to eu demands." and trending online for wired, apple is rushing to fix a serious bug within its mac operating system. the flaw makes it possible to gain entry to a computer without a password, and also have access to powerful administrator rights. that is a real worry. the reuters news agency says airlines are scrambling to minimise losses as the bali volcano costs grow. airlines have hinted they may have to heavily slash flight prices in march. the main airport remains closed, costing an estimated $5 million a day in lost flight revenue. and lastly, to a health feature in the independent with an article on new research that suggests marriage can help ward off dementia. the study by university college london suggests being single for the rest of your life could increase your risk of developing dementia by 45%

in comparison to married couples. asi as i promised, tom would return. with me is tom stevenson who is the investment director at fidelity international. if we start with korea, and the japan times, both giving their reaction of this latest missile. it does appear to be a significant escalation of the missile test, and a sort of went off the radar for ten weeks, we haven't had any tests at all. suddenly we get another one, which seems to step up the pressure. the claim if it can reach anywhere in the us, which is fiercely a big step change —— obviously. in that io—week pause, if we call it that, we have president trump's

visit to asia. that mammoth tour in whichjust visit to asia. that mammoth tour in which just about every stop, japan, china, south korea, north korea. they said they would all do more to step up the sanctions, the international pressure. it doesn't appear to have made any difference. both the us and japan are taking a very ha rd both the us and japan are taking a very hard line on this. the japan times article quotes the prime minister injapan times article quotes the prime minister in japan saying times article quotes the prime minister injapan saying that this is not acceptable. but very much it is not acceptable. but very much it is not acceptable. but very much it is not going down the diplomatic... rex tillerson in the us is taking, is suggesting that we need to goad down the diplomatic route because clearly, just say we are going to sort it out, which is what they are saying, that is not working. indeed. let's have a look at some of the other stories. we touched on it a little bit earlier. this is the

guardian's take on the divorce bill, if it is a done deal that some are suggesting. £50 billion worth, 55 billion euros. it is a lot of money. i think actually the scale of the offer is one thing. i think the more interesting aspect of it actually is a suggestion that these payments will be staged over many years because effectively, what this is saying, is a the uk will be contributing to eu pensions, to the eu building programme for years, contributing to eu pensions, to the eu building programme foryears, if not decades to come. and that will go down very badly at home i suspect. that is exactly what i thought when i was reading some of the comment very about this so—called divorce bill. when i read that point we would be paying the eu pensions for decades to come, that is something that will be a very bitter pill. actually, it goes against the whole

campaigning prior to the referendum, which was all about the savings and the money that could be ploughed into the nhs. absolutely. if you roll back 18 months, the claim was £350 million a week was going to come into the uk asa week was going to come into the uk as a result of us leaving the eu. now it seems like there will be a very hefty bill. the question is, it is a price worth paying if it gets the trade talks on the agenda in two weeks time? that is the position in which the government is taking. it knows that it needs to pay a high price to get those trade talks, but we mustn't forget that this is just one of three items on the agenda to unlock those trade talks. we have also got the status of the eu citizens living in the uk and more importantly, more contract the bleak, the question about the irish border. there doesn't seem to be any solution to that at the moment. that is a key sticking point.

there's talk about a story that is one of the most read stories online today, our tech corresponded looking into this problem. an apple mac bug that could affect their laptops. i'm sure many watching us right now have one of these devices. 0r sure many watching us right now have one of these devices. or even a desktop. the thing about mac is you think they are harder to hack, harbour to in portrait —— harder to infiltrate. not so? that's absolutely right. it is not just not so? that's absolutely right. it is notjust that. it is the fact that this seems to be a ludicrously easy way to hack in. all you had to do, apparently, is type in, leave the password empty, click and you are in. access is important because it gives you a administrative rights, change settings and then come back later and do whatever you want. this is a really embarrassing

flaw. apple is scrambling to fix this, but it is an embarrassing flaw and it just goes to show that even a company like apple, at steamy established, can do things wrong that are extremely established. as we know, the mixture of speed and scale of problem is not a good mixture and the chances are they could open up other problems. reuters is going to weigh up the cost to bali this shut down of the island as it were because this volcano, which could erupt at any moment, the international airport, they're on the airport, has been shut for three days. this is a critical time of year. we will look at some light niches of the scene as it were. —— some live pictures. bali is trying to weigh up the cost. the pricetag that they put on this

is £5 million a day, in lost revenue for all the airlines that fly there. that is just the beginning of the problem. as you say, it is a busy time of year, lots of people fly to bali at this time of year. something like half the 12 million or so visitors to indonesia actually go to bali. it is eight crucial part of the indonesian tourist economy. there will be knock—on effects because there will be cancellations wrapped into next summer as well. it is very bad news for indonesian tourism, it's very bad news for the airlines as well. let's move on to the study. 15 studies that explore the correlation between dementia risk and marital status. i don't think it is necessarily whether a couple is married or not married, but the point that they are to make people as opposed to one on their own. the evidence shows the overwhelming evidence shows the overwhelming evidence that being in a

relationship in old age is critical to good health. i think that is the point. it is not to do with marriage itself. it is to do with the social contract, the social stimulus which keeps your mind active as you move into old age. also the fact that having a partner keeps you on the straight and narrow. someone saying, do you really wa nt and narrow. someone saying, do you really want that extra glass of wine? have you done any exercise today? the forgetfulness, the confusion, in black that, the other partner notices how someone is changing. just being supportive so maybe doing the things you can no longer do which could just make your life easier. we have had a lot of people getting in touch. something like dementia is one of these health concerns that is extremely costly as well in terms of how economies are trying to weigh up the cost of care. we have: in hertfordshire. he says, what a load

of rubbish. i'm 70 and the only older person i know with dementia is still married. 0bviously, that is one person you know colin. this issue of loneliness and immunity, many say it is common sense, isn't it? if you basically hang out with people and you make sure you are interacting, it's a good thing for your brain as well as everything else. it's not rocket science, but you mention the cost. it is estimated £26 billion a year is the cost of dementia. half of which is borne by the families. that is the uk economy. it matters to sort this out. lovely to have you on the briefing. thank you for your company. hello there. if tuesday was too cold for you, i don't think you're going to find

much to please you in the forecast for the next couple of days, because, if anything, the air is going to get even colder, northerly winds right from the arctic, blowing down across the british isles. where those showers have been falling through the night, the northern half of scotland does have the risk of some icy stretches and there could be some snow mixed in with these showers, not only over the hills. the odd shower into west cornwall and west wales as well. these will continue through the day for much of wales. a frost to start off the morning. some showers into northern ireland. just two degrees in some

places. there is the chance of some icy stretches through the first part of the morning as well. there will bea of the morning as well. there will be a lot of crisp sunshine on wednesday the central south—western scotland, down towards the south coast, largely dry conditions with some sunshine. a few showers in the west. the wintry showers continue in the north where it will be windy as well. it will feel a little bit colder than three degrees. as soon as the sun goes down wednesday night, notice this phase of blue. still some showers in the west and some showers turning increasingly wintry across eastern areas. thursday, high pressure remains outer west, but this area of low pressure, if anything, will try to squash its way in. as the isobars squeeze together, the wind will get stronger. windy across eastern areas. the showers mostly confined to areas across the coast. if they drift in land, they will be wintry, perhaps even some snow to fairly low

levels. this is what it will feel like on thursday afternoon when the ad on the strength of the wind. in many areas, feeling subzero. friday, the showers will be mostly focused on the south—east that earth. and we see some sunshine, still chilly and a band of patchy rain pushes into the north—west. the hind that, just hints of something slightly milder. as luck in other weekend to come. a lot of cloud and some patchy rain at times. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. a doubling of the brexit divorce bill. the government offers to substantially increase its offer to the european union for brexit. the bbc understands the uk could pay between £35 and £49 billion. good morning, it is wednesday 29 november.

also this morning: the children with autism being let down by the system. half of parents say they have waited more than a year for the help they need. it isa it is a fight. it is a constant fight. you