19/01/2018

0:00:06 > 0:00:07Hello, this is Breakfast,

0:00:07 > 0:00:10with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

0:00:10 > 0:00:12A breakthrough in the battle against cancer - scientists find

0:00:12 > 0:00:16a potential "affordable" and "universal" blood test.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18The new trial detects eight forms of the disease.

0:00:18 > 0:00:21It's been described as a step towards one of the biggest

0:00:21 > 0:00:24goals in medicine.

0:00:33 > 0:00:39Good morning, it's Friday the 19th of January.

0:00:39 > 0:00:40Also this morning:

0:00:40 > 0:00:43Accused of holding their 13 children in shackles at their California

0:00:43 > 0:00:51home, David and Louise Turpin plead not guilty.

0:00:51 > 0:00:55To charges of torture, false imprisonment, and abuse.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57Prisoners accessing drugs and a growing use of drones -

0:00:57 > 0:01:00a report into conditions at Liverpool Prison says it's

0:01:00 > 0:01:02"dirty, infested and hazardous".

0:01:02 > 0:01:05Plans to shake up the UK's cash machine network could leave many

0:01:05 > 0:01:07remote areas with no access to cash.

0:01:07 > 0:01:12But with cards and contactless payments, do we still need them?

0:01:12 > 0:01:16In sport, Edmund defies the heat to win in Melbourne.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19He's through to the fourth round for the first time

0:01:19 > 0:01:27after a 5-set win.

0:01:28 > 0:01:34I want to be a pilot. I want to be a game designer.I want to be a maths

0:01:34 > 0:01:35teacher.

0:01:35 > 0:01:38From sports stars to social media icons, we'll find out what thousands

0:01:38 > 0:01:41of children said when they were asked to draw their future careers.

0:01:41 > 0:01:45And Matt has the weather.

0:01:45 > 0:01:50Good morning. I certainly am, I have come in search of snow and I have

0:01:50 > 0:01:54found it, what is of the showers again today across parts of

0:01:54 > 0:01:56north-west England, Northern Ireland Scotland and in southern Scotland

0:01:56 > 0:02:01there could be some issues later. I will have all of the details in your

0:02:01 > 0:02:05full forecast in the next 15 minutes. Maps, thank you. -- mat.

0:02:05 > 0:02:06Good morning.

0:02:06 > 0:02:07First, our main story.

0:02:07 > 0:02:10Scientists in the US are close to a major cancer breakthrough,

0:02:10 > 0:02:13after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common

0:02:13 > 0:02:14forms of the disease.

0:02:14 > 0:02:16Overall, the test found 70% of the cancers

0:02:16 > 0:02:19but researchers say more work is needed to verify its accuracy.

0:02:19 > 0:02:26Here's our health correspondent James Gallagher.

0:02:26 > 0:02:30Love and 14 million people find out they have cancer each year

0:02:30 > 0:02:33worldwide. The sooner they are diagnosed, the more likely they are

0:02:33 > 0:02:38to survive. The test, called CancerSEEK, is a new approach that

0:02:38 > 0:02:42looks a mutated DNA and protein that tumours release into the

0:02:42 > 0:02:46bloodstream. It was tested on eight common times of cancer including

0:02:46 > 0:02:50ovarian, pancreatic and lung, and in the study on more than 1000

0:02:50 > 0:02:54patients, note have cancer, the test correctly diagnosed seven in 10

0:02:54 > 0:03:00patients. The research is at John Hopkins University in Olesen will

0:03:00 > 0:03:04say more work is needed and a starting trials to see if the test

0:03:04 > 0:03:09can find cancers in seemingly healthy people. They say such test

0:03:09 > 0:03:13can have an enormous impact on cancer mortality. Expert in the UK

0:03:13 > 0:03:17said the approach had massive potential. The research is's vision

0:03:17 > 0:03:21is an annual test that can catch cancer early and save lives.

0:03:21 > 0:03:24We'll be speaking to Cancer Research about this in just over

0:03:24 > 0:03:27half an hour.

0:03:27 > 0:03:29A couple from California who are accused of abusing their 13

0:03:29 > 0:03:32children have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse,

0:03:32 > 0:03:35torture and false imprisonment.

0:03:35 > 0:03:37David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday after one

0:03:37 > 0:03:40of their children escaped through a window of their home.

0:03:40 > 0:03:42Police found them severely malnourished, with some in shackles.

0:03:42 > 0:03:50Our North America correspondent James Cook reports.

0:03:51 > 0:03:53That is give up that right...

0:03:53 > 0:03:57David Turpin appearing in court to deny torturing his own children

0:03:57 > 0:04:01and sexually abusing one of his young daughters.

0:04:01 > 0:04:08His wife, Louise, also pleaded not guilty.

0:04:09 > 0:04:11prosecutors say

0:04:11 > 0:04:13-- Prosecutors say the siblings endured the abuse for years

0:04:13 > 0:04:14as their parents

0:04:14 > 0:04:16plumbed the depths of human depravity.

0:04:16 > 0:04:18One of the children at age 12 is the weight

0:04:18 > 0:04:19of an average 7-year-old.

0:04:19 > 0:04:22Several of the victims have cognitive impairment and neuropathy,

0:04:22 > 0:04:25which is nerve damage, as a result of this extreme

0:04:25 > 0:04:26and prolonged physical abuse.

0:04:26 > 0:04:29The children were supposedly schooled here in their home

0:04:29 > 0:04:33but the district attorney said they lacked basic knowledge.

0:04:33 > 0:04:35Some didn't even know what a police officer was.

0:04:35 > 0:04:38They were reportedly allowed to shower just once a year

0:04:38 > 0:04:42and were beaten, chained up and tormented.

0:04:42 > 0:04:46The 17-year-old who raised the alarm after climbing out of the home

0:04:46 > 0:04:49through a window had been plotting the escape for two years.

0:04:49 > 0:04:52One of her sisters made it out with her, but turned back

0:04:52 > 0:04:53out of fear.

0:04:53 > 0:04:55This case has sent waves of revulsion across

0:04:55 > 0:04:56the United States and beyond.

0:04:56 > 0:05:00The authorities say the siblings are doing well, but some of them

0:05:00 > 0:05:02at least have almost certainly suffered irreparable physical

0:05:02 > 0:05:07and mental damage.

0:05:07 > 0:05:10The parents are due in court again next month.

0:05:10 > 0:05:16If convicted, they face life in prison.

0:05:16 > 0:05:19Funds earmarked to help transform the NHS have instead been spent

0:05:19 > 0:05:22on managing existing pressures - that's according to a report

0:05:22 > 0:05:25from the National Audit Office.

0:05:25 > 0:05:27In 2017, trusts received more than three billion pounds

0:05:27 > 0:05:30of additional cash injections, on top of already allotted funding,

0:05:30 > 0:05:38to help fund day-to-day activities.

0:05:39 > 0:05:43it is a growing pressures and surging demand had caused a

0:05:43 > 0:05:47reallocation of resources. Production in the historical rate of

0:05:47 > 0:05:53funding, the level of savings and efficiencies that local authorities

0:05:53 > 0:05:56are delivering isn't quite fitting that and then you have demands and

0:05:56 > 0:05:59pressures in terms of the amount of activity that patients are

0:05:59 > 0:06:01presenting with at hospitals and clinics.

0:06:01 > 0:06:04Two fishermen are missing after their boat capsized off

0:06:04 > 0:06:05the coast of Western Scotland.

0:06:05 > 0:06:07Lifeboats were launched after receiving a distress signal

0:06:07 > 0:06:09off Argyll and Bute yesterday evening.

0:06:09 > 0:06:11Royal Navy divers have been helping in the search.

0:06:11 > 0:06:18Another man who was rescued is recovering in hospital.

0:06:18 > 0:06:20Living conditions at Liverpool Prison are the worst that

0:06:20 > 0:06:24inspectors have ever seen, according to a new report.

0:06:24 > 0:06:26Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service said it's

0:06:26 > 0:06:29already taken immediate action by appointing a new governor

0:06:29 > 0:06:31and that cleanliness has also improved.

0:06:31 > 0:06:38Our health correspondent Adina Campbell reports.

0:06:38 > 0:06:45Dirty, infested, and hazardous - these are conditions hundreds of

0:06:45 > 0:06:48inmates are facing at Liverpool Prison. According to a new report by

0:06:48 > 0:06:52the prison watchdog. As well as problems with rats, broken windows,

0:06:52 > 0:06:58and blocked toilets, it is also found two thirds of inmates had easy

0:06:58 > 0:07:03access to drugs. Often smuggled by the growing use of drones with more

0:07:03 > 0:07:09than one seized every week. And violence had also increased, more

0:07:09 > 0:07:13than one third of prisoners said they felt unsafe at the time of the

0:07:13 > 0:07:18inspection.I was horrified when I read this report. It is the worst

0:07:18 > 0:07:22report I have ever seen into a British prison and that is the

0:07:22 > 0:07:27assessment too of the inspectorate team, they said these were the worst

0:07:27 > 0:07:32living conditions for prisoners that they had ever experienced.Her

0:07:32 > 0:07:35Majesty 's prison and probation service acknowledged that the

0:07:35 > 0:07:40conditions at the prison were unacceptable. It said it has already

0:07:40 > 0:07:46taken immediate action by appointing a new governor and that cleanliness

0:07:46 > 0:07:51has also improved. It also says it has put a huge amount of energy and

0:07:51 > 0:07:55money into trying to improve the prison healthcare service air.

0:07:55 > 0:08:00Inspect and took place in September last year but last month,

0:08:00 > 0:08:05whistleblowers told the BBC that inmates at Liverpool Prison had died

0:08:05 > 0:08:10or been injured due to poor care. Which Lancashire care NHS foundation

0:08:10 > 0:08:16trust has apologised for. Today's report comes after the government

0:08:16 > 0:08:19was ordered to make immediate improvements to Nottingham prison

0:08:19 > 0:08:24over safety concerns. Eight men there are believed to have taken

0:08:24 > 0:08:26their own lives in two years.

0:08:26 > 0:08:28Boris Johnson has proposed building a 22-mile bridge

0:08:28 > 0:08:33across the English Channel.

0:08:33 > 0:08:34He believes another link

0:08:34 > 0:08:39would further improve relations between the two countries.

0:08:39 > 0:08:42He made the suggestion at a meeting with the President of France,

0:08:42 > 0:08:49yesterday. He believes the fact that two countries are interconnected by

0:08:49 > 0:08:53one railway line in that is crazy, he proposed a new fixed link across

0:08:53 > 0:08:54the Channel.

0:08:54 > 0:08:57Increasing costs on the build of the UK's new aircraft carrier

0:08:57 > 0:09:00programme is putting the budgets of other defence projects at risk,

0:09:00 > 0:09:01according to MPs.

0:09:01 > 0:09:04A Public Accounts Committee report said the programme,

0:09:04 > 0:09:05which includes two new carriers costing 6 billion pounds,

0:09:05 > 0:09:07is hugely complex and costly.

0:09:07 > 0:09:12The MoD said that it was committed to keeping costs down.

0:09:12 > 0:09:15The British author Peter Mayle, who wrote A Year in Provence has

0:09:15 > 0:09:19died, aged 78.

0:09:19 > 0:09:22The book, published in 1989, told the story of his first year

0:09:22 > 0:09:28as a British expat in a village in the South of France.

0:09:28 > 0:09:31In 2002, the French government awarded him a Knight of the Legion

0:09:31 > 0:09:33of Honour for his contributions to culture.

0:09:33 > 0:09:37The crew of an Antarctic research expedition has a new team member.

0:09:37 > 0:09:38The scientists were out collecting water samples,

0:09:38 > 0:09:46when up popped an Adelie penguin.

0:09:46 > 0:09:48The curious bird had a quick look around,

0:09:48 > 0:09:52decided it wasn't for him, and jumped back in to the icy water.

0:09:52 > 0:09:56The crew was from the Australian Antarctic Program.

0:09:56 > 0:10:02Why not? What a lovely visit! A temporary crewmember. It was like a

0:10:02 > 0:10:07bus in the old days, you jump on and you jump off again. Yeah, that his

0:10:07 > 0:10:12fare. Do you know what I'm talking about or not? It is going to be one

0:10:12 > 0:10:19of those mornings, isn't it? Can you feel that? So you have got News for

0:10:19 > 0:10:22us, Australia... And one extreme to the other into temperatures there.

0:10:22 > 0:10:28It has big news for Great Britain in tennis, Kyle Edmund 49 in the world

0:10:28 > 0:10:34has gone further than ever before, and what's more, in heat that when

0:10:34 > 0:10:38nudging 40 Celsius. That is the sort of you currently set out in but to

0:10:38 > 0:10:44play a five set tennis match, while! How long did it take? Over two

0:10:44 > 0:10:46hours, a long-time out in the heat.

0:10:46 > 0:10:49Despite the heat, Kyle Edmund is through to the fourth

0:10:49 > 0:10:51round of the Australian Open for the first time, beating

0:10:51 > 0:10:53the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili.

0:10:53 > 0:10:56The 23-year-old came back from a mid-match slump to win

0:10:56 > 0:11:01in a match which lasted for 3.5 hours.

0:11:02 > 0:11:03Sorry, not 2.5!

0:11:03 > 0:11:05It means he's now through to the last 16.

0:11:05 > 0:11:07England's second One Day International against Australia

0:11:07 > 0:11:08is underway in Brisbane.

0:11:08 > 0:11:10The hosts won the toss and chose to bat.

0:11:10 > 0:11:14Joe Root's taken two wickets.

0:11:14 > 0:11:17A century from Aaron Finch and 36 from Mitch Marsh has helped

0:11:17 > 0:11:21Australia to 213 - five at 40 overs.

0:11:21 > 0:11:24Ronnie O'Sullivan says he's glad that he's out of the UK Masters

0:11:24 > 0:11:27tournament at Alexandra Palace because he's been struggling

0:11:27 > 0:11:27with illness.

0:11:27 > 0:11:31He was beaten 6-1 by Mark Allen, and said he didn't feel physically

0:11:31 > 0:11:34strong enough to go on and win the tournament anyway.

0:11:34 > 0:11:37And there'll be eight uncapped players in Eddie Jones' England

0:11:37 > 0:11:40squad as they begin the defence of their Six Nations title away

0:11:40 > 0:11:41to Italy on February 4.

0:11:41 > 0:11:44The head coach says number eight Billy Vunipola is likely to miss

0:11:44 > 0:11:52the whole tournament with injury.

0:11:53 > 0:11:58In a moment in the papers, sports stars that have named after their

0:11:58 > 0:12:02sport or have similar names to the actual sport. It is quite funny,

0:12:02 > 0:12:07actually. Thank you. I was just thinking of your surname. What you

0:12:07 > 0:12:11could do with sport. Good on you. Have a think.

0:12:11 > 0:12:14Matt has the weather for is from the Cumbrian village

0:12:14 > 0:12:17of Shap, where there's been up to 15cm of snow.

0:12:17 > 0:12:21By the end of the day, while we actually see you because you could

0:12:21 > 0:12:25well be buried by all of the snow coming down. Good morning. Good

0:12:25 > 0:12:30morning. I fully you will still see me, a few showers over me but good

0:12:30 > 0:12:34morning from Cumbria. You come outside the village of Shap onto the

0:12:34 > 0:12:38hills to find some Sophie due this morning. For those who have not seen

0:12:38 > 0:12:43it so far this week, there have been plenty around. Of course through

0:12:43 > 0:12:45Wednesday night into Thursday morning up here in Cumbria we saw

0:12:45 > 0:12:51six inches of snow fall and that led to all sorts of trouble problems. A

0:12:51 > 0:12:55six was shot, closed for a time, an important route and in fact you for

0:12:55 > 0:13:01the M6 behind me was built in the 70s, it was the only route between

0:13:01 > 0:13:05north-west England and Scotland, the main route, I should say. Still a

0:13:05 > 0:13:09few problems this morning because of ice across the UK, both will become

0:13:09 > 0:13:12a little less problematic into next week as things turned that little

0:13:12 > 0:13:17bit more mild but certainly as far as today is concerned, if you take a

0:13:17 > 0:13:22look at the forecast for today, it is one that is still very, very

0:13:22 > 0:13:26wintry, a forecast today is one of sunny spells of some of you,

0:13:26 > 0:13:30particularly in the south and east of the UK but to the north and west

0:13:30 > 0:13:32we have lots of snow showers around

0:13:32 > 0:13:32of the UK but to the north and west we have lots of snow showers around

0:13:32 > 0:13:35once again. To those of you in south-west Scotland in particular,

0:13:35 > 0:13:38the snow flurries could be quite nasty through this morning and

0:13:38 > 0:13:42during the day, because it up to 20 centimetres of snow across some

0:13:42 > 0:13:45parts of south-west Scotland. Eastern Scotland should be fine,

0:13:45 > 0:13:48some snow flurries in north-west England but what eastern and

0:13:48 > 0:13:52southern England it is a fine and bright start. Tom Frost is around

0:13:52 > 0:13:55extensively after clear skies through the night. A chilly start

0:13:55 > 0:13:59here compared to what we saw yesterday but for the south-west,

0:13:59 > 0:14:02bills and showers in south-west England and Wales, some snow mixed

0:14:02 > 0:14:07in with them over the high ground but the most of us it is rain, sleet

0:14:07 > 0:14:11and the odd rumble of thunder. Some hail perhaps as well. Heavy snow

0:14:11 > 0:14:14showers moving across the north of the moment and snow showers coming

0:14:14 > 0:14:17and going all day. Scotland, north-west England, a big problem to

0:14:17 > 0:14:22you this morning will be the risk of ice. What an icy start to the day.

0:14:22 > 0:14:25The snow showers becoming more frequent across parts of northern

0:14:25 > 0:14:29Scotland during the day, into north-west England and Northern

0:14:29 > 0:14:32Ireland, and because of the odd shower elsewhere across southern and

0:14:32 > 0:14:36eastern parts of the UK, the further south you are the more likely the

0:14:36 > 0:14:39rest of the rain, hail and sleep but in between, some sunshine around and

0:14:39 > 0:14:44like recent days, temperatures 2- seven degrees but with a bit more

0:14:44 > 0:14:47breeze further north, it will fill colder than that with an added

0:14:47 > 0:14:52windchill. Into tonight, there will be a few changes taking place.

0:14:52 > 0:14:56Showers for a time across the north but if anything they become a little

0:14:56 > 0:15:01less strong, temperatures drop may be down to -10 in a few spots, in

0:15:01 > 0:15:05the south-west and the south of the UK some clubs are outbreaks of rain

0:15:05 > 0:15:09and sleet and snow pushing into take us into the start of the weekend.

0:15:09 > 0:15:12The Saturday it will be a way, cold start across many southern areas. It

0:15:12 > 0:15:16will be some rain and maybe some sleet and snow mixed in. Further

0:15:16 > 0:15:21north, bright and crisp, very cold, one or two snow flurries but if

0:15:21 > 0:15:25anything a dry day to many with lots of fun time around but

0:15:25 > 0:15:28across-the-board once more. To the southern areas after the restart you

0:15:28 > 0:15:33may see a little bit of afternoon sunshine. To take it into Sunday, a

0:15:33 > 0:15:37completely different day for all of us. A weather front will moving from

0:15:37 > 0:15:40the west, eventually bringing mild air across the south-west of the UK

0:15:40 > 0:15:44but is it hits, particularly in the hills of Scotland, even to lower

0:15:44 > 0:15:48levels at times you could see and briefly a few worries in the hills

0:15:48 > 0:15:51of southern England before temperatures warm up as it turns

0:15:51 > 0:15:58back to rain later on. I know that is something that Naga didn't want

0:15:58 > 0:16:02to see but it looks like Sunday will turn but across the country and it

0:16:02 > 0:16:05takes us into milder conditions for next week. More details through the

0:16:05 > 0:16:09morning.

0:16:09 > 0:16:12next week. More details through the morning. At least you are appeasing

0:16:12 > 0:16:16me with the milder conditions. Are they the gloves with the holes in

0:16:16 > 0:16:19them? I thought I couldn't wear them

0:16:19 > 0:16:21again, so they are safely stowed away for another time.

0:16:21 > 0:16:26We have been admiring them. They are very smart. See you later.

0:16:26 > 0:16:30Let's take a look at today's papers.

0:16:30 > 0:16:40Starting with the front pages. The Sun showing Prince William's new

0:16:40 > 0:16:42haircut. That did not cost £180.

0:16:42 > 0:16:48That's the story. It is also on the front page of the

0:16:48 > 0:16:51Daily Mirror. That's the kind of haircut my mum

0:16:51 > 0:16:53would say, I could have done that for you!

0:16:53 > 0:17:01The Mirror reporting it could reach epidemic proportions, the flu

0:17:01 > 0:17:06epidemic. We will hear some of the details later.

0:17:06 > 0:17:10Sticking with the Royal theme, on the Times we have a picture of

0:17:10 > 0:17:13Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who are getting married later this year

0:17:13 > 0:17:19of course. And Britain's should consider building a bridge to

0:17:19 > 0:17:24France, says Boris Johnson. He says to link Britain and France. Of

0:17:24 > 0:17:28course that would be on top of the Channel Tunnel. I don't know if you

0:17:28 > 0:17:32are looking at this story, what is happening here?They are looking at

0:17:32 > 0:17:35insider dealing which we know is when you act on share price

0:17:35 > 0:17:38movements because you've got an insight, you know what might be

0:17:38 > 0:17:43happening in that firm. This is a suggestion in the Times that an

0:17:43 > 0:17:47insider deal is being overlooked and a city trader is not paying as much

0:17:47 > 0:17:51attention as they should be. They are saying it's a white-collar crime

0:17:51 > 0:17:54and very complicated, so maybe they aren't investing enough, what it's a

0:17:54 > 0:17:59very interesting story. Especially given the pressure put on

0:17:59 > 0:18:02institutions in the wake of the financial crisis.On the front page

0:18:02 > 0:18:09of the Telegraph, "We were saying about Boris Johnson calling for a

0:18:09 > 0:18:14breach, he hasn't specifically said that's what he is talking about but

0:18:14 > 0:18:20he has said it is absurd that there is only one load of infrastructure

0:18:20 > 0:18:28linking Europe with the UK. We will be talking more about that this

0:18:28 > 0:18:33morning. What are you looking at, Mike?

0:18:33 > 0:18:37That sounded a bit rude, sorry. I was looking at the papers,

0:18:37 > 0:18:44honestly! The big transfer saga of the summer looks like it could come

0:18:44 > 0:18:47to an end today, with Alexis Sanchez possibly being announced as a

0:18:47 > 0:18:54Manchester United player, joining from Arsenal. You know it is on --

0:18:54 > 0:18:58imminent when fans are getting hold of an official shirts with the name

0:18:58 > 0:19:01of the player on the back. It is suggested in the Express that

0:19:01 > 0:19:06Manchester United hope to sign him in time to play Burnley tomorrow.

0:19:06 > 0:19:12£180 million, by the way. Isn't it usually the surname that's on the

0:19:12 > 0:19:16back of the shirts? Yes, but I think with some South

0:19:16 > 0:19:22American names they used the first. The other one is sports stars that

0:19:22 > 0:19:25are named after their sport. Yesterday at the Australian Open the

0:19:25 > 0:19:33number of... The 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka was knocked out by a man

0:19:33 > 0:19:42named Tennys. When he is out in public he has a different name. So

0:19:42 > 0:19:53if he is ordering coffee he doesn't say, for Tennys, please. Why not?

0:19:53 > 0:20:00I suppose it is embarrassing! Looking at other sports stars, Usain

0:20:00 > 0:20:04Bolt, bolt of lightning. This is great. The award goes to the

0:20:04 > 0:20:12Bulgarian hurdler whose name is Stumbleover.

0:20:12 > 0:20:18That's fabulous! Hats off for that one.

0:20:18 > 0:20:24There's no way I can follow that. But I really like this story in the

0:20:24 > 0:20:31Guardian. This is Waterston is. Their profits are up 80%. Everyone

0:20:31 > 0:20:35has written off physical books because of e-readers and kindles.

0:20:35 > 0:20:45Well, they say they are now still after physical books. So their

0:20:45 > 0:20:49profits are 80%. So a revival on the high street and of course they are

0:20:49 > 0:20:54big high-street name, so things looking good because e-readers have

0:20:54 > 0:20:58come and gone, apparently.How happy to we feel when we entered the

0:20:58 > 0:21:01office in the morning? Good.

0:21:01 > 0:21:07Just the best...Clearly it depends who you are working with.Where is

0:21:07 > 0:21:12this going? Apparently open plan offices make as

0:21:12 > 0:21:16miserable and they affect employee job satisfaction and the reason is

0:21:16 > 0:21:21because you are surrounded by others, with other people comes

0:21:21 > 0:21:26accompanying noise and food smells, so it increases stress levels, sick

0:21:26 > 0:21:33leave, you are better off having your own office and researchers are

0:21:33 > 0:21:38calling this a way to better enjoy the working day.We often look very

0:21:38 > 0:21:45abandoned in our open offices. That's why we get on well.As was

0:21:45 > 0:21:51the -- I suppose it depends on individual. I would feel isolated in

0:21:51 > 0:21:56a own office. What with a door that won't open

0:21:56 > 0:22:03from inside? Thanks! Thank you very much.

0:22:03 > 0:22:06Since 2014, UK employees have had the right to ask for flexible

0:22:06 > 0:22:12working, which can include cutting down hours, working

0:22:12 > 0:22:12from home or job sharing.

0:22:12 > 0:22:16But less than half of parents feel flexible working is an option

0:22:16 > 0:22:19for them according to the charity Working Families, who is calling

0:22:19 > 0:22:22on the government to do more to help parents achieve a work-life balance.

0:22:22 > 0:22:24Our consumer affairs correspondent Nina Warhurst reports.

0:22:24 > 0:22:28Should all jobs work around our families or should our families be

0:22:28 > 0:22:36built around our jobs? For Katie the crunch came when she had her

0:22:36 > 0:22:40daughter. In her global marketing role there wasn't an option to go

0:22:40 > 0:22:43part-time and stay in Glasgow and after 12 years with the same company

0:22:43 > 0:22:47she took redundancy.It is hard because you have given an awful lot

0:22:47 > 0:22:52of who you are to this one job and suddenly you are out of that, almost

0:22:52 > 0:22:56cast out, not intentionally. It is difficult to know who you are, where

0:22:56 > 0:23:01you are going next, what do I do now?Kaytie has now set up a craft

0:23:01 > 0:23:07shop and she loves it, but can't help wondering what might have been.

0:23:07 > 0:23:12Since 2014 if you worked for more than six months you would be

0:23:12 > 0:23:16entitled to ask for Flex of working. So that might be few hours, maybe

0:23:16 > 0:23:20working from home or perhaps a job share. But your employer has been

0:23:20 > 0:23:26allowed to say no if they found it is detrimental to their business and

0:23:26 > 0:23:30that, combined with a slow cultural shift in some places, means not

0:23:30 > 0:23:36everyone feels it is working for them. More than half of parents

0:23:36 > 0:23:39survey felt flexible working is in the gentle option for them. Nearly

0:23:39 > 0:23:44two in five said their current hours mean they don't get to say good

0:23:44 > 0:23:48night to their kids. And more than 13% said they are working the

0:23:48 > 0:23:56equivalent hours of an extra day a week just to get their job done. But

0:23:56 > 0:24:01things are changing for some at least. Five kids means John needs of

0:24:01 > 0:24:06a job that works for him and he has founded. He starts at 9:30am every

0:24:06 > 0:24:10day and doesn't work school holidays. Does that mean things are

0:24:10 > 0:24:17nice and Carberry to an?I wouldn't say that, but things are less

0:24:17 > 0:24:21stressful.Less stressful for staff and the jobs is better for the

0:24:21 > 0:24:26business. Productivity has gone up by 30%.We found a lot of mothers

0:24:26 > 0:24:32and fathers at home have got UNIX skills and capabilities, but no

0:24:32 > 0:24:35access to childcare or it's too expensive and they've never thought

0:24:35 > 0:24:40about working for temp working. This way they can do both.The government

0:24:40 > 0:24:47told us:

0:24:55 > 0:25:00Kaytie says getting to pick her children up every day is the best

0:25:00 > 0:25:04job she's ever had, but she hopes that if they become parents it won't

0:25:04 > 0:25:07come at the cost of compromising their careers.

0:25:07 > 0:25:10Nina joins us now on the sofa.

0:25:10 > 0:25:16Good morning. Asking the question part of the process, our people

0:25:16 > 0:25:21worried about asking for it in the first place? Whether or not he can

0:25:21 > 0:25:25happen or be approved, people worry about even asking the question?What

0:25:25 > 0:25:31the study shows is the legislation is in place and employers are ready,

0:25:31 > 0:25:36but there's not been a cultural shift. Often people raise their

0:25:36 > 0:25:39eyebrows if people have a long lunch or coming late and this is asking

0:25:39 > 0:25:48for a shift from flexi being the norm and the onus is on the employer

0:25:48 > 0:25:52to prove it is detrimental on the business, rather than you to prove

0:25:52 > 0:25:57it will be good for the business. Maybe fulsome all businesses... I

0:25:57 > 0:26:05know you've tried. HR can prove quite expensive, but as we saw with

0:26:05 > 0:26:08company in Glasgow overall productivity went up and people were

0:26:08 > 0:26:12allowed to squash their workload into four days. When people are

0:26:12 > 0:26:18happier they tend to stay longer, so you have the lower turnover.There's

0:26:18 > 0:26:23always that barrier. You are a bit cautious when you ask. How do you

0:26:23 > 0:26:28ask positively? You almost feel like you have to sell it.Absolutely. The

0:26:28 > 0:26:33first thing is to know your rights. If you have been a full-time

0:26:33 > 0:26:37employee for six months or more you can ask for it and then they have to

0:26:37 > 0:26:41prove that it is detrimental. If they want to do that they also have

0:26:41 > 0:26:45to offer you an appeals process and you can be that person in your

0:26:45 > 0:26:48office who makes a massive difference for everyone. But it is

0:26:48 > 0:26:52scary to be the first to be that pioneer, so maybe talk to your

0:26:52 > 0:26:55colleagues are you can approach your boss together.It is an important

0:26:55 > 0:27:00issue but it has put a seed in my mind just to ask.You never know!

0:27:00 > 0:30:26Just too rattled Cage! -- too rattled Cage!

0:30:26 > 0:30:28getting up to 10-11dC by Monday.

0:30:28 > 0:30:31Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:30:31 > 0:30:32Bye for now.

0:30:35 > 0:30:41Hello this is Breakfast with Naga and Charlie.

0:30:41 > 0:30:44It's 6:30.

0:30:44 > 0:30:48Scientists in the US are close to a major cancer breakthrough after

0:30:48 > 0:30:52trial three you universal blood tested detected a common forms of

0:30:52 > 0:30:57the disease. The test found 70% of the cancers. Although results are

0:30:57 > 0:31:01promising, more work is being needed to verify the accuracy of the test.

0:31:01 > 0:31:05A couple from California who are accused of abusing their 13 children

0:31:05 > 0:31:08have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse, torture and false

0:31:08 > 0:31:09imprisonment.

0:31:09 > 0:31:12David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday after one

0:31:12 > 0:31:14of the siblings escaped through a window.

0:31:14 > 0:31:16Police found them suffering from severe malnutrition,

0:31:16 > 0:31:21and some children were in shackles.

0:31:21 > 0:31:24Several of the victims have cognitive impairment and nerve

0:31:24 > 0:31:32damage as a result of this extreme and prolonged physical abuse. None

0:31:32 > 0:31:36of the victims were allowed to shower more than once a year.

0:31:36 > 0:31:38Increasing pressures on the NHS has meant that funding intended

0:31:38 > 0:31:41for transforming parts of the service, has been spent

0:31:41 > 0:31:43on day to day services, according to a report

0:31:43 > 0:31:46from the National Audit Office.

0:31:46 > 0:31:48Record levels of demand means that repeated bail-outs

0:31:48 > 0:31:51to help the NHS cope with pressure on services and finances

0:31:51 > 0:31:52could become the "new normal".

0:31:52 > 0:31:55In 2017, trusts received more than three billion pounds

0:31:55 > 0:31:57of additional cash injections

0:31:57 > 0:32:00to help fund day-to-day activities.

0:32:00 > 0:32:02The reduction in that historical rate of funding,

0:32:02 > 0:32:05the level of savings and efficiencies that local

0:32:05 > 0:32:07authorities are delivering isn't quite offsetting that,

0:32:07 > 0:32:10and on top of that, you've got demand pressures in terms

0:32:10 > 0:32:13of the amount of activity that is - that patients are presenting

0:32:13 > 0:32:17with at hospitals and clinics.

0:32:17 > 0:32:19Living conditions at Liverpool Prison are the worst that

0:32:19 > 0:32:23inspectors have ever seen, according to a new report.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26Inspectors say living conditions at the jail are the worst

0:32:26 > 0:32:29they've ever seen.

0:32:29 > 0:32:32However, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service said it's

0:32:32 > 0:32:34already taken immediate action by appointing a new governor

0:32:34 > 0:32:38and that cleanliness has also improved.

0:32:38 > 0:32:40Boris Johnson has proposed building a 22-mile bridge

0:32:40 > 0:32:42across the English Channel, saying he believes another link

0:32:42 > 0:32:44would further improve relations between the two countries.

0:32:44 > 0:32:47He made the suggestion at the meeting with the French

0:32:47 > 0:32:48President Macron yesterday.

0:32:48 > 0:32:51A source close to the Foreign Secretary said he believed the fact

0:32:51 > 0:32:59the two countries are only connected by one railway line was "crazy".

0:32:59 > 0:33:02Increasing costs on the build of the UK's new aircraft carrier

0:33:02 > 0:33:05programme is putting the budgets of other defence projects at risk,

0:33:05 > 0:33:06according to MPs.

0:33:06 > 0:33:08A Public Accounts Committee report said the programme,

0:33:08 > 0:33:10which includes two new carriers costing 6 billion pounds,

0:33:10 > 0:33:12is hugely complex and costly.

0:33:12 > 0:33:20The MoD said that it was committed to keeping costs down.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23The British author Peter Mayle, who wrote A Year in Provence has

0:33:23 > 0:33:25died, aged 78.

0:33:25 > 0:33:29The book, published in 1989, told the story of his first year

0:33:29 > 0:33:32as a British expat in a village in the South of France.

0:33:32 > 0:33:35In 2002, the French government awarded him a Knight of the Legion

0:33:35 > 0:33:42of Honour for his contributions to culture.

0:33:42 > 0:33:48Those of the main stories. Mike is here with news from the Australian

0:33:48 > 0:33:51Open. And we are buzzing, but in this morning for British tennis

0:33:51 > 0:33:55because Kyle Edmund who is only 23 have gone further than he has ever

0:33:55 > 0:33:59gone before at the Australian Open and Andy Murray indeed tweeted this

0:33:59 > 0:34:03was the biggest win of his career and lots more he did it in

0:34:03 > 0:34:11temperatures nudging 40 degrees, five sets. 3.5 hours, incredible.

0:34:11 > 0:34:13round of the Australian Open for the first

0:34:13 > 0:34:15time after a gruelling five-set win over

0:34:15 > 0:34:17Nikoloz Basilashvili.

0:34:17 > 0:34:19Let's speak now to our tennis correspondent Russell Fuller,

0:34:19 > 0:34:22and Russell can you put into context, just how big a win,

0:34:22 > 0:34:25this is for Edmund.

0:34:25 > 0:34:29It is another significant moment in his career, it isn't the first time

0:34:29 > 0:34:34he has been in the fourth round of the Grand Slam, he did that in New

0:34:34 > 0:34:38York in the US Open 15 months ago, that he had the misfortune to run

0:34:38 > 0:34:41into Novak Djokovic at that stage. This time he has an opportunity to

0:34:41 > 0:34:45go further because his opponent in the fourth round, we don't know who

0:34:45 > 0:34:49it will be yet but somebody who is ranked and it could be a man about

0:34:49 > 0:34:521039 in turn 39 in the giant Croatian Ivo Karlovic, even more

0:34:52 > 0:34:56than that, today was impressive because of the way that he found

0:34:56 > 0:35:01himself to sets to one down, brutal heat, the same for both players, but

0:35:01 > 0:35:06he came through and it was one game, not set, one game that lasted 20

0:35:06 > 0:35:10minutes early in the fourth set which Edmond one, a pivotal bill

0:35:10 > 0:35:17before pivotal game, 15 deuces and he got the decisive breakthrough and

0:35:17 > 0:35:24after that, he looked marginally stronger but he was -- it was mighty

0:35:24 > 0:35:28tight and played over 3.5 hours in temperatures of 39 Celsius.

0:35:28 > 0:35:34Incredible. Pretty cold around the UK, lots of snow around.

0:35:34 > 0:35:37We know the heat affected Johanna Konta yesterday -

0:35:37 > 0:35:42Give us a sense for you and the players how bad and brutal it has

0:35:42 > 0:35:46been.It has been brutal but not quite brutal enough of them to call

0:35:46 > 0:35:51off play. They have a scientific formula, it depends on the air

0:35:51 > 0:35:54temperature and when it gets to 40 people talk about the sort of area

0:35:54 > 0:35:58where there may be a suspension of play that you also have to have high

0:35:58 > 0:36:02levels of humidity and the humidity is not that high today. There is a

0:36:02 > 0:36:06little bit of a nice breeze as well from the north, which is the hot

0:36:06 > 0:36:10wind in Australia, it ultimately you put all of those figures into their

0:36:10 > 0:36:14computer and it was safe to play in the opinion. Other players have

0:36:14 > 0:36:19spoken out about it, pile wasn't too fast, he said it is one of those

0:36:19 > 0:36:24things, I accepted isn't ideal but we have to play, L Monfils and Novak

0:36:24 > 0:36:27Djokovic said yesterday after their match in the heat of the day that

0:36:27 > 0:36:31they felt conditions were right on the limit of all limits, L Monfils

0:36:31 > 0:36:35Bourdy had mild heatstroke and he accepted that players are putting

0:36:35 > 0:36:38their health on the line without competing in conditions like this.

0:36:38 > 0:36:44Russell, thank you indeed. Good to see you have found a spot of shades

0:36:44 > 0:36:48there.

0:36:48 > 0:36:52It has been much more calm and Brisbane to the second 1-day

0:36:52 > 0:36:55international, Australia and England 1-day international is under way,

0:36:55 > 0:37:00the match is already intriguing. Australia won the toss and chose to

0:37:00 > 0:37:04bat and were piling on the runs with Aaron Finch making a century of the

0:37:04 > 0:37:08bowlers are putting pressures on Australia who are 237- six off 45

0:37:08 > 0:37:09overs.

0:37:09 > 0:37:12Ronnie O'Sullivan says he's glad to be out of snooker's

0:37:12 > 0:37:13Masters tournament.

0:37:13 > 0:37:15He was knocked out in the quarterfinals yesterday

0:37:15 > 0:37:18by Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, who won by 6 frames to 1.

0:37:18 > 0:37:21O'Sullivan, who has won the tournament a record seven times,

0:37:21 > 0:37:24revealed he was suffering with dizzy spells and double vision.

0:37:24 > 0:37:31And he may not feature at the World Championships.

0:37:32 > 0:37:37He hasn't put thousands of miles on my clock, I like to book time on my

0:37:37 > 0:37:41clock and open to pressure and stress too well so there is other

0:37:41 > 0:37:45opportunities out there and I enjoy it and it is good fun and buy life

0:37:45 > 0:37:49is never been better because of it so you know that is just the way it

0:37:49 > 0:37:53is you know and if they want to play a tournament that they have to come

0:37:53 > 0:37:58knocking on my door if they want me that Pat come and knock on my door

0:37:58 > 0:38:02talked to me if you don't be that bad and the other people that do

0:38:02 > 0:38:06stuff on my door talked to me if you don't want me that bad and the other

0:38:06 > 0:38:11people that do stuff for me as well you know?You know when to a feeling

0:38:11 > 0:38:15poorly you just want someone to an arm around your shoulder and get you

0:38:15 > 0:38:19to play in the world. It is nice to be wanted. Quite unusual for a

0:38:19 > 0:38:23sports car to say that they were glad they were knocked out but if he

0:38:23 > 0:38:27was a footballer he wouldn't have been able to play but a snooker of

0:38:27 > 0:38:30courses and individual sport. He always is what he means, doesn't it?

0:38:30 > 0:38:31We like that.

0:38:31 > 0:38:33And England's Kyren Wilson has joined Mark Allen

0:38:33 > 0:38:34in the last four.

0:38:34 > 0:38:37The world number 14 had a straightforward win against two

0:38:37 > 0:38:38times world champion Mark Williams.

0:38:38 > 0:38:41Like Allen, he won by six frames to one, and will play either

0:38:41 > 0:38:44Judd Trump or Shaun Murphy in the semis.

0:38:44 > 0:38:47Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez IS now likely to join

0:38:47 > 0:38:47Manchester United.

0:38:47 > 0:38:50Sanchez is close to signing a four-year deal at Old Trafford

0:38:50 > 0:38:52reportedly worth a staggering 180 million pounds.

0:38:52 > 0:38:54The deal could see United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan,

0:38:54 > 0:38:56move in the other direction.

0:38:56 > 0:38:59I have worked on transfers of 30 years, you know, it is likely to

0:38:59 > 0:39:07happen at any moment, any minute, things can break down. It is how the

0:39:07 > 0:39:13transfer market is. So as long as it isn't over the line, due have to

0:39:13 > 0:39:17accept that it could not always happen, these kind of things are

0:39:17 > 0:39:19never guaranteed.

0:39:19 > 0:39:22Rory McIlroy's back from injury and on a competitive golf course

0:39:22 > 0:39:24for the first time in three months.

0:39:24 > 0:39:27He shot a first round of 69 at the HSBC Championship

0:39:27 > 0:39:29at Abu Dhabi yesterday, that was three shots behind

0:39:29 > 0:39:32England's Tommy Fleetwood, who shot a bogey free round of 66

0:39:32 > 0:39:34to take the joint lead after

0:39:34 > 0:39:35the first round.

0:39:35 > 0:39:38Some of the players are out on the course now, both Fleetwood

0:39:38 > 0:39:44and McIlroy tee off just after 8 opclock this morning.

0:39:44 > 0:39:46-- o'clock this morning.

0:39:46 > 0:39:48Now, an odd issue for a Premier League football manager

0:39:48 > 0:39:51to have to deal with in a press conference, but Burnley boss

0:39:51 > 0:39:53Sean Dyche has been forced to deny

0:39:53 > 0:39:55that he eats worms during training sessions.

0:39:55 > 0:39:58One of Dyche's former team-mates said he often saw him eating

0:39:58 > 0:40:01earthworms and it was one of the reasons for Dyche's gravelly

0:40:01 > 0:40:05voice, but the manager says it's all a bit of a misunderstanding.

0:40:05 > 0:40:10You get one of those nice, big juicy worm is hanging down the edge of

0:40:10 > 0:40:14your mouth and then, as if you are chewing it and, of course, wash your

0:40:14 > 0:40:18mouth out with water. A bit of banter which was probably taken a

0:40:18 > 0:40:21bit too far, he is probably squealing and turning away but for

0:40:21 > 0:40:26the record I definitely do not eat worms.

0:40:26 > 0:40:30There you are, forced to deny. How could they make your voice gravelly

0:40:30 > 0:40:36though? Good point. I don't imagine them to be squishy and, you know?

0:40:36 > 0:40:41Are you going to try eating worms? In certain parts of the world you

0:40:41 > 0:40:44can eat deep-fried earthworms. I have only ever eaten a earwig. I

0:40:44 > 0:40:52have eaten a locust. That is quite common. Crunchy! Should we stop now?

0:40:52 > 0:41:00Stop it now? It is 6:40 AM. Charlie has told us to stop talking! Let's

0:41:00 > 0:41:01go back to the main story.

0:41:01 > 0:41:05Scientists are a step closer to solving one of the biggest tests

0:41:05 > 0:41:07in medicine - a universal blood test for cancer diagnosis.

0:41:07 > 0:41:10Doctors in the US say they've successfully trialled a method able

0:41:10 > 0:41:13to detect eight of the most common types, including breast,

0:41:13 > 0:41:15liver and lung cancers.

0:41:15 > 0:41:19The research is still at an early stage.

0:41:19 > 0:41:22Professor Richard Marais is from Cancer Research UK.

0:41:22 > 0:41:24He can tell us more about this

0:41:24 > 0:41:26potential breakthrough.

0:41:26 > 0:41:32Take us through the basics, what is the new and exciting part of this

0:41:32 > 0:41:39exciting discovery?We know that if we can detect and find cancer, we

0:41:39 > 0:41:44can save lives and so we have made this a priority and are investing in

0:41:44 > 0:41:47it. The problem is, the general population, how do you decide or

0:41:47 > 0:41:53detect who has his early cancers? So we need a blood test and a blood

0:41:53 > 0:41:57test is great because it is minimally invasive, cheap, and the

0:41:57 > 0:42:01idea here is with a blood test you can actually detect a broad range of

0:42:01 > 0:42:06cancers.So what is the latest identified because at the moment if

0:42:06 > 0:42:10you have a blood test you look at the white blood cell count and you

0:42:10 > 0:42:13see if you are sick. Which may indicate cancer but it doesn't tell

0:42:13 > 0:42:21you which cancer.Yeah.How is this different?When you have cancer, the

0:42:21 > 0:42:25cells die and release their DNA into the blood and the DNA is the genetic

0:42:25 > 0:42:30code of our life we is a genetic disease and so that DNA in the blood

0:42:30 > 0:42:35can be detected and if you find the DNA that has come from the, is it

0:42:35 > 0:42:39different from normal cancer so you can work out whether the patient has

0:42:39 > 0:42:44cancer. The other thing that this group did was looked at eight

0:42:44 > 0:42:46proteins that are commonly associated with cancer and measure

0:42:46 > 0:42:50does and the clever thing is that the only looked at the most common

0:42:50 > 0:42:57pieces of damage in the DNA so we have 3 billion genetic letters, they

0:42:57 > 0:43:01only looked at 2000 and from those 2000 they were able to detect cancer

0:43:01 > 0:43:06in 70% of the people they looked at. So looking forward from this point,

0:43:06 > 0:43:10and it is early stages because this is a trial of just over 1000 people,

0:43:10 > 0:43:16looking forward with this, how do you imagine that this change, the

0:43:16 > 0:43:20discovery they have made to be used in practice, say, in 10 years time,

0:43:20 > 0:43:26if it is proved to work?It will take a length of time. We need to

0:43:26 > 0:43:30prove that it does work. They looked at healthy people. If you have a

0:43:30 > 0:43:34cold or flu or some other underlying condition, how will it affect the

0:43:34 > 0:43:39test? I look forward to a time in 10 years when we all go to the

0:43:39 > 0:43:43pharmacy, we buy our shampoo, to give a blood test, and we get on

0:43:43 > 0:43:47with our lives. And the NHS is spending more money diagnosing and

0:43:47 > 0:43:51treating disease because if we can diagnose it early then we can treat

0:43:51 > 0:43:55it soon and we can save people 's lives.You say a length of time,

0:43:55 > 0:44:01what time period are you looking at, really?Some of the tests, the blood

0:44:01 > 0:44:05test, already available to some cancers that they, there were only a

0:44:05 > 0:44:10few of them and they are specific, a particular kind of cancer, and it

0:44:10 > 0:44:14isn't early diagnosis, it is the measuring how people are responding

0:44:14 > 0:44:19to treatment. So we already know that these can work in the cancer

0:44:19 > 0:44:23setting and I think proving this early diagnosis will take probably

0:44:23 > 0:44:27five, six years at least.But then it looks like every year someone

0:44:27 > 0:44:33having...?Every year or six months, you go and see your GP or ideally

0:44:33 > 0:44:41you have done at the pharmacy. And you say it is cheap? $500, it is

0:44:41 > 0:44:45American Barosso £450 but it seems to me money well spent.In terms of

0:44:45 > 0:44:52NHS funding, how would you think...? About £400 for a test and it may not

0:44:52 > 0:44:56total cancers but if it can cut 80% of them, it would be fantastic.Very

0:44:56 > 0:45:05interesting. Thank you very much your time this morning.

0:45:05 > 0:45:09Pretty cold for most of us across the country. There are

0:45:09 > 0:45:09Pretty cold for most of us across the country. There are yellow

0:45:09 > 0:45:14warnings. And, Northern Ireland and northern England. Lovely in the

0:45:14 > 0:45:19studio, but not where you are! A pretty Cumbrian village where there

0:45:19 > 0:45:22has been 15 centimetres of snow? It just stopped snowing

0:45:22 > 0:45:25has been 15 centimetres of snow? It just stopped snowing half an hour

0:45:25 > 0:45:27ago. Good morning. We've come over to

0:45:27 > 0:45:31this village up on the hills. We saw 15 centimetres of snow on Wednesday

0:45:31 > 0:45:38night. A few flurries this morning. We are trying our best here. Let's

0:45:38 > 0:45:43call it a work

0:45:43 > 0:45:47they fear weather warnings in place. We've just had a Met Office and the

0:45:47 > 0:45:52weather warning issued, so be aware that could be problems to the south

0:45:52 > 0:46:01and east -- amber. We could see up to 30 centimetres, about 12 inches,

0:46:01 > 0:46:11of fresh snow. That could cause problems for the M77, M73 and M74.

0:46:11 > 0:46:17Let's have a look at the forecast. Dry and sunny, if rather cold,

0:46:17 > 0:46:21especially further south and east. Most of the showers will come to the

0:46:21 > 0:46:28north and west. More frequent in the morning rush-hour on the west of

0:46:28 > 0:46:32Scotland. Further east of Scotland, clearer conditions and frosty. A

0:46:32 > 0:46:38sunny start. In Scotland and north-east England, showers and icy

0:46:38 > 0:46:42conditions to start the day. Much of the Midlands, eastern and southern

0:46:42 > 0:46:47England, frosty start to Friday morning. Temperatures drop further

0:46:47 > 0:46:51last night than in recent nights and where there were showers yesterday

0:46:51 > 0:46:55the ground is damp. The prepared for icy conditions. To the south-west we

0:46:55 > 0:47:01have few showers at the moment. Rain, sleet and hail through the

0:47:01 > 0:47:06day. A bit of snow at times, especially on higher ground. The

0:47:06 > 0:47:08Northern Ireland, frequent snow showers which could cause problems

0:47:08 > 0:47:13through the morning rush-hour. Again leading to some pretty icy

0:47:13 > 0:47:18conditions on some of the roads and pavements. Through the day, western

0:47:18 > 0:47:20Scotland, Northern Ireland, north-west England most likely to

0:47:20 > 0:47:25see is no flurries. Showers in Wales and south-west England. The breeze

0:47:25 > 0:47:30will pick up through the day, so a couple of showers moving further

0:47:30 > 0:47:35east. Many in eastern half of the country staying dry. Temperatures

0:47:35 > 0:47:38about 2- seven degrees. Colder in northern areas thanks to the

0:47:38 > 0:47:42strength of the wind. Tonight we continue to have snow showers for a

0:47:42 > 0:47:46time in the north and west, but it will become less frequent and with

0:47:46 > 0:47:50clearer skies it will be a much colder night. Parts of Scotland

0:47:50 > 0:47:55could get down to minus ten. A difference to the south. Cloud

0:47:55 > 0:47:58spreading in and bringing rain, sleet and maybe some snow to the

0:47:58 > 0:48:02higher ground. For Saturday southern counties of England and Wales start

0:48:02 > 0:48:08off grey and cold. Quite damp as well, with patchy rain, sleet and

0:48:08 > 0:48:16maybe snow over higher ground. It will brighten up later. The couple

0:48:16 > 0:48:19of isolated showers after a very frosty start for not mostly dry,

0:48:19 > 0:48:24with sunshine. In the Sunday and are more noticeable change across the

0:48:24 > 0:48:27country. A weather front pushing in off the Atlantic which will bring

0:48:27 > 0:48:30widespread heavy rain towards the south-west of the country. Cold air

0:48:30 > 0:48:36after a very frosty start. Parts of Scotland, northern England could be

0:48:36 > 0:48:40extensive snow for a time, turning back to rain later and further south

0:48:40 > 0:48:44we could have snow on the tops of the hills before it turns back to

0:48:44 > 0:48:47rain. What you will notice is temperatures in double figures quite

0:48:47 > 0:48:52widely as we finish Sunday and that mild air will gradually take over

0:48:52 > 0:48:56the Sunday night and into Monday to take us into next week. For today,

0:48:56 > 0:49:00still cold and wintry and the AMP weather warning has been issued

0:49:00 > 0:49:03through parts of south-west Scotland -- amber weather

0:49:03 > 0:49:05through parts of south-west Scotland -- amber weather warning.

0:49:05 > 0:49:10Who is a little friend? It's a work in progress.

0:49:10 > 0:49:16Isn't it just? It isn't ideal snowmaking stuff.

0:49:16 > 0:49:19Seriously, you are blaming the snow? It's the wrong type?

0:49:19 > 0:49:25It is the wrong type. Trust me. Honestly. We are trying!

0:49:25 > 0:49:32It can only get better! Get busy working on that.

0:49:32 > 0:49:38Is it getting harder to find a cash machine?

0:49:39 > 0:49:41Apparently it is increasingly difficult. A lot of people have got

0:49:41 > 0:49:45in touch to say cash machines have disappeared from their town or

0:49:45 > 0:49:49village. Some of this is down to the closure of bank branches themselves

0:49:49 > 0:49:54and the cash machines attached to them close as well.

0:49:54 > 0:49:56This is particuarly a problem in more rural areas.

0:49:56 > 0:50:01At the moment, there are over 70,000 ATMs in the UK.

0:50:01 > 0:50:04The vast majority of them are free to use,

0:50:04 > 0:50:07but in some areas it's difficult to find one.

0:50:07 > 0:50:10New research shows over 100,000 people dont have one nearby.

0:50:10 > 0:50:14And it's rural areas that are worst hit.

0:50:14 > 0:50:20Postcode PE32 in Norfolk is the most populated area,

0:50:20 > 0:50:26home to 15,294 people, that doesn't have a cash machine.

0:50:26 > 0:50:36You can see the rest, Somerset, Kent and North Yorkshire also badly

0:50:36 > 0:50:37affected.

0:50:37 > 0:50:37But why?

0:50:37 > 0:50:40David Cavell is a retail banking consultant and joins me now.

0:50:40 > 0:50:44Let's touch on free cash machines. We take them for granted, they

0:50:44 > 0:50:51aren't free at all.No, you have to buy the machine, maintain it, keep

0:50:51 > 0:50:55it replenished with cash, periodically it might go wrong. So

0:50:55 > 0:51:01there is a running cost, but traditionally most of that has been

0:51:01 > 0:51:04recovered through fees and third-party transactions through the

0:51:04 > 0:51:07machines.Interchange fees are the amount they can charge the location.

0:51:07 > 0:51:12So with that cash machine is in a shop, they would pay a little sea to

0:51:12 > 0:51:15the shop to have there?The interchange really is the charge

0:51:15 > 0:51:23that is made by the person handling the transaction to the bank that

0:51:23 > 0:51:27issued the card.I touched the fact that a lot of this problem is down

0:51:27 > 0:51:31to rank branches themselves closing -- bank. And that will only get

0:51:31 > 0:51:37worse?Absolutely. We have the thinnest branch network in Europe.

0:51:37 > 0:51:41We really have been closing branches at a rapid rate over the last 5- ten

0:51:41 > 0:51:46years and of course the ATMs were an alternative, so they started to

0:51:46 > 0:51:50disappear, or a charge is levied for the use of ATMs, we have a double

0:51:50 > 0:51:54whammy that we don't want.How do we make sure those cash machines stay

0:51:54 > 0:52:00in the places where they are needed? As we touched on a aren't free, so

0:52:00 > 0:52:03who will bear that cost, to keep them in rural areas, for example?I

0:52:03 > 0:52:09understand that but you have to step back and the biggest you hear is an

0:52:09 > 0:52:12announcement was made and we don't fully understand the implications of

0:52:12 > 0:52:20it. You talked about 200 locations identified by Which, where there

0:52:20 > 0:52:25would be real difficulties. We could be opening the floodgates. The fact

0:52:25 > 0:52:28is that the alternative methods of making payments, small payments, at

0:52:28 > 0:52:34the moment are not that widely used. There are still 48 million people

0:52:34 > 0:52:39using cash machines. Nine out of ten of those used them once a month.

0:52:39 > 0:52:44Link gave us those videos. So with that level of popularity and demand,

0:52:44 > 0:52:48I think there's got to be some really hard thinking and evaluation

0:52:48 > 0:52:53before we can detract the existing network.Just on those alternative

0:52:53 > 0:52:59payments, we are changing the way we pay. Contactless, through our mobile

0:52:59 > 0:53:02phone. Is this cash machine providers getting ahead of the game?

0:53:02 > 0:53:06I think it is. Link are a world-class organisation and they've

0:53:06 > 0:53:10done a lot of great work on financial inclusion in the last 12

0:53:10 > 0:53:14years. I think they've just made a mistake on this one and are moving

0:53:14 > 0:53:17too soon. We do have those alternatives, but they haven't yet

0:53:17 > 0:53:21insufficiently widely adopted.Good to talk to you. Thanks for

0:53:21 > 0:53:29explaining that. I will have more for you after 7am.

0:53:29 > 0:53:29thanks.

0:53:29 > 0:53:33"What do you want to do when you grow up?"

0:53:33 > 0:53:34grow up?"

0:53:34 > 0:53:37That was the question asked of 13,000 seven to 11 year olds

0:53:37 > 0:53:40in the UK, in the largest ever study of its kind.

0:53:40 > 0:53:42The charity Education and Employers asked children

0:53:42 > 0:53:44to draw their favoured future profession.

0:53:44 > 0:53:47They say the pictures offer a fascinating insight into early

0:53:47 > 0:53:49career aspirations, and how they are changing.

0:53:49 > 0:53:55Tim Muffett reports.

0:53:55 > 0:54:00# You can be the greatest...I want to be a pilot because it is really

0:54:00 > 0:54:08fascinating and I can explore the world.

0:54:08 > 0:54:12world.I wanted to be a surgeon since I was small?Wire?Because I

0:54:12 > 0:54:18want to help people.Drawing their future. These pupils at a primary

0:54:18 > 0:54:24school in Wembley were amongst 13,000 in the UK who took part in a

0:54:24 > 0:54:30remarkable survey.We wanted kids to draw their future aspirations. What

0:54:30 > 0:54:35they want to become. We wanted to understand what's going on in their

0:54:35 > 0:54:40heads, the ideas about the future. Across the UK the most popular dream

0:54:40 > 0:54:43job amongst 7-11 the roles was a sports man or woman. More than a

0:54:43 > 0:54:48fifth of children through them, followed by teacher, then a vet,

0:54:48 > 0:54:53then a job in social media or gaming.I want to be a game designer

0:54:53 > 0:54:59because it seems like fun and I play a lot of games and I want to see how

0:54:59 > 0:55:03they are made.Some might say this is very young to be thinking about a

0:55:03 > 0:55:07future career.What do you think? I think they are never too young. It's

0:55:07 > 0:55:11never too early. Primary school is the right time for children to be

0:55:11 > 0:55:14forming good habits.They need a game plan. One of the main

0:55:14 > 0:55:17conclusions from this study is that gender is very typing does begin

0:55:17 > 0:55:23early. Four times as many boys chose an engineer as a dream job compared

0:55:23 > 0:55:27to girls. Twice as many boys drew a picture of a scientist. Why this

0:55:27 > 0:55:32gender stereotype? Why does it happen as young as Devon?I think

0:55:32 > 0:55:37that's when your assumptions and ideas start to shape. The kids who

0:55:37 > 0:55:41heard jobs through family and friends, that seems to be the

0:55:41 > 0:55:47biggest influence, basically. -- on their decisions. But those who

0:55:47 > 0:55:50didn't have the family access, they mainly heard about the jobs on the

0:55:50 > 0:55:53TV and social media.The school prides itself on challenging

0:55:53 > 0:55:58stereotypes and encourages pupils to think differently.This picture

0:55:58 > 0:56:02really stands out to me. Simply because if they were 100 professions

0:56:02 > 0:56:06that you would say that Rihanna would pick you would never think she

0:56:06 > 0:56:13would select being in the navy.I want to try something new and I

0:56:13 > 0:56:16thought it would be interesting.I want them to have the skills and

0:56:16 > 0:56:24knowledge and the kind of... We can do attitude, so they will be able to

0:56:24 > 0:56:32pride themselves to lead the professions that are coming through.

0:56:32 > 0:56:38We will be talking a little more about dreams and what you want to --

0:56:38 > 0:56:43wanted to be when you were younger later. Did you know that one in ten

0:56:43 > 0:56:50men between the ages of 18 and 34 now take their wife's surname when

0:56:50 > 1:00:11they get married? We will talk to

1:00:11 > 1:00:14I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:00:14 > 1:00:15in half an hour.

1:00:15 > 1:00:18Bye for now.

1:00:18 > 1:00:19Hello, this is Breakfast,

1:00:19 > 1:00:21with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

1:00:21 > 1:00:23A breakthrough in the battle against cancer - scientists find

1:00:23 > 1:00:25a potential "affordable" and "universal" blood test.

1:00:25 > 1:00:28The new trial detects eight forms of the disease.

1:00:28 > 1:00:31It's been described as a step towards one of the biggest

1:00:31 > 1:00:34goals in medicine.

1:00:46 > 1:00:48Good morning, it's Friday the 19th of January.

1:00:48 > 1:00:49Also this morning:

1:00:49 > 1:00:52Accused of holding their 13 children in shackles at their California

1:00:52 > 1:00:59home, David and Louise Turpin plead not guilty.

1:00:59 > 1:01:01The worst flu season for seven years.

1:01:01 > 1:01:09Public Health England will tell us how they're planning to tackle it.

1:01:13 > 1:01:21But reform prisoners accessing drugs and the growing use of drone, a

1:01:21 > 1:01:24report into conditions at prisons said they are dirty, and hazardous.

1:01:24 > 1:01:26Do loyalty cards have a future?

1:01:26 > 1:01:28Changes to Tesco's club card scheme provoked an angry

1:01:28 > 1:01:29response from customers.

1:01:29 > 1:01:32I'm looking at whether carrying all that plastic is still worth it.

1:01:32 > 1:01:36In sport, Kyle Edmund defies the heat to win at the Australian

1:01:36 > 1:01:36Open.

1:01:36 > 1:01:39He's through to the fourth round for the first time

1:01:39 > 1:01:41after an epic win in 40-degree heat.

1:01:41 > 1:01:42I want to be a pilot.

1:01:42 > 1:01:44I want to be a game designer.

1:01:44 > 1:01:46I want to be a maths teacher.

1:01:46 > 1:01:49From sports stars to social media icons, we'll find out what thousands

1:01:49 > 1:01:53of children said when they were asked to draw their future careers.

1:01:53 > 1:01:55And Matt has the weather.

1:01:55 > 1:02:00Good morning, I've come up to the hills of Cumbria in search of stone

1:02:00 > 1:02:04and I have found it. More wintry weather to come today. We kick off

1:02:04 > 1:02:07with an ever weather warnings are parts of south-west Scotland. Be

1:02:07 > 1:02:11prepared for further disruption and heavy showers. Full details coming

1:02:11 > 1:02:12up in 15 minutes.

1:02:12 > 1:02:13First, our main story.

1:02:13 > 1:02:16Scientists in the US are close to a major cancer breakthrough,

1:02:16 > 1:02:19after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common

1:02:19 > 1:02:20forms of the disease.

1:02:20 > 1:02:23Overall, the test found 70% of the cancers but researchers say

1:02:23 > 1:02:25more work is needed to verify its accuracy.

1:02:25 > 1:02:31Here's our health correspondent James Gallagher.

1:02:31 > 1:02:34More than 14 million people find out they have cancer

1:02:34 > 1:02:35each year worldwide.

1:02:35 > 1:02:40The sooner they're diagnosed, the more likely they are to survive.

1:02:40 > 1:02:43The test, called CancerSEEK, is a new approach that looks

1:02:43 > 1:02:45for mutated DNA and proteins that tumours release

1:02:45 > 1:02:48into the bloodstream.

1:02:48 > 1:02:51It was tested on eight common times of cancer,

1:02:51 > 1:02:54including ovarian, pancreatic and lung.

1:02:54 > 1:02:57In the study, on more than 1,000 patients known to have cancer,

1:02:57 > 1:03:03the test correctly diagnosed seven in 10 patients.

1:03:03 > 1:03:05The researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore say more

1:03:05 > 1:03:09work is needed and are starting trials to see if the test can find

1:03:09 > 1:03:14cancers in seemingly healthy people.

1:03:14 > 1:03:17They say such tests could have an enormous impact

1:03:17 > 1:03:18on cancer mortality.

1:03:18 > 1:03:25Experts in the UK said the approach had massive potential.

1:03:25 > 1:03:29I look forward to a time in 10 years will be all go to the pharmacy and

1:03:29 > 1:03:34by shampoo, we get a blood test, and we get on with our lives will stop

1:03:34 > 1:03:37and the NHS is spending more money diagnosing and treating disease

1:03:37 > 1:03:41because if we can diagnose it early then we can treat it sooner.

1:03:41 > 1:03:44The researchers' vision is an annual test that can catch cancer early

1:03:44 > 1:03:45and save lives.

1:03:45 > 1:03:46James Gallagher, BBC News.

1:03:46 > 1:03:49We'll be speaking to Cancer Research UK about this in just over

1:03:49 > 1:03:54half an hour.

1:03:54 > 1:04:00If you have questions, perhaps about the research, e-mail us. All you can

1:04:00 > 1:04:04use the hashtag BBC Breakfast and get in touch with us on social

1:04:04 > 1:04:04media.

1:04:04 > 1:04:07A couple from California who are accused of abusing their 13

1:04:07 > 1:04:10children have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse,

1:04:10 > 1:04:11torture and false imprisonment.

1:04:11 > 1:04:14David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday after one

1:04:14 > 1:04:16of their children escaped through a window of their home.

1:04:16 > 1:04:19Police found them severely malnourished, with some in shackles.

1:04:19 > 1:04:21Our North America correspondent James Cook reports.

1:04:21 > 1:04:23..give up that right.

1:04:23 > 1:04:28David Turpin appearing in court to deny torturing his own children

1:04:28 > 1:04:32and sexually abusing one of his young daughters.

1:04:32 > 1:04:36His wife, Louise, also pleaded not guilty.

1:04:36 > 1:04:39Prosecutors say the siblings endured the abuse for years as their parents

1:04:39 > 1:04:45plumbed the depths of human depravity.

1:04:45 > 1:04:49One of the children at age 12 is the weight of an average

1:04:49 > 1:04:507 year old.

1:04:50 > 1:04:52Several of the victims have cognitive impairment and neuropathy,

1:04:52 > 1:04:55which is nerve damage, as a result of this extreme

1:04:55 > 1:05:00and prolonged physical abuse.

1:05:00 > 1:05:02The children were supposedly schooled here in their home,

1:05:02 > 1:05:04but the district attorney said some didn't even know

1:05:04 > 1:05:07what a police officer was.

1:05:07 > 1:05:09They were reportedly allowed to shower just once a year

1:05:09 > 1:05:14and were taunted with food that they were forbidden to eat.

1:05:14 > 1:05:17The 17-year-old who raised the alarm after climbing out of the home

1:05:17 > 1:05:21through a window had been plotting the escape for two years.

1:05:21 > 1:05:25One of her sisters made it out with her, but turned back

1:05:25 > 1:05:25out of fear.

1:05:25 > 1:05:28This case has sent waves of revulsion across

1:05:28 > 1:05:29the United States and beyond.

1:05:29 > 1:05:32The authorities say the siblings are doing well, but some of them

1:05:32 > 1:05:34at least have almost certainly suffered irreparable physical

1:05:34 > 1:05:40and mental damage.

1:05:40 > 1:05:43The parents are due in court again next month.

1:05:43 > 1:05:45If convicted, they face life in prison.

1:05:45 > 1:05:50James Cook, BBC News, Riverside in California.

1:05:50 > 1:05:53Money that was supposed to be spent on long-term improvements to the NHS

1:05:53 > 1:05:56in England has been spent on day-to-day services instead,

1:05:56 > 1:05:58according to the spending watchdog.

1:05:58 > 1:06:01The National Audit Office says increasing pressures on the health

1:06:01 > 1:06:04service means it is struggling to manage higher patient demand

1:06:04 > 1:06:06and stay within budget.

1:06:06 > 1:06:09The Department of Health said the report recognised that the NHS

1:06:09 > 1:06:13had made significant progress towards balancing the books.

1:06:13 > 1:06:16The reduction in that historical rate of funding,

1:06:16 > 1:06:19the level of savings and efficiencies that local

1:06:19 > 1:06:21authorities are delivering isn't quite offsetting that,

1:06:21 > 1:06:24and on top of that, you've got demand pressures in terms

1:06:24 > 1:06:27of the amount of activity that is - that patients are presenting

1:06:27 > 1:06:31with at hospitals and clinics.

1:06:31 > 1:06:33Two fishermen are missing after their boat capsized off

1:06:33 > 1:06:36the coast of Western Scotland.

1:06:36 > 1:06:42Lifeboats were launched after receiving a distress signal

1:06:42 > 1:06:45off Loch Fyne in Argyll and Bute yesterday evening.

1:06:45 > 1:06:47Royal Navy divers have been helping in the search.

1:06:47 > 1:06:49Another man who was rescued is recovering in hospital.

1:06:49 > 1:06:52Living conditions at Liverpool Prison are the worst that

1:06:52 > 1:06:54inspectors have ever seen, according to a new report.

1:06:54 > 1:06:57Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service said it's

1:06:57 > 1:07:00already taken immediate action by appointing a new governor

1:07:00 > 1:07:01and that cleanliness has also improved.

1:07:01 > 1:07:06Our health correspondent Adina Campbell reports.

1:07:06 > 1:07:10Dirty, infested and hazardous - these are conditions hundreds

1:07:10 > 1:07:11of inmates are facing at Liverpool Prison,

1:07:11 > 1:07:18according to a new report by the prison watchdog.

1:07:18 > 1:07:23As well as problems with rats, broken windows and blocked toilets,

1:07:23 > 1:07:26it has also found two thirds of inmates had easy access to drugs,

1:07:26 > 1:07:29often smuggled by the growing use of drones, with more than one

1:07:29 > 1:07:35seized every week.

1:07:35 > 1:07:36And violence had also increased.

1:07:36 > 1:07:40More than a third of prisoners said they felt unsafe at the time

1:07:40 > 1:07:42of the inspection.

1:07:42 > 1:07:45I was horrified when I read this report.

1:07:45 > 1:07:49It's the worst report I have ever seen into a British prison

1:07:49 > 1:07:52and that's the assessment, too, of the very experienced inspectorate

1:07:52 > 1:07:53team.

1:07:53 > 1:07:55They said these were the worst living conditions for prisoners

1:07:55 > 1:08:00that they had ever experienced.

1:08:00 > 1:08:02Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service acknowledged

1:08:02 > 1:08:09that the conditions at the prison were unacceptable.

1:08:09 > 1:08:12It said it's already taking immediate action by appointing

1:08:12 > 1:08:17a new governor, and that cleanliness has also improved.

1:08:17 > 1:08:20It also says it has put a huge amount of energy and money

1:08:20 > 1:08:24into trying to improve the prison healthcare service there.

1:08:24 > 1:08:26The inspection took place in September last year,

1:08:26 > 1:08:29but last month, whistle-blowers told the BBC that inmates

1:08:29 > 1:08:32at Liverpool Prison had died or been injured due to poor care,

1:08:32 > 1:08:40which Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust has apologised for.

1:08:42 > 1:08:44Today's report comes after the government was ordered

1:08:44 > 1:08:46to make immediate improvements to Nottingham Prison

1:08:46 > 1:08:47over safety concerns.

1:08:47 > 1:08:54Eight men there are believed to have taken their own lives in two years.

1:09:01 > 1:09:03Boris Johnson has proposed building a 22-mile bridge

1:09:03 > 1:09:06across the English Channel.

1:09:06 > 1:09:09He believes another link would further improve relations

1:09:09 > 1:09:10between the two countries.

1:09:10 > 1:09:13He made the suggestion at a meeting with the President

1:09:13 > 1:09:19of France yesterday.

1:09:19 > 1:09:29Full is close to the Foreign Secretary says

1:09:29 > 1:09:33-- a source close to the foreign secretary says he believes the fact

1:09:33 > 1:09:34that two countries are interconnected by one

1:09:34 > 1:09:36railway line in that is crazy.

1:09:36 > 1:09:39Increasing costs on the build of the UK's new aircraft carrier

1:09:39 > 1:09:42programme is putting the budgets of other defence projects at risk,

1:09:42 > 1:09:43according to MPs.

1:09:43 > 1:09:45A Public Accounts Committee report said the programme,

1:09:45 > 1:09:48which includes two new carriers costing 6 billion pounds,

1:09:48 > 1:09:49is hugely complex and costly.

1:09:49 > 1:09:52The MoD said that it was committed to keeping costs down.

1:09:52 > 1:09:54The duration of adolescence is increasing, and now lasts

1:09:54 > 1:09:57from the age of 10 until 24, according to scientists.

1:09:57 > 1:09:59They say that young people continuing their education

1:09:59 > 1:10:02for longer, as well as delayed marriage and parenthood,

1:10:02 > 1:10:03which has pushed back popular perceptions

1:10:03 > 1:10:04of when adulthood begins.

1:10:04 > 1:10:07Writing in the Lancet health journal, the researchers argue

1:10:07 > 1:10:10a change in the definition of adolescence is needed to ensure

1:10:10 > 1:10:11laws and government policy stay appropriate.

1:10:11 > 1:10:15The crew of an Antarctic research expedition has a new team member.

1:10:15 > 1:10:17The scientists were out collecting water samples,

1:10:17 > 1:10:24when up popped an Adelie penguin.

1:10:24 > 1:10:26The curious bird had a quick look around,

1:10:26 > 1:10:30decided it wasn't for him, and jumped back in to the icy water.

1:10:30 > 1:10:34The crew was from the Australian Antarctic Program.

1:10:34 > 1:10:42the sea is better than the boat. But the news.

1:10:43 > 1:10:48the news. But story tickled me.

1:10:48 > 1:10:50-- that story tickled me.

1:10:50 > 1:10:54The UK is in the grip of the worst flu season for seven years.

1:10:54 > 1:10:57Officials say hospitals are seeing "very high" rates of admissions,

1:10:57 > 1:10:59and there are four separate strains of flu circulating.

1:10:59 > 1:11:02The latest figures show that the number of people who went

1:11:02 > 1:11:05to their GP in England rose by 40% in the past week,

1:11:05 > 1:11:08with similar numbers in other parts of the UK.

1:11:08 > 1:11:10Almost 600 people were admitted to hospitalised last week,

1:11:10 > 1:11:13200 of which had to be treated in intensive care

1:11:13 > 1:11:14or high dependency units.

1:11:14 > 1:11:16Since early October, 120 people have died of flu-related

1:11:16 > 1:11:19symptoms since early October in England, 21 in Scotland and 8

1:11:19 > 1:11:21in Northern Ireland.

1:11:21 > 1:11:23Joining us from our London newsroom is Professor Paul Cosford,

1:11:23 > 1:11:28Medical Director at Public Health England.

1:11:28 > 1:11:33Thank you for your time this morning. I just wonder if you could

1:11:33 > 1:11:37first try and establish, having heard some of the statistics, is the

1:11:37 > 1:11:41flu crisis, it is that has been dubbed, is it getting worse?The

1:11:41 > 1:11:46latest information as you say is that, we are seeing increases in flu

1:11:46 > 1:11:50again in the last week particularly in people who are going to their GPs

1:11:50 > 1:11:53with flu all people who are unfortunate enough to have

1:11:53 > 1:11:57convocations that mean they need admission to hospital. The most

1:11:57 > 1:12:00severe end, people needing intensive care, those numbers are staying

1:12:00 > 1:12:05roughly the same in the past week. So there are some indications that

1:12:05 > 1:12:10the rate of increase is slowing at when we hit the height of the flu

1:12:10 > 1:12:14season, the height of that season usually last about one month we are

1:12:14 > 1:12:18no means through the woods yet.The newspapers are using the word

1:12:18 > 1:12:24epidemic, typically, is that the right term? How close is it to that?

1:12:24 > 1:12:30We are seeing the most severe flu season for many of our indicators of

1:12:30 > 1:12:35activity, like people going to the GP, since 2011, but with the last

1:12:35 > 1:12:41most severe one which just followed the pandemic, but if you look at the

1:12:41 > 1:12:45mortality figures, the number of deaths, actually, we're not seeing

1:12:45 > 1:12:51the levels yet that we saw in 2014-15 - 16, it is difficult to

1:12:51 > 1:12:55talent at the end of the season exactly how severe it has been at

1:12:55 > 1:12:59there is something we can all do here and we are being very clear to

1:12:59 > 1:13:04urge anyone who is in one of the eligible groups for a vaccine to go

1:13:04 > 1:13:09and get out if you haven't already. We are giving the catch it, bin it,

1:13:09 > 1:13:14kill it message that we launched again last week, it is the basic

1:13:14 > 1:13:18stuff about if you have a sneeze or a cough up captured in a tissue,

1:13:18 > 1:13:22through the tissue away and wash your hands. When those things can

1:13:22 > 1:13:28help us to bring the flu season to a close as soon as we are able to.Why

1:13:28 > 1:13:32is it so many people have been affected this year?Flu is

1:13:32 > 1:13:35unpredictable every year and what we are seeing this year is three

1:13:35 > 1:13:39different strains circulating. Usually we see one in the early part

1:13:39 > 1:13:43of the season and another in the later part but those seem to have

1:13:43 > 1:13:48come together and of course it is just a matter of what happens to the

1:13:48 > 1:13:53flu strains, the flu virus each year, to see exactly how things are

1:13:53 > 1:13:58going to predict -- hit us, we can never predict that it what we can

1:13:58 > 1:14:02make sure is we are prepared with a vaccine that people no how to

1:14:02 > 1:14:07protect themselves from flu in terms of the catch it, bin it, kill it

1:14:07 > 1:14:11message, and of course the NHS has done work to prepare for it.What

1:14:11 > 1:14:14about healthcare staff because as I understand that only 60% of

1:14:14 > 1:14:19healthcare workers in England over the flu vaccine. Why is that so low?

1:14:19 > 1:14:24It is clear that the vast majority of healthcare workers will take the

1:14:24 > 1:14:28vaccine when it is made easy for them to it needs to be there when

1:14:28 > 1:14:32you arrive on your shift. Somebody at the door with a needle thing here

1:14:32 > 1:14:38is your vaccine, so we have to make sure of that. But of course it is a

1:14:38 > 1:14:41professional duty of people who look after patients and the health

1:14:41 > 1:14:46service to protect all patients as far as we can and in fact the

1:14:46 > 1:14:50General medical Council does expect all doctors to be vaccinated against

1:14:50 > 1:14:54common infectious diseases. What we will do is see where this gets too.

1:14:54 > 1:14:58The rate are higher than they were, would like them to be higher still,

1:14:58 > 1:15:02we'll see where we get to the end of this season and have a conversation

1:15:02 > 1:15:06with the and staff throughout the service who of course are doing a

1:15:06 > 1:15:10fantastic job looking at, looking after people who have the flu and

1:15:10 > 1:15:13people with other illnesses because of course flu is only one part of

1:15:13 > 1:15:19the story.I gather from what you said at the beginning it is

1:15:19 > 1:15:25potentially possible that the number of people contracting the flu could

1:15:25 > 1:15:29still increase. We know the pressures on the NHS as it stands

1:15:29 > 1:15:36now. What concerns the you have over that?With the NHS, it can give a

1:15:36 > 1:15:40good account of themselves, of how they are coping, but the pressures

1:15:40 > 1:15:44on the NHS from the data they released yesterday to suggest that

1:15:44 > 1:15:48some of the pressures are slightly less than they were and that may

1:15:48 > 1:15:52also go along with the fact that we may in our indicators just be seeing

1:15:52 > 1:15:57a slowing of the rate of increase of cases of flu. As I say we do expect

1:15:57 > 1:16:01the height of the flu season to last some weeks, so we aren't through the

1:16:01 > 1:16:05woods yet and we in Public Health England are doing everything we can

1:16:05 > 1:16:09to support the NHS and I know the NHS is working extremely hard to

1:16:09 > 1:16:12deal with all of the patients with all of the different problems that,

1:16:12 > 1:16:16during the winter and of course there's a big vote of thanks to all

1:16:16 > 1:16:21of the staff in the NHS for the work they do on that.Thank you very much

1:16:21 > 1:16:24for your time today. that was the medical director for Public Health

1:16:24 > 1:16:27England.

1:16:27 > 1:16:30Matt has the weather for us from the Cumbrian Village of Shap,

1:16:30 > 1:16:33where it's still very snowy.

1:16:33 > 1:16:37But apparently the wrong kind of snow to build a big snowman! Good

1:16:37 > 1:16:38morning.

1:16:38 > 1:16:41snow to build a big snowman! Good morning.

1:16:41 > 1:16:45It keeps on collapsing. Good morning. We are calling it Charlie.

1:16:45 > 1:16:53At least it has a face and some arms now. I have had to explain to some

1:16:53 > 1:16:58kids why I am making a snowman when they have to go to school. We are in

1:16:58 > 1:17:02the hills just close to Shap. There are some icy conditions around this

1:17:02 > 1:17:09morning and we had a Met Office amber be prepared warning the issues

1:17:09 > 1:17:15to the south and east of Glasgow. On high ground we could see as much as

1:17:15 > 1:17:2030 centimetres of fresh snow, that's about 12 inches, before the day is

1:17:20 > 1:17:24through. Be prepared, there could be some travel disruption later.

1:17:24 > 1:17:28Certainly if you take a look at the forecast for today it is the case of

1:17:28 > 1:17:32some snow showers to the north and west. Many southern and eastern

1:17:32 > 1:17:36areas will stay dry and sunny. Let's get on with the forecast for today

1:17:36 > 1:17:41because it is going to be frequent snow showers throughout the day.

1:17:41 > 1:17:47Further east in Scotland we have some sunshine around, but wherever

1:17:47 > 1:17:52you are there could be icy conditions after plunging

1:17:52 > 1:17:56temperatures. A few snow flurries in Cumbria today. The couple in the

1:17:56 > 1:18:00Lancashire and maybe further south. A bit more hit and miss. But east of

1:18:00 > 1:18:04the Pennines you should stay largely dry, to get yourself to work. But

1:18:04 > 1:18:07here and across the Midlands, East Anglia and southern England, colder

1:18:07 > 1:18:12than yesterday. Widespread frost around. Slippery on some of the

1:18:12 > 1:18:16roads and pavements. But towards the south-west we already have showers

1:18:16 > 1:18:21on the go. This could be in a migraine, some sleet and snow mixed

1:18:21 > 1:18:29in. The odd rumble of thunder. -- this could mainly the rain. In

1:18:29 > 1:18:31Northern Ireland with already had some snow showers pushed through.

1:18:31 > 1:18:36More to come. They will cause some issues on some of the roads. Be

1:18:36 > 1:18:41aware of problems here and again some ice to begin with. Through the

1:18:41 > 1:18:46day most of the showers are to the north and west. Further north there

1:18:46 > 1:18:50is more likely to be snow. Longer spells across parts of south-west

1:18:50 > 1:18:57Scotland in particular. Completely dry in some areas. 2- seven degrees

1:18:57 > 1:19:02and a strengthening wind through the day, with temperatures feeling

1:19:02 > 1:19:06colder, close to freezing, if not below. The night temperatures

1:19:06 > 1:19:09dropped below freezing in the northern half of the country. More

1:19:09 > 1:19:14clear skies around tonight. Temperatures may be down to -10 in

1:19:14 > 1:19:17parts of rural Scotland where the snow is lying. Southern parts of on

1:19:17 > 1:19:22and Wales, cloud increasing and rain spreading on. Even that could come

1:19:22 > 1:19:28with a little bit of sleet and snow. A rather grey start to the weekend.

1:19:28 > 1:19:32Rather cold as well. Further rain and drizzle at times and even sleet

1:19:32 > 1:19:35and snow mixed in through the morning before things brighten up.

1:19:35 > 1:19:39In the northern half of the country, after that severe frost, only a

1:19:39 > 1:19:43couple of showers. Most will have a fine Saturday, with some sunny

1:19:43 > 1:19:47spells, but staying on the cold side. A noticeable change in the

1:19:47 > 1:19:51Sunday. The weather front coming of the Atlantic will bring outbreaks of

1:19:51 > 1:19:55rain, especially to western areas, or turn to snow as it hits the

1:19:55 > 1:19:59colder air of Scotland. Even hills of southern England could be snow

1:19:59 > 1:20:03for a time before that turns back to rain later. See the temperatures

1:20:03 > 1:20:07down towards the south-west get back into double figures more widely.

1:20:07 > 1:20:10That slightly milder air pushes the wall pass through the latter stages

1:20:10 > 1:20:14of Sunday and into the start of next week. That's how the weather is

1:20:14 > 1:20:16of Sunday and into the start of next week. That's how the weather is

1:20:16 > 1:20:18looking. So you are climbing a bit of a

1:20:18 > 1:20:21mountain this morning, because you've got the snow that doesn't

1:20:21 > 1:20:27stick, the wrong kind of snow, and if it is going to be a Charlie

1:20:27 > 1:20:31snowman, how you going to tackle the issue of the hair?

1:20:31 > 1:20:36Have you not seen the hair? If you are going to compare hair,

1:20:36 > 1:20:41that's not a good impression. Does it need to be more lush?

1:20:41 > 1:20:44Definitely. I'm kind of ore node that it is

1:20:44 > 1:20:53named after me, but I'm not flattered, if I'm honest -- kind of

1:20:53 > 1:20:57honoured. Maybe there's a little message for

1:20:57 > 1:21:02you, Charlie.

1:21:02 > 1:21:06Since 2014, UK employees have had the right to ask for flexible

1:21:06 > 1:21:08working, which can include cutting down hours, working

1:21:08 > 1:21:09home or job sharing.

1:21:09 > 1:21:13But less than half of parents feel flexible working is an option

1:21:13 > 1:21:16for them according to the charity Working Families, who is calling

1:21:16 > 1:21:19on the government to do more to help parents achieve a work-life balance.

1:21:19 > 1:21:21Our consumer affairs correspondent Nina Warhurst reports.

1:21:21 > 1:21:28Should all jobs work around our families or should our families be

1:21:28 > 1:21:34built around our jobs?

1:21:34 > 1:21:37For Kaytie, the crunch came when she had Pippa.

1:21:37 > 1:21:39In her global marketing role there wasn't an option to go

1:21:39 > 1:21:43part-time and stay in Glasgow and after 12 years with the same

1:21:43 > 1:21:44company she took redundancy.

1:21:44 > 1:21:48It is hard because you have given an awful lot of who you are to that

1:21:48 > 1:21:51one job and then suddenly you are out of that,

1:21:51 > 1:21:52almost cast out, not intentionally.

1:21:52 > 1:21:56It's difficult to know who you are, where you are going next,

1:21:56 > 1:22:00what do I do now?

1:22:00 > 1:22:03Kaytie has now set up a craft shop and she loves it,

1:22:03 > 1:22:08but can't help wondering what might have been.

1:22:08 > 1:22:12Since 2014, if you've worked somewhere for more than six months

1:22:12 > 1:22:14you've been entitled to ask for flexible working.

1:22:14 > 1:22:17So that might be fewer hours, maybe working from home or perhaps

1:22:17 > 1:22:21a job share.

1:22:21 > 1:22:24But your employer has been allowed to say no if they've found it's

1:22:24 > 1:22:27detrimental to their business and that, combined with a slow cultural

1:22:27 > 1:22:30shift in some places, means not everybody feels it's

1:22:30 > 1:22:34working for them.

1:22:34 > 1:22:36More than half of parents surveyed felt flexible working isn't

1:22:36 > 1:22:39a genuine option for them.

1:22:39 > 1:22:42Nearly two in five said their current hours mean they don't

1:22:42 > 1:22:46get to say good night to their kids.

1:22:46 > 1:22:49And more than 13% said they are working the equivalent

1:22:49 > 1:22:53hours of an extra day a week just to get their job done.

1:22:53 > 1:22:55Do you know what time that meeting's going to finish at?

1:22:55 > 1:22:58But things are changing, for some at least.

1:22:58 > 1:23:01With five kids, John needs a job that works for him

1:23:01 > 1:23:02and he's found it.

1:23:02 > 1:23:07He starts at 9:30am every day and doesn't work school holidays.

1:23:07 > 1:23:09Does that mean things are nice and calm at home?

1:23:09 > 1:23:11I wouldn't say that, with five kids.

1:23:11 > 1:23:15Things would never be calm, however, it is a lot less stressful.

1:23:15 > 1:23:18Less stressful for staff and the boss says better for business.

1:23:18 > 1:23:23Since expanding flexible working, productivity has gone up by 30%.

1:23:23 > 1:23:26We've found is there's lots of mothers and fathers at home

1:23:26 > 1:23:29who have got great skills and capabilities,

1:23:29 > 1:23:33but little or no access to childcare or it's too expensive and they've

1:23:33 > 1:23:35never thought of asking for term-time working.

1:23:35 > 1:23:37And this way they can do both.

1:23:37 > 1:23:39They can do both, basically.

1:23:39 > 1:23:42The government told us:

1:23:52 > 1:24:00Kaytie says getting to pick her children up every day is the best

1:24:00 > 1:24:03job she's ever had, but she hopes that if they become parents it

1:24:03 > 1:24:06won't come at the cost of compromising their careers.

1:24:06 > 1:24:10Nina joins us now on the sofa.

1:24:10 > 1:24:14I know this is something that people really do engage with, because this

1:24:14 > 1:24:20doesn't work for everyone.Breakfast TV for example does not work at

1:24:20 > 1:24:27lunchtime, does it?If only!But a viewer said, how could a bricklayer

1:24:27 > 1:24:30or engineer, someone who works in building, choose their hours, it

1:24:30 > 1:24:35doesn't work that way. The federation said things like

1:24:35 > 1:24:38restaurants and care homes have to have certain hours that are covered

1:24:38 > 1:24:42around the clock. Also some small companies, if their margins are

1:24:42 > 1:24:46tight and they have to make a big HR adjustment it can be expensive. But

1:24:46 > 1:24:50evidence shows it does pay for a company. So the company we saw

1:24:50 > 1:24:58there, all her staff worked for days instead of five. Everyone worked

1:24:58 > 1:25:02hard. For flexible working to become the norm, we can't be judged on how

1:25:02 > 1:25:10many... INAUDIBLE...That moment when you make the decision to speak

1:25:10 > 1:25:14to your boss for the first time and say, I'm interested, people are

1:25:14 > 1:25:18concerned about what message that sending out. They are entitled to

1:25:18 > 1:25:23ask and it is perfectly acceptable but some people would be worried

1:25:23 > 1:25:27about even going there.That's what is interesting. Having the spoken to

1:25:27 > 1:25:31lots of parents about this, it is cultural. Lots of people say it

1:25:31 > 1:25:35isn't the done thing, so it takes that pony to raise the conversation

1:25:35 > 1:25:39with their boss and say, how can we deal with it. Some of the advice is

1:25:39 > 1:25:42to maybe get together with colleagues and work together on that

1:25:42 > 1:25:46and change that attitude of raised eyebrows if someone leaves early.

1:25:46 > 1:25:50Also to know your rights. You have to have been with your company for

1:25:50 > 1:25:54more than six months in order to raise the conversation. But then the

1:25:54 > 1:25:58onus is on your employer, not you, to prove it is judgemental for

1:25:58 > 1:26:02business if they -- and if they say no they have to give you an

1:26:02 > 1:26:06opportunity to appeal. So more people need to go for it.You can

1:26:06 > 1:26:09see why small businesses find this difficult.

1:26:13 > 1:26:18They have enough to think about with employment issues.It is the HR

1:26:18 > 1:26:23expense initially that can cause a lot of grief and not knowing where

1:26:23 > 1:26:28they are too.

1:26:29 > 1:26:34A lot of companies say when they have tried it it pays off but the

1:26:34 > 1:26:38initial outlet can be difficult. It's about starting a conversation.

1:26:38 > 1:26:43Thanks very much.

1:26:43 > 1:26:48Tomorrow marks one year since Donald Trump moved into the White House. We

1:26:48 > 1:26:51will talk to Nigel Farage about what this year has been about. How he

1:26:51 > 1:26:54thinks Donald Trump has done so far.

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1:30:23 > 1:30:25Hello this is Breakfast with Charlie and Naga.

1:30:25 > 1:30:29Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:30:29 > 1:30:32Scientists in the US are close to a major cancer breakthrough

1:30:32 > 1:30:35after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common

1:30:35 > 1:30:38forms of the disease.

1:30:38 > 1:30:41Overall, the test found 70% of the cancers.

1:30:41 > 1:30:43Researchers say that although the results were promising,

1:30:43 > 1:30:48more work is needed to verify the test's accuracy.

1:30:48 > 1:30:51A couple from California who are accused of abusing their 13

1:30:51 > 1:30:53children have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse,

1:30:53 > 1:30:55torture and false imprisonment.

1:30:55 > 1:30:57David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday after one

1:30:57 > 1:30:59of the siblings escaped through a window.

1:30:59 > 1:31:01Police found them suffering from severe malnutrition,

1:31:01 > 1:31:06and some children were in shackles.

1:31:06 > 1:31:09Several of the victims have cognitive impairment and neuropathy,

1:31:09 > 1:31:13which is nerve damage, as a result of this extreme

1:31:13 > 1:31:16and prolonged physical abuse.

1:31:16 > 1:31:23None of the victims were allowed to shower more than once a year.

1:31:23 > 1:31:26Living conditions at Liverpool Prison are the worst that

1:31:26 > 1:31:28inspectors have ever seen, according to a new report.

1:31:28 > 1:31:31Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service has said it's

1:31:31 > 1:31:33already taken immediate action by appointing a new governor

1:31:33 > 1:31:38and that cleanliness has also improved.

1:31:38 > 1:31:41Boris Johnson has proposed building a 22-mile bridge across the English

1:31:41 > 1:31:44across the English Channel.

1:31:44 > 1:31:46-- across the English Channel.

1:31:46 > 1:31:48He believes another link would further improve relations

1:31:48 > 1:31:49between the two countries.

1:31:49 > 1:31:52He made the suggestion at a meeting with French President yesterday.

1:31:52 > 1:31:55Sources close to the Foreign Secretary say he believes the fact

1:31:55 > 1:31:57that two countries are interconnected by one railway

1:31:57 > 1:32:01line is crazy.

1:32:01 > 1:32:04The UK is in the grip of the worst flu season for seven years.

1:32:04 > 1:32:07Officials say hospitals are seeing "very high" rates of admissions,

1:32:07 > 1:32:10and there are four separate strains of flu circulating.

1:32:10 > 1:32:13Since early October, 120 people have died of flu-related

1:32:13 > 1:32:16symptoms in England, 21 in Scotland and 8 in Northern

1:32:16 > 1:32:18Ireland.

1:32:18 > 1:32:20Earlier, we spoke to Professor Paul Cosford,

1:32:20 > 1:32:22who is the Medical Director at Public Health England.

1:32:22 > 1:32:30He gave his advice on how to avoid contracting the virus.

1:32:30 > 1:32:35We are being very clear to urge anybody who is in one of the

1:32:35 > 1:32:39eligible groups for a vaccine to go and get the vaccine if you haven't

1:32:39 > 1:32:43had it already, and we are giving the catch it, bin it, kill it

1:32:43 > 1:32:47message that we launched again last week, so that is the basic stuff

1:32:47 > 1:32:51about if you have a sneeze or a cough, and you catch it in a tissue,

1:32:51 > 1:32:55through the tissue away, and wash or hands afterwards. Doing those things

1:32:55 > 1:33:00can help us to bring the flu season to enclose as soon as we are able

1:33:00 > 1:33:02to.

1:33:02 > 1:33:05The British author Peter Mayle, who wrote A Year in Provence,

1:33:05 > 1:33:06has died aged 78.

1:33:06 > 1:33:10The book, published in 1989, told the story of his first year

1:33:10 > 1:33:13as a British expat in a village in the South of France.

1:33:13 > 1:33:16In 2002, the French government awarded him Knight of the Legion

1:33:16 > 1:33:23of Honour for his contributions to culture.

1:33:23 > 1:33:29It is 7:33 AM and Mac is battling with some snow.First, we will talk

1:33:29 > 1:33:35to Mike and have a contrast here. Have you seen match this morning? It

1:33:35 > 1:33:40looks very cold this morning, he is wearing very big gloves. -- Matt. To

1:33:40 > 1:33:45go from that to temperatures nudging 40 degrees, the heat, the sapping

1:33:45 > 1:33:51heat. To play tennis in that, as Kyle Edmund did overnight. He came

1:33:51 > 1:33:56back in five sets from the verge of defeat at one point to put up with

1:33:56 > 1:33:59those conditions and win and make history for the first time ever for

1:33:59 > 1:34:03him at the Australian Open, bridging the fourth round, and he is part of

1:34:03 > 1:34:07an elite bunch now because on nine British players have done that in

1:34:07 > 1:34:16the singles since 1970. Wow! So it is Virginia Wade, John Lloyd, a few

1:34:16 > 1:34:22others, Sue Barker... That is a rare group. It makes in a household name,

1:34:22 > 1:34:26doesn't it? As if he isn't already, he is number two in Britain!

1:34:26 > 1:34:28Despite the scorching heat, Kyle Edmund is through to the fourth

1:34:28 > 1:34:31round of the Australian Open for the first time, after beating

1:34:31 > 1:34:33the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili.

1:34:33 > 1:34:35The 23-year-old came back from a mid-match slump to win

1:34:35 > 1:34:37in a match which lasted for 3.5 hours.

1:34:37 > 1:34:45It means he's now through to the last 16.

1:34:51 > 1:34:56Week to win a match like that in really tough conditions, mentally,

1:34:56 > 1:35:00physically, and a five set match, which is good, lots of positives,

1:35:00 > 1:35:05art, Evie, I am just tired at the minute, ethically and mentally, it

1:35:05 > 1:35:12takes a lot out of you, that type of March.He has a great chance of

1:35:12 > 1:35:17going further because he whoever he faces next we ranked lower than him.

1:35:17 > 1:35:18Let's get some reaction.

1:35:18 > 1:35:20Andy Murray was cheering Edmund on.

1:35:20 > 1:35:23He tweeted:

1:35:23 > 1:35:25Brother Jamie, who's playing in the doubles tournament

1:35:25 > 1:35:33in Melbourne:

1:35:35 > 1:35:38Elsewhere in Australia, where it isn't quite as hot,

1:35:38 > 1:35:40the second One-Day International between Australia and England

1:35:40 > 1:35:41is underway in Brisbane.

1:35:41 > 1:35:44England lead the series 1-0 and this match is intriguingly poised.

1:35:44 > 1:35:48Australia won the toss and chose to bat and were piling on the runs

1:35:48 > 1:35:56with Aaron Finch making a century.

1:35:58 > 1:36:01England are due to start their innings in the next few minutes.

1:36:01 > 1:36:03World number 14 Kyren Wilson pulled off a shock at the UK Masters

1:36:03 > 1:36:06snooker yesterday beating the two-time champion Mark Williams.

1:36:06 > 1:36:08And Ronnie O'Sullivan, was also beaten, but he says he's

1:36:08 > 1:36:10glad to be out of the tournament.

1:36:10 > 1:36:14'The Rocket' was knocked out in the quarterfinals yesterday

1:36:14 > 1:36:17by Northern Ireland's Mark Allen, who beat him by 6 frames to 1.

1:36:17 > 1:36:20O'Sullivan, who has won the tournment a record seven times,

1:36:20 > 1:36:27revealed he was suffering with dizzy spells and double vision.

1:36:27 > 1:36:31We are struggling, I don't know what it is, whether it is a virus or

1:36:31 > 1:36:35whatever it is that I have had it before and it is very difficult you

1:36:35 > 1:36:39know when you wake you knows what of getting dizzy spells a sort of

1:36:39 > 1:36:42things I will give it ago and obviously wasn't good enough you

1:36:42 > 1:36:46know if I could play someone who couldn't quite put the ball it would

1:36:46 > 1:36:50have been alright but he put a lot of pressure on.If you are feeling

1:36:50 > 1:36:54dizzy the last thing you want to do is spiritual of those snooker balls

1:36:54 > 1:36:55with all of their

1:36:55 > 1:36:56different colours!

1:36:56 > 1:36:59The big transfer story of the summer could come to an end later.

1:36:59 > 1:37:02Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger says Alexis Sanchez is now likely to join

1:37:02 > 1:37:03Manchester United.

1:37:03 > 1:37:06Sanchez is close to signing a 4-year deal at Old Trafford reportedly

1:37:06 > 1:37:08worth a staggering 180 million pounds.

1:37:08 > 1:37:10The deal could see United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan move

1:37:10 > 1:37:11in the other direction.

1:37:11 > 1:37:19That caused Charlie to sneeze! Impressive, Charlie, the way you

1:37:19 > 1:37:23tried to stifle that sneeze. Can I point out, the story about what is

1:37:23 > 1:37:28not all in your sneeze at the beginning of the week, I could feel

1:37:28 > 1:37:31it growing and I thought I shouldn't do that thing! That chap ruptured

1:37:31 > 1:37:37something? You have to be careful. Apologies. Don't apologise! I

1:37:37 > 1:37:41thought you were reacting to the big transfer story!

1:37:41 > 1:37:43Now, an odd issue for a Premier League football manager

1:37:43 > 1:37:47to have to deal with in a press conference, but Burnley boss

1:37:47 > 1:37:50Sean Dyche, has been forced to deny that he eats worms

1:37:50 > 1:37:50during training sessions.

1:37:50 > 1:37:53One of Dyche's former team-mates said he often saw him eating

1:37:53 > 1:37:56earthworms, and it was one of the reasons for Dyche's gravelly

1:37:56 > 1:38:00voice, but the manager says it's all a bit of a misunderstanding.

1:38:00 > 1:38:02You get one of those nice, big juicy worms hanging

1:38:02 > 1:38:05down your mouth just on the edge there, and then...

1:38:05 > 1:38:07As if you are chewing it.

1:38:07 > 1:38:11And, of course, the worm then comes out, wash your mouth out with water.

1:38:11 > 1:38:14So a bit of banter which was probably taken a bit too far.

1:38:14 > 1:38:17He's probably squealing and turning away at that moment.

1:38:17 > 1:38:22So, for the record, I definitely don't eat worms.

1:38:22 > 1:38:26There you go, eating earthworms doesn't cause you to have a wonky

1:38:26 > 1:38:31tyre, which I had. You have made it more wonky now. How does it make you

1:38:31 > 1:38:36have a gravelly voice though? I looked it up, in parts of the world

1:38:36 > 1:38:40you can eat them, deep-fried or whatever, but nowhere earthworms,

1:38:40 > 1:38:45gravelly voice, linked. I don't know. You have now squashed your tie

1:38:45 > 1:38:50further around. Should I go whole hog? Sportsman, having some fun, a

1:38:50 > 1:38:57guy is called tennis who looked at Stamford in the third round, he

1:38:57 > 1:39:02calls himself a go when he is ordering a copy or a meal but is

1:39:02 > 1:39:06your name is tennis spelt with a so we have had other names, then you

1:39:06 > 1:39:11stumble over is a variant hurdler which I cannot believe, and an

1:39:11 > 1:39:20American football, he is called Chuck Long. Really? You know the

1:39:20 > 1:39:28Stumbleover one, are you sure? It is a hurdler, Vanya Stumbleover. Ready

1:39:28 > 1:39:35it isn't pronounced quite like that though. It's now 7.30 9am.

1:39:35 > 1:39:38Donald Trump came into office promising to change the face

1:39:38 > 1:39:41of American politics and transfer power "back to the people".

1:39:41 > 1:39:45This weekend marks a year in the job and it's fair to say it's been

1:39:45 > 1:39:46a presidency like no other.

1:39:46 > 1:39:49From Twitter outbursts on "fake news" and North Korea to the biggest

1:39:49 > 1:39:52tax reforms and cuts to unemployment, we've been taking

1:39:52 > 1:39:59a look at the highs and lows of his term so far.

1:40:00 > 1:40:05Congratulations, Mr President. Largest audience to ever witnessed

1:40:05 > 1:40:09an inauguration, period.We are fighting fake news. Fake, phoney,

1:40:09 > 1:40:19fake. No politician in history has been treated worse or more on

1:40:19 > 1:40:24fairly. It is not compassion but reckless to allow uncontrolled entry

1:40:24 > 1:40:36from places where proper vetting cannot occur.

1:40:36 > 1:40:40cannot occur. I think there is blame on both sides and I have no doubt

1:40:40 > 1:40:49about it. Rocket man is on a suicide mission from himself. And for his

1:40:49 > 1:41:02regime. They will be met with Fire and Fury.

1:41:03 > 1:41:09and Fury.Bell rings. The stock market is as an all-time high,

1:41:09 > 1:41:13unemployment is at its lowest level in almost 17 years. We now have had

1:41:13 > 1:41:19two straight quarters of economic growth. The largest tax cut in the

1:41:19 > 1:41:23history of our country. And reform, but tax cut. Really something

1:41:23 > 1:41:25special.

1:41:25 > 1:41:28We're joined now from our London newsroom by former UKIP Leader,

1:41:28 > 1:41:32Nigel Farage.

1:41:32 > 1:41:38Good morning. Thank you for joining us. How do you think Donald Trump's

1:41:38 > 1:41:41first year as president of the United States has gone so far?It

1:41:41 > 1:41:46has been unconventional, controversial, almost on a daily

1:41:46 > 1:41:50basis, but highly effective and America is now going through a boom,

1:41:50 > 1:41:54not just the tax cut you mentioned in your package but also

1:41:54 > 1:41:59deregulation on a very large scale and now what you are seeing a big

1:41:59 > 1:42:03American companies, apple for example, reinvest in tens of

1:42:03 > 1:42:07billions into the US economy and I was in Washington, DC the week

1:42:07 > 1:42:12before Christmas and you cannot -- kind of talk to taxi drivers and

1:42:12 > 1:42:15bartenders and there is a feeling of optimism in America and ultimately

1:42:15 > 1:42:20that it is prime ministers here or president in America it is on the

1:42:20 > 1:42:23economic circumstances of a country that people are judged and he is

1:42:23 > 1:42:28doing very well.You said you stalk to taxi drivers and their opinion,

1:42:28 > 1:42:31have you managed to talk to Donald Trump in recent times? Because at

1:42:31 > 1:42:36one point you were touting yourself as perhaps a go-between between the

1:42:36 > 1:42:39British government and Donald Trump in an effort to show yourself

1:42:39 > 1:42:43perhaps someone who could bridge the relationship?One regret really one

1:42:43 > 1:42:48year on is the president has been to France on Bastille Day and has been

1:42:48 > 1:42:52to Brussels or he has been to Italy, to Poland, he has done big events

1:42:52 > 1:42:57all over the world and yet the one country that he himself feels the

1:42:57 > 1:43:01closest to, don't forget his mother was Scottish, one country where he

1:43:01 > 1:43:06values our relationship in terms of security, in terms of defence, where

1:43:06 > 1:43:10he was very optimistic about putting together a trade deal and I would

1:43:10 > 1:43:14say frankly, we are now more or less at a stand-off between Downing

1:43:14 > 1:43:17Street and Washington, and I think that is to be regretted.Have you

1:43:17 > 1:43:23spoken to him recently?Not for a little bit but the last thing I did,

1:43:23 > 1:43:28what struck me really very squarely was his absolute determination to

1:43:28 > 1:43:32carry out the things on which he was elected. When trouble put the

1:43:32 > 1:43:35manifesto before the American people, he doesn't do it for

1:43:35 > 1:43:39short-term tactical advantage, he does because he intends to carry it

1:43:39 > 1:43:45out -- Trump.I admire that about him. What do you make of the opinion

1:43:45 > 1:43:49polls because when you look at them relating to Trump, his average

1:43:49 > 1:43:53approval rating so to speak in the United States is 39%, the lowest

1:43:53 > 1:43:58recorded of any elected president in their first term. He is officially

1:43:58 > 1:44:01one of the most unpopular president in the modern era, after 12 months

1:44:01 > 1:44:07in office does not this is according to a Gallup poll, how does that

1:44:07 > 1:44:10tally with what you are saying in terms of his delivering what he says

1:44:10 > 1:44:16and the manifesto and the economy. These polls are basically asking do

1:44:16 > 1:44:19you like the President? George Bush senior had an approval rating after

1:44:19 > 1:44:25the first Gulf War over 80% and yet he lost the next election. This is

1:44:25 > 1:44:29the point that you don't have to like your leaders, you have to

1:44:29 > 1:44:34respect your leaders and think they will do a good job. I would wager

1:44:34 > 1:44:39that with growth over 3% of America and set to rise this year, that come

1:44:39 > 1:44:442020, if he wants to run against the President, he will win.The book

1:44:44 > 1:44:50that has just been released on him, Fire and Fury, I wonder, I don't

1:44:50 > 1:44:55know if you have read the book or seen excerpts from the book but one

1:44:55 > 1:44:59of the descriptions of President Trump from the White House staff is

1:44:59 > 1:45:03childlike. I mean, this is done not much to his reputation in terms of

1:45:03 > 1:45:12the image he is portraying.He is not a conventional political figure.

1:45:12 > 1:45:16He is a self-made billionaire from New York, the city from which they

1:45:16 > 1:45:21say things the way they see them. All to my life I've met people in

1:45:21 > 1:45:25business and politics, big and wealthy entrepreneurs, and every

1:45:25 > 1:45:30single one of them is idiosyncratic. Yes, sure, the president gets upset

1:45:30 > 1:45:35with things and angry with Edens. He is not like anybody else that's ever

1:45:35 > 1:45:39been inside the White House. But it doesn't matter because one of the

1:45:39 > 1:45:45reasons he won is people don't want career politicians like Hillary

1:45:45 > 1:45:48Clinton, they want someone different, someone straight and

1:45:48 > 1:45:53provided he keeps on doing the right job for the US economy he will go

1:45:53 > 1:45:58down as a very successful president. You say he is different but you look

1:45:58 > 1:46:01at a campaign and look at what politicians promise and that's what

1:46:01 > 1:46:05most people base their voting decisions on. He promised a wall and

1:46:05 > 1:46:10he hasn't delivered on that. He is like the other politicians in terms

1:46:10 > 1:46:14of not delivering.If you compare what he has done in his first Year 2

1:46:14 > 1:46:20at the last four or five British governments have done, they promised

1:46:20 > 1:46:23things in their manifestoes that they have no intention of carrying

1:46:23 > 1:46:28out. He has done some remarkable things. Tax reform, deregulation, a

1:46:28 > 1:46:34massive crackdown on illegal immigration. And he did promise a

1:46:34 > 1:46:38wall. He is only 25% of the way through his term. I'm convinced

1:46:38 > 1:46:43there will be a wall.Moving to a bridge. Apparently Boris Johnson

1:46:43 > 1:46:48thinks we need to have more of a connection with the continent, with

1:46:48 > 1:46:55the EU, especially seeing as Brexit is on the cards. Boris Johnson says

1:46:55 > 1:47:00we need more than the Channel Tunnel. What do you think of that?

1:47:00 > 1:47:05He likes big ideas. He previously wanted a big airport. Now a bridge

1:47:05 > 1:47:09across the English Channel. All I can say is given the size of the

1:47:09 > 1:47:12modern container vessels that come through the English Channel from

1:47:12 > 1:47:16China, it will have to be a very high bridge, which means on many

1:47:16 > 1:47:20days of the year when the wind is blowing people would be able to use

1:47:20 > 1:47:25it. Sounds like a big waste of money to me.Nigel Farage, thank you for

1:47:25 > 1:47:28talking to us on BBC Breakfast.

1:47:28 > 1:47:31Matt is in the Cumbrian Village of Shap, where it's been snowing

1:47:31 > 1:47:37again this morning.

1:47:37 > 1:47:43Good morning! Good morning. Lots of snow over the

1:47:43 > 1:47:48past few days. Given this beautiful and picturesque scene, hill is

1:47:48 > 1:47:57covered in snow. A few snow flurries this morning. One has just departed.

1:47:57 > 1:48:03Makes for a great scene. At least the M6 is moving well at the moment.

1:48:03 > 1:48:07On some of the back roads it is icy and there will be some further snow

1:48:07 > 1:48:11flurries around over the next couple of days. At the moment we've had a

1:48:11 > 1:48:18net office amber weather warning for parts of Scotland, especially around

1:48:18 > 1:48:27the likes of Lanarkshire and Ayrshire. We could see up to 30

1:48:27 > 1:48:32centimetres, which could lead to further disruption. It isn't just

1:48:32 > 1:48:36here we will have snow flurries. It will be a case of no showers to the

1:48:36 > 1:48:39north and west of the country. Further south and east you will

1:48:39 > 1:48:49still see a lot of sunshine and dry weather. Western areas are prone to

1:48:49 > 1:48:53the heavy showers. We got them already this morning in places. Icy

1:48:53 > 1:48:57conditions elsewhere in Scotland, as temperatures have dropped well below

1:48:57 > 1:49:01freezing. A few snow flurries to the north-west will come and go through

1:49:01 > 1:49:05the day and a couple of goes over to the east of the Pennines in

1:49:05 > 1:49:09Yorkshire. Further south and east, most places are dry and sunny. It

1:49:09 > 1:49:14will stay dry for many of you all day long. There are showers towards

1:49:14 > 1:49:18the south-west at the moment, mainly of rain, sleet and some hail. There

1:49:18 > 1:49:23could be the odd rumble of thunder in parts of Wales. Showers in Wales

1:49:23 > 1:49:29are few in number. The Northern Ireland already lots of snow showers

1:49:29 > 1:49:35pushing through. That would cause a bit of disruption through the day.

1:49:35 > 1:49:41There could be further problems and I see on some of the back roads.

1:49:41 > 1:49:44There have been showers of the past few days. Through the day we

1:49:44 > 1:49:48continue to have showers pushing across western Scotland, Northern

1:49:48 > 1:49:51Ireland, north-west England in particular. The south and west

1:49:51 > 1:49:56couple of those continue, but many in central and eastern areas stay

1:49:56 > 1:50:00dry. 2- seven Celsius in the day, feeling cold in the breeze further

1:50:00 > 1:50:04north. Tonight it will still be windy for a time but showers become

1:50:04 > 1:50:12more numerous in northern UK. -10 is possible. To the south, cloud is

1:50:12 > 1:50:16pushing its way in. Outbreaks of rain, sleet and hill snow possible,

1:50:16 > 1:50:19keeping temperatures just above freezing into the weekend. So the

1:50:19 > 1:50:25weekend gets off and there the north and south split. Southern areas much

1:50:25 > 1:50:31cloudier and a cold day to

1:50:31 > 1:50:37cloudier and a cold day to come. A severe frost in the north of the UK.

1:50:37 > 1:50:41A couple of isolated showers. Most will have a dry day, with lots of

1:50:41 > 1:50:44sunshine. The best day of the weekend is Saturday because by

1:50:44 > 1:50:48Sunday cloud and outbreaks of rain spreading across the UK steadily

1:50:48 > 1:50:52through the day. Sleet and snow as well on the high ground of Scotland,

1:50:52 > 1:50:56northern England and a few flurries further south, just before it turns

1:50:56 > 1:51:00back to rain and temperatures start to rise. We finish the day with

1:51:00 > 1:51:04double figures in many south-western areas and the mild air will push in

1:51:04 > 1:51:11for all in the next week. For the rest of the day, staying cold and

1:51:11 > 1:51:14there could be problems with further snow showers. Especially in parts of

1:51:14 > 1:51:17Scotland and Northern Ireland as well.

1:51:17 > 1:51:22How is Charlie the snowman getting on?

1:51:22 > 1:51:29The heck keeps on falling out. I'm really sorry. -- the hair. Maybe

1:51:29 > 1:51:35there is some treatment or something.

1:51:35 > 1:51:40That is Charlie the snowman keeping Matt Co.

1:51:40 > 1:51:45It looks like the rescue car is on the way. And a cup of hot chocolate.

1:51:45 > 1:51:50Brilliant! A special supply of hair.

1:51:50 > 1:51:53Tesco has delayed making changes to its Clubcard scheme

1:51:53 > 1:51:55after a backlash from customers.

1:51:55 > 1:51:59But how relevant are loyalty cards today?

1:51:59 > 1:52:04I must say my purse is jampacked with loyalty cards. I have to have a

1:52:04 > 1:52:10separate container for them. That's dedication to the loyalty

1:52:10 > 1:52:13cause. There's questions about whether we still use them and

1:52:13 > 1:52:16whether it is worth carrying them all around. Crucially I think the

1:52:16 > 1:52:20backlash to the Tesco changes show how much feeling there is about

1:52:20 > 1:52:30getting the money off. The Tesco Clubcard was the first loyalty

1:52:30 > 1:52:35scheme that started the trend for others.

1:52:35 > 1:52:37But are its days numbered?

1:52:37 > 1:52:40Do we still use the plastic cards to collect points and rewards?

1:52:40 > 1:52:43We went to Altrincham near Manchester to find out.

1:52:43 > 1:52:50There is to many of them. Every shop has a different one. It is storing

1:52:50 > 1:52:53them. I've got another personal Christmas just for loyalty cards.We

1:52:53 > 1:52:58particularly like the ones where you buy nine cups of tea and you get the

1:52:58 > 1:53:0310th one free. But lots of them are a little bit meaningless.I think

1:53:03 > 1:53:07the loyalty cards are worth having but instead and off the paper

1:53:07 > 1:53:11vouchers they should put the points on the cards when you use it it's

1:53:11 > 1:53:14easier than keeping bits of paper. Some companies do and some don't. We

1:53:14 > 1:53:21don't use them because different outlets use different ones for

1:53:21 > 1:53:24different items. I suppose if you go to the same place it's worth it.

1:53:24 > 1:53:30With me is the editor of Loyalty magazine. Let's talk about the use

1:53:30 > 1:53:35of loyalty cards. They've been around a long time.20 years.That's

1:53:35 > 1:53:40what is so staggering. We've got so used to using them. I pose the

1:53:40 > 1:53:44question at the beginning, whether this is the end of the road, the

1:53:44 > 1:53:49protests against the Tesco changes would suggest not.Absolutely not.

1:53:49 > 1:53:52Customer loyalty is crucial to any business and it isn't going to go

1:53:52 > 1:53:59away any time soon. What will change is the way customers persuade...

1:53:59 > 1:54:05Companies persuade customers to be loyal. For example, purse is full of

1:54:05 > 1:54:09loyalty cards, it is inconvenient. You said to me earlier that you

1:54:09 > 1:54:13never have the right card. It will probably go onto the phone, but the

1:54:13 > 1:54:19actual reward that customers get is crucial. Important to them. I think

1:54:19 > 1:54:25the row that followed this decision to cut from times for two times

1:54:25 > 1:54:31three really doesn't illustrate that really well. -- times four to times

1:54:31 > 1:54:38three.A number of the big retailers have them and they really rely on

1:54:38 > 1:54:42them to work out what we are doing with our shopping habits.They do.

1:54:42 > 1:54:47It's all about the customer analytics, the data, mining the date

1:54:47 > 1:54:50to get the little gems of knowledge and they couldn't do without them.

1:54:50 > 1:54:56What do they do with that knowledge? Decide what you are buying, how you

1:54:56 > 1:55:02are buying it. Tesco told me a while ago that they didn't realise how

1:55:02 > 1:55:07many young men were going into a shop to buy food because they were

1:55:07 > 1:55:12hungry now. They didn't want it in one hour or next week, they didn't

1:55:12 > 1:55:16do the big weekly shop, they were hungry and wanted food and so that's

1:55:16 > 1:55:23why there are so many small stores, even the Co-op, which is opening

1:55:23 > 1:55:28loads of small stores, because with all our habits.As a customer you

1:55:28 > 1:55:31would say, well, in return for me handing over all of that information

1:55:31 > 1:55:35about myself and my shopping habits, you should get something pretty

1:55:35 > 1:55:39decent in return, because they are making money off the back of it. Why

1:55:39 > 1:55:42aren't they making it more attractive for us to keep hold of

1:55:42 > 1:55:46these cards?There's only a limited budget for any company and they are

1:55:46 > 1:55:50under huge pressure from competitors, not least Amazon, who

1:55:50 > 1:55:57is the big wolf waiting to take the business. The cause Amazon work as a

1:55:57 > 1:55:59marketplace, they are bringing more businesses into their umbrella and

1:55:59 > 1:56:04competing with them is very hard. When it comes to the future, we

1:56:04 > 1:56:09talked about loyalty cards on phones and a lot of sales are done online.

1:56:09 > 1:56:13That cuts out the need for loyalty is entirely because they can see

1:56:13 > 1:56:17what we are buying by clicking on it.It's all about the sort of

1:56:17 > 1:56:20jargon phrases that you get in industries, things like Omni

1:56:20 > 1:56:27channel, the one to one relationship. That's holy Grail, to

1:56:27 > 1:56:31get to a stage where a company knows everything about you, whatever

1:56:31 > 1:56:36channel you shop at, whether online or nipping into a little store, so

1:56:36 > 1:56:41that you always do show your credentials to show who you are.

1:56:41 > 1:56:45Such an interesting area, about how much data they have. Really good to

1:56:45 > 2:00:12talk to you. I will have more for you after 8am.

2:00:12 > 2:00:15I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

2:00:17 > 2:00:20Hello this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.

2:00:20 > 2:00:22A breakthrough in the battle against cancer - scientists find

2:00:22 > 2:00:25a potential 'affordable' and 'universal' blood test.

2:00:25 > 2:00:28The new trial detects eight forms of the disease.

2:00:28 > 2:00:31It's been described as a major step towards one of the most

2:00:31 > 2:00:38ambitious goals in medicine.

2:00:46 > 2:00:48Good morning, it's Friday 19th January.

2:00:48 > 2:00:52Also this morning...

2:00:52 > 2:00:55Accused of holding their 13 children in shackles

2:00:55 > 2:00:57at their California home - David and Louise Turpin plead not

2:00:57 > 2:01:02guilty to charges of torture, false imprisonment and abuse.

2:01:02 > 2:01:06Prisoners accessing drugs and a growing use of drones -

2:01:06 > 2:01:09a report into conditions at Liverpool prison says it's

2:01:09 > 2:01:14"dirty, infested and hazardous."

2:01:14 > 2:01:17Plans to shake up the UK's cash machine network could leave many

2:01:17 > 2:01:20remote areas with no access to cash.

2:01:20 > 2:01:23But with cards and contactless payments - do we still need them?

2:01:23 > 2:01:26In sport, Britain's Kyle Edmund defies the heat to win

2:01:26 > 2:01:30at the Australian Open.

2:01:30 > 2:01:33He's through to the fourth round, for the first time, after a epic

2:01:33 > 2:01:38win in 40 degrees heat.

2:01:38 > 2:01:41We'll speak to the man who created a new British record -

2:01:41 > 2:01:48by navigating a 128-foot waterfall in a kayak.

2:01:53 > 2:01:58And we are in Cumbria this morning with Matt, who has some beautiful

2:01:58 > 2:02:04images and pretty severe weather conditions.Good morning, the sun is

2:02:04 > 2:02:08up over the snowfields of Cumbria. Further snow flurries coming to the

2:02:08 > 2:02:11north and west UK today and the Met office have issued an amber weather

2:02:11 > 2:02:15warning for parts of south-west Scotland. We have all the details on

2:02:15 > 2:02:18that and your full weekend forecast in the next 15 minutes.

2:02:18 > 2:02:19Good morning.

2:02:19 > 2:02:21First, our main story.

2:02:21 > 2:02:23Scientists in the US are close to a major cancer breakthrough,

2:02:23 > 2:02:26after trials for a new universal blood test detected eight common

2:02:26 > 2:02:31forms of the disease.

2:02:31 > 2:02:33Overall, the test found 70% of the cancers,

2:02:33 > 2:02:35but researchers are cautiously optmistic, saying more work

2:02:35 > 2:02:36is needed to verify its accuracy.

2:02:36 > 2:02:40Here's our health correspondent, James Gallagher.

2:02:40 > 2:02:43More than 14 million people find out they have cancer

2:02:43 > 2:02:45each year worldwide.

2:02:45 > 2:02:49The sooner they're diagnosed, the more likely they are to survive.

2:02:49 > 2:02:53The test, called CancerSEEK, is a new approach that looks

2:02:53 > 2:02:55for mutated DNA and proteins that tumours release

2:02:55 > 2:02:57into the bloodstream.

2:02:57 > 2:03:00It was tested on eight common times of cancer,

2:03:00 > 2:03:03including ovarian, pancreatic and lung.

2:03:03 > 2:03:06In the study, on more than 1,000 patients known to have cancer,

2:03:06 > 2:03:13the test correctly diagnosed seven in 10 patients.

2:03:13 > 2:03:17The researchers at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore say more

2:03:17 > 2:03:21work is needed and are starting trials to see if the test can find

2:03:21 > 2:03:22cancers in seemingly healthy people.

2:03:22 > 2:03:24They say such tests could have an enormous impact

2:03:24 > 2:03:26on cancer mortality.

2:03:26 > 2:03:33Experts in the UK said the approach had massive potential.

2:03:33 > 2:03:36I look forward to a time in 10 years where we'll be able

2:03:36 > 2:03:39to go to the pharmacy and buy shampoo, we get a blood

2:03:39 > 2:03:43test, and we get on with our lives.

2:03:43 > 2:03:45The NHS is spending more money diagnosing than treating disease

2:03:45 > 2:03:49because if we can diagnose it early then we can treat it sooner.

2:03:49 > 2:03:51The researchers' vision is an annual test that can catch cancer early

2:03:51 > 2:03:52and save lives.

2:03:52 > 2:04:00James Gallagher, BBC News.

2:04:00 > 2:04:04We will continue to talk about this in a few minutes. If you have any

2:04:04 > 2:04:08questions about how the research works and how it will impact to, get

2:04:08 > 2:04:10in touch in the usual ways.

2:04:10 > 2:04:13A couple from California, who are accused of abusing their 13

2:04:13 > 2:04:15children, have pleaded not guilty to charges of abuse,

2:04:15 > 2:04:16torture and false imprisonment.

2:04:16 > 2:04:18David and Louise Turpin were arrested on Sunday after one

2:04:18 > 2:04:21of their children escaped through a window of their home.