hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and louise minchin. parliament clears way for brexit to begin. it means the prime minister can now start the formal process of leaving the eu. but calls for a second referendum on scottish independence before brexit look set to be rejected — we're live in westminster and edinburgh this morning to hearfrom both sides. good morning, it's tuesday 14th march. also this morning — a new warning over the way hackers are coming after our personal details. yes. smartphones, televisions and even fitness trackers are being targeted according to the team in charge of the fight against cyber crime. i'll be looking at why they're so worried. we're looking at new evidence that

children are losing interest in exercise from as early as seven years old. in sport — could there be two titles for chelsea this season? the premier league leaders are through to the semi finals of the fa cup, after beating manchester united. also this morning — do you recognise this famous face? it is fascinating seeing the faces of people as i walk down the street. she was a big part of one of our favourite children's tv shows. you may have guessed where she is from but we will reveal it later. it is not as cold today as it was yesterday. today will be cloudy as well but there will be sunny breaks and in the sunshine it will feel quite mild for of year. in the north

of scotland we have gales, severe gales and heavy wintry showers. more details on about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving the way for the uk to begin the formal process of leaving the european union. meanwhile, it looks like theresa may will reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence, before the process of brexit is complete. here's our political correspondent chris mason. contents — 118. not contents — 274. so the not contents have it. with those words, the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. what came out very clearly in all the debate, it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries.

so i think the quicker we get on with this process, the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the planned new law, guaranteeing the right of eu citizens living here, and ensuring parliament gets a vote after the government's brexit negotiations. that meant the bill was carried down this corridor of power, and back to the house of lords. but, collectively, they knew the game was up. as the unelected bit of parliament, they decided to let the government get its way, leaving some mps frustrated. it is honestly — in the 12 years i have been an mp, i have never seen a government behaving in such a dogmatic and high—handed way towards parliament. i thought the whole point of brexit, this is what the brexiteers said, was restoring sovereignty to this great place, not undermining it. the process of leaving the european union is

about to begin. that flag on the left will soon come down. the big question now, as the scottish government pushes again for independence, is whether the union flag will flutter for much longer, too. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. so, good news for the prime minister in westminster last night, alex, but some new challenges ahead. what a significant moment in british politics, as you say. just as parliament gives the prime minister power to start formal brexit process , power to start formal brexit process, theresa may is gearing up for a whole mother political battle, this time over scotland. it is westminster that must grant the approvalfor westminster that must grant the approval for scotland to hold a second referendum on independence. we know the number ten was taken by

surprise by the announcement yesterday. the initial indication from the prime minister, she does not want this to happen but politically it would be very difficult for the government to refuse this outright. so it is going to come down to a question of timing. nicola sturgeon has said she wa nts timing. nicola sturgeon has said she wants the second vote, the second referendum vote before the uk it leaves the european union. the indication from downing street is that they wanted it to be after brexit happens because negotiating with the eu and fighting on independence campaign at the same time would take an enormous effort. so this morning there will be political calculations and manoeuvring over who goes where next from this point forward. because it is not just from this point forward. because it is notjust the from this point forward. because it is not just the future of the eu from this point forward. because it is notjust the future of the eu you and the uk, it is the future of the united kingdom. the rising number of gadgets in our home is putting us at a higher risk of being hit by cyber criminals. government crime—prevention experts say items such as smart phones and fitness trackers,

could be targeted for our personal data, and there's a significant risk to business. steph can tell us more. what do we know about how criminals are using everyday gadgets for these crimes? we hear a lot about not allowing anybody to have your financial information, don't put your bank details out there, and we are aware of that. but what many people are unaware of is the other information can be valuable to criminals. for example, what these people were warning about today, is about when you are online and perhaps you click a different website and then an ad may pop up a different website and then an ad may pop up and you may try to click it off and then it will keep popping up it off and then it will keep popping up and say to you in a while? we will delete your wedding photos if you don't start paying us money. so, wedding photos, it you don't think they are very valuable than anybody else but to you they are. so it is another way of trying to get money

from you. this is all about being really careful about how you use the internet, making sure you have firewalls and that you are not clicking on any websites that perhaps look like they are not legitimate. that is quite hard to do, isn't it? when you are online and looking at different things but, also, talking about figures trackers that may have information on where you go. that struck me. exactly where you go and what time you go, when you were out, the rest of it. again, not valuable to a criminal but when you think about it or can be. if they know when you're not home or they know you are somewhere where you perhaps as shouldn't be for some many different ways that information could be financially valuable to a criminal. all are different devices we have now houses now, collectively, they are all connected. it is like a gift, isn't it? exactly. they said there are something like 21 billion connected devices by 2020. i will be speaking to the boss of national flood cyber

security centre later in the programme. looking for advice on how we can keep safe. turkey has severed all high—level contacts with the dutch government in an escalation of an ongoing row between the two countries. turkey has also told the dutch ambassador to ankara that he can't return to the country. it comes after turkish ministers were banned from speaking at dutch rallies, organised in rotterdam, to gain support for president erdogan in a referendum next month. a former prison employee, who was convicted of smuggling phones for inmates, has claimed he was never searched at work. james almond, who worked at stocken jail in rutland, made the claim in a documentary about prison corruption for bbc radio four. the ministry ofjustice said the vast majority of prison staff are hard—working and honest. six months there had not been a surged stuff so it was a calculated risk to take that phone into the

prison is that happen to be the day they decided to do a staff search. i was trying to play it cool and be normal, walking through the gate. children's physical activity levels are starting to decline earlier than previously thought, according to new research. the study, carried out over eight years in the north—east of england, shows that children are already becoming less active by the age of just seven, as jane dreaper reports. children are supposed to be active for an hour every day, but most youngsters don't get enough exercise, and this study suggests bad habits start at an earlier age. more than 400 children from gateshead wore an activity monitor for a week at a time. their exercise levels were measured at the ages of seven, nine, 12 and 15. physical activity dropped off from the age of seven onwards, in boys and girls. the orthodox view is that this adolescent decline is not only something which happens at adolescence, so it coincides with puberty or with transition to high school, but also

it is something that particularly affects girls. and our study shows that that is clearly not the case. i think what that means, in terms of public health programmes, is programmes and policies and practices all have to focus much earlier, probably around about the time children go to school. too much time looking at screens and sitting down is storing up health problems for the future, according to public health england. it is campaigning to try and change the fact that one in five children leaves primary school obese. dog walkers are being urged to be more responsible when disposing of their pet's mess while walking in the countryside. in a westminster debate later today, the conservative mp anne main will call on owners to clear the mess off pathways and into the undergrowth with sticks, or cover it with leaves, instead of leaving it in bags hanging from trees or in bushes. that is an interesting approach

because she is asking people to not necessarily put the mess in a bad, just to push it into the undergrowth. i am sure... i am sure you have your own thoughts on this. please feel free to get in touch. are you sure? maybe not... a state of emergency has been declared in new york as the city faces for a major snow storm. blizzard conditions are expected across the north east united states, with forecasters predicting over half a metre of snowfall in some areas. the weather conditions have led to the first meeting between president trump and the german chancellor angela merkel to be postponed and the mayor of new york has called on people to stay indoors. stay off the streets for your own good and for your own safety but also to help the sanitation departments keep the streets clear. if you must go out, do it for as little time as possible. if you must

travel, please use mass transit. the best thing to do is stay in if you can stay in. but there are also some incredible sights such as this house in upstate new york which has been completely encased in ice. 0h, oh, my goodness! that is extraordinary. it's on the shores of lake ontario, and after a weekend of freezing winds and high waves, this is what it looked like. thankfully for the owners it's a summer house, so it should have thawed out before their next holiday. the reality—tv star, kim kardashian west, has been describing the moment she was robbed at gunpoint in paris last year. she says she feared being shot in the head, when masked men broke into her apartment and stole $8 million worth ofjewellery in october last year. she was describing the episode ahead of the new series of keeping up with the kardashians. isaidi i said i do not have any money. they

dragged me out to the hallway on top of the stairs. that is when i saw the gun as clear as day. i was kind of looking at the gun, looking down at the stairs. and i was, like, i have a split—2nd in my mind to make this quick decision, like, will i ran down the stairs and either be shotin ran down the stairs and either be shot in the back... it makes me so upset to think about it. kim kardashian discussing the incident in paris we heard so much about. it is 13 minutes past six now and we have sport now. the players picked up because antonio and jose mourinho have had clashes on the touchline and i think the players picked up on that last night. a red ca rd picked up on that last night. a red card for manchester united. chelsea are through to the fa cup semi—finals. they beat ten—man manchester united 1—0 at stamford bridge, n'golo kante scoring only his second goal

of the season. chelsea will meet tottenham in the semi—finals and arsenal play manchester city. the 2022 commonwealth games could be coming to great britain, after the south african city durban was stripped of hosting the event. birmingham and liverpool have both expressed an interest. chris froome says that without sir dave brailsford "there is no team sky." froome publicly backed his under—pressure boss for the first time — but also apologised for the way the team had handled questions over its record on doping. finally, sir chris breaks his silence over how the team was run. lot to take in. thank you. carol is he now with the weather. i will be speaking about that later in the programme. some dreadful weather in parts of the us. today,

weather in parts of the us. today, we have a mild day in prospect. some of us could hit 16, 17, possibly even 19. it will be mostly cloudy with some sunshine. we have gales and even severe gales across the far north of scotland, accompanied by some showers. those showers will be heavy and thundery with some hail and sleet as we go through the day. the strongest winds have not arrived yet across the far north of scotland. they will peak in the early afternoon. moving away from that, a mild start in scotland. same from northern ireland and northern england. a cold front sinking south. here it is, producing this cloud and murk, and behind it the temperature will go down. a murky start in wales and the south—west, with hill fog and the south—west, with hill fog and coastal fog. drifting and the south—west, with hill fog and coastalfog. drifting through the midlands into eastern parts of england, right the way down to the south—eastern corner, variable amounts of cloud but equally we do have some breaks. through the course of the day we have some breaks in the sunshine. that is where we will have the highest temperatures. gusts

up have the highest temperatures. gusts up to 7075 miles an hour, coupled with the waves across the far north of scotland, and those showers, that could have some impact and cause some travel disruption. do check before you head out. the temperatures that you can see, 1a or 15, that is where it remains cloudy. weather cloud rakes, it could hit may be 17, 18, possibly even 19. —— where the cloud breaks. in the evening and overnight the cloud continues south, then it pivots around and swings back. as it does so it will have a lot of cloud associated with it, lots of dampness, drizzle, murk on the hill fog, some coastal fog as well. we are skies in the north and east. in parts of scotland and north—east scotla nd parts of scotland and north—east scotland it is possible the temperature will be low enough for a touch of frost. sunny and still windy across the far north tomorrow for a windy across the far north tomorrow fora time, and windy across the far north tomorrow for a time, and then the weather front continues to move from the west towards the east, as we go through the day. again, a lot of

murky conditions with it, poor visibility and places. temperatures tomorrow, around 11— 16, but in sunshine we might get up to 17. as we move from wednesday into thursday, this front goes through and then we have a second front coming our way. this is a cold front and behind it we start to bring in weather from the atlantic. behind the cold front it is going to turn colder than it has been. we are not entering the next ice age by any stretch, but you will notice the difference. thursday, we start off dry and bright with some sunshine. a weather front coming in and bringing this rain with it. breezy around that, and it will continue to slowly sink south—east as we go through the day. the highest temperatures still in the south are one more day. lowest behind that weather front. the time isjust the time is just after 6:15am on tuesday morning. you are watching brea kfast tuesday morning. you are watching breakfast on bbc news. parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving

the way for the uk's separation from the way for the uk's separation from the eu, leaving theresa may free to trickle article 50. —— trigger. the prime minister looks set to reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence before the brexit process is complete. not surprisingly, those two stories, or interconnected story, are dominating the front pages this morning. the daily express sums it up. 0fficial, now we can start eu exit. the front page of the daily telegraph, they have the two women at the centre of this, theresa may and nicola sturgeon. the new battle for britain is how they have written it up. the prime minister rules out a new independence referendum for brexit. there were some thought that what she got the permission to do article 50 she might actually implemented, that has not yet been done. yes, there was talk it might happen today, but now we are hearing it might be another couple of weeks. the guardian sums it up as a battle

between theresa may and nicola sturgeon. made's brexit plan upstaged as sturgeon seizes her moment and calls for a second independence referendum. —— may's brexit plan. the daily mail mailing back colours to the flag, hands off our brexit. the daily mirror are calling it independence day two. we have some scottish front pages as well. the scottish daily mail has a different front page. it calls it the snp‘s day of trail. just 907 days, it says, since scotland voted to stay in the uk. sturgeon accused of deceit by calling for another poll. and the daily record's front page, here we go again. indie red two, it is over to eu. —— page, here we go again. indie red two, it is overto eu. —— indy page, here we go again. indie red two, it is over to eu. —— indy ref two. let me start with some bad news for people paying about electricity and gas bills, and other energy firm

putting up their prices. the second biggest power firm, sse says it is raising prices by 15%. if you want to work out what that means on your bill, it says the typical annual bill, it says the typical annual bill for rape family paying by direct debit will rise by £73 per year. —— for a family. so you will be seeing that from other companies as well, putting up their prices. let's hope the weather gets a bit better so that you don't have to have the heating on so much. this is an interesting one. not necessarily about business, it is about what we were. it is a warning... thanks for that. thank you. a warning from the british chiropractic association. they are saying that skinnyjeans, something that women were quite a lot, maybe even you, john.|j something that women were quite a lot, maybe even you, john. i was going to say, women are not the only ones who were skinnyjeans. going to say, women are not the only ones who were skinny jeans. they are saying that skinny jeans, ones who were skinny jeans. they are saying that skinnyjeans, even things like big chunky necklace and hooded, fluffy hooded jackets, they can be bad for your health. what we

do not realise, cat, i know that you like chunky necklace... a statement piece, yes. but not this morning! you have read the papers. it affects the way we hold ourselves. that skinnyjeans it the way we hold ourselves. that skinny jeans it restricts the way we hold ourselves. that skinnyjeans it restricts the movement in your hips and your knees, so you do not live as freely, which can be that view. and big fluffy hooded jackets, it is the weight of them. i never thought of that at all. you do not think of them being heavy. handbags are the big killer for me. them being heavy. handbags are the big killerfor me. i them being heavy. handbags are the big killer for me. i can feel it, when i take my handbag off my shoulder. i have a story in the telegraph, we will be talking about this later, muirfield, back in may, they voted about whether they should let female golfers be members at muirfield. the members rejected that. the r and a set right, that is it, you cannot be open at muirfield any because that is not fair. —— r and a. because of that embarrassment they are holding a second vote and they are holding a second vote and they are holding a second vote and they are expected to say that women members will be allowed to play at

muirfield, which depending on how you look at it is progress, modernising the sport. some women say they do not want to play at muirfield, they do not want to play with the men, they prefer to play golf with other women. a whole new referendum! amy referendum, yes. and in scotland as well. really quickly, the story is quite interesting. pa rent the story is quite interesting. parent it helps you live longer, despite the worry. parents, a p pa re ntly despite the worry. parents, apparently with children, you might think that all the worry and stress might allow you to live less longer. not according to this new study. kuta you three, not so good for me. but you take your coat and your necklace off, and you will be fine. thank you both for now. the time is now 6:22am. new research has found that older members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community are more likely to suffer from loneliness than their younger counterparts. in manchester, plans fred dedicated

housing developers are under way. manchester, plans fred dedicated housing developers are under waym is the first of its kind in the uk and aims to offer lgbt people who are over the age of 50 a home in a supportive community. these men know how to enjoy themselves. they are members of an lg bt themselves. they are members of an lgbt group for people over the age of 50. day trips like this are designed so they don't feel lonely. it isa designed so they don't feel lonely. it is a lifeline, really, because otherwise one would be stuck at home, nobody to talk to, maybe watch television, and it isjust boring. research amongst manchester's lgbt community has found that its older members are more likely to experience feelings of isolation now, having grown up in a hostile world. just rejected completely. no birthday cards come in a christmas cards. i actually have no family

members who talk to me at all. except for a younger sister, who lives abroad. is that because of your sexuality? yes, because i'm 93v- your sexuality? yes, because i'm gay. family didn't want to know me. manchester is well—known for its thriving lgbt scene, and the world health organization says it is an age friendly city. so older gay people should feel at home. but some people should feel at home. but some people say they cannot be themselves and shared accommodation. hello, lg bt foundation. and shared accommodation. hello, lgbt foundation. this charity identified a need for dedicated housing and is backing council plans for a new developer and, the first of its kind in the uk. most residents will be over 50, and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. it is not necessarily about ghettoising particular communities, it is offering people who want it that opportunity to spend their time with people who they know will understand them and to live open and happy lives. in the heart of manchester's gay village,

retirement feels a long way off for nightclub manager kevin pobke, who has not yet hit his 30s. he thinks the scheme is a great idea for the current older generation. you are 24. do you think that by the time you reach that stage that the need will still be there? i personally don't. when i become 60, 70, so on and so forth, hopefully, touch wood, it will be completely different and i won't feel like i would have to hired who i am. —— hired. i won't feel like i would have to hired who i am. -- hired. the group at the gallery are looking forward to the relevant opening in 2019. one said it sounds like heaven. it is 6:25am. i use it in comfortably? coming up in the next half—hour. .. comfortably? coming up in the next half-hour. .. hello, bbc comfortably? coming up in the next half-hour... hello, bbc breakfast! translation needed, i think. that

was "hello, bbc breakfast", in the language of the teletubbies. the teletubbies are returning with a new series 20 years after their debut on children's tv. we will have an exclusive behind—the—scenes. children's tv. we will have an exclusive behind-the-scenes. first, time to get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning. the former business secretary, sir vince cable, says that government is wrong to push ahead with changes to the way that schools are funded, which means that many of those in london will lose out. he was speaking to parents, head and governors in richmond last night and said the majority of schools would find themselves worse off under a new national funding forecasts. —— formula. off under a new national funding forecasts. -- formula. one of my collea g u es forecasts. -- formula. one of my colleagues had some proposals a couple of years ago. we realised it was potentially arbitrary, it would lead to all kinds of problems,

problems with schools, and it was deferred. but it has come back again. there has been a significant fall in the number of people diagnosed with tuberculosis in london. just a couple of years ago some boroughs were found to have higher rates than rwanda and iraq. but public health england says numbers are on their way down. 0r housing and nutrition are some of the reasons for the high rates here. better treatment is said to be responsible for the drop in figures. the former head of the civil service has been unveiled as the new boss of a company charged with regenerating barking and dagenham. film studios have already been built in the borough. now bought bob kerslake has been appointed to spearhead the area's ambition to be the first choice for what they call aspirational londoners. he also hopes to draw in businesses and jobs. now let's take a look at the travel situation. if we look at it q board we have a very rare sight. good service on all lines. take that infora good service on all lines. take that in for a moment. good service on all lines. take that infora moment. 0n good service on all lines. take that in for a moment. 0n the roads in

south—east london there are emergency repairs to a gas leak in lewisham, near lewisham gateway. traffic will be delayed there. in westminster, victoria embankment is down to one lane at temple heading towards the city, that is due to water works. finally, in towards the city, that is due to waterworks. finally, in the towards the city, that is due to water works. finally, in the west end, shaftesbury avenue is closed eastbound at cambridge circus as pa rt eastbound at cambridge circus as part of major roadworks. that could be causing delays all day. and just to let you know, most flights between london and new york, boston, washington and philadelphia have been cancelled today as the united states prepares for its worst snowstorm of the winter. let's get our forecast now with kate. a rather grey start to the day. lots of cloud around. the good news is it continues to feel reasonably mild. 0ne continues to feel reasonably mild. one or two myst and fog patches around first thing this morning. fairly swift to lift into low cloud. we will get some brighter spells through the course of the day, staying dry, you might see a glimmer

of sunshine. the temperature, 15 celsius, maybe even 16 degrees with some brighter spells. but we will not see as much sunshine and yet as yesterday. 0vernight it will stay mild. quitea yesterday. 0vernight it will stay mild. quite a lot of cloud around. the minimum temperature in double figures. ten or 11 celsius. and i'll start to wednesday. lots of cloud around tomorrow, but still hanging on to that milder. temperatures around 14 or 15 celsius. a similar, reasonably settled day on thursday, things turning on settled and a bit cooler on friday. i will be back in half and now without next to now. —— with our next update. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: be honest, if you've been on a speed awareness course, did it help you to improve your driving?

we'll be discussing just how effective they are, as the government tries to work out how many of us are repeat offenders. is your smartphone, watch, or tv an easy target for online criminals? steph will be asking the boss of the new national cyber security centre how vulnerable our personal data is. and ifjust watching amy dickson play the saxophone leaves you breathless, she'll be giving us some advice on how to improve our breathing techniques. the classical brit award winner willjoin us after eight. all that still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news. the bill giving the government the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the european union has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. the house of lords voted in favour of the legislation late last night. meanwhile, theresa may looks set

to reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence before the process of brexit is complete. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. a significant moment. what happens now? on the brexit front, parliament has approved the bill so theresa may has approved the bill so theresa may has the power to trigger article 50 and start the legal process of leaving the european union. we don't exactly know when she will do that. it is unlikely to be this week that it will be by the end of the month. at the same time, she is now facing a different political battle over scotland. the announcement by nicola sturgeon to number ten by surprise and it is westminster that has to prove that second independence reference in scotland it would be very political difficult for the

prime minister to refuse it outright. so the battle is going to come down to timing. whether it happens before or after brexit. huge political moment happening, big decisions for theresa may, considering notjust the role of the uk in the eu that the future of the united kingdom. smart phones and fitness trackers are being targeted by criminals to hold people to ransom over personal data, according to security experts. thejoint report from the national crime agency and the new national cyber security centre says digital crime is becoming more aggressive, with a growing risk to business. turkey has severed all high—level contacts with the dutch government in an escalation of an ongoing row between the two countries. turkey has also told the dutch ambassador to ankara that he can't return to the country. it comes after turkish ministers were banned from speaking at dutch rallies, organised in rotterdam, to gain support for president erdogan in a referendum next month. the dispute has become a focal point

in the dutch election which happens tomorrow. patients are missing out on care due to financial cut—backs in the nhs, according to a report by the healthcare think tank, the king's fund. the study looked at the areas of sexual health services, district nursing, planned hip operations and neonatal care. it found a growing gap between demand for services and the available resources. we really see staff are under pressure. they absorb a lot of the pressure. they absorb a lot of the pressure to protect themselves so they work longer hours and more intensely and, in some areas, we see this as not being sustainable. i am particularly worried about this because there is so much evidence showing that staff well—being is closely linked to the quality of ca re closely linked to the quality of care that they provide. children's physical activity levels are starting to decline earlier than previously thought, according to new research. the study, carried out over eight years in the north—east of england, shows that children are already becoming less active by the age of just seven. previous thinking was that activity levels fell away in teenage years. we will have the weather from carol

shortly but if you are looking out the window this morning thinking it is cold and wet, the lucky because a state of emergency has been declared in new york. blizzard conditions are expected across the north east united states, with forecasters predicting over half a metre of snow in some areas. the weather conditions have caused the first meeting between president trump and the german chancellor angela merkel to be postponed. the mayor of new york has called on people to stay indoors. we should all count ourselves lucky this morning, i think. we have the sport now. what a game last night. it was. quite tasty at times. a red card, some kind of altercation, as usual, between antonio and jose marino comment mourinho on the touchline. —— mourinho on the

touchline. —— mourinho on the touchline. he was being called judas, which i found difficult to understand. it was chelsea who sacked him. and then for him to get anotherjob at sacked him. and then for him to get another job at manchester sacked him. and then for him to get anotherjob at manchester united, some fans considered that a betrayal of his history with chelsea. chelsea beat manchester untied 1—0 at stamford bridge to reach the fa cup semi—finals. united had to play for almost an hour with ten men, after ander herrera given a second yellow card for this tackle on eden hazard. n'golo kante scored the winner — only his second goal of the season. butjose mourinho told the heckling chelsea fans he was still number one. they can call what they want. i am a professional. i defend my club and, until the moment they have a manager that wins for premier league is for

them, when they have somebody who wins four premier league for them, i will then be number two. until that moment, judas is number one. a good performance for sure against a team thatis performance for sure against a team that is very strong. with the good players. they are the best squad in the league with a lot of very good players and, yeah, we must be pleased to go in the next round and compete against a great opponent. judasis compete against a great opponent. judas is still number1 number 1 but chelsea will play tottenham in the semi—finals, and arsenal will face manchester city. it's hard to imagine, but women's football was outcast by the fa for 50 years in the last century, and now the organisation's chief

executive says the women's game is still being ‘let down'. martin glenn acknowledged the mistakes in the past, but now the fa aims to double the number of women and girls playing football by 2020. one of thejobs one of the jobs of the fa is to promote football in the country whether it is a small side, 11 aside, it is such a great sport for eve ryo ne aside, it is such a great sport for everyone and, friendly, half the population, i.e. females, have had half the attention that they might. that has changed recently but today was all about 18 let's be ambitious and double the number of girls who are planning and really make it a mainstream sport. the 2022 commonwealth games could be coming to british shores — with birmingham and liverpool both looking to save the day after durban were stripped of staging the event. they were due to be the first african host but the organisers had indicated they were facing financial difficulties. the commonwealth games federation said they were searching for potential replacement candidates. chris froome has publicly backed team sky principle sir dave brailsford for the first time.

froome said that without him, "there is no team sky", although he did apologise for the way they'd handled questions over its record on doping. uk anti—doping is continuing to investigate a ‘mystery package' delivered to sir bradley wiggins in 2011. both brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. england head coach eddiejones insists rugby union is leading the way when it comes to dealing with head injuries. there was concern during england's win over scotland on saturday when winger elliott daly returned to the field after landing on his head — only to then go off soon afterwards — because he hadn't fully recovered. i think it is a great credit to our medical staff that they took him off so quickly. rugby, i think, medical staff that they took him off so quickly. rugby, ithink, has been very good in that area and i think the sport itself should be congratulated over the way it handles head injuries. so you think the system at the moment is fit for

purpose? i think it is outstanding and it sets the standard for those sort of injuries in sport. will women be admitted to muirfield golf club? we'll find out the result of a second ballot today — and it's likely to be a "yes". the first vote narrowly failed to acheive the two—thirds majority needed and the r&a immediately announced that murifield would no longer be able to host the open championship — and they will overturn that if there's a positive vote today, and women are admitted. now some of you harry potter fans out there will know all about quidditch. the mythical sport in which wizards and witches flew high above the sky on broomsticks has been adapted for mere mortals to play. and the british quidditch cup is in its fourth year. the flying broomsticks have been replaced with poles. it's been described as mix of rugby, dodgeball, little bits of handball thrown in there. you score by throwing a ball through hoops while seeking the snitch — a small, winged golden ball in the "harry potter" books but on this pitch a tennis ball in a yellow sock dangling from the back of one of the players.

32 teams from across britain took part in the weekend event — the title taken up the velociraptors who beat the brizzlebears with a score of 260 points to 60. i have seen it played. they play it in chester and it looks really fun. no flying but... yeah, that is a slight drawback. not flying. i think that looks a really good you again. i can't believe mike doesn't do this. we will have a quick look through the papers again because there is really only one story, to parts of one story making the front pages. the new battle for britain from the daily telegraph. the guardian's from page talks about the fa ct guardian's from page talks about the fact that, yes, brexit bill has passed by the guardian says that

theresa may's plan has been upstaged as nicholas urgent seized her moment. what a day was in politics. it certainly was. from page of the scottish mail, the mp‘s day of betrayal. let's discuss this and now with a professor from the university of glasgow whojoins with a professor from the university of glasgow who joins us now. good morning and thank you forjoining us. morning and thank you forjoining us. where do we begin? can we begin with the timing because the government has to give the go—ahead, doesn't it, for any, if there were to bea doesn't it, for any, if there were to be a referendum? yeah, the scottish parliament voted on the referendum but it is open for legal challenge unless consented gain from the uk government. so, um, that is what, that is what the first minister of scotland will seek probably next week from the scottish parliament. support to open negotiations. how about the timing of yesterday's announcement? in particular, that day of all dayss. what was her motivation?|j

particular, that day of all dayss. what was her motivation? i think backed... i think that it is fairly clear that it was expected that she was going to say anything and she would say it at the party conference later on. and, also, the fact she did not give any big interviews to the papers the previous weekend suggested that she was not going to say anything so it was a surprise. a surprise for scotland and an attempt to upstage the article 50 discussions in the commons on the lords on monday and to seize the initiative. so she has specifically asked for any referendum to happen before the end of negotiations. how likely is that to be allowed?” think that is going to be one of the sticking points. 0bviously think that is going to be one of the sticking points. obviously the prime minister has come in and said that the window suggested, the last six months before the article 50 expires, is not going to be a cce pta ble expires, is not going to be acceptable to her. so that is the first shot fired in a particular

exchange. i think... first shot fired in a particular exchange. ithink... i first shot fired in a particular exchange. i think... i think that the negotiations over article 30, presuming that nicola sturgeon had the majority in the scottish parliament, next week, are going to bea parliament, next week, are going to be a way of putting pressure on the uk government. because it is sad to say, i think, uk government. because it is sad to say, ithink, perhaps not uk government. because it is sad to say, i think, perhaps not everyone understands that the first minister of scotla nd understands that the first minister of scotland did not particularly wa nt to of scotland did not particularly want to hold this referendum. they feel, rightly or wrongly, that they have been pushed into it by the lack of any kind of differential in, for scotla nd of any kind of differential in, for scotland in the brexit process and, also, because, iguess, it is scotland in the brexit process and, also, because, i guess, it is a hard brexit. the same thing that has caused reservations elsewhere in the uk. so they are using, on the first instance, using the article 50 negotiations to put pressure on the uk government to make concessions for scotland and the brexit process. and if those concessions are not made, then they will see article 50

as not just made, then they will see article 50 as notjust enabling a referendum process but causing it.” as notjust enabling a referendum process but causing it. i know that there has been polling done on i know we take calls with cautionary note on them as well. but, is there... looking at referendum results, how close is it? well, um, currently the feeling is that the last couple of poll suggested is very close. 50—50, 4951. one of the things, and here the votes in the commons last i was really quite important, not allowing eu citizens automatic right to remain, actually the eu citizens in scotland, of which there are quite a number, we are talking as significant number, they turned out to vote on the whole non—in 2014, they are far more likely to vote yes this time. so, actually, it is notjust about 16 year of voting this time, it is about the extent of the franchise in scotla nd about the extent of the franchise in scotland will be really important because, clearly, eu citizens who

have been very strong supporters of the scottish government are likely to vote yes. so there are all kinds of three constituencies and demographics to contest and this is unlikely to be a rerun of the 2014 referendum if and when it happens. thank you very much for your time. sure we will discuss it again sometime. it is a quarter to seven. and it has a late spring recently. let's see whether that will continue. carol has the weather. good morning to you. so the next few days it will feel like spring. is fairly cloudy today but whether cloud breaks in the sun comes out, well, it is going to be particularly mild. we have a high of 18 or 19 degrees. however, there are our winds in the finals of scotland and northern isles. they may even have severe gales, peaking as we head into the early part of the afternoon. at the moment is still fairly windy. showers across the north. there is a weather front

sinking south, taking rain with it." we expected to be across the south of scotland, clearing northern ireland sunshine behind. the temperatures will start to drop. when the riverfront is resting across the north of england, and parts of wales, that where we will see some cloud. again, down as coming from that. murky in the hills and across wales and the south—west. drifting east of all that, we still have some really patchy fog and we have, we will set celebrex developing through the day which allows to temperatures arise. through the afternoon we see the gales, severe gales, or the far north of scotland peak, could lead to some disruption and there will be large waves, heavy showers and in the showers there will also likely be some thunder, hail and sleep. these are our coverage of values. they feel colder northern half. seven to 15 but in the sunshine, in the south—eastern quarter, somewhere

we could hit 16 up to possibly 19 degrees. as we had all through the evening and overnight the weather continues southwards and pivots around and comes back. again, a lot of merkel with this weather front. dampness in the air and drizzle. hilland dampness in the air and drizzle. hill and coastal fog. moving dampness in the air and drizzle. hill and coastalfog. moving away from that under clear skies, well, it will be cold enough to parts of north—east scotland for a touch of frost. this morning, for example in aberdeen shire of tomorrow it will be three degrees. it does mean as well that there will be sunshine from the word go. when you cross the far north and then a weather front will move from the west, pushing over towards the east with all the cloud through the course of the day. again, murky conditions. all m essa g es again, murky conditions. all messages at the visibility for some of us. —— of visibility for some of us. of us. —— of visibility for some of us. with any sunshine, we could see temperatures all higher than 16 degrees. 0n temperatures all higher than 16 degrees. on friday, you will notice a distance everywhere and that takes us a distance everywhere and that takes us into the weekend. think very

much, carol. 647. millions of debts and are being chased by bailiff is every year. the laws were changed to make the process less aggressive. 0ne the laws were changed to make the process less aggressive. one of them is christians against poverty. good morning, daniel. what is your problem? there are many bailiffs we re problem? there are many bailiffs were doing a good job at the problem is the bad ones. absolutely. there are many bailiffs who showed

fantasticjudgement are many bailiffs who showed fantastic judgement and to are many bailiffs who showed fantasticjudgement and to act with compassion. but as a coalition of charity—— charities, we have seen massive problems across england and wales. i know of one case where a woman got into debt because she was ina woman got into debt because she was in a financially abusive relationship which left her in debt. she took it seriously. she was repaying the debt and yet the council still chose to send that out to bailiff. the bailiff then took an appropriate action a visiting her home and when she was not in, he was shouting down the street and so all of her neighbours knew about her situation, he even called her employer and told her about the situation. so she found herself under enormous amounts of stress, even more stress than she was already in and that left her in a situation where she was under

performance review at work and, actually, it was making her situation worse. what was the result? could you take action against this? absolutely. the complaints procedure is very complex. you need to understand what type of bailiff you were working with, what type of debt you are working with, what state it is that. impaired to the courts through the trade association. but it is very complex and so one of our key recommendations is that there should bea recommendations is that there should be a central independent regulator to look at bailiff action and to keep it under control. secondly, there should be a simple and accessible complaints procedure for people to then complain when situations like this occur. so if you want someone situations like this occur. so if you want someone who is struggling with debt —— if you are someone struggling, what can you do? what can you expect if a bailiffs comes to your house? the key thing is to try and find advisers as quickly as possible. there are many charities,

deadlines, citizens advice, groups like as who can help people in that situation and that would be the best advice i could give to people right now. so if they are physically at the door, what can people do? you cannot very well go and find people at that point. what could you do if they were already there? the first thing to do is talk to the bailiff through the door. don't let them into the property. and then ask if you can make a phone call to get in contact with citizen advice. that would be a really key point. and just a word on that because, obviously, you mentioned about the local council and the local government association which represents, councils have a key responsibility to collect money, to collect the money and they say they realise that times are tough and they do their best to protect those affected the most. and, as you said in the beginning, we are not talking about everyone. it isjust in some

cases. yes. it is quite widespread, however. there are still quite wider issues. and we do see many councils who've gone above and beyond who are trying to put in the extra step and allow people just a few months to repay rather than forcing it upon them in one large payment. but even just last week dealing with a case where we were able to repay the debt within three at the bailiff was still forcing and saying that they neededin still forcing and saying that they needed in a single payment and go actually, that just puts needed in a single payment and go actually, thatjust puts more uncertainty into the situation. it is detrimental to the customer and, also, it can be detrimental to the local authority or to the creditor. thanks very much for your time. informative questions, because it was a children's tv programme that broke new ground, and even produced a number one single. but can you name the teletubbies 20 years after

they first hit our screens? we can start with la—la and po. it was the first programme aimed at babies as well as cobblers. we went to meet them. la la them. lala land as it was in 1997. or you could call it dipsy land, twinky land or po land land. fast forward 20 years and a new series of teletubbies is being filmed. not on a warwickshire hill like the original. the weather was too unpredictable. at a studio in west london. cut, we will go once more. you are much bigger than you look on tv!i you are much bigger than you look on tv! i don't think there had ever beena tv! i don't think there had ever been a show before where, actually, the characters were toddlers. they we re the characters were toddlers. they were originally some plans to do some new teletubbies as cgi, but we felt we needed a human performance

at the core. it is notjust about wearing a suit and doing reactions, it is an acting role as well. they craft scrips that we have to work from. we control the blinks on the eyes from the inside, so it is like puppeteering on a giant scale. puppeteering the whole thing you are wearing. when people say it isjust dancing around and costumes, it is good that they think that, because they shouldn't realise how difficult it is. so you are speaking in the teletu bby it is. so you are speaking in the teletubby language onset. we cannot see each other. so the way we all keep together is mainly through sound. when the teletubbies first hit tv screens 20 years ago they caused quite a stir. they were the first television characters specifically aimed at children as young as six months. some feared the teletu bby young as six months. some feared the teletubby language would affect children's speech. 0thers teletubby language would affect children's speech. others found the

television in stomach concept a bit weird. but the phenomenon grew. 120 countries showed it and teletubby merchandise became a must have for many. and one baby became world famous. i was at the hospital, my mum took me, and itjust happens to be the same time that the producer of the old series had come in and wa nted of the old series had come in and wanted the hospital to get in contact with them if they have seen any smiling babies. it was just a case of sitting in front of a mirror and a camera and my dad played with toys and race cars and that sort of thing to get me laughing for the camera. do you thing to get me laughing for the camera. do you ever thing to get me laughing for the camera. do you ever get recognised? ido, yes, camera. do you ever get recognised? i do, yes, walking down the street. it's quite fascinating. the faces of people recognising you as you walk down the road, you wonder why they are staring at you. for a generation of young adults, the teletubbies are now a distant memory from early childhood. for tinky—winky, dipsy,

la-la childhood. for tinky—winky, dipsy, la—la and po, a new generation awaits. you can see why people recognise her. i am not sure about that. the new series of the all—new teletubbies is on every day at seven o'clock in the morning on cbd is, but it is also one of the day as well, so you don't have to go watch them now. -- c beebies. time to get them now. -- c beebies. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we will have the headlines at seven o'clock. good morning. the former business secretary, sir vince cable says the government is wrong to push ahead with changes to the way it funds schools, which means that many of those in london lose out. he was speaking to parents, head and governors in richmond last night and said a similar proposal about changes to school budgets had been

made when he was in office, but the idea was rejected. one of my collea g u es idea was rejected. one of my colleagues have some proposals a couple of years ago, we realised that it was potentially arbitrary, it would lead to all kind of problems, problems with schools, and it has been deferred but it has come back again. there has been a significant fall in the number of people diagnosed with tb in london. just a couple of years ago some horrors were found to have higher rates than rwanda and iraqi. —— some boroughs. but public health england says numbers are on their way down. better treatment of the diseases had to be responsible for the drop in figures. the former head of the civil service has been unveiled as the new boss of a company charged with regenerating barking and dagenham. film studios have already been built in the borough and now lord bob cosplay kaz been appointed to spearhead the area's ambition to be the first choice but a fake or

aspirational londoners. he says he also hopes to draw on businesses and jobs. let's take a look at the travel situation this morning. if we look at the chew bought it is a good service on all lines, which is a com plete service on all lines, which is a complete contrast to what it was this time yesterday morning. 0n the roads, the a2 into town is slower than usual, that is from dartford to eltham. that is after a crash there this morning. westminster victoria embankment is down to one lane at temple place, as you head towards the city, due to waterworks. time for the weather. a rather grey start to the day. lots of cloud around, but the good news is that it continues to feel reasonably mild. 0ne is that it continues to feel reasonably mild. one or two myst and fog patches around first thing. their lease to enter low cloud. we'll get some dry spells through the course of the day. staying dry. you may see a glimmer of sunshine. the temperature, 15 celsius, maybe even 16, we're not going to see much

sunshine as we did yesterday. 0vernight tonight it stays mild. still lots of cloud around. the minimum temperature is in double figures. a mild start to wednesday. still quite a lot of cloud around tomorrow but still hanging on to that mild air temperatures, around 14 or maybe 15 celsius. a similar reasonably settled they thought that they, turning unsettled and cooler through friday. if you are having your breakfast you might want to pause brain moment because the london borough of bexley is looking for local companies to sponsor dog poo bags. it says it needs to make savings of over £30 million and it is offering firms the chance to promote themselves with logos on the bag, was also encouraging dog owners to clean up after their pets. certainly a novel way to embrace a cleaner london. i will be back later with more. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and louise minchin. parliament clears the way for brexit to begin it means the prime minister can now start the formal process of leaving the eu.

but calls for a second referendum on scottish independence before brexit look set to be rejected — we're live in westminster and edinburgh this morning to hearfrom both sides. good morning, it's tuesday 14th march. also this morning — a new warning over the way hackers are stealing our personal details. yes. smart phones, televisions and even fitness trackers are being targeted according to the team in charge of the fight against cyber crime — i'll be looking at why they're so worried. we're looking at new evidence that children are losing interest in exercise from as early as seven years old. in sport — could there be two titles for chelsea this season? the premier league leaders are through to the semi finals of the fa cup, after beating manchester united. and we are asking is a speed

awareness courses work. we will be talking to an ex— police officer and some of you up to eight. and carol has the weather. this morning, a mild start to the day. for many of us, also a cloudy one. we will see some breaks and sunshine and temperatures could get up sunshine and temperatures could get up to 19 for some of us. in the northern islands —— northern isles, you could have severe gales. all have more details later. ——i will have. good morning. first, our main story. parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving the way for the uk to begin the formal process of leaving the european union. meanwhile, it looks like theresa may will reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence, before the process of brexit is complete. here's our political correspondent chris mason. contents — 118. not contents — 274. so the not contents have it. with those words, the government

achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. what came out very clearly in all the debate, it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. so i think the quicker we get on with this process, the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the planned new law, guaranteeing the right of eu citizens living here, and ensuring parliament gets a vote after the government's brexit negotiations. that meant the bill was carried down this corridor of power, and back to the house of lords. but, collectively, they knew the game was up. as the unelected bit of parliament, they decided to let the government

get its way, leaving some mps frustrated. it is honestly — in the 12 years i have been an mp, i have never seen a government behaving in such a dogmatic and high—handed way towards parliament. i thought the whole point of brexit, this is what the brexiteers said, was restoring sovereignty to this great place, not undermining it. the process of leaving the european union is about to begin. that flag on the left will soon come down. the big question now, as the scottish government pushes again for independence, is whether the union flag will flutter for much longer, too. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. so, good news for the prime minister in westminster last night, alex, but how big are the challenges ahead. a really significant day in

westminster. just as parliament has given the prime minister the power to push the button for brexit, theresa may is facing a whole new political battle. this time over scotland. it is the westminster to approve or reject the request from the scottish parliament for the second independence referendum. we know that to reason they does not wa nt know that to reason they does not want it to happen but politically it would be very difficult for her to say no. —— theresa may. it'll come down to a question of timing. nicola sturgeon wants the scottish independence referendum before the uk leads the eu. the reason may doesn't want it happen until brexit is out of the way. it is because negotiating a whole new relationship with the eu requires an enormous effort. in number ten this morning and elsewhere across the country, they will be waking up to a whole new political landscape. the question now is notjust about the uk's future in the eu, it is about

the future of the united kingdom. will be scuffing all the indications throughout breakfast. the rising number of gadgets in our home is putting us at a higher risk of being hit by cyber criminals. government crime—prevention experts say items such as smart phones and fitness trackers, could be targeted for our personal data, and there's a significant risk to business. steph can tell us more. what do we know about how criminals are using everyday gadgets for these crimes? good morning. i guess we have so many gadgets and so much information on them that it is a gift to anybody who wants to hack us. and we think the information is not very valuable. where we are running, where we are using our feature —— fitness trackers, the information in ourapps fitness trackers, the information in our apps for heating our homes. what the national security centre is saying is that it could be very valuable for criminals if they want to use that information against you. for example, you could be on the

internet and you might get one of those ads that pop up while you are looking at a website. you click of it and another one pops up saying u nless it and another one pops up saying unless you give us so much money, we will live —— delete some of the photos will stop of course, those voters are very valuable for you, i'm sure. the ransomware is one way of getting money from you. also the fitness apps, information of on where you are, where you have been, do you have a regular pattern. all of that is valuable to criminals. although we all know, keep your bank details safe, don't let anybody else know your address, it is all the other things connected to the internet that can be easy to hacking to buy criminals. that is what the cyber security centre are warning us about. just be really careful and make sure that you go to the websites that are secure. make sure your firewalls are updated. i will be talking to the cyber security boss and little bit later in the programme to be finding out some tips on how to keep yourself safe at

750. turkey has severed all high—level contacts with the dutch government in a growing row between the two countries. the dutch ambassador to ankara has been told not to return to turkey, while turkish ministers have been banned from speaking at political rallies for expatriates in rotterdam. the dispute has become a focal point in the dutch general election which takes place tomorrow. a former prison employee, who was convicted of smuggling phones for inmates, has claimed he was never searched at work. james almond, who worked at stocken jail in rutland, made the claim in a documentary about prison corruption for bbc radio four. the ministry ofjustice said the vast majority of prison staff are hard—working and honest. in six months, i hadn't been searched. taking the phone into the prison, it was a calculated risk that wasn't going to be the day that they would decide to have staff search. i was trying to play it nice

and cool and just be normal, walk through the gate. children become less active at an earlier age than previously thought, according to new research. it was widely believed that physical exercise started to decline with teenagers. but a study, carried out over eight years in the north—east of england, showed that activity levels begin to drop among seven year olds, as jane dreaper reports. children are supposed to be active for an hour every day, but most youngsters don't get enough exercise, and this study suggests bad habits start at an earlier age. more than 400 children from gateshead wore an activity monitor for a week at a time. their exercise levels were measured at the ages of seven, nine, 12 and 15. physical activity dropped off from the age of seven onwards, in boys and girls. the orthodox view is that this adolescent decline is not only something which happens at adolescence, so it coincides with puberty or with transition to high school, but also it is something that particularly affects girls. and our study shows that that is clearly not the case. i think what that means, in terms of public health

programmes, is programmes and policies and practices all have to focus much earlier, probably around about the time children go to school. too much time looking at screens and sitting down is storing up health problems for the future, according to public health england. it is campaigning to try and change the fact that one in five children leaves primary school obese. dog walkers are being urged to be more responsible when disposing of their pet's mess while walking in the countryside. in a westminster debate later today, the conservative mp anne main will call on owners to clear the mess off pathways and into the undergrowth with sticks, or cover it with leaves, instead of leaving it in bags hanging from trees or in bushes. a state of emergency has been declared in new york as the city faces a major snow storm. blizzard conditions are expected across the north east united states, with forecasters predicting over half a metre of snow in some areas.

the weather conditions have caused the first meeting between president trump and the german chancellor angela merkel to be postponed. the mayor of new york has called on people to stay indoors. stay off the streets for your own good, for your own seat that makes —— foryour good, for your own seat that makes —— for your own safety. if you need to go outside go as little as possible. use transport. the best thing to do is stay in. very clear advice. but there are also some incredible sights such as this house in upstate new york which has been completely encased in ice. it's on the shores of lake ontario, and after a weekend of freezing winds and high waves, this is what it looked like. thankfully for the owners it's a summer house, so it should have thawed out before their next holiday. the power to start talks for the uk

to leave the european union, now lies firmly in the hands of the prime minister. theresa may always said she wanted to begin the process by the end of march. but it hasn't all been plain sailing. last year the government suffered a defeat in the high court, when investment manager gina miller won a legal fight to give mps and peers a say on the issue. then the house of lords wanted two changes to the bill, one on the rights of eu nationals living here. the other, for parliament to have a "meaningful" vote on the final deal. but late last night the political ping—pong finally ended as the commons rejected those changes and the lords backed down. so what happens next? we can speak now to professor anand menon from the independent

research organisation, uk in a changing europe. thank you forjoining us. the button is about to be pressed on the brexit negotiations. what can we expect over the next few days, weeks, months, years, whatever? in the immediate future, some people are saying the last week of march, the prime minister will write to the eu and say that we have decided to leave, this is the deal we want we look forward to hearing from you. after a ll look forward to hearing from you. after all the excitement, things will go quiet, possibly for a few weeks, when the others consider their responses. they will be frenetic activity up to the latter and then a pause when we wait to hear what they will think of our ideas. and when will all this be

over? well, it is impossible to say. the article 50 process of leaving formally gives us two years but it can be extended and the prime minister has spoken about the need foran minister has spoken about the need for an implementation phase. a phase in which a new arrangements come into effect and nobody knows when that will be. that could be several more yea rs that will be. that could be several more years on top of the two years. you will answer some questions that all viewers have put forward. don't look so nervous. you may remember that we spoke to the barnes family who were divided about brexit. we went back to sophie, the daughter, she is concerned what leaving the eu might mean it now if she wants to work on the confident —— continent. leigh as a sotheby who has worked abroad and spent time in portugal, for example, i want to know how trickling —— triggering the article 50, all rights and how this is going to be affected. —— as somebody. what can this mean for sophie and the millions of people like her who might want to live and work within the eu as it is at the moment? most people expect that over the next eight months to one year, we get a feel for where things are going. i'm

sorry for the person who comes on errant says that we are not really sure ——i am sorry to be the person. that it is true. we do not know what it is going to be like until we know what the negotiation is looking like. until we know what the member states wa nt. like. until we know what the member states want. there is a lot about wanting people to let people work overseas but we do not have the work permits. if you are applying for courses jobs, it is all up permits. if you are applying for coursesjobs, it is all up in the airfor people like sophie, for the meantime anyway. another area of uncertainty is business. what will happen with trade in the eq? we have been talking to rob nicholls, the managing director of plastic card services. this is what he had to say. the worst case scenario is obviously to have huge import duties, huge export duties, the ports will get tied up. we will end up ports will get tied up. we will end up paying more for our raw

materials. again, we have the issue about exporting as well. in an ideal world, obviously we still want access to the eu for trading. we also want access to new markets abroad. you can hear the frustration and the questions in his voice. what does it mean? customs, tariffs? when will he know what happens in the future? well, it sounds like, from what the prime minister has said, that we will be out of the single market and out of the customs union. that means customs checks, which slows things down. if there is the possibility of ta riffs down. if there is the possibility of tariffs on imports and exports. it also means being outside the single market, so people will want to check our goods to make sure they comply with european standards. the prime minister needs to find a way of getting us to leave the european union boss having as few impediments to trade as possible. that, it seems to trade as possible. that, it seems to me, will be quite difficult. we

heard from sophie earlier, a british citizen wanting to know whether she will be able to work in the european union. but there are about 3 million people living in the uk who are citizens of another european country. what will happen to them? let's hear from maud country. what will happen to them? let's hearfrom maud revere, a french citizen who has been living here since 2008. i am working full—time. i am here since 2008. i am working full—time. lam married here since 2008. i am working full—time. i am married to a british man, and we have a three—year—old son, who has got a dual nationality. really, the concern for mears, what is the implication for complications? not looking forward to compensation is about employment or living here, or even from a husband's point of view, the benefit of not being an eu citizen any more, if we want to relocate to any of the eu countries. what implications could that have for us as a family? maud there, that was one of the issues they were debating in the commons and the lords, the rights of eu nationals living in the uk at the moment. what do you think she can

expect as she tries to plan her family's future for the next few yea rs ? family's future for the next few years? i think she hit the nail on the head with the word complications. it seems almost inevitable to me that life will become more complicated for eu nationals living here. in the eu, you are a citizen of the eu, you have the right to work here, to live here, the right to some benefits. those rights will probably go, which means that a minimum that eu citizens living here will have to pay significantly more paperwork before they can work, claim benefits, live here, and so on. life will become slightly harder in that sense, but again, and i'm sorry to say this, we will have to wait on the details before we are certain what that will be like.” the details before we are certain what that will be like. i suppose there will be so much like this over there will be so much like this over the next few months and years. you will be a busy man, telling us we will be a busy man, telling us we will have to wait and see so many times in the coming months. many happy hours standing out in the cold. thank you for clarifying as far as you can to now. welcome he said it was cold there.

let's find out what it is like for the rest of us. we have a look at this morning's weather with carol. weather cloud has broken overnight it is cold, but where it has remained, it is a mild and nice start to the day. some fog across parts of norfolk. this is cheltenham, of course the races are on. this is where you can expect if you are going down. cloudy, with some bright spells. highs of about 15, in any sunshine it could be 16 or 17. 15, in any sunshine it could be 16 or17. high 15, in any sunshine it could be 16 or 17. high pressure is firmly in charge of the weather once again. we have a call from thinking across scotla nd have a call from thinking across scotland and northern ireland. it is taking patchy cloud and ran with it. after a mild start, to pitches will be 12 celsius in parts of aberdeen shower. —— temperatures. gales and severe gales across the far north of scotland, peaking early this afternoon, accompanied by big waves and also lots of showers, some of which will be wintry, with sweet, hailand which will be wintry, with sweet, hail and thunder. for the rest of scotla nd hail and thunder. for the rest of scotland it will be windy, especially for the central lowlands. behind this front for northern

ireland, a beautiful day with some sunshine. then we have the front resting across northern england and wales. what's more cloud, some hill fog, coastal fog. same wales. what's more cloud, some hill fog, coastalfog. same for south—west england. pushing in through the midlands down towards the isle of wight and all points east. this morning, variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells. through the course of the day we will see further cloud developing and some sunshine coming through. some are in the south—eastern quarter of the uk we could well hit 18, possibly 19. meanwhile, quarter of the uk we could well hit 18, possibly19. meanwhile, we will have gales, severe gales across the far north of scotland. also, we have some big waves being whipped up and those wintry showers. that could lead to some travel disruption. temperature wise, this is what you can expect. in any sunshine, they will be a bit more cloud than that. through the evening and overnight the weather front makes its way to the weather front makes its way to the south. again, lots of cloud with it. it then pivots around and start to come back north—east. there will be lots of murkiness and drizzle with this. 0ut towards the east,

under clear skies, it will be cold. cold enough touch of frost in north—east scotland. temperatures dipping to about two or three degrees, in stark contrast to the 12 degrees, in stark contrast to the 12 degrees we began with this morning. it also means we will have sunshine from the word go in the east. however, this weather front in the west will continue to drift eastward as we go through the course of the day, taking cloud with it. again tomorrow, like today, we will see some holes develop, and we will also see the temperature rise. we could see the temperature rise. we could see 16 celsius, for example, in london. possibly a little bit more. then as we had from wednesday into thursday, this cold front will be fairly significant, because as it comes in, the weather then starts to comes in, the weather then starts to come in from the atlantic, and it is going to turn cold and we have been used to. we will also see some rain on that weather front. so on thursday, we start off on a dry and bright note. here is the weather front, with windy conditions as well. that will slowly sinks south as we go through the course of the day, getting into the south into

friday. and we are looking at an u nsettled friday. and we are looking at an unsettled weekend.” friday. and we are looking at an unsettled weekend. ijust friday. and we are looking at an unsettled weekend. i just wanted to ask you as well, you know this weather, the extraordinary amount of so we are weather, the extraordinary amount of so we are seeing in new york, is that going to have an impact on us? well, it will bring in some u nsettled well, it will bring in some unsettled weather. there is a state of emergency, for example, in four states around new york. schools have been closed, as you know. it has led to 6000 flights being cancelled. it is creating a lot of energy in the atmosphere, being caught up in the jet stream. the jet stream is sitting across the atlantic. it gathers low pressure in france, and this weekend, we will have low pressures out to the west of us with fronts sinking south, taking the rain with them as they do so. so we are not expecting any heavy snow from that. certainly nothing like they are looking at in america the moment. quite dramatic. thank you, carol. it is 7:22 a.m.. plans have been unveiled three new housing developments specifically for gay, bisexual and tra nsgender people developments specifically for gay, bisexual and transgender people as

they get older. it will be the first of its kind in the uk and it is designed to offer support for over 50s who are more likely to suffer from loneliness. 0ur northern inland correspondentjudith morris from loneliness. 0ur northern inland correspondent judith morris reports from manchester. these men know how to enjoy themselves. crewe they are members of an lgbt group for people over the age of 50. day trips like this are designed so they don't feel lonely. it is a lifeline, really, because otherwise one would be stuck at home, nobody to talk to, maybe watch television, and it isjust boring. research amongst manchester's lgbt community has found that its older members are more likely to experience feelings of isolation now, having grown up in a hostile world. just rejected completely. no birthday cards, no christmas cards. i actually have no family members who talk to me at all. except for a younger sister, who lives abroad. is that because of your sexuality? yes, because i'm gay.

family didn't want to know me. manchester is well—known for its thriving lgbt scene, and the world health organization says it is an age—friendly city. so older gay people should feel at home. but some people say they cannot be themselves in shared accommodation. hello, lg bt foundation. this charity identified a need for dedicated housing and is backing council plans for a new development, the first of its kind in the uk. most residents will be over 50, and lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender. it is not necessarily about ghettoising particular communities, it is offering people who want it that opportunity to spend their time with people who they know will understand them and to live open and happy lives. in the heart of manchester's gay village, retirement feels a long way off for nightclub manager kevin pobke, who has not yet hit his 30s.

he thinks the scheme is a great idea for the current older generation. you are 24. do you think that by the time you reach that stage that the need will still be there? i personally don't. when i become 60,70, so on and so forth, hopefully, touch wood, it will be completely different and i won't feel like i would have to hide who i am. the group at the gallery are looking forward to the development opening in 2019. one said it sounds like heaven. it is nearly 7:30am on tuesday morning. coming up, if you have ever been on a speed awareness course, did it help you to improve your driving? did it slow you down? what did you learn? we be discussing just how effective they are, or are not, as the government tries to work out

how many of us repeat offenders. do get in touch. some of you have already. thank you for that. time to get the news, travel and weather from wherever you are. good morning. the former business secretary, sir vince cable, says that government is wrong to push ahead with changes to the way that schools are funded, which means that many of those in london will lose out. he was speaking to parents, school heads and governors in richmond last night and said the majority of schools would find themselves worse off under a new national funding formula. one of my colleagues had some proposals a couple of years ago. we realised it was potentially arbitrary, it would lead to all kinds of problems, and it was deferred. but it has come back again. there has been a significant fall in the number of people diagnosed with tb in london. just a couple of years ago some boroughs were found to have higher rates than rwanda and iraq.

but public health england says numbers are on their way down. poor housing and nutrition are some of the reasons for the high rates here. better treatment is said to be responsible for the drop in figures. the former head of the civil service has been unveiled as the new boss of a company charged with regenerating barking and dagenham. film studios have already been built in the borough. now lord bob kerslake has been appointed to spearhead the area's ambition to be the first choice for what they call aspirational londoners. he also hopes to draw in businesses and jobs. now let's take a look at the travel situation. let's ta ke let's take a look at the travel situation. the cube has been like this all morning, rare and unusual, but we have a good service on all lines. —— tube. the a2 is slower than usual, because there was a

crash on it earlier this morning. in westminster, victoria embankment is down to one lane at temple place, heading towards the city, that is because of waterworks. time for the weather. a rather grey start to the day. lots of cloud around. the good news is it continues to feel reasonably mild. one or two mist and fog patches around first thing this morning. fairly swift to lift into low cloud. we will get some brighter spells through the course of the day, staying dry, you might see a glimmer of sunshine. the temperature, 15 celsius, maybe even 16 degrees with some brighter spells. but we will not see as much sunshine and yet as yesterday. 0vernight it will stay mild. quite a lot of cloud around. the minimum temperature in double figures. 10 or 11 celsius. a mild start to wednesday. lots of cloud around tomorrow, but still hanging on to that milder. temperatures around 14 or 15 celsius. a similar, reasonably settled day on thursday, things turning on settled and a bit cooler on friday.

before we go, i can tell you that the london borough of exley is looking for local companies to sponsor dock to bad. it says it needs to make savings of over £30 million, and is offering firms the chance to promote themselves with logos on the dog poo bag was also encouraging dog owners to clean up after their pets. i will be back enough an hour. goodbye for now. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and louise minchin. the bill giving the government the power to trigger the formal process of leaving the european union, has cleared its final hurdle in parliament, and will now become law. meanwhile, theresa may looks set to reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence, before the process of brexit is complete. fiona hyslop from the snp is a scottish government minster and is in our edinburgh studio. you will be a wet to reason a's comments. she says it is deeply reg retta ble comments. she says it is deeply regrettable and sets scotland on a course for more uncertainty and division. —— theresa may. how much

of this is political opportunism? the move to fall off a high cliff edge with a hard brexit, that is uncertainty and that his tunnel vision. we want to make sure we can protect scotland's interests. we wa nt to protect scotland's interests. we want to continue with the single market. it is important forjobs and people in scotland and for our future. therefore, the choice that we wa nt future. therefore, the choice that we want to provide for the people of scotla nd we want to provide for the people of scotland is where there is clarity over what the brexiteer will be. we won't know that until the ultimate. —— over what the brexit deal will be. most importantly, we need choice. yes, the rest of the uk a pa rt choice. yes, the rest of the uk a part from northern ireland voted to leave the eu but scotland voted to remain. 0ur interest is a continuing relationship with europe. this is not just about brexit and the relationship with europe. this is notjust about brexit and the eu, this is about the type of country we wa nt to this is about the type of country we want to be in. with a very weak labour opposition in westminster, the prospect of perhaps decades of a conservative rule is just

intolerable for scotland. you talk about clarity being very clear on that. how would an independent scotla nd that. how would an independent scotland for example if it were continue to go, continue their relationship with europe? that would surely be a whole new read negotiation. we have already set out a very comprehensive and technically detailed paper about how all of the uk could have detailed relationship. —— continued relationship with the single market. that is indeed possible. in terms of the eu future relationship, much of course welcome —— depend on the views of our collea g u es —— depend on the views of our colleagues in the capitals and indeed the institutions of europe. the eu institutions are fixable and indeed the single market, the sheer size of the single market, mean that a continued relationship is important. the idea of having your very expensive tariffs will not be a problem not just very expensive tariffs will not be a problem notjust for very expensive tariffs will not be a problem not just for scotland very expensive tariffs will not be a problem notjust for scotland but for uk. we want a relationship where

we can continue to trade with the biggest single market in the world and that is important to us. how will you continue that relationship? presumably, you are imagining doing this as an independent scotland which would, as the rules are at the moment, being a renegotiation. we are ina moment, being a renegotiation. we are in a period of complete and utter renegotiation under brexit. we do not know the terms of that. you are anticipating that i will know and anticipate what the exact details of our independence position, when we have the referendum, will be. that is sometime off and what will be the state of the transition. what will be the position of scotland at the time the uk leads? we want to make sure there is a choice before the uk leads the eu and that is why we have that window of opportunity between

autumn 2018 and spring 2019 but this has to be a about choice. that's what we want to offer the people of scotland. thank you very much. we will be speaking at 830 to one of the scottish conservatives as well. smart phones and fitness trackers are being targeted by criminals to hold people to ransom over personal data, according to security experts. thejoint report from the national crime agency and the new national cyber security centre says digital crime is becoming more aggressive, with a growing risk to business. a former prison employee, who was convicted of smuggling phones for inmates, has claimed he was never searched at work. james almond, who worked at stocken jail in rutland, made the claim in a documentary about prison corruption for bbc radio four. the ministry ofjustice said the vast majority of prison staff are hard—working and honest. patients are missing out on care due

to financial cut—backs in the nhs in england, according to a report by the healthcare think tank, the king's fund. the study looked at the areas of sexual health services, district nursing, planned hip operations and neonatal care. it found a growing gap between the demand for services and the available resources. the department of health says it's investing more than 12—billion pounds, to improve care in the community and ease the pressure on hospitals. children become less active at an earlier age than previously thought, according to new research. it was widely believed that physical exercise started to decline with teenagers. but a study, carried out over eight years in the north—east of england, showed that activity levels begin to drop among seven year olds. a state of emergency has been declared in new york as the city faces a major snow storm.

blizzard conditions are expected across the north east united states, with forecasters predicting over half a metre of snow in some areas. the weather conditions have caused the first meeting between president trump and the german chancellor angela merkel to be postponed. the mayor of new york has called on people to stay indoors. you wouldn't need to be told, really, would you ? you wouldn't need to be told, really, would you? carol will have our weather forecast. she says the storms are creating a lot of energy in the sky that are coming our way but not necessarily snow and ice. i was reading that they would have knee deep snow in manhattan. hello, icy, frosty, fiery. all of those things. between antonio conte and jose mourinho. there was a moment

where jose jose mourinho. there was a moment wherejose mourinho kicked a ball and it came close to antonio conte. they had an argument about it. that aggression between the two managers seemed to spill over onto the pitch and the players picked up on the veide and it was a spicy meeting between chelsea and manchester united. —— on the pitch. herrera was given a second yellow card on this tackle on eden hazard. n'golo kante scored his second goal of the season. they can say what they want. i am a professional. i defend my club. until the moment, they have a manager that wins format premier

league for them. i am the number one. when they have someone that wins four premier league is for them, i become number two. wins four premier league is for them, i become numbertwo. but wins four premier league is for them, i become number two. but until this moment, judas is number one. so chelsea will play tottenham in the semi—finals, and arsenal will face manchester city. derby county have confirmed gary rowett as their new manager this morning. he replaces steve mcclaren, who was sacked by the club for a second time at the weekend. rowett will take over immediately. it's hard to imagine, but women's football was outcast by the fa for 50 years in the last century, and now the organisation's chief executive says the women's game is still being ‘let down'. martin glenn acknowledged the mistakes in the past, but now the fa aims to double the number of women and girls playing football by 2020. 0ne one of the jobs of the s eight used to promote football in the country whether small sided, a lead inside it, if such a great sport for everyone. frankly, half the

population, females, haven't had half the attention they might. that has changed in recent years but today was about saying let's be really ambitious, let's double the number of girls who are playing and really make it a mainstream sport. the 2022 commonwealth games could be coming to british shores — with birmingham and liverpool both looking to save the day after durban were stripped of staging the event. they were due to be the first african hosts but the organisers said last month they were facing financial difficulties. the commonwealth games federation said the search for a new host city had already begun. chris froome has publicly backed team sky principle sir dave brailsford for the first time. froome said that without him, "there is no team sky", although he did apologise for the way they'd handled questions over its record on doping. uk anti—doping is continuing to investigate a ‘mystery package' delivered to sir bradley wiggins in 2011. both brailsford and team sky deny any wrongdoing. england head coach eddiejones insists rugby union is leading the way when it comes to dealing with head injuries.

there was concern during england's win over scotland on saturday when winger elliott daly returned to the field after landing on his head — only to then go off soon afterwards — because he hadn't fully recovered. it isa it is a great credit to our medical staff that they took him off so quickly. i think, staff that they took him off so quickly. ithink, rugby staff that they took him off so quickly. i think, rugby has been goodin quickly. i think, rugby has been good in that area. the sport itself should be congratulated on how it handles head injuries. so you think it is fit for purpose? i think it is outstanding for those sort of injuries in sport. will women be admitted to muirfield golf club? we'll find out the result of a second ballot today — and it's likely to be a "yes". the first vote narrowly failed to achieve the two—thirds majority needed and the r&a immediately announced that murifield would no longer be able to host the open championship — and they will overturn that if there's a positive vote today, and women are admitted. finally, that vote might resolve

itself. and we will be talking about the race all week. if you're one of the 6 million drivers in the uk who've been on a speed awareness course, did it help to improve your driving? the courses are offered in certain circumstances as an alternative to points on your licence. but with no figures to show the number of repeat offenders, the government's trying to work out just how effective they are. let's see what some of you think. i went on a speeding course. ten yea rs i went on a speeding course. ten years ago, now. quite honestly, it didn't do much good. i still got done for speeding.” didn't do much good. i still got done for speeding. i do believe they should be giving speed driving course to the younger drivers as well. it think it would be effective. i think it is only four after two years. they think it

should be earlier. straightaway. after two years. they think it should be earlier. straightawaym depends the way how you are acting in life, you know? you're driving reflects your act of life. nobody going to teach you, you know, when you get old and drive a. nobody going to teach you how to behave. you get old and drive a. nobody going to teach you how to behavem isa going to teach you how to behavem is a good way to correct. it also makes you be a better driver as well. to discuss this we're joined by former traffic officer, john scruby and director of the rac foundation, steve gooding who's in our london newsroom. good morning to both of you. steve, let's start with you in london. just explain how these courses work at the moment. you get a letter through the moment. you get a letter through the post to say you have been caught speeding but sometimes there is an option of doing a course. when does that happen? these are for the relatively low speed offences. deep or who get a fixed penalty notice.

the idea is that instead of getting the slap on the wrist and the points on your licence, you get a chance to go and learn why you were doing it wrong and why it matters. the question is does it make a difference? i have spoken to all to love people who have been but does it change? ——a lot of people. love people who have been but does it change? --a lot of people. the evaluation we have seen is that it does have long—term impact on driver behaviour. we work on the principle of free e's. education is the first. if we get two people and get to change their attitudes, it will be a success. change their attitudes, it will be a success. leigh it seems anecdotal but the trouble is we don't have the data. -- it seems anecdotal. you would think it would be quite

straightforward to work out, this person has done a course, you would think gathering the information would be easy. the only role of knowledge is you are not able to go ona knowledge is you are not able to go on a second knowledge is you are not able to go on a second course knowledge is you are not able to go on a second course within three years. stephen, let's bring up that point exactly. there is restriction on how soon you point exactly. there is restriction on how soon you can go point exactly. there is restriction on how soon you can go to another course but people can opt again and some people do. under the current arrangements, the people who administer the course you cannot go on another one within three years of taking the first one. the option is pulled out. if you look at what the government is proposing by way of controlling the running of these courses, they have similar thought in mind. but it shouldn't be something you that you can do again and again and certainly, if you have reoffended and it is the same offence within three years, it suggests you have not really learned what the thing is that you are doing is wrong and you haven't really taken on—board weight is dangerous. steve, among the many comments we have had, paula says he has attended

a few of these courses. it says it all. he even has another one in a month time. if that is happening, it is not working, is it? one of the things we really want to learn. lets —— let's face it, i agree with a three e's. enforcement and education. we sent something in the region of1.2 education. we sent something in the region of 1.2 million people these things. we have to ask whether this is telling us something notjust about our courses but the attitude to way we drive on the what —— on the road. we have to understand whether it is just a risk of having to spend half a day in a hotel room having to give up half a day's work to do this or whether they are generally going on and learning something useful. —— genuinely. generally going on and learning something useful. -- genuinely. this is what we are talking about. we are

talking about speeding. he worked on the front line in accidents. what can you tell us why people shouldn't do it? even now! am involved in road safety and i am in a trust of people who are affected by death on the roads. i have been in for 40 years. i have been met, picked up the pieces, knocked on the door, i have dealt with the families. a lot of it is done to attitude. it is an important word. if a person goes on one of these courses with the right attitude, and they may learn something, they will get a lot from it. that will mean you do not have to go and knock on those doors and give that kind of news. you would have to do it less often. yes. that can only be a bonus. thank you very much. weather. we are in new york now! i am not sure you want to be new york,

they have some terrible weather. that's right. during monday this area of low pressure drifted steadily northwards. 0f area of low pressure drifted steadily northwards. of course, the eastern seaboard is behind us in terms of time, but as hitting gauged with colder it fell as snow, and will fall as snow through the course of today. the amount of snowfall that you can see extends from philadelphia all the way toward canada. some parts will see as much as ten sioux feet of snow, and in washington today we are also looking at freezing rain. that is when the rain freezes on impact and you will see this great big icicles which are like daggers, very dangerous, hanging from trees. blizzards in new york city itself. the whole state is under a state of emergency. we are looking at a very cloudy day, but where the cloud breaks we will see

higher temperatures. if you are in the north of scotland you can expect gales or even severe gales. you can see this cold front sinking south. find it, temperatures will drop. look at the squeeze on the isobars, you can expect gales also be a gales. they will peak in the early afternoon, whipping up large waves. there will be lots of showers. for the rest of the uk there is lots of cloud around. that cold front sinks south, taking the cloud with it. that is a weakening feature. most of us that is a weakening feature. most of us will stay dry. we are also looking at sunny breaks developing. behind the weather front, which will be behind scotland, parts of northern ireland, northern england and northern wales, producing that cloud, we will again have sunshine. still showers and severe gales across the far north of scotland. for england and wales, mixed fortunes. in the west, generally speaking, more cloud. but there will

be some breaks, and we could see temperatures in parts of the south—east in any prolonged spells of sunshine getting up to between 16 and 19 celsius. the average in the south—east at this time of marches about 11 celsius. as we have through the evening and overnight, the frontal comes out with quite a bit of cloud. then it will pivot around and move north eastwards. the of it, under skies, it will be cold. quite a contrast in scotland. 12 celsius in aberdeen shire this morning, and it will be three degrees have a touch of frost tomorrow morning. some sunshine here, the weather front in the west producing dank, drizzly, murky conditions. that will move steadily eased through the course of the day, but like today, we will also see some polls developing in the cloud. it will still be mild. some of us will see 16 or possibly 17 celsius. so our weather is nothing like in the united states. probably a good thing. it is nearly

7:50am. do you own a watch or a smartphone or anything that might have some kind of data on it which could tell other people what you are up could tell other people what you are ?i could tell other people what you are up to? i bet most of you do. these devices could be vulnerable to attack by cyber criminals. steph will tell us more. yes, you might be surprised how criminals can use data like that. we carry it around all the time, we put it online. the rising number of gadgets in our homes is putting us ata high gadgets in our homes is putting us at a high risk of being hit by cyber criminals. in government's crime prevention experts say that things such as smartphones and fitness trackers could be targeted for personal data. there is a significant risk to business as well. back in autumn the government announced they would be spending an extra £1.9 billion to protect britain against the growing problems of online security. it is the job of the national cyber security centre to help attract us. we are joined by its chief executive. that morning. good morning. thank you forjoining

us. good morning. thank you forjoining us. can you give us some examples of crimes we might face that we do not realise are happening, to do with the data we are carrying and putting online? there are all sorts of crimes. the last statistic show that nearly half of all crime these days is in some way computer and able. that can mean things like ra nsomwa re, were that can mean things like ransomware, were somebody encrypts your data and blocks access to it and sends you a demand for money. it can mean hijacking your online banking and trying to steal money. it can mean stealing your name and address, used to identity fraud. for business it means all of that, plus it means perhaps stealing customer data set so that you can scan those customers. more seriously, for bigger business, it might mean if you have a particular valuable piece of research somebody might feel that. then you get all the way out to those critical services on which we all depend, energy and so forth, where it could mean a destructive attack. there is a lot we can do. we've got 3000 people from business, from small government in liverpool, for the next three days, talking

about that national fight back against cyber crime and how we can get ahead of the threats and reach a turning point against this form of crime. as you have said, the level of crime is so varied, isn't it, in terms of right from where you wear something on your watch that gives state are out to things like energy security. how are you dealing with it. what are you doing? we are trying to help people understand it, first and foremost. take us as consumers in everyday life, let's look at the internet and things like fit bits and smartphones. we are making it very simple to understand what people need to do. if you do two things, if you maintain your softwa re two things, if you maintain your software updates, your patching, though security updates that you get sent, keep those up—to—date. and back up your data. if you do those two things, it is not guarantee that you will not fall victim to this sort of attack, but you are making it harder to do and you are making a self—destructive as a target. so thatis self—destructive as a target. so that is one thing. for business, if you want to put part of your business online, you will get

guidance from some how to do that securely. if you are running a critical system we will work with you directly to work out how to make that control system safe. and then we are working to prevent the top level attacks and another thing that we are doing that is really important, is we are working with the manufacturers and the providers of all these services to make them safe at source. let's say, for example, this was an anecdote that was given to me earlier today, there was given to me earlier today, there was a gentleman who was online and he thought all his files and everything were up—to—date and he was going on the internet and an ad p°pped was going on the internet and an ad normed up was going on the internet and an ad popped up saying, he didn't want to go on it, so he quit and another thing came up and said, if you do not pay us a certain amount of money within the next five minutes, we are going to delete your photo album and we will start with 30 of your pictures. what do you do in a situation like that? the first thing you do is call action fraud, our collea g u es you do is call action fraud, our colleagues at the police who will give you very good advice on what to do. the second thing to do in terms

of prevention of that sort of attack, well, if you have that data backed up the threat is meaningless. there are all sorts of things you can do to make yourself less attractive as a target, and to make the crime less in patfull. those are the crime less in patfull. those are the sorts of things we need to do to make it simple for things to understand and to follow. 0ne make it simple for things to understand and to follow. one thing we do not want to do is have people think there is this big bad problem out there called cyber security. these devices are tremendous, we all use them. there is a reason for that. our use them. there is a reason for that. 0urjob is to help people understand how to use them safely. 0urjob is to work with the manufacturers and the service providers about how to make them safe. your organisation is a new agency. how are you going to judge your success, do you think?” agency. how are you going to judge your success, do you think? i would hope by the end of the decade that the uk has a competitive advantage in cyber security. we are very helpful to —— happy to help with that. we are quite good with cyber security in this country. there is a lot of opportunity out there. one of the things we'll be looking at is, have we made public services, increasingly going online, have we

made those safer? does the uk have a reputation as the best place to live and do business online? our investors coming here knowing that the internet infrastructure here is safer than elsewhere? all of those things are how we are going to measure success. we will have incidents, we will be attacked... when you say attack, what does that mean? that sounds quite scary. when you say attack, what does that mean? that sounds quite scarym could be the source of attacks we are talking about against individuals, to the sorts of serious attacks we have seen in other countries. you think that could happen to us, we could have serious attacks? i do think there is a strong possibility that we will suffer some serious attacks, and we have said that many times since we have said that many times since we have in operational around four months ago, as you said. we have had around 200 attacks, in what we would call category two and three. we have had no category one attacks, at other countries, like the united states, france, germany, they have all had those sorts of attacks. part of ourjob is to sure that when those attacks happen, they have less impact than they otherwise would have done, they harm fewer people

and we are less attractive to attack in the future. we can do this, there is real opportunity here, we need to help people understand the problem and we need to improve the technology, and we need to foster a culture. with people coming through the education system it is, this month, we have eight and a half thousand 15—year—old showing us how great they are at coding. we have this pipeline of talent coming through so that in the future we can fix these problems. yes, we talked about on the programme, there was a record number of entries. thank you for your time. so, back it up. thank you, stephanie. coming up in the next half—hour. .. stephanie. coming up in the next half-hour. .. hello, bbc stephanie. coming up in the next half-hour... hello, bbc breakfast! that was "hello bbc breakfast" in the language of the teletubbies. don't worry, you are on the right channel. yes, stay with us. teletubbies are 20 years old, after they are dead you on children's tv, we will be behind the scenes. ——

their debut. time to get the news, travel and weather from our teams around the uk. we will have the headlines injust a moment. good morning. the former business secretary, sir vince cable, says that government is wrong to push ahead with changes to the way that schools are funded, which means that many of those in london will lose out. he was speaking to parents, school heads and governors in richmond last night and said the majority of schools would find themselves worse off under a new national funding formula. one of my colleagues had some proposals a couple of years ago. we realised it was potentially arbitrary, it would lead to all kinds of problems, and it was deferred. but it has come back again. there has been a significant fall in the number of people diagnosed with tb in london. just a couple of years ago some boroughs were found to have higher rates than rwanda and iraq.

but public health england says numbers are on their way down. poor housing and nutrition are some of the reasons for the high rates here. better treatment is said to be responsible for the drop in figures. the former head of the civil service has been unveiled as the new boss of a company charged with regenerating barking and dagenham. film studios have already been built in the borough. now lord bob kerslake has been appointed to spearhead the area's ambition to be the first choice for what they call aspirational londoners. he also hopes to draw in businesses and jobs. now let's take a look at the travel situation. if we look at tube we have a very rare sight. good service on all lines. take that in for a moment. 0n the roads in south—east london there are emergency repairs to a gas leak in lewisham, near lewisham gateway. the m25 is slow anticlockwise rom junction 10 to junction 16. in westminster, victoria embankment is down to one lane at temple heading towards the city,

that is due to water works. finally, in the west end, shaftesbury avenue is closed eastbound at cambridge circus as part of major roadworks. finally, so far this morning, more than 60 flights to cities across the east coast of north america have been cancelled from london. the us is preparing for a heavy snowstorm. if you are planning to travel today or tomorrow do contact and check with your airline first before you go. let's get the forecast for london now. a rather grey start to the day. lots of cloud around. the good news is it continues to feel reasonably mild. one or two mist and fog patches around first thing this morning. fairly swift to lift into low cloud. we will get some brighter spells through the course of the day, staying dry, you might see a glimmer of sunshine. the temperature, 15 celsius, maybe even 16 degrees with some brighter spells. but we will not see as much sunshine and yet as yesterday. 0vernight it will stay mild. quite a lot of cloud around. the minimum temperature in double figures. 10 or 11 celsius.

a mild start to wednesday. lots of cloud around tomorrow, but still hanging on to that milder. temperatures around 14 or 15 celsius. a similar, reasonably settled day on thursday, things turning on settled and a bit cooler on friday. i will be back in half and now with our next update. va nessa vanessa feltz will be talking about knife crime on her breakfast show on bbc radio london shortly. i will be backin bbc radio london shortly. i will be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and louise minchin. parliament clears the way for brexit to begin. it means the prime minister can now start the formal process of leaving the uk. process of leaving the eu.

but calls for a second referendum on scottish independence before brexit look set to be rejected. we're live in westminster and edinburgh this morning to hearfrom both sides. good morning it's tuesday 14th march. also this morning, a new warning over the way hackers are stealing our personal details. yes, smart phones, televisions and even fitness trackers are being targeted, according to the team in charge of fighting cyber crime. he has told me a tax could happen at all he has told me a tax could happen at a ll levels. we're looking at new evidence that children are losing interest in exercise from as early as seven years old. in sport, could there be two titles

for chelsea this season? the premier league leaders are through to the semi finals of the fa cup, after beating manchester united. also this morning, learning special breathing techniques helped classical saxophonist amy dickson. she thinks they could be good for the rest of us too, and she'll be here to tell us why. don't hold your breath for good weather. it isa weather. it is a mild start to the day, but it is fairly cloudy. temperatures get up to between 16—19. in the north of scotland there are gales and some heavy showers, more details in about 15 minutes. and some heavy showers, more details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. parliament has passed the brexit bill, paving the way for the uk to begin the formal process of leaving the european union. meanwhile, it looks like theresa may will reject nicola sturgeon's request to hold a second referendum on scottish independence before

the process of brexit is complete. here's our political correspondent chris mason. contents, 118, not contents, 274, so the not contents have it. with those words the government achieved what the supreme court told ministers they had to, parliamentary approval to start brexit. the debates here in the house of lords and in the house of commons are, for now at least, done. one thing came out very clearly in all the debates. it is uncertainty that is bad for business, it is uncertainty that is bad forforeign nationals in the uk, it is bad for uk nationals resident in eu countries. i think the quicker we get on with this process the better. the house of commons had overturned two suggested changes to the plan's new law guaranteeing the rights of eu citizens living here and ensuring parliament gets a vote after the government's

brexit negotiations. that meant the bill was carried down this corridor of power and back to the house of lords. but collectively they knew the game was up. as the unelected bit of parliament they decided to let the government gets its way, leaving some mps frustrated. honestly, in the 12 years i have been an mp i have never seen a government behave in such a dogmatic and high—handed way towards parliament. i thought the whole point of brexit, this is what the brexiteers said, was restoring sovereignty to this great place, not undermining it. the process of leaving the european union is about to begin. that flag on the left will soon come down. the question now as the scottish government pushes again for independence is whether the union flag will flutter for much longer to. 0ur political correspondent

alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. so the prime minister could no trigger article 50. what do we know about possible timings? the prime minister now has in her hands the power to push the button which sta rts power to push the button which starts the formal brexit process. we know she will do it towards the end of the month, but we were told she would do it this week or a couple of weeks at the most. theresa may has come from winning one big parliamentary battle over the brexit bill and is facing a new political fight over scotland. it is for westminster to approve a second referendum on independence and the prime minister does not want to do that, but it is difficult for her to refuse it out right. it will come

down to timing. nicola sturgeon once this referendum to happen before the uk leaves the eu. theresa may and her government will want a longer time frame for it to happen beyond that. we are nine months after that eu referendum took place last year and the whole of the political landscape of british politics has changed. the question is notjust about whether the uk should stay in the eu, the question is about the united kingdom as a whole. the eu, the question is about the united kingdom as a whole. the rising number of gadgets in our home is putting us at a higher risk of being hit by cyber criminals. government crime—prevention experts say items such as smart phones and fitness trackers could be targeted for our personal data, and there's a significant risk to business. steph can tell us more. so many devices, so many opportunities to be hacked. when you think about criminals wanting your

information you think about bank details and your address. but think about all the things we use connected to the internet, they are all collecting information about us. fitness trackers tell where you have been running. maybe a criminal can look at how often you are running, when you are not at home. perhaps applications for your heating and things, it is all information that criminals can use in some way. you might be online or searching the web and if you get an advert that clicks up and if you get an advert that clicks up on your computer you click it off and then something else can come up and then something else can come up and it is the run somewhere stuff that can get onto your computer and perhaps they could brightly and they say, if you do not give us money within the next 30 minutes, we can delete some of your photos. that information that you think is not useful to criminals is being used against you and it is very valuable.

i was talking to the head of the cyber security centre, where their job is to keep an eye on all of this and stop it from happening, anything from the consumer level up to the big online threats that could impact our energy system, and he was saying it is about you protecting yourself as well, making sure you have got the right antivirus software and firewalls. if you have an incident where something pops up and you are worried about it, you can ring the action phone line. there are lots of different ways to stop it from affecting you. there are lots of issues about business as well. some hackers might want to get hold of research and they are looking at how to stop this from happening. research and they are looking at how to stop this from happeningm research and they are looking at how to stop this from happening. it is changing all the time and you have to keep on top of it. criminals are very clever, so they find lots of different ways to get hold of information. different ways to get hold of information. an irish coastguard helicopter has

gone missing off the coast of mayo. contact gone missing off the coast of mayo. co nta ct was gone missing off the coast of mayo. contact was lost with the crew at one a.m.. the major search is taking place with the support from helicopters from sligo and shannon as well. helicopters from sligo and shannon as well. a former prison employee who was convicted of smuggling phones for inmates has claimed he was never searched at work. james almond, who worked at stocken jail in rutland, made the claim in a documentary about prison corruption for bbc radio four. the ministry ofjustice said the vast majority of prison staff are hard—working and honest. in six months, there hadn't been searched. taking the phone into the prison, it was a calculated risk that that wasn't going to be the day that they would decide to have staff search. i was trying to play it nice and cool and just be normal, walking through the gate. dog walkers are being urged to be more responsible when disposing of their pet's mess whilst walking in the countryside.

in a westminster debate later today, the conservative mp anne main will call on owners to clear the mess off pathways and into the undergrowth with sticks, or cover it with leaves, instead of leaving it in bags hanging from trees or in bushes. a state of emergency has been declared in new york as the city faces a major snow storm. blizzard conditions are expected across the north—east united states, with forecasters predicting over half a metre of snow in some areas. the weather conditions have caused the first meeting between president trump and the german chancellor angela merkel to be postponed. the mayor of new york has called on people to stay indoors. stay off the streets for your own good, for your own safety, but to help the sanitation department keep the streets clear. if you must go out, do so for as limited time period as possible. if you need to

travel, use mass transit if at all possible, but the best thing to do is stay in if you can stay in. but there are also some incredible sights such as this house in upstate new york which has been completely encased in ice. it's on the shores of lake ontario, and after a weekend of freezing winds and high waves, this is what it looked like. that is the outside, it looks like a sculpture, a movie set. but tha nkfully sculpture, a movie set. but thankfully it is described by the owners as a summer house and hopefully it will have all thawed out by the summer. nicola sturgeon wants another scottish independence referendum, but theresa may's accused her of creating "uncertainty and division". so what do voters think? 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at holyrood this morning, with a couple of people who have rather differing views on the subject. here we go again is the headline on

one of the papers this morning. hello. good morning, here we go again indeed. what is interesting is that there have been a lot of votes and two referenda in scotland in the past couple of years. it is better to say voters here are engaged, informed and opinionated. that goes for our guests here this morning as well. ian macbeth voted yes last time around. cameron mackay, you voted no. ian, were you surprised by the timing of yesterday's and asthma? did you expect nicola sturgeon to say this?” asthma? did you expect nicola sturgeon to say this? i was slightly surprised. i anticipated another independence referendum being announced, but i thought it would be after the local elections last month, so i was surprised it came yesterday. what did you make of this? i was not surprised, it has beenin this? i was not surprised, it has been in the pipeline for a while. to

meet a proposal for august 2018, spring 2019 is a bit immature because brexit in the background. but, yes, we have that mandate and i was intrigued to hear it called. what do you think of the idea of having a referendum? are you against the idea as a no vote? i am not. i know the snp had that clear mandate to hold one. it seems a bit premature in the light of brexit. i would be concerned at this point about unravelling ourselves from the eu. the prospect of unravelling ourselves from the uk would be unsettling for many people. i am not opposed to a referendum in principle, but 2018, 2019, seems a bit soon. you both support the idea in principle. analysts when they look back, ian, says there were flaws in the nationalist arguments when it came to the economy and

currency. do you think the arguments this time around will be different? they will need to be because we did not win the last time. yes, there is work to do to persuade people like cameron to come round to my way of thinking. yes, ithink cameron to come round to my way of thinking. yes, i think the arguments will need to be better and there is work to do. how much of an issue is brexit to you? it is a huge issue. i agree with cameron about the time frame, but the scottish government has a responsibility to protect and represent the interests of all scotland. the uk is about to embark ona scotland. the uk is about to embark on a hugely momentous, potentially very damaging political process in the form of brexit and the scottish government has tried in good faith to constructively engage with that process. those efforts have been rebuffed every time. is that a fair point? to some extent, but my

concerns are economic base. i voted no because i did not think the economics stood up to scrutiny. this time round the economics are in the poorer position. i think the economics will always be at the top of the list for issues that people ca re of the list for issues that people care about most. sorry, the economics of brexit britain are threadbare and delusional at best. surely that is a factor as well?” think it is a factor. personally i am very think it is a factor. personally i am very concerned think it is a factor. personally i am very concerned about the tory high brexit, but at the same time i would be nervous about launching into independence potentially within a few years. those who campaigned no last time around like yourself, do you think it will be a different campaign? the unionist parties were united the last time?” campaign? the unionist parties were united the last time? i am confident it will be. the labour party will fight a better campaign. with ruth davidson alongside the lib dems. but the best campaign will have a

tougherjob next time around, whereas the snp are in a nice position and they can reframe nationalism as europeanism.” position and they can reframe nationalism as europeanism. i know you are in the middle of doing your degree, said there are other challenges. do you anticipate going out and campaigning?” challenges. do you anticipate going out and campaigning? i would like to think so, i am thinking aboutjob prospects post 2018 and that might spur me on to prospects post 2018 and that might spur me onto campaign. prospects post 2018 and that might spur me on to campaign. i am definitely open to a new debate. i amano definitely open to a new debate. i am a no vote at this point, but i would be interested in looking at the proposals put forward by both sides. are you planning to go out and knock on doors?” sides. are you planning to go out and knock on doors? i did not do enough last time and i regret that, so enough last time and i regret that, solam enough last time and i regret that, so i am planning to do more next time. ten second sales pitch. the people of scotland will choose to live in a modern, independent, european scotland rather than a tory fa ncy european scotland rather than a tory fancy revived empire. there are other opinions out there as well. 0ne yes vote and one no voter, thank

you forjoining us this morning. todayis you forjoining us this morning. today is to decide when the debate will take place next week in the scottish parliament as nicola sturgeon seeks support for what is called a section 30 order, position from the westminster parliament to hold a second referendum. wii will be discussing that in the next few days and weeks. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. we have the view across the atlantic. there is some spectacular weather there. good morning, everyone. we have an area of low pressure which has been moving up the eastern seaboard. as it engages with the cold air we are seeing it fall as snow. today we will see a lot of snow extending from philadelphia up to canada. we have a state of emergency. we have had 1—2

feet of snow, blizzard conditions in new york city. we expect freezing rain in washington. it will freeze on impactand rain in washington. it will freeze on impact and you see the great big icicles dangling off trees which are hugely dangerous especially if one snaps. we don't expect anything like that across our shores but we've got a quiet, cloudy, mild day with some deals in the north. —— wind in the north. you can see these tightly squeezed isobars. this cold front sinks so for it. it will take patchy rain with it as it does so by behind after a mild start in scotland and northern ireland the temperature will drop. the wind will be strong but continuing to strengthen. we are looking at the big waves being

whipped up and showers. for the rest of the uk there is a lot of cloud around but some of us are seeing the sunshine coming through. that will continue through the afternoon but the emphasis is on a cloudy day. the showers and the wind continue across northern scotland. windy across the lowlands. you will see some sunshine across this weather front. then we will produce the cloud. most of us will produce the cloud. most of us will miss the spots of rain. when the sun comes through we could have high temperatures of 16—19dc. we're above average for the stage in march. the weather front continues southwards then it pivots and pushes north eastwards. there will be

drizzle associated with this but it will be a cold night. this morning it was 12 celsius. tomorrow morning it was 12 celsius. tomorrow morning it will be three. elsewhere we will have sunshine. the weather will push from west to east. like today, it will feel very mild for the stage of march. by the time we get to friday, all of us will be behind a cold front and it will turn unsettled. is that coming from america? that's a good question. it is pushing energy into the atmosphere. by the time we get to the weekend it will have picked up the weather front which will cross our shores. we don't

expect anything like we have had. let's speak to steph. doing the business section. easily pleased. good morning. starting with business stories. there are still bailiffs abusing their powers recovering debt despite changes to the law three yea rs despite changes to the law three years ago, according to a consortium of debt charities. this law was aimed at protecting them from unfair behaviour but the charities say they failed to rein in rogue bailiffs. british cosmetics firm lush says future expansion might have

to be outside the uk, due to risks over brexit. the company recently opened a plant in germany and says further expansion of its manufacturing and buying operations might have to be abroad. it blamed a "severe" skills shortage in the uk and said that brexit could potentially make that situation worse by restricting the movement of workers. 0nline grocer 0cado has announced a 13% rise in sales for the last three months, hitting a quarter of a million orders per week. but the value of the average order had fallen — which the retailer says was driven primarily by a reduction in multi—buy promotions. children and young people aged between 5 and 18,

are supposed to get an hour's exercise each day. but a new study has found that activity levels are already dropping off by the age ofjust seven. new research, carried out in the north—east of england, overturns previous thinking that teenagers should be the main focus for efforts to boost exercise. children are supposed to be active for an hour every day, but most youngsters don't get enough exercise, and this study suggests bad habits start at an earlier age. more than 400 children from gateshead wore an activity monitor for a week at a time. their exercise levels were measured at the ages of seven, nine, 12 and 15. physical activity dropped off from the age of seven onwards, in boys and girls. the orthodox view is that this adolescent decline is not only something which happens at adolescence, so it coincides with puberty or with transition to high school, but also it is something that particularly affects girls. and our study shows that

that is clearly not the case. i think what that means, in terms of public health programmes, is programmes and policies and practices all have to focus much earlier, probably around about the time children go to school. too much time looking at screens and sitting down is storing up health problems for the future, according to public health england. it is campaigning to try and change the fact that one in five children leaves primary school obese. let's chat to our gp who is in the studio. are you surprised by this? people are coming in with the consequences of inactivity. you're looking at the psychological impact. not developing the same friendship groups, developing anxiety,

depression, the referral rates are skyrocketing. we are seeing cases of rickets. because they are not in the sunshine? when we are in the sunshine? when we are in the sunshine we make vitamin diesel stop we see lots of children with soft bones and rickets. —— vitamin d. when we do the blood tests, we find they have low vitamin d levels. saw lots of children with rickets? not lots of children with rickets? not lots but it is becoming more common. sojuicy the lots but it is becoming more common. so juicy the impact lots but it is becoming more common. sojuicy the impact in a different way. at what age do you see these problems starting? preschool, more than likely. parents are coming in

with lack of exercise mentioned, you will get a hunch, talking about computer games. is that what it is? telephones, tablets, it is too easy. we all know that. we are all human. children arejust the we all know that. we are all human. children are just the same. but it is making exercise fun and interesting. it has wider implications. notjust obesity but helping improve imagination. 0ften we use social media to keep in touch with friends and we're not learning skills for future life. a lot of the public education on this has been focused that teenagers. have we got it wrong? do we need to focus on younger kids? yes, some primary

schools are bringing in things like your car which is great. we need to look at things in a different way. what ever it is to get children active and interested in exercise. does it help if the parents are active with them? humongous way. finding what the child is good at and going for it. not everybody will be good at everything. i was not sporty when i was little. but we must pursue things that we are good at. what should people be aiming for? an hour a day is difficult, i could not do that, but anything from there. you're watching bbc brea kfast. there. you're watching bbc breakfast. time to get the news where you are. we have got some very windy weather

across the northern half of scotland. some showers and gusts of 60-70 scotland. some showers and gusts of 60—70 miles an hour in the northern western isles and in towards the northern isles. it could cause some destruction. some good spells of sunshine in central and eastern areas and it will feel quite warm again, maybe 18 in the warmest spots. it is a fine end to the day in england and wales, still quite windy in the northern half of scotland. turning quite chilly across the north and the east and milder further south across the north and the east and milderfurther south and across the north and the east and milder further south and west because of the weather front pushing in warcloud. 0n because of the weather front pushing in war cloud. on wednesday we start off on in war cloud. on wednesday we start offona in war cloud. on wednesday we start off on a bright note in eastern areas, cloudier in the west. through the day it is generally a fine one for most with sunny spells coming through here and there and getting quite warm in the sunshine. a much quieter day in scotland. the area of high pressure goes away into the

near continent on thursday, allowing this to push in from the west and it will turn windy again with outbreaks of rain. generally another fine day in the south east with a few sunny spells and feeling quite mild, but turning cooler in the north—west. that is the trend as we head on into the weekend, these weather system is moving in from the north west, bringing wet and windy weather and a drop in temperature. that is how we end the week and into the weekend and it will feel cooler if you add on the strength of the wind. there will be sunshine in between. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. the historic move by uk parliament to pass the brexit bill. theresa may is now on track to trigger the formal process of taking britain out of the eu in the last week of march. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 14th march. what has been the reaction to that

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