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0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello - this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty

0:00:08 > 0:00:09and Charlie Stayt.

0:00:09 > 0:00:12Boosting French border controls and taking in more migrants

0:00:12 > 0:00:15from Calais - the Prime Minister will announce a new agreement

0:00:15 > 0:00:16with France today.

0:00:16 > 0:00:19As Theresa May hosts President Emmanuel Macron,

0:00:19 > 0:00:22she'll say almost £45 million will be spent beefing up security

0:00:22 > 0:00:25around the Channel.

0:00:44 > 0:00:45Good morning.

0:00:45 > 0:00:46It's Thursday 18 January.

0:00:46 > 0:00:50A third day of snow, and a night of strong winds continue

0:00:50 > 0:00:56to cause hazardous conditions.

0:00:56 > 0:01:01Over seven inches of snow fell in parts of northern England. Through

0:01:01 > 0:01:05the morning rush hour if you are in Lincolnshire and East Anglia, some

0:01:05 > 0:01:13damaging gusts of wind. More in 15 minutes.

0:01:14 > 0:01:16The flagship "free" childcare scheme in England -

0:01:16 > 0:01:18now one charity says parents are subsidising it

0:01:18 > 0:01:21from their own pockets.

0:01:21 > 0:01:27Are of champagne. It is really bound to in small doses. -- I'd offer you

0:01:27 > 0:01:28a glass of champagne.

0:01:28 > 0:01:31He was the actor behind television sleuth Jason King -

0:01:31 > 0:01:34Peter Wyngarde has died in hospital at the age of ninety.

0:01:34 > 0:01:36Taxpayers owe private companies like Carillion almost 200 billion

0:01:36 > 0:01:39pounds to complete big building projects and the public spending

0:01:39 > 0:01:41watchdog says it's not the best value for money.

0:01:41 > 0:01:43In sport - curtains for Konta.

0:01:43 > 0:01:46The British number one is out of the Australian Open after a shock

0:01:46 > 0:01:51defeat to the world number 123.

0:01:51 > 0:01:51Good morning.

0:01:51 > 0:01:52First, our main story.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55Britain is to increase its contribution towards border

0:01:55 > 0:01:57controls in France by nearly 45 million pounds, and commit

0:01:57 > 0:01:59to taking in more migrants Calais.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May

0:02:02 > 0:02:04and the French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06Their meeting - at the army's officer training

0:02:06 > 0:02:09academy in Sandhurst - is being seen as the most important

0:02:09 > 0:02:13for several years, as our Diplomatic Correspondent,

0:02:13 > 0:02:15James Robbins, reports.

0:02:15 > 0:02:20This summit is very deliberately being held at Sandhurst,

0:02:20 > 0:02:22Britain's military academy of officer cadets.

0:02:22 > 0:02:25The venue underlined the fact that Britain and France are the key

0:02:25 > 0:02:29military powers in Europe, used to working together and today

0:02:29 > 0:02:31committing to greater co-operation, even if the background

0:02:31 > 0:02:35to all of this is, of course, Brexit.

0:02:35 > 0:02:39And in other ways Britain and France are heading into very different

0:02:39 > 0:02:43directions.

0:02:43 > 0:02:46Under pressure from President Macron, Theresa May will take

0:02:46 > 0:02:50in some migrant stuck in Calais and desperate across the Channel.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52So expect more unaccompanied children

0:02:52 > 0:02:55to be allowed into Britain, as well as adults who successfully

0:02:55 > 0:02:57argued that their ad mission will reunite

0:02:57 > 0:03:01families.

0:03:01 > 0:03:03But the longer-term deals will focus on defence.

0:03:03 > 0:03:05Britain is sending three British Chinook

0:03:05 > 0:03:12helicopters to Mali, they are large troop carrying

0:03:16 > 0:03:18aircraft that the French badly lack

0:03:18 > 0:03:19in their fight against Islamists.

0:03:19 > 0:03:27Britain will broaden its military in that area.

0:03:28 > 0:03:41Britain will backup troops in the Baltic state of Estonia.

0:03:45 > 0:03:49Baltic state of Estonia.The stalker Fiona in Cumbria. I can see the

0:03:49 > 0:03:53traffic is moving behind you but we've seen lots of problems on the

0:03:53 > 0:04:02roads over the last 24 hours. That's right. People are bracing themselves

0:04:02 > 0:04:12the snow.

0:04:17 > 0:04:22the snow. It's not just snow that has a problem. Today's high winds as

0:04:22 > 0:04:31well, were expecting gusts. Weather warnings have been expected. Further

0:04:31 > 0:04:36north, motorists stranded.

0:04:40 > 0:04:45north, motorists stranded. Motorists were warned not to travel and its

0:04:45 > 0:04:51assumed they heeded that warning. We will hear from our Scotland

0:04:51 > 0:04:55correspondence later in the programme. The latest from the Met

0:04:55 > 0:05:05Office, no amber warnings.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14Are you waking up to snow this morning?

0:05:14 > 0:05:17Or has your journey been affected by the high winds?

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0:05:22 > 0:05:26There are calls for all women over the age of 30 should be screened

0:05:26 > 0:05:29for a faulty gene linked to higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer.

0:05:29 > 0:05:31Research by the Barts Cancer Institute in London

0:05:31 > 0:05:33found testing would prevent thousands of cancers,

0:05:33 > 0:05:41and be cost effective for the NHS.

0:05:45 > 0:05:50In deal signed under private finance initiatives, the government can

0:05:50 > 0:05:53borrow from private firms to build facilities like schools and

0:05:53 > 0:06:00hospitals. It was found more than 700 deals had charges of more than

0:06:00 > 0:06:08£10 million. Benazir to explain more. It's a lot of money.Just to

0:06:08 > 0:06:11clarify, the government will say to a private contractor, built amid

0:06:11 > 0:06:16this and we will pay you back over 30 or 40 years. If the cost of

0:06:16 > 0:06:25repayment. In medication is, it says there are 716 projects under way.

0:06:25 > 0:06:32They cost more than £10 billion a year just to Bay back. They say that

0:06:32 > 0:06:43there is no evidence that it is big ballet for money.

0:06:43 > 0:06:55ballet for money. It means for the critics, it means

0:06:55 > 0:06:56critics, it means many local particularly organisations like the

0:06:56 > 0:06:59NHS.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02Parents in England are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't

0:07:02 > 0:07:04been properly funded by the government -

0:07:04 > 0:07:06that's according to a survey published today.

0:07:06 > 0:07:08The report, by the Pre-School Learning Alliance,

0:07:08 > 0:07:16found that nurseries which provdide 30-hours of free childcare,

0:07:16 > 0:07:20are having to ask parents to cover the cost of nappies and lunches.

0:07:20 > 0:07:22Some say if they don't, they could face closure.

0:07:22 > 0:07:25The government says it is investing 6 billion pounds

0:07:25 > 0:07:26in childcare by 2020.

0:07:26 > 0:07:27Elaine Dunkley reports.

0:07:27 > 0:07:30How many of the pink do you think I've got?

0:07:30 > 0:07:32How many of the pink beads have we got?

0:07:32 > 0:07:37At Sparkling Stars Pre-School in Poole, the numbers do not add up.

0:07:37 > 0:07:45It is struggling financially provide children with 30 hours of free care

0:07:45 > 0:07:45each week,

0:07:45 > 0:07:45and says the Government has not provided enough funding

0:07:45 > 0:07:45for the scheme.

0:07:45 > 0:07:47The only person that this policy is free to is the Government.

0:07:47 > 0:07:49It's not free to providers.

0:07:49 > 0:07:50We're subsidising this policy.

0:07:50 > 0:07:53It's not free to parents, or their children, because we're

0:07:53 > 0:07:55having to ask for additional contributions to cover part

0:07:55 > 0:07:58of what we offer, that the funding does not cover.

0:07:58 > 0:08:00We would love the word "free" to be replaced

0:08:00 > 0:08:01by "funded" or "subsidised."

0:08:01 > 0:08:03The scheme to double free childcare for three-

0:08:03 > 0:08:07and four-year-olds from 15 hours per week to 30 was introduced last

0:08:07 > 0:08:07September.

0:08:07 > 0:08:14But, with nurseries now struggling, families are being asked to pick

0:08:14 > 0:08:14up additional costs.

0:08:14 > 0:08:17The report from the Pre-School Learning Alliance suggests only 35%

0:08:17 > 0:08:19of childcare providers are delivering 30 hours

0:08:19 > 0:08:25per week completely free.

0:08:25 > 0:08:2837% have introduced or increased charges for things such as meals

0:08:28 > 0:08:30and snacks, to make up the shortfall.

0:08:30 > 0:08:3238% of providers are uncertain whether they will be offering

0:08:32 > 0:08:3530-hour places in one year's time.

0:08:35 > 0:08:39When they go on to bigger schools, you are not expected

0:08:39 > 0:08:40to make donations and things there.

0:08:40 > 0:08:42It should be free for everybody.

0:08:42 > 0:08:45The Department for Education said it has always been clear

0:08:45 > 0:08:48that the Government funding is not intended to cover the cost of meals

0:08:48 > 0:08:50or additional services, and while providers can charge

0:08:50 > 0:08:53parents for additional extras, this cannot be a condition

0:08:53 > 0:08:59of each child's place.

0:08:59 > 0:09:01Senior police officers, barristers and prosecutors will meet

0:09:01 > 0:09:04this morning to discuss ways to address problems caused

0:09:04 > 0:09:05by the non-disclosure of evidence.

0:09:05 > 0:09:07The high-level meeting will be chaired by the Director

0:09:07 > 0:09:09of Public Prosecutions in England and Wales,

0:09:09 > 0:09:10Alison Saunders.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13It comes amid growing concern over a series of rape cases

0:09:13 > 0:09:15which collapsed after material emerged which undermined

0:09:15 > 0:09:23the prosecution.

0:09:26 > 0:09:29Patient safety in Accident and Emergency Units in Wales

0:09:29 > 0:09:31is being compromised to an "unacceptable degree"

0:09:31 > 0:09:32according to hospital consultants.

0:09:32 > 0:09:35A group of 46 doctors is warning of the risks in a letter

0:09:35 > 0:09:37sent to the First Minister.

0:09:37 > 0:09:39Monthly performance figures will be published later this morning.

0:09:39 > 0:09:41NHS Wales say it's been a very challenging winter,

0:09:41 > 0:09:46We have heard warnings of emergency units in other parts of the UK being

0:09:46 > 0:09:50a braking points and this time it is the turn of doctors in Wales to

0:09:50 > 0:09:53speak out. A group of consultants to Britain to the Welsh First Minister

0:09:53 > 0:09:57believed the situation here is the worst it's ever been.This is

0:09:57 > 0:10:02usually concerning, staff members coming to work, the glue that holds

0:10:02 > 0:10:06the NHS together, coming in doing their shifts but going home in tears

0:10:06 > 0:10:10and we have got patients in the department when we don't have space

0:10:10 > 0:10:14to see them and we are coming back the next day and some of the

0:10:14 > 0:10:17patients are still here.The monthly performance figures to Wales will be

0:10:17 > 0:10:21published this morning but in this matter the published -- the

0:10:21 > 0:10:30consultants warn the First Minister: it acknowledges efforts have been

0:10:30 > 0:10:34made to plant the winter pressures including more investment but says

0:10:34 > 0:10:38it is simply not enough. Patient safety is being compromised, the

0:10:38 > 0:10:43doctors say, and the letter calls for a significant increase in

0:10:43 > 0:10:47funding. Those in charge of the NHS in Wales say it's been a very

0:10:47 > 0:10:51challenging winter with demand is exceeding expectations. They believe

0:10:51 > 0:11:00there are signs that things are improving.

0:11:00 > 0:11:02The actor Peter Wyngarde, who played the flamboyant 60s

0:11:02 > 0:11:04crime-fighter Jason King, has died aged 90.

0:11:04 > 0:11:07Wyngarde shot to fame in the series "Department S"

0:11:07 > 0:11:09but was also a prolific stage actor and director.

0:11:09 > 0:11:17Ben Ando looks back on his life.

0:11:26 > 0:11:36It is 11 minutes passed. Some bad news I'm afraid. Joanna Konta, our

0:11:36 > 0:11:44best chance of success at Melbourne Park. We are not taking anything

0:11:44 > 0:11:50away from Kyle Edmund. He has better, Nadal to get past. Jo Konta,

0:11:50 > 0:11:55she has dropped out in the second round. Not dropped out, she was

0:11:55 > 0:11:58beaten, quite considerably by a player you'd expect a breeze past

0:11:58 > 0:12:08normally. The ninth seed out of the Australian Open. She was beaten by

0:12:08 > 0:12:12the 123 and number player in the world. Joanna Konta struggled to

0:12:12 > 0:12:14find her game.

0:12:14 > 0:12:17Chelsea beat Norwich on penalties 5-3 in a dramatic FA Cup replay

0:12:17 > 0:12:18at Stamford Bridge.

0:12:18 > 0:12:21Eden Hazard scored the winning spot kick after his side were reduced

0:12:21 > 0:12:23to 9 men in extra time.

0:12:23 > 0:12:25Earlier Willian was booked for diving and the referee appeared

0:12:25 > 0:12:28not to consult VAR, even though replays suggested he might

0:12:28 > 0:12:31not to consult VAR, even though replays suggested he might

0:12:31 > 0:12:32have been clipped.

0:12:32 > 0:12:33Chelsea will face Newcastle next.

0:12:33 > 0:12:36The shock of the night though came at League One side Wigan,

0:12:36 > 0:12:39who put in a dominant performance to beat Premier League side

0:12:39 > 0:12:42Bournemouth 3-0, securing themselves a home tie against West Ham

0:12:42 > 0:12:43in the fourth round.

0:12:43 > 0:12:46Elsewhere, Swansea beat Championship leaders Wolves 2-1 to progress.

0:12:46 > 0:12:49The ECB say Ben Stokes is available for their Tour of New Zealand.

0:12:49 > 0:12:52Their decision comes two days after Stokes was charged with affray

0:12:52 > 0:12:54folllowing a nightclub brawl last September.

0:12:54 > 0:12:58Stokes was left out of the recent Ashes tour due to the ongoing police

0:12:58 > 0:12:58investigation.

0:12:58 > 0:13:01Those in the papers this morning about that decision. Nasser Hussain

0:13:01 > 0:13:06writing in the Daily Mail, saying what kind of message does this end,

0:13:06 > 0:13:10that is not charged with any crime, not charged with any bad behaviour

0:13:10 > 0:13:15and they leave him out of the ashes but the moment he is charged with

0:13:15 > 0:13:19affray, is available for selection again. The ECB have gotten that

0:13:19 > 0:13:29wrong. We will be joined by then. Let's find out what is happening.

0:13:29 > 0:13:34Our correspondence in Cumbria, it's clear that people need be mindful.

0:13:34 > 0:13:39There is a lot of wind around. Numerous hazards this morning. Good

0:13:39 > 0:13:47morning. Lots of snow across the of England. This is the weather system

0:13:47 > 0:13:53responsible. The rain and strong winds, let's concentrate on the

0:13:53 > 0:13:58snowfall. These are the routes likely to be affected. The snow has

0:13:58 > 0:14:04been fizzling out. There will be ongoing impacts throughout the

0:14:04 > 0:14:08morning rush-hour. Have seen as much as seven inches of snowfall

0:14:08 > 0:14:16overnight. The Windsor becoming more and more a feature. These are recent

0:14:16 > 0:14:22gusts from eastern parts of England. Over the next few hours, coastal

0:14:22 > 0:14:25parts of Lincolnshire and East Anglia could see winds gusting to 80

0:14:25 > 0:14:30miles per hour. They are going to cause a huge amount of problems.

0:14:30 > 0:14:36Please take it easy. Further west, not as strong as we have seen the

0:14:36 > 0:14:42recent hours. Some heavy showers in north-west England. Improving as far

0:14:42 > 0:14:46as the rain and snow is concerned that here and across Scotland and

0:14:46 > 0:14:52Northern Ireland, ice is the big story. A mixture of sleet and snow.

0:14:52 > 0:14:57Through the day, the strongest winds quickly depart. This could be a

0:14:57 > 0:15:03blustery day, nothing untoward lots of showers in the West. Scotland,

0:15:03 > 0:15:06Northern Ireland and northern England, a further covering in

0:15:06 > 0:15:13places. Some southern and eastern parts, it will stay dry to rapid

0:15:13 > 0:15:18rate the day but the wind will make it feel cold indeed. Still a bit of

0:15:18 > 0:15:24a breeze growing more showers out. A few centimetres of snow certainly

0:15:24 > 0:15:30possible. An ice risk into tomorrow morning. Temperatures lower than

0:15:30 > 0:15:35this, of course, in some rural areas and more of a forced into tomorrow

0:15:35 > 0:15:40morning in the south. Or Friday, lots of showers. Northern England

0:15:40 > 0:15:45and Wales. A few towards the south. A mixture of rain, hail and sleet.

0:15:45 > 0:15:52Some rumbles of thunder. Sunshine in between. Those are your afternoon

0:15:52 > 0:15:56temperatures and it will feel colder than that. Widespread frost to begin

0:15:56 > 0:16:03with. Not a bad day to start the weekend. Cloud increasing from the

0:16:03 > 0:16:07south-west later on. That cloud continues to pushing through the

0:16:07 > 0:16:11night and into Sunday morning, bringing outbreaks of rain across

0:16:11 > 0:16:16many parts. Preceded by snow over higher ground on Sunday which may

0:16:16 > 0:16:21cause a few issues before it turns back to rain later and temperatures

0:16:21 > 0:16:27rise. A change of weekend.

0:16:28 > 0:16:33rise. A change of weekend. We have ice to content with in Lincolnshire

0:16:33 > 0:16:36and East Anglia.

0:16:36 > 0:16:42Thank you very much. We will have a look through some of the papers now.

0:16:42 > 0:16:48Let's look at the front pages. On the front page of the Daily

0:16:48 > 0:16:51Telegraph, Emmanuel Macron of course having a meeting with Theresa May

0:16:51 > 0:16:56today. In amongst the issues they will be talking about, this £44

0:16:56 > 0:17:01million figure to keep border guards in Calais. However, the majority of

0:17:01 > 0:17:05what they will be talking about is not so much Brexit related at a lot

0:17:05 > 0:17:10of security issues and we will be talking about those later on. The

0:17:10 > 0:17:15Duchess of Cambridge, opening a wing at a hospital. And the child you can

0:17:15 > 0:17:22see, Raphael Chand, is waiting for a heart transplant. -- Chandler.He

0:17:22 > 0:17:29has certainly won the hearts of many -- she has certainly won the hearts

0:17:29 > 0:17:35of many. And again, the main story, taking a look at the visit by a

0:17:35 > 0:17:40Emmanuel Macron today to the UK.On the front page of the Times, I know

0:17:40 > 0:17:45you mentioned in a few minutes ago. These billions, enormous sums of

0:17:45 > 0:17:54money spent on wasteful PFI, this is in the news at the moment because of

0:17:54 > 0:17:59Carillion.Yes, and this was done before the Carillion collapse, by

0:17:59 > 0:18:02the National Audit Office. It is also on the front page of the

0:18:02 > 0:18:06business pages of the Telegraph, and it is looking at how valuable these

0:18:06 > 0:18:10are. The government says they are useful because they can offload the

0:18:10 > 0:18:13risk and the cost of public finance initiative projects to private

0:18:13 > 0:18:17business but there is a lot of criticism of how much they cost and

0:18:17 > 0:18:22whether they are tying local organisations like the NHS into

0:18:22 > 0:18:26deals which are too inflexible. So it is not particularly new but I

0:18:26 > 0:18:30think the issue is that even if we sign no new deals from tomorrow, it

0:18:30 > 0:18:36will still cost us as taxpayers £200 billion.And you mention you are

0:18:36 > 0:18:40going to take a look at the cricket. The cricket is all over the Daily

0:18:40 > 0:18:44Mail, but I was going to take the chance to talk about Alexis Sanchez,

0:18:44 > 0:18:49because this deal has been rumbling on in the transfer window. Alexis

0:18:49 > 0:18:52Sanchez is on the verge of signing the Manchester United, snatched away

0:18:52 > 0:18:57from Manchester City because they said they were not prepared to pay

0:18:57 > 0:19:01as much as he was asking for.I thought they had more money,

0:19:01 > 0:19:05Manchester City.They have an awful lot of money but Manchester United

0:19:05 > 0:19:11have come in and said they will pay a staggering £500,000 a week for the

0:19:11 > 0:19:20Chilean. And this is 103 year old Kitty, a Bristol Rovers football fan

0:19:20 > 0:19:25who first went to a match on a steam train in 1954, and she has spent

0:19:25 > 0:19:30every home game there ever since. She was asked what had changed over

0:19:30 > 0:19:35the years, she said the crowd is not as raucous as it used to be, and the

0:19:35 > 0:19:39money has changed. She said it has gotten too big, Kitty, the money has

0:19:39 > 0:19:44got out of hand but I suppose that is how things are these days.And

0:19:44 > 0:19:50she is 103.She says at one point she fainted in the crowd, and the St

0:19:50 > 0:19:54John's ambulance people had to carry her over everybody's heads to get

0:19:54 > 0:20:00her down to get some care.Crowd surfing!Exactly, she sounds like an

0:20:00 > 0:20:05absolute star. The big story in the paper is the cricket, and the fact

0:20:05 > 0:20:10that Ben Stokes has been selected to play in England's next test series

0:20:10 > 0:20:13down in New Zealand after being charged with affray, so lots of

0:20:13 > 0:20:17comment writers talking about whether that is the right call to

0:20:17 > 0:20:21make from the ECB. When he was in charge, they said he was not

0:20:21 > 0:20:25available for selection but when the Crown Prosecution Service say

0:20:25 > 0:20:29actually what you did is serious enough to be charged and criminal

0:20:29 > 0:20:32proceedings start, now he can come back into the England team.And that

0:20:32 > 0:20:38is on the inside of the Sun as well, spineless shambles as their headline

0:20:38 > 0:20:42on that. And this is an interesting one, we talked about that the tax

0:20:42 > 0:20:46cut in the United States for business, reducing taxes from 35% to

0:20:46 > 0:20:5121%. The first example of the difference it makes, the tech giant

0:20:51 > 0:20:55Apple says it will move production back to the United States and will

0:20:55 > 0:20:59pay $38 billion in tax, a 1-off tax payment for bringing some of its

0:20:59 > 0:21:03profits from overseas back to the United States. It has been hit with

0:21:03 > 0:21:08a tax bill of $38 billion. But at the same time it says it will spend

0:21:08 > 0:21:13$30 billion to expand operations in the United States, so expect to hear

0:21:13 > 0:21:17a lot from President Trump about why his tax cuts made that possible.And

0:21:17 > 0:21:21the Daily Telegraph, some of these pictures you will remember from

0:21:21 > 0:21:27movies. Clint Eastwood, you can see, and the story here is the University

0:21:27 > 0:21:31of Edinburgh has done a report about the use of apes, particularly, in

0:21:31 > 0:21:38movies, and criticising the use of apes, specifically, they say, the

0:21:38 > 0:21:42shot where the ape looks like they are grinning, as is often the way,

0:21:42 > 0:21:47to try and make the ape look like they are happy in the film, they say

0:21:47 > 0:21:56it usually...I am listening!I am looking behind me, it is like a

0:21:56 > 0:22:01teacher, when the ape appears to be smiling, is of course, the experts

0:22:01 > 0:22:05tell us, when they are in distress. So they are worried that some of the

0:22:05 > 0:22:09shots they have, the fine shot of Clint Eastwood having a laugh...

0:22:09 > 0:22:16Aren't they usually CGI now come anyway?Yes, I guess to a greater

0:22:16 > 0:22:21degree now they don't have to use real animals in the films.I don't

0:22:21 > 0:22:29think it is only about apes.Are you in distress, Naga? Is that why you

0:22:29 > 0:22:32are smiling like that?

0:22:32 > 0:22:35Music therapy is nothing new, but new evidence showing just how

0:22:35 > 0:22:38much it can help people with dementia will be presented

0:22:38 > 0:22:39to MPs today.

0:22:39 > 0:22:42Research shows it can help alleviate some of the condition's symptoms,

0:22:42 > 0:22:45and enhance a patient's quality of life, but experts say not enough

0:22:45 > 0:22:47care homes offer music sessions to their residents.

0:22:47 > 0:22:55Breakfast's Tim Muffett reports.

0:22:58 > 0:23:06You see people come back to life. There's a great raising of

0:23:06 > 0:23:10self-esteem.In this hall in Croydon, the singing for the brain

0:23:10 > 0:23:16choir meet each week.These are people with a diagnosis of dementia,

0:23:16 > 0:23:23their carers, and their carers. The people with the diagnosis realise

0:23:23 > 0:23:27they are equals again. They can do whatever else is doing, in some

0:23:27 > 0:23:32cases better.for dad, it is the joy in his eyes. And look, he keeps

0:23:32 > 0:23:37smiling. He loves it.Music is for the soul, to put it lightly.Music's

0:23:37 > 0:23:43ability to help people with dementia has been known for years, but many

0:23:43 > 0:23:50with the condition don't have access to groups like this. Today, the

0:23:50 > 0:23:53International longevity Centre will deliver the biggest report of its

0:23:53 > 0:23:57kind to the House of Lords is, calling for greater music provision

0:23:57 > 0:24:01and the National framework to deliver it.We have been hearing

0:24:01 > 0:24:06about how to decrease the use of antipsychotic medication, and music

0:24:06 > 0:24:09provides a really fantastic alternative. Only 5% of care homes

0:24:09 > 0:24:13in the UK have good quality arts and music provision for their residents.

0:24:13 > 0:24:17We really want to see that increased.You don't have to perform

0:24:17 > 0:24:22music to reap the benefits, according to research in this

0:24:22 > 0:24:27report. Just listening to it can have a hugely positive effect.We

0:24:27 > 0:24:31have a better memory for the music you listen to between the ages of

0:24:31 > 0:24:36ten and 30. So if you have got a relative with dementia, even if they

0:24:36 > 0:24:39can't communicate with you any more, you can think back to when they

0:24:39 > 0:24:44would have been ten to 30 years old, and use that as a key to unlock the

0:24:44 > 0:24:48kinds of music that they might really enjoy, and might have a lot

0:24:48 > 0:24:54of benefits for them.Have you got a favourite song?For you? Que sera

0:24:54 > 0:25:00sera!. Has dementia. Her husband, George, says this choir transforms

0:25:00 > 0:25:10her -- Dot.Can't wait to get here. Yes, I loved every bit of it.More

0:25:10 > 0:25:16than 30 years ago, Paul Hardcastle raised awareness of another issue,

0:25:16 > 0:25:23the treatment of Vietnam veterans. His song 19 was a global hit. Now,

0:25:23 > 0:25:27he is calling on the music industry to do more to help people with

0:25:27 > 0:25:30dementia, by offering free performances and personalised

0:25:30 > 0:25:36playlists.The main thing about this is there is no downside to actually

0:25:36 > 0:25:40using music. It is not like we're asking people to test new drugs. It

0:25:40 > 0:25:43has been proven beyond doubt that this is working. And the music

0:25:43 > 0:25:47industry is big enough to really help out, and I think it should be.

0:25:47 > 0:25:51A message to be delivered with unified voice. Help music help more

0:25:51 > 0:25:57people.

0:25:57 > 0:26:01It was so lovely seeing Dot and George just find each other again.

0:26:01 > 0:26:05And it makes perfect sense, because if I hear a song played from when I

0:26:05 > 0:26:09was a teenager, it almost brings back those feelings from when you

0:26:09 > 0:26:12were a teenager, and you have soundtracks of your life, don't you?

0:26:12 > 0:26:19And if that has affect you in some way, let us know. We will be talking

0:26:19 > 0:29:41about it later on this morning as

0:29:41 > 0:29:42fairly heavy at times, as well.

0:29:42 > 0:29:45I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:29:45 > 0:29:46in half an hour.

0:29:46 > 0:29:48Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:29:48 > 0:29:51Bye for now.

0:29:51 > 0:29:53Hello - this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga

0:29:53 > 0:29:54Munchetty.

0:29:54 > 0:29:57We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

0:29:57 > 0:29:59but also on Breakfast this morning.

0:29:59 > 0:30:07Music for the mind.

0:30:08 > 0:30:15We'll hear how the power of song is helping people with dementia,

0:30:15 > 0:30:17and growing up so quickly.

0:30:17 > 0:30:19Research shows children really are getting taller.

0:30:19 > 0:30:22We'll speak to the school uniform makers who say their short trousers,

0:30:22 > 0:30:23aren't so short anymore.

0:30:23 > 0:30:25And she solved a problem like Maria,

0:30:25 > 0:30:27now stage star Connie Fisher is contemplating motherhood.

0:30:27 > 0:30:31She'll be here to tell us about the personal journey which has

0:30:31 > 0:30:37changed her attitude to becoming a parent.

0:30:37 > 0:30:45Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:30:56 > 0:30:59Britain is to increase its contribution towards border

0:30:59 > 0:31:01controls in France by nearly 45 million pounds, and commit

0:31:01 > 0:31:03to taking in more migrants Calais.

0:31:03 > 0:31:06The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May

0:31:06 > 0:31:08and the French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

0:31:08 > 0:31:10Commuters in Scotland and Northern England

0:31:10 > 0:31:12are being warned about treacherous driving conditions this morning.

0:31:12 > 0:31:15An amber weather warning following heavy snow

0:31:15 > 0:31:18has been lifted.

0:31:18 > 0:31:26Gales and heavy rain have been affecting other areas.

0:31:26 > 0:31:28Police Scotland have adviced that travel conditions across much

0:31:28 > 0:31:31of the country are extremely dangerous after heavy snowfall.

0:31:31 > 0:31:34A yellow weather warning for strong winds up to 75mph has been issued

0:31:34 > 0:31:36for much of England and Wales.

0:31:36 > 0:31:39The public spending watchdog says taxpayers could face a bill

0:31:39 > 0:31:41of almost 200 billion pounds for deals signed under

0:31:41 > 0:31:42Private Finance Initiatives.

0:31:42 > 0:31:44The National Audit Office's report into PFIs -

0:31:44 > 0:31:47schemes where the government can borrow from private firms to build

0:31:47 > 0:31:50facilities like schools and hospitals - found more than 700

0:31:50 > 0:31:53deals, with annual charges of more than 10 billion pounds,

0:31:53 > 0:31:53are still operational.

0:31:53 > 0:32:01The government says PFI has helped fund vital infrastructure projects.

0:32:03 > 0:32:07Parents in England are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't

0:32:07 > 0:32:10been properly funded by the government according to a survey

0:32:10 > 0:32:14published today.

0:32:14 > 0:32:17The report, by the Pre-School Learning Alliance, found nurseries

0:32:17 > 0:32:20providing 30 hours of free childcare are having to ask parents to cover

0:32:20 > 0:32:22the cost of nappies and lunches.

0:32:22 > 0:32:25The government says the funding was never intended to cover the cost

0:32:25 > 0:32:29of meals or additional services and it is investing 6 billion pounds

0:32:29 > 0:32:30in childcare by 2020.

0:32:30 > 0:32:34The only person that this policy is free to as the government. It is not

0:32:34 > 0:32:37free to providers. We are subsidising this policy. It is not

0:32:37 > 0:32:41free to the parents of their children because we are having to

0:32:41 > 0:32:44ask for additional contributions to cover parts of what we offer that

0:32:44 > 0:32:48the funding does not cover. We would love the word free to be replaced by

0:32:48 > 0:32:52funded or subsidised.

0:32:52 > 0:32:57There are calls for all women over 30 to be screened for a faulty gene

0:32:57 > 0:33:02related to high rates of breast and a very and cancer. Testing is said

0:33:02 > 0:33:07to prevent thousands of patients developing cancer and be

0:33:07 > 0:33:08cost-effective for the NHS.

0:33:08 > 0:33:11Patient safety in Accident and Emergency Units in Wales

0:33:11 > 0:33:13is being compromised to an "unacceptable degree"

0:33:13 > 0:33:14according to hospital consultants.

0:33:14 > 0:33:17A group of 46 doctors is warning of the risks in a letter

0:33:17 > 0:33:19sent to the First Minister.

0:33:19 > 0:33:21Monthly performance figures will be published later this morning.

0:33:21 > 0:33:23NHS Wales say it's been a very challenging winter,

0:33:23 > 0:33:28but things are starting to improve.

0:33:28 > 0:33:30The actor Peter Wyngarde, who played the flamboyant 60s

0:33:30 > 0:33:32crime-fighter Jason King, has died aged 90.

0:33:32 > 0:33:38Wyngarde shot to fame in the series "Department S"

0:33:38 > 0:33:45but was also a prolific stage actor and director.

0:33:51 > 0:33:59His agent described him as the most extraordinary man he had ever met.

0:33:59 > 0:34:04Has got news from the tennis.Tennis at the top. Joanna Contura looking

0:34:04 > 0:34:11rather miffed as rightly she would. Knocked out of the Australian Open

0:34:11 > 0:34:18in the second round. She is ninth seed. -- Jon Hannah Konta. She had a

0:34:18 > 0:34:23terrible end to last season. She had a bit of an injury, recovered from

0:34:23 > 0:34:29that, got a new coach, a fresh beginning to Jo Konta. Something

0:34:29 > 0:34:35went wrong this time around.Was it a convincing loss?

0:34:35 > 0:34:39The British number one and ninth seed is out of the Australian Open,

0:34:39 > 0:34:41knocked out in straight sets by Bernarda Pera

0:34:41 > 0:34:42who's ranked world number 123,

0:34:42 > 0:34:44beating Konta in straight sets 6-4, 7-5.

0:34:44 > 0:34:47Konta struggled with the very hot conditions in Melbourne

0:34:47 > 0:34:55but afterwards described the result as not a "massive catastrophe".

0:34:55 > 0:35:02It's a bit frustrating but also I think, I'm still taking good stuff

0:35:02 > 0:35:11from this. I don't feel by any means that it is a massive catastrophe.

0:35:11 > 0:35:17Obviously, I play every event to be there till the end. I don't want to

0:35:17 > 0:35:24be going home this early. I think in terms of building myself back up

0:35:24 > 0:35:31again and building myself up again, and playing the way I want to play,

0:35:31 > 0:35:38I think I keep moving forward.

0:35:38 > 0:35:41Video refereeing came under the spotlight last night

0:35:41 > 0:35:43at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Norwich City 5-3 on penalties

0:35:43 > 0:35:46in a dramatic FA Cup 3rd round replay.

0:35:46 > 0:35:48Chelsea took the lead in the match before

0:35:48 > 0:35:51Jamal Lewis equalised for Norwich in the fourth minute of injury time

0:35:51 > 0:35:53- sending the match to extra time.

0:35:53 > 0:35:54Willian then went down

0:35:54 > 0:35:57in the penalty area but the incident wasn't reviewed by VAR

0:35:57 > 0:35:59and he was instead booked for diving.

0:35:59 > 0:36:00Chelsea had Pedro

0:36:00 > 0:36:03and Alvaro Morata sent off so they were down to 9 men

0:36:03 > 0:36:05but Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty.

0:36:05 > 0:36:07Chelsea will now play Newcastle United in the fourth

0:36:07 > 0:36:10round but manager Antonio Conte was bemused by the Willian

0:36:10 > 0:36:15decision.

0:36:15 > 0:36:24If you watch the replay, you can see very clearly that this is penalty.

0:36:24 > 0:36:32The referee looks and then he listen, he heard what the other

0:36:32 > 0:36:43referee watched. And then he say to continue to play.

0:36:43 > 0:36:47The shock of the night in the FA Cup though came at League One side

0:36:47 > 0:36:48Wigan.

0:36:48 > 0:36:50They beat Premier League side Bournemouth -

0:36:50 > 0:36:52Sam Morsey gave them the lead inside 10 minutes

0:36:52 > 0:36:53and they never looked back.

0:36:53 > 0:36:57Their reward for the 3 nil win is a fourth round home tie

0:36:57 > 0:36:58against West Ham.

0:36:58 > 0:37:02It was a good performance for us tonight, playing in such a good

0:37:02 > 0:37:04opposition. Bournemouth, playing a good game, scoring goals of the

0:37:04 > 0:37:08right time, it allowed us to defend deep, pushing back, the lads, it was

0:37:08 > 0:37:16a fantastic game, goals frost to score, great to be in it.

0:37:16 > 0:37:18Swansea, who are bottom of the Premier League,

0:37:18 > 0:37:21beat Wolves who are top of the Championship -

0:37:21 > 0:37:242-1 thanks in part to a fanstastic goal from Jordan Ayew.

0:37:24 > 0:37:30Swansea face League 2 Notts County side away next.

0:37:30 > 0:37:35Theo Walcott is the second signing of the January transfer window. He

0:37:35 > 0:37:41is believed to have cost £20 million.

0:37:41 > 0:37:43Ben Stokes says he's "extremely delighted" to be available

0:37:43 > 0:37:45for selection again for England.

0:37:45 > 0:37:48The ECB say he is available for their Tour of New Zealand.

0:37:48 > 0:37:51Their decision comes just 2 days after he was charged

0:37:51 > 0:37:54with affray following an incident outside a nightclub in Bristol last

0:37:54 > 0:37:54September.

0:37:54 > 0:37:57He was left out of the Ashes tour because of the ongoing police

0:37:57 > 0:38:01investigation.

0:38:01 > 0:38:06Nasser Hussain is particularly outspoken about the fact that he

0:38:06 > 0:38:09perhaps shouldn't be available for selection now that he has been

0:38:09 > 0:38:13charged for a criminal offence but before, he wasn't across selection.

0:38:13 > 0:38:19What kind of message does that sand? Has anything happened, you can't

0:38:19 > 0:38:24come? Now we know something has happened and you have to go and

0:38:24 > 0:38:27defend yourself in court. A bit of a controversial decision.

0:38:27 > 0:38:31Eddie Jones will name his England squad for the Six Nations later

0:38:31 > 0:38:34after announcing yesterday that he's agreed to stay on as England's rugby

0:38:34 > 0:38:36union Head Coach until 2021 .

0:38:36 > 0:38:39That's a two-year extension to his current contract that was due

0:38:39 > 0:38:41to end after the 2019 World Cup in Japan.

0:38:41 > 0:38:44He'll remain in charge after that World Cup and will be responsible

0:38:44 > 0:38:49for developing his successor during the following season.

0:38:49 > 0:38:57For me, I can do something quite selfless you for English rugby and I

0:38:57 > 0:39:01think I am indebted to England for the opportunity. I got to coach the

0:39:01 > 0:39:08national team and it's way of me something back.

0:39:08 > 0:39:11We mentioned Jones naming his England squad today -

0:39:11 > 0:39:14but James Haskell will miss England's first two Six Nations

0:39:14 > 0:39:17matches against Italy and Wales after being given a four-week ban.

0:39:17 > 0:39:19The Wasps player was sent off for a dangerous tackle

0:39:19 > 0:39:22on Jamie Roberts during Saturday's defeat to Harlequins.

0:39:22 > 0:39:27It seems England did a lease score one victory in the recent Ashes

0:39:27 > 0:39:30series.

0:39:30 > 0:39:34Australia batsman David Warner has posted a video on his instagram

0:39:34 > 0:39:36account of his daughter singing her favourite cricket song -

0:39:36 > 0:39:36only it isn't one that he would have expected.

0:39:54 > 0:40:00That is David Warner's daughter singing "Jimmy Jimmy Anderson". That

0:40:00 > 0:40:05is the legacy for Australian cricket. All kinds of positives

0:40:05 > 0:40:09coming out to the Australians after the Ashes but the one thing David

0:40:09 > 0:40:13Warner's daughter remembers is a song about Jimmy Anderson. See you

0:40:13 > 0:40:20later on.

0:40:20 > 0:40:22Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie had her breasts, ovaries

0:40:22 > 0:40:25and fallopian tubes removed when she found out she carried

0:40:25 > 0:40:28a gene that would make her more susceptible to developing cancer.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31Now, new research says giving every woman over 30 genetic tests

0:40:31 > 0:40:34for cancer risk would save lives and be cost effective for the NHS.

0:40:34 > 0:40:38Let's talk to the lead researcher, Dr Ranjit Manchanda.

0:40:38 > 0:40:45He's a Consultant Gynaecological Oncologist.

0:40:45 > 0:40:51Thank you that talking to us this morning. So tell me, who would you

0:40:51 > 0:40:59like to see screen?The research shows that it compares to

0:40:59 > 0:41:09strategies. The current strategy which cancer testing like the genes

0:41:09 > 0:41:15for BRCA one and two is offered base on the pattern of family history of

0:41:15 > 0:41:25cancer in the family. If it feel certain criteria protesting, they

0:41:25 > 0:41:30can avail this test. In the new strategy, we can explore the option

0:41:30 > 0:41:36of offering testing for everybody. This analysis compares the cost in

0:41:36 > 0:41:43consequence of doing this. We find that we can say a large number of

0:41:43 > 0:41:49lives and preventable cancers if we prevent a strategy of opting to test

0:41:49 > 0:41:56everybody.Is this a stage that we are out, that it has to be justified

0:41:56 > 0:42:03on a cost basis?Anything we do need to be justified on a cost basis and

0:42:03 > 0:42:13outcome basis. We feel we estimate a large number of people may not

0:42:13 > 0:42:17fulfil the current criteria protesting. Therefore, they will be

0:42:17 > 0:42:23missed by the current approach. The new strategy offers us the

0:42:23 > 0:42:27opportunity to identify women at risk, often options in training and

0:42:27 > 0:42:34prevention and save more lives.Why the age of 30?Usually the risk of

0:42:34 > 0:42:39cancer doesn't rise before the age of 30. It is a pragmatic choice to

0:42:39 > 0:42:51the analysis. In this paper and this analysis.

0:42:51 > 0:42:56analysis.Which cancers in particular will be more diagnosed or

0:42:56 > 0:43:02will we see a significant difference.

0:43:02 > 0:43:10difference.For example, individuals carrying the faulty BRCA chants --

0:43:10 > 0:43:17the faulty BRCA gene will have an increased risk of breast and ovarian

0:43:17 > 0:43:21cancer and this contrasts with the population level risk which is about

0:43:21 > 0:43:2912%. If you know people at high risk, we can offer them options of

0:43:29 > 0:43:36more enhanced screening or prevention in the form of surgery to

0:43:36 > 0:43:46reduce the risk of ovarian cancer. To prevent breast cancer or that

0:43:46 > 0:43:54matter, using drugs. For preventing breast cancer. There are a range of

0:43:54 > 0:44:01approaches or options to reduce their cancer risk we know they are

0:44:01 > 0:44:05at high risk. This will prevent cancers and reduce the burden of

0:44:05 > 0:44:10disease in the population.Thank you very much the joining us from our

0:44:10 > 0:44:16London studio.

0:44:16 > 0:44:19London studio. All eyes are on the weather this morning. Let's get the

0:44:19 > 0:44:23full update with Matt. If you haven't had the snow, maybe you have

0:44:23 > 0:44:29had high winds and heavy rain.

0:44:29 > 0:44:33Plenty going on this morning, some of you contending that scenes like

0:44:33 > 0:44:37this. Very strong winds brought down trees in England and Wales, but that

0:44:37 > 0:44:42is only part of the story. This system has brought windy weather

0:44:42 > 0:44:46rattling across quite quickly, and here earlier on we saw lots of snow.

0:44:46 > 0:44:50It is having an impact on the sort of routes across the north of

0:44:50 > 0:44:53England, the far south of Scotland, especially considering where we have

0:44:53 > 0:44:59had seven inches of snow in some areas overnight. That will have an

0:44:59 > 0:45:02ongoing impact into the rush-hour, so check your travel news before you

0:45:02 > 0:45:06head out this morning. And these are the wind gusts in the last hour in

0:45:06 > 0:45:11parts of eastern England. Over 60 mph for many. Not particular common

0:45:11 > 0:45:14inland, that is causing some problems if you are travelling

0:45:14 > 0:45:17around. Over the next couple of hours parts of Lincolnshire and East

0:45:17 > 0:45:21Anglia could see damaging gusts of wind, may be reaching 80 mph. So

0:45:21 > 0:45:26check before you head out, take it easy on the roads and pavements. In

0:45:26 > 0:45:29the west the winds easing down from the strong showers overnight.

0:45:29 > 0:45:32Showers now starting to push back into north-west England once again.

0:45:32 > 0:45:36That will turn to snow over higher ground. The legacy of icy conditions

0:45:36 > 0:45:39across Northern Ireland and much of Scotland following plunging

0:45:39 > 0:45:42temperatures overnight and the showers keep going throughout the

0:45:42 > 0:45:46day. A mixture of sleep around some coasts. Snow inland, a further

0:45:46 > 0:45:50coating of snow. The same tyres on the hills of northern England.

0:45:50 > 0:45:53Eastern Scotland should stay dry. Much of eastern England will have a

0:45:53 > 0:45:59dry day. A few showers towards the south and west. These will be heavy

0:45:59 > 0:46:03with hail and thunder, a little bit of sleep extent, and wherever you

0:46:03 > 0:46:06are, even though the winds easing down after a peak this morning, it

0:46:06 > 0:46:10will still feel pretty chilly in the breeze. A noticeable wind chill for

0:46:10 > 0:46:13all. It stays breezy through the night. Weather winds for latest

0:46:13 > 0:46:16across eastern areas, the greater chance of across some parts of

0:46:16 > 0:46:19central and southern England. The showers keep going in the west. Most

0:46:19 > 0:46:22accumulating over parts of central western Scotland and Northern

0:46:22 > 0:46:24Ireland in the west. Most accumulating over parts of central

0:46:24 > 0:46:27western Scotland and Northern Ireland into Friday morning. So it

0:46:27 > 0:46:40will be very slippery in places here and across parts of northern

0:46:40 > 0:46:44England, Wales as well. Still a few showers to come across England and

0:46:44 > 0:46:47Wales through the day. What's to come in western Scotland and

0:46:47 > 0:46:50Northern Ireland. Another blustery day, one or two spots avoiding the

0:46:50 > 0:46:53showers and staying with the sunshine. These are the temperatures

0:46:53 > 0:46:57on thermometers. It will feel colder than that in the wind. A bit of a

0:46:57 > 0:47:00different day on Saturday. The winds are little bit lighter. That means a

0:47:00 > 0:47:03widespread and quite sharp frost to begin with, especially in northern

0:47:03 > 0:47:06areas. Most will be dry. Increasing cloud in the south-west towards the

0:47:06 > 0:47:10afternoon and that is the sign for a big change on Sunday. If you have

0:47:10 > 0:47:14outdoor plants, Saturday is the better day. It is going to be some

0:47:14 > 0:47:17snow, especially over the hills of southern Scotland and northern

0:47:17 > 0:47:21England. That will turn back to rain and for many it will be a bit of a

0:47:21 > 0:47:25soggy day on Sunday, but gradually turning mother. That is how it is

0:47:25 > 0:47:26looking. -- turning milder.

0:47:26 > 0:47:29China is one of our biggest trading partners, and the Government wants

0:47:29 > 0:47:29China is one of our biggest trading partners, and the Government wants

0:47:29 > 0:47:32us to do more business the country after we leave the EU.

0:47:32 > 0:47:34But its economy has been slowing down.

0:47:34 > 0:47:37Ben is looking at how what it could mean for us.

0:47:37 > 0:47:41It is not often we talk about China, at they are a really big trading

0:47:41 > 0:47:45partner for us, so what happens there will affect us as well. Made

0:47:45 > 0:47:52in China is a pretty familiar label on the goods we buy. $40 billion

0:47:52 > 0:47:59worth of goods imported from there to us each year. Economists suggest

0:47:59 > 0:48:03the Chinese economy could be growing by 6.7% in the last quarter of last

0:48:03 > 0:48:08year. The book that into a bit of context -- to put that into a bit of

0:48:08 > 0:48:12context, it is growing much faster than Canada, the fastest growing

0:48:12 > 0:48:16economy in the G7, much faster than the world's biggest economy,

0:48:16 > 0:48:20America, and of course much stronger than the growth we have seen in the

0:48:20 > 0:48:20UK.

0:48:20 > 0:48:24Jinny Yan, chief china economist at ICBC Standard Bank.

0:48:24 > 0:48:28Good morning to you. Let's talk about these numbers, because when

0:48:28 > 0:48:34you see a figure like 6.7, 6.8%, phenomenal growth compared to the 1%

0:48:34 > 0:48:38or 2% we are seeing in Europe and the US. Why is it growing so

0:48:38 > 0:48:43quickly?You have to put in context, first of all China is used to

0:48:43 > 0:48:46double-digit growth so this is a slowdown from recent trends. In

0:48:46 > 0:48:50terms of momentum, China is growing very fast at the moment it is the

0:48:50 > 0:48:54old industries are not slowing down as much as people expected. But the

0:48:54 > 0:48:59new industries, the technology driven, innovative and creative

0:48:59 > 0:49:05industries, are coming up. That is why in terms of China, we have very

0:49:05 > 0:49:09stable consumer confidence, as well. Investment, consumption and net

0:49:09 > 0:49:13export are also contributing positively towards GDP growth. That

0:49:13 > 0:49:18is why we have that positive figure out of China.So what does it mean

0:49:18 > 0:49:23in the UK? As you touched on, the government said we should be selling

0:49:23 > 0:49:27more to China. What can we sell to China?First of all we need to

0:49:27 > 0:49:31understand the rebalancing of China's economy. What China needs

0:49:31 > 0:49:36right now is that knowledge-based added value. So China is no longer

0:49:36 > 0:49:42the factory floor, the cheap stuff, out of China. It is about the extra

0:49:42 > 0:49:47knowledge base. So the UK is brilliant at that, and very

0:49:47 > 0:49:50experienced at the creative industries, innovation, and also

0:49:50 > 0:49:54financial technology, for example. Those are just some examples, so the

0:49:54 > 0:50:00UK needs to embrace that and also try to really encouraged Chinese

0:50:00 > 0:50:03demand into the UK.What are the things that are holding back trade

0:50:03 > 0:50:08at the moment? I mean, there is a lot of cultural issues that take a

0:50:08 > 0:50:11lot of understanding between the two countries. But other things that are

0:50:11 > 0:50:15holding back China buying more from the UK? They are obviously looking

0:50:15 > 0:50:19around the world saying where do we want to buy from? What would make

0:50:19 > 0:50:23them choose the UK?Well, first of all, as a trading partner, of

0:50:23 > 0:50:27course, Europe is much bigger as an overall trading partner for China.

0:50:27 > 0:50:31But the UK needs to be playing to its strength. And its advantages,

0:50:31 > 0:50:37and really be dynamic in terms of what China demands from the UK. I

0:50:37 > 0:50:41think those are key factors there. And let's talk about that number

0:50:41 > 0:50:45itself. There is always a criticism when we get a growth figure from

0:50:45 > 0:50:49China, can we believe the number? Is it actually accurate? A lot of

0:50:49 > 0:50:54people say it is made up. Is it? There is some recent news about

0:50:54 > 0:50:58local provincial data being made up, but that is not news. We have seen

0:50:58 > 0:51:02that especially out of the financial crisis, and local figures usually

0:51:02 > 0:51:06don't add up the national figures, and the official statistics agency

0:51:06 > 0:51:10has acknowledged that they are revising the figures so they are

0:51:10 > 0:51:13helping the regional provinces to come up with their GDP figures. So

0:51:13 > 0:51:17the first step is to acknowledge that problem. The second step is to

0:51:17 > 0:51:22address it, and I think we will see more of that in 2018.Thank you for

0:51:22 > 0:51:28explaining all of that. And we are going to get that figure in nine

0:51:28 > 0:51:34minutes, so we will have that for you a little later.You sounded like

0:51:34 > 0:51:39you might be excited about that. Yes, it is not often we get to talk

0:51:39 > 0:51:46about China on this programme.It is very rare we get to see how tall you

0:51:46 > 0:51:54are. 6-foot 6.5?

0:51:54 > 0:51:59are. 6-foot 6.5?6-foot 6.5, the half is very important. Did you have

0:51:59 > 0:52:03trouble getting school uniforms to fit?Because I grew out of it very

0:52:03 > 0:52:13quickly, as well. Mum and dad were never thrilled.Take a look. How old

0:52:13 > 0:52:17are you that?I was 11, that was the first day at secondary school, with

0:52:17 > 0:52:23my sister.Look how big the uniform is.Clearly mum was making sure I

0:52:23 > 0:52:28had room to grow into it.Are used to work in a school uniform shop in

0:52:28 > 0:52:33my job was to size up kids. You had to look at a child and it was a

0:52:33 > 0:52:36mission of diplomacy, because you had to please the parents as well as

0:52:36 > 0:52:40please the kids. So you would never be put in anything bigger than to

0:52:40 > 0:52:52size -- two sizes too big.Is your sister also told?Pretty toll, so

0:52:52 > 0:52:55she would be in her final year, so she was a prefect or something, with

0:52:55 > 0:53:01that sash, and I was starting at secondary school, and yes, it is

0:53:01 > 0:53:06plenty of space to fit in. And look at my blonde hair, as well! I don't

0:53:06 > 0:53:10think I have changed a bit.Well, we are not just doing this for

0:53:10 > 0:53:14nostalgia. The story is that children are getting taller and

0:53:14 > 0:53:15taller.

0:53:15 > 0:53:17We are talking about children getting taller this morning,

0:53:17 > 0:53:19after the country's leading school uniform manufacturer said demand

0:53:19 > 0:53:22for longer-length trousers, blazers and skirts is soaring.

0:53:22 > 0:53:25Of course, children growing tall is not an entirely new phenomenon.

0:53:25 > 0:53:34How can I help you?We need trousers for Jake.

0:53:38 > 0:53:43for Jake.Most of our 11 -year-olds are probably the size of the 12 or

0:53:43 > 0:53:4813-year-old. I don't do very many small sizes now, probably two, three

0:53:48 > 0:53:59in a year. Most small sizes are what we call regular sizes now.

0:54:00 > 0:54:03we call regular sizes now.Had a growth spurt, they both have. A

0:54:03 > 0:54:07couple of years ago, at this size, he will have a bully would have been

0:54:07 > 0:54:11exceptionally tall in his class. Now he is much more in line with other

0:54:11 > 0:54:17boys his age.Has he stopped growing yet?No, definitely not!Paul Ryan

0:54:17 > 0:54:21shrinking. He has grown steadily a centimetre a month for the last 18

0:54:21 > 0:54:29months or so. So yes, I would like him to stop now, please. -- or I am

0:54:29 > 0:54:30shrinking.

0:54:30 > 0:54:32Dr Latifa Patel is a paediatrician.

0:54:32 > 0:54:34She joins us now.

0:54:34 > 0:54:41So anecdotally is one thing. What is the evidence? What are we seeing?

0:54:41 > 0:54:46OK, you talk about why children grow. We have genetics, which we

0:54:46 > 0:54:50can't influence, you have diet and disease. Those are the two things we

0:54:50 > 0:54:54have got better at doing. So better diet, and we don't start in

0:54:54 > 0:54:58childhood. We start way before, when a woman becomes pregnant we give

0:54:58 > 0:55:03antenatal advice, stop smoking, limit your alcohol intake, healthy

0:55:03 > 0:55:07eating, vitamins, and babies get their own midwife and you have

0:55:07 > 0:55:11pharmacists helping out, GPs, you talk about supplementing the

0:55:11 > 0:55:16vitamins. Generally as a nature nation we are eating better. You

0:55:16 > 0:55:20know the traffic light system? We informing parents and children

0:55:20 > 0:55:24better, and if you talk about disease prevention, we are as a

0:55:24 > 0:55:29nation getting better at that.To clarify, that would make us

0:55:29 > 0:55:34healthier, but why would it make us bigger?Well, if you have the right

0:55:34 > 0:55:37nutrients in the right environment and you are tackling disease and

0:55:37 > 0:55:43ill-health, you are likely to grow and flourish. Children are also

0:55:43 > 0:55:48getting bigger, they are becoming more overweight and more obese.That

0:55:48 > 0:55:52is different, isn't it? Because you are talking about having good

0:55:52 > 0:55:56nutrition, well fed, with the right stuff. It is the wrong nutrition, or

0:55:56 > 0:56:01the wrong food habits, that causes obesity, obviously, and ill-health.

0:56:01 > 0:56:05Absolutely, but we also find that children who are overweight or obese

0:56:05 > 0:56:10tend to be taller. So when uniforms are getting longer, they are

0:56:10 > 0:56:14properly also getting larger in terms of waist size.Isn't it down

0:56:14 > 0:56:20to genetics? I was always going to end up no bigger than I am now. My

0:56:20 > 0:56:25parents are fairly short.It is absolutely partly to do with

0:56:25 > 0:56:29genetics, but in terms of what we can do, give your children the right

0:56:29 > 0:56:34diet from day one, give them the right food, nutrients, vitamins, and

0:56:34 > 0:56:41also think, the start of the NHS was a turning point for the UK and how

0:56:41 > 0:56:45we surveill ill-health. Now we know you go to your GP, your pharmacist,

0:56:45 > 0:56:51out hours care,

0:56:51 > 0:56:54out hours care, A&E, and that has changed in the last 30 years.Is

0:56:54 > 0:56:59this a good news story?I think it is, in terms of general health and

0:56:59 > 0:57:04we well-being it is good news. We will only find out in the next ten

0:57:04 > 0:57:08or 20 years what really happened. Obesity is something we need to look

0:57:08 > 0:57:12at. Continuing the good work in terms of diet is really important.

0:57:12 > 0:57:16Thank you very much for your time this morning.

0:57:16 > 1:00:38Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

1:00:38 > 1:00:38Time now to get the news, minutes on BBC radio London, telling

1:00:38 > 1:00:42you all about the travel situation because of the wind. I am back with

1:00:42 > 1:00:46the latest from the BBC London newsroom in half an hour, and we

1:00:46 > 1:00:50will see you soon.

1:00:50 > 1:00:52Hello - this is Breakfast, with Naga Munchetty

1:00:52 > 1:00:53and Charlie Stayt.

1:00:53 > 1:00:55Boosting French border controls and taking in more migrants

1:00:55 > 1:00:58from Calais - the Prime Minister will announce a new agreement

1:00:58 > 1:00:59with France today.

1:00:59 > 1:01:01As Theresa May hosts President Emmanuel Macron,

1:01:01 > 1:01:04she'll say almost £45 million will be spent beefing up security

1:01:04 > 1:01:12around the Channel.

1:01:14 > 1:01:16Good morning - it's Thursday the 18th January.

1:01:16 > 1:01:17Also this morning:

1:01:17 > 1:01:25A third day of snow, and a night of strong winds continue

1:01:25 > 1:01:33to cause hazardous conditions.

1:01:34 > 1:01:40We saw seven inches of snow last night. In Lincolnshire in East

1:01:40 > 1:01:42Anglia, 80 miles an hour winds.

1:01:42 > 1:01:45The flagship government scheme giving 30 hours of "free" childcare

1:01:45 > 1:01:48in England isn't working - one charity says parents are having

1:01:48 > 1:01:50to subsidise it from their own pockets.

1:01:50 > 1:01:53Taxpayers owe private companies - like Carillion - almost 200 billion

1:01:53 > 1:01:55pounds to complete big building projects -

1:01:55 > 1:01:58and the public spending watchdog says it's not the best value

1:01:58 > 1:02:01for money.

1:02:01 > 1:02:03In sport - curtains for Konta.

1:02:03 > 1:02:07The British number one is out of the Australian Open after a shock

1:02:07 > 1:02:15defeat to the world number 123.

1:02:18 > 1:02:21And helping people with dementia through the power of song and why

1:02:21 > 1:02:24there are calls for more people to be have access to it.

1:02:24 > 1:02:25Good morning.

1:02:25 > 1:02:26First, our main story.

1:02:26 > 1:02:28Britain is to increase its contribution towards border

1:02:28 > 1:02:35controls in France by nearly 45 million pounds, and commit

1:02:35 > 1:02:37to taking in more migrants Calais.

1:02:37 > 1:02:40The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May

1:02:40 > 1:02:42and the French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

1:02:42 > 1:02:46Their meeting - at the army's officer training

1:02:46 > 1:02:49academy in Sandhurst - is being seen as the most important

1:02:49 > 1:02:51for several years, as our Diplomatic Correspondent,

1:02:51 > 1:02:52James Robbins, reports.

1:02:52 > 1:02:54This summit is very deliberately being held at Sandhurst,

1:02:54 > 1:02:58Britain's military academy of officer cadets.

1:02:58 > 1:03:02The venue underlined the fact that Britain and France are the key

1:03:02 > 1:03:04military powers in Europe, used to working together and today

1:03:04 > 1:03:10committing to greater co-operation, even if the background

1:03:10 > 1:03:12to all of this is, of course, Brexit.

1:03:12 > 1:03:16And in other ways Britain and France are heading into very different

1:03:16 > 1:03:16directions.

1:03:16 > 1:03:18Under pressure from President Macron, Theresa May will take

1:03:18 > 1:03:22in some migrant stuck in Calais and desperate across the Channel.

1:03:22 > 1:03:23So expect more unaccompanied children

1:03:23 > 1:03:26to be allowed into Britain, as well as adults who successfully

1:03:26 > 1:03:30argued that their ad mission will reunify

1:03:30 > 1:03:31families.

1:03:31 > 1:03:39But the longer-term deals will focus on defence.

1:03:41 > 1:03:43Britain is sending three British Chinook

1:03:43 > 1:03:45helicopters to Mali - they are large troop carrying

1:03:45 > 1:03:48aircraft that the French badly lack in their fight against Islamists.

1:03:48 > 1:03:56Britain will broaden its military presence in that area.

1:04:02 > 1:04:05In return, France will back up troops British forces in the Baltic

1:04:05 > 1:04:06state of Estonia,

1:04:06 > 1:04:08where they are confronting a possible Russian threat.

1:04:08 > 1:04:10Let's speak now to our reporter Ian Palmer.

1:04:10 > 1:04:13He's at Sandhurst, where the meeting will take place this afternoon.

1:04:13 > 1:04:18A very good morning to you. Tells about the meetings in what is on the

1:04:18 > 1:04:27agenda. The meeting really is the backdrop being Brexit and the

1:04:27 > 1:04:33continuing relationship between France and the United Kingdom. The

1:04:33 > 1:04:39£44.5 million will be used for CCTV fencing and detection systems and

1:04:39 > 1:04:44outcomes on top of the £100 billion the government says it has already

1:04:44 > 1:04:50spent on board -- border Security in northern France. When Theresa May

1:04:50 > 1:04:55and a manual macron meatier, it will be the first time the intelligence

1:04:55 > 1:05:00services from Great Britain meet with their French counterparts to

1:05:00 > 1:05:04talk about domestic and international terrorism. -- Emmanuel

1:05:04 > 1:05:10Macron. It will be the 35th summit where Emmanuel Macron has shown his

1:05:10 > 1:05:14death is negotiating skills. You will have seen those headlines about

1:05:14 > 1:05:21him agreeing to loan the tapestry in principle. He needs Theresa May to

1:05:21 > 1:05:27get his immigration laws to work and Mrs May needs a major EU player as

1:05:27 > 1:05:31an ally as Britain goes into the second play -- second phase of

1:05:31 > 1:05:39Brexit talks.

1:05:39 > 1:05:41Commuters in Scotland and Northern England

1:05:41 > 1:05:43are being warned about treacherous driving conditions this morning.

1:05:43 > 1:05:45An amber weather warning following heavy snow

1:05:45 > 1:05:46has been lifted.

1:05:46 > 1:05:48Gales and heavy rain have been affecting other areas.

1:05:48 > 1:05:51Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon is in Lanarkshire

1:05:51 > 1:05:53with the latest for us this morning.

1:05:53 > 1:05:57You can see the snow behind you and see some traffic moving. There are

1:05:57 > 1:06:07warnings in place, as we said. There were fewer incidents overnight. No

1:06:07 > 1:06:11repeat of that situation on Tuesday night. Hundreds of drivers were

1:06:11 > 1:06:20stranded on this stretch. As you say, this morning, the traffic is

1:06:20 > 1:06:24moving slowly. It is an interesting situation overnight. I think drivers

1:06:24 > 1:06:30were heeding the warning, that really heavy-duty warning, not to

1:06:30 > 1:06:34travel if at all possible in the areas were the worst of the weather

1:06:34 > 1:06:46was forecast. This road, which is the main link road, between

1:06:46 > 1:06:51Scotland, was almost deserted for a fleet of critters. I think that

1:06:51 > 1:07:02helped the situation. Perhaps the weather here was not quite as bad as

1:07:02 > 1:07:10forecast. There is still a lot of snow. It might be a slightly

1:07:10 > 1:07:19different situation. There is still a warning in place. One other thing

1:07:19 > 1:07:23to note is the borders of the schools there will be closed for a

1:07:23 > 1:07:24second day.

1:07:24 > 1:07:27The public spending watchdog says taxpayers could face a bill

1:07:27 > 1:07:29of almost 200-billion pounds for deals signed under

1:07:29 > 1:07:30Private Finance Initiatives.

1:07:30 > 1:07:32PFIs cover companies like Carillion -

1:07:32 > 1:07:35and the National Audit Office says there are more than 700 deals

1:07:35 > 1:07:36still in place.

1:07:36 > 1:07:44Ben is here to explain more.

1:07:48 > 1:07:55How much is being paid to outsource work. And how safe these deals are.

1:07:55 > 1:08:00In the way of that collapse this week, a lot of attention placed on

1:08:00 > 1:08:05how these deals actually work. Who has paid what. Watch projects have

1:08:05 > 1:08:10been built.

1:08:10 > 1:08:13been built. Build that school, that road, that railway and we will pay

1:08:13 > 1:08:19you money to lease it back. Maybe the 30 or 40 years. The report was

1:08:19 > 1:08:25done before the collapse. Finding out we are paying £10 billion per

1:08:25 > 1:08:30year just to service the Zig 16 contracts. Even if we signed no new

1:08:30 > 1:08:35deals today, we would still be paying £200 billion just to keep the

1:08:35 > 1:08:43payments going. PFIs are an expensive way of building

1:08:43 > 1:08:46infrastructure. Organisations like the NHS are held on these rigid

1:08:46 > 1:08:54contracts. The government has always been a big fan of these of late and

1:08:54 > 1:08:58says this is a way of offsetting the cost, building and maintenance of

1:08:58 > 1:09:03these projects. But essentially what this study looks at is saying it

1:09:03 > 1:09:10costs more than it should and that the returns are not as great.

1:09:10 > 1:09:14Something we are going to talk about for a long time.

1:09:14 > 1:09:17Parents in England are subsidising free nursery care because it hasn't

1:09:17 > 1:09:19been properly funded by the government -

1:09:19 > 1:09:21that's according to a survey published today.

1:09:21 > 1:09:23Since September, parents working more than 16 hours

1:09:23 > 1:09:26a week have been able to claim 30 hours of free childcare.

1:09:26 > 1:09:29But a majority of nurseries say they're struggling to cover costs,

1:09:29 > 1:09:32and are asking parents to pay for lunches and nappies.

1:09:32 > 1:09:34The government says it is investing 6 billion pounds

1:09:34 > 1:09:35in childcare by 2020.

1:09:35 > 1:09:36Elaine Dunkley reports.

1:09:36 > 1:09:39How many of the pink beads have we got?

1:09:39 > 1:09:42At Sparkling Stars Pre-School in Poole, the numbers do not add up.

1:09:42 > 1:09:45It is struggling financially provide children with 30 hours of free care

1:09:45 > 1:09:47each week,

1:09:47 > 1:09:50and says the Government has not provided enough funding

1:09:50 > 1:09:57for the scheme.

1:09:57 > 1:10:00The only person that this policy is free to is the Government.

1:10:00 > 1:10:01It's not free to providers.

1:10:01 > 1:10:02We're subsidising this policy.

1:10:02 > 1:10:05It's not free to parents, or their children, because we're

1:10:05 > 1:10:07having to ask for additional contributions to cover parts

1:10:07 > 1:10:10of what we offer, that the funding does not cover.

1:10:10 > 1:10:13We would love the word "free" to be replaced

1:10:13 > 1:10:14by "funded" or "subsidised."

1:10:14 > 1:10:16The scheme to double free childcare for three-

1:10:16 > 1:10:19and four-year-olds from 15 hours per week to 30 was introduced last

1:10:19 > 1:10:19September.

1:10:19 > 1:10:22But, with nurseries now struggling, families are being asked to pick

1:10:22 > 1:10:23up additional costs.

1:10:23 > 1:10:26The report from the Pre-School Learning Alliance suggests only 35%

1:10:26 > 1:10:28of childcare providers are delivering 30 hours

1:10:28 > 1:10:30per week completely free.

1:10:30 > 1:10:3337% have introduced or increased charges for things such as meals

1:10:33 > 1:10:37and snacks, to make up the shortfall.

1:10:37 > 1:10:4038% of providers are uncertain whether they will be offering

1:10:40 > 1:10:4430-hour places in one year's time.

1:10:44 > 1:10:46When they go on to bigger schools, you are not expected

1:10:46 > 1:10:47to make donations and things there.

1:10:47 > 1:10:49It should be free for everybody.

1:10:49 > 1:10:52The Department for Education said it has always been clear

1:10:52 > 1:10:59that the Government funding is not intended to cover the cost of meals

1:10:59 > 1:11:01or additional services, and while providers can charge

1:11:01 > 1:11:03parents for additional extras, this cannot be a condition

1:11:03 > 1:11:06of each child's place.

1:11:06 > 1:11:10There are calls for all women over the age of 30 to be screened

1:11:10 > 1:11:18for a faulty gene linked to higher rates of breast and ovarian cancer.

1:11:20 > 1:11:22Research by the Barts Cancer Institute in London

1:11:22 > 1:11:24found testing would prevent thousands of cancers,

1:11:24 > 1:11:26and be cost-effective for the NHS.

1:11:26 > 1:11:28Patient safety in Accident and Emergency Units in Wales

1:11:28 > 1:11:30is being compromised to an "unacceptable degree"

1:11:30 > 1:11:31according to hospital consultants.

1:11:31 > 1:11:35A group of 46 doctors is warning of the risks in a letter

1:11:35 > 1:11:36sent to the First Minister.

1:11:36 > 1:11:44Monthly performance figures will be published later this morning.

1:11:47 > 1:11:49NHS Wales say it's been a very challenging winter,

1:11:49 > 1:11:51but things are starting to improve.

1:11:51 > 1:11:53The actor Peter Wyngarde, who played the flamboyant 60s

1:11:53 > 1:11:55crime-fighter Jason King, has died aged 90.

1:11:55 > 1:11:57Wyngarde shot to fame in the series "Department S"

1:11:57 > 1:12:00but was also a prolific stage actor and director.

1:12:00 > 1:12:02but was also a prolific stage actor and director.

1:12:02 > 1:12:05Ben Ando looks back on his life.

1:12:05 > 1:12:11I'd offer you a glass of champagne. It is really bad view in small

1:12:11 > 1:12:16doses.Peter Wyngarde is Jason King, the louche crime-fighting novelist

1:12:16 > 1:12:19with a handlebar moustache and a whiskey or cigarette permanently on

1:12:19 > 1:12:25hand. He enjoyed numerous minor roles but all that changed when

1:12:25 > 1:12:32Department S hit television screens in 1969. His characters

1:12:32 > 1:12:39kaleidoscopic wardrobe largely, it is set, designed by Peter Wyngarde

1:12:39 > 1:12:43himself, captured the mood and turned him into a star. There was a

1:12:43 > 1:12:48spin-off series and album, stage roles and films but as the 70s

1:12:48 > 1:12:51closed, work was hard to come by. Peter Wyngarde battled alcoholism at

1:12:51 > 1:12:56the height of his career, telling an interviewer in the 90s he was amazed

1:12:56 > 1:13:00he was still alive. He died at the Chelsea and Winston store hospital.

1:13:00 > 1:13:05His agent said it was an indescribable loss as Peter Wyngarde

1:13:05 > 1:13:10was by far the most extraordinary man he had ever met.

1:13:10 > 1:13:14Let's go back to our main story.

1:13:14 > 1:13:15Le Stitch Up.

1:13:15 > 1:13:18That's how some newspapers have described the idea that the UK

1:13:18 > 1:13:22could pay an extra 45 million pounds to beef up security at Calais

1:13:22 > 1:13:23and other Channel ports.

1:13:23 > 1:13:25In return, French President Emmanuel Macron is expected

1:13:25 > 1:13:28to confirm that France will loan Britain the Bayeux Tapestry -

1:13:28 > 1:13:30but not until at least 2020.

1:13:30 > 1:13:31So is Britain being short-changed?

1:13:31 > 1:13:33Let's speak to the Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat,

1:13:33 > 1:13:41who chairs the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

1:13:41 > 1:13:49Good morning to you. Could you outline what you think these talks

1:13:49 > 1:13:57are about. Brexit looms large over everything.What is on the table

1:13:57 > 1:14:05today? First of all, there is no trade between the loan of the Bayeux

1:14:05 > 1:14:08Tapestry and where the border is in Calais. The two are completely

1:14:08 > 1:14:16unconnected.Why did the French president make the announcement?Is

1:14:16 > 1:14:19going around the world and making grand gestures. He's done so with

1:14:19 > 1:14:24the Americans and Emma Ratti 's and the Chinese and is also bringing up

1:14:24 > 1:14:30matters he wishes to talk about. -- those from the Emirates. But try to

1:14:30 > 1:14:35capture the attention of those you are talking to the loan of the

1:14:35 > 1:14:38Bayeux Tapestry has been negotiated for several months by the British

1:14:38 > 1:14:43Embassy. It's a fantastic achievement by our ambassador to

1:14:43 > 1:14:48secure such a mixed ordinary item for the British Museum. Having got

1:14:48 > 1:14:52the attention, is going to bring up the subject he was bringing up

1:14:52 > 1:14:57anyway including the location of the border. Including economic

1:14:57 > 1:15:04cooperation.To connect the two is completely wrong. I mean, I'm sorry

1:15:04 > 1:15:09but the way you describe it, sounds like a trade, trade is an official

1:15:09 > 1:15:13title but it sounds like it's a nice gesture. He will be wanting

1:15:13 > 1:15:23something in return.No, no, no, no, no, no. He will be wanting something

1:15:23 > 1:15:27anyway, with or without the gesture. The gesture is merely a gesture. If

1:15:27 > 1:15:35you don't want the Bayeux Tapestry, don't take the Bayeux Tapestry. He

1:15:35 > 1:15:41will still want to trade.What I am saying is that people listening to

1:15:41 > 1:15:46you, they will decide for themselves at home what they make of the

1:15:46 > 1:15:51gesture. Let's move on to the substantive issue.The discussion on

1:15:51 > 1:15:56Calais began about 1.5 - two years ago, a long time before anyone had

1:15:56 > 1:16:01brought up a conversation about a loan or not. The key element is we

1:16:01 > 1:16:05have several things to talk about with President Emmanuel Macron of

1:16:05 > 1:16:09France, and they are to do with our post-Brexit cooperation, and that is

1:16:09 > 1:16:13to do with things like border controls, of course, because we will

1:16:13 > 1:16:18no longer be in the single market, we will no longer be in the customs

1:16:18 > 1:16:21union, so we will have to have a different form of order. We will

1:16:21 > 1:16:24have to talk about how we do military co-operation, because we

1:16:24 > 1:16:29have been talking about that for many years, and we will have to talk

1:16:29 > 1:16:32about economic co-operation because we will no longer be in the single

1:16:32 > 1:16:35market in the customs union and we are very important trading partners.

1:16:35 > 1:16:38We have been talking about those things ever since Emmanuel Macron

1:16:38 > 1:16:42was elected in the last French President was talking about them as

1:16:42 > 1:16:47well, so they are completely unconnected.Explain to me, if you

1:16:47 > 1:16:50can, the situation in relation to migrants, because as we understand

1:16:50 > 1:16:54it, one of the issues on the table is the notion we would accept more

1:16:54 > 1:16:58migrants as part of a deal or arrangement over how the borders

1:16:58 > 1:17:03work.Well, look, there have been various proposals on this but it is

1:17:03 > 1:17:06hardly surprising that the French government is putting out proposals

1:17:06 > 1:17:10which suggest we bear more of the burden of the migrants in Calais,

1:17:10 > 1:17:13and we finally enough are saying that actually this should be shared

1:17:13 > 1:17:17in a different way. So this is one of the things we will have to talk

1:17:17 > 1:17:21about, but I think the proposals you have seen in the newspapers reflect

1:17:21 > 1:17:24the French position rather more strongly than they reflect the

1:17:24 > 1:17:28British position, and I would be surprised if we were to end up with

1:17:28 > 1:17:31the proposals as you have seen them in the newspapers so far. I think

1:17:31 > 1:17:35what you are actually going to see is a much fairer system of sharing

1:17:35 > 1:17:39the burden, and making sure that the French also take on quite a lot of

1:17:39 > 1:17:43the migrants. In fact, the won has been pretty clear on one thing,

1:17:43 > 1:17:46which is that too many of charities in Calais have been encouraging

1:17:46 > 1:17:49migrants to apply for refugee status in the United Kingdom, and they

1:17:49 > 1:17:53should in fact be applying for it in France. And that is the President

1:17:53 > 1:17:58himself who said it, not one of our negotiators, so I would hope that

1:17:58 > 1:18:03our negotiators are indeed reflecting that opinion.There are

1:18:03 > 1:18:07sensitivities about this in relation to Brexit. MA assuming that the

1:18:07 > 1:18:11situation for Theresa May is that it is untenable for her to come out of

1:18:11 > 1:18:16a meeting with Emmanuel Macron saying that yes, we will accept more

1:18:16 > 1:18:21migrants, given the wider picture? No, the Prime Minister is a

1:18:21 > 1:18:26strategic thinker, and what she will be doing is she will be weighing up

1:18:26 > 1:18:29the entire relationship, and working out what is best to the United

1:18:29 > 1:18:32Kingdom out of the whole relationship, not just out of one

1:18:32 > 1:18:36single item. So there may be some give and take in a few areas in

1:18:36 > 1:18:39order to get a bigger benefits somewhere else. And that is what she

1:18:39 > 1:18:43will be doing. She is an extremely impressive negotiator, as we have

1:18:43 > 1:18:46seen by the very fact that when she was Home Secretary she was

1:18:46 > 1:18:51absolutely rigorous getting people out of the country, she was

1:18:51 > 1:18:54absolutely rigorous when she negotiated with the French then, and

1:18:54 > 1:18:59in fact it is largely down to her negotiations that the Calais

1:18:59 > 1:19:03position has been maintained so successfully when she was Home

1:19:03 > 1:19:07Secretary, and now what she is going to be doing is weighing up that

1:19:07 > 1:19:10position but also balancing it with the fact that because we are no

1:19:10 > 1:19:14longer going to be in the single market or the customs union, which

1:19:14 > 1:19:17is of course what people voted for when they voted to leave the

1:19:17 > 1:19:20European Union, that is going to change the relationship. So we are

1:19:20 > 1:19:23going to have to rethink pretty much everything, actually, as we

1:19:23 > 1:19:27re-evaluate that bilateral relationship.And if I could, just

1:19:27 > 1:19:31briefly, one significant meeting today is a meeting of many of the

1:19:31 > 1:19:35security forces from both the UK and from France, and this is a meeting

1:19:35 > 1:19:38which hasn't really happened before in this way. Can you briefly explain

1:19:38 > 1:19:45that to us?Well, look, what France and Britain have had massive

1:19:45 > 1:19:48co-operation over many years, indeed, I was a soldier when we were

1:19:48 > 1:19:56helping with the Mali operation in 2013 and Libya in 2011, and those

1:19:56 > 1:19:59periods of negotiation when we worked so incredibly closely in

1:19:59 > 1:20:03France on two makes significant areas have grown up and grown up,

1:20:03 > 1:20:08and we now have the joint task force which is an Anglo-French deployable

1:20:08 > 1:20:12unit. We have enormous amount of intelligence sharing and

1:20:12 > 1:20:15intelligence co-operation. What this is doing is bringing all that

1:20:15 > 1:20:18together so instead of having just the intelligence agencies meeting

1:20:18 > 1:20:22their opposite numbers and the soldiers and sailors and air meant

1:20:22 > 1:20:25meeting their opposite numbers, we are bringing all that together --

1:20:25 > 1:20:31Airmen. What it shows, of course, is something we have always known.

1:20:31 > 1:20:34France values the relationship with the United Kingdom enormously, and

1:20:34 > 1:20:42that is what the loan of the Bayeux Tapestry shows as well. It shows

1:20:42 > 1:20:45that France considers this to be one of its most important relationships

1:20:45 > 1:20:49in the world. It is something we should welcome, but we should not be

1:20:49 > 1:20:53over flattered by it, because it is true that our relationship is

1:20:53 > 1:20:56incredibly close an incredibly important to both of us, and we have

1:20:56 > 1:21:00now both got a responsibility to make it work on every level.Thank

1:21:00 > 1:21:04you very much for your time this morning. We will allow you to get a

1:21:04 > 1:21:08glass of water to help your throat. Thank you for your time this

1:21:08 > 1:21:13morning.Always annoying when those frogs appear at the most inopportune

1:21:13 > 1:21:17times. We need to talk about the weather. Matt is taking a look at

1:21:17 > 1:21:21that. I understand it is the first time since around January 2013 that

1:21:21 > 1:21:24there has been this warning,

1:21:24 > 1:21:24time since around January 2013 that there has been this warning, do not

1:21:24 > 1:21:28travel, which has been applied, because the conditions on some of

1:21:28 > 1:21:32the road is really are treacherous. They certainly are. Thankfully the

1:21:32 > 1:21:36worst is over as far as what is falling from the sky, but you can

1:21:36 > 1:21:40see the conditions of the roads. The weather system that came our way is

1:21:40 > 1:21:44rattling its way eastwards quite tricky. We just have to tailor but

1:21:44 > 1:21:46still sitting across parts of southern Scotland and northern

1:21:46 > 1:21:52England, but if you notice it is leaving treacherous conditions on

1:21:52 > 1:21:56some of these routes in northern England and southern Scotland and on

1:21:56 > 1:22:00the hills we have seen as much as seven inches of snow, fresh snow

1:22:00 > 1:22:03that is, fall overnight. That is just one aspect of the story. Other

1:22:03 > 1:22:07hazards have been weaned, severe gales through the night, bringing

1:22:07 > 1:22:12numerous trees down. This is the last few minutes in eastern England,

1:22:12 > 1:22:16the North Norfolk coast hitting 70 or 80 mph. This is where we see the

1:22:16 > 1:22:20peak of the winds across parts of Lincolnshire, East Anglia, down

1:22:20 > 1:22:23towards Kent the east of London. That will cause some further travel

1:22:23 > 1:22:28problems this morning. It is a dry, bright start here, however. When is

1:22:28 > 1:22:32nowhere near as strong as they as they were overnight but a blustery

1:22:32 > 1:22:36start bringing one or two showers. Showers returning to north-east

1:22:36 > 1:22:40England, they will tend to follow snow over higher ground. I see in

1:22:40 > 1:22:44northern Scotland and Ireland will cause a few issues this morning.

1:22:44 > 1:22:47Still a few showers to come in Northern Ireland and western

1:22:47 > 1:22:50Scotland, a further covering of snow in places, a further centimetre or

1:22:50 > 1:22:54two of snow at times in the hills of northern England. Further south,

1:22:54 > 1:22:58likely to be a mixture of thunder, rain and hail. Many southern and

1:22:58 > 1:23:03eastern areas will get through the day dry. But wherever you are, still

1:23:03 > 1:23:07a chilly breeze even though it is easing down. It will fill sub zero

1:23:07 > 1:23:10throughout across parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland. It stays

1:23:10 > 1:23:14blustery through the night. The showers keep going across many

1:23:14 > 1:23:18western areas, the ice risk will be there and further snow Bacuna

1:23:18 > 1:23:21leading in parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland. It will be a

1:23:21 > 1:23:25bit more in these areas this coming night than you saw last night. Saw

1:23:25 > 1:23:28widespread frost into tomorrow morning, even further south

1:23:28 > 1:23:31temperatures well below freezing and a few spots. A few showers here

1:23:31 > 1:23:35through the day, lots of showers in the west. The winds strong and

1:23:35 > 1:23:39gusty, touching gale force at times, and northern England, Scotland and

1:23:39 > 1:23:43Northern Ireland more susceptible to a further covering of snow as we can

1:23:43 > 1:23:46see over the Welsh hills. It will feel colder than temperatures

1:23:46 > 1:23:50suggest given the strength of the wind. Into the weekend, the wind

1:23:50 > 1:23:55widespread and severe frost to begin with. One or two showers across

1:23:55 > 1:23:58northern parts in particular. The best day of the weekend, because

1:23:58 > 1:24:02Saturday night in the Sunday we see a band of cloud and rain pushing its

1:24:02 > 1:24:06way northwards and eastwards. It is going to meet the colder air, so in

1:24:06 > 1:24:10the Sunday morning we could see snow over higher ground in Scotland and

1:24:10 > 1:24:13northern England. As milder air pushes in, it will turn back the

1:24:13 > 1:24:18rain. It certainly over the next few hours at least the snow is easing

1:24:18 > 1:24:21through northern England, but the winds could still be damaging over

1:24:21 > 1:24:24the next hour in parts of Lincolnshire and East Anglia. I will

1:24:24 > 1:24:26keep you updated throughout the morning.

1:24:26 > 1:24:29Music therapy is nothing new, but new evidence showing just how

1:24:29 > 1:24:32much it can help people with dementia will be presented

1:24:32 > 1:24:33to MPs today.

1:24:33 > 1:24:36Research shows it can help alleviate some of the condition's symptoms,

1:24:36 > 1:24:39and enhance a patient's quality of life, but experts say not enough

1:24:39 > 1:24:41care homes offer music sessions to their residents.

1:24:41 > 1:24:47Breakfast's Tim Muffett reports.

1:24:47 > 1:24:52You see people come back to life.

1:24:52 > 1:24:56There's a great raising of self-esteem.

1:24:56 > 1:24:58In this hall in Croydon, the Singing For the Brain choir

1:24:58 > 1:25:02meet each week.

1:25:02 > 1:25:10These are people with a diagnosis of dementia, and their carers.

1:25:14 > 1:25:16The people with the diagnosis realise they are equals again.

1:25:16 > 1:25:20They can do what everyone else is doing, in some cases better.

1:25:20 > 1:25:24For Dad, it's the joy in his eyes, really.

1:25:24 > 1:25:26And look, look at him smiling.

1:25:26 > 1:25:30He loves it.

1:25:30 > 1:25:32Music is for the soul, putting it lightly.

1:25:32 > 1:25:34Music's ability to help people with dementia has been known

1:25:34 > 1:25:37for years, but many with the condition don't have access

1:25:37 > 1:25:40to groups like this.

1:25:40 > 1:25:42Today, the International Longevity Centre will deliver the biggest

1:25:42 > 1:25:46report of its kind to the House of Lords, calling for greater music

1:25:46 > 1:25:54provision, and a national framework to deliver it.

1:25:54 > 1:25:57We've all been hearing about how to decrease the use of antipsychotic

1:25:57 > 1:25:59medication, and music provides a really fantastic alternative.

1:25:59 > 1:26:03Only 5% of care homes in the UK have good quality arts and music

1:26:03 > 1:26:08provision for their residents.

1:26:08 > 1:26:10We really want to see that increased.

1:26:10 > 1:26:13You don't have to perform music to reap the benefits,

1:26:13 > 1:26:14according to research in this report.

1:26:14 > 1:26:21Just listening to it can have a hugely positive effect.

1:26:21 > 1:26:23You have a better memory for the music you listen

1:26:23 > 1:26:26to between the ages of ten and 30.

1:26:26 > 1:26:29So if you've got a relative with dementia, even if they can't

1:26:29 > 1:26:31communicate with you anymore, you can think back to

1:26:31 > 1:26:34when they would have been ten to 30 years old,

1:26:34 > 1:26:38and use that as a key to unlock the kinds of music that they might

1:26:38 > 1:26:41really enjoy, and might have a lot of benefits for them.

1:26:41 > 1:26:43Have you got a favourite song?

1:26:43 > 1:26:44What, for you?

1:26:44 > 1:26:47Que Sera Sera!

1:26:47 > 1:26:49You like that one, don't you?

1:26:49 > 1:26:50Dot has dementia.

1:26:50 > 1:26:56Her husband, George, says this choir transforms her.

1:26:56 > 1:26:59I said we're going singing.

1:26:59 > 1:27:02She said, oh, can't wait to get here.

1:27:02 > 1:27:04Yes, I loved every bit of it.

1:27:04 > 1:27:06More than 30 years ago, Paul Hardcastle raised awareness

1:27:06 > 1:27:08of another issue - the treatment of Vietnam veterans.

1:27:08 > 1:27:15His song 19 was a global hit.

1:27:15 > 1:27:19Now, he is calling on the music industry to do more to help people

1:27:19 > 1:27:21with dementia, by offering free performances and personalised

1:27:21 > 1:27:25playlists.

1:27:25 > 1:27:27The main thing about this is there is no downside

1:27:27 > 1:27:30to actually using music.

1:27:30 > 1:27:33It's not like we're asking people to test new drugs.

1:27:33 > 1:27:37You know, it's been proven beyond doubt that this is working,

1:27:37 > 1:27:39and the music industry is big enough to really help out,

1:27:39 > 1:27:41and I think it should be.

1:27:41 > 1:27:43A message to be delivered with unified voice -

1:27:43 > 1:27:51help music help more people.

1:27:51 > 1:27:55And it just works, doesn't it? We will be talking about it a little

1:27:55 > 1:27:57bit later, so if you

1:27:57 > 1:27:57will be talking about it a little bit later, so if you want to share

1:27:57 > 1:31:21your experiences, do so.It is amazing how much music

1:31:21 > 1:31:27Bye for now.

1:31:30 > 1:31:33Hello - this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

1:31:33 > 1:31:36Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:31:36 > 1:31:43Britain is to increase its contribution towards border

1:31:43 > 1:31:47controls in France by nearly 45 million pounds, and commit to taking

1:31:47 > 1:31:54in more migrants.

1:31:54 > 1:31:57The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May

1:31:57 > 1:31:59and the French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

1:31:59 > 1:32:02Other commitments being unveiled include the deployment of three RAF

1:32:02 > 1:32:05Chinook helicopters to Mali, where French forces are fighting

1:32:05 > 1:32:07Islamic extremists, and the confirmation that France

1:32:07 > 1:32:11will loan Britain the Bayeux Tapestry.

1:32:11 > 1:32:12Commuters in Scotland and Northern England

1:32:12 > 1:32:15are being warned about treachorous driving conditions this morning.

1:32:15 > 1:32:21(PRES) An amber weather warning following heavy snow

1:32:21 > 1:32:23-- An amber weather warning following heavy snow

1:32:23 > 1:32:24has been lifted.

1:32:24 > 1:32:26Gales and heavy rain have been affecting other areas.

1:32:26 > 1:32:29Our correspondent Fiona Trott is in Cumbria for us.

1:32:29 > 1:32:33We can see a lot of snow on the ground. Part of the road is closed

1:32:33 > 1:32:40because the conditions are very, very dangerous.Here at the A66, it

1:32:40 > 1:32:47is closed eastbound. A lot of snow on the ground. 15 inches just south

1:32:47 > 1:32:54of here. Not just the snow, wind is a real problem as well. Gusts of 70

1:32:54 > 1:33:00miles per hour across the UK. In Wales, 78. In central England,

1:33:00 > 1:33:05people are being warned because there will be gusts around 64 miles

1:33:05 > 1:33:12per hour in South Lincolnshire later this morning. There are fallen trees

1:33:12 > 1:33:16across England. Lincolnshire and Derbyshire and Norfolk and Surrey

1:33:16 > 1:33:19and Gloucestershire and Cambridgeshire. Police forces there

1:33:19 > 1:33:26are warning people to take extra Claire -- extra care. Passengers

1:33:26 > 1:33:31want to expect delays to from Manchester. The very latest on the

1:33:31 > 1:33:36weather warnings. Snow and ice warning until 11 o'clock this

1:33:36 > 1:33:39morning for Scotland, Northern Ireland and here in northern

1:33:39 > 1:33:44England.Thank you very much. Please do check with your local weather

1:33:44 > 1:33:49services, local radio and on line just any changes to the updates on

1:33:49 > 1:33:50travel.

1:33:50 > 1:33:53We've talked a lot about retail this Christmas -

1:33:53 > 1:33:56but this morning Ben has an update from the Royal Mail and deliveries

1:33:56 > 1:34:01over Christmas and it's a mixed picture?

1:34:01 > 1:34:08All those letters and cards and parcels, an update from them. 149

1:34:08 > 1:34:12million parcels sent in December. A lot of Christmas presents going

1:34:12 > 1:34:17through the post. At the same time, it's that familiar tale. Letters and

1:34:17 > 1:34:23cards. There was a 5% fall in how many letters and cards we sent last

1:34:23 > 1:34:30year but a 6% rise in parcels.Lots of companies that rival Royal Mail.

1:34:30 > 1:34:35We are collecting parcels differently. I thought that would

1:34:35 > 1:34:41have affected them.The baht -- they lost a big contract with Amazon. But

1:34:41 > 1:34:53Amazon has been doing its own thing. They have been trying to pick and

1:34:53 > 1:34:56parcels is the place they will make their money. Not letters, because we

1:34:56 > 1:35:02are sending fewer. The owner of prime Mark saying sales were up 7%.

1:35:02 > 1:35:06They are going to open 1.2 million square feet of retail space this

1:35:06 > 1:35:15year. That is really crucial. We talk about retail is being on line.

1:35:15 > 1:35:19They are opening 1.3 million square feet of floor space on the high

1:35:19 > 1:35:19street.

1:35:19 > 1:35:22The public spending watchdog says taxpayers could face a bill

1:35:22 > 1:35:25of almost 200 billion pounds for deals signed under

1:35:25 > 1:35:25Private Finance Initiatives.

1:35:25 > 1:35:28The National Audit Office's report into PFIs -

1:35:28 > 1:35:31schemes where the government can borrow from private firms to build

1:35:31 > 1:35:33facilities like schools and hospitals found more than 700

1:35:33 > 1:35:36deals, with annual charges of more than 10 billion pounds,

1:35:36 > 1:35:37are still operational.

1:35:37 > 1:35:44The government says PFI has helped fund vital infrastructure projects.

1:35:50 > 1:35:54There are calls for all women over 30 to be screened for a faulty gene

1:35:54 > 1:35:57related to high rates of breast and a very and cancer.

1:35:57 > 1:35:59Testing is said to prevent thousands of patients

1:35:59 > 1:36:02developing cancer and be cost-effective for the NHS.

1:36:02 > 1:36:05Patient safety in Accident and Emergency Units in Wales

1:36:05 > 1:36:07is being compromised to an "unacceptable degree"

1:36:07 > 1:36:13according to hospital consultants.

1:36:13 > 1:36:17A group of 46 doctors is warning of the risks in a letter

1:36:17 > 1:36:18sent to the First Minister.

1:36:18 > 1:36:20Monthly performance figures will be published later this morning.

1:36:20 > 1:36:23NHS Wales say it's been a very challenging winter,

1:36:23 > 1:36:25but things are starting to improve.

1:36:25 > 1:36:33Matt will be here with the weather in a few moments.

1:36:50 > 1:36:58Bad news tennis fans. Johanna Konta is out. Five consecutive defeats. A

1:36:58 > 1:37:03new coach the 2018. She looked great in her first-round match. She got

1:37:03 > 1:37:07through to the quarterfinals, the semifinals of Wimbledon. A real hope

1:37:07 > 1:37:11of British tennis. It is not to be this year. Maybe another year

1:37:11 > 1:37:12perhaps.

1:37:12 > 1:37:16The British number one and ninth seed is out of the Australian Open,

1:37:16 > 1:37:18knocked out in straight sets by Bernarda Pera

1:37:18 > 1:37:19who's ranked world number 123,

1:37:19 > 1:37:21beating Konta in straight sets 6-4, 7-5.

1:37:21 > 1:37:29Konta struggled with the very hot conditions in Melbourne

1:37:30 > 1:37:34but afterwards described the result as not a "massive catastrophe".

1:37:34 > 1:37:38It's a bit frustrating but also I think, I'm still taking good

1:37:38 > 1:37:45stuff from this.

1:37:45 > 1:37:48I don't feel by any means that it is a massive catastrophe.

1:37:48 > 1:37:51Obviously, I play every event to be there till the end.

1:37:51 > 1:37:54I don't want to be going home this early.

1:37:54 > 1:37:58I think in terms of building myself back up again and building myself up

1:37:58 > 1:38:03again, and playing the way I want to play, I think

1:38:03 > 1:38:11I keep moving forward.

1:38:16 > 1:38:23Wimbledon and the end third seed Garbine Muguruza is out.Novak

1:38:23 > 1:38:31Djokovic needed for sets to be Gael MOnfils. Seeded 14th following his

1:38:31 > 1:38:33return from an elbow injury.

1:38:33 > 1:38:35Video refereeing came under the spotlight last night

1:38:35 > 1:38:38at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea beat Norwich City 5-3 on penalties

1:38:38 > 1:38:41in a dramatic FA Cup 3rd round replay.

1:38:41 > 1:38:43Chelsea took the lead in the match before

1:38:43 > 1:38:46Jamal Lewis equalised for Norwich in the fourth minute of injury time

1:38:46 > 1:38:48- sending the match to extra time.

1:38:48 > 1:38:49Willian then went down

1:38:49 > 1:38:52in the penalty area but the incident wasn't reviewed by VAR

1:38:52 > 1:38:54and he was instead booked for diving.

1:38:54 > 1:39:01Chelsea had Pedro

1:39:01 > 1:39:04and Alvaro Morata sent off so they were down to 9 men

1:39:04 > 1:39:06but Eden Hazard scored the winning penalty.

1:39:06 > 1:39:09Chelsea will now play Newcastle United in the fourth

1:39:09 > 1:39:12round but manager Antonio Conte was bemused by the Willian

1:39:12 > 1:39:12decision.

1:39:12 > 1:39:16If you watch the replay, you can see very clearly

1:39:16 > 1:39:20that this is penalty.

1:39:20 > 1:39:24The referee looks and then he listen, he heard

1:39:24 > 1:39:30what the other referee watched.

1:39:30 > 1:39:36And then he say to continue to play.

1:39:36 > 1:39:43The shock of the night in the FA Cup though came at League One side

1:39:43 > 1:39:48Wigan.

1:39:48 > 1:39:52They beat Premier League side Bournemouth -

1:39:52 > 1:39:56Sam Morsey gave them the lead inside 10 minutes

1:39:56 > 1:39:58and they never looked back.

1:39:58 > 1:40:02Their reward for the 3 nil win is a fourth round home tie

1:40:02 > 1:40:03against West Ham.

1:40:03 > 1:40:05It was a good performance for us tonight, playing such

1:40:05 > 1:40:06a good opposition.

1:40:06 > 1:40:09Bournemouth, playing a good game, scoring goals at the right time,

1:40:09 > 1:40:12it allowed us to defend deep, pushing back, the lads,

1:40:12 > 1:40:15it was a fantastic game, goals for us to score,

1:40:15 > 1:40:16great to be in it.

1:40:16 > 1:40:18Swansea, who are bottom of the Premier League,

1:40:18 > 1:40:21beat Wolves who are top of the Championship -

1:40:21 > 1:40:242-1 thanks in part to a fanstastic goal from Jordan Ayew.

1:40:24 > 1:40:28Swansea face League 2 Notts County side away next.

1:40:28 > 1:40:30Ben Stokes says he's "extremely delighted" to be available

1:40:30 > 1:40:32for selection again for England.

1:40:32 > 1:40:35The ECB say he is available for their Tour of New Zealand.

1:40:35 > 1:40:38Their decision comes just 2 days after he was charged

1:40:38 > 1:40:41with affray following an incident outside a nightclub in Bristol last

1:40:41 > 1:40:41September.

1:40:41 > 1:40:44He was left out of the Ashes tour because of the ongoing police

1:40:44 > 1:40:49investigation.

1:40:49 > 1:40:51Nasser Hussain is particularly outspoken about the fact

1:40:51 > 1:40:53that he perhaps shouldn't be available for selection

1:40:53 > 1:41:00now that he has been charged for a criminal offence but before,

1:41:00 > 1:41:05he wasn't across selection.

1:41:05 > 1:41:13What kind of message does that sand?

1:41:17 > 1:41:19A bit of a controversial decision.

1:41:19 > 1:41:22Eddie Jones will name his England squad for the Six Nations later

1:41:22 > 1:41:25after announcing yesterday that he's agreed to stay on as England's rugby

1:41:25 > 1:41:27union Head Coach until 2021 .

1:41:27 > 1:41:31(TX OOV) That's a two year extension to his current contract that was due

1:41:31 > 1:41:34to end after the 2019 World Cup in Japan .

1:41:34 > 1:41:37He'll remain in charge after that World Cup and will be responsible

1:41:37 > 1:41:45for developing his successor.

1:41:50 > 1:41:53And finally it seems England did at least score one victory

1:41:53 > 1:41:54in the recent Ashes series.

1:41:54 > 1:41:57Australia batsman David Warner has posted a video on his instagram

1:41:57 > 1:42:00account of his daughter singing her favourite cricket song -

1:42:00 > 1:42:03only it isn't one that he would have expected.

1:42:03 > 1:42:03Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!

1:42:03 > 1:42:06Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!

1:42:06 > 1:42:08Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!

1:42:09 > 1:42:16Jimmy Jimmy Anderson!

1:42:16 > 1:42:22That is a little bit like the young son of Joe Root growing up to sing

1:42:22 > 1:42:32songs about Steve Smith. Some things you are not in control of.If he

1:42:32 > 1:42:39couldn't hear it, she was singing Jimmy Jimmy Anderson.I thought she

1:42:39 > 1:42:46was saying give me, give me.You don't watch in test cricket. It is

1:42:46 > 1:42:52just a coincidence.

1:42:52 > 1:42:55It was a key Conservative Manifesto pledge which came into force last

1:42:55 > 1:42:56September.

1:42:56 > 1:42:59Thirty hours of free pre-school care for children aged three and four,

1:42:59 > 1:43:02providing both parents were in work and earning less than 100,000

1:43:02 > 1:43:04pounds per year.

1:43:04 > 1:43:06But a survey of pre-school providers has found

1:43:06 > 1:43:06that

1:43:06 > 1:43:09many of them claim the government funding is not enough -

1:43:09 > 1:43:12and they're asking parents to make up the difference by paying

1:43:12 > 1:43:13for meals, snacks and nappies.

1:43:13 > 1:43:16We'll speak to a nursery owner in a moment.

1:43:16 > 1:43:21First let's hear what some parents had to say about it.

1:43:21 > 1:43:25It is costly, it is costly for working family, when you look at

1:43:25 > 1:43:29what the minimum wages, and the take the cost of the nursery.It is

1:43:29 > 1:43:35expensive and some of us, if we can help, we will help, and I have

1:43:35 > 1:43:40helped, but effectively, it should be free for everybody.When they go

1:43:40 > 1:43:45on to bigger schools, you are not asked to make donations. The young

1:43:45 > 1:43:50ones, why should it be any different really, especially when there are

1:43:50 > 1:43:57parents again. I think they should get all the help they can. My income

1:43:57 > 1:44:04fluctuates.I can't necessarily afford to book regular childcare

1:44:04 > 1:44:08sessions, if that makes sense. Having the 30 hours gives me the

1:44:08 > 1:44:12security to be able to work more but obviously they can't sustain it,

1:44:12 > 1:44:17that is concerning.

1:44:17 > 1:44:21Jenny Johnson owns chains of nurseries. You can tell is how the

1:44:21 > 1:44:28scheme is working in your nursery. Six in your group. Is it working?

1:44:28 > 1:44:37How is it working?It's up to £5,000 discount but the issue is the

1:44:37 > 1:44:41positioning of the offer is 33 hours because it is not free. The parents,

1:44:41 > 1:44:47to get access to this childcare, are having to pay snacks and drinks. It

1:44:47 > 1:44:54makes is feel like we're having to pay for everything else in like the

1:44:54 > 1:44:59government to do is position Mr parents of them to spend as they

1:44:59 > 1:45:03choose will whatever provided they choose and that might provide them

1:45:03 > 1:45:091200 hrs, 1000 were hours with another. What did parents get when

1:45:09 > 1:45:15they popped their child into one of your nurseries? They still get the

1:45:15 > 1:45:23same offering. Nappies and lunches, at cetera. They had the feed that

1:45:23 > 1:45:27they understood what they were paying for. The issue isn't the

1:45:27 > 1:45:30funding that they are providing, it's the fact that they are

1:45:30 > 1:45:35positioning three hours. The funding level is too low price, free

1:45:35 > 1:45:43example. Every child, its £1800 less so we would have a shortfall of over

1:45:43 > 1:45:46half £1 million if the parents weren't willing to pay the

1:45:46 > 1:45:54difference. In areas of deprivation, some parents don't have the choice

1:45:54 > 1:45:58to have the difference paid and surely those of the children that

1:45:58 > 1:46:02need access to this more than any other children so the flaw in the

1:46:02 > 1:46:06system is just the positioning, not the funding. We are grateful for the

1:46:06 > 1:46:11funding, just the positioning.

1:46:11 > 1:46:15You seem to be talking about the semantics. If the money is there,

1:46:15 > 1:46:20why does it matter whether it is called three or allocated? If the

1:46:20 > 1:46:24money is the money, then how does what it is called make any

1:46:24 > 1:46:29difference?It is a very important point, so if as a parent you are

1:46:29 > 1:46:34told you can access 30 free hours, the new expectation is you can

1:46:34 > 1:46:39access 30 free hours.In what way is that not true?It is not true in

1:46:39 > 1:46:44that it is highly likely you will have to pay for food, snacks and

1:46:44 > 1:46:48drinks.Have someone who qualifies for the free childcare comes to one

1:46:48 > 1:46:55of your preschool centres, and they have 30 free hours a week, that is

1:46:55 > 1:47:00what it is...Well, no, because it is 30 free hours the 37 weeks a

1:47:00 > 1:47:06year. So again, this is positioning issue. Parents are expecting 30 free

1:47:06 > 1:47:09hours, but you stretch that over the year, and most parents want

1:47:09 > 1:47:14childcare all year round, it is more than that.And just explain what

1:47:14 > 1:47:19needs to be paid on top of what is being given by the government?They

1:47:19 > 1:47:23have created a backdoor, if you like, because they recognise the

1:47:23 > 1:47:26funding is not adequate to cover the cost of the childcare, so parents

1:47:26 > 1:47:31are having to pay these extras. That is fine if the parents are happy to

1:47:31 > 1:47:36pay it, and some parents are happy to pay it.What if the parents can't

1:47:36 > 1:47:40pay it?Then they will struggle to find a provider who can offer them

1:47:40 > 1:47:45access to the three hours, because it is not free, and that is our only

1:47:45 > 1:47:49issue. If the government said to the parents, here is £5,000 towards your

1:47:49 > 1:47:53childcare, parents will be delighted, but the issue is the

1:47:53 > 1:47:57positioning of the offer. They need to be transparent with the

1:47:57 > 1:48:01positioning of the offer. That is what we are asking for.The funding

1:48:01 > 1:48:07being applied is £6 billion every year until 2020. What do you think

1:48:07 > 1:48:12it should be?If the £6 billion is all they have to offer, that is

1:48:12 > 1:48:16fantastic and the parents are benefiting from £6 billion. But give

1:48:16 > 1:48:21them £5,000 each to spend as they choose, rather than setting in

1:48:21 > 1:48:25expectation of 30 free hours a week. What they are actually getting as

1:48:25 > 1:48:301140 hours a year, which is more like 20 hours a week. So again, it

1:48:30 > 1:48:34is dishonesty and poor positioning. Those would be the free hours, those

1:48:34 > 1:48:3920 hours a week. You're saying you can 20 hours a week completely free.

1:48:39 > 1:48:44All year round.What if you wanted those 30 hours, that is when the

1:48:44 > 1:48:50cost comes in.In this confusion is exactly the issue. Parents are

1:48:50 > 1:48:54confused because the government is telling them 30 free hours a week.

1:48:54 > 1:48:58It is 1430 hours a year. Most parents want childcare throughout

1:48:58 > 1:49:04the year, which is an

1:49:04 > 1:49:07the year, which is an average. Honestly, it is just positioning.

1:49:07 > 1:49:13Great news for parents, they are getting £5,000 off their fees. It is

1:49:13 > 1:49:18wonderful news, just position it properly and transparently.Thank

1:49:18 > 1:49:23you for your time this morning. And thank you for your comments, we will

1:49:23 > 1:49:26get to those of that later on in the programme, time permitting.

1:49:26 > 1:49:29Here is Matt with a look at this morning's weather.

1:49:29 > 1:49:30Lots

1:49:30 > 1:49:33Lots of snow reported in Scotland over the past couple of days, and

1:49:33 > 1:49:37the weather conditions in the north of the country are pretty grim. That

1:49:37 > 1:49:43is beautiful blue sky, but heavy snow.It is, things are improving

1:49:43 > 1:49:48weather condition wise. Whichever way you look at it in Darlington,

1:49:48 > 1:49:52there is no overhead. Overnight in northern England we saw as much as

1:49:52 > 1:49:55seven inches of snow fall over the hills. It is having a bit of an

1:49:55 > 1:49:59impact to those travelling around this morning. If I show you the

1:49:59 > 1:50:02radar chart through the early hours of this morning, the snow is quite

1:50:02 > 1:50:05extensive, affecting southern Scotland. It has now eased away but

1:50:05 > 1:50:09all these routes have been impacted by it, and Isis set to become the

1:50:09 > 1:50:12next major worry across parts of southern Scotland and northern

1:50:12 > 1:50:16England. It is not just the wet weather, it has been windy weather

1:50:16 > 1:50:20overnight. Severe gales over much of England and Wales. In the last hour

1:50:20 > 1:50:23it has been East Anglia, Lincolnshire, and towards Essex and

1:50:23 > 1:50:28Kent. Peaking at the moment, they will ease as we go towards the back

1:50:28 > 1:50:31end of the rush-hour, but still gusty. A few trees down, that will

1:50:31 > 1:50:36have an impact on travel. Check BBC local radio before you head out. A

1:50:36 > 1:50:41few showers in the west, punctuating the sunshine in south-west England

1:50:41 > 1:50:44and Wales. Heavy showers over parts of Liverpool and Merseyside, that

1:50:44 > 1:50:47will punch its weight in the north-west England, turning to snow

1:50:47 > 1:50:50over higher ground. Showers in Northern Ireland and western

1:50:50 > 1:50:54Scotland, and here, as well is northern England, it is a big price

1:50:54 > 1:50:58risk to take us through the next few hours. A big ice risk. Other than

1:50:58 > 1:51:02the odd shower, most will have a predominantly dry day. When the

1:51:02 > 1:51:07peeking, as I say, at the moment. Using down. Showers in the west,

1:51:07 > 1:51:10rain, hail and thunder in the south-west of the country, but

1:51:10 > 1:51:14further north of further covering of snow. The winds will pick up here

1:51:14 > 1:51:17later on, and it will add to the windshield. Another day with

1:51:17 > 1:51:21temperatures below freezing. The breeze will remain a feature as we

1:51:21 > 1:51:24go through the night. The odd shower getting further east. Many southern

1:51:24 > 1:51:33and eastern areas will be dry, clear and cold.

1:51:33 > 1:51:35and cold. A widespread frost tonight, and where you have seen

1:51:35 > 1:51:39showers through the day, I say big risk for tomorrow morning's

1:51:39 > 1:51:42rush-hour. And we could see yet more snow in western Scotland, Northern

1:51:42 > 1:51:44Ireland in particular, giving further travel disruption. We'll see

1:51:44 > 1:51:47showers, sleet and snow across northern England, the hills of

1:51:47 > 1:51:53Wales, further south. It is mainly rain,

1:51:54 > 1:52:00rain, sleet and hail to content with. Sharp frost developing, but

1:52:00 > 1:52:03that drives, brightest day of the weekend, especially the northern

1:52:03 > 1:52:06half of the country. Lots of sunshine, increasing cloud and

1:52:06 > 1:52:10patchy rain towards the south-west. Through Saturday night in the Sunday

1:52:10 > 1:52:13we get a real push on this weather front northwards and eastwards

1:52:13 > 1:52:18across the UK. That is set to bring a spell of snow across the hills of

1:52:18 > 1:52:21Scotland and northern England, maybe even some of hills further south for

1:52:21 > 1:52:26a time. It will turn back into rain later on as mild air pushes its way

1:52:26 > 1:52:29in. Reaching the north-east of Scotland last of all. But after a

1:52:29 > 1:52:33bright Saturday, Sunday looking much wetter. Today you have severe gales

1:52:33 > 1:52:37to content with across parts of eastern England, and the snow is

1:52:37 > 1:52:43starting to ease. To you both.You are telling us that after this grim

1:52:43 > 1:52:47weather we are seeing in Scotland, we have Sunday to look forward to,

1:52:47 > 1:52:53when no one has a good day.It might not be as bad as that, there will be

1:52:53 > 1:52:57a few dry moments, but not looking great, no. And more wet and windy

1:52:57 > 1:53:06weather to come on Monday.Make it worse, why don't you? So the

1:53:06 > 1:53:06question regarding

1:53:06 > 1:53:09worse, why don't you? So the question regarding Carillion is what

1:53:09 > 1:53:15to do, or how to avoid something in the future.And also helpful for

1:53:15 > 1:53:17those smaller firms caught up in this.

1:53:17 > 1:53:20The impact of the collapse of Carillion is only just becoming

1:53:20 > 1:53:23clear, for the tens of thousands of employs, and thousands more

1:53:23 > 1:53:24businesses contracting out to them.

1:53:24 > 1:53:26The Government has said it will continue to fund

1:53:26 > 1:53:27its public sector contractors.

1:53:27 > 1:53:30But some workers in the private sector have been laid off,

1:53:30 > 1:53:32and their future is looking uncertain.

1:53:32 > 1:53:36This morning, the TUC is calling for a national task force to deal

1:53:36 > 1:53:36with the fallout.

1:53:36 > 1:53:38So let's speak to them.

1:53:38 > 1:53:46Paul Nowak is the assistant general secretary of TUC.

1:53:56 > 1:54:00Good morning to you. I wonder what you are calling for, and how it

1:54:00 > 1:54:05would work.We are calling for a task force, a small focus group of

1:54:05 > 1:54:09Unions, and smaller employers, in Supply chains in particular, to

1:54:09 > 1:54:13really sit down and think about how we provide support to the thousands

1:54:13 > 1:54:16of workers who are working for companies which were delivering

1:54:16 > 1:54:20contracts for Carillion, making muggy by Carillion, and are now

1:54:20 > 1:54:24facing a really uncertain future. I think the focus of that task force

1:54:24 > 1:54:28has to be how do we protect jobs and livelihoods, how do we move forward

1:54:28 > 1:54:32and make sure we are able to continue to deliver services and the

1:54:32 > 1:54:38project Carillion was contracted to do.Something similar was set up in

1:54:38 > 1:54:432005 after the collapse of a carmaker, which was able to pay out

1:54:43 > 1:54:47some subsidies to help small firms. If there is a subcontractor watching

1:54:47 > 1:54:52this, what difference would this task force make to me?Well, we know

1:54:52 > 1:54:55for example that there will be lots of businesses facing short-term

1:54:55 > 1:55:01pressures because they are owed muggy by Carillion. We want to be in

1:55:01 > 1:55:05a situation where those businesses are able to hold onto staff and not

1:55:05 > 1:55:08consider redundancies. I would hope that a task force could come up with

1:55:08 > 1:55:13a scheme of short-term financial support. Beyond that, we need to

1:55:13 > 1:55:17provide support to those firms directly affected. I have to say,

1:55:17 > 1:55:25unfortunately, there will be some people as a result of this dreadful

1:55:25 > 1:55:29collapse of Carillion who will lose their jobs. We have to make sure

1:55:29 > 1:55:32they have the best possible support. In the longer term, there needs to

1:55:32 > 1:55:38be a real inquest into how we got into this problem in the first

1:55:38 > 1:55:42place, to make sure there are not more companies like Carillion down

1:55:42 > 1:55:46the line. And another thing we are calling for is a fundamental risk

1:55:46 > 1:55:48assessment of the outsourcing companies running our public

1:55:48 > 1:55:54services. We have seen in the news and the papers about other companies

1:55:54 > 1:55:57potentially facing problems. Let's make sure there are no other

1:55:57 > 1:56:01companies like Carillion down the line.Who would pay for this task

1:56:01 > 1:56:06force?Well, the government should pick up the task force. And we have

1:56:06 > 1:56:09been very clear that the government should not be bailing out Carillion

1:56:09 > 1:56:13or the Board of Directors, but they should be dividing money to help

1:56:13 > 1:56:18business is directly affected by the collapse. There were 20,000 people

1:56:18 > 1:56:21directly employed by Carillion, and once you get beyond that and start

1:56:21 > 1:56:26looking at companies which had contracts with Carillion, owed money

1:56:26 > 1:56:30by Carillion, you're talking about tens of thousands more people. It is

1:56:30 > 1:56:33important the government tries to give them some certainty. Those

1:56:33 > 1:56:37workers will have bills at the end of the month, they will have

1:56:37 > 1:56:42mortgages.I'm sorry to interrupt, because time is tight. Private

1:56:42 > 1:56:46sector firms got involved in Carillion knowing the risk, the risk

1:56:46 > 1:56:49of business that your supplier may not pay. Why should the government

1:56:49 > 1:56:53pay more money for a task force?The government can't wash its hands of

1:56:53 > 1:56:58this. £1.7 billion of Carillion contracts came from the public

1:56:58 > 1:57:02sector and we know there has already been talk about whether government

1:57:02 > 1:57:07should have been awarding contracts at the time when it knew the company

1:57:07 > 1:57:10was issuing product warnings. The priority for me today is making sure

1:57:10 > 1:57:14those tens of thousands of workers have some kind of certainty moving

1:57:14 > 1:57:17forward, and the government will have to pick up the bill and step up

1:57:17 > 1:57:22to the plate, and we are saying join with us, bring in that national task

1:57:22 > 1:57:26force and let's make a difference. It is good to talk to you. I will

1:57:26 > 2:00:45see you

2:00:45 > 2:00:48Bye for now.

2:00:52 > 2:00:57Hello this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

2:00:57 > 2:01:03Boosting in border controls and taking more migrants from Calais.

2:01:03 > 2:01:07She will say almost £45 million will be spent beefing up security around

2:01:07 > 2:01:17the Channel.

2:01:25 > 2:01:27Good morning. Also this morning:

2:01:27 > 2:01:30A third day of snow, and a night of strong winds continue

2:01:30 > 2:01:32to cause hazardous conditions.

2:01:32 > 2:01:36We have seen seven inches of snow fall in some parts of northern

2:01:36 > 2:01:39England, severe gales have brought down trees further south.Conditions

2:01:39 > 2:01:42are improving but I have your details in the latest forecast in

2:01:42 > 2:01:43ten minutes.

2:01:43 > 2:01:46The government's flagship scheme giving 30 hours of "free" childcare

2:01:46 > 2:01:48in England isn't working - one charity says parents

2:01:48 > 2:01:55are having to subsidise it from their own pockets.

2:01:55 > 2:01:58Taxpayers owe private companies - like Carillion - almost £200 billion

2:01:58 > 2:02:00to complete big building projects - and the public spending

2:02:00 > 2:02:03watchdog says it's not the best value for money.

2:02:03 > 2:02:07In sport, curtains for Konta.

2:02:07 > 2:02:10The British number one is out of the Australian Open after a shock

2:02:10 > 2:02:13defeat to the world number 123.

2:02:17 > 2:02:18SINGING

2:02:18 > 2:02:21And helping people with dementia through the power of song -

2:02:21 > 2:02:26and why there are calls for more people to be have access to it.

2:02:26 > 2:02:27Good morning.

2:02:27 > 2:02:28First, our main story.

2:02:28 > 2:02:32Britain is to increase its contribution towards border

2:02:32 > 2:02:34controls in France by nearly £45 million,

2:02:34 > 2:02:36and commit to taking in more migrants from Calais.

2:02:36 > 2:02:39The deal will be announced at a summit between Theresa May

2:02:39 > 2:02:41and the French President Emmanuel Macron this afternoon.

2:02:41 > 2:02:43academy in Sandhurst, is being seen as the most

2:02:43 > 2:02:45important for several years, as our Diplomatic Correspondent,

2:02:45 > 2:02:52James Robbins, reports.

2:02:52 > 2:02:55This summit is very deliberately being held at Sandhurst, Britain's

2:02:55 > 2:02:57military academy for officer cadets.

2:02:57 > 2:03:00The venue underlines the fact that Britain and France are the key

2:03:00 > 2:03:02military powers in Europe, used to working together and today,

2:03:02 > 2:03:08committing to greater cooperation.

2:03:08 > 2:03:11Even if the background to all of this, of course, is Brexit.

2:03:11 > 2:03:13And in other ways, Britain and France are

2:03:13 > 2:03:15heading in very different directions.

2:03:15 > 2:03:21Under pressure from President Macron, Theresa May will

2:03:21 > 2:03:23take on some migrants stuck in Calais and desperate to cross the

2:03:23 > 2:03:25Channel.

2:03:25 > 2:03:27So, expect more unaccompanied children to be allowed

2:03:27 > 2:03:31into Britain as well as adults who successfully argued that their

2:03:31 > 2:03:34admission will reunify families.

2:03:34 > 2:03:38But the longer-term deals will focus on defence.

2:03:38 > 2:03:41Britain is sending three British Chinook

2:03:41 > 2:03:45helicopters to Mali, they're large-troop

2:03:45 > 2:03:46helicopters to Mali, they're large troop

2:03:46 > 2:03:50carrying aircraft which the

2:03:50 > 2:03:52French badly lacked in their fight against Islamists.

2:03:52 > 2:03:54So, Britain will broaden its military

2:03:54 > 2:03:55involvement in Africa without committing troops.

2:03:55 > 2:03:57In return, France will back-up British forces in the

2:03:57 > 2:03:58Baltic states of Estonia.

2:03:58 > 2:04:00There, confronting the potential Russian threat.

2:04:00 > 2:04:04James Robbins, BBC News.

2:04:04 > 2:04:06Let's speak now to our reporter Ian Palmer.

2:04:06 > 2:04:10He's at Sandhurst, where the meeting will take place this afternoon.

2:04:10 > 2:04:18Good morning. Lots to discuss?Lots to discuss. You may see the Sergeant

2:04:18 > 2:04:23Major marking out the parade square behind me in the band of the

2:04:23 > 2:04:27Coldstream Guards will be here shortly to welcome Emmanuel Macron

2:04:27 > 2:04:32ahead of the talks with Theresa May. They will talk about a future

2:04:32 > 2:04:36relationship between the two countries after Brexit. There are no

2:04:36 > 2:04:42formal Brexit talks of course, this is the backdrop. The extra money the

2:04:42 > 2:04:48UK will spend will be spent on CCTV, defence Security adds detection

2:04:48 > 2:04:53systems. The £44.5 million will be on top of the £100 million the

2:04:53 > 2:04:56government says it is already spending on security in northern

2:04:56 > 2:05:06France. The talks that will be here Leisa will show the deft negotiation

2:05:06 > 2:05:12skills of a manual Macron -- will show. He said he will learn the

2:05:12 > 2:05:17Bayou tapestry to Great Britain. Emmanuel Macron needs the

2:05:17 > 2:05:21cooperation of Theresa May, but more importantly, Theresa May needs the

2:05:21 > 2:05:24Corporation of a major EU player ahead of the second phase Brexit

2:05:24 > 2:05:30talks.Thanks. We will look ahead to that meeting this afternoon.

2:05:30 > 2:05:31Commuters in Scotland and Northern England

2:05:31 > 2:05:35are being warned about treacherous driving conditions this morning.

2:05:35 > 2:05:38An amber weather warning following heavy snow has been lifted.

2:05:38 > 2:05:40Gales and heavy rain have been affecting other areas.

2:05:40 > 2:05:42Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon is in Lanarkshire

2:05:42 > 2:05:49with the latest for us this morning.

2:05:50 > 2:05:54We get a sense of the conditions, looking behind you.A lot of snow in

2:05:54 > 2:05:59this part of Scotland, about a foot lying by the side of the road. But

2:05:59 > 2:06:04the M74, the main link down the west coast between Scotland and England

2:06:04 > 2:06:12is running smoothly. The amber weather warning has now been lifted.

2:06:12 > 2:06:16I think drivers really were heeding that warning from the police which

2:06:16 > 2:06:21was, in addition to that, which, in effect said, do not travel overnight

2:06:21 > 2:06:25in the areas where the worst of the weather is expected, unless you

2:06:25 > 2:06:31really have to. There is still a high risk of disruption. People are

2:06:31 > 2:06:35being advised to drive cautiously, especially in south-west Scotland

2:06:35 > 2:06:40where conditions can be poor in places on the more minor roads. No

2:06:40 > 2:06:43repeat of that situation overnight on Tuesday where hundreds of drivers

2:06:43 > 2:06:50were stranded. Problems elsewhere with the weather, high winds across

2:06:50 > 2:06:58the UK. Those winds reaching 78 mph Amavi gusts in Wales. -- and the

2:06:58 > 2:06:59gusts in Wales.

2:06:59 > 2:07:01The public spending watchdog says taxpayers could face a bill

2:07:01 > 2:07:03of almost £200 billion for deals signed under

2:07:03 > 2:07:04Private Finance Initiatives.

2:07:04 > 2:07:07PFIs cover companies like Carillion and the National Audit Office says

2:07:07 > 2:07:09there are more than 700 deals still in place.

2:07:09 > 2:07:17Ben is here to explain more.

2:07:17 > 2:07:23Good morning.Morning.There are lots of issues about why the

2:07:23 > 2:07:31government is outsourcing this work. Apparently paying more for this work

2:07:31 > 2:07:35than if it was doing it itself.This is a report from the National Audit

2:07:35 > 2:07:37Office, looking at how many of these deals are underway. This is coming

2:07:37 > 2:07:42to light after the Korean collapse. They are nothing new, private

2:07:42 > 2:07:49finance initiatives -- after the Carillion collapse. What they have

2:07:49 > 2:07:53done is they have done the sums and they have worked out they will pay

2:07:53 > 2:07:57£200 billion for these deals over the next 30 years. Even if we sign

2:07:57 > 2:08:01no more new deals from tomorrow. Very costly. They have worked out

2:08:01 > 2:08:03that it could be cheaper if the command was to build those projects