28/02/2018

0:00:12 > 0:00:13 Hello this is Breakfast,

0:00:13 > 0:00:16with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.

0:00:16 > 0:00:18More cold weather sweeps the UK as the "beast

0:00:18 > 0:00:19from the east" tightens its grip.

0:00:19 > 0:00:22Drivers and rail users are facing more disruption this morning

0:00:22 > 0:00:28with warnings there's worse on the way.

0:00:28 > 0:00:34This morning there is ice on the roads to content with, it is a

0:00:34 > 0:00:38bitterly cold start. Some of us will not see much snow, but some of us

0:00:38 > 0:00:43will see a lot. The Met Office has put out Amber warning areas again

0:00:43 > 0:00:47with 10-15 centimetres falling, some more than that. A round-up in 15

0:00:47 > 0:00:53minutes. We are live in the worst affected areas and this is the BBC's

0:00:53 > 0:01:05building in London as the freezing weather continues.

0:01:08 > 0:01:10Good morning, it's Wednesday the 28th of February.

0:01:10 > 0:01:12Also this morning:

0:01:12 > 0:01:15Downing Street insists there'll be no hard border in Ireland as the EU

0:01:15 > 0:01:21prepares to unveil its plan for life after Brexit.

0:01:21 > 0:01:24Today is crunch-time for one of the most recognisable names

0:01:24 > 0:01:26on the high street - Toys R Us could go into

0:01:26 > 0:01:29administration today if it doesn't find a buyer or get the cash it

0:01:29 > 0:01:31needs to pay a tax bill.

0:01:31 > 0:01:35More than 3200 jobs are at risk. I will have the details shortly.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37And the ghostly sillouettes that are appearing across the country

0:01:37 > 0:01:41to mark a hundred years since the end of the Great War.

0:01:41 > 0:01:45Swansea city's manager was not born when they last reached the FA Cup

0:01:45 > 0:01:51quarterfinals. They have made it through for the first time since

0:01:51 > 0:01:551964 thanks to victory over Sheffield Wednesday last night.

0:01:55 > 0:01:58The UK is waking up to another morning of freezing conditions

0:01:58 > 0:02:00after temperatures fell to minus ten in some areas overnight.

0:02:00 > 0:02:02The cold weather has already caused major distruption,

0:02:02 > 0:02:05but forecasters say the worst is yet to come, with warnings

0:02:05 > 0:02:07in place until the weekend.

0:02:07 > 0:02:14Here's our correspondent Jon Donnison with more.

0:02:14 > 0:02:18The so-called beast from the East has already left much of Britain

0:02:18 > 0:02:22under a blanket of snow. This is Kent, which has received some of the

0:02:22 > 0:02:27worst of the weather so far. On the ground it has been a much less

0:02:27 > 0:02:33pretty picture for drivers, with the police reporting scores of accidents

0:02:33 > 0:02:36across the country. Today again conditions on the roads are expected

0:02:36 > 0:02:42to be treacherous. Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place for

0:02:42 > 0:02:46much of the UK. They are expected to remain until the weekend. Yorkshire

0:02:46 > 0:02:54and the North East have seen some of the heaviest snowfall. With more

0:02:54 > 0:02:59expected today many schools are likely to stay close.When I was

0:02:59 > 0:03:02younger the snow was thicker and we still manage to get to school.I

0:03:02 > 0:03:07think it is the teachers who cannot get in. That is the problem in this

0:03:07 > 0:03:10area because of the outlying villages that the teachers come

0:03:10 > 0:03:17from.For Britain's homeless, this is in central London, it was another

0:03:17 > 0:03:22tough night, temperatures down to -10 in some parts and feeling much

0:03:22 > 0:03:27colder in the wind. The elderly also are vulnerable. In Hull extra staff

0:03:27 > 0:03:30at meals on wheels services are being brought in to deliver hot

0:03:30 > 0:03:38food.I cannot get out to get meals and things. So it is just wonderful.

0:03:38 > 0:03:41The only complaint I have got is they never bring you a drop of

0:03:41 > 0:03:48brandy!And over the next few days that might be needed. Forecasters

0:03:48 > 0:03:52say they expect no letup in the freezing weather and at least the

0:03:52 > 0:03:55weekend. Jon Donnison, BBC News.

0:03:55 > 0:04:00Jon Donnison, BBC News.

0:04:00 > 0:04:04Serious issues for lots of people and we will be discussing the

0:04:04 > 0:04:07weather throughout the programme and we have got reported in Yorkshire

0:04:07 > 0:04:16and as well. We would love to see some of your pictures.

0:04:31 > 0:04:38We will repeat that. The latest travel news and school closures in

0:04:38 > 0:04:42your area. Tune into your BBC local radio station and you will get all

0:04:42 > 0:04:46that information. We will have weather every half an hour of cause

0:04:46 > 0:04:52and we will keep you up to date with everything. We will show you the

0:04:52 > 0:04:55scenes about what is going on around the UK.

0:04:55 > 0:04:58The European Union's Chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier

0:04:58 > 0:05:00will outline the progress made on negotiations later today.

0:05:00 > 0:05:03The 120-page document is expected to focus on Northern Ireland and any

0:05:03 > 0:05:05possible future role for the European Court of Justice.

0:05:05 > 0:05:07The report comes just hours after a leaked letter

0:05:07 > 0:05:10from the Foreign Secretary indicated a possible change of heart

0:05:10 > 0:05:16on the issue of a hard border with Ireland.

0:05:17 > 0:05:19We will hear from Adam Flemings in Brussels in a moment.

0:05:19 > 0:05:22We will hear from Adam Flemings in Brussels in a moment.

0:05:22 > 0:05:24We can speak now to the BBC's Political Correspondent Eleanor

0:05:24 > 0:05:25Garnier in Westminster.

0:05:25 > 0:05:30It is about Boris Johnson once again.It is and I think he thought

0:05:30 > 0:05:35he was being helpful but he seems to have put his foot in it because he

0:05:35 > 0:05:39used a potentially toxic phrase. In his letter which has been leaked to

0:05:39 > 0:05:43Sky News, the Foreign Secretary says to the Prime Minister, 95% of

0:05:43 > 0:05:47traffic would still pass across the border between the northern Ireland

0:05:47 > 0:05:52and the republic and checked if there was a hard border. It is that

0:05:52 > 0:05:56last bit, if there was a hard border, that has allowed critics to

0:05:56 > 0:06:04suggest that Boris Johnson and maybe the government

0:06:13 > 0:06:16also has been considering a regime of physical infrastructure at the

0:06:16 > 0:06:18border. That is why that idea would be a complete anathema to

0:06:18 > 0:06:20Republicans, nationalists, to this Irish government, and that is why

0:06:20 > 0:06:22Downing Street moved so quickly to save it has not changed and Theresa

0:06:22 > 0:06:25May wants as frictionless and movement as possible across the

0:06:25 > 0:06:29border and they would not consider a hard border. One of the issues put

0:06:29 > 0:06:34forward is to keep Northern Ireland alive with EU regulations. That is

0:06:34 > 0:06:39something the DUP, who support Theresa May needs, will not sign up

0:06:39 > 0:06:44to. They say the government cannot do that. The issue of the Irish

0:06:44 > 0:06:48border will be the most difficult to solve when it comes to Brexit and at

0:06:48 > 0:06:52every turn it will be extremely difficult for the Prime Minister.

0:06:52 > 0:06:53extremely difficult for the Prime Minister.

0:06:53 > 0:06:57Our Europe reporter Adam Flemming is in Brussels.

0:06:57 > 0:07:03We have been discussing this for many months now. Are we any closer

0:07:03 > 0:07:09together on this?For Brexit geeks like me today is a bit like

0:07:09 > 0:07:14Christmas morning. We are about to unwrap the first draft of the treaty

0:07:14 > 0:07:18that Theresa May will sign at one point with a posh pen which will

0:07:18 > 0:07:27take the UK out of the EU on March 2019. This document will turn the

0:07:27 > 0:07:32political pledges made in December by both sides into tight, legally

0:07:32 > 0:07:40watertight language in a treaty. It will be 120 pages, it will have

0:07:40 > 0:07:45protocols and articles, it will not be light reading. It is very

0:07:45 > 0:07:48symbolic because this will be the document that seals the deal

0:07:48 > 0:07:53eventually when it is finalised. In terms of the substance, all the

0:07:53 > 0:07:58stuff Eleanor was talking about will be important. She was talking about

0:07:58 > 0:08:04full alignment in Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and it is option

0:08:04 > 0:08:10C, the least favourite option. The question is how much detail is there

0:08:10 > 0:08:14about the preferred options. Expect a lot about the European Court of

0:08:14 > 0:08:17Justice because this is the EU negotiators version of the document

0:08:17 > 0:08:22that still has to be negotiated with the UK. There will be plenty of

0:08:22 > 0:08:29areas of disagreement between them. Good luck with your very special

0:08:29 > 0:08:32Christmas present this morning!

0:08:32 > 0:08:35A couple of big high street names could be on the brink of collapse

0:08:35 > 0:08:38this week with both Toys R Us and Maplin hoping to find buyers.

0:08:38 > 0:08:41Maplin employes 2500 staff and has 200 shops but has made losses

0:08:41 > 0:08:46for the past few years.

0:08:46 > 0:08:51Toys "R" Us employs around 3000 workers and if you go to any town or

0:08:51 > 0:08:56shopping centre you will see these. They are big names and they both

0:08:56 > 0:08:59have the same problem, they owe a lot of money and they have not got

0:08:59 > 0:09:04the cash to pay off those debts. Toys "R" Us had a deadline from

0:09:04 > 0:09:10yesterday to pay a £15 million VAT bill. They have a parent company and

0:09:10 > 0:09:13they were hoping that that would help them, or they would have to

0:09:13 > 0:09:17sell the business. It looks like neither of those options have come

0:09:17 > 0:09:22to fruition. Now it is a case of them possibly going into

0:09:22 > 0:09:25administration where they would sell off as much of the business as they

0:09:25 > 0:09:33can. But that puts over 3000 jobs in jeopardy. Toys "R" Us is a huge

0:09:33 > 0:09:37business. I was talking about them in December because they have had

0:09:37 > 0:09:40problems for a while and they were looking at restructuring the

0:09:40 > 0:09:45business and they announced they would close 26 stores to help them

0:09:45 > 0:09:52get money together. But that has not worked. Similarly at Maplin it is

0:09:52 > 0:09:56the same situation. They have not got the cash they need to be able to

0:09:56 > 0:10:00pay the debts they have, so they will also be looking at somebody who

0:10:00 > 0:10:04can buy the business. They have been in talks with various companies

0:10:04 > 0:10:08about that, but it looks like neither company is getting anywhere

0:10:08 > 0:10:13in terms of being able to pay off those debts. It is a lot of worry

0:10:13 > 0:10:17for the people who work there. As and when we get the news I will be

0:10:17 > 0:10:20telling you more about that.

0:10:20 > 0:10:22Public satisfaction with GP services has fallen to the lowest

0:10:22 > 0:10:25levels ever recorded, according to a new survey.

0:10:25 > 0:10:27The findings from the British Social Attitudes survey

0:10:27 > 0:10:29show people in England, Scotland and Wales having concerns

0:10:29 > 0:10:33around a lack of funding and staff shortages.

0:10:33 > 0:10:38Here's our health correspondent Dominic Hughes.

0:10:38 > 0:10:43Each working day more than a million of us will access the NHS through

0:10:43 > 0:10:47our local GP. In previous surveys of public attitudes to the health

0:10:47 > 0:10:51service they have been the most highly rated, but the most recent

0:10:51 > 0:10:56poll shows a significant fall in satisfaction, mirroring the overall

0:10:56 > 0:11:01picture of the NHS. The annual survey shows overall satisfaction at

0:11:01 > 0:11:0957% is down by 6%, the lowest since 2011. GP services, normally top of

0:11:09 > 0:11:20the poll, fell by 7% to

0:11:20 > 0:11:21the poll, fell by 7% to 65%, the lowest since the survey began in

0:11:21 > 0:11:241983.Staff shortages and a lack of funding were two of the main reasons

0:11:24 > 0:11:26people pay for being dissatisfied. We know people are increasingly

0:11:26 > 0:11:29dissatisfied with their access to getting GP appointments and so on,

0:11:29 > 0:11:34so there is something to be done. It is not just about money to fix the

0:11:34 > 0:11:37problem is, that these are the things the public notice and care

0:11:37 > 0:11:42about and it is something the government should also notice and

0:11:42 > 0:11:46care about.Overall satisfaction levels with the NHS are still higher

0:11:46 > 0:11:50than in the 1990s and the Department of Health and social care points out

0:11:50 > 0:11:57the majority of patients are satisfied with the NHS. But GPs say

0:11:57 > 0:12:00underinvestment and a shortage of doctors is now having an impact on

0:12:00 > 0:12:04their patients.

0:12:04 > 0:12:05President Trump's son-in-law and senior adviser, Jared Kushner,

0:12:05 > 0:12:08has had his security clearance at the White House downgraded.

0:12:08 > 0:12:10Having previously had a leading role in the administration

0:12:10 > 0:12:13Mr Kushner now won't be able to view sensitive documents.

0:12:13 > 0:12:15There's speculation his previous business dealings may be the reason

0:12:15 > 0:12:21for his change of status.

0:12:21 > 0:12:24A supermarket in Amsterdam is opening what it says is the world's

0:12:24 > 0:12:26first plastic-free aisle.

0:12:26 > 0:12:28An environmental campaign group helped replace plastic packaging

0:12:28 > 0:12:32with biodegradable materials on around 700 products.

0:12:32 > 0:12:36The company says it hopes to expand the trial to all its 75 stores

0:12:36 > 0:12:42by the end of the year.

0:12:42 > 0:12:44Mel B has revealed that the Spice Girls have been invited

0:12:44 > 0:12:47to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

0:12:47 > 0:12:50Appearing on a US talk show, she declined to comment

0:12:50 > 0:12:53on whether the group would be performing at the royal

0:12:53 > 0:12:56wedding in May.

0:12:56 > 0:12:59The news comes after reports that the five members of the group

0:12:59 > 0:13:04reunited recently for the first time since 2012.

0:13:04 > 0:13:10That would be something. If you are Spice Girl fan of a certain age that

0:13:10 > 0:13:16is big news, that they are re-forming, even bigger than going

0:13:16 > 0:13:23to the royal wedding. It is big news in my house.

0:13:23 > 0:13:29My daughter 's estimation mark you are over 25 years of age!

0:13:29 > 0:13:34Everyone is doing their bit to deal with the cold temperatures and

0:13:34 > 0:13:38Swansea last night, they were giving out free tea and coffee to the fans.

0:13:38 > 0:13:45It was very nice. If you are making a journey and sitting in a cold

0:13:45 > 0:13:50seat, and it worked because Swansea beat Sheffield Wednesday.

0:13:50 > 0:13:53Swansea have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first

0:13:53 > 0:14:00time in more than half a century.

0:14:01 > 0:14:02That was before their manager Carlos Carvalhal was born.

0:14:02 > 0:14:05That was before their manager Carlos Carvalhal was born.

0:14:05 > 0:14:07They beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0 at the Liberty Stadium,

0:14:07 > 0:14:09and they'll face either Tottenham or Rochdale next, who play

0:14:09 > 0:14:14their match tonight.

0:14:14 > 0:14:20England are a man down after Jason Roy went for eight, but Morgan and

0:14:20 > 0:14:23there still are looking good.

0:14:23 > 0:14:25there still are looking good.

0:14:25 > 0:14:27Ryder Cup captain, Thomas Bjorn, will partner Solheim Cup skipper,

0:14:27 > 0:14:30Catriona Matthew, in this year's GolfSixes tournament.

0:14:30 > 0:14:33It'll be the first time women golfers play in a men's

0:14:33 > 0:14:37European Tour team event.

0:14:37 > 0:14:40And cyclists Laura and Jason Kenny are both back in action today.

0:14:40 > 0:14:44They've brought their six-month-old baby Albie with them to the Track

0:14:44 > 0:14:47Cycling World Championships in the Netherlands.

0:14:47 > 0:14:50They're two of seven Olympic champions in

0:14:50 > 0:14:55the Great Britain squad.

0:14:55 > 0:14:58Interesting they have opted not to stay in the team hotel because they

0:14:58 > 0:15:03have got their baby with them. Six months is really impressive.

0:15:03 > 0:15:10I am so glad. She was speaking to Jessica Ennis-Hill about tips over

0:15:10 > 0:15:17coming back after a baby. I wonder whether she has to take the

0:15:17 > 0:15:20rings off. They flip it round and wear it on

0:15:20 > 0:15:26the underside. If they were to lose the mini

0:15:26 > 0:15:29second, somebody would say, it was the ring, you are not streamlined

0:15:29 > 0:15:37enough.

0:15:37 > 0:15:41Our main story is of course, what is going on with the weather.

0:15:41 > 0:15:44Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

0:15:44 > 0:15:47Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

0:15:47 > 0:15:54First of all, it is a bitterly cold start to the day. Temperatures fell

0:15:54 > 0:15:59to minus 11 so there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Some of

0:15:59 > 0:16:04us won't see any snow at all. Some will see a little, some will see

0:16:04 > 0:16:10some sunshine but some will see some significant snow. That is where we

0:16:10 > 0:16:12have the Met Office amber be prepared weather warnings. You can

0:16:12 > 0:16:17see where they are, northern and eastern Scotland, the central belt.

0:16:17 > 0:16:24Eastern England in the direction of Cumbria. We could see a further ten

0:16:24 > 0:16:29to 15 centimetres of snow fall in this area with the amber warning.

0:16:29 > 0:16:34This one, five to ten centimetres in some places. This expires this

0:16:34 > 0:16:40morning at ten o'clock. On the chart, it has been snowing heavily

0:16:40 > 0:16:45overnight in Glasgow. Likely to see some disruption today. We will also

0:16:45 > 0:16:49see some of the snow getting over towards the West. Through the course

0:16:49 > 0:16:55of the day, as the wind comes to a south-easterly, snowfall across

0:16:55 > 0:17:00southern parts of Cornwall, Devon and for example, Dorset. When you

0:17:00 > 0:17:04add on the wind, not only will the snow blow, it will feel cold.

0:17:04 > 0:17:08Regardless of what the temperature says on your thermometer, this is

0:17:08 > 0:17:14how it will feel if you step outside. Minus 12 is brutally cold.

0:17:14 > 0:17:18In the evening and overnight period, we continued the snow in the warning

0:17:18 > 0:17:22areas in the north and east of Scotland, central belt on southern

0:17:22 > 0:17:28parts of Scotland and also north-east England. Further south,

0:17:28 > 0:17:31wintry showers blowing across the country and the wind will pick up.

0:17:31 > 0:17:35It will be a cold night. Temperatures lower than this where

0:17:35 > 0:17:38we have lying snow and in the countryside and we could see

0:17:38 > 0:17:45temperatures into minus double figures. The risk of ice. On

0:17:45 > 0:17:49Thursday, more weather warnings. Still the same area we are looking

0:17:49 > 0:17:53at today, that one is valid until 6pm on Thursday. Then we have this

0:17:53 > 0:17:57new one for snow and wind coming across Wales on southern parts of

0:17:57 > 0:18:04England. This is actually what is called storm Emma, named by the

0:18:04 > 0:18:08Portuguese Met service. It is coming in this direction so it will sweep

0:18:08 > 0:18:14across France and it will be pushing this way. As for its eastern extent,

0:18:14 > 0:18:18still open to question, because it just needs to sway a bit towards the

0:18:18 > 0:18:21west or a little bit more towards the east and the areas covered by

0:18:21 > 0:18:26snow will change. What we think is able, across the South West and

0:18:26 > 0:18:30Wales, which is where we will see the heaviest snow, there will be

0:18:30 > 0:18:34blizzards as well. It will clip potentially the capital as it

0:18:34 > 0:18:37continues to push in the direction of Northern Ireland. Elsewhere we

0:18:37 > 0:18:43still have a weather warning so there will be more snow falling

0:18:43 > 0:18:45across northern and eastern Scotland, Central Scotland and

0:18:45 > 0:18:48north-east England, heading in the direction of Cumbria. With the

0:18:48 > 0:18:51strong winds, it is going to feel more like this. Again, brutally

0:18:51 > 0:18:59cold. As we head into Friday, still connected to storm Emma, at the snow

0:18:59 > 0:19:03and rain and it will continue to advance northwards as we go through

0:19:03 > 0:19:07the course of the day. So, some disruptive snow on the cards for the

0:19:07 > 0:19:11next few days anyway.

0:19:18 > 0:19:28Who are going to Askew to explain how you work out the feels like.

0:19:28 > 0:19:33Great. Some warm tried to explain it last night using the wind speed as a

0:19:33 > 0:19:38multiplier and we were both a bit confused. So we thought, we will ask

0:19:38 > 0:19:46why Carol about it.

0:19:47 > 0:19:52There is a picture on the front page of the Guardian. So dramatic. The

0:19:52 > 0:20:03cloud above London and snow and ice hits the UK. The UK is set to remain

0:20:03 > 0:20:10cold throughout the week. Front page of The Times, they have a

0:20:10 > 0:20:13picture of people on the Southend seafront.

0:20:13 > 0:20:21The main story for them is about Brexit. Theresa May will warn EU

0:20:21 > 0:20:25leaders not to use Brexit to break up the UK. Also Northern Ireland

0:20:25 > 0:20:31must remain in a customs union. Daily Telegraph, Boris raises

0:20:31 > 0:20:36prospect of a hard border with Ireland. And in Clayton in West

0:20:36 > 0:20:40Sussex, taming the beast is the headline there. Some people getting

0:20:40 > 0:20:45in touch with us this morning saying it is not the beast from the east,

0:20:45 > 0:20:51it is just a winter weather. It is a media term used to spin the weather

0:20:51 > 0:20:57into a bigger story. Some people, it is affecting them badly. I was about

0:20:57 > 0:21:03to say that. Sorry, I must let you get a word in. Talking about Elton

0:21:03 > 0:21:11John, apparently his late mother handed her son a final snub by

0:21:11 > 0:21:24giving a chunk of her fortune to the PA who fuelled their feud.

0:21:24 > 0:21:30Because of the weather, our demand for gas has shot up.

0:21:30 > 0:21:34Good morning everyone. The demand for gas is set to surge to its

0:21:34 > 0:21:40highest level. The bodies about that is, where the man goes up, prices go

0:21:40 > 0:21:44up. -- bad news. Talking about the fact we're likely to see Energy

0:21:44 > 0:21:48bills go up because of the pressure from the bad weather. It is so

0:21:48 > 0:21:52annoying. Later will we be talking about that

0:21:52 > 0:21:57exact thing. It is important to keep your house is warm and I was talking

0:21:57 > 0:22:02to my GP about it. It is so expensive. But it might become

0:22:02 > 0:22:09life-threatening. A minimum of 18 degrees. We said in the sport how

0:22:09 > 0:22:13Swansea were keeping their fans warmed by giving out free hot

0:22:13 > 0:22:23drinks. When the snow hit the game with Walsall, one of the players

0:22:23 > 0:22:28grabbed a brush to keep the game going, Steven Taylor. Very keen.

0:22:28 > 0:22:33Going round the box so they could see the lines and it was weather

0:22:33 > 0:22:46because they won't 2-1. Now, with contactless cards, you don't know

0:22:46 > 0:22:49how much you are paying the things. You have to check it is the right

0:22:49 > 0:22:53amount. There is a quiz in here. Do you know

0:22:53 > 0:22:58how much a loaf of bread. I know the answer because I have

0:22:58 > 0:23:03cheated and looked. 70p. It is £1.06.

0:23:03 > 0:23:09More expensive than you thought. I bought a loaf of bread last week,

0:23:09 > 0:23:1180p. I didn't write this down so you can

0:23:11 > 0:23:16challenge it and I don't care. It is the average UK price.

0:23:16 > 0:23:24You're putting in those artisan loaves of bread, £8 in London.

0:23:24 > 0:23:28You just take your card and lots of people don't know.

0:23:28 > 0:23:33I went to a train station in London and saw one of those bread stall

0:23:33 > 0:23:38things and I turned into my dad. It was £5 50 for this low. How can a

0:23:38 > 0:23:43loaf of bread be £5 50. You are turning into one of them. I

0:23:43 > 0:23:48know a lot of work has gone into it, but £5 50 for a loaf of bread! Come

0:23:48 > 0:23:59on. I needed to get that off my chest.

0:23:59 > 0:24:03Do stay with us this morning, we will keep you up-to-date with what

0:24:03 > 0:24:09is going on with the weather. In other news...

0:24:09 > 0:24:11The fishing industry provides the lifeblood of many coastal

0:24:11 > 0:24:13communities with the British catch being worth nearly

0:24:13 > 0:24:14a billion pounds a year.

0:24:14 > 0:24:17But the government has now been accused of dragging its heels

0:24:17 > 0:24:19when it comes to explaining how the industry will be

0:24:19 > 0:24:20effected by Brexit.

0:24:20 > 0:24:23As part of a day of special coverage across the BBC,

0:24:23 > 0:24:25our Scotland correspondent Lorna Gordon has been to Shetland -

0:24:25 > 0:24:27home to one of the EU's richest fishing grounds.

0:24:27 > 0:24:30In the low winter sun off Shetland, the crew

0:24:30 > 0:24:31of the Guardian Angel are heading home.

0:24:31 > 0:24:34The waters here can be unforgiving, but this has been

0:24:34 > 0:24:37a good few days at sea.

0:24:37 > 0:24:41The skipper of this trawler voted to leave the EU.

0:24:41 > 0:24:44He believes decisions on who can fish here should be made

0:24:44 > 0:24:47much closer to home.

0:24:47 > 0:24:49Out on the deep edge, the Shetland area, you have got

0:24:49 > 0:24:53the foreign vessels coming up and down and there are plundering

0:24:53 > 0:24:55the stocks all the time.

0:24:55 > 0:24:57It's not a good feeling when you see that there,

0:24:57 > 0:24:59taking the stocks from out in front of you.

0:24:59 > 0:25:01How does it make you feel?

0:25:01 > 0:25:02I just feel bad.

0:25:02 > 0:25:03It is our fish, our waters.

0:25:03 > 0:25:05How confident are you that the politicians

0:25:05 > 0:25:07are going to deliver what you want?

0:25:07 > 0:25:09At the moment I'm fairly confident to be honest with you.

0:25:09 > 0:25:11They are saying all the right things.

0:25:11 > 0:25:13I am very confident at the moment really.

0:25:13 > 0:25:15Fishermen here say there is much to gain from Brexit.

0:25:15 > 0:25:21The waters around these islands are rich with fish and it is time,

0:25:21 > 0:25:25they say, that they got back their fair share.

0:25:25 > 0:25:28More fish are landed in Shetland than all of England,

0:25:28 > 0:25:31Wales and Northern Ireland combined, but there is more to the industry

0:25:31 > 0:25:34than just catching the fish.

0:25:34 > 0:25:38There is the processing and selling of it too.

0:25:38 > 0:25:41At the moment selling fish into Europe couldn't be any

0:25:41 > 0:25:43easier at the moment.

0:25:43 > 0:25:49If anything changes, to make that more difficult,

0:25:49 > 0:25:51it will be a backward step.

0:25:51 > 0:25:53But the problem with Brexit is at the moment nobody really knows

0:25:53 > 0:25:56what the final deal is.

0:25:56 > 0:25:57This archipelago is the most northerly part

0:25:57 > 0:26:00of the United Kingdom.

0:26:00 > 0:26:03The islands are wealthy and have close to full employment.

0:26:03 > 0:26:06There are many Europeans working in industry here like fish farming

0:26:06 > 0:26:09and a fifth of the staff at this hatchery are from Europe.

0:26:09 > 0:26:14So what of the future?

0:26:14 > 0:26:18We can't find enough people in Shetland for all the jobs,

0:26:18 > 0:26:21particularly the specialist jobs we need and it can be very hard

0:26:21 > 0:26:24to persuade people especially on a windy day like this,

0:26:24 > 0:26:27from the UK, that Shetland is a place they want to come and live.

0:26:27 > 0:26:32Very often we find it easier to find people from the EU to come

0:26:32 > 0:26:34to live on Shetland.

0:26:34 > 0:26:36Fishing is not a big part of Britain's economy overall,

0:26:36 > 0:26:39but in places like this, it's vital.

0:26:39 > 0:26:41Shetland's fishermen say they are not naive about the Brexit

0:26:41 > 0:26:43negotiations to come.

0:26:43 > 0:26:46Shetland counts for nothing with the European Commission.

0:26:46 > 0:26:51It's a very remote place that decides things for others

0:26:51 > 0:26:53It's a very remote place that decides things for us

0:26:53 > 0:26:55without considering the consequences for our community.

0:26:55 > 0:26:58Are you worried at all, what the fishing community is asking

0:26:58 > 0:26:59for might get negotiated away?

0:26:59 > 0:27:02At the end of the day, a negotiation needs to be had

0:27:02 > 0:27:04and things will given away, concessions will be made.

0:27:04 > 0:27:06You know, there's nothing to say, there's nothing written

0:27:06 > 0:27:08in stone we won't be one of those concessions.

0:27:08 > 0:27:09Britain is an island nation.

0:27:09 > 0:27:11The fishermen say their industry is more than just

0:27:11 > 0:27:13symbolically important.

0:27:13 > 0:27:15As the details of a Brexit deal are hammered out,

0:27:15 > 0:27:17they are determined their voice will be heard.

0:27:17 > 0:27:23Lorna Gordon, BBC News, Shetland.

0:27:23 > 0:27:31The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs told us:

0:27:32 > 0:27:35"The Environment Secretary has already set out the direction

0:27:35 > 0:27:36for the UK's fishing industry outside the EU.

0:27:36 > 0:27:39This will lead to amore profitable and resilient sector working

0:27:39 > 0:27:41alongside other countries to manage fish stocks sustainably

0:27:41 > 0:27:42and effectively."

0:27:42 > 0:27:44You can watch more of the BBC's special coverage on Brexit

0:27:44 > 0:27:52and the fishing industry throughout the day on the BBC News Channel.

0:31:24 > 0:31:26Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

0:31:26 > 0:31:29It's Wednesday 27th February.

0:31:29 > 0:31:34We'll have the latest news and sport in just a moment.

0:31:34 > 0:31:37But coming up later in the programme: The big freeze continues.

0:31:37 > 0:31:39Temperatures plummeted again overnight with more snow for eastern

0:31:39 > 0:31:46areas and concerns about vulnerable people as the cold weather looks set

0:31:46 > 0:31:48to last until the end of the week.

0:31:48 > 0:31:50Could this be the shopping

0:31:50 > 0:31:53experience of the future?

0:31:53 > 0:31:56As pressure increases on food companies to cut down on plastics,

0:31:56 > 0:31:58our reporter takes a trip to the world's first plastic

0:31:58 > 0:32:06free supermarket aisle.

0:32:09 > 0:32:15How many people has he killed?Four or five now with Gianni Versace.

0:32:15 > 0:32:17Four or five now with Gianni Versace.

0:32:17 > 0:32:19And on a summer's day in 1997

0:32:19 > 0:32:20the fashion designer

0:32:20 > 0:32:23Gianni Versace was shot dead outside his home in Miami.

0:32:23 > 0:32:26We'll be talking to writer Tom Rob Smith about his new series

0:32:26 > 0:32:27of American Crime Story, exploring the motive

0:32:27 > 0:32:28behind the murder.

0:32:28 > 0:32:29All that still to come.

0:32:29 > 0:32:32But now a summary of this morning's main news.

0:32:32 > 0:32:34The UK is waking up to another morning of freezing temperatures

0:32:34 > 0:32:37and snow as this week of unusually cold weather continues.

0:32:37 > 0:32:40There's already been major travel distruption,

0:32:40 > 0:32:43but forecasters say the worst is yet to come, with amber and yellow

0:32:43 > 0:32:47warnings for ice and snow in place until the weekend.

0:32:47 > 0:32:50Phil Bodmer is in the snowy village of Thornton-Le-Dale

0:32:50 > 0:32:53in the North York Moors for us this morning - how are

0:32:53 > 0:32:57things looking Phil?

0:32:57 > 0:33:04Good morning. Another covering of snow, and we have had several

0:33:04 > 0:33:09centimetres of fresh snow overnight. I have to say the journey up here

0:33:09 > 0:33:14today has been really tricky. The M1 was completely covered in snow and

0:33:14 > 0:33:19at that time the a 64 approaching this direction was absolutely white

0:33:19 > 0:33:25out. I have to say the village looks absolutely beautiful. That bus has

0:33:25 > 0:33:30got to go to Leeds. I have been talking to local people this morning

0:33:30 > 0:33:34who have been telling me conditions are much worse this morning than

0:33:34 > 0:33:39they were yesterday morning. What is significant today is the wind chill.

0:33:39 > 0:33:47It feels it could cut you in half. We estimate it to be roundabout -12

0:33:47 > 0:33:52here today. That gives you a clue as to how cold it is. These weather

0:33:52 > 0:33:56warnings are in force for the whole of the north of England, throughout

0:33:56 > 0:34:00Yorkshire up to the north-east. There are concerns about the welfare

0:34:00 > 0:34:04of vulnerable people, especially if they have to go out. If you live

0:34:04 > 0:34:10near somebody who may need help or shopping, go and assist them because

0:34:10 > 0:34:14they are concerned about people's welfare in this cold weather. The

0:34:14 > 0:34:19snow is forecast to continue throughout the day. We are up to 12

0:34:19 > 0:34:22centimetres here and on the North Yorkshire Moors and on the east

0:34:22 > 0:34:28coast up to the borders of Scotland. We are in for a pretty tricky day

0:34:28 > 0:34:33and over the next 24 hours.And you mention the borders in Scotland and

0:34:33 > 0:34:36we will be live in Scotland where there is another amber weather

0:34:36 > 0:34:41warning and we will be there to see what the conditions are like.

0:34:41 > 0:34:46And we will be putting together our map with input from all of you as

0:34:46 > 0:34:49well. Please get your pictures sent ten.

0:34:49 > 0:34:50Please get your pictures sent ten.

0:34:50 > 0:34:52The European Union's Chief negotiator Michel Barnier

0:34:52 > 0:34:54will publish the first draft of the EU's Brexit

0:34:54 > 0:34:56Treaty later today.

0:34:56 > 0:34:58The 120-page document is expected to focus on Northern Ireland and any

0:34:58 > 0:35:01possible future role for the European Court of Justice.

0:35:01 > 0:35:04It comes just hours after a leaked letter from the Foreign Secretary

0:35:04 > 0:35:09caused a new row over the issue of the border with Ireland.

0:35:09 > 0:35:12A couple of big high street names could be on the brink of collapse

0:35:12 > 0:35:15this week with both Toys R Us and Maplin trying to find buyers.

0:35:15 > 0:35:18The struggling retailers - two of the UK's best known chains -

0:35:18 > 0:35:20are understood to have put administrators on standby after

0:35:20 > 0:35:27failing to secure a rescue deal.

0:35:27 > 0:35:29Toys R US employs around three thousand workers whilst Maplin has

0:35:29 > 0:35:322500 members of staff.

0:35:32 > 0:35:34The public's satisfaction with the NHS has seen a sharp

0:35:34 > 0:35:37decline over the last year, with our opinion of GP

0:35:37 > 0:35:40services at its lowest level since records began.

0:35:40 > 0:35:43The latest British Social Attitudes survey of 3,000

0:35:43 > 0:35:47people across England, Wales and Scotland found that

0:35:47 > 0:35:50almost a third of respondents were unhappy with the NHS,

0:35:50 > 0:35:52with prolonged waiting times being cited as one

0:35:52 > 0:35:59of the main concerns.

0:35:59 > 0:36:01A supermarket in Amsterdam is opening what it says is the world's

0:36:01 > 0:36:03first plastic-free aisle.

0:36:03 > 0:36:05An environmental campaign group helped replace plastic packaging

0:36:05 > 0:36:08with biodegradable materials on around 700 products.

0:36:08 > 0:36:12The company says it hopes to expand the trial to all its 75 stores

0:36:12 > 0:36:20by the end of the year.

0:36:24 > 0:36:28That is all the latest news. Let us know how the cold weather is

0:36:28 > 0:36:35affecting you. And we were looking at the spot and it was bitterly cold

0:36:35 > 0:36:39in the FA Cup tie. If you were sitting outside for an

0:36:39 > 0:36:43hour and a half, you would have felt the cold more than most. That is

0:36:43 > 0:36:48what the Swansea fans did last night, but they were giving out free

0:36:48 > 0:36:57tea and toffee by the club. It makes a big difference.

0:36:57 > 0:37:02And it helped because they won. A good night all round. They have not

0:37:02 > 0:37:05been to the quarterfinals for a long time.

0:37:05 > 0:37:07time.

0:37:07 > 0:37:10Swansea city have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup

0:37:10 > 0:37:11for the first time in 54 years.

0:37:11 > 0:37:15They beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-0

0:37:15 > 0:37:17at the Liberty Stadium, Nathan Dyer with a cheeky

0:37:17 > 0:37:23nutmeg for their second.

0:37:23 > 0:37:25Tottenham or Rochdale await in the next round and play

0:37:25 > 0:37:29their replay at Wembley tonight.

0:37:29 > 0:37:31The gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership

0:37:31 > 0:37:34is down to six points, after second-placed Rangers

0:37:34 > 0:37:38beat St Johnstone 4-1, Alfredo Morelos rounding things off.

0:37:38 > 0:37:42Leaders Celtic can pull away again tonight though,

0:37:42 > 0:37:44they play Dundee.

0:37:44 > 0:37:47The England Women's manager Phil Nevellie believes his critics

0:37:47 > 0:37:49are just waiting for him to fail.

0:37:49 > 0:37:53He wasn't on the FA's initial short list for the job, and then a day

0:37:53 > 0:37:55after his appointment, had to apologise for past

0:37:55 > 0:37:57tweets about women.

0:37:57 > 0:38:00He takes charge of his first match in the She Believes Cup

0:38:00 > 0:38:03against Farnce on Thursday.

0:38:03 > 0:38:06I don't think I should be judged solely on this tournament.

0:38:06 > 0:38:09There are probably people out there who probably want me to lose

0:38:09 > 0:38:11all three games and be told, "I told you so".

0:38:11 > 0:38:14But ultimately, I've got a four-year contract,

0:38:14 > 0:38:18I've got the backing of Sue Campbell and Dan Ashworth of the FA board,

0:38:18 > 0:38:21so they have invested a lot in me and I see this as a long-term

0:38:21 > 0:38:26project, not just the next three games.

0:38:26 > 0:38:29To the cricket and it's been a fairly miserable few

0:38:29 > 0:38:31months for England - they've won only two of their six

0:38:31 > 0:38:34matches in February so far - but they could be on course

0:38:34 > 0:38:38for another victory in the second one-dayer against New Zealand.

0:38:38 > 0:38:46They need 244 to win and they're 86-2 in the 16th over,

0:38:48 > 0:38:51They need 244 to win and they're 98-3 in the 16th over,

0:38:51 > 0:38:53Bairstow and Morgan going well.

0:38:53 > 0:38:57Ben Stokes is out at the crease. Joe Root is out.

0:38:57 > 0:38:58Joe Root is out.

0:38:58 > 0:39:00There's been a fair bit of controversy over paralympic

0:39:00 > 0:39:02classifications recently and the British Paralympic

0:39:02 > 0:39:03Association has published new guidance.

0:39:03 > 0:39:06The UK Athlete Classification Code places athletes' rights

0:39:06 > 0:39:09and responsibilities at the heart of the process.

0:39:09 > 0:39:11I think it's about absolutely understanding who is responsible

0:39:11 > 0:39:15for what and particularly, how can we better educate

0:39:15 > 0:39:18the athletes, the support personnel, everyone involved in the delivery

0:39:18 > 0:39:21of Paralympic sport, to make sure they understand how

0:39:21 > 0:39:24the process works and more importantly, at a national level,

0:39:24 > 0:39:25what the responsibilities are.

0:39:25 > 0:39:28Then when it comes to it, there will be a better understanding

0:39:28 > 0:39:32of that so anyone who has a concern can base that on a genuine concern

0:39:32 > 0:39:35rather than a lack of understanding.

0:39:35 > 0:39:39Women golfers will play in a men's European Tour team

0:39:39 > 0:39:41event for the first time, later this year.

0:39:41 > 0:39:44Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn will partner Solheim Cup

0:39:44 > 0:39:47skipper Catriona Matthew, in the GolfSixes tournament

0:39:47 > 0:39:51at the Centurion Club near St Albans in May.

0:39:51 > 0:39:54The event has a six-hole match-play format -

0:39:54 > 0:39:59it's aim is to be the equivalent of cricket's Twenty20 competition.

0:39:59 > 0:40:01Cyclists Laura and Jason Kenny are back competing later today.

0:40:01 > 0:40:09Let's hope they had a good night's sleep because they've

0:40:10 > 0:40:11taken their six-month-old baby Albie

0:40:11 > 0:40:13with them to the Track Cycling World

0:40:13 > 0:40:16Championships in the Netherlands.

0:40:16 > 0:40:18Instead of staying in the team hotel, they've taken up residence

0:40:18 > 0:40:20in a city apartment, along with the grandparents

0:40:20 > 0:40:22who will help out with childcare.

0:40:22 > 0:40:26The Kennys are two of seven Olympic champions in the British team.

0:40:26 > 0:40:28We've been talking a lot about the wintery weather this morning.

0:40:28 > 0:40:31But if you thought your journey into work or school was hard,

0:40:31 > 0:40:33then take a look a this.

0:40:33 > 0:40:36Vertical Skiiers have been facing an uphill battle

0:40:36 > 0:40:38at the European Ski Mountaineering Championships.

0:40:38 > 0:40:40This was the spectacular scene on the southern

0:40:40 > 0:40:45slopes of Mount Etna.

0:40:45 > 0:40:48The race had to be delayed for two days as the freezing conditions

0:40:48 > 0:40:49became simply unbrearable for competitors

0:40:49 > 0:40:52and spectators alike.

0:40:52 > 0:40:57It was exhausting work just to reach the finish line.

0:40:57 > 0:41:03And there was a dog out there as well, amazing.

0:41:03 > 0:41:08We mentioned cold weather payments on Monday and you can get a cold

0:41:08 > 0:41:12weather payments if you get certain benefits. If the average temperature

0:41:12 > 0:41:18in your area is recorded or forecast to be 0 Celsius or below that for

0:41:18 > 0:41:26four days on the trot. Lots of people are asking us about this. If

0:41:26 > 0:41:29you want to find out if you are eligible, go to the government

0:41:29 > 0:41:34website and type in cold-weather payments to find out if you are

0:41:34 > 0:41:37eligible for that. More on that later. We will be

0:41:37 > 0:41:38speaking to a doctor.

0:41:38 > 0:41:40We will be speaking to a doctor.

0:41:40 > 0:41:42The European Union's Chief negotiator Michel Barnier

0:41:42 > 0:41:44will publish the first draft of the EU's Brexit Treaty later today.

0:41:44 > 0:41:46It's expected to discuss the Northern Ireland border,

0:41:46 > 0:41:49but comes just hours after a leaked letter from the Foreign Secretary

0:41:49 > 0:41:51Boris Johnson caused new controversy around the issue.

0:41:51 > 0:41:53Joining us now from Westminster is the Chief Secretary

0:41:53 > 0:41:56to the Treasury Liz Truss.

0:41:56 > 0:42:03Good morning. I want to pick up that thought about the letter. In it, it

0:42:03 > 0:42:11says this phrase, even if there is a hard border. Even to put it in those

0:42:11 > 0:42:17terms seems to be going against government policy, doesn't it?I

0:42:17 > 0:42:21cannot comment on leaked letters from the government. We are clear

0:42:21 > 0:42:25there will be no hard border in Northern Ireland. It is important we

0:42:25 > 0:42:30do not go back to the borders of the past and that is why we are seeking

0:42:30 > 0:42:35special arrangements with the European Union.That takes us

0:42:35 > 0:42:38straight to the nutty issue of negotiation. This would be a red

0:42:38 > 0:42:43line for the government?We have been absolutely clear we are not

0:42:43 > 0:42:48going back to a hard border which was previously the case in Northern

0:42:48 > 0:42:51Ireland. There are a lot of different solutions we are looking

0:42:51 > 0:42:56at. It is important we are not part of the customs union. We need to be

0:42:56 > 0:43:01able to strike our own trade deals as well. The Prime Minister will be

0:43:01 > 0:43:07outlining all of this in her speech on Friday.The language that Boris

0:43:07 > 0:43:12Johnson is using, can you comment on that at all?I will not comment on

0:43:12 > 0:43:16leaked documents, or I will say is we are not returning to a hard

0:43:16 > 0:43:21border in Ireland.This leaked document and other things that have

0:43:21 > 0:43:27been said in public, there seems to be a big division and Cabinet. How

0:43:27 > 0:43:33does that affect you as a government going into negotiations?We had a

0:43:33 > 0:43:37meeting last week of the European subcommittee and it was a positive

0:43:37 > 0:43:42meeting. They have agreed on the terms on which we are going into

0:43:42 > 0:43:45negotiations. We have got another meeting of the Cabinet tomorrow to

0:43:45 > 0:43:50talk through the detail of the Prime Minister's speech. I can tell you

0:43:50 > 0:43:54that the Cabinet are very agreed on a way forward. We want to leave the

0:43:54 > 0:43:59single market and the customs union, get a frictionless trade deal. We

0:43:59 > 0:44:04are all on board with that and are moving forward.Either Cabinet

0:44:04 > 0:44:09meetings frictionless?Yes, they are. They are positive, there is a

0:44:09 > 0:44:13sense of humour and we are working hard together, not just on Brexit

0:44:13 > 0:44:16but on the other important thing is this government has to deliver as

0:44:16 > 0:44:23well.We heard from Michel Barnier reiterating there were significant

0:44:23 > 0:44:28differences on where the EU and the UK are on Brexit and the clock is

0:44:28 > 0:44:31ticking. These are such tricky negotiations.Will they happen in

0:44:31 > 0:44:37time? Absolutely and when you saw what happened in December and the

0:44:37 > 0:44:41way the Prime Minister delivered the first stage, it was massively

0:44:41 > 0:44:46positive progress on that front. Of course the European Union will be in

0:44:46 > 0:44:52a different position to the UK. That is what negotiation is about. We are

0:44:52 > 0:44:55determined to move forward, we have made progress already and we are

0:44:55 > 0:45:00looking forward to the March council and we will be leaving the European

0:45:00 > 0:45:04Union next year.I want to talk about the European Court of Justice,

0:45:04 > 0:45:10the EU demanding that the UK remains subject to rulings indefinitely

0:45:10 > 0:45:15until its Brexit divorce deal. How do you stand on that? How do you go

0:45:15 > 0:45:21forward on that? Is that another red line?When people voted to leave the

0:45:21 > 0:45:25European Union one of the things they were voting for was not to be

0:45:25 > 0:45:29subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice and it is

0:45:29 > 0:45:34important we leave the European Court of Justice jurisdiction and we

0:45:34 > 0:45:37have control over our own laws. That is something the Prime Minister has

0:45:37 > 0:45:43been very clear about in her speeches.A winter related question.

0:45:43 > 0:45:47As Chief Secretary to the Treasury we know there are cold-weather

0:45:47 > 0:45:52payments. Will you accelerate those? Are you looking at extra help for

0:45:52 > 0:45:56people?We are making sure those payments go out to the people and a

0:45:56 > 0:46:01number have been released. We are also making sure, and we have been

0:46:01 > 0:46:05working on this for weeks, that we have proper contingency plans in

0:46:05 > 0:46:10place in areas like transports people can go into work and get on

0:46:10 > 0:46:12with their lives.Liz Truss, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, thank

0:46:12 > 0:46:16you.

0:46:16 > 0:46:18Despite the plummeting temperatures Some of you have been heading

0:46:18 > 0:46:21outdoors with your cameras and sending us your pictures

0:46:21 > 0:46:29for our Break-frost map.

0:46:43 > 0:46:45Dan and Paul in North Wales sent us this picture

0:46:45 > 0:46:47of the snowman they built.

0:46:47 > 0:46:50Robin Ellis had an amazing view of the Butley River in Suffolk.

0:46:50 > 0:46:53A lot of people have been wrapping up warm and heading out

0:46:53 > 0:46:55to look at the snow, including Rachel Patterson

0:46:55 > 0:47:02who sent this picture from Kielder in Northumberland.

0:47:02 > 0:47:08And Tracey Bryne was getting a helping hand -

0:47:08 > 0:47:09or should that be paw?

0:47:09 > 0:47:17When sledging in Tiptree in Essex.

0:47:33 > 0:47:42We have the build-up to Sport Relief and I don't think the radio

0:47:42 > 0:47:50presenter Greg will be able to complete his challenge.

0:47:52 > 0:47:57complete his challenge. He needs a tip from Caerphilly Council, has

0:47:57 > 0:48:01sent out a humorous tweet who are advising you how to walk in the

0:48:01 > 0:48:06snow, they say you have to walk like a penguin. The key to that is loose

0:48:06 > 0:48:13knees and small steps with your toes pointed out. I am hoping you will

0:48:13 > 0:48:18give us a demonstration later on. Maybe later.

0:48:18 > 0:48:26Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

0:48:28 > 0:48:35Temperatures in parts of Scotland fell as low as minus 11. Not all

0:48:35 > 0:48:39others will see snow today, some of us will be dry with sunny intervals,

0:48:39 > 0:48:43some of us will say a little bit of snow and some will see significant

0:48:43 > 0:48:47snow. We will stop with the significant snow. The Met office has

0:48:47 > 0:48:53two areas covered by the bee prepared Amber warnings. The first

0:48:53 > 0:48:58is across northern, Eastern and central and southern Scotland. Also

0:48:58 > 0:49:04part of Cumbria. This one runs until 6pm on Thursday evening and we are

0:49:04 > 0:49:09looking at a further ten to 15 centimetres of snow fall in some of

0:49:09 > 0:49:14those areas. It has been snowing heavily overnight in Glasgow. In the

0:49:14 > 0:49:19South East, we have another amber be prepared for disruption due to snow

0:49:19 > 0:49:25fall, this morning. It runs until 10am this morning and we could see a

0:49:25 > 0:49:30further five to ten centimetres, may be locally a little bit more than

0:49:30 > 0:49:33that. As we go through the course of the morning, the wind will

0:49:33 > 0:49:37strengthen so the snow will keep piling into the areas I have just

0:49:37 > 0:49:42highlighted where we are expecting disruption. Further south, snow

0:49:42 > 0:49:47showers blowing over towards the West. It will feel cold today and

0:49:47 > 0:49:52the maximum temperature roughly from about freezing 2-2, but add on the

0:49:52 > 0:49:58strength of the wind, the wind chill will make you feel like minus five

0:49:58 > 0:50:02in Aberdeen and minus 11 in the Norwich area for example. Wherever

0:50:02 > 0:50:07you are, it will feel brutally cold. Worth bearing in mind if you are

0:50:07 > 0:50:12stepping out. Some of the snow will be blowing in the wind. Overnight we

0:50:12 > 0:50:16have the area covered by the amber weather warning, which will still be

0:50:16 > 0:50:22producing more snow. Further south, some snow showers drying out for a

0:50:22 > 0:50:29time across parts of the south-east. Snow across southern parts of Devon,

0:50:29 > 0:50:33Cornwall and Dorset. Also snow showers getting into the Channel

0:50:33 > 0:50:37Islands. As we head into Thursday, we still have our amber weather

0:50:37 > 0:50:41warning for snow across areas in the north we have already mentioned. But

0:50:41 > 0:50:47we have another one for snow and wind across south-west England and

0:50:47 > 0:50:52also Wales. We are keeping a close eye on that because the storm coming

0:50:52 > 0:50:58our way named by the Portuguese Met service, Emma. She will come across

0:50:58 > 0:51:02Iberia and the Bay of Biscay and when she hits our shores, this is

0:51:02 > 0:51:06the kind of direction she will take and she will produce a bit of snow

0:51:06 > 0:51:13as she does so. The isobars also show it will be windy. Depending on

0:51:13 > 0:51:16the track that storm does take, we expect the snow to come in the

0:51:16 > 0:51:21southern areas in the morning. It might clip the London area but it

0:51:21 > 0:51:29will be this part

0:51:29 > 0:51:31will be this part of the UK that will see the significant snow and

0:51:31 > 0:51:34strong winds with blizzards. All it would take for the storm to drift a

0:51:34 > 0:51:36little bit further east or west and these areas could change. We have

0:51:36 > 0:51:41the amber warning across parts of Scotland and Ingham. It will be

0:51:41 > 0:51:46bitterly cold once again. We're not done with the snow just yet.

0:51:51 > 0:51:55We have just got an update from the Scottish Borders and the council has

0:51:55 > 0:51:58closed all the schools due to the forecast of snow. The local

0:51:58 > 0:52:05authority said they are likely to remain closed on Thursday due to the

0:52:05 > 0:52:07conditions anticipated. That is in from the Scottish Borders Council

0:52:07 > 0:52:13this morning. We mentioned Caerphilly Borough Council has sent

0:52:13 > 0:52:20out an informative tweet. Yes, how to navigate across the ice

0:52:20 > 0:52:25and snow. They said to walk like a penguin. Extend your arms, pointing

0:52:25 > 0:52:32your toes out like a penguin and soft knees. I shall be working on

0:52:32 > 0:52:37that. Louise has asked me to demonstrate so I will pencil it in

0:52:37 > 0:52:45for about 7:35am. It is good advice, if you slip and fall, you are in

0:52:45 > 0:52:47trouble. Louise, we are a public service

0:52:47 > 0:52:51broadcaster. You are going to demonstrate.

0:52:51 > 0:52:54Today is crunch-time for one of the most recognisable names

0:52:54 > 0:52:56on the high street - Toys R Us.

0:52:56 > 0:52:57The chain could go into administration later.

0:52:57 > 0:52:59Steph has been looking at how this happened.

0:52:59 > 0:53:06It is a huge business. It is one of those names which were decades

0:53:06 > 0:53:10dominated the toy market in the UK and if you are anything like me you

0:53:10 > 0:53:14can probably still sing the advert from the 90s.

0:53:14 > 0:53:19# There's a magical place, we are on

0:53:19 > 0:53:21our way there. #

0:53:21 > 0:53:32Toys in their millions all under one roof.

0:53:36 > 0:53:40But the toy giant has been struggling and is drowning under

0:53:40 > 0:53:46debt and now it has missed a deadline to pay a £50 million VAT

0:53:46 > 0:53:47bill.

0:53:47 > 0:53:48So what's gone wrong?

0:53:48 > 0:53:53Rob Hutchins is the Editor Of ToyNews magazine.

0:53:53 > 0:53:56This is an interesting story because it is a business that hasn't changed

0:53:56 > 0:54:02for years and that is part of the problem?Yes, since the 1990s, it

0:54:02 > 0:54:10was a huge sort of arrival for the toy business at the time. But as you

0:54:10 > 0:54:15say, it didn't evolve, stuck with the same mother, essentially a big

0:54:15 > 0:54:20warehouse filled with shelves of toys and they failed to keep up with

0:54:20 > 0:54:26the current consumer habits.What are the habits today of people

0:54:26 > 0:54:31buying toys?People are shopping online, town centre small stores,

0:54:31 > 0:54:37meeting the consumer where they are. Now Toys R Us hasn't been able to

0:54:37 > 0:54:42adapt, what is going to happen?It hangs in the balance, we are not

0:54:42 > 0:54:46sure when they will go into Administration, at the moment there

0:54:46 > 0:54:50are 3200 jobs on the line. It is a worrying prospect, but it doesn't

0:54:50 > 0:54:58necessarily mean those jobs will be lost immediately. As we saw with the

0:54:58 > 0:55:03likes of HMV a few years ago, buyers are looking out when the right time

0:55:03 > 0:55:07is to come in and perhaps pick up the pieces they believe will prosper

0:55:07 > 0:55:11in the future. It doesn't mean necessarily, those jobs are on the

0:55:11 > 0:55:18line.If a buyer came in, what would they do to Toys R Us, is it still a

0:55:18 > 0:55:24valuable business?Absolutely, it is a heritage in the brands, we have

0:55:24 > 0:55:29known them since the 90s. They were locked at the most viable and

0:55:29 > 0:55:32prosperous areas of the business and make it work in today's current

0:55:32 > 0:55:40consumer trend.What will that mean, will we see more online, more Toys R

0:55:40 > 0:55:45Us popping up on high streets? I know it is like looking into a

0:55:45 > 0:55:49crystal ball, but with your knowledge with what works in the toy

0:55:49 > 0:55:54industry?I think they will enhance their online offering. They will

0:55:54 > 0:55:58look to scale down in the size of their stores, bring them into the

0:55:58 > 0:56:02town centres where people are shopping and try to ramp up the

0:56:02 > 0:56:10theatre, bringing AR technology into the store so people and kids can

0:56:10 > 0:56:17engage.Like virtual reality?Yes, the fun and spiritual element back

0:56:17 > 0:56:24into the stores.Thank you for your time and we will keep you updated.

0:56:24 > 0:56:27Thank you, Steph.

0:56:27 > 0:56:30In 2014 millions of us travelled to the Tower of London to see

0:56:30 > 0:56:32the field of ceramic poppies, created to mark a century since

0:56:32 > 0:56:34the start of the First World War.

0:56:34 > 0:56:37Now, 100 years after the end of The Great War, plans have been

0:56:37 > 0:56:39announced for a haunting reminder of those who never

0:56:39 > 0:56:46returned from the front.

0:56:46 > 0:56:50We are going to go just outside our studios.

0:56:50 > 0:56:53This is one of the soldier silhouettes from the There

0:56:53 > 0:56:55But Not There Project, they'll be appearing at sites

0:56:55 > 0:57:03across the UK later this year.

0:57:06 > 0:57:09We'll be talking to man behind the project around 7:40am.

0:57:09 > 0:57:17It is a poignant sculpture. He will be seeing them across the UK across

0:57:17 > 0:57:20the weeks and months as well.

0:57:20 > 1:00:45Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

1:00:49 > 1:00:52Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:00:52 > 1:01:00Temperatures plunge to minus 11 as the "beast

1:01:04 > 1:01:05from the east" tightens its grip.

1:01:05 > 1:01:08Hundreds of schools are closed in Scotland and commuters are facing

1:01:08 > 1:01:12major travel disruption.

1:01:12 > 1:01:17The Met Office has a number weather warnings out in some parts of the UK

1:01:17 > 1:01:22could have another 10-15 centimetres of snow ball and there is the added

1:01:22 > 1:01:30hazard of ice. The weather round-up in about 15 minutes.

1:01:31 > 1:01:36The weather round-up in about 15 minutes.

1:01:36 > 1:01:42Good morning, it's Wednesday the 28th of February.

1:01:42 > 1:01:45We will keep you right up to date with the weather throughout the

1:01:45 > 1:01:46programme.

1:01:46 > 1:01:47programme.

1:01:47 > 1:01:48Also this morning:

1:01:48 > 1:01:51Downing Street insists there'll be no hard border in Ireland as the EU

1:01:51 > 1:01:55prepares to unveil its plan for life after Brexit.

1:01:55 > 1:01:57Toys R Us is on the brink of administration as it's unable

1:01:57 > 1:01:59to pay back its debts.

1:01:59 > 1:02:00More than 3,200 job are at risk.

1:02:00 > 1:02:03I'll have the details shortly.

1:02:03 > 1:02:05Food unwrapped.

1:02:05 > 1:02:10The world's first "plastic-free" aisle opens in a Dutch supermarket.

1:02:10 > 1:02:12In sport, Swansea City's manager wasn't even born when they last

1:02:12 > 1:02:14reached the FA Cup quarter-finals.

1:02:14 > 1:02:17They've made it through for the first time since 1964,

1:02:17 > 1:02:24thanks to victory over Sheffield Wednesday last night.

1:02:24 > 1:02:25Good morning.

1:02:25 > 1:02:27Good morning.

1:02:27 > 1:02:30The UK is waking up to another morning of freezing conditions

1:02:30 > 1:02:32after temperatures fell to minus-eleven

1:02:32 > 1:02:34in some areas overnight.

1:02:34 > 1:02:36The cold weather has already caused major distruption,

1:02:36 > 1:02:38but forecasters say the worst is yet to come, with warnings

1:02:38 > 1:02:39in place until the weekend.

1:02:39 > 1:02:43Here's our correspondent Jon Donnison with more.

1:02:43 > 1:02:46The so-called "beast from the East" has already left much of Britain

1:02:46 > 1:02:52under a blanket of snow.

1:02:52 > 1:02:56The satellite images showed just how fast the cold snap has moved in over

1:02:56 > 1:02:58the last 24 hours.

1:02:58 > 1:02:59the last 24 hours.

1:02:59 > 1:03:02This is Kent, which has received some of the worst

1:03:02 > 1:03:04of the weather so far.

1:03:04 > 1:03:09The National police air service captured the shock of the snow

1:03:09 > 1:03:10slowly edging over central London.

1:03:10 > 1:03:11slowly edging over central London.

1:03:11 > 1:03:13On the ground it has been a much

1:03:13 > 1:03:14less pretty picture for drivers,

1:03:14 > 1:03:17with the police reporting scores of accidents across the country.

1:03:17 > 1:03:20Today again conditions on the roads are expected to be treacherous.

1:03:20 > 1:03:24Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place for much of the UK.

1:03:24 > 1:03:28They are expected to remain until the weekend.

1:03:28 > 1:03:35Yorkshire and the North East have seen some of the heaviest snowfall.

1:03:35 > 1:03:41With more expected today, many schools are likely to stay close.

1:03:41 > 1:03:44With more expected today, many schools are likely to stay closed.

1:03:44 > 1:03:46When I was younger the snow was thicker and we still

1:03:46 > 1:03:48managed to get to school.

1:03:48 > 1:03:50I think it is the teachers who can't get in.

1:03:50 > 1:03:53That is the problem in this area because of the outlying villages

1:03:53 > 1:03:54that the teachers come from.

1:03:54 > 1:03:56For Britain's homeless, this is in central London,

1:03:56 > 1:04:00it was another tough night, temperatures down to -10

1:04:00 > 1:04:04in some parts and feeling much colder in the wind.

1:04:04 > 1:04:07The elderly too are vulnerable.

1:04:07 > 1:04:10In Hull extra staff at meals on wheels services are being brought

1:04:10 > 1:04:12in to deliver hot food.

1:04:12 > 1:04:16I can't get out to get meals and things.

1:04:16 > 1:04:19So it's just wonderful.

1:04:19 > 1:04:21The only complaint I have got is they never bring

1:04:21 > 1:04:24you a drop of brandy!

1:04:24 > 1:04:28And over the next few days that might be needed.

1:04:28 > 1:04:31Forecasters say they expect no letup in the freezing weather

1:04:31 > 1:04:34until at least the weekend.

1:04:34 > 1:04:42Jon Donnison, BBC News.

1:04:44 > 1:04:47We will keep you right up to date throughout the programme with what

1:04:47 > 1:04:52is going on. This is a beautiful shot. This is from outside new

1:04:52 > 1:04:57broadcasting house in London. There is a smattering of snow on the

1:04:57 > 1:05:04ground. Other areas really badly affected by what is going on. I

1:05:04 > 1:05:08imagine it is affecting transport in London as well. It looks beautiful,

1:05:08 > 1:05:13but it is causing problems for people as well.

1:05:13 > 1:05:18On the front page there is a picture of that snow cloud.

1:05:18 > 1:05:19It looks like something out of a movie.

1:05:19 > 1:05:21It looks like something out of a movie.

1:05:21 > 1:05:23Phil Bodmer is in the snowy village of Thornton-Le-Dale

1:05:23 > 1:05:26in the North York Moors for us this morning -

1:05:26 > 1:05:27how are things looking Phil?

1:05:27 > 1:05:30You were telling us about a bus that may or may not be able to get to

1:05:30 > 1:05:38Leeds. We can see very snowy conditions on the road.Yes, the bus

1:05:38 > 1:05:43left. It will be a slow journey to Leeds. The M1 was absolutely white

1:05:43 > 1:05:50out. There have been snow ploughs and gritting teams out, but the

1:05:50 > 1:05:54problem is the moment they go through, there is another dump of

1:05:54 > 1:06:00snow and that has been the case. It has been on and off all morning.

1:06:00 > 1:06:04Here they had several centimetres overnight. It looks pretty perfect.

1:06:04 > 1:06:12But this is the main road. Traffic is lighter than normal. The ploughs

1:06:12 > 1:06:17have not been through here this morning, but conditions are less

1:06:17 > 1:06:22than ideal. Yesterday when we were out and about it felt quite mild.

1:06:22 > 1:06:29Today it is very cold, it cuts you in half. We estimate the wind chill

1:06:29 > 1:06:35at about -12 today. The advice is if you are driving, take extra time and

1:06:35 > 1:06:40precautions. Your journey will take longer. Bear in mind vulnerable

1:06:40 > 1:06:45people. If you can do some shopping for somebody, look out for them. The

1:06:45 > 1:06:49number weather warnings are in place for Yorkshire and in the North East

1:06:49 > 1:06:52right up to Scotland today and more snow is expected.

1:06:52 > 1:06:55snow is expected.

1:06:55 > 1:06:57Catriona Renton is in Glasgow for us this morning -

1:06:57 > 1:07:03what kind of distruption is expected today Catriona?

1:07:03 > 1:07:08We can see the weather coming in. We know many schools are closed. Give

1:07:08 > 1:07:14us an idea of the impact.It really is no joke, it has been falling

1:07:14 > 1:07:20overnight. The snow is coming down, it looks pretty and it is very quiet

1:07:20 > 1:07:25around here. The roads are silent around here and that is a sign that

1:07:25 > 1:07:31people are taking heed of those warning. The conditions on the

1:07:31 > 1:07:34motorways, for those of us who travelled in this morning, we can

1:07:34 > 1:07:39vouch for the fact that conditions are terrible. 12 local authority

1:07:39 > 1:07:44areas have said they have closed their schools. That means a day off

1:07:44 > 1:07:50for tens of thousands of children. There is a warning, not to travel if

1:07:50 > 1:07:55you can possibly avoid it. The airport apparently is still open at

1:07:55 > 1:07:59the moment, but the advice is to take lots of care and leave lots of

1:07:59 > 1:08:06extra time if you are planning on making the journey today. One way to

1:08:06 > 1:08:12travel, a jogger just ran past us before we came on air. That is the

1:08:12 > 1:08:17safest way to go. But the advice is to mind how you go and take care of

1:08:17 > 1:08:21everybody in your local community, especially in rural areas where they

1:08:21 > 1:08:28may be power outages.We will let you get in from the snow and we will

1:08:28 > 1:08:33keep everyone up to date. We will talk later about cold-weather

1:08:33 > 1:08:39payments. Various people are able to claim if you are on benefits. You

1:08:39 > 1:08:46can claim a payment if the average temperature in your area is recorded

1:08:46 > 1:08:51to be 0 Celsius below that for seven days on the trot. If you want more

1:08:51 > 1:08:53information, go to the government website.

1:08:53 > 1:08:57Liz Truss from the Treasury was saying they are trying to speed up

1:08:57 > 1:09:05those payments. Schools are closed in Scotland. The Scottish Borders

1:09:05 > 1:09:09Council decided to shut all their schools. Other schools in the United

1:09:09 > 1:09:15Kingdom are closed as well. The best place to go is to listen to your

1:09:15 > 1:09:19local radio station or the BBC website which is being updated all

1:09:19 > 1:09:23the time. We will give you as much information as we can. And we have

1:09:23 > 1:09:30got more details on the weather coming up shortly.

1:09:30 > 1:09:33The European Union's chief negotiator will publish the first

1:09:33 > 1:09:39draft of the EU Brexit Treaty today. The document is expected to focus on

1:09:39 > 1:09:43Northern Ireland and any future role for the European Court of Justice.

1:09:43 > 1:09:46It comes hours after a leaked letter from the Foreign Secretary caused a

1:09:46 > 1:09:54new row over the issue of the Irish Ireland. In a moment we will go to

1:09:54 > 1:09:59Adam Fleming in Brussels who described it as a Christmas Day

1:09:59 > 1:10:03present. Ellen Ghani is in Westminster. We talk about this all

1:10:03 > 1:10:10the time, but either party is getting any closer?Today will be an

1:10:10 > 1:10:14extremely contentious day yet again and the EU and the UK Government

1:10:14 > 1:10:19have a long way to go in the negotiations. Once again the UK

1:10:19 > 1:10:23Government has been thrown into the defensive because of comments Boris

1:10:23 > 1:10:28Johnson made. He got himself into hot water because he used a

1:10:28 > 1:10:32potentially toxic phrase. In a leaked letter that Sky News got hold

1:10:32 > 1:10:37of it I think he was trying to show there was no need for an

1:10:37 > 1:10:40infrastructure at the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of

1:10:40 > 1:10:46Ireland, but he used in that letter the phrase "Even if there is a hard

1:10:46 > 1:10:52border", and that allowed his critics to say that the government

1:10:52 > 1:10:55was considering a physical infrastructure at the border. That

1:10:55 > 1:11:03would be an anathema to Republicans and the Irish government as well

1:11:03 > 1:11:11because that led to the government saying they would not contemplate a

1:11:11 > 1:11:14hard border. One idea is to keep Northern Ireland in alignment with

1:11:14 > 1:11:20EU regulations, but the DUP who support the votes that Theresa May

1:11:20 > 1:11:25needs to get Brexit through, they will not accept that. This issue of

1:11:25 > 1:11:29the Irish border will be one of the most complicated issues to solve in

1:11:29 > 1:11:34this process and with every twist and turn it is politically extremely

1:11:34 > 1:11:37difficult for Theresa May.

1:11:37 > 1:11:42Our Europe reporter Adam Flemming is in Brussels.

1:11:42 > 1:11:46It doesn't be like today is a significant day, mentioning

1:11:46 > 1:11:51Christmas Day.It is very symbolic because this document is the first

1:11:51 > 1:11:55draft of the treaty that Theresa May will eventually sign, which will

1:11:55 > 1:12:01take the UK out of the EU. That is a massive deal. Then there is the

1:12:01 > 1:12:07substance of the document which could prove controversial. These are

1:12:07 > 1:12:10the EU's proposal. On Northern Ireland we will see fleshed out in

1:12:10 > 1:12:15serious detail and legal language the government's least preferred

1:12:15 > 1:12:20option for dealing with preventing a hard border between Northern Ireland

1:12:20 > 1:12:23and the Republic of Ireland. The more preferred options will be

1:12:23 > 1:12:29mentioned but not in such detail. They will mention the European Court

1:12:29 > 1:12:32of Justice saying European judges should have a big say in overseeing

1:12:32 > 1:12:37how this treaty works in the future. That is not what the UK agrees to

1:12:37 > 1:12:43and that is because this is the first draft provided by the EU. The

1:12:43 > 1:12:51other 27 countries have not had a say on it yet and it will be

1:12:51 > 1:12:53negotiated with the UK. A big symbolic moment but still quite a

1:12:53 > 1:13:00long way to go.Adam Fleming in Brussels.

1:13:00 > 1:13:07Brussels. I almost said Paris for some reason.

1:13:07 > 1:13:09The public's satisfaction with the NHS has seen a sharp

1:13:09 > 1:13:12decline over the last year, with our opinion of GP

1:13:12 > 1:13:13services at its lowest level since records began.

1:13:13 > 1:13:18The latest British Social Attitudes survey of three thousand

1:13:18 > 1:13:20people across England, Wales and Scotland found that

1:13:20 > 1:13:23almost a third of respondents were unhappy with the NHS

1:13:23 > 1:13:25with prolonged waiting times being cited as one

1:13:25 > 1:13:28of the main concerns.

1:13:28 > 1:13:31Meghan Markle will join her fiance Prince Harry alongside the Duke

1:13:31 > 1:13:34and Duchess of Cambridge later as the four carry out their first

1:13:34 > 1:13:35official engagement together.

1:13:35 > 1:13:37They'll be discussing the work of The Royal Foundation,

1:13:37 > 1:13:41the organisation behind the Heads Together mental health

1:13:41 > 1:13:44campaign, United for Wildlife and the Invictus Games.

1:13:44 > 1:13:48Meghan will become the fourth patron of the charity after marrying

1:13:48 > 1:13:56Prince Harry in May.

1:13:57 > 1:14:00Let's return to our main story now - freezing temperatures

1:14:00 > 1:14:07are continuing to sweep across the

1:14:07 > 1:14:10UK - causing widespread distruption for those of us trying to get

1:14:10 > 1:14:13to work or school.

1:14:13 > 1:14:18This is BBC broadcasting house in central London. You can see a

1:14:18 > 1:14:23covering of snow which will have an ongoing impact on travel. It does

1:14:23 > 1:14:27look beautiful, but at the same time it causes serious problems for

1:14:27 > 1:14:35people as well. This is Glasgow. We spoke to Katrina Renton earlier and

1:14:35 > 1:14:38you can see very difficult conditions, which is why so many

1:14:38 > 1:14:42schools have been closed. We will give you details on that throughout

1:14:42 > 1:14:51the programme as well. And this is seen on the M1 about 30 ago. This

1:14:51 > 1:14:59was the journey Phil was making from lead up into North Yorkshire. You

1:14:59 > 1:15:04can see the treacherous road conditions. That is normally a three

1:15:04 > 1:15:11lane motorway in parts. I think we can show you the dusting of snow

1:15:11 > 1:15:16because people are sending in pictures. That is not as deep as I

1:15:16 > 1:15:20expected it to be around the angel of the North.

1:15:20 > 1:15:25And this is a stunning picture that was taken yesterday of the storm is

1:15:25 > 1:15:33coming in over London. We will get that later. It is unusually cold and

1:15:33 > 1:15:38everyone should take care and you should make it more bearable for the

1:15:38 > 1:15:45most vulnerable people in our community.

1:15:51 > 1:16:00What are your top priorities?The advice is to try and keep warm. Most

1:16:00 > 1:16:05of it is sensible, you would know what to do anyway, so the room you

1:16:05 > 1:16:11spend most of your timing, keep it at 18 or 20 degrees. Make sure you

1:16:11 > 1:16:16are having warm food, warm drinks and make sure you have got your

1:16:16 > 1:16:20medication available. If you are having to go out, be sensible and

1:16:20 > 1:16:26you have the right shoes so you can be safe when you do get outside.

1:16:26 > 1:16:31Look out for people who might be on their own and a bit vulnerable,

1:16:31 > 1:16:40neighbours, relations. Make sure they are OK. Just be sensible.It

1:16:40 > 1:16:44sounds basic, but one of daughters came down in a T-shirt ready to go

1:16:44 > 1:16:53outside. It is the youngest and the oldest we need to look after?Yes,

1:16:53 > 1:17:00they tend to get more ill, but the people in between, they are out and

1:17:00 > 1:17:05about and they tend to slip and fall over I get the breaks and the

1:17:05 > 1:17:10bruises.We were talking earlier about a tweeter which was sent out

1:17:10 > 1:17:14by a council, telling people how to walk and to walk like a penguin.

1:17:14 > 1:17:19That sounds silly, but actually it is quite sensible, isn't it, to be

1:17:19 > 1:17:24thinking about how you walk and what you wear on your feet?It is

1:17:24 > 1:17:30certainly what you are wearing on your feet. I have my slippers on and

1:17:30 > 1:17:35nip out to the bin and then there is a patch of ice and down you go. Look

1:17:35 > 1:17:42at what you are wearing, where are you going? Maybe take a longer route

1:17:42 > 1:17:48if it will be safer. Have that information. I can't understand the

1:17:48 > 1:17:54basis for the penguin walk, the wider gate. I am not sure.I think

1:17:54 > 1:17:58it was sent slightly with their tongue in their cheek, but if it

1:17:58 > 1:18:05stops you from falling over, it is good. Have penguins got knees? I

1:18:05 > 1:18:10don't know. Point defeat out slightly and have your arms by your

1:18:10 > 1:18:13sides. It is from carefully council, so people making jokes walking

1:18:13 > 1:18:23carefully. -- carefully. One more serious issue, talking about heating

1:18:23 > 1:18:27house to 18 degrees, but there are genuine concerns about cost and

1:18:27 > 1:18:31Steph was talking about gas bills going up. If you are concerned about

1:18:31 > 1:18:35turning the temperature up, it is not just about going outside, it is

1:18:35 > 1:18:41staying warm in your house, hot water bottles, layers?Sometimes

1:18:41 > 1:18:45people have electric blankets and they use those. There is some

1:18:45 > 1:18:51financial help you can tap into and it is worth finding out about that.

1:18:51 > 1:18:55Making sure you have lots of warm drinks to keep you warm. Try and

1:18:55 > 1:19:01make sure you minimise the drafts and your house is insulated, keep

1:19:01 > 1:19:07the curtains drawn at night. Keep yourself in layers, keeps moving,

1:19:07 > 1:19:14because when you move, you generate heat. Fingers crossed by next week,

1:19:14 > 1:19:20things should get a bit easier.You say fingers crossed, luckily we have

1:19:20 > 1:19:25Carol. On the cold weather payments, you can find out if you are eligible

1:19:25 > 1:19:28for those in your area by going to the government website and looking

1:19:28 > 1:19:40on bass. Search cold-weather payments. I am sure it will come up.

1:19:40 > 1:19:44Carol, I know it is a busy morning, so we can look at the weather and

1:19:44 > 1:19:52tell us what is happening over the next few days?

1:19:53 > 1:19:59Some of us will have some snow, some others won't. We have a cold start,

1:19:59 > 1:20:04temperatures in parts of England and Scotland fell as low as minus 11

1:20:04 > 1:20:12Espy. There is ice to watch out for, particularly where we have fresh

1:20:12 > 1:20:16know. There are amber warnings, be prepared for disruption. The first

1:20:16 > 1:20:23one is central southern and eastern Scotland heading towards Cumbria.

1:20:23 > 1:20:31This is valid until 6pm and we could see further snowfall. The second

1:20:31 > 1:20:39area is this one in the South East, it expires at 10pm -- 10am this

1:20:39 > 1:20:44morning and we could have a total of ten to five centimetres but snow is

1:20:44 > 1:20:49falling in other parts of the country as well. This morning, a

1:20:49 > 1:20:52noticeable wind strengthening to the course of the day giving us a

1:20:52 > 1:20:57significant wind-chill. Snow coming in all the areas I mentioned is

1:20:57 > 1:21:02covered by the weather amber warning. Drying up in the South East

1:21:02 > 1:21:06but we will see more snow coming in across southern parts of Cornwall,

1:21:06 > 1:21:16Devon and Dorset. We will see one or two showers for

1:21:16 > 1:21:19two showers for the West as well but when you add on the strength of the

1:21:19 > 1:21:21wind, regardless of what it says on your thermometer, this is how it

1:21:21 > 1:21:28will feel. It will feel subzero across the UK. Minus 12 in Aberdeen,

1:21:28 > 1:21:36minus 11. It will be brutally cold. In the evening period we have the

1:21:36 > 1:21:41amber warning in force. We will be piling in a lot of snow. Further

1:21:41 > 1:21:45south we have snow affecting parts of Southwest England and with the

1:21:45 > 1:21:49strong wind, some of the snow will be blowing and again accents renting

1:21:49 > 1:21:54the cold feel so these temperatures are what you can expect in towns and

1:21:54 > 1:21:58cities. Where we have lying snow and in the countryside, temperatures

1:21:58 > 1:22:06will be lower than this. Some of us in minus double figures, possibly as

1:22:06 > 1:22:11low as -14, minus 15. On Thursday we have a weather warning in force

1:22:11 > 1:22:14until six o'clock tomorrow but we have a new one coming in across

1:22:14 > 1:22:19south-west England and Wales. This is courtesy of storm. This is storm

1:22:19 > 1:22:23am pushing up across the Bay of Biscay in coming into our shores. A

1:22:23 > 1:22:28lot of moisture entangled in this and as it bumps into the cold are

1:22:28 > 1:22:33across our shores, it will fall as snow. We think the track of this

1:22:33 > 1:22:37will go this way. If I show you the chance, bear in mind if it goes a

1:22:37 > 1:22:41bit further west or a bit further east, it will change. If you look at

1:22:41 > 1:22:46the actual weather chart, we can see we have the snow coming up across

1:22:46 > 1:22:50southern counties. This significant snow currently is across south-west

1:22:50 > 1:22:54England and parts of Wales. But if we drift further east, that will

1:22:54 > 1:22:59change. Currently we think it may clip the capital as it continues

1:22:59 > 1:23:03moving northwards. Still under the weather warning in the north, we

1:23:03 > 1:23:07will see significant snowfall and showers getting into western areas.

1:23:07 > 1:23:11But with the wind it will be drifting off the snow and it will

1:23:11 > 1:23:17feel bitterly cold. On Friday, still connected to storm Emma, we have

1:23:17 > 1:23:22further spells of loan coming

1:23:22 > 1:23:24further spells of loan coming across Northern Ireland and still windy

1:23:24 > 1:23:28with the significant wind-chill. Next week, it will be cold next week

1:23:28 > 1:23:32and there will still be some potential snow in the forecast as

1:23:32 > 1:23:38well.

1:23:38 > 1:23:44When are we going to talk about feels like? We have done it now. I

1:23:44 > 1:23:48want to be able to work it out, I think that is what it is. I can tell

1:23:48 > 1:23:53you now, we have time. The actual calculation of the figure

1:23:53 > 1:23:58is quite difficult. It is a complex formula that has been derived by

1:23:58 > 1:24:03meteorologists over many years. You put in things like air temperature,

1:24:03 > 1:24:08air speed, body temperature, which for most of us it is 37 Celsius, hit

1:24:08 > 1:24:13a button and there it comes. Easier than scratching your head. I

1:24:13 > 1:24:17think we should let Carol do it. I didn't know about the body

1:24:17 > 1:24:20temperature. Carol, thank you very much.

1:24:20 > 1:24:25Pleasure. She is clever.

1:24:25 > 1:24:28A couple of big high street names could be on the brink of collapse

1:24:28 > 1:24:36this week with both Toys R Us and Maplin hoping to find buyers.

1:24:37 > 1:24:40Maplin employes 2500 staff and has 200 shops but has made losses

1:24:40 > 1:24:44for the past few years.

1:24:44 > 1:24:48Toys "R" Us employs around 3000 workers and if you go to any town or

1:24:48 > 1:24:49shopping centre you will see these.

1:24:49 > 1:24:53They are big names and they both have the same problem, they owe a

1:24:53 > 1:24:56lot of money and they have not got the cash to pay off those debts.

1:24:56 > 1:25:00Toys "R" Us had a deadline from yesterday to pay a £15 million VAT

1:25:00 > 1:25:01bill.

1:25:01 > 1:25:03They have a parent company and they were hoping that that would

1:25:03 > 1:25:06help them, or they would have to sell the business.

1:25:06 > 1:25:08It looks like neither of those options have come

1:25:08 > 1:25:16to fruition.

1:25:18 > 1:25:23They both have a similar problem in why they have cash problems that is

1:25:23 > 1:25:28because they haven't kept up with how we buy and how we spend our

1:25:28 > 1:25:34money. Times have changed and Toys "R" Us are still huge out of town

1:25:34 > 1:25:38stores, they don't have the presence on local high street. And we don't

1:25:38 > 1:25:43buy in that way, we buy more in convenience stores and they have

1:25:43 > 1:25:48suffered from that. So it doesn't mean, they have thousands of people

1:25:48 > 1:25:51working for them, it doesn't mean they will close their doors

1:25:51 > 1:25:59tomorrow.

1:25:59 > 1:26:02tomorrow. They have been trying to restructure, so some stores are

1:26:02 > 1:26:04closing, but what they will be looking for is for somebody to buy

1:26:04 > 1:26:08them. If they go into Administration, they will be looking

1:26:08 > 1:26:12to sell.

1:26:12 > 1:26:18One main story on Breakfast this morning, it is the cold-weather. We

1:26:18 > 1:26:23will have the details in the next few minutes. We have a weather

1:26:23 > 1:26:27forecast from Carol as often as possible and we will try to keep you

1:26:27 > 1:26:34updated on School closures and out on the roads. It is quite brutal,

1:26:34 > 1:26:37-11, -12 in places. So do take care.

1:26:37 > 1:30:05Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

1:30:07 > 1:30:11Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

1:30:11 > 1:30:15Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:30:15 > 1:30:18The UK is waking up to another morning of freezing temperatures

1:30:18 > 1:30:21and snow as this week of unusually cold weather continues.

1:30:21 > 1:30:24There's already been major travel distruption,

1:30:24 > 1:30:28but forecasters say the worst is yet to come, with amber and yellow

1:30:28 > 1:30:36warnings for ice and snow in place until the weekend.

1:30:39 > 1:30:44One of the worst affected areas is Glasgow and Catriona Renton has been

1:30:44 > 1:30:49there for us. Tell us what is going on.As you can see, it is very

1:30:49 > 1:30:53blustery at the moment and we are getting snow showers coming on and

1:30:53 > 1:30:57off and it has been happening all night. Several inches of snow have

1:30:57 > 1:31:04fallen across large parts of the country and they are affected by an

1:31:04 > 1:31:09amber weather warning. In Scotland it is at its highest level for an

1:31:09 > 1:31:15amber warning, the worst that has been seen for a while in Scotland.

1:31:15 > 1:31:20For those of us who have made it in this morning the weather conditions

1:31:20 > 1:31:25have been treacherous on the roads. The main route between Scotland and

1:31:25 > 1:31:29England has problems on it, the Forth Road Bridge is closed for high

1:31:29 > 1:31:34winds. It is dangerous out there and the advice from the police is if you

1:31:34 > 1:31:38have to travel, take extra care. They are urging people not to travel

1:31:38 > 1:31:44if they can possibly avoid it in these amber affected areas. Trains

1:31:44 > 1:31:48are affected and Glasgow airport has suspended operations at the moment

1:31:48 > 1:31:54while they try and clear the runway. The big story is for schoolchildren,

1:31:54 > 1:32:0015 council areas are closing schools and tens of thousands of children

1:32:00 > 1:32:04affected. You can keep up-to-date on our website which areas are

1:32:04 > 1:32:11affected.Katrina is in the middle of one of those amber warning areas

1:32:11 > 1:32:14and we can go to the North York Moors because Phil is in another

1:32:14 > 1:32:22one. Steady as you go on the roads today, isn't it?Yes, that is right.

1:32:22 > 1:32:28We drove in at 5am this morning and the conditions were horrendous. Our

1:32:28 > 1:32:35broadcast truck struggled to get here as quickly as we had hoped.

1:32:35 > 1:32:39Cars are making their way gingerly along this road. This is the main

1:32:39 > 1:32:46route between Scarborough and Pickering. If you pan round to the

1:32:46 > 1:32:48right, there are some big trucks coming through and that should

1:32:48 > 1:32:55hopefully make the road surface a bit better to travel on. But the

1:32:55 > 1:32:59moment they come through we have another snowfall and that

1:32:59 > 1:33:03exacerbates the problem further. Local people tell me they think we

1:33:03 > 1:33:06had about six centimetres of snow last night in this village and with

1:33:06 > 1:33:12more forecast it will create more problems. It is below zero at the

1:33:12 > 1:33:19moment. The wind calculation for the wind chill is about minus four and

1:33:19 > 1:33:25the wind speed is about 14 knots and we think that is -12 in terms of the

1:33:25 > 1:33:30wind-chill factor. It really does cut you in half. Local people say

1:33:30 > 1:33:35they have got a stoical, Yorkshire view on this and they will keep on

1:33:35 > 1:33:39struggling through. Hundreds of schools shut yesterday and we are

1:33:39 > 1:33:44expecting more to be shut in Yorkshire and the north-east today.

1:33:44 > 1:33:49More information about school closures in a moment. It is -20 in

1:33:49 > 1:33:52Norway at the moment. They had somebody on saying what you do when

1:33:52 > 1:33:59it is that cold. A layer of socks, a plastic bag and then another layer

1:33:59 > 1:34:04of socks. It stops your feet from getting damp and it traps the

1:34:04 > 1:34:07temperature in as well. That could be the secret. If you want to try

1:34:07 > 1:34:14that, let us know. Also with school closures, more than

1:34:14 > 1:34:20200 in Suffolk are closed. Sapphic please say travel only if it is

1:34:20 > 1:34:27essential. 250 closed in Norfolk, more than 400 in Scotland. 170 in

1:34:27 > 1:34:35Essex are close. CTC, Greater Anglia, London Overground, ScotRail,

1:34:35 > 1:34:39South Western Railway, said Eastern, Stansted express have all reported

1:34:39 > 1:34:45delays and cancellations. There is a lot going on. Stay with us. We will

1:34:45 > 1:34:50keep you up to date. There will be more information for your individual

1:34:50 > 1:34:55areas when we go to the news where you are. And we will have a full

1:34:55 > 1:34:59weather forecast at 7:45am, and it is not just here.

1:34:59 > 1:35:01is not just here.

1:35:01 > 1:35:04The Siberian cold has brought heavy snow to all corners of Europe.

1:35:04 > 1:35:05Record snowfall and sub-zero temperatures paralysed parts

1:35:05 > 1:35:08of Croatia, causing havoc on the highways and leading

1:35:08 > 1:35:09to the evacuation several villages.

1:35:09 > 1:35:12And here we can see the depth of the snowfall in Bosnia.

1:35:12 > 1:35:15In Bulgaria, villages were left without electricity and schools

1:35:15 > 1:35:17were closed in several areas.

1:35:17 > 1:35:20But some of the iciest conditions were reported in Italy -

1:35:20 > 1:35:28with Rome seeing snow for the first time in six years.

1:35:28 > 1:35:31The Siberian bite is affecting all parts of Europe.

1:35:31 > 1:35:37The Siberian bite is affecting all parts of Europe.

1:35:37 > 1:35:43And there is other news!

1:35:46 > 1:35:53The EU's chief negotiator Michel Barnier will publish the first draft

1:35:53 > 1:35:57of the Brexit document today. It comes hours after a leaked letter

1:35:57 > 1:36:00from the Foreign Secretary caused a new row over the issue of the border

1:36:00 > 1:36:07with Ireland. And a couple of big high street names could be on the

1:36:07 > 1:36:11brink of collapse with both Toys "R" Us and Maplin trying to find buyers.

1:36:11 > 1:36:16The struggling retailers are understood to have put

1:36:16 > 1:36:20administrators on stand-by after failing to secure a rescue deal.

1:36:20 > 1:36:26Toys "R" Us have about 3000 workers and Maplin has about 2500 members of

1:36:26 > 1:36:31staff.

1:36:37 > 1:36:39The public's satisfaction with the NHS has seen a sharp

1:36:39 > 1:36:42decline over the last year, with our opinion of GP

1:36:42 > 1:36:44services at its lowest level since records began.

1:36:44 > 1:36:46The latest British Social Attitudes survey of 3,000

1:36:46 > 1:36:47people across England, Wales and Scotland found that

1:36:47 > 1:36:50almost a third of respondents were unhappy with the NHS,

1:36:50 > 1:36:52with prolonged waiting times being cited as one

1:36:52 > 1:36:57of the main concerns.

1:36:57 > 1:36:59Meghan Markle will join her fiance Prince Harry alongside the Duke

1:36:59 > 1:37:02and Duchess of Cambridge later as the four carry out their first

1:37:02 > 1:37:03official engagement together.

1:37:03 > 1:37:06They'll be discussing the work of The Royal Foundation,

1:37:06 > 1:37:08the organisation behind the Heads Together mental health

1:37:08 > 1:37:09campaign, United for Wildlife and the Invictus Games.

1:37:09 > 1:37:12Meghan will become the fourth patron of the charity after marrying

1:37:12 > 1:37:20Prince Harry in May.

1:37:23 > 1:37:30You are watching breakfast. How are you doing?

1:37:31 > 1:37:36Some people are just getting on with it. In Yorkshire people are being

1:37:36 > 1:37:41very stoic. And in Swansea they were handing out cups of tea and coffee

1:37:41 > 1:37:48last night. Yes, interesting. The club decided because it was so cold

1:37:48 > 1:37:52they would give out tea and coffee to warm them up.

1:37:52 > 1:37:58That is nice. If you are sat in the cold for a couple of hours watching

1:37:58 > 1:37:58football, yes.

1:37:58 > 1:38:00football, yes.

1:38:00 > 1:38:03They reached the quarter-finals for the first time in 54 years

1:38:03 > 1:38:05with a 2-0 win at the Liberty Stadium,

1:38:05 > 1:38:07Nathan Dyer with a cheeky nutmeg for their second.

1:38:07 > 1:38:09Tottenham or Rochdale await in the next round,

1:38:09 > 1:38:11they play their replay at Wembley tonight.

1:38:11 > 1:38:14If it was cold in Swansea last night, take a look at the conditions

1:38:14 > 1:38:15Peterbrough had to deal with.

1:38:15 > 1:38:23As snow storms hit with minutes of their league one match

1:38:24 > 1:38:25with Walsall remaining, defender Steven Taylor grabbed

1:38:25 > 1:38:28a shovel to clear parts of the pitch to stop the match

1:38:28 > 1:38:29from being abnandoned.

1:38:29 > 1:38:34And it worked as they held on for the win.

1:38:34 > 1:38:42They played on and cleared the lines.Did he do it right?I think

1:38:42 > 1:38:47it was pretty accurate. Some furious brushing there. A bit like curling!

1:38:47 > 1:38:48A bit like curling!

1:38:48 > 1:38:51The gap at the top of the Scottish Premiership

1:38:51 > 1:38:53is down to six points, after second-placed Rangers

1:38:53 > 1:38:55beat St Johnstone 4-1, Alfredo Morelos rounding things off.

1:38:55 > 1:38:57Leaders Celtic can pull away again tonight though -

1:38:57 > 1:38:59they play Dundee.

1:38:59 > 1:39:01The England Women's manager Phil Nevellie believes his critics

1:39:01 > 1:39:03are waiting for him to fail.

1:39:03 > 1:39:06He wasn't on the FA's initial shortlist for the job,

1:39:06 > 1:39:09then a day after his appointment he had to apologise for past

1:39:09 > 1:39:11tweets about women.

1:39:11 > 1:39:14He takes charge of his first match in the She Believes Cup

1:39:14 > 1:39:18against France in Ohio on Thursday.

1:39:18 > 1:39:21I don't think I should be judged solely on this tournament.

1:39:21 > 1:39:23There are probably people out there who probably want me to lose

1:39:23 > 1:39:26all three games and be told, "I told you so".

1:39:26 > 1:39:29But ultimately, I've got a four-year contract,

1:39:29 > 1:39:34I've got the backing of Sue Campbell and Dan Ashworth of the FA board,

1:39:34 > 1:39:39so they have invested a lot in me and I see this as a long-term

1:39:39 > 1:39:47project, not just the next three games.

1:39:47 > 1:39:55Ben Stokes is back in England's One Day side

1:39:56 > 1:39:58and making his prescence felt this morning as they look

1:39:58 > 1:39:59to beat New Zealand.

1:39:59 > 1:40:02They've won only two of their six matches in February so far

1:40:02 > 1:40:06but could be on course for victory - they need 244 to win and they're

1:40:06 > 1:40:09192-4 after 18 overs.

1:40:09 > 1:40:11Captain Eoin Morgan and Jonny Bairstow got into the runs,

1:40:11 > 1:40:13but Bairstow has just been caught out.

1:40:13 > 1:40:17It's brought Ben Stokes out to the crease.

1:40:17 > 1:40:22He has just reached half a century.

1:40:22 > 1:40:24Cyclists Laura and Jason Kenny are back competing later today.

1:40:24 > 1:40:26Let's hope they had a good night's sleep because they've

1:40:26 > 1:40:28taken their six-month-old baby Albie

1:40:28 > 1:40:29with them to the Track Cycling World

1:40:29 > 1:40:30Championships in the Netherlands.

1:40:30 > 1:40:33Instead of staying in the team hotel, they've taken up residence

1:40:33 > 1:40:36in a city apartment, along with the grandparents

1:40:36 > 1:40:39who will help out with childcare.

1:40:39 > 1:40:46The Kennys are two of seven Olympic champions in the British team.

1:40:46 > 1:40:51Great to see them back. She was training after six weeks after

1:40:51 > 1:40:52having her first child. Good on her.

1:40:52 > 1:40:54Good on her.

1:40:54 > 1:40:56November this year will mark 100 years since the end

1:40:56 > 1:40:57of the First World War.

1:40:57 > 1:41:00Remembrance events will take place around the world but organisers face

1:41:00 > 1:41:02a challenge of connecting new generations to those

1:41:02 > 1:41:04who lost their lives a century ago.

1:41:04 > 1:41:07Later this year silhouettes representing fallen soldiers

1:41:07 > 1:41:09will appear around the country.

1:41:09 > 1:41:12It's been inspired by the success of another striking

1:41:12 > 1:41:13remembrance project from 2014, as our correspondent

1:41:13 > 1:41:21Robert Hall reports.

1:41:21 > 1:41:29The tower of London, 2014, a wave of scarlet flowing around the ancient

1:41:29 > 1:41:35walls. Every one of nearly 900,000 ceramic poppies representing the

1:41:35 > 1:41:38British colonial servicemen who died in the four-year conflict. The

1:41:38 > 1:41:43installation was called blood swept lands and season of red and it made

1:41:43 > 1:41:48a real collection with the public. An estimated 5 million people came

1:41:48 > 1:41:52here and many bought a poppy as their own tribute to the fallen. For

1:41:52 > 1:41:57any of us is the only real links with past conflicts can be found in

1:41:57 > 1:42:01our cemeteries or war memorials, names from so long ago that it is

1:42:01 > 1:42:05very difficult for today's generations to make a connection.

1:42:05 > 1:42:17But what if these men could return to their cities, towns and villages?

1:42:17 > 1:42:22This is Penshurst in Kent. 51 of the men from this tiny village who

1:42:22 > 1:42:29volunteered to fight in the First World War never came home.

1:42:30 > 1:42:34World War never came home. And yet here they sit, ghostly figures in

1:42:34 > 1:42:38the pews, a powerful, physical presence.It is about bringing them

1:42:38 > 1:42:46back into their community, how they lived.Martin Barrett believes this

1:42:46 > 1:42:50installation can inspire other communities across the UK.This is

1:42:50 > 1:42:55about physically trying to get them back into the village psyche. When

1:42:55 > 1:42:59the schoolchildren come in here and see the 50 names sitting on the pews

1:42:59 > 1:43:03they identify with these people and when they see where they live, just

1:43:03 > 1:43:07up the hill, or they were in the choir, they can really identify with

1:43:07 > 1:43:12this.Villagers have been fascinated by the idea of taking the last of

1:43:12 > 1:43:16the memorials and now the government has agreed to help fund more

1:43:16 > 1:43:21installations like this one. But other figures have sprung up to

1:43:21 > 1:43:27date, linking past with the present, as the Armistice centenary

1:43:27 > 1:43:31approaches they want us to remember them in different ways and in doing

1:43:31 > 1:43:36so raise funds to help those who have been scarred by more recent

1:43:36 > 1:43:40conflicts. In Kent are veterans have helped to create an army of Tommy

1:43:40 > 1:43:44's, which like the poppies of the tower, will be available to all of

1:43:44 > 1:43:50us.The importance of the Tommy project is huge. My family has quite

1:43:50 > 1:43:54a lot of military. My grandad and great uncle were in the First World

1:43:54 > 1:44:02War. I always think of them.In places of worship, in schools and

1:44:02 > 1:44:06public buildings, wherever people gathered to remember, the past can

1:44:06 > 1:44:10become more real.There is something very fitting that this should come

1:44:10 > 1:44:15at the end of four years. It brings it back to the homely and the local

1:44:15 > 1:44:20and that works very well.Robert Hall, BBC News, Kent.

1:44:20 > 1:44:24Robert Hall, BBC News, Kent.

1:44:24 > 1:44:25Another brilliant idea.

1:44:25 > 1:44:27Another brilliant idea.

1:44:27 > 1:44:29You can see one of these figures, known as Tommies,

1:44:29 > 1:44:31outside the studio next to the Imperial War Museum

1:44:31 > 1:44:35North on Salford Quays.

1:44:35 > 1:44:41This is the little figurine, the silhouette outside the Imperial War

1:44:41 > 1:44:48Museum. It is striking when you see them in various parts of the UK.

1:44:48 > 1:44:51One of those leading the project is the former head of the Army,

1:44:51 > 1:44:59General The Lord Dannatt.

1:45:01 > 1:45:07This is really important.Why?We are now 100 years on from the First

1:45:07 > 1:45:21World War and 2018 is 100 before we entered it. It is really important

1:45:21 > 1:45:24that we remember that people have lost their lives, that we

1:45:24 > 1:45:28commemorate those who have served and lost their lives. It is also

1:45:28 > 1:45:33important we educate the younger generation that these wars, we never

1:45:33 > 1:45:37want to repeat that kind of tragedy. The consequence of that war and

1:45:37 > 1:45:43other wars and recent consequences, we have got lots of young people

1:45:43 > 1:45:45with mental health issues. The third objective is to contribute raising

1:45:45 > 1:45:49money to help here the hidden and mental wounds of those who have

1:45:49 > 1:45:54served.

1:45:54 > 1:46:04It is a powerful image. The parties outside the tower were amazing, are

1:46:04 > 1:46:10you hoping to have a similar impact with these?We are. The thing is,

1:46:10 > 1:46:16the parties in the tower, on first look it looked like an army. But

1:46:16 > 1:46:23then each party represented a life lost and family shattered. We have

1:46:23 > 1:46:31taken the names of the memorials and brought them to people'shomes. In

1:46:31 > 1:46:36the centenary year at the end of the First World War, it could be someone

1:46:36 > 1:46:41from your village, take the name off the wall associated with the Tommy

1:46:41 > 1:46:47and then becomes personal to all us. In the same way those copies were

1:46:47 > 1:46:56sold in bitterly to raise money, these will be available?They are.

1:46:56 > 1:46:59Go on the website and they are there to be bored. Part of the proceeds

1:46:59 > 1:47:10will be going to a number of service charities, including the Royal

1:47:10 > 1:47:16foundation Heads Together programme. I want to talk about your experience

1:47:16 > 1:47:20over the years, talking about mental health, talking about raising money

1:47:20 > 1:47:23for people affected by it, particularly. Has there been a

1:47:23 > 1:47:31change in the way we approach that and is it good?It is good. The

1:47:31 > 1:47:34traditional military way of dealing things when things weren't right in

1:47:34 > 1:47:40your head, you buckled down and you thought, we can sort this out. But

1:47:40 > 1:47:45mental health issues, like any other illness, you get a Fifa, you get a

1:47:45 > 1:47:52cold, you put your hand up and you get treated. With mental health, you

1:47:52 > 1:48:03have to say, something isn't right. There is a 24-hour helpline.I did

1:48:03 > 1:48:08see that. Anybody who is serving can ring up and say, I have got a

1:48:08 > 1:48:16problem.It is easier to bring someone up

1:48:16 > 1:48:22someone up and - van Gogh to someone in your regiment.Is there a change

1:48:22 > 1:48:29of culture as well, in the same way? It is like turning a big tanker, it

1:48:29 > 1:48:34takes time. It takes time for individuals to say to their mates, I

1:48:34 > 1:48:38am not feeling right, I am going to see the doctor. Also the chain of

1:48:38 > 1:48:43command, if they understand somebody has a mental health problem and they

1:48:43 > 1:48:48get treated for it, it shouldn't affect their career at adversity.

1:48:48 > 1:48:56That is why this third macro -- There But Not There programme

1:48:56 > 1:49:02understands that years ago, many of them ran away and they shot a lot of

1:49:02 > 1:49:09them. But we want to recognise it earlier and help people so they can

1:49:09 > 1:49:16go on serving the nation.There will be one in Edinburgh, Tower of

1:49:16 > 1:49:22London, Giants call is way and there is this one outside the Imperial War

1:49:22 > 1:49:25Museum as well. I am sure many people will be interested already

1:49:25 > 1:49:31and hopefully have a bit more information. You saw the dusting of

1:49:31 > 1:49:40snow outside the Imperial War Museum, there is quite a bit more.

1:49:40 > 1:49:46Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:49:50 > 1:49:53We have got some figures, 13 centimetres currently of lying snow

1:49:53 > 1:50:02in Cumbria. Ten centimetres in Cambridge, five centimetres of lying

1:50:02 > 1:50:06snow in Glasgow. More snow in the forecast today. Not all others will

1:50:06 > 1:50:15see it, some will see a dry day some will have sunny spells. But we have

1:50:15 > 1:50:20an amber, be prepared warning issued by the Met office. First of all

1:50:20 > 1:50:24across northern, Easton, central and southern Scotland, North East

1:50:24 > 1:50:29England and parts of Cumbria. It is valid until 6pm tomorrow evening. We

1:50:29 > 1:50:35could see a further five to ten centimetres. Further south across

1:50:35 > 1:50:41parts of the South East, this one is valid until 10am this morning. The

1:50:41 > 1:50:45snow has already been falling and by the time it expires we could see an

1:50:45 > 1:50:50extra five and ten centimetres of lying snow. The snow will pile in

1:50:50 > 1:50:55across the North and all the areas I have mentioned, on a strong, cold

1:50:55 > 1:50:59wind. Snow showers coming in across the Midlands, the south-east towards

1:50:59 > 1:51:05Wales. We will see further snow showers, some heavy ones getting in

1:51:05 > 1:51:10across southern part of Devon, Cornwall and Dorset. This is what

1:51:10 > 1:51:13the thermometer might tell you what the temperatures will be but this is

1:51:13 > 1:51:18how it will feel when you out on the wind-chill. Minus 11, minus 12 in

1:51:18 > 1:51:26parts of the North and also in parts of the South. That is brutally cold

1:51:26 > 1:51:31and you will have to wrap up warmly if you are going out. Overnight, we

1:51:31 > 1:51:36continue with the snow coming in in areas covered by the amber warning.

1:51:36 > 1:51:40Further south, drier conditions and snow showers across parts of the

1:51:40 > 1:51:44south-west. Some of them getting into the West and it will be another

1:51:44 > 1:51:49cold night in prospect, with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces.

1:51:49 > 1:51:55Tomorrow, we off with another amber weather warning in the areas we are

1:51:55 > 1:51:59looking at today. We have another one coming in across the south-west

1:51:59 > 1:52:03and also Wales. These areas could change because we have storm coming

1:52:03 > 1:52:08up from the Bay of Biscay and Iberia. There is a lot of moisture

1:52:08 > 1:52:12and tangled in this and as it entangles the cold air of southern

1:52:12 > 1:52:16counties of England and Wales, it will fall as snow. All it takes is

1:52:16 > 1:52:20for this to drift a little bit further east or a little bit further

1:52:20 > 1:52:25west and the areas might change. If we look at that in graphical form,

1:52:25 > 1:52:28the snow will come up through southern counties this morning and

1:52:28 > 1:52:33it will be pushing steadily northwards. We think the areas most

1:52:33 > 1:52:37likely to see heavy snow across Wales and south-west England, but I

1:52:37 > 1:52:45stress, this could change. It could clip the to call -- capital on its

1:52:45 > 1:52:48journey towards Northern Ireland. We still have areas covered by the

1:52:48 > 1:52:54weather warning in the north and the north-east. More snow for you. In

1:52:54 > 1:52:59between, there will be drier bits but it will be bitterly cold. Minus

1:52:59 > 1:53:0411 with a strong wind-chill. As we head into Friday, more snow on the

1:53:04 > 1:53:09cards, still connected by storm Emma, still windy and a significant

1:53:09 > 1:53:10wind-chill.

1:53:14 > 1:53:24We have a message from Caerphilly Council, they have done this with a

1:53:24 > 1:53:30sense of humour, but it is a serious point. They say stay safe by walking

1:53:30 > 1:53:35like a penguin. Dan, you have volunteered to walk like a penguin.

1:53:35 > 1:53:42I shall be upstanding. You need to keep your knees lose. Penguins do

1:53:42 > 1:53:48have knees, I checked. Extend your arms to the side to keep balanced.

1:53:48 > 1:53:53Widen your feet slightly and walk. Little steps like this? Possibly, I

1:53:53 > 1:53:59think you could do it in a more relaxed manager. Steps might be an

1:53:59 > 1:54:03issue. Can penguins do steps? I haven't got

1:54:03 > 1:54:09any instructions for stats. We spoke to a doctor earlier and she said,

1:54:09 > 1:54:14where the right shoes. She talked about somebody who had gone out in

1:54:14 > 1:54:19their slippers and slipped over. This is the tweet and lots of people

1:54:19 > 1:54:26talking about their name as well. Walk like a penguin. Take care if

1:54:26 > 1:54:33you are on your bike. Just be careful.

1:54:33 > 1:54:40The average cost of childcare for under twos is up 7pc,

1:54:40 > 1:54:47The average cost of childcare for under twos is up 7%,

1:54:47 > 1:54:49while government subsidies reduce costs for three and four year olds.

1:54:49 > 1:54:50Steph's been looking into this.

1:54:50 > 1:54:54The average cost for a part time nursery place for a child under two

1:54:54 > 1:54:58years old has risen to £6,300 according to the Family

1:54:58 > 1:55:00and Childcare Trust's annual survey.

1:55:00 > 1:55:03It's tough on working parents, as we found out when we spoke

1:55:03 > 1:55:06to some at the Kids Mix after school club at the English

1:55:06 > 1:55:08Martyrs Primary School.

1:55:08 > 1:55:12It's quite a big chunk of your salary that gets taken

1:55:12 > 1:55:15into childcare so in some essence you are paying, going back to work

1:55:15 > 1:55:16just to pay for your childcare.

1:55:16 > 1:55:19Over the years it has increased significantly.

1:55:19 > 1:55:21A necessary evil I would say.

1:55:21 > 1:55:27Incredibly expensive.

1:55:27 > 1:55:32More than a mortgage for the best part four years.

1:55:32 > 1:55:36With this particular nursery, the price is quite reasonable,

1:55:36 > 1:55:38but when you speak to other friends and colleagues, the amount

1:55:38 > 1:55:43they pay is just ridiculous.

1:55:43 > 1:55:46Oh, it goes up, every year there is this incremental,

1:55:46 > 1:55:50so I've had to just cope with that.

1:55:50 > 1:55:54To try make sense of it all, we can talk to Purnima Tanuke,

1:55:54 > 1:56:02CEO of the National Day Nurseries Association.

1:56:02 > 1:56:08Good morning. This is a rise of six or 7%, why is it going up?It

1:56:08 > 1:56:13includes a number of things, the cost of living is about 3%, but most

1:56:13 > 1:56:18of the nurseries have huge business costs, business rates, the National

1:56:18 > 1:56:23living wage has gone up, enrolment into pensions, so their costs are

1:56:23 > 1:56:28rising continuously. But the government only gives nursery is an

1:56:28 > 1:56:33average of £4 50 to deliver high-quality care. So they are

1:56:33 > 1:56:35making huge losses on the three-year-olds and four-year-old

1:56:35 > 1:56:41child care. They had to make up the funding somewhere so the children

1:56:41 > 1:56:46under three, the parents are picking up the cost. It is not free

1:56:46 > 1:56:50childcare, it is subsidised.The costs are going up for some parents

1:56:50 > 1:56:56are not for others, so why is that? Parents of three and four-year-old

1:56:56 > 1:57:00children, the government has introduced 30 hours free childcare.

1:57:00 > 1:57:05There is a limited amount of funding they are passing it on to nurseries.

1:57:05 > 1:57:11As a result, nurseries are making losses. So for the 30 hours,

1:57:11 > 1:57:15preparing can claim 30 hours subsidised childcare, but if they

1:57:15 > 1:57:19purchase any extra hours, they will have to be costed at the normal

1:57:19 > 1:57:24rate, which is costing them to deliver. There is a huge crisis out

1:57:24 > 1:57:28there in terms of the 30 hour policy. So the children under three

1:57:28 > 1:57:34are picking up this policy in terms of paying for the cost of childcare.

1:57:34 > 1:57:39Do you think childcare is affordable these days?It is for parents of

1:57:39 > 1:57:43three and four-year-olds, because they actually get the tax free

1:57:43 > 1:57:47childcare as well as the 30 hours. Where it becomes unaffordable it is

1:57:47 > 1:57:54for younger children.

1:57:54 > 1:57:55for younger children. That is when parents struggle.That is a worry

1:57:55 > 1:58:01for your members because if people cannot afford it, they will not put

1:58:01 > 1:58:05their children in nurseries?One of the biggest issues that came out of

1:58:05 > 1:58:09the report is we need more childcare places. There are plenty chat of

1:58:09 > 1:58:17childcare places. Nurseries are limiting the places they are

1:58:17 > 1:58:21offering because they cannot afford to offer more places. But they

1:58:21 > 1:58:26cannot do is make more losses, so there are childcare places available

1:58:26 > 1:58:29but the government needs to look at the whole policy and invest more

1:58:29 > 1:58:34into that hourly rate.Interesting, thank you for your time this

1:58:34 > 2:02:00morning. I am sure of people thoughts on it, so get

2:02:00 > 2:02:07Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

2:02:07 > 2:02:10Temperatures plunge to minus 11 as the Beast

2:02:10 > 2:02:14from the East tightens its grip.

2:02:14 > 2:02:17This is Scotland now where hundreds of schools are closed and commuters

2:02:17 > 2:02:22are facing major travel disruption.

2:02:22 > 2:02:24This is the scene in Thornton-Le-Dale in

2:02:24 > 2:02:31the North York Moors.

2:02:31 > 2:02:37You can see that the cars are making their way very carefully.

2:02:37 > 2:02:39This was the scene on the M1 outside Leeds around an ago

2:02:39 > 2:02:43and the forecast's set to get worse.

2:02:43 > 2:02:51For some of us once again, we're under a net of this amber weather

2:02:51 > 2:02:59warning for further snow in Scotland and the south-east, five to ten

2:02:59 > 2:03:03sentiment is coming your way, and the additional hazard of ice, but

2:03:03 > 2:03:13not all of us will see some snow. The full round-up in 15 minutes.

2:03:17 > 2:03:21Good morning, it's Wednesday the 28th of February.

2:03:21 > 2:03:22Also this morning:

2:03:22 > 2:03:27Downing Street insists there'll be no hard border in Ireland as the EU

2:03:27 > 2:03:32prepares to unveil its plan for life after Brexit.

2:03:32 > 2:03:35Toys R Us is on the brink of administration as it's unable

2:03:35 > 2:03:36to pay back its debts.

2:03:36 > 2:03:38More than 3,200 job are at risk.

2:03:38 > 2:03:42I'll have the details shortly.

2:03:42 > 2:03:45And the ghostly sillouettes that are appearing across the UK to mark

2:03:45 > 2:03:53a hundred years since the end of the Great War.

2:03:53 > 2:03:57This is outside of the Imperial War Missy north of this morning.

2:03:57 > 2:04:00In sport, Ben Stokes shows the fire England have been missing.

2:04:00 > 2:04:03He puts in a man of the match performance as the tourists beat

2:04:03 > 2:04:06New Zealand to level their one day series.

2:04:06 > 2:04:09Good morning.

2:04:09 > 2:04:12The UK is waking up to another morning of freezing conditions

2:04:12 > 2:04:14after temperatures fell to minus-eleven

2:04:14 > 2:04:16in some areas overnight.

2:04:16 > 2:04:18The cold weather has already caused major distruption,

2:04:18 > 2:04:22but forecasters say the worst is yet to come, with warnings

2:04:22 > 2:04:27in place until the weekend.

2:04:27 > 2:04:30Here's our correspondent Jon Donnison with more.

2:04:30 > 2:04:33The so-called "beast from the East" has already left much of Britain

2:04:33 > 2:04:36under a blanket of snow.

2:04:36 > 2:04:39The satellite images showed just how fast the cold snap has moved

2:04:39 > 2:04:43in over the last 24 hours.

2:04:43 > 2:04:45This is Kent, which has received some of the worst

2:04:45 > 2:04:48of the weather so far.

2:04:48 > 2:04:52The National police air service captured the shock of the snow

2:04:52 > 2:04:56slowly edging over central London.

2:04:56 > 2:04:59On the ground it has been a much less pretty picture for drivers,

2:04:59 > 2:05:03with the police reporting scores of accidents across the country.

2:05:03 > 2:05:08Today again conditions on the roads are expected to be treacherous.

2:05:08 > 2:05:12Weather warnings for ice and snow are in place for much of the UK.

2:05:12 > 2:05:16They are expected to remain until the weekend.

2:05:16 > 2:05:24Yorkshire and the North East have seen some of the heaviest snowfall.

2:05:24 > 2:05:28With more expected today, many schools are likely to stay closed.

2:05:28 > 2:05:31When I was younger the snow was thicker and we still

2:05:31 > 2:05:32managed to get to school.

2:05:32 > 2:05:34I think it is the teachers who can't get in.

2:05:34 > 2:05:37That is the problem in this area because of the outlying villages

2:05:37 > 2:05:41that the teachers come from.

2:05:41 > 2:05:45For Britain's homeless, this is in central London,

2:05:45 > 2:05:48it was another tough night, temperatures down to -10

2:05:48 > 2:05:52in some parts and feeling much colder in the wind.

2:05:52 > 2:05:55The elderly too are vulnerable.

2:05:55 > 2:05:58In Hull extra staff at meals on wheels services are being brought

2:05:58 > 2:06:01in to deliver hot food.

2:06:01 > 2:06:04I can't get out to get meals and things.

2:06:04 > 2:06:08So it's just wonderful.

2:06:08 > 2:06:10The only complaint I have got is they never bring

2:06:10 > 2:06:14you a drop of brandy!

2:06:14 > 2:06:17And over the next few days that might be needed.

2:06:17 > 2:06:20Forecasters say they expect no letup in the freezing weather

2:06:20 > 2:06:23until at least the weekend.

2:06:23 > 2:06:28Jon Donnison, BBC News.

2:06:28 > 2:06:35We can see a serious issue is being caused, let's go to Glasgow this

2:06:35 > 2:06:39morning where it's been snowing on and off for several hours. Tell us

2:06:39 > 2:06:46about the impact.It's really called! Let me tell you that. This

2:06:46 > 2:06:50would normally be rush-hour in the middle of it, and it is eerily quiet

2:06:50 > 2:06:54here in Glasgow. The city has more or less ground to a halt as big a

2:06:54 > 2:07:00dish and have got worse and worse. That is the picture across most of

2:07:00 > 2:07:04the country where that amber warning is in place. First of all let's talk

2:07:04 > 2:07:09about the traffic, the roads are terrible, white out conditions on

2:07:09 > 2:07:16the 74, the main route between Scotland and England. Queues on the

2:07:16 > 2:07:20M8, the Forth Road bridge is closed so there is chaos across the central

2:07:20 > 2:07:24belt. The advice is to not drive if you can possibly avoid it. We can

2:07:24 > 2:07:29all vouch for that, those of us driving in this morning have its

2:07:29 > 2:07:31parents to some pretty awful conditions, things we have not

2:07:31 > 2:07:38really seen in a long time. -- experienced some awful conditions.

2:07:38 > 2:07:46Tens of thousands of school children will have the day off as most of the

2:07:46 > 2:07:51schools are closed today.Go and put some gloves on! Thank you!

2:07:51 > 2:08:00I don't fit she's got anywhere near enough clothes on! Phil is in

2:08:00 > 2:08:05Thornton-Le-Dale, you are seriously layered up, well done!I tell you, I

2:08:05 > 2:08:11am mighty cold. That wind is biting and we think it about -12 wind-chill

2:08:11 > 2:08:18here in Thornton-Le-Dale. Talking about the school closures, several

2:08:18 > 2:08:20hundred schools across the north-east were closed yesterday,

2:08:20 > 2:08:25more than 100 in Yorkshire alone. The local village school here in

2:08:25 > 2:08:28Thornton-Le-Dale is closing today, so the kids have got a day off in

2:08:28 > 2:08:35the snow. We haven't seen to many of them yet, they have been having a

2:08:35 > 2:08:42lion. This is the main road, and traffic is negotiating it gingerly.

2:08:42 > 2:08:45We have seen critters coming through, the snowploughs come

2:08:45 > 2:08:51through and then we have snow falling again. It is just falling

2:08:51 > 2:08:57again and then we have spelt of respite, but still cold. The advice

2:08:57 > 2:09:01if you are heading out today in the northern areas, north-east coast and

2:09:01 > 2:09:05Yorkshire, take extra care and allow plenty of time for your journey

2:09:05 > 2:09:10because conditions are worse than they were this time yesterday.Thank

2:09:10 > 2:09:15you very much. We will keep you up-to-date, Carol is talking about

2:09:15 > 2:09:21the weather continuing and another storm on the way.

2:09:21 > 2:09:23The European Union's chief negotiator will publish the first

2:09:23 > 2:09:26draft of the EU Brexit Treaty today.

2:09:26 > 2:09:29The document is expected to focus on Northern Ireland

2:09:29 > 2:09:33and any future role for the European Court of Justice.

2:09:33 > 2:09:36It comes hours after a leaked letter from the Foreign Secretary caused

2:09:36 > 2:09:39a new row over the issue of the border with Ireland.

2:09:39 > 2:09:47Our Europe reporter Adam Flemming is in Brussels.

2:09:49 > 2:09:55You described this as Christmas? Yes, for Brexit geeks, this is a

2:09:55 > 2:09:59really big day. This is going to be the first draft of the document that

2:09:59 > 2:10:04will eventually become the Brexit treaty which Theresa May will sign

2:10:04 > 2:10:08at some point which will take the UK out of the EU. These are the terms

2:10:08 > 2:10:13under which this will happen. It's a first draft, produced by the Brexit

2:10:13 > 2:10:16negotiators at the European Commission, led by Michel Barnier.

2:10:16 > 2:10:20The diplomats from the 27 remaining EU countries are about to see it for

2:10:20 > 2:10:24a first time, they can make potential changes and then it'll

2:10:24 > 2:10:29have to be put in front of the UK in negotiating session and the UK will

2:10:29 > 2:10:33be able to take it and shape it and tweak the bits that it doesn't like.

2:10:33 > 2:10:37Today the focus will be on Northern Ireland, because this document is

2:10:37 > 2:10:42going to focus on what's called option C, the government's least

2:10:42 > 2:10:46favourite option about what to do for Northern Ireland and the most

2:10:46 > 2:10:50controversial one, although it will mention the other options that the

2:10:50 > 2:10:53government prefers. Expect a few mentions of the European Court of

2:10:53 > 2:10:57Justice, that's what the EU wants to oversee this treaty when it's done,

2:10:57 > 2:11:00the UK doesn't agree and they have not been able to reach, my son that

2:11:00 > 2:11:08yet.Thank -- reach a compromise on that yet.

2:11:08 > 2:11:10The public's satisfaction with the NHS has seen a sharp

2:11:10 > 2:11:12decline over the last year, with our opinion of GP

2:11:12 > 2:11:14services at its lowest level since records began.

2:11:14 > 2:11:16The latest British Social Attitudes survey of three thousand

2:11:16 > 2:11:18people across England, Wales and Scotland, found that

2:11:18 > 2:11:21almost a third of respondents were unhappy with the NHS

2:11:21 > 2:11:23with prolonged waiting times being cited as one

2:11:23 > 2:11:28of the main concerns.

2:11:28 > 2:11:34When so many of us were told to stay indoors yesterday, radio one's Greg

2:11:34 > 2:11:40James did this, cycling 100 miles to compete day to of his Sport Relief

2:11:40 > 2:11:48challenge. You called

2:11:50 > 2:11:53challenge. You called it a Gregathlon, look at this. I find it

2:11:53 > 2:12:00challenging cycling in the rain but he cycles in the snow. He is

2:12:00 > 2:12:05climbing the three highest mountains in the UK, cycling the 500 miles

2:12:05 > 2:12:11between them in five days, he has raised £133,000 so far. Hopefully he

2:12:11 > 2:12:17will be able to go up Scott fell Pike today and yesterday he had just

2:12:17 > 2:12:23been pulled off last night because it was too severe, the temperatures.

2:12:23 > 2:12:27It's the worst possible weak to do it.Hopefully he'll be able to do it

2:12:27 > 2:12:33at some point.

2:12:33 > 2:12:34How many of the things you buy at the supermarket come

2:12:34 > 2:12:40in plastic packaging?

2:12:40 > 2:12:46We are more aware of things like the coconut being wrapped in plastic and

2:12:46 > 2:12:48things in plastic trays.

2:12:48 > 2:12:51As we all become more aware of our environmental impact one

2:12:51 > 2:12:53supermarket in the Netherlands is piloting a plastic-free

2:12:53 > 2:12:54aisle, with 700 products wrapped in compostable

2:12:54 > 2:12:55or sustainable packaging.

2:12:55 > 2:12:58Dan Johnson's been to take a look.

2:12:58 > 2:13:02All that shines is not necessarily plastic.

2:13:02 > 2:13:04It may look familiar, but despite appearances,

2:13:04 > 2:13:08everything on these shelves has been wrapped in something else.

2:13:08 > 2:13:11It is necessary, not just for us but it's also

2:13:11 > 2:13:13what the consumer wants.

2:13:13 > 2:13:16What you want as a citizen, what you want for your children

2:13:16 > 2:13:18for the next generation, so it should be just

2:13:18 > 2:13:21as simple as that.

2:13:21 > 2:13:24Are customers going to pay more for these products

2:13:24 > 2:13:25when they get to the till?

2:13:25 > 2:13:27No.

2:13:27 > 2:13:29British campaigners are involved here.

2:13:29 > 2:13:33And there is a call, for our supermarkets to do more.

2:13:33 > 2:13:37But remember the other view, that plastic is a cheap, convenient

2:13:37 > 2:13:40way of keeping our food fresh.

2:13:40 > 2:13:43Plastic is the most resource efficient material.

2:13:43 > 2:13:47But there's so much plastic in our supermarkets,

2:13:47 > 2:13:50shouldn't they be taking a lead to cut down the amount of packaging?

2:13:50 > 2:13:53If you're trying to stop litter going into the ocean,

2:13:53 > 2:13:56it's not really the right solution because the sort of things that

2:13:56 > 2:13:59you store in your fridge and your freezer are not the sort

2:13:59 > 2:14:02of things that tend to go in the ocean.

2:14:02 > 2:14:06Most of the British supermarkets to have targets for reducing plastic

2:14:06 > 2:14:08packaging but we asked the major chains if they had got plans

2:14:08 > 2:14:16for an aisle like this and none of them do.

2:14:17 > 2:14:19We're joined now by Bettina Maidment, who tries

2:14:19 > 2:14:22to live plastic free, and Molly Johnson, a retail analyst

2:14:22 > 2:14:30who specialises in supermarkets.

2:14:30 > 2:14:36Good morning to both of you.You have brought in some things? Yes,

2:14:36 > 2:14:40shopping accessories.What do you set out to do?So, I have set out to

2:14:40 > 2:14:47try and live plastic free. Mainly single use disposable plastics to

2:14:47 > 2:14:53try and cut those out of my life. Was it harder than you thought?No,

2:14:53 > 2:15:01it isn't actually. It has taken a while to get to a stage where I know

2:15:01 > 2:15:05what I'm doing. But it takes a bit of preparation and that's it. I

2:15:05 > 2:15:10haven't found it that hard, to be honest.So things like this?I take

2:15:10 > 2:15:15them to shops with me. The first time you do it you feel... Can I put

2:15:15 > 2:15:20-- can you put my cheese on my Tupperware? But it saves them money.

2:15:20 > 2:15:26My local deli offer 10% off if you take in your own packaging. It is

2:15:26 > 2:15:31win-win.That's a personal choice, some people refuse plastic bags and