08/01/2018

0:00:03 > 0:00:10Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

0:00:10 > 0:00:14A shake-up at the top of the government as Theresa May

0:00:14 > 0:00:16prepares to unveil a Cabinet reshuffle.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19With speculation rife over a number of key positions,

0:00:19 > 0:00:22it's expected that more female and ethnic minority MPs will be

0:00:22 > 0:00:25promoted to the top table.

0:00:38 > 0:00:41Good morning, it's Monday the 8th of January.

0:00:41 > 0:00:48Also this morning:

0:00:48 > 0:00:57A new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it

0:00:57 > 0:01:01will be because of a lot of magnificent women.

0:01:01 > 0:01:04Oprah Winfrey leads the tributes to women working in the film

0:01:04 > 0:01:06and television industry as the red carpet at last night's

0:01:06 > 0:01:09Golden Globe Awards turns a sea of black in protest

0:01:09 > 0:01:12against sexual harassment.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie accuses the BBC of breaking equality

0:01:15 > 0:01:17law as she steps down from her role

0:01:17 > 0:01:24citing unequal pay with her male colleagues.

0:01:24 > 0:01:30Good morning. Manufacturers say they're feeling more optimistic

0:01:30 > 0:01:34about their future than they have done for four years so I'm at one of

0:01:34 > 0:01:38them, which has seen its exports grow them to find out where that

0:01:38 > 0:01:39growth is coming from.

0:01:39 > 0:01:41In sport, it's over and out from Australia.

0:01:41 > 0:01:47England fall to another heavy defeat in the final Ashes Test.

0:01:47 > 0:01:51Carol has the weather. Good morning. Good morning. A cold start for some

0:01:51 > 0:01:57and a frosty one, dry and bright for most, however the cloud across

0:01:57 > 0:02:02southern parts will edge North through the day producing a bit of

0:02:02 > 0:02:07drizzle here and there. More in 15 minutes.Speak to you then, Carol,

0:02:07 > 0:02:08thank you.

0:02:08 > 0:02:08Good morning.

0:02:08 > 0:02:09First, our main story:

0:02:09 > 0:02:13Theresa May is expected to make several changes to her cabinet team

0:02:13 > 0:02:14today in the most extensive

0:02:14 > 0:02:16reshuffle since she became Prime Minister.

0:02:16 > 0:02:18The four most senior members of the Government are expected

0:02:18 > 0:02:22to remain in their current posts, but more women and MPs from ethnic

0:02:22 > 0:02:24minorities are expected to be promoted to top positions.

0:02:24 > 0:02:26We're joined now from Westminster

0:02:26 > 0:02:30by our political correspondent Ben Wright.

0:02:30 > 0:02:36You're looking cold! So much conversation about what might

0:02:36 > 0:02:42happen, any indication at this point?It's a nailbiting anxious day

0:02:42 > 0:02:45for existing members of the Cabinet waiting to see if they will be

0:02:45 > 0:02:49sacked but for up and coming ambitious Tory MPs a day to be

0:02:49 > 0:02:53waiting by your phone, clutching it in hope in case you get the call

0:02:53 > 0:02:58from Theresa May. We're expecting a fairly wide cabinet reshuffle today

0:02:58 > 0:03:02although as you say, some of the big names we expect to remain in their

0:03:02 > 0:03:07place. Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, Philip

0:03:07 > 0:03:12Hammond. Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary and David Davis, leading

0:03:12 > 0:03:16the Brexit negotiations, they're all expected to stay. The next tier of

0:03:16 > 0:03:20cabinet ministers could have a significant rejig. In particular one

0:03:20 > 0:03:24of the reasons Theresa May has had to do this is the loss before

0:03:24 > 0:03:28Christmas of Damian Green who was heard the facto Deputy Prime

0:03:28 > 0:03:32Minister and a very powerful minister at the Cabinet office.

0:03:32 > 0:03:35There's a hole to fill and there is speculation possibly the health

0:03:35 > 0:03:39secretary Jeremy Hunt could be shunted into that role, although

0:03:39 > 0:03:42over the weekend Labour said that wouldn't be acceptable considering

0:03:42 > 0:03:46the pressure is the NHS is under and the criticisms made of his

0:03:46 > 0:03:50performance. Also there is speculation Patrick Makau Lachlan,

0:03:50 > 0:03:55the Tory party chairman, could be for the chop in light of the

0:03:55 > 0:04:01disastrous election in the summer and Justine Greening too, pretty

0:04:01 > 0:04:03young woman, Education Secretary, but there's been speculation over

0:04:03 > 0:04:08the weekend that she could be in danger. Reshuffles are difficult for

0:04:08 > 0:04:14the Prime Minister, they are trying to show they are in charge, that

0:04:14 > 0:04:17they have the imagination to make bold moves around the Cabinet table

0:04:17 > 0:04:22but the risk is by sacking people you create enemies on the Tory

0:04:22 > 0:04:25backbenches, and there will always be people overlook who will be cross

0:04:25 > 0:04:29if they don't get the call today as well.We will be watching closely.

0:04:29 > 0:04:33Ben, get out of the cold! Freezing there this morning!

0:04:33 > 0:04:36Oprah Winfrey received a standing ovation as she tackled the issue

0:04:36 > 0:04:38of sexual harrassment in the film industry

0:04:38 > 0:04:39at the Golden Globe Awards last night.

0:04:39 > 0:04:43It was the first major event since Hollywood was caught up

0:04:43 > 0:04:43in the scandal.

0:04:43 > 0:04:46During a politically charged evening, almost all those attending

0:04:46 > 0:04:48chose to wear black, and several celebrities brought

0:04:48 > 0:04:54activists on gender and racial equality as their guests.

0:04:54 > 0:04:56A new day is on the horizon!

0:04:56 > 0:05:00And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot

0:05:00 > 0:05:17of magnificent women.

0:05:17 > 0:05:21Many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty

0:05:21 > 0:05:25phenomenal men, fighting hard to make sure that they become the

0:05:25 > 0:05:35leaders who take us to the time where nobody ever has to say me to

0:05:35 > 0:05:44again.Gary Oldman won best actor for his portrayal of Winston

0:05:44 > 0:05:49Churchill, Ewan McDonald go and Martin Donna, the screenwriter. --

0:05:49 > 0:05:55Euan Murray Gregor. Peter Bowes is in Los Angeles. We will talk about

0:05:55 > 0:05:59the winners in a moment. What Oprah Winfrey has said has stolen most of

0:05:59 > 0:06:05the headlines?Yes, she absolutely stole the show. This was really

0:06:05 > 0:06:10billed as the night that women would take control of Hollywood, they did

0:06:10 > 0:06:13that, they wore black on the red carpet and it looked rather funereal

0:06:13 > 0:06:19but many were saying this was simply the death of old Hollywood and Seth

0:06:19 > 0:06:24Meyers, who hosted the show, set the tone early, saying good evening

0:06:24 > 0:06:28ladies and remaining gentlemen, he said, for all the male nominees in

0:06:28 > 0:06:32the room this might be the first time in three months that it won't

0:06:32 > 0:06:38be terrifying to hear your name read out loud. As you say then we heard

0:06:38 > 0:06:41from Oprah Winfrey, that electrifying speech that she gave,

0:06:41 > 0:06:45speaking your truth is the most powerful tool we all have, she said,

0:06:45 > 0:06:50and this was her message to young girls watching, a new day is on the

0:06:50 > 0:06:56horizon. I think this marks a change, a seachange in Hollywood in

0:06:56 > 0:07:00attitudes, of course, all in the wake of the sexual harassment

0:07:00 > 0:07:06scandal. And then there were the awards. Three billboards outside

0:07:06 > 0:07:11ebbing, misery was the winner of the night, best Roma, a film about to

0:07:11 > 0:07:19open in the UK. Francis McDormand, she won for her performance. Gary

0:07:19 > 0:07:23Oldman winning for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in the Darkest

0:07:23 > 0:07:27Hour. He said he's very proud of the Darkest Hour, it illustrates words

0:07:27 > 0:07:31and actions can change the world and boy oh boy, he said, does it meet

0:07:31 > 0:07:36some changing!Thanks very much., Peter. More detail on that through

0:07:36 > 0:07:41the morning. Did you see Natalie Portman, she gave out best director

0:07:41 > 0:07:48with Ron Howard, she said here's a list of all the male nominees and

0:07:48 > 0:07:51there was a reaction in the room. Very powerful statement!

0:07:51 > 0:07:54The BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, has stepped down

0:07:54 > 0:07:57from the role because of a what she describes

0:07:57 > 0:07:59as an indefensible pay gap between men and women.

0:07:59 > 0:08:00as an indefensible pay gap between men and women.

0:08:00 > 0:08:03as an indefensible pay gap between men and women.

0:08:03 > 0:08:06In an open letter addressed to licence fee payers,

0:08:06 > 0:08:08she accused the corporation of having a secretive

0:08:08 > 0:08:09and illegal pay culture.

0:08:09 > 0:08:11The BBC said internal audits have shown no systemic

0:08:11 > 0:08:12discrimination against women.

0:08:12 > 0:08:15Our media editor, Amol Rajan, reports.

0:08:15 > 0:08:17Carrie Gracie is one of the most respected international

0:08:17 > 0:08:20correspondents of her generation.

0:08:20 > 0:08:22With over three decades' experience at the BBC,

0:08:22 > 0:08:25her latest position was a high-profile and uniquely

0:08:25 > 0:08:28challenging post, responsible for covering over a billion people

0:08:28 > 0:08:30in a superpower that is repressive toward journalists.

0:08:30 > 0:08:32Yet she is paid less than two BBC

0:08:32 > 0:08:44reporters who do similar jobs and are men.

0:08:44 > 0:08:46In an explosive letter to license fee payers,

0:08:46 > 0:08:49she says the BBC has "a secretive and illegal pay culture and is not

0:08:49 > 0:08:52living up to its stated values of trust, honesty

0:08:52 > 0:08:52and accountability."

0:08:52 > 0:08:54A big welcome back to Claudia!

0:08:54 > 0:08:57Last time when the corporation was forced to disclose salaries

0:08:57 > 0:08:59of some on-air staff paid over £150,000.

0:08:59 > 0:09:00It revealed a gender pay gap.

0:09:00 > 0:09:03Not only are men generally being paid more, but the appearance

0:09:03 > 0:09:06that some women were being paid less for doing equivalent work.

0:09:06 > 0:09:09The BBC has embarked on not one but three audits

0:09:09 > 0:09:10of pay across staff.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13It says it has gone much further than most organisations on equality

0:09:13 > 0:09:15and is determined to do more.

0:09:15 > 0:09:18But this is a moment of high danger for the corporation.

0:09:18 > 0:09:20With over 200 female staff complaining formally about equal

0:09:20 > 0:09:24pay, there is a danger of legal action being brought and the public

0:09:24 > 0:09:25broadcaster's reputation being tarnished.

0:09:25 > 0:09:26Amol Rajan, BBC News.

0:09:26 > 0:09:29There's expected to be disruption for rail commuters today,

0:09:29 > 0:09:31with strikes affecting five different networks across the UK.

0:09:31 > 0:09:34Members of the RMT union say they're walking out over

0:09:34 > 0:09:36a continuing dispute about train guards.

0:09:36 > 0:09:38The train companies say the union is showing

0:09:38 > 0:09:44its disregard for passengers.

0:09:44 > 0:09:47If you haven't already, probably worth checking what's happening on

0:09:47 > 0:09:49the trains near you this morning.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52New measures to tackle the sale of unsafe laser pens,

0:09:52 > 0:09:55which can cause blindness, have been announced by the Government today.

0:09:55 > 0:09:58It comes after an increase in incidents targeting pilots

0:09:58 > 0:09:58and train drivers.

0:09:58 > 0:10:01The new powers would include better labelling and increased checks

0:10:01 > 0:10:04at borders to make sure that devices don't enter the country

0:10:04 > 0:10:05in the first place.

0:10:05 > 0:10:08An accountancy firm advising the Grenfell inquiry has quit

0:10:08 > 0:10:10amid concerns over a conflict of interest.

0:10:10 > 0:10:12KPMG, which audits three of the firms being investigated,

0:10:12 > 0:10:15also works with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea,

0:10:15 > 0:10:16where the tower is located.

0:10:16 > 0:10:19The firm said it had mutually agreed to step down

0:10:19 > 0:10:27from the inquiry.

0:10:27 > 0:10:31There are growing fears of an environmental disaster in the East

0:10:31 > 0:10:35China Sea as a huge tanker continues to leak oil two days after colliding

0:10:35 > 0:10:40with a cargo ship. The Iranian vessel, carrying around 1 million

0:10:40 > 0:10:44barrels of oil to South Korea, is still on fire. Rescue efforts are

0:10:44 > 0:10:48being hampered by a large oil slick and dense clouds of smoke. 32

0:10:48 > 0:10:51Iranian crewmembers are still missing.

0:10:51 > 0:10:54Sydney in Australia is experiencing its hottest weather in nearly 80

0:10:54 > 0:10:59years as temperatures reached over 47 degrees celsius yesterday.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03Not really Cricket weather but they have been playing their!

0:11:03 > 0:11:06There have been several major bushfires and a total fire ban

0:11:06 > 0:11:08has been put in place across the city.

0:11:08 > 0:11:12The fire service says there has been no significant loss of property.

0:11:12 > 0:11:18Extremely hot temperatures, isn't it?

0:11:18 > 0:11:22Talking about cricket, that is where... Joe Root was struggling in

0:11:22 > 0:11:26those temperatures and thankfully the Ashes is over.Feels like

0:11:26 > 0:11:30weekend all heave a sigh of, not waking up in the morning, checking

0:11:30 > 0:11:35the phone and that sinking feeling again. 47 in Sydney but in the

0:11:35 > 0:11:42centre of the SCG, where they were playing, it was 55 degrees. Imagine

0:11:42 > 0:11:46standing out there and facing the Australian paceman, which puts you

0:11:46 > 0:11:50under the cosh anyway, and Joe Root has got gastro, obviously that is

0:11:50 > 0:11:55something to do with a virus or something he has eaten but the heat

0:11:55 > 0:12:01and the dehydration can't help, can it? A pretty dire situation for

0:12:01 > 0:12:05England, beaten again, they lost the fifth and final test in Sydney by an

0:12:05 > 0:12:11innings and 123 runs.

0:12:11 > 0:12:13They had to bat all day and had

0:12:13 > 0:12:15to manage without a fully fit Joe Root.

0:12:15 > 0:12:18Gastroentiritis meant the captain only came in after the first hour's

0:12:18 > 0:12:20play and had to retire after lunch.

0:12:20 > 0:12:23England were bowled out for 180 meaning Asutralia win the Ashes

0:12:23 > 0:12:23series 4-0.

0:12:23 > 0:12:26FA Cup holders Arsenal are out of this season's competition.

0:12:26 > 0:12:29They were beaten by Championship side Nottingham Forest 4-2.

0:12:29 > 0:12:31It wasn't the only shock as League Two Newport beat

0:12:31 > 0:12:32Leeds United.

0:12:32 > 0:12:34Manchester City Women have maintained their 100% record

0:12:34 > 0:12:38in the league, six wins out of six, with a 5-2 victory at Reading.

0:12:38 > 0:12:40Elsewhere, second-placed Chelsea Ladies beat Arsenal to stay

0:12:40 > 0:12:44within two points of City at the top of the table.

0:12:44 > 0:12:47Saracens were back to their best against Wasps in the Premiership,

0:12:47 > 0:12:49securing a bonus point victory.

0:12:49 > 0:12:52There was a slip-up for league leaders Exeter, though.

0:12:52 > 0:12:55They were beaten by Newcastle.

0:12:55 > 0:12:59Some big names making a return for Saracens Atwal, which looks good for

0:12:59 > 0:13:08England going into the Six Nations. We will be talking about VAR later?

0:13:08 > 0:13:12We well, video assisted refereeing. I love it when you let her say that,

0:13:12 > 0:13:18Dan!You know when they do that in rugby and you go and look to see the

0:13:18 > 0:13:21replay to see what happened with decisions that have been made and

0:13:21 > 0:13:26whether they're wrong or not, they will do it for the first time in a

0:13:26 > 0:13:31football match in England tonight, Palace against Brighton in the FA

0:13:31 > 0:13:37Cup.It's interesting, isn't it? People complain it might delay

0:13:37 > 0:13:42things.Only you for certain game changing incidents, though. It can

0:13:42 > 0:13:46be done relatively quickly. Some referees will use it a lot, some

0:13:46 > 0:13:51referees will use it too often, but basically 96% of decisions by the

0:13:51 > 0:13:56top referees are correct.They are only wrong 4% of the time.Amazing,

0:13:56 > 0:14:01isn't it?And only for clear and obvious mistakes, if someone has

0:14:01 > 0:14:06gone in with two feet and the referee has missed it.I get the

0:14:06 > 0:14:10feeling low wheezes wanting to move on!Only because I'm being told, but

0:14:10 > 0:14:15I might have to change my dress, Carol I aren't exactly wearing the

0:14:15 > 0:14:20same dress but it sort of looks like it!

0:14:20 > 0:14:24I have the same crisis, thinking, have I got another dress?

0:14:24 > 0:14:25I have the same crisis, thinking, have I got another dress? It doesn't

0:14:25 > 0:14:31matter. Good morning. It is cold today, across southern Scotland and

0:14:31 > 0:14:35northern England, temperatures between -7 and -10 and we have seen

0:14:35 > 0:14:42is like this, some frost around. -- scenes like this. There will be some

0:14:42 > 0:14:46sunshine for some of us, not all of us, though, with cloud across

0:14:46 > 0:14:50southern England and that will move northwards and it will produce a

0:14:50 > 0:14:54little drizzle. As we start in the north of the country across

0:14:54 > 0:14:57Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England, it is called here,

0:14:57 > 0:15:03it is a bright start for some, and along the east coast there will be a

0:15:03 > 0:15:08breeze, so it will feel cooler. As we move south you can see where we

0:15:08 > 0:15:12have the cloud producing some outbreaks of light drizzle here and

0:15:12 > 0:15:16there, not everywhere, and as a result temperatures are not as low,

0:15:16 > 0:15:22for degrees in Southampton at 8am. Through the day you will notice the

0:15:22 > 0:15:25cloud will migrate slowly northwards. We will see some drizzle

0:15:25 > 0:15:28coming out of it almost anywhere through the course of the day. So

0:15:28 > 0:15:32the bright skies will be further north, particularly northern

0:15:32 > 0:15:37England, with a fair bit of sunshine today. In Newcastle the maximum

0:15:37 > 0:15:41temperature is only for degrees, two degrees in Glasgow and higher down

0:15:41 > 0:15:46to the south. -- four degrees. Overnight you can see that we still

0:15:46 > 0:15:50have the cloud pushing further north. Some drizzle coming out of

0:15:50 > 0:15:54that, maybe over the high ground as it engages with the cold air. We

0:15:54 > 0:15:58could see some wintry and is coming out of it. For most it won't be the

0:15:58 > 0:16:03case. Temperatures falling to about freezing in Glasgow. Damper

0:16:03 > 0:16:07surfaces, so watch out for that first thing. Tomorrow, it is a

0:16:07 > 0:16:12fairly quiet day. We also have a weather front coming in from the

0:16:12 > 0:16:16west. That will introduce some rain and the wind will start to

0:16:16 > 0:16:20strengthen here. Tomorrow, fairly cloudy, the odd spot of drizzle

0:16:20 > 0:16:24coming out of the cloud. There will be some bright breaks in the shelter

0:16:24 > 0:16:28of the hills. And then we have the weather front coming from the west,

0:16:28 > 0:16:32introducing the rain and some strengthening wind. Note that

0:16:32 > 0:16:35temperatures, 10 degrees in Plymouth, so that is certainly going

0:16:35 > 0:16:42on. Through Tuesday into Wednesday, the weather front continues pushing

0:16:42 > 0:16:47across the UK, taking the patchy rain with it. And then behind it,

0:16:47 > 0:16:51once again, we start to see some dry conditions coming in. Here is the

0:16:51 > 0:16:55rain moving from the west to the east, breaking up fairly patchy,

0:16:55 > 0:16:59behind it is bright and note that temperatures, they are going up, so

0:16:59 > 0:17:05we have nine and ten in the south, seven in Aberdeen, and we won't know

0:17:05 > 0:17:07ourselves.We won't, thank

0:17:07 > 0:17:07seven in Aberdeen, and we won't know ourselves.We won't, thank you. We

0:17:07 > 0:17:14will see you later.And Cat will stay with us to look at the papers.

0:17:14 > 0:17:20Shall we start on the front of the times, Carrie Gracie, the BBC China

0:17:20 > 0:17:26editor, has resigned from the role citing equal pay at the corporation,

0:17:26 > 0:17:33accusing the BBC of breaking a law and quits over the pay. She has

0:17:33 > 0:17:39written a letter to the BBC as well. That is on the Times website.The

0:17:39 > 0:17:46Daily Mail, a picture of Reese Witherspoon. From the Golden Globes,

0:17:46 > 0:17:52and virtually everyone wore black in unity as we have seen in Hollywood.

0:17:52 > 0:17:57Children covered with TV gambling adverts on the Daily Mail this

0:17:57 > 0:18:01morning.The Daily Telegraph have a picture of Carrie Gracie and we were

0:18:01 > 0:18:05mentioning this thing about video referee is taking to the field.

0:18:05 > 0:18:09There is going to be a reshuffle and we will talk about that through the

0:18:09 > 0:18:12programme this morning. And the Telegraph have this line which we

0:18:12 > 0:18:17have tried to get a hold of to see if it is true or not, whether

0:18:17 > 0:18:23Theresa May will have no Deal Brexit minister as part of the reshuffle in

0:18:23 > 0:18:28case a no deal happens.No fabrication of that.Not yet.

0:18:28 > 0:18:33Britain in the grip of a killer flu. Have you had a sniffle?I have not

0:18:33 > 0:18:39had the flu.You know how we talked about the man flu...Yes.I had a

0:18:39 > 0:18:44proper bout of man flu.Does it mean that you can't get out of bed?I

0:18:44 > 0:18:51struggled through, don't worry.Well done. When was it?Last week, two

0:18:51 > 0:18:57days, tough for everyone. And royals in blue, all smiles as they become

0:18:57 > 0:19:04sketch shown.Are talking about the, well, the Daily Mirror talking about

0:19:04 > 0:19:07waiting lists and the NHS and this baby's life-saving heart operation

0:19:07 > 0:19:12called off five times, the operation was postponed. Wattel is?The front

0:19:12 > 0:19:21of the Guardian as well -- what else? The editor of the Guardian

0:19:21 > 0:19:25between 1975 and 1995 died at the age of 75 and some lovely tributes

0:19:25 > 0:19:30to him inside the paper today. And May moves to assert control with the

0:19:30 > 0:19:35reshuffle and that is the main story on a number of the front pages this

0:19:35 > 0:19:39morning.What have you got? Some nice pictures stories in the

0:19:39 > 0:19:43Telegraph, talking about the fact that England were on the brink when

0:19:43 > 0:19:46the papers went to the press of losing the fifth and final Ashes

0:19:46 > 0:19:51test. Here are the Marsh brothers, the vague glimmer of hope, that

0:19:51 > 0:19:56Marsh brothers, Mitchell Marsh bringing up his century at the

0:19:56 > 0:20:01crease with his brother Shaun, who had already scored his century. They

0:20:01 > 0:20:04stop halfway down to embrace and realised that they haven't finished

0:20:04 > 0:20:09the run. England had the idea of getting them out. You can see Steve

0:20:09 > 0:20:16Smith is finished the run! Unfortunately, they didn't.And then

0:20:16 > 0:20:24in the Mail they have an interesting photo diary of Philip Patino's

0:20:24 > 0:20:34lovely day travelling to Barcelona -- Coutino. Yes, on his private

0:20:34 > 0:20:43plane moving to Barcelona to sign the 142 million...A lot.And he is

0:20:43 > 0:20:47all smiles, as you can imagine, as he is becoming a Barcelona

0:20:47 > 0:20:51superstar.That is an interesting one, which links with the story from

0:20:51 > 0:20:56the Daily Mail, don't sit back and enjoy the flight, BA axis reclining

0:20:56 > 0:21:04seats.And other airlines have already done that.-- axes. They can

0:21:04 > 0:21:08get 12 more seats into each aircraft. I had a nasty incident

0:21:08 > 0:21:12with a reclining seat. I was bending down to pick something up under the

0:21:12 > 0:21:18seat in front, and when I went down, I am quite tall anyway, so it was

0:21:18 > 0:21:22wedged, the guy in front reclined his seat and I was, I am not

0:21:22 > 0:21:27kidding, imagine me fully wedged, I can't tap on the seat because my

0:21:27 > 0:21:32arms were like this, so in that most British fashion ever I said, "Excuse

0:21:32 > 0:21:38me, I think you might be breaking my back".The good news is it won't

0:21:38 > 0:21:43happen any more.You can fit your legs in because of the gaps between

0:21:43 > 0:21:48the seats. Basically, stay in the UK.It is a good story for tall

0:21:48 > 0:21:53people.Absolutely. We will have more on the papers a little bit

0:21:53 > 0:21:53later.

0:21:53 > 0:21:56Some pharmacists at Boots are worried that work pressures mean

0:21:56 > 0:21:58patients could be being put at risk.

0:21:58 > 0:22:01A former manager blew the whistle to the industry regulator

0:22:01 > 0:22:04about his understaffing concerns before he resigned in 2015.

0:22:04 > 0:22:06He's now spoken publicly for the first time to the BBC's

0:22:06 > 0:22:07Inside Out programme.

0:22:07 > 0:22:10Boots says it's confident its pharmacies have enough staff.

0:22:10 > 0:22:16Marie Ashby reports.

0:22:16 > 0:22:20Boots is one of the country's best known high-street names and the

0:22:20 > 0:22:25largest pharmacy chain in the UK. It has almost 2400 stores and provides

0:22:25 > 0:22:30a crucial NHS service. But some pharmacists at Boots are worried

0:22:30 > 0:22:34that the work pressure they are under could lead to mistakes. Two of

0:22:34 > 0:22:38the pharmacists we spoke to were prepared to be interviewed as long

0:22:38 > 0:22:42as their identity was protected. Their words are spoken by actors.

0:22:42 > 0:22:46Some days you would easily describe the team as being a breaking point.

0:22:46 > 0:22:50That is because simply the amount of work that has to be done cannot

0:22:50 > 0:22:53physically get done safely and it can't physically get done without

0:22:53 > 0:22:57working longer hours or working after the store has closed.Mistakes

0:22:57 > 0:23:01may not be picked up on and that could ultimately lead to somebody

0:23:01 > 0:23:06possibly dying.The pharmacist defence association union is the

0:23:06 > 0:23:11largest union representing the profession. It supports a third of

0:23:11 > 0:23:16Boots' 6500 pharmacist and is involved in a legal battle to be

0:23:16 > 0:23:19recognised as the union.Farmers as have told us working for Boots that

0:23:19 > 0:23:23they are finding increasingly that there are less staff available and

0:23:23 > 0:23:28that makes their job a lot more difficult and more pressurised.We

0:23:28 > 0:23:31have an industry-leading patient safety record, I am absolutely

0:23:31 > 0:23:34confident that the resources are there to deliver the patient care. I

0:23:34 > 0:23:39am confident we have enough staff. Greg Orton was a former manager

0:23:39 > 0:23:42involved in patient safety at Boots until he resigned more than two

0:23:42 > 0:23:47years ago. He reported his concerns about understaffing to the general

0:23:47 > 0:23:51pharmaceutical council.They told me that they were going to review their

0:23:51 > 0:23:54inspection model and they didn't interview a single person. And they

0:23:54 > 0:24:07concluded that there wasn't any problem all.Just over a year ago

0:24:07 > 0:24:10the regulator also told him it is investigating -- its investigation

0:24:10 > 0:24:14found no systemic failure by Boots to provide adequate staff in its

0:24:14 > 0:24:17pharmacy.Greg, his opinions and his concerns, left the business over two

0:24:17 > 0:24:21years ago and not relevant to Boots today. We continue to invest in more

0:24:21 > 0:24:24people, more pharmacist than ever before, into Alli shops and into our

0:24:24 > 0:24:27processes to help to make things more say.The industry regulator is

0:24:27 > 0:24:29providing more patient safety guidance to community pharmacies

0:24:29 > 0:24:30later this year.

0:24:30 > 0:24:32And you can see Boots: pharmacists under pressure?

0:24:32 > 0:24:41An Inside Out special tonight, on BBC One and on the BBC iPlayer.

0:24:41 > 0:24:44British manufacturers are enjoying a boom with order books busier

0:24:44 > 0:24:47than they've been in decades, thanks mainly to the weak pound,

0:24:47 > 0:24:50which is making the things we produce in the UK cheaper abroad.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53Steph is at the UK's biggest manufacturer of household plastic

0:24:53 > 0:25:00products, which exports to over 70 countries.

0:25:00 > 0:25:04I thought last night you were in a bucket factory but there is much

0:25:04 > 0:25:09more to this than buckets.Oh, I have bucketloads of business for you

0:25:09 > 0:25:12and yes, there is much more to it than that. Let me explain the

0:25:12 > 0:25:17process. You can see the machine here. You basically get lots of

0:25:17 > 0:25:20liquid plastic squished into the mould and then it is cooled down

0:25:20 > 0:25:24very quickly and seconds later outcomes this bin lid on their side.

0:25:24 > 0:25:29They are making lots of different containers. The reason we have come

0:25:29 > 0:25:33to this business is because it is a manufacturer that is seeing growth

0:25:33 > 0:25:38and, in particular, their exports are increasing. So they have been

0:25:38 > 0:25:42trying to work out like many companies what it would mean when we

0:25:42 > 0:25:46leave the EU for their business. So they have been looking at trying to

0:25:46 > 0:25:49get more businesses in other countries outside of the EU. They

0:25:49 > 0:25:52are managing to do that quite successfully here as well. There is

0:25:52 > 0:25:58about 230 people who work here in this factory at the moment. It is a

0:25:58 > 0:26:0324/7 operation that's going on. And for them at the moment about 17% of

0:26:03 > 0:26:07what they make is exported abroad. They make something like over 5

0:26:07 > 0:26:13million different products here every single month. So lots of these

0:26:13 > 0:26:16machines constantly running. And they have invested quite a lot of

0:26:16 > 0:26:21money in this machinery is well over the last few years. That is to try

0:26:21 > 0:26:24to update game, to try to be competitive with the rest of the

0:26:24 > 0:26:28world when it comes to making things like this. Because they are in high

0:26:28 > 0:26:31demand. And the reason we are talking about this this morning is

0:26:31 > 0:26:35because, as you set at the beginning, this is an industry that

0:26:35 > 0:26:39is seeing some optimism at the moment. So we are seeing exports

0:26:39 > 0:26:42growing a bit. And that's because a lot of things to do with the

0:26:42 > 0:26:46currency, the fact that the pound has fallen against other currencies,

0:26:46 > 0:26:49and that has meant that they have been able to sell these products

0:26:49 > 0:26:52more cheaply abroad. But for them raw material costs have been going

0:26:52 > 0:26:56up. So it is a balance trying together right. I'm going to speak

0:26:56 > 0:30:17to the boss here later on about this. First, let's get the

0:30:17 > 0:30:18in half an hour.

0:30:18 > 0:30:21Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:30:21 > 0:30:24Bye for now.

0:30:30 > 0:30:33Hello, welcome back, you're watching Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise

0:30:33 > 0:30:38Minchin. Thanks for being with us on this Monday morning. All the latest

0:30:38 > 0:30:42news and sport in a moment but also on Breakfast this morning, and is

0:30:42 > 0:30:47there a crisis of trust at the BBC? That's the claim from the

0:30:47 > 0:30:50corporation's China editor, who quits in protest at unequal pay for

0:30:50 > 0:30:55women. We find out what the law says when it comes to pay parity. If

0:30:55 > 0:30:59you've ever heard your back begin your garden, we will tell you how

0:30:59 > 0:31:05from Hollywood can be used to help ease your pain. Last night's Golden

0:31:05 > 0:31:09Globes were the first major event since the film industry was caught

0:31:09 > 0:31:12up in the sexual harassment scandal and the stars used to the occasion

0:31:12 > 0:31:15to show their support for the victims. We'll have reaction from

0:31:15 > 0:31:18Los Angeles.

0:31:18 > 0:31:24Good morning. A summary of the main stories from BBC News, Theresa May

0:31:24 > 0:31:28will reshuffle her Cabinet today in the most extensive changes since she

0:31:28 > 0:31:32became Prime Minister. Before most senior members of the government

0:31:32 > 0:31:36will remain in their current posts while more women and MPs from ethnic

0:31:36 > 0:31:40minorities are likely to be promoted. Further changes to junior

0:31:40 > 0:31:43roles will be announced tomorrow.

0:31:43 > 0:31:47Oprah Winfrey received a standing ovation as she tackled the issue of

0:31:47 > 0:31:50sexual harassment in the film industry at the Golden Globes

0:31:50 > 0:31:54overnight. It was the first major event since Hollywood was caught up

0:31:54 > 0:31:58in the scandal. During a politically charged evening, almost all those

0:31:58 > 0:32:03attending chose to wear black and several celebrities brought

0:32:03 > 0:32:06activists on gender and racial equality as their guests.

0:32:06 > 0:32:10In Hollywood they turned the red carpet black. This was a show of

0:32:10 > 0:32:14solidarity for those who had been abused and harassed and a

0:32:14 > 0:32:18demonstration of the determination to change.

0:32:18 > 0:32:22From the moment the ceremony began, its tone was set.

0:32:22 > 0:32:26Good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen.

0:32:26 > 0:32:32And here are the all male nominees. Natalie Portman highlighted the

0:32:32 > 0:32:37failure of the Golden Globes to recognise female directors. And star

0:32:37 > 0:32:43after star lined up to give voice to a movement now known as Hack

0:32:43 > 0:32:49#timesup.Time's up, we see you, we hear you and we will tell your

0:32:49 > 0:32:53stories. Thank you.It was really great to be in this room tonight and

0:32:53 > 0:33:02to be part of the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure.But

0:33:02 > 0:33:07no speech was more powerful than Oprah Winfrey's.So for all the

0:33:07 > 0:33:11girls watching here and now, I want you to note a new day is on the

0:33:11 > 0:33:19horizon.Time and again on this redcarpet we've heard the same thing

0:33:19 > 0:33:23and that word is change. The stars walking down here are insisting that

0:33:23 > 0:33:28this is not just a moment, this is a process which they say will

0:33:28 > 0:33:33continue. James Cook, BBC News, at the Golden Globes in Hollywood.

0:33:33 > 0:33:37Among the winners last night were British actor Gary Oldman, who won

0:33:37 > 0:33:41for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in Darkest Hour. Best

0:33:41 > 0:33:46actress went to Francis McDormand for her performance in three

0:33:46 > 0:33:49Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri which won Best picture and Ewan

0:33:49 > 0:33:55McGregor was best actor in a TV series for his role playing two

0:33:55 > 0:33:59different wins in Fargo. More on that through the morning for you.

0:33:59 > 0:34:05The BBC China editor editor Carrie Gracie has stepped down because of

0:34:05 > 0:34:10what she called an indefensible pay gap at the corporation. In an open

0:34:10 > 0:34:13letter addressed to licence fee payers she accused the BBC of

0:34:13 > 0:34:18breaking equality law because of the difference between her pay and other

0:34:18 > 0:34:22men in similar roles. A BBC spokesman said fairness in pay was

0:34:22 > 0:34:23vital.

0:34:23 > 0:34:28An accountancy firm advising the Grenfell enquiry has quit amid

0:34:28 > 0:34:32concerns over conflict of interests. KPMG, which orders three of the firm

0:34:32 > 0:34:36is being investigated, also works with the Royal Borough of Kensington

0:34:36 > 0:34:40and Chelsea where the tower is located. The firm said it mutually

0:34:40 > 0:34:43agreed to step down from the enquiry.

0:34:43 > 0:34:47There are growing fears this morning that environmental disaster in the

0:34:47 > 0:34:51East China Sea is a huge tanker continues to leak oil after

0:34:51 > 0:34:57colliding with a cargo ship two days ago. The Iranian vessel, carrying

0:34:57 > 0:35:01around 1 million barrels of oil to South Korea, is still on Fire and

0:35:01 > 0:35:05Rescue efforts are being hampered by a large oil slick and dense clouds

0:35:05 > 0:35:09of smoke. 32 Iranian crewmembers are still missing.

0:35:09 > 0:35:16That's a summary of the latest news. Kat is here to talk about the sport.

0:35:16 > 0:35:23Good morning. That's sums it up, that picture, the Australian team

0:35:23 > 0:35:26celebrating over the pink wickets at the Sydney Cricket Ground and James

0:35:26 > 0:35:30Anderson walking off despondently. James Anderson is always the final

0:35:30 > 0:35:35wicket to fall and it has been for the couple of Ashes tours down

0:35:35 > 0:35:40under, trudging off as England concede defeat. The Ashes are

0:35:40 > 0:35:44finally over. Great relief for all involved!

0:35:44 > 0:35:48Particularly Patrick Gearey, who is in Sydney and we will speak to him

0:35:48 > 0:35:51in a couple of minutes. England beaten again, they lost the fifth

0:35:51 > 0:35:57and final test, bitten by an innings and 123. They had to back all day

0:35:57 > 0:36:02and Joe Root was hospitalised with gastro, he only came on in the first

0:36:02 > 0:36:07hour and retired after lunch but he made 50. England were bowled out for

0:36:07 > 0:36:14180, meaning Australia win the Ashes series 4-0. The job is done for

0:36:14 > 0:36:17England and for Patrick Gearey, our reporter in Sydney, he's been

0:36:17 > 0:36:23following the last couple of tests. This has to be one of the worst days

0:36:23 > 0:36:27of this Ashes tour, particularly for poor old Joe Root, who is in

0:36:27 > 0:36:32hospital?It is up there or down there as the case may be.

0:36:32 > 0:36:37Not long ago we had a storm here, it felt appropriate for England, too

0:36:37 > 0:36:41late to save them, a sickening day all too literally for Joe Root. When

0:36:41 > 0:36:45we got here this morning we found out he was in hospital with a

0:36:45 > 0:36:49stomach bug with dehydration so he couldn't carry on, Moeen Ali went

0:36:49 > 0:36:54out in his place, Moeen lasted an hour before Nathan Lyon got him

0:36:54 > 0:37:01again and then Root went in, you can't ring in sick if you're the

0:37:01 > 0:37:05England captain, he got 250 and got England to the lunchbreak but it got

0:37:05 > 0:37:08too much, he couldn't carry on and Australia got Jonny Bairstow and

0:37:08 > 0:37:13then blew away the England fail enders after that to complete an

0:37:13 > 0:37:16emphatic 4-0 victory and the celebrations went on long. We didn't

0:37:16 > 0:37:22seem a route at the crease and not either in the post match press

0:37:22 > 0:37:26conference, he had to recover so in his place was Jimmy Anderson -- we

0:37:26 > 0:37:29didn't seem a group.

0:37:29 > 0:37:34We knew they would win, we've known it for a while, seeing them do it in

0:37:34 > 0:37:40person as tough. We didn't play well enough, we have to give them credit.

0:37:40 > 0:37:45They are well within their rights to be over the moon with that win. I do

0:37:45 > 0:37:51think it's been closer than 4-0. We've been on top in some games, if

0:37:51 > 0:37:54not all the games at some stage. We've just not capitalised on the

0:37:54 > 0:37:56key moments.

0:37:56 > 0:38:02Lots of talk on social media, it was late for the papers, that England

0:38:02 > 0:38:06defeat, about a crisis in English cricket, about where English cricket

0:38:06 > 0:38:11goes now. They've got the 1-dayers and the T20s to play in Australia

0:38:11 > 0:38:17but for test cricket is looking pretty dire as far as are concerned?

0:38:17 > 0:38:21At home England are still a decent team and they play England and

0:38:21 > 0:38:24Pakistan at home this summer, Australia at home next summer and

0:38:24 > 0:38:28they'll be confident for that but it's about these trips to Australia

0:38:28 > 0:38:32and the next one is in 2021 and thoughts are turning to then. If you

0:38:32 > 0:38:36speak to the likes of Michael Vaughan and Graeme Swann, who knows

0:38:36 > 0:38:40what it takes to win and lose the Ashes, they say English cricket

0:38:40 > 0:38:44needs to have a serious and honest conversation about itself, how it

0:38:44 > 0:38:48prepares for these trips and the kind of players it's bringing here.

0:38:48 > 0:38:53It's not easy to win in Australia, England haven't done it for seven

0:38:53 > 0:38:58years, but to do so they might have to change a bit about themselves.We

0:38:58 > 0:39:02will be watching to see if any changes are made after that Ashes

0:39:02 > 0:39:05defeat. Thanks for all your work in Sydney,

0:39:05 > 0:39:10hard work for Patrick in 55 degrees in Sydney over the last few days!

0:39:10 > 0:39:14A day of surprises in the FA Cup, none more so than when current

0:39:14 > 0:39:19holders Arsenal were beaten 4-2 by Championship side Nottingham Forest.

0:39:19 > 0:39:26Defender Eriksen high score the goal of the game to make it 2-1, that was

0:39:26 > 0:39:30before Nottingham Forest got their second penalty of the match through

0:39:30 > 0:39:33Dowell and it is the second time they've lost at this stage under

0:39:33 > 0:39:34Wenger.

0:39:34 > 0:39:39In Wales League two Newport County came from behind to beat

0:39:39 > 0:39:42Championship side Leeds United, Makovsky with a dramatic last-minute

0:39:42 > 0:39:43winner.

0:39:43 > 0:39:47Spurs cruised into the fourth round after beating AFC Wimbledon, two

0:39:47 > 0:39:52goals from Harry Kane and this long-range strike from defender Jan

0:39:52 > 0:39:57Vertonghen, his first Spurs goal in four years, 3-0 at Wembley.

0:39:57 > 0:40:05League One Shrewsbury town got a replay against West Ham, they had

0:40:05 > 0:40:10many chances and former Shrewsbury player Joe Hart denied them. A

0:40:10 > 0:40:15member of the crowd through the cap onto the pitch because of the sun.

0:40:15 > 0:40:21He played the whole of first half with the cap on to stop the sun

0:40:21 > 0:40:25going in his eyes. Interesting. Thank you very much. See you a

0:40:25 > 0:40:27little bit later.

0:40:27 > 0:40:32Let's return to one of our main stories and campaigning and sexual

0:40:32 > 0:40:36harassment and assault in Lee Wood has dominated the Golden Globes

0:40:36 > 0:40:40overnight. Most stars dressed in black in support of victims -- in

0:40:40 > 0:40:42Hollywood.

0:40:42 > 0:40:50We're here because we're standing in solidarity and unity and Mara and I

0:40:50 > 0:40:57both wanted to stand behind this movement that said time's up against

0:40:57 > 0:41:01violence against women and girls and the imbalance in power in all

0:41:01 > 0:41:06industries, not just Hollywood, but all industries.All over the world,

0:41:06 > 0:41:10a message to everyone saying we're all in it together, it's not just

0:41:10 > 0:41:12about our industry but every industry and everyone around the

0:41:12 > 0:41:17world, we're all behind you in whatever way they that is.

0:41:17 > 0:41:21There's no way that I'm ever going to be in a room and be treated in

0:41:21 > 0:41:25the way people have been treated and not stand-up. The whole reason that

0:41:25 > 0:41:30could take place like any abuse of Plowright is silence, I don't feel

0:41:30 > 0:41:34like that any more.

0:41:34 > 0:41:38Joining us is the one critic Anna Smith showbiz journalist Gail Murphy

0:41:38 > 0:41:44joins us from LA. Thanks for joining us. We will talk about the movies in

0:41:44 > 0:41:51a moment but the whole event was so dominated by this campaign,

0:41:51 > 0:41:56#timesup, #metoo, what do you make of it?Fantastic, as a woman and a

0:41:56 > 0:41:59film industry than it was very movement, amazing to see the

0:41:59 > 0:42:04solidarity of the women, alongside the men, almost all wearing black,

0:42:04 > 0:42:08talking about harassment and equality on the red carpet and when

0:42:08 > 0:42:13they took to the stage. Very exciting.Gail, an interesting

0:42:13 > 0:42:17atmosphere in the room, some people almost Old Navy about what to say on

0:42:17 > 0:42:20that occasion but Oprah Winfrey rightly grabbed many of the

0:42:20 > 0:42:25headlines with a really powerful speech?

0:42:25 > 0:42:30She tore up the place and literally ate the scenery. She came out like a

0:42:30 > 0:42:35force of nature and explained how in 1965 when she was a young girl she

0:42:35 > 0:42:40was watching TV on the floor at her mum's house and it happened to be

0:42:40 > 0:42:44and Bancroft giving Sydney Poitier his Oscar and she had never seen

0:42:44 > 0:42:51anyone who looked like her before in that situation before and she said

0:42:51 > 0:42:54it changed her life and she realised young girls will be watching her

0:42:54 > 0:42:59tonight and her goal is to change their lives as well. She said some

0:42:59 > 0:43:06really interesting stuff and I know I can share a couple of things with

0:43:06 > 0:43:11you. She called out tyrants, secret holders, liars, she said she values

0:43:11 > 0:43:17the press now more than she ever has before and she said speaking your

0:43:17 > 0:43:22truth is the most powerful tool you have and this year, we became the

0:43:22 > 0:43:27story, meaning all the women and all the enlightened men.Anna Smith,

0:43:27 > 0:43:31you've been covering films for many years now, do you sense there is a

0:43:31 > 0:43:35sentiment there and do you think things will change and are changing?

0:43:35 > 0:43:40Will we see that in the films will be watching in the future?I hope

0:43:40 > 0:43:45so. If you look at the films that have been honoured, three Billboards

0:43:45 > 0:43:49Outside Ebbing, Missouri, a strong woman fighting back against the

0:43:49 > 0:43:53establishment. Ladybird is a woman's story as well. This year is the

0:43:53 > 0:43:57beginning of a shift and it is the first time we have seen women stand

0:43:57 > 0:44:01together and make such a loud statement but as Natalie Portman

0:44:01 > 0:44:04pointed out, we need more women directors honoured and recognised

0:44:04 > 0:44:08and I hope this is the beginning of a shift where people take those

0:44:08 > 0:44:13issues more seriously.Gayl, if I can ask about Seth Meyers, people

0:44:13 > 0:44:17were concerned about having a comedian hosting, some opening

0:44:17 > 0:44:25comments included good evening, ladies, and the remaining gentleman,

0:44:25 > 0:44:30and he made some blatant jokes about Hartley Weinstein as well?There

0:44:30 > 0:44:34was, like, a sucking in of air throughout the entire room would,

0:44:34 > 0:44:39which you could feel through the television. He opened up by saying

0:44:39 > 0:44:46happy New Year, Hollywood, it's 2018, marijuana is legal and sexual

0:44:46 > 0:44:52harassment is finally not! The asked the audience to look back on a day

0:44:52 > 0:44:55when comedian Seth Rogen was the only real threat to North Korea when

0:44:55 > 0:45:00they hacked Sony films in the Interview in 2014.

0:45:00 > 0:45:06It was like a machine-gun. He had commentary after commentary after

0:45:06 > 0:45:12commentary and I thought he did a fabulous job.Thanks very much.

0:45:12 > 0:45:16You're coming back a bit later and I promise we will talk more about who

0:45:16 > 0:45:25actually won as well.Ewan McGregor was a winner, wasn't he, Gary Oldman

0:45:25 > 0:45:32as well, and Big Little Lies, and Nicole Kidman had an award in that

0:45:32 > 0:45:37as all.Let's have a catch up on the weather, Carol is looking at it, and

0:45:37 > 0:45:40we are almost wearing the same dress.Good morning.

0:45:40 > 0:45:41we are almost wearing the same dress.Good morning. Good taste.

0:45:41 > 0:45:46This morning it is a cold start to the day. In southern Scotland and

0:45:46 > 0:45:51northern England temperature is currently -7 so there is frost

0:45:51 > 0:45:55around not just in those areas, in other areas, a cold start but at the

0:45:55 > 0:46:00middle of the week we have some rain and in the latter part of the week

0:46:00 > 0:46:04we have -- it won't be quite as cold. Some of us will see a return

0:46:04 > 0:46:07to double-figure temperatures. This morning you can see where we have

0:46:07 > 0:46:10the clear skies as we push northwards. This is where we have

0:46:10 > 0:46:13the lowest temperatures especially in rural areas, so you might find a

0:46:13 > 0:46:17little ice here and there this morning, certainly some frost, these

0:46:17 > 0:46:21temperatures of course in towns and cities. Much lower, as I mentioned,

0:46:21 > 0:46:25across southern Scotland and northern England. Across the Central

0:46:25 > 0:46:42Lowlands they are low as well. Coming into South Wales, the

0:46:42 > 0:46:44Midlands, southern England generally, heading towards Kent and

0:46:44 > 0:46:47East Anglia, there is more cloud around this morning and that is

0:46:47 > 0:46:51producing some patchy drizzle and as a result it is not quite as cold.

0:46:51 > 0:46:55Mind you if you are stepping out there is no heat wave either and it

0:46:55 > 0:46:59is quite breezy in the south. So can head with yesterday when we had all

0:46:59 > 0:47:03the sunshine and it was a pleasant day it will be cloudy in the south

0:47:03 > 0:47:06and it will move northwards, into the southern parts of northern

0:47:06 > 0:47:09England by the afternoon and still producing the odd bit of drizzle,

0:47:09 > 0:47:13the odd snow grain here and there especially on the hills. For the

0:47:13 > 0:47:16rest of northern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland a bright day

0:47:16 > 0:47:20with some sunshine but a noticeable wind down the east coast, so it will

0:47:20 > 0:47:23feel coolly here, the wind into the evening and overnight, the cloud

0:47:23 > 0:47:26pushes northwards to all but the final first Scotland and then the

0:47:26 > 0:47:30wind picks up once again in the west. Touching gale force with

0:47:30 > 0:47:33exposure. It will be a cold night, temperatures in Glasgow freezing,

0:47:33 > 0:47:37further south we have three, but not as cold as the night is gone. So

0:47:37 > 0:47:40tomorrow we hang onto the not much breeze in the UK, however and other

0:47:40 > 0:47:44weather system from the Atlantic is going to introduce further spells of

0:47:44 > 0:47:48rain and again it will be windy in the west. So a lot of cloud around,

0:47:48 > 0:47:51still some drizzle coming out of this on higher ground, when it

0:47:51 > 0:47:55engages with the cold air, we could see some snow grains but there will

0:47:55 > 0:47:59be some bright breaks coming through as well. However, you can't fail but

0:47:59 > 0:48:02notice this line of rain coming from the west. Temperatures in Plymouth

0:48:02 > 0:48:06by the end of the afternoon getting up to about 10 Celsius. During the

0:48:06 > 0:48:09course of Tuesday into Wednesday that weather front will wriggle

0:48:09 > 0:48:13towards the east and in doing so it will lose some of its energy. So the

0:48:13 > 0:48:17rain on it will become more patchy in nature. Behind it on Wednesday it

0:48:17 > 0:48:21would tend to dry out. So here is the rain. You can see the light of

0:48:21 > 0:48:25it. It is moving west to east, fragmenting, again on the hills we

0:48:25 > 0:48:28could see a little bit a wintry nurse. No problems at lower levels

0:48:28 > 0:48:33and then behind it some bright breaks and a recovery in those

0:48:33 > 0:48:37temperatures. It won't feel as cold by the time we get to Wednesday.OK.

0:48:37 > 0:48:40That is good. Thank you. See you later.

0:48:40 > 0:48:44Now, where would we send Steph to find out about British manufacturers

0:48:44 > 0:48:48and how they are feeling?Will you answer this question?I was hoping

0:48:48 > 0:48:52it would not be a bucket factory. I think we are under selling it.

0:48:52 > 0:48:56Although there are buckets.It is much more than just pockets. Good

0:48:56 > 0:49:02morning. Good morning. I have loads of buclets here for you. I have

0:49:02 > 0:49:05bucketloads of business news. As you say,

0:49:05 > 0:49:09bucketloads of business news. As you say, this business is and

0:49:09 > 0:49:13manufacturer and you can see some of these been little is to this is

0:49:13 > 0:49:17Gavin who started at six o'clock this morning and he will work until

0:49:17 > 0:49:21six o'clock this evening. This is a 24/7 operation and I am pleased to

0:49:21 > 0:49:25say it is a business that is growing and it is doing well from selling

0:49:25 > 0:49:29this type of stuff abroad. They have seen exports increase. Tony is the

0:49:29 > 0:49:33boss. Good morning. Let's have a walk around. This is doing quite

0:49:33 > 0:49:39well at the moment.Yes, it is going quite well. We have just made a

0:49:39 > 0:49:43major investment of £8 million on injection moulding machines. These

0:49:43 > 0:49:47machines need filling with orders because they give us more capacity.

0:49:47 > 0:49:51So although we have plenty to do we are waiting for more to do.And you

0:49:51 > 0:49:57have been looking at growing your business, have a new, in the export

0:49:57 > 0:50:02market?Yes, around 2008 we made another investment and the boss said

0:50:02 > 0:50:06"I'm going to spend a lot of money, what can you do with the capacity?"

0:50:06 > 0:50:12And at the time we dealt with the Republic of Ireland only and so he

0:50:12 > 0:50:16gave us the answer and told us we will export and that is what we are

0:50:16 > 0:50:25being doing since 2008.How difficult or easy has it been?If I

0:50:25 > 0:50:29say it has been easy everyone else will do it and make it difficult in

0:50:29 > 0:50:33the future but what we have got is we have made major investments which

0:50:33 > 0:50:37has made it easier. The boss has invested in new machinery, new

0:50:37 > 0:50:42product development and even more importantly he has invested in our

0:50:42 > 0:50:46people so yes, because of that, it has not been difficult. I am not

0:50:46 > 0:50:49saying it is easy but it hasn't been difficult.What about the future,

0:50:49 > 0:50:54how are you feeling about that?Very confident. We will spend another £3

0:50:54 > 0:50:57million on even more new machinery. So it just takes us to another

0:50:57 > 0:51:02level. And our boss would not spend a penny, he is not tight, by the

0:51:02 > 0:51:07way, but he would not spend a penny if he did not see something as an

0:51:07 > 0:51:11endgame.That is lucky, isn't it? Carry on. Thank you for your time.

0:51:11 > 0:51:14Fascinating to see this place. My first job when I worked in

0:51:14 > 0:51:18engineering was a plastic injection wobbling company so I am excited to

0:51:18 > 0:51:22be here and I keep threatening Tony I would come on a machine and start

0:51:22 > 0:51:26to change the variables. Here we are. We have Stephen here as well

0:51:26 > 0:51:30from the manufacturing association which represents manufacturers,

0:51:30 > 0:51:34called EEF. We have heard about the picture from Tony on this business.

0:51:34 > 0:51:39What is the bigger picture like?The bigger picture is we have seen a

0:51:39 > 0:51:42really strong here last year in manufacturing in this country and we

0:51:42 > 0:51:45have completed a survey of executives from many other

0:51:45 > 0:51:48manufacturing companies in the country and we have seen an

0:51:48 > 0:51:52optimistic future for this year as well at also balanced with risks

0:51:52 > 0:51:55around it. Generally speaking a positive direction for the year.

0:51:55 > 0:52:00Tony was talking about trying to grow the business in the foreign

0:52:00 > 0:52:04markets to export more and it particular he has been telling me

0:52:04 > 0:52:08about trying to grow outside the EU. Is that the case with manufacturers,

0:52:08 > 0:52:12they are looking at those opportunities?It is a case of both.

0:52:12 > 0:52:15We are seeing those companies with strong integrated supply chain is

0:52:15 > 0:52:19doing very well in Europe as Europe recovers and we are seeing global

0:52:19 > 0:52:22opportunities coming as well. And of course the exchange rate has helped

0:52:22 > 0:52:27that in terms of exporting and also it poses a risk in terms of cost for

0:52:27 > 0:52:32materials because they get more expensive as the exchange-rate

0:52:32 > 0:52:35changes.Should we be feeling optimistic about the future of

0:52:35 > 0:52:39manufacturing?We should be feeling optimistic, we feel optimistic, we

0:52:39 > 0:52:43have to make sure we do Brexit properly and we cope with threats

0:52:43 > 0:52:46like cyber security as well which is another thing coming out strongly in

0:52:46 > 0:52:50the survey.Interesting. Thank you for your time. I appreciate that.

0:52:50 > 0:52:55You can have a look at the machine. Here is a man moving a big bit of

0:52:55 > 0:52:59kit as well and he is moving this machine to get the next mould. These

0:52:59 > 0:53:06are all plastic injection moulds that you can see as well down next

0:53:06 > 0:53:10to me and so these big bits of kit, where they get the plastic, they hit

0:53:10 > 0:53:14it up to be kept richer, then they squeeze it through the moulds, then

0:53:14 > 0:53:18they call it up and then out comes a bin lid or eight bucket or a storage

0:53:18 > 0:53:23container and I will show you as many buckets as I can and chat with

0:53:23 > 0:53:26various people as well when I can about it.Thank you very much

0:53:26 > 0:53:30indeed.So many reasons to watch. Life buckets later on. Look at this,

0:53:30 > 0:53:35I feel I am in a country garden.It is a great way to stay in shape. If

0:53:35 > 0:53:38you have been left in pain after digging a flowerbed or a vegetable

0:53:38 > 0:53:42patch it could be apparently that the digging action you are using to

0:53:42 > 0:53:46blame.Scientists at Coventry University are using technology

0:53:46 > 0:53:49developed by moviemakers in Hollywood to look at the impact of

0:53:49 > 0:53:52digging and they are trying to establish more effective and less

0:53:52 > 0:54:00damaging shovel technique. Tim Muffet has been investigating.

0:54:00 > 0:54:05Good for the ground, often bad for the body. As volunteers at Castle

0:54:05 > 0:54:10Bromwich hall gardens near Birmingham no, digging can hurt.I

0:54:10 > 0:54:15get a pain in my back now and again -- know.Lower back pain if you are

0:54:15 > 0:54:19sort of bending too much.I damaged a martial in my shoulder blade and

0:54:19 > 0:54:22had to stop gardening for a couple of months.For most gardeners

0:54:22 > 0:54:26digging is fundamental to manage weeds, you can incorporate organic

0:54:26 > 0:54:30matter and manage soil. Most will report eight and pain from digging

0:54:30 > 0:54:35in the garden and what we hope to do is to advise them on how to do it

0:54:35 > 0:54:38better.Gardeners world presenter Frances Topol is proof age isn't the

0:54:38 > 0:54:46issue. So what kind of tweaks or back pains do you get when you are

0:54:46 > 0:54:50digging?Quite a few after years of doing it. The bending and lifting,

0:54:50 > 0:54:54my lower back and hit struggle. But it is part of the job and you are

0:54:54 > 0:54:58not always thinking about what is best for your body. You are thinking

0:54:58 > 0:55:03how to do it as quickly and well as you can. I am 30 but if this is me

0:55:03 > 0:55:07now than in 20 or 30 over the years up three time when I am still

0:55:07 > 0:55:11gardening how is your back going to be affected?You are keen to find

0:55:11 > 0:55:15out the best way to deal with it? Absolutely.This project has taken

0:55:15 > 0:55:17inspiration from somewhere really associated with gardening, a place

0:55:17 > 0:55:25where technology and creativity combine. Hollywood.Action.Motion

0:55:25 > 0:55:30capture is often used in movies. Special suits record actors'

0:55:30 > 0:55:35movements, bringing animated characters to life. But the team at

0:55:35 > 0:55:39Coventry University have been using it on gardeners.I am being

0:55:39 > 0:55:45connected to some senses which I will then go and dig and they will

0:55:45 > 0:55:49take all the data back about how my body is moving -- sensors.Ready?

0:55:49 > 0:55:53Go. We are recording exactly how she is moving during the digging

0:55:53 > 0:55:58technique.Gardening can be great exercise. The idea here is to ensure

0:55:58 > 0:56:03it brings pleasure, not pain.We've now analyse the results that we got

0:56:03 > 0:56:06from you digging outside and what we've got is a video showing the

0:56:06 > 0:56:11muscle activities up on the screen and what he can see is that you are

0:56:11 > 0:56:14working away from the body and the consequence of that is you have got

0:56:14 > 0:56:19lots of red in your back in your long region -- lumbar reading.This

0:56:19 > 0:56:26is bad.It is bad technique because of the turning force.The teams'

0:56:26 > 0:56:31analysis of 600 muscles have shown that bad digging doubles the load on

0:56:31 > 0:56:35joint -- team's.Try and keep the work as close in as possible so to

0:56:35 > 0:56:39avoid overreaching and twisting the back, which is what is doing the

0:56:39 > 0:56:43damage.Just a small step forwards would say that whole strain.

0:56:43 > 0:56:48Absolutely true.Here is how it should be done, steady action, bent

0:56:48 > 0:56:54knees, stayed close to the body. It is hoped this two year academic

0:56:54 > 0:56:58study will ease the pain for millions of gardeners.

0:56:58 > 0:57:04I think we've got it, steady action, bent knees.A small steps forward.

0:57:04 > 0:57:07And keep the stayed close, don't reach with your spade. Keep it tight

0:57:07 > 0:57:12in with the body.I love that they do an academic study. Lots of people

0:57:12 > 0:57:16will be thinking "I have hurt my back before and maybe that could

0:57:16 > 0:57:20make the difference".One of those academic studies that is worth the

0:57:20 > 1:00:42dosh and the time, if it makes a difference to so many people's

1:00:42 > 1:00:44in half an hour.

1:00:44 > 1:00:46Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

1:00:46 > 1:00:47Bye for now.

1:00:47 > 1:00:51Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:00:51 > 1:00:54A shake-up at the top of the government as Theresa May

1:00:54 > 1:00:56prepares to unveil a Cabinet reshuffle.

1:00:56 > 1:00:58With speculation rife over a number of key positions,

1:00:58 > 1:01:02it's expected that more female and ethnic minority MPs will be

1:01:02 > 1:01:05promoted to the top table.

1:01:18 > 1:01:21Good morning, it's Monday the 8th of January.

1:01:21 > 1:01:24Also this morning:

1:01:24 > 1:01:29A new day is on the horizon!

1:01:29 > 1:01:33And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot

1:01:33 > 1:01:38of magnificent women.

1:01:38 > 1:01:42Oprah Winfrey leads the tributes to women working in the film

1:01:42 > 1:01:44and television industry as the red carpet at last night's

1:01:44 > 1:01:47Golden Globe Awards turns a sea of black in protest

1:01:47 > 1:01:51against sexual harassment.

1:01:51 > 1:01:54The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie accuses the BBC of breaking equality

1:01:54 > 1:01:56law as she steps down from her role

1:01:56 > 1:02:00citing unequal pay with her male colleagues.

1:02:00 > 1:02:03Good morning.

1:02:03 > 1:02:10Manufacturers say they're feeling more optimistic

1:02:10 > 1:02:17about their future than they have done for four years,

1:02:17 > 1:02:22so I'm at one of them, which has seen its exports grow,

1:02:22 > 1:02:25and I find out where that growth is coming from.

1:02:25 > 1:02:27In sport, it's over and out from Australia.

1:02:27 > 1:02:30England fall to another heavy defeat in the final Ashes Test.

1:02:30 > 1:02:31And Carol has the weather.

1:02:31 > 1:02:35Good morning. Good morning.

1:02:35 > 1:02:40Not hot here, -7 to -10 at the moment in Southern Scotland and

1:02:40 > 1:02:43northern England, frost around first thing, called wherever you are and

1:02:43 > 1:02:48the brighter skies will be in the north of the country. A bit more

1:02:48 > 1:02:54drizzle in the South. More in about 15 minutes.

1:02:54 > 1:02:56Speak to you then, Carol, thank you.

1:02:56 > 1:02:57Good morning.

1:02:57 > 1:02:58First, our main story:

1:02:58 > 1:03:01Theresa May is expected to make several changes to her cabinet team

1:03:01 > 1:03:02today in the most extensive

1:03:02 > 1:03:04reshuffle since she became Prime Minister.

1:03:04 > 1:03:07The four most senior members of the Government are expected

1:03:07 > 1:03:10to remain in their current posts, but more women and MPs from ethnic

1:03:10 > 1:03:13minorities are expected to be promoted to top positions.

1:03:13 > 1:03:14We're joined now from Westminster

1:03:14 > 1:03:16by our political correspondent Ben Wright.

1:03:16 > 1:03:21Good morning to you once again, Ben. Thank you for braving the conditions

1:03:21 > 1:03:25for us this morning, and the wind. Lots of speculation about who will

1:03:25 > 1:03:30get the jobs available and we will find out in the next few hours?We

1:03:30 > 1:03:34should do, that's right, a nervous day for sitting members of the

1:03:34 > 1:03:39cabinet waiting to see if they will be kept or whether they will get the

1:03:39 > 1:03:43chop and for up and coming ambitious Tory ministers, a day to keep your

1:03:43 > 1:03:47phone close to see if you get the call from the Prime Minister.

1:03:47 > 1:03:52There's huge amounts of speculations about what will happen, anyone who

1:03:52 > 1:03:56knows what will happen is the Prime Minister. Les run through some of

1:03:56 > 1:04:00the speculation. The big names in the cabinet we expect to stay in

1:04:00 > 1:04:04place, Boris Johnson, the Foreign Secretary, Philip Hammond, the

1:04:04 > 1:04:09Chancellor and Amber Rudd, the Home Secretary and the Brexit Secratary,

1:04:09 > 1:04:15David Davis. Middle ranking ministers, there's a clear hole at

1:04:15 > 1:04:19the Cabinet office, where Damian Green had a very powerful job, he

1:04:19 > 1:04:23was sacked just before Christmas. There's some speculation Jeremy

1:04:23 > 1:04:27Hunt, currently the Health Secretary, he could be moved into

1:04:27 > 1:04:31that position but over the weekend labour were quick to say considering

1:04:31 > 1:04:35the crisis and the difficulties in the NHS at the moment, that would be

1:04:35 > 1:04:40a brave move the Prime Minister to move Jeremy Hunt but keep an eye on

1:04:40 > 1:04:44him today. Speculation about Patrick McLoughlin, he's the Tory party

1:04:44 > 1:04:47chairman

1:04:47 > 1:04:49McLoughlin, he's the Tory party chairman, after their dreadful

1:04:49 > 1:04:53election last year, he looks vulnerable and speculation around

1:04:53 > 1:04:56Justine Greening, the Education Secretary, lots of spec elation over

1:04:56 > 1:05:01the weekend that she might be moved. But as you said, Theresa May will be

1:05:01 > 1:05:08wanting to show she has a grip on her party, her government, that she

1:05:08 > 1:05:11has some imagination, there is pressure in Parliament with Tory MPs

1:05:11 > 1:05:18for her to bring in some of the 20 15th intake, 2010 intake, fresh

1:05:18 > 1:05:22blood, she is naturally a cautious politician and given the government

1:05:22 > 1:05:26feels fragile still, I don't think she will be wanting to do anything

1:05:26 > 1:05:30to dramatic.We will be keeping a close eye on things. Thanks for

1:05:30 > 1:05:34that. Coverage on the BBC News Channel through the day and there

1:05:34 > 1:05:38will be a camera outside Downing Street to see who's going in and

1:05:38 > 1:05:43coming out. Whether they are smiling.Ben said, if you get a

1:05:43 > 1:05:48text, are you in or out.I don't know why you're checking your phone!

1:05:48 > 1:05:50I'm the new Foreign Secretary!

1:05:50 > 1:05:53Oprah Winfrey received a standing ovation as she tackled the issue

1:05:53 > 1:05:55of sexual harrassment in the film industry

1:05:55 > 1:05:57at the Golden Globe Awards last night.

1:05:57 > 1:06:00It was the first major event since Hollywood was caught up

1:06:00 > 1:06:04in the scandal.

1:06:04 > 1:06:06During a politically charged evening, almost all those attending

1:06:06 > 1:06:08chose to wear black, and several celebrities brought

1:06:08 > 1:06:10activists on gender and racial equality as their guests.

1:06:14 > 1:06:18Our North American correspondent James Cook was watching.

1:06:18 > 1:06:20In Hollywood they turned the red carpet black.

1:06:20 > 1:06:24This was a show of solidarity for those who had been abused

1:06:24 > 1:06:26and harassed and a demonstration of the determination to change.

1:06:26 > 1:06:29From the moment the ceremony began, its tone was set.

1:06:29 > 1:06:31Good evening, ladies and remaining gentlemen.

1:06:31 > 1:06:34And here are the all male nominees.

1:06:34 > 1:06:37Natalie Portman highlighted the failure of the Golden Globes

1:06:37 > 1:06:42to recognise female directors.

1:06:42 > 1:06:45And star after star lined up to give voice to a movement now

1:06:45 > 1:06:51known as #timesup.

1:06:51 > 1:06:53Time is up.

1:06:53 > 1:06:57We see you, we hear you and we will tell your stories.

1:06:57 > 1:06:57Thank you.

1:06:57 > 1:06:58APPLAUSE

1:06:58 > 1:07:02It was really great to be in this room tonight and to be part

1:07:02 > 1:07:06of the tectonic shift in our industry's power structure.

1:07:06 > 1:07:13But no speech was more powerful than Oprah Winfrey's.

1:07:13 > 1:07:20So I want all the girls watching here now

1:07:20 > 1:07:26to know that a new day is on the horizon!

1:07:26 > 1:07:29Time and again here on this redcarpet we've heard the same word

1:07:29 > 1:07:31and that word is change.

1:07:31 > 1:07:34The stars walking down here are insisting that this is not

1:07:34 > 1:07:37just a moment, this is a process which they say will continue.

1:07:37 > 1:07:40James Cook, BBC News, at the Golden Globes in Hollywood.

1:07:40 > 1:07:47One of those nights where the people who won are secondary headlines to

1:07:47 > 1:07:50what took place. Among the British winners, Gary

1:07:50 > 1:07:54Oldman, who won best actor for his portrayal of Winston Churchill in

1:07:54 > 1:08:02the Darkest Hour. Ewan McGregor and Martin Donna also picked up awards.

1:08:02 > 1:08:10Peter Bowes joins us, #metoo and #timesup dominated but what did you

1:08:10 > 1:08:16make of the tone and what was said? As Meryl Streep put it, this was a

1:08:16 > 1:08:20thick black line in solidarity with the victims of sexual harassment and

1:08:20 > 1:08:25assault and that is how she wanted it to play out. She and many other

1:08:25 > 1:08:30actresses by wearing black on the red carpet, it looked a little

1:08:30 > 1:08:34funereal to be honest but lots of people said this, this was an event

1:08:34 > 1:08:39about the celebration of the death of old Hollywood, the old ways of

1:08:39 > 1:08:43doing it, the casting couch culture that prevailed for so long in

1:08:43 > 1:08:50Hollywood. We've heard a bit of Oprah Winfrey, she stole the show,

1:08:50 > 1:08:54she absolutely encapsulated the mood saying the truth of speaking your

1:08:54 > 1:09:00truth is the most powerful tool that we have and she got quite a standing

1:09:00 > 1:09:05ovation. You're right, the awards themselves were kind of relegated in

1:09:05 > 1:09:13importance. Three three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri was the

1:09:13 > 1:09:19big, that did well, coming out soon, but the moment was Oprah Winfrey's,

1:09:19 > 1:09:26a huge of Asian also for a 101-year-old Kirk Douglas, brought

1:09:26 > 1:09:32onstage by her daughter-in-law Catherine Zeta-Jones -- huge of

1:09:32 > 1:09:33Asian.

1:09:33 > 1:09:36The BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, has stepped down

1:09:36 > 1:09:38from the role because of a what she describes

1:09:38 > 1:09:41as an indefensible pay gap between men and women.

1:09:41 > 1:09:43In an open letter addressed to licence fee payers,

1:09:43 > 1:09:45she accused the corporation of having a secretive

1:09:45 > 1:09:46and illegal pay culture.

1:09:46 > 1:09:49The BBC said internal audits have shown no systemic

1:09:49 > 1:09:50discrimination against women.

1:09:50 > 1:09:58Our media editor, Amol Rajan, reports.

1:09:58 > 1:10:01Carrie Gracie is one of the most respected international

1:10:01 > 1:10:02correspondents of her generation.

1:10:02 > 1:10:04With over three decades' experience at the BBC,

1:10:04 > 1:10:06her latest position was a high-profile and uniquely

1:10:06 > 1:10:09challenging post, responsible for covering over a billion people

1:10:09 > 1:10:11in a superpower that is repressive toward journalists.

1:10:11 > 1:10:13Yet she is paid less than two BBC

1:10:13 > 1:10:15reporters who do similar jobs and are men.

1:10:15 > 1:10:17In an explosive letter to license fee payers,

1:10:17 > 1:10:21she says the BBC has "a secretive and illegal pay culture and is not

1:10:21 > 1:10:24living up to its stated values of trust, honesty

1:10:24 > 1:10:28and accountability."

1:10:28 > 1:10:36A big welcome back to Claudia!

1:10:36 > 1:10:38Last summer the corporation was forced to disclose salaries

1:10:38 > 1:10:40of some on-air staff paid over £150,000.

1:10:40 > 1:10:42It revealed a gender pay gap.

1:10:42 > 1:10:45Not only are men generally being paid more, but the appearance

1:10:45 > 1:10:48that some women were being paid less for doing equivalent work.

1:10:48 > 1:10:50The BBC has embarked on not one but three audits

1:10:50 > 1:10:52of pay across staff.

1:10:52 > 1:10:55It says it has gone much further than most organisations on equality

1:10:55 > 1:10:57and is determined to do more.

1:10:57 > 1:10:59But this is a moment of high danger for the corporation.

1:10:59 > 1:11:02With over 200 female staff complaining formally about equal

1:11:02 > 1:11:06pay, there is a danger of legal action being brought and the public

1:11:06 > 1:11:07broadcaster's reputation being tarnished.

1:11:07 > 1:11:11Amol Rajan, BBC News.

1:11:11 > 1:11:15In response a number of BBC journalists have spoken out in

1:11:15 > 1:11:20support of Carrie Gracie. BBC women, a group of more than 130

1:11:20 > 1:11:23broadcasters and producers, has issued a statement this morning

1:11:23 > 1:11:27saying it's hugely regrettable she feels she has no option but to

1:11:27 > 1:11:32resign. Speaking on the today programme today on BBC Four Carrie

1:11:32 > 1:11:35Gracie said the reaction to her letter has been very moving.

1:11:35 > 1:11:44The scale of feeling, not just among BBC women, but also more widely

1:11:44 > 1:11:47across the country and internationally, the support I've

1:11:47 > 1:11:52had in the last few hours over this, I think it does speak to the depth

1:11:52 > 1:11:57of hunger for an equal fair and transparent pay system.

1:11:57 > 1:12:01Carrie Gracie, she's presenting the Today Programme this morning and we

1:12:01 > 1:12:06will be speaking to an employment lawyer later about this on

1:12:06 > 1:12:12Breakfast.

1:12:12 > 1:12:14There's expected to be disruption for rail commuters today,

1:12:14 > 1:12:17with strikes affecting five different networks across the UK.

1:12:17 > 1:12:19Members of the RMT union say they're walking out over

1:12:19 > 1:12:21a continuing dispute about train guards.

1:12:21 > 1:12:25Ian Palmer joins us from Waterloo this morning. A few demonstrators

1:12:25 > 1:12:36behind you. How widespread a problem will this be this morning?Very

1:12:36 > 1:12:44widespread. There are five companies involved in these :

1:12:45 > 1:12:54Each of the companies will try to operate a fairly normal service.

1:12:54 > 1:12:58South-western Railway says it will operate 70% of its normal timetable

1:12:58 > 1:13:06and greater Anglia said it will try to run 50%. These strikes, RMT

1:13:06 > 1:13:12members on strike for the next 24 hours, will disrupt some services.

1:13:12 > 1:13:16It started today, it will carry on until midnight tonight and then

1:13:16 > 1:13:20there will be a second strike on Wednesday for 24 hours and a third

1:13:20 > 1:13:25on Friday. Because of those disruptions, replacement bus

1:13:25 > 1:13:31services will be put in place where services are greatest affected. The

1:13:31 > 1:13:37RMT says it's calling for a meeting with train operating companies and

1:13:37 > 1:13:41the government but so far we haven't heard from the transport Secretary

1:13:41 > 1:13:48Chris Grayling.Good to talk to you. Thanks very much. More detail on

1:13:48 > 1:13:53that can be found on your BBC Radio 4 station locally and also on the

1:13:53 > 1:13:56website about the services particularly affected.

1:13:56 > 1:13:59New measures to tackle the sale of unsafe laser pens,

1:13:59 > 1:14:02which can cause blindness, have been announced by the Government today.

1:14:02 > 1:14:04It comes after an increase in incidents targeting pilots

1:14:04 > 1:14:05and train drivers.

1:14:05 > 1:14:08The new powers would include better labelling and increased checks

1:14:08 > 1:14:11at borders to make sure that devices don't enter the country

1:14:11 > 1:14:15in the first place.

1:14:15 > 1:14:18There are growing fears of an environmental disaster

1:14:18 > 1:14:20in the East China Sea as a huge tanker continues

1:14:20 > 1:14:24to leak oil two days after colliding with a cargo ship.

1:14:24 > 1:14:25The Iranian vessel, carrying around 1 million

1:14:25 > 1:14:28barrels of oil to South Korea, is still on fire.

1:14:28 > 1:14:31Rescue efforts are being hampered by a large oil slick

1:14:31 > 1:14:32and dense clouds of smoke.

1:14:32 > 1:14:3832 Iranian crewmembers are still missing.

1:14:38 > 1:14:44Sydney in Australia is experiencing its hottest weather in nearly eighty

1:14:44 > 1:14:50-- you're watching BBC breakfast. We will take you back to the main

1:14:50 > 1:14:50story.

1:14:50 > 1:14:52Rumours about today's cabinet reshuffle have been swirling around

1:14:52 > 1:14:53Westminster all weekend.

1:14:53 > 1:14:55Theresa May reportedly wants to banish the "pale,

1:14:55 > 1:14:58male and stale" image of the Conservative Party

1:14:58 > 1:15:00by promoting more female and ethnic minority MPs into her cabinet.

1:15:00 > 1:15:03Labour have dismissed the announcement as "little more

1:15:03 > 1:15:04than a desperate PR exercise".

1:15:04 > 1:15:07We're joined now from Westminster by Kevin McGuire, associate editor

1:15:07 > 1:15:09at the Daily Mirror, and Andrew Pierce, consultant editor

1:15:09 > 1:15:13at the Daily Mail.

1:15:13 > 1:15:19Morning. Lovely to speak to you, as always. Andrew, first of all, what

1:15:19 > 1:15:23he/she going to try to do with his reshuffle?She has to show that the

1:15:23 > 1:15:28government is not just about Brexit, that there is a wider agenda, so

1:15:28 > 1:15:32there is a lot of speculation, Justine Greening, Education

1:15:32 > 1:15:36Secretary, has got the job because of the view privately that the

1:15:36 > 1:15:41Tories were damaged on education at the last election. She will probably

1:15:41 > 1:15:45replace Damian Green with an effective Deputy Prime Minister or

1:15:45 > 1:15:49first Secretary of State, it could be Jeremy Hunt, who I think handled

1:15:49 > 1:15:52the NHS quite well, considering how many years he has been doing the

1:15:52 > 1:15:56job. McGuire seems to think he has done it appallingly. That is a badge

1:15:56 > 1:16:01of honour if he doesn't agree. A big promotion for him which he will want

1:16:01 > 1:16:04to bring forward, more women and people from ethnic minorities. She

1:16:04 > 1:16:08has to show after the setback of the last general election she is in

1:16:08 > 1:16:13charge and it is not just about Brexit.OK. I can guess what you may

1:16:13 > 1:16:15say about this.Of course you can.

1:16:15 > 1:16:16Brexit.OK. I can guess what you may say about this.Of course you can.

1:16:16 > 1:16:21Can she make this a Cabinet not just about Brexit?She will attempt to do

1:16:21 > 1:16:26that but Brexit looms over everything she does and it is such a

1:16:26 > 1:16:29huge decision for Britain that will define the country for generations

1:16:29 > 1:16:34to come, the type of deal she gets. She was to show she is in charge.

1:16:34 > 1:16:39She could not do the reshuffle she wanted after the general election

1:16:39 > 1:16:43and we know the Chancellor Philip Hammond and Foreign Secretary Boris

1:16:43 > 1:16:46Johnson would have been moved.We don't know that.She still can't

1:16:46 > 1:16:50move them. The big people will be there. She has to show she has big

1:16:50 > 1:16:54ideas. I have seen little evidence so far. New faces an old policies

1:16:54 > 1:16:59means it won't change anything. You can save Jeremy Hunt has had great

1:16:59 > 1:17:04success. Patients stuck in the back of ambulances, having operations

1:17:04 > 1:17:08cancelled, would disagree. If you have new faces you have to come with

1:17:08 > 1:17:13policies otherwise we are stuck where we are.Can they come in with

1:17:13 > 1:17:17new policies?Why not. She will also bring in a new chairman. The

1:17:17 > 1:17:21chairman of the Tory party, a very nice man, but useless in the job. It

1:17:21 > 1:17:25would be interesting to see if she put some like Brandon Lewis,

1:17:25 > 1:17:29Immigration Minister, in the job, straight talking guy. She wants to

1:17:29 > 1:17:35make it a big job again and she needs to because Tory partly --

1:17:35 > 1:17:40party membership is revealing and shrinking. This lot have 550,000

1:17:40 > 1:17:44members. Which is a big fighting force for the next general election.

1:17:44 > 1:17:49The Tories are struggling at hundred thousand.Kevin, on the front of one

1:17:49 > 1:17:54of the papers, we don't have it confirmed, she might appoint a no

1:17:54 > 1:17:59deal Brexit minister. Would it be a good idea?Yes, in the Brexit

1:17:59 > 1:18:08department Steve Baker is a hardline racks -- Brexiteer. You need the

1:18:08 > 1:18:12contingency planning. She talked on the BBC's Andrew Marr programme

1:18:12 > 1:18:16about tariff free access. We have that now. She is going to lose it

1:18:16 > 1:18:20when she comes out of the single market and the customs union. She is

1:18:20 > 1:18:25playing poker. She hopes they will get something. She offered £39

1:18:25 > 1:18:28billion and made concessions on citizens in the rest of Europe

1:18:28 > 1:18:32living here. She is desperate. She knows what could happen to British

1:18:32 > 1:18:36industry and services if you come crashing out. You have to plan for

1:18:36 > 1:18:46it. You've got to think of --, 27. No deal would be...I know that you

1:18:46 > 1:18:50want to interrupt. Let me ask you a question. Would this person be an

1:18:50 > 1:18:54actual minister. What do you know? It would be a minister and they will

1:18:54 > 1:18:58work closely with David Davis Brexit Secretary, who would be the number

1:18:58 > 1:19:05one minister in the department. I think it is and important signal to

1:19:05 > 1:19:10say we are important to the EU and that there is a possibility we will

1:19:10 > 1:19:13walk away. I don't think it is going to happen. It is an important

1:19:13 > 1:19:17contingency plan and it sends a message not to take it for granted.

1:19:17 > 1:19:21You are not call the minister for no deal.You would be a minister

1:19:21 > 1:19:25looking at what happens if there is no deal. That is how she would do

1:19:25 > 1:19:29it.OK. As always, thank you and I know that you are back later.

1:19:29 > 1:19:37Looking forward to it.Oh, yes. I always enjoy that. They are what you

1:19:37 > 1:19:42call frien-emies.Yes. We know that it is

1:19:42 > 1:19:43call frien-emies.Yes. We know that it is cold.

1:19:43 > 1:19:49It certainly is. The temperature just now is between -7 and - ten.

1:19:49 > 1:19:55Not just cold here, cold there as well. Looking at some sunshine,

1:19:55 > 1:20:00though. Where we have clear skies is where we have the lion's share of

1:20:00 > 1:20:04the sunshine and you can see there is quite a lot of it first thing in

1:20:04 > 1:20:08the morning. There is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. You can

1:20:08 > 1:20:11see the temperature is representing towns and cities. It is much lower

1:20:11 > 1:20:15in rural areas. In the Midlands, south Wales, East Anglia and south

1:20:15 > 1:20:19of that. And here there is more cloud around and that cloud is thick

1:20:19 > 1:20:24enough for some drizzle. But note that temperatures, above freezing.

1:20:24 > 1:20:27In London at eight o'clock the temperature is going to be around

1:20:27 > 1:20:32four degrees. Through the day we will see the cloud will slowly push

1:20:32 > 1:20:35northwards across all of the Midlands and also Wales as we head

1:20:35 > 1:20:38through the afternoon. Still thick enough for some drizzle coming out

1:20:38 > 1:20:42of it. For northern England you will see the lion's share of the sunshine

1:20:42 > 1:20:47along with southern Scotland and eastern Scotland. In the west

1:20:47 > 1:20:50Scotland and Northern Ireland, some serious cloud around, so it will be

1:20:50 > 1:20:54bright rather than sunny. We also have quite a breeze coming from the

1:20:54 > 1:20:58North Sea down the coastline, so it will feel cool. As we head through

1:20:58 > 1:21:05the evening and overnight the cloud pushes northwards to all but the far

1:21:05 > 1:21:09north-west of Scotland. It will be thick enough for some drizzle and as

1:21:09 > 1:21:13it engages with the cold air it will freeze and we will see some snow on

1:21:13 > 1:21:17the hills. Meanwhile with the brakes we could also see the odd ice patch

1:21:17 > 1:21:20or indeed the odd patch of fog. Tomorrow there is not much

1:21:20 > 1:21:24happening. Not much wind at all. So it is going to be a fairly cloudy

1:21:24 > 1:21:28day. Later we have a weather front coming from the west. That will

1:21:28 > 1:21:31introduce windy conditions and also some rain. To start with cloudy

1:21:31 > 1:21:47foremost, it will be thick enough for some drizzle and some snow

1:21:47 > 1:21:51grains on the hills. We will see one or two bright breaks develop. They

1:21:51 > 1:21:59will be the exception rather than the rule. The wrangle turn a little

1:21:59 > 1:22:03more patchy in nature. So to look at Wednesday as a whole, here is the

1:22:03 > 1:22:10rain. It is moving west to east, it is breaking up, there is -- it

1:22:10 > 1:22:14engages with the cold air and you may see the odd flake of snow but

1:22:14 > 1:22:18not much more than that. And behind it something dry and bright and mild

1:22:18 > 1:22:21but still some rain coming in at times across Northern Ireland and

1:22:21 > 1:22:24western Scotland. At least the consolation is temperatures for some

1:22:24 > 1:22:25are getting back

1:22:25 > 1:22:26consolation is temperatures for some are getting back into double

1:22:26 > 1:22:30figures.I can see that. It is going to be cold in between. Thank you

1:22:30 > 1:22:35very much.Please, stay there for a moment. People getting into contact

1:22:35 > 1:22:44to say that you are wearing the same dress. And you are aware of it and

1:22:44 > 1:22:48you both look lovely.Thank you. I know that it looks very similar. It

1:22:48 > 1:22:51is not exactly the same.I did notice the slight difference of

1:22:51 > 1:22:55sleeves.Thank you. As always. You have great taste.Yutu.I was going

1:22:55 > 1:23:01to say it is a scoop neck. What is it called? I don't know -- you too..

1:23:01 > 1:23:08Apparently scop is correct. Thank you very much Dan Walker.You are

1:23:08 > 1:23:12watching Breakfast. We will be back with Carol later. Let's have a look

1:23:12 > 1:23:16at the front pages this morning. Carrie Gracie, one of our

1:23:16 > 1:23:22colleagues, on the Daily Telegraph, this is about a letter she has

1:23:22 > 1:23:26written to BBC audiences about why she has decided to stand down from

1:23:26 > 1:23:31her role as the BBC China editor. She says it is over equal pay. That

1:23:31 > 1:23:36is the front page of the Times. The BBC accused of breaking the law as

1:23:36 > 1:23:40Carrie Gracie I have talked about quits over pay. Also more details

1:23:40 > 1:23:44about the letter on her website as well. She walked out after

1:23:44 > 1:23:49discrimination. She is presenting the today programme this morning. It

1:23:49 > 1:23:53is interesting because the Golden Globes dominated by the time Time's

1:23:53 > 1:24:00Up campaign -- Time's Up campaign. At a really powerful speech as well.

1:24:00 > 1:24:05If you look on social media there is a lot of Oprah for president.She

1:24:05 > 1:24:12said she wouldn't want to do that. Some have said, why would she run

1:24:12 > 1:24:16for president and leave her current job? It is a really important

1:24:16 > 1:24:22speech.She talked about Cindy winning the Oscar in the 1970s and

1:24:22 > 1:24:26it goes right up to date talking about young girls who might be

1:24:26 > 1:24:30watching her speech and saying that a new age...And interesting as well

1:24:30 > 1:24:34because it was right at the last of the event with people skirting

1:24:34 > 1:24:38around the issue but she did not. Many people were unsure what to say.

1:24:38 > 1:24:43She went both barrels. The front of the Daily Express this morning.

1:24:43 > 1:24:46Britain's group of killer flu with fears the outbreak could be the

1:24:46 > 1:24:53worst in 50 years.Is it the Australian flu? Apparently.And

1:24:53 > 1:24:57called flu as well. It could be as deadly as the Hong Kong flu in the

1:24:57 > 1:25:021960s.And the other stories as well on the front pages and is the Daily

1:25:02 > 1:25:07Mirror, this is Eveline, who needed an operation and her operation was

1:25:07 > 1:25:10postponed five times apparently. That is the front of the Daily

1:25:10 > 1:25:14Mirror.Some of the front pages for you this morning. The other stories

1:25:14 > 1:25:20two tell you is British manufacturing. There is a boom with

1:25:20 > 1:25:24the best in decades apparently.This is good news because of the weak

1:25:24 > 1:25:28pound making things we produce in the UK cheaper abroad and Steph is

1:25:28 > 1:25:33at the UK's biggest manufacturer of household plastic products. That

1:25:33 > 1:25:37includes buckets and she is showing us around.Do you have a hole in

1:25:37 > 1:25:43your bucket?There are no holes in this buckets, this top-quality

1:25:43 > 1:25:47establishment here. I want to show you how it makes this.Plastic

1:25:47 > 1:25:50injection. It is a process by which it happens. You have this moulding

1:25:50 > 1:25:55machine and you have plastic going in in liquid form at super high

1:25:55 > 1:25:59temperature, going through here. You can see this machine is basically

1:25:59 > 1:26:03working out how long it needs to cool down, six seconds, then it

1:26:03 > 1:26:08opens up, outcomes the bucket and the goes in. So this company is a

1:26:08 > 1:26:13manufacturer of lots of different plastic products and it is a company

1:26:13 > 1:26:18which has been growing over the last few years. They have invested £8

1:26:18 > 1:26:22million in new Goodman. A lot of the stuff around being is new machinery.

1:26:22 > 1:26:26That is because they are managing to grow their business abroad. The

1:26:26 > 1:26:29research that is out about manufacturing has said they are more

1:26:29 > 1:26:33optimistic than they have been for some time about business growth in

1:26:33 > 1:26:37the future and for this company they have been trying to work out where

1:26:37 > 1:26:40they can grow the business outside of the EU. Obviously they have been

1:26:40 > 1:26:54worried about what will happen when we leave the EU. So they have seen

1:26:54 > 1:26:57growth in countries like South America. You will see some of these

1:26:57 > 1:27:00products heading out. Some of them you will see in supermarkets and

1:27:00 > 1:27:04various retailers around the UK as well. For this business things are

1:27:04 > 1:27:08going well and I am going to talk to the boss later on about exactly how

1:27:08 > 1:27:11they are managing to do that, whether the investment they are

1:27:11 > 1:27:15making, the £8 million is something they think they can make back over

1:27:15 > 1:30:36the next few years. So,

1:30:36 > 1:30:38Temperatures, though, staying in single figures.

1:30:38 > 1:30:38Pretty chilly!

1:30:38 > 1:30:41I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:30:41 > 1:30:42in half an hour.

1:30:42 > 1:30:44Bye for now.

1:30:44 > 1:30:45Hello, welcome back, you're watching Breakfast

1:30:45 > 1:30:52with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:30:52 > 1:30:54A summary of the main stories from BBC News:

1:30:54 > 1:30:56Theresa May will reshuffle her Cabinet today

1:30:56 > 1:31:01in the most extensive changes since she became Prime Minister.

1:31:01 > 1:31:04The four most senior members of the government

1:31:04 > 1:31:10will remain in their current posts, while more women and MPs from ethnic

1:31:10 > 1:31:12minorities are likely to be promoted to top positions.

1:31:12 > 1:31:15Further changes to junior roles will be announced tomorrow.

1:31:15 > 1:31:18Oprah Winfrey received a standing ovation as she tackled the issue

1:31:18 > 1:31:19of sexual harassment in the film

1:31:19 > 1:31:21industry at the Golden Globes overnight.

1:31:21 > 1:31:24It was the first major event since Hollywood was caught up

1:31:24 > 1:31:25in the scandal.

1:31:25 > 1:31:27During a politically charged evening, almost all those

1:31:27 > 1:31:29attending chose to wear black and several celebrities brought

1:31:29 > 1:31:41activists on gender and racial equality as their guests.

1:31:41 > 1:31:42A new day is on the horizon!

1:31:42 > 1:31:46And when that new day finally dawns, it will be because of a lot

1:31:46 > 1:31:57of magnificent women.

1:31:57 > 1:32:02Many of whom are right here in this room tonight, and some pretty

1:32:02 > 1:32:10phenomenal men. Fighting hard to make sure they become the leaders

1:32:10 > 1:32:23who take us to the time where nobody ever has to say #metoo again.

1:32:23 > 1:32:25The BBC China editor editor Carrie Gracie has stepped down

1:32:25 > 1:32:27because of what she called an indefensible pay

1:32:27 > 1:32:32gap at the corporation.

1:32:32 > 1:32:35In an open letter addressed to licence fee

1:32:35 > 1:32:37payers she accused the BBC of breaking equality law

1:32:37 > 1:32:39because of the difference between her pay and other

1:32:39 > 1:32:40men in similar roles.

1:32:40 > 1:32:49A BBC spokesman said fairness in pay was vital.

1:32:49 > 1:32:52The scale of feeling, not just among BBC women,

1:32:52 > 1:32:54but also more widely across the country and

1:32:54 > 1:32:57internationally, the support I've had in the last few hours over this,

1:32:57 > 1:33:01I think it does speak to the depth of hunger for an equal fair

1:33:01 > 1:33:11and transparent pay system.

1:33:11 > 1:33:12The news of Carrie Gracie's resignation reached

1:33:12 > 1:33:14the Golden Globes Ceremony in Los Angeles.

1:33:14 > 1:33:20Actress Emma Watson had this response.

1:33:20 > 1:33:26This is what we're saying, I think that more needs to be done. By

1:33:26 > 1:33:29making these commitments public, we need to be holding these

1:33:29 > 1:33:34organisations accountable and I think what has happened tonight with

1:33:34 > 1:33:39that resignation is a really good example that, you know, we've got to

1:33:39 > 1:33:43follow through, you've got to back up what you're saying and it's

1:33:43 > 1:33:48important and we will hold you accountable, we really will.

1:33:48 > 1:33:51There's expected to be disruption for rail commuters today,

1:33:51 > 1:33:53with strikes affecting five different networks across the UK.

1:33:53 > 1:33:56Members of the RMT union say they're walking out over

1:33:56 > 1:33:58a continuing dispute about train guards.

1:33:58 > 1:34:00The train companies say the union is showing

1:34:00 > 1:34:01its disregard for passengers.

1:34:01 > 1:34:03If you haven't already, probably worth checking what's

1:34:03 > 1:34:07happening on the trains near you this morning.

1:34:07 > 1:34:10An accountancy firm advising the Grenfell enquiry has quit

1:34:10 > 1:34:11amid concerns over conflict of interests.

1:34:11 > 1:34:14KPMG, which orders three of the firm is being investigated,

1:34:14 > 1:34:16also works with the Royal Borough of Kensington

1:34:16 > 1:34:18and Chelsea where the tower is located.

1:34:18 > 1:34:32The firm said it mutually agreed to step down from the enquiry.

1:34:32 > 1:34:35If the recent wintry weather gave you the chance to work

1:34:35 > 1:34:38on your snowman making skills, take a look at these pictures.

1:34:38 > 1:34:40This is the international ice sculpture contest

1:34:40 > 1:34:42which is going on right now in China.

1:34:42 > 1:34:46Teams are given solid blocks of ice from a nearby river and have three

1:34:46 > 1:34:48days to turn it into a piece of art.

1:34:48 > 1:34:52The winner will be announced today.

1:34:52 > 1:34:59More detail on that tomorrow. Look at the buffing technique, supreme

1:34:59 > 1:35:05buffing! Catching up with the sport and completely different

1:35:05 > 1:35:10temperatures.From one extreme to the other.On the pitch it was?55

1:35:10 > 1:35:16Celsius on the pitch in the middle of the arena, which is where all the

1:35:16 > 1:35:21way through the Australian Open tennis they measure the court

1:35:21 > 1:35:25temperatures. With the shelter of the stands and the sun beating down

1:35:25 > 1:35:30and the hard surface beaming back the heat it gets hotter and hotter,

1:35:30 > 1:35:37but on the grass, a big wide bowl, the SCG, so scorching temperatures

1:35:37 > 1:35:42and unfortunately England have melted in that cauldron. Joe Root in

1:35:42 > 1:35:45hospital unfortunately as well. It hasn't been a good morning for

1:35:45 > 1:35:45England.

1:35:45 > 1:35:49England beaten again, they lost the fifth

1:35:49 > 1:35:51and final test, beaten by an innings and 123.

1:35:51 > 1:35:54They had to back all day and Joe Root was hospitalised

1:35:54 > 1:35:56with gastro, he only came on in the first

1:35:56 > 1:35:59hour and retired after lunch but he made 50.

1:35:59 > 1:36:02England were bowled out for 180, meaning Australia win the Ashes

1:36:02 > 1:36:16series 4-0.

1:36:16 > 1:36:24We've known for a few weeks the would lift the urn,

1:36:24 > 1:36:26seeing them do it in person is tough.

1:36:26 > 1:36:29We didn't play well enough, we have to give them credit.

1:36:29 > 1:36:33They are well within their rights to be over the moon with that win.

1:36:33 > 1:36:35I do think it's been closer than 4-0.

1:36:35 > 1:36:39We've been on top in some games, if not all the games at some stage.

1:36:39 > 1:36:42We've just not capitalised on the key moments.

1:36:42 > 1:36:45A day of surprises in the FA Cup, none more so than when current

1:36:45 > 1:36:47holders Arsenal were beaten 4-2

1:36:47 > 1:36:51by Championship side Nottingham Forest.

1:36:51 > 1:36:55Defender Eric Lijah scored the goal of the game to make it 2-1,

1:36:55 > 1:36:57that was before Nottingham Forest got their second penalty

1:36:57 > 1:37:00of the match through Dowell and it is the second time

1:37:00 > 1:37:04they've lost at this stage under Wenger.

1:37:04 > 1:37:06I would say the quality of Nottingham Forest's performance

1:37:06 > 1:37:13shows that the Championship, many teams are like that, they're very

1:37:13 > 1:37:17difficult to beat. I knew before the game away from home in a game like

1:37:17 > 1:37:24that would be difficult but defensively, we couldn't make the

1:37:24 > 1:37:27mistakes we made today and expect to get a good result.

1:37:27 > 1:37:30In Wales League Two Newport County came from behind to beat

1:37:30 > 1:37:32Championship side Leeds United,

1:37:32 > 1:37:35Makovsky with a dramatic last-minute winner.

1:37:35 > 1:37:41They never know when they're beaten. We've had a tough week. We've had a

1:37:41 > 1:37:47fire at the training ground, which didn't help preparations. We had

1:37:47 > 1:37:50illness throughout the week, throughout the camp. My little one

1:37:50 > 1:37:56was in hospital last night so we get all this thrown at us but they're

1:37:56 > 1:38:01just an amazing group of players and I'm so proud to be their manager.

1:38:01 > 1:38:04Spurs cruised into the fourth round after beating AFC Wimbledon,

1:38:04 > 1:38:07two goals from Harry Kane and this long-range strike from defender Jan

1:38:07 > 1:38:09Vertonghen, his first Spurs goal in four years,

1:38:09 > 1:38:123-0 at Wembley.

1:38:12 > 1:38:15League One Shrewsbury town got a replay against West Ham,

1:38:15 > 1:38:17they had many chances and former Shrewsbury

1:38:17 > 1:38:18player Joe Hart denied them.

1:38:18 > 1:38:21A member of the crowd through the cap

1:38:21 > 1:38:22onto the pitch because of the sun.

1:38:22 > 1:38:27He played the whole of first half with the cap on to stop the sun

1:38:27 > 1:38:33going in his eyes.

1:38:33 > 1:38:35Leaders Manchester City maintained their 100% record,

1:38:35 > 1:38:38six wins out of six, in the Women's Super League

1:38:38 > 1:38:40with a 5-2 win at Reading.

1:38:40 > 1:38:43City led 3-2 at half-time, before two goals in two minutes

1:38:43 > 1:38:46from Jill Scott early in the second half secured the win.

1:38:46 > 1:38:48This goal from Jill Scott causing some confusion at first,

1:38:48 > 1:38:51before being judged to have crossed the line.

1:38:51 > 1:38:51Elsewhere, second-placed Chelsea

1:38:51 > 1:38:52Ladies beat Arsenal 3-2.

1:38:52 > 1:38:58In rugby union's Premiership, second-placed Saracens were back

1:38:58 > 1:39:00to their best against Wasps, winning by 38-15

1:39:00 > 1:39:01at the Ricoh Arena.

1:39:01 > 1:39:03Sarries narrowly led at half-time, but pulled

1:39:03 > 1:39:08away in the second half, scoring 20

1:39:08 > 1:39:10points with no reply and securing their bonus point.

1:39:10 > 1:39:11Elsewhere, Premiership leaders Exeter lost

1:39:11 > 1:39:15for the first time in eight league games as they were beaten

1:39:15 > 1:39:2228-20 by Newcastle.

1:39:22 > 1:39:26That's all the sport for you.

1:39:26 > 1:39:30Let's return to one of our main stories this morning.

1:39:30 > 1:39:32The BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, has resigned

1:39:32 > 1:39:35from her post over equal pay, claiming the corporation has

1:39:35 > 1:39:36a secretive and illegal pay culture.

1:39:36 > 1:39:39It follows revelations last year about discrepencies between the pay

1:39:39 > 1:39:41of the highest earning men and women.

1:39:41 > 1:39:43In July, the BBC released a list of some

1:39:43 > 1:39:45of its highest paid talent.

1:39:45 > 1:39:47It contained the names of all on-screen staff earning more

1:39:47 > 1:39:53than £150,000 a year.

1:39:53 > 1:39:57Of the 96 staff on the list, just a third of those were women,

1:39:57 > 1:39:59and the top seven were all men.

1:39:59 > 1:40:02The BBC has since commissioned three internal audits on pay,

1:40:02 > 1:40:04in which they say they found "no systemic discrimination

1:40:04 > 1:40:05against women."

1:40:05 > 1:40:07Carrie Gracie has said she will return to work

1:40:07 > 1:40:08in the London newsroom.

1:40:08 > 1:40:19Let's talk to employment lawyer Gillian Howard.

1:40:19 > 1:40:24Thanks for talking to us about this. Can we start with what she has put

1:40:24 > 1:40:29in that letter, accusing the BBC of having a secretive and illegal pay

1:40:29 > 1:40:33culture. In your professional opinion, how close to the truth is

1:40:33 > 1:40:40that?Probably very close to the truth. Before the payee scales were

1:40:40 > 1:40:46published, pay was not transparent, it was secretive, it is systemic,

1:40:46 > 1:40:50there is a systemic illegality within the pay scales as it seems to

1:40:50 > 1:40:56me, and as it seems to have been published, and it is systematic that

1:40:56 > 1:41:01the males in the BBC are promoted to the more senior posts and even where

1:41:01 > 1:41:08a woman is either doing the same job or work of equal value, like Carrie

1:41:08 > 1:41:15Gracie, women are paid substantially less and that is illegal.It's

1:41:15 > 1:41:18important to differentiate between gender pay gap and equal pay,

1:41:18 > 1:41:24there's a real difference, gender pay gap references the average once

1:41:24 > 1:41:29it is pulled out across all jobs but equal pay is the fact a man and a

1:41:29 > 1:41:32woman might be doing the same job but aren't paid the same for it.

1:41:32 > 1:41:37Exactly. There are two forms of equal pay, the situation where a

1:41:37 > 1:41:42woman is doing exactly the same job as the man or work that isn't

1:41:42 > 1:41:47materially different, then there's work of equal value and if you take

1:41:47 > 1:41:51Carrie Gracie's case for example, she was the editor of the China

1:41:51 > 1:41:58desk. Well, editors of otherworldly or country desks who are men have

1:41:58 > 1:42:04been paid substantially more. One could argue the two males she has

1:42:04 > 1:42:10compared her sofa with are not doing even equal work or work at equal

1:42:10 > 1:42:21value to her because I think the China desk is in many cases or many

1:42:21 > 1:42:24examples more difficult, more substantial. It's politically

1:42:24 > 1:42:29different, the language is very different. She has very different

1:42:29 > 1:42:32and probably superior skills and actually she probably deserves more

1:42:32 > 1:42:37pay, not the same.On that issue, how hard legally is it to prove that

1:42:37 > 1:42:42one job is equal to another or more substantial to another? Is that

1:42:42 > 1:42:47something you could argue in a tribunal?Absolutely. The first

1:42:47 > 1:42:53thing that happens is that jobs are rated, an independent expert comes

1:42:53 > 1:42:57in and rates the jobs and they look at things like the demands of the

1:42:57 > 1:43:03job, the effort, the skill, the demands on the job, the

1:43:03 > 1:43:07qualifications, experience and expertise and if they look equal

1:43:07 > 1:43:13then the jobs should be paid the same.This is front page news once

1:43:13 > 1:43:17again, I wonder from your knowledge of the subject and what you think

1:43:17 > 1:43:23might happen now, the ball is now back in the BBC's court, what is

1:43:23 > 1:43:27their reaction likely to be? They haven't spoken to us about this

1:43:27 > 1:43:32obviously.If it's the same as in previous times it will be cover up

1:43:32 > 1:43:37and I'm afraid obfuscation. Per example, one of the excuses for

1:43:37 > 1:43:42paying the more senior males more than the females was more males had

1:43:42 > 1:43:49agents and agents for Jo thump the table and demand more money. --

1:43:49 > 1:43:54thump the table. That argument was unsuccessfully deployed in a very

1:43:54 > 1:43:59famous case concerning female speech therapists in the French a hospital

1:43:59 > 1:44:04case and the European court said first of all that could be

1:44:04 > 1:44:10indirectly discriminatory, because many more men in that case was --

1:44:10 > 1:44:14were unionised, and the argument was the unions would thump the table and

1:44:14 > 1:44:18get more money and the European court said if that is the case then

1:44:18 > 1:44:22the employer has to justify the whole of the differential. It's no

1:44:22 > 1:44:27good saying that is the reason, that can't explain the whole of a huge

1:44:27 > 1:44:32differential between a woman's pay and a man's.Very good to talk to

1:44:32 > 1:44:41you.Thank you.

1:44:41 > 1:44:46He BBC spokeswoman said fairness and pay is vital. This is a statement

1:44:46 > 1:44:47He BBC spokeswoman said fairness and pay is vital. This is a statement

1:44:47 > 1:44:50from BBC Women. A number of organisations have published figures

1:44:50 > 1:44:55showing that we are performing better than many and we are below

1:44:55 > 1:44:59the national average, this is from the BBC. We have conducted an

1:44:59 > 1:45:03independent audit of pay for rank-and-file staff showing no

1:45:03 > 1:45:06systematic discrimination against women and there has also been a

1:45:06 > 1:45:11statement as well from the BBC Women, 130 women writing in support

1:45:11 > 1:45:16of Carrie Gracie on the Today programme and we asked someone from

1:45:16 > 1:45:21BBC management to talk to us about that story but as yet they have not

1:45:21 > 1:45:24put up anybody for interview. Shall we look at the weather now, and

1:45:24 > 1:45:26Carol can tell us about it. We

1:45:26 > 1:45:27we look at the weather now, and Carol can tell us about it. We are

1:45:27 > 1:45:32both wearing similar dresses. Good morning. Yes, we are. It is a cold

1:45:32 > 1:45:36started the day with temperatures between -7 and -10 across central

1:45:36 > 1:45:48and southern Scotland and also northern England. They are low

1:45:48 > 1:45:52across other parts of the UK as well. It is a cold and frosty start.

1:45:52 > 1:45:56Where we have the clear skies and low temperatures we start off with

1:45:56 > 1:46:00some sunshine and you can see that quite nicely on the chart. On the

1:46:00 > 1:46:03charts there is more cloud fit enough for some patchy drizzle and

1:46:03 > 1:46:06that will migrate northwards, taking patchy drizzle and snow grains over

1:46:06 > 1:46:09the hills. As we continue northwards, that is where we have

1:46:09 > 1:46:12bright skies. Across western Scotland there is some serious cloud

1:46:12 > 1:46:16and as it comes less through the date it will be bright rather than

1:46:16 > 1:46:19sunny but for the rest of Scotland we have some sunshine -- cirrus

1:46:19 > 1:46:23cloud. For Northern Ireland you have the same, so it is bright in the

1:46:23 > 1:46:27afternoon, rather than sunny and as we move from York, Manchester,

1:46:27 > 1:46:30Birmingham, down to Southampton, Wales, south-west England and Kent

1:46:30 > 1:46:34we are back under the cloud and once again we are looking at it thick

1:46:34 > 1:46:38enough for some drizzle. In the shelter of the Moors you could see a

1:46:38 > 1:46:41little brightness through the course of the afternoon. As we head through

1:46:41 > 1:46:45the evening and overnight we hang onto the wing from the North Sea, so

1:46:45 > 1:46:49it will be cold here, the cloud pushes all at the far north-west of

1:46:49 > 1:46:52Scotland and it will be still producing some drizzle and snow

1:46:52 > 1:46:57grains on the hills. We could see a little patchy fog in some of the

1:46:57 > 1:47:01brakes and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Temperatures

1:47:01 > 1:47:05freezing in Glasgow, three in London, so not quite as low as the

1:47:05 > 1:47:09night just gone. Tomorrow, fairly quiet for most of us weatherwise.

1:47:09 > 1:47:14You can see not much in the way of wind in the spacing of the isobars.

1:47:14 > 1:47:18In the west we see a change coming in in the shape of a weather front

1:47:18 > 1:47:24and that will bring rain and ahead of it the wind will strengthen. To

1:47:24 > 1:47:28start the day it is going to be fairly cloudy, the cloud still thick

1:47:28 > 1:47:32enough for some patchy rain and then through the course of the day here

1:47:32 > 1:47:35comes the main band of rain coming from the west accompanied by the

1:47:35 > 1:47:38strengthening wind. Temperatures generally three to about eight

1:47:38 > 1:47:41degrees but you will notice in Plymouth up to 10 degrees. Now that

1:47:41 > 1:47:45weather front of the course of Tuesday into Wednesday is going to

1:47:45 > 1:47:50continue to push eastwards and as it does so it will lose some of its

1:47:50 > 1:47:54energy so that the rain on it will turn more patchy in nature. And the

1:47:54 > 1:47:58hide it things will dry up our touch. You can see the system

1:47:58 > 1:48:02heading to the Bay of Biscay. We will ignore that for now. We have

1:48:02 > 1:48:07this weather front crossed the UK. It will turn more patchy in nature.

1:48:07 > 1:48:11Not all of us will see the rain from it. Hide it will brighten up. Note

1:48:11 > 1:48:15that temperatures, seven to about ten in the south. That

1:48:15 > 1:48:15that temperatures, seven to about ten in the south. That is more like

1:48:15 > 1:48:24it. Thank you very much indeed. It is definitely cold. Thank you.I had

1:48:24 > 1:48:28a properly cold face when I got out of the car this morning.Steph is

1:48:28 > 1:48:31not cold. We have sent her to find out how British manufacturers are

1:48:31 > 1:48:35feeling this morning. She is at a plastics factory. She has been

1:48:35 > 1:48:38showing us around and giving us some good figures as well.

1:48:38 > 1:48:42Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Yes, I am at the place

1:48:42 > 1:48:45which makes things like this, storage containers, you might have

1:48:45 > 1:48:51some in your cupboard, underneath your bed, and they are made here,

1:48:51 > 1:48:56look at this, plastic injection moulding. The plastic is put through

1:48:56 > 1:49:00the pipe at high temperature, then it is cooled down around the mould

1:49:00 > 1:49:04and then after 13 seconds, once it has cooled down it comes out as one

1:49:04 > 1:49:10of these containers. They make something like over 5 million

1:49:10 > 1:49:13containers like that every single month here and it is a business that

1:49:13 > 1:49:17is growing. So it is doing particularly well from selling a lot

1:49:17 > 1:49:22of this stuff overseas. You will see a lot of this in UK retailers as

1:49:22 > 1:49:26well. This business have spent a lot of money on these machines and they

1:49:26 > 1:49:30have been looking at ways they can make sure they can fill capacity or

1:49:30 > 1:49:34all of these machines. Tony is one boss here. Good morning. Let's have

1:49:34 > 1:49:38a little too are. Tell us how business is. It is growing, isn't

1:49:38 > 1:49:44it?Business is growing, it is all going in the right direction. As I

1:49:44 > 1:49:48have said before, we just invested £3 million in machinery in this

1:49:48 > 1:49:53building alone. And we will have another £3 million for this

1:49:53 > 1:49:58financial year. So everything is going really well.For you as well

1:49:58 > 1:50:01you have been looking at how to get competitive with these machines, and

1:50:01 > 1:50:06that has been including looking at selling this abroad, so how has it

1:50:06 > 1:50:11been going?It has been going very well. The jobs have been made a lot

1:50:11 > 1:50:16easier by the quality of products and the service we provide. And the

1:50:16 > 1:50:22quality of staff. So I won't say it has been easy but it has been easier

1:50:22 > 1:50:27because of those three elements.So you export to over 70 countries.71,

1:50:27 > 1:50:32don't sell a short.Sorry. And for you it has been looking at countries

1:50:32 > 1:50:37outside the EU.Yes, we started four years ago. For no other reason than

1:50:37 > 1:50:42we don't want to be dependent on one region. So we don't want to lose the

1:50:42 > 1:50:46turnover that we are getting from Europe. We want to die looted by

1:50:46 > 1:50:50looking elsewhere. And now we are dealing in South America, North

1:50:50 > 1:50:54America, Austral Asia, Asia, the Middle East, everywhere. Russia.

1:50:54 > 1:51:00Yes. Things are looking good for you.Yes, the future is good.I am

1:51:00 > 1:51:07going to leave you to it. Thank you. Leslie, from the Institute of

1:51:07 > 1:51:11Export, and Tony has given us an update on what is going on for his

1:51:11 > 1:51:15business. What is the wider picture? It is more varied. It depends which

1:51:15 > 1:51:19sector you are working in. Predominately there is a very

1:51:19 > 1:51:23positive feeling going on. A lot more people training, more people

1:51:23 > 1:51:27asking, and we are working with trade associations across the

1:51:27 > 1:51:32country to try to help them get better prepared.Manufacturers, it

1:51:32 > 1:51:36has been a time of volatility, because the currency has been

1:51:36 > 1:51:40changing. That has helped in some respect. It has made products

1:51:40 > 1:51:46cheaper abroad. How can business capitalise on that?Obviously the

1:51:46 > 1:51:49biggest problem any businesses have is that they are importing raw

1:51:49 > 1:51:54materials and when they are importing, that means the currency

1:51:54 > 1:51:59is working against them. You are buying in dollars or euros it is a

1:51:59 > 1:52:04problem. Obviously if we can burn more raw materials from the internal

1:52:04 > 1:52:08market, UK only, it would be great. We have to stop importing as much as

1:52:08 > 1:52:14we are. It is going very well. Will you see our day when we export more

1:52:14 > 1:52:20than we import? Not in the next five years. Let's hope we can see that in

1:52:20 > 1:52:25the next ten or 20 years.Thank you very much for your time. I will

1:52:25 > 1:52:29finish by showing you some of the manufacturing going on. I am excited

1:52:29 > 1:52:34about being here. One of my first jobs as an engineer years ago was

1:52:34 > 1:52:37working with a company making different products, plastic

1:52:37 > 1:52:42injection products, so I have been threatening to take over one of the

1:52:42 > 1:52:45machine. Tony is letting me know when you. It is fascinating to see

1:52:45 > 1:52:50the process and how much they have invested in machinery. And just

1:52:50 > 1:52:53trying to get the capacity and increase to employ more people. They

1:52:53 > 1:52:59employ something like 245 people. It is the biggest manufacturer of these

1:52:59 > 1:53:03types of products and I am sure you will recognise it if you have seen

1:53:03 > 1:53:08it in some shops around the country. That is it for me for now.I saw you

1:53:08 > 1:53:14nearly setting fire to the BBC breakfast butty van, so stay away!I

1:53:14 > 1:53:19think her reputation precedes her. Thank you very much. We will see you

1:53:19 > 1:53:23later. Gardening can be a great way to state in check. If you have been

1:53:23 > 1:53:26left in pain after digging your flowerbed it could be the digging

1:53:26 > 1:53:31action that is to blame.Scientist at Coventry University are using

1:53:31 > 1:53:34technology developed by moviemakers in Hollywood to analyse the impact

1:53:34 > 1:53:39of bad digging and try and come up with the most effective and a way

1:53:39 > 1:53:43that does not damage your back, the way that you should use your shovel.

1:53:43 > 1:53:47Tim Muffet has more. Have a look.

1:53:47 > 1:53:50Good for the ground, often bad for the body.

1:53:50 > 1:53:53As volunteers at Castle Bromwich Hall Gardens near Birmingham know,

1:53:53 > 1:53:53digging can hurt.

1:53:53 > 1:53:56I get a pain in my back now and again.

1:53:56 > 1:53:59Lower back pain if you are sort of bending too much.

1:53:59 > 1:54:03I damaged a muscle in my shoulder blade and had to stop gardening

1:54:03 > 1:54:04for a couple of months.

1:54:04 > 1:54:06For most gardeners, digging is fundamental to manage weeds,

1:54:06 > 1:54:09you can incorporate organic matter and manage soil.

1:54:09 > 1:54:12Most will report aches and pain from digging in the garden.

1:54:12 > 1:54:17And what we hope to do is to advise them on how to do it better.

1:54:17 > 1:54:19Gardeners World presenter Frances Tophill is proof age

1:54:19 > 1:54:20isn't the issue.

1:54:20 > 1:54:25So what kind of tweaks or back pains do you get when you are digging?

1:54:25 > 1:54:27Quite a few after years of doing it.

1:54:27 > 1:54:30The bending and lifting, my lower back and hips struggle.

1:54:30 > 1:54:34But it is part of the job and you are not always thinking

1:54:34 > 1:54:36about what is best for your body.

1:54:36 > 1:54:40You are thinking how to do it as quickly and well as you can.

1:54:40 > 1:54:44I am 30, but if this is me now than in 20 or 30 hopefully years'

1:54:44 > 1:54:48time, when I am still gardening, how is your back going to be affected?

1:54:48 > 1:54:51You are keen to find out the best way to deal with it?

1:54:51 > 1:54:54Absolutely.

1:54:54 > 1:54:57This project has taken inspiration from somewhere never really

1:54:57 > 1:54:59associated with gardening, a place where technology

1:54:59 > 1:54:59and creativity combine.

1:54:59 > 1:55:04Hollywood.

1:55:04 > 1:55:06Motion capture is often used in movies.

1:55:06 > 1:55:08Special suits record actors' movements, bringing animated

1:55:08 > 1:55:09characters to life.

1:55:09 > 1:55:19But the team at Coventry University have been using it on gardeners.

1:55:19 > 1:55:22I am being connected to some sensors, which I will then go

1:55:22 > 1:55:26and dig, and they will take all the data back about how my

1:55:26 > 1:55:27body is moving.

1:55:27 > 1:55:27Ready?

1:55:27 > 1:55:31Go.

1:55:31 > 1:55:34We are recording exactly how she is moving during the digging technique.

1:55:34 > 1:55:35Gardening can be great exercise.

1:55:35 > 1:55:40The idea here is to ensure it brings pleasure, not pain.

1:55:40 > 1:55:43We've now analysed the results that we got from you digging outside

1:55:43 > 1:55:47and what we've got is a video showing the muscle activities up

1:55:47 > 1:55:47on the screen.

1:55:47 > 1:55:51And what he can see is that you are working away from the body,

1:55:51 > 1:55:54and the consequence of that is you have got lots of red

1:55:54 > 1:55:56in your back in your lumbar region.

1:55:56 > 1:55:57This is bad.

1:55:57 > 1:56:00It is bad technique because of the turning force.

1:56:00 > 1:56:03The team's analysis of 600 muscles have shown that bad digging doubles

1:56:03 > 1:56:13the load on joints.

1:56:13 > 1:56:17Try and keep the work as close in as possible so to avoid

1:56:17 > 1:56:20overreaching and twisting the back, which is what is doing the damage.

1:56:20 > 1:56:23Just a small step forwards would save that whole strain.

1:56:23 > 1:56:23Absolutely true.

1:56:23 > 1:56:27Here is how it should be done - steady action, bent knees,

1:56:27 > 1:56:28stayed close to the body.

1:56:28 > 1:56:31It is hoped this two year academic study will ease the pain

1:56:31 > 1:56:44for millions of gardeners.

1:56:44 > 1:56:50OK, so, lots of really good advice. I think I might alter my technique.

1:56:50 > 1:56:56As long as you don't hurt yourself. I shall bring the spade a little bit

1:56:56 > 2:00:20closer to my body.It is coming up to 8am and we will have the news and

2:00:20 > 2:00:23I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

2:00:23 > 2:00:24in half an hour.

2:00:25 > 2:00:27Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

2:00:27 > 2:00:29A shake-up at the top of the Government,

2:00:29 > 2:00:32as Theresa May prepares to unveil a Cabinet reshuffle.

2:00:32 > 2:00:34With speculation rife over a number of key positions,

2:00:34 > 2:00:37it's expected that more female and ethnic minority MPs will be

2:00:37 > 2:00:41promoted to the top table.

2:00:58 > 2:01:00Oh, sorry!

2:01:00 > 2:01:01Good morning, it's Monday the 8th of January.

2:01:01 > 2:01:07Also this morning...

2:01:07 > 2:01:16A new day is on the horizon! And when that new day finally dawns, it

2:01:16 > 2:01:22will be because of a lot of magnificent women...Oprah Winfrey

2:01:22 > 2:01:26leads the tribute to women working in the film and television industry

2:01:26 > 2:01:32as the red carpet at last night's Golden Globe awards turned black

2:01:32 > 2:01:35amid a sea of protest at sexual harassment.

2:01:35 > 2:01:37The BBC's China Editor, Carrie Gracie, accuses the BBC

2:01:37 > 2:01:39of breaking equality law as she steps down from her

2:01:39 > 2:01:46role citing unequal pay with her male colleagues.

2:01:46 > 2:01:49Good morning. Manufacturers say they are feeling more optimistic than

2:01:49 > 2:01:54they have done for four years. So I'm at one of them, where they have

2:01:54 > 2:01:57been growing exports, to find out where this growth is coming from.

2:01:57 > 2:01:59In sport, it's over and out from Australia.

2:01:59 > 2:02:05England fall to another heavy defeat in the final Ashes Test.

2:02:05 > 2:02:11It's hot there but it's very cold here. Carol has the details so

2:02:11 > 2:02:14yellow it certainly is called. Temperatures across southern

2:02:14 > 2:02:17Scotland and northern England between -7 -10, but here we have

2:02:17 > 2:02:26clear skies, and they fair bit of sunshine. Further cloud there --

2:02:26 > 2:02:31further south there is patchy drizzle.

2:02:31 > 2:02:32Good morning.

2:02:32 > 2:02:33First, our main story.

2:02:33 > 2:02:36Theresa May is expected to make several changes to her Cabinet team

2:02:36 > 2:02:37today in the most extensive reshuffle since she

2:02:37 > 2:02:39became Prime Minister.

2:02:39 > 2:02:42The four most senior members of the Government are due to remain

2:02:42 > 2:02:44in their current posts, but more women and MPs from ethnic

2:02:44 > 2:02:46minorities are likely to be promoted to top positions.

2:02:46 > 2:02:48We're joined now from Westminster by our Political

2:02:48 > 2:02:49Correspondent, Ben Wright.

2:02:49 > 2:02:52You imagine everybody this morning who might be involved looking at

2:02:52 > 2:02:54their phones at all moments.

2:02:54 > 2:02:57Ben, what do we know about who is likely to stay

2:02:57 > 2:02:59and who is vulnerable?

2:02:59 > 2:03:01Good morning, Louise. Westminster always gets terribly excited about

2:03:01 > 2:03:06reshuffle some I'm not sure how much excitement voters share, but it

2:03:06 > 2:03:09grips the imagination here. For existing members of the Cabinet, it

2:03:09 > 2:03:14will be a nervous day as they wait to find out whether they will be

2:03:14 > 2:03:17kept or chopped. For up-and-coming Tory ministers hoping for a seat

2:03:17 > 2:03:21around the Cabinet table, it is a day to be anxiously clutching your

2:03:21 > 2:03:25phone, keeping it close, seeing if you are going to get a call from the

2:03:25 > 2:03:34Prime Minister. Lots of speculation about what she might do. I think

2:03:34 > 2:03:37Theresa May is the only person who knows what will happen to day. But

2:03:37 > 2:03:40it seems certain that the trimming jobs who -- that the four top jobs

2:03:40 > 2:03:44will be kept as they are. David Davis will remain as Brexit

2:03:44 > 2:03:48Secretary, we think they will all remain in their positions, in part

2:03:48 > 2:03:51because Brexit is a massive thing that has dominated the Government,

2:03:51 > 2:03:57you wouldn't risk moving one of those big four at this stage. There

2:03:57 > 2:04:00will be significant movement in the middle order of ministers. There is

2:04:00 > 2:04:05the practical issue of the gap left by Damian Green. He of course was

2:04:05 > 2:04:08sacked just before Christmas. He had a very big job at the Cabinet Office

2:04:08 > 2:04:12and there is a place to fill there. Lots of speculation that Jeremy

2:04:12 > 2:04:16Hunt, who is currently the Home Secretary, could be moved into that

2:04:16 > 2:04:20role. Over the weekend Labour were quick to say that Jeremy Hunt has a