0:00:06 > 0:00:07Hello.
0:00:07 > 0:00:09This is Breakfast, with Rachel Burden and Jon Kay.
0:00:09 > 0:00:14Jumping into the record books.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16Medal number five seals Team GB's most successful
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Winter Olympics ever.
0:00:19 > 0:00:21Billy Morgan bagged bronze in the Big Air snowboard event
0:00:21 > 0:00:24with a series of spectacular tricks.
0:00:24 > 0:00:27And Great Britain could win medal number six today.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29The women's curling team play Japan for the bronze medal
0:00:29 > 0:00:37later this morning.
0:00:46 > 0:00:47Good morning.
0:00:47 > 0:00:48It's Saturday the 24th of February.
0:00:48 > 0:00:56Also this morning:
0:01:00 > 0:01:01Taking a stand.
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Big companies cut ties with America's powerful gun lobby
0:01:03 > 0:01:06the National Rifle Association after last week's mass shooting
0:01:06 > 0:01:07at a Florida school.
0:01:07 > 0:01:09Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers.
0:01:09 > 0:01:12UK charity, Plan International, admits to six cases of sexual abuse
0:01:12 > 0:01:14and exploitation of children by its staff and associates.
0:01:14 > 0:01:17A cold-weather alert as Britain braces itself for an arctic blast
0:01:17 > 0:01:20from Russia dubbed "The Beast from the East."
0:01:20 > 0:01:30Philip will tell us more. Good morning. Dry and bright and sunny
0:01:30 > 0:01:36this weekend for all of the British Isles. A bit chilly. Next week,
0:01:36 > 0:01:42things get much more cold. We could see a real return of winter. I will
0:01:42 > 0:01:49have more information in just 15 minutes.
0:01:49 > 0:01:50Good morning.
0:01:50 > 0:01:51First, our main story.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Team GB is celebrating its best ever winter Olympics,
0:01:53 > 0:01:56after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
0:01:56 > 0:01:58The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
0:01:58 > 0:02:01taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The Women's Curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal match
0:02:04 > 0:02:08later this morning.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder competing
0:02:11 > 0:02:12in the final, and fell on his first jump, but came back with two good
0:02:12 > 0:02:20runs to finish less than one point from silver.
0:02:21 > 0:02:31We will speak to David Ornstein.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35He is in Pyeongchang.
0:02:35 > 0:02:39Spirits must be high.Fabulous news for Great Britain to wake up to.
0:02:39 > 0:02:51Billy Morgan, doing well in the big air. For those who have not seen it,
0:02:51 > 0:02:55it is a sight to behold. One big jump and multiple spins in the air.
0:02:55 > 0:02:59Billy Morgan got a jump to get a bronze medal performance no one had
0:02:59 > 0:03:03managed before. It takes Great Britain to the record of five medals
0:03:03 > 0:03:08in the winter Olympics and hit the minimum target of five medals at
0:03:08 > 0:03:16these Games. That doubled the funding, justifying the investment.
0:03:16 > 0:03:21You can also look at the medal table and see Great Britain in 18th,
0:03:21 > 0:03:29compared to Norway at the top with 14 medals. Take nothing away from
0:03:29 > 0:03:32the performance of Billy Morgan. He is the oldest in the field, the
0:03:32 > 0:03:37oldest by three years. Some of his superior rivals on paper slipped by
0:03:37 > 0:03:42the wayside. Billy Morgan fell in all four of his tractors runs and
0:03:42 > 0:03:46his first competition run, but then he pulled off two magnificent
0:03:46 > 0:03:51efforts to take that bronze medal. He could get even better for Britain
0:03:51 > 0:03:59later with a possible bronze coming up in the curling.You make him
0:03:59 > 0:04:03sound ancient. He is only 28! I feel ancient now.
0:04:03 > 0:04:05And we'll be speaking to the man himself from Pyeongchang
0:04:05 > 0:04:07just after 8:30.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10That is Billy Morgan. I am looking forward to it.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13A number of US companies have cut ties with the National Rifle
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Association as consumers call for a boycott of firms linked
0:04:16 > 0:04:18to the powerful gun lobby.
0:04:18 > 0:04:19They include the car rental companies, Hertz
0:04:19 > 0:04:22and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
0:04:22 > 0:04:24discounts for members of the Association, in the wake
0:04:24 > 0:04:26of the Florida school shooting.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29Our North America correspondent, Peter Bowes, reports.
0:04:29 > 0:04:33The aftermath to a school shooting which could prompt change in
0:04:33 > 0:04:39America. And it is the grieving that has meant the mood is different this
0:04:39 > 0:04:45time. The gunman killed 17 people, and anger overflowed into the
0:04:45 > 0:04:49streets.Never again.On social media, pressure is being exerted on
0:04:49 > 0:04:56the hugely powerful gun lobby under the hashtag boycott NRA. They are
0:04:56 > 0:05:01targeting firms that offer benefits to members of the NRA. That includes
0:05:01 > 0:05:10some of the most familiar corporate names, Hertz and Enterprise, for
0:05:10 > 0:05:17example. And they are ending discounts for members of the NRA.
0:05:17 > 0:05:24MetLife and Symantec as well. No word in response from the NRA. It is
0:05:24 > 0:05:28unclear if this will hurt an organisation which boasts 5 million
0:05:28 > 0:05:33members. During the week, the Chief Executive hit out at protesters.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Their goal is to eliminate the Second Amendment to eradicate all
0:05:38 > 0:05:43individual freedoms.Donald Trump says he is open to new ideas, but
0:05:43 > 0:05:47the one he seems to like best is giving guns to teachers.It is
0:05:47 > 0:05:52concealed! So, this crazy man who walked in would not even know who
0:05:52 > 0:05:58has had. That is good. That is not bad, it's good. And the teacher
0:05:58 > 0:06:02would have shot the hell out of him before he knew what happened to bite
0:06:02 > 0:06:05the debate over what to do next will be highly charged and intensely
0:06:05 > 0:06:12political. Peter Bowes, BBC News. -- happened.
0:06:12 > 0:06:15One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed
0:06:15 > 0:06:18there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers
0:06:18 > 0:06:19in the last two years.
0:06:19 > 0:06:22Plan International says five of them were criminal cases and reported
0:06:22 > 0:06:25to the local authorities in the countries involved.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28Adina Campbell reports.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Another charity mired in sexual misconduct making the front pages.
0:06:33 > 0:06:37This time, Plan International UK, which works in more than 50
0:06:37 > 0:06:41countries to improve children's rights and promote equality for
0:06:41 > 0:06:48girls.In its latest on line blog, it's confirmed six cases of sexual
0:06:48 > 0:06:54abuse and exploitation of children between July, 2016, and June, last
0:06:54 > 0:07:00year to be one involved a member of staff. -- year. The others were by
0:07:00 > 0:07:04volunteers or associates. Plan International says the staff member
0:07:04 > 0:07:08was not from the UK and was dismissed without a reference, and
0:07:08 > 0:07:12ended the contracts with the other volunteers and organisations
0:07:12 > 0:07:17involved. The charity also says there were nine cases of sexual
0:07:17 > 0:07:21misconduct and harassment by staff against other adults which led to
0:07:21 > 0:07:27seven dismissals. In the past, Plan International UK has received
0:07:27 > 0:07:30millions of pounds of funding from the government. It is the latest
0:07:30 > 0:07:36major charity to admit cases of sexual misconduct, and follows
0:07:36 > 0:07:42investigations into aid organisations, including Oxfam and
0:07:42 > 0:07:45Save the Children. In an open letter, the three charities, and
0:07:45 > 0:07:48many others, has now promised a series of urgent and immediate
0:07:48 > 0:07:54measures to protect the vulnerable. Adina Campbell, BBC News.
0:07:54 > 0:07:57A vote at the UN Security Council resolution calling for
0:07:57 > 0:07:59a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria has been postponed
0:07:59 > 0:08:00until later today.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02There's been deadlock since Thursday because of objections from Russia.
0:08:02 > 0:08:04Syrian government forces have continued their bombardment
0:08:04 > 0:08:07of Eastern Ghouta, a rebel held enclave outside Damascus,
0:08:07 > 0:08:15where nearly 500 people have been killed in the past week.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
0:08:19 > 0:08:22of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Russian political interference in the 2016 Presidential Election.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government
0:08:27 > 0:08:28and making false statements.
0:08:28 > 0:08:31He's become the third associate of the president to agree
0:08:31 > 0:08:34to co-operate with a special investigation in return for more
0:08:34 > 0:08:42serious charges against him being dropped.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51European Council president, Donald Tusk says he will be presenting
0:08:51 > 0:08:54draft guidelines in the future EU relationship with the UK next month.
0:08:54 > 0:09:01Whether Britain is ready or not. Speaking at a meeting of the other
0:09:01 > 0:09:0527 EU leaders, Donald Tusk, who is meeting Theresa May on Thursday in
0:09:05 > 0:09:08London, said the UK is still trying to cherry pick its future
0:09:08 > 0:09:12relationship with the EU.
0:09:12 > 0:09:17If the media reports are correct, I am afraid that the UK position today
0:09:17 > 0:09:27is based on pure illusion. It looks like the cake theory is still alive.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32From the very start it has been a key principle of the EU 27 that
0:09:32 > 0:09:44there can be no cherry picking and no single market a la carte.
0:09:44 > 0:09:47Donald Tusk speaking last night.
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Britain is set for its coldest February week in five years,
0:09:49 > 0:09:52as freezing air, dubbed The Beast from The East,
0:09:52 > 0:09:53arrives from Russia.
0:09:53 > 0:09:56The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday night,
0:09:56 > 0:09:59with temperatures expected to drop to -8 in some areas.
0:09:59 > 0:10:01Simon Jones reports.
0:10:01 > 0:10:09The gritters are gearing up as Britain braces itself. The so-called
0:10:09 > 0:10:13Beast from The East is sweeping in from Siberia. A level three cold
0:10:13 > 0:10:17weather alert has been issued for the whole of the country, the second
0:10:17 > 0:10:22most serious level. That means there is a 99% chance of severe weather,
0:10:22 > 0:10:27icy conditions, and snow, before now and Thursday. There are additional
0:10:27 > 0:10:30yellow severe warnings for snow covering most of eastern Britain,
0:10:30 > 0:10:38causing travel problems and power cuts. It is not the first snow this
0:10:38 > 0:10:44winter, but what makes a different is it will affect all of the UK.
0:10:44 > 0:10:49Temperatures could fall as low as -8, but it will feel worse because
0:10:49 > 0:10:56of the wind. It will push the NHS even further. Councils are providing
0:10:56 > 0:11:05extra emergency beds for Rush -- rough sleepers.The main aim is to
0:11:05 > 0:11:09get people off the street and stop them from dying in the cold weather.
0:11:09 > 0:11:15And to date we have been very successful.Next Thursday is the
0:11:15 > 0:11:20start of spring, but that appears to be on hold as winter continues..
0:11:20 > 0:11:26Simon Jones, BBC News.
0:11:26 > 0:11:40It is cold. I want a cardigan and some tea.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43some tea.Enjoy today because it gets much colder. It was beautiful
0:11:43 > 0:11:49yesterday. Crisp and clear, though cold.
0:11:49 > 0:11:57This is a story about Max's Law, an opt-out system. You would have to
0:11:57 > 0:12:02opt out of donating organs to get off of the register. We spoke to him
0:12:02 > 0:12:05yesterday. So bright and articulate. The inspiration behind it, along
0:12:05 > 0:12:10with many others. It has passed its second meeting in the House of
0:12:10 > 0:12:16Commons. Jeremy Corbyn is trying to shut down that speculation about his
0:12:16 > 0:12:20past possible relationship with the Czech Republic, checker Slovakia.
0:12:20 > 0:12:32The Daily Telegraph as a story from a former MI6 chief, saying he still
0:12:32 > 0:12:37has questions to answer over his problems with a spy in the 1980s.
0:12:37 > 0:12:41Stephen Fry is on the front page of The Sun talking about how it was
0:12:41 > 0:12:46only when he was going through a routine check up getting a flu jab
0:12:46 > 0:12:51it was discovered he had an aggressive tumour which was
0:12:51 > 0:12:56eventually treated. He says it saved his life. A routine checkup. Not
0:12:56 > 0:13:01expecting anything else. Doctors found something they did not like
0:13:01 > 0:13:07and thankfully they acted in time. The Daily Mail. Top doctors have won
0:13:07 > 0:13:19a fight to keep what it is calling unfair bonuses of
0:13:19 > 0:13:25unfair bonuses of £77,000. It is an award for good work. And there was
0:13:25 > 0:13:30an on line blog ten years ago, a secret, anonymous account, life as
0:13:30 > 0:13:35an actress in Hollywood, trials and tribulations, and some difficulties
0:13:35 > 0:13:40faced. Some say it was written by Meghan Markle, a secret diary
0:13:40 > 0:13:48revealed by The Mail.It is 13 minutes past.
0:13:48 > 0:13:50The main stories this morning:
0:13:50 > 0:13:53A series of big companies cut ties with America's powerful gun lobby,
0:13:53 > 0:13:55the National Rifle Association after last week's mass shooting
0:13:55 > 0:13:56at a Florida school.
0:13:56 > 0:14:00A fifth medal seals the record for Team GB's most successful winter
0:14:00 > 0:14:03Olympics ever.
0:14:08 > 0:14:16A brilliant performance by Billy Morgan. We know that the cold is on
0:14:16 > 0:14:16its
0:14:16 > 0:14:20Morgan. We know that the cold is on its way, Philip, what is going on? A
0:14:20 > 0:14:24feeling redundant, all of this weather is piling towards the
0:14:24 > 0:14:28British Isles and you have said all already, you are off to find your
0:14:28 > 0:14:31thermals, John is off to find a cardigan. More fashion tips from
0:14:31 > 0:14:37John later in the program, I fear! Will tap eventually from the cold
0:14:37 > 0:14:40air that is licking its way in the north-western corner of Russia which
0:14:40 > 0:14:44will come around the isobars and bump its way into the British Isles.
0:14:44 > 0:14:50It has not come yet because we are setting things up. We have got some
0:14:50 > 0:14:55of the south-easterly flow in place, it is keeping the Atlantic fronts at
0:14:55 > 0:14:59bay, it is the western isles of Scotland may be northern Ireland who
0:14:59 > 0:15:02will see the veil of cloud but otherwise a decent day and not
0:15:02 > 0:15:07overly cold. I know which is -4 in with Sussex but you have not seen
0:15:07 > 0:15:11anything yet. This is the way we shape up this evening, another dry
0:15:11 > 0:15:16night, some cloud migrating down towards the eastern shores of the
0:15:16 > 0:15:22British Isles. But in inland areas, and other widespread dip in the
0:15:22 > 0:15:27temperatures, anywhere between two and -4, -5, -6, and then we're off
0:15:27 > 0:15:31and running in the Sunday which if you have outdoor plants provided you
0:15:31 > 0:15:35have enough layers will be another sparkling day. Again, the
0:15:35 > 0:15:40temperature is still at this stage holding up, thought of, three, four,
0:15:40 > 0:15:45five, six. Some in the west may be seven or eight. Monday, the first
0:15:45 > 0:15:50signs because look at this, the white is drifting in, these great
0:15:50 > 0:15:55clusters, this is the first sign of snow showers migrating their way
0:15:55 > 0:15:58towards the British Isles and the notice at this stage these are the
0:15:58 > 0:16:04daytime maximum temperatures, zero in Norwich, and when you add in the
0:16:04 > 0:16:08strength of the wind and by this stage it really will be about it
0:16:08 > 0:16:12stronger, it will be cutting through you because look at this, one must
0:16:12 > 0:16:16fall, -5, -6, because there is no opportunity for the cold air from
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Siberia to warm up across the relatively warm North Sea. There is
0:16:20 > 0:16:25a short gap here between us and the continent and as a consequence, we
0:16:25 > 0:16:31get every bit of it. If you have more in the way I see around you you
0:16:31 > 0:16:35do not get the full effect of all of the cold air coming towards us. As I
0:16:35 > 0:16:39say, the pattern that you will be Richard knifing for a good part of
0:16:39 > 0:16:43next week is a big area of high pressure keeping quite a bit of
0:16:43 > 0:16:48settled area for Western areas but coming along is this flow of cold,
0:16:48 > 0:16:53cold north-easterly and east of the wind, a lot of snow showers and it
0:16:53 > 0:16:57is from about Monday onwards, Tuesday into Wednesday were we will
0:16:57 > 0:17:01really begin to ramp up the threat of very wintry weather and
0:17:01 > 0:17:03potentially some disruptive snow. Enough of me. Back to
0:17:03 > 0:17:08potentially some disruptive snow. Enough of me. Back to you. To be
0:17:08 > 0:17:12fair, it is never back to you but I do not know if it is the new weather
0:17:12 > 0:17:16graphics but there is so much blue there which is slightly worrying.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20What worries me is the source region for our cold air is there, the
0:17:20 > 0:17:25darkest of the Blues, this is about -15, -20 or so gradually slumping
0:17:25 > 0:17:31its way, modified of course, but nobody's thermometer next week will
0:17:31 > 0:17:35read -15 but given the strength of the wind and the fact we are down at
0:17:35 > 0:17:40minus a bit, that is the combination and adding in the snow, that is why
0:17:40 > 0:17:44we have a public health warning. You will not be mocking my cardigan come
0:17:44 > 0:17:49Wednesday! You will be wanting to borrow it! See you later.
0:17:49 > 0:17:51We'll be back with the headlines at 6:30.
0:17:51 > 0:17:58Now, it's time for the Film Review with Jane Hill and Mark Kermode.
0:18:14 > 0:18:20Hello and welcome to The Film Review on BBC News, to take us through this
0:18:20 > 0:18:24week's cinema releases, Mark Kermode is back and what have you been
0:18:24 > 0:18:28watching?Finding your feet because the British calamity, I hate that
0:18:28 > 0:18:35word, drama comedy. We have I, Tonya with an astonished at four
0:18:35 > 0:18:40astonishing Margot Robbie who produces. And Dark River, the new
0:18:40 > 0:18:47film by Clive.Finding your feet, even the poster looks like a
0:18:47 > 0:18:51quintessential British gathering. I'm not sure the poster does a lot
0:18:51 > 0:18:55of favours, it is aimed at the same audience who made this exotic Moura
0:18:55 > 0:19:01got hotel a huge hit, the story begins with Lady Sandra Abbott on
0:19:01 > 0:19:06the eve of her retirement, she has all planned, she has a posh life,
0:19:06 > 0:19:09and she discovers her husband has been having an affair. This is a
0:19:09 > 0:19:14clip.
0:19:14 > 0:19:25I went to what the hell is going on? It is not what it looks like,
0:19:25 > 0:19:34Sandra. Sandra. Sandra. Sandra! Sandra! Waite! How long has it been
0:19:34 > 0:19:42going on? Sive Speelman to Sorrento. But is nearly five years ago. I have
0:19:42 > 0:19:48had enough of this hide and seek. How could you do this to me? We even
0:19:48 > 0:19:53took you to the palace!I didn't mean to this to happen, Sandra.
0:19:53 > 0:19:58Really? You knew precisely what you were doing. Come down, remember
0:19:58 > 0:20:04where you are. I know exactly where I am! In my own home! I spent my
0:20:04 > 0:20:08whole bar is like putting you and your career first what got me
0:20:08 > 0:20:11through was knowing when you retired to which our golden years together
0:20:11 > 0:20:16but instead, you have treated me in for a newer model. And let me tell
0:20:16 > 0:20:22you, she has had more than one pre- user. And her body work is mainly
0:20:22 > 0:20:30filler!You laughed at least twice. Exactly! Because it is funny. So she
0:20:30 > 0:20:35walks up and goes to stay with her sister with who she is chalk and
0:20:35 > 0:20:38cheese and her sister basically tells her the life you have been
0:20:38 > 0:20:43living is artificial and you need to learn to enjoy yourself. She goes
0:20:43 > 0:20:48swimming, does poetry, takes dance lessons where she mixed Blee and a
0:20:48 > 0:20:52character called Charlie and hence finding your feet and you know from
0:20:52 > 0:20:55the outset what is going to happen is the character will soften and
0:20:55 > 0:20:59discover there is more to life than material possessions. You know from
0:20:59 > 0:21:05the outset that when she first meets Charlie she will warm to him, you
0:21:05 > 0:21:10also know that amongst the comedy there is going to be tragedy, tears,
0:21:10 > 0:21:14so the question is how well does it all play out? I have to say rather
0:21:14 > 0:21:18better than I expect that, I thought it was charming and funny not least
0:21:18 > 0:21:22because of the great cast, they are throwing themselves into it, and
0:21:22 > 0:21:27having a very good time, it is well to read it, and yes, no cliche goes
0:21:27 > 0:21:31unturned but funnily enough it is a certain structural debt
0:21:31 > 0:21:37connectivity, and in fact it would have made more sense to police this
0:21:37 > 0:21:40in the run-up to Christmas because there is a Christmas Day --
0:21:40 > 0:21:46nativity. Over all and despite your reservations about the poster which
0:21:46 > 0:21:50I understand I thought it was funny, charming, performances and my heart
0:21:50 > 0:21:56went without enough that when we had kept going hang on! Hang on! My head
0:21:56 > 0:22:04went let it be.And I enjoyed it. I, Tonya.You have seen it as well? It
0:22:04 > 0:22:12is a good watch. Margot Robbie stars as Tonya Harding. She has been
0:22:12 > 0:22:16nominated for all wards. Essentially the film takes the structure of
0:22:16 > 0:22:20telling contradictory stories, it says based on the totally true and
0:22:20 > 0:22:24utterly contradictory testimonies of central characters narrative we see
0:22:24 > 0:22:27each of the central characters talking to the audience either
0:22:27 > 0:22:30through attend interviews or wrecking the fourth wall by turning
0:22:30 > 0:22:34towards the audience and saying this didn't happen. Essentially, it is a
0:22:34 > 0:22:39story of somebody who was come through an abusive background, she
0:22:39 > 0:22:43was beaten by her husband, attacked by her mother although the Allison
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Janney is the mother and she says for heavens sake, show me a family
0:22:47 > 0:22:52that don't have their ups and downs, and it manages to balance, in my
0:22:52 > 0:22:56opinion, the serious subject matter of domestic abuse which is it about
0:22:56 > 0:23:00being a film which is playing with post-modern conventions in a way
0:23:00 > 0:23:04that it reminded me of 24 hour party people in which characters would
0:23:04 > 0:23:09turn up and sake this didn't happen! It is a film about a story being
0:23:09 > 0:23:12told from lots of perfect this and a brilliant central performance and I
0:23:12 > 0:23:17know...I found a hugely watchable and the story is fascinating. It was
0:23:17 > 0:23:21the thing of turning the camera and being very tricky about something
0:23:21 > 0:23:25precisely at the moment when they are talking about domestic abuse, he
0:23:25 > 0:23:29has punched her, he marries her, the first man who comes along and he
0:23:29 > 0:23:31beat the upper years and unfortunately it is on subject
0:23:31 > 0:23:36comedy.Her mother says you think you deserve to be beaten and she's
0:23:36 > 0:23:41as I would never be with a man who has beat me and she says you beat up
0:23:41 > 0:23:45our dad and she says that is different, and one moment Tonya's
0:23:45 > 0:23:50has a shotgun and says absolutely never and I think the tripe is it
0:23:50 > 0:23:53does deal with the serious issue while also being entertaining and
0:23:53 > 0:23:59funny. Essentially giving you a kaleidoscopic portrait and saying
0:23:59 > 0:24:02you decide. I think everyone watching it would come up with the
0:24:02 > 0:24:06same opinion, she is a survivor. Whatever else you think, she is a
0:24:06 > 0:24:11survivor.And Allison Janney is a genius.She eats the role from
0:24:11 > 0:24:18Breakfast. It is fantastic.The shape of water, wonderful.Dark
0:24:18 > 0:24:27River.I am jumping ahead, sorry! Easy to confuse. Another film
0:24:27 > 0:24:33dealing with abuse, this man-made selfish giant which I love and Ruth
0:24:33 > 0:24:37Wilson plays a character returns to the farm on which he grew up, away
0:24:37 > 0:24:41from 15 years, her father is abusive and has died and she comes back
0:24:41 > 0:24:45which she feels she has the right to take on the tenancy of, rather
0:24:45 > 0:24:54however if there and disagrees. This is a clip.
0:24:54 > 0:25:02is a clip.Really, it is too late now. He's gone.
0:25:06 > 0:25:12now. He's gone.Crosstalk. I broke her leg, she needs...You do to get
0:25:12 > 0:25:22over there then.
0:25:22 > 0:25:33I haven't seen you for 15 years. You...
0:25:34 > 0:25:41You...I will wait with her. Can you call them?Now, I'm a huge fan, it
0:25:41 > 0:25:48is takes its inspiration from roast remain, it has a surface similarity
0:25:48 > 0:25:54to the levelling and it is absolutely Barnard's film, about the
0:25:54 > 0:25:59way that trauma affects people pop back memories, perceptions, people
0:25:59 > 0:26:04living with the ghost of an abusive past, it is very powerful not least
0:26:04 > 0:26:09because of the performances which you expect from Barnard but it is a
0:26:09 > 0:26:14film located very much in the landscape and like the levelling it
0:26:14 > 0:26:20has a idea of buried family secrets coming up from the ground. It is
0:26:20 > 0:26:24very atmospheric, the tone although the subject matter is dark, is
0:26:24 > 0:26:27totally an exploitative, it feels like a film which wants to
0:26:27 > 0:26:31understand the psychology of its characters, it is a sympathetic
0:26:31 > 0:26:35film, and it takes its complicated situation apart. I saw it twice, the
0:26:35 > 0:26:40first time at small street and the second time projected and it is a
0:26:40 > 0:26:44film you have to see in the cinema because so much of it is to do with
0:26:44 > 0:26:48the immersive atmosphere of it. This is not a film you want to wait until
0:26:48 > 0:26:53DVD, said in the cinema. It is cinematic experience. She is a
0:26:53 > 0:26:56really brilliant filmmaker and I thought it was a very powerful
0:26:56 > 0:26:59piece, dealing with difficult subject matter but dealing with it
0:26:59 > 0:27:03intelligently.I cannot wait and I love the levelling and gods own
0:27:03 > 0:27:09country and the whole there.The message of British's film industry
0:27:09 > 0:27:17seems to be going be a farmer. Now, The Shape of Water. I love this
0:27:17 > 0:27:21film, Delta are's best film since Pan's Labyrinth and I think that was
0:27:21 > 0:27:26the best film of the 21st century so far and the shape of water is on one
0:27:26 > 0:27:29level the creature of the Black Lagoon meet splash which found that
0:27:29 > 0:27:36it shouldn't work and yet, it does. It does!Every something. Sally
0:27:36 > 0:27:40Hawkins, Jones brilliant as the creature, and of course the thing
0:27:40 > 0:27:45that he always does, he has this great love of what other people
0:27:45 > 0:27:49think of as monsters because the real monster in the film isn't the
0:27:49 > 0:27:53amphibious man, it is a very human character, set against the backdrop
0:27:53 > 0:27:57of Cold War paranoia and the space race, there are moments it burst
0:27:57 > 0:28:01into song and there is a song and dance routine which suddenly, in the
0:28:01 > 0:28:06middle of this-I loved it, it made me laugh and cry and I thought it
0:28:06 > 0:28:09was beautiful and I thought Guillermo del Toro is a modern-day
0:28:09 > 0:28:14Orson Welles and I loved this film to pieces.And to look at as well it
0:28:14 > 0:28:18is stunning and I guess again sit on a big screen because it is treat
0:28:18 > 0:28:22visually.How amazing that you can take a story which is apparently so
0:28:22 > 0:28:27bizarre and get you that such mainstream appeal? It is a film that
0:28:27 > 0:28:31will work pretty much anyone because it is a fairytale but it is also
0:28:31 > 0:28:36grounded in a strange reality. Sally Hawkins's performance is so great.
0:28:36 > 0:28:42Terrific, yes, curious but fabulous. I will accept that. I love your
0:28:42 > 0:28:48choice of DVD, I enjoyed it.
0:28:48 > 0:28:51choice of DVD, I enjoyed it. It is weird, The Party, it has a political
0:28:51 > 0:28:55backdrop, a group of people together in a party with his political thing
0:28:55 > 0:28:58is happening and they all have secrets act it revealed and what I
0:28:58 > 0:29:03love about it is it is black and white, stripped to the bone, 71
0:29:03 > 0:29:08minutes long! Norton council flat. It is sharp, the dialogue is very
0:29:08 > 0:29:15acerbic, Timothy Spall is in finding your region is good in everything,
0:29:15 > 0:29:19he is in it, it has a brutal humour, I thought at the beginning I would
0:29:19 > 0:29:23find it insular and claustrophobic it is pretty much in one location
0:29:23 > 0:29:28but it made me laugh, it really found its darkly comic tone.Yes, it
0:29:28 > 0:29:34is a good watch. Like a play for today.And so brief, literally, a
0:29:34 > 0:29:405-star running time!It is a cracking week. A reminder, all of
0:29:40 > 0:29:44the film news and reviews from across the BBC online at our
0:29:44 > 0:29:48website. All of our previous programs are on the iPlayer of
0:29:48 > 0:30:03course. It is a great week. Enjoy your cinema going.
0:30:05 > 0:30:05Hello.
0:30:05 > 0:30:08This is Breakfast, with Jon Kay and Rachel Burden.
0:30:08 > 0:30:08Good morning.
0:30:08 > 0:30:11Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:30:11 > 0:30:13Team GB is celebrating its best ever winter Olympics,
0:30:13 > 0:30:16after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
0:30:16 > 0:30:19The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
0:30:19 > 0:30:21taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
0:30:21 > 0:30:24The Women's Curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal match
0:30:24 > 0:30:30later this morning.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder competing
0:30:33 > 0:30:37in the final, and fell on his first jump, but came back with two good
0:30:37 > 0:30:45runs to finish less than one point from silver.
0:30:45 > 0:30:51In other news, a number of US companies have cut their ties with
0:30:51 > 0:30:55the National Rifle Association as consumers call for a boycott of
0:30:55 > 0:31:09firms linked to the powerful gun lobby. That includes the car rental
0:31:09 > 0:31:11companies Hertz and Enterprise, which have stopped offering
0:31:11 > 0:31:17discounts.
0:31:17 > 0:31:21discounts. The NRA has not commented.
0:31:21 > 0:31:23Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers.
0:31:23 > 0:31:26UK charity, Plan International, admits to six cases of sexual abuse
0:31:26 > 0:31:31and exploitation of children by its staff and associates.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34This time, Plan International UK, which works in more than 50
0:31:34 > 0:31:36countries to improve children's rights and promote
0:31:36 > 0:31:37equality for girls.
0:31:37 > 0:31:39A vote at the UN Security Council resolution calling for
0:31:39 > 0:31:41a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria has been postponed
0:31:41 > 0:31:42until later today.
0:31:42 > 0:31:45There's been deadlock since Thursday because of objections from Russia.
0:31:45 > 0:31:47Syrian government forces have continued their bombardment
0:31:47 > 0:31:49of Eastern Ghouta, a rebel held enclave outside Damascus,
0:31:49 > 0:31:54where nearly 500 people have been killed in the past week.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
0:31:57 > 0:32:00of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
0:32:00 > 0:32:02Russian political interference in the 2016 Presidential Election.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government
0:32:05 > 0:32:06and making false statements.
0:32:06 > 0:32:09He's become the third associate of the president to agree
0:32:09 > 0:32:12to co-operate with a special investigation in return for more
0:32:12 > 0:32:13serious charges against him being dropped.
0:32:13 > 0:32:16Britain is set for its coldest February week in five years,
0:32:16 > 0:32:19as freezing air, dubbed The Beast from The East,
0:32:19 > 0:32:19arrives from Russia.
0:32:19 > 0:32:23The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday night,
0:32:23 > 0:32:28with temperatures expected to drop to -8 in some areas.
0:32:28 > 0:32:35They warn of increased health risks to vulnerable and elderly people.
0:32:54 > 0:33:16Just to make you feel a little bit colder, nearly 1000 men in Belarus
0:33:16 > 0:33:18ran shirtless through the streets of the capital in sub-zero
0:33:18 > 0:33:26temperatures. It is part of the annual Day of the Fatherland.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30Participants in the Real Man Race can choose between one and three
0:33:30 > 0:33:32kilometres, receiving medals from the athletics federation at the
0:33:32 > 0:33:36finish-line. He has the right idea, he has a coat.Do you know who can
0:33:36 > 0:33:50do that?You are always looking for new sports to do.
0:33:50 > 0:33:53new sports to do.In honour of Billy Morgan, I can do anything now. But
0:33:53 > 0:34:00big air! Incredible. How can you try that? I know sometimes they have
0:34:00 > 0:34:07those air things to do it. He hit the medal target, five medals for
0:34:07 > 0:34:13Britain. But it is incredible to think that we are not the best with
0:34:13 > 0:34:24huge mountain ranges! To compete and actually be the best!
0:34:24 > 0:34:27actually be the best! We will talk to him at 8:30. Let him have a rest
0:34:27 > 0:34:28first.
0:34:28 > 0:34:31First, to what was an historic night for Great Britain at the Winter
0:34:31 > 0:34:32Olympics in Pyeongchang.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's big air to secure
0:34:35 > 0:34:38Great Britain their highest medal tally in winter Olympic history.
0:34:38 > 0:34:39Paul Frostick was watching.
0:34:39 > 0:34:42The penultimate day of action in Pyeongchang, and a chance for the
0:34:42 > 0:34:48big jumpers to show off their skills. It was an imposing 49 metre
0:34:48 > 0:34:52ramp. Complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the
0:34:52 > 0:34:58judges. Billy Morgan only just qualified for the final. But on his
0:34:58 > 0:35:04second of three attempts, he looked every bit the part of the pillar and
0:35:04 > 0:35:10he holds it up. Yes! It was huge, and he put the hardest grab, the
0:35:10 > 0:35:16nose grab. Yes, Billy! That left one last chance to secure a spot in the
0:35:16 > 0:35:22medal positions.Billy Morgan with the double grab! Oh, yes! That is
0:35:22 > 0:35:29massive. That is absolutely huge. 85.5. Billy Morgan moves into bronze
0:35:29 > 0:35:36medal position. And it is a very long and nervous wait.Canada's Max
0:35:36 > 0:35:41was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze, but on his final
0:35:41 > 0:35:46jump it all went wrong. An injury in December nearly ruled him out of
0:35:46 > 0:35:50these games, but the oldest man in the final helped Britain come home
0:35:50 > 0:35:54with a fifth medal to make sure they had their best form and at a winter
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Olympics. Paul Frostick, BBC News.
0:35:58 > 0:36:00At the same time Morgan was nervously waiting to learn
0:36:00 > 0:36:03whether he'd get bronze or not, two British bobsleigh sleds
0:36:03 > 0:36:04were also starting their campaigns.
0:36:04 > 0:36:07Brad Hall put in a strong performance in the two-man
0:36:07 > 0:36:09competition earlier in the Games, but his four-man team,
0:36:09 > 0:36:10are struggling.
0:36:10 > 0:36:12They're down in 19th place at the halfway stage.
0:36:12 > 0:36:16Lamin Deen's sled, is in 14th position, with the final two heats
0:36:16 > 0:36:20taking place tomorrow.
0:36:20 > 0:36:28Most of us choose between skiing and snowboarding, but this lady does
0:36:28 > 0:36:32both!
0:36:32 > 0:36:35Ester Ledecka became just the fifth athlete to claim gold medals in two
0:36:35 > 0:36:38sports at a winter Olympics with a win in the women's
0:36:38 > 0:36:39snowboarding parallel giant slalom.
0:36:39 > 0:36:42The 22-year-old Czech, who earned a shock win
0:36:42 > 0:36:45in the Skiing Super G last Saturday, beat Germany's Selina Joerg
0:36:45 > 0:36:46to win her second gold.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49She is the first athlete to win in two unrelated events
0:36:49 > 0:36:51with the previous double wins coming in Nordic events.
0:36:51 > 0:36:55Great Britain's women will battle it out for curling a bronze medal,
0:36:55 > 0:36:57later today, after being beaten, in their semi-final
0:36:57 > 0:36:58against Sweden yesterday.
0:36:58 > 0:37:01Sweden built a huge lead, at the end of the seventh end,
0:37:01 > 0:37:03scoring with three stones, as Muirhead's effort,
0:37:03 > 0:37:04failed to find its target.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07GB reduced that deficit to 8-5, but Sweden added two more,
0:37:07 > 0:37:10in the ninth to secure their place in the final.
0:37:10 > 0:37:12Later on this afternoon, attention will turn once agin
0:37:12 > 0:37:15to the Six Nations and the fourth round of matches taking
0:37:15 > 0:37:16place this afternoon.
0:37:16 > 0:37:19Last night, France recorded their first win of the tournament
0:37:19 > 0:37:20last night, beating bottom-of-the-table Italy, 34-17.
0:37:20 > 0:37:23The match was played, in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille,
0:37:23 > 0:37:26the first time France have hosted a Six Nations match outside Paris.
0:37:26 > 0:37:28Italy started strongly, but eventually fell
0:37:28 > 0:37:29to the French pressure.
0:37:29 > 0:37:37The Italians have lost all of their matches so far.
0:37:37 > 0:37:40The Six Nations Trophy isn't the only silverware,
0:37:40 > 0:37:42to be won across the six weeks of the Championship,
0:37:42 > 0:37:44France took home the, jeseppee Garibaldi cup,
0:37:44 > 0:37:47for their victory last night, but nothing can rival the history,
0:37:47 > 0:37:55of the Calcutta Cup, as John Watson explains.
0:37:59 > 0:38:03Here we are in the heart of the World Rugby museum at Twickenham.
0:38:03 > 0:38:10This is what it is all about. The historic matches between England and
0:38:10 > 0:38:16New Zealand. Why is it called the Calcutta Cup? What is the
0:38:16 > 0:38:23association with Calcutta?It was made in Calcutta Cup in 1877. It is
0:38:23 > 0:38:29made of 270 silver rubies,
0:38:29 > 0:38:33made of 270 silver rubies, the money back then. They wanted to make a
0:38:33 > 0:38:38lasting contribution to the sport. They melted it down and created this
0:38:38 > 0:38:43trophy.It seems peculiar that matches between England and Scotland
0:38:43 > 0:38:52are contested for a trophy made in Calcutta. Why was it given to the
0:38:52 > 0:38:56RFU in England.Rugby travelled around the world and establish
0:38:56 > 0:39:04itself imports around the British Empire.
0:39:07 > 0:39:09Empire. The Calcutta Football Club established the competition. When
0:39:09 > 0:39:14the club closed, they wanted to do something with the money left in the
0:39:14 > 0:39:19accounts. That is why they made the trophy and presented it to the RFU.
0:39:19 > 0:39:25When was the first match?The first between England and Scotland was in
0:39:25 > 0:39:311871. The first time contested for that trophy was 1878. It finished in
0:39:31 > 0:39:38a draw. No one got the first game, but England won the next year.As we
0:39:38 > 0:39:46know, England have won more times. England have a better record.
0:39:46 > 0:39:50Scotland have a way to go to catch up.Absolutely. We will wait to see
0:39:50 > 0:39:58how they go. We will see to get their hands on the trophy.
0:39:58 > 0:40:01Before the Calcutta Cup, Ireland welcome Wales to Dublin,
0:40:01 > 0:40:03and it will be Warren Gatland's, 100th test in charge
0:40:03 > 0:40:05of the Welsh side.
0:40:05 > 0:40:07He was first appointed a decade ago, making him Wales'
0:40:07 > 0:40:08longest-serving head coach.
0:40:08 > 0:40:11He says it's a nice accolade, but he'd prefer to focus
0:40:11 > 0:40:13on the campaign.
0:40:13 > 0:40:25It is a nice honour. It's just for me. It's something for me to reflect
0:40:25 > 0:40:30back on. It is a nice achievement, but it is about the game and the
0:40:30 > 0:40:33players and the results. That is more important than me reaching 100
0:40:33 > 0:40:37games.
0:40:37 > 0:40:40The Women's six nations championship runs alongside the men's,
0:40:40 > 0:40:43and England are still on course for a second successive Grand Slam.
0:40:43 > 0:40:45They comfortably beat Scotland 43-8 last night.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47The red roses made it three wins from three,
0:40:47 > 0:40:50running in seven tries in all at Scots-toun.
0:40:50 > 0:40:52This try by Ellie Kil-dunne secured England's bonus point
0:40:52 > 0:40:53before half time.
0:40:53 > 0:40:56Warrington Wolves ended Wigan's winning start to the Super League
0:40:56 > 0:40:57season, beating them 16-10.
0:40:57 > 0:40:59It was a deserved derby victory for the Wolves,
0:40:59 > 0:41:02who'd only won one of their first three matches, since
0:41:02 > 0:41:03the season began.
0:41:03 > 0:41:05Also last night, St Helens beat Huddersfield Giants 26-12,
0:41:05 > 0:41:09and Salford Red Devils came through 36-12 against Hull KR.
0:41:09 > 0:41:11In the Championship, Hull City's match with Sheffield United
0:41:11 > 0:41:15was suspended for two and a half minutes, because of a protest
0:41:15 > 0:41:17by the home fans against the club's ownership.
0:41:17 > 0:41:20Items were thrown onto the pitch by supporters who've grown
0:41:20 > 0:41:22frustrated with the Allam family's running of the club,
0:41:22 > 0:41:23midway through the first half.
0:41:23 > 0:41:26The home side did go on to win, though.
0:41:26 > 0:41:29Nouha Dicko, scoring the only goal of the game to move Hull out
0:41:29 > 0:41:36of the relegation zone.
0:41:36 > 0:41:39And finally, if you can't find your snowboard,
0:41:39 > 0:41:41you could always find a friend!
0:41:41 > 0:41:46This is a nice alternative. Go underneath!
0:41:46 > 0:41:48Yesterday, we had team GB's latest Olympic medallist,
0:41:48 > 0:41:50Snowboarder, Billy Morgan, showing off his scooter skills
0:41:50 > 0:41:53around the Olympic Village, and today we've got another boarder
0:41:53 > 0:41:55who's found an alternative mode of transport!
0:41:55 > 0:41:57This is Norwegian snowboarder Stale Sandbech riding down
0:41:57 > 0:42:05the mountain on fellow rider Tyler Nicholson's back.
0:42:05 > 0:42:20The accolades should surely go to the man underneath. No skill
0:42:20 > 0:42:24required. A stiff back, and keep away from walls. You can try it
0:42:24 > 0:42:24later.
0:42:24 > 0:42:27Let's talk some more about that incredible bronze medal achievement
0:42:27 > 0:42:29from British snowboarder Billy Morgan in the early hours
0:42:29 > 0:42:30of this morning.
0:42:30 > 0:42:33I'm joined now by two people who saw it unfold,
0:42:33 > 0:42:37commentators, Ed Leigh and Tom Warwood, in Pyeongchang.
0:42:37 > 0:42:43We loved your reaction. How surprised were you by the stunning
0:42:43 > 0:42:48jump given he was struggling with a knee injury just two weeks ago?
0:42:48 > 0:42:58Well, I was very surprised by his performance today. I can
0:42:58 > 0:43:00performance today. I can say that Tim predicted it from 7am this
0:43:00 > 0:43:04morning in the car. To injure your knee in December and barely being on
0:43:04 > 0:43:15a snowboard for all of January, coming
0:43:22 > 0:43:26coming to these Games, uh, and then, he rode in slope style not in usual
0:43:26 > 0:43:28standard, crashing before the contest started, dropping his first
0:43:28 > 0:43:31jump. Wallaby pressure on. To claim that medal was absolutely
0:43:31 > 0:43:38breathtaking.It is over in a few seconds.
0:43:39 > 0:43:41seconds. Talk us through how difficult it is with technical
0:43:41 > 0:43:45terms.The two tricks he did are both triple corks. He is not only
0:43:45 > 0:43:49spinning around, he is also spinning upside down. He spins upside down
0:43:49 > 0:43:55three times during the trick. He did the backside variation, showing his
0:43:55 > 0:43:58back first, and the frontside variation, showing his front to the
0:43:58 > 0:44:03landing first. Spinning around upside down three times. That was a
0:44:03 > 0:44:09trick he did not actually have on lock. He was not 100% guaranteed to
0:44:09 > 0:44:14land it. There was a bit of luck. We saw videos that emerged through the
0:44:14 > 0:44:20week in the buildup to the finals. You know, he had to go for it if you
0:44:20 > 0:44:27wanted a medal. He had to pull it out, and wow, he did.And at 28! We
0:44:27 > 0:44:32have been saying he is the oldest competitor. He is remarkably useful
0:44:32 > 0:44:41to the rest of us.
0:44:41 > 0:44:44to the rest of us. Where is he now in his career? What more can he do?
0:44:44 > 0:44:47This will undoubtedly be his last chance of the big air at the
0:44:47 > 0:44:54Olympics. One of the people he was up
0:45:01 > 0:45:03up against, Marcus, he was landing quadruple corks, what Billy
0:45:03 > 0:45:06pioneered, Marcus landed that at 17. Billy Morgan only started
0:45:06 > 0:45:10snowboarding at 14-15. It shows you how far behind Billy was. But his
0:45:10 > 0:45:14acrobatic background turbocharged his learning. He is supernatural at
0:45:14 > 0:45:20snowboarding. But this was his last chance. Now or never. To deliver
0:45:20 > 0:45:29under those circumstances, it is a real fairy tale story.
0:45:29 > 0:45:32You can imagine young people watching this at home, trying it off
0:45:32 > 0:45:38the sofa- please don't, by the way, so how can they get started?After
0:45:38 > 0:45:42Jenny Jones's bronze battle in salty, the participation level in
0:45:42 > 0:45:47ski and snowboard and across the dry slopes and the snow domes, the
0:45:47 > 0:45:50participation went through the roof and people went out there to give it
0:45:50 > 0:45:55a go and now what they have done with their set up and the Pathways
0:45:55 > 0:45:58program to try to encourage people through from grassroots level so to
0:45:58 > 0:46:03speak, there is a pathway for them if they want to be the next Billy
0:46:03 > 0:46:07Morgan or Jenny Jones or James Woods or whoever, they can get out there
0:46:07 > 0:46:11and give it ago and I think what it does is it shows everybody that it
0:46:11 > 0:46:15is possible, if you want to be a bronze medallist, Billy Morgan 15
0:46:15 > 0:46:19years ago was an acrobat in the now he is one of the best snowboarders
0:46:19 > 0:46:24in the world so it shows everyone it is possible.Fantastic, we will be
0:46:24 > 0:46:31inspired, thank you, guys, good luck. I am imagining my nephews at
0:46:31 > 0:46:36home. Do not do it on the sofa at home. Do not do it at the sofa at
0:46:36 > 0:46:41work either. You are banned! Were talking about the extreme low to
0:46:41 > 0:46:45riches in Pyeongchang and we are talking about them now here. Philip,
0:46:45 > 0:46:46is that comparable?
0:46:46 > 0:46:52talking about them now here. Philip, is that comparable? Not quite, -26.
0:46:52 > 0:46:57You mentioned a cardigan early, we have had a whip around and got you a
0:46:57 > 0:47:02hat. Don't go to a cardigan, for the sake of the nation. Here are some
0:47:02 > 0:47:12meets. -- mitts. Are already seeing this familiar pattern which will
0:47:12 > 0:47:15become familiar to us with a high pressure over the northern parts of
0:47:15 > 0:47:20Scandinavia and then we are tapping into the cold air around the
0:47:20 > 0:47:25southern flank, eastern flank of it, gradually shovelling it towards the
0:47:25 > 0:47:29British Isles. Not such an issue today, a decent day, if there is
0:47:29 > 0:47:33cloud across parts but look at the temperatures, not bad compared to
0:47:33 > 0:47:38where we are going. Someone in the north-west of Scotland make it up to
0:47:38 > 0:47:43eight degrees. Overnight, the skies will be clear away from the sort of
0:47:43 > 0:47:46eastern coast of Scotland, north-east of England and again the
0:47:46 > 0:47:52temperatures will go away to -3, -5, in some of the major towns and
0:47:52 > 0:47:57cities, some with seven or eight degrees below perhaps. Get up and
0:47:57 > 0:48:01enjoy Sunday because if you have enough layers on it is a lovely day,
0:48:01 > 0:48:05whatever you want to do, the weather will not get in the way. But you
0:48:05 > 0:48:10will need the layers, three, four, five, six degrees or so. Monday, we
0:48:10 > 0:48:15begin to see the first signs of a change because along the ice above I
0:48:15 > 0:48:18were showing you the cold wind begins to start showing its hand and
0:48:18 > 0:48:22there will be snow showers here. The darker lumps of cloud here if you
0:48:22 > 0:48:26like is a representation of the snow showers coming through, particularly
0:48:26 > 0:48:29to the eastern side of the British Isles and notice how the
0:48:29 > 0:48:33temperatures begin to slip away. That is what you will see on your
0:48:33 > 0:48:36thermometer when I added the strength of the wind. This is the
0:48:36 > 0:48:42crucial bit because this is what you will feel. Across the Midlands and
0:48:42 > 0:48:47eastern parts of the British Isles, four, five, six degrees minus. And
0:48:47 > 0:48:51from there, Monday- Tuesday, Tuesday- Wednesday is when we will
0:48:51 > 0:48:54be talking to you about the potential to some areas are some
0:48:54 > 0:48:56disruptive snow. Enough of me.
0:48:56 > 0:48:57potential to some areas are some disruptive snow. Enough of me. We
0:48:57 > 0:49:01will be digging up our knitwear later on, don't you worry. Time for
0:49:01 > 0:49:07click.
0:49:24 > 0:49:25OK, movie quiz time.
0:49:25 > 0:49:29Five points if you can name this film.
0:49:29 > 0:49:32Correct - it's Raiders of the Lost Ark.
0:49:32 > 0:49:35No, that is not Harrison Ford, that is the face of Nicholas Cage.
0:49:35 > 0:49:41OK, try this one.
0:49:41 > 0:49:45Yes, it is The Fellowship of the Ring.
0:49:45 > 0:49:47100 points if you spotted Nicholas Cage, Nicolas Cage
0:49:47 > 0:49:52and Nicholas Cage.
0:49:52 > 0:49:56So, what on earth is going on?
0:49:56 > 0:49:59We're just about getting used to the idea that there are loads
0:49:59 > 0:50:00of fakes online.
0:50:00 > 0:50:05Fake news, fake tweets, fake Photoshopped images.
0:50:05 > 0:50:09But these videos are a whole level above anything that we've seen
0:50:09 > 0:50:12before, and they may have consequences that go far beyond just
0:50:12 > 0:50:16switching out a few movie stars.
0:50:16 > 0:50:19A lot of what we talk about over the dinner table is,
0:50:19 > 0:50:21we live in a diverse world.
0:50:21 > 0:50:23Researchers at the University of Washington released this video
0:50:23 > 0:50:26last year, which used a computer vision algorithm to very
0:50:26 > 0:50:29convincingly doctor Barack Obama's mouth movements to make him lip sync
0:50:29 > 0:50:35to something he said in a different interview.
0:50:35 > 0:50:39A lot of kids, the doors that have been opened to me aren't
0:50:39 > 0:50:40open to them.
0:50:40 > 0:50:43And with the tricks and tools of machine learning becoming better
0:50:43 > 0:50:45and easier to use, it's now possible to do this
0:50:45 > 0:50:50without a particularly powerful computer.
0:50:50 > 0:50:53Remember the Nick Cage videos from earlier?
0:50:53 > 0:50:57Well, this mix of Donald Trump and Angela Merkel was created
0:50:57 > 0:51:05using the same tool, a tool called Deepfakes.
0:51:05 > 0:51:10To be clear, this is not just a face swap like you might see on Snapchat.
0:51:10 > 0:51:13This is artificial intelligence that has learned what Trump's face looks
0:51:13 > 0:51:15like and then made it copy Merkel's facial expressions.
0:51:15 > 0:51:18What's fascinating is that these weren't made by a team
0:51:18 > 0:51:25of researchers, or a Hollywood visual effects department.
0:51:25 > 0:51:27These were made by individuals following an online tutorial
0:51:27 > 0:51:33on a desktop machine.
0:51:33 > 0:51:37Now, to see how easy it is, we're going to do it.
0:51:37 > 0:51:42We're going to take my face and make me president.
0:51:42 > 0:51:45We trained a neural network by feeding it video of some
0:51:45 > 0:51:47of my past appearances.
0:51:47 > 0:51:51We mixed it with President Trump's State of the Union Address.
0:51:51 > 0:51:53The software broke the video into individual frames,
0:51:53 > 0:51:57ran them through the network and, in less than a day, this
0:51:57 > 0:52:00was the result.
0:52:00 > 0:52:03All of us, together, as one team...
0:52:03 > 0:52:06So, this is the original video of Trump.
0:52:06 > 0:52:09And this is me, on his head.
0:52:09 > 0:52:12We all share the same home.
0:52:12 > 0:52:15I'm not sure it's an improvement, but that does seem to be
0:52:15 > 0:52:16President Spenley Trump.
0:52:16 > 0:52:19The other half of the experiment didn't go quite so well.
0:52:19 > 0:52:22This is Click presenter Donald Kelly.
0:52:22 > 0:52:25Now, this was a very short and quick experiment.
0:52:25 > 0:52:26It's far from perfect.
0:52:26 > 0:52:29It's blurry, you can see the edges - and sometimes, well,
0:52:29 > 0:52:35it's just downright scary.
0:52:35 > 0:52:37But had we left the network to train for longer,
0:52:37 > 0:52:40on better videos, we could have got much more convincing results.
0:52:40 > 0:52:43Now, it doesn't take much imagination to see how one
0:52:43 > 0:52:45could create international outrage by making fake statements
0:52:45 > 0:52:50from world leaders.
0:52:50 > 0:52:53Something that may become possible very soon, thanks to some software
0:52:53 > 0:52:57that we looked at last year.
0:52:57 > 0:52:59This is Lyrebird.
0:52:59 > 0:53:02The idea here is that I can train a neural network with samples
0:53:02 > 0:53:08of my voice and then it will be able to speak like me.
0:53:08 > 0:53:12Harry hoped he would see some success from the current project.
0:53:12 > 0:53:13Parents should look out for...
0:53:13 > 0:53:16The software asks you to read out at least 30 sentences
0:53:16 > 0:53:20of its choosing, from which it can pull out the basic building blocks
0:53:20 > 0:53:23of words, the phonemes, that can then be put back together
0:53:23 > 0:53:23in any order.
0:53:23 > 0:53:28In other words, "in other words".
0:53:28 > 0:53:30I've always been a big fan of One Direction.
0:53:30 > 0:53:33They were, quite frankly, better than the Beatles.
0:53:33 > 0:53:34LAUGHS.
0:53:34 > 0:53:37Although the creators of Lyrebird are aware that this technology
0:53:37 > 0:53:41could be misused, they say that by releasing it as a free tool,
0:53:41 > 0:53:44well, at least the public will become aware that fake voices
0:53:44 > 0:53:50are already a reality.
0:53:50 > 0:53:52AS DONALD TRUMP:Great, the best!
0:53:52 > 0:53:56One idea that we are considering is to watermark the audio samples
0:53:56 > 0:53:57that we produce.
0:53:57 > 0:54:05So we are able to detect immediately if it is generated by us.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08So, how do we protect ourselves from having our online photos,
0:54:08 > 0:54:13videos and sound recordings used to create fake us-es?
0:54:13 > 0:54:16At the moment, we are in a wild, wild west situation.
0:54:16 > 0:54:19We don't know the attitude of the courts to this problem.
0:54:19 > 0:54:23We don't have a clear piece of legislation that would cover it.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26We have piecemeal laws on privacy, copyright, trademark and passing off
0:54:26 > 0:54:29that would be useful to somebody in trying to stop
0:54:29 > 0:54:32this from happening.
0:54:32 > 0:54:35But we don't have a clear legal definition and we don't have a clear
0:54:35 > 0:54:38piece of legislation that is exactly on point.
0:54:38 > 0:54:42And until we have that, this legal uncertainty will continue.
0:54:42 > 0:54:45The morality and the legality of Deepfakes are murky issues.
0:54:45 > 0:54:49Just as we are wrestling with the fact that we can't trust
0:54:49 > 0:54:53what we read, very soon we will need to confront the fact that we can't
0:54:53 > 0:55:01trust anything we see or hear either.
0:55:07 > 0:55:09Remember Nintendo's Switch, its hugely successful console that's
0:55:09 > 0:55:13both mobile and which plugs into a TV?
0:55:13 > 0:55:17Well, the Japanese gaming giant has now created a host of rather unusual
0:55:17 > 0:55:22new peripherals which wildly alter how the machine is used.
0:55:22 > 0:55:30And Marc Cieslak has been getting all bent out of shape over it.
0:55:30 > 0:55:33HE PLAYS A MUSICAL SCALE.
0:55:33 > 0:55:35You may be forgiven for thinking that this cardboard
0:55:35 > 0:55:37was the packaging for the new peripherals
0:55:37 > 0:55:39for the Nintendo Switch console.
0:55:39 > 0:55:45However, the cardboard are the peripherals themselves.
0:55:45 > 0:55:49Called Labo, it's a range of devices which includes things like a piano,
0:55:49 > 0:55:54motorbike handlebars, fishing rod and even a robot suit.
0:55:54 > 0:55:57Straps on the shoes...
0:55:57 > 0:56:02I might look like I'm stomping around in a slightly weird way
0:56:02 > 0:56:06but this game asks you to really get into the character of a giant robot.
0:56:06 > 0:56:09And, if I pull down my visor, I activate first-person mode.
0:56:09 > 0:56:11For precision destruction!
0:56:11 > 0:56:14Called Toy-Cons, they are all constructed from folded cardboard.
0:56:14 > 0:56:16Some use elastic bands and all use the Switch's motion-sensing
0:56:16 > 0:56:23controllers.
0:56:23 > 0:56:26I think Labo is a big deal for Nintendo Switch,
0:56:26 > 0:56:29just because it proves that Nintendo is capable of continuing to innovate
0:56:29 > 0:56:30on an already innovative product.
0:56:30 > 0:56:34The fact that it is made out of cardboard and your existing
0:56:34 > 0:56:36controllers fit in, I think will blow parents' minds and,
0:56:36 > 0:56:40more importantly, blow children's minds as well.
0:56:40 > 0:56:42But before you can play with your Toy-Con, you've got
0:56:42 > 0:56:45to build it first - something that you might worry
0:56:45 > 0:56:48requires the prowess of an origami expert crossed with the advanced
0:56:48 > 0:56:55flat pack furniture building skills of a self-assembly sensei.
0:56:55 > 0:56:58Building these devices takes varying lengths of time.
0:56:58 > 0:57:00More complicated Toy-Cons, like the robot suit,
0:57:00 > 0:57:04can take up to eight hours to complete.
0:57:04 > 0:57:07But that's part of the appeal of Labo - taking pleasure
0:57:07 > 0:57:10from the building of the devices that you are about to use
0:57:10 > 0:57:13and understanding how they go together.
0:57:13 > 0:57:16A little bit of patience and some deft folding results in this.
0:57:16 > 0:57:21Nintendo reckoned this is a radio-controlled car.
0:57:21 > 0:57:24Last time I looked, cars had wheels.
0:57:24 > 0:57:27My completed Toy-Con, which I can make move around,
0:57:27 > 0:57:30because the Switch controllers have got HD rumble and it means that
0:57:30 > 0:57:33you can have differing levels of rumble, allowing this particular
0:57:33 > 0:57:40Toy-Con to move about.
0:57:40 > 0:57:42Each one of the Toy-Cons comes with a game.
0:57:42 > 0:57:45Some are more complicated than others, but will require
0:57:45 > 0:57:49an element of physical control, which comes courtesy
0:57:49 > 0:57:50of the folded cardboard.
0:57:50 > 0:57:52The games themselves are more like mini-games.
0:57:52 > 0:57:54But that's not the point.
0:57:54 > 0:57:57This is more about creativity and making something
0:57:57 > 0:58:02than it is a hardcore gaming experience.
0:58:02 > 0:58:06But I do question the durability of cardboard peripherals.
0:58:06 > 0:58:09How does that go back in there?
0:58:09 > 0:58:11Not very, based on my time with them.
0:58:11 > 0:58:14We've managed to have a pit stop with our very own cardboard
0:58:14 > 0:58:14mechanic.
0:58:14 > 0:58:15OK, fantastic.
0:58:15 > 0:58:19So, while I managed to damage my cardboard motorcycle,
0:58:19 > 0:58:24repairs are really quite easy.
0:58:24 > 0:58:26There are two different offerings so far -
0:58:26 > 0:58:29the Variety Pack, which includes five different Toy-Cons,
0:58:29 > 0:58:36priced at £59.99, and the Robosuit, which costs £69.99.
0:58:36 > 0:58:39That seems like a lot of money for cardboard toys with bits
0:58:39 > 0:58:41of string for guts.
0:58:41 > 0:58:44Nintendo hasn't yet said whether they are going to give
0:58:44 > 0:58:47you replacement parts for that, or whether you are going to have
0:58:47 > 0:58:51to scavenge cardboard from supermarkets or things like that.
0:58:51 > 0:58:54So it's going to be interesting to see how much Nintendo
0:58:54 > 0:59:02are expecting you to spend on top of the base game and cardboard kits.
0:59:03 > 0:59:09This week, Caterpillar announced the release of a new smartphone.
0:59:09 > 0:59:12You'd be forgiven for not even knowing they produced such a thing -
0:59:12 > 0:59:16these devices are specifically aimed at the construction industry.
0:59:16 > 0:59:21But this one has a few interesting features.
0:59:21 > 0:59:25An upgrade to their FLIR thermal imaging camera,
0:59:25 > 0:59:28the addition of a laser beam for measuring how far away something
0:59:28 > 0:59:32is, or room size, and the stand out feature, a nose -
0:59:32 > 0:59:36yes, it can smell.
0:59:36 > 0:59:38Or, more specifically, has an indoor air quality sensor
0:59:38 > 0:59:42which aims to alert users if there are high levels of volatile
0:59:42 > 0:59:45organic compounds - or VOCs - in the air, something commonly found
0:59:45 > 0:59:50in paint, solvents and cleaning products.
0:59:50 > 0:59:52Sound a bit niche?
0:59:52 > 0:59:57Well, its creators don't think so.
0:59:57 > 1:00:00Builders, plumbers, electricians, carpenters, farmers.
1:00:00 > 1:00:06These type of people kind of generally get overlooked
1:00:06 > 1:00:08by the everyday phone vendors.
1:00:08 > 1:00:11And so what we are doing is understanding the technology
1:00:11 > 1:00:13that we can integrate into our products that really
1:00:13 > 1:00:14makes their lives better.
1:00:14 > 1:00:18And next week on the show, we'll be bringing you all of the latest news
1:00:18 > 1:00:20and releases from NWC in Barcelona.
1:00:20 > 1:00:27That is all from the shortcut of Click this week, the full episode
1:00:27 > 1:00:32is up on iPlayer.
1:00:32 > 1:00:34Don't forget, we live on Twitter @BBCClick
1:00:34 > 1:00:35and on Facebook, too.
1:00:35 > 1:00:43Thanks for watching and we will see you soon.
1:00:57 > 1:01:02Hello, this is Breakfast with Rachel Burden and Jon Kay.
1:01:02 > 1:01:05Leaping into the record books - medal number five seals Team
1:01:05 > 1:01:09GB's most successful Winter Olympics ever.
1:01:09 > 1:01:12Billy Morgan bagged bronze in the Big Air snowboard event
1:01:12 > 1:01:19with the jump of his life.
1:01:20 > 1:01:25And coming until Econ test thinking, I'm shooting for a medal, you are
1:01:25 > 1:01:31ready for it. But I just didn't.
1:01:31 > 1:01:33And Great Britain could win, medal number six today,
1:01:33 > 1:01:36the women's curling team, play japan for the bronze medal,
1:01:36 > 1:01:44later this morning.
1:01:53 > 1:02:00Almost here this morning, taking a stand. Big companies cut ties with
1:02:00 > 1:02:07the NRA, after last week's mass shooting at a Florida school.
1:02:07 > 1:02:09Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers -
1:02:09 > 1:02:11UK charity Plan International admits to six cases of sexual abuse
1:02:11 > 1:02:14and exploitation of children by its staff and associates.
1:02:14 > 1:02:15As Britain braces itself for an arctic blast,
1:02:15 > 1:02:18we'll be getting some top tips on how walkers can
1:02:18 > 1:02:19stay safe in the snow.
1:02:19 > 1:02:26And Philip Avery has the weather.
1:02:26 > 1:02:31Good morning. Dry and bright and sunny weekend in store for all part
1:02:31 > 1:02:35of the British Isles. A little bit on the chilly side. It's next week
1:02:35 > 1:02:41when things get much colder and we could well see a real of winter.
1:02:41 > 1:02:46More details for you in just a few minutes.See you then, thank you.
1:02:46 > 1:02:47Good morning.
1:02:47 > 1:02:48First, our main story.
1:02:48 > 1:02:50Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
1:02:50 > 1:02:53after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
1:02:53 > 1:02:55The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
1:02:55 > 1:03:00taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
1:03:00 > 1:03:02The women's curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
1:03:02 > 1:03:06match later this morning.
1:03:06 > 1:03:09At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
1:03:09 > 1:03:13competing in the final, and fell on his first jump,
1:03:13 > 1:03:16but came back with two good runs to finish less than one
1:03:16 > 1:03:20point from silver.
1:03:20 > 1:03:22Let's speak to our sports correspondent David Ornstein,
1:03:22 > 1:03:27who is in Pyeongchang.
1:03:27 > 1:03:32Great celebrations I would imagine for everyone in Team GB today?
1:03:32 > 1:03:38That's right. Great news for Team GB. Billie Morgan with a record
1:03:38 > 1:03:46fifth medal of these games. Taking Britain passed the four they won in
1:03:46 > 1:03:56Chamonix in 1924, and in Sochi in 2014. It has also meant that Britain
1:03:56 > 1:04:03has met their target from the funding body. Billy Morgan fell on
1:04:03 > 1:04:08his training runs and his first run in competition, but then nailed his
1:04:08 > 1:04:17next two to win a bronze medal. It really is a fantastic story for
1:04:17 > 1:04:22Billy Morgan. Three years older than anyone else in the field. You'll
1:04:22 > 1:04:27make a meant to snowboarding at the age of 15. Years had trouble with
1:04:27 > 1:04:31his knees. He had a background in gymnastics and skateboarding. Ease
1:04:31 > 1:04:35cause a real surprise here. Some people thought he could have got a
1:04:35 > 1:04:39medal, but he was up against tough opponents. It takes Britain into
1:04:39 > 1:04:43uncharted territory and it could get even better for the women's curling
1:04:43 > 1:04:54team, who fight for a bronze medal later today.
1:04:54 > 1:04:56later today.David, many thanks.
1:04:56 > 1:04:58And we'll be speaking to the man himself, from Pyeongchang,
1:04:58 > 1:04:59just after 8:30am.
1:04:59 > 1:05:01A number of US companies have cut ties with
1:05:01 > 1:05:02the National Rifle Association -
1:05:02 > 1:05:04as consumers call for a boycott of firms
1:05:04 > 1:05:06linked to the powerful gun lobby.
1:05:06 > 1:05:08They include the car rental companies Hertz
1:05:08 > 1:05:10and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
1:05:10 > 1:05:12discounts for members of the Association, in the wake
1:05:12 > 1:05:13of the Florida school shooting.
1:05:13 > 1:05:17Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.
1:05:17 > 1:05:25The aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in America.
1:05:26 > 1:05:29Amidst the grieving, the mood has been different this time.
1:05:29 > 1:05:31Within hours of the gunman killing 17 people, anger
1:05:31 > 1:05:32overflowed onto the streets.
1:05:32 > 1:05:34Now it is social media where pressure is being exerted
1:05:34 > 1:05:37on the hugely powerful gun lobby.
1:05:37 > 1:05:40Under the hashtag boycott NRA, activists are targeting firms that
1:05:40 > 1:05:45offer special benefits to members of the National Rifle Association.
1:05:45 > 1:05:48And they include some of the most familiar corporate names.
1:05:48 > 1:05:50The car rental companies Hertz and Enterprise,
1:05:50 > 1:05:57which also owns Alamo International.
1:05:57 > 1:05:58which also owns Alamo and National.
1:05:58 > 1:06:00They're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby
1:06:00 > 1:06:01group from next month.
1:06:01 > 1:06:04Met Life Insurance and the software company Symantec are
1:06:04 > 1:06:05taking similar action.
1:06:05 > 1:06:07There has been no word in response from the NRA.
1:06:07 > 1:06:11It is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that
1:06:11 > 1:06:16boasts 5 million members.
1:06:16 > 1:06:18During the week, its chief executive hit out at the protesters.
1:06:18 > 1:06:20Their goal is to eliminate the Second Amendment
1:06:20 > 1:06:22and our firearms freedoms.
1:06:22 > 1:06:27So they can eradicate all individual freedoms.
1:06:27 > 1:06:30Donald Trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems
1:06:30 > 1:06:32to like best is giving guns to teachers.
1:06:32 > 1:06:36It's concealed.
1:06:36 > 1:06:39So this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know
1:06:39 > 1:06:40who it is that has it.
1:06:40 > 1:06:42That's good.
1:06:42 > 1:06:43That's not bad, that's good.
1:06:43 > 1:06:46And a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before
1:06:46 > 1:06:48he knew what happened.
1:06:48 > 1:06:50The debate over what to do next will be highly charged
1:06:50 > 1:06:55and intensely political.
1:06:55 > 1:06:59One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed
1:06:59 > 1:07:03there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers
1:07:03 > 1:07:04in the last two years.
1:07:04 > 1:07:07Plan International says five of them were criminal cases and reported
1:07:07 > 1:07:09to the local authorities in the countries involved.
1:07:09 > 1:07:17Adina Campbell reports.
1:07:22 > 1:07:27This time, plan International UK, which works in more than 50
1:07:27 > 1:07:31countries to improve children's rights and promote equality for
1:07:31 > 1:07:38girls. In its latest online blog, it has confirmed six cases of sexual
1:07:38 > 1:07:43abuse and exploitation of children between July 2016 and June last
1:07:43 > 1:07:48year. One involved a member of staff. The others were by volunteers
1:07:48 > 1:07:54or associates. Plan International says the staff member was not from
1:07:54 > 1:07:59the UK and was dismissed without reference. And ended the contracts
1:07:59 > 1:08:02with the other volunteers and organisations involved. The charity
1:08:02 > 1:08:07also says there were nine cases of sexual misconduct and harassment by
1:08:07 > 1:08:15staff against other adults which led to seven dismissals. In the past,
1:08:15 > 1:08:18Plan International UK has received millions of pounds of funding from
1:08:18 > 1:08:23the government. It's the latest major charity to admit cases of
1:08:23 > 1:08:27sexual misconduct and follows investigations into aid
1:08:27 > 1:08:31organisations including Oxfam and Save the Children. In an open
1:08:31 > 1:08:37letter, the three charities and many others have now promised a series of
1:08:37 > 1:08:48urgent and immediate measures to protect the vulnerable.
1:08:53 > 1:08:56In a plea
1:08:56 > 1:08:58A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
1:08:58 > 1:09:00of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
1:09:00 > 1:09:02Russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election.
1:09:02 > 1:09:05In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government
1:09:05 > 1:09:06and making false statements.
1:09:06 > 1:09:09He's become the third associate of the president to agree
1:09:09 > 1:09:11to co-operate with a special investigation, in return
1:09:11 > 1:09:12for more serious charges against him being dropped.
1:09:12 > 1:09:15Britain is set for its coldest February week in five years,
1:09:15 > 1:09:18as freezing air, dubbed The Beast from The East, arrives from Russia.
1:09:18 > 1:09:21The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday night,
1:09:21 > 1:09:23with temperatures expected to drop to minus-eight in some areas.
1:09:23 > 1:09:29Simon Jones reports.
1:09:29 > 1:09:31The gritters are gearing up as Britain braces
1:09:31 > 1:09:33itself for a big freeze.
1:09:33 > 1:09:38The so-called Beast from the East is sweeping in from Siberia.
1:09:38 > 1:09:41The Met office, in conjunction with NHS England, has issued a level
1:09:41 > 1:09:44three cold weather alert for the whole of the country,
1:09:44 > 1:09:48the second most serious level.
1:09:48 > 1:09:50That means there is a 99% chance of severe weather,
1:09:50 > 1:09:55icy conditions or heavy snow, between now and Thursday.
1:09:55 > 1:10:00There are additional yellow severe warnings for snow early next week
1:10:00 > 1:10:01covering most of Eastern in Britain.
1:10:01 > 1:10:03That could cause travel problems and power cuts.
1:10:03 > 1:10:06It is certainly not the first snow we will have this winter.
1:10:06 > 1:10:09But what makes this cold snap different is it is expected
1:10:09 > 1:10:11to affect the whole of the UK.
1:10:11 > 1:10:13Temperatures could fall as low as -8, but it will feel much
1:10:13 > 1:10:16chillier because of the wind.
1:10:16 > 1:10:21There could be increased pressure on already stretched NHS services
1:10:21 > 1:10:28and councils are providing extra emergency beds for rough sleepers.
1:10:28 > 1:10:30In Ipswich, it is being done in partnership with the local
1:10:30 > 1:10:32housing association.
1:10:32 > 1:10:39The main aim is always to get people off the street and to stop people
1:10:39 > 1:10:41from dying in the cold weather.
1:10:41 > 1:10:43And, to date, we have been pretty successful.
1:10:43 > 1:10:47Next Thursday is the meteorological start of spring.
1:10:47 > 1:10:55But that appears to be on hold as winter continues to bite.
1:10:56 > 1:10:59A UK ticket holder has won nearly £78 million in the EuroMillions draw
1:10:59 > 1:11:02after sharing the jackpot with a winner from Spain.
1:11:02 > 1:11:05The jackpot has been growing since the turn of the year
1:11:05 > 1:11:12and was the third biggest in the draw's history.
1:11:12 > 1:11:19someone is going to be celebrating this morning.
1:11:19 > 1:11:21A vote on a UN Security Council resolution calling
1:11:21 > 1:11:23for a humanitarian ceasefire in Syria has been postponed
1:11:23 > 1:11:26until later today.
1:11:26 > 1:11:31There's been deadlock since Thursday following objections from Russia.
1:11:31 > 1:11:33Syrian government forces have waged a fierce air campaign
1:11:33 > 1:11:41on the rebel-held enclave of Eastern Ghouta, near Damascus.
1:11:41 > 1:11:44462 people have been killed there this week,
1:11:44 > 1:11:46at least 99 of them children.
1:11:46 > 1:11:52Barrel bombs and shell fire have rained down on the area,
1:11:52 > 1:11:54where nearly 400,000 people remain trapped.
1:11:54 > 1:12:02Witnesses described yesterday's bombing was the most intense so far.
1:12:03 > 1:12:04The Syrian government has denied targetting civilians,
1:12:04 > 1:12:07and insists it is trying to liberate the Eastern Ghouta from what it
1:12:07 > 1:12:09calls "terrorists".
1:12:09 > 1:12:12We're joined now by Tim Eaton, from the international relations
1:12:12 > 1:12:17think-tank Chatham House.
1:12:17 > 1:12:23Thank you for joining us. Let's talk about this UN resolution. Deadlock
1:12:23 > 1:12:32since Thursday. Why no agreement so far?Essentially disagreement over
1:12:32 > 1:12:39when this will come into force. Russian tactics have been delaying
1:12:39 > 1:12:47this. At the moment, negotiators are trying to reduce the time as much as
1:12:47 > 1:12:52possible and there will be a vote on that later today.A suspicion among
1:12:52 > 1:12:55some members of the Security Council is that Russia is playing for time
1:12:55 > 1:13:00here to help the Syrian government? Certainly. That would seem to fit
1:13:00 > 1:13:06the pattern of previous such attempts and we have seen on many
1:13:06 > 1:13:09occasions where really they should be things they should be able to
1:13:09 > 1:13:13sort out relatively quickly and it has allowed the Syrian regime forces
1:13:13 > 1:13:19more time to make military advances on the ground. We've also seen with
1:13:19 > 1:13:22such discussions or versus Asian facilities and ceasefires that even
1:13:22 > 1:13:28when the of been agreed they haven't necessarily been respected. The
1:13:28 > 1:13:32ability for civilians to leave the area haven't really come into force.
1:13:32 > 1:13:38It's a difficult situation.We're used to seeing deadlock and poverty
1:13:38 > 1:13:45within the UN in different parts of diplomacy, but this time it seems
1:13:45 > 1:13:49rather more serious. France is saying that if the UN can't agree on
1:13:49 > 1:13:57this, it threatens the future representation -- reputation of the
1:13:57 > 1:14:03UN.We were having the same kind of conversations regarding Aleppo. We
1:14:03 > 1:14:08saw then the UN was unable to push things through, was unable to put
1:14:08 > 1:14:13sufficient leveraged over member states such as Russia to implement
1:14:13 > 1:14:17agreements, so unfortunately this fits a pattern and it's not new. And
1:14:17 > 1:14:24there's little to see that it's going to change this time round.
1:14:24 > 1:14:28Could change things? What could get an agreement today or tomorrow?I
1:14:28 > 1:14:32think there will be an agreement over the time of the implementation
1:14:32 > 1:14:36of this deal, but really it's also important to look at the option for
1:14:36 > 1:14:42rebel groups and civilians within eastern Ghouta. For civilians, there
1:14:42 > 1:14:46are few choices. It's almost impossible for them to leave. If
1:14:46 > 1:14:49they are able to leave following some kind of evacuation deal, they
1:14:49 > 1:14:55face an uncertain future. In the past, we've seen people being
1:14:55 > 1:15:06conscripted into government forces. Seen them discriminated
1:15:51 > 1:15:58against the it's a challenge. For the armed groups,
1:16:04 > 1:16:09whether to fight. We know that if they are to cut
1:16:13 > 1:16:16A series of big companies cut ties with America's powerful gun lobby
1:16:16 > 1:16:18the National Rifle Association after last week's mass shooting
1:16:18 > 1:16:19at a Florida school.
1:16:19 > 1:16:21A fifth medal seals the record for Team GB's most successful
1:16:21 > 1:16:24winter olympics ever.
1:16:24 > 1:16:27A sign that spring is usually on its way .
1:16:27 > 1:16:35these are the snowdrops at The Nuttery Wood
1:16:39 > 1:16:46Here's Philip with a look at this morning's weather.
1:16:46 > 1:16:48Here's Philip with a look at this morning's weather.
1:16:48 > 1:16:55a lovely start to the weekend. It is called back. In some parts of
1:16:55 > 1:16:58Sussex, we are beginning to tap into high-pressure dominating our weather
1:16:58 > 1:17:04for the next few days. High-pressure usually means it is lovely and there
1:17:04 > 1:17:14is sunshine. There are some cloud to the Pennines.
1:17:14 > 1:17:18the Pennines. A lot of dry weather on offer. If you have a plan, this
1:17:18 > 1:17:25is the weather for you.
1:17:25 > 1:17:28is the weather for you. This is not the cold weather yet. With clear
1:17:28 > 1:17:33skies, temperatures dipping away overnight. Somewhere in the
1:17:33 > 1:17:37countryside could well be down to minus single figures. In major towns
1:17:37 > 1:17:46and cities, we are subzero. For Sunday, glorious start.
1:17:46 > 1:17:49Sunday, glorious start. Again, if you want to be out and about, get a
1:17:49 > 1:17:54few layers on.
1:17:54 > 1:18:01few layers on. We are seeing the other side of winter. It is the
1:18:01 > 1:18:05cold. Year is winter on its way. We are beginning to indicate the first
1:18:05 > 1:18:10signs of snow showers wanting to get in on unnoticeable north-easterly
1:18:10 > 1:18:18wind. There are the temperatures are expected to see on your
1:18:18 > 1:18:20thermometers. Adding in the wind strength, this is what it will feel
1:18:20 > 1:18:25like.
1:18:29 > 1:18:33like. A completely different beast from what you felt over the weekend.
1:18:33 > 1:18:39If you are stepping out, you will really need to cover up. The big
1:18:39 > 1:18:41area of high-pressure dominating, trying to settle the weather, doing
1:18:41 > 1:18:46so this weekend, but as soon as we bring in this really cold air from
1:18:46 > 1:18:50Siberia across the North Sea, it starts becoming very unstable.
1:18:50 > 1:18:53That's where the snow showers come from and there will be snow showers
1:18:53 > 1:19:01are plenty through Monday night, Tuesday and into Wednesday.
1:19:02 > 1:19:06In just one damning tweet this week, reality TV star Kylie Jenner wiped
1:19:06 > 1:19:08a billion pounds off the value of Snapchat, saying she no longer
1:19:08 > 1:19:16used the image sharing service.
1:19:16 > 1:19:18Snapchat has recently undergone a redesign and it's facing intense
1:19:18 > 1:19:20competition from Instagram - which is owned by Facebook -
1:19:20 > 1:19:21for celebrity users.
1:19:21 > 1:19:24So what does this say about the popularity of social media
1:19:24 > 1:19:25and the way we use it?
1:19:25 > 1:19:28It's a question we've been putting to some college students.
1:19:28 > 1:19:36Snapchat is literally just for messaging friends.
1:19:38 > 1:19:39Instagram is for, like, keeping up with people,
1:19:39 > 1:19:42keeping up with their feed and everything and making sure I'm
1:19:42 > 1:19:50up to date with everything.
1:19:57 > 1:19:59I feel like Facebook was the first one that exploded.
1:19:59 > 1:20:02And everyone used Facebook at one point, so you just got your grandma
1:20:02 > 1:20:03and all your cousins.
1:20:03 > 1:20:07I was on it for, like, a month and then I just gave up
1:20:07 > 1:20:09completely because my mum wanted to add me on it,
1:20:09 > 1:20:11so I was like, maybe not!
1:20:11 > 1:20:12This picture just explains what you're thinking
1:20:12 > 1:20:14or what you're wanting to say.
1:20:14 > 1:20:22Whereas with words you won't always get it right.
1:20:24 > 1:20:29I don't like Snapchat because the new update is so bad.
1:20:29 > 1:20:31It has clumped everything together and you don't know
1:20:31 > 1:20:32where to find certain things.
1:20:32 > 1:20:36It's not as nice and fluid to use as it used to be.
1:20:36 > 1:20:38I don't really like the new update. It's just confusing.
1:20:38 > 1:20:39I stopped using Snapchat ages ago.
1:20:39 > 1:20:43It's just complicated, annoying, don't like it.
1:20:43 > 1:20:49For me, it's not a popularity thing.
1:20:49 > 1:20:52It's more, what is easier for me to use?
1:20:52 > 1:20:55Just show my friends cool pictures and, like,
1:20:55 > 1:20:57I'm only really bothered whether they like it or not.
1:20:57 > 1:21:04So I suppose it is trying to please your friends.
1:21:04 > 1:21:06Let's discuss this with social media strategist Jemima Gibbons,
1:21:06 > 1:21:12and entertainment reporter Lucy Ford.
1:21:12 > 1:21:18Good morning. Thank you for joining us this morning. It's probably will
1:21:18 > 1:21:19worth explaining
1:21:19 > 1:21:20us this morning. It's probably will worth explaining what Snapchat is
1:21:20 > 1:21:28and why it has become so popular? Obviously I am completely out of the
1:21:28 > 1:21:32demographic that uses Snapchat. It's very popular with teams and took 25
1:21:32 > 1:21:38is. It is like an instant messaging service where you can send video and
1:21:38 > 1:21:43photographs to your friends and you could put funny filters on them.
1:21:43 > 1:21:49Rabbit ears and dog faeces, flower garlands, that sort of thing. It is
1:21:49 > 1:21:55a great and fun entertaining app and there are lots of brands on there,
1:21:55 > 1:22:01doing cute and entertaining content. It is the one where you get Khartoum
1:22:01 > 1:22:05faces superimposed on your face, which everyone has done over
1:22:05 > 1:22:17Christmas. Kylie Jenner says on Twitter, anybody else using this?
1:22:17 > 1:22:22I'm not. The share price dropped dramatically.It shows the power of
1:22:22 > 1:22:31celebrity. All of a
1:22:31 > 1:22:34celebrity. All of a sudden, her 104 million followers on Instagram think
1:22:34 > 1:22:40that they will not use it. The power of these influences. She's one of
1:22:40 > 1:22:47the main users of Snapchat.She helped build it up.She was a main
1:22:47 > 1:22:53influence.
1:22:53 > 1:22:56influence. I think it has to do quite a lot to compete with
1:22:56 > 1:23:00something like Instagram. You probably know this already, but it
1:23:00 > 1:23:05is
1:23:05 > 1:23:09is analytic. Instagram will show you how many followers you have and the
1:23:09 > 1:23:17brands. It will show who is looking at pictures and looking at these
1:23:17 > 1:23:23posts. It is a quantifiable way of seeing who's looking at things. Up
1:23:23 > 1:23:28until earlier this month, Snapchat did not have that with brands. The
1:23:28 > 1:23:34only recently put that in.They can copy each other. It's not difficult
1:23:34 > 1:23:42for these networks to take the best ideas from each other. Ragbag of
1:23:42 > 1:23:46these companies are desperate not to be the next friends reunited on
1:23:46 > 1:23:51MySpace. The dominance from Facebook has been so assured for so long, but
1:23:51 > 1:23:55even their usage is dropping off, particularly amongst the young. Do
1:23:55 > 1:24:06you think any of these companies last the long-term?
1:24:06 > 1:24:14Good question. These platforms are still relatively new.
1:24:14 > 1:24:16still relatively new.They are becoming like the big TV
1:24:16 > 1:24:21broadcasters almost.
1:24:22 > 1:24:27broadcasters almost. They do not have first mover advantage. For
1:24:27 > 1:24:31example, MySpace was out there and they were one of the first social
1:24:31 > 1:24:37networks. The next-generation. There is an advantage in being first, but
1:24:37 > 1:24:42also an advantage in coming to the game slightly later. Now the
1:24:42 > 1:24:51dominance is so established. They are in the news the whole time. They
1:24:51 > 1:24:56are making headlines everyday. It shows how much a part of everyday
1:24:56 > 1:25:02life they will become. Facebook is 1 billion users. Snapchat has nearly 2
1:25:02 > 1:25:09billion. And will be very difficult for people to move over. They might,
1:25:09 > 1:25:12but we might find it is like radio stations and TV channels. They might
1:25:12 > 1:25:16not be leading the field any more, but I can't really see them
1:25:16 > 1:25:24disappearing completely.Interesting times. We will probably be back here
1:25:24 > 1:25:28next year talking about another new arrival. Hang around because we will
1:25:28 > 1:25:36talk about the future later. The immediate future here is not great.
1:25:36 > 1:25:38With forecasts suggesting next week could be the coldest
1:25:38 > 1:25:41in the UK for five years, fell walkers are being urged to make
1:25:41 > 1:25:44sure they have the right skills and equipment before heading
1:25:44 > 1:25:45for the hills.
1:25:45 > 1:25:47There were a record number of mountain rescue call-outs
1:25:47 > 1:25:51in the Lake District last year, and with more snow likely,
1:25:51 > 1:25:54experts say winter skills training could be life-saving.
1:25:54 > 1:25:58Peter Marshall has been to find out more.
1:25:58 > 1:26:01A day on the winter Fells can begin with sheer beauty.
1:26:01 > 1:26:05And in moments, it can turn brutal.
1:26:05 > 1:26:09WIND HOWLS.
1:26:09 > 1:26:13That is why this group has taken to the slopes of Helvellyn in one
1:26:13 > 1:26:19of the coldest weeks of the year.
1:26:19 > 1:26:22The idea of today is to learn the basic snow craft that
1:26:22 > 1:26:24will help keep us alive in bad weather conditions.
1:26:24 > 1:26:29And I think I'm in pretty good hands.
1:26:29 > 1:26:32The leader of the expedition today has reached the summit of Everest.
1:26:32 > 1:26:39So Helvellyn should be something of a walk in the park.
1:26:39 > 1:26:41Typically the wind will come in,
1:26:41 > 1:26:43it will be scouring the snow off the side.
1:26:43 > 1:26:44Mountaineer Zach Poulton has also led expeditions
1:26:44 > 1:26:46in Antarctica and Greenland.
1:26:46 > 1:26:49He is a Fell top assessor for the National Park.
1:26:49 > 1:26:49Is
1:26:49 > 1:26:57Every day from December to April, he scales Helvellyn to provide
1:27:04 > 1:27:11Is Every day from December to April, he scales Helvellyn to provide
1:27:11 > 1:27:13Every day from December to April, he scales Helvellyn to provide
1:27:13 > 1:27:15weather updates and safety advice for walkers.
1:27:15 > 1:27:18As the snow gets deeper, it's time to attach crampons -
1:27:18 > 1:27:19spiked boot attachments.
1:27:19 > 1:27:21I always challenge people, can you stop, take your bag off,
1:27:21 > 1:27:22get your crampons out,
1:27:22 > 1:27:25get them on and walk away in two minutes?
1:27:25 > 1:27:27And it's worth thinking about, can you do it
1:27:27 > 1:27:28in the worst-case scenario?
1:27:28 > 1:27:31And that is 100 mph winds buffeting you, knocking you over.
1:27:31 > 1:27:32Well, I'm trying out my crampons.
1:27:32 > 1:27:35I have to say, it took me more than two minutes to get them on.
1:27:35 > 1:27:38We are still on the quite low slopes, but I'm pleased
1:27:38 > 1:27:39we've got an expert here.
1:27:39 > 1:27:42I said earlier on that Helvellyn should be a walk in the park.
1:27:42 > 1:27:44Well, I think I was wrong.
1:27:44 > 1:27:46Last year saw the highest number of Mountain Rescue incidents
1:27:46 > 1:27:48on record in the Lake District.
1:27:48 > 1:27:49543 in total. 17 people died.
1:27:49 > 1:27:50Over 300 needed medical attention.
1:27:50 > 1:27:53In these conditions, ice axe skills can save lives.
1:27:53 > 1:27:56And you're pushing with that shoulder and you are really
1:27:56 > 1:27:57kind of levering it in.
1:27:57 > 1:27:59To either slow you down and carve your way down
1:27:59 > 1:28:02or to stop you dead.
1:28:02 > 1:28:06The risk is on the spectrum from very safe to very unsafe.
1:28:06 > 1:28:09As long as people are making conscious decisions about the kit
1:28:09 > 1:28:11they are taking, the route they're taking and the risks
1:28:11 > 1:28:13they are exposing themselves to,
1:28:13 > 1:28:20then it don't have any issue with it.
1:28:20 > 1:28:22I think the problem comes where people are not aware
1:28:22 > 1:28:24of the risk and they're making unconscious decisions and putting
1:28:24 > 1:28:27themselves at risk, and then putting other people at risk
1:28:27 > 1:28:28in terms of solving that problem.
1:28:28 > 1:28:29Eventually, we make it.
1:28:29 > 1:28:34The 950 metre high summit of Helvellyn.
1:28:34 > 1:28:36That last ascent was pretty exciting.
1:28:36 > 1:28:40I think it was the bit we saw from the bottom that we felt
1:28:40 > 1:28:41was intimidating earlier on.
1:28:41 > 1:28:43But with the right instructors and the right equipment,
1:28:43 > 1:28:44it was all right.
1:28:44 > 1:28:52Just gradually step-by-step we made it.
1:28:52 > 1:28:55There will be more on that story on Monday evening on BBC Inside Out
1:28:55 > 1:29:03in the North West at 7.30, and on the BBC iPlayer.
1:29:07 > 1:29:14Stay with us, headlines coming up.
1:29:39 > 1:29:43Hello, this is Breakfast with Jon Kay and Rachel Burden.
1:29:43 > 1:29:45Good morning, here's a summary of today's main
1:29:45 > 1:29:50stories from BBC News.
1:29:50 > 1:29:52Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
1:29:52 > 1:29:56after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
1:29:56 > 1:29:58The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
1:29:58 > 1:30:03taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
1:30:03 > 1:30:06The Women's Curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
1:30:06 > 1:30:09match later this morning.
1:30:09 > 1:30:11At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
1:30:11 > 1:30:14competing in the final, and fell on his first jump,
1:30:14 > 1:30:17but came back with two good runs to finish less than one
1:30:17 > 1:30:20point from silver.
1:30:20 > 1:30:24A number of US companies have cut ties with the National
1:30:24 > 1:30:25Rifle Association - as consumers call for
1:30:25 > 1:30:29a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby.
1:30:29 > 1:30:32They include the car rental companies Hertz
1:30:32 > 1:30:36and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
1:30:36 > 1:30:38discounts for members of the Association.
1:30:38 > 1:30:42The NRA is yet to respond to the move, which comes in the wake
1:30:42 > 1:30:45of the Florida school shooting.
1:30:45 > 1:30:48One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed
1:30:48 > 1:30:52there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers
1:30:52 > 1:30:54in the last two years.
1:30:54 > 1:30:57Plan International says five of them were criminal cases and reported
1:30:57 > 1:31:00to the local authorities in the countries involved.
1:31:00 > 1:31:03The charity works in more than 50 countries to improve
1:31:03 > 1:31:10children's rights and promote equality for girls.
1:31:16 > 1:31:19A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
1:31:19 > 1:31:21of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
1:31:21 > 1:31:23Russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election.
1:31:23 > 1:31:26In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government
1:31:26 > 1:31:27and making false statements.
1:31:27 > 1:31:29He's become the third associate of the president to agree
1:31:29 > 1:31:31to co-operate with a special investigation, in return
1:31:31 > 1:31:38for more serious charges against him being dropped.
1:31:38 > 1:31:41Britain is set for the coldest February week in five
1:31:41 > 1:31:44years as freezing air arrives from Russia.
1:31:44 > 1:31:47The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday night
1:31:47 > 1:31:51with temperatures expected to drop to minus-eight in some areas.
1:31:51 > 1:31:54The Met Office has issued an amber cold weather alert,
1:31:54 > 1:31:57which warns of increased health risks to vulnerable
1:31:57 > 1:32:05and elderly people.
1:32:09 > 1:32:13And if you are struggling to enjoy that cold weather you can take some
1:32:13 > 1:32:16inspiration from this.
1:32:16 > 1:32:18Nearly a thousand men in Belarus ran shirt-less through the streets
1:32:18 > 1:32:25of the capital in sub-zero temperatures yesterday,
1:32:25 > 1:32:28as part of the country's 'Day of the Defender
1:32:28 > 1:32:34of the Fatherland'.
1:32:34 > 1:32:38Participants in The 'Real Man Race' can choose between a one
1:32:38 > 1:32:42or three kilomometre course, receiving medals from the country's
1:32:42 > 1:32:50Athletics Federation at the finish line.
1:32:54 > 1:33:01Maybe that should be in the Winter Olympics!
1:33:03 > 1:33:09Olympics! That Tongan athlete is made for that.
1:33:09 > 1:33:14made for that. Best ever Winter Olympics for team GB thanks to that
1:33:14 > 1:33:22man behind you, Billy Morgan. He only started snowboarding aged 14.
1:33:22 > 1:33:27He had a knee injury as well and then took bronze medal. The Sports
1:33:27 > 1:33:33director Dan Hunt said last March that this would be the start of it.
1:33:33 > 1:33:40That he would do for skiing what he did for cycling.And so important to
1:33:40 > 1:33:44have those recognised names.In terms of funding, more people
1:33:44 > 1:33:48getting involved. And already a massive uptake in people contacting
1:33:48 > 1:33:56ski centres after Lizzie Yarnold last week.500 applying. Last week
1:33:56 > 1:34:00we will wear wondering why the UK takes part but this will change
1:34:00 > 1:34:02this.
1:34:02 > 1:34:10Lets then relive, this historic
1:34:11 > 1:34:13night for Great Britain at the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
1:34:13 > 1:34:16Billy Morgan, winning the medal, that secured Great Britain
1:34:16 > 1:34:17their highest medal tally, in Winter Olympic history.
1:34:17 > 1:34:18Paul Frostick was watching.
1:34:18 > 1:34:22The penultimate day of action in Pyeongchang and a chance
1:34:22 > 1:34:23for the big jumpers to show off their skills.
1:34:23 > 1:34:25An imposing 49 metre ramp for British hope Billy Morgan
1:34:25 > 1:34:27in the Big Air finals.
1:34:27 > 1:34:29Complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the judges.
1:34:29 > 1:34:32Morgan only just qualified for the final.
1:34:32 > 1:34:36But on his second of three attempts he looked every bit the part.
1:34:36 > 1:34:38And he holds it up, yes!
1:34:38 > 1:34:40It was huge!
1:34:40 > 1:34:41And he put the nose grab on it.
1:34:41 > 1:34:42The hardest grab.
1:34:42 > 1:34:45Yes, Billy!
1:34:45 > 1:34:49That left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions.
1:34:49 > 1:34:51Billy Morgan, yes!
1:34:51 > 1:34:53Yes!
1:34:53 > 1:34:56Billy Morgan with the double grab triple 14.
1:34:56 > 1:34:58That is massive!
1:34:58 > 1:35:01That is absolutely huge.
1:35:01 > 1:35:0385.5.
1:35:03 > 1:35:06Billy Morgan moves into bronze medal position and it is a very
1:35:06 > 1:35:10long and nervous wait.
1:35:10 > 1:35:13Canada's Max Parrot was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze.
1:35:13 > 1:35:17But on his final jump it all went wrong.
1:35:17 > 1:35:21An injury in December nearly ruled him out of these games.
1:35:21 > 1:35:24But the oldest man in the final helped Great Britain come
1:35:24 > 1:35:27home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance
1:35:27 > 1:35:35at a Winter Olympics.
1:35:41 > 1:35:45I am sure it will hit me later. If you come in thinking I'm shooting
1:35:45 > 1:35:51for a medal, but no.Two weeks ago with a knee injury you would never
1:35:51 > 1:35:55have thought it?I thought I would be thrilled to make the finals. So
1:35:55 > 1:36:03happy days.Congratulations. Most of us choose between skiing and
1:36:03 > 1:36:10snowboarding but this lady does both.
1:36:16 > 1:36:18Ester Ledecka has become the first
1:36:18 > 1:36:21athlete in history to win gold medals in two unrelated events
1:36:21 > 1:36:22at the Winter Games.
1:36:22 > 1:36:24The 22-year-old Czech, claimed a shock win in the skiing,
1:36:24 > 1:36:26super G last Saturday, and followed that up with victory
1:36:26 > 1:36:28today in the women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom.
1:36:28 > 1:36:30Great Britain's women will battle it out
1:36:30 > 1:36:32for curling a bronze medal, later today, after being beaten,
1:36:32 > 1:36:34in their semi-final against Sweden yesterday.
1:36:34 > 1:36:37Sweden built a huge lead, at the end of the seventh end,
1:36:37 > 1:36:38scoring with three stones, as Muirhead's effort,
1:36:38 > 1:36:40failed to find its target.
1:36:40 > 1:36:42GB reduced that deficit to 8-5, but Sweden added two more,
1:36:42 > 1:36:47in the ninth to secure their place in the final.
1:36:47 > 1:36:53Back to the Winter games shortly.
1:36:53 > 1:36:55Away from the winter games, attention will turn once agin
1:36:55 > 1:36:58to the Six Nations and the 3rd round of matches taking
1:36:58 > 1:36:59place this afternoon.
1:36:59 > 1:37:01Last night France recorded their first win of the tournament last
1:37:01 > 1:37:03night, beating bottom-of-the-table Italy, 34-17.
1:37:03 > 1:37:07The match was played, in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille -
1:37:07 > 1:37:08the first time France have hosted a Six Nations
1:37:08 > 1:37:09match outside Paris.
1:37:09 > 1:37:11Italy started strongly, but eventually fell
1:37:11 > 1:37:12to the French pressure.
1:37:12 > 1:37:20The Italians have lost all of their matches so far.
1:37:20 > 1:37:25This evening, Scotland will hope to ruin England's
1:37:25 > 1:37:28hopes of the grand slam at Murrayfield, as the sides compete
1:37:28 > 1:37:29for the Calcutta Cup.
1:37:29 > 1:37:31Scotland's last victory in this contest, came in 2008,
1:37:31 > 1:37:34and they haven't scored a try at home to England, since 2004.
1:37:34 > 1:37:36But England flanker Chris Robshaw says they aren't
1:37:36 > 1:37:41expecting an easy game.
1:37:41 > 1:37:46Complacency is a horrible thing, that journalists put on the players,
1:37:46 > 1:37:50it is quite an insult to everyone whether the players or the people on
1:37:50 > 1:37:57the side. As players you are hugely respectful of each other. We know
1:37:57 > 1:38:02that this is a massive challenge. And we are excited to go there, a
1:38:02 > 1:38:07great place to go and play rugby. They're one of the best teams in the
1:38:07 > 1:38:11world, their record is fantastic. They come here as massive favourites
1:38:11 > 1:38:16in my opinion. So they are a quality side with quality players
1:38:16 > 1:38:23throughout. It is a big challenge for us. For us to stop them.
1:38:23 > 1:38:26Ireland are still hoping they can do the grand slam and
1:38:26 > 1:38:27they welcome Wales to Dublin today.
1:38:27 > 1:38:28And they're boosted
1:38:28 > 1:38:35by the news that their talisman Johnny Sexton is fit to play.
1:38:35 > 1:38:40He was grand, he's just getting a bit older and needed longer to warm
1:38:40 > 1:38:46up. He came into the tail end of the session. He was fine and finished
1:38:46 > 1:38:51the session.
1:38:58 > 1:39:06In the championship we had protests with balls being thrown onto the
1:39:06 > 1:39:12pitch. The home side did go on to win however. With whole moving out
1:39:12 > 1:39:13of the relegation zone.
1:39:13 > 1:39:14And finally...
1:39:14 > 1:39:20if you can't find your snowboard, you could always find a friend!
1:39:20 > 1:39:22Yesterday we had team GB's latest Olympic medallist,
1:39:22 > 1:39:24Snowboarder Billy Morgan showing off his scooter skills around
1:39:24 > 1:39:26the Olympic Village, and today we've got another boarder
1:39:26 > 1:39:30who's found an alternative mode of transport!
1:39:30 > 1:39:32This is Norwegian snowboarder Stale Sandbech riding down
1:39:32 > 1:39:40the mountain on fellow rider Tyler Nicholson's back!
1:39:46 > 1:39:53Just as well he did not tried the big air like that! That could be a
1:39:53 > 1:39:58new sport.
1:39:59 > 1:40:03new sport. Billy Morgan is your great friend. Have you heard from
1:40:03 > 1:40:07him and what was your reaction to the news?I could not believe it. I
1:40:07 > 1:40:13watched the first few runs on went to sleep again on the third and woke
1:40:13 > 1:40:19up with the winning bronze. I'm so happy for him. This is huge for
1:40:19 > 1:40:23British snowboarding and huge for Billy. The whole team. I'm sure
1:40:23 > 1:40:30right now he is in all the media. And obviously they take you off for
1:40:30 > 1:40:35drug testing so you cannot get hold of him. I've had one word answers.
1:40:35 > 1:40:42What was the one word!Just banks. I just wrote a message to congratulate
1:40:42 > 1:40:53him.You did not tell him that you had missed it!
1:40:53 > 1:40:56had missed it!You have competed in the Winter Olympics yourself and you
1:40:56 > 1:40:59know with these events the tiniest thing can go wrong and it is a bit
1:40:59 > 1:41:05of a lottery. You need to have luck on your site as well as the skill.
1:41:05 > 1:41:13It is an amazing experience. I think he is now 28. I'm 29. I retired last
1:41:13 > 1:41:21year. So it is very much a young man's sport. And that is why! So
1:41:21 > 1:41:28much work in that. He has been working on these for a long time. He
1:41:28 > 1:41:36pioneered the quad cork, the first time anyone has ever been spinning
1:41:36 > 1:41:42for times upside down. The jump here was not enough for him to do that.
1:41:42 > 1:41:46So all the snowboarders are in a tight competition because they can
1:41:46 > 1:41:51only do that triple. So it was harder for Billy to podium. But he
1:41:51 > 1:41:56has proved himself. A couple of amazing runs and there he is in
1:41:56 > 1:42:02disbelief.That is what came across in the clip, he just looked stunned
1:42:02 > 1:42:08to have taken a medal.He is so critical about his snowboarding. He
1:42:08 > 1:42:14always asks for reassurance, he will never blow his own trumpet. He will
1:42:14 > 1:42:19not fully understand what he has done.And he had that knee injury as
1:42:19 > 1:42:23well, still suffering from that. He said he would be surprised just to
1:42:23 > 1:42:31get into the final.He also had a bad injury in training. He did not
1:42:31 > 1:42:36look all that good. But he just put a bit of wood between his teeth and
1:42:36 > 1:42:42got on with it!And now he will have a bit of a role as cheerleader for
1:42:42 > 1:42:46the sport. How is he going to encourage other young people to get
1:42:46 > 1:42:53into this sport?He started in Southampton at the dry slopes. I
1:42:53 > 1:42:58think you have been there yourself. I think it encourages young kids to
1:42:58 > 1:43:05realise they could be there.Was he an acrobat to start with?
1:43:05 > 1:43:09Absolutely, into gymnastics. And there are so many pathways for
1:43:09 > 1:43:14people now to get into the sport. Gymnastics is a very good
1:43:14 > 1:43:18foundation. Not just for snowboarding but for all sports.
1:43:18 > 1:43:23When you get that strength and aerial awareness when you're young
1:43:23 > 1:43:27then you can branch off into all these different sports. Snowboarding
1:43:27 > 1:43:32is well suited because you spend most of your time upside down.It is
1:43:32 > 1:43:40incredible. Go along to your local ski centre. Get on your trampoline.
1:43:40 > 1:43:46But next week we may not even be able to go to a dry snow slope!
1:43:46 > 1:43:46But next week we may not even be able to go to a dry snow slope!
1:43:49 > 1:43:55That is not the case this weekend, everything in due course. Because
1:43:55 > 1:44:03this weekend is not too cold. I just want to give you straightaway the
1:44:03 > 1:44:11sense of how cold things are this weekend. Look at these temperatures.
1:44:12 > 1:44:19For, five, 7 degrees. Plenty of sunshine. And in Dublin for the six
1:44:19 > 1:44:27Nations, great conditions there and similar prospect in Edinburgh later
1:44:27 > 1:44:34in the day as well. Having had such a sunny day in many areas underneath
1:44:34 > 1:44:38there was clear skies, the temperatures really are going to
1:44:38 > 1:44:43fall away again. You will have heard a lot of chat about it turning cold
1:44:43 > 1:44:48but this weekend there are some cold nights around. But a lot of
1:44:48 > 1:44:52sunshine. And if you have a plan for the weekend I think that the weather
1:44:52 > 1:45:03will help you. But not warm, five, 6 degrees or so on Sunday. And it is
1:45:03 > 1:45:07when we get to mandate that we start to see the first signs of the snow
1:45:07 > 1:45:15showers. You just get the sense of it beginning to work in. Those are
1:45:15 > 1:45:18the snow showers heading towards the British Isles. Initially an issue
1:45:18 > 1:45:23for the East but everyone seemed temperatures dipping away at this
1:45:23 > 1:45:28stage. Because the wind is picking up and the first shot of that cold
1:45:28 > 1:45:35air coming in from Siberia. As a consequence, nothing like this at
1:45:35 > 1:45:40the weekend. -5, -6 it will feel like as we bring in that cold air
1:45:40 > 1:45:48and add on that wind as well. And Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday,
1:45:48 > 1:45:53the snowboarders will love it. There will be significant snowfall as this
1:45:53 > 1:45:59cold air comes in all the way from Siberia right across northern and
1:45:59 > 1:46:03central parts of Europe and into the British Isles. If you want the heat
1:46:03 > 1:46:08you have to go to North Africa or the Eastern Mediterranean or across
1:46:08 > 1:46:12to the Caribbean. And once we do get into next week it will be very much
1:46:12 > 1:46:18colder. This is where all the headlines will be made. Bitterly
1:46:18 > 1:46:23cold in the wind, significant snow and for the high ground in the east
1:46:23 > 1:46:28initially the snow fall total is beginning to mount up. Driving
1:46:28 > 1:46:32conditions with the frost, ice and snow becoming pretty treacherous.
1:46:32 > 1:46:39But that is next week. .
1:46:39 > 1:46:43For now thank you very much for top
1:46:43 > 1:46:46We're back with the for top headlines at 0800.
1:46:46 > 1:46:48Now it's time for Newswatch.
1:46:48 > 1:46:51Hello and welcome to Newswatch with me Samira Ahmed.
1:46:51 > 1:46:54Coming up - has BBC News coverage of the Winter Olympics been too
1:46:54 > 1:46:56focused on badly performing Brits?
1:46:56 > 1:47:01We speak to the head of BBC sports journalism.
1:47:01 > 1:47:02Certain newspaper front pages made a lot of allegations
1:47:02 > 1:47:04about Jeremy Corbyn and a Czech spy.
1:47:04 > 1:47:07Did the BBC make too little?
1:47:07 > 1:47:12And, as KFC stores across the UK temporarily shut this week,
1:47:12 > 1:47:19did BBC News go clucking mad with its coverage?
1:47:19 > 1:47:23First, for the past week many of our national newspapers have
1:47:23 > 1:47:25featured headlines such as "Corbyn the collaborator" and "Corbyn urged
1:47:25 > 1:47:33to reveal his Stasi file."
1:47:34 > 1:47:36Allegations that the Labour leader had questionable
1:47:36 > 1:47:37contacts with a Czech
1:47:37 > 1:47:40diplomat and agent in the 1980s emerged from files held by the Czech
1:47:40 > 1:47:41security service archive.
1:47:41 > 1:47:45The Labour leader called the story nonsense and accused the newspapers
1:47:45 > 1:47:46covering it of lies and smears.
1:47:46 > 1:47:49But not all Newswatch viewers were so dismissive of the claims.
1:47:49 > 1:47:52This anonymous telephone caller thought they were at least worthy
1:47:52 > 1:47:54of an airing on the BBC.
1:47:54 > 1:47:59You've covered the story regarding Donald Trump
1:47:59 > 1:48:01and the Russia investigation ad nauseam for months and months
1:48:01 > 1:48:04and months on end but there's nothing on BBC News even though it's
1:48:04 > 1:48:06featured very prominently in the newspapers and I'm
1:48:06 > 1:48:12a bit staggered and a bit flabbergasted by this.
1:48:12 > 1:48:16Although there were some mentions of the story on BBC News it didn't
1:48:16 > 1:48:18feature on the main television bulletins until a brief mention
1:48:18 > 1:48:22on Tuesday, and then gained more prominence throughout the week.
1:48:22 > 1:48:27By Wednesday on the Daily Politics Andrew Neil tackled
1:48:27 > 1:48:28the subject to much claim.
1:48:28 > 1:48:31The Defence Secretary says Mr Corbyn has "betrayed his country".
1:48:31 > 1:48:33In what way?
1:48:33 > 1:48:36Well, the Defence Secretary has chosen his own words.
1:48:36 > 1:48:40I mean, the point for me about this debacle is that...
1:48:40 > 1:48:42Has he betrayed his country?
1:48:42 > 1:48:44Jeremy Corbyn is a grave danger to this country, I believe,
1:48:44 > 1:48:45but that's because...
1:48:45 > 1:48:47Has he betrayed his country?
1:48:47 > 1:48:50But that's because of the ideas in which he believes and what that
1:48:50 > 1:48:53would mean for our economy and our society if he were elected.
1:48:53 > 1:48:54People have all sorts of ideas.
1:48:54 > 1:48:56But your Defence Secretary, our Defence Secretary,
1:48:56 > 1:48:58the Defence Secretary of this Government, of our government,
1:48:58 > 1:49:01has said the leader of Her Majesty's opposition has betrayed his country.
1:49:01 > 1:49:05In what way has he betrayed his country?
1:49:05 > 1:49:09Although the claims lacked evidence and were firmly denied,
1:49:09 > 1:49:10some Newswatch viewers thought it was too little too
1:49:10 > 1:49:14late from BBC News.
1:49:14 > 1:49:18Lynette Smith asked on Monday: why have you not even passed comment?
1:49:18 > 1:49:22Admittedly they are only allegations but you are quick enough to cover
1:49:22 > 1:49:24showbiz stars when years old allegations of sexual abuse
1:49:24 > 1:49:26were laid at their door.
1:49:26 > 1:49:28And Barbara Stevens had the same question.
1:49:28 > 1:49:31"Why has there been no headline coverage based on the allegations?
1:49:31 > 1:49:36Surely this is a matter of public interest."
1:49:36 > 1:49:39Well, we put that to BBC News and they told us: "BBC News
1:49:39 > 1:49:41has covered this story and Jeremy Corbyn's response
1:49:41 > 1:49:45in a range of our output.
1:49:45 > 1:49:48The BBC correspondent in Prague interviewed both the director
1:49:48 > 1:49:51of the Czech Secret Service archive and the former agent who made
1:49:51 > 1:49:55the original allegations."
1:49:55 > 1:49:57Every now and again, we are posed a question put
1:49:57 > 1:50:00here a couple of weeks ago by Pascal Freeman who describes
1:50:00 > 1:50:04himself as an incredulous licence fee payer.
1:50:04 > 1:50:08Can you please tell me why regional news is not broadcast in high
1:50:08 > 1:50:09definition in this day and age?
1:50:09 > 1:50:12My mobile phone can record video in 4K resolution.
1:50:12 > 1:50:15It seems very antiquated that the BBC cannot afford
1:50:15 > 1:50:19the technology so that broadcasts are not interrupted with the message
1:50:19 > 1:50:23BBC One HD cannot yet show programmes from your area.
1:50:23 > 1:50:25As a middle-aged person I thought test card interruptions
1:50:25 > 1:50:29were consigned to history.
1:50:29 > 1:50:34We tried to find out an answer for Mr Freeman and BBC News told us:
1:50:34 > 1:50:38"Upgrading the 15 regional versions of BBC One across England
1:50:38 > 1:50:41and the Channel Islands to full HD is a priority.
1:50:41 > 1:50:44However, this would cost the equivalent of a third
1:50:44 > 1:50:48of the annual editorial budget for regional TV bulletins,
1:50:48 > 1:50:50so we have to balance our plans with the best interests
1:50:50 > 1:50:58of the licence fee payer."
1:50:59 > 1:51:01Now, the Winter Olympics come to an end this weekend
1:51:01 > 1:51:04and for the next four years most of us will probably forget
1:51:04 > 1:51:07what the difference is between the skeleton and the luge
1:51:07 > 1:51:10and exactly how Russian competitors there are not competing for Russia.
1:51:10 > 1:51:12But for the past fortnight the Games have occupied a lot
1:51:12 > 1:51:15of airtime on BBC One and Two, online and also on BBC
1:51:15 > 1:51:18News with much focused on British performance,
1:51:18 > 1:51:22some of which was pretty poor.
1:51:22 > 1:51:26Let's look at examples from the News at Ten and Breakfast.
1:51:26 > 1:51:29It's heartbreak for Elise Christie yet again.
1:51:29 > 1:51:33After failing to win a medal at the last Olympics four years ago,
1:51:33 > 1:51:38history has repeated itself here in Pyeongchang.
1:51:38 > 1:51:42Morning from Pendle Ski Club in Lancashire where we have been up
1:51:42 > 1:51:46all night cheering on the local hero Dave Ryding who started on the dry
1:51:46 > 1:51:50slopes here, and as you can tell they are so proud he came in the top
1:51:50 > 1:51:53ten in ninth, so well done to Dave.
1:51:53 > 1:51:53Clarke goes fourth!
1:51:53 > 1:51:57Yarnold wins gold again!
1:51:57 > 1:52:02Laura Deas has won bronze as well!
1:52:02 > 1:52:05The BBC's commentary team seen celebrating
1:52:05 > 1:52:08Lizzy Yarnold's skeleton gold, about which more very shortly.
1:52:08 > 1:52:11But it was the extent of the coverage on BBC News that
1:52:11 > 1:52:14exercised a number of viewers like Tim Elliott.
1:52:14 > 1:52:17"Why is the BBC so interested in the Winter Olympics?
1:52:17 > 1:52:20It is getting an inordinate amount of coverage following the fortunes
1:52:20 > 1:52:23of privileged people taking part in sports that have not been
1:52:23 > 1:52:26heard of in the UK."
1:52:26 > 1:52:28Clive Wilce had this to say.
1:52:28 > 1:52:31"I have enjoyed the Winter Olympics but I cannot believe the amount
1:52:31 > 1:52:33of coverage that has been given to Elise Christie's
1:52:33 > 1:52:35speed skating races.
1:52:35 > 1:52:38I lost count of the number of times I heard the story
1:52:38 > 1:52:43of her disqualification, over and over again."
1:52:43 > 1:52:45For others, it was not the quantity of the coverage
1:52:45 > 1:52:52but its focus on British competitors which rankled.
1:52:52 > 1:52:53Brian Bollen tweeted about the BBC's chauvinistic
1:52:53 > 1:52:55coverage of the Winter Olympics.
1:52:55 > 1:52:57"I've heard at least one reporter refer to GB as we.
1:52:57 > 1:53:00In the Falklands War the BBC referred to the British."
1:53:00 > 1:53:01Richard Brown thought: "The BBC coverage of
1:53:01 > 1:53:03the Winter Olympics is pretty poor.
1:53:03 > 1:53:05They are far more interested in the British athletes rather
1:53:05 > 1:53:08than the world's best."
1:53:08 > 1:53:11And Alan Dawson agreed.
1:53:11 > 1:53:17"The Winter Olympics just shows British media,
1:53:17 > 1:53:19the BBC particularly, just cheer leads losers.
1:53:19 > 1:53:20We love somebody who tries.
1:53:20 > 1:53:21Oh, but isn't he or she brave?"
1:53:21 > 1:53:25Well, let's discuss those issues with Stephen Mawhinney,
1:53:25 > 1:53:27the BBC's head of sports journalism.
1:53:27 > 1:53:28He joins us from Salford.
1:53:28 > 1:53:30Thank you for coming on Newswatch.
1:53:30 > 1:53:35We know that some audiences don't care about sport.
1:53:35 > 1:53:38But was there too much on BBC News particularly on Breakfast?
1:53:38 > 1:53:40Samira, perhaps you won't be surprised to hear me
1:53:40 > 1:53:42say I don't think so.
1:53:42 > 1:53:45Obviously it was up to every programme editor of each
1:53:45 > 1:53:47news programme to decide whether they covered
1:53:47 > 1:53:49the Winter Olympics and how much they gave to it.
1:53:49 > 1:53:52But I'm not surprised that many of them chose to give
1:53:52 > 1:53:53it extensive coverage because there was some spectacular
1:53:53 > 1:53:56sport, there has been some really compelling human stories,
1:53:56 > 1:54:00some wider issues at stake as well in terms of some
1:54:00 > 1:54:03of the politics and diplomacy that was going on around the Games.
1:54:03 > 1:54:06And, of course, we know that there is huge audience interest in this.
1:54:06 > 1:54:09In fact, on the television coverage alone more than 30 million people
1:54:09 > 1:54:13have tuned in through the Games, that's more than many of the other
1:54:13 > 1:54:15major sporting events that we cover, for instance, Wimbledon or the Six
1:54:15 > 1:54:16Nations.
1:54:16 > 1:54:20So there is no doubt there has been a wide audience interest,
1:54:20 > 1:54:22although of course I appreciate some viewers and listeners are not
1:54:22 > 1:54:24going to be as engaged in sporting stories.
1:54:24 > 1:54:26This story of building up the athletes' journey is another
1:54:26 > 1:54:29issue more generally that viewers raised.
1:54:29 > 1:54:32A lot of focus on British competitors who ended up crashing
1:54:32 > 1:54:34out, like Elise Christie, wouldn't it have been better sports
1:54:34 > 1:54:41journalism to focus on the events themselves and the winners?
1:54:41 > 1:54:44So, we absolutely did focus on the events and the winners
1:54:44 > 1:54:45and I can come onto that.
1:54:45 > 1:54:47But just to deal with Elise Christie.
1:54:47 > 1:54:49Hers was an absolutely compelling human drama,
1:54:49 > 1:54:51there's no question about it.
1:54:51 > 1:54:55She went into the Sochi Olympics as the favourite in the short track
1:54:55 > 1:54:57speed skating and ended up having a really dramatic but disastrous
1:54:57 > 1:55:00time and she ended up being disqualified, or crashing out
1:55:00 > 1:55:02of each of those.
1:55:02 > 1:55:04And then had to deal with a huge amount of abuse
1:55:04 > 1:55:06including death threats, and thought about walking
1:55:06 > 1:55:08away from the sport.
1:55:08 > 1:55:10But she decided to continue, became a multiple world champion,
1:55:10 > 1:55:13came again into these Olympics as the favourite, and yet
1:55:13 > 1:55:15unbelievably again went through a series in each
1:55:15 > 1:55:18of her three events where she was either pushed out,
1:55:18 > 1:55:22disqualified, or injured before her final race
1:55:22 > 1:55:25where she attempted to compete, fell over again, seemed to have
1:55:25 > 1:55:27qualified, but then got disqualified again.
1:55:27 > 1:55:31By any standards, it was an extraordinary human drama
1:55:31 > 1:55:33and kind of news story around Britain's favourite athlete
1:55:33 > 1:55:36going into the Games.
1:55:36 > 1:55:39We had specific complaints about seeing the BBC commentary team
1:55:39 > 1:55:43celebrating British skeleton medal success, also using the word 'we'.
1:55:43 > 1:55:47Isn't the BBC supposed to be impartial?
1:55:47 > 1:55:50Obviously we do understand the importance of being impartial
1:55:50 > 1:55:53and across our news coverage you would have seen that.
1:55:53 > 1:55:56Of course, in our live sporting coverage, there is no question these
1:55:56 > 1:55:59are moments of huge drama, huge passion, many of our pundits
1:55:59 > 1:56:02are obviously former Olympians themselves and they have close
1:56:02 > 1:56:06relationships and understandably have a real engagement and personal
1:56:06 > 1:56:10closeness to all of the athletes that are out there
1:56:10 > 1:56:14and their performances, and sport is partly about passion,
1:56:14 > 1:56:17is partly about that kind of excitement that we get wrapped up
1:56:17 > 1:56:20in and we want to share that, encompass it and embrace
1:56:20 > 1:56:21that with our audience.
1:56:21 > 1:56:23Many of our audience really appreciate that from us.
1:56:23 > 1:56:26It's certainly true to say that with the Summer Olympics too
1:56:26 > 1:56:29Newswatch viewers have said they feel BBC News coverage of these
1:56:29 > 1:56:32events is too much about British competitors regardless of outcome,
1:56:32 > 1:56:36when it should be about the top stories of who won.
1:56:36 > 1:56:39Do you accept that BBC news coverage needs to be rethought
1:56:39 > 1:56:43about whether you have got that balance right?
1:56:43 > 1:56:46As I say, it is absolutely a balance and always done on a case-by-case
1:56:46 > 1:56:49basis for every single programme, every news programme, and you know,
1:56:49 > 1:56:52I make no apology for the fact that there has been a focus
1:56:52 > 1:56:54on Team GB.
1:56:54 > 1:56:56There is no doubt there is huge audience interest for that,
1:56:56 > 1:56:59all of the evidence suggests that.
1:56:59 > 1:57:03Don't forget that Team GB are funded by public money through UK Sport,
1:57:03 > 1:57:06so we literally have a stake in both seeing that as well as holding
1:57:06 > 1:57:08them to account in terms of their performance.
1:57:08 > 1:57:10Stephen Mawhinney, thank you so much.
1:57:10 > 1:57:12No problem.
1:57:12 > 1:57:14Finally, Monday brought the bizarre news that the fast-food outlet KFC,
1:57:14 > 1:57:17which used to be known as Kentucky Fried Chicken,
1:57:17 > 1:57:24had run out of chicken.
1:57:24 > 1:57:27John Kay reported on the story for the News at Six.
1:57:27 > 1:57:28Oh!
1:57:28 > 1:57:29No!
1:57:29 > 1:57:31When you've been promised KFC as a half-term treat
1:57:31 > 1:57:32but there is no chicken.
1:57:32 > 1:57:35The company says it is working flat out to rectify the problem.
1:57:35 > 1:57:39But for some that is little consolation.
1:57:39 > 1:57:41So, was there something of an overreaction, not
1:57:41 > 1:57:45just from customers, but from the BBC too?
1:57:45 > 1:57:51A Twitter user describing himself as Giacomo G Casanova, thought so.
1:57:51 > 1:57:54"Let me get this straight, you're endlessly histrionic re UK's
1:57:54 > 1:57:56child obesity problem, then devote a lengthy
1:57:56 > 1:57:59slot to a supply issue that shuts KFC stores.
1:57:59 > 1:58:02Who cares?
1:58:02 > 1:58:05Featuring unhappy kids and closing with one wailing as though it
1:58:05 > 1:58:06were some national tragedy."
1:58:06 > 1:58:08And that's all from us.
1:58:08 > 1:58:10Thank you for all of your comments this week.
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1:58:21 > 1:58:24You can find us on Twitter @NewswatchBBC.
1:58:24 > 1:58:26Do have a look at our website.
1:58:26 > 1:58:30The address for that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch.
1:58:30 > 1:58:34That's all from us, I will be back to hear your thoughts about BBC News
1:58:34 > 1:58:35coverage again next week.
1:58:35 > 1:58:43Goodbye.
2:00:11 > 2:00:13Hello, this is Breakfast with Rachel Burden and Jon Kay.
2:00:13 > 2:00:16Leaping into the record books - medal number five seals Team
2:00:16 > 2:00:17GB's most successful Winter Olympics ever.
2:00:17 > 2:00:19Billy Morgan bagged bronze in the Big Air snowboard
2:00:19 > 2:00:27event with the jump of his life.
2:00:28 > 2:00:32I guess if you come into the contest thinking, I am shooting for a medal,
2:00:32 > 2:00:41you are ready
2:00:41 > 2:00:41you are ready for it,
2:00:41 > 2:00:43And Great Britain could win medal number 6 today.
2:00:43 > 2:00:45The women's curling team play Japan for the bronze
2:00:45 > 2:00:48medal later this morning.
2:00:53 > 2:00:55Good morning, it's Saturday the 24th of February.
2:00:55 > 2:00:58Also this morning...
2:00:58 > 2:00:58Taking a stand.
2:00:58 > 2:01:00Big companies cut ties with America's powerful gun lobby
2:01:00 > 2:01:03the National Rifle Association after last week's mass shooting
2:01:03 > 2:01:10at a Florida school.
2:01:10 > 2:01:13Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers -
2:01:13 > 2:01:16UK charity Plan International admits to six cases of sexual abuse
2:01:16 > 2:01:20and exploitation of children by its staff and associates.
2:01:20 > 2:01:23They may be tiny, but the rarest specimens can command
2:01:23 > 2:01:26a huge price tag - we'll find out why snowdrops cast
2:01:26 > 2:01:34such a spell on some.
2:01:34 > 2:01:42And Philip Avery has the weather.
2:01:45 > 2:01:49but I just didn't.Good morning to you. A dry, bright, sunny weekend in
2:01:49 > 2:01:53store for all parts of the British Isles. A little bit on the chilly
2:01:53 > 2:01:56side. It is next week where things get much, much colder and we could
2:01:56 > 2:01:59see a real return of winter. More details in just a few minutes.
2:01:59 > 2:02:00Good morning.
2:02:00 > 2:02:01First, our main story.
2:02:01 > 2:02:04Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
2:02:04 > 2:02:07after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
2:02:07 > 2:02:11The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
2:02:11 > 2:02:15taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
2:02:15 > 2:02:18The women's curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
2:02:18 > 2:02:21match later this morning.
2:02:21 > 2:02:24At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
2:02:24 > 2:02:32competing in the final and fell on his first jump,
2:02:32 > 2:02:34but came back with two great runs to finish less than one
2:02:34 > 2:02:41point from silver.
2:02:41 > 2:02:46Yeah, it's pretty awesome. So many of the guys here fell twice. I mean,
2:02:46 > 2:02:51if everybody landed there runs, I wouldn't be in this position, so
2:02:51 > 2:02:58it's down to the rounds.
2:02:58 > 2:03:00Let's speak to our sports correspondent David Ornstein,
2:03:00 > 2:03:05who is in Pyeongchang.
2:03:05 > 2:03:10He is obviously delighted but I bet Team GB as a whole is delighted as
2:03:10 > 2:03:16well with this medal haul.That's right, you mentioned the medal haul
2:03:16 > 2:03:23of five which takes them past 1924 and 2014. There will possibly be an
2:03:23 > 2:03:27upgrade for the men's bobsleigh team from Saatchi but as things stand,
2:03:27 > 2:03:40this is a record-breaking Olympics for Team GB. It
2:03:40 > 2:03:43for Team GB. It also means that they have met the target given to them by
2:03:43 > 2:03:47UK sport, the people who fund so many of them. Many will say they
2:03:47 > 2:03:53should have beaten the record set in Sochi, but they have done and that's
2:03:53 > 2:03:59good news for them. 18th in the medal table. Norway top it on a
2:03:59 > 2:04:02world record 38. That puts it into context by the fabulous performance
2:04:02 > 2:04:08from Billy Morgan. Five medals for Great Britain in Pyeongchang.We
2:04:08 > 2:04:13watch him go again. Absolutely fantastic work from him. He's
2:04:13 > 2:04:15delighted, we are delighted.
2:04:15 > 2:04:17And we'll be speaking to the man himself,
2:04:17 > 2:04:19from Pyeongchang, just after 8.30pm.
2:04:19 > 2:04:22A number of US companies have cut ties with the National
2:04:22 > 2:04:23Rifle Association - as consumers call for
2:04:23 > 2:04:26a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby.
2:04:26 > 2:04:29They include the car rental companies Hertz
2:04:29 > 2:04:33and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
2:04:33 > 2:04:35discounts for members of the Association, in the wake
2:04:35 > 2:04:36of the Florida school shooting.
2:04:36 > 2:04:42Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.
2:04:42 > 2:04:45The aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in America.
2:04:45 > 2:04:49Amidst the grieving, the mood has been different this time.
2:04:49 > 2:04:52Within hours of the gunman killing 17 people, anger
2:04:52 > 2:04:55overflowed onto the streets.
2:04:55 > 2:04:58Now it is social media where pressure is being exerted
2:04:58 > 2:05:00on the hugely powerful gun lobby.
2:05:00 > 2:05:04Under the hashtag boycott NRA, activists are targeting firms that
2:05:04 > 2:05:08offer special benefits to members of the National Rifle Association.
2:05:08 > 2:05:12And they include some of the most familiar corporate names.
2:05:12 > 2:05:15The car rental companies Hertz and Enterprise,
2:05:15 > 2:05:18which also owns Alamo and National.
2:05:18 > 2:05:20They're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby
2:05:20 > 2:05:23group from next month.
2:05:23 > 2:05:26Met Life Insurance and the software company Symantec are
2:05:26 > 2:05:29taking similar action.
2:05:29 > 2:05:33There has been no word in response from the NRA.
2:05:33 > 2:05:36It is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that
2:05:36 > 2:05:38boasts 5 million members.
2:05:38 > 2:05:41During the week, its chief executive hit out at the protesters.
2:05:41 > 2:05:43Their goal is to eliminate the Second Amendment
2:05:43 > 2:05:46and our firearms freedoms.
2:05:46 > 2:05:50So they can eradicate all individual freedoms.
2:05:50 > 2:05:53Donald Trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems
2:05:53 > 2:05:56to like best is giving guns to teachers.
2:05:56 > 2:05:59It's concealed.
2:05:59 > 2:06:01So this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know
2:06:01 > 2:06:08who it is that has it.
2:06:08 > 2:06:09That's good.
2:06:09 > 2:06:10That's not bad, that's good.
2:06:10 > 2:06:13And a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before
2:06:13 > 2:06:14he knew what happened.
2:06:14 > 2:06:17The debate over what to do next will be highly charged
2:06:17 > 2:06:19and intensely political.
2:06:19 > 2:06:22One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed
2:06:22 > 2:06:25there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers
2:06:25 > 2:06:28in the last two years.
2:06:28 > 2:06:30Plan International says five of them were criminal cases
2:06:30 > 2:06:32and reported to the local authorities in the
2:06:32 > 2:06:34countries involved.
2:06:34 > 2:06:38Adina Campbell reports.
2:06:38 > 2:06:44Another charity mired in sexual misconduct making the front pages.
2:06:44 > 2:06:46This time, Plan International UK, which works in more than 50
2:06:46 > 2:06:48countries to improve children's rights and promote
2:06:48 > 2:06:53equality for girls.
2:06:53 > 2:06:57In its latest online blog it has confirmed six cases of sexual abuse
2:06:57 > 2:06:58and exploitation of children between July 2016
2:06:58 > 2:07:04and June last year.
2:07:04 > 2:07:06One involved a member of staff.
2:07:06 > 2:07:11The others were by volunteers or associates.
2:07:11 > 2:07:13Plan International says the staff member was not
2:07:13 > 2:07:21from the UK and was dismissed without a reference.
2:07:28 > 2:07:30And it ended the contracts with the other volunteers
2:07:30 > 2:07:31and organisations involved.
2:07:31 > 2:07:33The charity also says there were nine cases of sexual
2:07:33 > 2:07:36misconduct and harassment by staff against other adults which led
2:07:36 > 2:07:37to seven dismissals.
2:07:37 > 2:07:39In the past Plan International UK has received millions of pounds
2:07:39 > 2:07:41of funding from the government.
2:07:41 > 2:07:44It is the latest major charity to admit cases of sexual misconduct
2:07:44 > 2:07:45and follows investigations into aid organisations including Oxfam
2:07:45 > 2:07:53and Save the Children.
2:07:58 > 2:08:00In an open letter the three charities and many others have now
2:08:00 > 2:08:02promised a series of urgent and immediate measures
2:08:02 > 2:08:09to protect the vulnerable.
2:08:09 > 2:08:12Britain is set for its coldest February week in five years as
2:08:12 > 2:08:17freezing air which has been dubbed the beast from the east arrives from
2:08:17 > 2:08:20Russia. This cold snap is going to affect
2:08:20 > 2:08:24the whole of the UK, no one spared from Sunday night with temperatures
2:08:24 > 2:08:34expected to drop as low as -8 in some areas, as Simon Jones reports.
2:08:35 > 2:08:37The gritters are gearing up as Britain braces
2:08:37 > 2:08:38itself for a big freeze.
2:08:38 > 2:08:41The so-called Beast from the East is sweeping in from Siberia.
2:08:41 > 2:08:43The Met office, in conjunction with NHS England, has issued a level
2:08:43 > 2:08:46three cold weather alert for the whole of the country,
2:08:46 > 2:08:47the second most serious level.
2:08:47 > 2:08:49That means there is a 99% chance of severe weather,
2:08:49 > 2:08:52icy conditions or heavy snow, between now and Thursday.
2:08:52 > 2:08:55There are additional yellow severe warnings for snow early next week
2:08:55 > 2:08:59covering most of Eastern in Britain.
2:08:59 > 2:09:01That could cause travel problems and power cuts.
2:09:01 > 2:09:04It is certainly not the first snow we will have this winter.
2:09:04 > 2:09:07But what makes this cold snap different is it is expected
2:09:07 > 2:09:08to affect the whole of the UK.
2:09:08 > 2:09:11Temperatures could fall as low as -8, but it will feel much
2:09:11 > 2:09:12chillier because of the wind.
2:09:12 > 2:09:15There could be increased pressure on already stretched NHS services
2:09:15 > 2:09:23and councils are providing extra emergency beds for rough sleepers.
2:09:23 > 2:09:25In Ipswich, it is being done in partnership with the local
2:09:25 > 2:09:27housing association.
2:09:27 > 2:09:30The main aim is always to get people off the street and to stop people
2:09:30 > 2:09:32from dying in the cold weather.
2:09:32 > 2:09:40And, to date, we have been pretty successful.
2:09:44 > 2:09:46Next Thursday is the meteorological start of spring.
2:09:46 > 2:09:51But that appears to be on hold as winter continues to bite.
2:09:51 > 2:09:56I have got a new best friend. They don't know who they are yet. They
2:09:56 > 2:10:01might not even know who they are themselves yet, but a UK ticket
2:10:01 > 2:10:05holder has woken up to the news that they have won £78 million in the
2:10:05 > 2:10:09Euro millions draw last night after sharing the jackpot, imagine having
2:10:09 > 2:10:16to share it after that, but you still get 78 million, with someone
2:10:16 > 2:10:20from Spain. The jackpot has been growing since
2:10:20 > 2:10:24the start of the year and it was the second biggest in the drawer's
2:10:24 > 2:10:35history. It is 8:10am on Saturday morning.
2:10:35 > 2:10:38A review into sexual exploitation in the North East of England has
2:10:38 > 2:10:40concluded that not just young girls but also vulnerable women
2:10:40 > 2:10:42are being "extensively" abused across the UK.
2:10:42 > 2:10:44It follows Operation Sanctuary in August last year
2:10:44 > 2:10:46which saw 18 people jailed for grooming young
2:10:46 > 2:10:52women in Newcastle.
2:10:52 > 2:10:54Let's get some reaction to the report's findings
2:10:54 > 2:10:56from Laura Seebohm who works at the charity Changing Lives
2:10:56 > 2:10:59which is based in the city, and has worked with a number
2:10:59 > 2:11:00of women involved.
2:11:00 > 2:11:03Thank you very much for your time this morning. Even when you look at
2:11:03 > 2:11:07the scale of the numbers of victims involved in this, it is still stood
2:11:07 > 2:11:11shopping. Do we have a better example -- better understanding of
2:11:11 > 2:11:17how and why it went on for so long? I think the report is very, very
2:11:17 > 2:11:27thorough which is excellent, but we knew that the
2:11:27 > 2:11:28knew that the experience sexual exploitation over the last ten
2:11:28 > 2:11:36years, we knew it was there, but we didn't know levels of grooming, the
2:11:36 > 2:11:41perpetrators working in networks, and we didn't know the extent of it.
2:11:41 > 2:11:44It is so shocking. Could this and should this have been picked up
2:11:44 > 2:11:50earlier?There were always charities like Barnardos and changing lives to
2:11:50 > 2:11:55work astute and aware. It is difficult because we must understand
2:11:55 > 2:12:00that the perpetrators are extremely good at keeping this under the
2:12:00 > 2:12:04radar. We all look back and think, could we have done more? That is
2:12:04 > 2:12:08extremely difficult. What is important to remember is that the
2:12:08 > 2:12:11minute one young person came forward and disclosed it to their social
2:12:11 > 2:12:15worker, it was absolutely taken seriously. The way Northumbrian
2:12:15 > 2:12:19police responded to it was to believe the victims and to treat
2:12:19 > 2:12:23them with absolute respect, something unique to this case, and
2:12:23 > 2:12:30immediately they reached out to charities
2:12:30 > 2:12:33charities like Li to ensure the right people were there to support
2:12:33 > 2:12:40them -- to Changing Lives to ensure the right people were there to
2:12:40 > 2:12:47support them, with wraparound care. I would like to ask about some of
2:12:47 > 2:12:51the work you have done to support the victims of these crimes.A huge
2:12:51 > 2:12:56part of the work we do, especially in the early days working with
2:12:56 > 2:12:59women, is to build trust. These women have been through such
2:12:59 > 2:13:03coercion and control and they are groomed in such a way that actually
2:13:03 > 2:13:07building trust around what it is to have a healthy relationship with
2:13:07 > 2:13:12boundaries and consistency, that we do what we say we do when we say we
2:13:12 > 2:13:16will do it, and honesty and empathy is really important. We do have
2:13:16 > 2:13:19therapeutic programmes that we have designed with the local mental
2:13:19 > 2:13:24health trusts around what has been the internal impact and the
2:13:24 > 2:13:27emotional impact of what they have been through, really to make sure
2:13:27 > 2:13:31that these experiences do not define the rest of their lives, which we
2:13:31 > 2:13:36know can happen. The long-term impact of this kind of exploitation
2:13:36 > 2:13:40and abuse are huge.We rightly focus on the women as victims of this. Do
2:13:40 > 2:13:44we spend enough time looking at the male perpetrators of these crimes
2:13:44 > 2:13:51and the uncomfortable reality is that they are a significant
2:13:51 > 2:13:56proportion of South Asian heritage, and trying to understand why that
2:13:56 > 2:14:00is?I think it's really difficult and one thing that came out of the
2:14:00 > 2:14:03report published yesterday that I think it's really important is
2:14:03 > 2:14:07saying that there is such a need for proper research into this area. We
2:14:07 > 2:14:10don't have that. We don't know enough about what it is around
2:14:10 > 2:14:13cultural backgrounds that lead to this statistic which however
2:14:13 > 2:14:19difficult it is for us to accept, we do need to take account. I think the
2:14:19 > 2:14:27other thing to say for that is that we do work some where there
2:14:27 > 2:14:32we do work some where there is -- some areas where there is also white
2:14:32 > 2:14:35British perpetrators. This is one kind of sexual exploitation. At
2:14:35 > 2:14:38Changing Lives, we see other forms of sexual exploitation taking place
2:14:38 > 2:14:42as well, possibly through the Internet, young women and women
2:14:42 > 2:14:45being groomed in those ways. It's very important that we understand
2:14:45 > 2:14:50the modus operandi of these cases, which busy there is a clear pattern
2:14:50 > 2:14:54there, but also not to think that that is the only type of sexual
2:14:54 > 2:14:58exploitation that goes on in our communities.Thank you very much.
2:14:58 > 2:15:04Good luck with work you are doing.
2:15:07 > 2:15:11Nearly 8:15am on Saturday. There are weather warnings for the week ahead
2:15:11 > 2:15:13because we are expecting a cold spell and Philip has
2:15:13 > 2:15:14because we are expecting a cold spell and Philip has a look ahead at
2:15:14 > 2:15:20that. Good morning. Eventually, things
2:15:20 > 2:15:26will turn pretty nasty, a real touch of winter. But obviously not how it
2:15:26 > 2:15:33was early on. A lot of settled weather around at the moment thanks
2:15:33 > 2:15:36to this high pressure but perversely at this same high pressure which
2:15:36 > 2:15:43will aid abet that transfer from a quiet weekend of weather into
2:15:43 > 2:15:47something very wintry. A cold start of the day but plenty of sunshine
2:15:47 > 2:15:52around this afternoon. Northern Ireland, slightly different whilst
2:15:52 > 2:15:56they are close to that Atlantic front. No signs of this bitterly
2:15:56 > 2:16:03cold weather this afternoon. Four, five, 6 degrees hardly warrants a
2:16:03 > 2:16:07postcard home. But if you are involved in the six Nations, the
2:16:07 > 2:16:10conditions are absolutely perfect for running rugby there. Hopefully
2:16:10 > 2:16:17two really great games in the latest games of the six Nations. But it
2:16:17 > 2:16:22will be a chilly old night, because these guys will stay pretty clear
2:16:22 > 2:16:26and as a consequence the temperatures really will dip away.
2:16:26 > 2:16:31Another cold start to the day on Sunday. What cloud does come in off
2:16:31 > 2:16:35the North Sea, some of it may just pop away and if you have a plan for
2:16:35 > 2:16:39Sunday, that weather really isn't going to get in your way at all. It
2:16:39 > 2:16:44won't be warm, again, we are well down into single figures. Perhaps
2:16:44 > 2:16:48just dipping away for many of you by a degree or two. Now, here is
2:16:48 > 2:16:54Monday. No great issues, a chilly start to start with, but on these
2:16:54 > 2:16:58easterlies and Northeast ellies, the first shines of -- the first signs
2:16:58 > 2:17:03of wintry showers coming in on a bitterly north wind from the North
2:17:03 > 2:17:06Sea. Look at those temperatures and when I add in the strength of the
2:17:06 > 2:17:11wind, and it will be stronger than the weekend, then we will feel in
2:17:11 > 2:17:16many areas -5, minus six. Once we get out of Monday night on into
2:17:16 > 2:17:20Tuesday and Wednesday, that is when we start to talk about disruptive
2:17:20 > 2:17:25weather not only in the cold but with snow, especially in the east.
2:17:25 > 2:17:28We are digging around for all our best knitwear to prepare us for the
2:17:28 > 2:17:28week ahead.
2:17:28 > 2:17:33best knitwear to prepare us for the week ahead.
2:17:33 > 2:17:36Campaigners in London say the authorities need to take action
2:17:36 > 2:17:38quickly to prevent knife crime, after two more men were stabbed
2:17:38 > 2:17:42to death in the capital this week.
2:17:42 > 2:17:43The figures make grim reading.
2:17:43 > 2:17:46It brings the total number of people fatally wounded by knives
2:17:46 > 2:17:49in the captial to 16 so far this year - and knife crime's
2:17:49 > 2:17:51on the rise across the UK.
2:17:51 > 2:17:53So what should be done?
2:17:53 > 2:17:56Sephton Henry used to be a gang member -
2:17:56 > 2:17:58now he works with young people to help tackle gang
2:17:58 > 2:18:04culture and is in central London this morning.
2:18:05 > 2:18:10Thanks so much for joining us. Those figures are extraordinary, aren't
2:18:10 > 2:18:14they? 16 knife related deaths already and he we are in the third
2:18:14 > 2:18:20week of February.What is going on? Yes, it's actually really bad but I
2:18:20 > 2:18:26see it as a culture and a culture that spreads through your TV, it
2:18:26 > 2:18:30spreads through the music that you listen to and the way that you
2:18:30 > 2:18:39speak, so what's happening is a lot of young people are attracted to a
2:18:40 > 2:18:42lifestyle that they don't understand what they are getting involved in,
2:18:42 > 2:18:47because a lot of people that are in gangs won't see that young person as
2:18:47 > 2:18:52just a child, they will see them as a gang member.How do we begin to
2:18:52 > 2:18:57change culture if that is what this is? Is it about more money on
2:18:57 > 2:19:00policing, different tactics, where do we start?One of the things that
2:19:00 > 2:19:09I would address the YouTube videos that are so easily gotten hold by
2:19:09 > 2:19:13young people. That is a massive thing because the music that they
2:19:13 > 2:19:17listen to is degrading and really promoting violence.Stop and search
2:19:17 > 2:19:21has been talked about as well. It always comes up. There has been talk
2:19:21 > 2:19:26about increasing stop and search in London at least. Is that an option?
2:19:26 > 2:19:31Is that way of getting to grips with this?Stop and search wouldn't work
2:19:31 > 2:19:36unless we build relationships with the young people. If there was on
2:19:36 > 2:19:40the beat police officers that would build relationships with the young
2:19:40 > 2:19:46then stop and search might work after that. I believe that in gangs,
2:19:46 > 2:19:50you need to understand gangs. A gang is not going to stop until people
2:19:50 > 2:19:55hear the cry of the children and what they are going through.You
2:19:55 > 2:19:58were a gang member yourself and you are suggesting that the authorities
2:19:58 > 2:20:04don't maybe understand what gangs are like. What would you tell them?
2:20:04 > 2:20:07If somebody from the police was listening to you right now, what is
2:20:07 > 2:20:12it like to be a gang member? What is the pressure to use knives in gangs?
2:20:12 > 2:20:18What don't they know. It's about understanding gangs. I've been to
2:20:18 > 2:20:23prison seven times, I've been shot at, stabbed, bricked, bottled. It's
2:20:23 > 2:20:27about understanding what is going on in turn lead. There is an internal
2:20:27 > 2:20:34battle you face that a lot of people don't understand because they are
2:20:34 > 2:20:36not living that life, they don't come from the estate I came from.
2:20:36 > 2:20:41They are not a young child like I was growing up in a country where
2:20:41 > 2:20:46violence is normal for kids, if that makes sense. So I feel threatened or
2:20:46 > 2:20:49other people felt threatened, so they had to carry knives or
2:20:49 > 2:20:55something to feel protected. We have people in talks death, it's not just
2:20:55 > 2:21:00in London, it's another areas like Liverpool, that are going through
2:21:00 > 2:21:05class struggles and different situations, like mental health,
2:21:05 > 2:21:12there are so many things that play a massive factor, such as absent
2:21:12 > 2:21:17fathers. There is so much to actually talk about but at a charity
2:21:17 > 2:21:21we train government staff in London to actually understand guns.You
2:21:21 > 2:21:26make it sound like it's almost an impossible task to deal with.No,
2:21:26 > 2:21:31not really. Not if you have the right people involved to actually
2:21:31 > 2:21:36deal with effective change. Someone like me that's lived that life can
2:21:36 > 2:21:39come in and actually give you a practical way of actually making a
2:21:39 > 2:21:48change.OK, Sefton Henry, thank you very much indeed for joining us on
2:21:48 > 2:21:51BBC breakfast. The Home Office saying they are thinking of changing
2:21:51 > 2:21:56the law may be and giving more money to the police to tackle knife crime.
2:21:56 > 2:21:59The head of Metropolitan Police went to Scotland yesterday where they
2:21:59 > 2:22:05have turned
2:22:05 > 2:22:12have turned around their knife crime over the last decade.
2:22:12 > 2:22:14You're watching Breakfast from BBC News, it's 8.22, time now
2:22:14 > 2:22:16for a look at the newspapers.
2:22:16 > 2:22:20Vicky Gosling is here to tell us what's caught her eye.
2:22:20 > 2:22:23Good morning. Thanks for coming in.
2:22:23 > 2:22:26We'll speak to Vicky in a minute, first let's look at the front pages.
2:22:26 > 2:22:29The Daily Telegraph leads with the story about the latest
2:22:29 > 2:22:35charity to be involved in the aid sex abuse scandal.
2:22:35 > 2:22:38The Guardian says almost two-thirds of audited meat plants
2:22:38 > 2:22:42are in breach of safety rules in England, Wales
2:22:42 > 2:22:50and Northern Ireland.
2:22:51 > 2:22:5560% have reported a major noncompliance. By the FSA's
2:22:55 > 2:22:59definition, that is likely to compromise public health.
2:22:59 > 2:23:01The Mirror's front page is about proposals for a change
2:23:01 > 2:23:04in the law on organ donation in England having passed a
2:23:04 > 2:23:06significant milestone in Parliament.
2:23:06 > 2:23:10Max Johnson Mayor has been arguing about it from his own personal
2:23:10 > 2:23:15perspective, having been through it himself having had a heart
2:23:15 > 2:23:19transplant, so he is making the shape of a heart and celebrating
2:23:19 > 2:23:20that change.
2:23:20 > 2:23:24The Sun leads on Stephen Fry's cancer operation.
2:23:24 > 2:23:29He went to the doctors for a routine flu jab, they suggested an overall
2:23:29 > 2:23:32checkup and they found out he had prostate cancer including an
2:23:32 > 2:23:37aggressive tumour which he has now had operated on. He has been telling
2:23:37 > 2:23:39his fans about that.
2:23:39 > 2:23:41And finally, the Express leads with the forecast of more bad
2:23:41 > 2:23:44weather with up to four inches of snow forecast.
2:23:44 > 2:23:52We will get more details on that with our weather forecast soon. So,
2:23:52 > 2:23:57let's delve inside the papers with Vicky. I was glad you chose this one
2:23:57 > 2:24:01because it caught my eye earlier run. Talking about a hospital trusts
2:24:01 > 2:24:05said they are going to ban Caesarean sections for non-medical reasons. As
2:24:05 > 2:24:10ever, you need to delve into it a bit more but what more have you
2:24:10 > 2:24:16seen?It's interesting. It's saying it's for medical reasons and for my
2:24:16 > 2:24:21opinion, I think it's a good thing in the sense that surely if you have
2:24:21 > 2:24:25a medical reason, then absolutely, but having had three children, we
2:24:25 > 2:24:32have got into this type of society with this too posh to push. Surely
2:24:32 > 2:24:38if you can go naturally, it's best for somebody like me. Being so busy,
2:24:38 > 2:24:42having a Caesarean, it takes quite a bit longer to recover. If you can go
2:24:42 > 2:24:47naturally, it's a really positive thing. But then you should have the
2:24:47 > 2:24:52choice to do what you want as well. It's also difficult to define what
2:24:52 > 2:24:57is a medical reason. If someone has had a very traumatic birth
2:24:57 > 2:25:01experience, and emergency C-section, for example, second time round, the
2:25:01 > 2:25:04thought of going through that second time round is almost too much.And I
2:25:04 > 2:25:10agree with that totally. There was a woman in here who had fibroids and
2:25:10 > 2:25:15wanted to have a Caesarean and they said no and she had to travel 50
2:25:15 > 2:25:20miles. I think that's really harsh. If you have already had a really bad
2:25:20 > 2:25:23experience, I mean, childbirth is pretty tough, going through it three
2:25:23 > 2:25:29times I know, I had good experiences, but if you have a bad
2:25:29 > 2:25:33experience at the choice is taken away from you, I can see negative
2:25:33 > 2:25:40implications in that.It's quite a controversial area because there is
2:25:40 > 2:25:44so much focus on choice now and making it right for the mothers and
2:25:44 > 2:25:50fathers involved. But they do want to bring down C-section rates.
2:25:50 > 2:25:55An interesting piece in the Guardian you have chosen the here in light of
2:25:55 > 2:25:57the Florida School shooting, Vicky, where President Trump has said they
2:25:57 > 2:26:05should give teachers guns but teachers are not so sure.I am not
2:26:05 > 2:26:10surprised. I spent 21 years in the military and was comfortable that we
2:26:10 > 2:26:18were trained with weapons, but if I chose to be a teacher, I haven't
2:26:18 > 2:26:22asked to be trained on guns. What I found interesting in this article is
2:26:22 > 2:26:26that he says in here better and is moving into teaching could carry
2:26:26 > 2:26:31concealed weapons and ordinary teachers could get trained. Well, we
2:26:31 > 2:26:34are trained in the military to use weapons on a battlefield, not in the
2:26:34 > 2:26:40classroom. I just think that personally when you choose to go
2:26:40 > 2:26:43into a profession, you choose to go into that profession for a reason
2:26:43 > 2:26:50and if teachers wanted to be weapons -- to carry weapons or to arm
2:26:50 > 2:26:54themselves, they would have chosen the police force or the military if
2:26:54 > 2:26:57they were comfortable in that environment.It's such a cultural
2:26:57 > 2:27:00difference between here and the United States, isn't it question
2:27:00 > 2:27:03mark you would have thought there was a change it would be about
2:27:03 > 2:27:05reducing guns rather than increasing them.
2:27:05 > 2:27:12It does feel like this is a bit of a moment though, particularly with the
2:27:12 > 2:27:16commercial element as big companies withdraw themselves from support of
2:27:16 > 2:27:21the National Rifle Association. You have chosen to focus on this amazing
2:27:21 > 2:27:26child, ten-year-old Max Johnson, who has gone through a heart transplant
2:27:26 > 2:27:30himself and is now an inspiration for a change in the law.I love this
2:27:30 > 2:27:34story. When you hear him speaking about it, he is so articulate, and
2:27:34 > 2:27:40it is the very fact he says thank you and what it meant to him, it's
2:27:40 > 2:27:44incredible value, the very fact he has gone out and done that has
2:27:44 > 2:27:48inspired others. It's a real value, selfless commitment, and with people
2:27:48 > 2:27:52see the impact it has in saving lives, I think he is creating a
2:27:52 > 2:27:58movement that is a really positive thing.We ran a long interview on
2:27:58 > 2:28:02him on five live in my other life yesterday and he was so passionate
2:28:02 > 2:28:08and articulate.He is just the type of person you need to create that
2:28:08 > 2:28:12movement and the fact they are going to call it Max's law, I love that.
2:28:12 > 2:28:19Just to get people talking. We will get through some more on
2:28:19 > 2:28:22this later, but an interesting article on straws. -- we will get
2:28:22 > 2:28:27through some more on the papers later, but an article on straws.I
2:28:27 > 2:28:32picked up on this, because what happened to paper straws?We need to
2:28:32 > 2:28:39bring those bag. I think they will be coming back. I have to say as
2:28:39 > 2:28:45well though that they do get soggy. Yes, but at least they biodegrade.
2:28:45 > 2:28:49Thank you very much. We will see in an hour.
2:28:49 > 2:28:51Coming up in the next half hour...
2:28:51 > 2:28:53It's that time of year when we all share a mutual
2:28:53 > 2:28:54love of the snowdrop.
2:28:54 > 2:28:57But did you know they're a potential goldmine in your garden?
2:28:57 > 2:29:00We'll be finding out more later.
2:29:52 > 2:29:55Hello, this is Breakfast with Jon Kay and Rachel Burden.
2:29:55 > 2:29:58Coming up before nine, we'll get the weather from Philip -
2:29:58 > 2:30:03a week of very cold temperatures on the way.
2:30:03 > 2:30:08But first, a summary of this morning's main news.
2:30:08 > 2:30:11Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
2:30:11 > 2:30:16after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
2:30:16 > 2:30:18The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
2:30:18 > 2:30:23taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
2:30:23 > 2:30:26The Women's Curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
2:30:26 > 2:30:28match later this morning.
2:30:28 > 2:30:31At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
2:30:31 > 2:30:34competing in the final, and fell on his first jump,
2:30:34 > 2:30:37but came back with two good runs to finish less than one
2:30:37 > 2:30:42point from silver.
2:30:42 > 2:30:44A number of US companies have cut ties
2:30:44 > 2:30:47with the National Rifle Association - as consumers call
2:30:47 > 2:30:51for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby.
2:30:51 > 2:30:54They include the car rental companies Hertz
2:30:54 > 2:30:56and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
2:30:56 > 2:30:59discounts for members of the Association.
2:30:59 > 2:31:03The NRA is yet to respond to the move, which comes in the wake
2:31:03 > 2:31:05of the Florida school shooting.
2:31:05 > 2:31:08One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has
2:31:08 > 2:31:10confirmed there have been six cases of child sexual abuse
2:31:10 > 2:31:13by staff and volunteers in the last two years.
2:31:13 > 2:31:17Plan International says five of them were criminal cases
2:31:17 > 2:31:19and reported to the local authorities in the
2:31:19 > 2:31:21countries involved.
2:31:21 > 2:31:23The charity works in more than 50 countries to improve
2:31:23 > 2:31:29children's rights and promote equality for girls.
2:31:29 > 2:31:31A vote at the United Nations calling for a humanitarian ceasefire
2:31:31 > 2:31:34in Syria has been postponed until later today.
2:31:34 > 2:31:36There's been deadlock since Thursday
2:31:36 > 2:31:38because of objections from Russia.
2:31:38 > 2:31:41Syrian government forces have continued their bombardment
2:31:41 > 2:31:46of Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus,
2:31:46 > 2:31:52where nearly 500 people have been killed in the past week.
2:31:52 > 2:31:55A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
2:31:55 > 2:31:57of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
2:31:57 > 2:32:03Russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election.
2:32:03 > 2:32:05In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy
2:32:05 > 2:32:10to defraud the government and making false statements.
2:32:10 > 2:32:12He's become the third associate of the president to agree
2:32:12 > 2:32:14to co-operate with a special investigation, in return
2:32:14 > 2:32:20for more serious charges against him being dropped.
2:32:20 > 2:32:22Britain is set for the coldest February week
2:32:22 > 2:32:25in five years as freezing air arrives from Russia.
2:32:25 > 2:32:29The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday
2:32:29 > 2:32:31night with temperatures expected to drop to minus-eight
2:32:31 > 2:32:33in some areas.
2:32:33 > 2:32:36The Met Office has issued an amber cold weather alert,
2:32:36 > 2:32:38which warns of increased health risks to vulnerable
2:32:38 > 2:32:46and elderly people.
2:32:50 > 2:32:56but this morning at least before the worst arrives it is timely because
2:32:56 > 2:33:01we are now a winter sport nation, our time has come.The best ever
2:33:01 > 2:33:06Winter Olympics thanks to Lee Morgan, a bronze medal in the big
2:33:06 > 2:33:10air. Unexpected for him because he was struggling with injury. He
2:33:10 > 2:33:17cannot believe it. And we will be speaking to him in a few moments.
2:33:17 > 2:33:23But fortunes have been transformed for the British Winter Olympics
2:33:23 > 2:33:32team.We're celebrating five medals, the best tally. But they help for up
2:33:32 > 2:33:39to ten so we just met the target of five, to ten medals.This is just
2:33:39 > 2:33:46the beginning. The new director is promising to do for skiing and
2:33:46 > 2:33:49snowboarding what he did for British cycling. He said it was just the
2:33:49 > 2:33:58beginning. And it is starting to bear fruit.
2:33:58 > 2:34:00Let's then relive this historic night for Great Britain at
2:34:00 > 2:34:02the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
2:34:02 > 2:34:04Billy Morgan, winning the medal, that secured Great Britain
2:34:04 > 2:34:06their highest medal tally in Winter Olympic history.
2:34:06 > 2:34:07Paul Frostick was watching.
2:34:07 > 2:34:10The penultimate day of action in Pyeongchang and a chance
2:34:10 > 2:34:13for the big jumpers to show off their skills.
2:34:13 > 2:34:16An imposing 49 metre ramp for British hope Billy Morgan
2:34:16 > 2:34:19in the Big Air finals.
2:34:19 > 2:34:24Complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the judges.
2:34:24 > 2:34:27Morgan only just qualified for the final.
2:34:27 > 2:34:31But on his second of three attempts he looked every bit the part.
2:34:31 > 2:34:33And he holds it up, yes!
2:34:33 > 2:34:36It was huge!
2:34:36 > 2:34:38And he put the nose grab on it.
2:34:38 > 2:34:39The hardest grab.
2:34:39 > 2:34:40Yes, Billy!
2:34:40 > 2:34:45That left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions.
2:34:45 > 2:34:46Billy Morgan, yes!
2:34:46 > 2:34:48Yes!
2:34:48 > 2:34:50Billy Morgan with the double grab triple 14.
2:34:50 > 2:34:52That is massive!
2:34:52 > 2:34:55That is absolutely huge.
2:34:55 > 2:34:5885.5.
2:34:58 > 2:35:01Billy Morgan moves into bronze medal position and it is a very
2:35:01 > 2:35:04long and nervous wait.
2:35:04 > 2:35:08Canada's Max Parrot was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze.
2:35:08 > 2:35:11But on his final jump it all went wrong.
2:35:11 > 2:35:15An injury in December nearly ruled him out of these games.
2:35:15 > 2:35:18But the oldest man in the final helped Great Britain come
2:35:18 > 2:35:21home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance
2:35:21 > 2:35:29at a Winter Olympics.
2:35:31 > 2:35:46Could it be six later today, the women's curlers play Japan. Imagine
2:35:46 > 2:35:51six medals, we will have to wait and see. And we will be speaking shortly
2:35:51 > 2:35:58to Billy Morgan. But now away from the Winter games and a big day in
2:35:58 > 2:36:01Rugby.
2:36:01 > 2:36:03Away from the Winter Games, attention will turn once agin
2:36:03 > 2:36:06to the Six Nations and the third round of matches taking
2:36:06 > 2:36:07place this afternoon.
2:36:07 > 2:36:09Last night France recorded their first win of the tournament last
2:36:09 > 2:36:10night, beating bottom-of-the-table Italy, 34-17.
2:36:10 > 2:36:13The match was played in the Stade Velodrome in Marseille -
2:36:13 > 2:36:15the first time France have hosted a Six Nations
2:36:15 > 2:36:16match outside Paris.
2:36:16 > 2:36:18Italy started strongly, but eventually fell
2:36:18 > 2:36:19to the French pressure.
2:36:19 > 2:36:27The Italians have lost all of their matches so far.
2:36:28 > 2:36:29The Six Nations trophy isn't the only silverware
2:36:29 > 2:36:32to be won across the six weeks of the Championship,
2:36:32 > 2:36:33France took home the Guiseppe Garibaldi Cup,
2:36:33 > 2:36:36for their victory last night , but nothing can rival the history
2:36:36 > 2:36:38of the Calcutta Cup, as John Watson explains.
2:36:38 > 2:36:42Here we are then in the heart of the World Rugby Museum at Twickenham.
2:36:42 > 2:36:44And this is what it's all about, those historic matches
2:36:44 > 2:36:46between Scotland and England.
2:36:46 > 2:36:46The Calcutta Cup.
2:36:46 > 2:36:48But why is it called the Calcutta Cup?
2:36:48 > 2:36:51Well Phil MacGowan is the curator of the World Rugby Museum.
2:36:51 > 2:36:53How has it got its association then with Calcutta?
2:36:53 > 2:36:55It is called the Calcutta Cup on account of the fact
2:36:55 > 2:36:57that it was made in Calcutta.
2:36:57 > 2:37:05By Indian silversmiths back in 1877.
2:37:07 > 2:37:09Why was that trophy made there and then given
2:37:09 > 2:37:10to the RFU in England?
2:37:10 > 2:37:13So Rugby travelled around the world and established itself in ports
2:37:13 > 2:37:16of the British Empire at that time.
2:37:16 > 2:37:18Calcutta being one of the main ones.
2:37:18 > 2:37:20So Rugby club was founded in Calcutta, the Calcutta
2:37:20 > 2:37:21football club in about 1873.
2:37:21 > 2:37:24And then when the club closed the members left and went
2:37:24 > 2:37:27on to serve as military or merchants that might have been involved.
2:37:27 > 2:37:29They wanted to do something with the money that was
2:37:29 > 2:37:30left in their account.
2:37:30 > 2:37:34So that is why they made the trophy and then presented it to the RFU.
2:37:34 > 2:37:36And when was the first proper official match between England
2:37:36 > 2:37:38and Scotland when this trophy was contested?
2:37:38 > 2:37:40The first match between England and Scotland was 1871.
2:37:40 > 2:37:42The first time the contested for that trophy was 1878.
2:37:42 > 2:37:45And finished with a draw so nobody won the first game,
2:37:45 > 2:37:52but England won the following year and became the first recipients.
2:37:52 > 2:37:55Absolutely, well we will find out how they get on this weekend.
2:37:55 > 2:37:58For the moment, thank you very much indeed and there it is, we wait
2:37:58 > 2:38:04to see who will get their hands on this trophy this weekend.
2:38:04 > 2:38:09Of course Ireland still going for the grand slam and they take on
2:38:09 > 2:38:18Wales. Johnny Sexton is fit for them.
2:38:37 > 2:38:43So football and it is the league cup final tomorrow. Pep Guardiola still
2:38:43 > 2:38:47has not taken a trophy.I've a feeling that that will end this
2:38:47 > 2:38:53season at some point. We have a packed programme today. We are on
2:38:53 > 2:38:57BBC Two because of the Winter Olympics, the potential gold medal,
2:38:57 > 2:39:02bronze medal for Eve Muirhead and the curlers. We have also got an
2:39:02 > 2:39:09interview with Mo Salah talking about being desperate to win
2:39:09 > 2:39:13trophies at Liverpool. And also Wayne Rooney is on the programme
2:39:13 > 2:39:16speaking about his career in general, things that he has done
2:39:16 > 2:39:22right or done wrong over the years. And now a father for children and he
2:39:22 > 2:39:28says when he has a bad game his kids are highly critical!It has always
2:39:28 > 2:39:33been a big part of my life and great to back here and also for my kids to
2:39:33 > 2:39:38be able to go and watch me play. What today said when they watch you?
2:39:38 > 2:39:45Just my eldest is into football now and if you do not play well he
2:39:45 > 2:39:51always reminds you of it. He's into everything in football, obsessed
2:39:51 > 2:40:00with it.Another Wayne Rooney in the pipeline! He is going through a bit
2:40:00 > 2:40:05of a renaissance, on one of the other channels recently he got
2:40:05 > 2:40:09really good feedback. And his interview even talking about why he
2:40:09 > 2:40:14decided not to go to China, that is really interesting. He seems to be
2:40:14 > 2:40:20blossoming.I think he's a lot cleverer than people give him credit
2:40:20 > 2:40:26for. He makes a really good pundit and coaching as well, whatever he
2:40:26 > 2:40:35wants to do I think you will be successful. While we also have Paul
2:40:35 > 2:40:38Clement, the former Swansea boss on the programme was a lovely piece on
2:40:38 > 2:40:50Fulham. And some Hollywood stardust. Margot Robbie and Alison Janney. Not
2:40:50 > 2:40:58sure how much they know about football, the are of course the
2:40:58 > 2:41:05stars of the film Tonya. We did have Robert De Niro on, did not know what
2:41:05 > 2:41:14day of the week it was! That is BBC Two.Because the Winter Olympics is
2:41:14 > 2:41:21on BBC One of course. And talking of the Winter games, we have got Billy,
2:41:21 > 2:41:29with his incredible bronze medal achievement. He joins us now.
2:41:29 > 2:41:32Congratulations from everyone back home. Can you believe what you have
2:41:32 > 2:41:40achieved?Not really, it is not sinking in. I could not believe it
2:41:40 > 2:41:45when I did it. Maybe in a few days it will settle in.Because you are
2:41:45 > 2:41:48excited just to make the final after that knee injury and being the
2:41:48 > 2:41:53oldest in the competition. How did it feel knowing that you had just
2:41:53 > 2:42:00landed?It has been a crazy experience landing like that. I fell
2:42:00 > 2:42:04on the first jump and I had to land the next couple. After the second I
2:42:04 > 2:42:10was not expecting it and managed to land.So over the moon. A lot of
2:42:10 > 2:42:13people making a lot of the fact that you are at the oldest competitor in
2:42:13 > 2:42:20the event aged 28, which seems ridiculous. These young lads coming
2:42:20 > 2:42:26behind you, are they super-talented? Yes, the kids coming up now, they're
2:42:26 > 2:42:32getting better and better. The same as I was when I was younger,
2:42:32 > 2:42:36nibbling at the heels of the older guys. I'm sure one day I will get
2:42:36 > 2:42:40driven out but I still have a lot left in the tank.No plans to call
2:42:40 > 2:42:47it a day at this point?Not yet, I am sure I will be snowboarding until
2:42:47 > 2:42:52I am 70.You had a long time to wait for the bronze medal to be
2:42:52 > 2:42:59confirmed.Yes, that is the most horrible experience, waiting to see
2:42:59 > 2:43:05what the other riders do. Specs leak with the Canadian Max Parrot coming
2:43:05 > 2:43:09up, he normally lands everything. I assumed I would get fourth or fifth
2:43:09 > 2:43:15but I was lucky. And managed to walk away with the bronze medal.And such
2:43:15 > 2:43:21a landmark medal. You did not start snowboarding until you were 14?
2:43:21 > 2:43:26Before that you're into gymnastics. So kids watching this today aged
2:43:26 > 2:43:34seven or eight, how do they get into the big air event?You know you need
2:43:34 > 2:43:40to start the bottom and work your up. Get down to your local dry
2:43:40 > 2:43:46slopes and give it a shot. In the UK you're never more than two hours
2:43:46 > 2:43:50away from somewhere you can go snowboarding. So go for it. I do not
2:43:50 > 2:43:56think I've ever heard anyone who has not had a time snowboarding.As you
2:43:56 > 2:44:00say you have to start at the bottom and work your way up. But you
2:44:00 > 2:44:06started at the top and went to the bottom with a few jumps in between!
2:44:06 > 2:44:12This takes the tally for team GB to a record five medals. What does that
2:44:12 > 2:44:17do within the camp because some people were wondering why we even
2:44:17 > 2:44:21bother with the Winter Olympics. What would you say to that spirit?
2:44:21 > 2:44:27That is not the spirit to have. We are out here doing our best trying
2:44:27 > 2:44:31to represent our country as much as we can. And we have done really well
2:44:31 > 2:44:35especially coming from an nation that has no snow. Pushing the
2:44:35 > 2:44:41boundaries of what sport can do. The lottery funding we have got has
2:44:41 > 2:44:45given us a lot of opportunity and hopefully we can keep going.You
2:44:45 > 2:44:55talk about lottery funding and this in part is a factor in the success
2:44:55 > 2:45:00of the sport.You feel you have benefited from that? Yes for example
2:45:00 > 2:45:03when I had my knee reconstruction I would not have been able to have
2:45:03 > 2:45:07that done to the standard it was. I would not be snowboarding today if I
2:45:07 > 2:45:11had not had all that support. I would not be able to do it without
2:45:11 > 2:45:20it. And probably we would not have brought home was five medals.We had
2:45:20 > 2:45:25Ben Kilner on earlier, your mate. Have you spoken to him? He fell
2:45:25 > 2:45:34asleep in the final run!I will catch up with him later!He was
2:45:34 > 2:45:43thrilled for you. We all are. Well done. And you're starting a campaign
2:45:43 > 2:45:46to get a permanent figure installed at one of the ski slopes in Britain
2:45:46 > 2:45:54now. A permit big air fixture.
2:45:54 > 2:45:56now. A permit big air fixture. We could just manage one somersault.
2:45:56 > 2:46:02And we're getting snowed next week so get back here quickly!Coldest
2:46:02 > 2:46:10February ever. Perfect, I will get home just in time.Have a great day
2:46:10 > 2:46:15celebrating. Congratulations again. See you home soon. Absolutely
2:46:15 > 2:46:24brilliant. Of course we have natural snow in Scotland and Wales with
2:46:24 > 2:46:32those huge mountain ranges.Lizzie young old and Laura Deas have taken
2:46:32 > 2:46:37medals but not one full track in the entire country, quite incredible.
2:46:37 > 2:46:45And since that we had 500 applicants to get involved in the sport that
2:46:45 > 2:46:58year. Let's check in with the weather. And a few cold days
2:47:03 > 2:47:15well we continue with the theme of the older man because I am
2:47:15 > 2:47:17the older man because I am 58 and we have high pressure keeping things
2:47:17 > 2:47:24fairly settled for many through the weekend. But it is the same high
2:47:24 > 2:47:28that good chance there that cold air from Siberia all the way to the UK
2:47:28 > 2:47:33next week. Make the most of the relative warmth. But there is a lot
2:47:33 > 2:47:39of dry weather around. If you have plans get out and enjoy it because
2:47:39 > 2:47:43Saturday and Sunday are looking to be really decent days. But those are
2:47:43 > 2:47:52the highest temperatures. Probably both in Dublin and later this
2:47:52 > 2:47:56afternoon in Murrayfield, England taking on Scotland in the Calcutta
2:47:56 > 2:48:02Cup. Exciting stuff. Overnight temperatures really going to fall
2:48:02 > 2:48:08away again. Quite a hard frost in a number of locations across the UK.
2:48:08 > 2:48:12Maybe the crowd just tampering things across the eastern side of
2:48:12 > 2:48:17Scotland. But elsewhere if this skies remain clear it will be very
2:48:17 > 2:48:22cold. But a lot of sunshine around on Sunday against tempered by this
2:48:22 > 2:48:33influx of cloud in places. The temperature is just showing signs of
2:48:33 > 2:48:38wanting to dip away. Another cold start on Monday and Mandy is the
2:48:38 > 2:48:43change day when we begin to see the first signs of wintry showers coming
2:48:43 > 2:48:46in from the North Sea into the eastern side of England and
2:48:46 > 2:48:50Scotland. And the first signs of temperatures dipping away. And
2:48:50 > 2:48:53adding in the strength of the wind this is where it begins to feel
2:48:53 > 2:49:03bitterly cold. Up to -6. And Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday, we could
2:49:03 > 2:49:07see the potential of that disruptive snowfall. Back to you.
2:49:11 > 2:49:19Cold calling firms who try to persuade people to withdraw their
2:49:19 > 2:49:21pension funds and reinvestment should be banned as soon as possible
2:49:21 > 2:49:25according to the government.
2:49:25 > 2:49:27But campaigners warn that the plans may be watered down -
2:49:27 > 2:49:29leaving people exposed to bad advice.
2:49:29 > 2:49:31Let's talk to Paul Lewis from Radio 4's Moneybox
2:49:31 > 2:49:34which is on at midday today.
2:49:34 > 2:49:41Why is this such a problem?Well we had a new estimate from the Society
2:49:41 > 2:49:45of potential professionals saying up to £1 billion of peoples pension
2:49:45 > 2:49:50money has been conned from them, from them by criminals. And they
2:49:50 > 2:49:55make these cold calls, you get a call or e-mail out of the blue and
2:49:55 > 2:50:02they offer you something for free, pension for free. But when you start
2:50:02 > 2:50:06to get hooked you get reeled in and they say we can make your pension
2:50:06 > 2:50:11work better, they will be more money from your family if you die and all
2:50:11 > 2:50:15that kind of thing. The money is put in foreign places, you do not know
2:50:15 > 2:50:20what it is or how to control it and often when you come to take it out
2:50:20 > 2:50:25it is all gone.A huge criminal enterprise. I've heard some
2:50:25 > 2:50:29advertisements on radio and part of the problem is probably there is a
2:50:29 > 2:50:35legitimate site to the industry as well?There is a legitimate,
2:50:35 > 2:50:38regulated financial advice side to it which is what you should always
2:50:38 > 2:50:44go for. An independent, regulated, UK-based financial adviser, they are
2:50:44 > 2:50:49the people to talk to about your pension. If someone offers you a
2:50:49 > 2:50:54free pension review you should assume that they are criminals after
2:50:54 > 2:50:59cash. In fact the pension regulator said this week that a cold call
2:50:59 > 2:51:04about your pension is an attempt to steal your savings. That is a very
2:51:04 > 2:51:09strong statement from the pension regulator.But why then is the
2:51:09 > 2:51:13concern that government action on this could be softened?The
2:51:13 > 2:51:18government has said it wants to stop cold calls about pensions as quickly
2:51:18 > 2:51:21as possible but when we rang yesterday, the Treasury, they would
2:51:21 > 2:51:25not say what is quickly as possible meant and how it would be done or
2:51:25 > 2:51:30who would enforce it. Now there is a draft bill going through Parliament
2:51:30 > 2:51:33at the moment, the House of Lords has put in some tough rules about
2:51:33 > 2:51:39cold calling in there. But it seems the government is going to overturn
2:51:39 > 2:51:42these in the House of Commons and put something much less effective
2:51:42 > 2:51:47in. That is the concern of campaigners and I understand
2:51:47 > 2:51:50meetings are going on between the campaigners and the Treasury next
2:51:50 > 2:51:54week so we do not know what is going to happen. But there is a feeling
2:51:54 > 2:51:58this may not happen soon and may not be strong enough.Thank you very
2:51:58 > 2:52:08much.Midday today, on Radio 4.That is correct. Thank you very much.
2:52:08 > 2:52:11It's the time of year when snowdrops are appearing in our gardens,
2:52:11 > 2:52:17a welcome sign that, believe it or not, spring is on its way.
2:52:18 > 2:52:22And worth quite a lot of money.
2:52:22 > 2:52:24Did you know that the current world record
2:52:24 > 2:52:26for the sale of a snowdrop bulb is £1400?
2:52:26 > 2:52:29Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been to meet a couple of experts to find
2:52:29 > 2:52:32out if you could have a goldmine in your garden, and he stumbled
2:52:32 > 2:52:40upon a new obsession.
2:52:42 > 2:52:45They are a cheery little flower, something which sort of helps remind
2:52:45 > 2:52:48you that spring is just round the corner.
2:52:48 > 2:52:51Michael Myers suffers from a little-known condition.
2:52:51 > 2:52:52Galanthamania.
2:52:52 > 2:52:58It has quite particular symptoms.
2:52:58 > 2:53:00I often refer to a thing called dirty knees syndrome.
2:53:00 > 2:53:03And that involves people getting down on their knees and looking
2:53:03 > 2:53:07at the minute details of snowdrops.
2:53:07 > 2:53:11Galanthamania derives from tulip mania, which took place
2:53:11 > 2:53:19in Holland in the 1630s.
2:53:20 > 2:53:22Where tulips would exchange prices for the equivalent
2:53:22 > 2:53:24of the price of a house, maybe even more.
2:53:24 > 2:53:26And thankfully at the moment Galanthamania has not
2:53:26 > 2:53:27quite got that silly.
2:53:27 > 2:53:29Franklin Gardens, a National trust property in Perth.
2:53:29 > 2:53:31Head gardener Jim Jermyn is a fellow sufferer.
2:53:31 > 2:53:32A true Galanthaphile.
2:53:32 > 2:53:36Once you have started down the road of collecting snowdrops,
2:53:36 > 2:53:39it becomes totally infectious.
2:53:39 > 2:53:47It becomes must have.
2:53:47 > 2:53:50You just desire to have something better and better each time.
2:53:50 > 2:53:51What am I looking out for?
2:53:51 > 2:53:53Something that stands out in the crowd.
2:53:53 > 2:54:01So you have hundreds of snowdrops that look very similar and then
2:54:01 > 2:54:04suddenly your eye can pick out one with a broadleaf or larger flower.
2:54:04 > 2:54:05Good markings.
2:54:05 > 2:54:06It is all about the markings.
2:54:06 > 2:54:09If you find something more different, and you are excited
2:54:09 > 2:54:12about it, you need to seek out the owner of the land and ask
2:54:12 > 2:54:15if you might be able to collect a small part of the bulb
2:54:15 > 2:54:16from a clump.
2:54:16 > 2:54:19Snowdrops are a magical burst of life in the depths of winter.
2:54:19 > 2:54:21And very common.
2:54:21 > 2:54:25Surprising then that there might be a gold mine on your doorstep.
2:54:25 > 2:54:29You may be lucky enough to find a new variety in your own garden.
2:54:29 > 2:54:32The current world record for a single snowdrop
2:54:32 > 2:54:35is just under £1400.
2:54:35 > 2:54:39And I would not be surprised to see a new snowdrop go
2:54:39 > 2:54:47for £2000 in the near future.
2:54:51 > 2:54:53So get your knees muddy, look out for unusual green
2:54:53 > 2:54:54and yellow markings.
2:54:54 > 2:54:56There will definitely be a Galanthaphile or two
2:54:56 > 2:55:02who will want to know.
2:55:02 > 2:55:04We're joined now by Hollie Anderson
2:55:04 > 2:55:09from The Woodland Trust who is at Nuttery wood in Daventry.
2:55:09 > 2:55:17Looks like a lovely sunny day. And stay with that theme of the weather.
2:55:17 > 2:55:21We've had quite a mild time until the next few days. Spring seems to
2:55:21 > 2:55:27have turned up quite early this year.Yes we definitely had records
2:55:27 > 2:55:31of spring coming in early and we have volunteers across the country
2:55:31 > 2:55:34who are part of a scheme called nature 's calendar and they let us
2:55:34 > 2:55:39know when they see the first signs of spring. Snowdrops, hazel catkins,
2:55:39 > 2:55:45through to butterflies and bees, quite a surprising amount of early
2:55:45 > 2:55:48records dating back as early as October. Particularly unusual this
2:55:48 > 2:55:53year? It seems to be so especially when some of the signs arrived
2:55:53 > 2:55:59before we'd even unlock the Christmas presents. And even for the
2:55:59 > 2:56:02snowdrops, they're relatively timely but we had records back in November
2:56:02 > 2:56:06and December and normally we expect them in early February as the most
2:56:06 > 2:56:12popular time for the snowdrops to come out.We saw those lovely
2:56:12 > 2:56:15pictures of snowdrops. But I'm worried about the next few days as
2:56:15 > 2:56:21we expect these record-breaking cold temperatures for February. What will
2:56:21 > 2:56:25that mean for the snowdrops, how do they react first well snowdrops it
2:56:25 > 2:56:30is in the name, quite often they're pushing through the snow to come out
2:56:30 > 2:56:34so they are quite hardy.So hopefully they should be fine as
2:56:34 > 2:56:39long is there's not such a huge amount of snow that they are hidden
2:56:39 > 2:56:45from and cannot photosynthesise. We like to think that nature is quite
2:56:45 > 2:56:48smart and hardy so fingers crossed everything should survive moving
2:56:48 > 2:56:55forward and then spring can get into full flow after that cold snap.It
2:56:55 > 2:57:03is hard for maybe frogs and toads and the flora and fauna around us
2:57:03 > 2:57:07thinking that spring is here and then you're back in the depths of
2:57:07 > 2:57:11winter.Absolutely and that is the importance of the project nature 's
2:57:11 > 2:57:15calendar and we need more people to join in and give us more records.
2:57:15 > 2:57:20The more data we have the more we can understand how our flora and
2:57:20 > 2:57:23fauna is adapting to this fluctuating climate. There is some
2:57:23 > 2:57:27risk if for example you have frogspawn or even butterflies, we
2:57:27 > 2:57:32had 14 records of red Admiral butterflies coming out, four months
2:57:32 > 2:57:36earlier than we would expect. So that could be bad for them but
2:57:36 > 2:57:42hopefully these are just a few anomalies.
2:57:44 > 2:57:46anomalies. The first red Apple was spotted on the 4th of January,
2:57:46 > 2:57:50absolutely absurd. You could not even imagine that happening. We have
2:57:50 > 2:57:54records from early January and normally they would be expected
2:57:54 > 2:57:59early in May.Almost a sign of summer rather than spring. You
2:57:59 > 2:58:05talked about your project. What do you want us all to do?Basically it
2:58:05 > 2:58:09is a chance to become part of something much bigger in a big
2:58:09 > 2:58:13scientific study. Just search for nature 's calendar online and sign
2:58:13 > 2:58:17up to start recording the finds of the changing seasons. That is the
2:58:17 > 2:58:21autumn as well as the spring. You do not need to record absolutely
2:58:21 > 2:58:26everything, you could just observe the changes in one tree or whatever
2:58:26 > 2:58:31is in your garden and let us know the first time you see a certain
2:58:31 > 2:58:37bird nesting, or catkins or indeed snowdrops coming into bloom.Well I
2:58:37 > 2:58:42bet it is freezing, we will let you go and get warmed up. Thank you very
2:58:42 > 2:58:49much. A wintry theme right across the morning.It has but there are
2:58:49 > 2:58:54some beautiful displays a round of snowdrops and crocus. So do send in
2:58:54 > 2:59:00those photographs and let us know. This is Rachel coming to work this
2:59:00 > 2:59:07morning!Winter is about to bite again. These are fell walkers
2:59:07 > 2:59:11heading off for the Lake District and getting advice on how to stay
2:59:11 > 2:59:13safe in that extreme weather. Do get in
2:59:13 > 2:59:17touch.
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3:00:25 > 3:00:28Hello, this is Breakfast with Rachel Burden and Jon Kay.
3:00:28 > 3:00:31Leaping into the record books - medal number five seals Team
3:00:31 > 3:00:34GB's most successful Winter Olympics ever.
3:00:34 > 3:00:36Billy Morgan bagged bronze in the Big Air snowboard
3:00:36 > 3:00:44event with the jump of his life.
3:00:44 > 3:00:48It was a pretty crazy experience landing like that. I fell on my
3:00:48 > 3:00:56first jump and it's best to out of three, is I had to learn -- land the
3:00:56 > 3:01:00next two. I wasn't expecting it but I managed to land, so yes, over the
3:01:00 > 3:01:08moon.
3:01:08 > 3:01:11And Great Britain could win medal number six today.
3:01:11 > 3:01:12The women's curling team play Japan for the bronze
3:01:12 > 3:01:15medal later this morning.
3:01:16 > 3:01:18Good morning, it's Saturday the 24th of February.
3:01:18 > 3:01:20Also this morning...
3:01:20 > 3:01:23Taking a stand.
3:01:23 > 3:01:25Big companies cut ties with America's powerful gun lobby
3:01:25 > 3:01:28the National Rifle Association after last week's mass shooting
3:01:28 > 3:01:32at a Florida school.
3:01:32 > 3:01:35Fresh revelations of misconduct by aid workers -
3:01:35 > 3:01:38UK charity Plan International admits to six cases of sexual abuse
3:01:38 > 3:01:46and exploitation of children by its staff and associates.
3:01:48 > 3:01:52As we brace ourselves for an Arctic blast, we will be getting some top
3:01:52 > 3:01:59tips on how walkers can stay safe in the snow.And Phil has tips for all
3:01:59 > 3:02:04of us. Good morning, a dry, bright, sunny
3:02:04 > 3:02:08weekend for all of the British Isles, a little on the chilly side.
3:02:08 > 3:02:13It's next week where things get much, much colder and we could see a
3:02:13 > 3:02:17real return of winter. More details in just a few minutes.
3:02:17 > 3:02:18Good morning.
3:02:18 > 3:02:20First, our main story.
3:02:20 > 3:02:22Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
3:02:22 > 3:02:26after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
3:02:26 > 3:02:29The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
3:02:29 > 3:02:37taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
3:02:38 > 3:02:40And it's not over yet. There could be more.
3:02:40 > 3:02:42The women's curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
3:02:42 > 3:02:43match later this morning.
3:02:43 > 3:02:45At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
3:02:45 > 3:02:49competing in the final and fell on his first jump,
3:02:49 > 3:02:51but came back with two great runs to finish less than one
3:02:51 > 3:02:57point from silver.
3:02:57 > 3:03:02He spoke to breakfast in the last half-hour.We are all out here doing
3:03:02 > 3:03:06our best, trying to represent our country as best as we can and we
3:03:06 > 3:03:10have done really well, especially coming from a nation which has no
3:03:10 > 3:03:14snow. We are pushing the boundaries of what sport can do and the lottery
3:03:14 > 3:03:18funding that we have got has given us a lot of opportunities and
3:03:18 > 3:03:22hopefully we can keep going.Let's speak to our sports correspondent
3:03:22 > 3:03:25David Ornstein who is in Pyeongchang. It was great to speak
3:03:25 > 3:03:29to Billy a few minutes ago at the sensation he got when he landed on
3:03:29 > 3:03:34his feet and he knew he'd done a good run, when he knew what that
3:03:34 > 3:03:37meant not just for him but for the whole team that.That's right, and
3:03:37 > 3:03:46it was all the more remarkable because he had fallen on all
3:03:55 > 3:03:58four of his training runs and his first running competition but then
3:03:58 > 3:04:01when it mattered most, the Dujon C needed to score on, he nailed and he
3:04:01 > 3:04:03got that bronze medal. He came through a field of, on paper anyway,
3:04:03 > 3:04:07some far superior athletes, but many of them fell and he took that bronze
3:04:07 > 3:04:12medal. Quite some history there as the first British male to ever win a
3:04:12 > 3:04:16medal in snowboarding and five British medals makes it a record for
3:04:16 > 3:04:26the team. It makes the doubled investment from Sochi for this
3:04:28 > 3:04:29investment from Sochi for this game is very justified, some may say
3:04:29 > 3:04:39that's quite right, others will say it's clearly a good thing. It could
3:04:39 > 3:04:44get even better with the curling today.
3:04:44 > 3:04:46A number of US companies have cut ties with the National
3:04:46 > 3:04:48Rifle Association - as consumers call for
3:04:48 > 3:04:50a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby.
3:04:50 > 3:04:52They include the car rental companies Hertz
3:04:52 > 3:04:59and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
3:04:59 > 3:05:01discounts for members of the Association, in the wake
3:05:01 > 3:05:03of the Florida school shooting.
3:05:03 > 3:05:07Our North America correspondent Peter Bowes reports.
3:05:07 > 3:05:10The aftermath to a school shooting that could prompt change in America.
3:05:10 > 3:05:12Amidst the grieving, the mood has been different this time.
3:05:12 > 3:05:20Within hours of the gunman killing 17 people, anger
3:05:23 > 3:05:28overflowed onto the streets.
3:05:28 > 3:05:29Never again!
3:05:29 > 3:05:32Now it is social media where pressure is being exerted
3:05:32 > 3:05:33on the hugely powerful gun lobby.
3:05:33 > 3:05:36Under the hashtag boycott NRA, activists are targeting firms that
3:05:36 > 3:05:38offer special benefits to members of the National Rifle Association.
3:05:38 > 3:05:41And they include some of the most familiar corporate names.
3:05:41 > 3:05:42The car rental companies Hertz and Enterprise,
3:05:42 > 3:05:44which also owns Alamo and National.
3:05:44 > 3:05:46They're ending discounts offered to members of the gun lobby
3:05:46 > 3:05:47group from next month.
3:05:47 > 3:05:49Met Life Insurance and the software company Symantec are
3:05:49 > 3:05:52taking similar action.
3:05:52 > 3:05:56There has been no word in response from the NRA.
3:05:56 > 3:05:58It is unclear whether these actions will hurt an organisation that
3:05:58 > 3:06:02boasts 5 million members.
3:06:02 > 3:06:06During the week, its chief executive hit out at the protesters.
3:06:06 > 3:06:08Their goal is to eliminate the Second Amendment
3:06:08 > 3:06:11and our firearms freedoms.
3:06:11 > 3:06:14So they can eradicate all individual freedoms.
3:06:14 > 3:06:18Donald Trump says he is open to new ideas but the one he seems
3:06:18 > 3:06:21to like best is giving guns to teachers.
3:06:21 > 3:06:25It's concealed.
3:06:25 > 3:06:27So this crazy man who walked in wouldn't even know
3:06:27 > 3:06:29who it is that has it.
3:06:29 > 3:06:30That's good.
3:06:30 > 3:06:31That's not bad, that's good.
3:06:31 > 3:06:34And a teacher would have shot the hell out of him before
3:06:34 > 3:06:35he knew what happened.
3:06:35 > 3:06:38The debate over what to do next will be highly charged
3:06:38 > 3:06:44and intensely political.
3:06:44 > 3:06:46One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has confirmed
3:06:46 > 3:06:49there have been six cases of child sexual abuse by staff and volunteers
3:06:49 > 3:06:51in the last two years.
3:06:51 > 3:06:54Plan International says five of them were criminal cases
3:06:54 > 3:06:57and reported to the local authorities in the
3:06:57 > 3:06:58countries involved.
3:06:58 > 3:07:02Adina Campbell reports.
3:07:02 > 3:07:05Another charity mired in sexual misconduct making the front pages.
3:07:05 > 3:07:08This time, Plan International UK, which works in more than 50
3:07:08 > 3:07:13countries to improve children's rights and promote
3:07:13 > 3:07:19equality for girls.
3:07:19 > 3:07:22In its latest online blog, it has confirmed six
3:07:22 > 3:07:24cases of sexual abuse and exploitation of children
3:07:24 > 3:07:27between July 2016 and June last year.
3:07:27 > 3:07:30One involved a member of staff.
3:07:30 > 3:07:35The others were by volunteers or associates.
3:07:35 > 3:07:38Plan International says the staff member was not
3:07:38 > 3:07:42from the UK and was dismissed without a reference.
3:07:42 > 3:07:45And it ended the contracts with the other volunteers
3:07:45 > 3:07:47and organisations involved.
3:07:47 > 3:07:49The charity also says there were nine cases of sexual
3:07:49 > 3:07:52misconduct and harassment by staff against other adults which led
3:07:52 > 3:07:58to seven dismissals.
3:07:58 > 3:08:01In the past, Plan International UK has received millions of pounds
3:08:01 > 3:08:03of funding from the government.
3:08:03 > 3:08:06It is the latest major charity to admit cases of sexual misconduct
3:08:06 > 3:08:11and follows investigations into aid organisations including Oxfam
3:08:11 > 3:08:19and Save the Children.
3:08:19 > 3:08:22In an open letter, the three charities and many others have now
3:08:22 > 3:08:23promised a series of urgent and immediate measures
3:08:23 > 3:08:29to protect the vulnerable.
3:08:32 > 3:08:35A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
3:08:35 > 3:08:37of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
3:08:37 > 3:08:40Russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election.
3:08:40 > 3:08:43In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy to defraud the government
3:08:43 > 3:08:47and making false statements.
3:08:47 > 3:08:50He's become the third associate of the president to agree
3:08:50 > 3:08:52to co-operate with a special investigation, in return
3:08:52 > 3:09:01for more serious charges against him being dropped.
3:09:02 > 3:09:06Before you throw your lottery ticket away, check it, double-check it,
3:09:06 > 3:09:13triple check it. Because someone out there in the UK has won nearly £78
3:09:13 > 3:09:16million after last night's Euro millions draw.
3:09:16 > 3:09:20They haven't got in touch with us yet, sadly.
3:09:20 > 3:09:25I haven't checked my numbers, actually. I need to do that. I might
3:09:25 > 3:09:29not be here in ten minutes time. They need to share the jackpot with
3:09:29 > 3:09:33somebody in Spain but they still get £78 million.
3:09:33 > 3:09:36The jackpot has been growing since the beginning of the year and was
3:09:36 > 3:09:40the second visit in the drawer's history. Although as I was saying to
3:09:40 > 3:09:43you, I think that money would send you doolally.
3:09:43 > 3:09:48Yes, but what a way to go! It is 9:09am and you were watching BBC
3:09:48 > 3:09:55breakfast.
3:09:55 > 3:09:57Campaigners in London say the authorities need to take action
3:09:57 > 3:10:00quickly to prevent knife crime, after two more men were stabbed
3:10:00 > 3:10:02to death in the capital this week.
3:10:02 > 3:10:03The figures make grim reading.
3:10:03 > 3:10:06It brings the total number of people fatally wounded by knives
3:10:06 > 3:10:09in the captial to 16 so far this year - and knife crime's
3:10:09 > 3:10:17on the rise across the UK.
3:10:19 > 3:10:26For knife attacks, seven attacks in one area of London. After years of
3:10:26 > 3:10:33dropping, it is going up across the UK. In the run-up to January for the
3:10:33 > 3:10:38last 12 months, police in London recorded 14,521 knife crime
3:10:38 > 3:10:43offences, nearly 40 every single day. So far in 2018, 16 people have
3:10:43 > 3:10:50been stabbed to death in the capital. On Tuesday, it was this
3:10:50 > 3:10:5717-year-old and this 20-year-old. London needs me alive. London needs
3:10:57 > 3:11:05me alive.The Mayor of London launched a campaign last year to
3:11:05 > 3:11:10tackle knife crime.My thoughts and prayers are with their families. I'm
3:11:10 > 3:11:14afraid it's not the first time we have sent condolences to the victims
3:11:14 > 3:11:19of life crime. My worry is that it won't be the last time either. I
3:11:19 > 3:11:22have asked the Prime Minister and the Home Secretary to meet with the
3:11:22 > 3:11:25commissioner and myself to discuss a way forward, not to name blame, but
3:11:25 > 3:11:30to see if we can work together to grapple with this issue that is
3:11:30 > 3:11:34causing huge misery to Londoners. Yesterday, the head of the Met
3:11:34 > 3:11:38police Cressida Dick was in Glasgow speaking to police that. The knife
3:11:38 > 3:11:44crime rate that has halved in the last 13 years. Could the model work
3:11:44 > 3:11:48here? Some are sceptical. Some in London say action needs to be taken
3:11:48 > 3:11:54now.We have had knife crime fall before and we need to start taking
3:11:54 > 3:12:01action quickly to have that happen again. This isn't a quick switch.
3:12:01 > 3:12:06Nobody can flick a switch and it falls straightaway. At the moment,
3:12:06 > 3:12:10we seem to be out in an impasse and that is most frustrating,
3:12:10 > 3:12:14particularly when we see so many young people being stabbed and
3:12:14 > 3:12:20murdered.The race is now want to stop some way -- to find some way to
3:12:20 > 3:12:27stop knife crime before any more life is lost. We are joined now by a
3:12:27 > 3:12:30former Met police borough,. Thank you very much for your time this
3:12:30 > 3:12:34morning. These are very depressing figures. Have you any kind of
3:12:34 > 3:12:38explanation for yet again this spike in knife crime?I think young people
3:12:38 > 3:12:43when I speak to them feel frightened. I speak to the parents
3:12:43 > 3:12:47of young people being murdered. A lot of them are working incredibly
3:12:47 > 3:12:51hard with their young people, with their children, but unfortunately
3:12:51 > 3:12:54children feel frightened, they are carrying knives to protect
3:12:54 > 3:12:57themselves and ironically because they are carrying knives, we are
3:12:57 > 3:13:01losing more young people. We really need to make sure people feel
3:13:01 > 3:13:05confident. I feel very disappointed that Ofsted aren't doing more,
3:13:05 > 3:13:09because we are talking about young people, teenagers who are victims of
3:13:09 > 3:13:14crime. What we should be doing is seeing Ofsted going to schools,
3:13:14 > 3:13:16checking to see what schools are doing and actually taking their
3:13:16 > 3:13:20safeguarding responsibility around knife crime very seriously.Ofsted
3:13:20 > 3:13:26are there to ensure standards of excellence in schools. It's not
3:13:26 > 3:13:31really their job to bring down crime of this sort, is it?We need to
3:13:31 > 3:13:35widen the way we look at this, Rachel, because you are absolutely
3:13:35 > 3:13:40right. The police are the wider agency but we need a wider approach.
3:13:40 > 3:13:43Cressida Dick was looking at the Public health model in Scotland
3:13:43 > 3:13:46which is about other agencies working with the police, working
3:13:46 > 3:13:51together, working with schools, hospitals, accident and emergencies,
3:13:51 > 3:13:54community groups to make sure that we have a much wider approach.
3:13:54 > 3:13:58Sadly, by the time the police get involved, we are looking at young
3:13:58 > 3:14:02people in body bags so we need to gather much earlier, work with the
3:14:02 > 3:14:06different agencies, and schools have a huge role to play in making sure
3:14:06 > 3:14:12that young people understand the dangers of carrying a knife and the
3:14:12 > 3:14:14repercussions. The Met police incredibly successful in arresting,
3:14:14 > 3:14:19charging and convicting people who commit these crimes, so those people
3:14:19 > 3:14:22who use a knife to murder someone are likely themselves to have their
3:14:22 > 3:14:27lives destroyed because they will be arrested and go to prison for a very
3:14:27 > 3:14:30long time.It is worth perhaps just bringing you a little bit about what
3:14:30 > 3:14:34the Home Office have said on this matter. They said that every single
3:14:34 > 3:14:39death from knife crime is a tragedy, they talked about consulting on new
3:14:39 > 3:14:45laws, banning the sales of offensive weapons in certain ways, but also
3:14:45 > 3:14:49about a new way of thinking. They say their new serious violence and
3:14:49 > 3:14:51strategy will have early intervention measures at its heart
3:14:51 > 3:14:54and will look to shift attitudes and challenge behaviour among those
3:14:54 > 3:14:59young people who viewed knife crime possession as normal and necessary.
3:14:59 > 3:15:04This is the kind of culture you are having to deal with him. Why is it
3:15:04 > 3:15:07that you say these young people are frightened? What are they frightened
3:15:07 > 3:15:12and who are they frightened of?If you go onto YouTube, you will see a
3:15:12 > 3:15:17breath of videos of young people with knives, waving them about. The
3:15:17 > 3:15:22technology companies have a huge role to play to make sure that these
3:15:22 > 3:15:25aggressive and very dangerous videos are taken off. I spoke to one young
3:15:25 > 3:15:29father this week whose son was murdered by a group of individuals
3:15:29 > 3:15:34who his son had never met before. They saw a YouTube video, they saw a
3:15:34 > 3:15:38social media video, travelled across London and murdered a young man.
3:15:38 > 3:15:43What we need to be doing is making sure that everybody steps up to the
3:15:43 > 3:15:50mark and it is about cooperation. What disappoints me is that
3:15:50 > 3:15:53unfortunately this is nothing new in terms of resources. We need to make
3:15:53 > 3:15:57sure we put resources into this and resources have been cut down. The
3:15:57 > 3:16:01police have been reduced by 20%. We need to increase the resources the
3:16:01 > 3:16:06police had to deal with this issue. We talk about the role of police,
3:16:06 > 3:16:09you have been pointing the finger at schools outside funding is an issue.
3:16:09 > 3:16:13What about what is going on in the home, within families and small
3:16:13 > 3:16:18neighbourhoods that allows this kind of behaviour to emerge?Well, I
3:16:18 > 3:16:22think the parents I speak to are very supportive of their children
3:16:22 > 3:16:25but we live in a world where so much happens on social media and we need
3:16:25 > 3:16:30to be looking at how we can deal with those individuals. Families
3:16:30 > 3:16:35need to take responsibilities, you are right, and they need to talk to
3:16:35 > 3:16:37their children, and it is predominantly young men. We need to
3:16:37 > 3:16:40make sure young men understand the consequences of carrying knives. I
3:16:40 > 3:16:44speak to some parents who say that if they catch their young person,
3:16:44 > 3:16:48their child with a knife, they will take it off them, and I think that
3:16:48 > 3:16:52is what we want to see. We want to see people having those
3:16:52 > 3:16:56conversations. I am not suggesting that families don't have a huge
3:16:56 > 3:17:01responsibility, but we need a coordinated system across all the
3:17:01 > 3:17:03agencies that works to make sure that we reduce this tragedy that is
3:17:03 > 3:17:08happening across the country.Thank you very much for your time. A
3:17:08 > 3:17:15former Met police Borough governor. Just after 9:15am. Thank you for
3:17:15 > 3:17:18joining us on breakfast this morning. If you are sitting inside
3:17:18 > 3:17:23thinking it looks nice and funny at the moment, apparently it is not
3:17:23 > 3:17:26going to stay that way, so if you don't like the cold watch the first
3:17:26 > 3:17:30part of this weather broadcast and the back end of it, hey, Phil?
3:17:30 > 3:17:35Well, thank you to joining my -- building my audience there,
3:17:35 > 3:17:36Well, thank you to joining my -- building my audience there, John! I
3:17:36 > 3:17:41will plough on regardless. Our weather watchers are not being
3:17:41 > 3:17:46deterred, they are a hardy crew. This was the scene in the Bingley
3:17:46 > 3:17:50area. At this stage, the high pressure I have been showing you is
3:17:50 > 3:17:54benign. There is nothing wrong with the weather this weekend. There is a
3:17:54 > 3:17:59lot of dry weather out there. Considering we could have Atlantic
3:17:59 > 3:18:01runs piling in at this stage of the year giving us wet, miserable
3:18:01 > 3:18:08affair, it is not like that today. There are some grey skies, but even
3:18:08 > 3:18:12those areas which are cloudy, it will pop away and many of you will
3:18:12 > 3:18:16see sunshine, I think perhaps tempered in Northern Ireland.
3:18:16 > 3:18:21Temperatures, six, seven, maybe 8 degrees. All the sporting fixtures
3:18:21 > 3:18:25this afternoon shouldn't have too many problems. A feast of running
3:18:25 > 3:18:31rugby in Dublin and the Calcutta Cup match Scotland take on England. That
3:18:31 > 3:18:37is a full 40 5pm kick off with coverage on the BBC. -- for 40 5pm
3:18:37 > 3:18:44kick-off. It is going to be another chilly night under clear skies. See
3:18:44 > 3:18:51what a difference it makes. Minus four degrees in Norwich. And we are
3:18:51 > 3:18:56off and running into another super day again. OK, we have a shield of
3:18:56 > 3:19:00cloud tempering the sunshine but a lot of dry weather. Not too much of
3:19:00 > 3:19:06wind at this stage, but it is beginning to look a bit like winter.
3:19:06 > 3:19:12Three, four, five as our maximum and who we go on Monday. You have heard
3:19:12 > 3:19:16all about the beast from the east. This is the first sign of it with a
3:19:16 > 3:19:20cold that surging in from Siberia into the eastern side of the British
3:19:20 > 3:19:24Isles particularly, that is where we see the threat of the snow showers,
3:19:24 > 3:19:27that is your thermometer and this is what it is going to feel like with
3:19:27 > 3:19:30the strength of the wind. It won't be feeling like that this weekend
3:19:30 > 3:19:35but it will from Monday onwards because we are tapping into that
3:19:35 > 3:19:38great reservoir of dark blue dragging its way towards the British
3:19:38 > 3:19:42Isles. Monday night, Tuesday, Wednesday, snow showers that not
3:19:42 > 3:19:50long bars of snow, so the North York Moors could the significant
3:19:50 > 3:19:51snowfall, as could other areas. Enjoy the weekend.
3:19:51 > 3:19:56snowfall, as could other areas. Enjoy the weekend.
3:19:56 > 3:20:01Thank you, Philip, we are warned. And we are watching, we didn't
3:20:01 > 3:20:07switch off. It is time to look at the Saturday morning papers.
3:20:07 > 3:20:12And we are delighted to say former RAF Group Captain Vicki Gosling is
3:20:12 > 3:20:15here. She has been flicking through the papers and we will speak to her
3:20:15 > 3:20:26in just a moment.
3:20:27 > 3:20:28Let's look at the front pages.
3:20:28 > 3:20:31The Daily Telegraph leads with the story about the latest
3:20:31 > 3:20:33charity to be involved in the aid sex abuse scandal.
3:20:33 > 3:20:35The Guardian says almost two-thirds of audited meat plants
3:20:35 > 3:20:38are in breach of safety rules in England, Wales
3:20:38 > 3:20:46and Northern Ireland.
3:20:47 > 3:20:51The Mirror have a smiling face of Max Johnson, the little boy who had
3:20:51 > 3:20:56a heart transplant and he has basically become the poster boy of a
3:20:56 > 3:20:59campaign to try to encourage organ donation. It looks now like there
3:20:59 > 3:21:02will be legislation passed in Parliament which would enable that,
3:21:02 > 3:21:08some sort of opt out system for England, being nicknamed Max's law.
3:21:08 > 3:21:09His smile there says it all.
3:21:09 > 3:21:12His smile there says it all.
3:21:12 > 3:21:16The sun has lifted a piece from Stephen Fry's own personal online
3:21:16 > 3:21:20message that he sent out to his fans in which he spoke about his prostate
3:21:20 > 3:21:23cancer and the fact that an aggressive tumour was only found
3:21:23 > 3:21:27because he went in for his flu jab and his doctor suggested he had a
3:21:27 > 3:21:27kind of
3:21:27 > 3:21:30because he went in for his flu jab and his doctor suggested he had a
3:21:30 > 3:21:35other
3:21:38 > 3:21:42-- suggested he had a kind of all over checkup at the same time and he
3:21:42 > 3:21:48is urging other men to do the same. And the Daily Express lead with a
3:21:48 > 3:21:52story about the cold weather on its way. Now, stories picked out by you,
3:21:52 > 3:22:00Vicky.This is a chap talking about his eighth probe into an incident
3:22:00 > 3:22:04that happened 15 years ago. For me, he served for 21 years and it must
3:22:04 > 3:22:09be devastating, the fact he has felt that he has to give those medals
3:22:09 > 3:22:13back. When you join the military, you enter into a psychological
3:22:13 > 3:22:16contract. It becomes your family, you are very much living and
3:22:16 > 3:22:21breathing your military lifestyle and the fact he served for 21 years
3:22:21 > 3:22:25and have had this hanging over him for 15 of those must be so tough. It
3:22:25 > 3:22:32says in here that he is broken and I have to say that that, I can sense
3:22:32 > 3:22:36that, because he has joined for a reason, he has committed everything
3:22:36 > 3:22:40to this and for 15 years, having that hanging over your head must be
3:22:40 > 3:22:46pretty tough.And yet others would say these have to be -- these things
3:22:46 > 3:22:51have to be investigated fully, whatever he has caused.Yes, and I
3:22:51 > 3:22:56see that as well, but is putting myself into his shoes, I figured
3:22:56 > 3:23:02very tragic that he has clearly owns those medals and yet he has that he
3:23:02 > 3:23:06have to give them back.It will be interesting to see what the enquiry
3:23:06 > 3:23:11find out. Stephen Fry them, on the sun and the
3:23:11 > 3:23:17mirror, he has put himself out there about his prostate cancer and the
3:23:17 > 3:23:23fact it was picked up on a routine check out.I picked up on this
3:23:23 > 3:23:28because having someone like Stephen Fry, a national treasure, raising
3:23:28 > 3:23:33it, you think twice when you see this. You think it is so worth
3:23:33 > 3:23:37getting those checks. It is difficult in the winter because
3:23:37 > 3:23:41clearly the surgeries are mobbed, but it is coming to spring, coming
3:23:41 > 3:23:45to that time, and it's probably a good time to get yourself checked.
3:23:45 > 3:23:50Maybe think twice about it. I think when you are 40 you are entitled to
3:23:50 > 3:23:54a kind of MOT at your local GP surgery and it's always worth making
3:23:54 > 3:23:59the time for something like that. Yes, I am definitely overdue that
3:23:59 > 3:24:04one.We have reported before that men are particularly bad for going
3:24:04 > 3:24:07to the doctor and following up symptoms, just putting it to one
3:24:07 > 3:24:15side. A powerful message. Now, we love this story.This is
3:24:15 > 3:24:24about a big, 21-month-old, that effectively that the paintbrush in
3:24:24 > 3:24:30its mouth and moves it said side to side and creates these paintings.
3:24:30 > 3:24:34They are selling for £1700 and they have already sold, I think it said
3:24:34 > 3:24:41four of them. It just tickled me really when I saw it.They are very
3:24:41 > 3:24:48intelligent creatures, pigs. Intelligent, but artistic?
3:24:48 > 3:24:53Well, he has a vision, surely. Didn't the gallery some years ago
3:24:53 > 3:24:57put up pictures by chimpanzees and all the art historians and experts
3:24:57 > 3:25:03didn't realise they were by chimpanzees.Yes, it says it in
3:25:03 > 3:25:06here, and about an elephant called Ruby. It shows that animals can be
3:25:06 > 3:25:12artistic.I might get my dog onto it. We are celebrating the Winter
3:25:12 > 3:25:16Olympics this morning and Britain's record-breaking success and in all
3:25:16 > 3:25:21the talk about today, this is lovely, isn't it?I love this story
3:25:21 > 3:25:30because it is about a former Welsh guard.Were you in the worst guards?
3:25:30 > 3:25:35No, I was in the RAF but its military synergy. I love that he was
3:25:35 > 3:25:43crowned the British two-man bobsled champion in 1962 and then last year
3:25:43 > 3:25:48he hurtled down the hill in Austria, he ran down a full-size lead at 75
3:25:48 > 3:25:53mph at the age of 84. It shows the military grid in him. He clearly
3:25:53 > 3:26:03thinks he's never going to give up, is the? I think it might have an
3:26:03 > 3:26:06implication, we will probably see some of these fantastic athletes
3:26:06 > 3:26:11retiring at a later age now.We have been talking about Billy Morgan this
3:26:11 > 3:26:15morning, our hero of the hour, he is 28.
3:26:15 > 3:26:21He is 28 and when we said to him is it time to hang up the board, he
3:26:21 > 3:26:25said, no, he would still be snowboarding at 70 and beyond.
3:26:25 > 3:26:30Fantastic. Well done to Bruce. He has probably been up all night
3:26:30 > 3:26:33watching the Winter Olympics thinking, maybe next time. Vicki,
3:26:33 > 3:26:38thank you so much for this morning. Lovely to meet you.Thank you. You
3:26:38 > 3:26:45too. We are here until ten o'clock until
3:26:45 > 3:26:52Saturday kitchen takes over.Good morning, everyone. Our special guest
3:26:52 > 3:26:58this morning is to McCall. You have to face your food heaven or food
3:26:58 > 3:27:05hell at the end of the show. What if your heaven?Lamb, I love lamb.
3:27:05 > 3:27:13Particularly with sweet potato. Any ideas?Moroccan spices.Slow cooked.
3:27:13 > 3:27:21Yum. And my help, and this really is hell and I will really struggle if I
3:27:21 > 3:27:26get this, it is liver and anchovies. Lots of liver and anchovies and
3:27:26 > 3:27:34aubergine as well, another one of your health.That one is not so bad.
3:27:34 > 3:27:38We will put extra liver on there again. We have two great chefs here
3:27:38 > 3:27:45with us and what have you got kicking?-- cooking? We are going to
3:27:45 > 3:27:48do dumplings with springtime onions and a sheep smoked cheese, heralding
3:27:48 > 3:27:55the spring, hopefully.Sounds good to me. And Robin Gill, what are you
3:27:55 > 3:28:04making?I am doing a play on bacon and cabbage, but smoked eel, a bacon
3:28:04 > 3:28:12after the, and -- a bacon of the sea, and an egg because it is
3:28:12 > 3:28:17breakfast.I love all the accents. Ollie, what have you got to go with
3:28:17 > 3:28:27the wind?A very dull accent. I have got some great wines though.
3:28:27 > 3:28:31Fantastic and you guys at home are in charge of Divina's food heaven or
3:28:31 > 3:28:39food hell. It is well worth switching over to BBC Two.Not yet!
3:28:39 > 3:28:47I loved the face their when she had eel was on the menu. Coming up in
3:28:47 > 3:28:55the next half an hour, with just one tweet, reality TV star Kylie Jenner
3:28:55 > 3:29:02white billion pounds of the value of Snapchat. We will be
3:29:05 > 3:29:08Snapchat. We will be discussing social media. Shall we have a photo?
3:29:08 > 3:29:15See you in a minute.
3:29:55 > 3:29:59Hello, this is Breakfast with Jon Kay and Rachel Burden.
3:29:59 > 3:30:02Coming up before ten we'll get the weather from Philip -
3:30:02 > 3:30:06a week of very cold temperatures are on the way.
3:30:06 > 3:30:11But first a summary of this morning's main news.
3:30:11 > 3:30:14Team GB is celebrating its best ever Winter Olympics,
3:30:14 > 3:30:19after Billy Morgan won bronze in the men's snowboard big air.
3:30:19 > 3:30:22The medal is Team GB's fifth in Pyeongchang,
3:30:22 > 3:30:26taking them past the four won in 1924 and 2014.
3:30:26 > 3:30:29The Women's Curling team faces Japan in a bronze medal
3:30:29 > 3:30:33match later this morning.
3:30:33 > 3:30:35At the age of 28, Morgan was the oldest snowboarder
3:30:35 > 3:30:37competing in the final, and fell on his first jump,
3:30:37 > 3:30:40but came back with two good runs to finish less than one
3:30:40 > 3:30:48point from silver.
3:30:53 > 3:31:00Two people have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving
3:31:00 > 3:31:07after a crash which killed two young brothers last week. Robert Brown was
3:31:07 > 3:31:1153 and Gwendolen Harrison will appear before magistrates in
3:31:11 > 3:31:12Coventry later this morning.
3:31:12 > 3:31:14A number of US companies have cut ties
3:31:14 > 3:31:16with the National Rifle Association - as consumers call
3:31:16 > 3:31:19for a boycott of firms linked to the powerful gun lobby.
3:31:19 > 3:31:21They include the car rental companies Hertz
3:31:21 > 3:31:24and Enterprise Holdings, both of which have stopped offering
3:31:24 > 3:31:25discounts for members of the Association.
3:31:25 > 3:31:28The NRA is yet to respond to the move, which comes in the wake
3:31:28 > 3:31:32of the Florida school shooting.
3:31:32 > 3:31:35One of the UK's biggest children's aid charities has
3:31:35 > 3:31:37confirmed there have been six cases of child sexual abuse
3:31:37 > 3:31:40by staff and volunteers in the last two years.
3:31:40 > 3:31:42Plan International says five of them were criminal cases
3:31:42 > 3:31:44and reported to the local authorities in the
3:31:44 > 3:31:45countries involved.
3:31:45 > 3:31:48The charity works in more than 50 countries to improve
3:31:48 > 3:31:54children's rights and promote equality for girls.
3:31:54 > 3:31:57A vote at the United Nations calling for a humanitarian ceasefire
3:31:57 > 3:32:02in Syria has been postponed until later today.
3:32:02 > 3:32:04There's been deadlock since Thursday because of objections from Russia.
3:32:04 > 3:32:07Syrian government forces have continued their bombardment
3:32:07 > 3:32:12of Eastern Ghouta, a rebel-held enclave outside Damascus,
3:32:12 > 3:32:20where nearly 500 people have been killed in the past week.
3:32:37 > 3:32:39A former senior adviser to Donald Trump has admitted charges
3:32:39 > 3:32:41of conspiracy and lying to investigators, who are examining
3:32:41 > 3:32:43Russian political interference in the 2016 presidential election.
3:32:43 > 3:32:45In a plea deal, Rick Gates admitted conspiracy
3:32:45 > 3:32:47to defraud the government and making false statements.
3:32:47 > 3:32:50He's become the third associate of the president to agree
3:32:50 > 3:32:52to co-operate with a special investigation, in return
3:32:52 > 3:32:53for more serious charges against him being dropped.
3:32:53 > 3:32:55Britain is set for the coldest February week
3:32:55 > 3:32:59in five years as freezing air arrives from Russia.
3:32:59 > 3:33:02The cold snap will affect the whole of the UK from Sunday
3:33:02 > 3:33:04night with temperatures expected to drop to minus-eight
3:33:04 > 3:33:08in some areas.
3:33:08 > 3:33:10The Met Office has issued an amber cold weather alert,
3:33:10 > 3:33:12which warns of increased health risks to vulnerable
3:33:12 > 3:33:20and elderly people.
3:33:27 > 3:33:34Quite impressive, because out on the road this morning they are trying to
3:33:34 > 3:33:46get ahead of the game. We can get some advice.
3:33:47 > 3:33:53What a night it has been the Great Britain, with Billy Morgan in the
3:33:53 > 3:34:00big air, how will it inspire kids going from Gymnastics into
3:34:00 > 3:34:05snowboarding, potentially? It is, excuse the pun, a snowball effect.
3:34:05 > 3:34:08All the funding means that more people get involved, more funding,
3:34:08 > 3:34:14more medals, and so Dan Hunt, the performance director, he did say
3:34:14 > 3:34:17that he is hoping to do to skiing what he did to cycling, saying this
3:34:17 > 3:34:21is just the beginning. So exciting times ahead because of the medals in
3:34:21 > 3:34:28Pyeongchang. Let's relive the night that one Billy Morgan and Great
3:34:28 > 3:34:35Britain their highest medal tally in history.
3:34:35 > 3:34:38Let's then re-live this historic night for Great Britain at
3:34:38 > 3:34:39the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
3:34:39 > 3:34:41Billy Morgan, winning the medal that secured Great Britain
3:34:41 > 3:34:43their highest medal tally in Winter Olympic history.
3:34:43 > 3:34:44Paul Frostick was watching.
3:34:44 > 3:34:46The penultimate day of action in Pyeongchang and a chance
3:34:46 > 3:34:48for the big jumpers to show off their skills.
3:34:48 > 3:34:51An imposing 49 metre ramp for British hope Billy Morgan
3:34:51 > 3:34:52in the Big Air finals.
3:34:52 > 3:34:55Complex tricks and a clean landing required to impress the judges.
3:34:55 > 3:34:56Morgan only just qualified for the final.
3:34:56 > 3:35:02But on his second of three attempts he looked every bit the part.
3:35:02 > 3:35:04And he holds it up, yes!
3:35:04 > 3:35:05It was huge!
3:35:05 > 3:35:07And he put the nose grab on it.
3:35:07 > 3:35:09The hardest grab.
3:35:09 > 3:35:09Yes, Billy!
3:35:09 > 3:35:12That left one last chance to secure a spot in the medal positions.
3:35:12 > 3:35:15Billy Morgan, yes!
3:35:15 > 3:35:16Yes!
3:35:16 > 3:35:18Billy Morgan with the double grab triple 14.
3:35:18 > 3:35:19That is massive!
3:35:19 > 3:35:21That is absolutely huge.
3:35:21 > 3:35:2685.5.
3:35:26 > 3:35:28Billy Morgan moves into bronze medal position and it is a very
3:35:28 > 3:35:31long and nervous wait.
3:35:31 > 3:35:35Canada's Max Parrot was his biggest threat to walking away with bronze.
3:35:35 > 3:35:39But on his final jump it all went wrong.
3:35:39 > 3:35:43An injury in December nearly ruled him out of these games.
3:35:43 > 3:35:46But the oldest man in the final helped Great Britain come
3:35:46 > 3:35:49home with a fifth medal to ensure their best performance
3:35:49 > 3:35:57at a Winter Olympics.
3:36:01 > 3:36:06I am sure it will hit me later, I never expected it. If you come in
3:36:06 > 3:36:11shooting for a medal I am sure you're ready for it.But I did not.
3:36:11 > 3:36:16Would you have thought that two weeks ago with your knee injury?No,
3:36:16 > 3:36:20I said in interviews I be stoked to get into the finals.An amazing
3:36:20 > 3:36:30story. And a couple of British bobsleigh sleds were also starting
3:36:30 > 3:36:35their campaigns at around the same time. The four-man team struggling a
3:36:35 > 3:36:41little bit and down in 19th place at the halfway stage. The final couple
3:36:41 > 3:36:43of runs take place tomorrow.
3:36:43 > 3:36:45Now most of us chose between skiing or snow
3:36:45 > 3:36:47boarding but Ester Ledecka, does both and has become the first
3:36:47 > 3:36:50athlete in history to win gold medals in two unrelated events
3:36:50 > 3:36:54at the Winter Games.
3:36:54 > 3:36:56The 22-year-old Czech claimed a shock win in the skiing,
3:36:56 > 3:36:59Super G last Saturday, and followed that up with victory
3:36:59 > 3:37:07today in the women's snowboarding parallel giant slalom.
3:37:10 > 3:37:15And today the women battle it out for a bronze in the curling later
3:37:15 > 3:37:24today after being beaten by Sweden yesterday in the semifinal. Great
3:37:24 > 3:37:29Britain reduced the deficit but Sweden as at a couple more to secure
3:37:29 > 3:37:34their place in the final so Great Britain play Japan at around 11
3:37:34 > 3:37:42o'clock on BBC One this morning. A chance for a model number six. And
3:37:42 > 3:37:43later on as well.
3:37:43 > 3:37:45Away from the Winter Olympics, it's a huge
3:37:45 > 3:37:47day of Six Nations rugby, with Scotland hoping to end
3:37:47 > 3:37:48England's grand slam ambitions.
3:37:48 > 3:37:50Our man Olly Foster is at Murrayfield.
3:37:50 > 3:37:52And Olly, you have to go back a decade
3:37:52 > 3:37:56for the last time Scotland last beat the Auld Enemy?
3:37:56 > 3:38:03Incredible. But what a rivalry this is, you never quite rule out any
3:38:03 > 3:38:08kind of result in this fixture. One of the great debates, what is the
3:38:08 > 3:38:12greatest rivalry in rugby, Australia against New Zealand. When it comes
3:38:12 > 3:38:17to the northern Hemisphere, Scotland against England and especially here
3:38:17 > 3:38:22at Murrayfield. It is right up there. Well this is the tone of
3:38:22 > 3:38:25where they will be leading their men out. England for the last eight
3:38:25 > 3:38:29times in a row have lifted that famous trophy, the famous Calcutta
3:38:29 > 3:38:37Cup. And Scotland humiliated somewhat last year and that is still
3:38:37 > 3:38:42smarting as England put 60 points on them down at Twickenham. England
3:38:42 > 3:38:47obviously going for a hat-trick of six Nations titles. They just missed
3:38:47 > 3:38:53out on the grand slam last year in Scotland have had a so-so start to
3:38:53 > 3:38:57the championship, guilty they say of believing their own hype because
3:38:57 > 3:39:01they got thumped by Wales, they got that good win against the French but
3:39:01 > 3:39:05they will be going all out to upset England and are unbeaten run here. A
3:39:05 > 3:39:10little bit of mind games as ever, Eddie Jones has been building up the
3:39:10 > 3:39:14Scottish fly-half Finn Russell who has not had a great championship for
3:39:14 > 3:39:18them but Eddie Jones has been saying we need to watch out for him, they
3:39:18 > 3:39:22will be targeting the Scotland fly-half. And Gregor Townsend had a
3:39:22 > 3:39:25chat but the referee Nigel Owens and he said you need to watch out for
3:39:25 > 3:39:31the English defence because they are surely offside all the time. They
3:39:31 > 3:39:34did give up a lot of penalties against the Welsh. So it will be a
3:39:34 > 3:39:38lot of needle as there usually is, it will be intense and expect some
3:39:38 > 3:39:42big hits early on. Well two men who will be out there on the field this
3:39:42 > 3:39:48afternoon spoke to us.I think this complacency thing is a horrible
3:39:48 > 3:39:52thing that journalists or cultures throughout the players. It is quite
3:39:52 > 3:39:55an insult to everyone whether it is the players or the people you think
3:39:55 > 3:40:01are on the side which is not as good, as players you're usually
3:40:01 > 3:40:05respectful of each other. We know this is a massive challenge for us.
3:40:05 > 3:40:12And we are excited to go there, a great place to go and play rugby.
3:40:12 > 3:40:14They're one of the best teams in the world, their record is fantastic.
3:40:14 > 3:40:20They come here as massive favourites. In my opinion. So they
3:40:20 > 3:40:24are a quality side with quality players throughout. British lines
3:40:24 > 3:40:33throughout. A big challenge for us. A massive game and Ireland and Wales
3:40:33 > 3:40:38fans shouting at TV sets right now shouting, we have the biggest
3:40:38 > 3:40:44rivalry! That is in Dublin today. That will be fantastic because we
3:40:44 > 3:40:49have got this all hum nation 's double-header. Ireland is the only
3:40:49 > 3:40:52other team in the championship who are unbeaten, they had a fabulous
3:40:52 > 3:40:57win against the French. They played the Italians and they beat them as
3:40:57 > 3:41:01most teams do. Now on the home run, Ireland have a tough home run
3:41:01 > 3:41:06because they have got all the home nations. They will be hoping they go
3:41:06 > 3:41:11into the final match with England at Twickenham and that could be a
3:41:11 > 3:41:13decider. But not to get ahead of ourselves. Ireland have some big
3:41:13 > 3:41:19injury worries. They're missing Ty Furlong, Robbie Henshaw, the players
3:41:19 > 3:41:24coming in to replace them, only 11 caps between them and Wales have got
3:41:24 > 3:41:28some big players back in position. Dan Bigger back in the team, Leigh
3:41:28 > 3:41:33Halfpenny. And Liam Williams. So you just sense that the Welsh, the
3:41:33 > 3:41:37balance might be tipping towards them. That could be so tight at the
3:41:37 > 3:41:42Aviva Stadium in Dublin. Of course the six Nations, the third round
3:41:42 > 3:41:46already under way, but great result last night by the French will top
3:41:46 > 3:41:51they got their first win of the championship beating Italy 34 Haddin
3:41:51 > 3:41:5717. This was played down in Marseille.
3:41:58 > 3:42:04Marseille. Bastareaud back after his van. He was instrumental as they
3:42:04 > 3:42:08overpowered the Italians. Italians still looking odds-on for the wooden
3:42:08 > 3:42:12spoon at the end of the championship. The French have a win
3:42:12 > 3:42:16on the board but it is all about who comes out on top in all the home
3:42:16 > 3:42:19nations this afternoon. Ireland against Wales first in Dublin and
3:42:19 > 3:42:24then here who is going to be lifting the Calcutta Cup.Really too close
3:42:24 > 3:42:32to call, amazing. One other story end Hull City, their match with
3:42:32 > 3:42:35Sheffield United were suspended last night because of a protest by the
3:42:35 > 3:42:38home fans against the club ownership. Suspended for two and a
3:42:38 > 3:42:44half minutes. Items thrown on the pitch by some of the fans midway
3:42:44 > 3:42:49through the first tower. But the whole -- Hull City did go on to win
3:42:49 > 3:42:53in fact and they now moved out of the relegation zone in the
3:42:53 > 3:42:58championship. So a huge day of sport already ahead. From the Big Air in
3:42:58 > 3:43:08Pyeongchang to the rugby. Amazing. Really close to call, Scotland had
3:43:08 > 3:43:15not scored a try at home against England since 2004.I guarantee that
3:43:15 > 3:43:22will change today.I will be watching. I do not remember a
3:43:22 > 3:43:26Saturday morning sports bulletin with one of football story right at
3:43:26 > 3:43:30the end. So much other stuff going in.And of course the league cup
3:43:30 > 3:43:36tomorrow.I have hardly mentioned that. Thank you.
3:43:36 > 3:43:38With forecasts suggesting next week could be the coldest
3:43:38 > 3:43:41in the UK for five years, fell walkers are being urged to make
3:43:41 > 3:43:44sure they have the right skills and equipment before heading
3:43:44 > 3:43:45for the hills.
3:43:45 > 3:43:47There were a record number of mountain rescue call-outs
3:43:47 > 3:43:50in the Lake District last year, and with more snow likely,
3:43:50 > 3:43:52experts say winter skills training could be life-saving.
3:43:52 > 3:43:57Peter Marshall has been to find out more.
3:43:57 > 3:44:00A day on the winter Fells can begin with sheer beauty.
3:44:00 > 3:44:02And in moments, it can turn brutal.
3:44:02 > 3:44:07WIND HOWLS.
3:44:07 > 3:44:10That is why this group has taken to the slopes of Helvellyn in one
3:44:10 > 3:44:12of the coldest weeks of the year.
3:44:12 > 3:44:15The idea of today is to learn the basic snow craft that
3:44:15 > 3:44:20will help keep us alive in bad weather conditions.
3:44:20 > 3:44:22And I think I'm in pretty good hands.
3:44:22 > 3:44:27The leader of the expedition today has reached the summit of Everest.
3:44:27 > 3:44:30So Helvellyn should be something of a walk in the park.
3:44:30 > 3:44:32Typically the wind will come in,
3:44:32 > 3:44:34it will be scouring the snow off the side.
3:44:34 > 3:44:36Mountaineer Zach Poulton has also led expeditions
3:44:36 > 3:44:39in Antarctica and Greenland.
3:44:39 > 3:44:42He is a Fell top assessor for the National Park.
3:44:42 > 3:44:44Every day from December to April, he scales Helvellyn to provide
3:44:44 > 3:44:49weather updates and safety advice for walkers.
3:44:49 > 3:44:52As the snow gets deeper, it's time to attach crampons -
3:44:52 > 3:44:57spiked boot attachments.
3:44:57 > 3:45:00I always challenge people, can you stop, take your bag off,
3:45:00 > 3:45:01get your crampons out,
3:45:01 > 3:45:03get them on and walk away in two minutes?
3:45:03 > 3:45:05And it's worth thinking about, can you do it
3:45:05 > 3:45:07in the worst-case scenario?
3:45:07 > 3:45:12And that is 100 mph winds buffeting you, knocking you over.
3:45:12 > 3:45:14Well, I'm trying out my crampons.
3:45:14 > 3:45:20I have to say, it took me more than two minutes to get them on.
3:45:20 > 3:45:23We are still on the quite low slopes, but I'm pleased
3:45:23 > 3:45:24we've got an expert here.
3:45:24 > 3:45:27I said earlier on that Helvellyn should be a walk in the park.
3:45:27 > 3:45:32Well, I think I was wrong.
3:45:32 > 3:45:35Last year saw the highest number of Mountain Rescue incidents
3:45:35 > 3:45:37on record in the Lake District.
3:45:37 > 3:45:40543 in total. 17 people died.
3:45:40 > 3:45:46Over 300 needed medical attention.
3:45:46 > 3:45:49In these conditions, ice axe skills can save lives.
3:45:49 > 3:45:52And you're pushing with that shoulder and you are really
3:45:52 > 3:45:54kind of levering it in.
3:45:54 > 3:45:57To either slow you down and carve your way down
3:45:57 > 3:46:00or to stop you dead.
3:46:00 > 3:46:03The risk is on the spectrum from very safe to very unsafe.
3:46:03 > 3:46:06As long as people are making conscious decisions about the kit
3:46:06 > 3:46:08they are taking, the route they're taking and the risks
3:46:08 > 3:46:13they are exposing themselves to,
3:46:13 > 3:46:15then I don't have any issue with it.
3:46:15 > 3:46:17I think the problem comes where people are not aware
3:46:17 > 3:46:20of the risk and they're making unconscious decisions and putting
3:46:20 > 3:46:22themselves at risk, and then putting other people at risk
3:46:22 > 3:46:24in terms of solving that problem.
3:46:24 > 3:46:25Eventually, we make it.
3:46:25 > 3:46:26The 950 metre high summit of Helvellyn.
3:46:26 > 3:46:30That last ascent was pretty exciting.
3:46:30 > 3:46:34I think it was the bit we saw from the bottom that we felt
3:46:34 > 3:46:34was intimidating earlier on.
3:46:34 > 3:46:36But with the right instructors and the right equipment,
3:46:36 > 3:46:38it was all right.
3:46:38 > 3:46:45Just gradually step-by-step we made it.
3:46:46 > 3:46:51You can feel that in your fingers just watching that!
3:46:51 > 3:46:53There will be more on that story on Monday evening
3:46:53 > 3:46:55on BBC Inside Out in the North West at half
3:46:55 > 3:47:00past 7, and on the BBC iPlayer.
3:47:00 > 3:47:03And we are being warned it is going to get very cold over the next few
3:47:03 > 3:47:10days. I said it was time to get a cardigan but you said no cardigan
3:47:10 > 3:47:14allowed! I do not care, I'm getting it.
3:47:14 > 3:47:21Well fashion tips from me, that would be a short book. You just go
3:47:21 > 3:47:22with it, you will be
3:47:22 > 3:47:22would be a short book. You just go with it, you will be needing a few
3:47:22 > 3:47:26layers. We will have to wait for the really
3:47:26 > 3:47:31cold air until next week. Our Weather Watchers have been outdone
3:47:31 > 3:47:37about gathering the scene. We have high pressure pulling in that cold
3:47:37 > 3:47:41air down from Siberia, through northern Europe and eventually over
3:47:41 > 3:47:44to the British Isles. But this weekend it is quite a benign
3:47:44 > 3:47:51feature. Keeping the Atlantic weather fronts at bay. And a lot of
3:47:51 > 3:47:55fine weather around. Not quite wall-to-wall sunshine but a lot of
3:47:55 > 3:48:02decent sunny weather out there. Around four, 6 degrees out there. So
3:48:02 > 3:48:07whatever your plans may focus around, perhaps a couple of six
3:48:07 > 3:48:15Nations fixtures this afternoon, looking quite pleasant. Certainly
3:48:15 > 3:48:19the weather not getting away but overnight underneath relatively
3:48:19 > 3:48:24clear
3:48:25 > 3:48:28clear skies you can see what a difference that makes. -4 in
3:48:28 > 3:48:33Norwich.
3:48:34 > 3:48:38Norwich. And again a decent sunny day, the cloud on the eastern
3:48:38 > 3:48:43shores. Not too much in the way of a breeze but just beginning to see
3:48:43 > 3:48:49temperatures tumbling.
3:48:49 > 3:48:51temperatures tumbling. The change is coming as early as Monday where we
3:48:51 > 3:48:58begin to see the wind picking up and wintry showers flowing. Look at
3:48:58 > 3:49:09those temperatures and adding in the wind factor, feeling like -6, minus
3:49:09 > 3:49:14seven. That is how cold it is going to feel. And really ramping up
3:49:14 > 3:49:17Monday night into Tuesday, Wednesday. Do keep up-to-date with
3:49:17 > 3:49:22the four test if you have travel plans. Because by that stage some
3:49:22 > 3:49:29areas will be looking at significant amounts of snow. Back to you.
3:49:29 > 3:49:32areas will be looking at significant amounts of snow. Back to you.
3:49:32 > 3:49:45We are ready for you! We decided to prep early. Early for next week. I'm
3:49:45 > 3:49:53feeling overdressed for what! You better have this forecast right!
3:49:56 > 3:50:00Thank you very much indeed.
3:50:00 > 3:50:03It's the time of year when Snowdrops
3:50:03 > 3:50:04are appearing in our gardens, a welcome sign that, believe it
3:50:04 > 3:50:09or not, spring is on its way.
3:50:09 > 3:50:11But did you know that the current world record
3:50:11 > 3:50:19for the sale of a snowdrop bulb is £1400?
3:50:23 > 3:50:26Breakfast's Graham Satchell has been to meet a couple of experts to find
3:50:26 > 3:50:29out if you could have a goldmine in your garden....and he stumbled
3:50:29 > 3:50:32upon a new obsession.
3:50:32 > 3:50:35They are a cheery little flower, something which sort of helps remind
3:50:35 > 3:50:41you that spring is just round the corner.
3:50:41 > 3:50:43Michael Myers suffers from a little-known condition.
3:50:43 > 3:50:45Galanthamania.
3:50:45 > 3:50:48It has quite particular symptoms.
3:50:48 > 3:50:51I often refer to a thing called dirty knees syndrome.
3:50:51 > 3:50:53And that involves people getting down on their knees and looking
3:50:53 > 3:51:00at the minute details of snowdrops.
3:51:00 > 3:51:02Galanthamania derives from tulip mania, which took place
3:51:02 > 3:51:03in Holland in the 1630s.
3:51:03 > 3:51:05Where tulips would exchange prices for the equivalent
3:51:05 > 3:51:08of the price of a house, maybe even more.
3:51:08 > 3:51:09And thankfully at the moment Galanthamania has not
3:51:09 > 3:51:17quite got that silly.
3:51:17 > 3:51:19Franklin Gardens, a National trust property in Perth.
3:51:19 > 3:51:22Head gardener Jim Jermyn is a fellow sufferer.
3:51:22 > 3:51:25A true Galanthaphile.
3:51:25 > 3:51:27Once you have started down the road of collecting snowdrops,
3:51:27 > 3:51:31it becomes totally infectious.
3:51:31 > 3:51:33It becomes must have.
3:51:33 > 3:51:39You just desire to have something better and better each time.
3:51:39 > 3:51:41What am I looking out for?
3:51:41 > 3:51:42Something that stands out in the crowd.
3:51:42 > 3:51:47So you have hundreds of snowdrops that look very similar and then
3:51:47 > 3:51:51suddenly your eye can pick out one with a broad leaf or larger flower.
3:51:51 > 3:51:52Good markings.
3:51:52 > 3:51:54It is all about the markings.
3:51:54 > 3:51:57If you find something more different, and you are excited
3:51:57 > 3:52:00about it, you need to seek out the owner of the land and ask
3:52:00 > 3:52:03if you might be able to collect a small part of the bulb
3:52:03 > 3:52:09from the clump.
3:52:09 > 3:52:12Snowdrops are a magical burst of life in the depths of winter.
3:52:12 > 3:52:14And very common.
3:52:14 > 3:52:19Surprising then that there might be a gold mine on your doorstep.
3:52:19 > 3:52:22You may be lucky enough to find a new variety in your own garden.
3:52:22 > 3:52:24The current world record for a single snowdrop
3:52:24 > 3:52:27is just under £1400.
3:52:27 > 3:52:30And I would not be surprised to see a new snowdrop go
3:52:30 > 3:52:37for £2000 in the near future.
3:52:37 > 3:52:39So get your knees muddy, look out for unusual green
3:52:39 > 3:52:41and yellow markings.
3:52:41 > 3:52:43There will definitely be a Galanthaphile or two
3:52:43 > 3:52:51who will want to know.
3:52:56 > 3:53:07I had my aunt staying with me this week and she asked today but -- to
3:53:07 > 3:53:14dig up some snowdrops, I did not realise that they were a gold mine!
3:53:15 > 3:53:19Sometimes you see something and you want to post something on social
3:53:19 > 3:53:25media. Do you go Facebook, Snapchat, so many different options.
3:53:25 > 3:53:28In just one damning tweet this week, reality TV star
3:53:28 > 3:53:30Kylie Jenner wiped a billion pounds off the value of Snapchat,
3:53:30 > 3:53:37saying she no longer used the image sharing service.
3:53:37 > 3:53:39Snapchat has recently undergone a redesign and it's facing
3:53:39 > 3:53:41intense competition from Instagram - which is owned by Facebook -
3:53:41 > 3:53:48for celebrity users.
3:53:48 > 3:53:50So what does this say about the popularity of social media
3:53:50 > 3:53:52and the way we use it?
3:53:52 > 3:54:00It's a question we've been putting to some college students.
3:54:00 > 3:54:08Snapchat is just for messaging friends. Instagram is for keeping up
3:54:08 > 3:54:11with people, watching feed and everything. Making sure I'm up to
3:54:11 > 3:54:17date with everything.I feel Facebook is the first one that
3:54:17 > 3:54:21exploded and everyone used it at one point. So your grandma and your
3:54:21 > 3:54:28cousins.I was on it for a month and then just gave up convicted. Because
3:54:28 > 3:54:36my mum wanted to add me so I was like, maybe not.This is a picture
3:54:36 > 3:54:41of and if it just explains just what you want to say, whereas with words
3:54:41 > 3:54:47you do not always get it right.I do not like the new update on Snapchat,
3:54:47 > 3:54:56it is so bad. You do not know where to find certain things.It is not so
3:54:56 > 3:55:01fluent to use any more.I do not like the new update, it is
3:55:01 > 3:55:06confusing. I stopped using Snapchat ages ago.It is just complicated, I
3:55:06 > 3:55:14do not like it.For me it is not a popularity thing, it is more what is
3:55:14 > 3:55:21easier for me to use.Just to show my friends cool pictures, I'm not
3:55:21 > 3:55:25really bothered if they like it or not. I suppose it is trying to
3:55:25 > 3:55:29please your friends.It is changing all the time.
3:55:29 > 3:55:30Let's discuss this with social media
3:55:30 > 3:55:31strategist Jemima Gibbons, and entertainment
3:55:31 > 3:55:34reporter Lucy Ford.
3:55:34 > 3:55:41Good morning. I'm reminded of a judge who once asked who are the
3:55:41 > 3:55:48Beatles.But what is Snapchat? Snapchat is an app you can use on
3:55:48 > 3:55:55your phone to share video, messages, you can put up funny photos.Like
3:55:55 > 3:56:00those ones with the rabbit ears. Exactly, they have a load of
3:56:00 > 3:56:04filters, it is good fun to use and really popular with teenagers.
3:56:04 > 3:56:09Snapchat lost a lot of value just with one tweet from Kylie Jenner but
3:56:09 > 3:56:14as a company they have in fact never been in profit. Why is that, part of
3:56:14 > 3:56:19this is they are trying to monetise it more effectively and that is why
3:56:19 > 3:56:27they did that redesign.I think social media companies are trying
3:56:27 > 3:56:31hard to figure out how to monetise things and it does not always work.
3:56:31 > 3:56:36Almost it is playing catch up trying to monetise videos where they have
3:56:36 > 3:56:39not done it before. Maybe seeing value in it where they did not
3:56:39 > 3:56:47before.And copycats as well, taking the best bit years from each other.
3:56:47 > 3:56:55-- best idea. But if there room for all these different apps?Well it is
3:56:55 > 3:57:00like a full-time job just keeping up all your profile. And increasingly
3:57:00 > 3:57:04we just live in a world where a lot of teenagers and even professional
3:57:04 > 3:57:09people are online the whole time. That is just the reality of the
3:57:09 > 3:57:14world now.You need to learn to manage it.The changing nature of
3:57:14 > 3:57:20celebrity is interesting. For my children you Tube stardom would be
3:57:20 > 3:57:24the gold standard of celebrity rather than film or music.
3:57:24 > 3:57:27Definitely, some of the people who are most famous to teenagers
3:57:27 > 3:57:32probably would not be household names. Logan Paul came through
3:57:32 > 3:57:36recently because of the controversy but he has been one of the biggest
3:57:36 > 3:57:43you Tube stars of all time. And then also 1015 years ago, traditional
3:57:43 > 3:57:47celebrities like actors, they could make a couple of bad films and their
3:57:47 > 3:57:52career would be over. But now if they have a good social media
3:57:52 > 3:57:56presence they can stay relevant.And Kylie Jenner criticising Snapchat
3:57:56 > 3:58:01was critical because she owes a lot of her celebrity to her Snapchat
3:58:01 > 3:58:05profile.It is a kind of symbiotic relationship, they both need each
3:58:05 > 3:58:10other. And after that tweet she immediately said, I love you,
3:58:10 > 3:58:17Snapchat.Do not abandon me yet! I wonder if someone got in touch. Is
3:58:17 > 3:58:24there a point at which we would reach peak usage estimates we know
3:58:24 > 3:58:31that people are beginning to digitally detox a little bit.I
3:58:31 > 3:58:34think people now I say I just need to have a week away from iPhone,
3:58:34 > 3:58:40that would be people my age and your age.I think young people do it as
3:58:40 > 3:58:47well. There is more awareness. Recently there was a piece about
3:58:47 > 3:58:53mental health and people said they just had to go away from Snapchat
3:58:53 > 3:58:57because of the attention.Thank you so much for talking about that and
3:58:57 > 3:59:05explaining. That is all from us. Stay with us here on BBC One.