time since the industrial revolution that britain used no coal—fired power at all in a single 24—hour period. we are moving over to other methods and that is why this move and the pollution associated with it is part of the reason for the switch over. we are doing better than other countries. we are one of the leaders in europe in terms of clean energy. the government has to do and it has been very zealous in implementing carbon taxes and the rest of it. it isa markerof carbon taxes and the rest of it. it is a marker of change because the whole thing was britain was built on call. but times move on —— built on coal. few records have been broken where clean technologies have generated more power in a particular period of time that the older more traditional ones as well. and yet sometimes it seems as if the subsidies have dried up, the government subsidies have not been there more recently for some of

those cleaner fuels. when wind power came out as cheap and nuclear, that was seen as came out as cheap and nuclear, that was seen as a came out as cheap and nuclear, that was seen as a turning point for green technology, —— cheaper than nuclear. then everyone moaned about wind turbines because they didn't like the look of them. you can't please everyone. the daily mail, the nhs tells us don't get ill. over christmas we were told to look up any illness we might get over the internet. this is great advice.” can't get excited about this, because if the nhs was telling us to getiu because if the nhs was telling us to get ill i'd be more worried. don't get ill i'd be more worried. don't getiu get ill i'd be more worried. don't get ill seems reasonable. it is nanny statism i can kind of agree with, to be honest. it will be on present conditions and that can cause problems this weekend. —— rather on present conditions. yes, and if your operation has been

cancelled... but people get sick, ultimately, they need somewhere to 90, ultimately, they need somewhere to go, but if they are encouraging people to self remedy and stay at home, rather than soldiering on, and no one will turn up for work on monday. i was told not to get ill so i don't want anyone else to get ill. nip early symptoms in the bud. i don't think i've ever been successful at doing that. everyone will be googling the old wives tales to find out the answers. now, 16 and i7, to find out the answers. now, 16 and 17, the times, extracts from the book fire and fury, by michael wolff, after his infiltration of the west wing to find out what life has been like inside the white house with donald trump and his first president. take a shower, steve bannon, you have want those pants for six days, is one quote. this is

steve bannon really losing a lot of friends. i had to go through the book today, so i have speed read it. you know how it ends. yes, badly. it is the rise and fall of steve bannon who is quite a character and the obvious source for much of the stuff but it is funny and it makes you laugh out loud. you have warned those pants for six days is the general mood. trousers? he doesn't ca re general mood. trousers? he doesn't care much for his appearance, that's why. personal hygiene leaves a bit to be desired? yes, i don't think ivanka trump will be standing next to him in too many bridges. but it was his warm the doe —— it was his war against ivanka trump and jared kushner. when steve bannon goes down, he tries to take other people within, the stuff about kids committing treason and that donald trump might be done for financial fraud and that he should be

impeached for being mentally unfit to hold office, you know, he will not be welcomed back, unless donald trump really needs him for election. if he is still there. this book has become a bestseller before it is released because the advance orders we re released because the advance orders were so released because the advance orders were so intense. anyone who got hold ofa were so intense. anyone who got hold of a copy, was sticking their pictures on facebook today. if they had a kindle version. how wise is it to turn on someone who knows so many of your secrets? there is the argument that potentially, some people around him, like steve bannon, considerwriting people around him, like steve bannon, consider writing on the wall, and if you think he won't last that long, he will think he can use his time wisely —— can see the writing on the wall. this headline and much of what is talked about in here, donald trump was putting him down in front of people and he was

quite aggressive in his tone and he did not really try to treat him in a friendly manner. even the journalist who has written this, michael wolff, he's going out all guns blazing because he has turned on the convention, that much of this that is said is not reported, but he has decided he's going to make a lot of money and he will probably retire on it. he is saying he had unfettered access to the white house. despite what donald trump is saying. michael wolff blows his own trumpet. he had a lot of time in and out of steve bannon's office. it is like the house of cards being replayed, the author in that, given loads of access. essentially it looks like in this case, they took advantage of the naivete of the administration not really recognising that this was probably a bad idea. you work in politics and someone says they want to do politics and someone says they want todoa politics and someone says they want to do a fly on the wall. but no, you

are on my watchful stop the financial times, hopes for a productivity rebound 7 financial times, hopes for a productivity rebound? productivity was as flat as a pancake and they have had a little bump so the chancellor has tweeted this and hopes to rise, i suppose, but they probably fall, as well, i suspect, is the expert says, there needs to bea is the expert says, there needs to be a sustained improvement to ease concerns. it's the worst period since the 1820s in terms of productivity in britain. in one quarter output per hour rose less than i% and that has made the front page of the ft because they are looking for any reasons to be cheerful. the guardian. phones fuel shock rise in exam cheating. who would have thought it, crafty little devils. staff also involved. official figures showing the number

teachers and school staff involved in exam malpractice, more than doubled between 2016 and 2017. what are they doing, then? handing the phones over. laughter the fascinating statistic, there we re the fascinating statistic, there were 2715 penalties issued to just over two and a half thousand stu d e nts over two and a half thousand students which implies some of those must have done it more than once. surely if you have been caught once, you might not do it again. does it say what. .. a you might not do it again. does it say what... a reduction of marks or a warning given. it is not much of a punishment, to get a warning. a warning given. it is not much of a punishment, to get a warninglj suppose punishment, to get a warning.” suppose it is redemption, giving them a second chance. you have to do that? i think so. they are only in their teens but they still know what cheating is. laughter sometimes. it is no surprise, you

can easily put a phone in your blazer pocket, i imagine. it is the using it on a desk... i think over the years there have been tactics tried. robert who is producing said we wrote on the back of our hands, didn't we? did we, robert? top marks. he is only surmising. finally, the scottish daily mail. last or in the war on plastic, this is getting a lot of coverage at the moment. how we dispose of plastic and how much plastic reuse and plastic bags. talking about these particular bags with lining in a coffee cup which makes it more difficult to recycle the stop coffee cups difficult to recycle the stop coffee cups one difficult to recycle the stop coffee cups one of the hardest areas to deal with because it doesn't matter what special bin you put somewhere, someone what special bin you put somewhere, someone will walk down the road with

their cup someone will walk down the road with theircup and someone will walk down the road with their cup and chuck it somewhere and thenit their cup and chuck it somewhere and then it gets into a system that can't recycle it. it is a massive challenge. the scottish daily mail is focusing on a campaign that has been launched by an msp who is essentially saying that stores, we need to look at pubs and restau ra nts, need to look at pubs and restaurants, stopping the use of stores because they are used far too widespread and they are a real problem in terms of recycling, as well —— the use of straws. problem in terms of recycling, as well -- the use of straws. they cause a lot of problems when they get into oceans in particular. china has said they are not taking any more of our plastic so we have got to do something. not the first time, i'm going to show my when i was growing up, we had paper straws. —— i'm going to show my age, when i was growing up, we had paper straws. they are still around for the fai are not very good -- but they are

not very good, because they get wet. the thing with the coffee cup, eve ryo ne the thing with the coffee cup, everyone thinks it is paper so they throw that in the cycling, but you have got to line it with something —— throw that in the recital in. —— in the recycling. thanks for coming in. don't forget you can see all of the papers online, if you have missed the programme any evening. thanks again. coming up next, the weather. we are seeing a change in the weather at the moment, it was wet and windy starting in 2018, bringing

something try and colder now, we have had snowfall in the hills of scotla nd have had snowfall in the hills of scotland and england, as we can see there in staffordshire. they will be more stale hill to come, further south, mist and fog patches and fizzy rain —— snowfall to come. temperatures holding above freezing but subzero in the countryside, especially further north. in the south west there could be the odd icy stretch first thing saturday morning and they will be showers falling onto cold surfaces. it will bea falling onto cold surfaces. it will be a grey and cold start, but they will be some brighter spells for the likes of oxfordshire and towards birmingham, and a few showers, as well. northern england, northern ireland and scotland, the mixture of sunny and dry weather, some of the wintry showers coming in off the north sea, especially for the likes of aberdeen down towards the scottish borders and northumberland, but a lot of dry weather elsewhere. further south, cloudier. although

the cloud will just further south, cloudier. although the cloud willjust clear its way further south, so some sunshine reappearing. the rain will creep its way towards the south coast, saturday night into sunday, so it will be a cold start a sunday morning after sky is clear. we could see —10 degrees in the shoddy —— shoddy glens of scotland. there the day, sunday looking like a decent day, sunday looking like a decent day, more sunshine compared to saturday, so fine and dry and light winds and the wintry showers will have cleared away. temperatures, 0— seven, so it will feel colder than it has done lately. high—pressure holds on, but it changes its position, a subtle change in wind direction, bringing the winds in from an easterly direction. the

southern half of the uk turning cloudy, some drizzle, but further north, holding onto the sunshine for longer, and highs of 3—6. goodbye for now. this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the parole board apologises after victims of a sex attacker are not told he is about to be let out ofjail. jon venables, one of the killers of the toddlerjames bulger, is charged in relation to indecent images of children. president trump hits back at a controversial book about him, saying it's full of lies as copies fly off the shelves. and on newsnight — we discuss the most explosive political kiss and tell book we've ever seen about a sitting president. and if you own a pug or a bulldog, are you being cruel to animals? edward and spike will be here to help you decide.