hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. four in five overweight children will battle ill health for the rest of their lives, according to a report out today. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says england is falling behind scotland and wales in trying to improve children's health, and says they deserve better. good morning, it is tuesday 23 january. also this morning: borisjohnson is expected to push for an extra £100 million a week for the nhs, as the health service struggles with winter pressures. it is just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. after three days of shutdown, donald trump signs a bill to restart the us government. 2,500 business leaders have gathered at the annual world economic forum event in davos.

this morning, i am looking at what is on the agenda. good morning. in sport: britain's kyle edmund is 2—1 sets up against grigor dimitrov in the quarter—finals of the australian open. and we will be keeping you up to date on his progress throughout the programme. come on! so exciting. and matt has the weather. it is not just it is notjust the australian open where things are hotting up, 15 degrees for one or two today, but a little bit of rain during your morning rush hour. all the details coming up later. good morning. first, our main story: england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children deserve better, but westminster insists it has world—leading plans in place. the college also says four out of five young people who are obese will battle ill health for the rest of their lives.

our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. being healthy when you are young makes a big difference to your chances of good health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a workout gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself. think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but when it comes to the health of children and young people, the report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so, one year on, has the situation improved 7 in scotland, there is praise for a new mental health strategy, and better support for mothers who breastfeed.

likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced. but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard, and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not really target the preservation of health in childhood. the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health, and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns, if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. just after 7:00am this morning, we will be speaking to the president of the royal college of paediatrics and child health, neena modi. concerns about the financial pressures on the nhs in england are expected to be discussed at a cabinet meeting this morning. it is understood the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will call for the service to receive an extra £100 million a week.

he will make his case when the health secretary, jeremy hunt, gives an update on how the nhs is coping this winter. it comes as fresh evidence has emerged of the intense strain hospitals across the uk are now under. it's just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. come this time next year, the same will happen again, and again, and again, and again. and we'll see all these pieces in the news, and the horrendous trolley waits, but it doesn't seem to change. our political correspondent chris mason joins us now. it is interesting that we are suddenly seeing boris johnson possibly going to wade in and ask for more muggy. it is very interesting, because the last i checked boris johnson checked borisjohnson was secretary of state for the foreign office, so what on earth is he doing

intervening in the cabinet meeting about the health service, and telling the world in advance but thatis telling the world in advance but that is exactly what he is going to do? well, you will remember that he has a ton of form when it comes to making bold promises about nhs funding. he stood in front of the vote leave bus with the big promise about health service funding during the referendum campaign, which critics said was a load of nonsense and certainly was regularly challenged. his argument, though, is that the conservatives have to make an argument around the nhs. they can't be ceding ground to labour. labour have made a similar promise of about £5 million extra for the nhs budget, —— £5 billion. itjust shows how intense the debate is, now, at the top table in politics around the nhs, as this winter crisis rolls on. we will see what he does actually say in the end, thank

you very much. car manufacturing giant jaguar land rover, has announced it will cut production at its halewood plant in merseyside. the firm had reported experiencing a record year, but says it is reviewing its plans because of a fall in demand because of uncertainty over brexit and consumer concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. president trump has signed a bill to fund the us government for the next 2.5 weeks, ending a shutdown of federal services. congress passed the legislation after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. our washington correspondent david willis has the details. the motion is agreed to. the vote brought a high—stakes game of political brinkmanship to an end, and will keep the american government open for another 2.5 weeks. i know there's great relief that this episode is coming to an end. this shutdown did not need to happen. however brief, it inflicted needless costs on the country. democrats had insisted on tying a budget deal to what they see as the leading civil

rights issue of our time, the plight of the so—called dreamers, young people brought to this country illegally, who are now facing deportation. after several days of deadlock, the senate majority leader, mitch mcconnell, offered a concession — a pledge to debate their situation before the deportations are due to begin. the republican leader and i have come to an arrangement... it was enough to get the democrats to sign off on the spending bill, but whether it will be enough to protect the dreamers is another question. despite bipartisan sympathy for their plight, there are those who also want to see legislation that will deter others from following their example. a wall along the mexican border is one plan, a project many democrats find unpalatable, but which president trump has made the centrepiece of his immigration policy. before signing the spending bill into law tonight, he issued a statement saying his administration would make

a long—term deal on immigration if and only if it is good for our country. money, equality and globalisation are set to top the agenda during the first full day of the world economic forum in the swiss ski resort of davos. president trump, theresa may, sir eltonjohn, and the actor cate blanchett are expected to be among the 2,500 world leaders, business representatives and celebrities attending the event. our economics editor kamal ahmed is also there. why is davos so significant? what is on the agenda today? well, i think that the tone here, and i have been coming to davos for the best pa rt been coming to davos for the best part of ten years, but i think the tone in some respects is one of optimism. global growth is being upgraded to its strongest levels since the financial crisis in 2007 and 2008. but within that optimism

there are some real issues. fractures, as it is called here, issues around equality, the haves and have—nots, and issues around gender equality, as louise mentioned. just take the fact that here, there are far fewer female than male delegates. so today we will see big speeches from narendra modi, the prime minister of india. but everyone is looking forward to the big moment at the end of the week, on friday. president trump arrives in davos, the first president since the year 2000 to come here. what outlook for the global economy will he sat, and what tone will he said, will be the most interesting event here at the end of the week. lovely, thank you very much. plenty more from davos throughout the programme, and steph will look at what is on the agenda. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who is from halifax,

was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub after a gas leak was discovered in central london this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. motorists have been advised to avoid the area as firefighters investigate the area as firefighters investigate the cause. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who is 76, said he had made the decision with great reluctance, and apologised to fans who had already bought tickets. he said he would continue writing and recording. and yesterday, remember our minnie

mouse news? now, yesterday we told you about one of hollywood's leading ladies finally receiving her star on the walk of fame. well, here is minnie mouse seeing her accolade for the first time. she was presented with the award by singer katy perry, a0 years after her on—screen partner, mickey. and katy perry was wearing a similar outfit, a kind of spotted dress. very well spotted. and kyle edmund looks in good condition. sonali is here with the sport. he was saying he was not going to celebrate, and he really believes he can go all the way. i don't think he

is overconfident, but he believes in his own game and says the results are coming through. he hasjust broken grigor dimitrov in the fourth set. kyle edmund is a set away from a place in the australian open semi— final. the brit is 2—1 sets up against third seed grigor dimitrov in melbourne. edmund is aiming to reach his first ever grand slam semi—final. last week, liverpool beat the top of the premier league, manchester city, but last night they were beaten by bottom side swa nsea. alfie mawson‘s goal was enough for a 1—0 win that saw the swans move to within three points of safety. we have been expecting the news for days, but finally it has been confirmed that alexis sanchez has signed for manchester united from arsenal, in a swap deal with henrikh mkhitaryan. sanchez has signed a 4.5—year deal, and is expected to earn £14 million a year after tax.

and england's netballers have missed out on their first win over australia in five years. they narrowly lost 50—16 to the world champions in the second game of the quad series. they will now travel to johannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. iam i am slightly staggered by the amount of money. after tax. but he says it is not about the money, it is about the history of the club, and that he has always wanted to play at manchester united. a lot of speculation. a lot of work has gone into that. maybe that is why it to deal took so long. —— maybe that is why the deal took so long. and we will keep you up—to—date with kyle edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyes.

edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyeslj edmund, as well. we are watching it out of the corner of our eyes. i am trying to do that split i think. after the chill of last week, things are much different today but a much milder day than we have been used to. quite an easier time is that there will be a bit of rain in the forecast. wind coming up in the south—west. temperatures in double figures. but notice on the charts, you can expect some rain through the morning rush—hour, heavy bursts in scotla nd morning rush—hour, heavy bursts in scotland pushing east. eastern scotland, largely dry. temperatures rising after a cool start. occasional rain to get you through the rush—hour in northern ireland. that will get to the eastern side of the pennines. eight o'clock, some rain. after a bright start across eastern england, expect some rain before the rush—hour ends. the heaviest bursts in wales and the

south—west. cloudy through the rush—hour. misty through the second half in the hills. breezy parole. cloudy conditions this morning, occasional rain across all parts of the uk. brighter skies and sunshine at times. one or two showers and temperatures on the up. these are generalfigures. one temperatures on the up. these are general figures. one or two spots, 15 degrees is not out of the question. as we go into the evening, fairly mild. outbreaks of rain extending in. have you bursts later on. temperatures dropping around two 01’ on. temperatures dropping around two or three degrees. a bit of snow on the hills for a time. into wednesday, this is the chart dominating, the area of low pressure. a windy day. a weather front pushing its way quickly during the morning across northern parts of england. that will push into east

anglia and the south—east. a cooler deal with showers turning wintry. heavy rain, particularly early in the day. tomorrow will feel that it cooler. cold at pushing its way in. a chilly day on thursday and indeed into friday. still a bit breezy in tables. across some western areas, the sunshine throughout the day. thursday night into friday, the greatest chance of some frost but into friday, many will have a fine end to the week. not especially warm but some slightly milder air. back to dan and louise. 15, it's like summer. to dan and louise. 15, it's like summer. we should be celebrating 15 degrees. at what point do you get

shorts on? it depends on the circumstances. 20 degrees, i get out the flip—flops. what's wrong with flip—flops? the flip—flops. what's wrong with flip-flops? it's about 20 degrees in the studio now. especially if you're ona the studio now. especially if you're on a bus ora the studio now. especially if you're on a bus or a tube and you can see their feet. i wouldn't do flip-flops in this country in a public space, only on holidays. you don't want to see anybody‘s toes on the tube. carry on. this is the front page of the times. johnson demands £5 billion extra for the nhs. boris johnson will see the floor at a meeting of cabinet today. this is a picture on the front page of many of the papers. princess eugenie. another royal wedding. the daily telegraph are discussing the story we have. talking about the impact on

the health of children. this one as well at the bottom. there are things you didn't know that you could know? whether your cat uses its left or right poor. a study by queen's university belfast bound the majority of cats show preference for a certain paw. males, there left paw. while females use their right paw. while females use their right paw. they also use, they have discovered, left limbed dogs are more pessimistic than write limbed dogs. i don't know how they worked it out. aren't all dogs pessimistic? dogs are not pessimistic. they are enthusiastic and positive. what about polar bears being left—handed? that is another rubbish thing. the daily mirror. a ridiculous picture.

this gentleman was travelling at 60 miles an hour with both hands on his mobile phone. the message is not getting through. the daily mail, we talked about this yesterday. say in that vladimir putin could start hostilities against the west sooner than we expect. some lovely tributes tojimmy than we expect. some lovely tributes to jimmy armfield who than we expect. some lovely tributes tojimmy armfield who died yesterday at the age of 82. a voice that so many people grew up listening to. he was a wonder to work with, a kind man and a real gentleman. everyone is talking about davos at the moment. this is the world economic forum where basically a lot of people get together and try to work out how they are going to solve all the global economic problems. i was talking about robots in retail that got sacked because the customer

didn't like them. there is a shop in seattle where it is entirely based on robots but the robots are rise on the shelves. you don't pay, there are not any pills. you go in, you have the apple and the eyes watch you and work out what you spend and is seen as you step out, it kills you. somebody tried to shoplift, they were charged as they left the store. we were talking about sanchez. is he playing the piano in a promo video when they announced his move to manchester? apparently he can play. he was taking so long learning the manchester united song. but if he can play, why did they not show him? something to talk about. all the papers, lovely tributes to jimmy armfield. we have pictures of him playing canada later.|j jimmy armfield. we have pictures of him playing canada later. i will tell you about peter jackson

him playing canada later. i will tell you about peterjackson film about the song later on. no, we haven't got any time. let's move on. sheltered housing is designed to offer older people a safe environment with varying levels of support. yet the bbc has learned of tens of thousands of reported cases of abuse and neglect in this type of accommodation over the last three years. some fear the actual extent of abuse could be even greater. sheltered housing does not undergo the same inspections and ratings as care homes and this has led to questions over how well residents are protected. breakfast‘s jayne mccubbin has more. just a very sad. andrea last saw her mum on new year's eve. three months later she received a phone call from police saying she had been found deadin police saying she had been found dead ina police saying she had been found dead in a council run sheltered accommodation. we don't know if she laid bare, whether it was an instant incident, whether it was a heart attack or did she lie there. you

know, in pain. wejust don't attack or did she lie there. you know, in pain. we just don't know. andrea's mum suffered from depression and she often withdrew from family and friends. her daughter hoped she would be safe in sheltered housing, staff keeping a night out but the local authority said hazel liked her privity and requested they did not contact her. you are moving in because you think there is a warden and 24/7 support, if you fall, you are not feeling well, you can pull a broad accord —— pull the cord and get support. there was no ca re. pull the cord and get support. there was no care. she reallyjust got accommodation. that's all she got, accommodation. that's all she got, accommodation. the council have told us accommodation. the council have told us they have changed their procedures to ensure every resident gets wee kly procedures to ensure every resident gets weekly contact. bbc radio 4 plasma programme has tried to establish the level of risk. they we re establish the level of risk. they were told of almost 31,000 safeguarding incidents in the last

3.5 years. the most common were neglect, physical abuse and financial abuse. those figures had increased 30% over that time. are you increased 3096 over that time. are you surprised? increased 3096 over that time. are you surprised ? no, increased 3096 over that time. are you surprised? no, frankly i'm not surprised by those figures. i strongly suspect they are an underestimate. there are some sectors are now adult social care which are less regulated unregulated. we have to look at the adequacy of the regulatory and inspection oversight. not only is there no independent inspection regime in england, wales and northern ireland, there is no legal requirement for professionals to actually report neglect or financial abuse. in scotland, more wide—ranging powers but westminster tell us that abuse and neglect is unacceptable. they say they changed the law so local authorities must ensure their services are safe and they will look again at reforming social care in the summer. but there is still a gap between this ——

between the perception of sheltered accommodation and the reality for some. rachael nicholson—wright from the charity action on elder abusejoins us now. we heard from the professor there. i was watching you nodding along. is that something which tallies with your own experience? absolutely. this is the tip of the iceberg. the figures that came from the investigation were only from a small percentage of councils. we don't have the full picture. what we know is that elder abuse is underreported for a wide range of regions —— reasons. it's concerning but not the full picture. one of the points is about inspections. you agree that type of accommodation should have an inspection scheme? yes. nursing homes and care homes, where people

go to live, are under inspections for good reason. sheltered housing doesn't come under social care, it comes in the housing. it doesn't have anything like we would expect. we have more and more older people and vulnerable people going into sheltered housing and nobody is checking where we go, and having the life they deserve to have. what are the other solutions. this is something we should care passionately about. there are lots of things to do. we know that at the moment, we are failing older people. and they go into sheltered housing, they are not being inspected. we need standard inspection across the country. so that when we know that our grandparents or parents, ice in a few years, are in these homes, we are safe. should we talk a little bit about the reporting of it? people feeling unable to do that. what sort of impact does that have?

are people afraid to report? we have a helpline for people reporting. what we hear all the time is from older people themselves, they don't wa nt to older people themselves, they don't want to bother the police. if it's from family members the abuses happening, or trusted care workers, they don't want somebody to be in trouble. even though what we are talking about, we are talking about theft and serious assaults. older people don't want to report it. what is your advice this morning? people thinking, i know somebody in my family might be going through this. what should they do? we have a helpline that will help with abuse. at home or in hospital. it's about reporting. we need to encourage reporting. we need to encourage reporting. whether in older person orfamily reporting. whether in older person or family member, to reporting. whether in older person orfamily member, to help that reporting. whether in older person or family member, to help that older person have the strength to go

forward , person have the strength to go forward, to report anything that is happening to them is which can stop. the less we know, we can't stop it. a government spokesperson told us that "abuse and neglect is unacceptable and has no place in the social care system — that's why we changed the law so local authorities must ensure that the services they commission a re safe, effective and of high quality. we are committed to reforming social care and will publish a green paper in the summer." you can hear more on this story on tonight's file on 4 at 8pm on bbc radio 4. now it's time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. are also, we are keeping up—to—date on the australian open where kyle edmund is to set up against grigor dimitrov and if he gets into the final, he overtakes andy murray as

british number one. it is very exciting. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. around 1,500 people have been evacuated from central london while police and the london fire brigade deal with a gas leak at the strand. guests staying at local hotels and customers in a nearby nightclub were among those asked to leave the area as a precaution. a 100—metre cordon and road closures were put in place this morning. members of the public and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. gun crime in london is on the rise and its victims and offenders are getting younger. that's according to a new report by the london assembly. the report also highlights the concern that guns are being purchased over the dark web, brought into the uk from abroad. the head of the committee that produced the report said that information needed to be

given to young people about the consequences of carrying a gun. a new photograph has been released of an unknown man who collapsed in central london on boxing day and remains unconscious. detectives say this man had suffered a heart attack, and he's now in an induced coma. but as he wasn't carrying any identification, police haven't been able to trace his family. let's have a look at the travel situation now. minor delays on the metro line: however, due to the gas leak on the strand, charing cross underground station is closed. embankment underground station is on the edge of the cordon — it's still open. there are no trains running in or out of charing cross and waterloo east stations. services are being diverted to victoria, cannon street and blackfriars and there may be delays and cancellations. also due to the gas leak, a large cordon is in place in central london. the strand and northumberland avenue are closed. this is the strand at waterloo bridge — 11 bus routes are on diversion. one lane closed on the a12

at the gants hill roundabout following a collision. now, the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another mild nights of another mild start this morning. quite a cloud around that some outbreaks of rain. these outbreaks of rain, one of two heavy bursts but gradually, they will start to break up. the breeze strengthening this afternoon. some dry spells and brighter spells, still the chance of the odd shower but that bridget could get up to 12 or 13 celsius especially if we have one or two brighter spells. the mild a rest day in with us and the wind stays strong. the wind will continue to strengthen as we get into wednesday. the minimum temperature, not dropping down at all. we are in for a very wet and windy day on wednesday. the wind strong, coming from the south—west. really not very

pleasant. the temperature stays mild. looking at a maximum of ten, 11 celsius by the end of the afternoon. that rain is a cold front and wants it clears out of the way, the wind will fall and the temperature will drop still cooler, brighter day that thursday with a little bit of sunshine. 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 breakfast with louise and dan. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: it just feels like itjust feels like a disaster zone, isn't it? it is just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. as hospitals struggle to cope with intense winter pressures, we go behind the scenes of one a&e department, and get reaction from the chair of the commons health

select committee. in a week that saw millions of people march for women's rights, after 9:00am, we will speak to the co—founder of the women's equality party, catherine mayer, about why she believes gender equality can save the world. and we find out about the clever crows, thought to be the only species besides humans to engineer hooks as tools. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children deserve better, but westminster insists it has world—leading plans in place. the college also says four out of five young people who are obese will battle ill health for the rest of their lives. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. being healthy when you are young makes a big difference to your chances of good health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters

grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a workout gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself, think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but, when it comes to the health of children and young people, the report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so, one year on, has the situation improved ? in scotland, there is praise for a new mental health strategy, and better support for mothers who breastfeed. likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced. but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard, and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not really target the preservation of health in childhood.

the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health, and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns, if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. the bbc understands the foreign secretary will use a cabinet meeting this morning to push for an extra £100 million a week of funding for the nhs in england. he will make his case when the health secretary, jeremy hunt, gives an update on how the nhs is coping this winter. downing street says the nhs was given top priority in the budget, with an extra £2.8 billion committed to funding the service. nigel farage has said the refusal of the ukip leader, henry bolton, to

resign could be a lifeline for the party. 14 members of mr bolton's senior team have quit following the controversy senior team have quit following the c0 ntrove rsy over senior team have quit following the controversy over his former girlfriend making racist remarks about meghan markle. writing for the daily telegraph website, as the farrow said if he had the courage, mr bolton produced the situation to force ukip to change. car manufacturing giant jaguar land rover has announced it will cut production at its halewood plant in merseyside. the firm had reported experiencing a record year, but says it is reviewing its plans because of a fall in demand, because of uncertainty over brexit and consumer concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. the us government shutdown ended overnight after republicans and democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. congress passed the legislation after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. the so—called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until eight february, in the hope that congress can reach a longer—term budget agreement in the meantime. i know there's great relief that this episode is coming to an end.

this shutdown did not need to happen. however brief, it inflicted needless costs on the country. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who is from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. charing cross station has been closed and an area around the strand in central london has been cordoned off, because of a gas leak. around 1,500 people were evacuated overnight from a nightclub and a hotel. motorists have also been advised to avoid the area, asa number of roads have been closed. the london fire brigade says they are still investigating the cause. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who is 76, said he had made the decision with great reluctance.

in a statement, he apologised to fans who had already bought tickets for his tour in australia and new zealand. he said he would continue writing and recording. do you know what was happening while you were. . . do you know what was happening while you were... i was trying to read while people in the studio were going yes! kyle edmund hasjust won, everybody. he is into the semifinals of the australian open. sonali, it is perfect timing because you are here to do the sport anyway. and it was so here to do the sport anyway. and it was so dramatic at the end, because the final point, as often is, was challenged. he has never defeated the top five player in the world, grigor dimitrov with the number three seed and he has done it at his very first semi—final at the australian open. you can see tim henman in the crowd. he is representing england, and flew out a couple of days ago, and you could

see it happening as we were watching, i have been up since 3:30am this morning. you can't not watch it on a day like today but it is absolutely brilliant. he faces either nadal or cilic, who play later today. he played fantastically well. and when andy murray was not able to play in the australian open, jo konta went out, kyle edmund has done magnificently well. and louise was asking why everyone is wearing pink. because the kit sponsors have worked out what colour works best against the blue background of the court. we can speak now to paul layfield, who is a coach at kyle edmund's former tennis club in hull. good morning. good morning. fantastic news. absolutely delighted. i have unfortunately not seen delighted. i have unfortunately not seen the end of the match, because i am staring at the camera at the

moment but we are absolutely over the moon. and then you had to listen to us talking about at all and you have not been able to see the final point. have you been able to see the rest of it? what have you made of kyle ‘s performance this morning? rest of it? what have you made of kyle '5 performance this morning?m has been fantastic, i have had it on the radio ready much all morning, and have been to help with the bbc and have been to help with the bbc and stuff and it has just been fantastic. well deserved. i mean, he has had a long journey to get there. it has been small steps, but he thoroughly deserves everything he has got. in the last time he met dimitrov, he was pushed to the very end, wasn't he? does it come as much ofa end, wasn't he? does it come as much of a surprise that he has been able to ove rco m e of a surprise that he has been able to overcome him and is through to the semifinals of the australian open? it is not a massive surprise to us here. the last time he played dimitrov was only a couple of weeks ago at brisbane, and he was very close to winning that one, 4—4 when he turned his ankle towards the end of the match in the final set. his

progress so far in his career has been very, very steady. he has had a year—on—year increase in his ranking all the way through for the last several years, except for last year, when he stayed around 50. it is no surprise to us where he is but we are absolutely proud as punch of him. he is a fantastic ambassador for hull. and you know the family very well, you were involved in organising his very first coach, and the family are still members of the clu b the family are still members of the club where you are. what will they be thinking in this moment, when he has just got through to the semifinals of a grand slam? yes, i obviously haven't spoken to them this morning, but i do see both his mother, denise, and fatherfairly regularly. stephen in fact take some time on court with us when he came to do some tennis with us, still, which is great. so obviously we are lots of interaction with his pa rents, lots of interaction with his

parents, and when kyle is about we see him and he fills us in on what is going on. can you bring yourself to think about that semi—final against either rafael nadal or marin cilic? yes, my preference would be marin cilic. i know that nadal would bea marin cilic. i know that nadal would be a tougher prospect. but i think nadal is also a part of his history. i think when kyle was only about 15 yea rs of i think when kyle was only about 15 years of age, nadal actually asked for kyle to be his practice partner at wimbledon, so i think that is a good credit to nadal. what is your message for kyle this morning, just in case he watches back? just many, many congratulations, and he deserves everything he has got. he has huge support, we have a massive contingent following him. the vibe all about this club is all kyle, kyle, kyle. there is no question

what we will be doing on thursday morning. no question at all. i will let you go and see the winning point, as we were taking you hostage at that point. thank you so much. a little later in the programme, i will be speaking to kyle's good friend. that is coming up at 7:35am. after brilliantly ending manchester city's unbeaten run last weekend, liverpool followed up that result with defeat against the premier league's bottom side. swansea city stayed in touch with their relegation rivals with a crucial 1—0 win at the liberty stadium. alfie mawson's first—half goal saw them move to within three points of safety. liverpool missed the chance to go third. i did not use the word frustration too often, because it's a little bit differen in the english language and the german language. it was not necessary, obviously.

it was not a good game for us. especially offensively, it was not good enough, we lost the game in the first half. the confidence is more higher in this moment. the team is organised, and we win because we have a part of the game where we got lucky, we had luck in the game. but my players we re luck in the game. but my players were brave, they were organised. we prepared very well in the game. tributes have been paid to the former england captain jimmy armfield, who died yesterday at the age of 82. described as a national hero and a football legend, armfield made 43 appearances for his country and a record 627 for blackpool, staying with the club his whole career. after playing, he went on to become a manager, and worked as a summariser for bbc radio for almost 40 years. i have always tried to earn my coin. i think that is the thing, really. and i think that came with my generation. i think most players in

my time, as well, have done that. i have always tried to be loyal, and i have never left blackpool in that respect. it is just the generation i was brought up in. so you want to be known as a reader, and as loyal? yes, i think so, and a known as a reader, and as loyal? yes, ithink so, and a half known as a reader, and as loyal? yes, i think so, and a half decent player. the scottish football association's search for a manager continues, after northern ireland boss michael o'neill declined their offer. o'neill said he had given the matter a great deal of thought, and had been the preferred candidate for the role. scotland have been without a manager since gordon strachan left in october afterfailing to qualify for the world cup. ben stokes has revealed on twitter that he won'tjoin up with england for the tour of new zealand until after his court appearance on 13 february. the all—rounder is due at bristol magistrates‘ court on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a twenty20 match. stokes has been charged with affray after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. england's netballers have narrowly lost to world champions australia in the second match of their quad series. the roses were searching

for theirfirst win over the top—ranked side in five years, butjust couldn't fight back in the final quarter at london's copperbox arena, losing 50—46. england will now travel tojohannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. now, football teams are coming up with more creative and innovative ways than ever to announce their new signings, but how about this from manchester united last night? alexis sanchez was rumoured to be signing for them for several days now. it has been made official, and this was released on united's twitter feed, the chilean forward apparently playing glory, glory man united on the piano. he can play the piano, but ijust don't understand why they didn't fully show him. if he really can play it, why not... it is the sort of reveal, so you know... it was,

very much so. like the mystery guest of professional sport. very much so. like the mystery guest of professional sportlj very much so. like the mystery guest of professional sport. i think we would all know the answer.m of professional sport. i think we would all know the answer. it is a slight flaw in the plant. huge congratulations to kyle edmund, and andy murray has tweeted already. andy murray has put a message on twitter. congratulations to kyle edmund. it's a little bit warmer, isn't it? good morning to you. compare to what we have seen over the last week or two. but it does come at a price. the mild weather is with us. certainly through the morning rush—hour, be prepared. the weather is coming all the way from

the mid—atla ntic. weather is coming all the way from the mid—atlantic. warmer our coming our way. not a washout by any means. there will be some rain on through the day. some heady bursts losing some of the heavy rain. pushing through eastern areas. staying dry between eight and nine o'clock. heavy bursts of rain. lighter and patchier. quite misty and great through this morning. temperatures already in double figures. quite a breezy day. that will push away some of the morning cloud. greater chance of the morning cloud. greater chance of seeing some sunshine. still a few showers coming and going. these temperatures when the sun is out through the afternoon. when you get

some sunshine through the north and east of wales, up to 15 degrees. an incredibly mild day. they say it is breezy tonight. then some more wet weather starts to spread through the west. gale winds expected. temperatures temporarily dipping down through the night and into the morning. this is the area of pressure driving things. lots of isobars on the chart. this is the weather front which will produce rainfor weather front which will produce rain for the rush—hour. that will spread to the south and east through the afternoon were it will linger. and gale force winds for the timing. after some early rain, to many, the afternoon looking a bit brighter. some scattering of showers but cooler air some scattering of showers but coolerair in some scattering of showers but cooler air in place. temperatures down to single figures for many. there could be some minorflooding. dry into thursday. sunshine and showers the many. still a bit windy

where will —— where we will see the bulk of the showers. temperatures will drop. a frost in place to take us will drop. a frost in place to take us into friday. not a bad end to the week. most places dry with some sunny spells before cloudy conditions return to the weekend. i've got the fa cup this weekend so i'm quite happy. what do the president trump, sir eltonjohn and the actor cate blanchett have in common? this week, they're all planning to attend one of the biggest events in the business and political calendar. so why does the world economic forum in davos, swizerland, attract such an eclectic mix of people and why does it matter? steph is here to tell us more. i think you hit the nail on the head, it's all for the social life. that's why i try and get there every year. there is a serious side.

davos is actually the name of village in the swiss alps — usually pretty sleepy, but not this week. 2,500 people will be making their way there to talk money and policy and no doubt enjoy a little apres—ski. it's aim is to look at how globalisation is shaping the world and try to find solutions. and it's big money — tickets to get in to some of the events cost tens of thousands of pounds. so who's going? well, quite a few big names you'll recognise. there our prime minister, theresa may, will be there as well as shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell. they'll be joined by business leaders from all over the world — including this guy. and 35 other heads of state. the rest — well it's a mix of businesses, including tech giants like google and facebook, plus banks and charities. even a few celebs, including cate blanchett and eltonjohn will be there too. there is a serious side to all of this. the boss of the international

monetary fund laid out the scale of the problems they need to try and solve. there are still too many people who are there are still too many people who a re left there are still too many people who are left out of that recovery and a cts are left out of that recovery and acts of aggression of growth. in fa ct, acts of aggression of growth. in fact, about one fifth of emerging and developing countries, one fifth of emerging and developing countries, saw their per capita income decline in 2017. the scars from the crisis, the low productivity, the ageing population and on and on and future potential growth, all of that will continue to weigh on medium—term prospects. so what's on the agenda? it's a fair question. davos is often criticised as a "talking shop" and "echo chamber". but it is true that amongst the parties and privatejets the event does tackle

some big subjects — from global economic prospects, wealth and how new tech could hit wages. this years theme is all about equality — which is not a suprise given the high profile campaigns around gender discrimination. but it's worth bearing in mind only! in every 5 delegates in davos will be female. and that's actually the highest it's ever been. so we can expect a fair few headlines from the event, not least when president trump takes to the stage. £27,000 that tickets is an extraordinary amount of money. you can sneak into some, can't you? thank you very much. let's hope they

do something. i lost my pen their momentarily, don't panic. new caledonian crows have been known to use sticks to catch their prey, but some now appear hooked on using more advanced tools. researchers have witnessed the birds engineering hooks out of twigs, which they use to prise grubs out of trees. our ccience correspondent, victoria gill, explains why the finding is so significant. a very crafty crow. these birds are carefully manufacturing hooks, out of sticks, that they will use to snag spiders and grubs that are hiding in three holes. they use their bills like a precision instrument. they will take away small fibres of wood to get this really pointed and sharp, so they can snap their prey with it. in tests carried out in these purpose—built aviaries, when the crows made and used their specialised hooks, they captured their food 10 times faster than using a simple twig. this, the scientists say, means the crows have revealed a glimpse of why a new technology is invented and developed. since researchers first observed our closest primate

cousins, the chimpanzees, using sticks as tools, many creatures have joined the ranks of tool—using animals. these sea otters use rocks as hammers to crack open shellfish, and these elephants in sri lanka are using branches to swat away flies. but only humans and new caledonian crows have independently engineered the simple yet hugely important hook. the very earliest human—made fishing hooks were madejust 23,000 years ago. and crucially, these were a big technological breakthrough for each species, a way of foraging for food much more efficiently to increase their chances of survival. technology that could be passed from generation to generation. it's fascinating to have these birds that have made tools which are believed to have been a very major innovation in humans' technological evolution. when you look at how our ancestors refined their technology, the invention of the hook was a key event.

there are signs that some of the wild birds are fine—tuning their hook designs, so it seems these remarkable crows could be on their very own technological journey. victoria gill, bbc news, st andrews. so really, really clever crows. they are in fact new caledonian crows. thank you for that. what could they do next? phil learned a lot from the crows this morning. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: we find out how artificial intelligence and new technology could be used to save us time at the till. in this particular shop, there are no more tills. it's the future. you are shaking your head. i like talking to people.

iam talking to people. i am totally with you. i like talking to people in shops, on train stations. maybe this is why we do this as a job. we should be encouraging conversation in life. on this, i totally agree. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. wherever you are talking to someone. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. around 1,500 people have been evacuated from central london while police and the fire brigade deal with a gas leak at the strand. guests staying at a local hotel and customers in a nearby nightclub were among those asked to leave the area as a precaution. a 100—metre cordon and road closures were put in place this morning. members of the public and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. let's have a look at the travel situation now. charing cross underground station is closed.

embankment underground station is on the edge of the cordon — it's still open. there are no trains running in or out of charing cross and waterloo east stations. services are being diverted to victoria, cannon street and blackfriars and there may be delays and cancellations. the strand and northumberland avenue are closed. 11 bus routes are on diversion. severe delays on the metro line: gun crime in london is on the rise and its victims and offenders are getting younger. that's according to a new report by the london assembly. the report also highlights the concern that guns are being purchased over the dark web, brought into the uk from abroad. the head of the committee that produced the report said that

information needed to be given to young people about the consequences of carrying a gun. a new photograph has been released of an unknown man who collapsed in central london on boxing day and remains unconscious. detectives say this man had suffered a heart attack, and he's now in an induced coma. but as he wasn't carrying any identification, police haven't been able to trace his family. good morning. it was another mild nights so another mild start this morning. there is still quite a bit of cloud around but also some outbreaks of rain. these outbreaks of rain, one of two heavier bursts this morning but gradually, they will start to break up. the breeze strengthening this afternoon. some dry spells and brighter spells, still the chance of an odd shower but the temperature could get up to 12 or 13 celsius, especially if we have one or two brighter spells. overnight tonight, that mild air staying with us and the wind stays strong. the wind will continue to strengthen as we head into wednesday.

the minimum temperature, not dropping down at all. another mild night. we are in for a very wet and windy day on wednesday. the wind strong, coming in from the south—west. some heavy bursts of rain, really not very pleasant. the temperature stays mild. looking at a maximum of 10 or 11 celsius by the end of the afternoon. that rain is a cold front — once it clears out of the way, the wind will fall lighter and the temperature will drop. so a cooler, brighter day for thursday with a little bit of sunshine. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. four in five overweight children will battle ill health for the rest of their lives, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says england is falling behind scotland and wales in trying to improve children's health, and says

they deserve better. good morning, it is tuesday 23 january. also this morning: kyle edmund makes it through to the semi—finals of the australian open, after beating world number three grigor dimitrov in the quarter—finals this morning. borisjohnson is expected to push for an extra £100 million a week for the nhs, as the health service struggles with winter pressures. it's just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. after three days of shutdown, donald trump signs a bill to restart the us government.

record raking revenues at the world's biggest football clubs. i am looking way that money comes from and what it means for football as a business —— record—breaking. and matt has the weather. after a chill in the last few days, one or two makes pots could hit 15 degrees. expect some rain for your morning rush hour. —— one or two spots. good morning. first, our main story: england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children deserve better, but westminster insists it has world—leading plans in place. the college also says four out of five young people who are obese will battle ill health for the rest of their lives. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. being healthy when you are young makes a big difference

to your chances of good health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a workout gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself, think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but, when it comes to the health of children and young people, a report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so, one year on, has the situation improved ? in scotland, there is praise for a new mental health strategy, and better support for mothers who breastfeed. likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced. but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard, and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not

really target the preservation of health in childhood. the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health, and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns that, if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. just after 7:00am this morning, we will be speaking to the president of the royal college of paediatrics and child health, neena modi. if you are just waking if you arejust waking up, good news from the australian open. british number two tennis player, kyle edmund, has beaten world number three grigor dimitrov to make the

semifinals of the australian open. a fantastic achievement for him. fantastic achievement for him. fantastic achievement, the first brit other than andy murray since john lloyd in 1977 to get to the semifinals of the australian open. and the first brit other than andy murray since tim henman in 2004 at any grand slam. he is world number 49, and after this tournament he will move into the top 30 for the first time. he has never beaten the top five player before, and i think this has been coming. we were talking to a coach who knows the family really well, one of his coaches yesterday, and he has been really ticking over over the years. he has been dropping half ranking every so often, it has been steady progress. and everyone you speak to says he has always had all the armoury, it isjust says he has always had all the armoury, it is just he hasn't known how to finish matches. so the last few coaching decisions he has made, he has just moved to the bahamas, all of that i think is why he is

doing so well today. he is through to thursday's semi—final, either against rafael nadal or marin cilic. i was listening to nadal the other day talking about how well kyle edmund was playing. a massive serve, both of his parents at all, he is a huge guy, and it is whether he knew how to use it. he has proven today he can do all of that. congratulations to him, and congratulations also coming in from andy murray. simply tweeting wow. yes, there you go. it is very descriptive. he has trained for yea rs descriptive. he has trained for years with andy murray as his hitting partner, so they know each other very well and they are very good friends. and whenever we have success in british tennis we have to come up with henman hill, murray mound, maybe kyle's pile? i like the ring of that. i think edmund's

embankment. concerns about the financial pressures on the nhs in england are expected to be discussed at a cabinet meeting this morning. it is understood the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will call for the service to receive an extra £100 million a week. he will make his case when the health secretary, jeremy hunt, gives an update on how the nhs is coping this winter. it comes as fresh evidence has emerged of the intense strain hospitals across the uk are now under. it's just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. come this time next year, the same will happen again. and again, and again, and again. and we'll see all these pieces in the news, and the horrendous trolley waits, but it doesn't seem to change. our political correspondent chris mason joins us now. it seems quite extraordinary that is

johnson is going to be talking about the nhs, but that appears to be what will happen. it is extraordinary, really. obviously this is a huge political talking point at the moment, but the curious thing, louise, is as a reporter i often feel like i am on the cusp of being in the loop, but the last time i checked, boris johnson in the loop, but the last time i checked, borisjohnson was secretary of state for the foreign and common office, so what is he doing talking about the nhs, and more than that, why he telling the world in advance what he will stay in a private meeting around the cabinet table? he is articulating a frustration we have seen from other mps in recent weeks about what they see as a lack of oomph in the central government, on the nhs and on other issues, and also something we have seen during the eu referendum, about the amount of money which would be available to the nhs after the vote, a hugely controversial claim. he is speaking

ofa controversial claim. he is speaking of a broader frustration, controversial claim. he is speaking of a broaderfrustration, and a desire to make sure labour doesn't get ahead of them on all things nhs. they don't want to be, in the eyes or the words of one critic, a government of boiled rabbits. it is not a phrase i had heard before either. i don't think it is meant as a compliment. i can see that. what an extraordinary comment. a compliment. i can see that. what an extraordinary commentlj a compliment. i can see that. what an extraordinary comment. i am trying to work out what is the analogy, but i am sure it works on some level. nigel farage has said the refusal of the ukip leader, henry bolton, to resign could be a lifeline for the party. 14 members of mr bolton's senior team have quit following the controversy over his former girlfriend making racist remarks about meghan markle. writing for the daily telegraph website, mr farage said, if he had the courage, mr bolton could use the situation to force ukip to change. the us government shutdown ended overnight, after republicans and democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. congress passed the legislation after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. the so—called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until 8

february, in the hope that congress can reach a longer—term budget agreement in the meantime. i know there's great relief that this episode is coming to an end. this shutdown did not need to happen. however brief, it inflicted needless costs on the country. money, equality and globalisation are set to top the agenda during the first full day of the world economic forum in the swiss ski resort of davos. president trump, theresa may, sir eltonjohn, and the actor cate blanchett are expected to be among the 2,500 world leaders, business representatives and celebrities attending the event. our economics editor kamal ahmed is also there. good morning to you once again. steph has been telling us about what sort of things are on the agenda. i suppose it is important to remember why davos is so significant. well, i

think that list of names hints at that. lots of global leaders come here, lots of business leaders come here, lots of business leaders come here, really for a scent check of the health of the economy and the health of politics. three big trends i think health of politics. three big trends ithink in health of politics. three big trends i think in davos. firstly, more optimism. i have been coming to davos for almost ten years, and this is the first time since the global financial crisis that growth is coming back, globally. one exception is the uk brexit risk, seen as something of an outlay, some negative sentiment around britain. second point, lots of european leaders coming here. the french leader, the german leader, theresa may, of course, and the italian leader, trying to sell the european model is the way forward for the global economy. and finally, friday, the arrival of president trumper, the arrival of president trumper, the first serving president to visit davos since 2000, and bill clinton.

i think davos since 2000, and bill clinton. ithinka davos since 2000, and bill clinton. i think a big signal that —— president trump. what will the president's toby, will it be quite aggressive, looking to tell the world how it should be, or will there be a more conciliatory tone given the greater optimism around the world at the moment? it will be fascinating to see his speech on friday, which will wrap up the world economic forum. charing cross station has been closed and an area around the strand in central london has been cordoned off because of a gas leak. around 1,500 people were evacuated overnight from a nightclub and a hotel. motorists have also been advised to avoid the area, as a number of roads have been closed. the london fire brigade says they are still investigating the cause. thank you for being with us on this tuesday morning. tuesday? definitely. it is tuesday. introducing a sugar tax on fizzy

drinks and funding additional breakfast clubs and sports facilities — these are just some of the ways the government says it is tackling childhood obesity. but a new study warns the measures don't go far enough, and predicts four out of five overweight children will become obese adults. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says that will result in them losing between ten and 20 years of healthy life. it says westminster is still lagging behind scotland and wales in prioritising the issue, and suggests public health cuts in england are disproportionately affecting children's services. let's speak to the president of the royal college of paediatrics and child health, who looked at all of this. thank you forjoining us. let's speak a little bit about the impact of overweight children, and you are very concerned about it, aren't you? we are extremely concerned about it. it is not only a

problem for the children themselves but will remain a problem for the children when they grow up. and why do you think this is happening? well, it is a problem which has been recognised for quite sometime now. we issued a state of child health report a year ago, pretty much to in which we pointed to the rising problem of childhood obesity. one year on we have issued a series of scorecards looking at how each of the three nations, scotland, wales and england, have doing. and i am afraid the overriding concern is that there just does not seem to be the integrated, overarching strategy to tackle this properly, that we really, really do need to see. to tackle this properly, that we really, really do need to seem to tackle this properly, that we really, really do need to see. it is interesting that you make this comparison between what is going on in england, wales and scotland. firstly, he said and scotland had better procedures in place. so what are they doing that is right? one of the cardinal points in tackling

obesity is prevention. once obesity has set in, it is very, very difficult to get rid of, as many people know. so scotland and wales have got a much better record on their preventative measures, preventative health measures. but we are not seeing that same focus on preventative health in england. england in fact has seen a 5% cut in a big health services between 2013-14 and a big health services between 2013—14 and the present time, which equates to some £800 million in cuts each year. and children are being disproportionately affected. it makes no sense whatsoever to be tightfisted, to skimp on prevention, because that is really going to be the fundamental way of dealing with this problem, and indeed other health problems, as well. procedures they have in place, the government saving, they have world leading plans in to safeguard child health, vaccinate against some of

the world's deadliest diseases. teen pregnancy and child mortality have fallen, the soft drink that he has funded breakfast clubs. in some ways they disagree with you. these are all very good things and we wouldn't disagree with that at all. we are delighted. what we are not seeing is an integrated strategy and we are not seeing a long vision. what we are also not seeing is the joined up thinking. it should take place across the uk. it seems invidious that the nation should be fragmented in the way it addresses its preventative health measures. this does not make any sense at all. the fa cts does not make any sense at all. the facts a re does not make any sense at all. the facts are quite stark. the majority of children who are obese will remain so until adulthood. if you are an obese adult this will take a substantial number of years of

healthy life of your total life expectancy. these are really serious issues. you talk about strategy. have you monitored what difference they are making and the performance in each nation? whether they have fewer children who are obese in wales and scotland ? fewer children who are obese in wales and scotland? we are monitoring the situation. we have been concerned for quite some time. that's why we brought about a scorecard. we will certainly be monitoring the situation going forward. change takes time. children who are obese today will, as i say, have a higher risk of remaining obese as adults. if we turn this around in generation of children, it's not going to be something that ta kes pla ce it's not going to be something that takes place quickly. it will need sustained and long—term visionary thinking which is maintained across

successive parliaments. thank you very much real—time. let's find out what is happening with the weather. long gone are the pictures of snow behind you. far more mild this week. we have temperatures up where they shouldn't be. you can put the winter jacket at the back of the cupboard. today, temperatures are on the rise thanks to some blustery southwest winds. you also need something waterproof. bringing the mild air. those above average temperatures. a smattering of blue. some heady bursts of rain pushing into the west of scotland. they will work their way eastwards. heavy bursts of rain at the moment. they will ease off a little bit. pushing across to the

isle of man. we've got some rain across eastern england at the moment and will reach norfolk and suffolk by the end of the rush—hour. dry here at the moment. quite cloudy, misty over the hills. there will be the odd heavy shower to come through the odd heavy shower to come through the day. a bit more sunshine between what showers we do have in the afternoon. staying dry through the second half of the day. south—westerly wind, quite wide across the country. 14 degrees in some parts of south—west scotland. tonight, we stick with the mild theme into the evening. increasingly windy weather after a brief drop of temperatures. we could see some snow over the hills of scotland. tomorrow, the weather driven by this

area of low pressure. life —— lots of isobars. gale force winds. some very heavy rain swelled to start the day across northern england and wales and the south—west. the rain becomes confined to east anglia. a scattering of showers. tending wintry across the scottish hills. the mildest weather today, still not bad tomorrow. but backed down into single figures were many. 5:3 saw“- .. z? , , 5235255 areas, z: ' ' 5235255 areas, a : ' ' 5235255 areas, a bit ' ' 5235255 areas, a bit dry ' showers. eastern areas, a bit dry and brighter. through thursday into friday, we will see frost develop here and there. particularly across northern and eastern parts of the country. friday, quite pleasant. a few showers across the east but most places, dry with sunshine. dan and louise, milder weather is back for

the weekend. we are looking at the business of sport. also, easyjet and vauxhall. also, research and how much money football clu bs also, research and how much money football clubs have been making. you won't be surprised to hear that the world's biggest football clubs are making more money than ever before. manchester united has topped the table as the richest club. the figures show the combined revenues of the top 20 clubs has risen 6% to almost £7 billion. i'll be talking to the author of the research later. talks between britain's biggest union and the owners of vauxhall were "frank" but useful, both sides have said. the union wants more in investment in jobs at ellesmere port and they have agreed to continue talks. psa, which also owns peugeot and citroen, said last year that it wants

to build the new astra model at ellesmere. but that has not eased worries about the plant's future. pets at home. it says it has done well on the back of reducing prices and hence increased the number of stores and says that that side of the business is helping them. also, from making sure customers have lots of options to buy what they call the omni channel capabilities. we don't often talk about them at this time. igoto talk about them at this time. i go to pet shops quite often. are you one of those pet owners who goes wild ina you one of those pet owners who goes wild in a pet store? she is one of those pet owners who never stops talking about it. believe me, it is busy. we need her

in on the sofa at some point. we will wait a little bit. it's dirty enough as it is. in a move that could revolutionise the way we buy our groceries, amazon has opened a supermarket without check—outs. hundreds of cameras and sensors track the customer, before charging their credit card via an app. but this isn't the only example of how new technology and artificial intelligence is changing the way we shop. bbc click‘s lara newington, has been to one store in north london to find out more. unexpected item in bagging area. please remove item for continuing. the inevitable words when you are in a hurry and the queue for the good old—fashioned checkout a hurry and the queue for the good old —fashioned checkout had a hurry and the queue for the good old—fashioned checkout had been so much longer but things could be about to change. well, it is time for a rather unconventional shopping experience. the first thing i'm going to do is get my bag out. this

north london convenience store is trialling a prototype instant checkout with the finished product being prepared for its debut later this year. because when it comes to actually checking out, the rfid tags which sit on all the products will be instantly scanned in one go, you canjust be instantly scanned in one go, you can just put everything in here straightaway although it does sort of feel wrong. and something sweet. soi of feel wrong. and something sweet. so i have everything they need in my shopping bag but! so i have everything they need in my shopping bag but i can't leavejust yet. in fact, this is the fun bit. it's time to the instant checkout. i p°pped it's time to the instant checkout. i popped down my bag full of items and immediately, what's in that bag sea mlessly immediately, what's in that bag seamlessly comes up on the screen. at this point, you get out your smartphone where you should have downloaded the app and had your payment details securely stored. you should insure your bluetooth is on and you just tap the reader. a process so quick that even if the store becomes busy, a queue is unlikely to develop. so now, i can

actually lead. but what of the public been making of this? actually lead. but what of the public been making of thi57m really quick, it's excellent. public been making of thi57m really quick, it's excellentlj really quick, it's excellent.” really quick, it's excellent.” really must say would prefer to pay a person. i found that really cool. one thing! a person. i found that really cool. one thing i struggle with self checkouts is finding the barcoding scanning it and it's really annoying and the fact that i put it on there, it's done. ibm's long-term hope is that this technology to be rolled out along all areas of retail. alongside suitable checkout areas and the repositioning of shop assista nts and the repositioning of shop assistants to assist you around the shop. of course, security has been treated as a priority, with a cloud —based payment system meaning no details are actually presented in store. but for those customers who are happy to share their behaviour and habits, artificial intelligence will come into play to combine that information or data on their surroundings. weather and traffic for a convenience store like this will drastically change what people are going to come in and buy, how

many people are going to come in and when. being able to use all those mass volumes of data, the analytics, all that merged together means we will be able to tell the retailer watch to keep in stock and when. meanwhile, yesterday's launch of amazon's cashier was store was successful and after being tracked by cameras and sensors to see what they pick up, have their amazon account they pick up, have their amazon accou nt insta ntly they pick up, have their amazon account instantly charged. but while this sort of convenience may appeal to some, you can't of course please everyone. you liked it but on balance, you prefer a person.” would still prefer burson. lara lewington, bbc breakfast. the thing is, we are chatters. if that's the future, i'm out. what are you going to do? i like the idea of having somebody you see regularly in

the shop. the removal of other humans from our lives, i'm sure that's not a positive thing. we like talking to people. i like random conversations. it is what makes my world good. what a massive broccoli you have there. he will talk to about that?” will. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. around 1,500 people have been evacuated from central london while police and the london fire brigade deal with a gas leak just off the strand. a 100—metre cordon and road closures were put in place this morning. members of the public and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. well, police and fire crews were called it to the stranded about 2am this morning after reports of a gas leak. a number of people were

evacuated from a neighbouring club, clu b evacuated from a neighbouring club, club heaven, and a number of buildings were also evacuated. people have been told to avoid the area while the fire brigade investigate this gas leak which is believed to have started leaking from behind charing cross station which isjust behind me and obviously the police cordons have got to be in place for some time. the leak is having serious knock—ons on the travel front. there are no trains running in or out of charing cross and waterloo east stations. services are being diverted to victoria, cannon street and blackfriars and there may be delays and cancellations. charing cross underground station is closed. embankment underground station is on the edge of the cordon — but it's still open. the strand is closed to traffic between waterloo bridge and trafalgar square in both directions, this is the camera on the strand at waterloo bridge. northumberland avenue is closed in both directions and duncannon street is also closed. 11 bus routes are on diversion.

there's are severe delays on the metropolitan line, a good service on all other lines. a new photograph has been released of an unknown man who collapsed in central london on boxing day and remains unconscious. detectives say this man had suffered a heart attack, and he's now in an induced coma. but as he wasn't carrying any identification, police haven't been able to trace his family. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it was another mild nights so another mild start this morning. there is still quite a bit of cloud around but also some outbreaks of rain. these outbreaks of rain, one of two heavier bursts this morning but gradually, they will start to break up. the breeze strengthening this afternoon. some dry spells and brighter spells, still the chance of an odd shower but the temperature could get up to 12 or 13 celsius, especially if we have one or two brighter spells.

overnight tonight, that mild air staying with us and the wind stays strong. the wind will continue to strengthen as we head into wednesday. the minimum temperature, not dropping down at all. another mild night. we are in for a very wet and windy day on wednesday. the wind strong, coming in from the south—west. some heavy bursts of rain, really not very pleasant. the temperature stays mild. looking at a maximum of 10 or 11 celsius by the end of the afternoon. that rain is a cold front — once it clears out of the way, the wind will fall lighter and the temperature will drop. so a cooler, brighter day for thursday with a little bit of sunshine. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address with updates on that gas leak. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health has also warned

that four out of five obese children will continue to battle ill health throughout their lives. westminster insists it has world—leading plans in place and says that, in the past year, both teen pregnancy and child mortality have fallen to all—time lows. the bbc understands the foreign secretary will use a cabinet meeting this morning to push for an extra £100 million a week of funding for the nhs in england. he will make his case when the health secretary, jeremy hunt, gives an update on how the nhs is coping this winter. downing street says the nhs was given top priority in the budget, with an extra £2.8 billion committed to funding the service. nigel farage has said the refusal of the ukip leader, henry bolton, to resign could be a lifeline for the party. 14 members of mr bolton's senior team have quit following the controversy over his former girlfriend making racist remarks about meghan markle.

writing for the daily telegraph website, mr farage said, if he had the courage, mr bolton could use the situation to force ukip to change. car manufacturing giant jaguar land rover, has announced it will cut production at its halewood plant in merseyside. the firm had reported experiencing a record year, but says it is reviewing its plans because of a fall in demand, because of uncertainty over brexit and consumer concerns over the future of diesel vehicles. the us government shutdown ended overnight after republicans and democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. congress passed the legislation after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. the so—called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until 8 february, in the hope that congress can reach a longer—term budget agreement in the meantime. police in yorkshire looking for a missing schoolgirl have found a body in a river. ursula keogh, who is from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon,

dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. charing cross station has been closed and an area around the strand in central london has been cordoned off because of a gas leak. around 1,500 people were evacuated overnight from a nightclub and a hotel. motorists have also been advised to avoid the area, as a number of roads have been closed. the london fire brigade says they are still investigating the cause. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring, after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who is 76, said he had made the decision with great reluctance. in a statement, he apologised to fans who had already bought tickets for his tour in australia and new zealand. he said he would continue writing and recording. you are watching breakfast from the

bbc, and if you havejust switched on and you are wondering what happened to kyle edmund, well, sonali can tell us. great news this morning. fantastic news, he becomes only the sixth mail grand slam semifinalist in the open era from britain. he will move into the world's top 30 after the tournament, meeting either rafael nadal or marin cilic on thursday. and it was a really convincing win. he really held his nerve, grigor dimitrov wasn't at his best, i think he had seven double faults, but that is not to ta ke seven double faults, but that is not to take anything away from kyle edmund, who really held his nerve, winning the first set and coming out talking, basically. now he is through to the australian open semifinals. let's have a look at the winning point. an ace from edmund brought up match point, and then dimitrov sliced a backhand long, which was

confirmed by hawkeye. he will play top seed rafael nadal or sixth seed marin cilic on thursday for a place in the australian open final. that will be a night match in melbourne, so everyone can watch it during the day. i am not sure how many people will go to work in the morning. joining us now from east yorkshire is kyle edmund's friend tom davies. good morning. ishould good morning. i should say congratulations to you, were you watching? i watched the last set, the end of the last set. you didn't get up at 3:30am on the morning? you call yourself a friend! a little bit early for me, that one. you have known kyle since you were eight yea rs known kyle since you were eight years old, so how do you feel? yes, great to see him achieve something

like this, and the work he puts in over the years, and for someone who is local to us, to do something like this is great. and he showed strength on court, holding his nerve, and in the post interview he was really calm as well, not overly excited at all. i know he is known asa excited at all. i know he is known as a bit ofa excited at all. i know he is known as a bit of a shy character. how do you think he will handle the media attention? he says he kind of know is how it feels to be andy murray at the moment, with the attention on him. yes, kyle is a very grounded person, just the way he deals with things and the way he is, obviously it is something that has helped him achieve what he has achieved. it is pa rt achieve what he has achieved. it is part and parcel of the game now, u nfortu nately, part and parcel of the game now, unfortunately, with how successful he is, there will be a lot more attention on him. but he will do what he needs to do and get ready for the semifinals. you say he is a down—to—earth character. how much is his mental strength part of this

when? yes, massive. i mean, tennis isa when? yes, massive. i mean, tennis is a very mental sport anyway. and to get to that level you have to be tough, and it has been something for me seeing him towards the end of last year at the start of this year, there is a huge improvement in his mental game which has seen him get to the semi—final of the first grand slam of the year, and massive confidence going into the semi—final. nothing to lose if he plays as he has been playing, and a big chance again. on thursday he plays for a place in the australian open final. will he allow himself to enjoy this moment and celebrate it, or will he only do that when he has finished playing? of course, it is a massive achievement and he will enjoy it today, but when it comes tomorrow he will be back on the practice court, focusing on the semi—final. it is a big opportunity for him to go one further, and he will not let that opportunity go. have you messaged him yet?‘

will not let that opportunity go. have you messaged him yet? a brief message yesterday before he went on, i have not spoken to him after the match. what did you say in that message? just good luck, leave everything on there, keep doing what you have been doing. he knows what he needs to do, and obviously i woke up he needs to do, and obviously i woke up this morning and he has gone and done it. such brilliant news. thank you so much forjoining us this morning. no problem, thank you very much. after brilliantly ending manchester city's unbeaten run last weekend, liverpool followed up that result with defeat against the premier league's bottom side. swansea city stayed in touch with their relegation rivals with a crucial 1—0 win at the liberty stadium. alfie mawson's first—half goal saw them move to within three points of safety. liverpool missed the chance to go third. tributes have been paid to the former england captain jimmy armfield, who died yesterday at the age of 82. described as a national hero and a football legend, armfield made 43 appearances for his country and a record 627 for blackpool, staying with the club his whole career. after playing, he went on to become a manager,

and worked as a summariser for bbc radio for almost 40 years. i've always tried to earn my coin. i think that's the thing, really, and i think that came with my generation. i think most players in my time, as well, have done that. i've always tried to be loyal, and i've never left blackpool, in that respect. it's just the generation i was brought up in. so you want to be known as a reader, and as loyal? yes, i think so. and a half—decent player. so many of us grew up listening to that voice. the scottish football association's search for a manager continues, after northern ireland boss michael o'neill declined their offer. o'neill said he had given the matter a great deal of thought, and had been the preferred candidate for the role. scotland have been without a manager since gordon strachan left in october afterfailing to qualify for the world cup. ben stokes has revealed on twitter

that he won'tjoin up with england for the tour of new zealand until after his court appearance on 13 february. the all—rounder is due at bristol magistrates‘ court on the same day he was supposed to be making his international comeback in a twenty20 match. stokes has been charged with affray after an incident outside a bristol nightclub in september. england's netballers have narrowly lost to world champions australia in the second match of their quad series. the roses were searching for theirfirst win over the top—ranked side in five years, butjust couldn't fight back in the final quarter at london's copperbox arena, losing 50—46. england will now travel tojohannesburg to face south africa in the final match on sunday. now, football teams are coming up with more creative and innovative ways than ever to announce their new signings, but how about this from manchester united last night? alexis sanchez was rumoured to be signing for them for several days now.

it has been made official, and this was released on united's twitter feed, the chilean forward apparently playing glory, glory man united on the piano. i thought you were about to say he will be available for playing at parties. maybe that is a post- career. it is a deal worth £600,000 a week in total. we will talk about money in football in a minute, but on kyle edmund, whenever anyone in british tennis does well, henman hill... and we have a few options. i have got involved. currently we have four options. you have edmund embankment, edmund hillary, kyle's embankments, or the record, kyle—imanjaro. embankments, or the record, kyle-imanjaro. i think louise's

option is great. edmund hillary, i just think it is clever. only 9% with that one. 61% for kyle—imanjaro. with that one. 61% for kyle-imanjaro. and we will talk more about money in football. a record ten english sides feature in the annual list of the 20 football clubs which generate the most revenue. steph has been looking into where that money comes from, and what it means for clubs as a business. manchester united have topped the table of the world's 20 richest football clubs. that is according to research done by accountancy firm deloitte. you can see the top five here. its football money league, based on season 2016—17, also shows the combined revenues of the 20 clubs has risen 6% to almost £7 billion, a new record. danjones is from the research team at deloitte who pulled these figures together. good morning to you. this is an

annual thing, isn't it, for us to chat about what is going on in money and football, and every single time it is going up. and this is a record, tell us about it. it is the zist record, tell us about it. it is the 21st time we have done it, and it has gone up every time. manchester united topping the table for the 10th time. this is the narrowest margin ever, theyjust shaded it from real madrid, by winning the europa league competition. that is sometimes run down as not as important as the champions league, but that one game against ajax made the number one, not number two. so where is the money coming from, generally? so out of every £20 that comes into these big 20 clubs, nine towns of it comes from broadcasting -- £9 towns of it comes from broadcasting —— £9 of towns of it comes from broadcasting -- £9 of it. towns of it comes from broadcasting —— £9 of it. the rest comes from sponsorships, advertising, merchandising and things like that. so broadcasting is the biggest thing but not the only thing. one important thing is how important

stadium is still up for clubs, because 70,000 people watching the match is what people on tv and sponsors get hooked into as well. people talk about the match itself not being that important but it is still a fundamental part of what these clubs are about. yes, because it is interesting when we talk about football and the money in it, there is always criticism about how much fa ns is always criticism about how much fans are charged for ticket prices, and one of our business presenters interviewed vincent kompa ny and one of our business presenters interviewed vincent kompany about this, who said that ticket prices should be lowered to just keep the atmosphere and make it easier for eve ryo ne atmosphere and make it easier for everyone to be able to go. what are your thoughts on that?” everyone to be able to go. what are your thoughts on that? i think the things that vincent kompany had to say were very interesting and on our list is here you have a couple of english clubs, west ham and everton, both of whom have appeared in the top 20 which they don't do every year, but they have reduced ticket prices and use that as a means of building that atmosphere and getting success on the pitch that way. it is definitely something top of mind for clu bs, definitely something top of mind for clubs, how to get that balance

right. a lot of times they have demand for tickets, but making it accessible. and we talk about the top 20, and we can see the top five here, how different is it if you are not in the premier league? like my club, middlesbrough. you can think all football clu bs club, middlesbrough. you can think all football clubs are rich, but the reality is, there is a lot that aren't. there is a huge gap to win the championship and the premier league. we have bournemouth in the top 30, the first time we did this, bournemouth had a turnover of £1 million and they were down on the 83rd spot, among the richest clubs in the uk. it shows that progression on the pitch into the premier league is the crucial thing to get you into this list. and the buying and selling of players always makes the headlines, not least today with sanchez and the record deal. will that ever hit a peak? a deal worth £14 million is incredible. it is, but it keeps going because the money is there. and the key thing for most

clu bs is there. and the key thing for most clubs as they are not about trying to make a profit to win matches, and away you win matches is to have the best plays you can get, and that cost. with the sanchez deal, people look at the whole package. what do we have to pay to the club, the agent, and a player in wages? you have to look at it as a whole package, they broadly have a lower tra nsfer package, they broadly have a lower transfer fee, but the package, they broadly have a lower transferfee, but the player package, they broadly have a lower transfer fee, but the player has done well in wages because of that. lovely to talk to you about this. that's it for me for now. about money in football. there is. the weather, matt easier to tell is a more about it. is it more normal this week? today, probably a bit warmer than it should be. quite a mild day. a little bit of mourning brightness. some rather colourful skies. a rather grey staff are many.

it is milder. the temperatures boosted today. out there at the moment, on the chart, its own story. some heavy rain pushing in. that is going to push its way eastwards. largely dry through the rush—hour. the rain in northern ireland will come and go. it is going to turn wedged across the isle of man. norfolk and suffolk, you have had a dry morning so far. further west, the rain lighter and patchy. a bit misty over some hills. a little but sunshine here and there. more of you will see the sunshine. while you've

got the sunshine, you could see temperatures in south—east scotland, 14 degrees. 15 celsius, way above where we should be. temperatures will temporarily drop in scotland. we will see some snow for a time. temperatures above where they should be. it's all tied in with this area of low pressure. tomorrow will be windier than today. severe gales across the north—west of the country. it will sit across south—eastern east anglia, even towards the end of the day. there could be some minorflooding around. sunshine and flowers —— showers many. 6— nine degrees. sunshine and

showers. showers most prevalent the west. as those clear into thursday night. the chance of a frost developing, particularly in northern and eastern parts of the country. that leads us into a reasonably pleasa nt that leads us into a reasonably pleasant day. some warning rain to the north—east of england. that will clear and lots of sunshine around. nice to have a little bit of sunshine. they're designed to help ease traffic congestion, through variable speed limits and using the hard shoulder as an extra lane during busy times. but a survey of aa members has ranked so—called "smart motorways" joint—second amongst the most dangerous roads in the country. (pres) it comes as highways england has promised to increase lay—bys in order to improve safety. we'll discuss this in a moment, but first let's take a look at how smart motorways work.

motorways a re motorways are becoming smarter to help traffic flow smoother. for instance, when alleyne is closed for safety reasons, you will see a redbacks clearly displayed. you will need to move into another lane. signs will an it —— will show it is reopened. when your car breaks down, you pull over into the hard shoulder. but now the hot shoulder can become a driving lane and you will have to come up at the next service is exit or emergency refuge area. we're joined now by paul hutton, who's the editor of smart highways magazine and ann helsby who's car broke down on a stretch of motorway where there was no hard shoulder. the president of the aa — edmund king is also in our london studio.

you have done this research. it seems people are quite concerned. it is is it because we are not accustomed to these motorways? the main concern is that people breakdown on the smart motorway. they are then stuck in a live lane where the advice is, put on your hazard lights and dial 999. if you can move over to left—hand side, and it is possible to get out of the left—hand side, you can. we have seen a lot of instances on smart motorways, if you look in local press cuttings, where that has happened and another vehicles, and smashed into the back. that is the concern. we have argued for five yea rs concern. we have argued for five years that you need twice as many lay byes on smart motorways. if the driver can see a layby ahead of

them, 95% will get to that layby. if they can't, 55% will only drive half a mile and basically, they are sitting ducks. and, you can hopefully tell us about your experience. we broke down on the m42 on the hottest day of the year last year. we were near a refuge area. we drove in and managed to stop before we hit her. there was absolutely to stand. enough room to get out of the car. it was 30 plus degrees. we had the dog in the car, we couldn't even get him out. we were facing the road. when i got home, the aa came and moved the lady in front of us. we were not in the aa. he said you can't stay here, it is so dangerous and he got us off the motorway.

motor highways england and the transport department, they said, why didn't the traffic officers help us? the answer was, you weren't in an emergency, you were perfectly safe. traffic whizzing past us. we couldn't get away from the car. we we re couldn't get away from the car. we were like sitting ducks. paul harton, presumably, do you see a benefit in smart motorways. and what about this point of us being sitting ducks. one of the things when i first wrote about smart motorways, the refuge areas needed to be closer together. the issue is, we've got a capacity problem and a budget problem. trying to build our way with more lanes on the motorway would be the ideal thing to do but there is in the budget for it. consequently using technology to monitor the way people are moving along the roads. there are cameras that will see if you have stopped,

there are radars to see if you have stopped. in theory, the redbacks should go up above the running lane. you should be safe. there is an awful lot more technology than there would be where on the hard shoulder, you're on a dangerous position, even if you have that laid yourself. there is that nor the appetite to spend on widening ——a winding motorways. if there had been a consultation on this after the 40 to experiment, we said straightaway, you need twice as many refuge areas. if they are built in the earliest stage, it is much more cost—effective. the problem is, we are not getting the congestion benefits because 38% of drivers, they do not use the inside lane because they are worried that there

will be broken down vehicle in front. and if there is a broken down vehicle and the redbacks comes up, you are putting out one or two lanes of traffic which causes immense congestion. where is it that vehicle can get onto a layby or a hard shoulder, it doesn't cause congestion. we need to go back to the drawing board. motorists are worried, we are worried, we have been consistent in calling per twice as many lay byes. we know highways england are looking for it. we haven't seen the full report about what they are proposing to do. highways england say they are planning to increase the amount of lay byes. 1.5 miles will be reduced toa mile lay byes. 1.5 miles will be reduced to a mile to provide a greater reassurance. they also said they are going to get bright orange surfaces and other things as well. and just

briefly, what would have helped you in that instance? the traffic officers passed us. the other thing we didn't know, you are supposed to use the sos phone. we used our mobile, as did the woman in front. you should have used the phone in the layby. but they wouldn't have come to us because what the highways agency entrance for departments say is that you are not in an emergency. sorry, if they are stuck there with all these boats and caravans whizzing past, they might have thought differently. alan is saying, these are anything but smart, very discomforting to drive on. vicki says variable signs are not very smart at the moment. they usually aren't accurate or believed. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm sarah campbell. around 1,500 people have been evacuated from central london while police and the london fire brigade deal with a gas leak just off the strand. guests staying at local hotels and customers in a nearby nightclub were among those asked to leave the area as a precaution. a 100—metre cordon and road closures were put in place this morning. the gas leak came from a side street, we had to evacuate the heaven nightclub and we evacuated over 100 people from charing cross hotel. we also had a close charing cross station. also, the underground was closed with trains running straight through at the moment. the leak is having serious knock—ons on the travel front. there are no trains running in or out of charing cross and waterloo east stations.

services are being diverted to victoria, cannon street and blackfriars and there may be delays and cancellations. charing cross underground station is closed. embankment underground station is on the edge of the cordon — but it's still open. the strand is closed to traffic between waterloo bridge and trafalgar square in both directions, this is the camera on the strand at waterloo bridge. northumberland avenue is closed in both directions and duncannon street is also closed. 11 bus routes are on diversion. let's have a quick look at the tubes now: there's are severe delays on the metropolitan line, gun crime in london is on the rise and its victims and offenders are getting younger. that's according to a new report by the london assembly. the report also highlights the concern that guns are being purchased over the dark web, brought into the uk from abroad. the head of the committee that produced the report said that

information needed to be given to young people about the consequences of carrying a gun. good morning. it was another mild nights so another mild start this morning. there is still quite a bit of cloud around but also some outbreaks of rain. these outbreaks of rain, one of two heavier bursts this morning but gradually, they will start to break up. the breeze strengthening this afternoon. some dry spells and brighter spells, still the chance of an odd shower but the temperature could get up to 12 or 13 celsius, especially if we have one or two brighter spells. overnight tonight, that mild air staying with us and the wind stays strong. the wind will continue to strengthen as we head into wednesday. the minimum temperature, not dropping down at all. another mild night. we are in for a very wet and windy day on wednesday. the wind strong, coming in from the south—west. some heavy bursts of rain, really not very pleasant. the temperature stays mild. looking at a maximum of 10 or 11

celsius by the end of the afternoon. that rain is a cold front — once it clears out of the way, the wind will fall lighter and the temperature will drop. so a cooler, brighter day for thursday with a little bit of sunshine. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address with updates on that gas leak. hello. this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. four in five overweight children will battle ill health for the rest of their lives according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics

and child health says england is falling behind scotland and wales in trying to improve children's health and says they "deserve better." good morning. white in sport, britain's kyle edmund is through to the semi finals in the quarter finals this morning. borisjohnson is expected to push for an extra £100 million a week for the nhs as the health service struggles with winter pressures. it's just completely under strain, bursting at the seams. ten english sides have made it

onto the annual list of the 20 richest football clubs. i'll be looking at where that growth is coming from. shopping smart — we'll find out about the next generation of supermarkets without check outs. and matt has the weather. forget the wintry chill of the last few weeks, and incredibly mild day today, especially when the sun is out later. a little rain for the morning rush hour. all the details and 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. england is lagging behind scotland and wales when it comes to introducing measures to improve child health, according to a new report. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says children "deserve better", but westminster insists it has "world—leading plans" in place. the college also warns that obesity could cause children to face a lifelong battle with poor health. our health correspondent, dominic hughes, has more. being healthy when you are young makes a big difference to your chances of good

health in later life. at an after—school gym session in manchester are sisters grace and mia. both of them enjoy the rewards a work—out gives them. fitter, confident. just happier with yourself, yeah. personally, ijust feel good about myself, think i've done well, and achieve better stuff. but, when it comes to the health of children and young people, a report out last year showed the uk was lagging behind other european nations. so, one year on, has the situation improved ? in scotland, there is praise for a new mental health strategy, and better support for mothers who breast—feed. likewise in wales, where a smoking ban in playgrounds has been introduced. but the report says cuts to public health budgets in england are hitting children's services hard, and the issue doesn't get the same political attention. a healthy child makes a healthy adult. a healthy adult is a productive adult, and a productive adult population is good for the economy. it makes no sense whatsoever to not

really target the preservation of health in childhood. the department of health in england says it has world—leading plans in place to combat obesity and improve mental health, and the sugar tax is funding breakfast clubs and sports. push back with your legs... but this report warns that, if our children and young people don't get a good healthy start in life, they are more likely to struggle as adults. dominic hughes, bbc news. british number two tennis player, kyle edmund, has beaten the world number three, grigor dimitrov, to reach the semi finals of the australian open. he's already said he believes he can win a grand slam. sonali's here — how big an achievement is this and how much further can he go? we've all been watching. he won just

as we were coming to the sport a couple of hours ago. brilliant news. world number 49, he will now be in the top 30 after this tournament, maybe around 25, but what an achievement! joining some of his idols. he is only the sixth british man to be in the grand slam semifinal in the open error, and a fantastic achievement. andy murray summed it up when he tweeted, wow. he takes british number one from andy murray, doesn't he? almost unthinkable. it was a brave performance today. he probably wasn't at his best, but neither was grigor dimitrov. itjust shows what he can do. leon smith, the davis cup captain who won the davis cup with

them to eat it, i have just given him the biggest man how and i hope i haven't injured him ahead of thursday. no rest for kyle edmund. thank you. concerns about the financial pressures on the nhs in england are expected to be discussed at a cabinet meeting this morning. it's understood the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, will call for the service to receive an extra 100 million pounds a week. he'll make his case when the health secretary, jeremy hunt, gives an update on how the nhs is coping this winter. it comes as fresh evidence has emerged of the intense strain hospitals across the uk are now under. our political correspondent, chris mason, joins us now. chris, the department of health says it has already committed millions of pounds in additional funding to the health service, so why is the foreign secretary expected to push for more? borisjohnson is boris johnson is not borisjohnson is not averse to a spot of extracurricular freelancing, and it would appear he is doing the

same again this morning. he has decided to tell the world in advance that he plans to talk about the nhs in cabinet. his argument is that the nhs needs significant more money, around £5 billion extra per year, and to put that in context, the total bill for the nhs is around £115 billion per year in england. labour have made similar promises. there is a concern in the conservatives that labour are making the running on the nhs and they have to ta ke the running on the nhs and they have to take the fight tojeremy corbyn, but there are others who are raising something of an eyebrow about boris johnson's intervention. the chancellor, philip hammond, hasjust turned up a meeting in brussels and was asked this. the opening line of his response was a rather tart, mr johnson is the foreign secretary. perhaps a suggestion that he should stick to the dayjob. perhaps a suggestion that he should stick to the day job. we have to

move on, chris. thank you. nigel farage has said the refusal of the ukip leader, henry bolton, to resign could be a "lifeline" for the party. 14 members of mr bolton's senior team have quit following the controversy over his former girlfriend making racist remarks about meghan markle. writing for the daily telegraph website, mr farage said if he had the courage, mr bolton could use the situation to force ukip to change. we will be speaking to mr bolton in around 20 minutes. the us government shutdown ended overnight after republicans and democrats voted for a temporary funding bill. congress passed the legislation, after the democrats accepted the promise of a broad debate on the issue of immigration. the so—called continuing resolution keeps the government funded until february the 8th in the hope that congress can reach a longer term budget agreement in the meantime. money, equality and globalisation are set to top the agenda during the first full day of the world economic forum

in the swiss ski—resort of davos. president trump, theresa may, sir eltonjohn and the actor cate blanchett are expected to be among the two—and—a—half—thousand world leaders, business representatives and celebrities attending the event. plenty of coverage across the next few days. charing cross station has been closed and an area around the strand in central london has been cordoned off, because of a gas leak. around fifteen—hundred people were evacuated overnight from a nightclub and a hotel. motorists have also been advised to avoid the area as a number of roads have been closed. the london fire brigade says they are still investigating the cause. those are the main stories this morning. as we've been hearing, the bbc understands that this foreign secretary boris johnson bbc understands that this foreign secretary borisjohnson will call for more funding for the nhs. he is expected to speak at a cabinet

meeting where jeremy pied expected to speak at a cabinet meeting wherejeremy pied will provide an update on how the system has been coping amid all the pressure we have talked about over the winter. our special correspondent, ed thomas, has spent a number of days with staff and patients at one hospital in the north east of england to witness how it is coping. the university hospital of north tees. it has some of the best a&e waiting times in england, but it was so full at one point this month, it had to close its doors. it's friday, and we are in the rapid assessment unit. this one. it used to be the hospital's gym. patients with less severe symptoms can be said here instead of a&e. severe symptoms can be said here instead of me. they don't have the time to look after the patients and do their ownjobs time to look after the patients and do their own jobs and everything. it's terrible. the nurses get really

upset, don't they? they really do get upset. if the patients weren't here, where would they be? sat in a&e. saturday, and a&e is filling up. the rapid assessment unit is closed. lady out of 12 is going into nine. leeann, the nurse in charge, must find space. what are your concerns? we don't have the capacity to safety look after them out of patients coming through the door. to safety look after them out of patients coming through the “ohm 4pm, ambulances are backing up outside a&e. inside, paramedics wait with their patients. blanche is 83. and she's struggling to breathe. they are marvellous, these two men.

i'm in agony. a lot of discomfort and pain, and being sat in a stretcher in a corridor is not where she needs to be. we've given her what we can in terms of pain relief. what does she need right now? to be seen bya what does she need right now? to be seen by a doctor. when you see that lady down there for an hour... it's awful. we don't like it. nobody likes their patients to be in a corridor, but i physically have no room to put this lady in. many hospitals are also facing a major flu outbreak. here, it means that by sunday, every bed on every medical ward is full. discharging, but then when you discharge... it has been nonstop, we have had that many people through today. how does that make you feel? frustrated and sad, i

would say. at this moment in time, i would say. at this moment in time, i would say. at this moment in time, i would say i probably have about five yea rs left, tops. would say i probably have about five years left, tops. and so far, my career has been for years long. i won't say i would do a long career in the nhs. come next year, this thing will happen again, and again, and again, and again. we see pictures in the news of the horrendous trolley waiting, and it doesn't seem to change. thank you to everybody who spoke to ed thomas in that report. blanche has recovered and has gone home. in a statement, the department of health and social care said: "this government is committed to supporting a&e departments to improve patient waiting times and has supported the nhs to do this with an additional £437 million of funding this winter, alongside one—billion pounds for social care this year." we can speak now to dr sarah wollaston, who's the chair of the commons health select committee. good morning to you. people are

reacting to enter‘s report that was on the ten o'clock news last night. watching that, it is heartbreaking to see the nhs at breaking point like that, isn't it? the pressure is relentless, and it is notjust that there are more people coming in but they are more unwell. it is notjust about funding now and focusing on theissues about funding now and focusing on the issues that report highlighted, but looking at the long—term funding for health, social care and preventative side of health care, public health. we been told by one senior mp from your party that the problem is, at the centre, there was no decision—making. the you agree? are not enough decisions being made because it is too hard to make them? we have to recognise in a hung parliament how it is to get difficult funding choices across. that is why myself and colleagues from across the house had been

calling on the government to take a cross— party calling on the government to take a cross—party approach so we don't keep having the same sterile discussions about a death tax or dementia tax. what is your reaction to the call for that? i would like to the call for that? i would like to see theresa may take that call seriously. at the moment, she has a plan for a social care green paper later this summer that looked older adults, but we are calling for that not just a adults, but we are calling for that notjust a look adults, but we are calling for that not just a look at adults, but we are calling for that notjust a look at older adult social care but the whole of social care, including young, working age adults, and to look at health and prevention side all as one system. we know there have been countless reviews looking at how that money could come in, but what we now need is action. we need to set those are clearly for the public so they can make a decision. it is hard to watch reports like that and listen to the quotes. blanche, 83, can't breathe and stuck in a corridor for hours. amazes doing a nursing —— nurses doing an amazing job and saying they

cannot see themselves going on more than five years, more nurses leaving the nhs than joining. than five years, more nurses leaving the nhs thanjoining. trying to be positive, is there a way out of the current situation? we have to recognise the scale of the increased demand and fund it properly, but look at the important workforce challenges your report highlighted and how we get health and social care working together much more effectively because for people like blanch it is notjust about the immediate treatment they have in hospital, it's about preventing them needing to go in the first place and making sure that when they're ready to leave hospital that everything is there ready for them in the community to make sure they can be supported in the way that means they don't have to come back into hospital. so we have to look at this as a hole system, not just the nhs in one place and social ca re just the nhs in one place and social care in another place, but how we make the whole system work together, but we have to fund it properly that meets the sort of scale of the tin cease in demand. as a doctor i

appreciate you have a unique insight on this, but you heard the consul as we alldid, on this, but you heard the consul as we all did, saying, "we see these pictures all the time. this is what happens every year and nothing happens." the point the health select committee made in the past, it is not just select committee made in the past, it is notjust that select committee made in the past, it is not just that we select committee made in the past, it is notjust that we have winter pressures now, those pressures extend year round and in the winter when we have a flu epidemic and norovirus, i'm frayed the system doesn't have enough spare capacity to meet that demand and the whole system to meet that demand and the whole syste m ca n to meet that demand and the whole system can grind to a halt and that's why we need to make sure we have got the right capacity there and workforce is really key to this. just piling in some extra cash without thinking about the workforce won't work. we have to look at the whole system and we have to start doing that now. one quick before we let you go. on the sort of figure side of it and the obsession, you know, judging on where things are with regards to the a&e waiting times, it looks as though, i mean,

according to bbc research, university hospitals in coventry and warwickshire they are including it walk—in centre times in their a&e waiting time analysis which improved things by about 5%, but that's being run by virgin care services which is nothing to do with the trust. this is manipulation of the figures, isn't it? i think what we need to do isn't it? i think what we need to do is be clear what we are talking about, type one accident departments, and separate the data out from them, but there is a complication here because some accident departments, accident and emergency departments it would make things better for those who are waiting for example some types of specialist cases being able to go to the ward to be assessed and that maybe a good thing and show a good way of actually showing that you can improve waiting time in a&e, so this isa improve waiting time in a&e, so this is a complex way of how you actually show the figures both around the

specialist units within hospitals themselves and walk—in centre, but clarity about the data and being able to track that year—on—year is extremely important.” able to track that year—on—year is extremely important. i appreciate you talking to us. thank you very much for your time. thank you. i appreciate the doctors, nurses, co nsulta nts i appreciate the doctors, nurses, consultants and patients as well that talked to us. and for being in touch with us, because i know you all care deeply about this too. it is 8.18am. matt is looking at the weather. different temperatures to what we've become used to. a different day out there. not necessarily a dry day. but we've got south—westerly winds with us. that is what's bringing mild air, but often this time of year you get the mild airand you often this time of year you get the mild air and you get the south—westerly winds and the price to pay is can cloud and rain. lots of cloud around and outbreaks into far east and south—east of england. heavier bursts over the next few hours. in between, a few spots of

rain, but notice through the afternoon we will see bigger gaps appear in the cloud and sunshine too. by the time you hit the school run and the evening rush hour there will be clearer skies around and just a few showers across scotland and northern ireland by this stage. temperatures will have dropped a little bit through the afternoon compared to what we will see this morning, peaking around 13 celsius or 14 celsius. into england and wales, there will be a zone of cloudier weather from the north—east down towards south—east england, that will work its way eastwards. back into the west of wales, devon and cornwall and we could see temperatures in one or two spots hit 14 or 15 celsius. a blustery day and blustery night to come tonight. temperatures will drop a little bit tonight across northern scotland. an area of rain moving in to other parts and that will turn to snow briefly over the mountains. temperatures at their lowest here, but for most, these values, are above where they should be by day

never mind by night. we start with mild air in this little segment here bounded by weather fronts. mild air in this little segment here bounded by weatherfronts. this mild air in this little segment here bounded by weather fronts. this will be an active weather front bringing heavy rain to scotland and northern ireland and sweeping southwards across england and wales. wettest in northern england and wales for the rush hour. that could cause minor flooding add in to the fact that we have got saturated ground and snow melt. gales and severe gales possible, but further north sunshine and showers. brighter in the afternoon, but temperatures dropping in the afternoon back down to single figures for many. a cool day to come on thursday. we have got showers as well. they will be circulating around another area of low pressure, across northern ireland and southern scotla nd across northern ireland and southern scotland bringing the showers across western parts of england and wales. sunshine in between and one or two staying dry and as a lot of that fades away through the night and clear skies develop, there will be frost. scotland and northern ireland, into friday, early showers and rain in the far south—east of the country and it will clear. friday, for many, not a bad day.

temperatures will have dropped, but by the weekend they are on the up again. good. thank you, matt. steph is here looking at the business of sport and how much dosh is floating around football. business of sport and how much dosh is floating around footballm business of sport and how much dosh is floating around football. it is a lot! laughter good morning. we are talking about football. you won't be surprised to hear the world's biggest football clu bs a re hear the world's biggest football clubs are making more money than ever before. look at this table behind me. you can see manchester united has topped the table as the richest club and the figures show that the combined revenues of the top 20 clubs has risen 6% to almost £7 billion. that's a lot of money. a couple of other stories. talks between britain's biggest union and vauxhall were frank, but useful. psa says it wants to build the new astra model at the ellesmere port plant,

but that hasn't eased worries about thejobs there. but that hasn't eased worries about the jobs there. easyjet and pets at home, both different businesses, but seem to have had a good run recently. easyjet seem to have had a good run recently. easyj et says seem to have had a good run recently. easyjet says it has increased the number of passengers who flew with the airline at the end of last year and then looking at the pet chain, pets at home it has done well off the back of reducing prices and it has increased the number of stores and says it is the vet side of the business which is growing wm. always an excuse to show some cute pictures of dogs! i think they are labrador puppies. ah, here we go again. i can't think of anyone who has got‘ ten weekend labrador, but me! —— ten week old labrador. british tennis player, kyle edmund, has beaten the world number three, grigor dimitrov, to reach the semi final of the australian open. let's get reaction from leon smith, who works with kyle closely as davis cup captain. you have seen him afterwards, how is

he doing? well, look, he is buzzing. i think he was just soaking it all in. i went to see him as he was doing his cool down in the gym on the exercise bike. it will take a little bit of time to sink in, but boy, did he deserve it. it was a fantastic performance from him today. he goes into the semifinal. what's been the difference this year? well, i think a couple of things. he spent the off season working hard with his coaching team and in particular, you can see his serve is a big improvement. it is way more consistent. his numbers are up way more consistent. his numbers are up on serve. physically he looks in great shape. his fore hand is a massive weapon, but probably one of the biggest things that happened in the biggest things that happened in the first round when he beat kevin anderson, he was number ten or number 11 anderson, he was number ten or number11 in the anderson, he was number ten or number 11 in the world, he hasn't beaten any of those guys before, he has come close and has been knocking on the door, but nothing beats winning and that has given him confidence and he hasjust

winning and that has given him confidence and he has just gone from strength to strength. sometimes it is about being mentally prepared and being able to cope. how is he able to deal with that? he has done a good job with it. i noticed there was a different look to kyle edmund as he walked in. people have followed him before, sometimes he can bea followed him before, sometimes he can be a little bit in his shell and i know his coaching team and himself have been trying to get more out of him, whether it is shouting, "come on" or more fist pumps, but he walked on to the arena in front of 15,000 and he walked tall and he had his head up and i thought he is in a really good mood and he is in a good state and that's come from getting some great wins across this fortnight and that confidence will really help him moving forwards this year. we've got a picture that you've tweeted of you and him with wide smiles there. looking ahead, what will his preparations be like now? well, i mean, after the match, it's really important that he works with his trainer and does the

recovery, you know, like a lot of players these days he has got his own methods. he uses the ice baths, so once he has stretched off and had time in the bike he will head over and do an ice bath and it is co nsta nt and do an ice bath and it is constant refuelling and then at a grand slam you have a day's grace, tomorrow he'll come in and get some more treatment, make sure the body is feeling good and do a very light 15 or 20 minutes and get ready for, you know, you will be watching a little bit, nadal. he will be watching that, will he and looking at how they are playing? he will watch a little bit. you can't help yourself whether you are in the ice bath or in the locker room, there is tv screens everywhere following the matches, so you can't help, but have a glance. he doesn't want to look too much about it because what he has done well, the mental preparation, he was really focussed on himself and realised what things are on himself and realised what things a re really on himself and realised what things are really making him play his best tennis and that's the most important

thing, no matter if it is nadal or cilic, but it is more about what kyle edmund is going to bring to the court. i'd like to ask you about the davis cup, but shall we leave that until next week? thank you very much indeed. many british tennis fans enjoying their morning this morning. kyle edmund into the semi—finals and he plays either nadal or chill ich. it is time to get the news, the travel and the weather wherever you're watching. good morning. a mild start this

morning compared to recent days, temperatures up to 8—11dc. it is a big change to the colder weather we have had in recent days. with the milder air, we have a lot of clout this morning, and quite a breezy day with rain. the first patch of rain across eastern areas clears away then we have further rain spreading its way into scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west of england, wales and the south—west of england, gradually moving east. there could be breaks in the club by afternoon, particularly in the far south—west of england, south west wales. east wales, the midlands, north—east england, it remains cloudy with rain. some brighter skies in eastern areas, and that is where it will feel particularly mild this afternoon. some breaks in the cloud across northern ireland and in the north—east of scotland. elsewhere in scotland, it will be

cloudy with rain showers. most of us getting into double figures across the south—east of england. with some brightness, those temperatures could reach 14 or 15 celsius. through the night, it will stay breezy for many of us. further rain spreading to northern ireland, scotland, northern england, wales and the south—west. the south—east should stay dry and temperatures there should stay in double figures. through wednesday, this area of low pressure moves across the north. look at the squeeze in the isobars there, that indicates a windy day. there will be some gales, if not severe gales, around coastal areas. rain moving into the south—east. in between, brighter skies but with showers moving in. that's all from me. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news, i'm ben thompson in london, and i'm sally bundock in davos at the world economic forum. optimism about the global economy

is at its highest level in years according to the world's top business leaders. live from davos and london, that's our top story on tuesday 23rd january. despite that pick—up in the global economy the us approves controversial tariffs on chinese solar panels and south korean washing machines. we'll get the latest live from shanghai. also today: uk regulators block fox's bid to buy