:47

had had most of the play but Everton

countered with some quality, Gylfi

0:35:470:35:52

Sigurdsson with a worthy second-half

equaliser. Until the big moment

0:35:520:35:56

arrived for a certain Dutch

defender.

A decent looking corner

0:35:560:35:59

kick, but didn't get it, van Dijk

did.

The man brought to strengthen

0:35:590:36:07

their defence delighted fans and

manager alike with a winning goal.

0:36:070:36:10

Yes, in front of the goal, makes it

even better. Really good. It was a

0:36:100:36:15

Merseyside Derby, so that extra push

for both teams, and you saw that

0:36:150:36:19

tonight. It was a proper, proper cup

fight, and I like that.

Championship

0:36:190:36:26

side Derby had put on a proper

flight away to Manchester United,

0:36:260:36:30

who were six minutes away from a

replay when this happened.

Lingard,

0:36:300:36:34

good hands. He has done it again!

Lingard, magnificent strike.

Derby

0:36:340:36:40

will be free to concentrate on their

push to join Manchester United in

0:36:400:36:44

the Premier League. Lukaku wrapped

things up at the end, the site

0:36:440:36:50

please to avoid another defeat.

0:36:500:36:54

As you saw, a rather unsavoury

incident in the first half of that

0:36:540:36:58

match. Let's have another look.

Holgate does push Firmino into the

0:36:580:37:06

stands, and afterwards it appears

Firmino says something unwelcome in

0:37:060:37:10

Portuguese as the players come

together. The referee has included

0:37:100:37:13

it in his report, but they were not

looked at the time. It is something

0:37:130:37:19

we may hear more about in the coming

hours and days.

0:37:190:37:23

On FA Cup third-round weekend,

we were looking forward to seeing

0:37:230:37:26

the return of Jamie Vardy

to his old club, Fleetwood Town.

0:37:260:37:29

But he is injured, so it seems

unlikely he will be risked

0:37:290:37:32

by Leicester in the first

Cup tie of the day.

0:37:320:37:35

Elsewhere, there are nine

Premier League teams hoping to avoid

0:37:350:37:37

an upset against lower-league teams,

while there is an intriguing contest

0:37:370:37:40

at the Etihad.

0:37:400:37:41

The runaway Premier League leaders,

Manchester City, take on Burnley,

0:37:410:37:44

this season's surprise package,

who are seventh in the table.

0:37:440:37:50

Of course we are going to rotate in

some players, but the focus is going

0:37:500:37:56

to Burnley, and what they have done

so far is difficult. They do not

0:37:560:38:00

concede goals. They have received

one goal, the other games all 1-0,

0:38:000:38:07

1-0. And they show a strong

physicality.

0:38:070:38:11

The feud between Manchester United

manager Jose Mourinho

0:38:110:38:14

and Chelsea's Antonio Conte

appears to be escalating.

0:38:140:38:16

In Mourinho's latest jibe,

he said he would never be

0:38:160:38:19

suspended for match-fixing.

0:38:190:38:19

Conte was given a four-match ban

a few years ago for failing

0:38:190:38:23

to report match fixing

at his previous club,

0:38:230:38:25

Siena, although he was later

cleared of any wrongdoing.

0:38:250:38:27

Mourinho was responding

after Conte said he was getting

0:38:270:38:30

old and losing his memory when it

came to his own touch-line antics.

0:38:300:38:39

Bath ended their three-match losing

run in rugby union's Premiership

0:38:390:38:42

last night with a comfortable 46-25

victory at struggling Worcester.

0:38:420:38:45

They pulled away after the break

with a flurry of tries,

0:38:450:38:48

lock James Phillips going over

for only the second time in his 63

0:38:480:38:51

League games to secure

the bonus point for Bath.

0:38:510:39:00

In the Pro14, Scarlets have opened

up a seven-point lead at the top

0:39:000:39:04

of conference B with a dominant,

47-13 bonus-point win over Dragons.

0:39:040:39:07

The victory means Scarlets

are unbeaten in five Welsh

0:39:070:39:09

derbies this season.

0:39:090:39:11

Elsewhere, Edinburgh

beat Southern Kings.

0:39:110:39:19

It is the sport that fuses

gymnastics and free-running,

0:39:190:39:22

and now, you can go on and become

a professional ninja.

0:39:220:39:25

Ten years after it started

as a TV contest in Japan,

0:39:250:39:27

athletes in the UK are getting ready

for the fifth championship here.

0:39:270:39:31

So I went along to one of the dozens

of places where you can start

0:39:310:39:35

on a ninja course -

indeed, Europe's largest

0:39:350:39:37

one, in Manchester.

0:39:370:40:02

How long does it take to become a

Ninja?

To become a professional, 50

0:40:020:40:09

years. But for someone like you,

gymnastic, athletic...

I went to

0:40:090:40:15

have a look at Europe's biggest one.

0:40:150:40:22

Running up the wall, hanging upside

down, the increasingly common ninja.

0:40:220:40:29

It is one of the new sporting crazes

to be hitting the UK, and it started

0:40:290:40:34

in Japan. Straightaway you can see

how challenging ninja course gives,

0:40:340:40:39

with just the simple person swings,

if you like, testing even the best

0:40:390:40:44

of them. A ninja is officially

defined as a person skilled in the

0:40:440:40:51

Japanese art of Ninja two, the

combination of free-running,

0:40:510:40:56

obstacle racing and gymnastics.

You're using your body like as a

0:40:560:41:02

monkey. You are climbing, you're

twisting your body, from the core

0:41:020:41:05

areas. I think if you go to a normal

gym you are not getting anywhere

0:41:050:41:12

near to Ninja Warrior. This does

bring out the inner slot in you.

0:41:120:41:17

While Johnny trains on the

professional course in Manchester,

0:41:170:41:20

there are beginner slopes to get you

started as you raise your mates for

0:41:200:41:24

fun, building up to the intermediate

and advanced courses, where the

0:41:240:41:28

falls get bigger. A lot of these

obstacles it is about the technique

0:41:280:41:31

in the preparation. I know it is a

race, but it is in the planning as

0:41:310:41:36

well. Look at that for a role,

though, eh? -- roll. This is the

0:41:360:41:49

best place, in the end, isn't it?

It

is completely different to your

0:41:490:41:54

normal gym. So you have all the

Ninja obstacles, it is challenging,

0:41:540:41:57

it is fun. And I think the gym can

be a little bit boring, so this

0:41:570:42:02

keeps you motivated, and having fun.

It is mentally and physically

0:42:020:42:05

challenging. So it doesn't matter

how fit you are, you need to have a

0:42:050:42:08

certain technique to get accustomed

to the apparatus.

Ninja courses

0:42:080:42:14

around the world have become famous

for their various challenges, like

0:42:140:42:17

the spider wall. The trouble is, the

longer you stay on this, the more

0:42:170:42:21

sweaty you get. I think I am ready

to jump.

Just the fact that you

0:42:210:42:27

think you can't do it and you just

do it.

And you have your friends

0:42:270:42:31

like her who are motivated, and once

you do it, even better.

And the

0:42:310:42:37

infamous climb at the end, when you

eventually get there. That set. --

0:42:370:42:43

that is it. Ninja Warrior. A bit of

cheating, maybe. But you do feel

0:42:430:42:51

like you're one with the universe.

0:42:510:42:55

There you are, the defending

champion, Johnny. It does bring out

0:42:550:42:59

the inner child. I like the fact you

could do the beginner courses, the

0:42:590:43:03

children's courses, a bit like

skiing, the beginner up to the black

0:43:030:43:07

run, which is the professional Ninja

course.

Is that the one you are

0:43:070:43:11

doing?

I did a couple of things, but

I could never complete it. I did the

0:43:110:43:16

slot bar.

There was that one with a

guy...

I think that is called the

0:43:160:43:22

Sammon bar. And Johnny is one of the

few who can do it -- salmon.

It is

0:43:220:43:34

like a soft play for adults, isn't

it?

0:43:340:43:42

Let's bring you up-to-date with the

main stories. Alleged victims of the

0:43:420:43:46

serial sex offender John Worboys,

whose cases were not taken to trial,

0:43:460:43:50

say they want their day in court. In

freezing temperatures recorded

0:43:500:43:54

across the east coast of America in

the aftermath of what is known as a

0:43:540:43:59

bomb cyclone. Yesterday we were

talking about this. You heard about

0:43:590:44:06

this last -- latte levy. A lot of

people are taking disposable coffee

0:44:060:44:16

cups, and the idea is that if you

don't use one of those throwaway

0:44:160:44:22

cups, then you would get a discount

if you took your own plastic cup.

0:44:220:44:26

The inside of those is lined with

plastic so it makes it difficult to

0:44:260:44:29

recycle when they are not plastic

cups. Lots of you have got in touch

0:44:290:44:33

with pictures to the racks as

Facebook and Twitter pages,

0:44:330:44:37

including Rachel, who collected 29

coffee cups in less than a mile,

0:44:370:44:42

walking around near her home in

Falkirk on her afternoon walk with

0:44:420:44:46

her dog. That is incredible, isn't

it? One of our viewers got 50p off

0:44:460:44:51

their coffee at Gordon Street in

Glasgow. That is because they used

0:44:510:44:56

their reusable cup. So giving people

discounts rather than charging

0:44:560:45:01

people extra. Another viewer said

they have been using this awesome to

0:45:010:45:05

Raonic cup, and not a paper cup, as

it says proudly. And it still hasn't

0:45:050:45:11

smashed, well done.

I have one at

home.

The ceramic ones?

It is

0:45:110:45:17

actually a plastic one, which makes

me wrangle with how environ mentally

0:45:170:45:20

friendly it is, but I reuse it.

0:45:200:45:33

Stav has a weather for us. What

about the state of the weather in

0:45:330:45:37

the UK? Not as cold here as it is in

the north-eastern United States. We

0:45:370:45:44

have Arctic winds down from the

north thanks to an area of high

0:45:440:45:48

pressure. Central northern area is

starting a sunny and cold with the

0:45:480:45:53

risk of ice but also some ice across

the south-west of England. Watch out

0:45:530:45:57

if you are heading out first thing.

For England and Wales,

0:45:570:46:01

if you are heading out first thing.

For England and Wales, a rather

0:46:010:46:02

cloudy start. Outbreaks of rain

across Central northern part.

0:46:020:46:08

Temperatures low enough to produce

that. A few wintry showers across

0:46:080:46:13

north-east England but generally

speaking, we're going to start off

0:46:130:46:17

on a dry note. Cold and frosty the

parts of Scotland. That

0:46:170:46:22

north-easterly wind will be brisk.

It will push the cloud across

0:46:220:46:26

England and Wales. It will be

located across southern counties of

0:46:260:46:31

England the skies brightening up

nicely. A few wintry showers. It

0:46:310:46:38

really feel quite cold. As we head

into the overnight period, it will

0:46:380:46:45

clear away. Brisk winds here. A cold

night but not quite as cold as it is

0:46:450:46:54

going to be further north. -10

degrees into central Scotland.

0:46:540:47:03

Tomorrow morning, a cold and frosty

start. Loads of sunshine around. It

0:47:030:47:09

will stay dry and sunny or date.

Still quite brisk across the

0:47:090:47:14

south-east. Temperatures barely

above freezing in the north. There

0:47:140:47:19

is our area of high pressure. It

will allow more of an easterly wind

0:47:190:47:24

to build as we go through Monday.

This weather front will let out in

0:47:240:47:32

the middle part of the week. For

Monday, another cold start. The best

0:47:320:47:36

of the sunshine. The cloud will

continue to encroach in from the

0:47:360:47:41

south-east. Clad in rain pushing in

0:47:410:47:46

continue to encroach in from the

south-east. Clad in rain pushing in

0:47:460:47:46

from the west. It is becoming more

mild. You know you are used to

0:47:460:47:54

winter when you look at six degrees

and think that is brilliant.

0:47:540:47:58

Now it's time for Click.

0:47:580:47:59

Spencer Kelly and the team

are getting ready for their live

0:47:590:48:01

Welcome.

0:48:120:48:13

Hello, welcome.

0:48:130:48:13

Welcome, how are you?

0:48:130:48:14

Hello...?

0:48:140:48:24

Welcome, welcome...

0:48:240:48:25

Second script - "How are you?

0:48:250:48:27

How are you?"

0:48:270:48:38

Hello, everybody!

0:48:380:48:39

I am literally being built

from the skin out, currently,

0:48:390:48:41

by these two lovely ladies

who are going to try to make

0:48:410:48:45

me look different...

0:48:450:48:45

the

0:48:450:48:46

the

0:48:460:48:46

All right, then.

0:48:460:48:47

We are all good to go,

Brendan, you happy?

0:48:470:48:49

So what we're going to do

is go to silence, please,

0:48:490:48:52

and go to black.

0:48:520:48:53

Lose the house lights.

0:48:530:48:56

ANNOUNCER:

This is BBC Click Live.

0:49:220:49:24

Please welcome your

host, Spencer Kelly!

0:49:240:49:28

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Erm...right!

0:49:280:49:30

There.

0:49:300:49:31

Hello!

0:49:310:49:32

Welcome.

0:49:320:49:32

My own floor!

0:49:320:49:33

Welcome to Click Live!

0:49:330:49:34

And have we got a show for you...!

0:49:340:49:36

Have we got a show for them?

0:49:360:49:38

We have, we're ready to go.

0:49:380:49:40

LAUGHTER We have some really amazing

things for you tonight.

0:49:400:49:42

We've got some things that noise,

we've got some things that fly,

0:49:420:49:46

we have some things

for you to taste.

0:49:460:49:48

Some of it won't work, OK?

0:49:480:49:49

LAUGHTER Bear with us,

because hopefully the stuff that

0:49:490:49:54

does work - fingers crossed,

and a lot of it has in rehearsals -

0:49:540:49:58

it is a world-first,

and you won't see this anywhere

0:49:580:50:01

else, and no-one has

seen this before you.

0:50:010:50:03

Before any of that, I have

to introduce you to the other half

0:50:030:50:07

of the show.

0:50:070:50:07

Please welcome to the

stage Kate Russell.

0:50:070:50:09

APPLAUSE Brilliant, isn't it?

0:50:090:50:12

When they said I'd have my name

in lights, I was expecting more

0:50:130:50:17

Broadway than boardwalk -

but it's a start!

0:50:170:50:19

It's going to be a really,

really crammed show.

0:50:190:50:25

And I don't want you getting too

comfortable, because there's a lot

0:50:250:50:29

of audience participation.

0:50:290:50:29

So I hope you're ready to take part.

0:50:290:50:33

Do you want to see some tech?

0:50:330:50:42

CROWD:

Yes!

0:50:420:50:43

Good stuff.

0:50:430:50:46

I don't believe you.

0:50:460:50:47

Do you want to see some tech?

0:50:470:50:51

CROWD:

Yes!

0:50:510:50:56

Computers are a wonderful thing,

but we're going to put them to one

0:51:030:51:06

side just for the moment.

0:51:060:51:08

I'd like to introduce

you to the power of your own mind.

0:51:080:51:12

Breathe slowly and gently,

and I'll discover more about you,

0:51:120:51:16

with just a candle.

0:51:160:51:20

Now, I sometimes get some powers

and signals through,

0:51:200:51:24

and sometimes I get things wrong.

0:51:240:51:27

But most of the time, it's right.

0:51:270:51:32

So stay with me.

0:51:320:51:43

I might just get pieces

of information that come...

0:51:430:51:49

I'm starting with a "G".

0:51:490:51:51

Let me just put this

down for a moment.

0:51:510:51:54

There's a "G" - so I'm

going to start to pull something out

0:51:540:51:57

of the audience.

0:51:570:51:58

Hopefully it's one of you.

0:51:580:52:00

I'm getting a "G".

0:52:000:52:01

Let's start with "G" - Gareth?

0:52:010:52:02

I think this is him.

0:52:020:52:04

Because those are two

different sites.

0:52:040:52:05

We have Joe, and he's

going to identify some people

0:52:050:52:08

in the audience, and he's

going to pretend to read their mind

0:52:080:52:11

by telling them things about them,

by reading information from them.

0:52:110:52:14

It's actually us researching these

people online and feeding that

0:52:140:52:17

to him through a hidden earpiece.

0:52:170:52:19

Les?

0:52:190:52:19

Les...?

0:52:190:52:19

It could have been a man,

but I won't make wild assertions.

0:52:190:52:22

Is there a Les?

0:52:220:52:23

Leslie?

0:52:230:52:24

Welcome to the show.

0:52:240:52:25

Glad you've got

a microphone with you now.

0:52:250:52:27

So we're researching

some of the people in

0:52:270:52:29

the audience right now.

0:52:290:52:30

The gentleman who's just sat

down in front of us -

0:52:300:52:33

I've just found the address details

of somebody who sat down

0:52:330:52:36

at the front with her

partner as well.

0:52:360:52:38

So we're researching as much

as we can about the people that

0:52:380:52:42

are in front of us.

0:52:420:52:43

Do you have children

called Jack and Sasha?

0:52:430:52:45

Um...we have cats

called Jack and Sasha.

0:52:450:52:47

Oh, it's close!

0:52:470:52:48

It's close, isn't it?

0:52:480:52:49

I've set up a free Wi-Fi network.

0:52:490:52:54

Most people quite happily

click "free Wi-Fi".

0:52:540:52:56

It says please type

in their name, click "connect",

0:52:560:53:01

and that is how we start.

0:53:010:53:03

We then have their name.

0:53:030:53:04

It's the first thing to work from.

0:53:040:53:06

Fortunately, as well,

because it's quite a big event,

0:53:060:53:08

people will like the Facebook page.

0:53:080:53:10

People will say, "I'm at BBC Click."

0:53:100:53:12

We can see that publicly and openly.

0:53:120:53:14

Is this legal?

0:53:140:53:15

Completely legal, yes.

0:53:150:53:15

That's a question

we get asked a lot.

0:53:150:53:18

We're just looking at

information people have

0:53:180:53:19

made available themselves.

0:53:190:53:20

But congratulations on your

four-year anniversary.

0:53:200:53:22

A round of applause please.

0:53:220:53:24

APPLAUSE

There's two main lessons -

be careful what you're

0:53:240:53:27

signing up for.

0:53:270:53:28

The biggest thing that's helping us

the most right now -

0:53:280:53:34

people's social media profiles

are open and public.

0:53:340:53:36

We're not saying not to use it, just

check that your profile is private.

0:53:360:53:40

I'm a complete stranger

to everybody in this audience,

0:53:400:53:43

but so far I've been able to go

onto all of their profiles and look

0:53:430:53:47

at where they were born,

their pictures, their statuses.

0:53:470:53:50

As a total stranger,

you probably don't want me

0:53:500:53:53

reading that information.

0:53:530:53:53

So just - we're not

saying don't use it -

0:53:530:53:56

just make it private

so only your friends can see.

0:53:560:53:59

That would protect you from all

of the things we've found out

0:53:590:54:02

so far, actually.

0:54:020:54:08

We listen to radio, to TV, to music,

to podcasts, using speakers.

0:54:080:54:13

Big speakers in your house and small

speakers that you wear in your ears

0:54:130:54:17

or that are built

into your smartphones.

0:54:170:54:21

So I'm just choosing the perfect bit

of coffee for the levitation.

0:54:210:54:25

It has to be both kind of small,

but also regular, and I don't think

0:54:250:54:29

they normally make coffee beans

with levitation in mind.

0:54:290:54:37

One of the things that

Steve has been working

0:54:370:54:39

on is ultrasounds, OK?

0:54:390:54:41

And we've got a few

ultrasound demos here.

0:54:410:54:43

So I'll tell you what -

rather than explain more about it,

0:54:430:54:47

shall we, uh...just give it a whirl?

0:54:470:54:49

So I'll tell you what -

who's getting something there?

0:54:490:54:51

Raise your hand if you can hear

this, then drop your hand as soon

0:54:510:54:55

as you can't hear it again.

0:54:550:54:57

So this is unusual for a speaker,

because usually when you switch

0:54:570:55:00

a speaker on, everyone can hear it.

0:55:000:55:02

Right now, we're getting

a really narrow beam.

0:55:020:55:04

Really focused beam of sound.

0:55:040:55:05

Imagine this is a lot

like a flashlight.

0:55:050:55:08

Imagine I'm pointing

a torch around the room.

0:55:080:55:10

You'd only see certain parts of it.

0:55:100:55:12

This is the same idea,

except with sound.

0:55:120:55:17

So we're focusing the sound

and we can focus all that energy,

0:55:170:55:20

all that sound energy,

in a specific place.

0:55:200:55:22

Wow!

0:55:220:55:22

This is the weirdest and slowest

and most continuous Mexican wave

0:55:220:55:25

I've ever seen...

0:55:250:55:26

I have no idea what you're hearing,

because he's never pointed it

0:55:260:55:29

in my direction.

0:55:290:55:30

BEEPING Whoa!

0:55:300:55:31

Seriously?

0:55:310:55:31

Sorry, it's quite

unpleasant, isn't it?

0:55:310:55:33

It can make normal sounds as well.

0:55:330:55:35

So ultrasound is really

high-frequency sound,

0:55:350:55:36

and then you're tying

other stuff into that,

0:55:360:55:43

which you're then

sending around the room?

0:55:430:55:44

So ultrasound is out

of the range of human hearing,

0:55:440:55:47

is pretty much the definition.

0:55:470:55:48

We can hear up to 20,000

hertz, and anything

0:55:480:55:51

above that is ultrasound.

0:55:510:55:53

We can't hear ultrasound,

but this is an ultrasound wave

0:55:530:55:55

that's been combined or modulated

with an audible signal.

0:55:550:55:58

I tell you what - this is not

just the only ultrasound

0:55:580:56:01

weirdness we've got.

0:56:010:56:02

It gets even weirder.

0:56:020:56:03

Pop that down, for goodness's sake.

0:56:030:56:06

This looks like it's landed

from another planet.

0:56:060:56:08

This is incredible.

0:56:080:56:11

Stephen, for the second time

tonight, what on earth is going on?

0:56:110:56:14

So, if we can in here,

you can see there's quite a regular

0:56:140:56:18

pattern on some of these.

0:56:180:56:20

I can't get too close because it

disrupts the sound field.

0:56:200:56:23

But maybe you can see

there's a few balls -

0:56:230:56:26

a bit of a gap.

0:56:260:56:27

So how are you using ultrasound

to actually make stuff levitate?

0:56:270:56:31

Well, these speakers are producing

a big ultrasound signal,

0:56:310:56:33

that's making a standing wave.

0:56:330:56:34

And in between the gaps

of the standing wave,

0:56:340:56:37

the balls can get trapped

and they get kept in the same place.

0:56:370:56:40

Oh, wow!

0:56:400:56:43

Well, that's fantastic.

0:56:430:56:45

In fact, that's so amazing, Steve,

I think we deserve a drink.

0:56:450:56:48

Would you mix us one?

0:56:480:56:50

Yes, of course, Spencer.

0:56:500:56:51

Fantastic, right.

0:56:510:56:53

This is the weirdest drink...

0:56:530:56:55

We rehearsed that, could you tell?

0:56:550:56:57

What is this, Steve?

0:56:570:56:58

We've got a lovely, lovely

delight for you today.

0:56:580:57:01

It's a single grain of coffee

with a, uh...drop of milk,

0:57:010:57:04

all levitating in

the middle of the air.

0:57:040:57:06

It's a latte.

0:57:060:57:07

LAUGHTER

You have to

have it in, though.

0:57:070:57:11

You can't have it

to go, unfortunately.

0:57:110:57:12

Right, so I'm going to try this.

0:57:120:57:21

My tongue's not long enough...

0:57:210:57:22

Really slowly...

0:57:220:57:28

LAUGHTER Oh!

0:57:280:57:28

You got it!

0:57:280:57:29

APPLAUSE That's really...coffee-y.

0:57:290:57:32

That's like really, really strong.

0:57:320:57:34

Is that supposed to be that strong?

0:57:340:57:36

Yes, yeah.

0:57:360:57:36

That's what we've found.

0:57:360:57:37

Sugar tastes sweeter,

and coffee's bitter.

0:57:370:57:39

Fantastic.

0:57:390:57:41

Sri, Steve, thank you very much.

0:57:410:57:43

A round of applause for Sri,

Steve and the ultrasound latte!

0:57:430:57:46

APPLAUSE There were so many amazing

demos and displays in the show

0:57:460:57:50

that we just can't fit

it into this program.

0:57:500:57:52

Here's a look at some

of the other highlights

0:57:520:58:02

from our evening of delight.

0:58:020:58:04

We transformed our tech-loving

audience into musicians,

0:58:040:58:14

as Kate and I conducted the biggest

ever micro:bit processor orchestra.

0:58:140:58:17

Let's have some more micro:bits

over here in the air.

0:58:170:58:20

OK, let's have a few at the back...

0:58:200:58:22

Hold those up.

0:58:220:58:23

I can see them all in the sky.

0:58:230:58:25

We are still waiting

on the Guinness Book of Records

0:58:250:58:28

to get back to us, though.

0:58:280:58:29

We explored the potential of AR,

with our lucky audience members left

0:58:290:58:33

cowering as a full-scale aircraft

suddenly appeared over their heads.

0:58:330:58:35

Hello, world!

0:58:350:58:47

300,000 people joined us

on Facebook Live during the evening

0:58:470:58:50

as we asked them whether

robots should feel pain.

0:58:500:58:52

Edward Nemil, thank you for this

question on Facebook: "Sacrificing

0:58:520:58:55

a robot for the greater

good might be necessary.

0:58:550:58:58

Why would you want it to feel pain?"

0:58:580:59:00

If we're going to keep having

a servant class of robots,

0:59:000:59:03

then we shouldn't go

down that route.

0:59:030:59:05

But the aims of increasing

intelligence may make that

0:59:050:59:07

impossible.

0:59:070:59:07

We watched drones that study

the landscape and drones that dive,

0:59:070:59:11

as we looked at how

they could help in the future.

0:59:110:59:17

It's been absolutely amazing.

0:59:170:59:18

Have you had a good time?

0:59:180:59:20

CROWD: Yes!

0:59:200:59:21

Thank you very much for watching,

and we will see you soon.

0:59:210:59:27

Bye.

0:59:270:59:30

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Cut it.

0:59:320:59:33

Well done, well done, well done.

0:59:330:59:39

Hello.

0:59:500:59:51

This is Breakfast, with Jon Kay

and Naga Munchetty.

0:59:510:59:55

A call for the victims of serial sex

attacker John Worboys

0:59:550:59:58

to have the chance to give

evidence against him,

0:59:581:00:01

following the announcement

he is to be released from jail.

1:00:011:00:05

This programme has been told some

of the women whose stories weren't

1:00:051:00:08

heard in court now want their cases

to be reviewed by the police.

1:00:081:00:10

Good morning, it is

Saturday 6th January.

1:00:251:00:31

Also this morning: Online casino

operators are accused

1:00:311:00:33

by the industry's watchdog

of failing to prevent money

1:00:331:00:35

laundering and protect

problem gamblers.

1:00:351:00:37

In sport, England's all is continue

to toil in the Ashes Test.

1:00:371:00:48

England are being smashed around

Sydney. England need 133 in the

1:00:481:00:53

final test.

1:00:531:00:55

And what does it take,

to cut it as a ninja?

1:00:551:00:59

I've been having a go at the sport

that started in Japan ten years ago

1:00:591:01:03

and is now taking a firm

hold here in the UK.

1:01:031:01:06

Temperatures in parts of the US

are predicted to fall to minus 29,

1:01:061:01:09

as a record-breaking freeze

follows heavy snow caused

1:01:091:01:11

by the so-called bomb cyclone.

1:01:111:01:13

Not quite so cold here.

1:01:131:01:14

Stav has the details.

1:01:141:01:17

Thank you, good morning to you.

1:01:181:01:20

Well, it is turning much colder

for all of us this weekend.

1:01:201:01:23

But on the plus side

we should see some sunshine,

1:01:231:01:26

particularly tomorrow,

but a return to overnight

1:01:261:01:28

frost, as well.

1:01:281:01:29

I will have all the details

for you very shortly.

1:01:291:01:31

Look forward to it.

1:01:311:01:32

First, our main story: A lawyer

who represented victims

1:01:321:01:35

of the serial sex offender

John Worboys says some

1:01:351:01:37

of her clients whose cases

weren't taken to trial

1:01:371:01:40

want to give evidence.

1:01:401:01:42

The former black cab driver

is being freed from jail

1:01:421:01:45

after ten years.

1:01:451:01:46

He was convicted of 19 offences,

although police believe he carried

1:01:461:01:49

out more than 100 attacks.

1:01:491:01:51

Lawyers say that a number of women

were told that their testimony

1:01:511:01:55

wasn't required to put Worboys

behind bars for a longer

1:01:551:01:57

period of time.

1:01:571:01:58

Tom Burridge reports.

1:01:581:02:00

The decision to release rapist

John Worboys has raised profound

1:02:001:02:05

questions about the way sexual

crimes against women

1:02:051:02:09

are investigated, and whether

the procedures for releasing

1:02:091:02:12

criminals need changing.

1:02:121:02:15

Worboys picked up young

women in his black cab,

1:02:151:02:18

duped and drugged them,

and then carried out his attacks.

1:02:181:02:23

He was convicted of 19

offences in 2009, and given

1:02:231:02:26

an indefinite sentence.

1:02:261:02:28

But, in total, more than 100 women

said Worboys tried to drug

1:02:281:02:32

and assault them.

1:02:321:02:35

Some allegations were investigated,

but no further action was taken,

1:02:351:02:38

on the advice of the Crown

Prosecution Service.

1:02:381:02:40

What we can't know is why

the Parole Board has decided he now

1:02:401:02:44

no longer poses

a risk to the public.

1:02:441:02:46

I am not allowed by law to explain

the reasons for our decision.

1:02:461:02:50

And I've said before,

I would like to get that changed.

1:02:501:02:54

And so this pushes the idea

that the Parole Board processes need

1:02:541:02:57

to be much more open

and transparent.

1:02:571:03:03

And, if we get support for that,

then I think some good will have

1:03:031:03:07

come out of all of this.

1:03:071:03:09

We need to understand whether he has

admitted guilt in relation

1:03:091:03:12

to the offences that

he was convicted for,

1:03:121:03:14

and the police need to look

again at the possibility

1:03:141:03:16

of prosecuting him for those

many further offences

1:03:161:03:19

for which he was also suspected.

1:03:191:03:20

Worboys's victims are said to be

horrified at the prospect

1:03:201:03:23

of his release, and lawyers

representing his other alleged

1:03:231:03:26

victims say their evidence

should now be considered.

1:03:261:03:31

And we will speak to lawyer

Kim Harrison, who represented 11

1:03:311:03:34

of Worboys's victims,

in a few minutes.

1:03:341:03:36

Five online gambling companies

could have their licenses revoked

1:03:361:03:39

over concern they are not doing

enough to help problem gamblers

1:03:391:03:41

or prevent money launderers

from using their sites.

1:03:411:03:45

The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

1:03:451:03:48

to tell them about the safeguards

they should all have in place.

1:03:481:03:55

Our business correspondent

Jonty Bloom reports.

1:03:551:03:58

One third of all gambling

in the UK is now online,

1:03:581:04:01

and it is worth billions of pounds.

1:04:011:04:03

The Gambling Commission has been

reviewing the safeguards that

1:04:031:04:06

all companies should have in place.

1:04:061:04:07

They are designed to prevent problem

gambling getting out of control,

1:04:071:04:10

and to prevent money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

1:04:101:04:15

Sarah Harrison, chief executive

of the Gambling Commission, said...

1:04:151:04:18

But the commission found many signs

that customers' gambling

1:04:261:04:31

was becoming compulsive

were not being followed up,

1:04:311:04:34

and some staff had little idea

of how to stop money laundering,

1:04:341:04:37

or, in some cases, even what it was.

1:04:371:04:41

As a result, the Gambling Commission

is warning all online casino

1:04:411:04:45

operators to review their

procedures, and has begun

1:04:451:04:47

an investigation into

17 online companies.

1:04:471:04:51

It's considering whether it should

review the licences of five of them.

1:04:511:04:54

Losing its licence would mean

a company would be unable

1:04:541:04:57

to continue to operate in the UK.

1:04:571:05:04

President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

1:05:041:05:07

frustration over the release

of a controversial book

1:05:071:05:09

documenting his first

year in the White House.

1:05:091:05:16

Calling the author of the book

Michael Wolff "a total loser",

1:05:161:05:19

the President accuses him

of making up stories.

1:05:191:05:22

Mr Trump also calls his former chief

strategist Steve Bannon

1:05:221:05:24

'Sloppy Steve', claiming

he cried when he was fired.

1:05:241:05:27

The book, called Fire and Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

1:05:271:05:30

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

1:05:301:05:33

The United States has been

criticised by other members

1:05:331:05:36

of the United Nations Security

Council for calling an emergency

1:05:361:05:38

meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

1:05:381:05:43

China and France said the unrest did

not threaten international security.

1:05:431:05:49

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce and repeated

1:05:491:05:52

claims that the protests were

directed from abroad.

1:05:521:05:54

EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers

1:05:541:05:57

who have been revealed to pay women,

on average, at least 15%

1:05:571:06:00

less than men.

1:06:001:06:04

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

1:06:041:06:05

publish their figures by April.

1:06:051:06:12

More than 500 have done so.

1:06:121:06:13

Another 8,000 must do by April,

or risk being fined,

1:06:131:06:16

under a new law intended to tackle

workplace discrimination.

1:06:161:06:22

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

1:06:221:06:24

that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

1:06:241:06:29

in some parts of the north-east.

1:06:291:06:31

The National Weather Service

predicts wind chills as low

1:06:311:06:35

as minus 40 degrees Celsius.

1:06:351:06:36

Russell Trott has the latest.

1:06:361:06:39

The public coming to the aid of

public transport on the streets of

1:06:391:06:44

Eastern Boston, as snow and ice left

many stranded. Elsewhere in the city

1:06:441:06:50

the emergency services are working

flat out and in deep water, as high

1:06:501:06:55

tides flooded roads close to the

harbour. Plummeting temperatures

1:06:551:06:58

meant much of Massachusetts was

under huge quantities of snow. And

1:06:581:07:03

after a three foot storm surge

brought this inland, the flood water

1:07:031:07:08

froze, trapping cars in ice. For the

homeless of Chicago, life on the

1:07:081:07:14

street is now all about survival.

Those who do find shelter are happy

1:07:141:07:19

to be anywhere but outside.

We see

an average of seven to 800 people

1:07:191:07:25

every single day. Sometimes there

are people who come in when it's

1:07:251:07:32

extremely cold who won't come in

when it's not so cold.

A sudden drop

1:07:321:07:37

in temperatures can hit hard

anywhere. In Florida, where in some

1:07:371:07:42

parts of snow fell for the first

time in 30 years, cold seas saw

1:07:421:07:46

hundreds of total is rescued after

their muscles started seizing up. As

1:07:461:07:52

thousands of snowploughs are

deployed throughout the eastern

1:07:521:07:56

seaboard, forecasters warned that

the weekend could bring

1:07:561:07:58

record-breaking low temperatures.

1:07:581:08:03

Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

1:08:031:08:05

backgrounds have been announced

by the Department of Education.

1:08:051:08:08

There will be a network of 35

literacy-teaching centres

1:08:081:08:10

across England, to work

with primary schools that

1:08:101:08:12

are in challenging areas.

1:08:121:08:16

Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change Government cuts

1:08:161:08:19

to school budgets.

1:08:191:08:22

There will also be schemes

to improve the vocabulary

1:08:221:08:25

of pre-school children

in the north of England.

1:08:251:08:29

This is about investing around the

country, bringing together teachers

1:08:291:08:34

and literacy specialists so that we

can make sure that we do even better

1:08:341:08:37

on reading and writing standards,

but also that we don't see any

1:08:371:08:42

children falling behind.

1:08:421:08:42

A bar owner has been left shaken

but not stirred after being reunited

1:08:421:08:46

with what is thought to be the most

expensive vodka bottle in the world.

1:08:461:08:55

Forget the drink,

it's about the bottle.

1:08:551:08:57

Made of gold and silver,

with a diamond-encrusted replica

1:08:571:09:02

of the Russian imperial

eagle on its cap.

1:09:021:09:07

It's extravagant and

expensive and was on loan

1:09:071:09:09

to a bar in Copenhagen.

1:09:091:09:11

It was stolen last week.

1:09:111:09:12

The bottle, which is worth nearly £1

million, was found empty

1:09:121:09:16

on a construction site

nearby, but it was empty.

1:09:161:09:20

I would have thought that would

devalue it, but it's the bottle.

1:09:201:09:26

They are just going to fill it up

again.

1:09:261:09:28

Does it taste any different? Who

knows?

1:09:281:09:32

We will have the latest weather in

about five or six minutes and of

1:09:321:09:39

course Mike will have the sport at

half past. Going back to our main

1:09:391:09:42

story.

1:09:421:09:47

Victims of the serial sex

offender John Worboys,

1:09:471:09:49

whose cases weren't taken to trial,

say they want their day in court.

1:09:491:09:52

The former black cab driver

was convicted of 19 offences,

1:09:521:09:55

although police believe he carried

out more than 100 attacks.

1:09:551:09:58

He's due to be released later this

month after serving ten

1:09:581:10:01

years in jail.

1:10:011:10:01

Lawyer Kim Harrison represented 11

women and joins us now.

1:10:011:10:07

Good morning. Can we just start with

the apology. The head of the Parole

1:10:071:10:15

Board has said he is sorry that some

of the women heard this news on the

1:10:151:10:20

television or radio rather than

receiving any letters of

1:10:201:10:23

notification. Does that go far

enough?

At the moment all of the

1:10:231:10:29

clients I've managed to speak to

yesterday are just feeling so

1:10:291:10:32

shocked and upset. I don't think

they have even mentally protest

1:10:321:10:38

everything that's happened. They

found out through friends text on

1:10:381:10:41

them, through looking at news

websites, through the news. They are

1:10:411:10:47

all absolutely devastated.

How many

clients are you representing?

We

1:10:471:10:51

represented 11 clients in successful

civil cases against John Worboys.

1:10:511:10:58

Those civil claims concluded in 2013

and one of the major reasons that

1:10:581:11:03

we've got is as late as 2013 within

the context of those civil

1:11:031:11:09

proceedings John Worboys was still

maintaining his innocence, even in

1:11:091:11:13

respect of clients for which there

had been a criminal conviction. So

1:11:131:11:16

of the 11, three of those Worboys

was criminally convicted of drugging

1:11:161:11:22

and sexually assaulting. And he was

still saying he was innocent, even

1:11:221:11:26

for those crimes of which he was

convicted. So what's changed?

Just

1:11:261:11:33

to be clear, he was convicted of one

break, is that correct?

Yes.

How

1:11:331:11:38

many sexual assaults?

One break and

in relation to our clients there

1:11:381:11:43

were two sexual assaults. That's of

the convictions. One was drugging.

1:11:431:11:50

Other people you have spoken to, who

have made accusations against John

1:11:501:11:55

Worboys, and the police have said he

could have committed more than 100

1:11:551:12:01

assaults, their evidence wasn't used

in court. Why would that be?

That's

1:12:011:12:05

correct. Of the eight of the clients

that we represented in the civil

1:12:051:12:11

claims, they were told by the police

and the CPS and they came to them

1:12:111:12:17

and gave full statements and

evidence were told, thank you very

1:12:171:12:20

much, you've been very brave, thank

you for coming forward. We don't

1:12:201:12:26

need your evidence, we've got enough

and this man will have an

1:12:261:12:30

indeterminate sentence and will be

locked up for a very long period of

1:12:301:12:33

time, therefore you don't need to

worry. It would be in the public

1:12:331:12:37

interest to take your case forward.

So these women were then left with

1:12:371:12:40

the clear impression that he was

going to be in prison for a very

1:12:401:12:44

long time and they left feeling

betrayed and devastated and want

1:12:441:12:47

answers as to why he could be

released the Wyrley why event their

1:12:471:12:53

cases were taken forward at the

time. -- released so overly and why

1:12:531:12:59

their cases.

Maybe then he wouldn't

be released now. What do they want

1:12:591:13:05

from here? For themselves?

As a

matter of urgency they want some

1:13:051:13:11

sort of communication and

reassurance from the Parole Board

1:13:111:13:15

and the people you made this

decision that they will be safe. A

1:13:151:13:19

lot of them are quite scared and are

feeling really worried. There want

1:13:191:13:22

to understand what measures will be

in place to protect them. They are

1:13:221:13:26

feeling absolutely terrified.

The

Parole Board has made clear that he

1:13:261:13:30

will be monitored and he will have

to be... Call in and account for his

1:13:301:13:36

whereabouts, understandably. No one

is saying that's enough for the

1:13:361:13:40

victims who -- victims. Once they

are given a guarantee of their

1:13:401:13:47

safety, what does giving evidence

now do?

What a number of the women

1:13:471:13:53

want is for the Crown Prosecution

Service to reopen these files. All

1:13:531:13:57

the evidence is there, they gave it

at the time, there are a number of

1:13:571:14:02

files. They need to get them out and

look again at the statements and the

1:14:021:14:06

evidence given. They then need to

look again at any subsequent

1:14:061:14:09

evidence that's given. We aren't

able to know the decision that the

1:14:091:14:12

Parole Board creatures and the

reasons behind that decision the art

1:14:121:14:17

allowed to know by law. -- reached.

But something must have changed

1:14:171:14:21

since 2013 when he said he was

evidence and hadn't -- innocent and

1:14:211:14:25

haven't committed any crimes do now.

If he hasn't admitted his guilt than

1:14:251:14:29

he is clearly still a danger to

women. If he has admitted the guilt

1:14:291:14:33

than he has a modus operandi, which

means luring women to his cab,

1:14:331:14:39

drugging and sexually assaulting

them or raping them and that needs

1:14:391:14:42

to be investigated.

What would be

the conclusion now of women read

1:14:421:14:46

meeting evidence now or having this

evidence heard? What would that

1:14:461:14:50

happen next? What's the intention

now? To put him back in prison?

I

1:14:501:14:55

think women just want justice and

they want their voices to be heard.

1:14:551:14:59

They came forward and gave their

statements to the police. The CPS

1:14:591:15:03

said not to worry, we won't

prosecute in relation to your case

1:15:031:15:06

because he will be in prison for a

long time and will be on an

1:15:061:15:12

indeterminate sentence, this man

will be locked away. They now want

1:15:121:15:15

their case to be given a proper

scrutiny that it deserves and for

1:15:151:15:19

there to be a decision to be made as

to whether or not a persecution will

1:15:191:15:23

be brought in on their cases.

So

another prosecution?

The Crown

1:15:231:15:29

Prosecution Service I think have to

get the files out and look again at

1:15:291:15:33

the evidence.

How likely do you

think it would be that this will

1:15:331:15:37

happen?

I hope they will take

alleged victims voices seriously in

1:15:371:15:40

cases such as this. This is a very

unusual case. This is a very, very

1:15:401:15:46

surprising decision from the Parole

Board. 58 MPs I think have already

1:15:461:15:52

written, asking as to why this has

happened and what the reasons are.

1:15:521:15:56

This is a case that has incredible

public interest.

1:15:561:16:00

This is a case that has incredible

public Who could pose a serious risk

1:16:001:16:01

to women and members -- public

interest. This is a man who could

1:16:011:16:06

pose a serious risk to women and

members and needs to be

1:16:061:16:09

incarcerated.

He was imprisoned for

ten years. What period would have

1:16:091:16:12

satisfied your clients?

1:16:121:16:22

a period where he is no longer a

threat to women.

What has changed

1:16:221:16:28

since 2013? He kept saying he was

innocent. If he has admitted his

1:16:281:16:33

guilt, we need to know that. If he

hasn't admitted his guilt, how can

1:16:331:16:40

he pose a risk to women? He has

potentially admitted to a modus

1:16:401:16:48

operandi where he has attacked a

large number of women. This is

1:16:481:16:52

something that needs to be properly

investigated. Vast majority of

1:16:521:16:59

members of the public are looking

this case fresh in the light of the

1:16:591:17:04

last 48 hours.

Thank you to talking

to us this morning. We don't really

1:17:041:17:10

know what the reason for the parole

board's decision is. We will speak

1:17:101:17:15

to someone who was on the parole

board. And the arguments being put

1:17:151:17:20

forward, whether you should get a

clearer idea. Whether people are

1:17:201:17:24

released or indeed not released.

1:17:241:17:29

Time to found out what is happening

in the weather with Stav. -- find

1:17:291:17:35

out. In the States, very torrid.

These are the temperatures expected

1:17:351:17:41

across the North East United States

and south-east Canada. -11 into a --

1:17:411:17:49

-11 in New York and adroit. These

are daytime values. At night, -25 in

1:17:491:17:54

some of these south-east Canadian

cities. After that storm has moved

1:17:541:18:00

through, the wind is easing. It's

going to feel burdened chillingly

1:18:001:18:06

cold. A lot of ice around as well.

Those temperatures slowly rising.

1:18:061:18:13

Meanwhile, for us this weekend,

things are set to turn much colder.

1:18:131:18:17

We've got

1:18:171:18:18

things are set to turn much colder.

We've got our own Arctic air. Thanks

1:18:181:18:20

to an area of high pressure. It is

already arrived across parts of

1:18:201:18:24

Scotland. A lot of cloud around to

start this morning. Some frost and

1:18:241:18:29

ice to watch out for. A band of rain

across Northern Ireland towards

1:18:291:18:37

central northern England with some

snow on the hill. For north-east

1:18:371:18:43

Scotland and eastern England and

eastern Scotland. Northern Ireland

1:18:431:18:50

in Scotland, a dry start. Some

north-east winds. Eventually, the

1:18:501:19:04

Midlands, the cloud hanging on to

the far south. But a bright sunny

1:19:041:19:10

cold one this evening and overnight,

we eventually lose the cloud. It

1:19:101:19:15

might hang on a little bit. These

are the town and city values. Out in

1:19:151:19:27

the countryside, a hard frost, may

be down to -5, with northern

1:19:271:19:32

England, minus ten. It means the

Sunday, very cold, frosty start, a

1:19:321:19:38

winter sunshine. The wind will be

much lighter in central and northern

1:19:381:19:42

areas. It is quite raw here, five or

six degrees. This area of high

1:19:421:19:53

pressure ebbs away. For Monday, a

bright, cold start but increasing

1:19:531:20:02

cloud.

1:20:021:20:07

bright, cold start but increasing

cloud.

1:20:071:20:07

Thank you very much, Stav. We will

speak to you later. Those

1:20:071:20:12

temperatures that Stav was showing

us...

We will take those yellow

1:20:121:20:17

numbers, not the blue ones.

1:20:171:20:19

Let's get more on the extremely

cold weather in the US.

1:20:191:20:23

Overnight, temperatures dropped

as low as -29 degrees celsius,

1:20:231:20:25

in some parts of the east coast.

1:20:251:20:27

The severe cold, dubbed

a "bomb cyclone",

1:20:271:20:29

has already claimed up to 19 lives.

1:20:291:20:29

Let's speak to Josiah Hakan.

1:20:381:20:42

He works with a relief agency in New

York. I know you are very busy and

1:20:421:20:47

probably very cold. What sort of

challenges is this weather

1:20:471:20:50

presenting?

The challenges are pretty crazy. We

1:20:501:20:56

have lots of people out there in the

were struggling. Last year, there

1:20:561:21:01

was a point in time counted the

number of individuals on the

1:21:011:21:04

sidewalks the subways and the number

was 3900 plus. You can imagine if

1:21:041:21:10

somebody doesn't have a place to

stay, this bomb cyclone is extra

1:21:101:21:13

detrimental. We are trying to get

people connected. That must be a

1:21:131:21:21

challenge.

Getting around New York

city with all this snow and ice. It

1:21:211:21:28

must be tough. Let alone tough the

people who are living on the

1:21:281:21:34

streets.

That is an understatement.

The storm hit really hard. Our

1:21:341:21:41

entire team was driving into

Manhattan to go into a private

1:21:411:21:47

shelter to serve the guests. The

drive-in was quite perilous. We made

1:21:471:21:57

it and we were able to serve tough

individuals and connect them to

1:21:571:22:01

long-term services as well and just

a free lunch so they can have

1:22:011:22:06

something warm to eat in the middle

of it all. Which is fantastic and

1:22:061:22:10

well done. We are looking at

pictures of some of the people who

1:22:101:22:13

are out on the streets living

through this and having to deal with

1:22:131:22:17

it. A bowl of soup is fantastic but

it is keeping that, sustaining that

1:22:171:22:21

help in the face of adverse weather

conditions.

1:22:211:22:25

When you think about homelessness,

you are talking about an incredibly

1:22:251:22:29

complex issue. The cost of living in

New York city is outrageous and you

1:22:291:22:36

are talking about mental health

struggles, drug and alcohol edition

1:22:361:22:41

-- addiction, trauma. Every person

is unique and circumstances on the

1:22:411:22:51

long-term. It's a monstrosity of a

challenge, especially in this

1:22:511:22:56

weather.

We wish you -- we wish you

well. Well done to how you have done

1:22:561:23:02

so far.

Imagine standing outside in

that cold. He might have said no.

1:23:021:23:17

Until now, cancer patients have had

to go abroad to receive proton

1:23:171:23:23

therapy but the first NHS run proton

beam centre will be up and running

1:23:231:23:29

at the Christie Hospital in

Manchester. Dominic Hughes has been

1:23:291:23:32

to see it.

1:23:321:23:36

You missed a whole, mum. Six years

ago, Lucas was fighting for is

1:23:361:23:41

light. Diagnosed with cancer, he was

sent to the United States to receive

1:23:411:23:45

a potentially life-saving treatment

called proton beam therapy.

Not

1:23:451:23:50

being at home, being around

strangers, it was awful.

Mum Jodie

1:23:501:23:54

says travelling all the way to the

United States was a challenge for

1:23:541:23:59

the family and with an immune system

damaged by chemotherapy, Lucas fell

1:23:591:24:03

seriously ill and almost died.

Just

being there on your own, it's a lot

1:24:031:24:09

to be going through, just dealing

with the cancer. You need your

1:24:091:24:14

family and your friends around you,

you need people to talk to.

1:24:141:24:17

Throughout that time, the support

network of friends and family.

It's

1:24:171:24:23

a long period of time. The treatment

alone is six weeks. We found it

1:24:231:24:29

really, really difficult.

Up till

now, the NHS is sent patients who

1:24:291:24:35

need proton beam therapy abroad and

after years of campaigning and

1:24:351:24:40

fundraising, it will soon be

available in the UK. It's inside a

1:24:401:24:46

specially built centre at Christie

Hospital in Manchester that medicine

1:24:461:24:49

and physics meat, offering a new way

to treat life-threatening cancers.

1:24:491:24:55

Young patients will benefits because

their tissues are growing and very

1:24:551:24:58

sensitive. But they are also tumours

which are next to quite critical

1:24:581:25:04

structures in the body is the base

of the skull or around the spine and

1:25:041:25:09

this technology enables us to give a

treatment dose to those patients

1:25:091:25:14

while avoiding those critical

structures.

With standard

1:25:141:25:20

radiotherapy, beam travels through

the tumour that can damage sensitive

1:25:201:25:24

tissues in front, behind and around

it. But proton beam is much smaller

1:25:241:25:29

and stops at the tumour, causing

less damage to otherwise of the

1:25:291:25:33

tissue. We are now below what they

call the treatment gantry where

1:25:331:25:40

patients will be seen and this

really is the guts of this huge 200

1:25:401:25:44

ton machine and it is one of three

that are being built here in

1:25:441:25:48

Manchester. But down here, you

really get a sense of the scale of

1:25:481:25:52

this project. The protons, which

come from the heart of an atom, are

1:25:521:25:58

generated in a particle accelerator

known as a cyclotron which is

1:25:581:26:01

carefully lowered into place last

summer then travelling at a speed of

1:26:011:26:06

100,000 miles per second, they are

directed with pinpoint accuracy at

1:26:061:26:11

the tumour. Put it on. Six years on

and Lucas is cancer free and full of

1:26:111:26:16

beans. Where are you putting it?

With the Manchester Centre coming on

1:26:161:26:20

stream later this year and a second

one in London to follow, the hope is

1:26:201:26:24

those needing the life-saving

treatment proton therapy will soon

1:26:241:26:28

be able to access it closer to home.

Dominic Hughes, BBC News,

1:26:281:26:31

Manchester.

1:26:311:26:36

Doctor David Jenkinson is from the

brain tumour charity. Remarkable

1:26:361:26:42

what is going on in terms of

technology. Who will benefit from

1:26:421:26:47

this therapy straightaway?

A lot of

it will be children. They are still

1:26:471:26:51

growing and still developing. They

will also be applicable for proton

1:26:511:26:59

beam therapy.

We have been seeing

how it works there. What will a

1:26:591:27:07

cancer patient benefit from in terms

of traditional treatments now?

So in

1:27:071:27:16

comparison to the sorts of

treatments you currently get, this

1:27:161:27:20

will actually just probably be as

effective but will have fewer

1:27:201:27:25

side-effects more around the quality

of life than the length of life you

1:27:251:27:29

can get through the treatment.

In

terms of organs as to which might be

1:27:291:27:35

more beneficial to have rotund beam

therapy, which areas of the baht --

1:27:351:27:41

the body would be better to target?

Obviously in the brain. Critical

1:27:411:27:46

organ. Try to bear the brain in the

eyes and other organs like that.

1:27:461:27:59

Around the heart and the body in the

pelvis, bladders like -- places like

1:27:591:28:03

that. I understand from my notes

it's been less successful with lung

1:28:031:28:11

cancer and prostate cancer.

Why

would that be. Because you are able

1:28:111:28:19

to precise -- precisely targeted

through breeding.

It's more

1:28:191:28:22

difficult to target the tumour as

well as you might be too. The

1:28:221:28:27

benefits of proton beams become a

negative. With prostate, similar

1:28:271:28:33

sort of effects and movements. It's

not necessarily required.

It is

1:28:331:28:41

difficult because I am thinking of

the case of Asher King whose parents

1:28:411:28:47

took him out of hospital to have

this proton therapy abroad and they

1:28:471:28:52

were absolutely convinced that this

would help. But there is the danger

1:28:521:28:55

when there is new technology, when

people think it is a queue were all.

1:28:551:29:01

And proton beams are only applicable

for tumours that have a very well

1:29:011:29:06

defined margin. If the tumour has

spread at all, using the precise

1:29:061:29:10

targeting can be a negative so you

would be better with a conventional

1:29:101:29:16

therapy. Before and after the tumour

which will help mop up some of those

1:29:161:29:23

cancer cells.

Thank you very much

your time, Doctor David Jenkinson.

1:29:231:29:34

Nearly 730 a.m.. Headlines coming

right up.

1:29:341:29:37

Hello.

1:30:061:30:08

This is Breakfast, with Jon Kay

and Naga Munchetty.

1:30:081:30:12

Good morning.

1:30:121:30:12

Here is a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News:

1:30:121:30:17

A lawyer who represented victims

of the serial sex offender

1:30:171:30:20

John Worboys says some

of her clients whose cases weren't

1:30:201:30:23

taken to trial want

to give evidence.

1:30:231:30:29

The former black cab driver

is being freed from jail,

1:30:291:30:32

ten years after being convicted

of 19 offences, although police

1:30:321:30:36

believe he attacked many more.

1:30:361:30:41

A solicitor said many women said

their testimony wasn't required as

1:30:411:30:49

John Worboys would grow behind bars

for a long time.

Women want justice

1:30:491:30:53

and they want their voices to be

heard. They came forward and gave

1:30:531:30:57

their statements to the police and

the CPS said, don't worry, we won't

1:30:571:31:00

prosecute in relation to your case

because he will be in prison for a

1:31:001:31:05

long time, there will be an

indeterminate sentence. This man is

1:31:051:31:07

going to be locked away. They now

want their case to be given that

1:31:071:31:11

proper scrutiny that it deserves and

for there to be a decision to be

1:31:111:31:15

made as to whether or not a

prosecution will be brought in in

1:31:151:31:19

their cases.

1:31:191:31:23

Five online companies could lose

their licences over concerns about

1:31:231:31:28

their approach to problem gamblers

and money laundering.

1:31:281:31:32

The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

1:31:321:31:35

warning them to review

their procedures.

1:31:351:31:37

It comes after the commission found

some companies did not follow up

1:31:371:31:40

with gamblers who were becoming

addicted, and failed to prevent

1:31:401:31:43

money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

1:31:431:31:44

President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

1:31:441:31:47

frustration over the release

of a controversial book

1:31:471:31:50

documenting his first

year in the White House.

1:31:501:31:53

Calling the author of the book,

Michael Wolff, a total loser,

1:31:531:31:58

and then accused him

of making up stories.

1:31:581:32:00

Mr Trump also calls his former chief

strategist Steve Bannon

1:32:001:32:03

'Sloppy Steve', claiming

he cried when he was fired.

1:32:031:32:05

The book, called Fire and Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

1:32:051:32:09

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

1:32:091:32:16

EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers

1:32:161:32:19

who have been revealed to pay women,

on average, at least 15%

1:32:191:32:22

less than men.

1:32:221:32:23

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

1:32:231:32:25

publish their figures by April.

1:32:251:32:26

More than 500 have done so.

1:32:261:32:28

Another 8,000 must do by April,

or risk being fined,

1:32:281:32:31

under a new law intended to tackle

workplace discrimination.

1:32:311:32:36

The search for the missing MH370

Malaysian Airlines plane that

1:32:361:32:39

disappeared almost four years

ago is to be resumed.

1:32:391:32:43

The jet was carrying more than 200

passengers when it vanished in 2014.

1:32:431:32:49

Now, a private US exploration

company called Ocean Infinity has

1:32:491:32:52

been given permission

to continue the search,

1:32:521:32:58

which ended last year.

1:32:581:32:59

The United States has been

criticised by other members

1:32:591:33:02

of the United Nations Security

Council for calling an emergency

1:33:021:33:04

meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

1:33:041:33:08

China and France said the unrest did

not threaten international security.

1:33:081:33:11

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce,

1:33:111:33:13

and repeated claims

that the protests were

1:33:131:33:18

directed from abroad.

1:33:181:33:19

Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

1:33:191:33:22

backgrounds have been announced

by the Department for Education.

1:33:221:33:24

There will be a network of 35

literacy-teaching centres

1:33:241:33:27

across England, to work

with primary schools that

1:33:271:33:29

are in challenging areas.

1:33:291:33:31

Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change Government cuts

1:33:311:33:34

to school budgets.

1:33:341:33:35

There will also be schemes

to improve the vocabulary

1:33:351:33:40

of pre-school children

in the north of England.

1:33:401:33:48

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

1:33:481:33:50

that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

1:33:501:33:52

in some parts of the north-east.

1:33:521:33:54

The National Weather Service

predicts wind chills as low

1:33:541:33:58

as minus 40 Celsius in some places.

1:33:581:34:00

Thousands of flights have been

cancelled and up to 19 people have

1:34:001:34:03

lost their lives.

1:34:031:34:04

Mike is here with the sport.

1:34:041:34:07

We were talking about that really

cold weather. Glorious sunshine down

1:34:071:34:12

under, as you would imagine, but not

glorious for the English team.

1:34:121:34:17

In terms of the fifth and final

Ashes test, do you want the good or

1:34:171:34:22

bad news?

Bad.

1:34:221:34:25

I will give you good first. England

finally found a way... They found a

1:34:251:34:31

way to get the captain Steve Smith

out, but the bad news is the Marsh

1:34:311:34:35

brothers. When one scores a century,

the next one does. The third day is

1:34:351:34:44

now finished and the Australians are

on top.

1:34:441:34:47

When is the match going to be over?

In two days, depending on what

1:34:471:34:52

happens.

1:34:521:34:52

It has been another morale-sapping

day for England's bowlers

1:34:521:34:54

in the Sydney sunshine.

1:34:541:34:58

Australia finishing the third day

with a lead of 133 runs with two

1:34:581:35:01

days to go. England took two

wickets. Steve Smith out at just shy

1:35:011:35:06

of another century. The wing Ali

without one. Usman Khawaja made 171.

1:35:061:35:14

Mason Crane got his first test

wicket. From then on Australia

1:35:141:35:17

flourished.

1:35:171:35:20

The Marsh brothers, Mitchell

and Shaun, are the ones punishing

1:35:201:35:23

England's bowlers now.

1:35:231:35:27

Australia now have a lead of 133.

It

was a pretty tough day. Look, we are

1:35:271:35:35

150 overs into the innings. There

will be a futile bodies out there.

1:35:351:35:39

That's part and parcel of test

cricket. It's not the first time

1:35:391:35:44

they will feel 150 overs and not the

last. The way the guys the world out

1:35:441:35:49

there and worked hard was really

impressive and that's really good

1:35:491:35:52

for us to see as side going forward.

1:35:521:35:54

Onto the FA Cup third round,

one of the highlights of any

1:35:541:35:57

sporting year, because all the top

teams enter the competition.

1:35:571:36:00

And, in the Merseyside derby,

the world's most expensive defender

1:36:001:36:03

scored the winner for Liverpool,

while Manchester United left it late

1:36:031:36:06

to beat Derby County

at Old Trafford.

1:36:061:36:08

Drew Savage rounds up both matches.

1:36:081:36:10

The pressure lifted off

the shoulders of the man with a £75

1:36:101:36:13

million pricetag on his back.

1:36:131:36:15

A debut to remember for Virgil van

Dijk, on a night that provided

1:36:151:36:19

plenty of talking points.

1:36:191:36:21

For example, was this a penalty?

1:36:211:36:22

The Liverpool boss, Jurgen Klopp,

didn't think so, but Bobby Madley's

1:36:221:36:25

was the opinion that counted.

1:36:251:36:28

James Milner the calmest

man at Anfield.

1:36:281:36:30

Mason Holgate was not.

1:36:301:36:35

There was bound to be

a reaction from Firmino.

1:36:351:36:38

The referee, Madley,

decided to step in.

1:36:381:36:40

Liverpool had had most of the play,

but Everton countered with some

1:36:401:36:43

quality, Gylfi Sigurdsson

with a worthy second-half equaliser.

1:36:431:36:45

Until the big moment arrived

for a certain Dutch defender.

1:36:451:36:51

A decent-looking corner

kick, but didn't get it.

1:36:511:36:53

Van Dijk did.

1:36:531:36:58

The man brought to strengthen

their defence delighted fans

1:36:581:37:01

and manager alike

with a winning goal.

1:37:011:37:03

Yes, in front of the goal,

makes it even better.

1:37:031:37:06

Really good.

1:37:061:37:06

It was a Merseyside Derby,

so that extra push for both teams,

1:37:061:37:11

and you saw that tonight.

1:37:111:37:12

It was a proper, proper Cup

fight, and I like that.

1:37:121:37:19

Championship side Derby had put

on a proper fight away

1:37:191:37:21

to Manchester United,

who were six minutes away

1:37:211:37:23

from a replay when this happened.

1:37:231:37:25

Lingard, good hands.

1:37:251:37:26

He's done it again!

1:37:261:37:27

Lingard, magnificent strike.

1:37:271:37:32

Derby will be free to concentrate

on their push to join

1:37:321:37:35

Manchester United in

the Premier League.

1:37:351:37:37

Romelu Lukaku wrapped

things up at the end,

1:37:371:37:39

the side pleased to

avoid another defeat.

1:37:391:37:51

In the Liverpool game there was the

incident in the first half involving

1:37:511:37:56

Roberto Firmino. He is pushed into

the crowd. Afterwards it appears he

1:37:561:38:03

says something as the players come

together. Neither was booked at the

1:38:031:38:07

time but the referee has included it

in his report. I'm sure we will hear

1:38:071:38:11

more about this in the hours and

days to come. As for the rest of the

1:38:111:38:17

tyres, we were looking forward to

seeing the return of Jamie Vardy.

1:38:171:38:22

But he is injured and so it seems

unlikely that he will be risked by

1:38:221:38:28

Leicester in the first cup tie of

the day.

1:38:281:38:31

Elsewhere, there are nine

Premier League teams hoping to avoid

1:38:311:38:33

an upset against lower-league teams,

while there is an intriguing contest

1:38:331:38:36

at the Etihad.

1:38:361:38:37

The runaway Premier League leaders,

Manchester City, take on Burnley,

1:38:371:38:40

this season's surprise package,

who are seventh in the table.

1:38:401:38:43

Of course we are going

to rotate in some players.

1:38:431:38:45

But the focus is going to Burnley,

and what they've done

1:38:451:38:48

so far is difficult.

1:38:481:39:01

They do not concede goals.

1:39:011:39:02

They have received one goal,

the other games all 1-0, 1-0...

1:39:021:39:05

And they show a strong physicality.

1:39:051:39:07

The feud between Manchester United

manager Jose Mourinho

1:39:071:39:09

and Chelsea's Antonio Conte

appears to be escalating.

1:39:091:39:11

In Mourinho's latest jibe,

he said he would never be

1:39:111:39:14

suspended for match-fixing.

1:39:141:39:15

Conte was given a four-match ban

a few years ago for failing

1:39:151:39:18

to report match fixing

at his previous club,

1:39:181:39:20

Siena, although he was later

cleared of any wrongdoing.

1:39:201:39:23

Mourinho was responding

after Conte said he was getting

1:39:231:39:25

old and losing his memory when it

came to his own touch-line antics.

1:39:251:39:30

Bath ended their three-match losing

run in rugby union's Premiership

1:39:301:39:33

last night with a comfortable 46-25

victory at struggling Worcester.

1:39:331:39:41

They pulled away after the break

with a flurry of tries,

1:39:411:39:44

lock James Phillips going over

for only the second time in his 63

1:39:441:39:48

League games to secure

the bonus point for Bath.

1:39:481:39:50

In the Pro14, Scarlets have opened

up a seven-point lead at the top

1:39:501:39:54

of conference B with a dominant,

47-13 bonus-point win over Dragons.

1:39:541:39:56

The victory means Scarlets

are unbeaten in five Welsh

1:39:561:39:59

derbies this season.

1:39:591:40:02

Elsewhere, Edinburgh

beat Southern Kings.

1:40:021:40:11

England may be losing in the

cricket, but one British flying high

1:40:111:40:15

down under after beating the Aussies

in their own backyard, or rather in

1:40:151:40:20

the skies above. Look at this! Above

the Australian desert. The new world

1:40:201:40:25

record has been set for distance

travelled by a hand glider, going

1:40:251:40:30

over 300 kilometres. That's 241

miles, so like going from London to

1:40:301:40:35

Middlesbrough in one flight. It took

Olly 5.5 hours, going at an average

1:40:351:40:42

speed of 55 mph. He has become a

world record holder.

1:40:421:40:47

That's quite fast! You have to

wiggle in and out of thermals.

1:40:471:40:51

Quite incredible.

Have you done it? I have had a go at

1:40:511:40:57

hand gliding over garbage.

Incredible to see -- over

1:40:571:41:01

Derbyshire. Incredible.

So let's move on from the Ashes and

1:41:011:41:06

do the hand gliding.

Maybe we can do well in this sport,

1:41:061:41:12

which fuses gymnastics and free

running.

1:41:121:41:15

Now you can go on and become

a professional ninja.

1:41:151:41:18

Ten years after it started

as a TV contest in Japan,

1:41:181:41:21

athletes in the UK are getting ready

for the fifth championship here.

1:41:211:41:24

So I went along to one of the dozens

of places where you can start

1:41:241:41:28

on a ninja course,

Europe's largest

1:41:281:41:30

one, in Manchester.

1:41:301:41:31

Running up the wall,

hanging upside down -

1:41:311:41:33

the increasingly common ninja.

1:41:331:41:40

It is one of the new sporting crazes

to be hitting the UK,

1:41:401:41:44

and it started in Japan.

1:41:441:41:47

Straight away, you can see how

challenging a ninja course is,

1:41:471:41:50

with just the simple curtain-swings,

if you like, testing even

1:41:501:41:53

the best of them.

1:41:531:41:58

A ninja is officially defined

as a person skilled in the Japanese

1:41:581:42:02

art of ninjitsu, the combination

of free-running, obstacle-racing,

1:42:021:42:04

and gymnastics.

1:42:041:42:07

You're using your body

like as a monkey.

1:42:071:42:10

You are climbing, you're

twisting your body,

1:42:101:42:12

from the core areas.

1:42:121:42:18

I think, if you go to a normal gym,

you are not getting anywhere

1:42:181:42:21

near to Ninja Warrior.

1:42:211:42:22

This does bring out

the inner sloth in you.

1:42:221:42:25

While Johnny trains

on the professional course

1:42:251:42:27

in Manchester, there are beginner

slopes to get you started,

1:42:271:42:32

as you race your mates for fun,

building up to the intermediate

1:42:321:42:36

and advanced courses,

where the falls get bigger.

1:42:361:42:38

A lot of these obstacles,

it's about the technique

1:42:381:42:40

and the preparation.

1:42:401:42:42

I know it's a race, but it's

in the planning, as well.

1:42:421:42:45

Look at that for a roll, though, eh?

1:42:451:42:47

This is the best place,

in the end, isn't it?

1:42:471:43:00

It's completely different

to your normal gym.

1:43:001:43:02

So you have all the ninja obstacles,

it's challenging, it's fun.

1:43:021:43:08

And I think the gym can be

a little bit boring,

1:43:081:43:11

so this keeps you motivated,

and having fun.

1:43:111:43:13

It's mentally and

physically challenging.

1:43:131:43:14

So it doesn't matter how fit

you are, you need to have a certain

1:43:141:43:18

technique to get accustomed

to the apparatus.

1:43:181:43:20

Ninja courses around the world have

become famous for their various

1:43:201:43:23

challenges, like the spider wall.

1:43:231:43:25

The trouble is, the longer you stay

on this, the more sweaty you get.

1:43:251:43:28

I think I'm ready to jump.

1:43:281:43:30

Just the fact that you

think you can't do it,

1:43:301:43:37

and you just do it...

1:43:371:43:38

And you have your friends

like her, who are motivated.

1:43:381:43:41

And, once you do it, even better.

1:43:411:43:47

And the infamous climb at the end,

when you eventually get there.

1:43:471:43:50

That's it.

1:43:501:43:53

Ninja Warrior.

1:43:531:43:56

A bit of cheating, maybe,

but you do feel like you're

1:43:561:43:59

one of them.

1:43:591:44:07

The UK champion there.

So are you now a fully qualified

1:44:071:44:12

ninja?

I'm on the nursery slopes.

1:44:121:44:16

We're still scared. Because of my

ninja skills?

1:44:161:44:21

Thanks very much. Let's have a look

at the weather forecast.

1:44:211:44:35

this weekend. It turns colder as the

weekend goes on. Thanks to an area

1:44:351:44:41

of high pressure which is already

arrived across the northern half of

1:44:411:44:45

the UK. Some wintry showers. Across

the south, some clears quails dashed

1:44:451:44:50

clear spells overnight. The limit of

sunshine here. But north, a band of

1:44:501:44:58

cloud and some patchy rain. Further

north, some wintry showers. The odd

1:44:581:45:09

one across the of Scotland. Most of

Northern Ireland, starting off dry.

1:45:091:45:16

That northerly winds will continue

to push the cloud southwards and the

1:45:161:45:21

come to -- and become confined to

Southern counties. Further north,

1:45:211:45:25

the skies brightened up. The much of

Wales, bright and sunny but much

1:45:251:45:31

colder across the South. It looks

like the rain and the cloud will

1:45:311:45:37

clear away the most southern areas.

Under clear skies, light winds,

1:45:371:45:45

Arctic air, very cold. Widespread

frost. -10 degrees, very cold. A

1:45:451:45:58

frosty start to Sunday morning. Dry

and bright throughout the day with

1:45:581:46:03

loads of crisp winter sunshine. The

breeze is still quite a feature.

1:46:031:46:07

Feeling raw here. The wind lighter.

As you can see, this area of high

1:46:071:46:14

pressure moves away Eastwood 's what

it's going to do is allow winds to

1:46:141:46:20

come in from the east and that will

bring a bit more cloud around. We

1:46:201:46:24

start off cold and frosty with some

sunshine. The best of it, northern

1:46:241:46:28

and western areas. Again, another

cold one install. This weather

1:46:281:46:35

front. To push on Tuesday. By

Wednesday, it will move through.

1:46:351:46:40

Back to you too.

1:46:401:46:46

Now it's time for Newswatch

with Samira Ahmed.

1:46:461:46:48

This week Martin Bashir discusses

coverage of religion on BBC News.

1:46:481:46:55

A Happy New Year, and welcome

to the first Newswatch of 2018

1:46:551:46:59

with me, Samira Ahmed.

1:46:591:47:01

This week, after the BBC announces

it's increasing its religious

1:47:011:47:06

affairs coverage, we'll be asking

why, and what the impact will be.

1:47:061:47:10

The BBC's religion editor

Martin Bashir tells us how he'll be

1:47:101:47:13

tackling the competing

demands of religious groups

1:47:131:47:15

and the non-believing majority.

1:47:151:47:16

First, the New Year brought with it

some distressing news,

1:47:161:47:19

including the deaths of six people,

including British businessman

1:47:191:47:24

Richard Cousins, in a seaplane

accident in Australia.

1:47:241:47:26

The crash was reported

extensively on BBC News -

1:47:261:47:32

too much so for several viewers,

including Alan Winn.

1:47:321:47:34

He wrote to us on Tuesday.

1:47:341:47:36

You've been sending us your comments

on BBC News output over

1:47:361:47:38

the Christmas and New Year period

and one concern that's been voiced

1:47:381:47:42

was the contrast some perceived

in the coverage of two fires that

1:47:421:47:43

You've been sending us your comments

on BBC News output over

1:48:051:48:08

the Christmas and New Year period

and one concern that's been voiced

1:48:081:48:11

was the contrast some perceived

in the coverage of two fires that

1:48:111:48:14

took place on December 29th -

one in an apartment building

1:48:141:48:17

in the Bronx, New York,

which killed 12 people,

1:48:171:48:20

and one in a restaurant in Mumbai,

in India, where at least

1:48:201:48:37

15 people died.

1:48:371:48:38

Imtiyaz Ansari rang that day

identifying a discrepancy

1:48:381:48:40

in the news reporting

of the two incidents.

1:48:401:48:43

It obviously showed a great deal

of the fire that took place

1:48:431:48:46

in the Bronx where 12

people had died.

1:48:461:48:48

But the same incidence of fire has

taken place in Mumbai where 15

1:48:481:48:55

people have died.

1:48:551:49:01

Not a single mention

of this incident.

1:49:011:49:05

And even your website,

this incident is hidden well

1:49:051:49:07

inside the Asia region

while the New York fire is right

1:49:071:49:10

on the front page.

1:49:101:49:11

Why so biased?

1:49:111:49:12

Just before Christmas,

the BBC published its plans

1:49:121:49:14

to increase the ambition of its

coverage of religion and ethics.

1:49:141:49:17

The review covered all areas

of programming, from Songs of Praise

1:49:171:49:20

to Thought for the Day, but in news,

it proposed increasing investment

1:49:201:49:24

and output, and a new post

of religion editor.

1:49:241:49:26

The scope and nature of reporting

on religion is a subject that's

1:49:261:49:29

bound to divide audiences,

with some feeling it's

1:49:291:49:31

given insufficient attention.

1:49:311:49:32

For instance, David Parry wrote

to us recently to ask about the BBC

1:49:321:49:36

News website.

1:49:361:49:39

And when Sarah Mullally

was appointed the first female

1:49:531:49:55

Bishop of London last month,

the news was mentioned only briefly

1:49:551:49:58

on that night's evening bulletins,

to the disgruntlement

1:49:581:50:00

of Gareth Jones,

as he explains here.

1:50:001:50:02

This was an important story

for the established church

1:50:051:50:07

and for women's equality.

1:50:071:50:14

Even if you had run this story

earlier, surely it warranted

1:50:141:50:17

a regular slot throughout the day,

particularly at a time when the role

1:50:171:50:21

of women in society

is at the forefront of our thinking.

1:50:211:50:24

Others, though, regret the proposal

for more religious coverage

1:50:241:50:26

with some suspicious

that the BBC is proselytising.

1:50:261:50:30

Sue Nelson tweeted this

week:

1:50:301:50:32

A tough task, then,

1:50:321:50:33

A tough task, then,

1:50:441:50:46

to satisfy conflicting demands,

and the main person responsible

1:50:461:50:48

is Martin Bashir, who's just become

the BBC's first religion editor.

1:50:481:50:51

He became a household name

when his interview with Diana,

1:50:511:50:54

Princess of Wales,

for Panorama back in 1995

1:50:541:50:56

made international headlines.

1:50:561:51:02

After other high-profile programmes

on the likes of Louise Woodward

1:51:021:51:09

and on Michael Jackson

for ITV, he went to work

1:51:091:51:12

in the United States,

but returned a year or so ago

1:51:121:51:16

to the BBC, where he'd worked

at the start of his career.

1:51:161:51:20

In December, he followed

Pope Francis on his tour of Asia,

1:51:201:51:23

and reported on the Archbishop

of Canterbury's Christmas Day

1:51:231:51:25

message, and from Bethlehem

on the preparations

1:51:251:51:27

for Christmas there.

1:51:271:51:28

It is in this place,

where borders and walls fortify

1:51:281:51:31

a sense of identity and religious

separation, that the Christian

1:51:311:51:47

church is seeking to spread

its message of peace

1:51:471:51:49

and goodwill at Christmas.

1:51:491:51:53

Happy Christmas!

1:51:531:51:53

At Canterbury Cathedral,

Archbishop Justin Welby said that

1:51:531:51:56

although Christ was born

without any political leverage,

1:51:561:51:58

he provides more freedom

to individuals than the world's

1:51:581:52:00

most powerful leaders.

1:52:001:52:01

Pope Francis praised

the United Nations, but he did not

1:52:011:52:04

refer to the UN's accusation that

Myanmar had been involved

1:52:041:52:06

in ethnic cleansing.

1:52:061:52:07

And while he said the future of this

nation must include all races

1:52:071:52:11

and religions, he did not use

the word 'Rohingya'.

1:52:111:52:13

Well, Martin Bashir is with me now.

1:52:131:52:15

Welcome to Newswatch.

1:52:151:52:16

The status of religion in news

coverage has clearly gone up,

1:52:161:52:19

as you are now an editor and not

just a correspondent -

1:52:191:52:22

an admission, perhaps,

that the BBC hasn't been doing

1:52:221:52:25

enough on religion?

1:52:251:52:27

We have seen a decline

in religious affiliation,

1:52:271:52:30

a decline in attendance at church

and places of worship,

1:52:301:52:33

so I think that the BBC

is responding in part in the way

1:52:331:52:37

that religious groups have responded

- they are demanding more coverage,

1:52:371:52:40

and the BBC is responding to that.

1:52:401:52:42

But I don't think it is

a BBC singular failing.

1:52:421:52:44

I think you have seen

a cultural change.

1:52:441:52:47

Some listeners and viewers might be

really worried about the fact that

1:52:471:52:50

religious groups are demanding more

coverage and the BBC is giving it.

1:52:501:52:54

I think what you have to keep

in mind is that we are a diverse

1:52:541:53:00

country with different religious

commitments and all of those people

1:53:001:53:03

pay the licence fee.

1:53:031:53:05

They all expect to have

some kind of return.

1:53:051:53:09

Some of them will say

they have a desire for worship

1:53:091:53:15

programmes, documentaries,

observational programmes

1:53:151:53:19

like Muslims Like Us,

so I think that the BBC's output

1:53:191:53:22

is responding to that.

1:53:221:53:25

Now, of course, there are plenty

of other people who have no

1:53:251:53:29

religious interest whatsoever,

but I think it would be wrong to say

1:53:291:53:33

that we shouldn't provide material

that, for many people,

1:53:331:53:35

is very important and very

central in their lives.

1:53:351:53:38

To emphasise, the majority

don't believe in God,

1:53:381:53:40

and humanists, like Sue

in the comments, are worried

1:53:401:53:42

that the BBC is being seen to bow

to pressure from organised religious

1:53:421:53:46

groups at a time when a great number

of people say they don't

1:53:461:53:49

believe in God.

1:53:491:53:50

If you are saying that the only

thing we are doing in our religious

1:53:501:53:54

coverage relates to Christianity

or Islam or Sikhism,

1:53:541:53:56

then I would say yes,

that would be wrong and unfair,

1:53:561:54:00

but that isn't what we are doing.

1:54:001:54:02

What we are doing is reflecting

the broad expression of interest

1:54:021:54:21

among the British population.

1:54:211:54:22

People do have a desire to express

themselves beyond the purely

1:54:221:54:25

physical and material world.

1:54:251:54:26

Spiritually in the broadest sense?

1:54:261:54:28

OK, will we hear more

from religious leaders expressing

1:54:281:54:30

what they believe?

1:54:301:54:31

Even though this stuff

is usually contested?

1:54:311:54:33

I don't think we are allowing people

to simply proselytise.

1:54:331:54:36

Are we going to have people

1:54:361:54:37

on effectively like American TV

evangelists, preventing their view

1:54:371:54:40

and trying to persuade viewers?

1:54:401:54:41

No,

that isn't what the BBC does.

1:54:411:54:43

Britain is nominally a Christian

country We have an established

1:54:431:54:46

religion in the Church of England.

1:54:461:54:47

Should that dominate

religious coverage?

1:54:471:54:49

Some would think so.

1:54:491:54:50

Christianity has the largest

stakeholding in Britain

1:54:501:54:52

and globally, and we have

an established church,

1:54:521:54:56

bishops in the House of Lords,

the monarch is the supreme governor

1:54:561:54:59

of the Church of England,

but remember, we are trying

1:54:591:55:09

to reflect the whole gamut

of Britain's religious

1:55:091:55:11

and faith expressions.

1:55:111:55:16

And so, in the last year,

I've done stories on anti-Semitism

1:55:161:55:19

and the rise of it, I've covered

the issue of Sharia councils and how

1:55:191:55:23

they impact on Muslim marriages.

1:55:231:55:25

I've tried to step beyond simply

issues within the life of the Church

1:55:251:55:28

of England but, having said that,

I am very aware that there are many

1:55:281:55:32

Christian people who have been

critical of the BBC and have said

1:55:321:55:35

in the past that the BBC hasn't

fairly or reasonably covered

1:55:351:55:38

the church, and I am seeking

to address that criticism as much

1:55:381:55:41

as I can also.

1:55:411:55:43

Does being a Christian yourself mean

that some people might say you can't

1:55:431:55:46

report fairly on religion and be

impartial, because you believe

1:55:461:55:49

everyone else is wrong?

1:55:491:55:50

What would you say if someone said

Samira, you can't cover a racial

1:55:501:55:53

discrimination story

because of your own ethnicity?

1:55:531:55:57

What would you say?

1:55:571:55:58

You give me your answer.

1:55:581:56:12

My answer would be the same

as yours, and that is that we have

1:56:121:56:16

professional training and we have

professional standards

1:56:161:56:18

and I would expect to be

held to those standards

1:56:181:56:20

as much as anybody.

1:56:201:56:22

Our professional training means

that we cover the stories as fairly

1:56:221:56:24

and as impartially

as we possibly can.

1:56:241:56:26

You are famous partly because,

for a time, you made very

1:56:261:56:29

controversial programmes,

such as the interview with Diana,

1:56:291:56:32

Princess of Wales,

about the state of her marriage.

1:56:321:56:34

Some viewers might be surprised

you are the religion editor.

1:56:341:56:39

Yeah, they probably will be!

1:56:391:56:43

I did a first degree in English

literature and history,

1:56:431:56:50

and then went to Kings College

in London and studied

1:56:501:56:53

theology and history.

1:56:531:56:54

I am actually doing some academic

work at the moment in the whole

1:56:541:57:05

area of religion.

1:57:051:57:09

So it's something that's

been with me life-long.

1:57:091:57:11

I haven't expressed it

through my professional life

1:57:111:57:13

previously, but it's very

much a part of who I am.

1:57:131:57:16

I don't think that this

portfolio is restrictive.

1:57:161:57:18

In fact, I think it's an opportunity

to explore all kinds of issues

1:57:181:57:22

affecting humans -

expression, ethics, decisions,

1:57:221:57:23

everything from how you parent your

children to how you die,

1:57:231:57:26

and I don't think there's another

portfolio that I would be more

1:57:261:57:30

interested in than this one.

1:57:301:57:31

Martin Bashir, thank

you for coming in to Newswatch.

1:57:311:57:33

Thank you!

1:57:331:57:34

Finally, we have seen reports

about weather conditions

1:57:341:57:36

across the UK.

1:57:361:57:37

On Wednesday, Chris Page rounded up

some of the effects of Storm Eleanor

1:57:371:57:40

around the country.

1:57:401:57:41

In Clevedon and Somerset,

the promenade was out of bounds

1:57:411:57:44

and emergency services

were on stand-by as the winds

1:57:441:57:46

whipped up waves.

1:57:461:57:47

And Wales also suffered.

1:57:471:57:53

Anglesey was pounded by fierce gusts

and ferocious tides.

1:57:531:57:55

Several eagle-eyed viewers spotted

a spelling mistake there,

1:57:551:57:58

and they were not impressed.

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Hello this is Breakfast,

with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty

2:00:022:00:04

A call for the victims of serial sex

attacker John Worboys

2:00:042:00:07

to have the chance to give

evidence against him -

2:00:072:00:09

following the announcement he's

to be released from jail.

2:00:092:00:11

This programme's been told some

of the women whose stories

2:00:112:00:14

weren't heard in court -

now want their cases to be

2:00:142:00:16

reviewed by the police.

2:00:162:00:23

Then now want their case to be given

the proper scrutiny that it deserves

2:00:232:00:28

and for a decision to be made as to

whether or not a prosecution will be

2:00:282:00:32

brought in there cases.

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Good morning - it's

Saturday 6th January.

2:00:472:00:52

Also this morning...

2:00:522:00:53

Online casino operators are accused

2:00:532:00:56

by the industry's watchdog

of failing to prevent

2:00:562:00:57

money laundering and

protect problem gamblers.

2:00:572:00:59

In sport, another morale-sapping day

for England's bowlers.

2:00:592:01:01

This time it's the Marsh brothers

who are chief tormenters -

2:01:012:01:03

smashing England around Sydney,

as Australia build a lead of 133

2:01:032:01:06

in the final Ashes Test.

2:01:062:01:08

And what does it take

to cut it as a Ninja?

2:01:082:01:11

I've been having a go at the sport

that started in Japan 10 years ago,

2:01:112:01:15

and is now taking a firm hold

here in the UK.

2:01:152:01:18

Temperatures in parts of the US

are predicted to fall to minus 29 -

2:01:182:01:22

as a record-breaking freeze follows

heavy snow caused by

2:01:222:01:25

the so-called bomb cyclone.

2:01:252:01:31

Not quite so cold here -

Stav has the details.

2:01:312:01:41

It is turning much colder for all of

us this weekend, but on the plus

2:01:432:01:47

side, we should have some sunshine

this weekend. I will have the

2:01:472:01:50

details for you very shortly.

2:01:502:01:55

First, our main story.

2:01:552:01:58

A lawyer who represented victims

of the serial sex offender

2:01:582:02:00

John Worboys has told BBC Breakfast

that some of her clients,

2:02:002:02:03

whose cases weren't taken

to trial, want prosecutors

2:02:032:02:05

to re-examine their evidence.

2:02:052:02:06

The former black cab

driver is being freed

2:02:062:02:08

from jail after ten years.

2:02:082:02:09

He was convicted of 19 offences,

although police believe he carried

2:02:092:02:11

out more than 100 attacks.

2:02:112:02:13

Lawyers say that a number of women

were told that their testimony

2:02:132:02:16

wasn't required to put Worboys

behind bars for a longer

2:02:162:02:18

period of time.

2:02:182:02:19

Tom Burridge reports.

2:02:192:02:20

The decision to release rapist

John Worboys has raised profound

2:02:202:02:22

questions about the way sexual

crimes against women

2:02:222:02:25

are investigated, and whether

the procedures for releasing

2:02:252:02:27

criminals need changing.

2:02:272:02:32

Worboys picked up young

women in his black cab,

2:02:322:02:34

duped and drugged them,

and then carried out his attacks.

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He was convicted of 19

offences in 2009, and given

2:02:392:02:44

an indefinite sentence.

2:02:442:02:47

But, in total, more than 100

women said Worboys tried

2:02:472:02:50

to drug and assault them.

2:02:502:02:55

Some allegations were investigated,

but no further action

2:02:552:03:02

was taken.

2:03:022:03:11

I think women just want justice and

they want their voices to be heard.

2:03:112:03:14

The CPS said, don't worry, we won't

Rosicky in your case because he's

2:03:142:03:20

going to be in prison for a very

long time, he will be on an

2:03:202:03:25

indeterminate sentence, is going to

be locked away. They now want their

2:03:252:03:28

case to be given the proper scrutiny

that it deserves and a decision to

2:03:282:03:33

be made as to whether or not a

prosecution is going to be brought

2:03:332:03:36

in there cases.

2:03:362:03:44

Under law, what we can't know is why

the Parole Board has decided he now

2:03:442:03:48

Under law, we can't know is why

the Parole Board has decided he now

2:03:482:03:51

no longer poses a risk

to the public.

2:03:512:03:55

Five online gambling companies

could have their licenses revoked

2:03:552:03:57

over concern they're not doing

enough to help problem gamblers,

2:03:572:03:59

or prevent money launderers

from using their sites.

2:03:592:04:02

The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

2:04:022:04:05

to tell them about the safeguards

they should all have in place.

2:04:052:04:08

Our business correspondent

Jonty Bloom reports.

2:04:082:04:12

One third of all gambling

in the UK is now online,

2:04:122:04:14

and it's worth billions of pounds.

2:04:142:04:17

The Gambling Commission has been

reviewing the safeguards that

2:04:172:04:21

all companies should have in place.

2:04:212:04:25

They're designed to prevent problem

gambling getting out of control,

2:04:252:04:27

and to prevent money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

2:04:272:04:30

Sarah Harrison, chief executive

of the Gambling Commission,

2:04:302:04:34

said...

2:04:342:04:41

But the commission found many signs

that customers' gambling

2:04:412:04:44

was becoming compulsive

were not being followed up,

2:04:442:04:48

and some staff had little idea

of how to stop money laundering, or,

2:04:482:04:54

and some staff had little idea

of how to spot money laundering, or,

2:04:542:04:57

in some cases, even what it was.

2:04:572:04:58

As a result, the Gambling Commission

is warning all online

2:04:582:05:01

casino operators to review

their procedures, and has

2:05:012:05:03

begun an investigation

into 17 online companies.

2:05:032:05:04

It's considering whether it should

review the licences of five of them.

2:05:042:05:07

Losing its licence would mean

a company would be unable

2:05:072:05:10

to continue to operate in the UK.

2:05:102:05:16

President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

2:05:162:05:20

frustration over the release

of a controversial book

2:05:202:05:23

documenting his first

year in the White House.

2:05:232:05:26

Calling the author of the book

Michael Wolff "a total loser",

2:05:262:05:29

the President accuses him

of making up stories.

2:05:292:05:32

Mr Trump also calls his former

Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

2:05:322:05:35

"Sloppy Steve", claiming he cried

when he was fired.

2:05:352:05:39

The book, called Fire And Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

2:05:392:05:42

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

2:05:422:05:45

The United States has been

criticised by other members

2:05:452:05:48

of the United Nations

Security Council for calling

2:05:482:05:50

an emergency meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

2:05:502:05:52

China and France said

the unrest did not threaten

2:05:522:05:54

international security.

2:05:542:05:58

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce and repeated

2:05:582:06:04

claims that the protests

were being directed from abroad.

2:06:042:06:06

Easyjet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers who've

2:06:062:06:12

been revealed to pay

women on average at least

2:06:122:06:14

15% less than men.

2:06:142:06:15

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

2:06:152:06:18

publish their figures by April -

more than 500 have done so.

2:06:182:06:24

Another 8,000 must publish by April,

or risk being fined

2:06:242:06:26

under a new law intended

to tackle workplace discrimination.

2:06:262:06:31

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

2:06:312:06:35

that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

2:06:352:06:37

in some parts of the north-east.

2:06:372:06:40

The National Weather Service

predicts wind chills as low

2:06:402:06:43

as minus-40 degrees Celsius.

2:06:432:06:44

Russell Trott has the latest.

2:06:442:06:53

The public coming to the aid

of public transport on the streets

2:06:532:06:56

of Eastern Boston, as snow and ice

left many stranded.

2:06:562:06:58

Elsewhere in the city,

the emergency services are working

2:06:582:07:02

flat out, and in deep water,

as high tides flooded roads

2:07:022:07:05

close to the harbour.

2:07:052:07:07

Plummeting temperatures meant much

of Massachusetts was under

2:07:072:07:11

huge quantities of snow.

2:07:112:07:18

And after a three foot storm surge

brought seas inland,

2:07:182:07:21

the flood water froze,

trapping cars in ice.

2:07:212:07:27

For the homeless of Chicago,

life on the streets is now

2:07:272:07:30

all about survival.

2:07:302:07:31

Those who do find shelter are happy

to be anywhere but outside.

2:07:312:07:34

We see an average of 700-800

people every single day.

2:07:342:07:38

Sometimes there are people who come

in when it's extremely cold

2:07:382:07:42

who won't come in when it's

not so cold.

2:07:422:07:46

A sudden drop in temperatures

can hit hard anywhere.

2:07:462:07:51

In Florida, where in some parts snow

fell for the first time in 30 years,

2:07:512:07:56

cold seas saw hundreds of turtles

rescued after their muscles

2:07:562:07:59

started seizing up.

2:07:592:08:03

As thousands of snowploughs

are deployed throughout

2:08:032:08:05

the eastern seaboard,

forecasters warned that

2:08:052:08:07

the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures.

2:08:072:08:13

Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

2:08:132:08:17

backgrounds have been announced

by the Department for Education.

2:08:172:08:19

There'll be a network of 35 literacy

teaching centres across England,

2:08:192:08:23

to work with primary schools that

are in challenging areas.

2:08:232:08:27

Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change government

2:08:272:08:29

cuts to school budgets.

2:08:292:08:34

There will also be schemes to

improve the vocabulary of pre-school

2:08:342:08:36

children in the north of England.

2:08:362:08:40

This is about investing around the

country, bringing together teachers

2:08:402:08:44

and literacy specialists, so we can

make sure that we do even better on

2:08:442:08:48

reading and writing and standards,

but also that we don't see any

2:08:482:08:52

children falling behind.

2:08:522:08:54

A bar owner has been left shaken

but not stirred after being reunited

2:08:542:08:58

with what's thought to be the most

expensive vodka bottle in the world.

2:08:582:09:04

Made of gold and silver

with a diamond encrusted replica

2:09:042:09:10

of the Russian Imperial Eagle

on its cap - this extravagant bottle

2:09:102:09:14

was on loan to a bar in Copenhagen

when it was stolen last week.

2:09:142:09:22

It has been found, though.

2:09:222:09:28

The bottle, which is worth

nearly a million pounds,

2:09:282:09:30

was found empty on a construction

site in the city.

2:09:302:09:33

But it's not believed the theft

will affect its value -

2:09:332:09:39

and the bar owner says he simply

intends to fill it up again

2:09:392:09:43

and put it on display.

2:09:432:09:46

The spotlight has been

on the British legal system over

2:09:462:09:52

the last couple days,

since it was announced that serial

2:09:522:09:55

sex offender, John Worboys,

will be released after serving ten

2:09:552:09:57

years in jail.

2:09:572:09:58

The chairman of the Parole Board has

apologised that some victims weren't

2:09:582:10:01

told before the news

was made public.

2:10:012:10:02

And questions have also been asked

as to why no further

2:10:022:10:05

prosecutions were brought,

even though police believe

2:10:052:10:07

Worboys had attacked more women.

2:10:072:10:09

So, does the system need

to be more transparent?

2:10:092:10:13

Let's discuss this with

barrister John Cooper, who's

2:10:132:10:14

in our London newsroom.

2:10:142:10:20

Thanks for talking to us this

morning. Let's get a view from you

2:10:202:10:24

of what you think has happened in

this case and whether you think

2:10:242:10:28

everything has been done properly?

Well, on the face of it everything

2:10:282:10:31

does seem to have been done

properly. That said I can understand

2:10:312:10:36

the frustration of the public, and

indeed my frustration as well to a

2:10:362:10:41

degree with the law which says we

can't see the evidence. But in terms

2:10:412:10:45

of the process, it has gone as one

would expect, except that it seems

2:10:452:10:50

the victims, or some of them, were

not informed of the decision, and

2:10:502:10:54

that's where it has fallen down, the

lack of information to victims, that

2:10:542:10:59

this man is going to be released to.

As far as the process is concerned,

2:10:592:11:03

it should do.

Looking at how the

parole board has come to this

2:11:032:11:09

decision, then, what do you think us

being able to see this would change?

2:11:092:11:17

What the Parole Board have to

consider is whether an individual is

2:11:172:11:20

dangerous to society. Perhaps I

should just explain the imprisonment

2:11:202:11:26

for public retention system. It has

been abolished, actually. But there

2:11:262:11:30

are still cases such as Worboys,

about 3000 prisoners who are still

2:11:302:11:36

serving from before it was

abolished. The judge will give a

2:11:362:11:39

normal sentence for the punitive

element of the sentence, in his case

2:11:392:11:44

eight years, and then add to that

the IPPR it was considered that the

2:11:442:11:49

individual was dangerous. And they

could only be released after they

2:11:492:11:53

had served their initial sentence if

the Parole Board, after hearing

2:11:532:11:56

evidence and seeing documents and

having an assessment of the

2:11:562:12:02

individual, were convinced that the

person was unsafe to be released. In

2:12:022:12:06

this case clearly the Parole Board

have considered evidence, which we

2:12:062:12:10

have not seen, and had reports on

him and have come to the conclusion

2:12:102:12:14

that he is no longer dangerous, and

they are applied should, if that is

2:12:142:12:19

their conclusion, effectively to

release him.

So, they're taking the

2:12:192:12:23

evidence which was available at the

time, is that correct?

Obviously,

2:12:232:12:27

they're aware of the charges and the

convictions, but they will have

2:12:272:12:30

taken evidence since he has been in

custody to see for instance whether

2:12:302:12:35

he has been rehabilitated. This

procedure takes place for all

2:12:352:12:39

prisoners who are on IPPs.

In this

case we spoke to Kim Harrison, who's

2:12:392:12:47

representing some of the women who

were assaulted by John Worboys. What

2:12:472:12:51

they are upset about is that at the

time the prosecution, there was

2:12:512:12:54

evidence. There was a lot of

evidence, to prove that he had

2:12:542:12:58

attacked, they say, more than the

women who he was charged for

2:12:582:13:05

attacking. The CPS at the time told

these women that they had enough to

2:13:052:13:09

put him away for a long time. And

this evidence, the extra evidence,

2:13:092:13:15

wasn't used. Is that normal, that

this extra evidence, which could

2:13:152:13:20

have contributed to a longer

sentence, wasn't used?

That's not

2:13:202:13:24

normal, certainly not in cases such

as this. If there was evidence, and

2:13:242:13:29

I have to say IF there was evidence,

if it was cogent, clear and strong,

2:13:292:13:34

in serious cases such as this, it

should have been presented to the

2:13:342:13:39

court for consideration. But also

during the course of this debate

2:13:392:13:41

which we've been having over the

last 24 hours, we need to look at

2:13:412:13:45

the role of the police. Is it a case

of the CPS having evidence and

2:13:452:13:50

dismissing it because it wasn't

sufficient, or is it the CPS for

2:13:502:13:53

instance wrongly dismissing it?

There may be an issue here about

2:13:532:13:59

whether or not the police thoroughly

investigated these other charges.

2:13:592:14:02

The Crown Prosecution Service will

only bring a prosecution if they

2:14:022:14:06

think that there is a reasonable

prospect of success, or it is in the

2:14:062:14:11

public interest to do so. It might

be that they considered there was

2:14:112:14:13

not a reasonable prospect of success

because the police had not

2:14:132:14:16

thoroughly investigated.

Let me at

three points to you. I would love

2:14:162:14:23

your opinion on this. The victims

are angry about not being able to

2:14:232:14:26

testify. They were never told, Kim

Harrison says, that there was a

2:14:262:14:31

problem with the reliability of

their evidence. That's the first

2:14:312:14:35

point, they were simply told it

wasn't needed. The CPS released a

2:14:352:14:40

statement yesterday saying that 83

complaints were made during the

2:14:402:14:43

initial investigation that many

didn't pass the evidential test. And

2:14:432:14:46

then on top of that, as you've

mentioned about the Metropolitan

2:14:462:14:52

Police, they have said vocally that

there is a suspicion that he

2:14:522:14:55

assaulted more women. So, when you

put all of that together, doesn't it

2:14:552:14:59

seem very unusual that more evidence

wasn't used and that it is already

2:14:592:15:05

changing what could be a further

prosecution in this sense?

Let's

2:15:052:15:08

deal with the matter two first.

Firstly, the police have suspicion

2:15:082:15:14

that other offences have been

committed... Well, that is not

2:15:142:15:18

evidence. The police have a lot of

suspicions, it means nothing unless

2:15:182:15:23

it coalesces into evidence. On the

second point, evidence that was

2:15:232:15:27

obtained by the CPS not passing the

threshold, that is the reasonable

2:15:272:15:32

prospect of success threshold, 50-50

chance, well, then they cannot bring

2:15:322:15:38

a charge anyway if it does not pass

the threshold. Maybe the police

2:15:382:15:42

could have taken more evidence to

make it past the threshold. And your

2:15:422:15:47

earlier point, if there is other

evidence out there, let's have it,

2:15:472:15:50

it is important to. I hear with your

report that the complainants are

2:15:502:15:55

saying that they now wish to further

make a complaint is but well, that's

2:15:552:15:59

good if there is evidence that he

can be prosecuted. There is no sell

2:15:592:16:04

by date on prosecution, so let's see

what happens.

You're a barrister

2:16:042:16:09

with three decades of experience...

You make me feel old! I apologise

2:16:092:16:15

but that is a good thing in terms of

what you're bringing to this

2:16:152:16:18

interview. There is a feeling now

that victims of sexual assault are

2:16:182:16:21

being let down by the legal system -

is that fair?

Well, that is a

2:16:212:16:26

generalisation. No, it's not, as far

as the general situation is

2:16:262:16:31

concerned. There have been massive

developments in the criminal justice

2:16:312:16:34

system over the last decade or so to

make it easier and more acceptable

2:16:342:16:41

for complainants to give evidence.

So, that is unfair. Sometimes things

2:16:412:16:44

go wrong, as in any job. But

generally, I should say, and it is

2:16:442:16:50

important I get this message out to

people who complain about these

2:16:502:16:55

serious offences or any offences,

that the criminal justice system is

2:16:552:17:00

well-designed and well-equipped to

deal with these complaints and

2:17:002:17:03

indeed to make it as easy as

possible for people who are victims

2:17:032:17:06

of such crimes to give evidence. And

I would encourage them to come

2:17:062:17:10

forward and not necessarily be

affected by scare stories to the

2:17:102:17:13

contrary.

John Cooper QC, thank you

for your time.

2:17:132:17:20

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

2:17:202:17:21

Here's Stav with a look

at this morning's weather.

2:17:212:17:23

Here's Stav with a look

at this morning's weather.

2:17:232:17:29

It is a bit frosty? Yes, it is. Ice

warnings remain in force for parts

2:17:292:17:36

of the south-west of England and for

Scotland for the next few hours. Be

2:17:362:17:40

careful out on the roads in the next

hour or so. This weekend is turning

2:17:402:17:44

much colder across-the-board. We've

got the cold air syncing southwards.

2:17:442:17:48

A lot of cloud across England and

Wales but we do have those holes in

2:17:482:17:51

the cloud ridges where we have seen

the eyes. Further north, we've got a

2:17:512:17:59

band of cloud and some rain, which

is falling as snow over the higher

2:17:592:18:02

ground. Some wintry showers

affecting the north-east of England

2:18:022:18:09

towards eastern Scotland. Elsewhere,

much of the north-west of England in

2:18:092:18:13

towards Northern Ireland and

Scotland, cold frosty start with

2:18:132:18:18

plenty of sunshine around. But the

north-west wind will be keen and

2:18:182:18:21

cold. Clearer, drier, brighter air

coming south. For most of us in the

2:18:212:18:37

south, bright and sunny and cold

this afternoon, but wind will be

2:18:372:18:39

bitter. Overnight the cloud is a way

for most areas. There could be a bit

2:18:392:18:46

of rain hanging around across

south-east, but most places will be

2:18:462:18:50

dry cold tonight. Towns and cities,

temperatures, down to -10 over the

2:18:502:19:01

higher ground of Scotland, so a very

cold nights to come. Lots of

2:19:012:19:07

sunshine tomorrow. The winds

generally lighter. Still quite

2:19:072:19:13

breezy across central and southern

England, however. And a really cold

2:19:132:19:17

day. The area of high pressure moves

away is to it, allowing an easterly

2:19:172:19:26

wind to pick up, which will bring

more cloud in on Monday. Starting

2:19:262:19:29

the new working week, cold and

frosty, but more cloud moving in

2:19:292:19:36

until eventually, this weather

system behind me will win out on

2:19:362:19:40

Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing

outbreaks of rain and turning things

2:19:402:19:45

a little bit milder.

Have you ever

experienced the temperatures that

2:19:452:19:53

we're seeing in the states right

now, because I cannot imagine it?

2:19:532:19:58

Not with heavy snow and strong winds

as well as Emma obviously it's the

2:19:582:20:02

chill factor. That I remember -21 in

Cheshire back at home, it was

2:20:022:20:09

Christmas Eve 2010, it killed the

victory and themm in our garden!

2:20:092:20:17

That's quite sad! And I remember in

the early 80s it was even colder

2:20:172:20:32

than that, we had -26 on the

Shropshire-Cheshire border, of the

2:20:322:20:36

record lowest in the UK. I remember

just about as a kid these massive

2:20:362:20:41

icicles hanging from the gutters

upstairs and WC, you ask a

2:20:412:20:46

meteorologist a question! Thank you

so much!

2:20:462:21:01

Until now a lot of cancer patient is

have had to go abroad if they wanted

2:21:032:21:09

proton beam therapy. However, by the

end of this year the

2:21:092:21:12

proton beam therapy. However, by the

end of this year the first NHS run

2:21:122:21:14

proton beam centre will be up and

running at the Christie Hospital in

2:21:142:21:17

Manchester. It is a multi-million

pound project and it is nearing

2:21:172:21:20

completion. Our health correspondent

Duncan Hughes has been taking a

2:21:202:21:25

look.

2:21:252:21:31

You missed a hole, mum.

2:21:312:21:32

Six years ago, Lucas

was fighting for his life.

2:21:322:21:34

Diagnosed with cancer,

he was sent to the United States

2:21:342:21:36

to receive a potentially life-saving

treatment called

2:21:362:21:38

proton beam therapy.

2:21:382:21:39

Not being at home, being around

strangers, it was awful.

2:21:392:21:41

Mum Jodie says travelling

all the way to the United States

2:21:412:21:45

was a challenge for the family

and with an immune system

2:21:452:21:47

damaged by chemotherapy,

Lucas fell seriously ill

2:21:472:21:51

and almost died.

2:21:512:21:52

Just being there on your own,

it's a lot to be going through,

2:21:522:21:55

just dealing with the cancer.

2:21:552:21:58

You need your family

and your friends around you,

2:21:582:22:00

you need people to talk to.

2:22:002:22:10

Throughout that time,

you're away from your support

2:22:132:22:15

network of friends and family.

2:22:152:22:16

It's a long period of time.

2:22:162:22:17

The treatment alone is six weeks.

2:22:172:22:19

We found it really,

really difficult.

2:22:192:22:22

Up till now, the NHS has sent

patients who needed proton beam

2:22:222:22:27

therapy abroad, but after years

of campaigning and fundraising,

2:22:272:22:29

it will soon be available in the UK.

2:22:292:22:36

It's inside a specially-built centre

at Christie Hospital in Manchester

2:22:362:22:38

that medicine and physics meat,

offering a new way to treat

2:22:382:22:41

life-threatening cancers.

2:22:412:22:43

Young patients will benefit most

because their tissues

2:22:432:22:48

are growing and very

sensitive to radiation.

2:22:482:22:52

But there are also tumours

which are next to quite critical

2:22:522:23:01

structures in the body, say,

the base of the skull

2:23:012:23:05

or around the spine,

2:23:052:23:06

and this technology enables us

to give a treatment dose to those

2:23:062:23:09

patients while avoiding those

critical structures.

2:23:092:23:10

With standard radiotherapy, a beam

travels through the tumour that

2:23:102:23:13

can damage sensitive tissues

in front, behind and around it.

2:23:132:23:16

But a proton beam is much smaller,

and stops at the tumour,

2:23:162:23:21

causing less damage

to otherwise healthy tissue.

2:23:212:23:26

We're now below what they call

the treatment gantry, where patients

2:23:262:23:31

will be seen, and this really

is the guts of this huge, 200 ton

2:23:312:23:36

machine - and it's one of three that

are being built here in Manchester.

2:23:362:23:39

But down here, you really get a

sense of the scale of this project.

2:23:392:23:42

The protons, which come

from the heart of an atom,

2:23:422:23:45

are generated in a particle

accelerator known as a cyclotron,

2:23:452:23:50

which was carefully lowered

into place last summer.

2:23:502:23:54

Then, travelling at a speed

2:23:542:23:55

of 100,000 miles per second,

2:23:552:23:57

they're directed with pinpoint

accuracy at the tumour.

2:23:572:23:59

Put it on.

2:23:592:24:02

Six years on, and Lucas is cancer

free and full of beans.

2:24:022:24:05

Where are you putting it?

2:24:052:24:07

With the Manchester Centre coming

on stream later this year,

2:24:072:24:12

and a second one in London

to follow, the hope

2:24:122:24:15

is that those needing

2:24:152:24:16

the life-saving treatment proton

therapy will soon be able to access

2:24:162:24:18

it closer to home.

2:24:182:24:19

Dominic Hughes, BBC

News, Manchester.

2:24:192:24:23

You're watching Breakfast

from BBC News, it's time now

2:24:232:24:25

for a look at the newspapers.

2:24:252:24:31

Investment manager Justin

Urqhart-Stewart is here to tell us

2:24:312:24:33

what's caught his eye.

2:24:332:24:40

First, let's look

at the front pages.

2:24:402:24:49

The stock exchange, booming,

apparently. All the stock markets

2:24:492:24:55

went up last year, it was fantastic,

the only one which didn't was our

2:24:552:24:59

own FTSE-100. The Nasdaq up 30%,

it's quite astonishing. Solutions to

2:24:592:25:06

be careful, because now is the time

when everybody says, let's pile in.

2:25:062:25:09

No. When things get overexcited it

is a dangerous time for private

2:25:092:25:15

investors. They interest at the top

of the market and sell at the bottom

2:25:152:25:19

of the market. You need to be brave

at the time when others are fearful.

2:25:192:25:26

So you're saying, you need to take

risks.

Be careful. It is a long-term

2:25:262:25:31

investment. And since Donald Trump

the stock markets have gone up, he

2:25:312:25:36

will say. Yes, that's true, but

compare it with President Obama, and

2:25:362:25:43

during this year it has gone up by

20%, but in Obama's first year it

2:25:432:25:49

went up by 44%. So, actually, some

of the things he comes out with,

2:25:492:25:53

he's a rather strange fantasist.

Talking about some of the things he

2:25:532:25:58

comes up with, this bombshell book,

as they are calling it in the Daily

2:25:582:26:03

Mail, it's extraordinary, isn't it?

I know there is a saying you can't

2:26:032:26:08

make it up, but you can! It's quite

astonishing! It's the most fantastic

2:26:082:26:11

novel. What's worrying is that

actually this is the leader of the

2:26:112:26:15

strongest country in the world.

You

say it's true, some people will take

2:26:152:26:19

a look at this book and go, this is

written by somebody who doesn't like

2:26:192:26:25

Trump, and those who believe it will

believe it and basically you've got

2:26:252:26:29

to take everything with a pinch of

salt.

The die-hard Trump supporters

2:26:292:26:33

will say it's fake news. But with

all of these elements you're getting

2:26:332:26:37

the first comments about the 25th

amendment. The 25th amendment was

2:26:372:26:41

last wrought up when Ronald Reagan

was in power. The 25th amendment,

2:26:412:26:49

the Cabinet, his Cabinet, actually

says that the president is not fit

2:26:492:26:52

for office any longer and they can

effectively out him. For the first

2:26:522:26:57

time we're beginning to hear people

talking about this as a potential

2:26:572:27:01

way of being able to manage this

individual. The story goes from

2:27:012:27:04

stranger to stranger.

Wasn't there

something in there about how many

2:27:042:27:09

times he repeats a story, and the

fragility of his...

His mental

2:27:092:27:17

health.

His mental health.

And

coming up shortly he has to do his

2:27:172:27:22

annual health check up, which has to

be published. This includes not just

2:27:222:27:27

physical but also mental well-being.

Who does it?

I don't know the name

2:27:272:27:32

of the doctor.

Because that is

interesting, isn't it? The person

2:27:322:27:36

who does it.

I have to assume it is

an independent one.

Apparently I'm

2:27:362:27:41

just hearing it is the same doctor

who would have done President

2:27:412:27:45

Obama's so there is some continuity.

There has been a statement overnight

2:27:452:27:51

from someone saying, I have never

questioned his mental health. Lots

2:27:512:27:55

of weather stories around, from

America and the freezing conditions?

2:27:552:28:04

And we are not left out of. This is

the Daily Mirror and this is the

2:28:042:28:09

beach down at Chesil Beach down in

Dorset. And storm Talanoa took what

2:28:092:28:18

was a perfectly good Pebble Beach

and removed the pebbles! And then

2:28:182:28:23

further down in the article, rain,

floods and now the drought. This

2:28:232:28:30

reservoir down in Kent is half full,

in the middle of winter. This is not

2:28:302:28:35

encouraging.

Shall we have a quick

look at the golf course?

Who else is

2:28:352:28:44

going to talk about the good golfing

story?! I have only played with my

2:28:442:28:49

business partner Tom up in New

England on a course which is not

2:28:492:28:53

quite as eccentric as this. This one

has got a 400 metre drop from where

2:28:532:28:57

you're teeing off to where you're

supposed to be reaching the

2:28:572:29:02

delicate. This is down in South

Africa. 400 metres, dubbed the

2:29:022:29:06

extreme 19th teak. I have to say

it's probably the only one I would

2:29:062:29:12

get close to, it just requires

gravity, I would think!

And it is

2:29:122:29:18

shaped in the shape of the

continent.

That's very clever. So

2:29:182:29:24

you can just tee off and hit Africa!

What you don't want to do is get

2:29:242:29:29

down there and find your ball and

not have to climb back up on the two

2:29:292:29:34

bigger!

Is that the voice of

experience?!

I'm afraid so!

2:29:342:29:43

Coming up in the next half hour...

2:29:432:29:45

We'll be hearing about

the adventures of Bertie the Bear,

2:29:452:29:48

as he travels the world to raise

awareness of the work

2:29:482:29:50

of the Royal Air Forces Association.

2:29:502:29:52

Stay with us, headlines coming up.

2:29:522:29:55

Hello.

2:30:242:30:25

This is Breakfast with Jon Kay

and Naga Munchetty.

2:30:252:30:28

Good morning.

2:30:282:30:29

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

2:30:292:30:32

A lawyer who represented

victims of the serial sex

2:30:322:30:38

attacker John Worboys,

has told BBC Breakfast that

2:30:382:30:41

some of her clients,

whose cases weren't taken to trial,

2:30:412:30:44

want prosecutors to

reexamine their evidence.

2:30:442:30:49

The former black-cab driver

is being freed from jail ten years

2:30:492:30:51

after being convicted of 19

offences, although police believe

2:30:512:30:53

he attacked many more.

2:30:532:30:56

Solicitor Kim Harrison says that

a number of women were told

2:30:562:30:59

that their testimony wasn't required

to put Worboys behind bars

2:30:592:31:01

for a longer period of time.

2:31:012:31:11

Earlier, barrister John Cooper told

us it could be possible to launch a

2:31:112:31:15

new investigation.

If there is

evidence out there, let's have it. I

2:31:152:31:20

hear from your reports that

complainants are saying that they

2:31:202:31:23

wish to make further complaint, that

is good. If there is further

2:31:232:31:27

evidence, he can be prosecuted.

There is no sell by date in

2:31:272:31:31

prosecution, so let's see what

happens.

2:31:312:31:34

Five online gambling companies

could lose their license over

2:31:342:31:36

concerns about their approach

to problem gamblers

2:31:362:31:38

and money laundering.

2:31:382:31:38

The Gambling Commission

has written to all 195

2:31:382:31:40

online casino operators,

warning them to review

2:31:402:31:42

their procedures.

2:31:422:31:44

It comes after the commission found

some companies did not follow up

2:31:442:31:47

with gamblers who were becoming

addicted, and failed to prevent

2:31:472:31:50

money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

2:31:502:31:52

President Trump has taken

to Twitter overnight,

2:31:532:31:57

to show his continued frustration

over the release of a controversial

2:31:572:31:59

book documenting his first

year in the White House.

2:31:592:32:03

He called the author of the book,

Michael Wolff, "a total loser" -

2:32:032:32:06

and accused him of making up

stories.

2:32:062:32:10

Mr Trump also calls his former

Chief Strategist Steve Bannon,

2:32:102:32:12

"Sloppy Steve", claiming he cried

when he was fired.

2:32:122:32:14

The book, called "Fire and Fury",

went on sale yesterday,

2:32:142:32:17

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

2:32:172:32:20

EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin

Money are among some

2:32:242:32:26

major employers who have revealed

that they pay women, on average,

2:32:262:32:28

at least 15% less than men.

2:32:282:32:30

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

2:32:302:32:34

publish their figures by April -

more than 500 have done so.

2:32:342:32:44

Another 8,000 must do the same

by April, or risk being fined

2:32:462:32:49

under a new law intended

to tackle workplace discrimination.

2:32:492:32:51

The search for the missing MH370

Malaysian Airlines plane that

2:32:512:32:54

disappeared almost four years ago

is to be resumed.

2:32:542:32:56

The jet was carrying more than 200

passengers when it vanished in 2014.

2:32:562:32:59

Now a private US exploration company

called Ocean Infinity has been given

2:32:592:33:02

permission to continue the search,

which ended last year.

2:33:022:33:05

The United States has been

criticised by other members

2:33:082:33:11

of the United Nations

Security Council for calling

2:33:112:33:14

an emergency meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

2:33:142:33:17

China and France said

the unrest did not threaten

2:33:172:33:19

international security.

2:33:192:33:25

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce, and repeated

2:33:252:33:27

claims that the protests

were directed from abroad.

2:33:272:33:32

Those are the main

stories this morning.

2:33:322:33:40

What do we need to talk about now?

We need to talk about the sport. But

2:33:402:33:45

can we put a really positive spin on

it?

On the cricket? I am struggling!

2:33:452:33:53

They did get the captain Steve Smith

out before he got his century.

2:33:532:33:57

Brilliant!

But then along came the

Marsh rollers. -- brothers. I don't

2:33:572:34:08

see any way England can win this

final test. Australia are 133 ahead,

2:34:082:34:14

two more days to go, they have six

wickets and their first innings in

2:34:142:34:19

hand, so they could bat on and on,

and make England have a final day at

2:34:192:34:23

the crease! Joy for all England

fans. Two wickets all day in the

2:34:232:34:28

Sydney sunshine is all England got

as Australia tortured once again.

2:34:282:34:32

Patrick Gearey joins us from the

ground. Maybe you could put a bit of

2:34:322:34:37

gloss on this, but how do Morra lies

tour the England camp now? --

2:34:372:34:46

demoralised the England camp?

It was

hard watching, brutal heat, they

2:34:462:34:54

have only taken two wickets all day,

they are 133 runs behind. It was the

2:34:542:35:01

pink day, when a lot of the crowd

wear pink in honour of Jane McGrath,

2:35:012:35:07

wife of the bowler Glenn McGrath and

her battle with cancer. Moeen Ali

2:35:072:35:19

got him, caught and bowled. England

thought they had Khawaja, as well,

2:35:192:35:29

but it was a no ball, the lbw didn't

stand. Khawaja moved onto 171, and

2:35:292:35:39

it gave licence to the Marsh

brothers, who then tucked into the

2:35:392:35:43

bowling and started moving the game

away from England, Shaun Marsh just

2:35:432:35:48

short of his century. Australia in

this strong position in the test,

2:35:482:35:53

133 runs ahead, six first-innings

wickets still in hand.

So what will

2:35:532:35:57

England say to each other overnight?

Is it about saving grace, any crumbs

2:35:572:36:01

of comfort? To go 3-0 down instead

of 4-0 is something, but we are a

2:36:012:36:09

long way off 3-1.

What struck me in

Jonny Bairstow's press conference

2:36:092:36:18

was how determined years. England

have not given up, they are not like

2:36:182:36:21

the last touring party where it all

fell apart. Perhaps Mason Crane

2:36:212:36:25

might rip through the Australian

lower order, perhaps England's

2:36:252:36:29

batsmen have some heroics left in

them, but the evidence does not

2:36:292:36:32

point to that. England have only

taken two wickets today, two

2:36:322:36:36

yesterday, and this pitch is going

to spend more, which will help the

2:36:362:36:40

Australian spinner who has been far

more dangerous than any England

2:36:402:36:43

spinner in this match. And it will

be about 40 Celsius here on day

2:36:432:36:49

four. I would like to be able to

give you good news, but I'm afraid

2:36:492:36:52

it looks really tough.

Thank you for

trying, Patrick. You will need a hat

2:36:522:36:57

and lots of sun cream ahead of day

four. But I have some good news

2:36:572:37:02

coming up in a moment of one sport

in which a British guy has beaten

2:37:022:37:06

the Australians in their own

backyard, that is to come in a few

2:37:062:37:10

moments. But first, the FA Cup.

2:37:102:37:13

On to the FA Cup third round,

one of the highlights

2:37:132:37:16

of any sporting year,

because all the top teams

2:37:162:37:18

enter the competition.

2:37:182:37:19

And in the Merseyside derby,

the world's most expensive defender

2:37:192:37:22

scored the winner for Liverpool,

while Manchester United

2:37:222:37:23

left it late to beat

Derby County at Old Trafford.

2:37:232:37:26

Drew Savage rounds up both matches.

2:37:262:37:28

The pressure lifted off the

shoulders of the man with a £75

2:37:282:37:33

million price tag on his back. A

debut to remember for Virgil van

2:37:332:37:37

Dyck on a night that provided plenty

of talking points. Was this a

2:37:372:37:40

penalty? Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp

didn't think so, but Bobby madly's

2:37:402:37:45

opinion was the one that counted.

James Milner, the calmest man at

2:37:452:37:51

Anfield. Mason Holgate wasn't. There

was bound to be reaction from

2:37:512:37:56

Roberto Firmino. The referee decided

to step in. Liverpool have had most

2:37:562:38:02

of the play, but Everton countered

with some quality. Gylfi Sigurdsson

2:38:022:38:06

with a worthy second-half equaliser.

And then the big moment arrived for

2:38:062:38:10

a certain Dutch defender.

COMMENTATOR: And van Dijk gets it!

2:38:102:38:21

Fans and manager alike delighted

with the winning goal.

Here in front

2:38:212:38:24

of the Kop, that makes it even

better! It was a proper cup fight,

2:38:242:38:38

and I like that.

Championship side

Derby put up a proper fight away to

2:38:382:38:42

Manchester United, and were six

minutes away from a replay when this

2:38:422:38:44

happened.

COMMENTATOR: Lindgard, good hit, he

2:38:442:38:49

has done it again! Jesse Lingard,

magnificent strike.

2:38:492:38:53

Derby will be free to join their

push to join United in the Premier

2:38:532:38:59

League. Drew Savage, BBC News.

2:38:592:39:06

As you saw in that report,

there was an incident in the first

2:39:062:39:09

half, involving Roberto Firmino

and Mason Holgate.

2:39:092:39:11

Let's have another look.

2:39:112:39:13

Holgate pushed Firmino

into the stands, and, afterwards,

2:39:132:39:15

it appeared Firmino said something

unwelcome to Holgate as the players

2:39:152:39:18

came together there.

2:39:182:39:25

The referee has included it

in his report, and I'm sure we'll be

2:39:252:39:28

hearing more about it.

2:39:282:39:30

You'll have noticed there's no

Dan Walker on the sofa today.

2:39:322:39:38

He is pretty hard to miss! And we do

miss him.

2:39:382:39:42

That's because Football Focus is out

on the road with the FA Cup,

2:39:422:39:45

and they're at Fleetwood Town

for the early kick-off

2:39:452:39:47

against Leicester.

2:39:472:39:48

We were looking forward

to seeing the return

2:39:482:39:50

of Jamie Vardy to his old club,

but he's injured, so it seems

2:39:502:39:53

unlikely he'll be playing.

2:39:532:39:55

There are nine Premier League

teams hoping to avoid

2:39:552:39:57

an upset against lower league teams.

2:39:572:40:02

One of them is Newcastle United who

take on high-flying Luton Town. And

2:40:022:40:06

in the Luton side will be the two

Sons of the former England

2:40:062:40:10

midfielder Rob Lee who made his name

in Newcastle.

What were your first

2:40:102:40:17

memories of your dad and what he did

for a living?

We didn't pay much

2:40:172:40:22

attention to it!

It is only since I

have got into professional football,

2:40:222:40:27

I realised I'd was top end, and I

don't like to tell him, but he was

2:40:272:40:31

half decent!

2:40:312:40:33

So great memory of Rob Lee in his

Newcastle days, and today, the young

2:40:402:40:49

Lees playing for Luton Town.

2:40:492:40:54

The feud between Manchester United

manager Jose Mourinho

2:40:542:40:55

and Chelsea's Antonio Conte appears

to be escalating.

2:40:552:40:57

In Mourinho's latest jibe,

he said he would never be

2:40:572:41:00

suspended for match-fixing.

2:41:002:41:01

Conte was given a short ban a few

years ago for failing to report

2:41:012:41:04

match-fixing at his previous club

Siena, although he was later

2:41:042:41:06

cleared of any wrongdoing.

2:41:062:41:08

Mourinho was responding

after Conte said he was getting

2:41:082:41:10

old and losing his memory

when it came to his

2:41:102:41:12

own touchline antics.

2:41:122:41:13

In rugby union's Premiership, Bath's

three-match losing run is over.

2:41:152:41:17

They beat Worcester

by 46 points to 25 -

2:41:172:41:19

and it was a memorable match

for lock James Phillips,

2:41:192:41:22

who scored only his second

try in 63 league games.

2:41:222:41:26

That earned Bath the bonus point.

2:41:262:41:31

In the Pro 14, Scarlets made it 17

home league wins in a row

2:41:312:41:36

with victory over Dragons -

they looked very comfortable,

2:41:362:41:38

running in seven tries,

each by a different player,

2:41:382:41:43

to win 47-13 and open

up a seven-point lead

2:41:432:41:45

at the top of Conference B.

2:41:452:41:49

Elsewhere, Edinburgh

beat Southern Kings.

2:41:492:41:57

Now, IT is this earlier.

2:41:572:42:00

England may be losing

in the cricket again,

2:42:002:42:03

but one Brit is flying high down

under, after beating the Aussies

2:42:032:42:05

in their own back yard.

2:42:052:42:06

Or rather in the skies above.

2:42:062:42:08

Ollie Chitty has set

a new world record for distance

2:42:082:42:10

travelled by hang glider.

2:42:102:42:11

He went 388 kilometres, 241 miles.

2:42:112:42:21

That's like going from London

to Midddlesbrough in one flight.

2:42:212:42:23

It was at the international

classic competition,

2:42:232:42:25

and took Ollie five and a half hours

going at an average speed

2:42:252:42:28

of 55 miles per hour.

2:42:282:42:37

We don't need the Ashes! Hang

gliding is where it is that.

55 mph

2:42:372:42:43

must be really noisy.

You could see

the way he was wiggling his body as

2:42:432:42:47

he tried to jump from thermal

thermal, because you are going under

2:42:472:42:52

your own steam, using only the air.

I went up with a former champion,

2:42:522:42:58

she could see things in the sky,

changes in the environment and

2:42:582:43:02

atmosphere, thermals rising, it was

incredible to watch.

I didn't

2:43:022:43:06

realise that, that you could do it

visibly.

It is very clever, very

2:43:062:43:10

technical. A bit like sailing but in

the air.

Mike, for now, thank you

2:43:102:43:15

very much indeed. The time is nearly

a quarter to nine.

2:43:152:43:19

From next Saturday, it will be

illegal to add a surcharge

2:43:192:43:22

onto payments by debit

and credit cards.

2:43:222:43:24

The worst offenders are airlines,

food delivery apps and small

2:43:242:43:27

businesses which typically add a fee

for card payments.

2:43:272:43:29

But how easy will it be

to enforce, and will companies

2:43:292:43:31

find a way around it?

2:43:312:43:34

Moneybox presenter Paul Lewis has

been checking the small print -

2:43:342:43:36

and we can speak to him now.

2:43:362:43:44

How do they justify the charges?

Sometimes you have to spend more

2:43:442:43:49

than five quid or whatever.

At the

moment there is a charge that the

2:43:492:43:52

firm bears by the credit card

provider, so they will pay an extra

2:43:522:43:56

charge on every payment, but it is

not very much, it is now about

2:43:562:44:03

0.03%, but they add 2% or even up to

5%. But from next Saturday, they can

2:44:032:44:11

not apply any surcharge at all, it

should be that straightforward.

2:44:112:44:14

However you paid, Apple paid,

PayPal, credit card, debit card, it

2:44:142:44:22

should cost you the same, so it

should be simple.

Will it work?

This

2:44:222:44:28

is the big question. They think the

big companies will make every effort

2:44:282:44:31

to comply, there is evidence they

are already. But I think some of the

2:44:312:44:36

smaller ones may not, and the

problem is, which we identify just

2:44:362:44:40

yesterday, we had a comment from the

trading standards Institute, because

2:44:402:44:45

trading standards officers are the

ones that are supposed in force this

2:44:452:44:48

rule, so if somebody isn't doing it,

they should say, you must do it, or

2:44:482:44:51

they can take them to court, but

they told us this: With no extra

2:44:512:44:57

funding, budget cuts of over 56% and

250 or more pieces of legislation to

2:44:572:45:02

enforce, it is unlikely to be a

priority for any local trading

2:45:022:45:07

standards. So it could be that even

if someone is disobeying the law, it

2:45:072:45:12

will be quite hard to make them

change their ways, because Trading

2:45:122:45:15

Standards are, as they say, very

busy and don't have that many

2:45:152:45:18

resources.

And shops are busy as

well. If you are standing at the

2:45:182:45:23

till and you're being charged the

extra you challenge it, it is hard

2:45:232:45:27

to know how you can appeal against

that, you can't refuse to pay.

To be

2:45:272:45:33

fair, it doesn't generally apply in

face-to-face credit card

2:45:332:45:36

transactions any more. It is almost

exclusively online. But it is not

2:45:362:45:40

just shops and retailers. Buying

airline tickets, tickets for

2:45:402:45:44

concerts and even local government,

if you try to pay council tax by

2:45:442:45:47

credit card, you will find there is

a surcharge, and HMRC, Revenue and

2:45:472:45:53

Customs, they make a surcharge, so

all of those should go. But they are

2:45:532:45:58

finding different ways around it,

the revenue people will simply not

2:45:582:46:02

accept credit cards from next

Saturday, so if you are trying to

2:46:022:46:05

get your self-assessment money paid,

do it by next Friday, by the 12th,

2:46:052:46:10

or you won't be of able to pay by

credit card.

And Money Box is an at

2:46:102:46:24

12:30pm with more advice.

2:46:242:46:30

You may be feeling down about the

cricket, but it is better here than

2:46:302:46:34

in a lot of places, trust me. And

Stav is here to tell you why.

2:46:342:46:42

It is an incredible cold wave across

the north-east United States. These

2:46:462:46:50

are Saturday afternoon's values,

nearly -20 Celsius in a few of the

2:46:502:46:56

Southeast Canadian cities. Overnight

close to -25, almost -30 Celsius,

2:46:562:47:06

and it will be bone chillingly cold

with the wind-chill factor. We have

2:47:062:47:10

our own fair share of ice this

morning. This photograph from

2:47:102:47:13

Topsham in Devon. Across parts of

Scotland, were turning colder

2:47:132:47:22

through the course of the weekend.

There will be some early sunshine

2:47:222:47:26

across the south-west as the skies

were clear overnight, hence the

2:47:262:47:30

frost and ice. Further north the

band of cloud and rain, with the

2:47:302:47:34

snow the hills. Skies continue to

brighten up all the while across

2:47:342:47:40

northern England and through the

morning, we will continue to see

2:47:402:47:42

wintry showers north-east and

towards north-east Scotland and

2:47:422:47:47

Northern Ireland. Outbreaks of

showers continuing across the

2:47:472:47:52

north-east, being driven in on that

north-easterly wind, which will be

2:47:522:47:55

pushing that cloud further

southwards. So by the latter part of

2:47:552:48:00

the afternoon, lying across South

Wales into with East Anglia and the

2:48:002:48:03

Southeast. Some spots of rain,

plenty of sunshine elsewhere. The

2:48:032:48:08

cloud continues to move southwards,

eventually clearing the south coast

2:48:082:48:12

overnight, we could see a hang back

across the south-east, more of a

2:48:122:48:16

breeze, but the rest of the country,

clear skies, light winds and a

2:48:162:48:21

recipe for a really cold night to

come. Could reach -10 Celsius in

2:48:212:48:28

Scotland. It means Sunday starts off

very cold and frosty, but at least

2:48:282:48:32

bright, lots of crisp sunshine. The

wins brighter for most of us,

2:48:322:48:37

although the central and south areas

of England will feel quite raw, a

2:48:372:48:42

further north even though the winter

light, around freezing, so a really

2:48:422:48:46

cold day. High pressure still with

us into Monday, but its lips

2:48:462:48:50

eastwards into the near continent

and then allows some easterly and

2:48:502:48:55

south-easterly winds to come off the

near continent, and that will feed

2:48:552:48:59

us in creasing amounts of cloud.

Starting cold and frosty, with some

2:48:592:49:03

sunshine, but increasing cloud. Then

it is set to turn down and milder

2:49:032:49:09

from the Atlantic. Back to you.

Enjoy the dry Sunday tomorrow. Thank

2:49:092:49:17

you, Stav.

2:49:172:49:21

If you're someone who checks their

social media timeline regularly,

2:49:212:49:24

there's every chance you'll have

seen a tweet this week

2:49:242:49:26

from our next guest -

army veteran Rob Long.

2:49:262:49:28

Rob lost his sight during a tour

of Afghanistan in 2010.

2:49:282:49:31

This week he brought worldwide

attention to a little-known feature,

2:49:312:49:33

that can describe pictures

to visually impaired Twitter users.

2:49:332:49:36

This is his tweet, explaining how

to adjust your settings to include

2:49:362:49:39

audio descriptions of images.

2:49:392:49:44

It's been shared over a hundred

thousand times, since he posted

2:49:442:49:46

it earlier this week.

2:49:462:49:51

It is simple. A lot of people don't

realise that this can be done on

2:49:512:49:55

their phones and devices. But this

is how the feature works for people

2:49:552:49:58

like Rob.

2:49:582:50:00

This is a post he uploaded

on New Year's Eve, with a picture.

2:50:002:50:09

COMPUTER:

2:50:102:50:13

COMPUTER: Reads the caption.

2:50:132:50:17

Large German Shepherd dog laying on

the bed looking at the camera with a

2:50:262:50:32

ferret between his front paws, also

looking at the camera.

2:50:322:50:36

Rob joins us now from

our London newsroom.

2:50:382:50:42

That was quite funny, that

description of that picture, but so

2:50:422:50:46

important that these things are

accurate!

Good morning. It is

2:50:462:50:51

fantastic. The response this tweet

has had, and the support I have had

2:50:512:50:56

across the world with this is

fantastic. It has been a brilliant

2:50:562:51:03

response from everyone.

I suppose

many people would think that if your

2:51:032:51:10

site is in pairs, why on earth would

you be using Twitter in terms of

2:51:102:51:17

seeing the pictures, it seems quite

a thing. -- if you're eyesight is

2:51:172:51:24

impaired.

Twitter is perfect for

blind and disabled people, because

2:51:242:51:29

primarily it is a conversational

platform that is text-based, and a

2:51:292:51:33

lot of screen readers focus on

reading at text. Before this it was

2:51:332:51:39

primarily about reading out the text

and being able to communicate online

2:51:392:51:41

with other people. But with this new

added feature and the attention it

2:51:412:51:47

is getting, it is a missing piece of

the puzzle, when now we can

2:51:472:51:50

contribute fully to people's posts

online and in social media, and

2:51:502:51:54

especially in this day and age,

social media is using pictures and

2:51:542:52:00

art to convey your message is, a

really useful tool, and now with

2:52:002:52:05

being brought into the fold, blind

people are able to contribute to

2:52:052:52:10

these posts.

And what do you think

the reaction has been in terms of,

2:52:102:52:14

have you seen an overwhelming

reaction in response to your tweet,

2:52:142:52:17

but in terms of other people who are

visually impaired, what have they

2:52:172:52:21

said to you?

It has been amazing.

People have really got on board with

2:52:212:52:28

this, and other visually impaired

people, some of them didn't know

2:52:282:52:32

about this. I only found out about

it last month, but they have been

2:52:322:52:36

saying, thank you for bringing

attention to this. The gratitude

2:52:362:52:41

should go to all those people who

read two to date and supported it,

2:52:412:52:45

the people who are allowing us to be

involved, they were accidentally

2:52:452:52:51

excluding us before, just because

they didn't know this existed, and

2:52:512:52:55

I'm really grateful to all the

sighted people out there who have

2:52:552:52:59

taken the effort to make the simple

changes to bring us into this.

It is

2:52:592:53:04

interesting the language you are

using, being brought back into the

2:53:042:53:07

fold, accepting us, allowing us to

use these systems and these

2:53:072:53:13

facilities. You lost your site in

Afghanistan in 2010, and I wonder if

2:53:132:53:19

he were, tell us what happened and

then also have excluded you felt

2:53:192:53:24

from those whose site was fine after

the accident.

Obviously it's changed

2:53:242:53:33

my world completely. I didn't know

about assistive technology or any of

2:53:332:53:38

this stuff. I was on patrol in

Afghanistan in 2010 when I was hit

2:53:382:53:43

by an IED which resulted in me

losing my left eye on the

2:53:432:53:46

battlefield straightaway, and when I

got back to the UK, my right I had

2:53:462:53:50

to be removed, so the eyes you see,

I have two prosthetic eyes, and it

2:53:502:53:57

is basically pitch black for me, so

the visual world no longer exists

2:53:572:54:01

for me, the portraits I see are in

my mind. During my rehabilitation

2:54:012:54:07

process, blind veterans UK came up

to me and handed me an iPhone, and

2:54:072:54:12

this was 2010 when smartphones were

still quite new, and I said, how am

2:54:122:54:18

I going to use a touch-screen phone?

They trained me to use it, and it is

2:54:182:54:22

so intuitive, the swipes and

everything, I can just do myself,

2:54:222:54:26

the voice is clear and concise, and

it is not something you have to

2:54:262:54:31

download or get an extra apps to get

on it, or apple products come with

2:54:312:54:35

it automatically on, which is

fantastic. It stops the lag or any

2:54:352:54:40

extra memory getting taken up, and

it also, I have the same kit as

2:54:402:54:43

everyone else. I don't have a

specialist blind phone or disabled

2:54:432:54:48

phone that makes me stand out or

anything like that, it is discreet

2:54:482:54:51

and subtle.

And I understand other

smartphones offer this and can use

2:54:512:54:59

apps to download this. I suppose

there is also an onus on the social

2:54:592:55:03

media sites to make sure that these

facilities are able to be accessed

2:55:032:55:07

as well. You have spoken about

Twitter, but there are other social

2:55:072:55:11

media sites that people want to use,

and apps, of course.

That was one of

2:55:112:55:17

the great thing is that it brought

up, because everyone was able to

2:55:172:55:20

contribute, so a lot of visually

impaired and people with other

2:55:202:55:24

disabilities were commenting on the

thread, and flagging this with

2:55:242:55:28

social media networks and tagging

them in it. And the response from

2:55:282:55:34

other social media platforms was

fantastic. They were on board, and a

2:55:342:55:38

lot of focus and attention has been

brought to this now, which is great.

2:55:382:55:42

People are contributing who are

cited and who are blind or have

2:55:422:55:48

other disabilities, and because

there is so much attention on it,

2:55:482:55:51

the companies want these people, and

want to bring this audience in, and

2:55:512:55:57

want to include disabled people, and

it is really helpful.

You have

2:55:572:56:03

helped us by being an Breakfast with

us now, letting us know about this

2:56:032:56:06

facility. We wish you all the best,

thank you for talking to us.

Thank

2:56:062:56:10

you.

I have enabled my phone, it is

so simple and it makes such a

2:56:102:56:16

difference. It is 8:56am.

2:56:162:56:18

When 95-year-old Marjorie Thomas

lost her RAF veteran

2:56:182:56:20

husband Colin in 2014,

she was at a loss and feeling

2:56:202:56:22

alone in the world.

2:56:222:56:23

Shortly after, the Royal Air Forces

Association befriending service

2:56:232:56:26

introduced her to Sean,

a former Air Vice Marshall,

2:56:262:56:28

and they've exchanged e-mails

every single day since.

2:56:282:56:33

Now they're sending a teddy bear -

Bertie - around the world to raise

2:56:332:56:36

awareness of the service.

2:56:362:56:38

Here's how our reporter JJ Chalmers

got on when he went to meet

2:56:382:56:41

the three of them on one

of their regular lunches.

2:56:412:56:46

It's a friendship that might at

first seem unlikely.

Welcome! I get

2:56:462:56:51

my arm underneath yours. Tell me

when.

But 95-year-old Marjorie

2:56:512:56:56

Thomas, a great-grandmother from

Solihull, and Shawn Belle, a company

2:56:562:56:59

director and former RAF commander,

have been firm friends for three

2:56:592:57:02

years.

It is our favourite

restaurant, isn't it? Let's take you

2:57:022:57:06

in.

The pair have a military

connection the brought them together

2:57:062:57:10

in the most poignant of

circumstances.

Your late husband

2:57:102:57:14

served in the RAF.

I met him before

he went into the air force, and he

2:57:142:57:21

was 16. And we met at Ada is

Academy, learning how to dance. --

2:57:212:57:30

at a dance Academy, and he was a

beautiful dancer. Everything we did,

2:57:302:57:34

we did together. And when I lost

him, that was a big hole.

How did

2:57:342:57:41

you first meet him?

I first met him

at Colin's funeral. He read the 23rd

2:57:412:57:49

Psalm, and he saluted the casket,

which was a lovely gesture. I wrote

2:57:492:57:54

a letter and thanked him for his

kindness

2:57:542:58:00

a letter and thanked him for his

kindness, and five weeks later I had

2:58:002:58:02

a letter from him asking if I would

like to go down to London to the

2:58:022:58:07

club and have an afternoon tea, and

of course I was delighted.

Now Sean

2:58:072:58:14

and Marjorie e-mail every day and

meet every few months for what

2:58:142:58:18

Marjorie jokingly calls hot date.

Am

I allowed a bit more? You won't slap

2:58:182:58:25

me?

That's because you haven't had

any lunch.

I haven't. But I had one

2:58:252:58:31

of your takes.

The Well air force's

Association says this sense of

2:58:312:58:36

connection is of valuable benefit of

its befriending service.

We think

2:58:362:58:41

there are about 170,000 just within

the family with experience in

2:58:412:58:47

loneliness and isolation. This is

about empowering people to remain

2:58:472:58:50

part of the community and empowering

both the beneficiary and the

2:58:502:58:59

befriend to stay connected within

the RAF family.

Today there is

2:58:592:59:02

another guest at the table, Bertie

the bear, Marjorie's there who is

2:59:022:59:07

embarking on an adventure around the

world to raise awareness of the

2:59:072:59:10

royal air force's Association

befriending service. Marjorie up

2:59:102:59:16

until about a year ago could travel

and has travelled really widely in

2:59:162:59:20

her life, but she was no longer able

to travel as much. I can't change

2:59:202:59:23

that, but what I can do is give

something else that can travel the

2:59:232:59:27

world, and Bertie the bear came up.

One of them is heading off to Bali

2:59:272:59:31

via Dubai, one of them is off to

Malaysia. This Bertie has been

2:59:312:59:35

flying in one of the blades are

Patrick aeroplanes. What it is

2:59:352:59:40

trying to highlight is the little

things can make a huge difference to

2:59:402:59:43

people.

Followers will be able to track

2:59:432:59:46

Bertie's adventures on social media.

The Marjorie, who love to travel, it

2:59:462:59:50

is an important opportunity to still

see the wider world.

I can imagine a

2:59:502:59:55

lot of old ladies will be quite glad

of Bertie, because he is gorgeous,

2:59:553:00:01

and with all these adventures, they

can follow it all and wonder what

3:00:013:00:07

Bertie is going to do next, you

know?

JJ Chalmers, BBC News,

3:00:073:00:13

Solihull.

3:00:133:00:14

And Sean will be with us on the sofa

in around an hour's time.

3:00:143:00:16

Headlines are coming up. We will see

you soon.

3:00:193:00:22

Hello this is Breakfast,

with Jon Kay and Naga Munchetty.

3:00:523:00:54

A call for the victims of serial sex

attacker John Worboys

3:00:543:00:57

to have the chance to give evidence

against him - following

3:00:573:01:02

the announcement that he's

to be released from jail.

3:01:023:01:04

This programme has been told some

of the women whose stories

3:01:043:01:06

weren't heard in court now

want their cases to be

3:01:063:01:09

reviewed by the police.

3:01:093:01:19

Then now want their case to be given

the proper scrutiny that it deserves

3:01:193:01:22

and for a decision to be made

as to whether or not a prosecution

3:01:223:01:28

is going to be brought

in their cases.

3:01:283:01:35

Good morning - it's

Saturday 6th January.

3:01:353:01:36

Also this morning...

3:01:363:01:38

Online casino operators are accused

by the industry's watchdog

3:01:383:01:44

of failing to prevent money

laundering and protect

3:01:443:01:46

problem gamblers.

3:01:463:01:47

In sport, another morale-sapping day

for England's bowlers.

3:01:473:01:52

This time, it's the Marsh brothers

who are chief tormenters -

3:01:523:01:54

smashing England around Sydney,

as Australia build a lead of 133

3:01:543:01:57

in the final Ashes Test.

3:01:573:01:59

And what does it take

to cut it as a Ninja?

3:01:593:02:02

I've been having a go at the sport

that started in Japan 10 years ago,

3:02:023:02:05

and is now taking a firm hold

here in the UK.

3:02:053:02:12

Temperatures in parts of the US

are predicted to fall to minus 29 -

3:02:123:02:15

as a record-breaking freeze follows

heavy snow caused by

3:02:153:02:17

the so-called bomb cyclone.

3:02:173:02:21

Not quite so cold here -

Stav has the details.

3:02:213:02:29

It turning much colder for all of us

this weekend. But on the plus side,

3:02:293:02:33

we should see some sunshine,

particularly tomorrow. I will have

3:02:333:02:37

the details for you very shortly.

3:02:373:02:44

First, our main story.

3:02:443:02:45

A lawyer who represented victims

of the serial sex offender

3:02:453:02:48

John Worboys has told BBC Breakfast

that some of her clients,

3:02:483:02:51

whose cases weren't taken

to trial, want prosecutors

3:02:513:02:52

to re-examine their evidence.

3:02:523:02:54

The former black cab

driver is being freed

3:02:543:02:55

from jail after ten years.

3:02:553:02:58

He was originally convicted of 19

offences, although police

3:02:583:03:01

believe he carried

out more than 100 attacks.

3:03:013:03:03

Lawyers say that a number of women

were told that their testimony

3:03:033:03:06

wasn't required to put Worboys

behind bars for a longer

3:03:063:03:08

period of time.

3:03:083:03:09

Tom Burridge reports.

3:03:093:03:10

The decision to release rapist

John Worboys has raised profound

3:03:103:03:13

questions about the way sexual

crimes against women

3:03:133:03:16

are investigated, and whether

the procedures for releasing

3:03:163:03:19

criminals need changing.

3:03:193:03:21

Worboys picked up young

women in his black cab,

3:03:213:03:25

duped and drugged them,

and then carried out his attacks.

3:03:253:03:30

He was convicted of 19

offences in 2009, and given

3:03:303:03:34

an indefinite sentence.

3:03:343:03:39

But, in total, more than 100

women said Worboys tried

3:03:393:03:41

to drug and assault them.

3:03:413:03:51

Some allegations were investigated,

but not pursued at the time.

3:03:513:03:54

Now there are calls that the

evidence should be considered again.

3:03:543:04:01

I think women just want

justice and they want

3:04:013:04:03

their voices to be heard.

3:04:033:04:10

The CPS said, don't worry,

we won't prosecute in your case

3:04:103:04:13

because he's going to be in prison

for a very long time, he will be

3:04:133:04:16

on an indeterminate sentence,

this man is going to be locked away.

3:04:163:04:19

They now want their case to be given

the proper scrutiny that it deserves

3:04:193:04:22

and a decision to be made

as to whether or not

3:04:223:04:25

a prosecution is going to be

brought in there cases.

3:04:253:04:27

a prosecution is going to be

brought in their cases.

3:04:273:04:30

Under law, we can't know why

the Parole Board has

3:04:303:04:40

decided Worboys no longer poses

a risk to the public.

3:04:423:04:45

he now Under law,

we can't know is why

3:04:453:04:47

Five online gambling companies

could have their licenses revoked

3:04:473:04:50

over concern they're not doing

enough to help problem gamblers,

3:04:503:04:53

or prevent money launderers

from using their sites.

3:04:533:04:56

The Gambling Commission has written

to all 195 online casino operators,

3:04:563:04:58

to tell them about the safeguards

they should all have in place.

3:04:583:05:01

Our business correspondent

Jonty Bloom reports.

3:05:013:05:02

One third of all gambling

in the UK is now online,

3:05:023:05:05

and it's worth billions of pounds.

3:05:053:05:08

The Gambling Commission has been

reviewing the safeguards that

3:05:083:05:10

all companies should have in place.

3:05:103:05:12

They're designed to prevent problem

gambling getting out of control,

3:05:123:05:16

and to prevent money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

3:05:163:05:19

Sarah Harrison, chief executive

of the Gambling Commission, said...

3:05:193:05:22

But the commission found many signs

of customers' gambling

3:05:323:05:35

becoming compulsive were not

being followed up, and some staff

3:05:353:05:37

had little idea of how

to stop money laundering,

3:05:373:05:46

or, in some cases, even what it was.

3:05:463:05:48

As a result, the Gambling Commission

is warning all online

3:05:483:05:50

casino operators to review

their procedures, and has

3:05:503:05:52

begun an investigation

into 17 online companies.

3:05:523:05:54

It's considering whether it should

review the licences of five of them.

3:05:543:05:57

Losing its licence would mean

a company would be unable

3:05:573:06:00

to continue to operate in the UK.

3:06:003:06:06

Jonty Bloom, BBC News.

3:06:063:06:10

President Trump has taken to Twitter

overnight to show his continued

3:06:103:06:12

frustration over the release

of a controversial book

3:06:123:06:14

documenting his first

year in the White House.

3:06:143:06:17

Calling the author of the book

Michael Wolff "a total loser",

3:06:173:06:20

the President accuses him

of making up stories.

3:06:203:06:23

Mr Trump also calls his former

Chief Strategist Steve Bannon

3:06:233:06:27

"Sloppy Steve", claiming he cried

when he was fired.

3:06:273:06:31

The book, called Fire And Fury,

has now gone on sale early,

3:06:313:06:34

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

3:06:343:06:42

The author of the book has spoken to

BBC Radio 4's Today Programme and he

3:06:423:06:48

said his research was reliable and

he stands by his description of what

3:06:483:06:51

happened on election night.

Everyone

went into election night expecting

3:06:513:06:56

not to win. It would have been a

victory for them to have kept their

3:06:563:07:02

loss to under six points. And by all

reports, the person who was most

3:07:023:07:10

shocked may have been Trump's wife

who certainly did not want to be the

3:07:103:07:14

First Lady. Second to her, it was

Trump itself, who appeared to be

3:07:143:07:20

white as a ghost. You talk to

everyone who is as close to the

3:07:203:07:25

action as possible, who will talk to

you after you grant them the veil of

3:07:253:07:33

anonymity, and the more people you

talk to, the better, the more in

3:07:333:07:38

depth it gets, the more you, the

author, understand.

3:07:383:07:44

The United States has been

criticised by other members of

3:07:443:07:47

the United Nations Security Council

for calling an emergency

3:07:473:07:49

meeting to discuss

anti-government protests in Iran.

3:07:493:07:51

China and France said

the unrest did not threaten

3:07:513:07:53

international security.

3:07:533:07:56

The Iranian ambassador called

the meeting a farce and repeated

3:07:563:08:00

claims that the protests

were being directed from abroad.

3:08:003:08:02

Easyjet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among the major employers who've

3:08:023:08:07

been revealed to pay women

on average at least

3:08:073:08:10

15% less than men.

3:08:103:08:12

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

3:08:123:08:15

publish their figures by April -

more than 500 have done so.

3:08:153:08:19

Another 8,000 must publish by April,

or risk being fined

3:08:193:08:22

under a new law intended

to tackle workplace discrimination.

3:08:223:08:30

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

3:08:303:08:36

that this weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

3:08:363:08:38

in some parts of the north-east.

3:08:383:08:41

The National Weather Service

predicts wind chills as low

3:08:413:08:45

as -40 degrees Celsius.

3:08:453:08:46

Russell Trott has the latest.

3:08:463:08:50

The public coming to the aid

of public transport on the streets

3:08:503:08:54

of eastern Boston, as snow

and ice left many stranded.

3:08:543:08:59

Elsewhere in the city,

the emergency services

3:08:593:09:03

were working flat out,

and in deep water, as high tides

3:09:033:09:06

flooded roads close to the harbour.

3:09:063:09:07

Plummeting temperatures meant much

of Massachusetts was under

3:09:073:09:12

huge quantities of snow.

3:09:123:09:19

And after a 3ft storm surge

brought seas inland,

3:09:193:09:21

the flood water froze,

trapping cars in ice.

3:09:213:09:24

For the homeless of Chicago,

life on the streets is now

3:09:243:09:27

all about survival.

3:09:273:09:28

Those who do find shelter are happy

to be anywhere but outside.

3:09:283:09:31

We see an average of 700-800

people every single day.

3:09:313:09:39

Sometimes there are people who come

in when it's extremely cold

3:09:393:09:41

who won't come in when it's

not so cold.

3:09:413:09:47

A sudden drop in temperatures

can hit hard anywhere.

3:09:473:09:51

In Florida, where in some parts snow

fell for the first time in 30 years,

3:09:513:09:54

cold seas saw hundreds of turtles

rescued after their muscles

3:09:543:09:59

started seizing up.

3:09:593:10:05

As thousands of snow ploughs

are deployed throughout

3:10:053:10:08

the eastern seaboard,

forecasters warn that

3:10:083:10:10

the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures.

3:10:103:10:12

Plans to improve reading standards

amongst children from disadvantaged

3:10:123:10:14

backgrounds have been announced

by the Department for Education.

3:10:143:10:20

There will be a network

of 35 literacy teaching

3:10:203:10:22

centres across England,

3:10:223:10:23

to work with primary schools that

are in challenging areas.

3:10:233:10:25

Labour says the funding will do

nothing to change government

3:10:253:10:28

cuts to school budgets.

3:10:283:10:30

There will also be schemes

to improve the vocabulary

3:10:303:10:32

of pre-school children

in the north of England.

3:10:323:10:35

This is about investing around

the country, bringing together

3:10:353:10:41

teachers and literacy specialists,

so that we can make sure that we do

3:10:413:10:44

even better on reading

and writing and standards,

3:10:443:10:46

but also that we don't see any

children falling behind.

3:10:463:10:55

A bar owner has been left

shaken but not stirred,

3:10:553:10:58

after being reunited

3:10:583:11:02

with what's thought to be the most

expensive vodka bottle in the world.

3:11:023:11:07

Made of gold and silver

with a diamond encrusted replica

3:11:073:11:09

of the Russian Imperial Eagle

on its cap - this extravagant bottle

3:11:093:11:12

was on loan to a bar in Copenhagen

when it was stolen last week.

3:11:123:11:16

It has been found, though.

3:11:163:11:19

The bottle, which is worth

nearly a million pounds,

3:11:193:11:24

was found empty on a construction

site in the city.

3:11:243:11:26

But it's not believed the theft

will affect its value -

3:11:263:11:29

and the bar owner says he simply

intends to fill it up again

3:11:293:11:32

and put it on display.

3:11:323:11:34

At the bottle which is worth £1

million, not the contents!

3:11:343:11:47

The battle over that book about the

president of the United States has

3:11:513:11:55

been continuing this morning. The

Times newspaper continues to

3:11:553:12:00

serialise the book. We can talk to

the paper's diplomatic correspondent

3:12:003:12:04

now. She is in our London newsroom.

Thank you very much for talking to

3:12:043:12:09

us. There is no end to the interest

in this book - what have you enjoyed

3:12:093:12:18

the most, I suppose, about this

book?

It is difficult to say whether

3:12:183:12:22

it is enjoyable to read a portrait

of the leader of the free world as

3:12:223:12:27

someone who is incapable of doing

his job! There's lots of

3:12:273:12:33

extraordinary and salacious detail

in the book. But I think the most

3:12:333:12:37

worrying thing is really the

portrait that it paints of a man who

3:12:373:12:40

is incapable of carrying out the

duties of his office, which is

3:12:403:12:45

something that should worry us all.

So, highlights from the book for

3:12:453:12:51

you? As a serialisation, we're

getting snippets of it as pass what

3:12:513:12:56

do you think is most pertinent as

opposed to his presidency? Because

3:12:563:12:59

the personal stuff, we will hear

that and people might not be

3:12:593:13:05

surprised to, but what do you think

is pertinent to his presidency?

3:13:053:13:09

Again, I think it is the fact that,

possibly the fact that nothing in

3:13:093:13:13

this book is so surprising or

entirely implausible that we haven't

3:13:133:13:20

heard snippets of it before. We've

heard reporting over the course of

3:13:203:13:23

the year about Donald Trump's sense

of isolation, his childlike

3:13:233:13:30

personality, his impulsive

behaviour. It is all in the book and

3:13:303:13:36

it is all backed up by stuff that

we've heard during the course of the

3:13:363:13:40

year. I think one of the most

extraordinary portraits of him is in

3:13:403:13:45

his bedroom alone at half past six

in the evening, with three

3:13:453:13:50

television screens, having had

briefly more put into that room,

3:13:503:13:53

having asked for a lock to be put on

the door, which was refused him by

3:13:533:13:57

the Secret Service, who said that

they needed to have access at all

3:13:573:14:02

times, eating cheeseburgers and

hitting on the phone to not just

3:14:023:14:07

friends at some casual acquaintances

who appear to have been the source

3:14:073:14:09

of subsequent peaks, to complain

about the rigours of his if,

3:14:093:14:13

governing the country.

-- the

rigours of his new life. We are

3:14:133:14:25

fascinated by this man and his rise

to the presidency - do you think we

3:14:253:14:31

are more obsessed about him that the

Americans are, because they get this

3:14:313:14:34

all the time, don't they?

No! I

think they share our obsession. It's

3:14:343:14:41

such an extraordinary presidency. It

is happening at warp speed, and the

3:14:413:14:44

news just comes at us at such a fast

pace that it becomes like a soap

3:14:443:14:50

opera. It is no accident that this

president was a reality television

3:14:503:14:56

star, and he's conducting the

presidency as if it were a reality

3:14:563:15:00

television show. And he communicates

directly with his audience through

3:15:003:15:04

tweeting. So, no, I think everyone's

gripped by this extraordinary and

3:15:043:15:10

unlikely presidency. And the

politics of it, as revealed in the

3:15:103:15:15

books, with the power struggles

within the west wing, are grouping

3:15:153:15:19

on a soap opera level.

And there

have been allegations, or this book

3:15:193:15:25

has cast doubt over his mental

health. He is due his first official

3:15:253:15:30

medical at as President, and it is

by the same doctor, we understand,

3:15:303:15:35

who would have done the medical for

President Obama has well. This is an

3:15:353:15:40

opportunity, from your experience as

a diplomatic correspondent, for him

3:15:403:15:43

to draw a line under these

accusations are, because this is a

3:15:433:15:47

physical and mental examination?

Well, it is a medical examination.

3:15:473:15:51

We aren't clear as to what we might

learn about his cognitive abilities

3:15:513:15:55

from it. Now, a normal medical

examination of someone of this age

3:15:553:16:02

would usually take in some cognitive

tests. Some people have raised

3:16:023:16:08

questions about, is you possibly

showing signs of dementia? Michael

3:16:083:16:15

Wolff has talked about him being

unable to recognise old friends,

3:16:153:16:19

repeating stories... It is not clear

at this stage whether we will learn

3:16:193:16:23

anything from that examination which

will tell us more about his

3:16:233:16:26

cognitive abilities. However, it is

the first independent medical exam

3:16:263:16:31

that he has submitted himself to. We

have never had a full read-out of

3:16:313:16:37

his physical or cognitive health.

It's going to be a twisting. Thank

3:16:373:16:42

you so much for your time. The

diplomatic correspondent of The

3:16:423:16:48

Times newspaper there, which is

serialising the book. Incredibly

3:16:483:16:57

cold weather in the United States,

with more to follow. Look at the

3:16:573:17:00

map. Stav, it makes us appreciate

what we've got here?

Absolutely,

3:17:003:17:07

although it is going to be turning

colder here public will be nowhere

3:17:073:17:11

near like what they have got over in

America.

3:17:113:17:14

near like what they have got over in

America. With the wind factor in New

3:17:143:17:19

York it is going to be feeling more

like -26. Notice behind me,

3:17:193:17:24

southerly winds coming up, which

will slowly push this slightly less

3:17:243:17:30

cold air into the direction of the

great lakes and the north-east as we

3:17:303:17:34

head through Sunday and Monday. So,

these values still about 15 degrees

3:17:343:17:38

below where they should be, but a

bit better as we head into the

3:17:383:17:41

second part of the weekend. So, this

weekend, it is turning colder.

3:17:413:17:46

Plenty of sunshine around, though,

quite frosty start this morning and

3:17:463:17:51

also icy in places.

If you're

heading out on the roads, do take

3:17:513:18:02

extra care. There will be some

sunshine across the south-west of

3:18:023:18:05

England, with cloud increasing,

however, with this band of rain and

3:18:053:18:11

some hill snow moving southwards.

They will be pushed by the

3:18:113:18:16

north-easterly wind. For the north

of England, lots of sunshine. Wintry

3:18:163:18:23

showers in the north-east of England

and the eastern side Scotland. Does

3:18:233:18:30

brisk winds making it feel even

colder. It will be pushing that

3:18:303:18:36

cloud further southwards all the

while, with sunshine coming in

3:18:363:18:41

across central and northern parts of

England and Wales by the end of the

3:18:413:18:45

afternoon. The winds continuing to

push the cloud away from southern

3:18:453:18:51

areas this evening. And then at most

places will be under clear skies.

3:18:513:18:56

The recipe for an extremely cold

night across parts of Scotland and

3:18:563:19:00

the north of England. As you can

imagine we start off Sunday on a

3:19:003:19:08

really cold, frosty note. Watch out

for any ice around, particularly

3:19:083:19:13

where we have had those wintry

showers. But a lovely, bright, sunny

3:19:133:19:18

day. Crisp sunshine up and down the

UK. Lighter winds further north.

3:19:183:19:26

Temperatures not really getting

above freezing in Glasgow and

3:19:263:19:28

Aberdeen. This weather front will be

a feature in our weather from

3:19:283:19:34

Tuesday onwards, bringing milder

air. And also some rain on Tuesday

3:19:343:19:38

and Wednesday. But high pressure is

still dominating on Monday. Back to

3:19:383:19:45

you two. Let's go back to our main

story. The fact that the victims of

3:19:453:19:57

the serial sex offender John

Worboys, whose cases were not taken

3:19:573:20:03

to the original trial say they want

their day in court. The former lack

3:20:033:20:08

driver who was convicted of 19th

offences is due to be released later

3:20:083:20:11

this month. The chairman of the

Parole Board has been summoned

3:20:113:20:15

before MPs to explain how the

decision to release him was reached.

3:20:153:20:19

We can speak to form a parole board

member Andrew Sanders, who joins us

3:20:193:20:22

now from Birmingham. Thank you for

joining us.

3:20:223:20:26

now from Birmingham. Thank you for

joining us. This case shines a

3:20:263:20:27

spotlight on the way in which the

Parole Board operates, in a way

3:20:273:20:31

which many of us may not have

understood. As a former member, how

3:20:313:20:37

does a a Parole Board work, somebody

comes to you and says I think I

3:20:373:20:40

should be released - what happens?

The Parole Board itself is very

3:20:403:20:46

large, over 100 people. And it is

drawn from a wide variety of groups.

3:20:463:20:51

There are former judges, senior

lawyers, psychiatrists and

3:20:513:20:54

psychologists who work with

criminals, senior probation

3:20:543:20:57

officers. I was there as an academic

criminologist and many people from a

3:20:573:21:02

range of different backgrounds. The

actual decisions to release someone

3:21:023:21:06

or not are taken by a panel of

three, and that would normally be

3:21:063:21:11

chaired by a retired judge or a

senior lawyer. And what happens is

3:21:113:21:15

that people can't just come along

and say, I would like to be released

3:21:153:21:19

to. They're only considered for

parole when they are eligible, and

3:21:193:21:23

that eligibility depends on the

sentence given to them by the

3:21:233:21:26

original judge. In this particular

case the judge said that Worboys had

3:21:263:21:30

to serve a minimum of eight years,

and as he was coming up to that, the

3:21:303:21:35

process of assessment began. But as

I understand it he was only released

3:21:353:21:39

after the second assessment for

eligibility.

So, John Worboys would

3:21:393:21:44

appear before this panel of three

and what kind of things would they

3:21:443:21:48

be asking him, what would they be

looking at in terms of reference is

3:21:483:21:54

to work out weather to let him go or

not?

Well, probably about a year

3:21:543:21:58

before the decision is taken, a

process of assessment begins in

3:21:583:22:03

earnest. And a large number of

assessments are made and reports are

3:22:033:22:10

written, in particular, if somebody

is a serious sex offender such as in

3:22:103:22:14

this case, they would almost

certainly have done a sex offender

3:22:143:22:17

treatment programme, which is a very

long, intensive programme with a lot

3:22:173:22:20

of monitoring and a lot of results

being collated. That report and many

3:22:203:22:25

other reports will be put in a

dossier and for a long-term offender

3:22:253:22:29

like Worboys it would be a very big

dossier with a large number of

3:22:293:22:33

reports from a wide range of people

who had got to know that prisoner

3:22:333:22:36

quite well and had treated him in a

number of ways and a ballpark of the

3:22:363:22:40

problem is that we don't know, it is

not published, the reasons behind

3:22:403:22:48

the decision to let him go, or

anybody go, or remain in custody -

3:22:483:22:52

that is a problem when you get a

controversial case like this, the

3:22:523:22:54

public and more importantly the

victims don't know why he's being

3:22:543:22:57

released? That's right. That's true.

The Parole Board has a legal duty to

3:22:573:23:03

only release someone if they

consider it safe to release someone.

3:23:033:23:06

Of course, the public don't know the

kind of evidence and information on

3:23:063:23:12

which that decision that somebody is

safe is made of. It would be very

3:23:123:23:16

difficult to release that kind of

information, though, because for

3:23:163:23:20

example, the sex offender treatment

programme reports contain details

3:23:203:23:23

about what the offender said and

what he said he did, and that

3:23:233:23:28

relates to a large number of victims

and those victims would probably not

3:23:283:23:32

want those details to be released

into the public.

Maybe they wouldn't

3:23:323:23:36

want all the details but maybe they

should be given a say about weather

3:23:363:23:39

information about them can be

released to, but do you not think

3:23:393:23:43

that this case has now put such a

spotlight on the way in which parole

3:23:433:23:47

boards work that it is clearly going

to have to be a more open and

3:23:473:23:51

transparent process in the future?

I

agree entirely. I think the process

3:23:513:23:55

could be more open and I think it

should be. One thing in particular,

3:23:553:24:00

you rightly identified that people

feel frustrated and left out of the

3:24:003:24:04

process, and something needs to

change there. It is not that victims

3:24:043:24:08

should necessarily make the

decisions, because these decisions

3:24:083:24:10

are made by people who have to

assess risk and you need a lot of

3:24:103:24:14

expertise to do that. But I see no

reason why they should not be

3:24:143:24:19

present in parole hearings, if they

want to be, so they can see the

3:24:193:24:22

evidence and understand the process.

I think this might help victims to

3:24:223:24:35

feel that their interests are being

taken into account, which after all

3:24:353:24:39

is one of the most important things

we should do in this process.

I was

3:24:393:24:43

going to ask you what you think of

this decision civilise oppose

3:24:433:24:47

because you don't know either what

information was looked at, you

3:24:473:24:52

probably could not say that, either?

I could not possibly comment. All I

3:24:523:24:56

could say is that the Parole Board

is very risk averse. In other words,

3:24:563:24:59

if there is any doubt about weather

somebody should be released or not,

3:24:593:25:03

they usually decide to keep someone

in. So I think we can be fairly

3:25:033:25:08

confident that the information the

Parole Board used was very robust.

3:25:083:25:11

We must remember that when somebody

is released on parole, they are not

3:25:113:25:15

released to do as they want, they're

released on licence, their sentence

3:25:153:25:19

continues in the community. We do

not have to wait for someone to

3:25:193:25:23

commit a crime in order to bring

them back to jail. If somebody,

3:25:233:25:27

conditions they will be brought back

to jail and often they will spend

3:25:273:25:31

several more years in prison. So,

this person is not released

3:25:313:25:34

unconditionally. They are monitored

very closely, and I hope that might

3:25:343:25:38

give some reassurance.

Thank you for

joining us this morning. You're

3:25:383:25:42

watching backpack. It is time to

look at the papers. Investment

3:25:423:25:54

manager Justin Urqhart-Stewart has

joined us. And we were just talking

3:25:543:25:57

with a former Parole Board member

about this John Worboys case, and

3:25:573:26:02

you have taken a look at this as

well, I think?

In terms of...

Sorry,

3:26:023:26:08

I was looking at the front page of

the Guardian shall that is on all of

3:26:083:26:11

the front pages at the moment.

You're taking a look at what is

3:26:113:26:14

going on with the economy?

Yes.

There is something in the Guardian

3:26:143:26:19

about productivity. They always go

on in Britain about, we're not as

3:26:193:26:24

productive as everybody else. We

have a lot of people who are

3:26:243:26:27

employed but at very low levels of

wages, compared to somewhere like

3:26:273:26:33

France, they're hade higher but you

have a higher level of unemployment.

3:26:333:26:36

And so in many ways their

productivity looks better. But what

3:26:363:26:40

you now find, as our output

increases, our productivity has

3:26:403:26:45

started to go up, and that is an

encouraging sign. But we have still

3:26:453:26:52

got a shortage of investment money

coming in - we need to have more of

3:26:523:26:55

that to try and make ourselves more

efficient, more companies investing

3:26:553:27:00

in new kit.

So, it's working?

It is

working but it is only a start,

3:27:003:27:04

there's a lot more which needs to be

done to encourage manufacturing. Our

3:27:043:27:09

manufacturing base is growing. It is

now at 11%, having been at 7%. A lot

3:27:093:27:15

of business parks in Britain are

busy, but they need to get to the

3:27:153:27:19

next stage, of having more

investment coming through.

It is not

3:27:193:27:22

just China, it is the rest of

Europe, isn't it?

Yes, somewhere

3:27:223:27:25

like France or Germany, we say our

productivity is behind theirs. But

3:27:253:27:31

we have got many more people

employed

3:27:313:27:35

we have got many more people

employed, certainly compared with

3:27:353:27:36

France. France has got 40%

unemployment, particularly angina

3:27:363:27:43

climate is very bad in front of. So,

it is an improving figure, not

3:27:433:27:47

perfect but better.

Figures from the

Daily Mail about savings accounts

3:27:473:27:52

just some people thought when

interest rates went up by a little

3:27:523:27:57

bit, potentially savers would be in

for a bonus of some sort?

We talk

3:27:573:28:03

about people with difficulty getting

a mortgage, but and many more people

3:28:033:28:07

save in this country and many of

those are older. And they have been

3:28:073:28:10

decimated by the interest rates.

HSBC, 0.05%, do me a favour! On

3:28:103:28:20

£1000, you would be earning 15 page

in a year!

We know that rates are

3:28:203:28:25

shocking - why? How does the system

work so that they think this is a

3:28:253:28:30

justifiable rate?

First of all,

individuals should shop around, you

3:28:303:28:34

could get 1.3% now if you shopped

around. Secondly, these banks are in

3:28:343:28:38

a position where they don't need the

money. They don't need to deposits

3:28:383:28:42

because it is actually costing them

money, because the margins are so

3:28:423:28:45

small that it is costing them to

have that deposit money. As far as

3:28:453:28:49

they are concerned, they're saying,

thank you very much, we don't want

3:28:493:28:53

it, which is a real shame for those

people who have got cash. There are

3:28:533:29:00

people like Coventry building

society who will give you better

3:29:003:29:02

returns. Or the money markets.

If

you lock in for longer, you will get

3:29:023:29:07

a better rate?

But still it is 3%,

still below the rate of inflation.

3:29:073:29:13

People have to think longer term or

take a bit more risk for investment,

3:29:133:29:19

assuming you've got the time to do

so.

Talking about a dry January,

3:29:193:29:23

here we are...

I have to put this up

on the wall at home! There are a

3:29:233:29:31

couple of examples here of two gin

and tonics which don't include

3:29:313:29:35

alcohol. They say it's about the

flavour and things like that. Some

3:29:353:29:38

low alcohol sparkly wine, which I

find depressing, friendly! What do

3:29:383:29:49

you find depressing?! Zero alcohol

beer, it tastes awful!

It is getting

3:29:493:29:52

better, though, I think.

Nanny state

wine, which is a lovely title! That

3:29:523:29:59

apparently has got a better flavour.

But alcohol free gin and tonic,

3:29:593:30:03

maybe I need that! Or maybe I will

just open a bottle of wine!

As long

3:30:033:30:07

as you stay well!

Exactly!

You know

what we need to go with our drinks.

3:30:073:30:20

Did you know that it is Veg-anuary?

Being vegan! They've got four on the

3:30:203:30:30

menu.

3:30:303:30:39

I was just going to laugh at your

Vigo in January line! We have some

3:30:393:30:46

guests doing that in their

restaurant, as well. Alcoholic free

3:30:463:30:49

gin, I'm not sure about that. Our

special guest today is Warwick

3:30:493:30:54

Davis, fresh from Star Wars.

Indeed,

from that galaxy, far, far away.

You

3:30:543:31:05

are here to face food heaven and

food hell. What is your food heaven?

3:31:053:31:12

Comfort food, stew, casserole,

cheese, particularly blue cheese.

3:31:123:31:19

You are saying all the right things!

And what about health?

Oily fish,

3:31:193:31:24

fishy fish, anything that smells,

like egg. Fish pie is a nightmare,

3:31:243:31:33

because you don't know what's in it!

Well, you kind of do! We have three

3:31:333:31:42

chefs here today. It is a first for

Saturday Kitchen, our first married

3:31:423:31:46

couple cooking on the show. What

could go wrong with that(!) What can

3:31:463:31:52

we expect from you?

Duck hearts on

crumpets.

And Anna is back, what are

3:31:523:32:05

you doing?

I am going a vegan dish,

chocolate and tofu mousse which I'm

3:32:053:32:11

hoping to be able to convert you to

a vegan dish.

Add Olly Smith, you

3:32:113:32:19

are in charge of all of the wind.

Yes, we even have a vegan friendly

3:32:193:32:25

wine.

And you are in charge of

whether Warwick Davis here faces his

3:32:253:32:30

food heaven all hell.

Warwick looks

terrified!

I am a little concerned,

3:32:303:32:38

because last time I was on here, I

got my hell.

Have a good morning, we

3:32:383:32:47

will see you at ten o'clock on.

Headlines coming up.

3:32:473:32:56

Hello.

3:33:243:33:25

This is Breakfast with Jon Kay

and Naga Munchetty.

3:33:253:33:34

Coming up before ten we'll get

the weather from Stav.

3:33:343:33:36

But first a summary of this

morning's main news.

3:33:363:33:38

A lawyer who represented

victims of the serial sex

3:33:383:33:40

offender John Worboys,

has told BBC Breakfast that

3:33:403:33:42

some of her clients,

whose cases weren't taken to trial,

3:33:423:33:45

want prosecutors to

re-examine their evidence.

3:33:453:33:47

The former black-cab driver

is being freed from jail ten years

3:33:473:33:50

after being convicted of 19

offences, although police believe

3:33:503:33:52

he attacked many more.

3:33:523:33:56

Solicitor Kim Harrison told us that

a number of women were told

3:33:563:33:59

that their testimony wasn't required

to put Worboys behind bars

3:33:593:34:01

for a longer period of time.

3:34:013:34:11

I think women just want justice and

they want their voices to be heard.

3:34:133:34:17

They came forward, went to the

police, and police said, we were

3:34:173:34:21

persecuted relation to your case, he

will be in prison for a very long

3:34:213:34:26

time, an indeterminate sentence,

this man is going to be locked away.

3:34:263:34:29

They now want their case to be given

the proper scrutiny that it

3:34:293:34:34

deserves, and there is a decision to

be made as to whether a or not a

3:34:343:34:40

prosecution will be brought in their

cases.

3:34:403:34:43

Five online gambling companies

could lose their license over

3:34:433:34:45

concerns about their approach

to problem gamblers

3:34:453:34:47

and money laundering.

3:34:473:34:48

The Gambling Commission

has written to all 195

3:34:483:34:50

online casino operators,

warning them to review

3:34:503:34:52

their procedures.

3:34:523:34:53

It comes after the commission found

some companies did not follow up

3:34:533:34:56

with gamblers who were becoming

addicted, and failed to prevent

3:34:563:34:58

money being laundered

by criminals or terrorists.

3:34:583:35:08

President Trump has taken

to Twitter overnight,

3:35:103:35:11

to show his continued frustration

over the release of a controversial

3:35:113:35:14

book, documenting his first

year in the White House.

3:35:143:35:16

He called the author of the book,

Michael Wolff, "a total loser" -

3:35:163:35:19

and accused him of making up

stories.

3:35:193:35:21

Mr Trump also calls his former

Chief Strategist Steve Bannon,

3:35:213:35:23

"Sloppy Steve", claiming he cried

when he was fired.

3:35:233:35:25

The book, called "Fire and Fury",

went on sale yesterday,

3:35:253:35:28

despite attempts by the White House

to block its publication.

3:35:283:35:38

EasyJet, Ladbrokes and Virgin Money

are among some major employers

3:35:393:35:42

who have revealed that they pay

women, on average,

3:35:423:35:44

at least 15% less than men.

3:35:443:35:45

Organisations with more

than 250 workers must

3:35:453:35:47

publish their figures by April -

more than 500 have done so.

3:35:473:35:50

Another 8,000 must do publish

by April, or risk being fined

3:35:503:35:52

under a new law intended

to tackle workplace discrimination.

3:35:523:35:57

North Korea is likely to participate

at the winter Olympics next month

3:36:023:36:05

according to a state official there.

3:36:053:36:14

The country's representative at

the International Olympic Committee

3:36:143:36:16

said the country expects to compete

across the border in

3:36:163:36:18

Pyeongchang, in South Korea.

3:36:183:36:20

It comes after the two

countries agreed they'd hold

3:36:203:36:22

official talks next week -

the first meeting in

3:36:223:36:24

more than two years.

3:36:243:36:25

The search for the missing MH370

Malaysian Airlines plane that

3:36:253:36:27

disappeared almost four years ago

is to be resumed.

3:36:273:36:29

The jet was carrying more than 200

passengers when it vanished in 2014.

3:36:293:36:33

Now a private US exploration company

called Ocean Infinity has been given

3:36:333:36:36

permission to continue the search,

which ended last year.

3:36:363:36:44

Be grateful you are not in the

United States this morning.

3:36:443:36:49

Weather forecasters

in the United States have warned

3:36:493:36:51

that the weekend could bring

record-breaking low temperatures

3:36:513:36:53

in some parts of the north-east.

3:36:533:36:55

The National Weather Service

predicts wind chills as low

3:36:553:36:57

as minus-40 degrees Celsius

in some places.

3:36:573:37:00

Thousands of flights have been

cancelled and up to 19 people

3:37:003:37:03

have lost their lives.

3:37:033:37:06

Those are the main

stories this morning.

3:37:063:37:12

-40 over in the States, and plus 40

Celsius in Australia.

3:37:123:37:20

That's right, the forecast for

tomorrow for the fourth day of the

3:37:203:37:24

fifth and final Ashes Test in

Sydney, where England are really

3:37:243:37:27

struggling. As if it wasn't bad

enough facing Australia again, the

3:37:273:37:33

temperatures will really be sapping

them. It looks like the best England

3:37:333:37:37

can hope for is a draw in this final

test, and even that might be beyond

3:37:373:37:42

them.

3:37:423:37:45

Going into the fourth day tomorrow,

Australia have a lead of 133 runs

3:37:453:37:49

and still have six more

players to bat.

3:37:493:37:51

Our reporter Patrick Gearey watched

the day unfold in Sydney.

3:37:513:37:54

A brutal Dave England, wonderful for

Australia. Australia 133 runs ahead,

3:37:543:38:01

only two wickets taken. This was the

pink day of the Test match, the

3:38:013:38:05

tenth such day in honour of Jane

McGrath, the late wife of the

3:38:053:38:09

Australian fast bowler Glenn

McGrath, and her breast Cancer

3:38:093:38:12

foundation. The crowd were soon on

their feet to claim 104 Khawaja in

3:38:123:38:21

the Siddiqui grew up in. Steve Smith

was out, caught and bowled by mowing

3:38:213:38:27

alley, Mason Crane appealing for an

lbw against Khawaja. The review

3:38:273:38:30

showed it would have hit the stumps,

but it was given as a no ball,

3:38:303:38:37

somewhat controversially. Khawaja

went on to make 150 before Mason

3:38:373:38:40

Crane eventually got his first Test

wicket when he had him stumped. The

3:38:403:38:45

Marsh brothers Sean and Mitchell

then started to take the game away

3:38:453:38:49

from England as the increasingly

attacked towards the end of the day.

3:38:493:38:52

England will go back into the field

on day four, when the temperatures

3:38:523:38:56

will be even hotter. They will be

drained, Australia very much have

3:38:563:38:59

the advantage.

3:38:593:39:02

It was a pretty tough day, yeah. We

are 150 overs into the innings,

3:39:023:39:08

there will be a few tired bodies out

there, that is part and parcel of

3:39:083:39:12

Test cricket. It is not the first

time we will have fielded 150 overs,

3:39:123:39:16

and it won't be the last time, I'm

sure. I saw the way the guys toiled

3:39:163:39:20

out the, and really worked hard, it

was really impressive and that was

3:39:203:39:25

really good for us to see as a side

going forward.

Now to the football.

3:39:253:39:31

On to the FA Cup third round,

one of the highlights

3:39:313:39:34

of any sporting year,

because all the top teams

3:39:343:39:36

enter the competition.

3:39:363:39:38

The Merseyside Derby was eventful to

say the least, Holgate pushing

3:39:383:39:43

Firmino into the stands, and the

referee had to intervene as the

3:39:433:39:47

players clashed. But they weren't

booked. Everton equalised after the

3:39:473:39:51

break, but what a debut it was for

the world's most expensive defender,

3:39:513:39:56

Virgil van Dijk, who scored the

winner.

3:39:563:40:02

Manchester United

3:40:023:40:03

left it late to beat

Derby County at Old Trafford.

3:40:033:40:10

Jesse Lingard scored, but for Romelu

Lukaku added a second.

3:40:103:40:22

And there are nine Premier League

teams hoping to avoid an upset

3:40:293:40:32

against lower league teams.

3:40:323:40:33

One of them is Newcastle United, who

take on Luton Town of League Two -

3:40:333:40:37

and in the Luton side will be

the two sons of the former

3:40:373:40:40

England midfielder Rob Lee,

who made his name at Newcastle.

3:40:403:40:42

What were your first

memories of your dad

3:40:423:40:44

and what he did for a living?

3:40:443:40:46

We didn't pay much attention to it!

3:40:463:40:47

It is only since I have got

into professional football,

3:40:473:40:50

I realised I'd was top end,

and I don't like to tell him,

3:40:503:40:53

but he was half decent!

3:40:533:40:54

COMMENTATOR: Here is Rob Lee!

De overthink about being brothers

3:40:543:40:56

when you are out on the pitch?

It is

a strange feeling, and it is nice as

3:40:563:41:00

a midfielder trying to set him up.

Luton might just fancy their chances

3:41:003:41:08

of an upset there. Plenty of FA Cup

action on the BBC this weekend,

3:41:083:41:12

starting at lunchtime with Fleetwood

Town of League 1, against Leicester

3:41:123:41:15

City in the Premier League.

3:41:153:41:23

Now, England may be

losing in the cricket,

3:41:233:41:33

but one Brit has beaten the Aussies

in their own back yard.

3:41:333:41:43

I'm delighted to say that we can now

talk to Ollie. How long did it take?

3:41:433:41:51

Around six and a half hours, we saw

many eagles and other hang glider

3:41:513:41:54

pilots along the way. It was just

short of 400 kilometres.

That's like

3:41:543:41:59

going from London to nearly new

pretty much. And going and 55 mph,

3:41:593:42:05

as well. How do you stay up there

for so long, capturing thermal after

3:42:053:42:10

thermal?

Indeed, it takes a little

while to learn all the techniques

3:42:103:42:13

and stuff, searching for the warm

rising pockets of air we use to get

3:42:133:42:21

ourselves hire and then fly to the

next one. But ultimately we try to

3:42:213:42:24

be as efficient as possible, flying

those rising columns of air. We have

3:42:243:42:31

clouds to show us where they are,

and we find the next one and keep

3:42:313:42:35

going. Over a flight of that sort of

time, we do that 40 or 50 times to

3:42:353:42:41

get to our goal point.

Ollie, you

are flying the flag as well as

3:42:413:42:45

yourself, because the Ashes not

going particularly well for England,

3:42:453:42:49

so you are our great hope down under

at the moment!

I have just come back

3:42:493:42:54

to Sydney, maybe I should pop over

to the stadium.

Do you play cricket?

3:42:543:42:59

I have done a small amount! I'm not

sure if I could be much help.

It is

3:42:593:43:04

Naga here, Ollie. Good to talk to

you. We are seeing pictures of you

3:43:043:43:11

up in the sky on that journey. Can

you tell us what it sounded like and

3:43:113:43:14

what the temperature was like? I'm

assuming you have a protective suit

3:43:143:43:18

on to keep you warm?

Yes, we were

wearing a full thermal layer. When

3:43:183:43:23

we take off it is over 40 degrees on

the ground, and when we get up to

3:43:233:43:27

the cloud base, it is almost -1, so

the temperature varies dramatically,

3:43:273:43:36

it is a battle to keep cool on the

ground and warm in the air.

Is a

3:43:363:43:40

noisy?

When we are gliding, we go

even faster than 55 mph, that is

3:43:403:43:46

just the average. When we are up to

70 miles an hour, there is a lot of

3:43:463:43:50

wind noise, it is like sticking your

head out of the car on the motorway,

3:43:503:43:53

in effect.

And what happened when

you realise you had set a new world

3:43:533:43:57

record? What went through your mind?

I was ecstatic. There is some video

3:43:573:44:03

footage showing me being a little

bit over the top, an incredible

3:44:033:44:06

moment. My dad is the world record

holder, so it is brilliant follow in

3:44:063:44:10

his footsteps.

So it runs in the

family. Enter the celebrations,

3:44:103:44:15

fantastic and keep flying the flag

over Australia for Great Britain.

3:44:153:44:20

Ollie Chitty there.

3:44:203:44:23

It's the sport that fuses gymnastics

and free running and now you can go

3:44:233:44:27

on and become a professional ninja.

3:44:273:44:28

Ten years after it started

as a TV contest in Japan,

3:44:283:44:31

athletes in the UK are competing

for the fourth competition

3:44:313:44:33

here and I went along to one

of the dozens of places

3:44:333:44:36

where you can start

on a ninja course.

3:44:363:44:38

Indeed Europe's newest

and largest one in Manchester.

3:44:383:44:41

Running up the wall,

hanging upside down -

3:44:413:44:45

the increasingly common ninja.

3:44:453:44:50

It's one of the new sporting crazes

to be hitting the UK,

3:44:543:44:57

and it started in Japan.

3:44:573:45:00

Straightaway, you can see how

challenging a ninja course is,

3:45:003:45:02

with just the simple curtain-swings,

if you like, testing

3:45:023:45:04

even the best of them.

3:45:043:45:07

A ninja is officially

defined as a person skilled

3:45:103:45:13

in the Japanese art of ninjitsu,

the combination of free-running,

3:45:133:45:15

obstacle-racing, and gymnastics.

3:45:153:45:25

And those of the top of the sport

are now turning professional.

3:45:283:45:31

You're using your body

like as a monkey.

3:45:313:45:33

You are climbing, you're

twisting your body,

3:45:333:45:35

from the core areas.

3:45:353:45:36

I think, if you go to a normal gym,

you are not getting anywhere

3:45:363:45:39

near to Ninja Warrior.

3:45:393:45:40

This does bring out

the inner sloth in you.

3:45:403:45:42

While Johnny trains

on the professional course

3:45:423:45:44

in Manchester, there are beginner

slopes to get you started,

3:45:443:45:47

as you race your mates for fun,

building up to the intermediate

3:45:473:45:49

and advanced courses,

where the falls get bigger.

3:45:493:45:51

A lot of these obstacles,

it's about the technique

3:45:513:45:53

and the preparation.

3:45:533:45:56

I know it's a race, but it's

in the planning, as well.

3:45:563:45:59

Look at that for a roll, though, eh?

3:45:593:46:02

This is the best place,

in the end, isn't it?

3:46:113:46:14

It's completely different

to your normal gym.

3:46:143:46:16

So you have all the ninja obstacles,

it's challenging, it's fun.

3:46:163:46:19

And I think the gym can be

a little bit boring,

3:46:193:46:21

so this keeps you motivated,

and having fun.

3:46:213:46:24

It's mentally and

physically challenging.

3:46:243:46:26

So it doesn't matter how fit

you are, you need to have a certain

3:46:263:46:29

technique to get accustomed

to the apparatus.

3:46:293:46:32

Ninja courses around

the world have become famous

3:46:343:46:36

for their various challenges,

like the spider wall.

3:46:363:46:42

The trouble is, the longer you stay

on this, the more sweaty you get.

3:46:423:46:45

I think I'm ready to jump.

3:46:453:46:50

Just the fact that you

think you can't do it,

3:46:503:46:53

and you just do it...

3:46:533:46:54

And you have your friends

like her, who are motivated.

3:46:543:46:56

And, once you do it, even better.

3:46:563:46:58

And the infamous climb at the end,

when you eventually get there.

3:46:593:47:04

That's it.

3:47:043:47:06

Ninja Warrior.

3:47:063:47:08

A bit of cheating, maybe, but you do

feel like you're one of them.

3:47:083:47:11

You've conquered the universe.

3:47:183:47:22

I now want to exit the studio in a

different way!

3:47:223:47:26

Do it! Skip to my loo

3:47:263:47:39

different way!

Do it! Skip to my loo, that's what

3:47:393:47:41

that looks like!

3:47:413:47:48

Across the north-east of Canada and

the United States, these are the

3:47:523:47:59

temperatures, and overnight, they

have been much lower than this. But

3:47:593:48:02

southerly winds will be bringing

some wilder air as we head through

3:48:023:48:06

the second part of the weekend, and

eventually into next week. I should

3:48:063:48:11

say less cold rather than mild,

because it will still be below

3:48:113:48:14

average. Ice is going to be a major

problem for the next few days, and

3:48:143:48:20

arctic winds will be bringing us a

pretty cold weekend. On the +, lots

3:48:203:48:25

of sunshine. As we head through the

rest of the morning, this band of

3:48:253:48:30

cloud has been plaguing northern

parts of Wales in northern England

3:48:303:48:32

with some rain and also some hill

snow. The sky will brighten up

3:48:323:48:42

nicely, pushed on by that fairly

brisk north-east wind. A few wintry

3:48:423:48:46

showers continue to feed into the

north-east of England and in towards

3:48:463:48:49

eastern Scotland, but for the bulk

of Northern Ireland are the

3:48:493:48:53

north-west it should be dry and

bright, lots of sunshine, but it

3:48:533:48:56

will be called, and it turns colder

this evening and overnight,

3:48:563:48:59

eventually we lose that cloud from

central and southern areas as the

3:48:593:49:04

afternoon wears on. Becoming

confined to the south, and to the

3:49:043:49:08

north it will be a really cold one,

temperatures this afternoon around

3:49:083:49:12

three degrees at best in Scotland.

Overnight, very cold, frosty, clear

3:49:123:49:17

skies, the winds still quite a

feature across the south-east, but

3:49:173:49:21

elsewhere they will fall quite

light. Very cold, -5, may be down to

3:49:213:49:30

-10 Celsius, maybe around freezing

to 1 degrees in the south-east. So

3:49:303:49:35

for Sunday morning, it starts off

cold and frosty, but sunshine pretty

3:49:353:49:40

much across-the-board, it is going

to be a glorious crisp winter sunny

3:49:403:49:44

day, and the wind light of the most,

stronger across the south-east

3:49:443:49:50

making it feel quite raw. This

weather front will move through

3:49:503:49:55

during Tuesday and Wednesday and

bring slightly milder air, but

3:49:553:49:58

high-pressure holds on as we head on

into Monday, pushing off towards the

3:49:583:50:04

near continent, allowing

south-easterly winds to move to our

3:50:043:50:07

sure. Cold and frosty for many north

and western areas, and the cloud

3:50:073:50:11

will move westwards and turn into

quite a great, cold day throughout.

3:50:113:50:17

Into Tuesday, the weather front

moves in very slowly, and by

3:50:173:50:21

Wednesday it will introduce slightly

less cold air. Back to you.

3:50:213:50:26

At least

3:50:263:50:26

less cold air. Back to you.

At least it is getting milder. Thank

3:50:263:50:29

you very much and enjoy the rest of

your weekend, Stav. A lovely story

3:50:293:50:35

for you now.

3:50:353:50:37

Marjorie Thomas' life was spent

travelling the world,

3:50:373:50:39

following her husband Colin

as he went from base

3:50:393:50:41

to base with the RAF.

3:50:413:50:42

Following his death,

the Royal Air Forces Association

3:50:423:50:48

Was determined that she wouldn't

lose touch with the life she had

3:50:483:50:52

known. It's befriending service

introduced her to a volunteer, and

3:50:523:50:55

they have come up with an idea of

sending a teddy bear, Bertie, around

3:50:553:50:59

the world to raise awareness of the

service. Our reporter JJ Chalmers

3:50:593:51:03

went to meet them at one of their

regular get-togethers.

3:51:033:51:07

It's a friendship that might

at first seem unlikely.

3:51:073:51:09

Welcome!

3:51:093:51:10

I'll get my arm underneath yours.

3:51:103:51:12

Tell me when.

3:51:123:51:13

But 95-year-old Marjorie Thomas,

a great-grandmother from Solihull,

3:51:133:51:15

and Sean Bell, a company director

and former RAF commander, have been

3:51:153:51:18

firm friends for three years.

3:51:183:51:25

It's our favourite

restaurant, isn't it?

3:51:253:51:27

Let's take you in.

3:51:273:51:28

The pair have a military

connection the brought them

3:51:283:51:30

together in the most

poignant of circumstances.

3:51:303:51:32

Your late husband served in the RAF.

3:51:323:51:35

I met him before he went

into the Air Force, and he was 16.

3:51:353:51:40

And we met at a dance academy,

learning how to dance.

3:51:403:51:47

And he was a beautiful dancer.

3:51:473:51:49

Everything we did, we did together.

3:51:493:51:52

And when I lost him,

that was a big hole.

3:51:523:51:57

How did you first meet him?

3:51:573:51:59

I first met him at Colin's funeral.

3:51:593:52:03

He read the 23rd Psalm,

and he saluted the casket,

3:52:033:52:05

which was a lovely gesture.

3:52:053:52:15

I wrote a letter and thanked him

for his kindness, and five weeks

3:52:203:52:24

later I had a letter from him asking

if I would like to go down

3:52:243:52:27

to London to the club

and have an afternoon tea,

3:52:273:52:30

and of course I was delighted.

3:52:303:52:31

Now Sean and Marjorie e-mail every

day and meet every few months

3:52:313:52:34

for what Marjorie jokingly calls

a hot date.

3:52:343:52:39

Am I allowed a bit more?

3:52:393:52:40

You won't slap me?

3:52:403:52:43

That's because you

haven't had any lunch.

3:52:433:52:47

No, I haven't.

3:52:473:52:48

But I had one of your cakes.

3:52:483:52:56

The Royal Air Forces Association

says this sense of connection

3:52:563:52:58

is a valuable benefit

of its befriending service.

3:52:583:53:07

We think there are about 170,000

just within the RAF family

3:53:073:53:12

that are experiencing

loneliness and isolation.

3:53:123:53:14

This is about empowering people

to remain part of the community

3:53:143:53:16

and empowering both the beneficiary

and the befriender to stay connected

3:53:163:53:19

within the RAF family.

3:53:193:53:23

Today there's another

guest at the table -

3:53:233:53:27

Bertie the bear.

3:53:273:53:29

Marjorie's bear is

embarking on an adventure

3:53:293:53:31

around the world to raise awareness

of the Royal Air Forces

3:53:313:53:33

Association's befriending service.

3:53:333:53:35

Marjorie up until about a year ago

could travel, and has travelled

3:53:353:53:38

really widely in her life,

but she was no longer

3:53:383:53:40

able to travel as much.

3:53:403:53:41

I can't change that,

but what I can do is give something

3:53:413:53:44

else that can travel the world,

and Bertie the bear came up.

3:53:443:53:48

One of them is heading

off to Bali via Dubai,

3:53:483:53:50

one of them is off to Malaysia.

3:53:503:53:56

This Bertie has been flying in one

of the Blades aerobatic aeroplanes.

3:53:563:53:58

What it is trying to highlight

is that little things can make

3:53:583:54:01

a huge difference to people.

3:54:013:54:06

Followers will be able to track

Bertie's adventures on social media.

3:54:063:54:09

For Marjorie, who loved to travel,

it's an important opportunity

3:54:093:54:11

to still see the wider world.

3:54:113:54:13

I can imagine a lot of old ladies

will be quite glad of Bertie,

3:54:133:54:23

because he is gorgeous,

and with all these adventures,

3:54:233:54:25

they can follow it all and wonder

what Bertie is going to do

3:54:253:54:28

next, you know?

3:54:283:54:34

JJ Chalmers, BBC News, Solihull.

3:54:343:54:37

Lovely.

3:54:373:54:39

And Sean Bell, who you saw in that

report, is here now.

3:54:393:54:43

And so is Bertie! After Bali and

divide, flying helicopters, now it

3:54:433:54:48

is Salford on BBC Breakfast. Talk is

through where he has been and where

3:54:483:54:53

he's going.

It is early days so far,

but he's been up flying with Ben

3:54:533:54:59

Murphy, a member of the Blades and

the newest member of the Red Bull

3:54:593:55:04

Air Race pilots. He has been at a

Bali, Malaysia, Indonesia, and when

3:55:043:55:11

we went to the fire Brigade

yesterday, he has been around

3:55:113:55:14

London. He is doing also have

adventures, and basically, Marjorie

3:55:143:55:18

can't travel, she used to travel

very widely and she is not able to

3:55:183:55:25

do that now. So if the bear can

travel on her behalf around the

3:55:253:55:31

world, he can report back from those

experiences.

There is a bigger

3:55:313:55:36

project I suppose to this, because

Marjorie, when she lost her husband,

3:55:363:55:40

that is who she used to travel with,

and had her experiences with, and

3:55:403:55:44

when he passed away that was the

issue of loneliness, and something

3:55:443:55:47

we have spoken a lot about on

breakfast. This is highlighting the

3:55:473:55:51

work that has been done to help

people like Marjorie stay in

3:55:513:55:55

contact.

That is right, Marjorie is

lucky to have a supportive family

3:55:553:56:00

and grandchildren, but even she has

found that since the demise of her

3:56:003:56:04

husband, are days when she gets very

lonely. But this highlights that in

3:56:043:56:08

this country, one in three of our

over 75 think loneliness is a huge

3:56:083:56:14

issue. Half of the over 75s live

alone, and because of the

3:56:143:56:19

ex-military, because of the bobble,

70 years since the Second World War,

3:56:193:56:23

half of military veterans are over

75, so there is a big issue of

3:56:233:56:27

loneliness for the Armed Forces. And

that is why the royal air forces

3:56:273:56:35

association set up as voluntary

service. They don't have to be

3:56:353:56:38

ex-military, the long as they are

over 18 and do a bit of training,

3:56:383:56:41

they can add some magic to

somebody's life, and I think

3:56:413:56:44

Marjorie is a great example where

for a relatively small investment of

3:56:443:56:48

time you can make huge difference to

people's lives.

I suppose a lot of

3:56:483:56:54

military families, if they have

moved around the world for decades,

3:56:543:56:56

they might get a point in later life

where they don't have that routes

3:56:563:57:00

back home, they haven't been in one

community where they have friends,

3:57:003:57:04

neighbours, family next door, so it

can be especially lonely.

And one

3:57:043:57:08

thing we tend to forget the older

generation is they have all been our

3:57:083:57:12

age and younger before, they have

masses of experience and so many

3:57:123:57:14

stories to tell. When we were

filming that peace with Marjorie, we

3:57:143:57:20

asked her, what you get out of this

3:57:203:57:24

filming that peace with Marjorie, we

asked her, what you get out of this,

3:57:243:57:25

and she came with lots of things,

and we said, what you think Sean

3:57:253:57:28

gets from it, and she said, I'm not

sure?

What do you get from it?

I

3:57:283:57:35

spent 30 years in the military, we

studied history and leadership is a

3:57:353:57:39

lot, I have books about Churchill in

my library, and this was a lady who

3:57:393:57:42

has listened to his speeches. She

sat by the radio waiting for him to

3:57:423:57:46

come on. She was a teenager through

the Second World War. She listened

3:57:463:57:49

to the Blitz and listen to Churchill

talk about the Battle of Britain.

3:57:493:57:56

She is living history, and hearing

her talk about it adds a completely

3:57:563:58:00

different perspective to the history

that is written by some historians.

3:58:003:58:03

Plus the fact that having served in

the military for so long myself, I

3:58:033:58:06

am a huge fan of the commitment to

our men and women and our service

3:58:063:58:11

and their families, and therefore

anything we can do to help is

3:58:113:58:14

marvellous. And she is a magnificent

person. At the age of 95, twinkle in

3:58:143:58:19

her eye, if I can be that magical,

that special, I would love that.

And

3:58:193:58:24

you see the way she was giving

Bertie a hug at the end of that

3:58:243:58:27

film, she feels like she is

travelling through him.

Very

3:58:273:58:32

definitely. At first, certainly to

my friends, people saying, how could

3:58:323:58:36

a 95 Urabe on the computer, but when

I first met her, she didn't have a

3:58:363:58:39

computer, it was found letters for

about a year. The biggest nightmare

3:58:393:58:43

was the one of her family then

bought her a computer at the age of

3:58:433:58:47

92, and she learned how to e-mail,

and everyday then...

3:58:473:58:53

And Bertie has his BBC pass now as

well!

3:58:533:58:57

He can cause as much chaos as he

likes you.

3:58:573:59:00

That's all from us for today.

3:59:003:59:01

Roger and Rachel will be

here from six tomorrow morning.

3:59:013:59:03

Have a good day, bye-bye.

3:59:033:59:06

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