hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. a lifeline for thousands of businesses hit by the collapse of carillion. £100 million worth of taxpayer—backed loans are being offered to firms who need help, but some companies tell breakfast it's too little, too late. good morning, it's saturday the 3rd of february. also this morning: talk is cheap. the boss of the fbi hits back at donald trump in a row over a memo that accuses the bureau of bias. rage boils over in court from a father of three girls abused by the doctor of the american gymnastics team, but he apologises for his actions. he says he's no hero. in sport, scottish hopes soar

as they start the six nations in wales today, and they're both hoping to snuff out england's hopes of becoming the first side to complete a hatrick of titles in 130 years. while ireland kick off in france. they're back, the spice girls said the time is right to explore new opportunities but what will those those opportunities be? we'll try and find out. and ben has the weather. saturday looks great, damp and cold in most places, snow over some high ground in the north and then the weather looks set to stay cold through the rest of the weekend and into next week —— looks great. all the details on the way. thanks, ben, see you in a bit. small businesses affected by the colla pse small businesses affected by the collapse of carillion are being offered the chance to apply for government backed loans from high street lenders. thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the firm went into liquidation in january. 0ur

firm went into liquidation in january. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. britain's second biggest construction company collapsed three weeks ago meaning debts and pension deficits. apart from those directly employed at carillion, thousands of smaller suppliers and contractors faced ruin due to unpaid debts. now the government is providing guarantees to small firms worth £100 million. these will allow companies who lost money due to carillion get bank loans. but it also means taxpayers might be on the hook if someone taxpayers might be on the hook if someone defaults. additionally, the uk banking sector has promised to ta ke uk banking sector has promised to take the circumstances surrounding carillion into consideration if individuals face problems repaying loa ns, individuals face problems repaying loans, overdraft or mortgages. the extent of the damage to the wider uk economy of one firm's collapse is coming into sharp focus. joe lynam, bbc news. the leader of the liberal democrats, vince cable, has responded to today's announcement. he says, "the conservatives should have made sure

it used its powers much earlier. from now on, we must make sure the british business bank stabilises suppliers before they are terminally weakened." later on in the programme we'll be catching up with one business owner who carried out services on behalf of carillion and getting his response to today's announcement. the boss of the fbi has hit back at donald trump in a row over the release of a secret republican memo, which accuses the agency of political bias against the president. in an e—mail to staff, christopher wray said talk is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate independently and by the book. democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine the inquiry into alleged collusion with russia. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the memo that sunk relations between the president and the fbi to a new low. the document, written by republicans, makes the case that the justice department and the fbi

showed bias towards donald trump while buying on one of his advisers. a warrant for the surveillance operation was based on a dossier of information compiled by a former british intelligence agent who was desperate for donald trump to lose the election. i think it's a disgrace what's happening in our country, and when you look at that and you see that and so many other things, what's going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves and much worse than that. but the democrats say the memo doesn't tell the full story and is a shameful effort to discredit the ongoing investigation into the trump campaign's links with russia. the head of the fbi is defiant. addressing his staff, christopher wray said: is the memo a dud, sir, is it a dud? donald trump is smiling again but

this is a vicious fight at the heart of the us government. some are saying the only winners are the russians. peter bowes, bbc news. the conservative mpjacob rees—mogg, a prominent brexit campaigner, has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt a speech he was making to students at a university in bristol. police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made. the university of the west of england said it was appalled by what happened, and it fully supported free speech. i think that we live in a free society and freedom of speech is very important. and people like me who advocate freedom of speech must support it when it's not exactly what we want, as well as when it is what we want, as well as when it is what we want, so i think they're entitled to protest, they are titled to disapprove and dislike my views. i think it's sad that they don't wa nt to i think it's sad that they don't want to engage and discuss them. a father whose three daughters were among those abused by us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has apologised after trying

to attack him at a court in michigan. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month, after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them. nedder towfik reports. to my parents, thank you for all your love and support through all of this. throughout mary larry nassar's sentencing hearings, women have share their tales of abuse. demare g roves fa m ily‘s share their tales of abuse. demare groves family's three daughters were all victimised. after hearing two of his daughters recount their ordeals, randall margraves asked his turn to speech as a distraught father. —— demare graves family's. would you let me have one minute in

a locked room with him? you knowl can't do that, that's not how our legal system... the chaotic and wrong moment showed the guilt and pain that parents and families are still struggling with —— wrong moment. thejudge said he still struggling with —— wrong moment. the judge said he would still struggling with —— wrong moment. thejudge said he would be released without charge —— raw moment. there's no way this court is going to issue any type of punishment given the circumstances of this case. at a press conference afterwards, the margraves girls defended their father. he reacted in a way defended their father. he reacted in awayi defended their father. he reacted in a way i feel most fathers would have done and probably wanted to do in a situation like this. randall margraves said he was not a hero but the real heroes were his girls and the real heroes were his girls and the other victims. if it wasn't for all the brave girls and women that have come forward before now, i don't know if my family could have come forward now. the case has

inevitably sparked numerous investigations into why michigan state university, where he was employed, along with usa gymnastics and the us olympic committee failed to stop him. many gps feel undervalued, unable to provide safe care and that they have no choice but to quit, according to in depth research with doctors who have left the profession early. nhs england has promised an extra 5,000 gps by the end of the decade but the most recent statistics show the number has instead dropped by nearly 1200. the department of health and social care says it has the highest ever number of gps in training. it looks like it's true, friendship never ends. the spice girls have confirmed they're reuniting to work on new opportunities. they posted this picture with emma bunton, better known as baby spice, commenting that the future is looking spicy.

it's the first time they've been seen together like this since 2012. it's the first time they've been seen together like this since 2012. the group were hugely famous in the 19905 with their ‘girl power‘ philosophy, they split in 2000 but performed at the closing ceremony of the london olympics. this was one super—fan's reaction. if i'm going to be completely honest, i broke down in tears. i was literally in the back of my friend's car, like, they're back! there's been rumours for months, years, decades, they're going to get back together, they're going to do something, anniversary special, another tour. since the olympics there's been a massive craze, we need the spice girls back. millions of people still want them. i think now with the #metoo movement and feminism being at the forefront of the news and stuff, which is great. loving his reaction, their back! we will be talking to a super fan later on in the programme —— they are back! let us know if you are feeling

that way as well! this afternoon, wales will kick off this year's 6 nations championship, hosting scotland at the principality stadium. but there'll be someone missing, shenkin, the regimental goat mascot of the 3rd battalion the royal welsh, which traditionally leads the players onto the pitch. shenkin the third died in september and today they'll be using a stand—in goat. it means the regiment still needs a new permanent mascot and our reporter alex humphreys has been to help them with the search. it's one of the best vantage point is along the north coast of wales, home to seals, rare plants and goats. yes, it's also home to the royal herd and i'm on the hunt for a new mascot with the third battalion the royal welsh. what do you look for ina the royal welsh. what do you look for in a good mascot? we come up to

find a couple of herds where they've specifically got younger league of its. there was one specific one, i called him and made a noise to attract his attention, he's in very inquisitive, he stared at us. that's a good sign, is it? he's got a cheeky smile about him and he's got a lovely flop of hairjust under his horns. a bit like your hat? a bit like my hat. tom, how do you catch a goat? well, we've got to find them first, we're going to find the herd and find the goat we actually want. then i'm going to rugby tackle him. you're kidding? don't kid. not today, luckily for me and the goat. we've got an rspca vet who's going to dart him for us. but catching him isn't as easy as it sounds. things don't quite go as planned. eight hours later... so, can't you

just choose a different goat? no, we looked at him yesterday, he had a good bit of character about him. he was local today, we've seen him this morning and he's the one we want. the elusive shenkin has definitely been kidding with us today. is of a model of the story is never work with animals, especially goats —— so the moral of the story. how do you judge a goat's character? let's leave that question out there. if you are an expert then let us know! let's look at the papers, let's start with the daily mail. their story here is about prostate cancer, boosting prostate cancer funding to match cash for breast cancer could save the lives of more than 7000 men

a year. their putting figures on that saying just 290,000 a week —— their putting figures on that. this is after statistics the number of people with prostate cancer is increasing. we will focus on breast cancer later as well. new figures out. the front page of the daily telegraph, we mention this picture of the spice girls, this is the one image there is of this gathering —— we mentioned this picture. they are tempting their fans with the possibility of what might lie ahead. the main story is heterosexual couples will be given the right to enter civil partnerships after the government ushered in the biggest shakeup of marriage laws since the 18 hundreds. interesting how we've made a whole story out of one picture of the spice girls —— 18 hundreds. we're all hoping it will

happen. the guardian this morning to king about processed food, they say half of all food bought by families in britain is now ultra process, made ina in britain is now ultra process, made in a factory with industrial ingredients and additives indented by food technologists —— ultra— processed. the daily mirror are looking at a any waiting times axed after nhs chiefs said they were impossible to keep. that's in the daily mirror. we will look at the papers later in the programme. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: £100 million of government—backed loans are being offered to firms affected by the collapse of carillion. the head of the fbi has defended its work after a classified memo was released accusing it of bias against president trump. and coming up on the programme: it's like british bulldogs on wheels. mike tries his hand at roller derby, a sport that would give the stars of this weekend's six nations

a run for their money. here's ben with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. if you don't like the weather cold, you might wa nt to like the weather cold, you might want to go into hiding for the weekend. cold weather really will be the big story over the next few days as far as today's concerned however, as far as today's concerned however, a chilly feel and some damp weather and cold enough for some snow. this band of cloud has worked its way in from the atlantic. a slow—moving weather front which is from the atlantic. a slow—moving weatherfront which is running into some cold air, hence not only rain from this but some snow especially over high ground. some icy stretches as well. as we go on through the day, notice our area of cloud,

patchy rain until snow. this is 12 o'clock if you are heading in about —— heading out and about, eastern scotland, some snow over high ground. a bit of sunshine. some hefty and thundery showers. cloud, patchy rain, some snow mixed in. quite how much of that reaches the east and the south—east is open to some question. writer into wales the south—west. this mass of cloud, patchy rain until snow sits in place. for the big six nations matches, wales against scotland in cardiff, the could be some patchy rain. rain as well in paris. quite cloudy. there will be some showery bits and pieces. snow over high ground. the risk for some frost and

ice starting around one or two degrees. europe, much colderthan that. why do i mention that? that is where the air will be coming from. building down from scandinavia and squeezing a strong cold north—easterly wind. that is likely to bring some showers into east anglia and the south—east. some of those could be wintry, turning back to rain through the afternoon. a decent amount of dry weather and sunshine. particularly in the south. it's going to feel only one or two degrees above freezing and we keep that cold north—easterly wind in southern areas that cold north—easterly wind in southern areas on that cold north—easterly wind in southern areas on monday. some fairly heavy snow showers. elsewhere, a lot of dry weather. some spells of sunshine in temperatures of 3— six degrees. then it looks like staying cold throughout the coming week. that doesn't sound great!

we'll be back with a summary of the news at half past six. now it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so mark, what do we have this week? we had a new version ofjourney‘s end. helen mirren in winchester, the ghost story chiller. and an oscar—nominated denzel washington in romanj israel, esq. journey's end, is it a tough watch? i was very impressed by it, it is directed by a man whose previous film was about world war ii. this is set in the trenches of world war i, a terrific ensemble cast, tobyjones, paul bettany. .. and essentially what the film does

is capture the sort of day—to—day squalor and struggle and comradeship of people in those trenches in the middle of that terrible war. here's a clip. my darling joan. when you read this, i don't imagine that for one moment you will feel bitter and resentful. but you will find comfort in the thought that i went down fighting for my country. you are too clear— headed for that, my darling. there is a job to be done.

it ought never to have arisen, but that is not the point. i have had so very much out of life. and all these youngsters do not realise how unlucky they are. so new are they to their very existence. paul betta ny, capturing the understated power of the drama. this is a story that everyone knows, but i think they bring something new to it. there is a palpable sense of terror, the fact that we are waiting for a german attack, it hangs heavy over the drama. i think the director cranks up the tension, while all the time reminding us that this is to do with the characters, their day—to—day life, that strange mixture of on the one hand grinding boredom and on the other hand imminent terror, balanced very nicely. you get a raw sense of being there

in that trench environment. i think what this film manages to do is take a classic text and make it com pletely releva nt, it is very cinematic. the performances are terrific, there are laughs as well, and there is real vibrancy in it. but i find it very moving, very powerful, very harrowing, and a very sort of potent reminder of just what was at stake in what was sacrificed. i thought it was really good, it was a really good adaptation. you are a horror film fan, aren't you? winchester is not going to scare you. this is inspired by the true story of sarah winchester, the widowed heiress of the winchester rifle fortune. some people said she was haunted by the spirits of the people killed by the firearms. is she crazy, is she haunted, is it all in her mind? this sounds like a great set up.

no, all that ambiguity goes out in ten seconds. the house goes bang, there are lots ofjump scares, the movie shouts at you... 0k, fine, it is an interesting setup, but once you are into it, it is like the most mechanical roller—coaster ride. none of it is scary. dame helen mirren does a brilliant job of keeping a straight face! why did she say yes to this? she said it is in the tradition of great japanese ghost stories, it is nothing like that! it is like twister. at no point, at any point, did i feel there was any ambiguity, any uncertainty, and it was not scary. you are completely safe with this. i can't see it! you have sold it.

denzel washington, 30 years after his first oscar nomination, he plays a savant law attorney, very dedicated to civil rights causes, but is absolutely terrible with people. so for most of his career he has been the person in the backroom, who does the book work, then the partner he has been working with suddenly finds himself in hospital, and he has to step up and do the interaction, and he cannot do it. here's a clip. my client is interested in discussing a deal. refresh me. convenience store shooting, a man was killed. the shooter in this case was a fugitive. my client may know his whereabouts and might be willing to testify. he will deliver on that?

if you waive all objections on appeal, and he is willing to cooperate, we will drop the assault and kidnapping, and drop murder one to involuntary manslaughter, ten years. it is a good deal. i'm sorry for taking a nanosecond of of your rubber—stamp assembly—line existence... hello?! so he can't do any of the interaction stuff, but he needs money. so he sells out. the beginning is him accusing himself of having sold out. it is an uneven drama, it tries to cram a huge character arc into a small period of time. but he is really watchable, you do believe in his transition

between somebody who is very idealistic to somebody who is selling himself out, even if you don't quite believe the drama around him. it is quite often funny, sometimes the tone is uneven to the point of not working, and i have to say it really loses its way in the third act. and ultimately it does not hang together, but wouldn't you rather look at a movie which tries to do something interesting and doesn't quite pull it off, rather than something that is quite down the line? it is held together by his performance, which is immensely watchable. and he is so likeable, i so liked denzel washington, but i guess you want it to be better. was it created just as a vehicle for him? look, i think it is a film that is trying to do a very complicated character arc, in a very compressed period of time, and it doesn't quite hang together. but it has such a strong lightning rod performance at the end of it, that you can forgive it

for the things that are wrong with it. phantom thread. this is the new paul thomas anderson. i think it is his best film since punch drunk love. 19505 london, daniel day—lewis is obsessed with rituals, everything in his life has to be one way... lesley manville is his sister, and suddenly his life falls apart. he falls in love with a woman. firstly it has a brilliant score byjonny greenwood, who has been oscar—nominated. the music is wonderful. i do think lesley manville is going to win for best supporting actress. i have now seen this four time, and every time i see it it looks like it is a different film. the more i watch it, the more it becomes a fairy tale, like a powell and pressburgerfilm. but it is also about a woman entering a world that is like bluebeard.

the art ventures out into the forest, strange mushrooms that have extraordinary powers... it is odd! right, it is beautifully made. that is such a backhanded compliment! i loved the first half hour so much, and there is such attention to detail, with the music and the costumes, but the relationship between the two of them just got weirder and weirder. but it is a fairy tale, it is a mythical allegory. it is a horror! what it really is, it is a ghost

story about him being obsessed with the ghost of his mother. if you want a ghost story, forget about winchester, go and see this. very quick thought about dvd, i'm curious as to whether, should blade runner even be watched on dvd, isn't it made for the big screen? i saw it first on a huge imax screen. here's the good news, it does stand up, because beyond the extraordinary visuals, it is a film that has substance. it is about something, it is about what artificial intelligence is and what it means to have a soul or not have a soul. it is a very different experience on home viewing, but even if you saw it in the cinema and loved it, it is going to work again on dvd or blu—ray. and though it is really divisive for some people, but i think it is great. mark, thank you very much. a quick reminder before we go that

you'll find more film news and reviews from across the bbc online at bbc.co.uk/mark kermode. and you can find all our previous programmes on the bbc iplayer. i think it is the week to go and see phantom thread myself. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: contractors affected by the collapse of carillion will be able to apply for government backed loans from high street lenders. thousands of suppliers were left unpaid after the construction giant went into liquidation in january. ministers say the state—owned british business bank will guarantee £100 million of lending to those firms, which should make it easier for them to borrow. the boss of the fbi has hit back at donald trump in a row over the release of a secret republican memo, which accuses the agency of political bias against the president. in an e—mail to staff,

christopher wray said talk is cheap and that the bureau would continue to investigate independently and by the book. democrats have said the release was another effort to undermine the inquiry into alleged collusion with russia a father whose three daughters were among those abused by us gymnastics doctor larry nassar has apologised after trying to attack him at a court in michigan. nassar was sentenced to up to 175 years in prison last month, after more than 150 women testified that he had sexually abused them. randall margraves' daughter morgan spoke after the incident in the courtroom. it was hard for him to here and it's easy to get caught up when emotions are getting high. you reacted in a way that i think most fathers would have done and probably wanted to do ina have done and probably wanted to do in a situation like this but after reflecting on what happened earlier,

my father is room or spoil and justice cannot be served by one individual, it must go through the judicial system. the conservative mpjacob rees—mogg, a prominent brexit campaigner, has been caught up in scuffles with protesters who tried to disrupt a speech he was making to students at a university in bristol. police were called but, so far, no arrests have been made. the university of the west of england said it was appalled by what happened, and it fully supported free speech. the lead singer of the temptations, dennis edwards, has died in hospital in chicago. he was 7a. he grew up in detroit, the home of motown, where he learnt his craft in a church choir. he joined the temptations in 1968, replacing david ruffin. as a lead singer he featured on hits such as papa was a rollin' stone, i can't get next to you and ball of confusion. those on the main stories. mike has the sport. a big day? very exciting,

i always think the six nations heralds the start of spring because it goes right through until st patrick's day. not necessarily reflected in the weather but there you go. a great time of year for sports fans and really this year so ha rd to sports fans and really this year so hard to call, ireland are very strong, scotland resurgent and can england become the first team in 130 yea rs england become the first team in 130 years to win three in a row? big questions but today it's about scotla nd questions but today it's about scotland and wales. it's the most competitive six nations ever according to the injured wales captain, sam warburton. wales' chances have been damaged by a lengthy injury list and that could help scotland get off to the start they need to justify their billing as one of the favourites, given the exciting way they played in the autumn internationals. in the most recent evidence is there able to train at a pace and intensity that can match the best teams in the world, they can go to places like cardiff and put on a

really good performance, and they're together. we feel there's a real togetherness that's been built up for a while now, it comes out in the way they talk to each other, the way they work hard each other. it's a good game for us to get first up. the players involved last year we re up. the players involved last year were disappointed with losing away in murrayfield and they feel there isa in murrayfield and they feel there is a great chance for us to get the campaign off to a good start and against a scottish team who have definitely been resurging and are going to test us and cause us a numberof going to test us and cause us a number of problems. the other team pundits think have a chance of winning the title are ireland. they take on france in paris. for ireland, the key man may once again bejohnny sexton but his coach has already called for more protection for his fly half after seeing him targeted in previous encounters with the french. doesn't need to be part of the game. johnny is a really tough competitor. when it comes off matt de boer i

don't think it needs to be part of the game and it certainly hasn't been part of the game in the teams i've seenjacques coach in the past so i'd hope that it's not —— off the ball. it was close in the womens 6 nations as wales beat scotland 18—17 in colwyn bay. wales had been cruising, a try from kerin lake put them 18—5 up, but things changed dramatically as chloe rollie scored two second half tries to get scotland within a point. but the hosts held on in the last few minutes for a nailbiting win. no andy murray, no kyle edmund, but great britain could have unearthed a brand new star in cameron norrie. he's 22 and made his davis cup debut against spain yesterday and came from two sets down to beat world number 23 roberto bautista agut, and level the tie at 1—1. liam broady lost the first singles match to albert ramos—vinolas, but norrie produced the performance of his life to beat a man ranked 91 places above him in the world. he only turned professional last

june and this was his first ever professional match on red clay. jamie murray and dominic inglot play in the doubles rubber later today and you can follow the match live on bbc two and the bbc sport website from 1pm this afternoon. ijust i just thought i ijust thought i was tougher than the guy through the whole match. physically had some problems in the end but i was really pumped with my efforts, it's given me lots of confidence. is my first match on clay so i'm stoked. -- it's my first match. he was born in south africa, parents lived in new zealand, one was welsh, one was scottish so he can play for great britain. i was getting a bit excited, didn't let him speak! the champions—in—waiting manchester city can extend their lead at the top

of the premier league to 18 points this lunchtime at burnley. there's a relegation scrap between west brom and southampton, manchester united host huddersfield, while at tea, theo walcott returns to the emirates as everton visit arsenal. arsenal boss arsene wenger is keen to forget his side's recent results. january was a very difficult month for us, you know? as much it was disappointing on the pitch side, i felt on the transfer side it worked well for us. that's what we have to show now on the pitch in the coming months because we have no room for any months because we have no room for a ny d efeats months because we have no room for any defeats any more basically. so is very important we respond very quickly. —— so it's very important. in the scottish premiership today, rangers versus hibs catches the eye in a third versus fourth, while table toppers celtic kick

things off at lunchtime, when they visit kilmarnock. in the championship, bolton wanderers are out of the relegation zone after a 1—0 win over promotion chasing bristol city. former newcastle forward sammy ameobi scored this cracker late on. city remain in fifth. wigan made a strong start to their super league season with a 110—12 win against salford. wakefield trinity also won at hull kr, but the result of the night came at st helens as the home side thrashed last season's runners—up castleford 116—6. ben barba collected man of the match going overfor two tries, while mark percival scored a hat—trick, barba setting him up here. now for something with just as many crunching challenges as the six nations. it's the mainly women's sport of roller derby. 38 nations are competing for the world cup in manchester this week and you can watch it live on the bbc. for a taste of how

physical it gets, i've been to train with some of the highly—fancied england team. rollerskating has never been so physical. in the sport of roller derby, thou shalt not pass. it looks like organised chaos, but this is all about tactics and preparation for the third world cup. it's basically british bulldog on roller skates mainly played by women since roller derby was started in america in the nineteen thirties. believe me, there are tactics going on at the moment in this melee. there are two teams of either attacking and defending at the same time. each team nominates a player to be their so—called jammer. they score a point for every opposing player they can muscle their way past. they get help by their

teammates to get through, but their opponents are out to hit them off bare feet, or at least off the track, and don't forget your opponents are trying to do exactly the same and get their own jammer through, hence the carnage. you grow rhino skin so after awhile you don't see the bruises any more and you're just immune to it. there are injuries, you can get hurt, but is the same with any sport, it's the risk you take. if you bend your knees and if i come in and just make a hit... yeah, that's legal. that's not a foul, that's perfectly good. that was a great fall as well. that's one of the things you have to learn. and once you've got the hang of that, you can have a go at being a jammer. you can maybe go around the side or dart through the middle. we've got to be quick. it's pretty full on, it's good teamwork. the camaraderie of working with people, figuring things out, coming up with crazy tactics. it's claimed this is the

fastest—growing women's sport in the world... we got halfway round... and they are so good they are teaching us men. they are so good they are teaching us men. it's quite rare in sport, especially with so many well—developed sports, for women to be pushing and driving the progression. you can see how popular the women's game has become at the third world cup, which comes to a climax this weekend in manchester. it's live on the bbc as their g8 nations tried to knock the usa off their perch. it's amazing to have it, it's the first time it's been outside north america and because it's promoted a lot for women, it's giving them the opportunity to really get involved and feel like that's ok. back on the training track with the england players who state with the rainy city club, i put on my rhino skin to see the tactics which are so crucial, which mainly involve putting me on the floor. it's dramatic to play in, even more dramatic to watch in manchester this

weekend or on the bbc on the red button or via connected tvs. can anyone stop the usa? we're good, aren't we? england third in the first world cup, second in the last, now, maybe an advantage? all comes down to tomorrow. this time next week the winter olympics will be under way. that's right, isn't it? one of the stars you're about to talk about now. members of team gb are arriving in south korea with one week to go until the start of the winter olympics and there are high hopes for britain's 59 competitors. elyse christie is the favourite for gold in the short track speed skating. she's the favourite for gold having won the overall world championship title in 2017. and she's been speaking to our 0lympic sports reporter david mcdaid. this is elyse christie, she's the

best short track speed skater the uk have ever produced. shezow world recordholder, she's a triple world champion and she's great britain's best hope for a gold at the upcoming winter olympics. tell us how it all began for you ? winter olympics. tell us how it all began for you? i started as a figure skater when i was really young, like, seven and then i transferred over because it kind of... we did a race the week after i started and obviously it was just a fun race, so i won the selection box of chocolate for winning that race so after that your heart was set on short track. she was one of these kids, you could show her something and she picked it up show her something and she picked it up immediately. she seemed to have the natural ability. elise which is a very special athlete but four yea rs a very special athlete but four years ago she nearly walked away from the sport she loves. 0ne years ago she nearly walked away from the sport she loves. one of the favourites for gold in sochi, the olympics she worked so hard for

endedin olympics she worked so hard for ended in disqualifications, disappointment and death threats. ended in disqualifications, disappointment and death threatslj had disappointment and death threats.” had quite a lot of abuse over the internet and stuff that i've had to deal with, it's been tough as well. so yeah, i found deal with, it's been tough as well. so yeah, ifound it deal with, it's been tough as well. so yeah, i found it very hard. what was it like to get a death threat? i don't think most of us thankfully will ever experience that. when it happens to you you do believe those people are genuinely threatening your life so it becomes very scary andi your life so it becomes very scary and i think i spent about six months after feeling scared of, and i think i spent about six months afterfeeling scared of, like, being in my house on my own or going out on my ownjust in my house on my own or going out on my own just because so many at once made it feel so real. even realistically it was coming from most of the koreans, so they weren't going to be in england. it was a very difficult time. pyeongchang, these winter olympics, what do these signified to you? to everyone here they want to see the redemption. i personally feel like i've had

redemption. this is a dream, every athlete dreams of being an olympic medallist. show us your medals, is there room for an olympic one? three big smackers here. the dream isn't to go out and sit in second place, the dream is to go out and win the gold. that might not have been in sochi but i'm not scared of doing that in terms of how hard i've worked, i feel like i've that in terms of how hard i've worked, ifeel like i've worked hard to go and an win regardless of what anyone says about it. quite a difference isn't it. and also nerves of steel. bbc sport has been filming behind ahead of the upcoming olympics. you can see that tomorrow afternoon on bbc two at 4:45 tomorrow afternoon on bbc two at 4:16 p.m.. it is now 6:45am and then

easier with the weather. —— ben is today, a cold feel to the weather, damp and cold enough for some snow, especially over higher ground. this band of cloud working its way in from the atlantic. that is a weather front which has become very slow—moving and is running into some pretty cold air. we will see cloud and patchy rain but we will also see some snow. across parts of eastern scotla nd some snow. across parts of eastern scotland and north—east england, some icy stretches as well. this weather front, very slow—moving. patchy rain until snow. by 12 o'clock, we will see something a bit brighter into western scotland. but with some hefty and boundary showers, we will continue to seek cloud and outbreaks of patchy rain.

snow over higher ground. something perhaps a little bit brighter through parts of wales and the south—west. also in the far south—east, a bit of uncertainty about how much of that patchy rain will ever arrive here. the wet weather will slowly fizzle away. i suspect we will see some patchy rain at times. potentially some wet weather in paris as well. large areas of cloud. some of these could be wintry at times, especially over high ground. with temperatures falling personally close to freezing, not only frost but ice as well. we will start the dayjust above freezing tomorrow. large parts of europe. the way —— will start the day below. why do i mention that? increasingly, that is where our air is going to be coming from. the high

pressure builds down from scandinavia, north—easterly winds across southern scandinavia, north—easterly winds across southern areas. scandinavia, north—easterly winds across southern areas. 0n the face of it, not a bad looking day. some showers. down towards the south—east, and on the strength of the wind across the southern areas. temperatures will feel like they are around freezing or one or two degrees above. we keep that cold wind into the south. as we look further ahead, it will remain cold and some of us will see some further snow. we'll be back with the headlines at 7 o'clock. now it's time for click. welcome to dubai, the desert kingdom where there's no such thing

as too much. this city has spent more than a decade making a name for itself for the outrageous buildings that it's created. but now it seems it wants to be known for technology too. a while ago, i paid it a visit during its drones for good challenge and met some of the local innovators who dubai hopes will contribute to its new tech power image. but drones are not the only thing is taking to the skies. this hover bike designed for the police force may one day be whizzing officers to the scene of a crime. copper chopper anyone? the officers can be using the hover bikes across the city to provide the service in the right spot

and even a fast response. and these weren't the only high—tech additions to the force. back in may, the dubai police got some new recruits and these weren't your ordinary newcomers, these guys were made of the hard stuff, and kate russell went to meet them. like so much of dubai's over—the—top ambition, the police force wants to be seen to be using the latest crime prediction and surveillance technology to watch over the people. we have our cameras, our drones, our robots. we are going to live in a science—fiction movie. artificial intelligence—based predictive crime systems, autonomous patrol vehicles and unmanned police stations

are just a few of their futuristic initiatives. robot: i am a humanoid service robot... planned to be built in all of dubai's neighbourhoods are the world's first smart police stations, which will be completely unstaffed. citizens can pop in for a safe driving lesson, a quick coffee or even to report crimes. they can also meet dubai's own robocop. i am the latest incorporation into dubai's police department. but unlike the movies... hello... ..he'll kill you with kindness. you have really pretty eyes. i think i'm getting hit on by a robot! do you think i'm beautiful? yes. i love talking with you. thank you. you are absolutely astoundingly gorgeous, but it's the least interesting thing about you. myer sensors detect the paparazzi among us. guess who it is? it's him. flirting aside, the head

of artificial intelligence for dubai police sees the future with al and robotics very much at its heart. behind it is the artificial intelligence, so it can see you, it has a facial recognition so it can identify the person in front of them and send all the live feed to the command and control system. we have a project what we call the dubai eye where we have integrated all the cctv cameras across the city, and on top of that we're going to build smart system where it has a facial recognition. it's so difficult to monitor more than 10,000 cameras in the city, so we have an intelligence system that can analyse live feeds from those cameras and it can also predict also and identify all kinds of activities, especially the wanted people. although this unmanned facility currently still needs a human on conference call when it comes to reporting a crime. so i would like report a crime.

there is a robot here and he's stolen my heart. he's stolen your card? my heart. your heart! we've recently seen chicago pd‘s crime—predicting algorithms and now dubai's police are turning their focus to preventing crimes before they even happen. this application analyses past crime and tries to predict where and when the next crime in that zone could happen in the future. another one of the smart services offered to citizens in dubai is the ability to register if you have a history of cardiovascular problems. you can see on the map there represented by hearts. now, this means that when an ambulance is called it will instantly know that it could be attending a heart attack victim, and they say that this has allowed them to reduce the number of fatalities by more than 50%.

that's an impressive statistic, but is this widespread surveillance reminding anyone else of a certain sci—fi film? people are going to equate this to minority report, what kind of protocols do you have in place to make sure the data is used in ethical ways in the future? we don't predict who would commit a crime, we predict where it could happen and when it could happen, so we can prevent it and reduce the rate for the crimes. with one in three crimes being successfully predicted this time last year, the benefits of using artificial intelligence are, well, predictable. what's more surprising is that the drone team here in dubai would like to see it taken even further. they believe they can use drones to spot a potential criminal

by analysing a person's vital signs. like so many of dubai's big plans, all this stuff seems to have one foot in ambitious reality and the other in well—intentioned like so many of dubai's big plans, all this stuff seems to have one foot in ambitious reality and the other in well—intentioned fa ntasy. it's a place worth keeping an eye on, though, and you can be very sure they'll be keeping an eye on us. now, fashion week season is upon us. new york next week will kickstart the most important month in a fashionista's

calendar, as i well know. but there is a group of people who do not see themselves reflected people with disabilities. london fashion week last year made some progress when two disabled models opened the show for one of the designers. now a new york fashion school is hoping to continue that, combining tech and fashion by designing bespoke clothes for people with disabilities. paul carter paid them a visit. buying clothes is something most people take the granted. you like the look of it, you try it on, you buy it. but what if your choices are much more limited because of an impairment or disability? i've come to a fashion lab here in new york who are using tech to make fashion more accessible. 0pen style lab is a non—proft organisation in new york established to make clothing for disabled

people which is both functional and fashionable. operating in partnership with parsons school of design in manhattan, they pair student designers, engineers and occupational therapists with disabled people to tackle our goal pretty much and our vision is to make style accessible to people of all abilities, whether it's disability or those who have injury, or those who are facing ageing, by 2025 through design and technology. a year ago i was looking for a coat i could put on without the use of my arms. seven years ago, my arms became paralysed and i needed a coat for the brutal new york city winters. a friend referred me to open style lab and i was actually one of the participants for a semester. i fell in love with open style lab and became a board member this year. the team has access to a wide range of tech, such as 3d printers and arduinos, to assist in the design process in the design process and the clothing they create. i went to meet some of the people

on the receiving end of this fashion innovation. i'm an adult survivor of paediatric cancer and it used to be called a quartermain amputation, i think — they take part of your arm, take part of your shoulder, a bit of the collarbone. they're designing a bag, i guess, that doesn't carry exactly like a backpack and that doesn't destroy my shoulder. jason da silva has multiple sclerosis and has difficulties with speech. his design team were creating a shirt with integrated microphone and loudspeaker to amplify his voice. they're creating a sensor system so i can talk louder than i would normally. it's a speaker system for other people to use. an emerging area in fashion design being utilised by open style lab is conductive fabric. this is material that can be stitched into clothing to create working circuits within garments.

this allows for switches to be contained inside clothing, which can in turn be used to operate inbuilt items such as lights, heaters and even electric motors. this one, i haven't looped it on but what it's doing is using a microcontroller chip and i've pretty much asked it to do the same bait switch, because it's got conductive fabric inside, so when you touch one of the pockets it will send a signal and i did it for the microcontroller to send a signal if it's left or right, and these are some of the prototypes that were made for a woman with breast cancer to see her range of motion, so this is one of my first iterations of putting on the chip and using conductive thread to figure out how the circuit lives inside a garment. completed projects created by open style lab in the past include a waterproofjacket shaped to fit a wheelchair user and a seamless top for a young girl

whose autism made her hypersensitive to stitching because of autism. the work being done by open style lab shows what can be done when technology and lateral thinking meet a social need. with a bit of luck, fashion of the future will all be designed with this much style. that's it for the short cut of click for this week, the full—length version is up on iplayer for you to watch whenever you like. and don't forget, we live on throughout the week on facebook and on twitter @bbcclick. thanks for watching and we'll see you soon. hello, this is breakfast, with steph mcgovern and charlie stayt. a lifeline for thousands of businesses hit by the collapse of carillion. £100 million worth of taxpayer—backed loans are being offered to firms who need help, but some companies tell breakfast it's too little, too late.