23/01/2018 Breakfast

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Four in five overweight children

will battle ill health for the rest

of their lives, according

to a report out today.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says England

is falling behind Scotland and Wales

in trying to improve children's

health, and says

they deserve better.

Good morning, it is

Tuesday 23 January.

Also this morning: Boris Johnson

is expected to push for an extra

£100 million a week for the NHS,

as the health service struggles

with winter pressures.

It is just completely under strain,

bursting at the seams.

After three days of shutdown,

Donald Trump signs a bill to restart

the US government.

2,500 business leaders have gathered

at the annual World Economic Forum

event in Davos.

This morning, I am looking

at what is on the agenda.

Good morning.

In sport: Britain's Kyle Edmund is

2-1 sets up against Grigor Dimitrov

in the quarter-finals

of the Australian Open.

And we will be keeping you up

to date on his progress

throughout the programme.

Come on!

So exciting.

And Matt has the weather.

It is not just the Australian Open

where things are hotting up, 15

degrees for one or two today, but a

little bit of rain during your

morning rush hour. All the details

coming up later.

Good morning.

First, our main story: England

is lagging behind Scotland and Wales

when it comes to introducing

measures to improve child health,

according to a new report.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says children

deserve better, but Westminster

insists it has world-leading

plans in place.

The college also says four out

of five young people who are obese

will battle ill health

for the rest of their lives.

Our health correspondent

Dominic Hughes has more.

Being healthy when you are young

makes a big difference

to your chances of good

health in later life.

At an after-school gym session

in Manchester are sisters Grace

and Mia.

Both of them enjoy the rewards

a workout gives them.

Fitter, confident.

Just happier with yourself, yeah.

Personally, I just feel

good about myself.

Think I've done well,

and achieve better stuff.

But when it comes to the health

of children and young people,

the report out last year showed

the UK was lagging behind other

European nations.

So, one year on, has

the situation improved?

In Scotland, there is praise

for a new mental health strategy,

and better support for

mothers who breastfeed.

Likewise in Wales, where

a smoking ban in playgrounds

has been introduced.

But the report says cuts to public

health budgets in England

are hitting children's services

hard, and the issue doesn't get

the same political attention.

A healthy child makes

a healthy adult.

A healthy adult is a productive

adult, and a productive adult

population is good for the economy.

It makes no sense whatsoever to not

really target the preservation

of health in childhood.

The Department of Health in England

says it has world-leading plans

in place to combat obesity

and improve mental health,

and the sugar tax is funding

breakfast clubs and sports.

Push back with your legs...

But this report warns,

if our children and young people

don't get a good healthy start

in life, they are more likely

to struggle as adults.

Dominic Hughes, BBC News.

Just after 7:00am this morning,

we will be speaking to the president

of the Royal College

of Paediatrics and Child Health,

Neena Modi.

Concerns about the financial

pressures on the NHS in England

are expected to be discussed

at a Cabinet meeting this morning.

It is understood the Foreign

Secretary, Boris Johnson,

will call for the service to receive

an extra £100 million a week.

He will make his case

when the Health Secretary,

Jeremy Hunt, gives an update on how

the NHS is coping this winter.

It comes as fresh evidence has

emerged of the intense strain

hospitals across

the UK are now under.

It's just completely under strain,

bursting at the seams.

Come this time next year, the same

will happen again, and again, and

again, and again. And we'll see all

these pieces in the news, and the

horrendous trolley waits, but it

doesn't seem to change.

Our political correspondent

Chris Mason joins us now.

It is interesting that we are

suddenly seeing Boris Johnson

possibly going to wade in and ask

for more muggy.

It is very

interesting, because the last I

checked Boris Johnson was Secretary

of State for the Foreign Office, so

what on earth is he doing

intervening in the Cabinet meeting

about the Health Service, and

telling the world in advance but

that is exactly what he is going to

do? Well, you will remember that he

has a ton of form when it comes to

making bold promises about NHS

funding. He stood in front of the

vote leave bus with the big promise

about Health Service funding during

the referendum campaign, which

critics said was a load of nonsense

and certainly was regularly

challenged. His argument, though, is

that the Conservatives have to make

an argument around the NHS. They

can't be ceding ground to Labour.

Labour have made a similar promise

of about £5 million extra for the

NHS budget, -- £5 billion. It just

shows how intense the debate is,

now, at the top table in politics

around the NHS, as this winter

crisis rolls on.

We will see what he

does actually say in the end, thank

you very much.

Car manufacturing giant

Jaguar Land Rover, has announced it

will cut production at its Halewood

plant in Merseyside.

The firm had reported

experiencing a record year,

but says it is reviewing its plans

because of a fall in demand

because of uncertainty over Brexit

and consumer concerns over

the future of diesel vehicles.

President Trump has signed a bill to

fund the US government for the next

2.5 weeks, ending a shutdown of

federal services. Congress passed

the legislation after the Democrats

accepted the promise of a broad

debate on the issue of immigration.

Our Washington correspondent David

Willis has the details.

The motion is agreed to.

The vote brought a high-stakes game

of political brinkmanship to an end,

and will keep the American

government open for another 2.5

weeks.

I know there's great relief

that this episode is coming

to an end.

This shutdown did not

need to happen.

However brief, it inflicted needless

costs on the country.

Democrats had insisted on tying

a budget deal to what they see

as the leading civil

rights issue of our time,

the plight of the so-called

Dreamers, young people brought

to this country illegally,

who are now facing deportation.

After several days of deadlock,

the Senate majority leader,

Mitch McConnell, offered

a concession - a pledge

to debate their situation before

the deportations are due to begin.

The Republican leader and I have

come to an arrangement...

It was enough to get the Democrats

to sign off on the spending bill,

but whether it will be enough

to protect the Dreamers

is another question.

Despite bipartisan sympathy

for their plight, there are those

who also want to see legislation

that will deter others

from following their example.

A wall along the Mexican border

is one plan, a project many

Democrats find unpalatable,

but which President Trump has made

the centrepiece of his

immigration policy.

Before signing the spending

bill into law tonight,

he issued a statement

saying his administration would make

a long-term deal on immigration

if and only if it is good

for our country.

Money, equality and globalisation

are set to top the agenda

during the first full day

of the World Economic Forum

in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

President Trump, Theresa May,

Sir Elton John, and the actor

Cate Blanchett are expected to be

among the 2,500 world leaders,

business representatives

and celebrities attending the event.

Our economics editor

Kamal Ahmed is also there.

Why is Davos so significant?

What is on the agenda today?

Well, I

think that the tone here, and I have

been coming to Davos for the best

part of ten years, but I think the

tone in some respects is one of

optimism. Global growth is being

upgraded to its strongest levels

since the financial crisis in 2007

and 2008. But within that optimism

there are some real issues.

Fractures, as it is called here,

issues around equality, the haves

and have-nots, and issues around

gender equality, as Louise

mentioned. Just take the fact that

here, there are far fewer female

than male delegates. So today we

will see big speeches from Narendra

Modi, the Prime Minister of India.

But everyone is looking forward to

the big moment at the end of the

week, on Friday. President Trump

arrives in Davos, the first

President since the year 2000 to

come here. What outlook for the

global economy will he sat, and what

tone will he said, will be the most

interesting event here at the end of

the week.

Lovely, thank you very

much. Plenty more from Davos

throughout the programme, and Steph

will look at what is on the agenda.

Police in Yorkshire looking

for a missing schoolgirl have found

a body in a river.

Ursula Keogh, who is from Halifax,

was last seen on Monday afternoon

dressed in her school uniform.

Police say there are no suspicious

circumstances surrounding the death,

but are continuing to

establish the cause.

Her family have been told.

Around 1500 people have been

evacuated from a nightclub after a

gas leak was discovered in central

London this morning. The area around

the Strand has been cordoned off.

Motorists have been advised to avoid

the area as firefighters investigate

the cause.

Neil Diamond has announced his

retirement from touring

after he was diagnosed

with Parkinson's disease.

The singer, who is 76,

said he had made the decision

with great reluctance,

and apologised to fans who had

already bought tickets.

He said he would continue

writing and recording.

And yesterday, remember our Minnie

Mouse news?

Now, yesterday we told you about one

of Hollywood's leading ladies

finally receiving her star

on the walk of fame.

Well, here is Minnie Mouse seeing

her accolade for the first time.

She was presented with the award

by singer Katy Perry,

40 years after her

on-screen partner, Mickey.

And Katy Perry was wearing a similar

outfit, a kind of spotted dress.

Very well spotted.

And Kyle Edmund looks in good

condition.

Sonali is here with the sport.

He was saying he was not going to

celebrate, and he really believes he

can go all the way. I don't think he

is overconfident, but he believes in

his own game and says the results

are coming through. He has just

broken Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth

set.

Kyle Edmund is a set

away from a place in

the Australian Open semi- final.

The Brit is 2-1 sets

up against third seed

Grigor Dimitrov in Melbourne.

Edmund is aiming to reach his first

ever Grand Slam semi-final.

Last week, Liverpool beat the top

of the Premier League,

Manchester City, but last night

they were beaten by bottom side

Swansea.

Alfie Mawson's goal was enough

for a 1-0 win that saw the Swans

move to within three

points of safety.

We have been expecting the news

for days, but finally it has been

confirmed that Alexis Sanchez has

signed for Manchester United

from Arsenal, in a swap deal

with Henrikh Mkhitaryan.

Sanchez has signed a 4.5-year deal,

and is expected to earn £14 million

a year after tax.

And England's netballers have missed

out on their first win over

Australia in five years.

They narrowly lost 50-46

to the world champions in the second

game of the Quad Series.

They will now travel to Johannesburg

to face South Africa in the final

match on Sunday.

I am slightly staggered by the

amount of money.

After tax.

But he

says it is not about the money, it

is about the history of the club,

and that he has always wanted to

play at Manchester United.

A lot of

speculation.

A lot of work has gone

into that.

Maybe that is why it to

deal took so long. -- maybe that is

why the deal took so long. And we

will keep you up-to-date with Kyle

Edmund, as well. We are watching it

out of the corner of our eyes.

I am

trying to do that split I think.

After the chill of last week, things

are much different today but a much

milder day than we have been used

to. Quite an easier time is that

there will be a bit of rain in the

forecast. Wind coming up in the

south-west. Temperatures in double

figures. But notice on the charts,

you can expect some rain through the

morning rush-hour, heavy bursts in

Scotland pushing east. Eastern

Scotland, largely dry. Temperatures

rising after a cool start.

Occasional rain to get you through

the rush-hour in Northern Ireland.

That will get to the eastern side of

the Pennines. Eight o'clock, some

rain. After a bright start across

eastern England, expect some rain

before the rush-hour ends. The

heaviest bursts in Wales and the

south-west. Cloudy through the

rush-hour. Misty through the second

half in the hills. Breezy parole.

Cloudy conditions this morning,

occasional rain across all parts of

the UK. Brighter skies and sunshine

at times. One or two showers and

temperatures on the up. These are

general figures. One or two spots,

15 degrees is not out of the

question. As we go into the evening,

fairly mild. Outbreaks of rain

extending in. Have you bursts later

on. Temperatures dropping around two

or three degrees. A bit of snow on

the hills for a time. Into

Wednesday, this is the chart

dominating, the area of low

pressure. A windy day. A weather

front pushing its way quickly during

the morning across northern parts of

England. That will push into East

Anglia and the south-east. A cooler

deal with showers turning wintry.

Heavy rain, particularly early in

the day. Tomorrow will feel that it

cooler. Cold at pushing its way in.

A chilly day on Thursday and indeed

into Friday. Still a bit breezy in

tables. Across some western areas,

the sunshine throughout the day.

Thursday night into Friday, the

greatest chance of some frost but

into Friday, many will have a fine

end to the week. Not especially warm

but some slightly milder air. Back

to Dan and Louise. 15, it's like

but some slightly milder air. Back

to Dan and Louise. 15, it's like

summer. We should be celebrating 15

degrees. At what point do you get

shorts on?

It depends on the

circumstances.

20 degrees, I get out

the flip-flops. What's wrong with

flip-flops?

It's about 20 degrees in

the studio now. Especially if you're

on a bus or a tube and you can see

their feet.

I wouldn't do flip-flops

in this country in a public space,

only on holidays. You don't want to

see anybody's toes on the tube.

Carry on. This is the front page of

the Times. Johnson demands £5

billion extra for the NHS. Boris

Johnson will see the floor at a

meeting of Cabinet today. This is a

picture on the front page of many of

the papers. Princess Eugenie.

Another royal wedding. The Daily

Telegraph are discussing the story

we have. Talking about the impact on

the health of children. This one as

well at the bottom. There are things

you didn't know that you could know?

Whether your cat uses its left or

right poor. A study by Queen's

University Belfast bound the

majority of cats show preference for

a certain paw. Males, there left

paw. While females use their right

paw. They also use, they have

discovered, left limbed dogs are

more pessimistic than write limbed

dogs. I don't know how they worked

it out.

Aren't all dogs pessimistic?

Dogs

are not pessimistic. They are

enthusiastic and positive.

What

about polar bears being left-handed?

That is another rubbish thing. The

Daily Mirror. A ridiculous picture.

This gentleman was travelling at 60

miles an hour with both hands on his

mobile phone. The message is not

getting through.

The Daily Mail, we

talked about this yesterday. Say in

that Vladimir Putin could start

hostilities against the West sooner

than we expect.

Some lovely tributes

to Jimmy Armfield who died yesterday

at the age of 82. A voice that so

many people grew up listening to. He

was a wonder to work with, a kind

man and a real gentleman.

Everyone

is talking about Davos at the

moment. This is the World Economic

Forum where basically a lot of

people get together and try to work

out how they are going to solve all

the global economic problems. I was

talking about robots in retail that

got sacked because the customer

didn't like them. There is a shop in

Seattle where it is entirely based

on robots but the robots are rise on

the shelves. You don't pay, there

are not any pills. You go in, you

have the Apple and the eyes watch

you and work out what you spend and

is seen as you step out, it kills

you.

Somebody tried to shoplift,

they were charged as they left the

store.

We were talking about

Sanchez. Is he playing the piano in

a promo video when they announced

his move to Manchester? Apparently

he can play. He was taking so long

learning the Manchester United song.

But if he can play, why did they not

show him? Something to talk about.

All the papers, lovely tributes to

Jimmy Armfield.

We have pictures of

him playing Canada later.

I will

tell you about Peter Jackson film

about the song later on. No, we

haven't got any time. Let's move on.

Sheltered housing is designed

to offer older people a safe

environment with varying

levels of support.

Yet the BBC has learned of tens

of thousands of reported cases

of abuse and neglect in this type

of accommodation over

the last three years.

Some fear the actual extent of abuse

could be even greater.

Sheltered housing does not undergo

the same inspections and ratings

as care homes and this has led

to questions over how well

residents are protected.

Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin has more.

Just a very sad. Andrea last saw her

mum on New Year's Eve. Three months

later she received a phone call from

police saying she had been found

dead in a council run sheltered

accommodation.

We don't know if she

laid bare, whether it was an instant

incident, whether it was a heart

attack or did she lie there. You

know, in pain.

We just don't know.

Andrea's mum suffered from

depression and she often withdrew

from family and friends. Her

daughter hoped she would be safe in

sheltered housing, staff keeping a

night out but the local authority

said Hazel liked her privity and

requested they did not contact her.

You are moving in because you think

there is a warden and 24/7 support,

if you fall, you are not feeling

well, you can pull a broad accord --

pull the cord and

pull the cord and get support.

There

was no care. She really just got

accommodation. That's all she got,

accommodation. The council have told

us they have changed their

procedures to ensure every resident

gets weekly contact. BBC Radio 4

plasma programme has tried to

establish the level of risk. They

were told of almost 31,000

safeguarding incidents in the last

3.5 years. The most common were

neglect, physical abuse and

financial abuse. Those figures had

increased 30% over that time.

Are

you surprised? No, frankly I'm not

surprised by those figures. I

strongly suspect they are an

underestimate. There are some

sectors are now adult social care

which are less regulated

unregulated. We have to look at the

adequacy of the regulatory and

inspection oversight.

Not only is

there no independent inspection

regime in England, Wales and

Northern Ireland, there is no legal

requirement for professionals to

actually report neglect or financial

abuse. In Scotland, more

wide-ranging powers but Westminster

tell us that abuse and neglect is

unacceptable. They say they changed

the law so local authorities must

ensure their services are safe and

they will look again at reforming

social care in the summer. But there

is still a gap between this --

between the perception of sheltered

accommodation and the reality for

some.

Rachael Nicholson-Wright

from the charity Action

on Elder Abuse joins us now.

We heard from the professor there. I

was watching you nodding along. Is

that something which tallies with

your own experience?

Absolutely.

This is the tip of the iceberg. The

figures that came from the

investigation were only from a small

percentage of councils. We don't

have the full picture. What we know

is that elder abuse is underreported

for a wide range of regions --

reasons. It's concerning but not the

full picture.

One of the points is

about inspections. You agree that

type of accommodation should have an

inspection scheme?

Yes. Nursing

homes and care homes, where people

go to live, are under inspections

for good reason. Sheltered housing

doesn't come under social care, it

comes in the housing. It doesn't

have anything like we would expect.

We have more and more older people

and vulnerable people going into

sheltered housing and nobody is

checking where we go, and having the

life they deserve to have.

What are

the other solutions. This is

something we should care

passionately about. There are lots

of things to do. We know that at the

moment, we are failing older people.

And they go into sheltered housing,

they are not being inspected. We

need standard inspection across the

country. So that when we know that

our grandparents or parents, ice in

a few years, are in these homes, we

are safe. Should we talk a little

bit about the reporting of it?

People feeling unable to do that.

What sort of impact does that have?

Are people afraid to report?

We have

a helpline for people reporting.

What we hear all the time is from

older people themselves, they don't

want to bother the police. If it's

from family members the abuses

happening, or trusted care workers,

they don't want somebody to be in

trouble. Even though what we are

talking about, we are talking about

theft and serious assaults. Older

people don't want to report it.

What

is your advice this morning? People

thinking, I know somebody in my

family might be going through this.

What should they do?

We have a

helpline that will help with abuse.

At home or in hospital. It's about

reporting. We need to encourage

reporting. Whether in older person

or family member, to help that older

person have the strength to go

forward, to report anything that is

happening to them is which can stop.

The less we know, we can't stop it.

A Government spokesperson told us

that "abuse and neglect

is unacceptable and has no place

in the social care system -

that's why we changed the law

so local authorities must ensure

that the services they commission

are safe, effective

and of high quality.

We are committed to reforming social

care and will publish a green paper

in the summer."

You can hear more on this story

on tonight's File on 4 at 8pm

on BBC Radio 4.

Now it's time to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

Are also, we are keeping up-to-date

on the Australian Open where Kyle

Edmund is to set up against Grigor

Dimitrov and if he gets into the

final, he overtakes Andy Murray as

British number one. It is very

exciting.

in half an hour.

Plenty more on our website

at the usual address.

Now, though, it's back to Breakfast

with Louise and Dan.

Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

It is 6:30am.

We will bring you all the latest

news and sport in a moment.

But also on Breakfast this morning:

It just feels like a disaster zone,

isn't it? It is just completely

under strain, bursting at the seams.

As hospitals struggle to cope

with intense winter pressures,

we go behind the scenes of one A&E

department, and get

reaction from the Chair

of the Commons Health

Select Committee.

In a week that saw millions

of people march for women's rights,

after 9:00am, we will

speak to the co-founder

of

the Women's Equality Party,

Catherine Mayer, about why

she believes gender equality

can save the world.

And we find out about the clever

crows, thought to be the only

species besides humans

to engineer hooks as tools.

Good morning.

Here is a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News:

England is lagging behind Scotland

and Wales when it comes

to introducing measures

to improve child health,

according to a new report.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says children

deserve better, but Westminster

insists it has world-leading

plans in place.

The college also says four out

of five young people who are obese

will battle ill health

for the rest of their lives.

Our health correspondent

Dominic Hughes has more.

Being healthy when you are young

makes a big difference

to your chances of good

health in later life.

At an after-school gym session

in Manchester are sisters

Grace and Mia.

Both of them enjoy the rewards

a workout gives them.

Fitter, confident.

Just happier with yourself, yeah.

Personally, I just feel good

about myself, think I've done well,

and achieve better stuff.

But, when it comes to the health

of children and young people,

the report out last year showed

the UK was lagging behind other

European nations.

So, one year on, has

the situation improved?

In Scotland, there is praise

for a new mental health strategy,

and better support for

mothers who breastfeed.

Likewise in Wales, where

a smoking ban in playgrounds

has been introduced.

But the report says cuts to public

health budgets in England

are hitting children's services

hard, and the issue doesn't get

the same political attention.

A healthy child makes

a healthy adult.

A healthy adult is a productive

adult, and a productive adult

population is good for the economy.

It makes no sense whatsoever to not

really target the preservation

of health in childhood.

The Department of Health in England

says it has world-leading plans

in place to combat obesity

and improve mental health,

and the sugar tax is funding

breakfast clubs and sports.

Push back with your legs...

But this report warns,

if our children and young people

don't get a good healthy start

in life, they are more likely

to struggle as adults.

Dominic Hughes, BBC News.

The BBC understands

the Foreign Secretary will use

a Cabinet meeting this morning

to push for an extra £100 million

a week of funding for

the NHS in England.

He will make his case

when the Health Secretary,

Jeremy Hunt, gives an update on how

the NHS is coping this winter.

Downing Street says the NHS

was given top priority

in the Budget, with an extra

£2.8 billion committed

to funding the service.

Nigel Farage has said the refusal of

the UKIP leader, Henry Bolton, to

resign could be a lifeline for the

party. 14 members of Mr Bolton's

senior team have quit following the

controversy over his former

girlfriend making racist remarks

about Meghan Markle. Writing for the

Daily Telegraph website, as the

Farrow said if he had the courage,

Mr Bolton produced the situation to

force UKIP to change.

Car manufacturing giant

Jaguar Land Rover has announced it

will cut production at its Halewood

plant in Merseyside.

The firm had reported

experiencing a record year,

but says it is reviewing its plans

because of a fall in demand,

because of uncertainty over Brexit

and consumer concerns over

the future of diesel vehicles.

The US government shutdown ended

overnight after Republicans

and Democrats voted

for a temporary funding bill.

Congress passed the legislation

after the Democrats accepted

the promise of a broad debate

on the issue of immigration.

The so-called continuing resolution

keeps the government funded

until eight February,

in the hope that Congress can reach

a longer-term budget

agreement in the meantime.

I know there's great relief

that this episode is coming

to an end.

This shutdown did not

need to happen.

However brief, it inflicted needless

costs on the country.

Police in Yorkshire looking

for a missing schoolgirl have found

a body in a river.

Ursula Keogh, who is from Halifax,

was last seen on Monday afternoon

dressed in her school uniform.

Police say there are no suspicious

circumstances surrounding the death,

but are continuing to

establish the cause.

Her family have been told.

Charing Cross station has been

closed and an area around the Strand

in Central London has been cordoned

off, because of a gas leak.

Around 1,500 people

were evacuated overnight

from a nightclub and a hotel.

Motorists have also been

advised to avoid the area,

as a number

of roads have been closed.

The London Fire Brigade says they

are still investigating the cause.

Neil Diamond has announced his

retirement from touring

after he was diagnosed

with Parkinson's disease.

The singer, who is 76,

said he had made the decision

with great reluctance.

In a statement, he apologised

to fans who had already bought

tickets for his tour

in Australia and New Zealand.

He said he would continue

writing and recording.

Do you know what was happening while

you were...

I was trying to read

while people in the studio were

going yes!

Kyle Edmund has just won,

everybody. He is into the semifinals

of the Australian Open. Sonali, it

is perfect timing because you are

here to do the sport anyway.

And it

was so dramatic at the end, because

the final point, as often is, was

challenged. He has never defeated

the top five player in the world,

Grigor Dimitrov with the number

three seed and he has done it at his

very first semi-final at the

Australian Open.

You can see Tim

Henman in the crowd.

He is

representing England, and flew out a

couple of days ago, and you could

see it happening as we were

watching, I have been up since

3:30am this morning. You can't not

watch it on a day like today but it

is absolutely brilliant. He faces

either Nadal or Cilic, who play

later today.

He played fantastically

well. And when Andy Murray was not

able to play in the Australian Open,

Jo Konta went out, Kyle Edmund has

done magnificently well. And Louise

was asking why everyone is wearing

pink.

Because the kit sponsors have

worked out what colour works best

against the blue background of the

court.

We can speak now to Paul Layfield,

who is a coach at Kyle Edmund's

former tennis club in Hull.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Fantastic news.

Absolutely

delighted. I have unfortunately not

seen the end of the match, because I

am staring at the camera at the

moment but we are absolutely over

the moon.

And then you had to listen

to us talking about at all and you

have not been able to see the final

point. Have you been able to see the

rest of it? What have you made of

Kyle 's performance this morning?

It

has been fantastic, I have had it on

the radio ready much all morning,

and have been to help with the BBC

and stuff and it has just been

fantastic. Well deserved. I mean, he

has had a long journey to get there.

It has been small steps, but he

thoroughly deserves everything he

has got.

In the last time he met

Dimitrov, he was pushed to the very

end, wasn't he? Does it come as much

of a surprise that he has been able

to overcome him and is through to

the semifinals of the Australian

Open?

It is not a massive surprise

to us here. The last time he played

Dimitrov was only a couple of weeks

ago at Brisbane, and he was very

close to winning that one, 4-4 when

he turned his ankle towards the end

of the match in the final set. His

progress so far in his career has

been very, very steady. He has had a

year-on-year increase in his ranking

all the way through for the last

several years, except for last year,

when he stayed around 50. It is no

surprise to us where he is but we

are absolutely proud as punch of

him. He is a fantastic ambassador

for Hull.

And you know the family

very well, you were involved in

organising his very first coach, and

the family are still members of the

club where you are. What will they

be thinking in this moment, when he

has just got through to the

semifinals of a Grand Slam?

Yes, I

obviously haven't spoken to them

this morning, but I do see both his

mother, Denise, and father fairly

regularly. Stephen in fact take some

time on court with us when he came

to do some tennis with us, still,

which is great. So obviously we are

lots of interaction with his

parents, and when Kyle is about we

see him and he fills us in on what

is going on.

Can you bring yourself

to think about that semi-final

against either Rafael Nadal or Marin

Cilic?

Yes, my preference would be

Marin Cilic. I know that Nadal would

be a tougher prospect. But I think

Nadal is also a part of his history.

I think when Kyle was only about 15

years of age, Nadal actually asked

for Kyle to be his practice partner

at Wimbledon, so I think that is a

good credit to Nadal.

What is your

message for Kyle this morning, just

in case he watches back?

Just many,

many congratulations, and he

deserves everything he has got. He

has huge support, we have a massive

contingent following him. The vibe

all about this club is all Kyle

contingent following him. The vibe

all about this club is all Kyle,

Kyle

all about this club is all Kyle,

Kyle, Kyle

all about this club is all Kyle,

Kyle, Kyle. There is no question

what we will be doing on Thursday

morning.

No question at all. I will

let you go and see the winning

point, as we were taking you hostage

at that point. Thank you so much.

A little later in the programme,

I will be speaking to

Kyle's good friend.

That is coming up at 7:35am.

After brilliantly ending

Manchester City's unbeaten run last

weekend, Liverpool followed up

that result with defeat

against the Premier

League's bottom side.

Swansea City stayed in touch

with their relegation rivals

with a crucial 1-0 win

at the Liberty Stadium.

Alfie Mawson's first-half goal saw

them move to within three

points of safety.

Liverpool missed the

chance to go third.

I did not use the word

frustration too often,

because it's a little bit

differen in the English language

and the German language.

It was not necessary, obviously.

It was not a good game for us.

Especially offensively,

it was not good enough,

we lost the game in the first half.

The confidence is more higher in

this moment. The team is organised,

and we win because we have a part of

the game where we got lucky, we had

luck in the game. But my players

were brave, they were organised. We

prepared very well in the game.

Tributes have been paid

to the former England captain

Jimmy Armfield, who died

yesterday at the age of 82.

Described as a national hero

and a football legend,

Armfield made 43 appearances

for his country and a record 627

for Blackpool, staying

with the club his whole career.

After playing, he went

on to become a manager,

and worked as a summariser

for BBC Radio for almost 40 years.

I have always tried to earn my coin.

I think that is the thing, really.

And I think that came with my

generation. I think most players in

my time, as well, have done that. I

have always tried to be loyal, and I

have never left Blackpool in that

respect. It is just the generation I

was brought up in.

So you want to be

known as a reader, and as loyal?

Yes, I think so, and a half decent

player.

The Scottish Football Association's

search for a manager continues,

after Northern Ireland

boss Michael O'Neill

declined their offer.

O'Neill said he had given the matter

a great deal of thought,

and had been the preferred

candidate for the role.

Scotland have been without a manager

since Gordon Strachan left

in October after failing

to qualify for the World Cup.

Ben Stokes has revealed on Twitter

that he won't join up with England

for the tour of New Zealand

until after his court appearance

on 13 February.

The all-rounder is due

at Bristol Magistrates' Court

on the same day he was supposed

to be making his international

comeback in a Twenty20 match.

Stokes has been charged with affray

after an incident outside a Bristol

nightclub in September.

England's netballers have narrowly

lost to world champions Australia

in the second match

of their Quad Series.

The Roses were searching

for their first win over

the top-ranked side in five years,

but just couldn't fight back

in the final quarter

at London's Copperbox Arena,

losing 50-46.

England will now travel

to Johannesburg to face South Africa

in the final match on Sunday.

Now, football teams are coming up

with more creative and innovative

ways than ever to announce

their new signings, but how

about this from Manchester

United last night?

Alexis Sanchez was rumoured

to be signing for them

for several days now.

It has been made official,

and this was released

on United's Twitter feed,

the Chilean forward apparently

playing Glory, Glory Man

United on the piano.

He can play the piano, but I just

don't understand why they didn't

fully show him. If he really can

play it, why not...

It is the sort

of reveal, so you know...

It was,

very much so.

Like the mystery guest

of professional sport.

I think we

would all know the answer.

It is a

slight flaw in the plant.

Huge

congratulations to Kyle Edmund, and

Andy Murray has tweeted already.

Andy Murray has put a message on

Twitter. Congratulations to Kyle

Edmund. It's a little bit warmer,

isn't it? Good morning to you.

Compare to what we have seen over

the last week or two. But it does

come at a price. The mild weather is

with us. Certainly through the

morning rush-hour, be prepared. The

weather is coming all the way from

the mid-Atlantic. Warmer our coming

our way. Not a washout by any means.

There will be some rain on through

the day. Some heady bursts losing

some of the heavy rain. Pushing

through eastern areas. Staying dry

between eight and nine o'clock.

Heavy bursts of rain. Lighter and

patchier. Quite misty and great

through this morning. Temperatures

already in double figures. Quite a

breezy day. That will push away some

of the morning cloud. Greater chance

of seeing some sunshine. Still a few

showers coming and going. These

temperatures when the sun is out

through the afternoon. When you get

some sunshine through the north and

east of Wales, up to 15 degrees. An

incredibly mild day. They say it is

breezy tonight. Then some more wet

weather starts to spread through the

West. Gale winds expected.

Temperatures temporarily dipping

down through the night and into the

morning. This is the area of

pressure driving things. Lots of

isobars on the chart. This is the

weather front which will produce

rain for the rush-hour. That will

spread to the south and east through

the afternoon were it will linger.

And gale force winds for the timing.

After some early rain, to many, the

afternoon looking a bit brighter.

Some scattering of showers but

cooler air in place. Temperatures

down to single figures for many.

There could be some minor flooding.

Dry into Thursday. Sunshine and

showers the many. Still a bit windy

where will -- where we will see the

bulk of the showers. Temperatures

will drop. A frost in place to take

us into Friday. Not a bad end to the

week. Most places dry with some

sunny spells before cloudy

conditions return to the weekend.

sunny spells before cloudy

conditions return to the weekend.

I've got the FA Cup this weekend so

I'm quite happy.

What do the President Trump,

Sir Elton John and the actor

Cate Blanchett have in common?

This week, they're all planning

to attend one of the biggest events

in the business and

political calendar.

So why does the World

Economic Forum in Davos,

Swizerland, attract such an eclectic

mix of people and why

does it matter?

Steph is here to tell us more.

I think you hit the nail on the

head, it's all for the social life.

That's why I try and get there every

year. There is a serious side.

Davos is actually the name

of village in the Swiss Alps -

usually pretty sleepy,

but not this week.

2,500 people will be

making their way

there to talk money

and policy and no doubt enjoy

a little apres-ski.

It's aim is to look at how

globalisation is shaping the world

and try to find solutions.

And it's big money -

tickets to get in to some

of the events cost tens

of thousands of pounds.

So who's going?

Well, quite a few big

names you'll recognise.

there

Our Prime Minister,

Theresa May, will be

there

as well as Shadow

Chancellor John McDonnell.

They'll be joined by business

leaders from all over the world -

including this guy.

And 35 other heads of state.

The rest - well it's

a mix of businesses,

including tech giants

like Google and Facebook,

plus banks and charities.

Even a few celebs,

including Cate Blanchett

and Elton John will be there too.

There is a serious

side to all of this.

The boss of the International

Monetary Fund laid out the scale

of the problems they

need to try and solve.

There are still too many people who

are left out of that recovery and

acts of aggression of growth. In

fact, about one fifth of emerging

and developing countries, one fifth

of emerging and developing

countries, saw their per capita

income decline in 2017. The scars

from the crisis, the low

productivity, the ageing population

and on and on and future potential

growth, all of that will continue to

weigh on medium-term prospects.

So what's on the agenda?

It's a fair question.

Davos is often criticised

as a "talking shop"

and "echo chamber".

But it is true that amongst

the parties and private jets

the event does tackle

some big subjects -

from global economic prospects,

wealth and how new tech could hit

wages.

This years theme is

all about equality -

which is not a suprise given

the high profile campaigns

around gender discrimination.

But it's worth bearing

in mind only 1 in every 5

delegates in Davos will be female.

And that's actually

the highest it's ever been.

So we can expect a fair few

headlines from the event,

not least when President Trump

takes to the stage.

£27,000 that tickets is an

extraordinary amount of money.

You can sneak into some, can't you?

Thank you very much. Let's hope they

do something.

I lost my pen their

momentarily, don't panic.

New Caledonian Crows have been known

to use sticks to catch their prey,

but some now appear hooked

on using more advanced tools.

Researchers have witnessed the birds

engineering hooks out

of twigs, which they use

to prise grubs out of trees.

Our ccience correspondent,

Victoria Gill, explains why

the finding is so significant.

A very crafty crow.

These birds are carefully

manufacturing hooks,

out of sticks, that they will use

to snag spiders and grubs that

are hiding in three holes.

They use their bills

like a precision instrument.

They will take away small fibres

of wood to get this really pointed

and sharp, so they can

snap their prey with it.

In tests carried out in these

purpose-built aviaries,

when the crows made and used

their specialised hooks,

they captured their food 10 times

faster than using a simple twig.

This, the scientists say,

means the crows have revealed

a glimpse of why a new technology

is invented and developed.

Since researchers first

observed our closest primate

cousins, the chimpanzees,

using sticks as tools,

many creatures have joined the ranks

of tool-using animals.

These sea otters use rocks

as hammers to crack open shellfish,

and these elephants

in Sri Lanka are using branches

to swat away flies.

But only humans and New Caledonian

crows have independently engineered

the simple yet hugely

important hook.

The very earliest human-made fishing

hooks were made just

23,000 years ago.

And crucially, these were a big

technological breakthrough for each

species, a way of foraging for food

much more efficiently

to increase their

chances of survival.

Technology that could be passed

from generation to generation.

It's fascinating to have these birds

that have made tools

which are believed to have been

a very major innovation

in humans' technological evolution.

When you look at how our ancestors

refined their technology,

the invention of the

hook was a key event.

There are signs that

some of the wild birds

are fine-tuning their hook designs,

so it seems these remarkable crows

could be on their very

own technological journey.

Victoria Gill, BBC News, St Andrews.

So really, really clever Crows. They

are in fact new Caledonian Crows.

Thank you for that.

What could they do next? Phil

learned a lot from the Crows this

morning.

You're watching Breakfast.

Still to come this morning:

We find out how artificial

intelligence and new technology

could be used to save us time

at the till.

In this particular shop, there are

no more tills. It's the future.

You are shaking your head. I like

talking to people.

I am totally with you. I like

talking to people in shops, on train

stations. Maybe this is why we do

this as a job. We should be

encouraging conversation in life. On

this, I totally agree.

Time now to get the news,

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Hello, this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

Four in five overweight children

will battle ill health for the rest

of their lives, according

to a new report.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says England

is falling behind Scotland and Wales

in trying to improve children's

health, and says

they deserve better.

Good morning, it is

Tuesday 23 January.

Also this morning: Kyle Edmund makes

it through to the

semi-finals

of the Australian Open,

after beating world number three

Grigor Dimitrov in the

quarter-finals this morning.

Boris Johnson is expected to push

for an extra £100 million a week

for the NHS, as the health service

struggles with winter pressures.

It's just completely under strain,

bursting at the seams.

After three days of shutdown,

Donald Trump signs a bill to restart

the US government.

Record raking revenues at the

world's biggest football clubs. I am

looking way that money comes from

and what it means for football as a

business -- record-breaking.

And Matt has the weather.

After a chill in the last few days,

one or two makes pots could hit 15

degrees. Expect some rain for your

morning rush hour. -- one or two

spots.

Good morning.

First, our main story: England

is lagging behind Scotland and Wales

when it comes to introducing

measures to improve child health,

according to a new report.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says children

deserve better, but Westminster

insists it has world-leading

plans in place.

The college also says four out

of five young people who are obese

will battle ill health

for the rest of their lives.

Our health correspondent

Dominic Hughes has more.

Being healthy when you are young

makes a big difference

to your chances of good

health in later life.

At an after-school gym session

in Manchester are sisters

Grace and Mia.

Both of them enjoy the rewards

a workout gives them.

Fitter, confident.

Just happier with yourself, yeah.

Personally, I just feel good

about myself, think I've done well,

and achieve better stuff.

But, when it comes to the health

of children and young people,

a report out last year showed the UK

was lagging behind other

European nations.

So, one year on, has

the situation improved?

In Scotland, there is praise

for a new mental health strategy,

and better support for

mothers who breastfeed.

Likewise in Wales, where

a smoking ban in playgrounds

has been introduced.

But the report says cuts to public

health budgets in England

are hitting children's services

hard, and the issue doesn't get

the same political attention.

A healthy child makes

a healthy adult.

A healthy adult is a productive

adult, and a productive adult

population is good for the economy.

It makes no sense whatsoever to not

really target the preservation

of health in childhood.

The Department of Health in England

says it has world-leading plans

in place to combat obesity

and improve mental health,

and the sugar tax is funding

breakfast clubs and sports.

Push back with your legs...

But this report warns that,

if our children and young people

don't get a good healthy start

in life, they are more likely

to struggle as adults.

Dominic Hughes, BBC News.

Just after 7:00am this morning,

we will be speaking to the President

of the Royal College

of Paediatrics and Child Health,

Neena Modi.

If you are just waking up, good news

from the Australian Open. British

number two tennis player, Kyle

Edmund, has beaten world number

three

three Grigor Dimitrov to make the

semifinals of the Australian Open. A

fantastic achievement for him.

A

fantastic achievement, the first

Brit other than Andy Murray since

John Lloyd in 1977 to get to the

semifinals of the Australian Open.

And the first Brit other than Andy

Murray since Tim Henman in 2004 at

any Grand Slam. He is world number

49, and after this tournament he

will move into the top 30 for the

first time. He has never beaten the

top five player before, and I think

this has been coming. We were

talking to a coach who knows the

family really well, one of his

coaches yesterday, and he has been

really ticking over over the years.

He has been dropping half ranking

every so often, it has been steady

progress. And everyone you speak to

says he has always had all the

armoury, it is just he hasn't known

how to finish matches. So the last

few coaching decisions he has made,

he has just moved to the Bahamas,

all of that I think is why he is

doing so well today. He is through

to Thursday's semi-final, either

against Rafael Nadal or Marin Cilic.

I was listening to Nadal the other

day talking about how well Kyle

Edmund was playing.

A massive serve,

both of his parents at all, he is a

huge guy, and it is whether he knew

how to use it.

He has proven today

he can do all of that.

Congratulations to him, and

congratulations also coming in from

Andy Murray. Simply tweeting wow.

Yes, there you go. It is very

descriptive.

He has trained for

years with Andy Murray as his

hitting partner, so they know each

other very well and they are very

good friends. And whenever we have

success in British tennis we have to

come up with Henman Hill, Murray

mound, maybe Kyle's pile? I like the

ring of that.

I think Edmund's

embankment.

Concerns about the financial

pressures on the NHS in England

are expected to be discussed

at a Cabinet meeting this morning.

It is understood the Foreign

Secretary, Boris Johnson,

will call for the service to receive

an extra £100 million a week.

He will make his case

when the Health Secretary,

Jeremy Hunt, gives an update on how

the NHS is coping this winter.

It comes as fresh evidence has

emerged of the intense strain

hospitals across

the UK are now under.

It's just completely under strain,

bursting at the seams.

Come this time next year,

the same will happen again.

And again, and again, and again.

And we'll see all these pieces

in the news, and the horrendous

trolley waits, but it

doesn't seem to change.

Our political correspondent

Chris Mason joins us now.

It seems quite extraordinary that is

Johnson is going to be talking about

the NHS, but that appears to be what

will happen.

It is extraordinary,

really. Obviously this is a huge

political talking point at the

moment, but the curious thing,

Louise, is as a reporter I often

feel like I am on the cusp of being

in the loop, but the last time I

checked, Boris Johnson was Secretary

of State for the foreign and common

office, so what is he doing talking

about the NHS, and more than that,

why he telling the world in advance

what he will stay in a private

meeting around the Cabinet table? He

is articulating a frustration we

have seen from other MPs in recent

weeks about what they see as a lack

of oomph in the Central government,

on the NHS and on other issues, and

also something we have seen during

the EU referendum, about the amount

of money which would be available to

the NHS after the vote, a hugely

controversial claim. He is speaking

of a broader frustration, and a

desire to make sure Labour doesn't

get ahead of them on all things NHS.

They don't want to be, in the eyes

or the words of one critic, a

government of boiled rabbits. It is

not a phrase I had heard before

either. I don't think it is meant as

a compliment.

I can see that. What

an extraordinary comment.

I am

trying to work out what is the

analogy, but I am sure it works on

some level.

Nigel Farage has said

the refusal of the Ukip leader,

Henry Bolton, to resign could be

a lifeline for the party.

14 members of Mr Bolton's

senior team have quit

following the controversy

over his former girlfriend making

racist remarks about Meghan Markle.

Writing for the Daily Telegraph

website, Mr Farage said,

if he had the courage,

Mr Bolton could use the situation

to force Ukip to change.

The US government shutdown ended

overnight, after Republicans

and Democrats voted

for a temporary funding bill.

Congress passed the legislation

after the Democrats accepted

the promise of a broad debate

on the issue of immigration.

The so-called continuing resolution

keeps the government funded until 8

February, in the hope that Congress

can reach a longer-term budget

agreement in the meantime.

I know there's great relief

that this episode is coming

to an end.

This shutdown did not

need to happen.

However brief, it inflicted needless

costs on the country.

Money, equality and globalisation

are set to top the agenda

during the first full day

of the World Economic Forum

in the Swiss ski resort of Davos.

President Trump, Theresa May,

Sir Elton John, and the actor

Cate Blanchett are expected to be

among the 2,500 world leaders,

business representatives

and celebrities attending the event.

Our economics editor

Kamal Ahmed is also there.

Good morning to you once again.

Steph has been telling us about what

sort of things are on the agenda. I

suppose it is important to remember

why Davos is so significant.

Well, I

think that list of names hints at

that. Lots of global leaders come

here, lots of business leaders come

here, really for a scent check of

the health of the economy and the

health of politics. Three big trends

I think in Davos. Firstly, more

optimism. I have been coming to

Davos for almost ten years, and this

is the first time since the global

financial crisis that growth is

coming back, globally. One exception

is the UK Brexit risk, seen as

something of an outlay, some

negative sentiment around Britain.

Second point, lots of European

leaders coming here. The French

leader, the German leader, Theresa

May, of course, and the Italian

leader, trying to sell the European

model is the way forward for the

global economy. And finally, Friday,

the arrival of President Trumper,

the first serving President to visit

Davos since 2000, and Bill Clinton.

I think a big signal that --

president Trump. What will the

president's Toby, will it be quite

aggressive, looking to tell the

world how it should be, or will

there be a more conciliatory tone

given the greater optimism around

the world at the moment? It will be

fascinating to see his speech on

Friday, which will wrap up the World

Economic Forum.

Charing Cross station has been

closed and an area around the Strand

in Central London has been cordoned

off because of a gas leak.

Around 1,500 people were evacuated

overnight from a nightclub

and a hotel.

Motorists have also been

advised to avoid the area,

as a number of roads

have been closed.

The London Fire Brigade says they

are still investigating the cause.

Thank you for being with us on this

Tuesday morning. Tuesday?

Definitely.

It is Tuesday.

Introducing a sugar tax on fizzy

drinks and funding additional

breakfast clubs and sports

facilities - these are just some

of the ways the Government says

it is tackling childhood obesity.

But a new study warns the measures

don't go far enough,

and predicts four out

of five overweight children

will become obese adults.

The Royal College of Paediatrics

and Child Health says that

will result in them losing

between ten and 20 years

of healthy life.

It says Westminster is still lagging

behind Scotland and Wales

in prioritising the issue,

and suggests public health cuts

in England are disproportionately

affecting children's services.

Let's speak to the president of the

Royal College of Paediatrics and

Child Health, who looked at all of

this. Thank you for joining us.

Let's speak a little bit about the

impact of overweight children, and

you are very concerned about it,

aren't you?

We are extremely

concerned about it. It is not only a

problem for the children themselves

but will remain a problem for the

children when they grow up.

And why

do you think this is happening?

Well, it is a problem which has been

recognised for quite sometime now.

We issued a state of child health

report a year ago, pretty much to in

which we pointed to the rising

problem of childhood obesity. One

year on we have issued a series of

scorecards looking at how each of

the three nations, Scotland, Wales

and England, have doing. And I am

afraid the overriding concern is

that there just does not seem to be

the integrated, overarching strategy

to tackle this properly, that we

really, really do need to see.

It is

interesting that you make this

comparison between what is going on

in England, Wales and Scotland.

Firstly, he said and Scotland had

better procedures in place. So what

are they doing that is right?

One of

the cardinal points in tackling

obesity is prevention. Once obesity

has set in, it is very, very

difficult to get rid of, as many

people know. So Scotland and Wales

have got a much better record on

their preventative measures,

preventative health measures. But we

are not seeing that same focus on

preventative health in England.

England in fact has seen a 5% cut in

a big health services between

2013-14 and the present time, which

equates to some £800 million in cuts

each year. And children are being

disproportionately affected. It