hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. a bbc investigation reveals the scale of home care abuse allegations. there have been more than 20,000 complaints of cruelty and neglect over the past three years, butjust 15 prosecutions. the home care industry says it's horrified by the findings. good morning, it's tuesday 28th february. also this morning: prison officers pull out of riot duty as they announce more industrial action in england and wales. the tunisian terror attack inquest comes to a close as one of the heroes of sousse tells breakfast his story. the first moon mission in more than a0 years. the us firm space x announces plans to fly two tourists around the moon and back by the end of next year.

good morning. when ourfree range eggs are not free range? well, when the hens are kept inside to stop them from getting bird flu. from tomorrow, new labels will appear on your packs. i will have all the details. it in sport, no problem for leicester. the faltering champions record their first premier league victory of 2017 with a 3—1 win over liverpool. and carol has the weather. good morning. a cold start to the day with the risk of ice but for many of us it is dry. however, showers in the west and through the course of the day they will cross into england and wales depositing snow on the hills. first, our main story. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years.

many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying but warns the system is under extreme pressure. breakfast‘s john maguire reports. caught by a hidden camera, this man was jailed for over two years abusing 85—year—old dora in her own home. these images are especially disturbing because he was supposed to be caring for her. it is a serious case of obvious neglect. complaints against home carers can cover a range of problems from stock from cruelty to mistakes with medication to being late for appointments. my father was quite a mild—mannered all his life. appointments. my father was quite a mild-mannered all his life. this woman's father was also waived victim. he was filthy, dirty, dishevelled. he had no teeth. he looked like a tramp. he had not had

a shave, he was a smart man and come com pletely a shave, he was a smart man and come completely neglected. pauline believes that neglect in particular when he was given the wrong medication contributed to his death. just over half the councils in the uk contacted by the bbc and today freedom of information request which found there had been 23.5 thousand allegations of abuse against home carers over the past three years. the police were involved in almost 700 cases and there were 15 prosecutions. we do not know how many of the total complaints were valid but the local government ombudsman has seen a significant rise in cases. we have seen a 2596 increase in complaints about home—care over the last 12 months. when we investigated the complaints what we found is that 65% of the time our investigation shows that there was fault in the. that is far

higher than we found in any other pa rt higher than we found in any other part of the world. it is a concern. the government says it has introduced tougher inspections and given councils dedicated funding. but with an ageing population and tight budgets the theory is that complaints will continue to rise. you can hear more on that story, on file on four, on radio 4 tonight from 8pm. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists, who were murdered by an islamist gunman in tunisia two years ago, will conclude this morning. they were among 38 people killed near the resort of sousse in june 2015. at the hearing, at the royal courts ofjustice, the coroner will explain why he has rejected a request by many of the bereaved relatives to rule that neglect contributed to their deaths. later this morning we'll be reporting live from sousse and also from outside the royal courts ofjustice where those verdicts will be given. a new wave of industrial action injails in england and wales will begin tomorrow.

the prison 0fficers' association has told its members to withdraw from voluntary duties in a dispute over pay and pensions. the government is thought to be considering taking the union to court. holly hamilton has more. they are on the frontline of a prison service that is struggling to control its jails. but prison officer numbers have fallen dramatically with many prisons in england and wales facing crisis over the past few years. among those in decline, this prison near wolverhampton. in its latest inspection, increased violence against staff and reports of inmates refusing to leave their cells described as living in fear of other prisoners. it was concerns over health and safety that led to a 2k hour walkout in november by thousands of prison officers, prompting government talks over pay and pension. last week thejustice secretary responded with a pay

increase for offices at 31 prisons. all of them inside east england. now the union has described the offer as divisive. so from tomorrow, members are being instructed to withdraw from voluntary roles. that includes working as a first aid, hostage negotiator or as part of a tornado team, specially trained to deal with dangerous situations. there is also to bea dangerous situations. there is also to be a ban on overtime. the unions understand that it will be taken to court action goes ahead. but if it does it will cause serious problems injails already facing does it will cause serious problems in jails already facing huge pressure. a blood test every four months could help women at high—risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, according to new research. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so high—risk women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. however, it is not yet clear if the regular blood test would save lives. large numbers of children, most of them unaccompanied, 3

private us aerospace company spacex has announced plans to fly two paying passengers around the moon next year. spacex ceo elon musk said the pair had already paid a significant deposit for the trip, which will be the first manned mission to deep space in more than a0 years. greg dawson reports. it remains the pinnacle of human exploration, but since this nasa apollo 17 mission in 1972, nobody has since made the 240,000 mile trip to the moon. this is the committee that claims that is about to change. spacex, the commercial us rocket company, has announced plans to send two private citizens on a lunarjourney late next year. their owner, the entrepreneur elon musk, tweeted "fly me to the moon... 0k." an astronomicaljourney like this comes with an astronomical pricetag potentially hundreds

of millions of dollars. mr musk revealed little about the mystery travellers, except that they had paid a significant deposit, and were aware of all of the risks of human space travel. the 2018 deadline is ambitious, and spacex has had problems in the past. last september, one of its rockets exploded on the launch pad, in california. but it represents a new era of the space race, with private companies, not countries, competing against each other. and lift off... nasa has given its support to the plans, which, if successful, will launch the era of space tourism. greg dawson, bbc news. we will have more on that throughout the morning for you. more than one home every minute will need to be refurbished if the uk is to meet its own laws

on carbon emissions, according to experts. the green building council says making draughty homes better insulated will also save on bills and improve people's health. the government is promising action. but as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports, it won't be easy. beneath your floorboards, one solution for a cold homes. a robot lizard preparing to spread it warmth. draughty homes push bills up, harm health and increase carbon emissions from heating. this is spray bop's answerth. filling up the cracks in floorboards with a layer of foa m cracks in floorboards with a layer of foam insulation. energy bills for a standard terraced home are upwards of £1500 a year. not this one. it is

insulated and its wall is fatter than that of its neighbour. inside, they are testing the upgraded house for d rafts they are testing the upgraded house for drafts and cold spots. i'm really concerned about climate change. i wanted to make my house more comfortable, easier to control the heating and i believe i am going to save around 80%, heating bill. here is the scale of the inflation challenge. to meet its own law on reducing carbon emission, the government needs to get 25 million existing homes upgraded by 2050. that is over one home every minute. it is chilly outside. but spare a thought for people waking up to this. record breaking amounts of snow have fallen in the city

of reykjavik in iceland. the blizzard saw a burst of 30 to a0 cm of snow fall in a matter of hours. it peaked in the capital at 51 cm that's just over 20 inches. only once in history has this been topped, when snowfall in the city reached 55 cm in january 1937. public transport ground to a halt as all roads leading out of reykjavik were closed. that is a lot of snow. look at those dogsin that is a lot of snow. look at those dogs injoining. but as one of the greatest games ever, throwing a snowball at a dog. we would not move for a week if we had that much snow. exactly. sally has all the sport this morning now. isn't it interesting? i would love to know what goes on in the mind of the players. how do leicester managed to put in a performance like

they did last night when they outplayed liverpool. we have that performance being? so we hear all sorts of things about discontent in the dressing room. jamie of ideas back on form, it is almost like they we re back on form, it is almost like they were telling us something. do you think, maybe? they had a point to prove. so much guff over the past few days. leicester city won their first premier league match of 2017, and without claudio ranieri. they beat liverpool 3—1 last night, and it's enough to lift them out of the relegation zone. world rugby say it's "too early to speculate" whether there will be a rule change after italy's tactics in their six nations defeat to england on sunday. there was confusion amongst the england players during the game with italy's calculated plan frustrating head coach eddiejones. david haye and tony bellew had to be kept apart as they met in liverpool ahead of their heavyweight clash on saturday. the pair came to blows when they last met at a press conference in november. and triple 0lympic rowing champion

andrew triggs—hodge has retired. he was part of the great britain crews that won gold in the coxless fours in beijing and london, before helping the men's eight to victory in rio last summer. that is all from me. what a dramatic pause. i thought we were just give him his moment, enjoy the pictures of him. first of all let's catch up on the weather. how will it be, carol? chilly for some of us. this morning temperatures are below freezing so we're looking at the risk of ice in some parts where we have that scenario and we also have damp surfaces. there is sunshine forecast. another chilly and blustery day. we are surrounded by areas of low pressure. no high pressure inside and that tells you that the weather will still be quite

u nsettled. that the weather will still be quite unsettled. what we have at the moment is the risk of ice as mentioned but she was coming in from the west. some will be wintry, especially on the higher ground. if you see any wintry weather it will be isolated and will not last very long as temperatures rise. in southern england, through the midlands towards the east a lot of dry weather this morning. the sunrise will see sunshine and you can see a couple of showers floating with the south—east coastline. more cloud at times across the east of scotland. not as sunny. through the course of the day all of the showers out towards the west, this is the re m na nts of out towards the west, this is the remnants of the last storm, it will move out of northern ireland into northern england and across wales in the southern counties. again we will see hill snow across the pennines. not a bad day across scotland and we will see bright conditions out towards the west. temperatures are nothing to write home about. we are looking at between six and nine degrees at best. then as we had

through the evening and overnight there goes the frontal system taking there goes the frontal system taking the batch of rain with it. behind it there is another one coming in on its hills. as producing showers but like today we will see a bit of a longer spell of rain. and once again it will be a cold night. these are the temperatures in the towns and cities. in the rural areas it will be lower than this. of course if you have damp surfaces again there is the risk of some ice to watch out for. then tomorrow, well, a chilly star but a bright one for many. there will be sunshine around but we do have weather fronts coming in from the south—west. the northern extent of these are still open to a little bit of questioning. this is what we think at the moment. behind its cloud brightening up in the south—west. ahead of it, not a bad day but there will be showers around. temperatures between five, six and seven in the north we are starting to pull in some mild air behind it. colder everytime and you may find some snow. again, that will

be on the high ground. as we heading towards the end of the week at the outlook remains a fairly unsettled. sunshine and some showers. so typical weather to this time of year. typical and a little bit of everything. thank you, carol. much of the papers are dominated by the oscars fallout. i will start out. we were talking about this yesterday. we were trying to get to the bottom of who was responsible for mixing up the envelopes. they had to make people in charge. they had to make people in charge. they had duplicate sets. it is this man, brian, andi had duplicate sets. it is this man, brian, and i do not know him, but he seems unhappy. fingers are pointing at him, that he was the one that handed over the erroneous envelope.

he is quite well—known social media. various reactions to that moment. different reactions of celebrities. ryan gosling has that good reaction the moment he realises his movie has not won. and emma stone got best actress. and bbc chief savages tv licence bullies. tony hall tried to get to the bottom of a scandal. and this grandmother, 52, who lost her ability to stay in britain after caring for her grandparents abroad. she had lived here for 30 years with her husband. donald trump is giving a speech today and there is a lot of excitement about it. he might talk about an increase in us military

spending. this story on the times which we will talk about. motorists stung by a rise in insurance. and these people look happier here, brian, from the firm in charge of making sure everyone gets the right envelope. they are taking the full blame for the best picture faux pas. what have you got? i will talk about a particular player. if any of us had a 10th of his confidence, we will do well in life. the big swede. yes. he says i am an animal. ifeel like a lion. a lion is born a lion. i look good, and i know i look good. if we could only take a little bit

of that into whatever we are going to do today, i feel like we will have a good day. that is what louis says before we go live every morning. good morning, you are watching bbc breakfast. talking about zlatan ibrahimovic, how names shape ourfaces. about zlatan ibrahimovic, how names shape our faces. choosing a about zlatan ibrahimovic, how names shape ourfaces. choosing a name for a child could be more crucial than is previously thought. it changes the way you look, ok? this is their argument. they call it the dorian gray effect. bobs arjovial and tims have thinner faces and studious and conscientious nature. is that because how were called shapes how

we grow up. because how were called shapes how we grow up. catherine is supposed to be more serious and dependable. at least more than a bonny. thankful we have not got a bonny in the studio today. i don't think i believe it. thank you. 6:20. this is bbc brea kfast. thank you. 6:20. this is bbc breakfast. another main story. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists who were murdered in a terror attack in tunisia two years ago will conclude this morning. the coroner at the hearing heard that local policemen did nothing to stop the gunman for at least 25 minutes, but in an exclusive interview with the bbc ahead of the verdict, a british witness has described how he intervened to save some of those who'd been shot. richard galpin reports. this is the gunman casually walking along the beach by the imperial hotel in the midst of the attack.

trained by so—called islamic state, and unchallenged by the police, he systematically murdered 38 holidaymakers, most were british. today, alan pembroke leads a normal life, working at this london company. but he was on the beach at the time of that attack, and did something quite extraordinary, running back into the scene the attack after taking his wife to the safety of their hotel. i ran towards the gunfire, where i could now see bodies on the beach. i hit the deck, and asi bodies on the beach. i hit the deck, and as i hit the sand, i saw a lady, semiconscious, breathing, and she had some severe gunshot wounds. i dressed her hand and covered her wrist with a scarf i had pulled down for they each umbrella. she then

told me she had been in her leg and she had a hole in her leg, so i got a beach towel and i wrapped it around her leg to compress the injury and stop the bleeding. his actions saved the life of sarah, whose husband lay dead beside her. but he is wanted by what he saw and angry at the failure of the tunisian police to intervene in time. angry at the failure of the tunisian police to intervene in timelj angry at the failure of the tunisian police to intervene in time. i was on the beach for a good 20 minutes with her alone. and i saw no military or medical staff. it is only in recent reports that i found out police fainted and hid. you know, that is unforgivable. they need to be held accountable for that. just three months earlier, foreign tourists were targeted in an attack by islamic extremists,

leaving 20 dead, in tunis. but they did not change their overall travel advice. the colour—coded map for travel advice remained green for the coastal areas, so tourists could still go, even though the foreign 0ffice still go, even though the foreign office was warning of a high risk of foreign terrorism. the senior official told the inquest hear that the criteria had not been met to stop tourists from travelling to coastal resorts in tunisia. several survivors gave testimony that the warning was not passed on of terrorist attacks, and instead they we re terrorist attacks, and instead they were told it was safe to go. their evidence is disputed. today, the families will finally hear the conclusions of the coroners at the end of this long inquest. richard galpin, bbc news, the court. today is shrove tuesday, or as many hungry people now refer

to it, pancake day. what do you call it? both. if you want to impress your friends and family, then sugar and lemon or maple syrup might not be enough. we asked a chef, andrew nutter, for his tips on taking pancake tossing to the next level. we are talking pancake art. you want to ta ke we are talking pancake art. you want to take your normal pancake mix you have left over from before. add a few drops of food colouring. put a red, a blue, and basically the normal pancake mixture. then pipe it into your pan. it really depends how creative you want to be with this. make a nice flower pattern. you can see as we are working on the stove it slowly starts to set. 0bviously, you can eat them all year round, but you can eat them all year round, but you really need to get them out on

shrove tuesday. you don't want the heat too high because the colours will go brown straightaway. almost there. almost there. pancake art. there you go. and here is one for you guys in the studio. bbc brea kfast you guys in the studio. bbc breakfast is! waa hey! that was nice. i bet you make a nice pancake. i love them, yes. i need to try that. i have an issue. wine, there is not enough pancake. that. i have an issue. wine, there is not enough pancakelj that. i have an issue. wine, there is not enough pancake. i agree. and the maple syrup will fall through that. there is no holding power!m is still worth a try. what is your secret to the perfect banker? we would love to see your tips. are you already making them this morning? i bet you are. and if you are planning to pick up some aides, have a look

at this, you might notice this little sticker. —— eggs. it says housed in barns for their welfare. ben can tell us why. good morning. we are planning to sell millions of these today. plenty of pancakes will be made. we are in an ref. a new system be made. we are in an ref. a new syste m co m es be made. we are in an ref. a new system comes into force today for labelling. we are at a processing and packaging factory in penrith. everything you see in this room will be in the supermarkets by tomorrow. let me put that one back before i break it. you are right. they all have new labels. these are going on the boxes from tomorrow. that is because the birds have been housed inside for three weeks. they have been housed in barns to protect them

from avian flu. they are free range, but canberra really they are not. i will find out what it means for shoppers and farmers. —— temporarily, they are not. but before that, let us get the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are this morning. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. 50 years ago this year, homosexuality between men over the age of 21 was decriminalised. but a leading campaigner believes there's still more to be done when it comes to equality in london. these pictures show the first london gay pride march in 1972. now the charity, stonewall that campaigns gay and lesbian rights says they're fighting for all minority communities in london, to be equal. two friends from east london who set up a scheme to help vulnerable people in their local area say the idea has helped it show community spirit in london at its best. tracey groom and toni morris from dagenham set up the group,

called "pay it forward" after being inspired by a hollwood film of the same name. they encourage people to donate basic items they no longer need to vulnerable people, and demand is soaring. it isn't just about it isn'tjust about giving financially, it is about giving, umm, items that, you know, you no longer use. 0r umm, items that, you know, you no longer use. or even support. advice. you know, it is all about being kind. police in hertfordshire were called to break up a fight on a train travelling from king's cross station, as rowdy passengers intimidated other passengers by repeatedly placing bagels on their heads. officers arrived at potters bar station in the early hours of sunday morning after being alerted to passengers fighting. a male passenger got irrate after a women kept putting a bagel on his head which he finally threw out of the window. using the hashtag bagelgate, british transport police tweeted: "let's be clear, no bagel should be treated so cruelly".

let's have a look at the travel situation now. good service. 0n the roads, be aware that the strand underpass is closed until april for maintenance work. so, expect delays over waterloo bridge. and in wealdstone, the high street is closed after a police incident. just north of harrow and wealdstone station. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. a cold start to the day, especially compared to this time yesterday. temperatures this morning down in low single figures. 0ne morning down in low single figures. one or two showers as well. more brightness this morning. more in the way of sunny spells. gradually, more showers in the afternoon. a bit of sleet in higher ground. the wind will be strong and cold. maximum temperatures, 6—7. 0vernight tonight, showers will fizzle out.

clear spells. hanging on to the breeze. reasonably chilly. a— five degrees in towns and cities. wednesday, a dry start. gradually, a band of rain arriving from the west. more persistent rain as we had to because of the day. gradually heading away north. in the south, a dry and to the afternoon. maximum temperatures tomorrow, nine degrees. u nsettled temperatures tomorrow, nine degrees. unsettled for most of the week. sunshine here and there in the form of sunny spells. re—tee and u nsettled of sunny spells. re—tee and unsettled right the way through to the weekend. —— breezy. that is it for now from it. vanessa feltz will be on from we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. but also on breakfast this morning. it's the news schoolchildren have been waiting for — spending more time playing in class could be good for you! we'll have details on new research which says playful learning leads to better writing skills.

where will you be going on holiday next year? we'll have more on the two people planning to go that extra mile by becoming the first humans to journey into deep space for a5 years. scientists say a blood test every four months could spot signs of ovarian cancer early. we'll speak to a leading doctor about the findings in the next hour. all that still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying, but says the system is under extreme pressure.

i think the system is absolutely a breaking point. we see a number of home—care providers going out of the market altogether because they cannot make it work. something has to happen and it has to happen fast oriam to happen and it has to happen fast or i am afraid we will see vulnerable people actually not get the service and support that they need. the service and support that they need. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists, who were murdered by an islamist gunman in tunisia two years ago, will conclude this morning. they were among 38 people killed near the resort of sousse. at the hearing, at the royal courts ofjustice, the coroner will explain why he has rejected a request by many of the bereaved relatives to rule that neglect contributed to their deaths. the prison 0fficers' association has announced more industrial action injails in england and wales. members are being told to withdraw from voluntary duties in a pay and pensions dispute. an overtime ban will also be phased in from april. it's understood the union has been warned it will be taken to court if the action goes ahead. government departments have been asked to find further budget cuts of up to 6%, to begin taking effect

injust over two years. the treasury has written to every department in whitehall as part of its plan to find £3.5 billion of savings, in the year before the next general election. 0ne billion pounds of this will be re—allocated to what are called "priority areas". large numbers of children, most of them unaccompanied, a blood test every four months could help women at high—risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, according to new research. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so high—risk women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. however, it is not yet clear if the regular blood test would save lives. private us aerospace company spacex has announced plans to fly two paying passengers around the moon next year. spacex ceo elon musk said the unnamed pair knew each other and had already paid a significant deposit but were not celebrities. if successful, the trip will be the first manned mission to deep space in more than a0 years.

there are so many things to point out there. there will be nobody else, just the pair of them. what happens if something goes wrong?|j happens if something goes wrong?” am sure they will be ok. there must be an insurance policy. i would love to know how much that cost. i think virgin galactic will have six on their ship with two pilots and damp charged a quarter of a million per ticket. if i had trillions, charged a quarter of a million per ticket. ifi had trillions, i still wouldn't go. oh, come on. there is no place for you then on the enterprise with captain kirk. would you go into space? no, no. do you enjoy life on the sofa too much? we will be happy here. do not worry.

now how about leicester and their remarkable performance? something clicked after losing the coach of the year as their boss. i don't know, the striker started performing, there is a wonder goal. let's have a look. in their first game since sacking manager claudio ranieri, leicester city returned to winning ways with a 3—1win over liverpool. the reigning champions earned their first league win of 2017 and climbed out of the relegation zone in the process. danny drinkwater scored the pick of the goals while jamie vardy — much criticised for his form this season — scored twice. i think there has been a lot of unfair i think there has been a lot of u nfa ir stuff i think there has been a lot of unfair stuff written lately and i think you have seen a reaction from everyone. it was not about me personally was about most of the squad and like they say it has gotten us fired up in a good way to put a reaction on the pitch which we

have done. a reaction on the pitch which we have done. it is not the first time that a team has changed management. an especially after what everybody said about the league and the responsibility of the players, a display what had to happen. but you could have done much better and that is the only thing. it is not leicester from last year. we let them be leicester from last year and thatis them be leicester from last year and that is our fault. world rugby say it's "too early to speculate" whether there will be a rule change after italy's unusual tactics in their six nations defeat to england on sunday. it caused confusion for some england players during the game after italy chose not to contest at the break down, which meant their players were free to be in area normally considered offside. so no specific rule change coming, according to world rugby. boxers tony bellew & david haye were kept apart as they held a press conference ahead of their heavyweight clash on saturday there is a lot of flash photography coming up. after an altercation between the two at a press conference in november, the pair had security placed between them as they exchanged some

frank words in bellew‘s home city of liverpool. imean... if i mean... if you are a security guard, would that not be the worst job ever come to stand in front of the box a question but let's see what they had to say.” the box a question but let's see what they had to say. i can not afford to lose any fight, particularly this one. he is the will world champion in the way below me. it is not about winning this fight, it is about the manner in which i wind. i need to wind it in the most devastating manner possible. it does not want to get close to me, it does not want to be in proximity to me because i am unpredictable and i make him nervous. i intimidate him because... lam not nervous. i intimidate him because... i am not saying he nervous. i intimidate him because... lam not saying he is nervous. i intimidate him because... i am not saying he is scared of me but what intimidate him is that it does not know what i am going to do. he has no idea of what i am going to do or say which is even worse for him. with the return of formula 1 just under a month away, the drivers have had the chance to put their new cars

through their paces and for new mercedes team—mates valterri bottas and lewis hamilton it was a successful day in barcelona. the pair recording nearly 150 laps in the same car, with hamilton coming out quickest on the day. andy murray will feature in his first tournament since the australian 0pen later today. he is back to full fitness after a bout of shingles. roger federer is also featuring at the dubai championships. he is through to the second round, dropping just four games in beating frenchman benoit paire in straight sets. roger loves the conditions here. they are fairly quick and, also, he spent a lot of time training here in these conditions. 0ver spent a lot of time training here in these conditions. over the years, he feels comfortable here and, yeah, it isa feels comfortable here and, yeah, it is a great success. i think he has won this seven times. it is not easy to play against him here. and with a little under a year to go before the start of the winter olympics in pyonchang, in south korea.

meet soohorang — the official mascot. he is a white tiger, who has strong links with korean mythology and culture. the white tiger is seen as a guardian who helped protect the country and its people. and i imagine you'll be seeing lots more of soohorang before it all gets going next year. i wonder if they will use the track at white tied up —— taiga. i am sure somebody is writing that idea down right now. i think our beautiful bbc brea kfast right now. i think our beautiful bbc breakfast public will be with me on that one about going into space.” think we should ask them. the international space station is 2a0 miles away. is that all? the moon is

2a0,000 miles away. that is a proper trip. come on, you two. lift your games. there are so many other things i would rather do, like swim with jellyfish. imagine telling your friends that you are off to the moon for your holidays. but you don't even stay there. you just fly past and come back. i love your spirit of adventure but you can keep it. both of you are immensely disappointing. let's bring you up some of the other stories today. the number of child migrants risking their lives to cross the mediterranean sea to europe doubled last year to almost 26,000, with nine in every ten of them making the perilous journey alone. now a report by unicef has revealed the shocking conditions they left behind in detention camps in northern libya. let's talk now to unicef‘s lily caprani who joins us from our london newsroom. thank you so much forjoining us. it's a little bit about these camps

and what conditions are like? that is right. this survey that unicef has just carried out has shown just how horrific some of the conditions are that these women and children, many of them, are leaving behind. some of them have been fleeing conflict around the region that they are from. some are seeking a better life. what we know is that by the time they pass through libya and try to reach europe many of them have suffered horrible exploitation, abuse in some cases. women and children are being raped along the way. and by the time we managed to get to some of these women and children they are incredibly traumatised and have been through an awful experience. we see some of those pictures from the camps in libya. tell us a little bit about who is running these camps? are they official camps? what we know is that there is a lack of safe and legal ways for people to use this migration route through northern africa and the central mediterranean. as a result, most of

the route is controlled by traffickers who prey on very vulnerable people who are desperate either to get away from conflict or to seek a better life somewhere. they take advantage of that. we know that many of them, for example, use a pay—as—you—go scheme where it promises made of a better life somewhere else and some muggy changes hands by hull along the way women and children are told that they are now in debt to be and how to earn back that debt by doing things like being sold for prostitution or exploited for forced labour. it really is like a modern form of slavery. i understand that some of the child interviewees were born in libya during their mother's migration journey. born in libya during their mother's migrationjourney. so born in libya during their mother's migration journey. so they have spent their lifetime on this journey. that is correct. when a mother flees from, let's say, conflict or violence in her country of origin or start is the migration journey, particularly if is being trafficked, she may literally be doing a pay—as—you—go arrangement and moving from place to another and

it can take a long time. along the way at all sorts of things can happen to these women and we know, u nfortu nately, happen to these women and we know, unfortunately, one of the things experience is rape and abuse. some of the women that we have interviewed for this survey to be published today have been forcibly injected with contraceptives to prevent them from becoming pregnant when they are inevitably raped on their journey. when they are inevitably raped on theirjourney. some when they are inevitably raped on their journey. some happen. u nfortu nately their journey. some happen. unfortunately many of them are suffering that routinely on their journey. by the time they arrive, and many are trying to cross to italy, they require a lot of psychological support, as you can imagine. there is no easy answer to solve this but what do you think, you have published this report, what do you want out of it?” you have published this report, what do you want out of it? i think there are two fingered f. in order to make this migration route much safer we have to tackle the smugglers in the traffickers. they are criminal gangs who control these written exploit vulnerable. that is an international communityjob. vulnerable. that is an international community job. we need vulnerable. that is an international communityjob. we need to co—operate to when this modern slavery. the

other thing that particularly the uk government could be doing is that there are a number of children, are especially vulnerable unaccompanied children who are now stranded in europe. some of them are refugees in some of them have been trafficked. some of them, probably, have a legal claim to be protected by the united kingdom. but the system to protect them is not working very well at the moment. 0ne them is not working very well at the moment. one thing that the uk can do is to make sure that we are the very least offer safe and legal routes for children who do have a legal claim to protection, who are stranded in europe right now, who have an uncertain future. thank you very let us find out about the weather. u nsettled. let us find out about the weather. unsettled. top of the class. that is the forecast for the next few days, including today. we can start off by saying it is a cold start. temperatures widely across the uk between —2 and two. in the

grampians, six. watch out for highs on untreated surfaces. you may have to scrape your windscreen this morning. we are surrounded by areas of low pressure. no high pressure in sight. across northern and eastern scotland, a beautiful start to the day. watch out for the ice in the west. showers in northern ireland coming across south—west scotland and into england. higher ground, wintry. lower levels, the odd snowflake. it should not be problematic and temperatures will rise and it will not last. the rest of england and wales, variable cloud. some sunshine. the odd shower. through the day, the showers in western scotland will be on and off. rain in northern ireland will continue to push out of it, moving into northern england, heading through wales, and down on to the

south—west and eventually the midlands. eastern areas hang on to the driest conditions. parts of scotla nd the driest conditions. parts of scotland hang on to the sunniest conditions through the day. later, sunshine coming through south—west england, south—west wales, and parts of northern ireland. a breezy day. gales in the north—west coast of wales especially. that will take the edge off the temperatures and exacerbate the cold. 0vernight, weather fronts crossing us and producing showers. some will be wintry in their hills. 0nce producing showers. some will be wintry in their hills. once again, there is the risk of ice where we have low temperatures. these temperatures are indicative of towns and cities in england and wales. in rural areas, lower. highs and cities in england and wales. in ruralareas, lower. highs and and cities in england and wales. in rural areas, lower. highs and dry weather on wednesday. in the south—west, rain going this way. we could see some snow coming out of

that. mostly in the higher ground. the odd flake at lower levels. behind that, cloud around. milder aircoming in. ahad behind that, cloud around. milder air coming in. ahad of that, it will be nippy. as we go into thursday, it will be quite breezy. the unsettled theme we were talking about at the start continues through thursday, friday, and also through the weekend. take your umbrella with you. that is the best advice i can give you. a bit of everything. thank you very much, carol. i thought you we re you very much, carol. i thought you were going to ask her if she was going to go to the moon with you. how about going with me to the moon? the eu fancy it? or by yourself. -- do you. actually, i think! am

washing my air. maybe it isjust me. millions of uk eggs are about to temporarily lose their free—range status because of what's happening with bird flu. you may notice stickers appearing on egg boxes in the shops. ben's at a free—range egg business in cumbria to explain. good morning. good morning. good morning. we are mesmerised by this machine this morning. the millions of eggs that pass through this place every day. changes come into force later today. you will start to see things differently. 0n the boxes, there is a blue label. even though there is a blue label. even though the eggs are free range, they will have to have this label to explain that the eggs and the hands have had to be kept inside. —— hens. that is to be kept inside. —— hens. that is to protect them from avian bird flu. they have to change them because of

this technicality. you can see that the eggs come on and then you may be able to see that purple and pink flashing light. that is a camera that photographs the eggs and checks for faults that photographs the eggs and checks forfaults in them before that photographs the eggs and checks for faults in them before they are sold. how significant is bird flu? what could it mean for businesses and certainly what could it mean for places like this one? good morning. how significant is the outbreak of bird flu? it is a particularly nasty strain in the uk with the potential to kill birds. we have talked about them being held in barns and not being able to go outside. why is that important? it gives them away from wild birds and wild bird droppings. the risk is from overseas birds coming in. they will contaminate birds and the hens that

would lay the eggs. how does it work? do you keep them in a barn and thatisit? work? do you keep them in a barn and that is it? yes. it keeps them from close contact. it is important for those who keep the chickens do have good biosecurity and they don't take the infection inside. look at the website to see what you should be doing. thank you very much. as you heard, it means they have had to label things differently because they have had to change the process. let us talk to david. the production line means you have to do something different and these labels will appear. what does it mean? different and these labels will appear. what does it mean7m different and these labels will appear. what does it mean? it is simple. add a few extra labels to the boxes. it informs people what is going on. the egg industry has had ups and downs but it is doing well. has this come into consideration? disasters are just something we have to get around. we are keeping them

alive while influenza is about. customers will understand that and hopefully there is no problems with our business. we have talked about some egg facts early on, how many you deal with every day and how many will go to the supermarkets tomorrow. the appetite is certainly going and going and growing further. we have 8— 9 billion eggs going through the uk every year. it is good protein. all of the eggs on the production line over here will end up production line over here will end up in the shops tomorrow. they are coming through here. i will put his back on the production line and they will be in the shops and the supermarkets by tomorrow. so i will see you later. many people will be using them for pancakes today. see you later. many people will be using them for pancakes todaym see you later. many people will be using them for pancakes today. it is mesmerising, that sucker thing. i got a lot of time for that.

the quality and creativity of primary school pupil's writing is improved by halving the time they spend using conventional teaching methods and replacing it with play based learning. that's according to a group of leading academics from cambridge university. they're publishing a new handbook for teachers, advising how the playful approach to writing can help their pupils. brea kfast‘s tim muffett's been to a primary school in cambridgeshire to see the new approach in action. let us start the story. once upon a time, three schools took part in an experiment to let children play more during lessons with construction toys. and the fish did actuallyjump into the top of the trees. the idea of cambridgeshire university's dr whitebread. children struggle to become effective writers. what has not been tried before is adopting a playful approach. in one academic

year, 90 children aged seven, eight, and nine, did half as much traditional learning as usual in writing and story lessons. instead, they spent that time playing, which reconstructing stories, then writing about them. fantastic ideas... one year later, improvements in spelling, punctuation, and grammar, we re spelling, punctuation, and grammar, were broadly the same as those who had not taken part, but... what is important is that they have developed ideas and learned how to put them in the right order and organise their stories. the children in the project seemed to make an unusual amount of progress. in the project seemed to make an unusual amount of progressm in the project seemed to make an unusual amount of progress. it is right because it gives me better ideas of what to write about. in the dark, gloomy, deadly land of the dead, skeletons walk around with all their different facial expressions.

it gives us more ideas. one of the things i found with using a more playful approach is the emotional investment. it is created through generating that. you get children who really care about the model they have created from their planning. and even reluctant writers are far more enthusiastic to get on. barhill primary in cambridge has now adopted this permanently and what more schools to have a go. they are making a new handbook for teachers. you can use models and construction toys. funding for the cambridge study came from a toy brick study. —— company. but play —based education has been launched many times. it improves involvement in learning. we find evidence, actually, for those schools that implement it well, there are schools

that do better. the downsides within addressing inequalities with boys and girls, there is advantages and disadvantages, it hasn't impacted that. but many practitioners would advise it. back in cambridge, barhill school is now using construction —based play in science. 0ther construction —based play in science. other subjects could follow. this has only just started. i think that is a great idea. play is something great that we forget in this day and age how brilliant it is. and what we learn from it as well. we are back to pancakes. send in your pictures of pancakes on pancake day this morning. you are watching breakfast. still to come. george freeman has apologised after his comments on anxiety caused a storm yesterday. but what is really like to live with the condition? we

will hear from tv personality, anna williamson, about anxiety and the attacks that threatens to end her career. and also the trip to the moon that will be taking place next year.” and also the trip to the moon that will be taking place next year. i am signed up. you are, i am not. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. a man has been stabbed to death on a high street in north—west london. police were called to wealdstone just before 7pm yesterday evening to the section where the high street meets gordon road. the man, who's yet to be formally identified, was 3a years old. no arrests have been made and a postmortem examination will take place later. two friends from east london who set up a scheme to help vulnerable people in their local area say the idea has helped it show community spirit in london at its best. tracey groom and toni morris from dagenham set up the group, called "pay it forward" after being inspired by a hollwood film of the same name.

they encourage people to donate basic items they no longer need to vulnerable people, and demand is soaring. it isn'tjust about giving financially, it is about giving, umm, items that, you know, you no longer use. or even support. advice. you know, it is all about being kind. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0nly only one delay on the tube. 0n the roads, be aware that the strand underpass is closed until april for maintenance work. so, expect delays over waterloo bridge. and in wealdstone, the high street is closed after a police incident. just north of harrow and wealdstone station. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella.

good morning. a cold start to the day, especially compared to this time yesterday. temperatures this morning down in low single figures. and, we can expect one or two showers as well. now, a bit more brightness this morning. more in the way of sunny spells. gradually, we will see more showers in the afternoon. you may get a bit of sleet on higher ground. the wind, reasonably strong and cold. maximum temperatures, 6—7. 0vernight tonight, showers will fizzle out. we will get some clearer spells. hanging on to the breeze. reasonably chilly. a—5 degrees in towns and cities. wednesday, a dry start. gradually, a band of rain arriving from the west. some more persistent rain as we head through the course of the day. gradually clearing away northwards. so, towards the south, a dry and to the afternoon. maximum temperatures tomorrow, nine degrees.

unsettled for most of the week. sunshine here and there in the form of sunny spells. breezy and unsettled right the way through to the weekend. police in hertfordshire were called to break up a fight on a train travelling from king's cross station, as rowdy passengers intimidated other passengers by repeatedly placing bagels on their heads. officers arrived at potters bar station in the early hours of sunday morning after being alerted to passengers fighting. a male passenger got irrate after a women kept putting a bagel on his head which he finally threw out of the window. using the hashtag bagelgate, british transport police tweeted: "let's be clear, no bagel should be treated so cruelly". quite right, too. that's it. i'm backin quite right, too. that's it. i'm back in half an hour with the next update. i hope you canjoin me then. goodbye. new hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker.

a bbc investigation reveals the scale of home care abuse allegations. councils have received thousands of complaints about cruelty and neglect, but there's beenjust a handful of prosecutions. the home care industry says it's horrified by the findings. good morning, it's tuesday 28th february. also this morning: more spending cuts on the way. government departments are asked to find savings of up to 6%. prisoners officers pull out of riot duty as they announce a new wave of action in england and wales. the first space mission in over a0

yea rs. first space mission in over a0 years. good morning. when is a free range a it not a free rain to aid? when the box has a label like this. this tells you that hills would captain 5/12 weeks to protect them from bird flu. what difference will that make for business? i'm here to find out. in sport, no ranieri, no problem for leicester city. the faltering champions record their first premier league victory of 2017 with a 3—1 win over liverpool. and carol has the weather. good morning. for many of us it is a dry and sunny start to the day. also cold with the risk of ice and we have showers in the west which will cross england and wales as we go through the course of the afternoon. we will more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over

the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying but warns the system is under extreme pressure. breakfast‘s john maguire reports. caught by a hidden camera, maurice campbell was jailed for over two years for abusing 85—year—old dora in her own home. these images are especially disturbing because he was supposed to be caring for her. it is a serious case of obvious neglect. complaints against home carers can cover a range of problems from cruelty to mistakes with medication to being late for appointments. my father was quite a mild—mannered man all his life. this woman's father was also a victim. he was filthy, dirty, dishevelled. he had no teeth. he looked like a tramp. he had not had a shave, he was a smart man and became completely neglected.

pauline believes that neglect, in particular when he was given the wrong medication, contributed to his death. just over half the councils in the uk contacted by the bbc answered a freedom of information request which found there had been 23,500 allegations of abuse against home carers over the past three years. the police were involved in almost 700 cases and there were 15 prosecutions. we do not know how many of the total complaints were valid but the local government ombudsman has seen a significant rise in cases. we have seen a 25% increase in complaints about home—care over the last 12 months. when we investigated the complaints what we found is that 65% of the time our investigation shows that there was fault in the. that is far higher than we found in any other part of the world. it is a concern.

the government says it has introduced tougher inspections and given councils dedicated funding. but with an ageing population and tight budgets the theory is that complaints will continue to rise. you can hear more on that story, on file on four, on radio a tonight from 8pm. a fresh wave of industrial action will be held injails in england and wales in a dispute over pay and pensions, the prison officers' union has said. prison officers association members will withdraw from voluntary duties, including manning "tornado" teams which respond to outbreaks of disorder. holly hamilton has more. they are on the frontline of a prison service that is struggling to control its jails. but prison officer numbers have fallen dramatically with many prisons in england and wales facing crisis over the past few years. among those in decline, featherstone prison

among those in decline, featherstone prison near wolverhampton. in its latest inspection, increased violence against staff and reports of inmates refusing to leave their cells described as living in fear of other prisoners. it was concerns over health and safety that led to a 2a—hour walkout in november by thousands of prison officers, prompting government talks over pay and pension. last week the justice secretary responded with a pay increase for offices at 31 prisons. all of them in south east england. now the union has described the offer as divisive. so from tomorrow, members are being instructed to withdraw from voluntary roles. that includes working as a first aid, hostage negotiator or as part of a tornado team, specially trained to deal with dangerous situations. there is also to be a ban on overtime. the unions understand that it will be taken to court action goes ahead. but if it does it will cause serious problems injails already

facing huge pressure. the treasury wants to save an extra £3.5 billion in the year before next year so many departments have been sent a memo asking to find savings. £1 billion has been allocated for priority areas. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists, who were murdered by an islamist gunman in tunisia two years ago, will conclude this morning. richard galpin is live outside the royal courts of justice for us this morning. richard, what are we expecting to happen today? so many families have been listening closely to all of this. good morning. we are, or of course, are expecting coroner today to give conclusions or verdicts as they were

once known on the unlawful killing for all the british tourists, the 30 who were killed in this horrific attack two years ago. we also expect that before he does that that he will make some statements of fact, if you like, a summer of the key parts of the evidence. this is, of course an inquest so he cannot make judgements give opinions but from those statements of fact we may get an idea of where he thinks things went wrong and whether individuals or organisations are to blame for in any way for this. and, also, that is important because the judge has the possibility of drawing up a report of recommendation for prevention of future deaths. so, measures which could be taken to prevent an incident like this ought to try and minimise casualties in a terrorist

attack like this if it were to acting again, affecting british tourists. 0ne acting again, affecting british tourists. one more thing, i hear that the families are planning to ta ke that the families are planning to take action in the civil course against the travel company which was accused by the barrister representing the families of neglect. now they deny this and a barrister representing the travel company says there is no basis for a claim of neglect. thank you very much for the moment. large numbers of children, most of them unaccompanied is still making the dangerous sea journey from libya to italy. according to a new report, almost 26,000 children made the journey last year. that is twice as many as the previous year. most were travelling alone. sometimes we go two days without water. paddy 's journey to libya was difficult. but she was desperate to

carry on to europe. but she did not get there. instead, she was arrested by the libyan authorities. a new report from the united nations paints a report from the united nations paintsa grim report from the united nations paints a grim picture of the suffering faced by child migrants. it talks about people like patsy who end up in detention centres where food, water and medical help are difficult to come by. unicef says they are little more than forced labour camps. they are little more than forced labourcamps. nine out they are little more than forced labour camps. nine out of ten of these children at travelling alone. theirfamilies these children at travelling alone. their families believe they are heading for safety. this report describes a nightmare of the journey with many experiencing violence and sexual abuse at the hands of traffickers. almost 26,000 solo children made the trip across the sea from libya to italy last year. twice as many as in 2015. unicef wa nts twice as many as in 2015. unicef wants countries to do more. we need places to process migrants and refugees, particularly for

unaccompanied children. and then we need to help them integrate. that neither comprehends it approach. unicef says the uk deserves credit for helping vulnerable children abroad but last month the government ended a scheme to allow unaccompanied migrant children into the uk for fear of encouraging trafficking. this report says the most vulnerable are being failed. at ten past seven now, if you were feeling cold this morning, spare a thought for the people waking up to this. record breaking amounts of snow have fallen in the city of reykjavik in iceland. the blizzard saw a burst of 30 to a0 cm of snow fall in a matter of hours. it peaked in the capital at 51 cm that's just over 20 inches. only once in history has this been topped, when snowfall in the city reached 55 cm in january 1937. public transport ground to a halt as all roads leading out of reykjavik were closed. let's return to one of our main

stories this morning. the moon has fascinated all of us for thousands of years, inspiring scientist and artist. but lunar travel is a recent development. space exploration was powered by the cold war with the soviet union making the first major breakthrough sending the first human into space. the american soon caught up into space. the american soon caught up and eight years later, the apollo programme from nasser delivered this moment in history. that is one small step for man. one of giant leap for mankind. that looks beautiful. but all ended in 1972 and we have not been anywhere near since. now private companies are leading the way. virgin galactic plans to send customers about 62 miles above earth. space x passengers will trouble over 300,000 miles away from

home the astrophysicist and science writer david whitehouse joins us now from his home. good morning, david. how significant is this announcement? when you first heard it was a genuine excitement?m announcement? when you first heard it was a genuine excitement? it was not unexpected, it has been in the works for a while. yes, general excitement. now private companies are doing what only governments could do in the past. in the history of space flight, three nations have put their own astronauts into space, america, russia and the soviet union, and china. at this very moment, in america there are four companies that are building their own rockets and their own space ca psules own rockets and their own space capsules and space x is just the vanguard of others bound to follow. we can see some shots of dragon to which is the craft that will be

used. what sort of training will be involved for these two people. it says there will be able to do this by the end of next year. is that possible? i imagine they would need to be training flights and all sorts of safety checks as well. you are quite right. they would need at least a nand fly through the whole mission. but these are not going to be tourists, in a sense. they are going to be, they will not be falling around looking out the window. the nature of such a dangerous journey, it is window. the nature of such a dangerousjourney, it is not window. the nature of such a dangerous journey, it is not a routine thing, is that they would have to be well—trained in the process of operating a spacecraft. space x are not sending a professional astronaut with them. but by the time these tourists get into this casual, it could be next year, if it is by 2020 will still be astounding, the tourists will be able to fly this spacecraft in the case of any emergency. this is a

serious venture. it is not routine but it is very exciting and it opens the door to other companies to do this. in a few years time it may well be that you could plan a trip to the surface of the moon. incredible, isn't it, to think of. you're talking about private companies taking is into new directions in terms of space pioneering. what do you think nasa's reaction to this will be, and some of the other major bodies around the world ? of the other major bodies around the world? well, nasa wants to send its iran capsule to the moon, at roughly the same time. space x has said that if nasa want to do it, they have priority. but you must admit that these private companies such as space x and blue origin, who are doing these wonderful things are making nasa looked very slow. they are doing things that nasser have not gotten around to or were planning to do in the future. for instance, the flood of nasser is

thought to be costing $1 billion. space x have not put across on the flight space x have not put across on the flight for the tourists but it is thought to be in the region of 100 to 200 million. so substantially cheaper, faster and very impressive. this is the future for space flight. private companies are going places where governments, lumbering governments with big contracts had not been able to go for years.” know some people are concerned about the money and the fact that the rich and famous are dictating the future of space travel. you are saying earlier about trip to the surface of the men. i know this is difficult to a nswer the men. i know this is difficult to answer but how far away do you think we are from genuine moon tourism? well, we have to... virgin galactic going into low earth orbit. that is not a piece of cake it needs to be well—established. space x have many missions for tourists going to the moon and going around in coming back. but landing on the man is not

that much more difficult because we have more advanced computers and technology than they had in the 19605. i technology than they had in the 1960s. i would say a ticket to the moon, ten years. thank you very much. do you know what, we have done an unscientific poll, and 55% would not like to go to the moon. is it safety your concern? ijust like being earthbound. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: more than 20,000 allegations of abuse have been made against home care workers over the past three years, according to a bbc investigation. preparing for blast off. the american firm, spacex, announces tourist flights around the moon will begin next year.

carol does not want to go to the moon with me either, but she has a nice picture of the sun behind her. good morning. a beautiful sunrise. many of us are looking at a picture not very different from this one. sunshine. under the clear skies, cold. —2 and two. the highlands, —5, -6. cold. —2 and two. the highlands, —5, —6. surrounded by areas of low pressure. that will tell you we are looking at unsettled conditions. not just today, but through the rest of the weekend weekend. the clear skies means we have showers in northern scotla nd means we have showers in northern scotland and ireland. 0ne means we have showers in northern scotland and ireland. one or two showers here and there across england and also wales. variable cloud. also some sunshine. it is a cold start. the risk of ice. you may have to fix your windscreen for a

better view this morning. through the day, the show is out towards the west will push across parts of northern england and north wales. and for a time, we will see some hill snows. you may see some at lower levels as well. a transient feature as temperatures rise. through the rest of the day, that system through the rest of the day, that syste m goes through the rest of the day, that system goes through the midlands and later on, east anglia and the south—east. parts of scotland seeing the lion's share of the sunshine. later on, it will go into correction. it will feel cold. —— pembrokeshire. there is the first weather front and another coming behind it. showers around. low temperatures and the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. wintry showers in the final of scotland. these are the kinds of temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. rural areas, they will be lower than that. a fine areas, they will be lower than that. afine and areas, they will be lower than that. a fine and dry and a bright start to the day across much of the uk. but

there is a weather front coming in from the south—west. as that goes north and engages with the colder air, there is the risk of hill snow. behind that, cloud in the south—west. but it will turn more mild. ahead of that, it will still be cold. some of the showers will still be wintry in nature, five, ten, 11. friday, more weatherfronts coming our way. squeezing isobars means it will be windy. as the weather fronts come in, means it will be windy. as the weatherfronts come in, they means it will be windy. as the weather fronts come in, they are bringing rain with them. once again, thursday remains unsettled. spells of rain coming in as we saw from the west. a nice dry and bright start. temperatures getting up towards the midlands and east anglia. it is still pretty nippy, dan and louis, as we go further north. indeed. thank you! we will talk to you later

on. women at risk of ovarian cancer could be helped to find tumours early by taking a blood test every four months, according to doctors. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so if it runs in theirfamily, women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. one in 52 women will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer during their lifetime. more than 7,000 women are diagnosed every year in the uk. a,200 die of the disease each year. let's find out more now from gynaecologist, dr adeola 0laitan, whojoins us from our london studio. a very good morning to you. thank you forjoining us. tell us a little bit about how effective this blood test might be. good morning. the important thing to recognise is ovarian cancer presents late and often women do not have or are not aware they have them. this test is designed for women at high risk of ovarian cancer. the average risk is one in 50 to. women who have a one

in ten chance get a blood test every few months. and an ultrasound once year. this shows that women were detected, nine out of ten women, had cancer detected before they were symptomatic. and presumably, that had good results, did it, for the future? yes. absolutely. the earlier you detect the cancer the better the chance of a cure. nine out of ten women in early stages have the chance of it cure. it is one in ten at late stages. it depends on whether it is picked up early. how do you know whether you are in the active group? women are often recognised from a strong history of ovarian cancer. some may have had a blood test for the mutation

popularised by angelina jolie. it is really important that this is recognised and people are given appropriate advice. i must emphasise that the safest thing to do is to have fallopian tubes and ovaries removed. but if you are young and do not have a family, this may not be appropriate. and therefore this blood test gives a better option. that is what i wanted to ask you. having those removed at the moment is the only alternative, isn't it? it is. and it is the only thing that is safe in preventing and reducing the risk of ovarian cancer in the long—term. but as i said, if you are young and do not want premature menopause, which are removing your fallopian tubes and ovaries will cause, having the blood test and ultrasound scan will help to identify you if your risk goes up. that is when doctors will intervene.

as soon as we start talking about anything like this, of course, there is the talk about funding. is this an effective use of money, do you think? at the moment, if you think about women, i used to be in —— an economist. all this care is expensive and there are economic impacts of not being able to work as a woman. there has to be a cost benefit from early detection as it stops people being taken out of work. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. loot thank you. we have been asking for your top pancake tips after a chef created us some pancake art earlier. it is shrove tuesday. yes, that looked lovely. pauline says you should make your batter early and never measure anything. that is not fair, is it? no, it is

her husband. this is pauline's husband, russell, following her instructions. linda has been having a go this morning but said her pancake went a bit wrong. 0h, linda. i think that's to do with the heat. what a let down. i'll delete it. tracey sent an e—mail of the pancake she made for her husband at six this is that the heart? i suppose so. if you look at it upsidedown. and this one is american—style with cinnamon and a bitter frosting. one is american—style with cinnamon and a bitterfrosting. frosting makes the world go round. —— bit of. pa nca kes makes the world go round. —— bit of. pancakes make the world go round. you need flour and... what? eggs.

if you're planning on picking up some eggs for pancake day, you might notice the box looks a bit different from today. ben can tell us why. good morning. good morning. good morning. the one thing we are not short of this morning is eggs. 1 million eggs go through this place every single day. they find their way to shops and supermarkets. these ones on the production line will be in the supermarkets by tomorrow. you are right, they will have a new label by tomorrow. this is why. yes, they are free range eggs, but they have come from hens that it had to be kept inside due to fears of avian flu. -- be kept inside due to fears of avian flu. —— that had. that way they are not susceptible to contamination from foreign birds that fly in. it is especially a risk for hens up and down the country. it means they are safer, but not by the traditional definition free range. we are talking this morning about what it means forfarmers

talking this morning about what it means for farmers and places like this. yes, it is simply a case of informing customers by putting that label on there, but it means big changes forfarmers label on there, but it means big changes for farmers and how they are able to do this. you can see these eggs on the line here. there are 1 million a day. factories, shops, restau ra nts, million a day. factories, shops, restaurants, they are all supplied from here up and down the country. it is absolutely mesmerising, how much care is put into the eggs to pack them. we will take you around later on and show you how it goes from start to finish and also assess what this means. we will also speak toa what this means. we will also speak to a vet. and we will talk about what the new labelling could mean for this business. we will find out that later, but before that, we will get the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up this morning. we will see you soon. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. a man has been stabbed to death

on a high street in north—west london. police were called to wealdstone just before 7pm yesterday evening to the section where the high street meets gordon road. the man, who's yet to be formally identified, was 3a years old. no arrests have been made and a postmortem examination will take place later. two friends from east london who set up a scheme to help vulnerable people in their local area say the idea has helped it show community spirit in london at its best. tracey groom and toni morris from dagenham set up the group, called "pay it forward" after being inspired by a hollwood film of the same name. they encourage people to donate basic items they no longer need to vulnerable people, and demand is soaring. it isn'tjust about giving financially, it is about giving, umm, items that, you know, you no longer use. or even support. advice. you know, it is all about being kind. let's have a look at the travel situation now. severe delays on the piccadilly line

eastbound because of a signal failure. and an minor delay as well. 0n the roads, be aware that the strand underpass is closed until april for maintenance work. so, expect delays over waterloo bridge. in wealdstone, the high street is closed because of the stabbing i mentioned earlier. and in east london, the a13 out of town is closed at ferry lane following a crash. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. a cold start to the day, especially compared to this time yesterday. temperatures this morning down in low single figures. one or two showers as well. more brightness this morning. more in the way of sunny spells. gradually, more showers in the afternoon. a bit of sleet on higher ground. the wind will be strong and cold. maximum temperatures, 6—7. 0vernight tonight, showers will fizzle out. clear spells. hanging on to the breeze. reasonably chilly. a—5 degrees in towns and cities. wednesday, a dry start. gradually, a band of rain arriving from the west. more persistent rain as we head through the course of the day.

gradually heading away north. in the south, a dry end to the afternoon. maximum temperatures tomorrow, nine degrees. unsettled for most of the week. sunshine here and there in the form of sunny spells. breezy and unsettled right the way through to the weekend. 0k. finally. police in hertfordshire were called to break up a fight on a train travelling from king's cross station, as rowdy passengers intimidated other passengers by repeatedly placing bagels on their heads. officers arrived at potters bar station in the early hours of sunday morning after being alerted to passengers fighting. a male passenger got irrate after a women kept putting a bagel on his head which he finally threw out of the window. using the hashtag bagelgate, british transport police tweeted:

"let's be clear, no bagel should be treated so cruelly". that is it. i am back in half an hour. goodbye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000 allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying, but says the system is under extreme pressure. i think the system is absolutely at breaking point. we see a number of home—care providers going out of the market altogether because they cannot make it work. something has to happen and it has to happen fast or i am afraid we will see vulnerable people actually not get the service and support that they need.

the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists, who were murdered by an islamist gunman in tunisia two years ago, will conclude this morning. they were among 38 people killed near the resort of sousse. at the hearing, at the royal courts ofjustice, the coroner will explain why he has rejected a request by many of the bereaved relatives to rule that neglect contributed to their deaths. we can just bring you some breaking news now and the communications regulator 0fcom has just announced it will introduce a price cut for those who only have a landline telephone. it wants to reduce bills by at least £5 a month and says the move could benefit two million people. 0fcom was concerned that people who only buy landline services — especially the elderly and vulnerable people — have faced hikes in their line rental of up to a1% in recent years. government departments have been asked to find further budget cuts of up to 6%, to begin

taking effect by 2020. the treasury announced the plans ahead of next week's budget. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster for us. eleanor, does this mean the policy of austerity continues? it means that budget cuts in whitehall will have lasted for almost a decade by the time these latest savings are handed in in 2019. we do not know the actual scale of these latest cuts. government departments have been asked to look for savings of up to 6%. there will be some protected areas, school budgets and the nhs will remain untouched and the government says it is committed to spending 2% of national income on

defence. the timing of these cuts, however, is extremely tricky. they are due to come injust however, is extremely tricky. they are due to come in just around the same time that the uk is expected to leave the european union and also at around the time that political parties will be preparing to the next general election in 2020. the government says it is committed to a high—quality public sector that develop —— delivers services needed it in an efficient way. for labour, however, they say it amounts to more of the same tory austerity. two women will be charged with the murder of the half brother of the north korean president. he was assassinated with the lethal nerve agent at the main airport in kuala lumpur. if the suspects, a vietnamese woman and an indonesian woman are found guilty, they will

face the death penalty. the prison 0fficers' association has announced more industrial action injails in england and wales. members are being told to withdraw from voluntary duties in a pay and pensions dispute. an overtime ban will also be phased in from april. it's understood the union has been warned it will be taken to court if the action goes ahead. a blood test every four months could help women at high—risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, according to new research. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so high—risk women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. however, it is not yet clear if the regular blood test would save lives. private us aerospace company spacex has announced plans to fly two paying passengers around the moon next year. spacex ceo elon musk said the unnamed pair knew each other and had already paid a significant deposit but were not celebrities. if successful, the trip will be the first manned mission to deep space in more than a0 years. so these two people will go alone in

a rocket. boldly. boldly go. it ta kes a rocket. boldly. boldly go. it takes about a week to get there. so many comments about that this morning because we are asking if anybody want to go. nobody seems to be interested. nicole says the she thought everyone drink of going to space. imagine the adventure this role. but... how about the fear and the claustrophobia? gary says he will go if there is wi—fi. quite a few people are saying...” will go if there is wi—fi. quite a few people are saying... i love the way you are only reading people... many people are saying it would be the worst game of i spy ever. most people say they would rather go to norfolk. i completely agree. and i

do appreciate this is a good point. it is one week to get there. you see the moon and then you go home. you don't get out, you don't land. but you have still been to the moon. no, not really. you havejust you have still been to the moon. no, not really. you have just been close to the moon. you can't you haven't been to spain when you have just flown over spain. i think i have a my argument... you are both losers. the pair view. we were expecting a wa ke the pair view. we were expecting a wake — like episode at the leicester match last night. it did not happen. in their first game since sacking manager claudio ranieri, leicester city returned to winning ways with a 3—1win over liverpool. the reigning champions earned their first league win of 2017 and climbed out of the relegation zone in the process. danny drinkwater scored the pick of the goals while jamie vardy — much criticised for his form this season — scored twice.

i think there has been a lot of unfair stuff written lately and i think you have seen a reaction from everyone. it was not about me personally was about most of the squad and like they say it has gotten us fired up in a good way to put a reaction on the pitch which we have done. a reaction on the pitch which we have done. it is not the first time that a team has changed management. an especially after what everybody said about the league and the responsibility of the players, a display what had to happen. but you could have done much better and that is the only thing. it is not leicester from last year. we let them be leicester from last year and that is our fault. before the game, many fans turned out to honour renny airey. fans marched from the city centre to the stadium, showing their gratitude to the departed manager. that was

before the match. i'm sure they were very happy with the result afterwards. boxers tony bellew & david haye were kept apart as they held a press conference ahead of their heavyweight clash on saturday there is a lot of flash photography coming up. after an altercation between the two at a press conference in november, the pair had security placed between them as they exchanged some frank words in bellew‘s home city of liverpool. i can not afford to lose any fight, particularly this one. he is the will world champion in the way below he is the world champion in the weight below me. it is not about winning this fight, it is about the manner in which i win. i need to win it in the most devastating manner he does not want to get close to me, he does not want to be in proximity to me because i am unpredictable and i make him nervous. i intimidate him because... i am not saying he is scared of me but what intimidate him is that he does not know what i am going to do.

he has no idea of what i am going to do or say which is even worse for him. with the return of formula 1 just under a month away, the drivers have had the chance to put their new cars through their paces and for new mercedes team—mates valterri bottas and lewis hamilton it was a successful day in barcelona. the pair recording nearly 150 laps in the same car, with hamilton coming out quickest on the day. do you remember an hour ago we introduced you to the mascots of next winter introduced you to the mascots of next winter olympics? now, get used to this interesting look. britain's fastest woman had this done to her. she was painted red white and blue, atan she was painted red white and blue, at an event promoting the anniversary games at london injuly. iam quite anniversary games at london injuly. i am quite surprised. look how messy that is. sometimes when you see body painted is quite slick but that was a proper drippy painting. she looks

amazing. she has a foot injury but she hopes to be fit in time. we are discussing eggs today. eggs and the moon. more on that later. eggs will temporarily lose their free range status because of what has happened with bird flu. you may have noticed little stickers appearing on boxes like this one in the shop. then it is at a free range 999 the shop. then it is at a free range egg business in cumbria. he can explain what is going on. is its machinery mesmerising? we have been here all morning. it will sit asleep watching it and how delicate they are picking up the eggs and not breaking any. i suppose they have had a lot of practice. this place processes about 1 million had a lot of practice. this place processes about1 million eggs every day and all of the ones you can see here will find themselves on the shops and shelves of supermarkets tomorrow. they are packed here and then sent up and down the country. so once they have been picked up, those are the ones that are coming from the farm, you may be able to

see through here the pink and blue light here. that is basically scanning and checking them, grading them, making sure they go to the right place, weeding out any bad eggs. as you said, there is a new label you will see on some of the boxes soon. because of the outbreak of avian flu, many and have had to be kept inside to protect them from foreign birds that may have a particular the real and strain of avian flu. whispering outweighed that. can you talk us through this strain of bird flu? this is a really nasty strain that we are experiencing in the uk at the moment. if chickens become infected there is a significant chance that they will die. so farmers understandably wish to protect their chickens. they keep them in barnes but means that now they need a new label on the box that means that they are not as free range as we may have expected. keeping them in barnes helps, it keeps them away from infection and birds that could

be potentially carrying the virus. there are also enhanced by the security that the farmers are doing at the moment it helps protect them as well and keep them safe inside. think it very much. we may see this label. a blue label that will appear on all the boxes. it identifies that, yes, they are free range eggs but the hens have had to stay inside for over 12 weeks to protect from a strain of bird flu. what does this mean for businesses like this that ta ke mean for businesses like this that take the eggs from farms and package them? date take the eggs from farms and package them ? date is take the eggs from farms and package them? date is the boss here. good morning. it is a label that you need to stick on the box. i don't imagine it isa to stick on the box. i don't imagine it is a huge change but it is something unique content with. another industry —— issue for the industry. that is correct. we pack around 350 million eggs a year. we need around eight 9 billion eggs a year. the ad business has had its up and downs. how does the figure go with things. farmers now need to keep their hands inside the over 12 weeks to make sure they are not

infected. 7 million hens in europe have been found with avian influenza. we have had the odd case in the uk so hopefully we can keep it out. this is where we pack and we pack for all sorts of funds and suppliers around here. what you have to consider? basically it is keep it moving. people moving around taking the germs with them. if you mix with birds it is not good. and trucks, i imagine, thatare birds it is not good. and trucks, i imagine, that are going from farm to farm? the whole bio security is everything. packaging, trucks, movement. you are a professional at doing it because you do in and day out but it is something unique to think about insulting you need to make sure that all the bio security is top notch. notch. absolutely. certainly the moment. it is a perceived disaster and we do not wa nt perceived disaster and we do not want disaster. we need to ensure they do not carry disaster between places. we keep albert dean. backyard flock should be kept inside as well. think very much. all of

this stuff you see here on the production line, these things, as we said, are packed and ready to go. we will put that one back on the production line. that will be on supermarket shelves by tomorrow. thank you very much. quite mesmerising. i could watch that for a while. it is amazing. this is brea kfast a while. it is amazing. this is breakfast on bbc news. the main stories this morning: more than 20,000 allegations of abuse have been made against home care workers over the past three years, according to a bbc investigation. preparing for blast off. the american firm, spacex, announces tourist flights around the moon will begin next year. my my spanish argument was rubbish. about the moon and if you had gone there you would have effectively been there. lovely flowers. good morning. a chilly start to the day if you are stepping out. these are the values that will greet you.

currently, —7. in some of the western areas around the coast, a—5. some lucky people will get six. no heatwaves. the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. low pressure surrounding us. this area bringing in showers. some longer spells emerged. hill snows. you can see some snow at lower levels. showers in the south—west of england will go east through the day as well. the further east you are across north—east england, the more dry and bright it will be. the north—west, showers. some emerging and wintry in the deals. a band running into gloucestershire and in towards the

midlands. behind that, brightening up. sunny spells. the same in south—west wales. the rest of wales, some of those showers and emerging. wintry in the hills in particular. showers on and off through the day across northern ireland. equally, brightness and between. the lion's share of the blue skies will be in central scotland and parts of the highlands. there goes the first front and here comes the second. wintry showers coming into the finals of scotland. a lot of dry weather. where we have had damp temperatures, the risk of ice. these temperatures, the risk of ice. these temperatures are indicative of what you can expect in towns and cities to be rural areas will be lower. tomorrow, dry and bright to start. a weather front coming in from the south—west is pushing through the channel islands in the south—west england, the midlands, into wales as

well. as it engages with the cold air, you might see a little flurry or two of wintriness coming out of that. behind it, temperatures will rise. some of us will go back into double figures. ahead of that, although dry and bright with a few isolated showers, some will be wintry. it will feel cold. through the rest of this weekend into the weekend, the theme continues. thank you, carol. see you edit a bit later. thank you. britain's most senior child protection officer has suggested that low—risk paedophiles shouldn't be sent to jail. chief constable simon bailey says lower level offenders should be given counselling and rehabilitation instead. good morning. there is a clear message i am giving today. the police service working with the national crime

agency has never been so robust in this field. we are arresting over a00 men every month and are safeguarding over 500 children every month as a result of targeting those people that look at indecent imagery of children. but the fact is we are simply becoming inundated with the number of referrals that we are having to deal with and the number of cases which ciao protection teams are having to cope with. we have sophisticated risk assessment tools. iam sophisticated risk assessment tools. i am confident we can determine whether or not an individual poses a risk of contact abusing a child. and when you look at the number of resources we now have working within this field, when you look at the numbers we are now having to deal with, iam proposing numbers we are now having to deal with, i am proposing that we have to ta ke with, i am proposing that we have to take a slightly different approach where, and all of the individuals will still be arrested, but there are alternative delusions, rather

than putting these people through the court system who are now dealing with a0- 50% of the court system who are now dealing with a0— 50% of all their time with allegations of sexual abuse. cases are taking too long to come to court. we need an alternative whereby those individuals we assess as posing little risk to children of contact abuse have to attend some form of rehabilitation and have to attend a course where they are educated as to the impact of there are abuse, the impact of their offending, and where they are not put into the justice system itself. 0k. they would not be given criminal sanctions. would they, for example, be on the sex offenders register? they would and there would be managed within the community, yes but what about people looking at these kinds of images fuelling the demand of those images and therefore abuse of children? i absolutely understand and recognise every time

one of those images is reviewed, that person is being abused again. this is not going soft on people who look at those images. far from this is not going soft on people who look at those images. farfrom it. there are now in circulation 100 million of these images potentially. we have to deal with more referrals than we ever have had to. three yea rs than we ever have had to. three years ago, we would get 100 referrals a month from the international crime agency and from america. that is now approaching 5000 a month. what i am saying is my focus, and i believe the focus of the police service and our partners should be, targeting those individuals that pose the risk of contact abuse where we put a little less effort into those people that pose such little threat that actually some form of rehabilitation, some form of course where they understand the impact of their offending, will be just, where they understand the impact of their offending, will bejust, if not, more effective. talking about high risk people, you say you will doa high risk people, you say you will do a risk assessment. is that robust

enough to determine who are these high risk offenders?” enough to determine who are these high risk offenders? i have confidence in the risk offender tools we are using and we can identify those offenders that pose the greatest risk to children. and just with regards to children as well, the bottomline is that it is children you are trying to protect. you think this is the best way to protect children? well, i think it is the best way the police service currently doing the activity that we can is able to do it. by the fact is we need to have a different debate around the whole issue of child sexual abuse in all of its awful guises. we need resilience in our children so they can spot the signs of exploitation. that is why i feel education in schools around this is so very, very important. we need a different conversation with it companies and start saying to them you need to start denying access to this material. that is critical as well. if we start to do that, then

well. if we start to do that, then we will start to make a real difference. chief constable simon bailey, thank you very much for your time this morning. that is a really interesting debate. how about this foran interesting debate. how about this for an idea? the quality and creativity of primary school pupil's writing is improved by halving the time they spend using conventional teaching methods and replacing it with play based learning. that's according to a group of leading academics from cambridge university. they're publishing a new handbook for teachers, advising how the playful approach to writing can help their pupils. brea kfast‘s tim muffett's been to a primary school in cambridgeshire to see the new approach in action. let us start the story. once upon a time, three schools took part in an experiment to let children play more during lessons with construction toys. and the fish did actuallyjump into the top of the trees. the idea of cambridgeshire university's dr whitebread. children struggle to become effective writers. what has not been tried before

is adopting a playful approach. in one academic year, 90 children aged seven, eight, and nine, did half as much traditional learning as usual in writing and story lessons. instead, they spent that time playing, which reconstructing stories, then writing about them. fantastic ideas... one year later, improvements in spelling, punctuation, and grammar, were broadly the same as those who had not taken part, but... what is important is that they have developed ideas and learned how to put them in the right order and organise their stories. the children in the project seemed to make an unusual amount of progress. it is right because it gives me better ideas of what to write about. in the dark, gloomy, deadly land of the dead, skeletons walk around with all their different facial expressions. it gives us more ideas. one of the things i found with using a more playful approach

is the emotional investment. it is created through generating that. you get children who really care about the model they have created from their planning. and even reluctant writers are far more enthusiastic to get on. barhill primary in cambridge has now adopted this permanently and what more schools to have a go. they are making a new handbook for teachers. you can use models and construction toys. funding for the cambridge study came from a toy brick company. but play —based education has been launched many times. it improves involvement in learning. we find evidence, actually, for those schools that implement it well, there are schools that do better. the downsides within addressing inequalities with boys and girls, there is advantages and disadvantages, it hasn't impacted that. but many practitioners would advise it. back in cambridge, barhill school is now using construction —based play in science. other subjects could follow. this has onlyjust started. probably some of them might want to

go to the moon with you. there are many people who would love a moon trip out there! we will talk about that a little bit later. this is bbc brea kfast that a little bit later. this is bbc breakfast news. car insurance will go breakfast news. car insurance will 9° up breakfast news. car insurance will go upfor breakfast news. car insurance will go up for some drivers. we will find out who will be the worst hit. for those of us here on this planet... someone will go with you, it is all right! news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up today. goodbye. good morning. i'm asad ahmad. a man has been stabbed to death on a high street in north—west london. police were called to wealdstone just before 7pm yesterday evening to the section where the high street meets gordon road. the man, who's yet to be formally identified, was 3a years old. no arrests have been made and a postmortem examination will take place later. 50 years ago this year,

homosexuality between men over the age of 21 was decriminalised. but a leading campaigner believes there's still more to be done when it comes to equality in london. these pictures show the first london gay pride march in 1972. now the charity, stonewall that campaigns gay and lesbian rights says they're fighting for all minority communities in london, to be equal. pa rt part of a quality means i can go to a barand look part of a quality means i can go to a bar and look across the room at another man and make eye contact and not get eaten up. being equal means having equal social access. two friends from east london who set up a scheme to help vulnerable people in their local area say the idea has helped it show community spirit in london at its best. tracey groom and toni morris from dagenham set up the group, called "pay it forward" after being inspired by a hollwood film of the same name. they encourage people to donate basic items they no longer need to vulnerable people,

and demand is soaring. it isn'tjust about giving financially, it is about giving, umm, items that, you know, you no longer use. or even support, advice. you know, it is all about being kind. there is a lot of kindness in london. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the roads, be aware that the strand underpass is closed until april for maintenance work. so, expect delays over waterloo bridge. and in wealdstone, the high street is closed after a police incident. just north of harrow and wealdstone station. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. a cold start to the day, especially compared to this time yesterday. temperatures this morning down in low single figures. and, we can expect one or two showers as well. now, a bit more brightness this morning. more in the way of sunny spells.

gradually, we will see more showers in the afternoon. you may get a bit of sleet on higher ground. the wind, reasonably strong and cold. maximum temperatures, 6—7 celcius. 0vernight tonight, showers will fizzle out. we will get some clearer spells. still hanging on to the breeze. reasonably chilly. a—5 degrees in towns and cities. as we head into wednesday, a dry start. gradually, a band of rain arriving from the west. some more persistent rain as we head through the course of the day. gradually clearing away northwards. so, towards the south, a dry end to the afternoon. maximum temperatures tomorrow, nine degrees. unsettled for most of the week. sunshine here and there in the form of sunny spells. breezy and unsettled right the way through to the weekend. that is it. vanessa feltz is on the radio station. i will be back in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. a bbc investigation reveals the scale of home

care abuse allegations. councils have received thousands of complaints about cruelty and neglect, but there's beenjust a handful of prosecutions. the home care industry says it's horrified by the findings. good morning it's tuesday 28th february. no time for a drink! also this morning: more spending cuts on the way. government departments are asked to find savings of up to 6%. the first moon mission in more than a0 years. the us firm space x announces plans to fly 2 tourists around the moon and back by the end of next year. the tunisian terror attack inquest comes to a close as one of the heroes of sousse tells breakfast his story. when is a free range egg not a free

range egg? well, it is going to have this label on the box to show you that the hen has been kept inside for more than 12 weeks to protect from bird flu. what does it mean for business and places like this? i'm in penrith this morning to find out. in sport, no ranieri, no problem for leicester city. the faltering champions record their first premier league victory of 2017 with a 3—1win over liverpool. did you want to say what a goal? idid, but did you want to say what a goal? i did, but carol is waiting. what a goal. cold and blustery start of the day. watch out for ice on untreated surfaces. we have some showers, especially in the west, and some of them will be wintry as they cross eastwards. more details later in the programme. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. a bbc investigation has revealed there were more than 20,000

allegations of abuse made against home care workers over the past three years. many of the cases involved neglect but there were also allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse. the uk home care association has described the findings as horrifying but warns the system is under extreme pressure. breakfast‘s john maguire reports. caught by a hidden camera, maurice campbell was jailed for more than two years for abusing 85—year—old dora in her own home. these images are especially disturbing because he was supposed to be caring for her. it is a serious case of obvious neglect. complaints against home carers can cover a range of problems from cruelty to mistakes with medication to being late for appointments. my father was quite a mild—mannered man all his life. pauline's father was also a victim. he was filthy, dirty, dishevelled. he had no teeth in. he looked like a tramp. he had not had a shave, he was a smart man and became completely neglected.

pauline believes that neglect, in particular when he was given the wrong medication, contributed to his death. just over half the councils in the uk contacted by the bbc answered a freedom of information request which found there had been 23,500 allegations of abuse against home carers over the past three years. the police were involved in almost 700 cases and there were 15 prosecutions. we do not know how many of the total complaints were valid but the local government ombudsman for england has seen a significant rise in cases. we have seen a 25% increase in complaints about home—care over the last 12 months. when we investigated the complaints what we found is that 65% of the time our investigation shows that there was fault in the services. that is far higher than we found in any other part of the work we do. it is a concern.

the government says it has introduced tougher inspections and given councils dedicated funding. but with an ageing population and tight budgets the theory is that complaints will continue to rise. you can hear more on that story, on file on a, on radio a tonight from 8pm. the inquest into the deaths of 30 british tourist who were murdered by an islamist government in tunisia two years ago will conclude this morning. they were among 38 people killed near the resort of sousse. 0ur correspondent is there. what is the security situation like now is to mark there is a visible change. i was here in 2015 after the attacks. i was back for the anniversary and now, which is my third visit. you can certainly see a different kind of security on the

streets. there are permanent police checkpoints manned by heavily armed officers. they are at the various roundabouts that lead to access roads to the tourist hotels. when you get to the hotels, vehicles are checked on the way in, mirrors are passed under cars, bare metal detectors, scanners for everybody entering the buildings. —— there are metal detectors. tunisians want to send the message that it is now safe for tourists. they are concerned british tourists are still not coming back. in 201a, before the attack, there were over a00,000 britons who came. when you speak english in the hotels now, the stats say it is so nice to hear, when the english coming back? the tunisians have made a recovery of sorts. they've gone after visitors from russia and algeria but they are still anxious to see the british tourists coming back. there was a lot of focus on the uk on the outcome of the inquest. it isn't being spoken about here. people are not aware of it. the tunisian

government has had nothing to say about the inquest process so far. an inquest will be announced later today. thanks very much. the prison 0fficers' association has announced more industrial action injails in england and wales. members are being told to withdraw from voluntary duties in a pay and pensions dispute. an overtime ban will also be phased in from april. it's understood the union has been warned it will be taken to court if the action goes ahead. thank you for your comments about space tourism today. private us aerospace company spacex has announced plans to fly two paying passengers around the moon next year. spacex ceo elon musk said the pair had already paid a significant deposit for the trip, which will be the first manned mission to deep space in more than a0 years. greg dawson reports. it remains the pinnacle of human exploration, but since this nasa apollo 17 mission in 1972, nobody has

since made the 2a0,000 mile trip to the moon. this is the company that claims that is about to change. spacex, the commercial us rocket company, has announced plans to send two private citizens on a lunar journey late next year. their owner, the entrepreneur elon musk, tweeted "fly me to the moon...0k." an astronomicaljourney like this comes with an astronomical pricetag potentially hundreds of millions of dollars. mr musk revealed little about the mystery travellers, except that they had paid a significant deposit, and were aware of all of the risks of human space travel. the 2018 deadline is ambitious, and spacex has had problems in the past. last september, one of its rockets exploded on the launch pad, in california.

but it represents a new era of the space race, with private companies, not countries, competing against each other. and lift off... nasa has given its support to the plans, which, if successful, will launch the era of space tourism. greg dawson, bbc news. we will be talking about that later. government departments have been told to find further budget cuts of up to six percent to take effect by 2020. the treasury announced the plans ahead of next week's budget. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster for us. eleanor, does this mean the policy of austerity continues? the question is, does this mean the policy of austerity will continue? good morning. the chancellor, philip hammond, has certainly abandoned the target and the timetable of his predecessor george osborne. he clearly hasn't abandoned the commitment to deal with the deficit to get it down. that is the difference between what the

government is getting coming in and what it is able to spend every day. this budget cuts will mean austerity in whitehall will have lasted for almost a decade by the time these savings are found in 2019, 20 20. we don't yet know the full scale of the savings. departments have been asked to look at savings of up to 6%. some areas will be protected. call school budget and the nhs will remain untouched. and the government says it is committed to spending 2% of national income on defence. the timing will be tricky. it'll be around the same time the uk is expected to leave the eu. and also, just as political parties are preparing for the next general election in 2020. the government says it is committed to a high—quality public sector that delivers the services people need in the most efficient way possible. for labour, the shadow chancellor, john

mcdonnell, said it amounted to what he called more of the same tory austerity. thanks very much. a blood test every four months could help women at high—risk of ovarian cancer find tumours early, according to new research. there is currently no screening programme for the disease, so high—risk women are advised to have their ovaries and fallopian tubes removed. however, it is not yet clear if the regular blood test would save lives. more than one home every minute will need to be refurbished if the uk is to meet its own laws on carbon emissions, according to experts. the green building council says making draughty homes better insulated will also save on bills and improve people's health. the government is promising action. but as our environment analyst roger harrabin reports, it won't be easy. beneath your floorboards, one solution for cold homes. a robot lizard preparing to spread warmth. draughty homes push up hills, harm

health, and increase carbon emissions from heating. this is the answer. filling up the cracks in floorboards with a layer of foam insulation. energy bills for a standard terraced home are upwards of £1500 per year. not this one. it is -- it of £1500 per year. not this one. it is —— it insulated real wall is fatter than the neighbour's brick wall. —— its insulated rear wall.” am concerned about climate change. i believe i'm going to sleep around 80% on my heating bills. —— save around. here is the scale of the installation challenge. . the

government needs to get 25 million existing homes upgraded by 2015 to meet targets. that is more than one home every minute. we have an oscar update. a high—flying accountant was responsible for the biggest mix up in 0scars history, his boss has told us media. la la land was mistakenly named as best picture on sunday night before it was revealed live on stage that moonlight was the real winner. brian cullinan, who works for pricewaterhousecoopers, is said to have given warren beatty the wrong envelope. there he is, just on the left of the lady in the red dress. tim ryan, us chairman of pwc, told variety magazine the ceremony had fallen victim to "human error". what happened, apparently there is

more information. there are two sets of cards on each side of the stage. there is a stack for the back—ups and the ones that are not the back—ups. guess what he did? hejust took it from the wrong stack. get your stacks right. nothing like your boss telling the world what you did wrong. very nice. if you only have a landline telephone in your home then you could be paying too much for the service. the telecoms regulator 0fcom has just announced it will enforce a price cut of £5 for those who don't have broadband. it was concerned that customers — especially the elderly and vulnerable — have faced hikes in their line rental of up to a1% in recent years. 0fcom's chief executive sharon white is in our london studio. good morning, thank you for talking to us about this. bt have given us a statement about your announcement, saying we will respond 0fcom's consultation fully when we have considered the detail of the ruling.

let's talk more about the detail. who will benefit from your announcement this morning?m who will benefit from your announcement this morning? if you area bt announcement this morning? if you are a bt customer and you just take are a bt customer and you just take a land line from bt we intend to force bt to cut monthly bills by £5. as you said in your opener, the big concern is there are about 2 million elderly and vulnerable people, most of whom have been with bg for decades, have never switched their provider, and they have seen their bills rise by about a third. —— bt. while at the same time, bt‘s costs have fallen by a quarter. that's why we are taking action. we think it is unacceptable that the most vulnerable are facing this sort of penalty. bt have been making a lot of money and it hasn't been costing them as much as it has in the past. is it just them as much as it has in the past. is itjust a case of people not checking the bills, not changing, having a landline, not thinking they need to switch, which has seen this cost increase? i think that's right.

for many of these vulnerable and elderly customers, they've been with bt for over 20 years. their landline is their lifeline. they are not a group of people who really switch provider. that is why we think it is really important that the most vulnerable who are facing the most significant price increases should get the protection that they deserve. have bt been out of order? is it just deserve. have bt been out of order? is itjust a case of a policy that has not been changed? personally what i think has happened to this group of people is unacceptable. that's why we are taking action. for most of us we can get good deals on the market because we can shop around. most of us by a landline bundled in with a broadband. but for this group of customers, they don't switch, they have been loyal to bt for many, many years. and they are facing a big price squeeze, those

who can least afford it. you say it'll help around 2 million people having this cut bill of £5 per month. that is an awful lot of money. aren't more people going to see their bills cut on top of this? we are particularly focused on this group, this2 we are particularly focused on this group, this 2 million elderly and vulnerable customers who only take a landline. that is because the rest of us generally get good deals because there are good cut—price offers out. we have said it is at least £5 per month. we are consulting today. it may be that our final price cut is bigger, it is a big change we are making, and we wa nt to big change we are making, and we want to hear from customers from the public, some of your viewers may have an elderly or vulnerable relative, or themselves be affected, we would love to hear their views and see whether they think the £5 a month is the right level we are setting. people can get in contact

with you. if people feel this is them, do they need to do anything, or will the money be automatically taken off their bill? we'd love to hear from the public. we'd love to hear from the public. we will take views from the industry and from customers affected and we will announce the final price cut towards the end of the year. sharon white. bt said on that news that they'll respond to the consultation when they've considered the full detail of the ruling. it's 8.17am and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories: more than 20,000 allegations of abuse have been made against home care workers over the past three years, according to a bbc investigation. preparing for blast off — the american firm spacex announces tourist flights around the moon will begin next year. it will cost you between £100

million and £200 million. carol and i million and £200 million. caroland i are million and £200 million. carol and i are staying firmly here on earth. there is no atmosphere and i make no apology for that one if you get it! in kinbrace it's minus eight celsius. in manchester, it's one celsius as well. so you're getting the picture. there is also some ice to watch out for on untreated surfaces and with all these areas of low pressure around us, you can tell the weather todayis around us, you can tell the weather today is going to be unsettled. we've got showers. some of them are wintry. most of that is on high ground, but you could see some at lower levels too. watch out for the

ice. there is a lot of dry weather around and isolated showers in the east. most of the showers are in the west. and it's a blustery day as well. so we've got showers moving out of northern ireland, some of those have merged and they will continue their journey those have merged and they will continue theirjourney in across north—west england heading towards the north—east with higher ground, you're likely to see snow coming out of those. a band of showers coming out of the south—west will continue through the afternoon to move through the afternoon to move through the afternoon to move through the midlands and into the isle of wight. ahead of that, drier, with the odd shower, but you will be unlucky if you catch one. behind that, we're looking at brightening skies. but for north wales, like north—west england and the isle of man, we're looking at showers, some merging and wintry on high ground and for northern ireland, you will see some showers this afternoon as well, but there will be bright spells. but it is through the central swathe of scotla nd is through the central swathe of scotland and through the central lowla nds scotland and through the central lowlands that we're hanging on to the lion's share of the sunshine. through the evening and overnight, our front moves over towards the east taking the showers with it.

we've got another one heading south. so there will be showers around. some of those will be wintry across the far north of scotland and of course, where we've got the damp surfaces and low temperatures, because in rural areas the temperatures will be lower than this, well, there is once again the risk of ice tomorrow. it also means under clear skies a gorgeous start to the day if you like it sunny and crisp and we are looking at another weather front coming in from the south—west and south—west england and in through wales and the midlands and east anglia. as that engages with the colder air, there isa engages with the colder air, there is a chance we could see some snow. again, mostly on higher ground. but behind twe again, mostly on higher ground. but behind t we start to pull again, mostly on higher ground. but behind twe start to pull in some milder conditions. so tens and 11s. ahead of it, it will feel cold. we're lacking at blue skies, but showers and they will be wintry. dan and lou, i can only apologise for my appalling use of puns! you never need to apologise for that, carol. ithought

you never need to apologise for that, carol. i thought you'd like to know what spring was like on juniper and mars, you see! that was the most polite go away, ever! i don't want to talk to you. we will see you in half an hour. the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists who were murdered in a terror attack in tunisia two years ago will conclude later this morning. richard galpin is live outside the royal courts of justice. richard, what are we expecting to happen today? 0ne one key piece of evidence that we have heard at this inquest which concludes this morning. units of tunisian police, who were armed and had body armour, did nothing to intervene to stop the attack, even though they were very close by. so the gunman, seifeddine rezgui, was

able to carry on killing british tourists and other tourists from more than 25 minutes. i managed to catch up with one british survivor who did intervene to save some of those who were shot and injured. alan pembroke got his wife to safety and then ran straight back on to the beach where the attack had been taking place. this is the gunman seifeddine rezgui casually walking along the beach by the imperial hotel in the midst of the attack. trained by so—called islamic state and unchallenged by the police, he systematically murdered 38 holidaymakers, most were british. today, alan pembroke leads a normal life, working at this london company. but he was on the beach at the time of that attack, and did something quite extraordinary, running back into the scene the attack after taking his wife to the safety of their hotel.

i ran towards the gunfire where i could now see bodies on the beach. i hit the deck, and as i hit the sand, i fell into a lady, semiconscious, breathing, and she had some severe gunshot wounds. i dressed her hand and covered her wrist with a scarf i'd pulled down for they each umbrella. she then told me she had been in her leg and she had a hole in her leg, so i got a beach towel and i wrapped it around her leg to compress the injury and stop the bleeding. his actions saved the life of the woman whose husband lay dead beside her.

but he is wanted by what he saw and angry at the failure of the tunisian police to intervene in time. i was on the beach for a good 20 minutes with cheryl alone. i saw no military or medical staff. it's only in recent reports that i found out police fainted and hid. you know, that's unforgivable. they need to be held accountable for that. just three months earlier, foreign tourists were targeted in an attack by islamic extremists, in tunis, leaving 20 dead. but they did not change their overall travel advice. the colour—coded map for travel advice remained green for the coastal areas, so tourists could still go, even though the foreign office was warning of a high risk of foreign terrorism.

the senior official told the inquest hear that the criteria had not been met to stop tourists from travelling to coastal resorts in tunisia. several survivors gave testimony that the warning was not passed on about terrorist attacks and instead they were told it was safe to go. their evidence is disputed. today, the families will finally hear the conclusions of the coroner at the end of this long inquest. 22 families are planning further legal action once this case is over. they are planning to go to the civil courts to bring claims against the holiday company tui for damage. now, tui was the company which booked the holidays for most of the british holiday—makers and they want to make claims of personal injury and fatal accident. the barristerfor the families accused tui of neglect

during the inquest, but the barrister for tui has denied that, saying there is no basis for a claim for neglect and tui itself has strongly denied neglect. richard galpin, thank you very much. if you're planning on picking up some eggs for pancake day, you might notice the box looks a bit different from today. ben can tell us why. good morning, guys. you might call this a cracking shop this morning! they've speeded up the machine, but it is mesmerising watching them. one million eggs will pass through here every day. they're going to have a new label. the blue label will be on president box. the hens that laid them had to be kept inside to protect them from bird flu. it's time for the news, travel and weather wherever you are. yesterday we were swamped with showers and hail storms. there was

thunder and lightning, as well. today things are looking better but we must prepare for rain at times. busy on the satellite picture. lots of cloud swirling around. they are circling the uk as i speak. lots of cloud pushing through the north—west of the country. there has been heavy rain in northern ireland. that will be moving into north—western england, wales, and other parts of the country through the course of this afternoon. not the on and off the rain we had yesterday, but a speu the rain we had yesterday, but a spell of rain followed by sunshine, i think, today for most of us. another chilly day. temperatures hovering around six to 8 degrees. most of that rain will clear away as we had through the course of tonight. we are expecting a touch of frost, particularly across northern areas. some icy patches around. a bit like this morning. tomorrow, the weather turns wet in the south—west. and some of the southern counties as we go through the morning. eventually rain will pushing to

northern ireland, wales, the midlands, and northern areas will be drier and brighter. a cool day tomorrow. touching just about double figures across the south. weather fronts are still sliding across the uk. you can still see a few of them in the vicinity of the country. a feral breeze and at times some rain sweeping in off the atlantic. the best of the weather on thursday will best of the weather on thursday will be across some of these eastern areas where you can see wales there getting some rain. the summary is little change through this week. there will be rain, sunshine, but in the north just about cold enough for a bit of hill snow. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and rachel horne. the scandal engulfing samsung has come to a head as the heir to the business is charged with bribery, and three top executives resign. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday, 27th february. south korean prosecutors have

confirmed they will charge this man jay y lee, the third generation leader of samsung, with bribery and embezzlement. the scandal has rocked south korea to its core. we'll have the latest from our team in the region. also in the programme.