hello — this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the number of sexual offences against children in the uk reaches an all—time high — the nspcc warns that one is recorded by police every eight minutes. the charity says nearly 65,000 offences were recorded last year which is an increase of 15%. good morning — it's tuesday 20 february. also this morning: enough is enough! students take their demonstrations to washington as the white house says president trump supports improved background checks on gun ownership. the brexit secretary says britain will be a global leader with high standards after it leaves the european union — insisting it won't be plunged into a "mad max—style world".

good morning. hundreds of kfc outlets have run out of chicken — i'll be looking at what's gone wrong for the fast food chain just before 7:00. good morning, in sport — wigan stun manchester city again in the fa cup by knocking them out and ending their hopes of winning 4 trophies this season. and matt has the weather for us this morning. good morning, a bit of rain gci’oss morning. good morning, a bit of rain across eastern parts. but things are set to get much, much colder. i will tell you why in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. police forces in the uk recorded nearly 65,000 child sex offences last year. that's an all time high. the figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. our home affairs correspondent, jon ironmonger reports.

every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence against a child last year and data from all police forces suggest the total number of offences has reached a record high, rising by 15% in 2017 compared to 2016. crimes ranged from grooming to serious sexual assaults. around a fifth were recorded against children under the age of ten. that police recording is likely to be a factor behind the figures and the nspcc says more children are finding the courage to speak out. that might be due to the fact that there have been a relatively high number of high—profile cases and testament to the good preventative work happening in schools and homes up and down the country where children having conversations about the signs of abuse with teachers. the research also reveals a dramatic increase in

the number of on line grooming offences which account for a 10th of the total recorded, heaping more pressure on internet companies to grapple with the problem. jon ironmonger, bbc news. american students demanding action on gun control have taken their demonstrations to washington, following last week's florida school shooting in which 17 people were killed. the students want to see a turning point in the american debate about guns, after president trump promised to support efforts to improve background checks on gun ownership. ben ando reports. cassie, 17. stephen, 1a. as the names of the dead were read out, student lay down outside the white house to represent the 17th who were killed at marjory stoneman douglas high school in florida. their message was simple, they said. this will go on until us lawmakers in the

congress do something about guns. he will see in our eyes that we are not going to back down, no matter what. we are not going to stop until this country changes. and president trump may be listening. his spokesman says he supports a bill strengthening background checks on those buying guns. it's something to shift for a president who has had the backing of the nra, the powerful national rifle association. it comes as 19—year—old nikolas cruz, a former student, appears in court. he bought all his guns entirely legally despite a record of mental health issues. enough is enough, enough is enough! these demonstrators may be too young to vote now but that changes with every passing day and lawmakers vote soon they will be able to have their say at the ballot box, notjust on the streets. senior 0xfam executives will be questioned by mps this morning following criticism over the way it handled claims of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti.

the international development committee has convened an urgent session to ask 0xfam about what happened in 2011, and the policies it now has in place to prevent exploitation. and later this morning we'll discuss the impact this could have on the charity sector with karl wilding, policy director of the national council for voluntary organisations. the british government is in discussion with the united states over what to do with two men from west london, who were captured by kurdish forces last month in syria. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men, who became infamous for imprisoning and beheading hostages. home secretary amber rudd says they should go on trial, but it's not yet been agreed where. we are absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, at the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in

terms of the terrible things that they have done. can't be drawn on individual circumstances of these two but we are watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. the united nations has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in syria, as government forces intensify their bombardment of eastern ghouta. syrian activists say that dozens of civilians have been killed over the past twenty—four hours in the rebel held area on the outskirts of damascus. the banking giant hsbc has just announced that it's doubled its profits to more than 12 billion pounds. sean's here with us. it's a lot of money. it is. a lot more than they made the previous year. the previous year, they had a few one—off costs. they are returning a little bit more to normal but when you dig down into it, hsbc, even though we sit on the high street, it makes most of its money in asia. it is a very global

bank. build an even more to what is going on in the uk, one of the interesting things is ppi. they have still highlighted ppi costs, at up to £800 million last year. there we re to £800 million last year. there were still putting aside that amount of money for any compensation claims that would be made in the future. the total now, more than £3.5 billionjust by hsbc. the total now, more than £3.5 billion just by hsbc. 0ver the total now, more than £3.5 billion just by hsbc. over the course of this week, we will hear about banks. that is a hint. thank you very much. women could be putting themselves at risk by changing their diet instead of seeking medical help for a key cancer symptom. persistent bloating is one of the main symptoms of ovarian cancer but a new report found that half of british women would be more likely to buy a

probiotic yoghurt instead of visiting their gp to seek advice. britain will not be "plunged into a mad max style—world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the eu. that's what the brexit secretary david davis is expected to say in a speech in austria later this morning. he will address business leaders and argue for continued close co—operation between the uk and eu on regulations and standards. bethany bell joins us now from vienna. bethany, what key points will the brexit secretary speak about? this is the speech we understand very much about regulation. david davis will say that britain will be maintaining its high standards in regulation and that's that will mean trade between the eu and the post— brexit britain will remain as

frictionless as possible. he will say it won't be a race to the bottom, a race to the top. that is not always been, there have been other suggestions saying that might not be the case. mr davies will say it will be a race to the top. it will be interesting to see what the austrians say of this speech. we will be speaking to business leaders here and some may argue, well, if you want to keep things pretty similarto as you want to keep things pretty similar to as they are now, why are you leaving the eu in the first place and secondly, it may be difficult to keep things the same if you are rejecting the single market and the customs union. stay warm, bethany. we will have continued coverage of that speech throughout the day. pimlico plumbers is appealing the ruling one of its workers was entitled to basic workplace rights

even though he was employed as a freelancer. it was ruled that he was allowed to have the minimum wage and are paid holiday, even though he is self—employed. this next story really takes the biscuit. a policeman from london has allegedly been caught with his hands in the cookiejar. the officer has appeared at a disciplinary hearing accused of stealing a colleague's tin of biscuits. the pc admits taking the treats but says he intended to share them with the team. awkward. i would imagine, you've never been in a common fridge and taken something? no, obviously. i had a pork pie ones from the bbc fridge. did you leave a stern note. --?? that is fridge. did you leave a stern note. --? ? that is the etiquette. i just

told everyone i was disappointed. is it reappear? i think it was slightly out of date. it may have been. that was a health and safety issue. it wasn't going off. you just don't know for sure. that was 2.5 years ago. if there was ever a bogey team, wigan is it. they knocked manchester city out again because this is a replay of the 2013 final. actually this time, there are two divisions. this is one of the biggest fa shocks. it's up there. i know

manchester city had a player sent off but wigan were brilliant. wigan athletic ended manchester city's hopes of a clean sweep of trophies with a stunning upset in their fa cup fifth—round tie. it is one of the biggest cup upsets of recent years. will grigg scored the only goal of the game for the league one side. many of the fans invaded the pitch after the final whistle. at the winter olympics there was disappointment on the ice as the british pair of penny coomes and nick buckland finished 11th in the ice dancing competition. meanwhile the news wasn't much better for britain's rowan cheshire. she had made it through to the final of the freestyle skiing halfpipe final, but after a good first run, she fell on both her remaining the man's curlers put in their best display of the competition to

co mforta bly display of the competition to comfortably beat norway in their penultimate group match, meaning they only have to win the final match against the usa to qualify for the semifinals. and lots of reflection on the fa cup in the papers. we will come to that in a few minutes. in the women's curlers are playing this morning? they are playing against japan and it is are playing this morning? they are playing againstjapan and it is 2—2. we will start sneakily watching that. how is the weather looking? this was the scenes yesterday but things are looking much brighter. a lot more sunshine around. still some rain to come in eastern areas as i will show you. taking a look at the satellite imagery. the clear skies have been pushing in from the west. this zone of cloud across parts of eastern scotland. still some bursts of rain. a little bit dampened

drizzly through east anglia. we will stick with lots of cloud. elsewhere, some good breaks in the cloud, good sunny spells compared with yesterday. a very pleasant day to the vast majority. across eastern counties, it will drip as the wind goes more north—easterly. either side of it, you can see where skies are clearest. foster ran into tomorrow morning. scotland, northern ireland and the far south—east, most prone to that. here is where we start with some sunshine on wednesday. tomorrow, a largely dry day across the country. a bit more cloud across the country. a bit more cloud across the midlands and wales. notice not

any double—figure temperatures, almost at 10 degrees in one or two spots. it's turning a bit chillier. as easterly winds developed. a bit more cloud generally on thursday. he will have a southerly breeze. while we stick to the drive them into friday, this east, south—easterly wind will become more dominant and ta ke wind will become more dominant and take a bit more cloud further northwards. that amounts will vary from one place to the next. temperatures will be dropping by this stage. 0nly around 4— six degrees and that's because we have high pressure building across scandinavia at the moment bringing in some cold wind on the southern flank of continental europe so into the weekend, things largely dry with a lot more sunshine. into next week,

things much colder. the chants of some snow. snowfall again! thanks, matt, see you later stop it time for a look at the papers. the front page of the times, we spoke to bethany bell in vienna. they have a picture of westminster city council's deputy leader who has emerged as a contenderfor leader who has emerged as a contender for the title of the most schmooze to politician in britain with the meals and gifts he has received over the last few years. jeremy corbyn under pressure to authorise the release of cold war files kept on him by the stasi after theresa may said he must be open and transparent about his links to former commie missed spies. he has

called these smears. we will talk about this later as well, the head of 0xfa m about this later as well, the head of 0xfam is facing calls or at least face mps today to resign over his handling of the haiti sex scandal over mounting criticism —— communist spies. the allegations aboutjeremy corbyn as well. the front page of the times this morning, university strike puts final exams in danger, lecturers escalate protests over pensions. a picture of the duchess of cambridge, who was hosting a reception at buckingham palace, celebrating some leading fashion types. sean has talked about this, kentucky fried chicken, they had a serious problem with their supplies? to put it mildly. short of chicken. 609 out of 900 shops closed? the last count was 300 open out of 900. what i like about that, the son's

front page, but you jump on the ft, not often they make an effort when it comes to plans —— sun ‘s. here it is. probably not very often they talk about kfc. not very often, no. we will talk about that later, what has gone wrong, issues with staff, people queueing through drive—throughs. people queueing through drive-throughs. there's been other problems with other restaurants and suppliers, there could be a theme. there could be a knock—on effect but kfc have this new contract with dhl, they took it over and couldn't get they took it over and couldn't get the chicken to kfc. a bit of a problem. the front page of the times america, former newcastle, england and manchester united striker andy cole. he has urged mps to vote for an opt out organ donor system this friday. he had a kidney transplant last year, which had him on... he

was on tv recently and he said it made a huge difference for him. wigan‘s giantkilling on a lot of the back pages, shock of the century. incredible in the mail and mayhem in the sun. the head of the trackside championships next week, laura kenney has been talking about howard jessica ennis—hill is been helping comeback after having a baby —— about how. —— ahead of. talking about how. —— ahead of. talking about her body and how it will be feeling. the guardian, casey stoney, the former england captain, will be pa rt the former england captain, will be part of phil neville's team in the england men's camp. a story about the england rugby union team, they will use heated trousers, just like they do in the cycling. they are battery—powered to make sure his

they are —— they are kept warm on they are —— they are kept warm on the bench. that sounds like a great idea for us next week! they are quick release, aren't they? are they? remember chris horrie at the olympics, he used them until the la st olympics, he used them until the last minute to get his size the right temperature and then off he we nt right temperature and then off he went ash chris horrie. —— chris hoi. more restaurant closures, this time jamie oliver. he is battling to save his business at the moment. he has got his chain of restaurants. we heard before christmas a few were closing but last night his two major ones in london, one he has kept open, the other one has closed. are you fine with avocado on toast? love it! i know you weren't even asking me. with chile, lime and salt.|j totally agree with you. when do you have the time for that? mary berry

doesn't agree. she has blasted celebrities for spreading avocado on toast, she said it's vastly more but this isn't one of the nice things to do with them. she said zig—zag source when you want to make something smarter, she doesn't like that. —— it's fashionable.” something smarter, she doesn't like that. -- it's fashionable. iwent something smarter, she doesn't like that. -- it's fashionable. i went to a pub and they had chips in roof tiles and people were getting very angry. there's a whole social media cycle of we want plates. do you want mutant rats or squirrels? squirrels. rats. i will do both. a new generation of super rats has developed a resistance to traditional poisons according to the mirror. the campaign for responsible rodent aside has said this. a great

rural throw out the red. they are smarter than red squirrels. —— a grey squirrel drove out. it leads me to my favourites rural fact. grey squirrel drove out. it leads me to my favourites ruralfact. whence ca rrolls to my favourites ruralfact. whence carrolls come down a tree, the reason they can do it so successfully is they can rotate their ankles at the back 180 degrees —— favourites rural fact —— when‘s squirrels. marking how —— favourite squirrels. marking how —— favourite squirrel fact stash when squirrels. —— when‘s rural is. parking hell we often talk about mental health here on breakfast and we also cover plenty of stories about personal debt. but the two problems often go hand in hand. new research shows that one in four people suffering mental illness also have financial problems. could a new incentive to freeze debt interest for those in crisis help? our business and consumer correspondent nina warhurst has been investigating. they're sometimes called

the ugly sisters, depression and debt. they move in a vicious circle, depression and debts, until it can feel like there's no way out. often called a spiral of disruptive thinking, so you start thinking about the debt, debt collectors, losing your property and your assets, your job, friends, family. you've gotta pay this, you've gotta pay that, when are you paying it, how are you paying it, and you can't. .. this is lee, he lives with a condition called bipolar disorder and over manic disorders, he worked up over £30,000 of debt. what would you say to someone who has to? it's hard to pick up the phone and say i'm struggling even to my mum. there have been occasions when i've gone under the bed and stay there because it's the safest

place to be. literally under the bed? yeah. there's been three instances of where it's got to a point where i thought i don't think i can go on. there's been two of those instances where it came very close. last year it is thought 23,000 people were being chased for debt while being treated in hospital for being chased for debt while being treated in hospitalfor their mental health. today's report is calling on government to give anyone in mental health crisis six weeks of breathing space, meaning a freeze on interest and debt collection. the report outlines the different ways that depression and anxiety can impact debt, so it talked about people who lost theirjobs debt, so it talked about people who lost their jobs and debt, so it talked about people who lost theirjobs and therefore were too poorly to pay their bills. others who'd been sectioned and then came home to find court summons, and there was a even an example of somebody who tried to take their own life after visits from bailiffs. the breathing space wouldn't make this

debt disappear but it would offer some sense of control. all of the energy suppliers, banks and lenders that we spoke to say there always keen to listen to customers who are struggling. but campaigners say it's essential that changes become law. providers can often be very good if people contact them, but that isn't an option for many people who have an option for many people who have an acute mental illness, if you're being hospitalised in a way that you're not functional. calling up your lender might be something that is absolutely impossible for you to do and you're not thinking about it because you're not making the standard logical decisions that you may normally do. now lead's biggest financial headache is saving for his wedding, but that step may have all happened sooner had he been given the space to take control of his debt. nina warhurst, bbc news. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: could the superior problem solving skills of the invading grey squirrel be one of the reasons

for the demise of its red brother? we'll see how they both did in series of complex tasks. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. turns out they could be more intelligent, the grey squirrels, at working out problems. 91% of intelligent, the grey squirrels, at working out problems. 9196 of the grace carrolls solved it. one of the reds was cleverer than all of the great rural is. it's very confusing. going into squirrel world —— than all of the grey squirrels. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah campbell. residents in north london claim they've endured months of terrible living conditions and have accused their landlord, the local council, of turning its back on them. people living in a seven story block on joyce avenue say they've suffered problems like running water dripping into their flats, damp and mould. some residents say they've onlyjust noticed how bad the issues are. it's only now that i've been moved

out of the property, everytime i come back in i kind of notice when i'm breathing, like, my chest feels a bit tight and it's the same kind of feeling i had when i was living here but i didn't think it was anything to do with all these issues. well, enfield council says it knows it's a distressing time for residents, apologises wholeheartedly for the delays and has temporarily housed the worst affected tenants. the first ever female senior officer starts her role in the house of lords today. sarah clarke is the first woman to be appointed as black rod in parliament's 650—year history. she's the former championships director at the wimbledon tennis club, and will be replacing david leakey who has retired. uber has dropped its appeal after transport for london introduced an english language test for all of its drivers. the ride—hailing app had initially gone to court after transport for london said all of its drivers should have to prove their ability to speak english and take a test in basic writing and reading.

let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes, a part suspension on the bakerloo line is causing severe delays and there are minor delays on the central line. on the roads, the a1 coming in to town is down to one lane for emergency repairs to a burst water main. expected to add to the usual delays. there's a collapsed manhole cover on albert embankment near to tinworth street. goldhawk road remains closed west from shepherds bush green to hammersmith grove for repairs to a burst water main let's have a check on the weather now with good morning. another milestone this morning but with that of course comes the cloud and also the rain. it's feeling quite damp out there this morning. it's going to stay predominantly cloudy really throughout. we're going to see further outbreaks of rain, mainly light and patchy coming and going through the afternoon. could brighten up to the west for a time but that cloud then moving back across, so becoming cloudy for the

end of the day. the temperature, though, again in double figures, ten. overnight tonight we'll steal see the cloud but also one or two clearer spells could lead to a bit of mist and murk yunis developing and also a bit of a temperature drop. chillierfurther east and also a bit of a temperature drop. chillier further east under clearer skies, around three further west under the cloud. yes, for tomorrow, i'm afraid we still got a lot of cloud around but high pressure starts to build so dry weather on the way. drier for tomorrow then sunny spells for thursday and onwards, you'll notice the temperature gradually starting to drop and getting colderfor the weekend. another cold snap coming! 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 naga and charlie. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast with dan and louise. it's 6:30.

we'll have the headlines in a moment but also on breakfast this morning: she's one of the biggest names in pop music but this morning cheryl returns home to newcastle to launch a new youth centre in the city — we'll be speaking to her live. also this morning, it sounds like a plot line from a tv drama, but a case of police corruption was the feature of last night's 26 hours in police custody — we'll hear from the force's chief co nsta ble. and after kentucky fried ran out of chicken, sean's looking at how switching suppliers can close down your business. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. police forces in the uk recorded nearly 65,000 child sex offences last year. that's an all—time high. the figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. our home affairs correspondent jon ironmonger reports. every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence

against a child last year and data from all police forces suggest the total number of offences has reached a record high, rising by 15% in 2017 compared to 2016. crimes ranged from grooming to serious sexual assaults. around a fifth were recorded against children under the age of 10. better police recording is likely to be a factor behind the figures and the nspcc says more children are finding the courage to speak out. that might be due to the fact that there's been a relatively large number of high—profile cases recently but it's also testament to the good preventative work happening in schools and homes up and down the country where children are having conversations about the signs of abuse with teachers. the research also reveals a dramatic increase in the number of online grooming offences which account

for a tenth of the total recorded, keeping more pressure on internet companies to grapple with the problem. jon ironmonger, bbc news. american students demanding action on gun control have taken a protest to washington. students want to see a turning point in the debate about guns after president trump promised to support efforts on background checks for gun ownership. senior 0xfam executives will be questioned by mps this morning, following criticism over the way it handled claims of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. the international development committee has convened an urgent session to ask 0xfam about what happened in 2011, and the policies it now has in place to prevent exploitation. the home secretary, amber rudd, has confirmed that the government is in talks with the us, about what to do with two men from london, suspected of being members of the so—called islamic state. alexanda kotey and el shafee el—sheikh

are suspected of being members of a gang of british men, who murdered hostages. they were detained in syria last month but there's no agreement yet on where they will stand trial. we're absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, that the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in terms of the terrible things that they have done. i can't be drawn on the individual circumstances of these two but we're watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. britain will not be plunged into a mad max — style world borrowed from dystopian fiction after it leaves the eu. that's what the brexit secretary david davis is expected to say ina secretary david davis is expected to say in a speech in austria later. it's the latest speech by senior

government ministers on brexit. the united nations has demanded an end to the targeting of civilians in syria, as government forces intensify their bombardment of eastern ghouta. syrian activists say that dozens of civilians have been killed over the past 26 hours in the rebel held area on the outskirts of damascus. a legal battle that could have far reaching consequences for the so—called gig economy reaches the supreme court today. pimlico plumbers is appealing a ruling that one of its employees is entitled to basic workers rights even though he was hired as a freelancer. lower courts previously ruled the employee was entitled the national minimum wage and paid holiday, although he is technically self—employed. the greek seaside village has taken the term flower power to a new level. this town celebrated the start of the greek orthodox holiday

with a flour fight. the day is known as" clean monday". people use bags of colourful dyed flour. any colour is permissible. what a mess. they do it in india as well. that's been going on for ages. if you had a choice between doing that or tomatoes... tomatoes. the tomato festival is seriously overbooked. when you say you want to go to it, i believe you. it turns out that it is really difficult. we are in the midst of the winter olympics but you need a big sports story to knock the winter olympics off. league one side, knocking

manchester city out of the fa cup. it was an exciting night in the fa cup — if you're a wigan fan! the league one side knocked out premier league champions—elect manchester city 1—nil at the dw stadium last night. the match wasn't without controversy, though, city midfielder fabian delph was sent off for a rash challenge on max power. the referee initially looked to be giving the defender a yellow card before changing his mind and producing the red. it was then will grigg who stole the show producing a late winner to send his side through to the quarterfinals. at half—time, just after delph's sending off, the trouble spilled

over into the tunnel. the managers, pep guardiola and paul cook exchanged heated words, with the manchester city manager also confronting the referee. there were unsavoury scenes at full—time, too. city striker sergio aguero was involved in an altercation with one of the many home fans who invaded the pitch. let's have another little look. you can see the incident in the bottom right hand corner. the argentine appears to lash out. it feels great, doesn't it? it's such a severe test. such a strong side, so many good players. they move the ball so well. they move from side to side. and that what you do you can't keep them off. we had to ride our luck with a couple of flashing crosses. christian made a couple of good saves. but that's what makes the fa cup so special. i don't have regrets the way we played, our performance. it was the

same, the intention. ijust my place for the intention, the results. it is day 11 of the winter olympics and elyce christie will be returning to the ice skating. for nick buckland and penny coomes on the journey has not been smooth. penny was told she would not skate again, her kneecap shattered into eight pieces. that after nick buckland had undergone lifesaving heart surgery yet here they both we re heart surgery yet here they both were performing on the biggest stage of all. and lost their bravery and determination might not have been matched by points from the duchess, who finished 11th, sometimes just competing as a victory in itself. it's been a long journey. i'm

pleased we managed to get here. that's something to be really proud of. the school might not have been quite what we wanted be but we just got to take away what we've come through and how resilient we have had to have been. up on the slopes, there was another brit catapulting herself into contention in an olympic final. this is roland cheshire but after first good run, she was brought back down to earth with a bump. oh, no! eventually finish seventh, any disappointed hidden by that familia cheshire grin. while back on the ice, better news on the curling. in‘s men avoiding the destruction of the norwegian team's trousers to put in a dazzling display of their own. co mforta ble a dazzling display of their own. comfortable win in just one victory away from the semifinals. well after that great win for britain's men, the women are currently

in action against japan. it was 3—3, after five ends in the sixth. it's nice being treated to some curling action every day. i just wish it could be on all the time. i understand it can't be. i am really enjoying it. i like the whole paper. another piece of action. this scare doesn't really do any tricks. this is elizabeth swanee in half pipe. the gameplan is not falling off her skis. she did a trick, she did a little turn. i read about it

this morning. she essentially put herself through this. two years of paying to go to world cup events where there were fewer than 30 people to get into the olympics, qualifying for hungry even though she is an american citizen and she gets to go to the olympics but no intention of getting any medals. she completed, didn't she? she has achieved what she wanted to achieve. thank you so much, see you later on. later today, senior 0xfam executives will face mps in the house of commons, after the charity was engulfed in allegations of of sexual misconduct during aid work in haiti. during the hearing, save the children and the department for international development will also be quizzed on safeguarding policies.

after a fortnight of scandal, how is this affecting the public‘s trust in the charity sector? karl wilding is the policy director of the national council for voluntary organisations. quite a lot to talk about. let's talk about today. representatives from 0xfam are going to face mps. there will be some tough questions, do you think? there will be tough questions and it's quite rightly ask tough questions. public are concerned about the allegations that they have heard about. our responsibility to come forward and try and be clear about what's happened but more importantly, be clear about how we are going to fix it. and you say our responsibility, was it the responsibility of the whole charity sector? oxfam specifically and international development, there are certain issues which are very specific around safeguarding dangerous areas. i think more broadly across charities, we've got to take safeguarding extremely seriously. we've seen on the news over the last few days, this is a societal

problem. we've got to make sure we minimise the opportunities for people to take advantage of others who are invulnerable situations. are you concerned by the wider impact on reputations across the whole sector? yes, we are. of course, the public can clearly discriminate between different types of charity but what we do know is, in the short—term at least, trust in charity falls when people do this. whether it recovers in the long—term is entirely dependent upon whether or not the public see us acting upon their concerns and if we do, i think we can go to the public again and ask them to trust us again. have you noticed, for example, there are so many donations? it's a mixed bag. 0xfa m many donations? it's a mixed bag. 0xfam is reporting that 1200 people have cancelled their direct debits but if you talk to volunteers in charity shops, they will tell you

that they are as busy as ever and they have been flooded with messages of support. it is a mixed bag. you talk about safeguarding procedures being put in place. you see these kind of stories and it seems surprising that these procedures we re surprising that these procedures were not in place in the first place. they are, actually. if you look at what oxfam's report said yesterday after 2011, they are significantly strengthened. the vigilance has to be eternal. it's not just about policies vigilance has to be eternal. it's notjust about policies and procedures. it's also about culture. we know with volunteers, in some places, criminal records checks would not have stopped some people volunteering and who would have backgrounds we don't want to see so it is about having the right safeguarding culture and building on the good practice which exists that lots of charities already.

there have been calls to have funding ended, would that be the right course of action?|j funding ended, would that be the right course of action? i don't think so, in all these stories the beneficial is, beneficiaries... taking funding away from 0xfam will hurt the people ultimately we're trying to help —— beneficiaries. the focus has to be on fixing the problem and i don't think taking money away will do that. karl, thank you very much. you're watching breakfast from the bbc. as far school projects go, it's out of this world. children from dozens of schools across britain have made tiny sculptures that will be launched into space on a nasa rocket in april. as part of an experiment to test a new space camera, their creations will then be filmed floating in microgravity. our science correspondent richard westcott has more. when i made something in school, it just ended up on my parents‘ shelf. these children have got loftier plans. their work's going

on a real nasa rocket. hundreds of sugar cube—sized projects will be blasted into space about 200 miles up to enter microgravity for about 30 seconds before the rocket comes back down to earth again. longmeadow primary in milton keynes is one of a dozen schools sending work to the stars. they could have made anything. they decided to craft tiny cows. and then i wasjust screaming. i could not believe it. i did not think mine would be picked. it is amazing for me for mine to be picked to go into space, where not many people have explored. i feel very special. why do you feel special? it is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity, and, you know, it is not every day a cow gets sent to space. and it's notjust the children pinching themselves. i must admit, to start with, i did not believe it, but i knew it came from a good source. it is just unbelievable. i say "do you realise there are going into space!" "into space!"

the company behind it want to film the sculptures floating around inside a small box. they're trialling a camera which will eventually be used to explore the moon for water. so neil, here are the competition entrants from all over the world. a huge variety of sculptures from all over the world. talk me through it. it has been an incredible response from participants. as you can see, a huge variety of materials and concepts the kids have come up with. that's exactly what we wanted to inspire. i see a little tim peake there. is that right? it is, yeah. we wanted to inspire future generations. the age to do that is between five and ten. we wanted a concept that would maximise participation from children all over the world of all ages. launch date is now t minus six weeks and counting.

five, four, three, two, one. go! it didn't work! mine didn't work! richard westcott, bbc news, milton keynes. very good luck to all of them!l proper school project. excellent. matt is here with the weather and lots of the papers are talking about cold temperatures on the way, what's going to happen? good morning. colder air on the way next week, certainly in comparison to last week, 16 yesterday in cardiff. a real feel of week, 16 yesterday in cardiff. a realfeel of spring. week, 16 yesterday in cardiff. a real feel of spring. feeling week, 16 yesterday in cardiff. a realfeel of spring. feeling nice with the sun today, a lot more compared to yesterday but still some rain in the forecast, mainly in eastern areas or linked to this cloud, clear skies pushing from the west but quite wet at the moment in orkney, shetland and eastern counties of england with outbreaks of rain, especially in parts of

yorkshire, lincolnshire and the ease midlands but it will turn dry. east anglia and the saudis will see outbreaks through the day, staying rather grey. dasha east midlands. lots of sunshine to take us into the afternoon —— south and east. a single figure temperatures with the cloud and pantry raider holding on. tonight there may be the odd spot of rain linked to the cloud, which will drift back westward again in parts of the midlands. most places will be dry. clear skies either side, you can see where they are by where we will see the frost, the blue colours, temperatures drop in below freezing weather clear skies dominate into tomorrow morning. a few freezing fog patches to go with it but they will clear, a lovely day for the vast majority. more cloud in the midlands and wales tomorrow and we'll see cloud come and go in other southern counties. looking like a dry day tomorrow, but notice already know double—figure temperatures on

the chart, maybe a few spots getting close to ten, most will be in the figures. turning colder as we go into thursday for some, not really in some western areas, a southerly breeze will introduce more cloud in scotland, northern ireland, hazy sunshine and cloud coming and going in england and wales, a predominantly dry story, look at norwich, five, eastern winds of the near continent will bring a change. high pressure building across northern europe, those easterly winds on the southern flank will set in as we go through friday and into the weekend. most will be dry through friday and into the weekend, lots of sunshine around but a chilly wind to go with it, temperatures dropping, overnight frost and here's a look at the temperature chart for the middle part of the day next tuesday. where you see blue, daytime temperatures may not get above freezing. that high pressure building across scandinavia could be there for a while. uncertain how

cold it will be but that's a really good indication that it will be a chilly week next week and with it some of us are likely to see some snow as well. winter, dan and louise, is certainly not done yet. it really isn't. thanks very much, matt! hundreds of kfc outlets will remain closed today after delivery problems meant they ran out of chicken. sean's been taking a look at what went wrong. we have talked about businesses having problems but kfc not being able to get hold of chicken is really u p able to get hold of chicken is really up there. yes, this is a bit embarrassing. kfc, kentucky fried chicken, is one of the uk's most popular fast food chains but last week it changed its delivery contract and, well it hasn't gone well. there are around 900 kfc stores in the uk. as of yesterday afternoon over 600 were closed. the company has said it's working flat out all hours to get things sorted as soon as it can but admitted it didn't know how long it would take to get them all open again. big problem for kfc. let's chat

about this with steve jones, big problem for kfc. let's chat about this with stevejones, a co nsulta nt about this with stevejones, a consultant who advises some of the uk's biggest companies on how they manage their supply chain. good morning. you've got one job, manage their supply chain. good morning. you've got onejob, get manage their supply chain. good morning. you've got one job, get the chicken to the chicken shop, what's gone wrong? they have, they said they would deliver a level service never seen before and they're not wrong about that, are they? the issue mainly is what they've done is moved a relatively uncomplicated supply chain to a more compensated one and they don't seem to have pressure tested it at all. for any organisation to have done that seems bizarre at best and particularly last year when dhl took a load of business from carlsberg, because carlsberg are shutting down their distribution, there were loads of problems there and this is about the same time the contract was signed with kfc. you would have thought a few alarm bells would have been ringing for the kfc management at this point. what's been the driving force behind the decision? dhl are still a massive company, they might

not focus on chicken deliveries but they are a huge logistics company, why would kfc have thought, we want to change the people who are delivering our chicken. most organisations are looking to drive down costs, markets are getting more competitive so i can only assume it's one of two reasons, they believe it gives them competitive advantage because they can make improvements in their supply chain, or it's going to be done cheaper.m that the kind of thing we might see a cross more rest on chains? are you seeing it elsewhere in the uk to keep prices down? looking to move suppliers? i wouldn't have thought so “— suppliers? i wouldn't have thought so —— restaurant chains. look at don dons, they have their own transportation and warehouse systems. they do it all themselves? yeah. if you're in a restaurant it's a critical part of your business to have food available, they have 60 or 70 lines, how hard is it to get that around? how have kfc handled it? they have tried to be quite positive

and make light of it a bit, saying the chicken has crossed the road but not got to the shops, will that help them in the long—term? not got to the shops, will that help them in the long-term? like everything it will blow over reasonably quickly but the problem is at one point they said something like we won't do anything to compromise quality. there's been no question there is a quality issue, what you have is a supply chain issues. why would you put that in the public domain? if you gone five days with one of these stores closing, hundreds are closing around the country, where is the chicken right now? that's a good question. you would assume it's in a dhl warehouse getting more smelly as the days go by. i'm sure they will be keeping it fresh! i'm sure they won't be doing that. it will be sitting somewhere waiting for the delivery to happen. then the question is what happens when it is no longer of any use? then the costs come in, dhl and kfc, whether that will be passed on to customers, we aren't sure. steve jones,

will be passed on to customers, we aren't sure. stevejones, thank will be passed on to customers, we aren't sure. steve jones, thank you very much. is a good question, sean, where is the chicken? it has to be somewhere, doesn't it? thanks very much —— it's good question. it's very disappointing for them. and also as sean has been saying, i know there's a slight, call side to the fact there is no chicken but its people's jobs at risk as well. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: if you're a fan of the crown, you'll have seen greg wise as lord mountbatten. he'll be hear to tell us about his powerful new book written alongside his sister as she battled cancer. if there's any story you are likening jo liking and want to get involved in today. —— you are liking. you can get in touch. i want to talk about how brilliant watching the winter olympics is. your obsession grows by the day, doesn't

it? i get less and less sleep than. what are you going to do when it's over? -- i'm getting less and less sleep. i will genuinely be very disappointed! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah campbell. residents in north london claim they've endured months of terrible living conditions and have accused their landlord, the local council, of turning its back on them. people living in a seven story block on joyce avenue say they've suffered problems like running water dripping into their flats, damp and mould. don dons don dons some residents say they've onlyjust noticed how bad the issues are. it's only now that i've been moved out of the property, everytime i come back in i kind of notice when i'm breathing, like, my chest feels a bit tight and it's the same kind of feeling i had when i was living here but i didn't think it was anything to do with all these issues. well, enfield council says it knows it's a distressing time for residents, apologises

wholeheartedly for the delays and has temporarily housed the worst affected tenants. bight a 39—year—old man's been arrested after a fatal stabbing in southall. police were called just before 3:30 yesterday afternoon to halliday square. a 26—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. the first ever female senior officer starts her role in the house of lords today. sarah clarke is the first woman to be appointed as black rod in parliament's 650—year history. she's the former championships director at the wimbledon tennis club, and will be replacing david leakey who has retired. uber has dropped its appeal after transport for london introduced an english language test for all of its drivers. the ride—hailing app had initially gone to court after transport for london said all of its drivers should have to prove their ability to speak english and take a test in basic writing and reading. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, a part suspension on the bakerloo line is causing

severe delays and there are minor delays on the central line. on the roads, the a1 coming in to town is down to one lane for emergency repairs to a burst water main. expected to add to the usual delays. there's a collapsed manhole cover on albert embankment near to tinworth street. let's have a check on the weather now with good morning. it's another mild start this morning but with that of course comes the cloud and also the rain. it's feeling quite damp out there this morning. it's going to stay predominantly cloudy really throughout. now, we're going to see further outbreaks of rain, mainly light and patchy coming and going through the afternoon. could brighten up to the west for a time, but then that cloud moving back across, so becoming cloudy for the end of the day. the temperature, though, again in double figures, ten degrees. overnight tonight we'll still see the cloud but also one or two clearer spells could lead to a bit

of mist and murkiness developing and also a bit of a temperature drop. chillier further east under clearer skies, around three further west under the cloud. yes, for tomorrow, i'm afraid we still got a lot of cloud around but high pressure starts to build so dry weather on the way. drier for tomorrow then sunny spells for thursday and onwards, you'll notice the temperature gradually starting to drop and getting colderfor the weekend. 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 naga and charlie. bye for now. hello — this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin.

a fine of more than £6 million for betting firm william hill as an investigation reveals a failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering. the gambling commission says two years of systemic failures led to serious breaches and some customers being allowed to deposit money linked to criminal offences. good morning — it's tuesday 20 february. also this morning: the number of sexual offences recorded in the uk has reached an all—time high. the nspcc says there is one recorded every eight minutes.

enough is enough! students affected by the mass shooting in florida demonstrate in washington as the white house indicates a change of stance on gun control. i'll also be finding out how some of our biggest hotels - holiday inn and crowne plaza — are getting on in a fast—changing industry. we can pull off a proper fa cup shocker by knocking out manchester city. meanwhile here in pyeongchang, there was an 11th placed finish for the british ice dancing pair of penny coomes and nick buckland. with more on that and all the rest of the action, i'll be back in half an hour. and matt has the weather for us this morning. amal david a lot more sunshine around yesterday. just a bit patchy rain in the east. some breaking news

in the last few minutes or so. the bookmakers william hill has been fined £6.2 million by the gambling commission. the fine is for what's described as "systemic" senior management failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering. sean is here to tell us more. systemic social responsibility and money laundering, strong words. a company like william hill, we are in —— we are all familiar with. it comes down to two things. is allowing criminals to use its accou nts allowing criminals to use its a ccou nts to allowing criminals to use its accounts to put money through. the gambling commission reckon that £1.2 million was actually made in profit by william hill on the back of money that had been put through those a ccou nts by that had been put through those accounts by ten different customers and that money was for illegal purposes. part of that 6.2 million

fine is william hill having to repay that. the other side of that, there may be victims of those crimes in need reimbursing. that might be part of it. an extra £5 million for breaching regulations. we might have gambling problems. one customer has identified an escalated gambling spend more than £100,000. william actually interacted with them and ended up being comfortable but did not review customers behaviour sufficiently deceit that is indicative of problem gambling. how often have we talked in the last year or often have we talked in the last yearorso? often have we talked in the last year or so? we have. very interesting. here in a few minutes we will be speaking to the gambling commission for more details on that. and perhaps where the money goes to as well. elsewhere today, police

forces recorded 65,000 child sex offences last year. that's an all time high. the figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. our home affairs correspondent jon ironmonger reports. every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence against a child last year and data from all police forces suggest the total number of offences has reached a record high, rising by 15% in 2017 compared to 2016. crimes ranged from grooming to serious sexual assaults. around a fifth were recorded against children under the age of ten. that police recording is likely to be a factor behind the figures and the nspcc says more children are finding the courage to speak out. that might be due to the fact that there have been a relatively high number of high—profile cases and testament to the good preventative work happening in schools and homes up and down

the country where children having conversations about the signs of abuse with teachers. the research also reveals a dramatic increase in the number of on line grooming offences which account for a 10th of the total recorded, heaping more pressure on internet companies to grapple with the problem. jon ironmonger, bbc news. britain will not be "plunged into a mad max style—world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the eu. that's what the brexit secretary david davis is expected to say in a speech in austria later this morning. he will address business leaders and argue for continued close co—operation between the uk and eu on regulations and standards. this is the latest speech by senior government on brexit. the british government is in discussion with the united states over what to do with two men from london, who are captured of being

members of islamic state. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men, who became infamous for imprisoning and beheading hostages. they were detained in syria but there is no agreement on where they will stand trial. we are absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, that the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in terms of the terrible things that they have done. i can't be drawn on individual circumstances of these two but we are watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. senior 0xfam executives will be questioned by mps this morning following criticism over the way it handled claims of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. the international development committee has convened an urgent session to ask 0xfam about what happened in 2011, and the policies it now has in place to prevent exploitation. the banking giant hsbc has just announced that it's doubled its profits to more

than £12 billion pounds. that's more than double the amount it made in 2016, when profits were limited by a string of one—off costs. the bank says its focus on asia is driving growth. a legal battle that could have far reaching consequences for the so—called gig economy reaches the supreme court today. pimlico plumbers is appealing a ruling that one of its employees is entitled to basic workers rights even though he was hired as a freelancer. lower courts previously ruled the employee was entitled the national minimum wage and paid holiday, although he is technically self—employed. every year, 7000 women in the uk are diagnosed with ovarian cancer but the two thirds of them, that diagnosis comes after the disease has already spread. now, the charity target ovarian cancer is warning that women

could be putting themselves at risk by changing their diet instead of seeking medical advice when confronted with a major symptom. so what are signs to look out for? some of the main symptoms include persistent bloating, loss of appetite, pelvic or abdominal pain and urinary problems. occasionally there can be other warning signs such as changes in bowel habit, extreme fatigue and unexplained weight loss. let's talk about this right now with lorraine broadhurst who was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and doctor varia ahmed. tellers of it a bit about when he started noticing things. i'd been having symptoms for a couple of months and it was over the christmas period is there was a lwa ys the christmas period is there was always some plausible explanation as to why i was gaining weight zidovudine —— overindulge, and i started noticing that city on my

desk at work was becoming uncomfortable, my clothes were becoming quite a sight ended up having to buy an elastic waisted trousers and wearing jumpers to work to hide the bulge. i tried doing things, like i tried changing my diet. i also kind of audit the kits to test yourself, like coeliac ‘s disease. bell came back fine we really need to go and see the gp. i was a bit worried because it's bloating, it is not serious. i'm not wasting the time of my gp. maybe not being taken seriously. i went in with no expectation of it being gynaecological cancer. i thought it

was a digestive problem. my first indication was when i walked through my gp surgery doors and they had posters on the wall for a ovarian cancer symptoms. that was the first timei cancer symptoms. that was the first time i realised it could be something serious. before he had seen the gp, you are concerned from the post is be it. what was that like at that moment? it was really scary. on the point is, today, the charity is saying, your story is u nfortu nately not charity is saying, your story is unfortunately not uncommon. many women go for some time with symptoms but it's something persistent. with the bloating, if the bloating is happening, at least three days a

week, it's not going away, its persistent. if you have any of the other symptoms like trouble would go infora p. maybe other symptoms like trouble would go in for a p. maybejust go other symptoms like trouble would go in for a p. maybe just go and seek some advice. just talk to them. we do have access to some blood tests and scans on things that can help and scans on things that can help and get things early. it's just recognising that. quite a few of those symptoms can be associated with other things, can't they? it's something you'd your body its persistent. we can feel a bit bloated and we are ok. it's when it persists. it is worth finding out.

if we catch it early, the early we catch it, but that's the cure rate. the better the prognosis that you live longer. i can see you nodding. that's true. if it is caught in stage one, there is a 90% chance it won't re— occur but most women are diagnosed in stage three in stage four and the only reason i am here is because the excellent treatment i get but also because i have a low—grade version of the disease. go and see a gp as soon as possible. what is and what —— and what is the treatment for ovarian cancer?

depends on what kind of cancer you have. the treatment would usually involve surgery and therapy, depending on the type of therapy. and yet had that surgery? we really appreciate you coming in. anything that changes, people need to go and see the ed doherty —— doctor. you're watching breakfast. a reminder of the main stories this morning. a fine of more than £6 million per william hill as an investigation reveals a failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering. the number of alleged child sex abuse offences reaches a record high. police recorded nearly 65,000 crimes last year. let's find out about the weather. if you are just getting up, matt has a beautiful picture for us. what's happening? all things on the change, yesterday

it felt like spring, 16 in cardiff, a distant memory by next week but out there today, still the mild air with us and after grey skies for many yesterday, a much brighter day. many will be dry, eastern areas likely to zero and at times, all linked into this strip of cloud still sitting in the north sea at the moment. clear skies pushing in from the west but the likes of shetland, outbreaks coming and going, eastern counties of england, parts of yorkshire, lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east, the east midlands, some heavy bursts. always more cloudy. west of that, more sunshine, a bit more breeze than yesterday, not as warm in the sunshine but glasgow, belfast, ten, 12 or 13 sunshine but glasgow, belfast, ten, 12 or13 in sunshine but glasgow, belfast, ten, 12 or 13 in cardiff, very pleasant indeed. through the night the wind goes more north—easterly and the

cloud that has been sitting in the eastern coastal counties today will drift through the midlands to wales and the south—west, keeping temperatures up in this strip but with clear skies either side, the blues on our temperature chart show where you're likely to a frost tomorrow morning. here with the morning sunshine tomorrow will also have mist and fog, clearing, more cloud in the midlands and the south—west, can't rule out the odd shower. most places will be dry tomorrow, some good sunny spells away from the zone of thicker cloud but temperatures down a bit, no double figures. some frost may be into thursday morning, sticking with a largely dry theme but with a strengthening wind to the west of scotla nd strengthening wind to the west of scotland and northern ireland, maybe the odd shower, and a bit more cloud in places in northern england and north wales compared to what we've seenin north wales compared to what we've seen in the next couple of days. temperatures in norwich, five, temperatures will be down into single figures as we hit friday and

the weekend. friday, saturday, lots of dry weather around, good sunny spells but a strengthening breeze. that comes as this area of high pressure sets up its stall in scandinavia, winds clockwise bringing cold airto scandinavia, winds clockwise bringing cold air to the near continent for the weekend. dry air soa continent for the weekend. dry air so a lot of dry weather to get out and about in, wrap up, chilly wind. the cold weather steps up a gear into next week, looking very likely we will see temperatures struggling in many parts, maybe some snow. these are daytime highs, where you see blues, nothing above freezing next week, much of europe included, including much of the uk. by the time we get to next tuesday, we may get to 12 or 13 today, but some will not hit freezing. just how cold? a bit of uncertainty but we will keep you updated, but the big jacket will be back in action. some people next

week might not get to freezing? yeah, for instance tuesday, one of the colder day is potentially. winter isn't done yet! -- colder day is. thank i told my children last week that the snow had gone. -- colder day is. the new big freeze to last two weeks, —8 russian winds and snow will sweep across britain. and some stories about mary berry having a p0p stories about mary berry having a pop at avocado on post, the criss—cross drizzle. did you do that in your masterchef days? i've forgotten —— avocado on toast. in your masterchef days? i've forgotten -- avocado on toast. the times, measles cases raising by 300% last year —— rising. some parents are shunning vaccines. talking about

university funding yesterday, a different story about universities, stu d e nts different story about universities, students and some leading universities could have final year exams cancelled after academics announced plans to escalate strike action. front page of the times it, action. front page of the times it, a picture of the duchess of cambridge, who was at buckingham palace yesterday at a fashion show. a story in a couple of papers that jeremy corbyn urged to reveal this stasi file, theresa may has put the labour leader under pressure to authorise the release of east german records. on the front page of the mail as well. also front page of the metro sun. we've been talking about this quite a bit on breakfast, this is the way it's been written up in the sun, also the financial times. —— sun. they've had a serious problem with one of their suppliers and many of their restaurants are closed at the moment because they can't get the chicken. all the back pages are talking about wigan's victory over manchester city in the

fa cup, a repeat of the fa cup final in 2013, and the ugly scenes seen at the end of the match, manchester city fans misbehaving, wigan fans on the pitch and sergio aguero landing a blow on a wigan supporter. hopefully we will speak to the wigan chairman about that later and also the fact wigan have somehow beat manchester city as well. we often talk about mental health here on breakfast and we also cover plenty of stories about personal debt. but the two problems often go hand in hand. new research shows one in four people suffering mental illness also have financial problems. could a new incentive to freeze interest on debts for those actually help? our business and consumer correspondent nina warhurst has been investigating just that. they're sometimes called the ugly sisters, depression and debt. they move in a vicious circle. depression and debts, depression and debts, until it can feel like there's no way out. often called a spiral of disruptive thinking, so you start thinking about the debt, debt collectors, losing your property

and your assets, your job, friends, family. you've gotta pay this, you've gotta pay that, when are you paying it, how are you paying it, and you can't. .. this is lee. he lives with a condition called bipolar disorder and over manic disorders, he worked up over £30,000 of debt. what would you say to someone who said this is your responsibility, to pick up the phone and take control of this busy alone when you're in that dark of an episode, it's hard to pick up the phone to my mum and say, why, ma'am, i'm really, really struggling. there have been occasions when i've got under the bed and stay there because it's the safest place i felt. literally under bed? literally under the bed. not under the duvet? no, under the bed. there's been three instances where it's got to a point where i thought, i don't think i can go on. there's

been two of those instances where i came very close. last year, it's thought 23,000 people were being chased for debt while being treated in hospital for their mental health. and today's report is calling on government to give anyone who's in mental health crisis six weeks of breathing space, reading a freeze on interest and debt collection. the report outlines the different ways that depression and anxiety can impact debt. so it talked about people who'd lost theirjobs and then were too poorly to pay their bills. others who'd been sectioned and then came home to find court summons. and there was even an example of someone who try to take their own life after visits from bailiffs. and the breathing space wouldn't make this debt disappear, but it would offer some sense of control. all of the energy suppliers, banks and lenders we spoke to say they're always keen to listen to customers who are struggling. but campaigners say it's essential that changes become law. nina warhurst, bbc news. providers can often be very good if

people contact them but that isn't an option for many people who have an option for many people who have an acute mental illness, if you're being hospitalised in a way that you're not functional, calling up your lender might be something that's absolutely impossible for you to do and something you're not thinking about because you're not making the standard logical decisions that you may normally do. now lee's biggest financial headache is saving for his wedding, but he says that might have all happened sooner if he'd been given the space to ta ke sooner if he'd been given the space to take control of his debt. nina warhurst, bbc news. wigan athletic have been celebrating knocking manchester city out of the fa cup. they won the match 1—0 yesterday. man city, who were hoping to win four trophies in a season, had been reduced to ten players when fabian delph was sent off. one of those celebrating is david sharpe, chairman of wigan athetletic football club. hejoins us over the phone.

good morning to you, david. congratulations. i saw last night you were saying you couldn't find the words to sum up the victory, i wonder if you've got some of those for us this morning? i've hardly slept to be honest so my words aren't great at the moment.” spotted last night, those who follow football will see manchester city had 82% possession in the match, but the one statistic that matters is goals and will grigg got the only one of the game. yeah, and that's what he does best, that's why the song will grigg is on fire and last night here he got the winning goal. it was and believable night for the whole town and all of football, eve ryo ne whole town and all of football, everyone was behind us, whether manchester united supporter, chelsea supporter all wigan supporter, everybody wanted wigan athletic to beat manchester city —— all wigan. it's not often you hear of a league one team beating the best team in the world but last night will go down in history as being one of the biggest upsets to happen ever in the

fa cup —— or wigan. we've got to praise the manager, the players, the supporters, all the staff, it was one hell of a night and it was almost like when we won the cup in 2013. i was going to ask you about that, david, do you think it's a big upset than when you beat manchester city in the final to win the fa cup given the fact there's two divisions between the two teams? i've had a few things come in this morning and some people are saying it's a big upset, it's a bigger shock and it might be because we were in the premier league at the time and manchester city were obviously in the premier league. now there's two leagues between us. it is a worldwide story. overnight it has gone massive. i think you will have to go back a long way to find the last time a league one side beat a premier league winner in waiting. cani premier league winner in waiting. can i ask you about some of the other things we saw around the game, there was the sending of of delph,

there was the sending of of delph, the semi— scuffle at half—time, and then we saw scenes afterwards —— off of. is there an investigation at the moment? regarding the match and the referee, i think a lot of people... with manchester city, they want protecting and pep guardiola comes out with things after his games where his players need protecting, last night showed its notjust his players need protecting, it was a bad tackle and deserved a red card. after the game, the emotions of football can sometimes get the better of fa ns football can sometimes get the better of fans and that was evident last night. i'd like to see what was happening at the end of the game. we will have to look into it properly with the fa —— i didn't like. we will have to see what was going on. but it looked like both wigan and manchester city fans weren't being too pleasant to each other and the damage to the stadium. that can be the emotions of football sometimes, people get carried away, but we've got to remain classy in certain

situations and that's the sort of feeling we're taking from last night. can i ask you briefly as well, are you concerned that will detract from what was a great night for your club? no, not one bit. i think people know how football is, they know what football fans can do ina certain they know what football fans can do in a certain moment, they can get carried away. i think the main story is wigan athletic beating manchester city, who were on for the quadruple, favourites for the champions league, premier league, and a league one tea m premier league, and a league one team has beaten them and knocked them out of the fa cup. a great story, thanks for talking to us, enjoy the day and enjoy the next round of the competition as well. thank you. david sharp, the chairman of wigan athletic. our love the fact the his —— love the fact he said he was still short of words as well. jayne is in newcastle for us as one of he country's biggest pop star's launches a big new youth project in her home city.

good morning. good morning. we're very excited in newcastle, dan, give us very excited in newcastle, dan, give usa very excited in newcastle, dan, give us a wave, he's getting ready for the opening of cheryl's centre. a joint venture between the prince's trust and cheryl. good morning, everybody. everyone is so excited because in the next hour she will be here to meet everyone, is the coffee ready yet, sarah? yes. let me introduce laura. she is one of the young people who will benefit from this centre. you will hear more from these guys in a little while. let's go for the news, weather and travel where you're waking up. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah campbell. residents in north london claim they've endured months of terrible living conditions and have accused their landlord, the local council, of turning its back on them. people living in a seven story block on joyce avenue say they've suffered problems like running water dripping into their flats, damp and mould. some residents say they've onlyjust

noticed how bad some of the issues are. it's only now that i've been moved out of the property, everytime i come back in i kind of notice when i'm breathing, like, my chest feels a bit tight and it's the same kind of feeling i had when i was living here but i didn't think it was anything to do with all these issues. well, enfield council says it knows it's a distressing time for residents, apologises wholeheartedly for the delays and has temporarily housed the worst affected tenants. a 39—year—old man's been arrested after a fatal stabbing in southall. police were called just before 3:30pm yesterday afternoon to halliday square. a 26—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. the first ever female senior officer starts her role in the house of lords today. sarah clarke is the first woman to be appointed as black rod in parliament's 650—year history. she's the former championships director at the wimbledon tennis club, and will be replacing david leakey who has retired. uber has dropped its appeal after transport for london

introduced an english language test for all of its drivers. the ride—hailing app had initially gone to court after transport for london said all of its drivers should have to prove their ability to speak english and take a test in basic writing and reading. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, a part suspension on the bakerloo line has cleared. severe delays on the central line. on the roads, the a1 coming in to town is down to one lane for emergency repairs to a burst water main. expected to add to the usual delays. there's a collapsed manhole cover on albert embankment near to tinworth street. let's have a check on the weather now with good morning. it's another mild start this morning but with that of course comes the cloud and also the rain. it's feeling quite damp out there this morning. it's going to stay predominantly cloudy really throughout. now, we're going to see further outbreaks of rain,

mainly light and patchy coming and going through the afternoon. could brighten up to the west for a time, but then that cloud moving back across, so becoming cloudy for the end of the day. the temperature, though, again in double figures, ten degrees. overnight tonight we'll still see the cloud but also one or two clearer spells could lead to a bit of mist and murkiness developing and also a bit of a temperature drop. chillier further east under clearer skies, around three further west under the cloud. yes, for tomorrow, i'm afraid we've still got a lot of cloud around but high pressure starts to build so dry weather on the way. drierfor tomorrow then, sunny spells for thursday and onwards, you'll notice the temperature gradually starting to drop and getting colder for the weekend. 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 naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast

with dan walker and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. in the last hour, the bookmakers william hill has been fined £6.2 million by the gambling commission. the fine is for failing to prevent money laundering. the commission said that "systemic" failures by senior management and ineffective social responsibility processes at the bookmaker meant that ten customers were allowed to deposit large sums of money linked to criminal offences. the commission warned william hill may have to pay more if more money laundering comes to light. police forces in the uk recorded nearly 65,000 child sex offences last year. that's an all—time high. (tx 00v) the figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase —— the figures obtained by the nspcc reveal a sharp increase in crimes committed online, as well as rape and sexual assault. the charity says better police recording is likely to be factor behind the figures, as well as more children finding the courage to speak out.

american students demanding action on gun control have taken their demonstrations to washington, following last week's florida school shooting in which 17 people were killed. the students want to see a turning point in the debate about guns, after president trump promised to support efforts to improve background checks on gun ownership. the home secretary, amber rudd, has confirmed that the government senior 0xfam executives will be questioned by mps this morning, following criticism over the way it handled claims of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. the international development committee has convened an urgent session to ask 0xfam about what happened in 2011, and the policies it now has in place to prevent exploitation. britain will not be "plunged into a mad max style—world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the eu. that's what the brexit secretary david davis is expected to say in a speech in austria later this morning. he will address business leaders and argue for continued close co—operation between the uk and eu on regulations and standards. that will have the weather in ten

minutes' time in his warning that it will get very cold again. sport now. it is packed tuesday. shall we start off the football? it's the biggest in the competition. wigan kicking out manchester city after the competition last night. it was an exciting night in the fa cup — if you're a wigan fan. the match wasn't without controversy,

though, city midfielder fabian delph was sent off for a rash challenge on max power. the referee initially looked to be giving the defender a yellow card before changing his mind and producing the red. it was then will grigg who stole the show producing a late winner to send his side through to the quarterfinals. at half—time, just after delph's sending off, the trouble spilled over into the tunnel. the managers, pep guardiola and paul cook exchanged heated words, with the manchester city manager also confronting the referee. there were unsavoury scenes at full—time, too. city striker sergio aguero was involved in an altercation with one of the many home fans who invaded the pitch. let's have another little look. you can see the incident in the bottom right hand corner. the argentine appears to lash out. it's such a severe test for you in everything. they're uch a strong side, they've got so many good players. they move the ball so well, they go from side to side. now matter what you do you, you can't keep them off. tonight, we had to ride our luck at times.

the sending off is always a big incident in the game. we had to ride our luck with a couple of flashing croses. christian made a couple of good saves. but that's what makes the fa cup so special. i don't have regrets, the way we played, the performance. our heart is the same, the intention. so ijudge my players for the intentions, not the results. and the intentions always was good, during the season, today as well but the fact is we are out of the fa cup. time to go to the winter olympics. good morning. good morning. i'm going to start with ice dancing. we had nick buckland and penny coomes out today. a bit of a disappointing finish that their olympics. they we re finish that their olympics. they were pleased with our performance. you can see by the celebration at the end of their ice dancing. they we re the end of their ice dancing. they were really pleased with what they put out there but they got lower

scores than they are expecting is a slipped place and went through in 10th place and they finished off today and 11. not where they wanted today and 11. not where they wanted to bea today and 11. not where they wanted to be a pleased with the performance. i think the celebrations after that dynes said it all, after 20 months of recovery for penny, she shattered her kneecap and eight pieces back injune 2016. it's been a really rough ride to get to these olympics. delight to see them back on the ice, delight them to be competing at the olympic games but 11th place in all, a bittersweet ending for them. and it's on to the world championships next for nick buckland and penny coomes. through to the final of the half pipe was rowan cheshire which ended in disappointment. she fell onto the next two runs but she is another story of pure grit and determination, but she finished seventh. she had that terrible crash

before she completed four years ago and ended up with a horrible concussion. she's had a really torrid four years tried to get back torrid four years tried to get back to full health and fitness and he/she is again competing at the olympics but seventh and a really good finish in the end. perhaps she would have liked to have done maybe a couple of places better if she hadn't had those last two crashes. better news, i am pleased to report, for britain's men's curlers, who put down their most dominant display, a co mforta ble down their most dominant display, a comfortable win against norway, the former world champions, in the pen ultimate round robin for them. they just have to beat the usa. that will guarantee them qualification. the british men won silver in soccio. —— sochl british men won silver in soccio. —— sochi. plenty more action to come from pyeongchang. we go the late into the evening today because it is

the short track once again and elise christie in the third and final she event, has posted a video and social media to confirm she will be heading down to the track after that terrible crash in the semifinals of the 1500m that saw her stretchered off to hospital. it's been touch and go about whether she would compete, whether she would skate again at these olympics but she spends an hour out training on the ice today. looks good, looked a strong so elise christie confirming she will be trying to compete later on this evening in a thousand metre heats and the final and the semi—final later on this week if she gets through. wouldn't it be an amazing story if she did coming back after everything she has been through. and there is women's bobsleigh and i will hand back to you. the women look like they are about

to do the same in the curling. let's have a look. they are in the final end. it's 8—5 after nine. now to one of the stand out stories of committment during these games. six months ago, britain's female bobsledders had theirfunding pulled. refusing to accept it, they turned to crowd funding — and raised £30,000 injust six days to get them to the olympics. later, mica mcneill and mica moore will aim to repay that faith. nicola minichiello, is a former world champion who represented britain in the two—woman bob at three olympics. great to have you here nicola — what are their prospects? this has ripped up the phone book. anything can happen. thursday, 13, 14, anything can happen. thursday, 13, 1a, and they just anything can happen. thursday, 13, 1a, and theyjust got better and better. fourth and fifth and yesterday, second and third. it so much talent and potential of this

sport. we are going to see great result, these next two days. what would be a great result. the top eight, where they have been this season. but i think top six and if you get into that top five or six, anything is possible, it really is. the 2—man bob finished 12th yesterday, what is that result like? the first day, they were seven. both ru ns we re the first day, they were seven. both runs were fantastic. we all thought it was going to be amazing. having said that, the second day was a bit more to the phone book. it was the best result though on a global stage. it was a fantastic result of them. itjust stage. it was a fantastic result of them. it just that we stage. it was a fantastic result of them. itjust that we hoped for a bit more. some people might be coming to this fresh watching brea kfast. coming to this fresh watching

breakfast. can you explain why mica and mica didn't get that funding and the men did. how difficult is that? how do we choose between this and not giving it? and bobsleigh is expensive. there is travelling and accommodation, the slates. it wasn't a decision from uk sport. british bobsleigh had a torrid time. it was mismanagement of funds. they decided at the very last minute, the women's programme, how it ended up, it was crazy, the results did not show how it happened. crowdfunding, though. powered by the people. it'sjust wonderful, isn't it? so passionate about the sport. when i first found

out about it, i spoke to mica, she was four weeks out from the season then she literally got informed she had no funding. she had been training track the summer and at that point, it would've been so easy for her to say, ok, it's not going to work, going to give up. and that attitude shows what an absolute champion now. i'm sure you are keeping an eye on the jamaican women's team. and they have had their own problems with funding. it's been a really strange time. funding has been an issue but small be about the coach. it was the first time coach and cheating really gel with the team. a hugely successful athlete in her own right. it was a german internet ——a german and jamaican dynamic, it was slightly off. they moved her into a role that would suit a skill set that. she

wasn't happy. and the nigerian team is competing, the first african nation to do so. it's all happening. and we will see later on bbc one as well. shall we talk about the weather? it's going to be icy later on. winter returns but out there at the moment, another lovely spring day. 14 moment, another lovely spring day. 16 degrees in cardiff. a lot of cloud for many through yesterday. today, looking much brighter than the vast majority. still stuck with some cloud and rain across eastern areas. we consider clear skies pushing in the atlantic. a few speckled shower clouds but this strip of cloud is producing rain so far today, clearing away from shetland but somehow breaks of rain across eastern counties of england. the odd heavy burst. to the west in

the north, well broken cloud, 12 isolated showers. the vast majority will be dry, sunny spells and a bit ofa will be dry, sunny spells and a bit of a breeze to yesterday. jeb hedges not as high. cardiff, and unseasonably warm 12. the cloud across eastern counties of england will drift westwards. a north—easterly wind developing by this stage. but through the midlands, wales, the south—west. he decided, with clear skies, the colours indicating areas most likely to see frost to take us into tomorrow. a frosty start for one or two, he mist and fog patches they will clear. more cloud to those of you in the midlands, wales and the south—west. but still some good brea ks south—west. but still some good breaks here and there with some sunshine. the best of the sunny spells, temperatures slight just sunshine. the best of the sunny spells, temperatures slightjust a little bit by this stage. but still, around were they should be this of year. by the time it on thursday,

more cloud across the country. a bit more cloud across the country. a bit more of a southerly breeze and that may just bring the more of a southerly breeze and that mayjust bring the odd shower, keeping temperatures up here but with more of an easterly wind towards east anglia and the south—east, temperatures will start to drop away. clearer skies pushing circle friday and saturday, a bit more sunshine but notice the wind strength, coming from an easterly direction, starting to pick up. it will feel cold. that is because a big area of high pressure is setting up big area of high pressure is setting up across big area of high pressure is setting up across scandinavia. the wind going clockwise and that will bring colder across the continent. it is only the start of the weekend. a chilly wind will develop before the weekend, dry weather dominating. lots of sunshine, overnight frost but as we go to next week, we will feel —— feel the bitter chill of winter as temperatures drop further and some parts will see snow. difficult to say where it will be and how cold but these are the daytime temperatures shown on our profile and where we see blue, that

includes most of europe's sustained —— staying sub zero but on the uk to bridget chart next tuesday, some will not get above freezing all day long. a big jacket is needed. it looks very blue stoppila sunzu ominous. you're you know you are famous when you only get referred to by one name —— it looks very on blue. ominous. -- very blue. cheryl might be best known for her number one singles and time as an x—factor judge. but away from showbiz, cheryl is determined to help disadvantaged young people in her hometown of newcastle. today, a new centre in her name, supported by the prince's trust opens in the city, and brea kfast‘s jayne mccubbin is there. good morning and good morning from eve ryo ne good morning and good morning from everyone here, good morning. good morning. let me do a brief introduction, these people, these are cheryl's people, good morning, the prince's trust people, a joint venture with the prince's trust and

these people are the most important people, these are the young people who are going to benefit from this centre, a joint venture between cheryl's trust and the prince's trust, have a look at this film. newcastle's girl is coming home, and here's the reason why. this is cheryl's centre where step—by—step, day by day, they want to make lives better. this brand—new £2 million centre is a joint venture with the prince's trust. because she's kind of grown up in this area, she can see young people in this area face a lot of challenges. it's difficult, i think it was difficult for her growing up, she's kind of had quite a good break really and i think she knows that and it's nice that she's come back and wants to help young people around newcastle. this centre is an amazing way to do that. the centre will help young people

get their lives on track. people like laura, who suffered from anxiety and depression. this is my anxiety and depression. this is my anxiety there, he's been with us for 2.5 years. i was in a really bad place, i couldn't leave the house, i really couldn't do anything. i failed college courses, everything was bad, everything could harm ask. cheryl's centre will help people like thomas, who had an eating disorder. the doctor said we expected to see you in a coffin. i was kind of lost. that was the biggest thing. i lost a close family member. it makes you feel that hollow hole inside you even more. but when thomas and laura were introduced to the prince's trust, life began to change. itjust gave us life began to change. itjust gave usa life began to change. itjust gave us a new purpose life began to change. itjust gave us a new purpose to get out of the house. just changed my life, step—by—step, house. just changed my life, step— by—step, day by house. just changed my life, step—by—step, day by day. house. just changed my life, step-by-step, day by day. the aim is that here at cheryl's centre, the prince's trust will help 5000 more

young people over the next three yea rs young people over the next three years and ten years from now, who knows where they'll be? ten years from now you're going to be what? my own place, a set drop in retail or care. hopefully moving to have my own business. in ten years time i wa nt own business. in ten years time i want my own business, moving animals around different primary schools and showing the animals off and telling the kids about them. my ten year goal to achieve is to be a great photographer, want to be a professional photographer. from newcastle to cheryl... cheers, pet. cheers, cheryl. cheers, pet. thanks, cheryl. you're a sweetheart. such a lot of aspiration right here and we wish them well. come and meet clare. you are regional directorfor the prince's trust. who is this centre going to help? her backing is really important. the

prince's trust helps people from disadvantaged backgrounds get back on track so we could have young people with complex needs, mental health needs, homeless or long—term unemployed and the prince's trust in partnership with cheryl's trust can help young people in the heart of newcastle get their lives by contract. it's a brilliant centre, eve ryo ne contract. it's a brilliant centre, everyone is so excited. sean, you we re everyone is so excited. sean, you were one of these young people, now you are one of the top dogs? thank you. five years ago i went through depression and anxiety, not leaving the house for four years at a time, i work for the prince's trust and the best thing about working here is seeing them from start to finish, even through a one—week period it's amazing to see the difference. because someone believes in them? yes. i have to hand back but we are buried excited, how excited are we? let's hear it. beth has had a new hairdo for today's. give us a twirl and we will hand back. beautiful,

amazing. —— we are very excited. we will be speaking to cheryl in one hour. excellent, thank you -- sport today. enough time to go and get a new haircut myself! sean's here now, he's been finding out how some of our biggest hotels. holiday inn and crowne plaza are getting on in a fast—changing industry. what's going on with airbnb, currency movements, the squeeze on pockets, one industry with a lot to handle. yes, good morning. the owner of the holiday inn and crowne plaza hotel brands, intercontinental hotels, keith barr is the boss and he joins us now from the london stock exchange. good morning. why are more americans visiting us in the uk? i think when you see... the uk is an amazing destination, having lived here for the last five years, and i think

with the strengthening of the us dollar over the last couple of years it's made the uk even more attractive so you will see even more holiday travellers here. also coming from the rest of the world. it's been a wonderful year in the uk, also across europe and globally with strong results. we are in year out from the uk leaving the eu, we've had currency movements down, the wea ker had currency movements down, the weaker pound, that may have helped tourists inbound, what do you make of it, brexit? will it be good for the uk hotel industry? that's a question that will be hard to answer in the coming weeks but i think we will know as we get more clarity on brexit but interestingly, people love to travel. we've seen travel growing over the last two decades and even during post—9/11 and the financial crisis, leisure travelled grew. it's a great industry in the uk and abroad and it will strengthen as we see more trouble coming from

asia. the growth in chinese outbound travel is extraordinary and the place of that growth. having more hotels in the uk will be great for the long—term health of the uk economy. you have to cater for that but are you confident you can get the workers you need in the uk when the workers you need in the uk when the uk leave the eu? that's one of the uk leave the eu? that's one of the outstanding questions. we employ so many across the uk and its wonderful our industry as entry—level roles, you can work your way up into management. i'm the perfect example, i started working in hotels as a teenager, went to university and now i'm the chief executive so we need to have that opportunity to give to people across the uk. that opportunity might not be there in a year or are there questions you need answers to? we need to put vocational places in place, getting people from the industry and making sure we have brought talent in the hotels. there's the question of immigration and the impact on the services sector here and how we will react to

provide great stays for our customers and great careers. we are in year out, you will have been thinking about what happens in march, 2019. are you thinking you won't have access to the workers you need to be fully functional in april 2019? in my conversations with government, they seem committed to making sure we have the labour needed to make sure the economy moves ahead. but there needs to be more detail around that. there's the commitment and concept but until we get into the detail, seeing how things will work day in, day out, we won't know. i want to ask you about sexual harassment in the hospitality industry, last month won workers' union said workers, including in hotels, effectively c section or harassment as part of theirjob. —— effectively c section or harassment. do you think that? no. all my god -- effectively sees sexual harassment.

—— effectively sees sexual harassment. we need to value a safe man sucking joke to that, we have training across our business and making sure people feel open and confident reporting any issues that happen in the hotels and the workforce. have you changed your policy in recent months? we haven't had to, we did a full review of policies and recognised they are clear about what is acceptable. we are looking at expanding the training to make sure we remind people about that even though we've had robust training in the past. it's something every company needs to do it's something every company needs todoa it's something every company needs to do a betterjob at today, it isn't just about the #metoo movement, it's about being socially responsible as an employer and being a company people want to work for. that's what we owed to our guests and customers and colleagues. keith, thanks bromance, keith barr, the chief executive of intercontinental hotels —— thanks very much. interesting times for the uk

hospitality industry at the moment. wags much, sean. —— thanks very much. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning: it might sound like a plot line from a tv drama, but a case of police corruption was the feature of last night's 26 hours in police custody. we'll hear from the chief constable of the force that featured also coming up later, we will have more on the fine for william hill but we're also talking about grey squirrels and the reason they may have taken over from native red squirrels is because they are better at problem solving. there's 15 to one grey squirrels, they're taking over the world, squirrels. we will speak to someone who did that research and ask what's going on later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sarah campbell. residents in north london claim they've endured months of terrible living conditions and have accused their landlord, the local council, of turning its back on them.

people living in a seven—storey block on joyce avenue say they've suffered problems like running water dripping into their flats, damp and mould. some residents say they've onlyjust noticed how bad some of the issues are. it's only now that i've been moved out of the property, every time i come back in i kind of notice when i'm breathing, like, my chest feels a bit tight and it's the same kind of feeling i had when i was living here but i didn't think it was anything to do with all these issues. well, enfield council says it knows it's a distressing time for residents, apologises wholeheartedly for the delays and has temporarily housed the worst affected tenants. a 39—year—old man's been arrested after a fatal stabbing in southall. police were called just before 3:30pm yesterday afternoon to halliday square. a 26—year—old man was pronounced dead at the scene. the first ever female senior officer starts her role in the house of lords today. sarah clarke is the first woman to be appointed as black rod in parliament's 650—year history.

she's the former championships director at the wimbledon tennis club, and will be replacing david leakey who has retired. uber has dropped its appeal after transport for london introduced an english language test for all of its drivers. the ride—hailing app had initially gone to court after transport for london said all of its drivers should have to prove their ability to speak english and take a test in basic writing and reading. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, there are severe delays on the central line. good service on all other lines. on the roads, the a1 coming in to town is down to one lane for emergency repairs to a burst water main. expected to add to the usual delays. there's a collapsed manhole cover on albert embankment near to tinworth street. and goldhawk road remains closed west from shepherds bush green to hammersmith grove for repairs to a burst water main. let's have a check on the weather now with good morning. it's another mild start this morning but with that of course comes the cloud and also the rain. it's feeling quite damp

out there this morning. it's going to stay predominantly cloudy really throughout. now, we're going to see further outbreaks of rain, mainly light and patchy coming and going through the afternoon. could brighten up to the west for a time, but then that cloud moving back across, so becoming cloudy for the end of the day. the temperature, though, again in double figures, ten degrees. overnight tonight we'll still see the cloud but also one or two clearer spells could lead to a bit of mist and murkiness developing and also a bit of a temperature drop. chillier further east under clearer skies, around three further west under the cloud. yes, for tomorrow, i'm afraid we've still got a lot of cloud around but high pressure starts to build so dry weather on the way. drierfor tomorrow then, sunny spells for thursday and onwards, you'll notice the temperature gradually starting to drop and getting colder for the weekend. 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 naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin a fine of more than £6 million for betting firm william hill the company is accused of systemic failure to protect customers and stop money—laundering. good morning, it's tuesday the 20th of february. also for you this morning... the number of sexual offences against children in the uk reaches an all time high — the nspcc warns that one is recorded by police every eight minutes. enough is enough, enough is enough! students affected by the mass shooting in florida demonstrate in washington as the white house indicates a change of stance on gun control. good morning.

in sport, wigan pull off a proper fa cup shocker by knocking premier league leaders manchester city out of the competition. it is one of the biggest upsets in the history of the competition. meanwhile here in the pyeongchang, elise christie will try to race tonight. after crashing out of her first two event she has trained and she confirmed she is on her way to the track for her first chance —— last chance to win a medal in these games. she's one of britain's biggest pop stars — we'll ask cheryl why she's gone back to her roots for her latest project. and matt has the weather. spring weather with us over the last day or so, particularly in the sunshine. more of that to come, with more sunshine across the country. patchy rain in the east, but winter is not done with this yet, as i will tell you in 15 minutes. good morning.

first our main story. within the last hour, the bookmakers william hill has been fined £6.2 million by the gambling commission. the fine is for what's described as systemic senior management failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering. sean is here to tell us more. there are obviously two prongs to this. what is your assessment? strong words from the regulator, the gambling commission. when you say systemic social responsibility and money—laundering failures, that is not just one money—laundering failures, that is notjust one or two people in the business, from the top down their structural issues in william hill. looking at the anti—money laundering issues they may have, the gambling commission said they found ten customers in this period between the end of 2014 and mid—2016 who were using william hill accounts, effectively, with criminal money, illegally sourced money. putting that through william hill accounts, gambling with it. william hill made profits of £1.2 million off the back

of those activities. part of the £6.2 million fine is them paying back the £1.2 million they paid. victims of any crime as a result of the money—laundering will be reimbursed as well, the gambling commission say. on the flip side, the questions they we re on the flip side, the questions they were asking of people who might have a problem with gambling. one cursing betting £100,000, william hill effectively getting some verbal reassurance that they are happy with that, the gambling commission says that, the gambling commission says that person could well have had problems with their gambling. we have talked about this a lot on the programme over the last year or so, our gambling companies doing enough to protect consumers? they are not, they say. that is very interesting, thank you. we'll be speaking to the gambling commission for more on this in just under ten minutes. stay with us for that. you can watch it on iplayer on the move. you can ta ke it on iplayer on the move. you can take is with you. police forces in the uk received...

recorded nearly 65,000 child protection offences last year. figures from the nspcc would belay sharp increase in offences committed online, as well as rape and assault. every eight minutes, police recorded a sexual offence against a child last year and data from all police forces suggests the total number of offences has reached a record high, rising by 15% in 2017 compared to 2016. crimes ranged from grooming to serious sexual assaults. around a fifth were recorded against children under the age of ten. better police recording is likely to be a factor behind the figures and the nspcc says more children are finding the courage to speak out. that might be due to the fact that there's been a relatively large number of high—profile cases recently but it's also testament to the good preventative work happening in schools and homes up and down the country where children are having conversations about the signs

of abuse with teachers. the research also reveals a dramatic increase in the number of online grooming offences which account for a tenth of the total recorded, keeping more pressure on internet companies to grapple with the problem. jon ironmonger, bbc news. the home secretary, amber rudd, has confirmed that the government is in talks with the us about what to do with two men from london suspected of being members of the so—called islamic state. alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh are suspected of being members of a gang of british men who murdered hostages. they were detained in syria last month but there's no agreement yet on where they will stand trial. we're absolutely committed to making sure that they are tried, that the security of the country always comes first. these people should face the full force of the law in terms of the terrible things that they have done. i can't be drawn on the individual circumstances of these two but we're watching it carefully to make sure they do face justice. senior 0xfam executives will be

questioned by mps this morning following criticism over the way it handled claims of sexual misconduct by its staff in haiti. the international development committee has convened an urgent session to ask 0xfam about what happened in 2011. charity regulators say organisations must listen to recent concerns of supporters if they are to maintain public trust. the public can clearly discriminate between different types of charity, but what we do know is that in the short term at least, trusting charities —— trust in charities for when people read about these media incidents. whether it recovers in the long—term is entirely dependent on whether the public see as acting on whether the public see as acting on their concerns. if we do, i think we can go out to the public again and ask them to trust us again. the united nations has demanded an

end to the targeting of civilians in syria as the bombardment increases in eastern ghouta. dozens of civilians have apparently been killed in the rebel held area on the east of damascus. women's could be putting themselves at risk by changing their diet instead of seeking medical advice for a key symptom of ovarian cancer. the system bloating is a key warning sign, buta report the system bloating is a key warning sign, but a report by the target ovarian cancer charity says that more women would be likely to buy probiotic yoghurt than seek the advice of a gp. britain will not be "plunged into a mad max—style world borrowed from dystopian fiction" after it leaves the eu. that's what the brexit secretary david davis is expected to say in a speech in austria later this morning. he will address business leaders and argue for continued close co—operation between the uk and eu on regulations and standards. let's speak to bethany bell, who joins us from vienna. an

extraordinary use of language, to be talking about mad max, even if he is saying that is not what will happen. it is interesting language. he is also saying... he will also say in his speech that he wants to reassure people babble not be a race to the bottom, as he called it, when it comes to regulation and cutting possible regulations. he says britain will continue its track record of high standards and that, he will say, will help to maintain frictionless trades between the eu and britain aster brexit. —— aster brexit. we do not know how his audience of austrian entrepreneurs will take place and brussels will be listening very carefully for the speech today. there has not been any official austrian or eu reaction yet, but unofficially i understand some will say that if you want

things to stay the same, why are you leaving the eu in the first place? secondly if you want to try to maintain smooth trade and five competition, back could be difficult if britain is rejecting the single market and the customs union at the same time. i should have mentioned the weather. my goodness, i will let you get out of it. thank you, bethany! that could be the weather on the way to us. we will hear that later. a legal battle that could have far—reaching consequences for the so—called gig economy reaches the supreme court today. pimlico pup plumbers is fighting the idea that one of its employees is entitled to employee rights, even though he was employed as a freelancer. this next story literally takes the biscuit explanation at the policeman

from london has allegedly been caught with his hands in the cookie jar. the officer has appeared as a disciplinary hearing accused of stealing a colleague's tin of biscuits. the pc admits taking the treats but says he intended to share them with the team. and thank you for all the many, many biscuit puns. i have not seen any of them acclamation crumbling under pressure, a tough one to digester, taking the biscuit. it goes on and on and on. you are watching breakfast. as we've been hearing this morning, the betting firm william hill has been hit with a £6.2 million penalty package for breaching anti—money laundering and social responsibility regulations. the gambling commission said the company did not do enough to ensure prevention measures were effective. joining us now from our london newsroom is the executive director of the gambling commission, tim miller. tim, thank you for coming on this

morning to discuss this. to go back to the quote from yourselves this morning, systemic failures at senior management level from william hill to protect consumers and prevents money—laundering. what is going wrong at the top of the organisation? whatever decision today showed was that william hill was not putting sufficient resources in place to meet the important obligations to keep crime out of gambling and protect the noble people. that is why we have seen the scale of the penalty today, £6.2 million at least, it could increase depending on whether further people come forward. you had talked about protecting vulnerable people, isn't that an issue across the industry to properly check up on problem gamblers and check where money was coming from? we have very clear rules in place that all gambling operators need to follow to protect potentially vulnerable people. in britain there are around about 2.5 million people either problem gamblers or at risk from developing

a problem, these responsibilities that gambling companies should take seriously. the decision today shows when they do not take those seriously they can face swift and regulation. why do you think william hill did not have the proper checks in place?” think william hill did not have the proper checks in place? i think part of it is focus, being focused on the obligations, on putting the right checks in place, having properly trained staff in place. clearly they we re trained staff in place. clearly they were not focused on that. if william hill are able to do this, i know there is a fine of £6.2 million, but to regulations need to change, do they need to be stuffy rules? we a lwa ys they need to be stuffy rules? we always keep our rules and to review, gambling is a fast changing area with technology making changes happen all the time. our decision today shows that the rules work, if someone does not comply with the rules they will face stiff regulatory action from others. the decision today does notjust send a

clear message to william hill but it sends a message to the entire gambling industry. from a gambling commission point of view, were you surprised to find out that one of the most recognisable names and shop fronts on our high streets in the uk was found to be making money from deposits linked to criminal activity? i think we are surprised that any gambling operator does not ta ke that any gambling operator does not take these responsibilities as seriously as they should. whether it isa seriously as they should. whether it is a big high street name or a smaller operator does not really matter. as a member of the public you should be entitled to the same protection whatever gambling company you use, whether a big name or a small company we will take similar levels of action. are you worried about other firms as well? i think sadly this will not be the last time we will use our powers in this way. hopefully other operators will learn from this but i suspect we will see further cases in the future. if other operators fail in this way we

will take action against them. the ceo of william hill has said we are fully committed to operating a sustainable business that properly identifies risk and better protect customers. we will continue to assist the commission and work with other operators to improve practices in the areas identified. have you seen from william hill a holding up of hands and saying we got it wrong, we will try our best not to do this ain? we will try our best not to do this again? they have worked with us on this, that is positive. what is key, another part of the decision as we require them to carry out an independent audit of policies and processes , we independent audit of policies and processes, we are waiting to see clear evidence from them to show they have learned lessons and made they have learned lessons and made the changes we need, if they do not do that we will hold them to account. how will this affect faith in the industry and more particularly on william hill? trust is really important and in the research we do we are seeing falling levels of trust in the public from the gambling industry. cases like

this do nothing to help. hopefully in response william hill and others can take the action they do to win back public trust. miller, thank you. that is our lead story, get in touch with your opinion on that. i have been giving out the five live e—mail for months! i'm sure that they enjoy receiving our correspondence as well. they read them as well. —— five live. that is the main story. the betting firm william hill are being fined more than six million pounds after an investigation reveals a failure to protect consumers and prevent money laundering. —— £6 million. the number of alleged child sex abuse is reaches a record high, police recorded nearly 65,000 crimes last year. we had snow, a few moments ago, he

on the programme, matt, looking like it is going to get cold for us. very good morning to you, snow on the way. over the past couple of days, feeling of spring in the air, glorious sunrise this morning across herefordshire, seeing the sun today, compare to yesterday. damp ground below, and cloud and rain around, all links to this weather front, now in the north sea, clearer skies to the west, lovely start of the day for the mark banned vast majority, for the mark banned vast majority, for north—east, particularly across shetland, rain close by, outbreaks of rain. —— lovely start of the day for the most part —— vast majority. after a little bit of a frosty start, one or two in scotland and

northern ireland, may not hit 14 degrees, ten, 12, 13 celsius doing very well for this stage in february. bit of a breeze tonight, through the night switches into the north—east, takes the cloud across eastern counties through the day pushes it through the likes of midlands towards wales southwest. temperature chart, these areas stay frost free. southeast, and west of it, mist and fog. frost. lots of sunshine, predominantly dry day, cloud across parts of central southern england could be kicking off, odd spot of light rain, most places will be dry tomorrow. temperatures not quite getting into double figures in most areas, starting to get back down to levels close to it should be for the time of year. still some frost here and there are, little more cloud generally speaking, in the west, producing the odd shower. southerly breeze freshens up. easterly breeze towards east anglia and the

south—east. temperatures 5 degrees, 6 degrees in birmingham, seven in hull. that is the sign of things to come. dry weather, sunny spells. noticed the windscreen and direction. south—easterly winds setting up as this area of high pressure sets its stall out. wind goes clockwise, bringing in pretty windy weather. chilly breeze, overnight frost, cold—weather steps up overnight frost, cold—weather steps upa overnight frost, cold—weather steps up a gear into next week. increasing likelihood we will see temperatures struggled through the week. some snow around. just how cold, temperature chart or tuesday next week, afternoon temperatures, staying subzero, much of europe in that, including ourselves. add on to the fact, cold wind as well, colder than you have felt for some while. chances that some of you will see

snow. winter is not done with us yet. i was thinking of turning down the heating. ours is currently broken, we need to get it fixed. over the last century it's become a battle of the squirrels, with the reds fighting for survival against the greys. now researchers think they've found why the native reds numbers may be declining so rapidly by comparing the two breed's problem solving skills. the test, extracting nuts from a box! professor stephen lea joins us from the university of exeter where they have been creating the hazelnut challenge. i don't know if they were hazelnuts, tell us what the challenge was. well, we do use hazelnuts, actually, because squirrels are very fond of them and they are a major source of food for them. we use two different sorts of problems with them, one is a relatively easy one, the squirrels had to flip open a lid, but they had

to know which leads to flip to get the nuts. the other, the really interesting one, because they have two gets nuts out of what we call a puzzle box, and it is a cunningly devised system, devised by my colleague, from hong kong, in which the easy solution, what looks like the easy solution, what looks like the easy solution, is not the right solution, it does not work. so then they have to try to find the correct solution, which is more obscure. we are watching pictures, just now, and it is absolutely fascinating, watching them, so you found that the grey squirrels had better problem—solving skills? grey squirrels had better problem-solving skills? on average, we put these apparatuses out in the natural environment of the squirrels, for the grey squirrels here on the university of exeter campus, infact here on the university of exeter campus, in fact some of them, in

some cases, close to where i am standing. red squirrels, we don't have them here, so we had to go to the isle of arendt, in scotland, where the national trust of scotland we re very where the national trust of scotland were very helpful in providing us with sites where we could find some red squirrels. —— isle of arran. we put them out whether squirrels are, we set up video camera so we could watch them working, all hours of the day full of all weathers. —— all hours of the day, all weathers. we let them get on with it, and what we find is more and more of the grey squirrels managed to solve the problems than the red squirrels. interestingly, the very best of the red squirrels were better than the best of the grey squirrels. in terms of numbers, in populations, what cou nts of numbers, in populations, what counts is more of you being able to do it. briefly, that could explain

what has happened to the populations of red and grey squirrels? probably pa rt of red and grey squirrels? probably part of the story, a lot of things explain why grey squirrels are such successful invaders, not only here but in other countries, but in general, we think that one of the things that helps species survive in new environments when they have been introduced or managed to get to a new environment is the flexibility that the grey squirrels show, when they try thing and it does not work, they try thing and it does not work, they go and try another thing rather than giving up and going away. we think that is now part of the story. it has been fascinating talking to you, thank you very much indeed. i think ithinki i think i learned a lot there, that is my favourite ever scientist named, pete su chow, fantastic. i

have done some squirrel research, they have four digits on their front limbs, and five on their back limbs. and the back limbs, they can rotate, 180 degrees, so they can climb down trees. fantastic. here on breakfast we often talk about mental health and we cover stories on personal debt but the two problems can go hand—in—hand. new research shows that one in four people suffer from mental illness also have financial problems, could also have financial problems, could a new incentive to freeze interest on debt help those in crisis? they're sometimes called the ugly sisters, depression and debt. they move in a vicious circle. until it can feel like there's no way out. often called a spiral

of disruptive thinking, so you start thinking about the debt, debt collectors, losing your property and your assets, your job, friends, family. you've gotta pay this, you've gotta pay that, when are you paying it, how are you paying it, and you can't... this is lee. he lives with a condition called bipolar disorder and over manic disorders, he worked up over £30,000 of debt. —— manic episodes. what would you say to someone who said this is your responsibility, to pick up the phone and take control of this? when you're in that dark of an episode, it's hard to pick up the phone to my mum and say, hi, mum, i'm really, really struggling. there have been occasions when i've got under the bed and stayed there because it's the safest place i felt. literally under bed ? literally under the bed. not under the duvet? no, under the bed. there's been three instances where it's got to a point where i thought, i don't think i can go on. there's been two of those instances where i came very close. last year, it's thought 23,000

people were being chased for debt while being treated in hospital for their mental health. and today's report is calling on government to give anyone who's in mental health crisis six weeks of breathing space, reading a freeze on interest and debt collection. the report outlines the different ways that depression and anxiety can impact debt. so it talked about people who'd lost theirjobs and then were too poorly to pay their bills. others who'd been sectioned and then came home to find court summons. and there was even an example of someone who try to take their own life after visits from bailiffs. and the breathing space wouldn't make this debt disappear, but it would offer some sense of control. all of the energy suppliers, banks and lenders we spoke to say they're always keen to listen to customers who are struggling. but campaigners say it's essential that changes become law. providers can often be very good if people contact them but that isn't an option for many people

who have an acute mental illness, if you're being hospitalised in a way that you're not functional, calling up your lender might be something that's absolutely impossible for you to do and something you're not thinking about because you're not making the standard logical decisions that you may normally do. now lee's biggest financial headache is saving for his wedding, but he says that might have all happened sooner if he'd been given the space to take control of his debt. nina warhurst, bbc news. you are watching breakfast, time to get the news, the travel and the weather wherever you are watching. we will see you in a moment. a very good morning. we have some

cloud affecting eastern parts of the uk at the moment, for many others that will be more sunshine today than yesterday. enjoyed the sunshine, the cloud across the east is producing a little bit of rain and a lot of that will tend to peter away. as you can see from the satellite imagery where you have black cloud across the east, further west there is a good chunk of clear sky. we keep clear skies across scotland, northern ireland, western parts of north—west england, through wales and the south—west of england. remaining quite cloudy further east, with that there will be some spots of rain which could continue into the afternoon, but gradually that rain peters out. temperatures up to about ten, 11 or 12, not quite as mild as yesterday but pleasant enoughin

mild as yesterday but pleasant enough in the sunshine. this evening and overnight we will see this zone of cloudy weather across the north—east of england and down to the south—west, that is where temperatures will be above freezing. either side that will be a frost taking us into wednesday, temperatures down to —2 minus three. during wednesday, some clouds coming and going across central areas of england and wales. some sunny spells for scotland and northern ireland, a dry day for all of us on wednesday, the temperatures dropping down by one or two mark rutte agrees, about seven to nine. the reason for the dry unsettled weather is this big area of high pressure right across scandinavia, influencing the united kingdom. it has a part to play over the next few days into next week. during thursday, similar to wednesday, clouds coming and going. some uncertainty as to where that will be the bright spells on sunshine from time to time. those temperatures continuing to drop, five to eight

celsius. that is the theme we will see going into the weekend and next week. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. europe's biggest bank scores a huge hike in profits. so has hsbc finally put its troubles behind it? live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 20th of february. hsbc has paid a string of fines for misconduct, ranging from rigging exchange rates to money laundering. now it's hoping for a fresh start as it gets ready for a change of leadership. also in the programme... britain's brexit minister is about to address business leaders in austria — he says there'll be no mad max—style rush to deregulation after leaving the eu.