07/03/2018 Breakfast

Hello - this is Breakfast,

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

An emergency meeting

of the government's Cobra committee

into the suspected poisoning

of a Russia spy and his daughter.

The pair remain critically

ill in hospital -

counter-terrorism police have now

taken over the investigation.

Good morning - it's

Wednesday 7 March.

Also this morning:

Lunch with the Queen and talks

with the Prime Minister -

Saudi's Crown prince arrives

in Britain amid protests

about his human rights record

A crackdown on ticket resale

websites - the advertising watchdog

says firms must be upfront

about the real costs

of going to a concert.

European leaders are meeting today

to discuss Donald Trump

and his trade war tweets -

I'll explain what it means for us

later.

In sport, Liverpool

are the first British team

through to the last

eight of the Champions League.

They'll be joined by holders

Real Madrid, who beat

Paris Saint Germain 5-2 aggregate.

And Carol has the weather.

Today's the day of sunshine and

showers. Some the showers will be

heavy and across northern and

western Scotland, also wintry for a

time but a lot of dry weather

however this time tomorrow morning

we could see some more snow across

parts of Wales, the Midlands and

Lincolnshire.

Good morning.

First, our main story.

The Home Secretary will chair

a emergency meeting

of the Government's COBRA committee

this morning to discuss

the suspected poisoning of a former

Russian agent and his daughter.

Sergei and Yulia Skripal

are still in a critical condition

after being found unconscious

on Sunday in Salisbury.

Russia has denied any wrongdoing,

but the Foreign Secretary Boris

Johnson has warned of 'robust'

action should the Kremlin be found

to be involved.

Tom Burridge reports.

Uncomfortable questions linger

here in Wiltshire where a former

Russian agent and his

daughter were struck down

on Sunday afternoon.

Yulia Skripal lives in Russia

and was visiting her father,

Sergei, in Salisbury.

This CCTV footage shows

them just half an hour

before locals alerted the police

that they were unconscious

on a park bench.

Sergei Skripal was an officer

in Russian military intelligence

but in 2004 he was arrested

and later convicted

for working for MI6.

In 2010, he was handed over

to Britain as part of a spy swap.

The Russian government said

suggestions it was involved

are completely untrue but the murder

in London in 2006

of former Russian spy

Alexander Litvinenko means suspicion

is almost inevitable

and the ramifications

for Russian-UK relations are huge.

Should evidence emerge of state

responsibility than Her Majesty 's

government will respond

appropriately and prop the cash

robust leap. And implications are

huge.

If Russia is behind it,

it means they are taking thimgs

to a whole new level.

This is in fact a kind

of declaration of war.

Experts at this military research

centre have been trying to work out

whether toxic substances

were used to try to kill

a former Russian agent

and his daughter,

who are now in hospital

fighting to stay alive.

We'll be getting the very latest

with our correspondents in Moscow

and at the scene in Salisbury

later in the programme.

The Chancellor Phillip Hammond

will today outline his vision

of an EU free trade deal

for the financial services sector

after Brexit, despite

a difference of opinion

with European negotiators.

Mr Hammond is expected

to use his speech in London to focus

on an agreement which he says

will be of mutual interest

to both parties.

We can speak now to our Political

Correspondent Jonathan Blake

who joins us live from Westminster.

How much do you know about what is

in the speech on how significant is

it?

It is significant because if you

consider your bank, your insurance

company, your accountant if you have

one, the financial services sector

in the UK is huge, employing about 2

million people and is worth £125

billion to the UK economy. No

surprise that ministers are trying

to protect it and make sure those

companies can continue to do

business freely across the UK after

Brexit and they don't leave, taking

jobs and business. The question is,

financial services be included in a

free-trade agreement struck with the

EU after Brexit? The chancellor says

yes and it makes sense for the EU

and the UK. But the EU's chief

negotiator says it can't be done, it

doesn't exist but the Chancellor

pointed out in response that the EU

itself has tried to include

financial services in a free-trade

agreement before with the US and

Canada city aspiration is there on

our part.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince,

Mohammed Bin Salman,

is beginning a three-day

visit to Britain.

He'll have lunch with the Queen

and hold talks with the Prime

Minister.

The Government regards

Saudi Arabia as an important

strategic ally but protest marches

are planned by campaign

groups angered by the war

in Yemen, where the Kingdom

is fighting rebels.

Here's our security

correspondent Frank Gardner:

Embarking on his first foreign trip

since becoming Crown Prince, Saudi

Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman is a

man in a hurry. After stopping over

in Egypt this week, he is coming to

Britain to promote his is an --

vision of a new, tolerance Saudi

Arabia. He has lifted the ban on

women climbing from June. A new

mega- city will be built. He also

imprisoned without trial hundreds of

wealthy Saudis in this regard hotel,

accusing them of corruption,

something that is worrying foreign

investors. Defence and security

contracts dominate ties with

Britain. The UK supplies the Saudi

Air Force with warplanes and

munitions. In neighbouring Yemen,

Saudi led airstrikes on uranium

backed Houthi rebels are being

blamed the mounting casualties

prompting calls by some to break off

relations with Saudi. A protest is

scheduled for later today outside

Downing Street but oil-rich Saudi

Arabia is Britain's biggest Arab

trading partner. Thousands of jobs

depend on it. In a post- Brexit

world Britain is looking to boost

alliances like this one while Saudi

Arabia is looking for foreign

investment to find jobs for its

Erbil lovingly young population.

When Crown Prince Muhamed meets

leaders in London, his message will

be Saudi Arabia is open to business

but this relationship will lossless

be a controversial one.

The top economic adviser

to the White House, Gary Cohn,

has announced his resignation -

after failing to persuade

President Trump not to impose

significant tariffs on imports

of steel and aluminium.

Art

Mr Cohn was regarded

by many business leaders

as a moderating influence

in the administration.He's

the latest in a long line of people

who've left the White House.

he has tremendous energy, tremendous

spirit.

It is a great place to be

working. Many, many people want

every single job. I'm reading that

people may be don't want to work the

Trump but believe me, everybody

wants to work in the White House.

They all want a piece of that Oval

Office, they all want a piece of the

West Wing. Sorry, I think that was

possibly my fault for speaking too

much.

Action's being taken

against so-called "secondary

ticketing" companies over what's

being described as "misleading

pricing information"

on their websites.

The Advertising Standards

Authority says the firms -

which re-sell tickets

to sold-out shows -

have to be more upfront

with customers about hidden fees.

Our business and consumer

correspondent Nina Warhurst reports:

I was born in crossfire Tara Cheyne.

The Rolling Stones are coming to

town and I am keen to being there.

This secondary ticketing sites

Viagogo is selling a ticket for £141

but when I go to pay, this happens.

£47 VAT and booking fees are a

ticket that we thought was costing

-- costing us £141 is now almost 200

quid. These nasty surprises are

common. Claire used Viagogo to vie

for Ed Sheeran tickets she thought

was costing less than £300 but that

was for one ticket and other fees

were added, more than £1400 E.

I

rang my daughter crying and I said,

I thought I had done something. The

awful feeling is that I felt I had

done something wrong and then I

realised I hadn't actually, that the

sole practice was very deceptive.

We

contacted Viagogo for a response but

didn't get a reply. Claire did get

her money back and from today, new

guidelines could see secondary

sellers prosecuted if they mislead

consumers.

We are saying that they

got to be much more clear and

upfront about the prices that we are

painting when we buy tickets through

their sites and in a nutshell, we

are saying the price that we see

when we first input how many tickets

we want should be the price we pay

at the end.

If you already forked

out these to see Mick and again, you

can appeal them and next time

thereunto, the ticket price you see

should be what you get.

Do send us your thoughts on that as

well.

If you paid more than your port.

People get caught in a spiral, they

want to see the artist they love and

spend vast amounts of money and

regretted but it seems there is no

other way around it.

A Spanish tourist has died

and another is critically ill

in hospital after a suspected carbon

monoxide leak in a west

London hotel.

29 people were moved out

of The Mayflower Hotel in Kensington

after emergency services were called

on Monday afternoon.

Scotland Yard said initial carbon

monoxide tests showed high readings.

A BBC investigation has found more

than 1,500 ambulances

were deployed to just

five people last year.

The figures show one

patient in London

dialled for an ambulance

more than 3,500 times

over 12 months.

The NHS say frequent callers

are not "time wasters",

but people with a genuine need,

although they are costing the health

service millions

of pounds each year.

It does impact on our ability as a

service. To give a context, we do

around 540,000 calls per year and

about 10% of those calls are

frequent callers that it has an

impact because it means sometimes we

do need to send an ambulance to

these people because there is a

concern about the information they

are giving and the ambulance

response vehicle is being deployed

to the patient to win was a frequent

caller, it means a resource might

not be available for a potential

cardiac arrest.

Craft brewing company Brewdog

is being criticised after unveiling

a new drink, in pink packaging,

which they're calling a 'beer

for girls'.

The company says it's

a satirical dig at lazy

marketing and stereotypes.

The beer will cost less for women

than men and proceeds will go

towards tackling gender inequality.

But some people on social

media have described

the campaign as "ill-judged".

I enjoyed your dramatic pause there.

It's all in the pausing.

The world's oldest known message

in a bottle has been found

a staggering 132 years

after it was thrown overboard

on the 12th of June, 1886.

The bottle was found

by a family in Perth whilst out

walking on a remote beach

in Western Australia.

Experts confirmed the find,

which was launched by

the German Naval Observatory as part

of an experiment into ocean

and shipping routes, was authentic.

They confirmed that it was

authentic. The messages were all a

little dull. I remember another

bottle was found a few years ago.

The German Navy just through

thousands of bottles into the sea at

Ferris points around the world and

the message says, can you please

contact the German naval office and

tell us where you found it. It's not

like, I love you Beatrice, will you

marry me? It is rather logistically

dialled. That's a shame. It is an

old bottle.

John is here it this morning. Where

a use starting?

With a smiling Jurgen Klopp.

Liverpool have a rich history with

the European Cup but you've got to

be in it to win it. No wonder he is

smiling.

Liverpool could relax last night.

(OOV) All the work was

done in the first leg

All the work was done

in the first leg

of their match against Porto.

They were already five-nil up

and Sadio Mane's shot was as close

as they got to adding

to that last night.

0-0 saw Liverpool

through comfortably.

The holders are also

in the last eight.

That man Cristiano Ronaldo scored

as they saw off another one

of Europe's richest clubs,

Paris St Germain.

It is a smoky stadium after players

were lit by the home fans.

England's women take on America

in the SheBelieves Cup knowing that

a point will be enough

to win the tournament.

It is Phil Neville's burst the

competition since he has been in

charge.

England's cricketers can

seal their one day series

against New Zealand

with victory in Dundedin.

Jonny Bairstow and Joe Root both hit

centuries to set the hosts a stiff

target but New Zealand have

responded well to set up another

tight finish.

Along one of cricket England, hasn't

it been? Fingers crossed we get a

result. John Isner the lots

throughout the morning.

As is Carol. Good morning.

Good

morning, everyone. This morning,

quite a lot of weather on once again

but for many today it will be a much

drier and I today, especially in

Scotland.

Sunshine and showers there, a nice

simple one. Showers around at the

moment in the north and west of

Scotland, they could turn wintry

across Shetland, and there's also a

noticeable wind here too. Heavier

showers moving around East Anglia

and the south-east, clearing away,

leaving some cloud behind. You can

see a lot of dry weather and

sunshine, compared to yesterday in

parts of Scotland, vastly different.

Showers coming in across Wales and

south-west England, temperatures

today up to ten or 11 in the south,

a more respectable 6-8 further

north, compared again to what we've

been used to. Through the evening

and overnight, a lot of dry weather

and the risk of ice on untreated

surfaces and then this system from

the South West Wiltshire in heavier

outbreaks of rain or showers, but as

it engages with cold air in parts of

Wales, central and northern Wales

and into the Midlands, we could see

snow. Bear that in mind early in the

morning and that could include

Lincolnshire first thing as well. As

we go through tomorrow, that will

eventually pull away, pushing into

the North Sea. You can see the tail

and producing rain in the

south-east. Then tomorrow again not

a bad day. -- tail and. Some cloud,

some sunshine, but for most it will

be dry and a low pressure centre in

the north-west bringing in some

showers in western parts of Scotland

as we go through the day.

Temperatures are similar for most of

tomorrow as today, 6-9 or maybe ten

as we push into the south of

England. By the time we get to

Friday, we are still looking at dry

weather, we start with some snow

showers in Scotland first thing but

they will fade through the day. A

fair bit of sunshine. However, we

have our next area of low pressure

coming our way. This will include

three things. Heavy rain across the

south-west pushing north. The wind

will strengthen around it but it

will so bring in milder air as well.

We've got ten, 11 and 12. With this,

there will be a fair bit of cloud.

Into the weekend, as that moves

north, the milder air is coming in

to southern counties. Because it

will be wet and windy the

temperature will be around 13, but

compared to the temperatures of

late, an improvement, the cold, mild

air not getting into the far north

of Scotland. As we go through the

weekend, we have the rain continuing

to push north. There will be a fair

bit of cloud behind it. Turning that

bit milder as well and also some

sunshine as well.

Carol, thanks very much, we will

look out for it. Let's look at the

papers, Steph has joined us. Where

are you going to "As you like I'm

going to start with... -- where are

you going to start?

There is one story dominating the

papers, it is of course this case

about these two people, a father and

daughter, found poisoned, that's how

the Guardian have written it up, a

spider poison case. There's

implications of a boycott of the

World Cup, Boris Johnson was talking

about it yesterday, but that's not

the players, he's talking about what

officials might do to Russia.

The

front page of the Times as well.

Here's a photo of the daughter of

Sergei script will. That's the story

in the front page of the Daily

Mirror, worldwide hunt for spy

assassin. -- Sergei Skripal. And Mr

Turnbull on the front page of the

Mirror. Many of you talking about

Bill yesterday and he was on Stand

Up to Cancer yesterday on the Baker

Off. He was moved to tears

yesterday. So many of you send

messages for him. Thanks so much, he

appreciates that. -- sent. Puddings

swears revenge. -- Putin. The

screening for roster concert doesn't

save lives and may do more harm than

good according to one study --

prostate cancer. It follows a long

debate about whether the NHS should

have routine screening.

I've got

three stories bore you. I'm going to

go through them quickly.

They are all interesting -- for you.

We will be the judge of that.

The

first story is about Lego, their

sales have fallen for the first time

because they have too much stock. A

company that has done particularly

well, nearly went into bankruptcy in

2003, now they are saying sales have

been great but they have too much

stock, not great for them. Gregg's

is employing bouncers outside some

of its shops. People are fighting

for the sausage rolls. I like a

sausage roll.

Would you enter into a

fisticuffs for one?

I wouldn't, I

would wait patiently but interesting

they have employed bouncers. Mainly

to do with football days.

Is it a

particular time?

Yeah, anywhere near

a football ground. Final story, you

can put a bet on anything. There's a

website where they will take bets on

whether aliens will land on the

earth by 2030. Loads of rich people

are betting on there, like Eric

Schmitt, the chief executive of

Google, has used the website to bet

against a senior executive of

Microsoft that there won't be

pilotless planes in the skies by

2030.

You can bet anything you want?

Yeah, that there will be scientific

evidence that a large... A Yeti

exists. You can put $800 on.

That's

evidence we have too much time and

money on our hands.

What have you

got, John?

Looking at the World Cup,

99 days to go until the start of the

tournament in Russia and they have

launched a video. Famous players

doing keep ERPs and the FIFA

president is doing keep ERPs with

Vladimir Putin. Incredibly cheesy

and awful. The youngest child and

brother set for a debut for England

at 71.

Is this walking football?

Yeah, he will hopefully play for the

England over 60s walking football

team. Obviously there's Bobby and

Jack, but at 71 he is at long last

going to make his England debut.

We

have two dog stories.

Do you speak

to your dog?

Full dog speak.

All

that sort of stuff. What does that

mean?

Hello, lovely face. Don't do

it to Lou.

It is very offputting.

Dog owners speak to their dogs like

babies. They may get baffled looks

from their friends but a study has

found animals love you more for it.

You see! Remember the story about

Barbara Streisand and cloning her

dog?

Yes.

The dog was called

Samantha. Here's a picture that has

gone up this year. This is

Samantha's grave and these are the

two clones from some of the and Miss

Scarlet and Miss Violet are their

names. Bonding with... I want to say

their mum but it isn't really their

mum, there root dog. If you fancy

dog cloning, £70,000 for that. There

you go. None of us are going to

clone our dogs, that is my bet for

that website.

You're watching

Breakfast from BBC News.

The majority of women who suffer

from domestic violence aren't

reporting the abuse to the police,

according to a new survey.

The research, which was carried out

by Women's Aid, shows that just

under half of women in refuges make

an official report.

Domestic abuse comes in many forms

including harassment and assault

and can affect both men and women,

as Ali Fortescue reports.

Sometimes a lot of the violence was

towards the children, and it was me

stepping in the way. That's how it

would turn onto me. But, yeah, I

feel a lot of regret. A lot of

regret.

Emma, not her real name, was

with a partner who she says abuse

Durval 15 years but like so many

other survivors, she never told

police what was happening to her.

At

the end of the day it is still the

children's that and I would have to

live with the fact that if he got

arrested and sent to prison, that's

taking the children's dad away from

them.

Of more than 14,000 survivors

using

them.

Of more than 14,000 survivors

using refuges and community

services, figures show less than a

third went to police last year.

Fewer than in 2016. And in just one

in seven cases has there been a

criminal case or sanctions against

the perpetrator.

See an awful lot of women who don't

think that prosecuting their abuser

is worthwhile. They aren't sure they

will get an empathetic response.

They get a sense that actually

things might just spiralled even

worse out of their control.

A

A recent report by the independent

criminal Justice inspector found

that police responded to more than

400,000 domestic abuse crimes in the

year to June 2016. That's a 23%

increase in just one year. They

found that while some progress had

been made, a changing culture is

still needed by many forces.

Morning, and the.

Hi, I'm dealing

with a...

Northumbria police has been praised

for its work on domestic abuse. It

says building relationships with

support charities have helped to

create lines of contact with

victims.

30% of all violence against the

person is through domestic abuse, so

it's a huge issue for the police to

manage. We need to attack it very

strongly and very intelligently.

And

what are the main problems that we

saw in them report was the culture

of frontline staff, does that mean

victims aren't being trusted?

I hope

not. Not every frontline officer

understands it, has been trained in

it, takes it seriously. So, yes,

comprehensive training must be done

and I think there's a big drive to

do that.

The hope is that more work is being

done to engage with survivors like

Emma, but today's figures show just

how many still aren't coming

forward.

If you ask in time then you're going

to get that help you need to get you

away, to get you out of that

situation so it never needs to get

to that point.

Ali Fortescue, BBC

News.

We will be discussing that later

both with a policewoman as well.

Coming up on Breakfast this

morning:

From music speakers

to baby monitors.

More and more everyday

items are connected

to the internet these days.

We'll hear about moves

to keep our homes safe from hackers.

Time now to get the news,

travel and weather where you are.

If you're heading out then take a

brolly with you.

I'm back with the latest

from the BBC London newsroom

in half an hour.

Now, though, it's back

to Dan and Louise.

Bye for now.

Hello - this is Breakfast

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

We'll bring you all the latest news

and sport in a moment,

But also on Breakfast this morning:

After being seriously injured

in the Westminster Bridge terror

attack, PC Kris Aves could do

longer live at home.

But now he's back with his family,

thanks to work by the DIY SOS team.

We'll give you a sneak preview.

Secondary ticket sites can end up

costing music fans a small fortune.

But there's some good

news this morning.

We'll be hearing about new rules

to stop hidden charges.

And she was a glamorous

star of silver screen.

But Hedy Lamarr was also

an ingenious inventor.

We'll talk to the director

of a new movie which tells

how her work helped to revolutionise

modern communication.

Here's a summary of today's main

stories from BBC News.

The Home Secretary will chair

an emergency meeting

of the Government's COBRA committee

this morning to discuss

the suspected poisoning of a former

Russian agent and his daughter.

Sergei and Yulia Skripal

are still in a critical condition

after being found unconscious

on Sunday in Salisbury.

Counter-terrorism police have now

taken over the investigation.

Russia has denied any involvement.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince,

Mohammed Bin Salman,

is beginning a three-day

visit to Britain.

He'll have lunch with

the Queen and hold talks

with the Prime Minister.

The Government regards Saudi Arabia

as an important strategic ally

but protest marches are planned

by campaign groups angered

by the war in Yemen, where

the Kingdom is fighting rebels.

Action's being taken

against so-called "secondary

ticketing" companies over what's

being described as "misleading

pricing information"

on their websites.

The sites resell tickets

for sold-out shows

but the Advertising Standards Agency

says they have hidden charges

and sometimes don't even

guarantee entry to the gigs.

It follows an investigation

by Trading Standards

and The Competition

and Markets Authority.

The Chancellor Phillip Hammond

will today outline his vision

of an EU free trade deal

for the financial services

sector after Brexit.

Mr Hammond, who wants

special access to the EU's

single market, is expected

to use his speech in London to focus

on an agreement which he says

will be of mutual interest

to both parties.

The European Commission has

previously said that a free trade

deal including the City

is not an option.

The top economic adviser

to the White House, Gary Cohn,

has announced his resignation -

after failing to persuade

President Trump not to impose

significant tariffs on imports

of steel and aluminium.

Mr Cohn was regarded

by many business leaders

as a moderating influence

in the administration.He's

the latest in a long line of people

who've left the White House.

The White House has tremendous

energy, it is tremendous spirit.

It is a great place to be working.

Many, many people want

every single job.

I ready, "Oh, gee, maybe don't

want to work with Trump,"

but believe me, everybody wants

to work in the White House.

They all want a piece

of that Oval Office,

they all want a piece

of the West Wing.

A Spanish tourist has died

and another is critically ill

in hospital after a suspected carbon

monoxide leak in a west

London hotel.

29 people were moved out

of The Mayflower Hotel in Kensington

after emergency services were called

on Monday afternoon.

Scotland Yard said initial carbon

monoxide tests showed high readings.

A BBC investigation has found more

than 1,500 ambulances

were deployed to just

five people last year.

The figures show one

patient in London

dialled for an ambulance

more than 3,500 times

over 12 months.

The NHS say frequent callers

are not "time wasters",

but people with a genuine need,

although they are costing the health

service millions

of pounds each year.

Craft brewing company Brewdog

is being criticised after unveiling

a new drink, in pink packaging,

which they're calling a 'beer

for girls'.

The company says it's

a satirical dig at lazy

marketing and stereotypes.

The beer will cost less for women

than men and proceeds will go

towards tackling gender inequality.

But some people on social

media have described

the campaign as "ill-judged".

Last week, and image of Parker Curry

's staring at a picture of Michelle

Obama went viral. She said she

didn't know who she was. Well,

Michelle Obama invited of the war

turned out to be a dance party. That

looks like a lot of fun. Adorable.

Adorable. Look at them go. I would

like to hear the music as well. It

is a silent movie.

John is with us this morning. A bit

of that going on in the Liverpool

dressing room. I would have thought

so. A shocked shoe shuffle.

Liverpool as we know, such a rich

history in the European Cup. He

wants to take them back to those

great days once again. They are on

the path, aren't they? They were on

easy street because of what they

did. It wasn't as thrilling as the

first leg.

When the first leg was as thrilling,

Liverpool could afford to take ite

asy last night.

Sadio Mane closest as anyone

to adding to that but hit the post,

0-0 enough to see them through.

I think this year will be longer, to

be honest. It should not a big

surprise. In the next round will be

very difficult. I think that's

clear. We have a lot of good teams,

seven of the very good teams will be

then involved so maybe five of them,

for them I learned from England.

Let's make it easier, to be honest.

But I think we will have a chance,

for sure, to go to the semis then

and that is of course to tire.

Look at the scene in France

as Paris Saint Germain supporters

let off flares in the stadium

as they lost to Real Madrid.

Perhaps no wonder their keeper

failed to stop Cristiano Ronaldo's

header as smoke flooded the field,

as the holders go through.

Can Tottenham join them there?

They are locked at 2-2

with the Italian

champions Juventus heading

into tonight's second leg.

By the looks of it

Mauricio Pochettino's been

doing his homework.

They came from two nil

down in the first leg,

hoping to reach the quarter finals

for just the second time.

England's Women only need a point

from their match against USA tonight

to win the She Believes Cup.

The tournament features some

of the top sides in the world

and England have already beaten

France and drawn with Germany.

But the Americans are the highest

ranked team in the world,

the

toughest test yet for

new boss Phil Neville.

See the scheme is a little bit of,

not where we can just go for it

really, in a way, and Campbell and

risk because you need to find out

about your players in the biggest

game. This could be a World Cup

final in 12 months' time and I want

to see whether we can play this part

-- this 12 months' time and the

biggest occasions one go to test my

players even more.

England's cricketers had few

problems seeing off Australia

in a one day series earlier this

year but they're finding New Zeakand

a much tougher proposition.

-- Zealand.

The hosts have levelled the seresi

at 2-all with one to play

with England posted 334 thaks

to centuries from Jonny airstown

and Joe Root but the Black Caps

chased down the total.

Five wickets in three balls to

spare. Ross Taylor scored 181. He

managed that while limping and

earlier hurt himself diving to avoid

being run out. Not that it mattered.

And England's rugby union captain

Dylan Hartley might not be able

to play against France

at the weekend.

He's struggling with a leg injury.

He joins a growing injury list-

Sam Underhill's definitely out

of that match and wing Jack Nowell,

seen here scoring against Italy,

will miss the rest

of the Six Nations.

England realistically need to win

to have any chance of the title.

Now, any idea who this is?

A famous British athlete,

who has been turned into a Barbie

doll to mark International

Women's Day tomorrow.

Nicola Adams, the first UK athlete

to form part of the 'Shero' range.

It's all about inspiring young

women, and breaking the mould

of what typical Barbies looked like.

Nicola is the first UK star to join

Barbie's 'Shero' range,

which is designed to

honour inspiring women.

The manufacturers of the doll

say they chose Nicola

because of her outstanding

contributions to boxing.

Nicola said she's excited to become

the first ever boxer Barbie.

It appears the investigation

into what happened to a former

Russian spy, found collapsed

in Salisbury, is already putting

a strain on relations

between the UK and Russia.

The Kremlin strongly

denies any involvement.

But the foreign secretary says

the government would be forced

to act "robustly" should it find any

evidence of wrongdoing.

But what could that mean?

Joining us is James Nixey,

head of the Russia's programme

at Chatham House.

Is it possible for this to not

affect Anglo Russian relations? You

might it's impossible and

implausibly as Russia.

implausibly as Russia. We keep

saying that Ross and relations with

the UK are at the bottom of the

barrel but we keep finding new

depths depths. -- depths. It is hard

to say what this means in real

terms. UK will usher relations have

been described as toxic by the

Russians themselves. We are in a new

era of relations which has always

been peaks and troughs but largely

periods of hostility.

There are so

many things we don't know. We don't

know what the substance is, or

whether they were both targeted but

it is found to be there was Russian

involvement, are their options or

more sanctions, for example? We

heard Boris Johnson talking about a

boycott the World Cup.

At the

moment, while we remain in the EU,

Boris Johnson called for an increase

in sanctions after the Russians were

shelling Aleppo and causing human

rights atrocities but that was

knocked down by other governments.

We are locked in for another year.

There is a unique relationship

between the UK and Russia whereby a

lot of very wealthy Russians whose

money is dirty and they reside in

London, they properties, they run

newspapers and football clubs, and

they could be squeezed and that

would have an effect but is they are

the Russian elite and they have

close contacts with the Russian

President said there are things the

UK could do bilaterally with Russia

or against Russia if it needs to.

This is what the Russian Embassy

responded to Boris Johnson's

statement. We are impressed by his

statement and he spoke in a manner

as if the investigation was over and

Russia was found responsible for

what happened in Salisbury. We

regret instead of a proper

clarification he chose to threaten

Russia with retribution. They go on

to talk about an anti- Russian

campaign. Is that the feeling in

Russia?

On the Russian Embassy

response, the Mandy Rice Davies

things comes into response, they

would, wouldn't they? But the UK has

to be seen to respond or it would

look impotent. This is a pattern and

we are simply in this period whereby

the two governments, I mean the

level of educational exchanges and

cultural exchanges are fine, trade

is not bad, it hasn't fallen much

since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014

but this unique relationship between

politicians and civil servants, that

is something new and it's getting

worse.

Let's

worse.

Let's talk about Sergei

Skripal. Why IT are being targeted?

Would his daughter have been

targeted?

We are in the realms of

conjecture. One can hypothesise that

it is a warning to others not to

turn, not to sell Russian secrets

abroad. It could be because he was

still working with the UK

intelligence services but this is

conjecture. In that respect, I do

agree with the Russians. A proper

investigative process does need to

take place. But what happened on

Sunday its recent patterns of

Russian state-sponsored

assassination attempts in the UK.

Still so many questions as yet

unanswered. We will be live in

Salisbury as well later.

Let's have a look at the weather

with Carol.

Today we are looking at sunshine and

showers. Some of those will be heavy

and some could be wintry but the

wintry ones will be confined to the

north and west of Scotland.

Currently here we have rain, but it

could turn to snow particularly

across Shetland even at lower

levels, and also here we have a keen

wind. For the rest of us, showers

around, a showery and rain pushing

into the North Sea, clearing

eventually East Anglia but behind it

a fair bit cloud around and

showers... Some heavy. Look at the

dry weather and the sunshine. The

sunshine will come out for a lengthy

amount of time, but not seeing much

in the far east of East Anglia,

hanging on to the cloud until after

dark. As we head on through the

overnight period, a lot of dry

weather but where it's been damp

there's the risk of ice on untreated

surfaces, we could see some patchy

missed forming as well and then we

have these showers from the south.

You can see the arc of it coming

through the Channel Islands and the

south-east, that will be rain. As it

moves across parts of Wales, central

and northern Wales, into the

Midlands and potentially, depending

on the speed, Lincolnshire, by this

time tomorrow we could see snow and

there's the potential for that to be

disruptive. Keep watching the

weather forecast, especially if

you're travelling. As we go through

tomorrow, that will move away slowly

from Lincolnshire, getting dragged

into the North Sea. Behind it once

again, a lot of dry weather. A fair

bit of sunshine around, our low

pressure centre by then is across

the far north-west of Scotland so

around it we have showers wrapped

around the low pressure, bringing

some showery breaks into western

Scotland and the Outer Hebrides.

Temperatures tomorrow, five, six or

seven in the north, eight, nine, ten

in the south. By Friday we will have

snow showers to start the day in

parts of Scotland. They will tend to

fade and again, a lot of dry

weather. Where you see the greens on

the chart that's where we have the

sunshine, but through the day a new

area of low pressure is coming our

way doing three things, bringing in

heavy rain from the south-west,

pushing north-east. Also it will

bring strengthening winds and milder

conditions. Temperatures in the

north on Friday, seven, eight. In

the south, ten, 11. As this comes

in, it will raise the temperatures

probably to around 13. Doesn't sound

great but that's because it's also

bringing a fair bit of cloud and

rain. Look how the milder air travel

is that bit further north. Not quite

getting into the far north of

England, Scotland and Northern

Ireland but it won't be as cold as

it has been. This weekend we have

the rain pushing north, it will turn

milder, because it's bringing in the

milder air from the Atlantic, but

also there will be sunny spells to

look forward to.

I'm not sure I can remember the last

time you said that, Carol, thank you

very much.

Steph's here.

Reacting to Donald Trump's export

tariffs?

Most of Donald Trump's tweets are

controversial but the ones around

trade have got the business world

worried. Let me tell you about that.

Donald Trump has posted several

tweets about the way the US trades

with the rest of the world

in the last few days.

A lot of what he's said has been

about protecting American jobs

by putting import tariffs

on things like steel,

aluminium and European cars.

That would push up the price

of those imports and make it more

attractive for Americans to buy

American-made stuff,

and that could have

impact here in the UK.

We sell around £360 million worth

of steel to the US each year,

and the British car industry,

which employs nearly

one million people, sold

more than 200,000 cars

to the US last year.

There's lots of concern about what

trade tariffs could mean.

Kevin Doran is Managing Director

AJ Bell Investments.

Thanks for joining us.

Good morning.

Why is this such a big deal?

Donald

Trump is involved basically.

Essentially it's the initial volley

on what could be a trade war. The EU

will potentially retaliate and then

of course you're dealing with

someone who doesn't like to

negotiate and leads through bravado

and then you could have a tit for

tat war on trade tariffs and quotas.

This causes uncertainty for

business, which they hate.

It does.

How much is the US worth to the UK?

We're talking billions and billions

in terms of the amount of trade that

takes place between countries. It's

not just the UK/ US story,

essentially this is politics. It

interferes with the business world

but this is Donald Trump saying

thank you to the rustbelt because

without the key states of Michigan,

Pennsylvania, Wisconsin we wouldn't

be talking about President Trump, we

would be talking about President

Clinton.

What happens next, now he has done

these tweets, what will happen?

To

be fair, it didn't need the tweets

to bring it to our attention. This

has been going on for about a year

now but it's now coming to a head

and he needs to decide whether he

will impose tariffs or quotas in the

next couple of weeks. The next stage

will be how the EU retaliates. The

EU has come out and said they will

look to go for tit for tat tariffs.

They will go for political items.

Orange juice, affecting Florida.

They will go for jeans, affecting

California. And then the rustbelt

with things like Harley-Davidson and

Jack Daniels in Kentucky. It is a

political trade war as well as an

economic one.

It could be a while

before we see any tariffs coming in?

Unfortunately one of the quirks of

the US system is the president can

almost unilaterally impose tariffs.

Then you go to the WTO and an

arbitration process. The last time

this was done by President Bush in

2002 it took 20 months for that to

go through the WTO. But even then,

and this was steel tariffs imposed,

it hit the US economy more because

they are more involved in

construction and calm any factoring.

There's more jobs in those

industries than in the steel

industry -- car manufacturing.

Often

we see with companies worried about

Brexit, they will look for

opportunities elsewhere, so in some

ways it could be helpful for the UK

because we could be more

entrepreneurial?

It's certainly

going to happen while we're part of

the EU, so we will have to respond

as part of the EU negotiation. Don't

get me wrong, there's too much steel

on the planet. The Chinese, in order

to basically build the country they

have over the past 20 have massively

increased the amount of steel they

produce and now have a slowdown in

Chinese construction meaning you

have these creation facilities for

steel and they are looking to put it

elsewhere in the world. That's why

when you look at what's happening in

the US political system, the likes

of Paul Ryan saying to Trump, there

is too much steel in the world but

we shouldn't be doing this through

tariffs, we should do it through

quotas instead.

Interesting, we'll

see how this plays out, Kevin,

thanks.

An exhibition celebrating the works

of Picasso has opened

at the Tate Modern in London.

It's a look at his art from 1932

and there's one very distinct

influence.

His young lover, at

the time kept secret

from his wife, inspired

what would go on to be some

of his most celebrated works.

One recently sold at auction

for a European record

of £49 million.

Here's our arts correspondent,

David Sillito.

There's a lot of emotion in this

exhibition. It's kind of into lust

and life. There's also drama.

Normally a Tate show would be a rip

respect of a life's work but this is

just one year of Picasso's and that

year is 1932. This is Picasso and

this is his wife, Olga, but when you

look at the paintings, it's another

face. Wherever you look you see the

same shock of blonde hair, the same

profile. And here she is again, the

same hair, the same profile. We're

not looking at Picasso's wife here,

though, this is married to raise

Walter. And this is married to

raise's granddaughter, Diana. Two

generations have passed but you can

probably see a certain family

likeness.

When I think of it as a

granddaughter when I walk into an

exhibition like this is it's not

testimony to a great artist, it's a

testimony to an encounter.

She is

everywhere, and accession, Picasso

was approaching 50 when the affair

began and Marie trees was a

teenager. She was very young, she

was a teenager?

She was 17.5. She's

excepting the idea to see him again

the following day. She was young but

also adventurous. If a relationship

can bring you to an extraordinary

level of life experience, I could

never judge that.

London's Tate

gallery honours Picassos.

These days

we've become used to anyway of

seeing, today this could go for £100

million but that's the art market.

This is the story of the man and the

art and the paintings. David

Sillito, BBC News.

Extraordinary amounts of money. We

have good news for music fans.

Regulators are cracking down

on so-called secondary ticket

providers that re-sell tickets

for sold out shows

and inflated prices.

Many artists like Ed

Sheeran are opposed

to their practices, which can often

see tickets selling for far more

than their face value,

he now insists that four forms of ID

are shown by fans at his concerts.

Lots of you getting in touch about

this, you feel strongly about it.

Paying for Foo Fighters tickets, I

pay double the price on a certain

site because I wanted to see them

and the official site sold out in

minutes.

They resold tickets for the original

price. Lots of artists are getting

involved in solving the problem,

aren't they?

300 pounds for Gaga

tickets, they were £46 each face

value. Went on sale 10am, straight

on the site, never again. This

person said they were too ill to go

to the gig so they were unused. Many

people saying about the time that

tickets go on sale, people are at

work, they disappear completely and

they can only get them through these

sites.

We would like your solutions

and your experiences and we will be

talking about it later. You can

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We will be talking about this later.

So many people have been in this

situation. A lot of ticket tourism

goes on. People have said they come

on holiday, one says Canada, they

spend £500 to go and see Liverpool

against Bournemouth in the Premier

League, which is over the odds, but

they come to watch the football so

they're willing to pay whatever the

see it.

I would love to

in half an hour.

Plenty more on our website

at the usual address.

Now, though, it's back

to Dan and Louise.

Bye for now.

Hello - this is Breakfast,

with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.

The suspected poisoning of a Russian

spy and his daughter.

The government will hold

an emergency meeting of the Cobra

committee this morning.

The pair remain critically

ill in hospital -

counter-terrorism police have now

taken over the investigation.

Good morning - it's

Wednesday 7 March.

Also this morning:

Lunch with the Queen and talks

with the Prime Minister -

Saudi's Crown prince arrives

in Britain amid protests

about his human rights record.

Claire paid £1,400 for four

Ed Sheeran tickets on a ticket

resale site - the advertising

watchdog orders a crackdown

on hidden fees.

I felt I had done something wrong.

When I realised that I had not,

actually, that this whole practice

was very deceptive.

The government wants

to make our everyday items that

connect to the internet-

like security cameras,

music speakers and baby monitors -

safer from hackers.

I'll find out why.

In sport, Liverpool

are the first British team

through to the last

eight of the Champions League.

They'll be joined by holders

Real Madrid, who beat

Paris Saint Germain in a smoky

stadium in Paris after flares

were let off by the home fans.

And how a police officer paralysed

in the Westminster Bridge terror

attack has moved back

in with his family -

thanks to the DIY SOS team.

And Carol has the weather:

Good morning. It is a chilly start

to some of us. Most of us to

relatively mild start. There will be

lengthy sunny spells as well but

tonight, some of us could see some

more snow and I will tell you where

in 15 minutes.

First, our main story.

The Home Secretary will chair

a emergency meeting

of the Government's COBRA committee

this morning to discuss

the suspected poisoning of a former

Russian agent and his daughter.

(PRES2) Sergei and Yulia Skripal

are still in a critical condition

-- Sergei and Yulia Skripal

are still in a critical condition

after being found unconscious

on Sunday in Salisbury.

Russia has denied any wrongdoing,

but the Foreign Secretary Boris

Johnson has warned of 'robust'

action should the Kremlin be found

to be involved.

Tom Burridge reports.

Uncomfortable questions linger

here in Wiltshire where a former

Russian agent and his

daughter were struck down

Yulia Skripal lives in Russia

and was visiting her father,

Sergei, in Salisbury.

This CCTV footage shows

them just half an hour

before locals alerted the police

that they were unconscious

on a park bench.

Sergei Skripal was an officer

in Russian military intelligence

but in 2004 he was arrested

and later convicted

for working for MI6.

In 2010, he was handed over

to Britain as part of a spy swap.

The Russian government said

suggestions it was involved

are completely untrue but the murder

in London in 2006

of former Russian spy

Alexander Litvinenko means suspicion

is almost inevitable.

Should evidence emerge that implies

state responsibility

then Her Majesty 's

Government will respond

appropriately and robustly.

And the ramifications

for Russian-UK relations are huge.

If Russia is behind it,

it means they are taking things

to a whole new level.

This is in fact a kind

of declaration of war.

Experts at this military research

centre have been trying to work out

whether toxic substances

were used to try and kill

a former Russian agent

and his daughter,

who are now in hospital

fighting to stay alive.

Tom Burridge, BBC News.

In a moment we'll get

the latest from Moscow

with our Correspondent Sarah

Rainsford, but first let's go live

to Salisbury and Laila Nathoo.

Telstra that more about the police

investigation. The investigation is

being headed up by counterterror

police. The Wiltshire police were

handing it over to counterterrorism

police, not because this is being

treated as a terrorist act, but

because it's an unusual incident.

They have the resources to try to

deal with it. Late last night, a

flurry of activity, and cordons in

place. There are still police

cordons in place. Last night, those

cordons were widened.

cordons were widened. Mask -- this

morning, those cordons seem to have

slimmed back down. Trying to

identify the substance that the

couple were exposed to. That could

still take a number of days.

still take a number of days.

Sarah,

the Russian embassy say they were

impressed. Talking about anti-

Russian campaigns. I wonder how this

news has gone down in Russia. It

seems we have lost her. Not quite

sure what happened. We will try to

get back to Moscow at some stage. We

will be speaking about this

throughout the programme.

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince,

Mohammed Bin Salman,

is beginning a three-day

visit to Britain.

He'll have lunch with the Queen

and hold talks with the Prime

Minister.

The Government regards

Saudi Arabia as an important

strategic ally but protest marches

are planned by campaign

groups angered by the war

in Yemen, where the Kingdom

is fighting rebels.

Here's our security

correspondent Frank Gardner:

Embarking on his first foreign trip

since becoming Crown Prince,

Saudi Arabia's Mohammed Bin Salman

is a man in a hurry.

After stopping over in Egypt this

week, he is coming to Britain

to promote his vision of a new,

tolerance Saudi Arabia.

He's lifted the ban

on women driving from June.

Cinemas and entertainment

are being introduced,

and a new mega-city will be built.

He also imprisoned without trial

hundreds of wealthy Saudis in this

Riyadh hotel, accusing them

of corruption, something

that's worrying foreign investors.

Defence and security contracts

dominate ties with Britain.

The UK supplies the Saudi air force

with warplanes and munitions.

In neighbouring Yemen,

Saudi-led airstrikes on

Iranian-backed Houthi

rebels are being blamed

for mounting casualties.

That's prompted calls by some

to break off relations with Saudi.

A protest is scheduled for later

today outside Downing Street.

But oil-rich Saudi Arabia

is Britain's biggest

Arab trading partner.

Thousands of jobs depend on it.

In a post-Brexit world,

Britain is looking to boost

alliances like this one,

while Saudi Arabia is looking

for foreign investment

to find jobs for its

overwhelmingly young population.

When Crown Prince Mohammed meets

leaders in London today,

his message will be "Saudi Arabia

is open to business" but this

relationship will always be

a controversial one.

Frank Gardner, BBC News.

Action's being taken

against so-called "secondary

ticketing" companies over what's

being described as "misleading

pricing information"

on their websites.

The Advertising Standards

Authority says the firms -

which re-sell tickets

to sold-out shows -

have to be more upfront

with customers about hidden fees.

Our business and consumer

correspondent Nina Warhurst reports:

# I was born in a cross-fire

hurricane...#.

The Rolling Stones are coming

to town and I am keen to be there.

The secondary ticketing site,

Viagogo, is reselling a ticket

for £141 but when I go

to pay this happens.

£47 VAT booking fee,

so a ticket that we thought

was costing us £141

is now almost 200 quid.

These nasty surprises are common.

Claire used Viagogo to buy

four Ed Sheeran tickets.

She thought it was costing less

than £300, but that was for one

ticket and, after fees were added,

more than £1400 left her account.

I rang my daughter crying,

and I said, like, you know,

and thought that I had done...I

think the aweful feeling is that

I felt I had done something wrong.

When I realised that I had not,

actually, that this whole practice

was very deceptive.

We contacted Viagogo for a response

but did not get a reply.

Claire did get her money back and,

from today, new guidelines could see

secondary sellers prosecuted

if they mislead consumers.

We are saying they have got to be

much more clear and upfront

about the prices that we are paying

when we buy tickets

through their site and,

in a nutshell, we are saying

that the price that we see

when we see it first imput how many

tickets we want should be the price

that we pay at the end.

If you have already forked out fees

to see Mick and the gang,

you can appeal them and next

time they're on tour,

the ticket price you see

should be what you get.

The Chancellor Phillip Hammond

will today outline his vision

of an EU free trade deal

for the financial services

sector after Brexit.

Mr Hammond, who wants

special access to the EU's

single market, is expected

to use his speech in London to focus

on an agreement which he says

will be of mutual interest

to both parties.

The European Commission has

previously said that a free trade

deal including the City

is not an option.

A BBC investigation has found more

than 1,500 ambulances

were deployed to just

five people last year.

The figures show one

patient in London

dialled for an ambulance

more than 3,500 times

over 12 months.

The NHS say frequent callers

are not "time wasters",

but people with a genuine need,

although they are costing the health

service millions

of pounds each year.

Football freestyle at John

Farnsworth did a record of keeping

copies up Mount Everest. All the

time, he will be raising money for

the Alzheimer's Society. And there

he is. Returning to one of the main

stories this morning.

The 32 year old Crown Prince

of Saudi Arabia has styled himself

as something of a reformer

in his home country -

he's lifted a ban on women drivers

and is trying to turn the economy

away from oil.

He's starting a three-day

visit to Britain today

having lunch with the Queen

and talks with the Prime Minister.

But he'll be met by protestors

angered by Saudi's role

in the war in Yemen.

The conflict's been described

by the UN as the world's worst man

made humanitarian crisis.

Journalist and Middle East

Commentator Baria Alamuddin joins us

from London

And thank you for joining us. I know

you are in the process of writing a

book about Saudi women. Other

changes going on? There have been so

many concerns about the way women

are treated.

Definitely there are

changes. I stay away from Saudi for

two months and I go back. I see a

completely different Saudi Arabia. I

just came back from Saudi Arabia and

I attended --I attended a game at

the stadium and the girls were there

next to the boys, achieving and

having a great time so as far as

women are concerned, the social

attitude. The role in society is

changing very rapidly. Almost 67% of

graduates in the universities are

wearing. I met women who were

working. And women were up to 20% of

women. 70% of the population under

the age of 30 is they do like this

Crown Prince.

Your daughter is a

leading human rights lawyer. There

are very serious concerned about

Saudi Arabia's human rights record.

Are you concerned?

Yes, one is

always concerned at the lack of

human rights in many areas of the

world. Unfortunately, human rights

are not improving. One is always

hoping things will change. This is

one of the main concerns. Some of

the protesters today next to Downing

Street in the Parliament, they will

be protesting that. There is a lack

of progress towards peace. Yemen is

one of the poorest countries in the

world. They see it as a necessity

war. They feel encircled by Iran and

Iran controls Lebanon and indeed

controlling -- try to control Yemen,

control Iraq, to take charge of

Bahrain. They feel quite scared and

they have received around 90

ballistic missiles. I was on the

border with Yemen and I saw and

heard the fighting. It's not a very

clean war, it's a bad war and one is

hoping for peace to arrive soon.

Do you think in this visit the

British government will be in a

position to talk to him about how

this war is being conducted, how

these battles are being conducted?

I'm sure this will be on top of the

agenda. I think the crown Prince,

along with signing about £100

billion of deals with the

government, they will be talking

about Iran and how the government of

the UK can help contain Iran in the

area. One of them of course will be

Yemen and ending the war in Yemen. I

know for a fact of the UK government

has been very active in trying to

find solutions for that. It will be

on top of the agenda. Also on top of

the agenda will be what the UK

government can do to help in various

new ventures in Saudi Arabia,

including entertainment for example.

I had a briefing with the

ambassador, how UK ambassador in

Saudi Arabia, and indeed he was very

excited about the changes in Saudi

Arabia and also about the

possibilities to be signed. This

will be substantial for the economy

of this country and at a time of

Brexit, God knows we need it.

Thank

you for your time this morning on

Breakfast.

Here's Carol with a look

at this morning's weather.

I've been admiring that picture all

morning, beautiful this morning?

It is, will change it for the next

bulletin so we get some variety

through the morning. The forecast

today, sunshine and showers. For