01/03/2018

0:00:06 > 0:00:08Hello this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

0:00:08 > 0:00:10A red weather warning for Scotland.

0:00:10 > 0:00:15Forecasters say snow and freezing temperatures pose a risk to life.

0:00:15 > 0:00:19People are told to stay indoors and there could be worse on the way

0:00:19 > 0:00:27for the rest of the UK with storm Emma due to hit later today.

0:00:28 > 0:00:32The red warning issued by the Met Office is valid until ten o'clock

0:00:32 > 0:00:37this morning and covers the central lowlands, Tayside and Fife. It is

0:00:37 > 0:00:43the top level warning that the Met Office issues. Further snow also

0:00:43 > 0:00:47across northern and eastern Scotland, southern Scotland,

0:00:47 > 0:00:50northern England, and then later snow comes in across southern

0:00:50 > 0:00:56counties. Ice will be a hazard and it will be bitterly cold. More in 15

0:00:56 > 0:01:00minutes.

0:01:08 > 0:01:14It is going to be busy. Good morning, it is Thursday the 1st of

0:01:14 > 0:01:21March. Lots of detail on the weather coming up in our programme:

0:01:21 > 0:01:25Condemnation of abuse suffered by thousands of British children sent

0:01:25 > 0:01:29abroad after the Second World War. An independent enquiry publishes its

0:01:29 > 0:01:31report.

0:01:31 > 0:01:33There's growing pressure on our mobile phone network

0:01:33 > 0:01:35with soaring demand for data, rather than calls.

0:01:35 > 0:01:37So can it cope with our need for messages, music

0:01:37 > 0:01:39and movies on the move?

0:01:39 > 0:01:41I'll ask the boss of phone company Giff Gaff.

0:01:41 > 0:01:46A night when seven goals was not the story is the use of the video

0:01:46 > 0:01:51assistant referee proves as much of a talking point for Tottenham's 6-1

0:01:51 > 0:01:55win to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals.

0:01:55 > 0:01:56Good morning.

0:01:56 > 0:01:57First, our main story.

0:01:57 > 0:01:59Snow and freezing temperatures are causing widespread disruption

0:01:59 > 0:02:01across almost all of the UK today.

0:02:01 > 0:02:04Scotland is worst hit - a red alert is in place for snow

0:02:04 > 0:02:06in the central belt, that's the Met Office's most

0:02:06 > 0:02:08severe warning which means there's a risk to life.

0:02:08 > 0:02:11And things will get worse with storm Emma due to bring heavy snowfall

0:02:11 > 0:02:16into the southwest of England and South Wales later today.

0:02:16 > 0:02:21Almost all train operators will be affected again with most airports

0:02:21 > 0:02:25warning of delays and cancellations and motorists are being advised not

0:02:25 > 0:02:30to make any uncessary journeys.

0:02:30 > 0:02:32We'll be live throughout the programe from Glasgow,

0:02:32 > 0:02:34the north-east of England and the west Country

0:02:34 > 0:02:36and we'll have all the latest on that travel disruption,

0:02:36 > 0:02:43but first John Donison has the latest.

0:02:44 > 0:02:50In terms of weather, March the 1st marks the first day of spring. It

0:02:50 > 0:02:54does not feel like it. Today's Central Scotland is again likely to

0:02:54 > 0:03:00be the worst affected. On the MEP near Glasgow hundreds of drivers

0:03:00 > 0:03:03spent much of the night trapped, having ignored warnings not to

0:03:03 > 0:03:09travel.20 minutes ago it moved maybe 100 yards and then we stop.

0:03:09 > 0:03:15The snow is coming in in showers. When it was daylight the sky cleared

0:03:15 > 0:03:19and it looked optimistic and the next thing was it went black and

0:03:19 > 0:03:24there were heavy showers of snow. Glasgow airport remained shut.

0:03:24 > 0:03:29Scores of flights have been cancelled.The snow started pelting

0:03:29 > 0:03:33down and they said we could not leave for an hour and a half. Then

0:03:33 > 0:03:38it was another hour and another hour.The Red Cross had to bring in

0:03:38 > 0:03:42temporary beds for passengers stranded overnight. In Perthshire

0:03:42 > 0:03:47these deer were seeking shelter, coming down from the hills in search

0:03:47 > 0:03:52of food, an indication of how bad the weather has got. And the worst

0:03:52 > 0:03:56could still be to come. While the beast from the east will continue to

0:03:56 > 0:04:01mean freezing temperatures for several more days, storm Emma is

0:04:01 > 0:04:04heading in from the south and is expected to bring more heavy

0:04:04 > 0:04:11snowfalls with it. The icy weather could linger well into the weekend.

0:04:11 > 0:04:15Fun for some, but spring seems a long way away. Jon Donnison, BBC

0:04:15 > 0:04:16News.

0:04:16 > 0:04:21Jon Donnison, BBC News.

0:04:21 > 0:04:26Not fun for the motorists stranded overnight on the motorway. Nicola

0:04:26 > 0:04:30Lee can speak to us now. Tell us the situation where you are. Described

0:04:30 > 0:04:36the scene. Just as I go to her, we lost the line.

0:04:36 > 0:04:42It could be one of the problems we are facing because communications

0:04:42 > 0:04:46will be an issue. We will keep you up to date with everything that is

0:04:46 > 0:04:51happening. We know there are a lot of problems in Scotland and in the

0:04:51 > 0:04:56Northeast in particular.

0:04:56 > 0:05:00Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teeside.

0:05:00 > 0:05:06Give us the picture.This is another area of the North East of England

0:05:06 > 0:05:12which is in that amber warning area. We have had further snow overnight.

0:05:12 > 0:05:17If I do the foot test you can see how deep that is. We have had a

0:05:17 > 0:05:21couple of inches overnight and you can see these cars are covered in

0:05:21 > 0:05:26snow. Elsewhere in the North of England conditions are far from

0:05:26 > 0:05:31favourable. North Yorkshire police say driving conditions are abysmal.

0:05:31 > 0:05:37The A66 across the Pennines is closed. The Aone is very treacherous

0:05:37 > 0:05:41as well. Lincolnshire police say across the county nearly all major

0:05:41 > 0:05:45routes are blocked or impassable and they are advising drivers not to

0:05:45 > 0:05:50travel. The AA received a record number of calls on Wednesday. The

0:05:50 > 0:05:56RAC had a busy day and they are expecting another busy day today. We

0:05:56 > 0:05:59drove up last night from North Yorkshire and it was absolutely

0:05:59 > 0:06:05brutal, pretty much a white out on the A19. The critters as quickly as

0:06:05 > 0:06:10they come down and the ploughs as quickly as they clear the road, more

0:06:10 > 0:06:15snowfalls. We are expecting further snow showers today. We have just had

0:06:15 > 0:06:19one and it has eased out now. Wherever you are the advice is to

0:06:19 > 0:06:23take extra time and allow a longer journey time to get to your

0:06:23 > 0:06:29destination.You were talking about travel and the road conditions.

0:06:29 > 0:06:34There are cars moving and people are still using the roads, but

0:06:34 > 0:06:40presumably with great caution? Absolutely. Drivers are taking it

0:06:40 > 0:06:43steadily. This is the main road. There has been a gritter through

0:06:43 > 0:06:49here this morning. They cleared it, so it is not too bad. But it is

0:06:49 > 0:06:54still about minus four at the moment so there is a lot of black ice.

0:06:54 > 0:06:58Although it has been gritted, the road surface is very tricky indeed.

0:06:58 > 0:07:04Do not be fooled by what you see. On the more exposed roots the drifting

0:07:04 > 0:07:07is becoming more of a problem as the wind speed picks up and that means

0:07:07 > 0:07:12fresh snow on fields and hedges is getting onto the carriageways and

0:07:12 > 0:07:18that is another potential danger. For the moment, thank you.

0:07:18 > 0:07:23The wind makes it feel even colder. We were speaking to somebody who had

0:07:23 > 0:07:29been stuck on the M 80 overnight. Nicola Lee. Tell us how long you

0:07:29 > 0:07:36have been there.We are approaching 12 hours now.You must be cold.

0:07:36 > 0:07:42Described the scene and what it has been like overnight.It is not too

0:07:42 > 0:07:48bad, we are in the car and we are warm, but not really much to look

0:07:48 > 0:07:52at. It is just like a car park with cars everywhere and nobody has got

0:07:52 > 0:07:57their lights on, I think everyone is trying to sleep.Not much to see

0:07:57 > 0:08:01really. It must be a scary situation, have you got food and are

0:08:01 > 0:08:07you warm enough?We are warm enough and we have got drinks and snacks

0:08:07 > 0:08:12type of food which has kept us going. We try to have a little sleep

0:08:12 > 0:08:19but it is hard in these conditions. I am sure it is. What about

0:08:19 > 0:08:22emergency services? Has anybody brought you supplies and were they

0:08:22 > 0:08:27able to help you at all?Yes, earlier on, people have been walking

0:08:27 > 0:08:32up and down and the residents have been bringing food and drink out. I

0:08:32 > 0:08:35saw some mountain rescue four or five hours ago coming past with

0:08:35 > 0:08:42water. Yes, there have been people bringing supplies.You say it is

0:08:42 > 0:08:45like a car park right now. Have you been given any indication of when

0:08:45 > 0:08:51you might be able to move again? Nothing at all. The police that have

0:08:51 > 0:08:57been driving past on the northbound carriageway, but we have not heard

0:08:57 > 0:09:01anything. Two critters are stuck behind us in the traffic and they

0:09:01 > 0:09:06cannot get through. All we can see is on Twitter that between junctions

0:09:06 > 0:09:09eight and nine it is close completely and we have no idea how

0:09:09 > 0:09:14much longer we are going to be here for.You are incredibly calm. Are

0:09:14 > 0:09:22you worried? Or are you stay calm? That is all you can do. We are

0:09:22 > 0:09:26getting a bit of cabin fever having been in this small car all the time,

0:09:26 > 0:09:31but there is not much more you can do.Take care and I hope you

0:09:31 > 0:09:36eventually managed to get out of there. Nicola Leek, one of the many

0:09:36 > 0:09:41motorists who described it as a car park. This is the motorway.

0:09:41 > 0:09:46That is 12 hours now. Extraordinary. Keeping you right up to date with

0:09:46 > 0:09:52everything all across the UK. The South West will be hit later, but a

0:09:52 > 0:09:55lot of attention focusing on Scotland this morning. It is of

0:09:55 > 0:10:03course still dark out there. This is from the BBC building in Glasgow. We

0:10:03 > 0:10:07know that red warning is in place in many parts of Scotland, Strathclyde,

0:10:07 > 0:10:12Lothian, Tayside, Fife and Central. That is sufficient to warrant

0:10:12 > 0:10:17concern for people's welfare, a danger to life if they go outside.

0:10:17 > 0:10:22Make sure you are up to date as dawn breaks this morning. And listen to

0:10:22 > 0:10:27your local radio for information. We will have a full weather forecast in

0:10:27 > 0:10:32a few minutes. Go to your local BBC Radio station for more information

0:10:32 > 0:10:39and we will keep you right up to date. There is other news as well.

0:10:39 > 0:10:40The Prime Minister will meet the President

0:10:40 > 0:10:43of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

0:10:43 > 0:10:45They'll discuss Brexit during a working lunch and tomorrow,

0:10:45 > 0:10:47Theresa May is expected to reveal more detail of her vision

0:10:47 > 0:10:49for Britain's long-term future relationship with the EU.

0:10:49 > 0:10:52Without a Brexit deal, hundreds of thousands of jobs

0:10:52 > 0:10:55could be lost in the UK car industry according to a new report by MPs.

0:10:55 > 0:10:58The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

0:10:58 > 0:11:02says a no deal could cost millions of pounds and result

0:11:02 > 0:11:10in a huge drop in exports.

0:11:10 > 0:11:14The report comes a day after Toyota confirmed it would build a new model

0:11:14 > 0:11:20in the UK and build the engines in this country as well.

0:11:20 > 0:11:22The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

0:11:22 > 0:11:24will publish its first completed report this morning.

0:11:24 > 0:11:26The findings will focus on the forced migration and abuse

0:11:26 > 0:11:28of thousands of children, many of whom were in care,

0:11:28 > 0:11:31who were sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Africa

0:11:31 > 0:11:32following the second world war.

0:11:32 > 0:11:35The British and Australian governments have apologised,

0:11:35 > 0:11:37but today's report is likely to condemn the programme

0:11:37 > 0:11:43and highlight the failure to detect and prevent the abuse.

0:11:43 > 0:11:45Police are questioning three men they arrested on suspicion

0:11:45 > 0:11:49of manslaughter after an explosion in Leicester killed five people.

0:11:49 > 0:11:52A flat and a Polish supermarket was destroyed on Sunday,

0:11:52 > 0:11:56with three family members living in the upstairs flat thought

0:11:56 > 0:11:58to be have been killed.

0:11:58 > 0:12:00The men arrested are from the East Midlands,

0:12:00 > 0:12:03East Anglia and the North West.

0:12:03 > 0:12:08Police say there is no evidence the explosion was terror related.

0:12:08 > 0:12:11The Home Office says it is considering allowing a medical

0:12:11 > 0:12:13cannabis trial to treat a six-year-old boy with

0:12:13 > 0:12:16a rare form of epilepsy.

0:12:16 > 0:12:19It previously turned down requests by the family of Alfie Dingley

0:12:19 > 0:12:21from Warwickshire to legally take the drug.

0:12:21 > 0:12:23But now ministers say they are "exploring every option",

0:12:23 > 0:12:26following a meeting with the family.

0:12:26 > 0:12:29An option could be a three-month trial, led by Alfie's doctors

0:12:29 > 0:12:37and based on "sufficient and rigorous evidence".

0:12:38 > 0:12:42You might remember his mother was here last week on Breakfast talking

0:12:42 > 0:12:43about exactly that.

0:12:43 > 0:12:44talking about exactly that.

0:12:44 > 0:12:47Shoppers have until midnight tonight to spend paper ten-pound notes

0:12:47 > 0:12:49featuring Charles Dickens before they cease to be legal tender.

0:12:49 > 0:12:51The Bank of England says there are still two-hundred million

0:12:51 > 0:12:54of them in circulation.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57They have been phased out since last September and replaced by polymer

0:12:57 > 0:13:02notes depicting Jane Austen.

0:13:02 > 0:13:06The snow may be causing chaos in some parts of the UK but it's

0:13:06 > 0:13:08also creating lots of happiness.

0:13:08 > 0:13:11This bus driver from Great Yarmouth has become an online sensation

0:13:11 > 0:13:14after he was filmed entertaining passengers with a song

0:13:14 > 0:13:22while stuck in the snow.

0:13:22 > 0:13:27We have been stuck in this snow for two and a half hours. What is a bus

0:13:27 > 0:13:32driver going to do? He is going to say...

0:13:32 > 0:13:38# Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but the fire inside is

0:13:38 > 0:13:43delightful. # Since we have no place to go...

0:13:43 > 0:13:52# Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow...He sang rather well. He

0:13:52 > 0:13:55decided to cheer up those commuters caught up in the traffic for over

0:13:55 > 0:14:00two and a half hours. You have got to do something.

0:14:00 > 0:14:06I am not good at singing, but I love singing.

0:14:06 > 0:14:13He had a good voice. It was a bit festive. We are talking video

0:14:13 > 0:14:17assistant referee, the system that has come in to try and cancel out

0:14:17 > 0:14:21any incorrect decisions. It is meant to make the game more smoothly but

0:14:21 > 0:14:25it is not doing that at the moment. Most people will agree that whilst

0:14:25 > 0:14:31it is useful to have, we have the technology, it is taking away from

0:14:31 > 0:14:35the game. Fans last night at Wembley who were there for the Tottenham cup

0:14:35 > 0:14:42replay with Rochdale thought this. And that is the on page referee in

0:14:42 > 0:14:47dialogue? Absolutely, consulting about whether

0:14:47 > 0:14:53to give a goal or not. For football fans in the stadium they don't know

0:14:53 > 0:14:58what is going on because it is not clear to them what is going on.

0:14:58 > 0:15:03Do they see the screen? All you see is a small screen at the top. But

0:15:03 > 0:15:07you don't know what they are reviewing, they don't know what it

0:15:07 > 0:15:12relates to. Will we have an incident every single time a goal is scored?

0:15:12 > 0:15:17It leads to indecision. It needs to improve.

0:15:17 > 0:15:20Another FA Cup game.

0:15:20 > 0:15:27Another match where we're talking about VAR and not the football

0:15:27 > 0:15:29the football itself, 6-1 Tottenham beat Rochdale to reach

0:15:29 > 0:15:32the FA Cup quarter finals, but the use of the technology,

0:15:32 > 0:15:34aimed at assisting the referee, caused confusion at times

0:15:34 > 0:15:37at Wembley, with Spurs having a goal disallowed and then a penalty,

0:15:37 > 0:15:45with VAR playing a part in both.

0:15:49 > 0:15:51Lots of confusion at Wembley last night.

0:15:51 > 0:15:54After facing cricticism since his appointment,

0:15:54 > 0:15:56England women's manager Phil Neville leads the team for

0:15:56 > 0:15:57the first time tonight.

0:15:57 > 0:16:00They take on France in the SheBelieves Cup in America.

0:16:00 > 0:16:02Jason Kenny landed a silver medal on his return

0:16:02 > 0:16:04to International Cycling at the world track championships

0:16:04 > 0:16:05in the Netherlands.

0:16:05 > 0:16:07His wife Laura, also returning after the birth of their child,

0:16:07 > 0:16:12will hope to win a medal in her event later.

0:16:12 > 0:16:17And Andy Murray could be back on a tennis court sooner than expected.

0:16:17 > 0:16:20His recovery from hip surgery at the turn of the year, is progressing

0:16:20 > 0:16:25well. He was hoping to return in time for the grass court season at

0:16:25 > 0:16:29the start of June, but he thinks he will be back before that for the

0:16:29 > 0:16:33clay-court season. That is pretty punishing. If he is going to return,

0:16:33 > 0:16:37I think grass will be more sensible to play on than clay.

0:16:37 > 0:16:43Thank you very much.

0:16:46 > 0:16:54Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

0:16:54 > 0:16:56Today is the first day of the meteorological

0:16:56 > 0:16:58Today is the first day of the meteorological spring. We are

0:16:58 > 0:17:02starting off with a red warning. This is issued by the Met office and

0:17:02 > 0:17:08it is valid until 10am and covers Central Scotland, Tyneside and five.

0:17:08 > 0:17:14It is the highest level of warning the Met Office does issue, so expect

0:17:14 > 0:17:17further snow, strong winds. Still blizzard conditions and still

0:17:17 > 0:17:23blowing snow and drifting snow. We also have the Amber weather warning

0:17:23 > 0:17:29which is across northern and eastern and southern Scotland. This one is

0:17:29 > 0:17:36valid until six o'clock this evening. Then we have another one,

0:17:36 > 0:17:39another amber warning across southern parts of England, South

0:17:39 > 0:17:43West and also Wales. This one kicks in at midday and runs through until

0:17:43 > 0:17:48tomorrow morning as well. The amber warning means be prepared for

0:17:48 > 0:17:53disruption due to this snowfall and this one here, the red one, as I

0:17:53 > 0:17:57mentioned is the highest level. That means take action, be prepared to

0:17:57 > 0:18:02take action because it is going to be disruptive, as we have already

0:18:02 > 0:18:07seen. Today, the snow keeps piling in on strong winds. We have some dry

0:18:07 > 0:18:11weather as we push further south, but further snow showers, not as

0:18:11 > 0:18:14heavy across parts of southern England and the Midlands for

0:18:14 > 0:18:19example. More patchy. In the South, we have another system coming in

0:18:19 > 0:18:22from the near continent. That will bring snow across southern counties

0:18:22 > 0:18:27and it will be moving steadily northwards, getting eventually into

0:18:27 > 0:18:31south-west England and Wales as we go through the day. Temperatures,

0:18:31 > 0:18:36you can see what you expect to see on your thermometer, but when you

0:18:36 > 0:18:40add on the strength of the wind, it is a significant wind-chill. It will

0:18:40 > 0:18:45be bitterly cold, quite Baltic. Minus 11 is how it will fail if you

0:18:45 > 0:18:50step outside in some parts of the country. But for all others, it will

0:18:50 > 0:18:54feel sub zero. This is the system bringing in the snow across southern

0:18:54 > 0:18:58areas. There will be freezing rain potentially hot on its heels. That

0:18:58 > 0:19:04will be with us this evening and. Blowing snow and blizzards through

0:19:04 > 0:19:06the course of the day. Tomorrow, south-western part of England and

0:19:06 > 0:19:11the southern part of Wales, we could have -20 in some of those areas.

0:19:11 > 0:19:16Double that across the moors and even a bit more. Thursday night, we

0:19:16 > 0:19:19continue with the snow showers falling in across the north and east

0:19:19 > 0:19:22of the country and with low temperatures, hardly surprising

0:19:22 > 0:19:27there is a real risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Some treacherous

0:19:27 > 0:19:32conditions to greet you as you step out. These are the overnight

0:19:32 > 0:19:39temperatures and where we have lying snow and in the countryside, they

0:19:39 > 0:19:42will be much lower than this. We are looking at minus double digits.

0:19:42 > 0:19:45Tomorrow, we have a bit of a lull in the south-west for a time. Snow

0:19:45 > 0:19:48showers packing in across Scotland and northern England. As we go

0:19:48 > 0:19:54through the latter part of the day, the snow starts to gather again. But

0:19:54 > 0:19:59it will do into the evening is push across southern areas. By evening,

0:19:59 > 0:20:03from London, heading towards Liverpool Bay, this whole area will

0:20:03 > 0:20:06see some more snow, something else to bear in mind if you are

0:20:06 > 0:20:10travelling. With the wind, it will be blowing and drifting and it will

0:20:10 > 0:20:15feel bitterly cold. As we head into the weekend, there is the risk of

0:20:15 > 0:20:18further snow. They will remain unsettled and it will be cold for

0:20:18 > 0:20:27most of us Cub and not as cold in the south. So lots going on.

0:20:27 > 0:20:28most of us Cub and not as cold in the south. So lots going on. Carol,

0:20:28 > 0:20:31thank you very much we will be spending a lot of time with you this

0:20:31 > 0:20:32morning.

0:20:34 > 0:20:38Let's take a look at today's papers.

0:20:38 > 0:20:43The Mirror and the Financial Times going on about various stores facing

0:20:43 > 0:20:51some really big problems and some serious job losses.The challenge on

0:20:51 > 0:21:03the high street is stark yesterday. They got news about Toys "R" Us,

0:21:03 > 0:21:09because they were trying to find a buyer, but now it will be in

0:21:09 > 0:21:12administration. They were trying to keep the stores open, but they will

0:21:12 > 0:21:17be closing down and there be discounts. Then hot on the heels of

0:21:17 > 0:21:23that, there was Maplin, the electronics retailer. They are

0:21:23 > 0:21:30trying to keep it going as a going concern. On the back of that, the

0:21:30 > 0:21:42restaurant chain Prezza. Trying to get a company voluntary agreements,

0:21:42 > 0:21:47saying they are having problems and going to landlords where their

0:21:47 > 0:21:51restaurants are and saying, we don't need so many. Has been the case for

0:21:51 > 0:21:57Jamie Oliver's restaurants.The Telegraph and the Times have similar

0:21:57 > 0:22:03front pages. We note the Royals were meeting to talk about their

0:22:03 > 0:22:07charities, Meghan Markle urging women to feel empowered. Their main

0:22:07 > 0:22:11story in the Telegraph is about Brexit. Boris Johnson, his allies

0:22:11 > 0:22:18saying the Irish issue is being exploited, the Irish issue of the

0:22:18 > 0:22:22Irish border makes the front page of the Times. It is an impressive

0:22:22 > 0:22:26double act, Meghan Markle and the Duchess of Cambridge, talking about

0:22:26 > 0:22:29their charities. The papers are enjoying that moment.

0:22:29 > 0:22:34There they are, the Fab four. Papers love doing this, they analyse their

0:22:34 > 0:22:41body language, at little bit about whose hands are where and what

0:22:41 > 0:22:46various things they are saying. It is an line-up you suspect we will

0:22:46 > 0:22:53see a bit of in the future. What have you got for us?How can I

0:22:53 > 0:22:57compete with that line-up. Eddie Jones, the England head coach was

0:22:57 > 0:23:01coming back from Scotland and he came to Manchester. He went to Old

0:23:01 > 0:23:05Trafford to watch a match with Sir Alex Ferguson after Scotland lost to

0:23:05 > 0:23:10England in the six Nations. He said he was physically and verbally

0:23:10 > 0:23:13abused on the train. He was travelling standard class because he

0:23:13 > 0:23:19thought it would be fine to do that. But he is a recognised face and he

0:23:19 > 0:23:24received a lot of criticism.From England fans?In the article it says

0:23:24 > 0:23:28a lot of Scottish fans, but when he got to Manchester, he tried to get

0:23:28 > 0:23:33in a taxi and some fans tried to get in the car with him. It is one of

0:23:33 > 0:23:37the great things about sport, we wind each other up, but he felt it

0:23:37 > 0:23:44was...If you are a success story, that was the point of the story,

0:23:44 > 0:23:51attention is drawn.If you are a recognised face and travelling on a

0:23:51 > 0:23:55train, you know? What have you got? We are talking

0:23:55 > 0:24:00about the weather and they have done a mixture of the fun, not so fun and

0:24:00 > 0:24:05great weather for polar bears. This is a polar bear in the part of the

0:24:05 > 0:24:08Yorkshire wildlife park. You get the sense, there are people enjoying it,

0:24:08 > 0:24:13but it is causing all sorts of issues.

0:24:13 > 0:24:20We don't recommend this kind of activity.That is bad. Look at the

0:24:20 > 0:24:25person in the swimming costume!What is that about. They have got socks

0:24:25 > 0:24:34on, so it is OK. It is the feet and the head. We will see you all later

0:24:34 > 0:24:37on and we will keep you up-to-date with the situation across the UK

0:24:37 > 0:24:41with the weather throughout the programme this morning.

0:24:41 > 0:24:46The case of a woman convicted of murdering her husband will go

0:24:46 > 0:24:49to the Court of Appeal today as she claims she was a victim

0:24:49 > 0:24:52of a form of psychological domestic abuse, known as 'Coercive control'.

0:24:52 > 0:24:54Sally Challen is serving an 18 year prison sentence

0:24:54 > 0:24:56after killing her husband with a hammer.

0:24:56 > 0:24:59Since the attack in 2010 there is now a better understanding

0:24:59 > 0:25:01of what coercive control means, and what effect it can have.

0:25:01 > 0:25:03Breakfast's John Maguire reports.

0:25:03 > 0:25:05Seven years ago, Sally Challen, was convicted of murdering

0:25:05 > 0:25:09her husband Richard, with a hammer.

0:25:09 > 0:25:13She was sentenced to life, 18 years in prison.

0:25:13 > 0:25:16The prosecution said she'd acted out of jealousy, as Richard had been

0:25:16 > 0:25:20repeatedly unfaithful.

0:25:20 > 0:25:23It would be nice to kind of look at these photos,

0:25:23 > 0:25:26hopefully after something good has come of it...

0:25:26 > 0:25:29The couple's youngest son David, believes his father exercised

0:25:29 > 0:25:33extreme psychological control over his mother.

0:25:33 > 0:25:39Something that eventually drove her to kill her husband.

0:25:39 > 0:25:42There was more control present, financial control, constraining her,

0:25:42 > 0:25:47stopping her from talking to friends and in arguments just

0:25:47 > 0:25:50convincing her she's crazy and making up facts

0:25:50 > 0:25:53when she had hard evidence.

0:25:53 > 0:25:55The pivotal moment, when he went to a brothel,

0:25:55 > 0:25:57he got caught red-handed.

0:25:57 > 0:26:00It confirmed all her beliefs and reality in her eyes

0:26:00 > 0:26:04to see that there.

0:26:04 > 0:26:08And he would still try and convince her, and actually my mother came

0:26:08 > 0:26:11back to me and my brother separately and said, you know, he was making me

0:26:11 > 0:26:14question the facts I had on paper and my sanity.

0:26:14 > 0:26:17I thought I was losing it.

0:26:17 > 0:26:21Which is the first part I thought, this is not right, he's really

0:26:21 > 0:26:25starting to wage war on her, mentally.

0:26:25 > 0:26:28Today, the Court of Appeal will consider whether or not

0:26:28 > 0:26:31to allow Sally to challenge her murder conviction.

0:26:31 > 0:26:34Her legal team argues there's new evidence about her state of mind

0:26:34 > 0:26:37at the time of the attack, but also she was a victim of what's

0:26:37 > 0:26:42known as coercive control, an area of domestic abuse that's far

0:26:42 > 0:26:45better understood now, than at the original

0:26:45 > 0:26:49trial seven years ago.

0:26:49 > 0:26:52In fact, since 2015, this type of abuse has been

0:26:52 > 0:26:54recognised by in new law.

0:26:54 > 0:26:58That framework for understanding a relationship really assists

0:26:58 > 0:27:02in understanding how Sally was driven into a state of complete

0:27:02 > 0:27:06mental decline and was driven, in a sense, to react

0:27:06 > 0:27:12in the way she did.

0:27:12 > 0:27:14It helps us frame a potential, partial defence to murder

0:27:14 > 0:27:20of provocation, as well as diminished responsibility.

0:27:20 > 0:27:23The Court of Appeal will need to be convinced there is new evidence that

0:27:23 > 0:27:27Sally committed manslaughter due to her state of mind,

0:27:27 > 0:27:33rather than murder, born out of jealousy.

0:27:33 > 0:27:36For her son, this is also an opportunity for other victims

0:27:36 > 0:27:41to recognise the psychological attack they're being subjected to.

0:27:41 > 0:27:43This case is so important to recognise mental abuse

0:27:43 > 0:27:46and coercive control.

0:27:46 > 0:27:48It's not something we like to think of as serious,

0:27:48 > 0:27:52we like to wash our hands of it and just say it's like any other

0:27:52 > 0:27:53relationship, it's not.

0:27:53 > 0:27:55It's not.

0:27:55 > 0:27:59People need to realise that and I hope this is a point

0:27:59 > 0:28:01at which we can help people like that.

0:28:01 > 0:28:03It is too late to help one of David's parents,

0:28:03 > 0:28:05but he hopes not the other.

0:28:05 > 0:28:13John Maguire, BBC News, London.

0:28:19 > 0:28:23We will update you with what happens in that story and thank you to the

0:28:23 > 0:28:28family for speaking to us.

0:28:28 > 0:28:29You're watching Breakfast.

0:28:29 > 0:28:32We'll be back with a summary of the news at 6.30.

0:28:32 > 0:28:34We'll bring you the latest on the 'Beast from the East'

0:28:34 > 0:28:37and what to expect when it meets Storm Emma, which is rolling

0:28:37 > 0:28:38in from the Atlantic today.

0:28:38 > 0:32:03Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

0:32:03 > 0:32:06There is 20 more on our website at the usual address. Let's get back to

0:32:06 > 0:32:11and Louise.

0:32:11 > 0:32:14Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

0:32:14 > 0:32:18It's Thursday 1st March.

0:32:18 > 0:32:21Coming up on Breakfast today: Another day of sub-zero

0:32:21 > 0:32:24temperatures, icy blasts and blizzard-like conditions.

0:32:24 > 0:32:32We'll bring you the latest from across the UK as storm Emma

0:32:33 > 0:32:35storm Emma rolls in.

0:32:35 > 0:32:39Also this morning, Ben will be joined by the boss of mobile phone

0:32:39 > 0:32:46company Giff Gaff to talk about the future of the industry.

0:32:51 > 0:32:54Pop star Sting will join us on the sofa to talk

0:32:54 > 0:32:56about his personal tribute to his home town and he'll also

0:32:56 > 0:32:59perform a song from his musical.

0:32:59 > 0:33:04Also this morning, Ben will be joined by the boss of mobile phone

0:33:04 > 0:33:06Good Morning, here's a summary of today's main

0:33:06 > 0:33:09stories from BBC News.

0:33:09 > 0:33:11Snow and freezing temperatures are causing widespread disruption

0:33:11 > 0:33:12across almost all of the UK today.

0:33:12 > 0:33:15Scotland is worst hit - a red alert is in place,

0:33:15 > 0:33:17that's the Met Office's most severe warning which means

0:33:17 > 0:33:19there's a risk to life.

0:33:19 > 0:33:22And things will get worse with storm Emma due to bring heavy

0:33:22 > 0:33:24snowfall later today.

0:33:24 > 0:33:26Almost all train operators will be affected with most airports warning

0:33:26 > 0:33:29of delays and motorists are being advised not

0:33:29 > 0:33:32to travel unnecessarily.

0:33:32 > 0:33:35One of the worst affected areas is the north east of England.

0:33:35 > 0:33:40Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teesside.

0:33:40 > 0:33:46Good morning. We concede that snow is going to because an disruption

0:33:46 > 0:33:54for many people.It will be. This is in Teesside, in the amber warning

0:33:54 > 0:34:00area, and there has been further heavy snow overnight. If we take the

0:34:00 > 0:34:05smell of this car, you can see there are several inches. The main road

0:34:05 > 0:34:09has been gritted. A few moments ago we saw two snowploughs going up and

0:34:09 > 0:34:15down. Drivers are using it, but there is a lot of black eyes out

0:34:15 > 0:34:22there. Temperatures are minus four at the moment. Lincolnshire police

0:34:22 > 0:34:25say currently all main routes in the county of Lincolnshire are not

0:34:25 > 0:34:29passable and they are advising people not to travel unless they

0:34:29 > 0:34:33absolutely need to. North Yorkshire police say road conditions are

0:34:33 > 0:34:41abysmal and are advising drivers to take extra care. The A66 at Scots

0:34:41 > 0:34:46Corner is close, the main trans-Pennine route across Cumbria.

0:34:46 > 0:34:51Conditions are clearly not good. As the wind build up there is a lot of

0:34:51 > 0:34:55drifting and snow is blowing off the field and the hedges onto the main

0:34:55 > 0:34:59road and if you encounter that, you could be in trouble. The advice is

0:34:59 > 0:35:09to take extra care and allow plenty of time for travel.The weather

0:35:09 > 0:35:13causing severe transport problems and Jon Donnison is outside King's

0:35:13 > 0:35:16Cross station in central London. I see a little bit of snow falling

0:35:16 > 0:35:24where you are. This is causing real problems across the UK.A little bit

0:35:24 > 0:35:29of fine snow, it is saying minus three on our thermometer, but big

0:35:29 > 0:35:34problems on the rail networks all across the country today, especially

0:35:34 > 0:35:38in Scotland. I have checked with National rail and more than 20

0:35:38 > 0:35:43different train companies are running reduced services today. We

0:35:43 > 0:35:48have also got big problems at the airports. A lot of passengers expect

0:35:48 > 0:35:53delays. We have heard about the situation at Glasgow, still close,

0:35:53 > 0:35:58and people sleeping at the airport overnight. British airways are now

0:35:58 > 0:36:03saying that anyone booked on a short-haul flight out of the UK

0:36:03 > 0:36:08before Sunday can rebook for later in the month, even if at the moment

0:36:08 > 0:36:13they are currently booked on a flight that is still due to fly. The

0:36:13 > 0:36:18situation is not due to improved, in fact it may get worse, until at

0:36:18 > 0:36:25least Sunday.John

0:36:28 > 0:36:30least Sunday.John that King's Cross, thank you. We were speaking

0:36:30 > 0:36:37to people earlier on court on the M80, somebody stuck for ten hours in

0:36:37 > 0:36:41a car just waiting for something to happen.

0:36:41 > 0:36:45She is not alone, she said it looked like the car park. They still have

0:36:45 > 0:36:50not got information as to when they can get back on their journeys. We

0:36:50 > 0:36:53will keep you up-to-date and we will have the weather in a few minutes

0:36:53 > 0:37:00and more details on how the weather is affecting your area, tune into

0:37:00 > 0:37:05your local BBC Radio station as well. And the rest of the day's

0:37:05 > 0:37:06News:

0:37:06 > 0:37:07And the rest of the

0:37:07 > 0:37:09The Prime Minister will meet the President

0:37:09 > 0:37:11of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

0:37:11 > 0:37:13They'll discuss Brexit during a working lunch and tomorrow

0:37:13 > 0:37:16Theresa May is expected to reveal more detail of her vision

0:37:16 > 0:37:18for Britain's long-term future relationship with the EU.

0:37:18 > 0:37:21Without a Brexit deal, hundreds of thousands of jobs

0:37:21 > 0:37:24could be lost in the UK car industry according to a new report by MPs.

0:37:24 > 0:37:26The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

0:37:26 > 0:37:31says a no deal could cost millions of pounds and result

0:37:31 > 0:37:34in a huge drop in exports.

0:37:34 > 0:37:38The report comes a day after Toyota confirmed it

0:37:38 > 0:37:41would build its new Auris model in the UK and make the engines

0:37:41 > 0:37:43in this country as well.

0:37:43 > 0:37:45The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

0:37:45 > 0:37:48will publish its first completed report this morning.

0:37:48 > 0:37:51The findings will focus on the forced migration and abuse

0:37:51 > 0:37:55of thousands of children, many of whom were in care,

0:37:55 > 0:37:58who were sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Africa

0:37:58 > 0:38:00following the second world war.

0:38:00 > 0:38:03The British and Australian governments have apologised,

0:38:03 > 0:38:08but today's report is likely to condemn the programme

0:38:08 > 0:38:14and highlight the failure to detect and prevent the abuse.

0:38:15 > 0:38:18one President Trump's longest serving eight, the communication

0:38:18 > 0:38:22director, is to stand down. She took over the role six months ago but had

0:38:22 > 0:38:26been working for the president for some time before he entered

0:38:26 > 0:38:30politics. Appearing before the enquiry as to whether the Trump

0:38:30 > 0:38:35campaign colluded with Russia before the 2016 election, she admitted

0:38:35 > 0:38:39telling what she described as white lies to protect the president,

0:38:39 > 0:38:43although she insisted none of these had been in relation to the Russia

0:38:43 > 0:38:47inquiry.

0:38:47 > 0:38:50You might notice some new coins when you get your change today

0:38:50 > 0:38:54as the Royal Mint is releasing 26 new designs of the ten pence piece.

0:38:54 > 0:38:56The coins are an A-Z celebrating Great Britain with many

0:38:56 > 0:38:57decided by public vote.

0:38:57 > 0:39:00A for Angel of the North was voted the most popular northern

0:39:00 > 0:39:02landmark, and there's also Z for zebra-crossing.

0:39:02 > 0:39:09Other coin designs feature James Bond, a cup of tea and Stonehenge.

0:39:09 > 0:39:16And I have the full set. Is that all of them? Yes, you cannot

0:39:16 > 0:39:20have any of them. I know they are real money, but when

0:39:20 > 0:39:25I saw the pictures of them they don't look like real money.

0:39:25 > 0:39:29There will be a game to get as many of them as you can. They are really

0:39:29 > 0:39:41rather lovely. I will find one for C, Charlie.

0:39:41 > 0:39:48A long time ago there used to be football once. You used to go in

0:39:48 > 0:39:52when you bought petrol and you got a call in and you would stick it in

0:39:52 > 0:40:01and it was the World Cup. Euro 96? No, it was a long time ago.

0:40:01 > 0:40:05He is arguing with the director. What did he say?

0:40:05 > 0:40:10It was before that. It is going way back.

0:40:10 > 0:40:16Somebody watching will know.

0:40:16 > 0:40:19Somebody watching will know. Did you watch the football last night with a

0:40:19 > 0:40:26controversy with video technology? We do this because the referees talk

0:40:26 > 0:40:33like us.

0:40:33 > 0:40:38They say it is taking away from the match day atmosphere. When he is

0:40:38 > 0:40:42consulting the video assistant referee, he is taking a long time to

0:40:42 > 0:40:45make decisions. We will get to the point where fans will not be

0:40:45 > 0:40:48celebrating a goal because they will have to wait for the referee to

0:40:48 > 0:40:51consult.

0:40:51 > 0:40:53Plenty of talking points, not just the goals.

0:40:53 > 0:40:57It was used twice, for the second time to give Spurs a penalty,

0:40:57 > 0:41:03when the referee had initially given a free kick.

0:41:03 > 0:41:05So he consult the video system.

0:41:05 > 0:41:09So he consult the video system.

0:41:09 > 0:41:10He gives a penalty.

0:41:10 > 0:41:12He gives a penalty.

0:41:12 > 0:41:14But despite scoring, Song Hueng Min saw his goal

0:41:14 > 0:41:16disallowed for feinting after his run up which

0:41:16 > 0:41:18is against the rules, and his goal was disallowed.

0:41:18 > 0:41:21The Tottenham manager says it's not helping referees and is taking away

0:41:21 > 0:41:27from the match-day experience.

0:41:27 > 0:41:29I think we have the best referees in Europe.

0:41:29 > 0:41:32I think the referees in the Premier League are the best.

0:41:32 > 0:41:34But sometimes the system is not going to help.

0:41:34 > 0:41:36It's not going to help football.

0:41:36 > 0:41:39If you watched today, the first half, that is why

0:41:39 > 0:41:47we are so disappointed.

0:41:50 > 0:41:57Fair play to Rochdale, it was 1-0 at half-time.

0:41:57 > 0:41:59Tottenham did win it, 6-1 in the end.

0:41:59 > 0:42:01Fernando Llorente - much maligned at Wembley

0:42:01 > 0:42:04for much of this season - scored a hattrick to end Rochdale's

0:42:04 > 0:42:07hopes of a fairytale upset.

0:42:07 > 0:42:09After facing cricticism since his appointment,

0:42:09 > 0:42:11England women's manager Phil Neville leads the team for

0:42:11 > 0:42:12the first time tonight.

0:42:12 > 0:42:16They take on France in the SheBelieves Cup in America.

0:42:16 > 0:42:20It will be a real test to see if he can get the England side going. They

0:42:20 > 0:42:26have three difficult games to come.

0:42:26 > 0:42:29They have three difficult games to come.

0:42:29 > 0:42:32We did incredible in the Euros, we did incredible in the World Cup.

0:42:32 > 0:42:35But I think that's probably as far as we were going to go.

0:42:35 > 0:42:37I think with his tactical knowledge and what he's

0:42:37 > 0:42:39going to implement on the pitch, that's the difference.

0:42:39 > 0:42:42We need to possess the ball more, we need to create more

0:42:42 > 0:42:45goal-scoring opportunities.

0:42:45 > 0:42:47You know, he's very keen on being brave in possession,

0:42:47 > 0:42:52keeping the ball, but making sure we play with a purpose.

0:42:52 > 0:42:56I think that's going to be the real difference for us.

0:42:56 > 0:43:04An update now on the fitness of Andy Murray.

0:43:05 > 0:43:08He had an operation in January on a troubled hip.

0:43:08 > 0:43:10He had an operation in January on a troubled hip.

0:43:10 > 0:43:12He could return to tennis sooner than we expected.

0:43:12 > 0:43:16The former World Number One has been missing from the sport for the best

0:43:16 > 0:43:18part of eight months has undergone hip surgery.

0:43:18 > 0:43:20The initial expectation was that he might make it back

0:43:20 > 0:43:24for the grass court season in June but rehab is going well and could be

0:43:24 > 0:43:27back on a practice court as early as the end of this month.

0:43:27 > 0:43:29England rugby head coach Eddie Jones won't take public transport

0:43:29 > 0:43:34in the country again after he says he was phyiscally and verbally

0:43:34 > 0:43:36abused at the weekend.

0:43:36 > 0:43:38Jones watched his England team lose

0:43:38 > 0:43:41for only the second time in his tenure on Saturday

0:43:41 > 0:43:44in the Calcutta Cup.

0:43:44 > 0:43:48After travelling back from Edinburgh on Sunday by train,

0:43:48 > 0:43:50Jones says he wasn't comfortable and he was surprised

0:43:50 > 0:43:53by his treatment.

0:43:53 > 0:43:55Both Jason and Laura Kenny have returned to racing for Great Britain

0:43:55 > 0:44:03for the first time since the Rio Olympics,

0:44:04 > 0:44:05getting married,

0:44:05 > 0:44:07AND having a baby.

0:44:07 > 0:44:09They're competing at the Track Cycling World Championships

0:44:09 > 0:44:10in the Netherlands.

0:44:10 > 0:44:14Jason retired after the Rio games before reversing that decision late

0:44:14 > 0:44:17last year.

0:44:17 > 0:44:19Alongside Jack Carlin AND Ryan Owens he went up

0:44:19 > 0:44:22against the Netherlands in the final of the team sprint

0:44:22 > 0:44:27but they could only manage second and silver.

0:44:27 > 0:44:31His wife Laura says she is enjoying being back on the track. She will be

0:44:31 > 0:44:42on the track later on today.

0:44:42 > 0:44:45on the track later on today. The dream team, back on the track.

0:44:45 > 0:44:57Silver for Jason and hopefully Laura can pick up some silverware as well.

0:44:57 > 0:45:01We are catching up with people who have been caught up in some of the

0:45:01 > 0:45:09problems. We can speak to two people who spend the night on the floor of

0:45:09 > 0:45:14Glasgow airport after the beast from the East left them stranded. That

0:45:14 > 0:45:16was yesterday afternoon. Good morning. I see you are smiling,

0:45:16 > 0:45:25despite what is going on. Tell us what is happening, Leanne.

0:45:25 > 0:45:28We have been stuck here since 10am yesterday.

0:45:28 > 0:45:31We have been stuck here since 10am yesterday. The airline walked away

0:45:31 > 0:45:37and left as they're saying it is nothing to do with us. People are

0:45:37 > 0:45:43sleeping on the floor, not enough blankets. There are about 500 people

0:45:43 > 0:45:51here. It is only a conference room we have been squeezed into. Our

0:45:51 > 0:45:56flight is meant to be going at 12:30pm today, but we don't know.

0:45:56 > 0:46:03Where were you supposed to be going? We were supposed to be going to

0:46:03 > 0:46:06Bali, to do teacher training. We were meant to be there today to

0:46:06 > 0:46:13start.Leanne, talk me through the accommodation arrangements, what has

0:46:13 > 0:46:18been laid on to you and how are you being treated?They haven't laid

0:46:18 > 0:46:25anything on, we haven't got anything. The Red Cross came in.

0:46:25 > 0:46:35They never told the people in terminal one, and terminal two got

0:46:35 > 0:46:39it. A certain airline were giving out blankets, but we didn't get any

0:46:39 > 0:46:42because we were not with that airline. Other companies have been

0:46:42 > 0:46:47giving out vouchers, but we have not got anything.What have you been

0:46:47 > 0:46:52told in terms of the conditions outside. We know the weather is very

0:46:52 > 0:46:55bad across a lot of Scotland at the moment, what are you seeing outside

0:46:55 > 0:47:00the terminal?At the moment it isn't snowing but it has been snowing

0:47:00 > 0:47:09heavily since 4am so our flight is still scheduled to take off at

0:47:09 > 0:47:1312:30pm this afternoon so fingers crossed we can get an opening to

0:47:13 > 0:47:19actually make the journey onwards. Yvonne, Leanne, we wish you well

0:47:19 > 0:47:25with your journey. As with a lot of people caught up in tricky

0:47:25 > 0:47:29circumstances, you sound rather chirpy. Good luck, I hope it works

0:47:29 > 0:47:36out for you. Thank you. Everybody we have spoken to this morning, have

0:47:36 > 0:47:41been very cheery.

0:47:41 > 0:47:49been very cheery. Let's go to Carol, she has all the details.

0:47:51 > 0:47:56I am going to start with the red weather warning. It is through

0:47:56 > 0:48:04central areas, Tayside and Fife. It is the highest level the Met office

0:48:04 > 0:48:08issues and it means be prepared, take actions, all these things

0:48:08 > 0:48:12rolled into one. It is offering a lot of snow through the course of

0:48:12 > 0:48:18the morning. The north-east of Scotland, southern Scotland, heading

0:48:18 > 0:48:21towards Cumbria, this is an amber warning, be prepared for disruption

0:48:21 > 0:48:25and once again there is more snowfalls. This one is valid until

0:48:25 > 0:48:31tomorrow morning from the southern half of Wales and south-west England

0:48:31 > 0:48:37for snow and ice. We take a look at the forecast. We have a system

0:48:37 > 0:48:41coming up from the south and we can see the south coast of England and

0:48:41 > 0:48:46it will bring snow steadily into Southern counties. The direction

0:48:46 > 0:48:50will be swinging over towards Northern Ireland. Already we have

0:48:50 > 0:48:53snow appearing across the south coast through the day. It will move

0:48:53 > 0:48:57northwards and the wind will be a significant factor. We held on more

0:48:57 > 0:49:02snowfall where we have the red warning across Central Scotland.

0:49:02 > 0:49:05That expires at 10am this morning and we have more snow packing in

0:49:05 > 0:49:12across the north, east and south of Scotland, also across the north-east

0:49:12 > 0:49:15of England in the direction of Cumbria. The snow coming in across

0:49:15 > 0:49:22the south-east, London and the Midlands will be patchy. We have

0:49:22 > 0:49:27significant snowfall in the southern half of Wales. Some places getting

0:49:27 > 0:49:32on for eight inches. Some parts could get double. With the wind it

0:49:32 > 0:49:37will be blowing around and there will be blizzards. There will be

0:49:37 > 0:49:41atrocious conditions. What we have with temperatures, cold day in

0:49:41 > 0:49:46prospect, but with the wind we have a significant wind-chill. It will

0:49:46 > 0:49:52feel better once again. Look at that, minus 11. As we head into the

0:49:52 > 0:49:56overnight period we do have this snow piling in across the south-west

0:49:56 > 0:50:00and also Wales, freezing rain potentially behind it and another

0:50:00 > 0:50:07danger is element, a lot of ice around. In the north and the east of

0:50:07 > 0:50:09the country, carrying on with the snow showers coming in on the strong

0:50:09 > 0:50:13wind. In between there will be dry conditions but the risk of ice

0:50:13 > 0:50:20especially where there is lying snow. We are back into minus double

0:50:20 > 0:50:24figures. Tomorrow starts off with snow across the south-east, Wales

0:50:24 > 0:50:27and the south-west, southern counties of England generally. The

0:50:27 > 0:50:34north-east seeing further snow showers. A drier interlude for a

0:50:34 > 0:50:38time but then it turns heavy as it pushes northwards. By the end of the

0:50:38 > 0:50:40afternoon and early evening there will be more snow from the London

0:50:40 > 0:50:46area heading towards Liverpool Bay and all points south. Something

0:50:46 > 0:50:50again to bear in mind if you are travelling. With the wind, it will

0:50:50 > 0:50:55be blowing around and it will be a bitterly cold day. As we head into

0:50:55 > 0:50:59the weekend, it still will be cold for most of the country. Less cold

0:50:59 > 0:51:02in the south, temperatures recovering slightly, but there is

0:51:02 > 0:51:07still going to be the risk of snow. So lots going on with the weather,

0:51:07 > 0:51:12Charlie and Louise.

0:51:13 > 0:51:20Thank you, we will be back in about half an hour with you.

0:51:29 > 0:51:37We have gay nude to show -- we have been asking you to show us your

0:51:37 > 0:51:48pictures. There is the map.

0:51:50 > 0:51:53Rachel Rose has sent in this photo of Biddulph Moor in Staffordshire.

0:51:53 > 0:51:55Yvonne Hindle took this photo in Pleasington, Lancashire.

0:51:55 > 0:51:58Here's a lovely photo of Evie and her snowman

0:51:58 > 0:52:06in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

0:52:08 > 0:52:10And finally Patricia has sent in this picture of

0:52:10 > 0:52:16Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire.

0:52:16 > 0:52:20Keep those pictures coming in. Rough conditions for a lot of people, but

0:52:20 > 0:52:26if you get a chance to take a picture, please send them.

0:52:26 > 0:52:28It sometimes seems our whole world is moving not just

0:52:28 > 0:52:29online, but on the move.

0:52:29 > 0:52:31So can our mobile network cope?

0:52:31 > 0:52:32Ben has more.

0:52:32 > 0:52:34How often do you make calls these days?

0:52:34 > 0:52:36Do you rely more on data for access to messages,

0:52:36 > 0:52:39social networks or the internet?

0:52:39 > 0:52:43Ofcom says we use about two gigabytes a month, that's enough

0:52:43 > 0:52:45to watch a film in high definition.

0:52:45 > 0:52:50But one company, Giff Gaff, says that could rise to nearly 100

0:52:50 > 0:52:51gigabytes a month by 2025.

0:52:51 > 0:52:59Mike Fairman is the boss and he's with me now.

0:52:59 > 0:53:04Good morning. That is a pretty staggering increase in the man,

0:53:04 > 0:53:08placing all sorts of pressure on the network. Why such a change in

0:53:08 > 0:53:16demand.If you look at our growth, we are seeing 45% year-on-year. The

0:53:16 > 0:53:22thing that is driving it is video consumption. YouTube is huge, the

0:53:22 > 0:53:25people watching clips and downloading streaming services,

0:53:25 > 0:53:30listening to music and streaming music is more popular.The market

0:53:30 > 0:53:35has changed entirely, the idea of streaming things on the move has

0:53:35 > 0:53:40really changed. Ordinarily, we would download it before we went out?That

0:53:40 > 0:53:44is right, and that has changed completely. You will have access to

0:53:44 > 0:53:48millions of tracks and you download and stream on the move.Can the

0:53:48 > 0:53:56network cope, some people will find it hard to download one song, never

0:53:56 > 0:54:02mind mind albums and videos?It is a challenge, new technology is coming

0:54:02 > 0:54:07along

0:54:07 > 0:54:12along like 5G, maybe 40 times faster than we get today. But there isn't

0:54:12 > 0:54:17much advantage in downloading a movie in ten seconds if it still

0:54:17 > 0:54:23takes an hour and a half to watch. We have been told, people want is a

0:54:23 > 0:54:29ubiquitous service at a reasonable speed and a reasonable cost.

0:54:29 > 0:54:33Although 5G is fantastic technology, it looks like it could be expensive

0:54:33 > 0:54:39to deploy. Networks will be relying on the current technology, 4G, to

0:54:39 > 0:54:44deliver that service for quite some years to come.As soon as we start

0:54:44 > 0:54:50talking about things like 5G, some people struggle to get 4G or 3G, is

0:54:50 > 0:54:55there a commitment to make sure there is universal coverage across

0:54:55 > 0:55:01the country?More work needs to be done to get coverage. There was an

0:55:01 > 0:55:05idea putting phone masts on the churches in the countryside which is

0:55:05 > 0:55:09great to get aerials in the air and get the coverage to be better. There

0:55:09 > 0:55:14is a lot of investment being put in by the networks. But the thing that

0:55:14 > 0:55:17people want, this ubiquitous coverage. They wanted at a

0:55:17 > 0:55:20reasonable price and they don't want to be trapped into a contract that

0:55:20 > 0:55:24ties them into a particular network, especially if the coverage where

0:55:24 > 0:55:29they live and work is no good so they need to be free to move around.

0:55:29 > 0:55:36How difficult is it to improve the coverage in those areas, and a lot

0:55:36 > 0:55:40of people are reluctant to have a phone mast at the bottom of the

0:55:40 > 0:55:46garden, so what else is holding it back?Planning is a big one. Every

0:55:46 > 0:55:50phone mast needs a data link that goes from it back to the network.

0:55:50 > 0:55:55You might have to dig a trench for several miles to get the data link

0:55:55 > 0:55:59in. It is very expensive to put in the infrastructure and the number of

0:55:59 > 0:56:03people who use that could be very small. So the economics become very

0:56:03 > 0:56:08difficult. Things like network sharing help. Networks can share the

0:56:08 > 0:56:13infrastructure and Mac keeps the cost down for everyone. As I said,

0:56:13 > 0:56:16it is getting back to what people want and they want the ability to be

0:56:16 > 0:56:19able to choose the network that has the best coverage for them and they

0:56:19 > 0:56:23don't want to be locked into a long-term contract.Nothing worse

0:56:23 > 0:56:26than moving house and then realising your phone provider doesn't work

0:56:26 > 0:56:31there.

0:56:32 > 0:56:36Mike, very much, executive chairman from Giff Gaff. More from me later

0:56:36 > 0:56:42about the collapse of those retailers we talked about yesterday.

0:56:42 > 0:56:47Shall we just quickly look outside. This is outside our studios in

0:56:47 > 0:56:52Salford quays. You can see B Imperial War Museum north, still

0:56:52 > 0:56:56with the snow covering which has been there for the last 24 hours. It

0:56:56 > 0:57:01is the wind in the north-west making the difference. The picture in

0:57:01 > 0:57:07London. You get a sense of, you know there is snow falling as we speak

0:57:07 > 0:57:11this morning, you cannot see very much. I think those are the House of

0:57:11 > 0:57:15Commons. We will get a full picture with Carol and all the details of

0:57:15 > 1:00:41how it might affect you drop the programme.

1:00:41 > 1:00:44Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

1:00:44 > 1:00:46A red weather warning for Scotland.

1:00:46 > 1:00:50Forecasters say snow and freezing temperatures pose a risk to life.

1:00:50 > 1:00:54People are told to stay indoors and there could be worse on the way

1:00:54 > 1:01:00for the rest of the UK with storm Emma due to hit later today.

1:01:00 > 1:01:03Hundreds of drivers have spent up to 13 hours trapped

1:01:03 > 1:01:11in their vehicles overnight on the M80.

1:01:11 > 1:01:16The red warning you can see behind me applies to Central Scotland,

1:01:16 > 1:01:20Tayside and Fife and is valid until ten o'clock this morning and it

1:01:20 > 1:01:25means take action. We have also got more snow where we have got the

1:01:25 > 1:01:29amber areas as well and there will be blizzards later across various

1:01:29 > 1:01:33parts of the country. It will feel bitterly cold with a significant

1:01:33 > 1:01:42wind-chill.

1:01:45 > 1:01:46Good morning, it's Thursday, the first of March.

1:01:46 > 1:01:49Lots more detail on the weather coming up.

1:01:49 > 1:01:54Also in the news this morning.

1:01:54 > 1:01:59Condemnation for the abuse suffered by thousands of British children

1:01:59 > 1:02:02sent abroad after the Second World War. An independent inquiry

1:02:02 > 1:02:03publishes its report.

1:02:03 > 1:02:05An independent inquiry publishes its report.

1:02:05 > 1:02:09The cold weather means demand for gas is at its highest for six

1:02:09 > 1:02:12years, but with more price rises on the way I'll look at how

1:02:12 > 1:02:15to save money heating your home, while the big freeze continues.

1:02:15 > 1:02:18In sport, a night when seven goals wasn't the story.

1:02:18 > 1:02:22As the use of the Video Asssistant Referee proves as much of a talking

1:02:22 > 1:02:26point as Tottenham's 6-1 win to reach the FA Cup quarter Finals.

1:02:26 > 1:02:29And Sir Ben Ainslie is on a mission to bring the Americas Cup back

1:02:29 > 1:02:31to Britian for the first time.

1:02:31 > 1:02:34He'll be here to tell us how he plans to do it.

1:02:34 > 1:02:36Good morning.

1:02:36 > 1:02:41First, our main story.

1:02:41 > 1:02:45Hundreds of people have been trapped in their vehicles overnight on the

1:02:45 > 1:02:51M80 in Scotland as snow and freezing temperatures continue to grip the

1:02:51 > 1:02:55UK. Scotland is under red alert, the Met Office's most severe warning,

1:02:55 > 1:03:01which means there is a risk to life. Storm Emma is due to bring heavy

1:03:01 > 1:03:08rainfall later today. Almost all airports are affected and many

1:03:08 > 1:03:13people are being advised not to travel unless absolutely necessary.

1:03:13 > 1:03:16In terms of weather, March the 1st marks the first day of spring.

1:03:16 > 1:03:18It doesn't feel like it.

1:03:18 > 1:03:25Today Central Scotland is again likely to be the worst affected.

1:03:25 > 1:03:27On the M80 near Glasgow hundreds of drivers spent much

1:03:27 > 1:03:29of the night trapped, having ignored warnings

1:03:29 > 1:03:31not to travel.

1:03:31 > 1:03:3420 minutes ago it moved maybe 100 yards and then we stopped.

1:03:34 > 1:03:36The snow is coming in in showers.

1:03:36 > 1:03:41When it was daylight the sky cleared and it looked optimistic

1:03:41 > 1:03:44and the next thing was it went black and there were heavy

1:03:44 > 1:03:46showers of snow.

1:03:46 > 1:03:49Glasgow airport remained shut.

1:03:49 > 1:03:52Scores of flights have been cancelled.

1:03:52 > 1:03:55The snow started pelting down and they said we could not leave

1:03:55 > 1:03:57for an hour and a half.

1:03:57 > 1:04:00Then it was another hour and another hour.

1:04:00 > 1:04:02The Red Cross had to bring in temporary beds for passengers

1:04:02 > 1:04:06stranded overnight.

1:04:06 > 1:04:09In Perthshire these deer were seeking shelter,

1:04:09 > 1:04:13coming down from the hills in search of food, an indication of how bad

1:04:13 > 1:04:16the weather has got.

1:04:16 > 1:04:19And the worst could still be to come.

1:04:19 > 1:04:22While the beast from the east will continue to mean freezing

1:04:22 > 1:04:25temperatures for several more days, storm Emma is heading

1:04:25 > 1:04:28in from the south and is expected to bring more heavy

1:04:28 > 1:04:32snowfalls with it.

1:04:32 > 1:04:35The icy weather could linger well into the weekend.

1:04:35 > 1:04:39Fun for some, but spring seems a long way away.

1:04:39 > 1:04:45Jon Donnison, BBC News.

1:04:45 > 1:04:48Earlier we heard from Nicola Lee, who is one of the people stranded

1:04:48 > 1:04:54overnight on the M80 in Scotland.

1:04:54 > 1:04:59It is not too bad. We are in the car and we are warm, there is not much

1:04:59 > 1:05:04to look at, it is just like a car park, cars everywhere. Nobody has

1:05:04 > 1:05:10got their lives on any more, everyone is trying to sleep. The

1:05:10 > 1:05:13police passed on the northbound carriageway, but we have not heard

1:05:13 > 1:05:17anything. We have got two gritter is stuck behind us in the traffic and

1:05:17 > 1:05:21cannot get through. We have no idea how much longer we are going to be

1:05:21 > 1:05:21here for.

1:05:21 > 1:05:23here for.

1:05:23 > 1:05:29Our reporter Catriona Renton's in Glasgow for us this morning.

1:05:29 > 1:05:33Scotland has been badly affected. Update us on the latest. And these

1:05:33 > 1:05:39poor people on the M80 as well.The police have put out a press release

1:05:39 > 1:05:43and they say it was around 1000 people at the worst held in a queue

1:05:43 > 1:05:48of about eight miles. It has been a horrible evening for many people

1:05:48 > 1:05:53stuck in their cars overnight. But listen to this, it is absolutely

1:05:53 > 1:06:01silent. It is Glasgow, the biggest city in Scotland, it is the 1st of

1:06:01 > 1:06:04March and it would normally be heading up to the rush hour and

1:06:04 > 1:06:12there is nobody to see at all. I have walked in this morning, which

1:06:12 > 1:06:16was hard work, but I did not see a soul on my way in. That is how it

1:06:16 > 1:06:22is. Everybody seems to be taking that advice. This severe red warning

1:06:22 > 1:06:26is with us until ten o'clock this morning and people are heeding that

1:06:26 > 1:06:31advice and staying indoors. We have seen one brave dog walker come past

1:06:31 > 1:06:35us in the last half an hour, but that is the only other person we

1:06:35 > 1:06:39have seen here today. It is very quiet and the snow is absolutely

1:06:39 > 1:06:46beautiful. My boss described it to me last night as Champagne snow. It

1:06:46 > 1:06:52is apparently great for skiing, but not great for snowballs. We are

1:06:52 > 1:06:55hearing the schools will be closed again and there are many

1:06:55 > 1:07:00schoolchildren who will not be going to school for a second day today.

1:07:00 > 1:07:03The advice in this severe red warning, the highest it has ever

1:07:03 > 1:07:11been in Scotland, is do not drive at all.Very clear advice and it is

1:07:11 > 1:07:13interesting to see that people are very much heeding that. See you

1:07:13 > 1:07:13later.

1:07:13 > 1:07:15See you later.

1:07:15 > 1:07:17One of the worst affected areas is the north east of England.

1:07:17 > 1:07:22Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teeside.

1:07:22 > 1:07:27It looks like you have taken a bit of shelter. Tell us what the

1:07:27 > 1:07:32situation is like there.Just as you have come to us it has stopped

1:07:32 > 1:07:37snowing. It has been snowing pretty much during the last half an hour.

1:07:37 > 1:07:41This is one of the areas in the amber warning area and we are

1:07:41 > 1:07:46expecting more snow throughout the day. It has been heavy overnight. It

1:07:46 > 1:07:54is a picture postcard view here today, but there are problems on the

1:07:54 > 1:07:59A66 Scotch Corner. Driving conditions are abysmal across North

1:07:59 > 1:08:03Yorkshire. Lincolnshire police say many routes across the county are

1:08:03 > 1:08:08not passable and they are advising drivers not to travel. Leeds

1:08:08 > 1:08:12Bradford airport has a number of cancellations this morning. They

1:08:12 > 1:08:16have cleared a runway, but as quickly as they clear it, they have

1:08:16 > 1:08:21problems because the snow continues to fall. Here are the main route has

1:08:21 > 1:08:25been cleared. Snowploughs has been going up and down and the route at

1:08:25 > 1:08:33the moment is fine. But when the wind

1:08:38 > 1:08:42picks up it blows the dry snow back onto the road and you are back where

1:08:42 > 1:08:45you started. But if you have got to go out today and use the car, please

1:08:45 > 1:08:48take plenty of time to get to your destination.We will keep you up to

1:08:48 > 1:08:57date. The news and weather where you are every half an hour here for you

1:08:57 > 1:09:02on breakfast and Carol will have a full forecast in a few minutes. If

1:09:02 > 1:09:06you want details on the travel in your area, you can tune into your

1:09:06 > 1:09:07local BBC Radio station.

1:09:07 > 1:09:09local BBC Radio station.

1:09:09 > 1:09:10Now for this morning's other news.

1:09:10 > 1:09:12The Prime Minister will meet the President

1:09:12 > 1:09:15of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

1:09:15 > 1:09:18They'll discuss Brexit during a working lunch and tomorrow,

1:09:18 > 1:09:21Theresa May is expected to reveal more detail of her vision

1:09:21 > 1:09:24for Britain's long-term future relationship with the EU.

1:09:24 > 1:09:27Without a Brexit deal, hundreds of thousands of jobs

1:09:27 > 1:09:31could be lost in the UK car industry according to a new report by MPs.

1:09:31 > 1:09:35The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

1:09:35 > 1:09:37says a no deal could cost millions of pounds and result

1:09:37 > 1:09:42in a huge drop in exports.

1:09:42 > 1:09:45The report comes a day after Toyota confirmed it would build a new model

1:09:45 > 1:09:56in the UK and build the engines in this country as well.

1:09:56 > 1:09:57The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

1:09:57 > 1:09:59will publish its first completed report this morning.

1:09:59 > 1:10:02The findings will focus on the forced migration and abuse

1:10:02 > 1:10:04of thousands of children, many of whom were in care,

1:10:04 > 1:10:06who were sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Africa

1:10:06 > 1:10:08following the second world war.

1:10:08 > 1:10:10The British and Australian governments have apologised,

1:10:10 > 1:10:12but today's report is likely to condemn the programme

1:10:12 > 1:10:20and highlight the failure to detect and prevent the abuse.

1:10:20 > 1:10:23The Home Office says it is considering allowing a medical

1:10:23 > 1:10:25cannabis trial to treat a six-year-old boy with

1:10:25 > 1:10:26a rare form of epilepsy.

1:10:26 > 1:10:29It previously turned down requests by the family of Alfie Dingley

1:10:29 > 1:10:30from Warwickshire to legally take the drug.

1:10:30 > 1:10:33But now ministers say they are "exploring every option",

1:10:33 > 1:10:35following a meeting with the family.

1:10:35 > 1:10:38An option could be a three-month trial, led by Alfie's doctors

1:10:38 > 1:10:43and based on "sufficient and rigorous evidence".

1:10:43 > 1:10:45You might remember his mother was here last week on Breakfast

1:10:45 > 1:10:49talking about exactly that.

1:10:49 > 1:10:51Shoppers have until midnight tonight to spend paper ten-pound notes

1:10:51 > 1:10:55featuring Charles Dickens before they cease to be legal tender.

1:10:55 > 1:10:58The Bank of England says there are still two-hundred million

1:10:58 > 1:11:00of them in circulation.

1:11:00 > 1:11:04They have been phased out since last September and replaced by polymer

1:11:04 > 1:11:12notes depicting Jane Austen.

1:11:17 > 1:11:21It has been a very long night for some motorists in Scotland to have

1:11:21 > 1:11:28had to stay in their cars, all caught up in problems on the M80.

1:11:28 > 1:11:33There have been disruptions to air and rail services. We have been

1:11:33 > 1:11:40speaking to people stuck at Glasgow airport.

1:11:40 > 1:11:45Steen Connelly from Transport Scotland joins us from Queensferry.

1:11:45 > 1:11:51Tell us how long people have been stuck on the M80.We got the road

1:11:51 > 1:11:56open and we got most people away, but with a blizzard conditions that

1:11:56 > 1:11:59came in we could not maintain that with some vehicles losing traction

1:11:59 > 1:12:05and we had to close it again. Just now with Police Scotland we are

1:12:05 > 1:12:08undertaking a managed closure to allow the vehicles to come back down

1:12:08 > 1:12:13and grit the road and relieve some stranded people so we can get it

1:12:13 > 1:12:17going. Looking behind me just now I see some of the vehicles are

1:12:17 > 1:12:23starting to move on the M80 just now. That looks as if it is

1:12:23 > 1:12:30positively starting to move again. Point to us which one is the M80.It

1:12:30 > 1:12:38is the bottom screen.

1:12:43 > 1:12:49There is an HGV that is moving. But you can see from the pictures we are

1:12:49 > 1:12:52still in blizzard conditions and we are still in this red warning. The

1:12:52 > 1:12:59message is

1:12:59 > 1:13:01message is same, do not travel. Some people have heeded the warning and

1:13:01 > 1:13:07it is quite eerie to see how quiet it is this morning. But there are

1:13:07 > 1:13:11people out there and we understand there is essential travel, but if

1:13:11 > 1:13:16you do that, you are putting yourself at risk.How many people

1:13:16 > 1:13:21were stuck on the M80 at one point? We are hearing there may be about

1:13:21 > 1:13:271000.Yes, it was about that and we got it down to a couple of hundred

1:13:27 > 1:13:31before it closed again. We are working with the police and we had

1:13:31 > 1:13:36the Fire Service and mountain rescue going along to make sure there were

1:13:36 > 1:13:41no welfare issues. We have got all our machinery and resources out on

1:13:41 > 1:13:46the network and the M80 is the major thoroughfare that has stranded

1:13:46 > 1:13:51people. But we have experienced this weather all over Scotland.We spoke

1:13:51 > 1:13:55to people who were stuck at the airport overnight. I know there is a

1:13:55 > 1:14:00red warning currently in place. Any idea when things might start moving

1:14:00 > 1:14:06again?We have got the red warning in place until ten o'clock, however

1:14:06 > 1:14:09the amber warning continues until six o'clock tonight. The amber

1:14:09 > 1:14:16warning is still the same message. Avoid travel. There are still severe

1:14:16 > 1:14:22challenges and difficulties as we go on.You talk about severe

1:14:22 > 1:14:25difficulties and challenges, give us an idea how many grifters you have

1:14:25 > 1:14:31got out there, how many people are sorting it out?We have got over 200

1:14:31 > 1:14:34gritter is dealing with the trunk route network. They have been out

1:14:34 > 1:14:39there all night and we are working around the clock. We have got the

1:14:39 > 1:14:43emergency response team in here working so if there are any issues,

1:14:43 > 1:14:47and throughout the night, there were many issues, we can coordinate our

1:14:47 > 1:14:53efforts and get things cleared. It is the M80 that is experiencing

1:14:53 > 1:14:59problems right now.Thank you very much for your time. It is

1:14:59 > 1:15:06interesting seeing the screens behind you. Across large parts of

1:15:06 > 1:15:13Scotland you can see exactly what the problem is. Thank you very much.

1:15:13 > 1:15:18We will keep you updated on the transport system. We know in the

1:15:18 > 1:15:23south-west another storm is coming in. More with Carol on that. In

1:15:23 > 1:15:26amongst this there is beautiful scenery to be seen in various parts

1:15:26 > 1:15:27of the UK.

1:15:48 > 1:15:54This is Ben. This is from Tunbridge Wells. It

1:15:54 > 1:15:59just looks like a Christmas snowy scene. This is Broadwood primary

1:15:59 > 1:16:07School in Newcastle upon Tyne. Nobody in the playground.

1:16:09 > 1:16:14Nobody in the playground. We will look outside as well. We have seen

1:16:14 > 1:16:19London in the amber warning but this is Salford, just outside the studios

1:16:19 > 1:16:24in Salford quays. You can see it looks quite menacing. It has been

1:16:24 > 1:16:30clear skies earlier, but you can see the snow. Menacing skies behind. One

1:16:30 > 1:16:34of the features of the storm we are experiencing is how widespread it is

1:16:34 > 1:16:40across the whole of the UK. We can see the pictures coming out of the

1:16:40 > 1:16:45camera is high above London. You cannot see very much, is the truth.

1:16:45 > 1:16:49There is a bit of a snowstorm happening, but people on the ground

1:16:49 > 1:16:53saying it isn't that severe but the impression you get from the sky is a

1:16:53 > 1:16:58very gloomy one.

1:17:00 > 1:17:06Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:17:08 > 1:17:12This morning, we have some disruptive snow around again. From

1:17:12 > 1:17:17yesterday until 10am this morning the Met Office have in force, a red

1:17:17 > 1:17:21weather warning. This is the top level of warning and it basically

1:17:21 > 1:17:27says, take action. This snow is disruptive and is across central

1:17:27 > 1:17:32Scotland, Tayside and Fife. It expires at 10am but it will continue

1:17:32 > 1:17:37to snow. We have this amber weather warning, which is across northern,

1:17:37 > 1:17:40Eastern and southern Scotland, north-east England and parts of

1:17:40 > 1:17:44Cumbria. It has been in force for a while and will expire this evening

1:17:44 > 1:17:49at 6pm and this means be prepared for disruption because of the snow.

1:17:49 > 1:17:54The next one is across South Wales, south-west England, the West

1:17:54 > 1:17:59Midlands, heading in the direction of London and the South East. This

1:17:59 > 1:18:03kicks in at 12pm today and expires tomorrow morning at 8am and once

1:18:03 > 1:18:09again it is for snow and this one also has ice. It is also windy, so

1:18:09 > 1:18:14we will have a significant wind-chill. It will feel bitterly

1:18:14 > 1:18:19cold, it will feel Baltic, actually and the snow will be blowing and

1:18:19 > 1:18:22drifting for some others and there will be blizzards. You can just

1:18:22 > 1:18:28about make out the UK, London and the south coast. We have snow coming

1:18:28 > 1:18:31in across southern counties and it will swing in the direction of

1:18:31 > 1:18:36Northern Ireland. If we start across central Scotland, further snow and

1:18:36 > 1:18:41blowing in the wind. The amber warning, Northern, eastern and

1:18:41 > 1:18:45southern Scotland towards Cumbria, more snow for you as well and again,

1:18:45 > 1:18:49blowing in the wind. This morning, snow showers around and as this

1:18:49 > 1:18:54system comes in, storm Emma, it will be pushing off and taking snow with

1:18:54 > 1:19:00it. Across London and the South Midlands, the snow will be patchy.

1:19:00 > 1:19:04But the significant snow will be across southern parts of Wales and

1:19:04 > 1:19:08also the south-west. Here we could have between ten and 20 centimetres,

1:19:08 > 1:19:13getting on for eight inches. Luckily in the Moors, for example, we could

1:19:13 > 1:19:16have at least double that. With the snow blowing around there could be

1:19:16 > 1:19:22blizzards and they will be hazardous travelling conditions. Snow showers

1:19:22 > 1:19:26accumulating again across Northern Ireland. Not much in the way of

1:19:26 > 1:19:29sunshine, but even if there was, it would not affect the tablature.

1:19:29 > 1:19:34These will be the temperatures you will see on your thermometer, but if

1:19:34 > 1:19:39you step out into the win, it will feel cold, minus 13 in Birmingham.

1:19:39 > 1:19:44That is not to be sneezed at. Chris Evans said his hair froze in a few

1:19:44 > 1:19:50minutes he went outside and then came back in. Overnight, we continue

1:19:50 > 1:19:54with further snow across the South and the south-west. Further snow

1:19:54 > 1:19:57across the North, Central parts of Scotland and also the east. You can

1:19:57 > 1:20:02see where the snow is on the charts. Dry conditions but also windy and it

1:20:02 > 1:20:07will be cold once again. These temperatures indicate what we can

1:20:07 > 1:20:11expect in towns and cities but in rural areas where there is lying

1:20:11 > 1:20:15snow, it will be cold and there is a risk of freezing rain, another

1:20:15 > 1:20:20treacherous element in the south, particularly the south-west. There

1:20:20 > 1:20:24is ice today, but also tomorrow and the next couple of days. Tomorrow we

1:20:24 > 1:20:28start with snow across southern areas. To Wales in the south-west

1:20:28 > 1:20:32heading towards London and the south-east, we have snow across

1:20:32 > 1:20:39Scotland and northern England. But through the day, it will feel cold

1:20:39 > 1:20:42and when you add on the strength of the wind, it will feel bitterly

1:20:42 > 1:20:45cold. Later in the day we have more snow coming in from the south and

1:20:45 > 1:20:51turning heavier. By early evening in a line from London up towards

1:20:51 > 1:20:55Liverpool Bay and points south of that. So if you are travelling,

1:20:55 > 1:20:59please bear that in mind. Towards the weekend it will be cold for most

1:20:59 > 1:21:04of us. Not as cold in the south, but very much the risk of snow. Not as

1:21:04 > 1:21:13heavy as we have seen. At least that is some hope on the horizon.

1:21:15 > 1:21:21That minus 13, was it an actual minus 13, or feels like?

1:21:21 > 1:21:26It is a feels like. I went to the post of this briefly yesterday, it

1:21:26 > 1:21:29was freezing. Thank you very much, Carol and we

1:21:29 > 1:21:36will be back with you in about half an hour.

1:21:41 > 1:21:51The stories about trouble for stores on the high street? Yes, big names

1:21:51 > 1:21:54could be disappearing. Confirmation Toys "R" Us is in Administration

1:21:54 > 1:22:01with the loss of more than 3000 jobs. Also yesterday, news that the

1:22:01 > 1:22:11electronics chain Maplin and the restaurant chain, Prezzo is

1:22:11 > 1:22:16struggling.

1:22:16 > 1:22:21struggling. Elsewhere, news Billy McClure music streaming service

1:22:21 > 1:22:26Spotify is to join the stock exchange. Last year, the firm made a

1:22:26 > 1:22:35loss of about £1 billion. Walmart, that owns Asda in the UK has banned

1:22:35 > 1:22:42sales of guns to anyone under the age of 21. It is the second biggest

1:22:42 > 1:22:46US retailer to restrict sales this week. Under current law, you have to

1:22:46 > 1:22:52be 18 to buy a gun. They might be best known for its vacuum cleaners,

1:22:52 > 1:22:57but Dyson says it wants to double the number of staff working on

1:22:57 > 1:23:02building its electric car. They want to invest £2 billion to get one on

1:23:02 > 1:23:13the road by 2020, not long. But no guarantees, of course.

1:23:13 > 1:23:16The case of a woman convicted of murdering her husband will go

1:23:16 > 1:23:19to the Court of Appeal today as she claims she was a victim

1:23:19 > 1:23:22of a form of psychological domestic abuse, known as 'Coercive control'.

1:23:22 > 1:23:24Sally Challen is serving an 18 year prison sentence

1:23:24 > 1:23:28after killing her husband with a hammer.

1:23:28 > 1:23:30Since the attack in 2010 there is now a better understanding

1:23:30 > 1:23:33of what coercive control means, and what effect it can have.

1:23:33 > 1:23:37Breakfast's John Maguire reports.

1:23:37 > 1:23:40Seven years ago, Sally Challen, was convicted of murdering

1:23:40 > 1:23:43her husband Richard, with a hammer.

1:23:43 > 1:23:45She was sentenced to life, 18 years in prison.

1:23:45 > 1:23:48The prosecution said she'd acted out of jealousy, as Richard had been

1:23:48 > 1:23:50repeatedly unfaithful.

1:23:50 > 1:23:54It would be nice to kind of look at these photos,

1:23:54 > 1:23:59hopefully after something good has come of it...

1:23:59 > 1:24:03The couple's youngest son David, believes his father exercised

1:24:03 > 1:24:05extreme psychological control over his mother.

1:24:05 > 1:24:08Something that eventually drove her to kill her husband.

1:24:08 > 1:24:14There was more control present, financial control, constraining her,

1:24:14 > 1:24:19stopping her from talking to friends and in arguments just

1:24:19 > 1:24:25convincing her she's crazy and making up facts

1:24:25 > 1:24:27when she had hard evidence.

1:24:27 > 1:24:29The pivotal moment, when he went to a brothel,

1:24:29 > 1:24:34he got caught red-handed.

1:24:34 > 1:24:35It confirmed all her beliefs and reality in her eyes

1:24:35 > 1:24:36to see that there.

1:24:36 > 1:24:39And he would still try and convince her, and actually my mother came

1:24:39 > 1:24:43back to me and my brother separately and said, you know, he was making me

1:24:43 > 1:24:45question the facts I had on paper and my sanity.

1:24:45 > 1:24:48I thought I was losing it.

1:24:48 > 1:24:52Which is the first part I thought, this is not right, he's really

1:24:52 > 1:24:58starting to wage war on her, mentally.

1:24:58 > 1:25:01Today, the Court of Appeal will consider whether or not

1:25:01 > 1:25:02to allow Sally to challenge her murder conviction.

1:25:02 > 1:25:05Her legal team argues there's new evidence about her state of mind

1:25:05 > 1:25:09at the time of the attack, but also she was a victim of what's

1:25:09 > 1:25:11known as coercive control, an area of domestic abuse that's far

1:25:11 > 1:25:13better understood now, than at the original

1:25:13 > 1:25:15trial seven years ago.

1:25:15 > 1:25:18In fact, since 2015, this type of abuse has been

1:25:18 > 1:25:26recognised by in new law.

1:25:28 > 1:25:32That framework for understanding a relationship really assists

1:25:32 > 1:25:35in understanding how Sally was driven into a state of complete

1:25:35 > 1:25:40mental decline and was driven, in a sense, to react

1:25:40 > 1:25:43in the way she did.

1:25:43 > 1:25:48It helps us frame a potential, partial defence to murder

1:25:48 > 1:25:55of provocation, as well as diminished responsibility.

1:25:55 > 1:25:58The Court of Appeal will need to be convinced there is new evidence that

1:25:58 > 1:26:02Sally committed manslaughter due to her state of mind,

1:26:02 > 1:26:04rather than murder, born out of jealousy.

1:26:04 > 1:26:07For her son, this is also an opportunity for other victims

1:26:07 > 1:26:09to recognise the psychological attack they're being subjected to.

1:26:09 > 1:26:15This case is so important to recognise mental abuse

1:26:15 > 1:26:18and coercive control.

1:26:18 > 1:26:21It's not something we like to think of as serious,

1:26:21 > 1:26:25we like to wash our hands of it and just say it's like any other

1:26:25 > 1:26:26relationship, it's not.

1:26:26 > 1:26:28It's not.

1:26:28 > 1:26:31People need to realise that and I hope this is a point

1:26:31 > 1:26:34at which we can help people like that.

1:26:34 > 1:26:36It is too late to help one of David's parents,

1:26:36 > 1:26:39but he hopes not the other.

1:26:39 > 1:26:47John Maguire, BBC News, London.

1:26:50 > 1:26:54That case goes to the High Court today and we will bring you the

1:26:54 > 1:26:58results of that appeal on BBC Breakfast tomorrow.

1:26:58 > 1:27:01This programme is dominated by the weather and we will keep you

1:27:01 > 1:27:05up-to-date with the situation. I think you can see these images from

1:27:05 > 1:27:11London this morning. There is, we understand, snow falling over

1:27:11 > 1:27:16London. But much more in Scotland and the north-east of England.

1:27:16 > 1:27:20Really problematic conditions there and we will bring you the latest

1:27:20 > 1:27:24throughout the programme. We will be in Glasgow, which is in

1:27:24 > 1:30:51the middle of a snowstorm right now.

1:30:54 > 1:31:00Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

1:31:00 > 1:31:07Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.

1:31:07 > 1:31:11This is the scene in Glasgow. We know there is a red warning for

1:31:11 > 1:31:18large parts of Scotland. You can see quite a dramatic scene. Sunrise was

1:31:18 > 1:31:22at nine minutes past seven this morning and it is eerily quiet. So

1:31:22 > 1:31:26many people listening to those warnings and staying at home. We

1:31:26 > 1:31:31will be there in a few minutes. The red warning in Scotland means there

1:31:31 > 1:31:37is a risk to life. Up to 1000 people have been trapped in their vehicles

1:31:37 > 1:31:41overnight on the M80 in Scotland as freezing temperatures continue to

1:31:41 > 1:31:49grip the UK. Some of those motorists were stuck for 13 hours. The red

1:31:49 > 1:31:52alert is the Met Office's most severe warning, that means risk to

1:31:52 > 1:31:52life.

1:31:52 > 1:31:54severe warning, that means risk to life.

1:31:54 > 1:31:57Earlier we heard from Nicola Lee, who is one of the people stranded

1:31:57 > 1:31:59overnight on the M80 in Scotland.

1:31:59 > 1:32:04It is not too bad, we are in the car and we are warm. There is not much

1:32:04 > 1:32:08to look at, it is just like a car park with cars everywhere. Nobody

1:32:08 > 1:32:13has got their lives on any more, everyone is trying to sleep. The

1:32:13 > 1:32:17police have been driving past on the northbound carriageway and we have

1:32:17 > 1:32:21not heard anything. We have got two gritters stuck behind us in the

1:32:21 > 1:32:25traffic trying to get through and we have no idea how much longer we are

1:32:25 > 1:32:30going to get through.

1:32:30 > 1:32:31The advice for

1:32:31 > 1:32:37motorists is still not to drive.We are starting to get things going

1:32:37 > 1:32:41again, but you can see from the pictures we are still in these

1:32:41 > 1:32:45blizzard conditions. The message is the same, avoid travel. A lot of

1:32:45 > 1:32:49people have heeded the advice and looking around the network of roads

1:32:49 > 1:32:53in Scotland, it is still eerily quiet, so people have heeded the

1:32:53 > 1:32:58warning. There are people out there and we understand there is essential

1:32:58 > 1:33:02travel, but if you are doing that, you are putting yourself at risk, so

1:33:02 > 1:33:07avoid travel.

1:33:07 > 1:33:12On the M80 there are signs traffic has been moving. There were up to

1:33:12 > 1:33:171000 people trapped at one point and that is down to a couple of hundred.

1:33:17 > 1:33:21We were looking at the screen and the vehicles are moving, so good

1:33:21 > 1:33:25news from people trapped there.

1:33:25 > 1:33:27Our reporter Jon Donnison is outside King's Cross Station

1:33:27 > 1:33:29in Central London.

1:33:29 > 1:33:36Give us an update.It is minus three in central London and some light

1:33:36 > 1:33:41snow. Pretty quiet for this time of the morning. Many people are heeding

1:33:41 > 1:33:46those warnings not to travel and there are lots of problems again on

1:33:46 > 1:33:51the country's rail network. National rail says more than 20 well

1:33:51 > 1:33:56companies are running reduced services today. We have heard about

1:33:56 > 1:34:01some of those problems in Scotland. Rail networks particularly badly

1:34:01 > 1:34:05affected there. We have got problems on the roads in Lincolnshire. The

1:34:05 > 1:34:08police are saying all major roads are blocked and they are asking

1:34:08 > 1:34:14people not to travel. People have been stuck in their cars there as

1:34:14 > 1:34:19well. In some places snowploughs have not been able to get through.

1:34:19 > 1:34:23In terms of flying, British Airways is saying anyone booked on

1:34:23 > 1:34:27short-haul flight out of the UK Sunday can rebook a free of charge

1:34:27 > 1:34:33for later in the month even if their flight has not yet been cancelled.

1:34:33 > 1:34:37Of course the weather is actually predicted to get worse, not better,

1:34:37 > 1:34:44before the weekend.Absolutely. Apologies for the sound on that, we

1:34:44 > 1:34:48are not sure whether it is weather-related. We are expecting

1:34:48 > 1:34:50storm Emma to arrive today.

1:34:50 > 1:34:51We are expecting storm Emma to arrive today.

1:34:51 > 1:34:54Carol will have a full weather forecast in a few minutes

1:34:54 > 1:34:57and of course if you want more details on how the weather

1:34:57 > 1:35:00is affecting travel in your area you can tune into your local

1:35:00 > 1:35:02BBC radio station.

1:35:02 > 1:35:05Now for this morning's other news.

1:35:05 > 1:35:07The Prime Minister will meet the President

1:35:07 > 1:35:10of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

1:35:10 > 1:35:13They'll discuss Brexit during a working lunch and tomorrow,

1:35:13 > 1:35:16Theresa May is expected to reveal more detail of her vision

1:35:16 > 1:35:21for Britain's long-term future relationship with the EU.

1:35:21 > 1:35:24Without a Brexit deal, hundreds of thousands of jobs

1:35:24 > 1:35:28could be lost in the UK car industry according to a new report by MPs.

1:35:28 > 1:35:32The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

1:35:32 > 1:35:35says a no deal could cost millions of pounds and result

1:35:35 > 1:35:38in a huge drop in exports.

1:35:38 > 1:35:42The report comes a day after Toyota confirmed it would build a new model

1:35:42 > 1:35:49in the UK and build the engines in this country as well.

1:35:49 > 1:35:51The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse

1:35:51 > 1:35:53will publish its first completed report this morning.

1:35:53 > 1:35:56The findings will focus on the forced migration and abuse

1:35:56 > 1:35:59of thousands of children, many of whom were in care,

1:35:59 > 1:36:02who were sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Africa

1:36:02 > 1:36:04following the second world war.

1:36:04 > 1:36:06The British and Australian governments have apologised,

1:36:06 > 1:36:09but today's report is likely to condemn the programme

1:36:09 > 1:36:14and highlight the failure to detect and prevent the abuse.

1:36:14 > 1:36:16One of President Trump's longest-serving aides,

1:36:16 > 1:36:19communications director Hope Hicks, is to stand down.

1:36:19 > 1:36:22She took over the role six months ago, but had been working

1:36:22 > 1:36:26for the President for some time before he entered politics.

1:36:26 > 1:36:29Appearing before the inquiry into whether the Trump campaign

1:36:29 > 1:36:35colluded with Russia before the 2016 election, Ms Hicks admitted telling

1:36:35 > 1:36:38what she described as "white lies" to protect the president,

1:36:38 > 1:36:42although she insisted that none of these had been in relation

1:36:42 > 1:36:46to the Russia inquiry.

1:36:46 > 1:36:49You might notice some new coins when you get your change today

1:36:49 > 1:36:52as the Royal Mint is releasing 26 new designs of the ten pence piece.

1:36:52 > 1:36:57The coins are an A-Z celebrating Great Britain with many

1:36:57 > 1:37:01decided by public vote.

1:37:01 > 1:37:04A for Angel of the North was voted the most popular northern

1:37:04 > 1:37:08landmark, and there's also Z for zebra-crossing.

1:37:08 > 1:37:16Other coin designs feature James Bond, a cup of tea and Stonehenge.

1:37:18 > 1:37:23I want to see the cup of tea. I am trying to find it.

1:37:23 > 1:37:26Have you got them all back? Yes.

1:37:26 > 1:37:32I missed the cup of tea. This is a copy from the Royal Mint and they

1:37:32 > 1:37:38are rather fun. Some people will like to collect the whole collection

1:37:38 > 1:37:43from a to Z. You were talking about collections earlier and you were

1:37:43 > 1:37:51referring to? Oh, yes. You were here earlier. It

1:37:51 > 1:37:55was funny. There was a certain World Cup quite a few years ago when

1:37:55 > 1:37:59everyone collected coy in is related to the World Cup and you got them

1:37:59 > 1:38:05from petrol stations. Sure enough, I was right, it was 1970.

1:38:05 > 1:38:10I was actually alive. Have you still got them now? I think

1:38:10 > 1:38:17I got about three and I gave up. What I love about BBC Breakfast

1:38:17 > 1:38:23viewers is you told us and thank you for that.

1:38:23 > 1:38:30I have got to give these back. VAR technology in football. It has

1:38:30 > 1:38:35been trialled in the FA Cup this season and every time it is used we

1:38:35 > 1:38:38are talking more about bad than good.

1:38:38 > 1:38:41We are always talking about referees.

1:38:41 > 1:38:45People appreciate it is good and useful and it will help to eradicate

1:38:45 > 1:38:50the wrong decision, but it is the time it is taking to be used. It is

1:38:50 > 1:38:54affecting the game itself. Will fans celebrate a goal because they will

1:38:54 > 1:38:59be thinking it is going to go to the video referee? It is eradicating the

1:38:59 > 1:39:02experience.

1:39:02 > 1:39:08It was used twice, for the second time to give Spurs a penalty,

1:39:08 > 1:39:10when the referee had initially given a free kick.

1:39:10 > 1:39:18So he consult the video system.

1:39:18 > 1:39:21He gives a penalty.

1:39:21 > 1:39:24You can see the confusion that reigns with the players and the

1:39:24 > 1:39:26fans.

1:39:26 > 1:39:29I think we have the best referees in Europe.

1:39:29 > 1:39:33I think the referees in the Premier League are the best.

1:39:33 > 1:39:36But sometimes the system is not going to help.

1:39:36 > 1:39:41It's not going to help football.

1:39:41 > 1:39:45If you watched today, the first half, that is why

1:39:45 > 1:39:51we are so disappointed.

1:39:51 > 1:39:55Huge congrats to League One Rochdale who kept the score at 1-1 up to half

1:39:55 > 1:39:58time in tough conditions, before Fernando Llorente scored

1:39:58 > 1:40:01a hattrick in a 6-1 win, to end Rochdale's hopes

1:40:01 > 1:40:09of a fairytale upset.

1:40:09 > 1:40:10After facing cricticism since his appointment,

1:40:10 > 1:40:12England women's manager Phil Neville leads the team for

1:40:12 > 1:40:13the first time tonight.

1:40:13 > 1:40:17They take on France in the SheBelieves Cup in America.

1:40:17 > 1:40:21It will prove a real test of his credentials, the first of three

1:40:21 > 1:40:26difficult matches to come, including two against the world's Bess, the

1:40:26 > 1:40:30United States and Germany. Casey Stoney is now part of his coaching

1:40:30 > 1:40:33team and he believes the Phil Neville can take the team to the

1:40:33 > 1:40:33next level.

1:40:33 > 1:40:35the team to the next level.

1:40:35 > 1:40:38We did incredible in the Euros, we did incredible in the World Cup.

1:40:38 > 1:40:41But I think that's probably as far as we were going to go.

1:40:41 > 1:40:43I think with his tactical knowledge and what he's

1:40:43 > 1:40:45going to implement on the pitch, that's the difference.

1:40:45 > 1:40:48We need to possess the ball more, we need to create more

1:40:48 > 1:40:49goal-scoring opportunities.

1:40:49 > 1:40:52You know, he's very keen on being brave in possession,

1:40:52 > 1:40:54keeping the ball, but making sure we play with a purpose.

1:40:54 > 1:41:02I think that's going to be the real difference for us.

1:41:06 > 1:41:09The England rugby coach Eddie Jones says he will not take public

1:41:09 > 1:41:16transport again after he came back down from Edinburgh on train after

1:41:16 > 1:41:20the six Nations defeat. At one point on his arrival in Manchester someone

1:41:20 > 1:41:25tried to get into his waiting taxi at the station. He was travelling

1:41:25 > 1:41:37down to watch Manchester United play at the weekend.

1:41:42 > 1:41:47Jason Kenney retired after the reunion games are the and then he

1:41:47 > 1:41:50reversed that decision. He went up against the Netherlands in the final

1:41:50 > 1:41:52of the team sprint and they got silver.

1:41:52 > 1:41:54of the team sprint and they got silver.

1:41:54 > 1:41:56Well Jason's wife Laura, said she "absolutely loved

1:41:56 > 1:41:58being back" after she helped the Women's Team Pursuit

1:41:58 > 1:42:00qualify second fastest for the first round later today.

1:42:00 > 1:42:02Alongside Katie Archibald, Elinor Barker and Emily Nelson

1:42:02 > 1:42:07she finished just behind the United States.

1:42:07 > 1:42:11The medals will be won later on this evening.

1:42:11 > 1:42:17Pretty good work for the pair of them, returning to international

1:42:17 > 1:42:21competition and coming home with a medal. I am going back to Eddie

1:42:21 > 1:42:25Jones, it is a shame he cannot travel on public transport.If you

1:42:25 > 1:42:32are a recognised as you accept you will receive some criticism. I

1:42:32 > 1:42:40agree, but I do not think the level of obscene language that he received

1:42:40 > 1:42:43was justified, it definitely overstepped the mark.We will see

1:42:43 > 1:42:46you a bit later.

1:42:46 > 1:42:49Sir Ben Ainslie's the most decorated sailor in Olympic history,

1:42:49 > 1:42:52but there's one elusive trophy he's yet to win, The America's Cup.

1:42:52 > 1:42:53Even though the final's in three years' time,

1:42:53 > 1:42:55Ben's already started gearing up for it.

1:42:55 > 1:43:00He joins us now.

1:43:00 > 1:43:05Good morning.It seems extraordinary in some ways to mere mortals like us

1:43:05 > 1:43:10that you would start preparing this far ahead, but you really need to.

1:43:10 > 1:43:16It is all about technology.It is, it is a design raise as much as a

1:43:16 > 1:43:21race. The Kiwis won in Bermuda last year and we got knocked out by them

1:43:21 > 1:43:26in the semifinals which was a bitter moment. Now we are rebuilding for

1:43:26 > 1:43:29the next campaign and a lot of focus is going into the design of the boat

1:43:29 > 1:43:35which is critical to have, the fastest boat to get us across the

1:43:35 > 1:43:41line.We are seeing pictures now. When people think of sailing, they

1:43:41 > 1:43:45do think straightaway now about technology. You are pushing the

1:43:45 > 1:43:52limits of what is capable on the water.It is very different to

1:43:52 > 1:43:57traditional sailing and that is what is great for us as a sport, it is

1:43:57 > 1:44:01attracting a new generation of fans. These boats are going up to 50 miles

1:44:01 > 1:44:06an hour and there are very few powerboats that can go at that

1:44:06 > 1:44:11speed. To be racing around a course at that speed is phenomenal.When

1:44:11 > 1:44:15you start to look ahead to the next race, will these boats look

1:44:15 > 1:44:21completely different in three years' time?Yes, they will. The amazing

1:44:21 > 1:44:25thing about the America's Cup if you win it is you have the right to

1:44:25 > 1:44:30change everything, the type of boat and the venue.You get to write the

1:44:30 > 1:44:36rules?Exactly. The boat we were looking at was a multihull boat and

1:44:36 > 1:44:43we are going back to our Mono whole, but there is the capability of the

1:44:43 > 1:44:49boat to lift out of the water, so it will be quicker than the previous

1:44:49 > 1:44:55boat.And sailing will be different or not?It will be a bigger crew,

1:44:55 > 1:45:02doubled the crew. This boat is 75 feet, the boat in Bermuda was 50

1:45:02 > 1:45:10feet. It has a crew of 12. It is doubled the crew size.This looks

1:45:10 > 1:45:18completely different from what you were sailing in before.

1:45:19 > 1:45:21It is very futuristic.

1:45:21 > 1:45:26It is very futuristic. Most boats people have been on, has a keel and

1:45:26 > 1:45:31that is what keeps the boat upright. You get these phenomenal speeds and

1:45:31 > 1:45:35it is something we have never seen in sailing before, it is a new

1:45:35 > 1:45:40concept. It will be fascinating, part of the design.It is

1:45:40 > 1:45:45fascinating. Part of the work you are doing is about sustainability,

1:45:45 > 1:45:53because it is something close to your heart?It is, sailing, being

1:45:53 > 1:45:59out there and seeing the effect of plastics around the world, it is

1:45:59 > 1:46:03something we are passionate about and it is great sport can have the

1:46:03 > 1:46:07opportunity for its fan base to showcase some of the issues and come

1:46:07 > 1:46:16up with some solutions. Not just in everyday life, but in industry as

1:46:16 > 1:46:21well. Helen Mcarthur has done a fantastic job with her circular

1:46:21 > 1:46:26economy, which is going out to the big users of plastics and try and

1:46:26 > 1:46:34create this economy where the plastics are made recyclable. The

1:46:34 > 1:46:38BBC are hosting a sustainability in sport Summit, which we are excited

1:46:38 > 1:46:44about. Getting it into action, between different sports and the

1:46:44 > 1:46:50fans and supporters.

1:46:51 > 1:46:57fans and supporters.What is a sea bin?We put it in the water in

1:46:57 > 1:47:01Portsmouth. It collect a lot of the rubbish. It is not going to solve

1:47:01 > 1:47:10the problem but it will highlight just the effect on how much plastic

1:47:10 > 1:47:16that is out there. So for people in our community in Portsmouth, they

1:47:16 > 1:47:20can see how much plastic we are collecting and what an issue it is.

1:47:20 > 1:47:26The weather, as it is at the moment, given the conditions you normally

1:47:26 > 1:47:31operate in, is it just a breeze?I am not sure we would be up there, we

1:47:31 > 1:47:37have trained in the snow a few times, but we try and avoid it, if

1:47:37 > 1:47:45we can.This is you, apparently? This is the taking on Lizzy Yarnold.

1:47:45 > 1:47:51I am on a family holiday. But her husband, James Roach, works with us

1:47:51 > 1:47:58on the America's Cup team. So we were all backing Lizzie.

1:47:58 > 1:48:00were all backing Lizzie.Sledding and bobsleighing, it is a lot of

1:48:00 > 1:48:09technology in that?James, as I say, he works in simulation and that is

1:48:09 > 1:48:15what he has been working on, putting together a simulator for the team to

1:48:15 > 1:48:21trial on.

1:48:21 > 1:48:28trial on.It clearly works. Lovely to see you, thank you very much.

1:48:28 > 1:48:31All eyes on the weather this morning, we are keeping you

1:48:31 > 1:48:35up-to-date with the situation. Particularly in Scotland and the

1:48:35 > 1:48:36north-west well.

1:48:36 > 1:48:39Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.

1:48:43 > 1:48:49The Met office issued this red warning yesterday. We have had them

1:48:49 > 1:48:54before, but they are very rare. It is the top-level of the Met Office

1:48:54 > 1:48:58warning system. As well as the red warning, which expires this morning

1:48:58 > 1:49:03at ten a:m., we have amber, be prepared warnings. This one across

1:49:03 > 1:49:07northern, Eastern and southern Scotland, north-east England and

1:49:07 > 1:49:12heading towards Cumbria has been in force for a while and it expires at

1:49:12 > 1:49:18p:m.. And another one kicks in at midday and it lasts until tomorrow

1:49:18 > 1:49:24at 8am and this one is across parts of Wales, south-west England, the

1:49:24 > 1:49:28West Midlands heading to Hampshire. We think probably its eastern edge

1:49:28 > 1:49:33will be to the west of reading and this is for snow and ice. As well as

1:49:33 > 1:49:39the warnings for snow, we are looking at strong winds today. There

1:49:39 > 1:49:44will be blizzards and a significant wind-chill. What will happen through

1:49:44 > 1:49:47the day is, storm is coming up from the near continent, already

1:49:47 > 1:49:52producing snow across southern counties of England and it is

1:49:52 > 1:49:56heading in the direction of Northern Ireland, taking the snow with it.

1:49:56 > 1:50:00This morning we have further snow to come where we have the red warning

1:50:00 > 1:50:04and the amber warnings across the north of the country and also the

1:50:04 > 1:50:08east. We have snow across southern counties of England. Through the day

1:50:08 > 1:50:15it will be pushing up towards Northern Ireland. At the moment we

1:50:15 > 1:50:17have snow showers in Northern Ireland and they are starting to

1:50:17 > 1:50:21accumulate. The snow across London, the south-east and the Midlands will

1:50:21 > 1:50:24be patchy but there could be another centimetre falling. The significant

1:50:24 > 1:50:30snow, as well as in the North, will be in the south. The southern half

1:50:30 > 1:50:34of Wales on south-west England especially could have ten to 20

1:50:34 > 1:50:38centimetres. Locally, we could see more than double that, add on the

1:50:38 > 1:50:43wind, we have jails across the English Channel and it will be windy

1:50:43 > 1:50:47inland, we will have blizzards, drifting snow and blowing snow.

1:50:47 > 1:50:51Atrocious conditions. In between there will be drier interludes, but

1:50:51 > 1:50:56not much in the way of sunshine today. These are the maximum

1:50:56 > 1:51:00temperatures. When you add on the wind-chill, it will feel much

1:51:00 > 1:51:05different. Look at the temperature in Birmingham and how it changes. It

1:51:05 > 1:51:10will feel, against your skin, more like minus 13. That is brutally

1:51:10 > 1:51:17cold. I am not mincing my words, that is how it all feel. Overnight,

1:51:17 > 1:51:20we continue with further snow showers coming in across the North

1:51:20 > 1:51:24and the east of the country. Meanwhile we have snow across

1:51:24 > 1:51:30south-west England, the Midlands and into Wales. Behind it, it looks like

1:51:30 > 1:51:35we will be seeing freezing rain and treacherous conditions. It will be

1:51:35 > 1:51:38treacherous across parts of the south-west in particular. Going to

1:51:38 > 1:51:44be a cold night, which is not surprising, but in rural areas with

1:51:44 > 1:51:47lying snow, it will feel colder than those temperature suggests. Tomorrow

1:51:47 > 1:51:52we start with snow across southern counties of England and Wales. It

1:51:52 > 1:51:55won't be particularly heavy to start with but through the latter part of

1:51:55 > 1:51:59the day it will get going. I late afternoon and early evening, we

1:51:59 > 1:52:04expect the snow to be in a line from London, up towards Liverpool Bay and

1:52:04 > 1:52:09you can see all areas behind it seemed the snow also. We have snow

1:52:09 > 1:52:19showers coming in and the amounts are accumulating.

1:52:20 > 1:52:25We are going to take your mind of this for the moment. Two empty

1:52:25 > 1:52:34chairs, but guess who was sitting there at 5:15am doing a rehearsal?

1:52:34 > 1:52:37You and Louise? No, much better than that, Sting.

1:52:37 > 1:52:42He wasn't with Bryan Adams by any chance?

1:52:42 > 1:52:49No, I thought you would say that. Never enough is it? We had staying

1:52:49 > 1:52:55here are 5:15am this morning. We will be chatting to him later on

1:52:55 > 1:52:57this morning.

1:52:57 > 1:53:00If you've got the heating turned up to stay warm this week,

1:53:00 > 1:53:04Ben's looking at how you could save a bit of money.

1:53:04 > 1:53:12I am very excited about Sting, but I am excited about you two, rehearsing

1:53:12 > 1:53:15a 5:15am.

1:53:15 > 1:53:18Judging by the figures, we've all got the heating turned up high.

1:53:18 > 1:53:21Demand for gas is at its highest level in six years.

1:53:21 > 1:53:24And that means the price our energy firms pay for it goes up too.

1:53:24 > 1:53:26Wholesale prices have jumped to 12-year high,

1:53:26 > 1:53:28that's three times the average for this time of year.

1:53:28 > 1:53:31So how can we keep costs down?

1:53:31 > 1:53:36Experts at Salford Uni have been testing the best ways

1:53:36 > 1:53:42to insulate our homes.

1:53:42 > 1:53:45This is a test facility to look at how different retrofit scenarios,

1:53:45 > 1:53:53so installation, different heating products and controls

1:53:55 > 1:53:58have an effect on the energy performance of a building.

1:53:58 > 1:54:04In an old house like the one we see here, the most efficient way

1:54:04 > 1:54:08is to probably keep it on a warm grade heat during the day and then

1:54:08 > 1:54:10let that temperature when you return home.

1:54:10 > 1:54:12In a new build, it's probably far more efficient,

1:54:12 > 1:54:14cost effective just to use the heating when you are in

1:54:14 > 1:54:16the building itself.

1:54:16 > 1:54:20Claire Osborne is with me. All others have turned up the heating

1:54:20 > 1:54:24that little bit over the past few days, it is really cold out there,

1:54:24 > 1:54:30but it could cost a lot of money? Yes, the National Grid saying demand

1:54:30 > 1:54:34is up by 30% at the moment and we are seeing the wholesale price for

1:54:34 > 1:54:39gas going up. This cold snap is creating a short-term spike in

1:54:39 > 1:54:44energy and that is putting pressure on the gas price, which has been

1:54:44 > 1:54:50compounded by restrictions and supplied over the last few months.

1:54:50 > 1:54:54We have had damage to some pipelines and also some outages at storage

1:54:54 > 1:55:04facilities.Does that automatically translate into higher bills?

1:55:04 > 1:55:07Teachable, they should be buying their energy in advance to protect

1:55:07 > 1:55:12themselves from these fluctuations in prices. The bigger suppliers can

1:55:12 > 1:55:17be open to those changes in the wholesale market, but they should be

1:55:17 > 1:55:21able to weather these short-term spikes. It is the longer term

1:55:21 > 1:55:27changes in gas and electricity prices that have an impact.Some top

1:55:27 > 1:55:30tips, we heard if you had an older house, it is worth keeping your

1:55:30 > 1:55:34heating on at a lower level. If you have a house that is more insulated,

1:55:34 > 1:55:38you can turn it on and off, what else should we be doing?Make sure

1:55:38 > 1:55:44you are not paying too much for the energy you use. Then you can cut

1:55:44 > 1:55:48down the amount of energy, simple things like making sure you have

1:55:48 > 1:55:54curtains. Switching off gadgets, that can save about £40 a year. You

1:55:54 > 1:55:58washing machine, 40% of the energy it uses is heating the water, so

1:55:58 > 1:56:03turning that thou can make a big difference.But more and more are

1:56:03 > 1:56:08switching if we are not happy, does that mean the message is finally

1:56:08 > 1:56:13true, if we don't like it, move? Yes, we are seeing some great signs

1:56:13 > 1:56:18in that area. The switching figures in that area showed they are at the

1:56:18 > 1:56:23highest in a decade. There are some good deals. You can save about £500

1:56:23 > 1:56:28by switching energy at the moment. Also protect yourself from any

1:56:28 > 1:56:33potential price changes by fixing. You can get peace of mind. Really

1:56:33 > 1:56:42good to talk to you, some top tips. Claire Osborne from USwitch.

1:56:43 > 1:56:48Our main story this morning, the weather, focusing on Scotland, the

1:56:48 > 1:56:53red warning which is risk to life. This is the beautiful shot over

1:56:53 > 1:56:57Glasgow this morning as the sun rises, but we know it is causing

1:56:57 > 1:57:00problems in Scotland and the Cross of the UK. All the details coming

1:57:00 > 2:00:23up.

2:00:25 > 2:00:26Hello.

2:00:26 > 2:00:28This is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

2:00:28 > 2:00:29A red weather warning for Scotland.

2:00:29 > 2:00:34Forecasters say snow and freezing temperatures pose a risk to life.

2:00:34 > 2:00:37People are told to stay indoors and there could be worse on the way

2:00:37 > 2:00:40for the rest of the UK with Storm Emma due

2:00:40 > 2:00:45to hit later today.

2:00:45 > 2:00:47Hundreds of drivers have spent up to 13 hours trapped

2:00:47 > 2:00:53in their vehicles overnight on the M80.

2:00:53 > 2:00:57The red warning issued by the Met Office is valid until ten o'clock

2:00:57 > 2:01:05this morning. It is across central Scotland, Tayside and Fife. We have

2:01:05 > 2:01:08also got amber weather warnings across North East England, central

2:01:08 > 2:01:11Scotland and another one in Wales and south-west England, heading in

2:01:11 > 2:01:15the direction of Reading. All of these are for snow. The snow will be

2:01:15 > 2:01:19blowing, some of us will have blizzards, and it will be bitterly

2:01:19 > 2:01:24cold with a significant wind-chill. I will have a full round-up in about

2:01:24 > 2:01:2915 minutes.

2:01:32 > 2:01:36Good morning.

2:01:36 > 2:01:39It's Thursday 1st March.

2:01:39 > 2:01:41Lots more detail on the weather coming up.

2:01:41 > 2:01:43Also in the news this morning:

2:01:43 > 2:01:45Condemnation for the abuse suffered by thousands of British children

2:01:45 > 2:01:47sent abroad after the Second World War.

2:01:47 > 2:01:53An independent inquiry publishes its report.

2:01:53 > 2:01:58Good morning. Not one but two retailers fall into administration

2:01:58 > 2:02:03and others look to close stores to save on costs. What's next for our

2:02:03 > 2:02:06high streets? I will look at the details.

2:02:06 > 2:02:10In sport, a night when seven goals wasn't the story, as the use

2:02:10 > 2:02:12of the Video Asssistant Referee proves as much of a talking point

2:02:12 > 2:02:18as Tottenham's 6-1 win to reach the FA Cup quarterfinals.

2:02:18 > 2:02:24# Every breath you take. # Every move you make.

2:02:24 > 2:02:27And Sting will be here to talk about his personal tribute

2:02:27 > 2:02:35to his home town and he'll be performing live in the studio.

2:02:35 > 2:02:39That is coming up later. Good morning. Let's tell you about our

2:02:39 > 2:02:43main story. Hundreds of people have been trapped in their vehicles

2:02:43 > 2:02:46overnight on the M80 in Scotland as snow and freezing tempters continue

2:02:46 > 2:02:52to grip the UK. Scotland is under red alert. That is the Met Office's

2:02:52 > 2:02:56most severe warning which means a risk to life. And storm and is due

2:02:56 > 2:03:03to bring heavy snowfall later on today. Almost all train operators

2:03:03 > 2:03:18are affected, and motorists are advised not to travel unnecessarily.

2:03:23 > 2:03:26In terms of weather, March 1st marks the first day of spring.

2:03:26 > 2:03:27It doesn't feel like it.

2:03:27 > 2:03:29Today central Scotland is again likely to be the worst affected.

2:03:29 > 2:03:32On the M80 near Glasgow hundreds of drivers spent much

2:03:32 > 2:03:33of the night trapped, having ignored warnings

2:03:33 > 2:03:35not to travel.

2:03:35 > 2:03:3720 minutes ago it moved maybe 100 yards and then we stopped.

2:03:37 > 2:03:39The snow is coming in in showers.

2:03:39 > 2:03:42When it was daylight the sky cleared and it looked optimistic

2:03:42 > 2:03:45and the next thing was it went black and there were heavy

2:03:45 > 2:03:47showers of snow.

2:03:47 > 2:03:48Glasgow Airport remained shut.

2:03:48 > 2:03:53Scores of flights have been cancelled.

2:03:53 > 2:03:56The snow started pelting down and they said we could not leave

2:03:56 > 2:03:58for an hour and a half.

2:03:58 > 2:04:00Then it was another hour and another hour.

2:04:00 > 2:04:03The Red Cross had to bring in temporary beds for passengers

2:04:03 > 2:04:11stranded overnight.

2:04:11 > 2:04:14In Perthshire these deer were also seeking shelter,

2:04:14 > 2:04:17coming down from the hills in search of food, an indication of how bad

2:04:17 > 2:04:18the weather has got.

2:04:18 > 2:04:20And the worst could still be to come.

2:04:20 > 2:04:24While the beast from the east will continue to mean freezing

2:04:24 > 2:04:27temperatures for several more days, Storm Emma is heading

2:04:27 > 2:04:30in from the south and is expected to bring more heavy

2:04:30 > 2:04:31snowfalls with it.

2:04:31 > 2:04:35The icy weather could linger well into the weekend.

2:04:35 > 2:04:37Fun for some, but spring seems a long way away.

2:04:37 > 2:04:45Jon Donnison, BBC News.

2:04:49 > 2:04:53We will keep you up to date with the latest of course. Catriona Renton is

2:04:53 > 2:04:57in Glasgow. We have been watching for the last hour. You have been in

2:04:57 > 2:05:01the middle of a snowstorm and it is affecting people very badly. You

2:05:01 > 2:05:06have been bringing us up to date. Thank you.It is incredible. We are

2:05:06 > 2:05:09really seeing every kind of weather that you can see. At the moment we

2:05:09 > 2:05:13have bright sunshine and we look like it is an Alpine ski resort but

2:05:13 > 2:05:17believe me it is Scotland's biggest city. You can hear a pin drop

2:05:17 > 2:05:21because it is so quiet. People are heeding the warnings of not

2:05:21 > 2:05:27travelling. We have a red warning in place until ten o'clock this

2:05:27 > 2:05:30morning. Having spoken to our weather forecasters, they are saying

2:05:30 > 2:05:33there will be an amber warning until six o'clock. There is still snow

2:05:33 > 2:05:39expected during the day and in terms of things meteorologically, today is

2:05:39 > 2:05:44the first day of spring but nobody has told the weather! People have

2:05:44 > 2:05:47been stranded in their cars overnight, which has been horrific

2:05:47 > 2:05:50for people in that position. The police have said that at its height

2:05:50 > 2:05:57there were an estimated 1000 vehicles at a standstill, with

2:05:57 > 2:06:01tailbacks of approximately eight miles north and southbound on the

2:06:01 > 2:06:04M80. Efforts have been made to make sure that road reopens at the

2:06:04 > 2:06:09moment. Part of it are closed. Glasgow airport, people were

2:06:09 > 2:06:13affected there. 200 people spent the night in Glasgow airport, and again

2:06:13 > 2:06:17the airport is hoping to get itself back up and running by three o'clock

2:06:17 > 2:06:21this afternoon. This is a very dynamic situation. We are expecting

2:06:21 > 2:06:26two thirds of schools in Scotland, even more than yesterday, to be

2:06:26 > 2:06:36closed today.

2:06:36 > 2:06:391600 schools were closed yesterday and tens of thousands of children

2:06:39 > 2:06:41had the day off. In these red areas in central Scotland and southern

2:06:41 > 2:06:44Scotland, the advice is do not go out at the moment. It is a dangerous

2:06:44 > 2:06:47situation. Do not drive, do not travel, if you can possibly avoid

2:06:47 > 2:06:50it. And it is something we have got to get used to apparently. While it

2:06:50 > 2:06:53might not be as bad as it is right now, we have got this until the

2:06:53 > 2:06:57weekend!Thank you for being so cheerful with it! And for keeping us

2:06:57 > 2:07:01up to date. We are trying to keep you up to date on the situation

2:07:01 > 2:07:10across the UK on BBC Breakfast. Let's go to the east now. Phil is in

2:07:10 > 2:07:15Yarm on Deeside. We can see the conditions. What is it like?Yes,

2:07:15 > 2:07:21the snow continues to come down here in the North East of England. You

2:07:21 > 2:07:24can see a fair bit of snow overnight. Several inches on this

2:07:24 > 2:07:30post box. But I have got to say, it is a changing picture all the time.

2:07:30 > 2:07:36The main route through Yarm, you can see an elevated shots now, the snow

2:07:36 > 2:07:42ploughs have been through and the gritting teams. But what is

2:07:42 > 2:07:46happening is further snowfall comes and the road gets back to being

2:07:46 > 2:07:49covered in snow. Elsewhere across this part of the road, I have got to

2:07:49 > 2:07:53tell you that Lincolnshire Police are saying that driving conditions

2:07:53 > 2:07:58are not good. Many routes are closed. If you don't need to travel,

2:07:58 > 2:08:03don't. North Yorkshire Police say driving conditions are abysmal. The

2:08:03 > 2:08:09A66 remains closed at the moment as well. Leeds Bradford Airport has had

2:08:09 > 2:08:12a few cancellations because of snow on the runway and they are doing

2:08:12 > 2:08:16their best to try and clear it as soon as possible. The big concern

2:08:16 > 2:08:23today is the wind as it picks up. It is blowing a lot of the snow off the

2:08:23 > 2:08:26exposed roots meaning road services are being covered as quickly as they

2:08:26 > 2:08:32are being cleared. If you are heading out today, do allow extra

2:08:32 > 2:08:35time for your journey and if you are in Scotland and you don't really

2:08:35 > 2:08:42need to travel, perhaps best to stay indoors.Good advice. Thank you. The

2:08:42 > 2:08:46situation on to cite this morning. It is worth saying there are many

2:08:46 > 2:08:51problems throughout the UK. We know that Storm Emma will be hitting the

2:08:51 > 2:08:55south-west later on today and we will be talking to Jon Kay intra-

2:08:55 > 2:09:00related to bring us up to date on that situation and we will keep you

2:09:00 > 2:09:05up-to-date with the transport situations. -- Jon Kay in Truro.

2:09:05 > 2:09:08There are problems on the railways as well. And we have extra time for

2:09:08 > 2:09:12the weather forecast later as well. Now the other main news this

2:09:12 > 2:09:19morning.

2:09:19 > 2:09:21The Prime Minister will meet the President

2:09:21 > 2:09:23of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

2:09:23 > 2:09:25They'll discuss Brexit during a working lunch

2:09:25 > 2:09:27and tomorrow, Theresa May is expected to reveal more detail

2:09:27 > 2:09:29of her vision for Britain's long-term future relationship

2:09:29 > 2:09:30with the EU.

2:09:30 > 2:09:32Without a Brexit deal, hundreds of thousands of jobs

2:09:32 > 2:09:34could be lost in the UK car industry.

2:09:34 > 2:09:36That's according to a new report by MPs.

2:09:36 > 2:09:38The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

2:09:38 > 2:09:41says a no deal could cost millions of pounds and result

2:09:41 > 2:09:43in a huge drop in exports.

2:09:43 > 2:09:48The report comes a day after Toyota confirmed it

2:09:48 > 2:09:50would build its new model in the UK and make the engines

2:09:50 > 2:09:53in this country as well.

2:09:53 > 2:09:54The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse

2:09:54 > 2:09:58will publish its first completed report this morning.

2:09:58 > 2:10:01The findings will focus on the forced migration and abuse

2:10:01 > 2:10:05of thousands of children, many of whom were in care,

2:10:05 > 2:10:08who were sent to Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Africa

2:10:08 > 2:10:11following the Second World War.

2:10:11 > 2:10:14The British and Australian governments have apologised,

2:10:14 > 2:10:17but today's report is likely to condemn the programme

2:10:17 > 2:10:21and highlight the failure to detect and prevent the abuse.

2:10:21 > 2:10:24The Home Office says it is considering allowing a medical

2:10:24 > 2:10:26cannabis trial to treat a six-year-old boy with

2:10:26 > 2:10:29a rare form of epilepsy.

2:10:29 > 2:10:33It previously turned down requests

2:10:33 > 2:10:35by the family of Alfie Dingley from Warwickshire

2:10:35 > 2:10:39to legally take the drug.

2:10:39 > 2:10:41But now ministers say they are exploring every option

2:10:41 > 2:10:43following a meeting with the family.

2:10:43 > 2:10:47An option could be a three-month trial led by Alfie's doctors

2:10:47 > 2:10:50and based on sufficient and rigorous evidence.

2:10:50 > 2:10:55Shoppers have until midnight tonight to spend

2:10:55 > 2:10:57paper £10 notes featuring Charles Darwin before

2:10:57 > 2:11:00they cease to be legal tender.

2:11:00 > 2:11:03The Bank of England says there are still 200 million

2:11:03 > 2:11:04of them in circulation.

2:11:04 > 2:11:06They have been phased out since last September

2:11:06 > 2:11:10and replaced by polymer notes depicting Jane Austen.

2:11:10 > 2:11:14There is other main stories. It is 11 minutes past eight. Our focus

2:11:14 > 2:11:19this morning is very much on the weather. We have been asking you to

2:11:19 > 2:11:21send in photographs as well and I think we are going to look

2:11:21 > 2:11:23send in photographs as well and I think we are going to look at a few

2:11:23 > 2:11:30of those before we speak to Jon Kay. This is our map. You have been

2:11:30 > 2:11:35sending in photographs throughout the week. This is Stevie Morris, a

2:11:35 > 2:11:43scene from his garden. It looks like something from a Christmas card.

2:11:43 > 2:11:50Hazel Roberts in York. You have got to look closely but it is a snow dog

2:11:50 > 2:12:01apparently. I have got to wait for this picture. Graham in Glasgow. We

2:12:01 > 2:12:04have been watching the pictures from Glasgow or morning and we really get

2:12:04 > 2:12:09the sense of the snowstorm blizzard conditions, even in Glasgow. There

2:12:09 > 2:12:13is a red warning for much of Scotland as well. It is worth saying

2:12:13 > 2:12:17that there are a lot of problems on the M80 particularly and up to 1000

2:12:17 > 2:12:18people were trapped

2:12:18 > 2:12:19the M80 particularly and up to 1000 people were trapped at one point.

2:12:19 > 2:12:23The latest we have on that situation is there has been some movement on

2:12:23 > 2:12:27the motorway this morning. Up to 200 still trapped but the sense is that

2:12:27 > 2:12:31traffic is now moving. Those people who have had a long ordeal, 12 or 13

2:12:31 > 2:12:36hours trapped in their cars, that has changed. We know that the

2:12:36 > 2:12:39weather might be bad at the moment but there could be worse to come

2:12:39 > 2:12:42because we are expecting Storm Emma and Carol will have the details in a

2:12:42 > 2:12:50moment. It is likely to hit the south first. Jon Kay is in Truro and

2:12:50 > 2:12:55we can see the snow and I imagine people are preparing, are they?Yes,

2:12:55 > 2:13:03the snow is falling for a second morning in a row in Truro. It is

2:13:03 > 2:13:07beautiful, not very heavy, like Hollywood movie snow, big, thick,

2:13:07 > 2:13:11flakes in the wind. But don't be full. The Met Office says this is

2:13:11 > 2:13:17the start of what could be 48 hours of more snow and potentially

2:13:17 > 2:13:20blizzard conditions. It is not just the beast from the east, the snow