07/02/2018

0:00:07 > 0:00:11Hello - this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

0:00:11 > 0:00:19The most powerful rocket in the world successfully launches.

0:00:20 > 0:00:23Its billionaire backer Elon Musk says it will help cut the cost

0:00:23 > 0:00:31of space travel and he even put the first car in space.

0:00:45 > 0:00:48Good morning - it's Wednesday 7 February.

0:00:48 > 0:00:49Also this morning:

0:00:49 > 0:00:52Millions of workers in the gig economy are to get new rights

0:00:52 > 0:00:56including holdiay and sick pay.

0:00:56 > 0:00:59£50 billion was wiped off the value of the UK's biggest companies

0:00:59 > 0:01:01yesterday after turmoil on the global markets.

0:01:01 > 0:01:05I'll be taking a look at what it all means for your savings

0:01:05 > 0:01:05and investments.

0:01:05 > 0:01:09In sport, Swansea City demolish Notts County in their FA

0:01:09 > 0:01:10Cup replay.

0:01:10 > 0:01:14They put 8 goals past them to set up a 5th round tie

0:01:14 > 0:01:16Sheffield Wednesday.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19And meet the ancestors -- DNA analysis of the oldest skeleton

0:01:19 > 0:01:26found in Britain shows he had dark skin and blue eyes.

0:01:26 > 0:01:31Carol has the weather. Good morning. It's a cold start to the day. Cold

0:01:31 > 0:01:36across parts of northern England but a fair bit of sunshine. There is

0:01:36 > 0:01:41also going to be some snow in the forecast. As you can see, my

0:01:41 > 0:01:48spanking new graphics. More in 15 minutes.

0:01:48 > 0:01:48Good morning.

0:01:48 > 0:01:50First, our main story.

0:01:50 > 0:01:52The world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, has successfully

0:01:52 > 0:01:54launched for the first time.

0:01:54 > 0:01:56American billionaire Elon Musk, whose company Space X

0:01:56 > 0:01:59is behind the project, has called it a game changer

0:01:59 > 0:01:59for space travel.

0:01:59 > 0:02:05Keith Doyle reports.

0:02:05 > 0:02:11# This is Ground Control to Major Tom...

0:02:11 > 0:02:17This is not a scene from a film.

0:02:17 > 0:02:22This actually is a car and an astronaut dummy in space

0:02:22 > 0:02:23with David Bowie playing on its music system.

0:02:23 > 0:02:25Far above the world.

0:02:25 > 0:02:28# Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.

0:02:28 > 0:02:31This bizarre but very real image came

0:02:31 > 0:02:34after the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center

0:02:34 > 0:02:38in Florida last night.

0:02:38 > 0:02:44The successful launch of the most powerful and largest rocket

0:02:44 > 0:02:48since the shuttle has been called a game-changer in space exploration.

0:02:48 > 0:02:50In part, due to its reusable boosters which have

0:02:50 > 0:02:58returned to Earth.

0:02:58 > 0:03:03Two spectacularly landing together in Florida,

0:03:03 > 0:03:06the third had a less successful landing, crashing into the sea.

0:03:06 > 0:03:09However getting bigger and heavier

0:03:09 > 0:03:12payloads into space is a major breakthrough for this

0:03:12 > 0:03:12commercial space company.

0:03:12 > 0:03:15Seeing the two boosters land in synchronisation,

0:03:15 > 0:03:21really like the simulation...

0:03:21 > 0:03:24It makes you think it can be a scalable approach.

0:03:24 > 0:03:26You could imagine large numbers of those

0:03:26 > 0:03:30just coming in and landing, taking off, landing,

0:03:30 > 0:03:31doing many flights per day.

0:03:31 > 0:03:35When the story of man's exploration of Mars and beyond is written,

0:03:35 > 0:03:43this may well be seen as the moment it was all made possible.

0:03:48 > 0:03:53It doesn't look real but that is a live shot. Amazing. That is his

0:03:53 > 0:03:59first car that he didn't want any more, he sent it into space. There

0:03:59 > 0:04:05is a copy of hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy in the glove compartment.

0:04:05 > 0:04:09Elon Musk says it will be there for a billion years, that car. Just

0:04:09 > 0:04:10extraordinary.

0:04:10 > 0:04:13Hundreds of thousands of workers are to receive new rights,

0:04:13 > 0:04:15including holiday and sick pay, for the first time.

0:04:15 > 0:04:18The plans are part of the government's response

0:04:18 > 0:04:20to a review into the so-called gig economy.

0:04:20 > 0:04:26Our business correspondent Theo Leggett reports.

0:04:26 > 0:04:30Up to 5 million people are thought to earn a living in the so-called

0:04:30 > 0:04:36big economy.

0:04:36 > 0:04:39big economy. Companies like Uber and Deliveroo and deliver the jobs on

0:04:39 > 0:04:44the job by job basis on on line platforms. Others like to use people

0:04:44 > 0:04:48employed in agencies or on zero-hours contracts. It's let them

0:04:48 > 0:04:53have staff when they need them and cut costs when they don't. Matthew

0:04:53 > 0:04:56Taylor said flexibility in the workplace is important but it often

0:04:56 > 0:05:01put too much power into the hands of employers. He said change was needed

0:05:01 > 0:05:07to ensure people didn't just have work but had to work. The government

0:05:07 > 0:05:11has accepted most of his recommendations. For example, it

0:05:11 > 0:05:15says workers were entitled to sick pay and holiday pay actually receive

0:05:15 > 0:05:20it. It's promised to clamp down on companies which illegally make

0:05:20 > 0:05:24unpaid interns do the work of employees and it will ask the low

0:05:24 > 0:05:28pay commission to consider raising the minimum wage workers on

0:05:28 > 0:05:32zero-hours contracts. Matthew Taylor has welcomed the proposals but says

0:05:32 > 0:05:37more will need to be done to help vulnerable workers. But the TUC has

0:05:37 > 0:05:41accused the government of taking baby steps when it needed to make a

0:05:41 > 0:05:44giant leap.

0:05:44 > 0:05:46We'll be speaking to Business Secretary Greg Clark

0:05:46 > 0:05:47about the proposals after eight.

0:05:47 > 0:05:51The High Court will hear the start of a legal challenge this morning

0:05:51 > 0:05:57against the release of the serial sex attacker, John Worboys.

0:05:57 > 0:06:00Last month the Parole Board was criticised when it announced

0:06:00 > 0:06:03that Worboys would be freed after less than nine

0:06:03 > 0:06:03years in prison.

0:06:03 > 0:06:07He is thought to have drugged and attacked more than a hundred

0:06:07 > 0:06:14women after picking them up in his taxi in London's West End.

0:06:14 > 0:06:17Aftershocks continue to rock Taiwan after a strong earthquake

0:06:17 > 0:06:22which killed at least four people and injured more than 200 others.

0:06:22 > 0:06:25Many buildings in the city of Hualien

0:06:25 > 0:06:27including the local hospital, have been damaged and a number

0:06:27 > 0:06:29of people are still missing.

0:06:29 > 0:06:35Hundreds of residents have spent the night sleeping out in the open.

0:06:35 > 0:06:41We can show you the scene as rescue workers are still trying to free

0:06:41 > 0:06:51people from there. This is the Marshall H in Hualien. It is in a

0:06:51 > 0:06:57really precarious situation. Rescue workers are trying to find two

0:06:57 > 0:07:00members of staff who are unaccounted for.

0:07:00 > 0:07:02Theresa May is to meet senior ministers later,

0:07:02 > 0:07:05to try to agree the government's approach for the next stage

0:07:05 > 0:07:06of the Brexit negotiations.

0:07:06 > 0:07:09It comes after leaked documents show the European Union

0:07:09 > 0:07:12wants to be able to restrict the UK's access to the single market

0:07:12 > 0:07:14if there is a dispute after Brexit.

0:07:14 > 0:07:16The power to suspend "certain benefits" would apply

0:07:16 > 0:07:21during the post-Brexit transition phase.

0:07:21 > 0:07:24A man who said he'd been abused by a paedophile ring involving high

0:07:24 > 0:07:27ranking establishment figures has been charged with multiple offences

0:07:27 > 0:07:28relating to indecent images of children.

0:07:28 > 0:07:31Nick, as he's known, is alleged to have committed some

0:07:31 > 0:07:39of the offences while Scotland Yard was investigating his claims.

0:07:39 > 0:07:42Tesco is facing Britain's largest equal pay law suit

0:07:42 > 0:07:48which could affect up to 200-thousand mostly female

0:07:48 > 0:07:50shop floor workers.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52The women say they're paid less than men who work

0:07:52 > 0:07:55in the company's distribution centres - even though their work

0:07:55 > 0:07:56is of the same value.

0:07:56 > 0:08:00Lawyers estimate Tesco could be liable for up to four billion pounds

0:08:00 > 0:08:01in back pay if it loses.

0:08:01 > 0:08:04The BBC's Economics Editor, Kamal Ahmed, has more.

0:08:04 > 0:08:06Tesco has joined a long list of organisations facing

0:08:06 > 0:08:12controversies over equal pay.

0:08:12 > 0:08:15Among retailers, Asda and Sainsbury are facing similar legal battles.

0:08:15 > 0:08:20Birmingham City Council has already agreed to over £1 billion worth

0:08:20 > 0:08:23of payments for women cleaners and carers and the BBC has been

0:08:23 > 0:08:28accused of not paying men and women equally.

0:08:28 > 0:08:31Tesco is one of the country's largest employers

0:08:31 > 0:08:35and is now facing a series of test cases that

0:08:35 > 0:08:38could lead to the largest equal pay claim in employment history.

0:08:38 > 0:08:46Lawyers for Tesco workers say that female staff on an hourly rate

0:08:48 > 0:08:51earn considerably less than a man even though the value

0:08:51 > 0:08:52of work is comparable.

0:08:52 > 0:08:55These two women have worked for Tesco for over 20 years.

0:08:55 > 0:08:58I think that although we think we have equal rights,

0:08:58 > 0:09:00there are times where there are such discrepancies

0:09:00 > 0:09:02that you can't explain them.

0:09:02 > 0:09:06I think Tesco is just one of many companies that are not addressing

0:09:06 > 0:09:08the fact that women seem to still be paid less.

0:09:08 > 0:09:11Tesco said that all their staff could progress equally

0:09:11 > 0:09:18and were paid fairly.

0:09:28 > 0:09:33This is the start of a long legal battle.

0:09:33 > 0:09:36Tesco just the latest business to be caught up in a fight

0:09:36 > 0:09:41over equal pay.

0:09:41 > 0:09:44New DNA analysis of the oldest complete skeleton found in Britain

0:09:44 > 0:09:50has come up with some surprising results.

0:09:50 > 0:09:52Scientists have discovered that the man who lived around 10

0:09:52 > 0:09:55thousand years ago had much darker skin than was previously thought

0:09:55 > 0:09:57and he also had blue eyes.

0:09:57 > 0:09:59Paul Rincon reports.

0:09:59 > 0:10:08One, two, three...Revealed for the first time. The oldest modern

0:10:08 > 0:10:13Britain. He lived 10,000 years ago, just when Britain was warming up

0:10:13 > 0:10:18after the last Ice Age. He was originally found in 1903 during a

0:10:18 > 0:10:24dig in Cheddar Gorge. Now, a replica lies on the spot where he was found.

0:10:24 > 0:10:28There have been attempts to reconstruct what he looked like

0:10:28 > 0:10:31before. Modern techniques in DNA analysis have given us new

0:10:31 > 0:10:36information about his features and his lifestyle.I've been studying

0:10:36 > 0:10:40the skeleton for more than 30 years so it's incredible now to have the

0:10:40 > 0:10:46DNA data which really shows us what this guy looked like. The hair, the

0:10:46 > 0:10:51eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes and dark skin, really very

0:10:51 > 0:10:54striking, something we wouldn't have imagined and to also go from the

0:10:54 > 0:11:00DNA, details of his biology, the fact he couldn't just milk as an

0:11:00 > 0:11:03adult, that's something that came really with the advent of farming

0:11:03 > 0:11:09and 10,000 years ago, people

0:11:13 > 0:11:15and 10,000 years ago, people in Britain didn't have that.The

0:11:15 > 0:11:17project brought together experts from different fields. Geneticists

0:11:17 > 0:11:20and artists and palaeontologists. A young man in his 20s who lay

0:11:20 > 0:11:23undisturbed the 10,000 years has revealed secrets that are changing

0:11:23 > 0:11:27the picture of our past.

0:11:27 > 0:11:32It's fascinating. We are speaking to someone about the Natural History

0:11:32 > 0:11:39Museum. -- we were. It's fascinating what they found as well.

0:11:39 > 0:11:41And there is a distinctive DNA marker for blue eyes.

0:11:41 > 0:11:49They got DNA from the skeleton and there is a marker for blue eyes.

0:11:49 > 0:11:53Did they drill the little two millimetres hole? Imagine the

0:11:53 > 0:12:05pressure. You would not want to crack that skull. Incredible.

0:12:05 > 0:12:08crack that skull. Incredible. Holly is here. She's also got the blue

0:12:08 > 0:12:17eyes as well. Absolutely. Speaking of blue-eyed boys.

0:12:17 > 0:12:21of blue-eyed boys. Carlos had a great night last night. Moving out

0:12:21 > 0:12:31of the relegation zone. Just a super is art and making continue to play

0:12:31 > 0:12:38Sheffield in the nest -- the next round. It is a homecoming for

0:12:38 > 0:12:41Carvalhal. He says he's looking to going back.

0:12:41 > 0:12:44Swansea City thrashed Notts County 8-1 in their FA Cup

0:12:44 > 0:12:454th round replay.

0:12:45 > 0:12:48Dan James finished off the mauling on his Swansea debut.

0:12:48 > 0:12:50The Swans will now face Carlos Carvalhal's former club

0:12:50 > 0:12:51Sheffield Wednesday.

0:12:51 > 0:12:59Huddersfield and Rochdale also won their replays.

0:12:59 > 0:13:02A service took place at Old Trafford yesterday to mark 60 years

0:13:02 > 0:13:10since the Munich air crash which killed 23 people,

0:13:10 > 0:13:12including eight Manchester United players.

0:13:12 > 0:13:15The crash happened as United returned from a European Cup tie

0:13:15 > 0:13:15in Belgrade.

0:13:15 > 0:13:21It's looking increasingly likely that Leicester midfielder

0:13:21 > 0:13:25Wales have named an unchanged side to face England in the Six Nations

0:13:25 > 0:13:26at Twickenham on Saturday.

0:13:26 > 0:13:29Warren Gatland has kept faith with the same team that thrashed

0:13:29 > 0:13:31Scotland by 34 points to 7 at the weekend.

0:13:31 > 0:13:35Great Britain start their Fed cup campaign in a Stoneywood Joanna

0:13:35 > 0:13:39Konta. They hope to get to the world group two play-offs. They do that,

0:13:39 > 0:13:44it will be the first time since 1993 that they have reached the elite

0:13:44 > 0:13:48level in this competition. It's not going to be easy for them. But we

0:13:48 > 0:13:53will keep across it. Are you going to hang about the papers? Are you

0:13:53 > 0:13:57excited about Carol's new weather graphics?There has been so much

0:13:57 > 0:14:05chat about these graphics.Carol, we are all watching, now we have the

0:14:05 > 0:14:10real thing.Good morning. It is really exciting. Brilliant new

0:14:10 > 0:14:15graphics. The weather today, first of all, it's a cold start to the

0:14:15 > 0:14:24day. There is a widespread frost and a severe cost as well. That cold

0:14:24 > 0:14:29theme continues through the day. We are also looking at a band of rain

0:14:29 > 0:14:35and some snow for a time.

0:14:36 > 0:14:42To show you my groovy new graphics, where you see the lights is where we

0:14:42 > 0:14:46can see street lights, but you can also see a big band of cloud. That

0:14:46 > 0:14:50weather front will bring in rain preceded by snow as we go through

0:14:50 > 0:14:54the day. However weather fronts still producing some wintry showers

0:14:54 > 0:14:59in the south-east. They will tend to fade as that moves away and with a

0:14:59 > 0:15:02ridge of high pressure across us it will be a decent day for many parts

0:15:02 > 0:15:05of the UK. Starting in the south-east, we still have some

0:15:05 > 0:15:09wintry showers, we have had them through the course of the night as

0:15:09 > 0:15:13well. Behind them there is a lot of dry weather and sunshine. As our

0:15:13 > 0:15:15weather front comes in it will introduce cloud is introduced here

0:15:15 > 0:15:19by the right door Matt light. The bright light is where we are looking

0:15:19 > 0:15:23at Snow, that will be at lower levels for a time before it retreats

0:15:23 > 0:15:27into the hills and then for most of us in western Scotland and Northern

0:15:27 > 0:15:30Ireland we are looking for some rain. Temperature-wise, a little bit

0:15:30 > 0:15:34milder than yesterday but nothing to write home about. Instead, it will

0:15:34 > 0:15:38be cold if you are stepping out. As you head to the evening and

0:15:38 > 0:15:44overnight this band of cloud with hill snow and rain slowly sinks

0:15:44 > 0:15:48southwards, across Scotland and in the Northern Ireland. The cloud

0:15:48 > 0:15:53building into Wales and south-west England. Under clear skies it will

0:15:53 > 0:15:57be cold. Once again we're looking at some frost. Temperatures below

0:15:57 > 0:16:01freezing, in some places we could see as low minus five. Kind this

0:16:01 > 0:16:06band of rain, again, those showers and still cold. Like this morning,

0:16:06 > 0:16:12there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Our weather

0:16:12 > 0:16:16front will perk up a bit as it continues to sink southwards, taking

0:16:16 > 0:16:21its rain, pre- ceded by cloud. That eradicates the bright start in the

0:16:21 > 0:16:25south-east. Behind it, some brighter skies and then showers coming in

0:16:25 > 0:16:28across the north-west. Temperature-wise, not really

0:16:28 > 0:16:32surprising with all this cloud around, and the rain not quite as

0:16:32 > 0:16:38low as it has been. As we head on into Friday, our weather front makes

0:16:38 > 0:16:42it down towards the south, hitting parts of the Channel Islands as

0:16:42 > 0:16:45well, bringing cloud and rain with it. Behind it we are looking at some

0:16:45 > 0:16:50sunny spells, but still a rush of wintry showers coming in across

0:16:50 > 0:16:52Northern Ireland and northern and western Scotland. Temperatures by

0:16:52 > 0:16:58then, well, the wintry showers gives it away. They are starting to slide

0:16:58 > 0:17:03a little bit and it will feel cold once again. That takes us into the

0:17:03 > 0:17:07weekend, where it will remain cold. I will have even more graphics for

0:17:07 > 0:17:12you in half an hour.It looks like you are sort of in the weather now.

0:17:12 > 0:17:18It is absolutely brilliant.But wait and see what I have to show you in

0:17:18 > 0:17:24half an hour!Seriously, Carol, half an hour we have to wait?I can come

0:17:24 > 0:17:32back in a few minutes, if you like. Let's just do weather this morning.

0:17:32 > 0:17:38You have until 9:15 a.m., take it away.

0:17:38 > 0:17:42You have until 9:15 a.m., take it away.In the meantime, between the

0:17:42 > 0:17:47weather slots... The good people of Scotland are happy, apparently, with

0:17:47 > 0:17:53the new graphics. Scotland looks a lot bigger, it used to be tilted in

0:17:53 > 0:17:57proportion to the rest of the UK, and now it is flatter.So people

0:17:57 > 0:18:01have noticed and already sent us messages? She was doing a little

0:18:01 > 0:18:05shell around on Twitter yesterday and all of us have watched it.I

0:18:05 > 0:18:11will need to look at that when I get back. Shall we have a look at the

0:18:11 > 0:18:17papers? We

0:18:17 > 0:18:21papers? We mentioned about Cheddar Man, and Louise was talking about

0:18:21 > 0:18:26them finding that very clear marker for the gene for blue eyes. This

0:18:26 > 0:18:32reconstruction was done by two Dutch brothers, suggesting inhabitants of

0:18:32 > 0:18:35the British Isles may have had much darker skin than first thought. Our

0:18:35 > 0:18:42main story, MI6 raises concern at oligarch's £1 billion city

0:18:42 > 0:18:48flotation. It is about a Russian oligarch with links to the military,

0:18:48 > 0:18:52able to use the London Stock Exchange to raise an estimated £1

0:18:52 > 0:18:55billion.The front page of the Times talks about racks that, as many

0:18:55 > 0:19:00papers do, of course. They have a story that Brussels is demanding

0:19:00 > 0:19:04that Theresa May submit to powers allowing the European Union to

0:19:04 > 0:19:09ground flights, suspend single market access, and impose trade

0:19:09 > 0:19:12tariffs on the UK during the transition period. We will be

0:19:12 > 0:19:17talking about that a little later. And we have the Falcon Heavy rocket.

0:19:17 > 0:19:22It has lifted off, and we haven't seen this live shot, but we will

0:19:22 > 0:19:26hopefully see that shortly.The front page of the mirror, it hurts

0:19:26 > 0:19:31me so much but my marriage is over. Exclusive, they say, I will never

0:19:31 > 0:19:37give up fighting for my Alfie, the mother of brain-damaged Alfie Evans,

0:19:37 > 0:19:41who has vowed to never stop fighting to save his life. And the Stalker

0:19:41 > 0:19:45sentenced to 26 years in jail for murdering a beautiful and

0:19:45 > 0:19:56intelligent student that he met on Tinder.You will be unsurprised to

0:19:56 > 0:20:01hear I am talking about the market. That is the word, volatility in the

0:20:01 > 0:20:04markets. The Financial Times is covering that this morning, but

0:20:04 > 0:20:08having looked at the markets, they have picked up a little bit. We saw

0:20:08 > 0:20:12a big fall yesterday across all of the global stock markets, and that

0:20:12 > 0:20:15means people are selling off their shares because they are worried

0:20:15 > 0:20:18about what will happen in the future. I will explain a little bit

0:20:18 > 0:20:22more about that in half an hour's time, and I have some fancy graphics

0:20:22 > 0:20:26for you. Another couple of stories for you before I get myself into

0:20:26 > 0:20:32that competition with Carol. More of a site using vegetarian, apparently,

0:20:32 > 0:20:36according to research is in the Daily Mail this morning. Almost one

0:20:36 > 0:20:41in three evening meals contain no meat or fish, amid the rise of

0:20:41 > 0:20:51vegetarianism, and the so-called flexitarians, who decide today I am

0:20:51 > 0:20:56a vegetarian, tomorrow I am not.You mean normal people? I have got

0:20:56 > 0:21:03myself into a whole world of trouble there. Have you got any graphics?I

0:21:03 > 0:21:06haven't got any graphics for you at all, but we have just been looking

0:21:06 > 0:21:12at the papers and a lot of them talking about Conte and the fact he

0:21:12 > 0:21:16has decided to stay on after discussions yesterday. The front of

0:21:16 > 0:21:19the sports section this morning in the Telegraph was that gorgeous

0:21:19 > 0:21:26picture as Old Trafford paid tribute to the 60th anniversary of the

0:21:26 > 0:21:31Munich air disaster. A lot of people who were there, talking about just

0:21:31 > 0:21:37how... Not eerie, but the tone with the snow falling, just really added

0:21:37 > 0:21:40to the atmosphere, and it was a beautiful day for everyone who was

0:21:40 > 0:21:46to attend that. Also this morning, we have found in the papers,

0:21:46 > 0:21:53Madonna's Sun... For anybody who didn't know, he has been training

0:21:53 > 0:21:57with Benfica, we saw Madonna turning up at a few games last year, and she

0:21:57 > 0:22:01has moved to Portugal to support him in his career. This is one of the

0:22:01 > 0:22:07first pictures we have seen, and he is jumping. He is not really toll!

0:22:07 > 0:22:12Believe it or not, he is only 12 years old.And nine foot three!

0:22:12 > 0:22:20Absolutely. But Madonna, soccer mum. Who knew?And we talk about

0:22:20 > 0:22:25technology a lot, but this is technology used to rescue a spaniel.

0:22:25 > 0:22:31After nearly three days trapped down a water pipe, Spencer the spaniel

0:22:31 > 0:22:35was rescued after they used heatseeking equipment, cameras, all

0:22:35 > 0:22:39sorts of things. They think he basically went missing after a walk

0:22:39 > 0:22:44and chaste something down a pipe and got stuck.He needs a good wash. You

0:22:44 > 0:22:49know what I did yesterday? I had a shower and my wife had washed the

0:22:49 > 0:22:55dog in the bath, and she put the dog shampoo next to my shower gel. So

0:22:55 > 0:23:01this, ladies and gentlemen, is washed with coat shine shampoo. Like

0:23:01 > 0:23:05you have just stepped out of so long, is what you are trying to say!

0:23:05 > 0:23:10When I walked in this morning, the first thing I noticed was the shine

0:23:10 > 0:23:23on your head.It does feel very powerful, it is like Charlie state!

0:23:24 > 0:23:30-- Stayt.I am glad it works, you will have to pass that trick on to

0:23:30 > 0:23:31the rest of us.

0:23:31 > 0:23:34A group of children in Glasgow are waging war on plastic -

0:23:34 > 0:23:35in particular straws.

0:23:35 > 0:23:37Yes, they have already persuaded Scotland's biggest council to ditch

0:23:37 > 0:23:40single-use straws, and convinced the entire village of Ullapool

0:23:40 > 0:23:41to scrap them.

0:23:41 > 0:23:43Now, they are taking their campaign further afield.

0:23:43 > 0:23:45Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon joined them

0:23:45 > 0:23:53on the Isle of Arran.

0:23:57 > 0:24:01They call themselves the Ocean Defenders, passionate about nature

0:24:01 > 0:24:06and conservation, and on a mission to end the use of plastic straws.

0:24:06 > 0:24:12Now, they are heading across the water to Arran, in a bid to spread

0:24:12 > 0:24:18the word.I joined because there are animals out there who are in danger,

0:24:18 > 0:24:21because they are eating plastic. What do you hope to do with this

0:24:21 > 0:24:26campaign?Try and stop drastic straws from being used, and start

0:24:26 > 0:24:30using paper straws.It is our future, and we need to make sure

0:24:30 > 0:24:34that it is not all gone when we grow up.Their campaign is having an

0:24:34 > 0:24:38impact. The company which operates the ferry they are travelling on has

0:24:38 > 0:24:45signed up.Do you have the straws? We only have paper ones, would you

0:24:45 > 0:24:51like some?But the youthful campaigners from Sunnyside primary

0:24:51 > 0:24:56think that key to their nationwide battle against plastic is getting

0:24:56 > 0:25:01other children, including those on Arran, involved as well.I haven't

0:25:01 > 0:25:04really thought about it, but now the presentation has taught me a lot

0:25:04 > 0:25:09more about it, and it is very different now.The most surprising

0:25:09 > 0:25:12and interesting thing is how much this does affect the environment.

0:25:12 > 0:25:18You wouldn't expect that from the tiny plastic straws.We can speak to

0:25:18 > 0:25:22some of the cafes on the island, because I know that a lot of the

0:25:22 > 0:25:26cafes to sell plastic straws. So if we could maybe get them to change to

0:25:26 > 0:25:30the paper straws, that would be really good.There is always litter

0:25:30 > 0:25:36on the beaches, and plastic litter in particular... They work hard on

0:25:36 > 0:25:40Arran to keep their waters and beaches clean.These blue things are

0:25:40 > 0:25:45in fact cotton bud sticks.But plastic waste once it enters the sea

0:25:45 > 0:25:51can travel far, injuring and killing marine life in the process.Even

0:25:51 > 0:25:55here we find plastic, despite all the cleaning that goes on. You

0:25:55 > 0:25:59claim, a storm comes in, and there will be more plastic washed up.How

0:25:59 > 0:26:02do you feel about that?I really dislike it. Everyone can do

0:26:02 > 0:26:08something to try and help marine environment, and issues of elastics.

0:26:08 > 0:26:13School by school and business by business, the children's messages

0:26:13 > 0:26:17being heard.We are trying to make people stop expecting a straw in a

0:26:17 > 0:26:22drink...These primary school pupils, with a passion to reduce

0:26:22 > 0:26:26plastic waste, have had much success already.The kids were fantastic.

0:26:26 > 0:26:30They are so knowledgeable, and they are really confident and passionate

0:26:30 > 0:26:34in the way they speak.And did you find the right in its persuasive? I

0:26:34 > 0:26:38mean, you have got the plastic straws.Absolutely, this is my

0:26:38 > 0:26:45naughty pot. Naughty pot no more. The children's hope now - that Arran

0:26:45 > 0:26:51will become Scotland's first island to ditch plastic straws for good.

0:26:51 > 0:26:55I love that they were on a mission to do that. Ditch the straws.

0:26:55 > 0:26:57Coming up before 7:00am: The Terracotta Warriors guarded

0:26:57 > 0:27:00the tomb of China's first emperor for 2,000 years.

0:27:00 > 0:27:03Now, they are in Liverpool for a major new exhibition,

0:27:03 > 0:27:07and Breakfast's Tim Muffett is there.

0:27:07 > 0:27:15Good morning.Yes, good morning to you. It was one of the biggest

0:27:15 > 0:27:19archaeological discoveries of all time. For more than 2000 years, a

0:27:19 > 0:27:24vast terracotta Army lay undiscovered, guarding the tomb of

0:27:24 > 0:27:28the first Chinese emperor. This is a major coup for the world Museum in

0:27:28 > 0:27:32Liverpool, because from Friday they are going on display. Part of that

0:27:32 > 0:27:36collection have been brought here, as you can see. We will be speaking

0:27:36 > 0:27:39to the experts about the cultural significance of them coming here,

0:27:39 > 0:27:43and what they tell us about life in ancient China. It is an

0:27:43 > 0:27:45extraordinary collection. First, extraordinary collection. First,

0:27:45 > 0:31:04here

0:31:04 > 0:31:05It is, however, going to feel quite cold.

0:31:05 > 0:31:07I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

0:31:07 > 0:31:09in half an hour.

0:31:09 > 0:31:11Plenty more on our website at the usual address.

0:31:11 > 0:31:15Bye for now.

0:31:15 > 0:31:18Hello - this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

0:31:18 > 0:31:22We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

0:31:22 > 0:31:23But also on Breakfast this morning:

0:31:23 > 0:31:27Hedgehogs are in major decline in the UK.

0:31:27 > 0:31:30We'll chat to a woman who provides sanctuary to hundreds of them

0:31:30 > 0:31:33about what we can do to help.

0:31:33 > 0:31:35Lifelong Burnley fan Alastair Campbell and his childhood

0:31:35 > 0:31:38hero, Paul Fletcher, will tell us how they came together

0:31:38 > 0:31:42to write a novel blending politics and the beautiful game.

0:31:42 > 0:31:47A 10,000-year-old face.

0:31:47 > 0:31:49One of the scientists who helped recreate so-called Cheddar Man,

0:31:49 > 0:31:50from Britain's oldest skeleton,

0:31:50 > 0:31:53will join us on the sofa.

0:31:54 > 0:31:56Good morning.

0:31:56 > 0:32:00Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.

0:32:00 > 0:32:03The world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, has successfully

0:32:03 > 0:32:05launched for the first time.

0:32:05 > 0:32:07American billionaire Elon Musk, whose company Space X

0:32:07 > 0:32:10is behind the project, has called it a game changer

0:32:10 > 0:32:10for space travel.

0:32:10 > 0:32:15The $19 million spacecraft could one day transport people

0:32:15 > 0:32:18and supplies as far as Mars, but on its maiden voyage the cargo

0:32:18 > 0:32:21is Elon's own Tesla car, with a space-suited mannequin

0:32:21 > 0:32:29in the driver's seat.

0:32:32 > 0:32:35Seeing the two boosters land in synchronisation,

0:32:35 > 0:32:37really just like the simulation...

0:32:37 > 0:32:40It makes you think it can be a scalable approach.

0:32:40 > 0:32:42You could imagine large numbers of those

0:32:42 > 0:32:44just coming in and landing, taking off, landing,

0:32:44 > 0:32:52doing many flights per day.

0:33:04 > 0:33:08Hundreds of part-time and flexible workers are to receive sick and

0:33:08 > 0:33:13holiday pay, as the result of a review into the gig economy. The

0:33:13 > 0:33:17number of self-employed workers has risen in recent years partly because

0:33:17 > 0:33:20of apps like Uber and Deliveroo.

0:33:20 > 0:33:23The High Court will hear the start of a legal challenge this morning

0:33:23 > 0:33:26against the release of the serial sex attacker, John Worboys.

0:33:26 > 0:33:29Last month, the Parole Board was criticised when it announced

0:33:29 > 0:33:31that Worboys would be freed after less than nine

0:33:31 > 0:33:32years in prison.

0:33:32 > 0:33:35He is thought to have drugged and attacked more than a hundred

0:33:35 > 0:33:38women after picking them up in his taxi in London's West End.

0:33:38 > 0:33:41Aftershocks continue to rock Taiwan after a strong earthquake

0:33:41 > 0:33:44which killed at least four people and injured more than 200 others.

0:33:44 > 0:33:46Many buildings in the city of Hualien

0:33:46 > 0:33:49including the local hospital, have been damaged and a number

0:33:49 > 0:33:51of people are still missing.

0:33:51 > 0:33:54Hundreds of residents have spent the night sleeping out in the open.

0:33:54 > 0:33:58We can show you the scene as rescue workers are still trying to free

0:33:58 > 0:34:00people from there.

0:34:00 > 0:34:02Theresa May is to meet senior ministers later,

0:34:02 > 0:34:05to try to agree the government's approach for the next stage

0:34:05 > 0:34:06of the Brexit negotiations.

0:34:06 > 0:34:09It comes after leaked documents show the European Union

0:34:09 > 0:34:12wants to be able to restrict the UK's access to the single market

0:34:12 > 0:34:14if there is a dispute after Brexit.

0:34:14 > 0:34:16The power to suspend "certain benefits" would apply

0:34:16 > 0:34:24during the post-Brexit transition phase.

0:34:26 > 0:34:30Hedgehogs are continuing to decline in the UK according to a new report.

0:34:30 > 0:34:34Surveys show a hedgehog numbers have fallen by about 50% in the past two

0:34:34 > 0:34:38decades. Conservation groups say they are particularly concerned

0:34:38 > 0:34:43about the plight of animals in rural areas.

0:34:43 > 0:34:48Rumour has it there is a lady in here from a rescue centre and to

0:34:48 > 0:34:52hedgehogs are coming in. We have to live hedgehogs. I'm not

0:34:52 > 0:34:58sure what names they have. I don't know how you would spot a

0:34:58 > 0:35:01hedgehog. I know what they look like but I haven't seen them running

0:35:01 > 0:35:09about. How would you spot them in the garden?I see what you mean.I

0:35:09 > 0:35:15know what they look like! So we can ask that.We will get to the bottom

0:35:15 > 0:35:23of that hedgehog mystery. No one has anything -- no one has called

0:35:23 > 0:35:28anything hedgehog mystery before.It sounds like a great movie. Yes,

0:35:28 > 0:35:34beautiful. The hedgehog mysteries. They'll always called Holly. Holly

0:35:34 > 0:35:44the hedgehog.Were you named after a hedgehog?I was very prickly.I have

0:35:44 > 0:35:48a rescue Shapland called Holly.A very popular animal name. At least

0:35:48 > 0:35:55they are quite cute.Have you got a middle name?I'm going to change it

0:35:55 > 0:36:00right now. I am sick of dogs being named after me. It's always golden

0:36:00 > 0:36:07retrievers.Let's get away from golden retrievers. What a great

0:36:07 > 0:36:12night in Swansea. Berlin is not the Swansea. Ever

0:36:12 > 0:36:20since this man arrived as well, a great turnaround. That result last

0:36:20 > 0:36:25night, 8-1. That is an annihilation. Just incredible.

0:36:25 > 0:36:27Now just a few weeks ago Swansea City were bottom

0:36:27 > 0:36:29of the Premier League and in disarray.

0:36:29 > 0:36:32Then they parted with head coach Paul Clement and hired Carlos

0:36:32 > 0:36:33Carvalhal.

0:36:33 > 0:36:35The Portuguese had left Sheffield Wednesday just days before

0:36:35 > 0:36:37and his appointment at the Liberty Stadium

0:36:37 > 0:36:38was questioned by many.

0:36:38 > 0:36:41However, he's guided them to wins over Liverpool and Arsenal to move

0:36:41 > 0:36:45them out of the Premier League relegation zone and last night

0:36:45 > 0:36:53he masterminded a club record FA Cup win beating Notts County EIGHT one

0:36:53 > 0:36:56-- 8-1 in their fourth round replay.

0:36:56 > 0:36:59And that's earned him a return to his former side

0:36:59 > 0:37:07Sheffield Wednesday in the next round.

0:37:10 > 0:37:14I will be happy to be back home. I can't say to normal game. It will be

0:37:14 > 0:37:19a game for me because I was there and not a long time ago but at the

0:37:19 > 0:37:24same time, it's the competition is the cup and of course we will try to

0:37:24 > 0:37:26do our best again.

0:37:26 > 0:37:29So in December Sheffield Wednesday didn't think he was good enough

0:37:29 > 0:37:33to get them out of the Championship and then a few days later he finds

0:37:33 > 0:37:35himself with a Premier League club.

0:37:35 > 0:37:39And now he gets an early opportunity to possible rub his old club's noses

0:37:39 > 0:37:40in his new success.

0:37:40 > 0:37:48It's a funny old game.

0:37:50 > 0:37:54I live in Sheffield and sometimes you need a shakeup and it's worked.

0:37:54 > 0:38:02They did leave on good terms. He said last night to, he will always

0:38:02 > 0:38:06be an owl. And nicknamed the Sheffield fans. But he also said he

0:38:06 > 0:38:10will also be a jack.

0:38:10 > 0:38:15Have a look at this pitch in Rochdale. It looks a bit like a

0:38:15 > 0:38:23throwback to the 70s. The League One strugglers had an upset, 1-0. They

0:38:23 > 0:38:29will play the winner between Tottenham in Newport County.

0:38:29 > 0:38:32And Huddersfield will host Manchester United in the fifth round

0:38:32 > 0:38:36after they beat Birmingham in extra time.

0:38:36 > 0:38:42The service has taken place to mark 60 years since the Munich air crash

0:38:42 > 0:38:46which killed 20 people including eight Manchester United players. The

0:38:46 > 0:38:51crash happened on United's return from a European Cup tie in Belgrade.

0:38:51 > 0:38:55Eight players, pre- club staff, journalists and crew members were

0:38:55 > 0:39:00killed. The old carpet service included a silence at four minutes

0:39:00 > 0:39:08past three which was the time of the disaster.Thank you all.

0:39:08 > 0:39:11Great Britain start their Fed Cup campaign in Estonia later today.

0:39:11 > 0:39:13Led by British number one Johanna Konta they are attempting

0:39:13 > 0:39:16to get through the European and African groups to

0:39:16 > 0:39:17the World Group two play-offs.

0:39:17 > 0:39:20They play Estonia and Portugal in a group before hopefully playing

0:39:20 > 0:39:28off for a place to get to the next level of world tennis.

0:39:28 > 0:39:32Later this week, the Winter Olympics get under way in South Korea and one

0:39:32 > 0:39:37thing you won't see there is anything quite like this. This is

0:39:37 > 0:39:43extreme off-piste skiing. Like something you might see in a James

0:39:43 > 0:39:48Bond film. This is not a movie or a stunt to social media, it's the

0:39:48 > 0:39:56first event of the Freeride World Tour. It's enough to make your heart

0:39:56 > 0:40:01skip a few beats.Oh, my goodness. I like skiing but that's

0:40:01 > 0:40:05extraordinary.I don't think your holiday insurance would cover that.

0:40:05 > 0:40:11Wow, you would need some bits and bobs that.

0:40:11 > 0:40:18Have a look at this.

0:40:18 > 0:40:21We often hear about remarkable sporting exploits being out of this

0:40:21 > 0:40:29world.

0:40:32 > 0:40:33It's actually the view

0:40:33 > 0:40:35from the Falcon Heavy spacecraft, which was launched

0:40:35 > 0:40:37into orbit yesterday.

0:40:37 > 0:40:39The SpaceX boss, Elon Musk, chose a very special

0:40:39 > 0:40:42cargo for its maiden voyage - his own Tesla car, complete

0:40:42 > 0:40:45with a space-suited mannequin in the driver's seat.

0:40:45 > 0:40:46Let's chat to Dallas Campbell,

0:40:46 > 0:40:47a scientist and broadcaster.

0:40:47 > 0:40:49He joins us now from our London newsroom.

0:40:49 > 0:40:55Good morning to you.Good morning. I think he is all right. That is

0:40:55 > 0:41:00fantastic watching these pictures. Is it breaking barriers? How

0:41:00 > 0:41:05important? Those pictures are just so extraordinary and you are right,

0:41:05 > 0:41:10it looks like a science-fiction film. Seeing that car with the earth

0:41:10 > 0:41:14behind it. I've never seen anything like it before. Only Elon Musk could

0:41:14 > 0:41:18do something like that but on a more practical level, it's very important

0:41:18 > 0:41:23because getting things into space is very expensive. Of course, whole

0:41:23 > 0:41:29business model for Space X is to reduce the cost of that. The fact

0:41:29 > 0:41:34they have reusable rockets. Those separate boosters you saw on the

0:41:34 > 0:41:38launch returned back to work and landed together. It's absolutely

0:41:38 > 0:41:45amazing. It is that which is bringing the cost down. We can send

0:41:45 > 0:41:50much bigger and heavier payloads into space. It's great for science,

0:41:50 > 0:41:53great for engineering.How do you think it will affect what other

0:41:53 > 0:41:58people are planning and thinking about doing at the moment?I suspect

0:41:58 > 0:42:06all the other rocket builders are wondering what to do. How that is

0:42:06 > 0:42:15going to change, what other people do, who knows?He's got the car on

0:42:15 > 0:42:24the front, hasn't he?It's a sort of mass simulation. You want to have

0:42:24 > 0:42:29something on board that simulates what a real payload would do. In the

0:42:29 > 0:42:40past, they used things like tanks of water. Elon Musk, he is a showman, a

0:42:40 > 0:42:44Simon Danczuk man. He likes to have a bit of whimsy. A few years ago,

0:42:44 > 0:42:52you actually had a wheel of cheese so he likes to play with the

0:42:52 > 0:43:00gallery.We heard him talking today, that this could become part of daily

0:43:00 > 0:43:07flights into space.When might that be? Elon Musk's whole thing, the

0:43:07 > 0:43:12whole point about Space X, is to make human beings and into the dash

0:43:12 > 0:43:15is to make human beings and interplanetary species. Everything

0:43:15 > 0:43:21he does, even though it has practical implications, that is his

0:43:21 > 0:43:26end goal. He is thinking about his next fleet of rockets. Giant

0:43:26 > 0:43:32spaceships which are apparently going to be taking us to Mars on a

0:43:32 > 0:43:40regular basis. The trouble is with Elon Musk, he is a difficult man to

0:43:40 > 0:43:47bet against. Anybody else, you would be raising your eyes. The

0:43:47 > 0:43:54timescales, he talks about a few years. Who knows. I can't see at any

0:43:54 > 0:44:02time in the immediate future.There is a hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy

0:44:02 > 0:44:11in the glove compartment. He says it will be there for a billion years.

0:44:11 > 0:44:15The battery is a pretty good but I don't know if it will last a billion

0:44:15 > 0:44:20years. The final burn that will push it into that mars heliocentric

0:44:20 > 0:44:26orbit. I think it was heading out to the asteroid belt.What would you

0:44:26 > 0:44:34play if you had to play it on a loop forever?What would I play? That is

0:44:34 > 0:44:37too difficult question. He's gone for the obvious choice, David

0:44:37 > 0:44:44Burleigh. On an infinite loop and I had to hear one song?I will let you

0:44:44 > 0:44:52think about it. -- David Powley. What would it be? I think about it.

0:44:52 > 0:45:01Bohemian Rhapsody. It needed to be something long. You get your money

0:45:01 > 0:45:05's worth. I think we are thinking the same thing. Thank you very much

0:45:05 > 0:45:10indeed. You can tweet me if you like. We are thinking about that,

0:45:10 > 0:45:16won't we? What would you play forever and ever?I know what Carol

0:45:16 > 0:45:22would play. Something by Bryan Adams.

0:45:24 > 0:45:24She

0:45:24 > 0:45:28She has some fantastic new graphics, and she will show us around. We

0:45:28 > 0:45:33could even have graphics accompanied by Bryan Adams, but they don't need

0:45:33 > 0:45:37it. I want to show you some of our new graphics and what we actually

0:45:37 > 0:45:41have. This is what we call our window on weather. So this beautiful

0:45:41 > 0:45:45scene represents what is happening across much of the UK. But I will

0:45:45 > 0:45:50add a little bit of extra detail. It might be snowing somewhere, as it is

0:45:50 > 0:45:53today, so what I would do is choose the element relevant to the weather,

0:45:53 > 0:46:00and add it. At the same time, you could add maybe some winds, blowing

0:46:00 > 0:46:04leaves, or indeed some rain. It is making the weather much clearer,

0:46:04 > 0:46:10much more user-friendly than it has been. We will also be showing you

0:46:10 > 0:46:13the jet stream much more readily, so we can start it across North

0:46:13 > 0:46:16America, take it all away across the Atlantic, and then across our

0:46:16 > 0:46:20shores. If there is something happening in Australia, we can tell

0:46:20 > 0:46:25this globe and take it to Australia so you can see what is happening

0:46:25 > 0:46:29there. Something new is the forecast for the aurora borealis, the

0:46:29 > 0:46:33northern lights. If this were the first forecast for the day, these

0:46:33 > 0:46:37are the chances of seeing it. The green is less of a chance, yellow a

0:46:37 > 0:46:42bit more of a chance, and if it was read, there would be a pretty good

0:46:42 > 0:46:46chance you would be able to see it. That is something our viewers are

0:46:46 > 0:46:49certainly interested in. The other thing which is different is the map

0:46:49 > 0:46:53is now green and flat. Cloud is represented by the light, snow by

0:46:53 > 0:46:57the bright light, and blue rain coming our way. We can zoom right in

0:46:57 > 0:47:02to give you our high-resolution data. So a closer look at what is

0:47:02 > 0:47:06happening where you are. And we can add roads to this map as well, so if

0:47:06 > 0:47:10it was snowing, you would be able to see a lot more detail. If we go back

0:47:10 > 0:47:17to today's forecast, the temperature at the moment is -9.8, almost -10.

0:47:17 > 0:47:23There is ice and a widespread frost. And the bright light indicates cloud

0:47:23 > 0:47:28coming in from the Atlantic. That is courtesy of a weather front which

0:47:28 > 0:47:33will bring in some rain preceded by some snow. But there is a lot of

0:47:33 > 0:47:37clear sky this morning, so there will be a lot of sunshine. That is

0:47:37 > 0:47:40why the temperatures are so low, and we have the risk of ice. Wintry

0:47:40 > 0:47:44showers across the south-east will tend to fade as we go through the

0:47:44 > 0:47:48morning. The rain will be preceded by snow at lower levels, moving into

0:47:48 > 0:47:52the hills during the day. Coming in across parts of Scotland and

0:47:52 > 0:47:56Northern Ireland, and temperature-wise it will be a cold

0:47:56 > 0:48:00one, whichever way you look at it. Not quite as cold as it was

0:48:00 > 0:48:04yesterday, though. A weather front producing this rain and hill snow

0:48:04 > 0:48:07continues to move across Scotland and Northern Ireland. The cloud

0:48:07 > 0:48:12ahead of it builds across Northern England, Wales and the south-west.

0:48:12 > 0:48:17Clear skies in the south-east, so here it will be cold and once again

0:48:17 > 0:48:21frosty. Close as low as -6, for example, and once again the risk of

0:48:21 > 0:48:25ice on untreated surfaces. Something to bear in mind if you are

0:48:25 > 0:48:28travelling first thing tomorrow morning. Torquay of tomorrow, we

0:48:28 > 0:48:32start with a bright start in the south-east, and as our weather front

0:48:32 > 0:48:35sinks southwards, it will rejuvenate in the rain will turn heavier across

0:48:35 > 0:48:39northern England, parts of the Midlands, Wales and south-west

0:48:39 > 0:48:43England. Behind it you will find it will brighten up, but there will

0:48:43 > 0:48:48still be a fair few showers across the north and the west. But it won't

0:48:48 > 0:48:52feel as cold as it has done in the last couple of days. Then, as we

0:48:52 > 0:48:56move on him from Thursday to Friday, this is the weather front we have

0:48:56 > 0:49:01been talking about. He pushes into the south-east, taking its rain with

0:49:01 > 0:49:05it. Colder air follows on behind, and snow showers coming in across

0:49:05 > 0:49:12the north and west.Thank you very much. My highs deceiving me, or is

0:49:12 > 0:49:17the United Kingdom a little skinnier?It is flatter, so a better

0:49:17 > 0:49:21representation of what we look like. So you see the Northern Isles, the

0:49:21 > 0:49:24Channel Isles as well, and the reason this is going backwards and

0:49:24 > 0:49:29forwards is because I have put it on a loop so that you can continuously

0:49:29 > 0:49:32see that weather front sinking south, with the ridge of high

0:49:32 > 0:49:38pressure building on behind it. They are brilliant, I can't wait to show

0:49:38 > 0:49:42you more! I just wish we had more weather so I could show you more

0:49:42 > 0:49:48things!We will at some stage, thank you very much.

0:49:48 > 0:49:51It has been a turbulent couple of days for financial markets,

0:49:51 > 0:49:54after £50 billion was wiped off the value of the UK's biggest firms

0:49:54 > 0:49:55Tuesday.

0:49:55 > 0:50:02Steph is here to explain what has been going on.

0:50:02 > 0:50:06It is a bit like the weather, it is all over the shop. It is

0:50:06 > 0:50:07It is a bit like the weather, it is all over the shop. It is volatility

0:50:07 > 0:50:11we haven't seen in quite some time in the market. I will take you back

0:50:11 > 0:50:16to why this all started. This was on Monday in the United States, where

0:50:16 > 0:50:19they brought out some statistics about what was happening with wages.

0:50:19 > 0:50:27And that got everyone worrying that inflation was going to rise, and

0:50:27 > 0:50:35prices would go up and when prices go up, economists raised interest

0:50:35 > 0:50:40rates. When interest rates go up, it will be more expensive to borrow

0:50:40 > 0:50:43money, meaning consumers don't have as much money, and neither do

0:50:43 > 0:50:49businesses, and therefore this could hit company profits. It takes loads

0:50:49 > 0:50:51of influences to get to this decision where they suddenly say

0:50:51 > 0:50:55maybe companies will not do as well as we thought. Therefore we had

0:50:55 > 0:50:59better sell off the shares in them because they will not be as valuable

0:50:59 > 0:51:03as they once were. That is what we talk about when we say the value of

0:51:03 > 0:51:07money being wiped off. It means the shares being sold off. Then there is

0:51:07 > 0:51:11a domino effect. So in America this happens, and obviously with the time

0:51:11 > 0:51:15differences and the different times the markets are open, then in Asia

0:51:15 > 0:51:20they think maybe we should worry as well, and the following morning we

0:51:20 > 0:51:24start selling shares as well. If you look at this graphic, this shows you

0:51:24 > 0:51:32what happened with the FTSE 100, the top 100 companies listed on the

0:51:32 > 0:51:39stock market here. And so that shows you that the fall in January has

0:51:39 > 0:51:44been about 7%, in the value of the FTSE 100, working out at about £80

0:51:44 > 0:51:49billion in the last few days knocked off the value of our top 100

0:51:49 > 0:51:54companies. That sounds like loads of money, and it is, but it is all

0:51:54 > 0:51:57theoretical because it could all change today. And we are already

0:51:57 > 0:52:02seeing in Asia some of the market go up again, and in the US it did. It

0:52:02 > 0:52:06could be we will start to see them go up again. And if you put this on

0:52:06 > 0:52:10the bigger picture of the whole of what has been going on in the last

0:52:10 > 0:52:13few years, financial markets have been doing really well. For example,

0:52:13 > 0:52:18last year we saw the value go up by £140 billion. If you put that in

0:52:18 > 0:52:22context of what has come off over the last few days, it has been

0:52:22 > 0:52:26growing a lot. A lot of people think this is a correction, so the markets

0:52:26 > 0:52:30have been too optimistic, and now people are putting a bit of realism

0:52:30 > 0:52:34in that. This is what an expert was telling us about that earlier.It is

0:52:34 > 0:52:38much more likely to be a correction than a crash, because actually,

0:52:38 > 0:52:44companies are still making good profits, and everytime see results,

0:52:44 > 0:52:48the profits generally, across the whole piece, are looking pretty

0:52:48 > 0:52:52good. That means that investors will still want to buy those companies. I

0:52:52 > 0:52:58think it is a correction. But we are at a turning point, and it does mean

0:52:58 > 0:53:01we will probably see a lot more volatility this year than we saw

0:53:01 > 0:53:06last year.The reason we care about all of this is because a lot of

0:53:06 > 0:53:09pensions are invested in the stock market, and obviously people have

0:53:09 > 0:53:12stocks and shares personally. So it means the value of their money going

0:53:12 > 0:53:17up and down. Again, people invest in things like this for the long-term,

0:53:17 > 0:53:21so you shouldn't look at what is happening over a couple of days. It

0:53:21 > 0:53:24will be more interesting to look at what happens over the course of the

0:53:24 > 0:53:30year.Good graphics, but not quite up to Carol's.

0:53:30 > 0:53:33The city of Liverpool is used to welcoming visitors from around

0:53:33 > 0:53:36the world, but the latest arrivals are not your average tourists.

0:53:36 > 0:53:39Six feet tall and stony-faced, they weigh up to 47 stones,

0:53:39 > 0:53:41and have spent most of the last 2,000 years underground.

0:53:41 > 0:53:49Breakfast's Tim Muffett has gone to meet them.

0:53:49 > 0:53:57Good morning.Yes, good morning. This is a bit of a moment. Take a

0:53:57 > 0:54:04look at the Terracotta Army, part of one of the most significant

0:54:04 > 0:54:07archaeological discoveries of all time. They lay undiscovered for 2000

0:54:07 > 0:54:14years, guarding the tomb of the first Chinese emperor. In 1974 they

0:54:14 > 0:54:17were discovered by accident, and they now form part of one of the

0:54:17 > 0:54:21most incredible collections. Very, very unusual for them to be seen in

0:54:21 > 0:54:25the UK. Ten years ago there was an exhibition at the British Museum,

0:54:25 > 0:54:30and now they are here at the World Museum in Liverpool. David Fleming

0:54:30 > 0:54:35is Director of National museums at Liverpool, and tell us how you

0:54:35 > 0:54:41managed to get these extraordinary figures here.Well, fortunately a

0:54:41 > 0:54:44Chinese colleague had heard of Liverpool, it is a great brand in

0:54:44 > 0:54:49China because of the Beatles and football, and Liverpool FC play in

0:54:49 > 0:54:54the auspicious colour of red, and the fact they had strong links with

0:54:54 > 0:55:01China, especially Shanghai, they knew a lot about Liverpool. All we

0:55:01 > 0:55:05had to be sure about is that we knew what we were doing at our end,

0:55:05 > 0:55:10because this is very precious material. It is China's major

0:55:10 > 0:55:13tourist attraction. The stuff is very old and delicate, and the

0:55:13 > 0:55:17Chinese needed to know that the people at the British and knew

0:55:17 > 0:55:20exactly what they were doing.Let's talk about the place where they were

0:55:20 > 0:55:28discovered. When and why and how were they found?In 1974, some

0:55:28 > 0:55:32peasants were digging a well, I say peasants, guys farming their land,

0:55:32 > 0:55:36and they found pottery. Eventually they found so much stuff that they

0:55:36 > 0:55:39called on the authorities. The authorities arrived, stopped all

0:55:39 > 0:55:44work going on and what they actually found was the world's biggest burial

0:55:44 > 0:55:47ground.And these figures were created by the first Emperor for

0:55:47 > 0:55:53what purpose?Simply to guard him in his afterlife. At that time there

0:55:53 > 0:55:57was a strong belief that life continued after death, and he needed

0:55:57 > 0:56:04an army because it was a very fractious time in China at the time.

0:56:04 > 0:56:08So he had maybe 8000 or 10,000 Warriors buried with him, but all

0:56:08 > 0:56:15made of terracotta and larger than life.The state they are in, given

0:56:15 > 0:56:20their age, is remarkable. They were not this colour originally, worth a?

0:56:20 > 0:56:24Threw they were painted, and if you look carefully at some of the

0:56:24 > 0:56:28Warriors, you can see traces of the paint. Generally speaking it has

0:56:28 > 0:56:31faded, leaving the terracotta lying underneath. It is actually quite

0:56:31 > 0:56:36special to see the coloured paints which have lasted for more than ten

0:56:36 > 0:56:41doormat 2000 years.Thank you ever so much. We will be talking to other

0:56:41 > 0:56:44experts throughout the morning. The exhibition opens on Friday and runs

0:56:44 > 0:56:49through until the autumn. If you want to see this very unusual chance

0:56:49 > 0:56:54to appreciate an ancient piece of Chinese history, now is your chance.

0:56:54 > 0:56:59I will leave you with the beautiful sites of the Terracotta army about

0:56:59 > 0:57:04to go on display in Liverpool.It is great to see the perspective and how

0:57:04 > 0:57:10tall they are. I didn't realise until I saw you with them. And there

0:57:10 > 0:57:13are thousands more still to be excavated, as well, aren't they a?

0:57:13 > 1:00:39Stunning. Time to

1:00:39 > 1:00:41I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:00:41 > 1:00:43in half an hour.

1:00:43 > 1:00:46Bye for now.

1:00:46 > 1:00:49Hello - this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:00:49 > 1:00:51The most powerful rocket in the world successfully launches.

1:00:51 > 1:00:55Its billionaire backer Elon Musk says it will help cut the cost

1:00:55 > 1:01:03of space travel and he even put the first car in space.

1:01:19 > 1:01:22Millions of workers in the gig economy are to get new rights

1:01:22 > 1:01:23including holdiay and sick pay.

1:01:23 > 1:01:26It's been a rollercoaster on the global stock markets over

1:01:26 > 1:01:34the last two days.

1:01:46 > 1:01:49In sport, Swansea City demolish Notts County in their FA

1:01:49 > 1:01:49Cup replay.

1:01:49 > 1:01:53They put 8 goals past them to set up a 5th round tie with

1:01:53 > 1:01:54Sheffield Wednesday.

1:01:54 > 1:01:58And DNA analysis of the oldest skeleton found in Britain shows he

1:01:58 > 1:02:04had dark skinned and blue eyes. And Carol has the weather gaff rigs --

1:02:04 > 1:02:09graphics. A cold start to the day. The risk of ice and widespread frog.

1:02:09 > 1:02:17The many, dry with sunshine. Also some snow in the forecast. Coming

1:02:17 > 1:02:22with some rain across the north-west. More in 15 minutes.

1:02:22 > 1:02:22Good morning.

1:02:22 > 1:02:23First, our main story.

1:02:23 > 1:02:26The world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, has successfully

1:02:26 > 1:02:27launched for the first time.

1:02:27 > 1:02:30American billionaire Elon Musk, whose company Space X

1:02:30 > 1:02:32is behind the project, has called it a game changer

1:02:32 > 1:02:33for space travel.

1:02:33 > 1:02:39Keith Doyle reports.

1:02:39 > 1:02:43# This is Ground Control to Major Tom...

1:02:43 > 1:02:46This is not a scene from a science fiction film.

1:02:46 > 1:02:49This actually is a car and an astronaut dummy in space

1:02:49 > 1:02:51with David Bowie playing on its music system.

1:02:51 > 1:02:54Far above the world.

1:02:54 > 1:03:02# Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare.

1:03:17 > 1:03:19This bizarre but very real image came

1:03:19 > 1:03:22after the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

1:03:22 > 1:03:30in Florida last night.

1:03:34 > 1:03:37The successful launch of the most powerful and largest rocket

1:03:37 > 1:03:40since the shuttle has been called a game-changer in space exploration.

1:03:40 > 1:03:43In part, due to its reusable boosters which have

1:03:43 > 1:03:43returned to Earth.

1:03:43 > 1:03:45Two spectacularly landing together in Florida,

1:03:45 > 1:03:48the third had a less successful landing, crashing into the sea.

1:03:48 > 1:03:49However getting bigger and heavier

1:03:49 > 1:03:52payloads into space is a major breakthrough for this

1:03:52 > 1:03:53commercial space company.

1:03:53 > 1:03:55Seeing the two boosters land in synchronisation,

1:03:55 > 1:03:56really like the simulation...

1:03:56 > 1:03:58It makes you think it can be a scalable approach.

1:03:58 > 1:04:06You could imagine large numbers of those

1:04:07 > 1:04:09just coming in and landing, taking off, landing,

1:04:09 > 1:04:10doing many flights per day.

1:04:10 > 1:04:13When the story of man's exploration of Mars and beyond is written,

1:04:13 > 1:04:17this may well be seen as the moment it was all made possible.

1:04:17 > 1:04:20Hundreds of thousands of workers are to receive new rights,

1:04:20 > 1:04:22including holiday and sick pay, for the first time.

1:04:22 > 1:04:24The plans are part of the government's response

1:04:24 > 1:04:26to a review into the so-called gig economy.

1:04:26 > 1:04:28Our business correspondent Theo Leggett reports.

1:04:28 > 1:04:32Up to 5 million people are thought to earn a living in the so-called

1:04:32 > 1:04:33gig economy.

1:04:33 > 1:04:36Companies like Uber, Deliveroo and Yodel deliver the jobs

1:04:36 > 1:04:38on a job-by-job basis on online platforms.

1:04:38 > 1:04:43Others like to use people employed through agencies

1:04:43 > 1:04:51or on zero-hours contracts.

1:04:54 > 1:04:58It lets them have staff when they need them and cut costs

1:04:58 > 1:04:58when they don't.

1:04:58 > 1:05:01In his review, Matthew Taylor said that flexibility in the workplace

1:05:01 > 1:05:04was important but it often put too much power

1:05:04 > 1:05:05into the hands of employers.

1:05:05 > 1:05:09He said change was needed to make sure people didn't just have work

1:05:09 > 1:05:10but what he called good work.

1:05:10 > 1:05:12The government has accepted most of his recommendations.

1:05:12 > 1:05:16For example, it says it will make sure workers who are entitled

1:05:16 > 1:05:18to sick pay and holiday pay actually receive it.

1:05:18 > 1:05:21It's promised to clamp down on companies which illegally make

1:05:21 > 1:05:23unpaid interns do the work of employees.

1:05:23 > 1:05:26And it will ask the Low Pay Commission to consider raising

1:05:26 > 1:05:30the minimum wage for workers on zero-hours contracts.

1:05:30 > 1:05:34Matthew Taylor himself has welcomed the proposals but he says

1:05:34 > 1:05:39more will need to be done to help vulnerable workers.

1:05:39 > 1:05:42But the TUC has accused the government of taking

1:05:42 > 1:05:45baby steps when it needed to make a giant leap.

1:05:45 > 1:05:53Theo Leggett, BBC News.

1:06:00 > 1:06:05A document leaked says that the EU wants to restrict the UK after

1:06:05 > 1:06:10Brexit.

1:06:10 > 1:06:14Brexit. Norman Smith is in the Westminster studio price. Agreement

1:06:14 > 1:06:19between senior ministers, that is one of the difficult things to sort

1:06:19 > 1:06:25out at the moment, isn't it?It's going to be difficult, certainly in

1:06:25 > 1:06:30the next few days. The signs are this could take weeks. We have

1:06:30 > 1:06:33tended to show our hand in the negotiations pretty late in the day.

1:06:33 > 1:06:38The focus of ministers at the moment remains on getting this transition

1:06:38 > 1:06:42deal which we have to get signed, sealed and delivered by the end of

1:06:42 > 1:06:47March. Above all, because of the divide between different Cabinet

1:06:47 > 1:06:53ministers over to Brexit we want, between those like the Chancellor,

1:06:53 > 1:06:58Philip Hammond, who want is to stay close to the EU, to minimise any

1:06:58 > 1:07:03disruption to British business, and those like Boris Johnson who thinks

1:07:03 > 1:07:07we had to cut free to give ourselves the ability to strike free trade

1:07:07 > 1:07:12deals because they say the great golden opportunity of breaks it is

1:07:12 > 1:07:16to strike deals with countries outside of the EU and that is going

1:07:16 > 1:07:24to be a real growth area. If you put those divisions together, it seems

1:07:24 > 1:07:28the likelihood of any agreement merging is probably still a bit

1:07:28 > 1:07:34optimistic.Thank you very much this morning. We are speaking to Greg

1:07:34 > 1:07:40Clark a bit later. In other news this morning:

1:07:40 > 1:07:42Aftershocks continue to rock Taiwan after a strong earthquake

1:07:42 > 1:07:46which killed at least four people and injured more than 200 others.

1:07:46 > 1:07:48Many buildings in the city of Hualien

1:07:48 > 1:07:51including the local hospital, have been damaged and a number

1:07:51 > 1:07:52of people are still missing.

1:07:52 > 1:07:55Hundreds of residents have spent the night sleeping out in the open.

1:07:55 > 1:07:59We can show you the scene as rescue workers are still trying to free

1:07:59 > 1:08:01people from there.

1:08:01 > 1:08:07This is the Marshall Hotel in Hualien.

1:08:07 > 1:08:12the basement on the ground floors were completely destroyed by the

1:08:12 > 1:08:16quake. Search teams are trying to find members of staff who are as yet

1:08:16 > 1:08:18unaccounted for.

1:08:18 > 1:08:21A man who said he'd been abused by a paedophile ring involving high

1:08:21 > 1:08:24ranking establishment figures has been charged with multiple offences

1:08:24 > 1:08:25relating to indecent images of children.

1:08:25 > 1:08:28Nick, as he's known, is alleged to have committed some

1:08:28 > 1:08:31of the offences while Scotland Yard was investigating his claims.

1:08:31 > 1:08:36Tesco is facing Britain's largest equal pay law suit

1:08:36 > 1:08:38which could affect up to 200,000 mostly female

1:08:38 > 1:08:40shop floor workers.

1:08:40 > 1:08:44The women say they're paid less than men who work

1:08:44 > 1:08:46in the company's distribution centres - even though their work

1:08:46 > 1:08:53is of the same value.

1:08:53 > 1:08:56Lawyers estimate Tesco could be liable for up to £4 billion

1:08:56 > 1:09:01in back pay if it loses.

1:09:01 > 1:09:07Tesco says it is working hard to make sure employees are paid fairly.

1:09:07 > 1:09:10New DNA analysis of the oldest complete skeleton found in Britain

1:09:10 > 1:09:11has come up with some surprising results.

1:09:11 > 1:09:14Scientists have discovered that the man who lived around 10

1:09:14 > 1:09:17thousand years ago had much darker skin than was previously thought

1:09:17 > 1:09:19and he also had blue eyes.

1:09:19 > 1:09:20Paul Rincon reports.

1:09:20 > 1:09:22One, two, three...voila!

1:09:23 > 1:09:26Revealed for the first time, the oldest modern Briton.

1:09:26 > 1:09:30He lived 10,000 years ago, just when Britain was warming up

1:09:30 > 1:09:34after the last Ice Age.

1:09:34 > 1:09:38He was originally found in 1903 during a dig in Cheddar Gorge.

1:09:38 > 1:09:42Now, a replica lies on the spot where he was found.

1:09:42 > 1:09:45There have been attempts to reconstruct what he looked

1:09:45 > 1:09:46like before.

1:09:46 > 1:09:50Modern techniques and DNA analysis have given us new information

1:09:50 > 1:09:54about his features and his lifestyle.

1:09:54 > 1:09:57I've been studying the Cheddar Man skeleton for more than 40 years

1:09:57 > 1:10:00so it's incredible now to have the DNA data which really

1:10:00 > 1:10:08shows us what this guy looked like.

1:10:09 > 1:10:12The hair, the eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes

1:10:12 > 1:10:16and dark skin, really very striking, something we wouldn't have imagined

1:10:16 > 1:10:18and to also go from the DNA, details of his biology,

1:10:18 > 1:10:20the fact he couldn't digest milk as an adult,

1:10:20 > 1:10:23that's something that came really with the advent of farming

1:10:23 > 1:10:26and 10,000 years ago, people in Britain didn't have that.

1:10:26 > 1:10:28The project brought together experts from different fields -

1:10:28 > 1:10:29geneticists, artists and palaeontologists.

1:10:29 > 1:10:33A young man in his 20s who lay undisturbed for 10,000 years has

1:10:33 > 1:10:36revealed secrets that are changing the picture of our past.

1:10:36 > 1:10:44Paul Rincon, BBC News.

1:10:49 > 1:10:52We will be talking to somebody involved in that project a little

1:10:52 > 1:10:59bit later. It we'll have a bit more of a look.

1:10:59 > 1:11:02He's thought to be one of Britain's most prolific sex attackers

1:11:02 > 1:11:05but the London cab driver John Worboys could soon be released

1:11:05 > 1:11:07on parole after just eight years in prison.

1:11:07 > 1:11:10Today, High Court judges will decide if there are legal

1:11:10 > 1:11:12grounds to challenge the Parole Board's decision

1:11:12 > 1:11:13in a judicial review.

1:11:13 > 1:11:15Before we speak to a barrister about that process, let's

1:11:15 > 1:11:18have a quick reminder of the key facts.

1:11:18 > 1:11:20In 2009 Worboys was given an indeterminate jail

1:11:20 > 1:11:28sentence, with a minimum term of at least eight years.

1:11:28 > 1:11:30Last November, the Parole Board approved

1:11:30 > 1:11:31his release but their reasoning

1:11:31 > 1:11:32remained confidential.

1:11:32 > 1:11:33That decision was made public last month,

1:11:33 > 1:11:35to a furious reaction.

1:11:35 > 1:11:38Campaigners hoped the government would apply for a judicial review

1:11:38 > 1:11:40but the Justice Secretary said lawyers had advised against it.

1:11:40 > 1:11:43Just over a week later, two of Worboys' victims won a legal

1:11:43 > 1:11:46challenge to stop him being released but only temporarily.

1:11:46 > 1:11:48The first stage of their legal challenge to keep him

1:11:48 > 1:11:54behind bars begins later.

1:11:54 > 1:11:57Matt Stanbury is an appeals barrister.

1:11:57 > 1:12:02He can tell us more about how today's hearing will work.

1:12:03 > 1:12:09Let's rewind a little bit to this whole legal process. We have looked

1:12:09 > 1:12:13at the time line. How does it get to this point where someone like him is

1:12:13 > 1:12:18being released?Obviously the parole board takes its decision is and that

1:12:18 > 1:12:24is that. In this case, there has been to challenges which have been

1:12:24 > 1:12:28brought. The first challenge the victim challenge which has been

1:12:28 > 1:12:35brought by some of Mr Worboys victims. And the London Mayor has

1:12:35 > 1:12:44attempted to challenge it in the courts. Quite unusual.If the judges

1:12:44 > 1:12:48say there is a judicial review, is there a further process for those

1:12:48 > 1:12:53who believe he should still be in jail?In other words, whether it is

1:12:53 > 1:13:00hopeless. That will be an end to these proceedings. There wouldn't be

1:13:00 > 1:13:06any further proceedings. He would have to be released sooner rather

1:13:06 > 1:13:16than later. Just talked was little bit about these victims.Is there

1:13:16 > 1:13:20nothing anybody can do that is the decision?There is a technical

1:13:20 > 1:13:27writer appeal. This is being heard by two very senior judges. If

1:13:27 > 1:13:32permission to proceed with this case is refused, the chances of it going

1:13:32 > 1:13:37any further would be very slim indeed.After his conviction, older

1:13:37 > 1:13:43people are talking about this. 85 women complain to police that they

1:13:43 > 1:13:46believed Worboys might have assaulted them as well. Would it be

1:13:46 > 1:13:53possible at any stage for those allegations to be put forward?In

1:13:53 > 1:13:57theory, it would be but the CPS has suggested a must the Metropolitan

1:13:57 > 1:14:01police refer any further cases to them, they are not going to, of

1:14:01 > 1:14:07their own motion, look at these cases again. We do know as well that

1:14:07 > 1:14:12there is a fresh investigation and there has been a further complainant

1:14:12 > 1:14:16who has come forward. The Met Police have started an investigation but

1:14:16 > 1:14:23that. That might more likely route. And just talking about the parole

1:14:23 > 1:14:32board. These decisions are confidential, aren't they?That is

1:14:32 > 1:14:37one of the arguments they are having today. It's impossible you might

1:14:37 > 1:14:42think to challenge a decision when you don't know what the decision is.

1:14:42 > 1:14:47That is one of the key issues that is before the court today. Does it

1:14:47 > 1:14:50have to be handed over to the victims survey can better frame

1:14:50 > 1:14:56their arguments. They are saying in effect, the Secretary of State

1:14:56 > 1:15:02didn't have the power to make the rules that he did. Making parole

1:15:02 > 1:15:12decision secret. That is one of the arguments. The Justice Secretary

1:15:12 > 1:15:15said that he started an urgent review of the parole board's

1:15:15 > 1:15:26secrecy. That is an issue before the courts today. The port -- the court

1:15:26 > 1:15:30rules in favour, that would have an impact.Many people will be

1:15:30 > 1:15:33interested in the outcome.

1:15:33 > 1:15:35Here is Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:15:35 > 1:15:39Here is Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:15:39 > 1:15:44And it is chilly out.It certainly is, and the temperature in the

1:15:44 > 1:15:47Highlands as minus ten. So this morning, wherever you are, it is

1:15:47 > 1:15:52cold. Watch out for ice on untreated surfaces and we have a widespread

1:15:52 > 1:15:57frost. The forecast generally is a cold and sunny one. However, there

1:15:57 > 1:16:01are some winter showers and some rain in today's forecast. If we look

1:16:01 > 1:16:05at the satellite picture, to point out a few things which are different

1:16:05 > 1:16:09on our new graphics, the twinkling lights represent a street light in

1:16:09 > 1:16:13our towns and cities. We have a distinctive band in the south-east

1:16:13 > 1:16:17and another one coming in from the Atlantic. Both areas of cloud, both

1:16:17 > 1:16:21weather fronts. This one in the south-east is producing wintry

1:16:21 > 1:16:25showers, but high pressure builds in behind before this next front comes

1:16:25 > 1:16:29our way, introducing transient snow and also some rain. As we go through

1:16:29 > 1:16:33the course of the morning, after the cold start, we are looking at wintry

1:16:33 > 1:16:38showers across the south-east. They will fade, and the south-east will

1:16:38 > 1:16:42join much of the rest of the UK in a decent day with sunny spells. As our

1:16:42 > 1:16:47weather fronts coming the west it will introduce a bit more cloud

1:16:47 > 1:16:50ahead of them. Then we will see transient snow at low levels across

1:16:50 > 1:16:54Scotland. As the rain comes in behind, that is no level will lift

1:16:54 > 1:16:58into the hills. Northern Ireland also has rain and hill snow but

1:16:58 > 1:17:03wherever you are today it will feel cold. Temperatures, two or three

1:17:03 > 1:17:06across northern England, and generally we are looking at five,

1:17:06 > 1:17:11six, seven or eight, so not quite as cold as yesterday. It will still be

1:17:11 > 1:17:15nippy if you are standing outside for any length of time. Through the

1:17:15 > 1:17:20evening and overnight, clear skies across England and Wales for a time,

1:17:20 > 1:17:22but as our weather front sinks southwards, the cloud will build

1:17:22 > 1:17:26ahead of it in northern England, Wales and south-west England, and

1:17:26 > 1:17:30the rain follows on behind. Behind that there will be some showers and

1:17:30 > 1:17:34here and there are some clearer skies. Once again a cold night,

1:17:34 > 1:17:37temperatures dipping in the south-east to -6, and we are looking

1:17:37 > 1:17:44at some frost and ice on untreated surfaces. After a beautiful start of

1:17:44 > 1:17:49the south-east, the cloud connected with this weather front builds as it

1:17:49 > 1:17:51sinks southwards. The weather front producing rain across northern

1:17:51 > 1:17:55England, Wales and south-west England rejuvenates and the rain

1:17:55 > 1:17:59turned a bit heavier. Behind that, some brighter skies. Still some

1:17:59 > 1:18:03cloud around, and some showers. Tomorrow it will feel a little bit

1:18:03 > 1:18:08milder than it is going to do today. Temperatures up to about nine, maybe

1:18:08 > 1:18:13even ten. As we head on into Friday, our weather front makes it down into

1:18:13 > 1:18:17the south-east. Taking its rain into East Anglia, the Channel Islands,

1:18:17 > 1:18:21and behind it, although there will be avail of cloud, that pushes away

1:18:21 > 1:18:25and they will be right this coming through. A rash of wintry showers

1:18:25 > 1:18:30across the north and west of the UK. That in itself will tell you that it

1:18:30 > 1:18:33will feel cold. By the time we get to Friday, temperatures slipping

1:18:33 > 1:18:38back down by a couple of degrees.

1:18:38 > 1:18:39to Friday, temperatures slipping back down by a couple of degrees.We

1:18:39 > 1:18:47will have a look at some of the front pages. We were talking about

1:18:47 > 1:18:50Cheddar Man, and speaking to one of the people involved in this project.

1:18:50 > 1:18:54This is basically a reconstruction of a skull, this man lived in

1:18:54 > 1:19:00Britain 10,000 years ago, and they have done an extraordinary analysis

1:19:00 > 1:19:04into DNA and have reconstructed his face, his features, and we

1:19:04 > 1:19:10understand from the DNA that he had blue eyes and he had black skin, and

1:19:10 > 1:19:18obviously curly hair as well. Changing some people's view of where

1:19:18 > 1:19:23our ancestors had come from.The front page of the Times has a

1:19:23 > 1:19:30picture of the Falcon Heavy rocket, funded via Elon Musk, launched from

1:19:30 > 1:19:34the Kennedy space Centre. What is groundbreaking is the cost. It is

1:19:34 > 1:19:38far cheaper than it has been in the past, and two of the thrusters came

1:19:38 > 1:19:44back in, and what is the word?Back to earth?That'll do. They were

1:19:44 > 1:19:51recovered for use again. It was probably a good thing. There is

1:19:51 > 1:20:01weird stuff going on.The front page of the Mirror, this is a mum of a

1:20:01 > 1:20:04brain-damaged Alfie Evans, vowing to never stop fighting to save his

1:20:04 > 1:20:09life. And the Metro are talking about a stalker sentenced to at

1:20:09 > 1:20:14least 26 years in jail for murdering a beautiful and intelligent student

1:20:14 > 1:20:23that he met on Tinder.You are not wearing much jewellery today.Not

1:20:23 > 1:20:28much, no. Apparently the crown jewels or jewellery which looks a

1:20:28 > 1:20:33bit like the crown jewels is making a comeback. You watch The Crown,

1:20:33 > 1:20:39don't you?I do.On the back of that and similar dramas there is huge

1:20:39 > 1:20:43demand for double drop earrings and sales of lockets have risen by 150%.

1:20:43 > 1:20:51Pearl necklaces are back in vogue for women between 18 and 34. Some of

1:20:51 > 1:20:56the earings warning The Crown are £2500 apiece, but there is a version

1:20:56 > 1:21:03you can get from a popular retailer from £30.Are you looking at the

1:21:03 > 1:21:09papers?I am not. Just monitoring you. I am doing an audit, actually,

1:21:09 > 1:21:15of your work.How have we gone?Not great. I just have some breaking

1:21:15 > 1:21:21news. The energy regulator, Ofgem, have been trying for some years now

1:21:21 > 1:21:25to try and work out how they can make sure vulnerable customers, so

1:21:25 > 1:21:29people who can't necessarily afford big energy bills, how they can make

1:21:29 > 1:21:32sure that they are not continually overcharged by suppliers. They

1:21:32 > 1:21:37brought up something called the safeguard tariff last year, to help

1:21:37 > 1:21:40people on prepayment, because often they are the ones which are the most

1:21:40 > 1:21:44expensive. They brought out a cap on that so that suppliers could not

1:21:44 > 1:21:47charge more than this cap, and it was the competitions and markets

1:21:47 > 1:21:51authority who decided what this cap would be. That saved people about

1:21:51 > 1:21:56£60 a year on average, with that cap. Now they have announced they

1:21:56 > 1:21:59are extending it to another 1 million households, and it is

1:21:59 > 1:22:04households which already benefit from the warm homes discount from

1:22:04 > 1:22:10the government. They will now also get the safeguard tariff, which

1:22:10 > 1:22:13should, according to Ofgem, bring down their bills by around £60 a

1:22:13 > 1:22:17year on average. It is all about trying to make sure the most

1:22:17 > 1:22:21vulnerable are not yet with constantly rising energy prices,

1:22:21 > 1:22:25when they are often paying in the most expensive way, with prepayment

1:22:25 > 1:22:29meters and things. What is interesting about this, as I have

1:22:29 > 1:22:32been reading through all the details, is that safeguard tariff

1:22:32 > 1:22:37which came out last year is being put up 5.5% this year. All those

1:22:37 > 1:22:42people saving 60 quid last year, it has gone up by about £57 a year.

1:22:42 > 1:22:46They are saying they had done some analysis of what is going on with

1:22:46 > 1:22:50energy costs at the moment, and they look at this twice a year, and work

1:22:50 > 1:22:54out whether to put the tariff up. The good news is more people will

1:22:54 > 1:22:57benefit from this tariff. The bad news is those people who have

1:22:57 > 1:23:01already been benefiting will see their bills go up a bit. Overall,

1:23:01 > 1:23:05Ofgem are saying this is good news, because even though they have gone

1:23:05 > 1:23:09up a bit, not as much as if the suppliers were completely in charge.

1:23:09 > 1:23:14It is important if you are someone paying big energy bills, and you are

1:23:14 > 1:23:20vulnerable customer.As always, you have explained it magnificently.So

1:23:20 > 1:23:25my audit has gone all right, then. Sometimes you are outside the

1:23:25 > 1:23:29studio, and people hand you a massive bunch of papers and say go

1:23:29 > 1:23:30on and talk about that!

1:23:30 > 1:23:33Managing traffic, delivering medical supplies and boosting Wi-Fi are just

1:23:33 > 1:23:36some of the ways drones could be used in the future.

1:23:36 > 1:23:39Breakfast's John Maguire is at a research lab in Southampton,

1:23:39 > 1:23:42finding out more.

1:23:42 > 1:23:50Looks amazing.Good morning, all sorts of drones in all sorts of

1:23:50 > 1:23:54shapes and sizes at the University of Southampton. These are used to

1:23:54 > 1:24:00send back data for climatologists. They are benign and almost

1:24:00 > 1:24:04biodegradable. You simply make them up like this. What the scientists do

1:24:04 > 1:24:08is they are able to drop hundreds of these into an area, and they will

1:24:08 > 1:24:15all send back data. In true blue fashion, here is one I made earlier.

1:24:15 > 1:24:20It gives you an idea of the range of roles that drones are performing in

1:24:20 > 1:24:25this day and age, but also the type of functions that they do. Professor

1:24:25 > 1:24:28Jim Scanlan from the University, good morning to you. Give us a run

1:24:28 > 1:24:34through on what you are working on at the University.Our major

1:24:34 > 1:24:38interest is the scientific and civilian applications of drones, and

1:24:38 > 1:24:41that means making them cheap and making them high-performance, to do

1:24:41 > 1:24:48cost effective roles, essentially. You will see on this table here we

1:24:48 > 1:24:52have this aeroplane here which was the world's first printed aeroplane.

1:24:52 > 1:24:58That is printed on a 3D printers?3D printed, nylon printed, which brings

1:24:58 > 1:25:04the cost down and allows you to do complex, sophisticated structure is

1:25:04 > 1:25:08very cheaply. We have scaled that up. That was really a technology

1:25:08 > 1:25:12demonstrator, although we flew it in Antarctica, and we have scaled up to

1:25:12 > 1:25:17the aeroplane you see behind you, which now uses 3D printing

1:25:17 > 1:25:24extensively. The phrase we use, it buys its way onto the aircraft.The

1:25:24 > 1:25:29sky is the limit, really. And you have been running this competition.

1:25:29 > 1:25:35You invited all cities to bid for funding, to come up with ideas on

1:25:35 > 1:25:43how drones can be used. Tell us what will be happening.As you can see,

1:25:43 > 1:25:46drone technology is really very advanced, and what we think is very

1:25:46 > 1:25:50important is that cities think about how they want to introduce drones,

1:25:50 > 1:25:55and what they want drones to do and not to do. So the challenge we ran

1:25:55 > 1:26:00was a search for the leading cities in the UK, which were going to do

1:26:00 > 1:26:03that. We selected five, so Southampton is one, Bradford,

1:26:03 > 1:26:08Preston, West Midlands, London are the others. Each of those cities

1:26:08 > 1:26:12will be working with us over the next few months to think through

1:26:12 > 1:26:15what they want drones to do in their cities and to develop use cases

1:26:15 > 1:26:20about how they may go forward in the future.It is all about that

1:26:20 > 1:26:25practical application, that link between drones and communities.

1:26:25 > 1:26:28Peter, you are from Southampton City Council. How do you see drones

1:26:28 > 1:26:32helping your work on the council? There is huge potential for drones

1:26:32 > 1:26:36in the city. With Southampton in the heart of the city, we need to work

1:26:36 > 1:26:39with support to think about how drones can monitor goods and

1:26:39 > 1:26:47services coming into the city. Also in terms of working directly with

1:26:47 > 1:26:51what is a very busy shipping area. So working with the police and the

1:26:51 > 1:26:56coastguard is to really get the fast response emergency opportunities.

1:26:56 > 1:27:02But also working with our highways teams, looking at traffic

1:27:02 > 1:27:06monitoring, looking at road condition, and also our group

1:27:06 > 1:27:13structures.Thank you very much indeed. From engineering to research

1:27:13 > 1:27:18to search and rescue. Once we get some daylight we will show you some

1:27:18 > 1:27:21of the drones and other technology the university is working with.

1:27:21 > 1:27:25Drones will play an increasing part in our daily lives, doing all sorts

1:27:25 > 1:27:29of things they are unable to do at the moment. They have been looking

1:27:29 > 1:27:33at situations where it is not safe for humans to go, like after a

1:27:33 > 1:27:38nuclear power station accident, so drones can go in to feedback to

1:27:38 > 1:27:42scientists. It is a fascinating aspect of life and of science.And

1:27:42 > 1:27:47it has changed in so many ways television, as well, because all

1:27:47 > 1:27:50those pitiful shots we are now getting used to seeing, routinely.

1:27:50 > 1:27:58We are talking about drones and space, and Elon Musk has his car in

1:27:58 > 1:28:02space. We were asking people, if there was one song, what would you

1:28:02 > 1:28:08play over and over in space? Someone sent this. In order for sound to

1:28:08 > 1:28:11travel, there has to be something with molecules for it to travel

1:28:11 > 1:28:16through. On Earth, sound travels to your ears by vibrating molecules. In

1:28:16 > 1:28:21deep space there are no air, molecules to vibrate, therefore

1:28:21 > 1:28:30there is no sound.That is a sound fact.So that strapline to Alien was

1:28:30 > 1:31:55right, wasn't it?There is no point playing any music, just get used

1:31:55 > 1:31:58and with it we pick up some slightly colder air.

1:31:58 > 1:32:01So the temperature for the next few days is on the climb.

1:32:01 > 1:32:03It is, however, going to feel quite cold.

1:32:03 > 1:32:06I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom

1:32:06 > 1:32:07in half an hour.

1:32:07 > 1:32:09Bye for now.

1:32:09 > 1:32:12Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:32:12 > 1:32:15The world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, has successfully

1:32:15 > 1:32:18launched for the first time.

1:32:18 > 1:32:20Billionaire Elon Musk, whose company Space X

1:32:20 > 1:32:22is behind the project, has called it a game changer

1:32:22 > 1:32:23for space travel.

1:32:23 > 1:32:26The $19 million spacecraft could one day transport people

1:32:26 > 1:32:30and supplies as far as Mars, but on its maiden voyage the cargo

1:32:30 > 1:32:33is Elon's own Tesla car, with a space-suited mannequin

1:32:33 > 1:32:41in the driver's seat.

1:32:41 > 1:32:43Seeing the two boosters land in synchronisation,

1:32:43 > 1:32:44really just like the simulation...

1:32:44 > 1:32:47It makes you think it can be a scalable approach.

1:32:47 > 1:32:49You could imagine large numbers of those

1:32:49 > 1:32:52just coming in and landing, taking off, landing,

1:32:52 > 1:32:57doing many flights per day.

1:32:57 > 1:33:00Hundreds of thousands of part-time and flexible workers are to receive

1:33:00 > 1:33:02new rights, including holiday and sick pay,

1:33:02 > 1:33:03for the first time.

1:33:03 > 1:33:08The plans are part of the government's response

1:33:08 > 1:33:11to a review into the so-called gig economy, which recommended a number

1:33:11 > 1:33:13of changes to reflect modern working practices.

1:33:13 > 1:33:16The number of self-employed workers has risen in recent years,

1:33:16 > 1:33:22partly because of apps like Uber and Deliveroo.

1:33:22 > 1:33:26The High Court will hear the start of a legal challenge this morning

1:33:26 > 1:33:28against the release of the serial sex attacker, John Worboys.

1:33:28 > 1:33:31Last month, the Parole Board was criticised when it announced

1:33:31 > 1:33:33that Worboys would be freed after less than nine

1:33:33 > 1:33:34years in prison.

1:33:34 > 1:33:38He is thought to have drugged and attacked more than a hundred

1:33:38 > 1:33:45women after picking them up in his taxi in London's West End.

1:33:45 > 1:33:47Theresa May is to meet senior ministers later,

1:33:47 > 1:33:50to try to agree the government's approach for the next stage

1:33:50 > 1:33:56of the Brexit negotiations.

1:33:56 > 1:33:58It comes after leaked documents show the European Union

1:33:58 > 1:34:01wants to be able to restrict the UK's access to the single market

1:34:13 > 1:34:16New DNA analysis of the oldest complete skeleton found in Britain

1:34:16 > 1:34:18has come up with some surprising results.

1:34:18 > 1:34:21Scientists have discovered that the man who lived around 10

1:34:21 > 1:34:24thousand years ago had much darker skin than was previously thought

1:34:24 > 1:34:31and he also had blue eyes.

1:34:36 > 1:34:41An amazing project, it really is. The gene for blue eyes is really

1:34:41 > 1:34:49distinct. Quite a few people asking that question this morning. We will

1:34:49 > 1:34:53have a proper expert later to talk about it.

1:34:53 > 1:34:55Hedgehogs are continuing to decline in the UK,

1:34:55 > 1:34:56according to a new report.

1:34:56 > 1:34:59Surveys show hedgehog numbers have fallen by about 50

1:34:59 > 1:35:01per cent in the past two decades.

1:35:01 > 1:35:03Conservation groups say they are particularly concerned

1:35:03 > 1:35:10about the plight of the animals in rural areas.

1:35:10 > 1:35:15We will have to hedgehogs visiting the studio later. Holly thing is one

1:35:15 > 1:35:20of them will be called Holly.I have already named one of them wholly.

1:35:20 > 1:35:28The other one is Henry, or Harry. No prickly characters last night but

1:35:28 > 1:35:38maybe a prickly reception.

1:35:38 > 1:35:40maybe a prickly reception. A great result for Swansea and it might be

1:35:40 > 1:35:42down to one man.

1:35:42 > 1:35:44What an impact Carlos Carvalhal has had at Swansea.

1:35:44 > 1:35:47Just a few weeks ago they were bottom of the Premier

1:35:47 > 1:35:48League.

1:35:48 > 1:35:49Then in walked Carvalhal.

1:35:49 > 1:35:51The Portuguese had left Sheffield Wednesday just days before

1:35:51 > 1:35:53and his appointment at the Liberty Stadium

1:35:53 > 1:35:54was questioned by many.

1:35:54 > 1:35:57However, he's guided them out of the Premier League relegation

1:35:57 > 1:36:01zone and they hammered Notts County EIGHT one in their fourth round FA

1:36:01 > 1:36:01Cup replay.

1:36:01 > 1:36:05And that's earned him a return to his former side

1:36:05 > 1:36:09Sheffield Wednesday in the next round.

1:36:09 > 1:36:13I will be happy to be back home.

1:36:13 > 1:36:16I can't say it's a normal game.

1:36:16 > 1:36:19It will be a game for me because I was there

1:36:19 > 1:36:25and not a long time ago but at the same time,

1:36:25 > 1:36:27it's the competition, the cup and of course

1:36:27 > 1:36:32we will try to do our best again.

1:36:32 > 1:36:35So in December Sheffield Wednesday didn't think he was good enough

1:36:35 > 1:36:39to get them out of the Championship and then a few days later he finds

1:36:39 > 1:36:41himself with a Premier League club.

1:36:41 > 1:36:44And now he gets an early opportunity to possible rub his old club's noses

1:36:44 > 1:36:46in his new success.

1:36:46 > 1:36:55He said he will always be an owl, which is another word for a fan from

1:36:55 > 1:36:59Sheffield. But he did add he will always be a jack as well. Keeping

1:36:59 > 1:36:59everybody happy.

1:36:59 > 1:37:01Two other replays last night.

1:37:01 > 1:37:04And have a look at this pitch at Rochdale -

1:37:04 > 1:37:06it's like a throwback to the seventies.

1:37:06 > 1:37:13The League One strugglers upset Championship side Millwall one

1:37:13 > 1:37:14-- 1-0 thanks to Ian Henderson.

1:37:14 > 1:37:17They'll face the winner of the replay between Tottenham

1:37:17 > 1:37:19or Newport County which takes place tonight.

1:37:19 > 1:37:21Huddersfield will host Manchester United in the fifth

1:37:21 > 1:37:23round after they beat Birmingham after extra time.

1:37:23 > 1:37:31Tom Ince rounded off the 4-1 win at St Andrews.

1:37:32 > 1:37:35It was a poignant moment at Old Trafford yesterday as fans

1:37:35 > 1:37:38and players, both past and present - gathered for a memorial to mark 60

1:37:38 > 1:37:41years since the Munich air disaster.

1:37:41 > 1:37:43Sir Bobby Charlton was among the survivors of the crash

1:37:43 > 1:37:47that happened on United's return from a European Cup tie in Belgrade.

1:37:47 > 1:37:49Eight players, three club staff, eight journalists, two crew members

1:37:49 > 1:37:57and two passengers were killed.

1:38:01 > 1:38:03Great Britain start their Fed Cup campaign in Estonia later today.

1:38:03 > 1:38:06Led by British number one Johanna Konta they are attempting

1:38:06 > 1:38:08to get through the European and African groups to

1:38:08 > 1:38:15the World Group two play-offs.

1:38:15 > 1:38:18They play Estonia and Portugal this week before hopefully playing off

1:38:18 > 1:38:22for a place to get to the next level of world tennis for the first

1:38:22 > 1:38:23time since 1993.

1:38:23 > 1:38:31Later this week the winter Olympics gets underway in Pyeongchang

1:38:31 > 1:38:31in South Korea.

1:38:31 > 1:38:34One thing you won't see there is anything quite like this.

1:38:34 > 1:38:36This is extreme off-piste skiing.

1:38:36 > 1:38:40It looks like something you might see in a James Bond film doesn't it?

1:38:40 > 1:38:43But this isn't a movie or stunts for the benefit of social media.

1:38:43 > 1:38:51It's the first round of the Freeride World Tour which got

1:38:52 > 1:38:53underway in Kicking Horse in Canada.

1:38:53 > 1:38:57Enough to make your heart skip a few beats just watching it.

1:38:57 > 1:39:02Inspiring, out everything else.

1:39:02 > 1:39:05A group of children in Glasgow are waging war on plastic -

1:39:05 > 1:39:06in particular straws.

1:39:06 > 1:39:09Yes, they have already persuaded Scotland's biggest council to ditch

1:39:09 > 1:39:11single-use straws, and convinced the entire village of Ullapool

1:39:11 > 1:39:13to scrap them.

1:39:13 > 1:39:21Now, they are taking their campaign further afield.

1:39:21 > 1:39:23Our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon joined them

1:39:23 > 1:39:24on the Isle of Arran.

1:39:24 > 1:39:26They call themselves the Ocean Defenders -

1:39:26 > 1:39:29passionate about nature and conservation, and on a mission

1:39:29 > 1:39:33to end the use of plastic straws.

1:39:33 > 1:39:36Now, they are heading across the water to Arran,

1:39:36 > 1:39:41in a bid to spread the word.

1:39:41 > 1:39:45I joined because there are animals out there who are in danger,

1:39:45 > 1:39:46because they're eating plastic.

1:39:46 > 1:39:48What do you hope to do with this campaign?

1:39:48 > 1:39:50Try and stop plastic straws from being used,

1:39:50 > 1:39:57and start using paper straws.

1:39:57 > 1:40:01It's our future, and we need to make sure that it's not all gone

1:40:01 > 1:40:02when we grow up.

1:40:02 > 1:40:04Their campaign is having an impact.

1:40:04 > 1:40:06The company which operates the ferry they are travelling

1:40:06 > 1:40:09on has signed up.

1:40:09 > 1:40:11Do you have the straws?

1:40:11 > 1:40:13We only have paper ones.

1:40:13 > 1:40:15Would you like some?

1:40:15 > 1:40:17But the youthful campaigners from Sunnyside Primary think that

1:40:17 > 1:40:23key to their nationwide battle against plastic is getting other

1:40:23 > 1:40:25children, including those on Arran, involved as well.

1:40:25 > 1:40:27I haven't really thought about it.

1:40:27 > 1:40:30But now, the presentation has taught me a lot more about it,

1:40:30 > 1:40:32and it's very different now.

1:40:32 > 1:40:37The most surprising and interesting thing is how much this does

1:40:37 > 1:40:39affect the environment.

1:40:39 > 1:40:42You wouldn't expect that from the tiny plastic straws.

1:40:42 > 1:40:45We can speak to some of the cafes on the island,

1:40:45 > 1:40:51because I know that a lot of the cafes do sell plastic straws.

1:40:51 > 1:40:55So, if we could maybe get them to change to the paper straws,

1:40:55 > 1:40:56that would be really good.

1:40:56 > 1:40:59There is always litter on the beaches, and plastic

1:40:59 > 1:41:02litter, in particular...

1:41:02 > 1:41:04They work hard on Arran to keep their waters

1:41:04 > 1:41:05and beaches clean.

1:41:05 > 1:41:07These blue things are in fact cotton bud sticks.

1:41:07 > 1:41:10But plastic waste, once it enters the sea, can travel far,

1:41:10 > 1:41:15injuring and killing marine life in the process.

1:41:15 > 1:41:18Even here, we find plastic, despite all the cleaning

1:41:18 > 1:41:19that goes on.

1:41:19 > 1:41:22You clean, a storm comes in, and there'll be more

1:41:22 > 1:41:29plastic washed up.

1:41:29 > 1:41:31How do you feel about that?

1:41:31 > 1:41:32I really dislike it.

1:41:32 > 1:41:35Everyone can do something to try and help the marine environment,

1:41:35 > 1:41:36and issues of plastics.

1:41:36 > 1:41:39School by school, and business by business, the children's message

1:41:39 > 1:41:40is being heard.

1:41:40 > 1:41:44We are trying to make people stop expecting a straw in a drink...

1:41:44 > 1:41:52These primary school pupils, with a passion to reduce plastic

1:41:52 > 1:41:54waste, have had much success already.

1:41:54 > 1:41:55The kids were fantastic.

1:41:55 > 1:41:57They're so knowledgeable, and they're really confident

1:41:57 > 1:42:01and passionate in the way they speak.

1:42:01 > 1:42:03And did you find their arguments persuasive?

1:42:03 > 1:42:05I mean, you have got the plastic straws.

1:42:05 > 1:42:07Absolutely, this is my naughty pot.

1:42:07 > 1:42:08Naughty pot no more.

1:42:08 > 1:42:11The children's hope now - that Arran will become Scotland's

1:42:11 > 1:42:19first island to ditch plastic straws for good.

1:42:22 > 1:42:25Christian Dunn runs a campaign to reduce the number of single use

1:42:25 > 1:42:28plastic straws in Chester.

1:42:28 > 1:42:34You have started, you've taken the city, Chester, and what have you

1:42:34 > 1:42:39tried to do?We have tried to make this campaign for the whole

1:42:39 > 1:42:43community. We are trying to get Chester to be the first city in the

1:42:43 > 1:42:48UK to stop using single use plastic drinking straws. We're not saying

1:42:48 > 1:42:53ban straws. We just making a request on the item in the pubs and bars

1:42:53 > 1:43:01that serve drinks. How successful? Incredibly successful. I was

1:43:01 > 1:43:07emailing different groups to get the support. There is no point in doing

1:43:07 > 1:43:14it. They signed up straightaway in Chester. They are no longer giving

1:43:14 > 1:43:21straws to their drinks.Seek and still get a straw but you have to do

1:43:21 > 1:43:29ask it? Some people need straws. We're not ban them. If you serve

1:43:29 > 1:43:34drinks, don't automatically put a straw in a drink. Hopefully, we are

1:43:34 > 1:43:39trying to convince businesses to go over to reusable straws or fully

1:43:39 > 1:43:48compostable straws.What kickstarted this? Was it Blue Planet or a long

1:43:48 > 1:43:51time before that?Blue Planet is influential but also it was having

1:43:51 > 1:43:56two young kids and doing recycling with them. It makes you realise how

1:43:56 > 1:44:01much plastic we are throwing away. I was surfing on Anglesey and coming

1:44:01 > 1:44:05back to the car, looking at the beach and the amount of plastic on

1:44:05 > 1:44:09the ground, washed up. I thought, we should really be trying to do

1:44:09 > 1:44:15something.Presumably you have ambitions beyond Chester?Of course,

1:44:15 > 1:44:20there are a lot of people doing this. Like the children we saw. This

1:44:20 > 1:44:24is an important thing about this whole plastic issue. It's something

1:44:24 > 1:44:29that people can actually get involved with. I think that's why it

1:44:29 > 1:44:35has taken off. It's an issue like climate change. We need to be doing

1:44:35 > 1:44:38something about it. It is hard sometimes for people to brought --

1:44:38 > 1:44:46to relate. Plastic, just stop using a straw, straightaway, you are doing

1:44:46 > 1:44:53something about it.It doesn't need to be plastic, it's an easy change

1:44:53 > 1:44:58to make.Some plastic is essential and it is made our modern life but

1:44:58 > 1:45:04there is so much plastic we don't need. We are starting with straw

1:45:04 > 1:45:07free Chester but hopefully it gets people thinking about the other

1:45:07 > 1:45:12things which they don't need. Start with a straw and let's see where it

1:45:12 > 1:45:22can take us.Louise's Christmas presents this year.I'm counting how

1:45:22 > 1:45:29mini bottles we have saved so far. How many? Nine bottles a week.Do

1:45:29 > 1:45:34you use straws?We don't hear. You have signed up to straw free

1:45:34 > 1:45:38Chester.When we lose these, we will get into problems.Everyone can do

1:45:38 > 1:45:42these little things which make a big difference.I hope you still like

1:45:42 > 1:45:48your Christmas present. The only one I got I am still using.

1:45:48 > 1:45:52Here is Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:45:52 > 1:45:58Good morning.It is chilly, -10 in parts of the Highlands, but a

1:45:58 > 1:46:02widespread hard frost and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Under

1:46:02 > 1:46:06clear skies that means there will be a fair bit of sunshine today. But it

1:46:06 > 1:46:10will remain cold. There is also some rain and snow in the forecast,

1:46:10 > 1:46:15coming in from the north-west, and eventually the snow will retreat

1:46:15 > 1:46:19into the hills. You can see on the satellite picture, first of all, I

1:46:19 > 1:46:23point out that wrinkly bits on it, these represent street lights in the

1:46:23 > 1:46:28towns and cities. We have a weather front and another coming our way,

1:46:28 > 1:46:33both of them producing some rain and some snow. The first one producing

1:46:33 > 1:46:37wintry showers across the south-east. Those showers will push

1:46:37 > 1:46:41away throughout the day, a ridge of high pressure behind and the second

1:46:41 > 1:46:45set of France will bring in some rain and some transient snow. We

1:46:45 > 1:46:50start and the south-east with wintry showers, pushing away, and then we

1:46:50 > 1:46:53have a lot of sunshine. But as the weather fronts moving from the

1:46:53 > 1:46:57north-west, a line of cloud coming in ahead of them. They will be some

1:46:57 > 1:47:01transient snow at lower levels across western Scotland. Through the

1:47:01 > 1:47:05day that will retreat into the hills as the rain pushes in behind.

1:47:05 > 1:47:08Northern Ireland also has cloud building ahead of the band of rain,

1:47:08 > 1:47:12and you will also see some hill snow. Wherever you are today it will

1:47:12 > 1:47:16feel cold. Not quite as cold as yesterday but nonetheless we are

1:47:16 > 1:47:19looking at seven or eight across northern England, only getting up to

1:47:19 > 1:47:24about two or three in northern England as a maximum temperature. As

1:47:24 > 1:47:28we head through the evening and overnight, clear skies across parts

1:47:28 > 1:47:32of England and Wales, before we see the cloud move in ahead of the

1:47:32 > 1:47:35weather front, producing the rain and the hill snow. That is sinking

1:47:35 > 1:47:39south eastwards. Behind it, there will still be some showers. Tonight

1:47:39 > 1:47:44will be another cold night, with some frost, and the risk of ice on

1:47:44 > 1:47:47untreated surfaces. Bear that in mind first thing tomorrow morning if

1:47:47 > 1:47:51you are heading out early on. Tomorrow we start off with sunshine

1:47:51 > 1:47:55across the south-east and East Anglia. As the weather front comes

1:47:55 > 1:47:59south, it introduces more cloud, after that right start. The rain on

1:47:59 > 1:48:03that weather front will pick up. Heavier rain for northern England

1:48:03 > 1:48:07and Wales, eventually in the south-west England. Behind it will

1:48:07 > 1:48:11have right skies. Still some cloud around, brighter than in the

1:48:11 > 1:48:14morning, and more showery outbreaks of rain coming in across the

1:48:14 > 1:48:19north-west. Temperature-wise, with all this cloud and rain around, it

1:48:19 > 1:48:24will not feel as cold. Some parts of the country could get up as high as

1:48:24 > 1:48:2710 Celsius. Moving from Thursday into Friday, we have that rain

1:48:27 > 1:48:31pushing down into the south-east, affecting East Anglia, London, Kent

1:48:31 > 1:48:35and the Channel Islands. Hide it, this band of cloud pulls away with

1:48:35 > 1:48:41the rain, with sunshine coming in behind. Wintry showers across the

1:48:41 > 1:48:45north-west of Scotland and Northern Ireland. You probably guessed the

1:48:45 > 1:48:49temperature is going back down, so by the time we get to Friday it will

1:48:49 > 1:48:54feel cold once again.And I am loving the new look, the graphics

1:48:54 > 1:48:59are fantastic.I like the little line under the numbers, under the

1:48:59 > 1:49:02temperature numbers. Have a look next time.I will be watching.

1:49:02 > 1:49:04Hundreds of electrical gadgets and appliances are recalled every

1:49:04 > 1:49:06year, but most consumers aren't aware of it because they haven't

1:49:06 > 1:49:07year, but most consumers aren't aware of it because they haven't

1:49:07 > 1:49:09registered their details with the manufacturer.

1:49:09 > 1:49:16Steph has more.

1:49:16 > 1:49:20Good morning to you both. It is not uncommon when you buy something not

1:49:20 > 1:49:25to fill out all the forms that come in the box. It can be a bit of a

1:49:25 > 1:49:29problem. Only a quarter of us register with a manufacturer when we

1:49:29 > 1:49:33buy a new gadget or appliance. If you look over the past ten years.

1:49:33 > 1:49:37Why this is important is there have been about 500 recall notices issued

1:49:37 > 1:49:43for electrical goods in the UK. But only a small proportion of goods

1:49:43 > 1:49:46ever returns, so there are potentially millions dangerous

1:49:46 > 1:49:53appliances still in people's homes. -- only a small proportion of goods

1:49:53 > 1:49:59are ever returned.Can you tell us what kind of recalls we are talking

1:49:59 > 1:50:05about, what kind of products?The type of products we get recalled all

1:50:05 > 1:50:08of them, small ones like phone charges, but also white hoods, which

1:50:08 > 1:50:14we have in all of our homes.So it can be as big as your dishwasher and

1:50:14 > 1:50:20dry, and things like that. What kind of problems do they have?A variety

1:50:20 > 1:50:24of problems, it can be failure in the wiring, a design flaw in the

1:50:24 > 1:50:27materials used, something which has happened in the production process,

1:50:27 > 1:50:32so when that point comes, they need to take action, and we call those

1:50:32 > 1:50:36products -- we recall those products, and then the challenges

1:50:36 > 1:50:40where are they? They don't know where they are.So what does the

1:50:40 > 1:50:45manufacturer do if they are not registered?If they are not

1:50:45 > 1:50:48registered, they have to put notices on their website, and the retail

1:50:48 > 1:50:53outlets where they are selling those units, use social media, whatever

1:50:53 > 1:50:58they can do to get people to react. What they must do is make sure the

1:50:58 > 1:51:00language they use in those communications is clear, telling

1:51:00 > 1:51:04people what the issue is and what they need to do, so that people can

1:51:04 > 1:51:08make that choice. We have found that people will knowingly continue to

1:51:08 > 1:51:12use a recalled product because they don't think that it presents a

1:51:12 > 1:51:17danger, which is really concerning. If they are genuinely dangerous,

1:51:17 > 1:51:20though, should manufacturers be doing more to try and get them back?

1:51:20 > 1:51:23I know if they haven't registered it is tricky. But still, shouldn't

1:51:23 > 1:51:29there be more of an emphasis if they are dangerous?Indeed, and we have

1:51:29 > 1:51:32been looking at the standards for fridges and freezes in particular,

1:51:32 > 1:51:35looking to get the backing of those units changed in calling for a

1:51:35 > 1:51:42voluntary mark to be added, so that consumers can be confident and have

1:51:42 > 1:51:45a choice when they buy the product. And if anyone is at home now

1:51:45 > 1:51:50thinking I should maybe register mine, can you do it even if you have

1:51:50 > 1:51:54had them for a long time? Absolutely, and the easiest way to

1:51:54 > 1:51:59register is to go to a website called register my appliance, and by

1:51:59 > 1:52:02putting in the make, model and serial number, that will give you

1:52:02 > 1:52:06the peace of mind that your product has been registered, and you

1:52:06 > 1:52:09shouldn't be contacted for other reasons such as marketing, but you

1:52:09 > 1:52:13have registered for safety purposes. That is the worry, people think it

1:52:13 > 1:52:18will be more junk mail.Absolutely, we contact consumers and two thirds

1:52:18 > 1:52:23of us do not register products because of that, we think it is so

1:52:23 > 1:52:27that manufacturers can sell a small products, and while that may be the

1:52:27 > 1:52:30case, and people may be interested in knowing what the next write this,

1:52:30 > 1:52:33our interest here is registering for safety so that people can be

1:52:33 > 1:52:39contacted when there is a safety concern.So the key thing is, make

1:52:39 > 1:52:44sure you register your appliances. That is it for me for now.That is

1:52:44 > 1:52:55interesting that you can still do it sometime later, thank you very much.

1:52:55 > 1:52:58The city of Liverpool is used to welcoming visitors from around

1:52:58 > 1:53:01the world, but the latest arrivals are not your average tourists.

1:53:01 > 1:53:04Six feet tall and stony-faced, they weigh up to 47 stones,

1:53:04 > 1:53:06and have spent most of the last 2,000 years underground.

1:53:06 > 1:53:08Breakfast's Tim Muffett has gone to meet them.

1:53:08 > 1:53:13And this is just fantastic, to see them up close and personal.Very up

1:53:13 > 1:53:17close, part of the most significant archaeological discovery of all time

1:53:17 > 1:53:22as far as many are concerned. They lay underground for some 2000 years,

1:53:22 > 1:53:27protecting the tomb of the first Emperor of China. How on earth did

1:53:27 > 1:53:35you bring them over to hear?We were actually approached first at the end

1:53:35 > 1:53:39of 2015 by colleagues in China who asked us whether we would be

1:53:39 > 1:53:42interested in staging an exhibition like this, and of course we were

1:53:42 > 1:53:45absolutely thrilled to be approached. You might think a lot

1:53:45 > 1:53:49why Liverpool? Why would you be approached in Liverpool? At

1:53:49 > 1:53:53Liverpool is very well-known to the Chinese. There are lots of people

1:53:53 > 1:53:58who follow football in the city. Amazing, and that is how you them.

1:53:58 > 1:54:04Let's talk about their discovery. How, why and when were they found?

1:54:04 > 1:54:09They were found by chance in 1974 by farmers who were digging a well, and

1:54:09 > 1:54:13they uncovered some fragments of pottery which later turned out to be

1:54:13 > 1:54:18from the torso of one of the Warriors.Yes, and they then

1:54:18 > 1:54:22realised that the first Emperor had created thousands of them to protect

1:54:22 > 1:54:28him in the afterlife.Absolutely, yes. The ancient Chinese believe

1:54:28 > 1:54:32that they would have an afterlife and that life in death would be

1:54:32 > 1:54:36similar to Life on Earth. So the first Emperor of China wanted to

1:54:36 > 1:54:41protect his underground world for eternity with this enormous army.It

1:54:41 > 1:54:46is extraordinary. When you go and see them in China, there are lots of

1:54:46 > 1:54:49them and they are quite some distance away. Here, although there

1:54:49 > 1:54:54are far fewer of them, you can get much closer. You can actually see

1:54:54 > 1:54:57the original painting. Talk us through some of the details we can

1:54:57 > 1:55:03see.This is a heavy infantrymen, and as you can see he is wearing

1:55:03 > 1:55:06armour and there are traces of red paint still surviving on this

1:55:06 > 1:55:10figure. That is because what people don't always appreciate is that

1:55:10 > 1:55:15after they were fired, these Warriors were painted very brightly.

1:55:15 > 1:55:19So they must have looked magnificent when they were first placed in the

1:55:19 > 1:55:24pits.And they are so heavy, so actually putting them into position

1:55:24 > 1:55:29he was quite a struggle, wasn't it? It was quite an undertaking because

1:55:29 > 1:55:35they way from 110 to 300 kilograms. That is no mean feat.Don't drop

1:55:35 > 1:55:40them, I guess was the key thing. And it is a very rare thing. Ten years

1:55:40 > 1:55:43ago some of them were shown in the British Museum in London. How

1:55:43 > 1:55:49popular do you expect this exhibition to be?We hope it will be

1:55:49 > 1:55:53immensely popular. Many of us it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to

1:55:53 > 1:56:01see such outstanding works of art and archaeological treasures.And as

1:56:01 > 1:56:04you are saying, the detail is extraordinary. You can get close to

1:56:04 > 1:56:08these very significant archaeological discoveries, beneath

1:56:08 > 1:56:16ground for 2000 years and now on display in Liverpool.And until you

1:56:16 > 1:56:20see them so close, I have learnt so much this morning. It is absolutely

1:56:20 > 1:59:46fantastic. Thank you.You are going to go.Definitely. Let's

1:59:46 > 1:59:49Now, though, it is back to Dan and Louise.

1:59:49 > 1:59:52Bye for now.

1:59:54 > 1:59:56Hello this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:59:56 > 2:00:02The most powerful rocket in the world successfully launches.

2:00:02 > 2:00:04Its billionaire backer Elon Musk says it will help cut

2:00:04 > 2:00:07the cost of space travel and he even put his

2:00:07 > 2:00:10first car in space.

2:00:22 > 2:00:26Good morning, it's Wednesday 7th February.

2:00:26 > 2:00:27Also this morning:

2:00:27 > 2:00:30Millions of workers in the gig economy are to get new rights

2:00:30 > 2:00:33including holiday and sick pay.

2:00:35 > 2:00:37The energy regulator wants to bring down bills for the most

2:00:37 > 2:00:39vulnerable customers.

2:00:39 > 2:00:43I'll be looking at how they're going to do it.

2:00:43 > 2:00:46In sport, Swansea City demolish Notts County in their FA Cup replay.

2:00:46 > 2:00:48They put eight goals past them to set up a fifth-round tie

2:00:48 > 2:00:53with Sheffield Wednesday.

2:00:53 > 2:00:55And meet the ancestors, DNA analysis of the oldest skeleton

2:00:55 > 2:01:03found in Britain shows he had dark skin and blue eyes.

2:01:03 > 2:01:06And Carol has the weather.

2:01:12 > 2:01:16Good timing. A cold start to the day, widespread frost and the risk

2:01:16 > 2:01:18of ice but a lot of sunshine around today. Wintry showers clearing that

2:01:18 > 2:01:21a friend coming into the north-west introducing rain and some transient

2:01:21 > 2:01:26snow. More details in 15 minutes. Thanks.

2:01:26 > 2:01:27First, our main story.

2:01:27 > 2:01:29The world's most powerful rocket, the Falcon Heavy, has successfully

2:01:29 > 2:01:31launched for the first time.

2:01:31 > 2:01:32Billionaire Elon Musk, whose company SpaceX

2:01:32 > 2:01:34is behind the project, has called it a game

2:01:34 > 2:01:36changer for space travel.

2:01:36 > 2:01:39Keith Doyle reports.

2:01:39 > 2:01:43# This is Ground Control to Major Tom...#

2:01:43 > 2:01:47This is not a scene from a science fiction film.

2:01:47 > 2:01:50This actually is a car and an astronaut dummy in space

2:01:50 > 2:01:54with David Bowie playing on its music system.

2:01:54 > 2:01:56Far above the world.

2:01:56 > 2:02:03# Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare...#

2:02:03 > 2:02:05This bizarre but very real image came after the launch

2:02:05 > 2:02:07of the Falcon Heavy rocket from the Kennedy Space Center

2:02:07 > 2:02:12in Florida last night.

2:02:12 > 2:02:14The successful launch of the most powerful and largest rocket

2:02:14 > 2:02:20since the shuttle has been called a game-changer in space exploration.

2:02:20 > 2:02:22In part, due to its reusable boosters which have

2:02:22 > 2:02:24returned to Earth.

2:02:24 > 2:02:29Two spectacularly landing together in Florida,

2:02:29 > 2:02:35the third had a less successful landing, crashing into the sea.

2:02:35 > 2:02:38However getting bigger and heavier payloads into space is a major

2:02:38 > 2:02:41breakthrough for this commercial space company.

2:02:41 > 2:02:43Seeing the two boosters land in synchronisation,

2:02:43 > 2:02:51really like the simulation...

2:02:52 > 2:02:55It makes you think it can be a scalable approach.

2:02:55 > 2:02:56You could imagine large numbers of those just

2:02:56 > 2:02:58coming in and landing, taking off, landing,

2:02:58 > 2:03:04doing many flights per day.

2:03:04 > 2:03:07When the story of man's exploration of Mars and beyond is written,

2:03:07 > 2:03:15this may well be seen as the moment it was all made possible.

2:03:17 > 2:03:21Keith Doyle, BBC news, planet Earth. A copy of hitchhikers guide to the

2:03:21 > 2:03:31Galaxy on the glove compartment. It said don't panic on the dashboard.

2:03:32 > 2:03:36This comes at a leaked document shows the European Union wants to

2:03:36 > 2:03:39restrict the UK's access to the single market.

2:03:39 > 2:03:43If there's a dispute in the transition period after Brexit.

2:03:43 > 2:03:50The power to suspend certain benefits would apply in the post

2:03:50 > 2:03:52Brexit transition phase.

2:03:52 > 2:03:55The High Court will hear the start of a legal challenge this morning

2:03:55 > 2:03:58against the release of the serial sex attacker, John Worboys.

2:03:58 > 2:04:00Last month, the Parole Board was criticised when it announced

2:04:00 > 2:04:02that Worboys would be freed after less than nine

2:04:02 > 2:04:03years in prison.

2:04:03 > 2:04:07If the two senior judges decide that a judicial review is not possible,

2:04:07 > 2:04:08his release will be imminent.

2:04:08 > 2:04:12Today, they're deciding whether the case is arguable,

2:04:12 > 2:04:15in other words, put another way, whether it's hopeless.

2:04:15 > 2:04:19If they decide that it is hopeless, it can't move forward,

2:04:19 > 2:04:21then that will be an end to these proceedings.

2:04:21 > 2:04:23And there wouldn't be any further proceedings that

2:04:23 > 2:04:26could be brought to try and stop Mr Worboys being released,

2:04:26 > 2:04:28and he'd have to be released sooner rather than later.

2:04:28 > 2:04:30Aftershocks continue to rock Taiwan after a strong earthquake

2:04:30 > 2:04:33which killed at least four people and injured more than 200 others.

2:04:33 > 2:04:36Many buildings in the city of Hualien,

2:04:36 > 2:04:38including the local hospital, have been damaged and a number

2:04:38 > 2:04:40of people are still missing.

2:04:40 > 2:04:46Hundreds of residents have spent the night sleeping out in the open.

2:04:46 > 2:04:49A man who said he'd been abused by a paedophile ring involving

2:04:49 > 2:04:50high ranking establishment figures has been charged

2:04:50 > 2:04:52with multiple offences

2:04:52 > 2:04:55relating to indecent images of children.

2:04:55 > 2:04:57Nick, as he's known, is alleged to have committed some

2:04:57 > 2:05:05of the offences while Scotland Yard was investigating his claims.

2:05:07 > 2:05:09Tesco is facing Britain's largest equal pay law suit

2:05:09 > 2:05:11which could affect up to 200,000 mostly female shop workers.

2:05:11 > 2:05:14The women who work on the shop floor say they earn considerably less

2:05:14 > 2:05:17than men who work in the company's distribution centres.

2:05:17 > 2:05:20Even though their work is of the same value.

2:05:20 > 2:05:22Lawyers estimate the supermarket giant could be liable for up

2:05:22 > 2:05:27to £4 billion in back pay if it loses.

2:05:27 > 2:05:31The BBC's economic editor has more.

2:05:31 > 2:05:33Tesco has joined a long list of organisations facing

2:05:33 > 2:05:34controversies over equal pay.

2:05:34 > 2:05:38Among retailers, Asda and Sainsbury are facing similar legal battles.

2:05:38 > 2:05:42Birmingham City Council has already agreed to over £1 billion worth

2:05:42 > 2:05:45of payments for women cleaners and carers and the BBC has been

2:05:45 > 2:05:48accused of not paying men and women equally.

2:05:48 > 2:05:53Tesco, as one of the country's largest employers, is now facing

2:05:53 > 2:05:56a series of test cases that could lead to the largest equal pay

2:05:56 > 2:05:59claim in employment history.

2:05:59 > 2:06:05Lawyers for Tesco's supermarket workers say that female staff

2:06:05 > 2:06:07on hourly rates earn considerably less than a man even though

2:06:07 > 2:06:11the value of the work is comparable.

2:06:11 > 2:06:14Kim Element and Pam Jenkins have worked for Tesco for over 20 years.

2:06:14 > 2:06:17I think that although we think we have equal rights,

2:06:17 > 2:06:19there are times where there are such discrepancies that you can't explain

2:06:19 > 2:06:23them.

2:06:23 > 2:06:26And I think Tesco's just one of many companies that aren't

2:06:26 > 2:06:31addressing the fact that women seem to still be paid less.

2:06:31 > 2:06:33Tesco said that all their staff could progress equally

2:06:33 > 2:06:37and were paid fairly, whatever their gender or background.

2:06:37 > 2:06:40In a statement, the supermarket said:

2:06:54 > 2:06:56This is the start of a long legal battle.

2:06:56 > 2:07:04Tesco just the latest business to be caught up in a fight over equal pay.

2:07:05 > 2:07:07New DNA analysis of the oldest complete skeleton found

2:07:07 > 2:07:10in Britain has come up with some surprising results.

2:07:10 > 2:07:13Scientists have discovered that the man who lived around 10,000

2:07:13 > 2:07:15years ago had much darker skin than was previously thought

2:07:15 > 2:07:17and he also had blue eyes.

2:07:17 > 2:07:22Paul Rincon reports.

2:07:22 > 2:07:25One, two, three...voila!

2:07:25 > 2:07:30Revealed for the first time, the oldest modern Briton.

2:07:30 > 2:07:33He lived 10,000 years ago, just when Britain was warming up

2:07:33 > 2:07:36after the last Ice Age.

2:07:36 > 2:07:39He was originally found in 1903 during a dig in Cheddar Gorge.

2:07:39 > 2:07:43Now, a replica lies on the spot where he was found.

2:07:43 > 2:07:44There have been attempts to reconstruct what he

2:07:44 > 2:07:50looked like before.

2:07:50 > 2:07:52Modern techniques in DNA analysis have given us

2:07:52 > 2:07:55new information about his features and his lifestyle.

2:07:55 > 2:08:01I've been studying the Cheddar Man skeleton for more than 40 years

2:08:01 > 2:08:04so it's incredible now to have the DNA data which really

2:08:04 > 2:08:06shows us what this guy looked like.

2:08:06 > 2:08:08The hair, the eyes, the face, that combination of blue eyes

2:08:08 > 2:08:12and dark skin, really very striking, something we wouldn't have imagined

2:08:12 > 2:08:14and dark skin, really very striking, something we wouldn't have imagined.

2:08:14 > 2:08:17And to also go from the DNA, details of his biology,

2:08:17 > 2:08:19the fact he couldn't digest milk as an adult,

2:08:19 > 2:08:22that's something that came really with the advent of farming

2:08:22 > 2:08:26and 10,000 years ago, people in Britain didn't have that.

2:08:26 > 2:08:29The project brought together experts from different fields - geneticists,

2:08:29 > 2:08:33artists and palaeontologists.

2:08:33 > 2:08:37A young man in his 20s who lay undisturbed for 10,000 years has

2:08:37 > 2:08:41revealed secrets that are changing the picture of our past.

2:08:41 > 2:08:45Paul Rincon, BBC News.