20/02/2018 Breakfast

Hello - this is Breakfast,

with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

The number of sexual offences

against children in the UK

reaches an all-time high -

the NSPCC warns that one is recorded

by police every eight minutes.

The charity says nearly 65,000

offences were recorded last year

which is an increase of 15%.

Good morning - it's

Tuesday 20 February.

Also this morning:

Enough is enough!

Students take their demonstrations

to Washington as the White House

says President Trump supports

improved background checks on gun

ownership.

The Brexit Secretary says Britain

will be a global leader with high

standards after it leaves

the European Union -

insisting it won't be plunged

into a "Mad Max-style world".

Good morning.

Hundreds of KFC outlets have

run out of chicken -

I'll be looking at what's gone wrong

for the fast food chain just before

7:00.

Good morning, in sport -

Wigan stun Manchester City again

in the FA Cup by knocking them out

and ending their hopes of winning 4

trophies this season.

And Matt has the weather for us this

morning.

And Matt has the weather for us this

morning.

Good morning, a

And Matt has the weather for us this

morning.

Good morning, a bit of rain

across eastern parts. But things are

set to get much, much colder. I will

tell you why in 15 minutes.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Police forces in the UK recorded

nearly 65,000 child sex

offences last year.

That's an all time high.

The figures obtained by the NSPCC

reveal a sharp increase

in crimes committed online,

as well as rape and sexual assault.

Our Home Affairs correspondent,

Jon Ironmonger reports.

Every eight minutes, police recorded

a sexual offence against a child

last year and data from all police

forces suggest the total number of

offences has reached a record high,

rising by 15% in 2017 compared to

2016. Crimes ranged from grooming to

serious sexual assaults. Around a

fifth were recorded against children

under the age of ten. That police

recording is likely to be a factor

behind the figures and the NSPCC

says more children are finding the

courage to speak out.

That might be

due to the fact that there have been

a relatively high number of

high-profile cases and testament to

the good preventative work happening

in schools and homes up and down the

country where children having

conversations about the signs of

abuse with teachers.

The research

also reveals a dramatic increase in

the number of on line grooming

offences which account for a 10th of

the total recorded, heaping more

pressure on Internet companies to

grapple with the problem. Jon

Ironmonger, BBC News.

American students demanding

action on gun control have

taken their demonstrations

to Washington, following last week's

Florida school shooting

in which 17 people were killed.

The students want to see a turning

point in the American

debate about guns,

after President Trump promised

to support efforts to improve

background checks on gun ownership.

Ben Ando reports.

Cassie, 17. Stephen, 14. As the

names of the dead were read out,

student lay down outside the White

House to represent the 17th who were

killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas

high school in Florida. Their

message was simple, they said. This

will go on until US lawmakers in the

Congress do something about guns.

He

will see in our eyes that we are not

going to back down, no matter what.

We are not going to stop until this

country changes.

And President Trump

may be listening. His spokesman says

he supports a bill strengthening

background checks on those buying

guns. It's something to shift for a

president who has had the backing of

the NRA, the powerful National Rifle

Association. It comes as

Association. It comes as 19-year-old

Nikolas Cruz, a former student,

appears in court. He bought all his

guns entirely legally despite a

record of mental health issues.

Enough is enough, enough is enough!

These demonstrators may be too young

to vote now but that changes with

every passing day and lawmakers vote

soon they will be able to have their

say at the ballot box, not just on

the streets.

Senior Oxfam executives will be

questioned by MPs this morning

following criticism over the way it

handled claims of sexual misconduct

by its staff in Haiti.

The International Development

Committee has convened

an urgent session to ask Oxfam

about what happened in 2011,

and the policies it now has in place

to prevent exploitation.

And later this morning we'll discuss

the impact this could have

on the charity sector

with Karl Wilding, Policy Director

of the National Council

for Voluntary Organisations.

The British government is in

discussion with the United States

over what to do with two

men from West London,

who were captured by Kurdish forces

last month in Syria.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee

Elsheikh are suspected

of being members of a gang

of British men, who became infamous

for imprisoning and

beheading hostages.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd says

they should go on trial,

but it's not yet been agreed where.

We are absolutely committed to

making sure that they are tried, at

the security of the country always

comes first. These people should

face the full force of the law in

terms of the terrible things that

they have done. Can't be drawn on

individual circumstances of these

two but we are watching it carefully

to make sure they do face justice.

The United Nations has demanded

an end to the targeting of civilians

in Syria, as government forces

intensify their bombardment

of eastern Ghouta.

Syrian activists say that dozens

of civilians have been killed

over the past twenty-four hours

in the rebel held area

on the outskirts of Damascus.

The banking giant HSBC has

just announced that it's

doubled its profits to more

than 12 billion pounds.

Sean's here with us.

It's a lot of money. It is. A lot

more than they made the previous

year. The previous year, they had a

few one-off costs. They are

returning a little bit more to

normal but when you dig down into

it, HSBC, even though we sit on the

high street, it makes most of its

money in Asia. It is a very global

bank. Build an even more to what is

going on in the UK, one of the

interesting things is PPI. They have

still highlighted PPI costs, at up

to £800 million last year. There

were still putting aside that amount

of money for any compensation claims

that would be made in the future.

The total now, more than £3.5

billion just by HSBC. Over the

course of this week, we will hear

about banks. That is a hint.

Thank

you very much.

Women could be putting themselves at

risk by changing their diet instead

of seeking medical help for a key

cancer symptom. Persistent bloating

is one of the main symptoms of

ovarian cancer but a new report

found that half of British women

would be more likely to buy a

probiotic yoghurt instead of

visiting their GP to seek advice.

Britain will not be "plunged

into a Mad Max style-world borrowed

from dystopian fiction"

after it leaves the EU.

That's what the Brexit Secretary

David Davis is expected to say

in a speech in Austria

later this morning.

He will address business leaders

and argue for continued

close co-operation between the UK

and EU on regulations and standards.

Bethany Bell joins

us now from Vienna.

Bethany, what key points will

the Brexit Secretary speak about?

This is the speech we understand

very much about regulation. David

Davis will say that Britain will be

maintaining its high standards in

regulation and that's that will mean

trade between the EU and the post-

Brexit Britain will remain as

frictionless as possible. He will

say it won't be a race to the

bottom, a race to the top. That is

not always been, there have been

other suggestions saying that might

not be the case. Mr Davies will say

it will be a race to the top. It

will be interesting to see what the

Austrians say of this speech. We

will be speaking to business leaders

here and some may argue, well, if

you want to keep

you want to keep things pretty

similar to as they are now, why are

you leaving the EU in the first

place and secondly, it may be

difficult to keep things the same if

you are rejecting the single market

and the customs union.

Stay warm,

Bethany. We will have continued

coverage of that speech throughout

the day.

Pimlico plumbers is appealing the

ruling one of its workers was

entitled to basic workplace rights

even though he was employed as a

freelancer. It was ruled that he was

allowed to have the minimum wage and

are paid holiday, even though he is

self-employed.

This next story really

takes the biscuit.

A policeman from London has

allegedly been caught with his hands

in the cookie jar.

The officer has appeared

at a disciplinary hearing accused

of stealing a colleague's

tin of biscuits.

The PC admits taking the treats

but says he intended to share them

with the team.

Awkward.

I would imagine, you've

never been in a common fridge and

taken something? No, obviously. I

had a pork pie ones from the BBC

fridge.

Did you leave a stern note.

--??

That is the etiquette. I just

told everyone I was disappointed. Is

it reappear? I think it was slightly

out of date. It may have been.

That

was a health and safety issue. It

wasn't going off. You just don't

know for sure. That was 2.5 years

ago.

If there was ever a bogey team,

Wigan is it. They knocked Manchester

City out again because this is a

replay of the 2013 final. Actually

this time, there are two divisions.

This is one of the biggest FA

shocks. It's up there.

shocks. It's up there.

I know

Manchester City had a player sent

off but Wigan were brilliant.

Wigan Athletic ended

Manchester City's hopes of a clean

sweep of trophies with

a stunning upset in their FA

Cup fifth-round tie.

It is one of the biggest cup

upsets of recent years.

Will Grigg scored the only goal

of the game for the League One side.

Many of the fans invaded the pitch

after the final whistle.

At the Winter Olympics

there was disappointment on the ice

as the British pair of Penny Coomes

and Nick Buckland finished 11th

in the ice dancing competition.

Meanwhile the news wasn't much

better for Britain's Rowan Cheshire.

She had made it through to the final

of the freestyle skiing halfpipe

final, but after a good first run,

she fell on both her remaining

The man's curlers put in their best

display of the competition to

comfortably beat Norway in their

penultimate group match, meaning

they only have to win the final

match against the USA to qualify for

the semifinals. And lots of

reflection on the FA Cup in the

papers. We will come to that in a

few minutes.

In the women's curlers

are playing this morning?

They are

playing against Japan and it is 2-2.

We will start sneakily watching

that. How is the weather looking?

We will start sneakily watching

that. How is the weather looking?

This was the scenes yesterday but

things are looking much brighter. A

lot more sunshine around. Still some

rain to come in eastern areas as I

will show you. Taking a look at the

satellite imagery. The clear skies

have been pushing in from the West.

This zone of cloud across parts of

eastern Scotland. Still some bursts

of rain. A little bit dampened

drizzly through East Anglia. We will

stick with lots of cloud. Elsewhere,

some good breaks in the cloud, good

sunny spells compared with

yesterday.

yesterday. A very pleasant day to

the vast majority.

Across eastern

Across eastern counties, it will

drip as the wind goes more

north-easterly. Either side of it,

you can see where skies are

clearest. Foster ran into tomorrow

morning. Scotland, Northern Ireland

and the far south-east, most prone

to that. Here is where we start with

some sunshine on Wednesday.

Tomorrow, a largely dry day across

the country. A bit more cloud across

the Midlands and Wales.

the Midlands and Wales. Notice not

any double-figure temperatures,

almost at 10 degrees in one or two

spots. It's turning a bit chillier.

As easterly winds developed. A bit

more cloud generally on Thursday. He

will have a southerly breeze. While

we stick to the drive them into

Friday, this East, south-easterly

wind will become more dominant and

take a bit more cloud further

northwards. That amounts will vary

from one place to the next.

Temperatures will be dropping by

this stage. Only around 4- six

degrees and that's because we have

high pressure building across

Scandinavia at the moment bringing

in some cold wind on the southern

flank of Continental Europe so into

the weekend, things largely dry with

a lot more sunshine.

a lot more sunshine. Into next week,

things much colder. The chants of

some snow.

Snowfall again! Thanks, Matt, see

you later stop it time for a look at

the papers. The front page of the

Times, we spoke to Bethany Bell in

Vienna. They have a picture of

Westminster City Council's deputy

leader who has emerged as a

contender for the title of the most

schmooze to politician in Britain

with the meals and gifts he has

received over the last few years.

Jeremy Corbyn under pressure to

authorise the release of cold War

files kept on him by the Stasi after

Theresa May said he must be open and

transparent about his links to

former commie missed spies. He has

called these smears. We will talk

about this later as well, the head

of Oxfam is facing calls or at least

face MPs today to resign over his

handling of the Haiti sex scandal

over mounting criticism -- Communist

spies. The allegations about Jeremy

Corbyn as well. The front page of

the Times this morning, university

strike puts final exams in danger,

lecturers escalate protests over

pensions. A picture of the Duchess

of Cambridge, who was hosting a

reception at Buckingham Palace,

celebrating some leading fashion

types. Sean has talked about this,

Kentucky fried chicken, they had a

serious problem with their supplies?

To put it mildly. Short of chicken.

609 out of 900 shops closed?

The

last count was 300 open out of 900.

What I like about that, the son's

front page, but you jump on the FT,

not often they make an effort when

it comes to plans -- Sun 's. Here it

is.

is.

Probably not very often they

talk about KFC.

Not very often, no.

We will talk about that later, what

has gone wrong, issues with staff,

people queueing through

drive-throughs.

There's been other

problems with other restaurants and

suppliers, there could be a theme.

There could be a knock-on effect but

KFC have this new contract with DHL,

they took it over and couldn't get

the chicken to KFC. A bit of a

problem.

The front page of the Times

America, former Newcastle, England

and Manchester United striker Andy

Cole. He has urged MPs to vote for

an opt out organ donor system this

Friday. He had a kidney transplant

last year, which had him on... He

was on TV recently and he said it

made a huge difference for him.

Wigan's giantkilling on a lot of the

back pages, shock of the century.

Incredible in the Mail and mayhem in

the Sun. The head of the trackside

Championships next week, Laura

Kenney has been talking about Howard

Jessica Ennis-Hill is been helping

comeback after having a baby --

about how. -- ahead of. Talking

about her body and how it will be

feeling. The Guardian, Casey Stoney,

the former England captain, will be

part of Phil Neville's team in the

England men's camp. A story about

the England rugby union team, they

will use heated trousers, just like

they do in the cycling. They are

battery-powered to make sure his

they are -- they are kept warm on

the bench.

That sounds like a great

idea for us next week!

They are

quick release, aren't they?

Are

they?

Remember Chris Horrie at the

Olympics, he used them until the

last minute to get his size the

right temperature and then off he

went Ash Chris Horrie. -- Chris Hoi.

More restaurant closures, this time

Jamie Oliver. He is battling to save

his business at the moment. He has

got his chain of restaurants. We

heard before Christmas a few were

closing but last night his two major

ones in London, one he has kept

open, the other one has closed.

Are

you fine with avocado on toast?

Love

it! I know you weren't even asking

me. With Chile, lime and salt.

I

totally agree with you.

When do you

have the time for that?

Mary Berry

doesn't agree.

She has blasted

celebrities for spreading avocado on

toast, she said it's vastly more but

this isn't one of the nice things to

do with them. She said zig-zag

source when you want to make

something smarter, she doesn't like

that.

that. -- it's fashionable.

I went to

a pub and they had chips in roof

tiles and people were getting very

angry.

There's a whole social media

cycle of we want plates.

Do you want

mutant rats or squirrels?

Squirrels.

Rats. I will do both. A new

generation of super rats has

developed a resistance to

traditional poisons according to the

Mirror. The campaign for responsible

rodent aside has said this. A great

rural throw out the red. They are

smarter than red squirrels. -- a

grey squirrel drove out. It leads me

to my favourites rural fact. Whence

Carrolls come down a tree, the

reason they can do it so

successfully is they can rotate

their ankles at the back 180 degrees

-- favourites rural fact -- when's

squirrels. Marking how -- favourite

squirrel fact stash when squirrels.

-- when's rural is.

parking hell

We often talk about mental

health here on Breakfast

and we also cover plenty of stories

about personal debt.

But the two problems

often go hand in hand.

New research shows that one in four

people suffering mental

illness also have

financial problems.

Could a new incentive to freeze debt

interest for those in crisis help?

Our business and consumer

correspondent Nina Warhurst

has been investigating.

They're sometimes called

the ugly sisters,

depression and debt.

They move in a vicious circle,

depression and debts,

depression and debts,

until it can feel like there's

no way out.

Often called a spiral

of disruptive thinking,

so you start thinking

about the debt, debt collectors,

losing your property

and your assets, your

job, friends, family.

You've gotta pay this,

you've gotta pay that,

when are you paying it,

how are you paying it,

and you can't...

This is Lee,

he lives with a condition called

bipolar disorder and over manic

disorders, he worked up

over £30,000 of debt.

what would you say to someone who

has to?

It's hard to pick up the

phone and say I'm struggling even to

my mum. There have been occasions

when I've gone under the bed and

stay there because it's the safest

place to be.

Literally under the

bed?

Yeah.

There's been three instances of

where it's got to a point where I

thought I don't think I can go on.

There's been two of those instances

where it came very close.

Last year

it is thought 23,000 people were

being chased for debt while being

treated in hospital for their mental

health. Today's report is calling on

government to give anyone in mental

health crisis six weeks of breathing

space, meaning a freeze on interest

and debt collection. The report

outlines the different ways that

depression and anxiety can impact

debt, so it talked about people who

lost their jobs and therefore were

too poorly to pay their bills.

Others who'd been sectioned and then

came home to find court summons, and

there was a even an example of

somebody who tried to take their own

life after visits from bailiffs. The

breathing space wouldn't make this

debt disappear but it would offer

some sense of control. All of the

energy suppliers, banks and lenders

that we spoke to say there always

keen to listen to customers who are

struggling. But campaigners say it's

essential that changes become law.

Providers can often be very good if

people contact them, but that isn't

an option for many people who have

an acute mental illness, if you're

being hospitalised in a way that

you're not functional. Calling up

your lender might be something that

is absolutely impossible for you to

do and you're not thinking about it

because you're not making the

standard logical decisions that you

may normally do.

Now lead's biggest

financial headache is saving for his

wedding, but that step may have all

happened sooner had he been given

the space to take control of his

debt. Nina Warhurst, BBC News.

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

Still to come this morning:

Could the superior problem solving

skills of the invading grey

squirrel be one of the reasons

for the demise of its red brother?

We'll see how they both did

in series of complex tasks.

Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

Turns out they could be more

intelligent, the grey squirrels, at

working out problems.

91% of the

grace Carrolls solved it.

One of the

reds was cleverer than all of the

great rural is.

It's very confusing.

Going into squirrel world

Bye for now.

Hello - this is Breakfast

with Dan and Louise.

It's 6:30.

We'll have the headlines

in a moment but also

on Breakfast this morning:

She's one of the biggest

names in pop music

but this morning Cheryl returns home

to Newcastle to launch a new youth

centre in the city -

we'll be speaking to her live.

Also this morning, it sounds

like a plot line from a TV

drama, but a case of police

corruption was the feature of last

night's 24 Hours in Police Custody -

we'll hear from the force's Chief

Constable.

And after Kentucky Fried

ran out of chicken,

Sean's looking at how

switching suppliers can

close down your business.

Good morning.

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

Police forces in the UK recorded

nearly 65,000 child sex

offences last year.

That's an all-time high.

The figures obtained by the NSPCC

reveal a sharp increase

in crimes committed online,

as well as rape and sexual assault.

Our home affairs correspondent

Jon Ironmonger reports.

Every eight minutes,

police recorded a sexual offence

against a child last year and data

from all police forces suggest

the total number of offences has

reached a record high,

rising by 15% in 2017

compared to 2016.

Crimes ranged from grooming

to serious sexual assaults.

Around a fifth were recorded

against children under

the age of 10.

Better police recording is likely

to be a factor behind the figures

and the NSPCC says more children

are finding the courage

to speak out.

That might be due to the fact that

there's been a relatively large

number of high-profile cases

recently but it's also testament

to the good

preventative work happening

in schools and homes up and down

the country where children

are having conversations

about the signs

of abuse with teachers.

The research also reveals a dramatic

increase in the number of online

grooming offences which account

for a tenth of the total recorded,

keeping more pressure on Internet

companies to grapple

with the problem.

Jon Ironmonger, BBC News.

American students demanding action

on gun control have taken a protest

to Washington. Students want to see

a turning point in the debate about

guns after President Trump promised

to support efforts on background

guns after President Trump promised

to support efforts on background

checks for gun ownership.

Senior Oxfam executives will be

questioned by MPs this morning,

following criticism over the way it

handled claims of sexual misconduct

by its staff in Haiti.

The International Development

Committee has convened

an urgent session to ask Oxfam

about what happened in 2011,

and the policies it now has in place

to prevent exploitation.

The Home Secretary, Amber Rudd,

has confirmed that the government

is in talks with the US,

about what to do with two men

from London, suspected

of being members of the so-called

Islamic State.

Alexanda Kotey and

El Shafee El-sheikh

are suspected of being members

of a gang of British men,

who murdered hostages.

They were detained in Syria last

month but there's no agreement yet

on where they will stand trial.

We're absolutely committed to making

sure that they are tried,

that the security of the country

always comes first.

These people should face the full

force of the law in terms

of the terrible things

that they have done.

I can't be drawn on the individual

circumstances of these

two but we're watching it carefully

to make sure they do face justice.

Britain will not be plunged into a

mad Max - style world borrowed from

dystopian fiction after it leaves

the EU. That's what the Brexit

Secretary David Davis is expected to

say in a speech in Austria later.

It's the latest speech by senior

government ministers on Brexit.

The United Nations has demanded

an end to the targeting of civilians

in Syria, as government forces

intensify their bombardment

of eastern Ghouta.

Syrian activists say that dozens

of civilians have been killed

over the past 24 hours

in the rebel held area

on the outskirts of Damascus.

A legal battle that could have far

reaching consequences

for the so-called gig economy

reaches the Supreme Court today.

Pimlico Plumbers is appealing

a ruling that one of its employees

is entitled to basic workers rights

even though he was hired

as a freelancer.

Lower courts previously ruled

the employee was entitled

the national minimum

wage and paid holiday,

although he is technically

self-employed.

The Greek seaside village has taken

the term flower power to a new

level. This town celebrated the

start of the Greek orthodox holiday

with a flour fight. The day is known

as" clean Monday".

as" clean Monday". People use bags

of colourful dyed flour. Any colour

is permissible. What a mess.

is permissible. What a mess.

They do

it in India as well. That's been

going on for ages.

If you had a

choice between doing that or

tomatoes...

Tomatoes. The tomato

Festival is seriously overbooked.

When you say you want to go to it, I

believe you. It turns out that it is

really difficult.

We are in the midst of the Winter

Olympics but you need a big sports

story to knock the Winter Olympics

off.

League One side, knocking

Manchester City out of the FA Cup.

It was an exciting

night in the FA Cup -

if you're a Wigan fan!

The League One side knocked out

Premier League champions-elect

Manchester City 1-nil

at the DW Stadium last night.

The match wasn't

without controversy,

though, City midfielder Fabian Delph

was sent off for a rash challenge

on Max Power.

The referee initially

looked to be giving

the defender a yellow card before

changing his mind and producing

the red.

It was then Will Grigg who stole

the show producing a late

winner to send his side

through to the quarterfinals.

At half-time, just after Delph's

sending off, the trouble spilled

over into the tunnel.

The managers, Pep Guardiola

and Paul Cook exchanged heated

words, with the Manchester City

manager also confronting

the referee.

There were unsavoury

scenes at full-time, too.

City striker Sergio Aguero

was involved in an altercation

with one of the many home fans

who invaded the pitch.

Let's have another little look.

You can see the incident

in the bottom right hand corner.

The Argentine appears to lash out.

It feels great, doesn't it? It's

such a severe test. Such a strong

side, so many good players. They

move the ball so well. They move

from side to side. And that what you

do you can't keep them off. We had

to ride our luck with a couple of

flashing crosses. Christian made a

couple of good saves. But that's

what makes the FA Cup so special.

I don't have regrets the way we

played, our performance. It was the

same, the intention. I just my place

for the intention, the results.

It is day 11 of the Winter Olympics

and Elyce Christie will be returning

to the ice skating.

For Nick Buckland and Penny Coomes

on the journey has not been smooth.

Penny was told she would not skate

again, her kneecap shattered into

eight pieces. That after Nick

Buckland had undergone lifesaving

heart surgery yet here they both

were performing on the biggest stage

of all. And lost their bravery and

determination might not have been

matched by points from the Duchess,

who finished 11th, sometimes just

competing as a victory in itself.

It's been a long journey. I'm

pleased we managed to get here.

That's something to be really proud

of. The school might not have been

quite what we wanted be but we just

got to take away what we've come

through and how resilient we have

had to have been.

Up on the slopes,

there was another Brit catapulting

herself into contention in an

Olympic final. This is Roland

Cheshire but after first good run,

she was brought back down to earth

with a bump. Oh, no! Eventually

finish seventh, any disappointed

hidden by that Familia Cheshire

grin. While back on the ice, better

news on the curling. In's men

avoiding the destruction of the

Norwegian team's trousers to put in

a dazzling display of their own.

Comfortable win in just one victory

away from the semifinals.

Well after that great

win for Britain's men,

the women are currently

in action against Japan.

It was 3-3, after five ends in the

sixth. It's nice being treated to

some curling action every day. I

just wish it could be on all the

time. I understand it can't be. I am

really enjoying it. I like the whole

paper.

paper. Another piece of action. This

scare doesn't really do any tricks.

This is Elizabeth Swanee in half

pipe.

pipe. The gameplan is not falling

off her skis. She did a trick, she

did a little turn.

did a little turn. I read about it

this morning. She essentially put

herself through this. Two years of

paying to go to World Cup events

where there were fewer than 30

people to get into the Olympics,

qualifying for hungry even though

she is an American citizen and she

gets to go to the Olympics but no

intention of getting any medals.

She completed, didn't she?

She has

achieved what she wanted to achieve.

Thank you so much, see you later on.

Later today, senior Oxfam executives

will face MPs in The House

of Commons, after the charity

was engulfed in allegations

of of sexual misconduct

during aid work in Haiti.

During the hearing,

Save the Children and the Department

for International Development

will also be quizzed

on safeguarding policies.

After a fortnight of scandal,

how is this affecting the public's

trust in the charity sector?

Karl Wilding is the Policy Director

of the National Council

for Voluntary Organisations.

Quite a lot to talk about. Let's

talk about today. Representatives

from Oxfam are going to face MPs.

There will be some tough questions,

do you think?

There will be tough

questions and it's quite rightly ask

tough questions. Public are

concerned about the allegations that

they have heard about. Our

responsibility to come forward and

try and be clear about what's

happened but more importantly, be

clear about how we are going to fix

it.

And you say our responsibility,

was it the responsibility of the

whole charity sector?

Oxfam

specifically and International

development, there are certain

issues which are very specific

around safeguarding dangerous areas.

I think more broadly across

charities, we've got to take

safeguarding extremely seriously.

We've seen on the news over the last

few days, this is a societal

problem. We've got to make sure we

minimise the opportunities for

people to take advantage of others

who are invulnerable situations.

Are

you concerned by the wider impact on

reputations across the whole sector?

Yes, we are. Of course, the public

can clearly discriminate between

different types of charity but what

we do know is, in the short-term at

least, trust in charity falls when

people do this. Whether it recovers

in the long-term is entirely

dependent upon whether or not the

public see us acting upon their

concerns and if we do, I think we

can go to the public again and ask

them to trust us again.

Have you

noticed, for example, there are so

many donations?

It's a mixed bag.

Oxfam is reporting that 1200 people

have cancelled their direct debits

but if you talk to volunteers in

charity shops, they will tell you

that they are as busy as ever and

they have been flooded with messages

of support.

It is a mixed bag. You

talk about safeguarding procedures

being put in place. You see these

kind of stories and it seems

surprising that these procedures

were not in place in the first

place.

They are, actually. If you

look at what Oxfam's report said

yesterday after 2011, they are

significantly strengthened. The

vigilance has to be eternal. It's

not just about policies and

procedures. It's also about culture.

We know with volunteers, in some

places, criminal records checks

would not have stopped some people

volunteering and who would have

backgrounds we don't want to see so

it is about having the right

safeguarding culture and building on

the good practice which exists that

lots of charities already.

There have been calls to have

funding ended, would that be the

right course of action?

I don't

think so, in all these stories the

beneficial is, beneficiaries...

Taking funding away from Oxfam will

hurt the people ultimately we're

trying to help -- beneficiaries. The

focus has to be on fixing the

problem and I don't think taking

money away will do that.

Karl, thank

you very much.

You're watching Breakfast from the

BBC.

As far school projects go,

it's out of this world.

Children from dozens of schools

across Britain have made tiny

sculptures that will be launched

into space on a Nasa

rocket in April.

As part of an experiment

to test a new space camera,

their creations will then be filmed

floating in microgravity.

Our science correspondent

Richard Westcott has more.

When I made something in school, it

just ended up on my parents' shelf.

These children have

got loftier plans.

Their work's going

on a real Nasa rocket.

Hundreds of sugar cube-sized

projects will be blasted into space

about 200 miles up to enter

microgravity for about 30 seconds

before the rocket comes back

down to Earth again.

Longmeadow Primary in Milton Keynes

is one of a dozen schools sending

work

to the stars.

They could have made anything.

They decided to craft tiny cows.

And then I was just screaming.

I could not believe it.

I did not think mine

would be picked.

It is amazing for me for mine to be

picked to go into space,

where not many people have explored.

I feel very special.

Why do you feel special?

It is a once-in-a-lifetime

opportunity, and, you know,

it is not every day a cow

gets sent to space.

And it's not just the children

pinching themselves.

I must admit, to start with,

I did not believe it,

but I knew it came

from a good source.

It is just unbelievable.

I say "Do you realise

there are going into space!"

"Into space!"

The company behind it want to film

the sculptures floating around

inside a small box.

They're trialling a camera

which will eventually be used

to explore the moon for water.

So Neil, here are the competition

entrants from all over the world.

A huge variety of sculptures

from all over the world.

Talk me through it.

It has been an incredible

response from participants.

As you can see, a huge variety

of materials and concepts the kids

have come up with.

That's exactly what

we wanted to inspire.

I see a little Tim Peake there.

Is that right?

It is, yeah.

We wanted to inspire

future generations.

The age to do that is

between five and ten.

We wanted a concept that

would maximise participation

from children all over

the world of all ages.

Launch date is now T

minus six weeks and counting.

Five, four, three, two, one.

Go!

It didn't work!

Mine didn't work!

Richard Westcott, BBC

News, Milton Keynes.

Very good luck to all of them!

A

proper school project.

Excellent.

Matt is here with the weather and

lots of the papers are talking about

cold temperatures on the way, what's

going to happen?

Good morning.

Colder air on the way next week,

certainly in comparison to last

week, 14 yesterday in Cardiff. A

real feel of spring. Feeling nice

with the sun today, a lot more

compared to yesterday but still some

rain in the forecast, mainly in

eastern areas or linked to this

cloud, clear skies pushing from the

west but quite wet at the moment in

Orkney, Shetland and Eastern

counties of England with outbreaks

of rain, especially in parts of

Yorkshire, Lincolnshire and the ease

Midlands but it will turn dry. East

Anglia and the Saudis will see

outbreaks through the day, staying

rather grey. Dasha east Midlands.

Lots of sunshine to take us into the

afternoon -- south and east. A

single figure temperatures with the

cloud and pantry raider holding on.

Tonight there may be the odd spot of

rain linked to the cloud, which will

drift back westward again in parts

of the Midlands. Most places will be

dry. Clear skies either side, you

can see where they are by where we

will see the frost, the blue

colours, temperatures drop in below

freezing weather clear skies

dominate into tomorrow morning. A

few freezing fog patches to go with

it but they will clear, a lovely day

for the vast majority. More cloud in

the Midlands and Wales tomorrow and

we'll see cloud come and go in other

southern counties. Looking like a

dry day tomorrow, but notice already

know double-figure temperatures on

the chart, maybe a few spots getting

close to ten, most will be in the

figures. Turning colder as we go

into Thursday for some, not really

in some western areas, a southerly

breeze will introduce more cloud in

Scotland, Northern Ireland, hazy

sunshine and cloud coming and going

in England and Wales, a

predominantly dry story, look at

Norwich, five, eastern winds of the

near continent will bring a change.

High pressure building across

northern Europe, those easterly

winds on the southern flank will set

in as we go through Friday and into

the weekend. Most will be dry

through Friday and into the weekend,

lots of sunshine around but a chilly

wind to go with it, temperatures

dropping, overnight frost and here's

a look at the temperature chart for

the middle part of the Day next

Tuesday. Where you see blue, daytime

temperatures may not get above

freezing. That high pressure

building

building across Scandinavia could be

there for a while. Uncertain how

cold it will be but that's a really

good indication that it will be a

chilly week next week and with it

some of us are likely to see some

snow as well. Winter, Dan and

Louise, is certainly not done yet.

It really isn't. Thanks very much,

Matt!

Hundreds of KFC outlets will remain

closed today after delivery problems

Hundreds of KFC outlets will remain

closed today after delivery problems

meant they ran out of chicken.

Sean's been taking a look

at what went wrong.

We have talked about businesses

having problems but KFC not being

able to get hold of chicken is

really up there.

Yes, this is a bit embarrassing.

KFC, Kentucky Fried Chicken,

is one of the UK's most popular fast

food chains but last week it

changed its delivery contract and,

well it hasn't gone well.

There are around 900

KFC stores in the UK.

As of yesterday afternoon

over 600 were closed.

The company has said it's working

flat out all hours to get

things sorted as soon as it can

but admitted it didn't know how long

it would take to get

them all open again.

Big problem for KFC. Let's chat

about this with Steve Jones, a

consultant who advises some of the

UK's biggest companies on how they

manage their supply chain. Good

morning. You've got one job, get the

chicken to the chicken shop, what's

gone wrong?

They have, they said

they would deliver a level service

never seen before and they're not

wrong about that, are they? The

issue mainly is what they've done is

moved a relatively uncomplicated

supply chain to a more compensated

one and they don't seem to have

pressure tested it at all. For any

organisation to have done that seems

bizarre at best and particularly

last year when DHL took a load of

business from Carlsberg, because

Carlsberg are shutting down their

distribution, there were loads of

problems there and this is about the

same time the contract was signed

with KFC. You would have thought a

few alarm bells would have been

ringing for the KFC management at

this point.

What's been the driving

force behind the decision? DHL are

still a massive company, they might

not focus on chicken deliveries but

they are a huge logistics company,

why would KFC have thought, we want

to change the people who are

delivering our chicken.

Most

organisations are looking to drive

down costs, markets are getting more

competitive so I can only assume

it's one of two reasons, they

believe it gives them competitive

advantage because they can make

improvements in their supply chain,

or it's going to be done cheaper.

Is

that the kind of thing we might see

a cross more rest on chains? Are you

seeing it elsewhere in the UK to

keep prices down? Looking to move

suppliers?

I wouldn't have thought

so -- restaurant chains. Look at Don

dons, they have their own

transportation and warehouse

systems.

They do it all themselves?

Yeah. If you're in a restaurant it's

a critical part of your business to

have food available, they have 60 or

70 lines, how hard is it to get that

around?

How have KFC handled it?

They have tried to be quite positive

and make light of it a bit, saying

the chicken has crossed the road but

not got to the shops, will that help

them in the long-term?

Like

everything it will blow over

reasonably quickly but the problem

is at one point they said something

like we won't do anything to

compromise quality. There's been no

question there is a quality issue,

what you have is a supply chain

issues. Why would you put that in

the public domain?

If you gone five

days with one of these stores

closing, hundreds are closing around

the country, where is the chicken

right now?

That's a good question.

You would assume it's in a DHL

warehouse getting more smelly as the

days go by.

I'm sure they will be

keeping it fresh! I'm sure they

won't be doing that. It will be

sitting somewhere waiting for the

delivery to happen.

Then the

question is what happens when it is

no longer of any use?

Then the costs

come in, DHL and KFC, whether that

will be passed on to customers, we

aren't sure. Steve Jones, thank you

very much.

Is a good question, Sean,

where is the chicken?

It has to be

somewhere, doesn't it?

Thanks very

much -- it's good question.

It's very disappointing for them.

And also as Sean has been saying, I

know there's a slight, call side to

the fact there is no chicken but its

people's jobs at risk as well.

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

Still to come this morning:

If you're a fan of The Crown,

you'll have seen Greg Wise

as Lord Mountbatten.

He'll be hear to tell us

about his powerful new book written

alongside his sister

as she battled cancer.

If there's any story you are

likening Jo liking and want to get

involved in today. -- you are

liking. You can get in touch. I want

to talk about how brilliant watching

the Winter Olympics is.

Your

obsession grows by the day, doesn't

it?

I get less and less sleep than.

What are you going to do when it's

over?

-- I'm getting less and less

Now, though, it's back

to Naga and Charlie.

Bye for now.

Hello - this is Breakfast,

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

A fine of more than £6 million

for betting firm William Hill

as an investigation reveals

a failure to protect consumers

and prevent money laundering.

The Gambling Commission says two

years of systemic failures

led to serious breaches and some

customers being allowed to deposit

money linked to criminal offences.

Good morning - it's

Tuesday 20 February.

Also this morning:

The number of sexual offences

recorded in the UK has reached an

all-time high. The NSPCC says there

is one recorded every eight minutes.

Enough is enough!

Students affected by the mass

shooting in Florida demonstrate

in Washington as the White House

indicates a change of stance on gun

control.

I'll also

be finding out how some

of our biggest

hotels -

Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza -

are getting on in a fast-changing

industry.

We can pull off a proper FA Cup

shocker by knocking out Manchester

City.

Meanwhile here in Pyeongchang,

there was an 11th placed finish

for the British ice dancing pair

of Penny Coomes and Nick

Buckland.

With more on that and all the rest

of the action, I'll be back

in half an hour.

And Matt has the weather

for us this morning.

Amal David a lot more sunshine

around yesterday. Just a bit patchy

rain in the east.

rain in the east. Some breaking news

in the last few minutes or so.

The bookmakers William Hill has been

fined £6.2 million by

the Gambling Commission.

The fine is for what's described

as "Systemic" senior

management failure to protect

consumers and prevent money

laundering.

Sean is here to tell us more.

Systemic social responsibility and

money laundering, strong words. A

company like William Hill, we are in

-- we are all familiar with. It

comes down to two things. Is

allowing criminals to use its

accounts to put money through. The

gambling commission reckon that £1.2

million was actually made in profit

by William Hill on the back of money

that had been put through those

accounts by ten different customers

and that money was for illegal

purposes. Part of that 6.2 million

fine is William Hill having to repay

that. The other side of that, there

may be victims of those crimes in

need reimbursing. That might be part

of it. An extra £5 million for

breaching regulations. We might have

gambling problems. One customer has

identified an escalated gambling

spend more than £100,000. William

actually interacted with them and

ended up being comfortable but did

not review customers behaviour

sufficiently deceit that is

indicative of problem gambling. How

often have we talked in the last

year or so?

We have. Very

interesting. Here in a few minutes

we will be speaking to the gambling

commission for more details on that.

And perhaps where the money goes to

as well. Elsewhere today, police

forces recorded 65,000 child sex

offences last year.

That's an all time high.

The figures obtained by the NSPCC

reveal a sharp increase

in crimes committed online,

as well as rape and sexual assault.

Our Home Affairs correspondent

Jon Ironmonger reports.

Every eight minutes,

police recorded a sexual offence

against a child last year and data

from all police forces suggest

the total number of offences has

reached a record high,

rising by 15% in 2017

compared to 2016.

Crimes ranged from grooming

to serious sexual assaults.

Around a fifth were recorded

against children under

the age of ten.

That police recording is likely

to be a factor behind the figures

and the NSPCC says more children

are finding the courage

to speak out.

That might be due to the fact

that there have been a relatively

high number of high-profile cases

and testament to the good

preventative work happening

in schools and homes up and down

the country where children having

conversations about the signs

of abuse with teachers.

The research also reveals a dramatic

increase in the number of on line

grooming offences which account

for a 10th of the total recorded,

heaping more pressure on Internet

companies to grapple

with the problem.

Jon Ironmonger, BBC News.

Britain will not be "plunged

into a Mad Max style-world borrowed

from dystopian fiction"

after it leaves the EU.

That's what the Brexit Secretary

David Davis is expected to say

in a speech in Austria

later this morning.

He will address business leaders

and argue for continued

close co-operation between the UK

and EU on regulations and standards.

This is the latest speech by senior

government on Brexit.

The British government is in

discussion with the United States

over what to do with

two men from London,

who are captured of being

members of Islamic State.

Alexanda Kotey and El Shafee

Elsheikh are suspected

of being members of a gang

of British men, who became infamous

for imprisoning and

beheading hostages.

They were detained in Syria but

there is no agreement on where they

will stand trial.

We are absolutely committed

to making sure that they are tried,

that the security of the country

always comes first.

These people should face the full

force of the law in terms

of the terrible things

that they have done.

I can't be drawn on individual

circumstances of these

two but we are watching it carefully

to make sure they do face justice.

Senior Oxfam executives will be

questioned by MPs this morning

following criticism over the way it

handled claims of sexual misconduct

by its staff in Haiti.

The International Development

Committee has convened

an urgent session to ask Oxfam

about what happened in 2011,

and the policies it now has in place

to prevent exploitation.

The banking giant HSBC has

just announced that it's

doubled its profits to more

than £12 billion pounds.

That's more than double

the amount it made in 2016,

when profits were limited

by a string of one-off costs.

The bank says its focus

on Asia is driving growth.

A legal battle that could have far

reaching consequences

for the so-called gig economy

reaches the Supreme Court today.

Pimlico Plumbers is appealing

a ruling that one of its employees

is entitled to basic workers rights

even though he was hired

as a freelancer.

Lower courts previously ruled

the employee was entitled

the national minimum

wage and paid holiday,

although he is technically

self-employed.

Every year, 7000 women in the UK are

diagnosed with ovarian cancer but

the two thirds of them, that

diagnosis comes after the disease

has already spread.

Now, the charity Target Ovarian

Cancer is warning that women

could be putting themselves at risk

by changing their diet instead

of seeking medical advice

when confronted with

a major symptom.

So what are signs to look out for?

Some of the main symptoms include

persistent bloating,

loss of appetite, pelvic or

abdominal pain and urinary problems.

Occasionally there can be other

warning signs such as changes

in bowel habit, extreme fatigue

and unexplained weight loss.

Let's talk about this right now with

Lorraine Broadhurst who was

diagnosed with ovarian cancer and

Doctor Varia Ahmed. Tellers of it a

bit about when he started noticing

things.

I'd been having symptoms for

a couple of months and it was over

the Christmas period is there was

always some plausible explanation as

to why I was gaining weight

zidovudine -- overindulge, and I

started noticing that city on my

desk at work was becoming

uncomfortable, my clothes were

becoming quite a sight ended up

having to buy an elastic waisted

trousers and wearing jumpers to work

to hide the bulge. I tried doing

things, like I tried changing my

diet. I also kind of audit the kits

to test yourself, like coeliac 's

disease. Bell came

disease. Bell came back fine we

really need to go and see the GP. I

was a bit worried because it's

bloating, it is not serious. I'm not

wasting the time of my GP. Maybe not

being taken seriously.

being taken seriously. I went in

with no expectation of it being

gynaecological cancer. I thought it

was a digestive problem. My first

indication was when I walked through

my GP surgery doors and they had

posters on the wall for a ovarian

cancer symptoms. That was the first

time I realised it could be

something serious.

Before he had

seen the GP, you are concerned from

the post is be it. What was that

like at that moment?

It was really

scary. On the point is, today, the

charity is saying, your story is

unfortunately not uncommon. Many

women go for some time with

women go for some time with symptoms

but it's something persistent. With

the bloating, if the bloating is

happening, at least three days a

week, it's not going away, its

persistent. If you have any of the

other symptoms like trouble would go

in for a P. Maybe just go and seek

some advice. Just talk to them.

some advice. Just talk to them. We

do have access to some blood tests

and scans on things that can help

and get things early. It's just

recognising that.

recognising that. Quite a few of

those symptoms can be associated

with other things, can't they? It's

something you'd your body its

persistent. We can feel a bit

bloated and we are OK. It's when it

persists.

persists. It is worth finding out.

If we catch it early, the early we

catch it, but that's the cure rate.

The better the prognosis that you

live longer.

I can see you nodding.

That's true. If it is caught in

stage one, there is a 90% chance it

won't re- occur but most women are

diagnosed in stage three in stage

four and the only reason I am here

is because the excellent treatment I

get but also because I have a

low-grade version of the disease.

low-grade version of the disease. Go

and see a GP as soon as possible.

What is and what -- and what is the

treatment for ovarian cancer?

Depends on what kind of cancer you

have. The treatment would usually

involve surgery and therapy,

depending on the type of therapy.

And yet had that surgery? We really

appreciate you coming in. Anything

that changes, people need to go and

see the Ed Doherty -- Doctor.

You're watching Breakfast. A

reminder of the main stories this

morning. A fine of more than £6

million per William Hill as an

investigation reveals a failure to

protect consumers and prevent money

laundering. The number of alleged

child sex abuse offences reaches a

record high. Police recorded nearly

65,000 crimes last year. Let's find

out about

65,000 crimes last year. Let's find

out about the weather. If you are

just getting up, Matt has a

beautiful picture for us. What's

happening?

all

all things on the change, yesterday

it felt like spring, 14 in Cardiff,

a distant memory by next week but

out there today, still the mild air

with us and after grey skies for

many yesterday, a much brighter day.

Many will be dry, eastern areas

likely to zero and at times, all

linked into this strip of cloud

still sitting in the North Sea at

the moment. Clear skies pushing in

from the west but the likes of

Shetland, outbreaks coming and

going, eastern counties of England,

parts of Yorkshire, Lincolnshire,

East Anglia, the south-east, the

east Midlands, some heavy bursts.

Always more cloudy. West of that,

more sunshine, a bit more breeze

than yesterday, not as warm in the

sunshine but Glasgow, Belfast, ten,

12 or 13 in Cardiff, very pleasant

indeed. Through the night the wind

goes more north-easterly and the

cloud that has been sitting in the

eastern coastal counties today will

drift through the Midlands to Wales

and the south-west, keeping

temperatures up in this strip but

with clear skies either side, the

blues on our temperature chart show

where you're likely to a frost

tomorrow morning.

tomorrow morning. Here with the

morning sunshine tomorrow will also

have mist and fog, clearing, more

cloud in the Midlands and the

south-west, can't rule out the odd

shower. Most places will be dry

tomorrow, some good sunny spells

away from the zone of thicker cloud

but temperatures down a bit, no

double figures. Some frost may be

into Thursday morning, sticking with

a largely dry theme but with a

strengthening wind to the west of

Scotland and Northern Ireland, maybe

the odd shower, and a bit more cloud

in places in northern England and

north Wales compared to what we've

seen in the next couple of days.

Temperatures in Norwich, five,

temperatures will be down into

single figures as we hit Friday and

the weekend. Friday, Saturday, lots

of dry weather around, good sunny

spells but a strengthening breeze.

That comes as this area of high

pressure sets up its stall in

Scandinavia, winds clockwise

bringing cold air to the near

continent for the weekend. Dry air

so a lot of dry weather to get out

and about in, wrap up, chilly wind.

The cold weather steps up a gear

into next week, looking very likely

we will see temperatures struggling

in many parts, maybe some snow.

These are daytime highs, where you

see blues, nothing above freezing

next week, much of Europe included,

including much of the UK. By the

time we get to next Tuesday, we may

get to 12 or 13 today, but some will

not hit freezing. Just how cold? A

bit of uncertainty but we will keep

you updated, but the big jacket will

be back in action. Some people next

week might not get to freezing?

Yeah, for instance Tuesday, one of

the colder day is potentially.

Winter isn't done yet!

-- colder day

is. Thank you very

I told my children last week that

the snow had gone.

-- colder day is.

The new big freeze to last two

weeks, -8 Russian winds and snow

will sweep across Britain. And some

stories about Mary Berry having a

pop at avocado on post, the

criss-cross drizzle.

criss-cross drizzle. Did you do that

in your MasterChef days?

I've

forgotten -- avocado on toast.

The

Times, measles cases raising by 300%

last year -- rising. Some parents

are shunning vaccines. Talking about

university funding yesterday, a

different story about universities,

students and some leading

universities could have final year

exams cancelled after academics

announced plans to escalate strike

action. Front page of the Times it,

a picture of the Duchess of

Cambridge, who was at Buckingham

Palace yesterday at a fashion show.

A story in a couple of papers that

Jeremy Corbyn urged to reveal this

Stasi file, Theresa May has put the

Labour leader under pressure to

authorise the release of east German

records. On the front page of the

Mail as well. Also front page of the

Metro sun. We've been talking about

this quite a bit on Breakfast, this

is the way it's been written up in

the Sun, also the Financial Times.

-- Sun. They've had a serious

problem with one of their suppliers

and many of their restaurants are

closed at the moment because they

can't get the chicken. All the back

pages are talking about Wigan's

victory over Manchester City in the

FA Cup, a repeat of the FA Cup final

in 2013, and the ugly scenes seen at

the end of the match, Manchester

City fans misbehaving, Wigan fans on

the pitch and Sergio Aguero landing

a blow on a Wigan supporter.

Hopefully we will speak to the Wigan

chairman about that later and also

the fact Wigan have somehow beat

Manchester City as well.

We often talk about mental

health here on Breakfast

and we also cover plenty of stories

about personal debt.

But the two problems

often go hand in hand.

New research shows one in four

people suffering mental illness also

have financial problems. Could a new

incentive to freeze interest on

debts for those actually help? Our

business and consumer correspondent

Nina Warhurst has been investigating

just that.

They're sometimes called

the ugly sisters,

depression and debt.

They move in a vicious circle.

Depression and debts,

depression and debts,

until it can feel like there's

no way out.

Often called a spiral

of disruptive thinking,

so you start thinking

about the debt, debt collectors,

losing your property

and your assets, your

job, friends, family.

You've gotta pay this,

you've gotta pay that,