0:00:10 > 0:00:12Hello - this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt
0:00:12 > 0:00:14and Naga Munchetty.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17Just hours to the start of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games
0:00:17 > 0:00:18in South Korea.
0:00:18 > 0:00:22Diplomacy is high on the agenda
0:00:22 > 0:00:25as senior figures from North Korea and the US arrive in PyeongChang
0:00:25 > 0:00:28for the Opening Ceremony.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31And bad news overnight for British medal hopeful Katie Ormerod -
0:00:31 > 0:00:33she's broken her heel in snowboard training,
0:00:33 > 0:00:39and is out of the Games - she'd already fractured her wrist.
0:00:39 > 0:00:41This is the scene in PyeongChang this morning where plummeting
0:00:41 > 0:00:44temperatures have left some concerned these could be the coldest
0:00:44 > 0:00:47winter games on record.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Good morning - it's Friday 9 February.
0:00:59 > 0:01:00Also this morning:
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Two British men - believed to be Islamic State militants known
0:01:03 > 0:01:05for killing Western hostages - are captured by Syrian Kurdish
0:01:05 > 0:01:12fighters.
0:01:12 > 0:01:12Good morning.
0:01:12 > 0:01:20Stock markets around the world have taken a tumble for the second time
0:01:25 > 0:01:29this week - and a lot of it's because of the prospect
0:01:29 > 0:01:30of higher interest rates.
0:01:30 > 0:01:31I'll have more in a moment.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Human eggs have been grown in a laboratory for the first time.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36And Carol has the weather.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39Good morning from the roof of Broadcasting House in London. Rain
0:01:39 > 0:01:42will cross the rest of the south-east. Some wintry showers,
0:01:42 > 0:01:50most prolific in the north and west. Some of them will be over lower
0:01:50 > 0:01:55levels and heavy. We will see when 15 minutes.
0:01:55 > 0:01:56Good morning.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57First, our main story.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
0:02:00 > 0:02:02of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05The US Vice-President Mike Pence and sister of the North Korean
0:02:05 > 0:02:06leader, Kim Jong-un, are expected to arrive
0:02:06 > 0:02:08in Pyeongchang shortly to watch the event.
0:02:08 > 0:02:1047 Russian athletes and coaches implicated in doping
0:02:10 > 0:02:14allegations have lost a last-minute appeal to take part in the Games.
0:02:14 > 0:02:19Our correspondent, Stephen McDonell reports.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25After years of preparation, the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is here.
0:02:25 > 0:02:30The venues are ready and the spectators are pouring in. The cold
0:02:30 > 0:02:34and windy conditions don't seem to be dampening people's enthusiasm but
0:02:34 > 0:02:39even the most diehard sports fans are finding it difficult to dodge
0:02:39 > 0:02:43the political manoeuvres being played out of these games. The North
0:02:43 > 0:02:50Korean leader's sister will be at the Opening Ceremony and she will
0:02:50 > 0:02:56also meet South Korea's president. The United States government has
0:02:56 > 0:03:00dispatched Vice President Mike Pence who says he is here to challenge the
0:03:00 > 0:03:05North Koreans, reminding people of the country's human rights abuses
0:03:05 > 0:03:09and nuclear weapons programme. Many South Koreans say they find it a bit
0:03:09 > 0:03:13odd that the Trump Administration has decided to counter the north of
0:03:13 > 0:03:18its own propaganda offensive at the Olympics. But there are divided
0:03:18 > 0:03:23opinions amongst locals at these games over how they will feel when
0:03:23 > 0:03:27North and South Korean athletes march into the stadium together.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31TRANSLATION: many in the older generation but is negatively. They
0:03:31 > 0:03:37say, why this unification flag and not the South Korean flag?
0:03:37 > 0:03:43TRANSLATION: I hope this Olympics belts the snow, but it is a gradual
0:03:43 > 0:03:48melt, not too fast.Naturally, once elite athletes start hitting the
0:03:48 > 0:03:52slopes here, then they will take centre stage in the many spectators,
0:03:52 > 0:03:57this can't come soon enough but even in the sporting arena, there are
0:03:57 > 0:04:02political dimensions here following the recent doping scandal. Just
0:04:02 > 0:04:07hours before the Opening Ceremony was due to start, 45 Russian
0:04:07 > 0:04:12athletes and two coaches lost their appeal to participate. Those Russian
0:04:12 > 0:04:16athletes who are allowed to compete here will do so under the Olympic
0:04:16 > 0:04:27flag and following any medals, the Olympic theme will be played.
0:04:27 > 0:04:29Our Correspondent, Stephen McDonell, is in Pyeongchang for us.
0:04:29 > 0:04:37Stephen, what is the atmospere like ahead of the Opening Ceremony?
0:04:39 > 0:04:46How certain faces are going to be seen today.Absolutely. We are all
0:04:46 > 0:04:50read up on the Opening Ceremony to see what is on offer that even
0:04:50 > 0:04:58before that starts in a few hours, we have heard that President Moon
0:04:58 > 0:05:03Jae-in is hosting a VIP cocktail party. You can imagine who would be
0:05:03 > 0:05:09there. Vice President Mike Pence, meet Kim Jong-un's sister. How are
0:05:09 > 0:05:13you going? Nice weather we're having. Do you like skiing? Even
0:05:13 > 0:05:17though there will not officially be a meeting between the North Koreans
0:05:17 > 0:05:22and the American delegation, they were all these types of
0:05:22 > 0:05:26possibilities, very intriguing. Stephen, thank you very much. We'll
0:05:26 > 0:05:31be talking to Stephen throughout the morning. The Winter Olympics will
0:05:31 > 0:05:36begin shortly and the Opening Ceremony can be seen from 10:30am on
0:05:36 > 0:05:42BBC One, the red button and on line. For a round-up if you are in
0:05:42 > 0:05:42BBC One, the red button and on line. For a round-up if you are in England
0:05:42 > 0:05:50and Scotland, 7pm from --7 p.m. On BBC Two.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Two British extremists, believed to be members of one
0:05:53 > 0:05:55of the so-called Islamic State group's most notorious cells,
0:05:55 > 0:05:58have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria -
0:05:58 > 0:05:59according to US officials.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02They are accused of being part of a unit
0:06:02 > 0:06:04which executed 27 Western hostages and tortured many more.
0:06:04 > 0:06:10Andy Moore reports.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, the two Britons captured
0:06:14 > 0:06:20by Kurdish forces last month, and questioned by the Americans.
0:06:20 > 0:06:24Together with two others, they formed a kidnap gang which became
0:06:24 > 0:06:28known as the Beatles because they were usually masked and the captors
0:06:28 > 0:06:32could only hear their British accents. British aid worker Alan
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Henning was one of the least two dozen foreign hostages they held
0:06:35 > 0:06:35Henning was one of the least two dozen foreign hostages they held
0:06:35 > 0:06:41captive and then executed. Last year, the American State Department
0:06:41 > 0:06:44designated Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh is wanted terrorists
0:06:44 > 0:06:52who had fought for Islamic state. Kotey was born in Paddington, of
0:06:52 > 0:06:55carne in and Greek Cypriots background. The citations said he
0:06:55 > 0:07:00used:
0:07:03 > 0:07:07used: Elsheikh's family had fled Sue Dann in the 1990s and he became a
0:07:07 > 0:07:11British citizen. According to the State Department, he developed a
0:07:11 > 0:07:15reputation for water boarding, mock executions and crucifixions. The two
0:07:15 > 0:07:22men were grabbed by a Kurdish led militia. The fate of the two men is
0:07:22 > 0:07:27unknown. They could be sent to the US detention centre at Guantanamo
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Bay or they could stand trial in the States. The UK Foreign Office said
0:07:31 > 0:07:35it would not comment on individual cases or ongoing investigations.
0:07:35 > 0:07:42Andi Mohr, BBC News.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44Andi Mohr, BBC News. -- Andy Moore.
0:07:44 > 0:07:47For the second time in a week, US stock markets have fallen
0:07:47 > 0:07:51sharply, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 4 per cent.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53Sean's with us on the sofa to tell us more.
0:07:53 > 0:07:54Why's this happening?
0:07:54 > 0:07:58There are concerns about interest rates, are they still bothering
0:07:58 > 0:08:03markets?Definitely they are. At the beginning of the week in America, we
0:08:03 > 0:08:07saw falls of 4% or more in the American stock market, that Dow
0:08:07 > 0:08:13Jones industrial average.The equivalent of our FTSE 100.30 of
0:08:13 > 0:08:19the biggest companies in America. That fell by 4% earlier in the week.
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Then we had a few days which were more calm. Last night in America,
0:08:25 > 0:08:30another fall of 4%. Overall, from the top of the market, you could say
0:08:30 > 0:08:36we have seen a fall of around 10%. To put it in context, the US market
0:08:36 > 0:08:42has been up by about 50%. You can picture the graph. Some would say it
0:08:42 > 0:08:48is a correction rather than a crisis. But why interest rates?
0:08:48 > 0:08:51Investors are thinking, if interest rates are going to start going up,
0:08:51 > 0:08:56our own Governor of the Bank of England said we are looking to see
0:08:56 > 0:09:00interest rates go up sooner than we previously thought. If that happens,
0:09:00 > 0:09:04people are more likely to put their money into savings accounts and
0:09:04 > 0:09:07things linked to interest rates because you get a better return
0:09:07 > 0:09:13which is why you start to see a fall in the stock market so people are
0:09:13 > 0:09:19not too sure what is going to happen next.We will keep an eye on it.
0:09:19 > 0:09:23Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Scientists removed egg cells from ovary tissue
0:09:25 > 0:09:27at their earliest stage of development, and matured them
0:09:27 > 0:09:29to the point they were ready for fertilisation.
0:09:29 > 0:09:32Researchers at Edinburgh University say it could help to preserve
0:09:32 > 0:09:34fertility in women, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37Key US government agencies have shut down for the second time
0:09:37 > 0:09:40in three weeks.
0:09:40 > 0:09:44-- The Senate failed to vote on a budget deal before a midnight
0:09:44 > 0:09:47deadline, after a Republican senator demanded a last minute ammendment.
0:09:47 > 0:09:50For the temporary shutdown to end, the spending deal must be passed
0:09:50 > 0:09:53in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then signed
0:09:53 > 0:09:58by the President.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00When we show you pictures of groundbreaking research taking
0:10:00 > 0:10:02place in laboratories, it's usually the scientists
0:10:02 > 0:10:03who wear the goggles.
0:10:03 > 0:10:05But in this experiment into insects' vision
0:10:05 > 0:10:07at the University of Newcastle, it was praying mantises
0:10:07 > 0:10:13who were fitted with tiny 3D glasses.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16And if you're wondering how the spectacles stay in place,
0:10:16 > 0:10:19they were stuck on temporarily using beeswax.
0:10:19 > 0:10:27Researchers say the results will be used to help develop robots.
0:10:32 > 0:10:38It's like a mini personal cinema. That was their many personal insect
0:10:38 > 0:10:46cinema. We are going to talk a lot about this later on. Why would you
0:10:46 > 0:10:52put 3-D glasses on a bug? Apparently, function of their eyes
0:10:52 > 0:10:56are less complicated than ours. If scientists can figure out how they
0:10:56 > 0:11:00see 3-D, they can use that information to get robots to see
0:11:00 > 0:11:053-D. Rather than a robot being programmed to come over to that
0:11:05 > 0:11:11point, it will be able to see you. What Bill were they watching?It was
0:11:11 > 0:11:16the circle is going round and round film.The praying mantis, one of
0:11:16 > 0:11:19those early species that will survive a nuclear will --a nuclear
0:11:19 > 0:11:25war.I thought that was cockroaches. It is praying mantis is as well. I
0:11:25 > 0:11:29used to have a thing about praying mantis is. It was one of those great
0:11:29 > 0:11:45little creatures. Have you got one in the studio?No, we don't.
0:11:48 > 0:11:53I can't believe it. Katie Ormerod, when Britain's greatest hopes, on a
0:11:53 > 0:12:00snowboard, has broken her at heel. We had a picture of her on that very
0:12:00 > 0:12:05screen with the rest cast.She was competing on Sunday but then
0:12:05 > 0:12:09overnight, another training injury. That means she is out of the game is
0:12:09 > 0:12:17completely. Absolutely awful.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20completely. Absolutely awful. She has tweeted that it is the worst
0:12:20 > 0:12:25luck she has had.She broke her keel, not a wrangle, just a day
0:12:25 > 0:12:29after fracturing her wrist. She is already had surgery. She had been
0:12:29 > 0:12:35due to compete in the big error vents. Those of the medical pictures
0:12:35 > 0:12:46showing the extent of the injury. That will help bind it. The action
0:12:46 > 0:12:52is under way in the right to Opening Ceremony. Going well in the team
0:12:52 > 0:12:56pairs event are the Olympic athletes from Russia. But while they are
0:12:56 > 0:13:01competing, two coaches have lost their appeals. They won't be at the
0:13:01 > 0:13:01Winter Olympics.
0:13:01 > 0:13:03West Bromwich Albion striker Jay Rodriguez says he'll
0:13:03 > 0:13:07prove his innocence after being charged by the FA for using racist
0:13:07 > 0:13:09language in an incident involving the Brighton defender
0:13:09 > 0:13:10Gaetan Bong last month.
0:13:10 > 0:13:18He has until the 16th of February to respond.
0:13:21 > 0:13:24And rugby union referee Joy Neville will make history again tonight -
0:13:24 > 0:13:27she'll be the first woman to take charge of a Pro-14 match.
0:13:27 > 0:13:30The former Ireland international is already the first woman
0:13:30 > 0:13:36to referee a European club fixture - that was in December.
0:13:36 > 0:13:43In the papers, something very odd that Eddie Eagle has done. First of
0:13:43 > 0:13:49all, this is Eddie the Eagle's preview of the Winter Olympics. This
0:13:49 > 0:13:54is the women's curling team. The brooms looked like the ones I use in
0:13:54 > 0:14:00the kitchen. Eddie the Eagle says he once went down a bobsled track in a
0:14:00 > 0:14:06walk at 70 miles an hour and its span around and around. Have we got
0:14:06 > 0:14:14pictures? No, we don't.It sounds like another big event.I've tried
0:14:14 > 0:14:18curling in a pub. Here they are getting ready, the British team with
0:14:18 > 0:14:25the Korean mascot.Do we know the name?We will see a lot of that over
0:14:25 > 0:14:31the next few weeks. Looking for the first British competitor. We have
0:14:31 > 0:14:42Ben Kelly in the Mogul skiing.Those are the bumpy skis.We will be
0:14:42 > 0:14:46looking ahead to some of the characters and people who will be
0:14:46 > 0:14:52involved in the Games. Very exciting this morning.
0:14:52 > 0:15:08It's gone off his! -- piece.It has been a few days.
0:15:09 > 0:15:13Ministers warn employers after an paid interns. An exclusive that the
0:15:13 > 0:15:17Guardian says it has the government is launching a crack down on unpaid
0:15:17 > 0:15:22internships which has resulted in 550 warning letters sent to
0:15:22 > 0:15:27companies and enforcement teams to tackle repeat offenders. Mike was
0:15:27 > 0:15:31just showing all of the stars and characters to look out for in the
0:15:31 > 0:15:33Winter Olympics. Lizzy Yarnold on the front page.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39This is the front page on the Telegraph. The story has been
0:15:39 > 0:15:44knocking around for a few days, the campaign about a new media campaign
0:15:44 > 0:15:48that is suggesting they will be putting up the arguments for us
0:15:48 > 0:15:56remaining within Europe. Then on the Daily Telegraph their lead story is
0:15:56 > 0:16:02the reporter says they've seen a memo from Jeremy Corbyn, in
0:16:02 > 0:16:07connection with his meeting with Michel Barnier. Worth saying that I
0:16:07 > 0:16:10understand the Labour Party have a very different aspect is on this
0:16:10 > 0:16:15particular story. Maybe we will find out more about that later.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18We've been talking about interest rates and the concern about interest
0:16:18 > 0:16:23rates going higher. That's what makes the front of the
0:16:23 > 0:16:28FT this morning, a hawkish Bank of England signalling a swift rate rise
0:16:28 > 0:16:34to keep inflation in check. Effectively that means they might be
0:16:34 > 0:16:38looking to raise rates sooner than they previously thought, which will
0:16:38 > 0:16:42be an interesting one. We will be talking more about that in about 20
0:16:42 > 0:16:49minutes. We have one of the chief execs of a major bank on.Every time
0:16:49 > 0:16:54we talk about this, the cautionary word is really important. Mortgage
0:16:54 > 0:16:59rates are still historically low. Hugely. It is clearly a significant
0:16:59 > 0:17:04moment when they start ratcheting up. At compared with the routine
0:17:04 > 0:17:08figures there used to be for so many years...Routine for many people
0:17:08 > 0:17:12affected by interest rates in the 90s, but for so many people who
0:17:12 > 0:17:15owned a house for ten years they haven't seen a rise in interest
0:17:15 > 0:17:19rates other than the one we saw last year. That's where it gets
0:17:19 > 0:17:23important. A lot of people used to low interest rates. And the cap on
0:17:23 > 0:17:30Downing Street on the FT. Getting into every paper.What is the cat's
0:17:30 > 0:17:37named?Larry. That is the attempt to stroke him, and that the chief
0:17:37 > 0:17:44executive of Mitsubishi in Europe. Diplomacy in action. If he known for
0:17:44 > 0:17:51being rather elusive? Larry, not the chairman.I'm not an expert on
0:17:51 > 0:17:56either, I have to admit.Thank you and see you both later. Let's find
0:17:56 > 0:18:00out what's happening with the weather. We can take a look from
0:18:00 > 0:18:09above. Carol is somewhere on the roof of New Broadcasting House, in
0:18:09 > 0:18:12central London. Is it pouring
0:18:12 > 0:18:14central London. Is it pouring with rain where you
0:18:14 > 0:18:18are? It was chucking it down earlier, but the rain has stopped.
0:18:18 > 0:18:23The forecast for today is another cold one. Not as cold as yesterday,
0:18:23 > 0:18:28but cold nonetheless. The risk of ice this morning on untreated
0:18:28 > 0:18:32surfaces. Something to be aware of if you are heading out early. Also
0:18:32 > 0:18:36once again some wintry showers in the forecast, meaning a mixture of
0:18:36 > 0:18:42rain, sleet and snow and at times on some of the heavier showers we will
0:18:42 > 0:18:46see some of that at lower levels as well. Some snow on the hills through
0:18:46 > 0:18:51the day. In the south-west first of all you can see we've got some
0:18:51 > 0:18:55wintry showers, as we have in Wales, north-west England and south-west
0:18:55 > 0:18:59Scotland. We also have the remnants of the rain moving away from the
0:18:59 > 0:19:04south-eastern corner. For the rest of us we are off to a dry start and
0:19:04 > 0:19:08when the sun gets up there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. Looking
0:19:08 > 0:19:13at the forecast for the day, you can see how the rain moves away from the
0:19:13 > 0:19:17south-east. It lightens up with sunshine. The wintry showers in the
0:19:17 > 0:19:21west will start to move towards the east, across the Midlands, through
0:19:21 > 0:19:26Yorkshire and Lincolnshire and temperatures still in single figures
0:19:26 > 0:19:31for most of us. Into the evening and overnight, we start with snow
0:19:31 > 0:19:35showers in East Anglia. They will move away, cold air moves in behind,
0:19:35 > 0:19:41clear skies and again the risk of ice. Then high pressure comes on,
0:19:41 > 0:19:44accompanied by a front, bringing in rain, snow and strengthening winds.
0:19:44 > 0:19:49Through tomorrow that will move eastwards, so we start on a cold
0:19:49 > 0:19:53note in central and eastern areas, but with sunny spells. This band
0:19:53 > 0:19:57will come in. Increasingly the snow will be in the hills and we have
0:19:57 > 0:20:01rain at lower levels. Notice the winds, especially in southern areas,
0:20:01 > 0:20:09costing up to 50 miles an hour. -- gusting. Into Sunday, on Sunday
0:20:09 > 0:20:13itself we have wintry showers in the forecast. There will still be a lot
0:20:13 > 0:20:18of dry weather around and it will still feel cold and some of those
0:20:18 > 0:20:21wintry showers will get down to lower levels. As for the outlook, it
0:20:21 > 0:20:27does remain cold even as we head on into next week. So I know you love
0:20:27 > 0:20:31the cold, Naga, so this must be a
0:20:31 > 0:20:32into next week. So I know you love the cold, Naga, so this must be a
0:20:32 > 0:20:35really nice forecast for you. Thank you very much! I appreciate
0:20:35 > 0:20:40it. Keep warm.
0:20:40 > 0:20:44You can see my bottle of water on the desk. In this place, this is
0:20:44 > 0:20:49about the worst thing you can do. Show people that we drink water
0:20:49 > 0:20:54during the programme. Shocking. My profound apologies to people who
0:20:54 > 0:20:59thought we didn't drink water. You missed the point. The point is
0:20:59 > 0:21:03it's a plastic bottle. That's the problem.
0:21:03 > 0:21:06Richard Handley had Downs Syndrome and was just 33 years
0:21:06 > 0:21:09old when he died from complications caused by severe constipation.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12Yesterday, an inquest found there were "gross and very
0:21:12 > 0:21:15significant failings" in his care and opportunities to give him
0:21:15 > 0:21:17life-saving treatment were missed.
0:21:17 > 0:21:20The government is currently reviewing the deaths of people
0:21:20 > 0:21:23with learning disabilities in England and is due to publish
0:21:23 > 0:21:25the first of its findings next month.
0:21:25 > 0:21:29This programme has been told there is concern over a significant
0:21:29 > 0:21:32number of cases.
0:21:32 > 0:21:41Richard was cheeky and a huge sense of the ridiculous.Toilet humour.
0:21:41 > 0:21:45Yes. Close to Richard's heart. Because that's how the family dealt
0:21:45 > 0:21:50with what was a lifelong problem for Richard. Constipation. A problem
0:21:50 > 0:21:55which should have been manageable, but which killed him when he was 33.
0:21:55 > 0:22:00It's just so incomprehensible, isn't it?It so devastating, really. It
0:22:00 > 0:22:06shouldn't have happened.Richard's dye it was well looked after by his
0:22:06 > 0:22:09family and care home, but when that care home turned into supported
0:22:09 > 0:22:13living he was allowed to eat what he liked. By the time he was admitted
0:22:13 > 0:22:16into hospital his constipation was so severe he appeared full-time
0:22:16 > 0:22:21pregnant.I saw a picture of him actually when he was lying on the
0:22:21 > 0:22:24hospital bed. The picture was taken after he had had one of the
0:22:24 > 0:22:28procedures to hopefully reduce the size of his tummy and looking at
0:22:28 > 0:22:32that picture I couldn't believe my eyes.If all those measures to
0:22:32 > 0:22:36protect him had been in place, it wouldn't have happened.He would
0:22:36 > 0:22:43still be here?He would still be here, yes. I'd still have a son.
0:22:43 > 0:22:50You'd still have a brother. Yesterday, and inquest hearing
0:22:50 > 0:22:53Ipswich found missed opportunities to help Richard gross failures to
0:22:53 > 0:22:58act by the hospital, report after report has shown there are too many
0:22:58 > 0:23:02avoidable deaths and three years ago Jeremy Hunt ordered a world first,
0:23:02 > 0:23:06scrutiny of every single death of a learning disabled person in England.
0:23:06 > 0:23:10It will be a very important moment to step out and look at the way we
0:23:10 > 0:23:14look after that particular highly vulnerable group.That review will
0:23:14 > 0:23:18publish its first report next month, what we've learnt that one in ten
0:23:18 > 0:23:24deaths looked at so far have come with red flag indicators. That might
0:23:24 > 0:23:28mean, as with Richard, there is evidence that treatment was delayed,
0:23:28 > 0:23:31or perhaps there is evidence of abuse or neglect or concerns have
0:23:31 > 0:23:36been raised by a family member. This woman led the serious case review
0:23:36 > 0:23:41into Richard's death and also the scandal of Winterbourne View. She
0:23:41 > 0:23:45says both cases exposed a system which cares deeply at the point of
0:23:45 > 0:23:48birth, but less as a child becomes an adult.We know that they can be
0:23:48 > 0:23:54fantastic when an infant derives in this world -- arrives. The NHS has
0:23:54 > 0:23:58done some astonishing things to keep those alive. However, that appears
0:23:58 > 0:24:03to caper and certainly sustained austerities has shown us that
0:24:03 > 0:24:10services have reduced and workforces have diminished and that is left
0:24:10 > 0:24:15families, some families, floundering.And do you think has
0:24:15 > 0:24:23cost some learning disabled people their life? Yes, indeed. It has. The
0:24:23 > 0:24:26family have received apologies from the hospital, the council and the
0:24:26 > 0:24:30care provider. All sailors and have been learnt, a phrase often use of
0:24:30 > 0:24:34the unavoidable death. The department for health say they must
0:24:34 > 0:24:38stop. From July trusts will have the published data on deaths and
0:24:38 > 0:24:41evidence of improvement. NHS England say they are committed to improving
0:24:41 > 0:24:43the lives of people with a learning disability.
0:24:43 > 0:24:47Jayne's here now.
0:24:47 > 0:24:53So many things from your film. One is of course the personal poll taken
0:24:53 > 0:24:57on Richard's family, then the bigger questions about what difference this
0:24:57 > 0:25:04will make. -- toll.This is a world first. No one has done a national
0:25:04 > 0:25:09review of any group of death before and they hope it will make changes.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12They hope that this national review of all learning disability deaths
0:25:12 > 0:25:18will enable people to learn from mistakes. Families like Richard's
0:25:18 > 0:25:21are sick of hearing that phrase, lessons have been learnt. We will
0:25:21 > 0:25:24learn from mistakes. Six months after Richard died in a hospital,
0:25:24 > 0:25:30another person died. They had learning disabilities and died of
0:25:30 > 0:25:34constipation. There are good of elements going on. Things like
0:25:34 > 0:25:37healthcare passport for people with learning disabilities, things like
0:25:37 > 0:25:42an annual health review for people with learning disabilities. Richard
0:25:42 > 0:25:46had that passport. It said he was largely independent. That was wrong.
0:25:46 > 0:25:50Richard was invited to an annual health check. He missed the
0:25:50 > 0:25:53appointment and was struck off the GP surgery, Cosby wrote to him to
0:25:53 > 0:25:59invite him. He can't read and nobody read him the letter. These
0:25:59 > 0:26:02initiatives and changes are only ever as good as the people and
0:26:02 > 0:26:06systems that are implementing them. The coroner did say there was one
0:26:06 > 0:26:10thing that could have saved Richard, a healthcare co-ordinator. Somebody
0:26:10 > 0:26:16who had overarching review of what he needed and to deal with all of
0:26:16 > 0:26:19these agencies and join up the dots. Last night the Department of Health
0:26:19 > 0:26:27said they had no plans to introduce this.Thank you very much.
0:26:27 > 0:26:31This morning we are going to go to the national history Museum's dippy
0:26:31 > 0:26:36the dinosaur. Well, it is no longer at the Natural History Museum
0:26:36 > 0:26:43because it started a UK tour. John Maguire is with him this morning.
0:26:43 > 0:26:52Good morning. Dippy takes his bow. We are in Dorchester at the museum
0:26:52 > 0:26:56and he is going on a two-year tour. He has been out of the public days
0:26:56 > 0:27:01for the first time in more than 100 years and has been refurbished. He
0:27:01 > 0:27:05has been to Canada and he is now back and will go on a nationwide
0:27:05 > 0:27:12tour. It has -- will take two years to get round. What is really cool
0:27:12 > 0:27:16about this is that Dorchester is the home of palaeontology, as we are
0:27:16 > 0:27:20just up the road from the Jurassic coast, where people are still
0:27:20 > 0:27:25finding dinosaur fossils. Also this view, the mezzanine, we didn't have
0:27:25 > 0:27:29that at the natural history museum, so it's a wonderful and perhaps
0:27:29 > 0:27:36natural location. It is almost a homecoming.
0:27:37 > 0:27:41homecoming. Originally it roamed in what is now the US. Not quite a
0:27:41 > 0:27:45homecoming, I think you get what I am saying. Anyway, we will tell you
0:27:45 > 0:27:49more about him and have a great look around and we will also completely.
0:27:49 > 0:27:54292 bones, but there is one missing and we will put the final one in
0:27:54 > 0:31:12later.
0:31:12 > 0:31:15I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
0:31:15 > 0:31:16in half an hour.
0:31:16 > 0:31:18Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:31:18 > 0:31:19Bye for now.
0:31:26 > 0:31:28Hello - this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga
0:31:28 > 0:31:30Munchetty.
0:31:30 > 0:31:33We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:31:33 > 0:31:35but also on Breakfast this morning.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36Snow, skis and skating.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38The Opening Ceremony of the Winter Olympics takes place
0:31:38 > 0:31:46in South Korea today and after eight, Clare Balding
0:31:51 > 0:31:53I don't think that was her there.
0:31:53 > 0:31:56When was the last time you sent or received a love letter?
0:31:56 > 0:31:59We'll be discussing whether the practice has become
0:31:59 > 0:32:01a dying art in the digital age.
0:32:01 > 0:32:04(PAUSE FOR 5 SECS UPSOT + OW "renaissance boys" + TX OOV)
0:32:07 > 0:32:09-- From ruthless rulers to revolting revolutions,
0:32:09 > 0:32:16we'll be celebrating 25 years of Horrible Histories.
0:32:17 > 0:32:17Good morning,
0:32:17 > 0:32:22here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:32:22 > 0:32:24There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
0:32:24 > 0:32:26of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
0:32:26 > 0:32:29The US Vice-President Mike Pence and sister of the North Korean
0:32:29 > 0:32:31leader, Kim Jong-un, are expected to be among those
0:32:31 > 0:32:33watching the event in Pyeongchang.
0:32:33 > 0:32:3547 Russian athletes and coaches implicated in doping
0:32:35 > 0:32:43allegations have lost a last-minute appeal to take part in the Games.
0:32:44 > 0:32:51Two British extremists believed to be one of the most notorious Islamic
0:32:51 > 0:32:55State sells members have been captured in Syria. They were part of
0:32:55 > 0:32:59the unit comprising four men from London who became known as the
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Beatles because of their British accents. The State Department said
0:33:02 > 0:33:08they beheaded more than 27 Western hostages and tortured many more.
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Global stock markets have continued their volatility. It follows another
0:33:13 > 0:33:18day of corrections in share prices on Wall Street. The Dow Jones fell
0:33:18 > 0:33:24by more than 1000 points for the second time this week. There are
0:33:24 > 0:33:27concerns central banks are going to raise interest rates.
0:33:27 > 0:33:31Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time.
0:33:31 > 0:33:33Scientists removed egg cells from ovary tissue
0:33:33 > 0:33:36at their earliest stage of development, and matured them
0:33:36 > 0:33:38to the point they were ready for fertilisation.
0:33:38 > 0:33:43Researchers at Edinburgh University say it could help to preserve
0:33:43 > 0:33:48fertility in women, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.
0:33:48 > 0:33:51Key US government agencies have shut down for the second time
0:33:51 > 0:33:54in three weeks.
0:33:54 > 0:33:57The Senate failed to vote on a budget deal before a midnight
0:33:57 > 0:34:00deadline, after a republican senator demanded a last minute ammendment.
0:34:00 > 0:34:03For the temporary shutdown to end, the spending deal must be passed
0:34:03 > 0:34:06in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then signed
0:34:06 > 0:34:14by the President.
0:34:16 > 0:34:21Marble's newest film, black Panther, took place -- had its premiere take
0:34:21 > 0:34:29place in London last night. -- Micro three. The actor Michael B Jordan
0:34:29 > 0:34:32said the bill was empowering the young black people.My ten-year-old
0:34:32 > 0:34:39son did not have many superheroes to identify with sober the kids to be
0:34:39 > 0:34:45able to dream and imagine and see themselves, without the typical
0:34:45 > 0:34:48stereotypes were used to seeing, I think it is extremely important for
0:34:48 > 0:34:53the future.Good to see some strong female characters as well which is
0:34:53 > 0:34:59pretty typical Marvel films. We will see some strong characters in the
0:34:59 > 0:35:04Winter Olympics but one of them, young hopeful, you are gutted for.
0:35:04 > 0:35:09One of the things that make the Olympic -- the Winter Olympics so
0:35:09 > 0:35:14great, the lottery of the snow and ice. You can get injured in training
0:35:14 > 0:35:18as Katie Ormerod has done, only 20, a gold-medal hope. The last
0:35:18 > 0:35:26Olympics, remember it was about Elyse Christie getting disqualified.
0:35:26 > 0:35:30For Katie Ormerod, she must wait for another four years.What is her
0:35:30 > 0:35:37event? There was the snowboarding. The big air, we do lots of tricks
0:35:37 > 0:35:42but the one where you go down the hill and ferries things on the way
0:35:42 > 0:35:46down.The potential for medals. But she is out, she is in hospital and
0:35:46 > 0:35:52has had surgery done.
0:35:53 > 0:35:55has had surgery done. In snowboarding, it's very painful. You
0:35:55 > 0:35:56can't do about that.
0:35:56 > 0:36:04We keep hearing it could be the best wintyer olympics ever
0:36:07 > 0:36:14Winter Olympics for Great britain, and we mustn't take it for granted
0:36:17 > 0:36:22It began in 1924, the first Winter Olympics.
0:36:22 > 0:36:28It all began in the 1920s. This was Saint Moritz, one of the early
0:36:28 > 0:36:32venues which went on to stage the Olympics in 1928. British success in
0:36:32 > 0:36:38those early years came be ice hockey. The team here eventually won
0:36:38 > 0:36:43gold in 1936. These days, they don't qualify. Also, Bobsleigh. How
0:36:43 > 0:36:49different sport was then, no protective walls and by 64, it was
0:36:49 > 0:36:53gold. The first-ever winter Gold in Great Britain was made in Scotland.
0:36:53 > 0:36:57These pictures show how massive curling had begun -- become,
0:36:57 > 0:37:03inspired by the gold medal in 1924. All the thrills of watching the £30
0:37:03 > 0:37:07stones as they are called smooth over the ice. The trouble was, after
0:37:07 > 0:37:11its appearance in the inaugural games, it wasn't reintroduced until
0:37:11 > 0:37:161998 and didn't -- and it didn't take long for Team GB to strike gold
0:37:16 > 0:37:26again.It's looking good. She's done it.Salt Lake City, 2002. The other
0:37:26 > 0:37:31winter sport in which Britain has struck gold as figure skating. From
0:37:31 > 0:37:35the Queen of the ice Jeannette artwork in 1952 to the golden years
0:37:35 > 0:37:40of John Curry in the 1970s, Robin cousins and many iconic moment of
0:37:40 > 0:37:44turbulent team but a generation, that was it. There was Eddie Eagle
0:37:44 > 0:37:49to look to the hearts and a scattering of bonds but the barren
0:37:49 > 0:37:54ewes continued until Britain found its place again. And then the
0:37:54 > 0:38:00survivors of 2006 full is -- 2006. Led by Lizzie Arnold and the
0:38:00 > 0:38:03supporting crew of four years ago which proved the current generation
0:38:03 > 0:38:06never had it so good.
0:38:06 > 0:38:14We can cross live now to Andy Swiss who's in Pyeongchang.
0:38:16 > 0:38:22First of all, we start with a low lights. Katie Ormerod was carrying
0:38:22 > 0:38:28on with a wrist batch of.
0:38:29 > 0:38:36on with a wrist batch of. Horribly cruel luck for Katie Ormerod. 24
0:38:36 > 0:38:47hours later, she has broken a heel and it is a bad break as well. She
0:38:47 > 0:38:52was taken to Seoul for emergency surgery. She said, words can't
0:38:52 > 0:38:57describe how gutted I am. It is a real blow to Team GB because she was
0:38:57 > 0:39:04one of the biggest medal hopes. Russia, you may remember, is banned
0:39:04 > 0:39:10from these games because of the doping scandal but controversially,
0:39:10 > 0:39:15169 Russian athletes have been allowed to compete here as neutrals,
0:39:15 > 0:39:19Olympic athletes from Russia, they are called. We saw two of them
0:39:19 > 0:39:25taking part in the figure skating heats earlier on today. Earlier Ron,
0:39:25 > 0:39:2947 more Russian athletes who wanted to compete here have had their
0:39:29 > 0:39:35requests rejected. Even so, this whole issue has caused a lot of
0:39:35 > 0:39:45uncertainty and confusion on the eve of the Winter Olympics.
0:39:45 > 0:39:49of the Winter Olympics. I have been told the White Tiger is the mascot.
0:39:49 > 0:39:57What else is in store?The Opening Ceremony gets under way at 11
0:39:57 > 0:40:02o'clock this morning your time. The big theme is peace. That seems
0:40:02 > 0:40:07particularly relevant seeing that North Korea and South Korea will be
0:40:07 > 0:40:12parading under a single flag. Something that would have seemed
0:40:12 > 0:40:19unthinkable a few weeks ago. There will be lots of noise, lots of
0:40:19 > 0:40:26colour. As far as Team GB are concerned, they will be led by
0:40:26 > 0:40:34Lizzie Yarnold won gold in 2014. Around 40 of Team GB's 59 athletes
0:40:34 > 0:40:41will take part in the parade. They will not be taking part in the
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Opening Ceremony deceiving. The big question is, how will they keep warm
0:40:45 > 0:40:49and combat the chill. The big news from the athletes and the
0:40:49 > 0:40:53spectators, it does feel a lot milder.That does feel good after
0:40:53 > 0:40:58the worries of yesterday. The Opening Ceremony is live on BBC One.
0:40:58 > 0:41:07Coverage starts at 10:30 a.m.. Then Kelly is now representing France. I
0:41:07 > 0:41:15was trying to claim him but he is flying the French flag.Or is he an
0:41:15 > 0:41:25Olympic athlete from France.And OAF?
0:41:25 > 0:41:28Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time,
0:41:28 > 0:41:30in what scientists hope could be a breakthrough
0:41:30 > 0:41:31in preserving fertility.
0:41:31 > 0:41:33Researchers say it could offer hope to women undergoing
0:41:33 > 0:41:34treatments such as chemotherapy.
0:41:34 > 0:41:37Let's find out more about this from Professor Daniel Bryson,
0:41:37 > 0:41:42who's a Professor of Embryology at the University of Manchester.
0:41:42 > 0:41:52Good morning to you. Can you give us, if you like, the Leiman 's
0:41:52 > 0:41:55version of this?I think it's very exciting because it's the first time
0:41:55 > 0:42:00we've been able to grow human eggs in the lab from an early stage. They
0:42:00 > 0:42:04are dormant in the ovary when they very tiny and immature. This allows
0:42:04 > 0:42:09us to grow eggs in the lab for 20 days to the point where they are
0:42:09 > 0:42:12mature and can be fertilised. The first time we've been able to do
0:42:12 > 0:42:20that in humans.At what point have they been removed?Women are born
0:42:20 > 0:42:25with several hundred thousand eggs and they are immature and small and
0:42:25 > 0:42:30dormant and when women reproduce, they are released once a month. That
0:42:30 > 0:42:35takes several months in the ovary. Scientists have repeated that
0:42:35 > 0:42:39process in the lab. Three phases. The initial stage when they are very
0:42:39 > 0:42:45small. Another stage when it matures and it's the Burleigh Beach, the
0:42:45 > 0:42:50growth but, that they've been able to activate the eggs from being
0:42:50 > 0:43:01dormant. That is the breakthrough. Stupid question, how big is an egg?
0:43:01 > 0:43:09Less than 0.1 millimetres. Tiny. What has been a process in the
0:43:09 > 0:43:13laboratory, who have they been taken from?They had tissue donated by
0:43:13 > 0:43:18patients or they can use tissues donated by patients who have
0:43:18 > 0:43:22undergone cancer treatment. In this study, they used fresh tissue. They
0:43:22 > 0:43:27are taking bits of that tissue, put it in the lab and dissected, taken
0:43:27 > 0:43:35at the immature eggs. They put those through this complex series of steps
0:43:35 > 0:43:39using complicated chemical compounds to get them through to maturity.The
0:43:39 > 0:43:43interesting part is the growth element. Particularly for young
0:43:43 > 0:43:47women who are undergoing chemotherapy, cancer treatment. You
0:43:47 > 0:43:53hear when older women are undergoing chemotherapy, they can have their
0:43:53 > 0:43:57eggs taken out and preserved but it's the younger people this could
0:43:57 > 0:44:03help.Exactly. If the young girl or woman goes to treatment, they can
0:44:03 > 0:44:09surgically frees them all we can make embryos with her partner and we
0:44:09 > 0:44:13can take ovarian tissue and freeze out that the only option with cancer
0:44:13 > 0:44:16is to have transplanted back many years later which is invasive and
0:44:16 > 0:44:21risky. With this new technique we can take the tissue out of the
0:44:21 > 0:44:25freezer and take the eggs out and grow them in the lab and use those
0:44:25 > 0:44:29eggs in an IVF procedure. It was another treatment to someone who has
0:44:29 > 0:44:37cancer. That is very exciting for the future. For some people, there
0:44:37 > 0:44:44is a sense of concern about how much science is doing.Are those some
0:44:44 > 0:44:52people who think, how far do we go down certain alleys?Most scientists
0:44:52 > 0:44:57in this field are very responsible. We have tight regulations. These
0:44:57 > 0:45:02eggs that are matured in a lab would never be used for treatment to make
0:45:02 > 0:45:07a baby without full regulatory oversight. The scientists involved
0:45:07 > 0:45:11in the work emphasised these eggs had to be tested to see if they are
0:45:11 > 0:45:14normal, whether they can develop normally we have a good reputation
0:45:14 > 0:45:22but doing that in the UK.Wasn't nine out of 100 successful?The
0:45:22 > 0:45:29people doing this work, they need to improve efficiency. They need to
0:45:29 > 0:45:34make sure the eggs are very good quality before they were testing and
0:45:34 > 0:45:38the need to test them to make sure they are normal and said they
0:45:38 > 0:45:43develop normally. But this has been 20 years. We were able to do this 20
0:45:43 > 0:45:52years ago with a mouse and now in humans.Dockers thank you very much.
0:45:52 > 0:45:54-- thank you.
0:45:54 > 0:45:58Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
0:45:58 > 0:45:59Good morning.
0:45:59 > 0:46:03Good morning. This morning for many of our cities and as cold start to
0:46:03 > 0:46:10the day as yesterday, that doesn't mean it won't be a cold day. The
0:46:10 > 0:46:15other thing to watch out for is ice on untreated surfaces. An icy start
0:46:15 > 0:46:19for some of us and we've also got wintry showers in the forecast. Some
0:46:19 > 0:46:22of those even at lower levels and some of the heaviest showers into
0:46:22 > 0:46:28the weekend. The unsettled theme continues. At 9am in south-west
0:46:28 > 0:46:32England and Wales we do have some wintry showers. Not all of us are
0:46:32 > 0:46:36seeing them. They extend across northern England and parts of
0:46:36 > 0:46:41southern Scotland. In between there's a lot dry weather. We've
0:46:41 > 0:46:45also got another weather front and we are right under it at the moment
0:46:45 > 0:46:49in London. It is producing rain and that will continue to make its way
0:46:49 > 0:46:53in away from the south-eastern corner into the North Sea. The it
0:46:53 > 0:46:58will brighten up. Wintry showers in the west will drift eastwards across
0:46:58 > 0:47:02the Midlands, into East Anglia, Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. Some of
0:47:02 > 0:47:07the heavier ones could be in the levels. Temperature wise, still
0:47:07 > 0:47:11feeling cold. As we head to this evening and overnight we start with
0:47:11 > 0:47:15wintry showers in East Anglia, but they will clear and then it's going
0:47:15 > 0:47:19to be a cold night. Then we have an active weather front coming in
0:47:19 > 0:47:23across the north-west. That will introduce windier conditions and
0:47:23 > 0:47:28rain and also some snow. It's a cold night, so the risk of ice again. We
0:47:28 > 0:47:33pick the system up tomorrow as it continues to move eastwards. It will
0:47:33 > 0:47:36be a clear start and a bright start across central and eastern areas
0:47:36 > 0:47:40first thing, but through the day the cloud will build as the weather
0:47:40 > 0:47:44front moves from west to east and it will be very windy tomorrow,
0:47:44 > 0:47:48especially in the south, with gusts of up to 50 miles an hour. Not
0:47:48 > 0:47:51particularly cold. Look at the temperatures. Ten and 11 in the
0:47:51 > 0:47:59south. Heading through the evening and into Sunday, all the rain and
0:47:59 > 0:48:02snow connected with this weather front moves eastwards and it looks
0:48:02 > 0:48:06like it could bring some snow across southern Scotland and northern
0:48:06 > 0:48:13England and rain for the rest of us. And then for Sunday, behind it, it
0:48:13 > 0:48:16will brighten up in central and eastern areas and there will still
0:48:16 > 0:48:19be wintry showers in the west. Some of those in Northern Ireland and
0:48:19 > 0:48:24Scotland, the heavier ones, could be at sea level. Temperatures will
0:48:24 > 0:48:28still feel cold and that cold theme continues into Monday.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30still feel cold and that cold theme continues into Monday.
0:48:30 > 0:48:35Thanks very much. It is a bit drizzly. Keep dry under that
0:48:35 > 0:48:40umbrella!
0:48:40 > 0:48:43Let's talk about the prospect of interest rates rising now.
0:48:43 > 0:48:47Possibly suit an unexpected? We were talking about it affecting
0:48:47 > 0:48:52the stock market this week but it could also affect a lot of savers
0:48:52 > 0:48:55and borrowers as well and that's something Mark Carney was talking
0:48:55 > 0:49:02about yesterday. Good morning.
0:49:02 > 0:49:06Yesterday Mark Carney and his team gave us an update on the Bank
0:49:06 > 0:49:07of England's thinking on interest rates.
0:49:07 > 0:49:10They have been at historic lows for a long time now.
0:49:10 > 0:49:14But in November the Bank of England raised the cost of borrowing
0:49:14 > 0:49:19for the first time in more than ten years from 0.25% to 0.5%.
0:49:19 > 0:49:22Its forecasts at the time indicated there could be two more increases
0:49:22 > 0:49:30of 0.25% over three years.
0:49:33 > 0:49:38But yesterday, this is where things changed, he gave a strong hint
0:49:38 > 0:49:46that they were likely to go up faster than we'd been expecting,
0:49:48 > 0:49:56particularly if we take into account how the economy
0:49:58 > 0:50:00is going, rising steadily as it is at the moment.
0:50:00 > 0:50:03So what will that mean for borrowers and savers?
0:50:03 > 0:50:06Craid Donaldson is boss of Metro Bank the boss of one
0:50:06 > 0:50:07of the UK's newest banks.
0:50:07 > 0:50:12When you hear is -- Mark Carney St Bees restraint rises could be bigger
0:50:12 > 0:50:16than we expected does that mean you can pass on in full any interest
0:50:16 > 0:50:22rate rise that the Bank of England announces to savers?I think what
0:50:22 > 0:50:25Mark Carney was trying to warn everybody for was getting ready, so
0:50:25 > 0:50:32they are prepared. I expect rates will be passed on to savers and
0:50:32 > 0:50:37borrowers as well. There will be a management to look after borrowers
0:50:37 > 0:50:40and savers.What is the link between what the Bank of England says
0:50:40 > 0:50:46interest rates are and your savings account? If you have 0.7% of an
0:50:46 > 0:50:51interest rate, if they go up by 0.25% in the next few months does
0:50:51 > 0:50:56that mean you can put up your savings rates by 0.25%?Fully pass
0:50:56 > 0:51:02it on? I don't know if we will fully pass it on, but we put it up. We
0:51:02 > 0:51:11will look at the lending rates. If we pass it on to mortgages they will
0:51:11 > 0:51:17also go on to savers. So it's really looking at the difference between
0:51:17 > 0:51:22deposits and lending and that's what happens to people in markets.So you
0:51:22 > 0:51:26have mortgage products as well, so you will be lending money to people.
0:51:26 > 0:51:30Do you think people are ready for a rate rise? Can they handle what we
0:51:30 > 0:51:36might see in the next couple of years?The vast majority have been
0:51:36 > 0:51:41on fixed rates. So they will be fine. Also when we lend to people we
0:51:41 > 0:51:44do it at a rate higher than borrowing to make sure they can
0:51:44 > 0:51:48afford it if rates go up. But four out of ten people are sitting on a
0:51:48 > 0:51:55standard variable rate. They play a lot more money. -- pay. If you don't
0:51:55 > 0:51:59understand that, talk to somebody, because you shouldn't be paying that
0:51:59 > 0:52:05much.Mark Carney says, in terms of the state of the economy...How do
0:52:05 > 0:52:11you view things? We have over 1000 customers, business customers,
0:52:11 > 0:52:15joining us every week and they say they are growing, recruiting people
0:52:15 > 0:52:19and building their businesses, carrying on. So I do see the
0:52:19 > 0:52:23strength in the economy. That's why we are creating 900 jobs this year,
0:52:23 > 0:52:28because we are growing because we are winning customers every day.
0:52:28 > 0:52:34Where are you growing? Last week we spoke about people... Branches being
0:52:34 > 0:52:38closed. Can you open them where people really need them?We are
0:52:38 > 0:52:42looking at Wolverhampton at the moment, Birmingham, we are in
0:52:42 > 0:52:46Manchester today and we will look at places around Manchester, Leeds,
0:52:46 > 0:52:51Liverpool. We are looking at new markets, to grow nationally, but we
0:52:51 > 0:52:56look after personal customers and we also look after. Businesses We
0:52:56 > 0:53:02really do need more competition on the high street.Not necessarily
0:53:02 > 0:53:08rule villages?We will get there. It will just take time.We will be
0:53:08 > 0:53:11talking much more about that through the morning.
0:53:11 > 0:53:17Very interesting. Thank you.
0:53:17 > 0:53:22Dippy is on tour. That's a dinosaur travelling around the UK. And with
0:53:22 > 0:53:31him is John Maguire! Good morning. Good morning. Yes, 150 million years
0:53:31 > 0:53:36ago Dippy and his mates were roaming the planet and now he will go on a
0:53:36 > 0:53:43two year tour around the UK. It is a cast of the dinosaur bones. 292 made
0:53:43 > 0:53:47of plaster of Paris. The great thing about this location in Dorchester,
0:53:47 > 0:53:52this is the home of palaeontology. You also get this mezzanine view of
0:53:52 > 0:53:57him, which you didn't use to get at the Natural History Museum in
0:53:57 > 0:54:02London. We will take you down to have a closer images, and we can
0:54:02 > 0:54:06tell you more about the process of actually bringing in here. You may
0:54:06 > 0:54:13remember about one year ago he left the Natural History Museum. He had
0:54:13 > 0:54:16been on display for more than 100 years. I think they took on
0:54:16 > 0:54:20downstairs to keep him safe during the Second World War. Now he's back
0:54:20 > 0:54:26is about to go on this big journey across the UK. Good morning. How has
0:54:26 > 0:54:33this process being?Long, exciting, moments of, will it fit in the
0:54:33 > 0:54:36space? It's been absolutely brilliant and we are so delighted
0:54:36 > 0:54:40with the outcome. Don't you think it looks great in this space?He does
0:54:40 > 0:54:45look great. 25 metres long and he fits in perfectly.We just had to
0:54:45 > 0:54:49take out a little bit of the balcony to fit the tailing. There was a lot
0:54:49 > 0:54:54of measuring going on. It came in at 86 pieces, but this race was over
0:54:54 > 0:55:00200 pieces to put together, so it was a long time. -- this base.
0:55:00 > 0:55:06Dorset County has been fabulous. This is a huge win for you. You will
0:55:06 > 0:55:10double your numbers!We are anticipating a significant number of
0:55:10 > 0:55:15people coming, up to 70,000 in the next three months. It's a massive
0:55:15 > 0:55:20moment for this museum and for this part of the UK.Let's have a bit
0:55:20 > 0:55:25more of a walk round as we talk. What is it you think that people
0:55:25 > 0:55:29would want to see? Why is he so exciting and inspirational?I think
0:55:29 > 0:55:34it is an exceptionally iconic museum specimen. World-famous, from a whole
0:55:34 > 0:55:39range of films and TV programmes. Here's what people imagine a museum
0:55:39 > 0:55:44dinosaur looks like. Why you would want to see him here is you get a
0:55:44 > 0:55:48very different experience. You get much more up close and personal with
0:55:48 > 0:55:53Dippy in this space, then previously in the Natural History Museum. The
0:55:53 > 0:55:56mezzanine at the new dimension and one that is unique, I think.Thank
0:55:56 > 0:56:01you. The other thing that strikes me about seeing him as a skeleton and
0:56:01 > 0:56:07not as a model is you get an idea of his physiology and how he would have
0:56:07 > 0:56:12walked. How dinosaurs would have made their way across the surface of
0:56:12 > 0:56:16the planet 150 million years ago. You can see him across the UK over
0:56:16 > 0:59:39the next two years. For now, we leave
0:59:39 > 0:59:41I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
0:59:41 > 0:59:42in half an hour.
0:59:42 > 0:59:45Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:59:45 > 0:59:46Bye for now.
1:00:14 > 1:00:17Hello - this is Breakfast, with Charlie Stayt
1:00:17 > 1:00:17and Naga Munchetty.
1:00:17 > 1:00:20Just hours to the start of the 23rd Winter Olympic Games
1:00:20 > 1:00:22in South Korea.
1:00:22 > 1:00:25Diplomacy is high on the agenda
1:00:25 > 1:00:28as senior figures from North Korea and the US arrive in PyeongChang
1:00:28 > 1:00:36for the Opening Ceremony.
1:00:39 > 1:00:42And heartbreak overnight for British medal hopeful Katie Ormerod -
1:00:42 > 1:00:44she's broken her heel in snowboard training,
1:00:44 > 1:00:49and is out of the Games - she'd already fractured her wrist.
1:00:49 > 1:00:57This is the scene in Pyeongchang just before the opening ceremony -
1:00:58 > 1:01:06we'll talk about diplomacy.
1:01:20 > 1:01:28Good morning.
1:01:37 > 1:01:41Also, two British men are to be Islamic State militants are
1:01:41 > 1:01:45captured. Also, the prospect of high interest rates. More on that in a
1:01:45 > 1:01:50moment.
1:01:52 > 1:01:59moment. Scientists succeed in raising human eggs in the
1:01:59 > 1:02:03laboratory. A band of rain in the south-east of England. That will
1:02:03 > 1:02:06clear, leaving sunny skies behind but we also have wintry showers
1:02:06 > 1:02:11moving from the West to the east. More in 15 minutes. Perfect weather
1:02:11 > 1:02:15to be standing on top of the building in London.
1:02:15 > 1:02:16Good morning.
1:02:16 > 1:02:17First, our main story.
1:02:17 > 1:02:19There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
1:02:19 > 1:02:21of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
1:02:21 > 1:02:24The US Vice-President Mike Pence and sister of the North Korean
1:02:24 > 1:02:26leader, Kim Jong-un, are expected to arrive
1:02:26 > 1:02:28in Pyeongchang shortly to watch the event.
1:02:28 > 1:02:3047 Russian athletes and coaches implicated in doping
1:02:30 > 1:02:34allegations have lost a last-minute appeal to take part in the Games.
1:02:34 > 1:02:42Our correspondent, Stephen McDonell reports.
1:02:45 > 1:02:46After years of preparation,
1:02:46 > 1:02:48the PyeongChang Winter Olympics is here.
1:02:48 > 1:02:51The venues are ready and the spectators are pouring in.
1:02:51 > 1:02:54The cold and windy conditions don't seem to be dampening people's
1:02:54 > 1:02:56enthusiasm but even the most diehard sports fans
1:02:56 > 1:02:58are finding it difficult to dodge the political manoeuvres
1:02:58 > 1:03:06being played out of these games.
1:03:06 > 1:03:09The North Korean leader's sister, Kim Yo-jong, will be
1:03:09 > 1:03:12at the Opening Ceremony and she'll also meet South Korea's President,
1:03:12 > 1:03:13Moon Jae-in.
1:03:13 > 1:03:17The United States government has dispatched Vice-President Mike Pence
1:03:17 > 1:03:20who says he is here to challenge the North Koreans, reminding people
1:03:20 > 1:03:28of the country's human rights abuses and nuclear weapons programme.
1:03:31 > 1:03:34Many South Koreans say they find it a bit
1:03:34 > 1:03:37odd that the Trump administration has decided to counter the North
1:03:37 > 1:03:39with its own propaganda offensive at the Olympics.
1:03:39 > 1:03:42But there are divided opinions amongst locals at these games
1:03:42 > 1:03:44over how they'll feel when North and South Korean athletes
1:03:44 > 1:03:46march into the stadium together.
1:03:46 > 1:03:49TRANSLATION:Many in the older generation view this negatively.
1:03:49 > 1:03:53They say, why this unification flag and
1:03:53 > 1:03:55not the South Korean flag?
1:03:55 > 1:03:57TRANSLATION:I hope this Olympics melts the snow,
1:03:57 > 1:04:04but it is a gradual melt, not too fast.
1:04:04 > 1:04:06Naturally, once elite athletes start hitting the slopes here,
1:04:06 > 1:04:13then they will take centrestage and for many spectators,
1:04:13 > 1:04:16this can't come soon enough, but even in the sporting arena,
1:04:16 > 1:04:23there are political dimensions here following
1:04:23 > 1:04:24the recent doping scandal.
1:04:24 > 1:04:26Just hours before the Opening Ceremony
1:04:26 > 1:04:28was due to start, 45 Russian athletes and two coaches
1:04:28 > 1:04:31lost their appeal to participate.
1:04:31 > 1:04:33Those Russian athletes who are allowed to compete
1:04:33 > 1:04:38here will do so under the Olympic flag and following any medals,
1:04:38 > 1:04:44the Olympic theme will be played.
1:04:44 > 1:04:49Stephen McDonell, BBC News at the PyeongChang Olympics.
1:04:49 > 1:04:52Two British extremists, believed to be members of one
1:04:52 > 1:04:54of the so-called Islamic State group's most notorious cells,
1:04:54 > 1:04:57have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria
1:04:57 > 1:04:58according to US officials.
1:04:58 > 1:05:00They are accused of being part of a unit
1:05:00 > 1:05:02which executed 27 Western hostages and tortured many more.
1:05:02 > 1:05:08Andy Moore reports.
1:05:08 > 1:05:10Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh, the two Britons captured
1:05:10 > 1:05:14by Kurdish forces last month, and questioned by the Americans.
1:05:14 > 1:05:19Together with Aine Davis and Mohammed Emwazi,
1:05:19 > 1:05:22they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the 'Beatles'
1:05:22 > 1:05:24because they were usually masked and their captors
1:05:24 > 1:05:32could hear only their British accents.
1:05:32 > 1:05:35British aid worker Alan Henning was just one of at least two
1:05:35 > 1:05:38dozen foreign hostages they held captive and then executed.
1:05:38 > 1:05:41Last year, the American State Department
1:05:41 > 1:05:45designated Kotey and Elsheikh as wanted terrorists
1:05:45 > 1:05:47who had fought for Islamic state.
1:05:47 > 1:05:49Kotey was born in Paddington in London.
1:05:49 > 1:05:51He was of Ghanaian and Greek Cypriot background.
1:05:51 > 1:05:58The citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods
1:05:58 > 1:05:59including electronic shock and waterboarding.
1:05:59 > 1:06:01Elsheikh's family had fled Sudan in the 1990s.
1:06:01 > 1:06:07He became a British citizen.
1:06:07 > 1:06:14According to the State Department, he'd earned a reputation for
1:06:14 > 1:06:17waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions.
1:06:17 > 1:06:20The two men were captured by the American-backed Syrian
1:06:20 > 1:06:21Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia.
1:06:21 > 1:06:23The fate of the two men is unknown.
1:06:23 > 1:06:27They could be sent to the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay
1:06:27 > 1:06:29or they could stand trial in the States.
1:06:29 > 1:06:32The Foreign Office in the UK said it would not comment on individual
1:06:32 > 1:06:33cases or ongoing investigations.
1:06:33 > 1:06:37Andy Moore, BBC News.
1:06:37 > 1:06:40The owner of the Mirror and Sunday Mirror has just announced
1:06:40 > 1:06:42it's to buy the Express and Star newspapers,
1:06:42 > 1:06:49as well as celebrity magazine, OK!
1:06:49 > 1:06:55Sean's here - how significant a deal is this?
1:06:55 > 1:07:01The Daily Express, the Daily Star, OK! Magazine. The company that owns
1:07:01 > 1:07:05the Daily Mirror, the Trinity Mirror group, have proposed an acquisition
1:07:05 > 1:07:11that they would like to buy these titles for £130 million.It's been
1:07:11 > 1:07:17much rumoured, this link, at some point about why they would like to
1:07:17 > 1:07:21do it. You can see from the Commons this morning from the Chief
1:07:21 > 1:07:25Executive about the thinking behind it, there are a lot of synergies, a
1:07:25 > 1:07:29lot of efficiencies that can be made between big companies like these and
1:07:29 > 1:07:33they merge. Duplication, minimising, reducing duplication, is something
1:07:33 > 1:07:40that jumps out at me when you look at the comments you. The printing of
1:07:40 > 1:07:49these papers, the stories, the websites. The stories are similar,
1:07:49 > 1:07:58aren't they? There may be some efficiencies. Very interesting.
1:08:00 > 1:08:05efficiencies. Very interesting. They are different aren't they? How does
1:08:05 > 1:08:15that work? All quite important as well. The reduction in local
1:08:15 > 1:08:23newspapers recently, what is going in the newspaper industry. We will
1:08:23 > 1:08:28be speaking to the boss of Trinity Mirror and about 30 minutes.We are
1:08:28 > 1:08:36talking about that interest rate rises. That will have an impact on
1:08:36 > 1:08:42equity markets.The Dow Jones, the equivalent of our FTSE 100, since
1:08:42 > 1:08:46last November, he conceded that a good run. It had an even better run
1:08:46 > 1:08:51before that but right at the end, that is key bit. We saw one big fall
1:08:51 > 1:08:57of 4% on Monday night and we talked about that. Then it bounced back a
1:08:57 > 1:09:02little bit but last night, in America, there was a fall of 4%.
1:09:02 > 1:09:09There are falls in Asia overnight. That is because people are thinking
1:09:09 > 1:09:14interest rates might be on the rise. If interest rates are on the rise,
1:09:14 > 1:09:20people might start putting their money into things linked to interest
1:09:20 > 1:09:25rates like interest accounts and not the stock market.We will keep an
1:09:25 > 1:09:28eye on that, especially when the markets open.
1:09:28 > 1:09:32especially when the markets open.
1:09:32 > 1:09:35Researchers at Edinburgh University have grown human eggs
1:09:35 > 1:09:41in a laboratory for the first time.
1:09:41 > 1:09:44The team say their findings could lead to new ways of preserving
1:09:44 > 1:09:45women's fertility .
1:09:45 > 1:09:46Here's our Health and Science Correspondent,
1:09:46 > 1:09:47James Gallagher.
1:09:47 > 1:09:49In laboratories in Edinburgh, scientists have grown human eggs.
1:09:49 > 1:09:53They had taken immature eggs that women are born with and transformed
1:09:53 > 1:09:55them so they are ready to be fertilised.
1:09:55 > 1:09:58It's taken decades of work to copy what happens inside women's ovaries.
1:09:58 > 1:10:01We never imagined that we would be getting these kind of results
1:10:01 > 1:10:04using human tissue.
1:10:04 > 1:10:07So it's a significant step, but, of course, the main objective for us
1:10:07 > 1:10:10is to improve and determine the safety of these techniques,
1:10:10 > 1:10:16so that they could, in the future, see an application.
1:10:16 > 1:10:20It could be used for young girls with cancer, as treatment can
1:10:20 > 1:10:20damage their fertility.
1:10:20 > 1:10:23So how would that work?
1:10:23 > 1:10:27A girl diagnosed with cancer would have a sample of her ovary
1:10:27 > 1:10:29frozen before cancer treatment, then later, as an adult,
1:10:29 > 1:10:32the tissue would be defrosted, an egg grown, fertilised,
1:10:32 > 1:10:39and then put in the womb.
1:10:39 > 1:10:45There may even be other applications in fertility treatment.
1:10:45 > 1:10:47This treatment is at an early stage and needs refining.
1:10:47 > 1:10:51None of the eggs have been fertilised, so it is still uncertain
1:10:51 > 1:10:53how viable they are.
1:10:53 > 1:10:54James Gallagher, BBC News.
1:10:54 > 1:10:57Key US government agencies have shut down for the second time
1:10:57 > 1:11:05in three weeks.
1:11:06 > 1:11:09The Senate failed to vote on a budget deal before a midnight
1:11:09 > 1:11:12deadline, after a republican senator demanded a last minute ammendment.
1:11:12 > 1:11:19For the temporary shutdown to end, the spending deal must be passed
1:11:19 > 1:11:22in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then signed
1:11:22 > 1:11:24by the President.
1:11:24 > 1:11:26When we show you pictures of groundbreaking research taking
1:11:26 > 1:11:28place in laboratories, it's usually the scientists
1:11:28 > 1:11:29who wear the goggles.
1:11:29 > 1:11:31But in this experiment into insects' vision
1:11:31 > 1:11:33at the University of Newcastle, it was praying mantises
1:11:33 > 1:11:38who were fitted with tiny 3D glasses.
1:11:38 > 1:11:40And if you're wondering how the spectacles stay in place,
1:11:40 > 1:11:42they were stuck on temporarily using beeswax.
1:11:42 > 1:11:50Researchers say the results will be used to help develop robots.
1:11:57 > 1:12:00We'll be talking about that a little bit later.
1:12:00 > 1:12:03Later today, the sister of the North Korean leader
1:12:03 > 1:12:05will attend the Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony.
1:12:05 > 1:12:08Kim Yo-jong will be the most senior member of the ruling family
1:12:08 > 1:12:09to ever visit South Korea.
1:12:09 > 1:12:11So what do we know about her?
1:12:11 > 1:12:16Part of the high-level delegation sent by Pyongyang,
1:12:16 > 1:12:20Ms Kim is the younger sister of Kim Jong-un and a close adviser.
1:12:20 > 1:12:22She is said to be very close to the regime's leader.
1:12:22 > 1:12:25The two of them lived and studied together in Berne,
1:12:25 > 1:12:26Switzerland.
1:12:26 > 1:12:29She is the granddaughter of North Korean founder
1:12:29 > 1:12:32and President Kim Il-sung and the daughter of Kim Jong-il.
1:12:32 > 1:12:35She has been on the US sanctions list for a year,
1:12:35 > 1:12:42because of alleged links to human rights abuses.
1:12:42 > 1:12:44Let's speak to Ramon Pacheco Pardo
1:12:44 > 1:12:47Korea Chair at the Insititute for European
1:12:47 > 1:12:51studies.
1:12:51 > 1:12:59Good morning to you. Established to us how important Kim Yo-jong years
1:12:59 > 1:13:06and her arrival at the Winter Olympics. She is the first member of
1:13:06 > 1:13:10the Kim family -- family to visit South Korea.She is very close to
1:13:10 > 1:13:17her brother plus she has a
1:13:20 > 1:13:23her brother plus she has a very high position in the government of North
1:13:23 > 1:13:26Korea, the politburo, so she has political power and family ties.
1:13:26 > 1:13:30Just tell is a bit more about the relationship between her and her
1:13:30 > 1:13:32older brother. He is four years old. They grow up together in
1:13:32 > 1:13:36Switzerland. They know each other since they were little which is not
1:13:36 > 1:13:41that common in the North Korean ruling family. In addition, she was
1:13:41 > 1:13:45part of the propaganda machine that put her brother in power and
1:13:45 > 1:13:51basically made him retain power a few years ago. Also I think this is
1:13:51 > 1:13:57quite significant that if you look at other members of the Kim family,
1:13:57 > 1:14:01some have been executed. She is ruling together with her brother in
1:14:01 > 1:14:07the same politburo. She has a position of power that other members
1:14:07 > 1:14:13of the family don't have.Do you think she will be bringing with her
1:14:13 > 1:14:18a direct message from North Korea to South Korea and indeed, to the
1:14:18 > 1:14:24Americans who are represented at the Games by Mike Pence?To South Korea,
1:14:24 > 1:14:29definitely. Apparently there will be a mention tomorrow between herself
1:14:29 > 1:14:34and the South Korean president. I don't think the Americans want to
1:14:34 > 1:14:38meet with her. They are banned from doing so because there are sanctions
1:14:38 > 1:14:44on her but when it comes to South Korea, I think she's probably going
1:14:44 > 1:14:51to express to South Korea North Korea wants to economic ties and it
1:14:51 > 1:14:57wants to start again Family Reunion is an improved relations between the
1:14:57 > 1:15:01two countries.We will get some of those pictures and they will be
1:15:01 > 1:15:05important in the international stage but the reality check here is that
1:15:05 > 1:15:09simultaneously, as we understand it, North Korea is planning one of their
1:15:09 > 1:15:13giant military parades. On the one hand, the Winter Olympics gives them
1:15:13 > 1:15:17an opportunity to send out one message but they are keen to send
1:15:17 > 1:15:25out a different one. Almost simultaneously.Absolutely. Looking
1:15:25 > 1:15:29at the military parade, it is the way to North Korea to tell the US
1:15:29 > 1:15:32and the international community they are missile power, don't ever strike
1:15:32 > 1:15:36us. On the other hand you see this dramatic approach towards South
1:15:36 > 1:15:43Korea, which is a different and -- message. We are willing to discuss
1:15:43 > 1:15:47important issues with South Korea and the international community. We
1:15:47 > 1:15:50have the military power, but we want to have normal diplomatic relations
1:15:50 > 1:15:55with other countries.Thank you very much for your time this morning.
1:15:55 > 1:16:02That was the Korean share at the Institute for Korean Studies.
1:16:02 > 1:16:05Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
1:16:05 > 1:16:10Braving the elements up I on the roof of new broadcasting house in
1:16:10 > 1:16:13London. It doesn't look great at there!
1:16:13 > 1:16:14London. It doesn't look great at there!
1:16:14 > 1:16:18You are taking one for the team. It is raining in London. It's been on
1:16:18 > 1:16:22and off, but it is coming down heavily at the moment. It will
1:16:22 > 1:16:27however clear. For most of us because we have cloud and rain
1:16:27 > 1:16:32around, it's not as cold start the day as it was yesterday, but it will
1:16:32 > 1:16:36still be a day, especially if you are hanging around our lives. The
1:16:36 > 1:16:40forecast is again feeling cold. The risk of ice on untreated surfaces
1:16:40 > 1:16:45this morning. Some wintry showers in the forecast as well and we will
1:16:45 > 1:16:49lose the rain that we currently have in London in the next few hours.
1:16:49 > 1:16:53Starting at 9am, these are the wintry showers in south-west
1:16:53 > 1:16:57England, Wales, parts of northern England and also across south-east
1:16:57 > 1:17:04Scotland. By wintry showers I mean a mix of rain, sleet and snow. As we
1:17:04 > 1:17:09pull out to the big map you can see that we've got the rain continuing
1:17:09 > 1:17:13to move away from south-east England, so behind, a lot of dry
1:17:13 > 1:17:17weather and a fair bit of sunshine. But the wintry showers in the west
1:17:17 > 1:17:21will be drifting eastwards as we go through the course of the day and
1:17:21 > 1:17:25you can see them almost anywhere. Temperatures, most of us in single
1:17:25 > 1:17:28figures, so still feeling cold. Then, heading through this evening
1:17:28 > 1:17:33and overnight, we start with wintry showers across East Anglia. They
1:17:33 > 1:17:37will leave a cold night behind with a lot of moisture round. Again the
1:17:37 > 1:17:42risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Then they will be low pressure with
1:17:42 > 1:17:45an active front, coming in from the north-west and introducing rain,
1:17:45 > 1:17:51with snow, mostly on the hills, and strengthening winds. So tomorrow we
1:17:51 > 1:17:55start on a nice, bright and clear note across central and eastern
1:17:55 > 1:17:59parts of the UK, but the system coming in from the west is moving
1:17:59 > 1:18:02eastwards through the day. So the cloud will continue and another
1:18:02 > 1:18:06feature of the more's weather is it will be wintry, especially in the
1:18:06 > 1:18:11south, with gusts of up to 60 mph potentially. So increasingly the
1:18:11 > 1:18:15snow will retreat into the hills and it will be rain at lower levels.
1:18:15 > 1:18:20That will cross us during the course of Saturday night. It could bring
1:18:20 > 1:18:22snow across southern Scotland and also northern England. It clears
1:18:22 > 1:18:27into the North Sea on Sunday and high did we have a cold day once
1:18:27 > 1:18:32again. Sunshine in east, still wintry showers in the west and some
1:18:32 > 1:18:37of those even at lower levels will get down as snow. As we head into
1:18:37 > 1:18:41the new week we continue with this cold thing.
1:18:41 > 1:18:42the new week we continue with this cold thing.
1:18:42 > 1:18:45Yet you say it with a smile on your face!
1:18:45 > 1:18:53It's winter, it's not as bad. You stay out there than!
1:18:53 > 1:19:00Of the 800 UK nationals who have travelled to fight for so-called
1:19:00 > 1:19:02Islamic State, four brutal killers dubbed 'The Beatles',
1:19:02 > 1:19:05because of their British accents, were the most notorious.
1:19:05 > 1:19:07One of them, a militant nicknamed Jihadi John,
1:19:07 > 1:19:09was killed in a drone strike in 2015.
1:19:09 > 1:19:11Another was jailed in Turkey last year.
1:19:11 > 1:19:16Now the remaining two have been captured by Kurdish fighters.
1:19:16 > 1:19:19Let's talk more about this to Dr Shiraz Maher, from the
1:19:19 > 1:19:23International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation.
1:19:23 > 1:19:27Thank you very much for joining us this morning. What do you know about
1:19:27 > 1:19:35the capture of these two British men?I think their capture is highly
1:19:35 > 1:19:40significant because 'The Beatles' were a wanted group. They had been
1:19:40 > 1:19:43known to have held a number of Westerners hostage as and when known
1:19:43 > 1:19:47to be incredibly brutal to those they had in their captivity. These
1:19:47 > 1:19:52men who were beheaded ultimately by IS had been held before that for
1:19:52 > 1:19:56quite a long period of time and had been subjected to the most vicious
1:19:56 > 1:20:01kind of torture by these people. The fact that these two individuals have
1:20:01 > 1:20:04now been caught will be very significant and of course there will
1:20:04 > 1:20:11be a lot of intelligence that people want to know about.What does the
1:20:11 > 1:20:14future hold? Will they be trialled or questioned?There's a bit of a
1:20:14 > 1:20:19legal grey whole right now. A number of Western and British foreign
1:20:19 > 1:20:24fighters who had travelled out there and joined Islamic State have been
1:20:24 > 1:20:27captured by the Kurds in some instances, by the Free Syrian Army
1:20:27 > 1:20:33in others. Those in the Iraqi side tend to be passed over in the state
1:20:33 > 1:20:36custody on that side of the board. So there are some reports emerging
1:20:36 > 1:20:39that these two individuals would have been transferred into US
1:20:39 > 1:20:44military custody. If they are we could expect to see them stand trial
1:20:44 > 1:20:47at some date in the future.I suppose what a lot of this comes
1:20:47 > 1:20:53down to is how cooperative they will be. Is there any history of captured
1:20:53 > 1:20:56jihadist being cooperative with authorities?I think you do find
1:20:56 > 1:21:03that. Not all of them will talk, but increasingly with a number of IS
1:21:03 > 1:21:05individuals who have been captured and detained, you see them express
1:21:05 > 1:21:09remorse about what they've done and as a result of that really opening
1:21:09 > 1:21:14up to their captors. That happened in a number of cases. It is hard to
1:21:14 > 1:21:17know with these individuals how hard and they are and how committed they
1:21:17 > 1:21:22remained to be ideology they were once following, but time will tell
1:21:22 > 1:21:26as to whether they will give up a lot of their secrets.What is the
1:21:26 > 1:21:30situation in regards to the group they were in, in terms of the
1:21:30 > 1:21:34atrocities or things they've been involved in?It's important to know
1:21:34 > 1:21:39that of course Islamic State captured the world-class market
1:21:39 > 1:21:42attention when it became a protest state and government large parts of
1:21:42 > 1:21:45Syria and Iraq. Of course the western mac road led dilatory
1:21:45 > 1:21:50campaign against them resulted in that aspect of the group being
1:21:50 > 1:21:55pushed back -- Western. But that's not the be all and end all of a
1:21:55 > 1:22:02group like this. It originally emerged across Iraq and Syria and
1:22:02 > 1:22:06emerged as a terrorist movement, which is how we encounter it in the
1:22:06 > 1:22:12West. So we have pushed back one aspect of it, but it's really gone
1:22:12 > 1:22:16back to its insurgent groups and pulled back to the desert. We know
1:22:16 > 1:22:20it still operating across parts of Iraq and we know it will live to
1:22:20 > 1:22:23fight another day with those remain in its clutches at the moment.But
1:22:23 > 1:22:31in what form and with how much strength? Because in Syria,
1:22:31 > 1:22:35effectively Islamic State has been beaten.I think it is overstating
1:22:35 > 1:22:40the case. I would certainly counter against popping the champagne at
1:22:40 > 1:22:46this moment in time. The estimates on where Islamic State is, the US
1:22:46 > 1:22:51government said it may be down to 3000 hardened fighters. That may not
1:22:51 > 1:22:55sound like a lot, given what it was at its watermark of tens of
1:22:55 > 1:22:59thousands of fighters, but it is worth noting the roots of this
1:22:59 > 1:23:03organisation came off the back of Al Qaeda in Iraq after the 2002
1:23:03 > 1:23:06invasion and at that point comment for it pushed into Syria and grew
1:23:06 > 1:23:11into a what we know, it was estimated to have about 1000
1:23:11 > 1:23:16fighters. We are still looking at three times the number in the court
1:23:16 > 1:23:20today than those who emerged in the first place.Dr Maher, thank you
1:23:20 > 1:23:27very much for talking to us.
1:23:27 > 1:23:34There is a dinosaur roaming the UK. John Maguire has the latest.
1:23:34 > 1:23:38Yes, we would have roamed the earth around 150 million years ago,
1:23:38 > 1:23:45something like that. Dippy the Dinosaur is in the UK now and he has
1:23:45 > 1:23:49been on display for more than 100 years in the Natural History Museum
1:23:49 > 1:23:55in London. He is now going on a nationwide tour. If you are in
1:23:55 > 1:23:58Dorchester, Birmingham, Newcastle, Cardiff, Rochdale, Norwich or
1:23:58 > 1:24:02anywhere near their opening next two years you will get the chance to
1:24:02 > 1:24:07come and see him. We are in Dorchester and it is sort of the
1:24:07 > 1:24:11home of palaeontology. You just up the road from the Jurassic coast. It
1:24:11 > 1:24:15feels as if it's a bit of a homecoming but of course they would
1:24:15 > 1:24:19have originally been in the United States. That's a hallowed to Philip
1:24:19 > 1:24:29Charles. You've been behind funding the tour -- Phillipa. IK Kim on
1:24:29 > 1:24:33tour?This was way to people around the country and of course Dippy had
1:24:33 > 1:24:37a long heritage in the Natural History Museum, but it felt like
1:24:37 > 1:24:41such a great opportunity to take on about and bring people in and of
1:24:41 > 1:24:46course to have him here in Dorset first is really exciting.It's a
1:24:46 > 1:24:51wonderful museum. He is 25 metres long and just about fits in, by the
1:24:51 > 1:24:57skin of his nose. Although there is no skin on his nose. It feels to me
1:24:57 > 1:25:01in a funny way it feels like a homecoming. Why do people want to
1:25:01 > 1:25:06see him?I think the sheer scale. He is truly magnificent. An amazing
1:25:06 > 1:25:10thing. I think many people who may have been to the Natural History
1:25:10 > 1:25:15Museum themselves as the will remember him, I know myself and the
1:25:15 > 1:25:19trustees do. So he has a special place in the hearts of the British
1:25:19 > 1:25:23public.Lovely. Thanks very much. This is what he would have looked
1:25:23 > 1:25:27like when he was roaming the earth with his mates. With this location
1:25:27 > 1:25:31you get a mezzanine level, so you can get a Birds Eye view or a
1:25:31 > 1:25:35pterodactyl's view of what he would have looked like and what his
1:25:35 > 1:25:38skeleton looks like these days. We will bring you more from Dippy and
1:25:38 > 1:28:58have a chat to lots of
1:28:58 > 1:29:00Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:29:00 > 1:29:01Bye for now.
1:29:09 > 1:29:15Welcome back.
1:29:15 > 1:29:17Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin
1:29:17 > 1:29:20Hello this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga
1:29:20 > 1:29:20Munchetty.
1:29:20 > 1:29:23There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
1:29:23 > 1:29:25of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
1:29:25 > 1:29:27The sister of the North Korean leader,
1:29:27 > 1:29:30Kim Jong-un, has arrived in the country and is expected
1:29:30 > 1:29:32to attend the event alongside US Vice President Mike Pence.
1:29:32 > 1:29:35Kim Yo-jong's arrival marks the first time a member
1:29:35 > 1:29:40of the North's ruling family has visited the South.
1:29:40 > 1:29:42Two British extremists, believed to be members of one
1:29:42 > 1:29:45of the so-called Islamic State group's most notorious cells,
1:29:45 > 1:29:47have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria -
1:29:47 > 1:29:48according to US officials.
1:29:48 > 1:29:52They were part of a unit comprising of four men from London,
1:29:52 > 1:29:55who became known as the 'Beatles' because of their British accents.
1:29:55 > 1:29:58The US State Department said they beheaded more than 27 Western
1:29:58 > 1:30:06hostages and tortured many more.
1:30:13 > 1:30:19Trinity Mirror newspapers has announced a deal to buy several
1:30:19 > 1:30:25newspapers. It brings celebrity magazines such as OK! Magazine with
1:30:25 > 1:30:27other newspapers.
1:30:27 > 1:30:29Global stock market have continued their volatility this week
1:30:29 > 1:30:33- overnight Asian and Austrailia markets have dropped overnight.
1:30:33 > 1:30:35It follows another day of corrections in share prices
1:30:35 > 1:30:36on Wall Street.
1:30:36 > 1:30:39The Dow Jones fell by more than a thousand points
1:30:39 > 1:30:40for the second time this week.
1:30:40 > 1:30:43Investors are selling off shares due to concerns central banks
1:30:43 > 1:30:45are going to raise interest rates soon.
1:30:45 > 1:30:48Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time.
1:30:48 > 1:30:50Scientists removed egg cells from ovary tissue
1:30:50 > 1:30:53at their earliest stage of development, and matured them
1:30:53 > 1:30:56to the point they were ready for fertilisation.
1:30:56 > 1:30:59Researchers at Edinburgh University say it could help to preserve
1:30:59 > 1:31:04fertility in women, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.
1:31:04 > 1:31:07Key US government agencies have shut down for the second time
1:31:07 > 1:31:08in three weeks.
1:31:08 > 1:31:15(TX OOV) The Senate failed to vote on a budget deal before a midnight
1:31:15 > 1:31:18deadline, after a republican senator demanded a last minute ammendment.
1:31:18 > 1:31:21For the temporary shutdown to end, the spending deal must be passed
1:31:21 > 1:31:24in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then signed
1:31:24 > 1:31:27by the President.
1:31:27 > 1:31:30The European Premiere of Marvel's newest super hero film,
1:31:30 > 1:31:32Black Panther, took place in London last night.
1:31:32 > 1:31:34It is the first film to focus on black characters
1:31:34 > 1:31:37from the comics and has also received praise for its portrayal
1:31:37 > 1:31:38of strong female characters.
1:31:38 > 1:31:41The actor, Michael B Jordan, said that the film was empowering
1:31:41 > 1:31:49for young black people.
1:31:50 > 1:31:53My 10-year-old self did not have many superheroes to kind of identify
1:31:53 > 1:32:01with so for the kids now to be able to dream and imagine and see
1:32:03 > 1:32:06themselves, see different possibilities in an empowerinng way,
1:32:06 > 1:32:08without the typical stereotypes we're used to seeing,
1:32:08 > 1:32:16I think it is extremely important for the future.
1:32:18 > 1:32:22This is that the work they are doing to the Winter Olympics. This
1:32:22 > 1:32:31morning, we have one of those stories.Katie Ormerod, she has been
1:32:31 > 1:32:37dreaming about being in the Winter Olympics. Cold conditions, it is
1:32:37 > 1:32:44snowboarding basically. Doing things like the rails and various things on
1:32:44 > 1:32:48the way down. Then write as you're about to realise your dream and
1:32:48 > 1:32:53achieve your dream, snow sports are always going to be a bit of a
1:32:53 > 1:32:56lottery. You have an injury. That means she is in hospital instead of
1:32:56 > 1:33:03competing. It is over for her. But she is only 20. She can start again
1:33:03 > 1:33:12in four years' time.It is a lifetime annuities.
1:33:13 > 1:33:16It was a real blow to their medal chances.
1:33:16 > 1:33:19We can cross live now to Andy Swiss who's in Pyeongchang -
1:33:19 > 1:33:21Andy, really disappointing news about Katie Ormerod,
1:33:21 > 1:33:24she was planning to carry on with a fractured wrist,
1:33:24 > 1:33:26but with a broken heel she has no chance.
1:33:26 > 1:33:31Beautiful views there but not such great news. Broken Hill means she
1:33:31 > 1:33:39has no chance in these games now. -- broken heel.It is desperately cruel
1:33:39 > 1:33:43luck for Katie Ormerod. She broke her wrist in a training accident.
1:33:43 > 1:33:48She said that would not stop her. 24 hours later however, she broke her
1:33:48 > 1:33:56heel and it was a bad break as well. So bad, she was taken to Seoul for
1:33:56 > 1:34:04emergency surgery. She said, words can't describe how gutted she is.
1:34:04 > 1:34:14The British team admit it is a big blow. Yes, indeed.She is in an
1:34:14 > 1:34:17extreme sport, she sat at their share of injuries, an incredible
1:34:17 > 1:34:22thing, she's got brilliant resilience. She comes back better
1:34:22 > 1:34:28from injuries. You wouldn't wish this on anyone. It will be very sad
1:34:28 > 1:34:32for the rest of the team as well not to have about. A very positive
1:34:32 > 1:34:39member of the team. We just wish the best. When she is fit and well, she
1:34:39 > 1:34:47can come back and fulfil the great potential that she has.The other
1:34:47 > 1:34:53big news concerns Russia's athletes. Russia is banned from these games
1:34:53 > 1:34:57because of their doping scandal but controversially 169 Russian athletes
1:34:57 > 1:35:05have been allowed to compete here under a neutral lag. They are known
1:35:05 > 1:35:09as OARs, Olympic athletes from Russia. We saw a couple in the
1:35:09 > 1:35:14Olympic figure skating earlier today. 47 more Russian athletes had
1:35:14 > 1:35:20their appeals rejected by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Even
1:35:20 > 1:35:24still, this is caused a lot of uncertainty right on the eve of
1:35:24 > 1:35:29these Winter Olympics.A bit of action already so far. We are
1:35:29 > 1:35:33looking forward to the Opening Ceremony. I am sensing that could be
1:35:33 > 1:35:40a few white tigers involved.It'll be interesting to see how this
1:35:40 > 1:35:46Opening Ceremony pans out. It starts at 11 o'clock in the morning your
1:35:46 > 1:35:50time. We've had rehearsals here. We are told the big theme of this
1:35:50 > 1:35:54Opening Ceremony is peace which seems very relevant at the moment
1:35:54 > 1:35:59because North Korea and South Korea will be parading into the stadium
1:35:59 > 1:36:04together under one flag, something which would have seemed unthinkable
1:36:04 > 1:36:12a few weeks ago. Team GB will be led into the stadium by Lizzie Yarnold
1:36:12 > 1:36:18who won gold four years ago. 40 members of the British team will
1:36:18 > 1:36:24parade in the stadium. There are 49 in total. The big question is how
1:36:24 > 1:36:31calls will it be? We had minus 20. The good news for the fans and
1:36:31 > 1:36:39indeed the athletes parading tonight, it is feeling a lot milder.
1:36:39 > 1:36:45I do have an Opening Ceremony. White tigers are the symbol of Korea even
1:36:45 > 1:36:56though the last one was hunted in the 1930s. Heated cushions?
1:36:56 > 1:36:58the 1930s. Heated cushions?They won't need them now, it has warmed
1:36:58 > 1:37:07up. You have one of those heated car seats?Never underestimate the power
1:37:07 > 1:37:13of the bum warmer.
1:37:13 > 1:37:17Here's how you can follow the Winter Olympics on the BBC today
1:37:17 > 1:37:20- you can watch build up to the Opening Ceremony from 10:30
1:37:20 > 1:37:23this morning on BBC One, the Red Button and online.
1:37:23 > 1:37:26And for a round up of all the day's action if you're in England
1:37:26 > 1:37:29or Scotland, you can watch "Winter Olympics: Today
1:37:29 > 1:37:31at the Games" at 7pm on BBC Two.
1:37:31 > 1:37:35Don't forget, the one and only Clare balding is with us. A little bit
1:37:35 > 1:37:39later. Just build-up to the arrival of cloud.
1:37:39 > 1:37:42We have the second round of Six Nations matches coming
1:37:42 > 1:37:45up this weekend, and England head coach Eddie Jones has ramped up
1:37:45 > 1:37:48the mind games ahead of their meeting with Wales.
1:37:48 > 1:37:50He's questioned whether Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell has
1:37:50 > 1:37:52the "bottle" for the match at Twickenham.
1:37:52 > 1:37:55Patchell only has six caps but he was instrumental as Wales
1:37:55 > 1:37:56crushed Scotland last weekend.
1:37:56 > 1:38:03It's a massive step up. He hasn't played much test rugby at all. He's
1:38:03 > 1:38:10a young guy doesn't have much experience. He has great experienced
1:38:10 > 1:38:14players around him. He has a lot of experienced players coming at him.
1:38:14 > 1:38:19The pressure on him is going to be enormous. It depends if he has the
1:38:19 > 1:38:23bottle to handle it.He doesn't need a heated cushion, he has a lovely
1:38:23 > 1:38:31fire.
1:38:31 > 1:38:36fire.It wasn't a happy homecoming to Danny McGuire. The defending
1:38:36 > 1:38:42champions came from behind for a victory. They were marching on
1:38:42 > 1:38:45together last night. Elsewhere, Huddersfield Giants picks up --
1:38:45 > 1:38:50picked up their first win of the season against Waddington. More at
1:38:50 > 1:38:548:30 a.m.. Including the last 100 years of Olympic highlights the
1:38:54 > 1:38:58Great Britain but there have been many barren years. Seven games,
1:38:58 > 1:39:05nothing at all. No medals. Here is hoping. Heady days, these
1:39:05 > 1:39:11days, for the Olympics in winter.
1:39:12 > 1:39:19A big deal announced in the world of newspapers this morning.
1:39:19 > 1:39:22There will be fewer?
1:39:22 > 1:39:28It depends on this big merger. Trinity Mirror group have the Mirror
1:39:28 > 1:39:34titles and Richard Desmond's titles, the Express, the Daily Star as well,
1:39:34 > 1:39:38and when these things happen, it is interesting to see what decision the
1:39:38 > 1:39:45bosses make. The owner of the Mirror and the Sunday Mirror announced he
1:39:45 > 1:39:53will buy those publications. Just under £130 million. Simon Fox is the
1:39:53 > 1:39:59boss of Trinity Mirror and joins us from London. Why is this a good deal
1:39:59 > 1:40:05for readers of those newspapers? Firstly, there will not be fewer
1:40:05 > 1:40:11titles. It's a very deal because by bringing two organisations together,
1:40:11 > 1:40:19we can be stronger. Our editorial teams together, instead of
1:40:19 > 1:40:23duplicating and sending the same reporters to the same football
1:40:23 > 1:40:28matches. We can be much more efficient and cover much more
1:40:28 > 1:40:32breadth of coverage. It's good for readers and advertisers and
1:40:32 > 1:40:37shareholders and pension funds.It's not good for the people who work the
1:40:37 > 1:40:44company.Absolutely. If you are employed by a financially stronger
1:40:44 > 1:40:50organisation.Will there be job cuts?Overtime because we are going
1:40:50 > 1:40:56to remove duplication, mainly in back-office functions. Two very
1:40:56 > 1:41:02similar businesses together, and inevitably, there is duplication is
1:41:02 > 1:41:06there will be changes. Obviously we will be talking to those teams in
1:41:06 > 1:41:11due course. Broadly, this is very good for all concerned.On a
1:41:11 > 1:41:16national level, you can see why that duplication might not be necessary
1:41:16 > 1:41:19but when you look at local newspapers who have had a tough time
1:41:19 > 1:41:26of it, Theresa May talking about losing a bit of democracy because of
1:41:26 > 1:41:30the amount of local papers that have gone under, surely it can't be a
1:41:30 > 1:41:33good thing if you are making efficiencies across local
1:41:33 > 1:41:42newspapers.This transaction, we operate around 100 regional papers.
1:41:42 > 1:41:47Manchester News, through to the Plymouth Herald. Trinity Mirror as a
1:41:47 > 1:41:52group makes over £120 million. We are absolutely committed to
1:41:52 > 1:41:57continuing our investment for our great regional titles, in print and
1:41:57 > 1:42:04digitally.Will you be closing any local titles?No plans to do that.
1:42:04 > 1:42:10Let's take the Daily Mirror and the Daily Express. To newspapers with
1:42:10 > 1:42:15different approaches.
1:42:15 > 1:42:18different approaches.Will we see any change there? Definitely not.
1:42:18 > 1:42:22The Daily Mirror is not going to become right-wing, the Daily Express
1:42:22 > 1:42:30is not going to become left-wing. We have 100 titles. Those editors have
1:42:30 > 1:42:36full territorial independence. We are quite used to operating aboard
1:42:36 > 1:42:43stable of titles.Will you have journalists asked to write a story
1:42:43 > 1:42:46from a right-wing perspective and the next day, a left-wing
1:42:46 > 1:42:50perspective?We will not see political teams Nick Singh in any
1:42:50 > 1:42:57way. Sport, features, what we call the back of the newspaper. We can
1:42:57 > 1:43:05actually invest and improve our products.Part of your announcement,
1:43:05 > 1:43:11you highlight the costs that he had paid in relation to phone hacking,
1:43:11 > 1:43:15saying they are higher than you expected. Why should a company like
1:43:15 > 1:43:20Trinity Mirror which is admitted hacking people's phones be allowed
1:43:20 > 1:43:26to increase its influence on more of our newspapers?Phone hacking was a
1:43:26 > 1:43:33really bad part of our history, before my time there. In fact, we
1:43:33 > 1:43:39settled with Hugh Grant will over a year ago. In our announcement, the
1:43:39 > 1:43:45legal costs associated with coming to the end was higher than it had
1:43:45 > 1:43:49been and that's why we increased the provision but fortunately, we are
1:43:49 > 1:43:54getting towards the end of what's been a long and difficult process.
1:43:54 > 1:44:00We may have committed something in the past that was wrong. It doesn't
1:44:00 > 1:44:07matter now.The editorial standards today, ten years on, are completely
1:44:07 > 1:44:14different. This could never happen today.If you've got the same sports
1:44:14 > 1:44:18reporters covering things on the back pages of the paper, why would
1:44:18 > 1:44:22you go to buy the Daily Star or the Daily Express or the Daily Mirror
1:44:22 > 1:44:30ahead of another one if they are all going to merge?
1:44:30 > 1:44:32going to merge?The idea is to improve the coverage and different
1:44:32 > 1:44:36people like different titles for different reasons, as you say.
1:44:36 > 1:44:41Different political points of view. So what we are trying to do is to
1:44:41 > 1:44:45improve and invest in the titles, to prolong the circulation and to
1:44:45 > 1:44:49develop the online digital offerings.Simon, thank you very
1:44:49 > 1:44:58much. For anybody in the Midlands, the Star is a different newspaper in
1:44:58 > 1:45:04the Midlands. Thank you for clearing that up.
1:45:04 > 1:45:14It's just coming up to 7:45am and we are with Carol who now has her
1:45:14 > 1:45:15umbrella down. What's going on?
1:45:15 > 1:45:21The rain has finally stopped! This morning it is not
1:45:21 > 1:45:24The rain has finally stopped! This morning it is not a cold start like
1:45:24 > 1:45:29yesterday, but it will still feel cold through the day. To start the
1:45:29 > 1:45:34day there is also the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. We've got rain
1:45:34 > 1:45:37in the south-east which will clear. We've also got quite a lot of wintry
1:45:37 > 1:45:41showers around and that means a mixture of rain, sleet and some
1:45:41 > 1:45:46snow. Some heavier showers could provide snow at lower levels. This
1:45:46 > 1:45:50morning we have snow showers in the west England, Wales, northern
1:45:50 > 1:45:55England and especially south-east Scotland. Those will drift eastward
1:45:55 > 1:45:59through the day. Looking at the big map you can see where we have rain
1:45:59 > 1:46:02in the south-eastern corner. That will continue to push into the near
1:46:02 > 1:46:06continent as we go through the morning, leaving a lot of dry
1:46:06 > 1:46:10weather behind. Remember those wintry showers I mentioned? They are
1:46:10 > 1:46:14drifting eastward and we could see one almost anywhere as we go through
1:46:14 > 1:46:19the day. It will feel cold. Temperatures roughly 4-7. Through
1:46:19 > 1:46:23this evening and overnight we start with wintry showers in East Anglia
1:46:23 > 1:46:27and they will tend to move away, then it will be a cold and dry night
1:46:27 > 1:46:31for many, with the risk of ice. On untreated surfaces. We've also got
1:46:31 > 1:46:38low pressure coming into the north-west of the country. That will
1:46:38 > 1:46:42introduce rain, snow, mainly on the hills, and strengthening winds and
1:46:42 > 1:46:49it will be cold. Roughly minus 2- two degrees. Tomorrow we start on a
1:46:49 > 1:46:53cold note in central and eastern areas. But the weather front brings
1:46:53 > 1:46:58the rain and hill snow and it moves to the north-east, with cloud
1:46:58 > 1:47:02building ahead of it, eradicating the brighter start. It will also be
1:47:02 > 1:47:08very windy in the south, gusting 40- 50, maybe more. But look at the
1:47:08 > 1:47:12temperatures! Some of us seeing double figures. We haven't seen that
1:47:12 > 1:47:18for a while. As we head through the overnight period that system, the
1:47:18 > 1:47:21weather front, producing the rain, sleet and snow moves into the North
1:47:21 > 1:47:26Sea. We could see some snow in northern England for a time before
1:47:26 > 1:47:31that clears and on Sunday we have some sunshine behind that front. It
1:47:31 > 1:47:34will be cold. And we also have wintry showers, especially in the
1:47:34 > 1:47:39north and west. In some of the heavier ones we could see some of
1:47:39 > 1:47:42those getting the lower levels, meaning snow at lower levels. If you
1:47:42 > 1:47:47like it cold, there's a treat for you, because we are carrying on with
1:47:47 > 1:47:53the cold being in the next week. What do you think, Carol?
1:47:53 > 1:47:55I don't think you will be too
1:47:55 > 1:47:55What do you think, Carol? I don't think you will be too happy,
1:47:55 > 1:47:59Naga. It makes me feel better to see what
1:47:59 > 1:48:03happening in Pyeongchang. It is pretty cold there, but today
1:48:03 > 1:48:07isn't as called for the Opening Ceremony it has been. Tomorrow won't
1:48:07 > 1:48:12be as cold either. But then as we head into the latter part of the
1:48:12 > 1:48:17weekend, into Monday, it will turn cold again and when you add on the
1:48:17 > 1:48:21strength of the wind will make it feel it. In the hills that time they
1:48:21 > 1:48:24will have -16, with a westerly wind of 32 mph.
1:48:24 > 1:48:29I wouldn't like that! Random question for the morning, well, it
1:48:29 > 1:48:33will make sense in a moment. When was the last time you broke all
1:48:33 > 1:48:40received a love letter? I think it was BC, actually. 500 BC.
1:48:40 > 1:48:44A long time ago. Well, you might be interested in
1:48:44 > 1:48:46this. See you later.
1:48:46 > 1:48:49There was a time when putting pen to paper was the only way
1:48:49 > 1:48:52to express your feelings for an absent loved one.
1:48:52 > 1:48:55But nowadays the language of love is less letter-writing and more
1:48:55 > 1:48:56texting, as technology has taken over.
1:48:56 > 1:48:59So could the art of writing love letters be dying out?
1:48:59 > 1:49:02Not if the Royal Mail have anything to do with it.
1:49:02 > 1:49:05They've compiled a list of do's and don'ts for
1:49:05 > 1:49:06the modern-day wordsmith.
1:49:06 > 1:49:09To tell us more we're joined by poet Louise Fazackerley and writer
1:49:09 > 1:49:15Simon Garfield.
1:49:15 > 1:49:21Good morning to both of you. Is it a source of some dismay to you, the
1:49:21 > 1:49:26idea of love letters slightly on the wane?I guess we probably knew that.
1:49:26 > 1:49:30And we know why. It's so much easier to write an e-mail. But we will
1:49:30 > 1:49:36never discover love e-mails in the attic, so that the value of the
1:49:36 > 1:49:42letter. It means so much more. I always thrilled... When I get
1:49:42 > 1:49:46anything but junk mail through the post, anything personal, and that
1:49:46 > 1:49:55could be a thank you note or just an expression of not necessarily love
1:49:55 > 1:50:02but affection. I think the key in all of this is to make sure that we
1:50:02 > 1:50:04don't disregard love letters as necessarily the most passionate
1:50:04 > 1:50:12rings ever, -- things ever, but they could just be nice things to write
1:50:12 > 1:50:16to siblings or anyone in your family and, as I say, the delight of
1:50:16 > 1:50:21getting something through the post is thought of a vanishing art, a
1:50:21 > 1:50:26vanishing joy.Would you not appreciate a love letter in the form
1:50:26 > 1:50:30of an e-mail?I think it depends who it was from, really. Obviously a
1:50:30 > 1:50:37happily married man so I have to be a bit careful. It wouldn't mean the
1:50:37 > 1:50:42same thing, I don't think. The joy of a letter is what you get from a
1:50:42 > 1:50:48letter beyond just the text, the words. It could be... You could tell
1:50:48 > 1:50:53a lot from someone's handwriting, from their choice of pen and paper
1:50:53 > 1:51:00as well. If it means something, it's something you want to hold to your
1:51:00 > 1:51:06heart and keep and as an historian who has written a lot about history
1:51:06 > 1:51:14told through letters, the idea of... What would you do now if you wanted
1:51:14 > 1:51:20to tell someone their history? You would need to have access to their
1:51:20 > 1:51:25passwords, their computer. Some of the letters behind us from the
1:51:25 > 1:51:31British library. It's a fantastic archive. E-mails are harder to
1:51:31 > 1:51:35catalogue and see afterwards.You are someone who uses words. That
1:51:35 > 1:51:40your world that you live in. Do you think if love letters are dying out,
1:51:40 > 1:51:45what are we missing out on?I think we are missing out on a very
1:51:45 > 1:51:49particular moment in time and I think that you forget how much you
1:51:49 > 1:51:53love someone as time progresses. So if you can capture those tiny little
1:51:53 > 1:52:01details about how you both love the smell of ironing, or other times
1:52:01 > 1:52:05together, they could be lost.But they could be in other forms. It is
1:52:05 > 1:52:09beautiful. There's no denying. We look at those letters. We learn
1:52:09 > 1:52:14about relatives from those letters, but we aren't in those times. Does
1:52:14 > 1:52:17it matter that they are in a different form?I don't think it
1:52:17 > 1:52:22does. I'm a big fan of the text message and e-mail and people having
1:52:22 > 1:52:25these conversations and sometimes people do print them out and keep
1:52:25 > 1:52:29them in that sense. I wouldn't like the idea that someone would be
1:52:29 > 1:52:35worried about the spelling or handwriting.And I think that's
1:52:35 > 1:52:42what's holding some people back as well. They found people were
1:52:42 > 1:52:47frightened and they somehow felt that if you write a letter and post
1:52:47 > 1:52:51it, they are being more tested in their writing skills. So obviously
1:52:51 > 1:52:56that great it frontage of the text or tweak is the informality of it. I
1:52:56 > 1:53:00think one writes a letter in a different way. It is a slower, the
1:53:00 > 1:53:07liberal whirring. You think of your words more, maybe you will put a
1:53:07 > 1:53:12beginning, middle and end to it. It's a more thought out and
1:53:12 > 1:53:18hopefully considered document as well.I do think you can learn a lot
1:53:18 > 1:53:22from love letters. This reminded me of something. This is Johnny Cash
1:53:22 > 1:53:29wishing his life due a happy 56th birthday. -- wife June. It is about
1:53:29 > 1:53:33taking words and seeing how they can apply to your own relationships. We
1:53:33 > 1:53:37get old and get used to each other. We think alike, we read each other's
1:53:37 > 1:53:41mines, we know what the other wants without asking. Sometimes we
1:53:41 > 1:53:45irritate each other and little bit. AB sometimes we take each other for
1:53:45 > 1:53:47granted. Does that make you think of me?
1:53:47 > 1:53:53Not remotely. What I will share this with you. I met Johnny Cash and Tim
1:53:53 > 1:53:57Carter and I met them together and we did have a really lovely
1:53:57 > 1:54:01relationship, without wishing to namedrop. So that doesn't surprise
1:54:01 > 1:54:04me in the least. That's why I was connecting.
1:54:04 > 1:54:10Absolutely. I see where you're going...
1:54:10 > 1:54:17Dissed on live television! You can share your photos with us, the
1:54:17 > 1:54:17Dissed on live television! You can share your photos with us, the
1:54:17 > 1:54:26number is coming on the screen. Let's feel the love with Dippy. John
1:54:26 > 1:54:26Maguire is
1:54:26 > 1:54:28Let's feel the love with Dippy. John Maguire is with Dippy, the dinosaur.
1:54:28 > 1:54:34Tell us more. He is a plaster of Paris dinosaur,
1:54:34 > 1:54:39made over 100 years ago. His head weighs 500 kilograms in total 80
1:54:39 > 1:54:43weighs two times. A magnificent specimen about to go on to around
1:54:43 > 1:54:47the UK over the next couple of years. Wherever you are in the UK
1:54:47 > 1:54:52you can see him in a museum near you. They say never work with
1:54:52 > 1:54:55children and animals, but we are pretty sure Dippy will behave
1:54:55 > 1:55:01himself. We are going to introduce you to a group of schoolchildren who
1:55:01 > 1:55:04are seeing Dippy for the first time. Let's see what they make of him.
1:55:04 > 1:55:14Come on out. Come and have a look. What do you think of him?He is
1:55:14 > 1:55:20massive!He is massive. Can you imagine those wandering around on
1:55:20 > 1:55:28the Earth 150 million years ago? Where is evident? -- Evan? He has
1:55:28 > 1:55:32been to see him in London already. What's it like seeing him closer to
1:55:32 > 1:55:39home? Good.This is Beryl, the exploring bear. Why have you brought
1:55:39 > 1:55:45her?She is a really good explorer. And so why you. Have a good look
1:55:45 > 1:55:50around and see what is think. They are being very quiet. I think they
1:55:50 > 1:55:56are really enjoying it very much.
1:55:57 > 1:56:01are really enjoying it very much. He is sort of coming home for you, as
1:56:01 > 1:56:05I've been saying. What's it like to have him here?It's fantastic. It's
1:56:05 > 1:56:11coming back to his own time zone on the Jurassic coast and seeing these
1:56:11 > 1:56:15kids a posture the reaction is just why we have been working so hard
1:56:15 > 1:56:19with a museum to bring him to Dorset for ten weeks over the next period
1:56:19 > 1:56:23of time.He is in a museum and it is ticket only, but there will be
1:56:23 > 1:56:27tickets available in a few weeks. It is a big deal, isn't it?We are
1:56:27 > 1:56:33trying to build on the national history idea and we've got events
1:56:33 > 1:56:37happening all along the coast, as far as Taunton, Salisbury, and
1:56:37 > 1:56:45everywhere in between. That's about getting people involved with nature
1:56:45 > 1:56:50and the natural environment and that's what the Jurassic Trust is
1:56:50 > 1:56:54trying to do.Get people involved with the natural world. Thank you. A
1:56:54 > 1:56:59link from the fast 150 million years ago right up to the date and the
1:56:59 > 1:57:03next generation of explorers and palaeontologists getting a good look
1:57:03 > 1:57:06at Dippy. Thanks very much. It is fascinating.
1:57:06 > 1:57:15You can see the awe in those children.
1:57:15 > 1:57:17Lovely to see.
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2:00:43 > 2:00:44Hello.
2:00:44 > 2:00:47This is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
2:00:47 > 2:00:49Just hours to the official start of the 23rd Winter Olympic
2:00:49 > 2:00:50Games in South Korea
2:00:50 > 2:00:53Diplomacy is high on the agenda as senior figures from North Korea
2:00:53 > 2:01:00and the US arrive in Pyeongchang for the Opening Ceremony.
2:01:00 > 2:01:03And heartbreak overnight for British medal hopeful Katie Ormerod.
2:01:03 > 2:01:04She's fractured her heel in snowboard training,
2:01:04 > 2:01:06and is out of the Games.
2:01:06 > 2:01:12She'd already fractured her wrist.
2:01:12 > 2:01:20This is the scene in Pyeongchang just before the Opening Ceremony.
2:01:21 > 2:01:26We will be talking about the excitement with TV presenter Clare
2:01:26 > 2:01:34Balding.
2:01:34 > 2:01:36Good morning, it's Friday 9th February.
2:01:36 > 2:01:39Also this morning...
2:01:39 > 2:01:42Two British men - believed to be Islamic State militants known
2:01:42 > 2:01:44for killing 27 Western hostages - are captured
2:01:44 > 2:01:46by Syrian Kurdish fighters.
2:01:46 > 2:01:49Good morning.
2:01:49 > 2:01:54The owner of the Daily Mirror has bought the Daily Express,
2:01:54 > 2:01:58the Daily Star.
2:01:58 > 2:02:02The boss just me there would be job cuts but it would be good for
2:02:02 > 2:02:04readers.
2:02:04 > 2:02:07Scientists succeed in growing human eggs in a laboratory, raising hopes
2:02:07 > 2:02:08of new fertility treatments.
2:02:08 > 2:02:10And Carol has the weather.
2:02:10 > 2:02:15Good morning from the roof of Broadcasting House in London. We had
2:02:15 > 2:02:18rain this morning. The rain in the south-east is continuing to move
2:02:18 > 2:02:24away. There will be wintry showers, a mix of rain, sleet and hail and
2:02:24 > 2:02:31they could be almost anywhere. More in 15 minutes.
2:02:31 > 2:02:33Good morning.
2:02:33 > 2:02:36There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
2:02:36 > 2:02:38of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
2:02:38 > 2:02:40The US Vice President Mike Pence and sister of the North Korean
2:02:40 > 2:02:43leader, Kim Jong-un, are expected to arrive
2:02:43 > 2:02:46In a last minute development, 47 Russian athletes and coaches
2:02:46 > 2:02:48implicated in doping allegations were told they have lost
2:02:48 > 2:02:52an appeal to take part.
2:02:52 > 2:02:53Our Correspondent, Stephen McDonell, reports.
2:02:53 > 2:02:55After years of preparation, the PyeongChang Winter Olympics
2:02:55 > 2:02:57is here.
2:02:57 > 2:03:02The venues are ready and the spectators are pouring in.
2:03:02 > 2:03:04The cold and windy conditions don't seem to be dampening people's
2:03:04 > 2:03:10enthusiasm but even the most die-hard sports fans
2:03:10 > 2:03:18are finding it difficult to dodge the political manoeuvres
2:03:18 > 2:03:21being played out at these Games.
2:03:21 > 2:03:23The North Korean leader's sister, Kim Yo-jong, will be
2:03:23 > 2:03:26at the Opening Ceremony and she'll also meet South Korea's President,
2:03:26 > 2:03:29Moon Jae-in.
2:03:29 > 2:03:33The United States government has dispatched Vice-President Mike Pence
2:03:33 > 2:03:36who says he is here to challenge the North Koreans, reminding people
2:03:36 > 2:03:40of the country's human rights abuses and nuclear weapons programme.
2:03:40 > 2:03:44Many South Koreans say they find it a bit
2:03:44 > 2:03:47odd that the Trump administration has decided to counter the North
2:03:47 > 2:03:53with its own propaganda offensive at the Olympics.
2:03:53 > 2:03:55But there are divided opinions amongst locals at these games
2:03:55 > 2:03:58over how they'll feel when North and South Korean athletes
2:03:58 > 2:04:02march into the stadium together.
2:04:02 > 2:04:04TRANSLATION: Many in the older generation view this negatively.
2:04:04 > 2:04:06They say, why this unification flag and
2:04:06 > 2:04:11not the South Korean flag?
2:04:11 > 2:04:13TRANSLATION: I hope this Olympics melts the snow,
2:04:13 > 2:04:18but it is a gradual melt, not too fast.
2:04:18 > 2:04:21Naturally, once elite athletes start hitting the slopes here,
2:04:21 > 2:04:24then they will take centrestage and for many spectators,
2:04:24 > 2:04:27this can't come soon enough, but even in the sporting arena,
2:04:27 > 2:04:30there are political dimensions here following
2:04:30 > 2:04:35the recent doping scandal.
2:04:35 > 2:04:37Just hours before the Opening Ceremony
2:04:37 > 2:04:39was due to start, 45 Russian athletes and two coaches
2:04:39 > 2:04:47lost their appeal to participate.
2:04:49 > 2:04:51Those Russian athletes who are allowed to compete
2:04:51 > 2:04:54here will do so under the Olympic flag and following any medals,
2:04:54 > 2:04:56the Olympic theme will be played.
2:04:56 > 2:05:02Stephen McDonell, BBC News at the Pyeongchang Olympics.
2:05:02 > 2:05:07Our Correspondent, Stephen McDonell, is in Pyeongchang for us.
2:05:07 > 2:05:12It is going to be really interested. Everyone is gearing up to get
2:05:12 > 2:05:17excited and get involved in the winter Olympics. Also the political
2:05:17 > 2:05:23events, shall we say, behind-the-scenes, they will also be
2:05:23 > 2:05:29closely watching those.Absolutely here, people are so excited about
2:05:29 > 2:05:33the opening ceremony. There are not too many skiers on this mountain
2:05:33 > 2:05:39because the crowds are starting to head into town, drifting towards the
2:05:39 > 2:05:45stadium. Interestingly, in recent hours, we have seen images broadcast
2:05:45 > 2:05:49on television of the sister of the North Korean leader. She stepped off
2:05:49 > 2:05:56the plane and the Korean cameras are following however she goes. She will
2:05:56 > 2:06:00be in the stadium alongside the US vice president. We're all waiting to
2:06:00 > 2:06:05see what comes of this opening ceremony. The cultural aspects of
2:06:05 > 2:06:12it, the political aspects of it, the two Korean teams coming in together,
2:06:12 > 2:06:16it will be quite an historic event and there is a lot of enthusiasm for
2:06:16 > 2:06:30it. Thank you very much. Good to see you.
2:06:30 > 2:06:33Two British extremists, believed to be members of one
2:06:33 > 2:06:35of the so-called Islamic State group's most notorious cells,
2:06:35 > 2:06:37have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria -
2:06:37 > 2:06:38according to US officials.
2:06:38 > 2:06:45They became known as the Beatles due to their Richard Jackson 's. They
2:06:45 > 2:06:52headed more than 27 Western hostages and tortured many more. The Mirror
2:06:52 > 2:06:56newspapers has reached a deal to buy a number of other titles including
2:06:56 > 2:07:00the Daily Express and the daily Star. The agreement brings together
2:07:00 > 2:07:05tabloids from the opposite ends of the political spectrum. The chief
2:07:05 > 2:07:10Executive of Trinity Mirror told us there would be changes.There will,
2:07:10 > 2:07:16over time, be job cuts. We are going to remove duplication, mainly in
2:07:16 > 2:07:20back-office functions. We are bringing two similar businesses
2:07:20 > 2:07:25together. When you do that there is a certain amount of duplication. It
2:07:25 > 2:07:31does not affect regional newspapers at all. We operate around 100
2:07:31 > 2:07:34regional newspapers like Manchester Evening News and the Plymouth
2:07:34 > 2:07:41Herald. Trinity Mirror, as a group, makes over £120 million. We are
2:07:41 > 2:07:46absolutely committed to continuing our investment in great regional
2:07:46 > 2:07:50titles, both in print and digitally.
2:07:50 > 2:07:58Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time.
2:08:12 > 2:08:14In laboratories in Edinburgh, scientists have grown human eggs.
2:08:14 > 2:08:17They've taken immature eggs that women are born with and transformed
2:08:17 > 2:08:19them so they are ready to be fertilised.
2:08:19 > 2:08:23It's taken decades of work to copy what happens inside women's ovaries.
2:08:23 > 2:08:25We never imagined that we would be getting these kind of results
2:08:25 > 2:08:26using human tissue.
2:08:26 > 2:08:29So it's a significant step, but, of course, the main objective for us
2:08:29 > 2:08:31is to improve and determine the safety of these techniques,
2:08:31 > 2:08:34so that they could, in the future, go into some kind of application.
2:08:34 > 2:08:37It could be used for young girls with cancer, as treatment can
2:08:37 > 2:08:38damage their fertility.
2:08:38 > 2:08:40So how might it work?
2:08:40 > 2:08:42A girl diagnosed with cancer would have a sample of her ovary
2:08:42 > 2:08:45frozen before cancer treatment, then later, as an adult,
2:08:45 > 2:08:48the tissue would be defrosted, an egg grown, fertilised,
2:08:48 > 2:08:51and then put in the womb.
2:08:51 > 2:08:54There may even be other applications in fertility treatment.
2:08:54 > 2:09:00This treatment is at an early stage and needs refining.
2:09:00 > 2:09:03None of the eggs have been fertilised, so it is still uncertain
2:09:03 > 2:09:05how viable they are.
2:09:05 > 2:09:13James Gallagher, BBC News.
2:09:13 > 2:09:19In about two and a half hours, the eyes of the world will be in South
2:09:19 > 2:09:23Korea because they will be watching the opening ceremony of the winter
2:09:23 > 2:09:26Olympics.
2:09:26 > 2:09:30Clare Balding will be presenting the BBC's coverage of the Games
2:09:30 > 2:09:35and has just returned.
2:09:35 > 2:09:43Do a big scene setter for us.It is about 50 miles from the border of
2:09:43 > 2:09:51North Korea. It is not a town, it is a bit like going to Northumberland,
2:09:51 > 2:09:57it is one of my favourite places. It will be the smallest Winter Olympic
2:09:57 > 2:10:04venue for a long time. The venues are not that far apart. There is
2:10:04 > 2:10:10that region where the ski jump and the sliding events will be, and the
2:10:10 > 2:10:16Alpine events, and then there is a coastal region as well. You see the
2:10:16 > 2:10:22sea lapping up against the snow virtually. That is worth thing is
2:10:22 > 2:10:33like hurling will take place. How does it feel? It was really cold in
2:10:33 > 2:10:38Seoul. I had a lovely day in the sunshine at Pyeongchang. It is not
2:10:38 > 2:10:45too bad today. I think it would be almost impossible to do what I did
2:10:45 > 2:10:50in Sochi, which was roaming around. With the time difference as it is,
2:10:50 > 2:10:58to do mornings live and then highlights, it is not possible. I
2:10:58 > 2:11:03did not have my shopping trolley this time around.Before we talk
2:11:03 > 2:11:09around the potentials of glory and some of the characters, it is a
2:11:09 > 2:11:12nightmare for any sports star. They work to go into the Olympics and
2:11:12 > 2:11:17this is your moment.Katie Ormerod missed out narrowly on selection
2:11:17 > 2:11:23four years ago when she was 16. She was one of the medal hopes. A big
2:11:23 > 2:11:31start
2:11:31 > 2:11:35start of the X Games. She broke her wrist and was still going to compete
2:11:35 > 2:11:41but this time around she broke her heels she has been operated on this
2:11:41 > 2:11:49morning, Korean time.We saw the pins, two pins in her heels. She is
2:11:49 > 2:11:55in bed now with a cast on and everything. As Mike said, she is 20
2:11:55 > 2:12:03years old but four years.One of the big stars, Lindsay von has had so
2:12:03 > 2:12:11many injuries. She is really old, 33. You have a life span in winter
2:12:11 > 2:12:13sports and Katie is very young, so hopefully there are another couple
2:12:13 > 2:12:19of chances.You have a compilation of ones to watch. Talk us through
2:12:19 > 2:12:34some names.Lizzy Yarnold. She is carrying the flag. An amazing honour
2:12:34 > 2:12:40to actually be the one to carry the flag. She is hoping to become the
2:12:40 > 2:12:45first British athlete ever to successfully defend a Winter Olympic
2:12:45 > 2:12:51title. Obviously, Bob skeleton is her thing. In Sochi she led all four
2:12:51 > 2:12:55runs and the margins got bigger. This season she has struggled a bit
2:12:55 > 2:12:59and only reached the podium once. She got a bronze medal. She will
2:12:59 > 2:13:05need to get a good time on the ice and get to know the track. She talks
2:13:05 > 2:13:13about different tracks having different characteristics and having
2:13:13 > 2:13:16a personality. She has not worked out with this track in Pyeongchang
2:13:16 > 2:13:20is a stroppy teenager or not.The opening ceremony will take her time
2:13:20 > 2:13:26today was my one concern would be, it being so cold. I think the
2:13:26 > 2:13:31British team have the electric suits. Therefore, they have warmed
2:13:31 > 2:13:35trousers, like the swimmers have. They have warming trousers and
2:13:35 > 2:13:41jackets. She also said something about she will hold alternate hands
2:13:41 > 2:13:46and keep one hand inside the just because they are so concerned.I
2:13:46 > 2:13:53hope she wears gloves as well.And hand warmers inside the gloves.
2:13:53 > 2:13:59Those pictures, what is it, just half an inch?I would never be able
2:13:59 > 2:14:08to do it.My chin is too big. I'm going to stay out of that one.Ellie
2:14:08 > 2:14:18Morgan was a gymnast as a kid. -- Billie Morgan. He will be competing
2:14:18 > 2:14:25in the air at the end of the games he will also be doing slope style.
2:14:25 > 2:14:29This is what Jenny Jones won the gold medal in in Sochi. We have all
2:14:29 > 2:14:36these really exciting Trinity, young, cool events. That is why kids
2:14:36 > 2:14:43will love to watch.It offers some fantastic pictures.It is brilliant,
2:14:43 > 2:14:49isn't it? This time of year, when it is grey and damp, to be able to look
2:14:49 > 2:14:54at beautiful, snow-covered mountains can it lets you do beautiful things.
2:14:54 > 2:15:02This is how I see...This is myself. Will we see that in four years' time
2:15:02 > 2:15:07in Beijing?No, exactly. There are some great characters in winter
2:15:07 > 2:15:17Olympics.
2:15:18 > 2:15:25Olympics. In Sochi she was disqualified.She say she is
2:15:25 > 2:15:29concerned the redemption bit is done, I've done it, this she wants
2:15:29 > 2:15:34to do for all the fans and family and friends who supported her. She
2:15:34 > 2:15:39is outstanding and I'm so impressed with her resilience. Elise Christie
2:15:39 > 2:15:46has had a lot of help and mental strength now. It is off the scale so
2:15:46 > 2:15:50I really hope she can do it and her first medal chance will be on
2:15:50 > 2:15:55Tuesday.Isn't it a bit ironic that one of the other competitors was
2:15:55 > 2:16:01South Korean and she got loads of stick about blocking her.And taking
2:16:01 > 2:16:06her out. She got lots of online abuse. Lindsey Vonn, who I would say
2:16:06 > 2:16:09is the biggest international star and favourite for the women's
2:16:09 > 2:16:13downhill, has talked about the online abuse she got after she said
2:16:13 > 2:16:17she would compete here for the people of America and not for the
2:16:17 > 2:16:20President and she has already said I won't go to the White House and not
2:16:20 > 2:16:24visit Trump if I win a gold medal and got a load of abuse. It is just
2:16:24 > 2:16:30modern life and you've got to do with it. Frankly, you have to learn
2:16:30 > 2:16:33to disrespect what needs disrespecting.Looking at some of
2:16:33 > 2:16:37the downhill skiing, one of the things that is hard to get across in
2:16:37 > 2:16:41television is just how steep it is. It sounds like a very obvious thing
2:16:41 > 2:16:48to say.Yeah, and also they will spray it with water and make it I
2:16:48 > 2:16:53see a. I ski a bit and used to ski a lot, I hate ice and I hate the noise
2:16:53 > 2:16:57of it and everything about it. This is Marcel Hirscher, he in terms of
2:16:57 > 2:17:02hot favourites, he has a great chance of winning a gold medal. He
2:17:02 > 2:17:07has not got an Olympic gold medal yet, he is Austrian, won six out of
2:17:07 > 2:17:11eight slalom races in the World Cup this year, never won an Olympic gold
2:17:11 > 2:17:14medal, this is his great chance, some people think he's one of the
2:17:14 > 2:17:17greatest skiers of all time but you cannot be considered that if you
2:17:17 > 2:17:22don't have an Olympic gold medal. Dave Ryding will be up against him,
2:17:22 > 2:17:26from Lancashire, he learned to ski on plastic slopes here.He didn't go
2:17:26 > 2:17:32into the snow until he was 16.15 and I think it was.Can you give us
2:17:32 > 2:17:37an idea of your studio, we have pictures of it, where you will be
2:17:37 > 2:17:42taking the info in.We have a curling rink and randomly placed, a
2:17:42 > 2:17:46skeleton and I brought those toys back from Korea, the mascot
2:17:46 > 2:17:50somethings.Is that where you are going to be sitting?Yes, I can move
2:17:50 > 2:17:54and walk down to various positions but it looks quite good, doesn't it?
2:17:54 > 2:17:58You are lucky being allowed to walk, we have to be stuck to the sofa.Do
2:17:58 > 2:18:03they not let you move?That would be too much.
2:18:03 > 2:18:08Do you ice the floor?Obviously the floor is completely covered in ice,
2:18:08 > 2:18:14it's very cold in there, Charlie, yes! Special shoes with offset
2:18:14 > 2:18:18blades so that I can negotiate the terms into the table.You will be
2:18:18 > 2:18:23wearing a helmet and goggles.The whole thing. You will tune in at
2:18:23 > 2:18:2710:30am now.Good idea. At least do one sequence like that.I would
2:18:27 > 2:18:32actually.I look forward to it already.
2:18:32 > 2:18:37It is a fabulous studio, I'm sure it will be great, enjoy. If you want to
2:18:37 > 2:18:42follow the Winter Olympics on the BBC today, as Clare Balding
2:18:42 > 2:18:45mentioned, you can watch the build-up to the opening ceremony
2:18:45 > 2:18:50from 10:30am on BBC One. The red button and access online. If you
2:18:50 > 2:18:57want around above all of the day's action if you are in England or
2:18:57 > 2:19:05Scotland you can watch:
2:19:05 > 2:19:08Winter Olympics: Today at the Games at 7pm on BBC Two.
2:19:08 > 2:19:10Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:19:10 > 2:19:11it's
2:19:11 > 2:19:18as it was yesterday and not nearly as cold as we are heading. The Greg
2:19:18 > 2:19:24-- great cloud is pushing away. We have had some rain over the
2:19:24 > 2:19:26south-east but that will clear away, the forecast is a cold day ahead and
2:19:26 > 2:19:31we have wintry showers in the forecast meaning a mixture of rain,
2:19:31 > 2:19:35sleet and snow and hail, and also the risk of some ice first thing
2:19:35 > 2:19:39this morning. In between all of that there will be a fair bit of dry
2:19:39 > 2:19:42weather and also some sunshine. If we start the forecast at 9am in the
2:19:42 > 2:19:47south west of England, there are some wintry showers this morning, as
2:19:47 > 2:19:51a parts of Wales, northern England and the southern and south-eastern
2:19:51 > 2:19:55Scotland. We have the wintry rain, sleet and snow moving eastwards so
2:19:55 > 2:20:00as we pull out to the big map you can see where we have rain in the
2:20:00 > 2:20:03south-east. Through this morning it will pull away leaving dry weather
2:20:03 > 2:20:07behind it, some sunny spells, but don't forget the wintry showers. The
2:20:07 > 2:20:10wintry showers in the west continuing to push to the east
2:20:10 > 2:20:14joining forces with some of them that will remain in the east.
2:20:14 > 2:20:18Temperature is nothing to write home about, between 4-6 so it will feel
2:20:18 > 2:20:28cold especially if you are standing around outside. This
2:20:28 > 2:20:29around outside. This evening and overnight the showers eventually get
2:20:29 > 2:20:32into East Anglia, probably late afternoon into the evening and clear
2:20:32 > 2:20:35away leaving a cold and dry night for many leaving a risk of ice
2:20:35 > 2:20:37again. The active system coming in from the west will introduce windier
2:20:37 > 2:20:41conditions, rain and some snow but most of the snow will be on the
2:20:41 > 2:20:51hills. Temperature is -2 up to plus two. Tomorrow we start on a cold and
2:20:51 > 2:20:55bright note but the weather front bringing rain and hill snow will
2:20:55 > 2:20:57move steadily eastwards, so the cloud continuing to build ahead of
2:20:57 > 2:21:03it as it does so. Look at the temperatures, windy in the south,
2:21:03 > 2:21:08mind you, gusting up to 40, 50 mph and possibly more but temperatures
2:21:08 > 2:21:12tens and elevens and a little high as we push north. The weather front
2:21:12 > 2:21:14will continue to move away eventually through the latter part
2:21:14 > 2:21:19of the night into the North Sea. It may well deposit overnight some snow
2:21:19 > 2:21:22over southern Scotland and northern England but as it moves away the
2:21:22 > 2:21:25skies will brighten and we will season sunshine and it will feel
2:21:25 > 2:21:29cold, and we will have wintry showers in the north and west. Some
2:21:29 > 2:21:33of the heavier showers, some of the snow in the showers will get down to
2:21:33 > 2:21:38lower levels. Look at the temperatures, going back down. Naga
2:21:38 > 2:21:42and Charlie, it continues on this cold theme for next week.
2:21:44 > 2:21:50The time is 8:21am.
2:21:50 > 2:21:52Richard Handley had Downs Syndrome and was just 33 years
2:21:52 > 2:21:55old when he died from complications caused by severe constipation.
2:21:55 > 2:21:57Yesterday, an inquest found there were "gross and very
2:21:57 > 2:21:58significant failings" in his care.
2:21:58 > 2:22:01The Government is currently reviewing all deaths of people
2:22:01 > 2:22:04with learning disabilities in England, and is due
2:22:04 > 2:22:06to publish the first of its findings next month.
2:22:06 > 2:22:08They told BBC Breakfast there is concern over
2:22:08 > 2:22:09a significant number of cases.
2:22:09 > 2:22:10Jayne McCubbin reports.
2:22:10 > 2:22:13Richard was cheeky and had a huge sense of the ridiculous.
2:22:13 > 2:22:14Toilet humour.
2:22:14 > 2:22:15Yes.
2:22:15 > 2:22:18Close to Richard's heart.
2:22:18 > 2:22:20Because that's how the family dealt with what was a lifelong
2:22:20 > 2:22:21problem for Richard.
2:22:21 > 2:22:23Constipation.
2:22:23 > 2:22:25A problem which should have been manageable,
2:22:25 > 2:22:28but which killed him when he was 33.
2:22:28 > 2:22:30It's just so incomprehensible, isn't it?
2:22:30 > 2:22:31It so devastating, really.
2:22:31 > 2:22:34It shouldn't have happened.
2:22:34 > 2:22:41Richard's diet was well looked after by his family and care home,
2:22:41 > 2:22:43but when that home turned into supported living he was allowed
2:22:43 > 2:22:49to eat what he liked.
2:22:49 > 2:22:51By the time he was admitted to Ipswich hospital his constipation
2:22:51 > 2:22:53was so severe he appeared full-term pregnant.
2:22:53 > 2:22:56I saw a picture of him, actually, when he was lying
2:22:56 > 2:22:57on the hospital bed.
2:22:57 > 2:23:00The picture was taken after he had had one of the procedures
2:23:00 > 2:23:03to hopefully reduce the size of his tummy and looking at that
2:23:03 > 2:23:06picture I couldn't believe my eyes.
2:23:06 > 2:23:08If all those measures to protect him had been in place,
2:23:08 > 2:23:09it wouldn't have happened.
2:23:09 > 2:23:11He would still be here?
2:23:11 > 2:23:15He would still be here, yes.
2:23:15 > 2:23:17I'd still have a son.
2:23:17 > 2:23:23You'd still have a brother.
2:23:23 > 2:23:25Yesterday, an inquest here in Ipswich found missed
2:23:25 > 2:23:27opportunities to help Richard and gross failures
2:23:27 > 2:23:35to act by the hospital.
2:23:35 > 2:23:37Report after report has shown there are too many avoidable deaths
2:23:37 > 2:23:40and three years ago Jeremy Hunt ordered a world first,
2:23:40 > 2:23:42scrutiny of every single death of a learning disabled
2:23:42 > 2:23:43person in England.
2:23:43 > 2:23:47It will be a very important moment to step out and look at the way
2:23:47 > 2:23:49we look after that particular highly vulnerable group.
2:23:49 > 2:23:53That review will publish its first report next month,
2:23:53 > 2:23:56but we've learnt that one in ten deaths looked at so far have come
2:23:56 > 2:23:57with red flag indicators.
2:23:57 > 2:24:00That might mean, as with Richard, there is evidence that treatment
2:24:00 > 2:24:03was delayed, or perhaps there is evidence of abuse
2:24:03 > 2:24:06or neglect or concerns have been raised by a family member.
2:24:06 > 2:24:09This woman led the Serious Case Review into Richard's death and also
2:24:09 > 2:24:15the scandal of Winterbourne View.
2:24:15 > 2:24:18She says both cases expose a system which cares deeply at the point
2:24:18 > 2:24:21of birth, but less as a child becomes an adult.
2:24:21 > 2:24:23We know that they can be fantastic when an infant arrives
2:24:23 > 2:24:30in this world.
2:24:30 > 2:24:33We know that the NHS has done some astonishing things to keep
2:24:33 > 2:24:34infants alive.
2:24:34 > 2:24:40However, that appears to taper and certainly sustained
2:24:40 > 2:24:44austerity has shown us that services have reduced and workforces
2:24:44 > 2:24:46have diminished and that has left families, some
2:24:46 > 2:24:49families, floundering.
2:24:49 > 2:24:51And do you think has cost some learning disabled people
2:24:51 > 2:24:52their life?
2:24:52 > 2:24:53Yes, indeed.
2:24:53 > 2:24:56It has.
2:24:56 > 2:25:00Richard's family have received apologies from the hospital,
2:25:00 > 2:25:02their council and the care provider.
2:25:02 > 2:25:06All say lessons have been learnt, a phrase often used
2:25:06 > 2:25:08after an avoidable death.
2:25:08 > 2:25:10The Department of Health say they must stop.
2:25:10 > 2:25:13From July, trusts will have the published data on deaths
2:25:13 > 2:25:14and evidence of improvements.
2:25:14 > 2:25:17NHS England say they are committed to improving the lives of people
2:25:17 > 2:25:22with a learning disability.
2:25:22 > 2:25:26Jayne's here now.
2:25:26 > 2:25:29Harrowing to hear from Richard's family. Lots of people would say,
2:25:29 > 2:25:37looking at this would say, the review is happening but the only
2:25:37 > 2:25:42thing is the hope that something changes.This world first review,
2:25:42 > 2:25:46the hope is it leads to a better understanding about what's going mad
2:25:46 > 2:25:49lessons will be learned but families are sick of that phrase. Months
2:25:49 > 2:25:54after Richard died another person with learning disabilities died of
2:25:54 > 2:25:59the same problem, constipation, in the same hospital. Lessons have been
2:25:59 > 2:26:02learned, the hospital says. There have been lows of positive changes
2:26:02 > 2:26:06to try and make sure that lessons are learned, the introduction of
2:26:06 > 2:26:10things like health passports, annual health checks for people with
2:26:10 > 2:26:13learning disabilities. But Richard had a health passport and said he
2:26:13 > 2:26:17was largely independent. He wasn't. Richard had access to annual health
2:26:17 > 2:26:22checks and was invited to one, he mist the appointment, why? They sent
2:26:22 > 2:26:27him a letter and he couldn't read and nobody read the letter to him.
2:26:27 > 2:26:30New initiatives are only worth the paper they are written on if they
2:26:30 > 2:26:33are permitted properly. Last night the Department of Health told me had
2:26:33 > 2:26:37no plans to introduce a scheme recommended by the coroner that he
2:26:37 > 2:26:42said could have saved his life, and that was for a health care
2:26:42 > 2:26:47coordinator. No plans at all. We were told that we should be shamed
2:26:47 > 2:26:50by our health care system is for people with learning disabilities.
2:26:50 > 2:26:54Thank you very much.
2:26:54 > 2:27:00The time is a 20 6am. We will be back with you around 8:30am. Time
2:27:00 > 2:30:19for the news, travel and weather where
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2:30:29 > 2:30:33Hello, this is Breakfast with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty.
2:30:33 > 2:30:36There are just hours to go until the Opening Ceremony
2:30:36 > 2:30:39of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.
2:30:39 > 2:30:42The sister of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un,
2:30:42 > 2:30:44has arrived in the country and is expected to attend
2:30:44 > 2:30:46the event alongside US Vice President Mike Pence.
2:30:46 > 2:30:49Kim Yo-jong's arrival marks the first time a member
2:30:49 > 2:30:52of the North Korean ruling family has visited South Korea.
2:30:52 > 2:30:54Two British extremists, believed to be members of one
2:30:54 > 2:30:58of the so-called Islamic State group's most notorious cells,
2:30:58 > 2:31:00have been captured by Syrian Kurdish fighters in Syria
2:31:00 > 2:31:05according to US officials.
2:31:05 > 2:31:08They were part of a unit comprising of four men from London,
2:31:08 > 2:31:11who became known as "The Beatles" because of their British accents.
2:31:11 > 2:31:13Andy Moore reports.
2:31:13 > 2:31:15Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee Elsheikh -
2:31:15 > 2:31:22the two Britons captured by Kurdish forces last month and
2:31:22 > 2:31:23questioned by the Americans.
2:31:23 > 2:31:26Together with Aine Davis and Mohammed Emwazi,
2:31:26 > 2:31:28they formed the kidnap gang that became known as the Beatles,
2:31:28 > 2:31:31because they were usually masked and their captors could hear
2:31:31 > 2:31:36only their British accents.
2:31:36 > 2:31:39British aid worker Alan Henning was just one of at least two dozen
2:31:39 > 2:31:43foreign hostages they held captive and then executed.
2:31:43 > 2:31:45Last year, the American State Department designated Kotey
2:31:45 > 2:31:48and Elsheikh as wanted terrorists who had fought for Islamic State.
2:31:48 > 2:31:51Kotey was born in Paddington in London.
2:31:51 > 2:31:54He was of Ghanaian and Greek Cypriot background.
2:31:54 > 2:31:58The citation said he used exceptionally cruel torture methods,
2:31:58 > 2:32:02including electronic shock and waterboarding.
2:32:02 > 2:32:04Elsheikh's family had fled Sudan in the 1990s.
2:32:04 > 2:32:07He became a British citizen.
2:32:07 > 2:32:09According to the State Department, he'd earned a reputation
2:32:09 > 2:32:14for waterboarding, mock executions and crucifixions.
2:32:14 > 2:32:16The two men were captured by the American-backed
2:32:16 > 2:32:24Syrian Democratic Forces, a Kurdish-led militia.
2:32:25 > 2:32:28The fate of the two men is unknown.
2:32:28 > 2:32:30They could be sent to the US detention centre at Guantanamo Bay
2:32:30 > 2:32:32or they could stand trial in the States.
2:32:32 > 2:32:36The Foreign Office in the UK said it would not comment on individual
2:32:36 > 2:32:37cases or ongoing investigations.
2:32:37 > 2:32:43Andy Moore, BBC News.
2:32:43 > 2:32:46Human eggs have been fully grown in a laboratory for the first time.
2:32:46 > 2:32:49Scientists removed egg cells from ovary tissue at their earliest
2:32:49 > 2:32:51stage of development, and matured them to the point
2:32:51 > 2:32:53they were ready for fertilisation.
2:32:53 > 2:32:56Researchers at Edinburgh University say it could help to preserve
2:32:56 > 2:33:00fertility in women, such as those undergoing chemotherapy.
2:33:00 > 2:33:03Key US government agencies have shut down for the second
2:33:03 > 2:33:04time in three weeks.
2:33:04 > 2:33:07The Senate failed to vote on a budget deal before
2:33:07 > 2:33:09a midnight deadline, after a republican senator demanded
2:33:09 > 2:33:11a last minute ammendment.
2:33:11 > 2:33:14For the temporary shutdown to end, the spending deal must be passed
2:33:14 > 2:33:17in both the Senate and the House of Representatives and then
2:33:17 > 2:33:25signed by the President.
2:33:29 > 2:33:34Quite a few developments linked to newspaper ownership.
2:33:34 > 2:33:38Yes, good morning. The owner of the mirror and the Sunday Mirror has
2:33:38 > 2:33:41announced it will buy those publications, including the Daily
2:33:41 > 2:33:47Express, the Daily Star and OK magazine. They were previously owned
2:33:47 > 2:33:52by Richard Desmond. We were chatting earlier to the boss of Trinity
2:33:52 > 2:33:56Mirror and he told me there would be job cuts at some of the titles as
2:33:56 > 2:34:01they get some of those efficiencies and reduce duplication. But he
2:34:01 > 2:34:05argued it would be good news for the company overall and better value for
2:34:05 > 2:34:10money and readers would not lose out. The shares are up about 6% on
2:34:10 > 2:34:15the back of that, so investors are happy. US markets have fallen
2:34:15 > 2:34:22sharply again overnight. They were down 4% last night. We saw a fall in
2:34:22 > 2:34:29Asia as well. But here in the UK the FTSE 100 is only down a smidgen. The
2:34:29 > 2:34:32falls in the markets have been because of the feeling that the rise
2:34:32 > 2:34:38in interest rates will be sooner than expected. All of that could
2:34:38 > 2:34:42affect our biggest building society, nationwide, which has seen an
2:34:42 > 2:34:46increase in profits over the last nine months. But mortgage lending,
2:34:46 > 2:34:53which could be affected by the interest rates, has fallen by about
2:34:53 > 2:34:58£2 billion as the housing market cools in the UK. Loads of things
2:34:58 > 2:35:02beautifully link between them. Your producer did a very good job of
2:35:02 > 2:35:08writing your scripts. Come on! Well ban for reading them
2:35:08 > 2:35:11so well. I will pass on your thanks. You can
2:35:11 > 2:35:18throw it right back at me if you want!
2:35:18 > 2:35:21And coming up here on Breakfast this morning...
2:35:21 > 2:35:24Why sending a praying mantis to the cinema
2:35:24 > 2:35:28could help develop robots.
2:35:28 > 2:35:30Dippy the Dinosaur has arrived on the Jurassic Coast
2:35:30 > 2:35:32for the start of his UK tour.
2:35:32 > 2:35:40We'll be there before 9am to see how he's settling in.
2:35:43 > 2:35:47And we'll meet SuRie, the UK's entry for this year's
2:35:47 > 2:35:54Eurovision Song Contest.
2:36:00 > 2:36:04Also, Horrible Histories, 25 years old. We will be talking to the
2:36:04 > 2:36:09people who have been working on the books and the programmes. This week
2:36:09 > 2:36:15we have been celebrated the rights granted to women over the age of 30.
2:36:15 > 2:36:22Getting the boat 100 years ago. So we have been seeing this drawing
2:36:22 > 2:36:26being done by one of the guys behind horrible histories of a suffragette
2:36:26 > 2:36:34on the sofa and eventually with a BBC mark.
2:36:34 > 2:36:38The great thing about Horrible Histories is that it has brought so
2:36:38 > 2:36:46many things to life. I am a big fan. It is so
2:36:46 > 2:36:51educational, it sinks in without you realising it.What have we got? Two
2:36:51 > 2:36:57and half hours until the opening ceremony?
2:36:57 > 2:37:07Maybe in the future Katie will look back on this, but she is out of the
2:37:07 > 2:37:11Olympics, a real medal hope, but she has fractured heel and she has been
2:37:11 > 2:37:15operated on. She tweeted a picture this morning saying fixed, but not
2:37:15 > 2:37:19fixed in time.
2:37:19 > 2:37:22We can cross live now to Andy Swiss who's in PyeongChang.
2:37:22 > 2:37:26Andy, really disappointing news about Katie Ormerod.
2:37:26 > 2:37:29She was planning to carry on with a fractured wrist, but with a
2:37:29 > 2:37:35broken heel she has no chance.
2:37:35 > 2:37:41Yes, it is desperately cruel for Katie. On Wednesday she had a
2:37:41 > 2:37:45training accident, she broke her wrist, but she said she would still
2:37:45 > 2:37:49carry on and compete. But 24 hours later another accident and she broke
2:37:49 > 2:37:56her heel and it is a bad break as well. She has been taken for
2:37:56 > 2:38:00emergency surgery in Seoul. She posted a couple of photos online and
2:38:00 > 2:38:05the message, words cannot describe how gutted I am. She was one of the
2:38:05 > 2:38:13British team's big medal hopes and Team GB admit it is a big blow.She
2:38:13 > 2:38:17has had her fair share of injuries already and she is very young and
2:38:17 > 2:38:21she has got this brilliant resilience and she comes back better
2:38:21 > 2:38:24from injuries. You would not wish this on anyone in the team at this
2:38:24 > 2:38:30point and it will be very sad for the rest of the team not to have to
2:38:30 > 2:38:33bear. She is a very positive member of the team and that is a big loss,
2:38:33 > 2:38:38but we wish her the best recovery and when she is fit and well she can
2:38:38 > 2:38:42look forward to the future and come back and fulfil the great potential
2:38:42 > 2:38:49that she has.The other big news concerns Russian athletes. Russia
2:38:49 > 2:38:54are banned from the games because of their doping scandal, but
2:38:54 > 2:39:00controversially 169 Russian athletes are being allowed to compete here as
2:39:00 > 2:39:05neutrals, Olympic athletes from Russia. A couple of them were
2:39:05 > 2:39:09competing in the figure skating earlier on. Earlier on 47 more
2:39:09 > 2:39:13Russian athletes had their request to take part in these games
2:39:13 > 2:39:19rejected. That will cause a lot of relief for some people at the games,
2:39:19 > 2:39:23but this issue has created confusion and uncertainty on the eve of the
2:39:23 > 2:39:27Winter Olympics.I know some of the action is already under way, but
2:39:27 > 2:39:33what can we expect from the opening ceremony?The opening ceremony
2:39:33 > 2:39:39begins at 11am your time. There have been rehearsals taking place here
2:39:39 > 2:39:43all week. The big theme of the opening ceremony we are told is
2:39:43 > 2:39:47peas, which seems relevant bear in mind that North Korea and South
2:39:47 > 2:39:51Korea are parading into the stadium together under one flag, something
2:39:51 > 2:39:57that would have seemed unthinkable a few weeks ago. Team GB will be led
2:39:57 > 2:40:01into the stadium by Lizzie Yarnold who won gold at the Sochi games four
2:40:01 > 2:40:07years ago. 40 of the 59 members of team GB are expected to take part in
2:40:07 > 2:40:12the opening ceremony. Some of them are competing over the weekend. The
2:40:12 > 2:40:17big question is can people keep warm tonight? We had -20 oh earlier in
2:40:17 > 2:40:22the week and the good news is that it is getting milder today, but it
2:40:22 > 2:40:29promises to be a pretty chilly start to the Winter Olympics.We can keep
2:40:29 > 2:40:32warm at home and watch the opening ceremony from the warmth of our
2:40:32 > 2:40:40homes. The build-up is at 10:30 a:m..
2:40:40 > 2:40:48I understand it could get as low as -20 six.We keep hearing it could be
2:40:48 > 2:40:54the best Winter Olympics for Great Britain. But this is not the norm.
2:40:54 > 2:40:59Think back to the 90s and the barren years before that, so I had a great
2:40:59 > 2:41:02day yesterday rummaging through the archives to come up with my
2:41:02 > 2:41:05highlights of the last nearly 100 years.
2:41:05 > 2:41:07It all began in the 1920s.
2:41:07 > 2:41:10This was St Moritz, one of the early venues which went on to stage
2:41:10 > 2:41:11the Olympics in 1928.
2:41:11 > 2:41:14British success in those early years came in the ice hockey.
2:41:14 > 2:41:17The team here eventually won gold in 1936.
2:41:17 > 2:41:20These days, they don't qualify.
2:41:20 > 2:41:22Also success in bobsleigh.
2:41:22 > 2:41:24How different the sport was then, no protective walls.
2:41:24 > 2:41:28And by '64, it was gold.
2:41:28 > 2:41:30The first-ever Winter gold for Great Britain had
2:41:30 > 2:41:32been made in Scotland.
2:41:32 > 2:41:34These pictures show how massive curling had become,
2:41:34 > 2:41:38inspired by the gold medal in 1924.
2:41:38 > 2:41:40VOICEOVER:For 3,000 Scotsmen, and all the thrills of watching
2:41:40 > 2:41:42the 30-pound stones, as they're called, gliding
2:41:42 > 2:41:44over the smooth ice.
2:41:44 > 2:41:46The trouble was, after its appearance in the inaugural games,
2:41:46 > 2:41:53it wasn't officially reintroduced to the Olympic family until 1998.
2:41:53 > 2:41:56And it didn't take long for Team GB to strike gold again.
2:41:56 > 2:41:58It's looking good.
2:41:58 > 2:42:01She's done it!
2:42:01 > 2:42:06Salt Lake City, 2002.
2:42:06 > 2:42:08The other winter sport in which Britain has struck
2:42:08 > 2:42:09gold is figure skating.
2:42:09 > 2:42:12From the queen of the ice Jeannette Altwegg in 1952
2:42:12 > 2:42:15to the golden years, with John Curry in the 1970s,
2:42:15 > 2:42:17Robin Cousins four years later and the iconic moment
2:42:17 > 2:42:19of Torvill and Dean.
2:42:19 > 2:42:22But for a generation, that was pretty much that.
2:42:22 > 2:42:24There was Eddie the Eagle to lift the hearts,
2:42:24 > 2:42:26and a scattering of bronze, but the barren years continued
2:42:26 > 2:42:30until the curlers of 2002 helped Britain find its place again.
2:42:30 > 2:42:33And then came the sliders of Shelley Rudman of 2006,
2:42:33 > 2:42:38Amy Williams with gold four years later, followed by Lizzie Arnold
2:42:38 > 2:42:42and the supporting crew of four years ago, proving the current
2:42:42 > 2:42:49generation have never had it so good.
2:42:49 > 2:42:53Some of the British highlights of the last 100 years.Your favourite,
2:42:53 > 2:43:01Charlie? It is of course Eddie the Eagle. It is the story. In a way it
2:43:01 > 2:43:06is not the sport, it was the craziness of the whole thing which
2:43:06 > 2:43:13remains. Every time I see that... There is something special about the
2:43:13 > 2:43:16Winter Olympics because of the lottery and the characters and the
2:43:16 > 2:43:24snow and the ice. Join Neville does not lack bottle.
2:43:24 > 2:43:27The former Ireland international and rugby union referee will make
2:43:27 > 2:43:29yet more history tonight when she'll become the first woman to take
2:43:29 > 2:43:32charge of a Pro 14 rugby match, Ulster versus Southern Kings.
2:43:32 > 2:43:35Neville is already the first woman to oversee a men's European club
2:43:35 > 2:43:37fixture but she says she often encounters negativity.
2:43:37 > 2:43:39Often the little stories of coming into clubs and, "Oh,
2:43:39 > 2:43:42are you here to referee the third division men's game?"
2:43:42 > 2:43:44I'm like, "No, I'm actually here to ref the division one."
2:43:44 > 2:43:47And they're like, "Oh, will you be able to keep up
2:43:47 > 2:43:48with the pace of play?"
2:43:48 > 2:43:49You know, it's...
2:43:49 > 2:43:52I don't get defensive, there's no point, because you don't
2:43:52 > 2:43:53win if you get defensive.
2:43:53 > 2:43:56They'll get annoyed and you'll get annoyed, there's
2:43:56 > 2:44:04no message being sent.
2:44:05 > 2:44:18A great icon for women in the men's game. It all begins at 10:30 a:m..
2:44:19 > 2:44:25Shall we just go to the studio? Shall we relocate? That is decided
2:44:25 > 2:44:30then.
2:44:32 > 2:44:39then. From ruthless rulers... I can't say yet.Try saying Horrible
2:44:39 > 2:44:42Histories.
2:44:42 > 2:44:44Over the last 25 years Horrible Histories
2:44:44 > 2:44:46has brought us shocking facts and bonkers beliefs
2:44:46 > 2:44:47all accompanied with a healthy dose of
2:44:47 > 2:44:48gore.
2:44:48 > 2:44:51It began as a book series that has gone on to sell
2:44:51 > 2:44:5531 million copies worldwide.
2:44:55 > 2:44:58Since then, it's become a stage production, TV show and even a film
2:44:58 > 2:44:59out later this year.
2:44:59 > 2:45:01In a moment, we'll speak to author Terry Deary
2:45:01 > 2:45:03and illustrator Martin Brown.
2:45:03 > 2:45:04But first, let's take a look.
2:45:04 > 2:45:05And welcome to this lovely occasion.
2:45:05 > 2:45:06Love Day, 1458.
2:45:06 > 2:45:07Yes.
2:45:07 > 2:45:10Led by Queen Margaret, members of the English royal family
2:45:10 > 2:45:11process into St Paul's Cathedral.
2:45:11 > 2:45:12Oh, a little stumble there.
2:45:12 > 2:45:13Nerves obviously playing a part.
2:45:13 > 2:45:16The Yorkists in their white ribbons and the Lancastrians in their red.
2:45:16 > 2:45:18Oh, a little shove, there, from Queen Margaret
2:45:18 > 2:45:21on the Earl of Warwick.
2:45:21 > 2:45:24Yes, a bit of regal horseplay, but I'm sure all in the spirit
2:45:24 > 2:45:25of peace and harmony.
2:45:25 > 2:45:28And we now just await Queen Margaret's husband, King Henry VI.
2:45:28 > 2:45:29Ah, yes, and there he is.
2:45:29 > 2:45:30OK.
2:45:30 > 2:45:31Great stuff, guys.
2:45:31 > 2:45:33Great stuff.
2:45:33 > 2:45:34That's lovely.
2:45:34 > 2:45:35Let's all just simmer down.
2:45:35 > 2:45:37So the aim today is to get you Lancies -
2:45:37 > 2:45:40big up - and you Yorkies - respect - together in one room,
2:45:40 > 2:45:43just feeling the love.
2:45:43 > 2:45:47One big happy family.
2:45:47 > 2:45:50So all you have to do, just lean over to the person next
2:45:50 > 2:45:53to you and just hold hands.
2:45:53 > 2:45:55Great, the King's gone mad again.
2:45:55 > 2:45:56Yeah.
2:45:56 > 2:45:59I think we're getting the Duke of York to take over anyway.
2:45:59 > 2:46:01You and whose army?!
2:46:01 > 2:46:07Terry Deary and Martin Brown, welcome.
2:46:08 > 2:46:12Terry, just to explain for those people who do not know, the idea is
2:46:12 > 2:46:18yours, is that fair to say? Gulp it started as a joke book, Horrible
2:46:18 > 2:46:25Histories joke book. I put in a few facts with the jokes.For example,
2:46:25 > 2:46:29where did the French buy their guillotines? In the chopping centre,
2:46:29 > 2:46:35of course. And I found that the facts were better than the jokes, so
2:46:35 > 2:46:39we ended up with a fact book with jokes and a joke book with facts,
2:46:39 > 2:46:43and Horrible Histories was born. Accompanied with fantastic pictures.
2:46:43 > 2:46:48I was working with the publishers beforehand on something similar, we
2:46:48 > 2:46:53did a bit of history in those books. When we thought, can we do more
2:46:53 > 2:46:57history, the editor said, hang on, something has come in you might be
2:46:57 > 2:47:05interested in. She put us together. And that was Horrible History.I am
2:47:05 > 2:47:08sure some people are not familiar with Horrible Histories. What have
2:47:08 > 2:47:13you not covered yet that you would like to cover? You have covered a
2:47:13 > 2:47:22martyr?We haven't done the BBC. Look forward to that one!I wanted
2:47:22 > 2:47:26to do the Horrible Histories of Australia, because their history is
2:47:26 > 2:47:31just self written for Horrible Histories, it is horrible.I get
2:47:31 > 2:47:37requests for China, India and Russia.Terry, fundamentally, if you
2:47:37 > 2:47:45were to break down, you embrace the gore. I do not want to this the
2:47:45 > 2:47:52history part, that you embrace the gore?It is human experience. It is
2:47:52 > 2:47:57not gore for the sake of gore. People suffer this, how would you
2:47:57 > 2:48:01cope with somebody did that to you? You measure yourself, that is the
2:48:01 > 2:48:05nice thing about Horrible Histories. The transformation from books into
2:48:05 > 2:48:09television, did that change how you approach the stories you are
2:48:09 > 2:48:15covering?Not really, the BBC brought in some absolutely top adult
2:48:15 > 2:48:19scriptwriters, sketch writers, which was a great idea. They are so
2:48:19 > 2:48:25competent at their job. I stick to writing books and plays, they do
2:48:25 > 2:48:32their job.When my kids were younger I remember watching the one about
2:48:32 > 2:48:34the Incas. There was a song about the England Lord which has remained
2:48:34 > 2:48:41in my head!For the first series we were not nervous, but it was our
2:48:41 > 2:48:45baby, we have been with this for a long time and we wanted to see how
2:48:45 > 2:48:49it went. They asked our opinions but they got it, like the stage guys
2:48:49 > 2:48:54they just get it. They have been going for ten years. We can sit back
2:48:54 > 2:48:59and enjoy it like regular punters. Illustration is your thing, how long
2:48:59 > 2:49:05have you been working this morning? Eight is the idea. What can we do,
2:49:05 > 2:49:11can we do this or that? But once you have the idea, it is a question of
2:49:11 > 2:49:16building the picture.So talk us through what you went for? About it
2:49:16 > 2:49:21is a suffragette on the couch. I am sure you would have hada
2:49:21 > 2:49:25suffragette on the couch if you have the chance, back in the day.We have
2:49:25 > 2:49:30been lucky to talk to descendants of suffragettes this week, marking the
2:49:30 > 2:49:37100 year anniversary of women over 30 getting the votes.It is almost
2:49:37 > 2:49:45wee won? We have come far, but a long way to go.When you're doing
2:49:45 > 2:49:50the illustrations, this was done in record time. Do you work very
2:49:50 > 2:49:58quickly?I wish! I am hopelessly slow, that is my problem. I tend to
2:49:58 > 2:50:03work same size. If the drawing in the book will be this big, I will
2:50:03 > 2:50:08draw it that big, otherwise I will spend hours putting on detail that
2:50:08 > 2:50:11is not strictly necessary. Sometimes it is just a gag. One of my
2:50:11 > 2:50:17favourite ones is of the Middle Ages, or the early Middle Ages,
2:50:17 > 2:50:20where all the documents had seals on them. That is how you made your
2:50:20 > 2:50:28signature. So I just drew a seal. Which was a terrible pun.I quite
2:50:28 > 2:50:33like it.You can spend too Lahmert, it is a little gag and you move on.
2:50:33 > 2:50:40Some of the books at 180 joints.How long do you spent writing them?
2:50:40 > 2:50:46About two or three weeks. I am too busy to spend time writing.Terry,
2:50:46 > 2:50:52when you were young, was history your thing? Paint as a picture, you
2:50:52 > 2:50:57are nine years old or 11 years old at school, getting history taught to
2:50:57 > 2:51:03you?I was not taught history, I was taught how to pass the 11 plus. I
2:51:03 > 2:51:06learned nothing about history. At secondary school we had stories
2:51:06 > 2:51:13dictated to us which we copied down verbatim.Literally just dates, no
2:51:13 > 2:51:17understanding?No understanding, no interest, no human content.Lots of
2:51:17 > 2:51:23people complain that history used to be taught that way instead of doing
2:51:23 > 2:51:27what you do, telling stories. Importing people still think that
2:51:27 > 2:51:32important dates are important. We are much more about the people. --
2:51:32 > 2:51:37important people still think. You have your kings, queens, rulers and
2:51:37 > 2:51:45dictators, but as poor chinooks had to seeds and their families -- but
2:51:45 > 2:51:53as poor schmucks had to.Which period stoked your interest the
2:51:53 > 2:52:00most?I have been asked so many times, I always say all the eras
2:52:00 > 2:52:05with dirty and dangerous terrible toilets, poor food. I said the best
2:52:05 > 2:52:09time was the 1950s when I grew up. A little girl said was that the Middle
2:52:09 > 2:52:16Ages?! Are academics snooty about what you
2:52:16 > 2:52:20do?Some of them, because I sell more books than men. Others say
2:52:20 > 2:52:26really unpleasant things about me like Tyler parasite because I use
2:52:26 > 2:52:30that wonderful research, but that is absolutely right.I am pleased that
2:52:30 > 2:52:36has been cleared up. What have you brought?It is a little figure. One
2:52:36 > 2:52:41of my favourite people from history is a peasant, just the ordinary
2:52:41 > 2:52:48person. Mr and Mrs on the kids, trying to survive. This year we are
2:52:48 > 2:52:52still celebrating...Commemorating. Commemorating 100 years after the
2:52:52 > 2:52:57First World War. The helmet is synonymous with the Tommy in the
2:52:57 > 2:53:04trenches. The thing is, that is not on general release until the summer
2:53:04 > 2:53:07of 1916. Some of them were left in the trenches in the early days,
2:53:07 > 2:53:12soldiers would come in, pick up the helmet and use it, but as far as
2:53:12 > 2:53:17being issued to everyone, it only happened midway through 16. So for
2:53:17 > 2:53:21the first two years of the war, halfway through the war, they faced
2:53:21 > 2:53:26machine guns and bombs wearing a cloth cap. It puts into perspective
2:53:26 > 2:53:31what those guys did.That is Horrible Histories.Very much
2:53:31 > 2:53:34Horrible Histories.It has been lovely having you.It has been
2:53:34 > 2:53:35great.
2:53:35 > 2:53:37To coincide with Horrible Histories' 25th anniversary, there
2:53:37 > 2:53:38are celebratory editions of
2:53:38 > 2:53:42their bestselling classics.
2:53:42 > 2:53:46Let's have a look at the weather with Carol
2:53:46 > 2:53:48Let's have a look at the weather with Carol. Where are
2:53:48 > 2:53:50Let's have a look at the weather with Carol. Where are you and how
2:53:50 > 2:53:53are you? Not too bad, I am on the roof of
2:53:53 > 2:53:58Broadcasting House in London. A band of rain has pushed through, showers
2:53:58 > 2:54:02are following behind, and for many others it is not as cold a start as
2:54:02 > 2:54:09yesterday. It was -6 at sure airport yesterday, this morning it was 12
2:54:09 > 2:54:14degrees higher than that. Quite a difference. But it will nevertheless
2:54:14 > 2:54:18be cold. First thing this morning there is the risk of ice on
2:54:18 > 2:54:22untreated surfaces, so watch out. The rain is clearing the south-east
2:54:22 > 2:54:27and we have wintry showers, meaning a mix of rain, sleet and snow and
2:54:27 > 2:54:32maybe some hail. Across south-west England, Wales, northern England in
2:54:32 > 2:54:35south-east Scotland. Looking at the big map, you can see
2:54:35 > 2:54:39how the rain across the south-east moves away. There will be a lot of
2:54:39 > 2:54:51dry weather and sunshine. Those wintry showers I have just
2:54:51 > 2:54:52wintry showers I have just pointed out will move eastwards through the
2:54:52 > 2:54:55course of the day and it is cold enough for them to be falling almost
2:54:55 > 2:54:57anywhere. Do not be surprised if you see sleet or snow at times.
2:54:57 > 2:55:01Temperatures roundabout four 27 Celsius, feeling chilly.
2:55:01 > 2:55:04Through the evening and overnight, we start with wintry showers across
2:55:04 > 2:55:08East Anglia before they clear away. Clear skies follow behind, it will
2:55:08 > 2:55:13be cold. The risk of ice on untreated surfaces again. Then an
2:55:13 > 2:55:18area of low pressure with a potent front comes into the West,
2:55:18 > 2:55:21introducing stronger winds and some rain and mostly held snow.
2:55:21 > 2:55:27Temperature wise, -2-macro two plus two, still cold.
2:55:27 > 2:55:31Tomorrow starts with the risk of ice but a fair amount of sunshine. As
2:55:31 > 2:55:35the weather front comes in, the wind will strengthen across the South,
2:55:35 > 2:55:41gusting 40 or 50 mph, possibly more. The rain will come in with held
2:55:41 > 2:55:46snow. Temperature wise, double figures, we will not know ourselves.
2:55:46 > 2:55:52Ten or 11 for sun. -- for some. Temperature is higher in the North
2:55:52 > 2:55:57than this afternoon. From Saturday into Sunday the whole system pushes
2:55:57 > 2:56:03into the North Sea. It could deposit snow across southern Scotland and
2:56:03 > 2:56:07northern England. We will keep an eye for you. As it moves behind it
2:56:07 > 2:56:11hit will brighten. There will be some sunshine but it will feel cold.
2:56:11 > 2:56:18Towards the West we have those wintry showers, also in the north.
2:56:18 > 2:56:21It will be snowing at times lower levels.
2:56:21 > 2:56:25We might be complaining of the cold, it will be nothing like they will
2:56:25 > 2:56:31see in South Korea. Today it will be try, not as cold as it has been.
2:56:31 > 2:56:36These other temperatures tomorrow, -16 in the morning, warming to -14
2:56:36 > 2:56:41in the afternoon. A westerly winds in excess of 30 mph. So the wind
2:56:41 > 2:56:46chill with that, it will be bone chilling. It should stay dry, but
2:56:46 > 2:56:50heading from Sunday to Monday we will see wintry showers, and it will
2:56:50 > 2:56:56be windy as well.
2:56:56 > 2:57:02Glad you stay dry, Carol Good use of brolly, congratulations!
2:57:02 > 2:57:04It sounds like something from a Disney movie, a bespectacled
2:57:04 > 2:57:06praying mantis with a special power which makes him different
2:57:06 > 2:57:09to all the other insects.
2:57:09 > 2:57:11In fact, this was part of some very serious research into 3D
2:57:11 > 2:57:14vision and how it might be used in robotics.
2:57:14 > 2:57:22It was led by Vivek Nityananda, who can tell us more.
2:57:22 > 2:57:28A very good morning to you. This was your research. The way we have
2:57:28 > 2:57:33explained it is you have these praying mantis, they are wearing 3D
2:57:33 > 2:57:38goggles? Can you set up what was happening?We put on these 3D
2:57:38 > 2:57:44goggles on the praying mantis is so we could show them the kind of 3D
2:57:44 > 2:57:45illusions.How did you put the
2:57:45 > 2:57:45we could show them the kind of 3D illusions.How did you put the
2:57:45 > 2:57:55goggles on them?We fix them with beeswax, we put a spot of beeswax on
2:57:55 > 2:58:02the praying mantis's forehead, if you like.What are they seeing?Just
2:58:02 > 2:58:06the normal world through the glasses, but when we show them a
2:58:06 > 2:58:09stimulus we are showing different colours to each eye, that is what
2:58:09 > 2:58:15the glasses help achieve.When you show them this stimulus, does that
2:58:15 > 2:58:20appear to them as a 3D film would appear to us if we were wearing 3D
2:58:20 > 2:58:25glasses?More or less exactly that. So what is the advantage of putting
2:58:25 > 2:58:29these spectacles on a praying mantis when you could just see what happens
2:58:29 > 2:58:36to us?The only insects that we know have 3D vision, we can ask whether
2:58:36 > 2:58:40they have a completely different way of doing 3D vision compared to
2:58:40 > 2:58:45others, if it is an easier, simpler solution to doing three division
2:58:45 > 2:58:51then we can try to implement it.How do you know if an insect has three
2:58:51 > 2:58:54division?By putting on these glasses and sharing them the
2:58:54 > 2:58:59allusions.But you said you put them on because you know they have it?
2:58:59 > 2:59:05Some work in the 1980s but prisms in front of their eyes, by manipulating
2:59:05 > 2:59:12the strength of the prisms it showed that the praying mantis has three
2:59:12 > 2:59:20division.Where does this research lead you? What do you do with this
2:59:20 > 2:59:25information?They have a different way of seeing in 3D which is much
2:59:25 > 2:59:30easier to implement. We're hoping we can model that and use in robotics.
2:59:30 > 2:59:37How would it be useful?It requires much less computing power. You can
2:59:37 > 2:59:41have a lightweight robot, you can compute distance using much less
2:59:41 > 2:59:48processing power. Currently we try to mimic human 3D vision. If you can
2:59:48 > 2:59:53make mantis 3D vision, you can do it with much less.So effectively you
2:59:53 > 2:59:57could have a robot able to judge depth of field rather than just
2:59:57 > 3:00:02going to a fixed point, knowing it could come up to you and be close to
3:00:02 > 3:00:09you but keep a proximity?Keep distance, or when it reaches out to
3:00:09 > 3:00:13catch something I can judge that distance.How long before we see
3:00:13 > 3:00:20this?We have just found out what the mantises do, we have developed a
3:00:20 > 3:00:24model and are ready to collaborate. Thank you, Vivek Nityananda. Good to
3:00:24 > 3:00:30see you.
3:00:30 > 3:00:36For more than a century at the Natural History Museum in London,
3:00:36 > 3:00:41Dippy the dinosaur made it his home and now he is going on tour. John
3:00:41 > 3:00:46Maguire is there for us this morning. Quite a lot of youngsters
3:00:46 > 3:00:50have been enjoying it.It is fantastic. Yes, it officially opens
3:00:50 > 3:00:58tomorrow. It is ticketed before Dippy goes on to a right across the
3:00:58 > 3:01:02UK. It has been an incredible challenge to get him here to Dorset
3:01:02 > 3:01:09in Dorchester. They just about squeezed him in and this is how they
3:01:09 > 3:01:15did it from this footage. They pieced all the pieces together. The
3:01:15 > 3:01:23cameraman is coming downstairs to get a view from downstairs.
3:01:23 > 3:01:27get a view from downstairs. His 292 plaster of Paris bones weighed 22
3:01:27 > 3:01:32tonnes in title. Even his head is 50 kilos. This was made with a 3-D
3:01:32 > 3:01:42printer. But as you can see, a very big animal with a very small brain.
3:01:42 > 3:01:51I said there were 292 bones to make up Dippy. At the moment there are
3:01:51 > 3:01:56only 291 because we are going to put the very last bone, a Toblerone,
3:01:56 > 3:02:01onto Dippy right now to finish the installation. 11-year-old Harry is
3:02:01 > 3:02:09going to do the honours for us. Harry, will you do that for us? It
3:02:09 > 3:02:10is quite a delicate operation.
3:02:22 > 3:02:29Just put it on and wriggle it. Perfect.How was that?Exciting.
3:02:29 > 3:02:35Tell me what you had to do to win the competition?I had to send in an
3:02:35 > 3:02:44e-mail. What did you say? That I love dinosaurs.What do you love
3:02:44 > 3:02:52about dinosaurs?They are big creatures for the land.Especially
3:02:52 > 3:02:59when you are and anyone. 150 million years since they walked the face of
3:02:59 > 3:03:04the Earth and 42 years he will be going on tour. Why take him and
3:03:04 > 3:03:10about?It is an opportunity to inspire and engage people and we
3:03:10 > 3:03:14hope it will encourage people to come back to their local museums.
3:03:14 > 3:03:19Dorset County Museum is a fabulous museum and there is every reason for
3:03:19 > 3:03:22people to come back and explore it again even if they have been here
3:03:22 > 3:03:30before.You have been working with Debbie since? 1980 exhibition mark
3:03:30 > 3:03:37what is the appeal of this bag of bones?He is amazing, and he has had
3:03:37 > 3:03:41a fantastic history since being here in 1905. Dinosaurs evoke the
3:03:41 > 3:03:47imagination. Children have visited him, parents have taken their
3:03:47 > 3:03:52children, so he is the people's dinosaurs and he is in Dorset and it
3:03:52 > 3:03:57is so exciting to be working with Dorset Museum to bring him to live.
3:03:57 > 3:04:01He does feel as if he has been brought to life. Over the next few
3:04:01 > 3:04:05years who will be going to Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff,
3:04:05 > 3:04:13Rochdale, ending up in Norwich in 2020. You will not be able to get as
3:04:13 > 3:04:17close as this, but pretty close. I suppose this is what it would have
3:04:17 > 3:04:25felt like to have been a leaf all those years ago.A very poignant
3:04:25 > 3:04:28thing to imagine yourself as. How lucky was Harry to be able to put
3:04:28 > 3:04:31the last claw in?
3:04:31 > 3:04:34In a moment we'll meet SuRie, the UK's entry for this year's
3:04:34 > 3:04:35Eurovision Song Contest.
3:04:35 > 3:06:10First, a last look at the headlines where you are this morning.
3:06:10 > 3:06:14First, a last look at the headlines temperature of 7 degrees. I am back
3:06:14 > 3:06:20with the latest after the one o'clock news.
3:06:21 > 3:06:2320 years ago, the late Sir Terry Wogan hosted
3:06:23 > 3:06:26the Eurovision Song Contest from Birmingham, after the UK won
3:06:26 > 3:06:33the competition with Love Shine a Light by Katrina and the Waves.
3:06:33 > 3:06:37Does that feel like 20 years ago?I think it does.
3:06:37 > 3:06:41I think it does.
3:06:41 > 3:06:43In the two decades that followed, we've sent an eclectic mix
3:06:43 > 3:06:45of girl groups, boy bands, duos and solo artists - covering
3:06:45 > 3:06:48nearly every musical style - to try and emulate that success.
3:06:48 > 3:06:51But despite that, on only three occasions have we made the top ten.
3:06:51 > 3:06:56This year, SuRie will represent us with her song, Storm.
3:06:56 > 3:07:05This year will be different.
3:07:05 > 3:07:10Congratulations.Thank you very much. Let's have a look at the highs
3:07:10 > 3:07:11and lows of the last 20 years.
3:07:11 > 3:07:16Let's have a look at the highs and lows of the last 20 years.
3:07:16 > 3:07:18# I see a picture in a frame...
3:07:18 > 3:07:20Let's hear it for Imaani and the United Kingdom,
3:07:20 > 3:07:22let's make it two on the trot.
3:07:22 > 3:07:24# Riding alone on an empty train.
3:07:24 > 3:07:26# Where are you?
3:07:26 > 3:07:28# Bye-bye, baby.
3:07:28 > 3:07:29# Lie to me baby.
3:07:29 > 3:07:31# Survive without you, baby.
3:07:31 > 3:07:32# Baby, bye.
3:07:32 > 3:07:34# Baby, bye-bye.
3:07:34 > 3:07:37# There's nothing I'm afraid of.
3:07:37 > 3:07:39# I'll show you what I'm made of.
3:07:39 > 3:07:45# Show you all it's my time.
3:07:45 > 3:07:47# I can, I will.
3:07:47 > 3:07:49# I know I can.
3:07:49 > 3:07:55# Get back up again.
3:07:55 > 3:07:59# The way I speak the truth.
3:07:59 > 3:08:02# I'd never lie to you.
3:08:02 > 3:08:05# If you just believe in the things that your eyes can see.
3:08:05 > 3:08:09# Believe in me.
3:08:09 > 3:08:13# Just give me your hand and hold on.
3:08:13 > 3:08:21# Together we'll dance through this storm.
3:08:21 > 3:08:24Flawless, that has to be one of our strongest entries
3:08:24 > 3:08:28in the last few years.
3:08:28 > 3:08:34And hopefully that is reflected in the votes later on.
3:08:34 > 3:08:43What position did that one make? 50. But she did beautifully. It was
3:08:43 > 3:08:48stunning. We will see your entry in a moment, but you must go into it
3:08:48 > 3:08:51with some trepidation and cynicism may be because of how the votes come
3:08:51 > 3:08:58through?I am probably one of the most cynical people out there, but I
3:08:58 > 3:09:03actually do not. Once you get through the hurdle of Wednesday
3:09:03 > 3:09:07night, you decide programme, we do not have to qualify for the final.
3:09:07 > 3:09:12We do not have to get through the semi-s. We will just be a part of
3:09:12 > 3:09:16one of the biggest night in the calendar. It is better than the
3:09:16 > 3:09:20Super Bowl half-time show from a viewing point of view, so there is a
3:09:20 > 3:09:24lot of fun to be had. I know there is a leaderboard but...Shall we see
3:09:24 > 3:09:32your son? # We can hold our hands together
3:09:32 > 3:09:39through the storm. # Storms do not last for ever, for
3:09:39 > 3:09:44ever, remember. # We can hold our hands together,
3:09:44 > 3:09:51through the storm, through the storm.
3:09:51 > 3:09:57That was you in a winning performance. Congratulations.
3:09:57 > 3:10:01Eurovision is completely mad. The event is madness, that is why people
3:10:01 > 3:10:07love it so much. You seem like a very calm and mellow person.It is
3:10:07 > 3:10:12very early, Charlie.You are entering a mad world, although you
3:10:12 > 3:10:17have been to the event before as a backing singer, but for non-British
3:10:17 > 3:10:24entries.Correct.How does that work?I worked for the Belgians in
3:10:24 > 3:10:312015 as a backing singer and dancer and last year in 2017 with lunch.
3:10:31 > 3:10:38For which country?For Belgium again.So the backing singers do not
3:10:38 > 3:10:42have to be the nationality of the country? You know, the lead artist
3:10:42 > 3:10:48does. So you know about the magnitude of this event having been
3:10:48 > 3:10:55there, so you might have a bit of an advantage?I know what to expect,
3:10:55 > 3:11:00the incredible team that put that amazing, tight ship together. It is
3:11:00 > 3:11:04a different ball game being the lead artist and representing your
3:11:04 > 3:11:09country, there is a different level of responsibility. I thrive on it.
3:11:09 > 3:11:12All performers are self obsessed show-offs and that is what we live
3:11:12 > 3:11:17for and that is what we do, so I can't wait.What do family and
3:11:17 > 3:11:23friends say?I can't keep up with the messages that are coming in and
3:11:23 > 3:11:26replying to people because it was only yesterday, but it is very
3:11:26 > 3:11:39exciting.Have the days of... I have used the word mad before, but the
3:11:39 > 3:11:42gimmicky performances, the extraordinary artists in the past to
3:11:42 > 3:11:47have one extraordinary costumes and to have done something weird to
3:11:47 > 3:11:51generate interest, are people still doing that? Is there the temptation
3:11:51 > 3:11:56to come up with a stand on stage to generate interest? You Looe it is
3:11:56 > 3:12:01definitely an entertainment show. With such a huge, universal appeal
3:12:01 > 3:12:06with the songwriting, whether you like the songs or not there is
3:12:06 > 3:12:11something for everyone in that show. But there are a lot of cultural
3:12:11 > 3:12:15differences. I do not think our British, sarcastic humour translates
3:12:15 > 3:12:20well, but there are beautiful, cultural differences to be respected
3:12:20 > 3:12:26and supported and people want to put on a colourful, wonderful or very
3:12:26 > 3:12:29minimal, emotionally connected performers, and have that
3:12:29 > 3:12:35entertainment.Have you decided how you are going to present Storm? You
3:12:35 > 3:12:40have got three months. We have got fun to get into the creative
3:12:40 > 3:12:45meetings and develop that.A wind machine?Umbrellas everywhere.
3:12:45 > 3:12:53Flowing capes. Someone from the BBC on a ladder with a watering can.Put
3:12:53 > 3:13:01it in the mix and see what comes out. Very good luck. Enjoy it.It is
3:13:01 > 3:13:08impossible not to.That is nearly it. Don't forget in an hour and 15
3:13:08 > 3:13:13minutes BBC One is going to be leading you up to the opening
3:13:13 > 3:13:19ceremony to the Winter Olympics at PyeongChang.
3:13:19 > 3:13:23It is just getting dark there with the time difference. We can see the
3:13:23 > 3:13:26venue where the ceremony will be taking place, so it is looking
3:13:26 > 3:13:33rather dramatic with the mountains surrounding it. All events start at
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