knee slide. the awful thing was the dress was lost but the good news is it has been found! but it did get us thinking on the programme, what's the most valuable thing you have ever lost? and did you find... did you manage to find it again? let us know by e—mail, twitter or facebook. what's the most valuable thing you have ever lost and how did it come back to you? a lot of you already in touch with us. a lot of you already in touch with us. sam says a christening bracelet was lost when it was put in a charity bag. another said she lost her wedding ring. keep them coming and we will talk about them later. still to come: an in—depth look through the sunday papers in about 20 minutes. that's after the headlines in a moment. stay with us. hello.

this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson on the sofa. thousands of operations are being cancelled because there aren't enough beds, a new warning from surgeons and hospital trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they say it's a "shocking waste" that highly—qualified surgeons are left "kicking their heels," but nhs england says only 1% of procedures are affected. good morning. it's sunday the 12th of february. also ahead: the speaker of the commons, john bercow, insists his impartiality has not been compromised as he comes under fire for commenting on political issues. personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not.

north korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, the first such test since donald trump became us president. in sport, england win a thriller in wales in the six nations. a try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones‘s side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. and the weather. good morning. rain, sleet and snow on the way for england and wales today. a cold wind for many of us. if it is too cold for many of us. if it is too cold for you at the moment i have some good news in the forecast in 15 minutes. thank you. good morning. first, our main story. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds, according to the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency.

nhs england says only i% of operations are cancelled. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. over the past few weeks, the bbc2 documentary series, hospital, has demonstrated how a shortage of beds contributed to the pressure on the health service. this can lead to long waits for those needing to be admitted from accident and emergency departments, but also for those needing planned surgery. i sometimes feel that i spend as much energy on trying to organise and manage beds and the movement, the flow of patients within the hospital to allow us to do what we want to get on with, which is to operate. the programme showed how if beds are not available for patients to recover in safely, operations simply cannot go ahead. now the royal college of surgeons and the nhs body that represents nhs trusts says this is damaging efforts to improve productivity

with surgeons left kicking their heels while they wait for beds to be made free. we are waiting for someone to let us do work. it is not good for the staff and it is not good for the patience and it is not good for the efficiency of the nhs. the latest figures from nhs england reveal more than 95% of beds were occupied last week, well above the 85% that is regarded as the safe limit. the problem is closely linked to delays in providing adequate care outside of hospital, especially for frail and elderly patients once they are ready to be discharged. today, doctors and hospital managers say fixing the nhs means fixing social care, and learning the lessons of an extraordinarily tough winter which is not over yet. dominic hughes, bbc news. nhs england say "the level of cancellations remains low atjust i% of the millions of operations performed in the nhs each year." the speaker of the house of commons,

john bercow has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him making political comments including saying that he voted remain in the eu referendum. the sunday telegraph is reported he made the remarks to students at reading university, just three days before saying he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the uk parliament website states that "speakers must be politically impartial. this may not be popular with some people in this audience, personally, i voted to remain. i thought it was better to stay in the european union than not, partly for economic reasons, part of being within a trading bloc, and partly because we are in a big power bloc and because it is better to be part of a bigger power bloc in the world. explain how significant these

criticisms are. they were made three days before those comments were made about donald trump in the house on monday when he accused donald trump of sexism and racism and said he should not addressed parliament when it comes to the uk for a state visit later on this year. now, that was met by applause by some mps in the house, but others felt he went a step too far. that he is supposed to remain impartial and was not impartial by saying that. so there was a vote of no confidence. this latest revelation that a few days earlier he had said he supported remaining in the eu is being used certainly by those who want to see the back ofjohn bercow. adding fuel to the fire really to get rid of him. forjohn bercow‘s part, his supporters have said that when it comes down to chairing debates in the house of commons, he remains very impartial and he always is

there to those present and in terms of those comments made on the eu, those were made after the campaign, and certainly during the campaign he remained impartial. but it brings into question again the impartiality of the speaker which is important. the speaker is supposed to give up political allegiance in all ways when they become the speaker and this is bringing back into question. thank you. north korea has fired a ballistic missile in the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. speaking at a joint press conference during a visit to america by japan's prime minister shinzo ahbay mr trump assured him "america stands behind japan, its great ally, ioo%." with the latest, our reporter, kevin kim, is in seoul for us this morning. white well, i believe most north korea observers may think that the timing of the missile launch may not have been a coincidence, as north korea often carries out

such tests close to political events and anniversaries. what many north korea observers are worried about is the direction president trump's relations may be going with kim jong—un. north korea has warned its nuclear programme and long—range nuclear capabilities being able to strike the united states will near completion. president trump has made it clear that he will not let this happen. if pyongyang begins to test the boundaries of donald trump's north korea policies, the fear is that a miscalculation of intentions may lead to escalation of events, which could ultimately lead to real military complication. in times of difficulties, president trump, will he be able to take measured steps over emotional responses? that has been the conversation of the region. “i retired bishops have written an open letter criticising

the church's stance on same—sex marriages. the church of england last month said it did not support gay marriage, a position announced after three years of conversations with lesbian, gay, bisexual and tra nsgender christians, who the bishops now claim have been betrayed. the decision will be debated at the general synod on wednesday, helena lee reports. last month, the church of england decided its position on the divisive issue of sexuality. it followed three years of so—called shared conversations, and stated that "marriage should only be between a man and a woman." the church said all potential clergy, gay and straight, should be asked about their sexual conduct and their lifestyle. but “i retired bishops have today expressed their concern that the views of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender members have been ignored. in an unusual move, they have written an open letter to the church of england, a group led by the former bishop of worcester. they entered those negotiations knowing they would have to reveal themselves.

in a circumstance that might carry a price in terms of their life and their career, their ministry, what was offered to them, how they were regarded. and they nonetheless did that. and they feel that what has come out here is a betrayal in the specific sense that their voice is not heard. the church of england said the shared conversations were not changing people's views, but recognising jesus in people with whom the participants disagreed. the divisive debate over sexuality will continue, and the church's governing general synod will meet next week in london. helena, bbc news. we will talk about that in depth in a few minutes' time. homophobic abuse in sport should result in immediate action, including lengthy stadium bans, say mps in a new report. the culture, media and sport select committee says football clubs in particular are not doing enough,

and should be taking a zero tolerance approach. patrick gearey reports. 11! sailors have been rescued by a royal navy warship after their racing yacht was damaged in a storm in the atlantic ocean. hms dragon, the navy's type ii destroyer, diverted 500 miles to save 13 britons and one american on saturday afternoon. the sailors only suffered minor injuries but their 60—foot yacht lost its mast and rudder in the bad weather. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. another 17 were returned to the sea by teams of volunteers. about 350 whales died in two days at the beach at farewell spit. a little bit of good news, though, that some of them got away. and actually, they are not types of

whale, they are dolphins, it is just the name. the stars of the silver screen will be out in force on the red carpet at london's royal albert hall for the annual british academy film awards tonight. leading the field with i! nominations is the modern day musical, la la land. it's up for best film, director and leading actor to name just a few. and it looks gorgeous. i still have not seen it yet. you have to fix that. after three years of so—called "shared conversations" between congregations and the clergy, the church of england last month announced its opposition to same—sex marriage. now, “i retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the position, that marriage in church should remain the lifelong union of a man and woman. the stance is set to be debated on wednesday at the general synod. jayne ozanne, who helped organise the letter, joins us now and in our bristol

newsroom is ed shaw, from the christian charity, living out. good morning to you. first of all, ifi good morning to you. first of all, if i could just ask you, what was your response to the letter?|j if i could just ask you, what was your response to the letter? i am thrilled, actually, that the retired bishops felt, in an unprecedented way, that they could speak out like this. i think they know the struggles that their colleagues are having. but they also know how important it is for a large portion of the church to be recognised as equal members. and that there are different ways of reading scripture. soiam different ways of reading scripture. so i am very, very grateful that they have taken this step and it is very timely for us. ed, in bristol, explain what it is that living out stands for. correct me if i am wrong, you are not identifying as get ——

wrong, you are not identifying as get -- gay wrong, you are not identifying as get —— gay christians. wrong, you are not identifying as get -- gay christians. i find that eve ryo ne get -- gay christians. i find that everyone can think of themselves as what they want. i am someone who is attracted to the same—sex. jesus asked us to soup —— abstain. you can be single, christian, same—sex attracted happily. you welcome the report from the church of england? attracted happily. you welcome the report from the church of england ?|j welcome the fact that they seem to be wanting to clearly followjesus' line that sex is between eight man and a woman. i am not happy with all of the report. ——a man. and a woman. i am not happy with all of the report. --a man. what is your reaction? i hear him saying that but i disagree. i actually believe that jesus would want me to be fulfilled and to be able to commit to life to and to be able to commit to life to a partner who i love, who loves me, and it have a fruitful and blessed

relationship. and the difficulty we haveis relationship. and the difficulty we have is that we have different readings of scripture, and that is what the report fails to recognise. we have three years of conversations we re over we have three years of conversations were over and over again, the same point came up that people read scripture differently. we don't accept that in the church and i think it is time we did. you say that it has got no one anywhere? we have a whole community of people who feel unhurt. the working party that put this report together didn't even have a gay voice, so i think sadly what the report does is institutionalised being hidden and trying to pretend that we don't really know there's gay clergy who are married, or who are in loving relationships. i think as christians we need to be open and honest. the church has a responsibility to

listen to the congregation and take their views onboard and the act upon them. does the church not have more ofa them. does the church not have more of a responsibility to be more inclusive? i think the church of england has lessened. i was part of all three stages of the conversation process and there was a lot of painful sharing for people like me and jane are also lots of listening. just because the church hasn't changed its mind doesn't mean they haven't listened. you can be part of a conversation we listen but you don't necessarily change your mind andl don't necessarily change your mind and i think the church of england has listened, but it has also come to the view that the second view, what christians have always believed down the centuries, is right and good for people like myself and jane and that is that there can be great ivy and that is that there can be great joy in that single life, living for christ, without a sexual relationship. i think the church of england has listened and listened well and come to a good conclusion in this report. you said earlier

that it in this report. you said earlier thatitis in this report. you said earlier that it is important that we self identify and identify yourself in the type of life you want to lead the type of life you want to lead may not suit anybody else, so what do you say to the people who are perhaps attracted to people of the same sex don't want to be on their own and do want a partner and maybe wa nt own and do want a partner and maybe want that partner for life? human beings will come up with different views on how you thrive as a human being. the person i most want to listen to is not myself orjane, but jesus christ myself. i think he has been wonderfully clear that marriage is between a man and woman and also by his life it shows you can leave without sex and still enjoy life to the full. you still feel excluded and you are shaking your head. do you still feel excluded? yes and sadly i have tried to live like ed

for 40 years and it left me in hospital, fighting for my life, because i couldn't cope with the strain of it and i think it's a really damaging teaching. with singapore this week that shows nearly half of lgbt teenagers think about committing suicide and that's because of the stress that they are under. we need to find a much better way of embracing difference in our church. is that the responsibility of the church or all of us? all of us, but the church should be leading the way. last year i did a survey where i asked the general public what they thought of same—sex marriage and i specifically asked anglicans and there are more who believe that same—sex marriage is right, and is wrong. that's not reflected in report either. ed says they were listening, but they were listening for what they wanted to hear, i would suggest not listening to what the grassroots were really telling them. good to see you. good

to hear both of those views. thank you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: surgeons and hospital trusts say thousands of operations are being cancelled because of a shortage of hospital beds in england. commons speakerjohn bercow insists his impartiality has not been affected after he revealed he had voted remain in the eu referendum. and coming up on the programme: why being taken to the cleaners can have a happy ending. we'll speak to the bride set to be reunited with her missing iso—year—old wedding dress. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. i got my own heartwarming story. things could get milder over coming days. there is some good news today. some parts struggling to get to four degrees

but by the time we get to the middle pa rt but by the time we get to the middle part we will see temperatures widely in double figures. feeling a touch more like spring as the winds come off the atlantic. today winds still come from the east. we've seen some snow already, giving a dusting in east anglia and to the north of london, working towards the east midlands, and that will continue northwards through this morning, giving a slight covering of snow anywhere. over the hills we could see a centimetre or two, even more as it pushes into the pennines and pig district later. —— peak district. not as much rain, sleet and snow around as yesterday and brighter skies later. a dry start to north and west wales. rain, sleet and snow becomes more abundant in the north—east of england. the snow mainly over the hills, but some to lower levels at times. some wintry weather to the south and east of scotland. across northern ireland largely dry. scotland the best for

the sunny conditions. a couple more quinces in the south compared to yesterday. as you can see once the snow is into the pennines it will be there all day. it will blow around in lively winds and those will make it feel colder than the temperatures behind me suggest. a cold and to. sleet and snow through the central suede. —— cold and today. rain comes up suede. —— cold and today. rain comes up from france and slightly less cold. in the south—west of england temperatures will rise throughout. milderair temperatures will rise throughout. milder air pushes in by the time we reached on. still cold for many, especially in eastern scotland and eastern england. some patchy rain, sleet and snow. brightest in the west and south. increasing sunshine. a fairly windy day and across western parts of scotland, northern ireland and north—west england, strong and gusty winds. especially

gusty in western wales and the south—west of england. thank you. it does look called! double figures. —— look cold. the andrew marr programme is on bbc one 9 o'clock. what have you got coming up today andrew? we havejohn we have john bercow, we havejohn bercow, on his relationship with other mps. we've got the leader of the commons on the programme to talk about that and brexit. the other story is new pressure on labour. i have tom watson to reflect on what happens to the labour party. i've got chrissie hynde from the pretenders and adjudged talking about pressures on the nhs. so lots to talk about at nine a.m.. thanks very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. anand menon from the thinktank uk

in a changing europe is here to tell us what's caught his eye. we'll speak to anand in a minute. first, let's look at the front pages. starting with the observer. all sorts on the front page, including a picture of the rugby yesterday. the attitude to gay relationships. we've just been talking about that. the general synod meeting on wednesday. they aren't expected to make any change on the stance on same—sex marriage. for this morning's sunday express row, recalled this trump aid, ahead of the visit of donald trump the uk they say what he would choose to do is speak to the people with a stadium rally while he is here, a ticketed event, with the proceeds going to the poppy appeal. he says it would be a celebration of

the relationship between america and britain. sunday telegraph, and the stories on the front. their top story leads on our top story, john bercow and new issues after it was revealed he voted remain. now pressure on him to quit, russia mounting on him as well after he said last week that he does not want president trump to address parliament. the front page of the sunday times. we are focusing on a story about russia. in a first interview the head of gchq says there has been a significant step change in russia's online aggression towards the west. a p pa re ntly online aggression towards the west. apparently britain is being hit by 60 significant cyber attacks every month, including attacks by russian state—sponsored hackers. let's have a look at the inside pages. anand menon, hello. this is in the observer. ukip too

disorganised to cash in on brexit, says opponent. this is a story about the by—election in stoke. ukip are the bookies' favourite to win there, because they voted strongly to leave and labour has all sorts of problems. people on the ground as saying the ukip ground operation is not professional or organised enough for them to win. what do they need in that ground operation? its people knocking on doors and speaking to voters and they need to be pretty organised. doors and speaking to voters and they need to be pretty organisedm does, because you need to have a good database, does, because you need to have a good data base, you does, because you need to have a good database, you need to know where you are knocking and to your supporters are, do you need to get out on the day and what some of the bigger parties like labour are saying is ukip aren't very good at this and have lost a lot of their key election organisers over the next year so they went be very good at getting it out. your next story is the new sunday telegraph and this

is the new sunday telegraph and this is about britain's trade deals with the eu and restrictions upon them. yes. it is a slightly misleading title because what the story is about is two things. we aren't allowed to sign trade deals until we leave, is all this talk about signing a deal with the us will have to wait. the other thing is about the danger thatjean—claude juncker sees about britain trying to divide the member states, so going to each of them with different offers they can't come back with a united front, so can't come back with a united front, so it will strengthen as in the negotiations. staying with a political scene, the times. this is on the front page. secret labour search forjeremy corbyn heir. on the front page. secret labour search forjeremy corbyn heinm that just good search forjeremy corbyn heinm thatjust good politics? jeremy corbyn is doing very badly when it comes to popularity with voters, so there is some urgency. even if ukip don't win in stoke, if they go into

meltdown their votes could go back to the conservatives. so the labour party faces challenges from all fronts. here on the sofa, a couple of days ago, jeremy corbyn said he had no plans to stand down. absolutely. in westminster the rumours are rife and people say he is thinking about standing down. there is a story doing the rounds, but he is basically hanging on for long enough to ensure the succession goes to someone he wants. but only time will tell. let's turn away from politics. the weather, our obsession. the hayloft £2, weatherwise. —— tale of two towns. it will be warmer in parts of the uk than barcelona, which can only be good! but i don't think it is that warming barcelona this week. but i think we are thinking of healthy double figures, which has to be good, having been out this morning at the crack of dawn when it was

freezing! such a mixed because we had snow in some parts of the country over the last couple of days, some snow forecast for the next couple of days, but the south—west has been warm. but if you can see this picture in brighton, swimming in the sea off brighton, swimming in the sea off brighton, alcohol has it been?” don't think you would swing this week, it is freezing! it is part of the fund, because the water is cold it is invigorating. —— part of the fun. it is one of those things, i can see the sense in it. ijust don't want to do it! and your last story? this struck me as we had story, the idea that if you use white vinegar it will make your washing whiter. vinegar in your washing whiter. vinegar in your washing machine? yes. like vinegar that you put on your chips? the white stuff, not the malt. but there is still a slight smell, i would malt. but there is still a slight smell, iwould have malt. but there is still a slight

smell, i would have thought. what does it smell like? i would hazard a guess that it would be vinegar. but there are other things in with it. vinegar is good for cleaning stuff. and it is very cheap. it is cheap. but still smelly. more household hints on the programme! nice to see you. thank you. we're here on the bbc news channel until 9am this morning. and coming up in the next hour: the team from click will take a look at the 500 year history of humanity's attempts to create robots that resemble people. we've done a lot on a programme about this. these are incredible. it looks at them through the ages and they look at how lifelike they are. they are wrong reception desks, all sorts of places. featuring for that. i don't want a robot in my world. it could be useful! but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one. bye for now. hello.

this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson. coming up, matt will have the weather in around 15 minutes' time. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly—skilled surgeons left "kicking their heels" because of a shortage of hospital beds. that's the warning from the royal college of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a "shocking waste" and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. nhs england says only i% of operations are cancelled. the speaker of the house of commons, john bercow, has insisted that his impartiality has not been compromised after a video emerged showing him commenting on political issues. the uk parliament website states that "speakers must be politically impartial. " mr bercow is already facing calls to stand down after saying last week that he would veto a parliamentary address by president donald trump. the latest comments,

published in the sunday telegraph, were made at an address to students at reading university three days earlier. north korea has fired a ballistic missile into the sea ofjapan, in the first such test since donald trump took office as us president. it happened as president trump was hosting the japanese prime minister, shinzo abe, in florida. at a joint press conference, mr abe called the missile launch "absolutely intolerable. " mr trump said the us stood behind japan "ioo%." i4 retired bishops have written an open letter criticising the church of england's stance on same—sex marriages. last month, it said that marriage in church should remain the lifelong union of a man and a woman. this position comes after three years of conversations with lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender christians. the decision will be debated

at the general synod on wednesday. more than 200 pilot whales that were stranded on a beach in new zealand have re—floated themselves and swum away. another 17 were returned to the sea by teams of volunteers. about 350 whales died in two days at the beach at farewell spit. a dash cam has captured the moment 90 mile per hour winds caused a truck to blow over onto a highway patrol car in wyoming. have a look at this. the troopers were responding to another traffic related incident when the truck tipped over, but luckily they weren't in harms way. the two passengers aboard were also unharmed. incredible pictures, those, aren't they? there is not much you can do about that. it is just the wind. very scary. it seems like slow motion. no slow motion in the sport,

if they? -- is there? the welsh must be thinking how on earth did they not win that game? they were dominant for large period, they really were. england's win in cardiff was full of drama and tension. eddiejones' side were less than five minutes from defeat until elliot daly got a late winning score. yesterday's other game was a rather different story. ireland scoring nine tries against italy in a 63—10 thrashing in rome. our correspondent, joe wilson, reports. cardiff, the roof open and the heat on. if the welsh captain thought he had seen it all, stand by. this game would stretch every emotion. with all the modern scientific preparation, rugby still often comes down to brute strength and determination. ben youngs with the first try. with half—time approaching, perfect timing. he has scored! now, is that what you came for?

the second half, england waiting to pounce. but no! interce pted. dan! bruised ribs and all broke the line. a kick, a chase, a race. breathless daley the defender. but wales was still ahead. four minutes to play and england had the ball. they had to run. they had to find space. elliot, the last—ditch defender, now the fine finisher. again, somehow snatching the game 21—16. unbelievable. i love the belief in the team. i think that is what is exciting about hopefully what is to come, you know? it is not the finished article. hopefully we get better and better. england's remarkable winning run continues. and to win here with a win like that must feel significant. well, after a first week defeat, ireland dared not lose again. rome, the perfect place for a break.

a hat—trick against italy, including this fourth try before half—time. a bonus point craig gilroy got three tries in ii minutes, 63— ten. never mind these victories. the ireland coach would love one. bbc news. england made it two wins from two in the women's six nations. they scored 1! tries as they thrashed wales 63—0 at cardiff arms park. england secured a bonus point afterjust 22 minutes. lydia thompson grabbing her hat—trick here. wales were unable to find a reply. 63—0 the final score. well, scotland, like wales, were thrashed in their six nations match. they were well beaten by a rampant french side who scored 55 unanswered points on their way to a comfortable victory. away from the six nations there were two matches

in the premiership. leicester tigers are back up to fitfth place after a bonus—point win over gloucester. while defending champions saracens lost 24 points to 18 at worcester. ryan mills kicked eight penalties for the warriors as they recorded only their second league win of the season. liverpool are up to fourth in the premier league, after a 2—0 victory over spurs at anfield. sadio mane opened the scoring for the reds after fifteen minutes. and it tookjust a couple of minutes more for him to add his second. it's liverpool's first victory in the league in 2017. spurs remain nine points behind leaders, chelsea. this, all this being nervous, and all that stuff around. it could have happened is that we don't score in the first situation. but they were really positive. the crowd was fantastic. it was a realjoy to play here tonight. it was a wonderful, wonderful sign for the whole liverpool family. arsenal, meanwhile, are now level on points with spurs in second after a controversial win over hull city. they took the lead through

alexis sanchez before half time but replays show the ball going in off his hand. the goal stood and he then added a late penalty to make it 2—0 to the gunners. we played resilient and focused and organised, but a little bit behind because we were under big pressure to win the game. they played well. we need to be focused until the end to get away with a positive result. you could see why they have made results against big teams recently. elsewhere, manchester united beat watford 2—0. middlesbrough drew 0—0 with everton. stoke beat crystal palace 1—0. sunderland remain bottom after losing 4—0 at southampton. and west brom scored a late equaliser to share the points with west ham. 2—2 it finished at the london stadium. celtic scored six against inverness callie thistle to reach the scottish cup quarter finals.

mikael lustig put celtic ahead before moussa dembele scored three. it's now hat—tricks in back—to—back games for the young french striker. kieran tierney added a fifth. then captain scott brown rounded off the rout in injury time. also through to the quarter finals are st mirren, aberdeen, and partick thistle. ayr united and clyde drew, as did dunfermline and hamilton, so they'll replay. and there was one match in the scottish premiership. dundee and kilmarnock drew 1—1. let us move on to rugby league. champions, wigan, made a winning start to their super league title defence with a 26—16 win over salford. in the day's other game, last year's runners up warrington were beaten away at catalans. this try with the final play of the game saw it end 2012 in favour of the french side. england's danny willett blew a three shot overnight lead and eventually had to settle for share of fifth place in the maybank championship in malaysia.

last year's us masters champion had five bogies and finished with a one over par final round 73. the tournament was won by paraguay‘s fabrizio zanotti who carded a stunning final round 63 to win by a shot from america's david lipsky. ryan day is through to the final of snooker‘s world grand prix in preston. he beat marco fu by six frames to four, after coming back from 4—2 down. hong kong's fu hit two century breaks in the match, but day held his nerve with a clearance of 27 to seal the match. he'll play barry hawkins in the final later today. now, before we go, have a look at these pictures. they're from the opening round of the air race world championship in abu dhabi. the objective is to navigate an aerial racetrack featuring air—filled pylons in the fastest possible time, incurring as few penalties as possible. you have to say it's quite a breathtaking spectacle. martin sonka of the czech republic won the opening round. it really is an amazing spectacle. that was you arrive in at work this

morning. spectacular. they are going to san diego next and then budapest and then japan. gorgeous to san diego next and then budapest and thenjapan. gorgeous pictures. thank you. with only two days to go we are on the cusp of valentine's day and research shows more of us are looking for love on line. but searching for a soulmate can come at a cost. last year, around 4,000 people were duped into handing over money to people they met on dating sites and apps. between them they were conned out of £39 million. now, a number of groups are working together to try and reduce the number of people falling victim to dating fraud. tony neate is from one of them "get safe online" he joins us from our cardiff newsroom. good morning. good morning. first of all, if you explain us to us what romance fraud is, what is it look like and what is the experience

like? i am a passionate believer in the internet. i know many people who even got married off of the internet. but there are unscrupulous people. there are criminals who are there to steal money for people when most people are just looking for a little bit of romance. stealing money and also damaging lives. this is what really, really affects me. we hear a lot about the internet and what goes on in the loss of money. but this can affect families and individuals and completely destroys their lives. £39 million is a lot of money, £10 on average for every person who was conned. notjust a few quid. it is not. one of the things we are trying to tell people is look out for warning signs. this is look out for warning signs. this isa is look out for warning signs. this is a big campaign. we are coming together with victim support, age uk and the on line dating association

to form the get safe on line campaign to tell people to get an understanding and not fall guilty to these scams. there are some people potentially waiting to meet up with you. it is easy to judge in the cold light of day and say, how can people for victim to this? but many of these scams look legitimate. they do. we have to remember one thing. it has been said for years. love is blind. we see these people with rose tinted glasses on. they don't see it. what you have to be aware of is from the beginning start to be suspicious. now, idon't from the beginning start to be suspicious. now, i don't want people to be suspicious. but i am afraid thatis to be suspicious. but i am afraid that is the life we are in. i am automatically suspicious. i was a policeman for years. so i am just saying think about it. if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. listen to the tips we have on all of

our partners' websites. on line give us an our partners' websites. on line give us an example of how someone could experience its. i spoke to a woman only a couple of months ago he had really fallen for somebody. she was given the scam that he was in the military, the canadian marines that he was now working with america and in afghanistan. he said he had fallen in love with her but needed money to start up his company. she had sent money and was about to put her house on the market. the family had warned her about it and so did herfriends, and had warned her about it and so did her friends, and she onlyjust got away with not selling a house. that is how people can do it. it is incredible when you hear those individual stories. most of those people will not get their money back. some top tips on how to avoid this. ask your friends. that is one

of the most important things to do. never send them any money, no matter how long the romance goes online, and keep on the online dating site and keep on the online dating site and don't move away from it. go to any of the partner websites. get the information you need, pass this onto and relatives as well. it may not be used looking for love, it could be a friend or relative. top tips, thank you. thanks for your time this morning. it's a scary thought! it's a scary thought! it is also preying on people and the trust. let's go to someone we can definitely trust! you say the sweetest things! good morning. what you can trust in

is that things will get less chilly as we head into next week. today, temperatures struggling to get about four degrees. feeling even colder because of the wind. in the next week the direction of the wind changes and by wednesday we could have 12— 13 degrees. it is ruled today. rain, sleet and snow across england and wales. in east anglia, it will drift northwards into the north midlands and wales. a covering of snow possible to any ground, but over the hills we are most likely to see a covering. south of that, not as down as yesterday. a bit of brightness at times. scotland and northern ireland gets away with a dry day. for all it's a chilly day. feeling colder because of the wind. further snow to stop the night in the hills and north, but it fizzles out and through the night we have

something less chilly, especially into the south—west of england. temperatures will rise. sky is gradually clearing. still a cold night for many. quite misty over the hills in north wales and northern england. damp throughout in parts of eastern scotland. further rain, drizzle, sleet as well. many southern and western areas will have a fast we brighter day than you've seen. a fast we brighter day than you've seen. a lot more sunshine. temperatures on the rise. it could hit 11 degrees in plymouth. 12 for the channel islands. still chilly for many and we still have strong winds on monday. the strongest around western coast and hills and across parts of western wales and into the north coast of devon and cornwall. the winds could be especially gusty through monday and tuesday there, up to 50— 60. that will have an impact on travel plans. on wednesday that wind will gradually move further northwards.

eastern areas will start to see sunshine and, as i say, by the middle of the week all of us will have temperatures close to double figures. i love how you've given us an actual weather forecast for valentine's day and it will be barmy! 0f of course, i meant to —— to do that! now it's time for click with spencer kelly. few things say the future better than robots. we seem to be in an era of massive advances at the moment. this week, a leaked video

from boston dynamics shows off its latest machine, called handle, something its founder described as "nightmare—inducing". rolling on with the wheel theme, piaggio, known for its vespa motorcycles, has revealed a new robot servant called gita. this robo—suitcase follows its owner's every move, using cameras in its body and in the user's belt. but sometimes it's good to look at where we've come from. the robots exhibition at london's science museum is a 500—year history of humanity's attempts to create robots that resemble us and our behaviours. there are more than 100 robots here, including some old friends that we've met before. and this amazing swan, made from silver, is all the more incredible because it was made over 200 years ago, in 1773. if you accept that these clockwork

creations are indeed robots, then you can also argue that the earliest robots were clocks. it was these mechanical marvels that made the industrial revolution possible, mobilising hundreds of workers to be at the same place at the same time, enabling goods to be transported, trains to run accurately, and allowing industry to become an efficient machine. the industrial revolution was also the catalyst for massive social change across the world, bringing about the rise of the working class, and sparking ideas like capitalism and marxism. now, in the west, cuba found itself at the epicentre of this shift. it was the poster child for communism in the west, right in the back garden of the us, the heart of capitalism. richard taylor has been to cuba to see how the island is now moving with the times.

the iconic images are strikingly familiar. cuba today still feels in some ways otherworldly, stuck in a ‘50s time warp. life for most of its 11 million citizens is simple. they've been living in a state—enforced digital wilderness. a decade ago, you needed a permitjust to buy a pc. today, if you're lucky enough to own a smartphone, chances are it's offline. there's no mobile data, so local cuban apps are designed to work without a connection. until recently, even basic internet access could only be found at desktop computers inside state communication centres. long queues persist but now people are coming to buy internet scratchcards which can finally get them online elsewhere. in this havana park, small gatherings of cubans are all enjoying the internet.

but getting online is slow, unreliable and, perhaps unsurprisingly, censored. luis rondon paz is a self—proclaimed hack—tivist, and as a former government it administrator, knows the system well. everything in cuba is restricted, filtered, as the rest of the world. basically, they censor everything that might threaten government power. it might be porn, gay, or political things. basically, most political things. but the biggest barrier for locals — the price. a single hour of full web access costs $2, three days' salary. the government says expanding the internet is a priority and central havana is now conducting trials of in—home net access for 2,000 properties. and it boasts of a growing number of public wifi hotspots, too, around 300 in total, and growing. still, not exactly blanket coverage

for a country 700 miles wide. cuba blames its ageing communications network on the six—decade—old trade embargo with the us. critics say that's a convenient excuse for a communist state that fears losing control over information. relations with america are now at best uncertain in the post—obama era. in the aftermath of the president's historic visit here two years ago, prospects for american companies doing digital business on the island have improved. amongst them, google. company boss eric schmidt inking a deal in december that gives cubans fast access to content from services like youtube and gmail. the thing is, when you're running an internet—based business, the last thing you want to do is traipse across town to find a connection. so some cubans who are fed up with the government strategy on access have come up with their own rather inventive solutions. the results are found on rooftops in towns and cities across the nation in the form

of pole—mounted antennaes which are pointed towards the local communications centre, giving them internet access and even wifi. the practice isn't exactly legal but as i discovered that minor detail doesn't deter cubans from getting their information fix. this is the paquete semanal, literally the weekly packet. it refers to a highly organised service in back streets and front rooms across the country, giving locals content downloaded often only hours earlier via satellite. there's pirated movies, news shows, documentaries, dramas, magazines and mobile apps. it's hugely popular with customers who can fill their usb drives with an entire terabyte, hundreds of hours, for the price of a single hour online. and the rise of the paquete is the price the cuban regime itself is paying, a reaction to the state dogma of keeping its people restricted. cuban authorities should be less afraid of the free flow

of information because the need for information functions as a hunger. people need information and people will get information, no matter if you are going to provide it or not. there's a political need to understand differently what internet means. progress is undoubtedly too slow for many cubans. but recent overtures do at least give some people here cause for hope. ever wondered what cats get up to when no one's there? meet roxy and zara, who seemed agreeable to taking part in some gadget testing. sorry. if you've ever wanted to watch, talk to or even play with your cats when you're not with them, then this could help. once the device is connected

to your home wifi, you can log in via the app anywhere you can get your phone online. there's a laser game to play, snacks at the tap of an icon, and a function to proudly make and share videos and cat snaps. this rather unusual looking setup works in quite a similar way. the petpace smart collar has been around a little while now and is available for cats and dogs. it allows owners to keep an eye on temperature, pulse, breathing rate, heart rate variability and even the positions a pet is in, so could be particularly beneficial if there are health concerns or an injury to keep an eye on. meanwhile, there seems to be a game of cat and mouse going on here, the latter played by a remote control rodent. although it actually consists of the mouse chasing the cat, which probably says it all about my day's filming. that was lara, and this is maria, the first blockbuster robot from the ground—breaking 1927 film metropolis.

the visual effects in that movie were absolutely stunning, given that it is actually 90 years old. next, we're going to continue our look at some of the visual effects behind the latest blockbuster movies. we have adam valdes, bafta and oscar nominee, to tell us more about the visual effects he used to bring back to life thejungle book. every time you see the world injungle book, someone has fabricated plants, trees, the dead twigs and dead leaves on the floor, all of it. and it's only really when the surround around mowgli makes him feel present within it that the magic trick comes off, that you believe that this is just a photograph, that we went somewhere and shot it.

so we take a shot like mowgli saying goodbye to his mother and we say, john really wants some sort of physical contact. it needs to be an intimate moment, their eyes need to be locked into each other. we can't have a feeling that he's acting to a tennis ball on a stick or some sort of marker. we really need to feel the scene emotionally. we can locate the positions of his hands, the puppet for the mother wolf. and we can track it really carefully in three dimensions with our computer software. that way we make sure the contact is correct, and then we simulate the fur on the mother's neck. and we actually replace the better part of his hand with a digital double of his hand so that the cg hand and the cg fur of the mother wolf are actually in the computer together,

and when we put our lighting on that and create the final images, they really look connected. the magic trick is blending the hand into mowgli's arm. the render power required to generate a movie like this, i think it was 240 million renderer hours, or something like that. which means if it was one computer it would have taken 3000 years, some number like that. these individual frames that you see can be 40, 50, 60 hours on a computerjust rendering one frame. i think we'll see more and more imagery where we really start to not be able to tell the difference between something that's computer—generated and real. that was adam valdes on the magic behind the jungle book. that's it for the shortcut of click at robots at the london science museum. i'll put a load of photos up on twitter for you to browse through @bbcclick. thanks for watching and, yeah...

we'll be back. hello, this is breakfast, with sally nugent and ben thompson thousands of operations are being cancelled because there aren't enough beds — a new warning from surgeons and hospital trusts. in a joint letter to the sunday times, they say that highly—qualified surgeons are left "kicking their heels" — but nhs england insists only 1% of procedures are affected.