03/02/2018

0:00:05 > 0:00:06Hello, this is Breakfast,

0:00:06 > 0:00:07with Steph McGovern and Charlie Stayt.

0:00:07 > 0:00:09A lifeline for thousands

0:00:09 > 0:00:15of businesses hit by the collapse of Carillion.

0:00:15 > 0:00:18£100 million worth of taxpayer-backed loans

0:00:18 > 0:00:21are being offered to firms who need help, but some companies tell

0:00:21 > 0:00:24Breakfast it's too little, too late.

0:00:36 > 0:00:40Good morning, it's Saturday the 3rd of February.

0:00:40 > 0:00:42Also this morning: Talk is cheap.

0:00:42 > 0:00:47The boss of the FBI hits back at Donald Trump in a row over a memo

0:00:47 > 0:00:50that accuses the Bureau of bias.

0:00:50 > 0:00:53Rage boils over in court from a father of three girls abused

0:00:53 > 0:00:56by the doctor of the American gymnastics team, but he apologises

0:00:56 > 0:01:03for his actions.

0:01:03 > 0:01:06He says he's no hero.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09In sport, Scottish hopes soar as they start the Six Nations

0:01:09 > 0:01:12in Wales today, and they're both hoping to snuff out England's

0:01:12 > 0:01:15hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles

0:01:15 > 0:01:16in 130 years.

0:01:16 > 0:01:20While Ireland kick off in France.

0:01:20 > 0:01:24They're back, the Spice Girls said the time is right to explore new

0:01:24 > 0:01:28opportunities but what will those those opportunities be? We'll try

0:01:28 > 0:01:31and find out.

0:01:31 > 0:01:34And Ben has the weather.

0:01:34 > 0:01:38Saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places, snow over some high

0:01:38 > 0:01:43ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold

0:01:43 > 0:01:47through the rest of the weekend and into next week -- looks great. All

0:01:47 > 0:01:52the details on the way.Thanks, Ben, see you in a bit.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55Small businesses affected by the collapse of Carillion are being

0:01:55 > 0:01:59offered the chance to apply for government backed loans from high

0:01:59 > 0:02:02street lenders. Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the

0:02:02 > 0:02:06firm went into liquidation in January. Our business correspondent

0:02:06 > 0:02:09Joe Lynam reports.

0:02:09 > 0:02:13Britain's second biggest construction company collapsed three

0:02:13 > 0:02:18weeks ago meaning debts and pension deficits. Apart from those directly

0:02:18 > 0:02:22employed at Carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors

0:02:22 > 0:02:25faced ruin due to unpaid debts. Now the government is providing

0:02:25 > 0:02:33guarantees to small firms worth £100 million. These will allow companies

0:02:33 > 0:02:38who lost money due to Carillion get bank loans. But it also means

0:02:38 > 0:02:43taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults. Additionally, the

0:02:43 > 0:02:48UK banking sector has promised to take the circumstances surrounding

0:02:48 > 0:02:51Carillion into consideration if individuals face problems repaying

0:02:51 > 0:02:56loans, overdraft or mortgages. The extent of the damage to the wider UK

0:02:56 > 0:03:00economy of one firm's collapse is coming into sharp focus. Joe Lynam,

0:03:00 > 0:03:02BBC News.

0:03:02 > 0:03:04The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, has responded

0:03:04 > 0:03:05to today's announcement.

0:03:05 > 0:03:07He says, "The Conservatives should have made sure

0:03:07 > 0:03:09it used its powers much earlier.

0:03:09 > 0:03:12From now on, we must make sure the British Business Bank stabilises

0:03:12 > 0:03:14suppliers before they are terminally weakened."

0:03:14 > 0:03:17Later on in the programme we'll be catching up with one business owner

0:03:17 > 0:03:20who carried out services on behalf of Carillion

0:03:20 > 0:03:23and getting his response to today's announcement.

0:03:23 > 0:03:27The boss of the FBI has hit back at Donald Trump in a row over

0:03:27 > 0:03:30the release of a secret Republican memo, which accuses the agency

0:03:30 > 0:03:32of political bias against the President.

0:03:32 > 0:03:34In an e-mail to staff, Christopher Wray said talk

0:03:34 > 0:03:37is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate

0:03:37 > 0:03:38independently and by the book.

0:03:38 > 0:03:41Democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine

0:03:41 > 0:03:43the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia.

0:03:43 > 0:03:51Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.

0:03:54 > 0:04:00This is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the FBI to

0:04:00 > 0:04:05a new low. The document, written by Republicans, makes the case that the

0:04:05 > 0:04:09justice department and the FBI showed bias towards Donald Trump

0:04:09 > 0:04:13while buying on one of his advisers. A warrant for the surveillance

0:04:13 > 0:04:18operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former

0:04:18 > 0:04:21British intelligence agent who was desperate for Donald Trump to lose

0:04:21 > 0:04:24the election.I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our

0:04:24 > 0:04:28country, and when you look at that and you see that and so many other

0:04:28 > 0:04:32things, what's going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of

0:04:32 > 0:04:37themselves and much worse than that. But the Democrats say the memo

0:04:37 > 0:04:42doesn't tell the full story and is a shameful effort to discredit the

0:04:42 > 0:04:45ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's links with Russia. The

0:04:45 > 0:04:49head of the FBI is defiant. Addressing his staff, Christopher

0:04:49 > 0:04:51Wray said:

0:05:02 > 0:05:07Is the memo a dud, sir, is it a dud? Donald Trump is smiling again but

0:05:07 > 0:05:11this is a vicious fight at the heart of the US government. Some are

0:05:11 > 0:05:15saying the only winners are the Russians. Peter Bowes, BBC News.

0:05:15 > 0:05:17The Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent Brexit campaigner,

0:05:17 > 0:05:20has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt

0:05:20 > 0:05:25a speech he was making to students at a university in Bristol.

0:05:25 > 0:05:28Police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made.

0:05:28 > 0:05:31The University of the West of England said it was appalled

0:05:31 > 0:05:38by what happened, and it fully supported free speech.

0:05:38 > 0:05:43I think that we live in a free society and freedom of speech is

0:05:43 > 0:05:47very important. And people like me who advocate freedom of speech must

0:05:47 > 0:05:52support it when it's not exactly what we want, as well as when it is

0:05:52 > 0:05:56what we want, so I think they're entitled to protest, they are titled

0:05:56 > 0:06:00to disapprove and dislike my views. I think it's sad that they don't

0:06:00 > 0:06:02want to engage and discuss them.

0:06:02 > 0:06:05A father whose three daughters were among those abused by US

0:06:05 > 0:06:07gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has apologised after trying

0:06:07 > 0:06:10to attack him at a court in Michigan.

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month,

0:06:13 > 0:06:16after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them.

0:06:16 > 0:06:24Nedder Towfik reports.

0:06:24 > 0:06:28To my parents, thank you for all your love and support through all of

0:06:28 > 0:06:38this.Throughout Mary Larry Nassar's sentencing hearings, women have

0:06:38 > 0:06:45share their tales of abuse. Demare Groves family's three daughters were

0:06:45 > 0:06:49all victimised. After hearing two of his daughters recount their ordeals,

0:06:49 > 0:06:59Randall Margraves asked his turn to speech as a distraught father. --

0:06:59 > 0:07:04Demare Graves family's.

0:07:08 > 0:07:14Would you let me have one minute in a locked room with him?You know I

0:07:14 > 0:07:20can't do that, that's not how our legal system...The chaotic and

0:07:20 > 0:07:23wrong moment showed the guilt and pain that parents and families are

0:07:23 > 0:07:29still struggling with -- wrong moment. The judge said he would be

0:07:29 > 0:07:34released without charge -- raw moment.There's no way this court is

0:07:34 > 0:07:37going to issue any type of punishment given the circumstances

0:07:37 > 0:07:42of this case.At a press conference afterwards, the Margraves girls

0:07:42 > 0:07:46defended their father.He reacted in a way I feel most fathers would have

0:07:46 > 0:07:50done and probably wanted to do in a situation like this.Randall

0:07:50 > 0:07:54Margraves said he was not a hero but the real heroes were his girls and

0:07:54 > 0:07:59the other victims.If it wasn't for all the brave girls and women that

0:07:59 > 0:08:03have come forward before now, I don't know if my family could have

0:08:03 > 0:08:08come forward now.The case has inevitably sparked numerous

0:08:08 > 0:08:12investigations into why Michigan State university, where he was

0:08:12 > 0:08:15employed, along with USA gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee failed

0:08:15 > 0:08:18to stop him.

0:08:18 > 0:08:21Many GPs feel undervalued, unable to provide safe care

0:08:21 > 0:08:24and that they have no choice but to quit, according to in depth

0:08:24 > 0:08:27research with doctors who have left the profession early.

0:08:27 > 0:08:30NHS England has promised an extra 5,000 GPs by the end

0:08:30 > 0:08:33of the decade but the most recent statistics show the number has

0:08:33 > 0:08:34instead dropped by nearly 1200.

0:08:34 > 0:08:38The Department of Health and Social care says it has the highest ever

0:08:38 > 0:08:46number of GPs in training.

0:08:51 > 0:08:53It looks like it's true, friendship never ends.

0:08:53 > 0:08:56The Spice Girls have confirmed they're reuniting to work

0:08:56 > 0:09:00on new opportunities.

0:09:00 > 0:09:04They posted this picture with Emma Bunton,

0:09:04 > 0:09:06better known as Baby Spice, commenting that the future

0:09:06 > 0:09:07is looking spicy.

0:09:07 > 0:09:10It's the first time they've been seen together like this since 2012.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13It's the first time they've been seen together

0:09:13 > 0:09:16like this since 2012.

0:09:16 > 0:09:19The group were hugely famous in the 1990s with their 'girl

0:09:19 > 0:09:21power' philosophy, they split in 2000 but performed

0:09:21 > 0:09:23at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.

0:09:23 > 0:09:25This was one super-fan's reaction.

0:09:25 > 0:09:29If I'm going to be completely honest, I broke down in tears. I was

0:09:29 > 0:09:32literally in the back of my friend's car, like, they're back! There's

0:09:32 > 0:09:36been rumours for months, years, decades, they're going to get back

0:09:36 > 0:09:40together, they're going to do something, anniversary special,

0:09:40 > 0:09:44another tour. Since the Olympics there's been a massive craze, we

0:09:44 > 0:09:49need the Spice Girls back. Millions of people still want them. I think

0:09:49 > 0:09:52now with the #metoo movement and feminism being at the forefront of

0:09:52 > 0:09:58the news and stuff, which is great.

0:09:58 > 0:10:03Loving his reaction, their back!We will be talking to a super fan later

0:10:03 > 0:10:08on in the programme -- they are back! Let us know if you are feeling

0:10:08 > 0:10:10that way as well!

0:10:10 > 0:10:13This afternoon, Wales will kick off this year's 6 Nations Championship,

0:10:13 > 0:10:18hosting Scotland at the Principality Stadium.

0:10:18 > 0:10:23But there'll be someone missing, Shenkin,

0:10:23 > 0:10:27the regimental goat mascot of the 3rd Battalion

0:10:27 > 0:10:30the Royal Welsh, which traditionally leads the players onto the pitch.

0:10:30 > 0:10:33Shenkin the Third died in September and today they'll be

0:10:33 > 0:10:34using a stand-in goat.

0:10:34 > 0:10:37It means the Regiment still needs a new permanent mascot

0:10:37 > 0:10:44and our reporter Alex Humphreys has been to help them with the search.

0:10:44 > 0:10:48It's one of the best vantage point is along the north coast of Wales,

0:10:48 > 0:10:54home to seals, rare plants and goats. Yes, it's also home to the

0:10:54 > 0:10:59Royal herd and I'm on the hunt for a new mascot with the third Battalion

0:10:59 > 0:11:06the Royal Welsh. What do you look for in a good mascot?We come up to

0:11:06 > 0:11:09find a couple of herds where they've specifically got younger league of

0:11:09 > 0:11:14its. There was one specific one, I called him and made a noise to

0:11:14 > 0:11:18attract his attention, he's in very inquisitive, he stared at us.That's

0:11:18 > 0:11:23a good sign, is it?He's got a cheeky smile about him and he's got

0:11:23 > 0:11:28a lovely flop of hair just under his horns.A bit like your hat?A bit

0:11:28 > 0:11:34like my hat.Tom, how do you catch a goat?Well, we've got to find them

0:11:34 > 0:11:39first, we're going to find the herd and find the goat we actually want.

0:11:39 > 0:11:44Then I'm going to rugby tackle him. You're kidding?Don't kid. Not

0:11:44 > 0:11:49today, luckily for me and the goat. We've got an RSPCA vet who's going

0:11:49 > 0:11:55to dart him for us. But catching him isn't as easy as it

0:11:55 > 0:12:03sounds. Things don't quite go as planned.

0:12:10 > 0:12:15Eight hours later... So, can't you just choose a different goat?No, we

0:12:15 > 0:12:20looked at him yesterday, he had a good bit of character about him. He

0:12:20 > 0:12:24was local today, we've seen him this morning and he's the one we want.

0:12:24 > 0:12:28The elusive Shenkin has definitely been kidding with us today. Is of a

0:12:28 > 0:12:32model of the story is never work with animals, especially goats -- so

0:12:32 > 0:12:40the moral of the story. How do you judge a goat's character?Let's

0:12:40 > 0:12:50leave that question out there. If you are an expert then let us know!

0:12:52 > 0:12:55Let's look at the papers, let's start with the Daily Mail. Their

0:12:55 > 0:13:01story here is about prostate cancer, boosting prostate cancer funding to

0:13:01 > 0:13:06match cash for breast cancer could save the lives of more than 7000 men

0:13:06 > 0:13:12a year. Their putting figures on that saying just 290,000 a week --

0:13:12 > 0:13:17their putting figures on that.

0:13:20 > 0:13:24This is after statistics the number of people with prostate cancer is

0:13:24 > 0:13:29increasing. We will focus on breast cancer later as well. New figures

0:13:29 > 0:13:34out. The front page of the Daily Telegraph, we mention this picture

0:13:34 > 0:13:39of the Spice Girls, this is the one image there is of this gathering --

0:13:39 > 0:13:44we mentioned this picture. They are tempting their fans with the

0:13:44 > 0:13:50possibility of what might lie ahead. The main story is heterosexual

0:13:50 > 0:13:53couples will be given the right to enter civil partnerships after the

0:13:53 > 0:13:56government ushered in the biggest shakeup of marriage laws since the

0:13:56 > 0:14:0118 hundreds.Interesting how we've made a whole story out of one

0:14:01 > 0:14:07picture of the Spice Girls -- 18 hundreds. We're all hoping it will

0:14:07 > 0:14:11happen. The Guardian this morning to King about processed food, they say

0:14:11 > 0:14:17half of all food bought by families in Britain is now ultra process,

0:14:17 > 0:14:21made in a factory with industrial ingredients and additives indented

0:14:21 > 0:14:26by food technologists -- ultra- processed.The Daily Mirror are

0:14:26 > 0:14:34looking at a any waiting times axed after NHS chiefs said they were

0:14:34 > 0:14:39impossible to keep. That's in the Daily Mirror. We will look at the

0:14:39 > 0:14:43papers later in the programme.

0:14:43 > 0:14:44You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

0:14:44 > 0:14:46The main stories this morning:

0:14:46 > 0:14:49£100 million of government-backed loans are being offered to firms

0:14:49 > 0:14:50affected by the collapse of Carillion.

0:14:50 > 0:14:53The head of the FBI has defended its work after a classified

0:14:53 > 0:14:58memo was released accusing it of bias against President Trump.

0:14:58 > 0:15:03And coming up on the programme: It's like British Bulldogs on wheels.

0:15:03 > 0:15:07Mike tries his hand at Roller Derby, a sport that would give the stars

0:15:07 > 0:15:10of this weekend's six nations a run for their money.

0:15:14 > 0:15:20Here's Ben with a look at this morning's weather.

0:15:21 > 0:15:27Good morning to you. If you don't like the weather cold, you might

0:15:27 > 0:15:33want to go into hiding for the weekend. Cold weather really will be

0:15:33 > 0:15:38the big story over the next few days as far as today's concerned however,

0:15:38 > 0:15:43a chilly feel and some damp weather and cold enough for some snow. This

0:15:43 > 0:15:48band of cloud has worked its way in from the Atlantic. A slow-moving

0:15:48 > 0:15:52weather front which is running into some cold air, hence not only rain

0:15:52 > 0:15:56from this but some snow especially over high ground. Some icy stretches

0:15:56 > 0:16:05as well. As we go on through the day, notice our area of cloud,

0:16:05 > 0:16:11patchy rain until snow. This is 12 o'clock if you are heading in about

0:16:11 > 0:16:14-- heading out and about, eastern Scotland, some snow over high

0:16:14 > 0:16:23ground. A bit of sunshine. Some hefty and thundery showers. Cloud,

0:16:23 > 0:16:31patchy rain, some snow mixed in. Quite how much of that reaches the

0:16:31 > 0:16:35east and the south-east is open to some question. Writer into Wales the

0:16:35 > 0:16:42south-west. This mass of cloud, patchy rain until snow sits in

0:16:42 > 0:16:50place. For the big Six Nations matches, Wales against Scotland in

0:16:50 > 0:16:56Cardiff, the could be some patchy rain. Rain as well in Paris. Quite

0:16:56 > 0:17:00cloudy. There will be some showery bits and pieces. Snow over high

0:17:00 > 0:17:11ground. The risk for some frost and ice starting around one or two

0:17:11 > 0:17:18degrees. Europe, much colder than that. Why do I mention that? That is

0:17:18 > 0:17:25where the air will be coming from. Building down from Scandinavia and

0:17:25 > 0:17:29squeezing a strong cold north-easterly wind. That is likely

0:17:29 > 0:17:33to bring some showers into East Anglia and the south-east. Some of

0:17:33 > 0:17:38those could be wintry, turning back to rain through the afternoon. A

0:17:38 > 0:17:44decent amount of dry weather and sunshine. Particularly in the south.

0:17:44 > 0:17:49It's going to feel only one or two degrees above freezing and we keep

0:17:49 > 0:17:52that cold north-easterly wind in southern areas on Monday. Some

0:17:52 > 0:17:58fairly heavy snow showers. Elsewhere, a lot of dry weather.

0:17:58 > 0:18:02Some spells of sunshine in temperatures of 3- six degrees. Then

0:18:02 > 0:18:09it looks like staying cold throughout the coming week.

0:18:09 > 0:18:11That doesn't sound great!

0:18:11 > 0:18:15We'll be back with a summary of the news at half past six.

0:18:15 > 0:18:23Now it's time for the Film Review.

0:18:25 > 0:18:32Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News.

0:18:32 > 0:18:35To take us through this week's cinema releases is Mark Kermode.

0:18:35 > 0:18:37So Mark, what do we have this week?

0:18:37 > 0:18:40We had a new version of Journey's End.

0:18:40 > 0:18:48Helen Mirren in Winchester, the ghost story chiller.

0:18:48 > 0:18:51And an Oscar-nominated Denzel Washington in Roman J Israel, Esq.

0:18:51 > 0:18:54Journey's End, is it a tough watch?

0:18:54 > 0:18:57I was very impressed by it, it is directed by a man

0:18:57 > 0:19:00whose previous film was about World War II.

0:19:00 > 0:19:04This is set in the trenches of World War I, a terrific

0:19:04 > 0:19:07ensemble cast, Toby Jones, Paul Bettany...

0:19:07 > 0:19:15And essentially what the film does is capture the sort of day-to-day

0:19:30 > 0:19:33squalor and struggle and comradeship of people in those trenches

0:19:33 > 0:19:36in the middle of that terrible war.

0:19:36 > 0:19:36Here's a clip.

0:19:36 > 0:19:38My darling Joan.

0:19:38 > 0:19:42When you read this, I don't imagine that for one moment you will feel

0:19:42 > 0:19:50bitter and resentful.

0:19:50 > 0:19:53But you will find comfort in the thought that I went down

0:19:53 > 0:20:01fighting for my country.

0:20:04 > 0:20:06You are too clear-headed for that, my darling.

0:20:06 > 0:20:08There is a job to be done.

0:20:08 > 0:20:16It ought never to have arisen, but that is not the point.

0:20:17 > 0:20:19I have had so very much out of life.

0:20:19 > 0:20:22And all these youngsters do not realise how unlucky they are.

0:20:22 > 0:20:29So new are they to their very existence.

0:20:29 > 0:20:31Paul Bettany, capturing the understated power of the drama.

0:20:31 > 0:20:35This is a story that everyone knows, but I think they bring

0:20:35 > 0:20:41something new to it.

0:20:41 > 0:20:45There is a palpable sense of terror, the fact that we are waiting

0:20:45 > 0:20:52for a German attack, it hangs heavy over the drama.

0:20:54 > 0:20:56I think the director cranks up the tension,

0:20:56 > 0:20:59while all the time reminding us that this is to do

0:20:59 > 0:21:01with the characters, their day-to-day life,

0:21:01 > 0:21:04that strange mixture of on the one hand grinding boredom

0:21:04 > 0:21:06and on the other hand imminent terror, balanced very nicely.

0:21:06 > 0:21:10You get a raw sense of being there in that trench environment.

0:21:10 > 0:21:14I think what this film manages to do is take a classic text and make it

0:21:14 > 0:21:16completely relevant, it is very cinematic.

0:21:16 > 0:21:18The performances are terrific, there are laughs as well,

0:21:18 > 0:21:24and there is real vibrancy in it.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26But I find it very moving, very powerful, very harrowing,

0:21:26 > 0:21:30and a very sort of potent reminder of just what was at stake

0:21:30 > 0:21:31in what was sacrificed.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34I thought it was really good, it was a really good adaptation.

0:21:34 > 0:21:38You are a horror film fan, aren't you?

0:21:38 > 0:21:40Winchester is not going to scare you.

0:21:40 > 0:21:48This is inspired by the true story of Sarah Winchester,

0:21:48 > 0:21:56the widowed heiress of the Winchester rifle fortune.

0:21:57 > 0:22:00Some people said she was haunted by the spirits of the people

0:22:00 > 0:22:03killed by the firearms.

0:22:03 > 0:22:09Is she crazy, is she haunted, is it all in her mind?

0:22:09 > 0:22:11This sounds like a great set up.

0:22:11 > 0:22:15No, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds.

0:22:15 > 0:22:17The house goes bang, there are lots of jump scares,

0:22:17 > 0:22:19the movie shouts at you...

0:22:19 > 0:22:22OK, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it,

0:22:22 > 0:22:30it is like the most mechanical roller-coaster ride.

0:22:30 > 0:22:32None of it is scary.

0:22:32 > 0:22:35Dame Helen Mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face!

0:22:35 > 0:22:37Why did she say yes to this?

0:22:37 > 0:22:40She said it is in the tradition of great Japanese ghost stories,

0:22:40 > 0:22:41it is nothing like that!

0:22:41 > 0:22:42It is like Twister.

0:22:42 > 0:22:46At no point, at any point, did I feel there was any

0:22:46 > 0:22:54ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary.

0:22:54 > 0:23:02You are completely safe with this.

0:23:05 > 0:23:06I can't see it!

0:23:06 > 0:23:07You have sold it.

0:23:07 > 0:23:09Denzel Washington, 30 years after his first Oscar nomination,

0:23:09 > 0:23:12he plays a savant law attorney, very dedicated to civil rights

0:23:12 > 0:23:14causes, but is absolutely terrible with people.

0:23:14 > 0:23:22So for most of his career he has been the person in the backroom,

0:23:22 > 0:23:25who does the book work, then the partner he has been

0:23:25 > 0:23:33working with suddenly finds himself in hospital,

0:23:35 > 0:23:38and he has to step up and do the interaction,

0:23:38 > 0:23:39and he cannot do it.

0:23:39 > 0:23:45Here's a clip.

0:23:45 > 0:23:53My client is interested in discussing a deal.

0:23:53 > 0:23:56Refresh me.

0:23:56 > 0:24:01Convenience store shooting, a man was killed.

0:24:01 > 0:24:03The shooter in this case was a fugitive.

0:24:03 > 0:24:11My client may know his whereabouts and might be willing to testify.

0:24:18 > 0:24:19He will deliver on that?

0:24:19 > 0:24:22If you waive all objections on appeal, and he is willing

0:24:22 > 0:24:25to cooperate, we will drop the assault and kidnapping,

0:24:25 > 0:24:27and drop murder one to involuntary manslaughter, ten years.

0:24:27 > 0:24:34It is a good deal.

0:24:34 > 0:24:37I'm sorry for taking a nanosecond of of your rubber-stamp

0:24:37 > 0:24:40assembly-line existence...

0:24:40 > 0:24:43Hello?!

0:24:43 > 0:24:45So he can't do any of the interaction stuff,

0:24:45 > 0:24:47but he needs money.

0:24:47 > 0:24:48So he sells out.

0:24:48 > 0:24:51The beginning is him accusing himself of having sold out.

0:24:51 > 0:24:54It is an uneven drama, it tries to cram a huge character

0:24:54 > 0:25:02arc into a small period of time.

0:25:08 > 0:25:11But he is really watchable, you do believe in his transition

0:25:11 > 0:25:13between somebody who is very idealistic to somebody

0:25:13 > 0:25:16who is selling himself out, even if you don't quite believe

0:25:16 > 0:25:19the drama around him.

0:25:19 > 0:25:22It is quite often funny, sometimes the tone is uneven

0:25:22 > 0:25:25to the point of not working, and I have to say it really

0:25:25 > 0:25:27loses its way in the third act.

0:25:27 > 0:25:30And ultimately it does not hang together, but wouldn't you rather

0:25:30 > 0:25:33look at a movie which tries to do something interesting

0:25:33 > 0:25:36and doesn't quite pull it off, rather than something that is quite

0:25:36 > 0:25:37down the line?

0:25:37 > 0:25:45It is held together by his performance,

0:25:48 > 0:25:49which is immensely watchable.

0:25:49 > 0:25:51And he is so likeable, I so liked Denzel Washington,

0:25:51 > 0:25:54but I guess you want it to be better.

0:25:54 > 0:25:56Was it created just as a vehicle for him?

0:25:56 > 0:26:00Look, I think it is a film that is trying to do a very

0:26:00 > 0:26:03complicated character arc, in a very compressed period of time,

0:26:03 > 0:26:04and it doesn't quite hang together.

0:26:04 > 0:26:08But it has such a strong lightning rod performance at the end of it,

0:26:08 > 0:26:14that you can forgive it for the things that

0:26:14 > 0:26:18are wrong with it.

0:26:18 > 0:26:19Phantom Thread.

0:26:19 > 0:26:20This is the new Paul Thomas Anderson.

0:26:20 > 0:26:28I think it is his best film since Punch Drunk Love.

0:26:33 > 0:26:351950s London, Daniel Day-Lewis is obsessed with rituals,

0:26:35 > 0:26:36everything in his life

0:26:36 > 0:26:37has to be one way...

0:26:37 > 0:26:40Lesley Manville is his sister, and suddenly his life falls apart.

0:26:40 > 0:26:42He falls in love with a woman.

0:26:42 > 0:26:45Firstly it has a brilliant score by Jonny Greenwood,

0:26:45 > 0:26:46who has been Oscar-nominated.

0:26:46 > 0:26:47The music is wonderful.

0:26:47 > 0:26:50I do think Lesley Manville is going to win for Best Supporting Actress.

0:26:50 > 0:26:54I have now seen this four time, and every time I see it it looks

0:26:54 > 0:26:56like it is a different film.

0:26:56 > 0:26:59The more I watch it, the more it becomes a fairy tale,

0:26:59 > 0:27:03like a Powell and Pressburger film.

0:27:03 > 0:27:11But it is also about a woman entering a world

0:27:16 > 0:27:18that is like Bluebeard.

0:27:18 > 0:27:24The art ventures out into the forest, strange mushrooms

0:27:24 > 0:27:27that have extraordinary powers...

0:27:27 > 0:27:28It is odd!

0:27:28 > 0:27:30Right, it is beautifully made.

0:27:30 > 0:27:38That is such a backhanded compliment!

0:27:41 > 0:27:44I loved the first half hour so much, and there is such attention

0:27:44 > 0:27:48to detail, with the music and the costumes,

0:27:48 > 0:27:55but the relationship between the two of them just got

0:28:00 > 0:28:01weirder and weirder.

0:28:01 > 0:28:04But it is a fairy tale, it is a mythical allegory.

0:28:04 > 0:28:12It is a horror!

0:28:18 > 0:28:22What it really is, it is a ghost story about him being obsessed

0:28:22 > 0:28:23with the ghost of his mother.

0:28:23 > 0:28:27If you want a ghost story, forget about Winchester, go and see this.

0:28:27 > 0:28:34Very quick thought about DVD, I'm curious as to whether,

0:28:34 > 0:28:37should Blade Runner even be watched on DVD, isn't it made

0:28:37 > 0:28:38for the big screen?

0:28:38 > 0:28:40I saw it first on a huge IMAX screen.

0:28:40 > 0:28:43Here's the good news, it does stand up, because beyond

0:28:43 > 0:28:46the extraordinary visuals, it is a film that has substance.

0:28:46 > 0:28:48It is about something, it is about what artificial

0:28:48 > 0:28:52intelligence is and what it means to have a soul or not have a soul.

0:28:52 > 0:28:55It is a very different experience on home viewing,

0:28:55 > 0:28:59but even if you saw it in the cinema and loved it, it is going to work

0:28:59 > 0:29:01again on DVD or Blu-ray.

0:29:01 > 0:29:03And though it is really divisive for some people,

0:29:03 > 0:29:05but I think it is great.

0:29:05 > 0:29:06Mark, thank you very much.

0:29:06 > 0:29:11A quick reminder before we go that you'll find more film news

0:29:11 > 0:29:14and reviews from across the BBC online at bbc.co.uk/mark kermode.

0:29:14 > 0:29:17And you can find all our previous programmes on the BBC iPlayer.

0:29:17 > 0:29:21I think it is the week to go and see Phantom Thread myself.

0:29:21 > 0:29:24Goodbye.

0:30:08 > 0:30:09Hello, this is Breakfast

0:30:09 > 0:30:10with Steph McGovern and Charlie Stayt.

0:30:10 > 0:30:13Good morning, here's a summary of today's main

0:30:13 > 0:30:14stories from BBC News:

0:30:14 > 0:30:17Contractors affected by the collapse of Carillion will be able to apply

0:30:17 > 0:30:19for government backed loans from high street lenders.

0:30:19 > 0:30:22Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the construction

0:30:22 > 0:30:23giant went into liquidation in January.

0:30:23 > 0:30:26Ministers say the state-owned British Business Bank will guarantee

0:30:26 > 0:30:29£100 million of lending to those firms, which should make it easier

0:30:29 > 0:30:37for them to borrow.

0:30:42 > 0:30:46The boss of the FBI has hit back at Donald Trump in a row over

0:30:46 > 0:30:49the release of a secret Republican memo, which accuses the agency

0:30:49 > 0:30:50of political bias against the President.

0:30:50 > 0:30:53In an e-mail to staff, Christopher Wray said talk

0:30:53 > 0:30:56is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate

0:30:56 > 0:30:57independently and by the book.

0:30:57 > 0:31:00Democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine

0:31:00 > 0:31:08the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia

0:31:17 > 0:31:20A father whose three daughters were among those abused by US

0:31:20 > 0:31:22gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has apologised after trying

0:31:22 > 0:31:24to attack him at a court in Michigan.

0:31:24 > 0:31:28Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month,

0:31:28 > 0:31:31after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them.

0:31:31 > 0:31:33Randall Margraves' daughter Morgan spoke after the incident

0:31:33 > 0:31:36in the courtroom.

0:31:36 > 0:31:36It

0:31:36 > 0:31:40was hard for him to here and it's easy to get caught up when emotions

0:31:40 > 0:31:44are getting high. You reacted in a way that I think most fathers would

0:31:44 > 0:31:48have done and probably wanted to do in a situation like this but after

0:31:48 > 0:31:51reflecting on what happened earlier, my father is room or spoil and

0:31:51 > 0:31:55justice cannot be served by one individual, it must go through the

0:31:55 > 0:31:58judicial system.

0:31:58 > 0:32:01The Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent Brexit campaigner,

0:32:01 > 0:32:04has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt

0:32:04 > 0:32:07a speech he was making to students at a university in Bristol.

0:32:07 > 0:32:10Police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made.

0:32:10 > 0:32:13The University of the West of England said it was appalled

0:32:13 > 0:32:20by what happened, and it fully supported free speech.

0:32:20 > 0:32:22The lead singer of the Temptations, Dennis Edwards, has died

0:32:22 > 0:32:23in hospital in Chicago.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26He was 74.

0:32:26 > 0:32:28He grew up in Detroit, the home of Motown,

0:32:28 > 0:32:31where he learnt his craft in a church choir.

0:32:31 > 0:32:33He joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin.

0:32:33 > 0:32:37As a lead singer he featured on hits such as Papa was a Rollin' Stone,

0:32:37 > 0:32:43I Can't Get Next to You and Ball of Confusion.

0:32:43 > 0:32:49Those on the main stories. Mike has the sport. A big day?Very exciting,

0:32:49 > 0:32:53I always think the Six Nations heralds the start of spring because

0:32:53 > 0:32:57it goes right through until St Patrick's Day.Not necessarily

0:32:57 > 0:33:01reflected in the weather but there you go.A great time of year for

0:33:01 > 0:33:06sports fans and really this year so hard to call, Ireland are very

0:33:06 > 0:33:09strong, Scotland resurgent and can England become the first team in 130

0:33:09 > 0:33:14years to win three in a row? Big questions but today it's about

0:33:14 > 0:33:15Scotland and Wales.

0:33:15 > 0:33:17It's the most competitive Six Nations ever

0:33:17 > 0:33:19according to the injured Wales captain, Sam Warburton.

0:33:19 > 0:33:22Wales' chances have been damaged by a lengthy injury list

0:33:22 > 0:33:25and that could help Scotland get off to the start they need

0:33:25 > 0:33:27to justify their billing as one of the favourites,

0:33:27 > 0:33:35given the exciting way they played in the Autumn internationals.

0:33:36 > 0:33:43In the most recent evidence is there able to train at a pace and

0:33:43 > 0:33:47intensity that can match the best teams in the world, they can go to

0:33:47 > 0:33:51places like Cardiff and put on a really good performance, and they're

0:33:51 > 0:33:55together. We feel there's a real togetherness that's been built up

0:33:55 > 0:33:59for a while now, it comes out in the way they talk to each other, the way

0:33:59 > 0:34:00they work hard each other.

0:34:00 > 0:34:05It's a good game for us to get first up. The players involved last year

0:34:05 > 0:34:10were disappointed with losing away in Murrayfield and they feel there

0:34:10 > 0:34:15is a great chance for us to get the campaign off to a good start and

0:34:15 > 0:34:19against a Scottish team who have definitely been resurging and are

0:34:19 > 0:34:22going to test us and cause us a number of problems.

0:34:22 > 0:34:25The other team pundits think have a chance of winning

0:34:25 > 0:34:26the title are Ireland.

0:34:26 > 0:34:28They take on France in Paris.

0:34:28 > 0:34:31For Ireland, the key man may once again be Johnny Sexton

0:34:31 > 0:34:34but his coach has already called for more protection for his fly half

0:34:34 > 0:34:36after seeing him targeted in previous encounters

0:34:36 > 0:34:41with the French.

0:34:41 > 0:34:52Doesn't need to be part of the game. Johnny is a really tough competitor.

0:34:52 > 0:34:56When it comes off Matt De Boer I don't think it needs to be part of

0:34:56 > 0:35:00the game and it certainly hasn't been part of the game in the teams

0:35:00 > 0:35:05I've seen Jacques coach in the past so I'd hope that it's not -- off the

0:35:05 > 0:35:06ball.

0:35:06 > 0:35:09It was close in the womens 6 Nations as Wales beat Scotland

0:35:09 > 0:35:1118-17 in Colwyn Bay.

0:35:11 > 0:35:13Wales had been cruising, a try from Kerin Lake put

0:35:13 > 0:35:14them 18-5 up,

0:35:14 > 0:35:17but things changed dramatically as Chloe Rollie scored two second

0:35:17 > 0:35:19half tries to get Scotland within a point.

0:35:19 > 0:35:27But the hosts held on in the last few minutes for a nailbiting win.

0:35:27 > 0:35:29No Andy Murray, no Kyle Edmund, but Great Britain could have

0:35:29 > 0:35:32unearthed a brand new star in Cameron Norrie.

0:35:32 > 0:35:35He's 22 and made his Davis Cup debut against Spain yesterday and came

0:35:35 > 0:35:38from two sets down to beat world number 23 Roberto Bautista Agut,

0:35:38 > 0:35:40and level the tie at 1-1.

0:35:40 > 0:35:43Liam Broady lost the first singles match to Albert Ramos-Vinolas,

0:35:43 > 0:35:47but Norrie produced the performance of his life to beat a man ranked 91

0:35:47 > 0:35:55places above him in the world.

0:35:56 > 0:36:00He only turned professional last June and this was his first ever

0:36:00 > 0:36:02professional match on red clay.

0:36:02 > 0:36:05Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot play in the doubles rubber later today

0:36:05 > 0:36:09and you can follow the match live on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website

0:36:09 > 0:36:15from 1pm this afternoon.

0:36:15 > 0:36:22I just thought I was tougher than the guy through the whole match.

0:36:22 > 0:36:26Physically had some problems in the end but I was really pumped with my

0:36:26 > 0:36:32efforts, it's given me lots of confidence. Is my first match on

0:36:32 > 0:36:37clay so I'm stoked.-- it's my first match.

0:36:37 > 0:36:43He was born in South Africa, parents lived in New Zealand, one was Welsh,

0:36:43 > 0:36:47one was Scottish so he can play for Great Britain. I was getting a bit

0:36:47 > 0:36:48excited, didn't let him speak!

0:36:48 > 0:36:50The champions-in-waiting Manchester City can

0:36:50 > 0:36:52extend their lead at the top of the Premier League

0:36:52 > 0:36:54to 18 points this lunchtime at Burnley.

0:36:54 > 0:36:57There's a relegation scrap between West Brom and Southampton,

0:36:57 > 0:36:59Manchester United host Huddersfield, while at tea, Theo Walcott returns

0:36:59 > 0:37:01to the Emirates as Everton visit Arsenal.

0:37:01 > 0:37:04Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keen to forget his side's recent

0:37:04 > 0:37:11results.

0:37:11 > 0:37:17January was a very difficult month for us, you know? As much it was

0:37:17 > 0:37:23disappointing on the pitch side, I felt on the transfer side it worked

0:37:23 > 0:37:30well for us. That's what we have to show now on the pitch in the coming

0:37:30 > 0:37:38months because we have no room for any defeats any more basically. So

0:37:38 > 0:37:46is very important we respond very quickly. -- so it's very important.

0:37:46 > 0:37:50In the Scottish Premiership today, Rangers versus Hibs catches the eye

0:37:50 > 0:37:53in a third versus fourth, while table toppers Celtic kick

0:37:53 > 0:37:55things off at lunchtime, when they visit Kilmarnock.

0:37:55 > 0:37:57In the Championship, Bolton Wanderers are out

0:37:57 > 0:37:59of the relegation zone

0:37:59 > 0:38:01after a 1-0 win over promotion chasing Bristol City.

0:38:01 > 0:38:03Former Newcastle forward Sammy Ameobi scored this

0:38:03 > 0:38:04cracker late on.

0:38:04 > 0:38:05City remain in fifth.

0:38:05 > 0:38:07Wigan made a strong start to their Super league season

0:38:07 > 0:38:09with a 40-12 win against Salford.

0:38:09 > 0:38:13Wakefield Trinity also won at Hull KR, but the result of the night came

0:38:13 > 0:38:18at St Helens as the home side thrashed last season's

0:38:18 > 0:38:21runners-up Castleford 46-6.

0:38:21 > 0:38:24Ben Barba collected man of the match going over for two tries,

0:38:24 > 0:38:26while Mark Percival scored a hat-trick,

0:38:26 > 0:38:33Barba setting him up here.

0:38:33 > 0:38:35Now for something with just as many

0:38:35 > 0:38:40crunching challenges as the Six Nations.

0:38:40 > 0:38:42It's the mainly women's sport of roller derby.

0:38:42 > 0:38:4838 nations are competing for the World Cup in Manchester this

0:38:48 > 0:38:50week and you can watch it live on the BBC.

0:38:50 > 0:38:54For a taste of how physical it gets, I've been to train

0:38:54 > 0:38:56with some of the highly-fancied England team.

0:39:01 > 0:39:07Rollerskating has never been so physical. In the sport of roller

0:39:07 > 0:39:15derby, thou shalt not pass. It looks like organised chaos, but

0:39:15 > 0:39:20this is all about tactics and preparation for the third World Cup.

0:39:20 > 0:39:26It's basically British Bulldog on roller skates mainly played by women

0:39:26 > 0:39:30since roller derby was started in America in the nineteen thirties.

0:39:30 > 0:39:34Believe me, there are tactics going on at the moment in this melee.

0:39:34 > 0:39:38There are two teams of either attacking and defending at the same

0:39:38 > 0:39:44time. Each team nominates a player to be their so-called jammer. They

0:39:44 > 0:39:47score a point for every opposing player they can muscle their way

0:39:47 > 0:39:52past. They get help by their teammates to get through, but their

0:39:52 > 0:39:56opponents are out to hit them off bare feet, or at least off the

0:39:56 > 0:39:59track, and don't forget your opponents are trying to do exactly

0:39:59 > 0:40:06the same and get their own jammer through, hence the carnage.You grow

0:40:06 > 0:40:10rhino skin so after awhile you don't see the bruises any more and you're

0:40:10 > 0:40:13just immune to it. There are injuries, you can get hurt, but is

0:40:13 > 0:40:18the same with any sport, it's the risk you take.If you bend your

0:40:18 > 0:40:23knees and if I come in and just make a hit...Yeah, that's legal. That's

0:40:23 > 0:40:27not a foul, that's perfectly good. That was a great fall as well.

0:40:27 > 0:40:31That's one of the things you have to learn.And once you've got the hang

0:40:31 > 0:40:36of that, you can have a go at being a jammer. You can maybe go around

0:40:36 > 0:40:40the side or dart through the middle. We've got to be quick.It's pretty

0:40:40 > 0:40:46full on, it's good teamwork. The camaraderie of working with people,

0:40:46 > 0:40:49figuring things out, coming up with crazy tactics.

0:40:49 > 0:40:53It's claimed this is the fastest-growing women's sport in the

0:40:53 > 0:40:57world... We got halfway round... And they are so good they are teaching

0:40:57 > 0:41:01us men.It's quite rare in sport, especially with so many

0:41:01 > 0:41:05well-developed sports, for women to be pushing and driving the

0:41:05 > 0:41:09progression.You can see how popular the women's game has become at the

0:41:09 > 0:41:13third World Cup, which comes to a climax this weekend in Manchester.

0:41:13 > 0:41:18It's live on the BBC as their G8 nations tried to knock the USA off

0:41:18 > 0:41:23their perch.It's amazing to have it, it's the first time it's been

0:41:23 > 0:41:27outside North America and because it's promoted a lot for women, it's

0:41:27 > 0:41:31giving them the opportunity to really get involved and feel like

0:41:31 > 0:41:36that's OK.Back on the training track with the England players who

0:41:36 > 0:41:40state with the rainy city club, I put on my rhino skin to see the

0:41:40 > 0:41:43tactics which are so crucial, which mainly involve putting me on the

0:41:43 > 0:41:45floor.

0:41:45 > 0:41:50It's dramatic to play in, even more dramatic to watch in Manchester this

0:41:50 > 0:41:55weekend or on the BBC on the red button or via connected TVs. Can

0:41:55 > 0:42:01anyone stop the USA?We're good, aren't we?England third in the

0:42:01 > 0:42:06first World Cup, second in the last, now, maybe an advantage? All comes

0:42:06 > 0:42:10down to tomorrow. This time next week the Winter Olympics will be

0:42:10 > 0:42:15under way.That's right, isn't it? One of the stars you're about to

0:42:15 > 0:42:17talk about now.

0:42:17 > 0:42:21Members of Team GB are arriving in South Korea with one week to go

0:42:21 > 0:42:25until the start of the Winter Olympics and there are high hopes

0:42:25 > 0:42:32for Britain's 59 competitors.

0:42:34 > 0:42:36for Britain's 59 competitors.Elyse Christie is the favourite for gold

0:42:36 > 0:42:43in the short track speed skating.

0:42:43 > 0:42:46She's the favourite for gold having won the overall World Championship

0:42:46 > 0:42:47title in 2017.

0:42:47 > 0:42:48And she's been speaking

0:42:48 > 0:42:50to our Olympic sports reporter David McDaid.

0:42:50 > 0:42:55This is Elyse Christie, she's the best short track speed skater the UK

0:42:55 > 0:42:59have ever produced. SheZow world recordholder, she's a triple world

0:42:59 > 0:43:03champion and she's Great Britain's best hope for a gold at the upcoming

0:43:03 > 0:43:11Winter Olympics. Tell us how it all began for you?I started as a figure

0:43:11 > 0:43:15skater when I was really young, like, seven and then I transferred

0:43:15 > 0:43:20over because it kind of... We did a race the week after I started and

0:43:20 > 0:43:24obviously it was just a fun race, so I won the selection box of chocolate

0:43:24 > 0:43:29for winning that race so after that your heart was set on short track.

0:43:29 > 0:43:33She was one of these kids, you could show her something and she picked it

0:43:33 > 0:43:40up immediately. She seemed to have the natural ability.Elise which is

0:43:40 > 0:43:43a very special athlete but four years ago she nearly walked away

0:43:43 > 0:43:48from the sport she loves. One of the favourites for gold in Sochi, the

0:43:48 > 0:43:53Olympics she worked so hard for ended in disqualifications,

0:43:53 > 0:43:57disappointment and death threats.I had quite a lot of abuse over the

0:43:57 > 0:44:01Internet and stuff that I've had to deal with, it's been tough as well.

0:44:01 > 0:44:06So yeah, I found it very hard.What was it like to get a death threat? I

0:44:06 > 0:44:10don't think most of us thankfully will ever experience that.When it

0:44:10 > 0:44:14happens to you you do believe those people are genuinely threatening

0:44:14 > 0:44:21your life so it

0:44:21 > 0:44:24your life so it becomes very scary and I think I spent about six months

0:44:24 > 0:44:28after feeling scared of, like, being in my house on my own or going out

0:44:28 > 0:44:32on my own just because so many at once made it feel so real. Even

0:44:32 > 0:44:35realistically it was coming from most of the Koreans, so they weren't

0:44:35 > 0:44:40going to be in England. It was a very difficult time.Pyeongchang,

0:44:40 > 0:44:46these Winter Olympics, what do these signified to you?To everyone here

0:44:46 > 0:44:50they want to see the redemption. I personally feel like I've had

0:44:50 > 0:44:54redemption. This is a dream, every athlete dreams of being an Olympic

0:44:54 > 0:45:00medallist.Show us your medals, is there room for an Olympic one?Three

0:45:00 > 0:45:06big smackers here. The dream isn't to go out and sit in second place,

0:45:06 > 0:45:11the dream is to go out and win the Gold. That might not have been in

0:45:11 > 0:45:15Sochi but I'm not scared of doing that in terms of how hard I've

0:45:15 > 0:45:22worked, I feel like I've worked hard to go and an win regardless of what

0:45:22 > 0:45:27anyone says about it.

0:45:30 > 0:45:37Quite a difference isn't it. And also nerves of steel. BBC sport has

0:45:37 > 0:45:41been filming behind ahead of the upcoming Olympics. You can see that

0:45:41 > 0:45:49tomorrow afternoon on BBC Two at 4:45 p.m.. It is now 6:45am and then

0:45:49 > 0:46:01easier with the weather. -- Ben is here with the

0:46:01 > 0:46:05today, a cold feel to the weather, damp and cold enough for some snow,

0:46:05 > 0:46:11especially over higher ground. This band of cloud working its way in

0:46:11 > 0:46:14from the Atlantic. That is a weather front which has become very

0:46:14 > 0:46:19slow-moving and is running into some pretty cold air. We will see cloud

0:46:19 > 0:46:25and patchy rain but we will also see some snow. Across parts of eastern

0:46:25 > 0:46:30Scotland and north-east England, some icy stretches as well. This

0:46:30 > 0:46:38weather front, very slow-moving. Patchy rain until snow. By 12

0:46:38 > 0:46:41o'clock, we will see something a bit brighter into western Scotland. But

0:46:41 > 0:46:50with some hefty and boundary showers, we will continue to seek

0:46:50 > 0:46:55cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain. Snow over higher ground. Something

0:46:55 > 0:46:58perhaps a little bit brighter through parts of Wales and the

0:46:58 > 0:47:03south-west. Also in the far south-east, a bit of uncertainty

0:47:03 > 0:47:08about how much of that patchy rain will ever arrive here. The wet

0:47:08 > 0:47:13weather will slowly fizzle away. I suspect we will see some patchy rain

0:47:13 > 0:47:19at times. Potentially some wet weather in Paris as well. Large

0:47:19 > 0:47:26areas of cloud. Some of these could be wintry at times, especially over

0:47:26 > 0:47:31high ground. With temperatures falling personally close to

0:47:31 > 0:47:38freezing, not only frost but ice as well. We will start the day just

0:47:38 > 0:47:43above freezing tomorrow. Large parts of Europe. The way -- will start the

0:47:43 > 0:47:48day below. Why do I mention that? Increasingly, that is where our air

0:47:48 > 0:47:53is going to be coming from. The high pressure builds down from

0:47:53 > 0:47:57Scandinavia, north-easterly winds across southern areas. On the face

0:47:57 > 0:48:05of it, not a bad looking day. Some showers. Down towards the

0:48:05 > 0:48:10south-east, and on the strength of the wind across the southern areas.

0:48:10 > 0:48:14Temperatures will feel like they are around freezing or one or two

0:48:14 > 0:48:21degrees above. We keep that cold wind into the South. As we look

0:48:21 > 0:48:27further ahead, it will remain cold and some of us will see some further

0:48:27 > 0:48:32snow.

0:48:34 > 0:48:36We'll be back with the headlines at 7 o'clock.

0:48:36 > 0:48:39Now it's time for Click.

0:48:59 > 0:49:04Welcome to Dubai, the desert kingdom where there's no such thing

0:49:04 > 0:49:07as too much.

0:49:07 > 0:49:12This city has spent more than a decade making a name

0:49:12 > 0:49:17for itself for the outrageous buildings that it's created.

0:49:17 > 0:49:20But now it seems it wants to be known for technology too.

0:49:20 > 0:49:24A while ago, I paid it a visit during its Drones for Good Challenge

0:49:24 > 0:49:27and met some of the local innovators who Dubai hopes will contribute

0:49:27 > 0:49:29to its new tech power image.

0:49:29 > 0:49:33But drones are not the only thing is taking to the skies.

0:49:33 > 0:49:37This hover bike designed for the police force may one day be

0:49:37 > 0:49:45whizzing officers to the scene of a crime.

0:49:47 > 0:49:48Copper chopper anyone?

0:49:48 > 0:49:51The officers can be using the hover bikes across the city to provide

0:49:51 > 0:49:54the service in the right spot and even a fast response.

0:49:54 > 0:49:59And these weren't the only high-tech additions to the force.

0:49:59 > 0:50:02Back in May, the Dubai police got some new recruits and these

0:50:02 > 0:50:05weren't your ordinary newcomers, these guys were made of the hard

0:50:05 > 0:50:08stuff, and Kate Russell went to meet them.

0:50:08 > 0:50:16Like so much of Dubai's over-the-top ambition,

0:50:16 > 0:50:20the police force wants to be seen to be using the latest crime

0:50:20 > 0:50:28prediction and surveillance technology to watch over the people.

0:50:30 > 0:50:32We have our cameras, our drones, our robots.

0:50:32 > 0:50:35We are going to live in a science-fiction movie.

0:50:35 > 0:50:43Artificial intelligence-based predictive crime systems,

0:50:50 > 0:50:52autonomous patrol vehicles and unmanned police stations

0:50:52 > 0:50:54are just a few of their futuristic initiatives.

0:50:54 > 0:50:56ROBOT:I am a humanoid service robot...

0:50:56 > 0:50:58Planned to be built in all of Dubai's neighbourhoods

0:50:58 > 0:51:01are the world's first smart police stations,

0:51:01 > 0:51:02which will be completely unstaffed.

0:51:02 > 0:51:07Citizens can pop in for a safe driving lesson, a quick coffee

0:51:07 > 0:51:08or even to report crimes.

0:51:08 > 0:51:10They can also meet Dubai's own Robocop.

0:51:10 > 0:51:13I am the latest incorporation into Dubai's police department.

0:51:13 > 0:51:16But unlike the movies...

0:51:16 > 0:51:17Hello...

0:51:17 > 0:51:22..He'll kill you with kindness.

0:51:22 > 0:51:23You have really pretty eyes.

0:51:23 > 0:51:25I think I'm getting hit on by a robot!

0:51:25 > 0:51:27Do you think I'm beautiful?

0:51:27 > 0:51:27Yes.

0:51:27 > 0:51:30I love talking with you.

0:51:30 > 0:51:31Thank you.

0:51:31 > 0:51:33You are absolutely astoundingly gorgeous, but it's the least

0:51:33 > 0:51:36interesting thing about you.

0:51:36 > 0:51:44Myer sensors detect the paparazzi among us.

0:51:47 > 0:51:48Guess who it is?

0:51:48 > 0:51:56It's him.

0:52:02 > 0:52:05Flirting aside, the head of artificial intelligence for Dubai

0:52:05 > 0:52:08police sees the future with AI and robotics very much at its heart.

0:52:08 > 0:52:11Behind it is the artificial intelligence, so it can see you,

0:52:11 > 0:52:14it has a facial recognition so it can identify the person

0:52:14 > 0:52:18in front of them and send all the live feed to the command

0:52:18 > 0:52:18and control system.

0:52:18 > 0:52:22We have a project what we call the Dubai Eye where we have

0:52:22 > 0:52:24integrated all the CCTV cameras across the city,

0:52:24 > 0:52:28and on top of that we're going to build smart system where it

0:52:28 > 0:52:29has a facial recognition.

0:52:29 > 0:52:32It's so difficult to monitor more than 10,000 cameras in the city,

0:52:32 > 0:52:35so we have an intelligence system that can analyse live feeds

0:52:35 > 0:52:39from those cameras and it can also predict also and identify all kinds

0:52:39 > 0:52:40of activities, especially the wanted people.

0:52:40 > 0:52:43Although this unmanned facility currently still needs a human

0:52:43 > 0:52:51on conference call when it comes to reporting a crime.

0:52:51 > 0:52:54So I would like report a crime.

0:52:54 > 0:52:57There is a robot here and he's stolen my heart.

0:52:57 > 0:53:03He's stolen your card?

0:53:03 > 0:53:03My heart.

0:53:03 > 0:53:05Your heart!

0:53:09 > 0:53:12We've recently seen Chicago PD's crime-predicting algorithms and now

0:53:12 > 0:53:19Dubai's police are turning their focus to preventing crimes

0:53:19 > 0:53:20before they even happen.

0:53:20 > 0:53:23This application analyses past crime and tries to predict

0:53:23 > 0:53:26where and when the next crime in that zone could happen

0:53:26 > 0:53:31in the future.

0:53:31 > 0:53:34Another one of the smart services offered to citizens in Dubai

0:53:34 > 0:53:36is the ability to register if you have a history

0:53:36 > 0:53:37of cardiovascular problems.

0:53:37 > 0:53:40You can see on the map there represented by hearts.

0:53:40 > 0:53:43Now, this means that when an ambulance is called it

0:53:43 > 0:53:46will instantly know that it could be attending a heart attack victim,

0:53:46 > 0:53:49and they say that this has allowed them to reduce the number

0:53:49 > 0:53:51of fatalities by more than 50%.

0:53:51 > 0:53:53That's an impressive statistic, but is this widespread surveillance

0:53:53 > 0:54:01reminding anyone else of a certain sci-fi film?

0:54:10 > 0:54:13People are going to equate this to Minority Report,

0:54:13 > 0:54:16what kind of protocols do you have in place to make sure the data

0:54:16 > 0:54:19is used in ethical ways in the future?

0:54:19 > 0:54:22We don't predict who would commit a crime, we predict where it

0:54:22 > 0:54:25could happen and when it could happen, so we can prevent it

0:54:25 > 0:54:28and reduce the rate for the crimes.

0:54:28 > 0:54:30With one in three crimes being successfully predicted this

0:54:30 > 0:54:38time last year, the benefits of using artificial intelligence

0:54:43 > 0:54:44are, well, predictable.

0:54:44 > 0:54:47What's more surprising is that the drone team here in Dubai

0:54:47 > 0:54:49would like to see it taken even further.

0:54:49 > 0:54:54They believe they can use drones to spot a potential criminal

0:54:54 > 0:54:56by analysing a person's vital signs.

0:54:56 > 0:55:00Like so many of Dubai's big plans, all this stuff seems to have one

0:55:00 > 0:55:02foot in ambitious reality and the other in well-intentioned

0:55:23 > 0:55:27Like so many of Dubai's big plans, all this stuff seems to have one

0:55:27 > 0:55:30foot in ambitious reality and the other in well-intentioned

0:55:30 > 0:55:30fantasy.

0:55:30 > 0:55:38It's a place worth keeping an eye on, though, and you can be very sure

0:55:41 > 0:55:43they'll be keeping an eye on us.

0:55:46 > 0:55:49Now, Fashion Week season is upon us.

0:55:49 > 0:55:51New York next week will kickstart the most important month

0:55:51 > 0:55:54in a fashionista's calendar, as I well know.

0:55:54 > 0:56:02But there is a group of people who do not see themselves reflected

0:56:04 > 0:56:05people with disabilities.

0:56:05 > 0:56:08London Fashion Week last year made some progress when two disabled

0:56:08 > 0:56:10models opened the show for one of the designers.

0:56:10 > 0:56:13Now a New York fashion school is hoping to continue that,

0:56:13 > 0:56:15combining tech and fashion by designing bespoke clothes

0:56:15 > 0:56:17for people with disabilities.

0:56:17 > 0:56:25Paul Carter paid them a visit.

0:56:33 > 0:56:35Buying clothes is something most people take the granted.

0:56:35 > 0:56:39You like the look of it, you try it on, you buy it.

0:56:39 > 0:56:41But what if your choices are much more limited

0:56:41 > 0:56:43because of an impairment or disability?

0:56:43 > 0:56:47I've come to a fashion lab here in New York who are using tech

0:56:47 > 0:56:48to make fashion more accessible.

0:56:48 > 0:56:51Open Style Lab is a non-proft organisation in New York established

0:56:51 > 0:56:53to make clothing for disabled people which is both

0:56:53 > 0:56:54functional and fashionable.

0:56:54 > 0:56:56Operating in partnership with Parsons School of Design

0:56:56 > 0:56:58in Manhattan, they pair student designers, engineers

0:56:58 > 0:57:06and occupational therapists with disabled people to tackle

0:57:10 > 0:57:12Our goal pretty much and our vision is to make style accessible

0:57:12 > 0:57:15to people of all abilities, whether it's disability or those

0:57:15 > 0:57:18who have injury, or those who are facing ageing,

0:57:18 > 0:57:19by 2025 through design and technology.

0:57:19 > 0:57:24A year ago I was looking for a coat I could put on without the use

0:57:24 > 0:57:24of my arms.

0:57:24 > 0:57:28Seven years ago, my arms became paralysed and I needed a coat

0:57:28 > 0:57:30for the brutal New York City winters.

0:57:30 > 0:57:34A friend referred me to Open Style Lab and I was actually

0:57:34 > 0:57:37one of the participants for a semester.

0:57:37 > 0:57:41I fell in love with Open Style Lab and became a board member this year.

0:57:41 > 0:57:45The team has access to a wide range of tech, such as 3D printers

0:57:45 > 0:57:48and arduinos, to assist in the design process in the design

0:57:48 > 0:57:56process and the clothing they create.

0:57:58 > 0:58:01I went to meet some of the people on the receiving end

0:58:01 > 0:58:02of this fashion innovation.

0:58:02 > 0:58:06I'm an adult survivor of paediatric cancer and it used to be called

0:58:06 > 0:58:09a quartermain amputation, I think - they take part of your arm,

0:58:09 > 0:58:12take part of your shoulder, a bit of the collarbone.

0:58:12 > 0:58:16They're designing a bag, I guess, that doesn't carry exactly

0:58:16 > 0:58:19like a backpack and that doesn't destroy my shoulder.

0:58:19 > 0:58:21Jason Da Silva has multiple sclerosis and has difficulties

0:58:21 > 0:58:27with speech.

0:58:27 > 0:58:30His design team were creating a shirt with integrated microphone

0:58:30 > 0:58:37and loudspeaker to amplify his voice.

0:58:38 > 0:58:40They're creating a sensor system so I can talk louder

0:58:40 > 0:58:42than I would normally.

0:58:42 > 0:58:44It's a speaker system for other people to use.

0:58:44 > 0:58:47An emerging area in fashion design being utilised by Open Style Lab

0:58:47 > 0:58:48is conductive fabric.

0:58:48 > 0:58:52This is material that can be stitched into clothing to create

0:58:52 > 0:58:53working circuits within garments.

0:58:53 > 0:58:56This allows for switches to be contained inside clothing,

0:58:56 > 0:59:04which can in turn be used to operate inbuilt items such as lights,

0:59:04 > 0:59:05heaters and even electric motors.

0:59:05 > 0:59:08This one, I haven't looped it on but what it's doing

0:59:08 > 0:59:12is using a microcontroller chip and I've pretty much asked it to do

0:59:12 > 0:59:14the same bait switch, because it's got conductive fabric

0:59:14 > 0:59:18inside, so when you touch one of the pockets it will send a signal

0:59:18 > 0:59:22and I did it for the microcontroller to send a signal if it's left

0:59:22 > 0:59:25or right, and these are some of the prototypes that were made

0:59:25 > 0:59:29for a woman with breast cancer to see her range of motion,

0:59:29 > 0:59:32so this is one of my first iterations of putting on the chip

0:59:32 > 0:59:35and using conductive thread to figure out how the circuit lives

0:59:35 > 0:59:43inside a garment.

0:59:43 > 0:59:46Completed projects created by Open Style Lab in the past

0:59:46 > 0:59:54include a waterproof jacket shaped to fit a wheelchair user

0:59:55 > 0:59:58and a seamless top for a young girl whose autism made her hypersensitive

0:59:58 > 1:00:00to stitching because of autism.

1:00:00 > 1:00:03The work being done by Open Style Lab shows what can be

1:00:03 > 1:00:06done when technology and lateral thinking meet a social need.

1:00:06 > 1:00:09With a bit of luck, fashion of the future will all be designed

1:00:09 > 1:00:10with this much style.

1:00:10 > 1:00:13That's it for the short cut of Click for this week,

1:00:13 > 1:00:16the full-length version is up on iPlayer for you to watch

1:00:16 > 1:00:17whenever you like.

1:00:17 > 1:00:20And don't forget, we live on throughout the week on Facebook

1:00:20 > 1:00:21and on Twitter @BBCclick.

1:00:21 > 1:00:29Thanks for watching and we'll see you soon.

1:00:36 > 1:00:37Hello, this is Breakfast,

1:00:37 > 1:00:39with Steph McGovern and Charlie Stayt.

1:00:39 > 1:00:40A lifeline for thousands

1:00:40 > 1:00:42of businesses hit by the collapse of Carillion.

1:00:42 > 1:00:44£100 million worth of taxpayer-backed loans

1:00:44 > 1:00:47are being offered to firms who need help, but some companies tell

1:00:47 > 1:00:55Breakfast it's too little, too late.

1:01:08 > 1:01:12Good morning, it's Saturday the 3rd of February.

1:01:12 > 1:01:20Also this morning:

1:01:23 > 1:01:25Rage boils over in court.

1:01:25 > 1:01:28A father of three girls abused by the doctor of the American

1:01:28 > 1:01:30gymnastics team apologises for his actions and says

1:01:30 > 1:01:31he's no hero.

1:01:31 > 1:01:32Talk is cheap.

1:01:32 > 1:01:36The boss of the FBI hits back at Donald Trump in a row over a memo

1:01:36 > 1:01:38that accuses the Bureau of bias.

1:01:38 > 1:01:41In sport, Scottish hopes soar as they start the Six Nations

1:01:41 > 1:01:44in Wales today, and they're both hoping to snuff out England's

1:01:44 > 1:01:47hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles

1:01:47 > 1:01:48in 130 years.

1:01:48 > 1:01:49Ireland kick off in France.

1:01:49 > 1:01:52They're back, the Spice Girls say the time is right to explore

1:01:52 > 1:01:54new opportunities, but what will those

1:01:54 > 1:01:55those opportunities be?

1:01:55 > 1:01:56We'll try and find out.

1:01:56 > 1:02:00And Ben has the weather.

1:02:00 > 1:02:05Good morning. Your Saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places.

1:02:05 > 1:02:10There will be snow in some high ground in the north and then the

1:02:10 > 1:02:15weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and

1:02:15 > 1:02:19into next week. All the details on the way. -- looks great.

1:02:19 > 1:02:19Thanks,

1:02:19 > 1:02:21Ben, see you in a bit.

1:02:21 > 1:02:23Small businesses affected by the collapse of Carillion

1:02:23 > 1:02:26are being offered the chance to apply for government backed loans

1:02:26 > 1:02:27from high street lenders.

1:02:27 > 1:02:30Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the firm went

1:02:30 > 1:02:31into liquidation in January.

1:02:31 > 1:02:35Our business correspondent Joe Lynam reports.

1:02:35 > 1:02:38Britain's second biggest construction company collapsed three

1:02:38 > 1:02:41weeks ago, leaving debts of almost £1 billion and a pensions deficit

1:02:41 > 1:02:42of a similar amount.

1:02:42 > 1:02:44Apart from those directly employed at Carillion,

1:02:44 > 1:02:46thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due

1:02:46 > 1:02:47to unpaid debts.

1:02:47 > 1:02:50Now the government is providing guarantees to small firms worth £100

1:02:50 > 1:02:52million through the state-backed British Business Bank.

1:02:52 > 1:02:55These will allow companies who lost money due to Carillion

1:02:55 > 1:03:03get bank loans.

1:03:04 > 1:03:07But it also means taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults.

1:03:07 > 1:03:10Additionally, the UK banking sector has promised to take

1:03:10 > 1:03:11the circumstances surrounding Carillion into consideration

1:03:11 > 1:03:13if individuals face problems repaying loans,

1:03:13 > 1:03:14overdraft or mortgages.

1:03:14 > 1:03:17The extent of the damage to the wider UK economy of one

1:03:17 > 1:03:19firm's collapse is coming into sharp focus.

1:03:19 > 1:03:27Joe Lynam, BBC News.

1:03:33 > 1:03:36This is a story we will get reaction on this morning.

1:03:36 > 1:03:39The leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, has responded

1:03:39 > 1:03:42to today's announcement.

1:03:42 > 1:03:46He says the government should have taken this step sooner.

1:03:46 > 1:03:51Later on in the programme we'll be catching up with one business owner

1:03:51 > 1:03:52who carried out services on behalf of Carillion

1:03:52 > 1:03:54and getting his response to today's announcement.

1:03:54 > 1:03:57A father whose three daughters were among those abused by US

1:03:57 > 1:03:59gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has apologised after trying

1:03:59 > 1:04:01to attack him at a court in Michigan.

1:04:01 > 1:04:05Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month,

1:04:05 > 1:04:08after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them.

1:04:08 > 1:04:10Randall Margraves' daughter Morgan spoke after the incident

1:04:10 > 1:04:11in the courtroom.

1:04:11 > 1:04:12Nedder Towfik reports.

1:04:12 > 1:04:15To my parents, thank you for all your love and support

1:04:15 > 1:04:16through all of this.

1:04:16 > 1:04:17Throughout Larry Nassar's sentencing hearings,

1:04:17 > 1:04:20women have shared their horrific tales of abuse at the hands

1:04:20 > 1:04:21of the disgraced doctor.

1:04:21 > 1:04:23On Friday, the testimonies continued, with the heartbreaking

1:04:23 > 1:04:26account of the Margraves family, whose three daughters

1:04:26 > 1:04:28were all victimised.

1:04:28 > 1:04:30After hearing two of his daughters recount their ordeals,

1:04:30 > 1:04:38Randall Margraves asked for a turn to speak as a distraught father.

1:04:43 > 1:04:46I would ask you to, as part of the sentencing,

1:04:46 > 1:04:49to grant me five minutes in a locked room with this demon.

1:04:49 > 1:04:51I have a feeling... Would you do that?

1:04:51 > 1:04:54That is not how our... Yes or no?

1:04:54 > 1:04:57No, sir, I can't do that. Would you give me one minute?

1:04:57 > 1:05:00You know that I can't do that. That's not how our legal system...

1:05:00 > 1:05:03Well, I'm gonna have to...

1:05:03 > 1:05:06The chaotic and raw moment showed the guilt and pain that parents

1:05:06 > 1:05:08and families are still struggling with.

1:05:08 > 1:05:10Believing the father had suffered enough,

1:05:10 > 1:05:15the judge said he would be released without charge.

1:05:15 > 1:05:18There's no way that this court is going to issue any type

1:05:18 > 1:05:24of punishment given the circumstances of this case.

1:05:24 > 1:05:26At a press conference afterwards, the Margraves girls

1:05:26 > 1:05:27defended their father.

1:05:27 > 1:05:31He reacted in a way that I feel most fathers would have done and probably

1:05:31 > 1:05:33wanted to do in a situation like this.

1:05:33 > 1:05:37It was hard for my dad to hear what each of us experienced specifically

1:05:37 > 1:05:41today and it's easy to get caught up when emotions arriving why.-- when

1:05:41 > 1:05:43emotions are running high.

1:05:43 > 1:05:47He reacted in a way that I feel most fathers would have done and probably

1:05:47 > 1:05:49wanted to do in a situation like this.

1:05:49 > 1:05:52After reflecting on what happened earlier, my father is remorseful.

1:05:52 > 1:05:53Randall Margraves said he was not

1:05:53 > 1:05:56a hero, but the real heroes were his girls

1:05:56 > 1:05:57and the other victims.

1:05:57 > 1:06:01If it wasn't for all the brave girls and women that have come forward

1:06:01 > 1:06:03before now, I don't know if my family could have

1:06:03 > 1:06:04come forward now.

1:06:04 > 1:06:06The case has inevitably sparked numerous investigations into why

1:06:06 > 1:06:08Michigan State University, where he was employed,

1:06:08 > 1:06:11along with USA Gymnastics and the US Olympic Committee failed

1:06:11 > 1:06:12to stop him.

1:06:12 > 1:06:17Nedder Towfik, BBC News, New York.

1:06:17 > 1:06:20The Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent Brexit campaigner,

1:06:20 > 1:06:23has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt

1:06:23 > 1:06:26a speech he was making to students at a university in Bristol.

1:06:26 > 1:06:29Police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made.

1:06:29 > 1:06:33The University of the West of England said it was appalled

1:06:33 > 1:06:41by what happened, and it fully supported free speech.

1:06:45 > 1:06:49I think that we live in a free society and freedom of speech

1:06:49 > 1:06:50is very important.

1:06:50 > 1:06:53And people like me who advocate freedom of speech must support it

1:06:53 > 1:06:57when it's not exactly what we want, as well as when it is what we want,

1:06:57 > 1:07:00so I think they're entitled to protest, they're entitled

1:07:00 > 1:07:01to disapprove and dislike my views.

1:07:01 > 1:07:05I think it's sad that they don't want to engage and discuss them.

1:07:05 > 1:07:09The boss of the FBI has hit back at Donald Trump in a row over

1:07:09 > 1:07:12the release of a secret Republican memo, which accuses the agency

1:07:12 > 1:07:14of political bias against the President.

1:07:14 > 1:07:16In an e-mail to staff, Christopher Wray said talk

1:07:16 > 1:07:19is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate

1:07:19 > 1:07:20independently and by the book.

1:07:20 > 1:07:23Democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine

1:07:23 > 1:07:25the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia.

1:07:25 > 1:07:28Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.

1:07:28 > 1:07:31This is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the FBI

1:07:31 > 1:07:32to a new low.

1:07:32 > 1:07:35The document, written by Republicans, makes the case

1:07:35 > 1:07:37that the justice department and the FBI showed bias

1:07:37 > 1:07:40towards Donald Trump while buying on one of his advisers.

1:07:40 > 1:07:43A warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier

1:07:43 > 1:07:45of information compiled by a former British intelligence agent

1:07:45 > 1:07:53who was desperate for Donald Trump to lose the election.

1:08:00 > 1:08:03I think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country,

1:08:03 > 1:08:07and when you look at that and you see that and so many other

1:08:07 > 1:08:10things, what's going on, a lot of people should be ashamed

1:08:10 > 1:08:12of themselves and much worse than that.

1:08:12 > 1:08:15But the Democrats say the memo doesn't tell the full story

1:08:15 > 1:08:17and is a shameful effort to discredit the ongoing

1:08:17 > 1:08:20investigation into the Trump campaign's links with Russia.

1:08:20 > 1:08:23The head of the FBI is defiant.

1:08:33 > 1:08:36REPORTER: Is the memo a dud, sir, is it a dud?

1:08:36 > 1:08:39Donald Trump is smiling again but this is a vicious fight

1:08:39 > 1:08:41at the heart of the US government.

1:08:41 > 1:08:43Some are saying the only winners are the Russians.

1:08:43 > 1:08:49Peter Bowes, BBC News.

1:08:49 > 1:08:52Many GPs feel undervalued, unable to provide safe care

1:08:52 > 1:08:55and that they have no choice but to quit, according to in depth

1:08:55 > 1:08:58research with doctors who have left the profession early.

1:08:58 > 1:09:01NHS England has promised an extra 5,000 GPs by the end

1:09:01 > 1:09:04of the decade but the most recent statistics show the number has

1:09:04 > 1:09:05instead dropped by nearly 1200.

1:09:05 > 1:09:09The Department of Health and Social care says it has the highest ever

1:09:09 > 1:09:17number of GPs in training.

1:09:23 > 1:09:25This is something I never thought I would say on television!

1:09:25 > 1:09:27The Spice Girls have confirmed they're reuniting to work

1:09:27 > 1:09:28on new opportunities.

1:09:28 > 1:09:30They posted this picture with Emma Bunton,

1:09:30 > 1:09:32better known as Baby Spice, commenting that the future

1:09:32 > 1:09:33is looking spicy.

1:09:33 > 1:09:34It's the first time they've been seen together like this since 2012.

1:09:34 > 1:09:37The group were hugely famous in the 1990s with their 'girl

1:09:37 > 1:09:39power' philosophy, they split in 2000 but performed

1:09:39 > 1:09:42at the closing ceremony of the London Olympics.

1:09:42 > 1:09:48This was one super-fan's reaction.

1:09:48 > 1:09:51If I'm gonna be completely honest, I broke down in tears.

1:09:51 > 1:09:54I was literally in the back of my friend's car,

1:09:54 > 1:09:55I was, like, "They're back!"

1:09:55 > 1:09:57There's been rumours for literally months,

1:09:57 > 1:09:59years, decades, all saying they're going to get

1:09:59 > 1:10:01back together, they're gonna do something, an anniversary

1:10:01 > 1:10:09special, another tour.

1:10:09 > 1:10:12Obviously since the Olympics there's been this massive craze,

1:10:12 > 1:10:13"We need the Spice Girls back!"

1:10:13 > 1:10:15Millions of people still want them.

1:10:15 > 1:10:18I think now especially with the metoo movement and feminism

1:10:18 > 1:10:20being at the forefront of news and stuff,

1:10:20 > 1:10:27which is great.

1:10:27 > 1:10:33I wonder what the definition of a super fan is?Him.Definitely! Love

1:10:33 > 1:10:39the Spice Girls, very exciting news! I know you're not as excited as me.

1:10:39 > 1:10:43You know what, I'm excited... I think it's great, why not? I

1:10:43 > 1:10:48remember it first time around.I was 14 when they first came out.What we

1:10:48 > 1:10:52need is more detail about what they're going to do. We just have

1:10:52 > 1:10:55the one image. Physically they have met but what next?

1:10:55 > 1:10:57Wales will kick off this year's 6 Nations Championship

1:10:57 > 1:10:59later against Scotland.

1:10:59 > 1:11:04But there'll be someone missing.

1:11:04 > 1:11:06Shenkin the regimental goat of the Royal Welsh,

1:11:06 > 1:11:08who traditionally leads the players onto the pitch,

1:11:08 > 1:11:09died in September.

1:11:09 > 1:11:11It means the Regiment needs a replacement,

1:11:11 > 1:11:19and our reporter Alex Humphreys has been to help them with the search.

1:11:19 > 1:11:22It's one of the best vantage points along the north coast of Wales,

1:11:22 > 1:11:24home to seals, rare plants and goats.

1:11:24 > 1:11:28Yes, the Great Orme in Llandudno is also home to the Royal Herd,

1:11:28 > 1:11:32and I'm on the hunt for a new goat mascot with the 3rd Battalion

1:11:32 > 1:11:33the Royal Welsh.

1:11:33 > 1:11:37What is it you look for in a good goat mascot?

1:11:37 > 1:11:40Well, we came up yesterday afternoon to do a recce to find

1:11:40 > 1:11:43a couple of herds where they've specifically got young billy goats.

1:11:43 > 1:11:46There was one specific one who when I called him and made

1:11:46 > 1:11:49a noise to attract his attention, he's in very inquisitive,

1:11:49 > 1:11:50he stared at us.

1:11:50 > 1:11:52That's a good sign, is it?

1:11:52 > 1:11:56He's got a bit of cheeky smile about him and he's got a lovely flop

1:11:56 > 1:11:58of hair just in front of his horns.

1:11:58 > 1:12:01A bit like your hat? A bit like my hat.

1:12:01 > 1:12:03So, Tom, how do you catch a goat?

1:12:03 > 1:12:06Well, we've got to find them first, we're going to be strolling

1:12:06 > 1:12:10the Great Orme to find the herd and find the goat we actually want.

1:12:10 > 1:12:13Then I'm going to rugby tackle him. You're kidding?

1:12:13 > 1:12:16Don't kid.

1:12:16 > 1:12:18Not today, luckily for me and the goat.

1:12:18 > 1:12:22We've got an RSPCA vet who's gonna dart him for us before

1:12:22 > 1:12:25we take him home.

1:12:25 > 1:12:31But catching him isn't as easy as it sounds.

1:12:31 > 1:12:33Things don't quite go as planned.

1:12:33 > 1:12:38It looks like goats 2-0 Royal Welsh at the moment.

1:12:38 > 1:12:40That's it.

1:12:40 > 1:12:41Eight hours later...

1:12:41 > 1:12:45So, can't you just choose a different goat?

1:12:45 > 1:12:48No, we looked at him yesterday, he had a good bit

1:12:48 > 1:12:52of character about him.

1:12:52 > 1:12:56He was local today, we saw him this morning and he's the one we want.

1:12:56 > 1:12:59The elusive Shenkin has definitely been kidding with us today.

1:12:59 > 1:13:02So the moral of the story is never to work with

1:13:02 > 1:13:03animals, especially goats.

1:13:03 > 1:13:10Alex Humphreys, BBC News.

1:13:11 > 1:13:15So just to clarify, they've got a temporary goat today but they're

1:13:15 > 1:13:18still looking for this goat with character that they want to get hold

1:13:18 > 1:13:23of to be the new Shenkin.Who knows, maybe the temporary go today will

1:13:23 > 1:13:26turn out such an amazing performance with so much character that they

1:13:26 > 1:13:31don't need to look for a new code?A good point, I like it! -- a new

1:13:31 > 1:13:32goat.

1:13:32 > 1:13:40The number of women who die from breast cancer has fallen by ten

1:13:41 > 1:13:43% in five years, according to figures released

1:13:43 > 1:13:44by Cancer Research UK.

1:13:44 > 1:13:47In 2010, 39 women out of every 100,000 in the UK died

1:13:47 > 1:13:48from breast cancer.

1:13:48 > 1:13:51In 2015, that figure reduced to 35 women per 100,000.

1:13:51 > 1:13:53The charity says a better understanding of the genetics

1:13:53 > 1:13:56of the disease, together with new drugs and surgical

1:13:56 > 1:13:58techniques, have all been linked to the decrease.

1:13:58 > 1:14:01from Cancer Research UK and Gail Hanson, a former breast

1:14:01 > 1:14:09cancer patient.

1:14:12 > 1:14:17Good morning to you. A special welcome to you. Yours is one of the

1:14:17 > 1:14:31success stories?It is.Give us a brief summary of what happened.

1:14:32 > 1:14:34a routine mammogram in 2010. The lump was slow-growing and very far

1:14:34 > 1:14:40in so it would have been a long time until I found it.Did you think

1:14:40 > 1:14:44there was something wrong?It came out of the blue, my second routine

1:14:44 > 1:14:50mammogram. Surgery, then you have three weeks radiotherapy. Luckily,

1:14:50 > 1:15:00it was all clear. It sounds awful, on the drugs. The first one was

1:15:00 > 1:15:04Tamoxifen, which is the generic one and after menopause, I was swapped

1:15:04 > 1:15:11to another one. And I go back every two years. Eight years in May and

1:15:11 > 1:15:16then ten years and they say we don't need to see you any more.How are

1:15:16 > 1:15:22you feeling in yourself?

1:15:24 > 1:15:26you feeling in yourself?It's hard because it's a while ago but it

1:15:26 > 1:15:37could've been so different.Gail is a walking, talking example. Talking

1:15:37 > 1:15:44about prostate cancer. The problems of men not presenting themselves

1:15:44 > 1:15:49thinking about the Rome bodies enough. Does the opposite Hampton

1:15:49 > 1:15:54with women?Women are more inclined just to understand their own bodies.

1:15:54 > 1:16:00Anecdotally, and there is evidence to suggest, they are aware of their

1:16:00 > 1:16:04bodies and if there are any changes, they go to their GPs. Men think it

1:16:04 > 1:16:10is probably nothing to worry about. Women are more likely to go. Early

1:16:10 > 1:16:20diagnosis is very important, for all cancers.How has treatment changed?

1:16:20 > 1:16:27It's been refined. Breast cancer has fallen 10%, prostate cancer only 6%.

1:16:27 > 1:16:31That is why you see this change where prostate cancer kills more

1:16:31 > 1:16:36people than breast cancer. The investment into breast cancer

1:16:36 > 1:16:40happened earlier. In the 90s, there was a big campaign, more money in

1:16:40 > 1:16:48research, better treatment. There has been a refinement.What about

1:16:48 > 1:16:51the screening process?Screening for breast cancer, we had a massive

1:16:51 > 1:16:57campaign. It is standard practice. Men tend not to go. But we should

1:16:57 > 1:17:02encourage them.

1:17:03 > 1:17:07encourage them.Gail, you said it came from the mammogram. Were you

1:17:07 > 1:17:14very aware of it?

1:17:14 > 1:17:16very aware of it?I have been a volunteer for Cancer Research UK in

1:17:16 > 1:17:21one of the shops. You probably have it more on the back of your mind.

1:17:21 > 1:17:27You are a mum and a grandmother as well. Do you see a change in the

1:17:27 > 1:17:34generations beneath you about awareness?A lot of changes in your

1:17:34 > 1:17:39lifetime?Yes. Because back in the day, I'm sure people died of cancer.

1:17:39 > 1:17:46Nobody talked about it, and I would like to think by the time my

1:17:46 > 1:17:50grandchildren are grown-up, would have knocked the head. That

1:17:50 > 1:17:55generational change is interesting. You have worked in the same area for

1:17:55 > 1:18:01a fair amount of time as well. You would have seen that.I think so.

1:18:01 > 1:18:07Cancer Research UK has such a big brands now that people talk about

1:18:07 > 1:18:12cancer and Gail is right. I remember as a child, people just didn't talk

1:18:12 > 1:18:18about it. He is not well or she is not well. Now people like Gail are

1:18:18 > 1:18:22prepared to talk about it and I think that's very important,

1:18:22 > 1:18:28changing attitudes.Do you talk in your family about it?It's been a

1:18:28 > 1:18:34while but I never hid it from anybody. I suppose it is the bits of

1:18:34 > 1:18:39people's bodies that you don't talk about. If it saves a life you've got

1:18:39 > 1:18:44to talk about things.With thank you very much.

1:18:44 > 1:18:52You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

1:18:54 > 1:18:56Some of us are going to see some

1:18:56 > 1:19:00Some of us are going to see some snow today. Some more of us could

1:19:00 > 1:19:04get some snow as we head on into next week but as far as today's

1:19:04 > 1:19:10concerned, a cold feel to the weather. Damp weather to many. The

1:19:10 > 1:19:14chance for some snow. All because of this slow-moving band of cloud which

1:19:14 > 1:19:18has pushed its way in from the Atlantic. A frontal system which is

1:19:18 > 1:19:24stalling at the moment. It is running into some pretty cold air.

1:19:24 > 1:19:28That is why we are going to see some snow mixed into the rain. And

1:19:28 > 1:19:32potentially some ice into north-eastern areas. This cloud,

1:19:32 > 1:19:40this patchy rain, only very slowly limping its way eastwards. We

1:19:40 > 1:19:45suspect across eastern Scotland, some snow mixed in over high ground.

1:19:45 > 1:19:48Something brighter into western Scotland. Some sunshine here but

1:19:48 > 1:19:56also a scattering of hefty, Bunbury showers. It may well be parts of

1:19:56 > 1:19:59East Anglia and Kent don't see much rain. But the much of England and

1:19:59 > 1:20:05rails -- England and Wales, patchy rain and snow over the high ground.

1:20:05 > 1:20:11As we run through the rest of the afternoon, it's a process of the

1:20:11 > 1:20:16band of cloud sitting in place, rain and hill snow fizzling in place. The

1:20:16 > 1:20:22Six Nations match in Cardiff and also in Paris, temperatures around

1:20:22 > 1:20:27five or six degrees. Through tonight, cloudy theme. The risk that

1:20:27 > 1:20:38some ice as well. Temperatures will drop perilously as well. Across a

1:20:38 > 1:20:42good part of Continental Europe, temperatures tomorrow morning a good

1:20:42 > 1:20:47deal lower than that. Why do I mention that? Increasingly through

1:20:47 > 1:20:52tomorrow, that is where our air will be coming from. As this builds down

1:20:52 > 1:21:00through Scandinavia. Strong cold winds particularly across southern

1:21:00 > 1:21:08areas. Also bringing some wintry showers. More likely rain during the

1:21:08 > 1:21:15afternoon. Temperatures on the thermometer, 4- seven degrees.

1:21:15 > 1:21:20Norwich for example will feel like it is freezing. We will stick

1:21:20 > 1:21:25through that cold north-easterly wind. Some snow showers for East

1:21:25 > 1:21:31Anglia and the south-east. Elsewhere, largely dry. It stays

1:21:31 > 1:21:34cold through the coming week. The chance of some further snow in

1:21:34 > 1:21:36places.

1:21:40 > 1:21:46You managed to get your copy in quick without anyone noticing. We

1:21:46 > 1:21:50should have a look at the papers this morning. Let's start with the

1:21:50 > 1:21:58Times. A picture with Gillian Anderson. You got some copy on her

1:21:58 > 1:22:05face. The main story is about oligarchs and corruption, being

1:22:05 > 1:22:11forced to explain their luxury lifestyles in Britain. A full

1:22:11 > 1:22:18spectrum attack on organised crime. The front page of the Telegraph

1:22:18 > 1:22:27having a bit of fun. The Spice Girls. The first time they have been

1:22:27 > 1:22:32together for a long time. The Telegraph is gone with what we want.

1:22:32 > 1:22:36We haven't said what they might or might not do. Just saying something

1:22:36 > 1:22:44might happen. In the Telegraph, heterosexual couples will be given

1:22:44 > 1:22:49the right to enter civil partnerships. The biggest shakeup of

1:22:49 > 1:22:53marriage laws since the 1800 is full -- 1800s.

1:22:53 > 1:22:57Many have been in touch over The Spice Girls story.Simon says he saw

1:22:57 > 1:23:02them live back in the 1990s and he threw a large pair of white

1:23:02 > 1:23:07underpants with his phone number on them to Geri. He is still waiting

1:23:07 > 1:23:13for a call.The Daily Mail. So we were talking about breast cancer

1:23:13 > 1:23:19just a moment ago. Prostate cancer was the focus yesterday. The Daily

1:23:19 > 1:23:24Mail is talking about prostate cancer. Looking at boosting funding.

1:23:24 > 1:23:30Could save the lives of 7000 men a year. Those statistics around

1:23:30 > 1:23:35prostate cancer really are very shocking.Sticking with health, the

1:23:35 > 1:23:43Daily Mirror has a story about targets being axed after NHS chiefs

1:23:43 > 1:23:50said Tory cuts make them impossible. A full review of the papers coming

1:23:50 > 1:23:51up.

1:23:51 > 1:23:54The sister of film star Natalie Wood says she's pleased the late

1:23:54 > 1:23:57actress's husband Robert Wagner has been named as a person of interest

1:23:57 > 1:23:59in the investigation into her death.

1:23:59 > 1:24:01She drowned in 1981 during a yachting trip,

1:24:01 > 1:24:08and her death was ruled to be an accident.

1:24:08 > 1:24:11In an interview with the Sun, her sister Larna says she hopes

1:24:11 > 1:24:13the truth will now come out.

1:24:13 > 1:24:14Joining us from Los Angeles

1:24:14 > 1:24:18is entertainment journalist Jeanne Wolf.

1:24:18 > 1:24:24Good morning to you. This story, which dates back so many years,

1:24:24 > 1:24:30nearly 30 years, it made an extraordinary impact in the US and

1:24:30 > 1:24:35around the world because of those involved. Their fame. So many

1:24:35 > 1:24:41mysteries that surround it.The mysteries are what keeps the story

1:24:41 > 1:24:46going. It's been almost 40 years since this happened but six years

1:24:46 > 1:24:51ago, they reopened the investigation and they now say that some new

1:24:51 > 1:24:58witnesses have emerged and the sheriff's Department made a

1:24:58 > 1:25:04statement saying that Robert Wagner's testimony hasn't matched

1:25:04 > 1:25:08what other witnesses say. First of all, it's a long time. Second of

1:25:08 > 1:25:16all, the night about horrible accident, everybody, including

1:25:16 > 1:25:20Natalie and Robert Wagner, including Christopher Walken, who was on the

1:25:20 > 1:25:28boat, had been partying and drinking and when Robert Wagner wrote his

1:25:28 > 1:25:33memoir, he admitted that he had a fight with Natalie Bhatti said he

1:25:33 > 1:25:39knows he is not responsible for the death but he continues to feel the

1:25:39 > 1:25:42pain of the responsibility because he should have watched out for his

1:25:42 > 1:25:47wife. You've got to remember, these are movie stars, some of the most

1:25:47 > 1:25:52beautiful colouring people you have seen, but they are human beings.

1:25:52 > 1:25:58Bringing this all up again must be so painful for Robert Wagner. To

1:25:58 > 1:26:03some degree you think, what's the point?That's an interesting point

1:26:03 > 1:26:08you raise. A lot of people might be curious as to how it is after such a

1:26:08 > 1:26:13long period of time, it is only because in an interview with the

1:26:13 > 1:26:22captain of the boat. Six years

1:26:23 > 1:26:29captain of the boat. Six years ago, that was the case once again. The

1:26:29 > 1:26:36captain used to quote that now the Sheriff 's Department is quoting,

1:26:36 > 1:26:42she didn't get off that boat by herself.Well, it's not as if he saw

1:26:42 > 1:26:47it will anyone will ever know. It's kind of like Marilyn Monroe in the

1:26:47 > 1:26:56sense that when someone beautiful dies before their time, there is

1:26:56 > 1:27:00still so many questions, so many unknowns surrounding it, it just

1:27:00 > 1:27:07keeps going on. It almost turns into a movie for the audience. It makes

1:27:07 > 1:27:14great media but great pain to the family.There is a process going on,

1:27:14 > 1:27:19and investigation ongoing. Whether or not this will reach some kind of

1:27:19 > 1:27:29conclusion.Of course, it's too early to say. And you can also says

1:27:29 > 1:27:34the prostration when people go back and say, G, the original

1:27:34 > 1:27:37investigation was not thorough enough. They quickly judge did an

1:27:37 > 1:27:42accident. Now they are saying an accident in undetermined

1:27:42 > 1:27:49circumstances. I don't know how you can trust the word of two people in

1:27:49 > 1:27:56a boat across the water who said they had an argument and waited all

1:27:56 > 1:28:04this time to come out for the police or the authorities waited all this

1:28:04 > 1:28:10time to contact them about their tip. It's painful and silly in some

1:28:10 > 1:28:18ways. Happening such a long time ago. You really wonder how they

1:28:18 > 1:28:23going to find more evidence after all these years when, at the time,

1:28:23 > 1:28:33they didn't come up with anything. Thank you very much real. Police in

1:28:33 > 1:28:36the United States have confirmed that the actor Robert Wagner is

1:28:36 > 1:28:42being treated as a person of interest in the death of film star

1:28:42 > 1:28:47Natalie Wood.

1:28:47 > 1:28:48You're watching Breakfast from BBC News.

1:28:48 > 1:28:50Still to come this morning.

1:28:50 > 1:28:50Together again.

1:28:50 > 1:28:53Does this picture mean the Spice Girls are set

1:28:53 > 1:28:54for a reunion?

1:28:54 > 1:28:57We'll be joined by a super-fan who's a little bit excited.

1:30:00 > 1:30:01Hello, this is Breakfast

1:30:01 > 1:30:06with Steph McGovern and Charlie Stayt.

1:30:06 > 1:30:08Good morning, here's a summary of today's main

1:30:08 > 1:30:10stories from BBC News:

1:30:10 > 1:30:13Contractors affected by the collapse of Carillion will be able to apply

1:30:13 > 1:30:15for government backed loans from high street lenders.

1:30:15 > 1:30:18Thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the construction

1:30:18 > 1:30:19giant went into liquidation in January.

1:30:19 > 1:30:22Ministers say the state-owned British Business Bank will guarantee

1:30:22 > 1:30:25£100 million of lending to those firms, which should make it easier

1:30:25 > 1:30:32for them to borrow.

1:30:32 > 1:30:35A father whose three daughters were among those abused by US

1:30:35 > 1:30:37gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has apologised after trying

1:30:37 > 1:30:43to attack him at a court in Michigan.

1:30:43 > 1:30:47Nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month

1:30:47 > 1:30:55after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them.

1:30:56 > 1:31:04It was hard for my dad to hear what each of us experienced

1:31:04 > 1:31:07explicitly for the first time today, and it's easy to get caught up

1:31:07 > 1:31:09when emotions are running high.

1:31:09 > 1:31:12He reacted in a way that I think most fathers would have done

1:31:12 > 1:31:15and probably wanted to do in a situation like this

1:31:15 > 1:31:17but after reflecting on what happened earlier,

1:31:17 > 1:31:18my father is remorseful.

1:31:18 > 1:31:19Justice cannot be served by one

1:31:19 > 1:31:22individual, it must go through the judicial system.

1:31:22 > 1:31:24The Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a prominent Brexit campaigner,

1:31:24 > 1:31:27has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt

1:31:27 > 1:31:31a speech he was making to students at a university in Bristol.

1:31:31 > 1:31:34Police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made.

1:31:34 > 1:31:37The University of the West of England said it was appalled

1:31:37 > 1:31:40by what happened, and it fully supported free speech.

1:31:47 > 1:31:51I think that we live in a free society and freedom of speech

1:31:51 > 1:31:52is very important.

1:31:52 > 1:31:55And people like me who advocate freedom of speech must support it

1:31:55 > 1:31:59when it's not exactly what we want, as well as when it is what we want,

1:31:59 > 1:32:02so I think they're entitled to protest, they're entitled

1:32:02 > 1:32:03to disapprove and dislike my views.

1:32:03 > 1:32:07I think it's sad that they don't want to engage and discuss them.

1:32:07 > 1:32:11The boss of the FBI has hit back at Donald Trump in a row over

1:32:11 > 1:32:14the release of a secret Republican memo, which accuses the agency

1:32:14 > 1:32:15of political bias against the President.

1:32:15 > 1:32:18In an e-mail to staff, Christopher Wray said talk

1:32:18 > 1:32:21is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate

1:32:21 > 1:32:22independently and by the book.

1:32:22 > 1:32:25Democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine

1:32:25 > 1:32:28the inquiry into alleged collusion with Russia

1:32:28 > 1:32:30Many GPs feel undervalued, unable to provide safe care

1:32:30 > 1:32:32Many GPs feel undervalued, unable to provide safe care

1:32:32 > 1:32:36and that they have no choice but to quit, according to in depth

1:32:36 > 1:32:38research with doctors who have left the profession early.

1:32:38 > 1:32:41NHS England has promised an extra 5,000 GPs by the end

1:32:41 > 1:32:44of the decade but the most recent statistics show the number has

1:32:44 > 1:32:46instead dropped by nearly 1200.

1:32:46 > 1:32:49The Department of Health and Social care says it has the highest ever

1:32:49 > 1:32:57number of GPs in training.

1:32:57 > 1:33:00The lead singer of the Temptations, Dennis Edwards, has died

1:33:00 > 1:33:01in hospital in Chicago.

1:33:01 > 1:33:02He was 74.

1:33:02 > 1:33:04He grew up in Detroit, the home of Motown,

1:33:04 > 1:33:07where he learnt his craft in a church choir.

1:33:07 > 1:33:09He joined the Temptations in 1968, replacing David Ruffin.

1:33:09 > 1:33:13As a lead singer he featured on hits such as Papa was a Rollin' Stone,

1:33:13 > 1:33:21I Can't Get Next to You and Ball of Confusion.

1:33:21 > 1:33:25Those are the main stories and Mike is here with the sport. It's the

1:33:25 > 1:33:29beginning of the Six Nations.The beginning of a massive six weeks,

1:33:29 > 1:33:34all the highlights on the sporting calendar -- one of. And we will be

1:33:34 > 1:33:41crossing live to Olly Foster in Cardiff before the big game today.

1:33:41 > 1:33:43Our other big story:

1:33:43 > 1:33:46No Andy Murray, no Kyle Edmund, but Great Britain could have

1:33:46 > 1:33:48unearthed a brand new star in Cameron Norrie.

1:33:48 > 1:33:51He's 22 and made his Davis Cup debut against Spain yesterday and came

1:33:51 > 1:33:55from two sets down to beat world number 23 Roberto Bautista Agut,

1:33:55 > 1:33:56and level the tie at 1-1.

1:33:56 > 1:34:00Liam Broady lost the first singles match to Albert Ramos-Vinolas,

1:34:00 > 1:34:03but Norrie produced the performance of his life to beat a man ranked 91

1:34:03 > 1:34:04places above him in the world.

1:34:04 > 1:34:08He only turned professional last June and this was his first ever

1:34:08 > 1:34:09professional match on red clay.

1:34:09 > 1:34:12Jamie Murray and Dominic Inglot play in the doubles rubber later today

1:34:12 > 1:34:16and you can follow the match live on BBC Two and the BBC Sport website

1:34:16 > 1:34:19from 1pm this afternoon.

1:34:19 > 1:34:22I just looked at my forehand the whole match and thought

1:34:22 > 1:34:25I was tougher than the guy through the whole match.

1:34:25 > 1:34:28Physically had some problems in the end but I was really pumped

1:34:28 > 1:34:30with my efforts, it's given me lots of confidence.

1:34:30 > 1:34:36My first match on clay so I'm just stoked.

1:34:36 > 1:34:37Not surprised!

1:34:37 > 1:34:39In the Championship, Bolton Wanderers are out

1:34:39 > 1:34:40of the relegation zone

1:34:40 > 1:34:43after a 1-0 win over promotion chasing Bristol City.

1:34:43 > 1:34:45Former Newcastle forward Sammy Ameobi scored this

1:34:45 > 1:34:46cracker late on.

1:34:46 > 1:34:53City remain in fifth.

1:34:53 > 1:34:55Wigan made a strong start to their Super league season

1:34:55 > 1:34:57with a 40-12 win against Salford.

1:34:57 > 1:35:01Wakefield Trinity also won at Hull KR, but the result of the night came

1:35:01 > 1:35:04at St Helens as the home side thrashed last season's

1:35:04 > 1:35:04runners-up Castleford 46-6.

1:35:04 > 1:35:08Ben Barba collected man of the match going over for two tries,

1:35:08 > 1:35:09while Mark Percival scored a hat-trick,

1:35:09 > 1:35:15Barba setting him up here.

1:35:15 > 1:35:18Let's get back to the start of the Six Nations, and our man

1:35:18 > 1:35:21Olly Foster is at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff ahead

1:35:21 > 1:35:24of their opening match today, where Wales will be hoping to burst

1:35:24 > 1:35:29the Scottish bubble.

1:35:29 > 1:35:34Absolutely, good morning to you, Mike. A big old empty stadium but my

1:35:34 > 1:35:40favourite stadium in the world for the, 74,500 will be here this

1:35:40 > 1:35:47afternoon -- for rugby. 15 matches across the next six weeks. That's

1:35:47 > 1:35:51what it's all about. Wales have their name on the trophy a couple of

1:35:51 > 1:35:56times, you've got to go back to 2013 for that. Scotland have never won

1:35:56 > 1:36:02this trophy, 1999, the last time Scotland won the five Nations, but

1:36:02 > 1:36:07victory is few and far between for the Scots, but could this be their

1:36:07 > 1:36:12year? What an opener. They've had a fantastic year last year, rounding

1:36:12 > 1:36:17it off beating Australia as well. Gregor Townsend has really got the

1:36:17 > 1:36:23Scots going. They're really playing some fantastic rugby. This Six

1:36:23 > 1:36:27Nations Championship will be notable idling for the players who aren't

1:36:27 > 1:36:31here. All sorts of endure you worry is for all the teams

1:36:31 > 1:36:38across-the-board. -- injury worries. Wales, 500 caps Warren Gatland can't

1:36:38 > 1:36:43choose from. Has ten Scarlets players in his team hoping their

1:36:43 > 1:36:49club form replicates. What an opener we have an here are the two coaches

1:36:49 > 1:36:53about how they hope to start the Championship -- he has ten Scarlets

1:36:53 > 1:36:56players.

1:36:56 > 1:36:59It's a good game for us to get first up.

1:36:59 > 1:37:02The players involved last year were disappointed with losing away

1:37:02 > 1:37:05in Murrayfield and they feel there is a great chance for us

1:37:05 > 1:37:09to get the campaign off to a good start and against a Scottish team

1:37:09 > 1:37:11who have definitely been resurging and are

1:37:11 > 1:37:14going to test us and cause us a number of problems.

1:37:14 > 1:37:17The most recent evidence is they're able to train at a pace

1:37:17 > 1:37:20and intensity that can match the best teams in the world,

1:37:20 > 1:37:24that can go to places like Cardiff and put on a really good

1:37:24 > 1:37:25performance, and they're together.

1:37:25 > 1:37:27We feel there's a real togetherness that's been built up

1:37:27 > 1:37:31for a while now, it comes out in the way they talk to each other,

1:37:31 > 1:37:37the way they work hard each other.

1:37:37 > 1:37:42Looking ahead to the other matches, Ireland in France later today and

1:37:42 > 1:37:46England in Italy tomorrow. England chasing history, trying to become

1:37:46 > 1:37:51the first nation for 130 years to win three in a row. But Ireland star

1:37:51 > 1:37:55as many people's favourites? Absolutely, remember what Ireland

1:37:55 > 1:38:00did to England last year as well in the final match -- start. England

1:38:00 > 1:38:05going for a hat-trick of titles and no team in the history of the home

1:38:05 > 1:38:10nations am of the five Nations, the Six Nations has three in a row out

1:38:10 > 1:38:15right by themselves -- no team in the history of the home nations, the

1:38:15 > 1:38:21five Nations. England were going for the winning run but Ireland upset

1:38:21 > 1:38:25them. Ireland are in Paris. They have less injuries than everyone

1:38:25 > 1:38:30else and England, for all their injuries, they have quite an easy

1:38:30 > 1:38:34introduction, going to the traditional wooden spooner team,

1:38:34 > 1:38:40Italy, on Sunday. Alongside the men's Championship, the women's

1:38:40 > 1:38:46fixtures as well, they mirror the men's. We had a fantastic start to

1:38:46 > 1:38:52the women's Six Nations Championship last night in Colwyn Bay. Wales beat

1:38:52 > 1:39:01Scotland by a single point, 18-16. They really ran away with it. --

1:39:01 > 1:39:0618-17. The Scots came charging back at them in the second half. Two

1:39:06 > 1:39:13tries for the Welsh but then the Scots came back, a drive from Lake

1:39:13 > 1:39:21put the Welsh 18-5 up -- a try from. Chloe Rutherford scored two

1:39:21 > 1:39:25second-half tries to get them within a point but the Welsh just hung on.

1:39:25 > 1:39:31They will be hoping that is a very good omen for the men. Scotland

1:39:31 > 1:39:36probably narrow favourites here this afternoon and I cannot wait for this

1:39:36 > 1:39:41place to start filling up. It's an amazing stadium.Absolutely. We will

1:39:41 > 1:39:45join you later and we will try to arrange some company for you. If I

1:39:45 > 1:39:51was there on my own now I would sing, just burst into song!You have

1:39:51 > 1:39:55sung in that stadium!That's probably why, it takes me back!

1:39:55 > 1:39:56Now for something with just as many

1:39:56 > 1:39:58crunching challenges as the Six Nations.

1:39:58 > 1:40:00It's the mainly women's sport of roller derby.

1:40:00 > 1:40:0338 nations are competing for the World Cup in Manchester this

1:40:03 > 1:40:06week and you can watch it live on the BBC.

1:40:06 > 1:40:09For a taste of how physical it gets, I've been to train

1:40:09 > 1:40:11with some of the highly-fancied England team.

1:40:11 > 1:40:15Rollerskating has never been so physical.

1:40:15 > 1:40:18In the sport of roller derby, thou shalt not pass.

1:40:18 > 1:40:21It looks like organised chaos, but this is all about tactics

1:40:21 > 1:40:29and preparation for the third World Cup.

1:40:32 > 1:40:34It's basically British Bulldog on roller skates, mainly played

1:40:34 > 1:40:38by women since roller derby was started in America in the 1930s.

1:40:38 > 1:40:41And believe me, there are all tactics going on at the moment

1:40:41 > 1:40:44in this melee.

1:40:44 > 1:40:47So, there are two teams of five attacking and defending

1:40:47 > 1:40:48at the same time.

1:40:48 > 1:40:50Each team nominates a player to be their so-called jammer.

1:40:50 > 1:40:54They wear a helmet with star on and they score a point for every

1:40:54 > 1:40:58opposing player they can muscle their way past.

1:40:58 > 1:41:01They can be helped by their teammates to get through,

1:41:01 > 1:41:04but their opponents are out to hit them off their feet,

1:41:04 > 1:41:07or at least off the track, and don't forget your opponents

1:41:07 > 1:41:09are trying to do exactly the same

1:41:09 > 1:41:11and get their own jammer through, hence the carnage.

1:41:11 > 1:41:14You grow rhino skin, so after awhile you don't see

1:41:14 > 1:41:16the bruises anymore and you just become immune to it.

1:41:16 > 1:41:20There are injuries, you can get hurt, but it's the same with any

1:41:20 > 1:41:25sport, it's the risk you take.

1:41:25 > 1:41:33If you bend your knees and if I come in and just make a hit...

1:41:33 > 1:41:34OK, yeah, that's legal.

1:41:34 > 1:41:36So that's not a foul, that's perfectly good.

1:41:36 > 1:41:38That was a great fall as well. Was it?

1:41:38 > 1:41:46That's one of the things you have to learn.

1:41:46 > 1:41:50And once you've got that, you can have a go at being the jammer.

1:41:50 > 1:41:53You can maybe go around the outside or dart through the middle.

1:41:53 > 1:41:55We've gotta be nimble, we've gotta be quick.

1:41:55 > 1:41:57It's pretty full on, it's good teamwork.

1:41:57 > 1:42:00The camaraderie of working with people, figuring things out,

1:42:00 > 1:42:01coming up with crazy tactics that work.

1:42:01 > 1:42:04It's claimed this is the fastest-growing women's sport

1:42:04 > 1:42:04in the world...

1:42:04 > 1:42:06We got halfway round...

1:42:06 > 1:42:08..And they're so good they are teaching us men.

1:42:08 > 1:42:11It's quite rare in sports, especially with so many

1:42:11 > 1:42:13well-developed sports, for women to really push

1:42:13 > 1:42:14and drive the progression.

1:42:14 > 1:42:17You can see how popular the women's game has become at the third

1:42:17 > 1:42:20World Cup, which comes to a climax this weekend in Manchester.

1:42:20 > 1:42:24It's live on the BBC as 38 nations try to knock the USA

1:42:24 > 1:42:29off their perch.

1:42:29 > 1:42:32It's amazing to have it, it's the first time it's been

1:42:32 > 1:42:35outside North America and because it's promoted a lot

1:42:35 > 1:42:38for women, it's just giving them the opportunity to really get

1:42:38 > 1:42:43involved and feel like it's OK.

1:42:43 > 1:42:46Back on the training track with the England players who skate

1:42:46 > 1:42:50with the Rainy City club, I was working on my rhino skin

1:42:50 > 1:42:52and seeing the tactics that will be so crucial,

1:42:52 > 1:42:58which mainly involved putting me on the floor.

1:42:58 > 1:43:03It is nice to feel good at something, falling, apparently I was

1:43:03 > 1:43:09good at that, which is all part of learning roller derby. Live in

1:43:09 > 1:43:12Manchester this weekend on the red button and via connected TVs.

1:43:12 > 1:43:17England trying to go one better than last time when they were runners-up.

1:43:17 > 1:43:22Good luck to them. Harking back to the Cameron Norrie story in the

1:43:22 > 1:43:27Davis Cup, you should stay with a match whatever happens. I saw the

1:43:27 > 1:43:32first two sets and I thought, this is going a certain way, then it went

1:43:32 > 1:43:38the other way.Was doing OK but he was 2-0 down in his debut in the

1:43:38 > 1:43:43Davis Cup, first time ever in a professional match on red clay

1:43:43 > 1:43:47against someone 91 positions above him.You've got to have faith!Maybe

1:43:47 > 1:43:53it's the fact that you've switched off which made him come back!More

1:43:53 > 1:44:01later on.Yes, more on the Six Nations.

1:44:01 > 1:44:02Nations.this

1:44:02 > 1:44:05this £100 million of government-backed loans

1:44:05 > 1:44:10are being offered to firms affected by the collapse of Carillion.

1:44:10 > 1:44:13A father whose three daughters were abused by US gymnastics doctor

1:44:13 > 1:44:16Larry Nassar has apologised, after trying to attack him

1:44:16 > 1:44:22in a court room.

1:44:22 > 1:44:25Also coming up in the programme:

1:44:32 > 1:44:33He's spent years encouraging others

1:44:33 > 1:44:35as leader of the Inspirational Voices Choir.

1:44:35 > 1:44:39Wayne Ellington will be here to tell us what inspired him to go solo

1:44:39 > 1:44:45and audition for The Voice.

1:44:57 > 1:44:58let us look

1:44:58 > 1:45:02let us look at the weather. It will be cold, right through into next

1:45:02 > 1:45:08week. At times, some of us will see some snow. Cold and damp weather.

1:45:08 > 1:45:14Some snow mixed in, cold enough for some wintry showers. If you look at

1:45:14 > 1:45:21the satellite picture, this is moved in from the West, slow-moving

1:45:21 > 1:45:25weather front which is stalling across the UK. It is running into

1:45:25 > 1:45:30some pretty cold air. That is why we are getting some snow out of this

1:45:30 > 1:45:35weather front. Potentially some ice in the north-east as well. As we

1:45:35 > 1:45:42gone through the day, this frontal system, patchy rain and hill snow,

1:45:42 > 1:45:46four northern and eastern Scotland, lunchtime to be cloudy and damp.

1:45:46 > 1:45:53Southwest Scotland, some heavy, thundery showers. Down across the

1:45:53 > 1:46:00heart of England, a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain. Through Wales

1:46:00 > 1:46:07down to the south-west, hints at something brighter. As we go through

1:46:07 > 1:46:11what is left of the day, you can see this area of cloud not moving

1:46:11 > 1:46:21anywhere much. I think some patchy rain is on the cards. The Six

1:46:21 > 1:46:26Nations matches this afternoon. Then into this evening, cloud and patchy

1:46:26 > 1:46:32rain but that will still see some wintry showers feeding in from the

1:46:32 > 1:46:40east. We will see a frost and some icy stretches. A couple of degrees

1:46:40 > 1:46:45above freezing for most of us. That will not be the case cost -- across

1:46:45 > 1:46:49most parts of Continental Europe. Why do I mention it? During

1:46:49 > 1:46:55tomorrow, this area of high pressure squat -- squashes its way down from

1:46:55 > 1:47:04Scandinavia. Caldaire, it will feel better across parts of the South and

1:47:04 > 1:47:12south-east. Further west, it should be dry. Those temperatures on the

1:47:12 > 1:47:15thermometer, around 5- seven degrees. Only factor in the strength

1:47:15 > 1:47:23of the wind, it will feel more like freezing. Into Monday, we keep this

1:47:23 > 1:47:33barely cold wind. The weather system could bring some snow fall in

1:47:33 > 1:47:37between largely dry spells. It stays cold throughout the week ahead with

1:47:37 > 1:47:38between largely dry spells. It stays cold throughout the week ahead with

1:47:38 > 1:47:43some further snow at times. Cold, but delivered with such a warm

1:47:43 > 1:47:49smile.Cheesy but nice.

1:47:49 > 1:47:52We'll be back with the headlines at 8 o'clock.

1:47:52 > 1:47:57Now it's time for Newswatch.

1:47:57 > 1:47:59Hello and welcome to Newswatch with me, Samira Ahmed.

1:47:59 > 1:48:01With the Prime Minister on an important trade mission

1:48:01 > 1:48:05to China, did the BBC's political editor ask the wrong questions?

1:48:05 > 1:48:08And how well has the BBC reported on President Trump

1:48:08 > 1:48:16and his first year in power?

1:48:16 > 1:48:19The purpose of the Prime Minister's trip to China this week

1:48:19 > 1:48:20was to promote trade.

1:48:20 > 1:48:25But at a news conference on Wednesday, the BBC's political

1:48:25 > 1:48:28editor Laura Kuenssberg had matters closer to home on her mind.

1:48:28 > 1:48:32To get things done, leaders have to be able to lead.

1:48:32 > 1:48:37The Prime Minister says she will fight on

1:48:37 > 1:48:42but concedes something has to shift.

1:48:42 > 1:48:45Prime Minister, on the journey here, you acknowledged that you

1:48:45 > 1:48:48and your Government have to do more to be convincing.

1:48:48 > 1:48:50What is it that you plan to do differently

1:48:50 > 1:48:53and will you stand up to your critics?

1:48:53 > 1:48:57Several viewers felt that was not the time and place

1:48:57 > 1:48:58for such a question.

1:48:58 > 1:49:00Barbara Fierek put it like this:

1:49:29 > 1:49:32On Friday, Laura Kuenssberg pursued the same theme

1:49:43 > 1:49:45People are asking you again and again

1:49:45 > 1:49:47to be clearer about your priorities.

1:49:47 > 1:49:49How long can you stay on, do you believe?

1:49:49 > 1:49:51Well, let's be very clear about this.

1:49:51 > 1:49:53I've set out what my vision is.

1:49:53 > 1:49:57I've set out and I've said to people that at every stage

1:49:57 > 1:50:04where we can fill in the detail,

1:50:04 > 1:50:06we will do so and that's exactly...

1:50:06 > 1:50:07But how long can you stay on?

1:50:07 > 1:50:09That line of questioning prompted more complaints,

1:50:09 > 1:50:10including this from Tony Webb:

1:50:20 > 1:50:22On Tuesday night, Donald Trump addressed a joint session

1:50:22 > 1:50:26of the United States Congress in his first State of the Union

1:50:26 > 1:50:28address, just over 12 months since he took office.

1:50:28 > 1:50:34To say it's been a newsworthy and controversial first year

1:50:34 > 1:50:40as President is something of an understatement.

1:50:40 > 1:50:42The weightiest issues on the planet were discussed

1:50:42 > 1:50:49at Donald Trump's inaugural address,

1:50:49 > 1:50:52but what the president is in a white rage about

1:50:52 > 1:50:55are suggestions that the crowds for him weren't as big as they were

1:50:55 > 1:50:58for Barack Obama eight years ago, even though the evidence

1:50:58 > 1:50:59is incontrovertible.

1:50:59 > 1:51:01Many people around the world will be saddened

1:51:01 > 1:51:04and sickened to see the president of the United States

1:51:04 > 1:51:06appearing to validate tweets from a far-right group.

1:51:06 > 1:51:08Ten months into this unorthodox and provocative

1:51:08 > 1:51:15presidency, Donald Trump still has the capacity to shock.

1:51:15 > 1:51:18And it wasn't until I became a politician that I realised

1:51:18 > 1:51:20how nasty, how mean, how vicious and how fake

1:51:20 > 1:51:23the press can be as the cameras start going off

1:51:23 > 1:51:27in the background.

1:51:27 > 1:51:29That antagonistic relationship with the press has been caused,

1:51:29 > 1:51:36in the opinion of some Newswatch viewers, by relentlessly negative

1:51:36 > 1:51:38reporting on the part of much of the media,

1:51:38 > 1:51:46including the BBC.

1:51:56 > 1:51:59Others detect what they feel is an obsession with reporting

1:51:59 > 1:52:01on President Trump, bordering on an addiction.

1:52:01 > 1:52:09For Tim Weston:

1:52:17 > 1:52:20And Gillian Jones agreed there was too much Trump trivia on air:

1:52:20 > 1:52:23Well, one person who has spent much of the past year

1:52:23 > 1:52:31following Donald Trump's presidency is Nick Bryant,

1:52:34 > 1:52:37based in New York but joining us today from Washington.

1:52:37 > 1:52:39Welcome to Newswatch, Nick.

1:52:39 > 1:52:41Trump has been called the great disruptor

1:52:41 > 1:52:44and one wonders how much of a disrupter he's been to the way

1:52:44 > 1:52:48the BBC reports from America.

1:52:48 > 1:52:49Well, I don't know.

1:52:49 > 1:52:53I don't think we've ever had a president who has given

1:52:53 > 1:52:55such a volume of news at such a high velocity.

1:52:55 > 1:53:03It begins very early in the morning, as it did today

1:53:03 > 1:53:04with a presidential tweet,

1:53:04 > 1:53:05quite an extraordinary presidential tweet

1:53:05 > 1:53:09this time, attacking the leadership of the FBI

1:53:09 > 1:53:13and the justice department.

1:53:13 > 1:53:16And often, it ends the day with a midnight tweet

1:53:16 > 1:53:20which can be equally extraordinary, as was the case a few weeks ago

1:53:20 > 1:53:23when he announced that he wasn't going to be coming to London.

1:53:23 > 1:53:26Well, you've dived straight into one of the issues that viewers do bring

1:53:26 > 1:53:30up which is Trump's use of Twitter and, I must say, Newswatch viewers

1:53:30 > 1:53:33do regularly complain that the BBC, they feel, jumps to broadcast every

1:53:33 > 1:53:36tweet and that you should be far more judicious

1:53:36 > 1:53:37in what you choose to report.

1:53:37 > 1:53:39Have they got a point?

1:53:39 > 1:53:41I promise you, we don't publish every single tweet

1:53:41 > 1:53:43and we don't react to every single tweet either.

1:53:43 > 1:53:46But, of course, Twitter has become a primary medium

1:53:46 > 1:53:48to communicate with the American people and, of course,

1:53:48 > 1:53:51a lot of his tweets are incredibly newsworthy.

1:53:51 > 1:53:53He has announced policy on Twitter, like the ban

1:53:53 > 1:53:55on transgender people in the US military.

1:53:55 > 1:53:57That took his defence chiefs by surprise.

1:53:57 > 1:54:00A lot of his diplomacy has been conducted on Twitter.

1:54:00 > 1:54:02So when a tweet is newsworthy, we report it and, obviously,

1:54:02 > 1:54:05some of his retweets are newsworthy as well,

1:54:05 > 1:54:07as was the case when he retweeted Britain First.

1:54:07 > 1:54:07Yes.

1:54:07 > 1:54:11One of the main criticisms we also get is that coverage is too focused

1:54:11 > 1:54:13on him personally and negatively and you mentioned

1:54:13 > 1:54:16his diplomacy via Twitter, well, the policy with North Korea

1:54:16 > 1:54:18arguably seems to be bearing fruit.

1:54:18 > 1:54:20You know, the economy is doing well

1:54:20 > 1:54:22and has the BBC been too negative?

1:54:22 > 1:54:29I think we've made the point in recent times

1:54:29 > 1:54:32that it does seem that that tough stance towards North Korea

1:54:32 > 1:54:33has borne fruit.

1:54:33 > 1:54:35You know, you've had the North Koreans taking part

1:54:35 > 1:54:37in the Winter Olympics, for instance.

1:54:37 > 1:54:39I think at the year anniversary, we stressed how well

1:54:39 > 1:54:45the economy is doing right now.

1:54:45 > 1:54:48Look, I think it's really important to tell all of the story

1:54:48 > 1:54:51of the Trump administration and, often, you get a very different view

1:54:51 > 1:54:54in Washington, where I am today, from New York

1:54:54 > 1:54:55or elsewhere in the country.

1:54:55 > 1:54:59And there, there are an awful lot of people who think that what

1:54:59 > 1:55:01Donald Trump is doing is absolutely great

1:55:01 > 1:55:04and they sent him to Washington

1:55:04 > 1:55:07to disrupt Washington and he's doing just that and I think that's

1:55:07 > 1:55:09an important part of the story.

1:55:09 > 1:55:11From the point of view of British viewers, perhaps

1:55:11 > 1:55:14it's unfair to ask you, sometimes they feel that

1:55:14 > 1:55:15Trump and what he's doing

1:55:15 > 1:55:18or saying or what his supporters are saying and thinking gets

1:55:18 > 1:55:21an awful lot of airtime and I know that your job

1:55:21 > 1:55:24is to provide news and you don't make all the editorial decisions,

1:55:24 > 1:55:28but do you get a sense that Trump is maybe sort of taking over

1:55:28 > 1:55:31the news agenda more than he should because he is,

1:55:31 > 1:55:32dare I say it, entertaining?

1:55:32 > 1:55:35Look, I think that's one of the great challenges of covering

1:55:35 > 1:55:38Donald Trump is that he does tend to set the agenda

1:55:38 > 1:55:40an awful lot with these early morning tweets.

1:55:40 > 1:55:43I do think there is, you know, legitimacy

1:55:43 > 1:55:45I do think there is, you know, legitimacy

1:55:45 > 1:55:49in the criticism that, you know, we can be a little bit too reactive

1:55:49 > 1:55:50to some of the tweets

1:55:50 > 1:55:52and that we should be setting our own agenda

1:55:52 > 1:55:54and following our own path.

1:55:54 > 1:55:56And we do try and do that.

1:55:56 > 1:55:59You know, one of the things that I've been keen to do recently

1:55:59 > 1:56:02is to show the effectiveness of the Trump administration in many ways.

1:56:02 > 1:56:05It has set about a very ambitious deregulatory programme

1:56:05 > 1:56:07and, in many ways, it has achieved that.

1:56:07 > 1:56:09Trump has seemed to come across as more

1:56:09 > 1:56:11conciliatory in tone in recent weeks.

1:56:11 > 1:56:13In Davos, the State of the Union address.

1:56:13 > 1:56:16Is there a sense that the BBC might have failed to

1:56:16 > 1:56:18recognise that in its reporting of him?

1:56:18 > 1:56:19I don't think so.

1:56:19 > 1:56:21Watching the coverage of the address,

1:56:21 > 1:56:23I think the point was made, Trump did make some

1:56:23 > 1:56:25conciliatory moves on immigration.

1:56:25 > 1:56:28But at the same time, I mean, that speech was a highly partisan speech.

1:56:28 > 1:56:32It's going to be a highly political and a highly partisan year

1:56:32 > 1:56:34because the mid-term elections are coming in November