0:00:00 > 0:00:05Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:00:05 > 0:00:08Britain's ultimatum to Russia -
0:00:08 > 0:00:10Explain your role in the Salisbury spy attack
0:00:10 > 0:00:14or face the consequences.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16The Kremlin has until midnight to spell out
0:00:16 > 0:00:21what happened or Theresa May says she'll take action.
0:00:21 > 0:00:23It comes as tests conclude the former double agent
0:00:23 > 0:00:26Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military grade
0:00:26 > 0:00:29nerve agent made only in Russia.
0:00:43 > 0:00:46Good morning, it's Tuesday the 13th of March.
0:00:46 > 0:00:48Also this morning:
0:00:48 > 0:00:56The Chancellor prepares to unveil his Spring Statement.
0:00:57 > 0:01:02Yes, good morning from this flower wholesalers where we're looking at
0:01:02 > 0:01:06whether the economy is blossoming or not ahead of the Chancellor's Spring
0:01:06 > 0:01:10statement. We've gathered together people from all parts of the
0:01:10 > 0:01:13business world to find out what they think.
0:01:13 > 0:01:18I had no hope in the world and now I'm going to be 21 and I've got my
0:01:18 > 0:01:19life back.
0:01:19 > 0:01:23And in the last of our special reports we catch up with Tee
0:01:23 > 0:01:25as prepares to leave one of Britain's biggest secure
0:01:25 > 0:01:26psychiatric hospitals.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28In sport, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher
0:01:28 > 0:01:30is backed by his colleague Gary Neville.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Former Liverpool and England defender Carragher has been
0:01:32 > 0:01:34suspended from his job after he was filmed spitting
0:01:34 > 0:01:37from his car towards a girl in another vehicle.
0:01:37 > 0:01:41Matt has the weather.
0:01:41 > 0:01:46Good morning. Steph may have the Spring statement later but for me
0:01:46 > 0:01:49we're talking winter towards the end of the week. Before we get there,
0:01:49 > 0:01:53some warmth in the sunshine today, fewer showers around as well, most
0:01:53 > 0:01:58of you will stay dry. Your full forecast in around 15 minutes.
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Thanks, Matt, see you later on.
0:02:00 > 0:02:00Good morning.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01First, our main story.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Moscow has until midnight tonight to give the government
0:02:04 > 0:02:07an explanation about the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
0:02:07 > 0:02:08and his daughter last week.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11President Macron of France has condemned the attack and the US
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a really egregious act
0:02:14 > 0:02:16after Theresa May said Russian involvement was highly likely.
0:02:16 > 0:02:22Caroline Davies reports.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25A supermarket car park shut down to search for a lethal chemical.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Hundreds of police are still at work in Salisbury, trying to find out
0:02:29 > 0:02:30who poisoned a former Russian spy.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are still critically
0:02:33 > 0:02:34ill in hospital.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38They were attacked with a rare nerve agent.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40We now know it's a type only
0:02:40 > 0:02:44developed by Russia, called Novishok.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47Yesterday, the Prime Minister gave an ultimatum to the Kremlin -
0:02:47 > 0:02:51explain how this happened or there will be consequences.
0:02:51 > 0:02:53Either this was a direct act by the Russian state
0:02:53 > 0:02:56against our country, or the Russian government lost
0:02:56 > 0:02:58control of its potentially catastrophically damaging nerve
0:02:58 > 0:03:02agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05The Russian ambassador has until midnight tonight to return
0:03:05 > 0:03:05with an answer.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Russia has denied being involved.
0:03:07 > 0:03:13President Putin brushed off questions about the attack.
0:03:13 > 0:03:18TRANSLATION:We are busy with agriculture here,
0:03:18 > 0:03:21to create good conditions for people's lives.
0:03:21 > 0:03:25And you talk to me about some tragedies.
0:03:25 > 0:03:28First, work out what actually happened there and then we'll
0:03:28 > 0:03:29talk about it.
0:03:29 > 0:03:35If there's no credible response, the UK government has said it
0:03:35 > 0:03:38will take action against Russia for what happened here.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42But how far they can go will depend on whether they can get the backing
0:03:42 > 0:03:43of other countries.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45This diplomatic stand-off between Russia and the UK could yet
0:03:45 > 0:03:47turn into a crisis.
0:03:47 > 0:03:53Caroline Davies, BBC News.
0:03:53 > 0:03:56Later today the Home Secretary Amber Rudd will chair a meeting
0:03:56 > 0:03:57of the government's Cobra committee.
0:03:57 > 0:03:59Downing Street will be considering its next steps
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and possible action against Russia.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03Our political correspondent Alex Forsythe is outside Number 10
0:04:03 > 0:04:08for us this morning.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12We know that this countdown to midnight, the Russians have to
0:04:12 > 0:04:17respond, and then what? That is the key question, because up
0:04:17 > 0:04:21until this point, Theresa May and her government have been very
0:04:21 > 0:04:24cautious, saying they want to establish the facts of this case
0:04:24 > 0:04:28before a portion in any blame and taking action. All of that changed
0:04:28 > 0:04:33yesterday when Theresa May stood up in the House of Commons and
0:04:33 > 0:04:36delivered that strong statement with this crucial or ultimatum, saying we
0:04:36 > 0:04:40want to know what happened here, you've got a deadline of midnight
0:04:40 > 0:04:45tonight and then we will consider what action will take. The key is
0:04:45 > 0:04:48what options are available to the government. We know in the past
0:04:48 > 0:04:51there have been sanctions on Russia, some things they could perhaps do
0:04:51 > 0:04:58this time, they could expel Russian diplomats and stop Russian oligarchs
0:04:58 > 0:05:01from accessing mansions in the City of London and we've had pulled from
0:05:01 > 0:05:04the Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, about perhaps stopping
0:05:04 > 0:05:08dignitaries and officials from taking part in the World Cup. The
0:05:08 > 0:05:12question now is which or any of those will Theresa May choose to do
0:05:12 > 0:05:16and key to this will be getting the backing of other countries. We've
0:05:16 > 0:05:21heard expressions of solidarity from the US and France over this, so now
0:05:21 > 0:05:25it's a waiting game, see the Russian response and so far they have said
0:05:25 > 0:05:29nothing to do with that, after that it will be back to the Prime
0:05:29 > 0:05:33Minister to take some sort of action.And away from that we're
0:05:33 > 0:05:37expecting the Spring statement later today, what can we hope to see in
0:05:37 > 0:05:41that?Normally around this time of year we expect to see the Chancellor
0:05:41 > 0:05:45marching out here with his red box and have a spring budget but not
0:05:45 > 0:05:49this year. This is a slimmed down version. Philip Hammond will stand
0:05:49 > 0:05:54up in the House of Commons and give a short assessment of the state of
0:05:54 > 0:05:57the economy. Things he will say, things looking better than
0:05:57 > 0:06:01predicted, growth up, borrowing down, but don't expect him to splash
0:06:01 > 0:06:06the cash. This won't be a big unveiling of new tax and spending
0:06:06 > 0:06:10plans, more an assessment of where we are at, and you can expect the
0:06:10 > 0:06:17Chancellor to say we might have more money but
0:06:17 > 0:06:20money but we still have to get the debt down, is urging caution. One
0:06:20 > 0:06:23thing to watch out for, we hear ministers are looking anyways to
0:06:23 > 0:06:27fund the NHS and so we may hear more about that today.Interesting. Alex,
0:06:27 > 0:06:28thank you very much.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32We'll be speaking to a former Kremlin advisor after 6:30am.
0:06:32 > 0:06:35Two victims of black cab rapist John Worboys begin a High Court
0:06:35 > 0:06:37challenge today against what they have called
0:06:37 > 0:06:39the irrational decision to release him from jail.
0:06:39 > 0:06:42The judicial review is expected to hear for the first
0:06:42 > 0:06:45time why the Parole Board plan to free the sex attacker.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink
0:06:47 > 0:06:52from prison, oppose the legal challenge.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55An agreement was last night reached between lecturers' leaders
0:06:55 > 0:06:57and university officials over their bitter pensions dispute,
0:06:57 > 0:07:00potentially paving the way for strike action to be called off.
0:07:00 > 0:07:02A deal would mean a new, independent re-evaluation
0:07:02 > 0:07:05of the pension deficit and temporary arrangements to tackle
0:07:05 > 0:07:06the funding gap.
0:07:06 > 0:07:14The strike has disrupted action at more than 60 universities.
0:07:19 > 0:07:24Doctors in Northern Ireland have seen 100 Ricketts cases over a
0:07:24 > 0:07:29two-year period since 2015. Tim Muffet will have a report on that
0:07:29 > 0:07:34throughout the programme for you. We are going to look at some of the
0:07:34 > 0:07:38front pages of the papers this morning. We were talking about Ken
0:07:38 > 0:07:43Dodd yesterday, sad news about him, he passed away at the age of 90, so
0:07:43 > 0:07:47many lovely tributes coming from people he worked with and so many of
0:07:47 > 0:07:56our viewers and he's on the front page of the Guardian this morning.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00The main story on many of the front pages, Theresa May points the finger
0:08:00 > 0:08:03at Russia over reckless poisoning of spy and we will speak to a former
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Kremlin adviser about that just after 6:30am to find out what the
0:08:08 > 0:08:12Russian responses to that. We will come to something else in a
0:08:12 > 0:08:16minute but let's look at a couple of other front pages. The Times, we
0:08:16 > 0:08:22have talked about the deadline to explain the spy poisoning. Also lots
0:08:22 > 0:08:26of the papers looking today at what could be the response, they are
0:08:26 > 0:08:32talking about British retaliation including a cyber attack. The Mail,
0:08:32 > 0:08:37they are asking the question, which we will put to someone from the
0:08:37 > 0:08:43Conservative Party and labour later on, they have asked about Boris
0:08:43 > 0:08:49Johnson, he has talked about the World Cup. The Daily Mail are asking
0:08:49 > 0:08:54that. A few more of the front pages and the back pages in a moment with
0:08:54 > 0:08:54Kat.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57MPs will vote today on planned cuts to free school meals
0:08:57 > 0:09:05for the children of parents receiving Universal Credit.
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Families earning more than £7,400
0:09:09 > 0:09:13per year will have to pay for school dinners under new proposals
0:09:13 > 0:09:15but only if they live in England.
0:09:15 > 0:09:17In Northern Ireland, where the government has just taken
0:09:17 > 0:09:19control of spending, the threshold has already been set
0:09:19 > 0:09:20at £14,000.
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
0:09:23 > 0:09:26to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
0:09:26 > 0:09:29A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals including
0:09:29 > 0:09:31sides like prawn crackers contain more than double
0:09:31 > 0:09:32the recommended daily intake.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
0:09:37 > 0:09:42It should only be seen as a treat, but I think in this day and age more
0:09:42 > 0:09:45and more people are eating out and about, whether it's going to
0:09:45 > 0:09:49restaurants directly ordering in. It's becoming a much more regular
0:09:49 > 0:09:54occurrence. People may perhaps consider the calorie content but not
0:09:54 > 0:09:58necessarily the salt, because a lot of the time these dishes don't all
0:09:58 > 0:10:02taste extremely salty, particularly when you're accumulating them all to
0:10:02 > 0:10:06create a meal, it adds up to a significant amount for your date.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Remember Paul the psychic octopus, who correctly predicted the winners
0:10:09 > 0:10:11of different games in the 2010 World Cup?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13I remember him.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16Now Russia has named a deaf cat as its official fortune-teller
0:10:16 > 0:10:17for this summer's World Cup.
0:10:17 > 0:10:21Here he is!
0:10:21 > 0:10:23Meet Achilles the Cat, who lives in Saint Petersburg's
0:10:23 > 0:10:26historic Hermitage Museum.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30Oh, he is white against a white floor!
0:10:30 > 0:10:33He will have two bowls of food representing either side,
0:10:33 > 0:10:35and whichever he eats first will be this cat's favourite
0:10:35 > 0:10:39to win the game.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42He doesn't look happy at all.
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Back in 2010, Paul the Octopus made headlines when he successfully
0:10:45 > 0:10:49predicted all seven wins for World Cup hosts Germany,
0:10:49 > 0:10:53he picked a mussel from a box with the country's flag on.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56I believe they have a day of mourning when he passed away after
0:10:56 > 0:11:01the World Cup.I remember that, too much!The death of Paul.
0:11:01 > 0:11:08More on the World Cup, but not of cat, possibly later. We have our own
0:11:08 > 0:11:12Kat this morning in Belgium colours. Maybe I would be picking Belgium,
0:11:12 > 0:11:17not a bad shout for the World Cup. Couldn't go far wrong. More about
0:11:17 > 0:11:20Jamie Carragher? He has been suspended at Sky Sports
0:11:20 > 0:11:24after the video appeared of him spitting at a 14-year-old fan in a
0:11:24 > 0:11:29car. The story has moved on, Gary Neville, who he presents the
0:11:29 > 0:11:35football with, he sits next to him on the sofa at Sky Sports, football
0:11:35 > 0:11:39presentation, he has come out to say he should lose his job over this. It
0:11:39 > 0:11:42was a horrible and despicable thing to do but at the same time there
0:11:42 > 0:11:46should be no reason why they can't continue working together. It looks
0:11:46 > 0:11:50very much like he won't lose his job fully over this, but he's obviously
0:11:50 > 0:11:52facing punishment.
0:11:52 > 0:11:55The former Liverpool and England defender Jamie Carragher said he
0:11:55 > 0:11:59will accept any punishment that comes his way after he was filmed
0:11:59 > 0:12:06spitting towards another -- a girl in another car. It was after the 2-1
0:12:06 > 0:12:11victory for Manchester United over Liverpool, where he was working for
0:12:11 > 0:12:13Sky Sports. He has been suspended.
0:12:13 > 0:12:17Manchester City are two wins away from the Premier League after two
0:12:17 > 0:12:21David Silva goals beat Stoke city. They can win the league against
0:12:21 > 0:12:23local rivals Manchester United on the seventh of April.
0:12:23 > 0:12:25Southampton have sacked their manager Mauricio Pellegrino
0:12:25 > 0:12:28with just eight games of the season left to go.
0:12:28 > 0:12:31They sit a point and a place above the Premier League relegation
0:12:31 > 0:12:37zone with just one league win in their last 17.
0:12:37 > 0:12:42World number one Roger Federer is the redhot favourite to win a record
0:12:42 > 0:12:48sixth title at Indian Wells. That's after he easily beat Serbian Filip
0:12:48 > 0:12:52Krajinovic in less than an hour to reach the last 16. Serena Williams
0:12:52 > 0:12:57was beaten by her sister Venus overnight.
0:12:57 > 0:13:01Venus coming out on top in that latest clash of the Williams
0:13:01 > 0:13:04sisters, making a comeback six months after having a baby but Venus
0:13:04 > 0:13:10wins this one.You really match the set beautifully.I have blended in
0:13:10 > 0:13:14beautifully.We will have a look at the papers shortly but first, the
0:13:14 > 0:13:20weather. The cold stuff is on the way?Feeling like spring in some
0:13:20 > 0:13:24parts, good morning, cold weather on the way towards the end of the week.
0:13:24 > 0:13:24parts, good morning, cold weather on the way towards the end of the week.
0:13:24 > 0:13:29Today, compared to yesterday, a dry and bright today with a few isolated
0:13:29 > 0:13:33showers around, mainly this morning. Let's have a look at the satellite,
0:13:33 > 0:13:38a swirl of cloud with us yesterday, slowly edging away into northern
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Europe, allowing the breaks in the cloud to arrive from the west. We
0:13:42 > 0:13:46still have the cloud in some parts of eastern England, East Anglia and
0:13:46 > 0:13:51Kent, a few showers this morning. Thicker cloud in parts of western
0:13:51 > 0:13:54Scotland, western England, producing some showers. Very isolated, most
0:13:54 > 0:13:58will stay dry through the morning rush-hour. The cloud will break up
0:13:58 > 0:14:02as it goes east, allowing more sunshine in most areas into the
0:14:02 > 0:14:05afternoon, some of the brightest conditions in western Scotland,
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Northern Ireland and the western fringes of Wales. With some much
0:14:09 > 0:14:12sunshine on your back, feeling pleasant, light winds, temperatures
0:14:12 > 0:14:17in a few spots, double figures, maybe some around 12 or 13. That
0:14:17 > 0:14:22bodes well for the first day of the Cheltenham festival. We have a light
0:14:22 > 0:14:26wind and with some good sunnies breaks out there, which takes us
0:14:26 > 0:14:31into a fine evening. Should be a dry commute home, clear breaks to begin
0:14:31 > 0:14:34with and through the night the breeze picks up in the west and more
0:14:34 > 0:14:37cloud arriving, patchy rain and drizzle in Northern Ireland, the
0:14:37 > 0:14:41file west of Scotland and later into the west of Cornwall and south-west
0:14:41 > 0:14:44Wales. Clear skies in central and eastern areas and here's where we
0:14:44 > 0:14:47have the greatest chance of frost into tomorrow morning. With this
0:14:47 > 0:14:52area of low pressure to the west of us, rain slowly edging in, what we
0:14:52 > 0:14:56are going to do with southerly winds is drag up milder air compared to
0:14:56 > 0:15:00yesterday. You will notice that especially when you get spells of
0:15:00 > 0:15:04hazy sunshine, that is likely to be in central and eastern areas on
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Wednesday so tomorrow east is best for the driest and brightest
0:15:07 > 0:15:11weather, in the west, more cloud. Rain and result coming and going but
0:15:11 > 0:15:14the rain turning heavy and persistent in Ireland, the far west
0:15:14 > 0:15:19of Wales and west of Cornwall later in the day. Where you have the hazy
0:15:19 > 0:15:23sunshine, widely double figures, some in parts of the Midlands, East
0:15:23 > 0:15:26Anglia and the south-east, where we have temperatures in the teams. That
0:15:26 > 0:15:31area of rain goes east on Wednesday night, not making too many inroads
0:15:31 > 0:15:35before strong easterly winds gradually develop. After a spell of
0:15:35 > 0:15:41mild air mid week, 15 possible in a few spots, towards the end of the
0:15:41 > 0:15:45week, we drop those temperatures quite markedly. Colder weather will
0:15:45 > 0:15:50return, the sun of the beast from the east, high pressure bills across
0:15:50 > 0:15:53Scandinavia, easterly winds developing and that will drag cold
0:15:53 > 0:15:58air away into the weekend and there I say it, we could see the return of
0:15:58 > 0:16:02some snow. Back to you both.We heard! No doubt you will mention it
0:16:02 > 0:16:08again!
0:16:08 > 0:16:12We gave you a sneak peek of some of the papers. Leisure show you more
0:16:12 > 0:16:16broadly what is happening. The picture of Theresa May making that
0:16:16 > 0:16:23speech in Parliament. -- let us show you. We will show you throughout the
0:16:23 > 0:16:28morning, Vladimir Putin was asked by the BBC yesterday for his response
0:16:28 > 0:16:33and he says he is dealing with agriculture so he said, you sort it
0:16:33 > 0:16:39out on your end and we will give a response. We will be speaking to a
0:16:39 > 0:16:46former Kremlin adviser soon.And speaking about Jamie Carragher, the
0:16:46 > 0:16:52parents of the young fan who was spat at, asking them not to axe the
0:16:52 > 0:17:01pundits.That was quick, wasn't it? I think there may be some missing.
0:17:01 > 0:17:06Cat is busy folding things.I was trying to, with just two papers, hit
0:17:06 > 0:17:14up the main stories. The two goals scored by Manchester City which
0:17:14 > 0:17:23pushed them within two wins. They could wrap up the title. Pep
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Guardiola saying, it doesn't matter when or where it happens, they are
0:17:26 > 0:17:33basically going to do it. Pep Guardiola celebrating his own quiet
0:17:33 > 0:17:41way.And inside pages, more about Jamie Carrigan. This picture story
0:17:41 > 0:17:45about his 48 hours yesterday after the spitting incident. -- Jamie
0:17:45 > 0:17:51Carragher.He's taken on a motorbike to the Sky News studio and given
0:17:51 > 0:17:56this 14 minute grilling. The irony of this piece, its punditry about
0:17:56 > 0:18:02punditry. They are analysing what happened yesterday. A really
0:18:02 > 0:18:05interesting paragraph. In the homogenous bust and a place that
0:18:05 > 0:18:11football has become an anodyne play -- anodyne players and media
0:18:11 > 0:18:15management, Jamie Carragher bring us colour. Trying to analyse why this
0:18:15 > 0:18:21has blown up into a huge story. Not just the fact that it was disgusting
0:18:21 > 0:18:28behaviour. And it is chalk and festival. The runners and riders. It
0:18:28 > 0:18:35is going to be particularly heavy going. How to pick a winner on heavy
0:18:35 > 0:18:39ground today if you want to win a bit of money on the opening day of
0:18:39 > 0:18:45the Cheltenham Festival.Jamie Carragher said it was an out of body
0:18:45 > 0:18:51experience.There were stats about how many times. Five times he said
0:18:51 > 0:18:56"Moment of madness". They have broken down everything.So much
0:18:56 > 0:18:59discussions yesterday including the actions about the guy in the other
0:18:59 > 0:19:07car. Stanley questions about the incident.That article there is what
0:19:07 > 0:19:11it says about our attitude to celebrity in football but also to
0:19:11 > 0:19:17society that people are filming.
0:19:17 > 0:19:19society that people are filming.We will see the moment in question
0:19:19 > 0:19:27later. We will give people a warning. Intelligence may be the key
0:19:27 > 0:19:32to success and health. There could even be a greater advantage for
0:19:32 > 0:19:36those blessed with a higher IQ. Genes linked to cleverness may also
0:19:36 > 0:19:45help to prolong life. Genes which make a clever and to live longer.
0:19:45 > 0:19:50Dyoo memorise scoffing 's columns on the programme yesterday?I was about
0:19:50 > 0:19:55to say, can we move on from this column is? -- do you remember
0:19:55 > 0:20:03scoffing scorns.A farmer would like the phrase eat like a pig taken up
0:20:03 > 0:20:08of the dictionary because it is offensive to pigs. Other derogatory
0:20:08 > 0:20:13terms like pork, picking out to be removed. He says pigs have gotten
0:20:13 > 0:20:17leaner over the years and these terms are no longer fair. He has
0:20:17 > 0:20:21written to the Oxford English dictionary on the behalf of the
0:20:21 > 0:20:28country's pigs. He is from Maldon NSX. The Sun tried to get a response
0:20:28 > 0:20:35from the butcher. He says this bird has gone funny in the head. A pig
0:20:35 > 0:20:44can't understand. It's a very good point. Obviously snowflake is quite
0:20:44 > 0:20:50a popular term. The headline
0:20:51 > 0:20:55a popular term. The headline is, Sowflakes. That's why I mentioned
0:20:55 > 0:21:01the scones. We were pigging out on scones.I was definitely pigging out
0:21:01 > 0:21:06on scones. The scones are back.
0:21:06 > 0:21:09Tackling drug and alcohol problems can be a long and difficult process,
0:21:09 > 0:21:12but in Australia they've come up with a radical form of treatment
0:21:12 > 0:21:14to help young people with long-term addictions.
0:21:14 > 0:21:17They're put in control of a plane as it stalls and starts
0:21:17 > 0:21:19to fall through the air.
0:21:19 > 0:21:22The idea is that it teaches them to deal with fear.
0:21:22 > 0:21:27Here's our Sydney correspondent Hywel Griffith.
0:21:27 > 0:21:35This is how it feels to be in freefall.
0:21:35 > 0:21:37Flying as a way of tackling addiction is unconventional
0:21:37 > 0:21:40but the aim is to make people take back control.
0:21:40 > 0:21:43Flying, honestly, is just, it's a different perspective over
0:21:43 > 0:21:46everything and makes anxiety look small, if you know what I mean,
0:21:46 > 0:21:53because you're up high.
0:21:53 > 0:21:56This group is from Australia's largest rehab centre and the 2-day
0:21:56 > 0:21:59flying course is part of a 10-month step-by-step programme.
0:21:59 > 0:22:01Gino has been fighting an addiction to the drug
0:22:01 > 0:22:05methamphetamine, or ice.
0:22:05 > 0:22:11Yeah, lost my job, lost my family and came here to get it all back
0:22:11 > 0:22:15and I used a lot of ice with girls and for criminal activities and got
0:22:15 > 0:22:17lost in the wrong crowd.
0:22:17 > 0:22:20OVER RADIO:Now, waiting for 60, here it comes, so let's ease back.
0:22:20 > 0:22:23They learn how to take off and fly with Paul,
0:22:23 > 0:22:30a serving fighter pilot.
0:22:30 > 0:22:34In the air, the engines are deliberately stalled.
0:22:34 > 0:22:35Now there's the stall.
0:22:35 > 0:22:37It's up to them to recover.
0:22:37 > 0:22:40OVER RADIO:We can learn to work through our stress and get
0:22:40 > 0:22:43the brain under control.
0:22:43 > 0:22:47Some of them, they just never have anything they can hold and treasure
0:22:47 > 0:22:49themselves without it being broken by somebody else who's hurting
0:22:49 > 0:22:52themselves and doesn't want someone else to succeed.
0:22:52 > 0:22:54Well, an experience like this is very personal and something
0:22:54 > 0:22:56that can never be taken away from them.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00Before this, most of the group hadn't even been in an aeroplane
0:23:00 > 0:23:02before, let alone got their hands on the controls.
0:23:02 > 0:23:05What they're meant to learn here is the power of self-control
0:23:05 > 0:23:08and when they're in the skies, some perspective on life.
0:23:08 > 0:23:11Most have met before rehab, they were regularly in trouble
0:23:11 > 0:23:11with the police.
0:23:11 > 0:23:14Their case worker argues that the flying lessons aren't
0:23:14 > 0:23:15a reward for bad behaviour.
0:23:15 > 0:23:20He says they've seen real results.
0:23:20 > 0:23:23When they come back down, they seem calmer and more mature.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26There is a flow on effect for the whole community.
0:23:26 > 0:23:28Whether they just stop doing drugs and crime
0:23:28 > 0:23:36because they've been awoken to new opportunities.
0:23:36 > 0:23:38Most of the flights are funded through donations and goodwill.
0:23:38 > 0:23:41The bill doesn't go back to the state.
0:23:41 > 0:23:49The organisers don't claim to have a magic solution
0:23:49 > 0:23:51but they believe learning through fear can help
0:23:51 > 0:23:54transform lives.
0:23:54 > 0:24:01I love the look of genuine shock and some of their faces.It has the
0:24:01 > 0:24:04device desired affect the sum.
0:24:04 > 0:24:07As the Chancellor prepares to make his Spring statement today,
0:24:07 > 0:24:09we've sent Steph to a flower market this morning,
0:24:09 > 0:24:12to see if business is blooming there.
0:24:12 > 0:24:18I see what you did there. Good morning, everybody. We think we
0:24:18 > 0:24:21start early. Mike and Natalie have been in since two o'clock this
0:24:21 > 0:24:26morning. We wanted to come here to find out what's happening in the
0:24:26 > 0:24:32economy. We be finding out a bit later how things are doing at the
0:24:32 > 0:24:36moment and quite a bit barometer of what's happening in the economy is a
0:24:36 > 0:24:39place like this. Our offer we are flying in selling flowers. Robb,
0:24:39 > 0:24:51tells about the business.Since 2007, business is very good at the
0:24:51 > 0:24:55moment. You've got about three quarters of the flowers coming from
0:24:55 > 0:25:02abroad. South America, UK when the weather allows. The Far East. You
0:25:02 > 0:25:11name it.What is businesslike view at the moment?We have just had
0:25:11 > 0:25:14Mother's Day, Valentines and Christmas. The three peak periods of
0:25:14 > 0:25:20the year. In the next few months, it could be busy for us. Very lucrative
0:25:20 > 0:25:25brass. It's a stupid time to in it. It's interesting because you started
0:25:25 > 0:25:30just before the financial crisis. What's it been like? Flowers are a
0:25:30 > 0:25:36good barometer of how people are feeling.We had a lot of competition
0:25:36 > 0:25:40but would gotten through that. We are reaping the benefits. You are
0:25:40 > 0:25:47feeling like things are OK at the moment. It's good, there are a good
0:25:47 > 0:25:57range of files. I may you been in since midnight. I will let you crack
0:25:57 > 0:26:03on. All of the stuff you have to get the flowers ready for all the
0:26:03 > 0:26:06customers. Hundreds of customers coming to buy flowers. We are
0:26:06 > 0:26:11talking about the economy. We've got guests from lots of different parts
0:26:11 > 0:26:15of the business world from retail and manufacturing, exports, what is
0:26:15 > 0:26:24going on across the economy. We'll be hearing from them a bit later on.
0:26:24 > 0:29:42Let's
0:29:42 > 0:29:44Vanessa is looking ahead to the Chancellor's 's
0:29:44 > 0:29:45Vanessa is looking ahead to the Chancellor's 's reinstatement and
0:29:45 > 0:29:50small businesses are looking at it because of the rising rents.
0:29:51 > 0:29:54Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:29:54 > 0:29:57We'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment,
0:29:57 > 0:30:00but also on Breakfast this morning:
0:30:00 > 0:30:02As Theresa May concludes it's highly likely that Russia
0:30:02 > 0:30:05was responsible for the Salisbury nerve agent attack, we speak
0:30:05 > 0:30:08to a former Kremlin aide about where this leaves
0:30:08 > 0:30:15the relationship between the two countries.
0:30:15 > 0:30:16Ken Dodd's been described as the last
0:30:16 > 0:30:18of the music hall generation.
0:30:18 > 0:30:21After his passing, we take a look at a tradition that stretched back
0:30:21 > 0:30:27to the 19th century.
0:30:27 > 0:30:30Essentially what you're saying is mentally you're
0:30:30 > 0:30:33Essentially what you're saying is mentally you're already failing. All
0:30:33 > 0:30:34the best!
0:30:34 > 0:30:36And it's the clash of the channels.
0:30:36 > 0:30:40Teams from the BBC and ITV prepare to do battle in a boat race
0:30:40 > 0:30:41for Sport Relief.
0:30:41 > 0:30:44Dan's already in training and we'll be getting a progress report later.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46Good morning, here's a summary of today's main
0:30:46 > 0:30:48stories from BBC News:
0:30:48 > 0:30:50Moscow has until midnight tonight to give the government
0:30:50 > 0:30:53an explanation about the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
0:30:53 > 0:30:59and his daughter last week.
0:30:59 > 0:31:03It was revealed yesterday the nerve agent used in the attack against
0:31:03 > 0:31:07Sergei Skripal and his daughter was produced in Russia. The US Secretary
0:31:07 > 0:31:12of State Rex Tillerson said that those involved should face serious
0:31:12 > 0:31:17consequences. The Kremlin has called the accusations unfounded.
0:31:17 > 0:31:20The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to deliver some positive
0:31:20 > 0:31:22economic news in his first ever Spring Statement today.
0:31:22 > 0:31:24The statement, which replaces the Spring Budget,
0:31:24 > 0:31:27will include the latest official economic figures but it will not
0:31:27 > 0:31:28impose new taxes.
0:31:28 > 0:31:31Labour ministers say Mr Hammond must take the chance to end austerity.
0:31:31 > 0:31:34Two victims of black cab rapist John Worboys begin a High Court
0:31:34 > 0:31:36challenge today against what they have called
0:31:36 > 0:31:38the irrational decision to release him from jail.
0:31:38 > 0:31:41The judicial review is expected to hear for the first
0:31:41 > 0:31:44time why the Parole Board plan to free the sex attacker.
0:31:44 > 0:31:47The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink
0:31:47 > 0:31:54from prison, oppose the legal challenge.
0:31:54 > 0:31:57An agreement was last night reached between lecturers' leaders
0:31:57 > 0:31:59and university officials over their bitter pensions dispute,
0:31:59 > 0:32:02potentially paving the way for strike action to be called off.
0:32:02 > 0:32:04A deal would mean a new, independent re-evaluation
0:32:04 > 0:32:07of the pension deficit and temporary arrangements to tackle
0:32:07 > 0:32:07the funding gap.
0:32:07 > 0:32:15The strike has disrupted action at more than 60 universities.
0:32:17 > 0:32:22Doctors in the UK and Ireland have seen 130 cases of rickets in
0:32:22 > 0:32:27children under 16 over a two-year period. It's the first study of its
0:32:27 > 0:32:30kind into the prevalence of the owners, which affects bone
0:32:30 > 0:32:34development. A Department of Health spokesman said healthcare
0:32:34 > 0:32:39professionals should continue to advise on the best way of getting
0:32:39 > 0:32:43enough vitamins D and can prescribe supplements if needed.
0:32:43 > 0:32:46MPs will vote today on planned cuts to free school meals
0:32:46 > 0:32:49for the children of parents receiving Universal Credit.
0:32:49 > 0:32:50Families earning more than £7,400
0:32:50 > 0:32:53per year will have to pay for school dinners under new proposals
0:32:53 > 0:32:55but only if they live in England.
0:32:55 > 0:32:58In Northern Ireland, where the government has just taken
0:32:58 > 0:33:00control of spending, the threshold has already been set
0:33:00 > 0:33:03at £14,000.
0:33:03 > 0:33:06Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
0:33:06 > 0:33:09to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
0:33:09 > 0:33:12A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals including
0:33:12 > 0:33:14sides like prawn crackers contain more than double
0:33:14 > 0:33:15the recommended daily intake.
0:33:15 > 0:33:23The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
0:33:27 > 0:33:34That's disappointing, I love a prawn cracker.So do I.It's great.Are we
0:33:34 > 0:33:39agreeing on something today?Do you ever dip it in the hoi sin?We were
0:33:39 > 0:33:45close to agreement then it has all gone wrong.I went off on a tangent,
0:33:45 > 0:33:48sorry about that. Very early to be asking about hoi sin and prawn
0:33:48 > 0:33:51crackers!Suite chilli sauce may be!
0:33:51 > 0:33:55We're talking about Jamie Carragher, the story that's dominating the back
0:33:55 > 0:33:59pages and some of the front pages because the family of the girl who
0:33:59 > 0:34:03he spat at from the vehicle of his car have said they don't want to see
0:34:03 > 0:34:07him lose his job, they are happy with the apology he issued yesterday
0:34:07 > 0:34:11and everyone has a moment of madness, which is a phrase that
0:34:11 > 0:34:15Jamie Carragher has been using a lot to talk about his own behaviour but
0:34:15 > 0:34:19lots of people coming out, even today, when we have been talking
0:34:19 > 0:34:23about it, lots of people tweeting today to say it is disgusting, he
0:34:23 > 0:34:27should lose his job, others more supportive saying everyone makes
0:34:27 > 0:34:31mistakes so still a very divisive topic.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34Jamie Carragher says he's apologised to the family he spat
0:34:34 > 0:34:37at from his car on Saturday and that he can't make any excuses
0:34:37 > 0:34:38for his behaviour.
0:34:38 > 0:34:41He was involved in the incident following Manchester United's 2-1
0:34:41 > 0:34:43win over Liverpool at Old Trafford.
0:34:43 > 0:34:46He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports but has been
0:34:46 > 0:34:48suspended from his role, including from working on last
0:34:48 > 0:34:50night's live Premier League fixture.
0:34:50 > 0:34:58I have apologised over the phone. I spoke to the mother, who wasn't
0:34:58 > 0:35:01involved in the incident, obviously the daughter in the passenger's seat
0:35:01 > 0:35:06and the father, and apologised. Of course in the phone call they
0:35:06 > 0:35:09weren't too happy with obviously the situation. There's not any person in
0:35:09 > 0:35:13the world who can condone speeding no matter what has gone on before
0:35:13 > 0:35:19that, anything really. It looks awful and I accept that.
0:35:19 > 0:35:22A
0:35:22 > 0:35:25So a dramatic 48 hours for Carragher, who'd been working
0:35:25 > 0:35:27at Sky since his retirement from professional football in 2013.
0:35:27 > 0:35:29But his colleague at the broadcaster, the former
0:35:29 > 0:35:32Manchester United defender Gary Neville, leapt to his defence
0:35:32 > 0:35:35on social media, saying that Carragher's apology means he should
0:35:35 > 0:35:36be given another chance.
0:35:36 > 0:35:38But for another former Premier League player,
0:35:38 > 0:35:39Carragher's actions crossed the line.
0:35:39 > 0:35:47Robbie Savage has had his own experience with spitting.
0:35:47 > 0:35:53I had a running battle with this Hungary player, I can't remember his
0:35:53 > 0:35:58name, all-night. Then he came up to me and spat in my
0:35:58 > 0:36:03face and it was the most disgusting, vile thing. I don't mind if someone
0:36:03 > 0:36:07smashes me in a tackle, I don't mind if someone head butts me like I've
0:36:07 > 0:36:10been head-butted on the pitch, I don't mind, but spitting for me is
0:36:10 > 0:36:13the lowest of the low.
0:36:13 > 0:36:15There's something very invasive about it, isn't there?
0:36:15 > 0:36:18Manchester City are just two games away from being crowned
0:36:18 > 0:36:20Premier League Champions after they beat Stoke
0:36:20 > 0:36:212-0 last night.
0:36:21 > 0:36:23City opened the scoring just ten minutes in,
0:36:23 > 0:36:26David Silva with a lovely calm finish to beat Jack Butland
0:36:26 > 0:36:27in the Stoke goal.
0:36:27 > 0:36:30And it was Sila who scored his second and his ninth
0:36:30 > 0:36:32of the season in the second half.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35The win means they can still win the title against rivals
0:36:35 > 0:36:41Manchester United on April seventh.
0:36:41 > 0:36:41So happy.
0:36:41 > 0:36:45The first time after 18 years Manchester City is able to win
0:36:45 > 0:36:48at Stoke City away and at home, and that means how difficult
0:36:48 > 0:36:50it is to come here and to win.
0:36:50 > 0:36:54We did well and now we are three games, two games or three
0:36:54 > 0:36:59to be champion.
0:36:59 > 0:37:01Premier League strugglers Southampton have sacked
0:37:01 > 0:37:03their manager Mauricio Pellegrino with the team just one point
0:37:03 > 0:37:04above the relegation zone.
0:37:04 > 0:37:07Pellegrino's side have won just one league match
0:37:07 > 0:37:07in their last
0:37:07 > 0:37:1017, although they are into the FA Cup quarter finals.
0:37:10 > 0:37:11A 3-0 defeat to Newcastle
0:37:11 > 0:37:13on Saturday sealed the Argnetine's fate.
0:37:13 > 0:37:16There are just eight Premier League matches left in the season.
0:37:16 > 0:37:18The Manchester United captain Michael Carrick will retire
0:37:18 > 0:37:21from playing at the end of the season.
0:37:21 > 0:37:24The 36-year-old has won every club trophy in his 12 years with United
0:37:24 > 0:37:27including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.
0:37:27 > 0:37:32He won 34 England caps.
0:37:32 > 0:37:35He has only played four times this season after having a procedure
0:37:35 > 0:37:38to treat an irregular heart rhythm that was detected in September.
0:37:38 > 0:37:43There comes a time when as much as you like it or you don't like it,
0:37:43 > 0:37:46your body tells you it's time to stop playing football.
0:37:46 > 0:37:47That's pretty much where I'm at.
0:37:47 > 0:37:51I wanted to finish on my own terms were at least I could decide and not
0:37:51 > 0:37:55be forced because of that, so I was determined to get back fit.
0:37:55 > 0:37:59I understood and I would be getting back fit and I probably wouldn't be
0:37:59 > 0:38:02playing as many games as probably I might have done that that's
0:38:02 > 0:38:04all been understood, I've just been training hard
0:38:04 > 0:38:08and trying to keep fit and I've managed to play a few games
0:38:08 > 0:38:11and so far and we'll see what happens towards the end
0:38:11 > 0:38:12of the season.
0:38:12 > 0:38:15Another medal for Great Britain at the Winter Paralympics in the last
0:38:15 > 0:38:18few minutes. Let's go to Pyeongchang and talk to Kate Grey. Cake, bring
0:38:18 > 0:38:21us up to date. Another medal for Great Britain at
0:38:21 > 0:38:24the Jonzon amp Alpine centre, today it was silver for Fitzpatrick and
0:38:24 > 0:38:30her guide -- Kate. This time in the super combined, a combination of the
0:38:30 > 0:38:36super Gyan slalom. It started first thing this morning in the super G,
0:38:36 > 0:38:45the same course they did earlier this week. -- super G slalom. --
0:38:45 > 0:38:51super giant slalom. They moved into the slalom. Tough competition from
0:38:51 > 0:38:57the Slovakian athlete, who has won every event in the visually impaired
0:38:57 > 0:39:03category so far here. She was the go-ahead of the Slovakian but the
0:39:03 > 0:39:08Slovakian managed to beat her time which meant the great British
0:39:08 > 0:39:13athletes finished in second. Not such great news for nearly Knight,
0:39:13 > 0:39:17she was in third after the super G but wasn't able to hold that
0:39:17 > 0:39:23position -- merely. She missed out on the medals. A silver medal for
0:39:23 > 0:39:27Great Britain. The curlers are in action, they had an unfortunate end
0:39:27 > 0:39:31three in their game against Slovakia, dragging behind 4-1. We
0:39:31 > 0:39:36will keep you updated on that as the week goes on.More Slovakian is
0:39:36 > 0:39:41causing problems. Another brilliant silver medal -- more Slovakian is.
0:39:41 > 0:39:43We are still waiting for that gold, though.
0:39:43 > 0:39:47World number one Roger Federer is the red hot favourite to win
0:39:47 > 0:39:49a record sixth title at Indian Wells,
0:39:49 > 0:39:51that's after he easily beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic
0:39:51 > 0:39:54in less than an hour to reach the last 16.
0:39:54 > 0:39:57Novak Djokovic is already out and Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal
0:39:57 > 0:39:59are missing through injury.
0:39:59 > 0:40:03Odds-on for Roger Federer to pick up another title and Venus Williams
0:40:03 > 0:40:08beat her sister yesterday, another matchup, as they often do, but Venus
0:40:08 > 0:40:13came out on top, the first time she has beaten Serena since 2009 emoji
0:40:13 > 0:40:18has beaten her once since 2009. Almost ten years. That is a good
0:40:18 > 0:40:24start! Experiment, Kat. -- thanks very much, Kat.
0:40:24 > 0:40:26The Russian ambassador has until midnight tonight to explain
0:40:26 > 0:40:29the country's involvement in the poisoning of a former spy
0:40:29 > 0:40:32and his daughter, after it was revealed a nerve agent developed
0:40:32 > 0:40:34in Russia was used against them.
0:40:34 > 0:40:37Moscow has dismissed claims the state was involved in the attack
0:40:37 > 0:40:38in Salisbury last week.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40Joining us from there now is Doctor Sergey Markov,
0:40:40 > 0:40:42a former Kremlin aide and MP
0:40:42 > 0:40:44in Vladimir Putin's United Russia party.
0:40:44 > 0:40:48Thank you very much for joining us on Breakfast this morning. Can I
0:40:48 > 0:40:52start by asking, how do you think Russia can explain how Nova Jock
0:40:52 > 0:40:56ended up in Salisbury in the United Kingdom?
0:40:56 > 0:41:01-- Nova shock. First of all we don't know that it is Nova shock -- not
0:41:01 > 0:41:04the Jock. ...
0:41:06 > 0:41:11We know British intelligence service community are very experienced in
0:41:11 > 0:41:17classification, it could have been a different chemical attack, it is
0:41:17 > 0:41:23similar to what's been used in eastern Ghouta, in Syria, in the war
0:41:23 > 0:41:27there, there is an indication this has been made in Syria as well as
0:41:27 > 0:41:32now in Salisbury. Russia is waiting on official documentation and letter
0:41:32 > 0:41:39from British authorities and the British authorities have no facts
0:41:39 > 0:41:49and no real evidence of involvement of Russian authorities in the case.
0:41:49 > 0:41:55We will now see hysterical speeches in Parliament and the media, which
0:41:55 > 0:42:03is part of the campaign which we have seen for years.Just to
0:42:03 > 0:42:07clarify, you do not accept the British government assessment that
0:42:07 > 0:42:13this was a Russian nerve agent made only in Russia?We don't trust the
0:42:13 > 0:42:19British authorities, we don't trust specifically British intelligence
0:42:19 > 0:42:25service community. I think personally our politically weak
0:42:25 > 0:42:30Prime Minister
0:42:30 > 0:42:41Prime Minister Theresa May... She is hysterical. Theresa May is
0:42:41 > 0:42:45manipulated by the politically strong British intelligence service.
0:42:45 > 0:42:54They may want to crash the football World Cup in Russia.Can I ask you,
0:42:54 > 0:42:58do you think, given what you have said, you think this is a British
0:42:58 > 0:43:03ploy, is that why Vladimir Putin was quite dismissive when asked by a BBC
0:43:03 > 0:43:07journalist about what he thought was happening in Salisbury yesterday? He
0:43:07 > 0:43:11said he's here to talk about agriculture, you sort it out and we
0:43:11 > 0:43:15will decide what to say after that. It's exactly what Vladimir Putin
0:43:15 > 0:43:23wanted to save, he is trying to do something good for the country.
0:43:23 > 0:43:29Maybe I will say more strongly and clearly, Russia is in the
0:43:29 > 0:43:3421st-century and Russia doesn't kill political opponents. Terrorists
0:43:34 > 0:43:41preparing terrorist attacks only on Russian territory can be afraid of
0:43:41 > 0:43:44their lives, but Russia doesn't kill political opponents. We don't
0:43:44 > 0:43:49demonise Russia. Mr Skripal had already been captured by Russian
0:43:49 > 0:43:53authorities and we didn't kill him. I understand you defending Putin, I
0:43:53 > 0:43:58understand that, but can I say, Theresa May after a week of
0:43:58 > 0:44:03investigation, after looking at past events and things Vladimir Putin has
0:44:03 > 0:44:07said, and after careful analysis of this substance has come to one of
0:44:07 > 0:44:10two conclusions, either Russia has attempted to murder to people with a
0:44:10 > 0:44:14deadly nerve agent on foreign soil, or someone has managed to access
0:44:14 > 0:44:18that nerve agent developed in Russia. Both of those require
0:44:18 > 0:44:26answers, don't be?Yeah, absolutely agree that don't be? Russian
0:44:26 > 0:44:31authorities should give the answer -- don't lay. ...
0:44:33 > 0:44:41This is exactly what the Russian authorities... Ask the US
0:44:41 > 0:44:46authorities about Russian meddling in the US election. Please give us
0:44:46 > 0:44:55documents, give us real facts, not blah, blah pontificated by your
0:44:55 > 0:44:58intelligence services. Russia is waiting for documents and letters,
0:44:58 > 0:45:03then let's sit down and decide how we can do a joint investigation over
0:45:03 > 0:45:08this issue. You refer to it as blah, blah, blah,
0:45:08 > 0:45:13in your mind, when the British Prime Minister is making these points,
0:45:13 > 0:45:17specifically she is saying it looks like this was Russian inspired in
0:45:17 > 0:45:21some way, why has there not been an official response from Russia to
0:45:21 > 0:45:25say, for example, we will look into this and try to find out what we
0:45:25 > 0:45:29know from our end, rather than flat denial of anything possibly being
0:45:29 > 0:45:35attributed to Russia in any way?
0:45:35 > 0:45:43I think a spokesman of Mr Putin thought that Russia would have no
0:45:43 > 0:45:48evidence, but somehow we would, and we are awaiting official documents,
0:45:48 > 0:45:52awaiting the letter. We will give a response to that letter. No letter,
0:45:52 > 0:45:58no document from the British side but only propagandist attack.We
0:45:58 > 0:46:07have not seen it. OK, thank you very much your time this morning. A
0:46:07 > 0:46:18former adviser to the Kremlin, Sergei Markov, and what he was
0:46:18 > 0:46:25saying that Theresa May said to the Parliament was "Blah, blah, blah. "
0:46:25 > 0:46:29We will talk about this nerve agent and where it was made. A very
0:46:29 > 0:46:33interesting topic of discussion. Matt, in the meantime, he can update
0:46:33 > 0:46:39us with the weather.
0:46:39 > 0:46:44A better day than yesterday in Scotland and Northern Ireland, not
0:46:44 > 0:46:48daring -- bearing much better. Increasing amounts of sunshine. The
0:46:48 > 0:46:55cloud that brought the rain across England and Wales, pushing his way
0:46:55 > 0:47:03off into the continent. One of two showers here. A bit more cloud into
0:47:03 > 0:47:09the West of Scotland. This is producing the odd shower to take you
0:47:09 > 0:47:12into the morning rush hour. Showers will become less of a feature during
0:47:12 > 0:47:19the day. Wishing its way eastwards. We will see sunny spells develop.
0:47:19 > 0:47:22Some of the sunniest conditions across western parts of Wales. Not a
0:47:22 > 0:47:27bad day at all. With the wind light, strengthening sunshine on your back,
0:47:27 > 0:47:31temperatures around ten, 11 degrees. It will feel quite pleasant this
0:47:31 > 0:47:37afternoon. Good news if you are heading off to the start of the
0:47:37 > 0:47:42Cheltenham Festival, it should hopefully stay largely dry tomorrow.
0:47:42 > 0:47:46Let's get you there first of all. Some clearer skies across the
0:47:46 > 0:47:50eastern half of the country. The charts are some frost in the West.
0:47:50 > 0:47:56Cloud increasing through the night, the breeze picking up on some patchy
0:47:56 > 0:47:59rain and drizzle into the West of Scotland. Maybe the far west of
0:47:59 > 0:48:02Wales and Cornwall. Mostly dry into the morning. A change into
0:48:02 > 0:48:08Wednesday. This big area of low pressure edges closer, bringing an
0:48:08 > 0:48:12increasing threat of rain but what it does is a strengthening of South,
0:48:12 > 0:48:18south-easterly wind. Tomorrow will be the warmest day of the week
0:48:18 > 0:48:23across the country. Hazy sunshine across central and eastern area. The
0:48:23 > 0:48:27breeze picking up. Always cloud is in the West with the odd break here
0:48:27 > 0:48:31and there that the cloud Picken up some rain and drizzle. In the rain
0:48:31 > 0:48:34turning heavy at times into the afternoon and Northern Ireland, the
0:48:34 > 0:48:38far west of Wales and Cornwall. But note that temperatures, widely in
0:48:38 > 0:48:44double figures. A few spots to around 14 or 15 degrees. Rain in the
0:48:44 > 0:48:47West. Tries to push its way northwards and eastwards. Doesn't
0:48:47 > 0:48:52make much on a wave in roads. This area of high pressure is fighting
0:48:52 > 0:48:57back. Pushing the milder away and into the weekend, it is set to
0:48:57 > 0:49:01produce cold air once again. With a cold wind, temperatures set to drop
0:49:01 > 0:49:06and we could see the return of some snow. The good news, the snow is not
0:49:06 > 0:49:11going to be as heavy as we have seen over the last 24 hours. These
0:49:11 > 0:49:15pictures are taken by my own brother in Kentucky. Such heavy snowfall in
0:49:15 > 0:49:19the middle of March is unusual. That is said to combine with a weather
0:49:19 > 0:49:23system over the east coast of the United States in places like Boston
0:49:23 > 0:49:31could see a foot and a half of snow. The snow returns this weekend.
0:49:31 > 0:49:35I like the way you get your family members into the weather report.
0:49:35 > 0:49:44Just cracking pictures, are they,?
0:49:44 > 0:49:46Now as we've been saying this morning, today
0:49:46 > 0:49:49is the Chancellor's Spring Statement so where better to send Steph
0:49:49 > 0:49:51than a flower wholesalers that's in full bloom.
0:49:51 > 0:49:52Morning Steph.
0:49:52 > 0:49:55What a great place to find out whether the economy is blossoming or
0:49:55 > 0:50:00not. This is a wholesaler selling flower stall to different customers
0:50:00 > 0:50:04around the country. You can see Natalie and Mike have been here
0:50:04 > 0:50:07since two o'clock picking flowers for the customers. They are quite a
0:50:07 > 0:50:12good barometer of how the economy is doing. It's a type of luxury we
0:50:12 > 0:50:16might spend a bit more money on if we have it. Today will be finding
0:50:16 > 0:50:20out from the Chancellor what is happening in the economy at the
0:50:20 > 0:50:23moment. We've gathered together to get some different parts and
0:50:23 > 0:50:30business sectors to find out. We will sit on our sofa beautifully
0:50:30 > 0:50:34decorated with flowers. Tony, I was in your factory a few weeks ago
0:50:34 > 0:50:40talking about what's happening with your business. Tell us what you do.
0:50:40 > 0:50:48We manufacture plastic housewares. Bakewell. Since your visit, is this
0:50:48 > 0:50:56is booming. Is that because of me? Where is the growth coming from?
0:50:56 > 0:51:01Within the country, it's going very, very well. We had a record January
0:51:01 > 0:51:05this year.What I was interested was the fact you sell the kind of
0:51:05 > 0:51:09buckets and containers to places as far as South Korea, for example.
0:51:09 > 0:51:17What had been like getting that business?We get a lot of help. The
0:51:17 > 0:51:20Chamber of Commerce is there to help. The Institute of exports is
0:51:20 > 0:51:27there. A lot of help even within our own trade. We have our own
0:51:27 > 0:51:31association. They grease the wheels for us. We just go and collect the
0:51:31 > 0:51:37orders.Things going wealthy you.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42orders.Things going wealthy you.-- well for you. We manufacture carpets
0:51:42 > 0:51:45in Kidderminster. Manufacturing carpets are the domestic market in
0:51:45 > 0:51:51the UK mainly. How is business for you? We are doing OK but we are
0:51:51 > 0:51:55having to work hard to do it by investing a lot in new product and
0:51:55 > 0:52:03new design work and so on. It's OK. We have to work hard to get it.It's
0:52:03 > 0:52:09the kind of business where people can see how your feeling about the
0:52:09 > 0:52:12economy.Business is booming at the house market is booming but at the
0:52:12 > 0:52:16same time, a bit like the flowers here, you can treat yourself a
0:52:16 > 0:52:22refurbishment as well when things are moving so well. By adding a
0:52:22 > 0:52:26little bit more design element to it, wearable to get a bit more of
0:52:26 > 0:52:35that.And Vicki, an economist here. This gives as one flavour of the
0:52:35 > 0:52:41economy. What's happening in the rest the economy?It's interesting
0:52:41 > 0:52:46that exports are doing well. There is a synchronised improvement in the
0:52:46 > 0:52:50world economy. Domestically, things are slightly tougher. The consumer
0:52:50 > 0:52:55is being squeezed by higher inflation. Rages -- wages are not
0:52:55 > 0:53:03rising as high. The housing market, slowing down right now. That is an
0:53:03 > 0:53:07issue. Construction is suffering. We've seen that in house building
0:53:07 > 0:53:11and infrastructure more generally but nevertheless, the Chancellor
0:53:11 > 0:53:17will upgrade forecast the 2018 because exports are doing so well.
0:53:17 > 0:53:22Manufacturing is really improving. The rest of the sector is not so
0:53:22 > 0:53:28good. There is better news coming through. He is collecting a lot more
0:53:28 > 0:53:34taxes. People will look to see, will there be a bit of a manoeuvre so he
0:53:34 > 0:53:40can give something back. We have a benefit squeeze coming through. The
0:53:40 > 0:53:44consumer nevertheless is the one we should be focusing on. Not free
0:53:44 > 0:53:54right this minute.We mentioned manufacturing exports. We have other
0:53:54 > 0:54:01business people will be chatting to. Some offer must later. A lovely
0:54:01 > 0:54:06setting. Quite a bit of foliage.
0:54:06 > 0:54:08The British music-hall tradition stretches all the way back
0:54:08 > 0:54:10to the 19th century, and has produced legends
0:54:10 > 0:54:12like Max Miller and George Formby.
0:54:12 > 0:54:14They're names that are still recognised today,
0:54:14 > 0:54:16but following the death of comedian Ken Dodd,
0:54:16 > 0:54:19who was described as the last of the music-hall maestros,
0:54:19 > 0:54:22is it an art form that's been permanently consigned to history?
0:54:22 > 0:54:25Joining us now is Simon Sladen a senior curator from the Victoria
0:54:25 > 0:54:29and Albert museum.
0:54:29 > 0:54:35Good morning to you. Looking a bit at the history of musical, whetted
0:54:35 > 0:54:41its start?It's a very British form. We have bought a builder to be think
0:54:41 > 0:54:46of musicals, 19th-century, 1850s, maybe 1880s, we have conjurers but
0:54:46 > 0:54:52rather naughty songs, cross-dressing, circus acts, you got
0:54:52 > 0:54:57something for everyone in a very rowdy environment week and have a
0:54:57 > 0:55:01beer, have something to drink and lots of different times of
0:55:01 > 0:55:06entertainment.
0:55:06 > 0:55:09entertainment.The musical then transforms into variety and the big
0:55:09 > 0:55:16difference there is better venues, but is whether senior march comes
0:55:16 > 0:55:20in, and the acts generally clean themselves up a bit.It's a little
0:55:20 > 0:55:27less gay. Most people might say that varieties have died out and the
0:55:27 > 0:55:35dead. But we will see some of those acts, stand-up comedians. Pantomime,
0:55:35 > 0:55:39were a lot of those set pieces and comedy slapstick scenes are kept
0:55:39 > 0:55:44within that but there are people that still are within that musical
0:55:44 > 0:55:51tradition today. We think of people who do funny songs.
0:55:53 > 0:55:56who do funny songs. Maybe Flight of the Conchords, they are currently
0:55:56 > 0:56:00touring. Bill Bailey, would that eccentricity.I love the idea that
0:56:00 > 0:56:06it was all around food. There was a participation element.Absolutely,
0:56:06 > 0:56:13and that is the thing that is key about that form in particular. There
0:56:13 > 0:56:17is no theatrical fort wall. There was interaction. People might throw
0:56:17 > 0:56:22things. That frenzy of the stars or the acts quickly running off the
0:56:22 > 0:56:29stage. Maybe for other venues that night. There is this jostling, this
0:56:29 > 0:56:33hustle and bustle about. You've got your time to perform, to entertain
0:56:33 > 0:56:37because if you don't, you are not going to get a reaction.You mention
0:56:37 > 0:56:43Harry Hill and people like that. We celebrated the life of Bruce Forsyth
0:56:43 > 0:56:47on the weekend and the sad news about Ken Dodd, one of those musical
0:56:47 > 0:56:54greats. Are there many left?With comedy, it goes through generations.
0:56:54 > 0:56:59Tommy Cooper was another person rooted in that tradition. Looking at
0:56:59 > 0:57:05those people we would have seen. Today's generation are looking at
0:57:05 > 0:57:09Tommy Cooper, Ken Dodd, but that lineage stretches all the way back
0:57:09 > 0:57:17so the roots are very much there. Lovely to speak to you.We will talk
0:57:17 > 1:00:45music all a little later on. You can get into contact us --
1:00:45 > 1:00:49Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:00:49 > 1:00:50Britain's ultimatum to Russia -
1:00:50 > 1:00:52Explain your role in the Salisbury spy attack
1:00:52 > 1:00:54or face the consequences.
1:00:54 > 1:00:57The Kremlin has until midnight to spell out
1:00:57 > 1:01:02what happened or Theresa May says she'll take action.
1:01:02 > 1:01:05It comes as tests conclude the former double agent
1:01:05 > 1:01:08Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military grade
1:01:08 > 1:01:14nerve agent made only in Russia.
1:01:25 > 1:01:28Good morning, it's Tuesday the 13th of March.
1:01:28 > 1:01:31Also this morning:
1:01:31 > 1:01:39The Chancellor prepares to unveil his Spring Statement.
1:01:43 > 1:01:45Yes, good morning from this flower wholesalers in Manchester,
1:01:45 > 1:01:47where we're looking at whether the economy is blossoming
1:01:47 > 1:01:49or not ahead of the Chancellor's
1:01:49 > 1:01:50Spring statement.
1:01:50 > 1:01:50We've gathered together people from all parts of the business world
1:01:50 > 1:01:53We've gathered together people from all parts of the business world
1:01:53 > 1:01:55to find out what they think.
1:01:55 > 1:01:59I had no hope in the world and now I'm going to be 21 and I've
1:01:59 > 1:02:00got my life back.
1:02:00 > 1:02:04And in the last of our special reports we catch up with Tee
1:02:04 > 1:02:06as prepares to leave one of Britain's biggest secure
1:02:06 > 1:02:07psychiatric hospitals.
1:02:07 > 1:02:13In sport, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher
1:02:13 > 1:02:15has the support of his colleague Gary Neville.
1:02:15 > 1:02:17Former Liverpool and England defender Carragher has been
1:02:17 > 1:02:19suspended from his job after he was filmed spitting
1:02:19 > 1:02:22from his car towards a girl in another vehicle.
1:02:22 > 1:02:24And Matt has the weather.
1:02:24 > 1:02:28Good morning. Steph may have the spring statement, I've certainly got
1:02:28 > 1:02:32the return of winter. Later this week things getting colder, but for
1:02:32 > 1:02:36the next couple of days, when the sun is out, quite pleasant, only a
1:02:36 > 1:02:41few showers today, most will be dry. I'll have your full forecast in
1:02:41 > 1:02:41about 15 minutes.
1:02:41 > 1:02:43Thanks, Matt, see you later on.
1:02:43 > 1:02:44Good morning.
1:02:44 > 1:02:45First, our main story.
1:02:45 > 1:02:47Moscow has until midnight tonight to give the government
1:02:47 > 1:02:50an explanation about the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
1:02:50 > 1:02:51and his daughter last week.
1:02:51 > 1:02:54President Macron of France has condemned the attack and the US
1:02:54 > 1:02:57Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a really egregious act
1:02:57 > 1:03:00after Theresa May said Russian involvement was highly likely.
1:03:00 > 1:03:00Caroline Davies reports.
1:03:00 > 1:03:04A supermarket car park shut down to search for a lethal chemical.
1:03:04 > 1:03:07Hundreds of police are still at work in Salisbury, trying to find out
1:03:07 > 1:03:09who poisoned a former Russian spy.
1:03:09 > 1:03:11Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are still critically
1:03:11 > 1:03:12ill in hospital.
1:03:12 > 1:03:19They were attacked with a rare nerve agent.
1:03:19 > 1:03:24We now know it's a type only developed by Russia called Novishok.
1:03:24 > 1:03:28Yesterday, the Prime Minister gave an ultimatum to the Kremlin -
1:03:28 > 1:03:31explain how this happened or there will be consequences.
1:03:31 > 1:03:33Either this was a direct act by the Russian state
1:03:33 > 1:03:35against our country, or the Russian government lost
1:03:35 > 1:03:37control of its potentially catastrophically damaging nerve
1:03:37 > 1:03:44agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others.
1:03:44 > 1:03:47The Russian ambassador has until midnight tonight to return
1:03:47 > 1:03:50with an answer.
1:03:50 > 1:03:52Russia has denied being involved.
1:03:52 > 1:03:56President Putin brushed off questions about the attack.
1:03:56 > 1:04:00TRANSLATION:We are busy with agriculture here
1:04:00 > 1:04:04to create good conditions for people's lives
1:04:04 > 1:04:06and you talk to me about some tragedies.
1:04:06 > 1:04:08First, work out what actually happened there and then we'll
1:04:08 > 1:04:10talk about it.
1:04:10 > 1:04:13If there's no credible response, the UK government has said it
1:04:13 > 1:04:16will take action against Russia for what happened here.
1:04:16 > 1:04:20But how far they can go will depend on whether they can get the backing
1:04:20 > 1:04:20of other countries.
1:04:20 > 1:04:23This diplomatic stand-off between Russia and the UK could yet
1:04:23 > 1:04:29turn into a crisis.
1:04:29 > 1:04:37Caroline Davies, BBC News.
1:04:40 > 1:04:43Earlier on the programme a former Russian MP told us how he does not
1:04:43 > 1:04:46trust British politicians or authorities stopped
1:04:46 > 1:04:51, gonna.The me tell you again, we don't trust British authorities, we
1:04:51 > 1:04:59don't trust British service community. I think personally the
1:04:59 > 1:05:03politically weak Prime Minister Theresa May talks about
1:05:03 > 1:05:10nationalistic hysteria to keep the opposition Prime Minister in check,
1:05:10 > 1:05:14also Theresa May is manipulated by the politically strong British
1:05:14 > 1:05:23intelligence service who is... It may be to crush the Russian football
1:05:23 > 1:05:29World Cup in Russia.
1:05:30 > 1:05:33Joining us now is our Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford.
1:05:33 > 1:05:39We got a sense of what he felt about Theresa May, the British government,
1:05:39 > 1:05:42British authorities, all the rest of it, what is your sense from Russia,
1:05:42 > 1:05:51what are they saying and what is the mood music?That is the general mood
1:05:51 > 1:05:56of the political class in Russia. After Theresa May made her speech,
1:05:56 > 1:06:01in Moscow the reaction was to call it a circus and a show to talk about
1:06:01 > 1:06:04a political campaign being mounted from the UK against Russia.
1:06:04 > 1:06:08Essentially turning the tables on Theresa May and the British
1:06:08 > 1:06:11government, suggesting rather than rush of being responsible for this,
1:06:11 > 1:06:16in fact the UK is responsible. That's been the reaction all along
1:06:16 > 1:06:20here, in fact, ever since Sergei Skripal and his daughter were
1:06:20 > 1:06:27poisoned a week so ago. A political campaign, Russ Afobe, those are the
1:06:27 > 1:06:32words we hear time and time again and I think Russia will continue
1:06:32 > 1:06:35along that path to obfuscate and to deny and to continue to point the
1:06:35 > 1:06:39finger of blame AACTA Awards the UK's. It's been the method so far
1:06:39 > 1:06:43and I don't really expect anything to change right now.Very
1:06:43 > 1:06:46interesting to hear that about what's going on. Sarah, thank you
1:06:46 > 1:06:50very much.
1:06:50 > 1:06:53Later today the Home Secretary Amber Rudd will chair a meeting
1:06:53 > 1:06:54of the government's Cobra committee.
1:06:54 > 1:06:57Our political correspondent Alex Forsythe is outside Number 10
1:06:57 > 1:06:58for us this morning.
1:06:58 > 1:07:02This is the story that has dominated the headlines for a good week or so
1:07:02 > 1:07:05and will continue to do so?Up until this point the Prime Minister,
1:07:05 > 1:07:11Theresa May, has been under pressure to take action but she's been clear
1:07:11 > 1:07:14alongside senior members of her government they didn't want to
1:07:14 > 1:07:18apportion blame before they were sure of the facts and yesterday that
1:07:18 > 1:07:22changed. We heard from the Prime Minister clearly saying because of
1:07:22 > 1:07:26the use of this nerve agent it was highly likely there was some sort of
1:07:26 > 1:07:29Russian involvement, hence us having this ultimatum and deadline, this
1:07:29 > 1:07:34threat of consequences. The big question is what good those
1:07:34 > 1:07:38consequences be? In the past the UK has been accused of being too soft
1:07:38 > 1:07:42on Russia. The options on the table now? Well, the government could
1:07:42 > 1:07:49choose to expel Russian diplomat is. It could, as you've heard not send
1:07:49 > 1:07:53dignitaries and officials to the World Cup but to have any impact
1:07:53 > 1:07:56here they would want support from the international community. There's
1:07:56 > 1:08:00been expressions of solidarity from the US and France but for now it's a
1:08:00 > 1:08:04waiting game. First, the reaction from Russia and then the onus back
1:08:04 > 1:08:10on Theresa May to see what she will do.Alex Coomber thanks very much.
1:08:10 > 1:08:12Alex Forsyth outside Number 10. We will be talking about that
1:08:12 > 1:08:14through the morning.
1:08:14 > 1:08:17The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, is expected
1:08:17 > 1:08:20to deliver some positive economic news in his first ever
1:08:20 > 1:08:20Spring Statement today.
1:08:20 > 1:08:22The statement, which replaces the old spring
1:08:22 > 1:08:25Budget, will include the latest official forecasts but will not
1:08:25 > 1:08:26impose any new taxes.
1:08:26 > 1:08:30Steph is at a flower wholesalers in Manchester with more details.
1:08:30 > 1:08:34good morning. It's normally this time of year where we are talking
1:08:34 > 1:08:38about the budget, where the Chancellor has his red box and
1:08:38 > 1:08:42announces his plans for taxes and spending but not this year. Now it's
1:08:42 > 1:08:46what we call a spring statement, in other words he will give an update
1:08:46 > 1:08:50on what's been going on in the economy. As you say, we're expecting
1:08:50 > 1:08:55good news. For example, we've been bringing in more money from taxes
1:08:55 > 1:08:59than in the past, so it expecting our budget deficit, the difference
1:08:59 > 1:09:03between what we bring in from taxes and what we spend, to be the
1:09:03 > 1:09:09smallest since 2002. That's a bit of good news. That means all so we're
1:09:09 > 1:09:13not borrowing as much, which is expected to be a bit of good news,
1:09:13 > 1:09:18about £46 billion is the figure we're expecting. But all of this is
1:09:18 > 1:09:23still in a climate where things are tough for people out there spending.
1:09:23 > 1:09:27Prices are still rising, inflation, the measure of prices, is still a
1:09:27 > 1:09:31lot higher than most people's wages, so that means people feel like they
1:09:31 > 1:09:35don't have as much to spend in the shops. Given we are an economy
1:09:35 > 1:09:39driven largely by consumer spending, that's putting a lot of pressure on.
1:09:39 > 1:09:44We're not expecting the growth figures to be great, about 1.7% last
1:09:44 > 1:09:48year. It's not absolutely brilliant in terms of the growth forecast but
1:09:48 > 1:09:52it's good to hear a bit of good news and the fact we're bringing down
1:09:52 > 1:09:55that borrowing, that's been the reason why we've had austerity for
1:09:55 > 1:10:00so long. We get that statement at around 12:30pm but I will be here
1:10:00 > 1:10:03through the morning talking to businesses about how they feel about
1:10:03 > 1:10:06the economy at the moment.Steph, thank you.
1:10:06 > 1:10:09Two victims of black cab rapist John Worboys begin a High Court
1:10:09 > 1:10:11challenge today against what they have called
1:10:11 > 1:10:13the irrational decision to release him from jail.
1:10:13 > 1:10:16The judicial review is expected to hear for the first
1:10:16 > 1:10:19time why the Parole Board plan to free the sex attacker.
1:10:19 > 1:10:21The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink
1:10:21 > 1:10:23from prison, oppose the legal challenge.
1:10:23 > 1:10:26An agreement was last night reached between lecturers' leaders
1:10:26 > 1:10:28and university officials over their bitter pensions dispute,
1:10:28 > 1:10:31potentially paving the way for strike action to be called off.
1:10:31 > 1:10:33A deal would mean a new, independent re-evaluation
1:10:33 > 1:10:36of the pension deficit and temporary arrangements to tackle
1:10:36 > 1:10:37the funding gap.
1:10:37 > 1:10:44The strike has disrupted action at more than 60 universities.
1:10:44 > 1:10:47Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
1:10:47 > 1:10:50to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
1:10:50 > 1:10:53A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals including
1:10:53 > 1:10:55sides like prawn crackers contain more than double
1:10:55 > 1:10:56the recommended daily intake.
1:10:56 > 1:11:04The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
1:11:07 > 1:11:10Remember Paul the psychic octopus, who correctly predicted the winners
1:11:10 > 1:11:13of different games in the 2010 World Cup?
1:11:13 > 1:11:16Now Russia has named a deaf cat as its official fortune-teller
1:11:16 > 1:11:24for this summer's World Cup.
1:11:25 > 1:11:27Meet Achilles the Cat, who lives in Saint Petersburg's
1:11:27 > 1:11:28historic Hermitage Museum.
1:11:28 > 1:11:31He will have two bowls of food representing either side,
1:11:31 > 1:11:33and whichever he eats first will be this cat's favourite
1:11:33 > 1:11:39to win the game.
1:11:39 > 1:11:44Will he match Paul's record? Paul had a 100% record with Germany.It
1:11:44 > 1:11:51remains to be seen.Paul had to pick a mussel from a box with different
1:11:51 > 1:11:54signs on its.
1:11:54 > 1:11:58It might not feel like it but spring is in the air.
1:11:58 > 1:12:01At least it is for the Chancellor, Philip Hammond, who is expected
1:12:01 > 1:12:04to deliver some good news when he gives his Spring Statement
1:12:04 > 1:12:05in parliament this lunchtime.
1:12:05 > 1:12:07Peter Dowd is the Shadow Minister to the Treasury
1:12:07 > 1:12:10and he joins us from Westminster.
1:12:10 > 1:12:13We'll talk about the Chancellor's statement in a moment but another
1:12:13 > 1:12:15huge issue for parliament is the growing crisis
1:12:15 > 1:12:18between the UK and Russia.
1:12:18 > 1:12:22Theresa May was saying the Russians have until midnight to explain their
1:12:22 > 1:12:27role in what is taking place in Salisbury, what type of sanctions do
1:12:27 > 1:12:32you think Britain could impose on Russia?
1:12:32 > 1:12:36Well, there's a range of sanctions we could impose. There's already
1:12:36 > 1:12:40sanctions in place and I always work on the premise that the best people
1:12:40 > 1:12:47to give advice about sanctions are experts, whether they be military,
1:12:47 > 1:12:50security, or economic experts, they are the best people to give advice
1:12:50 > 1:12:55about what sanctions may be imposed. How hard our Russia to deal with? We
1:12:55 > 1:12:59spoke to a former Russian adviser who essentially said Theresa May is
1:12:59 > 1:13:04a weak Prime Minister being bullied by powerful intelligence services to
1:13:04 > 1:13:09try to blame Russia, I believe the words he used were to try to ruin or
1:13:09 > 1:13:13subvert the Russian World Cup this summer.That's a matter of opinion
1:13:13 > 1:13:18that he has. I don't necessarily accept it or agree with its. The
1:13:18 > 1:13:22bottom line is, in all these discussions, sanctions or otherwise,
1:13:22 > 1:13:27there's going to have to be some dialogue and most diplomats agree
1:13:27 > 1:13:32with that. You can have sanctions, but the nature of them and the
1:13:32 > 1:13:36extent of them might be debatable, but you need dialogue.You're the
1:13:36 > 1:13:39government in waiting, you might need to deal with Russia in this
1:13:39 > 1:13:45way, and Jeremy Corbyn said yesterday we need robust dialogue,
1:13:45 > 1:13:49how far does that get you with a country like Russia?It isn't just
1:13:49 > 1:13:55about robots dialogue. I was sat on the criminal finances Bill last year
1:13:55 > 1:14:00and we were trying to set out the resource in for the likes of Her
1:14:00 > 1:14:03Majesty's Revenue and Customs to deal with criminal finance issues,
1:14:03 > 1:14:06including stuff like this, and a clause which we tried to push only a
1:14:06 > 1:14:11couple of weeks ago which can have sanctions on people and
1:14:11 > 1:14:14organisations where they have been involved in civil rights abuses.
1:14:14 > 1:14:19There are a range of actions you can take but of course there's going to
1:14:19 > 1:14:23be in all of that, as there always is, some sort of dialogue.Some of
1:14:23 > 1:14:27his own Labour MPs have accused the Jeremy Corbyn of using yesterday's
1:14:27 > 1:14:30speech in the Commons to score political points, talking about
1:14:30 > 1:14:34Russian oligarchs and money to the Conservative Party, do you think
1:14:34 > 1:14:39that was the right time to make those points?The House of Commons,
1:14:39 > 1:14:43used the word before, robust, that's our democracy, that's when we have a
1:14:43 > 1:14:49debate about anything, including uncomfortable things, and the public
1:14:49 > 1:14:52expect debates to tease out a whole range of issues in areas that are
1:14:52 > 1:14:56often no-go areas. We can't have that, we need an open debate in a
1:14:56 > 1:14:59democratic society and that's what the House of Commons is about.
1:14:59 > 1:15:03Talking about discussing everything, I wondered, if you're in a position
1:15:03 > 1:15:07where you were sitting sanctions on Russia, do you think possibly
1:15:07 > 1:15:11pulling England out of the World Cup should be a possible option?I think
1:15:11 > 1:15:14when you take sanctions you got to decide on the impact of those
1:15:14 > 1:15:20sanctions. I'm not necessarily someone who believes that pulling
1:15:20 > 1:15:23England out is an appropriate action. I think what we have to do
1:15:23 > 1:15:28is to send our team over there to say, we're in Russia, these are our
1:15:28 > 1:15:33values, this is how we behave. Sending our team there as a flag for
1:15:33 > 1:15:37the United Kingdom would be more appropriate. That's not a judgement
1:15:37 > 1:15:41for me to make, that's a personal view.I wanted to ask you about the
1:15:41 > 1:15:44spring statement as well, which is coming up today from Philip Hammond,
1:15:44 > 1:15:48he will reflect on less government borrowing and increased
1:15:48 > 1:15:54productivity. That sounds like good news, doesn't it?
1:15:54 > 1:15:59It's not that good news. Productivity is 35% below the
1:15:59 > 1:16:03Germans and French, for example. Unemployment is low but the
1:16:03 > 1:16:08incredible insecurity and jobs, low pay, inflation is still higher,
1:16:08 > 1:16:12investment in the public sector and the private sector is pretty low. I
1:16:12 > 1:16:19don't gives time to crack out the champagne which the Chancellor seems
1:16:19 > 1:16:23to be implying. It's not that good that people out there who haven't
1:16:23 > 1:16:28had a pay rise to many years. Schools are beginning to decline --
1:16:28 > 1:16:34decline. Potholes and roads. Many elderly people can't get social
1:16:34 > 1:16:42care. It's hardly the environment for a celebration.Is at the time to
1:16:42 > 1:16:48a spending spree? There is so much uncertainty about what is happening
1:16:48 > 1:16:57in the economy however.It's a question of getting some of those
1:16:57 > 1:17:00public sector organisations into some sort of shapes and they can
1:17:00 > 1:17:03deliver services to the public. This is about choices. The government
1:17:03 > 1:17:09have made choices to cut corporations tax. The choice to cut
1:17:09 > 1:17:15the banking levy. 70 billion towns that they had chosen to give back to
1:17:15 > 1:17:19the most wealthy and the richest. At the same time, our public services
1:17:19 > 1:17:25are under stress. It's a question of priority and choice. The government
1:17:25 > 1:17:28have made choices we would do differently. There are some
1:17:28 > 1:17:39examples. Without any additional expenditure per se.Yardley MP for
1:17:39 > 1:17:44Bootle, the local MP for Jamie Carragher, who has offered an
1:17:44 > 1:17:49unconditional policy. Has he done enough to keep his job?I know Jamie
1:17:49 > 1:17:53Carragher and he is a great asset to our community and he said the
1:17:53 > 1:17:58actions he took were disgraceful but that one act shouldn't hurt the
1:17:58 > 1:18:03successful career of Batman and the fantastic stuff he does in
1:18:03 > 1:18:07communities. He has made his apologies. He is sorry for what he
1:18:07 > 1:18:15did. And I believe him.
1:18:15 > 1:18:22You're watching Breakfast. Matt is talking again about snow.
1:18:22 > 1:18:27Colder weather on the way to the end of the week. Out there today,
1:18:27 > 1:18:30compared with yesterday, a big improvement. Lots of dry weather
1:18:30 > 1:18:36around. A few showers here and there. Some sunshine as well. If we
1:18:36 > 1:18:40show the satellite imagery, a swirl of crowd which bought the rain to
1:18:40 > 1:18:47England and Wales, is pushing off to the North Sea. Mr McLeod to western
1:18:47 > 1:18:51Scotland, western parts of England is producing the odd shower this
1:18:51 > 1:18:56morning. I can't promise you will all get to work completely dry but a
1:18:56 > 1:19:00better chance than yesterday. That band of cloud and showers will push
1:19:00 > 1:19:06its way eastwards. That means many central western areas, dry
1:19:06 > 1:19:12afternoon, long spells of sunshine. A lovely day in store. It should
1:19:12 > 1:19:16stay dry with sunny spells throughout. A bit of March sunshine
1:19:16 > 1:19:21on your back. Temperatures of ten, 12 degrees which will feel pleasant
1:19:21 > 1:19:25for those heading to chop them. It should be dry, double figures and
1:19:25 > 1:19:31just a light wind. Into this evening, a few showers to begin with
1:19:31 > 1:19:35in East Anglia. They will gradually clear away. Some light winds
1:19:35 > 1:19:44initially. Some frost around. In the West, the cloud increases. Western
1:19:44 > 1:19:47Scotland, maybe Northern Ireland, and Cornwall could see some patchy
1:19:47 > 1:19:51rain and drizzle. It all ties in with this big area of low pressure
1:19:51 > 1:19:58staying at rest of us. Reggae to drag in stronger south,
1:19:58 > 1:20:01south-easterly winds which will bring even milder rare our way
1:20:01 > 1:20:09Wednesday. For tomorrow, a milder day across the board. After a chilly
1:20:09 > 1:20:12start, it will stay dry. Varying amounts of cloud. Hazy sunshine
1:20:12 > 1:20:18throughout. Great conditions into the West. More persistent rain in
1:20:18 > 1:20:23Northern Ireland. Note the temperatures. Almost across the
1:20:23 > 1:20:30board. Double-figure temperatures, the Midlands and the south-east.
1:20:30 > 1:20:43Tomorrow evening in overnight, it doesn't make too much in roads. The
1:20:43 > 1:20:49high pressure builds in across Scandinavia. With that, the return
1:20:49 > 1:21:00of the easterly winds. It could be some snow as well. The time being, I
1:21:00 > 1:21:05will hand you back.
1:21:05 > 1:21:12Let us look at the papers. Jamie Carragher's MP, he has said he made
1:21:12 > 1:21:23a mistake. The Daily Mirror say don't sack him. They begged him not
1:21:23 > 1:21:30to axe the pundits.
1:21:30 > 1:21:34to axe the pundits. Not looking where he was going. All sorts of
1:21:34 > 1:21:46questions. It's about Russia. A brazen murder
1:21:46 > 1:21:51brazen murder attempts midnight tonight, the Russian ambassador.
1:21:51 > 1:22:02Some people saying, what should happen is to mark. We spoke to a
1:22:02 > 1:22:08former Kremlin adviser.
1:22:08 > 1:22:15former Kremlin adviser. He was very much summing up. Summing it up as
1:22:15 > 1:22:21blah, blah, blah.
1:22:22 > 1:22:25blah, blah, blah. The intelligence services are making these
1:22:25 > 1:22:29allegations to undermine the Russian World Cup.
1:22:29 > 1:22:33And they say -- they are saying that is the opinion across the political
1:22:33 > 1:22:40classes. Ken Dodd is also on the front page of many of the papers
1:22:40 > 1:22:43this morning as well. His death was announced at one o'clock yesterday
1:22:43 > 1:22:51morning. Here is a picture of the Prime Minister. Yesterday, Moscow
1:22:51 > 1:22:55being told to respond by midnight tonight. The papers talking about
1:22:55 > 1:23:01what could be possible sanctions. Could it include a cyber attack?
1:23:01 > 1:23:04Today we're bringing you a second special report which follows a young
1:23:04 > 1:23:05woman called Tee.
1:23:05 > 1:23:08She was sectioned under the mental health act almost two years ago.
1:23:08 > 1:23:11(PRES) Yesterday we were given exclusive access to one
1:23:11 > 1:23:13of the Britain's biggest secure psychiatric hospitals as Tee
1:23:13 > 1:23:14prepared to leave.
1:23:14 > 1:23:17Today we catch up with her as she gets her first taste
1:23:17 > 1:23:18of independent adult life.
1:23:18 > 1:23:24Graham Satchell reports.
1:23:24 > 1:23:33So this is my new home. Really? It's different, isn't it? Very exciting.
1:23:33 > 1:23:39Tee has just been discharged from a secure mental health hospital. She
1:23:39 > 1:23:44is so -- showing her mum Julie the new accommodation.What did think of
1:23:44 > 1:23:49the room? It's all right, nice size. Tee spent almost two years locked up
1:23:49 > 1:23:55own safety. This is my favourite. It's kind of like a scrapbook. Nine
1:23:55 > 1:23:58times out of ten, you're not having a full on nervous breakdown, you
1:23:58 > 1:24:04just need a cup of tea. She has been in and out of hospital but is
1:24:04 > 1:24:08determined this time she's not going back. To be honest, I don't think I
1:24:08 > 1:24:12will make it to my 18th birthday. I'm going to be 21.I have gotten my
1:24:12 > 1:24:19life back. This is Saint Andrews, a large charity run secure mental
1:24:19 > 1:24:22health hospital. Tee ended up here after years of depression, self harm
1:24:22 > 1:24:30and attempted suicide. She has even done catering work in the on-site
1:24:30 > 1:24:35camp team. But her her life to be successful outside hospital, she
1:24:35 > 1:24:39will need help with the community. The level of care is really mixed so
1:24:39 > 1:24:43in some parts of the country, greater wraparound support. In other
1:24:43 > 1:24:49areas, absolutely no support at all. People are vulnerable in a mental
1:24:49 > 1:24:54health hospital.
1:24:54 > 1:25:00health hospital. You are twice as likely to attempt suicide. It's an
1:25:00 > 1:25:06issue, you have been discharged from hospital today. How you feeling?It
1:25:06 > 1:25:11is a nervous feeling. Tee will be getting help from a new community
1:25:11 > 1:25:15team in Northamptonshire.For our team came about, people were only
1:25:15 > 1:25:20seen perhaps every couple of weeks in the community but obviously we
1:25:20 > 1:25:26can see you daily and put that intense support in.Nice sized
1:25:26 > 1:25:34kitchen. It is nice. Do you get your own cupboards? One in 15 people who
1:25:34 > 1:25:39come out of mental health hospitals and upcoming back in a month. Tee's
1:25:39 > 1:25:42mum is desperately hoping it won't happen with her daughter.I need to
1:25:42 > 1:25:49know I can go to bed at night knowing she is going to be safe. I'm
1:25:49 > 1:25:58not going to see my daughter again. It was just, and shaking just
1:25:58 > 1:26:06thinking about it. That was a year ago. Look where we are now. Drinking
1:26:06 > 1:26:13tea in your new house. The government says it is improving
1:26:13 > 1:26:16access to mental health support in the community bus services remain
1:26:16 > 1:26:23stretched, and provision is patchy. Tee is planning to go back to
1:26:23 > 1:26:27college. She has a weekend job in a cafe in with the right help, she
1:26:27 > 1:26:32wants to start a life again.
1:26:32 > 1:26:38A very good luck to Tee as well. You get the sense of the impact it has
1:26:38 > 1:26:47had on her. Do let us know what you think about. We will be back with
1:26:47 > 1:30:07the National headlines but
1:30:07 > 1:30:10I'm back with the latest from the BBC London newsroom
1:30:10 > 1:30:15in half an hour.
1:30:15 > 1:30:18Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:30:18 > 1:30:21Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News:
1:30:21 > 1:30:24Moscow has until midnight tonight to give the government
1:30:24 > 1:30:26an explanation about the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal
1:30:26 > 1:30:28and his daughter last week.
1:30:28 > 1:30:31It was revealed yesterday the nerve agent used in the attack
1:30:31 > 1:30:33against Sergei Skripal and his daughter was
1:30:33 > 1:30:36produced in Russia.
1:30:36 > 1:30:40The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that those involved
1:30:40 > 1:30:402
1:30:40 > 1:30:48should face serious consequences.
1:30:49 > 1:30:50Our reporter Leila Nathoo
1:30:50 > 1:30:54is in Salisbury for us this morning.
1:30:54 > 1:30:572 Two we've been getting reaction from the former criminal advisor
1:30:57 > 1:31:03today on the programme, speaking to Sarah Raynsford about Salisbury is
1:31:03 > 1:31:10at centre of the investigation? That's right, it's clear what police
1:31:10 > 1:31:12are dealing with, this military grade nerve agent.
1:31:12 > 1:31:16Although Theresa May has said it's unlikely the Russian state is
1:31:16 > 1:31:21responsible for the attack on Sergei Skripal, police still need to find
1:31:21 > 1:31:28out who was carrying the nerve agent, how they exposed the Skripals
1:31:28 > 1:31:31to the substance on the behalf of Moscow. The investigation continues
1:31:31 > 1:31:38and there is a large police presence at the Sergei Skripal house and
1:31:38 > 1:31:42there's a decontamination operation around Salisbury. Last night we saw
1:31:42 > 1:31:47renewed activity at the car pound wears Sergei Skripal's car was
1:31:47 > 1:31:53brought and examined at all so we can see up there there's a car park,
1:31:53 > 1:31:57a higher level car park of Sainsbury's, that was the scene of
1:31:57 > 1:32:02police activity last night. Police officers and fire officers in
1:32:02 > 1:32:05protective suits were there so clearly the decontamination of this
1:32:05 > 1:32:10continues. Two separate operations going on, one is following the trail
1:32:10 > 1:32:14of the nerve agent once Sergei Skripal and Yulia Skripal were
1:32:14 > 1:32:18exposed to it, and then finding out how that happened in the first
1:32:18 > 1:32:20place. Still so many questions to be
1:32:20 > 1:32:26answered and we will try to get down to some of them later as we speak to
1:32:26 > 1:32:27someone about the agent involved.
1:32:27 > 1:32:30The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to deliver some positive
1:32:30 > 1:32:32economic news in his first ever Spring Statement today.
1:32:32 > 1:32:34The statement, which replaces the Spring Budget,
1:32:34 > 1:32:37will include the latest official economic figures but it will not
1:32:37 > 1:32:38impose new taxes.
1:32:38 > 1:32:42Labour ministers say Mr Hammond must take the chance to end austerity.
1:32:42 > 1:32:45Two victims of black cab rapist John Worboys begin a High Court
1:32:45 > 1:32:47challenge today against what they have called
1:32:47 > 1:32:49the irrational decision to release him from jail.
1:32:49 > 1:32:52The judicial review is expected to hear for the first
1:32:52 > 1:32:55time why the Parole Board plan to free the sex attacker.
1:32:55 > 1:32:58The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink
1:32:58 > 1:33:02from prison, oppose the legal challenge.
1:33:02 > 1:33:05An agreement was last night reached between lecturers' leaders
1:33:05 > 1:33:07and university officials over their bitter pensions dispute,
1:33:07 > 1:33:10potentially paving the way for strike action to be called off.
1:33:10 > 1:33:12A deal would mean a new, independent re-evaluation
1:33:12 > 1:33:15of the pension deficit and temporary arrangements to tackle
1:33:15 > 1:33:16the funding gap.
1:33:16 > 1:33:24The strike has disrupted action at more than 60 universities.
1:33:24 > 1:33:27Doctors in the UK and Ireland have seen 130 cases of rickets
1:33:27 > 1:33:29in children under 16 over a two-year period.
1:33:29 > 1:33:32It's the first study of its kind into the prevalence of the owners,
1:33:32 > 1:33:33which affects bone development.
1:33:33 > 1:33:35A Department of Health spokesman said healthcare
1:33:35 > 1:33:38professionals should continue to advise on the best way of getting
1:33:38 > 1:33:46enough vitamins D and can prescribe supplements if needed.
1:33:46 > 1:33:49Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
1:33:49 > 1:33:52to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
1:33:52 > 1:33:55A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals including
1:33:55 > 1:33:57sides like prawn crackers contain more than double
1:33:57 > 1:33:58the recommended daily intake.
1:33:58 > 1:34:06The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
1:34:13 > 1:34:18I got a big face ones from eating a Chinese.Did you have an allergic
1:34:18 > 1:34:27reaction?I did, a big face.That is enough to put you off?No! I still
1:34:27 > 1:34:30eat it.
1:34:30 > 1:34:35Matt will be here later. Again he has been mentioning snow.Quite mild
1:34:35 > 1:34:39this week but the weather will be turning, potentially some snow this
1:34:39 > 1:34:48week. Kat...Not again, I heard the birds are singing when I got up and
1:34:48 > 1:34:52I thought spring is on the way, summer is on the way, but no.I am
1:34:52 > 1:34:57sure the temperatures will improve at some stage. What is happening
1:34:57 > 1:35:01with Jamie Carragher?Loads of analysis about Jamie Carragher
1:35:01 > 1:35:06spitting at that fan after the Manchester United win over Liverpool
1:35:06 > 1:35:10at the weekend but lots of it focusing on what it says about us as
1:35:10 > 1:35:15a society, not only that somebody of Jamie Carragher's standing could
1:35:15 > 1:35:19resort to spitting, which is completely disgusting, at a
1:35:19 > 1:35:2314-year-old girl, who he said he didn't see in the car and he's
1:35:23 > 1:35:27apologised, but also the guy on the other end is driving his car and
1:35:27 > 1:35:31filming after goading Carragher into this reaction so lots of paper
1:35:31 > 1:35:36analysis this morning saying this is the culture we live in, death by
1:35:36 > 1:35:40smart phone. If you're someone like Jamie Carragher and you're caught
1:35:40 > 1:35:44behaving like that, this clamour escalates for him to lose his job.
1:35:44 > 1:35:49He has been suspended from Sky for now but we will wait to see if that
1:35:49 > 1:35:53suspension lasts or not. Let me bring you up to date on what has
1:35:53 > 1:35:54happened so fast.
1:35:54 > 1:35:56Jamie Carragher says he's apologised to the family he spat
1:35:56 > 1:36:00at from his car on Saturday and that he can't make any excuses
1:36:00 > 1:36:01for his behaviour.
1:36:01 > 1:36:04He was involved in the incident following Manchester United's 2-1
1:36:04 > 1:36:05win over Liverpool at Old Trafford.
1:36:05 > 1:36:08He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports but has been
1:36:08 > 1:36:11suspended from his role, including from working on last
1:36:11 > 1:36:12night's live Premier League fixture.
1:36:12 > 1:36:14I have apologised over the phone.
1:36:14 > 1:36:21I spoke to the mother, who wasn't involved in the incident,
1:36:21 > 1:36:24obviously the daughter in the passenger's seat
1:36:24 > 1:36:25and the father, I apologised.
1:36:25 > 1:36:28Of course in the phone call they weren't too happy
1:36:28 > 1:36:29with obviously the situation.
1:36:29 > 1:36:33There's not any person in the world who can condone speeding no matter
1:36:33 > 1:36:35what has gone on before that, anything really.
1:36:35 > 1:36:39It looks awful and I accept that.
1:36:39 > 1:36:42So a dramatic 48 hours for Carragher, who'd been working
1:36:42 > 1:36:45at Sky since his retirement from professional football in 2013.
1:36:45 > 1:36:47But his colleague at the broadcaster, the former
1:36:47 > 1:36:49Manchester United defender Gary Neville, leapt to his defence
1:36:49 > 1:36:52on social media, saying that Carragher's apology means he should
1:36:52 > 1:36:53be given another chance.
1:36:53 > 1:36:55But for another former Premier League player,
1:36:55 > 1:36:56Carragher's actions crossed the line.
1:36:56 > 1:37:02Robbie Savage has had his own experience with spitting.
1:37:02 > 1:37:05I had a running battle with this Hungary player,
1:37:05 > 1:37:11I can't remember his name, all night.
1:37:11 > 1:37:16Then he came up to me and spat in my face and it was the most
1:37:16 > 1:37:18disgusting, vile thing.
1:37:18 > 1:37:22I don't mind if someone smashes me in a tackle,
1:37:22 > 1:37:25I don't mind if someone head butts me like I've been head-butted
1:37:25 > 1:37:28on the pitch, I don't mind, but spitting for me is the lowest
1:37:28 > 1:37:30of the low.
1:37:30 > 1:37:33Manchester City are just two games away from being crowned
1:37:33 > 1:37:34Premier League Champions after they beat Stoke
1:37:34 > 1:37:352-0 last night.
1:37:35 > 1:37:37City opened the scoring just ten minutes in,
1:37:37 > 1:37:40David Silva with a lovely calm finish to beat Jack Butland
1:37:40 > 1:37:45in the Stoke goal.
1:37:45 > 1:37:48And it was Sila who scored his second and his ninth
1:37:48 > 1:37:50of the season in the second half.
1:37:50 > 1:37:53The win means they can still win the title against rivals
1:37:53 > 1:37:57Manchester United on April seventh.
1:37:57 > 1:37:58So happy.
1:37:58 > 1:38:01The first time after 18 years Manchester City is able to win
1:38:01 > 1:38:04at Stoke City away and at home, and that means how difficult
1:38:04 > 1:38:06it is to come here and to win.
1:38:06 > 1:38:10We did well and now we are three games, two games or three
1:38:10 > 1:38:16to be champion.
1:38:16 > 1:38:18Premier League strugglers Southampton have sacked
1:38:18 > 1:38:21their manager Mauricio Pellegrino with the team just one point
1:38:21 > 1:38:22above the relegation zone.
1:38:22 > 1:38:24Pellegrino's side have won just one league match
1:38:24 > 1:38:25in their last
1:38:25 > 1:38:2717, although they are into the FA Cup quarter finals.
1:38:27 > 1:38:29A 3-0 defeat to Newcastle
1:38:29 > 1:38:30on Saturday sealed the Argnetine's fate.
1:38:30 > 1:38:33There are just eight Premier League matches left in the season.
1:38:33 > 1:38:35The Manchester United captain Michael Carrick will retire
1:38:35 > 1:38:39from playing at the end of the season.
1:38:39 > 1:38:43The 36-year-old has won every club trophy in his 12 years with United,
1:38:43 > 1:38:45including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.
1:38:45 > 1:38:47He won 34 England caps.
1:38:47 > 1:38:50He has only played four times this season after having a procedure
1:38:50 > 1:38:55to treat an irregular heart rhythm that was detected in September.
1:38:55 > 1:39:00There comes a time when as much as you like it or you don't like it,
1:39:00 > 1:39:08your body tells you it's time to stop playing football.
1:39:10 > 1:39:15I understood I'd be getting back fit and I probably wouldn't be
1:39:15 > 1:39:18playing as many games as probably I might have done.
1:39:18 > 1:39:19I've just been training hard
1:39:19 > 1:39:23and trying to keep fit and I've managed to play a few games
1:39:23 > 1:39:26and so far and we'll see what happens towards the end
1:39:26 > 1:39:27of the season.
1:39:27 > 1:39:30There has been another medal for Britain at the Winter Paralympics
1:39:30 > 1:39:32this morning, bringing the tally so far to four.
1:39:32 > 1:39:35Well we can join our reporter Kate Grey now.
1:39:35 > 1:39:40Kate, a silver again, we are still waiting for the gold-medal?That's
1:39:40 > 1:39:44right, on the fourth day of action Great Britain have won their fourth
1:39:44 > 1:39:48medal. It is a silver and once again it was in the Alpine skiing, this
1:39:48 > 1:39:53time in the super combined and the silver medal went to Meena
1:39:53 > 1:39:56Fitzpatrick and her guide. That added to the bronze medal they won
1:39:56 > 1:40:00at these games. The super combined is comprised of two events, the
1:40:00 > 1:40:06super G first thing this morning and Meena and her guide went down
1:40:06 > 1:40:10confidently, putting themselves in silver, and Great Britain's Millie
1:40:10 > 1:40:14Knight and her guide went into the bronze medal position. This
1:40:14 > 1:40:18afternoon it was all about the slalom and this was a tricky course,
1:40:18 > 1:40:23a much shorter more technical course, and unfortunately Millie
1:40:23 > 1:40:29made a few mistakes, which meant she was back down into fourth, but Meena
1:40:29 > 1:40:32and her guide, Jen, managed another brilliant performance securing that
1:40:32 > 1:40:38silver. Not quite enough to beat the Slovakian Henrieta Farkasova, who
1:40:38 > 1:40:43has won two golds already at these Games, and all those athletes will
1:40:43 > 1:40:47be back in action tomorrow in the giant slalom. A tight match in the
1:40:47 > 1:40:51curling against Slovakia, they are currently trailing in the final end
1:40:51 > 1:40:564-6. A tough match there and they will have another game later today.
1:40:56 > 1:41:03Was still going on here on the fourth day of action in Pyeongchang
1:41:03 > 1:41:06-- lots. Slovakia and Great Britain in action
1:41:06 > 1:41:10in Pyeongchang.
1:41:10 > 1:41:13Venus has beaten Serena in the latest Williams sisters showdown.
1:41:13 > 1:41:18Playing each other for the first time since Serena's victory in the
1:41:18 > 1:41:23Australian Open final, Venus won in straight sets at Indian Wells and
1:41:23 > 1:41:28she will play Anastasija Sevastova in the last six teams.
1:41:28 > 1:41:29-- last 16.
1:41:29 > 1:41:32World number one Roger Federer is the red hot favourite to win
1:41:32 > 1:41:34a record sixth title at Indian Wells,
1:41:34 > 1:41:36that's after he easily beat Serbian Filip Krajinovic
1:41:36 > 1:41:39in less than an hour to reach the last 16.
1:41:39 > 1:41:42Novak Djokovic is already out and Andy Murray and Rafa Nadal
1:41:42 > 1:41:45are missing through injury.
1:41:45 > 1:41:50Injury continues to be a big issue in the world tennis.Fingers crossed
1:41:50 > 1:41:54Andy Murray will be in the spring, he hoped to be back for Wimbledon
1:41:54 > 1:41:59but his hip is doing better than he thought so he could be back earlier
1:41:59 > 1:42:03than he thought.Thanks, Kat.
1:42:03 > 1:42:05Let's get more on our main story.
1:42:05 > 1:42:08It's been revealed that the substance used to poison
1:42:08 > 1:42:11former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter was a military
1:42:11 > 1:42:12grade nerve agent called Novichok.
1:42:12 > 1:42:15But what is it, and how dangerous can it be?
1:42:15 > 1:42:16Novichok was secretly developed by the Soviet Union
1:42:16 > 1:42:17in the 1970s and '80s.
1:42:17 > 1:42:19It was designed to evade detection by international
1:42:19 > 1:42:21inspectors and to get through chemical protection suits.
1:42:21 > 1:42:24That means it's much more lethal than other nerve agents.
1:42:24 > 1:42:27It's up to eight times more toxic than many others.
1:42:27 > 1:42:29It comes in various forms, liquid or a fine powder,
1:42:29 > 1:42:31and takes effect very quickly.
1:42:31 > 1:42:34Symptoms can start to show in as little as 30 seconds
1:42:34 > 1:42:40to two minutes.
1:42:40 > 1:42:42Joining us now from our London newsroom
1:42:42 > 1:42:44is Hamish De Bretton-Gordon, a former commander of Britain's
1:42:44 > 1:42:50chemical weapons regiment.
1:42:50 > 1:42:55Good morning, thank you for joining us. I have outlined a few of the
1:42:55 > 1:42:59things we know but you know more details about this agent, what can
1:42:59 > 1:43:02you tell us? You have covered it pretty well.
1:43:02 > 1:43:06It's very persistent and comes in various different forms, which is
1:43:06 > 1:43:12why I expect it takes so long to work out what it is, and why we've
1:43:12 > 1:43:16still got some decontamination and contamination issues in Salisbury.
1:43:16 > 1:43:20Porton down, the world's leading toxicology lab, have done a
1:43:20 > 1:43:24fantastic job to work out exactly what it is and I'm sure they will be
1:43:24 > 1:43:28advising Salisbury hospital on what they need to do to treat these
1:43:28 > 1:43:33people. Had this occurred anywhere further from Porton down we would be
1:43:33 > 1:43:36in a worse position. This is a chemical weapon Russia didn't
1:43:36 > 1:43:42declare, they signed the chemical weapons Convention and they didn't
1:43:42 > 1:43:47declare it. This is one of their super weapons, which is why they're
1:43:47 > 1:43:50protecting it, but the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical
1:43:50 > 1:43:53Weapons, one of the first things we must do is get them into investigate
1:43:53 > 1:43:58it and in theory they should destroy it because Russia has agreed or its
1:43:58 > 1:44:00chemical weapons should be destroyed.
1:44:00 > 1:44:05How might you administer it? We're learning more and more.
1:44:05 > 1:44:09Chemical weapons normally are fired up of rockets, dropped from
1:44:09 > 1:44:15aircraft, to kill mass people. Individual killings like this is not
1:44:15 > 1:44:18entirely what they're designed for, however the North Koreans did murder
1:44:18 > 1:44:25Kim Jong-nam with the nerve agent VX a few months ago in a similar
1:44:25 > 1:44:28fashion and the Russians have history of this sort of thing.
1:44:28 > 1:44:34Polonium to kill Litvinenko and rice in gilded Georgi Markov in Lebanon
1:44:34 > 1:44:39in 1976, it is classic tactics. The key thing to work out is how it was
1:44:39 > 1:44:44delivered so we can completely clear up the area of Salisbury, get rid of
1:44:44 > 1:44:47any fears the people of Salisbury might have. I must say, the threat
1:44:47 > 1:44:51to the people of Salisbury, I live very close and I know they are
1:44:51 > 1:44:55worried, but they should be reassured, if they are ill now I
1:44:55 > 1:44:58don't think they will be. There's a lot to learn, though, and the next
1:44:58 > 1:45:05few days will be key and Kiwi reimpose the taboo on the -- will be
1:45:05 > 1:45:10key and the key will be to reimpose the taboo of chemical weapons,
1:45:10 > 1:45:14especially considering the use they have had in Syria and right over
1:45:14 > 1:45:19recent years.They sound incredibly dangerous. If there was an accident
1:45:19 > 1:45:22on the way it could have that widespread consequences?Potentially
1:45:22 > 1:45:27but I think we are probably only dealing with half an egg cup of
1:45:27 > 1:45:31nerve agent, it might be in a powder form. Unlikely but I think the
1:45:31 > 1:45:36worrying thing is this has probably been carried through an airport or
1:45:36 > 1:45:40taught and we will be tightening up our procedures. This threat
1:45:40 > 1:45:44blindsided us, nobody saw it and there's no criticism of the security
1:45:44 > 1:45:48service or police but now we know this threat we can counter it. But
1:45:48 > 1:45:53the absolutely key thing is to reimpose the taboo of the use of
1:45:53 > 1:45:57chemical weapons. Putin might have decided to use it because he thought
1:45:57 > 1:46:00the Westwood be doing nothing because we've done nothing in Syria
1:46:00 > 1:46:06with chemical use -- the Westwood. We will see what the Russians will
1:46:06 > 1:46:09say later, they might say they lost some of it, they have a history of
1:46:09 > 1:46:13losing highly enriched uranium that makes nuclear bombs and chemical
1:46:13 > 1:46:17precursors in the past. But I don't get that. This is a
1:46:17 > 1:46:24super weapon that they would protect very carefully I'd expect.
1:46:24 > 1:46:29You're describing it as a super weapon, a chemical weapon used on
1:46:29 > 1:46:35the streets of Britain. How do you even begin to put that in severity?
1:46:35 > 1:46:41How serious is this? We have had -- we have never had a chemical weapon
1:46:41 > 1:46:46attack in this country, it is a serious as it gets. It's a tiny
1:46:46 > 1:46:53amount to kill one person but in the new Cold War that we have with
1:46:53 > 1:46:58Russia, trumpeting its new weapons, a new nuclear missile. This is a key
1:46:58 > 1:47:03stand-off. We have paid lip service to chemical weapon defence since the
1:47:03 > 1:47:07end of the Cold War. This is a wake-up call to us. We need to make
1:47:07 > 1:47:12sure we can oppose this. If there is going to be more tension with
1:47:12 > 1:47:17Russia, one must assume that Russia will use chemical weapons. I'm sure
1:47:17 > 1:47:22the Prime Minister will be careful and firm on how she reacts to it and
1:47:22 > 1:47:28what she does. I think, quite apart from the sanctions, we should
1:47:28 > 1:47:33probably boycott the World Cup and that will upset the Russian people
1:47:33 > 1:47:38more than losing a bit of money or not being able to buy bread in our
1:47:38 > 1:47:42shops and that might bring Putin to the negotiating table rather than
1:47:42 > 1:47:48any threats to cut his finances.We will be speaking to a government
1:47:48 > 1:47:53minister later. Thank you very much your time here on Breakfast. Let us
1:47:53 > 1:47:58find out about the weather. I will not try and guess where you are.
1:47:58 > 1:48:00Which peer is that?
1:48:04 > 1:48:09It is Bournemouth Pier, down here on the south Coast. Right across
1:48:09 > 1:48:14England and Wales. You can see that in evidence there in the sky above.
1:48:14 > 1:48:22Increasing amounts of sunshine will wing its way through. You have got
1:48:22 > 1:48:30yesterday's cloud. That is pushing off. A bit of rain in East Anglia
1:48:30 > 1:48:35and that will clear. Down through western parts of England. That is
1:48:35 > 1:48:41producing the odd shower as well. Always the focus for one or two
1:48:41 > 1:48:45showers. In the afternoon, parts of eastern England and the south-east
1:48:45 > 1:48:50could catch the odd downpour. Very few showers and the forecast today.
1:48:50 > 1:48:58Most of you will spend all day dry. A very pleasant afternoon as well.
1:48:58 > 1:49:03Light winds, temperatures into double figures. It will feel very
1:49:03 > 1:49:12pleasant. It's going to be a good start to the Cheltenham Festival. We
1:49:12 > 1:49:16start with those double-figure temperatures. Most will be dry.
1:49:16 > 1:49:23Clearer skies tonight. We could see a touch of frost. In the West, too
1:49:23 > 1:49:29much cloud and breeze and the odd splash of light rain in drizzle. A
1:49:29 > 1:49:35chilly start in the east, milder in the West. It will bring changes
1:49:35 > 1:49:42through Wednesday. The rain will get closer. We get developing South,
1:49:42 > 1:49:51south-easterly winds. After a chilly start in the east, it will warm up.
1:49:51 > 1:49:58Spells of hazy sunshine. It's really these western fringes of the UK we
1:49:58 > 1:50:04will see outbreaks of rain at times. Across Ireland into Southwest Wales,
1:50:04 > 1:50:10parts of Cornwall. Across the Midlands, south-east, highs of
1:50:10 > 1:50:17around 14, 15 degrees. The evening should be dry for the most part. It
1:50:17 > 1:50:23will push a bit further northwards into Thursday. That low pressure has
1:50:23 > 1:50:26pushed back into the Atlantic. High pressure across Scandinavia building
1:50:26 > 1:50:32once more. Casting a rise back, your mind back, you will remember what
1:50:32 > 1:50:37happened a few weeks ago. Cold air in place across Scandinavia and
1:50:37 > 1:50:41Russia. The wind circulating clockwise. That will bring the cold
1:50:41 > 1:50:46air our way. After hitting 15 degrees midweek, about four, five
1:50:46 > 1:50:52degrees. Cold and windy and yes, Dan Lees, we will see the return of some
1:50:52 > 1:51:02snow as well. That is how it is looking, more in half an hour.
1:51:02 > 1:51:07Snow, that's not what we wanted to hear. Some people enjoy it.
1:51:07 > 1:51:09Now as we've been saying this morning, today
1:51:09 > 1:51:12is the Chancellor's Spring Statement so where better to send Steph
1:51:12 > 1:51:14than a flower wholesalers that's in full bloom.
1:51:14 > 1:51:16Morning, Steph.
1:51:16 > 1:51:24Good morning. I wish you good is mellowed, it is absolutely gorgeous.
1:51:24 > 1:51:28This is a business, Matt was talking about the weather, it is very
1:51:28 > 1:51:34dependent on the weather. Giving you an indication of how the snow has
1:51:34 > 1:51:39depended on them. Lastly, around 60p but this week, even we have had
1:51:39 > 1:51:45Mother's Day, only 20p. This is the type of business can that -- that
1:51:45 > 1:51:51can be at affected by the weather. Also how much money we had to spend
1:51:51 > 1:51:56on things. That is why we are here. Later on today, will be finding out
1:51:56 > 1:52:00from the Chancellor more about what has been happening in the economy
1:52:00 > 1:52:05with the Springs statement. A number of guests we can have a chat to
1:52:05 > 1:52:13about how they are feeling. You are a retailer, aren't you?Ladies
1:52:13 > 1:52:17clothes shop in the centre of Nottingham. I have a team of three
1:52:17 > 1:52:24girls. A very small business. Business is great. To the end of
1:52:24 > 1:52:28February on turnover terms, we were at 28% on the same two months last
1:52:28 > 1:52:33year. Excellent. Why do you think that is? For me, there are three
1:52:33 > 1:52:40reasons. The fact that we are independent, that certainly helps.
1:52:40 > 1:52:46People are wanting to shop more independent. I think that we are
1:52:46 > 1:52:53able to offer an experience, more than a High Street retailer. We hold
1:52:53 > 1:52:58lots of customer events, for example. And we realised we cannot
1:52:58 > 1:53:06just rely on your bricks and mortar boutique. We need to have all the
1:53:06 > 1:53:12streams of income on a daily basis. Whether it is on line sales. We've
1:53:12 > 1:53:21got to be out there and use social media much as we can.The ones that
1:53:21 > 1:53:29struggle don't have the on line, experiential stuff. Nick, you work
1:53:29 > 1:53:37for a big services company. Sage, how is business?Sage is software
1:53:37 > 1:53:41and services so we serve 3 million customers ranging from small
1:53:41 > 1:53:46businesses right up to enterprise and business is good. We know that
1:53:46 > 1:53:51customers are spending a lot of time on administration. There is 120 days
1:53:51 > 1:53:56on the average business lost so we are looking at the digital agenda
1:53:56 > 1:54:03and an update from the government. Particularly things like making tax
1:54:03 > 1:54:08Digital. We know that our customers are telling us they are not ready.
1:54:08 > 1:54:13Over 70% of customers say they are not ready for these digital changes.
1:54:13 > 1:54:20Even though we know that is the way the world is going.Vicky Pryce, you
1:54:20 > 1:54:23are an economist. Two flavours of what is going on. What are your
1:54:23 > 1:54:29thoughts on it all?The retail company, we have just been talking
1:54:29 > 1:54:37about. Retailers suffering. A number of big retail names going under. A
1:54:37 > 1:54:45lot of reorganisation. Service is have done reasonably well. There is
1:54:45 > 1:54:51huge concern about what happens. Without any real problems in the
1:54:51 > 1:54:58future. That is the question. It affects growth more generally. We
1:54:58 > 1:55:01are going to see some slightly better figures of this year from the
1:55:01 > 1:55:06Chancellor today. But nevertheless, when you're looking further ahead,
1:55:06 > 1:55:10concerns about productivity, and what will happen in terms of
1:55:10 > 1:55:15revenue. Manufacturing, we've heard about services and retail. Doing
1:55:15 > 1:55:21very well. Eight, the low pound and B, trade growth is booming. We
1:55:21 > 1:55:31benefited hugely from that. Are we going to get more protectionism and?
1:55:31 > 1:55:38There are loads of uncertainties ahead. We might get some good data
1:55:38 > 1:55:43from the Chancellor today and B has room for manoeuvre.Being in a
1:55:43 > 1:55:47flower area with lots of blooming flowers might be appropriate. That's
1:55:47 > 1:55:51it for me now.
1:55:51 > 1:55:52You're watching Breakfast.
1:55:52 > 1:55:54Still to come this morning:
1:55:54 > 1:55:56Ken Dodd's been described as the last
1:55:56 > 1:55:58of the music hall generation.
1:55:58 > 1:56:01After his passing, we take a look at a tradition that stretched back
1:56:01 > 1:56:09to the 19th century.
1:56:10 > 1:59:34to the 19th century.
1:59:34 > 1:59:36She's talking about mosques in London being listed.
1:59:36 > 1:59:38Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:59:38 > 1:59:39Britain's ultimatum to Russia -
1:59:39 > 1:59:42explain your role in the Salisbury spy attack or face the consequences.
1:59:42 > 1:59:45The Kremlin has until midnight to spell out what happened,
1:59:45 > 1:59:48or Theresa May says she'll take action.
1:59:48 > 1:59:50It comes as tests conclude the former double agent
1:59:50 > 1:59:52Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by a military grade
1:59:52 > 1:59:59nerve agent made only in Russia.
2:00:11 > 2:00:15Good morning, it's Tuesday the 13th of March.
2:00:15 > 2:00:16Also this morning, the Chancellor prepares
2:00:16 > 2:00:22to unveil his Spring Statement.
2:00:22 > 2:00:30Good morning. I am at a flower wholesalers in Manchester where we
2:00:30 > 2:00:34will see whether the economy is blossoming. We will be finding a
2:00:34 > 2:00:37letter from the Spring Statement. We have gathered business people here
2:00:37 > 2:00:42to try and find out what they think about what's going on.I had no hope
2:00:42 > 2:00:45in the world and now I've got my life back.
2:00:45 > 2:00:48And in the last of our special reports, we catch up with Tee
2:00:48 > 2:00:50as she leaves one Britain's biggest secure psychiatric hospitals.
2:00:50 > 2:00:53In sport, Sky Sports pundit Jamie Carragher has the support
2:00:53 > 2:00:54of his colleague Gary Neville.
2:00:54 > 2:00:56The former Liverpool and England defender
2:00:56 > 2:00:58has been suspended after he was filmed spitting from his car
2:00:58 > 2:01:05towards a girl in another vehicle.
2:01:05 > 2:01:10And Matt has the weather for us.
2:01:10 > 2:01:14Steph may have the Spring Statement, I have winced at a statement, it's
2:01:14 > 2:01:17getting colder towards the end of the week but at least for today,
2:01:17 > 2:01:22very pleasant, a good deal of sunshine later and many will stay
2:01:22 > 2:01:23dry. Full forecast in 15 minutes.
2:01:23 > 2:01:24Good morning.
2:01:24 > 2:01:28First, our main story.
2:01:28 > 2:01:31Moscow has until midnight tonight to give the Government annexed the
2:01:31 > 2:01:35nation about the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter
2:01:35 > 2:01:38last week. President Macron has condemned the
2:01:38 > 2:01:43attack in the US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called it a really
2:01:43 > 2:01:46egregious act after Theresa May said Russian involvement was highly
2:01:46 > 2:01:48likely. Caroline Davies has this report.
2:01:48 > 2:01:52A supermarket car park shut down to search for a lethal chemical.
2:01:52 > 2:01:56Hundreds of police are still at work in Salisbury, trying to find out
2:01:56 > 2:01:57who poisoned a former Russian spy.
2:01:57 > 2:02:00Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are still
2:02:00 > 2:02:02critically ill in hospital.
2:02:02 > 2:02:09They were attacked with a rare nerve agent.
2:02:09 > 2:02:11We now know it's a type only developed by Russia,
2:02:11 > 2:02:12called Novichok.
2:02:12 > 2:02:15Yesterday, the Prime Minister gave an ultimatum to the Kremlin -
2:02:15 > 2:02:18explain how this happened or there will be consequences.
2:02:18 > 2:02:20Either this was a direct act by the Russian state
2:02:20 > 2:02:22against our country, or the Russian government lost
2:02:22 > 2:02:24control of its potentially catastrophically damaging nerve
2:02:24 > 2:02:31agent and allowed it to get into the hands of others.
2:02:31 > 2:02:33The Russian ambassador has until midnight tonight
2:02:33 > 2:02:36to return with an answer.
2:02:36 > 2:02:37Russia has denied being involved.
2:02:37 > 2:02:44President Putin brushed off questions about the attack.
2:02:44 > 2:02:46TRANSLATION:We are busy with agriculture here to create good
2:02:46 > 2:02:48conditions for people's lives and you talk to me
2:02:48 > 2:02:51about some tragedies.
2:02:51 > 2:02:53First, work out what actually happened there and then
2:02:53 > 2:02:56we'll talk about it.
2:02:56 > 2:02:59If there's no credible response, the UK Government has said it
2:02:59 > 2:03:03will take action against Russia for what happened here.
2:03:03 > 2:03:06But how far they can go will depend on whether they can get
2:03:06 > 2:03:09the backing of other countries.
2:03:09 > 2:03:11This diplomatic stand-off between Russia and the UK
2:03:11 > 2:03:14could yet turn into a crisis.
2:03:14 > 2:03:20Caroline Davies, BBC News.
2:03:20 > 2:03:22Earlier on Breakfast, a former Russian MP told us how
2:03:22 > 2:03:27he does not trust British politicians or authorities.
2:03:28 > 2:03:31-- a former age to the Kremlin.
2:03:31 > 2:03:44I think that the spokesman for Mr Putin, that Russia will have no
2:03:44 > 2:03:48evidence, and we are waiting official documents. If you have a
2:03:48 > 2:04:00letter, we will give a response. No letter, no document. Please, give us
2:04:00 > 2:04:05not blah, blah, blah from your intelligence services.
2:04:05 > 2:04:08Later today, the Home Secretary, Amber Rudd, will chair a meeting
2:04:08 > 2:04:10of the Government's COBRA committee.
2:04:10 > 2:04:12Our political correspondent Alex Forsyth is outside Number Ten
2:04:12 > 2:04:18for us this morning.
2:04:18 > 2:04:23There might be some more blah, blah, blah going on today, but serious
2:04:23 > 2:04:27discussion?Undoubtedly serious discussions. Theresa May has been
2:04:27 > 2:04:31cautious up to this point, not wanting to cast blame too early on
2:04:31 > 2:04:36the Russian state. But yesterday we heard that very strong and clear
2:04:36 > 2:04:38statement from power, seeking explanation as to how this nerve
2:04:38 > 2:04:43agent was used in this attack. The question is, what are the
2:04:43 > 2:04:47consequences that Mrs May has threatened if she doesn't get the
2:04:47 > 2:04:52answers she wants from Russia? In the past, big UK has been accused of
2:04:52 > 2:04:56taking too soft a line. Theresa May could choose some measures such as
2:04:56 > 2:04:59expelling Russian diplomats, with her talk about Ukip officials and
2:04:59 > 2:05:04dignitaries perhaps boycotting the World Cup. But for anything to have
2:05:04 > 2:05:07a real impact on Russia, Theresa May would need the support of other
2:05:07 > 2:05:11countries. We've already heard expressions of solidarity from the
2:05:11 > 2:05:17US and France, from some in Brussels too, but for now, it is all eyes on
2:05:17 > 2:05:20Russia to see their response, then Theresa May, to see what she will do
2:05:20 > 2:05:25in retaliation.Wagyu, we await those responses. -- thank you.
2:05:25 > 2:05:27The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, is expected
2:05:27 > 2:05:30to deliver some positive economic news in his first ever
2:05:30 > 2:05:31Spring Statement today.
2:05:31 > 2:05:34It replaces the old Spring Budget, and it will include the latest
2:05:34 > 2:05:35official forecasts.
2:05:35 > 2:05:42Steph is at a flower wholesalers in Manchester with more details.
2:05:42 > 2:05:47Good morning.Good morning. Good morning, everybody. Normally at this
2:05:47 > 2:05:50time of year, the Chancellor gets out his famous red box and announces
2:05:50 > 2:05:55his plans for tax and spending for the years ahead. It is good to be
2:05:55 > 2:06:00different this year because it is scaled down somewhat, we're getting
2:06:00 > 2:06:03something called the Spring Statement, which is basically an
2:06:03 > 2:06:07update on how the economy has been doing. We are expecting a bit of
2:06:07 > 2:06:10good news that because we know the Government has been bringing in
2:06:10 > 2:06:16money from taxes than it had done in the past, and that has reduced our
2:06:16 > 2:06:20budget deficit someone. So in other words, the deficit, a sickly the
2:06:20 > 2:06:24difference between what we are spending on taxes and what we are
2:06:24 > 2:06:27bringing in, sorry, what we are bringing in from taxes on what we
2:06:27 > 2:06:31are spending on things like benefits and infrastructure and health care,
2:06:31 > 2:06:35we expect that deficit to be the smallest it's been since 2002 so
2:06:35 > 2:06:39that is some good news and it should mean that our borrowing has come
2:06:39 > 2:06:43down as well. But the real is still pressures ahead, because of course,
2:06:43 > 2:06:47a lot of our economy is driven on consumer spending, and for lots of
2:06:47 > 2:06:51people, they felt the pressure of inflation. The fact that prices have
2:06:51 > 2:06:55been going up faster than wages. They felt in real terms they haven't
2:06:55 > 2:06:59had as much money to spend. So that certainly puts pressure on the
2:06:59 > 2:07:03economy. So, expecting growth to be slightly better than what we thought
2:07:03 > 2:07:07it would be, but still not brilliant, something like 1.7% for
2:07:07 > 2:07:11last year. So it is a mixed picture, as it's often is one I'm talking
2:07:11 > 2:07:15about what's going on in the economy. So we are here at this
2:07:15 > 2:07:17flower wholesalers because we want to get an idea from lots of
2:07:17 > 2:07:22different businesses about how they are doing. More from later.
2:07:22 > 2:07:25Two victims of the serial sex offender John Worboys begin
2:07:25 > 2:07:27a High Court challenge today against what they have called
2:07:27 > 2:07:29the "irrational" decision to release him from jail.
2:07:29 > 2:07:31The judicial review is expected to hear for the first time
2:07:31 > 2:07:34why the Parole Board plan to free the sex attacker.
2:07:34 > 2:07:36The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink
2:07:36 > 2:07:40from prison, oppose the legal challenge.
2:07:40 > 2:07:42An agreement has been reached between lecturers' leaders
2:07:42 > 2:07:44and university officials over a pensions dispute, potentially
2:07:44 > 2:07:47paving the way for strike action to be called off.
2:07:47 > 2:07:49A deal would mean a new, independent re-evaluation
2:07:49 > 2:07:52of a pension deficit and temporary arrangements to tackle
2:07:52 > 2:07:54the funding gap.
2:07:54 > 2:08:02The strike has disrupted classes at more than 60 universities.
2:08:05 > 2:08:09MPs will vote today on planned cuts to free school meals for the
2:08:09 > 2:08:13children of parents receiving Universal Credit. Families earning
2:08:13 > 2:08:18more than £7,400 per year will have to pay for school dinners under new
2:08:18 > 2:08:20proposals but if they lived in England. In Northern Ireland, where
2:08:20 > 2:08:24the Government has just taken control spending, the threshold has
2:08:24 > 2:08:31already been set at £14,000. I do like a Yorkshire pudding! Some
2:08:31 > 2:08:34more details on another news story today, 17-year-old boy has died
2:08:34 > 2:08:40after a parcel bomb was delivered to his home in Austin, Texas. A
2:08:40 > 2:08:4539-year-old man and an elderly woman has also been injured in what are
2:08:45 > 2:08:48believed to be related incidents. Police are looking into possible
2:08:48 > 2:08:53motives behind that attack. Some grim news from America this morning.
2:08:53 > 2:08:56Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
2:08:56 > 2:08:58to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
2:08:58 > 2:09:01A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals, including sides
2:09:01 > 2:09:02like prawn crackers, contain more than double
2:09:02 > 2:09:03the recommended daily intake.
2:09:03 > 2:09:11The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
2:09:12 > 2:09:16It should only be seen as a treat, but I think in this day and age,
2:09:16 > 2:09:21more people are eating out and about, whether it is going to
2:09:21 > 2:09:25restaurants directly or ordering in and it's becoming a much more
2:09:25 > 2:09:28regular occurrence. People may perhaps consider the calorie content
2:09:28 > 2:09:32but not necessarily the salt. A lot of the time, these dishes do not all
2:09:32 > 2:09:36taste extremely salty, particularly when you are accumulating them all
2:09:36 > 2:09:41to create a meal, it adds up a significant amount to your date.
2:09:41 > 2:09:44Returning to our main story, Theresa May has given Russia until midnight
2:09:44 > 2:09:48to come up with an exclamation for the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
2:09:48 > 2:09:51after claiming Moscow was highly likely to be behind it.
2:09:51 > 2:09:54No attention is beginning to turn to what kind of action the Government
2:09:54 > 2:10:01will take in response. Earlier, former commander of Britain, a Mikel
2:10:01 > 2:10:04Rico weapons regiment, told us that by cutting the World Cup could be
2:10:04 > 2:10:09more affected than financial sanctions.I think quite apart from
2:10:09 > 2:10:12the sanctions, perhaps we should boycott the World Cup with all our
2:10:12 > 2:10:17friends and run it here in the UK, will -- develops at the Russians
2:10:17 > 2:10:20more than losing a bit of money or not being able to buy bread in the
2:10:20 > 2:10:27shops and that might bring them to the negotiating table rather than
2:10:27 > 2:10:33the threats to finances.Let's pick on that with Donald -- with Dominic
2:10:33 > 2:10:38Raab. Summary questions this morning about what possible sanctions. Let's
2:10:38 > 2:10:41talk about that one first. The suggestion that perhaps England
2:10:41 > 2:10:47should not go to the World Cup. Well, this is a very serious
2:10:47 > 2:10:54incident, there is obviously the deeply troubling use of a nerve
2:10:54 > 2:10:56agent on British soil. The Prime Minister has rightly said it looks
2:10:56 > 2:10:59like it may have been the direct involvement of the Russian
2:10:59 > 2:11:04authorities, but given the Russian Government until midnight today to
2:11:04 > 2:11:09respond and at that point if we don't get a credible answer, no
2:11:09 > 2:11:12options are being taken off the table. I think it is more likely,
2:11:12 > 2:11:15let's wait and see what the Cabinet the and let's wait and see what the
2:11:15 > 2:11:20Russians say. But I think it's more likely that we look at the wider
2:11:20 > 2:11:23panoply of diplomatic and financial measures and countermeasures that
2:11:23 > 2:11:29you can lawfully take if this is an unlawful attack on UK soil. But I
2:11:29 > 2:11:33think we are jumping a little bit ahead of ourselves here. The
2:11:33 > 2:11:36parameter has signalled that in the absence of a credible exclamation we
2:11:36 > 2:11:40will take a resolute and robust approach.So, the World Cup not off
2:11:40 > 2:11:45the table. Let's pick up on those things we were talking about,
2:11:45 > 2:11:47possible sanctions with regard to finances. You have done quite a lot
2:11:47 > 2:11:52of work on this, making powers to freeze assets last year. Are you
2:11:52 > 2:11:58looking at those and what are you looking at?There has been a lot of
2:11:58 > 2:12:00discussion on certain sanctions and it's worth remembering that this
2:12:00 > 2:12:05debate started, and I remember leading backbench business debate in
2:12:05 > 2:12:102012 in relation to the Litvinenko case, but this isn't the first time
2:12:10 > 2:12:13we've had this kind of case on UK soil perpetrated by elements of the
2:12:13 > 2:12:18Russian state. The specific idea is to make sure those responsible for
2:12:18 > 2:12:23this kind of act find their assets frozen, and there is also the
2:12:23 > 2:12:27question of visa bands. A whole range of interesting measures,
2:12:27 > 2:12:30rather than taking a gesture politics approach, I think it's
2:12:30 > 2:12:34likely that we will be focused, if the Russian authorities don't come
2:12:34 > 2:12:39up with a credible explanation, and targeting those involved, and I
2:12:39 > 2:12:43think that is the right way to go. But the deadline expires at the end
2:12:43 > 2:12:46of the Day today, midnight, we will wait and listen to see whether there
2:12:46 > 2:12:50is any credible expedition, then the Government will give every option.
2:12:50 > 2:12:55You mention it is not the first time, what evidence is there that
2:12:55 > 2:13:00anything that's happened since Litvinenko, for example, has changed
2:13:00 > 2:13:05Russia's behaviour?What we do, and the behavioural impact on Vladimir
2:13:05 > 2:13:10Putin I think is very difficult to establish, but what we have taken
2:13:10 > 2:13:14is, aside from the diplomatic measures, aside from issues around
2:13:14 > 2:13:19Ukraine, we recently passed into law asset freezing powers in relation to
2:13:19 > 2:13:25those involved in this kind of case, or wider human rights abuses that
2:13:25 > 2:13:29may be conducted, so there is I think a push in the direction of
2:13:29 > 2:13:32saying that if you are involved in these kinds of atrocity on UK soil,
2:13:32 > 2:13:37you cannot then enjoy the free run of the UK with your money, or indeed
2:13:37 > 2:13:44to come here visiting. And to make sure that the financial supply that
2:13:44 > 2:13:49feeds those elements of the Russian state that may be involved, is
2:13:49 > 2:13:53choked off, that is the principal. How that works in practice depends
2:13:53 > 2:13:56on the specific measures we take. And I think the Prime Minister is
2:13:56 > 2:14:00right to say let's give the Russian authorities 24 hours to come back
2:14:00 > 2:14:05with a credible expiration. But those are the kinds of targeted
2:14:05 > 2:14:08measures that I would expect to be seeing given proper consideration,
2:14:08 > 2:14:11further consideration by the Cabinet.And I know you keep
2:14:11 > 2:14:15referring to the deadline, which is later tonight, but just to drill
2:14:15 > 2:14:19down on that. I just want to talk, you say it is difficult to work out
2:14:19 > 2:14:24but what evidence is there that these kind of things make a
2:14:24 > 2:14:28difference?I think if you look back at the history of sanctions, we know
2:14:28 > 2:14:31that economic sanctions, trade embargo, they back to South Africa
2:14:31 > 2:14:35for some of the other moments of history where we deployed them, are
2:14:35 > 2:14:39very blunt tools. But targeted financial measures get those
2:14:39 > 2:14:44involved in these kinds of activities where it hurts. It keeps
2:14:44 > 2:14:50them in the pocket. In relation to the Russian Government and with
2:14:50 > 2:14:56organised crime, there is clearly the financial trail that needs to be
2:14:56 > 2:15:00followed. And also, let's face it, this is not just true of those
2:15:00 > 2:15:04criminal elements in Russia, but also more broadly, London is a nice
2:15:04 > 2:15:09place to come to gain a veneer of respectability, and to potentially
2:15:09 > 2:15:13try and launder your money, but give yourself that respectability but
2:15:13 > 2:15:17actually you are engaged in nefarious activities. So I do think
2:15:17 > 2:15:21that having a targeted approach is the right one. That's what the Prime
2:15:21 > 2:15:24Minister signalled yesterday and no options are being taken of the table
2:15:24 > 2:15:27but we are waiting to hear whether the Russians have anything credible
2:15:27 > 2:15:34to say on this before taking a decision.
2:15:34 > 2:15:37Can I ask about the Spring Statement? We have heard there is
2:15:37 > 2:15:42good economic news but will there be good news for NHS staff now?When
2:15:42 > 2:15:45the economy is strong and we have more revenue coming in it is good
2:15:45 > 2:15:48news for everyone in the public and private sector. We can expect the
2:15:48 > 2:15:54Chancellor to be positive and upbeat and we know unemployment is at a 40
2:15:54 > 2:15:58year low and manufacturing out will put is its best for many years and
2:15:58 > 2:16:02this is the year where bank of England is a wages will rise as
2:16:02 > 2:16:07inflation comes
2:16:14 > 2:16:18down to be engaged in tinkering, short-term measures which has been
2:16:18 > 2:16:25welcomed by groups in business and I think the fanfare that normally
2:16:25 > 2:16:34accompanies these events is warranted by the economic data.
2:16:34 > 2:16:37Thank you.
2:16:37 > 2:16:41Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:16:41 > 2:16:42Good morning.
2:16:42 > 2:16:47Good morning. There is a bit blue sky. Yes, good
2:16:47 > 2:16:51morning. A lovely start for some. Mrs Guernsey at the moment. Blue sky
2:16:51 > 2:16:54overhead and a bit more sunshine around compared to yesterday which
2:16:54 > 2:16:59for some will be a big improvement, particularly England and were worse
2:16:59 > 2:17:04still see the of the rain. In York there are big puddles around and
2:17:04 > 2:17:09very damp ground as well. The wet weather is clearing away towards the
2:17:09 > 2:17:13east. We saw it continue to push east overnight and this swirl of
2:17:13 > 2:17:17cloud brought some of that heavy rain yesterday. It is lingering
2:17:17 > 2:17:26across the part of -- far east of Anglia and Kent. There is more cloud
2:17:26 > 2:17:29in the west and central Scotland and western areas of England at the
2:17:29 > 2:17:32moment and it threatens a shower here and there. It pushes towards
2:17:32 > 2:17:36East Anglia and the south-east through the afternoon but away from
2:17:36 > 2:17:40that most of you are driving through the day with
2:17:40 > 2:17:41that most of you are driving through the day with longer spells of
2:17:41 > 2:17:46sunshine developing. We have light winds today and sunshine overhead
2:17:46 > 2:17:49and it is quite pleasant out there with temperatures at ten or 12
2:17:49 > 2:17:55degrees in many parts of the country. If you are off to the
2:17:55 > 2:17:57Cheltenham Festival you have picked the day right because this is the
2:17:57 > 2:18:02best oh of the week and temperatures peak at 11 or 12 this afternoon.
2:18:02 > 2:18:09This evening there will still be a few showers. Most will go into the
2:18:09 > 2:18:13night dry to begin with. In the south-east they could be a frost
2:18:13 > 2:18:17into tomorrow morning but in the West there was too much cloud and
2:18:17 > 2:18:21breeze and some occasional rain across Ireland, the far west of
2:18:21 > 2:18:26Scotland and Wales and also Cornwall. That is this low area of
2:18:26 > 2:18:30pressure that is pushing towards us but not making inroads. On the
2:18:30 > 2:18:34eastern flank we are dragging in increasingly strong south-easterly
2:18:34 > 2:18:38winds. It could touch gale force in the South West tomorrow but it is
2:18:38 > 2:18:43also dragging in milder air compared to today. Hazy sunshine through the
2:18:43 > 2:18:49day and it stays dry for many parts. It will feel very pleasant and 15
2:18:49 > 2:18:53degrees is not out of the question. In the west a lot more cloud with
2:18:53 > 2:18:58grey skies and occasional rain and drizzle. In Northern Ireland and
2:18:58 > 2:19:02parts of Wales and Cornwall it could turn heavier and more persistent.
2:19:02 > 2:19:07Tomorrow evening it will start to nudge further north and east and not
2:19:07 > 2:19:10make too many inroads as we go through into the end of the week.
2:19:10 > 2:19:15The low pressure system is pushed back to the Atlantic. I pressure
2:19:15 > 2:19:23dominates across Scandinavia and as it dominates we are set to bring
2:19:23 > 2:19:25colder air back our way. This weekend is cold and windy and there
2:19:25 > 2:19:30could be the return of some snow. Thank you very much. We will see you
2:19:30 > 2:19:32later on. Thank you.
2:19:32 > 2:19:33Thank you very much. We will see you later on. Thank you.
2:19:33 > 2:19:35It's a disease more commonly associated with the Victorian era,
2:19:35 > 2:19:38but doctors say they are seeing more and more cases of rickets
2:19:38 > 2:19:40in children under the age of 16.
2:19:40 > 2:19:43It's a condition which affects bone development, and the most recent
2:19:43 > 2:19:46figures show that there were 130 cases in the UK and Ireland
2:19:46 > 2:19:47in the space of two years.
2:19:47 > 2:19:51Breakfast's Tim Muffett spoke to one mother who lost her child.
2:19:51 > 2:19:56It is like somebody has stolen them, our lives, we live a different life
2:19:56 > 2:20:01because we know that something is missing in this house.Beverly knew
2:20:01 > 2:20:05something was wrong with her baby son but despite repeated hospital
2:20:05 > 2:20:11visits the diagnosis came too late. Ricketts, caused by a lack of
2:20:11 > 2:20:15vitamins D.A few days later there was a cardiac arrest and that was
2:20:15 > 2:20:22it. Vitamin D deficiency, it works with everything, your bones Joe Hart
2:20:22 > 2:20:28and everything off your body.Were you even aware vitamin daily
2:20:28 > 2:20:35deficiency was a potential issue? No. When I was pregnant I probably
2:20:35 > 2:20:38should have started with vitamin Deeb up by the time he was six
2:20:38 > 2:20:43months old he would have had in enough vitamin de, but how can
2:20:43 > 2:20:52something that can be fixed be missed?What we have here is a young
2:20:52 > 2:20:56toddler...This professor has been analysing cases of rickets and
2:20:56 > 2:21:05children over two years.We were surprised both at the scale of the
2:21:05 > 2:21:09problem still...More than three quarters of the 130 cases he has
2:21:09 > 2:21:13studied involved children from black hole South Asian ethnic groups.90%
2:21:13 > 2:21:22of your vitamin deed is produced in the skin. You need to make or
2:21:22 > 2:21:25manufacture vitamin D and individuals with lighter skin find
2:21:25 > 2:21:30it easier to produce vitamin daily. If you have darker skin you need a
2:21:30 > 2:21:34longer length of time of sunlight in order to produce the same amount, up
2:21:34 > 2:21:42to double or maybe triple in time, and that is the mixed message of
2:21:42 > 2:21:46course for many, where safe sun exposure is the priority.The
2:21:46 > 2:21:50Department of Health says that doctors can prescribe vitamin de
2:21:50 > 2:21:53supplements when needed and says the healthy start scheme makes them
2:21:53 > 2:22:01available to many low income families but the professor wants all
2:22:01 > 2:22:04pregnant women and babies in the UK to have access to vitamin de
2:22:04 > 2:22:08supplements for free. He says it is the best way to tackle this disease.
2:22:08 > 2:22:13Joining us now in the studio is Paediatrician Dr Ravi Jayaram.
2:22:13 > 2:22:18Good morning. Lovely to see you. It seems extraordinary that we are
2:22:18 > 2:22:27talking about what seems like something that happened in the
2:22:27 > 2:22:34Victorian era?Yes, the number is small but it is more than has
2:22:34 > 2:22:37happened for a long time and when you look at the research a lot of
2:22:37 > 2:22:39these children are from families where they have darker skin and that
2:22:39 > 2:22:46is because we need sunlight to make vitamin de. Darker skin, myself
2:22:46 > 2:22:49included, is protective against sunlight so we need more to get the
2:22:49 > 2:22:52same amount of sunlight to make the right amount of vitamin de so what
2:22:52 > 2:23:00can happen, particularly in breast-fed children because it
2:23:00 > 2:23:05doesn't have a great deal of vitamin D and if the man is deficient the
2:23:05 > 2:23:11baby can be deficient so the baby will develop rickets. You need
2:23:11 > 2:23:16vitamin D2 absorb calcium from your diet and your intense it --
2:23:16 > 2:23:19intestines so if you have enough vitamin Diaz calcium you will be
2:23:19 > 2:23:22fine but it is usually lack of vitamin day that causes problems
2:23:22 > 2:23:27although if you are on a feeding diet or a vegetarian diet or a dairy
2:23:27 > 2:23:32free diet you are more likely to have low calcium as well.This seems
2:23:32 > 2:23:36to be some level of ignorance about what supplements we should take.
2:23:36 > 2:23:41There are Department of Health recommendations on vitamin D
2:23:41 > 2:23:44supplementation but the parents are not really aware of them. As a mum
2:23:44 > 2:23:47who is pregnant or with a small child you are overwhelmed with the
2:23:47 > 2:23:50huge amount of information about what you should and should not be
2:23:50 > 2:23:54giving and I think vitamin D is fairly low on the list because it
2:23:54 > 2:23:58has never been regarded as a big problem but it is definitely there
2:23:58 > 2:24:02and it is eminently preventable. With a small amount of
2:24:02 > 2:24:06supplementation you should be fine. You probably only need to go out in
2:24:06 > 2:24:12the sun a little bit to make enough vitamin D. There is a dilemma
2:24:12 > 2:24:15because we don't want children getting sunburned, we don't want
2:24:15 > 2:24:19them on sunbeds lying in the blazing sun during the day but they need a
2:24:19 > 2:24:23little bit of sunlight, probably ten or 15 minutes a day to make enough
2:24:23 > 2:24:27vitamin D. Of course, this time of year it is difficult because there
2:24:27 > 2:24:33was not much sun around.With talking earlier and there is an
2:24:33 > 2:24:37extraordinary bone shape but it can change if someone gets the right
2:24:37 > 2:24:41vitamin D.Absolutely, when you see established rickets, a classic thing
2:24:41 > 2:24:45is blowing up the legs and you seek changes in the wrists as well, they
2:24:45 > 2:24:49can look very wide and there can be knobbly bits on the ropes but if you
2:24:49 > 2:24:52treat it gets better and that is because children's bones are
2:24:52 > 2:24:55constantly breaking down and building up again to grow and with
2:24:55 > 2:25:00the amount of vitamin D and calcium they just strengthen up. The reason
2:25:00 > 2:25:04they bow is that if they are soft and you put weight on everything
2:25:04 > 2:25:09just curves.To be clear for our viewers who want to know what to do,
2:25:09 > 2:25:13who should take supplements? Professor Blair has recommended that
2:25:13 > 2:25:19everyone should have it but I do not think everyone needs to but giving a
2:25:19 > 2:25:23multivitamin supplement will have enough vitamin D. Particularly if
2:25:23 > 2:25:27your child is dairy free and there are increasingly numbers of children
2:25:27 > 2:25:31who have milk actively -- allergies and might be dairy free and
2:25:31 > 2:25:35breast-feeding mum is less likely to give the child vitamin D in their
2:25:35 > 2:25:38diet, or if you are from an ethnic minority with darker skin then it
2:25:38 > 2:25:42would be sensible to think about vitamin D supplementation. The
2:25:42 > 2:25:45reason that much in the diet. You would think with a good diet you
2:25:45 > 2:25:48would have enough vitamin D but apart from oily fish and eggs on
2:25:48 > 2:25:56formula milk there isn't really much vitamin
2:26:01 > 2:26:03D that we have although some breakfast cereals fortified as well.
2:26:03 > 2:26:06Are there any early signs?The bowed legs or established rickets but in
2:26:06 > 2:26:08younger children and babies it can cause real problems having a
2:26:08 > 2:26:10deficiency. It can affect how your heart muscle works as with that lady
2:26:10 > 2:26:15that was talking about her baby, it can cause fits and muscle spasms but
2:26:15 > 2:26:20often you can have nonspecific XM paints children complain of small --
2:26:20 > 2:26:25sore legs or joints or lethargy or not having enough energy. I am
2:26:25 > 2:26:27recognising more and more in children like this, in the past
2:26:27 > 2:26:33where we have put it down to, don't worry, it will get better, quite
2:26:33 > 2:26:41often their vitamin D levels are low. They do not have
2:26:41 > 2:26:43low. They do not have rickets but the levels are lower than you would
2:26:43 > 2:26:45expect and when you treat them that symptom tends to get better.
2:26:45 > 2:26:47Fascinating, thank you very much. Thank you.
2:26:47 > 2:26:48You're watching Breakfast.
2:26:48 > 2:26:50Still to come this morning: It's the Chancellor's
2:26:50 > 2:26:51Spring Statement today.
2:26:51 > 2:26:54Steph's out at a flower market for us this morning to find out
2:26:54 > 2:26:56if the economy is blooming.
2:26:56 > 2:30:17We are also going to talk about sport relief
2:30:17 > 2:30:17Vanessa Feltz is on sport relief
2:30:17 > 2:30:17Vanessa Feltz is on BBC sport relief
2:30:17 > 2:30:17Vanessa Feltz is on BBC Radio sport relief
2:30:17 > 2:30:18Vanessa Feltz is on BBC Radio London sport relief
2:30:18 > 2:30:19Vanessa Feltz is on BBC Radio London with her breakfast show until 10am.
2:30:19 > 2:30:22In the next half hour she was talking about mental health amongst
2:30:22 > 2:30:28men. -- she is talking.
2:30:28 > 2:30:31Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
2:30:31 > 2:30:34Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
2:30:34 > 2:30:36Moscow has until midnight tonight to respond after Theresa May
2:30:36 > 2:30:38claimed Russian involvement in the poisoning of a former spy
2:30:38 > 2:30:39was "highly likely".
2:30:39 > 2:30:42It was revealed yesterday the nerve agent used in the attack
2:30:42 > 2:30:44against Sergei Skripal and his daughter was
2:30:44 > 2:30:45produced in Russia.
2:30:45 > 2:30:47The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said those involved should
2:30:47 > 2:30:50face serious consequences.
2:30:50 > 2:30:58The Kremlin has called the accusations "unfounded".
2:30:58 > 2:31:02If we don't get a credible answer, I think it is very clear that no
2:31:02 > 2:31:06option has been taken off the table. Personally I think it is more
2:31:06 > 2:31:10likely, but let's wait and see what the Cabinet decide on and say, more
2:31:10 > 2:31:15likely we would look at the wider panoply of diplomatic, financial and
2:31:15 > 2:31:17economic measures and countermeasures you can lawfully
2:31:17 > 2:31:23take if, as it is substantiated, this is an unlawful attack UK soil.
2:31:23 > 2:31:25Let's get the latest on the investigation now
2:31:25 > 2:31:27from our reporter Leila Nathoo, who is in Salisbury
2:31:27 > 2:31:28for us this morning.
2:31:28 > 2:31:32You have been there for so many days. What is going on at the
2:31:32 > 2:31:38moment?We now know what police are dealing with here, this military
2:31:38 > 2:31:46grade nerve agent that was scattered here in Salisbury city centre.
2:31:46 > 2:31:50Although Theresa May has pointed the finger at Russia, the Russian state,
2:31:50 > 2:31:53the focus of the police investigation is figuring out who
2:31:53 > 2:31:58carried out this attack on behalf of Moscow. We have not heard anything
2:31:58 > 2:32:03in terms of suspects, there has been no appeal for witnesses. The focus
2:32:03 > 2:32:06of the police investigation still appears to be on a number of
2:32:06 > 2:32:11locations, a big police operation is going on at Sergei Skripal's house.
2:32:11 > 2:32:15There was also a separate decontamination operation to try to
2:32:15 > 2:32:22clear up the traces of the nerve agent found here. Just in the
2:32:22 > 2:32:26Sainsbury's car park, there, that was the scene of a decontamination
2:32:26 > 2:32:30operation last night. Police and fire officers were in protective
2:32:30 > 2:32:34suits. There was also some activity at a car pound where we believe
2:32:34 > 2:32:38Sergei Skripal's car was being examined. Two separate things going
2:32:38 > 2:32:44on. Clearing up the trail of the nerve agent that Sergei Skripal and
2:32:44 > 2:32:47Yulia Skripal were exposed to, and trying to find out how it happened
2:32:47 > 2:32:49in the first place.
2:32:49 > 2:32:51The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, is expected to deliver some positive
2:32:51 > 2:32:53economic news in his first ever Spring Statement today.
2:32:53 > 2:32:56The statement, which replaces the spring Budget, will include
2:32:56 > 2:32:58the latest official economic figures but it will not impose new taxes.
2:32:58 > 2:33:02Labour ministers say Mr Hammond must take the chance to end austerity.
2:33:02 > 2:33:04Two victims of the serial sex offender John Worboys begin
2:33:04 > 2:33:07a High Court challenge today against what they have called
2:33:07 > 2:33:10the irrational decision to release him from jail.
2:33:10 > 2:33:13The judicial review is expected to hear for the first time why
2:33:13 > 2:33:17the parole board plan to free the sex attacker.
2:33:17 > 2:33:20The board and Worboys, who will appear via videolink from prison,
2:33:20 > 2:33:27oppose the legal challenge.
2:33:30 > 2:33:36MPs will vote today on the plans could to free school meals for
2:33:36 > 2:33:41families receiving Universal Credit. Families in England earning over
2:33:41 > 2:33:46£7,000 roughly each year will have to pay. A threshold has been set of
2:33:46 > 2:33:49£14,000 in Northern Ireland. But the government says no child is already
2:33:49 > 2:33:53receiving a free school meal will lose out.
2:33:53 > 2:33:55Salt content in takeaway dishes must be urgently reduced in a bid
2:33:55 > 2:33:57to tackle strokes and heart disease, campaigners have warned.
2:33:57 > 2:34:00A study by Action on Salt found some Chinese meals including sides
2:34:00 > 2:34:02like prawn crackers contain more than double the recommended
2:34:02 > 2:34:03daily intake.
2:34:03 > 2:34:11The survey also revealed a selection of ready meals were high in salt.
2:34:15 > 2:34:18You might remember Paul the psychic octopus who correctly predicted the
2:34:18 > 2:34:23winner is a board of Germany's games in the 2010 World Cup. Russia have a
2:34:23 > 2:34:30death cat by the name of Achilles. He is hard to spot because he is
2:34:30 > 2:34:35white against a white floor. He lives in the Hermitage Museum in
2:34:35 > 2:34:40Saint Petersburg. He does not look particularly interested, there are
2:34:40 > 2:34:43two bowls of cat food with a flag of the nations playing each other,
2:34:43 > 2:34:47whichever one he nibbles is apparently his prediction.If they
2:34:47 > 2:34:52put a labrador in that position, it would not be hanging about, waiting
2:34:52 > 2:34:55to eat the food.The cat is not playing ball at all. You know
2:34:55 > 2:35:01exactly what you need to do, you death cat, and you are not doing it.
2:35:01 > 2:35:04Thanks for watching.
2:35:04 > 2:35:09Still to come on Breakfast this morning...
2:35:09 > 2:35:12# England's green and pleasant land...
2:35:12 > 2:35:14With the Commonwealth Games less than a month away,
2:35:14 > 2:35:16Team England has recorded a special version of Jerusalem.
2:35:16 > 2:35:18Legendary gymnast Beth Tweddle is here with her verdict
2:35:18 > 2:35:26on the song, and of course the medal prospects for the home countries.
2:35:26 > 2:35:30We are not going to ask her to sing, that would be harsh!
2:35:30 > 2:35:31It's the Clash of the Channels -
2:35:31 > 2:35:34teams from the BBC and ITV prepare to do battle in a boat
2:35:34 > 2:35:37race for Sport Relief.
2:35:37 > 2:35:42It says I have been in training, probably about an hour! We will find
2:35:42 > 2:35:44out how things are going in a few minutes.
2:35:44 > 2:35:46And Ken Dodd's been described as the last
2:35:46 > 2:35:48of the music hall generation.
2:35:48 > 2:35:51After his passing, we take a look at a tradition that stretched back
2:35:51 > 2:35:54to the 19th century.
2:35:54 > 2:35:59You know how to row, so you...You sort of do that.
2:35:59 > 2:36:07You have a rower's physique.Tall but incredibly low muscles. It could
2:36:07 > 2:36:12be an issue. I will have a chat with one of the ITV crew in a moment.How
2:36:12 > 2:36:17long do you have to prepare?One more training afternoon.You just
2:36:17 > 2:36:23had to do one thing... Win.I know you are fiercely competitive, this
2:36:23 > 2:36:29is BBC against ITV, if we do not win, am I not allowed to come back?
2:36:29 > 2:36:36I will consider it, though not coming back. I am joking!What is
2:36:36 > 2:36:38happening in the proper sport? Brilliant stuff in PyeongChang.
2:36:38 > 2:36:40There has been another medal for Britain at
2:36:40 > 2:36:43the Winter Paralympics this morning, bringing the tally so far to four.
2:36:43 > 2:36:46Well, we can join our reporter Kate Grey, now.
2:36:46 > 2:36:51I believe you have the medallists with you by the side of the slopes
2:36:51 > 2:37:01in PyeongChang?Yes. Fresh from the slopes we have Great Britain's Silva
2:37:01 > 2:37:05medallists. Mena Fitzpatrick and your guide, gently hold. Silver
2:37:05 > 2:37:12medal in the super combined, what does that mean?I have no words, it
2:37:12 > 2:37:19has not sunk in yet.Amazed to be here and so grateful that it all
2:37:19 > 2:37:25went right today and the strategy that we put in place was to treat...
2:37:25 > 2:37:31Go for it in the super G, we had the confidence from yesterday, two days
2:37:31 > 2:37:34ago, so we thought we would push it a bit more and we skied really well
2:37:34 > 2:37:41in that run.And then we gave it all for the slalom this afternoon.How
2:37:41 > 2:37:46difficult is it going from a very fast super G, to a very technical
2:37:46 > 2:37:50slalom?It is a completely different feel. You then realise how short the
2:37:50 > 2:38:02slalom skis are from the big two metres to 1.50 five.
2:38:02 > 2:38:04metres to 1.50 five. -- 1.5 five. They feel like rollerblades. Really
2:38:04 > 2:38:10short.
2:38:10 > 2:38:14short.Wobbling all over the place compared to the big, long skis.
2:38:14 > 2:38:17Explain the communication between you, it is so extreme from a very
2:38:17 > 2:38:20fast race to a quick one, and you communicate through headsets and
2:38:20 > 2:38:27microphones?The difference between super G and slalom is poles apart,
2:38:27 > 2:38:34it is a lot slower and controlled in theology, for me, is a lot of work.
2:38:34 > 2:38:41-- slow and controlled in super G. Imagine doing the jumps squats while
2:38:41 > 2:38:45shouting between them. There is no time permitting, get the command so
2:38:45 > 2:38:50quick. That is why we inspect so well before the race, we have to
2:38:50 > 2:38:55both know it so well so we can just go, go, go, it is quick and you
2:38:55 > 2:39:00react.It is nonstop from now, the giant slalom tomorrow. Abrams, a
2:39:00 > 2:39:06silver and a gold tomorrow. Great news from Great Britain, a silver
2:39:06 > 2:39:11medal on the fourth day of action. With spirits, a gold medal would be
2:39:11 > 2:39:17great to bring home. That is four silvers and a bronze for
2:39:17 > 2:39:20ParalympicsGB. Onto the rest of the day's news.
2:39:20 > 2:39:23Jamie Carragher says he's apologised to the family he spat
2:39:23 > 2:39:26at from his car on Saturday and that he can't make any
2:39:26 > 2:39:27excuses for his behaviour.
2:39:27 > 2:39:29He was involved in the incident following Manchester United's 2-1
2:39:29 > 2:39:30win over Liverpool at Old Trafford.
2:39:30 > 2:39:33He now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, but has been
2:39:33 > 2:39:34suspended from his role.
2:39:34 > 2:39:36He wasn't working on last night's
2:39:36 > 2:39:37live Premier League fixture.
2:39:37 > 2:39:41I have apologised over the phone.
2:39:41 > 2:39:44I spoke to the mother, who wasn't involved in the incident,
2:39:44 > 2:39:46obviously the daughter in the passenger's seat
2:39:46 > 2:39:49and the father, and apologised.
2:39:49 > 2:39:51Of course, in the phone call they weren't too happy
2:39:51 > 2:39:54with, obviously, the situation.
2:39:54 > 2:39:57There's not any person in the world who can condone spitting, no matter
2:39:57 > 2:40:00what has gone on before that, anything really.
2:40:00 > 2:40:07It looks awful and I accept that.
2:40:07 > 2:40:10Manchester City are just two games away from being crowned
2:40:10 > 2:40:11Premier League Champions after they beat Stoke
2:40:11 > 2:40:132-0, last night.
2:40:13 > 2:40:15City opened the scoring just ten minutes in.
2:40:15 > 2:40:18David Silva with a lovely calm finish to beat Jack Butland
2:40:18 > 2:40:20in the Stoke goal.
2:40:20 > 2:40:22And Silva scored his second, after the break.
2:40:22 > 2:40:27The win means they can win the title against rivals
2:40:27 > 2:40:34Manchester United on April 7th.
2:40:34 > 2:40:36A date for the diary.
2:40:36 > 2:40:38Premier League strugglers Southampton have sacked
2:40:38 > 2:40:39their manager, Mauricio Pellegrino, with the team just one point
2:40:39 > 2:40:40above the relegation zone.
2:40:40 > 2:40:43Pellegrino's side have won just one league match in their last 17,
2:40:43 > 2:40:45although they are into the FA Cup quarter finals.
2:40:45 > 2:40:48A 3-0 defeat to Newcastle on Saturday sealed his fate.
2:40:48 > 2:40:51There are just eight Premier League matches left in the season.
2:40:51 > 2:40:55Venus has beaten Serena in the latest Williams sisters showdown.
2:40:55 > 2:40:58Playing each other for the first time since Serena's
2:40:58 > 2:41:00victory in last year's Australian Open final,
2:41:00 > 2:41:02Venus won in straight sets at Indian Wells.
2:41:02 > 2:41:10She'll play Anastasija Sevastova in the last 16.
2:41:13 > 2:41:18So is Serena, I think, has won all of their meetings bar one since
2:41:18 > 2:41:252009. So that is almost ten years of victories for Serena. But Venus...
2:41:25 > 2:41:29Then again, Serena has just had a baby six months ago. Maybe not at
2:41:29 > 2:41:32her best, and you could forgive her for that.
2:41:32 > 2:41:36Dan has gone downstairs coming he will be talking about the Sport
2:41:36 > 2:41:40Relief Clash of the Channels rowing challenge he is taking part in.
2:41:40 > 2:41:42We're just under a month away from the Commonwealth Games
2:41:42 > 2:41:45and Team England have a few new recruits in their quest
2:41:45 > 2:41:46for Gold Coast glory.
2:41:46 > 2:41:47Have a listen to this.
2:41:47 > 2:41:49# I will not cease from mental fight.
2:41:49 > 2:41:55# Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand.
2:41:55 > 2:42:01# Till we have built Jerusalem.
2:42:01 > 2:42:09# In England's green and pleasant land.
2:42:22 > 2:42:25Former Britain's Got Talent winner Tokio Myers and former medallist
2:42:25 > 2:42:27Jazmin Sawyers sounding the battle cry there with a rousing rendition
2:42:27 > 2:42:28of team anthem Jerusalem.
2:42:28 > 2:42:30So does Team England have talent?
2:42:30 > 2:42:30Let's hope so!
2:42:30 > 2:42:32Let's ask former world champion gymnast and Olympican
2:42:32 > 2:42:33medallist Beth Tweddle.
2:42:33 > 2:42:38It must be strange for you to be watching the builder from a
2:42:38 > 2:42:42completely different perspective?It is. It is a lot more relaxed, I can
2:42:42 > 2:42:45say that. I was at National this week that the gymnastics and you can
2:42:45 > 2:42:50see all the guys putting their last-minute preparations, obviously
2:42:50 > 2:42:54in the women's side one spot is open, unfortunately, with Claudia
2:42:54 > 2:43:00Fragapane injured. They are fighting for that last spot.Talk as to the
2:43:00 > 2:43:06team, they are formidable?A double Olympic champion and Max Littler,
2:43:06 > 2:43:09but he has never won the pommel title for the Commonwealth Games, he
2:43:09 > 2:43:15will be heading to Australia hoping to win. And then Amy Tinkler,
2:43:15 > 2:43:19Olympic bronze medallist, has put a brand-new tumble in on the floor,
2:43:19 > 2:43:23one of the only gymnasts in the world to be doing it. It be pretty
2:43:23 > 2:43:28incredible to watch that.You are mesmerised watching now.
2:43:28 > 2:43:34What about missing Claudia Fragapane? She had such a blinding
2:43:34 > 2:43:37commonwealth four years ago, four medals?She was kind of the Golden
2:43:37 > 2:43:42girl, is thrust into the limelight. Injuries happen, I know she is
2:43:42 > 2:43:47recovering at home from her surgery and we wish her well with that
2:43:47 > 2:43:49speedy recovery, she has the best medical team within British
2:43:49 > 2:43:55gymnastics. The Commonwealth is always a great way for the anxious
2:43:55 > 2:44:00to make their stand, put their bid out there. You have a mixture of
2:44:00 > 2:44:03youth and experience -- the Commonwealth is always a great way
2:44:03 > 2:44:06for the youngsters. It is a great way to experience a multisport
2:44:06 > 2:44:09events before heading to the Olympics. There are so many more
2:44:09 > 2:44:13distractions at a Commonwealth Games, the village, the other
2:44:13 > 2:44:18sports, the kids that they get is really exciting straightaway. I am
2:44:18 > 2:44:24slightly jealous, I would love to be heading out there. -- the kit that
2:44:24 > 2:44:28they get there is really exciting straightaway.You will be competing
2:44:28 > 2:44:33against other Team GB athletes? There was always banter. The boys'
2:44:33 > 2:44:38team are so used to training against each other, we had Daniel Keatings,
2:44:38 > 2:44:43Lewis Smith and Max or going for the title. Scotland took the edge on
2:44:43 > 2:44:46home soil, Daniel Keatings came away with that.Have you been to
2:44:46 > 2:44:51Australia to see the setup? I haven't been yet but I will be going
2:44:51 > 2:44:55there to cover the diving in a few weeks. It is supposed to be a
2:44:55 > 2:45:01fantastic location for a multisport event.I have not seen the setup, I
2:45:01 > 2:45:04was there a couple of years ago I be pointed out where the gymnastics
2:45:04 > 2:45:08would be, I saw where the diving is going to be. Having been to
2:45:08 > 2:45:11Commonwealth Games in Australia previously I know they will put on a
2:45:11 > 2:45:17good show.And the rivalry with Australia. Will that play into it,
2:45:17 > 2:45:21it is a home games for Australia and they are such massive rivals for
2:45:21 > 2:45:27British teams at the Commonwealth Games?There is always the rivalry.
2:45:27 > 2:45:30Team England and all other home nations will be heading out to have
2:45:30 > 2:45:34their most successful games ever. It be interesting to see the medal
2:45:34 > 2:45:40table at the end.
2:45:40 > 2:45:43It sounded great, though. Lovely to see you.
2:45:43 > 2:45:46Forget the Commonwealth Games, we're just a week away
2:45:46 > 2:45:47from a huge sporting event.
2:45:47 > 2:45:51It's the Clash of the Channels.
2:45:51 > 2:45:55Teams from the BBC take on ITV in a boat race for Sport Relief.
2:45:55 > 2:45:57Dan will be facing off against one of our breakfast television
2:45:57 > 2:46:00rivals, Charlotte Hawkins - and the trash talk has already
2:46:00 > 2:46:02started between them.
2:46:02 > 2:46:06I've seen the look of the BBC team and they look quite professional,
2:46:06 > 2:46:10they have been getting some secret training in. I might have to nip
2:46:10 > 2:46:13around the back, get a hammer and a nail in the bottom of their boat and
2:46:13 > 2:46:22that should do the trick.What's this? Cheating going on?
2:46:22 > 2:46:27Good morning.What were you saying? A nail in the boat?A joke. I was
2:46:27 > 2:46:31going to keep an eye on the BBC team, having seen how it's Bert
2:46:31 > 2:46:36Wheeler, that is what he would resort to.A bit of pressure?--
2:46:36 > 2:46:39having seen how professional we are. That is what is in my head powering
2:46:39 > 2:46:45through the water.I like that. Mentally, you are already afraid.
2:46:45 > 2:46:50LAUGHTER All the best!All the best in deed.
2:46:50 > 2:46:52Dan's out on Salford Quays with another of our ITV rivals,
2:46:52 > 2:46:54Coronation Street's Nicola Thorp.
2:46:54 > 2:47:00He is not quite ready for rowing today that he will tell us all about
2:47:00 > 2:47:05it.Good morning. I am not sure if my tie and suit is ideal for rowing.
2:47:05 > 2:47:10This is Jake from a rowing club showing us how it should be done.
2:47:10 > 2:47:15Clash of the Channels, a boat race between BBC and ITV and the BBC team
2:47:15 > 2:47:19has Sara Cox, Rory Reid from top gear, Sophie Rae with, who is an
2:47:19 > 2:47:26animal! I have been dragged into this. The ITV team, Charlotte
2:47:26 > 2:47:33Hawkins, Fern McCann, Chris Bishop. Kris Hughes and as you mentioned,
2:47:33 > 2:47:38also representing Coronation Street, Nicola Thorpe. Good morning. You
2:47:38 > 2:47:43have not been getting in an extra session?I wouldn't tell you even if
2:47:43 > 2:47:49I had.We are all novices.We had a fantastic training day, we got to
2:47:49 > 2:47:54know the boats. I am watching these guys. I am fairly sure the technique
2:47:54 > 2:48:00I have been practising might not be right. I have one week, I will go to
2:48:00 > 2:48:06the gym and tried to do the best I can.They look so relaxed. We
2:48:06 > 2:48:09realised on training day this is not about brute strength and muscles, it
2:48:09 > 2:48:14is about technique.Technique. I am very weak in my arms and Steve
2:48:14 > 2:48:21Redgrave, amazing to say we were trained by Steve Redgrave, he said
2:48:21 > 2:48:24it's not about your arms. It's about timing, call strength and your lower
2:48:24 > 2:48:29body. You are only as strong as your weakest link. I hope not to be the
2:48:29 > 2:48:35weakest link on the day.We are all hoping that. We have got some
2:48:35 > 2:48:39professionals, James Cracknell, the ITV crew have got Helen Glover. They
2:48:39 > 2:48:43know exactly what they are doing. I mention Sophie Rae with is a bit of
2:48:43 > 2:48:47an animal. -- Sophie Rae
2:48:49 > 2:48:55.Amazing to see such strong women being credible at this sport. It is
2:48:55 > 2:48:59not anything I thought I would do. A lot of people thought they might get
2:48:59 > 2:49:01into rowing but getting involved with the local club has been
2:49:01 > 2:49:07fantastic. Learning a sport we are complete novices at but we have
2:49:07 > 2:49:11enjoyed doing it. It is great to promote people getting involved in
2:49:11 > 2:49:16not just individual sport but a team sport and the social aspect is
2:49:16 > 2:49:20really fantastic.Raising money for great charities. Mental health is
2:49:20 > 2:49:25something that has affected you in the past and it is important and why
2:49:25 > 2:49:29you are involved.Yes. I was honoured when Sport Relief asked me
2:49:29 > 2:49:32to get involved. Their involvement with mental health charities is so
2:49:32 > 2:49:38important. I became very ill six years ago. It was only five years
2:49:38 > 2:49:42ago, but I didn't feel like I could open up and talk to people about it.
2:49:42 > 2:49:46There wasn't any support for my friends and family who were there
2:49:46 > 2:49:50for me. It is vital for people who have close friends and family
2:49:50 > 2:49:54members going through difficult times, for them to have support. The
2:49:54 > 2:49:59work that's poor relief are doing is not just in raising funds but
2:49:59 > 2:50:02raising awareness is going to make a huge difference -- the work that
2:50:02 > 2:50:06Sport Relief are doing. The first stage in recovery is feeding but
2:50:06 > 2:50:11they can talk about it. That was what it was funny.I have a short
2:50:11 > 2:50:17walk back to the studio, we are here. Nicola has not the longest
2:50:17 > 2:50:20war, the Coronation Street set is just over the wibbly wobbly bridge.
2:50:20 > 2:50:26It is starting in ten minutes!Timed to perfection. You have a new set
2:50:26 > 2:50:30which you saw for the first time yesterday. If you are a fan, people
2:50:30 > 2:50:34are excited. Shops, coffee space and all sorts.Victoria Street is
2:50:34 > 2:50:40beautiful. We watched it be built for ages but we have only seen it
2:50:40 > 2:50:45behind scaffolding and sheets. They took it down yesterday and it looks
2:50:45 > 2:50:48incredible. It's brand-new to us but those characters have obviously
2:50:48 > 2:50:51known that area for years.
2:50:51 > 2:50:55It's become part of the furniture almost immediately. A wonderful
2:50:55 > 2:50:58memorial for the people who lost their lives in the Manchester
2:50:58 > 2:51:04bombing last year, particularly to a fan of the show, Martin, who was a
2:51:04 > 2:51:07wonderful person and advocate of Coronation Street and individuality.
2:51:07 > 2:51:10They have a special memorial bench in his memory and the memories of
2:51:10 > 2:51:13everyone who died that day.That is lovely and a fitting tribute. Thank
2:51:13 > 2:51:20you. We were friendly but the rivalry...Sorry! We hate each
2:51:20 > 2:51:26other.It is BBC against ITV. You can see the result, called Clash of
2:51:26 > 2:51:33the Channels. Sport Relief is 17th and 23rd of March. You can see what
2:51:33 > 2:51:38happens in that race between Nicola's team and BBC on Friday
2:51:38 > 2:51:4223rd. One of us will not be smiling at the end. We are raising money for
2:51:42 > 2:51:48some fantastic charities. A little bit murky as Jake rows away in the
2:51:48 > 2:51:50distance.
2:51:50 > 2:51:53Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:51:55 > 2:51:59A bit murky but the sunshine will be out later in parts of Cornwall. Blue
2:51:59 > 2:52:05skies ahead to get the day under way. Producing a few showers.
2:52:05 > 2:52:09England and Wales quite damp underfoot after yesterday's rain.
2:52:09 > 2:52:13Some splashes of rain and some of the puddles in the Wirral in the
2:52:13 > 2:52:17last 30 minutes. Few and far between. Most are set to have a dry
2:52:17 > 2:52:23day. This swirl of crowd which -- cloud working its way into
2:52:23 > 2:52:24day. This swirl of crowd which -- cloud working its way into northern
2:52:24 > 2:52:27Europe, clearing away from East Anglia and the south-east. Another
2:52:27 > 2:52:30zone of cloud spreading across parts of Scotland and England through the
2:52:30 > 2:52:35morning. It will produce the odd shower, concentrating towards East
2:52:35 > 2:52:39Anglia and the south-east. Most are not completely dry but predominantly
2:52:39 > 2:52:43dry through the day. Bigger cloud breaks towards the west in the
2:52:43 > 2:52:48afternoon. Sunny afternoon across many western areas. Light winds with
2:52:48 > 2:52:52sunshine, it will feel pleasant. Marge sunshine starting to get a bit
2:52:52 > 2:52:57of strength to it. Temperatures will
2:52:57 > 2:53:02Marge sunshine starting to get a bit of strength to it. Temperatures will
2:53:02 > 2:53:03Marge sunshine starting to get a bit of strength to it. Temperatures will
2:53:04 > 2:53:07peak at the festival, it will stay dry and a good deal of sunshine in
2:53:07 > 2:53:10the afternoon and just a gentle breeze. This evening and overnight,
2:53:10 > 2:53:13eastern areas will be clearest for longest, temperatures will drop
2:53:13 > 2:53:18furthest. A touch of frost to take you into tomorrow morning. In the
2:53:18 > 2:53:22west, frost free, lots more cloud producing some occasional rain and
2:53:22 > 2:53:27drizzle but mostly dry. Belfast, 6 degrees and when Plymouth seven
2:53:27 > 2:53:30compared to -1 in Newcastle.
2:53:32 > 2:53:36This low pressure will stay to the west but brings rain closer and
2:53:36 > 2:53:38scooping up some milder air tomorrow.
2:53:39 > 2:53:43A chilly start in eastern areas and temperatures will be boosted with
2:53:43 > 2:53:47some hazy sunshine on and off through the day. Cloud amounts very
2:53:47 > 2:53:51large for the west Brom greyer conditions in the west of Scotland
2:53:51 > 2:53:55and western Wales and Ireland. Northern Ireland, Western Wales and
2:53:55 > 2:54:00Cornwall will see more persistent rain to end the day. Hazy sunshine
2:54:00 > 2:54:04in Central and eastern parts. 14 of 15 tomorrow.
2:54:04 > 2:54:07Thank you.
2:54:07 > 2:54:09Today, we're bringing you a second special report
2:54:09 > 2:54:14following a young woman called Tee.
2:54:14 > 2:54:16She was sectioned under the Mental Health Act
2:54:16 > 2:54:19almost two years ago.
2:54:19 > 2:54:21Yesterday, we were given exclusive access to one of the Britain's
2:54:21 > 2:54:23biggest secure psychiatric hospitals as Tee prepared to leave.
2:54:23 > 2:54:26Today, we catch up with her as she gets her first taste
2:54:26 > 2:54:27of independent adult life.
2:54:27 > 2:54:28Graham Satchell reports.
2:54:28 > 2:54:30So, this is my new home.
2:54:30 > 2:54:31Really?
2:54:31 > 2:54:33Yeah, it's different, isn't it?
2:54:33 > 2:54:36Different from the hospital.
2:54:36 > 2:54:37It is different.
2:54:37 > 2:54:39Very exciting.
2:54:39 > 2:54:43Tee has just been discharged from a secure mental health hospital.
2:54:43 > 2:54:45She is showing her mum, Julie, the new accommodation.
2:54:45 > 2:54:47What do you think of the room?
2:54:47 > 2:54:49It's all right, nice size.
2:54:49 > 2:54:54Tee spent almost two years locked up for her own safety.
2:54:54 > 2:54:57This is my favourite book at the moment.
2:54:57 > 2:55:00It's kind of like a scrapbook.
2:55:00 > 2:55:03Remember, nine times out of ten, you're not having a full-on nervous
2:55:03 > 2:55:06breakdown, you just need a cup of tea and a biscuit.
2:55:06 > 2:55:09She has been in and out of hospital but is determined this time she's
2:55:09 > 2:55:12not going back.
2:55:12 > 2:55:17To be honest, I didn't think I would make it to my 18th birthday.
2:55:17 > 2:55:19I had no hope in the world.
2:55:19 > 2:55:21I'm going to be 21 and I've gotten my life back.
2:55:21 > 2:55:23This is St Andrew's, a large charity-run secure
2:55:23 > 2:55:24mental health hospital.
2:55:24 > 2:55:27Tee ended up here, after years of depression, self harm
2:55:27 > 2:55:28and attempted suicide.
2:55:28 > 2:55:29She has learned to manage our emotions with
2:55:29 > 2:55:32intensive behavioural therapy.
2:55:32 > 2:55:36She has even done catering work in the on-site canteen.
2:55:36 > 2:55:38But for her life to be successful outside hospital,
2:55:38 > 2:55:40she will need help with the community.
2:55:40 > 2:55:42she will need help in the community.
2:55:42 > 2:55:45The level of care is really mixed.
2:55:45 > 2:55:49So, in some parts of the country, you have great wraparound support.
2:55:49 > 2:55:51In other areas, there is absolutely no support at all.
2:55:51 > 2:55:52People are especially vulnerable when leaving
2:55:52 > 2:55:55a mental health hospital.
2:55:55 > 2:55:58And that's often when someone will try to take their own like.
2:55:58 > 2:56:01A MIND survey found if you're not followed up within a week of leaving
2:56:01 > 2:56:03hospital, you're twice as likely to attempt suicide.
2:56:03 > 2:56:05So Taneisha, you have been discharged from hospital today.
2:56:05 > 2:56:06Yeah.
2:56:06 > 2:56:07How are you feeling?
2:56:07 > 2:56:10I keep saying, "I'm nervous", but it's a really nervous feeling.
2:56:10 > 2:56:12Tee will be getting help from a new community
2:56:12 > 2:56:14team in Northamptonshire.
2:56:14 > 2:56:17Tee will be getting help from a new mental health community
2:56:17 > 2:56:18team in Northamptonshire.
2:56:18 > 2:56:20Before our team, obviously, came about, people were
2:56:20 > 2:56:24only seen perhaps every couple of weeks in the community,
2:56:24 > 2:56:28but, obviously, we can see you daily and put that intense support in.
2:56:28 > 2:56:29Nice-sized kitchen.
2:56:29 > 2:56:32It is nice, yeah.
2:56:32 > 2:56:36Do you get your own cupboards?
2:56:36 > 2:56:39One in 15 people who come out of mental health hospitals end up
2:56:39 > 2:56:41going back within a month.
2:56:41 > 2:56:47Tee's mum is desperately hoping it won't happen with her daughter.
2:56:47 > 2:56:50I need to go to bed at night knowing that she is going
2:56:50 > 2:56:51to be safe.
2:56:51 > 2:56:52It's been hard.
2:56:54 > 2:56:56I've thought, "I'm not going to see my daughter again.
2:56:56 > 2:56:58My son's not going to have his siter."
2:56:58 > 2:57:00It was just...
2:57:00 > 2:57:03I'm shaking just thinking about it.
2:57:03 > 2:57:05I'm getting upset.
2:57:05 > 2:57:07But that was a year ago.
2:57:07 > 2:57:08Yeah.
2:57:08 > 2:57:11Look where we are now. Drinking tea in your new house.
2:57:11 > 2:57:14Yeah.
2:57:14 > 2:57:17The government says it's improving access to mental health support
2:57:17 > 2:57:19in the community, but services remain stretched,
2:57:19 > 2:57:23provision is patchy.
2:57:23 > 2:57:26Tee is planning to go back to college.
2:57:26 > 2:57:27She's got a weekend job in a cafe.
2:57:27 > 2:57:29With the right help, she wants to start her life again.
2:57:29 > 2:57:37Graham Satchell, BBC News.
2:57:43 > 2:57:45Very good luck to Tee.
2:57:45 > 2:57:47Joining us now is Dr Pete McAllister, who is
2:57:47 > 2:57:49a consultant Psychiatrist at St Andrew's Healthcare
2:57:49 > 2:57:50where Tee was treated.
2:57:50 > 2:57:55You saw him in that report. Thank you. Lovely to see her... She has
2:57:55 > 2:57:59been very honest with us about the experiences she's been through and
2:57:59 > 2:58:03how is she doing?I was in touch with Tee yesterday and she has
2:58:03 > 2:58:08shared with me and with you that she has settled in really well in her
2:58:08 > 2:58:10new place and she is loving life outside hospital, really positive.
2:58:10 > 2:58:17Great news. Looking at the whole picture, we have talked about it
2:58:17 > 2:58:21yesterday as well, how many young women and young men as well needing
2:58:21 > 2:58:25this kind of treatment. What do you make of the reasons why?
2:58:26 > 2:58:30Often, young people are traumatised and have difficult times in their
2:58:30 > 2:58:34lives and develop coping mechanisms that are dangerous and unhelpful.
2:58:34 > 2:58:38But they serve a purpose and we teach people new skills through CBT,
2:58:38 > 2:58:42to cope with that level of distress, to improve their relationships and
2:58:42 > 2:58:45most importantly to keep themselves safe. So they can move out of
2:58:45 > 2:58:49hospital and into the community safely.When you are discharging,
2:58:49 > 2:58:53that is a big decision to come to, what kind of factors are you
2:58:53 > 2:58:58considering coming towards a decision?Every patient is
2:58:58 > 2:59:00different. We are thinking about their safety, how well they have
2:59:00 > 2:59:04done in terms of treatment. Under section, you had periods of section
2:59:04 > 2:59:0817 leave, we test that more and more in the community gradually say we
2:59:08 > 2:59:14can safely manage yourself outside of hospital.DBT?Dialectical
2:59:14 > 2:59:18behaviour therapy. A special treatment for men and women with
2:59:18 > 2:59:21emotionally stable personality disorder comment you have
2:59:21 > 2:59:24difficulties with distress tolerance, interpersonal
2:59:24 > 2:59:27relationships and dealing with emotions. It teaches you new skills
2:59:27 > 2:59:33as opposed to hurting yourself or harming yourself.
2:59:33 > 2:59:37With regard to testing people before you discharge them, what do you
2:59:37 > 2:59:42think about the idea of a checkup want to have been discharged for 48
2:59:42 > 2:59:46hours? Are you already doing that as part of the process? Or got most of
2:59:46 > 2:59:53our teams keep close ties with the patients. It is aNational Centre,
2:59:53 > 2:59:57patients can come from all over the country. There is a transition
2:59:57 > 3:00:01towards the end, we see them a little bit less and the home team
3:00:01 > 3:00:06see them all so that we can manage the transition safely.Some people
3:00:06 > 3:00:11have criticised people being in too long, what do you say to that?Every
3:00:11 > 3:00:17patient is different. The length of time of patients in hospital is to
3:00:17 > 3:00:21do with their recovery, how well they respond to treatment and a
3:00:21 > 3:00:25whole host of factors deciding when a patient is ready to go. It could
3:00:25 > 3:00:28be the consultant in charge finding there is no longer time for them to
3:00:28 > 3:00:34be in hospital, but it could equally be at a mental health managers'
3:00:34 > 3:00:38hearing or tribunal, where we think there is no longer the need for
3:00:38 > 3:00:45detention.Do you often see the same faces coming back? Is it largely a
3:00:45 > 3:00:48success? Once people have been discharge?In the service that I
3:00:48 > 3:00:52work in, the women who come to us have often been to of hospitals
3:00:52 > 3:00:55before, it is often the last hospital they are in in terms of
3:00:55 > 3:01:00treatment and stability for moving on.What I have taken away from the
3:01:00 > 3:01:04reports, particularly with Tee, there is hope, that seems to be the
3:01:04 > 3:01:09clear message from her story at least.This is a treatable disorder.
3:01:09 > 3:01:13If the right people get the right treatment at the right time, there
3:01:13 > 3:01:19are great outcomes. What should you do
3:01:20 > 3:01:22What should you do if you have concerns about a family member?
3:01:22 > 3:01:25Talking to your GP in the first instance. There are lots of mental
3:01:25 > 3:01:27health helplines, if you have concerns they are easy to address.
3:01:27 > 3:01:30Dr Pete McAllister, thank you for talking to us this morning.
3:01:30 > 3:01:34I think we will look at some of the front pages to remind you of the
3:01:34 > 3:01:39main stories. We are talking about what is happening in Russia. Theresa
3:01:39 > 3:01:43May making the statement in Parliament yesterday, the front page
3:01:43 > 3:01:51of The Times, May gives Putin... Apart from speaking to Dominic Raab
3:01:51 > 3:01:56about what sanctions might be imposed, we were speaking to a
3:01:56 > 3:01:59former Kremlin aide, and you really got a sense of how Russians are
3:01:59 > 3:02:05viewing what has happened here in the UK?Yes, he was a former Russian
3:02:05 > 3:02:10MP working under Vladimir Putin who used to work in the Kremlin as well.
3:02:10 > 3:02:14He came out and I suppose he gave the traditional Russian line at the
3:02:14 > 3:02:16moment, and our Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford said that is very
3:02:16 > 3:02:21much what the political classes in Russia had said. It is almost
3:02:21 > 3:02:24dismissing what Theresa May said in Parliament as what he called blah
3:02:24 > 3:02:28blah blah and saying they need hard evidence, documentation from the
3:02:28 > 3:02:34British to say what they discovered in Salisbury, where it came, then
3:02:34 > 3:02:37they will respond. Vladimir Putin was still stabbed by a BBC
3:02:37 > 3:02:45journalist who asked what he thinks about what is
3:02:45 > 3:02:47about what is happening in the UK, he said I am here to talk about
3:02:47 > 3:02:50agriculture. Once you have decided what the situation in the UK is, we
3:02:50 > 3:02:52will respond. That is the front page of the Daily
3:02:52 > 3:02:58Mail.How can we go to Putin's World Cup now? You put that to Dominic
3:02:58 > 3:03:02Raab from the Conservative Party, some people suggest it could be a
3:03:02 > 3:03:06sanction open to Theresa May with regard to the World Cup. Another
3:03:06 > 3:03:11guest said that had actually heard the Russians, two hits them in the
3:03:11 > 3:03:15World Cup.So many questions with regard to that story, we will cover
3:03:15 > 3:03:17it through the days and weeks ahead.
3:03:17 > 3:03:19Let's get a last brief look at the news travel
3:03:19 > 3:04:57and weather where you are.
3:04:57 > 3:05:09Hope you can join me then. I am just laughing at something I will explain
3:05:09 > 3:05:10later!
3:05:10 > 3:05:13The British music hall tradition stretches all the way back
3:05:13 > 3:05:14to the 19th century, and has produced legends
3:05:14 > 3:05:16like Max Miller and George Formby.
3:05:16 > 3:05:18They're names that are still recognised today,
3:05:18 > 3:05:20but following the death of comedian Ken Dodd, who was described
3:05:20 > 3:05:24as the last of the music hall maestros, is it an art form that's
3:05:24 > 3:05:27been permanently consigned to history?
3:05:27 > 3:05:30FANFARE.
3:05:30 > 3:05:37Well, here we are with an absolutely smashing radio music hall bill.
3:06:07 > 3:06:09# Now imagine me in the Maginot Line.
3:06:09 > 3:06:13# Sitting on a mine in the Maginot Line.
3:06:13 > 3:06:17# And we sing a song as we march along.
3:06:17 > 3:06:24# And we sing a song as we march along.
3:06:28 > 3:06:31Oh, I love that!
3:06:31 > 3:06:34Music hall performer Vincent Hayes, who set up the Brick Lane Music Hall
3:06:34 > 3:06:38in London, and Rachel Lythe, who is from the Leeds City Varieties
3:06:38 > 3:06:38Music Hall, join us now.
3:06:38 > 3:06:42Vincent told that joke I was laughing at. I have never been there
3:06:42 > 3:06:47in Leeds, I will have to get that. Thank you both for coming. Vincent,
3:06:47 > 3:06:51what is it about music hall, the venue and performers, that makes it
3:06:51 > 3:06:54so special?I think it is the audience. I think audience
3:06:54 > 3:07:00participation makes theatre. Music hall is all about people knowing the
3:07:00 > 3:07:03melodies of the songs, joining in and being allowed to let off steam
3:07:03 > 3:07:08so that they are part of the show. If you do not have that, you do not
3:07:08 > 3:07:14have the original elements of music hall.It has a fantastic history,
3:07:14 > 3:07:21did you have Houdini in yours?
3:07:21 > 3:07:26did you have Houdini in yours?Yes, he came to light. Handcuff King was
3:07:26 > 3:07:31his act, the manager thought he was extra special and he was paid £130.
3:07:31 > 3:07:36In those days that would have been an extraordinary amount.A really
3:07:36 > 3:07:41good fee, he was so well-known that really drew the crowds.Vincent, you
3:07:41 > 3:07:45have performed with some amazing not Houdini.
3:07:45 > 3:07:49He might have disappeared before I got there! Lots of wonderful stars,
3:07:49 > 3:07:56in particular Danny La Rue, and Barbara Windsor, who is a great
3:07:56 > 3:08:01music hall performer. Many still carry the art form on, Roy Hudd in
3:08:01 > 3:08:05particular. I never understand how young people learn all these songs.
3:08:05 > 3:08:12When they come out of the pub they are doing the hokey-cokey, the guy
3:08:12 > 3:08:16who wrote that, it is his funeral in New York today and it has been going
3:08:16 > 3:08:22on for three days, getting him in the cotton. They got his left leg
3:08:22 > 3:08:28in...Very good! I love how you laugh at your own joke expirationI
3:08:28 > 3:08:32had to.I saw a brilliant poster in America that said what is the
3:08:32 > 3:08:38hokey-cokey really is what it's all about? We are all in trouble!
3:08:38 > 3:08:42Rachel, tell us a bit small about your venue in Leeds and how you keep
3:08:42 > 3:08:50that tradition going?It is one of the finest surviving Victorian music
3:08:50 > 3:08:54halls, open continuously since 1865. What it would have looked like then
3:08:54 > 3:08:58is very different to how would we be experienced today. It would have
3:08:58 > 3:09:04been really rowdy, noisy, smoky and smelly. A real place for
3:09:04 > 3:09:07celebration, and enjoyment, fun and entertainment. People expect a
3:09:07 > 3:09:12slightly different experience today, they expect another experience, but
3:09:12 > 3:09:15that is what we try to recreate in terms of welcoming into that
3:09:15 > 3:09:22building. The legacy of variety, as Vincent said, it is alive today. We
3:09:22 > 3:09:28have survived 150 years plus and we are still going strong. With
3:09:28 > 3:09:32Britain's Got Talent, Ant and Dec, Michael McIntyre
3:09:32 > 3:09:34Britain's Got Talent, Ant and Dec, Michael McIntyre, it is all rooted
3:09:34 > 3:09:40in variety. That is what Ken Dodd was so famous for.How would you
3:09:40 > 3:09:45remember Ken Dodd?A very gentle man, a very friendly man. He kept
3:09:45 > 3:09:50the music hall tradition alive, because he changed. He came in as
3:09:50 > 3:09:54Ken Dodd, rushing into the theatre, then he adopted a character. When he
3:09:54 > 3:09:58went in on stage she was a different character, he used the Victorian
3:09:58 > 3:10:04garb, the top hat you would never see, he transformed himself. Once he
3:10:04 > 3:10:07had got the audience rocking, which would take time and hard work, he
3:10:07 > 3:10:14didn't want to let them go.He did five other sets! A girl he knew once
3:10:14 > 3:10:18he stopped he would have to do it again, once youhave the tiger by
3:10:18 > 3:10:24the tail, you do not let it go. You never got over time when you were on
3:10:24 > 3:10:30a Ken Dodd show! About the staff always knew Tabuk Lakes taxis.Thank
3:10:30 > 3:10:34you both very much. I wonder if he would have got extra special in the
3:10:34 > 3:10:38manager's notes? About I imagine he would have.
3:10:38 > 3:10:40Now as we've been saying this morning, today
3:10:40 > 3:10:42is the Chancellor's Spring Statement so where better to send Steph
3:10:42 > 3:10:44than a flower wholesalers that's in full bloom.
3:10:44 > 3:10:46Morning, Steph.
3:10:46 > 3:10:51Good morning. These guys have been incensed since 2am this morning
3:10:51 > 3:10:55getting the flowers sorted for the customers who have been passing
3:10:55 > 3:11:00through over the last few hours. We are here to talk about the economy,
3:11:00 > 3:11:03a bit later we will find out from the Chancellor how the economy has
3:11:03 > 3:11:08been doing. We have gathered some guests to chat about this. Charles,
3:11:08 > 3:11:13you are in the carpet business, how does I feel for you?Very busy
3:11:13 > 3:11:17making carpets in Kidderminster, more than anything else we want
3:11:17 > 3:11:20stability in the marketplace to keep investing in new products and
3:11:20 > 3:11:27technology.You feel quite optimistic?I would say so.Tony is
3:11:27 > 3:11:31a manufacturer and exporter. I was at your plant a few weeks ago. You
3:11:31 > 3:11:37are seeing growth in exports? About very much so. Confidence is coming
3:11:37 > 3:11:42back in the whole market, we think. The National -- this week as
3:11:42 > 3:11:47National Home Improvement We Can, we hope everybody will buy Charles'
3:11:47 > 3:11:55carpets and some of my buckets. Sally, I have spoken a lot about
3:11:55 > 3:11:59retail, some of the big names have had tough times. As an independent
3:11:59 > 3:12:05you are feeling quite happy?We are based on the centre of Nottingham, a
3:12:05 > 3:12:10ladies' clothing boutique. With less money in people's pockets we need to
3:12:10 > 3:12:14cater for more of a considered purchasing create consumer
3:12:14 > 3:12:19experience.You have done well, the fact we are not just going to the
3:12:19 > 3:12:24cheap, disposable clothes, spending a bit more time and Milivojevic.The
3:12:24 > 3:12:28spends per customer has been up over the last two or three months, great
3:12:28 > 3:12:37news for us.On the services side, you are from Sage, lots of customers
3:12:37 > 3:12:43in the services sector, how are they feeling?We serve 3 million
3:12:43 > 3:12:46customers and they have been optimistic about the opportunity,
3:12:46 > 3:12:51but with the Digital agenda coming in, things like making tax digital,
3:12:51 > 3:12:56where is the productivity, where are the skills? How to be get on board?
3:12:56 > 3:13:00Where is the digital infrastructure so every business can take part?And
3:13:00 > 3:13:05digital plays into that. Vicky Pryce, economist, give us an overall
3:13:05 > 3:13:11flavour. We have done a quick world tour, what are your thoughts?The
3:13:11 > 3:13:13economy has been doing slightly better, the forecaster 2018 would be
3:13:13 > 3:13:20slightly better than when we heard them last November when the Budget
3:13:20 > 3:13:25took place. Finances are slightly better, lots of corporate and
3:13:25 > 3:13:30personal tax. Everybody will be looking to see if there is room for
3:13:30 > 3:13:34manoeuvre and the austerity will be over. With uncertainty with Brexit
3:13:34 > 3:13:45and the debt being so high, 84%, 85%, he is unlikely to indicate he
3:13:45 > 3:13:50will allow that.I wish the viewers could smell it here, it smells
3:13:50 > 3:13:52gorgeous in this wholesale flower market.
3:13:52 > 3:13:56It looks lovely, thank you, Stav McGovern.
3:13:56 > 3:13:59Thank you for watching, we will be back from 6am tomorrow. Have a
3:13:59 > 3:14:01lovely day. Goodbye.