27/02/2018

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

0:00:11 > 0:00:14Commuters face heavy disruption as snow storms sweep in from Russia.

0:00:14 > 0:00:17Hundreds of trains and dozens of flights have been cancelled -

0:00:17 > 0:00:25and there are warnings of more freezing weather on the way.

0:00:26 > 0:00:31At the Met office has two Amber warnings in place be prepared for

0:00:31 > 0:00:34disruptive snow and they stand across northern England, the

0:00:34 > 0:00:38Midlands and parts of south-east England, but elsewhere there will be

0:00:38 > 0:00:50further snow showers and it will be bitterly cold.

0:00:55 > 0:00:57Good morning, it's Tuesday the 27th of February.

0:00:57 > 0:00:58Also this morning:

0:00:58 > 0:01:01The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, attacks Jeremy Corbyn's

0:01:01 > 0:01:03Brexit plan as "a complete sell-out", despite support

0:01:03 > 0:01:06from some Tory rebels.

0:01:06 > 0:01:09The body of a fifth person has been found after an explosion

0:01:09 > 0:01:15which destroyed a building in Leicester - we'll be

0:01:15 > 0:01:20live there after 7:00.

0:01:20 > 0:01:24Good morning from Gateshead where they are launching an exhibition of

0:01:24 > 0:01:29the North. 80 days of events running throughout the region over the

0:01:29 > 0:01:34summer and I will be telling you more about it.

0:01:34 > 0:01:36In Sport, Britain's Winter Olympians return from Pyeonchang,

0:01:36 > 0:01:38with double skeleton champion, Lizzy Yarnold, undecided

0:01:38 > 0:01:44if she'll go for a hat-trick of golds at the next Games.

0:01:44 > 0:01:47All of that's coming up later.

0:01:47 > 0:01:48Good morning.

0:01:48 > 0:01:49First, our main story.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51Snow and arctic temperatures are expected across the UK

0:01:51 > 0:01:52for the rest of the week.

0:01:52 > 0:01:55The Met Office has issued both yellow warnings and more serious

0:01:55 > 0:01:57amber warnings for large parts of eastern England.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00Up to 10cm of snow is expected today and as much as 20cm is predicted

0:02:00 > 0:02:03in some parts of eastern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

0:02:03 > 0:02:04by the end of Wednesday.

0:02:04 > 0:02:07Drivers are being warned they could face major disruption.

0:02:07 > 0:02:11More than 200 trains are no longer running,

0:02:11 > 0:02:19while British Airways says over 60 flights have been cancelled.

0:02:20 > 0:02:26Let's go to Jane Frances Kelly who is at a given Hill were a snow

0:02:26 > 0:02:33emergency has been declared. What is the latest?

0:02:33 > 0:02:38At Christmas scene, not the sort of thing you expect at the end of

0:02:38 > 0:02:43February. This arctic winds, Arctic conditions P Southeast in their

0:02:43 > 0:02:48grip. There is an amber warning, overnight, bands of heavy snow went

0:02:48 > 0:02:56over Kent and parts of Sussex. Kent Police been using 4x4 vehicles to

0:02:56 > 0:03:02respond to emergency call-outs. Kent county councils highways agency has

0:03:02 > 0:03:07declared a snow and emergency. It says it wants to keep all the main

0:03:07 > 0:03:11routes clear and have asked people not to contact it unless it is

0:03:11 > 0:03:24urgent. As I was driving down, there were

0:03:24 > 0:03:33were gritters, gritting the roads. Travellers are being asked to check

0:03:33 > 0:03:40trains are running and their train hasn't been cancelled. Network Rail

0:03:40 > 0:03:43overnight has been running empty trains to actually make sure there

0:03:43 > 0:03:50is no ice and snow on the tracks. They have put on heaters and

0:03:50 > 0:03:56installation onto the pointers. I think the message today is, check

0:03:56 > 0:03:59before you travel.Absolutely, will do.

0:03:59 > 0:04:01Disruption to public transport is already being felt this morning.

0:04:01 > 0:04:03Ben Ando is at Colchester railway station.

0:04:03 > 0:04:10Nice to see you wrapped up warm, what is the situation?On a normal

0:04:10 > 0:04:15warning, four or five trains would have already left for London, taking

0:04:15 > 0:04:19those early-morning commuters. But at the moment they are waiting for

0:04:19 > 0:04:24the first departure. Trains are running later and finishing earlier

0:04:24 > 0:04:29this evening as well, because there is more snow forecast. It is not

0:04:29 > 0:04:32just Greater Anglia who run trains from the East of England into

0:04:32 > 0:04:38London, but also great Northern, greater Transport for London and

0:04:38 > 0:04:43they are all suffering problems because of the weather. It is the

0:04:43 > 0:04:46engineering problems snow and ice can cause to trains when they are

0:04:46 > 0:04:52running. Points can freeze over, branches that are laden with snow

0:04:52 > 0:04:56can fall onto overhead power cables. Trains that are running often have

0:04:56 > 0:05:00to run more slowly because of speed restrictions imposed by Network

0:05:00 > 0:05:05Rail. That is the company that manages the rail infrastructure, the

0:05:05 > 0:05:09tracks and the power supplies to the trains that are running.

0:05:09 > 0:05:13Difficulties for commuters and decisions were taken early. Perhaps,

0:05:13 > 0:05:20you might think the snow hasn't been as

0:05:20 > 0:05:22as bad as forecast, but nonetheless, the companies cannot take any

0:05:22 > 0:05:27chances.Thank you very much. We will have more on that throughout

0:05:27 > 0:05:31the morning. We will be speaking to someone from Greater Anglia trains

0:05:31 > 0:05:35later.

0:05:35 > 0:05:42Who can guide us through everything going on. There is only one person!

0:05:42 > 0:05:47Carol has the very latest on those weather warnings for us now.

0:05:47 > 0:05:51We're looking at part of East Anglia, Kent, heading down towards

0:05:51 > 0:05:57the Channel Islands and locally, more than ten centimetres, but

0:05:57 > 0:06:01generally looking at up to three centimetres. Because the showers are

0:06:01 > 0:06:04aligned, if you are in that alignment, that is when you will see

0:06:04 > 0:06:10the heaviest snow. North-east in particular, towards the Midlands,

0:06:10 > 0:06:16ten centimetres, but we could see more than that. It will be a windy

0:06:16 > 0:06:21day. It will be blowing around and drifting. Again, hazardous

0:06:21 > 0:06:25conditions. Elsewhere there will be further snow showers, not in the

0:06:25 > 0:06:31high impact bang, the amber band, the be prepared bands, but it could

0:06:31 > 0:06:35lead to problematic travel conditions. Through the rest of the

0:06:35 > 0:06:39week on each day gets colder and as the wind gets stronger, a

0:06:39 > 0:06:44significant wind-chill and more snow yet to come.

0:06:44 > 0:06:49Carol will be with us every shoe minutes on Breakfast this morning.

0:06:49 > 0:06:51But thank you for the moment.

0:06:51 > 0:06:54The political row over the UK's future trading relationship

0:06:54 > 0:06:57with the European Union will continue later when Liam Fox

0:06:57 > 0:07:00will tell businesses that staying in a customs union

0:07:00 > 0:07:01would be a "sell-out" of the country's interests.

0:07:01 > 0:07:03The International Trade Secretary is the latest Cabinet

0:07:03 > 0:07:05member to deliver a speech on the Government's Brexit

0:07:05 > 0:07:07negotiating position.

0:07:07 > 0:07:12Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth is in Westminster.

0:07:12 > 0:07:15I get the feeling, as well as talking about the weather, it will

0:07:15 > 0:07:22be another Brexit week, Alex?You are probably right and this is

0:07:22 > 0:07:27becoming the next big Brexit battle ground. The customs union allows its

0:07:27 > 0:07:32members to trade goods across borders without any tariffs.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35Yesterday we had fun Jeremy Corbyn and why he thinks the UK should stay

0:07:35 > 0:07:39in a customs union with the EU. He said it would keep trade flowing and

0:07:39 > 0:07:44stop any hardening of the border with Ireland, which will become the

0:07:44 > 0:07:49border between the UK and the EU, once we leave. Today we will hear

0:07:49 > 0:07:53from Liam Fox, saying why he thinks the UK should leave a customs union.

0:07:53 > 0:07:58He thinks staying in one will mean we have two followed Brussels' rules

0:07:58 > 0:08:04about having a say. It. Is making trade deals with the rest of the

0:08:04 > 0:08:09world and it will be a sell-out of Britain's National interest. It is

0:08:09 > 0:08:13about our future trading policy. What is agreed will affect that

0:08:13 > 0:08:18crucial topic of the border on the island of Ireland, but this is

0:08:18 > 0:08:22politically important. It is one of the areas of real difference between

0:08:22 > 0:08:26Labour and the Conservatives on Brexit. Some Tory MPs are suggesting

0:08:26 > 0:08:31they prefer Labour's position and could try to defeat the government

0:08:31 > 0:08:38on this. It is becoming a complex, but crucial issue.Alex, thank you

0:08:38 > 0:08:43very much and coverage of that speech later on across the BBC.

0:08:43 > 0:08:46Five people are now known to have died after an explosion destroyed

0:08:46 > 0:08:48a building in Leicester.

0:08:48 > 0:08:51Fire officers are due to continue a search and rescue operation

0:08:51 > 0:08:54on the site of the former shop and flat this morning.

0:08:54 > 0:08:56Five people remain in hospital after the explosion,

0:08:56 > 0:09:00one in a critical condition.

0:09:00 > 0:09:06We will take you live to the scene in Leicester on the search effort

0:09:06 > 0:09:12just after 7am here on Breakfast.

0:09:12 > 0:09:17The UK is facing a growing threat from far-right terrorism,

0:09:17 > 0:09:18according to the outgoing head of counter-terrorism policing.

0:09:18 > 0:09:21Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley, who will retire next month,

0:09:21 > 0:09:23revealed that four extreme-right terrorist attacks were disrupted

0:09:23 > 0:09:25last year, as well as ten Islamist-inspired plots.

0:09:25 > 0:09:26Of course, we've always had right wing groups

0:09:26 > 0:09:28who organise protests, some hate crime and a

0:09:28 > 0:09:33degree of criminality.

0:09:33 > 0:09:35We've occasionally in the past had lone actors committing

0:09:35 > 0:09:43right wing terror acts.

0:09:43 > 0:09:46But what we have now, is a degree of organisation,

0:09:46 > 0:09:47so about 18 months ago,

0:09:47 > 0:09:49based on the intelligence we provided, the Home Secretary

0:09:49 > 0:09:50prescribed national action.

0:09:50 > 0:09:52That means he declared them a terrorist organisation.

0:09:52 > 0:09:54They are, unashamedly, home-grown and they are a

0:09:54 > 0:09:55unashamedly neo-Nazi, white supremacist

0:09:55 > 0:09:57terrorist organisation.

0:09:57 > 0:10:01That has to be a matter of concern we now have that degree

0:10:01 > 0:10:02of organisation here.

0:10:02 > 0:10:05That reflects the increased number of arrests and the fact we are now

0:10:05 > 0:10:08announcing that a combination of organised and individuals acting

0:10:08 > 0:10:12have led to four plots being foiled last year.

0:10:12 > 0:10:15Today an "humanitarian pause" is due to start in Syria's

0:10:15 > 0:10:21rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which has faced an intense air

0:10:21 > 0:10:24and ground attack by pro-government forces for more than a week.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered a daily five-hour pause

0:10:26 > 0:10:31in the Syrian government's assault on the enclave, so that civilians

0:10:31 > 0:10:35can flee and humanitarian aid can be delivered.

0:10:35 > 0:10:38The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid

0:10:38 > 0:10:43organisations are ready to go in as soon as possible.

0:10:43 > 0:10:46A fifth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash

0:10:46 > 0:10:48in the Grand Canyon more than two weeks ago.

0:10:48 > 0:10:5129-year-old Eleanor Udall died in a Las Vegas hospital,

0:10:51 > 0:10:55four days after her husband, Jonathan.

0:10:55 > 0:10:58The couple were on their honeymoon when the accident happened.

0:10:58 > 0:11:02Three of their friends were also killed in the crash.

0:11:02 > 0:11:06Research suggests students from poorer backgrounds are more

0:11:06 > 0:11:09likely to live at home whilst at University

0:11:09 > 0:11:11than their richer counterparts, and it could be limiting

0:11:11 > 0:11:13their life chances.

0:11:13 > 0:11:17Charity, The Sutton Trust says moving to a bigger city to study

0:11:17 > 0:11:19is often an "escalator" for social mobility.

0:11:19 > 0:11:27Our education correspondent Elaine Dunkley reports.

0:11:37 > 0:11:39An armed police officer criticised by Donald Trump after the recent

0:11:39 > 0:11:41school shooting in Florida has defended his actions.

0:11:41 > 0:11:44Scot Peterson was outside the school in Broward County

0:11:44 > 0:11:47when a gunman killed 17 people.

0:11:47 > 0:11:49However, in a statement, the officer's lawyer said

0:11:49 > 0:11:52it was "patently untrue" that his client was a coward.

0:11:52 > 0:11:54The US President says he would have gone into the school

0:11:54 > 0:11:56even if he had been unarmed.

0:11:56 > 0:11:59You know I really believe you don't know until you are tested,

0:11:59 > 0:12:02but I think, I really believe I'd run in there even if I

0:12:02 > 0:12:03didn't have a weapon.

0:12:03 > 0:12:07And I think most of the people in this room would have done that

0:12:07 > 0:12:08too, because I know most of you.

0:12:08 > 0:12:13But the way they performed was really a disgrace.

0:12:13 > 0:12:16We may all be bracing ourselves for the cold weather,

0:12:16 > 0:12:20but for some members of the animal world adapting to the climate

0:12:20 > 0:12:25is perfectly natural.

0:12:25 > 0:12:28Have you seen this?

0:12:28 > 0:12:30This is a rare white stoat, caught on camera in a garden

0:12:30 > 0:12:32in North Yorkshire.

0:12:32 > 0:12:34The tiny mammals are normally a rusty brown colour

0:12:34 > 0:12:37but have the ability to shed their coats and replace them

0:12:37 > 0:12:40with white ermine when living in areas with a low average

0:12:40 > 0:12:44temperature - perfect for this week on the North York Moors.

0:12:44 > 0:12:49It is the most beautiful animal. Is that what it has done?

0:12:49 > 0:13:00Yes, it has shed its normal rusty brown.

0:13:00 > 0:13:10John is here. How do you feel about stoats?

0:13:10 > 0:13:14Can't say I am inspirational. No Dom Parsons.

0:13:14 > 0:13:20Where was he? I don't know, Lizzy Yarnold came back sooner. But she

0:13:20 > 0:13:29went back to meet them at Heathrow. It was interesting, Billy Morgan

0:13:29 > 0:13:33said he was nervous meeting the media when they touched down

0:13:33 > 0:13:37yesterday. That is the moment, you return and see the cameras and

0:13:37 > 0:13:42everybody welcoming you back but it must be nerve-racking, when you are

0:13:42 > 0:13:45out in South Korea, detached with what is going on here. It was

0:13:45 > 0:13:53special for them. Needless to say, partition daily-macro conversation

0:13:53 > 0:14:01turned about their participation at the next Winter games.

0:14:01 > 0:14:03not that skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold would be

0:14:03 > 0:14:05drawn on her participation at the next winters.

0:14:05 > 0:14:08She says she'll take a break before deciding if she'll go for a hat

0:14:08 > 0:14:10trick of golds in Beijing.

0:14:10 > 0:14:13As Scotland look to follow up their huge Six Nations win over

0:14:13 > 0:14:15England, they could be without key man Ryan Wilson for the rest

0:14:15 > 0:14:18tournament, if he's punished for making contact with the eye

0:14:18 > 0:14:19of an England player on Saturday.

0:14:19 > 0:14:22Arsenal legend Ian Wright says it's time for a younger manager

0:14:22 > 0:14:24to replace Arsene Wenger at the club.

0:14:24 > 0:14:26We talked about their defeat to Manchester City in the League Cup

0:14:26 > 0:14:29final yesterday, he says there's no case for him to stay.

0:14:29 > 0:14:32And the Davis Cup could be set for a revamp.

0:14:32 > 0:14:33The International Tennis Federation are considering swapping it

0:14:33 > 0:14:40for a World Cup of Tennis, that could start as early as next year.

0:14:40 > 0:14:46Andy Murray there is rumoured to be in support, broadly, of the plans

0:14:46 > 0:14:48which would essentially cede the Davis Cup, which is played through

0:14:48 > 0:14:52four weekends of the year. That would go, and there would be a World

0:14:52 > 0:14:58Cup of tennis. Over a two-week period?

0:14:58 > 0:15:04Yes, maybe a week. It would be great to watch. It would

0:15:04 > 0:15:08condense the calendar down. Players are getting injured. So much

0:15:08 > 0:15:13tennis being played. The Davis Cup, as fantastic as it is is being

0:15:13 > 0:15:17marginalised. It is a way of putting the international tournament back on

0:15:17 > 0:15:23the landscape.

0:15:24 > 0:15:28We know that the beast from the east is causing all sorts of problems,

0:15:28 > 0:15:30let's get the details.

0:15:33 > 0:15:42It's been a cold night, temperatures fell to -6 in the south-east. There

0:15:42 > 0:15:47is lying snow in Northumberland, eight centimetres, seven centimetres

0:15:47 > 0:15:51across part of North Yorkshire and five centimetres across parts of

0:15:51 > 0:15:59Kent. That sets the scene. The Met Office has two amber be prepared for

0:15:59 > 0:16:04disruption weather warnings for today, also today, also some for

0:16:04 > 0:16:10tomorrow, but today, the areas are the north-east of England towards

0:16:10 > 0:16:14the Midlands, and the south-east, from East Anglia to the Channel

0:16:14 > 0:16:19Islands. All of these areas could see five to ten centimetres but

0:16:19 > 0:16:25locally up to 15 centimetres. In the south-east, at times, it could be

0:16:25 > 0:16:29less. Cold air is coming all the way from Russia, you can see the Blue

0:16:29 > 0:16:33Cross the near continent and our shores, it's quite common for us in

0:16:33 > 0:16:39this wind direction to seat snow showers or significant snow coming

0:16:39 > 0:16:47our way at this time of the year. We have snow heading all the way down

0:16:47 > 0:16:54the East and in the East Anglia, heading towards the Channel islands,

0:16:54 > 0:16:56Guernsey will see up to eight centimetres. It will be blowing

0:16:56 > 0:17:01around in the wind but it will be there is some dry weather and sunny

0:17:01 > 0:17:06spells. Some of the snow will not be as heavy in the West. Temperatures

0:17:06 > 0:17:11two to three today, but with the wind chill, it will feel colder.

0:17:11 > 0:17:16Through the evening and overnight, more snow piling in across the North

0:17:16 > 0:17:20and east of Scotland and North East England, and some snow showers

0:17:20 > 0:17:25clipping the south coast of Cornwall, Devon and Dorset. A cold

0:17:25 > 0:17:36night in prospect, where we have lying snow, there could be some ice.

0:17:36 > 0:17:44In rural areas, it will be minus double figures. Into Wednesday,

0:17:44 > 0:17:48another be prepared for disruption weather warning for the Met Office

0:17:48 > 0:17:53across northern Scotland, eastern Scotland and north-east England. The

0:17:53 > 0:18:00showers in the South East will drift further west so some more wintry

0:18:00 > 0:18:04showers in western areas and it will brighten up as touch with less

0:18:04 > 0:18:09wintry showers in the south-east. But Wednesday afternoon, when you

0:18:09 > 0:18:13add on the wind, will be bitterly cold. It will be continually cold on

0:18:13 > 0:18:19Thursday and

0:18:19 > 0:18:25Thursday and Friday with disruptive snow and blizzards. This system is

0:18:25 > 0:18:28coming up from the continent, it has been named by the Portuguese weather

0:18:28 > 0:18:31service as Emma, and it will be bringing snow across England and

0:18:31 > 0:18:37Wales. It will be accompanied by six strong winds, there will be blowing

0:18:37 > 0:18:43snow showers and blizzards. On Friday, the snow is going to

0:18:43 > 0:18:46continue to push steadily northwards, this could be

0:18:46 > 0:18:49disruptive, still windy, the snow still blowing around with rain

0:18:49 > 0:18:56coming from behind. You will notice that difference in temperature in

0:18:56 > 0:18:59the Channel Islands but for the rest of us, it will be cold.

0:19:03 > 0:19:11That's a dramatic picture, looking at that maps. Let us know where the

0:19:11 > 0:19:17temperatures are in the minus figures, some people aren't telling

0:19:17 > 0:19:20us already. The front page of The Times, don't know why you would

0:19:20 > 0:19:27still go punting!He's still on his shirt sleeves!Rocking a T-shirt

0:19:27 > 0:19:30there. Everyone else is very warm. Not even looking where they are

0:19:30 > 0:19:36going but I'm sure they enjoyed it. And Liam Fox attacks did this over

0:19:36 > 0:19:43support for Labour, he said, don't back customs union.He is making a

0:19:43 > 0:19:48speech today. There are lots of pictures of snow in various places,

0:19:48 > 0:19:52that is a Household Cavalry card. The Telegraph has a main story about

0:19:52 > 0:19:58the rail operators who are accused of benefiting from transport chaos

0:19:58 > 0:20:02pipe pocketing millions of pounds of compensation while passengers in

0:20:02 > 0:20:08jewel cancellations and delays.-- into your cancellations. We have a

0:20:08 > 0:20:14penguin on the front page of the Guardian, a report from the

0:20:14 > 0:20:22Antarctic says that unless greenhouse emissions are

0:20:23 > 0:20:25greenhouse emissions are reduced, 70% of king penguins will be forced

0:20:25 > 0:20:29to move their breeding grounds or face extinction. The main story is

0:20:29 > 0:20:36the health alert for diabetes, cases doubling.The Daily Mail has said

0:20:36 > 0:20:42they have had a ten year battle with plastic, they have quite a lot of

0:20:42 > 0:20:48information the talking about why there is not more deposit schemes.

0:20:48 > 0:20:53The Mirror has a

0:20:53 > 0:20:54there is not more deposit schemes. The Mirror has story about a young

0:20:54 > 0:21:02girl who has died after her GP turned her away after her mum turned

0:21:02 > 0:21:08up with her for an emergency.The beast from the East has a lot of

0:21:08 > 0:21:17front pages, the son has the great writ -ish flake off. -- British.The

0:21:17 > 0:21:28dangers of boxing in the sports pages, the boxer won his match,

0:21:28 > 0:21:34complained of headaches and then died later on. There is an

0:21:34 > 0:21:38interesting analysis on the BBC website, we have had three deaths in

0:21:38 > 0:21:44the last five years. He did some interviews, he was touching his head

0:21:44 > 0:21:52and he was in distress, he went down in the tenth. There is work being

0:21:52 > 0:21:59done about boxing near hospitals who have brain injury units, doing MRI

0:21:59 > 0:22:04scans, they are doing the best they can but is still a dangerous sport.

0:22:04 > 0:22:08The weeks before he was asked about the dangers of the sport, and he

0:22:08 > 0:22:13said, I embraced it. This is why we get in the ring, there is a danger.

0:22:13 > 0:22:18Sadly, that is what has happened. Can I talk about handholding? I'm

0:22:18 > 0:22:26not going to hold your hand.I want to hold your hand!You know one of

0:22:26 > 0:22:31your loved ones is in pain, you hold their hands. They have proved,

0:22:31 > 0:22:36neuroscientists, that it does make a difference. That's amazing. The

0:22:36 > 0:22:40effect is strong enough to diminish the pain of a hot piece of metal

0:22:40 > 0:22:46applied to form and seems to work especially well with women.Do you

0:22:46 > 0:22:52fancy a hand-held?I'm all right, I'm not in pain.Where on for three

0:22:52 > 0:23:02hours so if you needed at any point, I'm here for you.Anyway, moving on!

0:23:02 > 0:23:04Two leading animal charities are warning Britain's cat population

0:23:04 > 0:23:07is at crisis point with a surge in the number of strays

0:23:07 > 0:23:08across the country.

0:23:08 > 0:23:11The RSPCA and the PDSA are now urging owners to make

0:23:11 > 0:23:13sure their pets have been neutered to help reduce numbers.

0:23:13 > 0:23:15Ali Fortescue explains.

0:23:15 > 0:23:18MIAOWING.

0:23:18 > 0:23:24Handing over a pet for surgery, a tough moment for any animal lover.

0:23:24 > 0:23:26They're part of the family, you know, and it's like anything,

0:23:26 > 0:23:31if I were having an operation, I would be just as tearful.

0:23:31 > 0:23:35But the RSPCA says the cat population is at crisis point.

0:23:35 > 0:23:37They're piloting a scheme in Sheffield to let owners

0:23:37 > 0:23:40neuter their cats for free.

0:23:40 > 0:23:42It's unsustainable, our centres are full.

0:23:42 > 0:23:43Shelters are full.

0:23:43 > 0:23:46And if the situation continues as it's going,

0:23:46 > 0:23:50there are going to be more stray cats, there's going to be more feral

0:23:50 > 0:23:52communities that don't have anybody to look out for them

0:23:52 > 0:23:54in the community.

0:23:54 > 0:23:56Can I get some when you're ready?

0:23:56 > 0:24:00As part of the pilot scheme, vet Rob and his team are spaying

0:24:00 > 0:24:03and castrating 70 cats today.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06It's amazing how quickly these animals bounce back from surgery

0:24:06 > 0:24:09compared to if we had a similar operation, it would take us

0:24:09 > 0:24:11a lot longer to recover.

0:24:11 > 0:24:14And also, it's often a lot more health issues

0:24:14 > 0:24:16if we don't get them neutered.

0:24:16 > 0:24:18So they're much more prone to getting cancers and womb

0:24:18 > 0:24:25infections and things like that if they're not spayed.

0:24:25 > 0:24:27We are really recommending, the PDSA and the RSPCA,

0:24:27 > 0:24:31neutering these cats at four months of age so before they hit puberty.

0:24:31 > 0:24:34Nine out of ten cat owners have already neutered their pets.

0:24:34 > 0:24:37With more than 10 million cats in the UK, that's

0:24:37 > 0:24:40potentially 1 million that are still not neutered.

0:24:40 > 0:24:43And it's thought that one female over five years could could be

0:24:43 > 0:24:51responsible for 20,000 descendants.

0:24:52 > 0:24:54And the trouble with unwanted descendants is it means

0:24:54 > 0:24:55there's more stray cats.

0:24:55 > 0:24:57This is South Yorkshire, where the problem is thought

0:24:57 > 0:24:58to be particularly bad.

0:24:58 > 0:25:01I've been here for just five minutes and already we've seen several feral

0:25:01 > 0:25:02cats like these ones.

0:25:02 > 0:25:06The RSPCA says this is a problem that's growing because the more

0:25:06 > 0:25:07un-neutered kittens there are, the more cats there will be

0:25:07 > 0:25:08with nowhere to go.

0:25:08 > 0:25:12Nowhere to go except rescue centres like this one which staff say

0:25:12 > 0:25:15is nearly at breaking point.

0:25:15 > 0:25:18We can't take them on because we've got so many but there's just

0:25:18 > 0:25:21so many pumping out anyway, and if they are feral and stray,

0:25:21 > 0:25:23odds are, they're not going to be neutered.

0:25:23 > 0:25:27They'll be breeding, and we're is going to be

0:25:27 > 0:25:28absolutely inundated.

0:25:28 > 0:25:32We may be a nation of cat lovers, but too many kittens could mean

0:25:32 > 0:25:39we simply can't look after one of our favourite pets.

0:25:41 > 0:25:50There you go. Scary cat news. Steph is on Tyneside this morning.

0:25:50 > 0:25:55More details about how big plans for a great exhibition, hello, Steph!

0:25:55 > 0:26:01Don't go away!That was a sprint to get in position!

0:26:01 > 0:26:06The reason why I ran is because we've been hiding inside until you

0:26:06 > 0:26:10were ready to come to us because it's freezing! Have a little look

0:26:10 > 0:26:14over the side, you can see the snow, where in Gateshead, the wonderful

0:26:14 > 0:26:21Tyne Bridge behind me and it's been snowing overnight. It's a really

0:26:21 > 0:26:23exciting day for the region because it's the launch of the great

0:26:23 > 0:26:31exhibition of the north, this will run for 80 days a summer at 30

0:26:31 > 0:26:36venues across the North, it will include things like water sculpture.

0:26:36 > 0:26:40This is a mocked up version of it. You will be able to see the

0:26:40 > 0:26:45wonderful fountain that is going to run across the Tyne Bridge. It's all

0:26:45 > 0:26:49about celebrating the North and it's going to be lots of different events

0:26:49 > 0:26:52to inspire people as well and tell us about the history of the region.

0:26:52 > 0:26:58You can see some Lego models that have shown what's been achieved in

0:26:58 > 0:27:02the region as well. It's not just about the north-east, it's the whole

0:27:02 > 0:27:05of the North. There's a competition running for children, they're

0:27:05 > 0:27:09looking for the inventions of the future, I love stuff like that. You

0:27:09 > 0:27:14can see some of these, binoculars which the into the future, wouldn't

0:27:14 > 0:27:18that be useful? Especially for the lottery! We have got a driverless

0:27:18 > 0:27:22car that you can sleep in, one for the future. And what's of other

0:27:22 > 0:27:30inventions. We will see some of these kids later and we will have a

0:27:30 > 0:30:59choir, but more from me later on. First the news, travel where you

0:30:59 > 0:31:03Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

0:31:03 > 0:31:06It's 6.30am.

0:31:06 > 0:31:08We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,

0:31:08 > 0:31:10but also on Breakfast this morning.

0:31:10 > 0:31:13As the Beast from East arrives we'll bring you all the latest travel

0:31:13 > 0:31:15advice as train companies and airlines are already

0:31:15 > 0:31:19cancelling services.

0:31:19 > 0:31:22He was born two months premature, but survived and grew up to be one

0:31:22 > 0:31:24of Britain's toughest soldiers.

0:31:24 > 0:31:27Ex SAS serviceman Jason Fox will be here to tell us about his latest

0:31:27 > 0:31:32challenge aimed at raising money for babies like him.

0:31:32 > 0:31:36From plants to poetry.

0:31:36 > 0:31:37Alan Titchmarsh is releasing an album of gardening

0:31:37 > 0:31:40verse set to music.

0:31:40 > 0:31:48Later we'll find out why he's branching out.

0:31:49 > 0:31:51Good morning, here's a summary of today's main

0:31:51 > 0:31:53stories from BBC News.

0:31:53 > 0:31:56Up to 20 centimetres of snow is predicted in some parts

0:31:56 > 0:31:59of Eastern England today as arctic temperatures hit the UK.

0:31:59 > 0:32:02Some train services and flights have been cancelled,

0:32:02 > 0:32:06and motorists are being warned they could face major disruption.

0:32:06 > 0:32:10Our reporter Phil Bodmer is in Stamford Bridge

0:32:10 > 0:32:18in East Yorkshire for us this morning.

0:32:18 > 0:32:22Everyone we have spoken to this morning is very well wrapped up, we

0:32:22 > 0:32:28can see a dusting behind you?That's right, I am not sure about 20

0:32:28 > 0:32:34centimetres but we might have won or two centimetres in East Yorkshire.

0:32:34 > 0:32:39This is the centre of one of the ball-macro amber warnings issued

0:32:39 > 0:32:44overnight and this is in force until 11am this morning. But that bad

0:32:44 > 0:32:49weather hasn't materialised. Maybe a few flakes coming down. When I

0:32:49 > 0:32:54arrived about 5am it was snowing more heavily but the main roads are

0:32:54 > 0:33:02keeping open and the pathways are covered in a light covering. But the

0:33:02 > 0:33:07main road between York and the coastal resorts of Bridlington are

0:33:07 > 0:33:13flowing freely. The snowploughs haven't been needed and the gritting

0:33:13 > 0:33:21they did last night seems to be doing its job. We're not of any

0:33:21 > 0:33:30major disruption around York. That is about ten miles from us. We hope

0:33:30 > 0:33:34we have survived the first phase of the beast from the east without any

0:33:34 > 0:33:38too much damage. I'm not aware of any issue so far and people are

0:33:38 > 0:33:43going about their business as normal this morning.It is not quite

0:33:43 > 0:33:48nothing to see here because Carol has been saying all week, it is

0:33:48 > 0:33:54going to get worse. There are a number of trains and travel

0:33:54 > 0:33:58implications for many people going out this morning. If you are going

0:33:58 > 0:34:03out on the roads, please take care and check with local BBC website

0:34:03 > 0:34:06about school closures and any travel issues.

0:34:06 > 0:34:13Carol will be here in about ten minutes to give us the details.

0:34:14 > 0:34:19Staying in a customs union with the EU would be a sell-out to Great

0:34:19 > 0:34:25Britain, according to Liam Fox. He is expected to save the future of

0:34:25 > 0:34:28global trade will not be decided through strict arrangements like a

0:34:28 > 0:34:32customs union.

0:34:32 > 0:34:34Five people are now known to have died after an explosion destroyed

0:34:34 > 0:34:36a building in Leicester.

0:34:36 > 0:34:38Fire officers are due to continue a search and rescue operation

0:34:38 > 0:34:41on the site of the former shop and flat this morning.

0:34:41 > 0:34:45You can see the damage caused by that explosion.

0:34:45 > 0:34:47Five people remain in hospital after the explosion,

0:34:47 > 0:34:50one in a critical condition.

0:34:50 > 0:35:03We are live there just after 7am on Breakfast this morning.

0:35:03 > 0:35:06This Assistant Commissioner, Mark Crowley, who will retire next month

0:35:06 > 0:35:09has revealed for extreme Right terrorist attacks were disrupted

0:35:09 > 0:35:14last year, as well as ten Islamist inspired plots.

0:35:14 > 0:35:17Of course, we've always had right wing groups

0:35:17 > 0:35:19who organise protests, some hate crime and a

0:35:19 > 0:35:22degree of criminality.

0:35:22 > 0:35:24We've occasionally in the past had lone actors committing

0:35:24 > 0:35:27right wing terror acts.

0:35:27 > 0:35:30But what we have now, is a degree of organisation,

0:35:30 > 0:35:31so about 18 months ago,

0:35:31 > 0:35:33based on the intelligence we provided, the Home Secretary

0:35:33 > 0:35:35prescribed national action.

0:35:35 > 0:35:38That means he declared them a terrorist organisation.

0:35:38 > 0:35:40They are, unashamedly, home-grown and they are a

0:35:40 > 0:35:41unashamedly neo-Nazi, white supremacist

0:35:41 > 0:35:44terrorist organisation.

0:35:44 > 0:35:47That has to be a matter of concern we now have that degree

0:35:47 > 0:35:50of organisation here.

0:35:50 > 0:35:55That reflects the increased number of arrests and the fact we are now

0:35:55 > 0:35:59announcing that a combination of organised and individuals acting

0:35:59 > 0:36:05have led to four plots being foiled last year.

0:36:05 > 0:36:08Today an "humanitarian pause" is due to start in Syria's

0:36:08 > 0:36:10rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which has faced an intense air

0:36:10 > 0:36:13and ground attack by pro-government forces for more than a week.

0:36:13 > 0:36:18Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered a daily five-hour pause

0:36:18 > 0:36:20in the Syrian government's assault on the enclave, so that civilians

0:36:20 > 0:36:22can flee and humanitarian aid can be delivered.

0:36:22 > 0:36:25The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid

0:36:25 > 0:36:29organisations are ready to go in as soon as possible.

0:36:29 > 0:36:32A fifth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash

0:36:32 > 0:36:35in the Grand Canyon more than two weeks ago.

0:36:35 > 0:36:3929-year-old Eleanor Udall died in a Las Vegas hospital,

0:36:39 > 0:36:43four days after her husband, Jonathan.

0:36:43 > 0:36:46The couple were on their honeymoon when the accident happened.

0:36:46 > 0:36:51Three of their friends were also killed in the crash.

0:36:51 > 0:36:55Research suggests students from poorer backgrounds are more

0:36:55 > 0:36:58than three times more likely to live at home whilst at University

0:36:58 > 0:37:00than their richer counterparts, and it could impact

0:37:00 > 0:37:02on their future prospects.

0:37:02 > 0:37:04Charity, The Sutton Trust says moving to a bigger city to study

0:37:04 > 0:37:08is often an "escalator" for social mobility.

0:37:08 > 0:37:11The Department for Education is currently carrying out a review

0:37:11 > 0:37:13into post-18 education, they say it will consider how

0:37:13 > 0:37:18they can support more flexible learning and financial support

0:37:18 > 0:37:26for disadvantaged students.

0:37:32 > 0:37:36Scientists are warning as many as 70% of the world's King Penguins

0:37:36 > 0:37:38will be forced to relocate, or could disappear over the next 80

0:37:38 > 0:37:39years, because of global warming.

0:37:39 > 0:37:42It's thought over a million breeding pairs could struggle to find food

0:37:42 > 0:37:45close enough to take back to their young on native breeding

0:37:45 > 0:37:47grounds in the Antarctic, where the speed of environmental

0:37:47 > 0:37:55change is now said to be faster than the birds ability to adapt.

0:38:00 > 0:38:12I once went to a talk on Emperor penguins. It was very informative.

0:38:12 > 0:38:17Good morning, John. We are celebrating the return of the

0:38:17 > 0:38:23champions. We are, but no Dom Parsons. They

0:38:23 > 0:38:28have come back at different times. Lizzy Yarnold went to meet them at

0:38:28 > 0:38:39Heathrow Airport yesterday. Very nice, building the team dynamic.

0:38:39 > 0:38:41nice, building the team dynamic. As you can imagine, having returned,

0:38:41 > 0:38:47questions looking ahead to Beijing. Lizzy Yarnold as saying she has not

0:38:47 > 0:38:52committed as to whether she will go for a hat-trick of gold medals.

0:38:52 > 0:38:55They're back and among those touching

0:38:55 > 0:38:57down was big air bronze medalist Billy Morgan,

0:38:57 > 0:39:02who said the waiting media made him nervous.

0:39:02 > 0:39:04Skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold returned last week

0:39:04 > 0:39:06but joined her fellow Olympians at Heathrow.

0:39:06 > 0:39:10She told the cameras she's taking a break before deciding if she'll go

0:39:10 > 0:39:13for a hat trick of golds.

0:39:13 > 0:39:16It's hard to predict what I'm going to feel like in a year

0:39:16 > 0:39:18or four years' time.

0:39:18 > 0:39:21It's taken so much hard work to even get to this point, I've

0:39:21 > 0:39:24done the sport now for nine years.

0:39:24 > 0:39:28And it's really tough, actually, it's a lot of grind.

0:39:28 > 0:39:31So at the moment, I'm just having a break,

0:39:31 > 0:39:34showing people the medal and celebrating that.

0:39:34 > 0:39:38And I really will just see how I feel later on.

0:39:38 > 0:39:42Scotland could be without a key man as they look to follow up that huge

0:39:42 > 0:39:44Six Nations win over England.

0:39:44 > 0:39:46Ryan Wilson's tournament could be over if he's found guilty of making

0:39:46 > 0:39:48contact with the eye of an opponent.

0:39:48 > 0:39:51The incident happened in that historic Calcutta Cup

0:39:51 > 0:39:54victory on Saturday.

0:39:54 > 0:39:58It's Ireland next for Scotland, one of their greats,

0:39:58 > 0:40:01Jamie Heaslip who after 95 caps, two Lions Tours and two World Cups

0:40:01 > 0:40:03has announced his retirement.

0:40:03 > 0:40:06Not a bad run.

0:40:06 > 0:40:09We talked about Manchester City's heavy defeat of Arsenal

0:40:09 > 0:40:11in the League Cup on Breakfast yesterday.

0:40:11 > 0:40:14Club great Ian Wright says someone younger needs to replace

0:40:14 > 0:40:17Arsene Wenger as manager.

0:40:17 > 0:40:25It's thought club legend Thierry Henry would be interested,

0:40:31 > 0:40:36I would give him a year with an option out of respect. If it plays

0:40:36 > 0:40:40out like it is now, you just don't take up the option, simply because

0:40:40 > 0:40:47something has to change. I want Arsenal to start challenging, sign

0:40:47 > 0:40:52players to make them exciting. Someone to come on the board to lay

0:40:52 > 0:40:56down the law to people and the manager, it will be. And the players

0:40:56 > 0:41:03who are on easy street. A few of them own easy Street.I am sure that

0:41:03 > 0:41:08is a view shared by other Arsenal fans.

0:41:08 > 0:41:10Britain's most successful Olympian Sir Chris Hoy has urged

0:41:10 > 0:41:12fans of cycling to stick with the sport, despite doping

0:41:12 > 0:41:13controversies in recent years.

0:41:13 > 0:41:16British Tour de France champion Chris Froome is currently under

0:41:16 > 0:41:18investigation after returning an adverse drugs test last year.

0:41:18 > 0:41:19He denies any wrongdoing.

0:41:19 > 0:41:21Hoy believes such issues do not solely exist in cycling.

0:41:21 > 0:41:23Cycling, like all sport, has its challenges.

0:41:23 > 0:41:26And, you know, I can't think of any sport that hasn't had

0:41:26 > 0:41:27controversy with doping, with issues there.

0:41:27 > 0:41:30And it's, yeah, sadly, it's part of modern sport.

0:41:30 > 0:41:33Not even modern sport, it's been part of sport since day one.

0:41:33 > 0:41:36But all we can do as athletes, as ambassadors, is to remind

0:41:36 > 0:41:38people that there are, the majority of athletes out

0:41:38 > 0:41:46there are doing it the right way.

0:41:53 > 0:41:58It is three years ago since Great Britain won the Davis Cup. Relish

0:41:58 > 0:42:05these scenes because there is a plan to propose a World Cup of tennis. It

0:42:05 > 0:42:10would see 18 nations playing for a prize of over £2 billion.

0:42:10 > 0:42:14Interesting to see if that gets off the ground.

0:42:14 > 0:42:18With the start of the Formula One season less than a month away,

0:42:18 > 0:42:20we can bring you news of a "wheel nut issue" in testing.

0:42:20 > 0:42:28Fernando Alonso's McLaren span off at high speed when a wheel came off.

0:42:29 > 0:42:36You would like to think they will sort that out before the start of

0:42:36 > 0:42:40the season. It is quite important the wheels stay on the car. Somebody

0:42:40 > 0:42:48forgot to put and not on gesture marked who knows, but the big thing

0:42:48 > 0:42:54is Lewis Hamilton, whether he will win another title. He became the

0:42:54 > 0:42:59most successful British Formula 1 driver in history. When does it

0:42:59 > 0:43:04start again? Couple of months, I think a month away now. Thank you

0:43:04 > 0:43:06very much.

0:43:06 > 0:43:09People who swim, or take part in water sports in the sea are more

0:43:09 > 0:43:11likely to suffer from illnesses including stomach bugs and vomiting

0:43:11 > 0:43:12than people who don't.

0:43:12 > 0:43:15That's according to new research by the University of Exeter

0:43:15 > 0:43:18which found that sea bathing doubled the odds of ear ailments,

0:43:18 > 0:43:21and increased stomach and intestine problems by almost a third.

0:43:21 > 0:43:27Dr Anne Leonard took part in the research.

0:43:27 > 0:43:31Good morning, thank you for joining us. What did you find and what did

0:43:31 > 0:43:39you look?We look at people bathing in the sea, are much more likely to

0:43:39 > 0:43:43experience symptoms like EA, diarrhoea, stomach ache, compared to

0:43:43 > 0:43:50non-bathers. We look that studies conducted in high income countries

0:43:50 > 0:43:53across the world and summarised their findings to produce these

0:43:53 > 0:43:58results.It is a great shame for people who like swimming in the sea.

0:43:58 > 0:44:03It is across the world, and did it matter what the conditions were

0:44:03 > 0:44:08like?We didn't find any differences in terms of certain countries being

0:44:08 > 0:44:12better than other countries. We're not trying to discourage people from

0:44:12 > 0:44:17going in the sea or go swimming, there are plenty of health benefits

0:44:17 > 0:44:20to be gained from going to the beach and being in the water. But people

0:44:20 > 0:44:25need to be aware of the potential risks and what they can do to

0:44:25 > 0:44:30minimise those risks.Why was it they were getting ill more often,

0:44:30 > 0:44:36what was it in the water?We know sewage pollution can sometimes be a

0:44:36 > 0:44:44problem. For example, manure is applied to agricultural land as a

0:44:44 > 0:44:48fertiliser and sometimes when it rains it washes the manure

0:44:48 > 0:44:52containing things like bacteria and viruses off the land and into nearby

0:44:52 > 0:44:59waterways. So when people go swimming, they might swallow some of

0:44:59 > 0:45:01this water that contains microorganisms that might make them

0:45:01 > 0:45:07sick. Or it might get into their ear and start an infection.He talked

0:45:07 > 0:45:15about what people will do to minimise it, what can they do?

0:45:15 > 0:45:19People can look at water quality, the bathing waters they are

0:45:19 > 0:45:23interested in going to. The Environment Agency collect water

0:45:23 > 0:45:28quality data during the summer and then reports on it on their website.

0:45:28 > 0:45:34People can access that information. There is also a free app called the

0:45:34 > 0:45:41Say The Sea Service and they give alerts when there is likely to be

0:45:41 > 0:45:45sewage at their favourite beaches. People are less likely to go in the

0:45:45 > 0:45:48water when there will be sewage and they will stay healthy and reduce

0:45:48 > 0:45:53the risks of getting sick.

0:45:53 > 0:45:55How did the UK compared to other

0:45:55 > 0:45:57How did the UK compared to other countries you were looking at?We

0:45:57 > 0:46:01didn't find that where people went swimming had any impact on their

0:46:01 > 0:46:07illness.So some people I know will swim today because that's what

0:46:07 > 0:46:11people do, if people are thinking of going into the sea, you say, think

0:46:11 > 0:46:14twice about weather conditions, whether or not there could be

0:46:14 > 0:46:18something in the water and check it out yourself?Absolutely, we still

0:46:18 > 0:46:22want people to enjoy the activities that they love but protect

0:46:22 > 0:46:27themselves from getting sick.Thank you for talking to us.

0:46:27 > 0:46:34Let's have a look at the papers.I'm a big fan of swimming in the scene.

0:46:34 > 0:46:40-- the sea. She said if it has been raining heavily, you don't know

0:46:40 > 0:46:45what's in the order that wouldn't be there otherwise.You are a river

0:46:45 > 0:46:53summer as well?I have never got ill swimming in the river or the sea.Do

0:46:53 > 0:46:58you swim free or easy order you snorkel?I don't in the UK, no!

0:46:58 > 0:47:04There's not a huge amount to see! Forgive my ignorant question. You

0:47:04 > 0:47:09can see plenty down there?Maybe not as much as somewhere tropical. I do

0:47:09 > 0:47:18wear goggles. Let's go with this, lots of pictures in the paper with

0:47:18 > 0:47:25snow and ice, front page of the Telegraph, the Household Cavalry

0:47:25 > 0:47:30guard with a bit of snow yesterday in London. Their main story is about

0:47:30 > 0:47:34rail firms, some train companies have stopped services today ahead of

0:47:34 > 0:47:41the weather. We will be talking to one of them later. They say that

0:47:41 > 0:47:45Britain's largest rail operators are accused of benefiting from transport

0:47:45 > 0:47:54cars by pocketing compensation while passengers are delayed. -- they are

0:47:54 > 0:47:58benefiting from transport chaos.The Daily Mail talking about their

0:47:58 > 0:48:01plastic campaign, they say they declared war on plastic ten years

0:48:01 > 0:48:07ago, and MPs are saying, why haven't we done more?A lot of the papers

0:48:07 > 0:48:11have this story, a young girl who fell ill at school, she was taken to

0:48:11 > 0:48:16an emergency appointment by her mum but she was delayed for that

0:48:16 > 0:48:20appointment and she was turned away for being late and then she got

0:48:20 > 0:48:28seriously ill later and died. It's 6:48am. Plenty of Carol

0:48:28 > 0:48:33throughout the programme today and over the next two days, because

0:48:33 > 0:48:38there's a lot of talk of the beast from the East, you can tell us what

0:48:38 > 0:48:39to expect?

0:48:43 > 0:48:47The Met Office has quite a few be prepared for this option snow

0:48:47 > 0:48:52warnings out for today and into Thursday. With each day, whenever

0:48:52 > 0:48:57you see the weather warning, we are seeing five to ten centimetres

0:48:57 > 0:49:01generally of fresh snow, but for some of us it will be more. Today,

0:49:01 > 0:49:07that is what we have got, and Met Office and the bee prepared for

0:49:07 > 0:49:16disruption -- and Amber be prepared for disruption weather warning. It

0:49:16 > 0:49:20is across the north-east and the Midlands and the south-east. Further

0:49:20 > 0:49:26snow will be falling elsewhere but it will not be as significant. We

0:49:26 > 0:49:30will continue with the snow falling across parts of south-east Scotland,

0:49:30 > 0:49:34north-east England, moving over towards Wales, equally we have a

0:49:34 > 0:49:40snow shower line coming in across East Anglia and Kent towards the

0:49:40 > 0:49:42Channel Islands, especially Guernsey. We will see some snow

0:49:42 > 0:49:45showers into western areas that they will be the exception rather than

0:49:45 > 0:49:50the rule. In between those showers, we are looking at sunny spells but

0:49:50 > 0:49:55despite the sunshine, wherever you are today it will feel cold. Through

0:49:55 > 0:50:00the evening and overnight, more snowfalls across the North and East

0:50:00 > 0:50:04of Scotland and north-east England. More snow across the south-east, and

0:50:04 > 0:50:09it's going to clip the south coast of Cornwall, Devon and possibly

0:50:09 > 0:50:13Dorset as well. Cold night in prospect, some of us will have

0:50:13 > 0:50:18temperatures as low as -8 minus nine. There is the risk of ice on

0:50:18 > 0:50:23untreated surfaces. Tomorrow's Amber be prepared for disruption due to

0:50:23 > 0:50:28the snow weather warning from the Met Office is across northern and

0:50:28 > 0:50:32eastern Scotland, the central lowlands and north-east England. We

0:50:32 > 0:50:37could see five to ten centimetres of fresh snow falling on top of what we

0:50:37 > 0:50:40already have, and for some of us, a little bit more. We have snow

0:50:40 > 0:50:48falling across the areas there, it will be drifting south and west

0:50:48 > 0:50:56jawing the day and south-western areas, for example self -- Microsoft

0:50:56 > 0:51:01Devon and Cornwall, and Dorset, will see some flurries. It will be

0:51:01 > 0:51:07bitterly cold tomorrow, this is the wind-chill factor. -11 will not be

0:51:07 > 0:51:13sneezed at, it is a day for wrapping up warm. We are not finished with

0:51:13 > 0:51:18this weather, towards the end of the week there will be more disruptive

0:51:18 > 0:51:22snow and blizzards. Coming up from the near continent is a system which

0:51:22 > 0:51:28has been named by the Portuguese weather service as Emma, it will be

0:51:28 > 0:51:30producing snow moving northwards, there will be some drifting and

0:51:30 > 0:51:37blowing snow and blizzards. As this moves northwards, it is still snow

0:51:37 > 0:51:43showers. Into Friday, that still pushes northwards through the day

0:51:43 > 0:51:47with blowing snow, drifting and the potential for blizzards at well. A

0:51:47 > 0:51:52lot going on.

0:51:52 > 0:51:57Steph is out and about today, she is going to tell us about big plans for

0:51:57 > 0:52:02a great exhibition of the North this summer but it is not looking like

0:52:02 > 0:52:14summer.Don't panic, she is.-- shoes offer.This is like challenge

0:52:14 > 0:52:18Anneka, there you are, where is the crystal?I'm so sorry! I don't know

0:52:18 > 0:52:27why that keeps happening! Lots of people waking up to snow in

0:52:27 > 0:52:32Gateshead, you can see the Tyne Bridge, a lot of people going

0:52:32 > 0:52:36through the snow. The reason we're here is to talk about the great

0:52:36 > 0:52:40exhibition of the North which is a huge event running across the

0:52:40 > 0:52:44region, 30 different venues for 80 days across the summer. Everything

0:52:44 > 0:52:47to do with the arts, culture, the innovation, celebrating what has

0:52:47 > 0:52:52been achieved in the area and its future. One of the things that's

0:52:52 > 0:52:56going to happen is a water sculpture, you can see what it might

0:52:56 > 0:53:03look like on the Tyne, quite a spectacular thing. A wonderful water

0:53:03 > 0:53:09sculpture in the summer. We have got Carol here, the executive director,

0:53:09 > 0:53:13tell us about what's happening and where we are.We are here at the

0:53:13 > 0:53:16Sage Gateshead but the Hanukkah version will be across the city so

0:53:16 > 0:53:21we are working in over 30 -- the whole exhibition will be across the

0:53:21 > 0:53:26city so we are working in 30 venues, the rocket is coming back to the

0:53:26 > 0:53:31city but we will have a virtual reality experience, we are

0:53:31 > 0:53:35celebrating the north's innovations in Lego.We can see some of them

0:53:35 > 0:53:41behind you.We have got some amazing music, Lauren Laverne is curating

0:53:41 > 0:53:45the great Northern soundtrack which will be here in the Sage Gateshead.

0:53:45 > 0:53:47We have Turner prize nominated artists from the north, something

0:53:47 > 0:53:54for everybody.In front of us, have a look at these guys, morning! These

0:53:54 > 0:53:59are little inventors. Tell us about them, they come up with fantastic

0:53:59 > 0:54:02inventions and we will get our cameramen to have a look at their

0:54:02 > 0:54:09pictures.Little inventors is as it says on the tin, it's getting our

0:54:09 > 0:54:13next generation to say, what are the things of the future? They are

0:54:13 > 0:54:16coming up with some designs and we're going to make some of their

0:54:16 > 0:54:22prototypes. They will be on display on the discovery Museum.I am going

0:54:22 > 0:54:26to have a chat to some of them. Your idea looks great, tell me what it

0:54:26 > 0:54:32is.It's a pen that tells you how to draw thing. It can give you tips on

0:54:32 > 0:54:38how to draw things, but it has has a screen as well.What made you come

0:54:38 > 0:54:41up with this?I know a lot of people think they're terrible as drawing so

0:54:41 > 0:54:46this makes them feel more confident. That's cracking, I love that. What

0:54:46 > 0:54:55have you got here?Mine is a camping stove that can also be a small pizza

0:54:55 > 0:55:00oven and a toaster. And because you can't really have tasted when you

0:55:00 > 0:55:03are camping or pizza.-- you can't have toast. I'm coming camping with

0:55:03 > 0:55:10you if you do that?This is an umbrella that can go to kid and

0:55:10 > 0:55:16adult size and if you lose it, you can have a finger scanner so you can

0:55:16 > 0:55:20track it.How did you come up with that?Loads of people lose their

0:55:20 > 0:55:24umbrellas.I have lost three already. A wonderful idea. We will

0:55:24 > 0:55:28meet all of the kids later on and hear about their wonderful

0:55:28 > 0:55:32inventions. This is such a big event to be putting on so it will involve

0:55:32 > 0:55:36a lot of work. One of the people training the people involved is

0:55:36 > 0:55:40Judith. Tell us about your role in it all.Gateshead College are

0:55:40 > 0:55:44training 1000 volunteers who are going to support everything that's

0:55:44 > 0:55:48done across the exhibition. We know how important it is to have great

0:55:48 > 0:55:53volunteers, we know from London 2012, that was such a great part of

0:55:53 > 0:55:56the event and it got people involved so we are looking for 1000 people

0:55:56 > 0:56:01could range of things and come along and involved.How you looking for

0:56:01 > 0:56:05these people, have you found them already?We have had 800 people

0:56:05 > 0:56:10expressing an interest but that's at the first stage so we need loads of

0:56:10 > 0:56:13people to come forward. People who are going to be ambassadors for the

0:56:13 > 0:56:18region, pioneers and showing people around the exhibits, and help people

0:56:18 > 0:56:21understand what's going on and how it comes together. Or people who are

0:56:21 > 0:56:25going to welcome visitors, the thousands of visitors who will come

0:56:25 > 0:56:31to our region.Thank you. We will talk later on about the legacy of

0:56:31 > 0:56:35all of this and what impact it will have on business. We have got a band

0:56:35 > 0:56:43and acquire as well, good morning! -- a choir. More from us a little

0:56:43 > 0:56:48bit later. I enjoyed that that'll be it, thank

0:56:48 > 0:56:55you! More on the weather data, headlines and a few moments, first

0:56:55 > 1:00:13the news, travel and

1:00:13 > 1:00:13We have travel updates on BBC the news, travel and

1:00:13 > 1:00:13We have travel updates on BBC Radio the news, travel and

1:00:13 > 1:00:16We have travel updates on BBC Radio London, Vanessa is also discussing

1:00:16 > 1:00:23the rise in five Right extremism in the next few minutes.

1:00:50 > 1:00:55Hello this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:00:55 > 1:00:59Commuters face heavy disruption as snow storms sweep in from Russia.

1:00:59 > 1:01:01Hundreds of trains and dozens of flights have been cancelled -

1:01:01 > 1:01:09and there are warnings of more freezing weather on the way.

1:01:11 > 1:01:15This is the scene outside the studios in Salford. We are live

1:01:15 > 1:01:20across the country as temperatures continue to plunge.The Met office

1:01:20 > 1:01:28has two weather warnings today. The first is the Midlands and the south

1:01:28 > 1:01:33east. Both areas could see a further five or ten centimetres. Away from

1:01:33 > 1:01:46here, we're looking at further snow showers and a bitterly cold day.

1:01:50 > 1:01:52Good morning, it's Tuesday the 27th of February.

1:01:52 > 1:01:54Also this morning.

1:01:54 > 1:01:58The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, attacks Jeremy Corbyn's

1:01:58 > 1:02:02Brexit plan as "a complete sell-out", despite support

1:02:02 > 1:02:04from some Tory rebels.

1:02:04 > 1:02:07The body of a fifth person has been found

1:02:07 > 1:02:15after an explosion which destroyed a building in Leicester.

1:02:18 > 1:02:22Good morning from Gateshead where they are launching the great

1:02:22 > 1:02:27exhibition of the North. Be 80 days of events across the region in 30

1:02:27 > 1:02:29different venues and I will be looking at what impact it could

1:02:29 > 1:02:32have.

1:02:32 > 1:02:36In Sport, Britain's Winter Olympians return from Pyeonchang,

1:02:36 > 1:02:38with skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold undecided if she'll go

1:02:38 > 1:02:40for a hat-trick of golds at the next Games.

1:02:40 > 1:02:41Good morning.

1:02:41 > 1:02:42First, our main story.

1:02:42 > 1:02:45Snow is falling across parts of the UK as cold air begins

1:02:45 > 1:02:47to sweep in from Russia.

1:02:47 > 1:02:50The Met Office has issued amber warnings for large parts

1:02:50 > 1:02:54of the south east and north east of England.

1:02:54 > 1:02:56Up to 10cm of snow is expected today and as much

1:02:56 > 1:03:00as 20cm is predicted in some parts of eastern England, Scotland

1:03:00 > 1:03:03and Northern Ireland by the end of Wednesday.

1:03:03 > 1:03:07Drivers are being warned they could face major disruption.

1:03:07 > 1:03:11More than 200 trains are no longer running,

1:03:11 > 1:03:18while British Airways says over 60 flights have been cancelled.

1:03:18 > 1:03:22We will keep you up-to-date with everything you need to note about

1:03:22 > 1:03:26the programme. Carol will have the weather details shortly.

1:03:26 > 1:03:29Jane-Frances Kelly is at Biggin Hill in Kent, where a snow

1:03:29 > 1:03:33emergency's been declared.

1:03:33 > 1:03:40How is it affecting people?It is quite a Christmassy scene here, not

1:03:40 > 1:03:45the sort of thing you expect that the end of February. These Arctic

1:03:45 > 1:03:49conditions have the south-east in their grip. We have an amber warning

1:03:49 > 1:03:54and there have been snow showers over Kent, parts of Sussex and the

1:03:54 > 1:03:59outskirts of London. Kent Police have been using 4x4 vehicles to deal

1:03:59 > 1:04:04with call-outs. The Highways Agency have said they have seen two

1:04:04 > 1:04:08stranded

1:04:11 > 1:04:15stranded lorries on the M20. Kent County Council has declared a snow

1:04:15 > 1:04:20emergency. It says its resources and focus will go into keeping main

1:04:20 > 1:04:27routes open and is asking people not to contact them unless it is urgent.

1:04:27 > 1:04:36Gritting has happened overnight. Also, on the railways there is

1:04:36 > 1:04:41disruption, southern and south-eastern have told people to

1:04:41 > 1:04:47check their trains because there are cancellations. Also, Gatwick appears

1:04:47 > 1:04:51to be operating normally although British Airways has grounded some

1:04:51 > 1:04:56short-haul flights at Heathrow. Thank you.

1:04:56 > 1:05:00Let's go to Ben Ando Coclhester railway station where the first

1:05:00 > 1:05:03train left not so long ago. What is the disruption there

1:05:03 > 1:05:10this morning?They are running fewer than 50% of the services they would

1:05:10 > 1:05:14normally run. This is one of those towns where a lot of people commute

1:05:14 > 1:05:21into London to go to work. Around six trains every hour during the

1:05:21 > 1:05:26morning rush. Massively curtailed this morning, the first one not

1:05:26 > 1:05:31running until 6:15am and that, you wouldn't be surprised to hear, full

1:05:31 > 1:05:37of people hoping to get to work. The difficulty for the rail operators,

1:05:37 > 1:05:41either they don't take enough action and there are problems, or they take

1:05:41 > 1:05:45too much and when the snow is perhaps as heavy as expected, people

1:05:45 > 1:05:50say, why did you cancel so many trains? It is not just about the

1:05:50 > 1:05:54snow, it is the freezing temperatures that can cause points

1:05:54 > 1:05:59to freeze up, cause difficulties with the overhead power supplies. If

1:05:59 > 1:06:03Network Rail, the company that runs the actual infrastructure, tells cos

1:06:03 > 1:06:08they have to cancel train services, they don't have a choice. People are

1:06:08 > 1:06:13making the best of it and we have seen people who don't normally work

1:06:13 > 1:06:18in the station, depot managers, coming in to help passengers make

1:06:18 > 1:06:24the best of bad conditions. While there are clear skies, there have

1:06:24 > 1:06:30been some snow falling.Very cold and part of the UK and Carol will

1:06:30 > 1:06:35give us the latest in about ten minutes. Elsewhere this morning...

1:06:35 > 1:06:38Fire officers are due to continue a search and rescue operation this

1:06:38 > 1:06:40morning after an explosion destroyed a building in Leicester.

1:06:40 > 1:06:43Five people are now known to have died after Sunday night's blast,

1:06:43 > 1:06:45another five remain in hospital.

1:06:45 > 1:06:47Our reporter James Waterhouse is at the scene.

1:06:47 > 1:06:51We have seen pictures of the devastation caused by this

1:06:51 > 1:06:57explosion. Tell us what is the latest?Right now there is a

1:06:57 > 1:07:03spotlight shining on the gap in the row of Victorian buildings where

1:07:03 > 1:07:08Polish supermarket and flat once stood. The priority for the last 36

1:07:08 > 1:07:11hours is search and rescue, fine people trapped beneath the rubble in

1:07:11 > 1:07:19what they might be trapped in what they called avoids. The authorities

1:07:19 > 1:07:23cannot say the cause, because the priority has been finding people who

1:07:23 > 1:07:28may be trapped. The number of deceased is five and five people are

1:07:28 > 1:07:33in hospital and one of those is in a critical condition. Rescue vehicles

1:07:33 > 1:07:39are coming backwards and forwards and what is affecting it is this

1:07:39 > 1:07:45unusual cold temperature.Thank you very much.

1:07:45 > 1:07:48The political row over the UK's future trading relationship

1:07:48 > 1:07:49with the European Union will continue later when Liam Fox

1:07:49 > 1:07:51will tell businesses that staying in a customs union

1:07:51 > 1:07:53would be a "sell-out" of the country's interests.

1:07:53 > 1:07:55The International Trade Secretary is the latest Cabinet

1:07:55 > 1:07:57member to deliver a speech on the Government's Brexit

1:07:57 > 1:07:58negotiating position.

1:07:58 > 1:08:05Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth is in Westminster.

1:08:05 > 1:08:19Can you give us a bit more detail, Alex?We have been a bit Brexit

1:08:20 > 1:08:25speech tastic. The government are setting out what it thinks life will

1:08:25 > 1:08:29be like beyond Brexit. The focus of this speech by Liam Fox will be what

1:08:29 > 1:08:34the next big battle ground in terms of Brexit and that is the customs

1:08:34 > 1:08:40union. At the moment, the UK is in a customs union with the EU which

1:08:40 > 1:08:45means goods can cross borders with no tariffs. Liam Fox will say that

1:08:45 > 1:08:49the UK should lead the customs union. They will argue that if it

1:08:49 > 1:08:54were to stay in it will mean following trade rules set by

1:08:54 > 1:08:59Brussels, without having much say. It will hamper the UK's ability to

1:08:59 > 1:09:03go off and strike trade deals with other countries. He said it will be

1:09:03 > 1:09:07a complete sell-out of the national interest. It is about our future

1:09:07 > 1:09:11economic and trade relationships with the EU, but in addition, this

1:09:11 > 1:09:21is one of the areas where there is a big difference between conservatives

1:09:21 > 1:09:24and Labour. Yesterday Jeremy Corbyn said he thinks the UK should stay in

1:09:24 > 1:09:27a customs union with the EU. Some Tory MPs, they suggest they let

1:09:27 > 1:09:31Labour's policy better so they could defeat the government on this. It is

1:09:31 > 1:09:39complex, but also a very crucial issue.Alex, thank you very much.

1:09:39 > 1:09:44Today an "humanitarian pause" is due to start in Syria's

1:09:44 > 1:09:46rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which has faced an intense air

1:09:46 > 1:09:49and ground attack by pro-government forces for more than a week.

1:09:49 > 1:09:53Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered a daily five-hour pause

1:09:53 > 1:09:56in the Syrian government's assault on the enclave, so that civilians

1:09:56 > 1:10:02can flee and humanitarian aid can be delivered.

1:10:02 > 1:10:07The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid

1:10:07 > 1:10:10organisations are ready to go in as soon as possible.

1:10:10 > 1:10:13A fifth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash

1:10:13 > 1:10:16in the Grand Canyon more than two weeks ago.

1:10:16 > 1:10:1829-year-old Eleanor Udall died in a Las Vegas hospital,

1:10:18 > 1:10:20four days after her husband, Jonathan.

1:10:20 > 1:10:22The couple were on their honeymoon when the accident happened.

1:10:22 > 1:10:28Three of their friends were also killed in the crash.

1:10:28 > 1:10:32Research suggests students from poorer backgrounds are more

1:10:32 > 1:10:34likely to live at home whilst at University

1:10:34 > 1:10:38than their richer counterparts, and it could be limiting

1:10:38 > 1:10:39their life chances.

1:10:39 > 1:10:41Charity, The Sutton Trust says moving to a bigger city to study

1:10:41 > 1:10:49is often an "escalator" for social mobility.

1:10:53 > 1:10:56The Department for Education is carrying out a review of post-18

1:10:56 > 1:11:00education and there was see how they can support flexible learning and

1:11:00 > 1:11:06financial support for disadvantaged students.

1:11:06 > 1:11:09We may all be bracing ourselves for the cold weather,

1:11:09 > 1:11:12but for some members of the animal world adapting to the climate

1:11:12 > 1:11:13is perfectly natural.

1:11:13 > 1:11:14Have you seen this?

1:11:14 > 1:11:17This is a rare white stoat, caught on camera in a garden

1:11:17 > 1:11:18in North Yorkshire.

1:11:18 > 1:11:20The tiny mammals are normally a rusty brown colour

1:11:20 > 1:11:23but have the ability to shed their coats and replace them

1:11:23 > 1:11:26with white ermine when living in areas with a low average

1:11:26 > 1:11:28temperature - perfect for this week on the North York Moors.

1:11:28 > 1:11:36It is the most beautiful animal.

1:11:36 > 1:11:38Let's return now to our top story.

1:11:38 > 1:11:41Up to 15 centimetres of snow is predicted to fall in parts

1:11:41 > 1:11:43of eastern England this morning, as the current spell

1:11:43 > 1:11:46of cold weather continues.

1:11:46 > 1:11:48With temperatures tumbling, it's thought we could be facing

1:11:48 > 1:11:49the coldest weather since 1991.

1:11:49 > 1:11:52Joining us now from Colchester train station is Juliette Maxam

1:11:52 > 1:11:53from Greater Anglia Trains.

1:11:53 > 1:11:55And in the studio with us is Chris Chadwick

1:11:55 > 1:12:00from Highways England.

1:12:00 > 1:12:05Good morning to both of you. Chris, some people will be looking outside

1:12:05 > 1:12:10their window and think it is cold but no snow. But there are parts of

1:12:10 > 1:12:16the UK where there is snow falling and there are hazardous conditions

1:12:16 > 1:12:20in places?Most definitely. Snow has been falling overnight and we have

1:12:20 > 1:12:28been out treating the roads, so the roads are pretty clear but mainly

1:12:28 > 1:12:36minor roads will have more snow at the moment.

1:12:36 > 1:12:39the moment.Can you give us an update on the situation on the

1:12:39 > 1:12:46trains and what is running?Well, we are working with Network Rail and

1:12:46 > 1:12:50they are keeping the key routes open so the commuter routes into London

1:12:50 > 1:12:53Liverpool Street. But we are operating a reduced service and

1:12:53 > 1:12:59there are fewer trains than normal. The service is only running from 6am

1:12:59 > 1:13:08up until 10pm and Norfolk and Suffolk are suspended at the moment.

1:13:08 > 1:13:12We are working really hard to keep trains running, we have people

1:13:12 > 1:13:19de-icing the doors and special things fitted to stop ice getting in

1:13:19 > 1:13:23the Horn. If the horns aren't working they cannot go as fast

1:13:23 > 1:13:27stomach causes further delays. We apologise for the inconvenience but

1:13:27 > 1:13:32the weather that was forecast was extreme weather, not average winter

1:13:32 > 1:13:37weather. It isn't just know that causes problems, it is ice. If the

1:13:37 > 1:13:41points I is over, the trains cannot go in the right directions and all

1:13:41 > 1:13:47of the signals turn red. We working with Network Rail and doing what we

1:13:47 > 1:13:51can to keep the service is open for commuters and we have tried to give

1:13:51 > 1:13:56plenty of notice the service will be disrupted today and tomorrow.We

1:13:56 > 1:14:00have people contacting us and asking the question and I know it is good

1:14:00 > 1:14:03you are one of the few rail operators willing to speak this

1:14:03 > 1:14:07morning, but why was there a need to cancel so many trains and services

1:14:07 > 1:14:14before there was even a flake of snow falling?This was a decision we

1:14:14 > 1:14:18made with Network Rail. They are in charge of the tracks and the points.

1:14:18 > 1:14:23They were looking at keeping key routes open. The forecast back came

1:14:23 > 1:14:28over from the Met Office was for up to 30 centimetres of snow, which is

1:14:28 > 1:14:34more than we have had in East Anglia for 25 to 30 years. There is a lot

1:14:34 > 1:14:39more snow forecast still. In the meantime, if we don't get the snow

1:14:39 > 1:14:44as forecast and the temperatures aren't as cold, we are looking, with

1:14:44 > 1:14:48Network Rail, to see if we can reinstate some services, because we

1:14:48 > 1:14:55do appreciate this is a huge pain in the neck for passengers.We are

1:14:55 > 1:14:59hearing there are various problems on the road, getting messages about

1:14:59 > 1:15:04a number of crashes. Why is it we cannot cope, we knew it was coming,

1:15:04 > 1:15:10why do we seem unable to cope very well with it?We have had gritting

1:15:10 > 1:15:15out in the night, treating the roads. But the snow comes down but

1:15:15 > 1:15:23heavy sometimes it is difficult to deal with. By the time we get back

1:15:23 > 1:15:26up, there is potentially a vehicle that could have had an accident but

1:15:26 > 1:15:32through the night there was only one that caused any real problems on the

1:15:32 > 1:15:34M 20, but with preplanning and getting recovery in place, it was

1:15:34 > 1:15:41cleared within an hour so it didn't cause much of a delay.

1:15:41 > 1:15:49I'll be unique in having snow panic? I have seen pictures of Moscow where

1:15:49 > 1:15:52it is -15, the rivers are frozen but life carries on. There seem to be

1:15:52 > 1:15:56issues in the UK where yes, it's very cold, but it's not like it's an

1:15:56 > 1:16:01Arctic winter.I think with us, we have had some mild winters over the

1:16:01 > 1:16:05last few years, this is the coldest it's been for five years. So when

1:16:05 > 1:16:11the snow does start coming down people do panic. All we can advise

1:16:11 > 1:16:14is to prepare, drive safely, and we will do everything we can to keep

1:16:14 > 1:16:21the roads open.You explained to us what you were doing to be able to

1:16:21 > 1:16:25try and keep trains moving as much as you can, I wanted to ask that

1:16:25 > 1:16:28question, why is it that other countries are better able to cope

1:16:28 > 1:16:33than we are?Because its extreme temperatures we're dealing with, not

1:16:33 > 1:16:39average winter weather. Our infrastructure, both road and rail,

1:16:39 > 1:16:44is built for our climate. We don't normally see in East Anglia foot of

1:16:44 > 1:16:47snow and temperatures as low as this, we're quite a warm, dry part

1:16:47 > 1:16:55of country. So that's why it's not normal weather for us so the rails,

1:16:55 > 1:16:59if you speak to Network Rail, they are built for certain temperatures.

1:16:59 > 1:17:09And extreme heat or cold cause us problemss for that rails, potential

1:17:09 > 1:17:18for cracking and overhead wires coming down. 90% of trains run on

1:17:18 > 1:17:26time in normal weather.We can see that they are calling up the trains,

1:17:26 > 1:17:32thank you both very much.I was trying to hear whether that

1:17:32 > 1:17:37announcement was a cancellation!It ended like it was going. Talking

1:17:37 > 1:17:43about the troubles on the roads, the art a lot of difficulties on the

1:17:43 > 1:17:50M62, and M6. I know you've got lots to say this morning, Carol, so will

1:17:50 > 1:17:51we start?

1:17:55 > 1:17:59Yes, let's start with the weather warnings. There are two Amber

1:17:59 > 1:18:05weather warnings, be prepared for snow. The north-east of England

1:18:05 > 1:18:08towards the Midlands and the south-east. Here we could see five

1:18:08 > 1:18:14to ten centimetres of snow falling but locally more than that. In the

1:18:14 > 1:18:17south-east, the showers are coming in line and they will be down to the

1:18:17 > 1:18:23travel islands. Because they are showers, not all of us will see this

1:18:23 > 1:18:28snow, some of us will see a bit less. Heavy snow across north-east

1:18:28 > 1:18:38England, heavy snow across the region. At the same time, the East

1:18:38 > 1:18:42Anglia and the Channel Islands will see some snow. Away from most areas

1:18:42 > 1:18:46and we will see some sunshine but further snow showers, just not as

1:18:46 > 1:18:48disruptive as we are expecting in the amber warning areas. The bridge

1:18:48 > 1:18:56is nothing to write home about, it is going to feel cold. -- the

1:18:56 > 1:19:01temperatures are nothing to write home about. More showers across the

1:19:01 > 1:19:04south-east tonight, clipping their south coast as well, then

1:19:04 > 1:19:08significant snow across northern, eastern Scotland and the central

1:19:08 > 1:19:13lowlands and north-east England. Temperatures in towns and cities,

1:19:13 > 1:19:17but in the countryside, especially where they have a lowering snow, we

1:19:17 > 1:19:26could get down to minus ten. Another Amber weather warning for tomorrow,

1:19:26 > 1:19:34be prepared for disruption. Generally speaking, ten to 50

1:19:34 > 1:19:39centimetres of snow but we could see more than that as well. -- ten to 15

1:19:39 > 1:19:43centimetres. That is the volume in addition to what we are looking at

1:19:43 > 1:19:52today. It's drifting steadily towards the West, fewer snow showers

1:19:52 > 1:19:57across south-east England but more snow showers across southern part of

1:19:57 > 1:20:01Hampshire, Dorset and Wales, Northern Ireland and western

1:20:01 > 1:20:06Scotland. They will be fewer and further between. Tomorrow,

1:20:06 > 1:20:10significant wind-chill, these are the temperatures you can see. But if

1:20:10 > 1:20:15you are stepping outside, this is how it will feel, -12 in Aberdeen.

1:20:15 > 1:20:21Bear that in mind, -11 around Norwich, it is going to be

1:20:21 > 1:20:26absolutely bitter. I cannot stress that enough. Towards the end of the

1:20:26 > 1:20:30week, there is more to come but there are blizzards in the forecast

1:20:30 > 1:20:35as well. We have got a system coming up from the south, that's going to

1:20:35 > 1:20:41be moving steadily northwards through the Portuguese Met Office

1:20:41 > 1:20:44have cold this Emma, it will be bringing significant snow and it

1:20:44 > 1:20:51will be windy. There will be blowing snow, treacherous travelling

1:20:51 > 1:20:57conditions. North of that, snow showers packing in but in between,

1:20:57 > 1:21:05something brighter. That same system pushes northwards through Friday,

1:21:05 > 1:21:10something milder comes in behind it, so it will be freezing rain. Another

1:21:10 > 1:21:15treacherous weather element if you are travelling. In the North,

1:21:15 > 1:21:19brighter skies. And where not done with the snow, even by Friday, Moore

1:21:19 > 1:21:21on Saturday as well.

1:21:21 > 1:21:21with the snow, even by Friday, Moore on Saturday as well.

1:21:23 > 1:21:29We know, we can show you and the people at home what's going on

1:21:29 > 1:21:33outside our studio. When we arrived at 5am, there was no snow. There

1:21:33 > 1:21:43clearly it is now. We are hearing reports of a series of crashes on

1:21:43 > 1:21:47the roads in the north and east, Lincolnshire Police already dealing

1:21:47 > 1:21:52with five collisions in the morning, and Merseyside Police say there is a

1:21:52 > 1:22:00car crash on the M62 before junction five, a car span across three lanes

1:22:00 > 1:22:06and hit a tree. Take care out there, whether causing the problems for

1:22:06 > 1:22:11people.Some part of the country where you might be waking up and you

1:22:11 > 1:22:15have no snow, as there could be nothing for the next few hours. But

1:22:15 > 1:22:18there are certain part of the UK which are really feeling the bite of

1:22:18 > 1:22:22the beast from the East this morning. There are a number of amber

1:22:22 > 1:22:26warnings, we will keep you up-to-date. We will try to make sure

1:22:26 > 1:22:29you are prepared.

1:22:29 > 1:22:32When Sue Walklett's mum Gwen had to move into a care home

1:22:32 > 1:22:34nearly four years ago, Sue described the process

1:22:34 > 1:22:35as isolating and devastating.

1:22:35 > 1:22:38Now, a survey has found choosing adult social care is one of the most

1:22:38 > 1:22:40stressful life events any of us will face.

1:22:40 > 1:22:44Sue is with us on the sofa and we are also joined

1:22:44 > 1:22:47from London by Andrea Sutcliffe from the Care Quality Commission,

1:22:47 > 1:22:53which carried out the survey.

1:22:53 > 1:23:01We will come to you in a moment. First of all, Sue, tell us your

1:23:01 > 1:23:05experience and in terms of what we're hearing, why was it such a

1:23:05 > 1:23:10difficult decision for you to make? Mum, my father passed away and he

1:23:10 > 1:23:17was her carer. It was all very traumatic, we weren't expecting dad

1:23:17 > 1:23:23to pass away. We were concentrating on a mum. We had to move quite

1:23:23 > 1:23:30quickly and move her into a care home. The decision was made for us,

1:23:30 > 1:23:35she declined very severely after he passed away, she has very severe

1:23:35 > 1:23:39dementia. The condition declined so we had to get her into a nursing

1:23:39 > 1:23:42care home. Because Mum was self-funded, there was nobody to

1:23:42 > 1:23:47give us any information or help us, they literally said, find a care

1:23:47 > 1:23:52home, look online. So you're in a situation, grieving for my father,

1:23:52 > 1:23:57concerned about Mum and not knowing anything about the care system.

1:23:57 > 1:24:01Because we'd never been involved with anything like that.But the

1:24:01 > 1:24:05quite a frightening place to be, when you're trying to make a big

1:24:05 > 1:24:09decision for one of your parents and not sure what to do.My cousin Vicky

1:24:09 > 1:24:17was very good, she helped me along the way, she works going into care

1:24:17 > 1:24:20homes so she could give me some idea of what to look for but it's very

1:24:20 > 1:24:27difficult, very hot to it on your own. I chose a care home which

1:24:27 > 1:24:31unfortunately declined, so I then had to make the decision to move Mum

1:24:31 > 1:24:35which again, was a very difficult decision to make. But I had to wait

1:24:35 > 1:24:42up her safety against the effects on her to move because with dementia,

1:24:42 > 1:24:46you shouldn't but somebody, they like to be in surroundings -- move

1:24:46 > 1:24:50somebody, they like to be in surroundings they are aware of. I

1:24:50 > 1:24:52had to make that decision very quickly because I was worried about

1:24:52 > 1:24:59her safety.There are worrying times. Sue and her family are not

1:24:59 > 1:25:03alone in this, you have found that this is a very stressful time. What

1:25:03 > 1:25:09can people do to help themselves and be helped in this kind of situation?

1:25:09 > 1:25:12Absolutely, Sue has described this as a life changing decision and it

1:25:12 > 1:25:17is, it can be often made at times of crisis when people are desperately

1:25:17 > 1:25:23looking for the right thing to do. I would say two or three things. One,

1:25:23 > 1:25:27we do need to get people to understand about care homes and

1:25:27 > 1:25:30nursing homes, what's available before these things happen and help

1:25:30 > 1:25:36people understand that. When they are faced with that decision, really

1:25:36 > 1:25:41understand for themselves, what is important for the person that they

1:25:41 > 1:25:44love, and look at the care map that we've got on the Care Quality

1:25:44 > 1:25:51Commission website, it'll tell you what services are available. The

1:25:51 > 1:25:55inspection reports will give us our assessment of quality which we know

1:25:55 > 1:25:59people find very valuable. The most important thing is for them to go

1:25:59 > 1:26:02and visit the service. Get to know the service, talk to the manager and

1:26:02 > 1:26:06the people working there and living there, if you can, and really make

1:26:06 > 1:26:13sure that you feel comfortable with that decision.As well as caring for

1:26:13 > 1:26:18your mum, she has lost her husband, and make sure she is a kick, you are

1:26:18 > 1:26:23obviously going to a emotions yourself.The guilt, I felt very

1:26:23 > 1:26:32much that I had let my dad down because I said I would look after my

1:26:32 > 1:26:40mum. You feel guilty, you want them to be comfortable and you hear such

1:26:40 > 1:26:47crud. It and see such dreadful things -- you hear such dreadful

1:26:47 > 1:26:54stories and you see such dreadful things, I have a daughter and

1:26:54 > 1:27:00husband, I have a job, she needed 24-hour care, my mum, I couldn't be

1:27:00 > 1:27:05there for her.She is giving us a clear idea of the strained and

1:27:05 > 1:27:10emotional strain it has on people. Absolutely. We really need to make

1:27:10 > 1:27:14sure that people who are running services, people like me who are

1:27:14 > 1:27:19making sure that we are providing good quality information, we can do

1:27:19 > 1:27:22everything we possibly can to help people like Sue and her family in

1:27:22 > 1:27:31these difficult situations.Thank you very much. I know your mum is in

1:27:31 > 1:27:36not play well but she is a nice place?Yes, I'm very happy with the

1:27:36 > 1:31:02place she is in, it's fabulous. Time now to get

1:31:02 > 1:31:02place she is in, it's fabulous. and pencils and how children are

1:31:02 > 1:31:10struggling to use them as they are so used to touchscreens.

1:31:10 > 1:31:12Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:31:12 > 1:31:15Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:31:15 > 1:31:18Up to 20 centimetres of snow is predicted in some parts

1:31:18 > 1:31:22of Eastern England today as arctic temperatures hit the UK.

1:31:22 > 1:31:25Some train services and flights have been cancelled,

1:31:25 > 1:31:29and motorists are being warned they could face major disruption.

1:31:29 > 1:31:31Our reporter Phil Bodmer is in Stamford Bridge in East Yorkshire

1:31:31 > 1:31:37for us this morning.

1:31:37 > 1:31:44Is snow falling at the moment?Yes it is. In the last few minutes the

1:31:44 > 1:31:50snow has started once again. We have a light dusting of snow here. We are

1:31:50 > 1:31:54on the edge of the Yorkshire Wolds Way. We are in the middle of the

1:31:54 > 1:31:57amber warning area but the snow hasn't been as bad as it was

1:31:57 > 1:32:04predicted. That is not to say it won't get worse later on. This is

1:32:04 > 1:32:09the main road from the city of York through to the coastal resorts on

1:32:09 > 1:32:14the Yorkshire coast. That is running freely and we have seen snowploughs

1:32:14 > 1:32:18out this morning and gritting teams. They have been working hard to keep

1:32:18 > 1:32:23this major trunk road open. There are a handful of school closures

1:32:23 > 1:32:28across East, North and west Yorkshire this morning. But not as

1:32:28 > 1:32:31bad as we predicted. Elsewhere across the UK, there are other

1:32:31 > 1:32:36issues in the south-east and in East Anglia. We know Greater Anglia has

1:32:36 > 1:32:42cancelled and reduced a number of trains operating into London because

1:32:42 > 1:32:47of bad weather. Of course, the cold temperatures. The airports, you are

1:32:47 > 1:32:52advised to check before you travel at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds

1:32:52 > 1:32:55Bradford Airport, Manchester included and Newcastle, where the

1:32:55 > 1:32:59bad weather is affecting those as well. Check before you travel and if

1:32:59 > 1:33:04you are heading out in the car, be prepared and maybe take a little bit

1:33:04 > 1:33:07longer for your journey.Thank you very much for that sound advice as

1:33:07 > 1:33:13ever.

1:33:13 > 1:33:18Let's show you what is happening outside our studios this morning. It

1:33:18 > 1:33:22depends where you are as to whether you have got snow. But it seems to

1:33:22 > 1:33:27be bitterly cold in most places and the wind chill can make it feel

1:33:27 > 1:33:31extremely cold. Yes, it has reached the North West.

1:33:31 > 1:33:33We can speak now to the Independent's travel editor

1:33:33 > 1:33:36Simon Calder who joins us from our London studio.

1:33:36 > 1:33:43Have you seen snow?I have been going round the main train station

1:33:43 > 1:33:51is where people would be coming in from Sussex, Kent and Norfolk.

1:33:51 > 1:33:54South-eastern Trains coming in from Kent have cancelled over 100

1:33:54 > 1:33:59services, both ordinary trains and the high-speed link into London

1:33:59 > 1:34:06Saint Pancras. On top

1:34:08 > 1:34:12Saint Pancras. On top of that, C2C has said stay at home if you can.

1:34:12 > 1:34:16And then as we have been hearing, Greater Anglia is the region where

1:34:16 > 1:34:23you will find the biggest problems. The main line is running from

1:34:23 > 1:34:29Norwich to Ipswich and Colchester through to London, Liverpool Street.

1:34:29 > 1:34:35But the branch lines are closed in Norfolk and in Ipswich. The

1:34:35 > 1:34:38trans-Siberia might run in all weathers but the trans-of the

1:34:38 > 1:34:44C-Train does not. Check before you travel and in terms of aviation, the

1:34:44 > 1:34:48main problem so far are 80 cancellations to and from Heathrow

1:34:48 > 1:34:53Airport, including lots of domestic services and European flights. They

1:34:53 > 1:34:57have been cancelled by British Airways because they need to make

1:34:57 > 1:35:01sure there is room in the schedules to operate the long haul flight

1:35:01 > 1:35:07timetable and that will get worse. Probably in the next couple of days.

1:35:07 > 1:35:11But British Airways tells me they have notified passengers who are

1:35:11 > 1:35:15affected. As everywhere, check before you go to the airport or the

1:35:15 > 1:35:19railway station and good luck everybody.What a great way to end

1:35:19 > 1:35:24the interview. Simon, thank you very much.

1:35:24 > 1:35:29Staying in a customs union with the EU would be a "sell-out"

1:35:29 > 1:35:31of the UK's interests, according to the International

1:35:31 > 1:35:32Trade Secretary Liam Fox.

1:35:32 > 1:35:35He will deliver a speech to business leaders later

1:35:35 > 1:35:38in which he is expected to say that the future of global trade

1:35:38 > 1:35:41will not be decided through strict arrangements like a customs union.

1:35:41 > 1:35:44Five people are now known to have died after an explosion destroyed

1:35:44 > 1:35:46a building in Leicester.

1:35:46 > 1:35:49Fire officers are due to continue a search and rescue operation

1:35:49 > 1:35:52on the site of the former shop and flat this morning.

1:35:52 > 1:35:55Five people remain in hospital after the explosion,

1:35:55 > 1:36:00one in a critical condition.

1:36:00 > 1:36:02Today a 'humanitarian pause' is due to start in Syria's

1:36:02 > 1:36:05rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which has faced an intense air

1:36:05 > 1:36:08and ground attack by pro-government forces for more than a week.

1:36:08 > 1:36:12Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, has ordered a temporary halt

1:36:12 > 1:36:16to the Syrian government's assault on the enclave, so that civilians

1:36:16 > 1:36:19can flee and humanitarian aid can be delivered.

1:36:19 > 1:36:22The International Committee of the Red Cross says aid

1:36:22 > 1:36:25organisations are ready to go in as soon as possible.

1:36:25 > 1:36:28A fifth British tourist has died following a helicopter crash

1:36:28 > 1:36:31in the Grand Canyon more than two weeks ago.

1:36:31 > 1:36:3429-year-old Eleanor Udall died in a Las Vegas hospital,

1:36:34 > 1:36:38four days after her husband, Jonathan.

1:36:38 > 1:36:43The couple were on their honeymoon when the accident happened.

1:36:43 > 1:36:47Three of their friends were also killed in the crash.

1:36:47 > 1:36:50Scientists are warning as many as 70% of the world's King Penguins

1:36:50 > 1:36:53will be forced to relocate, or could disappear over the next 80

1:36:53 > 1:36:57years, because of global warming.

1:36:57 > 1:37:00It's thought over a million breeding pairs could struggle to find food

1:37:00 > 1:37:02close enough to take back to their young on native breeding

1:37:02 > 1:37:04grounds in the Antarctic, where the speed of environmental

1:37:04 > 1:37:12change is now said to be faster than the birds ability to adapt.

1:37:19 > 1:37:26You are up with all the news. There's a lot going on with the

1:37:26 > 1:37:32weather and Carol will keep us up date.

1:37:32 > 1:37:42John is here and it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that billing.

1:37:42 > 1:37:49It was -20 in Pyeongchang. I guess those warm weather jackets will come

1:37:49 > 1:37:50in useful.

1:37:50 > 1:37:58They're back and among those touching down,

1:37:59 > 1:38:06big air bronze medalist Billy Morgan, who said the waiting

1:38:06 > 1:38:12media made him nervous, not that he looked it.

1:38:12 > 1:38:20Bronze medallist Laura Deas as well.

1:38:23 > 1:38:30Skeleton gold medallist Lizzy Yarnold returned last week

1:38:30 > 1:38:34but she went to Heathrow to welcome her team-mates and said

1:38:34 > 1:38:37she'd be taking some time off before deciding if she'll go

1:38:37 > 1:38:41for a hat-trick of golds in Beijing.

1:38:41 > 1:38:44It's hard to predict what I'm going to feel like in a year

1:38:44 > 1:38:47or four years' time.

1:38:47 > 1:38:50It's taken so much hard work to even get to this point, I've

1:38:50 > 1:38:52done the sport now for nine years.

1:38:52 > 1:38:55And it's really tough, actually, it's a lot of grind.

1:38:55 > 1:39:00So at the moment, I'm just having a break,

1:39:00 > 1:39:05showing people the medal and celebrating that.

1:39:05 > 1:39:11And I really will just see how I feel later on.

1:39:11 > 1:39:14Scotland could be without a key man as they look to follow up that huge

1:39:14 > 1:39:18Six Nations win over England.

1:39:18 > 1:39:22Ryan Wilson's tournament could be over if he's found guilty of making

1:39:22 > 1:39:24contact with the eye of an opponent.

1:39:24 > 1:39:26The incident happened in that historic Calcutta Cup

1:39:26 > 1:39:31victory on Saturday.

1:39:31 > 1:39:32It's Ireland next for Scotland, one of their greats,

1:39:32 > 1:39:36Jamie Heaslip who after 95 caps, two Lions Tours and two World Cups

1:39:36 > 1:39:40has announced his retirement.

1:39:40 > 1:39:42Not a bad run.

1:39:42 > 1:39:46We talked about Manchester City's heavy defeat of Arsenal

1:39:46 > 1:39:49in the League Cup final on Breakfast yesterday.

1:39:49 > 1:39:51Club great Ian Wright says someone younger needs to replace

1:39:51 > 1:39:54Arsene Wenger as manager.

1:39:54 > 1:39:56He feels the club's owner Stan Kronke has lost interest

1:39:56 > 1:40:01and thinks Wenger has given the players an easy

1:40:01 > 1:40:09ride for far too long.

1:40:09 > 1:40:12I would give him a year with an option out of respect.

1:40:12 > 1:40:15If it plays out like it is now, you just don't take up the option,

1:40:15 > 1:40:23simply because something has to change.

1:40:25 > 1:40:28I want Arsenal to start to challenge, sign players

1:40:28 > 1:40:29to make them exciting.

1:40:29 > 1:40:34Someone to come on the board to lay down the law to people

1:40:34 > 1:40:36and the manager, whoever it will be.

1:40:36 > 1:40:38And the players who are on easy street.

1:40:38 > 1:40:39A few of them own easy Street.

1:40:39 > 1:40:44I am sure that is a view shared by other Arsenal fans.

1:40:44 > 1:40:46Can you believe it's three years ago that

1:40:46 > 1:40:48Great Britain won the Davis Cup?

1:40:48 > 1:40:49Well, relish these scenes because the competition

1:40:49 > 1:40:52could be about to disappear, to be replaced by a

1:40:52 > 1:40:54World Cup of Tennis.

1:40:54 > 1:40:5818 nations would compete in a week-long event.

1:40:58 > 1:41:01It's a plan put forward by the Barcelona footballer

1:41:01 > 1:41:03Gerard Pique and his investment group, with 18 nations

1:41:03 > 1:41:08playing for a prize of over £2 billion.

1:41:08 > 1:41:12It'll be interesting to see if that comes to fruition.

1:41:12 > 1:41:18£2 billion? Yes, that will be the prize fog,

1:41:18 > 1:41:26then the nation could reinvest in tennis. It tends to be two countries

1:41:26 > 1:41:29against each other way you know you will be playing every game. Someone

1:41:29 > 1:41:34will have to go home early? I think the players will like it

1:41:34 > 1:41:39because with such a condensed calendar, so much tennis played

1:41:39 > 1:41:42throughout the year. The Davis Cup was played on weekends to row back

1:41:42 > 1:41:47calendar and it would offer them a chance to focus on one tournament.

1:41:47 > 1:41:50Everyone loves the Davis Cup and the rivalry it brings between nations.

1:41:50 > 1:41:57You would see that. John, thank you very much.

1:41:57 > 1:41:59There are fears tens of thousands of children are being taught

1:41:59 > 1:42:01in illegal and unregistered schools.

1:42:01 > 1:42:03Schools in England should be registered with the government

1:42:03 > 1:42:06if they teach five or more children for 18 hours a week or more.

1:42:06 > 1:42:09But a BBC investigation has revealed there have been around

1:42:09 > 1:42:1150 safeguarding alerts at illegal schools.

1:42:11 > 1:42:14Ofsted says it needs more powers to tackle them.

1:42:14 > 1:42:18Lucy Manning reports.

1:42:18 > 1:42:21A suspected unregistered school in Southend on Sea.

1:42:21 > 1:42:25Here, a young boy appears to be crying.

1:42:25 > 1:42:28There's a child here who is upset.

1:42:28 > 1:42:35Minutes later, the teacher seems to use force.

1:42:35 > 1:42:37There's a physicality about that, they are manhandling the child.

1:42:37 > 1:42:38The child remains very distressed.

1:42:38 > 1:42:39That raises immediate concerns.

1:42:39 > 1:42:41I wouldn't expect to see that.

1:42:41 > 1:42:43On a different occasion, a boy appears to cower

1:42:43 > 1:42:49away from the teacher.

1:42:49 > 1:42:52What you've got there is clearly a child who seems to be quite wary

1:42:52 > 1:42:53of the adult that's there.

1:42:53 > 1:42:55When the adult turns round, the child steps back.

1:42:55 > 1:42:57The adult clearly strikes the child.

1:42:57 > 1:43:00On all counts, that is completely unacceptable,

1:43:00 > 1:43:02there are huge safeguarding issues about the well-being

1:43:02 > 1:43:04of those children.

1:43:04 > 1:43:06The synagogue which owns this building denies this

1:43:06 > 1:43:11is an unregistered school.

1:43:11 > 1:43:13It says education is provided here within the 18 hour limit,

1:43:13 > 1:43:16after which they must register as a school.

1:43:16 > 1:43:20But when we observed it, it was operating for longer.

1:43:20 > 1:43:22The synagogue also says it's not aware of any assaults,

1:43:22 > 1:43:27but asked for more information.

1:43:27 > 1:43:34Ofsted has identified more than 350 suspected unregistered schools.

1:43:34 > 1:43:37Many are run in houses and offices, even an industrial estate.

1:43:37 > 1:43:40Not all unregistered schools are religious.

1:43:40 > 1:43:44Of those that are, half are Muslim.

1:43:44 > 1:43:47The BBC has obtained a copy of a book from an unregistered

1:43:47 > 1:43:50school in Birmingham.

1:43:50 > 1:43:58In one section it openly advocate the murder of homosexuals.

1:43:59 > 1:44:01Another chapter warns a wife against refusing

1:44:01 > 1:44:02sex with her husband.

1:44:02 > 1:44:06Elsewhere, it says a woman wearing her fume is an adulterer.

1:44:06 > 1:44:10We have obtained photos of other suspected unregistered schools that

1:44:10 > 1:44:18were discovered. They show shocking conditions. Squalor, appalling food

1:44:18 > 1:44:22hygiene, dangerously in. The Department for Education says 38

1:44:22 > 1:44:27unregistered schools have ceased to operate in the last two years. It

1:44:27 > 1:44:31says, no child should be placed at risk and where a school is operating

1:44:31 > 1:44:36illegally, action should be taken. Meanwhile, thousands of children are

1:44:36 > 1:44:40still left that risk from extremism, unexpected teaching and shocking

1:44:40 > 1:44:44conditions.

1:44:44 > 1:44:47We're now joined by Izzy Posen, a former pupil of an unregistered

1:44:47 > 1:44:49school and Chris Kennedy, Hackney Council's Children and Young

1:44:49 > 1:44:57People's Scrutiny Commission chair.

1:45:00 > 1:45:04Some of this happened in Hackney, seeing those pictures, it's quite

1:45:04 > 1:45:07shocking the condition that some children are being taught in, what's

1:45:07 > 1:45:11being done to stop it?The most shocking thing is that the law is

1:45:11 > 1:45:17not up to the job it needs to do of allowing things like that to be

1:45:17 > 1:45:23stopped. In Hackney, when we investigated this, we talked to our

1:45:23 > 1:45:25safeguarding professionals, the safeguarding children board, you

1:45:25 > 1:45:30also heard from Ofsted in your clip, and both of those organisations save

1:45:30 > 1:45:34the law is not good enough and it doesn't give them the power that

1:45:34 > 1:45:38they require to get into those institutions and check that proper

1:45:38 > 1:45:42safeguarding is in place.Have you tried to get into these is

1:45:42 > 1:45:47situations and see what's going on? Yes, our safeguarding children

1:45:47 > 1:45:49board, our independent share came to one of our investigation sessions

1:45:49 > 1:45:53and said I'd

1:45:53 > 1:45:55one of our investigation sessions and said quite clearly that he does

1:45:55 > 1:45:58not have a clear line of sight on the children in these settings

1:45:58 > 1:46:03because the law will not allow him to get in. In your own piece last

1:46:03 > 1:46:07night, you heard the national director of Ofsted say that

1:46:07 > 1:46:11effectively, her hands are tied and that if Ofsted inspectors go in,

1:46:11 > 1:46:16they cannot even pick up a piece of evidence and take it away from with

1:46:16 > 1:46:21them.Let's hear some of that evidence, you were at one of those

1:46:21 > 1:46:25unregistered schools, give us an idea of what that was like.It was a

1:46:25 > 1:46:32full day of studying religious to states in a classroom setting, --

1:46:32 > 1:46:38religious texts, and the appalling thing about it was that the method

1:46:38 > 1:46:41of discipline used were physical abuse and corporal punishment and we

1:46:41 > 1:46:46were hit on a daily basis.By all the teachers, just some?Some were

1:46:46 > 1:46:53worse than others, some have the reputation of being that teaches

1:46:53 > 1:46:58that hit you. More than others but they all did. Every teacher had a

1:46:58 > 1:47:01big wooden spoon that they would use to discipline on their desk.He

1:47:01 > 1:47:06eventually left your primary school because of the particular incident?

1:47:06 > 1:47:10Yes, this was a specific teacher who was teaching a younger class and I

1:47:10 > 1:47:14got into trouble with him, he came into my class, called me out and

1:47:14 > 1:47:19beat me to the ground until I was motionless on the ground. I came

1:47:19 > 1:47:25home with massive bruises and my parents took me out.So your parents

1:47:25 > 1:47:31took you out...This was towards the end, the last six months of me being

1:47:31 > 1:47:35in the school.You didn't speak in mission till you are 18? So what

1:47:35 > 1:47:44were you taught in school? -- you didn't speak in this?You taught in

1:47:44 > 1:47:50Yiddish in the school, we were not taught English, we didn't even have

1:47:50 > 1:47:57any numeracy, I had to teach myself at the age of 18.I'm interested in

1:47:57 > 1:48:03your parents point you, why did they send you to this school?This is my

1:48:03 > 1:48:05religious community and what's valued is being brought up to be

1:48:05 > 1:48:10able to serve God and fulfil your response abilities like that,

1:48:10 > 1:48:16secular education is not an issue. We have got a statement from the

1:48:16 > 1:48:20Department for Education saying no child should be placed at risk,

1:48:20 > 1:48:24where a school is acting illegally action must be taken, we have got a

1:48:24 > 1:48:29joint team with Ofsted to target that and 150 investigations have

1:48:29 > 1:48:34taken place and warning notices have been issued but you say that as far

1:48:34 > 1:48:36as you are concerned, Ofsted don't Kavanagh powers, so what would you

1:48:36 > 1:48:42say needs to change?-- doesn't have enough powers, so what needs to

1:48:42 > 1:48:48change? The definition of what attitudes the school. If it talks

1:48:48 > 1:48:52like a school and it walks like a school, call it a school. If

1:48:52 > 1:48:57children are there from dawn to dusk six days a week, even if they only

1:48:57 > 1:49:01receive religious education, call it a school. Then you are safeguarding

1:49:01 > 1:49:05professionals can get in there and do something about it. Check that

1:49:05 > 1:49:09there are proper checks on the staff and they have safeguarding policy

1:49:09 > 1:49:13and the safeguarding lead. At the moment they can do that if there is

1:49:13 > 1:49:19a complaint. If it your guest made a complaint about a regular school,

1:49:19 > 1:49:26your professionals could walk in there in the same day but when that

1:49:26 > 1:49:33complaint is made in an registered setting, they cannot get him.

1:49:33 > 1:49:36Extremely interesting, Chris Kennedy, from Hackney Council, thank

1:49:36 > 1:49:45you. And has this affected your relationship with your parents?I

1:49:45 > 1:49:50would rather not talk about my personal life. I have left the

1:49:50 > 1:49:54community.Thank you for talking to us.

1:49:54 > 1:50:02We know that it's very cold today. Looking outside, outside our studios

1:50:02 > 1:50:06here, those people making their way to work.They're not skating, they

1:50:06 > 1:50:13look like it!We know the weather is working, the tram is working, that's

1:50:13 > 1:50:21where they're coming from. There is disruption on the

1:50:21 > 1:50:23disruption on the rail and the roads, there's someone on their

1:50:23 > 1:50:25bikes! Let's go to Carol.

1:50:28 > 1:50:35Good morning. Starting off with a be prepared for disruption warning for

1:50:35 > 1:50:38snow, in north-east England and the Midlands where we could see another

1:50:38 > 1:50:42five to ten centimetres of snow falling. Some of us will see a bit

1:50:42 > 1:50:47more of that. The same across the south-east of England, five to ten

1:50:47 > 1:50:51centimetres, but this area is different because these are showers.

1:50:51 > 1:50:55Where we have an alignment of showers, that is where we will see

1:50:55 > 1:50:58the five to ten centimetres. If you catch a shower and you're not in

1:50:58 > 1:51:05that and alignment, you will see less total.

1:51:05 > 1:51:09less total. We carry on with snow showers through the day, through

1:51:09 > 1:51:14parts of England and Wales, East Anglia into the Channel Islands,

1:51:14 > 1:51:18especially can see. We will see one or two wintry showers in western

1:51:18 > 1:51:22areas, not as heavy as in the amber area, and in between, some sunshine

1:51:22 > 1:51:26but it will be a cold day but everywhere you look at it. This

1:51:26 > 1:51:30evening and overnight, further snow to come. More snow across northern

1:51:30 > 1:51:36and eastern Scotland, north-east England, East Anglia and the

1:51:36 > 1:51:39Midlands and Southern counties, taking a swipe at South Cornwall and

1:51:39 > 1:51:48Devon. This is the temperatures in towns and cities but in rural areas

1:51:48 > 1:51:55it could be down to -9. Restart Wednesday with another be prepared

1:51:55 > 1:52:01warning for snow across northern and eastern Scotland, Central Scotland

1:52:01 > 1:52:05and North East England. Generally, ten centimetres falling, some areas

1:52:05 > 1:52:09will see more than this. This is in addition to what we're looking at

1:52:09 > 1:52:12today. Away from the amber warning areas, we will still have some snow

1:52:12 > 1:52:18falling. We have snow across the north and east of Scotland and the

1:52:18 > 1:52:22Central Belt, snow across eastern England, all pushing steadily

1:52:22 > 1:52:29westwards, said he will seek snow in other western areas, snow showers in

1:52:29 > 1:52:33South Devon, Dorset and South Hampshire. And it will be windy.

1:52:33 > 1:52:39Tomorrow there will be a noticeable wind-chill. In Aberdeen, it goes

1:52:39 > 1:52:46from -2 to minus 12. That is how it will feel against your skin.

1:52:46 > 1:52:53Certainly a day for wrapping up warmly. We're not finished with the

1:52:53 > 1:52:58slow, as the end of the week comes across there will be more disruptive

1:52:58 > 1:53:03snow and blizzards. We have a system coming up from the near continent,

1:53:03 > 1:53:08the Portuguese service have named it Emma and it is bringing in

1:53:08 > 1:53:14significant snow. It will be blowing in severe strong winds and a

1:53:14 > 1:53:19wind-chill, drifting snow and blizzards. We will have snow showers

1:53:19 > 1:53:24and sunny

1:53:26 > 1:53:29and sunny patches, and there is more snow on Friday and Saturday.

1:53:31 > 1:53:36The wind-chill is going to be staggering.Yes, particularly

1:53:36 > 1:53:39Wednesday and Thursday when it will feel like minus double figures

1:53:39 > 1:53:43during the day. We see that at night but during the day, that will be

1:53:43 > 1:53:48pretty nasty.Thank you for giving this company, see you in half an

1:53:48 > 1:53:54hour.You have to get a balaclava. Get the Skeet gear out. I haven't

1:53:54 > 1:54:00got any.I will lend you some!

1:54:00 > 1:54:07Stuff is on the Tyneside talking about details of the great

1:54:07 > 1:54:12exhibition of the North, a US insider outside? -- are you inside

1:54:12 > 1:54:18or outside? I'm outside, you can see the snowy

1:54:18 > 1:54:24rooftops, the Tyne Bridge is there, everyone who runs the great North

1:54:24 > 1:54:30run runs across that. I'm on the Gateshead side, wet here for the

1:54:30 > 1:54:36zero of the great exhibition of the North. This will be -- we are here

1:54:36 > 1:54:40for the launch of the great exhibition of the North. It is

1:54:40 > 1:54:44celebrating the culture, innovation, arts and the heritage, it's about

1:54:44 > 1:54:48promoting and inspiring the next generation. Loads of things are part

1:54:48 > 1:54:52of it, including, have a look at this. This is a water sculpture

1:54:52 > 1:54:58which is going to be running through a longer time, that looks brilliant.

1:54:58 > 1:55:02That's our mock-up to give you a flavour of one element of this.

1:55:02 > 1:55:05There's loads of different parts of this. We are inside the Sage

1:55:05 > 1:55:10building which is an arts and events venue in Gateshead, we have Sarah

1:55:10 > 1:55:16here who his part of the team who won the bid to host this event so

1:55:16 > 1:55:21tell me what we have to look forward to.Over the 80 days of the

1:55:21 > 1:55:24exhibition there will be hundreds of exhibitions over 30 venues, art in

1:55:24 > 1:55:29the Baltic Centre of contemporary art, great concept here, and a major

1:55:29 > 1:55:32innovation from across the North. The Rocket is coming back but there

1:55:32 > 1:55:38will be VR versions as well, also talking about innovations of the

1:55:38 > 1:55:42future. The hyper loop, the transportation of the future. It's

1:55:42 > 1:55:46about inspiring the next generation of inventors.We have some of them

1:55:46 > 1:55:55here, good morning.Morning!Bear up bright and early and they have come

1:55:55 > 1:56:02up with their ideas of something you would come up with in 2030.It's a

1:56:02 > 1:56:07wardrobe that you use remote control to open and it gets your clothes and

1:56:07 > 1:56:11brings it to your bed so you don't have to get out of bed on a cold day

1:56:11 > 1:56:14like today.That would speed up getting ready for school!How did

1:56:14 > 1:56:22you come up with that? I don't like getting out of bed so I thought,

1:56:22 > 1:56:25let's get something that opens the wardrobe for me.Tell us what yours

1:56:25 > 1:56:32is.Might invention is a toothbrush that you put toothpaste cottages in

1:56:32 > 1:56:36and the new squeeze to get the two spaced out.I'm surprised that this

1:56:36 > 1:56:45mix it already -- I'm surprised that doesn't exist already.Mine is a

1:56:45 > 1:56:49bubble that changes colour depending on the heat. I came up with this

1:56:49 > 1:56:55because most bottles are just one colour.It saves you having loads of

1:56:55 > 1:57:00bubbles.My invention is easy wristbands that go around your wrist

1:57:00 > 1:57:06and they start vibration if you are too close to an object so you know

1:57:06 > 1:57:11what side the object is on, because it vibrates.To help blind people?

1:57:11 > 1:57:18Amazing ideas. This whole project, you can see this is a driverless car

1:57:18 > 1:57:25who is invented by Dominic Foos inside, it because you can sleep on

1:57:25 > 1:57:35it.We are asking children to upload their innovations to a website and

1:57:35 > 1:57:38the best ideas will be turned into real things for an exhibition later

1:57:38 > 1:57:42in the year.We will be talking more about the legacy of all of this and

1:57:42 > 1:57:50what all of this will mean. We will be talking to Georgia about how the

1:57:50 > 1:57:57city of culture, Hull, was impacted. We've also got a choir and band,

1:57:57 > 1:58:04take it away, you can end our section.

1:58:04 > 1:58:08# One, two, three o'clock, four o'clock rock

1:58:08 > 1:58:16# We're going to rock around the clock tonight! #

1:58:16 > 1:58:21Double wake us all up. We will be back with Steph later. I love some

1:58:21 > 1:58:26of those inventions. Time to get the news, travel and weather where you

1:58:26 > 2:01:46are.

2:01:46 > 2:01:51impact it has on the elderly and the homeless in London.

2:01:51 > 2:01:54Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

2:01:54 > 2:01:59Commuters face heavy disruption as snow storms sweep in from Russia.

2:01:59 > 2:02:02Hundreds of trains and dozens of flights have been cancelled

2:02:02 > 2:02:06and there are warnings of more freezing weather on the way.

2:02:06 > 2:02:08The North West of England is currently getting

2:02:08 > 2:02:09the heaviest of the snow.

2:02:09 > 2:02:12There are reports of crashes on major routes

2:02:12 > 2:02:15including the M62 and M6.

2:02:15 > 2:02:17This is the scene in Salford.

2:02:17 > 2:02:23We'll be live across the country as temperatures continue to plunge.

2:02:24 > 2:02:27Good morning, the heaviest snow this morning is across parts of North

2:02:27 > 2:02:31East England and also the Midlands as well as part of the south-east.

2:02:31 > 2:02:35Today we have got Amber weather warnings for these areas and we

2:02:35 > 2:02:39could see a further 10-15 centimetres locally. More details on

2:02:39 > 2:02:46all of that in about ten minutes.

2:02:52 > 2:02:55Good morning, it's Tuesday the 27th of February.

2:02:55 > 2:02:58Also this morning:

2:02:58 > 2:03:00The International Trade Secretary, Liam Fox, attacks Jeremy Corbyn's

2:03:00 > 2:03:02Brexit plan as "a complete sell-out", despite support

2:03:02 > 2:03:06from some Tory rebels.

2:03:06 > 2:03:09The body of a fifth person has been found

2:03:09 > 2:03:17after an explosion which destroyed a building in Leicester.

2:03:17 > 2:03:21Good morning from a snowy Gateshead where today, they are launching the

2:03:21 > 2:03:26great exhibition of the North. It will be a celebration of the arts,

2:03:26 > 2:03:29culture and history of the region and for 80 days, events will be

2:03:29 > 2:03:33running across the summer in 30 different venues. More details in a

2:03:33 > 2:03:34bit.

2:03:34 > 2:03:36In sport, Britain's Winter Olympians return from Pyeongchang,

2:03:36 > 2:03:38with skeleton champion Lizzy Yarnold undecided if she'll go

2:03:38 > 2:03:44for a hat-trick of golds at the next Games.

2:03:44 > 2:03:45Good morning.

2:03:45 > 2:03:48Heavy snow is causing disruption to flights and rail

2:03:48 > 2:03:49services this morning.

2:03:49 > 2:03:55The M20 motorway in Kent has been blocked by stranded lorries

2:03:55 > 2:03:57and treacherous driving conditions are being reported across

2:03:57 > 2:03:58large parts of England.

2:03:58 > 2:04:00The freezing temperatures are being caused by cold air

2:04:00 > 2:04:02which is sweeping in from Russia.

2:04:02 > 2:04:06The Met Office has issued amber warnings for large parts

2:04:06 > 2:04:11of the south east and north east of England.

2:04:11 > 2:04:14Up to 10cm of snow is expected today and as much as 20cm is predicted

2:04:14 > 2:04:17in some parts of eastern England, Scotland and Northern Ireland

2:04:17 > 2:04:18by the end of Wednesday.

2:04:18 > 2:04:20Drivers are being warned they could face major disruption.

2:04:20 > 2:04:22More than 200 trains are no longer running,

2:04:22 > 2:04:28while British Airways says over 60 flights have been cancelled.

2:04:28 > 2:04:30Let's speak to our correspondent Robert Hall, who's in Ashford, Kent,

2:04:30 > 2:04:34for us this morning.

2:04:34 > 2:04:38It makes a pretty scene, doesn't it, Robert, but it is causing a lot of

2:04:38 > 2:04:46problems.Yes, it is. I wish I hadn't left my hat in the car! Good

2:04:46 > 2:04:51morning. It is, and all credit to the weather teams yesterday evening

2:04:51 > 2:04:55because they predicted a sausage of snowfall running from the Thames

2:04:55 > 2:05:00estuary down across Kent towards East Sussex and that is exactly what

2:05:00 > 2:05:04we have got, quite clearly defined areas, so Northolt this, relatively

2:05:04 > 2:05:09little snow. That helped transport in the sense of the trains first,

2:05:09 > 2:05:14they are running, but there is a revised timetable. The rail

2:05:14 > 2:05:17companies, Southeast trains have had to combine a lot of smaller trains

2:05:17 > 2:05:21to make larger ones and apparently that makes them less likely to run

2:05:21 > 2:05:24into trouble if the line is frozen or there are issues with the route

2:05:24 > 2:05:30they are travelling on. There are trains running but we are getting

2:05:30 > 2:05:33usual issues with people who want to get to work complaining there is not

2:05:33 > 2:05:37enough information about what is happening and what the revised

2:05:37 > 2:05:41timetable is. I'm sure the rail company is trying to sort that out.

2:05:41 > 2:05:46On the roads, you mentioned the M20, issues with lorries, ongoing, up at

2:05:46 > 2:05:52the top of the M20 where there is a steep hill, that section of the

2:05:52 > 2:05:55motorway and associated trades are struggling, roads down to Hastings

2:05:55 > 2:06:00are struggling and the M2 struggling so there are real difficulties this

2:06:00 > 2:06:03morning but the gritters are out and when the traffic is running, that

2:06:03 > 2:06:08will help to make the salt do its work. We expect the roads to run a

2:06:08 > 2:06:11little more freely but more snow to come this morning.Carol will have

2:06:11 > 2:06:17the details shortly. There's a different picture across various

2:06:17 > 2:06:22parts of the UK, some people say they are still waiting for the snow.

2:06:22 > 2:06:24Our reporter Phil Bodmer is in East Yorkshire

2:06:24 > 2:06:25for us this morning.

2:06:25 > 2:06:30Snow on the ground there, too. Several centimetres now. It's been

2:06:30 > 2:06:34snowing steadily through the morning on the edge of the Yorkshire Moors.

2:06:34 > 2:06:40This is the main A166, linking the Yorkshire coast with the city of

2:06:40 > 2:06:43York and they've kept the route open this morning but a number of others

2:06:43 > 2:06:45are affected, and police across the North of England say driving

2:06:45 > 2:06:49conditions are worst in Lincolnshire, police say they are

2:06:49 > 2:06:53dealing with five diligence before 6:30am this morning, hazardous

2:06:53 > 2:06:56conditions on Merseyside, people being urged to take care while

2:06:56 > 2:07:03driving. They received a report of a crash on the M62, Junction five, and

2:07:03 > 2:07:06the North West motorway police say they are at the scene of a crash on

2:07:06 > 2:07:10the M6 eastbound at junction five after a car spun across the

2:07:10 > 2:07:14motorway. As you can see, driving conditions not good this morning and

2:07:14 > 2:07:18the snowfall seems to be a bit sporadic. We are in the amber

2:07:18 > 2:07:21warning area where they are expecting up to ten centimetres of

2:07:21 > 2:07:25snow. We have not had it yet but it is sweeping south and west with as

2:07:25 > 2:07:29the day progresses and we had a recent flurry here, in the last ten

2:07:29 > 2:07:35minutes, which was quite heavy. At the airports, Leeds Bradford,

2:07:35 > 2:07:38Manchester, Glasgow, Edinburgh, the advice is to check in, check with

2:07:38 > 2:07:41your airline and be prepared to take a bit longer to get to the airport

2:07:41 > 2:07:46if you are expecting to fly away maybe to the sunshine today. If you

2:07:46 > 2:07:49are driving, please take extra care and allow the extra time to take

2:07:49 > 2:07:56your journey.This is all very good advice. We can see what is happening

2:07:56 > 2:07:59out and about in some places, there are weather warnings.

2:07:59 > 2:08:01Carol has the very latest on those weather warnings for us now.

2:08:01 > 2:08:02Carol has the very latest on those weather warnings for us now.

2:08:03 > 2:08:08Good morning, we have got tee amber warnings to be prepared for

2:08:08 > 2:08:10disruption in full from the Met office, the first across the

2:08:10 > 2:08:14north-east of England down towards the Midlands, currently seven

2:08:14 > 2:08:16centimetres of lying snow across parts of North Yorkshire and

2:08:16 > 2:08:20Northumberland. Today we could see another 5-10 centimetres. As the

2:08:20 > 2:08:24reporter said, it is drifting south-westwards, but behind it a

2:08:24 > 2:08:27cold air mass coming in so we will see further frequent snow showers

2:08:27 > 2:08:31this afternoon. In the south-east, heading towards the Channel Islands,

2:08:31 > 2:08:36a line of showers. Where those line-up, we are likely to see 5-10

2:08:36 > 2:08:40centimetres, perhaps more but they are showers so not all of us will

2:08:40 > 2:08:44see them. If you are not in this line and you do see some snow

2:08:44 > 2:08:48showers, it's more likely to be up to three centimetres. The other

2:08:48 > 2:08:51thing, further snow showers away from these areas and it is going to

2:08:51 > 2:08:55be a very cold state with a wind chill but as we go through the next

2:08:55 > 2:08:59few days, there are further Amber weather warnings, disruptive weather

2:08:59 > 2:09:03warnings in force, bringing more snow across the north and east of

2:09:03 > 2:09:06Scotland, Central Scotland and north-east England. We are not done

2:09:06 > 2:09:14with the snow just yet, some of us could see as much as 25 centimetres

2:09:14 > 2:09:17in the next couple of days yet to fall so keep in touch with the

2:09:17 > 2:09:22forecast.

2:09:22 > 2:09:25Five people are now known to have died after an explosion

2:09:25 > 2:09:27at a shop in Leicester.

2:09:27 > 2:09:29Fire officers are due to continue a search and rescue operation

2:09:29 > 2:09:34on the site of the former shop and flat this morning.

2:09:34 > 2:09:36Five people remain in hospital after the explosion,

2:09:36 > 2:09:44one in a critical condition.

2:09:45 > 2:09:49Staying in a customs union with EU would be a sell-out of the UK's

2:09:49 > 2:09:52interest according to the international trade secretary Liam

2:09:52 > 2:09:55Fox. He will deliver a speech to business leaders later in which he

2:09:55 > 2:10:00is expected to say that the future of global trade will not be decided

2:10:00 > 2:10:04through strict arrangements like a customs union.

2:10:04 > 2:10:09The US media giant Comcast has launched a £22 billion takeover bid

2:10:09 > 2:10:13for the British broadcaster Sky TV. It is thought the group behind

2:10:13 > 2:10:17Universal Pictures and NBC wants to take up a majority stake in the burn

2:10:17 > 2:10:21in an attempt to outbid 21st-century fox's efforts to seize full control

2:10:21 > 2:10:24of the business. A spokesperson for Comcast said they were confident

2:10:24 > 2:10:27regulators would approve of it.

2:10:27 > 2:10:29In Syria, a "humanitarian pause" has come into effect

2:10:29 > 2:10:32in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta, which has faced an intense air

2:10:32 > 2:10:37and ground attack by pro-government forces for more than a week.

2:10:37 > 2:10:40Russia ordered a temporary halt to the Syrian government's assault

2:10:40 > 2:10:42on the enclave so that civilians can flee and humanitarian

2:10:42 > 2:10:43aid can be delivered.

2:10:43 > 2:10:46We can now speak to our Middle East correspondent

2:10:46 > 2:10:51Martin Patience who is in Beirut.

2:10:51 > 2:10:54Good morning. I suppose most importantly, from what we know, is

2:10:54 > 2:11:01the ceasefire holding?It does appear to be holding for now. There

2:11:01 > 2:11:04was a brief flurry of shelling at the start of the ceasefire but in

2:11:04 > 2:11:09the past hour, the residents of Eastern Ghouta have had some

2:11:09 > 2:11:13respite. Most of them have been hunkered down in their bunkers for

2:11:13 > 2:11:17the last week also because they have been facing intense bombardment,

2:11:17 > 2:11:21more than 550 civilians were killed the Syrian government tried to

2:11:21 > 2:11:26retake this territory this area, from the rebels. It is the last

2:11:26 > 2:11:31rebel stronghold coast to the capital of Damascus. -- close to the

2:11:31 > 2:11:35capital. The reason this ceasefire might hold is because it has been

2:11:35 > 2:11:38ordered by Russia. You might remember over the weekend, there was

2:11:38 > 2:11:41a UN security resolution for a ceasefire across the country which

2:11:41 > 2:11:48did not work and then yesterday, the Russian president said he wanted to

2:11:48 > 2:11:52see this humanitarian pause. It is lasting just for five hours. He says

2:11:52 > 2:11:56there will be humanitarian corridors opened up so civilians can leave

2:11:56 > 2:12:01Eastern Ghouta and go into government-controlled areas. But

2:12:01 > 2:12:05what you have to remember if there's absolutely no cost between the two

2:12:05 > 2:12:09sides. For the civilians in eastern Ghouta, they say they don't trust

2:12:09 > 2:12:12the Syrian government and the Russians, who have been bombing them

2:12:12 > 2:12:18for more than a week and besieging that area for several months.

2:12:18 > 2:12:23Martin, thank you. Martin Patience in Beirut on the ceasefire which is

2:12:23 > 2:12:27thankfully holding in Eastern Ghouta.

2:12:27 > 2:12:30Every year 15 million babies are born prematurely.

2:12:30 > 2:12:34Sadly, many simply arrive too early to survive,

2:12:34 > 2:12:37and those that do can face medical complications and even disability.

2:12:37 > 2:12:41Scientists still have lots of unanswered questions

2:12:41 > 2:12:44as to why pre-term birth happens, which makes research crucial.

2:12:44 > 2:12:49Now a team of people with very personal connections to the issue

2:12:49 > 2:12:52are preparing to trek to the North Pole to raise

2:12:52 > 2:12:53money for that research.

2:12:53 > 2:12:55We are joined by former England rugby star Will Greenwood,

2:12:55 > 2:12:58ex-SAS sergeant Jason Fox and consultant obstetrician

2:12:58 > 2:13:03Natasha Singh.

2:13:03 > 2:13:09What a guest list. Welcome, all. Thank you for joining us. Jason, to

2:13:09 > 2:13:17start with you, you were a premature baby.I was.Tell us about that.I

2:13:17 > 2:13:22was born at 32 weeks, there was a lot of complications to begin with,

2:13:22 > 2:13:26my lungs collapsed on numerous occasions so my mum and dad did not

2:13:26 > 2:13:31think I was going to pull through and I ended up having a double chest

2:13:31 > 2:13:35drain and spent the next seven or eight weeks in the intensive care

2:13:35 > 2:13:43unit in an opening debate, which you can see there.I -- it must have had