0:00:07 > 0:00:10Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13The British company accused of using the data of 50 million
0:00:13 > 0:00:16Facebook users without their consent - today the information watchdog
0:00:16 > 0:00:17steps up the investigation.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19The Information Commissioner says it will apply
0:00:19 > 0:00:21for a warrant to search computers used by technology company
0:00:21 > 0:00:29Cambridge Analytica amid claims of a data breach.
0:00:42 > 0:00:44Good morning, it's Tuesday the 20th of March.
0:00:44 > 0:00:45Also this morning -
0:00:45 > 0:00:49The diplomatic row continues after the attack on a former spy
0:00:49 > 0:00:51in Salisbury - more than 20 Russian embassy staff will leave
0:00:51 > 0:00:58London today.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Ministers will decide later whether to take any further action.
0:01:01 > 0:01:02Tackling terrorism -
0:01:02 > 0:01:06police urge members of the public to act to help them thwart attacks.
0:01:06 > 0:01:07Pothole problems -
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Almost 25,000 miles of roads in England and Wales have been
0:01:10 > 0:01:13identified as in need of essential maintenance in the next year.
0:01:13 > 0:01:13Good morning.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16Uber has suspended driverless car tests after a fatal accident
0:01:16 > 0:01:17in the US.
0:01:17 > 0:01:19I'll have more in a moment.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21In Sport, Paralympics GB arrive back on British soil,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25after their record-breaking exploits in South Korea.
0:01:25 > 0:01:33And Carol has the weather.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37It's another chilly start to the day with the risk of ice on untreated
0:01:37 > 0:01:41surfaces but for many of us, it will be dry and bright. There is a little
0:01:41 > 0:01:45bit of rain and drizzle in the forecast but the long-range
0:01:45 > 0:01:49forecast, at least for this week, will turn out a bit more mild. We
0:01:49 > 0:01:51will have more in 15 minutes.
0:01:51 > 0:01:51Good morning.
0:01:51 > 0:01:52First, our main story.
0:01:52 > 0:01:55A British company, accused of misusing personal data belonging
0:01:55 > 0:01:57to 50 million Facebook users, is being investigated
0:01:57 > 0:01:58by the information watchdog.
0:01:58 > 0:02:01The UK's Information Commissioner says she will seek a warrant to look
0:02:01 > 0:02:04at databases and servers hosted by Cambridge Analytica.
0:02:04 > 0:02:06The firm is accused of using Facebook data without consent
0:02:06 > 0:02:09to influence the outcome of the last US election.
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing.
0:02:11 > 0:02:19Mark Lobel reports.
0:02:24 > 0:02:33Alleviation dish data mining firm is today saving themselves. They have
0:02:33 > 0:02:36been secretly filmed by Channel 4 news apparently suggesting it could
0:02:36 > 0:02:41use honey traps and potential bribery to discredit politicians. At
0:02:41 > 0:02:45the company hit back, criticising how the programme was edited,
0:02:45 > 0:02:50claiming they do not take place in honey traps or bribes. Last night,
0:02:50 > 0:02:55the company's chief executive spoke of the BBC.I have a huge amount of
0:02:55 > 0:03:03regret about the fact that we may be undertook this meeting and spoke
0:03:03 > 0:03:07without certain amount of hyperbole about things we do.But the
0:03:07 > 0:03:11allegations don't end there. Cambridge and may be responsible for
0:03:11 > 0:03:20a major breach of ordinary people's Dato, too. -- Cambridge Analytica.
0:03:20 > 0:03:26It has been accused of mining millions of users' data to back
0:03:26 > 0:03:33Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. The potential breach of
0:03:33 > 0:03:38privacy has alarmed the information Commissioner who today, citing
0:03:38 > 0:03:41Cambridge Analytica's lack of co-operation, is seeking a warrant
0:03:41 > 0:03:45to search its databases and servers. Facebook suspended Cambridge
0:03:45 > 0:03:51Analytica from its servers last week and instructed a digital forensics
0:03:51 > 0:03:55team to find out if it still has the data in question that Cambridge
0:03:55 > 0:04:02Analytica claims it had deleted at after learning the information did
0:04:02 > 0:04:05not adhere to data protection rules.
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Ministers are to decide whether to take further action
0:04:07 > 0:04:09against Russia after Saturday's expulsion of British
0:04:09 > 0:04:10diplomats by Moscow.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13The Russian Embassy says its diplomats and their families,
0:04:13 > 0:04:15totalling about eighty people, will leave London today.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17Both sides have ordered twenty-three embassy staff to go,
0:04:17 > 0:04:20following the nerve agent attack in Salisbury which Britain has
0:04:20 > 0:04:21blamed on Russia.
0:04:21 > 0:04:29Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, reports.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36For Britain, this is both expulsion day and another decision day.
0:04:36 > 0:04:39The Russian Embassy in London will say goodbye to its 23 diplomats
0:04:39 > 0:04:42ordered out by the Prime Minister as undercover intelligence officers.
0:04:42 > 0:04:44As they leave, Theresa May and her senior ministers
0:04:44 > 0:04:47on the National Security Council will consider possible next
0:04:47 > 0:04:55steps against Russia.
0:04:57 > 0:05:00After Moscow's response on Saturday, expelling the same number of British
0:05:00 > 0:05:03diplomat, but also closing down both the British Council in Moscow
0:05:03 > 0:05:06and the consulate in St Petersburg, will Britain now decide to launch
0:05:06 > 0:05:07a second round of measures?
0:05:07 > 0:05:10To do so risks an endless tit-for-tat with the Kremlin.
0:05:10 > 0:05:14But not to do so risks accusations of weakness from some quarters.
0:05:14 > 0:05:16More than two weeks after the Salisbury attack,
0:05:16 > 0:05:23and following Boris Johnson's visit to Brussels yesterday,
0:05:23 > 0:05:26British ministers are heartened by the level of solidarity from Nato
0:05:26 > 0:05:29and the European Union, more supportive than some had expected.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33So it looks as if the government may reserve the right to take further
0:05:33 > 0:05:34action against Russia in future.
0:05:34 > 0:05:38James Robbins, BBC News.
0:05:38 > 0:05:42A two-year-old girl has died after being lifted from a car found
0:05:42 > 0:05:43in a river in Wales.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Kiara Moore was recovered from a silver Mini
0:05:45 > 0:05:49in the River Teifi in Cardigan.
0:05:49 > 0:05:50On Monday afternoon,
0:05:50 > 0:05:52numerous Facebook posts claimed the car been stolen.
0:05:52 > 0:05:55Officers said they were continuing to investigate the circumstances
0:05:55 > 0:05:58of the incident and appealed for witnesses who may have seen
0:05:58 > 0:06:06the vehicle enter the river.
0:06:07 > 0:06:13Some Conservatives MPs are expected to range -- concerned today about
0:06:13 > 0:06:17the transitional Brexit deal.
0:06:17 > 0:06:19However the EU's chief negotiator, Michel Barnier,
0:06:19 > 0:06:22says some issues still need to be settled, including
0:06:22 > 0:06:23the Northern Ireland border.
0:06:23 > 0:06:24Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us
0:06:24 > 0:06:26from Westminster with more details -
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Chris, what more do we know about this deal?
0:06:29 > 0:06:32It is proving controversial particularly, as you say, on the
0:06:32 > 0:06:35specific issue on fishing. The striking thing as this deal was
0:06:35 > 0:06:39published yesterday was broadly speaking how welcomed it was on both
0:06:39 > 0:06:44sides of the political divide. At Westminster, businesses saying this
0:06:44 > 0:06:51transition period gives them a bit of certainty in the median time.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55There was a sizzling row about fishing with conservative MPs in
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Scotland in particular but others from coastal communities around the
0:06:59 > 0:07:06UK feeling this transitional period sells their community short. So many
0:07:06 > 0:07:10from the fishing community wanted to take back control of UK coastal
0:07:10 > 0:07:14waters they expected that would happen much, much more quickly than
0:07:14 > 0:07:19as set out by the government. They are going to have to wait until the
0:07:19 > 0:07:23end of 2020, as things stand and they don't like the look of that.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26Michael Gove, the environment Secretary, last night, we were told
0:07:26 > 0:07:31that there was a frank exchange of views. That is Westminster speak,
0:07:31 > 0:07:36for absolutely blazing row. I spoke to some of the MPs that were going
0:07:36 > 0:07:40to that meeting and they were furious in advance because of the
0:07:40 > 0:07:43amount of heat they have taken from their constituencies as this deal
0:07:43 > 0:07:47was published. The campaign already notching up another stat today
0:07:47 > 0:07:54because they will head to see the Prime Minister. It is not clear what
0:07:54 > 0:07:58she will be able to do in the short term but they will be arguing very,
0:07:58 > 0:08:01very passionately that as soon as the transition period is over 2020,
0:08:01 > 0:08:06there is a deal that they can live with where they can say, look, this
0:08:06 > 0:08:10is what Brexit has brought to our communities.Chris, thank you very
0:08:10 > 0:08:12much. See you a bit later on.
0:08:12 > 0:08:14The taxi-hailing service, Uber, has suspended tests
0:08:14 > 0:08:17of its driverless cars, after one of the vehicles hit
0:08:17 > 0:08:18and killed a woman in Arizona.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22There was a human monitor in the car at the time -
0:08:22 > 0:08:25but it was suposed to be driving itself.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Steph is here with more details.
0:08:30 > 0:08:35This will affect our really well-known business as well.There
0:08:35 > 0:08:38are lots of companies testing driverless cars at the moment but
0:08:38 > 0:08:43this one in particular, Uber, this incident happened in Arizona. A lady
0:08:43 > 0:08:46called at Elaine Herzberg was crossing the road in Arizona when
0:08:46 > 0:08:51the car struck. She was taken to hospital and very sadly, she later
0:08:51 > 0:08:55died. Uber has said this is very sad news, incredibly sad news will stop
0:08:55 > 0:08:59it is one of a number of firms operating these types of vehicles
0:08:59 > 0:09:03and the first time, as you say, a pedestrian has been killed by one of
0:09:03 > 0:09:06these driverless cars. It's important to point out, this was
0:09:06 > 0:09:10driverless in the sense that car was running itself but there was a
0:09:10 > 0:09:13person behind the wheel so there was someone there but they weren't
0:09:13 > 0:09:17operating the car at the time and obviously this brings into lots of
0:09:17 > 0:09:21questions about whether we are, perhaps, we are starting to use this
0:09:21 > 0:09:25technology too early. If you put it into context about road crashes
0:09:25 > 0:09:30generally in the US, more than 100 people die every single day in human
0:09:30 > 0:09:35controlled car crashes. Some people are saying we are putting up the
0:09:35 > 0:09:39technology too early and others are saying hang on a minute, there are a
0:09:39 > 0:09:43lot fewer accidents but obviously their right as many driverless cars.
0:09:43 > 0:09:54It it raises all sorts of questions.
0:09:54 > 0:09:57This weekend's edition of the Saturday night takeaway has been
0:09:57 > 0:10:01cancelled. It is not clear who will present the final two episodes of
0:10:01 > 0:10:03the ITV series.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06Police are urging members of the public to help them prevent
0:10:06 > 0:10:10terror attacks in the UK, as part of a new drive to encourage
0:10:10 > 0:10:12people to report suspicious behaviour or activity.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Detectives have revealed that one in five reports made
0:10:14 > 0:10:16to counter-terrorism police last year contained useful intelligence.
0:10:16 > 0:10:24Here's our home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28The police need the public's help to tackle terrorism. They want people
0:10:28 > 0:10:32to become their ears and eyes, to be on the lookout for unusual activity
0:10:32 > 0:10:39or behaviour and reported. The message is, trust your. Just as
0:10:39 > 0:10:44officers trust there's
0:10:48 > 0:10:53officers trust there's trust theirs. A car going past and numerous times
0:10:53 > 0:10:58-- and number of times. A person with no purpose but the list is not
0:10:58 > 0:11:03exhaustive. It is very much what is unusual to that person.As part of
0:11:03 > 0:11:08the police campaign, there is a short film. To show people the kind
0:11:08 > 0:11:16of things they should report.We have long said every good police
0:11:16 > 0:11:21officer should be a counterterrorism officer. I want every citizen to be
0:11:21 > 0:11:25a good counterterrorism citizen and this is the way they can do just
0:11:25 > 0:11:29that.Counterterrorism police say they received more than 1000 tipoff
0:11:29 > 0:11:34last year after almost 31,000 calls and messages and they want the
0:11:34 > 0:11:37information to keep on coming. Danny Shaw, BBC News.
0:11:37 > 0:11:41One of the stars of the hit television series Sex and the City,
0:11:41 > 0:11:44Cynthia Nixon, has announced she is launching a bid to become
0:11:44 > 0:11:44New York governor.
0:11:44 > 0:11:47In her campaign video, Ms Nixon, who played the lawyer
0:11:47 > 0:11:50Miranda Hobbs on the show, said that she loved New York
0:11:50 > 0:11:53and never wanted to live anywhere else, but that somethings
0:11:53 > 0:12:01in the city had to change.
0:12:02 > 0:12:05I'm not sure what things she is talking about. Brings a bit of
0:12:05 > 0:12:14Stardust.They have tradition of that American politics.Good
0:12:14 > 0:12:22morning. Good morning to you as well, cats.
0:12:25 > 0:12:28well, cats. -- Kat. People are back from the Paralympics with seven
0:12:28 > 0:12:39medals around their necks. Four medals for Manor Fitzpatrick. --
0:12:39 > 0:12:48Menna. They weigh 500 g each. That has got to hurt.A lot of neck
0:12:48 > 0:12:49muscle required.
0:12:49 > 0:12:51Britain's Paralympic heroes are back on home soil,
0:12:51 > 0:12:54after the most successful winter games in over 30 years.
0:12:54 > 0:13:01They were led home by Skier Menna Fitzpatrick
0:13:01 > 0:13:04and her guide Jen Kehoe, who won Britain's only gold
0:13:04 > 0:13:04of the Games.
0:13:04 > 0:13:07Paralympic GB finished the Games with seven medals
0:13:07 > 0:13:10England winger Anthony Watson has been ruled out for the rest
0:13:10 > 0:13:11of the season with an achilles injury.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14He'll miss between four and six months of action,
0:13:14 > 0:13:16including this summer's tour of South Africa.
0:13:16 > 0:13:18Maternity leave in tennis should be reviewed -
0:13:18 > 0:13:21that's the opinion of the tournament director of the Miami Open,
0:13:21 > 0:13:22James Blake.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25It's after Serena Williams was given a difficult draw at the event,
0:13:25 > 0:13:29having recently returned from 13 months off to have her first child.
0:13:29 > 0:13:31Finally, look at this.
0:13:31 > 0:13:36Take a look at this dive in a Chilean top flight match.
0:13:36 > 0:13:40We talk about diving in the premiership all the time that take a
0:13:40 > 0:13:47look at this.
0:13:48 > 0:13:53Unbelievably, after that, the referee does give the penalty. The
0:13:53 > 0:14:01acting all paid off. That actually made us all laugh out loud. I
0:14:01 > 0:14:06thought it was the first guy. There is that lash out with the back leg.
0:14:06 > 0:14:12I think the striker thinks, I saw him go for me. I'm going to go down.
0:14:12 > 0:14:17Shambolic.
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Carol can tell us about the weather.
0:14:20 > 0:14:25Carol can tell us about the weather. It is chilly this morning. If you
0:14:25 > 0:14:29are out and about, there is a yellow weather warning out from the Met
0:14:29 > 0:14:34Office with ice across England and Wales. They are that in mind first
0:14:34 > 0:14:38ring but today generally it won't be as cold as it has been in the last
0:14:38 > 0:14:42few days and some of us will see some sunny spells. Having said that,
0:14:42 > 0:14:45as we go through the course of today, we will see some temperatures
0:14:45 > 0:14:50rise but not as much as they are going to as we had three to light a
0:14:50 > 0:14:54part of the week. As this plume of yellow comes across. Back to the
0:14:54 > 0:14:58weekend, back to the blue. We are looking at highs around 12 during
0:14:58 > 0:15:03the week and on the weekend, back at eight or nine. We have the weather
0:15:03 > 0:15:06front drifting in from the east towards the West producing cloud and
0:15:06 > 0:15:11patchy, light rain and drizzle but not everywhere. It really is quite
0:15:11 > 0:15:16patchy. First thing this morning, not as cold as in recent times in
0:15:16 > 0:15:19England and Wales but in rural areas, don't forget, it will be
0:15:19 > 0:15:24colder, hence the risk of ice. There is also cloud. For Scotland and
0:15:24 > 0:15:28Northern Ireland, under clear skies, colder conditions and frosty. Where
0:15:28 > 0:15:33we have the cold are around Aberdeen shire and near the borders, it could
0:15:33 > 0:15:37also be producing patchy rain and light drizzle. Through the course of
0:15:37 > 0:15:41the day, the weather front drifts west and brightens up beautifully in
0:15:41 > 0:15:45East Anglia. Some sunshine as well cross parts of northern England at
0:15:45 > 0:15:49specially Cumberland and Cheshire and Fox got land and Northern
0:15:49 > 0:15:53Ireland. You can already see them the size of the next weather front
0:15:53 > 0:15:56coming our way. It will come in through the course of the night
0:15:56 > 0:16:00across western Scotland and Northern Ireland, bringing rain to the end of
0:16:00 > 0:16:04the night to both areas. In the south under clear skies, we could
0:16:04 > 0:16:12see some fog patches for example and it will be a cold night
0:16:13 > 0:16:15it will be a cold night with a widespread frost. Temperatures will
0:16:15 > 0:16:19be low. A gorgeous start across England and Wales tomorrow and as
0:16:19 > 0:16:22the weather front comes in across the north-west, introducing rain,
0:16:22 > 0:16:28ahead of it, the cloud will build. It will be bright rather than sunny
0:16:28 > 0:16:32by the end of the day. Temperature wise, 11 in Aberdeen. We haven't
0:16:32 > 0:16:37seen that for a while. We are looking at eight and nine as we come
0:16:37 > 0:16:40further south. What does this they bring? We see the weather front
0:16:40 > 0:16:45pushing down towards the south-east. Then a more active one comes in from
0:16:45 > 0:16:49the West. This one is going to introduce as well as thicker cloud,
0:16:49 > 0:16:54some heavy rain across western Scotland and also Northern Ireland.
0:16:54 > 0:16:59Ahead of it, the cloud will build that temperatures, ten, 11 and 12.
0:16:59 > 0:17:03We haven't seen those levels for quite awhile. Into the latter part
0:17:03 > 0:17:09of the week, Friday into Saturday, things cool down and touch. Instead
0:17:09 > 0:17:14of the 10th and 12th, we're looking at eighth and ninth. Not as cold as
0:17:14 > 0:17:29it has been, Dan and Lew. -- 10s and 12s.
0:17:34 > 0:17:37some of the pages. Ant's back in rehab this morning. We talked about
0:17:37 > 0:17:45this young lady, and Campbell from East Sussex who was killed last week
0:17:45 > 0:17:50in our Turkish air strike in Syria and her father has been saying that
0:17:50 > 0:17:54she was led by her conscience in almost everything, she had a highly
0:17:54 > 0:18:00developed sense of justice. It is a story we have mentioned here, this
0:18:00 > 0:18:07is the fallout about Brexit -- Brexit, making progress, but there
0:18:07 > 0:18:13are some Conservative MPs saying that she has betrayed fishermen,
0:18:13 > 0:18:20with a protest on the Thames.Anna Campbell also the front page of The
0:18:20 > 0:18:28this morning and they
0:18:28 > 0:18:30this morning and they have the story of Cambridge Analytica on the cover
0:18:30 > 0:18:40as well.The Daily Mail, a potential cool for the most common cause of
0:18:40 > 0:18:47blindness has been found by UK doctors, and also the son as well.
0:18:47 > 0:18:53The picture on eBay, £7, and could sell it now for 2 million. After it
0:18:53 > 0:18:57was confirmed that it was actually a rare picture of the wild west outlaw
0:18:57 > 0:19:01Jesse James, when he was 14 years old. A man from Spalding in leaky
0:19:01 > 0:19:08ship bought the photograph online, and said he is deadly going to sell
0:19:08 > 0:19:17it and will buy a house and car. What a great investment.
0:19:18 > 0:19:19What a great investment.The advertising standards authority are
0:19:19 > 0:19:23having a bit of a crackdown on celebrities who don't make it clear
0:19:23 > 0:19:27in their tweets that they are advertising things. They have picked
0:19:27 > 0:19:31on a few of the well-known celebrities who often sweet --
0:19:31 > 0:19:36tweets to promote different products, and under consumer law
0:19:36 > 0:19:40they are supposed to state clearly that a social media Post is an
0:19:40 > 0:19:45added. If they are paid or received freebies in return, and they are
0:19:45 > 0:19:49saying they could be heavily fined if they are caught. It is nearly
0:19:49 > 0:19:53Easter, we are starting to ease to rags, the third of an it direct's
0:19:53 > 0:20:02weight is packaging. -- a stake's weight. Easter egg makers are being
0:20:02 > 0:20:11shamed over their packaging.So they make it feel a bit heavier? Every
0:20:11 > 0:20:23morning, I have them on my dressing table, I look at it and go, oh...
0:20:23 > 0:20:25table, I look at it and go, oh... I don't know why I bought them so
0:20:25 > 0:20:31early.You do this with Christmas presents as well. So organised.On
0:20:31 > 0:20:36the back of the Sun, the news that Lewis Hamilton is that to sign, they
0:20:36 > 0:20:43say, a record £120 million deal, so he will get £40 million over the
0:20:43 > 0:20:47forced to years of it, with the option of a third, he is so happy
0:20:47 > 0:20:55but he doesn't... He is said to and £770,000 a week, and he will be
0:20:55 > 0:20:59Britain's most highly paid sports star. The footballers are getting
0:20:59 > 0:21:04together at St George's Park ahead of the friendlies against Holland on
0:21:04 > 0:21:08Friday, Italy next Tuesday, so there is a picture of all the England
0:21:08 > 0:21:17players getting together, four goalkeepers in that squad as well.
0:21:17 > 0:21:24And then one for cricket fans to get their teeth into this morning, Kevin
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Pietersen announced his retirement from cricket over the weekend and he
0:21:27 > 0:21:35has put forward his best 11. Some massive names from cricket. If you
0:21:35 > 0:21:39are a cricket fan, one at pick up the Daily Telegraph and flick
0:21:39 > 0:21:48through.What have we got here? Apparently our faces have different
0:21:48 > 0:21:53changes in a different mood. If you have read cheeks and blue on the
0:21:53 > 0:21:58chin, you are signalling happiness. Today is International Day of
0:21:58 > 0:22:09happiness.I did not know that. Happy happy day.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12Happy happy day.One other thing would any dimension, have you ever
0:22:12 > 0:22:18sent a message to someone on your phone to the wrong person?(LAUGHS)
0:22:18 > 0:22:20sent a message to someone on your phone to the wrong person?(LAUGHS).
0:22:20 > 0:22:28We have all done it.A guy called Michael sent a message to himself
0:22:28 > 0:22:35which was meant to be a reminder to watch a film, and it was called
0:22:35 > 0:22:44Girls Trip, and he got his number wrong, and sent it to a woman called
0:22:44 > 0:22:52Li Na. They started having a conversation, they had a date, and
0:22:52 > 0:22:56three months later they got married. All from one wrong digit. How many
0:22:56 > 0:23:06people will try that now? Girls Trip?I have not dug into that story
0:23:06 > 0:23:10too deeply, I don't know whether they watch Girls Trip on their first
0:23:10 > 0:23:18day. Now they are married.
0:23:18 > 0:23:21Almost 25,000 miles of roads in England and Wales have been
0:23:21 > 0:23:24identified as in need of essential maintenance in the next year,
0:23:24 > 0:23:27according to the Asphalt Industry Alliance.
0:23:27 > 0:23:301.6 million pot-holes were filled in last year at a cost
0:23:30 > 0:23:31of £95 million.
0:23:31 > 0:23:34Experts say it would take 14 years to get local roads back
0:23:34 > 0:23:36to a reasonable state for motorists and cyclists,
0:23:36 > 0:23:39as Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin reports.
0:23:39 > 0:23:44This is the problem we are talking about.So many potholes, they are
0:23:44 > 0:23:50everywhere.Everyday I feel like my tyres are going to be completely
0:23:50 > 0:23:55ruined.Are everywhere.They are atrocious, the roads, it everywhere
0:23:55 > 0:23:59now. We really need some investment. It is a problem that irritates
0:23:59 > 0:24:04motorist, but one which can be lethal to cyclists. Simon and Tom
0:24:04 > 0:24:09are part of club which cycles around 10,000 miles easier, both have been
0:24:09 > 0:24:13recently injured.There was not really any way to go with the cars,
0:24:13 > 0:24:18I hit this pothole, took one of my hands off the bars, and I went down
0:24:18 > 0:24:26quite hard, probably in excess of 25 miles an hour. I had injections,
0:24:26 > 0:24:30fluid within my shoulders and my hands, courtesan injections, it has
0:24:30 > 0:24:35been quite an ongoing thing.And the trauma has stayed with you because
0:24:35 > 0:24:40you are not out there cycling competitively?It really knocks your
0:24:40 > 0:24:44confidence, you are just really aware of the road surface, and
0:24:44 > 0:24:49certainly being pushed out into the traffic, with the broken roads.Tom
0:24:49 > 0:24:53has been floored four times in as many weeks.Every single time due to
0:24:53 > 0:25:00a pothole? Pretty much yet. Potholes or the road being poorly maintained.
0:25:00 > 0:25:05And we know this, the big flaw is likely to make a big problem even
0:25:05 > 0:25:11bigger. But today a report from the people who will look after the fix
0:25:11 > 0:25:15say this. Councils in England and Wales filled in 24% fewer potholes
0:25:15 > 0:25:19last year than five years ago, and it will take 14 years to clear the
0:25:19 > 0:25:23current road repair backlog.Local authorities this year are telling us
0:25:23 > 0:25:27that there is more than 24,000 miles worth of road that really need to be
0:25:27 > 0:25:30addressed in the next 12 months, that is incredible, it's like
0:25:30 > 0:25:34driving around the world. One in five roads have got less than five
0:25:34 > 0:25:39worth -- five years worth of life left in them. Lastly we were saying
0:25:39 > 0:25:43one in six. The scale of the problem is escalating, our roads are getting
0:25:43 > 0:25:47worse.While novel ways are dreamt up to highlight the problem, the
0:25:47 > 0:25:50local government Association says councils are making progress in
0:25:50 > 0:25:54filling Dols properly. But they need much more funding from central
0:25:54 > 0:25:58government. Central government said they had given close to £300 million
0:25:58 > 0:26:03to help do the job. Simon was offered £18,000 from the council in
0:26:03 > 0:26:09compensation. All of this costs, but today's report says nowhere near
0:26:09 > 0:26:16enough is being spent to tackle decades of underinvestment.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18decades of underinvestment. You can see they cause really serious
0:26:18 > 0:26:24problems. Worse after the snow as well, they are usually a little
0:26:24 > 0:26:24deeper than normal.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Are you plagued by potholes on your daily commute?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29We'd like to see your pictures.
0:26:29 > 0:26:30You can e-mail us at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk
0:26:30 > 0:26:37or share your thoughts with other viewers on our Facebook page.
0:26:37 > 0:26:42And you can tweet about today's stories using the hashtag
0:26:42 > 0:26:45#BBCBreakfast.
0:26:45 > 0:26:49Did you know Spring officially starts today? It is a timely
0:26:49 > 0:26:53reminder which means longer days are on the way.
0:26:53 > 0:26:56Tim Muffett is at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate for us
0:26:56 > 0:26:57this morning.
0:26:57 > 0:27:02Good morning. It is the spring equinox, it is an astronomical
0:27:02 > 0:27:09event, some of that temperatures have been astronomically low, the
0:27:09 > 0:27:14record for this time of year it is 21.5 degrees, but was 1972 in
0:27:14 > 0:27:18Cambridge, today it is a lot lower than that. What effect is that
0:27:18 > 0:27:22having on our gardens and our wildlife? If you have a garden or an
0:27:22 > 0:27:26outdoor space, what should you be doing now? Will plant have survived,
0:27:26 > 0:27:30which ones have not done well and need help? Paul is the curator here,
0:27:30 > 0:27:34what are you doing our?Just giving this had to trim, there are some
0:27:34 > 0:27:42damage on the shoot, and just taking the weight off it.We will talk to
0:27:42 > 0:27:46Paul Moore later, we also have an expert on birdlife, a lot of
0:27:46 > 0:27:50questions to be asked, we will have the top tips and advice to help you
0:27:50 > 0:27:53manage your outdoor space and your garden, given the very cold
0:27:53 > 0:27:58temperatures that will be learning a little more later. Darce and
0:27:58 > 0:31:24snowdrops there, you see not many of them at this time of year. But
0:31:24 > 0:31:25in half an hour.
0:31:25 > 0:31:27Plenty more on our website at the usual address.
0:31:27 > 0:31:29Now, though, it's back to Louise and Dan.
0:31:29 > 0:31:34Bye for now.
0:31:34 > 0:31:38Good morning, you are watching breakfast with Louise and then. It
0:31:38 > 0:31:42is just after 6:30, we will bring you the latest news in a couple of
0:31:42 > 0:31:46moments. Also on the programme today, one in five to
0:31:46 > 0:31:48moments. Also on the programme today, one in five to boss made to
0:31:48 > 0:31:50counterterrorism police last year contained useful intelligence. We
0:31:50 > 0:31:54will speak to the head of UK counterterrorism policing about a
0:31:54 > 0:31:57new drive encouraging people to report suspicious behaviour or
0:31:57 > 0:32:02activity.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12Following Oscar success, the producers of The Silent Child
0:32:12 > 0:32:16will be here to tell us why they're calling on the government to teach
0:32:16 > 0:32:17all children sign language.
0:32:17 > 0:32:20Despite being terrified of heights, Welsh rugby star Gareth 'Alfie'
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Thomas has agreed to complete a 12,000 feet skydive for Sport
0:32:23 > 0:32:23Relief.
0:32:23 > 0:32:25A team of over 60's, dubbed the 'silver Skydivers',
0:32:25 > 0:32:26are also taking part.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30We'll catch up with them later to find out how they got on!
0:32:30 > 0:32:30Good morning.
0:32:30 > 0:32:33Here's a summary of today's main stories from BBC News.
0:32:33 > 0:32:36A British company, accused of misusing personal data belonging
0:32:36 > 0:32:38to 50 million Facebook users, is being investigated
0:32:38 > 0:32:39by the information watchdog.
0:32:39 > 0:32:41The UK's Information Commissioner says she will seek
0:32:41 > 0:32:44a warrant to look at databases and servers hosted by Cambridge
0:32:44 > 0:32:44Analytica.
0:32:44 > 0:32:47The firm is accused of using facebook data without consent
0:32:47 > 0:32:49to influence the outcome of the last US election.
0:32:49 > 0:32:57Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing.
0:33:06 > 0:33:08Ministers are to decide whether they will
0:33:08 > 0:33:09Ministers are to decide whether they will take further action against
0:33:09 > 0:33:16Russia after the expulsion of British formats from Russia. Their
0:33:16 > 0:33:21families totalling about 80 people will leave Russia today. Both sides
0:33:21 > 0:33:26have ordered 23 diplomats to go following the attack on the verge --
0:33:26 > 0:33:27following the nerve agent attack.
0:33:27 > 0:33:30A two-year-old girl has died after being lifted from a car found
0:33:30 > 0:33:32in a river in Wales.
0:33:32 > 0:33:34Kiara Moore was recovered from a silver Mini
0:33:34 > 0:33:35in the River Teifi in Cardigan.
0:33:35 > 0:33:37On Monday afternoon, numerous Facebook posts claimed
0:33:37 > 0:33:38the car been stolen.
0:33:38 > 0:33:41Officers said they were continuing to investigate the circumstances
0:33:41 > 0:33:44of the incident and appealed for witnesses who may have seen
0:33:44 > 0:33:52the vehicle enter the river.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59Some Conservative MPs are expected to raise concerns today
0:33:59 > 0:34:01about the future of fishing after Brexit.
0:34:01 > 0:34:03Under yesterday's draft agreement, the European Union
0:34:03 > 0:34:06will continue to set quotas on which fish can be caught
0:34:06 > 0:34:09during the transitional period following the UK's departure next
0:34:09 > 0:34:09March.
0:34:09 > 0:34:11Number Ten said it had secured specific safeguards
0:34:11 > 0:34:19for the fishing industry.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell believes Britain was responsible but
0:34:33 > 0:34:39Corbyn says he wants a definitive answer about the source of the nerve
0:34:39 > 0:34:41agents.
0:34:41 > 0:34:42The taxi-hailing company, Uber, has suspended testing
0:34:42 > 0:34:45of its driverless cars in the US after a fatal accident.
0:34:45 > 0:34:49A 49-year-old woman was hit as she crossed a street in Arizona.
0:34:49 > 0:34:52The incident is the first time a pedestrian has died in an accident
0:34:52 > 0:34:53involving a self-driving car.
0:34:53 > 0:34:57There was a driver in the vehicle, but police said it was
0:34:57 > 0:35:03in autonomous mode.
0:35:03 > 0:35:06President Trump has unveiled a plan to invest six billion dollars
0:35:06 > 0:35:08tackling an epidemic of painkiller-addiction in the US.
0:35:08 > 0:35:11Mr Trump has called for tougher punishment for drug
0:35:11 > 0:35:13dealers and traffickers, including the death penalty,
0:35:13 > 0:35:21a move which is opposed by many in Congress.
0:35:24 > 0:35:27Police are urging members of the public to help them prevent
0:35:27 > 0:35:31terror attacks in the UK, as part of a new drive to encourage
0:35:31 > 0:35:33people to report suspicious behaviour or activity.
0:35:33 > 0:35:35Detectives have revealed that one in five reports made
0:35:35 > 0:35:37to counter-terrorism police last year contained useful intelligence.
0:35:37 > 0:35:41The family of bald eagles in Washington, DC are celebrating two
0:35:41 > 0:35:47new additions. Here they are. The bald eagle almost disappeared from
0:35:47 > 0:35:53the United States decades ago but have taped -- habitat detection lead
0:35:53 > 0:35:56to its recovery and the bird was removed from the Federal endangered
0:35:56 > 0:36:01species list in 2007. Apparently the hatching process can take between
0:36:01 > 0:36:1224- 48 hours. Put that in your fact file. I will be ripping out some
0:36:12 > 0:36:25bald eagle facts later in the programme. Beautiful to see. Good
0:36:25 > 0:36:29morning, Kat.Judging by the celebrations that the Winter
0:36:29 > 0:36:34Olympians had, I was watching a video from Amy Fuller. It looks like
0:36:34 > 0:36:40a big party. The Winter Paralympians who arrived back on British soil, I
0:36:40 > 0:36:42think the party begins to them now.
0:36:42 > 0:36:45Paralympics GB have returned safely to the UK after their medal-winning
0:36:45 > 0:36:46exploits in South Korea.
0:36:46 > 0:36:48The team has achieved its medal target of seven medals,
0:36:48 > 0:36:51with all of them being won in the visually-impaired skiing.
0:36:51 > 0:36:54Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe claimed gold
0:36:54 > 0:36:57in their slalom event to become GB's most successful Winter Paralympians
0:36:57 > 0:36:57of all time.
0:36:57 > 0:37:05They've been speaking to Andy Swiss.
0:37:07 > 0:37:11It means everything to me. I have always had a dream since I was
0:37:11 > 0:37:15little to come away with a medal at the Paralympic games and 2018 was
0:37:15 > 0:37:21always the goal ever since I first started. An immensely proud to have
0:37:21 > 0:37:26done it and reached the goal that we wanted.
0:37:26 > 0:37:29So what is it actually like skiing with a visual impairment?
0:37:29 > 0:37:34We've got our hands on a piece of video that gives us a good idea
0:37:34 > 0:37:41of what it looks like...
0:37:42 > 0:37:43...and here it is.
0:37:43 > 0:37:46This is what skiing with partial sight looks like -
0:37:46 > 0:37:49It makes you realise just how important having a guide
0:37:49 > 0:37:57on the mountain is.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06England's Anthony Watson will miss the rest of the season
0:38:06 > 0:38:08with an achilles injury.
0:38:08 > 0:38:10The 24-year-old was withdrawn during the first half
0:38:10 > 0:38:13of the weekend's Six Nations defeat at the hands of Ireland,
0:38:13 > 0:38:15and it's understood he'll miss between four and six months
0:38:15 > 0:38:18of action, which would rule him out of England's tour
0:38:18 > 0:38:20of South Africa in June.
0:38:20 > 0:38:23Now, you're at the top of your sport, you go off
0:38:23 > 0:38:25to have a baby and when you return -
0:38:25 > 0:38:27you get drawn against the top players.
0:38:27 > 0:38:30That's the scenario facing Serena Williams in Miami this week
0:38:30 > 0:38:32as she's been drawn against Naomi Osaka -
0:38:32 > 0:38:40who won the last tournament.
0:38:53 > 0:38:57And the director of the Miami Open believes that needs to be reviewed.
0:38:57 > 0:39:00Williams, who is a 23-time Grand Slam singles winner,
0:39:00 > 0:39:02has no official ranking, which means she cannot be seeded
0:39:02 > 0:39:03for WTA events.
0:39:03 > 0:39:05So who do you feel more sorry for?
0:39:05 > 0:39:08Williams getting a tough draw or the poor woman in the top ten
0:39:08 > 0:39:15who has to face her in the first round?
0:39:15 > 0:39:16An interesting conundrum.
0:39:16 > 0:39:19We're used to seeing Jose Mourinho a little moody -
0:39:19 > 0:39:21the Manchester United manager has been particularly irate lately.
0:39:21 > 0:39:24But he may have another reason to be unhappy this morning:
0:39:24 > 0:39:27The former England striker Chris Sutton has called
0:39:27 > 0:39:27Mourinho "outdated".
0:39:27 > 0:39:29He says the United manager's personality has changed
0:39:29 > 0:39:32from the charismatic one that came to the UK in 2004.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Mourinho has been criticised by some fans and pundits for a style
0:39:36 > 0:39:44of football perceived to be unadventurous.
0:39:49 > 0:39:52Meanwhile, Sutton expects defender Luke Shaw to leave the club
0:39:52 > 0:39:54at the end of the season.
0:39:54 > 0:39:56The 22-year-old has barely featured for United under Mourinho,
0:39:56 > 0:39:58with the manager publicly criticising the full-back
0:39:58 > 0:40:00during his time at Old Trafford...
0:40:00 > 0:40:03I do think it is part and parcel of professional sport. Players take
0:40:03 > 0:40:06responsibility but there seems to be something in this Jose Mourinho
0:40:06 > 0:40:10thing. We are not party to what goes on in there. It seems that Barinia
0:40:10 > 0:40:16has an agenda against Luke Shaw. If you have an agenda, play. -- Jose
0:40:16 > 0:40:17Mourinho.
0:40:17 > 0:40:19Well, the controversial VAR technology was available
0:40:19 > 0:40:22in Manchester United's FA Cup win against Brighton over the weekend
0:40:22 > 0:40:23but it wasn't required.
0:40:23 > 0:40:25No such luxuries available in the Chiliean top flight...
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Have a look at this...
0:40:26 > 0:40:29With just five minutes remaining and the score finally poised
0:40:29 > 0:40:32at 1-1, penalty...
0:40:41 > 0:40:45Can't believe the rectory at Ward had a penalty for that. Maybe they
0:40:45 > 0:40:56do need the AE are in Chile. -- AR. The way he throws his head back!
0:40:56 > 0:40:59TV Presenter, Ant McPartlin says he will seek further treatment
0:40:59 > 0:41:02after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
0:41:02 > 0:41:03His publicist said the presenter, who spent time
0:41:03 > 0:41:07in rehab last year, was taking time off "for the foreseeable future".
0:41:07 > 0:41:10We can speak now to Dr Yasir Abbasi, Clinical Director of
0:41:10 > 0:41:17Addiction Services at Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
0:41:20 > 0:41:24Thank you for joining us. Tell us a little bit about the general
0:41:24 > 0:41:29situation. When somebody has had issues, at what stage would they
0:41:29 > 0:41:35need to go back into rehab? Naturally, it is quite dispiriting
0:41:35 > 0:41:43news coming out about Ant. Relapse is a common outcome of recovery.
0:41:43 > 0:41:48When someone is going on a recovery journey, there are so many factors
0:41:48 > 0:41:52at play that can affect the journey towards recovery and towards
0:41:52 > 0:41:58complete abstinence, that having a relapse into one or the other kind
0:41:58 > 0:42:04of epic did substances shouldn't completely throw you off board. You
0:42:04 > 0:42:09should learn from the mistakes. You should see what triggered it and
0:42:09 > 0:42:14learn from it and make sure that doesn't happen again.It's very
0:42:14 > 0:42:18individual, isn't it? We speak to lots of people who have been in
0:42:18 > 0:42:23rehab and it can be difficult to be thrust back into the public eye. It
0:42:23 > 0:42:26is not something everybody goes through but living your life in the
0:42:26 > 0:42:31spotlight in that way can make things more troubling.It can. This
0:42:31 > 0:42:37reiterates the fact that addiction is quite a serious illness and there
0:42:37 > 0:42:46is no one silver bullet which treats it. It is a bio cycle social
0:42:46 > 0:42:49approach you need to take. You need to make sure physical well-being is
0:42:49 > 0:42:54looked after, psychological well-being. There is a social
0:42:54 > 0:42:57network that they connect to which needs to be addiction free to help
0:42:57 > 0:43:02them recover. And naturally, when you are in the limelight and there
0:43:02 > 0:43:11is so much focus on new, it can put more stress on you. That is how it
0:43:11 > 0:43:16is if you are working within the media. I guess what we need to make
0:43:16 > 0:43:21sure of now is to give ant some time, give him the space to recover
0:43:21 > 0:43:25without everyone having a very strong opinion of what is happening.
0:43:25 > 0:43:32And giving him his personal space so when he is ready and more robust, he
0:43:32 > 0:43:37can come back.Routinely, what kind of support people are given when you
0:43:37 > 0:43:41have been through rehab. Obviously, you have had intense support and
0:43:41 > 0:43:46help. When you leave, what support is there?There is a lot of emphasis
0:43:46 > 0:43:51on what we call building up your social network. It is essential that
0:43:51 > 0:43:56during your rehab placement, you have a recovery agenda where you
0:43:56 > 0:44:01look at what you would need to do were you to go through a difficult
0:44:01 > 0:44:05patch. That includes dealing with your stresses and that includes
0:44:05 > 0:44:10dealing with your cravings and triggers. Over here, your close
0:44:10 > 0:44:13ones, your friends and family, to play an important role and you need
0:44:13 > 0:44:18to have people who you trust who you can discuss the difficulties you
0:44:18 > 0:44:23face. If you are having a stressful moment, you should know how to
0:44:23 > 0:44:27destress yourself in a positive way. If you are having your cravings and
0:44:27 > 0:44:32your triggers then you should know how to distract yourself in a
0:44:32 > 0:44:38positive way. This needs to build up while you are going through the
0:44:38 > 0:44:43rehab process.Interesting to get an insight. Thank you. A little bit
0:44:43 > 0:44:58later on, we will be talking about how this asset -- how this
0:44:59 > 0:45:01how this asset -- how this effects ITV. This Saturday is not going to
0:45:01 > 0:45:16go ahead. Carol is here to look at the weather.
0:45:21 > 0:45:22the weather.Cloud across Norfolk. It
0:45:22 > 0:45:24the weather.Cloud across Norfolk. It is similar across many parts of
0:45:24 > 0:45:32England, Wales and Scotland. Generally speaking, it is going to
0:45:32 > 0:45:36be less cold as we go through today compare to what we have been used to
0:45:36 > 0:45:49and as the cloud thins and brakes, we will see sunny spells develop.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01blues return and it will be mild into the middle of the week and not
0:46:01 > 0:46:04as cold as it was either. Currently we have a
0:46:04 > 0:46:06as cold as it was either. Currently we have a weak weather front that is
0:46:06 > 0:46:10pushing a cloud over to the West and that is what will give us some
0:46:10 > 0:46:15patchy light rain and drizzle here and there. In the towns and cities
0:46:15 > 0:46:19of England and Wales the amount of cloud cover that we have, we will
0:46:19 > 0:46:24push further north, around Aberdeenshire we will have clad in
0:46:24 > 0:46:28Scotland and the rest of Scotland and Northern Ireland it is a cold
0:46:28 > 0:46:32start with a widespread frost. Through the course of the day here
0:46:32 > 0:46:35is the band of cloud, the weather front that drifts steadily
0:46:35 > 0:46:40westwards, the sun will come out behind it, across East Anglia and
0:46:40 > 0:46:42south-east England, parts of southern England is generally and
0:46:42 > 0:46:46across northern England, particularly Cumbria, Lancashire,
0:46:46 > 0:46:51Cheshire into Northern Ireland Scotland will see the sun. Already
0:46:51 > 0:46:54you can see something else is coming in from the Atlantic, and other
0:46:54 > 0:46:58weather front, and that is continuing to progress in from the
0:46:58 > 0:47:04west. Eventually bringing in some rain across western Scotland and the
0:47:04 > 0:47:08West of Northern Ireland. Across England and Wales we will have clear
0:47:08 > 0:47:13skies, it is going to be a cold night but again the chance of a
0:47:13 > 0:47:17widespread frost, these are the temperatures in towns and cities, it
0:47:17 > 0:47:21will be lower in rural areas and we could see some patchy freezing fog
0:47:21 > 0:47:25in parts of the south. We start Wednesday on that note, beautiful
0:47:25 > 0:47:29start when we lose any patchy fog across England and Wales, and the
0:47:29 > 0:47:33weather front comes in from the north-west, taking the rain with it
0:47:33 > 0:47:36across Scotland and Northern Ireland into north-west England, then you
0:47:36 > 0:47:40notice all this cloud building ahead of the two. The further east you are
0:47:40 > 0:47:45the longer you will hang on to the brighter skies. By Thursday that has
0:47:45 > 0:47:48scooted down to the south-east, again a lot of dry weather at a more
0:47:48 > 0:47:53active front coming in from the West introducing some heavy rain and
0:47:53 > 0:47:56Italy across western Scotland and Northern Ireland, and that we will
0:47:56 > 0:48:00see some breaks but look at those temperatures. 10- 12 it has been a
0:48:00 > 0:48:04while since we have seen those.
0:48:04 > 0:48:08Fathers who want to take time away from work to care for their children
0:48:08 > 0:48:10are not getting enough support from the government.
0:48:10 > 0:48:16Steph's been looking at this.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19It is based on some research that is out today.
0:48:19 > 0:48:22The Women and Equalities Committee spent over a year looking
0:48:22 > 0:48:25at whether dads are supported in the workplace when it comes
0:48:25 > 0:48:27to caring for their children -
0:48:27 > 0:48:29and they think that the current policies aren't working.
0:48:29 > 0:48:31Especially for less well-off dads.
0:48:31 > 0:48:34Richard wanted a more flexible job so he could do the school run,
0:48:34 > 0:48:41but he struggled to find an employer who would let him do that.
0:48:41 > 0:48:45I have got two children and when my eldest was about to go to school we
0:48:45 > 0:48:49realise that we needed to get some flexibility in our working lives to
0:48:49 > 0:48:53accommodate our family, which was very important to me and my wife. So
0:48:53 > 0:48:55through a discussion we realise that would be me,
0:48:55 > 0:48:57through a discussion we realise that would be me, I would make that
0:48:57 > 0:49:00shift, and unfortunately in that process employers were asking
0:49:00 > 0:49:04questions about why my wife was in collecting the children, why would
0:49:04 > 0:49:11it Younie. As a family we determined it would be me that would be ever
0:49:11 > 0:49:14the children and employers need to realise that their own sake, and to
0:49:14 > 0:49:18get the person for the job that is best not just present, they need to
0:49:18 > 0:49:21be flexible about their offer.
0:49:21 > 0:49:23Sarah Jackson, Chief Executive of the charity Working Families
0:49:23 > 0:49:28joins us now from London.
0:49:28 > 0:49:34How common is Richard's story?It is increasingly common. We have been
0:49:34 > 0:49:38tracking a father would penalty for a number of years. Every year we
0:49:38 > 0:49:41produce something for the modern family 's index which is the biggest
0:49:41 > 0:49:46survey of working families in the UK. And we can see last year that a
0:49:46 > 0:49:49number of fathers were beginning to make choices or say they were making
0:49:49 > 0:49:53choices about downshift in in the way Richard did, and it was that
0:49:53 > 0:49:57report that prompted the Select Committee to launch this enquiry. An
0:49:57 > 0:50:02easy we asked fathers what they were doing about it, and we have seen at
0:50:02 > 0:50:05around 18%, almost one in five of fathers have put a brake on their
0:50:05 > 0:50:09career because they want to spend more time with their family. And
0:50:09 > 0:50:12there is no difference between what men and women are doing. So we are
0:50:12 > 0:50:18beginning to see a real panelled -- Perrin to a penalty and merging, Web
0:50:18 > 0:50:22becoming apparent is a bad career move.-- parenthood family. So what
0:50:22 > 0:50:29can be done about it?Be committee is calling for a new extended period
0:50:29 > 0:50:33of paternity leave, at the moment a father only gets two weeks and they
0:50:33 > 0:50:38have two be working for an employer to 41 weeks before they can get that
0:50:38 > 0:50:42two weeks. Every new father should have time off to be with their new
0:50:42 > 0:50:48child, they are saying there should be an additional paid 12 weeks at
0:50:48 > 0:50:5390% of salary for all new fathers, so similar to maternity leave, just
0:50:53 > 0:50:56not so long. And they are also saying that flexible working should
0:50:56 > 0:51:00become a Day one right as the Prime Minister herself has called for,
0:51:00 > 0:51:04because at the moment fathers can find it much harder to negotiate
0:51:04 > 0:51:08taxable working on Mother's Day.It is interesting when you look at the
0:51:08 > 0:51:12take-up of shared parental leave, and it is incredibly low isn't it?
0:51:12 > 0:51:16Do you think that is fathers worrying as well about the potential
0:51:16 > 0:51:20stigma, how they will be treated by their employer?There are three
0:51:20 > 0:51:26things going on. One is that shared parental leave is £141 a week, so it
0:51:26 > 0:51:29is difficult for parents to take that option. Not a lot of fathers
0:51:29 > 0:51:33know about it, and yes they are worried, men aren't stupid, they can
0:51:33 > 0:51:38see what happens to women's careers. What we do see is that within
0:51:38 > 0:51:41employers who are paying shared parental leave properly and who are
0:51:41 > 0:51:45promoting it and encouraging fathers to take it, it is actually a really
0:51:45 > 0:51:49high take-up, some of those big organisations are reporting 50%
0:51:49 > 0:51:54take-up among eligible fathers. Anything we can do to give fathers
0:51:54 > 0:51:56greater confidence so they will start doing what they actually want
0:51:56 > 0:52:01to do in terms of their family lives, could be a real change, a
0:52:01 > 0:52:06real wake-up call in the UK as we see men and women both being able to
0:52:06 > 0:52:10take care of their kids the way they would like to.Thank you for your
0:52:10 > 0:52:15time this morning. And I'm sure anyone out there who was a dad who
0:52:15 > 0:52:19wants to tell us their opinion, get in touch with us because it would be
0:52:19 > 0:52:21great to hear your thoughts.
0:52:21 > 0:52:24It may still be frosty this morning but today is the spring equinox -
0:52:24 > 0:52:26the official start of a new season.
0:52:26 > 0:52:30You wouldn't think so after many parts of the UK were bombarded
0:52:30 > 0:52:32by snowstorms over the weekend and temperatures struggled
0:52:32 > 0:52:34to rise above freezing.
0:52:34 > 0:52:38Breakfast's Tim Muffett is at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate for us
0:52:38 > 0:52:42to find out what impact the weather has had on our gardens
0:52:42 > 0:52:48and wildlife.
0:52:48 > 0:52:53Good morning to you, the official start of spring, the spring equinox,
0:52:53 > 0:52:58from today days are longer than before, but the two bridges that
0:52:58 > 0:53:03this time of year have been extraordinarily cold. Enjoy the view
0:53:03 > 0:53:07here, 58 acres of beautiful landscaped gardens, just the of
0:53:07 > 0:53:14Harrowgate, the Royal horticultural Society gardens at Harlow Carr. You
0:53:14 > 0:53:19can also see behind me some work being done, because this has posed
0:53:19 > 0:53:22some interesting challenges for gardeners can offer those who tend
0:53:22 > 0:53:25to large gardens like this, and smaller gardens as well. What should
0:53:25 > 0:53:29we be doing if you have a garden or outdoor space to help manage what
0:53:29 > 0:53:33has happened, given the very low temperatures. What have you been
0:53:33 > 0:53:38doing here, Paul, what talent -- what challenges have these
0:53:38 > 0:53:45temperatures pose?We have had mild spells early on, but a nice cold
0:53:45 > 0:53:49winter has held everything back, but first day of spring, kind to get
0:53:49 > 0:53:55into the garden, -- time to get into the garden, get up those dead
0:53:55 > 0:54:01leaves, really it is time to cut plants back before the new shoots
0:54:01 > 0:54:04come through and prepare this spring.A lot of people have been
0:54:04 > 0:54:07worried about their daffodils because that snow may have damaged
0:54:07 > 0:54:13them, as a damage them permanently, Jackie, what do we make about
0:54:13 > 0:54:16daffodils, what have you seen here so far?At this time of year the
0:54:16 > 0:54:21daffodils should be upright, they should be nice and perky, it is one
0:54:21 > 0:54:26of the signs of spring we love. A lot of them have fallen over, and if
0:54:26 > 0:54:30you look at this one they all have little bands in the stalks and that
0:54:30 > 0:54:34is because it has been so cold that the SAP inside the daffodils has
0:54:34 > 0:54:37frozen, and when it falls out the cells can burst and can go horribly
0:54:37 > 0:54:41wrong like this one. What I would recommend doing is, if they look OK,
0:54:41 > 0:54:47you can pick them, defrost them slowly and enjoy them in a vase in
0:54:47 > 0:54:49the house,
0:54:49 > 0:54:54slowly and enjoy them in a vase in the house,.Jamie is a bird expert.
0:54:54 > 0:55:00Apart from feeding birds what can you do to encourage wildlife?
0:55:00 > 0:55:05Keeping the scruffy edges of the garden is a good thing, keeping them
0:55:05 > 0:55:12said, -- said.What impact has the weather had on migration?Lots of
0:55:12 > 0:55:17birds turning up in gardens, where they are forced to look further food
0:55:17 > 0:55:24because of the bad weather.Seen anything interesting this morning?
0:55:24 > 0:55:30There is one up in the hole there, I have in looking at that.We tried
0:55:30 > 0:55:35this imminent but maybe that is too much of a challenge. -- tried to
0:55:35 > 0:55:41zoom in on the bird there.The surveys have not been done yet, it
0:55:41 > 0:55:46is a busy time of year for birds, a tossup between Andy and expenditure,
0:55:46 > 0:55:51cold air is not good in spring. Thank you. It is a beautiful site
0:55:51 > 0:55:55this morning, the sun is out, temperatures are low, the first day
0:55:55 > 0:56:04of spring officially, some people hard at work. It is an inspiration.
0:56:10 > 0:56:16They look beautiful there, the gardens. There is a fruitcake that
0:56:16 > 0:56:22they do their at Harlow Carr. We would like to know how your garden
0:56:22 > 0:56:25has been faring in the cold weather, if your plants flowers have been
0:56:25 > 0:56:32damaged by the ice and snow... You have to whack the snow off the
0:56:32 > 0:56:44precious ones. Send your pictures in to us. We also have WhatsApp. If you
0:56:44 > 0:56:52get a digit wrong you might get married in three months! That is a
0:56:52 > 0:56:56reference to a story you found about a wrong number, someone sent a
0:56:56 > 0:57:02message. Someone sent a message to himself, put the wrong did it in,
0:57:02 > 0:57:06send it to a woman instead who said what is this about, and three months
0:57:06 > 1:00:24later they
1:00:24 > 1:00:26what is this about, and three months That is it from me I am back in half
1:00:26 > 1:00:29an hour.
1:00:29 > 1:00:32Hello, this is Breakfast, with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:00:32 > 1:00:35The British company accused of using the data of 50 million
1:00:35 > 1:00:37Facebook users without their consent to influence the US election.
1:00:37 > 1:00:40The Information Commissioner is applying for a warrant to search
1:00:40 > 1:00:42computers used by technology company Cambridge Analytica.
1:00:42 > 1:00:50Both they and facebook deny any wrongdoing.
1:01:03 > 1:01:05Good morning, it's Tuesday the 20th of March.
1:01:05 > 1:01:13Also this morning -
1:01:13 > 1:01:16The Russian diplomats expelled from the UK over this
1:01:16 > 1:01:17The Russian diplomats expelled from the UK over this by poisoning will
1:01:17 > 1:01:21leave today. Ministers will decide later whether they will take further
1:01:21 > 1:01:21action.
1:01:21 > 1:01:24Why potholes are still causing problems - nearly 25,000 miles
1:01:24 > 1:01:26of roads in England and Wales need essential maintenance
1:01:26 > 1:01:27in the next year.
1:01:27 > 1:01:28Good morning.
1:01:28 > 1:01:31Uber has suspended testing of its driverless cars after a fatal
1:01:31 > 1:01:32accident in the US.
1:01:32 > 1:01:34I'll have more in a moment.
1:01:34 > 1:01:36In Sport, Paralympics GB arrive back on British soil,
1:01:36 > 1:01:44after their record-breaking exploits in South Korea.
1:01:48 > 1:01:56It is officially the first day of spring. Look at that. Sun is out.
1:01:56 > 1:02:04Will we have the weather to match elsewhere?The sun is out. We have a
1:02:04 > 1:02:08lot of clear skies across Scotland and Northern Ireland. A lot of
1:02:08 > 1:02:11sunshine but a cool start. The England and Wales, we have sunshine
1:02:11 > 1:02:17as we have seen. Also abandoned cloud moving west which will thicken
1:02:17 > 1:02:23up in the odd spot with patchy light rain. More details in 15 minutes.
1:02:23 > 1:02:24Good morning.
1:02:24 > 1:02:25First, our main story.
1:02:25 > 1:02:27A British company, accused of misusing personal data belonging
1:02:27 > 1:02:30to 50 million Facebook users to influence the US election,
1:02:30 > 1:02:32is being investigated by the information watchdog.
1:02:32 > 1:02:35The UK's Information Commissioner says she will seek a warrant to look
1:02:35 > 1:02:37at databases and servers hosted by Cambridge Analytica.
1:02:37 > 1:02:40Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing.
1:02:40 > 1:02:46Mark Lobel reports.
1:02:46 > 1:02:49A leading British data mining firm is today battling
1:02:49 > 1:02:53to save its reputation.
1:02:53 > 1:02:55Yet, this is complex to do...
1:02:55 > 1:02:59Executives from Cambridge Analytica have been secretly filmed
1:02:59 > 1:03:02by Channel 4 News apparently suggesting it could use honey traps
1:03:02 > 1:03:04and potential bribery to discredit politicians.
1:03:04 > 1:03:06But the company hit back, criticising how the programme
1:03:06 > 1:03:09was edited, claiming they do not engage in honey traps or bribes.
1:03:09 > 1:03:17Last night, the company's chief executive spoke to the BBC.
1:03:18 > 1:03:21I have a huge amount of regrets about the fact that we maybe
1:03:21 > 1:03:24undertook this meeting and spoke without certain amount of hyperbole
1:03:24 > 1:03:31about some of the things that we do.
1:03:31 > 1:03:33But the allegations don't end there.
1:03:33 > 1:03:36Cambridge Analytica may be responsible for a major breach
1:03:36 > 1:03:40of ordinary people's data, too.
1:03:40 > 1:03:43It has been accused of using the personal data from 50 million
1:03:43 > 1:03:46Facebook users to encourage voters to back Donald Trump during the 2016
1:03:46 > 1:03:50US presidential election.
1:03:50 > 1:03:52A whistleblower from the company claims a personality quiz
1:03:52 > 1:03:56on Facebook was used to amass the data.
1:03:56 > 1:04:00That potential breach of privacy has alarmed the Information Commissioner
1:04:00 > 1:04:04who today, citing Cambridge Analytica's lack of co-operation,
1:04:04 > 1:04:09is seeking a warrant to search its databases and servers.
1:04:09 > 1:04:12Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica from its services last
1:04:12 > 1:04:15week and instructed a digital forensic team to find out if it
1:04:15 > 1:04:18still has the data in question, but Cambridge Analytica claimed it
1:04:18 > 1:04:22has deleted all the data it obtained from a third party application
1:04:22 > 1:04:25in 2014 after learning the information did not adhere
1:04:25 > 1:04:29to data protection rules.
1:04:29 > 1:04:34Mark Lobel, BBC News.
1:04:34 > 1:04:37Ministers are to decide whether to take further action
1:04:37 > 1:04:39against Russia after Saturday's expulsion of British
1:04:39 > 1:04:39diplomats by Moscow.
1:04:39 > 1:04:42The Russian Embassy says its diplomats and their families,
1:04:42 > 1:04:44totalling about eighty people, will leave London today.
1:04:44 > 1:04:46Both sides have ordered twenty-three embassy staff to go,
1:04:46 > 1:04:49following the nerve agent attack in Salisbury which Britain has
1:04:49 > 1:04:50blamed on Russia.
1:04:50 > 1:04:58Our diplomatic correspondent, James Robbins, reports.
1:04:59 > 1:05:02For Britain, this is both expulsion day and another decision day.
1:05:02 > 1:05:07The Russian Embassy in London will say goodbye to its 23 diplomats
1:05:07 > 1:05:10ordered out by the Prime Minister as undercover intelligence officers.
1:05:10 > 1:05:12As they leave, Theresa May and her senior ministers
1:05:12 > 1:05:14on the National Security Council will consider possible next
1:05:14 > 1:05:22steps against Russia.
1:05:23 > 1:05:26After Moscow's response on Saturday, expelling the same number of British
1:05:26 > 1:05:29diplomat, but also closing down both the British Council in Moscow
1:05:29 > 1:05:32and the consulate in St Petersburg, will Britain now decide to launch
1:05:32 > 1:05:34a second round of measures?
1:05:34 > 1:05:37To do so risks an endless tit-for-tat with the Kremlin.
1:05:37 > 1:05:41But not to do so risks accusations of weakness from some quarters.
1:05:41 > 1:05:43More than two weeks after the Salisbury attack,
1:05:43 > 1:05:47and following Boris Johnson's visit to Brussels yesterday,
1:05:47 > 1:05:51British ministers are heartened by the level of solidarity from Nato
1:05:51 > 1:05:56and the European Union, more supportive than some had expected.
1:05:56 > 1:05:59So it looks as if the government may reserve the right to take further
1:05:59 > 1:06:01action against Russia in future.
1:06:01 > 1:06:09James Robbins, BBC News.
1:06:09 > 1:06:13Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK must still deal with Vladimir Putin -
1:06:13 > 1:06:14despite evidence pointing to his country's involvement
1:06:14 > 1:06:16in the Salisbury spy attack.
1:06:16 > 1:06:19The Labour leader said he would "do business" with Russia
1:06:19 > 1:06:21but assertively and on the basis of the UK's values.
1:06:21 > 1:06:24Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell says he believes Mr Putin
1:06:24 > 1:06:24was responsible.
1:06:24 > 1:06:27But Mr Corbyn said he wanted "an absolutely definitive answer"
1:06:27 > 1:06:34about the source of the nerve agent.
1:06:34 > 1:06:38A two-year-old girl has died after being lifted from a car found
1:06:38 > 1:06:39in a river in Wales.
1:06:39 > 1:06:41Kiara Moore was recovered from a silver Mini
1:06:41 > 1:06:44in the River Tye-vee in Cardigan.
1:06:44 > 1:06:45On Monday afternoon, numerous Facebook posts claimed
1:06:45 > 1:06:46the car been stolen.
1:06:46 > 1:06:48Officers say they are continuing to investigate the circumstances
1:06:48 > 1:06:51of the incident and appealed for witnesses who may have seen
1:06:51 > 1:06:59the vehicle enter the river.
1:06:59 > 1:07:01Some Conservative MPs are expected to raise concerns today
1:07:01 > 1:07:03about the transitional deal after Brexit.
1:07:03 > 1:07:05Under yesterday's draft agreement, the European Union
1:07:05 > 1:07:07will continue to set fishing quotas.
1:07:07 > 1:07:09Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us
1:07:09 > 1:07:11from Westminster with more details - Chris, how controversial
1:07:11 > 1:07:19is the deal?
1:07:25 > 1:07:30We are calling it frank discussion? It is always a tell-tale sign at
1:07:30 > 1:07:38Westminster. A frank exchange of views which is Westminster code
1:07:38 > 1:07:44given that these things tend to be gently talked down, for humdinger of
1:07:44 > 1:07:49a row. This matters to so many MPs, talking about fishing. Is very small
1:07:49 > 1:07:53part of the British economy but symbolically hugely important in the
1:07:53 > 1:07:59context of wrecks it because it being the very essence of how you do
1:07:59 > 1:08:05and do not co-operate with our nearest neighbours.
1:08:06 > 1:08:11nearest neighbours. -- context of Brexit. According to the fishermen,
1:08:11 > 1:08:16it has been a disaster for their industry. They were excited about
1:08:16 > 1:08:20escaping from the clutches of the EU. They've believe this period of
1:08:20 > 1:08:26transition, at one year and nine months, that will follow our expert,
1:08:26 > 1:08:31simply doesn't deliver that quickly enough. They thought they would be a
1:08:31 > 1:08:34little bit of a period of transition where things would stay the same.
1:08:34 > 1:08:44They now realise it would take a year longer than they realised.
1:08:45 > 1:08:49year longer than they realised. Some of these MPs had had meeting. They
1:08:49 > 1:08:53have a meeting with the Prime Minister today. It shows how this
1:08:53 > 1:08:58argument is ratcheting up very quickly. Less than 24 hours on from
1:08:58 > 1:09:02the big moment in Brussels yesterday. All of these matters,
1:09:02 > 1:09:06regardless of whether you have an interest in our fishing communities,
1:09:06 > 1:09:11because conservatives don't have a majority in Parliament. Their
1:09:11 > 1:09:13Scottish contingent are particularly angry about this and are making
1:09:13 > 1:09:17noises along the lines of saying they would be able to back a Brexit
1:09:17 > 1:09:22deal that wouldn't do far more for fishermen. Tricky row, this, for the
1:09:22 > 1:09:27Prime Minister to try and resolve. Next time we hear a frank exchange
1:09:27 > 1:09:32of news, we know what they mean.
1:09:32 > 1:09:34The taxi-hailing service, Uber, has suspended tests
1:09:34 > 1:09:36of its driverless cars, after one of the vehicles hit
1:09:36 > 1:09:38and killed a woman in Arizona.
1:09:38 > 1:09:42Self driving cars have been involved with several crashes but this is the
1:09:42 > 1:09:46first time it has been involved in a fatal pedestrian collision.
1:09:46 > 1:09:48Steph is here with more details.
1:09:48 > 1:09:53A lady called a Elaine Herzberg with causing the road in Arizona and was
1:09:53 > 1:09:57struck by one of these driverless cars. She was then taken to hospital
1:09:57 > 1:10:02and very sadly died. At that time, there was a person behind the wheel
1:10:02 > 1:10:08of the car but the car was self automated so the person wasn't
1:10:08 > 1:10:12actually in control of it. This is the first time, as you say, Dan,
1:10:12 > 1:10:17that a pedestrian has been killed by a driverless car. This is a car that
1:10:17 > 1:10:24was being tested by Uber and they are one of many firms testing cars
1:10:24 > 1:10:28like this at the moment. To put it into context. This is the first time
1:10:28 > 1:10:32a pedestrian has been killed. There are a something like 100th et al it
1:10:32 > 1:10:40is because of cars in the US every single date. -- 100 deaths. People
1:10:40 > 1:10:45are questioning whether this would happen at all. -- should happen.
1:10:45 > 1:10:52Other people have said it was so close that nothing would have been
1:10:52 > 1:10:56able to stop it. That is the debate around whether this is technology
1:10:56 > 1:11:03that we really need to make sure is spot on it gets deployed.It goes
1:11:03 > 1:11:11right to the heart of the issue, are they safe or not?
1:11:11 > 1:11:15they safe or not?By 2021, the government sets before they want to
1:11:15 > 1:11:23look into using driverless cars. And have them on the roads by 2021.
1:11:23 > 1:11:31And back in rehab. And off TV and back in rehab. This is about ant
1:11:31 > 1:11:43McPharlin. -- Ant. It was from drink-driving. This weekend's
1:11:43 > 1:11:48episode of Saturday night has been cancelled. The firm set up a Harvey
1:11:48 > 1:11:53Weinstein and his brother 13 years ago have filed for bankruptcy. The
1:11:53 > 1:11:56future had been in doubt since dozens of women publicly accused the
1:11:56 > 1:12:00producer of sexual harassment, assault and rape. Harvey Weinstein
1:12:00 > 1:12:06denies all allegation of nonconsensual sex. The studio says
1:12:06 > 1:12:10it will cancel nondisclosure agreements which had been used to
1:12:10 > 1:12:14stop women making accusations against Harvey Weinstein. One of the
1:12:14 > 1:12:21stars of sex and the city Cynthia Nixon has announced she is launching
1:12:21 > 1:12:27a bid to become New York governor. In her campaign, Cynthia Nixon who
1:12:27 > 1:12:30played Miranda Hobbs, said she loved New York and never wanted to live
1:12:30 > 1:12:35anywhere else but some things in the city, according to her, have to
1:12:35 > 1:12:41change. You are watching breakfast.
1:12:41 > 1:12:44Tip-offs from the public to counter-terrorism police can
1:12:44 > 1:12:46provide vital information to help foil future terror plots -
1:12:46 > 1:12:48but what should people be looking out for?
1:12:48 > 1:12:51Last year one in five reports from the public contained
1:12:51 > 1:12:54useful intelligence which led to a number of convictions.
1:12:54 > 1:12:57Police have released this video to show what sort of things
1:12:57 > 1:13:00they want us to look out for.
1:13:52 > 1:13:53Scotland Yard's newly appointed counter-terrorism chief,
1:13:53 > 1:14:01Neil Basu joins us now from our studio in Central London.
1:14:01 > 1:14:07Good morning. Thank you for joining us. I really want to talk to you
1:14:07 > 1:14:12about your priorities right now.You obviously have just got this job. It
1:14:12 > 1:14:17is an incredibly important one. What are your top priorities?It is
1:14:17 > 1:14:21getting communities to help. A takeover at a moving time. It is
1:14:21 > 1:14:28almost a year to the day when that some are like no other. My thoughts
1:14:28 > 1:14:34will be with victims, families and survivors from that awful time. I
1:14:34 > 1:14:38know the public has a sense of anxiety about terrorism but I want
1:14:38 > 1:14:42them to have a sense of control as well. It has long been a mantra of
1:14:42 > 1:14:44hours that communities defeat terrorism, not just security
1:14:44 > 1:14:52confessionals. -- professionals. We want them to report it to us if they
1:14:52 > 1:14:55see anything. I think I have been criticised in the past because we
1:14:55 > 1:14:59weren't clear about what it was that was suspicious that they should
1:14:59 > 1:15:03report. This film is an attempt to say, hey, these are some common,
1:15:03 > 1:15:08everyday things that might be a vital part of the jigsaw that helps
1:15:08 > 1:15:12us solve the crime.We have seen a bit of the film. What sort of things
1:15:12 > 1:15:17would you say to people to look out for?Some of the things are obvious,
1:15:17 > 1:15:22if people are looking at weapons or browsing extremist material. There
1:15:22 > 1:15:27might be people who are hiring cars or vans for what apparently is no
1:15:27 > 1:15:34good reason and acting suspiciously while they do so. Filming security
1:15:34 > 1:15:38people or filming security sites and CCTV when you would expect them to
1:15:38 > 1:15:41do something more like a tourist photographs or acting suspicious in
1:15:41 > 1:15:45public. What I have said in the past is the public has an amazing
1:15:45 > 1:15:48instincts. You know in your community, you know in your family,
1:15:48 > 1:15:51you know where you live and where you work, what doesn't feel right.
1:15:51 > 1:15:56What we are saying is what something doesn't feel right, no matter how
1:15:56 > 1:15:59small or insignificant you think it is, you should pick up the phone or
1:15:59 > 1:16:08go to the website which is www.gov.uk/act. No forward click or
1:16:08 > 1:16:15phone call will be ignored.
1:16:16 > 1:16:20Have you got the resources if you have got dozens, thousands of phone
1:16:20 > 1:16:24calls, e-mails, suspicious activity, do you have the resources to deal
1:16:24 > 1:16:29with it?We are dealing with almost 600 investigations, the tempo is
1:16:29 > 1:16:33very high but we have network of thousands of police officers and
1:16:33 > 1:16:37staff who are doing amazing work up and down the country and in every
1:16:37 > 1:16:41region of the UK. Yes we have the resources. We know the public want
1:16:41 > 1:16:45to report to us and we want to encourage them to do that.
1:16:45 > 1:16:48Absolutely every call is taken seriously, every call is treated
1:16:48 > 1:16:52confidentially, every call is triage by trained professionals who will
1:16:52 > 1:16:56know whether or not this is something we should act upon or not.
1:16:56 > 1:17:03Can I also talk to you about counterterrorism being involved into
1:17:03 > 1:17:08this spy poisoning, what is the latest, what can you tell us?I have
1:17:08 > 1:17:11said before that this is going to be a painstaking and long
1:17:11 > 1:17:15investigation. Our offices are dealing incredible work and I wanted
1:17:15 > 1:17:19pay tribute to their bravery and they are working around the clock to
1:17:19 > 1:17:24try and get answers. We have taken 400 state rents, we have more
1:17:24 > 1:17:27statements to come, there is 4000 hours of closed-circuit television
1:17:27 > 1:17:32footage and we are trying to get through it, but this will take a
1:17:32 > 1:17:37long time. But I want to pay tribute to the amazing people of Salsbury
1:17:37 > 1:17:43who have been amazing throughout, -- Salisbury. The people have come
1:17:43 > 1:17:47forward in response to the appeal and they have talked with them if
1:17:47 > 1:17:54communities defeat terrorism, I would like every citizen to consider
1:17:54 > 1:17:59themselves counterterrorism citizen. In the same way that we want every
1:17:59 > 1:18:02police officer to be a counterterrorism officer. And
1:18:02 > 1:18:10Salisbury is proving that.It is 18 minutes past seven.
1:18:10 > 1:18:13Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
1:18:13 > 1:18:17Good morning, I am well, hope you are
1:18:17 > 1:18:20Good morning, I am well, hope you are too. Today's weather, the spring
1:18:20 > 1:18:24equinox, we have been hearing Tim talk about it, the weather is more
1:18:24 > 1:18:28springlike. This is a gorgeous picture taken this morning, thank
1:18:28 > 1:18:37you for sending them in. Some still snow out there, but the sun is out,
1:18:37 > 1:18:41not everywhere this morning, but the chances are high that if you haven't
1:18:41 > 1:18:45got it yet you will see it. It is not going to be as it was over the
1:18:45 > 1:18:49weekend. If we look at the trend of the temperature this week you can
1:18:49 > 1:18:53see Wednesday are still quite chilly, but then these mild yellow
1:18:53 > 1:18:57colours come across the shores. With the change in the wind direction to
1:18:57 > 1:19:02more of a southerly. They push ahead as we move into Friday and sat away.
1:19:02 > 1:19:06That will turn bitterly cold once again but the temper at will dip a
1:19:06 > 1:19:10touch. Today we have this weak weather front drifting from the east
1:19:10 > 1:19:14towards the West, it will tend to fizzle but it is producing some
1:19:14 > 1:19:18cloud and some very patchy light rain and drizzle here and there. I
1:19:18 > 1:19:23no means are we all seeing it but it means that it is not as cold start
1:19:23 > 1:19:27today across England and Wales as it was yesterday. You can see as well
1:19:27 > 1:19:31that around the borders in eastern Scotland, for the rest of Scotland
1:19:31 > 1:19:36and Northern Ireland -- all of Northern Ireland it is a cool start.
1:19:36 > 1:19:40There is also some frost around as well. We have a band of cloud
1:19:40 > 1:19:44continuing to drift from the east towards the West, fizzling, but it
1:19:44 > 1:19:48will be the chance for some spots of light rain coming over just here and
1:19:48 > 1:19:54there, I no means Will we see it all, and it will brighten up over
1:19:54 > 1:19:57East Anglia and Southern counties. The same for most of northern
1:19:57 > 1:20:02England and western Wales, and most of Scotland which should hang on to
1:20:02 > 1:20:05the sunshine. In the north and west of Scotland and west of Northern
1:20:05 > 1:20:09Ireland, the clouds start to approach and this is the new weather
1:20:09 > 1:20:12front coming our way. As it does so the clan will continue to build
1:20:12 > 1:20:16through the night, at an chilly with some rain arriving across western
1:20:16 > 1:20:19Scotland and west of Northern Ireland. For England and Wales and
1:20:19 > 1:20:23the clear skies it will be cold, widespread frost and a chance of
1:20:23 > 1:20:29some patchy freezing fog forming as well. So tomorrow we start of on
1:20:29 > 1:20:32that cold latecomers still a loss of sunshine for England and Wales first
1:20:32 > 1:20:39thing, but as the weather front comes in from the west, getting into
1:20:39 > 1:20:42northern England, the cloud will build a header that, and
1:20:42 > 1:20:45temperatures going up, and a quick look at those they shows that
1:20:45 > 1:20:50getting into the south-east and clearing, the cloud building but
1:20:50 > 1:20:54temperature wise and we have not seen for a while, we are looking at
1:20:54 > 1:21:03between ten and 12. It sounds positively warm, like summer. Time
1:21:03 > 1:21:08to crack out the ice cream. If you haven't noticed, Dan's ice cream
1:21:08 > 1:21:20shirts. I like it. It even has got twister, fab, I have been analysing
1:21:20 > 1:21:32them this morning. 7:21 a.m.. Potholes cause issues to cyclists,
1:21:32 > 1:21:38other rolled issues as well.
1:21:38 > 1:21:42And the recent bad weather will only have made the problem worse.
1:21:42 > 1:21:44According to the Asphalt Industry Alliance there are almost 25,000
1:21:44 > 1:21:47miles of roads in England and Wales which have been identified
1:21:47 > 1:21:50as in need of essential maintenance in the next year.
1:21:50 > 1:21:53Experts say it would take 14 years to get local roads back
1:21:53 > 1:21:55to a reasonable state for motorists and cyclists,
1:21:55 > 1:21:57as Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin reports.
1:21:57 > 1:21:59This is the problem we are talking about.
1:21:59 > 1:22:01So many potholes, they are everywhere.
1:22:01 > 1:22:04Every day I feel like my tyres are going to be completely
1:22:04 > 1:22:08ruined.
1:22:08 > 1:22:09They are everywhere.
1:22:09 > 1:22:11They are atrocious, the roads, it's everywhere now.
1:22:11 > 1:22:17We really need some investment.
1:22:17 > 1:22:20It is a problem which irritates motorists, but one which can be
1:22:20 > 1:22:21lethal to cyclists.
1:22:21 > 1:22:25Simon and Tom are part of club which cycle around
1:22:25 > 1:22:3010,000 miles a year, both have been recently injured.
1:22:30 > 1:22:33There was not really anywhere to go with the cars,
1:22:33 > 1:22:37I hit this pothole, took one of my hands off the bars,
1:22:37 > 1:22:39and I went down quite hard, probably in excess of 25
1:22:39 > 1:22:41miles an hour.
1:22:41 > 1:22:45I had injections, fluid put in my shoulders and my
1:22:45 > 1:22:48hands, cortisone injections, it has been quite an ongoing thing.
1:22:48 > 1:22:50And the trauma has stayed with you because
1:22:50 > 1:22:53you are not out there cycling competitively?
1:22:53 > 1:22:57It really knocks your confidence, you are just really
1:22:57 > 1:22:59aware of the road surface, and certainly being pushed out
1:22:59 > 1:23:04into the traffic, with the broken roads.
1:23:04 > 1:23:07Tom has been floored four times in as many weeks.
1:23:07 > 1:23:09Every single time due to a pothole?
1:23:09 > 1:23:11Every single time due to a pothole?
1:23:11 > 1:23:12Pretty much yet.
1:23:12 > 1:23:12Pretty much yeah.
1:23:12 > 1:23:14Potholes or the road being poorly maintained.
1:23:14 > 1:23:18And we know this, the big flaw is likely to make a big
1:23:18 > 1:23:23And we know this, the big thaw is likely to make a big
1:23:23 > 1:23:25problem even bigger.
1:23:25 > 1:23:29But today a report from the people who will help look after the big fix
1:23:29 > 1:23:29say this.
1:23:29 > 1:23:32Councils in England and Wales filled in 24% fewer potholes
1:23:32 > 1:23:34last year than five years ago,
1:23:34 > 1:23:36and it will take 14 years to clear
1:23:36 > 1:23:37the current road repair backlog.
1:23:37 > 1:23:39Local authorities this year are telling us
1:23:39 > 1:23:43that there is more than 24,000 miles worth of road that really need to be
1:23:43 > 1:23:46urgently addressed in the next 12 months, that is incredible,
1:23:46 > 1:23:48it's like driving around the world.
1:23:48 > 1:23:50One in five roads have got less than five
1:23:50 > 1:23:54years worth of life left in them.
1:23:54 > 1:23:56Last year we were saying one in six.
1:23:56 > 1:23:59The scale of the problem is escalating, our roads are getting
1:23:59 > 1:23:59worse.
1:23:59 > 1:24:02While novel ways are dreamt up to highlight the problem,
1:24:02 > 1:24:03the local government Association says
1:24:03 > 1:24:08councils are making progress in filling Dols properly.
1:24:08 > 1:24:10councils are making progress in filling holes properly.
1:24:10 > 1:24:12But they need much more funding from central
1:24:12 > 1:24:12government.
1:24:12 > 1:24:15Central government said they had given close to £300 million
1:24:15 > 1:24:16to help do the job.
1:24:16 > 1:24:20Simon was offered £18,000 from the council in compensation.
1:24:20 > 1:24:23All of this costs, but today's report says nowhere near enough
1:24:23 > 1:24:31is being spent to tackle decades of underinvestment.
1:24:31 > 1:24:39Are you plagued by potholes on your daily commute?
1:24:39 > 1:24:42Craig from Middlesbrough has sent in this wonderful image, that is going
1:24:42 > 1:24:48to cause serious problems the people. Here is an with a series, a
1:24:48 > 1:24:52collection.
1:24:53 > 1:24:59collection. The manager at ten Hill in Richmond posts because of
1:24:59 > 1:25:05potholes on social media places to warn everyone. A cyclist fell down
1:25:05 > 1:25:09one apparently. And this is from Warren who sent this one in, it is
1:25:09 > 1:25:16side on. We could have flipped that. That is a series of potholes. That
1:25:16 > 1:25:23is strenuous lane in Burton. -- stringers lane. Thank you for
1:25:23 > 1:25:31getting in touch. It is not like you have got out to get those pictures,
1:25:31 > 1:25:37it you had them on your phones. I will go to a pothole folder. I need
1:25:37 > 1:25:42one.
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1:25:49 > 1:25:51Spring officially starts today which means longer days
1:25:51 > 1:25:52are on the way!
1:25:52 > 1:25:55Tim Muffett is at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate for us this morning.
1:25:55 > 1:26:01It looks glorious there.Good morning, glorious but very cold.
1:26:01 > 1:26:03It looks glorious there.Good morning, glorious but very cold. It
1:26:03 > 1:26:06is the spring equinox today, the official start of spring as far as
1:26:06 > 1:26:11many are concerned. We have had record low temperatures, so what
1:26:11 > 1:26:15impact have those temperatures had on our gardens and wildlife? The
1:26:15 > 1:26:18gardeners here said these shoots would normally be much more
1:26:18 > 1:26:22developed than they are now, so what can partners do if you are going out
1:26:22 > 1:26:27in the next few days, what should you do to help preserve and give a
1:26:27 > 1:26:30helping hand to some of the plants which may be having a tough time.
1:26:30 > 1:29:53For more tips, more later but
1:29:53 > 1:29:54which may be having a tough time. back in half an hour, let go back to
1:29:54 > 1:29:57Louise and down.
1:30:02 > 1:30:04Hello, this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
1:30:04 > 1:30:12Here's a summary of this morning's main stories from BBC News.
1:30:12 > 1:30:19A British company missed -- accused of misusing data along it to 50
1:30:19 > 1:30:24million Facebook users to affect the US election is being investigated by
1:30:24 > 1:30:33the washed -- watchdog. They are looking at databases. Both companies
1:30:33 > 1:30:41deny wrongdoing.
1:30:41 > 1:30:46We want to know what
1:31:19 > 1:31:21The company has hit back at those claims, criticising how
1:31:21 > 1:31:24the programme was edited, claiming they do not engage in honey
1:31:24 > 1:31:25traps or bribes.
1:31:25 > 1:31:29We're joined now by Damian Collins who is the Chair of the Digital,
1:31:29 > 1:31:34Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
1:31:34 > 1:31:38it's fascinating watching the entirety of that report.Just for
1:31:38 > 1:31:42clarity, you spoke to one of the gentleman in that video. The chief
1:31:42 > 1:31:54executive of Cambridge analytic as part of your enquiry into fake news.
1:31:55 > 1:31:59-- Cambridge Analytica. What questions to you want to ask him?We
1:31:59 > 1:32:03asked him directly about the Facebook user data that they held as
1:32:03 > 1:32:05a company and in particular whether they had received these 50 million
1:32:05 > 1:32:18profiles from an academic from Cambridge University. Mr Nix denied
1:32:18 > 1:32:23he received that date. It is concerning why are companies like
1:32:23 > 1:32:26Cambridge Analytica was able to buy the data profiles of 50 million
1:32:26 > 1:32:31Facebook users, and Facebook knew about this for two years without
1:32:31 > 1:32:35doing anything about it. They only finally acted to suspend Cambridge
1:32:35 > 1:32:39Analytica from using their platform this weekend when the story broke.
1:32:39 > 1:32:46Will you be resubmitted to Nix to get to the bottom of why he
1:32:46 > 1:32:53originally denied using the data from Facebook?It looks like Mr Nix
1:32:53 > 1:32:57misled Parliament. We want to make sure we know what he meant.
1:32:57 > 1:33:02Certainly, what he told us when he came in front of the Select
1:33:02 > 1:33:07Committee was not consistent from these various investigations. It is
1:33:07 > 1:33:12important because at the heart of this is the ethics of how Facebook
1:33:12 > 1:33:20data is acquired and how it is used. People use Facebook data every day
1:33:20 > 1:33:25and had never have heard of Cambridge Analytica. -- heard of
1:33:25 > 1:33:30Cambridge Analytica. And they could be accessing their data and using
1:33:30 > 1:33:35their knowledge.This is where the story broadens out. By the way,
1:33:35 > 1:33:39Cambridge Analytica says they are not in the business of lying or fake
1:33:39 > 1:33:42news and player not in the business of entrapment. There are companies
1:33:42 > 1:33:47that do this but to me that crosses the line. Again, to broaden this out
1:33:47 > 1:33:52and bringing Facebook in, I know you are doing some gathering of data in
1:33:52 > 1:33:57America last week, do you now need to speak to Facebook again about
1:33:57 > 1:34:01this?Last month, we had some hearings in the community in America
1:34:01 > 1:34:06where we were discussing these very issues. Today, I would be writing to
1:34:06 > 1:34:10Mark Zuckerberg to tell him to come to the committee. When we have the
1:34:10 > 1:34:13hearings with Facebook, we asked them directly about their
1:34:13 > 1:34:16relationship with Cambridge Analytica and asked them the way in
1:34:16 > 1:34:18which developers can acquire Facebook user data and have a
1:34:18 > 1:34:22monitor how they do with it. They were not able to give us any clear
1:34:22 > 1:34:25answers but clearly the company knew about this relationship with
1:34:25 > 1:34:29Cambridge Analytica and knew there was a problem. We want to know why
1:34:29 > 1:34:32we didn't get straight answers at the time. The time has come now for
1:34:32 > 1:34:36the person who founded his company, his public face, flat we speak in
1:34:36 > 1:34:43public and answer question. I'm talking about Mark is a blog. -- and
1:34:43 > 1:34:48actually speak in public. And answer questions.They said there were
1:34:48 > 1:34:53questions they cannot answer.What they said was they had given
1:34:53 > 1:34:55information to the information Commissioner and they would supply
1:34:55 > 1:34:59that same information to the committee. It has been more than a
1:34:59 > 1:35:02month since those hearings and we haven't received the data and
1:35:02 > 1:35:12information about them. We also asked them about weathered
1:35:12 > 1:35:16asked them about weathered whether -- they didn't have information. One
1:35:16 > 1:35:22of the Facebook used is to put witnesses in front of hearings that
1:35:22 > 1:35:26don't know the full picture so they can get away with not answering the
1:35:26 > 1:35:30questions in that way. The time for ducking and diving has come to an
1:35:30 > 1:35:34end and we want the people whose job it is to know everything about this
1:35:34 > 1:35:37to answer the questions.How surprised were you to find out that
1:35:37 > 1:35:40Facebook was actually in the offices of Cambridge Analytica and were told
1:35:40 > 1:35:45to stand down by the Information Commissioner?Extraordinary. We were
1:35:45 > 1:35:53told this during Channel 4 News last night and the -- don't know if the
1:35:53 > 1:35:59Information Commissioner was aware. What they intended to do in those
1:35:59 > 1:36:03officers, who knows? The concerns were that they might have been
1:36:03 > 1:36:08removing information that could have been vital to the investigation. It
1:36:08 > 1:36:12is astonishing they were there in the first place.The thing is, it is
1:36:12 > 1:36:16a huge drop the Information Commissioner. This is about free and
1:36:16 > 1:36:20fair elections, not looking like they are free and fair. This is
1:36:20 > 1:36:24about our use of sites like Facebook and others and what they do with our
1:36:24 > 1:36:28personal data. This is a story which has huge implications right across
1:36:28 > 1:36:32society. You'll make if we go back to these 50 million user profiles,
1:36:32 > 1:36:38these are not people that agreed to hand over their data. -- if we go
1:36:38 > 1:36:44back.These people were just engaging in a survey that had been
1:36:44 > 1:36:48put out there so these people had no idea that their data was in the
1:36:48 > 1:36:51hands of a company like Cambridge Analytica. A lot of these surveys
1:36:51 > 1:36:55and social interactions are not about politics, just about people 's
1:36:55 > 1:36:58daily lives but that information can be taken and used to target those
1:36:58 > 1:37:02three people in a clinical campaign and it is something I think people
1:37:02 > 1:37:06have no knowledge of and will be quite shocked to know it happens.
1:37:06 > 1:37:10One final one. Facebook are a well-known company and they deny any
1:37:10 > 1:37:14wrongdoing. Do you feel you are in a position when you can bring them and
1:37:14 > 1:37:18asked them the questions they need to answer on this issue or other it
1:37:18 > 1:37:22too vast and she too huge to be brought into the discussion in that
1:37:22 > 1:37:28way?No one is too big to be facing questioning. We are now calling for
1:37:28 > 1:37:34it, for Mark Zuckerberg to come and so if the U.S. Congress. I think the
1:37:34 > 1:37:37time has come for them to front up and answer these difficult questions
1:37:37 > 1:37:41because it's not just about what politicians like myself or our
1:37:41 > 1:37:44counterparts in America who are investigating this, it is about what
1:37:44 > 1:37:53Facebook users think. -- who are investigating think.Thank you for
1:37:53 > 1:37:58your time this morning. Lots of detail in the papers as well.
1:37:58 > 1:38:01Ministers are to decide whether to take further action
1:38:01 > 1:38:03against Russia after Saturday's expulsion of British
1:38:03 > 1:38:04diplomats by Moscow.
1:38:04 > 1:38:06The Russian Embassy says its diplomats and their families,
1:38:06 > 1:38:08totalling about eighty people, will leave London today.
1:38:08 > 1:38:11Both sides have ordered twenty-three embassy staff to go,
1:38:11 > 1:38:13following the nerve agent attack in Salisbury which Britain has
1:38:13 > 1:38:20blamed on Russia.
1:38:20 > 1:38:24Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK must still deal with Vladimir Putin -
1:38:24 > 1:38:26despite evidence pointing to Russian involvement
1:38:26 > 1:38:27in the Salisbury spy attack.
1:38:27 > 1:38:30In an interview with Radio Four's The World at One,
1:38:30 > 1:38:32the Labour leader said he would "do business" with Russia,
1:38:32 > 1:38:34but it would be based on British values.
1:38:34 > 1:38:37At the weekend, the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said
1:38:37 > 1:38:42he believes Mr Putin was responsible.
1:38:42 > 1:38:45Some Conservative MPs are expected to raise concerns today
1:38:45 > 1:38:46about the future of fishing after Brexit.
1:38:46 > 1:38:48Under yesterday's draft agreement, the European Union
1:38:48 > 1:38:51will continue to set quotas on which fish can be caught
1:38:51 > 1:38:54during the transitional period following the UK's departure next
1:38:54 > 1:38:54March.
1:38:54 > 1:38:57Number Ten said it had secured specific safeguards
1:38:57 > 1:39:05for the fishing industry.
1:39:08 > 1:39:10The taxi-hailing company, Uber, has suspended testing
1:39:10 > 1:39:13of its driverless cars in the US after a fatal accident.
1:39:13 > 1:39:16A 49-year-old woman was hit as she crossed a street in Arizona.
1:39:16 > 1:39:20The incident is the first time a pedestrian has died in an accident
1:39:20 > 1:39:21involving a self-driving car.
1:39:21 > 1:39:24There was a driver in the vehicle, but police said it was
1:39:24 > 1:39:27in autonomous mode.
1:39:27 > 1:39:30Coming up shortly, Carol will have have all the weather details
1:39:30 > 1:39:37but first Kat is here with the sport.
1:39:39 > 1:39:44Returning winter Paralympians.
1:39:44 > 1:39:49Yesterday, quite late on in the afternoon they returned. Look at all
1:39:49 > 1:39:53that silverware and gold wear and bronze ware around their necks. They
1:39:53 > 1:40:02are 500 g each. Menna Fitzpatrick and Jen
1:40:02 > 1:40:06and Jen Kehoe have so many. That would get you right in the solar
1:40:06 > 1:40:10plexus. I hope they were moving Sareen Lee through the airport.
1:40:11 > 1:40:14Paralympics GB have returned safely to the UK after their medal-winning
1:40:14 > 1:40:16exploits in South Korea.
1:40:16 > 1:40:18The team has achieved its medal target of seven medals,
1:40:18 > 1:40:21with all of them being won in the visually-impaired skiing.
1:40:21 > 1:40:23Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe claimed gold
1:40:23 > 1:40:26in their slalom event to become GB's most successful Winter Paralympians
1:40:26 > 1:40:27of all time.
1:40:27 > 1:40:29They've been speaking to Andy Swiss.
1:40:29 > 1:40:31It means everything to me.
1:40:31 > 1:40:34I have always had a dream since I was little to come away
1:40:34 > 1:40:38with a medal at the Paralympic Games and 2018 was always the goal ever
1:40:38 > 1:40:39since I first started.
1:40:39 > 1:40:47I'm immensely proud to have done it and reached the goal that we wanted.
1:40:51 > 1:40:54England's Anthony Watson will miss the rest of the season
1:40:54 > 1:40:55with an achilles injury.
1:40:55 > 1:40:57The 24-year-old was withdrawn during the first half
1:40:57 > 1:41:00of the weekend's Six Nations defeat at the hands of Ireland,
1:41:00 > 1:41:02and it's understood he'll miss between four and six months
1:41:02 > 1:41:05of action, which would rule him out of England's tour
1:41:05 > 1:41:12of South Africa in June.
1:41:12 > 1:41:17Now you're at the top of your sport, you go off to have a baby
1:41:17 > 1:41:19and when you return - you're 491st in the world...
1:41:19 > 1:41:22That's the scenario facing Serena Williams in Miami this week.
1:41:22 > 1:41:25Because of her low ranking, she gets a tough draw
1:41:25 > 1:41:27against the best players earlier on in tournments,
1:41:27 > 1:41:28rather than in the latter stages.
1:41:28 > 1:41:31And the director of the Miami Open, James Blake,
1:41:31 > 1:41:38believes that needs to be reviewed.
1:41:38 > 1:41:41He says the current system is a "kind of punishment" for women
1:41:41 > 1:41:45who go off to have a baby - and that there should be some sort
1:41:45 > 1:41:49of protection - he suggests some sort of grace period where women
1:41:49 > 1:41:52could still be seeded - to make help them make their comeback.
1:41:52 > 1:41:55Obviously you don't want Serena Williams going off and coming back
1:41:55 > 1:41:58as number one because that gives nobody else an opportunity to be
1:41:58 > 1:42:02number one but at the same time, having started from 491 in the world
1:42:02 > 1:42:08it seems crazy.You feel for her opponent. Lots of debate about that
1:42:08 > 1:42:10in the papers this morning and online.
1:42:10 > 1:42:12We're used to seeing Jose Mourinho a little moody -
1:42:12 > 1:42:15the Manchester United manager has been particularly irate lately.
1:42:15 > 1:42:18But he may have another reason to be unhappy this morning:
1:42:18 > 1:42:20The former England striker Chris Sutton has called
1:42:20 > 1:42:21Mourinho "outdated".
1:42:21 > 1:42:23He says the United manager's personality has changed
1:42:23 > 1:42:26from the charismatic one that came to the UK in 2004.
1:42:26 > 1:42:29Mourinho has been criticised by some fans and pundits for a style
1:42:29 > 1:42:31of football perceived to be unadventurous.
1:42:31 > 1:42:34Meanwhile, Sutton expects defender Luke Shaw to leave the club
1:42:34 > 1:42:36at the end of the season.
1:42:36 > 1:42:38The 22-year-old has barely featured for United under Mourinho,
1:42:38 > 1:42:40with the manager publicly criticising the full-back
1:42:40 > 1:42:44during his time at Old Trafford.
1:42:44 > 1:42:47I do think it is part and parcel of professional sport.
1:42:47 > 1:42:49Players take responsibility but there seems to be
1:42:49 > 1:42:51something in this Jose Mourinho thing.
1:42:51 > 1:42:53We are not party to what goes on in there.
1:42:53 > 1:42:56It seems that Mourinho has an agenda against Luke Shaw.
1:43:05 > 1:43:09If you have an agenda, don't play it.
1:43:09 > 1:43:15He has always been very enigmatic and works in mysterious ways, Jose
1:43:15 > 1:43:20Mourinho. It seems to be more erratic than usual at the moment.
1:43:20 > 1:43:23Fascinating.
1:43:23 > 1:43:2625 years ago today, two IRA bombs exploded
1:43:26 > 1:43:28without warning in a busy shopping centre in Warrington.
1:43:28 > 1:43:31The blasts, just a minute apart, left two children dead
1:43:31 > 1:43:38and 54 injured.
1:43:38 > 1:43:40The first explosion went off outside Boots in Bridge Street
1:43:40 > 1:43:43at 12.12pm and the second outside Argos just 100 yards away.
1:43:43 > 1:43:46It was the day before Mother's Day and 12-year-old
1:43:46 > 1:43:49Tim Parry was buying his mum, Wendy, a card when he was killed
1:43:49 > 1:43:50in the attack.
1:43:50 > 1:43:58Wendy and her husband Colin join us now in the studio.
1:44:00 > 1:44:04I know it's hard to you to see the pictures and be taken back to what
1:44:04 > 1:44:11happened 25 years ago. What are your memories of that day?I suppose the
1:44:11 > 1:44:18panic, really, of trying to find him on that day. We couldn't find him.
1:44:18 > 1:44:24When we went to the hospital, we described him. We said he was a
1:44:24 > 1:44:2812-year-old, blonde, and they said we have nobody of that description
1:44:28 > 1:44:34here. I went home to try and find him. Colin stayed at the hospital in
1:44:34 > 1:44:41case anything turned up. I went home to see if Tim had gone home, he
1:44:41 > 1:44:47hadn't. Went back to the hospital and I was met by a priest who asked
1:44:47 > 1:44:52me what Tim was wearing and as soon as I told him, he told us to go into
1:44:52 > 1:44:57a room and that's when we found out that Tim had been in surgery for a
1:44:57 > 1:45:05number of hours. Because Tim was so tall, he looked more 16. They said
1:45:05 > 1:45:12they didn't have a 12th you rolled, which they did.I know since then,
1:45:12 > 1:45:17you have done incredible work, the pair are a few. -- 12-year-old.
1:45:17 > 1:45:23Looking at after other people like you with reconciliation. Every
1:45:23 > 1:45:26anniversary is difficult and presumably the big ones like 25, a
1:45:26 > 1:45:31game, difficult still.
1:45:31 > 1:45:35They are, they are the most significant, is one of those numbers
1:45:35 > 1:45:41is in it. The media is actively interested again. We do, as we do at
1:45:41 > 1:45:48every anniversary, we relive what happened. But being honest, it is a
1:45:48 > 1:45:52good opportunity for us to showcase the foundation, and the work we do.
1:45:52 > 1:45:57As much as we obviously remember as a family, but the foundation now is
1:45:57 > 1:46:06very important, it grows and it does more than it is doing.I am hearing
1:46:06 > 1:46:11you talk about your story, there were people in that position, that
1:46:11 > 1:46:15same horrific position as you only last year. And you have been helping
1:46:15 > 1:46:22some of them haven't you?We are working with over 750 families and
1:46:22 > 1:46:31individuals at the moment, so it is basically helping them to cope and
1:46:31 > 1:46:35recover, and the work of the foundation does, there is no time
1:46:35 > 1:46:41limit to it, so if someone wants us now, that is great, if someone wants
1:46:41 > 1:46:45us in 12 months time, that's great as well. It is whatever is right
1:46:45 > 1:46:52that person. We started the programme off because when it
1:46:52 > 1:46:56happened to us, there was nobody around that we could talk to, so
1:46:56 > 1:47:02when we set up the charity, when we moved into the centre, that was one
1:47:02 > 1:47:07of the first programmes that I wanted to do to make sure that if it
1:47:07 > 1:47:12happened again there was something better people to go straight to.I
1:47:12 > 1:47:19am sure many of our viewers feel, and I know we feel, about how you
1:47:19 > 1:47:25have brought something out of something so horrific, and over the
1:47:25 > 1:47:29years you have met with the likes of Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness, I
1:47:29 > 1:47:35am sure many of our viewers were those meetings. The people will --
1:47:35 > 1:47:38remember those meetings. We spoke to you the day after Martin McGuinness
1:47:38 > 1:47:44passed away, you struggle to give him what happened but you don't
1:47:44 > 1:47:48regret meeting him?We are a peace organisation and if we start to
1:47:48 > 1:47:51cherry pick who we speak to we lose all credibility. You really need to
1:47:51 > 1:47:59have intense conversations, with your friends, you need to talk to
1:47:59 > 1:48:03the people who might do you harm. And so that is what we do. We break
1:48:03 > 1:48:07those moulds and we go to places, and we talk to people regardless of
1:48:07 > 1:48:12what their beliefs. We welcome them, not because we approve of them but
1:48:12 > 1:48:17we welcome them because there has to be a dialogue.And there are still
1:48:17 > 1:48:22what ifs, and what he would be like now, do you think that and do his
1:48:22 > 1:48:27siblings think about that?We do.He would just be finishing his career
1:48:27 > 1:48:34at Everton.You are convinced he would have been at Everton fan?Tim
1:48:34 > 1:48:38is still very much part of our family. We talk about him all the
1:48:38 > 1:48:44time, our four grandchildren talk about him as though they knew him.
1:48:44 > 1:48:49And that is because we try to keep him alive as possible. And we tell
1:48:49 > 1:48:55them the things he used to do, some of the stupid things he used to do.
1:48:55 > 1:49:02But history much they are still with us.You said if he wasn't going to
1:49:02 > 1:49:06be a footballer, he would have been on TV, on the X factor.The first
1:49:06 > 1:49:11time we heard him sing, we went, we didn't know he could sing! He had
1:49:11 > 1:49:16confidence and he was chirpy, so he may well have been on the X factor
1:49:16 > 1:49:21or whatever they call it these days. Who knows. It is wonderful speak to
1:49:21 > 1:49:27you, you have done amazing work, Colin and Wendy, thank you.
1:49:27 > 1:49:30Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
1:49:30 > 1:49:36It is going to get milder?It is, good morning. As we go through the
1:49:36 > 1:49:40next few days the temperature will rise, but it will come down a touch
1:49:40 > 1:49:44just in time for the weekend, but nowhere near as cold as it has been.
1:49:44 > 1:49:45Today is
1:49:45 > 1:49:46nowhere near as cold as it has been. Today is not as cold as yesterday,
1:49:46 > 1:49:50any of us will see sunny spells and as we go through the week more blue
1:49:50 > 1:49:53colours are replaced on Wednesday and Thursday above the milder yellow
1:49:53 > 1:49:56colours coming from the Atlantic that indicate a change in wind
1:49:56 > 1:49:59direction. They are pushed away through Friday and Saturday, the
1:49:59 > 1:50:04temperatures tumble a little bit but not as low as they have been. Today
1:50:04 > 1:50:07we have a weak weather front drifting from the Easter was the
1:50:07 > 1:50:12West, which will tend to die in situ and as it does so the cloud will
1:50:12 > 1:50:17break up. Many of us today will see some sunshine. Here is that band of
1:50:17 > 1:50:21cloud, it is thick enough for some patchy light rain in drizzle as it
1:50:21 > 1:50:25moves towards the West. It will brighten up through East Anglia and
1:50:25 > 1:50:30the Midlands, southern counties, West Wales, the south-west of
1:50:30 > 1:50:33England, much of Scotland and Northern Ireland, when we have more
1:50:33 > 1:50:37cloud coming in over the north and west. Another front is coming our
1:50:37 > 1:50:41way and by the end of the night it will have produced some rain across
1:50:41 > 1:50:45western Scotland and western parts of Northern Ireland. The cloud
1:50:45 > 1:50:48building across Scotland and northern England and Northern
1:50:48 > 1:50:52Ireland as well. Under clearer skies across England and Wales, it is
1:50:52 > 1:50:55going to be a cold night, with widespread frost and the chance of
1:50:55 > 1:51:00some patchy freezing fog. But tomorrow morning we will have some
1:51:00 > 1:51:04lovely sunshine to look forward to. However as the weather front
1:51:04 > 1:51:07continues to come in from the West, not only with the brink thickening
1:51:07 > 1:51:11cloud will also bring some heavy rain across Scotland, Northern
1:51:11 > 1:51:15Ireland and eventually north-west England. But look at the difference
1:51:15 > 1:51:19in temperatures, we have ten and 11, something we have not seen for a
1:51:19 > 1:51:23while. And then into Thursday the first weather front heads off onto
1:51:23 > 1:51:26the continent and then a new active one comes in from the west. This
1:51:26 > 1:51:34will bring in some rain, some of which will be heavy, and we will see
1:51:34 > 1:51:37some brighter skies and even some sunshine to further east that you
1:51:37 > 1:51:44travel. On Thursday we are in pretty good shape, we have 10- 11, even 12
1:51:44 > 1:51:50in the south. But Thursday into Friday at the temperatures go down
1:51:50 > 1:51:58as it does into Saturday and Sunday. Thank you.
1:51:59 > 1:52:02Thank you. 12 is almost short whether!
1:52:02 > 1:52:06A fifth of firms say the UK's mobile phone network isn't working for them
1:52:06 > 1:52:09- that's according to a survey by the British Chambers
1:52:09 > 1:52:10of Commerce out today.
1:52:10 > 1:52:12Steph's been finding out about "not spots" and why they're
1:52:12 > 1:52:13bad for business.
1:52:13 > 1:52:16You know how annoying it is when you don't have phone
1:52:16 > 1:52:20signal when you're out and about - but imagine trying to run a business
1:52:20 > 1:52:24in a mobile and signal black-spot.
1:52:24 > 1:52:28The British Chambers of Commerce surveyed 1400 companies and found up
1:52:28 > 1:52:32to a fifth of them struggle to have enough phone signal to do business.
1:52:32 > 1:52:37We spoke to one outdoor business in Snowdonia who struggle
1:52:37 > 1:52:42with this problem.
1:52:42 > 1:52:46The mobile phone coverage unfortunately is sketchy if
1:52:46 > 1:52:50physicists are trying to find a way here, they are relying on navigation
1:52:50 > 1:52:50through their
1:52:50 > 1:52:51here, they are relying on navigation through their phone, they get a
1:52:51 > 1:52:57blackspot, can't find us or other tourist attractions, so it is a big
1:52:57 > 1:53:01issue price. It is all about the destination, so there is no use
1:53:01 > 1:53:05having these great facilities if people can't upload their images to
1:53:05 > 1:53:11Instagram on Facebook, you take that away and the people feel like
1:53:11 > 1:53:15someone has topped their arm off. I have been to some third World
1:53:15 > 1:53:19countries where they have a better reception in some parts of North
1:53:19 > 1:53:25Wales. -- van in some parts. -- than some parts of North Wales.
1:53:25 > 1:53:27Well the British Chambers of Commerce is starting a campaign
1:53:27 > 1:53:30today to find out where the worst "not spots" are.
1:53:30 > 1:53:32Christian Spence is from the BCC.
1:53:32 > 1:53:40We have had lots of messages about this, rural Angus in north-west
1:53:40 > 1:53:47Scotland is appalling, it is a big problem, isn't it?It is, and it is
1:53:47 > 1:53:51more so as more business becomes mobile. What of our members have
1:53:51 > 1:53:55said, they are pleased with how coverage has improved over the past
1:53:55 > 1:54:02five years, even though we are still seeing 20% of firms are saying that
1:54:02 > 1:54:06actually be not spots we are seeing are stopping them doing business.
1:54:06 > 1:54:11And you say it has got better, how much better had it got?Have half
1:54:11 > 1:54:14the companies saying the mobile infrastructure they are seeing in
1:54:14 > 1:54:18the UK now is better than five years ago, is a great step forward. And
1:54:18 > 1:54:21credit to the regulators and operators for moving forward. The
1:54:21 > 1:54:26question now is how we start to crack a very complex problem about
1:54:26 > 1:54:31them much smaller areas. We have seen this in rural areas, which
1:54:31 > 1:54:36perhaps feels more exam -- more acceptable, but it is not, because
1:54:36 > 1:54:41we want to see rural businesses do better. One of the things about
1:54:41 > 1:54:46moving through Brexit, is that we want to get the fundamentals of
1:54:46 > 1:54:49business working in the UK and mobile connectivity is part of that.
1:54:49 > 1:54:55How do we do that than?Part of the response ability sits with
1:54:55 > 1:54:59infrastructure providers themselves, part of the lies with urban planners
1:54:59 > 1:55:07and deny it -- designers, we have ticket a lot of different -- have to
1:55:07 > 1:55:13get a lot of different providers around the table.Are they not doing
1:55:13 > 1:55:17that already, because surely the operators can get more out of this,
1:55:17 > 1:55:25more money, it is in everyone's interest, isn't it?It is but you
1:55:25 > 1:55:33run into people with a lot of different backgrounds. Things like
1:55:33 > 1:55:36major transport corridors being connected, there are debates over
1:55:36 > 1:55:41who should pay for that. It is about bringing everyone to the table and
1:55:41 > 1:55:48using the local chambers of commerce is a great way to do that.Are you
1:55:48 > 1:55:51hoping that businesses get in touch with you?Absolutely, get in touch
1:55:51 > 1:55:57with us, there is a social media campaign, get in touch with us with
1:55:57 > 1:56:01your not spots. Get in touch with us so we can get the right people
1:56:01 > 1:56:04around the table to improve the situation.
1:56:04 > 1:56:07After so many parts of the UK were hit by snow storms over
1:56:07 > 1:56:11the weekend, you may be surprised - or relieved - to know today
1:56:11 > 1:56:13is officially the start of Spring.
1:56:13 > 1:56:16All this morning Breakfast's Tim Muffett is at RHS Harlow Carr
1:56:16 > 1:56:19in Harrogate for us to find out what impact the weather is having
1:56:19 > 1:56:21on our gardens and wildlife.
1:56:21 > 1:56:27Good morning, it is the spring equinox, it is also very cold and it
1:56:27 > 1:56:32is raining. But this cold weather we have had, what impact has had on our
1:56:32 > 1:56:36gardens and on our wildlife? We are going to be talking a little later
1:56:36 > 1:56:41to some who can give some good advice, what can you do to help your
1:56:41 > 1:56:46flowers, your clients, to prepare them for that Mac plans to prevent
1:56:46 > 2:00:07them for the warmer months ahead. But first,
2:00:07 > 2:00:10out, have a lovely day. 20 more on our website at the usual address.
2:00:10 > 2:00:22Now back to down and Louise. -- damn.
2:00:22 > 2:00:27The British company accused of using the data of 50 million Facebook
2:00:27 > 2:00:32users without their consent to influence the US election.
2:00:32 > 2:00:39Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebooked deny any wrongdoing.
2:00:40 > 2:00:42Facebooked deny any wrongdoing. -- and Facebook.
2:00:49 > 2:00:59A very good morning to you, it is Tuesday, March 20.
2:00:59 > 2:01:01The Russian diplomats expelled from the UK over the Salisbury spy
2:01:01 > 2:01:03poisoning will leave London today - ministers will decide later
2:01:03 > 2:01:04whether to take further action.
2:01:04 > 2:01:08Why are potholes are still causing problems nearly 25,000 miles of
2:01:08 > 2:01:11roads of England and Wales need essential maintenance in the next
2:01:11 > 2:01:12year.
2:01:12 > 2:01:13Uber has suspended testing of its driverless cars
2:01:13 > 2:01:15after a fatal accident in the US.
2:01:15 > 2:01:21I'll have more in a moment.
2:01:22 > 2:01:25In sport, Paralympics GB arrived back on British soil after their
2:01:25 > 2:01:28record-breaking exploits in South Korea.
2:01:28 > 2:01:31Following their Oscar success, the producers of The Silent Child
2:01:31 > 2:01:34will be here to tell us why they're calling on the Government to teach
2:01:34 > 2:01:35all children sign language.
2:01:35 > 2:01:41And Carol has the weather.
2:01:41 > 2:01:46As a chilly start, today will not be as cold as to the course of the
2:01:46 > 2:01:51weekend. Some of us seem sunny spells. -- after a chilly start. The
2:01:51 > 2:01:55trend is for temperatures to climb higher. More details around 15
2:01:55 > 2:01:56minutes.
2:01:56 > 2:01:57Good morning.
2:01:57 > 2:01:58First, our main story.
2:01:58 > 2:02:00A British company accused of misusing personal data belonging
2:02:00 > 2:02:03to 50 million Facebook users to influence the US election
2:02:03 > 2:02:05is being investigated by the information watchdog.
2:02:05 > 2:02:07The UK's Information Commissioner says she will seek a warrant to look
2:02:07 > 2:02:09at databases and servers hosted by Cambridge Analytica.
2:02:09 > 2:02:13Both Cambridge Analytica and Facebook deny any wrongdoing.
2:02:13 > 2:02:17Mark Lobel reports.
2:02:17 > 2:02:19A leading British data mining firm is today battling
2:02:19 > 2:02:23to save its reputation.
2:02:23 > 2:02:25Yet, this is complex to do...
2:02:25 > 2:02:28Executives from Cambridge Analytica have been secretly filmed
2:02:28 > 2:02:32by Channel 4 News apparently suggesting it could use honey traps
2:02:32 > 2:02:36and potential bribery to discredit politicians.
2:02:36 > 2:02:38But the company hit back, criticising how the programme
2:02:38 > 2:02:44was edited, claiming they do not engage in honey traps or bribes.
2:02:44 > 2:02:48Last night, the company's chief executive spoke to the BBC.
2:02:48 > 2:02:51I have a huge amount of regrets about the fact that we maybe
2:02:51 > 2:02:54undertook this meeting and spoke without certain amount of hyperbole
2:02:54 > 2:03:00about some of the things that we do.
2:03:00 > 2:03:03But the allegations don't end there.
2:03:03 > 2:03:06Cambridge Analytica may be responsible for a major breach
2:03:06 > 2:03:09of ordinary people's data, too.
2:03:09 > 2:03:12It has been accused of using the personal data from 50 million
2:03:12 > 2:03:15Facebook users to encourage voters to back Donald Trump during the 2016
2:03:15 > 2:03:19US presidential election.
2:03:19 > 2:03:21A whistle-blower from the company claims a personality quiz
2:03:21 > 2:03:26on Facebook was used to amass the data.
2:03:26 > 2:03:28That potential breach of privacy has alarmed
2:03:28 > 2:03:31the Information Commissioner who today, citing Cambridge
2:03:31 > 2:03:34Analytica's lack of co-operation, is seeking a warrant
2:03:34 > 2:03:38to search its databases and servers.
2:03:38 > 2:03:42Facebook suspended Cambridge Analytica from its services last
2:03:42 > 2:03:45week and instructed a digital forensic team to find out if it
2:03:45 > 2:03:49still has the data in question, but Cambridge Analytica claimed it
2:03:49 > 2:03:52has deleted all the data it obtained from a third party application
2:03:52 > 2:03:54in 2014 after learning the information did not adhere
2:03:54 > 2:03:56to data protection rules.
2:03:56 > 2:04:03Mark Lobel, BBC News.
2:04:03 > 2:04:05A little earlier on Breakfast we spoke
2:04:05 > 2:04:07to Damien Collins MP, who said the allegations
2:04:07 > 2:04:14are alarming.
2:04:14 > 2:04:18It is concerning why a company like Cambridge Analytica was able to buy
2:04:18 > 2:04:23the data profiles of 50 million Facebook users. At the heart of this
2:04:23 > 2:04:27is about the ethics of how Facebook data is acquired and used. There
2:04:27 > 2:04:32will be many users who use Facebook everyday who, until the last couple
2:04:32 > 2:04:35of days, never would have heard of Cambridge Analytica and might be
2:04:35 > 2:04:39slightly alarmed that a company that engages in the sort of discussions
2:04:39 > 2:04:41that Channel 4 showed last night could be accessing data without
2:04:41 > 2:04:42their knowledge.
2:04:42 > 2:04:44Ministers are to decide whether to take further action
2:04:44 > 2:04:46against Russia after Saturday's expulsion of British
2:04:46 > 2:04:47diplomats by Moscow.
2:04:47 > 2:04:49The Russian Embassy says its diplomats and their families,
2:04:49 > 2:04:52totalling about 80 people, will leave London today.
2:04:52 > 2:04:54Both sides have ordered 23 embassy staff to go,
2:04:54 > 2:04:56following the nerve agent attack in Salisbury which Britain
2:04:56 > 2:04:59has blamed on Russia.
2:04:59 > 2:05:03Our diplomatic correspondent James Robbins reports.
2:05:03 > 2:05:06For Britain, this is both expulsion day and another decision day.
2:05:06 > 2:05:09The Russian Embassy in London will say goodbye to its 23 diplomats
2:05:09 > 2:05:15ordered out by the Prime Minister as undercover intelligence officers.
2:05:15 > 2:05:18As they leave, Theresa May and her senior ministers
2:05:18 > 2:05:21on the National Security Council will consider possible next
2:05:21 > 2:05:23steps against Russia.
2:05:23 > 2:05:25After Moscow's response on Saturday, expelling the same number
2:05:25 > 2:05:28of British diplomat, but also closing down both
2:05:28 > 2:05:33the British Council in Moscow and the consulate in St Petersburg,
2:05:33 > 2:05:38will Britain now decide to launch a second round of measures?
2:05:38 > 2:05:43To do so risks an endless tit-for-tat with the Kremlin.
2:05:43 > 2:05:47But not to do so risks accusations of weakness from some quarters.
2:05:47 > 2:05:51More than two weeks after the Salisbury attack,
2:05:51 > 2:05:53and following Boris Johnson's visit to Brussels yesterday,
2:05:53 > 2:05:56British ministers are heartened by the level of solidarity from Nato
2:05:56 > 2:05:59and the European Union, more supportive than some had expected.
2:05:59 > 2:06:02So it looks as if the government may reserve the right to take further
2:06:02 > 2:06:04action against Russia in future.
2:06:04 > 2:06:11James Robbins, BBC News.
2:06:11 > 2:06:14Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK must still deal
2:06:14 > 2:06:16with Vladimir Putin - despite evidence pointing
2:06:16 > 2:06:20to Russian involvement in the Salisbury spy attack.
2:06:20 > 2:06:22In an interview with Radio Four's The World at One,
2:06:22 > 2:06:25the Labour leader said he would "do business" with Russia, but it
2:06:25 > 2:06:28would be based on British values.
2:06:28 > 2:06:30At the weekend, the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said he
2:06:30 > 2:06:34believes Mr Putin was responsible.
2:06:34 > 2:06:37A two-year-old girl has died after being lifted from a car found
2:06:37 > 2:06:38in a river in Wales.
2:06:38 > 2:06:41Kiara Moore was recovered from a silver Mini in
2:06:41 > 2:06:44the River Teifi in Cardigan.
2:06:44 > 2:06:46On Monday afternoon, numerous Facebook posts claimed
2:06:46 > 2:06:51the car been stolen.
2:06:52 > 2:06:53-- has been stolen.
2:06:53 > 2:06:55Officers say they are continuing to investigate the circumstances
2:06:55 > 2:06:58of the incident and appealed for witnesses who may have seen
2:06:58 > 2:06:59the vehicle enter the river.
2:06:59 > 2:07:01Some Conservative MPs are expected to raise concerns today
2:07:01 > 2:07:04about the transitional deal after Brexit.
2:07:04 > 2:07:06Under yesterday's draft agreement, the European Union will continue
2:07:06 > 2:07:08to set fishing quotas.
2:07:08 > 2:07:10Our political correspondent Chris Mason joins us
2:07:10 > 2:07:17from Westminster with more details.
2:07:17 > 2:07:22Some people are not happy about this, is that if fair assessment?
2:07:22 > 2:07:27That really would be. There are more concerns about this than funny
2:07:27 > 2:07:32splashes of colour on Dan's ship this morning. MPs representing
2:07:32 > 2:07:35coastal communities are concerned, so many in the fishing world had
2:07:35 > 2:07:41seen Brexit as a huge opportunity for the UK to take back control of
2:07:41 > 2:07:44its waters, potentially to revive a fishing industry that has really
2:07:44 > 2:07:49been battered in the last generation or two. They saw that transition
2:07:49 > 2:07:54arrangements agreed in Brussels yesterday, and frankly many felt
2:07:54 > 2:07:59betrayed because not until the end of 2020 is there any prospect of
2:07:59 > 2:08:04taking back control, to use that slogan, of UK coastal waters. Many
2:08:04 > 2:08:09in those communities hoped it would happen so much sooner. MPs have been
2:08:09 > 2:08:12to see the Environment Secretary ads are going to see the Prime Minister
2:08:12 > 2:08:18later. A real emerging route for the Prime Minister to handle and this
2:08:18 > 2:08:21does not seem like it will go away unless she can find some sort of
2:08:21 > 2:08:26solution to placate them. Chris Mason, thank you.
2:08:26 > 2:08:27The taxi-hailing service Uber has suspended testing
2:08:27 > 2:08:30of its driverless cars in the US after a fatal accident.
2:08:30 > 2:08:32While self-driving cars have been involved in several crashes,
2:08:32 > 2:08:35it is thought to be the first time a self-driving car has been involved
2:08:35 > 2:08:36in a fatal collision.
2:08:36 > 2:08:42Steph is here with more details.
2:08:42 > 2:08:47Is racist lot of questions?This was an accident which happened in
2:08:47 > 2:08:51Arizona, it was a lady called Elaine who was crossing the road when she
2:08:51 > 2:08:55was struck by one of these vehicles. She was taken to hospital and
2:08:55 > 2:08:59unfortunately died a little later. This car did have a person behind
2:08:59 > 2:09:04the wheel but was fully automated, so that person was not controlling
2:09:04 > 2:09:09the vehicle in any way. It is one in which Uber is testing, they have
2:09:09 > 2:09:13over 100 of these which they are testing in the US to see whether it
2:09:13 > 2:09:20can be rolled out in mass production. Lots of people have
2:09:20 > 2:09:22talked about driverless cars but it raises lots of questions about
2:09:22 > 2:09:26whether they are safe or not. It is important to point out that we do
2:09:26 > 2:09:28not know the full details of the crash in terms of whether the
2:09:28 > 2:09:33vehicle could have stopped even if it had been controlled by the person
2:09:33 > 2:09:38and not the automated way the car was running. It is significant to
2:09:38 > 2:09:42put it into context, there are something like 100 fatalities every
2:09:42 > 2:09:47day in America because of human controlled cars. Although it is
2:09:47 > 2:09:51terrible that this have happened, some people say it is important we
2:09:51 > 2:09:55make sure these are fully safe before we deploy them properly,
2:09:55 > 2:09:59others say they are bound to have occasional faults. There is a
2:09:59 > 2:10:04question of whose fault is it when it happens, how will insurance work?
2:10:04 > 2:10:10If an accident happens, is it the fault of the car or the person who
2:10:10 > 2:10:14owns it? So many questions.So many, thank you.
2:10:14 > 2:10:16The TV presenter Ant McPartlin has stepped down
2:10:16 > 2:10:18from his work commitments to return to rehab after being arrested
2:10:18 > 2:10:19on suspicion of drink driving.
2:10:19 > 2:10:21This weekend's edition of Saturday Night Takeaway
2:10:21 > 2:10:24has been cancelled - and it's not clear who will
2:10:24 > 2:10:31present the final two episodes of the series.
2:10:32 > 2:10:35A six-year-old boy with epilepsy will deliver a petition to Downing
2:10:35 > 2:10:39Street today calling him to be granted a special licence to use
2:10:39 > 2:10:44medical cannabis. He has a very rare form of an illness which causes up
2:10:44 > 2:10:51to 150 seizures a month. His mother, Hannah Deacon, you might remember,
2:10:51 > 2:10:55she told BBC breakfast later Democrat earlier that she wants the
2:10:55 > 2:11:00Government to let Alfie use cannabis oil to help with his symptoms -- she
2:11:00 > 2:11:02told BBC Breakfast earlier that she wants.
2:11:02 > 2:11:05Police are urging members of the public to help them prevent
2:11:05 > 2:11:07terror attacks in the UK by reporting suspicious
2:11:07 > 2:11:08behaviour or activity.
2:11:08 > 2:11:10Detectives have revealed that one in five reports made
2:11:10 > 2:11:12to counter-terrorism police last year contained useful
2:11:12 > 2:11:14intelligence which led to a number of convictions.
2:11:14 > 2:11:17The public has a sense of anxiety about terrorism, I want them to have
2:11:17 > 2:11:23a sense of control. It has long been a mantra of ours that communities
2:11:23 > 2:11:26defeat terrorism, not just security professionals. This is a way
2:11:26 > 2:11:30communities can help and take back control. If they see anything we
2:11:30 > 2:11:34want them to report to us. I think I have been criticised in the past
2:11:34 > 2:11:38because we were not clear about exactly what was suspicious that
2:11:38 > 2:11:42they should report, this film is an attempt to say here are some common
2:11:42 > 2:11:46everyday things which you might only see a small snapshot of but it might
2:11:46 > 2:11:53be a vital part of the jigsaw to help in solving a crime.
2:11:53 > 2:11:56The world's last surviving male Northern white rhino has survived,
2:11:56 > 2:12:02according to his carers in Kenya. The 45-year-old was put to sleep
2:12:02 > 2:12:04yesterday as the age-related complications worsened
2:12:04 > 2:12:12significantly. His death leaves only two females, his daughter and
2:12:12 > 2:12:17granddaughter, of the subspecies alive anywhere in the world. Hope in
2:12:17 > 2:12:20preserving the northern white rhino now lies in developing IVF
2:12:20 > 2:12:23techniques. Good morning, you are watching
2:12:23 > 2:12:27Breakfast. For our next item we will be joined by sign language
2:12:27 > 2:12:29interpreter Russell Andrews.
2:12:29 > 2:12:30be joined by sign language interpreter Russell Andrews. We are
2:12:30 > 2:12:34talking about one of the most heart-warming stories from the
2:12:34 > 2:12:42Oscars.
2:12:42 > 2:12:43The triumph of The Silent Child,
2:12:43 > 2:12:45which picked up the award for best live action short.
2:12:45 > 2:12:48It tells the story of Libby, a profoundly deaf four-year-old
2:12:48 > 2:12:50girl, who lives a silent life until a social worker
2:12:50 > 2:12:51teaches her how to sign.
2:12:51 > 2:12:54We'll speak to them in a moment, but first, let's take a look
2:12:54 > 2:12:56at the film that started it all.
2:12:56 > 2:12:57I want her to speak!
2:12:57 > 2:13:00And I'm saying to you, she's not hearing anything we are saying!
2:13:00 > 2:13:01I said that!
2:13:01 > 2:13:05We only found out she was deaf when she was three and a half.
2:13:05 > 2:13:07Which probably makes me an awful mother, but Libby follows
2:13:07 > 2:13:08what we're saying really well.
2:13:08 > 2:13:09Right.
2:13:09 > 2:13:11Well, I'm sure she'll be fine, then.
2:13:11 > 2:13:12We have quite low expectations.
2:13:12 > 2:13:15We just want her to be a little bit more confident in school.
2:13:15 > 2:13:18I'm just wondering if we should be focusing more on the lip-reading
2:13:18 > 2:13:19rather than the sign language.
2:13:19 > 2:13:21She is normal, she's just deaf.
2:13:21 > 2:13:24Do you think she'll be able to get a job one day?
2:13:24 > 2:13:25Yeah.
2:13:25 > 2:13:28I think she'll be able to have a career in whatever she likes.
2:13:28 > 2:13:29LAUGHS WRYLY.
2:13:29 > 2:13:36Lord bless her.
2:13:44 > 2:13:49I am excited, and I have never won one of these. I actually have an
2:13:49 > 2:13:54Oscar in my hands. As soon as it came into the studio, Louise was
2:13:54 > 2:13:55like, give me that!
2:13:55 > 2:13:57Actor Rachel Shenton, director Chris Overton and lead
2:13:57 > 2:13:59actor Maisie Sly's dad, Gilson, are with us now.
2:13:59 > 2:14:06We're also joined by Ray Williams who is interpreting for Gilson.
2:14:06 > 2:14:13Good morning, everybody. What a thing. We spoke to you on the day on
2:14:13 > 2:14:19BBC breakfast, you may not remember what.I do.It is incredible to have
2:14:19 > 2:14:24won, this was very important to you, this film?The movie is super close
2:14:24 > 2:14:28to my heart. My dad lost his hearing very sadly, I have been involved in
2:14:28 > 2:14:33the deaf community for years. Seeing the struggles and barriers faced by
2:14:33 > 2:14:40deaf people gave me the impetus to write the movie.Gilson, what has it
2:14:40 > 2:14:45been like for you, Maisie and the rest of your family?A surreal
2:14:45 > 2:14:49experience, just amazing. Just trying to come down from the highs
2:14:49 > 2:14:54and everything of the Oscars. It is amazing the profile it is getting.
2:14:54 > 2:14:58Rachel and Chris, you said you were so surprised not only to be there
2:14:58 > 2:15:03but to win, it must have been like that for you as a family?It is one
2:15:03 > 2:15:09of the extremes you have. And to actually achieve it, it is amazing.
2:15:09 > 2:15:16It is a fantastic experience.You crowd funded this?Yes, which was
2:15:16 > 2:15:21probably the hardest nine months of any of our lives, it is so hard. Our
2:15:21 > 2:15:27parents made and sold cupcakes, it was really made on a shoestring so
2:15:27 > 2:15:34we did all sorts of things to raise money.
2:15:35 > 2:15:39What is the moment like? You have poured your heart and soul into it,
2:15:39 > 2:15:45at the Oscars, looking out on the stars of the industry, thinking, we
2:15:45 > 2:15:49would have made something which has touched so many people with an
2:15:49 > 2:15:52important message?It is a really weird out of body experience which I
2:15:52 > 2:15:57do not think has sunk in. We watch clips and go, my goodness, we
2:15:57 > 2:16:03actually did that.I know you went on a search to find Maisie. As her
2:16:03 > 2:16:09dad, how has this been for her? How has it changed her? Or maybe it
2:16:09 > 2:16:15hasn't?It totally has not changed her at all, she is cool as a
2:16:15 > 2:16:21cucumber, she struts her stuff. It has not changed her, it has been a
2:16:21 > 2:16:25fantastic experience, I cannot wait to sit her down when she's old
2:16:25 > 2:16:30enough and explain.What was it about Maisie that made her stand
2:16:30 > 2:16:36out?She has this laser focus that we did not see any other child, a
2:16:36 > 2:16:42strange maturity that you do not see in any other child her age. Then
2:16:42 > 2:16:48about 20 seconds, we made up our minds she was the one.That quick?
2:16:48 > 2:16:53It was so quick.You talked about getting the message is out, Gilson.
2:16:53 > 2:17:01What are the most important things people should learn?It is issue is
2:17:01 > 2:17:07the deaf community face, especially deaf children. Deaf education, we
2:17:07 > 2:17:12need to make changes in Britain and England because it is quite clear in
2:17:12 > 2:17:19some cases, in a lot of cases, we are failing deaf children. My
2:17:19 > 2:17:24example is I had to move 200 miles away from my friends and family just
2:17:24 > 2:17:28so I could get the right level of support for my children. We should
2:17:28 > 2:17:35not have to make...I suppose that is what winning this has done, it
2:17:35 > 2:17:38has given you know a platform to come on programmes like this and
2:17:38 > 2:17:44say, listen, we have won this because it is important, let us make
2:17:44 > 2:17:47a difference?Absolutely. We feel incredibly fortunate we have managed
2:17:47 > 2:17:51to do this, arguably one of the biggest stages in the world,
2:17:51 > 2:17:55incredibly proud we have raised the profile of the subject.You are
2:17:55 > 2:17:59planning another film already?We would like to extend it, whether a
2:17:59 > 2:18:05drama, feature phone.It is 20 minutes at the moment.-- feature
2:18:05 > 2:18:14film. It will be on BBC One over Easter.Will be at 7:40pm on Good
2:18:14 > 2:18:20Friday, the 30th, I think?Exciting. You could have gone to the Oscars,
2:18:20 > 2:18:24not won it, you could have told your friends you were Oscar nominated, it
2:18:24 > 2:18:29is the difference between being in the audience and winning and now
2:18:29 > 2:18:34this whole journey which you can take the film, Maisie, take the
2:18:34 > 2:18:39subject matter on?It opened so many doors for the message but just to be
2:18:39 > 2:18:43Oscar-nominated is an achievement, we never dream we would win, it is
2:18:43 > 2:18:48exciting what can
2:18:51 > 2:18:53exciting what can happen and everyone involved.One of the things
2:18:53 > 2:18:56you want to talk about is sign language being taught in schools and
2:18:56 > 2:19:00being offered as a GCSE too.Yeah. Do you want to talk about that,
2:19:00 > 2:19:06Gilson?Maybe it is not just a GCSE, but maybe at primary school age,
2:19:06 > 2:19:12giving them some form of exposure and learning about British sign
2:19:12 > 2:19:19language because if we can do that, even if it is not a deaf child, when
2:19:19 > 2:19:22a deaf child grows up, the chances of them bumping into someone who is
2:19:22 > 2:19:28aware of what issues they might be facing, the risk of isolation for
2:19:28 > 2:19:34deaf children, it is a lot less.I want to know if Maisie will continue
2:19:34 > 2:19:39with her acting career?It changes daily. She wanted to be a drama
2:19:39 > 2:19:45yesterday. What is it at the moment? It is a mixture. She changes her
2:19:45 > 2:19:49mind all the time. She said she would like to do the acting and then
2:19:49 > 2:19:56she wants to be a drummer, it changes. We will like to see what
2:19:56 > 2:20:02she would like to do.Is it true it was her birthday yesterday?Yes.
2:20:02 > 2:20:14Five?Seven.Is she watching?She is on her way to school.I have got my
2:20:14 > 2:20:20number is wrong, school time! I have kids the same age, I should know
2:20:20 > 2:20:28that. Lovely to speak to you all. It has made my day, I know it is not
2:20:28 > 2:20:37mine, but...We have two on the shelf which is surreal.Thank you
2:20:37 > 2:20:39very much.
2:20:39 > 2:20:42And just a reminder that BBC Breakfast is interpreted in British
2:20:42 > 2:20:45sign language every weekday between 6:45am and 7.:0am,
2:20:45 > 2:20:47and again between 7:45am and 8:15am.
2:20:47 > 2:20:51That's on the BBC News Channel.
2:20:51 > 2:20:57The Silent Child will be shown on BBC One on Good Friday at 7:40pm.
2:20:57 > 2:21:01Well worth 20 minutes of your time. Very much so.
2:21:01 > 2:21:04Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:21:04 > 2:21:06Warmer temperatures on the way?
2:21:06 > 2:21:11Warmer temperatures on the way? It will turn a bit milder this week,
2:21:11 > 2:21:18some have had a beautiful start to the day. Lying snow still across
2:21:18 > 2:21:24parts of Wales. The forecast today, it will be less cold, the best way
2:21:24 > 2:21:30to put it. A chilly start, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces, the
2:21:30 > 2:21:36temperature will pick up, sunny spells for many of us. We have the
2:21:36 > 2:21:41blues across us, but as we move through Wednesday and Thursday, the
2:21:41 > 2:21:46yellow clean crosses the UK as the wind changes direction. Friday and
2:21:46 > 2:21:50into the weekend, the blues returns, the temperature will drop a little
2:21:50 > 2:21:55bit, not as cold, but not as mild as it is going to be either. This week
2:21:55 > 2:22:01whether front moving from the east to the west, it will fizzle in the
2:22:01 > 2:22:04afternoon and at the moment it is bringing a band of cloud and that is
2:22:04 > 2:22:08thick enough here around there for patchy light rain or drizzle and by
2:22:08 > 2:22:14no means are we all seeing it. It will brighten up behind it with
2:22:14 > 2:22:19sunshine. Heard of it too, a fair bit of sunshine this afternoon.
2:22:19 > 2:22:24Temperatures higher than they have been. By the end of the afternoon,
2:22:24 > 2:22:29the cloud will be thickening in the west of the UK and through the
2:22:29 > 2:22:33evening and overnight, the cloud will move across Scotland, Northern
2:22:33 > 2:22:36Ireland and eventually into northern England and by the end of the night,
2:22:36 > 2:22:40rain coming into western Scotland and the west of Northern Ireland.
2:22:40 > 2:22:45England and Wales, it will be called with the widespread frost. Again
2:22:45 > 2:22:54those of the temperatures you can expect in terms cities, freezing fog
2:22:54 > 2:22:59in South of England. Tomorrow morning, when that lists, it will be
2:22:59 > 2:23:10a belter of a start to the day -- when that lifts. Rain crossing
2:23:10 > 2:23:12Northern Ireland, Scotland, north-west England. Temperatures on
2:23:12 > 2:23:18the up. Tens starting to appear. This whether front will journey
2:23:18 > 2:23:24east, clearing the south-east Thursday morning, brighter skies
2:23:24 > 2:23:28with sunshine behind, but the next whether front comes in from the
2:23:28 > 2:23:34Atlantic, more active, and it will bring heavy rain initially across
2:23:34 > 2:23:41western areas, moving east. The cloud moving ahead of it, but
2:23:41 > 2:23:46temperatures, what a surprise, ten, 12, but it will come down towards
2:23:46 > 2:23:48the weekend.
2:23:51 > 2:23:56We can just enjoy it for a little bit. I will just enjoy it while it
2:23:56 > 2:24:00is here, ignoring that last bit!
2:24:00 > 2:24:03Few things enrage road users as much as dealing with potholes
2:24:03 > 2:24:11and the recent bad weather will only have made the problem worse.
2:24:11 > 2:24:14A new report out today says almost 25,000 miles of roads
2:24:14 > 2:24:16in England and Wales need essential maintenance in the next year,
2:24:16 > 2:24:19and it would take 14 years to get them up to standard.
2:24:19 > 2:24:21Breakfast's Jayne McCubbin reports.
2:24:21 > 2:24:27This is the problem we are talking about.They are everywhere!Every
2:24:27 > 2:24:31day I feel like my tyres will be completely ruined. They are pretty
2:24:31 > 2:24:38much everywhere. Atrocious, the roads, it is everywhere now, they
2:24:38 > 2:24:42really need some investment.It is a problem which irritates motorists,
2:24:42 > 2:24:47but it can be lethal for cyclists. Simon and Tom are part of a club
2:24:47 > 2:24:49which Cyclone Lam 10,000 miles a year, both have been recently
2:24:49 > 2:24:59injured. -- which cycles around 10,000 miles a year.I hit a
2:24:59 > 2:25:04pothole, I went down quite hard, probably doing 25, 20 six miles an
2:25:04 > 2:25:12hour. I had injections, fluid in my shoulders and my hands, courtesan.
2:25:12 > 2:25:22It has been quite an ongoing thing. -- courtesan. It knocks your
2:25:22 > 2:25:26confidence, really aware of the road surface. Certainly being pushed out
2:25:26 > 2:25:31into the traffic because of the state of the broken roads.Tom has
2:25:31 > 2:25:36been floored four times in as many weeks.Every time because of a
2:25:36 > 2:25:43pothole? Pretty much, yeah. Potholes or poorly maintained roads.We know
2:25:43 > 2:25:47the big thaw is likely to make the problem even bigger. Today a report
2:25:47 > 2:25:53from the people who will help look after the big fix says, councils in
2:25:53 > 2:25:56England and Wales filled and 24% fewer potholes last year than five
2:25:56 > 2:26:02years ago and it will take 14 years to clear the current road repair
2:26:02 > 2:26:05backlog.Local authorities are telling us this year and there are
2:26:05 > 2:26:11more than 24,000 miles worth of road that needs to be urgently addressed,
2:26:11 > 2:26:15like driving around the world, incredible. One in five rows have
2:26:15 > 2:26:20less than five years life left in them. Last year, we were saying one
2:26:20 > 2:26:25in six, the scale is escalating, the roads are getting worse.Not always
2:26:25 > 2:26:29dreamt up to highlight the problem, the Local Government Association
2:26:29 > 2:26:36says councils are progress. But they need much more funding from central
2:26:36 > 2:26:38government, but central government say they have given close to £300
2:26:38 > 2:26:46million to help dudes the job. Simon was offered 18,000 from a council in
2:26:46 > 2:26:50compensation, all of this costs, but the report today says nowhere near
2:26:50 > 2:26:57enough is being spent to tackle decades of underinvestment. Thank
2:26:57 > 2:27:03you for your pictures. So many. Very much a pet peeve. Thank you for your
2:27:03 > 2:27:04interaction.
2:27:04 > 2:30:25Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.
2:30:25 > 2:30:26Now we'll hand you back to Louise and Dan.
2:30:34 > 2:30:41Hello, this is Breakfast with Louise Minchin and Dan Walker.
2:30:41 > 2:30:43A British company, accused of misusing personal data
2:30:43 > 2:30:46belonging to 50 million Facebook users to influence the US election,
2:30:46 > 2:30:49is being investigated by the information watchdog.
2:30:49 > 2:30:51The UK's Information Commissioner says she will seek
2:30:51 > 2:30:54a warrant to look at databases and servers hosted by
2:30:54 > 2:30:57Cambridge Analytica.
2:30:57 > 2:31:01Both the companies deny any wrongdoing.
2:31:01 > 2:31:03Executives from the company have been secretly filmed
2:31:03 > 2:31:05by Channel 4 News apparently suggesting it could use bribery
2:31:05 > 2:31:10to discredit politicians.
2:31:10 > 2:31:12The company has hit back at those claims,
2:31:12 > 2:31:14criticising how the programme was edited, claiming they do not
2:31:14 > 2:31:22engage in honey traps or bribes.
2:31:24 > 2:31:31A huge amount of regrets about the fact that... We maybe undertook this
2:31:31 > 2:31:40meeting and spoke about some of the thins that we do. Earlier we spoke
2:31:40 > 2:31:44to Damian Collins MP, who said the allegations are alarming.It is
2:31:44 > 2:31:51concerning that they were able to buy the data profiles of 50 million
2:31:51 > 2:31:56people. It is about the ethics of how Facebook data is acquired and
2:31:56 > 2:32:00used. There will be many users who until the last couple of days would
2:32:00 > 2:32:04never have heard of Cambridge Analytica and might be alarmed that
2:32:04 > 2:32:08a company that engages in the sort of discussions that Channel 4 showed
2:32:08 > 2:32:18last night could be using their data without their knowledge.
2:32:18 > 2:32:25Britain is the decide whether to take further action against Russia.
2:32:25 > 2:32:31Both sides have ordered 23 Embassy staff to go after the nerve agent
2:32:31 > 2:32:33attack in Salisbury.
2:32:35 > 2:32:38Meanwhile, Jeremy Corbyn has said the UK must still deal
2:32:38 > 2:32:39with Vladimir Putin, despite evidence pointing
2:32:39 > 2:32:41to Russian involvement in the Salisbury spy attack.
2:32:41 > 2:32:43In an interview with Radio Four's The World at One,
2:32:43 > 2:32:46the Labour leader said he would "do business" with Russia, but it
2:32:46 > 2:32:48would be based on British values.
2:32:48 > 2:32:51At the weekend, the Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell said he
2:32:51 > 2:32:58believes Mr Putin was responsible.
2:32:58 > 2:33:04Some Conservative MPs are expected to raise concern about fishing after
2:33:04 > 2:33:17Brexit. The EU will continue to set quotas for fishing during the
2:33:17 > 2:33:22interim period. The taxi company Uber has suspended testing of
2:33:22 > 2:33:27driverless cars in the United States after a fatal accident. A
2:33:27 > 2:33:3349-year-old woman was killed as she crossed the street in Arizona. It is
2:33:33 > 2:33:36the first time somebody has been killed. There was a driver in the
2:33:36 > 2:33:46vehicle, but it was in automatic mode. Former French President
2:33:46 > 2:33:51Sarkozy is in custody over suspected irregular is the over the way the
2:33:51 > 2:33:562007 election campaign was financed. It is the first time Mr Sarkozy has
2:33:56 > 2:34:01been questioned as part of the inquiry.
2:34:01 > 2:34:03Fathers wanting to take an equal share in looking
2:34:03 > 2:34:05after young children are being failed by
2:34:05 > 2:34:06workplace policies, the Government is being warned.
2:34:06 > 2:34:08The Women and Equalities Committee said that
2:34:08 > 2:34:10despite good intentions, policies aimed at helping
2:34:10 > 2:34:12fathers are not delivering what they promise, especially
2:34:12 > 2:34:13for less well-off workers.
2:34:13 > 2:34:14MPs called for improvements to flexible working,
2:34:14 > 2:34:21shared parental leave and paternity pay.
2:34:21 > 2:34:25The Government's got to intervene, otherwise this is going to start to
2:34:25 > 2:34:29hit our productivity as a country, so what we are calling for as a
2:34:29 > 2:34:36committee is that we replace shared parental leave with 12 weeks
2:34:36 > 2:34:41dedicated dad-time, paid at a reasonable rate so more dads can
2:34:41 > 2:34:45take time out with their children and allow their other halves, their
2:34:45 > 2:34:50partners, to be able to go back to work.
2:34:50 > 2:34:52The world's last surviving male northern white rhino has died
2:34:52 > 2:34:55after months of ill health, according to his carers in Kenya.
2:34:55 > 2:34:5745-year-old Sudan was put to sleep on Monday after age-related
2:34:57 > 2:35:02complications worsened significantly.
2:35:02 > 2:35:05His death leaves only two females - his daughter and granddaughter -
2:35:05 > 2:35:07of the subspecies alive in the world.
2:35:07 > 2:35:09Hope for preserving the northern white rhino now lies
2:35:09 > 2:35:17in developing IVF techniques.
2:35:21 > 2:35:23And coming up here on Breakfast this morning.
2:35:23 > 2:35:25Despite the freezing temperatures, spring officially
2:35:25 > 2:35:27starts today which means longer days are on the way!
2:35:27 > 2:35:30But what impact has all the snow, ice and cold weather had
2:35:30 > 2:35:33on our gardens and wildlife?
2:35:33 > 2:35:39Tim Muffett is at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate to find out.
2:35:39 > 2:35:41 Despite being terrified of heights,
2:35:41 > 2:35:43Welsh rugby star Gareth 'Alfie' Thomas has agreed to
2:35:43 > 2:35:47complete a 12,000 feet skydive for Sport Relief.
2:35:47 > 2:35:50A team of over 60's, dubbed the 'Silver Skydivers',
2:35:50 > 2:35:52are also taking part.
2:35:52 > 2:35:59We'll catch up with them later to find out how they got on!
2:35:59 > 2:36:01In 2001, a former army major won the £1 million pound jackpot
2:36:01 > 2:36:04on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire, but Charles Ingram was later
2:36:04 > 2:36:12found guilty of cheating.
2:36:13 > 2:36:15We'll speak to playwright James Graham about using this
2:36:15 > 2:36:22as inspiration for his latest West End play.
2:36:22 > 2:36:29I thought that was a nicely timed cough there.It was good.Too
2:36:29 > 2:36:37subtle, I thought it was just your cold again.What is happening in
2:36:37 > 2:36:45sport.It is the first day of spring and there are the Winter
2:36:45 > 2:36:52Paralympians returning home. Our minds now turn to the warmer climes
2:36:52 > 2:36:56of Australia for the Commonwealth Games.Are you going?Yes I have the
2:36:56 > 2:37:01diving to take care of. I'm in charge of diving in an open air
2:37:01 > 2:37:06swimming pool. A bit of a different job compared to the freezing
2:37:06 > 2:37:13conditions in Pyeongchang.
2:37:13 > 2:37:15Paralympics GB have returned safely to the UK
2:37:15 > 2:37:17after their medal-winning exploits in South Korea.
2:37:17 > 2:37:19The team has achieved its medal target of seven medals,
2:37:19 > 2:37:22with all of them being won in the visually-impaired skiing.
2:37:22 > 2:37:24Menna Fitzpatrick and her guide Jen Kehoe claimed gold
2:37:24 > 2:37:26in their slalom event to become GB's most successful Winter
2:37:26 > 2:37:29Paralympians of all time.
2:37:29 > 2:37:32Oh, it means everything to me.
2:37:32 > 2:37:37I've always had to dream since I was little to come away
2:37:37 > 2:37:40with a medal at the Paralympic Games and 2018 was
2:37:40 > 2:37:42always that goal from ever since I first started.
2:37:42 > 2:37:44So I'm immensely proud to have done it and reached
2:37:44 > 2:37:52the goal that we wanted.
2:37:52 > 2:37:55England's Anthony Watson will miss the rest of the season
2:37:55 > 2:37:56with an achilles injury.
2:37:56 > 2:37:58The 24-year-old was withdrawn during the first half
2:37:58 > 2:38:00of the weekend's Six Nations defeat at the hands of Ireland,
2:38:00 > 2:38:03and it's understood he'll miss between four and six months
2:38:03 > 2:38:05of action, which would rule him out of England's tour
2:38:05 > 2:38:09of South Africa in June.
2:38:09 > 2:38:12Now you're at the top of your sport, you go off
2:38:12 > 2:38:16to have a baby and when you return - you're 491st in the world.
2:38:16 > 2:38:18That's the scenario facing Serena Williams in Miami this week.
2:38:18 > 2:38:21Because of her low ranking, she gets a tough draw
2:38:21 > 2:38:23against the best players earlier on in tournments, rather
2:38:23 > 2:38:24than in the latter stages.
2:38:24 > 2:38:26And the director of the Miami Open, James Blake,
2:38:26 > 2:38:29believes that needs to be reviewed.
2:38:29 > 2:38:33He says the current system is a "kind of punishment" for women
2:38:33 > 2:38:37who go off to have a baby and that there should be some
2:38:37 > 2:38:41sort of protection - he suggests some sort of grace
2:38:41 > 2:38:43period where women could still be seeded to make help them
2:38:43 > 2:38:51make their comeback.
2:38:51 > 2:39:00You can't have Serena being No 1 and coming back as No 1 would be unfair,
2:39:00 > 2:39:06but being 491st in the world and having to battle her way back up
2:39:06 > 2:39:12against the top players.I can see the problem.It is tough. James
2:39:12 > 2:39:19blame, the Miami Open director is a former top ten player and he says
2:39:19 > 2:39:23they should have a period where they're seeded when you come back
2:39:23 > 2:39:30and if you don't succeed, then you begin to fall down the rankings.
2:39:30 > 2:39:35That is to do with your ability and fitness, rather than the fact you
2:39:35 > 2:39:41have had time off.A proper debate that.Are you going to do this last
2:39:41 > 2:39:51story?Yes.
2:39:51 > 2:39:56story?Yes. This could be the worst dive in football. It is in Chile.
2:39:56 > 2:40:02You can only appreciate it is how bad it is when you see the replay.
2:40:02 > 2:40:08The defender goes down and the striker. I don't fancy kicking it.
2:40:08 > 2:40:15He has been shot!Just drama. Look at the twisting on the floor and he
2:40:15 > 2:40:22won a penalty for that.I love the way the head goes back.I like the
2:40:22 > 2:40:30punching the grass. The despair.It made us laugh. Thank you.You think
2:40:30 > 2:40:38they would realise with all the cameras.
2:40:41 > 2:40:43TV Presenter, Ant McPartlin says he will seek further treatment
2:40:43 > 2:40:46after he was arrested on suspicion of drink driving.
2:40:46 > 2:40:47His publicist said the presenter, who spent
2:40:47 > 2:40:49time in rehab last year, was taking time off
2:40:49 > 2:40:50"for the foreseeable future".
2:40:50 > 2:40:53Joining us now in the studio is entertainment reporter,
2:40:53 > 2:40:55Caroline Frost and in our London newsroom Chris Owen,
2:40:55 > 2:40:57who has spent time in rehab.
2:40:57 > 2:41:05I want to pick up with you, Chris, oh there you are! You spent time in
2:41:05 > 2:41:08rehab, what is it like when you first go in. It is a big step even
2:41:08 > 2:41:13to go?Yes, absolutely. Just admitting the problem in the first
2:41:13 > 2:41:20place is a massive step and to commit to spending a month of you
2:41:20 > 2:41:23know very intense rehabilitation, where you learn about the disease
2:41:23 > 2:41:29and how to cope with it, not just in the short-term, but in the long, it
2:41:29 > 2:41:33is intense and it is 13 hours a day of therapy. Not just not having a
2:41:33 > 2:41:39drink or drugs for a month. It is brutal. In a positive sense. You
2:41:39 > 2:41:45come out with the right mind set and the confidence I think to carry on
2:41:45 > 2:41:54and continue the work you did. Caroline, people will know that Ant
2:41:54 > 2:42:00McPartlin was in rehab last year, he has to sort that out and ITV have a
2:42:00 > 2:42:07situation to sort out?Yes it is a personal tragedy for Ant and a
2:42:07 > 2:42:13professional headache for his ITV bosses and his management. He is one
2:42:13 > 2:42:22half of TV's arguably most successful double act, present
2:42:22 > 2:42:27company excepted and as well as the emotional cost to have him going
2:42:27 > 2:42:34through troubles, they have to fill these big gaps.Their big show this
2:42:34 > 2:42:38Saturday is not going to happen. That will have a massive impact on
2:42:38 > 2:42:45the brand.You have a short-term problem of filling this prime time
2:42:45 > 2:42:50gap, they have said they will cancel this week's show. But further a
2:42:50 > 2:42:57ahead they have got the grand final, with a big Florida trip planned.
2:42:57 > 2:43:03Today they were talking about a fan who had what tattoo made, this is
2:43:03 > 2:43:06the investment fans have and we have Britain's got talent and I'm a
2:43:06 > 2:43:12celebrity. They're the biggest shows on ITV and he is at the help of all
2:43:12 > 2:43:17of them.Dealing with addiction, Chris, is a personal struggle, you
2:43:17 > 2:43:21have been sober for eight years. Just over eight years from January
2:43:21 > 2:43:264th 2010.How hard, are you still receiving treatment, do you maintain
2:43:26 > 2:43:32that yourself?I think in my instance, and I think everyone's
2:43:32 > 2:43:37experience is different. That is the most important thing to say that I
2:43:37 > 2:43:43know that it is not a choice for me. I can't have alcohol. So it is no
2:43:43 > 2:43:49longer an option. It is no longer on the menu. I keep having to remind
2:43:49 > 2:43:57myself each day that that is me. It is part of me, part of my DNA, both
2:43:57 > 2:44:00theoretically and physically. And I still have to do all I need to do to
2:44:00 > 2:44:05remind myself of where I was and I don't want go back there. I'm not in
2:44:05 > 2:44:10therapy at the moment. It is something that if I feel I wobble or
2:44:10 > 2:44:14I'm not feeling confident, it is always an option. But I went in with
2:44:14 > 2:44:18a mind set that I didn't want to go back to where I was and I wanted to
2:44:18 > 2:44:23come out with the skills and the psychological understanding of what
2:44:23 > 2:44:28the disease was and how I had to cope with that in the long-term.We
2:44:28 > 2:44:33know that Dec has gone and we don't know why he has, and these are
2:44:33 > 2:44:39private matters in many ways. On the impact on ITV, because that pairing,
2:44:39 > 2:44:47they are absolutely, they have won awards after awards and it is a duo
2:44:47 > 2:44:55that is brilliant.They're the jewel in ITV's crown. They live almost
2:44:55 > 2:45:01next door to each other. I have seen them in London out and about with
2:45:01 > 2:45:06their families, it is a whole some brand and as you say it is a strong
2:45:06 > 2:45:13brand and I think as the BBC have found in the past when you put all
2:45:13 > 2:45:19your eggs into one golden basket and because they're so reliable, now ITV
2:45:19 > 2:45:23might have to think how do we spread the burden. Because it is a pressure
2:45:23 > 2:45:31cook erp as well as the successes. And loads of people for the final
2:45:31 > 2:45:36show are in Florida. Dec has to present that with somebody. It is
2:45:36 > 2:45:38like the dream gig for some presenters, but you don't want,
2:45:38 > 2:45:45because of what the situation at the moment.It is a yawning gap and I'm
2:45:45 > 2:45:54a celebrity when he came back, they could make a joke of it. There was a
2:45:54 > 2:45:57difference between self-destructive behaviour and what could be a
2:45:57 > 2:46:01criminal problem. How they deal with that. I think they will share the
2:46:01 > 2:46:11burden.I think I mistake. I said Dec and I meant Ant. Thank you for
2:46:11 > 2:46:17making my mistake not so bad. Thank you.
2:46:17 > 2:46:20Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:46:20 > 2:46:21Here's Carol with a look at this morning's weather.
2:46:21 > 2:46:29And. Many of us have got off to Italy but fine start. Lots of
2:46:29 > 2:46:33sunshine around. Today's forecast will not be as cold as the weekend.
2:46:33 > 2:46:37For many, sunny spells, even if you do not have them the moment. -- got
2:46:37 > 2:46:45off to a chilly but fine start. As we head through the middle of the
2:46:45 > 2:46:48week, the wind changes direction, temperatures will rise. Towards the
2:46:48 > 2:46:52latter part of the working week ended the week and summer
2:46:52 > 2:46:55temperatures dipped slightly again, but it would be as cold as the
2:46:55 > 2:47:00weather we have just experienced. This week weather for distracting
2:47:00 > 2:47:04from the east towards the West. It is bringing in cloud and patchy
2:47:04 > 2:47:13light rain. -- this weather front is tracking the Middle East towards the
2:47:13 > 2:47:17West. There will be a little bit of breeze but not a strong one.
2:47:22 > 2:47:33Temperatures getting to about six to nine Celsius. By the end of the day,
2:47:33 > 2:47:38and new -- a new weather front. There will be rain across western
2:47:38 > 2:47:47Scotland and Northern Ireland. South of that, for the rest of England and
2:47:47 > 2:47:51Wales, under clearer skies it'll be a cold night. Temperatures here
2:47:51 > 2:47:55represent what you can see in towns and cities. In the countryside it
2:47:55 > 2:48:00will be lower. Widespread frost. And the risk of patchy, freezing fog.
2:48:00 > 2:48:05Tomorrow morning that will lift. For much of England and Wales, we are
2:48:05 > 2:48:09off to a beautiful start with a fair bit of sunshine. However, the
2:48:09 > 2:48:15weather front coming in from the West will continue east, drifting
2:48:15 > 2:48:16across Northern Ireland, Scotland, north-west England. The cloud will
2:48:16 > 2:48:21build ahead of it. The further east you are you will have on to the
2:48:21 > 2:48:27Sunshine for the longest period of -- the further east to you will hang
2:48:27 > 2:48:32the sunshine for a longer period of time. It'll eventually clear the
2:48:32 > 2:48:37east during the course of Thursday morning. Behind it, brighter skies,
2:48:37 > 2:48:40again, cloud at times, which will fit in and break and we will see
2:48:40 > 2:48:44sunshine. The weather front coming into the West will be more active
2:48:44 > 2:48:48than the one we are expecting tomorrow. That means the rain will
2:48:48 > 2:48:53be that bit heavier. It'll push in across Northern Ireland, western
2:48:53 > 2:48:57Scotland, and eventually will make its way east. Ahead of it, in any
2:48:57 > 2:49:02breaks, temperatures up to 12 Celsius in Aberdeen and London,
2:49:02 > 2:49:05which is something we have not seen for a while. But they will be down a
2:49:05 > 2:49:11touch on Friday and for the weekend.
2:49:11 > 2:49:16Thank you. What are you thinking when you are tucking into fish and
2:49:16 > 2:49:23chips or chicken tikka? It's Friday night.
2:49:23 > 2:49:27You might be thinking about the calorie count, but what about
2:49:27 > 2:49:30climate change? Key ingredients could be under
2:49:30 > 2:49:35threat from global warning. We are joined by Gareth Redmond King, head
2:49:35 > 2:49:42of climate and energy at the world wildlife fund. You are saying we
2:49:42 > 2:49:45should start thinking when we are eating food, our favourite food,
2:49:45 > 2:49:51hang on a second.That's a good way to put it. We don't want people to
2:49:51 > 2:49:54stop eating these foods. We want to talk about the effect of climate
2:49:54 > 2:49:58change on these foods. And the effects of these foods on climate
2:49:58 > 2:50:03change. It is because we know how to solve the problem of climate change.
2:50:03 > 2:50:06Small changes in our personal behaviour can tackle climate change
2:50:06 > 2:50:11and make sure we can carry on enjoying chicken tikka masala for
2:50:11 > 2:50:15years to come.Tom Cullen you are into sustainable ETA, you are a big
2:50:15 > 2:50:28fan of cauliflower. -- Tom, you are into sustainable eating. What a --
2:50:28 > 2:50:32what is sustainable eating mean?We are talking about three pillars,
2:50:32 > 2:50:39people, planet, and profit. We are making a profit while considering
2:50:39 > 2:50:50those other factors.Tell us about the food. You really look at it,
2:50:50 > 2:50:51don't you? What changes do you make because of this, the way you are
2:50:51 > 2:50:58thinking?I have devised sustainable dieting. The key principles are
2:50:58 > 2:51:03eating for pleasure, eat whole foods, eat the best food we can.
2:51:03 > 2:51:08When we eat for pleasure we connect with the origin of our food. We
2:51:08 > 2:51:13start to invest in good ingredients. Essentially good ingredients are
2:51:13 > 2:51:19more often than not sustainable.You are going to say something off the
2:51:19 > 2:51:23back of that...The reason we are talking about this week...I was
2:51:23 > 2:51:30going to ask that in a moment... Saturday the 24th, it's the biggest
2:51:30 > 2:51:33worldwide environmental event, it's the opportunity for hundreds of
2:51:33 > 2:51:36millions of people around the world to say they want action to protect
2:51:36 > 2:51:41our planet. This time around, as well as getting people to turn off
2:51:41 > 2:51:45their lights to show support, we are also asking people to make a promise
2:51:45 > 2:51:47to the planet to make a small lifestyle change which could be
2:51:47 > 2:51:54eating a bit less meat, refusing plastic cutlery in the shop, turning
2:51:54 > 2:51:58the temperature down on your washing machine. All of these things have
2:51:58 > 2:52:02small impact in themselves, but added up they amount to a big
2:52:02 > 2:52:07change.I'm interested in the way you have drawn this up. You are
2:52:07 > 2:52:10targeting our favourite dishes, chicken tikka masala, fish and
2:52:10 > 2:52:15chips, others, as well. Why are they under threat?Lots of other foods
2:52:15 > 2:52:19are under threat, as well, but it felt like a good idea because they
2:52:19 > 2:52:24are such iconic British dishes. What we want to do is connect people more
2:52:24 > 2:52:28with the idea that the impact of climate change might be closer than
2:52:28 > 2:52:33we think. But also to reassure people that we can make the small
2:52:33 > 2:52:37changes.Why are they under threat? One of the most obvious impacts of
2:52:37 > 2:52:43climate change is temperature rises, for example. As the ocean
2:52:43 > 2:52:48temperatures
2:52:50 > 2:52:52temperatures rise, cod, the example, travels elsewhere, other species
2:52:52 > 2:53:02come into our environment, and then cod becomes more expensive. The
2:53:02 > 2:53:08temperature can affect the feed that we rely on for feeding chicken. It
2:53:08 > 2:53:12can affect the harvesting of rice. We expect the harvest of rice to go
2:53:12 > 2:53:19down by a third over the next 30 years.How are things panning out?
2:53:19 > 2:53:23In the home we have collectively a huge opportunity to mitigate climate
2:53:23 > 2:53:27change through our actions, through the way we choose food. At my
2:53:27 > 2:53:35restaurant, we are collaborating with one planet plate and the
2:53:35 > 2:53:37restaurant Association, we're putting on a sustainable plate,
2:53:37 > 2:53:43along with 1000 other restaurants all over the country.Cauliflower?
2:53:43 > 2:53:50Really? Is it a good ingredient? I mean, I like it.It is a winter
2:53:50 > 2:53:54sustainable which gets us through those sparse months. There is still
2:53:54 > 2:53:57a huge array of wonderful ingredients we can choose from, but
2:53:57 > 2:54:02it is less than other parts of the year. I'm serving cauliflower with a
2:54:02 > 2:54:08hazelnut sauce. We are also serving the Leeds, crispy leaves, and a
2:54:08 > 2:54:13sauce made from hazelnuts and stale bread from the restaurant. -- we are
2:54:13 > 2:54:18also serving the flower
2:54:19 > 2:54:24also serving the flower leaves.I'm ready to do that at home. Spring has
2:54:24 > 2:54:28finally sprung, has it really?
2:54:28 > 2:54:31You might not think so after many parts of the UK were bombarded
2:54:31 > 2:54:34by snow storms over the weekend but today is the equinox which marks
2:54:34 > 2:54:36the start of a new season.
2:54:36 > 2:54:38Tim Muffett's at RHS Harlow Carr in Harrogate for us
2:54:38 > 2:54:41to find out what impact the weather is having on our
2:54:41 > 2:54:42gardens and wildlife.
2:54:42 > 2:54:44Good morning. The cold weather has been extraordinary. What impact has
2:54:44 > 2:54:48it had on our flowers, gardens, and plants? Take a look at these.
2:54:48 > 2:54:52Irises, many would be surprised to see them doing so well this late on
2:54:52 > 2:54:59in the season. But these herbivores are not doing so well, because they
2:54:59 > 2:55:04would typically be in full Flower, but they are not. Let's chat to an
2:55:04 > 2:55:10expert. Give us some advice as to what we should be doing in our
2:55:10 > 2:55:16gardens this time of year. What have you been surprised to see, given the
2:55:16 > 2:55:20cold temperatures?We have snowdrops in flower. They are going right the
2:55:20 > 2:55:25way through to March, they started in November. We have the last
2:55:25 > 2:55:29flowers on the snowdrops. But we don't have any spring shoots on the
2:55:29 > 2:55:33shrubs holding back. It is good in some ways, because they can get
2:55:33 > 2:55:38damaged by cold weather, but we are looking for a spring surge to get
2:55:38 > 2:55:42growth back into the gardens and get some spring colour.Thanks very
2:55:42 > 2:55:47much. Jackie, I wanted to talk to you about daffodils. Lots of people
2:55:47 > 2:55:50are wondering what to do if they are seeing their daffodils suffer
2:55:50 > 2:55:55because of the snow. What do you suggest?If you have some that have
2:55:55 > 2:55:58fallen over, I would definitely pick them come and take them into the
2:55:58 > 2:56:03house, and put them in a vase. But do it slowly because they are very
2:56:03 > 2:56:11cold inside. It is actually the sap which are suffering. If you put them
2:56:11 > 2:56:15inside at a very low temperature they will be OK.What about the
2:56:15 > 2:56:20lawn, flowers looking worse for wear, what can be done?The best
2:56:20 > 2:56:27thing to do with your lawn is stay off it. Because they are getting
2:56:27 > 2:56:34soggy. If you can stay off that's great. You can see that the smaller
2:56:34 > 2:56:47daffodils are absolutely fine. If we are going to look at another spell
2:56:47 > 2:56:48of snow I think maybe get out some fleece, some protection on your
2:56:48 > 2:56:50plants, but I think the weather is picking up. I think it's OK. I think
2:56:50 > 2:56:52we are going to get some planting seeds.I like your optimism. Jamie
2:56:52 > 2:56:55is an ornithologist. The cold weather has confused migratory
2:56:55 > 2:57:00patterns. What have you been surprised to see, what can people do
2:57:00 > 2:57:05to help?Lots of Scandinavian migrants, actually in the trees
2:57:05 > 2:57:09above us, they were peaking in gardens when they should have moved
2:57:09 > 2:57:16off already.What else can people do, other than putting food out?
2:57:16 > 2:57:20Making sure your garden is prepared for wildlife, keep a scruffy bit of
2:57:20 > 2:57:26border. Water is important, making sure that there is no frozen water,
2:57:26 > 2:57:30that's really important for birds. Over the next few weeks what might
2:57:30 > 2:57:34we see which is different to what we might normally see at this time of
2:57:34 > 2:57:39year?We are seeing winter migrants hang on whether normally wouldn't,
2:57:39 > 2:57:48but they will start to move back to their breeding grounds soon. Jeff we
2:57:48 > 2:57:58may see swallows and chiff-chaffs soon.Thanks very much. It really
2:57:58 > 2:58:01has been very different. The record high temperature for this time of
2:58:01 > 2:58:09year was in 1972, 20 1.5 Celsius. The temperature today, on the spring
2:58:09 > 2:58:21equinox, is a lot lower than that. -- in 1972 was 21.5 degrees Celsius.
2:58:21 > 2:58:24Some thoughts for what you might want to do in the garden over the
2:58:24 > 2:58:28next couple of days. Thanks very much.
2:58:28 > 2:58:30You've been sending in your pictures of how your plants
2:58:30 > 2:58:38and gardens have been doing in the wintry weather.
2:58:38 > 2:58:39Dawn in Ashford's daffodils
2:58:39 > 2:58:41are still in bloom in spite
2:58:41 > 2:58:43of the snow.
2:58:43 > 2:58:46Ian in Sevenoakes spotted these incredible icicles
2:58:46 > 2:58:48on a hedge.
2:58:48 > 2:58:50This is the view from Fiona's house in Devon -
2:58:50 > 2:58:52not looking much like spring at all!
2:58:52 > 2:58:54The flowers in Judith's garden have just been peeking
2:58:54 > 2:58:55through the snow.
2:58:55 > 2:58:59And this one's from Nathalie in Canterbury -
2:58:59 > 2:59:02Her Hyacinths got a bit of a chilly surprise over the weekend.
2:59:02 > 2:59:05If your plants or flowers have been damaged by the ice and snow do
2:59:05 > 2:59:08send us your pictures at bbcbreakfast@bbc.co.uk.
2:59:08 > 2:59:11He may have had a fearless reputation on the rugby pitch,
2:59:11 > 2:59:13but former Wales International, Gareth Thomas has always
2:59:13 > 2:59:14been scared of heights.
2:59:14 > 2:59:16Despite this phobia, he agreed to skydive for Sport Relief!
2:59:16 > 2:59:18A group of sixty somethings who'd never parachuted
2:59:18 > 2:59:21before went up with him for a one-off BBC documentary.
2:59:21 > 2:59:24We'll be talking to Gareth and the Silver Skydivers in a moment
2:59:24 > 2:59:32but first let's take a look at them flying high.
2:59:34 > 2:59:38Ken and Margaret, where is your T shirt with your name on it. You have
2:59:38 > 2:59:48let the team down. Let's see them in action first.
2:59:48 > 2:59:57action first.Thomas stretches his legs...
2:59:57 > 3:00:06legs...One-hand off load to Thomas.
3:00:13 > 3:00:19The challenge is the silver sky divers for Sport Relief. It about
3:00:19 > 3:00:25getting people over 60 to do a tandem sky dive, to show at the age
3:00:25 > 3:00:31of 60 you don't have to retire to your chair.I'm excited about the
3:00:31 > 3:00:38sky dive. It is something I've always wanted to do.I'm terrified,
3:00:38 > 3:00:47but if Gareth's scared, everybody can be scared.Gareth, you say
3:00:47 > 3:00:53you're scared of heights, you really are. Talk to us about the fear?Oh I
3:00:53 > 3:01:00went through a process of getting to jumping out of plane to overcome my
3:01:00 > 3:01:04fear and I realised it didn't work. I have never been so petrified in my
3:01:04 > 3:01:10life. You do up in an aeroplane 12,000 feet and they open the door
3:01:10 > 3:01:16and you have to sit on the edge and put your trust on somebody else and
3:01:16 > 3:01:22fall out. These guys loved every minute. I was petrified.Margaret,
3:01:22 > 3:01:29why did you want to take part. You had never done a sky dive before?No
3:01:29 > 3:01:33I couldn't miss it. I loved it. People sort of think when you
3:01:33 > 3:01:41retire, you slow down, take your foot off the gas, you don't go sky
3:01:41 > 3:01:47divin what was the thought process. Having Parkinsons, I wanted more
3:01:47 > 3:01:50challenges, the biggest danger we are old age is you give up and you
3:01:50 > 3:01:57have got to set yourself new challenges and exercise regimes and
3:01:57 > 3:02:03make sure you keep fighting on. That, well, apart from being a great
3:02:03 > 3:02:08initiative, that was how I felt.I take my hat to you for so many
3:02:08 > 3:02:14reasons, but I'm with you, to jump out of the plane, how did it make
3:02:14 > 3:02:23you feel?Oh fantastic, I know Gareth... I'm sure he enjoyed it.
3:02:23 > 3:02:28There was one moment where you're dangling there and you're thinking I
3:02:28 > 3:02:32hope he has clipped all the straps together. But they were so
3:02:32 > 3:02:38professional and caring. We were fully confident. I could do it again
3:02:38 > 3:02:43now.When you say plane, it was more like a garden shed with wings on. It
3:02:43 > 3:02:48didn't have any seats or champagne reception and a shutter for a door.
3:02:48 > 3:02:59It felt like you was in this rickety air plane. They put me into a false
3:02:59 > 3:03:02sense of security, when they landed, they said I love it. I thought it
3:03:02 > 3:03:08will be OK. But I think each one had lied to me to get me to go up.How
3:03:08 > 3:03:16did it make you feel, Margaret, were you a little bit saired.--Scared.
3:03:16 > 3:03:23No. Not at all.Did you, were you having to encourage Gareth, tell him
3:03:23 > 3:03:27it was going to be OK.Yes, which were trying to egg him on and say it
3:03:27 > 3:03:34would be fine. I told him to pretend that he was, to close his eyes and
3:03:34 > 3:03:39think he was doing a try for Wales. Because I went up last, we had
3:03:39 > 3:03:44become such a close group and I work best when I'm in teams and there was
3:03:44 > 3:03:51no way was I letting any one of them down, we had all faced the fear and
3:03:51 > 3:03:56shown vulnerability. There was no way that I was letting anybody down.
3:03:56 > 3:04:01It is amazing how much of a motivator shame can be!Yes, it is
3:04:01 > 3:04:05definitely a factor when it comes to being the only one not doing it.You
3:04:05 > 3:04:11did try to get better at heights and started with ladders.I started,
3:04:11 > 3:04:19there is a lady who did it with us, she had me weirdly cleaning her
3:04:19 > 3:04:24windows! So I started on a step ladder that was wobbly and I
3:04:24 > 3:04:28couldn't go to the top of her ladder, I cleaned the bottom half of
3:04:28 > 3:04:34her top window. Then I did another challenge to climb 100 foot up a
3:04:34 > 3:04:39fireman's ladder, there is a on a par with the plane, because you're
3:04:39 > 3:04:46climbing up to your fear. But again all of these were there. We all
3:04:46 > 3:04:52faced challenged and we all have to overcome that. That is the message,
3:04:52 > 3:04:58regardless of your age or how you feel, as long as you face
3:04:58 > 3:05:01challenges, then life is worth living.Was this on a list of things
3:05:01 > 3:05:06you wanted to do?No not really, I I didn't think I would have the
3:05:06 > 3:05:10opportunity. I was given the opportunity and I jumped at it.
3:05:10 > 3:05:18Sorry...Very good. Are there other things you would like to do.Yes but
3:05:18 > 3:05:26not physical. I would love to go deep sea, in a submersible and see
3:05:26 > 3:05:33the sea floor.Next year's challenge?Starting all over again.
3:05:33 > 3:05:40Don't even start them on next year's challenge.Sport Relief, they're
3:05:40 > 3:05:43having amazing challenges, is it a good thing they're talking to the
3:05:43 > 3:05:49older generation as well?Yes absolutely. As Ken said, life's
3:05:49 > 3:05:54there, you have got to live it and do what you can and take on
3:05:54 > 3:06:00challenges, things you maybe hadn't thought of doing.Did you have sect
3:06:00 > 3:06:04thoughts at all, Ken?It was a spur of the moment decision, but no
3:06:04 > 3:06:10second thoughts. I was a bit apprehensive at the airfield, but it
3:06:10 > 3:06:14is the team spirit and you're in the hands of professionals and you feel,
3:06:14 > 3:06:26I'm going to do it. It was out of this world. If next year's challenge
3:06:26 > 3:06:33is a champagne drinking challenge I'm up for that.Would you do it
3:06:33 > 3:06:40again?Yes.No way. Let me on the champagne!Thank you. Lovely to see
3:06:40 > 3:06:45you. If you're in England or Northern Ireland or Scotland you can
3:06:45 > 3:06:52watch this on Sport Relief tonight at 11.15pm.If you're in Wales it is
3:06:52 > 3:06:58tomorrow night at 9 o'clock. Plenty more Ken and Margaret in your life.
3:06:58 > 3:07:06You have to do some training?Just rowing. BBC against ITV. Look at the
3:07:06 > 3:07:12relief on his face.You could do with it.You need an extra hand?Are
3:07:12 > 3:07:21you in?I will do anything as long as it is not up in the air.
3:07:21 > 3:07:24Playwright James Graham is here to tell us about his latest
3:07:24 > 3:07:25interactive drama on the West End.
3:07:25 > 3:09:03We'll be speaking to James in a moment but first a last,
3:09:03 > 3:09:06Now though it's back to Dan and Louise.
3:09:12 > 3:09:14In 2001, Charles Ingram won the jackpot on Who Wants
3:09:14 > 3:09:17To Be A Millionaire - but soon after he was
3:09:17 > 3:09:20accused of cheating and the money was taken back.
3:09:20 > 3:09:22The scandal has now been turned into a stage play.
3:09:22 > 3:09:26"Quiz" is an interactive drama which allows the audience to play along.
3:09:26 > 3:09:33It's been written by James Graham, who joins us now.
3:09:33 > 3:09:37So many people will remember this and it was an extraordinary sort of
3:09:37 > 3:09:44unfolding of events.Yes, I have been obsessed by this story for 15
3:09:44 > 3:09:49years. I thought I knew it. And it was cut and dry. But actually the
3:09:49 > 3:09:55more I interviewed and read and interrogated it, it got nor complex
3:09:55 > 3:10:02and interesting.It wept out. -- went out. There was the coughing and
3:10:02 > 3:10:07how soon after that?It was two years from the filming to it go to
3:10:07 > 3:10:14court and this incredible court case. The episode never went out.We
3:10:14 > 3:10:20saw it later.Suspiciouses were aroused in the studio about a
3:10:20 > 3:10:24different kind of game play. And then they cancelled the cheque and
3:10:24 > 3:10:31both teams went to trial. The play in a way just takes both cases, the
3:10:31 > 3:10:35prosecution and the defence and like in on the TV show, we ask the
3:10:35 > 3:10:38audience and they get to vote whether they're innocent or guilty.
3:10:38 > 3:10:42It was about a cough. Or some coughing.Yes, that's right. There
3:10:42 > 3:10:50was three people accused of the conspiracy. The major, his wife and
3:10:50 > 3:10:55a coconspirator, who was meant to be coughing on the right answers. This
3:10:55 > 3:11:01was the most popular game show of all time and the biggest prize and a
3:11:01 > 3:11:06whole network of quiz obsessives built, like an underground network
3:11:06 > 3:11:11and they started to find weaknesses in the system, where they could keep
3:11:11 > 3:11:15getting on and the whole culture developed about people who would
3:11:15 > 3:11:23meet up, share tips and sometimes they would appear as faster finger
3:11:23 > 3:11:30first contestants and the show became concerned these middle class
3:11:30 > 3:11:36respectable hackers.And it is coming back.Is that a coincidence?
3:11:36 > 3:11:42No, I think it is 20 years since the first episode.You want to have the
3:11:42 > 3:11:50audience involved, how do you get them involved?Normally I when I
3:11:50 > 3:11:55hear audience interaction, you go oh God now. But it is very safe. We
3:11:55 > 3:12:02don't drag people on stage. It is about truth and how our conception
3:12:02 > 3:12:07of reality is changes. In a quiz show there is a right and a wrong
3:12:07 > 3:12:11answer and that feels old fashioned that you know something. We play a
3:12:11 > 3:12:15pub quiz. If they want to join in. They can answer questions in the
3:12:15 > 3:12:21first act and we give a prize and go through the history of light
3:12:21 > 3:12:24entertainment and game shows like the price is right and we get people
3:12:24 > 3:12:29up if they want to play and examine how the tools of entertainment are
3:12:29 > 3:12:37crossing into politics and news.If you had done it, in terms of vote at
3:12:37 > 3:12:41the end, I wonder if you had done it ten years ago you would get a
3:12:41 > 3:12:45different result?Yes that is interesting. We are clear we don't
3:12:45 > 3:12:49want to impress on the audience our opinion, the verdict is the verdict
3:12:49 > 3:12:54and they were found guilty. As a way of interrogating our perceptions of
3:12:54 > 3:12:58reality it is a good way.You had two plays on at the west end
3:12:58 > 3:13:02simultaneously.Yes.That is something isn't it?Yes, I didn't
3:13:02 > 3:13:08plan it. It just happened. I feel really lucky. It wasn't in my
3:13:08 > 3:13:13background and I started writing plays about ten years ago and it not
3:13:13 > 3:13:18something I imagined would happen. That is inspires to people.Yes and
3:13:18 > 3:13:23we have challenges in theatre and the arts and how yo get people from
3:13:23 > 3:13:27working class backgrounds to make art.Did you get to see them both on
3:13:27 > 3:13:33the same night?No. But I should have done. Too late now.Thank you
3:13:33 > 3:13:36so much.
3:13:36 > 3:13:37Quiz opens at the Noel Coward Theatre