hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and mega munchetty. a donald trump visit to the uk is back on. he confirms talks are under way for a trip in the second half of the year. good morning. it's friday the 26th january. also this morning: "stop prescribing antibiotics for sore throats." the nhs medicines watchdog tells doctors to use paracetamol instead. bbc presenters agreed to take salary cuts for a quality. we hear from the family of a 13—year—old boy who was killed in an accident with one.

good morning. a weak pound has given exporters a boost, meaning they can sell more overseas. how was the rest of the economy? we will get the latest official figures this morning. one of the worst starts everfor an morning. one of the worst starts ever for an england everfor an england cricketer, five wickets out for eight runs. and sarah has the weather. good morning. a chilly start to the day. mist and fog. a dry day ahead. blue sky and sunshine as well. all of the details coming up. donald trump will visit the uk later this year, it has been confirmed. downing street has said donald trump will once again confirm his commitment to put america first when he delivers his keynote speech in davos later. the president met theresa may

yesterday, denying any rift in the so—called special relationship. business presenter sally bundock is in davos for us. sally, the us president is making all the headlines there, isn't he? good morning. good morning. the trip we we re good morning. good morning. the trip we were waiting for. pomp and circumstance surrounding that. what did he say? there was a lot of attention, as you can imagine, on his meeting with the uk prime minister, the reason may. it was their first meeting since clashing over the tweets of far right videos in november. —— theresa may. it is the first time they met since cancelling his trip earlier this month in london. he criticised the new us embassy. there has been a lot of talk about the special relationship between them. they met and discussed many

issues. he said they were joined at the hip when it comes to military matters. donald trump predicted a tremendous amount of trade, increasing trade, between the countries once the uk leads the european union. there has been a lot of talk about the body language between them. he was his usual self in terms of how he was portraying himself in front of the press. but theresa may looked more awkward and gingerly sitting next to him as it were. it is interesting how people interpret how they are getting on. president trump was definitely at pains to say the special relationship still exists. when pressed about his reasons for coming here to the world economic forum in davos, this is what he said. here to the world economic forum in davos, this is what he saidlj here to the world economic forum in davos, this is what he said. i don't think elitist, globalist, i thought many people that want to invest lots of money. they are coming back to

the united states, they are coming back to america to be i thought of it in those terms. after i said i was going, there were many stories about the elite and the globalist and planes flying in and everything else. it is not about that, it is about investing money, jobs coming m, about investing money, jobs coming in, creating jobs. we about investing money, jobs coming in, creatingjobs. we are about investing money, jobs coming in, creating jobs. we are setting records every week, every day, we are setting records. when he was walking among the delegates yesterday, i was trying to get a picture like everyone else. it is interesting, the awkward feeling, in mixed reception he is receiving. he had a speech later today. lots of anticipation about what he will say. thank you very much, sally. sally bundock. just after 7am, we'll be speaking to an american journalist who has been following what he calls the "trump circus" in davos. there's dispute at the heart of the government this morning, after downing street gave a public rebuke of comments made

by the chancellor philip hammond at the world economic forum in switzerland. it comes as the brexit secretary, david davis, prepares to set out his vision for the next stage of talks about a transition period later today. at a speech in davos, mr hammond said he hoped the uk and eu economies will only move "very modestly" apart after brexit. to which a number 10 spokesperson has said that government plans for brexit "could not be described as very modest changes." let's talk about this more with our political correspondent, leila nathoo, whojoins us now from westminster. give us the oversight on how big a clash this is. well, philip hammond subsequently tried to clarify his remarks, stating we are leaving the single market, the customs union, and that would be a change. but i think this is a reminder, really, that there is still no consensus at the very highest levels of government about what brexit should look like the pit is no secret that philip hammond has been on the

remaining side of the argument. he wa nts remaining side of the argument. he wants them to stick closely to the eu after brexit. after those comments, there was noise from the other end of the conservative party. jacob rees—mogg, a prominent backbencher, rough presenting tory eurosceptics. —— representing. he was critical of the approach to brexit, saying he does not want to squander opportunities leaving the eu. for too long, negotiators seemed to be cowing to the eu, saying we have to accept what they want and build from that. that is no way to negotiate and for this country to behave. more flexing ahead of this speech by david davis, the brexit secretary. he will lay out his vision for the transition period, the two year period after leaving the two year period after leaving the eu with much staying the same. i

think this is something, the transition period, the government wa nts transition period, the government wants it sorted out as soon as possible. they say it will be the easy bit before tricky negotiations with brussels about the end state of brexit. there is no agreement back home about what exactly that should be. this is a reminder of that. for the moment, thank you. most sore throats should be treated with paracetamol rather than antibiotics, according to new guidance from the nhs medicines watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence, nice, says the drugs are prescribed in 60% of cases, despite being mostly ineffective. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the overuse of antibiotics is leading to the development of bacteria resistant to these life—saving drugs. leading health experts say this poses a serious threat to the uk to be if we lose the ability to fight infection, common the ability to fight infection, common medical procedures like cesa rea n common medical procedures like cesarean sections and cancer treatments could become too risky.

prescribing antibiotics to treat a sore throat is a prime example of the way they can be misused. sore throats account for one in four gp appointments in the uk related to infections of the lungs and airways. research suggests in 60% of those cases, antibiotics are prescribed. but most sore throats are caused by a viral infection, which antibiotics have no effect on. we have become a bit, umm, acclimatise to thinking we need antibiotics when we have something wrong with us. we do not. we just have to be something wrong with us. we do not. wejust have to be re—educated, i guess, to preserve the use of antibiotics for really serious infections. the latest advice from the nhs medicines watchdog reminds doctors and nurses that most sore throats will be better within a week, and only the most serious

bacterial infections need antibiotics. most patients have been advised to drink plenty of fluids, ta ke advised to drink plenty of fluids, take paracetamol or i —— ibuprofen. more than a0 people have died after fire at a hospital in south korea. it was thought to have started in the emergency room of the building in the city of milyang in the south—east of the country. around 100 patients were inside at the time. businesses including jamie 0liver‘s italian restaurants, hilton hotels and the shopping channel qvc have all stopped selling some steak products, after the company that supplied them was placed under investigation by the food standards agency. russel hume, who also supply meat to the wetherspoon‘s pub chain, said there has never been any suggestion that their products

caused illness and that the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling." several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters and journalists have agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality at the corporation. an independent report on the issue is due to be published next week. 0ur media editor, amol rajan, reports. hello. how do you feel about salaries being published. the publication of bbc people earning over £150 got a dhammika outcry. many people had the same job as women, though individual circumstances very a lot. carrie gracie resigned her post as china editor in process, saying she will return to london. jon sopel, john humphrys, she would wince, and jeremy, said they will have their

salaries reduced. she is going to appear before a select committee next wednesday shortly before the governor—general, his deputy, and others appear. whereas competition in the entertainment industry has intensified, the opposite is happening in news. many secure generous deals years ago. that world has disappeared, and these people now have to get used to the fact their salaries will disappear with it. the number of pothole related brea kd owns the number of pothole related breakdowns on british roads is rising, with the rac blaming bad weather and a lack of investment. councils say they would need to triple their road repair budgets to tackle a vast backlog of potholes. 0ur transport correspondent, victoria fritz, has more. they can cost hundreds of pounds' worth of damage and although councils fill in 2 million potholes a year, it seems like britain's holes are crumbling faster they then can be repaired.

it doesn't take a lot to damage a car. you can try to avoid them, you can't. you've only got to drive around this borough and you'll find loads of them. i take my children to school and come across quite a few potholes on the way, which is a bit dangerous with the car. it seems like after the horrible weather when you have ice or really cold weather, they all we seem to appear. normally potholes develop after wet and cold weather, but the rac says it's seeing the number of breakdowns caused by driving in poor roads increase, regardless of the season. rac patrols attended 2,830 potholes related breakdowns between october and december of last year. that's11% more than the same period the year before. vehicles they attended typically suffered damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and punctured wheels. 0ur our local roads have suffered from yea rs of our local roads have suffered from years of underinvestment, and we would like to see ring—fence funding put in place so councils can plan their work appropriately and really sort out the problem once and for all. the government says it's investing £23 billion to increase capacity and improve road journeys.

the majority of that will go on major roads and motorways. with budgets under increasing strain, the pressure is mounting on councils to plug the gaps in local roads where mostjourneys begin or end. victoria fritz, bbc news. plastic is one of the biggest threats to the future of coral reefs followed by increasing ocean temperatures, scientists are warning. more than 11 billion items of plastic were found on a third of coral reefs in the asia—pacific region, and this figure is predicted to increase to more than 15 billion by 2025. coral which comes into contact with plastic is far more likely to develop diseases than other sealife. donald trump is making a visit to davos. it is a talking shop for many famous people. but one famous guest let his feet do the talking in davos yesterday. justin trudeau! he became

a social media sensation with his pairof a social media sensation with his pair of duck socks. the canadian prime minister has fancy footwork form, as it were. the canadian prime minister has fancy footwear form, moose, maple leaves and rainbows have featured in the past. this chewbacca pair were chosen when he met international monetary fund ceo, christine lagarde. the sock star has worn science fiction underwear before. to celebrate may the 4th, or star wars day, the pm pulled on a mismatched pair of r2—d2 and c—3p0 socks. that is daring. my my socks are very boring today. dark blue. you've let the side down. had we had warning... what is your most unusual pair in

your drawl? i'm nota your drawl? i'm not a big one for novelty socks. there's the whole argument. it is great fun. why not? anyway, in the cricket, how often have we seen this in the past? you've won the tournament and you ta ke you've won the tournament and you take your foot off the gas. england had won the one—day series against australia 3—0, but today they've had one of their worst start ever. maybe we just took one of their worst start ever. maybe wejust took our one of their worst start ever. maybe we just took our foot off the gas. there'll be no kyle edmund in the australian open final, —— they have somewhat recovered, but are still in big trouble. there will be no kyle edmund in the australian 0pen final. can hyeon chung beat

roger federer in the second semi—final? jose mourinho takes his all—star manchester united side, to yeovil town, in the fa cup fourth round this evening. yeovil are 21st in league two, english football's fourth tier. and there are more injury worries for wales, ahead of the six nations. scrum half rhys webb is now out of the tournament with a knee injury. thank you. will the ground be good to soft? i'm not sure she will know about that, but sarah can tell us about the weather. the ground is pretty soggy and it been has unsettled and wet recently, but today it is looking like quite a decent day. this was yesterday in

derbyshire and we have similar things today. blue sky and sunshine developing. a couple of showers around this morning, but this ridge of high pressure is sitting across the country and that's going to bring us some relatively dry and settled weather. through this morning it's a chilly start. scotla nd morning it's a chilly start. scotland and northern ireland, temperatures below freezing and a few mist and fog patches. couple of showers pushing into east yorkshire, a few down towards lincolnshire, but a few down towards lincolnshire, but a lot of dry weather heading south on the england and wales. we could catch a couple of passing showers for parts of cornwall, devon and kent and sussex, where is further remade it's a dry start. there amount of cloud around in central parts of england and a few misty and foggy patches. the cloud breaks up and then many of us see a decent day. light winds and lots of dry weather and plenty of sunshine for this afternoon. temperatures fairly typicalfor this afternoon. temperatures fairly typical for the this afternoon. temperatures fairly typicalfor the time of this afternoon. temperatures fairly typical for the time of year. 4— nine degrees. that should feel

pleasa nt nine degrees. that should feel pleasant and sunshine. a hint of things changing as rain arrives initially in northern ireland and into the west of scotland. the rain fizzles out for a time and then the next batch of wet weather moves on from the west and winds big up as well. central and south—eastern part stay with this clear skies and there we could see mist and fog preforming through the night. this low pressure is towards the north of the uk. the trailing weather front will bring wet and windy weather, especially windy the northern scotland. the northern isles could see severe gales and then this rain track slowly eastwards across the country through the day on saturday, arriving in the south—east of england, east anglia through the middle of the day. that's followed by brighter skies from the north—west, with sunny spells and a couple of showers. generally temperatures are in double figures. most of us about 10— 12 degrees. the

mild airon most of us about 10— 12 degrees. the mild air on saturday stays around at the weekend. for sunday, some rain across scotland. further south and east, a lot of dry and mild weather. temperatures 13— 1a degrees. let's take a look at today's papers. the times. many focusing on this image of the press conference of sorts, with donald trump at davos. donald trump very much centre stage today. he has been talking to the press overnight and we will reflect on some of the interviews he has been doing throughout this morning. another thing picked up from davos, comments about brexit. the guardian has a look at theresa may's leadership, saying it is under threat, as a fresh tory revolt erupts. apparently she has bowed to

pressure and disowned remarks by the chancellor last night, trying to cause a new brexit revolt. bill —— philip hammond said they would only seek modest changes in its relationship with the eu, which she has countered. the daily mirror. and extraordinary scenes in the house of lords yesterday. a woman made a speech and a great deal of emotion. 0bserver saying they've never seen anything quite like it in the chamber. she was talking about her own cancer diagnosis. we will reflect on that later. she got a standing ovation. a very emotional speech. the daily mail, taking a look at some meat from a supplier. the centre of a health—care scandal. served at several restaurant chains for 12 days before the public was warned. various outlets have been recalling this meet. the standards agency

found problems at a wholesaler which supplies at least nine major chains, including jamie oliver was a restau ra nt. you might think this is an alarming headline. the new signing of alexis sanchez. a drugs storm. it appears the drugs test result on monday was false, as he was elsewhere. so he fell foul of the whereabouts rule, rather than any sort of real... in athletics the consequences of that ruling can be very severe? i think there's a perfectly reasonable explanation. he was signing for manchester united and that can be explained. an alarming headline if you take the face of it. can you spot the difference? two horses. the jockeys are different, the numbers are different... they are going in different

directions! apart from that, what the difference? why do we need to spot the difference? yesterday, punters put some money on 12 to one on a horse called african trader and it came third, so punters we re trader and it came third, so punters were being paid out, then it turned out it was a different horse. african trader ran later. so a case of the wrong horse entering the wrong race. during the last year when it turned out it was a different horse, trained by the same trainer? they are microchipped, so they will wonder how this happened. in terms of spot the difference, i notice you and i are almost identically dressed. you got the call last night? it happens from time to time. you both look very dapper.

the family of a 13—year—old who was shot in the neck after handling an air rifle want to see tighter controls around the type of guns that killed their son. ben wragge died in 2016. his family want changes in the way the public perceive air rifles. graham satchell reports. he was a lovely lad. very, very kindhearted. his grandson died in a tragic accident. he was playing with some friends at a friend's house. they got hold of an air rifle. he ran off. just a terrible tragedy. ben wragge wasjust 13 ran off. just a terrible tragedy. ben wragge was just 13 when he died. the airgun belonged to his friends dad. they seem to be treated as a wheeze toys, but it proves they are weapons and they need treating and looking after as such —— boy's toys.

this is a shooting school in north wales. this is an instructor and the death of ben wragge has prompted a review of the rules on england and wales. you think this is a dangerous weapon? i don't think it's a dangerous weapon in the right hands. anything in the wrong hands or ill—advised towns could be dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong hands. dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong handsm dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong hands. in a shop next door, air guns for sale. the rules? you have to be over 18 to buy one. there are restrictions on where you can use them and it is an offence to let children five and without supervision.” offence to let children five and without supervision. i think the law we has works already and i don't think we need any more. we need to enforce the law we have and we need to get education for young people andi to get education for young people and i think that's absolutely critical. hundreds and hundreds of air rifles. this is scotland, where after another tragic death the law changed last year. you now need a licence to buy or own one and it needed keep them under lock and key.

20,000 airguns were needed keep them under lock and key. 20,000 air guns were handed in and destroyed in scotland. around 15,000 we re destroyed in scotland. around 15,000 were licensed in the first six months. that is held in by the trigger. riddick said the new rules in scotland penalised the law—abiding majority and a disproportionate, especially as offences involving air rifles have been falling for more than a decade. in modern society, there are many things that are potentially dangerous and if we went down the path of stopping something because one person might have died, i don't think we would achieve anything. there are so many other... really? yes. that's a tough thing to say. i think a lot of people would say it is worth it if we save one life. well, you have to look at proportionality and merely doing that doesn't actually achieve that proportionality. it can't be a disproportionate response. we are trying to stop this happening to any

other families. it doesn't matter how bureaucratic it is, if it saves a life, it saves a life. and there's the heart of this debate. is it worth introducing new rules that need be burdensome for gun owners if it saves one life? it is for the government in westminster to decide. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: ben is at the triumph motorcycle factory looking at the success of british manufacturing in the last 12 months. good morning. good morning. welcome good morning. welcome to good morning. welcome to the good morning. welcome to the welcome to the factory, good morning. welcome to the factory, where they make triumphal motorcycles. this production line does not stop. they make 25 of these every hour. a lot of them are exported overseas. the fall in the value of the pound has been good news for exporters, so how is the rest of the economy? we will find out from the official figures later

and talk more about that over the course of the morning. time now for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alex bushill. a third councillor has resigned from the tory group at windsor and maidenhead in a row over the presence of rough sleepers during the forthcoming royal wedding. the current council leader simon dudley recently said beggars might show windsor in an "unfavourable light" when prince harry marries meghan markle in may. two other councillors quit on tuesday. police on a raid in essex have found a four foot long caiman crocodile and 16 live snakes at a house in westcliff. the reptiles included potentially deadly pythons and cobras. a scorpion was also found, as well as several dead snakes. 0fficers searched the house in connection with a cannabis factory found in basildon two years ago. lots of reptiles were also found there. the rspca is now helping police

with their enquiries. in football, tottenham midfielder erik lamela says he believes the team could win the fa cup this season. lamela was speaking at a local programme supported by the club to promote health and fitness. tottenham are away against league two newport tomorrow in the fourth round of the fa cup. we need to go forward in the competition and try to do... try to win one tricky this season, because i think we have a very good squad andi i think we have a very good squad and i believe in the team, that we will achieve something. let's have a look at the travel situation now. let's take a look at the travel now and on the tube there is a good service on all tubes. 0n the roads, the a13 is slow moving westbound between dagenham and barking, expect the usual delays. chelsea embankment is closed westbound for roadworks between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. in hampstead, on the a111 finchley road northbound a lane is closed

at fortune green road for works to the water main. and in gunnersbury, the aa06 north circular is closed northbound between the chiswick roundabout and gunnersbury park for emergency water main repairs there too. let's have a check on the weather now. good morning. some early signs of spring as captured by our weather watchers in the sunshine yesterday. there will be more sunshine around today, but for many of us we will have to wait until the afternoon. it is looking dry. the chilly start, temperatures just above freezing to stop the morning. a few shallow mist patches around first thing, but i don't think they will last. the cloud will thin break and we should get brighter spells coming through by the end of the day. spells of sunshine. 0nly by the end of the day. spells of sunshine. only the small chance of a couple of showers and fresher than yesterday, with highs of 7—9

degrees. 0vernight it is looking dry. some clear spells around. watch out for a little bit of mist and fog into tomorrow. temperatures hovering just above freezing. some cases possibly seen some frost, with more prolonged clear spells. saturday it will be a cloudy day, but it should be dry for much of the day. 0utbreaks be dry for much of the day. outbreaks of be dry for much of the day. 0utbrea ks of patchy be dry for much of the day. outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle later. very mild but grey day i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with naga and charlie. we'll have the headlines injust a moment. coming up on breakfast today. it's the biggest wildlife survey in the world, and as the rspb's big garden watch gets under way tomorrow, we'lljoin a family taking part. after baronessjowell‘s powerful testimony about suffering from brain cancer yesterday, lord adonis will reflect on the emotional atmosphere at the westminster.

and it's nearly 20 years since craig david burst onto the charts. after a few years away, he's got a brand new album. he'll be here just after 8:30. all that is still to come. but now a summary of this morning's main news. donald trump's visit to the uk is back on the agenda, downing street has confirmed. it is expected to be a working visit in the second half of the year, without the pomp and ceremony of the year, without the pomp and ceremony of a full state visit. the announcement came at the end of a meeting between him and the prime minister at davos. he said they like to do minister at davos. he said they like todoa minister at davos. he said they like to do a lot. he would give his keynote speech in davos later this week. he will likely talk about his

commitment to america first. i don't think in terms of elitists, globalists, i thought many people that want to invest lots of money. they are coming back to the united states, they are coming back to america to be i thought of it in those terms. after i said i was going, there were many stories about the elite and the globalists and the planes flying in and everything else. it is not about that, it is about investing money, jobs coming in, creatingjobs. we are setting records every week, every day, we are setting records. downing street has rejected a suggestion from the chancellor, philip hammond, that any change to the uk's relationship with the eu would be modest. number 10 responded they want a deep and special economic partnership with the eu after leaving but it could not be described as very modest. sore throats should be treated with paracetamol rather

than antibiotics, according to new guidance from the nhs medicines watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence, or nice, says the drugs are prescribed in 60% of cases, despite being mostly ineffective. doctors say the condition usually clears up within a week. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters and journalists have agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality at the corporation. an independent report on the issue is due to be published next week. more than a0 people have died after a fire at a hospital in south korea. it was thought to have started in the emergency room of the building in the city of milyang in the south—east of the country. around 100 patients were inside at the time. the defence secretary gavin williamson has said russia is drawing up plans to cause "thousands and thousands and thousands of deaths" in britain by crippling vital infrastructure. in an interview with the daily telegraph he says moscow is spying on the uk's energy network in an attempt

to spot vulnerabilities. businesses including jamie 0liver‘s italian restaurants, hilton hotels, and the shopping channel, qvc, have all stopped selling some steak products after the company that supplied them was placed under investigation by the food standards agency. russel hume, who also supply meat to the wetherspoon's pub chain, said there has never been any suggestion that their products caused illness and that the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling." plastic is one of the biggest threats to the future of coral reefs followed by increasing ocean temperatures, scientists are warning. more than 11 billion items of plastic were found on a third of coral reefs in the asia—pacific region, and this figure is predicted to increase to more than 15 billion by 2025. coral which comes into contact with plastic is far more likely to develop diseases than other sealife. there's been a rise in the number of cars needing to be repaired

because of damage sustained while driving over potholes. the rac says the increasing number of potholes on our roads are due to bad weather and a lack of investment. the government says £23 billion is being invested in increasing road capacity and improving journeys. now, a rare white lion cub is making its first appearance at a zoo in mexico. it looks like a star in the making. definitely not shy. very curious, very cute. it was born in 0ctober curious, very cute. it was born in october and apparently rejected i its mother. it is now being hand—reared. its mother. it is now being hand—rea red. the public its mother. it is now being hand—reared. the public has been asked for name suggestions, that'll be interesting. what a dream job to

hand rear that little cub, for a few months at least, until it gets big. what will we start with? it has been extraordinary in the cricket. england won the series, 3—0. that explains why things went pear shaped in this match. they suffered one of their worst ever start in history. in adelaide this morning they lost the first five wickets forjust eight runs, you heard correctly. there was a succession of batsmen walking on and off. they were heading for their worst ever score, but chris woakes brought them back with a huge 78.192—9 but chris woakes brought them back with a huge 78. 192—9 is the lastest score. kyle edmund, it wasn't to be.

had a bit of an injury. but he is in the top 30. he was only the sixth man from britain to reach this phase of the grand slam. he posted this on instagram last night. he thanked the australian open, saying "what an amazing couple weeks it's been." "sorry i didn't get the win today, but thank you for all the support, it meant the world to me." so, gone, but not forgotten. there's not long to go before the start of the second men's semi—final at the aussie open. south korea's hyeon chung, has already beaten novak djokovic in melbourne. no korean player has been further in a grand slam, but now, the world number 58 has got to get past 19—time grand slam champion roger federer, who's still to drop a set in the tournament. how about this? yeovil, 21st, taking

on manchester united. the fourth round of the fa cup. they have a new star with alexis sanchez making his debut. he received a friendly greeting from yeovil. in a tweet, they gave him a sneak preview of the away dressing room. they said it was the biggest. looks a bit empty. a glimmer of what he will have to get used to. well, back to the current yeovil team, and their manager, darren way, has faced tougher challenges than manchester united. nine years ago he was in a car crash, which meant he couldn't walk for a year. he's had 29 operations since, and has been speaking to football focus' mark clemmit. at that stage, it was life or death. i know what that feels like. it has probably helped me deal with football management. it has made me

more resilient, more determined. i wa ke more resilient, more determined. i wake up with the willpower to succeed. did you think you were going to die? yes. a scary feeling, that's for sure. i am very appreciative of what manchester united did for me. now i am manager. against all odds, to get into this position, it is what dreams are made of. what an extraordinary story. you can see more of that interview ahead of the game, which is on bbc one this evening. coverage starts at 7:30. he puts it all into perspective. tomorrow, the feature on saturday morning is about some skiiers who have been through horrendous injuries but have gone back to the snow in sit—skiing. you only use your head. i am learning to snowboard and i find that hard

enough with all four limbs! the controversy surrounding the presidents club fundraiser continues to have repercussions for all who attended it earlier this week, including the charity sector, businessmen and politicians. 130 female hostesses worked at the men—only event, and some have come forward allegeding sexually harassment. the treatment of hospitality staff and the culture and mentality of clients attending these events has raised serious questions about appropriate conduct and behaviour. nilufer guler wasn't working at the dorchester hotel event, but has worked in the hospitality industry for almost a decade. good morning. good morning. you were not working at the presidents club. the events you have attended have been similar. what are some of the things that have happened to you in the past? umm, iwill not things that have happened to you in the past? umm, i will not really go into some of the details of sexual

harassment, just that it has happened a lot. it happens all the time in hospitality. it happens to a lot of my colleagues. can you give usa lot of my colleagues. can you give us a sense without going into details? well, it isjust things like inappropriate touching, advances, sexual advances, you know, real, you know, pushing... you know, sexual advances and inappropriate touching. propositions? yes. you are propositioned. it is a fairly normalised thing. what happens, you are employed, you do a job, you complain to an agency. you expect them to forward it on. have you had any feeling it has been dealt with? there is a lack of accountability. i have had situations with a lot of my

colleagues complaining. nothing has happened because there is no real... there is no real democracy in the hospitality industry. there is no union president, there is no process which you can take. it is dominated by zero—hour contracts. that means if you do not want to appear like a troublemaker, you have to shut up otherwise you will not get the work. with this particular event, people we re with this particular event, people were shocked. they were shocked at some of the contracts the women working there were forced to sign, like nondisclosure, about what they had to wear. had he been required to agree to anything along those lines ahead of events? —— have you been. agree to anything along those lines ahead of events? —— have you beenlj ahead of events? —— have you been.” have not been required to agree. but there is a culture of being made to

appear ina there is a culture of being made to appear in a certain way, to behave ina certain appear in a certain way, to behave in a certain way, towards guests, you know... you must have been given descriptions, some guidance. they told me to dress like i am on my first date. these kinds of things. during my training, i did not have to sign anything. but i am not surprised people do. yeah, it is a common surprised people do. yeah, it is a common being. it isjust one thing of many, many, many, many issues in hospitality. part in parcel of a whole range of, you know, unpaid work, unpaid hours, long hours... why did you stick with the industry? if there was a... i do not think there is actually a choice on the matter, you know? it is very, very low—paid, and it is a tough industry. there is a lot of bullying, a lot of standing on your feet for many hours wearing uncomfortable clothes. just taking

and taking and taking, like, this kind of treatment, from, you know, everywhere. it is not something you choose to stick with. it is... if you want to eat, i mean, if you can survive without eating, then fine. you know, it is not something people want. do you think reports about this presidents club dinner could help the industry? could it take a look at itself? would give people like you working in the industry more confidence to not put up with it? i think so. more confidence to not put up with it? ithink so. it is more confidence to not put up with it? i think so. it is a starting point. it is good it is closed, or at least is being stopped. i think we need a more... we need to do more. we need to actually start encouraging, especially young women, tojoin the encouraging, especially young women, to join the union, encouraging, especially young women, tojoin the union, to... and that is not to say unions are perfect either, you know? it is to say try and actually, collectively, and, you know, create some sense of democracy

in the workplace. and, also, you know, to take it be beyond an individual issue. it is not notjust about individual grievances. we need to actually even taken to the streets, you know? it is so widespread. thank you very much. good morning. time to take a look at the weather. and the temperatures might creep up. that's a glorious picture. not one we have been used to, although yesterday was quite sunny. we had glimpses of sunshine yesterday and fairly similar today. this was yesterday in derbyshire and quite widespread sunshine on a forecast across many parts of the uk. that's down to the fact that we have high pressure in charge. this high pressure creeping in before the next weather front arrives from the atla ntic next weather front arrives from the atlantic through the weekend. with

that high pressure and light winds it is quite a chilly start. for scotla nd it is quite a chilly start. for scotland and northern ireland some frost around and a few mist and fog patches. most places dry across england and wales, but a few showers on the coast. we can cheer, yorkshire, down through pembrokeshire and cornwall, a few showers. further inland dry start. a bit of patchy cloud, which should thin and break later. we could catch a coastal shower in kent and sussex, but they will ease. things becoming dry over the next few hours. the cloud breaking up. lots of sunshine today. with light winds it will feel pretty pleasant. about 4— nine degrees in the afternoon. then things start to change later in the afternoon, with the next area of rain initially arriving in northern ireland and western scotland, with the wind begin up. that does tend to fizzle but later in the night or persistent

rain heads in from the west. by the early hours of saturday it is really the north—western half of the uk that sees the cloud, rain and brisk winds. further south and east are colder start to saturday, with mist and a little bit of frost as well. so through saturday it is dominated by this low pressure. a lot of isobars to the north of the uk. windy weather. especially windy in the northern isles and northern parts of mainland scotland. gales or severe gales. further south, parts of mainland scotland. gales or severe gales. furthersouth, breezy, with this rain moving slowly eastwards. becoming fairly light and patchy by the time it arrives in the south—east later and it will be followed by brighter skies heading in from the north and west. with that mix of sunshine and blustery showers we are all in double figures on saturday. we've already got the mild airand heading on saturday. we've already got the mild air and heading into the second half of the weekend even milder air sta rts half of the weekend even milder air starts to head in from the south—west. that sets us up for a fairly decent day. it will be mild.

a bit more rain, especially in parts of scotla nd a bit more rain, especially in parts of scotland and maybe northern ireland and western parts of england and wales. further south and east we are more likely to avoid wet weather. remaining dry through the weekend. there will be a little bit of rain on the cards and it will be feeling quite blustery. most of us should see a little bit of dry and decent weather through the weekend. thanks very much, sarah. later this morning we'll get the official figures on how well the economy performed last year. ben is at a motorcycle factory in leicestershire. we always love having a look around factories. at a motorcycle factory today. do you get to ride on one? maybe if i am good, a little later. no promises. this is definitely a work in progress. they are building we triumph motorcycles here. they build about 25 every hour. last year was good news. a weak pound meant

there was some good news. first, the good news with the economy was that the weak pound has meant for many factories it is better to export and manufacturing has done really well. there's also been a bit more money in our pocket. unemployment has fallen to new record lows. the bad news is inflation. the rising cost of everything we buy. that's been going up pretty sharply. that means we've felt a bit of a squeeze on our income. 0ne we've felt a bit of a squeeze on our income. one of the things that has missed out has been retail. retail sales have fallen sharply. for manufacturers the economy has been faring well. it's an interesting one in terms of exports. but introduce you to paul, one of the bosses here. good morning to you both. explain how you fared this year. it has been a pretty good year? 0verall we've

had a reasonable year. in the last 12 months the sales were up by 13%. we had a record number of motorcycle sales around the world. in addition to that we've launched five new motorcycles and you are standing in front of the new motorcycles, and we've had many other successes in the business. this year we signed a contract where our motorcycles will be the official engine supplier for championships around the world, so it has been a good year for championships around the world, so it has been a good yearfor triumph. the weak pound has meant these things are cheaper, if you sell them overseas. that is added a boost and that means you can take on more staff? the retail pricing around the world is consistent and isn't affected by the strength or weakness of the pound. effectively 85% of our motorcycles a re exported. essentially, basically, what you see with the weak pound is we have benefits, but we also have the flipside, were basically we have

oversee the operations that cost us more to run and also essentially the motorcycles in those are well—positioned. motorcycles in those are well-positioned. professor, it is interesting because there is some good news and some bad news. for manufacturers it has been great, but the danger of course is that if you are importing from overseas postings cost more as well? yes. if you look at the recent data about the economy, overall it is encouraging, but we should still be vigilant. thank goodness politically we have some kind of agreement about our divorce bill. so some uncertainty about wrecks it has been cleared away, which helps investors bring back the confidence in the economy —— brexit. 0n the other hand it is giving exports some additional competitiveness, an advantage, in the global market. we have more competitiveness in the market which

is good for us, but we should also be vigilant about the negative side, because first of all it makes we have less money in our pockets, consumers have less money in our pockets, consumers have less money around to buy goods, so we are in the worst situation compared to before brexit. 0ur pay rises can't keep up with inflation, so we have less money left to buy real goods and on the other hand inflation is coming up, so other hand inflation is coming up, so it will make us more expensive to buy foreign goods. for now, thank you to both of you. we will chat later. i will show you more around this place, got it is fascinating. asi this place, got it is fascinating. as i said they build about 25 every hour. the goods come in as raw materials, screws and alts, all sorts of things, and then get shipped out as brand—new bikes in a box. i will show you more later. thanks very much! now to a theatre with a

difference, one curated by people with dementia. it's called every third minute, as that's when someone in the uk is diagnosed with dementia. the festival is called ‘every third minute'. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been along to rehearsals. a brand—new play cowritten by someone who has been living with dementia for eight years. it's important to me to my brain ticking over. the no different things. bob fulcher was picked to work with professional playwright for the every third minute festival. they've created i see land ahead, a nautical tale based on one of his paintings. bob, you were a farmer for more than 40 bob, you were a farmer for more than a0 yea rs. bob, you were a farmer for more than a0 years. you are now 70 and now you area a0 years. you are now 70 and now you are a about to have a play on. how does that feel? being part of this

festival has given me a chance to put my message across about how important it is to enjoy life, even though i've had dementia for eight yea rs. life though i've had dementia for eight years. life is great. but the festival will also be incorporating some more famous work on the subject. i have alzheimer's disease. early onset. three years ago, julianne moore won the best actress 0scar julianne moore won the best actress oscar for still alice. try pretending you are me when you walk. for the uk premiere of the stage version, that role will be played by sharon small from the inspector lu mley sharon small from the inspector lumley mysteries. i do feel the pressure, but we are telling the story in a slightly different way, more theatrically. i'm going... oh, yes, stamford. have fun. that will be myjob on this one, to try to get

people to see that people with dementia are still, although struggling, they are still trying to get on with life and they are still people. if i go further away i get lost, but i do make myself go out, because you've got to, haven't you? and in another rehearsal room, rosa peterson is listening to her play being read by actors for the very first time. i'm glad i've done it. it's an achievement. itjust proves that if you've got dementia you can still do things, and i've done it. and i'm wondering if it will help if the man had a name. she was paired up the man had a name. she was paired up with a brighter, and the play is based on memories from rosa's childhood. we still got a few bits to alter. a few words to sort out. but pretty much better, i would say. that would be good! yes, at the age of 75, it is rosa the writer and she is loving the every third minute festival is

on at the west yorkshire playhouse in leeds from february the ninth. time now for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alex bushill. a third councillor has resigned from the tory group at windsor and maidenhead in a row over the presence of rough sleepers during the forthcoming royal wedding. the current council leader simon dudley recently said beggars might show windsor in an "unfavourable light" when prince harry marries meghan markle in may. two other councillors quit on tuesday. police on a raid in essex have found a four foot long caiman crocodile and 16 live snakes at a house in westcliff. the reptiles included potentially deadly pythons and cobras. a scorpion was also found, as well as several dead snakes. 0fficers searched the house in connection with a cannabis factory found in basildon two years ago. lots of reptiles were also found there. the rspca is now helping police with their enquiries.

in football, tottenham midfielder erik lamela says he believes the team could win the fa cup this season. lamela was speaking at a local programme supported by the club to promote health and fitness. tottenham are away against league two newport tomorrow in the fourth round of the fa cup. we need to go forward in the competition and try to do... try to win one trophy this season, because i think we have a very good squad and i believe in the team, that we will achieve something. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube there is a good service. 0n the roads, the a13 is slow moving westbound between dagenham and barking. do expect the usual delays. chelsea embankment is closed westbound for roadworks between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. in hampstead, on the aa1,

finchley road northbound a lane is closed at fortune green road for works to the water main. and in gunnersbury, the aa06 north circular is closed northbound between the chiswick roundabout and gunnersbury park for emergency water main repairs there too. let's have a check on the weather now. hello, good morning. some early signs of spring as captured by our weather watchers in the sunshine yesterday. there will be more sunshine around today, but for many of us we will have to wait until the afternoon. but it is looking dry. a rather chilly start, temperatures hovering just above freezing to stop the morning. a few shallow mist patches around first thing, but i don't think they will last for too long. the cloud will thin break where we have it and we should get brighter spells coming through by the end of the day. some spells of sunshine. only the small chance of a couple of showers and fresher than yesterday, with

highs of 7—9 degrees. 0vernight tonight it is looking dry. some clear spells around. watch out for a little bit of mist and fog into tomorrow. temperatures hovering just above freezing. some places possibly seeing a touch of frost, with more prolonged clear spells. saturday will be a cloudy day, but it should be dry for much of the day. outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle a bit later on. very mild but grey on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. donald trump says he's prepared to apologise for retweeting racist videos from a far—right british group. his comments comes he arrives in switzerland to address world leaders and confirmes talks are under way for a trip to the uk in the second half of the year. good morning.

"stop prescribing antibiotics for sore throats." the nhs medicines watchdog tells doctors to use paracetamol instead. four of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters agree to take salary cuts following revelations about gender pay inequality. a call for a change in the rules on airguns. we hear from the family of a 13—year—old boy who was killed in an accident with one. good morning. a weak pound has given exporters a boost, meaning they can sell more overseas. how is the rest of the economy? in sport, one of the worst starts ever for england's cricketers. they lost their first five wickets for just eight runs, against australia in adelaide in their latest 0ne—day international.

and sarah has the weather. good morning. a fresh start to friday. glimpses of sunshine. but things will turn unsettled later on. more details in 15 minutes. thank you. see you later. good morning. donald trump will visit the uk later this year, it has been confirmed. downing street has said donald trump will once again confirm his commitment to put america first when he delivers his keynote speech in davos later. donald trump says he's prepared to apologise for retweeting racist videos from a far—right british group. i don't think in terms of elitists, globalists, i thought many people that want to invest lots of money. they are coming back to the united states,

they are coming back to america to be i thought of it in those terms. after i said i was going, there were many stories about the elite and the globalists and the planes flying in and everything else. it is not about that, it is about investing money, jobs coming in, creatingjobs. we are setting records every week, every day, we are setting records. and you have been following the great and the good. this is a man who caused a stir. he is keen to express how well the economy is doing under him. quite a conciliatory tone from donald trump. he arrived yesterday. he had a big meeting with theresa may. it seems they finally have an agreement, though we have been around the

houses over the visit to the uk. the prime minister will be pleased with the warmer mood music from america. donald trump said it was a myth there was friction in their relationship. he has done an interview with piers morgan, which will run later today. he talks about some of the controversy, the retweeti ng of some of the controversy, the retweeting of britain first, the far—right organisation. he said he read into it later and said he realised it was racist and said he was the least racist person ever. it seems he tweets first, worries later. he said the bigger point was fighting islamic terror. this is about moving on, rebuild some of the special relationship. theresa may,

who left, she will be pleased the meeting went well. she had the longest amount of time with him. for number10, longest amount of time with him. for number 10, that must be seen as something good. that you so much. -- thank you. there's dispute at the heart of the government this morning, after downing street gave a public rebuke of comments made by the chancellor philip hammond at the world economic forum in switzerland. it comes as the brexit secretary, david davis, prepares to set out his vision for the next stage of talks about a transition period later today. at a speech in davos, mr hammond said he hoped the uk and eu economies will only move "very modestly" apart after brexit. to which a number 10 spokesperson has said that government plans for brexit "could not be described as very modest changes." let's talk about this more with our political correspondent, leila nathoo, whojoins us now from westminster. in one sense this is semantics. modest, very modest, not modest, and

on the other hand, differences in government thinking. it is right to say that. periodically we see differences in opinion over brexit. this is just another example. differences in opinion over brexit. this isjust another example. philip hammond, no secret he was on the remaining side of the argument. the comments made by him in davos have raised the hackles of brexiteers. he said we are leaving the single market and the customs union, but brexiteers in the tory party see this as an attempt to hijack brexit. david davis was talking about the transition period. at the same time, we got comments from the other side of the tory party, jacob rees—mogg, a prominent backbencher chairing a group of eu sceptics. he is critical

of the government's approach to brexit, talking about a fundamental shift in tone being needed, saying britain was being powered by the eu, talking about squandering the opportunities presented to brexit. —— cowed. you see an example of the divisions going on. the debate is still alive over the end state of brexit, never mind the transition period. that is the immediate priority, get to the transition period as soon as possible before getting to negotiations over the final end state. there is still no consensus on final end state. there is still no consensus on that back home. thank you for the moment. most sore throats should be treated with paracetamol rather than antibiotics, according to new guidance from the nhs medicines watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence, nice, says the drugs are prescribed in 60% of cases, despite being mostly ineffective. here's our health correspondent, dominic hughes. the overuse of antibiotics

is leading to the development of bacteria resistant to these life—saving drugs. leading health experts warn this poses a serious threat to the uk. if we lose the ability to fight infection, common medical procedures such as cesarean sections and cancer treatments could become too risky. prescribing antibiotics to treat a sore throat is a prime example of the way they can be misused. sore throats account for nearly one in four of gp appointments in the uk related to infections of the lungs and airways. research suggests that in 60% of those cases, antibiotics are prescribed. but most sore throats are caused by a viral infection, on which antibiotics will have no effect. we have become a bit, umm, acclimatised to thinking that we need antibiotics whenever we have got something wrong with us. and we don't.

we just have to be re—educated, i suppose, to preserve the use of antibiotics for really serious infections. the latest advice from the nhs medicines watchdog reminds doctors and nurses that most sore throats will be better within a week, and only the most serious bacterial infections need antibiotics. most patients are best advised to drink plenty of fluids, and to take paracetamol or ibuprofen to help with pain relief.. dominic hughes, bbc news. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters and journalists have agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality at the corporation. an independent report on the issue is due to be published next week. hey, chris. how do you feel about bbc talent salaries being published? the publication last year of the pay for the bbc‘s on—air talent earning over £150,000 prompted a huge outcry, both because the top

of the list was dominated by men, and because many men appeared to be getting more money for doing the same job as women, though individual circumstances varied hugely. earlier this month, carrie gracie resigned her post as china editor in protest, saying she will return to london. now, her colleagues, jon sopel, john humphrys, hugh edwards, and jeremy vine, have all agreed in principle to have their salaries reduced. ms gracie is due to appear before a select committee of mps next wednesday shortly before the director—general, his deputy, and the director of news and current affairs also appear. whereas competition in the entertainment industry has intensified, the opposite has happened in news. many of those now taking paycuts secured generous deals years ago. that world has disappeared, and these presenters now accept that a chunk of their salaries will have to disappear with it. amol rajan, bbc news. apparently, moscow is spying on the

energy network in the uk to find vulnerabilities. businesses including jamie 0liver‘s italian restaurants, hilton hotels and the shopping channel qvc have all stopped selling some steak products, after the company that supplied them was placed under investigation by the food standards agency. russel hume, who also supply meat to the wetherspoon's pub chain, said there has never been any suggestion that their products caused illness and that the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling." more than a0 people have died after fire at a hospital in south korea. it was thought to have started in the emergency room of the building in the city of milyang in the south—east of the country. around 100 patients were inside at the time. the number of pothole related breakdowns on british roads

is rising, with the rac blaming bad weather and a lack of investment. councils say they would need to triple their road repair budgets to tackle a vast backlog of potholes. 0ur transport correspondent, victoria fritz, has more. they can cost hundreds of pounds' worth of damage and although councils fill in 2 million potholes a year, it seems like britain's holes are crumbling faster they then can be repaired. it doesn't take a lot to damage a car. you can try to avoid them, you can't. you've only got to drive around this borough and you'll find loads of them. i take my children to school and come across quite a few potholes on the way, which is a bit dangerous with the car. it seems like after the horrible weather when you have ice or really cold weather, they all we seem to appear. normally potholes develop after wet and cold weather, but the rac says it's seeing the number of breakdowns caused by driving in poor roads increase, regardless of the season. rac patrols attended 2,830 potholes related breakdowns between october and december of last year. that's11% more than the same period the year before. vehicles they attended typically suffered damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs

and punctured wheels. our local roads have suffered from years of underinvestment, and we would like to see ring—fence funding put in place so councils can plan their work appropriately and really sort out the problem once and for all. the government says it's investing £23 billion to increase capacity and improve road journeys. the majority of that will go on major roads and motorways. with budgets under increasing strain, the pressure is mounting on councils to plug the gaps in local roads where mostjourneys begin or end. victoria fritz, bbc news. violent scenes broke out in france. 0ne supermarket chain offered a 70% discount on no ——. it is a hazelnut

spread. people started pushing each other. all of the stock was snapped up other. all of the stock was snapped up in15 minutes. other. all of the stock was snapped up in 15 minutes. it looks like they are picking it up off the floor. don't get between a person and their nutella. apparently one person got a black eye. nearly a,000 people have descended on the small swiss resort of davos for this year's gathering of the so—called global elite. more than 70 are world leaders but all eyes will be on one man today. us president, donald trump, will deliver a keynote address after arriving yesterday for meetings, including with theresa ryan heath from the politico news website saw the president arrive and joins us now. what's the atmosphere like surrounding donald trump's visit, in terms of impressions of senior members in business, industry and politics,

observing him observing them? it's a very seesaw impression. if you talk to the economic faction here, they are more open to donald trump than the more purely political people here. if you are a big banker, a tech titan, you might be benefiting from that tax reform. you tend to look past the tweeds, the harsh rhetoric, and you think what's in it for me? you can see how to cut a deal with donald trump. so they are more open—minded than the political class, who are very allergic to donald trump lashing out. they think he has a lot to prove. economists are more pragmatic. he certainly made an entrance with helicopters and upon surrounding that. he has brought almost half of his cabinet with him. we know he's got something big up his sleeve today, but it was a very strange atmosphere yesterday

when he came in. people rushed around him like a celebrity. there wasn't more than five seconds of applause for theresa may as people rushed to see donald trump come in, but he was almost silent reception. there was a little bit of photo taking, but he was almost like people were witnessing a strange, alien spectacle, rather than really participating in trump's arrival. 0ne participating in trump's arrival. one of the things we are keen to look at is theresa may. you mentioned her speech wasn't perhaps received as warmly as you might have hoped? absolutely. but it was better than last year. last year she gave a very tough sounding speech at lancaster house the day before davos and she really came here in at aftermath, the hangover of brexit and told a group of people that didn't want it to happen that brexit was coming fast towards them. yesterday she had a different approach and she focused on technology and is trying to make britain a home for artificial

intelligence and innovations like that. that went down well with some people, but they found it strange that she had this niche topic to speak about, rather than lay out a global vision for what britain is going to be after brexit. the people in this room want to know what the new tax structure will be like in britain. is everyone going to be allowed to stay and enjoy britain? theresa may was really focused on the robots and what she would do to regulate intranet platforms stop white another thing we are interested in is the so—called special relationship. —— another thing. the word "very" was put in there by donald trump as well. if you think about where the uk and the us are standing now, a lot of the us are standing now, a lot of the allies are concerned about the direction of both countries. they had a strong interest to play nice yesterday and donald trump is very charming person. you wouldn't know it from the tweeds, that he was really hamming it up with some of the european ceos. he was turning on

the european ceos. he was turning on the hotelier charm that he is known for and they were going for it. there was a bit of that with the theresa may discussion. she will be pleased to have hour—long discussion. everyone reaffirmed that they want to work closely together and perhaps we need not take too seriously this idea that trade is going to double overnight, but clearly there is goodwill there. theresa may has the opening she wa nted theresa may has the opening she wanted for that even more special relationship after brexit. stay with mea relationship after brexit. stay with me a moment. we have some footage of donald trump given one of his first international interviews, with an itv journalist. it aired international interviews, with an itvjournalist. it aired in the last 1.5 hours. donald trump explained his decision to retweet videos by right group. it was done because i ama right group. it was done because i am a big believer in fighting radical islamic terror. this was a depiction of radical islamic terror. they were unverified videos, at least one of them. but i didn't do

it. it was a big story where you are, but not where i am.” it. it was a big story where you are, but not where i am. i get that. this was airing in britain and i wa nt this was airing in britain and i want them to get to the real you. the real need is someone that loves britain, loves the uk, i love scotland. i wish. .. britain, loves the uk, i love scotland. iwish... 0ne britain, loves the uk, i love scotland. i wish... one of the biggest problem they have been winning, i won't be able to get back there so often. i would love to go there. as you know, before this happened, i would there. as you know, before this happened, iwould be there. as you know, before this happened, i would be there a lot. very special people and a very special place. i don't want to cause any difficulty for your country, that i can tell you. can i get an apology out of you just for the retweet? it would go a long way. here is what is fair. if you are telling me these are horrible and racist people, i would certainly apologise, if you would like me to do that. i knew nothing about them. and you would disavow yourself of people like that? i do want to be

involved with people like that. you are telling me about them, as i don't know anything about them. that interview airs on sunday, the 28th of january, interview airs on sunday, the 28th ofjanuary, at 10pm on itv one.” assuming you heard that. this was an issue that offended a lot of people and it also cast a dark cloud across the relationship between theresa may and donald trump and that needed to be shown to be repaired at davos. absolutely. you will listen into a bit of a swiss miracle. i don't think any of us have heard donald trump apologise before, even if it was only a cause i apology. —— quasi— apology. but donald trump tweets first before he thinks. the difficulty a lot of people have around the world with his style is that governing is complicated. you have to consider more than what jumps into yourthumbs have to consider more than what jumps into your thumbs when you are racing through your twitter wall. so people in britain would be wise to

keep on the back of their memories how trump behaves over time, not just the last thing he said to piers morgan or whoever he is talking to. the relationship has to be based on a little bit more than what you find on your twitter account when you wa ke on your twitter account when you wake up in the morning. good to talk to you. thank you very much for your time. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. quite a fresh start to your friday morning. a little bit of frost around and a few mist and fog patches. through the day it is looking pretty decent for many of us. this was the scene yesterday in 0xfordshire and a similar story today. many of us will have blue sky and sunshine. the fairly quiet weather is down to this region of high pressure moving on from the atlantic. that's keeping the weather quiet before weather fronts ahead in during the course of the night and into the weekend. this morning for scotla nd into the weekend. this morning for scotland and northern ireland, a

couple of misty and murky patches and frost around. further south across england and wales, are largely dry and somewhat fresh start. a couple of isolated showers around the east and west coast, but is avoiding the showers. temperatures around a— five degrees. patchy cloud through central and south—eastern parts of england, but that should break up any mist and fog patches. looking like a quiet day. you can see the sunshine filtering across the country, dissolving the cloud in the south and east. not wall—to—wall sunshine, but a decent day. with light winds temperatures are fairly typical of the time of year, between a— 90 degrees. things change at a bit later this afternoon, towards the north—west. this rain heads in across northern ireland and scotland into the early part of this evening. it fizzles out for a time but then the next area moves on from the west, so by the end of the night in the early saturday we have rain across much of scotland, northern

ireland and in the western parts of england and wales. the south and east, a colder start to saturday morning. through the day it will be dominated by a brisk weather front. low pressure, fairly deep, to the north of the uk. there is a really strong wind across the northern isles and for mainland parts of northern scotland. breezy further south across the country as the rain tracks eastwards. coming light and patchy by the time it reaches southern and eastern england. followed by sunny spells and blustery showers coming in from the north—west, although temperatures almost across—the—board north—west, although temperatures almost across—the—boa rd upback north—west, although temperatures almost across—the—board upback into double figures tomorrow. mild air arriving. for sunday much milder air sweeps in from the south—west. so not a bad day for some of us on sunday. much of england and wales should be largely dry. there will be some rain at times for northern ireland and later scotland as well. which is certainly mild, up to about 13 degrees. that's the thing through

the weekend. it stays mild. 0ften windy weather through the weekend and there will be some rain at thanks very much. for nearly a0 years, the rspb has been encouraging us to venture out into our gardens, and count the birds that visit so we get a snapshot of the uk bird population. this weekend, the big garden birdwatch returns with more than half a million people set to take part, including one family in cambridgeshire. breakfast‘s tim muffitt is with them this morning. good morning! good morning! good morning! good morning and welcome to the back garden of emma, woody and nora. they are getting ready for the big garden birdwatch. we are all getting ready. what's your favourite bird? robin. kingfisher. good stuff. we are doing this because the world's biggest wildlife survey gets under way this weekend. go out, into your garden if

you've got one or an outside space, and count how many birds you can see for one hour. log which ones they are, log on to the rspb website and the huge amount of information can be collected from that. jamie, you are from the rspb. how big a deal is this survey? huge. it is the biggest of its kind in the world, over 500,000 people take part every year. last year the most popular bird was the sparrow. what have you learnt about sparrows over the years because of the survey? the house sparrow remains at number one or in the top ten every year. the numbers are plummeting in the uk, so we are concerned. when it comes to this year, what are the particular species you might see, which you haven't seen before? and why might that be? there's been an influx of a type of image, which has a massive beak and crunches on seeds. you might also see greenfinches as well. what's happened weatherwise which might help that? with the fringe

areas a storm that swept quite a few people into the country and with the smaller birds, because it has been a mild year last year, there should be good numbers of them, good survival rates. if you get very lucky, tell us about some of the most unusual birds seen as part of this? this includes a beaten, and a massive white tailed eagle. the white tailed eagle has been spotted? yes, flying overhead of someone's arden. —— garden. thank you. have you loaded your bird feeders? you don't need to have one, but it does encourage birds to come to the garden. which birds to come to the garden. which birds have you seen? wagtails. don't we? robbins, who tips. we sometimes see starlings. let's load the bird feeder. it takes place this weekend.

if you can get outside, its a great thing for the kids to do. spot as many birds as you can and try to work out which ones they are. huge amount of information will be collected from the activity. we will be back with you later. thanks very much. those bird feeders are good because the squirrels can't get to them as easily. time now for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alex bushill. a third councillor has resigned from the tory group at windsor and maidenhead in a row over the presence of rough sleepers during the forthcoming royal wedding. the current council leader simon dudley recently said beggars might show windsor in an "unfavourable light" when prince harry marries meghan markle in may. two other councillors quit on tuesday. police on a raid in essex have found a four foot long caiman crocodile and 16 live snakes at a house in westcliff. the reptiles included potentially deadly pythons and cobras.

a scorpion was also found, as well as several dead snakes. 0fficers searched the house in connection with a cannabis factory found in basildon two years ago. lots of reptiles were also found there. the rspca is now helping police with their enquiries. in football, tottenham midfielder erik lamela says he believes the team could win the fa cup this season. lamela was speaking at a local programme supported by the club to promote health and fitness. tottenham are away against league two newport tomorrow in the fourth round of the fa cup. we need to go forward in the competition and try to do... try to win one trophy this season, because i think we have a very good squad and i believe in the team, that we can achieve something. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there is a good service on all lines. the blackwall tunnel is slow moving northbound

and even stationary, from woolwich road chelsea —— chelsea embankment is closed westbound. that's for roadworks between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. in hampstead, on the aa1, finchley road northbound, a lane is closed at fortune green road for works to the water main. and in gunnersbury, the aa06 north circular is closed northbound between the chiswick roundabout and gunnersbury park for emergency water main repairs there too. the m25 clockwise is slow towards junction 2a. let's have a check on the weather now. hello, good morning. some early signs of spring as captured by our weather watchers in the sunshine yesterday. there will be more sunshine around today, but for many of us we will have to wait until the afternoon. but it is looking dry. a rather chilly start, temperatures hovering just above freezing to start off the morning.

a few shallow mist patches around first thing, but i don't think they will last for too long. the cloud will thin and break where we have it and we should get brighter spells coming through by the end of the day. some spells of sunshine. only the small chance of one or two showers and fresher than yesterday, with highs of 7—9 degrees. 0vernight tonight it is looking dry. some clear spells around. watch out for a little bit of mist and fog into tomorrow morning. temperatures hovering just above freezing. some places possibly seeing a touch of frost, with some more prolonged clear spells. saturday will be a cloudy day, but it should be dry for much of the day. some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle a bit later on. very mild but grey on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. hello. this is breakfast, with naga and charlie. we'll have the headlines injust a moment. coming up on breakfast today. donald trump says he's prepared

to apologise for retweeting racist videos from a far—right british group. his comments comes he arrives in switzerland to address world leaders and confirmes talks are under way for a trip to the uk in the second half of the year. ido i do not want to cause any difficulty for your country. would you apologise? if you said this was horrible, i would certainly apologise if you would like me to do that. i know nothing about these people. you would disavow yourself of them? i know nothing about these people. president trump being interviewed by piers morgan. most sore throats should be treated with paracetamol rather

than antibiotics, according to new guidance from the nhs medicines watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence, nice, says the drugs are prescribed in 60% of cases, despite being mostly ineffective. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters and journalists have agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality at the corporation. an independent report on the issue is due to be published next week. more than a0 people have died after a fire at a hospital in south korea. it was thought to have started in the emergency room of the building in the city of milyang in the south—east of the country. around 100 patients were inside at the time. the defence secretary gavin williamson has said russia is drawing up plans to cause "thousands and thousands and thousands of deaths" in britain by crippling vital infrastructure.

in an interview with the daily telegraph, he says moscow is spying on the uk's energy network in an attempt to spot vulnerabilities in the country. businesses including jamie 0liver‘s italian restaurants, hilton hotels and the shopping channel qvc have all stopped selling some steak products, after the company that supplied them was placed under investigation by the food standards agency. russel hume, who also supply meat to the wetherspoon's pub chain, said there has never been any suggestion that their products caused illness and that the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling." the number of pothole related breakdowns on british roads is rising, with the rac blaming bad weather and a lack of investment. councils say they would need to triple their road repair budgets to tackle a vast backlog of potholes. now, a rare white lion cub is making its first appearance

at a zoo in mexico. it looks like a star in the making. very curious, very cute. it enjoys investigating it. it was that by its mother so it is now being hand—rea red. it does mother so it is now being hand—reared. it does not have a name and the public is being asked for suggestions. there are only 300 left in the world. i want that job. just a few months. a few bottles, we'd get on well. a few scratches. we would be fine. a bit of a rough and tumble. it was an extraordinary game of cricket. they have won the

series, which might explain their worst start ever. they have caught up, though. it was all going so well for england's cricketers in their 0ne—day series in australia, but they suffered one of the worst starts in their history in adelaide this morning when they lost their first five wickets forjust eight runs. yes, you heard correctly, eight runs. there was a procession of batsmen walking on and off the field as england at one stage were heading for their worst—ever one—day score but they recovered thanks to chris woakes who made a brilliant 78. england were all out for 196 in reply. kyle edmund. what a story. a bit of an injury. we were a bit busy when it first started. he was beaten by marin cilic, but he is in the top

30. he should be seeded by wimbledon. he has his head held high. in the end it was not to be. 0nly the sixth british man in the modern era to get to that stage stage of the grand slam. he was beaten in straight sets by marin cilic in the australian open. he thanked the australian open, saying "what an amazing couple weeks it's been." "sorry i didn't get the win today, but thank you for all the support, it meant the world to me." yeovil, 21st, taking on manchester united. the fourth round of the fa cup. they have a new star with alexis sanchez making his debut. he received a friendly greeting from yeovil. in a tweet, they gave him a sneak preview of the away dressing room. they said it was the biggest. looks a bit empty. theyjoke it is

the biggest in league two. well, back to the current yeovil team, and their manager, darren way, has faced tougher challenges than manchester united. nine years ago he was in a car crash, which meant he couldn't walk for a year. he's had 29 operations since, and has been speaking to football focus' mark clemmit. at that stage, it was life or death. i know what that feels like. it has probably helped me deal with football management. it has made me more resilient, more determined. i wake up with the willpower to succeed. did you think you were going to die? yes. a scary feeling, that's for sure. i am very appreciative of what manchester united did for me. now i am manager. against all odds, to get into this position, it is what dreams are made of. what an extraordinary story.

you can see more of that interview ahead of the game, which is on bbc one this evening. coverage starts at 7:30. this is mind—boggling. you could get 18 yeovil towns for one alexis sanchez. £18.2 million a year, 18 times what it costs yeovil for their whole team. notjust a player, 18 clu bs for whole team. notjust a player, 18 clubs for one player. probably why he can afford to keep his two dogs in his hotel. atom and humber. there

he is. "didier dogba." not my pun. thanks. see you later on. warnings about the links between alcohol and cancer should be routinely included on drinks labels in the uk, according to health experts. the royal society for public health says only one in ten people are aware of the risk between drinking and seven different types of cancer. the group says 10 million people in the uk are drinking alcohol at levels which could be harmful to their health. at the moment, drinks companies only have to put three warnings on their packaging. the number of units of alcohol, a message not to drink when pregnant, and a signpost to the government's drinkaware website. now, there are calls for bigger, clearer labels which warn of the specific health risks, the low—risk drinking guidelines

of no more than 1a units a week and the dangers of drink driving. with us now is duncan stephenson from the royal society for public good morning. good morning. good morning. people are familiar with the packaging. what do you wanted look like? we think there is scope to have much more information. and also to make the information more clear. from the research we have done with consumers, they are concerned many of the health warnings are buried on the back of a bottle. in the picture, a bottle of wine. where are the warning signs? how big are they? are they on the front? first of all, we want to see calorie information on the front of the bottle. we know 80% of the public do not know about the calories in alcohol. in visible calories. it helps. —— invisible. and drinking guidelines. back in

2016, two years ago, the chief medical officer revised the guidelines. 0ne medical officer revised the guidelines. one in six know you only are supposed to drink 1a units a week. if you look at the bottles on the shelves at a supermarket, they have the old guidelines, three — four units. 0r have the old guidelines, three — four units. or they have no information at all. does the public can? if you go to get a bottle of wine, will they even look? —— care. there are three obligations already. i wonder if someone wants to buy a bottle of wine or whatever, they'll

just buy it. they might be more mindful, but the calories... they will still proceed. look at other products on the market, food and tobacco. alcohol is behind the curve in terms of providing information. food labels are pretty clear with calorie information. there is anecdotal evidence from supermarkets people use them to influence purchasing behaviour. the same is true of tobacco with graphic warnings. 0ne true of tobacco with graphic warnings. one in four people will think twice about smoking as a result. calorie information is different... when we talked about highlighting the links to cancer for example, they are separate things. 0ne example, they are separate things. one is health, one is dietary. the links to cancer, why is that not being absorbed at all? one in ten people do not know about the links. where would they find this information? do you think the wine industry, the alcohol industry, will

it be open to this? we are not convinced they are. we embarked on this research with the drinks producers to better understand what consumers producers to better understand what consumers think. ijust producers to better understand what consumers think. i just want to ask about pricing. i remember many times when successive governments have talked about unit pricing. they said it should be illegalfor you talked about unit pricing. they said it should be illegal for you to get water and soft drinks at alcohol places. if this is about getting people to drink less alcohol, that is presumably the ultimate goal, pricing ultimately... what about that? there are three things, the affordability of alcohol, unit pricing taking place in scotland from may which is fantastic. we want the rest of the uk to adopt that. there is stuff around the acceptability of drinking alcohol. we have a programme called

communities in charge of alcohol in manchester, supporting people, though no legislation. you need a mixture of both legislation and regulation, and also information, you need that to get to the public. that is what this label label will do. there has been some research saying they found little public interest in it, in labelling drinks. people are adverse to lots of information crammed on a label. we would agree with that. we would agree the information needs to be presented in a clearfashion. if you look at the pregnancy warning, the drink—driving warning, it is buried on the back. when we did consumer research, few people noticed it. but, yes, there needs to be a menu of different options available for information to the consumer. thank you very much were talking to us.

from the royal society for public health. things are looking a little bit u nsettled things are looking a little bit unsettled through the weekend, but today we have a glorious friday ahead. a fresh and chilly start to the day, but many of us will see sunshine. this was yesterday in 0xfordshire. some blue sky on offer today. the reason the weather is quiet is because we have this high—pressure xt and in across the country. there are weather fronts waiting out there in the atlantic, but this morning across scotland and northern ireland most places dry. chilly and frosty start. a couple of showers for aberdeenshire, and a few showers for aberdeenshire, and a few showers down the north—east coast of england. many places start the day dry as we head south in england and wales. a couple of isolated showers around the west and east coast.

further inland it is dry, quite a bit of cloud around first thing, but that cloud will thin and break and any mistand that cloud will thin and break and any mist and fog patches lift away over the next few hours. so, an improving picture. many of us will see a return to blue sky and sunshine and light winds. so it will feel pleasant if you have outdoor plans. today temperatures are fairly typical. about a—9 degrees. then change into this evening. the rain working in from the north—west. reindler northern ireland, scotland, perhaps a bit of snow on the highest ground —— rain into northern ireland. then persistent rain moves in from the west. it is the weather front to start saturday morning. clearer to the south and east, and colder. saturday dominated by the low pressure. the centre of the low pressure quite far to the north of the uk. still windy conditions and this front has rain, especially strong winds to the northern isles

and severe gales are possible here. it isa and severe gales are possible here. it is a breezy day and the band of rain edges eastwards. it will be light and patchy by the time we get the southern and eastern parts of england in the afternoon and it will be followed by something brighter. sunny spells from the north—west. still some scattered showers, but temperatures for the most part in double figures. then temperatures rise into the weekend. 0n double figures. then temperatures rise into the weekend. on sunday the mild air comes rise into the weekend. on sunday the mild aircomes in rise into the weekend. on sunday the mild air comes in from the south—west. a bit of a mixed day on sunday. initially a bit of reindler northern ireland, moving north into central scotland. a couple of showers for western england and wales. driest towards the east. 13— 14 wales. driest towards the east. 13— 1a degrees. things staying mild through the weekend. it is looking windy at times. a bit of rain, but not looking like a complete washout. that's something to be pleased about! thanks. the family of a 13—year—old who was shot and killed after handling an air rifle want to see tighter controls around the type of guns that

killed their son. ben wragge died in 2016. his family want changes in the way the public perceives air rifles. graham satchell reports. he was a lovely lad. very, very kindhearted. peter wragge's grandson died in a tragic accident. he was playing with some friends at a friend's house. they got hold of an air rifle. it went off. just a terrible tragedy. ben wragge was just 13 when he died. the airgun belonged to his friends dad. the air guns seem to be treated as boy's toys, but it proves they are lethal weapons and they need treating and looking after as such. this is the north wales shooting school. brett davis the instructor here. the death of ben wragge has prompted a review of the rules

in england and wales. do you think this is a dangerous weapon? no, i don't think it's a dangerous weapon in the right hands. anything in the wrong hands or ill—advised hands could be dangerous, just as a knife could be dangerous in the wrong hands. in the shop next door, air guns for sale. the rules? you have to be over 18 to buy one in england and wales. there are restrictions on where you can use them and it's an offence to let children fire them without supervision. i think the law we have works already and i don't think we need any more. we need to enforce the law we have and we need to get education for young people and i think that's absolutely critical. hundreds and hundreds of air rifles. this is scotland, where after another tragic death the law changed last year. you now need a licence to buy or own one and you need to keep them under lock and key. 20,000 air guns were handed in and destroyed in scotland. around 15,000 were licensed in the first six months. that is held in by the trigger...

critics say the new rules in scotland penalise the law—abiding majority and are disproportionate, especially as offences involving air rifles have been falling for more than a decade. in modern society, there are many things that are potentially dangerous and if we went down the path of stopping something because one person might not die, i don't think we would achieve anything. there are so many other things that are risky. really? yes. that's a tough thing to say. i think a lot of people would say it is worth it if we save one life. well, you have to look at proportionality and merely doing that doesn't actually achieve that proportionality. it can't be a disproportionate response. what we're trying to do is stop this happening to any other families. it doesn't matter how bureaucratic it is, if it saves a life, it saves a life. and there's the heart of this debate. is it worth introducing new rules that may be burdensome for gun owners if it saves one life?

it's for the government in westminster to decide. later this morning we'll get the official figures on how well the economy performed last year. ben is at a motorcycle factory in leicestershire. good morning. you're a boy with toys today. this is fascinating, looking at how these things get made. we are at the triumph factory. manufacturing has been a real success story this year. later we will get the official growth figures for the uk this year, which will tell us how the economy fared over the whole year. manufacturing did well, largely because of the weak pound, which means uk manufacturers that sell overseas could sell products cheaper. so all of that has been

good news. let me run you through the good and bad. any factory has been a success story and we've also seen at employment has risen sharply. the number of people out of work is down. but at the same time we've also seen that inflation is rising quickly, so it might mean we have less money in our pocket because prices are rising for the things we buy and consume on an everyday basis. that has meant retail sales have struggled quite a lot. we are not going to the high street. we might be buying less because we feel we have less money in our pockets. what happens this year and next year, those are the big questions. let me introduce you to gaynor, who runs a recruitment agency in coventry. how has the last year been? we saw fantastic growth last year. we had a 20% increase in sales, however that was coupled with the cost of recruiting people within the cost of recruiting people within the sectors. that rose quite significantly. by 25%. therefore we

we re significantly. by 25%. therefore we were only slightly up year—on—year in terms of profit. why does the cost of recruiting someone go up? to get people to do jobs like this? what was experienced over the last couple of years is people are going back to the eu and not coming in the influx that they used to come in. so we don't have the skills base in the uk because we haven't been running apprenticeship schemes and we haven't got the skills directly from them to tap straight into, therefore we are spending more in terms of advertising, recruitment, to get the skills through the door. do you worry about what happens next? we see the growth we've seen, great news for the economy, but that relies on people having to do their jobs. it makes ourjob as recruiters so much more difficult. but we a lwa ys so much more difficult. but we always find a way. thanks very much. let me introduce you to a —— professor wang. last year was good

for most firms, especially manufacturers. at lots of questions at next year. i feel next year will bea at next year. i feel next year will be a challenge, we are set to start the treaty negotiation with our eu partners. hopefully they will give us some additional achievement along the way and they will clear uncertainties around brexit, which will give an additional boost to investors' confidence. that's the good news. what are the worries of a rise in? a lot of businesses say next year would be tough. we have been doing well due to the weak pound, but the value of the pound is bouncing back. looking at the exchange rate, between the pound and the dollar, it has risen to la, up from 1.2 last year. so if this trend continues this means it will make our exporting sector a struggle

again because our goods will be more expensive. ok, good to talk to you. thank you. that's really the issue as far as business is concerned. last year remembered this growth figures. we are expecting a figure for the last quarter of about 0.3, 0.a%. so that means the economy grew about 0.8%. not great, but growth is growth. it means more of us are in work and hopefully wages will now start rising. but it really is a story that manufacturers have done well. the question is what the new year will bring as far as the economy is concerned and whether the really important service sector, accounting for about three quarters of our economy, whether it can do as well as manufacturing. but pretty impressive seeing how these things are made. hundreds of these things roll—out of this factory and are sold right around the world. i will

show you more later. isa show you more later. is a bbc correspondent allowed to sit on the bike? yes, but there is a way to get on it. you will have to bear with me. i've got all of my cables caught up. i have to swing my leg over. i'm not going to hit wendy, the camerawoman. there we go. do you think i suit it for size? it is probably the only thing that will fit me in this place. it works! see you later. that is a good look. still to come this morning: it has been 20 years since craig david chaytor fame and it has been 20 years since craig david chaytorfame and he is now back with a new album and he will be talking to us about it later. —— shot to fame. time now for the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm alex bushill.

a third councillor has resigned from the tory group at windsor and maidenhead in a row over the presence of rough sleepers during the forthcoming royal wedding. the current council leader simon dudley recently said beggars might show windsor in an "unfavourable light" when prince harry marries meghan markle in may. two other councillors quit on tuesday. police on a raid in essex have found a four foot long caiman crocodile and 16 live snakes at a house in westcliff. the reptiles included potentially deadly pythons and cobras. a scorpion was also found, as well as several dead snakes. 0fficers searched the house in connection with a cannabis factory found in basildon two years ago. lots of reptiles were also found there. the rspca is now helping police with their enquiries. in football, tottenham midfielder erik lamela says he believes the team could win the fa cup this season. lamela was speaking at a local programme supported by the club to promote health and fitness. tottenham are away against league two newport tomorrow in the fourth round of the fa cup.

we need to go forward in the competition and try to do... try to win one trophy this season, because i think we have a very good squad and i believe in the team, that we can achieve something. let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there is a good service on all lines. the blackwall tunnel is slow moving northbound from woolwich road. chelsea embankment is closed westbound for roadworks between chelsea bridge and battersea bridge. in hampstead, on the aa1 finchley road northbound, a lane is closed at fortune green road for works to the water main. and in gunnersbury, the aa06 north circular is closed northbound between the chiswick roundabout and gunnersbury park for emergency water main repairs there too. finally, the m25 clockwise is slow towards junction 2a potters bar, following a collision.

let's have a check on the weather now. hello, good morning. some early signs of spring as captured by our weather watchers in the sunshine yesterday. there will be more sunshine around today, but for many of us we will have to wait until the afternoon. but it is looking dry. a rather chilly start, temperatures hovering just above freezing to start off the morning. a few shallow mist patches around first thing, but i don't think they will last for too long. the cloud will thin and break where we have it and we should get brighter spells coming through by the end of the day. some spells of sunshine. only the small chance of one or two showers and fresher than yesterday, with highs of 7—9 degrees. 0vernight tonight it is looking dry. some clear spells around. watch out for a little bit of mist and fog into tomorrow morning. temperatures hovering just above freezing. some places possibly seeing a touch of frost, with some more prolonged clear spells. saturday will be a cloudy day, but it should be dry for much of the day.

some outbreaks of patchy rain and drizzle a bit later on. very mild but grey on sunday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. donald trump says he's prepared to apologise for retweeting racist videos from a far right british group his comments comes he arrives in switzerland to address world leaders and confirms talks are under way for a trip to the uk in the second half of the year. good morning it's

friday 26th january. also this morning — stop prescribing antibiotics for sore throats — the nhs medicines watchdog tells doctors to use paracetamol instead. four of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters agree to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality. after tessa jowell‘s powerful testimony about suffering from brain cancer yesterday we reflect on the emotional atmosphere at westminster with someone who was there. good morning, the weak pound has been good news for uk manufacturers this year. it makes their goods cheaper overseas, but what about the rest of the economy? we get the official growth forecast later. i will have the details. in sport, one of the worst starts ever for england's cricketers.

they lost their first five wickets for just eight runs, against australia, in adelaide in their latest one day international. they have recovered. sarah has the weather. good morning, pretty chilly start this morning, we have some fog which should clear and many of us will seize on blue sky m sunshine. i'll bring you all of the details in about 15 minutes. we will see you then, sarah. —— sees some blue skies. good morning. first, our main story. donald trump has said he is prepared to apologise for retweeting racist comments from a far right british group. it comes as downing street confirmed that the american president will come to the uk later this year for a scaled—down working trip, without the pomp and ceremony of a state visit. the confirmation came at the end of a meeting between the president and theresa may in davos, in which mr trump said he and the prime minister were "on the same wavelength in every respect". in an interview with itv, the president talked about his relationship with the uk. about his relationship with the uk.

i don't want to cause any difficulty for your country, that i can tell you. can i get an apology out of you for the retweets? it would go a long way. if you're telling me there are horrible racist people. yeah. i would certainly apologise if you'd like me to do that. i know nothing about that. would you disavow yourself of people like that? you're telling me about these people because i know nothing about these people. president trump — the piers morgan interview airs this sunday, the 28th january, at 10pm on itv1. later today, mr trump will adddress world leaders where he's expected to reinforce his america first economic approach. simonjackjoins us from davos. good morning, simon. it is chilly, there, isn't it? he got a fairly warm reception considering there were a few noses he put out ofjoint before arriving. definitely true. it set up earlier in the week that everyone would be booing donald trump, but

that wasn't the case, if you look at the stock market and world growth people think economic lead the world is doing pretty well, in the view of piers morgan, quite interesting. he thinks he's the least racist person in the world, he thinks written first, that far right group, is a bit like his own programme of america first, which is what he sees asa america first, which is what he sees as a very reasonable way to proceed. he's going to address the conference later today and save america's leading the way, economic growth is very good here, world growth is very good. i think today will be a victory lap where he will point to great economic news and safe isn't what i have done great? —— and say isn't what i have done great? simon jackin isn't what i have done great? simon jack in davos. there's dispute at the heart of the government this morning, after downing street gave a public rebuke to comments made by the chancellor philip hammond in davos. it comes as the brexit secretary, david davis, prepares to set out his vision for the next stage of talks about a transition period later today. yesterday, mr hammond said he hoped the uk and eu economies will only move "very modestly" apart after brexit.

to which a no 10 spokesperson has said that government plans for brexit "could not be described as very modest changes." let's talk about this more with our political correspondent leila nathoo, who joins us now from westminster. so, it's a he says, we say situation, which has ramifications about what the big message is, doesn't it? yeah, i think there has been a kind of truce, if you like, in the cabinet over the brexit position. we know there is a wide range of opinion among senior ministers about what they want brexit a lot like. it is no secret philip hammond was on the remaining side of the argument and advocates a close relationship with the eu after brexit. but it's telling that on the same day we have philip hammond making those comments we have the other side of the spectrum of the tory party jacob rees—mogg, prominent backbencher and a leader of the group of tory eurosceptic mps, also strongly criticising the

government for a lack of clarity and a lack of vision on brexit, saying there needs to be a stronger message and saying the eu is dictating all the terms and talking about the risk of squandering the benefits of brexit as he sees it. we see this periodic eruption of a difference of opinion with the government, and it's very clear that at this stage in their david davis today will make a speech about what he wants to see of the transition period, it is clear that at home there is still no consensus clear that at home there is still no consensus about what the final brexit end—stage will look like. leila nathoo, for the moment, thank you. most sore throats should be treated with paracetamol rather than antibiotics, according to new guidance from the nhs medicines watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence — nice — says the drugs are prescribed in 60% of cases, despite being mostly ineffective. here's our health correspondent dominic hughes. the overuse of antibiotics is leading to the development of bacteria resistant to these life—saving drugs. leading health experts warn this poses a serious threat to the uk. if we lose the ability to fight infection, common medical procedures

such as cesarean sections and cancer treatments could become too risky. prescribing antibiotics to treat a sore throat is a prime example of the way they can be misused. sore throats account for nearly one in four of gp appointments in the uk related to infections of the lungs and airways. research suggests that in 60% of those cases, antibiotics are prescribed. but most sore throats are caused by a viral infection, on which antibiotics will have no effect. we have become a bit, umm, acclimatised to thinking that we need an antibiotic whenever we have got something wrong with us. and we don't. we just have to be re—educated, i suppose, to preserve the use of antibiotics for really serious infections. the latest advice from the nhs medicines watchdog reminds doctors and nurses that most sore throats

will get better within a week, and only the most serious bacterial infections need antibiotics. most patients are best advised to drink plenty of fluids, and to take paracetamol or ibuprofen to help with pain relief. dominic hughes, bbc news. several of the bbc‘s leading male news presenters and journalists have agreed to take salary cuts, following revelations about gender pay inequality at the corporation. last year revelations about the pay for on—air talent earning more than £150,000 prompted calls for salaries to be reviewed. an independent report on the issue of pay inequality at the bbc is due to be published next week. defence secretary gavin williamson said russia is drawing up plans to cripple thousands of people in the

uk. he says russia is spying on the uk to spot vulnerabilities. businesses including jamie 0liver‘s italian restuarants, hilton hotels and the shopping channel qvc have all stopped selling some steak products, after the company that supplied them was placed under investigation by the food standards agency. russel hume, which also supplies meat to the wetherspoon's pub chain, said there has never been any suggestion that its products caused illness and that the recall was a "precautionary measure because of mislabelling". more than a0 people have died after a fire more than a0 people have died after afire in more than a0 people have died after a fire in hospital in south korea. it was thought to have started in the emergency room of the building in the south—east of the country. around 100 patients were inside at the time. the number of pot—hole related breakdowns on british roads is rising, with the rac blaming bad weather and a lack of investment. councils say they would need to triple their road repair budgets to tackle a vast backlog of potholes. 0ur transport correspondent victoria fritz has more. they can cost hundreds

of pounds' worth of damage and although councils fill in two million potholes a year, it seems like britain's holes are crumbling faster they then can be repaired. it don't take a lot to damage a car. you try to avoid them, you can't. you've only got to drive around this borough and you'll find loads everywhere. i take my children to school and come across quite a few potholes on the way, which is a bit dangerous with the car. it seems like after the horrible weather when you have ice or really cold weather, they all we seem to appear. normally potholes develop after wet and cold weather, but the rac says it's seeing the number of breakdowns caused by driving in poor roads increase, regardless of the season. rac patrols attended 2,830 potholes related breakdowns between october and december of last year. that's11% more than the same period the year before. vehicles they attended typically suffered damaged shock absorbers, broken suspension springs and punctured wheels. our local roads have suffered

from years of underinvestment and we would like to see ring—fence funding put in place so councils can plan their work appropriately and really sort out the problem once and for all. the government says it's investing £23 billion to increase capacity and improve road journeys. the majority of that will go on major roads and motorways. with budgets under increasing strain, the pressure is mounting on councils to plug the gaps in local roads where most journeys begin or end. there were unprecedented scenes in the house of lords yesterday when baroness tessa jowell received a standing ovation for an impassioned speech about cancer care. the former culture secretary was diagnosed with a brain tumour last year, and she told her story to her fellow peers. i got into a taxi but i couldn't speak. i had two powerful seizures. i was speak. i had two powerful seizures.

iwas taken speak. i had two powerful seizures. i was taken to hospital. two days later i was told that i had a brain schumer. less than 2% of cancer research uk and then is spent on brain tumours and no new vital drugs have been developed in the last 15 years. so many cancer patients collaborate and support each other everyday. they create that community of love and determination that they find each other every day. all we now ask is that doctors and health systems learn to do the same, and for us to work together. to learn from each other. in the end, what gives a life meaning is not only how it is lived but how it draws to a

close. i hope that this debate will give hope to other cancer patients like me, so that we can live well together with cancer, not just dying of it. all of us for longer. thank you. applause sitting on the row in front of baronessjowell in the lords yesterday was lord adonis, a former cabinet colleague in the labour government. he joins us now from westminster thank you for your time this morning. those people who did not see it happening yesterday, you were in the chamberand see it happening yesterday, you were in the chamber and there was a lot of emotion and i know you were sitting very close to tessa jowell.

tell us about that moment and what it felt like in the chamber. it's the most amazing scene i've ever experienced in the house of lords and i've been there for 13 years. it's not just and i've been there for 13 years. it's notjust that and i've been there for 13 years. it's not just that tessa is a and i've been there for 13 years. it's notjust that tessa is a very great friend of so many of us in the lords, but that has speech was so powerful and so moving, and she talked about her inexperience suffering from a brain tumour and how she was diagnosed and all the treatment she has gone through since, and what she has done with others who are battling cancer in the same way. just sort of waves of emotion swept over the house on all sides, and as you saw in the clip, at the end, something that has never happened in the lords before took place, which was a standing ovation. the lords, i assure you, is one of the most subdued assemblies in the world. some mumbling is all you usually get but she aroused affection and emotion and what she said at the end about hope and what we all need to do, for those who

have any share in responsibility of these matters is to focus on research, improve survival rates, improve care for those who are suffering so that more people who are battling cancer have hope. it is just unbelievably moving and many of us were in tears afterwards. lord adonis, you have referenced it already and quite a few people have made the point that there is clearly a lot of personal emotion for those who have known her a long time. huge respect amongst her colleagues. but even during that speech, her message was in many ways not so much about her own situation, it was more about the greater situation, others who might be in a similar circumstance. tessa always thinks of others. i have personal experience of this, she's been a very close personal friend of mine for many years and helped me enormously personally, and asi helped me enormously personally, and as i look around the chamber of the lords and the gallery, because there we re lords and the gallery, because there were hundreds of her friends in the gallery watching this debate, i

could just go through all those who i knew had been touched by her personally. that was very moving. watches had also which was so powerful, and i know will resonate farand wide, and powerful, and i know will resonate far and wide, and i powerful, and i know will resonate farand wide, and i imagine across the world, not just farand wide, and i imagine across the world, notjust in this country, this big message to cancer sufferers that you are not alone, you're part ofa that you are not alone, you're part of a community of those going through similar experiences, that huge amounts is being invested in cancer research uk. we need make more progress on it. brain tumours, which are particularly horrific, and we haven't made nearly enough progress in recent years, we all need to stick together, and if we do so and we really focus then we can improve the lot of those who have to go through this experience if we do so and we really focus, we can improve a lot of those who have to go through these experiences. to sometimes, can improve a lot of those who have to sometimes, it is true, politicians at the moment come in for a lot of stick map and there is... the atmosphere around a lot of discussions around politics, personally or otherwise, at the moment can be quite toxic, it is a moment, you reflected on that in your first answer, sometimes, moment, you reflected on that in yourfirst answer, sometimes, there are some times when bigger things

come to the fore and this felt were like one of those moments. what was so striking about the debate, it followed after tessa jowell‘s beach, was that peers from all sides of the house, irrespective of party, all expressed deep friendship and kinship with tessa —— it followed after tessa jowell‘s speech. you would not have known which party was which. and, jeremy hunt, health secretary, sat in the chamber for the whole of the debate, not a member of the house of lords, but sat there all the way through, the health minister, lord 0'shaughnessy, make it very moving speech in which he said at the end that hope was the great theme that had come out of the speech. something that touched us all, is youngest daughter was called hope, and he will think of what she said every day after. lord adonis,

thank you very much for your reflections. tessa jowell‘s speech in the house of lords yesterday. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: donald trump says that he is prepared to apologise for retweeting racist videos from british far right groups. —— from a british far right group. doctors are told to stop prescribing antibiotics for sore throats — and recommend painkillers like paracetamol instead. yesterday we enjoy it a little bit of sunshine, a little glimpse of it, not sure if there is much in the forecast! sarah has the answers. things looking mixed, fairly unsubtle through the weekend, for today, most of us should see a little bit of sunshine. mist and fog around to start the day, chilly start to things. east sussex here, captured by one of our weather watchers. a lot of dry weather, an

area of high pressure to the south—west, just extending across the uk today, keeping things pretty quiet, before the weather fronts move in from the atlantic. any mist and fog should clear away, isolated showers around some of the coast but most places staying dry, showers fading away, and the cloud across central and eastern parts, thinning and breaking. light wind, sunshine, scotland and northern ireland, the sunshine should turn hazier, as cloud creeps in. temperatures around four to 7 degrees, and across england and wales, dry, bright weather on the cards, with light wind and temperatures fairly typical, seven to 9 degrees, should feel pretty pleasant. patchy cloud out there, longer spells of sunshine developing later in the afternoon across central and south—eastern parts of england. later on today we will see rain arriving from the north west, into this evening for northern ireland and scotland, things turned cloudy, windy, with

outbreaks of rain. more persistent rain rolling in from the west during the early hours of saturday morning. east—west split, care and chilly across the south and east, further north and west looking milder, cloudy, with rain and wind. saturday weather dominated by low pressure, sitting up to the north of the uk. trailing weather front bringing wet and windy weather through the day. particularly windy towards the northern isles, severe gales, windy as well across scotland, breezy further south, with rain pushing east. quite light and patchy by the time it reaches southern and eastern parts of england, and will be followed by brighter conditions, but also blustery showers heading in from the north west. temperatures in double figures on saturday, mild air continues to plough in from the south—west as we head into the second half of the weekend. sunday is going to be a particularly mild day, there will be rain in the north, probably for northern ireland, pushing through central

scotland. if you showers further south. many places staying dry, mild and breezy. temperatures up to 13, 14 and breezy. temperatures up to 13, ia degrees on sunday. through the weekend, things staying pretty mild for all of us it will be quite windy, with some rain, particularly during saturday. most places should sing a little bit of dry and brighter weather too. sing a little bit of dry and brighterweathertoo. not sing a little bit of dry and brighter weather too. not not entirely bad weather for bird—watching! for nearly a0 years, the rspb has been encouraging us to venture out into our gardens and count the birds that visit so we get a snapshot of the uk bird population. this weekend, the big garden birdwatch returns with more than half a million people set to take part, including one family in cambridgeshire. breakfast‘s tim muffitt is with them this morning. the point about this, you don't have two be in some extraordinary location, you can be in your back garden and take part! exactly, get outside, into a garden, if you have got one, and open space, and observe

birds for an hour, that is the idea of the big garden bird watch, 39 yea rs, of the big garden bird watch, 39 years, the worlds biggest wildlife survey. we have some people getting ready for it, emma is with nora and woody. you have a beatable drawing of the kingfisher. my favourite bird isa of the kingfisher. my favourite bird is a robin. loading up the bird figures, this information collated from the big garden bird watch has really been useful for ornithologists and conservationist ‘s. how big a deal is it? ornithologists and conservationist 's. how big a deal is it? it is huge, huge number of people taking part, half a huge, huge number of people taking part, halfa million huge, huge number of people taking part, half a million people go out each year and into their garden and see what they can see. last year what was the main finding, what was the most popular bird? the house sparrow, it has been at number one for a long time, but we know there is real trouble, huge declines over the last few decades. what information have you gleaned which has helped our understanding of

s pa rrows has helped our understanding of sparrows and the challenges they face? we know that sparrows need thick hedges to nest in, insects to feed their chicks over spring and summer, in winter we can help by putting out food like this. this year, what are the more unusual species that you might find, and why might that be? i gather that the weather has been different? weather is always an interesting factor, huge influx of the giant french, that came in autumn, still lingering around, we may get some popping up in garden. it is like a parrot, almost, they hawfinch and a lot of the smaller birds, good breeding seasons. are those birds easy to identify? we have a pack which can help people identify birds like bluetits, which are very popular. you may get a one in a million spot,

really unusual birds, that you see in garden sometimes, what might they be? we have had a bit turn, which is normally popping up in reedbeds, and white tailed eagles, 8—foot wingspan, flying barn door, that has beenin wingspan, flying barn door, that has been in gardens in scotland. that is its nickname, it is a massive bird. you probably will not see it unless you are in the most most ramon parts of scotland. why do you think this isa of scotland. why do you think this is a good idea, what do the kids get from it? i think it is really important to encourage children to be into nature and have an interest in what is around them, by taking part in the big garden word botch —— bird—watcher, it is fantastic. part in the big garden word botch —— bird-watcher, it is fantastic. you have more unusual ones here... what are you hoping to spot? the ideal spot? we would like to see a robin, we have one in the garden, also a wagtail, whether it will turn up in the hour, you never know what you

are going to get. shall we load the bird feeder, let's go over there, jamie, come with us, certain types of feeds that can encourage particular types of bird, what should you put out if you have a bird? sunflower seeds are really good, for bluetits and finches. we have some seeds that are really useful, tiny little black seeds, niger seeds. and fat balls. when they need layers of fat, these are very important. could this be a good year for the information and the data you collect? if we get a chilly weekend, birds will come here in big numbers. so it could be an interesting one. fingers crossed, if you are taking part in the big garden bird watch, best of luck, and you are doing a very useful thing, because a lot of useful information has been gathered to help us understand the challenges that birds face. are you excited? cheering

we saw some starlings earlier... we will let you know how we get on.” had to say, watching closely, i don't think during all the time you have been speaking we have seen a single bird, have you seen any? we have seen starlings. earlier. we heard them as well. the hour they will be watching, has not come about yet, so it doesn't matter. course it doesn't, of course it doesn't. charlie, you have been picking holes, you have just charlie, you have been picking holes, you havejust been picking holes! look out for the birds, looked down at the moment, talking about potholes, we have been talking about potholes, we have been talking about complaints that they have not been filled in with enough. there is a backlog of potholes to be filled in, lots of you have been commenting on this this morning, thank you for getting in touch. jane says, potholes are extremely dangerous for cyclists, u nfortu nately potholes are extremely dangerous for cyclists, unfortunately this brings up cyclists, unfortunately this brings up another concern for them, car drivers, when trying to avoid a pothole, often do not give the cyclist enough space. it is an issue

that gets people going, john in cumbria, trailing a new type of tarmac, plastic pellets added to it, makes it more durable. longer lasting. we talk about this quite a lot on the programme, and we will continue to do so because it affects a lot of people. the weather looks settled, fine and dry with sunshine breaking through. cloud will the weather looks settled, fine and dry with sunshine breaking through. cloud will affect the weather looks settled, fine and dry with sunshine breaking through. cloud will affect eastern the weather looks settled, fine and dry with sunshine breaking through. cloud will affect eastern and southern areas but there were clear

away, some mist and fog too but as you can see good spells of sunshine into the afternoon, some thicker cloud starting to work its way into northern ireland and the far west of scotla nd northern ireland and the far west of scotland by 3pm. across southern scotla nd scotland by 3pm. across southern scotland into england and wales, well, it is dry, there will be sunshine, and with light winds it won't feel too bad out and about, temperatures getting up to 7—8, or nine celsius, feeling quite nice in the sunshine. through this evening and tonight the cloud will continue to thicken up across western areas and with that some outbreaks of rain into northern ireland and into scotland, further south and east some clear spells, one or two mist and fog patches developing in the south—east and temperatures by saturday morning around three or four celsius. going into the weekend it is going to be mostly cloudy on saturday and sunday. there will be some rain especially on saturday but it will be mild and breezy. let's look at things in more detail, we have a weather front moving in

during saturday and that is what will spread from west to east throughout the day. a bit of a breeze coming in from the south, meaning temperatures will be up into double figures across most parts on saturday. that rain eventually moving into east anglia and south—east of england during saturday afternoon. as the rain clears away there will be some dry weather with a few showers in the far north and west but it remains mostly cloudy during saturday. and on sunday again, quite a bit of cloud around, some rain affecting wales, but more so towards northern england and scotland, the wind is starting to pick up here during saturday into sunday morning. but overall on sunday it's looking largely dry and mild. that's it from me. bye bye. this is business live from bbc news, i'm alice baxter in london. and i'm sally bundock in davos at the world economic forum. today the president takes the

podium. he will be delivering his message about america first. but how will it go down with the 3000 delegates. live from london and davos that's our top story on friday 26th of january. the us president was wooing bosses of the world's biggest companies over dinner last night but will his speech be a receipe for more investment? also in the programme: