you go back a decade, i think you can definitely say that the story with the issue did not get the attention it probably deserved at that point and that is something everyone has had to reflect on. james stevenson, thank you. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or appear on the programme, call us on this number: and you can find us on twitter. do have a look at the website. the uk ambassadors summoned to a meeting in moscow and other russian exiles are being contacted to discuss their safety in britain. good morning, it's saturday the 17th of march.

also this morning: police launch a murder investigation after two women are shot dead at a house in east sussex. 100 flights are cancelled and drivers are told to expect disruption as the "mini beast from the east" sweeps in. good morning. it will be a shock to the system for many others today as the system for many others today as the siberian air is returning, bringing issues with ice and snow. there are numerous warnings out, including amber warnings from the met office and i will tell you more about those in around about a quarter of an hour. it is a chilly morning here at twickenham and it will heat up later on. the final round of matches in the six nations championship. ireland could win the grand slam if they beat england. the uk ambassador to russia has been

summoned to a meeting at the foreign minister in moscow. it comes after the kremlin indicated it would retaliate after the prime minister expeued retaliate after the prime minister expelled 23 russian diplomats from the uk. it also comes a fortnight after the nerve agent attack on former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter. let's talk to richard galpin, who is in moscow for us. richard galpin, who is in moscow for us. we understand that the ambassador has arrived at this meeting. yes, he's going into this meeting with senior russian officials in moscow. we know that surrogate lover of sergei lavrov will be here. we also don't know whether there might be other measures. of course, this is an assumption. vladimir putin,

the russian president, has the final say on what exactly is going to happen, and we have known him to pull some surprises in the past. certainly the expectation, as i say, is that there will be expulsions of british diplomats and spies. indeed, all of this happening with the backdrop of the elections. yes. that is right. although the elections, i don't think it is really feeding into the elections, the whole issue of sergei skripal. i think it is maybe the decision to go ahead with this, whatever they will come out with today could help vladimir putin in some respects. if it is a tough response with strong retaliatory measures, then that does feed into the whole narrative that mr putin likes in this sense of being the strong man, the person who is standing up russia against a very aggressive western powers who are trying to mash and eight and box in russia. thanks very much. police investigating the murder

of a russian man in london say they have begun contacting other russian exiles in britain to discuss their safety. forensics teams have continued working at the home of 68—year nikolai glushkov, who was found dead on monday. but police say at this stage —— john mcmanus reports. 68—year—old nikolai glushkov, found dead at his home on this unassuming road in southwest london on monday. but mr glushkov‘s life was anything but ordinary. a post mortem has revealed he was murdered, killed by compression to the neck. unusually, counterterrorism police are leading the investigation because of mr glushkov‘s past. in the 90s he was the director of russian airline aeroflot, but sought political asylum in the uk and was still being sued by russia. —— pursued.

he was friends with russian businessmen boris berezovsky who was found dead in 2013. an open verdict was recorded but mr glushkov believed he had been murdered. the russians who died in the uk water may be suspicious circumstances are being re—examined. some observers believe it is time to join the dots. mr glushkov‘s death fits into a wider pattern of the last 12 years of russian opponents dropping dead across europe. the consequences for the kremlin of this were limited to far too long, the uk response as recently been much stronger, but there's still an awful lot we could do. the former pr executive lord bell a friend of mr glushkov has told the bbc he suspects he was killed after being deemed a traitor by the russian state. police say that at present there is no link between the murder in london and the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury.

but some russian exiles are being contacted about their safety. officers responded immediately when they got a report of a shooting at a house at around 8pm last night. a 35—year—old man has been arrested. the victims were known to be suspect. police say they are not looking for anybody else in connection with the shooting. the met office has issued an amber warning ahead of another cold snap. more than 100 flights have been cancelled ahead of the predicted bad weather, and motorists are asked to avoid trans—pennine roads. almost 1,000 elderly people a day could be admitted to hospital because of falls, by the end of the decade, according to figures seen by the local government association. it has prompted calls for more funding for adult social care. after a fall if someone does not

recover fully they are housebound, they may need to be provided with home help, meals on wheels, and it can also have wider impacts on health, and it is often the case that when a person has a serious fall it is one of the things that precipitate the slippery slope of them becoming housebound. the former deputy director of the fbi has been dramatically fired just hours before he was due to formally retire. andrew mccabe said his sacking had been politically motivated and claimed it was part of a wider effort to taint the fbi. president trump tweeted it had been a great day for democracy. 10,000 -- 10,000 —— tens of thousands of people have been at sea in a northern syrian town as they fight a terrorist group. the un estimates that almost 50,000 people have been displaced in the past few days. reports from the area are that dozens reports from the area are that d oze ns of reports from the area are that dozens of people were killed in air

strikes on friday. a faulty ski lift through people from the seats city mountain resort in georgia. as it malfunctioned, people using it were forced to jump out of their seats to safety in the snow below and those standing nearby were forced to dive out of the way as the last raced towards them. no reason has been given for the fold. three children are being linked for infections that may be linked to the water supply any hospital in greater glasgow. nhs glasgow and greater clout are investigating after discovering that the —— it. perhaps you have a sweet tooth and deep pockets. if so, this may be for you. the world's most expensive chocolate has gone on display in portugal. 0h. sorry. so, it is filled with diamond... this diamond shaped truth is filled with saffron

threads, white truffle, madagascan vanilla, and quartered in 23 carat edible gold. just 1000 are being made. if you want one, if you fancy trying it, the cost will be £6,800. you know, that... it looks very on the rolling. —— underwhelming. i do not have the money, but i do not think i would. ido think i would. i do not want one. i am going to say that, i do not want one. i will make a note. we will look ahead to some of the weather problems. quite a few problems across the uk today. ice and snow predicted. helen has the details in a few minutes. almost 1,000 elderly people a day could be admitted to hospital because of falls, by the end of the decade, according to figures seen by the local government association. the lga says many falls can be avoided and they want more money on measures to prevent them, as marta newman reports. falling over can have a huge impact

on older people, as well as adult social care and health services. it isa social care and health services. it is a common but often overlooked cause of injury. it can lead to considerable distress, pain, a loss of independence and even death. nhs figures show around 300,000 people aged 65 and over were admitted to hospital last year due to falling. the number of fall related hospital admissions is rising year—on—year, and it is expected that by 2021, there will be nearly 1000 new cases every day. around one in five foals are caused by slipping, tripping or stumbling. the local government association says it costs the nhs more than £2 billion per year. the lga, which represents 370 councils in england and wales, the putting more of that money into council services to prevent falls would improve the quality of life of an

ever increasing ageing population. we think the track record of the council programmes that are already in place is showing that we can help many older people stay in their houses for longer, enjoy a healthier life and this is about saving the taxpayer at some money and enhancing their experience. the department of health and social care is say they have dedicated £91; billion in social care funding over the next three years to support local authorities so that comprehensive fall prevention plans can be developed. michelle donnelly—stevenson is a falls prevention adviser and james beaumont is a physiotherapist. good morning to you both. james, give ofan good morning to you both. james, give of an idea of some of the injuries you are seeing. we are seeing that there are more likely to be more older people admitted to hospitalfor be more older people admitted to hospital for treatment. certainly the prevalence of folders

increasing. the sort of things we see our hip fractures being one of the worst ones. mortality, for one year after a hip fracture is still quite high. head injuries, wrist fractures. even going as low down as, you know, knocking people's confidence. they become more housebound. it is a real problem. michelle, you try to do with as a practical level by advising people about this. the statistics tell us more people will have these kind of problems. in practice, what can be to help? what we have currently been running across lancashire is a project funded by lancashire county council called steady 0n. project funded by lancashire county council called steady on. we look at practical tips and advice given to older adults to try to reduce the risk of falling. common day—to—day practical things that we can do. like what? the word steady is an acronym. s is

like what? the word steady is an acronym. sis slippers, like what? the word steady is an acronym. s is slippers, footwear, tablet and medication, the environment, activity and exercise, do you fall and do you have a plan? and i care and keeping on top of that. all of that advice, why is that are now needed as opposed to ten or 15 years ago? as you get older, i mean, we see that you tend to follow and you have described the damage because of bone density, why do we need that advice now?|j damage because of bone density, why do we need that advice now? i think it has always been needed. it is long—standing. it is becoming more awareness is a lot better and looking at protecting, kind of, our older adults and future generations. obviously, as james has older adults and future generations. obviously, asjames has said, we are leading a little bit longer and there are more and it is trying to put yourself in the best position possible. thinking about it early. our project looks at 55 plus. education and the reiteration of the importance of the practical things

we can do to keep as an dependent on the cell care we can provide for ourselves. james, people all or a young are encouraged to be active, so young are encouraged to be active, so the balance between somebody who is ofa so the balance between somebody who is of a certain age, encouraging them to call for walks and quad mobile, at the same time be aware of the potential risk. it is a delicate balance. it certainly is. the research would suggest that anybody over the age of 65 should try to maintain an active lifestyle, and it does say that anybody doing 30 minutes of strength and balance exercises three times per week and going for a walk of about 30 minutes twice a week is going to significantly reduce their risk of having a fall. obviously, you're not going to dig up any sort of unsafe practices, so we would definitely recommend that you get advice and the supervision of services like your local physio department. they

advise you on what you should be doing. and tried to get a sense of, michelle, maybe you can help, is those people who are doing things they shouldn't? overdoing it? somebody in their late 80s trying to go for a walk in the snow? or is this people just... go for a walk in the snow? or is this peoplejust... accidentsjust happen in the home, people doing things they need to do to get to the cooker, or...? things they need to do to get to the cooker, or. . . ? i perfectly understand. what we would both say, and anybody in our position, is that we cannot prevent every fall. it could happen to anybody. we want to reduce the risk as much as possible. we are not think that people are taking too many risks but it isjust remembering things that we can make a difference in. the practical day—to—day, modifiable factors that we could look at to reduce risk, despite her age, in we could look at to reduce risk, despite herage, in all we could look at to reduce risk, despite her age, in all honesty, but we are looking at older adults obviously. thank you, both, forjoining us. we

we re thank you, both, forjoining us. we were talking about being careful. people may need to be careful with the ice? absolutely right. notjust to do this snowy weekend, but warning that already for the ice risk on monday. it is the snow and ice combined that will cause the problems. we are seeing some flurries of snow already. amber warnings led from the met office. this is being sent in from cambridge. we will try to show you some more when the next hour or so. it is cold out bitterly cold. the easterly winds that we had a couple of weeks ago have returned. this time, they will not last as long but very strong, gusty winds. for the west coast of england and wales, a real buffeting going on at the moment. the snow showers are

starting to pack into eastern areas. this is the dividing line for van —— from that milder atlantic to be much eastern area. this will turn progressively to sleet and snow throughout the day. it is falling in the children's at the moment. this will bring the heaviest snow as we go through the day. it is not going to feel warm! 1a degrees in the south east yesterday. three possibly today, if we are lucky. the west will be best for sunshine, the north west of scotland. but if you add on the wind, it will feel better. a real shock to the system. take note, particularly if you're heading out for these sporting events. let's ta ke for these sporting events. let's take a closer look at the amber warnings. part of northern england, lincolnshire, across to the borders of wales we think those showers will penetrate, one after the other. it will not be the only area with the snow, with those across the south east and essex, we will see the largest amount of snow, and then tonight a potential hazard of a more widespread area coming in across southern england and south wales. it could be wintry evening and night

tea m could be wintry evening and night team picture. same sort of areas getting them thick and fast and across southern getting them thick and fast and across southern areas getting them thick and fast and across southern areas and then they started to clump together, if that is the right word. in more organised area of snow, which the uncertainty lies in how far north and east it affects. just a few centimetres will cause significant problems, because it will settle. temperatures widely below freezing. a penetrating frost as well because of the strength of the wind. bitterly cold if you are exposed overnight. tomorrow, still got that bitterly cold, strong easterly wind blowing that snow, but only slowly away, so it is good —— it could be very wintry picture first thing across southern and western areas of the country. elsewhere, still a scattering of showers but easing off in intensity and frequency later in the day as high pressure built into the north. but still cold. it might not be as better on today but very little in it. minus six at better east wind, which will cut off. you have heard

us which will cut off. you have heard us talking about is that this morning. it is a short lived when. we pick up a northerly, not much warmer but it cuts off that really dry, cold air. that biting cold air. it does not believe you to defrost, and therefore the ice, problems, charlie, because it will still be cold overnight. where that's nobody little bit in the march sunshine during the day, it will then of course refreeze the evening and overnight. —— where the snow so is a bit during the night. getting the news and from russia, we understand that the uk ambassador to russia was summoned for a meeting just a few hours ago. the russian foreign ministry says it is causing the british council in russia. news coming through as well. we understand that there will be an expulsion as well. that is by russia, also. 23 people being expelled. the russian foreign ministry says it reserves the right

to ta ke ministry says it reserves the right to take other measures against britain in event of further hostile steps from london. that be imported from the russian foreign ministry. that is coming out of a meeting taking place just in the last few minutes with the british ambassador being called in in moscow, and we will bring you more details from that. we will go to our correspondent in moscow shortly. it is 8:20am. time for you look at the newspapers. historian and braodcaster tessa dunlop is here to tell us what's caught her eye. good morning. we will take a look at what you were looking at in that moment. we will go through the front page this morning. we will start with the daily telegraph. it is saturday. it is taking illegal, of course, at the lead story, the murder probe after a putin critic was strangled. scotland yard has launched an investigation after the announcement that the london businessman found dead had been strangled. at the moment, police not

linking that to the death just around two weeks ago of a former russian agent, a nerve agent having been used in that. on the front page of the daily mail, betrayal beyond belief. this is the green bomber. 18 years ago, he entered britain and questions being asked about why. his foster parents we re asked about why. his foster parents were not told, why the authorities did nothing to try to stop him. the time sticking a look at the story of oxfam being hit by a second sex scandal overheating. looking at the conduct of its staff in the earthquake torn country. the charity put female aid workers and disasters, disaster survivors at risk by keeping a senior employee in the country for over a year after realising he was a sexual predator. and police looking at 12 new cases of child sex abuse related to the

ongoing events in telford, and they are looking at events there. we have been bringing you up—to—date with what has been happening in terms of russia. we understand there are going to be 23 expulsions by the russian foreign ministry and it says it reserves the right to respond to hostile actions by the uk. on the front page of the financial times, examining how our politicians are dealing with this... is it vertical ata dealing with this... is it vertical at a crisis, at least in diplomatic terms? we are certainly in the eye of the storm at the moment. the world watching britain. our controversial foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has controversial foreign secretary, boris johnson, has caught controversial foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has caught the eye of the ft. he inflames row with moscow by claiming vladimir putin ordered the poisoning. this is a step further than theresa may and downing street had not commented on boris johnson saying it was overwhelmingly likely this was authorised by vladimir putin. i mean... talk

about... going outside the lines, almost, yourformer about... going outside the lines, almost, your former foreign secretary. you would expect the prime minister to lead in this insta nce prime minister to lead in this instance but the inference here, certainly from the ft, is loose lipped. we need to hold tight and remain credible. we have this fragile coalition of big leaders standing with us. it has echoes of gavin williamson, the defence secretary, talking of russia's shutting up. it seems like theresa may is surrounded almost by puppets and pretenders, which is a shame, because our prime minister, i think, has handled this crisis very well, and certainly that is the feeling in the daily telegraph. they have at last been able to refer to her as a strong and, well, cradle... thejoke being she is holding a newborn baby and her personal ratings apparently have gone up. 16% of the british public approval of the way she has handled it. that is in comparison

with jeremy corbyn, handled it. that is in comparison withjeremy corbyn, who is sitting on 18% approval, because he has done the exact opposite of borisjohnson. borisjohnson thing there is definitely a link with vladimir putin and jeremy corbyn refusing to explicitly even condemn rush hour, orsay explicitly even condemn rush hour, or say that it is explicitly russia's fault. a very interesting and fractious, actually, what is happening on the british political scene, let alone the response we are expecting from our allies. it is worth reminding people that we are getting news from moscow that 23 diplomats will be expelled. it had been predicted this would be a tit—for—tat situation. we waited quite a few days for this reaction. that is exactly what it is. it is fascinating that have chosen 23 on the nose. of course, the backdrop to this... it is in reaction to the uk included the russian diplomats will be expelled. in a ring. the backdrop is this increased heating up of what

some people are referring to as the cold war because this second murder ofan cold war because this second murder of an exile in london being identified in the police. no connection at the moment to russia but, nonetheless, he was a critic of pigeon's resume. sticking with chilly winds from the east. the were really going for it with the second beast, and referring to labour's been at risk. that is the warning, apparently. we should all know off by heart are yellow, amber and redcoats. they are claiming they will be inches of snow this weekend. we are literally a couple of weeks away from easter. i am meant to be climbing upa away from easter. i am meant to be climbing up a scottish mountain with eight london children and i think... win is this? the first week of april. in fact, win is this? the first week of april. infact, i win is this? the first week of april. in fact, i think the tops are going to be crampons and the specs. helen has told us, and we have been talking to her all morning, lots of people take the advice, there are warnings from highways england about not driving in trans—pennine routes,

helen says they have had snow in june. it is not majorly unusual. helen says they have had snow in june. it is not majorly unusuallj know, but i am hoping that there is a deep defrosting and lots of really warm weather. if you're claiming the peaksin warm weather. if you're claiming the pea ks in scotland, warm weather. if you're claiming the peaks in scotland, it is going to be cold and there will be snow. just be ready. taking nine-year-olds up, i think they might need more than trainers! they will be ok. lots of thick socks. you pick out a story in relation to sugary drinks. how long have we been talking about what to do about the drinks that particularly young people drink a lot of? it was across—the—board, people drink a lot of? it was across—the—boa rd, though. people drink a lot of? it was across—the—board, thoughm people drink a lot of? it was across-the-board, though. it is working, charlie. is it? we have cut back on sugary drinks job in half by one third. there is a rather wonderful quote here that says the reason we have cut back is because "schools treat sugary drinks like arsenic is these days." i always

think it is a terribly middle—class thing to only allow your children to drink water. it is the sign of an attentive mother. some do not even allow squashed. apparently the message is getting through. interestingly, a sugar attacks on fizzy drinks is coming in on the next month. in fact, we have taken the initiative and have not been hit by our pockets. we have recognised that this is something that needs stopped. but we have waited until a time when two thirds of adults and one third of children are in peace —— obese. one third of children are in peace -- obese. indeed, we have. we are still at crisis level. elsewhere, lots of debate about whether to have your scorns with cream on the top or bottom and i wonder whether the cream should be on the scorn at all. maybe it is not the fizzy drinks! the queen has said which way round it should be. the queen likes it was the cream on top. if you go to a buckingham palace garden party... surely you to have been to a couple.

when you have been to one, the queen is on top. i have been but i do not think i have had is gone. ido have had is gone. i do not like scorns. at least use the scorn. because "scoan" is a sign you come from the side. what is wrong with that? —— at least use the scone. just to recap, russia has expelled 23, or is going to, british diplomats in response to the uk expelling 23. it is also holding the activities of the british council across the country in response to britain's measures in response to the poisoning of a former russian double agent and his daughter. the headlines in a few moments. milk hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. first a summary of this morning's main news.

this comes almost a fortnight after the note it and attack. we can talk to richard who is in moscow for us. this news just coming to richard who is in moscow for us. this newsjust coming out to richard who is in moscow for us. this news just coming out literally in the last half hour 20 minutes or so after the uk ambassador was summoned by russia. the news is that russia has expelled diplomat in retaliation. russia is now saying that it will expelled 23 british diplomats, presumably some british spies. they will all be expelled here from moscow. 23 is the exact number that britain said they would expel the number of russian intelligence agents from the uk, so thatis intelligence agents from the uk, so that is absolutely tit—for—tat. they

are saying that the agreement for the consulate in st petersburg, the british consulate in st petersburg will end. finally, they are saying that if britain takes further measures, then russia will do the same. so, we could have a ratcheting up same. so, we could have a ratcheting up of their was further action from the british side. what would be the impact of ceasing operations at the consulate? how quickly will these diplomats be leaving the country? we are still trying to confirm this, but we understand in terms of the expulsion of diplomats, it would be the same as britain, ie within a week. we know that the russian intelligence agents, the 23 of them have to live on tuesday, so we think it is going to be a week period, a period of seven days, which the

british diplomats will now be given. 0k, british diplomats will now be given. ok, richard, of course, lots happening this morning. he will speak to you in half an hour as the story develops. police have launched a murder investigation after two women were shot and killed at a house in east sussex. officers were called to an address in st leonards on sea last night. in st leonards—on—sea last night. a 35 year old man has been arrested. the victims, aged 32 and 53 were known to the suspect. police say they're not looking for anyone else in connection with the shooting. the met office is issuing a amber warning. and ice in much of england and parts of scotland. more than 100 flights to and from heathrow have been cancelled because of bad weather dubbed the minibeast from the east. the former deputy director of the fbi has been dramatically fired, just hours before he was due to formally retire. andrew mccabe said his sacking had been politically motivated, and claimed it was part of a wider effort to taint the fbi. president trump tweeted it had been

a "great day for democracy". it might have been panned by some critics, but huthackman's movie musical ‘the greatest showman' continues to dominate the cinema and music charts — sitting at the top of the uk album chart for 10 weeks. #so # so tell me where do you want to go... # the film is loosely based on the life of circus impresario pt barnum, aka the greatest showman. the only other album that's managed to spend longer at the top spot in the uk in the last 30 years is adele's 21, which managed 11 weeks at the top. those are the main stories this morning. john has got the sport for us this morning. just to cap the sense of occasion applicant to date, as the

end of the six nations, it has started snowing. yes, it has. that'll be interesting. we are going to go live now to twickenham, karen island —— karen island complete the grand slam. boy, it looks cold there, too. yes, iam glad i have got my spring wardrobe on. the snow is falling here at twickenham. it is not very springlike at all. rewind six weeks, john. johnny sexton dropping that drop goal in overtime to beat the french. you just got the feeling that allen had luck on their side when they won that match. they beat italians and they beat the welsh, and then last week, they beat

scotland. scotland have been so disappointing in this championship because they got off to a terrible start. we will come onto them in a moment. what happened to england in paris when they lost against the french. two defeat in a row for england who were going for a hat—trick of titles, here. theyjust seem to be going... backwards. that incredible match against scotland when they lost and then losing against france. can they lose three ina row? against france. can they lose three in a row? if they do, then ireland will not just be in a row? if they do, then ireland will notjust be champions, they will notjust be champions, they will also be grand slam champions, as well. winning the grand slam for only the third time in their history. muted celebrations when they became champions last week, but now it is all about the clean sweep. let's hear from both now it is all about the clean sweep. let's hearfrom both camps now,

starting with the ireland captain. everybody is aware of the significance it has for irish rugby and this group of players. yes, there is nervous energy, but you wa nt to want to put yourself against the best teams. rugby is an imperfect game, so there is every team has a certain areas of weaknesses, and we are going to be good enough to exploit those errors and weaknesses. england have made so many changes, seven in all. ten if you count up some of those positional changes. just the one change for ireland, but it all gets under way in rome. the final round of match. scotland probably finishing third is the best that they can do. wales against the french in cardiff, that be a battle to see who finishes second, but it is the sea islands championship,

and we will see if they can complete the grand slam. it is to 30 pm, here. for wales versus france. thank you, ollie. ifanyone here. for wales versus france. thank you, ollie. if anyone has a coach they can lend him, he will be grateful. great britain are still short of their medals target, on the penultimate day of competition at the winter paralympics in south korea. let's go over to pyeongchang now — and our reporter kate grey can bring us up to date. it looks warmer there than at twickenham. yes, it is fairly warm here, today. the sun was shining and earlier, but it is starting to set. it has been a quiet day for the brits, just two athletes in action. the first was james whitley going in the slalom event. they get to run stand and then it is an accumulation time. it was a very tricky course, an icy way round the polls, and it

isa an icy way round the polls, and it is a tough category, as well. it is one of the toughest category at the paralympic games. he skis without poles, and he skisjust paralympic games. he skis without poles, and he skis just with paralympic games. he skis without poles, and he skisjust with his legs. he crossed the line and finished in tenth position, which is the best result for him at these games. he competed at saatchi, at sochi and finished in 15th. he is deathly improving. there was also action in the nordic skiing. scott meenagh was competed. —— competing. he lost both his legs in an ied explosion in afghanistan. his main goal is beijing in four years' time. he will look to build on his experience here in south korea. the home nation have won their first gold of these games. that is the first winter paralympics gold that they have one. huge celebrations for they have one. huge celebrations for

the host nations, but with regards to britain, they are one medal of their targets, they have five overall and they will have it after tomorrow as it goes into alpine skiing. thank you, kate. you will have two wrap up warm today if you are going to a football match. there is premier league action. danny is here to tell us what is on football focus later. we have got fa cup coming up today. we have got eight teams left. leicester against chelsea with kolo canto. if you saw pa rt chelsea with kolo canto. if you saw part one ofjose mourinho's press conference, yesterday... the 12 minute rant. it is worth watching. interesting to see how he would

react if you saw another manager defending his team... i am confused. normally what they do is some of it is available on that day, and the rest ca n is available on that day, and the rest can be used the rest of the week end. 12 minute rant could be used yesterday, but there is more. that is where he says, why they were good, why we shouldn't be surprised that manchester united has gone out. he really goes for it and it is worth watching. we are also looking at wigan who are ticking on southampton. we will show you a little but of that, now. if you could choose, winning the fa cup or getting a promotion, you as a manager, right there, which one would you prefer to achieve? you've tested me there without a shadow of a doubt. all the questions previously have been about if we could get to the semifinal.

you've tested me now. i think them fa cup days are that special that if we could even dream of that, but the main objective is to be promotion. if we were lucky enough to get to the semifinal... we might change! that is what it means to be in web between the fa cup and the promotion. we have got a nice peach withjurgen klopp promotion. we have got a nice peach with jurgen klopp and promotion. we have got a nice peach withjurgen klopp and logan. alex mccarthy she has gone back to believes scotland manager. he is on the show, as well. i have got a question related to the news. all the stuff relating to russia, the comments about the england manager. there is a meeting about how concerned some of the players are about going out there. i think that will be quite interesting. about going out there. i think that will be quite interestinglj about going out there. i think that will be quite interesting. i think it'll be really in sting to keep an

eye on. originally, you think, it is never going to happen. but now, more people are mentioning it, at some point it has got to become a serious discussion from a safety point view. and forfans, discussion from a safety point view. and for fans, as well. but the fans would have thought twice about going to russia in the first place, and now there is an extra element of care and now there is an extra element of ca re and concern now there is an extra element of care and concern about going yourself or taking your family. it isa yourself or taking your family. it is a big talking point for next week. thank you, dan. the year at midday. -- see you at midday. it was a frustrating evening for hibernian as they missed the chance to go third in the scottish premiership. hibs went ahead in the second minute, had their keeper sent off not long after, and held out until the final stages when chris kane equalised for stjohnstone. a former dairy farmer landed his

first gold cup, yesterday. the cheltenham gold cup is one of the biggest racing events of the year — and we got a contest which lived up to that billing. it was, literally, a two horse race with native river holding off the favourite might bite. that gave jockey richard johnson his second gold cup triump — and a first for trainer colin tizzard. venus williams has been knocked out in the semi—finals at indian wells by the 20—year—old russian daria kasatkina — and what's remarkable is that russian daria kasatkina — kasatkina has beaten four grand slam champions on her way to the final — sloane stephens, caroline wosniacki, agelique kerber and now williams, all brushed aside. she'll take on naomi osaka ofjapan, after she knocked out the world number one simona halep. that is all your sport, for now. we will have more later. tens of thousands of pensioners and low income families could be putting their homes at risk if they do not sign up for a new scheme to help them pay their mortgage interest. but the government revealed this week that only one in ten of those who get the help have agreed to the new system. that could leave 90,000 at risk.

paul lewis has been looking at the new figures. morning, will you expended for us. irma if you get long—term sick, or you reach pension age, and you get means you reach pension age, and you get m ea ns tested you reach pension age, and you get means tested benefits, then you can get some of the interest paid on... the governmentjustifies it by saying that that is cheaper by it has been like that since the start of the welfare state. it is a 70—year—old scheme, and from april eight is changing completely. that is just eight is changing completely. that isjust in three eight is changing completely. that is just in three weeks' time. all of these payments will just is just in three weeks' time. all of these payments willjust stop unless these payments willjust stop unless the individual has signed up to turn them into a loan, and they have to ta ke them into a loan, and they have to take positive action, they have to make a phone call, and sign a document said that it is a lawful

loa n document said that it is a lawful loan set against their home, and if they don't do that, then they will no longer get help with their mortgage, and the government have just revealed this week that only about 10,000 out of more than 100,000 have actually signed up for this loan, so the other 90,000 are in real danger. well, it is a real risk, because we are talking about people's homes. we are, and the lenders will notice the payment hasn't arrived. they will get in touch, that could take two or three months, whilst the debt is clocking up, and these people who are on very restricted incomes will find it very ha rd to restricted incomes will find it very hard to make that up, and eventually, if they don't make any arrangements, then they do face the risk of repossession, although that would be a long way down the tracks. you don't have to accept the loan, but it is probably the best deal there is. it isjust but it is probably the best deal there is. it is just the same as now except it will be a debt when you sell off home. there are other

things, you might get family or friends to help, but that could be more expensive. all of those things are possible, but they should simply find the form and get —— sign the form and get this loan, and it could save their home. and i guess it is so often with your messages, paul, that it so often with your messages, paul, thatitis so often with your messages, paul, that it is the worst thing to ignore it. it is unusualfor that it is the worst thing to ignore it. it is unusual for benefit changes, but with this one, you have got to try and agree to, otherwise it will be much worse, and that is what is different about this, and thatis what is different about this, and that is probably the reason why only one in ten have completed the action. we will be speaking to the minister later on money box, and asking him what he plans to do about this. it is a problem and they will not want to see many people on benefit finding their work home at risk. it will cost them a lot more. thank you so much. money box, and bc

radio 4 at midday. with the impact of tv programmes like blue planet — we are more aware of the need to recycle than ever before. but when it comes to what can and can't be recycled, there is a lot of confusion. that lack of clarity can result in entire bags of recycling being rejected and sent to landfill, according to research carried out by the british science association. simon ellin is the head of the uk recycling association and joins us now. that situation we outlined before about if you don't do it correctly, and it is contaminated, it will go to landfill. that is the worst of all the outcome, isn't it? it is. and it is such a... it should be such an easy concept, but we just don't seem to get it quite right, and it is something in the region of 20% of material that goes into our recycling bins, at home, is

contamination. and not only does that mean that that material is not sackable, a taxi contaminates the other materials that are in there. would you like to explain the contamination in this context kayes let me give you an example. if you put ina let me give you an example. if you put in a tomato sauce bottle that is still full of tomato sauce, that then leaks still full of tomato sauce, that then lea ks out still full of tomato sauce, that then leaks out and it can go all of your cardboard, paper, and it can contaminate that. it renders it an recycla ble. contaminate that. it renders it an recyclable. so, —— an recyclable. paper napkin that you have thrown away, a bit of something on that. absolutely. how do you find out. more of us are recycling. the bins are getting bigger and bigger. more of us are recycling. the bins are getting biggerand bigger. how is that details of the doubt? that is that details of the doubt? that is the difficulty that we have, and it is about education, and it is

about getting the supply chain right. it should be very, very simple. the people that are designing and selling the manufacturers, do retailers and the supermarkets, if they design it for recyclability, it is labelled properly and then we have a proper system at the household to recycle, and almost unbelievably we have almost 350 different recycling system in the uk, so it gets very confused. it should be very simple. it should be a recyclable product thatis it should be a recyclable product that is labelling and you have a proper then. but we don't get it right. there is far too many systems. far too many different terminals. as we say that... sorry for interest opting flashbacks or if interrupting. simple yes or no, plastic bags, can you recycle them? generally, no. some councils will, some councils won't. isn't that

interesting, because you are the expert and you have to qualify it. it is. even i can't say categorically in every place it is not workable. aerosols? yes, definitely yes. very, very easy to recycle. great product. it goes in with your account and your metals. it is mixed, with everything else. envelopes with windows. these are the ones you get from councils. yes, or no? rip out the window and absolutely yes. c can't recycle the window? no. but, the envelope itself is recyclable. here is the last one for you, kitchen roll. what do you do with it? an recyclable. the firebug quality isn't very good. we

don't get any yield out of it. wave nature it is used to mop up food and other things, and we don't want that in the recycling. again, cross contamination. what noise should be give our guest for his performance on the programme? i thought we had control over the noises, i was going to give you a take, but we can't do it, apparently. we don't have that ability. that is a step too far, this morning. simon, thank you so much. i am this morning. simon, thank you so much. iam not this morning. simon, thank you so much. i am not sure that anybody is going to give helen a big take for what she is about to deliver this morning, but i am sure you will deliver bad news well. it is quite serious weather at the moment. even ahead of that, we are seeing from snow and ice issues, for example, behind me, this picture has

been sent in this morning for north yorkshire. quite a covering of snow, i think you will agree, here. the reason for the switch in our weather is because we have the atlantique wins through the week. the high pressure has slipped into scandinavia, and strong and gusty wind is pushing in. the showers are pushing farther westward, and we have got the remnants of the weather front. it is turning to snow. not a great deal of snow, but certainly enough to give us some issues, and the showers packing in behind and they are of more concern because they are of more concern because they are of more concern because they are heavier, as they are coming into the same area. it will not be warm. only is freezing on these coast. it will be a shock to the system as you might have heard me say, this morning. let's have take a look at the amber warning areas. where we think we will see the most

snowfall. not ruling out other areas seeing some snow, but this is where it could pile up very significant coverings. then a possibility that overnight will see a larger area of snow moving in across the southern pa rt snow moving in across the southern part of the uk, and that is where... let me fill you in on the detail. as you can see the charts, here. possibly starting to form into a longer spell of snow. several centimetres in many areas, notjust the hit and miss a showers, and still around tomorrow morning, and settling. the air is so—called, temperatures will be below freezing. sunday dawns on a grey note for most of us, and possibly a winter wonderland across southern and western areas. that snow will be blowing around. in those near gale

force winds. just a bit of rain offshore, but another really cold day for this time of year. temperatures well below average, and even more so, those on the mac three, on the thermometer, this is how it will feel if you are —— those on the mercury, this is how it will feel. that doesn't mean we don't still have a risk of eyes, because what has fallen will continue to freeze, and if it melt in the march sunshine by day, it will freeze again. very cold air across us this weekend. bitterly cold, amber warnings in force, but before that, we have got some snow and some ice issues, so please stay tuned for the forecast. thank you very much. we will chat to you. with its being so—called, you what's been warned to leave, wouldn't you fish chips? fish

supper? to bt? is that what you call it? idid supper? to bt? is that what you call it? i did call it that, but a p pa re ntly it? i did call it that, but apparently some people say that. curry sauce or mushy peas? probably, if it was a fish and chip shop, salt and vinegar would be the thing. no vinegar from and vinegar would be the thing. no vinegarfrom me, and vinegar would be the thing. no vinegar from me, always and vinegar would be the thing. no vinegarfrom me, always mushy peas. most of us choose cod or haddock. but the latest ‘good fish guide' says we should be eating "dab and chips" or other sustainable british fish. but what are the chances of us cooking unusual varieties? bernadette clarke is from the marine conservation society, and simon wood is a former winner of masterchef and restaurant owner: sta rt start as off with, a lot of people have got the message by now about cod. people have possibly thought about other things. we are moving on about other things. we are moving on a bit more, now. we would recommend that people move on from the top five. cod, haddock, tuna, salmon. in

terms of more sustainable choices. which one should we have now?m terms of more sustainable choices. which one should we have now? in our latest ratings update. this is our good fish died. we have a list of around a0 choices, and we have cherry picked a list of ten best choices which include local and sustainable... give us the top three? dab megrum sole. we tend to use macro which is sustainable. halibut. we have got other things in there. it depends what is fresh and achievable to pick up. how opened

you think customers are two new fish? there are still in a lot of people who are quite funny about this. they like and almost planar tasting fish, not as adventurous.” think they do. our kind of customers, our menu is blind, so we can serve whatever is good at the time. people will try new things if it is put in front of them. maybe they are a bit intimidated about how to cook them. what we have got in front of us is a macro. what else have we got, some crab meat, in there, and some haddock. michael is one of the one that we should be using more. yes, macro is very sustainable, but we export a lot of it to the continent, where we could be eating more in the uk. give us a cute to —— a clue here. if you go to the supermarket, and you ask for

some of the products, you might not find them, and price—wise, they going to be relatively expensive. because that absolutely have an impact on whether people in practice and on an everyday sense will eat and on an everyday sense will eat and buy those sorts of this. certainly, taste, familiarity and price are some of the main drivers of the fish that we buy. supermarkets, that is where we buy 90% of ourfish, supermarkets, that is where we buy 90% of our fish, so supermarket in some respects govern what we eat. they do supply the top five, but thatis they do supply the top five, but that is not to say that there is any less tha n that is not to say that there is any less than the underutilised species. the top five are those that you are recommending. no, the salmon, the cod... recommending. no, the salmon, the cod. . . that recommending. no, the salmon, the cod... that is part of the problem. iam cod... that is part of the problem. i am already forgetting some of the names that you are mentioning. if you are looking for one of those, are you going to find them? you will

certainly find macro, dab, kohli, pick one, reasonably priced. i would go simply with macro. it is the most readily available, the most familiar for people, i think. a little bit of oil in the pan, skin side down. to most of the cooking on the skin side. little bit of butter, squeeze of lemon. that is as simple as it gets. unfussy, clean cooking. do you want to just finished a break for us. it goes anywhere with its dues, beetroot, orange. it is a really good dish. that is something that you can do quite easily, at home. thank you so much. stay with us, headlines are coming up.