01/03/2018 Breakfast

Hello this is Breakfast, with

Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

A red weather warning for Scotland.

Forecasters say snow and freezing

temperatures pose a risk to life.

People are told to stay indoors

and there could be worse on the way

for the rest of the UK with storm

Emma due to hit later today.

The red warning issued by the Met

Office is valid until ten o'clock

this morning and covers the central

lowlands, Tayside and Fife. It is

the top level warning that the Met

Office issues. Further snow also

across northern and eastern

Scotland, southern Scotland,

northern England, and then later

snow comes in across southern

counties. Ice will be a hazard and

it will be bitterly cold. More in 15

minutes.

It is going to be busy. Good

morning, it is Thursday the 1st of

March. Lots of detail on the weather

coming up in our programme:

Condemnation of abuse suffered by

thousands of British children sent

abroad after the Second World War.

An independent enquiry publishes its

report.

There's growing pressure

on our mobile phone network

with soaring demand for data,

rather than calls.

So can it cope with our need

for messages, music

and movies on the move?

I'll ask the boss of

phone company Giff Gaff.

A night when seven goals was not the

story is the use of the video

assistant referee proves as much of

a talking point for Tottenham's 6-1

win to reach the FA Cup

quarterfinals.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Snow and freezing temperatures

are causing widespread disruption

across almost all of the UK today.

Scotland is worst hit -

a red alert is in place for snow

in the central belt,

that's the Met Office's most

severe warning which means

there's a risk to life.

And things will get worse with storm

Emma due to bring heavy snowfall

into the southwest of England

and South Wales later today.

Almost all train operators will be

affected again with most airports

warning of delays and cancellations

and motorists are being advised not

to make any uncessary journeys.

We'll be live throughout

the programe from Glasgow,

the north-east of England

and the west Country

and we'll have all the latest

on that travel disruption,

but first John Donison

has the latest.

In terms of weather, March the 1st

marks the first day of spring. It

does not feel like it. Today's

Central Scotland is again likely to

be the worst affected. On the MEP

near Glasgow hundreds of drivers

spent much of the night trapped,

having ignored warnings not to

travel.

20 minutes ago it moved

maybe 100 yards and then we stop.

The snow is coming in in showers.

When it was daylight the sky cleared

and it looked optimistic and the

next thing was it went black and

there were heavy showers of snow.

Glasgow airport remained shut.

Scores of flights have been

cancelled.

The snow started pelting

down and they said we could not

leave for an hour and a half. Then

it was another hour and another

hour.

The Red Cross had to bring in

temporary beds for passengers

stranded overnight. In Perthshire

these deer were seeking shelter,

coming down from the hills in search

of food, an indication of how bad

the weather has got. And the worst

could still be to come. While the

beast from the east will continue to

mean freezing temperatures for

several more days, storm Emma is

heading in from the south and is

expected to bring more heavy

snowfalls with it. The icy weather

could linger well into the weekend.

Fun for some, but spring seems a

long way away. Jon Donnison, BBC

News.

Jon Donnison, BBC News.

Not fun for the motorists stranded

overnight on the motorway. Nicola

Lee can speak to us now. Tell us the

situation where you are. Described

the scene. Just as I go to her, we

lost the line.

It could be one of the problems we

are facing because communications

will be an issue. We will keep you

up to date with everything that is

happening. We know there are a lot

of problems in Scotland and in the

Northeast in particular.

Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teeside.

Give us the picture.

This is another

area of the North East of England

which is in that amber warning area.

We have had further snow overnight.

If I do the foot test you can see

how deep that is. We have had a

couple of inches overnight and you

can see these cars are covered in

snow. Elsewhere in the North of

England conditions are far from

favourable. North Yorkshire police

say driving conditions are abysmal.

The A66 across the Pennines is

closed. The Aone is very treacherous

as well. Lincolnshire police say

across the county nearly all major

routes are blocked or impassable and

they are advising drivers not to

travel. The AA received a record

number of calls on Wednesday. The

RAC had a busy day and they are

expecting another busy day today. We

drove up last night from North

Yorkshire and it was absolutely

brutal, pretty much a white out on

the A19. The critters as quickly as

they come down and the ploughs as

quickly as they clear the road, more

snowfalls. We are expecting further

snow showers today. We have just had

one and it has eased out now.

Wherever you are the advice is to

take extra time and allow a longer

journey time to get to your

destination.

You were talking about

travel and the road conditions.

There are cars moving and people are

still using the roads, but

presumably with great caution?

Absolutely. Drivers are taking it

steadily. This is the main road.

There has been a gritter through

here this morning. They cleared it,

so it is not too bad. But it is

still about minus four at the moment

so there is a lot of black ice.

Although it has been gritted, the

road surface is very tricky indeed.

Do not be fooled by what you see. On

the more exposed roots the drifting

is becoming more of a problem as the

wind speed picks up and that means

fresh snow on fields and hedges is

getting onto the carriageways and

that is another potential danger.

For the moment, thank you.

The wind makes it feel even colder.

We were speaking to somebody who had

been stuck on the M 80 overnight.

Nicola Lee. Tell us how long you

have been there.

We are approaching

12 hours now.

You must be cold.

Described the scene and what it has

been like overnight.

It is not too

bad, we are in the car and we are

warm, but not really much to look

at. It is just like a car park with

cars everywhere and nobody has got

their lights on, I think everyone is

trying to sleep.

Not much to see

really. It must be a scary

situation, have you got food and are

you warm enough?

We are warm enough

and we have got drinks and snacks

type of food which has kept us

going. We try to have a little sleep

but it is hard in these conditions.

I am sure it is. What about

emergency services? Has anybody

brought you supplies and were they

able to help you at all?

Yes,

earlier on, people have been walking

up and down and the residents have

been bringing food and drink out. I

saw some mountain rescue four or

five hours ago coming past with

water. Yes, there have been people

bringing supplies.

You say it is

like a car park right now. Have you

been given any indication of when

you might be able to move again?

Nothing at all. The police that have

been driving past on the northbound

carriageway, but we have not heard

anything. Two critters are stuck

behind us in the traffic and they

cannot get through. All we can see

is on Twitter that between junctions

eight and nine it is close

completely and we have no idea how

much longer we are going to be here

for.

You are incredibly calm. Are

you worried? Or are you stay calm?

That is all you can do. We are

getting a bit of cabin fever having

been in this small car all the time,

but there is not much more you can

do.

Take care and I hope you

eventually managed to get out of

there. Nicola Leek, one of the many

motorists who described it as a car

park. This is the motorway.

That is 12 hours now. Extraordinary.

Keeping you right up to date with

everything all across the UK. The

South West will be hit later, but a

lot of attention focusing on

Scotland this morning. It is of

course still dark out there. This is

from the BBC building in Glasgow. We

know that red warning is in place in

many parts of Scotland, Strathclyde,

Lothian, Tayside, Fife and Central.

That is sufficient to warrant

concern for people's welfare, a

danger to life if they go outside.

Make sure you are up to date as dawn

breaks this morning. And listen to

your local radio for information. We

will have a full weather forecast in

a few minutes. Go to your local BBC

Radio station for more information

and we will keep you right up to

date. There is other news as well.

The Prime Minister

will meet the President

of the European Council,

Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

They'll discuss Brexit

during a working lunch and tomorrow,

Theresa May is expected to reveal

more detail of her vision

for Britain's long-term future

relationship with the EU.

Without a Brexit deal,

hundreds of thousands of jobs

could be lost in the UK car industry

according to a new report by MPs.

The Business, Energy

and Industrial Strategy Committee

says a no deal could cost millions

of pounds and result

in a huge drop in exports.

The report comes a day after Toyota

confirmed it would build a new model

in the UK and build the engines in

this country as well.

The Independent Inquiry

into Child Sexual Abuse

will publish its first completed

report this morning.

The findings will focus

on the forced migration and abuse

of thousands of children,

many of whom were in care,

who were sent to Australia,

New Zealand, Canada and Africa

following the second world war.

The British and Australian

governments have apologised,

but today's report is likely

to condemn the programme

and highlight the failure to detect

and prevent the abuse.

Police are questioning three men

they arrested on suspicion

of manslaughter after an explosion

in Leicester killed five people.

A flat and a Polish supermarket

was destroyed on Sunday,

with three family members living

in the upstairs flat thought

to be have been killed.

The men arrested are

from the East Midlands,

East Anglia and the North West.

Police say there is no evidence

the explosion was terror related.

The Home Office says

it is considering allowing a medical

cannabis trial to treat

a six-year-old boy with

a rare form of epilepsy.

It previously turned down requests

by the family of Alfie Dingley

from Warwickshire to legally

take the drug.

But now ministers say

they are "exploring every option",

following a meeting with the family.

An option could be a three-month

trial, led by Alfie's doctors

and based on "sufficient

and rigorous evidence".

You might remember his mother was

here last week on Breakfast talking

about exactly that.

talking about exactly that.

Shoppers have until midnight tonight

to spend paper ten-pound notes

featuring Charles Dickens before

they cease to be legal tender.

The Bank of England says

there are still two-hundred million

of them in circulation.

They have been phased out since last

September and replaced by polymer

notes depicting Jane Austen.

The snow may be causing chaos

in some parts of the UK but it's

also creating lots of happiness.

This bus driver from Great Yarmouth

has become an online sensation

after he was filmed entertaining

passengers with a song

while stuck in the snow.

We have been stuck in this snow for

two and a half hours. What is a bus

driver going to do? He is going to

say...

# Oh, the weather outside is

frightful, but the fire inside is

delightful.

# Since we have no place to go...

# Let it snow, let it snow, let it

snow...

He sang rather well. He

decided to cheer up those commuters

caught up in the traffic for over

two and a half hours. You have got

to do something.

I am not good at singing, but I love

singing.

He had a good voice. It was a bit

festive. We are talking video

assistant referee, the system that

has come in to try and cancel out

any incorrect decisions. It is meant

to make the game more smoothly but

it is not doing that at the moment.

Most people will agree that whilst

it is useful to have, we have the

technology, it is taking away from

the game. Fans last night at Wembley

who were there for the Tottenham cup

replay with Rochdale thought this.

And that is the on page referee in

dialogue?

Absolutely, consulting about whether

to give a goal or not. For football

fans in the stadium they don't know

what is going on because it is not

clear to them what is going on.

Do they see the screen? All you see

is a small screen at the top. But

you don't know what they are

reviewing, they don't know what it

relates to. Will we have an incident

every single time a goal is scored?

It leads to indecision. It needs to

improve.

Another FA Cup game.

Another match where we're talking

about VAR and not the football

the football itself,

6-1 Tottenham beat Rochdale to reach

the FA Cup quarter finals,

but the use of the technology,

aimed at assisting the referee,

caused confusion at times

at Wembley, with Spurs having a goal

disallowed and then a penalty,

with VAR playing a part in both.

Lots of confusion at Wembley last

night.

After facing cricticism

since his appointment,

England women's manager Phil Neville

leads the team for

the first time tonight.

They take on France

in the SheBelieves Cup in America.

Jason Kenny landed a silver

medal on his return

to International Cycling

at the world track championships

in the Netherlands.

His wife Laura, also returning

after the birth of their child,

will hope to win a medal

in her event later.

And Andy Murray could be back on a

tennis court sooner than expected.

His recovery from hip surgery at the

turn of the year, is progressing

well. He was hoping to return in

time for the grass court season at

the start of June, but he thinks he

will be back before that for the

clay-court season. That is pretty

punishing. If he is going to return,

I think grass will be more sensible

to play on than clay.

Thank you very much.

Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

Today is the first day of the

meteorological

Today is the first day of the

meteorological spring. We are

starting off with a red warning.

This is issued by the Met office and

it is valid until 10am and covers

Central Scotland, Tyneside and five.

It is the highest level of warning

the Met Office does issue, so expect

further snow, strong winds. Still

blizzard conditions and still

blowing snow and drifting snow. We

also have the Amber weather warning

which is across northern and eastern

and southern Scotland. This one is

valid until six o'clock this

evening. Then we have another one,

another amber warning across

southern parts of England, South

West and also Wales. This one kicks

in at midday and runs through until

tomorrow morning as well. The amber

warning means be prepared for

disruption due to this snowfall and

this one here, the red one, as I

mentioned is the highest level. That

means take action, be prepared to

take action because it is going to

be disruptive, as we have already

seen. Today, the snow keeps piling

in on strong winds. We have some dry

weather as we push further south,

but further snow showers, not as

heavy across parts of southern

England and the Midlands for

example. More patchy. In the South,

we have another system coming in

from the near continent. That will

bring snow across southern counties

and it will be moving steadily

northwards, getting eventually into

south-west England and Wales as we

go through the day. Temperatures,

you can see what you expect to see

on your thermometer, but when you

add on the strength of the wind, it

is a significant wind-chill. It will

be bitterly cold, quite Baltic.

Minus 11 is how it will fail if you

step outside in some parts of the

country. But for all others, it will

feel sub zero. This is the system

bringing in the snow across southern

areas. There will be freezing rain

potentially hot on its heels. That

will be with us this evening and.

Blowing snow and blizzards through

the course of the day. Tomorrow,

south-western part of England and

the southern part of Wales, we could

have -20 in some of those areas.

Double that across the moors and

even a bit more. Thursday night, we

continue with the snow showers

falling in across the north and east

of the country and with low

temperatures, hardly surprising

there is a real risk of ice on

untreated surfaces. Some treacherous

conditions to greet you as you step

out. These are the overnight

temperatures and where we have lying

snow and in the countryside, they

will be much lower than this. We are

looking at minus double digits.

Tomorrow, we have a bit of a lull in

the south-west for a time. Snow

showers packing in across Scotland

and northern England. As we go

through the latter part of the day,

the snow starts to gather again. But

it will do into the evening is push

across southern areas. By evening,

from London, heading towards

Liverpool Bay, this whole area will

see some more snow, something else

to bear in mind if you are

travelling. With the wind, it will

be blowing and drifting and it will

feel bitterly cold. As we head into

the weekend, there is the risk of

further snow. They will remain

unsettled and it will be cold for

most of us Cub and not as cold in

the south. So lots going on.

most of us Cub and not as cold in

the south. So lots going on. Carol,

thank you very much we will be

spending a lot of time with you this

morning.

Let's take a look at today's papers.

The Mirror and the Financial Times

going on about various stores facing

some really big problems and some

serious job losses.

The challenge on

the high street is stark yesterday.

They got news about Toys "R" Us,

because they were trying to find a

buyer, but now it will be in

administration. They were trying to

keep the stores open, but they will

be closing down and there be

discounts. Then hot on the heels of

that, there was Maplin, the

electronics retailer. They are

trying to keep it going as a going

concern. On the back of that, the

restaurant chain Prezza. Trying to

get a company voluntary agreements,

saying they are having problems and

going to landlords where their

restaurants are and saying, we don't

need so many. Has been the case for

Jamie Oliver's restaurants.

The

Telegraph and the Times have similar

front pages. We note the Royals were

meeting to talk about their

charities, Meghan Markle urging

women to feel empowered. Their main

story in the Telegraph is about

Brexit. Boris Johnson, his allies

saying the Irish issue is being

exploited, the Irish issue of the

Irish border makes the front page of

the Times. It is an impressive

double act, Meghan Markle and the

Duchess of Cambridge, talking about

their charities.

The papers are enjoying that moment.

There they are, the Fab four. Papers

love doing this, they analyse their

body language, at little bit about

whose hands are where and what

various things they are saying. It

is an line-up you suspect we will

see a bit of in the future. What

have you got for us?

How can I

compete with that line-up. Eddie

Jones, the England head coach was

coming back from Scotland and he

came to Manchester. He went to Old

Trafford to watch a match with Sir

Alex Ferguson after Scotland lost to

England in the six Nations. He said

he was physically and verbally

abused on the train. He was

travelling standard class because he

thought it would be fine to do that.

But he is a recognised face and he

received a lot of criticism.

From

England fans?

In the article it says

a lot of Scottish fans, but when he

got to Manchester, he tried to get

in a taxi and some fans tried to get

in the car with him. It is one of

the great things about sport, we

wind each other up, but he felt it

was...

If you are a success story,

that was the point of the story,

attention is drawn.

If you are a

recognised face and travelling on a

train, you know?

What have you got? We are talking

about the weather and they have done

a mixture of the fun, not so fun and

great weather for polar bears. This

is a polar bear in the part of the

Yorkshire wildlife park. You get the

sense, there are people enjoying it,

but it is causing all sorts of

issues.

We don't recommend this kind of

activity.

That is bad. Look at the

person in the swimming costume!

What

is that about. They have got socks

on, so it is OK. It is the feet and

the head. We will see you all later

on and we will keep you up-to-date

with the situation across the UK

with the weather throughout the

programme this morning.

The case of a woman convicted

of murdering her husband will go

to the Court of Appeal today

as she claims she was a victim

of a form of psychological domestic

abuse, known as 'Coercive control'.

Sally Challen is serving an 18

year prison sentence

after killing her husband

with a hammer.

Since the attack in 2010

there is now a better understanding

of what coercive control means,

and what effect it can have.

Breakfast's John Maguire reports.

Seven years ago, Sally Challen,

was convicted of murdering

her husband Richard,

with a hammer.

She was sentenced to life,

18 years in prison.

The prosecution said she'd acted out

of jealousy, as Richard had been

repeatedly unfaithful.

It would be nice to kind

of look at these photos,

hopefully after something good has

come of it...

The couple's youngest son David,

believes his father exercised

extreme psychological control

over his mother.

Something that eventually

drove her to kill her husband.

There was more control present,

financial control, constraining her,

stopping her from talking to friends

and in arguments just

convincing her she's

crazy and making up facts

when she had hard evidence.

The pivotal moment,

when he went to a brothel,

he got caught red-handed.

It confirmed all her beliefs

and reality in her eyes

to see that there.

And he would still try and convince

her, and actually my mother came

back to me and my brother separately

and said, you know, he was making me

question the facts I had

on paper and my sanity.

I thought I was losing it.

Which is the first part I thought,

this is not right, he's really

starting to wage war

on her, mentally.

Today, the Court of Appeal

will consider whether or not

to allow Sally to challenge

her murder conviction.

Her legal team argues there's

new evidence about her state of mind

at the time of the attack,

but also she was a victim of what's

known as coercive control,

an area of domestic abuse that's far

better understood now,

than at the original

trial seven years ago.

In fact, since 2015,

this type of abuse has been

recognised by in new law.

That framework for understanding

a relationship really assists

in understanding how Sally

was driven into a state of complete

mental decline and was driven,

in a sense, to react

in the way she did.

It helps us frame a potential,

partial defence to murder

of provocation, as well

as diminished responsibility.

The Court of Appeal will need to be

convinced there is new evidence that

Sally committed manslaughter due

to her state of mind,

rather than murder,

born out of jealousy.

For her son, this is also

an opportunity for other victims

to recognise the psychological

attack they're being subjected to.

This case is so important

to recognise mental abuse

and coercive control.

It's not something we like to

think of as serious,

we like to wash our hands of it

and just say it's like any other

relationship, it's not.

It's not.

People need to realise that

and I hope this is a point

at which we can help

people like that.

It is too late to help

one of David's parents,

but he hopes not the other.

John Maguire, BBC News, London.

We will update you with what happens

in that story and thank you to the

family for speaking to us.

You're watching Breakfast.

We'll be back with a summary

of the news at 6.30.

We'll bring you the latest

on the 'Beast from the East'

and what to expect when it meets

Storm Emma, which is rolling

in from the Atlantic today.

Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

There is 20 more on our website at

the usual address. Let's get back to

and Louise.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with

Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

It's Thursday 1st March.

Coming up on Breakfast today:

Another day of sub-zero

temperatures, icy blasts

and blizzard-like conditions.

We'll bring you the latest

from across the UK as storm Emma

storm Emma rolls in.

Also this morning, Ben will be

joined by the boss of mobile phone

company Giff Gaff to talk

about the future of the industry.

Pop star Sting will join

us on the sofa to talk

about his personal tribute

to his home town and he'll also

perform a song from his musical.

Also this morning, Ben will be

joined by the boss of mobile phone

Good Morning, here's

a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

Snow and freezing temperatures

are causing widespread disruption

across almost all of the UK today.

Scotland is worst hit -

a red alert is in place,

that's the Met Office's most severe

warning which means

there's a risk to life.

And things will get worse with storm

Emma due to bring heavy

snowfall later today.

Almost all train operators will be

affected with most airports warning

of delays and motorists

are being advised not

to travel unnecessarily.

One of the worst affected areas

is the north east of England.

Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teesside.

Good morning. We concede that snow

is going to because an disruption

for many people.

It will be. This is

in Teesside, in the amber warning

area, and there has been further

heavy snow overnight. If we take the

smell of this car, you can see there

are several inches. The main road

has been gritted. A few moments ago

we saw two snowploughs going up and

down. Drivers are using it, but

there is a lot of black eyes out

there. Temperatures are minus four

at the moment. Lincolnshire police

say currently all main routes in the

county of Lincolnshire are not

passable and they are advising

people not to travel unless they

absolutely need to. North Yorkshire

police say road conditions are

abysmal and are advising drivers to

take extra care. The A66 at Scots

Corner is close, the main

trans-Pennine route across Cumbria.

Conditions are clearly not good. As

the wind build up there is a lot of

drifting and snow is blowing off the

field and the hedges onto the main

road and if you encounter that, you

could be in trouble. The advice is

to take extra care and allow plenty

of time for travel.

The weather

causing severe transport problems

and Jon Donnison is outside King's

Cross station in central London. I

see a little bit of snow falling

where you are. This is causing real

problems across the UK.

A little bit

of fine snow, it is saying minus

three on our thermometer, but big

problems on the rail networks all

across the country today, especially

in Scotland. I have checked with

National rail and more than 20

different train companies are

running reduced services today. We

have also got big problems at the

airports. A lot of passengers expect

delays. We have heard about the

situation at Glasgow, still close,

and people sleeping at the airport

overnight. British airways are now

saying that anyone booked on a

short-haul flight out of the UK

before Sunday can rebook for later

in the month, even if at the moment

they are currently booked on a

flight that is still due to fly. The

situation is not due to improved, in

fact it may get worse, until at

least Sunday.

John

least Sunday.

John that King's

Cross, thank you. We were speaking

to people earlier on court on the

M80, somebody stuck for ten hours in

a car just waiting for something to

happen.

She is not alone, she said it looked

like the car park. They still have

not got information as to when they

can get back on their journeys. We

will keep you up-to-date and we will

have the weather in a few minutes

and more details on how the weather

is affecting your area, tune into

your local BBC Radio station as

well. And the rest of the day's

News:

And the rest of the

The Prime Minister

will meet the President

of the European Council,

Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

They'll discuss Brexit

during a working lunch and tomorrow

Theresa May is expected to reveal

more detail of her vision

for Britain's long-term future

relationship with the EU.

Without a Brexit deal,

hundreds of thousands of jobs

could be lost in the UK car industry

according to a new report by MPs.

The Business, Energy

and Industrial Strategy Committee

says a no deal could cost millions

of pounds and result

in a huge drop in exports.

The report comes a day

after Toyota confirmed it

would build its new Auris model

in the UK and make the engines

in this country as well.

The Independent Inquiry

into Child Sexual Abuse

will publish its first completed

report this morning.

The findings will focus

on the forced migration and abuse

of thousands of children,

many of whom were in care,

who were sent to Australia,

New Zealand, Canada and Africa

following the second world war.

The British and Australian

governments have apologised,

but today's report is likely

to condemn the programme

and highlight the failure to detect

and prevent the abuse.

one President Trump's longest

serving eight, the communication

director, is to stand down. She took

over the role six months ago but had

been working for the president for

some time before he entered

politics. Appearing before the

enquiry as to whether the Trump

campaign colluded with Russia before

the 2016 election, she admitted

telling what she described as white

lies to protect the president,

although she insisted none of these

had been in relation to the Russia

inquiry.

You might notice some new coins

when you get your change today

as the Royal Mint is releasing 26

new designs of the ten pence piece.

The coins are an A-Z celebrating

Great Britain with many

decided by public vote.

A for Angel of the North was voted

the most popular northern

landmark, and there's also

Z for zebra-crossing.

Other coin designs feature James

Bond, a cup of tea and Stonehenge.

And I have the full set.

Is that all of them? Yes, you cannot

have any of them.

I know they are real money, but when

I saw the pictures of them they

don't look like real money.

There will be a game to get as many

of them as you can. They are really

rather lovely.

I will find one for C, Charlie.

A long time ago there used to be

football once. You used to go in

when you bought petrol and you got a

call in and you would stick it in

and it was the World Cup.

Euro 96? No, it was a long time ago.

He is arguing with the director.

What did he say?

It was before that. It is going way

back.

Somebody watching will know.

Somebody watching will know. Did you

watch the football last night with a

controversy with video technology?

We do this because the referees talk

like us.

They say it is taking away from the

match day atmosphere. When he is

consulting the video assistant

referee, he is taking a long time to

make decisions. We will get to the

point where fans will not be

celebrating a goal because they will

have to wait for the referee to

consult.

Plenty of talking points,

not just the goals.

It was used twice, for the second

time to give Spurs a penalty,

when the referee had initially given

a free kick.

So he consult the video system.

So he consult the video system.

He gives a penalty.

He gives a penalty.

But despite scoring,

Song Hueng Min saw his goal

disallowed for feinting

after his run up which

is against the rules,

and his goal was disallowed.

The Tottenham manager says it's not

helping referees and is taking away

from the match-day experience.

I think we have the best

referees in Europe.

I think the referees

in the Premier League are the best.

But sometimes the system

is not going to help.

It's not going to help football.

If you watched today,

the first half, that is why

we are so disappointed.

Fair play to Rochdale, it was 1-0 at

half-time.

Tottenham did win it,

6-1 in the end.

Fernando Llorente -

much maligned at Wembley

for much of this season -

scored a hattrick to end Rochdale's

hopes of a fairytale upset.

After facing cricticism

since his appointment,

England women's manager Phil Neville

leads the team for

the first time tonight.

They take on France

in the SheBelieves Cup in America.

It will be a real test to see if he

can get the England side going. They

have three difficult games to come.

They have three

difficult games to come.

We did incredible in the Euros,

we did incredible in the World Cup.

But I think that's probably as far

as we were going to go.

I think with his tactical

knowledge and what he's

going to implement on the pitch,

that's the difference.

We need to possess the ball more,

we need to create more

goal-scoring opportunities.

You know, he's very keen

on being brave in possession,

keeping the ball, but making sure

we play with a purpose.

I think that's going to be

the real difference for us.

An update now on the

fitness of Andy Murray.

He had an operation in January on a

troubled hip.

He had an operation

in January on a troubled hip.

He could return to tennis

sooner than we expected.

The former World Number One has been

missing from the sport for the best

part of eight months has

undergone hip surgery.

The initial expectation

was that he might make it back

for the grass court season in June

but rehab is going well and could be

back on a practice court as early

as the end of this month.

England rugby head coach Eddie Jones

won't take public transport

in the country again after he says

he was phyiscally and verbally

abused at the weekend.

Jones watched his England team lose

for only the second time

in his tenure on Saturday

in the Calcutta Cup.

After travelling back

from Edinburgh on Sunday by train,

Jones says he wasn't comfortable

and he was surprised

by his treatment.

Both Jason and Laura Kenny have

returned to racing for Great Britain

for the first time

since the Rio Olympics,

getting married,

AND having a baby.

They're competing at the Track

Cycling World Championships

in the Netherlands.

Jason retired after the Rio games

before reversing that decision late

last year.

Alongside Jack Carlin

AND Ryan Owens he went up

against the Netherlands

in the final of the team sprint

but they could only

manage second and silver.

His wife Laura says she is enjoying

being back on the track. She will be

on the track later on today.

on the track later on today. The

dream team, back on the track.

Silver for Jason and hopefully Laura

can pick up some silverware as well.

We are catching up with people who

have been caught up in some of the

problems. We can speak to two people

who spend the night on the floor of

Glasgow airport after the beast from

the East left them stranded. That

was yesterday afternoon. Good

morning. I see you are smiling,

despite what is going on. Tell us

what is happening, Leanne.

We have been stuck here since 10am

yesterday.

We have been stuck here since 10am

yesterday. The airline walked away

and left as they're saying it is

nothing to do with us. People are

sleeping on the floor, not enough

blankets. There are about 500 people

here. It is only a conference room

we have been squeezed into. Our

flight is meant to be going at

12:30pm today, but we don't know.

Where were you supposed to be going?

We were supposed to be going to

Bali, to do teacher training. We

were meant to be there today to

start.

Leanne, talk me through the

accommodation arrangements, what has

been laid on to you and how are you

being treated?

They haven't laid

anything on, we haven't got

anything. The Red Cross came in.

They never told the people in

terminal one, and terminal two got

it. A certain airline were giving

out blankets, but we didn't get any

because we were not with that

airline. Other companies have been

giving out vouchers, but we have not

got anything.

What have you been

told in terms of the conditions

outside. We know the weather is very

bad across a lot of Scotland at the

moment, what are you seeing outside

the terminal?

At the moment it isn't

snowing but it has been snowing

heavily since 4am so our flight is

still scheduled to take off at

12:30pm this afternoon so fingers

crossed we can get an opening to

actually make the journey onwards.

Yvonne, Leanne, we wish you well

with your journey. As with a lot of

people caught up in tricky

circumstances, you sound rather

chirpy. Good luck, I hope it works

out for you. Thank you. Everybody we

have spoken to this morning, have

been very cheery.

been very cheery. Let's go to Carol,

she has all the details.

I am going to start with the red

weather warning. It is through

central areas, Tayside and Fife. It

is the highest level the Met office

issues and it means be prepared,

take actions, all these things

rolled into one. It is offering a

lot of snow through the course of

the morning. The north-east of

Scotland, southern Scotland, heading

towards Cumbria, this is an amber

warning, be prepared for disruption

and once again there is more

snowfalls. This one is valid until

tomorrow morning from the southern

half of Wales and south-west England

for snow and ice. We take a look at

the forecast. We have a system

coming up from the south and we can

see the south coast of England and

it will bring snow steadily into

Southern counties. The direction

will be swinging over towards

Northern Ireland. Already we have

snow appearing across the south

coast through the day. It will move

northwards and the wind will be a

significant factor. We held on more

snowfall where we have the red

warning across Central Scotland.

That expires at 10am this morning

and we have more snow packing in

across the north, east and south of

Scotland, also across the north-east

of England in the direction of

Cumbria. The snow coming in across

the south-east, London and the

Midlands will be patchy. We have

significant snowfall in the southern

half of Wales. Some places getting

on for eight inches. Some parts

could get double. With the wind it

will be blowing around and there

will be blizzards. There will be

atrocious conditions. What we have

with temperatures, cold day in

prospect, but with the wind we have

a significant wind-chill. It will

feel better once again. Look at

that, minus 11. As we head into the

overnight period we do have this

snow piling in across the south-west

and also Wales, freezing rain

potentially behind it and another

danger is element, a lot of ice

around. In the north and the east of

the country, carrying on with the

snow showers coming in on the strong

wind. In between there will be dry

conditions but the risk of ice

especially where there is lying

snow. We are back into minus double

figures. Tomorrow starts off with

snow across the south-east, Wales

and the south-west, southern

counties of England generally. The

north-east seeing further snow

showers. A drier interlude for a

time but then it turns heavy as it

pushes northwards. By the end of the

afternoon and early evening there

will be more snow from the London

area heading towards Liverpool Bay

and all points south. Something

again to bear in mind if you are

travelling. With the wind, it will

be blowing around and it will be a

bitterly cold day. As we head into

the weekend, it still will be cold

for most of the country. Less cold

in the south, temperatures

recovering slightly, but there is

still going to be the risk of snow.

So lots going on with the weather,

Charlie and Louise.

Thank you, we will be back in about

half an hour with you.

We have gay nude to show -- we have

been asking you to show us your

pictures. There is the map.

Rachel Rose has sent in this photo

of Biddulph Moor in Staffordshire.

Yvonne Hindle took this photo

in Pleasington, Lancashire.

Here's a lovely photo

of Evie and her snowman

in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex.

And finally Patricia has

sent in this picture of

Ladybower Reservoir in Derbyshire.

Keep those pictures coming in. Rough

conditions for a lot of people, but

if you get a chance to take a

picture, please send them.

It sometimes seems our whole

world is moving not just

online, but on the move.

So can our mobile network cope?

Ben has more.

How often do you make

calls these days?

Do you rely more on data

for access to messages,

social networks or the internet?

Ofcom says we use about two

gigabytes a month, that's enough

to watch a film in high definition.

But one company, Giff Gaff,

says that could rise to nearly 100

gigabytes a month by 2025.

Mike Fairman is the boss

and he's with me now.

Good morning. That is a pretty

staggering increase in the man,

placing all sorts of pressure on the

network. Why such a change in

demand.

If you look at our growth,

we are seeing 45% year-on-year. The

thing that is driving it is video

consumption. YouTube is huge, the

people watching clips and

downloading streaming services,

listening to music and streaming

music is more popular.

The market

has changed entirely, the idea of

streaming things on the move has

really changed. Ordinarily, we would

download it before we went out?

That

is right, and that has changed

completely. You will have access to

millions of tracks and you download

and stream on the move.

Can the

network cope, some people will find

it hard to download one song, never

mind mind albums and videos?

It is a

challenge, new technology is coming

along

along like 5G, maybe 40 times faster

than we get today. But there isn't

much advantage in downloading a

movie in ten seconds if it still

takes an hour and a half to watch.

We have been told, people want is a

ubiquitous service at a reasonable

speed and a reasonable cost.

Although 5G is fantastic technology,

it looks like it could be expensive

to deploy. Networks will be relying

on the current technology, 4G, to

deliver that service for quite some

years to come.

As soon as we start

talking about things like 5G, some

people struggle to get 4G or 3G, is

there a commitment to make sure

there is universal coverage across

the country?

More work needs to be

done to get coverage. There was an

idea putting phone masts on the

churches in the countryside which is

great to get aerials in the air and

get the coverage to be better. There

is a lot of investment being put in

by the networks. But the thing that

people want, this ubiquitous

coverage. They wanted at a

reasonable price and they don't want

to be trapped into a contract that

ties them into a particular network,

especially if the coverage where

they live and work is no good so

they need to be free to move around.

How difficult is it to improve the

coverage in those areas, and a lot

of people are reluctant to have a

phone mast at the bottom of the

garden, so what else is holding it

back?

Planning is a big one. Every

phone mast needs a data link that

goes from it back to the network.

You might have to dig a trench for

several miles to get the data link

in. It is very expensive to put in

the infrastructure and the number of

people who use that could be very

small. So the economics become very

difficult. Things like network

sharing help. Networks can share the

infrastructure and Mac keeps the

cost down for everyone. As I said,

it is getting back to what people

want and they want the ability to be

able to choose the network that has

the best coverage for them and they

don't want to be locked into a

long-term contract.

Nothing worse

than moving house and then realising

your phone provider doesn't work

there.

Mike, very much, executive chairman

from Giff Gaff. More from me later

about the collapse of those

retailers we talked about yesterday.

Shall we just quickly look outside.

This is outside our studios in

Salford quays. You can see B

Imperial War Museum north, still

with the snow covering which has

been there for the last 24 hours. It

is the wind in the north-west making

the difference. The picture in

London. You get a sense of, you know

there is snow falling as we speak

this morning, you cannot see very

much. I think those are the House of

Commons. We will get a full picture

with Carol and all the details of

how it might affect you drop the

programme.

Hello, this is Breakfast, with

Louise Minchin and Charlie Stayt.

A red weather warning for Scotland.

Forecasters say snow and freezing

temperatures pose a risk to life.

People are told to stay indoors

and there could be worse on the way

for the rest of the UK with storm

Emma due to hit later today.

Hundreds of drivers have spent

up to 13 hours trapped

in their vehicles overnight

on the M80.

The red warning you can see behind

me applies to Central Scotland,

Tayside and Fife and is valid until

ten o'clock this morning and it

means take action. We have also got

more snow where we have got the

amber areas as well and there will

be blizzards later across various

parts of the country. It will feel

bitterly cold with a significant

wind-chill.

Good morning, it's Thursday,

the first of March.

Lots more detail on

the weather coming up.

Also in the news this morning.

Condemnation for the abuse suffered

by thousands of British children

sent abroad after the Second World

War. An independent inquiry

publishes its report.

An independent inquiry

publishes its report.

The cold weather means demand

for gas is at its highest for six

years, but with more price rises

on the way I'll look at how

to save money heating your home,

while the big freeze continues.

In sport, a night when seven

goals wasn't the story.

As the use of the Video Asssistant

Referee proves as much of a talking

point as Tottenham's 6-1 win

to reach the FA Cup quarter Finals.

And Sir Ben Ainslie is on a mission

to bring the Americas Cup back

to Britian for the first time.

He'll be here to tell us

how he plans to do it.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

Hundreds of people have been trapped

in their vehicles overnight on the

M80 in Scotland as snow and freezing

temperatures continue to grip the

UK. Scotland is under red alert, the

Met Office's most severe warning,

which means there is a risk to life.

Storm Emma is due to bring heavy

rainfall later today. Almost all

airports are affected and many

people are being advised not to

travel unless absolutely necessary.

In terms of weather, March the 1st

marks the first day of spring.

It doesn't feel like it.

Today Central Scotland is again

likely to be the worst affected.

On the M80 near Glasgow hundreds

of drivers spent much

of the night trapped,

having ignored warnings

not to travel.

20 minutes ago it moved maybe 100

yards and then we stopped.

The snow is coming in in showers.

When it was daylight the sky cleared

and it looked optimistic

and the next thing was it went black

and there were heavy

showers of snow.

Glasgow airport remained shut.

Scores of flights

have been cancelled.

The snow started pelting down

and they said we could not leave

for an hour and a half.

Then it was another

hour and another hour.

The Red Cross had to bring

in temporary beds for passengers

stranded overnight.

In Perthshire these deer

were seeking shelter,

coming down from the hills in search

of food, an indication of how bad

the weather has got.

And the worst could

still be to come.

While the beast from the east

will continue to mean freezing

temperatures for several more days,

storm Emma is heading

in from the south and is expected

to bring more heavy

snowfalls with it.

The icy weather could linger

well into the weekend.

Fun for some, but spring

seems a long way away.

Jon Donnison, BBC News.

Earlier we heard from Nicola Lee,

who is one of the people stranded

overnight on the M80 in Scotland.

It is not too bad. We are in the car

and we are warm, there is not much

to look at, it is just like a car

park, cars everywhere. Nobody has

got their lives on any more,

everyone is trying to sleep. The

police passed on the northbound

carriageway, but we have not heard

anything. We have got two gritter is

stuck behind us in the traffic and

cannot get through. We have no idea

how much longer we are going to be

here for.

here for.

Our reporter Catriona Renton's

in Glasgow for us this morning.

Scotland has been badly affected.

Update us on the latest. And these

poor people on the M80 as well.

The

police have put out a press release

and they say it was around 1000

people at the worst held in a queue

of about eight miles. It has been a

horrible evening for many people

stuck in their cars overnight. But

listen to this, it is absolutely

silent. It is Glasgow, the biggest

city in Scotland, it is the 1st of

March and it would normally be

heading up to the rush hour and

there is nobody to see at all. I

have walked in this morning, which

was hard work, but I did not see a

soul on my way in. That is how it

is. Everybody seems to be taking

that advice. This severe red warning

is with us until ten o'clock this

morning and people are heeding that

advice and staying indoors. We have

seen one brave dog walker come past

us in the last half an hour, but

that is the only other person we

have seen here today. It is very

quiet and the snow is absolutely

beautiful. My boss described it to

me last night as Champagne snow. It

is apparently great for skiing, but

not great for snowballs. We are

hearing the schools will be closed

again and there are many

schoolchildren who will not be going

to school for a second day today.

The advice in this severe red

warning, the highest it has ever

been in Scotland, is do not drive at

all.

Very clear advice and it is

interesting to see that people are

very much heeding that. See you

later.

See you later.

One of the worst affected areas

is the north east of England.

Phil Bodmer is in Yarm on Teeside.

It looks like you have taken a bit

of shelter. Tell us what the

situation is like there.

Just as you

have come to us it has stopped

snowing. It has been snowing pretty

much during the last half an hour.

This is one of the areas in the

amber warning area and we are

expecting more snow throughout the

day. It has been heavy overnight. It

is a picture postcard view here

today, but there are problems on the

A66 Scotch Corner. Driving

conditions are abysmal across North

Yorkshire. Lincolnshire police say

many routes across the county are

not passable and they are advising

drivers not to travel. Leeds

Bradford airport has a number of

cancellations this morning. They

have cleared a runway, but as

quickly as they clear it, they have

problems because the snow continues

to fall. Here are the main route has

been cleared. Snowploughs has been

going up and down and the route at

the moment is fine. But when the

wind

picks up it blows the dry snow back

onto the road and you are back where

you started. But if you have got to

go out today and use the car, please

take plenty of time to get to your

destination.

We will keep you up to

date. The news and weather where you

are every half an hour here for you

on breakfast and Carol will have a

full forecast in a few minutes. If

you want details on the travel in

your area, you can tune into your

local BBC Radio station.

local BBC Radio station.

Now for this morning's other news.

The Prime Minister

will meet the President

of the European Council,

Donald Tusk, in Downing Steet today.

They'll discuss Brexit

during a working lunch and tomorrow,

Theresa May is expected to reveal

more detail of her vision

for Britain's long-term future

relationship with the EU.

Without a Brexit deal,

hundreds of thousands of jobs

could be lost in the UK car industry

according to a new report by MPs.

The Business, Energy

and Industrial Strategy Committee

says a no deal could cost millions

of pounds and result

in a huge drop in exports.

The report comes a day after Toyota

confirmed it would build a new model

in the UK and build the engines

in this country as well.

The Independent Inquiry

into Child Sexual Abuse

will publish its first completed

report this morning.

The findings will focus

on the forced migration and abuse

of thousands of children,

many of whom were in care,

who were sent to Australia,

New Zealand, Canada and Africa

following the second world war.

The British and Australian

governments have apologised,

but today's report is likely

to condemn the programme

and highlight the failure to detect

and prevent the abuse.

The Home Office says

it is considering allowing a medical

cannabis trial to treat

a six-year-old boy with

a rare form of epilepsy.

It previously turned down requests

by the family of Alfie Dingley

from Warwickshire to legally

take the drug.

But now ministers say

they are "exploring every option",

following a meeting with the family.

An option could be a three-month

trial, led by Alfie's doctors

and based on "sufficient

and rigorous evidence".

You might remember his mother

was here last week on Breakfast

talking about exactly that.

Shoppers have until midnight tonight

to spend paper ten-pound notes

featuring Charles Dickens before

they cease to be legal tender.

The Bank of England says

there are still two-hundred million

of them in circulation.

They have been phased out since last

September and replaced by polymer

notes depicting Jane Austen.

It has been a very long night for

some motorists in Scotland to have

had to stay in their cars, all

caught up in problems on the M80.

There have been disruptions to air

and rail services. We have been

speaking to people stuck at Glasgow

airport.

Steen Connelly from Transport

Scotland joins us from Queensferry.

Tell us how long people have been

stuck on the M80.

We got the road

open and we got most people away,

but with a blizzard conditions that

came in we could not maintain that

with some vehicles losing traction

and we had to close it again. Just

now with Police Scotland we are

undertaking a managed closure to

allow the vehicles to come back down

and grit the road and relieve some

stranded people so we can get it

going. Looking behind me just now I

see some of the vehicles are

starting to move on the M80 just

now. That looks as if it is

positively starting to move again.

Point to us which one is the M80.

It

is the bottom screen.

There is an HGV that is moving. But

you can see from the pictures we are

still in blizzard conditions and we

are still in this red warning. The

message is

message is same, do not travel. Some

people have heeded the warning and

it is quite eerie to see how quiet

it is this morning. But there are

people out there and we understand

there is essential travel, but if

you do that, you are putting

yourself at risk.

How many people

were stuck on the M80 at one point?

We are hearing there may be about

1000.

Yes, it was about that and we

got it down to a couple of hundred

before it closed again. We are

working with the police and we had

the Fire Service and mountain rescue

going along to make sure there were

no welfare issues. We have got all

our machinery and resources out on

the network and the M80 is the major

thoroughfare that has stranded

people. But we have experienced this

weather all over Scotland.

We spoke

to people who were stuck at the

airport overnight. I know there is a

red warning currently in place. Any

idea when things might start moving

again?

We have got the red warning

in place until ten o'clock, however

the amber warning continues until

six o'clock tonight. The amber

warning is still the same message.

Avoid travel. There are still severe

challenges and difficulties as we go

on.

You talk about severe

difficulties and challenges, give us

an idea how many grifters you have

got out there, how many people are

sorting it out?

We have got over 200

gritter is dealing with the trunk

route network. They have been out

there all night and we are working

around the clock. We have got the

emergency response team in here

working so if there are any issues,

and throughout the night, there were

many issues, we can coordinate our

efforts and get things cleared. It

is the M80 that is experiencing

problems right now.

Thank you very

much for your time. It is

interesting seeing the screens

behind you. Across large parts of

Scotland you can see exactly what

the problem is. Thank you very much.

We will keep you updated on the

transport system. We know in the

south-west another storm is coming

in. More with Carol on that. In

amongst this there is beautiful

scenery to be seen in various parts

of the UK.

This is Ben.

This is from Tunbridge Wells. It

just looks like a Christmas snowy

scene. This is Broadwood primary

School in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Nobody in the playground.

Nobody in the playground. We will

look outside as well. We have seen

London in the amber warning but this

is Salford, just outside the studios

in Salford quays. You can see it

looks quite menacing. It has been

clear skies earlier, but you can see

the snow. Menacing skies behind. One

of the features of the storm we are

experiencing is how widespread it is

across the whole of the UK. We can

see the pictures coming out of the

camera is high above London. You

cannot see very much, is the truth.

There is a bit of a snowstorm

happening, but people on the ground

saying it isn't that severe but the

impression you get from the sky is a

very gloomy one.

Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

This morning, we have some

disruptive snow around again. From

yesterday until 10am this morning

the Met Office have in force, a red

weather warning. This is the top

level of warning and it basically

says, take action. This snow is

disruptive and is across central

Scotland, Tayside and Fife. It

expires at 10am but it will continue

to snow. We have this amber weather

warning, which is across northern,

Eastern and southern Scotland,

north-east England and parts of

Cumbria. It has been in force for a

while and will expire this evening

at 6pm and this means be prepared

for disruption because of the snow.

The next one is across South Wales,

south-west England, the West

Midlands, heading in the direction

of London and the South East. This

kicks in at 12pm today and expires

tomorrow morning at 8am and once

again it is for snow and this one

also has ice. It is also windy, so

we will have a significant

wind-chill. It will feel bitterly

cold, it will feel Baltic, actually

and the snow will be blowing and

drifting for some others and there

will be blizzards. You can just

about make out the UK, London and

the south coast. We have snow coming

in across southern counties and it

will swing in the direction of

Northern Ireland. If we start across

central Scotland, further snow and

blowing in the wind. The amber

warning, Northern, eastern and

southern Scotland towards Cumbria,

more snow for you as well and again,

blowing in the wind. This morning,

snow showers around and as this

system comes in, storm Emma, it will

be pushing off and taking snow with

it. Across London and the South

Midlands, the snow will be patchy.

But the significant snow will be

across southern parts of Wales and

also the south-west. Here we could

have between ten and 20 centimetres,

getting on for eight inches. Luckily

in the Moors, for example, we could

have at least double that. With the

snow blowing around there could be

blizzards and they will be hazardous

travelling conditions. Snow showers

accumulating again across Northern

Ireland. Not much in the way of

sunshine, but even if there was, it

would not affect the tablature.

These will be the temperatures you

will see on your thermometer, but if

you step out into the win, it will

feel cold, minus 13 in Birmingham.

That is not to be sneezed at. Chris

Evans said his hair froze in a few

minutes he went outside and then

came back in. Overnight, we continue

with further snow across the South

and the south-west. Further snow

across the North, Central parts of

Scotland and also the east. You can

see where the snow is on the charts.

Dry conditions but also windy and it

will be cold once again. These

temperatures indicate what we can

expect in towns and cities but in