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0:00:05 > 0:00:08Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:00:08 > 0:00:10Stayt.

0:00:10 > 0:00:15Dentists warn of a child tooth decay crisis in England.

0:00:15 > 0:00:17A record 43,000 operations to remove rotting teeth

0:00:17 > 0:00:19were carried outlast year.

0:00:19 > 0:00:22Ministers say they're determined to tackle the problem.

0:00:35 > 0:00:37Good morning, it's Saturday the 13th of January.

0:00:37 > 0:00:45Also this morning:

0:00:45 > 0:00:49African leaders demand an apology from Donald Trump after he is

0:00:49 > 0:00:52accused of making vulgar and disparaging comments about poorer

0:00:52 > 0:00:56nations. A ban on credit and debit surcharges

0:00:56 > 0:01:00comes into force today, but there are concerns companies could raise

0:01:00 > 0:01:05their prices in response.

0:01:08 > 0:01:12Celebrations overnight.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15Four British friends smash the world record for crossing the Atlantic

0:01:15 > 0:01:16in a rowing boat.

0:01:16 > 0:01:18In sport, heading to Scotland, Northern Ireland boss

0:01:18 > 0:01:21Michael O'Neill is a step closer to taking over as Scotland manager,

0:01:21 > 0:01:24now that the Scottish FA have agreed a deal

0:01:24 > 0:01:25to compensate his current employers.

0:01:25 > 0:01:28And Sarah has the weather.

0:01:28 > 0:01:32Good morning. It is another cloudy day today and things are going to

0:01:32 > 0:01:37turn increasingly wet and windy from the west. I'll bring you all the

0:01:37 > 0:01:39details in about 15 minutes.

0:01:39 > 0:01:40Good morning. First, our main story:

0:01:40 > 0:01:43There were nearly 43,000 hospital operations to remove teeth

0:01:43 > 0:01:45in children and teenagers in England last year,

0:01:45 > 0:01:47equating to 170 a day.

0:01:47 > 0:01:49The British Dental Association says England provides a second-class

0:01:49 > 0:01:52service compared to Scotland and Wales, and has accused

0:01:52 > 0:01:54government ministers of adopting a short-sighted approach

0:01:54 > 0:01:56to a growing crisis around tooth decay.

0:01:56 > 0:02:04Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.

0:02:04 > 0:02:09Tooth decay in children is distressing, painful and avoidable.

0:02:09 > 0:02:14Dentists say sugary snacks and drinks are the biggest cause. Each

0:02:14 > 0:02:17children drink more soft drinks than anywhere else in Europe and the

0:02:17 > 0:02:21number of multiple extractions, which have to take place in hospital

0:02:21 > 0:02:25under a general anaesthetic, is continuing to grow. Figures compiled

0:02:25 > 0:02:30by the Local Government Association showed there were nearly 43,000

0:02:30 > 0:02:34multiple to the extractions among under-18s in England last year.

0:02:34 > 0:02:40That's around 170 every day of the working week. Overall, there's been

0:02:40 > 0:02:45an increase of 17% in just four years. Dentists say children in

0:02:45 > 0:02:48England are suffering and are being offered a second-rate service when

0:02:48 > 0:02:53compared to Scotland and Wales.We have seen in Scotland and in Wales

0:02:53 > 0:02:56that they have got national programmes to try and prevent this

0:02:56 > 0:03:00and they will actually -- they have actually got reasonably good results

0:03:00 > 0:03:04out of it. The government has not put any money into the national

0:03:04 > 0:03:08prevention programme for England and that's the reason why we are seeing

0:03:08 > 0:03:12so many children being put under general anaesthetic.The department

0:03:12 > 0:03:15of health in England says the introduction of attacks on sugary

0:03:15 > 0:03:19drinks is part of its plan to reduce the number of extractions and that

0:03:19 > 0:03:23more than half of all children have seen a dentist in the last year.

0:03:23 > 0:03:28And, with proper oral hygiene, good brushing and avoiding high sugar

0:03:28 > 0:03:32snacks and drinks, thousands of children could be saved from

0:03:32 > 0:03:34experiencing the pain of a rotten tooth.

0:03:34 > 0:03:37The African Union has demanded an apology from President Trump

0:03:37 > 0:03:40after he reportedly used a vulgar and disparaging term to describe

0:03:40 > 0:03:41nations on the continent.

0:03:41 > 0:03:44It was apparently made during an Oval Office meeting

0:03:44 > 0:03:45on immigration with members of Congress.

0:03:45 > 0:03:47The Union, which represents 55 African countries,

0:03:47 > 0:03:49expressed its "shock, dismay and outrage" and said

0:03:49 > 0:03:55the Trump Administration misunderstood Africans.

0:03:55 > 0:04:03Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.

0:04:03 > 0:04:07It has been an extraordinary week, even by Donald Trump's standards. It

0:04:07 > 0:04:12ended with a medical, a routine checkup that all presidents undergo

0:04:12 > 0:04:16and word from Mr Trump's doctor is that the commander in chief is in

0:04:16 > 0:04:20excellent health. For the past two days have seen the president of my

0:04:20 > 0:04:24head in controversy -- the past two. As Donald Trump arrives in Florida

0:04:24 > 0:04:27to spend the weekend at his golf resort, the international community

0:04:27 > 0:04:31is still feeding over his alleged use of crude language to describe

0:04:31 > 0:04:37African countries.As the African Union we were quite appalled and

0:04:37 > 0:04:44infuriated, outraged, by the comments. And for a country like the

0:04:44 > 0:04:49United States, which is a valued partner for the Africans, this is

0:04:49 > 0:04:54quite a shock.From the United Nations in Geneva came the stiffest

0:04:54 > 0:04:59of rebukes.These are shocking and shameful comments from the president

0:04:59 > 0:05:04of the United States. I'm sorry but there's no other word one can use

0:05:04 > 0:05:09but racist. You can't dismiss entire countries and continents.The

0:05:09 > 0:05:15allegation has gone unanswered by the president. He had an opportunity

0:05:15 > 0:05:18at the ceremony in celebration of Martin Luther King. But it was

0:05:18 > 0:05:21awkward. After signing a proclamation in the civil rights

0:05:21 > 0:05:26leader, the Trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions.Mr

0:05:26 > 0:05:30president, are you a racist?The president left without responding.

0:05:30 > 0:05:34He earlier tweeted that he used tough language in a meeting with

0:05:34 > 0:05:37senators but not the derogatory language attributed to him.

0:05:37 > 0:05:40Consumers can no longer be charged extra for paying by credit or debit

0:05:40 > 0:05:42card under new laws from today.

0:05:42 > 0:05:45It is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy

0:05:45 > 0:05:48goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said

0:05:48 > 0:05:51they will raise overall prices in response to the change.

0:05:51 > 0:05:56Joe Lynam reports.

0:05:56 > 0:06:00We've all seen them. The extra little fees added at the very end of

0:06:00 > 0:06:04the buying process. In percentage terms it may not sound like a lot,

0:06:04 > 0:06:09but card surcharges add up, until today. Under a new EU directive

0:06:09 > 0:06:12retailers on or off-line can no longer charge customers for paying

0:06:12 > 0:06:17with a credit or debit card. The Treasury says this surcharges cost

0:06:17 > 0:06:23UK consumers £166 million annually are but some companies, such as

0:06:23 > 0:06:28concert venues, can still charge a booking or service fee.This is a

0:06:28 > 0:06:31significant win for consumers. No longer will they be penalised just

0:06:31 > 0:06:34for paying by credit or debit card. Not all companies will increase

0:06:34 > 0:06:38prices. We have to wait and see how they react to the law that

0:06:38 > 0:06:42introduced and see whether or not prices go up. If prices do go up

0:06:42 > 0:06:46consumers can shop around and find the best deals for them.Some

0:06:46 > 0:06:53retailers, such as this delivery firm Just Eat, say they will impose

0:06:53 > 0:06:58new costs on customers who pay by card. Others massively raise prices.

0:06:58 > 0:07:01So not all consumers will be better. -- others may simply.

0:07:01 > 0:07:03Nottingham train station will re-open this morning,

0:07:03 > 0:07:06after it was forced to close yesterday following a major fire.

0:07:06 > 0:07:08The blaze began at 6:30 yesterday morning.

0:07:08 > 0:07:11At its peak, ten fire crews were tackling flames coming

0:07:11 > 0:07:13from the station's roof and smoke filling the foyer.

0:07:13 > 0:07:20The fire is now being treated as arson.

0:07:20 > 0:07:25At the moment our current investigation is trying to examine

0:07:25 > 0:07:29exactly what happened and why it happened. At the moment it is

0:07:29 > 0:07:33expected as on. We have a number of lines of enquiry that we can't go

0:07:33 > 0:07:36into this moment in time because our investigators are still working on

0:07:36 > 0:07:39that. That will include witness details and CCTV viewing at the

0:07:39 > 0:07:47station.

0:07:47 > 0:07:51A contract has denied reports that it had a rescue plan rejected by

0:07:51 > 0:07:55creditors. The firm is struggling under 1.5 William pounds of debt,

0:07:55 > 0:08:00including pensions shortfall of half £1 million, raising questions about

0:08:00 > 0:08:04its future. We understand ministers are raising questions about the

0:08:04 > 0:08:05prison contracts.

0:08:05 > 0:08:07The Hollywood actor Steven Seagal is being investigated

0:08:07 > 0:08:08for sexual assault.

0:08:08 > 0:08:10Police in Los Angeles confirmed they were investigating

0:08:10 > 0:08:15an allegation against the actor that dates back to 2005.

0:08:15 > 0:08:18He has denied a number of accusations that have been made

0:08:18 > 0:08:19since the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

0:08:19 > 0:08:22Tributes have been paid to the comedy actress Bella Emberg,

0:08:22 > 0:08:24who has died aged 80.

0:08:24 > 0:08:28She became a household name in the 1980s on The Russ Abbot Show,

0:08:28 > 0:08:30playing characters including Blunder Woman, the sidekick

0:08:30 > 0:08:34of hapless superhero Cooperman.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37Abbot called her "a huge comedy talent", while Les Dennis said

0:08:37 > 0:08:39she was a "funny, lovely friend".

0:08:39 > 0:08:42Four British friends have broken the world record and become

0:08:42 > 0:08:48the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.

0:08:48 > 0:08:50The crew, dubbed The Four Oarsmen, made history overnight

0:08:50 > 0:08:53when they reached the island of Antigua in 29 days,

0:08:53 > 0:08:55beating the previous record by six days.

0:08:55 > 0:09:03Dan Johnson has more.

0:09:08 > 0:09:13That's it, lads, you've done it! The end of the net the journey done in

0:09:13 > 0:09:17record time. The Four Oarsmen hadn't even been on a rolling boat 18

0:09:17 > 0:09:23months ago.Here they go!Now they've not only won this year is

0:09:23 > 0:09:28athletic challenge, they are world record holders. The first to make

0:09:28 > 0:09:33the crossing in under 30 days. They left the Canary Islands one month

0:09:33 > 0:09:40ago, facing 3000 miles of blood and blisters, sweat and tears. Producing

0:09:40 > 0:09:42their own freshwater on-board, surviving on rations and taking it

0:09:42 > 0:09:47in turns to eat, sleep and a row, their motivation was personal.It's

0:09:47 > 0:09:55amazing to compete and we set out as a kind of charitable initiative in

0:09:55 > 0:10:00the first instance for two charities, for MIND, the mental

0:10:00 > 0:10:05health charity, and spinal research. For me the MIND element is

0:10:05 > 0:10:09commemorative. My mum had in a mental illness all alive and I

0:10:09 > 0:10:16always felt a need and desire... I have this initiative and desire to

0:10:16 > 0:10:21do something to commemorate mum and to bring it to fruition and complete

0:10:21 > 0:10:25it and do it such justice and do it in such style and with great support

0:10:25 > 0:10:32and success is amazing.Just making it to the Caribbean is a fantastic

0:10:32 > 0:10:37achievement, they've raised more than £250,000 and wrote their way

0:10:37 > 0:10:43into the record books. -- rowed their way.

0:10:43 > 0:10:47We will be talking to them a little bit later on, after what looks like

0:10:47 > 0:10:51quite a big celebration. Did you know that two of them were

0:10:51 > 0:10:52seasick? Fascinating.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55Let's take a look at this morning's front pages.

0:10:55 > 0:11:03The Times, you can see the headline. Trump took offence at flights from

0:11:03 > 0:11:08the British. That's where he was invited to London to open the new

0:11:08 > 0:11:12embassy but they say a White House source has told them that decision

0:11:12 > 0:11:17came after the president was left smarting over some rows, including

0:11:17 > 0:11:21that rebuke from the Prime Minister. And of course the official reason is

0:11:21 > 0:11:26that he thought the spending of the money was... The money was badly

0:11:26 > 0:11:28spent, but they have their own sources.

0:11:28 > 0:11:34The front page of the Telegraph talks about the flu jab and the

0:11:34 > 0:11:38number of people with flu. They now say chemists are running low on the

0:11:38 > 0:11:41flu vaccine yesterday, amid fears of an epidemic if the virus continues

0:11:41 > 0:11:47to spread at its current rate. And the Today programme presenter is

0:11:47 > 0:11:51facing criticism over a conversation about pay with a fellow journalist,

0:11:51 > 0:11:55who is a North American editor. That's also on the front page the

0:11:55 > 0:12:04Sun. It says 'Dump Humph'. The BBC is suggested to dump him after

0:12:04 > 0:12:09talking about the gender pay gap. Racist and shameful remarks from

0:12:09 > 0:12:14Trump. That's on the Guardian. Shortly we will speak to a US

0:12:14 > 0:12:18commentator just on how those remarks are going down and what the

0:12:18 > 0:12:21white invocations are, of some of the things he did or didn't say. Of

0:12:21 > 0:12:25course it depends on whose account you believe.

0:12:25 > 0:12:28You are mentioning the story about Donald Trump being sensitive about

0:12:28 > 0:12:32some comments and now apparently he faces the embarrassment of not being

0:12:32 > 0:12:37invited to the Royal Wedding. People are mindful of this because he takes

0:12:37 > 0:12:43these snubs quite personally. Royal household source has said now that

0:12:43 > 0:12:46although the guest list hasn't been announced there's no reason he be

0:12:46 > 0:12:51invited. Those are the main stories this

0:12:51 > 0:12:54morning. A full review coming up later.

0:12:54 > 0:12:58We've been talking a lot this week about the continuing spread of flu.

0:12:58 > 0:13:01This morning we want to look at how you can try to avoid

0:13:01 > 0:13:02getting it yourself.

0:13:02 > 0:13:06Breakfast's John Maguire has been out and about with a GP to get some

0:13:06 > 0:13:06tips.

0:13:06 > 0:13:10Good morning. After a slow start, flu season is well and truly here,

0:13:10 > 0:13:14at how best should we protect ourselves and how should we try to

0:13:14 > 0:13:19prevent the virus spreading? Good morning to AGP.Should we even be

0:13:19 > 0:13:24shaking hands? It's fine. We are both well, we want the social

0:13:24 > 0:13:28niceties. Yes, no problem. But if you are feeling unwell, if you have

0:13:28 > 0:13:33the sniffles or a high temperatures, then back off and try not to pass

0:13:33 > 0:13:37things on and make sure that you look after each other.What sort of

0:13:37 > 0:13:43distances are we talking about?I think it being sensible. I always

0:13:43 > 0:13:47hate people invading my space at the best of times, so it's always nice

0:13:47 > 0:13:52to have a bit of space, but if you are snotty, if you have a cold or

0:13:52 > 0:13:56cough, you want to give a bit more distance and make sure you use a

0:13:56 > 0:14:00tissue, been the tissue, wash your hands, make sure you don't give the

0:14:00 > 0:14:03opportunities when you are not so well to pass things on.Public

0:14:03 > 0:14:08transport? Invite that? Hard surfaces? What are the issues? --

0:14:08 > 0:14:15things like that.Some bugs will end up on services. Most of flu and

0:14:15 > 0:14:19viruses are spread by droplets, at a little bit will come on services as

0:14:19 > 0:14:24well. Washing hands when you can. Be sensible at work and make sure your

0:14:24 > 0:14:30employer does clean things appropriately.More tea, doctor?

0:14:30 > 0:14:36When you've got a high-temperature, you've got to push the fluids.Sweat

0:14:36 > 0:14:41it all out. What about at home?What should we be looking out for? I

0:14:41 > 0:14:45think one of the key things is that in your home you can be yourself,

0:14:45 > 0:14:48but in the home everybody is in close proximity to each other, so

0:14:48 > 0:14:53again the coughing and sneezing over each other. If you feel lousy, is it

0:14:53 > 0:14:57best to go to a separate bedroom? Sometimes you might be more

0:14:57 > 0:15:01comfortable sneezing on the settee. The more people can be sensible and

0:15:01 > 0:15:05look after each other, the more we can produce cold is passing between

0:15:05 > 0:15:07people.

0:15:07 > 0:15:11Just before 9am we'll speak to a GP about how to spot flu symptoms.

0:15:11 > 0:15:16We will try to pick up on some of your thoughts.Let us know if there

0:15:16 > 0:15:18are any particular questions you would like to ask.

0:15:18 > 0:15:22I wonder if it is that whether where it makes you feel like you will

0:15:22 > 0:15:35catch a cold? It seems to be turning. Good morning.

0:15:38 > 0:15:42Some slightly uninspiring weather. Murky and cloudy recently with no

0:15:42 > 0:15:48great changes. Rain arriving across western parts of the country. With a

0:15:48 > 0:15:53PC with a grain has been moving quite slowly over the past few hours

0:15:53 > 0:15:56of Western areas, western Scotland, Northern Ireland, down to the

0:15:56 > 0:16:02south-west of England. Further east, most right. The big area of high

0:16:02 > 0:16:10pressure. Bumping into that area of high pressure. Making pretty slope

0:16:10 > 0:16:17progress across western parts of the country.

0:16:18 > 0:16:21country. Across Northern Ireland from the east of the country feel a

0:16:21 > 0:16:32dry weather. There will be a few holes breaking through the cloud.

0:16:32 > 0:16:36Top temperatures today around about 5- eight degrees. As we head into

0:16:36 > 0:16:41this evening and tonight, this area of rain tends to fizzle out.

0:16:41 > 0:16:45Becoming mostly dry, still pretty murky and cloudy across the country.

0:16:45 > 0:16:50The wind that lighter. Some mist and fog patches. Temperatures down are

0:16:50 > 0:16:55not on what we had last night. About three degrees or so at the lowest

0:16:55 > 0:17:01and in towns and cities colder in the countryside. And, a lot of

0:17:01 > 0:17:05cloud. A pretty grey day. Some glimpses of sunshine. Later, we see

0:17:05 > 0:17:10a change from the far north-west. You will notice the wind arrows. The

0:17:10 > 0:17:14rain moving in across north-west Scotland and Northern Ireland. A lot

0:17:14 > 0:17:19of dry weather elsewhere across the country. Iran about 5- seven degrees

0:17:19 > 0:17:23but the mild editors with us gets swept away as we head into next

0:17:23 > 0:17:27week. Into Monday and Tuesday in particular cold arrest us to draw in

0:17:27 > 0:17:33across the country so after a mild cloudy sort of weekend, this is

0:17:33 > 0:17:37Hannath is shaping up. We have got that moving in. It's going to turn

0:17:37 > 0:17:47quite unsettled. We could see some snowfall. Further south, mostly over

0:17:47 > 0:17:51the hills is the hint of something more wintry on the cards. But here

0:17:51 > 0:18:00are now, pretty mild and cloudy. See you later.

0:18:00 > 0:18:03Now it's time to Film Review.

0:18:20 > 0:18:23Hello and welcome to the Film Review on BBC News.

0:18:23 > 0:18:28To take us through this week's cinema releases,

0:18:28 > 0:18:29Mark Kermode is back.

0:18:29 > 0:18:30What have you been watching?

0:18:30 > 0:18:33As you'll know, awards season is upon us.

0:18:33 > 0:18:35We have Darkest Hour, for which Gary Oldman

0:18:35 > 0:18:37is hotly tipped for Oscars.

0:18:37 > 0:18:39We have The Brawler, Mukkabaaz, a boxing-movie-cum-political-romance.

0:18:39 > 0:18:44And Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, from Martin McDonagh.

0:18:44 > 0:18:45Darkest Hour.

0:18:45 > 0:18:47You wait years for a Churchill film to come along and we've had two

0:18:54 > 0:18:55quite recently, really.

0:18:55 > 0:18:58So we reviewed Churchill with Brian Cox here

0:18:58 > 0:19:00on the show a few months ago.

0:19:00 > 0:19:03The story then was that Brian Cox was playing brilliantly, I think,

0:19:03 > 0:19:05Churchill anxiety-ridden in the run up to D-Day.

0:19:05 > 0:19:08Now we have Gary Oldman as Churchill, anxiety-ridden around

0:19:08 > 0:19:11the time of Dunkirk.

0:19:11 > 0:19:11It's 1940.

0:19:11 > 0:19:13The Nazis are sweeping across Europe.

0:19:13 > 0:19:15The resistance is crumbling everywhere.

0:19:15 > 0:19:18He's basically being advised by all sides to appease rather than fight.

0:19:18 > 0:19:26Here's a clip.

0:19:27 > 0:19:30Nothing even remotely patriotic in death or glory if the odds

0:19:30 > 0:19:31are firmly on the former.

0:19:31 > 0:19:33Nothing inglorious in trying to shorten a war

0:19:33 > 0:19:37that we are clearly losing.

0:19:37 > 0:19:37Losing!

0:19:37 > 0:19:38Europe is still...

0:19:38 > 0:19:41Europe is lost.

0:19:41 > 0:19:48And before our forces are wiped out completely,

0:19:59 > 0:20:01now is the time to negotiate.

0:20:01 > 0:20:03In order to obtain the best conditions possible.

0:20:03 > 0:20:05Hitler will not insist on outrageous terms.

0:20:05 > 0:20:07He will know his own weaknesses.

0:20:07 > 0:20:08He will be reasonable.

0:20:08 > 0:20:09When will the lesson be learned?

0:20:09 > 0:20:12When will the lesson be learned?

0:20:12 > 0:20:14How many more dictators must be...

0:20:14 > 0:20:22Wooed, appeased.

0:20:23 > 0:20:24Good God, given immense privileges.

0:20:24 > 0:20:25Before we learn!

0:20:25 > 0:20:28You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth!

0:20:28 > 0:20:31That is pretty much the give-me-an-award clip.

0:20:31 > 0:20:36There's no surprise it's got such awards buzz about it.

0:20:36 > 0:20:40And he won a Golden Globe, didn't he?

0:20:40 > 0:20:40Yeah.

0:20:40 > 0:20:43I think I remember in 2012, when it looked like he was

0:20:43 > 0:20:47going to win the Oscar, then he was beaten to the punch

0:20:47 > 0:20:48by Jean Dujardin, I think it was.

0:20:48 > 0:20:51I think this time may well be his year.

0:20:51 > 0:20:53And it is a terrific performance.

0:20:53 > 0:20:55Despite being buried under a lot of facial

0:20:55 > 0:20:57prosthetics, you know, you can see his personality

0:20:57 > 0:20:57coming through.

0:20:57 > 0:20:59It's a very interesting take on Churchill.

0:20:59 > 0:21:02I think the performance has conviction and grit.

0:21:02 > 0:21:04Much as I really, really like the Brian Cox film,

0:21:04 > 0:21:07I think this is a really solid, awards-courting and probably

0:21:07 > 0:21:08awards-worthy performance.

0:21:08 > 0:21:11My problem is the film itself, which is not as good

0:21:11 > 0:21:14as his performance.

0:21:14 > 0:21:17On the one hand, it's to Joe Wright's credit that he's

0:21:17 > 0:21:20trying to inject a sense of immediacy and urgency

0:21:20 > 0:21:22into a film which could become a bunch of people arguing

0:21:22 > 0:21:23in rooms, essentially.

0:21:23 > 0:21:28And he does that well.

0:21:28 > 0:21:32But he also mixes up, on the one hand some very

0:21:32 > 0:21:34well created, you know, historical recreations, with some

0:21:34 > 0:21:35utterly fanciful dramatic license.

0:21:35 > 0:21:39Such as a scene in which Churchill suddenly decides to take a quick

0:21:39 > 0:21:42referenda of the way the British public feel by going

0:21:42 > 0:21:44on the Tube train and asking people what they think

0:21:44 > 0:21:45about what's going on.

0:21:45 > 0:21:48In a scene which, whatever the emotional truth of it

0:21:48 > 0:21:50may be, just struck me as utterly preposterous.

0:21:50 > 0:21:52I think the central performance is very good.

0:21:52 > 0:21:54And it's a crack cast.

0:21:54 > 0:21:55It is.Kristin Scott Thomas.

0:21:55 > 0:21:58It's a very good cast and clearly a crowd pleaser.

0:21:58 > 0:22:00It's going down incredibly well with the American critics.

0:22:00 > 0:22:03I have no doubt that it will play very well.

0:22:03 > 0:22:07I have to say, from my point of view, there were moments in it

0:22:07 > 0:22:09that I thought it was cringy.

0:22:09 > 0:22:17Where it was much too on-the-nose.

0:22:27 > 0:22:29I felt like it was explaining everything.

0:22:29 > 0:22:32You know, obviously, this is complicated subject matter,

0:22:32 > 0:22:40but there are certain moments in which characters don't have to be

0:22:52 > 0:22:55introduced by their name, their title and rank whilst they're

0:22:55 > 0:22:57actually in the room with you.

0:22:57 > 0:22:59But the thing that will carry it is the performance.

0:22:59 > 0:23:01And it is a really good performance.

0:23:01 > 0:23:04I think it will continue to be rewarded with awards.

0:23:04 > 0:23:05The Brawler, Mukkabaaz.

0:23:05 > 0:23:06Which is this boisterous, politically-tinged-boxing-movie-cum-

0:23:06 > 0:23:07romance.

0:23:07 > 0:23:09From the director of the Gangs of Wasseypur.

0:23:09 > 0:23:16Which I think we spoke about on this show here.

0:23:16 > 0:23:19Young boxer struggling to find his place in the world,

0:23:19 > 0:23:21finds himself at odds with the local big boss.

0:23:21 > 0:23:25He falls in love with a young woman who has no voice but whose

0:23:25 > 0:23:26actions speak volumes.

0:23:26 > 0:23:32It's a strange and occasionally ramshackle affair.

0:23:32 > 0:23:33The dialogue is full of cussing.

0:23:33 > 0:23:35And colloquial cussing at that.

0:23:35 > 0:23:38There is music in it but it is very racy in its lyrical content.

0:23:38 > 0:23:41The fight sequences, you really feel that you're watching

0:23:41 > 0:23:43people beating seven bells out of each other.

0:23:43 > 0:23:46It has the ability to eschew conventions and mix in grit

0:23:46 > 0:23:48I think it's a bit overlong.

0:23:48 > 0:23:49Two and a half hours.

0:23:49 > 0:23:52But what I liked about it, firstly, it is a bit anarchic.

0:23:52 > 0:23:53A bit ramshackle.

0:23:53 > 0:23:55It seems to switch genres at certain times.

0:23:55 > 0:23:57It always keeps you on your toes.

0:23:57 > 0:23:59I mean, a boxing movie should do.

0:23:59 > 0:24:02It is a film which dances around you and keeps you alert.

0:24:02 > 0:24:05It's not perfect, but it's a pretty solid thriller with some

0:24:05 > 0:24:07sort of social things to say, as well.

0:24:07 > 0:24:10Good to bring us something that I certainly didn't

0:24:10 > 0:24:12know too much about.

0:24:12 > 0:24:15I feel like I've read a lot about Three Billboards.

0:24:15 > 0:24:17I'm a huge Frances McDormond fan.

0:24:17 > 0:24:17Me, too.

0:24:17 > 0:24:18So talented.

0:24:18 > 0:24:19And a big Martin McDonagh fan.

0:24:19 > 0:24:21So this is the latest from Martin McDonagh

0:24:21 > 0:24:23who of course made In Bruges.

0:24:23 > 0:24:25Frances McDormand probably still most famous for Fargo.

0:24:25 > 0:24:26An extraordinary CV.

0:24:26 > 0:24:29So, like Darkest Hour, this is shaping up to be

0:24:29 > 0:24:30a major Oscar contender.

0:24:30 > 0:24:32It's a western-inflected tragi-comedy.

0:24:32 > 0:24:33Frances McDormand is a grieving mother.

0:24:33 > 0:24:35Her daughter was abducted and killed.

0:24:35 > 0:24:38And the local police force, headed up by Woody Harrelson as the chief,

0:24:38 > 0:24:39hasn't made any arrests.

0:24:39 > 0:24:42In a state of desperation, she decides to take those titular

0:24:42 > 0:24:45three billboards and emblazen them with signs that name and shame

0:24:45 > 0:24:48the police department and say, "How come there have

0:24:48 > 0:24:49been no arrests?".

0:24:49 > 0:24:49Here's a clip.

0:24:49 > 0:24:52When the DNA don't match no one who's ever been arrested.

0:24:52 > 0:24:55And when the DNA don't match any other crime nationwide.

0:24:55 > 0:24:58And when there wasn't a single eyewitness from the time

0:24:58 > 0:25:01she left your house to the time we found her...

0:25:01 > 0:25:04Well, right now, there ain't too much more we can do.

0:25:04 > 0:25:07Could pull blood from every man and boy in this town,

0:25:07 > 0:25:11over the age of eight.

0:25:11 > 0:25:14There's several rights laws prevents that, Mrs Hayes.

0:25:14 > 0:25:18And what if he was just passing through town.

0:25:18 > 0:25:21Pull blood from every man in the country, then.

0:25:21 > 0:25:23And what if he was just passing through the country?

0:25:23 > 0:25:26If it was me, I'd start up a database.

0:25:26 > 0:25:28Every male baby what's born, stick him on it.

0:25:28 > 0:25:31And as soon as he'd done something wrong, cross-reference it,

0:25:31 > 0:25:34make 100% certain it was a correct match, then kill him.

0:25:34 > 0:25:41Yeah, well, there's definitely civil rights laws prevents that.

0:25:41 > 0:25:47You can see from that clip that what the film does is it plays

0:25:47 > 0:25:48with your sympathies.

0:25:48 > 0:25:52On the one hand Frances McDormand is set up as the heroine.

0:25:52 > 0:25:54But then what she's saying there is outrageous.

0:25:54 > 0:25:56And suddenly, the chief is the one who's reasonable.

0:25:56 > 0:25:59I think the real triumph of this film is, it's

0:25:59 > 0:26:01a tragi-comedy that is very funny.

0:26:01 > 0:26:04That's one of the few clips that we could play that doesn't have

0:26:04 > 0:26:05Chaucerian swearing in it.

0:26:05 > 0:26:08Martin McDonagh has a real ear for this stuff.

0:26:08 > 0:26:10Martin McDonagh has a real ear for this stuff.

0:26:10 > 0:26:11And it is very funny.

0:26:11 > 0:26:13He can make you laugh and gasp.

0:26:13 > 0:26:14He does.

0:26:14 > 0:26:15Before, he had a cynical edge.

0:26:15 > 0:26:17But this actually has heart.

0:26:17 > 0:26:20Because the tragedy is, if anything, more powerful than the comedy.

0:26:20 > 0:26:23So what you get is a story about people who are eaten up

0:26:23 > 0:26:26by rage, eaten up by anger, eaten up by desperation.

0:26:26 > 0:26:29It's really a film about how those things impact upon the characters.

0:26:29 > 0:26:32There are these lines that are delivered as trite little

0:26:32 > 0:26:33greeting card messages.

0:26:33 > 0:26:34"Anger only begets greater anger".

0:26:34 > 0:26:35"Through love comes calm".

0:26:35 > 0:26:37And yet they seem to be sincere.

0:26:37 > 0:26:40What really surprised me is how tender this film is.

0:26:40 > 0:26:41Yes, it's very funny.

0:26:41 > 0:26:43Yes, it's very violent.

0:26:43 > 0:26:44Yes, it's very dark.

0:26:44 > 0:26:46Yes, it deals with edgy subject matter.

0:26:46 > 0:26:48But it also has a really tender heart.

0:26:48 > 0:26:52It has upset some people because all the characters are seen

0:26:52 > 0:26:55to be three dimensional.

0:26:55 > 0:27:02Like Sam Rockwell is introduced as a racist cop.

0:27:02 > 0:27:05But as it goes on, you start to see he's also a victim

0:27:05 > 0:27:06of his circumstances.

0:27:06 > 0:27:08That doesn't play very well with everybody.

0:27:08 > 0:27:11Because it is a film about moral ambivalence in which there isn't

0:27:11 > 0:27:13a good character or a bad character.

0:27:13 > 0:27:15Everybody is in this kind of morass.

0:27:15 > 0:27:17But I thought it worked really well.

0:27:17 > 0:27:18I've seen it twice.

0:27:18 > 0:27:20Second time round it was more powerful.

0:27:20 > 0:27:23When it needs to be funny, it's blisteringly funny.

0:27:23 > 0:27:26But it's also really tragic.

0:27:26 > 0:27:28And, oddly enough, very tender.

0:27:28 > 0:27:31Goodness.

0:27:31 > 0:27:39Rich.

0:27:40 > 0:27:41Very rich film.

0:27:41 > 0:27:44Yeah, I'd be interested to know what you think about it.

0:27:44 > 0:27:45We can discuss next week.

0:27:45 > 0:27:49For now, I know best out you're saying is another film -

0:27:49 > 0:27:51stunning scenery, beautiful setting, but quite bleak, as well.

0:27:51 > 0:27:55Yes, Hostiles, which is an end of an era western from Scott Cooper.

0:27:55 > 0:27:58Christian Bale is a battle hardened captain ordered to take his nemesis

0:27:58 > 0:28:01Christian Bale is a battle hardened captain ordered to take his nemesis

0:28:01 > 0:28:03back to his sacred lands to die.

0:28:03 > 0:28:05It is a film, therefore, about coming to terms

0:28:05 > 0:28:07with the legacy of violence.

0:28:07 > 0:28:10Actually, the reason I've chosen it is because it has a brilliant

0:28:10 > 0:28:12score by Max Richter, which is really evocative.

0:28:12 > 0:28:15The score seems to come out of the landscape.

0:28:15 > 0:28:17It uses this incredible instrument called a yaybahar which I'd

0:28:17 > 0:28:20never heard of before until I heard this film.

0:28:20 > 0:28:21It really captured me.

0:28:21 > 0:28:23I think it's not getting perhaps the attention

0:28:23 > 0:28:25that it should have got.

0:28:25 > 0:28:27I think it's a very interesting piece of work.

0:28:27 > 0:28:28It's called Hostiles.

0:28:28 > 0:28:30It's worth it for the score alone.

0:28:30 > 0:28:33And DVD, you've picked one of my films of last yearDetroit.

0:28:33 > 0:28:33Superb.

0:28:33 > 0:28:35Why isn't that on the awards radars?

0:28:35 > 0:28:36I don't begin to understand.

0:28:36 > 0:28:38It's so well made.

0:28:38 > 0:28:38Really, really brilliant.

0:28:38 > 0:28:40The anatomy of an uprising.

0:28:40 > 0:28:43Set in the late 1960s but I think relevant to today.

0:28:43 > 0:28:44Fantastic ensemble cast.

0:28:44 > 0:28:45John Boyega, Will Poulter, both absolutely brilliant.

0:28:45 > 0:28:48I would have had both of them in Supporting Actor nominations.

0:28:48 > 0:28:50Fantastically directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

0:28:50 > 0:28:54Yet somehow it seems to have slipped off the radar, which is a shame.

0:28:54 > 0:28:56I thought it was a really gripping piece of work.

0:28:56 > 0:28:57Absolutely.

0:28:57 > 0:28:59A hard watch, but it is brilliant.

0:28:59 > 0:29:02But it has to be tough because of the subject matter.

0:29:02 > 0:29:03It would be wrong if it wasn't.

0:29:03 > 0:29:04Absolutely.

0:29:04 > 0:29:08This is the chance to see it, if you didn't see it in the cinema.

0:29:08 > 0:29:09It's on DVD this week.

0:29:09 > 0:29:10Mark, thank you very much.

0:29:10 > 0:29:12See you next week for more.

0:29:12 > 0:29:15There is, of course, more film news and reviews

0:29:15 > 0:29:16from across the BBC on the website.

0:29:16 > 0:29:18You know the address, bbc.co.uk/Mark Kermode.

0:29:18 > 0:29:21You can find our previous programmes on the BBCi player.

0:30:04 > 0:30:07Hello, this is Breakfast with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

0:30:07 > 0:30:12Stayt.

0:30:12 > 0:30:14Good morning.

0:30:14 > 0:30:19Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:19 > 0:30:22Dentists Act been accused of having a shortsighted result, after

0:30:22 > 0:30:26operations to remove rotten teeth from children increased to 43,000

0:30:26 > 0:30:32last year. There has been a 17% increase of hospital admissions to

0:30:32 > 0:30:36extract rotten teeth and then to say children are receiving second-class

0:30:36 > 0:30:40treatment compared to those in Scotland and Wales. The department

0:30:40 > 0:30:43of Health and social care says the introduction of a sugar tax should

0:30:43 > 0:30:49tackle teeth decay.

0:30:49 > 0:30:53The African union has demanded an apology from Donald Trump after he

0:30:53 > 0:30:56apparently accused of vulgar and disparaging term to describe poorer

0:30:56 > 0:31:03confidence. The union, which represents 55 African countries,

0:31:03 > 0:31:06expressed shock, dismay and outrage and said the Trump administration

0:31:06 > 0:31:11misunderstood Africans. Surcharges for using credit or debit cards will

0:31:11 > 0:31:16be illegal from today as a result of new EU rules to help consumers and

0:31:16 > 0:31:19improve transparency Fenners. The measures will benefit shoppers and

0:31:19 > 0:31:24holidaymakers, making online or in-store purchases, with some

0:31:24 > 0:31:29retailers saying they will raise prices to cover the cost.

0:31:29 > 0:31:32Yesterday's fire at Nottingham train station is now being treated as

0:31:32 > 0:31:34arson, police have confirmed.

0:31:34 > 0:31:36The blaze began early yesterday morning.

0:31:36 > 0:31:40Ten fire crews tackled flames coming from the station's roof as smoke

0:31:40 > 0:31:42filled the foyer, prompting a full evacuation.

0:31:42 > 0:31:47The station reopens today.

0:31:47 > 0:31:50The troubled construction firm Karelian, a key contract for schools

0:31:50 > 0:31:57and prisons, has denied reports that its rescue plan was rejected by

0:31:57 > 0:32:01creditors. So the struggling under £1.5 million of debt, including a

0:32:01 > 0:32:14pension for -- shortfall. Tributes have been paid to Bella

0:32:14 > 0:32:18Emberg who has died at the age of 80. She became a household name

0:32:18 > 0:32:25after she played characters including Blonder Woman. She was

0:32:25 > 0:32:32called a huge, he talent and a lovely friend. -- huge comedy

0:32:32 > 0:32:33talent.

0:32:33 > 0:32:35Four Britsh friends have broken the world record and become

0:32:35 > 0:32:39the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.

0:32:39 > 0:32:41Known as The Four Oarsmen, amateur sailors Dicky Taylor,

0:32:41 > 0:32:44George Biggar, Peter Robinson and Stuart Watts reached dry land

0:32:44 > 0:32:47just after one thirty this morning, having spent 29 days and 15 hours

0:32:47 > 0:32:50at sea, six days faster than the current world record

0:32:50 > 0:32:54for a four-man crew.

0:32:54 > 0:32:57He's world famous, has friends in high places and at just five

0:32:57 > 0:33:01months old he's already captured millions of hearts.

0:33:01 > 0:33:05And today the first giant panda to be born in France

0:33:05 > 0:33:08will meet his public for the first time.

0:33:08 > 0:33:14Yuan Meng lives with his parents at Beauval Zoo near Le Mans.

0:33:14 > 0:33:17He weighed just five ounces at birth, but is now thriving

0:33:17 > 0:33:21and has been walking for nearly two months.

0:33:21 > 0:33:24He was named by his godmother Brigitte Macron, the wife

0:33:24 > 0:33:27of the French President.

0:33:27 > 0:33:34Very well-connected! Why not? A good godmother to have.

0:33:34 > 0:33:38I never thought about being godparents to an animal. What do you

0:33:38 > 0:33:43do? Take him for days out? To the zoo? He's already there! That's a

0:33:43 > 0:33:52nice touch! It's a bear that's been born and got

0:33:52 > 0:33:54older. He is in demand, Michael O'Neill,

0:33:54 > 0:34:03after what he's done with the European Championship.

0:34:03 > 0:34:05He's 48 and has been Scottish football's,

0:34:05 > 0:34:07preferred candidate since Gordon Strachan's

0:34:07 > 0:34:09departure in October.

0:34:09 > 0:34:11They've been negotiating with O'Neill's representatives

0:34:11 > 0:34:16for some time.

0:34:16 > 0:34:19Now that a compensation package has been agreed with the Irish FA,

0:34:19 > 0:34:21face to face talks are now likely next week.

0:34:21 > 0:34:24Under O'Neill's management, Northern Ireland qualified for Euro

0:34:24 > 0:34:272016, their first major tournament for 30 years.

0:34:27 > 0:34:30Former Wales internationals Ryan Giggs and Craig Bellamy

0:34:30 > 0:34:32are among those who've been interviewed for the vacant

0:34:32 > 0:34:34national manager's job.

0:34:34 > 0:34:36Giggs is the favourite to succeed Chris Coleman,

0:34:36 > 0:34:39who left two months ago to join Sunderland after guiding Wales

0:34:39 > 0:34:41through one of their most sucessful periods.

0:34:41 > 0:34:44The FAW is thought to be keen on appointing a Welshman

0:34:44 > 0:34:52and is hoping to announce their new manager next week.

0:34:54 > 0:34:57The BBC understands Giggs's former team-mate Phil Neville

0:34:57 > 0:35:00is a contender to take over as the England women's manager.

0:35:00 > 0:35:04Neville's previously worked as an assistant coach,

0:35:04 > 0:35:07with United, Valencia and the England Under-21 mens sides.

0:35:07 > 0:35:09He's among a number of candidates being considered.

0:35:09 > 0:35:11Mo Marley is currently in temporary charge of the Lionesses,

0:35:11 > 0:35:13who are ranked third in the world.

0:35:13 > 0:35:16The big transfer story that's been dominating the sports news surrounds

0:35:16 > 0:35:17Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez.

0:35:17 > 0:35:20Will he or won't he move to Premier League leaders

0:35:20 > 0:35:21Manchester City?

0:35:21 > 0:35:23The Chilean forward has been told he can leave,

0:35:23 > 0:35:25if Arsenal find a suitable replacement.

0:35:25 > 0:35:29But City only want to pay £20 million rather than the £35 million

0:35:29 > 0:35:32Arsenal want and Manchester United are ready to step in with a bid

0:35:32 > 0:35:39of £25 million.

0:35:39 > 0:35:46There are some players in the football world, if you have a chance

0:35:46 > 0:35:54to sign them you have to try. And that's it.

0:35:54 > 0:35:58that's it. The only word I can say is the same word that everybody

0:35:58 > 0:36:07says, he's a phenomenal. Apart from that, an Arsenal player and I feel I

0:36:07 > 0:36:08shouldn't say much more than this.

0:36:08 > 0:36:11And Sanchez might not be the only Arsenal forward

0:36:11 > 0:36:12leaving the Emirates.

0:36:12 > 0:36:15Theo Walcott has been at Arsenal for 12 years since moving

0:36:15 > 0:36:18from Southampton as a teenager, but he's only played 47 minutes

0:36:18 > 0:36:20in the League this season.

0:36:20 > 0:36:27And Sam Allardyce has confirmed Everton are negotiating over

0:36:27 > 0:36:30the England international, who he says would be a "fantastic

0:36:30 > 0:36:30addition".

0:36:30 > 0:36:33Well Arsenal are at Bournemouth and City travel to Liverpool

0:36:33 > 0:36:36on Sunday, with Manchester United in action on Monday evening.

0:36:36 > 0:36:38There are seven games later today though.

0:36:38 > 0:36:41Chelsea are at home to Leicester and they could go second

0:36:41 > 0:36:43for a day at least, with victory.

0:36:43 > 0:36:46But they'd still be some 13 points adrift of leaders Manchester City

0:36:46 > 0:36:48and their manager Antonio Conte is still casting doubt

0:36:48 > 0:36:54over how long he'll stay at the club.

0:36:55 > 0:36:59I still have another year of the contract with this club. But as you

0:36:59 > 0:37:05very well in football everything is possible. One moment you stay here,

0:37:05 > 0:37:10in another moment you stay in another place or another person

0:37:10 > 0:37:13replaces you and your job.

0:37:13 > 0:37:15Last night's Steel city derby between Sheffield United

0:37:15 > 0:37:18and Sheffield Wednesday ended in a goalless draw.

0:37:18 > 0:37:20Wednesday's new manager had to do without several injured players

0:37:20 > 0:37:23and defender Glenn Loovens was sent off after 64 minutes

0:37:23 > 0:37:26for a second bookable offence.

0:37:26 > 0:37:30But Wednesday held on and could have won it in injury time,

0:37:30 > 0:37:33were it not for United's keeper Simon Moore, pulling off some

0:37:33 > 0:37:37excellent saves including this one from Adam Reach.

0:37:37 > 0:37:39The draw moves United into the Championship play off

0:37:39 > 0:37:47places, while Wednesday are struggling down in 15th.

0:37:47 > 0:37:52It's the penultimate round of group stage fixtures in rugby union's

0:37:52 > 0:37:55Champions Cup and Scarlets have gone top of Pool 5,

0:37:55 > 0:37:57with a famous 35-17 win over Bath at the Rec.

0:37:57 > 0:38:01It means Bath could slip out of the top two on a weekend

0:38:01 > 0:38:03which marks the anniversary of their first European Cup

0:38:03 > 0:38:04triumph in France.

0:38:04 > 0:38:07Joe Lynskey reports.

0:38:07 > 0:38:12Bordeaux 20 years ago. Today Bath became European champions. They were

0:38:12 > 0:38:16the first English team to win the top club prize, but these were

0:38:16 > 0:38:22continental rugby's early days. The spotlight has intensified on the

0:38:22 > 0:38:27Champions Cup since, but still a team from Wales is yet to win it, so

0:38:27 > 0:38:30scarlet is feel if their year to make history. They play rugby in

0:38:30 > 0:38:34there own style. It was a shimmy from their scrummage that put in

0:38:34 > 0:38:40front. Tyburn with a move they never expected. Such improvisation has

0:38:40 > 0:38:45made scarlet such a force. They came across the seven to make a statement

0:38:45 > 0:38:49and by half-time the gap between the sides was already tough the bridge.

0:38:49 > 0:38:56When Hadlee park run on a third try, it was becoming a Welsh procession.

0:38:56 > 0:39:01It was the bonus points that mattered. That's why a fourth

0:39:01 > 0:39:05scarlet strike from Scott Williams felt so crucial. That means they go

0:39:05 > 0:39:08into the final group game with qualification in their own hands.

0:39:08 > 0:39:14For Bath, the Bordeaux Aeneid is are a distant memory. This is and

0:39:14 > 0:39:17evening to be Scarlet.

0:39:17 > 0:39:20Captain Eoin Morgan says the specialist one day players

0:39:20 > 0:39:23will lift the rest of the England side as they go up against

0:39:23 > 0:39:24Australia again.

0:39:24 > 0:39:27After losing the Ashes 4-0, England have the chance for some

0:39:27 > 0:39:30revenge in the shorter format, the first of 5-1 day internationals

0:39:30 > 0:39:33takes place in Melbourne tomorrow.

0:39:33 > 0:39:39Understandably they've been I suppose down with defeat of the

0:39:39 > 0:39:44tests to, which is disappointing, but a lot of the guys have brought

0:39:44 > 0:39:49in energy, coming from the Big Bash, or playing Bangladesh previously, I

0:39:49 > 0:39:53think it's important for the series and it always has been, giving you

0:39:53 > 0:39:58play on the back of such a significant test match series. The

0:39:58 > 0:40:01guys know the responsibility that they carry. If they are feeling

0:40:01 > 0:40:03fresh it will pick guys up along the way.

0:40:03 > 0:40:05History has been made in Saudi Arabia after women

0:40:05 > 0:40:08were allowed to watch a football match in the stadium

0:40:08 > 0:40:13for the first time yesterday.

0:40:13 > 0:40:15Around 300 women flocked to the Pearl Stadium in Jeddah

0:40:15 > 0:40:20to watch Al-Ahli take on Al-Batin in the Saudi Premier League.

0:40:20 > 0:40:24They had to enter via a special gate and sit in seats reserved

0:40:24 > 0:40:28for familes, separated by a glass partition.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31The game was the first in a series of matches

0:40:31 > 0:40:33open to female spectators and is part of long-awaited reforms

0:40:33 > 0:40:38of women's rights in the country.

0:40:38 > 0:40:43I hope they enjoyed the match. That would have felt like a really

0:40:43 > 0:40:45important day. We heard from some of them yesterday

0:40:45 > 0:40:49in the papers. They couldn't describe how long they had waited

0:40:49 > 0:40:52for this moment. Incredible.

0:40:52 > 0:40:56Donald Trump has continued to dominate global headlines this week.

0:40:56 > 0:41:00Overnight doctors said the president is in excellent health after his

0:41:00 > 0:41:04annual presidential medical. However, the toxic fallout from

0:41:04 > 0:41:06remarks he reportedly made in the Oval Office continue.

0:41:06 > 0:41:12He is accused of using derogatory language about Haiti, El Salvador

0:41:12 > 0:41:17and other countries. He has denied using the language reported. A

0:41:17 > 0:41:21political analyst joins us now from Washington. Good to talk to you

0:41:21 > 0:41:26again. So, help us with some of the basic stuff. In the Oval Office, on

0:41:26 > 0:41:34that date, what happened?There was a meeting taking place with the

0:41:34 > 0:41:38president and seven members of the US Senate. There was one Democrat on

0:41:38 > 0:41:44the brew and six other Republicans as well -- Democrat in the room.

0:41:44 > 0:41:48This was a discussion about how to address the issue of immigration. As

0:41:48 > 0:41:52you know there's a large issue on what to do with a large issue on

0:41:52 > 0:41:55what to do with 8000 immigrants, 800,000 immigrants in this country.

0:41:55 > 0:42:01There was a bipartisan legislative effort led by a retiring Senator

0:42:01 > 0:42:07from Arizona, who had developed a deal on this issue and so these

0:42:07 > 0:42:10senators were meeting with the president, specifically addressing

0:42:10 > 0:42:23the issue of immigrants from countries such as Haiti, and African

0:42:23 > 0:42:26countries where they are confronted with natural disasters that may

0:42:26 > 0:42:30force them to flee the country, for example in the country of Haiti,

0:42:30 > 0:42:36there was a massive earthquake that the place eight years ago and we are

0:42:36 > 0:42:40celebrating their eight year anniversary this weekend. So this

0:42:40 > 0:42:44earthquake took the lives of more than 200,000 people and so as a

0:42:44 > 0:42:49result of the devastation, many of those Haitians fled to the United

0:42:49 > 0:42:55States.Can I just... The scene is set. We know what the meeting is

0:42:55 > 0:42:58about. Then the claim is from a number of people that certain

0:42:58 > 0:43:03language was used. I'm not going to use the language now for obvious

0:43:03 > 0:43:08reasons, but a flat denial from the president?Right. The president has

0:43:08 > 0:43:12said he used tough language in the meeting, however he said he didn't

0:43:12 > 0:43:16use the language that has been reported. However, we know that one

0:43:16 > 0:43:21of the senators has emphatically stated that president did use the

0:43:21 > 0:43:25language, as well as Senator Lindsey Graham. And you may know that

0:43:25 > 0:43:28Senator Lindsey Graham was a candidate for president in 2016 as

0:43:28 > 0:43:33well and now has been working very closely with President Trump. But he

0:43:33 > 0:43:38did say the claims were made. Two are the senators in the room said

0:43:38 > 0:43:42they do not recall whether the president used this language, but

0:43:42 > 0:43:48based on the comments that were made by both Senator Lindsey Graham and

0:43:48 > 0:43:54of course Senator Tim Scott, also a Republican, said he spoke directly

0:43:54 > 0:43:58with Senator Lindsey Graham and Senator Lindsey Graham told him that

0:43:58 > 0:44:02the president did use those words.A number of African countries are now

0:44:02 > 0:44:07asking for an apology, but for Mr Trump to make an apology there would

0:44:07 > 0:44:11have to be an admission.That's correct. Not only are we seeing the

0:44:11 > 0:44:15fallout across African nations, but we also know that the US ambassador

0:44:15 > 0:44:20to Panama today are actually yesterday resigned from his post is,

0:44:20 > 0:44:24stating that he simply could not work under this president any more.

0:44:24 > 0:44:30So the fallout has been swift and it has been brutal. But also what is

0:44:30 > 0:44:37important to note is that this deal was struck on immigration and now as

0:44:37 > 0:44:40a result of these comments it's been blown up. Here's what's important

0:44:40 > 0:44:45about that. The government, the US government, is actually going to run

0:44:45 > 0:44:49out of money by next Friday and so it was an incumbent that this deal

0:44:49 > 0:44:54get done in order to pave the way to strike a deal on funding the

0:44:54 > 0:45:00government, beyond January 19th. So if this deal is not done we could

0:45:00 > 0:45:04see the United States government heading to a government shutdown as

0:45:04 > 0:45:09a result of this deal not been done. One last thought. Donald Trump has

0:45:09 > 0:45:14been accused of being racist before. many people are saying that again

0:45:14 > 0:45:21now. Where do you sit on that?

0:45:24 > 0:45:30The President has a long history of making racially insensitive content.

0:45:30 > 0:45:31People have called him the

0:45:31 > 0:45:34making racially insensitive content. People have called him the grand

0:45:34 > 0:45:38wizard of the birther movement. That was his first for a into the

0:45:38 > 0:45:41political arena, claiming the first African-American President of the

0:45:41 > 0:45:46United States was not born in this country. He has made racially

0:45:46 > 0:45:51charged comments making Mexicans. We know about the travel ban to exclude

0:45:51 > 0:45:57Muslims. It is a long, dark history with this president. Now we are

0:45:57 > 0:46:01seeing the ramifications of it beyond this country.Good to talk to

0:46:01 > 0:46:07you. Thank you for your time.

0:46:08 > 0:46:11you. Thank you for your time. It has been chilly this week. Lots of fog.

0:46:11 > 0:46:16I think we will see sleet in coming days. Sarah is about to tell us

0:46:16 > 0:46:20about it. Cloudy seemed to the

0:46:20 > 0:46:20days. Sarah is about to tell us about it. Cloudy seemed to the past

0:46:20 > 0:46:28couple of days. Lots more about cloud on the scene. It's going to be

0:46:28 > 0:46:33dry to much of the country. There will be rain working in. If we take

0:46:33 > 0:46:39a look at a recent radar picture, we can see where that rain has been

0:46:39 > 0:46:46working in. Its slow-moving. Many western areas will see breaks

0:46:46 > 0:46:52throughout the day but further east, higher pressure which is holding on.

0:46:52 > 0:47:01Certainly quite mild out there. That is going to bring Wainer crossed

0:47:01 > 0:47:11western Wales and Northern Ireland. Also wet and windy. . -- bring rain.

0:47:11 > 0:47:17-- across. A few breaks in the cloud as we move on to the afternoon. The

0:47:17 > 0:47:24odd spot of drizzle. Something coulter on the cards as we head into

0:47:24 > 0:47:33Macs -- next week. It's looking pretty cloudy for the football.

0:47:33 > 0:47:39Temperatures in Newcastle, about five degrees. This rain doesn't move

0:47:39 > 0:47:49east across the country. Still quite damp up into the West. There could

0:47:49 > 0:47:55be a few mist and fog patches forming tonight. It could be a touch

0:47:55 > 0:48:02of frost on Sunday. A lot of bad mist clears away relatively quickly.

0:48:02 > 0:48:08Many of us drive from the north-west, we start to see some

0:48:08 > 0:48:11heavy rain working into the north-west of Scotland and Northern

0:48:11 > 0:48:17Ireland. Some brighter spells breaking through. Top temperatures

0:48:17 > 0:48:23around 5- eight degrees. Out front in the north-west moves the

0:48:23 > 0:48:28south-east. A spell of rain and cold conditions. The blue colour is

0:48:28 > 0:48:35returning. Who next week, that is when things will be noticeably

0:48:35 > 0:48:44colder. Quite unsettled and windy. A bit of sleet and hill snow. Further

0:48:44 > 0:48:52south, the mix of rain. For the here and now, nice going with some rain

0:48:52 > 0:48:55in cloud in the West.

0:48:55 > 0:48:57We'll be back with the headlines at 7:00.

0:48:57 > 0:49:00But first it's time for Click with Spencer Kelly, see you soon.

0:49:24 > 0:49:24the

0:49:24 > 0:49:26I've had enough.

0:49:26 > 0:49:28Enough of old tech.

0:49:28 > 0:49:31It's all going obsolete, or so it seems.

0:49:31 > 0:49:33Even the days of desktop computers are numbered.

0:49:33 > 0:49:41Right.

0:49:41 > 0:49:43Let's see what they've got for us this year.

0:49:43 > 0:49:51The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is the place

0:49:53 > 0:49:54to find out.

0:49:54 > 0:49:57It's where the new products and concepts are launched for 2018

0:49:57 > 0:49:59and some of them might just change the world.

0:49:59 > 0:50:03One of the highlights of CES for me is always finding out how

0:50:03 > 0:50:04bendy LG is.

0:50:04 > 0:50:08Previously, they have been slightly bendy and then quite bendy.

0:50:08 > 0:50:10This year, I think they have nailed it.

0:50:10 > 0:50:14It's a 65-inch rollup display and the image quality

0:50:14 > 0:50:15is really very good.

0:50:15 > 0:50:23And it does roll completely up into an admittedly

0:50:28 > 0:50:29fairly chunky box.

0:50:29 > 0:50:32It's an OLED display, the only display tech that can

0:50:32 > 0:50:33be fully flexible.

0:50:33 > 0:50:36The circuitry is built on a segmented back so it is a bit

0:50:36 > 0:50:41like a retractable garage door.

0:50:41 > 0:50:44You can actually choose how far the screen rolls out

0:50:44 > 0:50:48as well as a widescreen TV, it can be used as a thin

0:50:48 > 0:50:51notification bar, a wider format 21x9 cinema screen and of course

0:50:51 > 0:50:51nothing at all.

0:50:51 > 0:50:55The argument is that you can make use of the space behind it

0:50:55 > 0:50:57when you're not using it.

0:50:57 > 0:51:01And in South Korea, a lot of people live in high-rise blocks.

0:51:01 > 0:51:05Can you imagine lugging a 65" TV up the stairs or into a lift?

0:51:05 > 0:51:08Much easier if you can roll it down into a handy tube.

0:51:08 > 0:51:13Elsewhere, plenty of other things to see and play with here at CES.

0:51:13 > 0:51:18Here is a telephone from Chinese company Vivo that does not

0:51:18 > 0:51:21have a fingerprint scanner on the back, because it has one

0:51:21 > 0:51:22built into the screen.

0:51:22 > 0:51:27The OLED display shines light on to your thumb and an optical

0:51:27 > 0:51:35scanner buried underneath registers what it sees.

0:51:45 > 0:51:47Here is the Link Flow Fit 360.

0:51:47 > 0:51:50A necklace with three cameras that together live-stitch to make

0:51:50 > 0:51:51a 360 video.

0:51:51 > 0:51:58You can record a true first person view so others can feel

0:51:58 > 0:52:00like they were truly there too.

0:52:00 > 0:52:03Now, it's important to catch the eye at shows like these

0:52:03 > 0:52:05which is hopefully what this thing is doing.

0:52:05 > 0:52:08This is the Hypervision display by Kino-mo and is capable

0:52:08 > 0:52:10of projecting life-size images high above the show floor.

0:52:10 > 0:52:12All right, sexy, that's enough from you.

0:52:12 > 0:52:14Here is the science bit.

0:52:14 > 0:52:15We have 24 rapidly spinning LED strips.

0:52:15 > 0:52:21They are flashing different colours as they go around.

0:52:21 > 0:52:24It gives you the illusion of a persistent image.

0:52:24 > 0:52:32In the flesh, I have to say, it does really look rather good.

0:52:34 > 0:52:35Don't build up your part.

0:52:35 > 0:52:36Oh, good grief.

0:52:36 > 0:52:37Enough flimsy flimflam from me.

0:52:37 > 0:52:40Let's get Lara Lewington now with some of the big announcements

0:52:40 > 0:52:42from this year's show.

0:52:42 > 0:52:45And what a week it has been with news from tech's biggest players.

0:52:45 > 0:52:53Including the likes of Intel saying it will release software fixes

0:52:56 > 0:52:58to repair security issues surrounding its chips.

0:52:58 > 0:53:01We've had press events that have gone wrong with disobedient

0:53:01 > 0:53:02robots from LG.

0:53:02 > 0:53:05Chloe is not going to talk to me, she doesn't like me evidently.

0:53:05 > 0:53:13And Sony's robot dog wasn't that responsive either.

0:53:14 > 0:53:17Aibo is an autonomous robot and will quickly become a member

0:53:17 > 0:53:18of your family.

0:53:18 > 0:53:18Right?

0:53:18 > 0:53:19He ignored me.

0:53:19 > 0:53:21Meanwhile, a lack of female keynote speakers has caused

0:53:21 > 0:53:25controversy amongst attendees.

0:53:25 > 0:53:27A situation which has led to raised eyebrows,

0:53:27 > 0:53:30compounded by the inclusion of robotic pole dancers at a strip

0:53:30 > 0:53:31club near the event.

0:53:31 > 0:53:35And on the show floor, as usual, TVs were everywhere but this one

0:53:35 > 0:53:36really stood out.

0:53:36 > 0:53:43Samsung Wall is 146 inches wide and can be made even larger

0:53:43 > 0:53:45by adding modules.

0:53:45 > 0:53:47And finally, Toyota has unveiled its new autonomous

0:53:47 > 0:53:49e-Pallete vehicle, to be used for ridesharing,

0:53:49 > 0:53:51deliveries or even a moving storefront which comes

0:53:51 > 0:53:52directly to you.

0:53:52 > 0:54:00That was Lara.

0:54:02 > 0:54:04Now one of the big things at the moment in wireless charging.

0:54:04 > 0:54:08That normally means putting your phone on a pad but it is also

0:54:08 > 0:54:10is possible to send power through the air.

0:54:10 > 0:54:18One of the problems with wireless power is that that power is sent

0:54:23 > 0:54:26in every direction at the same time so wherever your device is,

0:54:26 > 0:54:28it only receives a tiny fraction of that power.

0:54:28 > 0:54:32Well, here is a system that gets around that by sending focused beams

0:54:32 > 0:54:34of power to one particular point.

0:54:34 > 0:54:36The power transmitter can be built into ceiling tiles,

0:54:36 > 0:54:38walls, tables or parts of the furniture.

0:54:38 > 0:54:41All it needs to know is which direction to point

0:54:41 > 0:54:42the power in.

0:54:42 > 0:54:43Here is the science bit.

0:54:43 > 0:54:46To work that out, the device needing the power sends out low-power

0:54:46 > 0:54:54signals in all directions, most of which are blocked

0:54:54 > 0:54:56by nearby objects.

0:54:56 > 0:54:58But the signals that do bounce around come and reach

0:54:58 > 0:55:04the transmitter come in at particular angles.

0:55:04 > 0:55:06By sending the power back at exactly the same angles,

0:55:06 > 0:55:08that power bounces about and eventually gets back

0:55:08 > 0:55:09to the device.

0:55:09 > 0:55:13The makers told us they can achieve 2 watts of power from a distance

0:55:13 > 0:55:16of one metre which is impressively about half the power

0:55:16 > 0:55:17of the smartphone charger.

0:55:17 > 0:55:19I'm using this light to detect the power beams

0:55:19 > 0:55:21between the transmitter and the blackbox transceiver.

0:55:21 > 0:55:24Think about your home where you have smoke detectors.

0:55:24 > 0:55:28It starts beeping at night when it runs out of battery.

0:55:28 > 0:55:30You can charge it remotely, you never have to charge

0:55:30 > 0:55:34the battery again.

0:55:34 > 0:55:40But with high power beams lancing around your home,

0:55:40 > 0:55:43you have to wonder if it is safe.

0:55:43 > 0:55:45This technology is entirely safe.

0:55:45 > 0:55:50We look to get FCC approval for safety, that certifies

0:55:50 > 0:55:54the technology as safe.

0:55:54 > 0:55:58If you have accepted wi-fi into your home,

0:55:58 > 0:56:00accepting this technology would be the same.

0:56:00 > 0:56:03In the future, the power receivers could be made into any shape

0:56:03 > 0:56:06including that of a AA battery and that means ordinary devices

0:56:06 > 0:56:13could be converted to wireless power without any modification at all.

0:56:13 > 0:56:17For a long time, bricks and mortar shops have been trying to keep up

0:56:17 > 0:56:19with online retailers who have the added benefits

0:56:19 > 0:56:22of keeping track with customer habits as well as providing very

0:56:22 > 0:56:24easy ways of paying.

0:56:24 > 0:56:28Here is one way that we could see some of those features brought

0:56:28 > 0:56:33into the real world, by retrofitting existing stores.

0:56:33 > 0:56:35Aipoly uses off-the-shelf cameras, one up here to track customers

0:56:35 > 0:56:40and one to take a look at the products and the customers

0:56:40 > 0:56:43interactions with them but the real work is happening here in the AI

0:56:43 > 0:56:47algorithms were it is recognising all the products off-the-shelf

0:56:47 > 0:56:50and their customers interactions with them.

0:56:50 > 0:56:58But the AI is using the main camera here to keep track of customers.

0:56:58 > 0:57:00It can recognise faces, identify clothes and follow their movements.

0:57:00 > 0:57:03Through the combination of the customers being recognised,

0:57:03 > 0:57:06and the products they pick up being identified,

0:57:06 > 0:57:08when they get to the checkout, they don't even need

0:57:08 > 0:57:10to scan the items.

0:57:10 > 0:57:12They just need to pay.

0:57:12 > 0:57:20And if they agree to be remembered for next time,

0:57:29 > 0:57:32then all they need to do is go and pick up their products

0:57:32 > 0:57:33and take them away.

0:57:33 > 0:57:35I'm having my nails done.

0:57:35 > 0:57:36This is the O2 Nails printer.

0:57:36 > 0:57:39Choose any image and they will print it onto your nail.

0:57:39 > 0:57:41Of course I chose a picture of myself.

0:57:41 > 0:57:44OK, Richard Taylor and Nick Kwek, beat that!

0:57:45 > 0:57:46Refreshing!

0:57:46 > 0:57:50This device is actually creating a vacuum in my mouth.

0:57:50 > 0:57:54It's sucking at my gums and at the same time circulating

0:57:54 > 0:57:56a flow of water around my teeth.

0:57:56 > 0:58:04It's intended for users with reduced mobility or people who have

0:58:06 > 0:58:07difficulty brushing their teeth.

0:58:07 > 0:58:10It replaces the need to brush and floss too.

0:58:10 > 0:58:13The guys are working on integrating sensors into future devices so that

0:58:13 > 0:58:16oral hygienists or dentists will be able to diagnose and treat

0:58:16 > 0:58:17for gum disease.

0:58:17 > 0:58:20And it's quite tickly too.

0:58:20 > 0:58:24CES can really take it out of you and I for one am already

0:58:24 > 0:58:25pretty sleep deprived.

0:58:25 > 0:58:29So what I have in front of me here is a device that's packed

0:58:29 > 0:58:32with all sorts of technology and the claim is it will provide

0:58:32 > 0:58:35within 20 minutes the equivalent of 2-5 hours sleep.

0:58:35 > 0:58:38There will be some electrodes that are put behind my ears here,

0:58:38 > 0:58:40effectively through this device, that are transmitting signals up

0:58:40 > 0:58:41to my brain.

0:58:41 > 0:58:45So I'm going to try this on and I'll see you in 20 minutes.

0:58:45 > 0:58:47I'll tell you what, Richard's got the right idea.

0:58:47 > 0:58:55Walking around here, I'm absolutely exhausted.

0:59:06 > 0:59:14I'm definitely feeling more relaxed than I was,

0:59:15 > 0:59:17like, 26 minutes ago.

0:59:17 > 0:59:21Of course I don't know how relaxed I would have felt with just a 26

0:59:21 > 0:59:24minute power nap, but I'm ready to rock 'n' roll!

0:59:24 > 0:59:25Ah, Vegas.

0:59:25 > 0:59:27Home to world-class talent, and singing superstars.

0:59:27 > 0:59:31And then there's Richard Taylor and me.

0:59:31 > 0:59:34This karaoke box uses professional autotune on your voice,

0:59:34 > 0:59:37which, frankly, makes you sound a bit like Cher on a bad night.

0:59:37 > 0:59:38# Sweet home Alabama...#.

0:59:38 > 0:59:39Next stop, Caesars.

0:59:39 > 0:59:46# Lord I'm coming home to you...#.

0:59:46 > 0:59:50That is it for the Shortcut Click this week.

0:59:50 > 0:59:52More in the full-length version which is up on iPlayer

0:59:52 > 0:59:54for you to watch right now.

0:59:54 > 0:59:57We will be back in the US, specifically Vegas, next week.

0:59:57 > 1:00:05Don't forget to check us out on Twitter for backstage videos.

1:00:28 > 1:00:30Hello, this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie

1:00:30 > 1:00:30Stayt.

1:00:30 > 1:00:34Dentists warn of a tooth decay crisis amongst children in England.

1:00:34 > 1:00:36A record 43,000 operations to remove rotting teeth

1:00:36 > 1:00:39were carried outlast year.

1:00:39 > 1:00:47Ministers say they're determined to tackle the problem.

1:00:57 > 1:00:59Good morning, it's Saturday the 13th of January.

1:00:59 > 1:01:04Also this morning:

1:01:04 > 1:01:06African leaders demand an apology from Donald Trump,

1:01:06 > 1:01:09after he's accused of making "vulgar and disparaging" comments

1:01:09 > 1:01:09about poorer nations.

1:01:09 > 1:01:12A ban on credit and debit surcharges comes into force today,

1:01:12 > 1:01:14but there are concerns companies could raise

1:01:14 > 1:01:22their prices in response.

1:01:22 > 1:01:23Celebrations overnight,

1:01:23 > 1:01:25as four British friends smash the world record

1:01:25 > 1:01:31for crossing the Atlantic.

1:01:31 > 1:01:35In sport, across the Irish Sea, Northern Ireland boss

1:01:35 > 1:01:38Michael O'Neill is a step closer to taking over as Scotland manager

1:01:38 > 1:01:41now that the Scottish FA have agreed a deal

1:01:41 > 1:01:42to compensate his current employers.

1:01:42 > 1:01:43And making a splash.

1:01:43 > 1:01:46I've donned a tail fin, to find out how "mermaiding"

1:01:46 > 1:01:52is becoming a growing sport in the UK.

1:01:52 > 1:01:54And Sarah has the weather.

1:01:54 > 1:01:56Good morning.

1:01:56 > 1:01:59It is another cloudy day today and things are going to turn

1:01:59 > 1:02:01increasingly wet and windy from the west.

1:02:01 > 1:02:05I'll bring you all the details in about 15 minutes.

1:02:05 > 1:02:07Good morning. First, our main story:

1:02:07 > 1:02:09There were nearly 43,000 hospital operations to remove teeth

1:02:09 > 1:02:11in children and teenagers in England last year,

1:02:11 > 1:02:15equating to 170 a day.

1:02:15 > 1:02:17The British Dental Association says England provides a second-class

1:02:17 > 1:02:20service compared to Scotland and Wales, and has accused

1:02:20 > 1:02:21government ministers of adopting a short-sighted approach

1:02:21 > 1:02:26to a growing crisis around tooth decay.

1:02:26 > 1:02:29Our health correspondent Dominic Hughes reports.

1:02:29 > 1:02:33Tooth decay in children is distressing, painful and avoidable.

1:02:33 > 1:02:38Dentists say sugary snacks and drinks are the biggest cause.

1:02:38 > 1:02:41British children drink more soft drinks than anywhere else in Europe

1:02:41 > 1:02:45and the number of multiple extractions, which have to take

1:02:45 > 1:02:47place in hospital under a general anaesthetic,

1:02:47 > 1:02:51is continuing to grow.

1:02:51 > 1:02:57Figures compiled by the Local Government Association showed

1:02:57 > 1:02:59there were nearly 43,000 multiple tooth extractions among under-18s

1:02:59 > 1:03:01in England last year.

1:03:01 > 1:03:04That's around 170 every day of the working week.

1:03:04 > 1:03:11Overall, there's been an increase of 17% in just four years.

1:03:11 > 1:03:14Dentists say children in England are suffering and are being offered

1:03:14 > 1:03:17a second-rate service when compared to Scotland and Wales.

1:03:17 > 1:03:21We have seen in Scotland and in Wales that they have got

1:03:21 > 1:03:24national programmes to try and prevent this and they have

1:03:24 > 1:03:31actually got some reasonably good results out of it.

1:03:31 > 1:03:34The government has not put any money into a national preventative

1:03:34 > 1:03:38programme for England and that's the reason why we are seeing so many

1:03:38 > 1:03:39children being put under general anaesthetic.

1:03:39 > 1:03:43The Department of Health in England says the introduction of a tax

1:03:43 > 1:03:47on sugary drinks was part of its plan to reduce the number

1:03:47 > 1:03:50of extractions and that more than half of all children have seen

1:03:50 > 1:03:52a dentist in the last year.

1:03:52 > 1:03:54And, with proper oral hygiene, good brushing and avoiding high

1:03:54 > 1:03:57sugar snacks and drinks, thousands of children could be saved

1:03:57 > 1:04:03from experiencing the pain of a rotten tooth.

1:04:03 > 1:04:05The African Union has demanded an apology from President Trump

1:04:05 > 1:04:08after he reportedly used a vulgar and disparaging term to describe

1:04:08 > 1:04:11nations on the continent.

1:04:11 > 1:04:14It was apparently made during an Oval Office meeting

1:04:14 > 1:04:16on immigration with members of Congress.

1:04:16 > 1:04:18The Union, which represents 55 African countries,

1:04:18 > 1:04:26expressed its "shock, dismay and outrage" and said

1:04:29 > 1:04:33the Trump Administration misunderstood Africans.

1:04:33 > 1:04:36It has been an extraordinary week, even by Donald Trump standards.

1:04:36 > 1:04:39It ended with a medical, a routine checkup that

1:04:39 > 1:04:41all presidents undergo, and word from Mr Trump's doctor

1:04:41 > 1:04:46that the commander in chief is in excellent health.

1:04:46 > 1:04:48But the past two days have seen the president

1:04:48 > 1:04:52mired in controversy.

1:04:52 > 1:04:55As Donald Trump arrives in Florida to spend the weekend at his golf

1:04:55 > 1:04:58resort, the international community is still seething over his alleged

1:04:58 > 1:05:01use of crude language to describe African countries.

1:05:01 > 1:05:03As the African Union, we were quite appalled

1:05:03 > 1:05:07and infuriated, outraged, by the comments.

1:05:07 > 1:05:11And for a country like the United States, which is a valued

1:05:11 > 1:05:18partner for the Africans, this is quite a shock.

1:05:18 > 1:05:21From the United Nations in Geneva came the stiffest

1:05:21 > 1:05:21of rebukes.

1:05:21 > 1:05:24These are shocking and shameful comments from the president

1:05:24 > 1:05:27of the United States.

1:05:27 > 1:05:30I'm sorry, but there's no other word one can use

1:05:30 > 1:05:34but racist.

1:05:34 > 1:05:36You can't dismiss entire countries and continents.

1:05:36 > 1:05:38The allegation has gone unanswered by the president.

1:05:38 > 1:05:41He had an opportunity at the ceremony in celebration

1:05:41 > 1:05:42of Martin Luther King.

1:05:42 > 1:05:50But it was awkward.

1:05:50 > 1:05:53After signing a proclamation in honour of the civil rights

1:05:53 > 1:05:53leader,

1:05:53 > 1:05:56the Trump dodged the most uncomfortable of questions.

1:05:56 > 1:05:58REPORTER:Mr President, are you a racist?

1:05:58 > 1:05:59The President left without responding.

1:05:59 > 1:06:02He'd earlier tweeted that he used tough language during a meeting

1:06:02 > 1:06:04with senators, but not the derogatory language

1:06:04 > 1:06:05attributed to him.

1:06:05 > 1:06:08Consumers can no longer be charged extra for paying by credit or debit

1:06:08 > 1:06:12card under new laws from today.

1:06:12 > 1:06:17It is hoped the ban will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers who buy

1:06:17 > 1:06:20goods online or in small stores, but some retailers have already said

1:06:20 > 1:06:25they will raise overall prices in response to the change.

1:06:25 > 1:06:27We've all seen them.

1:06:27 > 1:06:29The extra little fees added at the very end

1:06:29 > 1:06:31of the buying process.

1:06:31 > 1:06:33In percentage terms it may not sound like a lot,

1:06:33 > 1:06:37but card surcharges add up - until today.

1:06:37 > 1:06:40Under a new EU directive, retailers on or off-line can no

1:06:40 > 1:06:44longer charge customers for paying with a credit or debit card.

1:06:44 > 1:06:47The Treasury says these surcharges cost UK consumers £166 million

1:06:47 > 1:06:49annually, but some companies, such as concert venues,

1:06:49 > 1:06:54can still charge a booking or service fee.

1:06:54 > 1:06:56This is a significant win for consumers.

1:06:56 > 1:06:59No longer will they be penalised just for paying by credit

1:06:59 > 1:07:01or debit card.

1:07:01 > 1:07:04Not all companies will increase prices.

1:07:04 > 1:07:08We have to wait and see how they react to the law that's been

1:07:08 > 1:07:13introduced and see whether or not prices go up.

1:07:13 > 1:07:16If prices do go up consumers can vote with their feet,

1:07:16 > 1:07:19shop around and find the best deals for them.

1:07:19 > 1:07:21Some retailers, such as delivery firm Just Eat,

1:07:21 > 1:07:26say they will impose new charges on customers who pay by card.

1:07:26 > 1:07:29Others companies may simply raise prices to cover loss of income.

1:07:29 > 1:07:36So not all consumers will be better off.

1:07:36 > 1:07:39Yesterday's fire at Nottingham train station is now being treated as

1:07:39 > 1:07:39arson.

1:07:39 > 1:07:42The blaze began at 6:30 yesterday morning.

1:07:42 > 1:07:44Ten fire crews were tackling flames coming

1:07:44 > 1:07:48from the station's roof.

1:07:48 > 1:07:49It will reopen later today.

1:07:49 > 1:07:52The troubled construction firm Carillion, a key government

1:07:52 > 1:07:53contractor for projects including schools and prisons,

1:07:53 > 1:07:56has denied reports that its rescue plan was rejected by creditors.

1:07:56 > 1:07:59The firm is struggling under £1.5 billion of debt,

1:07:59 > 1:08:07including a pension shortfall of more than £500,000.

1:08:09 > 1:08:11The BBC understands that government ministers are drawing up

1:08:11 > 1:08:14plans to take over some of its prison contracts worth

1:08:14 > 1:08:14£200 million.

1:08:14 > 1:08:16The Hollywood actor Steven Seagal is being investigated

1:08:16 > 1:08:17for sexual assault.

1:08:17 > 1:08:19Police in Los Angeles confirmed they were investigating

1:08:19 > 1:08:24an allegation against the actor that dates back to 2005.

1:08:24 > 1:08:27He has denied a number of accusations that have been made

1:08:27 > 1:08:29since the Harvey Weinstein scandal.

1:08:29 > 1:08:33A strain of the flu has been detected in Dorset. The department

1:08:33 > 1:08:39of the rock -- department of environmental, food and health

1:08:39 > 1:08:45affairs has confirmed. The disease is highly contagious among birds and

1:08:45 > 1:08:49bird owners and farmers are being warned to be vigilant. Public Health

1:08:49 > 1:08:52England said the risks to the public was very low.

1:08:52 > 1:08:55Tributes have been paid to the comedy actress Bella Emberg,

1:08:55 > 1:08:58who has died aged 80.

1:08:58 > 1:09:01She became a household name in the 1980s on The Russ Abbot Show,

1:09:01 > 1:09:03playing characters including Blunder Woman, the sidekick

1:09:03 > 1:09:07of hapless superhero Cooperman.

1:09:07 > 1:09:10Abbot called her "a huge comedy talent", while Les Dennis said

1:09:10 > 1:09:16she was a "funny, lovely friend".

1:09:16 > 1:09:18Four British friends have broken the world record and become

1:09:18 > 1:09:25the fastest ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.

1:09:25 > 1:09:27The crew, dubbed The Four Oarsmen, made history overnight

1:09:27 > 1:09:30when they reached the island of Antigua in 29 days,

1:09:30 > 1:09:33beating the previous record by six days.

1:09:33 > 1:09:37Dan Johnson has more.

1:09:37 > 1:09:45Here they go!

1:09:45 > 1:09:48The end of an epic journey, rowed in record time.

1:09:48 > 1:09:51The Four Oarsmen hadn't even been on a rowing boat 18

1:09:51 > 1:09:53months ago.

1:09:53 > 1:09:57Now not just challenge winners but the first across the Atlantic in so

1:09:57 > 1:10:04many days.It feels overwhelming. The challenge as we said before was

1:10:04 > 1:10:10relentless, never ending, pain.

1:10:10 > 1:10:12relentless, never ending, pain. Just rowing, the whole thing and coming

1:10:12 > 1:10:23first was something beyond our wildest dreams.

1:10:23 > 1:10:25They left the Canary Islands 3000 miles

1:10:25 > 1:10:28away.

1:10:28 > 1:10:34A real test of endurance, surviving on rations, taking it in turns to

1:10:34 > 1:10:41eat, sleep and grow.It's amazing to complete it. We set out as a kind of

1:10:41 > 1:10:48charitable initiative in the first instance, for two charities, for

1:10:48 > 1:10:54Mind and spinal research. For me the Mind element is commemorative for

1:10:54 > 1:10:58mum who struggled with mental illness. To bring that to fruition,

1:10:58 > 1:11:02complete it and do it that justice and do it in such style with such

1:11:02 > 1:11:08great support and success is amazing.Just making it to the

1:11:08 > 1:11:11Caribbean is a fantastic achievement, but they've raised more

1:11:11 > 1:11:20than £250,000 and rowed their way into the record books.

1:11:20 > 1:11:24We will be talking to them a little later in the programme.

1:11:24 > 1:11:26More now on our top story this morning.

1:11:26 > 1:11:28Children in England are getting second-rate dental treatment

1:11:28 > 1:11:30compared to those in Scotland and Wales,

1:11:30 > 1:11:32that's according to the British Dental Association.

1:11:32 > 1:11:35It's after new analysis of NHS data found that children and teenagers

1:11:35 > 1:11:37had almost 43,000 hospital operations to remove teeth

1:11:37 > 1:11:38in England last year.

1:11:38 > 1:11:41That works out as 170 operations per day,

1:11:41 > 1:11:46a 17% increase in the last four years.

1:11:46 > 1:11:49The BDA says children in England are receiving a "second class

1:11:49 > 1:11:51service" when it comes to their oral health,

1:11:51 > 1:11:54because, unlike Wales and Scotland, there's no dedicated national

1:11:54 > 1:11:56programme to tackle the problem.

1:11:56 > 1:11:59In response, the Department of Health and Social Care say over

1:11:59 > 1:12:02half of all children in England visited a dentist last year

1:12:02 > 1:12:09and that it's introducing a sugar tax to tackle tooth decay.

1:12:09 > 1:12:11Joining us now is Claire Stevens, president

1:12:11 > 1:12:13of the British Society of Paediatric Dentistry.

1:12:13 > 1:12:19Good morning. People are hearing this story and might be thinking,

1:12:19 > 1:12:23we've heard of warning signs, alarm bells, about the health of our

1:12:23 > 1:12:30children's teeth before. How much worse is that now?Children's oral

1:12:30 > 1:12:34health isn't getting significantly worse, the problem is it's not

1:12:34 > 1:12:39getting better fast enough and we also see persistent inequalities in

1:12:39 > 1:12:43children. So children coming from disadvantaged backgrounds are more

1:12:43 > 1:12:46likely to experience problems with their teeth and more likely to be

1:12:46 > 1:12:51coming into the operating table. What do you put that down to?A

1:12:51 > 1:12:54combination of factors. In brief, not getting to the dentist early

1:12:54 > 1:12:59enough. We need to get children to the dentist as soon as their teeth

1:12:59 > 1:13:06come through. A dental check by one. And that needs to be maintained. A

1:13:06 > 1:13:11number of children saw an NHS dentist, but that still leaves 40%

1:13:11 > 1:13:15who didn't. If we aren't seeing them it's hard to pick up a disease when

1:13:15 > 1:13:18it's early and treatable. Then we have the sugar. We've talked about

1:13:18 > 1:13:23it before. Having too many sweet foods and drinks, especially in

1:13:23 > 1:13:27between foods or before bed, is a recipe for disaster.You are dental

1:13:27 > 1:13:33Surgeon. You work in the north-west. If there is such a thing, and I know

1:13:33 > 1:13:38there is not normally, in an average day what's happening?Who are you

1:13:38 > 1:13:42seen? The majority of my children would the aged between five and

1:13:42 > 1:13:48nine. But it is not uncommon for me to remove all 20 baby teeth due to

1:13:48 > 1:13:54decay in a two-year-old child. I've also had children perhaps around the

1:13:54 > 1:13:58age of 14 where we've had to remove permanent teeth, usually due to

1:13:58 > 1:14:02fizzy drink consumption, and necessitating the need of all teeth

1:14:02 > 1:14:09at 14.False teeth at 14! You said a two-year roles, all the teeth having

1:14:09 > 1:14:14to be removed.Yes.What does that look like? What's the condition of

1:14:14 > 1:14:21the teeth?The teeth are such that they are past the point of working.

1:14:21 > 1:14:24In some cases they could be black stumps down to gum level, there

1:14:24 > 1:14:29could be multiple areas of infection in the mouth, it's truly

1:14:29 > 1:14:34heartbreaking as a parent to see it. What is the impact... What are the

1:14:34 > 1:14:39consequences of all 20 milk teeth being removed from a two-year-old?

1:14:39 > 1:14:43Because they are needed in some ways to help form the next set as well.

1:14:43 > 1:14:47If I may I take it back to what are the implications of having the decay

1:14:47 > 1:14:50in the first place. Because baby teeth will cause pain, infection,

1:14:50 > 1:14:55they may cause sleepless nights and it may necessitate time away from

1:14:55 > 1:14:59school. Having the teeth taken out is not ideal but at least it's

1:14:59 > 1:15:03taking the child out of pain and giving the parents much-needed

1:15:03 > 1:15:07sleep. But of course there will be and not on social impact for that

1:15:07 > 1:15:11child. Imagine starting school with no teeth. You are going to be

1:15:11 > 1:15:15noticeably different to your peers and I would dearly love for that not

1:15:15 > 1:15:21to be the situation, where this was the only option available.You talk

1:15:21 > 1:15:25about access to dentistry. I think you said 40% of children are not

1:15:25 > 1:15:29seeing a dentist. There may be people who have tried to see a

1:15:29 > 1:15:32dentist and struggle because they can't get appointments or they can't

1:15:32 > 1:15:38get registered. Wedded issues like?

1:15:38 > 1:15:43there are some parts of the country were excited to get an NHS dentist

1:15:43 > 1:15:44but even if

1:15:44 > 1:15:46were excited to get an NHS dentist but even if they are full to

1:15:46 > 1:15:49capacity with adults, they will usually be able to see children.

1:15:49 > 1:15:57What I would say to parents is, if they Google "NHS find a dentist"

1:15:57 > 1:16:01they will find a freephone number and practices in their area and ring

1:16:01 > 1:16:06a number of they don't have the luck.What would be the likelihood

1:16:06 > 1:16:11of having some observation in schools? It's very difficult to

1:16:11 > 1:16:20imagine how parents, Howard Child of the aged two, three, fourth has got

1:16:20 > 1:16:26to the point where 20 teeth need to taken out. Something is not being

1:16:26 > 1:16:35recognised. What about schools? Are they trained?I'm very conscious --

1:16:35 > 1:16:39conscience --I am very conscious I would not want to add work to busy

1:16:39 > 1:16:43teachers that there is strong evidence to look at supervised

1:16:43 > 1:16:47washing and by that, I mean nurseries, starting before even the

1:16:47 > 1:16:54child has reached school age -- school age. I would say it needs to

1:16:54 > 1:16:59be even earlier than that. School nurses hammered part to play. If

1:16:59 > 1:17:03there is a child who's been away from school, they should be saying,

1:17:03 > 1:17:08as the family had difficulty getting care? Get them into the system so

1:17:08 > 1:17:14that colleagues such as myself are able to help.It paints very vivid

1:17:14 > 1:17:23for us. The two-year-old describing all their teeth being removed. It's

1:17:23 > 1:17:32not the not brushing your teeth, is it? It is mostly diet?I wouldn't

1:17:32 > 1:17:41say it is mostly diet. Many parents are not aware that they need to be

1:17:41 > 1:17:47using fluoride toothpaste as soon as teeth come through. Spitting out and

1:17:47 > 1:17:54not rinsing. The important part is getting the fluoride on to the

1:17:54 > 1:18:03teeth. That prevents decay.Thank you to coming. The president of the

1:18:03 > 1:18:06British Society of Paediatric dentistry.

1:18:06 > 1:18:08British Society of Paediatric dentistry. Let's talk to Sarah about

1:18:08 > 1:18:18the weather. Good morning. Another cloudy day to day. Today, reasonably

1:18:18 > 1:18:24mild but it seems like this. Cloudy skies. There is some rain on the

1:18:24 > 1:18:33cards. We have an area of high pressure. Pretty slowly through the

1:18:33 > 1:18:43course of the night. There is some dry weather on the cards. This front

1:18:43 > 1:18:52moving in from the antique. It's only going to make smoke inroads.

1:18:52 > 1:18:56Some rain today across the south-west of England. Northern

1:18:56 > 1:19:05Ireland in western Scotland. The old spot of drizzle. Grey conditions out

1:19:05 > 1:19:10there. The brisk breeze will help break up the cloud a little bit as

1:19:10 > 1:19:13we head on into the afternoon. The top temperatures around five, eight

1:19:13 > 1:19:22degrees. Pity uninspiring. If we take a look at some of the Premier

1:19:22 > 1:19:28league matches today, it should stay largely dry and pretty grey.

1:19:28 > 1:19:32Temperatures of just five degrees in Newcastle this afternoon. It is not,

1:19:32 > 1:19:37we still have this front. It tends to do is allowed. Towards Central

1:19:37 > 1:19:42and eastern England, we could see some fog patches forming a light. A

1:19:42 > 1:19:50little bit colder. A touch colder in the countryside. Sunday, mostly dry

1:19:50 > 1:19:55country. For southern Scotland, drizzly rain first thing. Later in

1:19:55 > 1:20:01the day, the first front moves in from the far north-west. Much of the

1:20:01 > 1:20:08country keeping with the dry theme. Top temperatures around four, eight

1:20:08 > 1:20:12degrees. This front in the north-west is great to be quite a

1:20:12 > 1:20:21player. It's going to be heading its way south. A change afoot as we head

1:20:21 > 1:20:28into next week. The weather will be turning colder. More of a wintry

1:20:28 > 1:20:34theme. Quite unsettled and they could be some snow. Some lower

1:20:34 > 1:20:40levels as well. It cloudy and pretty mild out there. It's going to turn

1:20:40 > 1:20:47much more wintry as we move through the course of next week.

1:20:47 > 1:20:50It's happened to us all, buying concert tickets or a flight

1:20:50 > 1:20:52online, and then getting hit with an additional debit or credit

1:20:52 > 1:20:54card surcharge when you come to pay.

1:20:54 > 1:20:57Well, from today, those charges will be no more,

1:20:57 > 1:21:00thanks to a ban imposed under a new EU law.

1:21:00 > 1:21:03Here to tell us more is personal finance expert Jasmine Birtles.

1:21:03 > 1:21:10Good morning. These are the charges you get off and if you are in a

1:21:10 > 1:21:16smaller shop or they can and 50p, £1 50 and they say that is because the

1:21:16 > 1:21:23cost of using a terminal?They are charged themselves for using credit

1:21:23 > 1:21:32cards. Some things are more expensive than others. If you use a

1:21:32 > 1:21:38debit card, it's cheaper than if you use a credit card. American Express

1:21:38 > 1:21:42is the most expensive. There are a range of charges. All of that has

1:21:42 > 1:21:48been taken out essentially by this directive. Let's have a level

1:21:48 > 1:21:55playing field.Other retailers being charged by the card provider?Is

1:21:55 > 1:22:03less than it was. They are thinking, the whole thing is costing us. As

1:22:03 > 1:22:03you say,

1:22:03 > 1:22:05the whole thing is costing us. As you say, you got the actual process

1:22:05 > 1:22:11of doing it. They are going to be looking for other ways to cover

1:22:11 > 1:22:17that. Either they have to decide, we are going to absorb those costs. And

1:22:17 > 1:22:24we see that with supermarkets when you've been using credit cards. As

1:22:24 > 1:22:27you say, for smaller businesses, they don't really have the margins

1:22:27 > 1:22:34so much. Either they had to decide to absorb them or they come up with

1:22:34 > 1:22:44different charges. It's a Saturday was a service charge, whatever.

1:22:44 > 1:22:52Somebody is taking a hit someone. We don't have to pay. Somewhere down

1:22:52 > 1:23:00the line, the money needs to be recouped.Consumer organisations say

1:23:00 > 1:23:05that it would be fairer and more reasonable just to have the proper

1:23:05 > 1:23:12amount, the full amount as a one-off. You know how much you are

1:23:12 > 1:23:17going to be paying.

1:23:17 > 1:23:20going to be paying. UBL to compare things better. Oh no, it this

1:23:20 > 1:23:27amount. You would be a lot to compare things a bit better. I think

1:23:27 > 1:23:34a lot of retailers are going to be thinking, how do we do this? There

1:23:34 > 1:23:39are already retailers who are not taking cash. In London, there are a

1:23:39 > 1:23:42few small outlets I have come across which will only take cars because

1:23:42 > 1:23:48they say that cash costs them to process. On both sides, with cash,

1:23:48 > 1:23:55it's a question of counting it up. When you put it in the bank, you get

1:23:55 > 1:24:00charged for cash in the bank. Both of them cost and some retailers are

1:24:00 > 1:24:06thinking, we are going to go cash only or credit card only.I

1:24:06 > 1:24:13understand the point of cash only because counting at this time. But

1:24:13 > 1:24:25why would you go debit card only? I've asked them that myself. When

1:24:25 > 1:24:30input cash into the bank, you get charged. There is the time element,

1:24:30 > 1:24:36the starting element. This is Central London were loads of people,

1:24:36 > 1:24:40and I think probably the bulk of their kind of customers, I just

1:24:40 > 1:24:49credit card only or card only. They will take that particular cost out.

1:24:49 > 1:24:54What do you do if you're in a shop and are being charged?Will people

1:24:54 > 1:25:04be adhering to it? Are the shops having to change something? On line

1:25:04 > 1:25:09operations, they are having to change things.When you buy a

1:25:09 > 1:25:14ticket, quite often there is a thing that says, if you are using your

1:25:14 > 1:25:22thing, on line, they will be changing things.

1:25:22 > 1:25:25changing things. If you do see anywhere where they have added that

1:25:25 > 1:25:31on, you can speak to your local Trading Standards office.What about

1:25:31 > 1:25:39the shop?You can do that as well. They can't insist on it. If they

1:25:39 > 1:25:47say, it is a card charge, no. Speak to your local Trading Standards.

1:25:47 > 1:25:52This is an EU law. Who knows?

1:25:52 > 1:25:55It was a brutal sport which many thought died out centuries ago

1:25:55 > 1:26:01but bare-knuckle boxing is making a comeback.

1:26:01 > 1:26:03Promoters want to bring gloveless brawling to the masses

1:26:03 > 1:26:05by making it licensed, legal and organised.

1:26:05 > 1:26:08And the amibitious plans will tonight see over two a half

1:26:08 > 1:26:16thousand people watch a bout of fights at London's 02 Arena.

1:26:16 > 1:26:24Johnny I'Anson has more.

1:26:26 > 1:26:31If you look at Guy's chest, you can tell how much experience the guy has

1:26:31 > 1:26:35had, you can tell how he will deal with the situation, Intel had he

1:26:35 > 1:26:39deals with the motion because you can his side beat out of his chest.

1:26:39 > 1:26:43Liam Cullen in Leeds has spent a lifetime in combat sport that this

1:26:43 > 1:26:47weekend is fighting for a world title in one of the most extreme of

1:26:47 > 1:26:51all. When I say the words bare-knuckle boxing you think of

1:26:51 > 1:26:54gangsters settling feuds in Victorian times but there are a

1:26:54 > 1:26:58group of people determined to bring the sport back to the mainstream to

1:26:58 > 1:27:02bring it to the masses.We want to be on television, watch it on a

1:27:02 > 1:27:06Saturday night in every home in the world. I think will get there

1:27:06 > 1:27:11because people love we do.This is a new breed of sport which is

1:27:11 > 1:27:15licensed, legal and organised.We have copied pretty much the safety

1:27:15 > 1:27:21measures on the glove boxing so we have ambulance teams, General

1:27:21 > 1:27:25Medical Council, doctors, trauma medics, ambulances on site and all

1:27:25 > 1:27:29the facilities, brain scans. All the stuff the professional boxers would

1:27:29 > 1:27:35have. We have that as well.It's that risk factor. You want to test

1:27:35 > 1:27:39yourself and be in a dangerous situation whereby I want to test my

1:27:39 > 1:27:43skill set. That's what it's all about.The history of bare-knuckle

1:27:43 > 1:27:47is hundreds of years old were champions like Richard Humphries

1:27:47 > 1:27:51entertained thousands. Today this sport is relying on its rawness and

1:27:51 > 1:27:55characters to capture the attention once again.He is confident knowing

1:27:55 > 1:28:02what is going to do.Another one of those characters is 20 acre of Louis

1:28:02 > 1:28:07Powell, 20 82 businessmen from born with making a decision to fight his

1:28:07 > 1:28:11first bare-knuckle doubt.Anything that scares you, you go out and make

1:28:11 > 1:28:16a decision, a hard decision, this is going to be scary, you could get

1:28:16 > 1:28:19hurt. Personally I like getting in there and having a scrap and testing

1:28:19 > 1:28:25myself. I like getting hit, and getting real good excitement out of

1:28:25 > 1:28:34it. This is a serious business. There is thousands of dollars in

1:28:34 > 1:28:37prizemoney and it is expected to be watched in pay-per-view over the

1:28:37 > 1:28:43globe. Thousands are expected in London to watch a fight.This is

1:28:43 > 1:28:47getting big. We are putting an event on in the middle of January. Glove

1:28:47 > 1:28:50boxing does not put events in the middle of January and sell huge

1:28:50 > 1:28:54tickets. Only huge % of the big glove shows which can sell those

1:28:54 > 1:28:58kind of numbers. The appetite is there and we're not going away, we

1:28:58 > 1:29:04are going to be here for good.This sport is it could -- it shouldn't be

1:29:04 > 1:29:07consigned to the history books and upon the most prestigious venues in

1:29:07 > 1:29:18the country, it's fight continues. Johnny I'Anson, BBC News.

1:30:13 > 1:30:15Hello, this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga

1:30:15 > 1:30:16Munchetty.

1:30:16 > 1:30:17Good morning.

1:30:17 > 1:30:22Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

1:30:22 > 1:30:25Dentists have accused the government of having a "short-sighted" approach

1:30:25 > 1:30:27to tooth decay in England, after hospital operations to remove

1:30:27 > 1:30:31children's rotten teeth increased to nearly 43,000 last year.

1:30:31 > 1:30:34The number of hospital admissions to extract rotting teeth has

1:30:34 > 1:30:40increased by a fifth in four years.

1:30:40 > 1:30:43It's led dentists to say children in England receive a second class

1:30:43 > 1:30:46service compared to Scotland and Wales.

1:30:46 > 1:30:49The Department of Health and Social Care says

1:30:49 > 1:30:50the introduction of a sugar tax will

1:30:50 > 1:30:53tackle tooth decay.

1:30:53 > 1:30:59Earlier with spoke to were dentist about her patients, some who were as

1:30:59 > 1:31:00young as two.

1:31:00 > 1:31:05The majority of my children would be aged between five and nine, what it

1:31:05 > 1:31:11is not uncommon for me to remove all 20 baby teeth due to decay in a

1:31:11 > 1:31:15two-year-old child. I've also had children perhaps around the age of

1:31:15 > 1:31:2014 where we've had to remove permanent teeth, usually due to

1:31:20 > 1:31:22fizzy drink consumption, and necessitating the provision of

1:31:22 > 1:31:25dentures, so false teeth at 14.

1:31:25 > 1:31:29The African union has demanded an apology from President Trump after

1:31:29 > 1:31:33he reportedly used a vulgar and disparaging term to describe nations

1:31:33 > 1:31:36on the continent. It was apparently majoring in Oval Office meeting on

1:31:36 > 1:31:41immigration with members of Congress. The union, which

1:31:41 > 1:31:45represents 55 African countries, expressed shock, dismay and outrage

1:31:45 > 1:31:47and said the Trump administration misunderstood Africans.

1:31:47 > 1:31:52As the African Union we were quite appalled and infuriated, outraged,

1:31:52 > 1:32:00by the comments and for a country like the United States, which is a

1:32:00 > 1:32:06valued partner for the Africans, this was quite a shock.

1:32:06 > 1:32:10Charges for using credit or debit cards will be illegal from today,

1:32:10 > 1:32:13as a result of new EU rules to help consumers and improve

1:32:13 > 1:32:14transparency and fairness.

1:32:14 > 1:32:16The measures will benefit shoppers and holidaymakers making online

1:32:16 > 1:32:20or in stores purchases.

1:32:20 > 1:32:23Some retailers have already said they will raise prices to cover

1:32:23 > 1:32:24the cost.

1:32:24 > 1:32:26Yesterday's fire at Nottingham train station is now being treated

1:32:26 > 1:32:29as arson, police have confirmed.

1:32:29 > 1:32:33The blaze began early yesterday morning.

1:32:33 > 1:32:35Ten fire crews tackled flames in the station's roof.

1:32:35 > 1:32:38The station was fully evacuated when smoke filled the foyer.

1:32:38 > 1:32:44It will re-open today.

1:32:44 > 1:32:48For British friends have broken a world record and become the fastest

1:32:48 > 1:32:55ever to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a rowing boat.The Four Oarsmen

1:32:55 > 1:33:00reached dry land just after 1:30 a.m., having spent 29 days, six days

1:33:00 > 1:33:04quicker than the current world record.

1:33:04 > 1:33:07He's world famous, has friends in high places and at just five

1:33:07 > 1:33:13months old he's already captured millions of hearts.

1:33:13 > 1:33:15This is him.

1:33:15 > 1:33:17The first giant panda to be born in France

1:33:17 > 1:33:20will meet his public for the first time.

1:33:20 > 1:33:23Yuan Meng lives with his parents at Beauval Zoo near Le Mans.

1:33:23 > 1:33:26He weighed just five ounces at birth, but is now thriving

1:33:26 > 1:33:32and has been walking for nearly two months.

1:33:32 > 1:33:35He was named by his godmother Brigitte Macron, the wife

1:33:35 > 1:33:42of the French President.

1:33:43 > 1:33:52Have you had any dealings with pandas over the years?

1:33:52 > 1:33:57If there is a animal story you are surely Mike has had some engagement

1:33:57 > 1:33:59with the animal. I can't think of any panda

1:33:59 > 1:34:06anecdotes. You can retire!

1:34:06 > 1:34:13Bears? Plenty of those.

1:34:13 > 1:34:18The panda is in demand and so is Michael O'Neill. It seems he will go

1:34:18 > 1:34:22to Scotland. He is the one they wanted, it sounds like a Grease

1:34:22 > 1:34:26song!

1:34:26 > 1:34:28He's the one that they've wanted, for the top job in Scotland,

1:34:28 > 1:34:30since Gordon Strachan's departure in October.

1:34:30 > 1:34:33And they have been trying to woo him for some time.

1:34:33 > 1:34:36At last it seems a compensation package has been agreed

1:34:36 > 1:34:39with the Irish FA, and so face to face talks are now

1:34:39 > 1:34:40likely next week.

1:34:40 > 1:34:42Under O'Neill's management, Northern Ireland qualified for Euro

1:34:42 > 1:34:442016, their first major tournament for 30 years.

1:34:44 > 1:34:48He does live in Edinburgh is that it might suit him, even though he was

1:34:48 > 1:34:49born in Northern Ireland.

1:34:49 > 1:34:52Ryan Giggs has been interviewed for the role of Wales manager.

1:34:52 > 1:34:56He's among a number of candidates for the job vacated by Chris Coleman

1:34:56 > 1:34:56going to Sunderland.

1:34:56 > 1:34:59Another former player Craig Bellamy is also being considered.

1:34:59 > 1:35:01An announcement is expected next week.

1:35:01 > 1:35:04And The BBC understands, Giggs' former team-mate

1:35:04 > 1:35:07Phil Neville is a contender to take over as the England women's

1:35:07 > 1:35:07manager.

1:35:07 > 1:35:11Neville has previously worked as an assistant coach

1:35:11 > 1:35:13with United, Valencia and the England Under-21 mens'

1:35:13 > 1:35:14sides.

1:35:14 > 1:35:17The big transfer story that's been dominating the sports news surrounds

1:35:17 > 1:35:17Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez.

1:35:17 > 1:35:20Will he or won't he move to Premier League leaders

1:35:20 > 1:35:23Manchester City?

1:35:23 > 1:35:25The Chilean forward has been told he can leave,

1:35:25 > 1:35:27if Arsenal find a suitable replacement.

1:35:27 > 1:35:31But City only want to pay £20 million rather than the £35 million

1:35:31 > 1:35:34Arsenal want and Manchester United are ready to step in with a bid

1:35:34 > 1:35:36of £25 million.

1:35:36 > 1:35:38There are some players in the football world,

1:35:38 > 1:35:43if you have a chance to sign them you have to try.

1:35:43 > 1:35:49And that's it.

1:35:49 > 1:35:52In relation to Alexis Sanchez...

1:35:52 > 1:35:55The only word I can say is the same word that everybody

1:35:55 > 1:35:58says, he's a phenomenal player.

1:35:58 > 1:36:01Apart from that, an Arsenal player and I feel I

1:36:01 > 1:36:05shouldn't say much more than this.

1:36:05 > 1:36:08Well Arsenal are at Bournemouth and City travel to Liverpool

1:36:08 > 1:36:10on Sunday, with Manchester United in action on Monday evening.

1:36:10 > 1:36:12There are seven games later today though.

1:36:12 > 1:36:15Chelsea are at home to Leicester and they could go second

1:36:15 > 1:36:17for a day at least, with victory.

1:36:17 > 1:36:21But they'd still be some 13 points adrift of leaders Manchester City

1:36:21 > 1:36:23and their manager Antonio Conte is still casting doubt

1:36:23 > 1:36:30over how long he'll stay at the club.

1:36:30 > 1:36:33I still have another year of contract with this club.

1:36:33 > 1:36:36But as you know very well, in football everything is possible.

1:36:36 > 1:36:39One moment you stay here, in another moment you stay

1:36:39 > 1:36:47in another place or another person replaces you and your job.

1:36:47 > 1:36:55It was dramatic until the end but the Sheffield derby ended goaless.

1:36:55 > 1:36:57Sheffield Wednesday's new manager Dutchman Jos Luhukay

1:36:57 > 1:36:58will be pleased enough.

1:36:58 > 1:37:00Already without several injured players, he then saw

1:37:00 > 1:37:03defender Glenn Loovens sent off for a second

1:37:03 > 1:37:03bookable offence.

1:37:03 > 1:37:06Indeed, Wednesday could have won it in injury time,

1:37:06 > 1:37:11but Sheffield United keeper Simon Moore produced some stunning

1:37:11 > 1:37:14late saves and the draw takes United back into the play off

1:37:14 > 1:37:14places.

1:37:14 > 1:37:17It's the penultimate round of group stage fixtures in rugby union's

1:37:17 > 1:37:20Champions Cup and Scarlets have gone top of Pool 5,

1:37:20 > 1:37:27with a famous 35-17 win over Bath at the Rec.

1:37:27 > 1:37:34A brilliant first try was sealed for the Scarlets. And a fourth by

1:37:34 > 1:37:36Williams means Scarlets going to qualification for the

1:37:36 > 1:37:49quarter-finals. Bath could slip out of the top two.

1:37:49 > 1:37:52After their thrashing in the Ashes, England have a chance of revenge

1:37:52 > 1:37:54in the one day version of the game..

1:37:54 > 1:37:56Starting tomorrow in Melbourne and Captain Eoin Morgan

1:37:56 > 1:38:00says the specialist one day players will lift the rest of the England

1:38:00 > 1:38:01side as they face Australia again.

1:38:01 > 1:38:04Understandably, they've been I suppose down with defeat

1:38:04 > 1:38:06of the tests tour, which is disappointing,

1:38:06 > 1:38:10but I think with the energy that a lot of the guys have brought in,

1:38:10 > 1:38:13coming from Big Bash, at home, or playing Bangladesh previously,

1:38:13 > 1:38:16I think it's important for the squad and the series

1:38:16 > 1:38:20and I suppose it always has been, given you play on the back of such

1:38:20 > 1:38:22a significant test match series.

1:38:22 > 1:38:25The guys know the responsibility that they carry, if they're feeling

1:38:25 > 1:38:29fresh, to pick guys up along the way.

1:38:29 > 1:38:34Johanna Konta says she is fit and ready for the Australian Open.

1:38:34 > 1:38:36That starts on Monday in Melbourne.

1:38:36 > 1:38:40The British number one is seeded ninth and plays

1:38:40 > 1:38:43American Madison Brengle in the first round.

1:38:43 > 1:38:46She is hoping to reproduce the form that took to the

1:38:46 > 1:38:50semifinals two years ago. I'm coming with different challenges to the end

1:38:50 > 1:38:54of last year, so I feel very conscious of really appreciating

1:38:54 > 1:39:01being back and playing and almost... Almost being grateful for the

1:39:01 > 1:39:04challenges I have now and also working through the challenges that

1:39:04 > 1:39:09I faced at the end of last year and trying to really get back into the

1:39:09 > 1:39:13match routine of things and try to get back into playing at the level I

1:39:13 > 1:39:14want to be playing consistently.

1:39:14 > 1:39:16History has been made in Saudi Arabia after women

1:39:16 > 1:39:19were allowed to watch a football match in the stadium

1:39:19 > 1:39:22for the first time yesterday.

1:39:22 > 1:39:25Around 300 women flocked to the Pearl Stadium in Jeddah

1:39:25 > 1:39:28to watch Al-Ahli take on Al-Batin in the Saudi Premier League.

1:39:28 > 1:39:32They had to enter via a special gate and sit in seats reserved

1:39:32 > 1:39:40for familes, separated by a glass partition.

1:39:44 > 1:39:48Spero thought for the fans of Al-Batin. They saw their team lose

1:39:48 > 1:39:505-0.

1:39:50 > 1:39:52For centuries they've been the stuff of myth and legend,

1:39:52 > 1:39:55but now mermaids and mermen are bringing their tail fins

1:39:55 > 1:39:59to the UK ahead of the Merlympics, taking place here for the first

1:39:59 > 1:40:03time this summer.

1:40:03 > 1:40:06I've been to Claysmore school in Dorset to find out why this

1:40:06 > 1:40:08new sport is causing such waves.

1:40:08 > 1:40:13In the glow of the winter sun something associated with warmer

1:40:13 > 1:40:17climate is causing a splash. From fairy tales and fantasy and Disney

1:40:17 > 1:40:25movies to reality. Mermaids and murder men getting fit and even

1:40:25 > 1:40:29competing in one of the UK's new sports, thanks to cheaper and more

1:40:29 > 1:40:34accessible design of cables -- mermen.Up until now we have learn

1:40:34 > 1:40:41to swim using our feet, but our feet are now replaced by these mono fins,

1:40:41 > 1:40:45our tails. So no walking around the pool. It's a very strange feeling.

1:40:45 > 1:40:54As yet I feel like I have a new part of my body. If you get it right it

1:40:54 > 1:40:58can make you 33% faster through the water.It's definitely a different

1:40:58 > 1:41:05feeling. I'm looking forward to actually seeing how it works with

1:41:05 > 1:41:12the thin. I'm not sure about the old lycra sensation.It smashes through

1:41:12 > 1:41:16all stereotypes as you learn the faster and more powerful way of

1:41:16 > 1:41:19swimming through the water. Basically where your hands and your

1:41:19 > 1:41:23head go your body will follow naturally and then doing the extra

1:41:23 > 1:41:28kick or flip with your leg will enhance your speed as well, so it's

1:41:28 > 1:41:33a really good full body workout. Michelle was a surfer until she had

1:41:33 > 1:41:38an accident and then had to find a new role and drop in life. Now

1:41:38 > 1:41:40changing perceptions on a grand scale.There's always a glamour

1:41:40 > 1:41:46about a mermaid, but it really is a sport. It is one of the newest

1:41:46 > 1:41:55sports to come to the UK.

1:41:55 > 1:41:58sports to come to the UK.The Merlympics in Germany last year

1:41:58 > 1:42:03featured racing, agility events, synchronised mer-swimming and

1:42:03 > 1:42:10awareness awards. I really felt the power! When you find your rig in the

1:42:10 > 1:42:18water and move as one, that tale... I crossed the pool in a couple of

1:42:18 > 1:42:24clicks.It feels like an added weight, but you get more power and

1:42:24 > 1:42:28you go faster.It really surprised me. Compared to normal swimming is a

1:42:28 > 1:42:32totally different sensation. Having to keep your legs together as well.

1:42:32 > 1:42:38It's kind of like the feeling that shouldn't really happen, but because

1:42:38 > 1:42:43obviously you don't have fins as a human being, it feels amazing.I've

1:42:43 > 1:42:48always wanted to be a mermaid and my dream has come true!While this had

1:42:48 > 1:42:53been a first for me in a pool, I have to confess I did pull on a tail

1:42:53 > 1:42:57while on holiday a few years ago to experience merman swimming in the

1:42:57 > 1:43:02sea. While it does look spectacular, it needs to be done in a structured

1:43:02 > 1:43:06and supervised class. One of the growing numbers of clubs in the UK,

1:43:06 > 1:43:11just eliminate the risk posed by the tails. If done so it can be a lot of

1:43:11 > 1:43:17fun, or should I say fin.

1:43:17 > 1:43:21So you have professional mermaids in places like Cornwall where they

1:43:21 > 1:43:26appear for tourists and swim around. And a growing number of mermaid and

1:43:26 > 1:43:32mermen academies. What you have to do it safely in a supervised class

1:43:32 > 1:43:38because the tails are large. Look at this! It can do a lot of damage in a

1:43:38 > 1:43:41pool if it wasn't supervised and in a normal swimming session. It's

1:43:41 > 1:43:50quite heavy, like having a big dog or a bag of shopping on you.

1:43:50 > 1:43:57What's that? Is that plastic inside? It's like a pair of flippers, a tail

1:43:57 > 1:44:00fin. It gives you the power. Are you just

1:44:00 > 1:44:04doing that with your toes? Yes, so you can see the leverage it

1:44:04 > 1:44:09get by moving to toes. To imagine that power through the water if I

1:44:09 > 1:44:13was able to get the technique right. You just use your hands to steer.

1:44:13 > 1:44:19When the temperature hits about 26 degrees, I'm going to have you

1:44:19 > 1:44:23personally come round and be my personal fan.

1:44:23 > 1:44:29You can see the power! A good demonstration of the power.

1:44:29 > 1:44:33It's like you've entered some kind of twilight zone sometimes. I'm

1:44:33 > 1:44:37looking at the monitors thinking, is that really happening?

1:44:37 > 1:44:42You are in the middle of a dream! You will wake up in a moment! These

1:44:42 > 1:44:46are really popular. People are buying them and they are really

1:44:46 > 1:44:49popular. You have to be careful. Apps in the

1:44:49 > 1:44:53next hour we will see you put that on, but it is awkward.

1:44:53 > 1:44:57It makes it quite immobile on land. You must never walk in them. If you

1:44:57 > 1:45:00put some water in the studio I could swim away.

1:45:00 > 1:45:04If we ask you to move now you would have to progress by...

1:45:04 > 1:45:08On the floor? Or I would take it off, which I will do.

1:45:08 > 1:45:13Don't start now, it will take quite a while.

1:45:13 > 1:45:18You've got better things to do than watch me take it off. That to look

1:45:18 > 1:45:29forward to off-camera.

1:45:33 > 1:45:34sunshine, mind and his tail banners down. That is

1:45:34 > 1:45:36sunshine, mind and his tail banners down. That is what we need. It is

1:45:36 > 1:45:41pretty chilly out there. Quite chilly over the past few days. Out

1:45:41 > 1:45:45of cloud around. This is the first weather Watch picture of the

1:45:45 > 1:45:51morning. Not any beautiful glimpses of sunny sunrise this morning. A lot

1:45:51 > 1:45:58of grey and skies today. Heading through the day, it stays cloudy. We

1:45:58 > 1:46:03have had that rain working. It's pretty slow moving. We'll continue

1:46:03 > 1:46:11to see outbreaks of rain. That's because we have this area of high

1:46:11 > 1:46:15pressure which is sitting across Northern Europe. And Scandinavia.

1:46:15 > 1:46:22This front approaching from the Atlantic. The area is likely to see

1:46:22 > 1:46:31the wet weather.

1:46:31 > 1:46:38the wet weather. Just the odd spot of visual.

1:46:42 > 1:46:48of visual. Temperatures reasonably mild.

1:46:48 > 1:46:52mild. We got the crowd in the breeze around. Dry conditions the most of

1:46:52 > 1:46:58our Premier League matches. By degrees to Newcastle. The grey skies

1:46:58 > 1:47:07lasting through the day.

1:47:07 > 1:47:09lasting through the day. Through the course of tonight. Lighter than last

1:47:09 > 1:47:17night. A touch colder than that in the countryside. A few mist and fog

1:47:17 > 1:47:30patches. Sunday, on a grey note. Later today, the wind picks up. A

1:47:30 > 1:47:34frontal system in north-west Scotland. A lot of dry weather

1:47:34 > 1:47:43elsewhere. The high temperatures around four, eight degrees. The blue

1:47:43 > 1:47:47colour is returning. That is a sign of things to come. Colder conditions

1:47:47 > 1:47:51on the cards the next week. We will see things quite unsettled and

1:47:51 > 1:48:04windy. A bit of snow in the forecast but a lot of cloud.

1:48:04 > 1:48:09Now it's time for Newswatch.

1:48:09 > 1:48:10Hello and welcome to Newswatch with me,

1:48:10 > 1:48:11Samira Ahmed.

1:48:11 > 1:48:13The BBC's China editor accuses her employer

1:48:13 > 1:48:14of unlawful pay discrimination.

1:48:14 > 1:48:17What do viewers think of the story?

1:48:17 > 1:48:20And a growing number of patients are not being seen at A&E

1:48:20 > 1:48:23within the target of four hours, but does the BBC know exactly

1:48:23 > 1:48:26what number that is?

1:48:26 > 1:48:33It was one of those weeks on the BBC itself became the story.

1:48:33 > 1:48:41Presenting Radio 4's Today programme on Monday with John Humphrys

1:48:55 > 1:48:57was Carrie Gracie who, until the day before,

1:48:57 > 1:48:59has been the corporation's China editor.

1:48:59 > 1:49:01Her resignation from that post appeared on the front pages

1:49:01 > 1:49:05of several of that day's newspapers, and lead to discussions

1:49:05 > 1:49:06in Parliament as well as throughout the media.

1:49:06 > 1:49:08So how did it come to this?

1:49:08 > 1:49:11The row stems from the publication last summer of the salaries

1:49:11 > 1:49:13of the BBC's best-paid on-air employees.

1:49:13 > 1:49:15Carrie Gracie, with an annual pay packet of £135,000,

1:49:15 > 1:49:18did not appear on that list, but she noticed that two other

1:49:18 > 1:49:21international on-air editors did - Jeremy Bowen, earning somewhere

1:49:21 > 1:49:23between £150,000 and £200,000, and Jon Sopel, with £200,000-£250,000.

1:49:23 > 1:49:27Having thought, as she put it, that she had secured pay parity

1:49:27 > 1:49:30with men in equivalent roles when she took up the post,

1:49:30 > 1:49:31Carrie Gracie then initiated a grievance procedure

1:49:31 > 1:49:34against her employer and, frustrated with its lack

1:49:34 > 1:49:36of progress, on Sunday said she would be leaving China

1:49:36 > 1:49:44and returning to a post in the London newsroom.

1:49:49 > 1:49:52BBC management refused our request for someone to discuss this

1:50:09 > 1:50:12Carrie Gracie was not satisfied with the BBC's response.

1:50:12 > 1:50:13Here is what she had to say.

1:50:13 > 1:50:17The BBC talks about a gender pay gap but what I'm talking about isn't

1:50:17 > 1:50:21a gender pay gap, where sometimes men and women are in different roles

1:50:21 > 1:50:26which explain the differences in pay.

1:50:26 > 1:50:30What I'm talking about is pay discrimination, which is when men

1:50:30 > 1:50:35are paid more for doing the same job or a job of equal value.

1:50:35 > 1:50:39Now, that is illegal.

1:50:39 > 1:50:46So what do Newswatch viewers think about all this?

1:50:54 > 1:50:56Colin Robertson agreed.

1:51:07 > 1:51:11But for Peter Stewart, it wasn't the gap in salaries

1:51:11 > 1:51:16that was the issue, but their level.

1:51:16 > 1:51:18There were more people leaving their jobs at Westminster

1:51:18 > 1:51:26this week as Theresa May made some changes to her ministerial team.

1:51:27 > 1:51:28On Tuesday, the BBC's deputy political editor John Pienaar had

1:51:28 > 1:51:35a glimpse of the new Cabinet.

1:51:35 > 1:51:39Allowed through the door at Number Ten today for a quick peek

1:51:39 > 1:51:40at the new-look cabinet.

1:51:40 > 1:51:45Nobody move.

1:51:45 > 1:51:48Almost nobody moved yesterday because Theresa May

1:51:48 > 1:51:52couldn't make them.

1:51:52 > 1:51:52Where is she?

1:51:52 > 1:51:53There she is.

1:51:53 > 1:51:57Jeremy Hunt, the Health Secretary, was in the way and wouldn't budge -

1:51:57 > 1:51:58just like yesterday.

1:51:58 > 1:52:01It appears that not everything went entirely to plan with this

1:52:01 > 1:52:07reshuffle, but did BBC News unfairly portray it as a shambles

1:52:07 > 1:52:10when it was nothing of the kind?

1:52:33 > 1:52:34It is no secret

1:52:34 > 1:52:36that the NHS is under pressure at the moment,

1:52:36 > 1:52:39but just how bad are things in our hospitals?

1:52:39 > 1:52:43It can help to get some statistics, for instance, on waiting times -

1:52:43 > 1:52:45but only if they are accurate.

1:52:45 > 1:52:48And twice this week on BBC News, they were not.

1:52:48 > 1:52:50Here is Sarah Smith reporting on the difficulties faced

1:52:50 > 1:52:52by A&E Departments in Scotland for Tuesday's News at Six.

1:52:52 > 1:52:54Busy accident and emergency departments in Scotland mean

1:52:54 > 1:53:02patients are facing their longest recorded waiting times.

1:53:03 > 1:53:06Last week, over 100,000 patients waited more than four hours

1:53:06 > 1:53:11to be seen.

1:53:11 > 1:53:13Nearly 300 waited longer than 12 hours.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16Scott Harrison was one of a number of viewers who pointed out

1:53:16 > 1:53:23what he called quite a huge error there, writing:

1:53:33 > 1:53:36BBC News confirmed that.

1:53:50 > 1:53:52But that wasn't the end of the matter.

1:53:52 > 1:53:56On Thursday, Catherine Burns was reporting for the News at One

1:53:56 > 1:53:59about problems in hospitals in England.

1:53:59 > 1:54:03To add to this, more statistics showing that December was the worst

1:54:03 > 1:54:06month for A&E waiting times since records began in 2004.

1:54:06 > 1:54:083,000 patients in England were not seen within

1:54:08 > 1:54:16the four-hour waiting target.

1:54:34 > 1:54:36Do let us know your thoughts on those

1:54:36 > 1:54:38issues or anything else that

1:54:38 > 1:54:39catches your eye on BBC News.

1:54:39 > 1:54:42Details of how to contact us are coming up at the end

1:54:42 > 1:54:43of the programme.

1:54:43 > 1:54:46Before that, the BBC's foreign coverage was the subject

1:54:46 > 1:54:48of a comment this week from Brian Watson.

1:54:48 > 1:54:53He recorded on camera his thoughts about the relative attention given

1:54:53 > 1:54:55to two different international leaders.

1:54:55 > 1:54:58Angela Merkel is the most important European politician and in Germany,

1:54:58 > 1:55:00in the elections in September, she lost her majority.

1:55:00 > 1:55:08And since then, she has been fighting to create a coalition.

1:55:08 > 1:55:14But almost nothing at all is heard about this on the BBC News,

1:55:14 > 1:55:20especially the Six O'clock News.

1:55:20 > 1:55:25Jenny Hill, the fine Berlin correspondent,

1:55:25 > 1:55:28is virtually never heard.

1:55:28 > 1:55:31The person who is heard and is seen almost all the time,