0:00:09 > 0:00:12Hello this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Huge mudslides and flooding hit California -
0:00:14 > 0:00:1613 people have died.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Police say parts of the State resemble a world war
0:00:19 > 0:00:31one battlefield and the death toll is expected to go higher.
0:00:31 > 0:00:36Trees were just coming down.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40We ran through the house. Then the boulders just busted through our
0:00:40 > 0:00:46house.
0:00:46 > 0:00:51Good morning - it's Wednesday 10 January.
0:00:51 > 0:00:53Also this morning - a new army recruitment campaign
0:00:53 > 0:01:01is criticised as too politcally correct.
0:01:01 > 0:01:07I was really worried about whether I would be accepted but most days, I
0:01:07 > 0:01:14was more than confident about how I was.The efforts are meant to
0:01:14 > 0:01:19reassure people worried about their sexuality or gender or religion.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22The five pence charge on plastic bags could be extended to small
0:01:22 > 0:01:25shops and businesses in England which are currently exempt.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28The boom in posh burgers could be over - Byron -
0:01:28 > 0:01:31one of the best known High street brands is in trouble.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33I'm looking at why and what it means.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36In sport, it's not out of sight for Bristol City.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Manchester City needed added time to beat them -
0:01:38 > 0:01:45with the second leg of the league cup semi-finals yet to come.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48And he was once predicted to be the next Lewis Hamilton
0:01:48 > 0:01:50until he lost both legs in a racing accident ---
0:01:50 > 0:01:53but now Billy Monger's back behind the wheel.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58And Carol has the weather for us. Good morning. Some fog around this
0:01:58 > 0:02:02morning across Northern Ireland. Extra care of your travelling
0:02:02 > 0:02:13further on. Rain pushing eastwards. But behind that, some sunshine.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15Good morning, first our main story.
0:02:15 > 0:02:18At least 12 people have died in mudslides and floods in southern
0:02:18 > 0:02:18California.
0:02:18 > 0:02:20Witnesses have described watching huge boulders
0:02:20 > 0:02:21bouncing down hillsides.
0:02:21 > 0:02:26Our North America Correspondent, James Cook reports from Los Angeles.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28The rains came suddenly, just before dawn.
0:02:28 > 0:02:36Torrential and terrifying.
0:02:36 > 0:02:38They coursed over the slick, scorched earth, gathering speed
0:02:38 > 0:02:41until mud was roaring down to the sea like an express train.
0:02:41 > 0:02:44The deluge smashed into the very homes which had just survived
0:02:44 > 0:02:45California's biggest recorded wildfire.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49The result: utter devastation.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52We had a very difficult time assessing the area and responding
0:02:52 > 0:02:55to many of those areas to assist those people.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59The only words I can really think of to describe what it looked like,
0:02:59 > 0:03:06was it looked like a World War I battlefield.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The communities hardest hit were Montecito and Carpentaria,
0:03:08 > 0:03:10on the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles.
0:03:10 > 0:03:13These are some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the United States.
0:03:13 > 0:03:20Home to stars like Oprah Winfrey and the actor Rob Lowe.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23But no amount of money could stop this torrent.
0:03:23 > 0:03:25The mud roared down here with terrifying speed,
0:03:25 > 0:03:26sweeping everything in its path.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29The firefighters won't let us go up there any further,
0:03:29 > 0:03:31they say the situation could change in the blink
0:03:31 > 0:03:37of an eye and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40Rescue workers are still scouring scores of damaged and demolished
0:03:40 > 0:03:43homes, searching for survivors.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Police say the number of dead here is certain to rise.
0:03:46 > 0:03:58James Cook, BBC News in southern California.
0:03:58 > 0:04:00The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
0:04:00 > 0:04:02which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
0:04:02 > 0:04:03given to soldiers.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05A series of radio, television and online adverts
0:04:05 > 0:04:09addresses concerns potential recruits might have about issues
0:04:09 > 0:04:11such as their sexuality or religion.
0:04:11 > 0:04:13There's been criticism from some former officers,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
0:04:15 > 0:04:16and going soft.
0:04:16 > 0:04:20Andy Moore reports.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23The new ads pose a series of questions.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26Growing up, I had my heart set on the army.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Another reassures would-be recruits that
0:04:28 > 0:04:34religious faith will be respected.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38The army embraces that you come from a different faith.
0:04:38 > 0:04:42Even on exercise, there is always a quiet moment to go into a cabin
0:04:42 > 0:04:46and just sort of find a little corner and do your prayers there.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48Recruiting for the army is a constant battle.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51Every year, for seven years now, more soldiers have left the army
0:04:51 > 0:04:54than signed up.
0:04:54 > 0:04:58There is a lot of internal debate about how best it should be done.
0:05:01 > 0:05:06I love the idea of the army...
0:05:06 > 0:05:08The army says its belonging campaign has already
0:05:08 > 0:05:11sparked a significant surge in interest, but others say
0:05:11 > 0:05:14that this new series of ads panders to to political correctness
0:05:14 > 0:05:17and the so-called "snowflake generation."
0:05:17 > 0:05:21and the so-called "snowflake generation".
0:05:21 > 0:05:24Last month, the new Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson,
0:05:24 > 0:05:26halted plans to ditch the army's Be the Best
0:05:26 > 0:05:31slogan which has been used for decades.
0:05:31 > 0:05:33An internal report stated it was datist,
0:05:33 > 0:05:34elitist and noninclusive.
0:05:34 > 0:05:37This new campaign does include the slogan, but it is not
0:05:37 > 0:05:39given the prominence it once had.
0:05:39 > 0:05:46Andy Moore, BBC News.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow
0:05:49 > 0:05:51in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland,
0:05:51 > 0:05:52France and Italy.
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Visitors are being airlifted out of Zermatt,
0:05:54 > 0:05:58one of Switzerland's most popular ski resorts,
0:05:58 > 0:06:01where around 13,000 people are stuck.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04A British skier, John Bromell, from Lincolnshire is still missing
0:06:04 > 0:06:06in France after bad weather hampered rescue efforts.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Mr Bromell's friends say he's a very experienced skier and hope he's
0:06:10 > 0:06:11managed to take shelter.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be announced
0:06:14 > 0:06:15by the government.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18It's part of a 25-year plan on the environment.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20We're joined from Westminster by our political correspondent
0:06:20 > 0:06:23Ben Wright.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Ben, what can we expect?
0:06:28 > 0:06:34Quite radical, some of these plans? The Prime Minister will be making a
0:06:34 > 0:06:39speech about this tomorrow, said the government's agenda for the next 25
0:06:39 > 0:06:42is an environmental policy and trying to cut down on the use of
0:06:42 > 0:06:46plastic. Of course, we have had plastic bag charges for quite
0:06:46 > 0:06:53awhile. In England, they are introduced in 2015. 5p charge placed
0:06:53 > 0:07:01on single use bags. They employ more than 250 people. Since that charge
0:07:01 > 0:07:04has been introduced, a huge reduction in the number of plastic
0:07:04 > 0:07:10bags used and a lot of money raised for good causes. Tomorrow, the Prime
0:07:10 > 0:07:14Minister will say the government is going to consult on extending that
0:07:14 > 0:07:18plastic bag charge to pretty much all shops including the small corner
0:07:18 > 0:07:25convenience stores. With the aim of reducing further plastic bag use.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29That will be a consultation that begins tomorrow. Some exemptions. If
0:07:29 > 0:07:37you go to a pet shop, you will get a free plastic bag for your goldfish.
0:07:37 > 0:07:43That does make sense, after all. Thank you very much indeed. I don't
0:07:43 > 0:07:49know, you could put it in a jar or something. It's quite an image,
0:07:49 > 0:07:53isn't it? Walking out of a pet shop with a plastic bag.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Passengers on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services
0:07:55 > 0:07:58have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according
0:07:58 > 0:07:59to a highly critical report.
0:07:59 > 0:08:01The government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office,
0:08:01 > 0:08:04says the country's largest rail operator has failed to provide
0:08:04 > 0:08:05value for money.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08It says industrial action has been a major factor for delays
0:08:08 > 0:08:11but the Department for Transport has also made decisions which "have
0:08:11 > 0:08:12negatively impacted on passengers".
0:08:12 > 0:08:14The government has admitted the disruption has been unacceptable
0:08:14 > 0:08:18and has called on the RMT union to end what it calls
0:08:18 > 0:08:26needless strike action.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29A 16-year-old boy will appear in court today with the murder
0:08:29 > 0:08:30of a shop assistant in north London.
0:08:30 > 0:08:34Vijay Patel was attacked in a row over the sale of cigarette
0:08:34 > 0:08:36papers outside his shop in Mill Hill on Saturday night.
0:08:36 > 0:08:39He later died in hospital.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Donald Trump's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon,
0:08:41 > 0:08:44has stepped down from the right wing Breitbart News organisation
0:08:44 > 0:08:46where he built his reputation.
0:08:46 > 0:08:48The move comes amid a row over remarks he reportedly made
0:08:48 > 0:08:49about the President's son.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52He described a meeting Donald Trump Jr held in New York
0:08:52 > 0:08:55with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 presidential
0:08:55 > 0:09:02election campaign as "treasonous".
0:09:02 > 0:09:05The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume today,
0:09:05 > 0:09:07nearly a year after efforts to locate the plane
0:09:07 > 0:09:09were officially suspended.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12The search for the aircraft, which went missing with 239 people
0:09:12 > 0:09:15on board in March 2014, was the largest in aviation history.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17It will now be resumed by a an American company
0:09:17 > 0:09:21using unmanned submarines.
0:09:21 > 0:09:35Our South-East Asia correspondent Jonathan Head joins us from Bangkok.
0:09:35 > 0:09:39What exactly will they be searching for now considering there has been a
0:09:39 > 0:09:44huge process undertaken?To new developments. This company has much
0:09:44 > 0:09:48greater search capabilities than the previous company. It reckons it can
0:09:48 > 0:09:54search a much wider area and a much shorter time. Time is constrained
0:09:54 > 0:09:57because you have certain months of the year that you can search. The
0:09:57 > 0:10:01other is that there has been continual analysis of other dater
0:10:01 > 0:10:05including models of the drift patterns of the bits of the brief in
0:10:05 > 0:10:11the aircraft that have watched up in East Africa, reversing nose and also
0:10:11 > 0:10:16looking at some satellite images that may possibly be plane debris
0:10:16 > 0:10:22from a French satellite. All of this new analysis was beginning to be
0:10:22 > 0:10:26available at the time they suspended the search which suggests there is a
0:10:26 > 0:10:30more promising area they haven't looked at to the north. A new zone
0:10:30 > 0:10:35to look at now where there is some evidence that the plane might be.
0:10:35 > 0:10:38You have a much more effective search capability with this company.
0:10:38 > 0:10:44The company must be confident. They have taken this on. The Malaysia
0:10:44 > 0:10:48government is saving, go ahead and search. If you don't find it, don't
0:10:48 > 0:10:58get paid.We will indeed. We have some more pictures. They are taken
0:10:58 > 0:11:08in the Sahara. This is on the edge of the Sahara. Snow is very rare in
0:11:08 > 0:11:12this part of the world. Even though the desert can be cold at night,
0:11:12 > 0:11:16there is rarely enough water in a port of any precipitation. But there
0:11:16 > 0:11:20is snow on the sand dunes, only the third time in 40 years. It didn't
0:11:20 > 0:11:34last long, and melted shortly after. We only saw still put it yesterday.
0:11:34 > 0:11:41-- still footage. Sorry for passing on my cough. Hopefully, no one else
0:11:41 > 0:11:49will get it. Bristol did well, didn't they? Even on the BBC
0:11:49 > 0:11:52website, it said they were excellent, which I think is a
0:11:52 > 0:12:02ringing endorsement.
0:12:02 > 0:12:06Just in injury time winner which means Bristol City lost the first
0:12:06 > 0:12:07leg.
0:12:07 > 0:12:12Manchester City had to come from behind in the first leg
0:12:12 > 0:12:15of their League Cup semifinal against Bristol City.
0:12:15 > 0:12:19The championship side have had a great cup run and their positive
0:12:19 > 0:12:21approach paid off - they took the lead thanks
0:12:21 > 0:12:23to a Bobby Reid penalty.
0:12:23 > 0:12:24Sub Sergio Aguero's late winner
0:12:24 > 0:12:31means Manchester City take a 2-1 lead into the second leg.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34After a controversial 12 months the FA say they're to introduce
0:12:34 > 0:12:36new policies to address issues including racial discrimination,
0:12:36 > 0:12:38as suffered by the Chelsea Ladies striker Eni Aluko.
0:12:38 > 0:12:41The governing body's bringing in the so-called 'Rooney Rule',
0:12:41 > 0:12:44aimed at getting more people from black and minority ethnic
0:12:44 > 0:12:47groups into top jobs.
0:12:47 > 0:12:50As have really
0:12:50 > 0:12:53England will be without Joe Marler for their opening two
0:12:53 > 0:12:54Six Nations matches.
0:12:54 > 0:12:56The Harlequins prop's been given a six-week ban
0:12:56 > 0:12:57for a dangerous tackle.
0:12:57 > 0:12:59He'll miss the games against Wales and Italy.
0:12:59 > 0:13:02And after his two-goal FA Cup heroics for Nottingham Forest,
0:13:02 > 0:13:03Erik Leehigh's reward is
0:13:03 > 0:13:04a brand new dog.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07His wife Kathryn had promised if he ever scored a hat-trick
0:13:07 > 0:13:08they'd get one.
0:13:08 > 0:13:11But after pressure from players and fans, she finally relented
0:13:11 > 0:13:13to let 'Gunner' the puppy, join the Leehigh family.
0:13:13 > 0:13:21do know what they called it? It is a French bulldog. He is called Gunner
0:13:21 > 0:13:26because they beat Arsenal. It is a great name for a dog. I think he is
0:13:26 > 0:13:33either a Boston Terrier or a French bulldog. I can't really talk about
0:13:33 > 0:13:46this. I have a labrador called Ruby. Waffle is not keen. Not terribly.
0:13:46 > 0:13:52They can be in the same room now, they have reached a truce. There is
0:13:52 > 0:13:57a bit of talk involved as well. Anyway, it's good that they are
0:13:57 > 0:14:07making friends. This is lovely. Is a dog walking weather? Is it? Anyway,
0:14:07 > 0:14:13Carol has the weather now. You are quite right. It's also quite nice as
0:14:13 > 0:14:17well put humans. This morning, once again, rain moving across the
0:14:17 > 0:14:27country. Brightest guys coming in. In Scotland you can see this arc of
0:14:27 > 0:14:29rain. As the weather front which is
0:14:29 > 0:14:31rain. As the weather front which is drifting steadily towards the east.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35It then extends across parts of the Pennines and into parts of the
0:14:35 > 0:14:41Midlands. The whole lot is pushing in the direction of the North Sea.
0:14:47 > 0:14:51Moving away from that, it is a cloudy start to the day to some.
0:14:51 > 0:14:56It's brightening up quite nicely. Many of us seeing a bit more
0:14:56 > 0:15:05sunshine. The odd spot of drizzle here and there. In local rule areas,
0:15:05 > 0:15:12you might see a bit of ice around. -- local country areas. Maybe
0:15:12 > 0:15:16they're in mind if you are travelling. There goes the rain
0:15:16 > 0:15:24heading towards East Anglia. Eventually getting into the North to
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Northern Ireland in the far north-east. Behind it, a lot of
0:15:27 > 0:15:33bright sky. A fair bit of sunshine. We are looking at Nine's and tens.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39In the north to, this band of rain, we have some relatively mild air. As
0:15:39 > 0:15:42we head on through the evening and overnight, eventually we see this
0:15:42 > 0:15:48rain pushed away into the North Sea. Behind it, with all the moisture
0:15:48 > 0:15:52around, a bit more fog once again across Northern Ireland who parts of
0:15:52 > 0:16:04Wales. Excuse me. More widespread. As we head towards the end of the
0:16:04 > 0:16:09week, also foster first thing in the morning. Remember the fog first
0:16:09 > 0:16:14thing in the morning. Much of all of the day, but others, it will into
0:16:14 > 0:16:22cloud. Towards the West, something brighter coming in. If you are stuck
0:16:22 > 0:16:26in an area with fog, temperatures will be much more above freezing,
0:16:26 > 0:16:31looking at one or two degrees but if you are out of it, we're looking at
0:16:31 > 0:16:36five, six, seven. Down a touch on today. For Friday again, fairly
0:16:36 > 0:16:40quiet but a lot of dry weather around. Write with as well. Then we
0:16:40 > 0:16:44have a weather front coming in from the west. Some rain and
0:16:44 > 0:16:48strengthening winds. The course of Friday to Saturday, that weather
0:16:48 > 0:16:54front makes its way from the rest. Taking its rain with it. Again, you
0:16:54 > 0:17:00can see the isobars and we're looking at Gaels in land. On
0:17:00 > 0:17:08Saturday, right in the east. You will notice the wind. Temperatures
0:17:08 > 0:17:15wise, 6- eight degrees. Thank you very much that. Sorry for passing on
0:17:15 > 0:17:19the BBC Breakfast cough this morning. It's a nightmare, isn't it?
0:17:19 > 0:17:24How did you do that, Dan? Carol, relax, I've got powers. There is
0:17:24 > 0:17:33going to it next? Who knows? Thank you very much. Hopefully not me.
0:17:33 > 0:17:38I think I recently gave it to you a couple of days ago.You were blowing
0:17:38 > 0:17:43that those for England, weren't you? Let's look at the front pages of the
0:17:43 > 0:17:49papers. Here is the front page of the Times. Top hospital cuts cancer
0:17:49 > 0:17:53care due to lack of staff. And Meghan Markle is on the front page
0:17:53 > 0:17:58of virtually every newspaper. She and her husband to be, they visited
0:17:58 > 0:18:01a radio station in London yesterday. Lots of talk about what she was
0:18:01 > 0:18:08wearing. Apparently her top sold out in Marks & Spencer immediately.They
0:18:08 > 0:18:12call her the Queen of the airwaves. There she is, the front page of the
0:18:12 > 0:18:17Daily Telegraph as well. Their main story is about Brexit. Angela
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Merkel, the German Chancellor, against a British plan for a
0:18:20 > 0:18:25so-called managed a divergence from the EU. -- managed divergences of a
0:18:25 > 0:18:31talking about plastic bags as well. The administer is talking about art.
0:18:31 > 0:18:37-- the environment minister talking about that. This is a picture from a
0:18:37 > 0:18:42beach in Cornwall. As a result of the storm you can see, look, all the
0:18:42 > 0:18:48rubbish that has washed up. Plastics, so much of it.So many
0:18:48 > 0:18:53people now, I think, on the back of cap blue Planet too, and increased
0:18:53 > 0:18:57coverage as well, they are really thinking about single use plastics.
0:18:57 > 0:19:06-- back of Blue Planet II. Meghan-mania. The crowd shouting out
0:19:06 > 0:19:12"We'd love you". And the massacre of the middle-aged men.Let's go
0:19:12 > 0:19:18through some other ones quickly. Talking about Lady Lucan, who
0:19:18 > 0:19:21apparently took her life of the mistaken fears she had Parkinson's
0:19:21 > 0:19:24disease. That is according to an inquest. And Meghan Markle on the
0:19:24 > 0:19:28front page of the papers, talking about cuts to cancer care.I did
0:19:28 > 0:19:33that one.Did you! Do you know what, I don't think I've ever done that.
0:19:33 > 0:19:38You can't put it down there! We have a filing system.Is this because you
0:19:38 > 0:19:42are annoyed about my comment about blowing your nose?Put it over
0:19:42 > 0:19:50there!We ironed on the morning, and then we bring them to you...There
0:19:50 > 0:19:53is a system.I didn't know the system. Sorry.How long have you
0:19:53 > 0:19:58been here?I have a bit of nice news, actually. You know how I was
0:19:58 > 0:20:02talking yesterday about the tough time retailers had over Christmas?
0:20:02 > 0:20:06Oxfam has done particularly well online. That is the story in the
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Times this morning. Vintage and designer clothes for the party
0:20:11 > 0:20:16season, they were the online shop's top search terms. They managed to do
0:20:16 > 0:20:21well. They saw their sales at the online shop jumped 33% in the
0:20:21 > 0:20:25Christmas trading period. Shoppers looking to gifts which also helped
0:20:25 > 0:20:32to fight oddity as well. That is quite nice. -- fight poverty. Good
0:20:32 > 0:20:36to see people recycling their fashion stuff to help charity, that
0:20:36 > 0:20:42is quite a nice thing. Good to see their sales have gone up. This isn't
0:20:42 > 0:20:45business-related at all, but I wanted to point this out to our
0:20:45 > 0:20:49bosses. Did you know that sleeping in is better than going to the gym
0:20:49 > 0:20:57for your health?No way!Yes way. What counts as a sleep in?Well, for
0:20:57 > 0:21:06us, it would be about 16. An extra 90 minutes in bed. -- be about 6am.
0:21:06 > 0:21:10If we could ask to put the programme 90 minutes later...Would anybody
0:21:10 > 0:21:17mind if we started at 7:30am?So instead of getting up early and
0:21:17 > 0:21:22going for a run, you should sleep in?Sally told me this. She was told
0:21:22 > 0:21:25by a doctor that actually, sometimes we think it is all about exercise,
0:21:25 > 0:21:30but sleep is just as important. Rest.Especially if you have a
0:21:30 > 0:21:34stressful job. You don't want to go and exercise and keep the adrenaline
0:21:34 > 0:21:40pumping.We had some bodybuilders in last year. The world's Strong this
0:21:40 > 0:21:44man, and Mr universe. They both said sleep is crucial for the building of
0:21:44 > 0:21:49muscles. As much time as they spend in the gym, they spend more time
0:21:49 > 0:21:53recovering to make sure they build up their muscles.Look at my
0:21:53 > 0:21:57muscles. I am looking ahead to the Winter Olympics. Lots of the papers
0:21:57 > 0:22:01are. They begin at the beginning of next month.You are going, aren't
0:22:01 > 0:22:08you?I am.Lovely.The UK has a target of about 4- ten medals, and
0:22:08 > 0:22:12they have a nice profile of some of the athletes coming up in the
0:22:12 > 0:22:16papers. Joel Fearon was a pizza delivery guy while he was trying to
0:22:16 > 0:22:20make ends meet to get his athletics, and now his bobsleigh career, off
0:22:20 > 0:22:24the ground. They are seeing here is the world's fast as pizza delivery
0:22:24 > 0:22:29guy. Hopefully he will win a medal in Pyeongchang in a few weeks.I
0:22:29 > 0:22:34have some quickfire ones, tell me a favourite. Girls school bans calling
0:22:34 > 0:22:40girls girls. They say they will not use the word girls any more, but
0:22:40 > 0:22:46they will keep it in their title. Right.Customers scoff at $2 -- at
0:22:46 > 0:22:53£2.50 stake in Marks & Spencer. You get a bit of lemon and herb dressing
0:22:53 > 0:22:57with it, but it is ten times more expensive than actually buying a
0:22:57 > 0:23:05cauliflower and cutting it in half yourself. And ready for ticker-off.
0:23:05 > 0:23:10This is a curry which is being flown into a number of expats in France,
0:23:10 > 0:23:13on a special, scheduled flight coming in from Portsmouth, because
0:23:13 > 0:23:17they say that French curry doesn't taste right.It doesn't taste right.
0:23:17 > 0:23:21I used to live in France, and Indian restaurants don't taste anything
0:23:21 > 0:23:25like Indian restaurants here.They fired from the UK because they say
0:23:25 > 0:23:29it isn't right. And they have a big Indian meal in the hangar where it
0:23:29 > 0:23:33arrives.How rich are they?I thought the same thing, but because
0:23:33 > 0:23:36they get a discounted flight in the number of people involved, it is
0:23:36 > 0:23:40only 40 euros each, with a drink. Still quite pricey for a curry.OK,
0:23:40 > 0:23:46Steph doesn't like it.
0:23:46 > 0:23:50So, this time last year Billy Monger was being tipped by many as the next
0:23:50 > 0:23:54Lewis Hamilton. He was 17, star of F1 racing, but after an horrific
0:23:54 > 0:23:58accidents he had both his legs amputated. His recovery and
0:23:58 > 0:24:02determination have astounded doctors. This week he will drive in
0:24:02 > 0:24:05front of crowds for the first time since his accident, but anybody
0:24:05 > 0:24:18expecting him to take things slowly might be in for a shock.
0:24:18 > 0:24:22Billy Whizz, and nickname he was determined to keep. It is nine
0:24:22 > 0:24:25months since Billy Monger had both lower legs amputated after a car
0:24:25 > 0:24:31crash. This is a final practice before driving with a stunt team at
0:24:31 > 0:24:38earning's NEC.The aim is to put on a good show. We have got a great
0:24:38 > 0:24:41team, a great bunch of lights doing a show, I am just hoping everything
0:24:41 > 0:24:45goes smoothly and we have a good time and do ourselves proud.
0:24:45 > 0:24:51Dunnington Park, last April. When Billy's Formula 1 car hit a
0:24:51 > 0:24:58stationary vehicle.That is horrendous!All I wanted to do was
0:24:58 > 0:25:03to get through it and be alive. It was a slight moment, when I thought
0:25:03 > 0:25:08I wouldn't drive again. It hasn't changed a dream. The dream stays the
0:25:08 > 0:25:13same, I want to be an F1 driver. You've got your prosthetics and you
0:25:13 > 0:25:17are still able to control the car and the pedals. Many people would
0:25:17 > 0:25:21find that really extraordinary.When you control the pedal normally you
0:25:21 > 0:25:26do it through Europe -- through your ankle, that is how you control your
0:25:26 > 0:25:31input to the pedals. It is I don't have ankles, the way I control it is
0:25:31 > 0:25:36through my leg like this. -- because I don't. Rather than going like
0:25:36 > 0:25:42that, it is just a push motion instead, to control the car.Terry
0:25:42 > 0:25:46Grant has been control -- been training Billy ahead of the auto
0:25:46 > 0:25:50international event. He is one of the world's top stunt drivers.Drive
0:25:50 > 0:25:58out, drive out! Billy is a very special light, for sure. Regardless
0:25:58 > 0:26:05of his injuries.The moment you are rehearsing on an airfield there is
0:26:05 > 0:26:09going to be concrete pillars were the cones are. -- cones.The level
0:26:09 > 0:26:13of control he has now, for prosthetic legs, it is phenomenal.
0:26:13 > 0:26:17Although Billy can use the accelerator, his car as it is so
0:26:17 > 0:26:21that this lever controls the break. He has been backed by Mission
0:26:21 > 0:26:25motorsport, a charity which typically helps wounded servicemen
0:26:25 > 0:26:29and servicewomen driving and, often in specially adapted cars.The
0:26:29 > 0:26:33freedom of mobility is a phenomenal thing. If that is taken away from
0:26:33 > 0:26:37you as an adult, it has a dramatic effect on your life, on your
0:26:37 > 0:26:40personal freedoms, and also, I think, on your sense of self and
0:26:40 > 0:26:44your independence. And to be able to give that back to somebody is an
0:26:44 > 0:26:48extraordinary thing to be able to do.What the family think about you
0:26:48 > 0:26:53getting behind the wheel?My mum was very nervous! But if I don't do it
0:26:53 > 0:26:57what else am by going to do with my life? I need to make my life into
0:26:57 > 0:27:05something positive.Billy Monger, back in the driving seat.
0:27:05 > 0:30:28I loved that.Inspirational, determined, a fabulous young man.
0:30:28 > 0:30:29in half an hour.
0:30:29 > 0:30:32Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:30:32 > 0:30:33Now though, it's back to Breakfast.
0:30:33 > 0:30:38Bye for now.
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Hello - this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:30:42 > 0:30:45We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:30:45 > 0:30:47but also on Breakfast this morning:
0:30:47 > 0:30:49We'll speak to the British polar explorer Ben Saunders
0:30:49 > 0:30:52in his first TV interview since being forced to abandon his
0:30:52 > 0:30:54expedition to cross Antarctica unassisted.
0:30:54 > 0:30:56Also this morning, it might be cold and dark
0:30:56 > 0:30:57at this
0:30:57 > 0:31:00time of year but going for a walk in the park or the countryside
0:31:00 > 0:31:16could improve your mental health.
0:31:16 > 0:31:19And, from the majestic hunter to a cat so small,
0:31:19 > 0:31:24it can sit in the palm of your hand - meet TV's new prime-time stars.
0:31:24 > 0:31:25Good morning.
0:31:25 > 0:31:33Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:31:33 > 0:31:40At least 13 people have died in floods in Southern California. Among
0:31:40 > 0:31:44those saved was a 14-year-old girl who'd been tapped for hours in the
0:31:44 > 0:31:48ruins of her house. Police say they expect the number of dead to rise.
0:31:48 > 0:31:49Extraordinaire pictures.
0:31:49 > 0:31:52Benjamin Hyatt and his family were force to evacuate their home.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54He's joins us from a hotel in Pismo.
0:31:54 > 0:31:58Good morning. Thank you so much for joining us. Tell us what happened to
0:31:58 > 0:32:04you and your family.Last
0:32:04 > 0:32:05joining us. Tell us what happened to you and your family.Last night, we
0:32:05 > 0:32:13were an involuntary evacuation zone. Previously, we had been in a
0:32:13 > 0:32:17mandatory evacuation zone to the fires that happened a few weeks ago.
0:32:17 > 0:32:24Nobody was really taking things too seriously. We stayed at the house. I
0:32:24 > 0:32:28stayed up last night. Around 2:30 a.m., the power ran out. When the
0:32:28 > 0:32:35power ran out, really, really hard rain started. Crazy rain. It lasted
0:32:35 > 0:32:42five minutes. It was just normal rate. I went outside the house to
0:32:42 > 0:32:49see what was happening. It seemed kind of quiet. There was a bit of a
0:32:49 > 0:32:54River going down our street. I thought the storm cell was headed
0:32:54 > 0:32:59straight to the mountains. I figured I should stay up. It headed straight
0:32:59 > 0:33:05for the burn zone and literally three minutes later, there was a
0:33:05 > 0:33:16rattling and a crash. By three feet of mud. It is just going to keep
0:33:16 > 0:33:24coming.The pictures, you described the scene. He may have had a lucky
0:33:24 > 0:33:29escape by the looks.Our neighbourhood, there is a creek that
0:33:29 > 0:33:39goes along that one neighbour who live there in the 1990s, she had
0:33:39 > 0:33:42sandbags and said it could be a river coming down the street but
0:33:42 > 0:33:47nobody had seen anything like this. Something happened. Something
0:33:47 > 0:33:56releasing these big boulders. Our yard is gone. There is no yard.
0:33:56 > 0:34:01There are trees that I don't know where they came from. They would
0:34:01 > 0:34:09have taken alcohol wing where we sleep. The cars that were on the
0:34:09 > 0:34:16street ended up on the freeway which is the main artery to Los Angeles.
0:34:16 > 0:34:25It's kind of goes down on our neighbourhood. I don't know how much
0:34:25 > 0:34:54goes down five of all we got. You will. All of it all. Almost like a
0:34:54 > 0:35:03leader.-- almost like a wave. It sounds absolutely terrifying.Your
0:35:03 > 0:35:09neighbour is OK? The neighbour is OK. Everyone on our street, we got
0:35:09 > 0:35:14hit really hard and everyone we know, the firefighters came by. We
0:35:14 > 0:35:18had another friend who was on the roof with her two boys. From three
0:35:18 > 0:35:23o'clock in the morning and tools seven o'clock when we were rescued.
0:35:23 > 0:35:30One of the boys bedrooms is gone. Somehow sees -- somehow he survived
0:35:30 > 0:35:37that and got up onto roof. Everyone in our neighbourhood was fine.
0:35:37 > 0:35:45Firefighters evacuated us then. Benjamin, you are clearly shaken as
0:35:45 > 0:35:49well. Thank you very much are telling us your story. Best of luck
0:35:49 > 0:35:57forgetting everything back. As you can imagine, lots of pictures and
0:35:57 > 0:36:03coverage. American talk show host Ellen to generous who has a home in
0:36:03 > 0:36:07Montecito tweeted this picture.
0:36:17 > 0:36:21That is the main road to Los Angeles from that area. Also one of the
0:36:21 > 0:36:28rescue units has been saying areas that have been like roadways have
0:36:28 > 0:36:31been unrecognisable due to the large amount of mud and to breathe. Also,
0:36:31 > 0:36:37Oprah Winfrey owns a home in one of those areas. She has taken a video
0:36:37 > 0:36:44and put on Instagram. Wading through the mud on her back garden.
0:36:44 > 0:36:48Helicopters rescuing my neighbours, looking for missing persons. So far
0:36:48 > 0:36:56we have 13 people have lost their lives.
0:36:56 > 0:36:58The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
0:36:58 > 0:37:00which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
0:37:00 > 0:37:01given to soldiers.
0:37:01 > 0:37:03A series of radio, television and online adverts
0:37:03 > 0:37:05addresses concerns potential recruits might have about issues
0:37:05 > 0:37:07such as their sexuality or religion.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09There's been criticism from some former officers,
0:37:09 > 0:37:11who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
0:37:11 > 0:37:19and going soft.
0:37:19 > 0:37:24But the Ministry of Defence says its campaign has sparked significant
0:37:24 > 0:37:28interest from people wanting to join up.
0:37:28 > 0:37:31New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be announced
0:37:31 > 0:37:32by the government.
0:37:32 > 0:37:38It's part of a 25-year plan on the environment.
0:37:38 > 0:37:44Retailers have fewer than 250 staff are exempt from the 5p levy. All
0:37:44 > 0:37:47retailers in Scotland and Wales are already required to charge for
0:37:47 > 0:37:50plastic bags.
0:37:50 > 0:37:52Passengers on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services
0:37:52 > 0:37:55have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according
0:37:55 > 0:37:57to a highly critical report.
0:37:57 > 0:37:59The government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office,
0:37:59 > 0:38:02says the country's largest rail operator has failed to provide
0:38:02 > 0:38:02value for money.
0:38:02 > 0:38:05It says industrial action has been a major factor for delays
0:38:05 > 0:38:08but the Department for Transport has also made decisions which "have
0:38:08 > 0:38:12negatively impacted on passengers".
0:38:12 > 0:38:18The government has admitted the disruption has been unacceptable
0:38:18 > 0:38:21and has called on the RMT union to end what it calls
0:38:21 > 0:38:27needless strike action.
0:38:27 > 0:38:31Cat was telling is that Bristol City wanted to finish that Thai but they
0:38:31 > 0:38:36are still in it. Sergio was celebrating that injury time and
0:38:36 > 0:38:43celebrating might. Imagine what Bristol City can achieve when they
0:38:43 > 0:38:52get the second leg at Ashton Gate in front of their home fans.
0:38:52 > 0:38:54Bristol City were less than two minutes away
0:38:54 > 0:38:57from going into the second leg of their League Cup Semi-Final
0:38:57 > 0:38:59with Manchester City on level terms.
0:38:59 > 0:39:02The championship side have had a great cup run and their positive
0:39:02 > 0:39:05approach paid off at the Etihad, they took the lead thanks
0:39:05 > 0:39:08to a Bobby Reid penalty just before half time.
0:39:08 > 0:39:11Manchester City had named a strong side and Kevin De Bruyne,
0:39:11 > 0:39:15captain on the night, drew them level in the second half.
0:39:15 > 0:39:19But Sergio Aguero is a pretty good sub to bring on when you need
0:39:19 > 0:39:23a goal and his injury time winner means Manchester City take a 2-1
0:39:23 > 0:39:29lead into the second leg at Ashton Gate.
0:39:29 > 0:39:32The Football Association is to implement a number of changes
0:39:32 > 0:39:34to make the national governing body truly representative
0:39:34 > 0:39:35of the players it represents.
0:39:35 > 0:39:38It's been a difficult 12 months for the FA.
0:39:38 > 0:39:41The Chelsea Ladies striker Eni Aluko said she felt victimised
0:39:41 > 0:39:43for reporting racial discrimination by former England manager Mark
0:39:43 > 0:39:43Sampson.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47The FA has pledged to interview at least one candidate from black
0:39:47 > 0:39:49and minority ethnic groups for future roles
0:39:49 > 0:39:52in the England set-up.
0:39:52 > 0:40:00I think the message it sends out is the FA is for all. What it will say
0:40:00 > 0:40:05is the opportunities to have a career beyond playing in the FA and
0:40:05 > 0:40:08the wider football workforce is something that is both desirable and
0:40:08 > 0:40:18something the FA is serious about promoting.
0:40:18 > 0:40:21The former Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley will take a "period
0:40:21 > 0:40:23of leave" whilst the club investigates allegations of racism
0:40:23 > 0:40:25and bullying made against him.
0:40:25 > 0:40:27Beardsley is now the club's Under-23s coach,
0:40:27 > 0:40:29but multiple complaints have been lodged against him,
0:40:29 > 0:40:31including one from 22-year old winger Yasin Ben El-Mhanni.
0:40:31 > 0:40:34Beardsley has released a statement and says he categorically
0:40:34 > 0:40:46denies the allegations.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Britain's defending Dakar Rally champion Sam Sunderland has crashed
0:40:49 > 0:40:51out of this year's race.
0:40:51 > 0:40:52Sunderland started day four
0:40:52 > 0:40:55with the overall lead but hit a hole, injuring his back
0:40:55 > 0:40:56in a fall.
0:40:56 > 0:40:58He carried on for another five kilometers but eventually had
0:40:58 > 0:41:00to be airlifted away.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02Sunderland later regained feeling in his legs but went to Peru's
0:41:02 > 0:41:04capital Lima for tests.
0:41:04 > 0:41:09Finally, the good news keeps coming for Nottingham Forest's Erik
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Lehigh.
0:41:10 > 0:41:13The defender scored twice in his side's incredible 4-2 win
0:41:13 > 0:41:15over Arsenal in Sunday's FA Cup third round and afterwards Lichaj
0:41:15 > 0:41:19revealed his wife Kathryn had promised the family could get a dog
0:41:19 > 0:41:20if he ever scored a hat-trick.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Well Forest's players and fans put the pressure on her to let Erik
0:41:24 > 0:41:26have his way after his weekend heroics.
0:41:26 > 0:41:28And last night the American revealed it's paid off.
0:41:28 > 0:41:31And the name they chose for the new puppy
0:41:31 > 0:41:41Gunner.
0:41:41 > 0:41:44More than half of people with hearing loss haven't told her
0:41:44 > 0:42:01employer because they are stock Action on Hearing Loss server are
0:42:01 > 0:42:06joined by Barbara Murray, AGP, and Jennifer Standley, born with hearing
0:42:06 > 0:42:12loss. Genet, let's start with you. What we are concerned about? We are
0:42:12 > 0:42:16worried about telling other people about your hearing difficulties?
0:42:16 > 0:42:21Will offer my early career, I kept my hearing loss hidden. Mainly
0:42:21 > 0:42:25because I hadn't expected my hearing loss and I didn't want to be
0:42:25 > 0:42:31disabled or view it for my disability. I want them to see me
0:42:31 > 0:42:36rather than my disability. I was worried that I would be judged and
0:42:36 > 0:42:43that people would just not really see me and my potential.I was
0:42:43 > 0:42:47reading this morning about quite a few people growing their how long
0:42:47 > 0:42:53did you do that?I had my hair very long and a shaved completely the
0:42:53 > 0:42:58charity. That was very empowering for me. I have glitter and I'm
0:42:58 > 0:43:04decorated. So now, I find it actually much easy to be open and I
0:43:04 > 0:43:08find I can be the kind of professional that I want to be put
0:43:08 > 0:43:12across the image that I want now. That I am open. That and make the
0:43:12 > 0:43:17most of the support and the technology that is available.The
0:43:17 > 0:43:25figures are quite shocking. People with hearing loss don't disclose
0:43:25 > 0:43:28their condition. Life would be a lot easier maybe if they would do that,
0:43:28 > 0:43:38would it?The statistics are frightening because there are 10
0:43:38 > 0:43:42million adults and 45,000 children with hearing loss and it takes about
0:43:42 > 0:43:47ten years before somebody owns up to feeling that they are having a
0:43:47 > 0:43:50problem with their hearing. The group that has affected the most are
0:43:50 > 0:43:54the elderly. They would benefit probably most but they feel
0:43:54 > 0:44:05stigmatised. They feel judged. It's of ageing. And also, get confused.
0:44:05 > 0:44:09He was in dementia. They get diagnosed in me. They've got twice
0:44:09 > 0:44:16the incidence of risk of dementia our death. I think if we could
0:44:16 > 0:44:20encourage people to have an early diagnosis and get the treatment
0:44:20 > 0:44:27sooner, as we were saying about having a device, people are socially
0:44:27 > 0:44:30isolated if they are deaf. It affects so many aspects of their
0:44:30 > 0:44:34life. That would enhance them in their education, in their health, in
0:44:34 > 0:44:40so many ways.Jennifer, how did you find telling other people about it?
0:44:40 > 0:44:44Did that put you off sometimes? I'm sure people watching this would
0:44:44 > 0:44:49think, if I told my colleagues or people I work with, it might affect
0:44:49 > 0:44:55that relationship.With previous employers, I have had a less than
0:44:55 > 0:45:02good experience. Managers not being understanding. People not knowing
0:45:02 > 0:45:08how to support me. On the surface, I appeared to be doing quite well,
0:45:08 > 0:45:12that I was OK. I found a telling colleagues in being open and
0:45:12 > 0:45:17upfront, it really worked very well for me. Were I work now, my
0:45:17 > 0:45:23colleagues are really good. People will adapt quite happily. If they
0:45:23 > 0:45:27are doing something that is not helpful, maybe because they don't
0:45:27 > 0:45:33realise. I've actually found now, I can progress in my career. Being
0:45:33 > 0:45:37open about the hearing loss means that right at the beginning, I have
0:45:37 > 0:45:42hearing loss. We can put that to the side in what I can do, my actual
0:45:42 > 0:45:47skills. What I can do in my job. It's taken me till I was in my 30s
0:45:47 > 0:45:52to get there. I understand the people, there is a journey towards
0:45:52 > 0:45:55accepting your hearing loss are fully can actually move on and start
0:45:55 > 0:46:01making a positive contribution.I have never seen hearing AIDS like
0:46:01 > 0:46:08that but they are absolutely fantastic. Thank you for joining us.
0:46:11 > 0:46:15Good morning. This morning we have a band of rain moving from the west
0:46:15 > 0:46:19towards the east of the United Kingdom. As that clears most of the
0:46:19 > 0:46:23east but not all, it will brighten up behind us, and we will see lots
0:46:23 > 0:46:26of lovely sunshine. But we also have fog across Northern Ireland. That
0:46:26 > 0:46:31will be slow to lift. There will be fog patches across South Wales in
0:46:31 > 0:46:35south-west England. The rain will clear off into the North Sea but
0:46:35 > 0:46:38will tend to linger across parts of East Anglia up towards Yorkshire and
0:46:38 > 0:46:41certainly across north-east Scotland. Temperature wise, we are
0:46:41 > 0:46:46looking at a range of 6- 10 Celsius. As we head through the evening and
0:46:46 > 0:46:50the overnight period you can see we still have some of that rain around
0:46:50 > 0:46:54but with damp surfaces we will see further fog forming. Across Northern
0:46:54 > 0:46:57Ireland, Wales, parts of Wales and into the Midlands and central and
0:46:57 > 0:47:01southern England, and into southern counties. That will be slow to clear
0:47:01 > 0:47:04and there will also be frustrated first thing. Some of that fog will
0:47:04 > 0:47:08not lift at all during the day. Some of it will lift into low cloud.
0:47:08 > 0:47:12Where it does lift we will see sunshine, especially in the north
0:47:12 > 0:47:16and the west. If you are stuck in an area that hangs onto the fog,
0:47:16 > 0:47:19temperatures will barely be above freezing. If not we are looking at
0:47:19 > 0:47:246- eight Celsius. Thank you, Carol.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31We are having one of those days today. I was ignoring Dan.At least
0:47:31 > 0:47:36you won't coughing. -- were not.
0:47:36 > 0:47:38The boom in posh burgers could be over.
0:47:38 > 0:47:41Byron - one of the best known High Street brands -
0:47:41 > 0:47:42is in trouble.
0:47:42 > 0:47:44Steph is looking at why and what it means.
0:47:44 > 0:47:47They are in trouble, basically. It is an interesting story because it
0:47:47 > 0:47:49is not just Byron facing this.
0:47:49 > 0:47:52There's been a real explosion in trendy fast food joints over
0:47:52 > 0:47:54the last decade, from upmarket burgers and posh pizzas,
0:47:54 > 0:47:56to Indian and Mexican street food.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58It's fair to say we're spoilt for choice.
0:47:58 > 0:48:01And that's part of the problem for businesses like Byron.
0:48:01 > 0:48:04The burger company with more than 70 restaurants around the country.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Is struggling and is looking for a rescue plan.
0:48:08 > 0:48:11With me now is Matt Dunham who runs his own insolvency business.
0:48:11 > 0:48:17Good morning.Good morning.Can you explain what is happening with
0:48:17 > 0:48:21Byron, what stage it is that?At the moment they are proposing what is
0:48:21 > 0:48:24called a voluntary arrangement with creditors. They are saying to their
0:48:24 > 0:48:28creditors, all certain creditors, we cannot pay you in full and what we
0:48:28 > 0:48:32need is a formal arrangement to say that we can pay you, but over a
0:48:32 > 0:48:35period, or whatever the specific details might be.So they are
0:48:35 > 0:48:40looking like things like rent production? A bit more time to pay
0:48:40 > 0:48:45their debts?Basically, yes. It might be that they say to some of
0:48:45 > 0:48:48the shareholders, actually, we cannot pay you in full is able you
0:48:48 > 0:48:51take debt instead?How likely are they to get that? These arrangements
0:48:51 > 0:48:58with their creditors.Well, they have the get 75% of the creditors
0:48:58 > 0:49:02caught up in it to agree to it. I don't know the details and I don't
0:49:02 > 0:49:06know the outcome of that. But it happens on a regular basis. It has
0:49:06 > 0:49:09happened across retail in the past and certainly across restaurants.
0:49:09 > 0:49:12There have been issues across all of them with a whole range of different
0:49:12 > 0:49:16issues like costs going up. And the fashion within the sector, people go
0:49:16 > 0:49:18to different restaurants at different times because it is
0:49:18 > 0:49:23fashionable at the moment.So it isn't unique to Byron, the problems
0:49:23 > 0:49:27they are having right now?I doubt it. They will be issues across the
0:49:27 > 0:49:33sector. Winds such as rising costs, food costs going up as the Stirling
0:49:33 > 0:49:37devalues, but also things like living wage costs going up, if our
0:49:37 > 0:49:44paying their staff living wage. -- sterling. And also, the result of
0:49:44 > 0:49:48competition in the market, with new entrants arriving all the time and
0:49:48 > 0:49:51new burger chains coming in, new places to go and eat.That is what
0:49:51 > 0:49:56is quite interesting about this. Anybody can see themselves how many
0:49:56 > 0:49:59trendy restaurants there are now, doing lots of things that were
0:49:59 > 0:50:05classed as cheap food in a much posher way now. That seems to be the
0:50:05 > 0:50:09problem, that there are so many and we are so spoilt for choice.It is
0:50:09 > 0:50:13across a whole range of sectors. I remember looking at the number of
0:50:13 > 0:50:16coffee shops in the centre of Manchester and thinking, I cannot
0:50:16 > 0:50:20leave two or three coffee shops is all they used to be. There are now
0:50:20 > 0:50:24dozens of them and they are all busy. It is down to fashions and
0:50:24 > 0:50:28trends. These will have been affected by things like new entrants
0:50:28 > 0:50:31to the market, like the delivery people coming in. Who would have
0:50:31 > 0:50:35thought a few years ago to have casual dining in your own home
0:50:35 > 0:50:39delivered piping hot?Who do you think will survive? What is the key
0:50:39 > 0:50:43to making sure you get through this? That is the million dollar question.
0:50:43 > 0:50:46The main thing is for each organisation, management, the
0:50:46 > 0:50:50quality of management. If businesses are starting to struggle and finding
0:50:50 > 0:50:56things tough, take advice early on. What we do with our trade body is
0:50:56 > 0:50:58work with companies and organisations to try to keep them
0:50:58 > 0:51:02going. The earlier you take the advice the more chance you have of
0:51:02 > 0:51:06being successful.Thank you. We will have the Sainsbury's results just
0:51:06 > 0:51:10after seven o'clock as well, the latest retailer to tell us what has
0:51:10 > 0:51:13happened over Christmas.It is results season, isn't it?
0:51:13 > 0:51:16From Sir Paul McCartney to Ed Sheeran, some of the world's
0:51:16 > 0:51:18biggest artists have cut their teeth gigging in small clubs
0:51:18 > 0:51:25around the country.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27But, according to campaign group UK Music, this tradition
0:51:27 > 0:51:29could be under threat.
0:51:29 > 0:51:32They say more than a third of grassroot venues have closed
0:51:32 > 0:51:35in the past decade and are calling for legislation so developers
0:51:35 > 0:51:38will be forced to take into account noise from existing clubs and pubs
0:51:38 > 0:51:39before they build residential housing.
0:51:39 > 0:51:42In a minute we'll speak to music writer John Robb,
0:51:42 > 0:51:45but first we asked these music lovers whether small spaces
0:51:45 > 0:51:57were still an essential part of the scene.
0:51:57 > 0:52:01Small venues, I prefer. I will be completely honest. I prefer them is
0:52:01 > 0:52:05bigger venues, you are more into it and it is more personal. In the
0:52:05 > 0:52:08people who have come to see this particular band are dedicated to
0:52:08 > 0:52:12seeing them.It is quite a small thing, you all connected together.
0:52:12 > 0:52:16In something like the arena it is so big and you don't have the space to
0:52:16 > 0:52:20connect.I feel like there is a sense of community at gigs and the
0:52:20 > 0:52:24bigger it gets, the more vast and anonymous it is.Young kids going to
0:52:24 > 0:52:28these gigs are not going to be able to afford £50 for the larger venues,
0:52:28 > 0:52:31they need these venues.These are the venues that help them break out
0:52:31 > 0:52:36into play in, like, the bigger places I could poll arena.I think
0:52:36 > 0:52:40it is important for artists to do live music, just because they get to
0:52:40 > 0:52:43meet people in person rather than listening to them online or
0:52:43 > 0:52:46whatever. It is good to see somebody in person rather than hearing them
0:52:46 > 0:52:48live.
0:52:48 > 0:52:51Music writer and patron of the Music Venue Trust John Robb
0:52:51 > 0:52:53joins us now.
0:52:53 > 0:52:58Are you concerned about venues having to be closed down?I think it
0:52:58 > 0:53:01is a really important cultural part of our fabric, especially in the UK,
0:53:01 > 0:53:08which is world famous. It is one of the things, you go to any country in
0:53:08 > 0:53:13the world, I travel lots, it is what people talk about. Even on that
0:53:13 > 0:53:17level, financial business levels, even apart from that, it is the
0:53:17 > 0:53:21feelgood factor in this country.And also, many times, you would have
0:53:21 > 0:53:25done this, so many times during your career. You go to a small venue, you
0:53:25 > 0:53:29hear a band, and you think, they are quite good. A few years down the
0:53:29 > 0:53:33line you see them playing to a much bigger audience because that is so
0:53:33 > 0:53:37ingrained in how the music industry works, isn't it?It is where people
0:53:37 > 0:53:44learn how to be bands. People do not just talk about guitar bands, all
0:53:44 > 0:53:49styles of music, all types of social interaction. Loads of basic things.
0:53:49 > 0:53:53The ban is headlining Glastonbury in ten years time, it is one of the
0:53:53 > 0:53:57world's must famous festivals, tonight they are probably going to
0:53:57 > 0:54:01play their local gig in some little town in the UK. It is an important
0:54:01 > 0:54:04patchwork of venues that create these bans. They create the space
0:54:04 > 0:54:10for these bans to exist in. It is not just the ones to become
0:54:10 > 0:54:14world-famous, it is the ones in the middle level as well. There are more
0:54:14 > 0:54:18bands than ever to play somewhere. It is this question about what towns
0:54:18 > 0:54:22and city centres are for. Now not just for flats. It is about four why
0:54:22 > 0:54:25people are living there for different reasons. Nobody is against
0:54:25 > 0:54:29flats being there, but we need to find a way to coexist and make it
0:54:29 > 0:54:33work. This legislation will make that happen.We have lots of big
0:54:33 > 0:54:38names backing it, Sir Paul McCartney, Brian Eno, Nick Mason,
0:54:38 > 0:54:42all calling for a change in the law to protect the venues. Have you seen
0:54:42 > 0:54:46venues having to be closed down? Yeah, there has been a raft of them
0:54:46 > 0:54:49across the UK. At the moment there are about three venues in Bristol
0:54:49 > 0:54:53with a lot of problems with the developers and it is an ongoing
0:54:53 > 0:54:56fight. Hopefully these venues will come through in the end.What
0:54:56 > 0:54:59happens sometimes is, there is a venue, and perhaps buildings,
0:54:59 > 0:55:02rounded, and then perhaps that is where the issue starts.Yes, it
0:55:02 > 0:55:06becomes isolated. That was the issue prolonged time. It was just a venue
0:55:06 > 0:55:10on its own fighting developers. The great thing about the trust is that
0:55:10 > 0:55:13it joins all these venues together across the country. They all know
0:55:13 > 0:55:17what the problem side how to fight them. And how they have a right to
0:55:17 > 0:55:21be there as well. I think a lot of people felt bad about it, guilty
0:55:21 > 0:55:25about being a venue. But they are part and parcel of the fabric of the
0:55:25 > 0:55:29British way of life.I suppose you could make the argument, couldn't
0:55:29 > 0:55:32you, that much more music is now about what you do online, posting
0:55:32 > 0:55:36clips and things like that, and in some ways the industry has moved on.
0:55:36 > 0:55:40Has that argument being made to you? It is part and parcel but it is not
0:55:40 > 0:55:44the whole thing. If you think the only way of making music is sitting
0:55:44 > 0:55:48around in your posh city centre flat, making music and putting it
0:55:48 > 0:55:51online...With respect, you don't have to be posh.Well, we always
0:55:51 > 0:55:54called posh flats. Because who else can afford them? Certainly not
0:55:54 > 0:55:58anybody that I know in the music industry. So if you think they are
0:55:58 > 0:56:02sitting on the couch and that is the only way you can make music, or be
0:56:02 > 0:56:06creative, it is not... You know, you have to interact with other people.
0:56:06 > 0:56:11As human beings. In a flashy kind of way, not just in a digital kind of
0:56:11 > 0:56:15way. Nobody is against the internet, that is part and parcel of it. It
0:56:15 > 0:56:19has been an important part of this campaign and it is important and how
0:56:19 > 0:56:22these venues run and get their information out. But it is not the
0:56:22 > 0:56:27only way of creating and it is not the only media that is left. TV is
0:56:27 > 0:56:31not the only media, you still need room for people to plug in and play
0:56:31 > 0:56:36with other people.Thank you to coming in and talking to this, I
0:56:36 > 0:56:40know you aren't feeling well either. We will be talking about this more
0:56:40 > 0:56:44later. Let us know, if you have a favourite venue that you
0:56:44 > 1:00:05particularly love, let us know and we'll talk about those later on as
1:00:05 > 1:00:08with another date in half an hour. Until then, there is more on the
1:00:08 > 1:00:10website. word with the
1:00:13 > 1:00:16Hello - this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:00:16 > 1:00:18Huge mudslides and flooding hit California -
1:00:18 > 1:00:2113 people have died.
1:00:21 > 1:00:23Police say parts of the State resemble a world war
1:00:23 > 1:00:28one battlefield and the death toll is expected to go higher.
1:00:28 > 1:00:30Trees were just coming down.
1:00:30 > 1:00:33We ran through the house.
1:00:33 > 1:00:35Then the boulders just busted through our house.
1:00:35 > 1:00:55Then the boulders just busted through our house.
1:00:55 > 1:00:57Good morning - it's Wednesday 10 January.
1:00:57 > 1:00:59Also this morning - a new army recruitment campaign
1:00:59 > 1:01:01is criticised as too politcally correct.
1:01:01 > 1:01:07I was really worried about whether I would be accepted
1:01:07 > 1:01:10but in days, I was more than confident about how I was.
1:01:10 > 1:01:13The efforts are meant to reassure people worried about their sexuality
1:01:13 > 1:01:16or gender or religion.
1:01:16 > 1:01:19The five pence charge on plastic bags could be extended to small
1:01:19 > 1:01:29shops and businesses in England which are currently exempt.
1:01:29 > 1:01:33Sainsbury's, the latest retailer with Christmas results out.It has
1:01:33 > 1:01:37lost a bit of market share to its rivals. I will be speaking to the
1:01:37 > 1:01:37boss.
1:01:37 > 1:01:40In sport, it's not out of sight for Bristol City.
1:01:40 > 1:01:42Manchester City needed added time to beat them -
1:01:42 > 1:01:46with the second leg of the league cup semi-finals yet to come.
1:01:46 > 1:01:49And he was once predicted to be the next Lewis Hamilton
1:01:49 > 1:01:51until he lost both legs in a racing accident -
1:01:51 > 1:01:54but now Billy Monger's back behind the wheel.
1:01:54 > 1:01:56And Carol has the weather for us.
1:01:56 > 1:02:02Good morning.
1:02:02 > 1:02:06A band of rain moving from the West to the east of the UK. Some
1:02:06 > 1:02:11sunshine. When the fog lifts from Northern Ireland, parts of south
1:02:11 > 1:02:15Wales and south-west England. More details later on.
1:02:15 > 1:02:17Good morning, first our main story.
1:02:17 > 1:02:20At least 12 people have died in mudslides and floods in southern
1:02:20 > 1:02:20California.
1:02:20 > 1:02:21-- 13.
1:02:21 > 1:02:23Witnesses have described watching huge boulders
1:02:23 > 1:02:23bouncing down hillsides.
1:02:23 > 1:02:28Our North America Correspondent, James Cook reports from Los Angeles.
1:02:28 > 1:02:38The rains came suddenly, just before dawn.
1:02:38 > 1:02:43Torrential and terrifying.
1:02:43 > 1:02:45They coursed over the slick, scorched earth, gathering speed
1:02:45 > 1:02:49until mud was roaring down to the sea like an express train.
1:02:49 > 1:02:54The deluge smashed into the very homes which had just survived
1:02:54 > 1:02:56California's biggest recorded wildfire.
1:02:56 > 1:02:57The result: utter devastation.
1:02:57 > 1:03:00We had a very difficult time assessing the area and responding
1:03:00 > 1:03:02to many of those areas to assist those people.
1:03:02 > 1:03:06The only words I can really think of to describe what it looked like,
1:03:06 > 1:03:08was it looked like a World War I battlefield.
1:03:08 > 1:03:11The communities hardest hit were Montecito and Carpentaria,
1:03:11 > 1:03:13on the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles.
1:03:13 > 1:03:16These are some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the United States.
1:03:16 > 1:03:23Home to stars like Oprah Winfrey and the actor Rob Lowe.
1:03:23 > 1:03:26But no amount of money could stop this torrent.
1:03:26 > 1:03:28The mud roared down here with terrifying speed,
1:03:28 > 1:03:29sweeping everything in its path.
1:03:29 > 1:03:33The firefighters won't let us go up there any further,
1:03:33 > 1:03:40they say the situation could change in the blink
1:03:40 > 1:03:44of an eye and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is.
1:03:44 > 1:03:47Rescue workers are still scouring scores of damaged and demolished
1:03:47 > 1:03:48homes, searching for survivors.
1:03:48 > 1:03:51Police say the number of dead here is certain to rise.
1:03:51 > 1:04:05James Cook, BBC News in southern California.
1:04:05 > 1:04:13The American talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres sent this. That is 101
1:04:13 > 1:04:20freeway in her neighbourhood.Oprah Winfrey also lives a few miles away
1:04:20 > 1:04:26in Santa Barbara. This is a video that she has posted. Mud soaked
1:04:26 > 1:04:32backyard. This is a video. Helicopters making rescues in the
1:04:32 > 1:04:52area. See how deep the mud is. 13 lives lost. And the model Gigi
1:04:52 > 1:05:01Hadid. This is the same picture we saw from Ellen. Please keep their
1:05:01 > 1:05:07families and Santa Barbara in your fulsome predators.
1:05:07 > 1:05:10The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
1:05:10 > 1:05:14which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
1:05:14 > 1:05:16given to soldiers.
1:05:16 > 1:05:18A series of radio, television and online adverts
1:05:18 > 1:05:20addresses concerns potential recruits might have about issues
1:05:20 > 1:05:22such as their sexuality or religion.
1:05:22 > 1:05:23There's been criticism from some former officers,
1:05:23 > 1:05:26who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
1:05:26 > 1:05:27and going soft.
1:05:27 > 1:05:31Andy Moore reports.
1:05:31 > 1:05:35The new ads pose a series of questions.
1:05:35 > 1:05:38Growing up, I had my heart set on the army.
1:05:38 > 1:05:39Another reassures would-be recruits that
1:05:39 > 1:05:40religious faith will be respected.
1:05:40 > 1:05:43The army embraces that you come from a different faith.
1:05:43 > 1:05:47Even on exercise, there is always a quiet moment to go into a cabin
1:05:47 > 1:05:52and just sort of find a little corner and do your prayers there.
1:05:52 > 1:05:55Recruiting for the army is a constant battle.
1:05:55 > 1:05:58Every year, for seven years now, more soldiers have left the army
1:05:58 > 1:06:03than signed up.
1:06:03 > 1:06:07There is a lot of internal debate about how best it should be done.
1:06:07 > 1:06:18I love the idea of the army...
1:06:18 > 1:06:20The army says its belonging campaign has already
1:06:20 > 1:06:23sparked a significant surge in interest, but others say
1:06:23 > 1:06:26that this new series of ads panders to to political correctness
1:06:26 > 1:06:30and the so-called "snowflake generation".
1:06:30 > 1:06:32Last month, the new Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson,
1:06:32 > 1:06:34halted plans to ditch the army's Be the Best
1:06:34 > 1:06:36slogan which has been used for decades.
1:06:36 > 1:06:38An internal report stated it was datist,
1:06:38 > 1:06:39elitist and noninclusive.
1:06:39 > 1:06:46This new campaign does include the slogan, but it is not
1:06:46 > 1:06:48given the prominence it once had.
1:06:48 > 1:06:52Andy Moore, BBC News.
1:06:52 > 1:06:55New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be announced
1:06:55 > 1:06:56by the government.
1:06:56 > 1:06:59It's part of a 25-year plan on the environment.
1:06:59 > 1:07:01We're joined from Westminster by our political correspondent
1:07:01 > 1:07:02Ben Wright.
1:07:02 > 1:07:04Ben, what can we expect?
1:07:06 > 1:07:17The Prime Minister will be making a speech about this tomorrow,
1:07:17 > 1:07:26along with Michael Gove.
1:07:26 > 1:07:33They are going to be tackling disposable pig waste. They will be
1:07:33 > 1:07:38extending the 5p charge which has existed. This is about extending it
1:07:38 > 1:07:44in England. The moment, if you shop on a bigger store, one that employs
1:07:44 > 1:07:49more than 250 people, you will be charged 5p for a use back. The use
1:07:49 > 1:07:53of these bags is absolutely plummeted since while raising cash
1:07:53 > 1:07:57to charities at the same time. A small government intervention which
1:07:57 > 1:08:01has made a massive difference in the government are going to be
1:08:01 > 1:08:04consulting on extending that tall shops. Corner stores convenience
1:08:04 > 1:08:10shops in the much smaller shops on high streets. It's highly likely
1:08:10 > 1:08:14this will be extended because as I said, it is made a massive
1:08:14 > 1:08:18difference. There are currently some exemptions. If you go to a pet shop
1:08:18 > 1:08:23and buy goldfish, a plastic bag is free. A match she might feel to
1:08:23 > 1:08:29still get your goldfish after this has been extended.
1:08:29 > 1:08:33Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow
1:08:33 > 1:08:35in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland,
1:08:35 > 1:08:36France and Italy.
1:08:36 > 1:08:38Visitors are being airlifted out of Zermatt,
1:08:38 > 1:08:40one of Switzerland's most popular ski resorts,
1:08:40 > 1:08:44where around 13,000 people are stuck.
1:08:44 > 1:08:52A British skier, John Bromell, from Lincolnshire is still missing
1:08:52 > 1:08:58in France after bad weather hampered rescue efforts.
1:08:58 > 1:09:02Mr Bromell's friends say he's a very experienced skier and hope he's
1:09:02 > 1:09:03managed to take shelter.
1:09:03 > 1:09:05Passengers on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services
1:09:05 > 1:09:08have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according
1:09:08 > 1:09:09to a highly critical report.
1:09:09 > 1:09:11The government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office,
1:09:11 > 1:09:14says the country's largest rail operator has failed to provide
1:09:14 > 1:09:16value for money.
1:09:16 > 1:09:19It says industrial action has been a major factor for delays
1:09:19 > 1:09:22but the Department for Transport has also made decisions which "have
1:09:22 > 1:09:24negatively impacted on passengers".
1:09:24 > 1:09:26The government has admitted the disruption has been unacceptable
1:09:26 > 1:09:29and has called on the RMT union to end what it calls
1:09:29 > 1:09:31needless strike action.
1:09:31 > 1:09:34A 16-year-old boy will appear in court today with the murder
1:09:34 > 1:09:35of a shop assistant in north London.
1:09:35 > 1:09:39Vijay Patel was attacked in a row over the sale of cigarette
1:09:39 > 1:09:42papers outside his shop in Mill Hill on Saturday night.
1:09:42 > 1:09:50He later died in hospital.
1:09:50 > 1:09:53The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume today,
1:09:53 > 1:09:55nearly a year after efforts to locate the plane
1:09:55 > 1:09:56were officially suspended.
1:09:56 > 1:09:59The search for the aircraft, which went missing with 239 people
1:09:59 > 1:10:02on board in March 2014, was the largest in aviation history.
1:10:02 > 1:10:05It will now be resumed by a an American company
1:10:05 > 1:10:28using unmanned submarines.
1:10:28 > 1:10:33We saw sneak preview of this. Snow in the Sahara desert. It is very
1:10:33 > 1:10:38rare. These are the first pictures we've got. Rarely enough water for
1:10:38 > 1:10:42any kind of presentation. The first time in 40 years they have seen
1:10:42 > 1:10:47snowball. It didn't last very long. It's all melted, soon after these
1:10:47 > 1:11:01pictures were taken. It is 7:10 a.m..
1:11:01 > 1:11:04The British Army's slogan of "be the best" has traditionally seemed
1:11:04 > 1:11:07to emphasise the physical toughness of its recruits but now
1:11:07 > 1:11:09a new advertising campaign is trying to highlight "the emotional
1:11:09 > 1:11:11and physical support" given to soldiers.
1:11:11 > 1:11:13It's sparked criticism from some former officers,
1:11:13 > 1:11:15who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
1:11:15 > 1:11:16and going soft.
1:11:16 > 1:11:19In a moment, we'll speak to Colonel Richard Kemp,
1:11:19 > 1:11:21the former commander of UK troops in Afghanistan.
1:11:21 > 1:11:22But first, let's take a look at one of the adverts.
1:11:28 > 1:11:35Growing up, I really had my heart set on joining the army. My brother
1:11:35 > 1:11:38was in Afghanistan. Hearing his experiences, that's when I knew I
1:11:38 > 1:11:44wanted to join as a medic. I was really worried about whether I would
1:11:44 > 1:11:50be accepted but within days, I was more than confident about being who
1:11:50 > 1:11:55I was. I'm not afraid to talk about having a boyfriend. I thought I'd
1:11:55 > 1:12:01have to hide it. But once you've done it, you think why they make
1:12:01 > 1:12:13such a big thing of it for so long?
1:12:13 > 1:12:19Colonel Richard Kemp, what you think the advertisements?The problem with
1:12:19 > 1:12:23them, I don't subscribe to the view that the British Army is going soft.
1:12:23 > 1:12:28It's still the finest on in the world. I would still encourage an
1:12:28 > 1:12:32urge everybody who's interested to join the army which is what it is
1:12:32 > 1:12:37trying to do, unfortunately, I think it is on the wrong lines, that is my
1:12:37 > 1:12:42view, which is what it clearly is doing is appealing, try to appeal to
1:12:42 > 1:12:47a series of minorities who may or may not be interested in joining the
1:12:47 > 1:12:54forces. By doing that, it's almost neglecting the main group of people
1:12:54 > 1:12:57who are interested in joining in the main group aren't worried so much
1:12:57 > 1:13:01about whether they are going to be listened to all those emotional
1:13:01 > 1:13:05issues, what they are more worried about is how they are going to face
1:13:05 > 1:13:10combat and not only that, they will be attracted by images of combat
1:13:10 > 1:13:15because that is why people join the Armed Forces. In a way, by doing
1:13:15 > 1:13:19this, they are missing out on the vast majority of people who want to
1:13:19 > 1:13:23join. It will not in my opinion solve the recruiting crisis the army
1:13:23 > 1:13:29faces.They have said they are seeing an increase because of this
1:13:29 > 1:13:35kind of thing.I don't know about that. We hear all sorts of things
1:13:35 > 1:13:39like that. We will see when the figures come out. I think what the
1:13:39 > 1:13:43army needs to do in order to deal with this recruiting problem is not
1:13:43 > 1:13:47specifically appeal to minorities. The more people from all parts of
1:13:47 > 1:13:51society join the better but it's even more important than that to
1:13:51 > 1:13:55fill the army up with people who want to fight and want to be
1:13:55 > 1:13:59soldiers. This, I don't think we will do that. What they should be
1:13:59 > 1:14:02addressing problems like the really horrific recruiting organisations
1:14:02 > 1:14:05which exist which has been contracted out and is almost
1:14:05 > 1:14:10impenetrable. I get involved myself by people saying they want to join
1:14:10 > 1:14:14and they can't get through the system, how do they do it? It's not
1:14:14 > 1:14:17because of their shortcomings or concerns, it's because of the
1:14:17 > 1:14:22horrific bureaucracy that needs to be addressed. They should be looking
1:14:22 > 1:14:25and I know they are, they should be looking at retention. Retaining
1:14:25 > 1:14:30soldiers is important as well. If you are selling soldiers out to
1:14:30 > 1:14:35legal enquiries and witch-hunts which we are very much seeing as
1:14:35 > 1:14:39doing in the last few years, that deters not only people but deters
1:14:39 > 1:14:44people who wanted to stay in. Similarly -- similarly undermining
1:14:44 > 1:14:49conditions and services, their pay and allowances. Those are issues
1:14:49 > 1:14:54that do need to be addressed.I want to go back to what you said about
1:14:54 > 1:14:57people being attracted to those images. Could be both the case,
1:14:57 > 1:15:03couldn't it? People being targeted are also attracted by those images?
1:15:03 > 1:15:10Will it increase recruits?I think it will marginally increase, in my
1:15:10 > 1:15:16opinion, but this also reflects, I think, the fact that the army, like
1:15:16 > 1:15:20the rest of government, is being forced down a path of political
1:15:20 > 1:15:24correctness. What is most important is the army recruits and is full of
1:15:24 > 1:15:28soldiers. It is of secondary importance that they reflect the
1:15:28 > 1:15:33composition of society. People always say, particularly people
1:15:33 > 1:15:37serving, and civil servants, the army must reflect the composition of
1:15:37 > 1:15:41society. But is not essential to combat effectiveness. Ideally it
1:15:41 > 1:15:47would do but it's more important we recruit a full army, and I think,
1:15:47 > 1:15:50you got limited in our time and Budget to put adverts out
1:15:50 > 1:15:56accommodation is the one area, I believe, that attracts most people
1:15:56 > 1:16:01which is military combat. You always find when there is a war going on,
1:16:01 > 1:16:05those are the major motivators of people who want to join the army.
1:16:05 > 1:16:08Rarely has real recruiting problems when there is high-profile combat
1:16:08 > 1:16:12going on. Now there isn't and we do need to show people, all those
1:16:12 > 1:16:16people and there is no shortage of people who are wanting to join the
1:16:16 > 1:16:19army, not the number of recruits, it is the inability and long-term
1:16:19 > 1:16:23inability, it was happening when I was serving, long-term inability to
1:16:23 > 1:16:32recruit the right number of people that are required.
1:16:32 > 1:16:39A very interesting debate. Let us know what you think. Let's look at
1:16:39 > 1:16:44the papers. Meghan Markle is everywhere, after visiting a radio
1:16:44 > 1:16:49station in Brixton yesterday with her husband to be, Prince Harry. The
1:16:49 > 1:16:53main story on The Daily Express his pension crisis the millions. Many
1:16:53 > 1:16:57retirees struggling to live on just £7,000 a year.The front page of the
1:16:57 > 1:17:04mail, they are talking about Meghan-mania as well. And this is
1:17:04 > 1:17:07how they are writing about the reshuffle, this is the language they
1:17:07 > 1:17:13used. "Massacre Of the middle-aged men". Theresa May promoted a string
1:17:13 > 1:17:16of female and ethnic minority MPs yesterday to make her government
1:17:16 > 1:17:20look more like the country it serves.A quick look at the
1:17:20 > 1:17:23Telegraph, you haven't done that one, have you? The front page again.
1:17:23 > 1:17:28Meghan Markle. And fears about Angela Merkel and Brexit deal.
1:17:28 > 1:17:32Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, is supposedly against a
1:17:32 > 1:17:36plan for managed either urgent from the EU.The front page of the Mirror
1:17:36 > 1:17:44again. Meghan-mania. Lady Lucan, the final tragedy. She killed herself
1:17:44 > 1:17:48after wrongly self diagnosing Parkinson's disease. This is a
1:17:48 > 1:17:52result of an inquest yesterday. You know the Meghan Markle thing, it has
1:17:52 > 1:17:56been everywhere, they were saying that the top she was sold out
1:17:56 > 1:17:59instantly and it was a Marks & Spencer top, but the other Marks &
1:17:59 > 1:18:04Spencer thing to mention, how much would you spend on one slice of
1:18:04 > 1:18:08cauliflower which is marketed as cauliflower steak? What would be a
1:18:08 > 1:18:15decent price?35p.Well, you can get a cauliflower to about 65p.So one
1:18:15 > 1:18:23slice but you are probably of a pain.Well, there is a £2 50 -- to
1:18:23 > 1:18:29found -- £2.50 slice of cauliflower steak.You mentioned plastic. We are
1:18:29 > 1:18:36talking about that, the Prime Minister is talking about it. And we
1:18:36 > 1:18:39talked about Storm Elena over the weekend, here are some of the
1:18:39 > 1:18:44attacks. All this plastic washed up on a beach in Bude, Cornwall. It is
1:18:44 > 1:18:49after Storm Elena wrought chaos to much of the country. And you can see
1:18:49 > 1:18:54the impact on some of our beaches from that storm.Speaking of Storm
1:18:54 > 1:18:57Elena, let's find out what is happening on this Wednesday morning
1:18:57 > 1:19:01with the weather. Good morning. We have a band of rain
1:19:01 > 1:19:04extending from northern Scotland through the central parts of the UK
1:19:04 > 1:19:07down towards the south-east and as that clears away it will be brighter
1:19:07 > 1:19:12for most. You can see the journey at has taken through the course of the
1:19:12 > 1:19:15night, moving from the west towards the east. A fairly narrow band, most
1:19:15 > 1:19:19of its light, but some of it has been and will be heavy. The other
1:19:19 > 1:19:23thing to watch out for this morning as fog. Here is our rain at eight
1:19:23 > 1:19:29o'clock across the country. Moving across eastern parts of Scotland.
1:19:29 > 1:19:34Behind it, it will start to brighten up slowly. The same across northern
1:19:34 > 1:19:36England, extending through the Midlands, through East Anglia,
1:19:36 > 1:19:40heading towards the south-east with this band of rain continuing to edge
1:19:40 > 1:19:44steadily over to the east. It will clear the east coast of England much
1:19:44 > 1:19:47later in the day. Behind it we are looking at brighter skies coming
1:19:47 > 1:19:51through. Currently there is patchy fog across parts of south-west
1:19:51 > 1:19:55England and South Wales. This will lift quite readily and although
1:19:55 > 1:19:59there is a legacy of cloud at the moment, but that will start to break
1:19:59 > 1:20:03up and we will see sunshine. Patchy fog in Northern Ireland. That will
1:20:03 > 1:20:07be quite dense and slower to lift. If you are stuck under that fog the
1:20:07 > 1:20:10temperature will be considered really lower, not just now that is
1:20:10 > 1:20:14the go through the day. Speaking of such things, there goes the rain.
1:20:14 > 1:20:17That will hang around Norfolk and Suffolk and Lincolnshire, up towards
1:20:17 > 1:20:20Yorkshire through the day, certainly around north-east Scotland and the
1:20:20 > 1:20:23Northern Isles. You can see how nicely brightens up, with
1:20:23 > 1:20:27temperatures up to nine or 10 degrees in the south, and fives or
1:20:27 > 1:20:32sixs in the north. In the sunshine it will still feel pleasant. Through
1:20:32 > 1:20:36the evening and overnight will see that rain going back in at times
1:20:36 > 1:20:39across eastern parts of England. We will also see the fog reforming
1:20:39 > 1:20:42across Northern Ireland through parts of Wales, the Midlands, down
1:20:42 > 1:20:46into southern counties. So through this coming at the fog will be more
1:20:46 > 1:20:51widespread than the night that has just gone. -- coming night. There
1:20:51 > 1:20:55will be patchy frost as well, so bear that in mind if you are going
1:20:55 > 1:20:58through the night or the first thing tomorrow morning. That extends into
1:20:58 > 1:21:02the rest of the week as well. As we go into Thursday the fog will be
1:21:02 > 1:21:06slow to lift so there will be lots of cloud around. Some of that will
1:21:06 > 1:21:10lift into low cloud and some of it might not clear at all. Where does
1:21:10 > 1:21:15clear, it will be in the north or the west, and we soon -- we should
1:21:15 > 1:21:17see some sunshine. A pleasant but cool day, temperatures down
1:21:17 > 1:21:21slightly. Like today, if you are underneath an area hanging onto that
1:21:21 > 1:21:25fog, temperatures will barely break freezing. Friday, patchy fog, then a
1:21:25 > 1:21:32lot of dry weather and one or two showers around. 5-9 degrees in the
1:21:32 > 1:21:35showers. This nexus and is waiting in the winds and will bring in wet
1:21:35 > 1:21:39and windy weather. A weather front moving from the west towards the
1:21:39 > 1:21:43east, the timing on it could well change. It may well be slower than
1:21:43 > 1:21:47these charts are actually showing. If you are doing something outdoors,
1:21:47 > 1:21:51keep in touch with the weather forecast. These are the east you
1:21:51 > 1:21:55are, the drier it is likely to be.
1:22:00 > 1:22:04It is results season faults of the retailers. Steph has got Sainsbury
1:22:04 > 1:22:09is results this morning. -- Sainsbury is.We found out that
1:22:09 > 1:22:13there are results for the crucial Christmas period, the 15 weeks to
1:22:13 > 1:22:17the end of Christmas up to the sixth of January, they were up 1%. That
1:22:17 > 1:22:20doesn't sound like much but when you break it down it is interesting.
1:22:20 > 1:22:24This is for the whole business. What you need to remember about
1:22:24 > 1:22:29Sainsbury's is that they also own Argos. And there are 15 that also
1:22:29 > 1:22:35have Habitat shops. So break it down to general merchandise, clothing and
1:22:35 > 1:22:39groceries, general merchandise, sales are down 1.4%. Like they have
1:22:39 > 1:22:43been saying about many of the retailers, the ones that are sorely
1:22:43 > 1:22:48-- solely selling at general merchandise are struggling. Looking
1:22:48 > 1:22:52at a clothing side of the business it is up about 1%. The grocery side
1:22:52 > 1:22:56is where it has done well. As I said about Morrison's as well, their
1:22:56 > 1:23:00sales were up over the grocery side of the business, up over 2%. That
1:23:00 > 1:23:05might not sound like much but to be honest, the retailers, it is still
1:23:05 > 1:23:08very competitive, so they are grateful to any kind of growth at
1:23:08 > 1:23:12the moment. What is interesting is that they have lost some market
1:23:12 > 1:23:15share and in fact all of the big supermarkets have lost some market
1:23:15 > 1:23:19share. And Lidl results have come out this morning and they have seen
1:23:19 > 1:23:23a whopping increase in their sales. Their sales are up the 16th cent.
1:23:23 > 1:23:29Now, Lidl is still much smaller than Sainsbury's. So Sainsbury's has
1:23:29 > 1:23:34about 16.4% of the market whereas Lidl Grammy has 5%.So that is why?
1:23:34 > 1:23:39Yeah. What is interesting is how quickly our lee and Lidl are
1:23:39 > 1:23:45growing. There is an extra million households which Aldi and Lidl
1:23:45 > 1:23:49managed to get this you can pay to last Christmas. Later on we will be
1:23:49 > 1:23:52speaking to the boss of Sainsbury's about this, about a strategy, we
1:23:52 > 1:23:55will probably ask them about plastics as well.Good questions.
1:23:55 > 1:24:00Thank you to joining up the dots. Now, this morning we have had a
1:24:00 > 1:24:04brilliant reaction to the film we are about to show you. This time
1:24:04 > 1:24:08last year Billy Monger was tipped by many to be the next Lewis Hamilton.
1:24:08 > 1:24:1217, star of F1 racing, but after an horrific accident in April, he had
1:24:12 > 1:24:15both his lower leg is outdated.His recovery and his determination have
1:24:15 > 1:24:20astounded doctors, and this week Billy will be driving in front of
1:24:20 > 1:24:23crowds for the first time since his accident. Anybody expecting him to
1:24:23 > 1:24:28take in slowly will be in for a shock, really.
1:24:28 > 1:24:31'Billy Whizz', a nickname he was determined to keep.
1:24:31 > 1:24:33It's nine months since Billy Monger had both
1:24:33 > 1:24:35lower legs amputated after a car crash.
1:24:35 > 1:24:38This is a final practice before driving with a stunt team
1:24:38 > 1:24:39at Birmingham's NEC.
1:24:39 > 1:24:41The aim is to put on a good show.
1:24:41 > 1:24:44We've got a great team, a great bunch of lads doing
1:24:44 > 1:24:48a show, I am just hoping everything goes smoothly and we have a good
1:24:48 > 1:24:49time and do ourselves proud.
1:24:49 > 1:24:50Dunnington Park, last April.
1:24:50 > 1:24:59When Billy's Formula 1 car hit a stationary vehicle.
1:24:59 > 1:25:02COMMENTATOR: That is horrendous!
1:25:02 > 1:25:06All I wanted to do was to get through it and be alive.
1:25:06 > 1:25:11There was a slight moment, when I thought
1:25:11 > 1:25:12I wouldn't drive again.
1:25:12 > 1:25:13It hasn't changed the dream.
1:25:13 > 1:25:20The dream stays the same, I want to be an F1 driver.
1:25:20 > 1:25:23You've got your prosthetics and you're still able to control
1:25:23 > 1:25:24the car and the pedals.
1:25:24 > 1:25:29Many people would find that really extraordinary.
1:25:29 > 1:25:31When you control the pedal normally you
1:25:31 > 1:25:34do it through your ankle, that is how
1:25:34 > 1:25:35you control your input to the pedals.
1:25:35 > 1:25:39Because I don't have ankles, the way I control it is through my
1:25:39 > 1:25:49leg like this.
1:25:49 > 1:25:51Rather than going like that, it's just a push motion
1:25:51 > 1:25:59instead, to control the car.
1:25:59 > 1:26:01Terry Grant has been training Billy ahead
1:26:01 > 1:26:02of the international event.
1:26:02 > 1:26:07He's one of the world's top stunt drivers.
1:26:07 > 1:26:08Drive out, drive out!
1:26:08 > 1:26:10Billy's a very special lad, for sure.
1:26:10 > 1:26:14Regardless of his injuries.
1:26:14 > 1:26:17The moment you are rehearsing on an airfield there is going to be
1:26:17 > 1:26:23concrete pillars were the cones are.
1:26:23 > 1:26:25The level of control he has now, for prosthetic legs,
1:26:25 > 1:26:29it is phenomenal.
1:26:29 > 1:26:35Although Billy can use the accelerator, his car
1:26:35 > 1:26:38has been modified so that this lever controls the brake.
1:26:38 > 1:26:40He has been backed by Mission Motorsport,
1:26:40 > 1:26:40a charity
1:26:40 > 1:26:42which typically helps wounded servicemen
1:26:42 > 1:26:44and women driving, often in specially adapted cars.
1:26:44 > 1:26:46The freedom of mobility is a phenomenal
1:26:46 > 1:26:46thing.
1:26:46 > 1:26:48If that's taken away from you as an adult,
1:26:48 > 1:26:51it has a dramatic effect on your life, on your
1:26:51 > 1:26:54personal freedoms, and also, I think, on your sense of self
1:26:54 > 1:26:55and your independence.
1:26:55 > 1:26:58And to be able to give that back to somebody is an extraordinary
1:26:58 > 1:27:05thing to be able to do.
1:27:05 > 1:27:08What did the family think about you getting behind the wheel?
1:27:08 > 1:27:09My mum was very nervous!
1:27:09 > 1:27:13But if I don't do it what else am I going to do with my life?
1:27:13 > 1:27:16I need to make my life into something positive.
1:27:16 > 1:27:28Billy Monger, back in the driving seat.
1:27:28 > 1:27:32I love that young man. He is an inspiration.I do feel inspired by
1:27:32 > 1:27:37watching him. Thank you for all your comments. So many people ask to see
1:27:37 > 1:27:40that again after the past hour. It will be available on our social
1:27:40 > 1:31:02media sites as well.In a couple of minutes we will have the
1:31:02 > 1:31:03That's all for now.
1:31:03 > 1:31:06I'll be back with another update in half an hour.
1:31:06 > 1:31:15Until then, there is more on the website.
1:31:15 > 1:31:18Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:31:18 > 1:31:21Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
1:31:21 > 1:31:24At least 13 people have died in flash floods and mudslides
1:31:24 > 1:31:24in southern California.
1:31:24 > 1:31:26Witnesses say torrents raged through the streets,
1:31:26 > 1:31:31washing away cars and telephone poles.
1:31:31 > 1:31:34Among those saved was a 14-year-old girl who'd been trapped for hours
1:31:34 > 1:31:36in the ruins of her house.
1:31:36 > 1:31:39Police say there are still people missing and they expect the number
1:31:39 > 1:31:40of dead to rise.
1:31:40 > 1:31:44Earlier we spoke to Benjamin Hyatt who was forced to evacuate his home
1:31:44 > 1:31:59with his family.
1:31:59 > 1:32:05Our yard is gone, there is no yard. There are trees, we don't know where
1:32:05 > 1:32:09they came from. If they had hit the bedroom, they would have taken up a
1:32:09 > 1:32:15whole wing where we sleep. All the cars that were on the street ended
1:32:15 > 1:32:25up on the 101 freeway which is the main artery to Los Angeles.
1:32:25 > 1:32:27The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
1:32:27 > 1:32:29which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
1:32:29 > 1:32:30given to soldiers.
1:32:30 > 1:32:32A series of radio, television and online adverts
1:32:32 > 1:32:34addresses concerns potential recruits might have about issues
1:32:34 > 1:32:36such as their sexuality or religion.
1:32:36 > 1:32:38There's been criticism from some former officers,
1:32:38 > 1:32:40who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
1:32:40 > 1:32:41and going soft.
1:32:41 > 1:32:44But the Ministery of Defence says its "belonging campaign" has
1:32:44 > 1:32:46already sparked significant interest from people wanting to join up.
1:32:46 > 1:32:50New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be announced
1:32:50 > 1:32:52by the government.
1:32:52 > 1:32:55They include an extension of the 5 pence charge on plastic
1:32:55 > 1:32:57bags to include all shops in England.
1:32:57 > 1:33:00Retailers with fewer than 250 staff are currently exempted
1:33:00 > 1:33:00from the levy.
1:33:00 > 1:33:04The idea is part of a 25-year plan to improve the environment.
1:33:04 > 1:33:07All retailers in Scotland and Wales are already required to charge
1:33:07 > 1:33:10for plastic bags.
1:33:10 > 1:33:13Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow
1:33:13 > 1:33:16in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland,
1:33:16 > 1:33:17France and Italy.
1:33:17 > 1:33:19Visitors are being airlifted out of Zermatt,
1:33:19 > 1:33:20one of Switzerland's most popular ski resorts,
1:33:20 > 1:33:22where around 13,000 people are stuck.
1:33:22 > 1:33:25A British skier - John Bromell - from Lincolnshire is still missing
1:33:25 > 1:33:27in France after bad weather hampered rescue efforts.
1:33:27 > 1:33:31Mr Bromell's friends say he's a very experienced skier and hope he's
1:33:31 > 1:33:35managed to take shelter.
1:33:35 > 1:33:37A 16-year-old boy will appear in court today charged
1:33:37 > 1:33:37with the murder of a shop assistant in north London.
1:33:45 > 1:33:45the
1:33:45 > 1:33:47Passengers on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services
1:33:47 > 1:33:47services
1:33:47 > 1:33:50have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according
1:33:50 > 1:33:52to a highly critical report.
1:33:52 > 1:33:54The government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office,
1:33:54 > 1:33:56says the country's largest rail operator has failed to provide
1:33:56 > 1:33:57value for money.
1:33:57 > 1:34:07It says industrial action has been a major factor for delays
1:34:07 > 1:34:10And the government has admitted the disruption has been unacceptable
1:34:10 > 1:34:13and has called on the RMT union to end what it calls
1:34:13 > 1:34:14needless strike action.
1:34:14 > 1:34:16A 16-year-old boy will appear in court today charged
1:34:16 > 1:34:19with the murder of a shop assistant in north London.
1:34:19 > 1:34:22Vijay Patel was attacked in a row over the sale of cigarette
1:34:22 > 1:34:25papers outside his shop in Mill Hill on Saturday night.
1:34:25 > 1:34:26He later died in hospital.
1:34:26 > 1:34:29The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume today,
1:34:29 > 1:34:31nearly a year after efforts to locate the plane
1:34:31 > 1:34:32were officially suspended.
1:34:32 > 1:34:34The search for the aircraft, which went missing
1:34:34 > 1:34:37with 239 people on board in March 2014, was the largest
1:34:37 > 1:34:38in aviation history.
1:34:38 > 1:34:41It will now be resumed by an American company
1:34:41 > 1:34:44using unmanned submarines to search a small section of the Indian Ocean
1:34:44 > 1:34:53where it's thought the remains of the plane lie.
1:34:53 > 1:34:57thank you to so many of you who are getting in contact. What are the
1:34:57 > 1:35:01stories which is about the closure of small music venues. More than a
1:35:01 > 1:35:06third have closed in the past decade. I will read a couple of
1:35:06 > 1:35:11these. In Watford, still a great music venue. The think-tank in
1:35:11 > 1:35:19Newcastle. Star and in Manchester. Sebastian says we used to go to so
1:35:19 > 1:35:25many small buyers around Swansea. Loved watching music there. And big
1:35:25 > 1:35:29comfy books in Coventry, so much more than a bookshop. So many are
1:35:29 > 1:35:34giving their favourite venues. That campaign sets of today, doesn't it?
1:35:34 > 1:35:39Who will talk about it a bit more later. Cat is here with the sport.
1:35:39 > 1:35:44She has not got the Breakfast course. After quite a dodgy date on
1:35:44 > 1:35:51me healthwise on Monday. I have had to stop -- swap sides and sit next
1:35:51 > 1:35:56to Louise. I'm talking about an amazing performance by Bristol City.
1:35:56 > 1:36:00Manchester did win in the end because they always somehow seem to
1:36:00 > 1:36:06find a way through. Its Bristol City of snatched the headlines because
1:36:06 > 1:36:10they were less than two minutes away from going into the leg of their
1:36:10 > 1:36:17League Cup semi-final.
1:36:17 > 1:36:19Bristol City were less than two minutes away
1:36:19 > 1:36:22from going into the second leg of their League Cup Semi-Final
1:36:22 > 1:36:24with Manchester City on level terms.
1:36:24 > 1:36:27The Championship side have had a great cup run and their positive
1:36:27 > 1:36:30approach paid off at the Etihad - they took the lead thanks
1:36:30 > 1:36:32to a Bobby Reid penalty just before half time.
1:36:32 > 1:36:36Manchester City had named a strong side and Kevin De Bruyne,
1:36:36 > 1:36:39captain on the night, drew them level in the second half.
1:36:39 > 1:36:42But Sergio Aguero is a pretty good sub to bring on when you need
1:36:42 > 1:36:46a goal and his injury time winner means Manchester City take a 2-1
1:36:46 > 1:36:48lead into the second leg at Ashton Gate.
1:36:48 > 1:36:51The Football Association is to implement a number of changes
1:36:51 > 1:36:54to make the national governing body truly representative of the players
1:36:54 > 1:36:54it represents.
1:36:54 > 1:36:57It's been a difficult 12 months for the FA.
1:36:57 > 1:36:59The Chelsea Ladies striker Eni Aluko said she felt victimised
1:36:59 > 1:37:02for reporting racial discrimination by former England manager Mark
1:37:02 > 1:37:02Sampson.
1:37:02 > 1:37:05The FA has pledged to interview at least one candidate from black
1:37:05 > 1:37:08and minority ethnic groups for future roles in the England
1:37:08 > 1:37:08set-up.
1:37:08 > 1:37:12I think the message it sends out is the FA is for all.
1:37:12 > 1:37:15What it will say is the opportunities to have a career
1:37:15 > 1:37:18beyond playing in the FA and the wider football workforce
1:37:18 > 1:37:20is something that is both desirable and
1:37:20 > 1:37:31something the FA is serious about promoting.
1:37:31 > 1:37:34The former Newcastle striker Peter Beardsley will take a "period
1:37:34 > 1:37:36of leave" whilst the club investigates allegations of racism
1:37:36 > 1:37:38and bullying made against him.
1:37:38 > 1:37:40Beardsley is now the club's Under-23s coach,
1:37:40 > 1:37:42but multiple complaints have been lodged against him,
1:37:42 > 1:37:44including one from 22-year old winger Yasin Ben El-Mhanni.
1:37:44 > 1:37:47Beardsley has released a statement and says he categorically
1:37:47 > 1:37:48denies the allegations.
1:37:48 > 1:37:50With less than a month until the Six Nations begins,
1:37:50 > 1:37:53there's been a blow for England, who'll be without prop Joe Marler
1:37:53 > 1:37:55for their opening two games.
1:37:55 > 1:37:58Marler was part of the British and Irish Lions squad that drew
1:37:58 > 1:38:02the series in New Zealand last year, but he's been given a six-week ban
1:38:02 > 1:38:05for a dangerous challenge he made for his club Harlequins.
1:38:05 > 1:38:07He'll miss England's matches against Italy and Wales.
1:38:07 > 1:38:09Paula Jacklin, the oldest player in this year's BDO darts
1:38:09 > 1:38:12Championship, has called for a fairer distribution of prize
1:38:12 > 1:38:13money at the tournament.
1:38:13 > 1:38:16Jacklin is 60 years old and after losing her first
1:38:16 > 1:38:19round match she said the women's top prize of £12,000 is unfair compared
1:38:19 > 1:38:21to the men's winner, who gets £100,000.
1:38:21 > 1:38:26The BDO are yet to comment.
1:38:26 > 1:38:29Britain's defending Dakar Rally champion Sam Sunderland has crashed
1:38:29 > 1:38:31out of this year's race Sunderland started day four
1:38:31 > 1:38:34with the overall lead but hit a hole, injuring his back
1:38:34 > 1:38:35in a fall.
1:38:35 > 1:38:38He carried on for another five kilometers but eventually had
1:38:38 > 1:38:39to be airlifted away.
1:38:39 > 1:38:41Sunderland was taken to Peru's capital Lima for tests.
1:38:41 > 1:38:43Former Chelsea and Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas
1:38:43 > 1:38:45a surprise entry in this year's competition
1:38:45 > 1:38:57also crashed out of the race.
1:38:57 > 1:39:02Finally, the good news keeps coming for Nottingham Forest's Erik
1:39:02 > 1:39:03Lichaj.
1:39:03 > 1:39:06The defender scored twice in his side's incredible 4-2 win
1:39:06 > 1:39:09over Arsenal in Sunday's FA Cup third round and afterwards Lichaj
1:39:09 > 1:39:12revealed his wife Kathryn had promised the family could get a dog
1:39:12 > 1:39:14if he ever scored a hat-trick.
1:39:14 > 1:39:17Well, Forest's players and fans put the pressure on her to let Erik
1:39:17 > 1:39:19have his way after his weekend heroics.
1:39:19 > 1:39:22And last night the American revealed it's paid off.
1:39:22 > 1:39:24And the name they chose for the new puppy,
1:39:24 > 1:39:25Gunner.
1:39:25 > 1:39:29He doesn't seem bothered by all the fuss. There is going to look after
1:39:29 > 1:39:39him? Probably Erik's wife, which is why she was resisting. A very
1:39:39 > 1:39:43important question before you get a dog.
1:39:43 > 1:39:47If we take a look outdoors this morning it's looking pretty standard
1:39:47 > 1:39:54for this time of year.
1:39:54 > 1:39:59Looks nice in Glasgow.
1:39:59 > 1:40:06Should we have a look at London? Wait for it. A little bit lighter in
1:40:06 > 1:40:13Westminster. You can see the grey skies. And faced with a cold and
1:40:13 > 1:40:19dark, it is this tempting to stay inside the new results suggest a
1:40:19 > 1:40:23link between spending time outdoors in our mental well-being.
1:40:23 > 1:40:26We thought it might brighten your mood.
1:40:26 > 1:40:32A bit of blue sky, some trees, rolling fields. A new project which
1:40:32 > 1:40:37is scientifically proven for the first time and being outdoors and
1:40:37 > 1:40:43amongst trees. While we are talking about this, let's listen to a bit of
1:40:43 > 1:40:44bird song.
1:40:49 > 1:40:51Dr Andrea Mechelli is the neuroscientist
1:40:51 > 1:40:52behind this research.
1:40:52 > 1:40:55We're also joined by Anne Selby from The Wildlife Trust
1:40:55 > 1:40:57for Lancashire and Paul Brook who found birdwatching helped him
1:40:57 > 1:40:59with his depression.
1:40:59 > 1:41:07Good morning. It is striking at the moment. It's dark until late in the
1:41:07 > 1:41:12morning, and early in the afternoon. How does this affect our mood? How
1:41:12 > 1:41:19much difference being outside can make.Intuitively, we know that
1:41:19 > 1:41:23being exposed trees and plants and birds is good for us but in turn
1:41:23 > 1:41:27now, the evidence available has not been high quality and the reason is
1:41:27 > 1:41:31often researchers asked people, when did you last visit the park and how
1:41:31 > 1:41:35did you feel when he went out? What we have done is a bit different.
1:41:35 > 1:41:42We've developed an app called Urban Mind which monitors people in their
1:41:42 > 1:41:49daily lives. The Alp has people asking -- answering questions about
1:41:49 > 1:41:53their well-being, whether they can see trees or not. There is a strong
1:41:53 > 1:42:01link between exposure to nature and well-being. There are two aspects of
1:42:01 > 1:42:05the findings that are particularly interesting, I think. First of all,
1:42:05 > 1:42:10the effect lasts at least seven hours. A single exposure to trees
1:42:10 > 1:42:14will make some feel better for up to seven hours. Which is something
1:42:14 > 1:42:20perhaps we didn't know before. Also, as you'd expect, not everyone
1:42:20 > 1:42:25responds to nature in the same way. Some people seem benefit
1:42:25 > 1:42:30particularly from exposure to trees, plants, the sky and so on. In
1:42:30 > 1:42:33particular, we find those individuals at greater risk of
1:42:33 > 1:42:39developing mental health issues appear to be benefited from exposure
1:42:39 > 1:42:44to nature more. And this has important implications for
1:42:44 > 1:42:49considering how we want to deal with mental health issues as well.Is
1:42:49 > 1:42:56find out what Paul's experience was. How did birdwatching help you?I
1:42:56 > 1:43:01find it's really good to give you a different perspective. I spend a lot
1:43:01 > 1:43:06of my time at the desk. To get outside, the positive distraction.
1:43:06 > 1:43:11You can see birds, animals, being near water, being near trees. There
1:43:11 > 1:43:15is a lot to see, a lot to distract your senses. And a lot to take you
1:43:15 > 1:43:19were away from all the turmoil that is going on like a washing machine.
1:43:19 > 1:43:25It's definitely something I find useful.When you are in a situation
1:43:25 > 1:43:30like this, are you thinking about work? Are you counting things around
1:43:30 > 1:43:36you? Are you enjoying nature?I'm trying not to think about anything
1:43:36 > 1:43:44much. That is bent on cliffs on the east coast. I've been there for
1:43:44 > 1:43:48walks, enjoy the scenery. That is one of my favourite places to escape
1:43:48 > 1:43:54to on the east coast. Being outdoors has all the benefits of daylight,
1:43:54 > 1:43:59fresh air, exercise but also different things to focus your
1:43:59 > 1:44:05attention on. And you get completely engrossed in the moment which is our
1:44:05 > 1:44:10mindfulness works.What's interesting about this research, its
1:44:10 > 1:44:15unknowing as well. People are still feeling the benefits of some hours
1:44:15 > 1:44:18later. That is quite an extraordinaire thing to have found,
1:44:18 > 1:44:23isn't it?It's something perhaps intuitively we imagined that now we
1:44:23 > 1:44:29have the evidence. This evidence is something that we can use when it
1:44:29 > 1:44:32comes to influencing policy-making, for example, when it comes to
1:44:32 > 1:44:36thinking about what we tell our patients, about how they can keep
1:44:36 > 1:44:42healthy. So we should make good use of this information.It's
1:44:42 > 1:44:46fascinating talking to both of you. Thank you very much indeed. I shall
1:44:46 > 1:44:55make sure I go outside today, we have seen the pictures of snow in
1:44:55 > 1:45:01the Sahara desert. We had a bit of snow last week and it's been very
1:45:01 > 1:45:06cold this week. Let's find out what is happening with our own weather.
1:45:06 > 1:45:13There is still in our forecast. What we have is a band of rain moving
1:45:13 > 1:45:20across central areas. It will right not to most of us after we lose the
1:45:20 > 1:45:20across central areas. It will right not to most of us after we lose the
1:45:20 > 1:45:28fog. That will lift fairly readily. Fog across Northern Ireland. As the
1:45:28 > 1:45:34rain continues. There will be available cloud that it will break
1:45:34 > 1:45:44off. This afternoon, some sunshine. Stall is cloud in the north-east and
1:45:44 > 1:45:49the Northern Isles. In northern England, we will hang on to the
1:45:49 > 1:45:56cloud and some splashes of rain. The rearing towards north-west England.
1:45:56 > 1:46:02It should buy some choirs -- quite nicely. Bits and pieces of Cloutier
1:46:02 > 1:46:12and there. So sunny skies and light winds. In Plymouth, quite nice. The
1:46:12 > 1:46:22same from Wales. The cloud and the fog from Northern Ireland. You are
1:46:22 > 1:46:26more than likely to have a bright afternoon rather than a sunny one.
1:46:26 > 1:46:37As we head through the evening and overnight. Eventually pushing away.
1:46:37 > 1:46:43We will see further fog form. The tonight will be so widespread.
1:46:43 > 1:46:46Especially across Northern Ireland. Into the Midlands and also Southern
1:46:46 > 1:46:50England. It is going to be accompanied by frost and this will
1:46:50 > 1:46:55be a trend as we go through the following few nights. Starting at
1:46:55 > 1:47:00eight tomorrow, fog lifting. Some of lifting into low cloud. If you are
1:47:00 > 1:47:05stuck an Erica dashed under an area with fog, the temperature will
1:47:05 > 1:47:11barely break pleasing that out towards the West, sunny skies. Only
1:47:11 > 1:47:16three degrees in Glasgow. We start Friday on a similar vein. Fairly
1:47:16 > 1:47:23cloudy to start with wisdom patchy fog. It was slowly brighten up. And
1:47:23 > 1:47:27a weather front coming our way and that's going to be coming in through
1:47:27 > 1:47:30the course of the day heading eastwards. The timing of that
1:47:30 > 1:47:35weather front may well change. It could slow up, seeing a dry date the
1:47:35 > 1:47:40most areas but this is what we think at the moment. Rain coming in across
1:47:40 > 1:47:44western Scotland and Northern Ireland into south-west England.
1:47:44 > 1:47:49Ahead of it, more cloud and brighter skies to the east. This is where we
1:47:49 > 1:47:53the lowest temperatures and a keen wind across the coastlines. You can
1:47:53 > 1:47:59see them.
1:47:59 > 1:48:04Carroll, thank you very much indeed. Dear me, have we done it again? We
1:48:04 > 1:48:08were just chatting about what is coming up in the programme.
1:48:11 > 1:48:17Carroll will be back in half an hour.
1:48:17 > 1:48:20Sainsbury's is the latest retailer to tell us how they did over
1:48:20 > 1:48:21Christmas.
1:48:21 > 1:48:23Steph is speaking to their Chief Executive about what's happening
1:48:23 > 1:48:24at the company.
1:48:24 > 1:48:29Yes, it is always good to get the boss on to find out what is going on
1:48:29 > 1:48:30in there market.
1:48:30 > 1:48:32It's our second biggest supermarket chain and also owns
1:48:32 > 1:48:32Argos.
1:48:32 > 1:48:36This morning it's said sales were up 1% in the 15 weeks
1:48:36 > 1:48:37to the beginning of January.
1:48:37 > 1:48:40The food side of the business is doing well but sales of general
1:48:40 > 1:48:49merchandise were down.
1:48:49 > 1:48:54Did you have a good Christmas?We think we had a very good Christmas.
1:48:54 > 1:48:57Our operational standards were good and we serve our customers well. We
1:48:57 > 1:49:00saw growth in our food business but also greyer market share in a
1:49:00 > 1:49:03challenging market in general merchandise and indeed in clothing.
1:49:03 > 1:49:08So all up, a good performance.If you look at your sales, they are
1:49:08 > 1:49:12obviously up. Looking at the market share of the grocery side of the
1:49:12 > 1:49:15business you lost some market share. Why was that?We continue to see
1:49:15 > 1:49:20changing patterns in grocery shopping. We saw growth in our
1:49:20 > 1:49:24convenience business, 7% growth, 8% online growth. That reflects the
1:49:24 > 1:49:30fact that people are shopping less in larger, out-of-town superstores,
1:49:30 > 1:49:35they tend to shop online more. Something like 30% of Sainsbury's
1:49:35 > 1:49:39sales were a minor the Christmas period, an incredible change last
1:49:39 > 1:49:42five or six years. We are about the our business to those changing
1:49:42 > 1:49:46customer needs and making sure we are doing everything we can to serve
1:49:46 > 1:49:50our customers, in our words, wherever and whenever they want.Is
1:49:50 > 1:49:55the fact that you have lost market share worrying?It continues to be a
1:49:55 > 1:49:59challenging market but as you have pointed out, we saw growth in our
1:49:59 > 1:50:02grocery business, and that is actually an improvement on the
1:50:02 > 1:50:05performance of the previous quarter. So the trends are moving in the
1:50:05 > 1:50:09right direction. But it is a challenging market and we are
1:50:09 > 1:50:13clearly seeing pressure on household incomes which reflects on some of
1:50:13 > 1:50:17the performance, not just in our business but in the market more
1:50:17 > 1:50:20generally.That point about household income, we have spoken
1:50:20 > 1:50:24this year about how food prices have started going up. Do you expect that
1:50:24 > 1:50:29to continue?As you have said, we see food price inflation as a result
1:50:29 > 1:50:33of the devaluation of the pound after the Brexit vote. We have done
1:50:33 > 1:50:37everything we can to mitigate that but we cannot get away from the fact
1:50:37 > 1:50:41that food prices are going up. We are probably over the worst but it
1:50:41 > 1:50:44is difficult to predict the future. We live in uncertain times, as we
1:50:44 > 1:50:49can see all around us. I would make most of a hostage to fortune if I
1:50:49 > 1:50:53got too carried away but I think probably we are over the top of the
1:50:53 > 1:50:56peak. We should see food prices gradually, or food price inflation,
1:50:56 > 1:51:01gradually reducing over the next 6- 12 months.Lidl put their results
1:51:01 > 1:51:06out today, they are up 16%. That puts you in the shade a bit.Their
1:51:06 > 1:51:10sales growth is largely driven by new space. Again, it shows the
1:51:10 > 1:51:14nature of the competitive market we operate in. So you think our results
1:51:14 > 1:51:19are pretty good, -- we think. We did see growth in the food business. We
1:51:19 > 1:51:22can't get away from the competitive pressure out there and we need to
1:51:22 > 1:51:26adapt our business to the changing customer needs. That is why we are
1:51:26 > 1:51:29investing a lot of money and convenience shops and indeed in
1:51:29 > 1:51:31growing our online business and moving Argos shops into Sainsbury's
1:51:31 > 1:51:35shops to make sure we can serve our customers whenever and wherever they
1:51:35 > 1:51:41want.Do Alvi and Lidl were you? Well, any condition is something
1:51:41 > 1:51:45which is a focus. The great news is that we continue to seek to be more
1:51:45 > 1:51:49competitive. Pre- Christmas we were selling amongst the lowest price
1:51:49 > 1:51:53turkeys in the market and we were selling vegetables at 35p. Indeed,
1:51:53 > 1:51:56we have announced a reduction in prices on a number of key staples to
1:51:56 > 1:52:00be more competitive, and indeed in many cases to match the prices
1:52:00 > 1:52:03offered by the discounters. We will continue to do the things that
1:52:03 > 1:52:07Sainsbury's is brilliant at, offering great customer service,
1:52:07 > 1:52:10offering great quality products, recognising that we need to be more
1:52:10 > 1:52:13price competitive.On that point about price, is there something the
1:52:13 > 1:52:17supermarket will take the hit on, or will you be putting pressure on your
1:52:17 > 1:52:21suppliers to give the cheaper cost? It is important that we look to our
1:52:21 > 1:52:24own business to make ourselves as efficient as we can possibly be.
1:52:24 > 1:52:29Also to work with our suppliers, look at every opportunity to reduce
1:52:29 > 1:52:33the cost in supply chains, while not impacting with the quality of what
1:52:33 > 1:52:37we sell. That is our job. It is important that we do everything we
1:52:37 > 1:52:41can with our suppliers. We work closely with our suppliers to make
1:52:41 > 1:52:44sure that we reduce costs in our business so we can offer great
1:52:44 > 1:52:48prices to our customers.Could I also ask you about plastic waste?
1:52:48 > 1:52:52That is something we have spoken about a lot on the programme and it
1:52:52 > 1:52:55is also in the headlines, including from you. There has been criticism
1:52:55 > 1:52:59in the papers about the fact that you sell an organic coconut which is
1:52:59 > 1:53:03wrapped in plastic. It is a bit of a daft idea, what are you doing about
1:53:03 > 1:53:11that?I mean, we know that packaging and plastics in particular are a big
1:53:11 > 1:53:15issue. We have known that for years. We have reduced the outer packaging
1:53:15 > 1:53:19in our business by something like 35% over the past five years. We are
1:53:19 > 1:53:24committed to reducing it by 50% over the next 5- 60 is. On the specific
1:53:24 > 1:53:27item I cannot actually respond directly because I read about it in
1:53:27 > 1:53:30the newspapers this morning, but I can assure you our last some
1:53:30 > 1:53:33questions of the teams as to why we need packaging plastic on something
1:53:33 > 1:53:38like coconut.Did you think it was daft?I would agree with you and I
1:53:38 > 1:53:41will certainly offer question. It is important to remember that packaging
1:53:41 > 1:53:44does play a part in protecting products. It does play a part in
1:53:44 > 1:53:49making sure that we do not increase the food waste in our business.
1:53:49 > 1:53:52There is always a trade-off to be made in the packaging that we have
1:53:52 > 1:53:55put on our products. I will certainly be asking questions about
1:53:55 > 1:53:59why we wrap coconuts in plastic. Good. You mentioned some of the
1:53:59 > 1:54:03targets you have had around plastics. What about future? What is
1:54:03 > 1:54:07the plan now? Will you still be bringing it down?As I have said, we
1:54:07 > 1:54:10are committed to reducing the plastic waste in our business, the
1:54:10 > 1:54:15packaging in our business, by 50%, over a 10-year period. Quite a
1:54:15 > 1:54:19significant commitment. We are on the way to hitting that. Something
1:54:19 > 1:54:23like 40% of the packaging that we have also uses recycling content or
1:54:23 > 1:54:27recycled content, but we are making many strides in the right direction,
1:54:27 > 1:54:31we must say, we must not lose sight of the fact that packaging plays a
1:54:31 > 1:54:34role in protecting the products and making sure that food keeps for
1:54:34 > 1:54:37longer in the home. It is a double-edged sword. We must ensure
1:54:37 > 1:54:41we don't do things which have an adverse effect on the quality of the
1:54:41 > 1:54:45products we sell or indeed a shelflife of the products we sell.
1:54:45 > 1:54:48Mike, thank you for your time this morning. It is Marcus Cooper, the
1:54:48 > 1:54:53Chief Executive of Sainsbury's. The advice, never wrap your coconuts.It
1:54:53 > 1:54:57has a natural wrap already, doesn't it?There is something to that.Wise
1:54:57 > 1:55:04words, Steph. Wise words for us all. Thank you for all your comments. I
1:55:04 > 1:55:08am assuming people are getting in touch about the music venues and the
1:55:08 > 1:55:11threat to them being closed, and also this new advert for the army,
1:55:11 > 1:55:14the emotional support that people joining the army are given. Lots of
1:55:14 > 1:55:18people getting in touch. Peter says if the army needs people with mental
1:55:18 > 1:55:20and physical toughness it needs people with mental and physical
1:55:20 > 1:55:23toughness, not people who are worried about acceptance. David
1:55:23 > 1:55:27says, having served for 22 years in the army I can honestly say I never
1:55:27 > 1:55:31came across anyone who joined based on images of combat. That is what
1:55:31 > 1:55:35one of our guests was saying earlier.Somebody else, his name to
1:55:35 > 1:55:39Peter as well, he said he joined the army having watched the Falklands
1:55:39 > 1:55:43war as a teenager and that is what drew him to want to join the army.
1:55:43 > 1:55:46Great to see the army advert at last being inclusive. Having a diverse
1:55:46 > 1:55:50workforce will make the army more operationally capable.Thank you for
1:55:50 > 1:55:53getting in touch. Now, look at these amazing pictures. A cheater
1:55:53 > 1:56:02showcasing its sprinting prowess. -- cheetah. An amazing animal, and
1:56:02 > 1:56:07those are amazing pictures.
1:56:07 > 1:56:09Well, they were captured using a special camera and we have
1:56:09 > 1:56:11one in the studio.
1:56:11 > 1:56:14The team put a slo-mo camera on a remote control car,
1:56:14 > 1:56:16which was able to run alongside the animals.
1:56:16 > 1:56:18You can see it here roaming our studio.
1:56:18 > 1:56:22We'll be finding out more about how the team behind Big Cats got up
1:56:22 > 1:56:25close and personal with some of the more elusive stars
1:56:25 > 1:56:26of the documentary just after 8.30.
1:56:26 > 1:56:26Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
1:56:31 > 1:56:36Here it is down here. Hold on. I will try not to be too George
1:56:36 > 1:56:40Galloway about it. Look at how that works!This camera, I think, can go
1:56:40 > 1:56:45faster than this. If you are a cheetah it could keep up with you.
1:56:45 > 1:56:48We will be talking more about this later.I think this was about idea.
1:56:48 > 2:00:17I'm retreating.Yes, well, from the slightly weird position, here
2:00:25 > 2:00:28Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:00:28 > 2:00:29Huge mudslides and flooding hit California.
2:00:29 > 2:00:3913 people have died.
2:00:39 > 2:00:41Police say parts of the State resemble a World War I battlefield
2:00:41 > 2:00:43and the death toll is expected to go higher.
2:00:43 > 2:00:48The trees were coming down. We ran into the house and the boulders
2:00:48 > 2:00:52busted through our house.
2:01:02 > 2:01:05Good morning. It's Wednesday, 10th January.
2:01:05 > 2:01:07Also this morning, a new Army recruitment campaign is criticised
2:01:07 > 2:01:13as too politically correct.
2:01:13 > 2:01:18I was really worried about whether I'd be accepted, but within days I
2:01:18 > 2:01:22was more than confident about being who I was.
2:01:22 > 2:01:24The adverts are aimed at reassuring recruits
2:01:24 > 2:01:26worried about the reaction to their sexuality,
2:01:26 > 2:01:26religion or gender.
2:01:26 > 2:01:31A new drive to cut down on plastic waste -
2:01:31 > 2:01:36a five pence charge on bags could be extended to small shops in England.
2:01:36 > 2:01:39Sainsbury's is the latest retailer with its Christmas results out.
2:01:39 > 2:01:42Sales were up just over 1% but it's lost a bit of market
2:01:42 > 2:01:49share to its rivals.
2:01:49 > 2:01:54In sport, it's not out of sight for Bristol City.
2:01:54 > 2:01:56Manchester City needed added time to beat the
2:01:56 > 2:01:58with the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals yet to come.
2:01:58 > 2:02:03He was once predicted to be the next Lewis Hamilton
2:02:03 > 2:02:05until he lost both legs in a racing accident,
2:02:05 > 2:02:07but now Billy Monger back behind the wheel.
2:02:07 > 2:02:10And Carol has the weather.
2:02:10 > 2:02:14Good morning. There is some patchy mist and fog around this morning
2:02:14 > 2:02:16which will lift readily for most, but slower to clear in Northern
2:02:16 > 2:02:20Ireland. We've got rain moving east, but as that clears away, brighter
2:02:20 > 2:02:24skies follow on behind with some of us Shrieningy spells of sunshine.
2:02:24 > 2:02:30I'll have more in 15 minutes.Thank you. We will see you later on.
2:02:30 > 2:02:31Good morning, first our main story.
2:02:31 > 2:02:34At least 13 people have died in mudslides and floods
2:02:34 > 2:02:35in southern California.
2:02:35 > 2:02:36Witnesses have described watching huge boulders
2:02:36 > 2:02:41bouncing down hillsides.
2:02:41 > 2:02:43Our North America Correspondent, James Cook, reports
2:02:43 > 2:02:44from Los Angeles.
2:02:44 > 2:02:45The rains came suddenly just before dawn.
2:02:45 > 2:02:48Torrential and terrifying.
2:02:48 > 2:02:51They coursed over the slick, scorched earth, gathering speed
2:02:51 > 2:02:56until mud was roaring down to the sea like an express train.
2:02:56 > 2:02:58The deluge smashed into the very homes which had just
2:02:58 > 2:02:59survived California's biggest recorded wildfire.
2:02:59 > 2:03:04The result - utter devastation.
2:03:04 > 2:03:06We had a very difficult time assessing the area and responding
2:03:06 > 2:03:13to many of those areas to assist those people.
2:03:13 > 2:03:15The only words I can really think of to describe
2:03:15 > 2:03:17what it looked like, was it looked like a
2:03:17 > 2:03:19World War I battlefield.
2:03:19 > 2:03:22The communities hardest hit were Montecito and Carpentaria
2:03:22 > 2:03:25on the Pacific coast north of Los Angeles.
2:03:25 > 2:03:31These are some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in the United States.
2:03:31 > 2:03:34Home to stars like Oprah Winfrey and the actor Rob Lowe.
2:03:34 > 2:03:37But no amount of money could stop this torrent.
2:03:37 > 2:03:40Well, the mud roared down here with terrifying speed,
2:03:40 > 2:03:42sweeping everything in its path.
2:03:42 > 2:03:44The firefighters won't let us go up there any further,
2:03:44 > 2:03:47they say the situation could change in the blink of an eye
2:03:47 > 2:03:49and as you can see, this is how dangerous it is.
2:03:49 > 2:03:52Rescue workers are still scouring scores of damaged and demolished
2:03:52 > 2:03:56homes, searching for survivors.
2:03:56 > 2:04:06Police say the number of dead here is certain to rise.
2:04:12 > 2:04:14Some really remarkable footage coming through from America this
2:04:14 > 2:04:15morning.
2:04:15 > 2:04:17American talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, who owns a home
2:04:17 > 2:04:20in one of the affected neighbourhoods, tweeted a picture
2:04:20 > 2:04:23of the scene there saying, "This is not a river.
2:04:23 > 2:04:25This is the 101 freeway in my neighbourhood right now.
2:04:25 > 2:04:30Montecito needs your love and support."
2:04:30 > 2:04:36Oprah Winfrey who lives a few miles away in Santa Barbara has shared
2:04:36 > 2:04:39several videos on Instagram of a mud-soaked backyard
2:04:39 > 2:04:43and helicopters making rescues in the area.
2:04:43 > 2:04:45She wrote, "Praying for our community again in Santa Barbara.
2:04:45 > 2:04:48See how deep the mud is in my backyard.
2:04:48 > 2:04:49Helicopters rescuing my neighbours.
2:04:49 > 2:04:51Looking for missing persons.
2:04:51 > 2:04:5913 lives lost."
2:04:59 > 2:05:02The authorities say there maybe more.
2:05:02 > 2:05:05Super model Gigi Hadid also tweeted, "My beautiful home town,
2:05:05 > 2:05:07just after getting through weeks of wild fire, has been
2:05:07 > 2:05:12hit by a major storm.
2:05:12 > 2:05:13That "river" is the 101 freeway.
2:05:13 > 2:05:15Please keep the families of Santa Barbara in your
2:05:15 > 2:05:17thoughts and prayers."
2:05:17 > 2:05:21The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
2:05:21 > 2:05:23which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
2:05:23 > 2:05:27given to soldiers.
2:05:27 > 2:05:30A series of radio, television and online adverts addresses
2:05:30 > 2:05:33concerns potential recruits might have about issues such
2:05:33 > 2:05:34as sexuality or religion.
2:05:34 > 2:05:36There's been criticism from some former officers,
2:05:36 > 2:05:38who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
2:05:38 > 2:05:39and going soft.
2:05:39 > 2:05:41Andy Moore reports.
2:05:41 > 2:05:43The new ads pose a series of questions.
2:05:43 > 2:05:48Growing up, I really had my heart set on joining the army.
2:05:48 > 2:05:49Another reassures would-be recruits that religious
2:05:49 > 2:05:56faith will be respected.
2:05:56 > 2:05:59The Army embraces the fact that you can come from a different faith.
2:05:59 > 2:06:02Even on exercise, there's always a quiet moment to go into a cabin
2:06:02 > 2:06:07and just sort of find a little corner and do your prayers there.
2:06:07 > 2:06:09Recruiting for the Army is a constant battle.
2:06:09 > 2:06:12Every year, for seven years now, more soldiers have left
2:06:12 > 2:06:17the Army than signed up.
2:06:17 > 2:06:22There's a lot of internal debate about how best it should be done.
2:06:22 > 2:06:24I love the idea of the Army...
2:06:24 > 2:06:26The Army says its belonging campaign has already sparked
2:06:26 > 2:06:32a significant surge in interest, but others say this
2:06:32 > 2:06:35new series of ads panders to to political correctness
2:06:35 > 2:06:38and the so-called "snowflake generation."
2:06:38 > 2:06:40Last month, the new Defence Secretary, Gavin Williamson,
2:06:46 > 2:06:49They are trying to appeal to minorities who may or may not be
2:06:49 > 2:06:56interested in joining the forces. By doing that, it is almost neglecting
2:06:56 > 2:06:59the grain group of people who are interested in joining. They are not
2:06:59 > 2:07:02worried about whether they will be listened or whether there is
2:07:02 > 2:07:05emotional issues what, they are worried about more is how they're
2:07:05 > 2:07:14going face combat. Last month,
2:07:14 > 2:07:17Gavin Williamson, halted plans to ditch the Army's Be
2:07:17 > 2:07:19the Best slogan which has been used for decades.
2:07:19 > 2:07:21An internal report had claimed it was datist,
2:07:21 > 2:07:22elitist and non-inclusive.
2:07:22 > 2:07:24This new campaign does include the slogan, but it's not given
2:07:24 > 2:07:29the prominence it once had.
2:07:31 > 2:07:34New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be
2:07:34 > 2:07:35announced by the Government.
2:07:35 > 2:07:38It's part of a 25-year plan on the environment.
2:07:38 > 2:07:42We're joined from Westminster by our political correspondent Ben Wright.
2:07:42 > 2:07:46So, Ben, tell us what the plan is. Good morning, Louise. Well, the
2:07:46 > 2:07:50Prime Minister is going to make a speech about all of this tomorrow. A
2:07:50 > 2:07:53big speech setting out president government's plans for protecting
2:07:53 > 2:07:57the environment over the next quarter century. It was discussed at
2:07:57 > 2:07:59the Cabinet yesterday where Theresa May made it clear that she does want
2:07:59 > 2:08:05to really clamp down on what she called the use of disposable plastic
2:08:05 > 2:08:09and so we know now that there will be a consultation on extending the
2:08:09 > 2:08:15five pence charge that is applied to single use plastic bags in England.
2:08:15 > 2:08:20The charge in England was introduced in 2015 after it was introduced in
2:08:20 > 2:08:26the rest of the UK actually. It made a massive difference. The use of
2:08:26 > 2:08:30single use plastic bags plummeted. It raised huge amounts of money that
2:08:30 > 2:08:35supermarkets have to give then to good causes and charities. It the
2:08:35 > 2:08:38charge has to be applied or used by businesses that currently employ
2:08:38 > 2:08:43more than 250 people. So it tends fob the bigger supermarkets. Smaller
2:08:43 > 2:08:48convenience stores are exempt. And the consultation will look at how
2:08:48 > 2:08:53far the single use plastic bag charge should be extended. And we
2:08:53 > 2:08:56will see how far it goes. There are some exceptions. For instance, pet
2:08:56 > 2:09:01shops don't have to charge for the plastic bag that you can carry away
2:09:01 > 2:09:06a goldfish in. So will we still be able to have goldfish travelling for
2:09:06 > 2:09:09nothing after this consultation? We will see, but it's clear that the
2:09:09 > 2:09:12government are really impressed about the impact that this policy
2:09:12 > 2:09:16has had and are looking to extend it.It has changed things. Ben,
2:09:16 > 2:09:18thank you.
2:09:19 > 2:09:22Thousands of tourists have been left stranded after heavy snow
2:09:22 > 2:09:24in the Alps cut off towns and villages across Switzerland,
2:09:24 > 2:09:25France and Italy.
2:09:25 > 2:09:27Visitors are being airlifted out of Zermatt, one of Switzerland's
2:09:27 > 2:09:29most popular ski resorts, where around 13,000
2:09:29 > 2:09:32people are stuck.
2:09:32 > 2:09:35A British skier, John Bromell, from Lincolnshire is still missing
2:09:35 > 2:09:37in France after bad weather hampered rescue efforts.
2:09:37 > 2:09:40Mr Bromell's friends say he's a very experienced skier and hope he's
2:09:40 > 2:09:48managed to take shelter.
2:09:48 > 2:09:49Passengers on Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern services
2:09:49 > 2:09:52have suffered the worst disruption of any rail franchise according
2:09:52 > 2:09:54to a highly critical report.
2:09:54 > 2:09:56The Government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office,
2:09:56 > 2:09:58says the country's largest rail operator has failed
2:09:58 > 2:10:04to provide value for money.
2:10:04 > 2:10:07The Government admitted the disruption has been unacceptable and
2:10:07 > 2:10:14called on the RMT to cancel needless strike action.
2:10:14 > 2:10:16A 16-year old boy will appear in court today charged
2:10:16 > 2:10:19with the murder of a shop assistant in north London.
2:10:19 > 2:10:22Vijay Patel was attacked in a row over the sale of cigarette papers
2:10:22 > 2:10:24outside his shop in Mill Hill on Saturday night.
2:10:24 > 2:10:27He later died in hospital.
2:10:27 > 2:10:31Steve Bannon stepped down from the Breitbart news organisation where he
2:10:31 > 2:10:35built his reputation. The move comes amid a row over remarks he
2:10:35 > 2:10:39reportedly made about the president's son. He described a
2:10:39 > 2:10:45meeting Donald Trump junior held in New York with a Russian lawyer
2:10:45 > 2:10:50during the 2016 presidential election campaign as treason he is.
2:10:50 > 2:10:58Greater Manchester Police found a body in a garden after a woman told
2:10:58 > 2:11:03them she killed him and buried him. The woman has been arrested on
2:11:03 > 2:11:15suspicion of murder and is being held in police custody.
2:11:15 > 2:11:22Other snow in somewhere you wouldn't expect it. The Sahara desert.
2:11:22 > 2:11:24These pictures were taken near the town of Ain Sefra
2:11:24 > 2:11:26on the edge of the Sahara.
2:11:26 > 2:11:31Snow is very rare in this part of the world even though the desert
2:11:31 > 2:11:33can be very cold at night.
2:11:33 > 2:11:35There's rarely enough water around for any kind of precipitation.
2:11:35 > 2:11:38It's only the third time in 40 years that they've seen snowfall.
2:11:38 > 2:11:41It didn't last long though, it all melted away soon after these
2:11:41 > 2:11:43pictures were taken.
2:11:44 > 2:11:47While many of us spent Christmas with friends and family,
2:11:47 > 2:11:49eating too much and opening presents, polar explorer
2:11:49 > 2:11:53Ben Saunders was attempting to become the first person to cross
2:11:53 > 2:11:54Antarctica alone.
2:11:54 > 2:11:56But 51 days in, ferocious weather conditions meant
2:11:56 > 2:11:58he was left without enough food and he was forced to
2:11:58 > 2:12:00abandon his attempt.
2:12:00 > 2:12:06Breakfast's John Maguire has been taking a look back at his journey.
2:12:06 > 2:12:11In the long, brutalitial and all toop often tragic history of polar
2:12:11 > 2:12:16exploration and endurance, skiing across Antarctica and entirely alone
2:12:16 > 2:12:20remains an unachieved. Despite the months and years of planning, the
2:12:20 > 2:12:24treacherous conditions of the South Pole always provide the greatest
2:12:24 > 2:12:29obstacle. His friend Henry, had died attempting the same thing a year
2:12:29 > 2:12:36before. Ben had given himself 65 days to cross the frozen Continent.
2:12:36 > 2:12:41Skiing via the Pole for more than 1,000 miles. We spoke to him on
2:12:41 > 2:12:44Christmas Day.It's been pretty hard. The weather has been unusually
2:12:44 > 2:12:51bad. There has been a lot of low cloud and fog and mist.
2:12:51 > 2:12:58Four days later, Ben reached the South Pole. But ahead, lay more than
2:12:58 > 2:13:02350 miles, a distance too dangerous to attempt considering his remaining
2:13:02 > 2:13:17food and supplies would only last two weeks. So more than 100 years
2:13:17 > 2:13:21since other explorers went to the South Pole, this challenge remains
2:13:21 > 2:13:24unsurmounted.
2:13:24 > 2:13:26And we can speak to Ben now in his first TV interview
2:13:26 > 2:13:29since arriving back home on Monday.
2:13:29 > 2:13:34He joins us with his fiancee, Pip, from their home in Richmond.
2:13:34 > 2:13:38Thank you for coming on and telling us what the last few days have been
2:13:38 > 2:13:42like. Ben, you've had a few days to think about what happened and what
2:13:42 > 2:13:46you weren't able to do. How do you look back on that expedition now?
2:13:46 > 2:13:52Yeah, good morning. It's quite surreal being back home in the
2:13:52 > 2:13:58comfort of my living room for sure. I think looking back I've got no
2:13:58 > 2:14:02regrets at all about calling it a day when I did. I thought actually
2:14:02 > 2:14:06I'd come home feeling more sad that I hadn't made it across, but just
2:14:06 > 2:14:11happy to be back at the moment and happy with getting as far as I did
2:14:11 > 2:14:15in some really tough conditions. Pip, you must be over the moon to
2:14:15 > 2:14:19have him back safe. Just talk us through that and how it was, you
2:14:19 > 2:14:27know, knowing he was out there, look at you, you look so pleased.It was
2:14:27 > 2:14:30great that I could speak to him every day, it made it easier for me.
2:14:30 > 2:14:34I'm not sure if it made it easier for Ben though. I think the really
2:14:34 > 2:14:37difficult bit was when he was trying to make the decision as to whether
2:14:37 > 2:14:43to stop or not and that was quite emotional. When he made the call, it
2:14:43 > 2:14:47was a huge sigh of relief and really pleased to have him home.It's great
2:14:47 > 2:14:51to see the smiles on both your faces, because Ben when you're
2:14:51 > 2:14:54there, I wonder how long that decision to stop actually takes. You
2:14:54 > 2:14:58have got food supplies, but as the journey is taking you longer and
2:14:58 > 2:15:00longer, the food supplies are running out, so how difficult the
2:15:00 > 2:15:04decision was that to say, do you know what, I can't go on any longer
2:15:04 > 2:15:10safely?
2:15:10 > 2:15:14You are absolutely right, there was an equation going on the entire
2:15:14 > 2:15:20expedition, I have a finite amount of food and fuel so it was something
2:15:20 > 2:15:26that had been weighing on my mind for a while. The conditions were
2:15:26 > 2:15:29definitely worse than I was expecting for a large part of the
2:15:29 > 2:15:34journey so it was something that happened, the decision was made over
2:15:34 > 2:15:37several days, I had been weighing it up for a long time and have had
2:15:37 > 2:15:43nothing but support from friends and family and people. No regrets now.
2:15:43 > 2:15:48It's something which took a while to decide on for sure.Remind us a
2:15:48 > 2:15:53little about why you chose to make this journey, in many ways, down to
2:15:53 > 2:16:00a close friend of yours wasn't it? Yes, exactly the same route,
2:16:00 > 2:16:05certainly the same route attempted by a friend of mine called Henry
2:16:05 > 2:16:11Worsley two years ago, he passed away at the end of that expedition.
2:16:11 > 2:16:18I felt after a while it might be a nice way to honour him, the
2:16:18 > 2:16:20inspiration and friendship he gave me. But that not only trying to
2:16:20 > 2:16:27finish the journey but supporting the same charity.I wonder what sort
2:16:27 > 2:16:30of comfort you are going through because you are speaking to him on
2:16:30 > 2:16:34the satellite phone every day, is part of you thinking I know what
2:16:34 > 2:16:37you're going through and why you are doing it and why you want to achieve
2:16:37 > 2:16:44it but the other part is thinking just come home?Yeah, before he
2:16:44 > 2:16:50went, talking about, he is off on his expedition, off you go. When
2:16:50 > 2:16:57he's out there, it's madness. Quite understand. But it's what he does.
2:16:57 > 2:17:01When I met him I knew it's what he does so I am just supporting him, I
2:17:01 > 2:17:14said carry on if you can but quite glad he came home.I hardly dare
2:17:14 > 2:17:20ask, but will you plan to go again, have you had this conversation?At
2:17:20 > 2:17:25the moment no plans to go back. I have been telling everyone I am
2:17:25 > 2:17:30happy, I have been doing these big expeditions for 17 years, I have no
2:17:30 > 2:17:36desire to get back on a sledge harness and suffer like that again.
2:17:36 > 2:17:46But of course I said that this tent images ago, sorry, four years ago.
2:17:46 > 2:17:50Difficult, at the moment I feel very content with going as far as I did
2:17:50 > 2:17:57and the achievements I've made in my career.You have been in Antarctica,
2:17:57 > 2:18:01do you have a really dull family holiday planned this year to try to
2:18:01 > 2:18:08fill some time and do something about more normal?Yeah, we are
2:18:08 > 2:18:14going somewhere next week, as long as it's not a tent I will be happy.
2:18:14 > 2:18:20You have been to extraordinary places, give us a sense of what it's
2:18:20 > 2:18:27like, I imagine it is intensely beautiful?It is. It seems to be
2:18:27 > 2:18:33either horrendously tough or indescribably beautiful and there is
2:18:33 > 2:18:40little in between. Enormous highs and lows. I feel enormously pleased
2:18:40 > 2:18:46to spend the time I have there. It's difficult to explain the scale and
2:18:46 > 2:18:50majesty of these places, Antarctica is enormous, twice the size of
2:18:50 > 2:18:57pretty much. Absolutely stunning. A lot of bad weather, a lot of days of
2:18:57 > 2:19:03flock and cloud where I could hardly see anything but there is something
2:19:03 > 2:19:07addictive about it. I am sure I will be back at some point but perhaps
2:19:07 > 2:19:16not with a sledge.Thank you very much for talking to us, glad to see
2:19:16 > 2:19:22you back safely, have a great holiday next week. That ties in with
2:19:22 > 2:19:26what we were talking about earlier about experiencing nature and the
2:19:26 > 2:19:29effect it has a new brain and your body and the fact we were seeing new
2:19:29 > 2:19:34research is saying once you are outside, you see some trees and
2:19:34 > 2:19:38birds and flowers it stays with you for seven hours.
2:19:38 > 2:19:42It can benefit you seven hours later. More on that later, but let's
2:19:42 > 2:19:44find out what the weather is like.
2:19:48 > 2:19:52This morning some mist and fog around, most of it will lift quite
2:19:52 > 2:19:55readily, slow to clear in Northern Ireland and for the bulk of us a
2:19:55 > 2:20:00brighter day than it was yesterday. More sunshine. First of all we have
2:20:00 > 2:20:03to get rid of the band of rain. It's been progressively coming from the
2:20:03 > 2:20:12West moving east, not particularly heavy, it will continue to journey
2:20:12 > 2:20:14heading over towards the east coast of England and the north-east of
2:20:14 > 2:20:20Scotland through the rest of the morning. Behind it there will be
2:20:20 > 2:20:23cloud and son coming through and it will feel pleasant in light winds
2:20:23 > 2:20:27with temperatures climbing up for some into double figures, especially
2:20:27 > 2:20:31in the south-western southern counties of England. This afternoon
2:20:31 > 2:20:35that's exactly what we have, sunshine in the south-west,
2:20:35 > 2:20:38temperatures up to ten in Plymouth, nine in Barnstable and the same for
2:20:38 > 2:20:43Wales. When we lose the cloud and damp we are looking at highs of
2:20:43 > 2:20:48about eight in Cardiff. For Northern Ireland there is fog at the moment
2:20:48 > 2:20:53which will be slow to left, a lot of it into low cloud some of us will
2:20:53 > 2:20:58see bright skies some of us pretty cold under the cloud. For Scotland
2:20:58 > 2:21:02it is West are now essential areas seeing the sunshine, the rain still
2:21:02 > 2:21:06lingering also the north-east and Northern Isles. England brightening
2:21:06 > 2:21:10up as we come across Georgia and Lincolnshire we still have the
2:21:10 > 2:21:13remnants of the rain and quite a bit of cloud around and southern
2:21:13 > 2:21:18counties to the Midlands again brightening up buying the band of
2:21:18 > 2:21:29rain, many of seen sunny skies.
2:21:29 > 2:21:33All the dampness around from today's rain we will see fog forming once
2:21:33 > 2:21:38again, more widespread than just gone, especially across Northern
2:21:38 > 2:21:41Ireland, parts of Wales, the Midlands and southern England, frost
2:21:41 > 2:21:46around as well so hazards to consider and tomorrow morning the
2:21:46 > 2:21:50fog will be slow to left, like today some of us will not see it left at
2:21:50 > 2:21:54all, some into low cloud and if you are underneath that it will
2:21:54 > 2:21:59depressed temperatures to just above freezing. You can see for the cloud
2:21:59 > 2:22:02is, but now towards the West is where we expect cloud to break and
2:22:02 > 2:22:06the fog to lift and see some sunshine but no heatwave, only three
2:22:06 > 2:22:17degrees in Glasgow. Drive for most of the UK, 12 showers dotted around
2:22:17 > 2:22:23here and there, breezy and then the next system comes in from the west
2:22:23 > 2:22:27bringing strengthening winds and also some rain. The progress from
2:22:27 > 2:22:29Friday into Saturday could change but this is what we guess could
2:22:29 > 2:22:37happen at the moment. Breezy depending where you are, coasts
2:22:37 > 2:22:43progress slower might find you got a drier day in western areas than you
2:22:43 > 2:22:44were expecting.
2:22:48 > 2:22:51We were talking about going outside and it will probably be an OK day
2:22:51 > 2:22:58for it? Not bad for most.
2:22:58 > 2:23:02I heard a word heatwave, but it turns out it was saying not quite a
2:23:02 > 2:23:07heatwave, selective hearing.
2:23:07 > 2:23:09Sainsburys is the latest retailer to let us know how
2:23:09 > 2:23:10they did over Christmas.
2:23:10 > 2:23:13Steph's just been talking to the boss.
2:23:13 > 2:23:18The sales are up between November December into January and what is
2:23:18 > 2:23:22interesting is if you break those figures down and look at the grocery
2:23:22 > 2:23:26side of the business it has done the best which is no surprise given
2:23:26 > 2:23:29everything we have been talking about over the last few days with
2:23:29 > 2:23:32how things are working at the moment, spending more money on food
2:23:32 > 2:23:38but not so much on other areas. If you look at clothing, not so bad,
2:23:38 > 2:23:41but general merchandise because they own Argos and habitat as well, that
2:23:41 > 2:23:47is down by more than 2%. It's a mixed picture of a not too bad, I
2:23:47 > 2:23:52asked Michael Cooper the Chief Executive about it.It continues to
2:23:52 > 2:23:57be a challenging market but we saw growth in the grocery business,
2:23:57 > 2:24:01there is an improvement on the performance of the previous quarter
2:24:01 > 2:24:05saw the trends are moving in the right direction. But it's a
2:24:05 > 2:24:09challenging market and we are clearly seeing pressure on household
2:24:09 > 2:24:11incomes which reflect in some of the performances not just in our
2:24:11 > 2:24:16business but in the market more generally.Lost a bit of market
2:24:16 > 2:24:21share off the back of that but the other thing I asked about was the
2:24:21 > 2:24:25coconuts because we have been talking a lot about plastics and the
2:24:25 > 2:24:30problem Sainsbury's have had is they have been criticised for wrapping an
2:24:30 > 2:24:36organic coconut in plastic so I asked about that as well.I will be
2:24:36 > 2:24:39asking the questions about some teams as to why we need packaging on
2:24:39 > 2:24:44something like a coconut.Did you think it was daft?I would agree
2:24:44 > 2:24:49with you and I will ask the question.So there we go, somebody
2:24:49 > 2:24:54will be asked questions later. Don't wrap your coconuts.Thank you very
2:24:54 > 2:24:56much.
2:24:56 > 2:24:59This time last year Billy Monger was being tipped by many
2:24:59 > 2:25:00as the next Lewis Hamilton.
2:25:00 > 2:25:03He was 17, and a star of Formula 4 racing.
2:25:03 > 2:25:05But after a horrific accident in April Billy had
2:25:05 > 2:25:08both his lower legs amputated.
2:25:08 > 2:25:12His recovery and determination have astounded doctors, and this week -
2:25:12 > 2:25:15Billy will be driving in front of crowds for the first
2:25:15 > 2:25:17time since his accident.
2:25:17 > 2:25:19But anyone expecting him to take things slowly -
2:25:19 > 2:25:21might be in for a shock.
2:25:21 > 2:25:24Tim Muffett reports.
2:25:27 > 2:25:34'Billy Whizz', a nickname he was determined to keep.
2:25:34 > 2:25:37It's nine months since Billy Monger had both lower legs
2:25:37 > 2:25:41amputated after a car crash.
2:25:41 > 2:25:43This is a final practice before driving with a stunt team
2:25:43 > 2:25:46at Birmingham's NEC.
2:25:46 > 2:25:51The aim is to put on a good show.
2:25:51 > 2:25:54We've got a great team, a great bunch of lads doing a show,
2:25:54 > 2:25:57I am just hoping everything goes smoothly and we have a good time
2:25:57 > 2:25:59and do ourselves proud.
2:25:59 > 2:26:05Dunnington Park, last April.
2:26:05 > 2:26:07When Billy's Formula 4 car hit a stationary vehicle.
2:26:07 > 2:26:11COMMENTATOR: That is horrendous!
2:26:11 > 2:26:16All I wanted to do was to get through it and be alive.
2:26:16 > 2:26:18There was a slight moment, when I thought I wouldn't drive again.
2:26:18 > 2:26:20It hasn't changed the dream.
2:26:20 > 2:26:24The dream stays the same, I want to be an F1 driver.
2:26:24 > 2:26:28You've got your prosthetics and you're still able to control
2:26:28 > 2:26:29the car and the pedals.
2:26:29 > 2:26:33Many people would find that really extraordinary.
2:26:33 > 2:26:37When you control the pedal normally you do it through your ankle,
2:26:37 > 2:26:41that is how you control your input to the pedals.
2:26:41 > 2:26:43Because I don't have ankles, the way I control
2:26:43 > 2:26:48it is through my leg like this.
2:26:48 > 2:26:50Rather than going like that, it's just a push motion instead,
2:26:50 > 2:26:53to control the car.
2:26:53 > 2:26:59Terry Grant has been training Billy ahead of the international event.
2:26:59 > 2:27:04He's one of the world's top stunt drivers.
2:27:04 > 2:27:08Drive out, drive out!
2:27:08 > 2:27:11Billy's a very special lad, for sure.
2:27:11 > 2:27:17Regardless of his injuries.
2:27:17 > 2:27:20The moment you are rehearsing on an airfield there is going to be
2:27:20 > 2:27:22concrete pillars were the cones are.
2:27:22 > 2:27:24The level of control he has now, for prosthetic
2:27:24 > 2:27:26legs, it is phenomenal.
2:27:26 > 2:27:31Although Billy can use the accelerator, his car has been
2:27:31 > 2:27:33modified so that this lever controls the brake.
2:27:33 > 2:27:35He has been backed by Mission Motorsport,
2:27:35 > 2:27:38a charity which typically helps wounded servicemen and
2:27:38 > 2:27:41women driving, often in specially adapted cars.
2:27:41 > 2:27:45The freedom of mobility is a phenomenal thing.
2:27:45 > 2:27:47If that's taken away from you as an adult,
2:27:47 > 2:27:50it has a dramatic effect on your life, on your personal
2:27:50 > 2:27:52freedoms, and also, I think, on your sense of self
2:27:52 > 2:27:55and your independence.
2:27:55 > 2:27:58And to be able to give that back to somebody is an extraordinary
2:27:58 > 2:28:00thing to be able to do.
2:28:00 > 2:28:03What did the family think about you getting behind the wheel?
2:28:03 > 2:28:05My mum was very nervous!
2:28:05 > 2:28:09But if I don't do it what else am I going to do with my life?
2:28:09 > 2:28:12I need to make my life into something positive.
2:28:12 > 2:28:18Billy Monger, back in the driving seat.
2:28:23 > 2:28:28Very good luck to him, seriously inspirational young man.
2:28:28 > 2:28:31Brilliant TV. Let's get the news travel and weather where you are
2:28:31 > 2:31:49watching.
2:31:49 > 2:31:51Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
2:31:51 > 2:31:53Now though it's back to Dan and Louise.
2:31:53 > 2:31:53Bye for now.
2:31:59 > 2:32:02Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:32:02 > 2:32:05At least 13 people have died in flash floods and mudslides
2:32:05 > 2:32:06in southern California.
2:32:06 > 2:32:08Witnesses say torrents raged through the streets, washing
2:32:08 > 2:32:09away cars and telephone poles.
2:32:09 > 2:32:12Among those saved was a 14-year-old girl who'd been trapped for hours
2:32:12 > 2:32:13in the ruins of her house.
2:32:13 > 2:32:16Police say there are still people missing and they expect
2:32:16 > 2:32:24the number of dead to rise.
2:32:24 > 2:32:27Han Jay left his home in Santa Barbara after he was woken
2:32:27 > 2:32:37by a gas explosion.
2:32:37 > 2:32:45Thank you for your time. Can you explain what happened to you?Yes,
2:32:45 > 2:32:51so we woke up round 3.30, when the heavy rains really started. My
2:32:51 > 2:32:55daughter was up, just before four. It seemed like someone just turned
2:32:55 > 2:33:03on a light switch. It got really bright outside. We thought it was a
2:33:03 > 2:33:08fire at first, how fast it got so bright. The wife woke up and she was
2:33:08 > 2:33:14saying fire, so, took a walk outside, went down the block and
2:33:14 > 2:33:20sure enough, the pretty big, I would say about 40 foot flames, maybe half
2:33:20 > 2:33:30a mile away. So decided to pack up, left about 4.15ish. There is a
2:33:30 > 2:33:36couple of ways you can get out of the house, we went the the easiest
2:33:36 > 2:33:41way to the high way, maybe about six seven cars stopped. Nobody was
2:33:41 > 2:33:50getting through, so we all started going round, circled back. Went down
2:33:50 > 2:33:57Hot Springs. Nobody there but power lines were down, we tried a way to
2:33:57 > 2:34:01cut round it, did that didn't work, the power lines were down. You could
2:34:01 > 2:34:06see the police presence.What is the scene like now, is everything
2:34:06 > 2:34:10covered in mud and sludge? We are looking at pictures of the debris.
2:34:10 > 2:34:17Is it like that outside where you are now?No, no, we are over in
2:34:17 > 2:34:23Santa Barbara at my mum's house now, but elsewhere, where we were, our
2:34:23 > 2:34:28house we got lucky, we have no mud on the street. We didn't realise how
2:34:28 > 2:34:33bad it was because we didn't have internet, TV or power all day. So in
2:34:33 > 2:34:39some parts where we were, it wasn't that bad, but, a block away, once we
2:34:39 > 2:34:43drove through the worst of it you really got a sense of the
2:34:43 > 2:34:47devastation, how bad it really was. We couldn't see that all day, the
2:34:47 > 2:34:54roads were blocked off. There are some parts where the houses just
2:34:54 > 2:34:58disappeared. We are very glad you are safe and
2:34:58 > 2:35:06your family are too. Thank you for talking to us on BBC Breakfast, that
2:35:06 > 2:35:12is Han Jay who thought there was a gas explosion. We know at the moment
2:35:12 > 2:35:17the 13 people have been announced as dead after these mudslides and there
2:35:17 > 2:35:20is photographs and pictures coming in from the likes of Oprah and
2:35:20 > 2:35:24legalen and we will bring you more detail throughout the programme and
2:35:24 > 2:35:26throughout the morning on BBC News as well.
2:35:26 > 2:35:28as well.
2:35:28 > 2:35:30The Army is launching a new recruitment campaign
2:35:30 > 2:35:32which emphasises the "emotional and physical support"
2:35:32 > 2:35:33given to soldiers.
2:35:33 > 2:35:35A series of radio, television and online adverts addresses
2:35:35 > 2:35:37concerns potential recruits might have about issues such
2:35:37 > 2:35:38as their sexuality or religion.
2:35:38 > 2:35:40The Ministery of Defence says its "belonging campaign" has
2:35:40 > 2:35:43already sparked significant interest from people wanting to join up.
2:35:43 > 2:35:45But there's been criticism from some former officers,
2:35:45 > 2:35:47who've accused the army of bowing to political correctness
2:35:47 > 2:35:57and going soft.
2:36:01 > 2:36:03What this clearly is doing is appealing, trying to appeal
2:36:03 > 2:36:06to a series of minorities who may or may not be interested
2:36:06 > 2:36:07in joining the forces.
2:36:07 > 2:36:10And by doing that it is almost neglecting the main group of people
2:36:10 > 2:36:13who are interested in joining and the main group of people
2:36:13 > 2:36:16who are interested in joining are not worried so much
2:36:16 > 2:36:18about whether they will be listened to or there are emotional issues.
2:36:18 > 2:36:25What they are worried about more is how they are going to face combat.
2:36:25 > 2:36:28New measures to clamp down on plastic waste are to be
2:36:28 > 2:36:29announced by the government.
2:36:29 > 2:36:30They include an extension of the five-pence charge
2:36:30 > 2:36:33on plastic bags to include all shops in England.
2:36:33 > 2:36:35Retailers with fewer than 250 staff are currently
2:36:35 > 2:36:36exempted from the levy.
2:36:36 > 2:36:39The idea is part of a 25-year plan to improve the environment.
2:36:39 > 2:36:41All retailers in Scotland and Wales are already required
2:36:41 > 2:36:51to charge for plastic bags.
2:36:51 > 2:36:54The search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume today,
2:36:54 > 2:36:56nearly a year after efforts to locate the plane
2:36:56 > 2:36:57were officially suspended.
2:36:57 > 2:36:59The search for the aircraft, which went missing
2:36:59 > 2:37:01with 239 people on board in March 2014, was the largest
2:37:01 > 2:37:02in aviation history.
2:37:02 > 2:37:05It will now be resumed by an American company
2:37:05 > 2:37:07using unmanned submarines to search a small section of the Indian Ocean
2:37:07 > 2:37:17where it's thought the remains of the plane lie.
2:37:24 > 2:37:26Ellen and we will bring you more detail throughout the programme and
2:37:26 > 2:37:28throughout the morning on BBC News as well.
2:37:28 > 2:37:33Still to come for you this morning on the programme.
2:37:33 > 2:37:36From the majestic hunter to a cat so small, it can sit
2:37:36 > 2:37:40in the palm of your hand - meet TV's new prime-time stars.
2:37:40 > 2:37:44Also this morning, it might be cold and dark at this time of year
2:37:44 > 2:37:46but going for a walk in the park or the countryside could
2:37:46 > 2:37:56improve mental health.
2:37:58 > 2:38:01He's a classical musician who likes to bring a bit of "rock
2:38:01 > 2:38:03n'roll" to his performances but for James Rhodes,
2:38:03 > 2:38:06playing the piano helped him deal with the abuse he suffered
2:38:06 > 2:38:07as a child.
2:38:07 > 2:38:11He'll tell us how just after nine.
2:38:16 > 2:38:33Cat is here to talk about the sport, particularly Bristol.
2:38:34 > 2:38:36Bristol City were less than two minutes away
2:38:36 > 2:38:38from going into the second leg of their League Cup semi-final
2:38:38 > 2:38:40with Manchester City on level terms.
2:38:40 > 2:38:42The Championship side have had a great cup run and their positive
2:38:42 > 2:38:44approach paid off at the Etihad.
2:38:44 > 2:38:46They took the lead thanks to a Bobby Reid penalty
2:38:46 > 2:38:47just before half-time.
2:38:47 > 2:38:50Manchester City had named a strong side and Kevin De Bruyne,
2:38:50 > 2:38:53captain on the night, drew them level in the second half.
2:38:53 > 2:38:56But Sergio Aguero is a pretty good sub to bring on when you need a goal
2:38:56 > 2:38:59and his injury-time winner means Manchester City take a 2-1 lead
2:38:59 > 2:39:09into the second leg at Ashton Gate.
2:39:10 > 2:39:12The Football Association is to implement a number of changes
2:39:12 > 2:39:14to make the national governing body truly representative
2:39:14 > 2:39:17of the players it represents.
2:39:17 > 2:39:20It's been a difficult 12 months for the FA.
2:39:20 > 2:39:22The Chelsea Ladies striker Eni Aluko said she felt victimised
2:39:22 > 2:39:24for reporting racial discrimination by former England
2:39:24 > 2:39:25manager Mark Sampson.
2:39:25 > 2:39:28The FA has pledged to interview at least one candidate from black
2:39:28 > 2:39:30and minority ethnic groups for future roles in
2:39:30 > 2:39:36the England set-up.
2:39:36 > 2:39:40I think the message it sends out is that the FA is for all.
2:39:40 > 2:39:41We have always...
2:39:41 > 2:39:42We talk about that, you know.
2:39:42 > 2:39:45What it will save is that the opportunity to have a career
2:39:45 > 2:39:48beyond playing in the FA and the wider football workforce is
2:39:48 > 2:39:51something that is both desirable and something that the FA is serious
2:39:51 > 2:39:57about promoting.
2:39:57 > 2:40:00With less than a month until the Six Nations begins,
2:40:00 > 2:40:03there's been a blow for England, who'll be without prop Joe Marler
2:40:03 > 2:40:04for their opening two games.
2:40:04 > 2:40:07Marler was part of the British and Irish Lions squad that drew
2:40:07 > 2:40:10the series in New Zealand last year, but he's been given a six-week ban
2:40:10 > 2:40:12for a dangerous challenge he made for his club Harlequins.
2:40:12 > 2:40:22He'll miss England's matches against Italy and Wales.
2:40:22 > 2:40:24Finally, the good news keeps coming for Nottingham Forest's Eric Lichaj.
2:40:24 > 2:40:27The defender scored twice in his side's incredible 4-2 win
2:40:27 > 2:40:29over Arsenal in Sunday's FA Cup third round, and afterwards Lichaj
2:40:29 > 2:40:32revealed his wife Kathryn had promised the family could get a dog
2:40:32 > 2:40:39if he ever scored a hat-trick.
2:40:39 > 2:40:41Well, Forest's players and fans put the pressure
2:40:41 > 2:40:44on her to let Eric have his way after his weekend heroics.
2:40:44 > 2:40:46And last night the American revealed it's paid off.
2:40:46 > 2:40:49And the name they chose for the new puppy...
2:40:49 > 2:40:55Gunner.
2:40:55 > 2:41:00He will never forget that. And also being the owner of a new puppy I
2:41:00 > 2:41:06know how much hard work it is. Getting up early in the night.
2:41:06 > 2:41:11Getting more sleep than usual. She is just over eight weeks old. She is
2:41:11 > 2:41:18sleeping through the night. She is a black labrador. Scrapping with
2:41:18 > 2:41:22Waffles, the current one. Have you pick a -- put a picture up.
2:41:22 > 2:41:25Not yet.
2:41:25 > 2:41:28For more than two years, the team behind new wildlife documentary
2:41:28 > 2:41:31Big Cats has travelled to 14 different countries and filmed 31
2:41:31 > 2:41:34out of the 40 species - more than any other crew has done before.
2:41:34 > 2:41:36The result, we get to meet the world's ultimate cats.
2:41:36 > 2:41:39From the Canada lynx with its unusually large paws
2:41:39 > 2:41:41to the adorable and daring rusty spotted cat.
2:41:41 > 2:41:43Over the next three weeks, we're in for a treat.
2:41:43 > 2:41:45In a moment, we'll speak to series producer Gavin Boyland
2:41:45 > 2:41:47and Nick Easton who produced tomorrow's episode,
2:41:47 > 2:41:54and we have a clip from episode one to show you now.
2:41:54 > 2:42:02Hiding is the Jungle is a cat so rare few ever seen it.
2:42:02 > 2:42:08Exploring the world beyond his den for the first time. Is a miniature
2:42:08 > 2:42:13predator.
2:42:23 > 2:42:28The the smallest feline in the world.
2:42:28 > 2:42:31A rusty spotted cat.
2:42:36 > 2:42:42He may look like a kitten... He would still fit in the palm of of
2:42:42 > 2:42:47your hand. But this little male is very nearly fully grown.
2:42:47 > 2:42:54He will soon be setting off on a solitary life. Fending entirely for
2:42:54 > 2:42:58himself.
2:43:00 > 2:43:04I think I'm in love. It is the sweetest thing!
2:43:04 > 2:43:05It is the sweetest thing!
2:43:05 > 2:43:08Joining us now are series producer Gavin Boyland and Nick Easton,
2:43:08 > 2:43:09who produced episode one.
2:43:09 > 2:43:13That little cat has nearly broken the internet already.He has.Tell
2:43:13 > 2:43:18us a bit ant him.He was in Sri Lanka, he is a rusty spotted cat.
2:43:18 > 2:43:21The smallest in the world. I was lucky enough to spend a couple of
2:43:21 > 2:43:27weeks with him, getting to know him, filming him in the wild. They are
2:43:27 > 2:43:31the most intimate shots of that spear is -- species.Give us an
2:43:31 > 2:43:36idea, we can see rusty again.He isn't quite fully grown but he would
2:43:36 > 2:43:42fit in the palm of your hand. In a few months' time he will be two
2:43:42 > 2:43:50thirds the size of a normal moggy. How many are there of them?Not as
2:43:50 > 2:43:54many as they should be, they are not very often seen because they are so
2:43:54 > 2:43:57small and cats are so cryptic, we don't know much about them.You say
2:43:57 > 2:44:03we don't know much about them, what can you tell us? They look cute, can
2:44:03 > 2:44:08they be ferocious?Yes, it is a wildcat, so of course they are quite
2:44:08 > 2:44:13ferocious animals and that I are hunter, these guys eat frogs and
2:44:13 > 2:44:17insects and they spend a lot of time hiding and they hunt by stealth.
2:44:17 > 2:44:22That is why we haven't seen them before. It is trying to find them.
2:44:22 > 2:44:26During the series we see other cats we have seen a lot before, but tell
2:44:26 > 2:44:31us, who are the stars of the show? There is 40 different cats and we
2:44:31 > 2:44:37try to film as many as possible. There is the familiar big cats, the
2:44:37 > 2:44:40tiger, the lion, the leopards, but the majority of the family are the
2:44:40 > 2:44:44small cat, the rusty spotted cat is one of them. They are the real stars
2:44:44 > 2:44:50of the hoe because they provide a lot the new science, surprises and
2:44:50 > 2:44:57behaviour, so we filmed a cat in Mongolia, Canada Lynn, found in the
2:44:57 > 2:44:59Arctic in Canada, throughout pretty much any habitat where there are
2:44:59 > 2:45:05cats we went there and filmed.You are almost camouflaged. Can we get a
2:45:05 > 2:45:10close up of the shirt.It is a tiger. It has a tiger on it. It felt
2:45:10 > 2:45:18appropriate.You look very dull with yours. Probably fits in well. Tell
2:45:18 > 2:45:22us about the cheetah. We have got in here, we have here this special
2:45:22 > 2:45:27camera that you were using to film it.Even with the more familiar cats
2:45:27 > 2:45:32we wanted to try and film them in a unique way. Cheetahs are world
2:45:32 > 2:45:37famous for being the fast land animal. We want to try and get shots
2:45:37 > 2:45:40running alongside one. The only way we could do that is with this bit of
2:45:40 > 2:45:46kit.
2:45:46 > 2:45:50This is the footage, it is like a super slow Mo so you can see every
2:45:50 > 2:45:56muscle moving as it is looking at the camera!That was the first time
2:45:56 > 2:46:00it saw it and we were not sure how it would work but about two minutes
2:46:00 > 2:46:11later they were chasing it. A Ann loves to chase and that is how we
2:46:11 > 2:46:18got the Chuter. -- of the shots. I think they are the closest shots we
2:46:18 > 2:46:24have ever had. Thankfully they never quite had the nerve to have a go at
2:46:24 > 2:46:29it.But they were trying to catch up? What can we learn from this?
2:46:29 > 2:46:37They have 4-mac of the exhilaration of Usain Bolt -- four times the
2:46:37 > 2:46:42acceleration of Usain Bolt. There is a lot of new research about them and
2:46:42 > 2:46:46their speed and a lot of that is suggesting it is not the
2:46:46 > 2:46:51straight-line speed which is their primary weapon but their ability to
2:46:51 > 2:46:53stop and change direction and accelerate again and that is what we
2:46:53 > 2:46:59wanted to portray. It is their agility and manoeuvrability which is
2:46:59 > 2:47:04their key weapon, the speed is almost a by-product.I think I need
2:47:04 > 2:47:09a new screensaver, that is gorgeous. And this technology has never been
2:47:09 > 2:47:15used before?We combined different technologies. We are often hacking
2:47:15 > 2:47:19things in the natural history unit to push things forward! The buggy
2:47:19 > 2:47:23got is moving fast and on top of it there is something that takes out
2:47:23 > 2:47:27the bumps and the camera on top is super slow motion so we combined all
2:47:27 > 2:47:33that to get these shots.And you have to have enormous of patience
2:47:33 > 2:47:40and determination to get these?We do, some of the shots, I did want
2:47:40 > 2:47:47filming pumas hunting penguins and it took eight weeks, and it was the
2:47:47 > 2:47:50final day which is such a cliche, but it came over the ridge and down
2:47:50 > 2:47:57into it.Was it really the final day?!It was! I was in India at the
2:47:57 > 2:48:00time and I remember feeling down because it was his last day and we
2:48:00 > 2:48:03were not going to get it and then expect I get a call and I'm sure
2:48:03 > 2:48:07he's going to say we did not get it and he's like, we got it! On the
2:48:07 > 2:48:15final day!And can we learn anything, so many are endangered
2:48:15 > 2:48:19species, but from what you have filmed?The third episode has a much
2:48:19 > 2:48:24more focus on the science and conservation of cats. We don't got a
2:48:24 > 2:48:27passionate people working in the field to protect them and learning
2:48:27 > 2:48:30about them and it is an important time to to be talked about that
2:48:30 > 2:48:34because half of the 40 are threatened with extinction and a lot
2:48:34 > 2:48:37of the numbers are decreasing but there are some positive stories as
2:48:37 > 2:48:45well about how they are being protected.And we talked about the
2:48:45 > 2:48:54patience, 90% of a cat at home is sleeping!It is deeply frustrating!
2:48:54 > 2:48:59You find it and it is doing not very much for a long time! We had so much
2:48:59 > 2:49:05footage of them doing not very much. Our colleagues followed a Canada
2:49:05 > 2:49:09lynx and most of the time it is sleeping or cleaning and a lot of
2:49:09 > 2:49:14that is familiar to us from domestic cats.The Leopard was good, they
2:49:14 > 2:49:18spent 12 hours with a leopard and it literally sat under a tree for 12
2:49:18 > 2:49:24hours!We have a shot from the buggy camera, not as good as the one on
2:49:24 > 2:49:31your programme!There is not much speed there.We thought we would
2:49:31 > 2:49:36give the viewers something to look at. I instantly regretted it! I love
2:49:36 > 2:49:42that you can see it and it goes over all of the cables. And the
2:49:42 > 2:49:46technology is there and it stays steady.There is a lot of suspension
2:49:46 > 2:49:51in the buggy and in the desert, that is not smooth, it is covered in
2:49:51 > 2:49:54bumps and grass and termite mounds and the whole aim is to keep the
2:49:54 > 2:50:01camera steady.I know you say that I would love to see the insurance
2:50:01 > 2:50:09claim.There is a shot in the show of a swipe from one of the cheetahs
2:50:09 > 2:50:13when we got the bit to close!Thank you very much and for bringing in
2:50:13 > 2:50:14the camera.
2:50:14 > 2:50:17And Big Cats is on tomorrow on BBC One at eight o'clock.
2:50:17 > 2:50:19For viewers in Wales, it'll be available for you to
2:50:19 > 2:50:19watch on the iPlayer.
2:50:21 > 2:50:35Can we keep it?Unfortunately not! Can we use it to hand over to Carol?
2:50:35 > 2:50:43On the cheetah camera it is time for the weather. We are trying to wait
2:50:43 > 2:50:47for the Ann camera.
2:50:50 > 2:50:53-- at the cheetah camera.
2:50:56 > 2:51:03This morning it is a fairly missed the start for many parts of the UK
2:51:03 > 2:51:05especially Northern Ireland and parts of England and Wales and this
2:51:05 > 2:51:12was sent in from Manchester earlier. Another one, from Dorset, still some
2:51:12 > 2:51:17mist around but that will lift and when we lose the rain we currently
2:51:17 > 2:51:20have it will be brighter for most of us. Some of us will have some
2:51:20 > 2:51:26lengthy spells of sunshine. The fog will be closed to live in Northern
2:51:26 > 2:51:29Ireland, a lot about lifting into low cloud and eventually it will
2:51:29 > 2:51:32break so you will have a bright day rather than sunny but you can see
2:51:32 > 2:51:36this sunshine following behind the rain which will continue to move to
2:51:36 > 2:51:44the North Sea. This afternoon, in the south-west, sunshine and light
2:51:44 > 2:51:47breezes, 10 Celsius, feeling pretty nice, different the last couple of
2:51:47 > 2:51:53days. The same for Wales with a beautiful afternoon in prospect and
2:51:53 > 2:51:55highs of 7 degrees in Aberystwyth and in Northern Ireland there is a
2:51:55 > 2:52:00bit more cloud. The fog will be slow to clear for some part and it might
2:52:00 > 2:52:04not lift at all and if that happens, the temperatures will be not much
2:52:04 > 2:52:09more than one or 2 degrees. In western and central Scotland, some
2:52:09 > 2:52:17sunshine, a bit more cloudy in the East. In Yorkshire and linkage and
2:52:17 > 2:52:24is dandy, they will hang on into the -- to the rain. The cloud should
2:52:24 > 2:52:27continue to break and we will start to season sunny spells developing in
2:52:27 > 2:52:32the south. This evening and overnight the rain slowly edges to
2:52:32 > 2:52:37the North Sea and behind it because it has been damp for some we are
2:52:37 > 2:52:40looking at some fog and some of it will be widespread in Northern
2:52:40 > 2:52:43Ireland and parts of Wales and into the Midlands and southern England
2:52:43 > 2:52:49and there will be some patchy frost as well. Some of it will be slow to
2:52:49 > 2:52:53lift, some not clear at all and like today, if it does not clear the
2:52:53 > 2:52:58temperatures will be around one or 2 degrees but we expect it to clear in
2:52:58 > 2:53:03the west and north and here there will be some sunshine. Cloudy in
2:53:03 > 2:53:06Central and eastern areas but the temperatures will be a bit higher,
2:53:06 > 2:53:09not a heatwave that still about 8 degrees but in the West we are
2:53:09 > 2:53:16looking at three or four. And on Friday, some patchy fog and frost to
2:53:16 > 2:53:19start the day, but a lot of dry weather and a few showers, but this
2:53:19 > 2:53:24fund will introduced some wet and windy conditions later on. -- this
2:53:24 > 2:53:25front.
2:53:29 > 2:53:32We did get a brief shot on the cheetah camera.
2:53:33 > 2:53:36If you're yet to venture out this morning, let's save you some effort
2:53:36 > 2:53:40and show you the view from a couple of our cameras around the country.
2:53:40 > 2:53:42Here's how Glasgow is shaping up.
2:53:44 > 2:53:48-- this is outside our studio.
2:53:48 > 2:53:52And the view over Westminster always looks good, whatever the weather.
2:53:52 > 2:53:57Despite it being a rather fine winter's day, many of us don't get
2:53:57 > 2:54:03out and about enough at this time of year and this could be negatively
2:54:03 > 2:54:09affecting our mental health.
2:54:09 > 2:54:11Researchers from King's College London have found that people
2:54:11 > 2:54:15who spend time surrounded by the natural world,
2:54:15 > 2:54:17whether in parks, gardens or the countryside, are consistently
2:54:17 > 2:54:20happier and more relaxed than those who don't.
2:54:20 > 2:54:22Well, we thought we would look ahead to spring here
2:54:22 > 2:54:24on Breakfast with a bit of bird song this morning.
2:54:25 > 2:54:26BIRDSONG
2:54:26 > 2:54:32Ann Selby is from the Wildlife Trust for Lancashire.
2:54:32 > 2:54:35We're also joined from Hyde Park in London by political journalist
2:54:35 > 2:54:37Isabel Hardman who has made a documentary about how nature
2:54:37 > 2:54:40can aid mental health.
2:54:40 > 2:54:47Good morning, and it is a lovely site and interesting research
2:54:47 > 2:54:51because it seems to have found that exposure to seeing trees like you
2:54:51 > 2:54:54are, being outside can change people's mood and for hours
2:54:54 > 2:55:00afterwards. What is your personal experience?Nature has made a huge
2:55:00 > 2:55:03difference to my mental health. I should say that just as important
2:55:03 > 2:55:07has been Mike antidepressant course which I have been taking which has
2:55:07 > 2:55:10managed to get me back into work but I don't think I would have sustained
2:55:10 > 2:55:15that recovery at why not try to factor in something of the great
2:55:15 > 2:55:18outdoors every day. I live in London and work in Westminster which people
2:55:18 > 2:55:22would not think as being part of the natural world but even there there
2:55:22 > 2:55:26are trees, wild flowers trying to grow through cracks in the pavement
2:55:26 > 2:55:30and all sorts of things that we don't notice because we are normally
2:55:30 > 2:55:36huddled over screens. It helps me to calm down and take myself out of my
2:55:36 > 2:55:40thoughts which, over the past few years, have been quite dangerous,
2:55:40 > 2:55:44and to focus on what is happening at the present moment, not things are
2:55:44 > 2:55:47frightened in the future or things in the past I don't want to think
2:55:47 > 2:55:52about. It sounds quite hippy and I'm not a hippy person! I find that
2:55:52 > 2:55:56cycling, going for a walk for 15 minutes, has made a huge difference
2:55:56 > 2:56:05and I'm now at work full-time.Which is really great news. You will have
2:56:05 > 2:56:08a particularly busy week this week as a political journalist so do you
2:56:08 > 2:56:14have to schedule time out to go and do things outside?Yes and I think
2:56:14 > 2:56:18if we look at our days can even really busy people can waste 15
2:56:18 > 2:56:21minutes quite easily even if it is at the end of the day. I have to
2:56:21 > 2:56:26confess on Monday it took Justine Greening so long to leave Downing
2:56:26 > 2:56:31Street that might nature fix took place in the dark and I was looking
2:56:31 > 2:56:34at the silhouettes of trees trying to identify them but it still worked
2:56:34 > 2:56:37and it made me forget about some of the things I was worried about. I
2:56:37 > 2:56:42think it is big everybody should do, nudges people with serious mental
2:56:42 > 2:56:44health problems, because I want to stay mentally fit and well for the
2:56:44 > 2:56:49rest of my life and I will keep doing it, even when I come off the
2:56:49 > 2:56:52antidepressant and don't have any crazy thought again that I'm always
2:56:52 > 2:57:02going to be doing involving getting outdoors.That is great to hear.
2:57:02 > 2:57:05Let's bring in Ann because with your work with the Wildlife Trust in
2:57:05 > 2:57:07Lancashire, you do a lot of work with nature and well-being and
2:57:07 > 2:57:09wildlife.We have been trying to prove this connection for a long
2:57:09 > 2:57:13time and it is great that this research has come out. We did some
2:57:13 > 2:57:17similar research last year and this is what we need to get to, and in
2:57:17 > 2:57:22Lancashire we have a big project on working with young people mainly
2:57:22 > 2:57:25with mental health problems and their connection with wildlife and
2:57:25 > 2:57:30doing conservation work. It really is showing a big improvement to
2:57:30 > 2:57:34their mental health.And you have seen that in individual cases as
2:57:34 > 2:57:39well and what we talked to Isabel about, the fact that it lasts
2:57:39 > 2:57:43afterwards?It lasts for a long time and what we are also seeing is those
2:57:43 > 2:57:48with the greater mental well-being needs get a bigger result from it
2:57:48 > 2:57:52which is what this research shows for sub and I'm interested in what
2:57:52 > 2:57:52you said.
2:57:54 > 2:57:59You are surrounded by trees at the moment but you find even in urban
2:57:59 > 2:58:05environments that you can connect in some ways with nature?Definitely.
2:58:05 > 2:58:10When I cycle in in the mornings, one of my favourite bits of the route is
2:58:10 > 2:58:16I go past a patch of flowers that grow at a traffic island called
2:58:16 > 2:58:19Gallant soldiers which are members of the daisy family and they are not
2:58:19 > 2:58:23supposed to be there, they are just gardening themselves and no one pays
2:58:23 > 2:58:26attention to them but I quite respect them for being able to grow
2:58:26 > 2:58:32in that environment! I love going to nature reserves, I live on an island
2:58:32 > 2:58:35in Cumbria part of the ban which has been wonderful nature reserve that
2:58:35 > 2:58:39people often think you have to go to want to experience nature when it
2:58:39 > 2:58:43really is all around us even in Richie Gray bits of cities. We are
2:58:43 > 2:58:49lucky in Britain in that we do have parks pretty much everywhere --
2:58:49 > 2:58:54really great bits of cities.Thank you so much for coming in to talk to
2:58:54 > 2:58:59us, really fascinating and I love it when you can see examples of trees
2:58:59 > 2:59:03growing out of buildings and plant as well. Thank you very much. It is
2:59:03 > 2:59:07the stuff you don't expect but you notice it and you take a moment to
2:59:07 > 2:59:10stop and think rather than look at your phone or whatever that is
2:59:10 > 2:59:13distracting you. Thank you for the messages on that and also on our
2:59:13 > 2:59:15next story.
2:59:15 > 2:59:18From Sir Paul McCartney to Ed Sheeran, some of the world's
2:59:18 > 2:59:20biggest artists have cut their teeth gigging in small clubs
2:59:20 > 2:59:21around the country.
2:59:21 > 2:59:23But, according to campaign group UK Music, this tradition
2:59:23 > 2:59:25could be under threat.
2:59:25 > 2:59:27They say more than a third of grassroot venues have
2:59:27 > 2:59:28closed in the past decade.
2:59:28 > 2:59:30We asked these music lovers whether small spaces
2:59:30 > 2:59:37were still an essential part of the scene.
2:59:37 > 2:59:39Small venues I prefer, I'll be completely honest,
2:59:39 > 2:59:42to bigger venues, because it's more intimate, more personal and you know
2:59:42 > 2:59:45the people who have come to see the particular artist or band
2:59:45 > 2:59:48are definitely dedicated to see them.
2:59:48 > 2:59:52Because it's quite a small venue you're
2:59:52 > 2:59:55all, like, connected together, but in stuff at the arena it's
2:59:55 > 2:59:58just big and you don't have the space to all connect.
2:59:58 > 3:00:00I feel like there's a sense of community at gigs,
3:00:00 > 3:00:02and the bigger it gets, the kind of more vast
3:00:02 > 3:00:03and anonymous it is.
3:00:03 > 3:00:07Young kids going to these gigs aren't going to be able to afford
3:00:07 > 3:00:09the £50 ticket for the larger venues, they need these venues.
3:00:09 > 3:00:14These are the venues that help them break out into playing
3:00:14 > 3:00:16like the bigger Apollo or arena gigs.
3:00:16 > 3:00:19I think it's important for artists to do live music just
3:00:19 > 3:00:22because they get to meet people in person, than rather listening
3:00:22 > 3:00:23to them online or whatever.
3:00:23 > 3:00:25It's good to see someone in person and hear them live,
3:00:25 > 3:00:35because it can be different.
3:00:36 > 3:00:40We asked people about venues that mean a lot to them and sort of
3:00:40 > 3:00:46people they have heard in those venues as well. We have people
3:00:46 > 3:00:53saying, a great venue in Cardiff, we have the Lead Mill in Sheffield. One
3:00:53 > 3:00:59says the greatest gig I saw was Prince in the Manchester Students'
3:00:59 > 3:01:06Union. The Adele fib club in Hull. West Garth in Leeds, a great place
3:01:06 > 3:01:10says Louise, so many people have said, this is important, I have been
3:01:10 > 3:01:15here, I remember going there and we have to keep this which is part of
3:01:15 > 3:01:18our musical up bringing.
3:01:18 > 3:01:21We're joined now by the patron of the Music Venue Trust,
3:01:21 > 3:01:23John Robb, and rapper OneDa, and in your London newsroom
3:01:23 > 3:01:26is the former Labour MP and Chief Executive of UK Music,
3:01:26 > 3:01:33Michael Dugher.
3:01:33 > 3:01:40Thank you for joining us. OneDa, talk about small venue, people are
3:01:40 > 3:01:40passionate about them,
3:01:40 > 3:01:42talk about small venue, people are passionate about them, aren't they?
3:01:42 > 3:01:47Yes they build you as an artist, they give you a chance to sort of
3:01:47 > 3:01:54really have a feel of your audience, your fans, it is very intimate, and
3:01:54 > 3:01:59it just helps you grow as an artist, you learn yourself while you're on
3:01:59 > 3:02:04stage, you learn your craft and you learn what your audience wants
3:02:04 > 3:02:10really, and without small venue, I grew up on them, as an artist, and
3:02:10 > 3:02:19like I've got a sort of one in band on the wall 4, if they are taken
3:02:19 > 3:02:24away, it will take away the art, our bread and butter.What have been the
3:02:24 > 3:02:29major concerns, we have seen the passion from OneDa and many viewers,
3:02:29 > 3:02:36but why are they under threat?It is about from the city centre it is
3:02:36 > 3:02:41accelerating all the big money coming in. Developers trying to get
3:02:41 > 3:02:47the space, what this law will be doing is put to news on the
3:02:47 > 3:02:52developer, no-one is trying to stop them building flat, development is
3:02:52 > 3:02:57good. The city centre should be for everybody but we shouldn't remove
3:02:57 > 3:03:01the things which makes it attractive. It is other things as
3:03:01 > 3:03:07well. There should be shared space, not just for people who want to sit
3:03:07 > 3:03:12in city centre flats.Let us talk to Michael. They are looking at whether
3:03:12 > 3:03:16there should be legislation to protect music venue, what is the
3:03:16 > 3:03:20issue here? You know, music venues have been there some time but flats
3:03:20 > 3:03:25need to be built, how can it be sorted out?We know, we have heard
3:03:25 > 3:03:31from the people you interviewed. The enjoyment music brings to millions.
3:03:31 > 3:03:34Music contributes nearly 4.5 billion to the economy here in Britain as
3:03:34 > 3:03:38well. But all of that is being put at risk and the future talent
3:03:38 > 3:03:43pipeline is being put at risk because we are seeing closures of
3:03:43 > 3:03:48grass roots music venue, on a scale as highlighted by the music venues
3:03:48 > 3:03:54trust. That is why we have cross-party MPs backing a plaining
3:03:54 > 3:03:57in the law, hope that ministers listen to them today, because unless
3:03:57 > 3:04:03we change the law, then we just risk further closures of grass roots
3:04:03 > 3:04:09music venues.We were talking to Job ant the way the music industry has
3:04:09 > 3:04:15changed. People uploading music, but John made the point and I would
3:04:15 > 3:04:19imagine you would agree, the small venues are still crucial for you
3:04:19 > 3:04:24developing your trade.Yes, definitely. Like I was talking to
3:04:24 > 3:04:28John earlier in the back, and I was saying, you use social media, I use
3:04:28 > 3:04:34it a hell of a lot but that is when you draw in your fan, but I sort of
3:04:34 > 3:04:40say you serenade them in the venue, that is when they get to know you,
3:04:40 > 3:04:45they work hand in hand. Without them, even if sort of your social
3:04:45 > 3:04:49media is getting you further afield to other cities an countries, it is
3:04:49 > 3:04:55then to perform in the small venues, you know.What we have got the
3:04:55 > 3:04:59message this morning from the audience is people feel passionate
3:04:59 > 3:05:04about it, about their local venues as well.They are life-changing
3:05:04 > 3:05:08place, every discussion we have had for years is people say I remember
3:05:08 > 3:05:12that time 30 years ago I went to this gig and it changed my life and
3:05:12 > 3:05:19it tended to be in a small venue. I don't think anybody is going to say
3:05:19 > 3:05:23it changed my life looking at this clip on YouTube, which they don't
3:05:23 > 3:05:27pay for, it is not that completely intense experience, the human
3:05:27 > 3:05:30experience of being in a room with other people who really love
3:05:30 > 3:05:35something, with someone like you, creating a focal point, creating the
3:05:35 > 3:05:39piece of special energy, you can't replicate that at all. You can't
3:05:39 > 3:05:43replicate that online, online is important. It is part of the
3:05:43 > 3:05:45process, communication, getting the information out there, but being in
3:05:45 > 3:05:49the space where it is done is life-changing.And Michael, again, a
3:05:49 > 3:05:56point that John made earlier, was, the headliners at Glastonbury five,
3:05:56 > 3:06:01ten years down the line they will be playing a smaller venue tonight, the
3:06:01 > 3:06:04sort of thing OneDa is talking about. That is where people see them
3:06:04 > 3:06:09for the first time.It is where people learn their trade, develop
3:06:09 > 3:06:14their sound, build an audience, how people consume music is changing all
3:06:14 > 3:06:20the time, it would be nice if people got paid for the music they create
3:06:20 > 3:06:24and invest in online, but live music is critical to all of that, you look
3:06:24 > 3:06:29at all of the global stars that are playing huge stadia all round the
3:06:29 > 3:06:34world, they all had to start somewhere. Those grass roots music
3:06:34 > 3:06:40venue, every artist can point to a favourite music venue that really
3:06:40 > 3:06:45kick-started their career and they owe so much to. Millions round the
3:06:45 > 3:06:49country get so much enjoyment out of going to grass roots music venue, we
3:06:49 > 3:06:55are saying it is a single clause bill, it doesn't cost any money, MPs
3:06:55 > 3:06:58from all parties are supporting it. The only people who are not
3:06:58 > 3:07:02committed are the Government, I hope they listen to community campaigner,
3:07:02 > 3:07:05people from across the music industry, and everybody else today
3:07:05 > 3:07:09and really listen and make this change that we are putting forward
3:07:09 > 3:07:13in Parliament today.Thank you very much.
3:07:13 > 3:07:19Thank you'll very much. Thank you for yours as well.
3:07:19 > 3:07:22People are passionate about it.
3:07:22 > 3:07:25When we come back we will be talking to pianist James Rhodes.
3:07:25 > 3:07:27But first a last, brief look at the headlines
3:07:27 > 3:09:11where you are this morning.
3:09:18 > 3:09:20He's known as the man who brings rock'n'roll to Rachmaninov -
3:09:20 > 3:09:22throwing out the tie and tails and programme notes
3:09:22 > 3:09:32for jeans and a t-shirt.
3:09:34 > 3:09:40Is that Rachmaninov on your arm there?I didn't know you speak
3:09:40 > 3:09:47Russian! I might say Elton John, I don't speak Russian.
3:09:47 > 3:09:51I might say Elton John, I don't speak Russian.
3:09:51 > 3:09:53But pianist James Rhodes' performances tell another story -
3:09:53 > 3:09:56of how music saved him after years of abuse as a child
3:09:56 > 3:09:57and a subsequent breakdown.
3:09:57 > 3:10:00Now in his searingly honest book Fire on All Sides, he explores how
3:10:00 > 3:10:03playing the piano helps him cope with anxiety and depression.
3:10:03 > 3:10:12Let's have a look at him in action.
3:10:15 > 3:10:20There is a serious side.It is not unique to me. We can't quantify
3:10:20 > 3:10:25trauma, we experience trauma to some extent. In my case there was rape
3:10:25 > 3:10:29and self-harm and suicide attempts but we all, it is part of the human
3:10:29 > 3:10:30condition, we
3:10:30 > 3:10:32but we all, it is part of the human condition, we suffer at times, the
3:10:32 > 3:10:40reason I wrote Fire on All Sides I wish I had called it Fire and Fur,
3:10:40 > 3:10:44it would have sold more. We need to stop pretending that everything is
3:10:44 > 3:10:50fine with perfect liqueur rated self fibs. It is important to say I also
3:10:50 > 3:10:55feel lonely in a crowd. I wake up and think I have had too much to
3:10:55 > 3:11:00think. I don't think I can get out of bed. That level of Anglesey city
3:11:00 > 3:11:03and depression, it is important, music has helped me with that and it
3:11:03 > 3:11:08helps a lot of us.How did it come that music was going to help you? Is
3:11:08 > 3:11:14it something...Pure luck. Thank God I didn't find a Bible or we would be
3:11:14 > 3:11:20talking about Jesus.Nothing wrong with that!I found an old cassette
3:11:20 > 3:11:26of Bach. I was a weird kid. Found this cassette of Bach and it changed
3:11:26 > 3:11:31everything. Classical music had a bed reputationment. It is filled
3:11:31 > 3:11:35with awful people and there are so many rules that are irrelevant, it
3:11:35 > 3:11:40is seen by some as an elevated around form. It is not. The music is
3:11:40 > 3:11:44life-changing.Listening to classical music, it can change your
3:11:44 > 3:11:49mood in some ways.It changes everything. I hate the phrase
3:11:49 > 3:11:53classical music, let us call it music. There is so much segregation
3:11:53 > 3:11:59in the world, you don't need to do it with music. Music change, when I
3:11:59 > 3:12:04am playing, it helps me calm down, makes me feel OK with the world when
3:12:04 > 3:12:07I want to destroy myself.What do you want people to get from the
3:12:07 > 3:12:11book? You talk about important and deep things in there, but it is not
3:12:11 > 3:12:18a self-help manual.It is an self-help. It hate them. It makes no
3:12:18 > 3:12:24sense. Be happy in six weeks if you do simple thing, it doesn't work. It
3:12:24 > 3:12:29would take decades for some of us to find that level of peace. It is an
3:12:29 > 3:12:33SOS. I want people to read it and think me too, I feel like when I am
3:12:33 > 3:12:38at hearty I don't have the rule book and everyone having a great time but
3:12:38 > 3:12:41I feel nervous and alone, I feel like an impost e I have that
3:12:41 > 3:12:46syndrome. It is about music, it is about the human condition and it is
3:12:46 > 3:12:51a boast that says it is OK to have a slightly messy difficult life. There
3:12:51 > 3:12:56is sometimes getting through day is quite a heroic act for those of us
3:12:56 > 3:13:02who suffer from depression and anxiety. That applies to all of us.
3:13:02 > 3:13:06We have been talking about music venue, do, are you passionate about
3:13:06 > 3:13:13that?Of course,Do you have a favourite type of venue.I will play
3:13:13 > 3:13:20anywhere as long as there is a piano in tune. I have played in places
3:13:20 > 3:13:25like the Jazz Cafe and places that have 2,000, as long as people are
3:13:25 > 3:13:29experience live music.You are passionate about it.
3:13:29 > 3:13:30You are passionate about it.
3:13:30 > 3:13:34James Rhodes - Fire On All Sides is available in the shops tomorrow.
3:13:34 > 3:13:36That's all we've got time for this morning on Breakfast.
3:13:36 > 3:13:38Charlie and Naga will be here on BBC One from six tomorrow.