hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. a round of applause from eu leaders as theresa may tells them she can deliver a smooth brexit. the show of support for the prime minister came at a dinner in brussels, where the eu will today officially move brexit talks to the next stage of negotiations. good morning — it's friday, 15th december. also this morning, a new study finds one in six parents allow their children to drink at the age 01:14, but doctors warn it's putting their health at risk. in sport, another collapse for england's cricketers — a century for bairstow brightens up day two of the third ashes test, but once he was gone, the tailenders soon followed. a record number of people turned 70

this year so what is life really like the baby boomers in 2017? i am ata like the baby boomers in 2017? i am at a retirement village in fl- l” u...n'.- to find out. ,,, 7 huthackman tells me how he got into character. this was me on set all day. and it looks easy, but i dropped the first 300. and matt has the weather. he is enjoying a festival of light this morning. good morning. what better way to brighten up a dark winter morning than with hundreds of lanterns? we will be amongst the more morning. i have the forecast which begins cold and icy this morning. 0nly which begins cold and icy this morning. only a few showers but on the weekend it gets milder. see you in 50 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. brexit negotiations will reach a key milestone today when eu leaders will give the green light for talks to move to the second stage. last night at a dinner in brussels, theresa may insisted

she was on course for what she termed a "smooth" brexit. so what does the next stage look like? talks will now focus on the transition deal between the two sides, as well as their future relationship and trading arrangements. mrs may has said she wants discussions on transition settled by march 2018. that's the period after the uk will have officially left the eu but might still be abiding by eu law. however, with a brexit day vote in parliament next week on whether to put a precise time and date on the uk's exit from the eu, both sides will be aware that the clock is ticking. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster this morning. now, if we keep past this point, or if theresa may can get past this point, she will definitely be breathing a little easier, i |magine? be breathing a little easier, i imagine? i am sure there will be a huge sigh of relief in downing street when the eu officially confirms the talks can move on to the next stage later on. and i think

theresa may, this is perhaps written‘s best moment in the process so written‘s best moment in the process so far, but she will not actually be in brussels to enjoy it. —— britain's. that is because the eu laws mean britain cannot be there when the other 27 member states are discussing the negotiations. but at a dinner last night when the prime minister expressed her commitment to a smooth brexit, ship leaked at a round of applause. i think that is a reminder of how up and down these talks are, a bit like a rollercoaster ride. remember last week there was disaster when the democratic unionist party blocked the deal, and then triumph when progress was eventually made? there was defeat in the house of commons for the government on wednesday, and it looks like there is more trouble brewing next week in parliament about whether or not to fix the date we leave the eu in law. i think there will be cheers today both in brussels and here at home, but that

doesn't mean all the controversial elements have been solved or that all the difficult questions have in answer. elenor comer thank you. -- eleanor garnier, thank you. one in six parents in the uk gives their children alcohol by the age 01:14, according to new research. that's despite medical advice which says children should not drink until they are at least a year older. researchers from university college london also found white, well—educated parents were most likely to have a relaxed attitude to young people drinking. philippa roxby reports. a new study suggests teenagers enjoying alcohol for the first time may not be a good idea, because it is harmful to children and their bodies are not ready for it. the research team from university couege research team from university college london and pennsylvania state university found i7% of pa rents state university found i7% of parents have state university found i7% of pa rents have let state university found i7% of parents have let their children drink alcohol by the age of parents have let their children drink alcohol by the age 01:14. well

educated parents of white children we re educated parents of white children were more likely to allow their adolescent children to drink then unemployed and ethnic minority pa rents. unemployed and ethnic minority parents. half of all ia—year—olds said they had tried more than a few sips of alcohol. people at a young age tend to think it is the right thing to do, and obviously it is not really the right thing to do. thing to do, and obviously it is not really the right thing to dam depends on the child really. 0n the parents. and how responsible they are, really. if they are encouraging it, like it is a good then, yet they might do it on their own all the time and think it is ok... might do it on their own all the time and think it is ok. .. obviously there time and think it is ok... obviously there is a limit. the study also found that light or moderate drinking parents were just as likely to let their children have alcohol as heavy drinking parents. parents of socially advantage children might believe it is teaching them responsible alcohol use and inoculating them against the future dangers of alcohol but we have no evidence to support this view and the chief medical officer recommends an alcohol free childhood, so no

drinking before the age of 15, because it can be harmful to their growth and develop it. alcohol charities said parents needed more guidance from schools and doctors on how to talk to their children about alcohol. there are devices to set the rules for teenagers on alcohol and to be open and honest with them about its effects. the church of england has apologised to the family of a bishop for failings in the way it investigated allegations of child abuse against him more than 50—years after his death. an independent review of the investigation into the former bishop of chichester, george bell, is being published this morning. he died in 1958. the white house says donald trump and the russian president, vladimir putin, have discussed working together to resolve the crisis over north korea's nuclear programme. meanwhile, the most senior un official to visit north korea for six years told the bbc, pyongyang should re—open communication channels with south korea, which were suspended in 2009. charges have been brought against the leader of the far—right group, britain first

in connection with a rally held in belfast in august. paul golding is accused of using threatening, insulting or abusive words or behaviour. his group's deputy leader, jayda fransen, appeared in court yesterday to face the same charge in relation to the rally. she was later arrested and charged in connection with a separate incident in belfast on wednesday. roger federer has been named the bbc‘s 0verseas sports personality of year for a record fourth time. the 36—year—old from switzerland — who won his eighth wimbledon title in 2017 — said he was "incredibly proud" to receive the award, which was voted for by the public david 0rnstein looks back at yet another stellar year for one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. the crowning glory of yet another historic season for roger federer. the first man to win wimbledon eight times,

extending his record to 19 grand slams titles and at 35, proving age is no barrier to greatness. ravaged by injury in 2016, federer‘s best days looked behind him, however the legendary swiss was back on song at the australian open, renewing his rivalry with rafael nadal and coming out on top, the first major success in 11.5 years. roger federer skipped the clay—court season to prepare for grass and how it paid off on the lawns of sw 19, the oldest male champion in the open era, for the loss of not a single set. the target is being wimbledon, have been for a year federer isjust in federer is just in a different league. previously, roger federer was level with muhammad ali and usain bolt as a 3—time winner of 0verseas sports personality.

now he's in a class his own. well... this is what we have in the studio, and we are strict orders to be careful with it this year. aren't we, mike? yes, because on a certain bbc programme the other day it might have been dropped. so this is the bbc sports personality of the year trophy, which was handed out on sunday night? yes, it has been going since 1954. silverplated, 40 at. sports stars like andy murray have woi'i sports stars like andy murray have won it many times and they say it is one of the most prized trophies in sport. it means so much to them, to win this. the overall achievement of their year. for roger federer to win it again, that is unbelievable. but we all love him. what a role model and an icon. there was a time not so long ago when people were writing

him off. i did, yes. 36, you can understand that. i'm going to take a closer look at that. all those shields which have the names, i wonder where the space is for the next shield? that is a good question. we will have to have a look. i'm sure they have thought of that. take us to the ashes. well, in sport, when you have an opponent on the ropes you have to be lethal. england haven't, and australia got a sniff and were back in it. a mixed morning for england on the second day of the third test in perth. after bairstow‘s success, the site collapse. not a bad score, but it could have been better. australia replied, not trouble but also far by the england bowlers. they do really sense they are getting back into this third test. already 2—0 up in the series as well. the most successful female jockey in british flat racing, hayley turner, has been banned from riding for three months for breaching betting rules. she staked 164 bets at a profit

of £160 over 18 months. the last of the non—league sides is out of the fa cup. hereford lost to fleetwood last night and they take on leicester in the next round, so we'll see a return forjamie vardy to his old club. and despite being caught napping betweeen frames, ronnie 0'sullivan is awake enough to make it through to the quarter—finals of snooker‘s scottish 0pen. the power naps do not seem to be doing him much good, do they? the power naps do not seem to be doing him much good, do they7m the power naps do not seem to be doing him much good, do they? it is a great story. his attitude throughout has been... so refreshing. it really has been. thank you. we are going to look through the papers. let's begin with the front pages. the daily telegraph, this is a story we have been looking at today. an enquiry has found a church of england panel incorrectly branded george pell a paedophile despite a lack of

evidence. the church of england destroy the reputation of a respected the ship i naming him based on a single uncorroborated allegation 60 years after his death. —— george pell. and a picture you will see on many frontpage is today, the victims of the grenfell tower judy being remembered six months since that fire ripped through the towering kensington and took the lives of more than 70 people. relatives, friends and survivors of the blaze gathering at saint pauls cathedral yesterday. politics very clearly on the front page of the daily mail. theresa may getting slammed for the various things which have gone wrong. celebrations in brexit with the trade talks likely to get the official go—ahead today. a round of applause at dinner last night from the eu counterparts. the mirror taking night from the eu counterparts. the mirrortaking a night from the eu counterparts. the mirror taking a different approach. the times mentioning that theresa

may will drop the brexit did after this rebel defeat. —— brexit date bid. she is backing away from plans to write a brexit date into law in order to avoid a second defeat. the date was set for march 29, 2019, thatis date was set for march 29, 2019, that is the legal departure for departure —— legal deadline for departure —— legal deadline for departure from the eu. we have lots more on the chris froome story this week. he has been saying that he hasn't overstepped the mark and he is providing information to the authorities to explain why he had twice the level allowed the legal asthma drugs in his system. this was during a test during the vuelta a espana. he has spoken of his shock. also on this story, tony martin, one of his rivals, a four—time world champion in time trials, has said that actually, the way it has been treated and handled has been double standards and a scandal and thinks that chris froome should be banned while investigations continue. and the doubts, the world championship

starting. lots of pictures of cones. this is chris dobie, he used to work on the roads, putting out cones. heir to the cone. he is taking on phil taylor, the world champion, today. does he wear that while he plays darts? no, just while he walks on. it is his trademark costume. heirto the cone... on. it is his trademark costume. heir to the cone... i get it. it takes some time sometimes. it is early in the morning.|j takes some time sometimes. it is early in the morning. i think we can show you the fullscreen version here. you know the christmas sweaters ? here. you know the christmas sweaters? nicola sturgeon and her collea g u es sweaters? nicola sturgeon and her colleagues in the scottish parliament dressed up in their christmas sweaters. some, if you look carefully, you can see they are wearing fake beards as well. like father christmas. they have gone for it, the whole hog. they look like they are having fun. christmas chatters —— jumpers are not flattering but we'll wear them. that is the point. here's something to get you into the seasonal spirit, we've sent matt to a rather magical

latern festival at longleat. he's latern festival at longleat. not in his christmas jun yet, he's not in his christmasjumper yet, might be too cold, but he is certainly enjoying some festive lights. good morning, where are you? we are at longleat in wiltshire, among hundreds of lanterns and what better way to brighten up a dark winter morning? we're at the festival of lights, which, as you may be able to tell from some of the footage you've been watching, it is a theme of magic storytelling and behind me we've got hansel and gretel looking happy for the time being, and a glorious galleon behind linked to the story of the little mermaid. we'll be looking at these la nterns mermaid. we'll be looking at these lanterns later in the programme. but certainly a chilly start in wiltshire, as it is for many. looking at the forecast, a cold start, anywhere could have frost and highs this morning, especially following overnight showers. showers

in southern counties at the moment but by 9am they will clear away from the far south coast and then the rest of the day for many should be dry but in eastern counties of england we already have showers rolling in, they will continue to rolling in, they will continue to roll in through the day, hail, sleet and snow. the midlands and west england should be dry and sunny and sunny and frosty in much of scotland, in northern and eastern areas, some showers, there could be wintry. in northern ireland, fewer showers at the moment. —— they could. lot of sunshine to start the day but some showers running down across the far south of wales across cornwall and they will come all day long, maybe producing flurries of snow over higher ground. you don't have to come too far inland, devon, somerset, good parts of wales, central and southern england, a dry morning and a dry day ahead after the showers. the king at the forecast for the rest of the day, showers rolling down the used in counties of england —— looking at. a

colder day here in the wind and those showers at times. further west, only a few showers, many will be dry and bright and temperatures down on yesterday given the northerly wind, feeling colder today. into the night, showers will continue around the coasts especially in the east and one or two in the western fringes of wales, cornwall and northern ireland but most will have clear skies overnight, widespread frost developing and that will lead to the risk of ice as we go into saturday morning. freezing fog patches may ta ke morning. freezing fog patches may take a while to clear first thing on saturday but at the start of the weekend, lovely, crisp, fresh, bright, lots of sunshine for many. a better day across eastern parts once the early showers have cleared but cloud increases for the rest of the day and showers developing in wales, the midlands and parts of south—west england and tomorrow we start to see temperatures climbing up, especially in the south—west, but for most a cold day, even with the sunshine in

the east. windier conditions on sunday, south—westerly direction, that will bring the change some may be longing for. after a cold spell, things will be warming up, but wet and windy weather spreading south and windy weather spreading south and east. still a bit chilly in some eastern areas to begin with but by the time we begin sunday the milder airwill be the time we begin sunday the milder air will be here that mild theme will continue for next week. more stunning imagery from here through the morning but for now, back to naga and charlie. it really looks colourful. it's the time when being dark at this time of the morning really works. definitely! more people than every before will have turned 70 in 2017. that's according to the office of natioanal statistics. there are nearly 800,000 baby boomers celebrating the milestone. so what's it like for the generation who have been through some of the worlds biggest cultural and social changes? breakfast‘s john maguire is in walton—on—thames in surrey.

it's a bit early to celebrate even if you are celebrating your 70th birthday, but good morning. ifill, red wine every day, that extends your life expectancy? really good for you. word good morning! we are at the whiteley retirement village in sorry, you'll get to know some of these in a moment. by our all 70 but as they have been saying they say 70 is the new 40 —— they are all. it's an extraordinary place, 100 years old, built by a victorian philanthropist. this is the bar, that was the kitchen area. we will come through the canteen. that was ben. there are 500 residents that live here, built in the arts and crafts style, architecture league, so quite a special place. earlier this week we took those baby boomers, 50 of them, 70 —year—olds, to getan boomers, 50 of them, 70 —year—olds, to get an idea of what their life is like these days, how it differs to

other generations and what they make of being around in this day and age fit and healthy in most cases. we've gathered a group of septuagenarians from across the uk to deliberate, cogitate and celebrate life at 70. here at the hall theatre in crawley, a town also born in 1947, it is pa nto a town also born in 1947, it is panto season a town also born in 1947, it is pa nto season and a town also born in 1947, it is panto season and behind us is the set for snow white and the seven balls. so the first question is about going off to work. how many of you here are still working? workers over there please. people either retired or not working over on that side please. in ourgroup 28% in our group 28% still work. this isn't a scientific survey, of course, but in 2005 the national figure was less than 5%. so you've gone back to work? yes, because i wa nted gone back to work? yes, because i wanted to keep my brain going and i wa nted wanted to keep my brain going and i wanted to keep my brain going and i wanted to give back actually all

that i have learnt in 70 years. going well? love it, love it. i'm now do things i want to do rather than things i have to do.|j now do things i want to do rather than things i have to do. i work in the fuel industry. a lot of people think i looked like robert de niro. i was going to say robert de niro. you talking to me? how many of you are active at least once a week, i'm talking about a brisk walk, maybe jogging- talking about a brisk walk, maybe jogging. 78% say they exercise. i'm still competing in triathlons. wow! ido still competing in triathlons. wow! i do three sessions. yoga. pilates, tai chi and tennis. no, i have never been interested in sport. ira ly on genetics, all my family died all, didn't like sport, so i'm depending on that —— i rely. didn't like sport, so i'm depending on that -- i rely. how many of you

feel financially stable? 88% were happy with their finances, better of than younger generations. my than younger generations. my husband and i when we retired sold our house, sold our home. at the height of the property boom and invested the money. 0ur generation, people that did own property have done well with it with house prices, unlike the younger generation, who are now struggling. i have to watch my pennies and be careful what i do and can't go on expensive holidays. there's no way i would think we are poor or struggling in anyway, but neither are we rich. and still working, still touring at 70 is kiki dee.|j think we're all trucking on really for various reasons, to make a living, working people, to keep yourself active in the world if you like so i think it's a great time to be 70 actually. some fascinating views, stories and

a real insight i think into what it feels like to be 70 years old in this day and age but there's one thing i'd definitely learned and thatis thing i'd definitely learned and that is 70 is the new... 40! good morning. it is organised chaos here this morning. hope you enjoyed meeting those folks, we drank some of them back to talk to us again this morning and mike, well done, we got your shot in at the end when eve ryo ne got your shot in at the end when everyone went into a four. it was his idea and we'll talk to him in a second. let's introduce you to some of the residence at whiteley, terry and mori. i should introduce milo, we are seeing robots increasingly being part of people's lives, the idea of these as a companion for older folks. idea of these as a companion for olderfolks. mike, it's... he's all right, isn't he? 0k.

olderfolks. mike, it's... he's all right, isn't he? ok. you have lived here for how long? terry, you have lived here for how long? two years now. what is life like a? peaceful. cash life like here. it is laid out in a large quadrant, like an idyllic village, what are the parts of life here that you enjoy the most?|j would say it is the nature, the surroundings are so beautiful and calm. yeah, yeah. you are set in wonderful grounds. i'm going to put my lowdown on the ground, maybe he needs to go to the loo! it is set in a beautiful natural environment here, isn't it? yes. i know there are here, isn't it? yes. i know there a re lots of here, isn't it? yes. i know there are lots of different organisations and clubs to get involved in? we've got a whole range of things.

if you want to join the something it's going to be out there and if it isn't then you can start it yourself and gather people in. let's talk to some of the people we met in the film earlier. mike, thanks for coming up with the idea of putting a fourin coming up with the idea of putting a four in the end of our piece on it worked particularly well. we were talking on social media about three things that you feel as a 70—year—old, lots of people talked family and talked about feeling fit and healthy, perhaps more than previous generations would have expected to be at 70. we all keep active. once upon a time you got to 50 and you slowed down and stop but i don't think we have stopped, we are all as active as we were in our youth. 0ne are all as active as we were in our youth. one of our colleagues was doing his triathlons. sitting next to you. you have brought your medal, show us your medal. that isjust

this year's haul. leslie, singing is something that keeps you going? it does, it keeps me very alert and it isa it does, it keeps me very alert and it is a fun thing to do. icing with an acapella... it is a fun thing to do. icing with an acapella. .. icing it is a fun thing to do. icing with an acapella... icing with an acapella harmony group, women, i love it, ages 30 to 70 —— icing with. i'm the oldest, of course! it is great fun. wonderful, great to see you and we will talk more to others during the morning. singing a big thing for us over the next couple of weeks but from whiteley village for the time being, back to the studio and you will see ben next. where has my rogue one, where has the robot gone? did you kick it? —— mira. rogue one, where has the robot gone? did you kick it? -- mira. here he is, thank you very much. is that going on your christmas list?

i will get you one as well, naga, is that 0k? i will get you one as well, naga, is that ok? john, thank you very much. slightly stole the show, didn't it? certainly did, a very calm dog in the background as well. it is all happening here! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. more than 70 new secondary schools will need to be built in the capital over the next two years to keep up with the growing number of pupils, according to a new report. it suggests london requires 70,000 more places by 2020. barking and dagenham is expected to need the most, its secondary school population is forecast to rise by 40%. it's a radical suggestion for easing the capital's housing crisis, building new homes on the roofs of existing buildings. there's been growing concern in recent years that london's skyline's being ruined by new developments. however, one property agent has estimated that building on roof tops could provide more

than 40,000 homes. london's housing prices would be resolved looking for large sites. the current london plan was looking for 25,000 new homes on small plots. this is the ideal solution. from tonight, part of the 0verground through east london will run a 24—hour service at weekends. the night 0verground service on fridays and saturdays will run between new cross gate and dalston junction. it's being extended to highbury & islington next year. i think it will promote a lot of activity in london, it will promote activity in london, it will promote a lot of investment. you spend so much money on uber, we can go straight home now. it's good for me because it means i'll be able to get home if i'm out here, seeing my friends, so i'm happy about that. let's have a look at the travel situation now.

let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. we saw clear skies for a good while last night so it's a chilly start to the day, in fact it will feel cold all day and there's a bit of rust out there as well. we got some showers tracking down from the north as we head through the course of the morning so not com pletely course of the morning so not completely dry as you step outside the door through the early morning

rush—hour. some of those could turn out to be sleety over high ground in the chilterns but otherwise bawling awake. plenty of cloud around through the day, watch out for further showers this afternoon. a northerly wind blowing so feeling cold, quite a lot of windchill to factor into today's temperatures, highs between 4—6. through this evening and overnight we'll see the skies clear once more and a widespread frost as we head into tomorrow morning, many of our rural spots down to as low as —2, —3. but tomorrow, a dry, cold feeling day, however, we're looking at more sunshine around. some fog patches to start the day on sunday but feeling milder. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's 6:30. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: the heart—stopping moment when a drunk man scrambles across the train tracks. we'll hear a warning from network rail about an increase in the number of incidents

involving alcohol. also this morning, there's trouble brewing in panto—land after a mum complained a performance of dick wittington was too rude for children. so is it time for this christmas tradition to clean up its act? if you ever see me walk out on a stage you will always see me put my hand out, i look for her in the audience. your wife? i look straight at her, and it is a way of saying, whatever happens, success or failure, we've got each other. and, he might be a hollywood megastar but huthackman told me how his wife's unconditional love has helped him deal with his nerves. good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. brexit negotiations will reach a key milestone today when eu leaders are expected give the green light for talks to move to the second stage. at a dinner in brussels last night, theresa may was applauded by her fellow leaders after stressing her desire for a "smooth" departure. talks will now focus on the transition deal between the two sides

as well as the uk's relationship and trading arrangements with the european union. one in six parents in the uk gives their children alcohol by the age of 14, according to new research. that's despite medical advice which says children should not drink until they are at least a year older. researchers from university college london also found white, well—educated parents were most likely to have a relaxed attitude to young people drinking. the church of england has apologised for failings the church of england has apologised forfailings in the investigation the church of england has apologised for failings in the investigation of a bishop 50 years after his death. an independent review into the form —— former bishop of chichester, george pell, is being published this morning. he died in 1958. —— george bell. 9 million adults in the uk are chronically lonely, according to a commission set up by the mpjo cox, before her murder.

it says loneliness is as harmful to health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day, and calls for a national strategy to address the problem. the government said it welcomed the report and would set out plans to tackle the issue in the new year. britain's most senior military officer has warned of a new threat posed by russia to communications cables that run under the sea. the head of the defence staff, air chief marshall sir stuart peach, said britain and nato must avoid the risk of a potentially "catastrophic" effect on the economy if the cables were cut. need to get updated on the cricket. it is happening now. a wicket for england! 0ne it is happening now. a wicket for england! one great thing about test cricket is that your fortunes can switch quicker than the flick of a fox's tale. 0ne switch quicker than the flick of a fox's tale. one moment to australian since they are getting back into it, and then england make a breakthrough in this session of play. it is so important, because it could determine whether england get back into the series. a critical period. it came after australia appeared to

be getting back into the match. they got rid ofjonny bairstow for 119, england ruled out for 403. a good score, but they know it could have been bigger. in australia appeared to be getting comfortable at the crease, england found a crack at —— wicket out of nothing. a surprise to david warner, getting a touch. caught behind. a key batsman, and he is rather cross with himself. i'm not surprised. we will have more on that as it happens throughout brea kfast. there'll be no non—league sides in the third round of the fa cup after the last of them — hereford — lost 2—0 to fleetwood in a second round replay last night. cian bolger scoring both goals. fleetwood will play leicester in the next round. hayley turner, the most successful female jockey in british flat racing has been banned from riding for three months for breaching betting rules. she staked 164 bets over the space of a year and half, which earned her a profit of 160 pounds. turner retired in 2015 but kept herjockey‘s licence, so the bets technically placed her in breach of the rules.

i accept that there has to be some sort of punishment, definitely. it isi sort of punishment, definitely. it is i was in the wrong, absolutely. three months is quite harsh, though. but that is their decision and there is nothing i can do about it. it is an equestrian sport in which the wall gets higher and higher. here was a spectacular performance from laura renwick at the 0lympia horse show in london, who, rode top dollar to victory in the puissance, clearing 2 metres 20, which no—one else had managed. he's a young horse, too, only eight years old, so all the more impressive. formula 1's new owners are looking into whether the sport should continue to use grid girls. f1 has traditionally used female models to perform duties including holding umbrellas or name—boards. it's become the subject of debate as social attitudes have changed — some races have begun to experiment, using children as mascots, or male models instead of female. the pdc world darts championship got

under way at london's alexandra palace last night, with defending champion michael van gerwen on top form. ‘mighty mike' tookjust over half an hour to beat fellow dutchman christian kist by three sets to one. phil ‘the power‘ taylor will be doing his best to beat him to the title, he begins what will be the last world championship of his career tonight. really looking forward to it and i am looking forward to finishing now. it is the right time for me. it's changed, the game is not the same any more. the schedule is too busy. to qualify, literally, now, it is like the snooker. you go from one to limitand like the snooker. you go from one to limit and the next. you are probably talking seven days a week and i can't do that at my age. ronnie 0'sullivan found a novel way to recharge at the scottish 0pen snooker yesterday. he took power naps during his match against china's hang li. he said he was "totally out for the count" at times.

it did the trick — he won that match and another in the evening to reach the quarter—finals. he'll playjohn higgins tonight. that's take some confidence to fall asleep like that. i should have a nap in between sport stories. he is very relaxed in general at the moment. a relaxed attitude, he said that beforehand. it would be offputting for your opponent as well. completely. i promise i will not drop. can i have a drum roll, please? the winner is... that is quite good, actually. we can announce that the overseas bbc sports personality of the year is roger federer. yes, he has got the overseas award again after winning his eighth wimbledon title at the age of 35. he defied the odds on previous injuries to win wimbledon

and the australian open in 2017, to ta ke and the australian open in 2017, to take his grand slam tally to 19. this is a record fourth time that federer has won the award, which is incredible. he is the oldest open era winner of wimbledon as well. my goodness, this is big and heavy. the sports personality of the year trophy, to be handed out on sunday night. it is spectacular. it looks like a cake. yes, it is, with all those tiers. four tiers. we were talking about names before, there are still five when shields left. talking about names before, there are still five when shields leftm has been going since 1954, so not many left. they are beneath your hand. so, it is announced this sunday? yes, 12 contenders. you can go on the bbc sports website to find out who will take over from andy murray, who won last year. i remember him lifting it, you have to bea remember him lifting it, you have to be a sports person to lift it. it is heavy. be careful. iwill take it away now, it has been dropped in the

last few days. don't drop it. i am cuddling it, like big bear. the people who are involved in this, they will be petrified watching him handle that. i'm putting it on the table. i am expecting a great big crash. no. 6:39am is the time. the weather is coming up in a few minutes. damp, dirty and cockroach infested. that's how a local government watchdog has described the temporary accommodation some homeless families in england are being forced to stay in. a damning report says people are being left for weeks on end in spaces which are "squalid, dickensian and simply unacceptable in modern society." michael king, the local government and social care ombudsman joins us. good morning. there are different kinds of homelessness, one is the very visible one that people see at this time of year, people in the street. your talking about a different kind of homelessness? absolutely. people think of homelessness is, and they think of people sleeping in a shop doorway. what our reporters exposing is what is called hidden homelessness. these

are families who are perhaps living in completely stable accommodation. they get a bit from a private rental, and suddenly they find themselves in a situation they never envisaged they would be in. they go to the local authority for help and in too many cases that we investigate, they end up living in unsuitable temporary bed—and—breakfast type accommodation. sometimes a whole family living in one room. how do these types of accommodation get on these types of accommodation get on the list? so to speak? that these people are sent to? the local authority has a duty to house people, and sometimes without homeless, especially they have young children, local authority has to struggle to find a place to place them. what we are seeing increasingly is that local authorities used tojust be in london, but in other parts of the country they struggle to find anywhere suitable to the vehicle. families should never be in temporary connotation. where do they find it? most of it is private rented accommodation, increasingly rented accommodation, increasingly rented ivy night. lots of it is

absolutely horrendous, as you say. we've seen situations where a family with a young baby who had special dietary needs, the baby had to go to hospital over and over again because they didn't have access to a clean kitchen. that is not untypical. there are rules in place the reason, to stop the things you are talking about. explain this to us, the six—week rule, suppliers, after six weeks in temporary accommodation they have to be rehoused? but you are saying that simply isn't happening? it isn't. in the cases we see, last year, the case that we investigated, the minimum was 90 weeks, which is three times the legal limits. we saw people in this kind of accommodation for 20 or 30 months. in practice, what is happening, you get to the end of that six—week period and even if people know their rights, we are dealing with people who are really struggling, aren't we, they go to the housing officer and say my six weeks is up, so... nothing happens. do they have legal redress? they

have a legal right to review. they get the council to review the cop —— the quality of accommodation. but lots of local authorities are simply not telling them of their right to review, and not telling them to come to us. we are completely independent of the council. we can investigate. but people are not being told of our rights enveloped in appalling conditions. how do they find out about their rights? sometimes people go to the citizens' advice bureau. the local authority should the going and telling them that they can request a review of the connotation. we have seen situations where people complain about the accommodation and the council still doesn't help them. a very interesting subject and something we will talk about much longer. we should say, the government has said even one person without a roof over their head is too many and we are determined to tackle all forms of homelessness, and the government is promoting the homelessness reduction act, the biggest change to homelessness regulation in decades, which will put —— which will require councils

to provide support to people being left at risk of nowhere to go. it is 6:43 a.m.. matt has the weather, surrounded by some magnificent scenery. this is not what we traditionally think of longleat house looking? good morning. we are at the festival of light. a very good morning to stunning structures behind us, one yearin stunning structures behind us, one year in the making. these lanterns which cover the grounds around the house involve around 70 tons of steel and 30,000 house involve around 70 tons of steel and 30 , 000 metres house involve around 70 tons of steel and 30,000 metres of fabric which can wrap around the house, 124 times. the theme this year, if you haven't guessed, is the magical storytelling. quite aptly, we are amongst the snow queen tale. some of you have seen a bit of snow this morning. let's look at the forecast today and into the weekend. the forecast is surely across the united kingdom. frost and ice around. sleet

and snow flurries overnight, a bit of snow around stansted and luton. the showers you have seen around southern england are on their way out. either time we get to the end of rush hour they will be on the south coast at toukley. the sun will be turning brighter as well. across eastern counties of england as well, a different day. you've got lots more cloud, showers coming and going all day. rain, sleet and snow. you don't have to come too far of the west of the pennines, the midlands and into scotland, it will be largely dry and sunny in scotland, but a frosty and icy start. hq showers in northern scotland, one or two for northern ireland, nowhere near as many as yesterday. the same can be said for wales in the south—west of england. parts of wales and south—west england will see showers through the day, but into devon and the rest of wales and much of south—west england it will be dry and sunny. 0nce much of south—west england it will be dry and sunny. once we have lost the showers we have had over the past half an hour or so. eastern areas are most prone to showers.

wintry in nature, especially over the hills. quite a raw wind blowing throughout the day. further west, other than those showers along the coast, we have lots of dry and sunny weather, except those showers way out in the west. temperatures today will be lower than yesterday. around 2- will be lower than yesterday. around 2— six degrees across many parts of the country. that is how it looks today. it is set to get milder as we go into the weekend. there is concern from some viewers on social media about your hands, they're worried you have holes in your gloves? i don't know what you're talking about! they've got bigger as we've gone through the morning i'm afraid but they are quite handy in that i can operate my phone without taking my gloves of. perfect design, it's a design thing, it isn't a fault! exactly, who needs fa ncy gloves ?

it isn't a fault! exactly, who needs fancy gloves? chris mears is coming, we'll see what that brings! —— christmas is coming. this morning we're looking at what it's like to be 70 in 2017. with life expectancy increasing, financing retirement is a key concern. ben is in walton—on—thames this morning. good morning. welcome to surrey. we are here because we're looking at the implications of turning 70. record numbers of people doing so this year. that comes with all sorts of associated costs. are people putting enough money away? changes to pensions over the last few years have made it much more complicated some say that has deterred people saving for older age at of course more people are living longer and that will cost everyone a bit more so we're going to look at some of the implications for them. we are here meeting all sorts of people and i want to introduce you to two guests here this morning, shandra,

the chief executive of this organisation, and danielle from the pensions policy institute. this is a pretty unique facility, talk us through what is here and who lives here. we have a village full of 500 people, older people, of limited means and that means most of the people who live with us only have a state pension and it means they're eligible for state benefits potentially around their housing need and around care costs. within the whole village we have facilities for people to live independently in cottages, extra care facilities where people live in flats and have ca re where people live in flats and have care provided and we have residential and nursing care as well but the village is a totality and that's what makes it different, we have community facilities. you touched on it, when people get to 70, very different needs, some are very fit and active and healthy and others need more support and you can do that here? we do, that's the beauty of living in a community like this because there's different resources and facilities but our

biggest resource other people living here and they help each other and the volunteering element with what people do on a day—to—day basis makes a big difference. it's not just about money, it's about people connecting and bringing their gifts and contributions as people to this community, not just their money. daniela, this is a pretty unique facility, it's not the same for eve ryo ne facility, it's not the same for everyone nationwide, when we talk about costs, or should we reconsider how much money we're putting way for older age because we're all living longer and that costs more? there are fundamental misunderstandings about how much people need to live in retirement and the government is trying to address this through automatic enrolment, most people with a job are in rolled into a workplace pension, but that won't fill the gap on its own. if you want to look at how much people need for retirement, most people want to replicate the working life living standards they have when they get to retirement and to do that you

probably need 70% of what you had during working life. looking at the state pension going forward, the new state pension going forward, the new state pension going forward, the new state pension provides around 24% of average earnings so if you want the same living standards in working life in retirement that you had in working life, you might need another 50% of income you generate from your private pension and that means saving a lot of money for a long time intoa saving a lot of money for a long time into a private pension. and people aren't putting that money away, they think £100 a month will buy them a comfortable retirement, that won't happen? lots of this is based on what they have seen their parents do, we're coming from a generation where people depended solely on a state pension or an employee at pension and we didn't have a savings culture where people had to make a decision about how much to put away every month into a private pensions team so we're seeing a revolution into how people save. the amount of money people get from the state pension will be lower

in future than now so they're going to need to save more with a private pension. chandra, is there a danger we look at the baby boomers and think they are so well off, they have had things so good for so long. that's not the case but it's the misconception, isn't it? it is an things happen in people's lives that are very unexpected and people who come here have lost a partner or lost a home or lost a job and actually it has put them into difficulties they couldn't have planned for and those people really need support and assistance in order to live a good older age period. daniela, a final thought on that misconception about older age, that actually it will cost people a lot of money and it's not going to be the same for everybody, depending on people's life experience? we need to remember older people are just as diverse as people of working age and there's been a lot of media cove rage of age and there's been a lot of media coverage of studies saying people

are getting richer as they get older but what's happening is we are looking at a cohort of people in their 60s looking at a cohort of people in their60s and looking at a cohort of people in their 60s and early 70s who are either still working or had a partner still working, so they're receiving income from earnings. but if you look at people in their 80s and 90s, you see they are poorer and as people age their income decreases. we can't just as people age their income decreases. we can'tjust put them away and say these people are well off and off, we need you still pay attention and make sure pensioners don't fall into poverty. daniela, chandra, thanks for that. it's so interesting, the misconception about how much money we need to put away to save for our old age. in the next hour we will talk about older people going back to work. we will look at that and meet some people who are doing just that. see you later. thanks, ben, see you later on. if you want to make a movie about the man dubbed the greatest showman and the inventor of showbusiness, only a star of many talents will fit the bill. with his background

in musicals and blockbuster credentials hugh jackman, is unsurprisingly, a good match for the visionary circus master pt barnum who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation. i caught up with hugh to talk about everything from top hat skills, to conquering nerves and his christmas plans. i caught up with hugh to talk about everything from top hat skills, to conquering nerves and his christmas plans. i knew it. there we go. as soon as you had it in your hand, that's easy, how do you do it so many times? this one i had to do, are we widen of? that i would have done 6000 times in my life. this was me on set all day. it looks easy but i dropped about the first 300. i'm putting together a show. it's a place where people can see things they've never seen before. what did you know about barn, the character? i'd seen a musical, a broadway musical in the 70s, michael crocker did famously for four years here so i knew the story from that. i've read so many books on him and he's one of the most material interesting self promoting characters there's ever been and he is the true

definition of a disrupter, which we use a lot these days to describe elon musk, bill gates, stevejobs. parts of what he was doing them, the show he created, feel a bit uncomfortable now, don't they? it's interesting, at the time he was accused of exploiting people because accused of exploiting people because a lot of the people remember the movie elephant man or they understand there was this sort of seedy side to show business, back alleys where you would go and see a bearded person or whatever, some kind of deformity and people were making money off that. he brought them out into the open and interestingly he inadvertently created this family and he inadvertently may the entire world fall in love with these people. a lot of these people had been hidden in basements literally by their families and they felt love and a cce pta nce families and they felt love and acceptance for the first time and they loved him for it.

iconjust wrong off they loved him for it. icon just wrong off and join the circus? why not. you clearly have a flair for show circus? why not. you clearly have a flairfor show business. circus? why not. you clearly have a flair for show business. for show business? of never heard of it.|j think people think of you as a very confident performer but as i understand it you over the years, your own things, self—doubts and whatever. i'm more afraid of the stopping me living my life or stopping me living my life or stopping me living my life or stopping me make choices. for example, when i was asked to host the oscars i was actually in this hotel when i got the call, it was 1am, and ijust went, i make it from australia, and they said yes, of course, it was spielberg down the line. when i hung up the phone ten minutes later i said, what did i do? you didn't have to say yes to that. ido you didn't have to say yes to that. i do have doubts. it's been a good motivator for i do have doubts. it's been a good motivatorfor me in my life. it's frightening but it will be ok in the end. i think that's got to do with a couple of things, i think it's got a

lot to do with my relationship with de. if you ever see me walk out onto a stage you will see me put my hand down. that's your wife? i will look for herand down. that's your wife? i will look for her and it's a way of saying whatever happens, success or failure, we've got each other but it sounds corny but for me that kind of security has really helped me, that kind of unconditional love has really helped me. hugh jackman's christmas. in australia this time. it will be hot. you live on the beach? definitely go on the beach and we do the whole hot dinner catastrophe, we do everything. i have english parents so to me christmas has do have gravy, roast potatoes, ham and turkey, christmas putting with the little 5 cents piece is stuck in the middle, brandy butter, custard, the whole thing, sweating, the paper hats disintegrating, badjokes, sweating, the paper hats disintegrating, bad jokes, the whole thing. lovely! charlie, thanks mate. he called you mate. he's australian,

isn't he! christmas in australia. hot meal, even though it is hot outside, they do the whole turkey thing. the ashes is on in australia and mike will keep you up to date on that. still to come in this programme... stormzy is coming on tojoin us on the to come in this programme... stormzy is coming on to join us on the sofa. he's won three mobos, he's gained a brit award nomination, he beat ed turin to be named the bbc music artist of 2017 and he's had quite a good year and we will talk to him about it just after 9am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. more than 70 new secondary schools will need to be built in the capital over the next two years to keep up with the growing number of pupils, according

to a new report. it suggests london requires 70,000 more places by 2020. barking and dagenham is expected to need the most, its secondary school population is forecast to rise by 40%. detectives investigating a suspected fatal hit—and—run in south london in which a woman was run over by four vehicles have released cctv to try to trace two of the drivers. they want to speak to whoever was behind the wheel of this white lorry and a black car. it's alleged none of the vehicles stopped after hitting the 29—year—old woman in tulse hill on monday. it's a radical suggestion for easing the capital's housing crisis, building new homes on the roofs of existing buildings. there's been growing concern in recent years that london's skyline's being ruined by new developments. however, one property agent has estimated that building on roof tops could provide more than 40,000 homes. london's housing prices would be resolved looking for large sites.

the current london plan was looking for 25,000 new homes on small plots. this is the ideal solution. from tonight, part of the 0verground through east london will run a 24—hour service at weekends. the night 0verground service on fridays and saturdays will run between new cross gate and dalston junction. it's being extended to highbury & islington next year. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line has minor delays between earls court and wimbledon. southeastern trains have some cancellations between hayes and charing cross after a train broke down. in central london, the a41 park road is partly blocked southbound between gloucester place and baker street. a water main has burst, traffic is able to get past but in one lane. and here's how the blackwall tunnel looks, usual rush hour delays northbound from blackwall lane. time for the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. we saw clear skies for a good

while last night so it's a chilly start to the day. in fact it will feel cold all day and there's a bit of rust out there as well. we've got some showers tracking down from the north as we head through the course of the morning, so not completely dry as you step outside the door through the early morning rush—hour. some of those could turn out to be a little bit sleety over high ground in the chilterns but otherwise falling as rain. plenty of cloud around through the day, watch out for further showers this afternoon. there's a northerly wind blowing so feeling cold, quite a lot of windchill to factor into today's temperatures, highs between 4—6. through this evening and overnight, we'll see the skies clear once more and a widespread frost as we head into tomorrow morning, many of our rural spots down to as low as —2, —3. but tomorrow, a dry, cold feeling day, however, we're looking at more sunshine around. some fog patches to start the day on sunday but feeling milder. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom

in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a round of applause from eu leaders as theresa may tell them she can deliver a smooth brexit. the show of support came at a dinner in brussels where the eu will today officially moved brexit talks to the next age. good morning. it's friday the 15th of december. also on the programme, a new study finds one in six parents allow their children to drink at the age of 14, but doctors warn it puts their health at risk. in sport, england perk up in perth, thanks to one of their ashes new boys, craig 0verton, who has taken the wickets of both

the australian openers. good morning. a record number of people turned 70 this year, so what is life like for the baby boomers in 2017? i am eating patterned 0scar this morning at a retirement village in surrey to find out. —— meeting pat and oscar. as he takes on the role of the greatest showman, hugh jack and tells me how he got into character. this was me on sat all day. it looks easy, but i dropped the first 300. matt has the weather, enjoying a festival of light. good morning. what better way to brighten up morning. what better way to brighten up these dark winter mornings then here at longleat at the festival of ught? here at longleat at the festival of light? hundreds of lanterns, and if you cannot guess the thing, i'm sure you cannot guess the thing, i'm sure you can, the magical storytelling. weather story for the the vie-ether eterx fer tederendffle w, w- staying the weather eterx far taaafi-raaa'fi-fie w- w- staying. across but