0:00:07 > 0:00:11Hello - this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:00:11 > 0:00:13Theresa May admits students have serious concerns
0:00:13 > 0:00:18about the cost of going to university.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20She's launching a major review into higher
0:00:20 > 0:00:22education in England,
0:00:22 > 0:00:26as she admits young people face "one of the most expensive systems
0:00:26 > 0:00:29of university tuition in the world".
0:00:33 > 0:00:39Good morning - it's Monday the 19 February.
0:00:39 > 0:00:46Also this morning:
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Oxfam bows to public pressure - publishing an internal report
0:00:48 > 0:00:56into alleged abuse by some of its staff in Haiti.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02I have a little trouble with compliance.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07LAUGHTER.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10But I want you to know that I stand in full
0:01:10 > 0:01:12solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.
0:01:12 > 0:01:16A sea of black at the Baftas, as stars line up to show solidarity
0:01:16 > 0:01:18against sexism and harassment in the film industry.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
0:01:21 > 0:01:24to pregnant workers and those planning to have children.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26That's according to research published this morning by the UK's
0:01:26 > 0:01:32human rights commission.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38It is a busy day that the Brits at the Winter Olympics.
0:01:38 > 0:01:42And Matt has the weather.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47The ice to be found here today. It is a cost free start to your working
0:01:47 > 0:01:51week. It's cloudy and expect some damp weather. A full forecast coming
0:01:51 > 0:01:53up in 15 minutes.
0:01:53 > 0:01:54First our main story.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
0:01:57 > 0:01:59have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Theresa May will launch an independent review into higher
0:02:02 > 0:02:05education finance in England, saying many courses are not judged
0:02:05 > 0:02:06to give value for money.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Universities are free to charge up to £9,000
0:02:09 > 0:02:11a year, depending on the course,
0:02:11 > 0:02:14however only a handful charge less than the maximum.
0:02:14 > 0:02:20Graduates in England now leave university
0:02:20 > 0:02:22with average debts of more than £50,000.
0:02:22 > 0:02:27That's because interest rates on student
0:02:27 > 0:02:28loans now stand at 6.1%.
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Our political correspondent Ben Wright is in Westminster.
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Ben, what has the reaction been in Westminster to this review?
0:02:35 > 0:02:41Certainly people will want to know what will happen.This issue of
0:02:41 > 0:02:45rising student debt and our universities should be funded had
0:02:45 > 0:02:49become a huge political issue and the Tories are in a real tangle
0:02:49 > 0:02:56about it. A number of reasons. The Labour Party has pledged to scrap
0:02:56 > 0:02:59tuition fees completely in England and that has changed the political
0:02:59 > 0:03:04debate. The Conservatives are having to come up with a response to a
0:03:04 > 0:03:08policy which has proved unsurprisingly hugely popular among
0:03:08 > 0:03:11students but also parents and grandparents and Theresa May will
0:03:11 > 0:03:15talk about those parents and grandparents, potential Tory voters
0:03:15 > 0:03:21who are concerned about student debt. That is why this is an issue
0:03:21 > 0:03:24the government feel they have to group now that it's very
0:03:24 > 0:03:29complicated. This will look at the whole system of fees and loans and
0:03:29 > 0:03:33work out whether it's currently penalise in poorer students or not,
0:03:33 > 0:03:39whether the fee cap that currently exists should be lowered further and
0:03:39 > 0:03:44how universities might be compensated if these are reduced.
0:03:44 > 0:03:49Complicated, many Tory MPs divided about how to go about this.We will
0:03:49 > 0:03:51be talking about this throughout the programme.
0:03:51 > 0:03:57We will be speaking to the Education Secretary Damian Hinds
0:03:57 > 0:04:00after 7:30.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03Oxfam has made public its internal report into the sexual misconduct
0:04:03 > 0:04:05of some of its staff in Haiti in 2011.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08The report reveals that three of the men involved threatened
0:04:08 > 0:04:11witnesses during the investigation.
0:04:11 > 0:04:14It also suggests Oxfam bosses ignored a recommendation that better
0:04:14 > 0:04:17ways should be found to inform other charities about problem staff.
0:04:17 > 0:04:24Here's our diplomatic correspondent, James Landale.
0:04:30 > 0:04:37In the way of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, seven of the Oxfam
0:04:37 > 0:04:41staff left because of unacceptable behaviour. An internal report shows
0:04:41 > 0:04:45one was dismissed and three resigned to using prostitutes on Oxfam
0:04:45 > 0:04:49premises. Two more dismissed for bullying and intimidation, one of
0:04:49 > 0:04:53whom are also downloaded pornography. And another man was
0:04:53 > 0:04:58sacked for failing to protect staff. The report says three of the
0:04:58 > 0:05:02suspects -- suspects physically threatened witnesses during the
0:05:02 > 0:05:06investigation. The document makes various recommendations including
0:05:06 > 0:05:10finding better mechanisms for informing other aid agencies about
0:05:10 > 0:05:16so-called problem staff. This is something Oxfam appears to have
0:05:16 > 0:05:21ignored as the charities directory and Haiti went to work for another
0:05:21 > 0:05:25aid organisation in Bangladesh, even though the charity says he resigned
0:05:25 > 0:05:30for using prostitutes. Parts of the reports are blacked out to protect
0:05:30 > 0:05:34identities but Oxfam says it has given an unredacted copy to
0:05:34 > 0:05:39ministers whom senior members of the charity will meet later today.
0:05:39 > 0:05:42A film about a mother seeking justice for her daughter's murder
0:05:42 > 0:05:46scooped five prizes at the Bafta Film Awards last night.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49The theme of justice and equality for women dominated
0:05:49 > 0:05:52the event, with most guests wearing black to show solidarity
0:05:52 > 0:05:53with campaigns against abuse and harassment.
0:05:53 > 0:05:55Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba was there.
0:05:55 > 0:06:03The start of his report contains flash photography.
0:06:03 > 0:06:11Black dresses on the red carpet. All part of the ongoing Time's Up
0:06:11 > 0:06:16campaign aimed at fair and equal treatment for women. Somewhat
0:06:16 > 0:06:18appropriate then denied's big winner, Three Billboards Outside
0:06:18 > 0:06:23Ebbing, Missouri, focuses on a woman played by Frances McDormand, who won
0:06:23 > 0:06:28Best Actress, looking to justice.I have a little trouble with
0:06:28 > 0:06:35compliance. But I want you to know that I stand in full solidarity with
0:06:35 > 0:06:41my sisters tonight in black.Power to the people. The movie, which won
0:06:41 > 0:06:45a total of five factors, captured onscreen feelings and sentiments
0:06:45 > 0:06:51felt by women around the world. Best Actor went to British star Gary
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Oldman to his betrayal of Winston Churchill in World War Two drama The
0:06:55 > 0:07:06Darkest Hour. And Best Director was won by Guillermo del
0:07:07 > 0:07:09won by Guillermo del Toro for The Shape of Water, starring Sally
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Hawkins as a woman in love with a mysterious water creature. And the
0:07:12 > 0:07:21winner of the rising Star award was Britain's Daniel Kaluuya.He thanked
0:07:21 > 0:07:26the woman in particular. Thank you, mum. You are the reason I keep going
0:07:26 > 0:07:31and this is yours.The past few years, the Baftas and the Oscars
0:07:31 > 0:07:35have not agreed on Best Picture but this 2018 or school race is the most
0:07:35 > 0:07:39open in years and the boating starting on the other side of the
0:07:39 > 0:07:43Atlantic, many will be saying that the strong showing of Three
0:07:43 > 0:07:46Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri tonight might, just might, give it
0:07:46 > 0:07:53the edge at the Academy Awards in March. We should be talking to
0:07:53 > 0:08:03various guests.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
0:08:08 > 0:08:11to pregnant workers and those planning to have children according
0:08:11 > 0:08:13to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15They've released new research today, looking into pregnancy
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and maternity discrimination in the workplace.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Steph joins us now with the results.
0:08:19 > 0:08:27They don't survey of 1000 employers.
0:08:27 > 0:08:33More than half of employers think that a woman should disclose in the
0:08:33 > 0:08:36recruitment process whether she is pregnant or not. At the moment, the
0:08:36 > 0:08:41current roles as you can be asked you are pregnant when you're in an
0:08:41 > 0:08:45interview but it can't be discriminated for it.If you are
0:08:45 > 0:08:49pregnant and you are asked and you don't get the job, you could take
0:08:49 > 0:08:54them to an employment tribunal. So that is why many people don't ask in
0:08:54 > 0:08:59interviews. If you look at women who have had babies and are in work,
0:08:59 > 0:09:06they say women who have had more than one pregnancy, 44% of them,
0:09:06 > 0:09:12employers who are asked, say they are a burden. They can be a burden
0:09:12 > 0:09:16on the workplace. They say 32% of mothers unless engaged when they
0:09:16 > 0:09:21come back. They feel that they are not concentrating perhaps as hard as
0:09:21 > 0:09:25people who don't have children. And there are various other statistics
0:09:25 > 0:09:30as well. I am sure there are lots of working women out there who would be
0:09:30 > 0:09:35livid at some of the attitudes in the survey. That's why the Equality
0:09:35 > 0:09:38and Human Rights Commission has said they were in the Dark Ages with
0:09:38 > 0:09:42this. There are lots of women who are working very hard with children
0:09:42 > 0:09:47and think it's wrong that they discriminate. We will be talking to
0:09:47 > 0:09:51some working mums and somebody from the commission.And there are clear
0:09:51 > 0:09:52laws as well.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Olympics officials say a doping case involving a Russian curler
0:09:55 > 0:09:57at the Winter Games would be "extremely disappointing"
0:09:57 > 0:09:58if proved true.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It's understood the athlete - reported to be mixed doubles
0:10:01 > 0:10:03bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky -
0:10:03 > 0:10:06is currently in Seoul awaiting the results of a second sample
0:10:06 > 0:10:08after allegedly testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10Russia was nominally banned from the PyeongChang games
0:10:10 > 0:10:17for state-sponsored doping in Sochi four years ago.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18Former shareholders in the collapsed construction and services firm
0:10:24 > 0:10:28We will have some highlights that later. It is quite a weekend. I
0:10:28 > 0:10:33might have cried a little bit. Sport plus achievement equals guaranteed
0:10:33 > 0:10:36tears. . I did enjoy it.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Former shareholders in the collapsed construction and services firm
0:10:38 > 0:10:40Carillion are calling for its management to be investigated.
0:10:40 > 0:10:43Some investors have told MPs the company's executives must
0:10:43 > 0:10:45have known - or should have known -
0:10:45 > 0:10:47about its cash flow problems well
0:10:47 > 0:10:49before it went into liquidation last month.
0:10:49 > 0:10:54Here's our Business Correspondent Joe lynam.
0:10:54 > 0:10:58We've had a set-up where people work in continued faithfully to work.
0:10:58 > 0:11:02There were people on the bridge of the company -- the company drawling
0:11:02 > 0:11:06their mega salaries but the shareholders taking a close look, as
0:11:06 > 0:11:10soon as they had a look and the smell, they ran for the hills. That
0:11:10 > 0:11:14was the real warning sign and none of the regulators seemed to be aware
0:11:14 > 0:11:15of what was happening.
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Dramatic footage has emerged showing two cars trying to ramraid
0:11:18 > 0:11:21a high-end watch shop on a pedestrianised street.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23Men wearing balaclavas then followed up
0:11:23 > 0:11:26the botched attempt by trying in vain to smash the window
0:11:26 > 0:11:29of the Rolex shop in Leeds before speeding off empty handed
0:11:29 > 0:11:30as shoppers looked on.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33West Yorkshire Police said there've been a numer of recent ram-raids
0:11:33 > 0:11:41on jewellers in the city.
0:11:45 > 0:11:49Extraordinary pictures. Trying to look at what time of day that is.It
0:11:49 > 0:11:54could be midday. There was a clock that you can never be sure that it
0:11:54 > 0:12:01is working.
0:12:01 > 0:12:04More than £2 billion worth of old-style £10 notes
0:12:04 > 0:12:07are still in circulation - with less then a fortnight to go
0:12:07 > 0:12:09until UK shops stop accepting them.
0:12:09 > 0:12:11Bank of England officials say the withdrawal
0:12:11 > 0:12:14of the old currency is progressing at about the rate they expected.
0:12:14 > 0:12:17The paper notes, with Charles Darwin on the back, will stop being legal
0:12:17 > 0:12:19tender on the 1st of March.
0:12:19 > 0:12:24I don't think I have any.I have one in the door. I am saving it to
0:12:24 > 0:12:33something. --I am saving it for something. Alligator talk about the
0:12:33 > 0:12:36Winter Olympics?It's been a great weekend.A fantastic weekend and a
0:12:36 > 0:12:42busy day to day. A lot of focus was on the action early on. The real
0:12:42 > 0:12:48dancing on ice. Penny Coombes and Nick Markland. Penny Coombes, two
0:12:48 > 0:12:52years ago smashed her kneecap in eight places and was told she would
0:12:52 > 0:12:56never skate again but they have made it through to the finals. A
0:12:56 > 0:13:06fantastic morning. Let's look at the routine that got them through.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11Christopher Dean helped choreograph this. They finished 10th in the top
0:13:11 > 0:13:1420 competing tomorrow's free dance when they have to routines and
0:13:14 > 0:13:16medals are decided.
0:13:16 > 0:13:19Meanwhile, Rowan Cheshire qualified for the final of the freestyle
0:13:19 > 0:13:21halfpipe skiing, but it was dissapointment for Aimee Fuller.
0:13:21 > 0:13:26Her Olympics are over after crashing out of the Big Air event.
0:13:26 > 0:13:30Elsewhere, there was drama in the 5th round of the FA Cup
0:13:30 > 0:13:32as bottom-of-league-one Rochdale scored an injury time
0:13:32 > 0:13:33equaliser against Tottenham.
0:13:33 > 0:13:41The 2-2 draw earns them a replay at Wembley.
0:13:47 > 0:13:51Roger Federer celebrates becoming world number one again with victory
0:13:51 > 0:13:56in the Rotterdam open. The first -- first reached the top spot for ten
0:13:56 > 0:14:01years ago.Is that a cardboard box? Something on his mantelpiece, I
0:14:01 > 0:14:08assume he has a big one. I think that might be.Is not going to keep
0:14:08 > 0:14:13that in his house, surely?Maybe in the loo. And they are up against
0:14:13 > 0:14:18Denmark in the round-robin. 2-1 up to Denmark.We will talk about
0:14:18 > 0:14:19curbing later on.
0:14:21 > 0:14:25Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
0:14:25 > 0:14:30Hugh haven't got a big coat on?I haven't, first time in a while I've
0:14:30 > 0:14:35been outside and it's not been frosty -- you. A frost free start UK
0:14:35 > 0:14:40wide but as you can see, with the lights glistening off the floor, it
0:14:40 > 0:14:41comes at a price.
0:14:42 > 0:14:47Today it is mild but also fairly cloudy in most areas and some rain,
0:14:47 > 0:14:51especially in eastern parts today. Best of the driest weather will be
0:14:51 > 0:14:55in the west. This morning for the rush-hour we've got extensive cloud,
0:14:55 > 0:14:59you can see it pushing in on the satellite across much of the
0:14:59 > 0:15:03country. That's brought bursts of rain in eastern parts of the UK as
0:15:03 > 0:15:09well. Western area is a bit drier, but if we look in closer detail,
0:15:09 > 0:15:13heavy bursts mixed into northern and eastern Scotland and also northern
0:15:13 > 0:15:17England. Where you have the rain, extensive hill fog, but in Northern
0:15:17 > 0:15:21Ireland and a few glimmers of mourning brightness to the west of
0:15:21 > 0:15:25Wales, Devon and Cornwall but in East Anglia, the south-east and the
0:15:25 > 0:15:29Channel Islands can expect rain this morning to get you into work and
0:15:29 > 0:15:33some of that will keep going on and off all-day. Murky where you have
0:15:33 > 0:15:38the rain with the extensive hill fog around. Through the day used in
0:15:38 > 0:15:43areas will hold onto the rain at times, the odd heavy burst, some of
0:15:43 > 0:15:50it like an patchy but in the west... North-west Scotland will see rain
0:15:50 > 0:16:01later on. Temperatures up on what we have seen of late.
0:16:06 > 0:16:09have seen of late. Rain in Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland, heavy
0:16:09 > 0:16:12bursts in eastern Scotland through the night and it stays damper
0:16:12 > 0:16:18through eastern parts of England. As skies clear to the north and west
0:16:18 > 0:16:21later, temperatures dropping, a touch of frost into tomorrow morning
0:16:21 > 0:16:24in parts of western Scotland and Northern Ireland in particular. Many
0:16:24 > 0:16:28northern and western areas will have a brighter day tomorrow, a bit more
0:16:28 > 0:16:32sunshine, still in eastern candies of England some patchy rain and
0:16:32 > 0:16:37Rizal at times.
0:16:37 > 0:16:41Rizal at times. Lincolnshire... -- Eastern counties -- drizzle. Where
0:16:41 > 0:16:44you have the sunshine the strengthening sun overhead will make
0:16:44 > 0:16:49it feel pleasant. Into Wednesday, the cloud in parts of East Anglia
0:16:49 > 0:16:53and the south-east will drift back westwards in other southern counties
0:16:53 > 0:16:56of England and into south Wales, could produce rain or drizzle here
0:16:56 > 0:17:01to take us into Wednesday but not a huge amount. Most places will be dry
0:17:01 > 0:17:05and always a bit cloudy in the south, could be some breaks, not a
0:17:05 > 0:17:09bad day all day but northern half of the UK, Scotland, Northern Ireland
0:17:09 > 0:17:13and northern England, dry and bright throughout with sunshine at times
0:17:13 > 0:17:16and for the time being we are sticking with a largely mild theme
0:17:16 > 0:17:20but as the wind picks up in southern areas coming from an easterly
0:17:20 > 0:17:23direction into Wednesday, temperatures are set to drop once
0:17:23 > 0:17:27again. A mild start to the week but a brighter but slightly colder end.
0:17:27 > 0:17:33More through the morning. Back to Dan and Louise.Thanks, Matt.
0:17:33 > 0:17:33Steph
0:17:33 > 0:17:38has joined us to look at some of the papers. Let's look at the Guardian,
0:17:38 > 0:17:43loads of pictures from the Baftas, Gemma Arterton, quite a few of the
0:17:43 > 0:17:48guests took
0:17:48 > 0:17:52guests took various activists from years gone by and Gemma Arterton,
0:17:52 > 0:17:55who starred in made in Dagenham, took along two of the Dagenham girls
0:17:55 > 0:18:01who stood against Ford management in the late 1960s to bring in the equal
0:18:01 > 0:18:07pay act of 1970. The main story on the left-hand side, warning to
0:18:07 > 0:18:11universities of a high cost of tuition fees. The front page of the
0:18:11 > 0:18:17Metro Nehra, they have a picture here, a grieving family revealing
0:18:17 > 0:18:21their daughter's Hart saved the 10-year-old Blake Johnson. The
0:18:21 > 0:18:28father said he knew it's what she would have wanted. -- heart. An
0:18:28 > 0:18:32emotional thing to do. The front page of the Metro mail, Labour MPs
0:18:32 > 0:18:38being paid up to £10,000 to meet Eastern Bloc agents during the Cold
0:18:38 > 0:18:44War -- Mail. Questions about whether... Why Kate was wearing
0:18:44 > 0:18:49green but she did it with a nod to Bafta and the equality protest, the
0:18:49 > 0:18:53black belt, lots of people asking that. On the front page of the Metro
0:18:53 > 0:18:58expressed as well as a story about pensions. On the front page of the
0:18:58 > 0:19:01Metro son as well and some people saying it is strange people are
0:19:01 > 0:19:04campaigning about women's rights and their questioning whether a woman
0:19:04 > 0:19:08has a right to wear a dress of a certain colour. Lots of debate
0:19:08 > 0:19:14whizzing around the papers! Times says savers lose millions to
0:19:14 > 0:19:19retirement fraudsters. Margot Robbie at the Baftas. She wore black to
0:19:19 > 0:19:27show solidarity of, for victims of harassment. -- solidarity for. What
0:19:27 > 0:19:31have you got, Steph?This is interesting, Sir Phillip Craven has
0:19:31 > 0:19:36a huge retail empire, owns the likes of Topshop, Dorothy Perkins and Miss
0:19:36 > 0:19:41Selfridge, he's in the business pages this morning because he is in
0:19:41 > 0:19:45talks to sell his stake in the Arcadia group to Chinese investors.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50There's a fair bit of analysis going on in the background to say he needs
0:19:50 > 0:19:55to think about how pensioners will be protected in the sale of Arcadia
0:19:55 > 0:20:00because like lots of companies, Arcadia has a fair pensions deficit.
0:20:00 > 0:20:05You will remember the carry on with BHS, lots of people lost out because
0:20:05 > 0:20:09of that, now MPs are thinking ahead of what they can make sure happens
0:20:09 > 0:20:15to insure that pensioners don't lose out if he does sell his stake to the
0:20:15 > 0:20:20Chinese. Quite an interesting one from the retail world.Action from
0:20:20 > 0:20:27the Winter Olympics all over the papers. One of the main stories was
0:20:27 > 0:20:31the curling, complete hogwash is the headline in the Daily Mirror, where
0:20:31 > 0:20:37is VAR when you needed? A picture of Eve Muirhead, the GB skip, who was
0:20:37 > 0:20:43penalised for apparently still holding onto the stone. They have a
0:20:43 > 0:20:47hog line, there's a light on the stone...It is computer-generated,
0:20:47 > 0:20:52isn't it?Telling's equivalent of a no-ball, if it is green, you're
0:20:52 > 0:20:56fine, she has said she has never done this before but apparently it
0:20:56 > 0:21:01was still touching the stone. She said we have got to move on but she
0:21:01 > 0:21:04tweeted a picture where she believes she wasn't touching the stone. She
0:21:04 > 0:21:10was delivering the final ball, final stone, so a really dramatic moment.
0:21:10 > 0:21:15She says she has to move on but it will be difficult.And Lizzy
0:21:15 > 0:21:18Yarnold, she was on Breakfast yesterday, an incredible weekend.
0:21:18 > 0:21:23The most successful... Britain's greatest ever Winter Olympian and
0:21:23 > 0:21:28she said she would rather be missing than be a celebrity, and she says
0:21:28 > 0:21:32after Pyeongchang she would like to visit lots of schools, that's her
0:21:32 > 0:21:36priorities. She said she visited hundreds after Sochi.And she said
0:21:36 > 0:21:41she's going to go on holiday as well.So glad! Look at this, a
0:21:41 > 0:21:46grieving lioness in one of the papers this morning. Having a little
0:21:46 > 0:21:51spring in their step because it has adopted a baby antelope. This is in
0:21:51 > 0:21:56Namibia, her cubs were killed by a rival male lion and she filled the
0:21:56 > 0:21:59gap in her life by looking after the baby antelope and she has been
0:21:59 > 0:22:05protecting it from other lions who think, nice bit of lunch.This
0:22:05 > 0:22:09probably isn't going to end well?It probably won't but for the moment it
0:22:09 > 0:22:15is a lovely tale! And talking about food, did you know... This is
0:22:15 > 0:22:20interesting. Apparently if you are carrying a bit of extra timber, then
0:22:20 > 0:22:26it is good for you, long life milk. Yes! If you want to live to your 90s
0:22:26 > 0:22:31put on weight and have a table every day.A couple of glasses of wine or
0:22:31 > 0:22:35beer every night while adding a couple of extra pounds could be the
0:22:35 > 0:22:42secret to living into your nineties. I'm not making this up. A professor
0:22:42 > 0:22:48from the University of California looked at 1700 people and she said
0:22:48 > 0:22:52modest drinking and carrying extra pounds is connected with longer
0:22:52 > 0:22:58life.What is modest drinking?One or two glasses a night, Steph.I was
0:22:58 > 0:23:05doing so well!I will have the drinks!Best news ever I thought!Do
0:23:05 > 0:23:10you want to take that away?I'm going to frame it!See you later on,
0:23:10 > 0:23:12thank you.
0:23:12 > 0:23:15Basketball is one of Britain's most popular team sports at a grassroots
0:23:15 > 0:23:18level but its governing body says the elite game is facing
0:23:18 > 0:23:20an imminent funding crisis.
0:23:20 > 0:23:21Sports leaders say Team GB may have to withdraw
0:23:21 > 0:23:24from international competitions because they could run out of money
0:23:24 > 0:23:25by the end of March.
0:23:25 > 0:23:31Holly Hamilton has been finding out more.
0:23:36 > 0:23:42Played by over 300,000 people every week, it's the second most popular
0:23:42 > 0:23:47team sport among 11-15 -year-olds in the UK. And with more than half from
0:23:47 > 0:23:50black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, basketball is also one
0:23:50 > 0:23:55of the most diverse and most inclusive.
0:23:55 > 0:24:00You just need a ball and a hoop really to play it. I fund accessible
0:24:00 > 0:24:04sport, it's something you can teach yourself.It's something you don't
0:24:04 > 0:24:07normally think in social life you communicate with or have any
0:24:07 > 0:24:10association with but basketball is just a common interest.Can't get
0:24:10 > 0:24:15enough of basketball, Lovett, part of me, my life, who I am.While
0:24:15 > 0:24:18there's plenty of support and investment for those who play at
0:24:18 > 0:24:22grassroots level, in the elite level it's a totally different ball game.
0:24:22 > 0:24:27Four years ago UK sport withdrew its financial support for British
0:24:27 > 0:24:31basketball, a decision based on the team's lack of Olympic success. Now
0:24:31 > 0:24:36the organisation is facing the very real prospect that the cash could be
0:24:36 > 0:24:41about to run out.It inconceivable no one has made a step at the moment
0:24:41 > 0:24:45to enable us to function at least at a level that we could be
0:24:45 > 0:24:48competitive.If no one stepped up and nothing happens what's the
0:24:48 > 0:24:51future for British basketball?At senior level we would have to
0:24:51 > 0:24:55withdraw from competitions.And that would be devastating for both senior
0:24:55 > 0:24:59teams, the women, currently 21 in the world, are joint top of a
0:24:59 > 0:25:02European Championship qualifying group and withdrawal could see them
0:25:02 > 0:25:07suspended for two years.We want to play on the world stage but we want
0:25:07 > 0:25:11to inspire the children to play as well, the young players to play and
0:25:11 > 0:25:16if there's nothing for them to come in after that then what's the point?
0:25:16 > 0:25:20Funding does put a restriction on young players. My parents found it
0:25:20 > 0:25:26difficult in terms of paying to play for your country, paying to travel,
0:25:26 > 0:25:31paying for Kit. It does make it very difficult, especially when you can't
0:25:31 > 0:25:38fully afford it.When it comes to investment in sport in Britain, this
0:25:38 > 0:25:45is what matters. UK sport has a no compromise strategy of basing
0:25:45 > 0:25:49funding on Olympic medals. And while that means sports like basketball
0:25:49 > 0:25:54miss out, it's a policy that's proven to be hugely successful.The
0:25:54 > 0:25:58result is we have is we stretch it as far as we possibly can to cover
0:25:58 > 0:26:02as many athletes and sports as we possibly can, but inevitably we run
0:26:02 > 0:26:05out at a particular point. Basketball in particular is a long
0:26:05 > 0:26:09way off even qualifying to be at the Olympic Games, let alone having
0:26:09 > 0:26:15medal potential. But there's a new generation still
0:26:15 > 0:26:19hoping to some day represent their country and that will need funding
0:26:19 > 0:26:23fast. The financial crisis goes now to Westminster with politicians due
0:26:23 > 0:26:27to debate the issue tomorrow. And with £1 million desperately needed
0:26:27 > 0:26:31to pay for eight teams for just one year, the ball will be in their
0:26:31 > 0:26:36court. Holly Hamilton, BBC News.
0:26:36 > 0:26:40A big issue for basketball, loads of basketball fans will contact us this
0:26:40 > 0:26:43morning because it's about keeping it going and making the next
0:26:43 > 0:26:48generation feel they can get into it. The Winter Olympics, lots of
0:26:48 > 0:26:52people will be trying to get into that now, don't you think?It is so
0:26:52 > 0:26:57inspiring? If you're trying to bring the next generation through, Lizzy
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Yarnold and Laura Deas winning in the Skelton, a great track record,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04but we haven't got wonderful skeleton track in the country, we
0:27:04 > 0:27:10have a star track but if you want to progress you have to go elsewhere.
0:27:10 > 0:27:17It's, coming up on Breakfast:
0:27:17 > 0:27:19What is going on?
0:27:19 > 0:27:22It was the critical flop that found its voice
0:27:22 > 0:27:24with the fans, we sent our reporter to sing along
0:27:24 > 0:27:26to The Greatest Showman.
0:27:26 > 0:27:31You would be able to sing because you haven't seen the film but you
0:27:31 > 0:27:34already know the songs.My children wants to go and see it, my wife
0:27:34 > 0:27:38wants to see it again and we have listened to the soundtrack on repeat
0:27:38 > 0:30:57in our house.We will
0:30:57 > 0:30:58temperature is going to start to feel quite cold.
0:30:58 > 0:30:59That's it from us.
0:30:59 > 0:31:02I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
0:31:02 > 0:31:03in half an hour.
0:31:03 > 0:31:05Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:31:05 > 0:31:10Bye for now.
0:31:10 > 0:31:14Hello - this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:31:14 > 0:31:15It's Monday 19th February.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18We'll have the latest news and sport in just a moment
0:31:18 > 0:31:20but coming up later in the programme:
0:31:20 > 0:31:23Could the cost of university tuition be set to fall?
0:31:23 > 0:31:31We speak to former Labour Education Minister Lord Adonis
0:31:32 > 0:31:35about government plans for a 'sweeping review' of higher
0:31:35 > 0:31:35education.
0:31:35 > 0:31:36We'll round up last night's BAFTAs,
0:31:36 > 0:31:39where Three Billboards, The Shape of Water and Darkest Hour
0:31:39 > 0:31:42all picked up multiple awards - but it was equality and social
0:31:42 > 0:31:50activism that dominated the talk on the red carpet.
0:31:52 > 0:31:57# When a man loves a woman.
0:31:57 > 0:32:00# He can't keep his mind on nothing else.
0:32:00 > 0:32:02And three decades after his voice first graced UK airwaves,
0:32:02 > 0:32:05Michael Bolton joins us as he prepares to tour his greatest
0:32:05 > 0:32:06hits.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09Good morning.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News:
0:32:12 > 0:32:15The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
0:32:15 > 0:32:17have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
0:32:17 > 0:32:19Theresa May is set to launch a year-long independent
0:32:19 > 0:32:22review into higher education finance in England, saying many courses
0:32:22 > 0:32:24are not judged to give value for money.
0:32:24 > 0:32:30The review will consider changing the level of fees,
0:32:30 > 0:32:37cutting loan interest rates and reintroducing maintenance grants.
0:32:38 > 0:32:43Oxfam has revealed the charity workers physically threatened
0:32:43 > 0:32:51witnesses in an investigation into sexual misconduct in Haiti. It
0:32:51 > 0:32:55suggests that Oxfam bosses ignored a recommendation that better ways
0:32:55 > 0:33:00should be found to inform other charities about problems staff.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, a film about a mother
0:33:03 > 0:33:05seeking justice for her daughter's murder, was the big winner
0:33:05 > 0:33:07at the Bafta awards last night.
0:33:07 > 0:33:09It won five prizes including best film and best
0:33:09 > 0:33:11actress for Frances McDormand.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14The theme of justice and equality for women dominated the event,
0:33:14 > 0:33:16with most guests wearing black to show solidarity with campaigns
0:33:16 > 0:33:18against abuse and harassment, although McDormand admitted
0:33:18 > 0:33:24that she chose to break the dress code.
0:33:24 > 0:33:28I have a little trouble with compliance.
0:33:28 > 0:33:30LAUGHTER.
0:33:34 > 0:33:38But I want you to know that I stand in full
0:33:38 > 0:33:40solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.
0:33:40 > 0:33:43Six in 10 employers believe that a woman should have to disclose
0:33:43 > 0:33:45whether she is pregnant during the recruitment process,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights
0:33:48 > 0:33:50Commission.
0:33:50 > 0:33:52The survey of a thousand businesses found widespread
0:33:52 > 0:33:56pregnancy and maternity discrimination, including more
0:33:56 > 0:33:59than 40% of employers believing that women who have had
0:33:59 > 0:34:02more than one pregnancy while in the same job are a burden
0:34:02 > 0:34:05on their team.
0:34:05 > 0:34:13Olympics officials say a doping case involving a Russian curler
0:34:13 > 0:34:15at the Winter Games would be "extremely disappointing"
0:34:15 > 0:34:16if proved true.
0:34:16 > 0:34:18It's understood the athlete - reported to be mixed doubles
0:34:18 > 0:34:20bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitsky -
0:34:20 > 0:34:23is currently in Seoul awaiting the results of a second sample
0:34:23 > 0:34:27after allegedly testing positive for the banned substance meldonium.
0:34:27 > 0:34:29Russia was nominally banned from the Pyeongchang games
0:34:29 > 0:34:33for state-sponsored doping in Sochi four years ago.
0:34:33 > 0:34:36Former shareholders in the collapsed construction and services firm
0:34:36 > 0:34:40Carillion are calling for its management to be investigated.
0:34:40 > 0:34:42Some investors have told MPs the company's executives must have
0:34:42 > 0:34:46known - or should have known - about its cash flow problems well
0:34:46 > 0:34:52before it went into liquidation last month.
0:34:52 > 0:34:56We've had a set-up where people work and continued faithfully to work.
0:34:56 > 0:35:03There were people on the bridge of the company drawling their mega
0:35:03 > 0:35:05salaries but those shareholders taking a close look,
0:35:05 > 0:35:08as soon as they had a look and a smell,
0:35:08 > 0:35:09they ran for the hills.
0:35:09 > 0:35:13That was the real warning sign and none of the regulators seemed
0:35:13 > 0:35:19to be aware of what was happening.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22Dramatic footage has emerged showing two cars trying to ramraid
0:35:22 > 0:35:25a high-end watch shop on a pedestrianised street in Leeds.
0:35:25 > 0:35:26Men wearing balaclavas then followed up
0:35:26 > 0:35:29the botched attempt by trying in vain to smash the window
0:35:29 > 0:35:32of the Rolex shop in Leeds before speeding off empty handed
0:35:32 > 0:35:34as shoppers looked on.
0:35:34 > 0:35:37West Yorkshire Police said there've been a numer of recent ram-raids
0:35:37 > 0:35:44on jewellers in the city.
0:35:51 > 0:35:55It is known for its spectacular illuminations but something else has
0:35:55 > 0:36:00been lighting up the sky in Blackpool. A mesmerising murmuration
0:36:00 > 0:36:06of starlings took over the town, taking on wonderful shapes. Rising
0:36:06 > 0:36:11from the water, and the birds gather to keep safe and warm. It's thought
0:36:11 > 0:36:19the pocket come together to exchange information about feeding sites.
0:36:19 > 0:36:25They are mesmerising, aren't they?I can imagine the twitch is out in
0:36:25 > 0:36:30force for that, won't they?
0:36:31 > 0:36:37The beautiful game turned ugly last night. But this match between
0:36:37 > 0:36:41Vitoria and Bahia had to be broken up after a brawl broke out. It
0:36:41 > 0:36:48started with a provocative dance in front of the home crowd by one of
0:36:48 > 0:36:56the players from Bahia. It ended with a total of ten red cards.
0:36:56 > 0:37:01Nobody is mixing it around. It means they were to players on the pitch to
0:37:01 > 0:37:05finish the match so it had to be abandoned. Goodness me.Ten red
0:37:05 > 0:37:14cards!Absolutely staggering.You wouldn't even think you would have
0:37:14 > 0:37:21that many red cards in your pocket. You use the same one.Here is your
0:37:21 > 0:37:33card, here is your card. Of course, what an idiot! At least I said it.
0:37:34 > 0:37:42Good morning. Day ten in PyeongChang, a busy day to the
0:37:42 > 0:37:44Brits. No medal events, really.
0:37:44 > 0:37:47We'll start with a busy few hours for British competitors
0:37:47 > 0:37:49at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, where the pair
0:37:49 > 0:37:52of Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland are through to the final
0:37:52 > 0:37:54of the ice dancing.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55It's a remarkable achievement for them,
0:37:55 > 0:37:58especially for Coomes, who, less than two years ago was told
0:37:58 > 0:38:01she may never skate again after shattering her knee
0:38:01 > 0:38:06in an horrific accident.
0:38:06 > 0:38:11This is the routine that got them there.Christopher Dean helped
0:38:11 > 0:38:16choreograph it. Penny and Nick finished 10th. The top 20 competing
0:38:16 > 0:38:24tomorrow's free dance when the medals are decided.
0:38:24 > 0:38:29It's definitely a different feeling going into Tom -- condition. Yes, I
0:38:29 > 0:38:32have competition pressure but I'm just excited to go out there again
0:38:32 > 0:38:37and so happy and painful to be here and I was skating around when they
0:38:37 > 0:38:41were reading at the previous scores an artist smiled to myself because
0:38:41 > 0:38:43after everything I've been through, I made it and that's the most
0:38:43 > 0:38:44important thing.
0:38:44 > 0:38:46There was success too for Rowan Cheshire in
0:38:46 > 0:38:47the freestyle skiing halfpipe.
0:38:47 > 0:38:51She missed out on the games four years ago because of injury
0:38:51 > 0:38:53but finished ninth to progress to the next round.
0:38:53 > 0:38:56But it was a morning of frustration for Britain's Aimee Fuller
0:38:56 > 0:38:57in snowboarding's Big Air event.
0:38:57 > 0:39:01Her Olympics are over after she fell on both her qualifying runs
0:39:01 > 0:39:09including this big crash in her second attempt.
0:39:16 > 0:39:21The beams her Olympic dreams, but this year at least, are over.
0:39:21 > 0:39:25Thankfully she was OK but she has treated these pictures of the
0:39:25 > 0:39:32bruising to her face.How painful to that look? Yes, you did take one to
0:39:32 > 0:39:33the grille, Amy.
0:39:33 > 0:39:35Lots more action coming up later this morning including
0:39:35 > 0:39:37the final of the men's two-man bobsleigh.
0:39:37 > 0:39:39But right now on the ice,
0:39:39 > 0:39:44Great Britain's men are taking on Denmark in curling.
0:39:44 > 0:39:51After five ends, it is for- two to Denmark. This is Team GB's seventh
0:39:51 > 0:39:56match. A defeat today put them on the verge of elimination.
0:39:56 > 0:40:00The FA Cup is the competition where shocks can and will happen,
0:40:00 > 0:40:01and yesterday was no different.
0:40:01 > 0:40:05League One Rochdale held Premier League Tottenham Hotspur
0:40:05 > 0:40:07to a 2-2 draw and have bagged themselves
0:40:07 > 0:40:08a replay at Wembley.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11That thanks to this injury time equaliser from Steve Davies.
0:40:11 > 0:40:13Spurs did take the lead through a Harry Kane penalty,
0:40:13 > 0:40:21but the joy belonged to Rochdale and their big day out at Wembley.
0:40:24 > 0:40:29When you having gone 1-0 up in the first half, we almost let the bomb,
0:40:29 > 0:40:33if you like. We knew what was going to come in the second half and I
0:40:33 > 0:40:36thought the players, they responded superbly and the Reds could have
0:40:36 > 0:40:40gone down but they didn't after the penalty and I feel as though we got
0:40:40 > 0:40:41a deserved equaliser.
0:40:41 > 0:40:44Rangers are up to second in the Scottish Premiership on goal
0:40:44 > 0:40:46difference after an eight-goal thriller at Hamilton.
0:40:46 > 0:40:49Josh Windass scored a hatrick in the 5-3 win which moves
0:40:49 > 0:40:50them above Aberdeen.
0:40:50 > 0:40:58They are nine points behind Celtic who drew nil-nil with St Johnstone.
0:41:04 > 0:41:12Did they have any red cards?Do we know? Brazil used them all up. I'm
0:41:12 > 0:41:17teasing myself so that you don't have to do it.I was not going to
0:41:17 > 0:41:26say anything. Here is matched with the weather. We are in front of
0:41:26 > 0:41:28Broadcasting House -- Broadcasting House in London. An indication,
0:41:28 > 0:41:33there is a bit of a damp start. We are starting your Monday morning
0:41:33 > 0:41:42frost free. Let's take a look at what we have got in store. It's a
0:41:42 > 0:41:46cloudy start, a mild start and it comes at a price. Rain and drizzle
0:41:46 > 0:41:54around. Becoming confined to eastern areas at a time. You can see the
0:41:54 > 0:42:01cloud is streaming across much of the country overnight. That is where
0:42:01 > 0:42:03we start the day in
0:42:03 > 0:42:04the country overnight. That is where we start the day in a pretty damp
0:42:04 > 0:42:08and to some soggy note. Not only have you got rain and drizzle
0:42:08 > 0:42:11around, the odd heavy burst but it's pretty misty and foggy over the
0:42:11 > 0:42:15hills. That would be the case across many parts of northern England and
0:42:15 > 0:42:20eastern England as well. Some of the dampest conditions in a moment in
0:42:20 > 0:42:26northern England but light and patchy rain. It does mean some parts
0:42:26 > 0:42:31of western England and Western Wales, also Northern Ireland. A
0:42:31 > 0:42:38little bit of morning sunshine. We will see a bit more developed. It
0:42:38 > 0:42:41stays damp across many parts of eastern Scotland and eastern
0:42:41 > 0:42:47England. Later on, west of Northern Ireland in far west Scotland, the
0:42:47 > 0:42:54rain could arrive into the evening rush-hour. Single figures across
0:42:54 > 0:43:01eastern counties of England. Any sunshine breaking through the crowd
0:43:01 > 0:43:09at times during the day. We will see a spell of rain briefly but is
0:43:09 > 0:43:15heavier bursts in eastern Scotland. Damp, cloudy, misty and murky. As
0:43:15 > 0:43:23sky is clear in the West, some in western Scotland and Northern
0:43:23 > 0:43:27Ireland, a bit of frost. Northern Ireland, western parts of England
0:43:27 > 0:43:38and Wales, still saying -- still staying fairly cloudy. Temperatures
0:43:38 > 0:43:41through the rest of the country, not faring too badly but this time of
0:43:41 > 0:43:50year. Tuesday night and Wednesday, greater chance of frost but the
0:43:50 > 0:43:54cloud crossed the south-east will drift into southern counties of
0:43:54 > 0:43:58England and the south of Wales set of those in the south-west, a cloudy
0:43:58 > 0:44:03day to come on Wednesday. Most will be dry. The cloud will break at
0:44:03 > 0:44:09times. But the press of the sunshine per northern England and Northern
0:44:09 > 0:44:13Ireland and given the fact the sun is strengthening day by day, we have
0:44:13 > 0:44:16the sunshine overhead and with temperatures like that, it should
0:44:16 > 0:44:20feel quite pleasant but don't give up your guide for winter, Dan and
0:44:20 > 0:44:25Louise, because there are signs that things could turn much colder
0:44:25 > 0:44:28towards the end of the week and more especially to the start of next
0:44:28 > 0:44:34week. We'll keep you updated but back to you both.
0:44:34 > 0:44:38It has been one of the most contentious political issues
0:44:38 > 0:44:40of the last two decades, finding the balance between increasing
0:44:40 > 0:44:43university funding and limiting the impact on students
0:44:43 > 0:44:44and the taxpayer has proved
0:44:44 > 0:44:45difficult for successive governments.
0:44:45 > 0:44:47Today, the Prime Minister will launch yet another review
0:44:47 > 0:44:48of the system.
0:44:48 > 0:44:51Labour's Lord Adonis was responsible for the introduction of tuition fees
0:44:51 > 0:44:52in 1998 and joins us from our London newsroom.
0:44:52 > 0:44:54in 1998 and joins us from our London newsroom.
0:44:54 > 0:44:54Good from our London newsroom.
0:44:54 > 0:44:55Good morning from our London newsroom.
0:44:55 > 0:44:55Good morning to from our London newsroom.
0:44:55 > 0:44:55Good morning to you, from our London newsroom.
0:44:55 > 0:44:56Good morning to you, thank from our London newsroom.
0:44:56 > 0:44:56Good morning to you, thank you from our London newsroom.
0:44:56 > 0:44:56Good morning to you, thank you very from our London newsroom.
0:44:56 > 0:44:58Good morning to you, thank you very much for joining us. Do you regret
0:44:58 > 0:45:03to have been partly responsible for where we are now?I think the
0:45:03 > 0:45:08decision to introduce a part payment by students for university education
0:45:08 > 0:45:13was the correct one, it allowed us to expand places significantly so it
0:45:13 > 0:45:17was socially equitable and it allowed us to give a better deal to
0:45:17 > 0:45:21universities where staff were being grossly underpaid. The big problem
0:45:21 > 0:45:25was the decision in 2010 with the Conservative and Liberal Democrat
0:45:25 > 0:45:29coalition two travel tuition fees overnight, they were £3000 before,
0:45:29 > 0:45:36there wasn't great controversy about that and they broke the cross-party
0:45:36 > 0:45:41consensus overnight by trebling the fees -- to treble. They lost the
0:45:41 > 0:45:44support of students, they were broadly happy with the deal before
0:45:44 > 0:45:512010 because it was a good deal, after 2010 when the fees went up to
0:45:51 > 0:45:54£9,000... £9,000 is more than the cost of a lot of the courses offered
0:45:54 > 0:45:57by universities and at that point it was unsustainable. To make it worse
0:45:57 > 0:46:03what they then also did was slap a 6.1% real rate of interest on the
0:46:03 > 0:46:07student debt. Before the system we set up allowed students not to pay
0:46:07 > 0:46:10the real rate of interest, so essentially what's happened is a set
0:46:10 > 0:46:16of changes which took what was I think a very justified system of
0:46:16 > 0:46:19students making a contribution to the cost of their university
0:46:19 > 0:46:23education into what was essentially and is now a cash cow by the
0:46:23 > 0:46:26government to get money from students, which is widely seen as
0:46:26 > 0:46:31unfair.What happens now, are you saying it should go back to a system
0:46:31 > 0:46:35that you had envisaged in the first place? Does the whole thing need to
0:46:35 > 0:46:41be looked at again?Well, the government is clearly the -- clearly
0:46:41 > 0:46:45kicking the whole thing into touch, they are setting up a review that
0:46:45 > 0:46:49will put it into the long grass for months. But what should happen, my
0:46:49 > 0:46:54view has always been clear, the system set up with cross-party
0:46:54 > 0:46:59support in 2004, 2005 with a contribution of £3000 a year by
0:46:59 > 0:47:02students repaid after graduation through the tax system with low real
0:47:02 > 0:47:05rate of interest was the right system.Do you think they shouldn't
0:47:05 > 0:47:10be scrapped, they should be taken back to £3000?I would like them to
0:47:10 > 0:47:14be kept at £3000. You have to understand, because the government
0:47:14 > 0:47:20has increased them to £9,250 with a 6% interest rate, what's happened is
0:47:20 > 0:47:23the Labour Party has moved against any fees at all, which was
0:47:23 > 0:47:26inevitable with the way politics works. I don't know frankly whether
0:47:26 > 0:47:31that will be sustainable to have a much more modest fee. I would like
0:47:31 > 0:47:36to see, being a rationalist when it comes to public policy, a new
0:47:36 > 0:47:39cross-party consensus on bringing fees back down to £3000, getting rid
0:47:39 > 0:47:43of the interest rate of 6% and agreeing that we will stick with
0:47:43 > 0:47:47that system for the next generation, not constantly changing but maybe
0:47:47 > 0:47:52it's gone beyond that and the only thing that can be sustainable is
0:47:52 > 0:47:56scrapping the fees.What about the impact on poorer students? The
0:47:56 > 0:48:00government are saying younger people from poorer backgrounds has
0:48:00 > 0:48:03increased since 2009, but what about poorer students, what would help
0:48:03 > 0:48:09them the most?It's true, because the fees and student loans are
0:48:09 > 0:48:13repaid after graduation, there's no reason why any student should be
0:48:13 > 0:48:17dissuaded from going to university. I say to any prospective students or
0:48:17 > 0:48:21students listening to this, if they get decent A-levels and have a good
0:48:21 > 0:48:25course then they should absolutely go to university. The question isn't
0:48:25 > 0:48:29so much putting off different groups, the question is whether it
0:48:29 > 0:48:35is fair and with students graduating with 50 or £60,000 worth of debt,
0:48:35 > 0:48:39and a 6.1% interest rate, which means they might have to pay back
0:48:39 > 0:48:43£100,000, and they have to get their lives sorted out, start buying
0:48:43 > 0:48:48houses and setting up families, it's basically not fair. What began as a
0:48:48 > 0:48:52sensible system of part contribution by students to the cost of
0:48:52 > 0:48:57universities has become a Treasury cash cow, with the vice chancellors
0:48:57 > 0:49:00milking the system for everything they can get because for them this
0:49:00 > 0:49:05is just a licence to print money. This has to stop and we need a new
0:49:05 > 0:49:10settlement.We will be speaking shortly at 7:40am two Damian Hinds,
0:49:10 > 0:49:14Education Secretary, to get his views. Lord Laird onus, former
0:49:14 > 0:49:20education minister, thanks for your time -- to. -- Lord Laird onus.
0:49:20 > 0:49:24Thanks for your comments as well. We will have time to look at them
0:49:24 > 0:49:29later. Keep them coming in.
0:49:29 > 0:49:33Steph is talking about a lack of properties coming onto the market
0:49:33 > 0:49:37meaning in some areas of the UK homes are being snapped up in fewer
0:49:37 > 0:49:43than three weeks.There are big regional differences so let me give
0:49:43 > 0:49:45you a flavour of this research.
0:49:45 > 0:49:48Rightmove has looked at where homes are being snapped up most quickly.
0:49:48 > 0:49:52On the average it takes 72 days to sell a property in the UK
0:49:52 > 0:49:53but it varies regionally.
0:49:53 > 0:49:55Livingston in West Lothian comes out top
0:49:55 > 0:49:57with homes selling after just 17 days.
0:49:57 > 0:49:57Other hotspots
0:49:57 > 0:49:59are Rugby and Nuneaton in Warwickshire
0:49:59 > 0:50:00and Wellingborough in Northamptonshire,
0:50:00 > 0:50:08where property sales take on average 21 days.
0:50:09 > 0:50:10So what's going on?
0:50:10 > 0:50:14Robert Reed is an estate agent.
0:50:14 > 0:50:19Good morning.Good morning.I'm not surprised to hear there's regional
0:50:19 > 0:50:23differences in the property market, it's been that way for ever, but
0:50:23 > 0:50:27what's the difference? Why is it such a big difference in terms of
0:50:27 > 0:50:32how long it takes to sell something? The UK has a kind of patchwork quilt
0:50:32 > 0:50:35of regional variations, as you rightly say, but why is it? Normally
0:50:35 > 0:50:40it is factors on the ground, emerging areas could be spillover,
0:50:40 > 0:50:44other areas could be close by where people have been priced out of the
0:50:44 > 0:50:50area. They want to purchase still buy with -- close by with the
0:50:50 > 0:50:53amenities and transport links so suddenly you get an unpopular area
0:50:53 > 0:50:58becoming the emerging one. It can be spillover. It can be localised
0:50:58 > 0:51:03factors like employment which can affect that. The popularity of
0:51:03 > 0:51:07schools can change an area completely if a certain catchment
0:51:07 > 0:51:11area is what people want so normally it comes down to things that make a
0:51:11 > 0:51:17difference on the day-to-day basis that affects people, also
0:51:17 > 0:51:21affordability, wages, salaries and the ability to buy in certain areas.
0:51:21 > 0:51:24What's happening with the housing market overall, our prices still
0:51:24 > 0:51:29going up?The market is pretty stable at the moment -- are the
0:51:29 > 0:51:33prices. Not moving significantly in either direction. Our finding from
0:51:33 > 0:51:37the report this morning is that the south-west is slightly less well
0:51:37 > 0:51:40performing than the rest of the country. That's different to
0:51:40 > 0:51:44previously when we've talked about this, so a slight correction. While
0:51:44 > 0:51:52asking prices are generally up, the average is less than previous years
0:51:52 > 0:51:55so that says the market is pretty steady, prices not particularly
0:51:55 > 0:51:58flying up, a bit more price sensitivity. Still pretty decent and
0:51:58 > 0:52:01reasonable, nowhere near the difficult crises we've had in the
0:52:01 > 0:52:04past but there is no significant shift in terms of the asking prices
0:52:04 > 0:52:08and selling prices.There was a time when sellers were holding back a bit
0:52:08 > 0:52:11in terms of putting their property on the market, what's happening in
0:52:11 > 0:52:16that sense now?What you're finding in these areas where sales are going
0:52:16 > 0:52:20very quickly, there's not enough stock in the market so people get to
0:52:20 > 0:52:24an area and think this works for me, I like it, I'm not sure what the
0:52:24 > 0:52:27market is doing, I will stay put. That means buyers are looking saying
0:52:27 > 0:52:32they want to buy but there is nothing available so when it comes
0:52:32 > 0:52:35on it goes extremely quickly. In general terms the big issues like
0:52:35 > 0:52:39general elections and Brexit reverend is mean people think twice
0:52:39 > 0:52:42about moving. Those who don't have to remove hold still but there's
0:52:42 > 0:52:46always people who have to move through life circumstances and they
0:52:46 > 0:52:50have to keep going regardless of the political context and economic
0:52:50 > 0:52:55context. Again there's areas where there is a lot of supply but in
0:52:55 > 0:52:58other areas there is a shortage, which is driving up the time in
0:52:58 > 0:53:02which the houses sell.Is it getting better for first-time buyers?There
0:53:02 > 0:53:07was a move in the budget on the stamp duty. The big issue for
0:53:07 > 0:53:10first-time buyers is the availability. . I think the big
0:53:10 > 0:53:15thing I would like to see more of when we see these developments up
0:53:15 > 0:53:18and down the country, lots of 4-bedroom detached houses, that's
0:53:18 > 0:53:22great but it doesn't solve the first-time buyer problem. If you
0:53:22 > 0:53:26spoke to estate agents nationwide what they would want more of his
0:53:26 > 0:53:322-bedroom terraces, starter homes. That is a longer-term issue. -- is.
0:53:32 > 0:53:38They need first-time buy a home on the agenda so there's more support
0:53:38 > 0:53:44but the big issue is applied -- buyer home. -- is supplied.
0:53:44 > 0:53:45but the big issue is applied -- buyer home. -- is supplied. Thanks
0:53:45 > 0:53:45but the big issue is applied -- buyer home. -- is supplied. Thanks
0:53:45 > 0:53:52very much. -- supplied.-- supply.
0:53:52 > 0:53:55Defying the reviewers who called it boring and forgettable,
0:53:55 > 0:53:58the Greatest Showman has gone from critical flop to cult classic
0:53:58 > 0:53:59in record time.
0:53:59 > 0:54:01The Hugh Jackman circus musical continues to dominate
0:54:01 > 0:54:03the box office thanks to the popularity of
0:54:03 > 0:54:05the film's soundtrack.
0:54:05 > 0:54:07Now, its dedicated fans will have an excuse for a repeat
0:54:07 > 0:54:09viewing with the release of a singalong version.
0:54:09 > 0:54:14Fiona Lamdin reports.
0:54:14 > 0:54:20The Greatest Showman claims to have the world singing. Now, after seven
0:54:20 > 0:54:24weeks in the cinemas, this is the first time the audience can
0:54:24 > 0:54:30officially join in. I love the music, I love the, sort
0:54:30 > 0:54:35of, I love the story, I love how it's such a spectacle, all the
0:54:35 > 0:54:38colours and costumes. It's brilliant.With gone, like, four
0:54:38 > 0:54:43times.We were doing it on the train on the way here, we had our
0:54:43 > 0:54:47headphones on the way here listening to it.Give me a little go here now.
0:54:47 > 0:54:55She well, I won't.This is the greatest show!Inside there's even a
0:54:55 > 0:55:03bearded lady to get the vocal cords warmed up. It's a familiar formula.
0:55:03 > 0:55:08The lyrics pop up on screen so there's really no excuse not to join
0:55:08 > 0:55:12in.
0:55:13 > 0:55:18in. Since its release the film has delivered seven straight weeks at
0:55:18 > 0:55:23the box office, and the soundtrack has been number one in the album
0:55:23 > 0:55:28charts for the last six weeks. But despite these impressive figures,
0:55:28 > 0:55:33when it was released, critics weren't convinced.Let's make no
0:55:33 > 0:55:38mistake, this is not a good film. I mean, there is a good film to be
0:55:38 > 0:55:42made about PT Barnum, this is not it. It is just a bunch of syrupy
0:55:42 > 0:55:49ballad is. It's like drowning in a vat of Disney light. Saying that, if
0:55:49 > 0:55:54you should be forced to go and see this film again against your will,
0:55:54 > 0:55:57think the singalong version is the most horrible because there's a lot
0:55:57 > 0:56:01of energy in the room and you can't help but to tap occasionally.Which
0:56:01 > 0:56:07we managed to catch on camera.
0:56:10 > 0:56:13we managed to catch on camera.This time you could just clap, scream and
0:56:13 > 0:56:19no one mattered. It was good, wasn't it?Yeah.I'm shaking, I had
0:56:19 > 0:56:22goosebumps and I feel like I was watching the actors actually
0:56:22 > 0:56:28performing it in front of us, which was really exciting, so I loved it.
0:56:28 > 0:56:32Love it or hate it, there can be little doubt this is an experience
0:56:32 > 0:56:36that seems to have left this audience feeling on top of the
0:56:36 > 0:56:38world. Fiona Lamdin, BBC News.
0:56:42 > 0:56:45You can't help yourself! There's nothing like a good singalong, is
0:56:45 > 0:56:51there?Have you ever been to one?I haven't but I'm going to.I have
0:56:51 > 0:56:56done The Sound of Music.It is proved, who cares what the critics
0:56:56 > 1:00:17say, just enjoy it! -- proof.
1:00:17 > 1:00:19Now, though, it's back to Dan and Louise.
1:00:19 > 1:00:20Bye for now.
1:00:24 > 1:00:27Hello - this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise
1:00:27 > 1:00:27Minchin.
1:00:27 > 1:00:30Theresa May admits young people in England face "one
1:00:30 > 1:00:33of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world".
1:00:33 > 1:00:35The Prime Minister launches a major review
1:00:35 > 1:00:37into the cost of going to university.
1:00:52 > 1:00:55Also this morning:
1:00:55 > 1:00:58Oxfam reveals that 3 of the men accused of sexual misconduct
1:00:58 > 1:01:01in Haiti physically threatened witnesses during a 2011
1:01:01 > 1:01:03investigation.
1:01:03 > 1:01:07A sea of black at the Baftas, as stars line up to show solidarity
1:01:07 > 1:01:11against sexism and harassment in the film industry.
1:01:11 > 1:01:13I have a little trouble with compliance.
1:01:13 > 1:01:17LAUGHTER.
1:01:17 > 1:01:20But I want you to know that I stand in full
1:01:20 > 1:01:23solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.
1:01:23 > 1:01:26Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
1:01:26 > 1:01:28towards women who have or want children -
1:01:28 > 1:01:29that's according to new research.
1:01:29 > 1:01:35I'll be looking at why.
1:01:35 > 1:01:42Good morning. She was told she would never skate again but rape but Great
1:01:42 > 1:01:48Britain's Penny Cooms has been back on the ice with Nick Buckland. That
1:01:48 > 1:01:53would have a great performance with the ice dancing. I will be back with
1:01:53 > 1:01:56a full round-up from PyeongChang at 730.
1:01:56 > 1:02:02And Matt has the weather. No ice to be found in the UK, a frost free
1:02:02 > 1:02:06start to Monday but it does come at a price. Plenty of outbreaks of
1:02:06 > 1:02:09rain, especially in the east.
1:02:09 > 1:02:10First our main story.
1:02:10 > 1:02:13The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
1:02:13 > 1:02:16have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
1:02:16 > 1:02:17Theresa May will launch an independent review into higher
1:02:17 > 1:02:20education finance in England, saying many courses are not judged
1:02:20 > 1:02:22to give value for money.
1:02:22 > 1:02:26Universities are free to charge up to just over
1:02:26 > 1:02:28£9,000 a year, depending on the course,
1:02:28 > 1:02:30however only a handful charge less than the maximum.
1:02:30 > 1:02:36Graduates in England now leave university
1:02:36 > 1:02:38with average debts of more than £50,000.
1:02:38 > 1:02:42That's because interest rates on student
1:02:42 > 1:02:44loans now stand at 6.1%.
1:02:44 > 1:02:46Our political correspondent Ben Wright is in Westminster.
1:02:46 > 1:02:54Ben, what has the reaction been in Westminster to this review?
1:02:57 > 1:02:59It's something that successive governments have struggled to find a
1:02:59 > 1:03:04balance with, this issue?Finding the balance between what the stage
1:03:04 > 1:03:10be paying on what students should be paying. A real dilemma that
1:03:10 > 1:03:15governments have grappled with. This has become hot politics, I think,
1:03:15 > 1:03:22since Labour announced they would scrap tuition fees and that helped
1:03:22 > 1:03:25win the young voters and students and is Theresa May says, it's an
1:03:25 > 1:03:30issue causing real concern to parents and grandparents as well.
1:03:30 > 1:03:36Theresa May will say the current system has produced a competitive
1:03:36 > 1:03:42market.
1:03:42 > 1:03:46market. Andrew Adonis was on Breakfast earlier on and he
1:03:46 > 1:03:50explained why he thinks the current system has become a cash cow to the
1:03:50 > 1:03:54Treasury and needs to change.The Labour Party has moved against any
1:03:54 > 1:03:59fees at all which is inevitable in the way politics works so don't know
1:03:59 > 1:04:03if it will be sustainable to have a much more modest fee which is what I
1:04:03 > 1:04:08would like to see, being a rationalist, when it comes to public
1:04:08 > 1:04:12policy, a new cross-party consensus on bringing fees backed down to
1:04:12 > 1:04:16£3000, getting rid of the 6% interest rate and agreeing we will
1:04:16 > 1:04:20stick with that system.It could be the government decides to some
1:04:20 > 1:04:24courses at some universities. There is also pressure from within the
1:04:24 > 1:04:29Tory party to bring back maintenance grants. Politically, I think the
1:04:29 > 1:04:33difficulty for the government is trying to come up with a solution
1:04:33 > 1:04:37that addresses the concerns of people and doesn't look like a pale
1:04:37 > 1:04:38imitation of what Labour are proposing.
1:04:38 > 1:04:43We will be speaking to the Education Secretary Damian Hinds
1:04:43 > 1:04:44just before 8:00.
1:04:44 > 1:04:46Oxfam has revealed that charity workers physically threatened
1:04:46 > 1:04:48witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct
1:04:48 > 1:04:53in Haiti in 2011.
1:04:53 > 1:04:54The report inlcudes accusations of bullying,
1:04:54 > 1:04:56intimidation of staff and use of prostitutes,
1:04:56 > 1:04:59as well as suggesting that Oxfam bosses ignored a recommendation that
1:04:59 > 1:05:02better ways should be found to inform other charities
1:05:02 > 1:05:03about problem staff.
1:05:03 > 1:05:09Our diplomatic correspondent James Lansdale reports.
1:05:09 > 1:05:13In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, seven of the Oxfam
1:05:13 > 1:05:16staff sent there to help left because as a result
1:05:16 > 1:05:17of their unacceptable behaviour.
1:05:17 > 1:05:20An internal report published today shows one was dismissed and three
1:05:20 > 1:05:22resigned for using prostitutes on Oxfam premises.
1:05:22 > 1:05:24Two more were dismissed for bullying and intimidation,
1:05:24 > 1:05:26one of whom also downloaded pornography.
1:05:26 > 1:05:34And another man was sacked for failing to protect staff.
1:05:39 > 1:05:41The report says three suspects physically threatened witnesses
1:05:41 > 1:05:43during the investigation.
1:05:43 > 1:05:46The 11-page document makes various recommendations including finding
1:05:46 > 1:05:48better mechanisms for informing other aid agencies about
1:05:48 > 1:05:51so-called problem staff.
1:05:51 > 1:05:53This is something Oxfam appears to have ignored
1:05:53 > 1:06:01as Roland Van Hauwermeiren, the charity's directory in Haiti,
1:06:11 > 1:06:13went to work for another aid organisation in Bangladesh,
1:06:13 > 1:06:16even though the charity says he resigned for using prostitutes.
1:06:16 > 1:06:19Parts of the reports are blacked out to hide people's identities
1:06:19 > 1:06:22but Oxfam says it has given an unredacted copy to Haitian
1:06:22 > 1:06:24ministers whom senior members from the charity
1:06:24 > 1:06:25will meet later today.
1:06:25 > 1:06:26James Landale, BBC News.
1:06:26 > 1:06:29Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, a film about a mother
1:06:29 > 1:06:32seeking justice for her daughter's murder, was the big winner
1:06:32 > 1:06:33at the Bafta awards last night.
1:06:33 > 1:06:36It won five prizes including best film and best
1:06:36 > 1:06:37actress for Frances McDormand.
1:06:37 > 1:06:40The theme of justice and equality for women dominated the event,
1:06:40 > 1:06:45with most guests wearing black to show solidarity with campaigns
1:06:45 > 1:06:47against abuse and harassment, although McDormand admitted
1:06:47 > 1:06:49that she chose to break the dress code.
1:06:49 > 1:06:51I have a little trouble with compliance.
1:06:51 > 1:06:58LAUGHTER.
1:06:58 > 1:07:01But I want you to know that I stand in full
1:07:01 > 1:07:09solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.
1:07:11 > 1:07:17We should also mention that Gary Oldman won Best Actor for Darkest
1:07:17 > 1:07:21Hour and best make up making him to look Winston Churchill.He said he
1:07:21 > 1:07:26was in the chair for four hours. That is dedication.
1:07:26 > 1:07:29Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
1:07:29 > 1:07:32to pregnant workers and those planning to have children according
1:07:32 > 1:07:34to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
1:07:34 > 1:07:36They've released new research today, looking into pregnancy
1:07:36 > 1:07:38and maternity discrimination in the workplace.
1:07:38 > 1:07:42Steph joins us now with the results.
1:07:42 > 1:07:48This is a survey of over 1000 employers, too it is pretty senior
1:07:48 > 1:07:52people in private sector organisations. They have asked them
1:07:52 > 1:07:59about how they feel whether they want to have children in the future
1:07:59 > 1:08:03and what they can and can't ask them in job interviews and what they are
1:08:03 > 1:08:07like when they had children and came back to work some of the key
1:08:07 > 1:08:12statistics is that more than half of employers say that women should stay
1:08:12 > 1:08:16in the interview whether they are pregnant or not. At the moment, it
1:08:16 > 1:08:19is fine for an employer to ask somebody in an interview about
1:08:19 > 1:08:24pregnant but if they discriminate against them because they are
1:08:24 > 1:08:28pregnant, they can take them to an employment tribunal. Say a pregnant
1:08:28 > 1:08:33lady mentions or gets ask and says, I'm pregnant and afterwards, she
1:08:33 > 1:08:42doesn't get the job, and she can probably do that. Don't ask, don't
1:08:42 > 1:08:46go near discrimination. But when you look at why they have a problem with
1:08:46 > 1:08:49women having babies or being pregnant, it's because of the
1:08:49 > 1:08:53attitude of the women when they are in work afterwards so according to
1:08:53 > 1:08:57the survey, they said about 44% of women who have had more than one
1:08:57 > 1:09:01pregnancy is -- more than one pregnancy are a burden on the
1:09:01 > 1:09:05company and some said that mothers were less engaged. I am sure there
1:09:05 > 1:09:10will be lots of women out there who are raging hearing this, working
1:09:10 > 1:09:17mums who say they are not a burden at all. This is why the Equality and
1:09:17 > 1:09:20Human Rights Commission have looked into this because they say it is
1:09:20 > 1:09:25completely wrong to discriminate against women who have or want to
1:09:25 > 1:09:29have children. We will be talking to them later about how this fits them.
1:09:29 > 1:09:34How can these employers have these attitudes and not discriminate? We
1:09:34 > 1:09:39will be talking to a well working --a working mum as well.Anybody who
1:09:39 > 1:09:49wants to get in touch as well, you can tweet us or email us.
1:09:49 > 1:09:51can tweet us or email us. Have a look at these pictures of an
1:09:51 > 1:09:57attempted ram raid on a street in Leeds. Men wearing balaclavas. This
1:09:57 > 1:10:00was a botched attempt to unsuccessfully smash the shop's
1:10:00 > 1:10:06windows and they speeded up empty-handed. Westport -- West
1:10:06 > 1:10:11Yorkshire police said responded to a number of ram raids in recent weeks.
1:10:11 > 1:10:15Driving back and forth into the Windows before speeding off down the
1:10:15 > 1:10:16road.
1:10:16 > 1:10:19Breaking diplomatic sock news!
1:10:19 > 1:10:22The Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's on an official
1:10:22 > 1:10:25visit to India, but it's his socks that have caught the attention
1:10:25 > 1:10:28of the media.
1:10:28 > 1:10:31He chose to wear these Star Wars-themed novelty pair
1:10:31 > 1:10:33on a visit to the Taj Mahal.
1:10:33 > 1:10:35It's not the first time the Canadian Prime Minister's
1:10:35 > 1:10:36worn novelty socks.
1:10:36 > 1:10:40These have the Chewbacca design on them.
1:10:40 > 1:10:47He wore these to the Global Business Forum.
1:10:48 > 1:10:53And these are some very fetching duck themed ones that he wore to
1:10:53 > 1:10:59Davos.I have got to think about -- I've got a thing about cool socks. I
1:10:59 > 1:11:05was once turned down because of my socks. I wore red Sox to my PGCE
1:11:05 > 1:11:09interview and I was told I was not serious enough. I think socks are
1:11:09 > 1:11:14very important.Is he pushing the edges?If I had worn a normal pair
1:11:14 > 1:11:20of socks, I probably wouldn't be here.That would be a terrible
1:11:20 > 1:11:24shame.Thank goodness for the red pair of socks.
1:11:24 > 1:11:28It was more about the black dresses than the red carpet at last night's
1:11:28 > 1:11:29Bafta Film Awards.
1:11:29 > 1:11:32Nearly all of the guests at the ceremony in London wore black
1:11:32 > 1:11:35to show their support for campaigns to stamp out sexism
1:11:35 > 1:11:37and discrimination in the movie industry and beyond.
1:11:37 > 1:11:40In a moment we'll speak to two campaigners about what,
1:11:40 > 1:11:42if any, difference this activism will make.
1:11:42 > 1:11:50First, let's hear what some of the stars had to say.
1:11:52 > 1:11:56A century ago, the suffragettes laid the groundwork for the kind of
1:11:56 > 1:12:00dogged resistance and powerful protest that is carried forward
1:12:00 > 1:12:04today with the Time's Up movement and with it, the determination to
1:12:04 > 1:12:09eradicate the inequality and abuse of women the world over.We finished
1:12:09 > 1:12:15this film about a year ago. It's the story of a woman taking on the
1:12:15 > 1:12:19establishment and the status quo. It seems more timely now than we ever
1:12:19 > 1:12:23could have imagined them.Lily and I would just like to thank you all for
1:12:23 > 1:12:28standing up the justice and equality tonight.Yes, and now... And now
1:12:28 > 1:12:33back to business.As Martin said, I have a little trouble with
1:12:33 > 1:12:39compliance.
1:12:39 > 1:12:42compliance. But I want you to know that I stand in full solidarity with
1:12:42 > 1:12:49my sisters tonight in black.
1:12:50 > 1:12:52my sisters tonight in black.That's a little bit of talk about what was
1:12:52 > 1:12:54going on at the BAFTA awards.
1:12:54 > 1:12:57Some of the clebrities invited equality campaigners as their guests
1:12:57 > 1:12:59last night, and we're joined now by two of them.
1:12:59 > 1:13:01Laura Bates founded the Everyday Sexism project
1:13:01 > 1:13:03and Marai Larasi works to tackle violence
1:13:03 > 1:13:06against women and girls from black and ethnic minority backgrounds.
1:13:06 > 1:13:08They join us now from London.
1:13:08 > 1:13:15Thank you both so much for joining us. First EU, Marai. We said you
1:13:15 > 1:13:19would be a guest at the BAFTA awards, what would you have said?I
1:13:19 > 1:13:23would have thought you lost your mind. It wasn't on my list of things
1:13:23 > 1:13:27that I would be doing for 2018 but it's been absolutely amazing in
1:13:27 > 1:13:31terms of amplifying the issue for us. Violence against women and
1:13:31 > 1:13:38girls. And justice more broadly. Amazing.Laura, would you think this
1:13:38 > 1:13:44would happen to you?I think I probably would been terrified and I
1:13:44 > 1:13:50was but the person is so kindly took me, the first time I was a on a red
1:13:50 > 1:13:55carpet, I almost fell backwards because it was so overwhelming. In a
1:13:55 > 1:13:58way, that was what this is about. Women standing in solidarity with
1:13:58 > 1:14:03women in all different jobs in all walks of life saying we will see
1:14:03 > 1:14:14you, we will lift each other up and not stand for abuse.Laura, he
1:14:14 > 1:14:19founded the Everyday Sexism project. Has there been a change recently in
1:14:19 > 1:14:24attitudes?There has been a very marked and important change in the
1:14:24 > 1:14:27conversation because we've seen so many courageous survivor speaking
1:14:27 > 1:14:32out about their experiences. What we need to seize the rest of the world
1:14:32 > 1:14:35is stepping up, saving you have named the problem and shown us what
1:14:35 > 1:14:40it is. We need to fix it. That picks needs to be systemic and structural.
1:14:40 > 1:14:44It needs to be organisations, government not just saying to women
1:14:44 > 1:14:48who have spoken out about the problem, what are you going to do
1:14:48 > 1:14:53differently? This is not up to women to fix.And Marai, he went to the
1:14:53 > 1:14:57Golden Globes with Emma Watson. What would make a difference from your
1:14:57 > 1:15:03point of view? Let's talk about film and TV.
1:15:03 > 1:15:07There's a whole set of things to think about, one, who is working in
1:15:07 > 1:15:13the industry where people are placed? What this means in terms of
1:15:13 > 1:15:16representation. The kind of content were producing as well, I think
1:15:16 > 1:15:20there's something about thinking about what we're putting out there,
1:15:20 > 1:15:26the issue is happening behind the scenes. We've seen the industry here
1:15:26 > 1:15:30look at improving standards, and that's absolutely welcome, but we
1:15:30 > 1:15:33need to make sure there is accountability built in so that it's
1:15:33 > 1:15:36not just something that doesn't have teeth. We really need teeth around
1:15:36 > 1:15:43this. Media has such huge influence over what we do, so again to
1:15:43 > 1:15:47reiterate, let's think about who's doing what in our industry and also
1:15:47 > 1:15:53kind of the content we're producing. Can we have diverse women on our
1:15:53 > 1:15:59screens and not always have black women in particular roles? Let's
1:15:59 > 1:16:04think about how all women are presented. Let's think about those
1:16:04 > 1:16:07changes because that will make a difference.What about people who
1:16:07 > 1:16:13might think for example this is all where very well, I will ask you
1:16:13 > 1:16:19both, Hollywood getting involved, but how real is that and how much is
1:16:19 > 1:16:23this joining in something that's become a movement. What do you
1:16:23 > 1:16:27think, Laura?We know the problem is enormous and it affects women in all
1:16:27 > 1:16:31industries, we know almost half of all women experience sexual
1:16:31 > 1:16:36harassment in the workplace and two thirds of young women. We know it's
1:16:36 > 1:16:41worse when that is compounded by racism, racism, discrimination on
1:16:41 > 1:16:46the grounds of gender identity and disability. Everyone has a role to
1:16:46 > 1:16:51play across those boundaries. Of course it's important for women in
1:16:51 > 1:16:55entertainment to speak out because they put a spotlight on an issue and
1:16:55 > 1:16:58for every one of those stories we've heard there might be 1000 other
1:16:58 > 1:17:04women whose stories we're not hearing. And woman on a zero hours
1:17:04 > 1:17:07contract who's in precarious employment and it's hard for her to
1:17:07 > 1:17:11use her voice for risk of losing her job at. We need those women to use
1:17:11 > 1:17:18their platform to draw attention to the wider issue.I would say a
1:17:18 > 1:17:23similar thing but we're not saying the lives of women in entertainment
1:17:23 > 1:17:26are more important, we asked a in Bow have this platform that allows
1:17:26 > 1:17:37for amplification that we haven't had before. -- we are sailing women
1:17:37 > 1:17:44in entertainment. -- we are saying. What you have is this amazing
1:17:44 > 1:17:49solidarity across completely different sectors. That means
1:17:49 > 1:17:52something in terms of shifting the conversation.Does it matter what
1:17:52 > 1:17:59the Duchess of Cambridge was wearing to either of you?Not really. People
1:17:59 > 1:18:03show their solidarity in different ways. I'd like to think the Duchess
1:18:03 > 1:18:07of Cambridge takes these issues seriously, I'd like to think so.
1:18:07 > 1:18:11Absolutely, last night this was about a structural issue, it was a
1:18:11 > 1:18:15collective voice, not about any individual person.Thanks both very
1:18:15 > 1:18:20much. I can see you an chilly so thank you for speaking to us on BBC
1:18:20 > 1:18:26Breakfast. -- I can see you are chilly.
1:18:26 > 1:18:28We want to show you incredible
1:18:28 > 1:18:31pictures, talking about great films, Blackpool is known for its
1:18:31 > 1:18:35illuminations but this is a mum oration of starlings which many
1:18:35 > 1:18:39people have been visiting Blackpool to see over the weekend.They are
1:18:39 > 1:18:48looking like a giant wave rising from the water. They gathered
1:18:48 > 1:18:53together to keep warm and safe. Is also thought they came together to
1:18:53 > 1:18:58exchange information about feeding sites.Ignorant question, how do
1:18:58 > 1:19:06they do that?Follow me! They are absolutely fantastic. Over bridges
1:19:06 > 1:19:10as well they do that, Demare narration is, beautiful.We always
1:19:10 > 1:19:14speak to Chris Packham about Spring watch and Autumn watch and he always
1:19:14 > 1:19:21says how beautiful it is to watch a mum oration of starlings. -- mum
1:19:21 > 1:19:23oration.
1:19:23 > 1:19:23They
1:19:27 > 1:19:29Here's Matt with a look at this morning's
1:19:29 > 1:19:30incredible weather.
1:19:30 > 1:19:32good morning. Potential
1:19:32 > 1:19:34good morning. Potential for cold weather to come our way towards the
1:19:34 > 1:19:40end of the week and into next week. This morning and across the UK it is
1:19:40 > 1:19:45a frost free start but as you can see by the skies behind me, it comes
1:19:45 > 1:19:50at a price, a great start to Monday morning. Let's look at the forecast
1:19:50 > 1:19:55for today. Not only is it lousy, cloudy and dry, mild, rain and
1:19:55 > 1:20:00drizzle around, especially in eastern areas. The King at the
1:20:00 > 1:20:04satellite, the cloud has come from the north-west but in amongst it is
1:20:04 > 1:20:09the mild air -- looking at. Rain and drizzle in many northern and eastern
1:20:09 > 1:20:14areas. Anywhere except for Northern Ireland, Wales and the south-west to
1:20:14 > 1:20:20begin with. The rain will come and go in Scotland, the odd heavy burst,
1:20:20 > 1:20:23and damp weather in northern England, pushing to the Midlands,
1:20:23 > 1:20:26further rain and light drizzle in East Anglia and the south-east,
1:20:26 > 1:20:30including the Channel Islands but it means the temperatures are clear of
1:20:30 > 1:20:34a frost this morning, some already in the high single figures and they
1:20:34 > 1:20:37will go further, especially in the west, where we will see breaks in
1:20:37 > 1:20:41the cloud today, south-west England, west Wales, south-west Northern
1:20:41 > 1:20:46Ireland. The west of Northern Ireland and later into Scotland we
1:20:46 > 1:20:50will see rain for the end of the afternoon and into the evening.
1:20:50 > 1:20:53Eastern parts of Scotland, Eastern counties of England will stay gloomy
1:20:53 > 1:20:58and damp all day long. To go with that we've got a lot of mist and
1:20:58 > 1:21:01hill fog around as well, your morning commute and later today
1:21:01 > 1:21:05could be a bit on the gloomy and murky side. Temperatures today still
1:21:05 > 1:21:09holding up nicely, even with the cloud around, many places in double
1:21:09 > 1:21:12figures, high single figures towards the easternmost counties admittedly
1:21:12 > 1:21:18but 30 possible if you see any sunshine -- 13. Rain for a time
1:21:18 > 1:21:20tonight, Northern Ireland and Scotland, clearer skies following.
1:21:20 > 1:21:24Heavy bursts in eastern Scotland and eastern England staying down
1:21:24 > 1:21:28throughout. Here temperatures will hold up, a colder night to the west
1:21:28 > 1:21:31compared to last night, some parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland
1:21:31 > 1:21:36tomorrow morning could start with a touch of frost. A bit more sunshine
1:21:36 > 1:21:39tomorrow, many northern and western areas having a vastly brighter day
1:21:39 > 1:21:43with a good deal more sunshine around. Staying cloudy and some pot
1:21:43 > 1:21:46of eastern England, especially Lincolnshire, East Anglia and the
1:21:46 > 1:21:49south-east, rain and drizzle possible here but temperatures
1:21:49 > 1:21:53holding up and for many of you a fairly mild David Ash parts of.
1:21:53 > 1:21:57Tuesday night into Wednesday, the cloud we have in eastern parts of
1:21:57 > 1:22:02England will slide its wake on a developing breeze of the south-west
1:22:02 > 1:22:05and southern Wales -- parts of. Further north it could be a frosty
1:22:05 > 1:22:10start to Wednesday but a lovely start for the northern half of the
1:22:10 > 1:22:13country on Wednesday -- its wake. Southern counties of England, south
1:22:13 > 1:22:17Wales and staying a bit on the cloudy side. Some brightness is
1:22:17 > 1:22:21possible at times -- its way. The cloud thicken for a passing light
1:22:21 > 1:22:26shower. Breezy on Wednesday in the south, that will add to a slightly
1:22:26 > 1:22:30cooler feel for many -- big enough. Towards the of the week, as easterly
1:22:30 > 1:22:34winds develop further, especially for the south, we could see
1:22:34 > 1:22:39temperatures drop and those could drop further into the weekend and
1:22:39 > 1:22:39beyond -- sick
1:22:39 > 1:22:41drop further into the weekend and beyond -- sick enough. Back to Dan
1:22:41 > 1:22:49and Luis Neto. -- back to Dan and Louise. That thick enough. -- sick
1:22:49 > 1:22:51enough.
1:22:51 > 1:22:54-- thick enough.
1:22:54 > 1:22:57Diagnosing autism in children has always been a challenging process
1:22:57 > 1:23:00but scientists say they have now developed a blood and urine test
1:23:00 > 1:23:02that can accurately detect the disorder.
1:23:02 > 1:23:04Researchers at the University of Warwick claim it could lead
1:23:04 > 1:23:06to earlier diagnosis but experts have expressed caution,
1:23:06 > 1:23:10saying such a test is still a long way from being reliable.
1:23:10 > 1:23:14Joining us now in the studio is Naila Rabanni who conducted
1:23:14 > 1:23:15the research and James Cusack from the autism charity Autistica.
1:23:15 > 1:23:19Thank you very much for joining us. You conducted this research, what
1:23:19 > 1:23:23did you do and what did you find?We wanted to look at the disease which
1:23:23 > 1:23:28has a high impact in parents and children and find some sort of
1:23:28 > 1:23:32biomarker that could diagnose early and conclusively that no child who
1:23:32 > 1:23:38doesn't have autism is wrongly diagnosed. That was the idea. We
1:23:38 > 1:23:42looked at the protein damage in plasma and then using machine
1:23:42 > 1:23:49learning to find the combination of markers seen in autistic children to
1:23:49 > 1:23:56develop a test that could give you a high, accurate diagnosis of autistic
1:23:56 > 1:24:01children.James, how difficult has diagnosis of autism being?Families
1:24:01 > 1:24:05have to wait a long time for diagnosis, so we know in the last
1:24:05 > 1:24:09ten years the average waiting time for diagnosis hasn't changed.
1:24:09 > 1:24:15Families are very keen to get a diagnosis as soon as is the.It was
1:24:15 > 1:24:20a small amount of people you tested, wasn't it? -- as soon as possible.
1:24:20 > 1:24:26Did you find there was a marker? As far as you could see?This is a
1:24:26 > 1:24:33typical medium-sized study, clinical study when you look at by markers to
1:24:33 > 1:24:43diagnose this. We really needed to get a significant change, about 18
1:24:43 > 1:24:47patients and 18 healthy children -- biomarker is. We used about 38. It
1:24:47 > 1:24:54is a good-sized. I wouldn't call it a small -- biomarker is. We had good
1:24:54 > 1:24:59results. The powerful technique... Reason for this is look at the
1:24:59 > 1:25:08fingerprints of the processes of autism and it identifies which
1:25:08 > 1:25:15pathway is involved in the process of developing autism. These markers
1:25:15 > 1:25:20are linked to the disease process. Finding that and then combining it
1:25:20 > 1:25:25with artificial intelligence, we were able to narrow it down from
1:25:25 > 1:25:33about 30 markers to about four markers with accuracy of 88%, which
1:25:33 > 1:25:39is way better than any current test available.Can I put this to you
1:25:39 > 1:25:43from the Royal College of paediatrics and Child health, this
1:25:43 > 1:25:48is far away from a test and if applied to a large population this
1:25:48 > 1:25:52will cause false positives, meaning there is worry to children and
1:25:52 > 1:25:57families.With the likelihood ratio of having false positive... It is
1:25:57 > 1:26:05new, 0.1. -- it is 0.1. It gives you conclusive evidence of absence of
1:26:05 > 1:26:10disease in a healthy child. This is not the first test I have developed,
1:26:10 > 1:26:18I have developed heads for osteoarthritis where we can bring G8
1:26:18 > 1:26:22with prices Dimity and specificity -- tests. I don't think it's a long
1:26:22 > 1:26:27way off
1:26:28 > 1:26:38way off -- differentiate with specificity.Families want to have
1:26:38 > 1:26:47their diagnosis as soon as per the. That is key. -- as soon as possible.
1:26:47 > 1:26:54We need tests that are accurate. One of the issues with this research
1:26:54 > 1:26:58with this diagnostic is it compares autism with people who don't have
1:26:58 > 1:27:03autism and a clinician's job is to go beyond deciding weather someone
1:27:03 > 1:27:09has autism, but weather they have autism, ADHD or whatever. Accurate
1:27:09 > 1:27:13diagnosis is key to ensuring someone gets the best treatment and support
1:27:13 > 1:27:18they can -- weather.I agree with James. That's the beauty of this
1:27:18 > 1:27:23test. The likelihood ratio, as I mentioned, is 0.1, that conclusively
1:27:23 > 1:27:30tells you...That is compared to the population. It is in a merry small
1:27:30 > 1:27:34sample size for autism. You can't really compare autism to arthritis
1:27:34 > 1:27:43-- and varied. Autism is a more complex, varied condition. -- very
1:27:43 > 1:27:49small.That is correct, I agree. There have been hundreds of studies
1:27:49 > 1:27:55that have got to this stage before. It looks promising and you see a
1:27:55 > 1:27:58great difference between autism and people who are just in the general
1:27:58 > 1:28:03population.Can I briefly say again, previously all these studies have
1:28:03 > 1:28:07done looking at the normal protein. We are looking at the damaged
1:28:07 > 1:28:10protein involved in the disease process and these are the markers
1:28:10 > 1:28:16actually in each disease and each different type of these neurological
1:28:16 > 1:28:21disorders. I agree with you, we need to do further validation in a large
1:28:21 > 1:28:27cohort and in other neurological disorders, disorders, and that's on
1:28:27 > 1:28:31the cards, that's what we're going to do.Let us know what you think
1:28:31 > 1:28:34about that on Breakfast this morning. You can find us on social
1:28:34 > 1:28:37media or you can send us an e-mail.
1:28:37 > 1:31:55Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
1:31:55 > 1:31:56in half an hour.
1:31:56 > 1:31:58Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:31:58 > 1:32:00Now, though, it's back to Dan and Louise.
1:32:00 > 1:32:01Bye for now.
1:32:05 > 1:32:09Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:32:09 > 1:32:13Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
1:32:13 > 1:32:16The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
1:32:16 > 1:32:19have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
1:32:19 > 1:32:21Theresa May is set to launch a year-long independent
1:32:21 > 1:32:24review into higher education finance in England, saying many courses
1:32:24 > 1:32:26are not judged to give value for money.
1:32:26 > 1:32:29The review will consider changing the level of fees,
1:32:29 > 1:32:37cutting loan interest rates and reintroducing maintenance grants.
1:32:37 > 1:32:40Oxfam has revealed that charity workers physically threatened
1:32:40 > 1:32:42witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct
1:32:42 > 1:32:44in Haiti in 2011.
1:32:44 > 1:32:46The report inlcudes accusations of bullying,
1:32:46 > 1:32:48intimidation of staff and use of prostitutes,
1:32:48 > 1:32:48Ours is
1:32:48 > 1:32:51as well as suggesting that Oxfam bosses ignored a recommendation that
1:32:51 > 1:32:54better ways should be found to inform other charities
1:32:54 > 1:32:58about problem staff.
1:32:58 > 1:33:01Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, a film about a mother
1:33:01 > 1:33:04seeking justice for her daughter's murder, was the big winner
1:33:04 > 1:33:08at the Bafta awards last night.
1:33:08 > 1:33:11The theme of justice and equality for women dominated the event,
1:33:11 > 1:33:14with most guests wearing black to show solidarity with campaigns
1:33:14 > 1:33:22against abuse and harassment, although McDormand admitted
1:33:23 > 1:33:29that she chose to break the dress code.
1:33:30 > 1:33:33she won Best Actress and Gary Altmann won for his betrayal of
1:33:33 > 1:33:35Winston Churchill.
1:33:35 > 1:33:39Six in 10 employers believe that a woman should have to disclose
1:33:39 > 1:33:41whether she is pregnant during the recruitment process,
1:33:41 > 1:33:44according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights
1:33:44 > 1:33:46Commission.
1:33:46 > 1:33:48(The survey of a thousand businesses found widespread
1:33:48 > 1:33:49pregnancy and maternity discrimination, including more
1:33:49 > 1:33:53than 40 per cent of employers believing that women who have had
1:33:53 > 1:33:56more than one pregnancy while in the same job are a burden
1:33:56 > 1:33:57on their team.
1:33:57 > 1:33:59More than £2 billion worth of old-style £10 notes
1:33:59 > 1:34:02are still in circulation - with less then a fortnight to go
1:34:02 > 1:34:04until UK shops stop accepting them.
1:34:04 > 1:34:06Bank of England officials say the withdrawal
1:34:06 > 1:34:09of the old currency is progressing at about the rate they expected.
1:34:09 > 1:34:13The paper notes, with Charles Darwin on the back, will stop being legal
1:34:13 > 1:34:16tender on the 1st of March.
1:34:25 > 1:34:29I need to change my emergency tenner. You definitely need to
1:34:29 > 1:34:35change it, it could be too late.
1:34:36 > 1:34:38The beautiful game turned ugly last night in Brazil.
1:34:38 > 1:34:41But this match between Vitoria and Bahia had to be broken
1:34:41 > 1:34:43up after a brawl broke out.
1:34:43 > 1:34:49It started with a provocative dance in front of the home crowd by one
1:34:49 > 1:34:50of the players from Bahia.
1:34:50 > 1:34:53It ended with a total of ten red cards.
1:34:53 > 1:34:54Nobody is mixing it around.
1:34:54 > 1:34:57It means they were to players on the pitch to finish the match
1:34:57 > 1:34:59so it had to be abandoned.
1:34:59 > 1:35:07Goodness me.
1:35:16 > 1:35:21It started when one of the players did a dance. Annette escalated. Out
1:35:21 > 1:35:30of control from that point.Coming up, Matt will have the weather. It's
1:35:30 > 1:35:38been a brilliant weekend, so much to cheer. Lizzie Yarnold, it just did
1:35:38 > 1:35:44it to me.
1:35:46 > 1:35:54it to me. Sport, music and achievement. It does it for me.
1:35:54 > 1:35:59achievement. It does it for me. It was a fantastic weekend, wasn't it?
1:35:59 > 1:36:06An utterly brilliant weekend.
1:36:07 > 1:36:14For Dan Walker, ice dancing is the place to be. What a great story from
1:36:14 > 1:36:17Team GB.
1:36:17 > 1:36:20It's been a great performance from the British ice dancing pair
1:36:20 > 1:36:23of Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland as they qualified for the next
1:36:23 > 1:36:25round of the ice dancing competition.
1:36:25 > 1:36:27All the more impressive when you consider that just 20
1:36:27 > 1:36:30months ago, Coomes was told she may never skate again
1:36:30 > 1:36:33after shattering her kneecap into 8 pieces in an accident.
1:36:33 > 1:36:37A road of recovery fought penny to get to this place. And here they are
1:36:37 > 1:36:44today, back on Olympic ice. A great performance from them as well.
1:36:44 > 1:36:45They performed brilliantly
1:36:45 > 1:36:47in the short dance section of the competition, qualifying
1:36:47 > 1:36:50in 10th place ahead of tomorrow free dance section.
1:36:50 > 1:36:54They will be looking to push up that leaderboard to get closer to the
1:36:54 > 1:36:57medals. They are looking for a really, really good performance
1:36:57 > 1:36:58tomorrow.
1:36:58 > 1:37:00It was a good morning too
1:37:00 > 1:37:02for Rowan Cheshire in the freestyle skiing halfpipe event.
1:37:02 > 1:37:05Her performance was good enough to see her qualify
1:37:05 > 1:37:06for the next round.
1:37:06 > 1:37:09Unfortunately the other Brit in that competition Molly Summerhayes didn't
1:37:09 > 1:37:10make it through.
1:37:10 > 1:37:11There was huge disappointment too
1:37:11 > 1:37:17for Aimee Fuller in the snowboarding big air event.
1:37:17 > 1:37:20This is making it's debut at this years games but Fuller fell
1:37:20 > 1:37:23on both her attempts, including a big crash
1:37:23 > 1:37:31in in her second jump so her Olympics is over.
1:37:38 > 1:37:45That, I'm afraid, caused some quite serious injuries.
1:37:46 > 1:37:58serious injuries. As you can see, looking very sore.
1:38:05 > 1:38:10looking very sore. I am here.
1:38:10 > 1:38:13Rhona Howie, though so many of us will always know her
1:38:13 > 1:38:16as Rhona Martin, who won gold as skip of the curling team
1:38:16 > 1:38:20at the Salt Lake City Games in 2002 is with us this morning.
1:38:20 > 1:38:23It's reaching the business end of Great Britain's men taking on
1:38:23 > 1:38:30Denmark in the round-robin matches. This go to live of it. After nine
1:38:30 > 1:38:34ends, it is 6-5 to Denmark. You've been watching this all morning,
1:38:34 > 1:38:45haven't you? I have, it's been a long morning. You need to win, so
1:38:45 > 1:38:49it's absolutely in their hands to do.Great to have some live
1:38:49 > 1:38:55commentary from you.This weekend, full of controversy with the line
1:38:55 > 1:39:00the women's team. What have you made of it all? The red light was on the
1:39:00 > 1:39:09stove. I do think she believes she touched it. What's your opinion?The
1:39:09 > 1:39:18centres on the stones are very sensitive. The green lights flash.
1:39:18 > 1:39:25If they flash at that time, you would get the stone fixed. And then
1:39:25 > 1:39:31you have to release before the hotline which you clearly do on the
1:39:31 > 1:39:35VG but you are allowed to double touch the handover. He has
1:39:35 > 1:39:41unfortunately double touch.
1:39:41 > 1:39:45unfortunately double touch. As Eve says, it happened. Forget it.Just
1:39:45 > 1:39:54explain to us, it could be a tiny touch. Or what would it have been?
1:39:54 > 1:40:03Can we come back to the studio? Explain to us.
1:40:03 > 1:40:06Explain to us. She released the stone. That's what you can see
1:40:06 > 1:40:13clearly. The finger touch the back of a handle is the cost of a cost
1:40:13 > 1:40:20the hotline.
1:40:20 > 1:40:24the hotline. She held her hand up and said, it's never happened to her
1:40:24 > 1:40:29before.Both the men and the women have lost quite a few of their
1:40:29 > 1:40:35matches so far. Back in 2002, when you went to win the gold medal, you
1:40:35 > 1:40:42lost quite a few as well? We had four losses in our round-robin. You
1:40:42 > 1:40:52just made it through.Oh, dear. Yes, so we won five games but we just had
1:40:52 > 1:40:59to win our last round-robin game. We had to tie-break games. In Germany
1:40:59 > 1:41:10and Sweden. Then a semi-final and a final.How do you keep calm in these
1:41:10 > 1:41:17situations?Much calmer playing than watching. Just all the user
1:41:17 > 1:41:23psychology. Focus and concentrate. Absolutely, it makes a difference
1:41:23 > 1:41:28when you are on the ice. The hours of training you put in is second
1:41:28 > 1:41:36nature. You just play the shot.So many people are talking about doping
1:41:36 > 1:41:41in curling. A suspected doping case with a Russian athlete who won
1:41:41 > 1:41:47bronze last week. What advantage would someone have in doping in
1:41:47 > 1:41:53curling? I'm not asking you to comment on that case. I know it's an
1:41:53 > 1:42:00endurance sport. You put in 40- plus hours already ahead of that.I
1:42:00 > 1:42:06really don't know what you could take. Maybe selling to keep the
1:42:06 > 1:42:13heart rate down. I have never heard of anybody taking anything that
1:42:13 > 1:42:17would help them to be a better colour. You just need time on the
1:42:17 > 1:42:24ice.Good to hear that. The court arbitration for sport is opening up
1:42:24 > 1:42:27a case about this possible violation. The athlete is now
1:42:27 > 1:42:33waiting the result.And I know the world Federation were looking at
1:42:33 > 1:42:37this seriously and they spent a lot of money doing regular doping tests.
1:42:37 > 1:42:43They were all clean.You will be part of coverage throughout the day?
1:42:43 > 1:42:51Yes, I am.Really lovely to see you.
1:42:52 > 1:43:04The FA Cup is the competition where shocks can happen.
1:43:04 > 1:43:06League One Rochdale held Premier League Tottenham Hotspur
1:43:06 > 1:43:09to a 2-2 draw and have bagged themselves
1:43:09 > 1:43:10a replay at Wembley.
1:43:10 > 1:43:12That thanks to this injury time equaliser from Steve Davies.
1:43:12 > 1:43:15Spurs did take the lead through a Harry Kane penalty,
1:43:15 > 1:43:19but the joy belonged to Rochdale and their big day out at Wembley.
1:43:19 > 1:43:21When you having gone 1-0 up in the first half,
1:43:21 > 1:43:24we almost let the bomb, if you like.
1:43:24 > 1:43:27We knew what was going to come in the second half and I thought
1:43:27 > 1:43:31the players, they responded superbly and the Reds could have gone down
1:43:31 > 1:43:34but they didn't after the penalty and I feel as though we got
1:43:34 > 1:43:39a deserved equaliser.
1:43:39 > 1:43:44Now biting stuff on the curling. 10th and final end. There might be
1:43:44 > 1:43:52an extra end, it goes to a tie-break. It's exciting stuff.You
1:43:52 > 1:43:59can watch the highlights. We will try and keep you up-to-date as well.
1:43:59 > 1:44:01There is Matt. Good morning.
1:44:01 > 1:44:01try and keep you up-to-date as well. There is Matt. Good morning. Thank
1:44:01 > 1:44:07you very much. A very mild start to Monday morning. Frost free. It does
1:44:07 > 1:44:13come at a price. You can see on the ground behind me, glistening under
1:44:13 > 1:44:17some fairly damp conditions. If we take the forecast, cloudy and
1:44:17 > 1:44:21marvelled that there will be rain and drizzle around, especially
1:44:21 > 1:44:25across the eastern half of the country. Some western areas, parts
1:44:25 > 1:44:30of the south-west, you start the day drive. Outbreaks of rain and
1:44:30 > 1:44:36drizzle, extensive hill fog as well over the high ground. And the rain
1:44:36 > 1:44:41and drizzle become a bit more confined. Again, still the odd heavy
1:44:41 > 1:44:45burst.
1:44:54 > 1:44:57Temperatures into the teens, 13 in the south-west and in the East
1:44:57 > 1:45:00where it is cloudy and damp.
1:45:00 > 1:45:03Heavy bursts in eastern Scotland and some parts of eastern England but
1:45:03 > 1:45:14skies clear in the north
1:45:14 > 1:45:17skies clear in the north and west. Forecast for tomorrow morning in the
1:45:17 > 1:45:26UK will be for a brighter day and eastern areas sunny, lots of cloud
1:45:26 > 1:45:30and East Anglia and the south-east corner, this is where we will see
1:45:30 > 1:45:34further rain and drizzle at times. Still murky but in the West and the
1:45:34 > 1:45:39North a dry, sunny day and with sunshine out it will feel fairly
1:45:39 > 1:45:45pleasant. More in half an hour.
1:45:48 > 1:45:51Back to our main story on BBC Breakfast, within the past 12
1:45:51 > 1:45:54months...
1:45:54 > 1:45:55The Conservative government's policy
1:45:55 > 1:45:57on university tuition fees has undergone something
1:45:57 > 1:45:59of a transformation.
1:45:59 > 1:46:02After backing an increase in the level to more than £9,000
1:46:02 > 1:46:05just over a year ago, the Prime Minister said
1:46:05 > 1:46:07in the autumn that she wanted tuition fees frozen.
1:46:07 > 1:46:10Today, she will launch a review of the system
1:46:10 > 1:46:12which will consider cutting the amount students pay.
1:46:12 > 1:46:15Education Secretary Damian Hinds joins us from Westminster.
1:46:15 > 1:46:19Thank you very much for coming on to talk about this. For those viewers
1:46:19 > 1:46:23who have been watching for the last few hours, we spoke to Lord Adonis
1:46:23 > 1:46:28about an hour ago, can you firstly explain why this review is needed?
1:46:28 > 1:46:33It will take at least a year for proposals to be suggested, why
1:46:33 > 1:46:38another review?We have one of the best university systems in the world
1:46:38 > 1:46:42with some of the best individual universities. We have more young
1:46:42 > 1:46:48people going on to university than ever before, but when the current
1:46:48 > 1:46:53financing system came in in 2012 it was widely anticipated there would
1:46:53 > 1:46:58be more variety in the system, more different prices for different
1:46:58 > 1:47:02courses, but also different structures, different ways of
1:47:02 > 1:47:12delivering a degree there will be analysis of how you stimulate
1:47:12 > 1:47:17variety and choice. Different ways of getting a degree and the
1:47:17 > 1:47:21alternatives to university, some of the technical and vocational routes
1:47:21 > 1:47:27that aren't necessarily a three-year degree but other ways of investing
1:47:27 > 1:47:32in our future skills base.Does the current system not work?It works
1:47:32 > 1:47:39very well in some really important ways. We have properly sustainable
1:47:39 > 1:47:41if financed universities, there's a share in the cost between the
1:47:41 > 1:47:47student and students, they learn a lot more -- earn a lot more money
1:47:47 > 1:47:51through their lifetime by going to university than not, there's a
1:47:51 > 1:47:55taxpayer element, it is fairly done, you don't repay until you reach a
1:47:55 > 1:48:00certain income threshold, which is about to go up to £25,000. I'll say
1:48:00 > 1:48:05again, we expected there to be and I want there to be more variety in
1:48:05 > 1:48:10what's on offer and be absolutely sure that every would-be student can
1:48:10 > 1:48:14get good value for money and we're also getting the skills we need for
1:48:14 > 1:48:18the future of our country.With respect that was meant to be what
1:48:18 > 1:48:22was happening already. For example, there was meant to be a variation of
1:48:22 > 1:48:26these but what happened is all universities charged the top whack,
1:48:26 > 1:48:30everything they can charge, to get the most money out of students --
1:48:30 > 1:48:36fees.Your observation is good, the average fee is £9,100, very close to
1:48:36 > 1:48:41the top, we want to see more variety. It's not just about the fee
1:48:41 > 1:48:45you charge for a three-year course, it's about whether you have more
1:48:45 > 1:48:49compressed courses into, say, two years, where there can be more
1:48:49 > 1:48:53options to study while you're working. Maybe more people who can
1:48:53 > 1:48:58do commuter degrees, so not having to work to another town or sadly --
1:48:58 > 1:49:04move. All of these aspects are important. -- city. Thinking about a
1:49:04 > 1:49:08joined up system with technical education post 18 and some of those
1:49:08 > 1:49:13other collocations in disciplines that are important for the future of
1:49:13 > 1:49:18the country.
1:49:19 > 1:49:24the country.What are you going to say to a student facing £50,000
1:49:24 > 1:49:29debt, interest of 6.1%, how do you encourage them to be part of the
1:49:29 > 1:49:33system and also can you give them a promised those fees are going to go
1:49:33 > 1:49:39down rather than up?-- a promise. That's a really good question you
1:49:39 > 1:49:45pose. I'm aware obviously of the concerns people have and are very
1:49:45 > 1:49:50visible number that you come out with, the debt number, but it's not
1:49:50 > 1:49:56like a normal debt in the sense that a lot of people will never pay that
1:49:56 > 1:50:03full amount back because we have an earnings threshold, £25,000, and you
1:50:03 > 1:50:07don't pay anything back if you are earning under that and by the time
1:50:07 > 1:50:1330 years has passed, whatever's left is written of and as for the
1:50:13 > 1:50:17taxpayer subsidy, that's when that comes in -- written of. People
1:50:17 > 1:50:22shouldn't be put off applying for university because you're only going
1:50:22 > 1:50:27to contribute if you're earning. I say again, we have one of the best
1:50:27 > 1:50:32systems of universities in the world, four of the top ten in the
1:50:32 > 1:50:38world, 16 of the top 100. Over a lifetime a graduate will earn
1:50:38 > 1:50:43£100,000 more by going to university than if they didn't.We've created
1:50:43 > 1:50:47this system now whereby universities are dependent on these high fees and
1:50:47 > 1:50:50if you were to take those away then they would really struggle, they
1:50:50 > 1:50:54would be a huge funding gap which they would currently not be able to
1:50:54 > 1:50:59fill.It's in nobody's interests to have universities that aren't
1:50:59 > 1:51:02properly funded, that's in the interests of the universities and
1:51:02 > 1:51:07the students because we want to make sure we have a world-class higher
1:51:07 > 1:51:11education system available. One of the things the review will look at,
1:51:11 > 1:51:17one of the things the panel will look at no doubt will be about the
1:51:17 > 1:51:20different costs to put on different types of courses. That's one of the
1:51:20 > 1:51:24considerations in how the pricing is done.David Hines, thanks for
1:51:24 > 1:51:30talking to us this morning. That's the Education Secretary.
1:51:30 > 1:51:34Thanks for your messages about that. Employers are in the Dark Ages when
1:51:34 > 1:51:37it comes to attitudes towards pregnant workers and those planning
1:51:37 > 1:51:40to have children according to the Equality and Human Rights
1:51:40 > 1:51:45Commission. More on that right now with them and Steph.Good morning.
1:51:45 > 1:51:48Really interesting research and lots of people have been messaging about
1:51:48 > 1:51:54this, lots of people are livid. Good morning.
1:51:54 > 1:51:57This is a research by the Equality and Human Rights Commission,
1:51:57 > 1:51:59who spoke to over 1,000 employers across the private sector.
1:51:59 > 1:52:03They found six in ten believe that a woman should have to disclose
1:52:03 > 1:52:05whether she is pregnant during the recruitment process,
1:52:05 > 1:52:08and 40% of employers believe that women who have had more than one
1:52:08 > 1:52:16pregnancy while in the same job are a burden on their team.
1:52:16 > 1:52:19Sue Coe is Head of Employment at the EHRC.
1:52:19 > 1:52:22Bina Hale is a recruitment consultant who won a case of actual
1:52:22 > 1:52:25discrimination against her employer.
1:52:25 > 1:52:31Thanks for joining us.Can I start with you on what rights are when it
1:52:31 > 1:52:34comes to recruitment, are you allowed to be asked if you're
1:52:34 > 1:52:37pregnant?It seems ludicrous we have to remind ourselves the whole point
1:52:37 > 1:52:42of a job interview is to get the best person for the job depending on
1:52:42 > 1:52:47their skills and experience and not any discriminatory factors. It is
1:52:47 > 1:52:50unlawful to not appoint somebody for a job because they're a woman,
1:52:50 > 1:52:55pregnant or because you even think they might get pregnant at sometime
1:52:55 > 1:52:59in the future.But they can be asked, though, can't be? They just
1:52:59 > 1:53:03can't discriminate them for it.But the big question is why would you
1:53:03 > 1:53:07want to ask those questions in an interview if you're not allowed to
1:53:07 > 1:53:13actually act on the answers to deny people work?What about then once
1:53:13 > 1:53:17the mother has had the child and is back in work, what are your thoughts
1:53:17 > 1:53:21on the attitude you found in the story about people saying they are a
1:53:21 > 1:53:27burden was yellow we're founding these attitudes aren't only decades
1:53:27 > 1:53:32away from what the actual law is, but it seems to ignore the
1:53:32 > 1:53:38fundamental rights of women at work -- they are a burden?
1:53:38 > 1:53:44That's what we are concerned about, we are calling on employers to work
1:53:44 > 1:53:50with us and take up the support we are offering them through our
1:53:50 > 1:53:54working forward initiative.For you this was your reality, you were
1:53:54 > 1:53:59disseminated against. What happened to you?I worked for Denton is, the
1:53:59 > 1:54:03biggest international law firm, had my second child when I was there and
1:54:03 > 1:54:08I was brought in first day back after maternity and said I was under
1:54:08 > 1:54:11redundancy consultation and effectively was made redundant, went
1:54:11 > 1:54:14through the internal process, which was flawed, and had to unfortunately
1:54:14 > 1:54:22take them to a tribunal, which I won at the end of last year.That was a
1:54:22 > 1:54:27year of your life trying to win that case?A whole year. To be honest I'm
1:54:27 > 1:54:31ashamed to say I resented my son for the first year of his life purely
1:54:31 > 1:54:34because of what happened to me. The emotional impact, the financial
1:54:34 > 1:54:37impact, the anxiety, the sleepless night and it's something I live with
1:54:37 > 1:54:41my daily basis and it's something I will never be able to forget that
1:54:41 > 1:54:46nights.UI with a different company? I work for another organisation now
1:54:46 > 1:54:51-- nights -- you are working working with a different company. It is
1:54:51 > 1:54:54something I struggle with on a daily basis. My trust of individuals has
1:54:54 > 1:55:02changed. I am trying to rebuild my confidence but it takes time. I have
1:55:02 > 1:55:06spoken to 500 women over the last 12 months, they have contacted me, and
1:55:06 > 1:55:11it's happening more and more often in this day and age. It's shocking
1:55:11 > 1:55:17how we treat our women.Shocking is the right word for this must sue,
1:55:17 > 1:55:23being a super clever woman, dealing with lots of women have done for
1:55:23 > 1:55:27centuries but being discriminated for it -- shocking is the right word
1:55:27 > 1:55:33for this, Sue.Listening to the pressure you have been put under,
1:55:33 > 1:55:37that's why we at EHRC are working to stop the discrimination and change
1:55:37 > 1:55:42attitudes upstream by offering to work with employers, supporting
1:55:42 > 1:55:45them, giving them tools and tips and giving them the chance to learn
1:55:45 > 1:55:48through each other through our working forward initiative and
1:55:48 > 1:55:53that's what we encourage them to do to plant a flag and said, we want to
1:55:53 > 1:55:57get rid of this from the workplace so people like her don't have to go
1:55:57 > 1:56:02through this again.Would that work? Do employers want to get this right?
1:56:02 > 1:56:08Beatitudes don't suggest that, some of them don't -- the attitudes.I've
1:56:08 > 1:56:11been working closely with maternity action after what happened to me and
1:56:11 > 1:56:1554,000 women lose their jobs every year because of discrimination. The
1:56:15 > 1:56:19government could have acted on it, there was a report a year ago and
1:56:19 > 1:56:22they've done nothing. It wouldn't have helped me, it would help women
1:56:22 > 1:56:27in the same situation. My view is a lot of them are doing this because
1:56:27 > 1:56:31there's a whole attitude around diversity, let's have a diverse
1:56:31 > 1:56:34workforce, but we're discriminating against our women.Sui, there's been
1:56:34 > 1:56:38a number of businesses who have got in touch and said we're a small
1:56:38 > 1:56:42business, it's really hard for us, however you look at it it will more
1:56:42 > 1:56:47if an employee goes maternity leave and when they come back they will
1:56:47 > 1:56:52need to take time off -- Sue. How does it work for them?I understand
1:56:52 > 1:56:57what small businesses are saying, however, it is a fact that they can
1:56:57 > 1:57:02claim back 103% of statutory maternity pay. Also I think it's
1:57:02 > 1:57:08really important to realise that discrimination costs. We did
1:57:08 > 1:57:13research that showed British business are losing £280 million
1:57:13 > 1:57:15every year through pregnancy maternity discrimination.A topic we
1:57:15 > 1:57:19could talk about four hours I'm sure. Thanks for coming in and
1:57:19 > 1:57:23telling us your story and thanks for everyone who has sent messages in.
1:57:23 > 1:57:27That's it from me. Thank you for telling your story and the impact on
1:57:27 > 1:57:30you, it's really clear, thank you very much indeed.
1:57:30 > 1:57:33Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
2:00:53 > 2:00:54to feel quite cold.
2:00:54 > 2:00:55That's it from us.
2:00:55 > 2:00:58I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
2:00:58 > 2:00:59in half an hour.
2:00:59 > 2:01:01Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
2:01:01 > 2:01:04Now, though, it's back to Dan and Louise.
2:01:04 > 2:01:04Bye for now.
2:01:07 > 2:01:09Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:01:09 > 2:01:12Theresa May admits young people in England face "one of the most
2:01:12 > 2:01:14expensive systems of university tuition in the world".
2:01:14 > 2:01:16The Prime Minister launches a major review into the cost
2:01:16 > 2:01:24of going to university.
2:01:24 > 2:01:26Good morning, it's Monday 19th February.
2:01:26 > 2:01:31Also this morning...
2:01:31 > 2:01:34Oxfam reveals that three of the men accused of sexual misconduct
2:01:34 > 2:01:36in Haiti physically threatened witnesses during a 2011
2:01:36 > 2:01:39investigation.
2:01:39 > 2:01:42A sea of black at the Baftas, as stars line up to show solidarity
2:01:42 > 2:01:49against sexism and harassment in the film industry.
2:01:50 > 2:01:55I have a little trouble with compliance. I stand in full
2:01:55 > 2:01:58solidarity with my sisters tonight in black.
2:01:58 > 2:02:00Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
2:02:00 > 2:02:02towards women who have or want children - that's
2:02:02 > 2:02:03according to new research.
2:02:03 > 2:02:09I'll be looking at why.
2:02:09 > 2:02:13In the last few minutes there has been a vital win for Great Britain's
2:02:13 > 2:02:17men's curling team at the Winter Olympics. They beat Denmark in the
2:02:17 > 2:02:20final end to keep alive their chances of a place in the semifinal.
2:02:20 > 2:02:25I will have a full round-up for you live from Pyeongchang at 8:30am.
2:02:25 > 2:02:30It went down to that final stone! Very exciting.
2:02:30 > 2:02:34Matt has the weather. It is all happening out there on the ice in
2:02:34 > 2:02:37Pyeongchang but no ice in the UK today, a frost free start to the
2:02:37 > 2:02:42working week but it comes at a price, grey skies, damp and receive
2:02:42 > 2:02:44some eastern areas, a little bit brighter in the West.
2:02:44 > 2:02:49Full forecast in 15 minutes. OK, thank you.
2:02:49 > 2:02:50First, our main story.
2:02:50 > 2:02:53The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
2:02:53 > 2:02:55have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
2:02:55 > 2:02:57Theresa May will launch an independent review into higher
2:02:57 > 2:02:59education finance in England, saying many courses are not judged
2:02:59 > 2:03:03to give value for money.
2:03:03 > 2:03:06Universities are free to charge up to just over £9,000 a year,
2:03:06 > 2:03:08depending on the course, but only a handful charge
2:03:08 > 2:03:09less than the maximum.
2:03:09 > 2:03:11Graduates in England now leave university with average debts
2:03:11 > 2:03:14of more than £50,000.
2:03:14 > 2:03:18That's because interest rates on student loans now stand at 6.1%.
2:03:18 > 2:03:24Political correspondent Ben Wright is in Westminster.
2:03:24 > 2:03:29We have been talking to various sides on this this morning. This is
2:03:29 > 2:03:34going to be a review, we won't have any answers for some time?
2:03:34 > 2:03:38About a year, I think. It will go on for some time, it will be Government
2:03:38 > 2:03:41led, not an entirely independent review, but the issue around rising
2:03:41 > 2:03:46student debt has been hot politics since 2012, when the Government
2:03:46 > 2:03:52allowed the cap on fees to rise to around £9,000. But it has become
2:03:52 > 2:03:54particularly hot politics since Labour announced they would scrap
2:03:54 > 2:03:58tuition fees altogether. That has made Labour even more popular
2:03:58 > 2:04:04amongst students and young people but also, as Theresa May will say
2:04:04 > 2:04:09today,
2:04:15 > 2:04:17parents and grandparents are concerned about this issue, which is
2:04:17 > 2:04:20why the Government needs to address it. It does not seem that the whole
2:04:20 > 2:04:23is you of the way graduates pay for tuition is on the table, I think
2:04:23 > 2:04:25that will remain the way that universities are funded, but, as
2:04:25 > 2:04:27Damian Hinds, Education Secretary, told Breakfast earlier, there are
2:04:27 > 2:04:29changes the Government is considering. It is not like a normal
2:04:29 > 2:04:33debt in the sense that a lot of people will never pay back that full
2:04:33 > 2:04:38amount because we have an earnings threshold, £21,000, about to go up
2:04:38 > 2:04:42to 25.You don't pay back anything if you are earning under that. By
2:04:42 > 2:04:48the time 30 years has passed, whatever is left is written off,
2:04:48 > 2:04:52that is where the taxpayer subsidy comes in, so people should not be
2:04:52 > 2:04:55put off right now applying to university and so on.
2:04:55 > 2:05:01But it could be that the Government decides to cap some courses at some
2:05:01 > 2:05:04universities. There is also an argument in the Tory party about
2:05:04 > 2:05:08whether maintenance grants should be brought back to help cope with the
2:05:08 > 2:05:12costs, Labour as well arguing for that. It will be a big debate about
2:05:12 > 2:05:15a very complex question. I think the political challenge for the
2:05:15 > 2:05:21Government is coming up with an answer to
2:05:27 > 2:05:29some of these questions that does not just looked like a pale
2:05:29 > 2:05:32imitation of Labour's policy, which is why I think this is difficult
2:05:32 > 2:05:34territory for the Government. Very interesting, lots of people
2:05:34 > 2:05:35interested in it. Thank you.
2:05:35 > 2:05:36Oxfam has revealed that charity workers physically threatened
2:05:36 > 2:05:38witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct
2:05:38 > 2:05:40in Haiti in 2011.
2:05:40 > 2:05:41The report inlcudes accusations of bullying, intimidation of staff
2:05:41 > 2:05:44and use of prostitutes, as well as suggesting that Oxfam
2:05:44 > 2:05:46bosses ignored a recommendation that better ways should be found
2:05:46 > 2:05:48to inform other charities about problem staff.
2:05:48 > 2:05:54Our diplomatic correspondent James Landale reports.
2:05:54 > 2:05:59In the wake of the earthquake in Haiti in 2010, seven of the Oxfam
2:05:59 > 2:06:03staff sent there to help left the organisation as a result of their
2:06:03 > 2:06:06unacceptable behaviour. An internal report published today shows that
2:06:06 > 2:06:11one was dismissed and three resigned for using prostitutes on Oxfam
2:06:11 > 2:06:15premises. Two more were dismissed for bullying and intimidation, one
2:06:15 > 2:06:20of whom also downloaded pornography. And another man was sacked for
2:06:20 > 2:06:25failing to protect staff. The report says three of the suspect physically
2:06:25 > 2:06:34threatened witnesses during the investigation. The 11 page document
2:06:38 > 2:06:39makes various recommendations, including finding better mechanisms
2:06:39 > 2:06:41for informing other aid agencies about so-called problem staff. This
2:06:41 > 2:06:44is something that Oxfam appears to have ignored as the charity's
2:06:44 > 2:06:48director in Haiti went on to work for another aid organisation in
2:06:48 > 2:06:51Bangladesh even though the charity says he resigned for using
2:06:51 > 2:06:55prostitutes. Parts of the report are blacked out to hide people's
2:06:55 > 2:07:00identities, but Oxfam says it has given an unredacted copy to Haitian
2:07:00 > 2:07:05ministers whom senior ministers from the charity will meet later today.
2:07:05 > 2:07:10-- senior managers from the charity.
2:07:10 > 2:07:14Three Billboards Outside Ebbing This Year We dominated the BAFTAs last
2:07:14 > 2:07:19night taking home five trophies. The drama, about a woman's struggle
2:07:19 > 2:07:22to get justice for her murdered daughter, was named best film while
2:07:22 > 2:07:25its star, Francis McDormand, was Best Actor.
2:07:25 > 2:07:29The theme of justice and equality for women dominated the event with
2:07:29 > 2:07:33most guests wearing black to show solidarity for various campaigns
2:07:33 > 2:07:36around abuse and harassment. Our entertainment correspondent was
2:07:36 > 2:07:43there and there is also some flash photography.
2:07:44 > 2:07:47Black dresses on the red carpet, all part of the ongoing Time's Up
2:07:47 > 2:07:49campaign aimed at fair and equal treatment for women.
2:07:49 > 2:07:57Somewhat appropriate, then, that the night's big winner,
2:08:02 > 2:08:03Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, focuses on a woman,
2:08:03 > 2:08:05played by Frances McDormand, who won Best Actress,
2:08:05 > 2:08:06looking for justice.
2:08:06 > 2:08:08I have a little trouble with compliance.
2:08:08 > 2:08:09LAUGHTER.
2:08:09 > 2:08:12But I want you to know that I stand in full solidarity
2:08:12 > 2:08:13with my sisters tonight in black.
2:08:13 > 2:08:14Power the people.
2:08:14 > 2:08:17The movie, which won a total of five BAFTAs including best film,
2:08:17 > 2:08:19has captured on-screen feelings and sentiments felt
2:08:19 > 2:08:25by women around the world.
2:08:25 > 2:08:30Best Actor went to British star Gary Oldman for his portrayal
2:08:30 > 2:08:34of Winston Churchill in World War II drama Darkest Hour.
2:08:34 > 2:08:42And best director was won by Guillermo Del Toro
2:08:42 > 2:08:44for The Shape Of Water, another female-focused film starring
2:08:44 > 2:08:48Sally Hawkins as a woman in love with a mysterious water creature.
2:08:48 > 2:08:51And the winner of the Rising Star award was Britain's Daniel Kaluuya.
2:08:51 > 2:08:55He paid tribute to one particular woman.
2:08:55 > 2:09:03I'd like to thank my mum.
2:09:15 > 2:09:17Mum, you're the reason why I started, you're
2:09:17 > 2:09:20the reason why I'm here, you're the reason why I keep going.
2:09:20 > 2:09:21And this is yours.
2:09:21 > 2:09:23For the past three years, the BAFTAs and the Oscars haven't
2:09:23 > 2:09:26agreed on Best Picture, but this 2018 Oscar race
2:09:26 > 2:09:27is the most open it in years.
2:09:27 > 2:09:32And, with voting starting on the other side of the Atlantic
2:09:32 > 2:09:34on Tuesday, many will be saying that Three Billboards' strong
2:09:34 > 2:09:36showing tonight might, just might, the edge
2:09:36 > 2:09:40of the Academy Awards in March.
2:09:40 > 2:09:43Six in ten employers believe that women should disclose if they are
2:09:43 > 2:09:48pregnant in an interview.
2:09:50 > 2:09:56pregnant in an interview. Many employers feel that a woman's
2:09:56 > 2:10:02pregnancy during her job is a burden on the team.
2:10:02 > 2:10:08It is understood the Russian athlete Alexander Krushelnitsky is awaiting
2:10:08 > 2:10:12results of a second sample after allegedly testing positive for a
2:10:12 > 2:10:15banned substance. Russia, you might remember, were banned from the games
2:10:15 > 2:10:20in Pyeongchang for state sponsored doping in Sochi's
2:10:20 > 2:10:24Olympics four years ago. Dramatic footage has emerged showing two cars
2:10:24 > 2:10:28trying to ram raid high-end watch shop on a street in Leeds in broad
2:10:28 > 2:10:32daylight. Men wearing balaclavas followed up the botched attempt by
2:10:32 > 2:10:37trying unsuccessfully to smash the shop's windows before speeding off
2:10:37 > 2:10:41empty-handed. West Yorkshire Police said they responded to a number of
2:10:41 > 2:10:44attempted ram raids on Joomla! Is in the city in recent weeks.
2:10:44 > 2:10:46More than £2 billion worth of old-style £10 notes
2:10:46 > 2:10:49are still in circulation - with less then a fortnight to go
2:10:49 > 2:10:52until UK shops stop accepting them.
2:10:52 > 2:10:55Bank of England officials say the withdrawal of the old currency
2:10:55 > 2:10:57is progressing at about the rate they expected.
2:10:57 > 2:11:00The paper notes, with Charles Darwin on the back, will stop being legal
2:11:00 > 2:11:08tender on the 1st of March.
2:11:10 > 2:11:17The family of a young boy who's been refused a licence to take cannabis
2:11:17 > 2:11:20to control his epilepsy has vowed to fight against the ruling.
2:11:20 > 2:11:22Six-year-old Alfie Dingley from Warwickshire has a condition
2:11:22 > 2:11:25that causes him to have up to 30 violent seizures every day.
2:11:25 > 2:11:27His parents say treating him with cannabis oil dramtically
2:11:27 > 2:11:28reduces the symptoms.
2:11:28 > 2:11:30But the Home Office has ruled the treatment will
2:11:30 > 2:11:31remain illegal in the UK.
2:11:31 > 2:11:35Alfie's Mum joins us on the sofa, but first lets take a look
2:11:35 > 2:11:40at their journey so far.
2:11:40 > 2:11:44When Alfie Dingley has seizures, he can have as many as 30 in a day.
2:11:44 > 2:11:46Multiply that over a number of weeks, and one year
2:11:46 > 2:11:51he got to 3000, meaning 48 trips to hospital.
2:11:51 > 2:11:59The numbers when he went to the Netherlands were very different.
2:11:59 > 2:12:01There, he was prescribed a cannabis-based treatment.
2:12:01 > 2:12:02No attacks in 24 days.
2:12:02 > 2:12:04But a license for him to use the medication
2:12:04 > 2:12:05here has been turned down.
2:12:05 > 2:12:08The Government says it can only be used for research at the moment,
2:12:08 > 2:12:11but a group of MPs is calling on the Home Secretary
2:12:11 > 2:12:14to make an exception.
2:12:14 > 2:12:17If we can find a way for her around the regulations that exist,
2:12:17 > 2:12:21and we believe that we can, she can issue a licence to make sure
2:12:21 > 2:12:25that Alfie can get this medicine.
2:12:25 > 2:12:28Counting up, there are good days in Alfie's life as well as bad,
2:12:28 > 2:12:35but his parents say even just one bad day is enough.
2:12:35 > 2:12:40Alfie's Mum, Hannah Deacon, joins us now.
2:12:40 > 2:12:45Thank you so much for coming on this morning. I know this is an issue
2:12:45 > 2:12:48really close to your heart but can you explain from your perspective
2:12:48 > 2:12:53Alfie's condition and why it is so serious?Can I firstly just say if
2:12:53 > 2:12:59anyone out there is watching that feels struck by us, please follow
2:12:59 > 2:13:04our Facebook page, Alfie's Hope, we have a link there to our campaign
2:13:04 > 2:13:10and they can be there and please -- lobby their MPs so we can move
2:13:10 > 2:13:15forward on this.You have a lot of MPs on your side, so tell us a bit
2:13:15 > 2:13:22about his condition?He has a condition called PCDH19, he is one
2:13:22 > 2:13:27of nine boys in the world, incredibly rare, but he is the only
2:13:27 > 2:13:30one responding to an intravenous steroid used for people who have
2:13:30 > 2:13:33anaphylactic shock, so it is something to be used sparingly, not
2:13:33 > 2:13:39every week, not up to five times a week, which is what was happening to
2:13:39 > 2:13:42him for the last 18 months before he had treatment with medical cannabis.
2:13:42 > 2:13:49So he went abroad to get the medical cannabis?We went to Holland under a
2:13:49 > 2:13:50neurological paediatrician, so we did everything officially and
2:13:50 > 2:13:55properly with the doctor.And it made, as far as you could tell, a
2:13:55 > 2:14:00big difference?An astounding result. We went from having seen
2:14:00 > 2:14:03clusters, very severe clusters, of seizures every four to ten days
2:14:03 > 2:14:10where he would have up to five doses of intravenous steroids to having
2:14:10 > 2:14:14one seizure a month where he would still need an intravenous steroid
2:14:14 > 2:14:17but our neurologist said we need to find a way of reducing the amount of
2:14:17 > 2:14:20steroids we are using.Which is a complete difference of life not only
2:14:20 > 2:14:24for you but for him as well?It is amazing, you went from being locked
2:14:24 > 2:14:33in his body, not socialising, actually being very... Hitting
2:14:33 > 2:14:36people, being aggressive, because he was full of steroids all the time,
2:14:36 > 2:14:39full of drugs, everything kabaddi went from back to playing with his
2:14:39 > 2:14:45sister, interacting with her, noticing things, starting to spell
2:14:45 > 2:14:49words, talking to me and his dad, being a different child. It was just
2:14:49 > 2:14:54wonderful, wonderful for us.And you could not stay there so you have
2:14:54 > 2:14:58come back here and what has happened? Your request for a licence
2:14:58 > 2:15:03to prescribe this, it is cannabis? It is basically a whole plant
2:15:03 > 2:15:09cannabis oil which has two parts, CBD and THC. CBD is legal in this
2:15:09 > 2:15:14country to consume but not the THC. And one does not work without the
2:15:14 > 2:15:21other for him?Not for him, no.The Government says, we recognise that
2:15:21 > 2:15:25people with chronic pain are looking to alleviate symptoms but it is
2:15:25 > 2:15:27important medicines are thoroughly tested to ensure they meet rigorous
2:15:27 > 2:15:32standards before being placed on the market said doctors and patients are
2:15:32 > 2:15:36assured of efficacy, quality and safety. So where are you, what can
2:15:36 > 2:15:39you do now? We know the all Parliamentary group have called for
2:15:39 > 2:15:44the Home Secretary to issue a licence...But I would say to the
2:15:44 > 2:15:47statement is that we have used a paediatric urologist in Holland, we
2:15:47 > 2:15:56have not gone somewhere to buy, we used a company who have, who make
2:15:56 > 2:15:59medical cannabis, they have a licence in the EU, the only
2:15:59 > 2:16:04certification for a company in the EU, they are a pharmaceutical grade
2:16:04 > 2:16:12oil. This is safe. And also what I would say is, my son, from eight
2:16:12 > 2:16:16months old, has been injected with opiates, with steroids, they are not
2:16:16 > 2:16:22safe for children. There is no clinical data to say that is safe.
2:16:22 > 2:16:27And you can see the impact, as you said...My son will die or have
2:16:27 > 2:16:32psychosis if we carry on the way we were. This product we are using is
2:16:32 > 2:16:38safe, it is made by a medical company, it is available in 11 EU
2:16:38 > 2:16:43countries, soon to be 14. We need to catch up. Medical cannabis has a
2:16:43 > 2:16:48value and, for my son, who is unique, I am not opening the
2:16:48 > 2:16:52floodgates for anyone, he is unique, I am asking for some compassion and
2:16:52 > 2:16:58humanity.Hannah, you have a very powerful testimony and we are really
2:16:58 > 2:17:00thankful you have come on the sofa to talk to us about that this
2:17:00 > 2:17:06morning. You have painted a pretty stark reality for you and Alfie
2:17:06 > 2:17:11going forward, what what happens now, what is the next step?With the
2:17:11 > 2:17:14support of the all-party Parliamentary group on drugs reform,
2:17:14 > 2:17:19we will carry on asking questions, we will... I would like to speak
2:17:19 > 2:17:23with Amber Rudd and I would like to speak to Jeremy Hunt, I want them to
2:17:23 > 2:17:28know my reality with my son in A&E, every week, watching him have a
2:17:28 > 2:17:31seizure, watching him go home, wishing he would live, that is my
2:17:31 > 2:17:38reality. That is my reality, that is his reality, if we do not get access
2:17:38 > 2:17:46to this medication. And it is wrong, they are lumping cannabis into,
2:17:46 > 2:17:50schedule one drug, it is not about recreational use, this is a separate
2:17:50 > 2:17:57issue entirely.I am so sorry.And we will keep fighting. We will lobby
2:17:57 > 2:18:00everyone, we will get public support and ask everyone to support us.
2:18:00 > 2:18:07Thank you for coming in.Thank you for having me on.Alfie's mother.
2:18:07 > 2:18:18Very power. Read. -- very powerful story.
2:18:18 > 2:18:25After some fairly cold weather of late, frost free start to Monday
2:18:25 > 2:18:29morning, not just here in London but UK wide, plenty of cloud coming in,
2:18:29 > 2:18:34but it does mean, as you can see, we have some raid around. -- rain
2:18:34 > 2:18:42around. Patchy rain to content with. Especially across eastern areas.
2:18:42 > 2:18:49INAUDIBLE Struggling through the night. Frost
2:18:49 > 2:18:54free start. Taking a closer look at what has been happening across the
2:18:54 > 2:18:59country, over the next hour or two, parts of Scotland, breaks around,
2:18:59 > 2:19:08the odd heavy one. Brightening up a little bit in some parts of northern
2:19:08 > 2:19:11Scotland, heavy bursts of rain in northern England, parts of the
2:19:11 > 2:19:15Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east, most of it is light and
2:19:15 > 2:19:19patchy and it makes for a rather grey and murky start to the Monday
2:19:19 > 2:19:23morning, even if it is mild and frost free. The cloud will sit in
2:19:23 > 2:19:27place across many eastern areas during today, eastern Scotland and
2:19:27 > 2:19:31England in particular, rain and drizzle will come and go through it.
2:19:31 > 2:19:35In the West, brightening up, lighter shades of grey, you glimpses of
2:19:35 > 2:19:43blue. We will see temperatures somewhere between ten and 13
2:19:43 > 2:19:46degrees. Finish the afternoon as you can see with some rain edging into
2:19:46 > 2:19:51the West of Northern Ireland, and parts of western Scotland, fairly
2:19:51 > 2:19:59narrow showery rain, evening rush-hour, that will work across,
2:19:59 > 2:20:02and eastern Scotland and some parts of eastern England will see further
2:20:02 > 2:20:06heavy bursts of rain, but also, breaking up across northern areas,
2:20:06 > 2:20:10by the time we get to dawn in the morning. Cold nights to come, in the
2:20:10 > 2:20:15north and the West, and Scotland, Northern Ireland, will be waking up
2:20:15 > 2:20:21to a touch of frost. After grey skies for quite a few of you today,
2:20:21 > 2:20:24tomorrow, more sunshine around across northern and western parts,
2:20:24 > 2:20:29what a bright day, eastern counties, lots of cloud, and kinship, East
2:20:29 > 2:20:32Anglia, most prone to holding onto that, staying with patchy light rain
2:20:32 > 2:20:37and drizzle throughout, still staying with a generally mild feel,
2:20:37 > 2:20:39air coming off the Atlantic. Temperatures for some into double
2:20:39 > 2:20:45figures. Through Tuesday night and into Wednesday, cloud across
2:20:45 > 2:20:47Lincolnshire, East Anglia, Southeast, pushing across other
2:20:47 > 2:20:51Southern counties and south Wales developing breeze. Frost free into
2:20:51 > 2:20:55Wednesday morning, frosty start further north, north-south split,
2:20:55 > 2:21:02sunniest weather will be in the northern part, most places drive.
2:21:02 > 2:21:07Breeze picking up. Instead of the wind coming off the Atlantic, coming
2:21:07 > 2:21:11off the near continent, potential sign of what is to come. No done
2:21:11 > 2:21:15deal, increasing signs that towards the end of the week and into next
2:21:15 > 2:21:19week, significant cold spell on its way, we can see a return to
2:21:19 > 2:21:23widespread frost and suppressed temperatures through much of the
2:21:23 > 2:21:27afternoon as well. We will keep you updated on that one, in the time
2:21:27 > 2:21:35being, mild Monday but for some of you a bit of a damp one as well.
2:21:35 > 2:21:45Nearly lost in gremlins, I'm sure it will be OK now. Evening of protest,
2:21:45 > 2:21:48solidarity and black gowns at the BAFTA awards, they even dished out
2:21:48 > 2:21:55some prizes. (!) the big winner was three billboards outside ebbing
2:21:55 > 2:21:58Missouri. It picked up Best actress and Best film, and Gary Gold men
2:21:58 > 2:22:02winning again, Best actor, but his portrayal of Winston Churchill in
2:22:02 > 2:22:08the darkest hour. -- Gary Oldman. Thank you for speaking with us about
2:22:08 > 2:22:12this, we understand there is important protests and campaigns
2:22:12 > 2:22:18using these award ceremonies at the moment to get their point out there
2:22:18 > 2:22:22but it almost seems the case, I wonder what it is like from your
2:22:22 > 2:22:25perspective, we are not talking about critically acclaimed work as
2:22:25 > 2:22:31well, picking up these awards.A night of very mixed messages,
2:22:31 > 2:22:36celebrating film, on the other hand, everyone getting up there and
2:22:36 > 2:22:40accepting an award or giving out one. They felt they needed to
2:22:40 > 2:22:43reference the campaign and say something about what is going on but
2:22:43 > 2:22:48it is important to do that and there was terrific films on it, not many
2:22:48 > 2:22:52surprises but definitely worthy winners. Now, lots of people have
2:22:52 > 2:23:00been talking about the
2:23:00 > 2:23:04been talking about the winner, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
2:23:04 > 2:23:07Equally popular with voters and critics and audiences of all ages,
2:23:07 > 2:23:14it is a balance between tragedy and comedy, mother is fighting for
2:23:14 > 2:23:16justice after the death of her daughter, incredible performance by
2:23:16 > 2:23:20Frances McDormand and who does not love her, she has wonderful energy
2:23:20 > 2:23:28behind her, bitingly funny. It is a very strong Oscar contender. After
2:23:28 > 2:23:31the BAFTA award.What about Gary Oldman, picking up everything going
2:23:31 > 2:23:34at the moment for his portrayal of Winston Churchill.Sure thing,
2:23:34 > 2:23:35nobody
2:23:35 > 2:23:42supplies at all when he won for darkest hour, it is transformative,
2:23:42 > 2:23:46he has not done anything like this before, field is timely. -- The
2:23:46 > 2:23:52Darkest Hour. Emotional speech, he was very moved, and doing a good
2:23:52 > 2:23:55speech although sexual for the Oscars very well.Any surprise
2:23:55 > 2:24:01winners?Hardly any, the handmaiden for best foreign film has been a
2:24:01 > 2:24:05surprise, because the director did not even turn up. -- so much so the
2:24:05 > 2:24:08director did not turn up. -- The Handmaiden. Everything has been as I
2:24:08 > 2:24:11would have predicted recently, front runners have changed, Dunkirk was a
2:24:11 > 2:24:18hot favourite, that went home only with Best sound.In a piece today
2:24:18 > 2:24:21talking about the greatest showman is back in cinemas, the singalong
2:24:21 > 2:24:28version... I cannot remember reading a review of yours, for the film The
2:24:28 > 2:24:33Greatest Showman, semi-people going to see it again and again and again.
2:24:33 > 2:24:38Three out of five on that one, fun and lively and entertaining, did
2:24:38 > 2:24:43what it said on the tin without ever feeling remarkably realistic or
2:24:43 > 2:24:46particularly awards worthy.In many people's eyes, the fact that critics
2:24:46 > 2:24:52have said this is terrible, they are enjoying it even more.I think it is
2:24:52 > 2:24:57great entertainment, I can see why people enjoyed it.Hopefully we will
2:24:57 > 2:25:00speak with you after the Academy Awards in a couple of years' time.
2:25:00 > 2:25:05And later on, we have sent out reported to a singalong version...
2:25:05 > 2:25:11That is what is going on. It is going on in my head all the time(!)
2:25:11 > 2:25:15my wife has been to see it, my kids are desperate to see it, sorry
2:25:15 > 2:25:23children, we will do it, also, the soundtrack is the number one selling
2:25:23 > 2:25:26soundtrack, big in cinemas for a long time, it is on all the time in
2:25:26 > 2:25:33the house, and so I can hear it now, I can hear it. We will have a report
2:25:33 > 2:25:36on that, I love a good singalong. I can
2:25:36 > 2:25:39see why it would be working. It is known for spectacular illuminations,
2:25:39 > 2:25:44something else has been lighting up, the sky in Blackpool this week in
2:25:44 > 2:25:48common here it is. This is beautiful, it is wonderful.
2:25:48 > 2:25:55Mesmerising murmur ratio of starlings, swooping on the seaside
2:25:55 > 2:26:02town, taking on wonderful waves and shapes, the birds gather together to
2:26:02 > 2:26:09keep safe. -- murmuration. And to exchange information about feeding
2:26:09 > 2:26:15sites. If that was near to you, you would pop down and have a look. I
2:26:15 > 2:26:22don't know if it happens often, but there are bridges in London, every
2:26:22 > 2:26:25evening, the starlings do this and it is absolutely wonderful. I
2:26:25 > 2:26:32remember cycling over and watching it. Beautiful Strangeways.
2:26:39 > 2:26:41Coming up shortly, we'll be in Pyeongchang, where
2:26:41 > 2:26:44it was an excellent weekend for TeamGB at the Winter Olympics,
2:26:44 > 2:26:46with super Saturday providing three medals and James Woods coming
2:26:46 > 2:26:49agonisingly close to adding another in the ski slopestyle yesterday,
2:26:49 > 2:26:51we'll talk to him in the next few minutes.
2:26:51 > 2:26:54People weeping openly over Lizzie Yarnold, you put so much hard work
2:26:54 > 2:26:57into it, thinking about pulling out of it and then you produce the goods
2:26:57 > 2:27:01and win your second gold medal, first person ever to do it. We will
2:27:01 > 2:27:06be speaking with someone who nearly got a medal shortly. James Woods, of
2:27:06 > 2:27:14course. Success stories and near misses, that is what the Olympics is
2:27:14 > 2:30:34all about.
2:30:34 > 2:30:36misses, that is what the Olympics is minutes. 20 more on the website at
2:30:36 > 2:30:41usual address. See you soon.
2:30:41 > 2:30:47Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:30:47 > 2:30:51It is 8:30am, Monday morning. These are at the main stories this
2:30:51 > 2:30:52morning.
2:30:52 > 2:30:55The Prime Minister will admit today that students and their families
2:30:55 > 2:30:57have "serious concerns" about the cost of university.
2:30:57 > 2:30:59Theresa May is set to launch a year-long independent review
2:30:59 > 2:31:01into higher education finance in England, saying many
2:31:01 > 2:31:03courses are not judged to give value for money.
2:31:03 > 2:31:06The review will consider changing the level of fees,
2:31:06 > 2:31:08cutting loan interest rates and reintroducing
2:31:08 > 2:31:14maintenance grants.
2:31:14 > 2:31:17Earlier on Breakfast, the Education Secretary Damian Hinds
2:31:17 > 2:31:18said that, despite the review, students looking at university
2:31:18 > 2:31:21options at the moment should not be put off by the current cost.
2:31:21 > 2:31:25It's not like a normal debt, in the sense that, a lot of people
2:31:25 > 2:31:29will never pay back, never pay that full amount,
2:31:29 > 2:31:32because we have an earnings threshold, £21,000, about to go
2:31:32 > 2:31:34up to 25.
2:31:34 > 2:31:37You don't pay back anything if you are earning anything under
2:31:37 > 2:31:40that, and by the time 30 years has past, whatever is
2:31:40 > 2:31:43left is written off.
2:31:43 > 2:31:45That is where the taxpayer subsidy comes in, so people
2:31:45 > 2:31:48shouldn't be put off, you know, right now,
2:31:48 > 2:31:52applying to university and so on.
2:31:52 > 2:31:54Oxfam has revealed that charity workers physically threatened
2:31:54 > 2:31:56witnesses during an investigation into sexual misconduct
2:31:56 > 2:32:00in Haiti in 2011.
2:32:00 > 2:32:02The report includes accusations of bullying, intimidation of staff
2:32:02 > 2:32:05and use of prostitutes, as well as suggesting that Oxfam
2:32:05 > 2:32:07bosses ignored a recommendation that better ways should be found
2:32:07 > 2:32:15to inform other charities about problem staff.
2:32:16 > 2:32:18Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, a film about a mother
2:32:18 > 2:32:21seeking justice for her daughter's murder, was the big winner
2:32:21 > 2:32:25at the Bafta awards last night.
2:32:25 > 2:32:28The theme of justice and equality for women dominated the event,
2:32:28 > 2:32:30with most guests wearing black to show solidarity with campaigns
2:32:30 > 2:32:33against abuse and harassment.
2:32:33 > 2:32:35Frances McDormand was named best actress, whilst Gary Oldman
2:32:35 > 2:32:41continued his award season success with the best actor
2:32:41 > 2:32:43prize for his portyal of Winston Churchill in 'Darkest
2:32:43 > 2:32:49Hour'.
2:32:49 > 2:32:51Employers are "in the dark ages" when it comes to attitudes
2:32:51 > 2:32:54to pregnant workers and those planning to have children
2:32:54 > 2:32:55according to the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
2:32:55 > 2:32:58They've released new research today, looking into pregnancy and maternity
2:32:58 > 2:32:59discrimination in the workplace.
2:32:59 > 2:33:07Steph joins us now with the results.
2:33:08 > 2:33:13You can tell us about the results, a lot of questions were asked and some
2:33:13 > 2:33:17answers were received.It's annoyed a fairer amount of people stop they
2:33:17 > 2:33:23surveyed over 1000 employers and senior people who decide who to
2:33:23 > 2:33:26recruit and they found more than half of them said they think a woman
2:33:26 > 2:33:30should disclose that they are pregnant, they should say they are
2:33:30 > 2:33:34pregnant in the recruitment process. At the moment and employer can ask
2:33:34 > 2:33:37someone if they are pregnant in the recruitment process but if they
2:33:37 > 2:33:41discriminate against them for it, don't give them the jobs for being
2:33:41 > 2:33:45pregnant, that is illegal and also there's a lot of employers that
2:33:45 > 2:33:51would never ask because a woman is pregnant and they are asked and they
2:33:51 > 2:33:54don't get the job a woman could take them to unemployed tribunal. Most
2:33:54 > 2:33:57employers would never ask on that basis but most employers think women
2:33:57 > 2:34:02should tell them, look at other questions, it's attitudes towards
2:34:02 > 2:34:07people who have children, they say 44% of them, pregnant women are a
2:34:07 > 2:34:11burden if they have more than one child, obviously that's got a lot
2:34:11 > 2:34:16every action from people on Twitter this morning. 32% of mothers are
2:34:16 > 2:34:22less engaged when they come back to work. Earlier on I spoke to a lady
2:34:22 > 2:34:26who was looking for a very big law firm who was made redundant when she
2:34:26 > 2:34:30went back to work after having her first child and she told us about
2:34:30 > 2:34:34how hard it was for her, she took them to any deployment tribunal and
2:34:34 > 2:34:39she won but she says she still struggling.A whole year, to be
2:34:39 > 2:34:43honest, I am ashamed to say I resented my son for the first year
2:34:43 > 2:34:46of his life purely because of what happened to me, the emotional and
2:34:46 > 2:34:51financial impact, the anxiety, sleepless nights and at something I
2:34:51 > 2:34:56live with on a daily basis and that something I will never be able to
2:34:56 > 2:35:01forget.Unfortunately her story is quite common, that's what we hear
2:35:01 > 2:35:04from the Equality and Human Rights Commission, they say that's the
2:35:04 > 2:35:07reason they have done this research because they hear from lots of women
2:35:07 > 2:35:11who beat guilty for having children, they struggle in work. So they are
2:35:11 > 2:35:15calling for businesses to work with them on trying to change attitudes
2:35:15 > 2:35:19around maternity and having children in the workplace.People still
2:35:19 > 2:35:24talking about it. Thank you. Going to show you some pretty dramatic
2:35:24 > 2:35:31footage. Two cars trying to ram raid a high end what shop in Leeds, took
2:35:31 > 2:35:34place in the middle of the day, broad daylight. You can see men in
2:35:34 > 2:35:41balaclavas. A botched attempt. To try and get into the watch shop,
2:35:41 > 2:35:44smashed through the windows, eventually at the end of the video
2:35:44 > 2:35:48they speed of empty-handed. West Yorkshire Police say they have
2:35:48 > 2:35:53responded to a number of attempted ram raids in jewellers in recent
2:35:53 > 2:35:57weeks in the city. Brave people trying to approach them. And
2:35:57 > 2:36:03finally. Isn't it? Diplomatic assault news. The Canadian Prime
2:36:03 > 2:36:10Minister is an a visit to India. Bash Mark Rutte the matter could
2:36:10 > 2:36:19sock news. Star Wars novelty themed socks. The Canadian prime ministers
2:36:19 > 2:36:23visiting the site with his family, not the first time he's one novelty
2:36:23 > 2:36:31socks. This have to back up on them. And these are some rather fetching
2:36:31 > 2:36:38duck socks that he wore. I am against novelty socks. Hopefully my
2:36:38 > 2:36:42children aren't watching. They got me a pair of socks that said best
2:36:42 > 2:36:48dad. Mostly when you lose one of them in the wash you have not got
2:36:48 > 2:36:53the other one. Or all of your socks identical? Exactly. You are one of
2:36:53 > 2:36:59those people. It is a battle, isn't it? It is 8:36am, Matt will happen
2:36:59 > 2:37:04whether early shortly.
2:37:04 > 2:37:07It's the second most popular team sport for teenagers in the UK -
2:37:07 > 2:37:10but could top level basketball now be at risk from a funding crisis?
2:37:10 > 2:37:14It was the critical flop that found it's voice with the fans -
2:37:14 > 2:37:22we sent our reporter to sing along to The Greatest Showman.
2:37:24 > 2:37:31# When a man loves a woman, he can't keep his mind on nothing else.
2:37:31 > 2:37:33And three decades years after his voice first graced UK airwaves,
2:37:33 > 2:37:36Michael Bolton will be on the sofa as he prepares
2:37:36 > 2:37:37to tour his greatest hits.
2:37:37 > 2:37:38All that still to come.
2:37:38 > 2:37:41But first let's get the sport with Kat at the Winter
2:37:41 > 2:37:49Olympics in Pyeongchang...
2:37:49 > 2:37:53Some good news already this morning. Good morning. There has, some drama
2:37:53 > 2:37:56on the ice this morning.
2:37:56 > 2:37:58Great Britain's men's curling team are still contenders
2:37:58 > 2:38:06for the semi-finals at the Winter Olympics
2:38:12 > 2:38:20after defeating Denmark 7-6 yesterday.
2:38:20 > 2:38:24After that vital when they are in a great position to go through.
2:38:24 > 2:38:33Breathing a sigh of relief. Some more you do full moves. -- some more
2:38:33 > 2:38:35beautiful moves.
2:38:35 > 2:38:37It's been a great performance from the British ice dancing pair
2:38:37 > 2:38:40of Penny Coomes and Nick Buckland as they qualified for the next round
2:38:40 > 2:38:41of the ice dancing competition.
2:38:41 > 2:38:44All the more impressive when you consider that just 20
2:38:44 > 2:38:47months ago, Coomes was told she may never skate again after
2:38:47 > 2:38:50shattering her kneecap into 8 pieces in an accident.
2:38:50 > 2:38:55It's been a race against time for them to get back and said and
2:38:55 > 2:38:56qualified.
2:38:56 > 2:38:57But, earlier this morning they performed brilliantly
2:38:57 > 2:39:00in the short dance section of the competition, qualifying
2:39:00 > 2:39:06in 10th place ahead of tomorrow free dance section.
2:39:06 > 2:39:12They will be looking to push up the leaderboard tomorrow, back up the
2:39:12 > 2:39:14leaderboard against the odds, representing Great Britain for the
2:39:14 > 2:39:16third time.
2:39:16 > 2:39:19It was a good morning too for Rowan Cheshire in the freestyle
2:39:19 > 2:39:23skiing halfpipe event.
2:39:23 > 2:39:28She had a horrible crash four years ago in Sochi.
2:39:28 > 2:39:30Her performance was good enough to see her qualify
2:39:30 > 2:39:31for the next round.
2:39:31 > 2:39:33Unfortunately the other Brit in that competition Molly Summerhayes
2:39:33 > 2:39:34didn't make it through.
2:39:34 > 2:39:37There was huge disappointment too for Aimee Fuller
2:39:37 > 2:39:39in the snowboarding big air event.
2:39:39 > 2:39:42This is making its debut at this years games but Fuller fell
2:39:42 > 2:39:44on both her attempts, including a big crash
2:39:44 > 2:39:51in in her second jump so her Olympics is over.
2:39:51 > 2:39:57She seems to have landed partially on her face, look at these tweets.
2:39:57 > 2:40:02Disappointment and injury for her but she is such a chirpy character,
2:40:02 > 2:40:07I am sure she will be bouncing back. What a fantastic week. I have heard
2:40:07 > 2:40:12down and Louise said there were tears over the weekend watching
2:40:12 > 2:40:16Lizzie Yarnold over the weekend, Izzy Atkin, Laura Dees, let's look
2:40:16 > 2:40:19back at what has been an exceptional weekend.
2:40:24 > 2:40:32The biggest run of her life starts now.
2:40:32 > 2:40:38And it's super clean!Laura Dees goes next for Great Britain in
2:40:38 > 2:40:44fourth place.
2:40:50 > 2:40:56And they come around the final bend, Christie has crashed again in the
2:40:56 > 2:41:01semifinal, right on the final bend. Yet again, she ends up in a
2:41:01 > 2:41:11distraught heap on the floor.Lizzie Yarnold wins fourth again! Laura
2:41:11 > 2:41:15Dees has won bronze as well!
2:41:20 > 2:41:30James Woods. Heartbreakingly close to a medal that he has worked so
2:41:30 > 2:41:34hard for, goes one place better to take fourth here.
2:41:34 > 2:41:39hard for, goes one place better to take fourth here.
2:41:39 > 2:41:44James Woods we saw there, I am delighted to be joined by him, Jenny
2:41:44 > 2:41:49Jones and I looking rather like the games here, thank you both for
2:41:49 > 2:41:56coming to see us. James, fourth, agonising, so close, how do you feel
2:41:56 > 2:42:04now you've had time to reflect on missing out on a medal?My goals and
2:42:04 > 2:42:08aspirations are as they have always been, to just be given the option,
2:42:08 > 2:42:12to drop in at these high-level events in front of cameras and show
2:42:12 > 2:42:17everyone what I can do, obviously I could have toned things down but to
2:42:17 > 2:42:23get a medal, people seem quite focused on but my ambition has
2:42:23 > 2:42:28always been to go and lay down my best efforts and you know, yes, I
2:42:28 > 2:42:32went out all in, you know what I mean?You were in the next, the
2:42:32 > 2:42:37standard in the final was incredible.Absolutely, all the way
2:42:37 > 2:42:41through the day, qualification as well, absolutely unbelievable,
2:42:41 > 2:42:43undoubtedly some of the best in the world not even making it through
2:42:43 > 2:42:49qualification. But yes, chin up, you guys are more devastated about it
2:42:49 > 2:42:53than I am, I went out there and put on the lining and I'm proud of what
2:42:53 > 2:42:58I did.Chin up, could you put your chin up... I don't know if you can
2:42:58 > 2:43:03see this. You have some rather fetching blue stitches on matching.
2:43:03 > 2:43:09Tell us how you pick that up.The finals yesterday, three runs, the
2:43:09 > 2:43:14best one of them counts, the first one, I think I was the most proud
2:43:14 > 2:43:20of, to be honest, laced everything really nicely, needed to land the
2:43:20 > 2:43:26last jump, clean, came round, I did that, very happy, rather than land,
2:43:26 > 2:43:33I landed, but then I cop my chin on my knee, quite a heavy landing, it
2:43:33 > 2:43:37starts to mellow out as you get further down when the impact is
2:43:37 > 2:43:41higher, I hit my chin off my knee and they did not even know I had
2:43:41 > 2:43:44done, it rubbed my head rather than anything else, I pretended to the
2:43:44 > 2:43:50medical guys.It's only when you got down no one would give you a head
2:43:50 > 2:43:56because you were bleeding. Jenny, Amy Fuller fitting that tweet up
2:43:56 > 2:44:00today, what did you make of her performance?Should be disappointed.
2:44:00 > 2:44:06She landed the tricks in practice as you do sometimes, she went for the
2:44:06 > 2:44:09double, a really hard trick for her, she can landed but catching on to
2:44:09 > 2:44:15edge of the snowboard which called on her face, that's why she got all
2:44:15 > 2:44:22those scrapes, still smiling, she always is, chin up.The big are
2:44:22 > 2:44:26making its debut, what do you make of it as an Olympic competition?It
2:44:26 > 2:44:31has been brilliant, the atmosphere, the venue, made for great viewing,
2:44:31 > 2:44:35an amazing moment for these girls. They had things ruined a little bit
2:44:35 > 2:44:40from the slopes by with the wind conditions, they came out today and
2:44:40 > 2:44:43they performed at such a high level and that really showed, the tricks
2:44:43 > 2:44:47the girls were putting down in qualifier, not even a final, was
2:44:47 > 2:44:52such a high standard.The jump for big a isn't that big, we have the
2:44:52 > 2:44:57boys coming up, Jamie and Rowan and Billy Morgan, who may have the best
2:44:57 > 2:45:02chance for Team GB, what kind of thing are we going to see, it's not
2:45:02 > 2:45:07as big as some of the riders were hoping.Yes, it's not what it's big
2:45:07 > 2:45:13enough, you heard the word doubles but you will be hearing a lot of
2:45:13 > 2:45:17triples, and you might even hear a cord from some of the Canadians. I'm
2:45:17 > 2:45:22not sure. The boys from Britain, they will need to put down a great
2:45:22 > 2:45:26chance to get through and if they do, it's going to be great to have
2:45:26 > 2:45:30them in the final.We've got that to look forward to. James, what's next
2:45:30 > 2:45:34for you?
2:45:34 > 2:45:38I am starting to watch the guys in the pipe as well. So yes.Keep
2:45:38 > 2:45:43yourself entertained. Keep that chin out of trouble.My back is killing
2:45:43 > 2:45:48me.Woodsy needing all the help he can get. A brilliant fourth
2:45:48 > 2:45:52position. Maybe we put too much focus on the medals when you want to
2:45:52 > 2:45:57do your very best.For me, yes, this isn't a sport for me, this is an
2:45:57 > 2:46:01art. To get the opportunity to showcase what we do and enjoy it. I
2:46:01 > 2:46:05hope everybody enjoyed the show. I know what I'm talking about but that
2:46:05 > 2:46:10was a banging show yesterday.We enjoyed it and it made Dan and
2:46:10 > 2:46:16Louise cry. At least...I should be crying!That is the power of sport.
2:46:16 > 2:46:21It wasn't me. You can tell him it wasn't me. I can weep at anything.
2:46:21 > 2:46:26It wasn't Louise. She is a tough cookie. Dan is a softy.
2:46:26 > 2:46:30All right. Back off. Thank you very much. Lovely to hear
2:46:30 > 2:46:35from you all. Is If he had won a medal I might have cried. I know you
2:46:35 > 2:46:39are watching a lot the Olympics, I had so much stuff to do. I sat down
2:46:39 > 2:46:46for a minute to eat a biscuit. An hour-and-a-half later I had watched
2:46:46 > 2:46:57snowboard cross for 90 minutes. I wish it could be on all the time!
2:46:57 > 2:47:02Michael Bolton is coming up. If you need to leave, you can, if you have
2:47:02 > 2:47:09not done it before and you have either your iPad or phone. A smart
2:47:09 > 2:47:16something. You can watch us on the train or anywhere. Michael Bolton
2:47:16 > 2:47:17the way later on.
2:47:17 > 2:47:19Michael Bolton the way later on.
2:47:19 > 2:47:21Basketball is one of Britain's most popular team sports
2:47:21 > 2:47:23at a grassroots level - but its governing body says
2:47:23 > 2:47:25the elite game is facing an imminent funding crisis.
2:47:25 > 2:47:28Sports leaders say Team GB may have to withdraw
2:47:28 > 2:47:30from international competitions, because they could run out of money
2:47:30 > 2:47:31by the end of March.
2:47:31 > 2:47:39Holly Hamilton has been finding out more.
2:47:41 > 2:47:44Played by over 300,000 people every week, it's the second most popular
2:47:44 > 2:47:46team sport among 11-15-year-olds in the UK.
2:47:46 > 2:47:49And with more than half from black, Asian and minority ethnic
2:47:49 > 2:47:51backgrounds, basketball is also one of the most diverse
2:47:51 > 2:47:59and most inclusive.
2:48:00 > 2:48:03You just need a ball and a hoop really to play it.
2:48:03 > 2:48:07A fun, accessible sport, it's something you can teach yourself.
2:48:07 > 2:48:10It's something you don't normally think in social life you communicate
2:48:10 > 2:48:13with or have any association with but basketball is just
2:48:13 > 2:48:13a common interest.
2:48:13 > 2:48:16Can't get enough of basketball, love it, it's part of me,
2:48:16 > 2:48:18part of my life, part of who I am.
2:48:18 > 2:48:21While there's plenty of support and investment for those who play
2:48:21 > 2:48:23at grassroots level, in the elite level it's a totally
2:48:23 > 2:48:26different ball game.
2:48:26 > 2:48:28Four years ago UK Sport withdrew its financial support
2:48:28 > 2:48:30for British basketball, a decision based on the team's lack
2:48:30 > 2:48:36of Olympic success.
2:48:36 > 2:48:39Now the organisation is facing the very real prospect that the cash
2:48:39 > 2:48:41could be about to run out.
2:48:41 > 2:48:44It's inconceivable no one has made a step at the moment to enable us
2:48:44 > 2:48:47to function at least at a level that we could be competitive.
2:48:47 > 2:48:50If no one stepped up and nothing happens what's the future
2:48:50 > 2:48:51for British basketball?
2:48:51 > 2:48:54At senior level we would have to withdraw from competitions.
2:48:54 > 2:48:58And that would be devastating for both senior teams,
2:48:58 > 2:49:00the women, currently ranked 21st in the world,
2:49:00 > 2:49:02are joint top of a European Championship qualifying group
2:49:02 > 2:49:06and withdrawal could see them suspended for two years.
2:49:06 > 2:49:10We want to play on the world stage but we want to inspire the children
2:49:10 > 2:49:13to play as well, the young players to play and if there's nothing
2:49:13 > 2:49:21for them to come in after that then what's the point?
2:49:22 > 2:49:24Funding does put a restriction on young players.
2:49:24 > 2:49:29My parents found it difficult in terms of paying to play
2:49:29 > 2:49:31for your country, paying to travel, paying for kit.
2:49:31 > 2:49:34It does make it very difficult, especially when you can't
2:49:34 > 2:49:38fully afford it.
2:49:38 > 2:49:40When it comes to investment in sport in Britain,
2:49:40 > 2:49:41this is what matters.
2:49:41 > 2:49:45UK Sport has a no compromise strategy of basing funding
2:49:45 > 2:49:50on Olympic medals.
2:49:50 > 2:49:52And while that means sports like basketball miss out,
2:49:52 > 2:49:59it's a policy that's proven to be hugely successful.
2:49:59 > 2:50:02The result is we have is we stretch it as far as we possibly can
2:50:02 > 2:50:05to cover as many athletes and sports as we possibly can,
2:50:05 > 2:50:07but inevitably we run out at a particular point.
2:50:07 > 2:50:13Basketball in particular is a long way off even qualifying to be
2:50:13 > 2:50:16at the Olympic Games, let alone having medal potential.
2:50:16 > 2:50:19But there's a new generation still hoping to some day
2:50:19 > 2:50:22represent their country and that will need funding fast.
2:50:22 > 2:50:25The financial crisis goes now to Westminster with politicians due
2:50:25 > 2:50:26to debate the issue tomorrow.
2:50:26 > 2:50:29And with £1 million desperately needed to pay for eight teams
2:50:29 > 2:50:31for just one year, the ball will be in their court.
2:50:31 > 2:50:39Holly Hamilton, BBC News.
2:50:42 > 2:50:48That is a big issue for basketball in the UK. It is rainy and drizzly
2:50:48 > 2:50:54out. Matt has the details. There is more cold on the way.
2:50:54 > 2:50:54out. Matt has the details. There is more cold on the way.
2:50:56 > 2:51:00. Not a done deal yet but it is something we are keeping a close eye
2:51:00 > 2:51:04on but by contrast, out there today, after what has been a cold few weeks
2:51:04 > 2:51:08it is a frost-free start to your Monday, but it does come at a price,
2:51:08 > 2:51:12let us take a look at the forecast this morning, because to come with
2:51:12 > 2:51:18the mild weather comes cloud and for some of you, pretty damp and
2:51:18 > 2:51:22miserable out there with rain, drizzle and extensive hill fog too.
2:51:22 > 2:51:26There is plenty of cloud streaming in from the north-west, but it has
2:51:26 > 2:51:29kept the temperatures overnight and bringing milder air off the
2:51:29 > 2:51:33Atlantic, but that cloud is thick enough, further rain or drizzle,
2:51:33 > 2:51:37across parts of much of Scotland, really and northern England, down
2:51:37 > 2:51:41into the Midlands, East Anglia and the south-east. Northern Ireland,
2:51:41 > 2:51:44breaks in the cloud, Devon and Cornwall, a bit of morning sunshine
2:51:44 > 2:51:47possible for you, here are the areas where it should stay dry throughout.
2:51:47 > 2:51:54Where you have the rain, the drizzle coming and going, you have lots of
2:51:54 > 2:51:57low cloud. The hills foggy this morning and it will slowly start to
2:51:57 > 2:52:01lift through the day. But for some in eastern Scotland, eastern England
2:52:01 > 2:52:06it will stay murky throughout. Eastern Scotland, eastern England
2:52:06 > 2:52:13will see light rain an drizzle. The breeze is is a northerly one and
2:52:13 > 2:52:17will brick breaks in the cloud. Temperatures faring nicely once the
2:52:17 > 2:52:24sun is out. Could see temperatures of up to 13 or 14. Parts of South
2:52:24 > 2:52:27Wales, south-west England favourite for that. We will finish in the
2:52:27 > 2:52:32afternoon with a bit of rain, fairly narrow band of showery rain, that
2:52:32 > 2:52:37will work across in the rush hour, pushing across to the south-east.
2:52:37 > 2:52:41Eastern England could see heavier bursts of rain, but in the west
2:52:41 > 2:52:45after that rain skies will clear later and there is a greater chance
2:52:45 > 2:52:50of temperatures dropping low enough in Scotland for a touch of frost to
2:52:50 > 2:52:55return in to tomorrow morning. Morning. In in northern areas a
2:52:55 > 2:52:58brighter day, a chance of sunny spell, sticking with cloud in
2:52:58 > 2:53:01eastern England and for those in East Anglia and the south-east not
2:53:01 > 2:53:07just cloudy all day long but further outbreaks of rain, the heavier burst
2:53:07 > 2:53:11too. It is coming off the Atlantic, and so temperatures into double
2:53:11 > 2:53:16figures for many. Pleasant where you have the sunshine there in the west.
2:53:16 > 2:53:20A few changes taking place through Tuesday into Wednesday, developing
2:53:20 > 2:53:26easterly breezes, and that will take the cloud, we start the night in the
2:53:26 > 2:53:29south-east, over into the south and South Wales, here you start the day
2:53:29 > 2:53:33on Wednesday frost-free but plenty of cloud. The odd shower possible
2:53:33 > 2:53:37and a breezy day, northern England Scotland and Northern Ireland, not a
2:53:37 > 2:53:40bad day, ferocity start for some. Lots of sunshine and temperatures
2:53:40 > 2:53:45still faring all right for the time being but in the south it will start
2:53:45 > 2:53:48to feel colder and that is the first sign of easterly winds which could
2:53:48 > 2:53:52dominate through the rest of the week, into the weekend and beyond,
2:53:52 > 2:53:57and as I said, no done deal by significant cold sell on the cards
2:53:57 > 2:54:02for next week. We will keep you updated. I will be back tomorrow,
2:54:02 > 2:54:07for now, back to Dan and Louise. Good to see you have your summer
2:54:07 > 2:54:10jacket on. It is not too chilly. That is a sign
2:54:10 > 2:54:12jacket on. It is not too chilly. That is a sign of things improving.
2:54:12 > 2:54:16The big jacket will be on next week. Thank you. Here we go again. Thank
2:54:16 > 2:54:20you Matt.
2:54:20 > 2:54:21Thank you Matt.
2:54:21 > 2:54:25He was the teenage prodigy touted as "the next George Best"' before
2:54:25 > 2:54:27injury left him on the football scrapheap, but Paul Ferris was
2:54:27 > 2:54:29well-equipped to deal with setbacks.
2:54:29 > 2:54:31He'd already seen his childhood home firebombed and family
2:54:31 > 2:54:33friends murdered growing up during the Troubles
2:54:33 > 2:54:34in Northern Ireland.
2:54:34 > 2:54:37Determined to make something of himself, Paul became a physio
2:54:37 > 2:54:38at Newcastle United, then studied law to
2:54:38 > 2:54:40become a barrister.
2:54:40 > 2:54:46Paul joins us now.
2:54:46 > 2:54:52What a story.Thank you.Can you start at the beginning?We should.
2:54:52 > 2:54:57IsYou love football from an early age, didn't you.Did. Like any boy
2:54:57 > 2:55:00growing up in a working class environment you kind of have a tin
2:55:00 > 2:55:05can at your feet, or your mum's washing wrapped up or a balloon or
2:55:05 > 2:55:09anything you can get to kick round. I can't remember a time before
2:55:09 > 2:55:15football.You say you were like most boys but you had an incredible
2:55:15 > 2:55:19talent that was spotted early.Maybe from when I was eight or nine I
2:55:19 > 2:55:23would play with the 11-year-old boys, then you are 11, you get
2:55:23 > 2:55:26scouted. There was that feeling you were going to end up as a
2:55:26 > 2:55:31footballer.I love the idea that the big boys wanted you in their team,
2:55:31 > 2:55:35what was that like?Well, it was good, it was bad on your shins
2:55:35 > 2:55:42because my, the nature is of how I play was tricky, they didn't give
2:55:42 > 2:55:47you much quarter, they would kick you.Tell us, you grew up in
2:55:47 > 2:55:52Ireland, when did you move to Newcastle, what sort of age and what
2:55:52 > 2:55:58was it like going into a club like that?When I was 16, I moved in 1981
2:55:58 > 2:56:04to Newcastle but to give you an idea I left school in the last year of my
2:56:04 > 2:56:07O-levels so I came to Newcastle in November, played in the first team
2:56:07 > 2:56:12in May, went home in the June and my friend were sitting their O-levels
2:56:12 > 2:56:15in the June, so sometimes I look at my own boy and think that is is
2:56:15 > 2:56:19really young. But at the time you don't realise, to see your friends
2:56:19 > 2:56:22doing their exams and you have played in the first team that is is
2:56:22 > 2:56:27a big thing.You were the youngest to play for Newcastle.I was, you
2:56:27 > 2:56:30are having this graimt moment of playing but on the other side you
2:56:30 > 2:56:37homesick.Of coarse, you were a young lad. I was the youngest of
2:56:37 > 2:56:42seven kids and my mother was it. She had a heart attack when I was young
2:56:42 > 2:56:46and I used to go in the shed and look over to make sure she wasn't
2:56:46 > 2:56:51going anywhere, the book is more about the emotive side of things.
2:56:51 > 2:56:55What was it like for you to be away from home, be away at that age, be
2:56:55 > 2:57:00away when that is happening to your mum, back at home and was there any
2:57:00 > 2:57:04sort of infrastructure, any support round you?Football in those days
2:57:04 > 2:57:09no. I think it is better. I went back in to the football in the 9 0s
2:57:09 > 2:57:15and stayed through to 2006. It got better but in terms of pastoral care
2:57:15 > 2:57:19for kids, it wasn't there really. Then youed that an injury, a career
2:57:19 > 2:57:26ending injury.I had a knee injury when I was 19, turned 20. I tried to
2:57:26 > 2:57:30get fit and it never worked out for me. It was the feeling of being in
2:57:30 > 2:57:33the room but knowing you are slipping away, and after playing at
2:57:33 > 2:57:3816, that was hard to take at that point, and I had a very difficult
2:57:38 > 2:57:42period, because the injury happened, the career finished and my mum died
2:57:42 > 2:57:47and you have a moment in you life when you think what am I going to do
2:57:47 > 2:57:52now? You mentioned about being a lawyer. I never practised in the
2:57:52 > 2:57:56law, I became a barrister and went back to football. Football kept
2:57:56 > 2:58:02pulling me back. My mum's illness is a big part of the story and having
2:58:02 > 2:58:07that fear of her not being there and the fact she wasn't there. I think I
2:58:07 > 2:58:11am trying to make her proud of me now at 52.You went back in to
2:58:11 > 2:58:15football.Trained as a barrister. Was the appeal of being involved in
2:58:15 > 2:58:19some way because you had love it so much?It was the chance to go back,
2:58:19 > 2:58:23the chance to go back the third time was to go back as part of the
2:58:23 > 2:58:27management team. At that time Alan Shearer was convinced he was going
2:58:27 > 2:58:32to be a manager, he called me up a and I was hopefully going to be the
2:58:32 > 2:58:38quiet man by his side. You will know him as well as I do, he doesn't do
2:58:38 > 2:58:42the management stuff now, that, the appeal to go back and have a chance
2:58:42 > 2:58:46to influence a club was the excitement for me really.Tell me
2:58:46 > 2:58:50about being a physio, having had a life, career ending injury, that was
2:58:50 > 2:58:56important to you to help other people as wellI think it gave me
2:58:56 > 2:59:02empathy with players, I hope it did. I chose physiotherapy because I had
2:59:02 > 2:59:07a really inspirational physio towards the end of my career, a man
2:59:07 > 2:59:10called Derek write. He became a colleague. I worked closely with him
2:59:10 > 2:59:15as a physio, we had good times because we were 1993 at Newcastle
2:59:15 > 2:59:19was a special time. Kevin Keegan was the manager, I got to go through to
2:59:19 > 2:59:22Bobby Robson's time so I don't regret that. That was a fantastic
2:59:22 > 2:59:27teem.
2:59:28 > 2:59:33I wonder what you've made of the Barry Bennell story developing over
2:59:33 > 2:59:37the last few weeks and months.He was convicted last week. It is a
2:59:37 > 2:59:43tragedy that football has to face, face the realities of the past and
2:59:43 > 2:59:48possibly the present as well. I'm actually, and I think of my time at
2:59:48 > 2:59:51Newcastle, the ease with which that could have happened is a frightening
2:59:51 > 2:59:58thought. You were so vulnerable. I was 16, very shy, terribly shy boy,
2:59:58 > 3:00:03it's part of the story in the book, I think it is one of the things that
3:00:03 > 3:00:07sometimes called Schuback. You are away from your family, if the wrong
3:00:07 > 3:00:10person speaks to you at the wrong time, no one is there to guide you
3:00:10 > 3:00:15or guard you, I think football house too, has to get its house in order.
3:00:15 > 3:00:21Do you think there's more to be done, protection put in place?I
3:00:21 > 3:00:24think they will frantically be trying to do it, I don't know what
3:00:24 > 3:00:27they are doing now but the nature of the environment with wrong boys will
3:00:27 > 3:00:31always attract the wrong person for it's just making sure that person
3:00:31 > 3:00:35doesn't get the chance to do something dreadful.What D1 people
3:00:35 > 3:00:41to take from the book?But it's more than a football book. Anyone who has
3:00:41 > 3:00:45ever loved a mother and have the fear of that relationship not been
3:00:45 > 3:00:51there, it's striving, sometimes in the wrong areas, overcoming
3:00:51 > 3:00:55adversity, I didn't decide to write a football book, I wrote a book
3:00:55 > 3:01:00about my life, for my family to look at me and know what they were.
3:01:00 > 3:01:07Lovely to meet you, how are you?I have, I've just finished six weeks
3:01:07 > 3:01:10of radiotherapy for prostate cancer, I have my prostate out this time
3:01:10 > 3:01:15last year I was in hospital, this is a better place to be than there, but
3:01:15 > 3:01:20I'm hopeful that the book deal and the heart attack that I have had, I
3:01:20 > 3:01:23did not expect those things to happen but I think now they are here
3:01:23 > 3:01:27you have got to deal with them.Such a great read. Thank you so much for
3:01:27 > 3:01:28talking about it.
3:01:28 > 3:01:33Paul Ferris' memoir is called The Boy on the Shed.
3:01:33 > 3:01:38And as he said, you don't even have to like football to read the book.
3:01:38 > 3:01:40Defying the reviewers who called it "boring" and "forgettable",
3:01:40 > 3:01:43The Greatest Showman has gone from critical flop to cult
3:01:43 > 3:01:45classic in record time.
3:01:45 > 3:01:48We have one of the reasons why in just a moment.
3:01:48 > 3:01:51The Hugh Jackman circus musical continues to draw in audiences
3:01:51 > 3:01:58thanks to the popularity of its soundtrack.
3:01:58 > 3:02:06# This is me, this is me!
3:02:06 > 3:02:14Now a singalong version of the film is arriving in cinemas.
3:02:14 > 3:02:16And they really sing along!
3:02:16 > 3:02:18The Greatest Showman claims to have the world singing.
3:02:18 > 3:02:22Now, after seven weeks in the cinemas, this is the first
3:02:22 > 3:02:29time the audience can officially join in.
3:02:29 > 3:02:32I love the music, I love sort of...
3:02:32 > 3:02:35I love the story, I love how it's such a spectacle,
3:02:35 > 3:02:36all the colours and costumes.
3:02:36 > 3:02:38It's brilliant.
3:02:38 > 3:02:41We've gone, like, four times.
3:02:41 > 3:02:44We were doing it on the train on the way here, we had our
3:02:44 > 3:02:46headphones on the way here listening to it.
3:02:46 > 3:02:47Give me a little go here now.
3:02:47 > 3:02:48No!
3:02:48 > 3:02:50She will, I won't.
3:02:50 > 3:02:51This is the greatest show!
3:02:53 > 3:03:00Inside there's even a bearded lady to get the vocal cords warmed up.
3:03:03 > 3:03:05It's a familiar formula.
3:03:05 > 3:03:07The lyrics pop up on screen so there's really no excuse not
3:03:07 > 3:03:15to join in.
3:03:23 > 3:03:26Since its release, the film has delivered six straight weekends
3:03:26 > 3:03:28at the box office, and the soundtrack has been number
3:03:28 > 3:03:30taking more than £26 million and it's been
3:03:30 > 3:03:33number one in the album charts for the last six weeks.
3:03:33 > 3:03:35But despite these impressive figures, when it was released,
3:03:35 > 3:03:36critics weren't convinced.
3:03:36 > 3:03:38Let's make no mistake, this is not a good film.
3:03:38 > 3:03:42I mean, there is a good film to be made about PT Barnum,
3:03:42 > 3:03:43this is not it.
3:03:43 > 3:03:45It is just a bunch of syrupy ballads.
3:03:45 > 3:03:48It's like drowning in a vat of Disney light.
3:03:48 > 3:03:51Saying that, if you should be forced to go and see this film again
3:03:51 > 3:03:56against your will, I think the singalong version is the most
3:03:56 > 3:03:59tolerable because there's a lot of energy in the room and you can't
3:03:59 > 3:04:02help but toe-tap occasionally.
3:04:02 > 3:04:09Which we managed to catch on camera.
3:04:14 > 3:04:16This time you could just clap, scream and no one mattered.
3:04:16 > 3:04:17It was good, wasn't it?
3:04:17 > 3:04:19Yeah.
3:04:19 > 3:04:21I'm shaking, I, like, had goosebumps and I feel
3:04:21 > 3:04:23like I was watching the actors actually performing
3:04:23 > 3:04:27it in front of us, which was really exciting, so I loved it.
3:04:27 > 3:04:31Love it or hate it, there can be little doubt this is an experience
3:04:31 > 3:04:33that seems to have left this audience feeling on top
3:04:33 > 3:04:35of the world.
3:04:35 > 3:04:42Fiona Lamdin, BBC News.
3:04:49 > 3:04:51I get the feeling I might have to start listening to the soundtrack
3:04:51 > 3:04:57before I go. Even if you don't go to the singalong version, you can still
3:04:57 > 3:05:01sing. Thank you so much for your comments this morning, particularly
3:05:01 > 3:05:06about Hannah Deacon on the sofa 30 minutes ago, her son Alfie, trying
3:05:06 > 3:05:11to find the right drugs for history and. All the messages of support for
3:05:11 > 3:05:17her as she tries to sort things out. -- drugs for her son.
3:05:17 > 3:05:19In a few minutes time, we'll be joined on the sofa
3:05:19 > 3:06:55by the king of the ballad, Michael Bolton.
3:06:55 > 3:06:57I'm back with the latest from the BBC London
3:06:57 > 3:06:58newsroom at 1.30pm
3:06:58 > 3:07:00Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
3:07:00 > 3:07:01Have a lovely morning.
3:07:01 > 3:07:02Have a lovely morning.
3:07:02 > 3:07:10Have a lovely morning.
3:07:14 > 3:07:16He may be a Grammy winning, ballad singing, multi-platinum
3:07:16 > 3:07:18selling singer-songwriter, but Michael Bolton isn't afraid
3:07:18 > 3:07:20to poke fun at his own success - by fronting adverts,
3:07:20 > 3:07:22singing parodies of his own songs or even fronting
3:07:22 > 3:07:24Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's
3:07:24 > 3:07:25Special on Netflix.
3:07:25 > 3:07:27Now, 30 years after his first UK performance, he's back with some
3:07:27 > 3:07:28of his greatest hits.
3:07:28 > 3:07:34Let's take a look at him doing what he does best.
3:07:34 > 3:07:39# When a man loves a woman
3:07:39 > 3:07:42# He can't keep his mind on nothing else
3:07:42 > 3:07:50# He'd trade the world for the good thing he's found
3:07:51 > 3:07:56# If she's bad he can't see it
3:07:56 > 3:07:57# She can do no wrong
3:07:57 > 3:08:05# Turn his back on his best friend if he puts her down.#
3:08:05 > 3:08:10Michael Bolton, welcome to Breakfast.
3:08:10 > 3:08:15Thank you for coming back on. You are back in the UK talking about
3:08:15 > 3:08:22another tour, back again, what is it you love about the UK?The people
3:08:22 > 3:08:28primarily, I I have been coming here for 30er years or so. You were
3:08:28 > 3:08:33talking about the Albert Hall, which is a great way the wind up the tour,
3:08:33 > 3:08:38it is my favourite venue in the whole world. Nothing against any
3:08:38 > 3:08:45other venues! The UK has been the second biggest market in the world
3:08:45 > 3:08:51for me. Outside of the United States, like always, every album was
3:08:51 > 3:08:55second in sales only to the United States, and I have been touring,
3:08:55 > 3:09:01really literally for 3 2 years here. Since I was four!Since you were
3:09:01 > 3:09:09four.That took a moment! Moment! Right here in my head. I love my
3:09:09 > 3:09:15time here. When I get to, it doesn't matter, whether it is London or
3:09:15 > 3:09:19Manchester. I don't come for the weather. I come for my friends and
3:09:19 > 3:09:23to do promotion and tour and perform in front of my fans.It is clear
3:09:23 > 3:09:27from the messages we have had they are very loyal your fans. Rofrnts
3:09:27 > 3:09:32You got some messages?Is it now that you recognise the fans, some
3:09:32 > 3:09:37that are so loyal, that is what is going on?Are you sure that wasn't
3:09:37 > 3:09:43me pretending to be different people?I don't think it was! It is
3:09:43 > 3:09:47a relationship that if you are fortunate it goes on for a lot of
3:09:47 > 3:09:53years and I tour the world and I am very grateful I did all the original
3:09:53 > 3:09:57work to basically create a fan base that still wants to see and hear
3:09:57 > 3:10:02everything. But it is a relationship where you can have fun, when I am on
3:10:02 > 3:10:07stage, it is not about the new hate and the Labour is saying don't
3:10:07 > 3:10:10forget to talk about the record. Now we are talking about funny things
3:10:10 > 3:10:14and having laughs. We have to stop the show when some the audience
3:10:14 > 3:10:21members get very vocal, and if there is something funny there, we just
3:10:21 > 3:10:26stop and sip, -- say, were we married? Whatever it was that fit,
3:10:26 > 3:10:30we are going to have all kinds of fun and my audience will come with
3:10:30 > 3:10:36me, as long as we get back to the music. Is that, is it like that in
3:10:36 > 3:10:39other countries round the world or is that a British thing, you will
3:10:39 > 3:10:43have a dialogue with the audience and almost do a bit of stand up?I
3:10:43 > 3:10:47wouldn't say everywhere because there are certain countries where I
3:10:47 > 3:10:51said something like two nights ago in Singapore, and then, now, I might
3:10:51 > 3:10:55be in Malaysia and I say the same things and there is like, no English
3:10:55 > 3:10:59going on. And I go, OK, I'm not going to use that one again tonight.
3:10:59 > 3:11:04But we are laughing on stage about it, when there is dead silence after
3:11:04 > 3:11:09a punch line, in China, they, there is not a lot of English in the
3:11:09 > 3:11:13audience until the chorus comes up and they know all the words, it is a
3:11:13 > 3:11:20great thing to feel.So they know the words better than you sometimes?
3:11:20 > 3:11:26Yes, that doesn't take much!You also are doing a documentary about
3:11:26 > 3:11:33Motun, is that right?-- Motown. Yes, the come back of Detroit for
3:11:33 > 3:11:37almost five years. We all celebrate it, the people I know, because of
3:11:37 > 3:11:44the music that came from Motown, we, Motown was born in Detroit, hits I
3:11:44 > 3:11:48have, and a lot of people don't know what difficult times fell upon
3:11:48 > 3:11:55Detroit in the 60s of, that really were almost impossible to overcome,
3:11:55 > 3:12:01and people from Detroit came back with, you know, very very wealthy
3:12:01 > 3:12:04successful company, very wealthy individuals, and started
3:12:04 > 3:12:08strategically pouring money into the rebuilding of Detroit. Now, every
3:12:08 > 3:12:13time I go to film or visit, there are new story, new businesses,
3:12:13 > 3:12:17buildings are more full, they are all the down tueven fusses are
3:12:17 > 3:12:21completely full, -- down town office, I have watched the rebirth
3:12:21 > 3:12:25of an American city and documented it.As well as working on that, you
3:12:25 > 3:12:28do an incredible amount of work with your own charity, in this country
3:12:28 > 3:12:33there has been a lot of attention on what is happening with Oxfam in
3:12:33 > 3:12:37Haiti, when you see stories like that does it concern you about how
3:12:37 > 3:12:42people feel about donating to charity many 2 future?No, it
3:12:42 > 3:12:48doesn't concern me that all, although I do feel like my heart
3:12:48 > 3:12:54goes out to the people, who are 100% sincere and give, you know, on a
3:12:54 > 3:12:58dale lay basis and do the -- daily basis and do the work, because their
3:12:58 > 3:13:03heart is all in it. To have that ruined and have that support taken
3:13:03 > 3:13:08away from people who need it so desperately buzz of the actions of
3:13:08 > 3:13:14deplorable people, you know, it is horrible. But we see that kind of,
3:13:14 > 3:13:17you know, the study of mankind is interesting, when you see great
3:13:17 > 3:13:24people doing great things and you see atrocities by the unexpected.
3:13:24 > 3:13:27Michael, thank you very much. The greatest hits tour comes to the UK
3:13:27 > 3:13:32in October, November.Yes.Thank you, we are out of time.I can tell.
3:13:32 > 3:13:39You finish off at the Albert Hall? Yes, at the end.Thank you for
3:13:39 > 3:13:41coming on.
3:13:41 > 3:13:42That's it from us today.
3:13:42 > 3:13:44We'll be back tomorrow morning from 6 o'clock.
3:13:44 > 3:13:45Have a lovely day.
3:13:45 > 3:13:49Goodbye.