katie gornall, bbc news, newcastle. the olympic cycling champions jason and laura kenny have been to buckingham palace to receive cbes. jason kenny won six olympic titles, laura kenny has won four. they have both been named in the latest squad for the tokyo olympics in 2020. earlier in the year laura announced she was pregnant with their first child. congratulations to them. time for a look at the weather. here's thomaz schafernaker. second day of winter second day of winter weather. second day of winter weather. this second day of winter weather. this is coming from the highlands. it is a highland cow. i will move out of the way! gorgeous face. fine weather around as well. plenty of sunshine. so many of us woke up to a crystal clear blue skies across the uk. the

wintry showers will now make their way down. folks in the south. to feel the chill with the arctic air setting in. overall today will be the coldest looking at the country as far as temperatures go and the chance of catching showers. showers reaching the south coast. most will be of rain but there will be sweet on high ground. flashes of lightning. —— sleet. most frequent and with some snow across the upland areas certainly in scotland, the north—east of england and the north york moors and even in the south—west. they will continue this evening and overnight. eastern areas catching the wintry showers. the west, lighter winds, clearer skies, a touch of frost. this morning was really nippy. many areas were below freezing. tomorrow as well, frost around. a bit of an east — west

split tomorrow. still under the influence of the colder air. western areas, fewer showers around and sunshine. still showers mostly of rain in northern ireland and north—western parts of scotland. this is the jet stream for thursday, still coming from the north, thejet strea m still coming from the north, thejet stream carries the weather, so clearly the weather coming in just about from the north. it will not be warming up in a hurry on thursday but you will start to feel a bit of a difference because we are getting more of an atlantic influence. temperatures back into double figures. thejet temperatures back into double figures. the jet stream temperatures back into double figures. thejet stream pushes temperatures back into double figures. the jet stream pushes out towards the east and weakens. this jet stream pushes the weather from the south—west and that is much milder. on friday, we will start to feel things warming up with sunshine and temperatures could be back into mid teens. it will feel almost tropical that today. the bank led a

weekend is not far away, looks as though saturday will be bright, dry. —— the bank holiday weekend. if you live in the south—west, possible rain on sunday. the good news, turning milder. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. labour says eu citizens could still come to britain after brexit if they have a guaranteed job offer. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me. and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. stuart you are watching bbc news. durham fast bowler mark wood has been named in england's one—day squads for a series with ireland, then south africa and the subsequent icc champions trophy. wood has been out with an ankle injury. ben stokes will miss the two games against ireland to play in the indian premier league.

stokes was great form for rising pune supergiant yesterday — helping them to a narrow win against the mumbai indians. stokes, along withjos buttler and chris woakes, will be back for england's matches against south africa, as well as the icc trophy. kyle edmund has been knocked out of the second round of the barcelona open. the british number two was beaten in straight sets by the world number nine austria's dominic thiem. he lost 6—1 6—4. thiem will player british no. three dan evans or mischa zverev in the next round. the quarter finals are under way at the world snooker championship in sheffield. five time champion ronnie o'sullivan is playing china's ding junhui. ding took the first three frames before o'sullivan won the next three to level the match. ding knocked in a re—spotted black to edge ahead again. o'sullivan hit back though to take the last frame of the session to make it 4—4. the second session is this evening. kyren wilson is taking onjohn higgins at the moment too. higgins leads 4—3.

it is the best of 25 frames. cyclist lizzie armitstead says "extremely difficult personal circumstances" led to her missing a drugs test last summer. it was her third missed test in a i2—month period — an offence that could have led to a four—year ban. the court of arbitration for sport decided that the authorities were to blame for the first missed test, and armitstead went on to compete at the rio olympics. i'm entitled to a personal life and a private life. and the circumstances surrounding my third strike were a very personal, very traumatic family experience. and it's not something that i feel necessary to share with people, and i hope that people will respect that. you know, the first strike that was taken away was uk anti—doping's fault, and the second was my responsibility. sometimes life happens, and, yeah, i think it is important that i'm open and honest, and that's what i've tried to do. premier league leaders chelsea can extend the gap over their nearest

rivals tottenham hotspur with victory over southampton at stamford bridge tonight. diego costa and eden hazard are likely to be recalled for the game. they can do a fantastic contact attack, with diego costa. it is a lwa ys attack, with diego costa. it is always difficult to play against his tea m always difficult to play against his team because they don't give opportunities to score and for themselves they have quickness, they can do fantastic action and quality of the pitch. the quality of their play, they can do the differences, they can make a difference every time. newcastle willjoin the likes of chelsea and southampton in the premier league next season. rafa benitez‘s side secured their return after beating preston 4—1 in the championship last night. their former goalkeeper steve harper says there's still plenty of work to do though. it isa it is a big summer, everybody in the

premier league has a head start. they generated a £30 million profit la st they generated a £30 million profit last year and i think he'll probably need double that to be able to compete because some of the players have done really well this season and the question will be asked as to whether they can compete in the premier league. but the days of bouncing between the divisions are hopefully behind newcastle. hopefully they can compete mid—table next season and build on that. rafa benitez knows it won't be cheap. england face wales in the women's's world cup 2019. you can find out more on the bbc sport website. that's all sport for now. thank you, see you later. some breaking news, nestle says it

is planning to cut almost three hundred jobs and move production of the blue riband biscuit to poland. the gmb and unite unions have criticised the news with the gmb saying nestle should be exporting chocolate and notjobs. so that is just coming in. we will bring you more detail as we get it. as we've been reporting, doing moderate exercise several times a week is the best way for the over 50s to keep their brains in top working order, according to scientists. a study published in the british journal of sports medicine found that a combination of aerobic activity and muscle strengthening exercises is the best way to improve thinking and memory skills — even when the brain is already showing signs of decline. with me now is dr claire steves, an expert in fitness and ageing at king's college london.

thank you forjoining us. tell us, what is the link between physical exercise and mental sharpness? there may be many. we have talked about the pumping of the heart making sure the pumping of the heart making sure the rain is infused with blood, but it may also be that exercising your muscles helps raise hormones which have effects not just muscles helps raise hormones which have effects notjust on muscles but also on rain tissue and neurones. so scientists have not extant list the precise link or cause and effect, but they are observing in people they are studying that there is this effect. yes, it is releasing never could. it incorporates all the survey is done to date, showing actual interventions, trials in older people really make a difference to their rain ageing. older people really make a difference to their rain ageingm the watchword here, moderate, moderate exercise. how important is that? the study showed that very light exercise done very

infrequently was not as effective. but once you increase the amount of exercise there seemed to be an effect. up to high intensity. the more the better, probably. and is there a stress on getting the right balance between aerobic and toning 01’ balance between aerobic and toning or muscle strengthening exercises?” don't think that is what is shown by the study. they looked at aerobic training and they looked at resista nce training and they looked at resistance training and they found effect of bow. then they looked at components of aerobic and resistance and showed the effects of that. but they also found exercises like tai chi were effective. so it's important to do both even if the study doesn't specifically show which aspect is the most significant in keeping our brains sharp as we grow older. think most important thing is you can do what you can do. so each individual might have a preference and the important thing is each one of us should choose the

thing that is best for us and that will be helpful. and something that in motivates an individual to keep doing that sort of exercise will stop by no one type of exercise mentioned is tai chi. what is so good about that? tai chi involves balance, strength, and it is something that older people can manage at varying range of functions. so if someone hasn't done a lot of exercise and they are reading about this study and they wa nt to reading about this study and they want to start picking up some exercise, they want to do something that will keep their rain active as well and protect the health of their rain as well as their body, what would you advise them to do as a first step? start doing. start doing whatever you can. whilst the study shows no effect from low levels of exercise, you need to start in a

graded way. if we all increase what we do by 30% it will probably make a difference. thank you for your time. donald trump's daughter, ivanka, is attending a women's summit in the german capital, berlin, on herfirst international trip since her father took office. taking part in a panel discussion about women entrepreneurs, along with the german chancellor, angela merkel, and other high profile delegates, ivanka trump responded to questions over her father's attitudes toward women. i've certainly heard the criticism from the media, and that has been perpetuated, but i know from personal experience, and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector, area when he was in the private sector, are a testament to his belief and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man. so i think

in my personal experience, and you we re in my personal experience, and you were asking about my role as daughter and as advisor, as a daughter and as advisor, as a daughter i can speak on a very personal level, knowing that he encouraged me and enabled me to thrive, i grew up in a house where there were no barriers to what i could accomplish. beyond my own perseverance and my own to veracity. and i don't take that likely as a pa rent and i don't take that likely as a parent myself. it is not an easy thing to do and he did that, and he provided that for us. there was no difference for me and my brothers. and i think as a business leader you saw that, and as a president you will absolutely see that. aid agencies in lebanon are warning that camps set up to house syrian refugees are posing a serious health risk because they are infested with rats. the lebanese government admits public services are struggling to cope. lebanon has taken in more syrians per head than anywhere else in the world. our reporter benjames reports from a camp in the bekaa valley, close to the syrian border. these kids have escaped from the war

in syria, but they still have sleepless nights. their refugee camps got a problem with rats. crawled over your face last night? really? did it wake you up? his name is ali. he says a rat crawled over his eye and then ran off. and he's not the only one. sheha is a granny from aleppo. she shows us into the kitchen, where the rats come every night. and this is her grandson, ahmed. translation: i was sleeping on the cushions with my granny when i felt the rat on my face. he bit me here on my face and then ran away. i was scared. i couldn't sleep after that. i thought he might come back and bite me again. when it walks, it goes like this, because it's so big. azeez‘s daughter shema also got bitten.

translation: my daughter was sleeping and it was dark. i heard her crying and then i saw her face was covered in blood. i saw she was bitten here on herlip. it came back another time and bit her brother. another time, it bit her here, on her cheek. the rats come all the time. it's the most important problem that needs solving so that our children can sleep safely at night. all of the kids here have a story to tell about the rats. what noise do they make? children hiss. but this is also a story about the strain on a country that's taken in up to 1.5 million refugees from the war next door. there are simply not enough rubbish bins here for a population of 700 people. they're only collected once a month as well.

all of that means the rubbish collects by this standing water, this ditch that goes down the side of the camp. what the people who live here tell me is that that's why they are plagued by rats. it's the local council's job to collect the rubbish around here, so why can't they do it more often? partly because they say their population of 5,000 has been overwhelmed. translation: there are between 10,000 and 15,000 syrian refugees living in houses and makeshift camps in this district. we do have the manpower to collect garbage. the problem is that we don't have a truck and we don't have resources and money to buy one. collecting rubbish is a big political issue in lebanon. when a landfill closed in 2015, rubbish piled up in the streets and there were protests across the country. but when you live in a tent, the consequences are worse. it's a common problem in camps across lebanon. some organisations see

the need for education. this one is running classes to help sheha and her neighbours resist the rats. they get advice on how to store their food and waste and keep things clean. when he was asking for international help recently, lebanon's prime minister said public services aren't designed for this influx, something that's pretty obvious around here. the government is being urged to do more to make sure all new homes are suitable for disabled people. a committee of mps says many houses, workplaces and public spaces are no—go areas for those with disabilities, as our disablity correspondent nikki fox reports. karlene has never lived in a house that is fully accessible. so, this is my front door. i would love to be able to get in there but i cannot. born with cerebral palsy, she can live independently

with the right setup. but some of the features in her house make it impossible for her to look after herself. the biggest issue is my kitchen. that is completely inaccessible to me. i have to rely on external support. i've been on the accessible housing register for ten years and as to this day i have still not seen a fully accessible property. in england, an estimated 300,000 disabled people are living in unsuitable properties. those behind the report urged the government to change the law so that disability access is not seen as a nice to—do. seen instead as an essential when building new homes. the government states the council should involve all sections of the community when addressing housing needs and that building regulations require minimum standards of accessibility for all new dwellings.

latest figures show that 93% of homes in england are inaccessible. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news: labour says eu citizens could still come to britain after brexit — if they have a guaranteed job offer. theresa may will take her general election campaign to south wales today hoping to win seats in traditional labour heartlands. french presidential candidates marine le pen and emmanuel macron attend a ceremony in honour of the policeman killed in the attack last week in paris. in the business news: nestle have announced plans to cut nearly 300 jobs, mainly in york and newcastle, and move blue riband biscuit production to poland. the amount of money borrowed by the government is at its lowest level since the financial crisis.

that's according to figures just published by the office for national statistics. for the 2016 — 2017 financial year as a whole, borrowing decreased by £20 billion. whitbread — owner of costa coffee and premier inn hotels — reported profits up over 6% — chief executive alison brittain reckons there is room for more hotel rooms in the uk — but 20% of their staff are from the eu — with brexit concern building ms brittain called for "an open and flexible labour source", meanwhile carpetright has also expressed concern about the year ahead — both companies shares are down. whitbread shares are down because they are expecting a

tough consumer environment than last year. at whitbread — one of the biggest hospitality companies in the country — profits are up but its shares are down. that's because its expecting "a tougher consumer environment than last year". another concern could be the fact a fifth of its workforce are from the european union. now we don't know what the status is yet of eu workers — they will be forming a central part of brexit talks. whitbread's ceo alison brittain told us earlier there are a number of solutions. what we're encouraged by at the moment is everybody is talking about the subject. it's way too early to have decided what our policies are going to be as we negotiate brexit. but what's really encouraging is people are talking about visas or temporary workforces or young people being able to work across europe. and we're encouraged that the government is talking to us and talking to our industry about the way forward in the future. so, time will tell, but we're pretty optimistic. that was whitbread's chief executive, alison brittain. but we're hearing today that small business are less relaxed about the post—brexit climate. over half of those that employ eu workers are worried about having continued access to people with the right skills.that‘s that's according to new research from the federation of small businesses.they mainly employ mid—skilled staff, such as care and construction workers, mechanics and office managers.

joining me now is alan soady, spokesperson, at the federation for small businesses. allen, let's start with those comments from labour that say they wa nt to comments from labour that say they want to guarantee the workers's rights of eu citizens in the uk. how do you think your members will feel about that pledge? what we've been saying is that we think eu citizens who are already in the uk and those who are already in the uk and those who come to work here between now and when we actually do leave the eu, they should all be given a guarantee that they will be able to stay here post brexit, and the reason for that is that small businesses need certainty and if they have someone in their workforce, it might be one member of a team of five where any individual is crucial to the success of that business, small businesses don't wa nt business, small businesses don't want the uncertainty to think that in two years' time they might lose that member of staff. they want to know they will be able to keep them, they will have that person in their

team. they will have that person in their tea m. ofte n they will have that person in their team. often there can be a family atmosphere and a small business and it would be a real wrench to lose that person is in that sense and for the business. one of the systems you propose is this work —based visa system, like sweden. how much will that cost businesses?” system, like sweden. how much will that cost businesses? i think what we need to look at really, and your previous guest said that this is the beginning of a process, a conversation. we need to look at what kind of system will work for the uk and in particular what kind of system will work for small businesses, where they will be able to get access to the workers and the skills they need without facing extra bureaucracy and red tape. so we have said yes, the system in sweden is worth looking at, but there are other things the government can look at as well. but what we need to do is make sure small businesses in this country are still able to access those skilled workers. you mentioned construction workers, farmers, it can even be

office managers. particularly mid skilled workers. and when we get leaving the eu there is not some cliff edge, not some overnight change, and there is actually a at least a three—year transition period followed by a gradual implementation of the new system. without that there could be an impact on the economy. if firms can't get the staff they need they won't be able to thrive and grow. thank you for joining us. let look at the markets — yesterday saw markets in the green across europe. the cac—40 in paris was up 4% yesterday and today it's just holding onto those gains — they were won after the results of the first round of the french presidential elections which lead to markets breathing a sigh of relief. also as we've been talking about whitbread, which owns costa coffee and premier inn, has reported a 6% rise in profit to just over £560 million. but the share price is down — partly over labour market concerns. carpetright‘s share price also down after the retailer

said its full—year profits would be at the lower end of forecasts. that's all the business news. i'll be back in an hour's time. the prime minister, theresa may, is in south east wales on the campaign trail. she's expected to address the issue of brexit in a speech she'll be giving shortly. brexit of course is a huge issue in this election and labour's new plan will be looked at with interest in scotland, where the majority voted remain. let's talk to our assistant political editor, norman smith, who's at westminster for us. it's interesting that labour have been outlining, at least keir starmer has been outlining on their behalf, more details of its brexit policy even though behalf, more details of its brexit policy even thoutheremy corbyn has not chosen to focus on it. we've heard very little from jeremy corbyn but there is an awareness in labour circles that they need to clear the decks and brexit circles to get a

hearing on other policies. the tories have already piled into circular star over his speech, saying it is more chaos and incoherence. what do the snp make of it? i'm joined by incoherence. what do the snp make of it? i'mjoined by tommy incoherence. what do the snp make of it? i'm joined by tommy shepherd. what you take from the speech? you have to feel sorry for him in one sense. he's trying to put a united front on a party that is split down the middle on this issue as on so many others. it raises two questions, what is what he didn't say. the snp have fought a hard brexit since last year and part of thatis brexit since last year and part of that is trying to argue for a position where the uk stays in the single market even if it leaves the eu. so keirstarmerdid single market even if it leaves the eu. so keir starmer did not mention that. i need to know when we pressed that. i need to know when we pressed that case after the election whether labour will support that. the other thing that comes to mind is that if he really believes what he said this morning then why has the labour party given theresa may a blank cheque over article 50, because the

art arguments about eu nationals and other things you mentioned, they we re pa rt of other things you mentioned, they were part of the debate, we put amendment is on those things. those amendments were voted down. when that happened, why did labour not oppose article 50 given those were not present? i think it is too little too late, and won't help labour at all. but don't you welcome the fact that at least he is saying a labour government would guarantee the rights of eu nationals. it would allow eu migrants to come here. i would imagine the snp would welcome that. we've been arguing for that from day one and we will continue to argue against a hard brexit set until the final deal is known. but the best way to protect eu nationals is to be part of the single market and freedom of movement and unless it is is not in question. it is only a few physical market you have to have another arrangement, and we don't what that is. but certainly it is quite shocking the way in which

the government has refused to guarantee the situation of 3 million people who are our neighbours and co—workers and it has put them under a lot of stress they should not have to bear. thank you. let me tell you before i go we've just heard the conservative chairman of the treasury select committee is going to be standing down at this election, which is another big name to stand out. we already saw labour's alan johnson and to stand out. we already saw labour's alanjohnson and of course george osborne. norman thank you very much. time for a look at the weather. a lot of sunshine around across the southernmost part of the uk but the clouds are gathering now. still a beautiful picture coming in from our weather watchers. look at these clusters of cloud coming in from the

north. we are starting to see showers developing across more central parts of the are moving south. some of these showers could produce a hail, sleet, thunder and lightning as well. over the next few hours, frequent wintry showers across the north and some of these eastern areas, and then very soon across the midlands and the south as well. and it will feel chilly. through the cause of this evening and night those showers will continue. they will tend to fade away across western areas, so here clear skies, but probably continuing through the night across eastern areas. tomorrow, certainly from lincolnshire into the east midlands, east anglia, the south east, a risk of more wintry showers and still feeling chilly. warmer by the time you to thursday. this is bbc news.

i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 2pm. theresa may hits the campaign trail in wales — as she seeks to take territory off labour. labour sets out its approach to accept. we will immediately guarantee that all eu nationals living in the uk will see no change in their legal status as a result of rags that. from day one, a big commitment. the two remaining presidential candidates in france attend a ceremony to honour the policeman shot dead in paris last week. sir elton john cancels a series of concerts, after contracting a potentially deadly bacterial infection —