0:00:09 > 0:00:12Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:00:12 > 0:00:14Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most acclaimed
0:00:14 > 0:00:21physicists and authors, has died aged 76.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26He lived with a form of motor new rain disease for much of his life
0:00:26 > 0:00:31but became one of the most talked about scientists since Einstein. --
0:00:31 > 0:00:33motor neurone disease.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36In a statement his children said his brilliance and humour
0:00:36 > 0:00:37inspired people across the world.
0:00:37 > 0:00:41I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease, but it
0:00:41 > 0:00:47taught me not to pity myself and instead get on with what I could do.
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Good morning, it's Wednesday 14th March.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Also this morning:
0:01:02 > 0:01:04Russia fails to meet the Prime Minister's
0:01:04 > 0:01:05midnight deadline to explain how
0:01:05 > 0:01:08a nerve agent was used to attack a former spy in Salisbury.
0:01:08 > 0:01:16Theresa May will tell parliament what action she plans to take.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Good morning from this clothing manufacturers in North London where
0:01:22 > 0:01:26we're getting reaction to yesterday's bring statement from the
0:01:26 > 0:01:30Chancellor, he said the economy is growing stronger, some are saying
0:01:30 > 0:01:33it's not growing fast enough so I will be looking at that.
0:01:33 > 0:01:34In sport, a dismal night
0:01:34 > 0:01:36for Manchester United in the Champions League.
0:01:36 > 0:01:40They exit at the last 16 stage after a 2-1 home defeat to Sevilla.
0:01:40 > 0:01:43Ans all change, plans to get rid of one and two pence coins
0:01:43 > 0:01:44are under discussion.
0:01:44 > 0:01:51We'd love to hear your thoughts.
0:01:51 > 0:01:55Matt has the weather.Turning wet and windy to the west today but for
0:01:55 > 0:02:01a mild day of a chilly start, but don't cast the warm jumpers aside. I
0:02:01 > 0:02:05will tell you why in 15 minutes.OK, Matt, thanks very much.
0:02:05 > 0:02:05Good morning.
0:02:05 > 0:02:06First, our main story.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
0:02:08 > 0:02:10has died at the age of 76.
0:02:10 > 0:02:14Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16A Brief History of Time, which outlined his theories
0:02:16 > 0:02:17about the universe.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
0:02:20 > 0:02:23neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just a few
0:02:23 > 0:02:27years to live.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Earlier this morning, his children released this statement.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01A wonderful quote, isn't it, which many people are sharing this
0:03:01 > 0:03:01morning.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Nick Higham has been looking back on the life of Stephen Hawking.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06He was instantly recognisable and utterly remarkable.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08The visionary scientist, helpless in his high-tech
0:03:08 > 0:03:10wheelchair, who nonetheless transformed our view
0:03:10 > 0:03:11of the universe.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12While a student, he developed
0:03:12 > 0:03:18the first signs of motor neurone disease.
0:03:18 > 0:03:21Gradually his body shut down until he could communicate only
0:03:21 > 0:03:22using a computerised voice synthesiser, controlled,
0:03:22 > 0:03:26to start with, by hand.
0:03:26 > 0:03:28It didn't hold him back.
0:03:28 > 0:03:32I was never actually told that I had only two years to live,
0:03:32 > 0:03:37but I could see the doctors didn't think my prospects were good.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40His fame sprang from his book, A Brief History of Time.
0:03:40 > 0:03:43It sold 10 million copies.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47But though many bought it, rather fewer actually read it.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51His theories about time, space and black holes
0:03:51 > 0:03:53were stupendously difficult for non-specialists to grasp,
0:03:53 > 0:03:56but he turned out to have a genius for communication.
0:03:56 > 0:04:00He gave lectures and interviews, and became an unlikely celebrity.
0:04:00 > 0:04:03He even appeared in The Simpsons.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07His private life was complicated.
0:04:07 > 0:04:10With his wife, Jane, he had three children and she looked
0:04:10 > 0:04:11after him until, in 1990,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13he left her for his nurse, Elaine.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16They eventually married only for claims to emerge that Hawking
0:04:16 > 0:04:18had been physically abused.
0:04:18 > 0:04:21Police investigated but the case was dropped for lack of evidence.
0:04:21 > 0:04:23The couple later divorced.
0:04:23 > 0:04:28Too often we are told that these are stupid questions to ask,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31but this is said by grown-ups who don't know the answers and don't
0:04:31 > 0:04:34want to look silly by admitting they don't know.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36He never lost his sense of humour.
0:04:36 > 0:04:40Though by the end, he could only speak by twitching his cheek to move
0:04:40 > 0:04:40an infrared beam.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46but it taught me not to pity myself and to get
0:04:46 > 0:04:49on with what I still could do.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55I'm happier now than before I developed the condition.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58In 2014, his life was dramatised in The Theory of Everything,
0:04:58 > 0:05:00with Eddie Redmayne playing Hawking.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03..Right back to see happened with the beginning of time itself.
0:05:03 > 0:05:08Stephen, here you are.
0:05:08 > 0:05:11At Cambridge, they unveiled a statue of him, a rare honour
0:05:11 > 0:05:12for someone still living.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15But few did more to transform our understanding of the universe
0:05:15 > 0:05:18and to overcome personal challenges.
0:05:23 > 0:05:27What an incredible man with an incredible influence around the
0:05:27 > 0:05:27globe.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Around the world, people have been reacting to the news that scientist
0:05:30 > 0:05:33Stephen Hawking has died.
0:05:33 > 0:05:38Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the world wide web, says:
0:05:38 > 0:05:41Sunder Pichai are, the CEO of Google, has said:
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The American acts actress, Emily Ross, said she is shattered by the
0:05:48 > 0:05:57news of Stephen Hawking Stephen Hawking's death. I have seen this
0:05:57 > 0:06:01from Macauley Culkin, he is a genius and my favourite Simpsons character.
0:06:01 > 0:06:05We will miss you, Buddy, he says. Get in touch with us about that
0:06:05 > 0:06:09today and of course we will be speaking about that later in the
0:06:09 > 0:06:09programme.
0:06:09 > 0:06:12Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia
0:06:12 > 0:06:15after the Kremlin failed to explain their role in a chemical
0:06:15 > 0:06:15attack in Salisbury.
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Last night, the Russian Embassy hinted
0:06:17 > 0:06:20that the expulsion of its diplomats from London would have an impact
0:06:20 > 0:06:22on their British counterparts in Moscow.
0:06:22 > 0:06:24Jane-Frances Kelly reports.
0:06:24 > 0:06:28It began as an attack on the streets of Salisbury. The poisoning of a
0:06:28 > 0:06:33former Russian intelligence officer and his daughter. But there is now
0:06:33 > 0:06:35diplomatic deadlock between Britain and Moscow.
0:06:35 > 0:06:40I'm standing outside the Russian embassy here in London and the
0:06:40 > 0:06:44midnight deadline has just passed. The only reaction the British
0:06:44 > 0:06:49government has got from the Russians so far are angry denials and the
0:06:49 > 0:06:52threat of Retallick reaction if they take measures against Moscow.
0:06:52 > 0:06:57They've also helpfully got a screen outside here that shows their
0:06:57 > 0:07:01Twitter feed and on it they say:
0:07:08 > 0:07:13The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has objected to only being
0:07:13 > 0:07:16given 24 hours to respond to the claim Russia used a chemical weapon.
0:07:16 > 0:07:22Russia should get ten days, he said, accusing Britain of flouncing the
0:07:22 > 0:07:26chemical weapons Convention. Meanwhile, in Salisbury, painstaking
0:07:26 > 0:07:30work continues. Police are appealing for witnesses that might have seen
0:07:30 > 0:07:35Sergei Skripal and Yulia in their red BMW car on the day they were
0:07:35 > 0:07:40poisoned. Separately a number of deaths are also being reinvestigated
0:07:40 > 0:07:43by police and MI5 after claims of Russian involvement. They include a
0:07:43 > 0:07:48man in his 60s found dead in new Maldon on Monday who is believed to
0:07:48 > 0:07:52be Russian business Nikolai Glushkov, a friend of Boris
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Berezovsky, who was found hanged in his home in 2013. This morning
0:07:55 > 0:08:00Theresa May will be briefed by her National Security Council before
0:08:00 > 0:08:04going to Parliament, where she is expected to announce a series of
0:08:04 > 0:08:09measures against Russia. Jane-Frances Kelly, BBC News.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12We know the deadline has passed and Jonathan Blake is in Westminster for
0:08:12 > 0:08:18us this morning. Good morning to you. I suppose the pressure now
0:08:18 > 0:08:22ramps up, doesn't it?It does, there's been a lot of talk in the
0:08:22 > 0:08:25last week since the attack in Salisbury about the government
0:08:25 > 0:08:30response. But that time for talking, that midnight deadline having
0:08:30 > 0:08:35passed, is now over and the time has come for action and we will find out
0:08:35 > 0:08:39exactly what later from the Prime Minister. In terms of the options
0:08:39 > 0:08:43available, as we have heard, they could include expelling Russian
0:08:43 > 0:08:46diplomats from the UK, putting tighter visa restrictions on
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Russians travelling to the UK, making it harder for them to come
0:08:50 > 0:08:54here, and also, as we've heard, the possibility of dignitaries all
0:08:54 > 0:08:58government ministers not going to the World Cup later this year. None
0:08:58 > 0:09:04of those are an easy option and none of those on their own will go far
0:09:04 > 0:09:08enough to satisfy those, many of whom in parliament in Westminster
0:09:08 > 0:09:11who have been calling for the government to take swift and robust
0:09:11 > 0:09:16action. Those are the kinds of options we will hear primarily from
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Theresa May today, then there are options she can take in
0:09:20 > 0:09:23collaboration with other European Union countries and other allies
0:09:23 > 0:09:28across the world, possibly those in the Nato military alliance as well.
0:09:28 > 0:09:33But all eyes will be on Theresa May when she makes her statement to
0:09:33 > 0:09:37Parliament today later after PMQs at lunchtime.Jonathan, thanks, John
0:09:37 > 0:09:40that. Plenty more on that for you on the
0:09:40 > 0:09:48programme this morning.
0:09:48 > 0:09:50The government is to spend £50 million on trying to ease racial
0:09:50 > 0:09:51and religious tensions.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54It is one of a number of proposals in the government's
0:09:54 > 0:09:57integrated communities strategy, which is to be published more
0:09:57 > 0:10:00than a year after an independent review found the country had become
0:10:00 > 0:10:02more divided as it had become diverse.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Here's our home editor, Mark Easton.
0:10:04 > 0:10:0717 years after race riots in Bradford, an official report warned
0:10:07 > 0:10:09of highly segregated communities where people led parallel lives, the
0:10:09 > 0:10:13city will now be named among five places in England that must adopt an
0:10:13 > 0:10:18integration plan. The others Waltham Forest in London, Peterborough,
0:10:18 > 0:10:23Walsall and backburn, all areas with a history of racial and ethnic
0:10:23 > 0:10:27tensions. 12 Years a Slave Blackburn was highlighted as suffering from
0:10:27 > 0:10:31deep segregation between white and Asian communities. To reduce
0:10:31 > 0:10:36tensions, teenagers were bussed in from other schools to integrate.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41Pupils from a 99% white secondary school made to meet pupils from a
0:10:41 > 0:10:4695% nonwhite secondary across town. Today's strategy suggests more
0:10:46 > 0:10:50schemes like this. It also proposes some extra support for
0:10:50 > 0:10:53English-language classes, state provision has halved in the last few
0:10:53 > 0:10:58years, new targeted alp to improve economic opportunities for people in
0:10:58 > 0:11:02segregated communities, particularly women, and the promotion of
0:11:02 > 0:11:06pluralistic British values by teachers. The strategy is the latest
0:11:06 > 0:11:10in a long line of government initiatives to try and deal with one
0:11:10 > 0:11:15of Britain's most sensitive and injuring social challenges. Mark
0:11:15 > 0:11:18Aiston, BBC News. -- enduring.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21The creators of The Crown have admitted Claire Foy who portrays
0:11:21 > 0:11:23the Queen was paid less than her male counterpart.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26Matt Smith's portrayal of a young Duke of Edinburgh
0:11:26 > 0:11:28earned him more than Foy's Golden Globe-winning
0:11:28 > 0:11:30performance as Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix drama.
0:11:30 > 0:11:32The show's producers said Smith's previous starring role
0:11:32 > 0:11:39in Doctor Who meant he was paid more than his co-star.
0:11:39 > 0:11:48Well, talking money! Let's talk about real money. Look at this.
0:11:51 > 0:11:58The public are being asked for their views on the future
0:11:58 > 0:12:00of the 1p and 2p coins.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03Ministers are carrying out a review of cash transactions due
0:12:03 > 0:12:05to a rise in customers using non-cash payments such
0:12:05 > 0:12:07as contactless and online spending.
0:12:07 > 0:12:09The consultation will also look at whether £50 notes
0:12:09 > 0:12:10should be kept.
0:12:10 > 0:12:14£50 notes... It seems like a lot of money, £50 notes.I haven't seen one
0:12:14 > 0:12:19in a while.Nor have I.In the interest of fairness I should have
0:12:19 > 0:12:27one more penny so we are even! We will sort it out.We will share.
0:12:27 > 0:12:32Good morning. Kat has the sport, are we starting with a dismal night for
0:12:32 > 0:12:33Manchester United?
0:12:33 > 0:12:40We are. It was really sluggish, negative, all the things Manchester
0:12:40 > 0:12:43United fans have been complaining about about their style of play over
0:12:43 > 0:12:49this season. You were saying this morning before we came on about
0:12:49 > 0:12:56these post match press conference comments, saying this was nothing
0:12:56 > 0:13:02new, which will annoy the fans before the match, considering their
0:13:02 > 0:13:06illustrious European record, and now they are out.It was a great chance
0:13:06 > 0:13:10and now it has gone.Only one trophy left for them to win.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13It was a night to forget for Manchester United
0:13:13 > 0:13:14in the Champions League.
0:13:14 > 0:13:16They bow out of the competition in the last 16
0:13:16 > 0:13:19after a dismal 2-1 defeat to the Spanish side Sevilla
0:13:19 > 0:13:20at Old Trafford.
0:13:20 > 0:13:23The only silverware left for United now this season is the FA Cup.
0:13:23 > 0:13:25Buveur D'Air was the big race winner
0:13:25 > 0:13:27on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival.
0:13:27 > 0:13:29The Nicky Henderson-trained horse
0:13:29 > 0:13:30retained his title in the Champions Hurdle.
0:13:30 > 0:13:33He was the odds on favourite but ended up being pushed
0:13:33 > 0:13:40all the way by the seven to one shot Melon.
0:13:40 > 0:13:41Team Sky have secured their first major victory
0:13:41 > 0:13:42of the 2018 cycling season.
0:13:42 > 0:13:44Michal Kwiatkowski took the Tirreno-Adriatico title
0:13:44 > 0:13:47after the final stage time trial.
0:13:47 > 0:13:49Fellow Team Sky rider, Britain's Geraint Thomas,
0:13:49 > 0:13:50finished third.
0:13:50 > 0:13:54Adam Yates was fifth.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58That's of course after all the recent controversy at Team Sky.
0:13:58 > 0:14:01And at the Winter Paralympics this morning, Britain's Menna Fitzpatrick
0:14:01 > 0:14:04and Jen Kehoe have won Britain's fifth medal,
0:14:04 > 0:14:07a silver in the women's visually impared giant slalom to add
0:14:07 > 0:14:13to the two silvers they've already won these Games.
0:14:13 > 0:14:18That is now five Paralympic Winter medals.Great news.The tally is
0:14:18 > 0:14:23ticking up.Fantastic. Are you going to hang around for the papers?Of
0:14:23 > 0:14:28course.Have you got more money?I have.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32You have a point from the Czech Republic here, not legal tender in
0:14:32 > 0:14:38this country, but we have 3p each now -- a coin.Do you still want
0:14:38 > 0:14:43pennies or not?There was a picture in the paper the other day of a
0:14:43 > 0:14:50family who have rejuvenated a house and they have made the floor out of
0:14:50 > 0:14:542ppieces with resin and all that kind of thing. You could still use
0:14:54 > 0:14:58them in the shops but you don't tend to have them in your pocket, do you?
0:14:58 > 0:15:06I do. Tell us what you think, Matt, how's the weather looking?
0:15:06 > 0:15:11Not a bad day for many. Some rain in windy conditions across the West but
0:15:11 > 0:15:20overall, the mildest day of the week even with that strengthening wind.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27Temperatures at or below freezing. Temperatures the West. Some rain
0:15:27 > 0:15:31across these western fringes but it's also set to drag up that
0:15:31 > 0:15:36increasingly mild there and western parts of France. Temperatures for
0:15:36 > 0:15:46some in the mid-teens. Brightness across central and eastern parts.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49Further west, the cloud will steadily thicken. Some splashes of
0:15:49 > 0:15:57brain and drizzle coming and going. Parts of Devon and Cornwall, where
0:15:57 > 0:16:01gales will develop. As we go to the end of the day, up to 25
0:16:01 > 0:16:07millimetres. The far west of Wales. The place is particularly wet later
0:16:07 > 0:16:19today. Western Scotland, gales developing. The mild air comes in.
0:16:19 > 0:16:27Some spells of hazy sunshine. Maybe up to around 15 and the north of
0:16:27 > 0:16:39London. Pretty wet weather. Other parts of southern England.
0:16:39 > 0:16:43Temperatures are peering to tomorrow morning. Across Scotland in some
0:16:43 > 0:16:51parts of eastern England, another cool start to tomorrow morning.
0:16:51 > 0:16:53cool start to tomorrow morning. In fragments a touch. As it gets
0:16:53 > 0:17:02further and further north, some slightly colder air.
0:17:02 > 0:17:09slightly colder air. Brighter weather developing.
0:17:09 > 0:17:11weather developing. Temperatures still holding of the many. Greater
0:17:11 > 0:17:17chance of some snow in the eastern Pennines. The Grampians has begun to
0:17:17 > 0:17:23Friday. Sunny spells and some slow-moving Bunbury showers. Still
0:17:23 > 0:17:28double-figure temperatures here. Towards the north of the country,
0:17:28 > 0:17:33Aberdeen, three Celsius. High pressure building across
0:17:33 > 0:17:41Scandinavia. Keeping any snow flurries to the south. Temperatures
0:17:41 > 0:17:44drastically drop through Friday into Saturday. For some, around 10
0:17:44 > 0:17:47degrees. Some snow flurries as well.
0:17:51 > 0:17:56He did give us a heads up. No surprises now.
0:17:56 > 0:17:58The world-famous physicist Stephen Hawking, known
0:17:58 > 0:18:05for his theories on space and time, has died at the age of 76.
0:18:05 > 0:18:15All the front pages are leading with UK's relationship with Russia. This
0:18:15 > 0:18:23man was found by family and friends late on Monday night. News of his
0:18:23 > 0:18:27death, there is still an investigation into the cause of his
0:18:27 > 0:18:33death. Trump swings the axe again. Plunging US diplomacy into turn oil.
0:18:33 > 0:18:38They've got a
0:18:49 > 0:18:53They've got a quote here the death of Nikolai Glushkov. There was no
0:18:53 > 0:18:56proper engagement with regard to that deadline. The Prime Minister
0:18:56 > 0:19:02due to talk about it later in the Commons. The Daily Mirror has a
0:19:02 > 0:19:10story about pennies being dropped. And also, the Cheltenham Festival.
0:19:10 > 0:19:11Obviously
0:19:11 > 0:19:14Obviously reflecting on that lost the Manchester United. This is quite
0:19:14 > 0:19:22nice. With Southampton rumoured to be lining up, they got a lovely
0:19:22 > 0:19:27illustration in the Telegraph about the managerial merry-go-round. The
0:19:27 > 0:19:36six men had been employed by ten clubs. 24 jobs.
0:19:36 > 0:19:42clubs. 24 jobs. The reason is, things suffered by those people at
0:19:42 > 0:19:49those clubs. It does seem a little bit like they are on a central
0:19:49 > 0:19:56contact at the moment. And just a nice bit of news in the Daily
0:19:56 > 0:20:02Express. Sergio Garcia has had a baby girl.
0:20:03 > 0:20:12baby girl.Only a couple of weeks away, aren't we?
0:20:12 > 0:20:16Breaking news this morning. About the renowned physicist and
0:20:16 > 0:20:21bestselling author Stephen Hawking who died at his home in Cambridge.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25In 2013, Breakfast's Tim Muffett was able to catch up with him ahead
0:20:25 > 0:20:26of a documentary and his life.
0:20:26 > 0:20:30Given how hard it is feared to communicate any mention in the film,
0:20:30 > 0:20:33when people are chatting, your thoughts drift off into things like
0:20:33 > 0:20:36how the universe began. Has your disability made you better
0:20:36 > 0:20:42scientist?I must admit, I do tend to drift off into thinking about
0:20:42 > 0:20:47physics or black holes when I get left behind in the conversation. In
0:20:47 > 0:20:54fact, my disability has been a help in the way. It has freed me from
0:20:54 > 0:20:57teaching or sitting on boring committees and given me more time to
0:20:57 > 0:21:03think and do research. Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in
0:21:03 > 0:21:08which being disabled is no handicap. It's all in your mind. I am very
0:21:08 > 0:21:13proud and I have been able to contribute to our understanding of
0:21:13 > 0:21:16the universe.
0:21:16 > 0:21:20We are joined by Nick Goldman, a molecular biologist from the
0:21:20 > 0:21:26University of Cambridge who was there when Professor Hawking was.
0:21:26 > 0:21:31And Sean Carroll from the United States. Thank you for your time.
0:21:31 > 0:21:35Nick, his contribution to what we know about the world around us is
0:21:35 > 0:21:41hard to fathom.It literally is hard to fathom. It's amazing what you
0:21:41 > 0:21:47could teach us by using maths in using his mind.Obviously we only
0:21:47 > 0:21:51learned this this morning but he had a huge impact in so many different
0:21:51 > 0:22:00things.
0:22:00 > 0:22:04things. He was very influential. When you talk about people who are
0:22:04 > 0:22:07maths students, it is amazing and infant -- inspirational to suit --
0:22:07 > 0:22:14to see anyone do such far-reaching work. At the age of 22, he was told
0:22:14 > 0:22:21he best had a few years to live with motor neurone disease. Is his death
0:22:21 > 0:22:26a shock was something which I suppose we are expecting strange
0:22:26 > 0:22:34way?It's both things. Everyone expected him to not live so long.
0:22:34 > 0:22:42Once you get over that hurdle of thinking that, you think, it's a
0:22:42 > 0:22:49shock that he doesn't live forever. Sean, talk to us about how you knew
0:22:49 > 0:22:55him and the influence he had.My kind of physics that I do for
0:22:55 > 0:22:59research is similar to what Stephen did. And he was the master. Everyone
0:22:59 > 0:23:04knew him very well. The very first time I met him was that of physics
0:23:04 > 0:23:08conference where we went to a scotch tasting, we tasted single mob
0:23:08 > 0:23:15scotch. He is not going to say, oh no, I have these medical conditions,
0:23:15 > 0:23:21I can't participate with everyone else. Its attitude towards life was
0:23:21 > 0:23:26he was going to participate to the fullest. He had an enormous impact
0:23:26 > 0:23:34on what we do.He talked a bit about him there. He clearly had a very
0:23:34 > 0:23:40good sense of humour.Absolutely.
0:23:40 > 0:23:42good sense of humour.Absolutely. He was the most stubborn person I have
0:23:42 > 0:23:47ever met. That was a big part of his personality. He wanted things his
0:23:47 > 0:23:54own way. He led and it was an amazing sense of humour. He was
0:23:54 > 0:24:00always cracking jokes of one sort or another. It took a long time just to
0:24:00 > 0:24:06a sentence. You can tell how important it was to him that some of
0:24:06 > 0:24:12those sentences be wisecracks.In terms of his influence, there aren't
0:24:12 > 0:24:15many theoretical physicists who are household names. And well-known
0:24:15 > 0:24:24around the world.In the United States, we regularly do these
0:24:24 > 0:24:29surveys of Americans and say, named a living scientist and Stephen
0:24:29 > 0:24:32Hawking is the only person most people in the United States can name
0:24:32 > 0:24:38as a living scientist that shows how much velocity is.I want to pick up
0:24:38 > 0:24:44that point with you because for U2, clearly academics and enthralled by
0:24:44 > 0:24:51the subjects, he brought that kind of thing to a vast amount of people.
0:24:51 > 0:24:56It's just extraordinary. I remember a good piece of advice he gave to us
0:24:56 > 0:25:00was to not put all the equations in the book as a practising scientist,
0:25:00 > 0:25:10I remember that. Do they want to see the equations? There are a lot of
0:25:10 > 0:25:17circumstances where they don't. We would do well to remember that.His
0:25:17 > 0:25:21book, A Brief History of Time, many people admit they have it but they
0:25:21 > 0:25:26haven't read it. Even just by having it on the shelf, you absorbed by
0:25:26 > 0:25:33osmosis.I kind of rent my copy.I turned every page. I did actually
0:25:33 > 0:25:40read it. I pride myself on that in some ways. We can't really
0:25:40 > 0:25:45underestimate the impact, can we? One of the amazing things is that
0:25:45 > 0:25:50among science communicators, people who become very well-known and
0:25:50 > 0:25:55sharing the passion of science, Stephen Hawking was a world-class
0:25:55 > 0:26:03physicist. He has contribute -- contributed to our understanding of
0:26:03 > 0:26:08gravity more than anyone since Albert Einstein. His discovery of
0:26:08 > 0:26:12black holes is one of the things that physicists like ourselves think
0:26:12 > 0:26:17about. We talked about Hawking radiation and black holes just
0:26:17 > 0:26:23recently.You adhere to talk about Stephen Hawking, I'm sorry to talk
0:26:23 > 0:26:33about this, but we were going to talk about DNA. -- you are not here.
0:26:33 > 0:26:38Re- purpose in the chemical DNA to store any digital information, not
0:26:38 > 0:26:43just any cells, to be the hard disk drive of life.The shortest
0:26:43 > 0:26:47explanation of something we could talk about for hours on end.
0:26:47 > 0:26:53Thank you both very much indeed. A celebration of an extraordinary
0:26:53 > 0:27:01life.In so many people getting in contact and many comments about
0:27:01 > 0:27:06Professor Stephen Hawking. NASA said, remembering him, a renowned
0:27:06 > 0:27:09physicist and an ambassador of science, his theories lost --
0:27:09 > 0:27:17unlocked the universe and we and the world are exploring it. May you keep
0:27:17 > 0:27:22lying like Superman in microgravity as you told us many times.Let's
0:27:22 > 0:27:26talk about something that happened yesterday.
0:27:26 > 0:27:28Philip Hammond declared himself to be feeling "positively
0:27:28 > 0:27:28Tigger-like"
0:27:28 > 0:27:30as he delivered his Spring Statement yesterday.
0:27:30 > 0:27:33Steph is at a clothing factory in north London for us
0:27:33 > 0:27:36to see if workers there have a bounce in their step just
0:27:36 > 0:27:37like the Chancellor.
0:27:37 > 0:27:43Good morning. I am here at a clothing manufacturer in north
0:27:43 > 0:27:49London. Here they make something like 10,000 garments every single
0:27:49 > 0:27:56week. Why this place is interesting, our economy is still largely driven
0:27:56 > 0:28:02by what we spend in the shops. It's really interesting to hear about how
0:28:02 > 0:28:11we spend our money. Tell me a bit about how things have changed view.
0:28:11 > 0:28:16There was a time where we would do three, four, 5000 garments reach
0:28:16 > 0:28:21different style now it's much more often. Smaller quantities could
0:28:21 > 0:28:26really good quality. People are very discerning about quality. It's not
0:28:26 > 0:28:31disposable like it used to be.Not at all. Jenny, I will chat to you
0:28:31 > 0:31:52about the spring statement later.
0:31:52 > 0:31:54in half an hour.
0:31:54 > 0:31:55Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
0:32:03 > 0:32:10We'll bring you the latest news and sport in just a moment.
0:32:10 > 0:32:12Coming up this morning: Taking on Putin.
0:32:12 > 0:32:16The reporter John Sweeney will be here to tell us about being targeted
0:32:16 > 0:32:19by the Russian state as part of his Panorama investigation
0:32:19 > 0:32:22into the power the country's president wields.
0:32:22 > 0:32:25Could DNA be the best way to store data?
0:32:25 > 0:32:27We'll meet the scientists who believe the smart molecule
0:32:27 > 0:32:30could one day become a realistic permanent storage device
0:32:30 > 0:32:38for all our digital files.
0:32:41 > 0:32:43Singer Kim Wilde will be here on the sofa.
0:32:43 > 0:32:51She'll tell us why the recording of her album was a family affair.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54And all so she'll be telling us about aliens.
0:32:54 > 0:32:56Good morning, here's a summary of today's main
0:32:56 > 0:32:57stories from BBC News.
0:32:57 > 0:32:59Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
0:32:59 > 0:33:01has died at the age of 76.
0:33:01 > 0:33:03Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
0:33:03 > 0:33:06A Brief History of Time, which outlined his theories
0:33:06 > 0:33:06about the universe.
0:33:06 > 0:33:09He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
0:33:09 > 0:33:12neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just a few
0:33:12 > 0:33:17years to live.
0:33:17 > 0:33:20Earlier this morning, his children released this statement.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55We know that news only in the last few hours or so, but already from
0:33:55 > 0:33:59around the globe, it is clear how influential he has been and how much
0:33:59 > 0:34:00loved.
0:34:00 > 0:34:02Nasa has reflected to his life on Twitter.
0:34:02 > 0:34:05They said:
0:34:23 > 0:34:27We shall continue to reflect on that throughout the morning for you. But
0:34:27 > 0:34:31elsewhere...
0:34:31 > 0:34:33Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia
0:34:33 > 0:34:36after the Kremlin failed to explain their role in a chemical
0:34:36 > 0:34:43attack in Salisbury.
0:34:43 > 0:34:45Last night, the Russian Embassy hinted that the expulsion
0:34:45 > 0:34:48of its diplomats from London would have an impact
0:34:48 > 0:34:56on their British counterparts in Moscow.
0:34:57 > 0:35:00An accident and emergency consultant says he's concerned by the rise
0:35:00 > 0:35:02in knife crime after an surge in admissions from attacks
0:35:02 > 0:35:03involving the weapons.
0:35:03 > 0:35:05Andreas Crede said the injuries he treats
0:35:05 > 0:35:06are getting more severe.
0:35:06 > 0:35:09The number of victims sent to hospital with knife-inflicted
0:35:09 > 0:35:11wounds is at its highest level for five years.
0:35:11 > 0:35:15I think if we don't do something about it, I think the trend that
0:35:15 > 0:35:19we've seen in the last five years may continue going upwards and I
0:35:19 > 0:35:22think that is the big concern that we all have, that this is an
0:35:22 > 0:35:27escalating problem for us.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30The creators of The Crown have admitted Claire Foy who portrays
0:35:30 > 0:35:33the Queen was paid less than her male counterpart.
0:35:33 > 0:35:36Matt Smith's portrayal of a young Duke of Edinburgh earned him more
0:35:36 > 0:35:38than Foy's Golden Globe-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth
0:35:38 > 0:35:39in the Netflix drama.
0:35:39 > 0:35:42The show's producers said Smith's previous starring role
0:35:42 > 0:35:49in Doctor Who meant he was paid more than his co-star.
0:35:57 > 0:36:01This came out after a news conference and they were asked, who
0:36:01 > 0:36:05is paid more? Extraordinary given the discussions we've been having
0:36:05 > 0:36:10for the last year or so. Magnificently awkward as well.But
0:36:10 > 0:36:12that's the reality.Exactly.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15The public are being asked for their views on the future
0:36:15 > 0:36:16of the 1p and 2p coins.
0:36:16 > 0:36:20Ministers are carrying out a review of cash transactions due to a rise
0:36:20 > 0:36:22in customers using non-cash payments such as contactless
0:36:22 > 0:36:30and online spending.
0:36:32 > 0:36:35The consultation will also look at whether £50 notes should be kept.
0:36:35 > 0:36:39I know I'm old-fashioned but I like these pennies.I can't remember the
0:36:39 > 0:36:44last time I used one in a shop. I put them in a jar. Kat was saying
0:36:44 > 0:36:50one in 12 is thrown away?Thrown in the bin on the BBC website.In the
0:36:50 > 0:36:56bin?50% are used once before they are put into a jar.But you have to
0:36:56 > 0:37:01count your pennies!After that one in 12 is thrown into the bin, taken
0:37:01 > 0:37:05out of their pockets with tissues and old tee pegs and put into the
0:37:05 > 0:37:12bin.Genuine outrage! People throw money in the bin, I can't believe
0:37:12 > 0:37:17it!Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves!I
0:37:17 > 0:37:22feel a campaign coming on!We will start at the Winter Olympics,
0:37:22 > 0:37:27another medal for Britain at the Winter Olympics.
0:37:27 > 0:37:34Let's speak to our reporter Kate Grey who's in Pyeongchang..
0:37:34 > 0:37:38More success, bring us up to date on the latest medal?
0:37:38 > 0:37:43You will know the names well now, Meena Fitzpatrick and her guide, Jen
0:37:43 > 0:37:47Kehoe, have won their third medal of the Games, adding to the silver and
0:37:47 > 0:37:51bronze they won earlier in the week. This time a silver in the giant
0:37:51 > 0:37:54slalom. They get to attempt at the course, and they help the silver
0:37:54 > 0:37:59medal position throughout the day. They must be over the moon because
0:37:59 > 0:38:03this is their debut Games and they've won three medals. A
0:38:03 > 0:38:08brilliant Games for them so far. Great Britain's Kelly Gallagher, who
0:38:08 > 0:38:13got gold in Sochi, came fifth, still hunting for that first medal at the
0:38:13 > 0:38:17Games, though. To update you on the curling, Great Britain beat Germany
0:38:17 > 0:38:20this morning in the wheelchair curling and they're currently up
0:38:20 > 0:38:24against the USA but are behind at the moment. We will keep you up to
0:38:24 > 0:38:30date on that as that game progresses.
0:38:30 > 0:38:33Kate, thanks very much, hopefully we will be talking to you later about
0:38:33 > 0:38:38more success in Pyeongchang but for now, keep warm. To the rest of the
0:38:38 > 0:38:38sports news now...
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Manchester United are out of the Champions League
0:38:40 > 0:38:42after a dismal home defeat to Sevilla.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45The tie was poised at 0-0 from the first leg,
0:38:45 > 0:38:48but Sevilla took control by scoring a crucial away goal with less
0:38:48 > 0:38:49than 20 minutes left.
0:38:49 > 0:38:53The Spanish side then put the tie to bed with a second soon after.
0:38:53 > 0:38:55And although Romelu Lukaku pulled a late goal back,
0:38:55 > 0:38:56it wasn't enough
0:38:56 > 0:39:00for United, who exit the competition in the last 16 and now just
0:39:00 > 0:39:04have the FA Cup left as the only trophy they can win this season.
0:39:04 > 0:39:08I sit in this chair twice in the Champions League and I have
0:39:08 > 0:39:16knocked out Man United at home, not at Old Trafford.
0:39:19 > 0:39:24I sit in this chair with Porto, Man United out.
0:39:24 > 0:39:28I sit in this chair with Real Madrid and Man United out.
0:39:28 > 0:39:31I don't think it's something new for them, for the club
0:39:31 > 0:39:37and of course, being Manchester United manager and losing
0:39:37 > 0:39:42a Champions League tie, at home, is a delusion, obviously.
0:39:42 > 0:39:46You can see why it's angered the fans, like its not his
0:39:46 > 0:39:48responsibility, it just happens to Manchester United!
0:39:48 > 0:39:52Tonight the final last 16 ties take place, with Chelsea aiming to become
0:39:52 > 0:39:53the third English side into the quarter-finals.
0:39:53 > 0:39:56But they'll be well up against it taking on the Spanish
0:39:56 > 0:39:58league leaders Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
0:39:58 > 0:40:05It's poised at 1-1 from the first leg.
0:40:05 > 0:40:09Every single player wants to play this type of game at Barcelona at
0:40:09 > 0:40:16the Nou Camp. You must be excited. Some of my players have never played
0:40:16 > 0:40:20in this stadium at the Nou Camp, this is the first time and we want
0:40:20 > 0:40:22to try to do our best.
0:40:22 > 0:40:25The Cheltenham Festival is under way, with Buveur D'Air the big
0:40:25 > 0:40:29winner on day one.
0:40:29 > 0:40:31The Nicky Henderson-trained horse was the odds-on favourite
0:40:31 > 0:40:35going into the Champion Hurdle, but he was pushed all the way
0:40:35 > 0:40:38by the 7-1 shot Melon, winning by barely a neck
0:40:38 > 0:40:39on the line.
0:40:39 > 0:40:42The win means Buveaur D'Air retains his title after winning
0:40:42 > 0:40:49the same race last year.
0:40:49 > 0:40:53More Cheltenham through the rest of the week and the crowd looked
0:40:53 > 0:40:56brilliant yesterday, fantastic pictures from the stands of the
0:40:56 > 0:41:00course, the enormous crowd with the famous Cheltenham roar when the
0:41:00 > 0:41:04festival opens up so looking good. Very heavy underfoot, I'm told,
0:41:04 > 0:41:10because of the beast from the east, it is still very boggy.Good for
0:41:10 > 0:41:17some and not for others. A festival of tweed as well. I feel the need,
0:41:17 > 0:41:22the need for tweed!A different look to Aintree, you don't see much tweed
0:41:22 > 0:41:23there!
0:41:23 > 0:41:26In terms of surface area it's the largest country on earth,
0:41:26 > 0:41:29with well over double the population of the UK and vast reserves
0:41:29 > 0:41:30of oil and gas.
0:41:30 > 0:41:33So how can Russia cowed by the threat of sanctions?
0:41:33 > 0:41:36Later today, the Prime Minister will announce her plans to punish
0:41:36 > 0:41:37Moscow for its apparent role
0:41:37 > 0:41:41in the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury.
0:41:41 > 0:41:43These are expected to involve the expulsion of a substantial
0:41:43 > 0:41:46number of the 58 Russian diplomats currently in London,
0:41:46 > 0:41:47significant financial sanctions against wealthy Russians
0:41:47 > 0:41:51with links to the Kremlin and possible curbs on the Russian
0:41:51 > 0:41:59funded TV station, RT.
0:41:59 > 0:42:07Which of these options might work best?
0:42:07 > 0:42:09Let's speak to the economist, Evghenia Sleptsova,
0:42:09 > 0:42:11who is in our London newsroom.
0:42:11 > 0:42:15We know the deadline ran out last night and Theresa May is likely to
0:42:15 > 0:42:18talk today about sanctions that might be put in place, what evidence
0:42:18 > 0:42:23is there that things work and what kind of sanctions work?
0:42:23 > 0:42:27Sanctions do need to be well targeted and well thought through.
0:42:27 > 0:42:36The evidence we have with Ukraine related sanctions is that sanctions
0:42:36 > 0:42:39that don't necessarily punish the whole of the Russian economy but do
0:42:39 > 0:42:47make life more difficult for people, or for sectors close to Putin and
0:42:47 > 0:42:54the Kremlin, those sanctions do tend to work better. Then things like
0:42:54 > 0:42:58expulsion of diplomats, that is the mildest response, that's what was
0:42:58 > 0:43:01done with Litvinenko, and that doesn't do anything.
0:43:01 > 0:43:05Very interesting what you say because with the expulsion of
0:43:05 > 0:43:09diplomats it becomes a sort of tit for tat war in some ways?Exactly.
0:43:09 > 0:43:13And you just don't have dialogue any more, so you don't have people to
0:43:13 > 0:43:18talk to.So dialogue is important. You said things that affect people
0:43:18 > 0:43:23on the streets is important, so how would you do that, how would that be
0:43:23 > 0:43:26implemented? People on the street, I'm not sure
0:43:26 > 0:43:30it's going to affect people on the street because Russia is using
0:43:30 > 0:43:36sanctions as an excuse essentially for a weaker economy, and also to
0:43:36 > 0:43:40portray the West as an external enemy, so it's not necessarily going
0:43:40 > 0:43:45to turn the public opinion.Could sanctions possibly have the reverse
0:43:45 > 0:43:50effect in someway is? We do have close ties with Russia in some ways
0:43:50 > 0:43:54with regard to industry and all the rest of it, could they have a
0:43:54 > 0:43:58detrimental effect on the UK economy?
0:43:58 > 0:44:03It depends what sanctions are put in place. Of course the most sensitive
0:44:03 > 0:44:06area, and this is something that differentiates the UK from the rest
0:44:06 > 0:44:13of the EU, is the amount of shaded capital from Russia. This is
0:44:13 > 0:44:16something the UK has been prompted to tackle for a long time, and
0:44:16 > 0:44:25hasn't been. Tackling that, which would send a signal to Russia, that,
0:44:25 > 0:44:30OK, it's no longer business as usual, and we are prepared to also
0:44:30 > 0:44:36bear some costs to actually stop the flow of...
0:44:36 > 0:44:41Well, essentially money laundering. Okays. What about targeted...
0:44:41 > 0:44:48Targeting individuals, would that be effective?
0:44:48 > 0:44:51The question we have is there are already quite tough sanctions
0:44:51 > 0:44:57imposed on a lot of Russian individuals against... Following the
0:44:57 > 0:45:04Ukrainian crisis. Targeting a few Russian oligarchs who haven't yet
0:45:04 > 0:45:11been targeted by Ukraine sanctions might have some effect. But it's
0:45:11 > 0:45:17really hard to tell because what happens is once you do, let's say,
0:45:17 > 0:45:22asset freezes on those individuals, the capital flows back to Russia, so
0:45:22 > 0:45:26that is something that Putin wants as well.
0:45:26 > 0:45:29Very interesting talking to you. Evghenia Sleptsova, thank you very
0:45:29 > 0:45:34much indeed. We know the Prime Minister during a meeting of the
0:45:34 > 0:45:37National Security Council and she is then expected to unveil possibly new
0:45:37 > 0:45:46sanctions on Russia and we'll have more on that through the programme.
0:45:46 > 0:45:51We are also reflecting on the life of Professor Stephen Hawking. Is
0:45:51 > 0:45:56family released a statement saying he died at the age of 76. Many
0:45:56 > 0:46:00sending their reflections on the influence it has had. Even people
0:46:00 > 0:46:06from NASA, people saying they read his book. He said a big influence on
0:46:06 > 0:46:10the way they look at the world around them. We will be talking
0:46:10 > 0:46:15about him trapped the programme. Let's have a quick look at whether
0:46:15 > 0:46:19White now. Matt, he warned us about snow. But it's not looking like that
0:46:19 > 0:46:24right now.
0:46:24 > 0:46:29There is some colder weather on the way. Enjoy today. The mildest day of
0:46:29 > 0:46:34the week the vast majority. Temperatures in the mid-teens.
0:46:34 > 0:46:39Increasingly windy. Later on, rein in the West. The lid on the chilly
0:46:39 > 0:46:48side. In the past hour, temperatures below freezing. This area of low
0:46:48 > 0:46:53pressure, out in the West, will bring rain into western areas. Some
0:46:53 > 0:47:01very mild air from western parts of France. Skies are clear to some.
0:47:01 > 0:47:06Hazy sunshine to take us through the morning. It will still stay bright
0:47:06 > 0:47:11without sunshine at times and eastern areas. Great conditions
0:47:11 > 0:47:14developing throughout. A few splashes of rein to take us through
0:47:14 > 0:47:26the day across western areas. Over 25 millimetres, and a bit of rein to
0:47:26 > 0:47:31the vilest of Wales, the Isle of Man. Much wetter later on. For
0:47:31 > 0:47:36Scotland, rain comes and goes. Across many western areas as you can
0:47:36 > 0:47:40see, some Gaels the breeze picks up. The breeze does boost the
0:47:40 > 0:47:47temperatures. Maybe 15 degrees to the north of London. We finish in
0:47:47 > 0:47:53eastern areas on a high note. The hazy sunshine around. Clear skies
0:47:53 > 0:47:58and heavy rain towards the south-west of England. Just inching
0:47:58 > 0:48:01a little bit northwards. Temperatures up in this part of the
0:48:01 > 0:48:08country but across parts of eastern Scotland, another cool night. For
0:48:08 > 0:48:14tomorrow, slightly different. The damp start in Northern Ireland and
0:48:14 > 0:48:21the Midlands, towards the south-east. It could turn little bit
0:48:21 > 0:48:25wintry over the tops of the southern Upland 's and eventually into the
0:48:25 > 0:48:32Highlands. It brightens up. Devon and Cornwall, a few thundery
0:48:32 > 0:48:38showers. The wins will be lightest. The cold, windy day across northern
0:48:38 > 0:48:46England. On the eastern side of the Grampians. And very northern edge of
0:48:46 > 0:48:53the Pennines as well. 11 degrees in the south. Is this high pressure
0:48:53 > 0:48:59builds, at the moment, looking limited to southern parts of the
0:48:59 > 0:49:03country.
0:49:03 > 0:49:05The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered his Spring Statement
0:49:05 > 0:49:05yesterday.
0:49:05 > 0:49:09Steph is at a clothing factory in North London to see if workers
0:49:09 > 0:49:10there have a spring in their step about the state of the economy.
0:49:10 > 0:49:18there have a spring in their step about the state of the economy.
0:49:18 > 0:49:18I about the state of the economy.
0:49:18 > 0:49:19I would about the state of the economy.
0:49:19 > 0:49:19I would love about the state of the economy.
0:49:19 > 0:49:19I would love a about the state of the economy.
0:49:19 > 0:49:20I would love a new about the state of the economy.
0:49:20 > 0:49:20I would love a new frock. about the state of the economy.
0:49:20 > 0:49:20I would love a new frock. It's about the state of the economy.
0:49:20 > 0:49:21I would love a new frock. It's a about the state of the economy.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23I would love a new frock. It's a fascinating being here. Just seeing
0:49:23 > 0:49:30how these guys work.
0:49:30 > 0:49:35how these guys work. We are really seeing the business change. Shoppers
0:49:35 > 0:49:43have changed. It is to be mass production. Not making as many of
0:49:43 > 0:49:53them. There is a change in that disposable fashion. How is business
0:49:53 > 0:50:03for you? It changed quite a bit. It's a fantastic time to be a
0:50:03 > 0:50:13manufacturer. A lot of people assume it would be in the Far East. There
0:50:13 > 0:50:18has been a massive change. No one can react as quickly as the UK so
0:50:18 > 0:50:23instead of having thousands of thousands of garments, it was 43,000
0:50:23 > 0:50:29garments, we have lots more different styles. But not as many as
0:50:29 > 0:50:39the quantity.And what has that meant for price? We have seen prices
0:50:39 > 0:50:46drop across the board in of different areas.We have got
0:50:46 > 0:50:52excellent girls hears their machine skills are passed. Making sure that
0:50:52 > 0:50:59we get our productivity high.I will let you get on. It's about trying to
0:50:59 > 0:51:05make sure the economy is going. Sophie, this is a business which
0:51:05 > 0:51:13reflects how we are changing.
0:51:13 > 0:51:15reflects how we are changing.It is the UK, we are still based on how
0:51:15 > 0:51:21much we spend.
0:51:21 > 0:51:30much we spend. The target is 2%, as Philip Hammond said. Consumers being
0:51:30 > 0:51:38able to spend less.What did you make of what the Chancellor had to
0:51:38 > 0:51:50say? He said he was being positively "tiggerish" about it.I'm not sure I
0:51:50 > 0:51:55am the same without it. There are a lot of headwinds. GDP growth is less
0:51:55 > 0:52:02than a lot of the economies. The Brexit referendum and how we
0:52:02 > 0:52:04negotiate Brexit will have an overarching effect on how well we
0:52:04 > 0:52:09grow over the next few years, it could be good in the future but it
0:52:09 > 0:52:14could not be. That uncertainty is wearing on the UK economy.There
0:52:14 > 0:52:19will be more from the little bit later and I will show you more foxes
0:52:19 > 0:52:22Biko but certainly girls here in the guys are working very fast and
0:52:22 > 0:52:26making stuff this morning. It's impressive to watch, slightly
0:52:26 > 0:52:28less than arising.
0:52:28 > 0:52:3128 years ago the yacht 'Maiden' made history when its female crew became
0:52:31 > 0:52:34the first to sail the Whitbread Round the World Race.
0:52:34 > 0:52:35the first to sail the
0:52:35 > 0:52:38Now the vessel is being restored ahead of its next
0:52:38 > 0:52:40adventure to promote education for girls.
0:52:40 > 0:52:46Breakfast's John Maguire is in Hamble and can tell us more.
0:52:46 > 0:52:53Good morning. You may remember we brought you live pictures on
0:52:53 > 0:52:58Breakfast just over a year ago of Maiden coming back here on the river
0:52:58 > 0:53:03Hamble where she was first refitted more than 30 years ago and it has to
0:53:03 > 0:53:07be said she was in a slightly sorry state when she was reunited with her
0:53:07 > 0:53:12famous Skip this Tracy Edwards and she is undergoing some major surgery
0:53:12 > 0:53:19the next chapter in her life and a very different voyage.
0:53:19 > 0:53:28OK, John, here we are inside the tent and the Maiden is here in its
0:53:28 > 0:53:31scaffolding. Almost 30 years since she was first converted into a yacht
0:53:31 > 0:53:36ready to race around the world's oceans, Maiden is back. She is in
0:53:36 > 0:53:40the same boat shed as the first refitted and with the same man in
0:53:40 > 0:53:44charge.We didn't know what we were letting ourselves in for until we
0:53:44 > 0:53:49blasted all the paint and fell off the boat inside and out and then we
0:53:49 > 0:53:54can actually judge what it was and there was a lot more. Once you get
0:53:54 > 0:54:00into it, you find other jobs.
0:54:00 > 0:54:03into it, you find other jobs.In 1990, Tracy Edwards and her team
0:54:03 > 0:54:08sales around the globe and into the record books as the first all-female
0:54:08 > 0:54:13clue of the Whitbread race. Last year, Maiden was rescued from the
0:54:13 > 0:54:17Seychelles and brought back to her spiritual home. She made a sorry but
0:54:17 > 0:54:22very welcome sight.A bit emotional really. I haven't seen the boat
0:54:22 > 0:54:28since 1990 when the race finished. Right. And then all of a sudden,
0:54:28 > 0:54:33last summer, she reappeared again. Duncan also worked back on the yacht
0:54:33 > 0:54:38in the 80s and has a very personal link with her.One of the girls from
0:54:38 > 0:54:44the first crew never actually did the round the world trip because I
0:54:44 > 0:54:48separated from the rest of them and married her. She was the first of
0:54:48 > 0:54:53the two doctors.Maiden has been restored to embark later this year
0:54:53 > 0:54:58on another round the world adventure, this time taking three
0:54:58 > 0:55:02years as a crew promotes education for girls. This refit will see her
0:55:02 > 0:55:07transformed from the race yacht were comfort was jettisoned and to save
0:55:07 > 0:55:12weight to one where life on board should be easier. With so much being
0:55:12 > 0:55:16refurbished or replaced when she returns to the water in the summer,
0:55:16 > 0:55:21it will feel like her maiden voyage but in many ways, omission will be
0:55:21 > 0:55:24the same. To once again promote challenge, at venture and
0:55:24 > 0:55:33opportunity for women and the girls.
0:55:33 > 0:55:37I am with Tracy Edwards. Good morning to you. We are battling the
0:55:37 > 0:55:47wind, the friends.Initially when we bought her and we got her home and
0:55:47 > 0:55:51looked into it, the aluminium hull had been eaten away.It's
0:55:51 > 0:55:54interesting she is not coming back to race. Something very, very
0:55:54 > 0:56:08different.We were restoring her to the former glory. With teamed up
0:56:08 > 0:56:11with Her Royal Highness Princess Hussain and another of her father,
0:56:11 > 0:56:16King Hussein, we are going to do a three-year world tour and raise
0:56:16 > 0:56:23money for girls education. There are going to do something towards
0:56:23 > 0:56:28changing things.And you will be handing over the keys. Handing of
0:56:28 > 0:56:34the keys to a new skipper. Absolutely. It's been quite strange
0:56:34 > 0:56:40choosing someone who skipper my baby. We are very confident that her
0:56:40 > 0:56:45and we are looking for a new crew and it's fantastic. You are looking
0:56:45 > 0:56:49for a new crew, recruitment survey. We are working with the magenta
0:56:49 > 0:56:54project. They are the all-female team and we will be seeking women to
0:56:54 > 0:56:59come from all around the world to prove the Maiden.Good luck. That is
0:56:59 > 1:00:22it from us the minute. Join
1:00:22 > 1:00:23in half an hour.
1:00:23 > 1:00:26Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:00:56 > 1:01:01Hello, this is Breakfast, with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:01:01 > 1:01:03Stephen Hawking, one of the world's most acclaimed
1:01:03 > 1:01:08physicists and authors, has died aged 76.
1:01:08 > 1:01:12He lived with a form of motor neurone disease for much of his life
1:01:12 > 1:01:16but became one of the most talked about scientists since Einstein.
1:01:16 > 1:01:18In a statement, his children said his brilliance and humour
1:01:18 > 1:01:20inspired people across the world.
1:01:20 > 1:01:23I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease,
1:01:23 > 1:01:26but it taught me not to pity myself and instead get
1:01:26 > 1:01:33on with what I could do.
1:01:46 > 1:01:49Good morning, it's Wednesday the 14th of March.
1:01:49 > 1:01:51Also this morning:
1:01:51 > 1:01:53Russia fails to meet the Prime Minister's
1:01:53 > 1:01:54midnight deadline to explain how
1:01:54 > 1:01:57a nerve agent was used to attack a former spy in Salisbury.
1:01:57 > 1:02:05Theresa May will tell parliament what action she plans to take.
1:02:07 > 1:02:13Good morning from this clothing manufacturers in North London,
1:02:13 > 1:02:15where we're getting reaction to yesterday's Spring Statement
1:02:15 > 1:02:21from the Chancellor, he said the economy is growing
1:02:21 > 1:02:24but some are saying it's not growing fast enough.
1:02:24 > 1:02:26I will be looking at why.
1:02:26 > 1:02:27In sport, a dismal night
1:02:27 > 1:02:29for Manchester United in the Champions League.
1:02:29 > 1:02:33They exit at the last 16 stage after a 2-1 home defeat to Sevilla.
1:02:33 > 1:02:36Ans all change, plans to get rid of one and two pence coins
1:02:36 > 1:02:37are under discussion.
1:02:37 > 1:02:39We'd love to hear your thoughts.
1:02:39 > 1:02:42Matt has the weather.
1:02:42 > 1:02:47Good morning. A lovely but rather chilly start in Neasden areas so far
1:02:47 > 1:02:51today but actually it will be one of the mildest days of the week --
1:02:51 > 1:02:55Eastern. Dry in the east, wind and rain in the west. Your full forecast
1:02:55 > 1:02:57in 15 minutes. See you then.
1:02:57 > 1:02:57OK,
1:02:57 > 1:02:58Matt, thanks very much.
1:02:58 > 1:02:59Good morning.
1:02:59 > 1:03:00First, our main story.
1:03:00 > 1:03:02Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
1:03:02 > 1:03:04has died at the age of 76.
1:03:04 > 1:03:06Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
1:03:06 > 1:03:08A Brief History of Time, which outlined his theories
1:03:08 > 1:03:15about the universe.
1:03:15 > 1:03:18He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
1:03:18 > 1:03:21neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just a few
1:03:21 > 1:03:22years to live.
1:03:22 > 1:03:24Earlier this morning, his children released this statement.
1:03:53 > 1:03:56Nick Higham has been looking back on the life of Stephen Hawking.
1:03:56 > 1:03:58He was instantly recognisable and utterly remarkable.
1:03:58 > 1:04:00The visionary scientist, helpless in his high-tech
1:04:00 > 1:04:01wheelchair, who nonetheless transformed our view
1:04:01 > 1:04:02of the universe.
1:04:02 > 1:04:04While a student, he developed
1:04:04 > 1:04:10the first signs of motor neurone disease.
1:04:10 > 1:04:13Gradually his body shut down until he could communicate only
1:04:13 > 1:04:14using a computerised voice synthesiser, controlled,
1:04:14 > 1:04:16to start with, by hand.
1:04:16 > 1:04:21It didn't hold him back.
1:04:21 > 1:04:24I was never actually told that I had only two years to live,
1:04:24 > 1:04:32but I could see the doctors didn't think my prospects were good.
1:04:33 > 1:04:36His fame sprang from his book, A Brief History of Time.
1:04:36 > 1:04:37It sold 10 million copies.
1:04:37 > 1:04:40But though many bought it, rather fewer actually read it.
1:04:40 > 1:04:42His theories about time, space and black holes
1:04:42 > 1:04:44were stupendously difficult for non-specialists to grasp,
1:04:44 > 1:04:52but he turned out to have a genius for communication.
1:04:54 > 1:04:57He gave lectures and interviews, and became an unlikely celebrity.
1:04:57 > 1:04:58His private life was complicated.
1:04:58 > 1:05:01With his wife, Jane, he had three children and she looked
1:05:01 > 1:05:03after him until, in 1990,
1:05:03 > 1:05:05he left her for his nurse, Elaine.
1:05:05 > 1:05:07They eventually married only for claims to emerge that Hawking
1:05:07 > 1:05:08had been physically abused.
1:05:08 > 1:05:11Police investigated but the case was dropped for lack of evidence.
1:05:11 > 1:05:16The couple later divorced.
1:05:16 > 1:05:20Too often we are told that these are stupid questions to ask,
1:05:20 > 1:05:28but this is said by grown-ups who don't know the answers...
1:05:28 > 1:05:30He never lost his sense of humour.
1:05:30 > 1:05:33Though by the end, he could only speak by twitching his cheek to move
1:05:33 > 1:05:34an infrared beam.
1:05:34 > 1:05:37I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease,
1:05:37 > 1:05:40but it taught me not to pity myself and to get
1:05:40 > 1:05:42on with what I still could do.
1:05:42 > 1:05:46I'm happier now than before I developed the condition.
1:05:46 > 1:05:49In 2014, his life was dramatised in The Theory of Everything,
1:05:49 > 1:05:50with Eddie Redmayne playing Hawking.
1:05:50 > 1:05:53..To see happened with the beginning of time itself.
1:05:53 > 1:05:59Stephen, here you are.
1:05:59 > 1:06:02At Cambridge, they unveiled a statue of him, a rare honour
1:06:02 > 1:06:06for someone still living.
1:06:06 > 1:06:09But few did more to transform our understanding of the universe
1:06:09 > 1:06:17and to overcome personal challenges.
1:06:17 > 1:06:20Around the world, people have been reacting to the news that scientist
1:06:20 > 1:06:23Stephen Hawking has died.
1:06:23 > 1:06:26We will get through some of those in a moment.
1:06:26 > 1:06:29In the last hour we spoke to Sean Carroll, a physicist
1:06:29 > 1:06:31at the California Institute of Technology, who reflected
1:06:31 > 1:06:33on the type of person Stephen Hawking was.
1:06:33 > 1:06:37I'd like to say he was the most stubborn person I've ever met. That
1:06:37 > 1:06:41was a big part of his personality. He wanted things his own way. He got
1:06:41 > 1:06:44them more often than not. And he leavened it with this amazing sense
1:06:44 > 1:06:49of humour. You heard in the clip you already played, you know, he was
1:06:49 > 1:06:53always cracking jokes of one sort or another and it took him a long time
1:06:53 > 1:06:57just to make a sentence. So you could tell how important it was to
1:06:57 > 1:07:01him that some of those sentences be wisecracks, not just serious
1:07:01 > 1:07:06pronouncements from on high.
1:07:06 > 1:07:09Around the world, people have been reacting to the news.
1:07:09 > 1:07:17Nasa have tweeted to say:
1:07:24 > 1:07:27The creator of the world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee,
1:07:27 > 1:07:30has said:
1:07:38 > 1:07:40And Cambridge University have paid tribute with one
1:07:40 > 1:07:44of Stephen Hawking's quotes:
1:07:44 > 1:07:48All of our guests this morning have spoken about his sense of humour and
1:07:48 > 1:07:52I want to read this, which many people are posting this morning,
1:07:52 > 1:07:56John Oliver interviewed him and he said he stated he believed that
1:07:56 > 1:07:59there could be an incident number of parallel universes, does that mean
1:07:59 > 1:08:03there's a universe where I'm smarter than you? Stephen Hawking said yes,
1:08:03 > 1:08:08he said there is also one where you're funny.Delivered beautifully!
1:08:08 > 1:08:14It's really clear, not only was he hugely intelligent etc but really
1:08:14 > 1:08:18very very amusing as well. We will be paying tribute to him and
1:08:18 > 1:08:20remembering him throughout the programme this morning.
1:08:20 > 1:08:21In other news today...
1:08:21 > 1:08:24Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia
1:08:24 > 1:08:27after the Kremlin failed to explain their role in a chemical
1:08:27 > 1:08:28attack in Salisbury.
1:08:28 > 1:08:29Last night, the Russian Embassy hinted
1:08:29 > 1:08:33that the expulsion of its diplomats from London would have an impact
1:08:33 > 1:08:34on their British counterparts in Moscow.
1:08:34 > 1:08:40Jane-Frances Kelly reports.
1:08:40 > 1:08:43It began as an attack on the streets of Salisbury.
1:08:43 > 1:08:45The poisoning of a former Russian intelligence officer
1:08:45 > 1:08:46and his daughter.
1:08:46 > 1:08:48But there is now diplomatic deadlock between Britain and Moscow.
1:08:48 > 1:08:51I'm standing outside the Russian embassy here in London
1:08:51 > 1:08:53and the midnight deadline has just passed.
1:08:53 > 1:08:56The only reaction the British government has got from the Russians
1:08:56 > 1:08:58so far are angry denials and the threat of retaliatory
1:08:58 > 1:09:05reaction if they take measures against Moscow.
1:09:05 > 1:09:12They've also helpfully got a screen outside
1:09:12 > 1:09:13here that shows their Twitter feed,
1:09:13 > 1:09:16and on it they say:
1:09:22 > 1:09:25The Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov, has objected to only
1:09:25 > 1:09:28being given 24 hours to respond to the claim Russia used
1:09:28 > 1:09:29a chemical weapon.
1:09:29 > 1:09:32Russia should get ten days, he said, accusing Britain of flouncing
1:09:32 > 1:09:34the chemical weapons convention.
1:09:34 > 1:09:42Meanwhile, in Salisbury, painstaking work continues.
1:09:49 > 1:09:53and Yulia Skripal in their red BMW car on the day they were poisoned.
1:09:53 > 1:09:56Separately a number of deaths are also being reinvestigated
1:09:56 > 1:09:59by police and MI5 after claims of Russian involvement.
1:09:59 > 1:10:03They include a man in his 60s found dead in New Maldon on Monday,
1:10:03 > 1:10:06who is believed to be Russian businessman Nikolai Glushkov,
1:10:06 > 1:10:08a friend of Boris Berezovsky, who was found hanged
1:10:08 > 1:10:11in his home in 2013.
1:10:11 > 1:10:14This morning Theresa May will be briefed by her national security
1:10:14 > 1:10:17council before going to Parliament, where she's expected to announce
1:10:17 > 1:10:18a series of measures against Russia.
1:10:18 > 1:10:22Jane-Frances Kelly, BBC News.
1:10:22 > 1:10:26Jonathan Blake is in Westminster for us this morning.
1:10:26 > 1:10:32Jonathan, good morning. The deadline has now passed, as Jane-Frances
1:10:32 > 1:10:35Kelly pointed out, what happens now? The Prime Minister will set out what
1:10:35 > 1:10:39action the government will take in a statement to the House of Commons
1:10:39 > 1:10:44later. The immediate options she has our, as we've heard in recent days,
1:10:44 > 1:10:47expelling Russian diplomats from the UK, possibly even the Russian
1:10:47 > 1:10:52ambassador himself. Tightening travel restrictions on Russians
1:10:52 > 1:10:57coming into the UK, making it harder for them to get a visa, and possible
1:10:57 > 1:11:02use of laws to freeze the financial assets of Russians fear in the UK,
1:11:02 > 1:11:06or proposing new laws to take those powers further. Those are the sort
1:11:06 > 1:11:09of things I think we'll hear from the Prime Minister today because
1:11:09 > 1:11:14those things the UK can do on its own. Any other action would need
1:11:14 > 1:11:16cooperation from other countries within the European Union and
1:11:16 > 1:11:20further afield, and it could be tricky to secure tough economic
1:11:20 > 1:11:24sanctions against Russia across the EU because some countries are
1:11:24 > 1:11:28nervous about doing that. If you look to the UN, Russia has a veto on
1:11:28 > 1:11:33the Security Council. But the time for talk, as we've heard a lot of it
1:11:33 > 1:11:35in recent days about the government's response against
1:11:35 > 1:11:39Russia, that's now over with the midnight deadline passed and the
1:11:39 > 1:11:44time has come for action. Will find out exactly what when the Prime
1:11:44 > 1:11:47Minister addresses parliament later on -- we'll find out.Jonathan, good
1:11:47 > 1:11:51to talk to you. Thanks very much.
1:11:51 > 1:11:54The government is to spend £50 million on trying to ease racial
1:11:54 > 1:11:55and religious tensions.
1:11:55 > 1:11:58It is one of a number of proposals in the government's
1:11:58 > 1:12:00integrated communities strategy, which is to be published more
1:12:00 > 1:12:04than a year after an independent review found the country had become
1:12:04 > 1:12:11more divided as it had become diverse.
1:12:11 > 1:12:14The creators of The Crown have admitted Claire Foy who portrays
1:12:14 > 1:12:16the Queen was paid less than her male counterpart.
1:12:16 > 1:12:19Matt Smith's portrayal of a young Duke of Edinburgh
1:12:19 > 1:12:21earned him more than Foy's Golden Globe-winning
1:12:21 > 1:12:23performance as Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix drama.
1:12:23 > 1:12:25The show's producers said Smith's previous starring role
1:12:25 > 1:12:33in Doctor Who meant he was paid more than his co-star.
1:12:36 > 1:12:40It came out because they were doing a press conference and the producers
1:12:40 > 1:12:44were asked and they had to reveal the Queen was paid less, fictitious
1:12:44 > 1:12:50Queen obviously, than the Duke of Edinburgh. Extraordinary.You are
1:12:50 > 1:12:55well aware of how the industry works, for the body of work Matt
1:12:55 > 1:12:58Smith had done until that point, their argument was he was harder to
1:12:58 > 1:13:03get hold of than Claire Foy at that time and they had to pay more to get
1:13:03 > 1:13:06him.I think they can make their own arguments!I'm just putting it out
1:13:06 > 1:13:12there!Talking of money, we want your views on these, have you got a
1:13:12 > 1:13:142p?
1:13:14 > 1:13:17The public are being asked for their views on the future
1:13:17 > 1:13:18of the 1p and 2p coins.
1:13:18 > 1:13:21Ministers are carrying out a review of cash transactions due
1:13:21 > 1:13:24to a rise in customers using non-cash payments such
1:13:24 > 1:13:25as contactless and online spending.
1:13:25 > 1:13:27The consultation will also look at whether £50 notes
1:13:27 > 1:13:32should be kept.
1:13:32 > 1:13:36I'm thinking it's a great shame if they are lost, you don't use them
1:13:36 > 1:13:42much?5p is as low as I go. You can't use them in parking machines
1:13:42 > 1:13:46or anything so we need to find a use for them other than putting them in
1:13:46 > 1:13:49a big bottle. You're watching Breakfast, good
1:13:49 > 1:13:50morning, thanks for watching.
1:13:50 > 1:13:53A long-awaited plan on integration in England will be published
1:13:53 > 1:13:56by the government today, over a year after an independent
1:13:56 > 1:13:59review found the country had become more divided as it had
1:13:59 > 1:14:00become more diverse.
1:14:00 > 1:14:01So what are the proposals?
1:14:01 > 1:14:03First, to allow five key areas,
1:14:03 > 1:14:05Bradford, Waltham Forest in London, Peterborough, Walsall and Blackburn,
1:14:05 > 1:14:07to adopt their own integration plans
1:14:07 > 1:14:08The introduction of personalised skills training
1:14:08 > 1:14:10to help women in isolated communities find work
1:14:10 > 1:14:13Ensure schools are teaching British values and mixing pupils
1:14:13 > 1:14:14from different ethnic and religious backgrounds
1:14:14 > 1:14:17And to promote the English language across all communities
1:14:17 > 1:14:22in England.
1:14:22 > 1:14:24With us now is Maya Ghazal, who moved
1:14:24 > 1:14:27to Birmingham from Syria in 2015, and Mike Omoniyi,
1:14:27 > 1:14:33the CEO of the TCS Network.
1:14:33 > 1:14:41Good morning to you both.
1:14:41 > 1:14:47I came to the country and I learnt English in school and stuff like
1:14:47 > 1:14:56that pretty much everyone else experienced the same thing. It might
1:14:56 > 1:15:00issue with the comments is it puts blame all responsibility on the
1:15:00 > 1:15:05wrong people. 15 million seems like a good amount of money to spend on
1:15:05 > 1:15:11integration and one thing I welcome in her report is integration is a
1:15:11 > 1:15:15part of multiculturalism, which is fine, but it seems to put them on
1:15:15 > 1:15:21people like me who came all refugees, to say they are not doing
1:15:21 > 1:15:28enough and really, poverty is a much bigger issue for learning English. I
1:15:28 > 1:15:31didn't drop in the richest households, there are difficulties
1:15:31 > 1:15:36in learning English. Attaining, that kind of stuff. This was Port seems
1:15:36 > 1:15:42to have missed that element.You arrived here when you how walls?Was
1:15:42 > 1:15:5416.At that point, you spoke little English.For me, my expectations and
1:15:54 > 1:16:00imaginations, a basket of chocolate at my door, it was quite difficult.
1:16:00 > 1:16:08I applied for three schools and I got rejected. They didn't quite get
1:16:08 > 1:16:21my knowledge. I had my GCSE from Syria. I said you can check me. It
1:16:21 > 1:16:26was the biggest thing that made that barrier, I really did not speak
1:16:26 > 1:16:32confident English. I was talking bits and pieces of what I heard.You
1:16:32 > 1:16:39speak beautiful English. How did you learn? What was the most effective
1:16:39 > 1:16:44way? And learning it quickly, which was what you did.It comes to the
1:16:44 > 1:16:52person. And the person feeling very determined to learn a language. You
1:16:52 > 1:16:56want to blend in with your community. I was 16 and I expected
1:16:56 > 1:17:02to have friends and I wanted that to happen. I really worked hard. I
1:17:02 > 1:17:09stopped using Arabic, I read English books, I translated everything in
1:17:09 > 1:17:16the English-language. I wanted to work hard on that because I wanted
1:17:16 > 1:17:22to carry on with education. Because education is like the future, and is
1:17:22 > 1:17:27something very important to me.We will speak to the Communities
1:17:27 > 1:17:31Secretary later on who talks about his mother learning English at the
1:17:31 > 1:17:37age of 15 and what difference that made to her.The Cabinet minister,
1:17:37 > 1:17:44whose father was a bus driver. He said he went through his childhood,
1:17:44 > 1:17:48and being physically attacked for being a different colour.There is
1:17:48 > 1:17:53money being put into teaching people English. I wonder whether the next
1:17:53 > 1:17:56generation of young Pakistani people growing up world went through what
1:17:56 > 1:18:03he did.Hopefully not. This is one issue where rhetoric matters. With
1:18:03 > 1:18:09Brexit, we saw a rise in hate crime after that. Some statements, people
1:18:09 > 1:18:14learning English, it harbours the sentiment and can exacerbate
1:18:14 > 1:18:20xenophobia. People aren't encouraged to learn English, they say you have
1:18:20 > 1:18:28to learn it. I think what we have to do is properly invest in education
1:18:28 > 1:18:33and tackle poverty. Those other things that people back. Also being
1:18:33 > 1:18:40active contributors to society. Joseph Rowntree saying, one in five
1:18:40 > 1:18:48children are in poverty. 300,000 pensioners. That seems to be where
1:18:48 > 1:18:52it should be. As much as I love the government, and that is a good step
1:18:52 > 1:18:59in the right direction. You can see it is smoke and mirrors. The
1:18:59 > 1:19:06Institute of Fiscal Studies said there will be reduced spending on
1:19:06 > 1:19:10students if the government doesn't change course. We have to make sure
1:19:10 > 1:19:18we are looking at the right places. Also, education.Thank you both are
1:19:18 > 1:19:27joining us. Lovely to talk to you. That is find out about the weather.
1:19:27 > 1:19:32-- let us.
1:19:32 > 1:19:38The breeze will pick up and later on we will see some breeze in western
1:19:38 > 1:19:43areas. A bit of sunshine, a bit of. Was eastern England and parts of
1:19:43 > 1:19:48southern Scotland. That will not last too long. The area of low
1:19:48 > 1:19:52pressure to the west of us, bringing rain into western fringes. It will
1:19:52 > 1:19:58scoop up some mild air from western France. A bit of hazy sunshine
1:19:58 > 1:20:04overhead. The temperatures will be boosted. Not a bad day to much of
1:20:04 > 1:20:09eastern Scotland. But in the West where we will continue to see cloud
1:20:09 > 1:20:17Picken at times. That will turn a bit heavier into the afternoon. The
1:20:17 > 1:20:24rain across Devon and Cornwall will get heavier later. Gales developing.
1:20:24 > 1:20:30But too much rain in western Wales. Also into the Isle of Man and
1:20:30 > 1:20:35Scotland and Northern Ireland. Another area where will see more
1:20:35 > 1:20:41heavy and persistent rain to take us overnight. Many central and eastern
1:20:41 > 1:20:45areas stay dry and bright overnight. Around 12 degrees to the Clyde
1:20:45 > 1:20:51Valley later. Into this evening, it's fairly mild. Quite windy with
1:20:51 > 1:20:57gales in the West. There will be some further rain at times. Heavy
1:20:57 > 1:21:01rain across south-west England will spread into Wales and other parts of
1:21:01 > 1:21:06southern England. Keeping temperatures up tomorrow morning,
1:21:06 > 1:21:09the east of Scotland and north-east England, a bit on the chilly side.
1:21:09 > 1:21:16Some morning sunshine to be enjoyed. The area of rain, the start of
1:21:16 > 1:21:20least, the edges through the morning into northern England and southern
1:21:20 > 1:21:26Scotland in East Anglia. As it hits coal direct, into the Grampians, a
1:21:26 > 1:21:30bit of snowfall. It will feel cold across the north tomorrow as the
1:21:30 > 1:21:35wind picks up. Further south, still double-figure temperatures. A few
1:21:35 > 1:21:39heavy showers into the south for Friday with some sunshine in
1:21:39 > 1:21:45between. Still windy. Across the eastern side of the Grampians into
1:21:45 > 1:21:49Friday, the eastern side of the southern options. We could see some
1:21:49 > 1:21:54snow. A precursor of what will happen through Friday night into the
1:21:54 > 1:22:00weekend. Huge amounts of snow but across the southern flank, a big
1:22:00 > 1:22:05drop in temperature into Saturday. Parts of England and Wales will see
1:22:05 > 1:22:10some snow flurries. It will certainly be big Jack it's time once
1:22:10 > 1:22:20again. -- Jack it. -- jacket.
1:22:20 > 1:22:22Philip Hammond declared himself to be feeling "positively
1:22:22 > 1:22:25Tigger-like" as he delivered his Spring Statement yesterday.
1:22:25 > 1:22:27Steph is at a clothing factory in north London for us
1:22:27 > 1:22:31to see if workers there have a bounce in their step just
1:22:31 > 1:22:35like the Chancellor.
1:22:35 > 1:22:38We wanted to get a bit of reaction
1:22:38 > 1:22:40We wanted to get a bit of reaction and see what businesses are feeling
1:22:40 > 1:22:44about the economy. When we get things like this brings statement,
1:22:44 > 1:22:49what is it like out there? This clothing manufacturer, they make
1:22:49 > 1:22:5310,000 garments every single week. A business which is employed around
1:22:53 > 1:22:59100 people. A lot to do with how we are spending and how we are buying
1:22:59 > 1:23:06clothes. Jenny is the boss here. Your business, how is it doing?It's
1:23:06 > 1:23:10at an all-time high at the moment. It's an exciting time to be in
1:23:10 > 1:23:18garment manufacturing. It's changed quite a lot, hasn't it? When you can
1:23:18 > 1:23:23quote leave times of 2-3 weeks from conception to delivery, no one can
1:23:23 > 1:23:27compete with that except for the UK. It's changed quite a bit. Just tell
1:23:27 > 1:23:35us about that.Once upon a time, we would be making one style. Different
1:23:35 > 1:23:40colours, different lengths. The consumers are much more discerning
1:23:40 > 1:23:47about quality. We are talking about quality fast fashion. We have more
1:23:47 > 1:23:52styles but smaller quantities which is right. It stops the landfill.
1:23:52 > 1:23:56What you think in terms of the economy at the moment? Does it feel
1:23:56 > 1:23:59like we are all right. But some concern about people not having as
1:23:59 > 1:24:07much money as they used to.We are all waiting to see what will happen
1:24:07 > 1:24:12with Brexit. The proof is in the pudding. When you see the factory is
1:24:12 > 1:24:16as busy as this with lots of vibrant colours, it's about being smarter
1:24:16 > 1:24:22with your manufacturing.More from the hearer that a bit later on.We
1:24:22 > 1:24:29will see its raptor programme.
1:24:29 > 1:24:31Breaking news this morning. The renowned physicist Stephen Hawking
1:24:31 > 1:24:36has died of at his home in Cambridge. So many tributes coming
1:24:36 > 1:24:50in. In 2013, we spoke to the professor about his life.
1:24:50 > 1:24:54Given how hard it is for you to communicate any mention in the film,
1:24:54 > 1:24:56when people are chatting, your thoughts drift
1:24:56 > 1:24:58off into things like how the universe began.
1:24:58 > 1:25:00Has your disability made you a better scientist?
1:25:00 > 1:25:04I must admit, I do tend to drift off to thinking about physics or black
1:25:04 > 1:25:07holes when I get left behind in the conversation.
1:25:07 > 1:25:10In fact, my disability has been a help in a way.
1:25:10 > 1:25:13It has freed me from teaching or sitting on boring committees
1:25:13 > 1:25:16and given me more time to think and do research.
1:25:16 > 1:25:19Theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being
1:25:19 > 1:25:20disabled is no handicap.
1:25:20 > 1:25:23It's all in your mind.
1:25:23 > 1:25:27I am very proud and I have been able to contribute to our understanding
1:25:27 > 1:25:35of the universe.
1:25:36 > 1:25:42That was professor Stephen Hawking speaking to us a few years ago.
1:25:42 > 1:25:47Professor James Harding is from The University of California. We don't
1:25:47 > 1:25:52have the best line in the world but we will be able to hear some of your
1:25:52 > 1:25:56reflections of working and meeting with Stephen Hawking.It was
1:25:56 > 1:26:04inspiring to work with Stephen. First, for his ideas. They often
1:26:04 > 1:26:14pushed us forward. But also for the way he worked. Theoretical physics
1:26:14 > 1:26:22is kind of a noisy and chaotic place. People who are not in it
1:26:22 > 1:26:28often think we are working in lockstep on some particular problem.
1:26:28 > 1:26:33Like out universe begin? It's actually much more copycat than
1:26:33 > 1:26:41that. At any one time, there are a lot of ideas floating around. And
1:26:41 > 1:26:49there is a lot of old territory. Some of that has to be given up.
1:26:49 > 1:26:57Phone rings in the background. The thing to do is to figure out what is
1:26:57 > 1:27:03the right thing to ask. Stephen always wondered what the right
1:27:03 > 1:27:07question to ask was.I think somebody is asking you a question in
1:27:07 > 1:27:12the background. Hopefully we can still hear you over the phone. Would
1:27:12 > 1:27:16you like to continue what you are stating -- saying, the phone has
1:27:16 > 1:27:22stopped.Should I start again?No, just continue where you work, the
1:27:22 > 1:27:26questions being asked.I can take it off the hook, I guess. Would that
1:27:26 > 1:27:33help?It's OK. Please feel free to continue. It's interesting to hear
1:27:33 > 1:27:37your reflections of working with the professor.Stephen knew what the
1:27:37 > 1:27:48right question to ask was. He had insight into what was wheat and what
1:27:48 > 1:27:53was chaff. What was important and unimportant. A remarkable insight
1:27:53 > 1:27:58into what to give up, the current picture in order to make progress.
1:27:58 > 1:28:09It was a real pleasure. I hope I contributed to that. To see him in
1:28:09 > 1:28:15action and to work with him. Working on the problem for example of what
1:28:15 > 1:28:21is the beginning of the universe. Thank you so much of your
1:28:21 > 1:28:25reflection. We've had a few technical problems. Quite clearly a
1:28:25 > 1:28:33busy man today. Thank you so much as well for all your messages about
1:28:33 > 1:28:42Stephen Hawking. Our 11-year-old daughter will be devastated. Stephen
1:28:42 > 1:28:47Hawking was her inspiration. Philips said the world is a little bit more
1:28:47 > 1:32:06dumb this morning.
1:32:06 > 1:32:08Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:32:12 > 1:32:20Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:32:20 > 1:32:24let's bring you up to with some of the main stories this morning.
1:32:24 > 1:32:26Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
1:32:26 > 1:32:28has died at the age of 76.
1:32:28 > 1:32:30Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
1:32:30 > 1:32:33A Brief History of Time, which outlined his theories
1:32:33 > 1:32:33about the universe.
1:32:33 > 1:32:36He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
1:32:36 > 1:32:40neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just a few
1:32:40 > 1:32:44years to live.
1:32:44 > 1:32:47Earlier this morning, his children released this statement.
1:33:22 > 1:33:29We are joined by Halep Ghosh. You met him and interviewed him and
1:33:29 > 1:33:34spoke to him on numerous occasions? That last statement says it all
1:33:34 > 1:33:38about Stephen Hawking, it's as much for his humanity that he'll be
1:33:38 > 1:33:43remembered as for his science. He was the most famous scientist in the
1:33:43 > 1:33:46world arguably. So many people knew him and you can tell from the tweets
1:33:46 > 1:33:49coming in that he was just as well-known any celebrity you could
1:33:49 > 1:33:54imagine. That was because he reached out to people in a way other
1:33:54 > 1:33:58scientists haven't been able to. No one really knows why but I suspect
1:33:58 > 1:34:03part of it was the fact he was disabled and threw it all he was
1:34:03 > 1:34:08able to achieve what he achieved, great things in science. Also it
1:34:08 > 1:34:12wasn't just the science, he made public appearances on TV programmes,
1:34:12 > 1:34:16science programmes, he was keen people should know about science,
1:34:16 > 1:34:21science and scientists should be part of our communities. My own
1:34:21 > 1:34:25daughter said there should be a minute's silence for Professor
1:34:25 > 1:34:29Stephen walking, so everyone is grieving for him as if he was
1:34:29 > 1:34:35someone that we all knew and loved and most importantly was inspired by
1:34:35 > 1:34:38-- Professor Hawking. He was a man who was able to wrestle
1:34:38 > 1:34:43with some huge topics but do it all with a great sense of humour, which
1:34:43 > 1:34:45so many of our guests have said this morning.
1:34:45 > 1:34:49That's what struck me, I was lucky enough to interview him a few times,
1:34:49 > 1:34:53there was always a twinkle in his eye, always a joke. You will have
1:34:53 > 1:34:57seen from the statements put out this morning what a very funny man
1:34:57 > 1:35:02he was. He was a great human being as well as a great scientist. Let's
1:35:02 > 1:35:06not forget his science, he really did tackle some of the big issues of
1:35:06 > 1:35:11science, coupling together some of the biggest ideas. Einstein's theory
1:35:11 > 1:35:15of relativity with quantum mechanics. His ideas will be build
1:35:15 > 1:35:19upon for decades to come. Let's not forget his science as well as what a
1:35:19 > 1:35:27remarkable man he was.Halep Ghosh, thank you very much for that. --
1:35:27 > 1:35:34Pallab Ghosh. Later we will speak to a scientist who has told us that if
1:35:34 > 1:35:39anyone can name a scientist, and most people name Stephen Hawking, a
1:35:39 > 1:35:45remarkable statement on his legacy. We will be speaking about this later
1:35:45 > 1:35:46in the programme.
1:35:46 > 1:35:49Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia today
1:35:49 > 1:35:52after the Kremlin failed to explain their role in a chemical
1:35:52 > 1:35:53attack in Salisbury.
1:35:53 > 1:35:55Last night, the Russian Embassy hinted that the expulsion
1:35:55 > 1:35:57of its diplomats from London would have an impact
1:35:57 > 1:36:05on their British counterparts in Moscow.
1:36:18 > 1:36:21Five councils in England will be asked to draw up plans to improve
1:36:21 > 1:36:24community cohesion in their areas as part of wider proposals
1:36:24 > 1:36:25on integration.
1:36:25 > 1:36:26Other proposals outlined in the government's
1:36:26 > 1:36:29Integrated Communities Strategy green paper include teaching British
1:36:29 > 1:36:30values in schools, promoting the English language
1:36:30 > 1:36:33and for councils to provide language tuition to non-English speakers.
1:36:33 > 1:36:36An accident and emergency consultant says he's concerned by the rise
1:36:36 > 1:36:39in knife crime after an surge in admissions from attacks
1:36:39 > 1:36:40involving the weapons.
1:36:40 > 1:36:42Andreas Crede said the injuries he treats
1:36:42 > 1:36:43are getting more severe.
1:36:43 > 1:36:45The number of victims sent to hospital with knife-inflicted
1:36:45 > 1:36:48wounds is at its highest level for five years.
1:36:48 > 1:36:51I think if we don't do something about it, I think the trend that
1:36:51 > 1:36:54we've seen in the last five years may continue going upwards
1:36:54 > 1:36:57and I think that is the big concern that
1:36:57 > 1:37:00we all have, that this is an escalating problem for us.
1:37:00 > 1:37:04The creators of The Crown have admitted Claire Foy who portrays
1:37:04 > 1:37:06the Queen was paid less than her male counterpart.
1:37:06 > 1:37:10Matt Smith's portrayal of a young Duke of Edinburgh earned him more
1:37:10 > 1:37:12than Foy's Golden Globe-winning performance as Queen Elizabeth
1:37:12 > 1:37:13in the Netflix drama.
1:37:13 > 1:37:15The show's producers said Smith's previous starring role
1:37:15 > 1:37:22in Doctor Who meant he was paid more than his co-star.
1:37:22 > 1:37:26This all came out in a rather awkward press conference.It came
1:37:26 > 1:37:30out in a press conference, they were talking about the series, they were
1:37:30 > 1:37:36asked about the facts, those are the facts. As yet I've not seen... I
1:37:36 > 1:37:39will look for it, I haven't seen a reaction from Claire Foy, maybe she
1:37:39 > 1:37:43knew that but maybe she didn't. They are saying she will be in future
1:37:43 > 1:37:47paid more, but it's one thing being in the future and it's one thing
1:37:47 > 1:37:51being in the past.On the subject of money...
1:37:51 > 1:37:54The public are being asked for their views on the future
1:37:54 > 1:37:56of the 1p and 2p coins.
1:37:56 > 1:37:59Ministers are carrying out a review of cash transactions due to a rise
1:37:59 > 1:38:02in customers using non-cash payments such as contactless
1:38:02 > 1:38:02and online spending.
1:38:02 > 1:38:09The consultation will also look at whether £50 notes should be kept.
1:38:09 > 1:38:16I didn't know until today that I was such a fan of the 1p and 2p coins. I
1:38:16 > 1:38:21am so upset they are going.I hadn't considered it, lots of charities
1:38:21 > 1:38:25have got in contact today, saying these are part of our lifeblood,
1:38:25 > 1:38:29people might put them in their pockets but they often put them into
1:38:29 > 1:38:34our charity boxes.How often is that done?Over a while in a bucket that
1:38:34 > 1:38:38adds up.The pennies count.Look after the pennies and the pounds
1:38:38 > 1:38:44will look after themselves!Kat... We aren't talking about copper, we
1:38:44 > 1:38:49are talking about silver medals. We were talking about Meena Fitzpatrick
1:38:49 > 1:38:52and Jen Kehoe, her guide in the skiing yesterday, they won the
1:38:52 > 1:38:56silver yesterday and they have only done and won it again 24 hours later
1:38:56 > 1:39:03so two in two days for Britain's Paralympics team in South Korea.
1:39:03 > 1:39:11Let's speak to our reporter Kate Grey who's in Pyeongchang.
1:39:11 > 1:39:16Meena Fitzpatrick and her guide, Jen Kehoe, have won their third medal,
1:39:16 > 1:39:20this time silver in the giant slalom to add to the silver and bronze they
1:39:20 > 1:39:24won earlier in the week. In the giant slalom they get two runs down
1:39:24 > 1:39:27the course and they held the silver position through the day. A
1:39:27 > 1:39:33brilliant result for the girls, who at their debut Games are clearly
1:39:33 > 1:39:36thriving in this Paralympic environment. Disappointment for
1:39:36 > 1:39:39Kelly Gallagher, you may remember her from the Sochi Paralympics
1:39:39 > 1:39:43winning gold four years ago, but unfortunately she finished fifth,
1:39:43 > 1:39:48that's her best position at these Games. The Alpine skiers are really
1:39:48 > 1:39:54performing well, particularly Meena and Jen, looking to continue that
1:39:54 > 1:39:57success in the slalom later in the week. The curlers have lost their
1:39:57 > 1:40:02game against the USA, a nervous wait as they watched the other matches
1:40:02 > 1:40:05unfold with one more day of round-robin matches to come.
1:40:05 > 1:40:10The curlers are up against it but for now, Kate, thanks very much. We
1:40:10 > 1:40:12will speak to you later on.
1:40:12 > 1:40:14To the rest of the sports news now...
1:40:14 > 1:40:16Manchester United are out of the Champions League
1:40:16 > 1:40:18after a dismal home defeat to Sevilla.
1:40:18 > 1:40:21The tie was poised at 0-0 from the first leg,
1:40:21 > 1:40:24but Sevilla took control by scoring a crucial away goal with less
1:40:24 > 1:40:25than 20 minutes left.
1:40:25 > 1:40:29The Spanish side then put the tie to bed with a second soon after.
1:40:29 > 1:40:31And although Romelu Lukaku pulled a late goal back,
1:40:31 > 1:40:32it wasn't enough
1:40:32 > 1:40:36for United, who exit the competition in the last 16 and now just
1:40:36 > 1:40:39have the FA Cup left as the only trophy they can win this season.
1:40:39 > 1:40:43I sit in this chair twice in the Champions League and I have
1:40:43 > 1:40:45knock out Man United at home at Old Trafford.
1:40:45 > 1:40:48I sit in this chair with Porto, Man United out.
1:40:48 > 1:40:51I sit in this chair with Real Madrid, Man United out.
1:40:51 > 1:40:54So I don't think it's something new for the club.
1:40:54 > 1:40:56And of course, being Manchester United manager and losing
1:40:56 > 1:41:04a Champions League tie, at home, is a delusion, obviously.
1:41:09 > 1:41:12A lot of the United fans getting in touch this morning saying they're
1:41:12 > 1:41:16angry he's not taking responsibility for the result last night, that it
1:41:16 > 1:41:20is due to his philosophy and the way he instructed his players to play at
1:41:20 > 1:41:24their out of the Champions League and with comments like that, saying
1:41:24 > 1:41:27it just happens to Manchester United, he's not taking
1:41:27 > 1:41:31responsibility.Not going to appease the fans.They are getting in touch
1:41:31 > 1:41:33today saying they aren't happy at all.
1:41:33 > 1:41:37Tonight the final last 16 ties take place, with Chelsea aiming to become
1:41:37 > 1:41:39the third English side into the quarter-finals.
1:41:39 > 1:41:42But they'll be well up against it taking on the Spanish
1:41:42 > 1:41:43league leaders Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
1:41:43 > 1:41:44It's poised at 1-1 from the first leg.
1:41:49 > 1:41:55Huge match for Chelsea is. -- Chelsea.
1:41:55 > 1:41:58The Cheltenham Festival is under way, with Buveur D'Air the big
1:41:58 > 1:41:59winner on day one.
1:41:59 > 1:42:01The Nicky Henderson-trained horse was the odds-on favourite
1:42:01 > 1:42:05going into the Champion Hurdle, but he was pushed all the way
1:42:05 > 1:42:07by the 7-1 shot Melon, winning by barely a neck
1:42:07 > 1:42:08on the line.
1:42:08 > 1:42:11The win means Buveaur D'Air retains his title after winning
1:42:11 > 1:42:12the same race last year.
1:42:12 > 1:42:16The going under hoof at Cheltenham very heavy because of the beast from
1:42:16 > 1:42:20the East dumping all the snow. The snow on the course last week, still
1:42:20 > 1:42:24very wet, but cleared, very boggy, but still heavy going.
1:42:24 > 1:42:29Loads of reflections on our main story, the sad death of Professor
1:42:29 > 1:42:33Stephen Hawking at 76. Professor Brian Cox has just tweeted, so sad
1:42:33 > 1:42:37to hear about Stephen Hawking, what a remarkable life, his contributions
1:42:37 > 1:42:41to science will be used as long as there are scientists and there are
1:42:41 > 1:42:45many more scientists because of him. He spoke about the value and
1:42:45 > 1:42:48fragility of human life and civilisation and greatly enhanced
1:42:48 > 1:42:50both. One of the many tributes to serve
1:42:50 > 1:42:55Professor walking this morning. We will be talking about him through
1:42:55 > 1:43:01the programme. -- serve Professor Hawking -- Sir.
1:43:01 > 1:43:04It may not be blooming just yet, but Chancellor Philip Hammond
1:43:04 > 1:43:06painted an unusually rosy picture of the country's finances
1:43:06 > 1:43:08in his Spring statement yesterday.
1:43:08 > 1:43:10The economy is growing, and borrowing is expected
1:43:10 > 1:43:11to fall in 2019.
1:43:11 > 1:43:13But, he told the BBC's political editor, Laura Kunessberg,
1:43:13 > 1:43:16this isn't a reason to increase spending just yet.
1:43:16 > 1:43:21This coming year, 18/19, we will see debt starting to fall after 17
1:43:21 > 1:43:24relentless years of increasing our debt.
1:43:24 > 1:43:28There are very strong demands for the tight control on public spending
1:43:28 > 1:43:33to ease up just slightly, and with interest rates so low, you could do
1:43:33 > 1:43:36that with merely the blink of an eyelid?
1:43:36 > 1:43:39If you're talking about borrowing more to finance current spending,
1:43:39 > 1:43:43that is simply unfair to the next generation, asking them to pick up
1:43:43 > 1:43:46the bills that we are not to pay.
1:43:46 > 1:43:48Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell, challenged Mr Hammond's optimism
1:43:48 > 1:43:50in the House of Commons yesterday.
1:43:50 > 1:43:51He joins us now from Westminster.
1:43:51 > 1:43:57Good morning. So much to talk to you about today. He said yesterday that
1:43:57 > 1:44:02he's feeling tigerish, he said there's good news on the economy,
1:44:02 > 1:44:07are they doing something right?No. If you go behind the actual words
1:44:07 > 1:44:11there and look at the report from the office of budget responsibility,
1:44:11 > 1:44:16on every criteria virtually were not doing well. In terms of growth, we
1:44:16 > 1:44:21grow a little bit this year and then growth is predicted to fall back.
1:44:21 > 1:44:27Productivity predicted to fall back. In terms of wages, subdued at best.
1:44:27 > 1:44:31Then, in terms of investment, again predicted to fall back every year
1:44:31 > 1:44:35for the next three years. So actually the optimism he was
1:44:35 > 1:44:39displaying I think was false optimism. However, the point I was
1:44:39 > 1:44:43making in the debate yesterday is actually we have a crisis in our
1:44:43 > 1:44:47public services and the reason we've got a crisis in our public services
1:44:47 > 1:44:55is he has shifted the debt, the deficit, onto those public services.
1:44:55 > 1:44:57Health, education, policing, local councils especially, and they need
1:44:57 > 1:45:01assistance. I don't want the government to borrow for day-to-day
1:45:01 > 1:45:05expenditure, Labour in government will never do that, I want him to
1:45:05 > 1:45:10stop the tax giveaways to the rich, the corporations and as he did last
1:45:10 > 1:45:16month, giving $5 billion nearly to the banks in a tax cut. He should
1:45:16 > 1:45:18use that money to invest in our public services.
1:45:18 > 1:45:22You are painting a much worse picture than he's painting, but at
1:45:22 > 1:45:25the same time... It's not me, it's the office of
1:45:25 > 1:45:28budget responsibility report. At the same time you're saying spend
1:45:28 > 1:45:34money on the NHS, where would that money come from?It would come from
1:45:34 > 1:45:37stopping the tax giveaway. Let's take what happened in the finance
1:45:37 > 1:45:42act only four weeks ago, he pushed through a cut in the levy on banks
1:45:42 > 1:45:47that was introduced after the banks' crash. That means he'll be giving
1:45:47 > 1:45:52away to the banks a tax cut of up to about £5 billion over the next few
1:45:52 > 1:45:56years. We should use that to invest in our public services so I'm saying
1:45:56 > 1:46:00to him, you've got your priorities wrong, you can't keep on giving tax
1:46:00 > 1:46:04cuts to the rich, corporations and the banks when our public services
1:46:04 > 1:46:09are in crisis.Can I ask you about another thing, of course we've been
1:46:09 > 1:46:12talking about Russia and what happened in Salisbury throughout
1:46:12 > 1:46:17this week, your leader talked about having a robust conversation with
1:46:17 > 1:46:21Russia.
1:46:21 > 1:46:26He went on and said we need strong action as well, robust action. We
1:46:26 > 1:46:31need to tell them how strongly we feel but also what he said, and I
1:46:31 > 1:46:34think it's more important, we need to hit, whether it's Russia or
1:46:34 > 1:46:41anyone else, it was abusing human rights and critically abusing human
1:46:41 > 1:46:45rights in our own country, we need to hit them where it hurts. That's
1:46:45 > 1:46:50why we've been promoting the clause in the Finance Bill going through at
1:46:50 > 1:46:56the moment. The money laundering Bill. It identifies individuals who
1:46:56 > 1:47:04are human rights abuses. We then hit them in the pocket. We isolate them
1:47:04 > 1:47:11completely from this market as well. In that way, we have international
1:47:11 > 1:47:19cooperation. President Obama made it effective. That's the point Jeremy
1:47:19 > 1:47:24was making.So you back financial sanctions. We don't know what the
1:47:24 > 1:47:28Prime Minister was going to say later. It may involve the expulsion
1:47:28 > 1:47:33of a number of Russian diplomats.We will see what the Prime Minister
1:47:33 > 1:47:40comes up with. We will see what she is saying. I think that's the sort
1:47:40 > 1:47:44of traditional methods, sometimes they really don't have much effect.
1:47:44 > 1:47:50If you hit them financially, that has the effect. I have been raising
1:47:50 > 1:47:54this for quite awhile now about how the City of London, if you remember
1:47:54 > 1:48:00last year, has been laundering Russian money. Last you, there was
1:48:00 > 1:48:06that image of what we called the Russian laundromat. It was being
1:48:06 > 1:48:13laundered out again. If we use the clause and we moved it -- we used in
1:48:13 > 1:48:17the legislative -- legislative committee. We are hoping the
1:48:17 > 1:48:21government will accept that legislation and we can have some
1:48:21 > 1:48:29effective sanctions.Let us talk about the World Cup. Some people
1:48:29 > 1:48:33have suggested perhaps we should be going to the World Cup.I'm not keen
1:48:33 > 1:48:40on that. The one thing about the World Cup, it is fans mixed with
1:48:40 > 1:48:45fans. More people mix together and understand one another, I supported
1:48:45 > 1:48:50the anti-apartheid campaign. Literally we had run out of bed --
1:48:50 > 1:48:57every other mechanism. But I'm not sure. It isolates the politicians in
1:48:57 > 1:49:03some ways. I'm not sure whether that would be effective. It's just us
1:49:03 > 1:49:09pulling out, it would not have much of an effect. I would rather we did
1:49:09 > 1:49:13something much more effective. Introduce the clause into
1:49:13 > 1:49:20legislation, implemented and where it is, Russia or whoever else who is
1:49:20 > 1:49:25committing human rights abuses, we can isolate them and really have an
1:49:25 > 1:49:35effect.So many people around the world are paying to be to Stephen
1:49:35 > 1:49:44Hawking. Did you meet him? I was trapped in a meeting as always. I
1:49:44 > 1:49:49celebrate his scientific achievements but possibly more
1:49:49 > 1:49:55celebrating his humanity. Everyone I know who has met him, accuracy was.
1:49:55 > 1:50:03I think that combination of real scientific achievement but at the
1:50:03 > 1:50:12same time, what a human being. He will be greatly missed.
1:50:12 > 1:50:19will be greatly missed. Matt is looking at the weather price.Not a
1:50:19 > 1:50:27bad day. The lovely start. This was a shot in East Yorkshire. A bit of a
1:50:27 > 1:50:31chill out there. Still,
1:50:31 > 1:50:31a shot in East Yorkshire. A bit of a chill out there. Still, temperatures
1:50:31 > 1:50:36very close to freezing in one or two spots.But things are changing. Low
1:50:36 > 1:50:44pressure to the West. Strengthening winds, picking up. Bringing with it,
1:50:44 > 1:50:53some mild air. Temperatures will be boosted. Eastern Scotland in
1:50:53 > 1:51:02particular. By any means, we will see rain come and go. Into the
1:51:02 > 1:51:07afternoon, that rain will turn a bit heavier. As the wind picks up, we
1:51:07 > 1:51:12could see gales across time -- the Times across Devon and Cornwall. 25
1:51:12 > 1:51:16millimetres to take us through the afternoon and overnight.
1:51:16 > 1:51:21Particularly wet to later on in Northern Ireland. Rain coming in
1:51:21 > 1:51:25going in the far west of Scotland. Like other Western areas, strong to
1:51:25 > 1:51:33gale force winds. It's going to be a southerly wind. A chilly start. 12
1:51:33 > 1:51:43degrees. Making it the mildest day of the week. Most will be dry. Still
1:51:43 > 1:51:48some rain in the West. Wales, south-west England and the
1:51:48 > 1:51:58south-east later on. Another cool might install.
1:51:58 > 1:52:02might install. Tomorrow morning we will start right. Northern Ireland,
1:52:02 > 1:52:11northern Wales. Barely wet. That rain spreads. It could turn a little
1:52:11 > 1:52:18bit wintry. Temperatures five degrees there. The brightness comes
1:52:18 > 1:52:25out.
1:52:25 > 1:52:31out. Other parts of southern England. Further north, a cold wind
1:52:31 > 1:52:40starts to blow. Parts of the Southern plumes. Three degrees in
1:52:40 > 1:52:46Aberdeen. 11 degrees in Cardiff and London. It will work its way
1:52:46 > 1:52:52southwards into the weekend. High pressure building. Only a few snow
1:52:52 > 1:52:59flurries. Focus across parts of England and Wales. A big thing
1:52:59 > 1:53:02everything will notice is the southern -- the sudden drop in
1:53:02 > 1:53:08temperatures. A cold weekend.
1:53:09 > 1:53:12temperatures. A cold weekend. A big coat needed and will wallet might
1:53:12 > 1:53:16become a bit lighter.
1:53:16 > 1:53:19Our wallets could become a lot lighter, as the government reviews
1:53:19 > 1:53:22the future of the one pence and two pence coins due to a rise
1:53:22 > 1:53:24in customers using non-cash payments.
1:53:24 > 1:53:25So could this spell the end of coppers?
1:53:25 > 1:53:26So could this spell the end of coppers?
1:53:26 > 1:53:29We asked people on the streets of Manchester what they thought.
1:53:29 > 1:53:35I tend to use pound coins a bit. I rarely use small change. I just put
1:53:35 > 1:53:41it in my little chart.
1:53:43 > 1:53:47it in my little chart.I can't see very well and the 1p and 2p coins, I
1:53:47 > 1:53:53often have a problem with that.I never knew, when something is great
1:53:53 > 1:53:57to be taken away from you, you realise how much you love things. I
1:53:57 > 1:54:03love these pennies.I still spend them. Minor a little bit shinier
1:54:03 > 1:54:10than yours. I don't tend to keep them in the pocket because they
1:54:10 > 1:54:14weigh a lot. Again, many people are getting into contact saying that
1:54:14 > 1:54:21everything in this country is still priced at 99p.Let's get rid of
1:54:21 > 1:54:26those shops. That is a good point about charities. You can often put
1:54:26 > 1:54:33your money on the charity.Cat was saying earlier that one in 12
1:54:33 > 1:54:39pennies, I throw them straight in the bin.It's really upsets me.
1:54:39 > 1:54:44Also, do get in touch with us about that and our main story here today
1:54:44 > 1:54:48of course. We heard in the early hours of this morning that Stephen
1:54:48 > 1:54:53Hawking died. A truly brilliant man. So many of you sending in messages
1:54:53 > 1:54:59about him.
1:54:59 > 1:55:04about him. Elspeth says, rest in peace, a brilliant man. Many people
1:55:04 > 1:55:10talking about his sense of humour. Quite a few people sharing this.
1:55:10 > 1:55:17John Oliver interviewed him. He said he was a man who believed in the
1:55:17 > 1:55:21multiplicity of universes. There's that mean there is a universe where
1:55:21 > 1:55:25I am cleverer than you? He said yes. There is also one where you are
1:55:25 > 1:55:29funny. You can imagine that delivery. That
1:55:29 > 1:55:33is what is coming through all the messages. As well is being utterly
1:55:33 > 1:55:39intellectually brilliant, he was also very funny. We will be
1:55:39 > 1:55:45remembering him throughout the programme. He somehow managed to
1:55:45 > 1:59:07survive to the age of 76. Absolutely. Send us your
1:59:07 > 1:59:08in half an hour.
1:59:08 > 1:59:10Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
1:59:41 > 1:59:47Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
1:59:47 > 1:59:49Stephen Hawking - one of the world's most acclaimed
1:59:49 > 1:59:51physicists and authors - has died.
1:59:51 > 1:59:53He was 76.
1:59:53 > 1:59:56He lived with a form of motor neurone disease for much of his life
1:59:56 > 1:59:58but became one of the most talked-about scientists
1:59:58 > 1:59:59since Einstein.
1:59:59 > 2:00:02In a statement, his children said his brilliance and humour
2:00:02 > 2:00:06inspired people across the world.
2:00:06 > 2:00:11I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease,
2:00:11 > 2:00:14but it taught me not to pity myself and instead get on with
2:00:14 > 2:00:17what I could do.
2:00:18 > 2:00:21Scientitsts from around the world have been reacting to the news -
2:00:21 > 2:00:23Nasa said his theories unlocked a universe of possibilities
2:00:23 > 2:00:26that we and the world are exploring.
2:00:34 > 2:00:41The scientist and broadcaster Brian Cox said...
2:00:52 > 2:00:54Good morning, it's Wednesday 14th March.
2:00:54 > 2:00:58Also this morning...
2:00:58 > 2:01:01Russia fails to meet the Prime Minister's midnight
2:01:01 > 2:01:04deadline to explain how a nerve agent was used to attack
2:01:04 > 2:01:06a former spy in Salisbury - Theresa May will tell parliament
2:01:06 > 2:01:14what action she plans to take.
2:01:15 > 2:01:18Good morning from this clothing manufacturer in North London where
2:01:18 > 2:01:23we are getting reaction to the Chancellor's Spain statement. He
2:01:23 > 2:01:29said our economy is going. -- Spring statement.
2:01:29 > 2:01:31In sport, a dismal night for Manchester United
2:01:31 > 2:01:32in the Champions League.
2:01:32 > 2:01:35They exit at the last 16 stage after a 2-1 home defeat to Sevilla.
2:01:35 > 2:01:40And Matt has the weather.
2:01:40 > 2:01:47Lovely, bright day across central and eastern areas. In the West,
2:01:47 > 2:01:53cloud bringing rain and strengthening winds. Don't put away
2:01:53 > 2:01:56the winter coat yet because much colder area backed by the weekend
2:01:56 > 2:02:01and some of you will see snow. How much? Journey for the full forecast.
2:02:01 > 2:02:02Good morning.
2:02:02 > 2:02:04First, our main story.
2:02:04 > 2:02:06Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
2:02:06 > 2:02:08has died at the age of 76.
2:02:08 > 2:02:11Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
2:02:11 > 2:02:13A Brief History of Time, which outlined his theories
2:02:13 > 2:02:15about the universe.
2:02:15 > 2:02:17He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
2:02:17 > 2:02:21neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just
2:02:21 > 2:02:26a few years to live then.
2:02:26 > 2:02:29Earlier this morning, his children released this statement...
2:02:59 > 2:03:02He was instantly recognisable and utterly remarkable.
2:03:02 > 2:03:04The visionary scientist, helpless in his high-tech wheelchair,
2:03:04 > 2:03:08who nonetheless transformed our view of the universe.
2:03:08 > 2:03:10While a student, he developed the first signs
2:03:10 > 2:03:15of motor neurone disease.
2:03:15 > 2:03:18Gradually, his body shut down until he could communicate only
2:03:18 > 2:03:19using a computerised voice synthesiser, controlled,
2:03:19 > 2:03:20to start with, by hand.
2:03:20 > 2:03:26It didn't hold him back.
2:03:26 > 2:03:29I was never actually told that I had only two years to live,
2:03:29 > 2:03:33but I could see the doctors didn't think my prospects were good.
2:03:33 > 2:03:36His fame sprang from his book, A Brief History of Time.
2:03:36 > 2:03:38It sold 10 million copies.
2:03:38 > 2:03:42But though many bought it, rather fewer actually read it.
2:03:42 > 2:03:44His theories about time, space and black holes
2:03:44 > 2:03:49were stupendously difficult for non-specialists to grasp,
2:03:49 > 2:03:52but he turned out to have a genius for communication.
2:03:52 > 2:03:58He gave lectures and interviews, and became an unlikely celebrity.
2:03:58 > 2:04:00His private life was complicated.
2:04:00 > 2:04:03With his wife, Jane, he had three children
2:04:03 > 2:04:06and she looked after him until, in 1990, he left her
2:04:06 > 2:04:08for his nurse, Elaine.
2:04:08 > 2:04:11They eventually married only for claims to emerge that Hawking
2:04:11 > 2:04:13had been physically abused.
2:04:13 > 2:04:16Police investigated but the case was dropped for lack of evidence.
2:04:16 > 2:04:18The couple later divorced.
2:04:18 > 2:04:22Too often we are told that these are stupid questions to ask,
2:04:22 > 2:04:30but this is said by grown-ups who don't know the answers
2:04:32 > 2:04:33He never lost his sense of humour.
2:04:33 > 2:04:36Though by the end, he could only speak by twitching his cheek
2:04:36 > 2:04:37to move an infrared beam.
2:04:37 > 2:04:40I don't have much positive to say about motor neurone disease,
2:04:40 > 2:04:43but it taught me not to pity myself and to get on with
2:04:43 > 2:04:46what I still could do.
2:04:46 > 2:04:50I'm happier now than before I developed the condition.
2:04:50 > 2:04:52In 2014, his life was dramatised in The Theory of Everything,
2:04:52 > 2:04:54with Eddie Redmayne playing Hawking.
2:04:54 > 2:04:58..Right back to see happened with the beginning of time itself.
2:04:58 > 2:05:01Stephen, here you are.
2:05:01 > 2:05:03At Cambridge, they unveiled a statue of him, a rare honour
2:05:03 > 2:05:06for someone still living.
2:05:06 > 2:05:09But few did more to transform our understanding of the universe
2:05:09 > 2:05:17and to overcome personal challenges.
2:05:22 > 2:05:25Around the world, people have been reacting to the news that scientist
2:05:25 > 2:05:28Stephen Hawking has died.
2:05:28 > 2:05:38One of the programmes he did a cameo in, Big Bang Theory.
2:05:42 > 2:05:51American television presenter Larry King said...
2:05:53 > 2:06:00Astronaut Tim Peake said...
2:06:05 > 2:06:14We showed you earlier, the physicist Brian Cox said...
2:06:26 > 2:06:31You will remember the actor Eddie read main lady Stephen Hawking in
2:06:31 > 2:06:48The Theory Of Everything. He said...
2:06:52 > 2:06:59Many of you are getting in contact with us, talking about Star Trek The
2:06:59 > 2:07:12Next Generation, and his cameo in the Simpsons.
2:07:16 > 2:07:25Last night, the Russian Embassy said expulsion of the diplomats from the
2:07:25 > 2:07:29Russian Embassy in London would have an impact. The
2:07:34 > 2:07:39the midnight deadline has passed? Things will speed up today because
2:07:39 > 2:07:43the Prime Minister is expected to make a statement in the House of
2:07:43 > 2:07:46Commons after Prime Minister's Questions at lunchtime. In terms of
2:07:46 > 2:07:53the measures she was set out, options available include expulsion
2:07:53 > 2:07:58of Russian diplomats, maybe even the Russian ambassador from the UK.
2:07:58 > 2:08:04Further restrictions of Russians travelling to the UK, harder for
2:08:04 > 2:08:08them to get a Visa. Freezing the assets of Russian individuals living
2:08:08 > 2:08:13in the UK and haps the announcement of further legislation to tighten up
2:08:13 > 2:08:20on that. When she spits at lunchtime, she might say these
2:08:20 > 2:08:26things. Any further legislation will involve other countries. That could
2:08:26 > 2:08:33be tricky. Other EU states have suggested they might not be too keen
2:08:33 > 2:08:36to put other economic sanctions against Russia. There are already
2:08:36 > 2:08:45several in place. The United Nations action beyond that. There is a
2:08:45 > 2:08:50Russian veto on the council. And the military alliance could look into
2:08:50 > 2:08:54the further build-up of Allied troops into the European countries
2:08:54 > 2:09:00bordering Russia. In the medium term, concerned with diplomatic ties
2:09:00 > 2:09:04with Russia and restricting the movement and financial activity of
2:09:04 > 2:09:07Russian individuals living in the UK. All eyes will be on the premise
2:09:07 > 2:09:10that when she sets out the Government was my response to the
2:09:10 > 2:09:18House of Commons at lunchtime.
2:09:24 > 2:09:32The Government's integration strategy is going to be published.
2:09:32 > 2:09:38Here is an editor Mark Easton. 17 years after race riots in Bradford
2:09:38 > 2:09:47and a official report warning of segregated communities. One of five
2:09:47 > 2:09:49places in England which must adopt an integration plan, the others
2:09:49 > 2:10:01are... All areas with a history of racial and ethnic tensions. 12 years
2:10:01 > 2:10:04ago, Blackburn was highlighted as suffering deep segregation of white
2:10:04 > 2:10:15and Asian communities. To release tension, integration. Pupils taken
2:10:15 > 2:10:23in by bus. Today's strategy suggests more schemes like this. Also
2:10:23 > 2:10:26proposes extra support for English language classes. State provision
2:10:26 > 2:10:33has halved in the last few years. Improving economic opportunities for
2:10:33 > 2:10:37people in segregated communities, particularly women, and the
2:10:37 > 2:10:41promotion of pluralistic British values by teachers. The strategy is
2:10:41 > 2:10:45a latest in a long line of the Government's attempts to do with one
2:10:45 > 2:10:52of Britain's most enduring and sensitive challenges. An accident
2:10:52 > 2:10:57and emergency consultant says he is concerned by the rise of knife crime
2:10:57 > 2:11:02after attacks by the weapons. He says the injuries he cheats are
2:11:02 > 2:11:07getting more severe and knife inflicted wounds in hospital at the
2:11:07 > 2:11:12highest level for five years. Lots of people talking about the creators
2:11:12 > 2:11:24of the Crown, the actress who plays the Queen paid less than her male
2:11:24 > 2:11:33counterpart. Matt Smith. He is being paid more for his role in the
2:11:33 > 2:11:41Netflix drama. Because of his role in Dr Who previously, the producers
2:11:41 > 2:11:44say he is played more. They were doing a press conference. The
2:11:44 > 2:11:51producers were asked, that is the facts, as they had to tell them. We
2:11:51 > 2:11:56are looking for a reaction from Claire and Matt. It seems
2:11:56 > 2:12:06extraordinary. Awkward. We are being asked for our views on the future of
2:12:06 > 2:12:12these, 1p and 2p coins. Ministers carrying out reviews of cash
2:12:12 > 2:12:20transactions due to a rise in customers using non-cash payments.
2:12:20 > 2:12:25The consultation will look at whether £50 notes should be kept or
2:12:25 > 2:12:33not also. I feel slightly guilty. I don't carry coppers. I do!
2:12:33 > 2:12:37don't carry coppers. I do! I just carry them in the pockets. I feel
2:12:37 > 2:12:43guilty for just putting them in a bucket or a bottle at home. Not in a
2:12:43 > 2:12:47charity bucket. That is where they should all go. It is important for
2:12:47 > 2:12:51us because if you got rid of these, that is a huge amount of money they
2:12:51 > 2:12:57get every year from people putting money in charity boxes. What about
2:12:57 > 2:13:01when we all go contactless for charity donations? It is the
2:13:01 > 2:13:09future!. Now, our main story, Stephen Hawking died at his home in
2:13:09 > 2:13:15Cambridge. Tim Moffat spoke to the professor about his life a few years
2:13:15 > 2:13:21ago. You mention in the film when people are chatting your thoughts
2:13:21 > 2:13:26drift off into how the universe began. In some ways has your
2:13:26 > 2:13:31disability made you a better site is?I must admit, I do tend to drift
2:13:31 > 2:13:36off to thinking about physics of black holes when I get left finding
2:13:36 > 2:13:42the conversation. In fact, my disability has been a help, in a
2:13:42 > 2:13:46way. It has freed me from teaching or sitting on boring committees and
2:13:46 > 2:13:51given me more time to think and do research. Theoretical physics is one
2:13:51 > 2:13:58of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap. It is all
2:13:58 > 2:14:03in the mind. I am very proud and I have been able to contribute to our
2:14:03 > 2:14:09understanding of the universe.There was the man himself. Here is Harry
2:14:09 > 2:14:13Cliff, particle physicist and curator at London's science Museum,
2:14:13 > 2:14:18who attended the same Cambridge college as Stephen Hawking. Dell us
2:14:18 > 2:14:27about your thoughts.It is really sad. I remember the first time I saw
2:14:27 > 2:14:33Stephen Hawking as an undergraduate. I was in awe of him. Occasionally
2:14:33 > 2:14:37seeing him at dinner. Rolling about the college. He had a sense of
2:14:37 > 2:14:42mischief. If he could catch you he would accelerate towards you, send
2:14:42 > 2:14:47students jumping out of the way or try to run over their toes.
2:14:47 > 2:14:53Brilliant scientist and sense of humour.That is clear, the
2:14:53 > 2:14:58endearment. How much did he change things in terms of science?Huge
2:14:58 > 2:15:02contribution particularly to the understanding of black holes.
2:15:02 > 2:15:05Bidding he is most famous for a showing that black holes, we think
2:15:05 > 2:15:10of them as objects which swallow and saplings into them, if you leave
2:15:10 > 2:15:20them on their own they evaporate, give off the level radiation, called
2:15:20 > 2:15:24Hawking radiation. We are tried to create tiny black holes. We were
2:15:24 > 2:15:27asked when the experiments were turned on, what happens if they
2:15:27 > 2:15:32swallow the Earth? Stephen Hawking showed us there was no danger of
2:15:32 > 2:15:40that. A huge impact on science. Thank goodness! Inspiring to young
2:15:40 > 2:15:46scientists, isn't he?Absolutely. He is an icon. I think is probably the
2:15:46 > 2:15:52only other scientist you can think of with the sinking a public figure.
2:15:52 > 2:15:56His willingness to engage not just in science but explaining to the
2:15:56 > 2:16:00public and popular culture. He showed up on the Simpsons. He
2:16:00 > 2:16:05described it as his greatest achievement, making a bit of a joke!
2:16:05 > 2:16:12On the Big Bang Theory. Willing to put himself out there. And his
2:16:12 > 2:16:13personality, making him an icon.
2:16:16 > 2:16:22He came to the London science Museum. You saw him there?He came
2:16:22 > 2:16:26one day with his family. I was asked to come down and talk to him while
2:16:26 > 2:16:31he was waiting in our reception room. I was slightly terrified
2:16:31 > 2:16:35because he was looking at me. I was desperately trying to think of
2:16:35 > 2:16:40something intelligent to say. He had a quizzical stayer. Probably
2:16:40 > 2:16:45thinking, who is this idiot? You are lost for words. Someone, as a child,
2:16:45 > 2:16:51an icon, someone you look up to. The day he went out with his family to
2:16:51 > 2:16:54the science Museum he was being mobbed, enjoy the attention.
2:16:54 > 2:17:04Fantastic figure.Thank you sharing your memories.
2:17:07 > 2:17:13asked to thank you all so much for your memories of reading A Brief
2:17:13 > 2:17:21History Of Time of time. You read it? I did. I can't explain
2:17:21 > 2:17:26it, but I did read it front to back. It was a challenge, but it was
2:17:26 > 2:17:30absolutely fascinating and still is.
2:17:30 > 2:17:37Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:17:41 > 2:17:45A lovely sunrise over the River Tay. Different conditions across the
2:17:45 > 2:17:56West. In Cornwall you are closer to this area of low pressure. There
2:17:56 > 2:18:04will be milder air from Western France though. After a chilly start
2:18:04 > 2:18:10in western areas, temperatures will be on the rise. Staying dry through
2:18:10 > 2:18:15central Scotland. The cloud will wax and wane throughout the day. In the
2:18:15 > 2:18:20West you saw those pictures in Cornwall. It will be fairly similar
2:18:20 > 2:18:24all day long. The rain could turn heavier, particularly over the
2:18:24 > 2:18:33moors. Girls could also develop. Occasional rain in Western Wales.
2:18:33 > 2:18:39Northern Ireland gets wetter towards the end of the afternoon. Over 25
2:18:39 > 2:18:44millimetres of rain expected. Rain comes and goes in western Scotland.
2:18:44 > 2:18:51The winds will pick up, but it will bring milder air. The central belt
2:18:51 > 2:18:55of Scotland will be up to 12 degrees. We could hit 50 degrees in
2:18:55 > 2:18:59London. It means that many of you have a reasonable rush hour to look
2:18:59 > 2:19:07forward to, but the wetter weather will head into Wales and Northern
2:19:07 > 2:19:11Ireland as we start tomorrow morning. Temperatures up towards the
2:19:11 > 2:19:20south western corner. There will be some cloud coming and going, maybe
2:19:20 > 2:19:29one or two wintry showers on the Grampians. The rain will shift into
2:19:29 > 2:19:35East Anglia, northern England and southern Scotland. In the south,
2:19:35 > 2:19:44sunshine with one or two thundery showers in Devon and Cornwall. As
2:19:44 > 2:19:50colder air digs in, rain to snow over the Pennines, the Pennines, the
2:19:50 > 2:19:54Eastern Grampians and eastern parts of the Highlands as well. The colder
2:19:54 > 2:20:02air for all of us this weekend.
2:20:11 > 2:20:13More than a year after an independent review found better
2:20:13 > 2:20:16integration was needed in the UK, the Government will today
2:20:16 > 2:20:17release their proposals for England.
2:20:17 > 2:20:1950 million is set to be invested in improving community relations
2:20:19 > 2:20:21over the next two years.
2:20:21 > 2:20:23The Communities Secretary, Sajid Javid joins us now
2:20:23 > 2:20:24from our Westminster studio.
2:20:24 > 2:20:26Thank you for coming on. The original report was published
2:20:26 > 2:20:29original report was published two years ago in 2016. Why has it taken
2:20:29 > 2:20:34such a long time to implement some of these changes?We have had a
2:20:34 > 2:20:42general election. Also, the main issue has been coming up with a
2:20:42 > 2:20:49strategy that is cross government has not happened for the first time.
2:20:49 > 2:20:52The result is you have a more robust strategy that will make
2:21:08 > 2:21:13You have spoken about the issue of learning English. I know that you
2:21:13 > 2:21:20used to translate for your mother? I did. When my mother first arrived in
2:21:20 > 2:21:25England in the 1960s, she did not speak any English, hardly a word and
2:21:25 > 2:21:30it really affected her life. As a child, I was six or seven years old
2:21:30 > 2:21:34and I remember going to be doctors surgery with her because she needed
2:21:34 > 2:21:43someone to for her. My father encouraged her to learn English. It
2:21:48 > 2:21:57transforms her life.You have spoken about having verbal and physical
2:21:57 > 2:22:01abuse because of your background. You are hoping that the Next
2:22:01 > 2:22:03Generation, your children won't have to suffer some of the things you
2:22:03 > 2:22:12did?We live in a remarkable country. In many ways we are one of
2:22:12 > 2:22:17the most diverse countries and we have come a long way, but what the
2:22:17 > 2:22:21strategy today recognises is there are still too many parts of Britain
2:22:21 > 2:22:25that are too delighted. That segregation is not good for anyone.
2:22:25 > 2:22:30It's not good for the people who are settled here, the resident
2:22:30 > 2:22:35community. It can breed mistrust and misunderstanding and we need to do
2:22:35 > 2:22:40more to tackle it.It is that fine balance of recognising the division
2:22:40 > 2:22:47in society and recognising what it is. Some have made the point that
2:22:47 > 2:22:50even though there is an opportunity to learn English, some don't want
2:22:50 > 2:22:58soon. How do address that?We estimate there are 770,000 people
2:22:58 > 2:23:02who are settled here who speak either poor or no English. It won't
2:23:02 > 2:23:09work if you just turn up at the door of some Pakistani origin woman who
2:23:09 > 2:23:17has been here for 50 years and then just hand her a leaflet. You need a
2:23:17 > 2:23:21more proactive approach where perhaps someone from her community
2:23:21 > 2:23:25talks to her, insights to a meeting her local community group, a play
2:23:25 > 2:23:33she recognises. We are setting out the five pilot areas across the
2:23:33 > 2:23:37country that will pilot different approaches. We need to understand
2:23:37 > 2:23:41there is no one size fits all policy, but they all want to achieve
2:23:41 > 2:23:51the same objective and in this regard it's about making sure many
2:23:51 > 2:23:56more people speak English.
2:23:56 > 2:23:58more people speak English.The Prime Minister is having to deal with
2:23:58 > 2:24:05Anglo Russian issues. The deadline transpired last night.What should
2:24:05 > 2:24:11she do? It is clear that this nerve agent is a military grade nerve
2:24:11 > 2:24:17agent only made in Russia. She set up an ultimatum to Russia and we
2:24:17 > 2:24:21have seen from public reports that Russia is denying any
2:24:21 > 2:24:24responsibility. The Prime Minister will come back to Parliament and set
2:24:24 > 2:24:28out what action Britain will take a look at the whole suite of options
2:24:28 > 2:24:34we have.We spoke earlier to John McDonald, talking about his
2:24:34 > 2:24:38reflections on our main story, the death of Stephen Hawking. He said he
2:24:38 > 2:24:44had the
2:24:44 > 2:24:47had the opportunity to meet him, but he was stuck in one of the many
2:24:47 > 2:24:51meetings MPs had to go to. Did you ever meet him?I heard him speak a
2:24:51 > 2:24:57couple of times. Growing up I found him very inspirational. I always
2:24:57 > 2:25:03made an effort to see him and seeing him in person, it was moving, but
2:25:03 > 2:25:10also you learn an incredible amount from him. I think he is one of the
2:25:10 > 2:25:14most remarkable men I can think of and just to think that everything he
2:25:14 > 2:25:20went through, or the challenges he faced, yet he contributed so much to
2:25:20 > 2:25:26society, things that will help us from the -- for years to come, it's
2:25:26 > 2:25:33incredible.Thank you for your time this morning. And we will be looking
2:25:33 > 2:25:41at more tributes being paid to Stephen Hawking.
2:25:41 > 2:25:43Philip Hammond declared himself to be feeling
2:25:43 > 2:25:44"positively Tigger-like" as he delivered his Spring
2:25:44 > 2:25:46Statement yesterday.
2:25:46 > 2:25:49Steph is at a clothing factory in north London for us to see
2:25:49 > 2:25:51if workers there have a bounce in their step just
2:25:51 > 2:25:54like the Chancellor.
2:25:54 > 2:25:59Good morning, Steph. Good morning. I am at a clothing manufacturers. It's
2:25:59 > 2:26:05fascinating watching everyone work, making these different garments
2:26:05 > 2:26:11made. They make about 10,000 every week. I'm going to grab Jenny, who
2:26:11 > 2:26:17is the boss. Just tell me about the business, it has changed a lot?Yes,
2:26:17 > 2:26:21we have more styles, but the quantities have reduced. It's about
2:26:21 > 2:26:32the quality and make sure we don't have landfill.This shop is one --
2:26:32 > 2:26:36this is about shoppers wanting quality in more than disposable
2:26:36 > 2:26:45clothing? That's right.It's about making less units.It's interesting
2:26:45 > 2:26:49how this business has had to adapt to the way we spend. What else are
2:26:49 > 2:27:01we seeing?Rising costs of materials as have an affect. There was also a
2:27:01 > 2:27:06school shortage for businesses across the economy.So any positive
2:27:06 > 2:27:15messages from the Chancellor yesterday?Taxes are a big issue,
2:27:15 > 2:27:25also business rates, more frequent valuations. Also issues regarding
2:27:25 > 2:30:49late payment.Thank you for your time. Let's get
2:30:49 > 2:30:52I'm back with the latest from the BBC London
2:30:52 > 2:30:58newsroom in half an hour.
2:30:58 > 2:31:06Hello, this is Breakfast with Dan Walker and Louise Minchin.
2:31:06 > 2:31:10Let's bring you up-to-date with some of the main stories this morning.
2:31:10 > 2:31:12Let's bring you up-to-date with some of the main stories this morning.
2:31:12 > 2:31:14Britain's most famous scientist, Professor Stephen Hawking,
2:31:14 > 2:31:16has died at the age of 76.
2:31:16 > 2:31:18Hawking's fame came largely from his best-selling book,
2:31:18 > 2:31:20"A Brief History of Time" which outlined his theories
2:31:20 > 2:31:21about the universe.
2:31:21 > 2:31:23He had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor
2:31:23 > 2:31:27neurone disease in 1964.
2:31:27 > 2:31:29In a statment, his family said he was a great scientist
2:31:29 > 2:31:32and an extraordinary man whose work and legacy will live
2:31:32 > 2:31:39on for many years.
2:31:39 > 2:31:44Around the world people have reacted to the news of his death. Astronaut
2:31:44 > 2:31:48Tim Peake said he inspire generations to look beyond the blue
2:31:48 > 2:32:03planet and understand the universe. The physicist Brian Cox said...
2:32:15 > 2:32:19Thank you for all of your tributes and messages you have sent in this
2:32:19 > 2:32:21morning. We will try and read a few of them later.
2:32:21 > 2:32:23Theresa May is expected to announce sanctions against Russia today
2:32:23 > 2:32:25after the Kremlin failed to explain their role
2:32:25 > 2:32:32in a chemical attack in Salisbury at the start of the month.
2:32:32 > 2:32:34The attack left a former Russian spy
2:32:34 > 2:32:36and his daughter seriously ill, as well as a police officer
2:32:36 > 2:32:43who went to help them.
2:32:43 > 2:32:47Leila Nathoo is in Salisbury.
2:32:47 > 2:32:51You have been there for several days, and the scale of the operation
2:32:51 > 2:32:56is really something. Good morning. Good morning. Theresa May's deadline
2:32:56 > 2:33:00has been and gone but the police investigation here continues.
2:33:00 > 2:33:05Yesterday we got the second public appeal from police. They are now
2:33:05 > 2:33:11focusing on wanting to know Sergei Skripal's movements before he and
2:33:11 > 2:33:15Yulia arrived in Salisbury city centre. The appeal was focused on
2:33:15 > 2:33:22his car and they are asking anyone who saw a red BMW between 1pm and
2:33:22 > 2:33:261:40pm on Sunday afternoon anywhere in Salisbury to come forward. We now
2:33:26 > 2:33:31know that the red BMW was parked just up there at the top level of
2:33:31 > 2:33:36the Sainsbury's car park, a pay-and-display machines covered in
2:33:36 > 2:33:41a police tent, and before that there was a lengthy decontamination
2:33:41 > 2:33:44operation in place, so we now know that that was where they parked
2:33:44 > 2:33:48their car before they came into Salisbury city centre. They went to
2:33:48 > 2:33:56a pub called the mill and then went on to the Zizzi restaurant. So a bit
2:33:56 > 2:34:02more of the timeline is emerging for their movements. We now know that
2:34:02 > 2:34:06Yulia had arrived from Moscow just the day before. Police are also
2:34:06 > 2:34:11saying there is likely to be a lengthy operation here, and don't be
2:34:11 > 2:34:14alarmed by police activity which they say will now go on for many
2:34:14 > 2:34:17weeks.Thank you very much.
2:34:17 > 2:34:20Five councils in England will be asked to draw up plans to improve
2:34:20 > 2:34:22community cohesion in their areas as part of wider
2:34:22 > 2:34:23proposals on integration.
2:34:23 > 2:34:25Other proposals outlined in the government's
2:34:25 > 2:34:27Integrated Communities Strategy green paper include teaching
2:34:27 > 2:34:29British values in schools, promoting the English language
2:34:29 > 2:34:34and for councils to provide language tuition to non-English speakers.
2:34:34 > 2:34:37An Accident and Emergency consultant says he's concerned by the rise
2:34:37 > 2:34:39in knife crime after an surge in admissions from attacks
2:34:39 > 2:34:42involving the weapons.
2:34:42 > 2:34:44Andreas Crede said the injuries he treats
2:34:44 > 2:34:46are getting more severe.
2:34:46 > 2:34:49The number of victims sent to hospital with knife-inflicted
2:34:49 > 2:34:55wounds is at its highest level for five years.
2:34:55 > 2:34:57The creators of The Crown have admitted Claire Foy who portrays
2:34:57 > 2:35:03the Queen was paid less than her male counterpart.
2:35:03 > 2:35:06Matt Smith's portrayal of a young Duke
2:35:06 > 2:35:08of Edinburgh earned him more than Foy's Golden Globe-winning
2:35:08 > 2:35:11performance as Queen Elizabeth in the Netflix drama.
2:35:11 > 2:35:13The show's producers said Smith's previous starring role
2:35:13 > 2:35:21in Doctor Who meant he was paid more than his co-star.
2:35:22 > 2:35:29The producers were asked how much she was paid, and they had to admit
2:35:29 > 2:35:36it was less than her co-star. We keep saying the public. Never read
2:35:36 > 2:35:42what is written. We like to add live on this programme. -- and labour.
2:35:42 > 2:35:44The public are being asked for their views
2:35:44 > 2:35:46on the future of the 1p and 2p coins.
2:35:46 > 2:35:48Ministers are carrying out a review of cash transactions due
2:35:48 > 2:35:51to a rise in customers using non-cash payments such
2:35:51 > 2:35:52as contactless and online spending.
2:35:52 > 2:35:57The consultation will also look at whether £50 notes should be kept.
2:35:57 > 2:36:01You have been sending your thoughts on that. I have noticed, if there is
2:36:01 > 2:36:04money on the table, you cannot stop fiddling with it? I've dropped it
2:36:04 > 2:36:11about eight times. I don't think we should get rid of them. Did you ever
2:36:11 > 2:36:19play Charb
2:36:19 > 2:36:21play Charb halfpenny -- shove ha'penny?. Thank you for your
2:36:21 > 2:36:26tributes as well to Stephen Hawking. So many inspired by his brilliant
2:36:26 > 2:36:28mind and his humour as well.
2:36:28 > 2:36:31Matt will have the weather in 10 minutes.
2:36:31 > 2:36:36Here's what else is still to come on Breakfast.
2:36:36 > 2:36:41The singer, Kim Wilde will be here on the sofa.
2:36:41 > 2:36:45She'll tell us why the recording of her album was a family affair.
2:36:45 > 2:36:47And also aliens.
2:36:47 > 2:36:49Taking on Putin.
2:36:49 > 2:36:52The reporter John Sweeney will be here to tell us about being targeted
2:36:52 > 2:36:54by the Russian state as part of his Panorama investigation
2:36:54 > 2:36:59into the power the country's president wields.
2:36:59 > 2:37:02Highlighting the "culture of silence" around male sexual assault.
2:37:02 > 2:37:04Coronation Street's producer will tell us why it is hoped
2:37:04 > 2:37:07the storyline will help survivors come forward.
2:37:08 > 2:37:11All that still to come.
2:37:11 > 2:37:14But first, let's get the sport with Kat.
2:37:14 > 2:37:18There is good news to talk about. More Paralympic Winter medal sport
2:37:18 > 2:37:28Team GB. -- for Team GB. There was a silver yesterday, and there was
2:37:28 > 2:37:33another today, but it is that pesky Slovakian girl who won by something
2:37:33 > 2:37:37like five seconds, and she beat them today and yesterday. We will take
2:37:37 > 2:37:45the two Cor -- Silvers. Slovakia are a problem for Paralympics GB.
2:37:45 > 2:37:47Let's speak to our reporter Kate Grey who's in Pyeongchang.
2:37:47 > 2:37:51Bring us up-to-date with that medal, but nobody could beat the
2:37:51 > 2:37:56Slovakians, could they?If you've been watching the Paralympic games
2:37:56 > 2:38:00over the last few days you will know the names well. Mina Fitzpatrick and
2:38:00 > 2:38:05her guide have won their third medal of the games to add to the silver
2:38:05 > 2:38:09and bronze they won earlier in the week. This time it was a silver
2:38:09 > 2:38:15medal in the giant slalom and they get two runs down the giant slalom
2:38:15 > 2:38:18course, and in the first run they managed to finish in second position
2:38:18 > 2:38:25as they moved into the second run and managed to maintain the silver
2:38:25 > 2:38:29medal position behind the Slovakian who was dominating the class from
2:38:29 > 2:38:34day one here. And the British pair managed to safely negotiate their
2:38:34 > 2:38:39way round the wind the course and were over the moon when they came to
2:38:39 > 2:38:42the end of the race, clearly thriving in this Paralympic
2:38:42 > 2:38:45environment. This is their first Paralympic games, so it's a
2:38:45 > 2:38:48brilliant achievement and hopefully more to come. Just to update you on
2:38:48 > 2:38:55the other writs in the race, Kelly Gallagher and Gary Smith finished in
2:38:55 > 2:39:00fifth. -- the other Brits. Disappointment for them but a
2:39:00 > 2:39:04brilliant result for Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe. All of
2:39:04 > 2:39:10them will be back in action on Sunday for the final of this in the
2:39:10 > 2:39:15slalom.And what a fantastic debut Winter Paralympics for Menna
2:39:15 > 2:39:16Fitzpatrick and Jen Kehoe.
2:39:16 > 2:39:18Manchester United are out of the Champions League
2:39:18 > 2:39:20after a dismal home defeat to Sevilla.
2:39:20 > 2:39:22The tie was poised at 0-0 from the first leg,
2:39:22 > 2:39:25but Sevilla took control by scoring a crucial away goal with less
2:39:25 > 2:39:26than 20 minutes left.
2:39:26 > 2:39:29The Spanish side put the tie to bed with a second soon afterwards.
2:39:29 > 2:39:33United now just have the FA Cup left as the only trophy they can win this
2:39:33 > 2:39:35season and Jose Mourinho's comments after the match are unlikely
2:39:35 > 2:39:38to soothe angry United fans.
2:39:45 > 2:39:48I sit in this chair twice in the Champions League and I have
2:39:48 > 2:39:50knocked out Man United at home at Old Trafford.
2:39:50 > 2:39:52I sit in this chair with Porto, Man United out.
2:39:52 > 2:39:55I sit in this chair with Real Madrid, Man United out.
2:39:55 > 2:40:00So I don't think it's something new for the club.
2:40:00 > 2:40:07And of course, being Manchester United manager and losing
2:40:07 > 2:40:13a Champions League tie, at home, is a delusion, obviously.
2:40:13 > 2:40:17He said it was nothing to be sad about and not the end of the world.
2:40:17 > 2:40:21I don't know why he says it is a delusion. Probably trying to deflect
2:40:21 > 2:40:25attention from himself. No, it did happen.
2:40:25 > 2:40:28Tonight, the final last 16 ties take place, with Chelsea aiming to become
2:40:28 > 2:40:30the third English side into the quarter-finals.
2:40:30 > 2:40:32But they'll be well up against it, taking on the Spanish
2:40:32 > 2:40:34league leaders Barcelona in the Nou Camp.
2:40:34 > 2:40:41It's poised at 1-1 from the first leg.
2:40:41 > 2:40:43The Cheltenham Festival is underway, with Buveur D'Air
2:40:43 > 2:40:44the big winner on day one.
2:40:44 > 2:40:46The Nicky Henderson trained horse was the odds-on favourite
2:40:46 > 2:40:50going into the Champion Hurdle, but he was pushed all the way
2:40:50 > 2:40:53by the 7-1 shot Melon, winning by barely a neck
2:40:53 > 2:40:54on the line.
2:40:54 > 2:40:56The win means Buveaur D'Air retains his title after winning
2:40:56 > 2:41:00the same race last year.
2:41:00 > 2:41:05I think I would have had a bet on Melon, because I pick courses by
2:41:05 > 2:41:14their name, and I think that is a splendid name. -- I pick horses.
2:41:14 > 2:41:17splendid name. -- I pick horses. I have a Shetland pony called Muffin.
2:41:17 > 2:41:26Muffin and Melon, I suppose combination -- I suppose it is a
2:41:26 > 2:41:34superb, nation.I had some Alan Pardew memories there. -- Alan part
2:41:34 > 2:41:37ritual stop
2:41:37 > 2:41:39Last month, the journalist John Sweeney spent ten days
2:41:39 > 2:41:42in Russia filming a Panorama programme looking ahead to this
2:41:42 > 2:41:43weekend's presidential elections and the all-but-certain victory
2:41:43 > 2:41:44of Vladimir Putin.
2:41:44 > 2:41:46The on-going diplomatic crisis has made his documentary
2:41:46 > 2:41:47even more pertinent.
2:41:47 > 2:41:50Before we speak to John, let's see how he was treated on his trip.
2:41:54 > 2:41:58I have come to Moscow to find out what life is really like for the
2:41:58 > 2:42:03opposition here.
2:42:03 > 2:42:10opposition here.And that means I will be a target as well.
2:42:11 > 2:42:14will be a target as well. We think we are being followed by a dark blue
2:42:14 > 2:42:21Volkswagen. We have gone quite a complicated way. It is hanging back,
2:42:21 > 2:42:28but it follows is everywhere we go. -- follows us. It seems somebody
2:42:28 > 2:42:37wants to know what we are up to.It is now reversing.The same one? I
2:42:37 > 2:42:43remember.Close the doors.Close the door.You get a sense of what is
2:42:43 > 2:42:44going on.
2:42:44 > 2:42:46John Sweeney joins us now.
2:42:46 > 2:42:53You started this panorama before what happened in Salisbury, so give
2:42:53 > 2:42:57us a sense of what you were trying to do and what you found in Russia.
2:42:57 > 2:43:03You came under serious pressure and trouble.What we are there to do is
2:43:03 > 2:43:08a simple task which is defined what life is like for the Russian
2:43:08 > 2:43:10opposition, the real Russian opposition, that is. People say
2:43:10 > 2:43:19Vladimir Putin is or was afraid of two politicians. Boris Nemtsov was
2:43:19 > 2:43:22shot dead three years ago and the other politician has been barred
2:43:22 > 2:43:26from standing. When Russians go to the polls on Sunday they can vote
2:43:26 > 2:43:33for Vladimir Putin or Vladimir Putin. But we went and spoke to the
2:43:33 > 2:43:38supporters of the opposition and ran through some of the things that have
2:43:38 > 2:43:42happened to them. Stabbed antes uttered. Banged over the head with
2:43:42 > 2:43:49an iron bar. Beaten senseless by silence folks -- silent thugs. He
2:43:49 > 2:43:55was also a victim of Di attack when he thought we might be blinded in an
2:43:55 > 2:44:01high. It is heavy stuff, this. When we were working and talking to the
2:44:01 > 2:44:06opposition figures, we were followed, 24/ seven. Teams of cars.
2:44:06 > 2:44:15Quite obvious as well?It was horses head in the bed stuff. It was
2:44:15 > 2:44:20deliberate, look what we can do. Then there is a moment. And I met
2:44:20 > 2:44:25Boris Nemtsov, and I really liked him. He was a bit of a hero to me.
2:44:25 > 2:44:31There is a shrine to him by his old house. These guys, who are
2:44:31 > 2:44:37fanatically pro-Kremlin, and are suspected of attacking the
2:44:37 > 2:44:42opposition with green died, they took Boris Nemtsov's picture down
2:44:42 > 2:44:47and threw his reef in the toilet. It was all captured on camera. I said,
2:44:47 > 2:44:52are you not desecrating a shrine? -- wreath. The next day we are called
2:44:52 > 2:44:57into the police station, three hours in there and while we are in there,
2:44:57 > 2:45:02I am accused by Russian media of vandalising the shrine.You were?
2:45:02 > 2:45:08And then I am doorstep by Russian TV and I eat give them a lick with the
2:45:08 > 2:45:13rush edge of my tongue -- I give them.This is the moment you are
2:45:13 > 2:45:15talking about.
2:45:21 > 2:45:23It soon becomes clear why we have been followed and film.
2:45:35 > 2:45:45One of the main TV channels in Russia runs a special about me.
2:45:45 > 2:45:51As well as repeating the claims, it accuses me of making up stories
2:45:51 > 2:45:56about students and soldiers I haven't even met.
2:45:56 > 2:46:01Watching that, John, it is kind of staggering but it's really serious,
2:46:01 > 2:46:09isn't it?We are in trouble, in trouble a very,
2:46:11 > 2:46:14trouble a very, very powerful man, Vladimir Putin, and the Russian
2:46:14 > 2:46:20state. It feels like, being in Russia now, talking to the
2:46:20 > 2:46:24opposition, it feels like Nazi Germany in 1933 before the really
2:46:24 > 2:46:31horrible stuff. But the idea that these are decent people, there was
2:46:31 > 2:46:36one wearing a Vladimir Putin mask, he was stabbed and Tasered. In
2:46:36 > 2:46:39Britain, you mock the Prime Minister, nothing will happen to
2:46:39 > 2:46:44you. We can all wear Theresa May masks.What do you say to the people
2:46:44 > 2:46:47who say that he is popular and he may well legitimately win the
2:46:47 > 2:46:54election this weekend?It is not an election, says the opposition. It is
2:46:54 > 2:47:03a coronation. If Jeremy Corbyn is not allowed to stand next to Theresa
2:47:03 > 2:47:08May, that is not an election. There is no real opposition in Russia.
2:47:08 > 2:47:16Russia is not a democracy and this is scary, the extent. They told
2:47:16 > 2:47:22great lies about this. They put my passport up on Russian media. I had
2:47:22 > 2:47:26to cancel it. I don't know exactly what happened in Salisbury,
2:47:26 > 2:47:31obviously, but clearly you cannot buy that nerve agent in a shop. You
2:47:31 > 2:47:35cannot do that. This is done by the state and they have got, Vladimir
2:47:35 > 2:47:40Putin has got previous, for hunting down people he sees as traitors. So
2:47:40 > 2:47:44the question is, and it is a big question, what is the British
2:47:44 > 2:47:50government going to do to signal to the Russians, stop this? Stop
2:47:50 > 2:47:54mucking around, stop poisoning people in our country. It's scary.
2:47:54 > 2:48:02Does it make you fearful?No, I was with a big Irish cameraman and a
2:48:02 > 2:48:11fantastic and super clever Northern Irish producer and we had a serious
2:48:11 > 2:48:18laugh, even in the Russian Nick. We never lost our sense of humour. But,
2:48:18 > 2:48:24I have to say, when I got home to Heathrow, there were two customs
2:48:24 > 2:48:27officials, and there's that awful moment, they are going to go through
2:48:27 > 2:48:32your bag, and one of them cracked a joke with the other guy and they
2:48:32 > 2:48:34buckled up laughing, and it's the first time I had seen officials
2:48:34 > 2:48:42laugh and I almost kissed the tarmac at Heathrow.Feel free to do that.
2:48:42 > 2:48:45Thank you very much.
2:48:45 > 2:48:48You can watch John's Panorama - Taking On Putin -
2:48:48 > 2:48:49at 7.30pm tonight on BBC One.
2:48:49 > 2:48:54Are you still editing butter no, it's done.
2:48:54 > 2:48:56Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:48:56 > 2:49:00Here's Matt with a look at this morning's weather.
2:49:00 > 2:49:05A cracking start to the day but a different story in the west to
2:49:05 > 2:49:09Calderdale. Many western fringes will cede conditions similar to this
2:49:09 > 2:49:11throughout the day
2:49:11 > 2:49:12will cede conditions similar to this throughout the day as you are
2:49:12 > 2:49:12will cede conditions similar to this throughout the day as you are closed
2:49:12 > 2:49:21to this. The rain will
2:49:21 > 2:49:24to this. The rain will bring the wins with it, but we have got mild
2:49:24 > 2:49:31air coming up from France for the east and south. A good part of
2:49:31 > 2:49:36England, east Wales, dry with spells of hazy sunshine coming and going.
2:49:36 > 2:49:38In the west, the Grey shots in Cornwall will continue with further
2:49:38 > 2:49:42rain at times. Some of that will become heavy through the afternoon.
2:49:42 > 2:49:48We could see an inch of rain on the moors before we get through tomorrow
2:49:48 > 2:49:53morning. Rain coming and going in western parts of Wales. Northern
2:49:53 > 2:49:57Ireland, like Cornwall and Devon will get wet out through the night
2:49:57 > 2:49:59with occasional rain in western Scotland, the heaviest through the
2:49:59 > 2:50:05end of the afternoon will be in the south-west. Gales in the south-west,
2:50:05 > 2:50:10tempering the temperature, but in the east, that breeze picking up
2:50:10 > 2:50:13with 7 degrees in Scotland and 15 degrees in London. The mildest day
2:50:13 > 2:50:19of the week. Only one way to go. Looking at what is happening beyond
2:50:19 > 2:50:23that, tonight, whilst eastern areas will stay dry, rain in the
2:50:23 > 2:50:27south-west of England will spread through Northern Ireland, Wales, the
2:50:27 > 2:50:29Midlands and the south-east by the end of the night. Across the
2:50:29 > 2:50:34north-east of England and Scotland, it will be another chilly night and
2:50:34 > 2:50:43a cold start to tomorrow morning. A dry start,
2:50:43 > 2:50:48dry start, potential... After a dry start in Northern Ireland, that rain
2:50:48 > 2:50:55spreads its way into the east of England and the North east, the
2:50:55 > 2:51:00potential for thundery showers. Temperatures will drop here further
2:51:00 > 2:51:03into Friday. Colder air starting to work its way in with snow at times
2:51:03 > 2:51:08on the hills on the far north of England. Also the eastern Highlands
2:51:08 > 2:51:14and the Grampians. Further south, we see big temperature drops for all
2:51:14 > 2:51:22into the weekend. Back to Dan and Louise.
2:51:22 > 2:51:22into the weekend. Back to Dan and Louise.
2:51:22 > 2:51:27Sorry, we were chatting away to Kim Wilde. You have to speak to her when
2:51:27 > 2:51:32she is on the favour. Isn't that brilliant?
2:51:32 > 2:51:34Kim Wilde made a name for herself as a pop
2:51:34 > 2:51:37star in the eighties - the era of big hair and even
2:51:37 > 2:51:38bigger shoulderpads.
2:51:38 > 2:51:42Now, Kim's embarking on her first UK tour in 35 years.
2:51:42 > 2:51:45It's about 30 years, yes.
2:51:45 > 2:51:47We'll talk to her in a moment about the inspiration
2:51:47 > 2:51:48behind her new album.
2:51:48 > 2:51:50But first, let's have a look at her performing.
2:51:50 > 2:51:52# New York to east California
2:51:52 > 2:51:54# There's a new wave coming, I warn ya
2:51:54 > 2:51:55# We're the kids in America
2:51:55 > 2:51:57# We're the kids in America
2:51:57 > 2:52:00# Everybody lives for the music-go-round
2:52:00 > 2:52:03# Get out, get out of my life
2:52:03 > 2:52:06# And let me sleep at night
2:52:06 > 2:52:09# Cos you don't really love me
2:52:09 > 2:52:14# You just keep me hanging on
2:52:14 > 2:52:17# Well I know your love is rough
2:52:17 > 2:52:19# And the road you take is tough
2:52:19 > 2:52:22# But I just can't get enough
2:52:22 > 2:52:25# Chequered love
2:52:25 > 2:52:27# Come here, baby, gotta show you
2:52:27 > 2:52:31# I swear I'm gonna die tonight
2:52:31 > 2:52:32# Take a chance
2:52:32 > 2:52:37# Make it nice and slow
2:52:37 > 2:52:38# Ooooh, touch me
2:52:38 > 2:52:42# I'll show you where to go... #
2:52:42 > 2:52:48Kim joins us now.
2:52:48 > 2:52:53Some memories in there. Over 30 million albums. Welcome to BBC
2:52:53 > 2:53:00breakfast.It's great to be here. The new album is called here come
2:53:00 > 2:53:05the aliens. And there is an inspiration to this from the aliens?
2:53:05 > 2:53:11Indeed,
2:53:11 > 2:53:18Indeed, Here Come The Aliens is the chorus to a song referencing the
2:53:18 > 2:53:24mainland then but I also saw some incredible lights in the sky one
2:53:24 > 2:53:28night and I think people are used to me talking about this now. Stephen
2:53:28 > 2:53:33Hawking believed very much aliens were there. A big also suggested we
2:53:33 > 2:53:35shouldn't get in contact with them. I think they are getting in contact
2:53:35 > 2:53:43with us.Do you have any evidence for that?Well, I saw it at the
2:53:43 > 2:53:51time.In the sky above your house? Yes, in the back garden, and there
2:53:51 > 2:53:56were other witnesses at the time. It has happened to a lot of people. The
2:53:56 > 2:54:01olds in the sky and no one can say what they are. Some of them are
2:54:01 > 2:54:06massive and I am sure of what I saw. It inspired the song for Here Come
2:54:06 > 2:54:14The Aliens, the Tour, I will be going up and down Britain for the
2:54:14 > 2:54:19whole of April singing about aliens. Is it really 30 years? You must be
2:54:19 > 2:54:25incredibly excited.I have been doing rewind and singing their hits
2:54:25 > 2:54:31you just played but I will be swapping between those and these
2:54:31 > 2:54:35great new tracks from my new album. This is always the way you have
2:54:35 > 2:54:40always done things. This is fully inspired, with the Kim Wilde plan
2:54:40 > 2:54:49coming out again.Yes, my brother is coming out again, he thinks a duet
2:54:49 > 2:54:54with me, my niece did all the amazing artwork for the album and
2:54:54 > 2:55:02the singles, and it's incredible. Sort of sci-fi, 50s B-movie kind of
2:55:02 > 2:55:08carting stuff. Anyway, she's done a brilliant job. We've thrown a lot of
2:55:08 > 2:55:13creativity and energy at it. I have a lot of energy anyway as a human
2:55:13 > 2:55:23being.We can see this.I don't know if you've noticed!We certainly
2:55:23 > 2:55:28have. There is a wonderful clip of using in America on a train from a
2:55:28 > 2:55:42few years ago. Let's show the clip. I look, they are going back on.If
2:55:42 > 2:55:53you listen to this sand honest, there was a gal about 22nd -- about
2:55:53 > 2:55:5720 second in a verb, it's really have!Is live after a Christmas
2:55:57 > 2:56:02party? It is after Christmas party and all I can say is thank God for
2:56:02 > 2:56:14the antlers. At least I could come out of it with some dignity.
2:56:14 > 2:56:20out of it with some dignity. I think I gave you guys antlers, Louise.You
2:56:20 > 2:56:27did. I think I may have won this Christmas. Anyway, talk about Candy
2:56:27 > 2:56:40crashed. Some people have played this game.Andy creche is a new
2:56:40 > 2:56:46this game.Andy creche is a new -- Kandy Krush is a new song, my new
2:56:46 > 2:56:50single, letters coming onto with me. I wanted to write something to light
2:56:50 > 2:56:57up the state and this is the song for doing mad.
2:56:59 > 2:57:03for doing mad. We will be in Salford on the last day of the gig and we
2:57:03 > 2:57:08start in Ipswich at the end of March.Come everyone. Lots of your
2:57:08 > 2:57:12fans are getting in touch today and saying that the best thing about
2:57:12 > 2:57:15going to see is that you are not afraid to play the classics as well
2:57:15 > 2:57:21as the new stuff.Because you love those. I do. They are the sounds of
2:57:21 > 2:57:30our feelings. Everyone responds to them. It sounds great. It's a
2:57:30 > 2:57:38feel-good song, kids in America, and it's fun to sing, so we will be
2:57:38 > 2:57:44playing old hits as well as anyone from Here Come The Aliens.I will
2:57:44 > 2:57:51get both antlers out and be done thing.You know it! Throughout
2:57:51 > 2:57:55April, I am coming to town near you.
2:57:55 > 2:57:57Kim's Album is called Here Come the Aliens and you can
2:57:57 > 2:58:00catch her on tour across the UK from the 30th of March.
2:58:00 > 2:58:05I feel so much better about life in general.
2:58:05 > 2:58:10It is such effervescence. I think we need three hours of Kim
2:58:10 > 2:58:15Wilde. What have you got planned this week?
2:58:15 > 2:58:1728 years ago, the yacht Maiden made history when its female crew
2:58:17 > 2:58:20became the first to sail the Whitbread Round the World Race.
2:58:20 > 2:58:35I am appeased! -- I am in enthused!
2:58:35 > 2:58:37Now the vessel is being restored ahead of its next
2:58:37 > 2:58:39adventure to promote education for girls.
2:58:39 > 2:58:41Breakfast's John Maguire is in Hamble and can tell us more.
2:58:41 > 2:58:49From one of icon to another, Tracy Edwards is with me, as well as Susan
2:58:49 > 2:58:53Glennie, who will be the new skipper of Maiden. Good morning to both of
2:58:53 > 2:58:57you. Tracy, tell us why you brought Maiden back and what you are going
2:58:57 > 2:59:02to do with her?We brought her back to restore her because she was in a
2:59:02 > 2:59:06sorry state and we didn't want her to be a floating museum, she
2:59:06 > 2:59:10wouldn't be good at teaching sailing, so we are regenerating
2:59:10 > 2:59:19heart to help with girls education, starting with a three-year tear
2:59:19 > 2:59:25around the world. And she has a new skipper, see the Glennie.You have a
2:59:25 > 2:59:30great story about what got you into this business.I am a full-time
2:59:30 > 2:59:35sailor and I can vividly remember my very early teenage years, my father
2:59:35 > 2:59:40calling me into the living room, I started sailing with him, and then,
2:59:40 > 2:59:44come on at this woman on television. She is amazing and mailing it in the
2:59:44 > 2:59:51Whitbread race and I remember watching Tracy being interviewed in
2:59:51 > 3:00:00the evening and it was this iconic oilmen that we'd -- it with this
3:00:00 > 3:00:05iconic women speaking and now she called me up and I am sailing about.
3:00:05 > 3:00:12Big deck shoes to fill.Tracy is going to go as bright red as her
3:00:12 > 3:00:17jacket. This is a three-year round the world voyage and you are
3:00:17 > 3:00:24recruiting for greed?Yes, we are. We will have five Ali,
3:00:24 > 3:00:27professionally paid female group then we are also going to have some
3:00:27 > 3:00:31younger women who are looking to build up their sea miles to get
3:00:31 > 3:00:41their tickets. We will also, from April onwards, be selling
3:00:41 > 3:00:45April onwards, be selling places, and we will allow men to sail on
3:00:45 > 3:00:49Maiden for the first time ever.It is great to see Baber be this
3:00:49 > 3:00:52morning. All the very best for next month, but getting Maiden back in
3:00:52 > 3:00:57the water and for the maiden voyage as well. There you go. You heard it
3:00:57 > 3:01:01here. If you fancy a trip around the world would be fantastic sale give
3:01:01 > 3:01:05no where to look.
3:01:05 > 3:01:10What a lovely day there and what a lovely story.
3:01:10 > 3:01:12Reacting to the news of the death of Stephen Hawking,
3:01:12 > 3:01:15the Prime Minister, Theresa May described him as a "brilliant
3:01:15 > 3:01:17and extraordinary mind - one of the great scientists
3:01:17 > 3:01:19of his generation" whose "courage, humour and determination
3:01:19 > 3:01:22to get the most from life was an inspiration".
3:01:22 > 3:01:24So many people getting in touch.
3:01:24 > 3:01:27We're joined now by Nick Goldman, a molecular biologist who studied
3:01:27 > 3:01:29Maths at the University of Cambridge when Professor Hawking
3:01:29 > 3:01:32was there and from Cambridge we can speak to Professor Paul Shellard
3:01:32 > 3:01:39who was colleague and friend of Professor Hawking.
3:01:39 > 3:01:44It is such a sad day, but it's been inspiring listening to people's
3:01:44 > 3:01:50memories of him. What would you say today?The world has lost a truly
3:01:50 > 3:01:56great figure in terms of intellectual and scientific
3:01:56 > 3:02:01achievement, in terms of outreach to the general public in communicating
3:02:01 > 3:02:11science. And as an icon to disabled people, an exemplar of courage and
3:02:11 > 3:02:16determination in the face of many challenges.So it is a very sad day
3:02:16 > 3:02:20indeed. You've known him for many years and so many people have spoken
3:02:20 > 3:02:23about not just his brilliant intellectual mind, but his warmth
3:02:23 > 3:02:32and humour as well.That's right. I was his student back in the 1980s.
3:02:32 > 3:02:39And I have stayed on here in Cambridge and become the director of
3:02:39 > 3:02:44his institute for theoretical cosmology. It's been a great and
3:02:44 > 3:02:48special privilege to know him during that time and to see him first-hand
3:02:48 > 3:02:55and the way he thinks about problems in such an incisive way and to see
3:02:55 > 3:02:59his daily courage, the sheer grit and determination with which he
3:02:59 > 3:03:07faced life and always in such good humour. He had his impish smile, no
3:03:07 > 3:03:12matter how difficult things were he could see the lighter side of life,
3:03:12 > 3:03:17and that was very important for him in persisting and persevering so
3:03:17 > 3:03:23successfully.As Paul was saying, it's a great sadness, and many
3:03:23 > 3:03:28people reflecting on that, but also today talking about the great
3:03:28 > 3:03:32achievements and the scope of his intellectualism which has affected
3:03:32 > 3:03:38so many people.It's very unusual for such a skilled scientist to make
3:03:38 > 3:03:43such an impact in his own field, but to get some of that across to the
3:03:43 > 3:03:47public, if not giving them a great understanding of cosmology, giving
3:03:47 > 3:03:52them a great understanding of how science works and the value of that
3:03:52 > 3:03:58to society. And to do it with humour and interest is fantastic.Brian Cox
3:03:58 > 3:04:01was interesting this morning, saying he was an inspiration to scientists
3:04:01 > 3:04:06and Nehra more scientists around today, not totally in part, but many
3:04:06 > 3:04:12of them have been inspired by him and his work and the way he went
3:04:12 > 3:04:16about his business.Absolutely. You would see him around Cambridge and
3:04:16 > 3:04:22out and about. He did not hide away in any way. He was visible to
3:04:22 > 3:04:25everyone so you felt you knew a little bit of him even if you were
3:04:25 > 3:04:28not a personal acquaintance and I think that came across in his
3:04:28 > 3:04:34television appearances. Although it is this great world of advanced
3:04:34 > 3:04:38scientific work, he gave a little bit of that to everyone.Give as a
3:04:38 > 3:04:42sense of the impact on science himself and the way we think about
3:04:42 > 3:04:47the universe.It's not my field. You have the expert behind me who should
3:04:47 > 3:04:54do that.Let's talk to you about that then, shall we. Professor?You
3:04:54 > 3:05:01want me to tell you about his great achievements?Go for it.I hope you
3:05:01 > 3:05:07have quite a while, because Stephen Hawking made many contributions to
3:05:07 > 3:05:11the modern theory of black holes and our understanding of them is largely
3:05:11 > 3:05:17due to his work and those of the group that followed. He described
3:05:17 > 3:05:25the black holes, he described how they collided, and he established
3:05:25 > 3:05:28important steps proving their uniqueness and he asked the
3:05:28 > 3:05:33question, can they live for ever? This was his most well-known work,
3:05:33 > 3:05:42showing that black holes radiate this kind of microscopic effect
3:05:42 > 3:05:46meaning that the energy will radiate away, and it is called Hawking
3:05:46 > 3:05:53evaporation. It is a very important phenomena -- phenomenon that is
3:05:53 > 3:05:58driving physics at the moment. In terms of cosmology, his early work
3:05:58 > 3:06:04was to show there was a beginning in time, and all the reasonable
3:06:04 > 3:06:07assumptions we know, there had to be a big bang in the past and this is a
3:06:07 > 3:06:13Mac -- matter -- mathematical proof. He showed the same sort of phenomena
3:06:13 > 3:06:18that happens for black holes also happens for the universe. It
3:06:18 > 3:06:23radiates. And these small fluctuations are the key to
3:06:23 > 3:06:27understanding where galaxies come from. These little fluctuations are
3:06:27 > 3:06:30the primordial seeds around which everything in the universe
3:06:30 > 3:06:36collapses. Beyond that, he made amazing speculations about the
3:06:36 > 3:06:41origins of the universe from nothing, his so-called no boundary
3:06:41 > 3:06:45proposal. So across the field, I mean, any one of these contributions
3:06:45 > 3:06:50would have made him famous within the scientific community but he made
3:06:50 > 3:06:55at least five major breakthroughs. It sounds bizarre to say it, but we
3:06:55 > 3:06:59are running out of time. We are not, essentially, are we? But we are on
3:06:59 > 3:07:04this programme. Thank you very much professor and Nick for talking to
3:07:04 > 3:07:09us. What a lovely way of wrapping things up. Talking to Kim Wilde
3:07:09 > 3:07:12earlier about alien life and there was acquired from Stephen Hawking
3:07:12 > 3:07:16saying he had not found much evidence of intelligent life on
3:07:16 > 3:07:21Earth. -- there was a quote.
3:07:21 > 3:07:23But first, a last, brief look at the headlines
3:07:23 > 3:08:56where you are this morning.
3:08:56 > 3:08:58Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
3:08:58 > 3:09:07Now though it's back to Dan and Louise.
3:09:09 > 3:09:11Welcome back, everybody. We will talk about something
3:09:11 > 3:09:11Welcome back, everybody. We will talk about something completely
3:09:11 > 3:09:13different.
3:09:13 > 3:09:15From murder to drug abuse to grooming, Coronation Street has
3:09:15 > 3:09:17had its fair share of hard-hitting plotlines in the last year.
3:09:17 > 3:09:20Now, in a first for the soap, it will deal
3:09:20 > 3:09:21with the issue of male rape.
3:09:21 > 3:09:24The hope is that the storyline will help victims come forward.
3:09:24 > 3:09:26We'll speak to the show's series producer, Kate
3:09:26 > 3:09:27It
3:09:27 > 3:09:30Oates.
3:09:30 > 3:09:34thanks for joining us. It's one of those storylines which has got
3:09:34 > 3:09:37people talking and it's something which Coronation Street has not been
3:09:37 > 3:09:39afraid to shy away from with controversial issues over the years.
3:09:39 > 3:09:44I think that is true. Ultimately the show has always dealt with issues
3:09:44 > 3:09:48that are noteworthy and promote discussion and that is kind of the
3:09:48 > 3:09:53point. If you don't promote discussion, it gets pushed away. We
3:09:53 > 3:09:56raise issues and people talk about them and hopefully we can change
3:09:56 > 3:09:59opinions and make people think differently.I don't want to give
3:09:59 > 3:10:03too much away because it will be on the telly, but Teller salute a bit
3:10:03 > 3:10:09about the storyline.The storyline is about David Platt, who has been
3:10:09 > 3:10:14through his fair share of trauma, being a soap character, played by
3:10:14 > 3:10:20Jack Shepherd. This guy kind of grooms him, really. He drugs him and
3:10:20 > 3:10:25he is raped. It is a storyline about power, because rape is as much about
3:10:25 > 3:10:29power as sex. Ultimately David finds it impossible to talk about and it
3:10:29 > 3:10:32is that bottling up through shame and fear which threatens to bring
3:10:32 > 3:10:38him down.We have talked about these subjects in the past, but I imagine
3:10:38 > 3:10:41this has been meticulously researched and you have looked into
3:10:41 > 3:10:45every detailed reaction, the setup, and everything to make sure you
3:10:45 > 3:10:51betrayed as true to life as you can. We worked with an amazing charity
3:10:51 > 3:10:54called Survivors Manchester, headed by Duncan Craig, who is generous
3:10:54 > 3:11:00with his time and expertise on the matter. He has made us realise
3:11:00 > 3:11:05things that men take in excess of 25 years to talk about sexual abuse.
3:11:05 > 3:11:09One in ten rapes in the UK are of a male victim. It's not spoken about
3:11:09 > 3:11:13as much as it should be. Men find it hard to talk about emotions at the
3:11:13 > 3:11:16best of times, let alone when something is difficult and traumatic
3:11:16 > 3:11:20like this happens, and that is what we are trying to shine a light on.
3:11:20 > 3:11:24Jack Shepherd has done a lot of research, talking to people, because
3:11:24 > 3:11:30it is an odorous role.It is a responsibility. We have met
3:11:30 > 3:11:32survivors of rape and it's phenomenal when you meet people who
3:11:32 > 3:11:37have managed to turn the experience around and turn it into something
3:11:37 > 3:11:40positive. When people talk to us and share their stories and gives a
3:11:40 > 3:11:44chance to talk about that on a wider platform. It really does take
3:11:44 > 3:11:49something very traumatic, but there is good to come from this.What you
3:11:49 > 3:11:53say to those, and I'm sure you've had a lot of this, murder, drug
3:11:53 > 3:12:03abuse. Where is the fun side of this?We have fantastic comedy
3:12:03 > 3:12:06performers, Dolly Rose Campbell, so we have got the balance because she
3:12:06 > 3:12:13won the best comic performance. You can see it in the dark, hard-hitting
3:12:13 > 3:12:17stories, gallows humour, funny one-liners. That is what I like.We
3:12:17 > 3:12:22were talking to Nicola Thorpe about the set.Big story Street extension,
3:12:22 > 3:12:28a bit of Coronation Street history. It is a fantastic new story to be
3:12:28 > 3:12:32played out on that street.Can we go and visit? It's just across the
3:12:32 > 3:12:37water. Thank you for coming in. The series producer of Coronation
3:12:37 > 3:12:39Street.
3:12:39 > 3:12:41You can watch the storyline unfold from this Friday on ITV
3:12:41 > 3:12:43at 7:30 then again at 8:30.
3:12:43 > 3:12:46That's all from us today.
3:12:46 > 3:12:51All morning we have been celebrating the life of Stephen Hawking. We had
3:12:51 > 3:12:55so much reaction from around the world, we thought we would remind
3:12:55 > 3:12:58everyone of one of his most inspirational quotes. Have a look at
3:12:58 > 3:13:03this.
3:13:18 > 3:13:21Stephen Hawking. It's been a pleasure to be talking about him
3:13:21 > 3:13:26here on this programme today. Thank you for all of your contributions.
3:13:26 > 3:13:32We will be back tomorrow from six. Fonau, goodbye.