hello, this is breakfast, with tina daheley and christian fraser. borisjohnson heads into crucial talks with the president of iran. after meeting his opposite number yesterday, the foreign secretary is due to sit down with hassan rouhani later this morning. he'll again push for the release of the jailed british mother nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, but she could appear in court later today on new charges. good morning. it is sunday, december ten. heavy snow and icy conditions are predicted as temperatures plummet across large parts of the uk. up to 20 centimetres of snow are expected in some places. this is the scene in north wales. stav will have the latest for us. good morning. today is certainly one

to keep across the weather forecast. disruptive snow in the forecast. it is already selling in some places. i we'll hear why. we'll than why. we'll than just braggingfriahts'i we'll than just bragging-”islets at sta ke. we'll than just bragging-”islets at stake. today's derby in manchester is the biggest game in the premier league so far this season. good morning. first, our main story. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visit to the country. he'll continue to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—irainian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest.

iam sure i am sure it will make a difference. i'm sure him being there, hymn raising her case, hymn raising her case in the context of what's of other stuff, can only help improve relations. —— him raising her case, him raising her case in the context. improved relations can only lead to a better results ross. i am not expecting that on monday morning she comes back on the plane. and we will be getting all the latest analysis on the situation in about 10 minutes. more than 20 arab league countries — including close allies of the united states — have urged president trump to reverse his decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the resolution, which follows three days of violence and protests in the gaza strip and west bank, says the move is a dangerous violation of international law. the league will now ask the un security council to condemn mr trump's declaration. a spell of heavy snow is forecast over parts of wales, the midlands and parts of northern and eastern england. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for up to 10 centimetres of snow at low levels, with up to 20 centimetres

on higher ground. there are fears that some rural areas could become cut off. simon clemison reports. it could be a scene from the snowman. white the new green, as you fly over parts of wales. sledge down it, sculpt it, throw it. it might not look any different to the snow which has fallen from shropshire, but it is coming from a different place, and that could mean it has a much bigger effect. a band of rain, this time persistent, is drifting in from the south—west and is set to push against the cold air, potentially leading to heavy and continuous falls across wide areas of wales, the midlands, and in two northern england, with the possibility of 20 centimetres accumulating in some spots. it could also go further south than originally thought to scotland and northern ireland on alert. a fair amount has already arrived on the weekend but so far it originated

from showers, covering some towns but not others. this hospital is calling on people with 4x4s living nearby to help ring staff to work, with the met office urging people to be prepared. for many, for now, the snow is anything but a problem. we have been sledging down the hill and it is super front. we don't get snow very often, we brought the kids out and it was good fun. just having loads of fun in the snow. the met 0ffice loads of fun in the snow. the met office says roads, rail and air delays are likely. the hope will be that a sunday will help lessen the impact, because lots of people are not at work or school. in fact, they are here. that does look fun. in the last couple of hours the snow has started falling in the midlands this is the scene on the m5 near worcester as the band of wintery showers pushes north. we can speak now to our news correspondent matthew richards who is in north wales

for us this morning. a very good morning to you, matthew. i hope you have enough layers on underneath air. how much snow has fallen overnight where you are? well, it began snowing here in the last hour. it is expected to get heavier over the last few hours —— next few hours. what is making it worse in places like wales is that you can see the snow behind me largely fell on friday. we expect the snow will be even heavier than that. up to ten centimetres in most places, possibly 20 centimetres on high ground. there is a warning from the met office that some rural areas could find themselves completely cut off the roads becoming impassable. the police are obviously urging people not to make any unnecessary journeys and the rac motoring organisation says it is expecting to deal with about 7500 accidents across the united kingdom. they say that if you have to make these journeys, make sure you are prepared and you have a smoke it in your car, including a shovel to help dig your way out of trouble, a flask to keep

warm drink in and plenty of food. —— snow kit. across the central part of the uk we are expecting the snow to get heavier over the next few hours for much of the day. matthew, for now, thank you. we will have a device later on on how to stay safe in the bad weather. —— device. it is due to sweep through the country across the day. let us know how the weather is affecting you this morning. you can contact us on email, at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. and you can tweet us using the hashtag bbcbreakfast. the equalities watchdog is to conduct its own review into the grenfell tower fire. 71 people died in the blaze, in west london injune. the equality and human rights commission is expected to consider whether the government and the local council failed in their duty to protect life. it will publish its conclusions in april, before the full findings of the official inquiry are known. students in england are being encouraged to study for undergraduate degrees in two years rather than three. the university's ministerjo johnson says these shorter courses

will save thousands of pounds in tuition fees — even though universities would be able to charge nearly 2,000 pounds more per year. andy moore reports. it was a conservative manifesto promised to introduce more to degree courses. and plenty that plan has proved tough going. the universities it will mean major changes to their schedules, with the prospect of the same or less schedules, with the prospect of the same oi’ less money schedules, with the prospect of the same or less money in income. 0ther government's own admission, the pickup so far has been pitiful, with only 0.2% of students on fast tracked degrees. the new scheme would see students paying more for each individual year of their course but more than £5,000 less than they would have done if it had lasted three years. it is a fantastic offer. the same quality degree, quality assured in exactly the same way, provided in a more intensive way. so instead of 30 weeks a year studying over three years, a really

driven student, a highly motivated student, could pack in 45 weeks over two years. the government says each student on a two—year course will save at least £35,000 if you add in save at least £35,000 if you add in save living costs and a year's extra earnings to the equation. and they say demand from students will persuade universities to offer the new courses. iraq has announced that its war against so—called islamic state is over. prime minister haider al—abadi told a conference in baghdad that iraqi troops were now in complete control of the border with syria, where the last pockets of is had been holding out. the announcement comes days after russia said it has defeated the group in syria. the singer—songwriter chris rea collapsed on stage last night while performing at a concert in oxford. the 66—year—old — who is best known for writing ‘driving home for christmas' — had a stroke last year. the ambulance service said it had taken a patient to hospital, and he was in a stable condition. around 8,000 people braved freezing conditions in edinburgh to raise awareness of homelessness and rough sleeping.

last night's sleep in the park event was billed as "the world's biggest sleepout" and aims to raise 4 million pounds for charity. the fundraisers were entertained with music from liam gallagher and john cleese wrote and performed a bedtime story. we have a collective responsibility of society to stick up for them and give them a hand out and help them back onto their feet. 0ther give them a hand out and help them back onto their feet. other things we have learned over the last five yea rs of we have learned over the last five years of with homeless people is that if you do give them that chance, they can thrive in the same way anybody else can. a newly discovered money which is believed to be more than 3000 years old has gone on display in each of. it is thought to be that of a senior official. it was found at a site close to the valley of the kings we re close to the valley of the kings were many of ancient each of‘s fa roes were were many of ancient each of‘s faroes were buried. —— ancient you jumped's pharaoh. —— egypt's

pharoahs. nazanin zaghari ratcliffe has spent almost 20 months in an iranianjail. today she faces the possiblity of a further court appearance on new charges, after the foreign secretary borisjohnson wrongly told the commons she'd been in iran to train journalists when she was arrested in 2016. mrjohnson is expected to discuss her release with the iranian president during the second day of his visit to tehran. siavush randjbar—daemi is a lecturer in iranian history at manchester university and joins us now. good to see you. what is your assessment of borisjohnson‘s is it so assessment of borisjohnson‘s is it so far? vote sides have been cagey. aurisjohnston so far? vote sides have been cagey. auris johnston release so far? vote sides have been cagey. aurisjohnston release date brief, is synced —— is a synced press statement saying he had frank and constructive talks with the iranian foreign minister. the iranian side has done less than that. most of the iranian media has focused on other issues brought up in these talks. it

issues brought up in these talks. it is clear that these talks are delicate and complex and neither side was really publicising them, forfear side was really publicising them, for fear ofjeopardising the process. these meetings are always transactional. is there any leverage thatjohnson has over the iranians here? over the past few weeks, some form of average has been mooted. for example, the fact that there is an ongoing controversy over a payment that the uk needs to make two iran over an orderfor that the uk needs to make two iran over an order for tanks at the stroke of the iranian revolution. they were never delivered and there are now wants a hefty payment plus interest. there are problems relating to the financial transaction following the sanctions against iran. the iranian side has complained, the speaker of parliament, after his meeting with mrjohnson, he did state that iran, he did bring up the issue of the uk not doing enough to reconnect iran into the international financial system following the end of

sanctions. so i think that is the main issue that the iranians are bringing up. they are trying to put across the fact that she is not the only item on the agenda. we do know that she could read you in court today. how likely do you think it is that borisjohnson, the foreign secretary, will be able to secure her release? it doesn't look likely at the moment, judging from the body language and judging from the sort of statements that have come out on both sides. i think at best, he will seek an incremental improvements, perhaps at the last minute, the court case could be suspended. they will be looking for a roadmap for a way out rather than a quick solution. is this different, is it about different elements in the iranian regime battling for suppressing? is this fee quds versus the foreign ministry? what is going on internally? well, from a factional perspective, the foreign

ministry and the quds have never been on the same wavelength. the judiciary is in the hands of conservative hardliners. the foreign ministry and the iranian government are the ones who have really trying —— been trying to patch up their relationship with the uk. when president rani got to power the us -- uk president rani got to power the us —— uk embassy was closed in iran. now we have an ambassador, all sorts of activities going on. so there is an element of a power struggle going on as well, which adds an additional layer to the whole case. the issue with iranians is that they keep claiming that she is an iranian citizen. she does have dual nationality. that is not recognised in orion. they will claim that she knew that, when she travelled to iran. from their point of view, despite this interest in the uk, it is still not a bilateral consulate case. it is a case of the room. let's look at the papers. the sunday telegraph, a big week coming up in brussels. that summit on thursday,

the sunday telegraph says there is a bit of a row going on about watchful alignment actually means. the brexit truce that we saw on friday has been unravelling as the different ministers tried to interpret the wording. the front page of the mail on sunday. prime minister had to separate ministers in bust up at commons. the paper says theresa may had to step in as the defence secretary brexit philip hammond, the chancellor, over cuts to the army. the full story is in the mail. the sunday times has a picture of somebody who went for a swim serpentine in hyde park yesterday. a bad idea and eastern bridges. this is the story on the left. an allegation that bribes were paid by labour councillors in a tower hamlets council for a building, labour councillors in a tower hamlets councilfor a building, £2 million, allegedly, paid as a bribe in return for planning permission for this particular building. santa's slaves

sa nta's slaves — santa's slaves — the mirror claiming delivery drivers for amazon are earning less than the minimum wage. there's a legal bid to end the 14—hour shifts, they claim with no breaks. 0k, shall we catch up with stav? 0h, he's not with us? not quite yet. the front page of one more paper. i don't think there's that much more to say than "zoe's new man" of the sun 0n to say than "zoe's new man" of the sun on sunday. stav is with us. lots to talk about. absolutely. where are we seeing the snow, first of all? which parts of the country? ok, it's falling quite heavily and widely now across parts of wales. let me show you this polygon where the snow is. it's changed a little bit. there's heavy snow further south as well out of this circle. generally speaking, it's north of the m4 corridor where we're seeing the snow falling south of it. milder air is pushing in, so it's turning to rain. heavy snow is

falling through central and northern parts of wales — in fact, sunnybridge has seen i4cm of snow, and the snowfall rates are really mounting up here. heavy snow widely through the midlands, and the northern extent of it could just reach the manchester area before easing back southwards as well. five centimetres to ten centimetres quite widely, and we could be looking at as much as 20cm over the hills. like i mentioned, i4cm already in mid—wales. this is the area of heavy snow through the course of the morning. it's going to be treacherous. if you are heading out early, you really need to bear in mind that roads really could be gridlocked as the snow is coming down pretty heavily now. the other feature working out across the south of the country — severe gales already reaching the far south—west of england. they‘ re already reaching the far south—west of england. they're going to blow through the bristol channel, across southern coasts. 60 miles an hour to 80mph. this will cause disruption as well. slightly milder across the

south as gales blow through. cold with that snow petering out and becoming lighter through the course of the day. for much of scotland and northern ireland — a fine day. very cold, but lots of crisp winter sunshine. further wintry showers continuing across the north of scotland. there will be a risk of ice in places tonight as that snow continues to ease away. temperatures in parts of the highlands could be down to minus 10, minus 11, maybe minus 12 celsius, but less cold across the south. still a cold night to come. 0n across the south. still a cold night to come. on monday, we're looking at this feature, which is going to batter france. another deep area of low pressure is going to give a glancing blow to southern southeastern parts of the country. a mixture of rain, sleet and snow, fairly strong gale—force winds here too. quite windy across western scotla nd too. quite windy across western scotland and northern ireland, feeding showers here. these will continue to be wintry in places. but a good chunk of the country looks fine on monday, with good spells of sunshine, and those windy conditions across the south—east continue to ease away. tuesday — much quieter. we lose that area of low pressure. cold, frosty start to most of the

country, but it's going to be a pleasa nt country, but it's going to be a pleasant day, with crisp sunshine up and down the uk. 8 degrees across the south—west. bear in mind the weather's going to be very severe across parts of england and wales this morning due to the heavy snow and then to severe gales across the south—west. thank you very much. i can see another bank of snow coming in as well over his left should there are. it's going to be cold all the way through till wednesday! yeah. do send us your pictures if you've woken up and it's send us your pictures if you've woken up and its white outside your window — give us a tweet or e—mail us. window — give us a tweet or e—mail us. yep, show us what it's doing where you are. we'll be back with the headlines at 6:30. now it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark? we have stronger,

which is a film about the boston bombing survivorjeff bowman. human flow, a very affecting documentary by ai weiwei. and the dinner — steve coogan and richard gere together at last. we can discuss that. stronger, i mean, people will remember so vividly the boston marathon bombing and this is very much about the aftermath. so jake gyllenhaal as a jeff bowman, who was a young bostonian who was there at the finishing line and was involved in the blast and lost both his legs. and having survived the bombing then had to rebuild his life both physically and indeed, mentally. and deal with the fact he'd suddenly become right at the centre of the spotlight, which saw him in many ways as the embodiment of the boston strong mantra. here's a clip. when you're ready, scooch ahead before you stand up.

yeah. 0k. 0k, scooch ahead. up, hips back. chest up. chest up, chest up. good, good, 0k? good. it's a little sore. it's like needles on my legs. you look awesome. it looks amazing. keep going. i can't, i can't. good job, good job. now the story's extraordinarily, not least because when he wakes up in hospital the first thing he does

is say, i saw the bombers. he wants to pass on that information. but what the film is really, really interested in is the way in which his struggle to recover works. and also his relationship with his originally on— off girlfriend and his mother and his family. you saw miranda richardson as his mother, who is really, really terrific. and i think what central to it is the film doesn't play him as a hero, it plays him as somebody who is in a position, you know, which they had nothing to do with. and suddenly find themselves in the centre of this great personal struggle and suddenly find themselves the centre of all this media attention. and if you know, on the one hand doing this very, very heroic thing, but on the other hand finding it very hard to cope with that attention. what i like about the film is that it doesn't try and paint two dimensional pictures. he has fractious relationships with his family, with his girlfriend, he goes through different phases. i think what happens with the movie is it involves you in the story in a way that you genuinely believe that what you're seeing is a

realistic portrayal. it's not exploitative, it's melodramatic. i think it's based on a book he wrote. absolutely. the details are true. we've seen enough hollywood movies which are doing triumph over adversity, that do so in a way that is kind of saccharine and very sentimental and relies very heavily on sentimentality and melodrama. i found this very moving. there are moments that make you cry, moments that make you laugh. the most important thing was it seemed honest it seemed truthful. it was done in a way that is low—key enough to never feel like what it was doing was exploiting the situation at all. i was surprisingly moved by it. it doesn't change the format of film, it doesn't do anything major to the structure, the kind of story we've seen before. but it plays it well and played it in a heartfelt way. it feels like an honest endeavour that was moving and affecting. the ai weiwei film, your second choice. human flow.

sadly i haven't seen it yet. i can only assume that it is unbelievably, unbearably moving. it is very moving. ai weiwei is a conceptual artist, this is about the current refugee crisis and the humanitarian disaster unfolding around the world. it's a portrait of global displacement, different people forced to move from their homes for horrific reasons. shot in 25 countries. 20 countries, 25 film crews. some of the footage is hand—held. some of it, these extraordinary aerial shots, drone shots, of huge numbers of people moving through incredibly hostile terrain, refugee camps. we do get interviews, we do get discussions, but the most affecting stuff is this sort of image of humanity on the move, and the persistence of barriers and borders and boundaries and people rather than receiving welcome facing a wall. it is a film that has a cumulative impact over the course of the movie you do become overwhelmed by the scope of this. but i think, again, it's a very interesting piece of film—making because it is using film

to tell the story in a way which is, you know, specifically visual. we do get discussions of these terrifying subjects as the film plays out. the stuff that works less well is when we see ai weiwei talking to some of the refugees, that the stuff that actually, we enough, has less impact than when you see the scope of what the film is depicting, it's called human flow. 0k. the dinner. yes. what did you think? well... hmm. 0k. it's the latest from 0ren moverman, and it's adapted from a novel. it is the story of the hidden violence of the bourgeoisie. it's also one of those things that asks the question, what would you do to protect a loved one? in upstate new york two chalk and cheese brothers, played by steve coogan and richard gere, you couldn't get more chalk and cheese. and their respective partners, rebecca hall and laura linney. they meet in an upmarket restaurant. coogan‘s character is tetchy and awkward and difficult. richard gere is a smooth politician. but there is a terrible family secret they have to discuss. here is a clip.

this is long overdue. what were you talking about? we were just enjoying one of those awkward pauses, as they say. not talking about anything. well we're going to talk tonight. put it all on the table. there's a lot going on. are you 0k? don't. perhaps there's a better table. it's really, it's all right, we're fine here. actually, actually, the other room i think is better. as private as a fish tank. there's something wrong, let me check, just a second. i actually agree. i'm not moving. what's interesting about this is this discussion they're not having, that they move towards having, plays out over the courses of this ridiculously elaborate dinner. each course is,

you know, described by the maitre d' in incredible terms. at the centre of the discussion is this hidden secret about something which has happened with their children. and i think the film has got really good performances. great cast, really good ensemble cast. 0ren moverman got a very good performance out of richard gere previously in a film in which richard gere is playing a homeless man. actually, ai weiwei got a really good performance out of him. the problem with the film to some extent is it probably two courses too long, its two hours and it should be 89 minutes. when we at the table, when that kind of... the unspoken arguments are sort of broiling and seething away i think it works rather well. it then has this kind of flashback structure in which it moves back to events in the past and we see things unfolding from lots of different perspectives. to me, that works slightly less well. i'm some people have really taken against the movie. one of the reasons is, they're pretty claustrophobic company. they're not people you want to spend that much time in their company because... steve coogan‘s character is so difficult, so awkward.

richard gere's character seems to be so smooth and so smarmy. yet during the course of the drama it does play with our expectations of how each character's motivations will fall. it's flawed, no question about it, and it is at least two courses too long, but in the middle of it there is a main course which is well worth trying. i think i absolutely killed the food metaphor stone dead now. we've done it but we knew what you meant by it. let's not do it again. i'm so delighted you have chosen this, because it encouraged me to see it again, a film i haven't seen probably since i was at university. a matter of life and death. an absolute delight. one of the greatest movies ever made. it made immediately in the aftermath of the war, the ministry of information said to powell and pressburger, could you please make a film that would encourage the brits and the americans to like each other more. and they came up with a matter of life and death, which ends up being a story about this world and the next. it's just been rereleased

in a 4k print. it's so moving. it starts with david niven as a doomed airman, you know, falling in love with somebodyjust on a radio. then he evades death because the emissary from the other world coming to get him gets lost in the fog of the channel. it's a film that plays out you can either read it as a psychological drama or read it as another wordly drama, or you can just read it as a comedian, some slightly metaphysical romance. it's funny and smart and looks brilliant. extraordinary cinematography. how many times have you seen it? i think this was only my second. but you, you know, effectively forced me to watch it again this week and i just thought, some of the script is wonderful. it's just... it is, i hate to say this, the kind of film theyjust don't make any more. yet it's incredibly future looking. it does that brilliant thing of converting the wizard of oz, everything down on earth is in technicolor, everything in the other world is in black and white, which inverts what you would actually expect. it's one of the greatest movies ever made. if not, arguably, the greatest movie ever made. and it's out again. from 1946. fantastic.

very quick thought about dvd. atomic blonde. i mean basically this is a sort of, you know, and adaptation of the graphic novel coldest city. it's a tale of spies and neon. charlize theron is having an absolute ball in it. it doesn't make a lot of sense, but it's very stylish and it's very entertaining. it could be, i think there is a place for, you know, the stylish, stylishly empty film, and this is it. i enjoyed it very much, though it's probably a guilty pleasure. i love that, stylishly empty. marvellous. what a way to end. thank you very much, mark, see you again next week. plenty to discuss this week, as we've just proved. enjoy your cinema viewing this week. see you next time. bye bye. hello, this is breakfast with tina daheley and christian fraser. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. that was your bit, by the way, wasn't it? that's fine. i will talk about snow instead. heavy snow is hitting the uk. the met office has issued an amber weather warning for up to 10 centimetres of snow at low levels, with up to 20 centimetres on higher ground.

there are concerns that rural areas could become cut off. we can speak now to our news correspondent matthew richards who is in north wales for us this morning. matthew, how much snow has there been overnight? eight my experience is that correspondence go out and try to find the snow and can't find it but it seems you have hit the jack what? yes, we have been very lucky. the problem here in north wheels is that lots of the heavy snow that you can see behind me: friday. it is a bit ofa see behind me: friday. it is a bit of a double whammy. this snow will be moving across the centre of the ukfor be moving across the centre of the uk for much of the day. it has been snowing here for more than an hour this morning. up to ten centimetres in many places. possibly 20 centimetres in higher parts of ground where we are. there is a warning from the rac that they expect about seven and a half thousand accidents on the road today. and the warning from the police is not to make anyjourneys on this they are absolutely essential. we are also hearing about people in hospitals in shropshire and north wales who have been asking

for help, 4x4 drivers in shropshire have been asked to help ring medical staff in. in north wales blood supplies have incurred around by members of the red cross. the appeal for people is that if they are taking journeys to take a pack with them that might help them out if they should get caught. extra clothing, warm drink and food. a snow shovel. just in case the worst happens. we have also been hearing that this should read bad for the next few hours or so, until early afternoon. ok. matthew, we will stay in touch with you. sorry about the sound quality. gremlins everywhere, this morning. we are also just hearing that flights have been temporarily delayed at birmingham airport because of the snow. stav will be with us in the next 15 minutes with a full weather forecast. we have to get a train to london this afternoon. i don't fancy oui’ london this afternoon. i don't fancy our chances, to be honest. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, is due to meet the iranian president, hassan rouhani, this morning on the second day of his visit to the country.

he'll continue to press for the release of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe — a british—irainian aid—worker who's been held prisoner in the country since april 2016. she denies charges of trying to overthrow the iranian government. but she faces the possibility of a further court appearance today after mrjohnson appeared last month to contradict her claim she was on holiday in iran at the time of her arrest. i am sure it will make a difference. i'm sure him being there, him raising her case, him raising her case in the context of lots of other stuff, can only help improve relations. and improved relations can only lead to a better results for us. but i'm not expecting that on monday morning she comes back on the plane. more than 20 arab league countries — including close allies of the united states — have urged president trump to reverse his decision to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. the resolution, which follows three days of violence and protests in the gaza strip and west bank, says the move is a dangerous violation of international law. the league will now ask the un security council to condemn

mr trump's declaration. the equalities watchdog is to conduct its own review into the grenfell tower fire. 71 people died in the blaze, in west london injune. the equality and human rights commission is expected to consider whether the government and the local council failed in their duty to protect life. it will publish its conclusions in april, before the full findings of the official inquiry are known. students in england are being encouraged to study for undergraduate degrees in two years rather than three. the university's ministerjo johnson says that students taking shorter courses will save thousands of pounds in tuition fees and living expenses, even though universities would be able to charge nearly £2000 more per year than the current maximum ofjust over £1000. iraq has announced that its war against so—called islamic state is over. prime minister haider al—abadi told a conference in baghdad that iraqi troops were now in complete control of the border with syria, where the last pockets

of is had been holding out. the announcement comes days after russia said it has defeated the group in syria. the singer—songwriter chris rea collapsed on stage last night while performing at a concert in oxford. the 66—year—old — who is best known for writing ‘driving home for christmas' — had a stroke last year. the ambulance service said it had taken a patient to hospital, and he was in a stable condition. around 8,000 people braved freezing conditions in edinburgh to raise awareness of homelessness and rough sleeping. last night's sleep in the park event was billed as "the world's biggest sleepout" and aims to raise 4 million pounds for charity. the fundraisers were entertained with music from liam gallagher and john cleese wrote and performed a bedtime story. we have a collective responsibility as society to stick up for them and give them a hand out and help them back onto their feet. all the things we have learned over the last five years working with homeless people is that if you do give them that chance, they can thrive in the same way anybody else can. a so—called bat plague has hit a rural town in australia,

where a large colony of flying foxes out—number residents 25 to one. the town of charters towers in queensland is now having to consider drastic measures to remove the creatures, which are protected by national environemnt laws, including removing trees and setting up nets. residents, who've been complaining about noise, say the authorities should have acted sooner. first yesterday's matches, and a huge win for west brom — the eucalyptus trees are flowering, so the eucalyptus trees are flowering, so that is why they have come out. presumably that is what they are eating. kind of eerie, to see a sky full of rats. they will always be that a wing of your house that you wa nt to that a wing of your house that you want to renovate. the wing of your house! well, i don't have a wing of a house, but that is what i always

hear about bats. so, and massive, massive day of sport today. the manchester derby. in the past it has often been a case of not really mattering, especially in the last this really! it always matters! welcome in terms of manchester, the red and blue sides, it matters. outside manchester doesn't have much resonance because london clubs have in dominating the premier league. and we have seen leicester coming through as well. this season, it really does matter. pep guardiola against jose really does matter. pep guardiola againstjose mourinho, but also really does matter. pep guardiola against jose mourinho, but also the top two teams in the premier league. there is a feeling that if city wind... what is the difference, in lebanon five? exactly. and it is always that statistic, the team that wins and is top of the table at christmas is more likely to go on and win the premier league. anyway, i'll be showing you more about that. i have in doing a big piece on the derby today. that's take a look at it yesterday's matches. first yesterday's matches, and a huge win for west brom — they beat chelsea — a first win for them under

david moyes too. marko arnotovic‘s first goal for the club arrived in just the sixth minute, but it proved enough to beat the reigning premier league champions at london stadium. despite the win west ham remain in the bottom three. what a great result for us. we needed to find one of the results, we can really close against city. don't get me wrong. tough today, chelsea kept us under pressure. we scored a good goal and played well at times in the first half and if we had been a bit it with the ball a couple of times in the second half i think we might have got another goal. tottenham ended a run of four games without a league win by thrashing stoke city 5—1. an own goal from stoke captain ryan shawcross put spurs ahead in the first half. son hueng—min got the second at wembley and harry kane scored twice as spurs moved above north london neighbours arsenal into fifth. jermain defoe scored twice for bournemouth against crystal palace at selhurst park, his second was a cracker.

but the story of the game can in the closing stages, christian benteke missed the penalty which would have given palace all three points. 2—2 it finished, but manager roy hodgson was angry as benteke should not have taken the spot—kick. weaver management decided on the penalty. we don't expect players to change those decisions in the course of the game. unfortunately we are not on the pitch. if it was a training session we could have done something about it but we are a premier league game and it was a long way from it. although we tried to shout out instructions they'll be seeded and get as far as the penalty spot. -- they obviously didn't yet as far. —— get. and swansea city are off the bottom of the table. a late goal from captain wilfried bony gave them a vital win over west brom to ease the pressure on head coach paul clement. there were also wins yesterday for burnley, huddersfield and leicester.

in the scottish premiership rangers had to come from behind as they beat ross county 2—1 at ibrox. there were 1—0 wins for both saintjohnstone and hearts while kilmarnock thrashed partick thistle 5—1. in rugby union's european champions cup a toulon try in the closing stages condemned bath to their first defeat of the group stage. the two sides were level at the top of pool 5 the start of the day. bath had led twice, but anthony bellow went over for toulon with four minutes left on the clock. they play each other again next week. elsewhere there were wins for the welsh sides — scarlets and ospreys. ronnie o'sullivan remains on course to equal steve davis's record of six uk championships — he's through to the final against shaun murphy later today. the rocket held off a late fightback from stephen maguire to win 6—4 after taking a 4—frames—to—nil lead. meanwhile 2008 winner murphy beat welshman ryan day 6—3 in the other semi—final. james degale lost his ibf super middleweight title in london last night, after being beaten by big underdog caleb truax on a split decision. the former olympic champion was clearly not at his best, and took a barrage of punches in the fifth round.

and while he hung on, the american unsettled de gale — and was the victor on 2 of the 3 judges scorecards. now you might remember billy monger, the teenage racing car driver who had to have his lower legs amputated after a crash back in april. he can now walk again, with prosthetic legs after spending several months in a wheelchair. he was presented with a special award during end of year prize—giving by motorsports' governing body the fia. after which he revealed he's aiming for a competitive return to action next year. some rulings that were in place before about single seat is not being an option for disabled drivers have been overruled. my plan is to get back into a single seater racecar for 2018. in what? hopefully

british f3, i think. that is the plan. just a remarkable story, to see him back on his feet. and to the behind the wheel of a car, really special. let's get back to the manchester derby which kicks off at half four. the top two teams in the premier league going head to head, although eight points separate leaders city and united. i've had a foot in both camps this week to look ahead to the biggest game of the season so far. at faithful —— for the city faithful there has been a lot to cheer for there has been a lot to cheer for the season. one of the favourites for the title, and seemingly unstoppable domestically. they have won 13 consecutive games in the premier league, equalling the record. they have not lost since the beginning of april, when they were beaten by chelsea. so far this season they have dropped just two points, scoring more goals than any other team. how much does that record of consecutive wins play on

your mind, if at all, and do you think about that at all? no, absolutely nothing. so... if you are going to play one game, just think, in the record, you forget what you have to do to win the games. it means we won. sooner or later the re cord means we won. sooner or later the record is going to be broken. so... yeah, it is what we have to do to win the game, that is my concern. for so long they were manchester's second sight. as recently as 1999, city were down in the third tier and struggling. fast forward a decade, and shake mozilla at his abu dhabi billions took over in 2008. —— sheikh mansour. it took them for yea rs sheikh mansour. it took them for years to win their first premier league title. their second game in 2014. for those who have followed their ‘s and downs, there is a buzz about this common —— this current generation. expectation that city will be the manchester side. write

their way through the side, the control of the ball, the passing of the ball, the accuracy of the passing, the confidence and elite in each individual player, i've never seen anything like that before in my career as a football. so for manchester city the stakes are high. win this weekend, and they will set a new premier league record for consecutive wins in one season. and they could set themselves up for a third premier league title and usher ina new third premier league title and usher in a new era of dominance. but united have their own records to preserve. 40 matches unbeaten at old trafford. 41 on sunday would be a new high. the last time they lost here at home, was in 2016. who beat them then? city. for the people born in the city, and feeling the cause in that good, positive rivalry, i think it is a special match. whether you are red or blue or not even from

manchester at all, this derby is not just a special occasion. it is the biggest game of the premier league season so far. yes, so much of the back that it is the top two teams in the premier league, but all those records are at sta ke league, but all those records are at stake as well. and pep guardiola is saying he is not even thinking about how they could break the premier league record for consecutive wins, but there is so much hanging on it. they are also saying it is supposed to be the most watched premier league game in history. 1 billion people are expected to watch and 189 countries. there you go, another record at stake. extraordinary. where is your money? city. because paul pogba is suspended?” where is your money? city. because paul pogba is suspended? i think that will be a factor, but the way they have been playing this season they have been playing this season they have been playing this season they have looked untouchable. they have just gelled together so well. they have that ability to take it away they have that ability to take it r they have that ability to take it away very quickly, don't they? yes, it is almost european football, like italians that all in its heyday, all about possession. you should stay

neutral! it is never easy and the theatre of dreams. you can never write off manchester united at old trafford. but for me, city are the better side at the moment. we will see how many gloves are on today, because it is a cold one. freezing temperatures continue to cause hazardous roads across the uk. the local government association has urged households to show extra vigilance and ensure friends, relatives and neighbours are safe during the cold water. barbara murray joins during the cold water. barbara murrayjoins us now in the studio, a gp. good to see you. good morning. wrapped up warm? very much. it's real bitter out there now. yeah. what can people do to keep themselves safe when it is this cold? cold themselves safe when it is this cold ? cold weather themselves safe when it is this cold? cold weather is expected in december but, in some parts of the uk, it's hitting minus double figures. obviously we all know about keeping warm, but the people we need to focus on, really, are the elderly, who are particularly vulnerable. as we get older, the

thermostat in the body doesn't work as efficiently, and much more likely to suffer with hypothermia and, as the temperatures drop. if the temperature outside is, say, less than eight degrees, there's a greater risk of heart attacks, strokes, and falls. notjust because they're slipping on the ice, but the colder we are, the less agile we are and more like 3 trip over things in the house. so looking at — just looking at the whole environment in the house, keeping one room, in particular, warm — sitting in the living room with the door shut — it's very expensive, heating a house, so if you can afford to just keep that one room warm, wear lots of layers — because we trap warm air between different layers, so natural cottons and fibres, wool, hands, extremities, feet — wear a hat, lots of hot drinks, fill a hot water bottle — all of those sorts of things... eat well, have the flu jab — that's particularly important... does it work? well, it does work, this year there's a little bit of

controversy about the efficacy of this year's flu. it might only be 30% effective. but as somebody said to me, 30% is better than nothing. it is really important, because there are an extra 8,000 deaths a year from flu each year, and 25,000 deaths every year as a result of the cold weather. when you say have the flu jab, do you mean everybody, or just vulnerable people? well, vulnerable people in particular can have the flu jab for free. or you could pay for the flu jab, if you think that you're likely to be in an environment where you're at risk. something that people don't actually realise is — if you're a carer, so if you're looking after somebody, you can go on a list at the doctor's surgery and have a free flu jab, because protecting yourself protects the person you're looking after. so health care workers, for example, or somebody who's caring for a relative at home, should have the flu jab. that's really important. children,

particularly, are super spreaders. so particularly, are super spreaders. so if we can... don't i know it! laughs i've got everything that my two have got. exactly. if you can stop the children from spreading the flu, you're protecting everybody else. yeah. those are the sorts of things. keeping stocked up with food. you can freeze milk, for example — i didn't realise this — in a plastic bottle, take the top off, let a little bit out because it expands in the freezer — if you're trapped somewhere in the middle of the countryside and can't get out, have a couple of pints of milk frozen. you can freeze bread, freeze cheese... always have... you can freeze bread, freeze cheese... always have... it's one of those days, though, isn't it? if you've got an old person next door you've got an old person next door you might not drop in on very regularly, just nip in and check they have food in the fridge so they don't have to go out. it's one of those days, isn't it? we might see people who have relatives looking after them. those relatives might not be able to get to them. we

shouldn't make assumptions that everybody is being cared for. a daughter may not be able 32 look after their relatives. think who lives nearby, be proactive, and knock on the door or... if you pop into the shops, it might be easy to say, "i can pick up some stuff for you as well." exactly. exactly. barbara, thank you very much.“ you as well." exactly. exactly. barbara, thank you very much. if you arejust barbara, thank you very much. if you are just joining barbara, thank you very much. if you arejustjoining us, i should remind you that flights are suspended at the moment at birmingham airport. it is falling quite in the midlands at the moment. we'll get the highways agency on after 7:00, and bring you up agency on after 7:00, and bring you up to date with what's happening on the roads. stav has the weather for us this morning. you've got some useful information where the snow is falling? that's right. it is falling very heavily now. this forecast is coming off correctly, which is a lwa ys coming off correctly, which is always very good news. amber - be prepared — met office warnings in force for very heavy snow affecting parts of the midlands and wales. the

current snow depths are already piling up. it could be even bigger than this in sunnybridge at the moment — 14cm there, likely to continue to pile up here. we could be looking at as much as 20cm in places. this is the amber warning area — central—northern wales, widely into the midlands, and across some eastern midlands areas as well. generally to the south, it's turning to rain, but in the heavier bursts of rain, we could see wet snow falling, for example, in the bristol area — heavy rain moving in through the course of the morning. so, very heavy snow here for the next few hours. as we head through the course of the morning, that snow will continue. it's almost stalled in places — the snow is going to fall over the same area for quite a while — but it will gradually start to become lighter and patchier as the morning wears on. the next hazard we're looking at is southern southwestern parts of the country. south wales through the bristol channel channel —— bristol channel, 60mph to 80mph — that's going to cause disruption as well, along with

the snow. really severe weather this morning across much of england and wales. across the north of the uk, though, you'd be wondering what all the fus is about. for much of scotland, snowshowers across the north highlands, northern ireland, far north of england — dry, very cold, but plenty of crisp, winter sunshine. hazardous conditions remain in place. roads will be treacherous. light snow will continue on into the evening first pa rt continue on into the evening first part of the night. ice will be a massive hazard as well, across areas where temperatures are really falling away in central—northern parts. temperatures lower than this in some rural areas. we could be looking at minus 10 to minus 12 celsius over the snowfields of the highlands and grampians. into monday, we're looking to the south — this area of low pressure will bring damaging winds to parts of france for us, we'll see wet and windy weather across central, southern and southeastern parts. we could see wintrithesis, particularly over the south downs. it will eventually clear away. for most parts, a strong

northerly breeze. fine, with crisp winter sunshine. again, watch out for the ice. it will be a cold one. tuesday looking much quieter. we're in between weather systems. a cold, frosty start — watch out for ice again — but temperatures generally in low single figures. milder air pushing in towards the south—west with thickening cloud. watch out for this very heavy snow over the next few hours, already causing problems across parts of wales and central parts of england. a box—set day! watch the box set, watch the football. stay in. teachers are calling for highly caffeinated energy drinks to be banned from schools. they've been described as a form of "legal high" by one of the largest teaching unions, who say they are fuelling bad behaviour. adrian goldberg from five live investigates joins us. good morning. good morning. what's the problem with these energy drinks? well, it is the level of both sugar and of caffeine in these drinks. in theory, there is a code of conduct which means that the

drinks should not be targeted at under—16—year—olds. but research carried out by academics in the north—east of england, led by newcastle university, has found that children as young as ten are highly aware of these drinks, and as many asa aware of these drinks, and as many as a third of children aged between 10 and 18 drink an energy drink at least once a week. many of them, though, drink more than that. so you've got incredibly high levels of sugar —i you've got incredibly high levels of sugar — i looked at one can this week, about that high, and we're talking about 20 lumps of sugar in that particular can. how is that allowed?! then you've got the caffeine, which of course for young people can lead to insomnia and, according to the teachers, the nas uwt union — talking about the possibility of bad behaviour as well. so you've got these drinks which shouldn't, in theory, be marketed at under 16—year—olds. but under 16—year—olds believe they are marketed at them. that's what the research shows. very often it's on the internet — you get acts of daring—do, bravery, incredible

feats, sponsored by a well—known energy brand. youngsters ten and upwards seeing these videos on youtube and thinking, "wow, that's a cool thing to do," but obviously it's cool thing to do," but obviously its associated with a well—known energy drink. and it's linked to studying, exams... it's clear that young people do take them for that. they think, "it's going to give me an extra boost here." the academics we've spoken to say that boost is actually short—lived — once you've got used to a certain level of consumption of energy drink, after that, well, you need to take more energy drinksjust to that, well, you need to take more energy drinks just to get back to the boost that you enjoyed in the first place. i went to a school in liverpool this week which has actually banned the consumption of energy drinks, and they say the behaviour of children at that school over the last two years since the drinks were banned has markedly improved. so... what's the spin from the manufacturers of these drinks? it's quite interesting. the body that represents many of the major brands says, "there is a voluntary

code of conduct which we sign up t°_" code of conduct which we sign up to." "voluntary" being the key word. where they say they don't target under 16—year—olds, they say regulatory authorities around the world have deemed the ingredients of energy drinks to be safe. you pay your money, you take your choice. adrian, thank you very much. you can hear more on that story on five live investigates on bbc radio five live at 11:00. on a bicycle, sir bradley wiggins was a born winner — and he has the trophy cabinet to prove it. after retiring from cycling last year, he's now hoping to make it as an elite rower. but his first competitive event didn't go according to plan, as david mcdaid reports. velodrome. check. crowd — check. olympic champion cyclist — check. he's the one in blue with the long hair. now, we're used to seeing sir bradley wiggins do this. but on this visit to the london olympic velodrome, the bike was missing —

instead, an unfamiliar challenge, and an unfamiliar look, too. wiggins had come to the british rowing indoor championships — the first step for the retired cyclist on the way to maybe becoming an olympic rower. his aim over two kilometres was to get close to 6:05, but a stumble was to get close to 6:05, but a stu m ble early was to get close to 6:05, but a stumble early on had him playing catch—up. the effort to get back in the mix plain to see. in the end, it was 19th place and 6:22 — not quite what he had in mind, and off he went. he stopped, but he shouldn't have. it only cost him a second or two, but i'm sure it knocked him out of his rhythm. what that led to, you don't know, but it wasn't ideal. the international rowers, though, were happy to welcome wiggle—mania. having brad here getting the eyes of the british sporting fans watching what everyone's up to in this world

of rowing is really good. so, yeah, compared to last year, the media interest is through the roof. i think it's — the more interesting rowing, the better. so it's good. but what about the notion of wiggins at the 2020 olympics in a boat? the reality is that, since i stopped, it's moved on. the guys are getting bigger, and he's at the small end of the market and, at the moment, with no experience. so, no briton had won the tour de france, had they? so wiggins may not be there yet, but the message — watch this space. yeah. if i know bradley wiggins — born competitor — he will get better at that. oh, he absolutely will. no doubt. it won't be long before he's somewhere in the top three, no doubt. let's remind you about the weather — it is snowing in large parts of the country at the moment. across the midlands, in particular —

birmingham airport is closed. flights suspended at the moment. the airport's open, but flights are suspended. pretty heavy. it started snowing there in the past few hours. coming up, we'll be speaking to the highways agency. they'll be giving advice on what to do if you are planning to drive today. if you're out and about on the roads, and also we'll speak to a doctor about how you can stay safe in the snow. do keep sending us your snow pictures if it's snowing where you are. some people are asking if the manchester derby will be on. they have under—soil heating at old trafford — it will be fine. the pitch was pristine yesterday — it looked dickensian. the football ground is absolutely fine. fear not, manchester fans. do make sure you are wearing your layers — hats, scarves , are wearing your layers — hats, scarves, gloves. yes, wrap up warm. still to come on breakfast: we'll have an in—depth look through the sunday papers in about 20 minutes' time. that's after the headlines injust a moment. stay with us. hello, this is breakfast, with tina daheley and christian fraser.

weather warnings as heavy snow hits parts of the uk. up to 20 centimetres are expected in some places, as well as icy conditions. flights have already been suspended at birmingham airport. this is the scene in north wales. stav will have the latest for us. today certainly is one to keep across the weather forecast with disruptive snow and it is already snowing in places, i will have all of the details shortly. good morning, it's sunday, 10th december.