hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and ben thompson. helping hundreds of thousands of people save for retirement — the government says it will extend automatic enrolment in workplace pensions. under the plans, every worker aged 18 or over could begin saving — but it won't come into effect until the mid—2020s. good morning, it's sunday the 17th of december. also this morning — "serious doubts" over military savings — a committee of mps warns the ministry of defence will struggle to pay for newjets, warships and armoured vehicles. a new leader of south africa's ruling party is expected to be announced today — after years of scandal and corruption. england must bat for 1.5 days after

australia declared one—day fall with a lead of 259 runs. "4. a record number of people tuned in to watch the strictly final last night — we'll discuss who waltzed away with the glitterball. quite a mixed day coming up. some areas really cold with fog to start with. further west, rain areas really cold with fog to start with. furtherwest, rain moving in. join me laterfor a full with. furtherwest, rain moving in. join me later for a full weather forecast. good morning. first, our main story. every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension — unless they opt out. that's under government plans being unveiled today. at the moment, employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over into a pension plan if they earn more than 10,000 pounds a year. ministers say they want to reduce the minimum age to 18 — a move that could affect around 900,000 young people.

but the changes won't kick in until the mid 2020s, as our business correspondent joe lynam reports. holly browning is 21 and like many young people, he hasn't started saving for his retirement. if the government has its way, he will soon be automatically enrolled for a pension at his company. it's not really crossed my mind. maybe i am a bit relaxed about the whole thing but i have always thought of, i think because i have moved jobs quite frequently, i tend not to stay in one place too long, pensions have a lwa ys in one place too long, pensions have always been low down the list of things i have been conscious of. at the moment, only those aged over 22 are automatically included in a pension scheme by their employers but this consultation could see that age lowered to 18. that could mean 900,000 additional people will be saving for their pensions. but, is

that a good thing? it's important that a good thing? it's important that people are educated about their options because if they don't understand what a pension is, they are far less likely to know what their rights are. to an 18-year-old, retirement must seem a long way off. especially if they don't earn much and saving for a house is a lot more pressing. if this plan proceeds, it could help younger people financially in decades to come. joe lynam, bbc news. mps have expressed "serious doubts" that the ministry of defence will be able to afford all the new military equipment it plans to buy. a report by the commons defence select committee says the mod will struggle to make the necessary savings it needs to pay for newjets, warships and armoured vehicles, as ian palmer reports. she is the flagship of the royal navy. hms queen elizabeth, commissioned by whom major steve mcqueen earlier this month. —— her

majesty, the queen. she has space for a0 to claims but defence in this century doesn't come cheap. the biggest warship the navy has ever had cost more than £3 billion. another aircraft carrier is being built in scotland. the ministry of defence wants to spend £178 billion on more military equipment over the next ten years but it has to make savings to achieve that goal. to do that it will have to sell buildings and make efficiencies. however, the defence committee is extremely doubtful the mod can make those savings from an already stretched budget. the committee says funding pressures will inevitably lead to a reduction in the number of warships, jets and armoured vehicles the mod can buy. the government is currently carrying out a defence review. it is widely expected to recommend more

ca rts . widely expected to recommend more carts. with the changing nature of an increasing risk of threats, britain says it needs to expand its armed forces but will the government have the cash to pay for it? ian palmer, bbc news. theresa may says the last ten days have "marked a watershed" in the uk's departure from the european union. writing in the sunday telegraph and the sunday express, the prime minister says she will not be derailed from securing an ambitious brexit deal. meanwhile, the foreign secretary borisjohnson has told the sunday times that it's vital the uk doesn't mirror eu laws in the long—term — else the country risks being a vassal state. south africa's ruling party is set to elect a new leader to replace president jacob zuma. mr zuma is stepping down as leader of the anc ahead of the party's campaign for the 2019 general election, and he's faced several allegations of corruption during his decade in charge. 0ur reporter milton nkosi is injohannesburg this morning. what's expected to happen today? today, we are expecting that the

conference will begin improbably one—hour but that may be delayed if you go according to what we saw yesterday and the delegates are beginning to trickle in. the nation is really on tenterhooks. just look at the sunday papers' headlines. the city press says today is the day of reckoning. this one says the nation waits. the sunday independent says that it waits. the sunday independent says thatitis waits. the sunday independent says that it is n dz against all odds. that stands for nkosazana dlamini—zuma who is one of the contenders to proceed mr —— pre—

seed mr zuma. contenders to proceed mr —— pre— seed mrzuma. —— contenders to proceed mr —— pre— seed mr zuma. —— precede. who are the candidates and are there any favourites to win? cyril ramaphosa led the negotiations alongside nelson mandela to end minority rule in the late 90s. he left politics, went into business and became incredibly wealthy. he is 110w and became incredibly wealthy. he is now leading the delegates to take the presidency on the anc. 0n the other side, we have presidentjacob zuma's former wife, nkosaza na dlamini—zuma. she has a medical background and is a doctor by training. she graduated bristol and went to university. she was nelson

mandela's first health minister in the post— apartheid administration. she became foreign minister and went to bebe african union chair. she is a close second to mr zuma. the un security council is to consider a proposal declaring that any unilateral decision on the status ofjerusalem would have no legal effect. it comes after president trump's decision to recognise the city as the capital of israel. the resolution is likely to be vetoed by the united states. a landslide caused by torrential rain in southern chile has killed at least five people. a further 15 are missing in the remote village of villa santa lucia, in chile's southern lake region. dozens of houses have been destroyed — and rescue teams are searching for survivors. more people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in california, as raging wildfires continue to spread. flames have now reached

santa barbara — home to many celebrities. the fire is the third largest in the state since records began. fresh northerly winds are expected to drive the flames towards the pacific coast. some of the conditions the firefighters were facing last night where we expected the sundowners to hit between 2am and four a.m.. strong winds pushing the fire back downhill. extremely dusty, gold and relative humidity has been low. —— gusty. a very hazardous firefight. severn trent water says most customers who were cut off in the tewkesbury area of gloucestershire have now been reconnected. 10,000 homes were left without water when a main burst on friday. the company said repairs to the pipe — which lies underneath flooded fields — had been difficult. a bbc investigation has exposed major flaws in a scheme designed to prevent problem gamblers using betting shops. the scheme allows addicted gamblers

to sign up to be banned from bookmakers near where they live, work or socialise. but an undercover reporter who should have been ejected from 21 different betting shops was only prevented from entering two. the association of bookmakers has admitted there are flaws, but say it's "continually developing" the system. the world's steepest funicular railway will open today in switzerland. it's cost a0 million and taken 1a years to build. its unique design allows the floors of the carriage to adjust to the slope of the mountain. but worry not, if you've not got a head for heights, the journey lasts just four minutes. if you haven't caught up with strictly come dancing yet — then go and make yourself a cup of tea — because we're about to reveal the winners. former holby city actorjoe mcfadden

and his partner katya jones lifted the coveted glitterball trophy after seeing off competition from fellow finalists alexandra burke, gemma atkinson and debbie mcgee. the a2—year—old, who won the public vote, is the oldest champion of the show, which has been running for 15 series. not ina not in a million years. it feels com pletely not in a million years. it feels completely surreal and i'm so in awe of everybody who started all those weeks ago. we have all become such a tight unit and i love them all to bits and everyone of us are winners andi bits and everyone of us are winners and i love every single one of them to bits. have a feeling we would talk about that more later on. you can give your verdict, too. a p pa re ntly apparently the most watched series. they were lacking in one viewer. at whether i'm allowed to admit. you will be sacked immediately. last

night was really good and we would talk more about the dancers. you can tell me what i was missing out on. it is 12 minutes past six. whether it's reluctantly, whole—heartedly or even drunkenly — christmas is the time for a good sing—song. and as we've been proving this week on breakfast, it's actually good for you! as part of our bbc sings series, on tuesday we'll host a mass sing—a—long — with choirs from across the uk taking part in a special rendition of "oh come all ye faithful". you know the words. and we want you tojoin in, whether it's at home, at work, or even on bus ride in. if you need any more encouragement, here are the bbc singers with their take on the christmas classic. #0

# 0 come all ye faithful. getting over the nerves is an achievement. it is about standing up and being counted. # come and be holed him. counted. # come and be holed himlj counted. # come and be holed him. i think we will struggle to find anyone who doesn't at least know the tune. it is one of the great carols of christmas along with i wait in a major. —— away. everyone can sing it. there is a big bit at the end that you have to fill up your lungs for and just go for it. you can do it anywhere, singing. you have a voice, you have lungs. just go for it. it is something that will be different to your normal routine in the morning. everyone can sing.

you can sing at home, you can sing in the bath, you can sing at the breakfast can go and sing in the garden with your friends. literally, anywhere. it is one of those christmas carols when you really know christmas is here. fantastic. yeah, i had a singing teacher who used to call singing happy shouting and that would work really well in this song. just go for it. be happy. # christ, the lot. —— lord. get singing! and of course we want you to join in with that very special sing—a—long on tuesday. we'll be singing our own rendition of "0 come all ye faithful" with six different choirs across the uk.

i would be on the radio. i will be on the telly. we want you to take part — whether it's at home, at work or while you're on your commute! you can tweet along using the hashtag, "bbc sing". get everyone in the christmas spirit. it gets you straight in there. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: work place pensions are to be automatically given to 18—year—olds under new plans being unveiled by the government. mps say they have "serious doubts" the ministry of defence can afford all the new warships and jets it plans to buy. and now for a first look at what the weather is doing. stav‘s got the details. it looks glorious. very cloudy. a mixed age. we have rain

spreading across the country. —— mixed picture. central and eastern areas are dry. dense fog. mild air moving in. it makes the fog quite dense. the next few hours could be quite dense study rain moving in. largely dry for england and wales at the moment. a few showers around falling on frozen surfaces. problems with ice. subzero temperatures in eastern england and east anglia. watch out for the highs in northern england in particular. —— ice. strengthening winds. quite a dull afternoon. briefly mild behind and during the rain band, but ahead of

that, cold. three degrees in norwich. it eventually clears the south and south—east corner. light winds. with clear skies, another chilly night. you can see the blue tinge. the odd pocket of frost. mist and fog developing. cool away from the far south—west. a ridge of showers on monday. starting the working week on a fine note. south—westerly winds in the atlantic ringing mild airlater on south—westerly winds in the atlantic ringing mild air later on in the week. —— watcher won a chilly start on monday. frost. lots of sunshine. a glorious start to the working week. temperatures in single figures. getting into double figures in the south—west. look at the cloud. blue is replaced by orange

colours. mild this week. a noticeable feature. double figures. given shelter in brightness, it is it will be limited, it will be cloudy, temperatures close to the mid—teens celsius. the theme of the new working week is "milder." thank you. looking much more mild than this time last weekend. it is still wet. it needs to be crisp and cold and snowy. we'll be back with a summary of the news at half past six, but now it's time for the film review with jane hill and mark kermode. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. taking us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. what have you been watching, mark? very, very interesting week. we have bingo: the king of the mornings, a film about the dark side of clowning. we have, of course, star wars: the lastjedi, you might have noticed that this is opening in cinemas!

and the unseen, a low—key british chiller. bingo: the king of the mornings, this is a really curious looking one. very interesting film, submitted for the foreign—language 0scar although it has not made it through to the short list. it comes on like an episode of the chuckle brothers crossed with the last third of goodfellas. it is inspired by a real—life story of a kids' tv icon, this is a fictionalised version in which there is struggling actor who has made his name in soft—core sex films and manages to get a break as bingo, this clown on morning television. and realises that he may actually have found something for which he can become celebrated and famous. the downside is, he's not allowed to say who he is,

he has to be completely anonymous, so he's caught between fame and anonymity. now, you can see from that, it has got a strange, slightly cracked tone to it, it is a fantastic performance from vladimir brichta as bingo. what i like about it is that it has a bit of the backstage madness of live television, something like network. it also has that... i talked before about goodfellas, that sense as it accelerates, that what happens is success goes to his head, he falls into drink and drugs and reckless behaviour, but he is tortured because he can't tell anyone who he is. it becomes that classic tale of someone who is famous in one area and completely anonymous and another. it is not without flaws, there are certain moments when the drama oversteps itself somewhat, but i didn't know this story at all. as i said, it's inspired by a true story, and ifound it gripping and weirdly enjoyable, not least because there's something... i mean, clowns are a strange

presence anyway... yes. could go either way! can be funny, can be sinister. and we saw the success of it, which has now become the biggest selling horror movie of all time. so, this is something a little bit different, it is not entirely successful but when it works, it has a kind of crazed energy, which is down to the central performance largely, which is very, very magnetic. 0k, a curious one. yes. so apparently there's a new star wars film out! who knew? they should do some publicity, really. are you a star wars fan? to a degree. i've seen some of them. i lived with someone who really, really is, so it is on the list. this picks up almost immediately where force awa kens left off. rey arrives at the island where luke skywalker now lurks, and she is looking for her true self. the thing with any star wars film is that there is a balancing act. light and the shade, between the action and the introspection and also between satisfying the fans and the first timers. i think that rianjohnson who is helming this, who's come from films like looper, has done a fantasticjob. you get all the stuff that you want from a star wars film, the sabre battles, the deep space explosions, the dogfights,

but you also get an awful lot of internal character development. what i liked most about this is that it has a number of disparate narrative strands, as they all do, but each character arc is followed through properly. it is a film in which characters do what that character would do. it's a film in which action is character, characters are defined not by what they say but by their actions. now, i saw it with a home crowd, i saw it at the premiere and in the final act of it, people were laughing, cheering, bursting into spontaneous applause. my suspicion is that that will be matched around the country, because it's very well—made, very confident, there is a little bagginess in it, there is one section on a casino planet, which i think is perhaps somewhat overstretched, but i think it works really well as a film. that said, all star wars films have a divisive element. and nothing is going to satisfy everybody. i have never been a hard—core star wars fan, but i did enjoy this very much.

i thought as a piece of masterful storytelling in which it obeys the rules of the characters, the characters make sense. it may be fantastical and inventive but the characters make sense, and that, for me, is the key. and does it look fantastic? oh, yes, it looks fantastic. in a way we sort of take that for granted. it looks really great, but it also feels really solid. it feels like a proper, you know, well—made, stand—alone film. that's excellent. the unseen. look, it's nearly christmas — have you brought me another horror film, is this what you're doing here? this is a psychological chiller.

not really horror. this is written and directed by gary sinyor. this was 12 years in development, it is a story about a young couple who suffer a terrible loss of a child and after that, their relationship is in crisis. ihear him. where? in this room. ihear him. when? at night. sometimes during the day. you don't believe me. what does he say?

he says he loves me... now, you were asking what the difference is between a horror film and a chiller. i think it is a tenuous distinction, however, it is to do with an uncanniness, sense of creepiness. in its early stages, this film is actually very, very well played by the central actors. and it has a real atmosphere of unease, of the uncanny, which is very hard to achieve. i have to say in its later stages it kind of loses some of that, the more the plot starts to explain itself, the more mechanical it becomes and the less it became interesting. but for its first movement, it does establish that sense of the cold hand on the back of the neck. the genuinely uncanny sense that you're not quite sure what's going on. you believe in the characters, you believe in the situation. and you share their distress. but you also have that sense of eeriness, that sense of unease. it's a very flawed film, and i think overall, as i said, there are missteps in the later acts that let it down. but at the beginning it has an atmosphere which i think validates it, and it is really nice

to see something like that going up against a behemoth like star wars: the lastjedi. and it's not a horrorfilm. 0k! i may be just saying that, but it's not a horror film! best out, however, iwholeheartedly, i mean... the rerelease of a classic. i think this is one of the greatest movies ever made, a matter of life and death. you love it too, right? yes, yes, yes. when was the last time you saw it on a big screen? when i was at university, 300 years ago. i love that image of up in heaven, looking down. very clever, very clever. you need to see it on the big screen, so much of why it's brilliant is the way it looks. the idea of having the other world as being black—and—white, and the technicolor, so gorgeous, the performances are brilliant. and every time you see it, itjust gets better and better and better. and incidentally, that is a film

which you can view as a fantasy or you can view as a psychological, you know, psychological romance. i would say it's not a million miles away from... i'm trying! i love your attempt, mark. it is fantastic, it is wonderful, worth seeing on a big screen, you make a good point, i haven't seen it on a for aeons. 0n the smaller screen, dvds... dunkirk. which i, kind of having seen it on the big screen... want to see it on the big screen. i can't quite envisage watching it on a small one. i've seen dunkirk three times. i have seen it twice on a big imax screen and once on a television screen, although the television screens are now much bigger. when you see it on a small screen, you start to notice things about the cleverness of the structure, the fact that it has these three interweaving time periods. one week, one day, one hour.

the fact that it interweaves them so well, sometimes on the big screen you're just so overwhelmed by the spectacle of it, you don't realise just how smart the construction of the film is. watching it on a smaller screen you really admire the narrative... it is a simple narrative but it is told in a way which is really complex and really crystalline. and actually i saw things in it on the small screen that i hadn't seen on the big screen. yes, the big—screen experience is still the primary one but it does work on the small screen, for different reasons. mark, good to see you as ever. interesting week. thank you very much. quick reminder before we go you can find more film news and reviews online. bbc. co. uk/markkermode. and all our previous programmes are on the bbc iplayer, of course. that is it for this week, though, enjoy your cinema going. bye bye. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. every worker aged 18 or over will begin saving into a workplace pension — unless they opt out. that's under government plans being unveiled today. at the moment, employers must enrol staff aged 22 and over into a pension plan

if they earn more than 10,000 pounds a year. ministers say they want to reduce the minimum age to 18 by the mid 2020s — a move that could affect around 900,000 young people. i think what the government needs to bearin i think what the government needs to bear in mind, however, is how much of the cost of that will be falling on employers in the future because already the cost to employers is on course to travel by 2019. today's announcement means the cost to employers will be even higher than that. mps have exposed serious doubts that the ministry of defence will be able to afford all of the military equipment it plans to buy. a report by the commons select ministry defence committee says it will struggle to find the finance to pay for more armoured vehicles and ships. they are making good progress

to making £7.3 billion worth of savings. theresa may says the last ten days have marked a watershed in the uk's departure from the european union. writing in the sunday telegraph and the sunday express, the prime minister says she will not be derailed from securing an ambitious brexit deal. meanwhile, the foreign secretary borisjohnson has told the sunday times that it's vital the uk doesn't mirror eu laws in the long—term — or the country risks being a vassal state. more people have been ordered to evacuate their homes in california, as raging wildfires continue to spread. flames have now reached santa barbara — home to many celebrities. the fire is the third largest in the state since records began. fresh northerly winds are expected to drive the flames towards the pacific coast. the un security council is to consider a proposal declaring that any unilateral decision on the status ofjerusalem would have no legal effect. it comes after president trump's decision to recognise the city as the capital of israel. the resolution is likely to be vetoed by the united states. severn trent water says most

customers who were cut off in the tewkesbury area of gloucestershire have now been reconnected. 10,000 homes were left without water when a main burst on friday. the company said repairs to the pipe — which lies underneath flooded fields — had been difficult. the american defence department has acknowledged it ran a secret programme to investigate ufos. a pentagon spokeswoman said the project ended in 2012. documents describe sightings of objects speeding through the skies or hovering with no visible signs of life. they had a budget of £50 million per year. if you're looking for inspiration for your christmas cake, look no further. this six foot edible nativity scene was made by amateur baker lynn nolan. it took her six months to make. she used 2a0 eggs, 50 kilograms

of marzipan and four litres of whisky. the cake will be auctioned off on wednesday — with all the money going to a primary school. that is an massive sugar rush. all in one go. never mind the booze. good morning, john. if you are an england cricket fan, it is far from good. the worst way to wake up. do you remember that during the 0lympics you remember that during the olympics and all the action would overnight? and we would say, great, we have won another medal? —— medal! there is lots of action this time but not much happiness. england have to bat1.5

but not much happiness. england have to bat 1.5 days to save the ashes. come on, rain! there is a chance it could end in a draw if it rains. huge scoreboard pressure. england's hopes of retaining the ashes fading fast. there were some long—awaited wickets first thing — mitchell marsh didn't add to his 181 overnight. and aussie captain steve smith out for 239 eventually. he declared their first innings on 662 for nine — a lead of 259. england lost mark stoneman early on and then alastair cook went as well — caught and bowled byjosh hazelwood. joe root is in now and if they ever needed a captain's innings it's now. defeat would leave england 3—0 down and give the ashes

back to australia. manchester city showed their unstoppable best yesterday, thumping tottenham a—1, to make it 16 wins in a row. they are now 1a points clear at the top of the premier league, for the time being at least. pep guardiola says his side is ‘becoming a better institution'. james burford was watching all of yesterday's action. the rain it may be falling in manchester but so are the records. this record run that city are on, 16 games, the longest in english top division history. tottenham are not used to being dismantled like this but no team seems impervious to pep guardiola's players. the boss knows his next target, beating the 19 game winning streak he managed at bayern munich. i was with three amazing clu bs. munich. i was with three amazing clubs. all three clubs, they support me and all the decisions we believe

that they provide me no standing players. without good players and clu b players. without good players and club support, your ideas, it is impossible to achieve these kinds of things. such is being made of city's form that nobody seems to be noticing chelsea winning their last ten. arsenal, meanwhile, made it 13 wins out of 1a home games thanks to these rocket against newcastle. they drop into the bottom three without a win in nine. alumax obviously keep working this way. after, try to go to january and bring some addition. a lift to the rest of the team. crystal palace, on the other hand, jump crystal palace, on the other hand, jump out of the relegation zone, scoring their first jump out of the relegation zone, scoring theirfirst goal jump out of the relegation zone, scoring their first goal in a 3— went against leicester. —— first win. someone in the spotlight is mark hughes, his position as stoke manager is under threat. the 3—0

defeat leaves his team hovering just two points above the relegation zone. who knows what records manchester city will break this season. it's not even christmas yet and already they are 1a points clear. aberdeen are up to second in the scottish premiership, narrowing the gap on leaders celtic to just two points. gary mackay—steven scored a hat—trick in their a—1 victory over hibs — who hadn't lost at home since march. elsewhere there were wins for dundee, hamilton, kilmarnock and stjohnstone who won in the league at ibrox for the first time since 1971. it's a pivotal weekend in rugby union's champions cup with the second of the pool stage double headers going some way to decide who will make the quarterfinals. bath got revenge for their late defeat to toulon last weekend by beating the french side 26—21 in a thrilling game at the rec. that win moves bath above their opponents to the top of pool five. scarlets are back in contention to qualify from the same pool. they sit third, a point behind toulon after beating benneton 31—12

in italy. premiership champions exeter have their work cut out to qualify though after dropping to third in pool three after letting a 1a—point lead slip at leinster. at one stage the chiefs led 17—3 but luke mcgrath's late try sealed a comeback for the home side in dublin. leinster stay top of the group and look sure to go through. two of the tournament's surprise packages will contest snooker‘s scottish 0pen final this afternoon. neil robertson beat the home favouritejohn higgins 6—3 to set up a meeting with the world number 67 china's cao yupeng who stunned judd trump earlier in the day. robertson has fallen outside the world's top 16 recently, but has been in much better form in glasgow. gary anderson is into the second round of darts pdc world championship. the 2015 and 2016 winner

easily overcame jeff smith in straight sets, hitting seven 180s along the way at ally pally. later today james wade and dave chisnall start their first round campaigns. with the winter olympics on the horizon, some of britain's athletes are continuing their preparations across europe. andrew musgrave took bronze in the 15 kilometre freestyle at the cross country world cup in italy. while britain's women's bobsleigh team finished 10th in the latest race in austria. the team have done well to even make it to these race meetings though having secured most of their funding this year through crowdfunding appeals. britain's olympic and world champion adam peaty has won his fair share of medals in his time, and it would appear he's got so many he's happy to give a few away. after winning gold in the 100 metre breaststroke at the european short course championships. he took his gold medal over to a very lucky young girl in the crowd.

this event's being held in copenhagen and clearly peaty has made one spectator very happy indeed. he has had such success and he is talking about his legacy and inspiring the next generation, what a way to do it. he is one of the contenders for sports personality of the year. amongst many other contenders, worth pointing out. today could be a crucial moment in south africa's political history, as the ruling party — the anc — is set to elect its new leader. whoever wins is likely to succeed jacob zuma as the country's president. but the leadership battle has been bitter, and mr zuma has warned that the very future of the party could be under threat. martin plaut is from the institute of commonwealth studies at the university of london — and he grew up in south africa. thank you forjoining us. as a man

who studies south african politics and who knows it well, how significant to you think this point is in the potential future of the country? it's much more important than the presidency of the anc, this is the future of the country which is the future of the country which is really in an extremely serious situation. it has had a credit downgrading, its ratings are very low. it has to borrow at a higher rate. there is the threat of violence and intimidation. the intimidation is being seen inside the anc itself and the whole entire conference could collapse today. huge economic challenges and yet the anc is still dominant. not perhaps as much as it used to be, but still the dominant party. absolutely right. it at 155%.

-- 5596. —— 55%. everyone is predicting the future. how many saw hillary clinton not winning? there are seven candidates but only two that could potentially win this. what are you expecting, given what you just said about being able to predict something like this? but with seven candidates, to look likely but even then, all bets are off. ——2. candidates, to look likely but even then, all bets are off. --2. cyril ramaphosa is a solid figure, businessman, deputy president, trade union background. he was involved in a very unfortunate massacre a few yea rs a very unfortunate massacre a few years ago were a lot of mine workers we re years ago were a lot of mine workers were killed. it wasn't directly involved but was director of the company. it stands against him. the other person is nkosazana dlamini—zuma. he is one of mr zuma

—— she is one of mr zuma's ex—wives stop a very cold, austere figure. she is seen as the person mr zuma would want because she will prevent him being put into prison for corruption because there are over 700 charges of corruption against mr zuma and he has fought desperately for these never to come to court. of course, he denies them all. he and the gupta family have siphoned off all of the funds. for these option charges to be fully investigated and the beast —— for these people to be held accountable? what of the future

ofjacob held accountable? what of the future of jacob zuma? he held accountable? what of the future ofjacob zuma? he remains the president of south africa. he is just not the president of the anc from this weekend. the question then is where does that real power lies between him and his successor? if it is he and nkosazana dlamini—zuma, he will be all right. if it is cyril ramaphosa, it may be stormy times ahead because then we will need to know where the real division of power lies. and briefly, the impact of this globally? south africa is that cornerstone of southern african economy and politics and we have just had the big change with mugabe a link next door. —— mcgarvey —— robert mugabe, going. cold and damp. the east will be cold

and frosty. west, rain moving in. cold air as well. the rain will go east through the day. a messy picture on sunday. that is the blue hue. cold and frosty. mist and fog. further west, pouring down. hue. cold and frosty. mist and fog. furtherwest, pouring down. it hue. cold and frosty. mist and fog. further west, pouring down. it will go east. have the bursts. cold surfaces here. rain falling. there could be a risk of ice. rain clearing from northern ireland in the next hour or so. dry and cool behind that. ahead of it, cold and dry. watch out for the highs in northern england and southern scotla nd northern england and southern scotland this morning. —— ice. the rain will go south and east. wet in the south and east. not as heavy as in scotland and northern ireland. behind this, brightening up.

sunshine. cool air behind that. eight o'clock day. rain clearing south and east. ——a flip—flop day. high pressure, clear skies. temperatures falling away. freezing in rural places. it means for the start of the new working week a ridge of high pressure should bring fine and dry weather. lots of sunshine. behind me, tightly packed isobars from the west. monday, a cold start. lots of sunshine. mist and fog. cloud in northern and western scotland. cloud pushing in through the south—west. mild air. 10 degrees. single figures elsewhere. 0range takes over on tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and the end of the new working week. set to stay mild in the run—up to christmas. tuesday and wednesday, a snapshot. double figures. mid—teens.

brightness will be limited. thank you. back with you a little later. and we will be back with the headlines at eight o'clock. first, click, with spencer kelly and the team. earlier in the year we looked at some of the 360 cameras which have taken off in 2017. dan filmed with the new kid on the block, the insta one in berlin. and he came back very pleased with it. easy to use, lots of features, including this bullet—time mode, a bit like the film the matrix, where you can get a picture of yourself from all angles. but what have the more established names in photography got to offer us? well, with christmas

just around the corner, this time we sent dan to a suitably festive place to put two pro—sumer 360 cameras through their paces. the ancient city of bath hosts a very traditional christmas market, one that i want to catch in the round. i've got two cameras for the job. one is from kodak, the other is nikon's. they look pretty similar, with two ultra—wide—angle lenses capturing everything, before the two images are stitched together in—camera. but look closer, and you will see the kodak sporting two different lenses, one smaller than the other, superwide 235—degree lens. it also has the tiniest remote control in the world, and a slightly higher price tag than the nikon. 0ur producer has the kodak, while i'm putting the nikon through its paces. now, we don'tjust want to test these cameras out in the daylight, when all the conditions are absolutely perfect. for these cameras, we want to test them out to see what they're like as it starts to get dark.

will the bright lights be a problem, and will we see all of the details? time to go for a wander and see whose 360 is best. please dive in, ladies. don't let me get in your way. and, in no time at all, i found the festive liquor stand. not just wine, but flavoured vodka here, and the nikon is not put off by those flashing lights. but the image is a little dark, so we will brighten it for you in postproduction. there you go, and now you can see the other problem. the image stitching means i've almost lost my head, before touching a drop. the kodak's image is brighter than the nikon, but we found that the quality from that super—wide—angle lens was softer than the smaller lens on the other side of the device.

of course, you're best off with a stick attached to both of these cameras, otherwise your hands get sort of in the way. now, to make the test fairer, we decided to see how these cameras fared back to back. 0r front to front. 0r back to front. well, it's difficult to tell, to be honest. we shot them side by side. look at this. we found a 360 globe for a 360 camera. and it's the nikon showing off more natural colours, benefiting from a more accurate light balance, although some might prefer the warmer kodak results, because it is very christmassy. at the chilled cider shop, the kodak warmed things up, while nikon kept things more natural and crisp. both cameras struggled to stitch their shots together perfectly. this is the raw footage, with no touching up, and the nikon has done a reasonablejob. the stitching point is more visible on the kodak,

partly because of the different qualities of those two lenses. 0n the upside, it's kodak that offers the ability to play with how the images are stitched together in its free software, something the nikon's more basic offering lacks. for sheerfun, the kodak also offers greater flexibility when playing back what you shot. this is little planet mode. and, if you want to do it on the nikon, then you'll need some third—party 360 software, which may mean additional cost. finally, the thing everybody forgets when they use a camera — sound. it is very odd being filmed by two cameras. we're being filmed as well, it is 360. 0h, goodness me. you can tell she's had too much cider, because hers moves around a bit. i'm just cold! we reckon both do a greatjob, but the nikon is slightly clearer, although the kodak offers the possibility of attaching an external mic.

so which camera will enthusiasts be hoping santa brings them this year? we think the kodak edges it for easier post—production, while the nikon has a better shot. but, if you're hoping for a trouble—free, cinematic, seamless result for under £a00, you may have to wait until something else takes off. at least for now. hello, and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that the federal communications commission in america voted to repeal rules on net neutrality, which had stopped internet service providers from offering different speeds and priorities for traffic online. the extraordinarily elongated asteroid called 0umuamua was being checked for signs of alien technology. and, here on earth, the faces of 2 billion people can be compared in a matter of seconds with a minority report—style system, dragonfly eye, unveiled in china.

it was also the week that netflix was caught up in a creepy viewing controversy, after revealing on twitter that 53 subscribers watched the holiday film a christmas prince every day for 18 days. netflix defended the tweet, saying it represented overall trends, and not specific individuals. the city of san francisco has banned the use of delivery robots on most of its sidewalks, stating not all innovation is all that great for society. meanwhile, dutch police say it may not have been such a good idea to use eagles to catch drones after all. who could have guessed? seen here on click, the birds were trained to snatch the machines from the sky. but the cost of keeping them was too high, and they didn't always do what they were told. and finally, if you're missing harry potter, don't despair. artificial intelligence may have a solution for you. a new chapter has been created for a book called harry potter and what looked like a large pile of ash. its plot twists include harry dipping hermione in hot sauce, and ron turning into spiders and trying to eat hermione's family.

wizard. this is acute art, a virtual reality arts platform and a gallery without walls. and it's about to launch, with vr works by some of the world's leading contemporary artists. amongst these works is one by marina abramovic, the self—confessed grandmother of performance art, who pushes her own body to the limits to challenge and move people. 0k, well, there's marina, in a tank of water. well, she seems to want to talk to me, but the water is rising up her body. immersive player, in real life, where someone rescues another person, or offers aid of any kind, there is a transfer of energy. approach the water. i think she wants me

to touch the glass. make contact. 0h. 0h, 0k, right. now i'm somewhere very cold, and everything seems to be going wrong. as always, with vr, you really get a sense of scale. i mean, that ice shelf looks absolutely enormous. and it's crashing down right in front of me. this work is an expression of marina's fear that humans will not survive the consequences of climate change, if we don't change our behaviour. i'm being covered in spray. and now there's a note. i will walk instead of drive. i will reuse what i can. i will reduce the waste i cause.

marina wants to leave the participants with a feeling that they should do something good for the planet. we have to save this planet that we are living on, because what i'm interested in is to create a literal contract with the planet earth, and give my word of honour that i will do something to save it. screaming. you are pretty well—known for pushing your body further than most people would want to push their bodies. here, you appear virtually in a tank of water, but i get the sense that you still did some pretty real stuff, to make it seem as real as possible? you know, actually, to do this, i have to really be in the water. and then we have to really be in a swimming pool, with two divers holding my legs, so i can really go in and see can

feel like i would actually die if i didn't have any more air to breathe. so it's funny that you have to do something which is virtual, but you still have to do it physically. before, you've said that you don't think your performances can be captured adequately with photos or videos, because you need to be there, you need the experiences, it is about actually physically being there. and i wonder if virtual reality is close enough to being there, that is why you chose it? because it's almost being there, isn't it? it is very important, the energy dialogue between the audience and the performer. and the only thing that can catch it, before it was video with sound and movement. virtual reality is really another step further, because you can go around the objects, you can interact, you can do this. but still, i think it's so much a question of how much energy

and charisma actually can transfer from the real performance into the virtual body. and that's it for the short cut of click this week. the full version is waiting for you on iplayer, and pleasejoin us next week for click‘s christmas special. and you know what that means. tons of sensible journalism, and no fun whatsoever. maybe not. in the meantime, you can follow us on facebook and on twitter @bbcclick. thank you for watching, and we will see you next week for christmas. hello, this is breakfast, with rachel burden and ben thompson. helping hundreds of thousands of people save for retirement — the government says it will extend automatic enrolment in workplace pensions. under the plans, every worker aged 18 or over could begin saving — but it won't come into effect until the mid—2020s.