14/01/2018 Breakfast

Good morning!

This is Breakfast,

with Ben Thompson and Rachel Burden.

The Justice Secretary considers

reviewing the decision to free

a serial sex attacker thought

to have carried out more than 100

assaults including rape.

The announcement that

former black cab driver,

John Worboys, would be released

caused outrage among many victims.

The Parole Board says it's confident

correct procedures were followed.

Good morning.

It's Sunday the 13th of January.

Also this morning.

Panic in paradise.

Hawaii's governor apologises

after a missilie attack alert

was mistakenly sent to residents

and broadcast on TV.

A correction wasn't sent

until almost 40 minutes later.

UKIP suspends the girlfriend

of its party leader,

Henry Bolton after she reportedly

made racist remarks

about Prince Harry's

fiance, Meghan Markle.

Good morning. England look for

revenge over Australia as the one

day series begins. An incredible

season for Tottenham as well.

season for Tottenham as well. Harry

Kane becomes a record goal-scorer.

It's one of the UK's

most visited cities,

but should Bath follow the likes

of Paris and Rome by introducing

a tourist tax to help

keep its buildings beautiful.

a tourist tax to help

keep its buildings beautiful.

And Sarah has the weather.

Good morning. Another cloudy day

today. Brightness breaking through

later on. This evening, things turn

wet and windy. More details and 15

minutes. Thank you. We will see you

later.

First, our main story.

The Justice Secretary, David Gauke,

is considering a possible judicial

review of the decision to release

the serial sex attacker,

John Worboys.

The former black cab driver

was jailed indefinitely in 2009

with a minimum term of eight years,

for drugging and sexually

assaulting twelve women.

Earlier this month a decision

by the parole board to release him

was fiercely criticised.

Our political correspondent,

Leila Nathoo, joins us now.

Leila, how significant is this?

What is the Justice Secretary going

to be looking it?

What is the Justice Secretary going

to be looking it?

The government has

commissioned a review into how the

parole board makes its decisions,

whether there should be more

transparency after the outcry about

the decision to release Worboys.

They said they were not involved in

the process. Some only recently

found out about his release through

the media. They were concerned that

they could be attacked again. The

new Justice Secretary, who was moved

in in the recent cabinet reshuffle,

he is seeking advice on whether a

judicial review would have any

prospect of success. That will look

at the lawfulness of that initial

decision. He is expecting to get

that advice this week. He will only

proceed with a reasonable chance of

success. This is a highly unusual

move for a Justice Secretary to

intervene in this way, to even look

at the possibility of a judicial

review. The parole board is strictly

independent. They would have

insisted proper procedures were

followed in this case. But it is

also understood in the event Worboys

does get released, victims groups

will be able to make rough

presentations to the parole board

about his parole. --

representations.

Thank you.

The Governor of Hawaii has

apologised, and promised to tighten

procedures, after authorities

mistakenly issued an alert,

warning of an imminent

ballistic missile attack.

An official text message,

sent to people's phones in error,

left people scrambling for shelter.

A corrected message wasn't sent out

until nearly 40 minutes later.

Bill Hayton reports.

For 30 minutes on Saturday,

the people of Hawaii looked

anxiously to the skies.

We thought if this is the end, we

are in a beautiful place doing

something we love.

Was a North

Korean nuclear missile about to hit

Honolulu? No. The whole thing was

simply a mistake.

simply a mistake.

This started at

0805. The wrong button was pushed

0805. The wrong button was pushed on

this test. It went to an actual

event.

The click of a single button

could be responsible for so much

panic? The anger is directed towards

the state government.

What happened

today was totally unacceptable. Many

in our community were deeply

affected by this, and I am sorry for

that pain and confusion anyone may

have experienced.

At least everyone

now knows the warning system works,

but that is small comfort for

millions who thought their world was

going to end on Saturday.

We will talk about that more later

and talk to people caught up in it.

That his later. Other news now.

UKIP has suspended the girlfriend

of its party leader,

Henry Bolton after she reportedly

made offensive remarks

about Prince Harry's

fiancee, Meghan Markle.

The Mail on Sunday has published

text messages sent by Jo Marney that

include derogatory comments

about ethnic minorities.

Dan Johnson reports.

You are all still here!

He has only

been leader since last September,

and it emerged Henry Bolton left his

wife for a former glamour model 30

years younger. Now, the Mail on

Sunday has published a text message

exchange involving her. In it, she

wrote Meghan Markle had a tiny brain

and would taint the royal family and

that black people were only. When a

reply was sent suggesting the

comments made the racist, she said

so what? She did not want other

races invading her culture. In a

statement, she said this.

statement, she said this. She then

said this.

said this. UKIP confirmed he has

been suspended. The party leader

said last night he did not want to

comment. Dan Johnson, BBC News.

Talks aimed at securing the future

of the troubled engineering company

Carillion resume later.

The firm builds roads,

schools and hospitals and parts

of the high speed rail line, HS2,

but has soaring debts and large hole

in its pension fund.

The Government says it's working

on contingency plans

should it collapse.

Our business correspondent,

Joe Lynam, reports.

Carillion is probably the biggest

British company you have never heard

of. It is in engineering,

construction, and outsourcing giant

which maintains dozens of schools,

and prisons, and is building parts

of HS2 and the royal Liverpool

hospital thanks to PFI contracts.

But it also owes the bank more than

£1 million, and that is why there

are crucial talks today about what

might happen if Carillion is good in

administration. What happens if

Carillion cannot find a solution

with the banks? The government could

deal out the company and essentially

nationalise it with the moral hazard

attached to that. It could take back

all of the contracts would Carillion

and reassign them to help their

companies, or it could put them in

administration. Consultants would

then end up on profitable parts.

The

potential could be devastating. Many

of them are owed millions by

Carillion, and if they do not get

those moneys, well, the other thing

is thousands of jobs will

potentially be lost as a result.

Today is a vital day for the 20,000

employees in Britain of Carillion

and thousands more completely

dependent on it. The government says

it has robust contingency plans in

place if the business collapses. But

even if it survives intact, the

issue of PFI contracts may be

reopened after this episode. Joe

Lynam, BBC News.

Tenants could be given greater

powers to tackle rogue landlords

after the Government agreed to back

a private members' bill.

It comes as figures show one in ten

tenants has had a gas leak,

a fire or safety concern

in their home over the last year.

Adrian Goldberg from 5Live

investigates has the story,

tell us more.

This story just moved on in the Last

24 hours.

Very much so. We were

being told the government was not

backing this private members bill,

though they were talking to the MP

concerned. They felt essentially

local government had enough powers

to clamp down on rogue landlords,

and further powers would not go as

far as the proposed legislation.

Yesterday, I got an e-mail through,

saying the government is going to

back the private members bill which

will give tenants powers as

individuals to take on rogue

landlords. So, that is quite a big

shift for the government. And I

suppose it reflects some of the

complaints that have been about the

quality of housing across the entire

rental sector in England.

This is

more than just wallpaper, it is

serious issues.

Yes. The MP

concerned commissioned a Freedom of

Information request from local

councils across England. Using those

figures, she and her colleagues

estimated 1 million homes, 3 million

people, in Category 1 hazards. This

is not a

is not a bit of peeling paint,

putting your life in danger,

affecting your health. There is bad

housing out there to be if this goes

through, you will have the power as

an individual to take on your

landlord. They will have to make

sure any home is fit for human

habitation.

Arthur Grenfell Tower,

there is no excuse for taking it

seriously. -- After.

And you can hear more on this story

on 5Live Investigates on BBC Radio

5Live at 11 today.

Absolutely. Tune in for that.

Not many parents will forget

their children's first words

but this mum and dad

will definitely remember.

Their baby was just three months

old when Laura Webster

filmed her husband Tom

as he successfully encouraged little

Jenson to talk.

Hello. Say hello. Get out! That has

to be a fluke.

Do it again.

to be a fluke.

Do it again.

That is

so brilliant! I love the reaction of

the dad. I want to watch that again.

Can we have another lesson?

Hello.

Say hello.

Say hello.

Get out!

We could watch

that all morning. We will keep that

on a loop. You have heard of drug

sniffer dogs, but what about bug

sniffer dogs. The Boston museum of

fine arts in Massachusetts has

introduced its newest employee.

introduced its newest employee. It

is Riley. He is trained to sniff out

bugs that could damage artwork. He

is the first of his kind and will be

paid in treats and squeaky toys. Is

that the dog minimum wage?

That is

the best way to start your weekend.

Good news.

Back to Hawaii now, where a missile

alert caused widespread panic

after it warned of

an imminent attack.

It turned out to be a mistake.

Emma Hine and her son, Lewis,

are from Portsmouth,

but are over in Hawaii,

and join us from their hotel.

Good morning. There are three few!

-- three of you. What happened?

At

half past eight this morning, there

was a siren in the hotel that went

off. At the same time, everyone got

a text message to say there was an

imminent missile warning, seek

shelter immediately. It said this

was not a drill, and it was

absolutely terrifying. We did not

know what to do.

We are just looking

at the text message now. I mean, it

seems so simple and clear, doesn't

it? It seems terrifying if you were

on the receiving end of that. What

did you do? The hotel told you to

seek shelter. Where did you go?

We

were having breakfast at the time.

We were in the hotel room. My

initial reaction was to actually get

Jessica. Ice started running towards

the hotel room. As I was running

through the hotel room towards the

hotel room there were people

everywhere. The hotel did not know

what was going on. There was panic

everywhere. They were telling

everyone to stay in their rooms.

People were just so one sure about

what was happening. -- so unsure.

The staff panicking made everyone

panic even more.

And then, of

course, subsequently another message

was sent, making it clear it was a

false alarm and no missile was

imminent. Bike it took a good while

for that to come through to you.

Yeah, definitely. -- But that. It

was over half an hour until the next

message saying it was not real. That

is a long time if you think you are

going to be hit by a missile. It was

sheer panic to be everything goes

through your mind. I thought it was

over.

That turns to anger after a

while, does it?

Yeah, I mean, when

they said it was a mistake, it was

unbelievable. There must have been

millions of people like us

absolutely terrified. It was on the

television. It was everywhere!

Hearing a siren makes you panic. For

everyone to get a text message...

Jessica was in a hotel room on her

own and got the text message it was

absolutely terrified. She is

thinking what is going to happen?

I wonder if Jessica and Lewis can

hear us on the phone and can you

explain a bit about why you are

there?

Yeah. I'm here in Hawaii to

receive an award.

receive an award. No one expected it

to turn out like this. The me, I was

absolutely terrified.

absolutely terrified. We didn't know

what to do. What was going to

happen.

And Jessica, as your mother

said, you are in a hotel room on

your own because Lewis and your

mother were out. What went through

your mind? What advice were you

given?

I didn't really know what it

was and it wasn't until my mother

burst the hotel room door to say

look, we need to leave. That's when

I thought it was scary and real. The

text message... I didn't really want

to believe anything so I just went

back to what I was doing.

Best of

luck to you all. Thank you for

telling us your story this morning.

An awful time. Emma, Lewis and

Jessica, try and enjoy the rest of

your trip if you can.

We are going to look at this

morning's weather this morning.

I do know that is the type of

weather where we will bring out the

garlands are around our necks.

weather where we will bring out the

garlands are around our necks.

We

have been used to grey skies over

the past 34 days. Another cloudy day

at we will see that cloud in and

breakup.

breakup. -- thin. This turning up

and settled tonight. For much of the

day, not bad. -- things turning

unsettled. The sequences of sunshine

for parts of the West Country,

Wales, northern England. Cloudy for

northern England and Scotland. The

strong winds picking up as well.

Ahead of that, temperatures for-9d

with lighter winds. Looking good for

the Premier League matches. A bit of

sunshine to be enjoyed in

Bournemouth. Cloudy in Liverpool.

This is when we see the strong winds

heating up, 70 mph, strong winds and

heavy rain transfer eastwards across

the country and into the early hours

of the morning, they will be

rattling the windows. Cold air with

wintry showers filtering in from the

north-west. Monday morning, most of

us start date frost free but we will

have strong winds. We have it set up

as we start the working week.

Monday, strong winds and heavy rain,

court slowly clearing to the east.

-- slowly clearing. Wintry showers,

falling to slow even to lower levels

in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Further west, sleet and snow over

the higher ground but could have

some thunder and lightning mixed in

for lower ground. The Tuesday,

Sunshine, heavy, wintry showers, and

temperatures down, around 3-8.

Middle of the week, potential for

disruptive weather. Into Thursday,

this low pressure system is moving

eastwards across the southern half

of the country, bringing heavy rain

and snow and pretty windy

conditions, too. Particularly

through Wednesday night and into

Thursday. For the week ahead, are

much colder theme. Windy and

unsubtle. A return to some snow for

many of us, mostly over the higher

ground and South and across Scotland

and Northern Ireland, some of the

snow could be to lower levels. This

going on for the week ahead but many

of us, not a bad day today with a

few glimpses of sunshine.

Thanks,

Sarah. We will look out for those.

few glimpses of sunshine.

Thanks,

Sarah. We will look out for those.

It's known for its Roman

baths and historic Abbey,

but Bath could soon become

famous for something else.

The city is bidding to become

the first place in Britain

to introduce a tourist tax -

like Paris and Rome.

Council leaders say by charging

hotel guests an extra £1

to visit, they could put the money

back into frontline services.

But there are concerns the charge

could deter visitors.

We've been in Bath finding out

what tourists already make

of the move.

We are from Brazil. Over there, we

have two pay to visit the museums,

we are used to playing taxes. From

what we are seeing hit this would be

interesting.

I don't think it's fair

on the hotel stop they are bringing

in the tourists so why should they

have a second levy on them when they

are creating the tourists and giving

them somewhere to stay?

It is quite

a common thing in the Europe, in

cities, to apply a same sort of tax.

I wouldn't have a problem with it.

If the money I spend on the things

like I spend on, it could be

beneficial and a wonderful idea. On

the other hand, I feel there should

be somebody to monitor that actually

the money is spent on those things.

Bath is a beautiful city. I would

love to see it maintained and

knowing what the money was going

towards, I would definitely do that,

yes.

Joining us now from our Bristol

studio is Tim Warren,

the Leader of Bath and North

East Somerset Council,

and Phoebe Smith a travel writer

and editor of Wanderlust Magazine.

Good morning to you both. Phoebe, I

start with you. It is an interesting

proposal. No one wants to be the

first to do it.

Note, no one wants

to be the first because then they

will be labelled and become known as

the place that did it first. The

thing is, though, the people that do

it first, they will be the test

case. It might turn people off going

there and as with most taxes, if it

goes through and is successful, it

will roll out and say that is bad

news for tourists.

It might not just

rollout but go up.

They never go

down!

Let's talk to Tim. £1 per

night doesn't sound too bad but what

impact could this have on visitors?

I wouldn't think it would have an

impact. When you go abroad, you

usually pay 1 euro per night. In

rope, I think we paid five or six.

-- Rome. I went to London and the

hotel, breakfast, 20 quid, 100 quid

for a show. An extra pound wouldn't

have killed us, to be honest.

And it

will be ring-fenced. It will be put

that into tourism facilities?

It

will go back into the public realm.

Reinvestment going into the places

that people come to visit in the

first place.

Phoebe, an interesting

point when it comes to where that

money will be spent. Tourists to

take a toll. Somewhere like Bath,

they get worn out.

But they also

bring in millions of pounds that

they wouldn't get if they didn't

have the tourists there. The issue

with the tourist tax is it really

just a place to hotels. It is apply

to the attractions or peer-to-peer

accommodation. Something like BNP.

Hotels are already under pressure

with people opting for other ways to

stay. -- bnb.

How do you deal with

that, Tim Warren?

We are not looking

to impose that. We are looking to

get the power to May be implemented

if we want to and then there is a

consultation. We talk to the hotel

owners. An interesting point when

you talk about Airbnb. The hotel

owners are disadvantaged. They would

be attacks on tourists and not on

the hotels. You pay for the hotel

and to pay a separate bill for your

tax. How you implement it, that

would be more of a concern than the

cost, to be honest.

And how do you

distinguish, or do you distinguish

between tourism and business?

We

would look at it. £1 and night, as I

said, wouldn't kill anybody. It may

be £1 per night and it might be 1%.

We would have to consult over it.

Phoebe, other cities have done it

already. Paris, Dubai, Rome. It is

not a big idea in that sense that it

isn't something we have done before.

We have seen the rising pound -- the

shrinking pound. Obviously, it

impacts on people that might not be

able to go overseas. They are

already taxed with air duty at

Thatcher. If places like York and

maybe Windsor and Bath, it may push

people to other places which could

see other places benefit.

As Tim

says, if you have spent the money on

a flight and a hotel, £1 per night

isn't great make a huge difference.

It is per person. It is £4 per night

and that adds up if you are one week

away, for a family. It depends on

who you are talking about. Like I

said, there are pluses and minuses

and it will be interesting to see

what happens and who has the guts to

do it first.

There is a bigger

picture. The wider picture about

where we will be in a couple of

years' time. Impact of Brexit and

the weakness of the pound. You will

have to be wary that introducing

some small measure like this could

have serious impact.

We are talking

about who will be the first to

impose it. I believe Birmingham have

already been paid given permission

to do so so they can play for the

Commonwealth games.

For a limited

period. Leigh and something in the

late district but I'm not sure. --

and something similar in the Lake

District.

District.

It could be nationwide and

it could put million 's of pounds

into local government. At the

moment, I think 80% of our budget

will go to children and adults in

social care. It doesn't leave much

for the place. We need to raise

extra money to keep the public realm

like it is and keep the people

coming.

It is, as you say, the most

beautiful city. Thank you very much

for talking to us this morning. And

Phoebe Smith, thank you.

Coming up later this morning, we'll

be talking about whether a baguette,

or a French stick as you might call

it - should be listed

as cultural treasure?

It is like a deadly weapon! Is just

landed here. It smells really nice.

I wouldn't start eating it. It's

making crumbs everywhere.

It follows the decision by UNESCO

to protect pizza from Naples.

So what do you think?

Does the simple baguette

need special status?

And what British national

treasure would you protect?

We have had so many suggestions

already. Lots of them are,

inevitably, food related. We have

had scones from Ross, chips and

gravy. Full Scottish or a full

English, Roberts says. Other perhaps

less tangible things like

apologising. Apparently that should

be a national treasure.

E-mail [email protected]

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See you soon.

Good morning.

This is Breakfast with

Ben Thompson and Rachel Burden.

Good morning.

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

The Justice Secretary, David Gauke,

is considering a possible judicial

review of the decision to release

the serial sex attacker,

John Worboys.

In 2009, the former Black Cab driver

was jailed indefinitely,

to serve a minimum

term of eight years.

The decision of the Parole Board

to approve his release caused

outrage amongst his victims,

charities and MPs.

The Governor of Hawaii has

apologised, and promised to tighten

procedures after authorities

mistakenly issued an alert warning

of an imminent ballistic

missile attack.

An official text message,

sent to people's phones in error,

left people scrambling for shelter.

A corrected message wasn't sent out

until nearly 40 minutes later.

UKIP has suspended the girlfriend

of its party leader,

Henry Bolton after she reportedly

made racist remarks

about Prince Harry's

fiancee, Meghan Markle.

The Mail on Sunday has published

text messages sent by Jo Marney that

include derogatory comments

about ethnic minorities.

Ms Marney has apologised-

and says the messages have been

taken out of context.

Key talks aimed at securing

the future of the troubled

engineering company Carillion

are continuing today.

The construction and outsourcing

giant owes £900m to Britain's

five biggest banks.

The Government says it's working

to ensure that all contingency plans

are robust should it collapse.

South African police have used

rubber bullets to disperse a mob

trashing H&M stores in and around

Johannesburg, after the brand used

a controversial picture of a black

child advertising their clothing.

Violence spilt over in several malls

as protests organised

by activists turned ugly.

H&M apologised for the image,

which ran on its website.

The Hollywood actor, Mark Wahlberg,

has given the money he earned

for reshooting scenes in a film,

to a fund that supports people

who've experienced

sexual harassment.

Wahlberg was paid more

than a million for the reshoot,

while his female co-star

Michelle Williams received just

£60 a day in expenses.

The scenes had to be filmed again

after Kevin Spacey was dropped

following sexual assault

allegations being made.

And England and Australia

are in one-day action.

Time for the sport. England have a

chance to restore some pride and

reputation after the Ashes.

You

would like to think so. A different

kit, different balls, different

players. Let's forget the Ashes.

We're done talking about it. It's

the ODIs. These are the ones we

wanted to win, that is what we are

saying.

After their Ashes humiliation,

the one day series gives England

the chance of some

revenge over Australia.

Just four of the test team are

playing in Melbourne this morning.

England put the Aussies into bat.

Opener Aaron Finch made a century.

There are just a few of their 50

overs left in their innings.

Two games in the

Premier League today.

Leaders, Manchester City,

make the short trip down the M62

to face Liverpool, while before that

Bournemouth face Arsenal.

Harry Kane once again grabbed

the headlines yesterday,

continuing a quite

remarkable season.

Joe Lynskey rounds up the action.

Spurs are making the most of Wembley

Way. Boehner now it is only a

temporary stay. For Harry Kane, it

feels like home.

Another double four

Kane. The record

Kane. The record scorer for Spurs.

Christian Ericsson had a brilliant

fourth. They will not be here for

long, but they are mastering this

stage. Chelsea and Leicester share

raid recent history. Premier League

champions in the last two seasons.

Aspirations have lessened since

then, but they had a chance to win

at the Bridge. They could be fought

today if they got victory. --

fourth. Any team from ten could go

down. One wrong move could make all

the difference. West Ham got lucky.

But then some star quality.

He has

scored four West Ham!

It has been a

while since things have come

together for David Moyes. Now he is

leading a resurgence.

They have done

so well. Praise goes to them. They

did so well.

A bounce off the bottom

is exactly what West from need. They

took their first step to safety,

beating Brighton 2-0. -- Brom. A

barren season for the baggies. They

hope to climb the table as others

climbed down. Southampton are

looking down their shoulder. And

look at this equaliser. On closer

inspection, perhaps not.

inspection, perhaps not.

Stoops to

head it and it hits his fist.

Southampton are left in deep

trouble. More matches like this will

decide who's days up, but those

pivotal moments will make all the

difference. -- who stays up. BBC

News.

There was also a win for Crystal

Palace against Burnley yesterday

while bottom side Swansea drew 1-1

at Newcastle.

Let's turn attention to Rugby Union

now.

English champions Exeter Chiefs,

have boosted their chance

of qualifying for the quarter-finals

of the European Champions Cup

with a dominant display

against Montpellier.

There were also wins for Ulster,

Harlequins and Northampton,

while European champions Saracens

drew 15-15 with Ospreys.

Adam Wild reports.

Sandy Park is where you find the

Chiefs. Top of the league exit

against Montpellier. A challenge

with plenty at stake. A loss would

end their dream.

end their dream. Tense, tight, not

much space. But with Ollie on the

wing, you don't always need it. This

secured the bonus point which may

yet prove crucial in the fight for

second in the group.

second in the group. Ulster, a

battle to lead 4-1. That's where

they have been. The French side

seemingly unbeatable, not

breachable. They go top with just

one game to go. That

one game to go. That is against

Wasps, who had hopes of their own

going into a 20-point lead against

Harlequins. Plenty of rivalry

remains. The margin, gradually

reduced, as well as the numbers on

the field. A red card. With the

final breath of the game, Harlequins

let out a roar. It was an

extraordinary win.

extraordinary win. The Wasps need

something incredible if they are to

progress.

Europe have beaten Asia

to retain the Eurasia Cup.

They had been down by a point

going into today's singles but won

eight out of 12 matches

in Kuala Lumpur.

England's Tommy Fleetwood

was one of the first to get

on the scoreboard for the Europeans.

It finished 14-10 to Europe.

Laura Muir anchored Great Britain to

victory in the Great Edinburgh Cross

Country mixed team relay yesterday.

The former European cross-country

champion was in fine form yesterday.

She took over from Adam Clarke for

the final lap behind Europe and

Belgium, but made up the ground to

win by seven seconds. She won't be

appearing on the track for this

year's Commonwealth Games because

she's finishing her veterinary

exams.

The vet school has been so

supportive. So has my boyfriend. We

planned it is in advance. With

everything planned for years, it is

a matter of getting it all done and

hopefully getting a medal. That

would be great. Hopefully I am in

the Europeans as well.

Great Britain bobsleighers,

Meesha McNeil and Meeka Moore,

have returned from their crash

in Germany last week,

finishing seventh at the St Moritz

World Cup in Switzerland.

The British duo were only able

to compete this season after raising

more than £30,000 through

crowdfunding, following an overspend

by their governing body.

In the men's two-man event,

Bradley Hall and Joel Fearon

finished 18th.

Great Britain's Izzy Atkin won

bronze at the Ski Slopestyle World

Cup in Aspen.

The 19-year-old put down

an impressive first run to secure

the second World Cup

podium of her career.

In the men's event,

James Wood finished sixth.

Lisa Ashton has won her fourth BDO

World title after beating

Anastasia Dob-rom-islova

3-1 at Lakeside.

Ashton was considered the underdog

before the final but the defending

champion won eight legs in a row,

finishing with a 62 checkout

to seal victory.

Ashton is now second

on the list of titles won,

behind the 10-time

champion, Trina Gulliver.

On the men's side of things,

the final will be played

between defending champion,

Glen Durrant and Mark McGeeney.

McGeeney came through his semi-final

against Germany's Michael

Unterbukner, six sets to four.

The Englishman, who is the BDO world

number one, came back from 3-2 down,

to set up a chance to win

his first World title.

It was interesting, you showed a

little clip of the game yesterday,

the rugby match with James going in

on his

on his shoulder onto Jamie. Brutal.

But talking about particular British

habits, intangible cultural things

with cultural status, many talking

about the apology. He came out with

an apology on Twitter last night,

saying he is not good at minding his

strength. Subtlety is not his forte,

he said. They both apologised. From

the most brutal of rugby players,

quite astonishing.

I could not

imagine that in Rugby League,

though.

Thank you. Apparently, all

you need is some

you need is some paint and a stone

to take part in a new craze bringing

art and social media together.

Thousands of people are painting

pebbled and hiding them for others

to find, sharing success on line. It

is thought it was imported from

America last summer.

You had a go.

Fiona Lamdin has been

in Worcestershire Woods finding out

more and getting creative herself.

Look at my one!

It is a simple

concept, paint a pebbled...

I

painted a snake and like a

multicoloured pattern with some

stars.

Hide it in a public space.

We

went on holiday. It is exciting to

find one.

Wait to see who finds it.

When someone else finds it, how does

that make you feel?

Happy and

excited.

And then share its journey

on line.

Go and find a special one

at the hospital. It was beautifully

painted it said you are loved on it.

It gave a really positive message

and cheered me up to know end.

Not

known for my artistic talents, I

thought I should have a go.

thought I should have a go.

I might

hide one if I find a hole in a tree

and hide it in there.

Has it made

you look up to the sky?

It has now.

A few months ago, Leanne set up this

group for a few friends, but already

there is nearly 1000 members.

Somebody contacted me to say they

lost a friend and they were down.

But she found a rock with a smile

and it made you feel better so she

treasured it.

There are three really

simple rules to follow. Please do

not take the pebbles from the beach.

When you are painting them, use

non-toxic and server does not hurt

the wildlife, and hide them

responsibly so it does not cause

accidents.

I love this one the best.

Why is that?

It has sparkles in

different colours.

I think this one

made me happy because there is a

picture of a son. Here is my effort.

--A sun. We will see who finds it.

Across the UK, thousands are part of

this new craze.

Pebbles!

BBC News.

We've got our own set of paints

here and will be decorating them.

We'd love to see yours,

you can send us your pictures

to [email protected]

They informed me last night we would

do this item so I decided to do my

homework early. I only had black

paint at home. I have got this thing

about hares. That is what it is. I

will tell you now before you think

what on Earth is that?

That looks

sinister.

What? Sinister? It is a

beautiful hare. I am coveting crumbs

from earlier so I will have a go in

a second. -- covered in.

You can

send them to our e-mail while

Picasso as a go.

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

The main stories this morning:

The government is considering a

possible legal challenge on the

decision to release the sex attacker

John Worboys.

The Governor of Hawaii has

apologised after an alert

was mistakenly issued -

warning of an imminent missile

attack.

I think we slightly forgot we had

the news to do.

Here's Sarah with a look

at this morning's weather.

It's actually not a bad day for

going out

It's actually not a bad day for

going out and searching for pebbles,

is it?

It is a pretty decent steak

and Peta what we have seen. It has

been cloudy for many days. -- at

decent day than what we have seen.

The cloud will tend to thin and

break so for many of us, some

sunshine before the rain and wind

arrived in the north-west. For the

here and now, reasonably mild.

Cloudy with a few misty patches. But

it is sunshine for parts of northern

England, North Wales, down to what

is the West Country, patchy cloud

elsewhere. The car cloud towards the

north-west and that is ahead of this

front working its way in. --

flicker. It is looking drive for the

Premier League matches today.

Sunshine in Bournemouth. -- thicker.

Slightly cloudier in Liverpool. As

removed through the seasoning,

really strong winds, gusts of 70 mph

potentially across the north-west of

Scotland. 60 mph as they rattled

southwards. With heavy rain as well.

Through tonight, things will turn

wet, windy and much more unsettled

than what we have seen. The morning

rush-hour could have some disruption

with some low-lying surface water

and strong winds. What we will

notice over the next few days is

much colder conditions moving from

the north-west and that sets up --

that stays with us through Monday to

Wednesday. Heavy rain and strong

winds slowly clearing through the

day tomorrow and a return to

something much funnier but colder

with the shower was rattling in. --

sunnier. Sleet and snow across the

hills in Scotland with some rain but

also some hail. A similar day on

Tuesday with not as many showers but

they will have wintry feel. In the

north, three or four degrees. In the

south, we could see seven or eight

still windy. The potential for

disruption on Wednesday. A low

pressure system moves in and we

don't know how far north it will get

but we could see significant snow on

that system as it tracks its way

across the country. It will bring

heavy rain and potentially heavy

snow on the northern edge with

strong winds. Watch out for

disruption through the middle part

of the week with strong winds, snow

and a change of weather type at all

today, it is mostly dry and we could

see the odd glimpse of sunshine.

Please enjoy the blue skies if you

are lucky enough to see them.

We

will do

are lucky enough to see them.

We

will do our best to find them.

Ben is distract the event is doing

some painting. We will be back with

the headlines at seven o'clock.

But first it's time for Click

with Spencer Kelly, see you soon.

I've had enough.

Enough of old tech.

It's all going obsolete,

or so it seems.

Even the days of desktop

computers are numbered.

Right.

Let's see what they've

got for us this year.

The Consumer Electronics Show

in Las Vegas is the place

to find out.

It's where the new products

and concepts are launched for 2018

and some of them might

just change the world.

One of the highlights of CES for me

is always finding out how

bendy LG is.

Previously, they have been slightly

bendy and then quite bendy.

This year, I think

they have nailed it.

It's a 65-inch rollup display

and the image quality

is really very good.

And it does roll completely

up into an admittedly

fairly chunky box.

It's an OLED display,

the only display tech that can

be fully flexible.

The circuitry is built

on a segmented back so it is a bit

like a retractable garage door.

You can actually choose how far

the screen rolls out

as well as a widescreen TV,

it can be used as a thin

notification bar, a wider format

21x9 cinema screen and of course

nothing at all.

The argument is that you can make

use of the space behind it

when you're not using it.

And in South Korea, a lot of people

live in high-rise blocks.

Can you imagine lugging a 65" TV up

the stairs or into a lift?

Much easier if you can roll it

down into a handy tube.

Elsewhere, plenty of other things

to see and play with here at CES.

Here is a telephone from Chinese

company Vivo that does not

have a fingerprint scanner

on the back, because it has one

built into the screen.

The OLED display shines light

on to your thumb and an optical

scanner buried underneath

registers what it sees.

Here is the Link Flow Fit 360.

A necklace with three cameras that

together live-stitch to make

a 360 video.

You can record a true first person

view so others can feel

like they were truly there too.

Now, it's important to catch

the eye at shows like these

which is hopefully what

this thing is doing.

This is the Hypervision display

by Kino-mo and is capable

of projecting life-size images high

above the show floor.

All right, sexy,

that's enough from you.

Here is the science bit.

We have 24 rapidly

spinning LED strips.

They are flashing different

colours as they go around.

It gives you the illusion

of a persistent image.

In the flesh, I have to say,

it does really look rather good.

Don't build up your part.

Oh, good grief.

Enough flimsy flimflam from me.

Let's get Lara Lewington now

with some of the big announcements

from this year's show.

And what a week it has been with

news from tech's biggest players.

Including the likes of Intel saying

it will release software fixes

to repair security issues

surrounding its chips.

Good morning, Dave.

We've had press events that have

gone wrong with disobedient

robots from LG.

Chloe is not going to talk to me,

she doesn't like me evidently.

And Sony's robot dog wasn't

that responsive either.

Aibo is an autonomous robot

and will quickly become a member

of your family.

Right?

He ignored me.

Meanwhile, a lack of female

keynote speakers has caused

controversy amongst attendees.

A situation which has

led to raised eyebrows,

compounded by the inclusion

of robotic pole dancers at a strip

club near the event.

And on the show floor, as usual,

TVs were everywhere but this one

really stood out.

Samsung Wall is 146 inches wide

and can be made even larger

by adding modules.

And finally, Toyota has

unveiled its new autonomous

e-Pallete vehicle, to be

used for ridesharing,

deliveries or even a moving

storefront which comes

directly to you.

That was Lara.

Now one of the big things

at the moment in wireless charging.

That normally means putting your

phone on a pad but it is also

is possible to send

power through the air.

One of the problems with wireless

power is that that power is sent

in every direction at the same time

so wherever your device is,

it only receives a tiny

fraction of that power.

Well, here is a system that gets

around that by sending focused beams

of power to one particular point.

The power transmitter can be

built into ceiling tiles,

walls, tables or parts

of the furniture.

All it needs to know

is which direction to point

the power in.

Here is the science bit.

To work that out, the device needing

the power sends out low-power

signals in all directions,

most of which are blocked

by nearby objects.

But the signals that do bounce

around come and reach

the transmitter come

in at particular angles.

By sending the power back

at exactly the same angles,

that power bounces about

and eventually gets back

to the device.

The makers told us they can achieve

2 watts of power from a distance

of one metre which is impressively

about half the power

of the smartphone charger.

I'm using this light

to detect the power beams

between the transmitter

and the blackbox transceiver.

Think about your home

where you have smoke detectors.

It starts beeping at night when it

runs out of battery.

You can charge it remotely,

you never have to charge

the battery again.

But with high power beams

lancing around your home,

you have to wonder if it is safe.

This technology is entirely safe.

We look to get FCC approval

for safety, that certifies

the technology as safe.

If you have accepted

wi-fi into your home,

accepting this technology

would be the same.

In the future, the power receivers

could be made into any shape

including that of a AA battery

and that means ordinary devices

could be converted to wireless power

without any modification at all.

For a long time, bricks and mortar

shops have been trying to keep up

with online retailers

who have the added benefits

of keeping track with customer

habits as well as providing very

easy ways of paying.

Here is one way that we could see

some of those features brought

into the real world,

by retrofitting existing stores.

Aipoly uses off-the-shelf cameras,

one up here to track customers

and one to take a look

at the products and the customers

interactions with them but the real

work is happening here in the AI

algorithms were it is recognising

all the products off-the-shelf

and their customers

interactions with them.

But the AI is using the main camera

here to keep track of customers.

It can recognise faces, identify

clothes and follow their movements.

Through the combination

of the customers being recognised,

and the products they pick

up being identified,

when they get to the checkout,

they don't even need

to scan the items.

They just need to pay.

And if they agree to be

remembered for next time,

then all they need to do is go

and pick up their products

and take them away.

I'm having my nails done.

This is the O2 Nails printer.

Choose any image and they will

print it onto your nail.

Of course I chose

a picture of myself.

OK, Richard Taylor and

Nick Kwek, beat that!

Refreshing!

This device is actually creating

a vacuum in my mouth.

It's sucking at my gums

and at the same time circulating

a flow of water around my teeth.

It's intended for users with reduced

mobility or people who have

difficulty brushing their teeth.

It replaces the need

to brush and floss too.

The guys are working on integrating

sensors into future devices so that

oral hygienists or dentists will be

able to diagnose and treat

for gum disease.

And it's quite tickly too.

CES can really take it out

of you and I for one am already

pretty sleep deprived.

So what I have in front of me

here is a device that's packed

with all sorts of technology

and the claim is it will provide

within 20 minutes the equivalent

of 2-5 hours sleep.

There will be some electrodes that

are put behind my ears here,

effectively through this device,

that are transmitting signals up

to my brain.

So I'm going to try this on and I'll

see you in 20 minutes.

I'll tell you what,

Richard's got the right idea.

Walking around here,

I'm absolutely exhausted.

I'm definitely feeling

more relaxed than I was,

like, 26 minutes ago.

Of course I don't know how relaxed

I would have felt with just a 26

minute power nap, but I'm

ready to rock 'n' roll!

Ah, Vegas.

Home to world-class talent,

and singing superstars.

And then there's

Richard Taylor and me.

This karaoke box uses professional

autotune on your voice,

which, frankly, makes you sound

a bit like Cher on a bad night.

# Sweet home Alabama...#.

Next stop, Caesars.

# Lord I'm coming home to you...#.

That is it for the

Shortcut Click this week.

More in the full-length version

which is up on iPlayer

for you to watch right now.

We will be back in the US,

specifically Vegas, next week.

Don't forget to check us out

on Twitter for backstage videos.

Good morning!

This is Breakfast,

with Ben Thompson and Rachel Burden.

The Justice Secretary considers

reviewing the decision to free

a serial sex attacker thought

to have carried out more than 100

assaults including rape.

The announcement that

former black cab driver,

John Worboys, would be released

caused outrage among many victims.

The Parole Board says it's confident

correct procedures were followed.

Good morning.

It's Sunday the 13th of January.

Also this morning.

Panic in paradise.

Hawaii's governor apologises

after a missilie attack alert

was mistakenly sent to residents

and broadcast on TV.

A correction wasn't sent

until almost 40 minutes later.

UKIP suspends the girlfriend

of its party leader,

Henry Bolton after she reportedly

made racist remarks

about Prince Harry's

fiance, Meghan Markle.

Good morning.

In sport, England look

for revenge over Australia

as the one-day series begins.

Australia made 304 for eight

off their 50 overs.

England will begin

their run chase shortly.

Good morning.

Another cloudy day today.

Brightness breaking through later

on. This evening, things turn wet

and windy.

More details and 15 minutes. Thank

you. We will see you later.

First, our main story.

The Justice Secretary, David Gauke,

is considering a possible judicial

review of the decision to release

the serial sex attacker,

John Worboys.

The former black cab driver

was jailed indefinitely in 2009

with a minimum term of eight years,

for drugging and sexually

assaulting twelve women.

Earlier this month a decision

by the parole board to release him

was fiercely criticised.

Our political correspondent,

Leila Nathoo, joins us now.

Leila, how significant is this?

This will be welcomed by many

campaigners in behalf of victims.

What does the Justice Secretary want

to achieve?

It will be welcomed by

victims. The fact they have decided

to look into the possibility of a

judicial review to see if the

initial decision was lawful. Many

victims said they were not involved

at all, not consulted in the

original decision by the parole

board. Some victims have found out

from the media that he was to be

released. Many had anxiety that they

knew where they lived. David is

considering the possibility, asking

for advice on whether a judicial

review might have the possibility of

succeeding. It is understood he only

wants to move forward with a

reasonable chance of success. This

is a highly unusual move for the

Justice Secretary to intervene in a

decision of the strictly independent

parole board. Speaks to the gravity

of this case, there has already been

a review promised by the government

on how the parole board makes its

decisions, whether the process

should be more transparent. In any

event, the victims groups will have

a chance to make representation to

the parole board if he is released

so they can be consulted on the

terms of this licence.

It will be

closely followed. Thank you very

much. Other news now.

The Governor of Hawaii has

apologised, and promised to tighten

procedures, after authorities

mistakenly issued an alert,

warning of an imminent

ballistic missile attack.

An official text message,

sent to people's phones in error,

left people scrambling for shelter.

A corrected message wasn't sent out

until nearly 40 minutes later.

Bill Hayton reports.

For 30 minutes on Saturday,

the people of Hawaii ran

for the emergency shelters.

An official text warned them

to prepare for the worst.

We all just huddled together and,

yeah, thought "If this is the end,

at least we are in a

beautiful place doing

something we love."

Was a North Korean nuclear

missile about to hit

Honolulu?

Actually, no.

The whole thing

was simply a mistake.

The wrong button was

pushed on this test.

It went to an actual

event versus a test.

At that point in time,

we started the reversal process.

There is fear in Hawaii about how

the click of a single button

could be responsible

for so much panic.

The anger is directed

towards the state government.

What happened today

was totally unacceptable.

Many in our community

were deeply affected by this,

and I am sorry for that pain

and confusion anyone may

have experienced.

At least everyone now knows

the warning system works,

but that's small comfort

for the millions who thought

their world was about

to end on Saturday.

Bill Hayton, BBC News.

UKIP has suspended the girlfriend

of its party leader,

Henry Bolton after she reportedly

made offensive remarks

about Prince Harry's

fiancee, Meghan Markle.

The Mail on Sunday has published

text messages sent by Jo Marney that

include derogatory comments

about ethnic minorities.

Dan Johnson reports.

Wow, you're all still here!

He has only been leader

since last September,

and it emerged Henry Bolton

left his wife for a former glamour

model 30 years younger.

Now, this morning, the Mail

on Sunday has published text

messages sent by her.

In it, she wrote Meghan

Markle had a tiny brain

and she would taint the royal family

and that black people were ugly.

When a reply was sent suggesting

the comments may be racist,

she said so what?

She did not want other races

invading her culture.

In a statement, she said this.

She then said this.

UKIP confirmed he has

been suspended.

The party leader said last night

he did not want to comment.

Dan Johnson, BBC News.

Talks aimed at securing the future

of the troubled engineering company

Carillion resume later.

The firm builds roads,

schools and hospitals and parts

of the high speed rail line, HS2,

but has soaring debts and large hole

in its pension fund.

The Government says it's working

on contingency plans

should it collapse.

Our business correspondent,

Joe Lynam, reports.

Carillion is probably the biggest

British company you've

never heard of.

It is an engineering, construction,

and outsourcing giant

which maintains dozens of schools,

and prisons, and MoD facilities.

It is also building parts of HS2

and the Royal Liverpool Hospital

thanks to PFI contracts.

But it also owes the bank

more than £1 million,

and that is why there are crucial

talks today about what might happen

if Carillion is placed

into administration.

So, what are the options if,

and that is a big if,

Carillion cannot find a solution

with the banks?

The government could deal out

the company and essentially

nationalise it with the moral

hazard attached to that.

It could take back all

of the contracts with Carillion

and reassign them to

help their companies.

Or it could put them

in administration.

Consultants would then end up

on profitable parts.

The potential could be devastating.

Many of them are owed

millions by Carillion,

and if they do not get those monies,

well, their business

could be at risk.

The other thing

is thousands of jobs

will potentially be lost

as a result.

Today is a vital day for the 20,000

employees in Britain of Carillion

and thousands more

completely dependent on it.

The government says it has robust

contingency plans in place

if the business collapses.

But even if it survives intact,

the issue of PFI contracts may be

reopened after this episode.

Joe Lynam, BBC News.

South African police have used

rubber bullets to disperse a mob

trashing H&M stores in and around

Johannesburg, after the brand used

a controversial picture

of a black child.

Violence spilt over in several malls

as protests organised

by activists turned ugly.

H&M apologised for the image,

which ran on its website.

The Hollywood actor, Mark Wahlberg,

has given the money he got

for reshooting scenes in a film,

to a fund which supports people

who've experienced

sexual harassment.

It comes after he was paid

more than a million,

while his female co-star

Michelle Williams received sixty

pounds a day in

expenses for the work.

The scenes had to be filmed again

after Kevin Spacey was dropped

in the wake of sexual

assault and harassment

allegations against him.

Tenants could be given greater

powers to tackle rogue landlords

after the Government agreed to back

a private members' bill.

It comes as figures show one in ten

tenants has had a gas leak,

a fire or safety concern

in their home over the last year.

Adrian Goldberg from 5Live

investigates has the story,

tell us more.

Good morning.

This is potentially a

very serious issue for a

considerable number of tenants.

Already, yes. We are looking at the

English housing survey, suggesting

as many as 1 million properties

housing 3 million people in the

rental sector have what are called

Category 1 hazards. Those are hazard

links to the loss of life, those

that could seriously affect your

health. No question, many properties

in the banking sector are in a poor

condition. -- renting. Some have

been campaigning for many years to

bring new legislation that would

ring tenants the right to take

landlords to court if their homes

are not fit for human habitation. --

bring. Twice, the government has

rejected it, saying it would add red

tape and unnecessary cost to

landlords. In the last 24 hours, the

government has performed a U-turn,

saying they will back the

legislation giving greater powers to

tenants to take landlords to court

if where they live is not fit for

human habitation.

Many tenants feel

helpless. What kind of powers are we

talking about?

At the moment,

enforcement is left to local

authorities. Research suggests in

many cases they have a duty to take

action against these so-called

Category 1 hazard. The only do take

formal legal action so far in about

one in 100 cases. In many cases, the

local authority powers are simply

not being used. So, this changing

legislation would bring the power to

change that to tenants themselves.

After Grenfell Tower, that was not

just about tenants in that property,

but nonetheless, it highlights the

fact that minor, if you like, safety

concerns can have devastating

consequences if not taken seriously.

It is one thing for a government to

promise legislation. In the last

week I have seen properties in the

south of England where you have fire

doors, a gap that wide through which

a fire tank really go through and

extend. It is one thing to bring

legislation and another to deliver

on the ground.

Credit to you for

investigating and bringing this to

our attention. I am sure it is no

coincidence the government has

changed its mind. Thank you very

much.

And you can hear more on this story

on 5Live Investigates on BBC Radio

5Live at 11 today.

Absolutely.

Tune in for that.

Back to Hawaii now, where a missile

alert caused widespread panic

after it warned of

an imminent attack.

It turned out to be a mistake.

Ryan Ozawa is a journalist

in Honolulu,

where he joins us from now.

Good morning. For people who have

not heard the story, tell us what

happened.

happened.

It was 8:08 in the

morning. The standard state-wide

emergency system went off on phones

and radio waves that a missile was

incoming. It was very harrowing.

We

are looking at the message now. It

seems relatively simple, very plain,

but horrifying if you are on the

receiving end of it.

Absolutely

true. Of course, we were watching

the headlines with arguments and

debates about this. It was in the

news a few months ago they were

trying to put in place emergency

contingency plans for this possible

scenario. We certainly had that in

the back of our minds when it came

in.

Is there any indication of how

this happened? What are you hearing?

As I mentioned, buttons. It is

interesting to see them say a few

hours ago that it was a shift

change, happens three times a day,

365 days a year, and it takes only

one person and one button to send

out that alert. They will need more

procedures to stop that happening

again.

Those procedures are being

looked at. Absolutely. What went

through your mind when you saw it?

I

thought it would be a quiet day,

birds were singing, I was lying in

bed. The alarm went off. I froze for

several seconds trying to imagine if

it actually happened. And from that

point, basically, I rallied my