hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the west waits for moscow's retaliation to the biggest mass expulsion of russian diplomats since the cold war. the united states, australia and more than 20 other countries leave russia out in the cold following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. good morning, it's tuesday the 27th of march. also this morning: the pressure mounts onjeremy corbyn to take stronger action to deal with anti—semitism within labour. jeremy corbyn seeks an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss their concerns about the rise of anti—semitism in the labour party. good morning, where in york where one chocolate manufacturer says they reduce the amount of sugar without affecting the flavour too much and

without adding sugar. does it sound too good to be true? i'll be finding how they do it and what the future holds for one of our favourite industries. in sport, australia's cricketers move on from cape town as investigators move in, but were they ball—tampering during the ashes? one former england captain says he's pretty sure they were. and a head for heights is a must for this spring cleaning job. we'll be live at cheddar gorge as it's given a facelift in time for easter. and carol has the weather. hello! good morning. a cloudy start to the day and a band of rain moving north and east, clearing the east, lingering in the north—east of scotla nd lingering in the north—east of scotland and behind it, brighter skies but also a few showers. more in15 skies but also a few showers. more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol, see you a bit later on. good morning. first, our main story. russia says it will retaliate after 23 countries joined britain in expelling diplomats over the salisbury nerve agent attack. the global response, from nations including the united states, germany and france, came after the uk said it was highly likely that moscow was behind the poisoning of sergei

and yulia skripal. jane—frances kelly reports. there is very much a chill in the air in moscow as it weighs up its options following the unprecedented round of expulsions from the uk's eu and nato allies. more than 20 countries have shown their support. america has ordered 60 russian diplomats to leave, including some it accuses of being intelligence officers. european allies, canada and australia have also told dozens of russians to go in response. the uk's foreign secretary, boris johnson, said other countries have simply had enough. the reason why you seen this outpouring of revulsion about what russia has done is that so many other countries in the last ten years have now experienced, if not an attempted

assassination on their soil with nerve agent, they've experienced provocations of one kind or another. they've had disruptions of their elections, cyber warfare, all kinds of russian aggression and no i'm behaviour. in recent years, russia's annexed crimea, and of action widely condemned as a legal. it took part in armed intervention in eastern ukraine in what was seen asa in eastern ukraine in what was seen as a bid to destabilise the country. in the uk the rest are getting continues into the use of nerve agent on the streets of salisbury. moscow denies it had anything to do with it and reacted angrily to america's wholesale expulsions. translation: what the united states of america are doing today is destroying what little remains in terms of russian—american relations. i'd like to add that the entire responsibility for the consequences of that destruction lies on america. russia has vowed to retaliate.

the question now will be how far will putin go? will it be simple tit—for—tat measures as indicated or something perhaps more far reaching to show he's not going to be pushed around. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. overnight, australia became the latest country to expel russian diplomats. our correspondent hywel griffith joins us from sydney. hywel, what did the australian prime minister malcolm turnbull say about this decision? please use pretty strong language, accusing russia of a brazen criminal attack in salisbury earlier in the month saying that was an attack on the sovereignty of every nation —— he's used. australia wants to be standing shoulder to shoulder with the uk. it expelled to diplomats which it accused of being unregistered intelligence officers, basically spies —— two. they've been told they have seven days to get out of the country. australia expects

repercussions, probably to diplomats in the other direction, but it wants to send a message, only to diplomats being sent away, but it says there isa being sent away, but it says there is a growing force of countries standing up to russia, it accuses russia not just of standing up to russia, it accuses russia notjust of this attack but a pattern of bad behaviour over recent yea rs. pattern of bad behaviour over recent years. australia has sanctions against russia over crimea, it accuses it of cyber security breaches, infiltration in the french and us elections and brexit. although the diplomatic impact is pretty small, the message is pretty big. we will wait to see what russia will do in retaliation against the uk, the us and australia, but the message has been sent to them. thanks very much for that. strong words from malcolm turnbull, the australian prime ministers. more on that throughout the programme. “— more on that throughout the programme. —— the australian prime minister. jeremy corbyn is seeking an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss anti—semitism in the labour party. last night he issued a new apology

for any pain and hurt that's been caused. the letter tojewish groups came ahead of a public protest demanding action from the labour leader. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. jonathan, has this new apology helped diffuse the situation at all? as far as those angry of the failure from jeremy corbyn to tackle anti—semitism within labour, it could be a start at best and you only have two see the strength of feeling at the protests in westminster last night to see how big a problem it is, hundreds of people were in parliament square behind me demonstrating against what they see as the problem of anti—semitism within labour and jeremy corbyn‘s baillieu to tackle it. luciano berger, the chair of jewish labour, said it has become a stain on the conscience of the party and another protester said it was time to drain the cesspit. other figures are weighing in, tony blair

has had his say, saying while he believes jeremy corbyn has had his say, saying while he believesjeremy corbyn is not himself anti—semitic, those around himself anti—semitic, those around him and the leader don't understand the seriousness of the problem and he says it is time for him to act. margaret hodge, the senior labour backbencher, has posted on facebook that the time has come for another enquiry into anti—semitism within labour. jeremy corbyn has apologised for the pain caused by anti—semitism within parts of the labour party, as you say, and pledged to redouble his effo rts you say, and pledged to redouble his efforts to end the anxiety caused by it, as he put it. there are many mps and members and doubtless labour voters waiting to see how exactly he intends to do that. jonathan, thank you, stay out of the rain as well! thank you! ministers are being urged to take stronger action to protect people who have been victims of sexual harassment at work. the equality and human rights commission says it's uncovered truly shocking examples of abuse in the workplace. it's recommending measures which include a new statutory code of practice for employers,

and a ban on non—disclosure agreements in certain circumstances. media reports are suggesting a senior officialfrom north korea, perhaps even leader kim jong—un, is visiting china. these pictures show heavy security around the state guest house in beijing, where some high level foreign visitors stay when they visit the city. there's been no official response to the reports, and they've not been covered by chinese or north korean state media. but if a visit is underway, it would be a significant diplomatic development. a security guard is among 5 people arrested after a fire in a russian shopping centre killed at least 64 people. investigators say there were serious violations at the mall, including blocked exits and an alarm system which was switched off. ten people are still listed as missing after the fire on sunday, many of the victims were children. if you luck at the papers this

morning there is really stories of pa rents morning there is really stories of parents trying to get their children out of the fire —— if you look at. lots of people looking to try and get their kids out but the fire alarm wasn't there. a british yachtsman has gone missing during a round—the—world race after falling overboard in the southern ocean during gale force winds. john fisher, who is originally from southampton, but now lives in australia, was competing in the volvo ocean race. the rest of the crew was unharmed and were helping coordinating a rescue effort with chilean search and rescue authorities. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to get more money for the search. the home office says it will provide the metropolitan police with further funding. the three—year—old vanished from the family's holiday apartment in the algarve in may, 2007. a new study suggests grammar schools are no better in terms of pupil achievement than other state funded secondary schools. researchers at durham university found the academic performance of selective schools is largely due to the background of the children they admit. the department for education says it wanted to give parents greater

choice when it comes to picking the school that's right for them. why should a national school system try and avoid children in this way? if it had been the case that grammar schools were doing better, why should only some children be allowed to go to them? that's not what a secretary of state should be doing, they should be creating a system where it doesn't matter where you live all which actual state system you go to, you'll get a good education anyway. —— or which. the funeral of an raf veteran who died without any close family, was attended by hundreds of mourners yesterday after an appeal on social media. former airman kenneth white, from st ives in cambridgeshire, died aged 84 in december, but little else was known about him. kate bradbrook reports. it's not the sort of send—off kenneth white would have imagined. the raf veteran died at the age

of 84 with no known family, but has he made his finaljourney today, hundreds of people made sure he wouldn't make it alone. i know he served in the royal air force regiment and i know he served for about half a dozen years or so but, apart from that, he was just another person who served in the royal air force and served his country with great pride. it's believed kenneth whitejoined the raf as a gunner in 1952 but little else is known. those attending his funeral today hadn't met him and didn't know what he looked like. people have come great distances to show that love and support for somebody. that's a really moving thing, but in the service, we made sure that there was a time to reflect on those who do die alone and who don't have that level of support. today, a civilian population turned out as well as the military. the military is a family but equally, we like to let the military know that people do appreciate what they do as well. no—one is going down on their own.

they will always have us here with them. those leaving a packed to service paying tribute to a man they never knew, but will remember. kate bradbrook reporting there. a rather lovely, touching news story. lovely! we are still talking about the fallout with the aussies. on the radio last night michael tufnell —— michael vaughan and phil tufnell —— michael vaughan and phil tufnell did an hour on the repercussions at the time and what should be done now. so many elements to it. how are the teams cheating and in what other ways are they doing it? it opens up a pandora's box. it's the thing with sport, we've been talking about it with tues we've been talking about it with tues and drugs in sport, people are pushing the boundaries and at what point is what you're doing a legal

and at what point are you pushing the boundaries and getting away with things? that is a grey area. it's an interesting discussion, where you draw the line and at what point is it ok to stand on that line to throw your toe in the water. the whole ball tampering business, which australia have been involved with, ball tampering has been going on for years, since the dawn of cricket, people have tried to change the condition of the ball but what sets this apart is the captain and the vice captain have admitted to cheating and that's the key thing here, they've come out and said what we've done is wrong and that's what sets this apart. the investigators have been moving in. cricket australia investigators have moved into the cape town hotel where the players were staying during their third test defeat to south africa. this was them arriving, as you can see. that is nathan lyon, the spinner. this is interesting, we will hear from spinner. this is interesting, we will hearfrom michael spinner. this is interesting, we will hear from michael vaughan later on. he has said he is pretty sure that

the australian were tampering with the ball in the ashes this winter. that was cameron bancroft putting sugarin that was cameron bancroft putting sugar in his pocket. defending champion johanna konta is out of the miami open, she lost in three sets to venus williams in the fourth round, konta suffered with a muscle spasm in her back during the match and said her body didn't adapt to the conditions. ryan giggs' second match in charge of wales ended in defeat. his side were beaten 1—0 by uruguay in the final of the china cup. it was a tight affair in nanning but an edinson cavani goal won it for the south american side. and england face italy tonight at wembley. it's their final game before gareth southgate names his world cup sqaud for russia. but the manager says those that haven't featured this week, including injured midfielder jack wilshere, do still have a chance of making the squad. running out of time to make an impression but places up for grabs, he isn't100% on who will go and who will be on the plane, so a big chance to stake your claim tonight. exciting stuff. can't wait for the

world cup! with you hang around for the papers? i will. world cup! with you hang around for the papers? iwill. it is world cup! with you hang around for the papers? i will. it is miserable out, but of course carol has the details on the weather! here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. a cloudy start. a band of rain across the middle of the uk. clear for most of us. behind that, cloudy, but brightening up. breezy as well. sunshine. yesterday in south—east england, the temperature hit 14.5. today, 14. a fairly cloudy start. brightening up in northern ireland. the rain went through the night. the front responsible for the rain is continuing east, pivoting across scotland. the wind will strengthen here. for most of us, a breeze. for most of this morning, a

slow progress from the rain. lingering in north—east scotland. as the wind picks up, adding to the cold. further showers in the west. starting to see the cloud break up in wales in south—west england and into the south—east, part of the midlands, for example. temperature—wise, apart from the north—east where it is cold, pretty good shape for this time of year. this evening and overnight, we have rain ensconced in the north—east of scotland. some showers, some of which are wintry in the north—west, in scotland and northern ireland and northern england, clear skies with pockets of frost. then the complicated bit. low pressure not far away from the south—west of england. what we think will happen is around this, bringing in showers. some will be wintry. especially above 300 metres. wales, the midlands, and studied at lower

levels in those same areas and towards lincolnshire. —— sleet. a cold night. through tomorrow, low pressure with us, still bringing up showers. hill snow. at lower levels, more likely to be sleet. some hail towards the south—east. brightening up towards the south—east. brightening up tomorrow, especially in the west of the uk, with sunshine coming through. one thing you will notice compared to today, it will feel much colder. and as we head on into thursday, a ridge of high pressure. a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine as well, especially in parts of northern england, through scotland, and initially in northern ireland. low pressure close by. we still have this array of showers. some snow on the hills. lower levels, rain and hail. if you are travelling on good friday, low pressure will be across us. showers.

snowy, especially in scotland. a fairly wet day. temperature—wise, you will not be writing postcards home. at best, around ten. back to you, dan and lou. i found the picture you are looking for.l you, dan and lou. i found the picture you are looking for. a nice rainbow. carry on, then. a beautiful rainbow. carry on, then. a beautiful rainbow on the front page. this was taken... and this is no filter, by the way. john kane, the man who took this. this is in wales. trying to find out where it is. tallylin lake. sorry if that is the wrong pronunciation. he says i am a keen photographer but do not know where to start with photoshop. that is what it looks like. the newspapers. the times. the demonstration yesterday. demonstrators gathering at parliament square, many carrying

these posters, enough is enough. and these posters, enough is enough. and the main story about the world uniting and expelling russian diplomats and spies and more than 20 countries announcing that they were banishing russian intelligence offices yesterday. the guardian a bit dishevelled. russian diplomats in the us and europe expelled as uk allies turn the screw. pictures from some of the protesting yesterday outside parliament about anti—semitism and the labour party, which we will discuss this morning. and putin the pariah. that is how they put it. in this picture is of nottingham. overcrowded accident and emergency. 15 hours. the mail, talking about the protest. enough is

enough, jeremy corbyn. in the front page of the express. also talking about the expulsion of the russian diplomats. quite a few of the papers have some of the australian fallout. the front page of the telegraph is asking if darren lehmann will quit after the ball tampering scandal. there is a suggestion he could. he denies having knowledge about the cheating. investigators have arrived. there are suggestions in the back pages of the times they will face lengthy bans, steve smith and others. it is interesting. talking about the dark arts and ball tampering. this is not the first time this has gone on. there are other ways they have tried to change the condition of the ball which causes it to swing in the air and makes it hard to back against. superglue on their badge, their trousers, and when it dries, it is abrasive. rubbing it on your zip on

your trouser, which changes the shape. and some have been chilling mints on the field. it is ok to use saliva on the ball. you cannot touch a mint in your mouth and then the ball. what will they do, search them? you talk about changing rules. what will players do, have pockets searched? they are saying it happens a lot in county cricket. one inside page. i don't normally do this. there's so many stories about the fire in russia. devastating stories. the telegraph. you can get a sense this is the inside of the shopping mall. a sense of the devastation it has caused. desperate stories of

pa rents has caused. desperate stories of parents trying to find children. quick one from new zealand. ed sheeran is playing this weekend over easter. is that a neural? they paid for a neural, which some people are annoyed about. —— mural. using public money to celebrate a nonlocal artist and does not need the publicity. but some people in new zealand are happy he is there. he says he wants to play somewhere normal performers do not go. he is from ipswich and no one went their exit from elton john. —— from ipswich and no one went their exit from eltonjohn. —— except for. and he had gone is with the prime minister of new zealand. doing his best to fit in. excellent. umm... it is just that a dog with a bone, isn't it? from the pomp and patriotism of the marching bands at the trooping of the colour to the haunting strains of the solo bugle playing the last post,

the soundtrack to britain's military history is known the world over. for more than 160 years, the army's musicians have trained in twickenham, but that is all set to change, as breakfast‘s tim muffett went to find out. since 1857, more than 20,000 army musicians have trained here. since 1857, more than 20,000 army musicians have trained herelj since 1857, more than 20,000 army musicians have trained here. i think people just musicians have trained here. i think peoplejust think musicians have trained here. i think people just think musicians turn up and they play and it is somehow morphed into their psyche. they do not realise the preparation that goes on behind the scenes to bite the ministry of defence has announced that by 2020, the hall in south—west london will be sold as pa rt south—west london will be sold as part of a property review. the music will continue, but it does not know where. it will not be on this site. we need to record the history of the actual people involved. so a huge archive project has begun. interviews with veterans are being

recorded. more veterans are being urged to get in touch and take part. 0k, urged to get in touch and take part. ok, my name is stuart marsh... it is a line in the sand moment and an opportunity to capture this information. it is a combination of the music at the uniforms, and it is something that we do that nobody else around the globe can even compete with. the royal military school of music owes its existence to an embarrassing incident involving queen victoria. different army bands had been brought together to perform the national anthem in honour of queen victoria's birthday, but it regiment had a different conductor and played a different arrangement. the result was a com plete arrangement. the result was a complete and harmonious mass, and the queen was not amused. —— unharmonious. so a centre of excellence was established. musicians musicians now perform at more than 3000 events a year. the

next big one is the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the archived in is also recording different types of military music. —— archive team. it was once a key way of communicating. so, which was that bugle sound ? way of communicating. so, which was that bugle sound? that was a charge call. so that means dinner is ready. that means dinner is ready. call. so that means dinner is ready. that means dinner is readym call. so that means dinner is ready. that means dinner is ready. it is time to eat. the hope is older vetera ns time to eat. the hope is older veterans will come forward and perform the music they remember. the bugle calls, there's over 100 of them. how many of those oh no now by military soldiers? it is essential to capture that. they were being used on the battlefield in the korean war. what is the most difficult to play? perhaps not technically challenging, but the last post, because of the sense of history and gravitas and sense of importance, it is the most

difficult. one chapter of military history is about to end. neller hall will be gone, but not forgotten. tim muffett, abc news. such a well—known, piercing, haunting bit of music. you're watching breakfast. still to come: we're taking a look at the amount of sugar in ourfood, and what manufacturers are doing to reduce it. nina is at a factory for us in york this morning. you can see what they make their. it is chocolate. good morning. you are making me hungry. we are all trying to cut down on sugar to be this is not helping the big nestle say they have introduced a product that is 30% lower in sugar. —— helping. it it has no artificial sweeteners. you area it has no artificial sweeteners. you are a dietician. it sounds too good to be true. is this good news?m

are a dietician. it sounds too good to be true. is this good news? it is good progress. given given the scale of the obesity epidemic, this is a good move in a right direction. but there is much more to be done. —— given. i will look at what more can be done by nestle. and i will see what other companies are doing. and i will take one for the team with the all—importa nt taste i will take one for the team with the all—important taste test. but for now, it is time for the news, travel, and weather, wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. a teacher from east london who tried to radicalise more than 100 children at two schools and a mosque in barking is due to be sentenced later. umar haque was found guilty earlier this month of plotting terror attacks. the 25—year—old planned to use guns and a car packed with explosives to hit high—profile targets in the capital, including the houses of parliament. he will be sentenced alongside two helpers. plans to improve the safety of minicab users could see drivers

having to take an advanced driving test. it's one of a range of measures included in a 12—week consultation by transport for london aiming to raise standards across the industry. tfl want more robust background checks on drivers and will also consult on clearer signs in minicabs so passengers can raise complaints. the duchess of cambridge is to become a royal patron of the v&a museum in south kensington. in a series of tweets, the palace revealed it will see the duchess furthering her interest in the visual arts, photography, and design. she's already patron to 14 organisations including the national portrait gallery and the natural history museum. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, bethnal green station is closed due to a staff shortage. there are minor delays on the piccadilly line between acton town and uxbridge. that's due to a signal failure. there's a good service on all other lines. on the trains: a points failure at wimbledon station is causing delays of up to half an hour on south western railway. there are also delays and possible

cancellations on great northern because of overhead wire problems at alexandra palace. in barking, an accident on the lodge avenue flyover is blocking the a13 ripple road coming into town. traffic's queuing back to ferry lane. let's have a check on the weather now with now with kate kinsella. good morning. a rather grey and damp damp start this morning. outbreaks of rain. some quite heavy. gradually clearing. dry and bright in the afternoon. the rain will clear eastwards. showers to follow. a legacy of cloud. it will start to thin. the cloud might break and then sunshine. temperatures getting up to amy sunshine. temperatures getting up to a my old 14 degrees. overnight, chilly. —— mild. some cloud. the

risk of showers, especially towards dawn. the cloud will thicken and the temperatures will drop. 4—6 in towns and cities. tomorrow, the rain will arrive, quite wet in the morning. quite chilly. seven degrees as a maximum. rising through thursday. still some rain. sunny spells. u nsettled still some rain. sunny spells. unsettled towards good friday. and the bank holiday weekend. temperatures will get higher next week. 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 dan and louise. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. it's tuesday the 27th of march. coming up on breakfast today: a wave of russian diplomatic expulsions in support of britain, we'll discuss how the kremlin will respond. and, not one for the feint hearted.

we'll see the team of abseilers who are giving cheddar gorge an extreme spring clean. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. russia says it will retaliate after 23 countries joined britain in expelling diplomats over the salisbury nerve agent attack. the global response, from nations including the united states, germany and france, came after the uk said it was highly likely that moscow was behind the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. the kremlin has denied responsibility and pledged to respond to the expulsions. the reason why you've seen this outpouring of revulsion at what russia has done is because so many other countries in the last ten

yea rs have now other countries in the last ten years have now experienced if not an attempted assassination on their soil with nerve agent, they've experienced provocations of one kind or another. they've had disruptions of their elections, cyber warfare, all kinds of russian aggression and behaviour. jeremy corbyn is seeking an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss anti—semitism in the labour party. last night, the labour leader issued a new apology ahead of a public protest in westminster demanding action. several of the party's own mps also took part in the protest, while former prime minister and labour leader tony blair said mr corbyn had underestimated the seriousness of the problem. ministers are being urged to take stronger action to protect people who have been victims of sexual harassment at work. the equality and human rights commission says it's uncovered truly shocking examples of abuse in the workplace. it's recommending measures which include a new statutory code of practice for employers, and a ban on non—disclosure agreements in certain circumstances. a report looking at

the response to last year's manchester terror attack will be published at midday. the independent review was commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester, and has taken evidence on how emergency services reacted, how the media reported events and how families of the victims were treated. 22 people were killed in the explosion last may. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to get more money for the search. the home office says it will provide the metropolitan police with further funding. the three—year—old vanished from the family's holiday apartment in the algarve in may, 2007. a security guard is among five people arrested after a fire in a russian shopping centre killed at least 64 people. investigators say there were serious violations at the mall, including blocked exits and an alarm system which was switched off. ten people are still listed as missing after the fire on sunday, many of the victims were children. media reports are suggesting a senior official from north

korea, perhaps even leader kim jong—un, is visiting china. these pictures show heavy security around the state guest house in beijing, where some high level foreign visitors stay when they visit the city. there's been no official response to the reports, and they've not been covered by chinese or north korean state media. but if a visit is underway, it would be a significant diplomatic development. some animal news. ready?‘ some animal news. ready? a big cat, isn't it? britain's most endangered mammal has made a rare appearance on camera. let's have a little look. at first glance this may look like a rather large tabby but it is in fact thought to be one of fewer than 100 purebred scottish wildcats left in scotland. measuring four foot from nose to tail tip, the cat has been it is for foot from the inch to its

tail. the cat has been nicknamed the clashindarroch beast after the area of aberdeenshire in which it was spotted. they are always called beasts. rather beautiful. is it a cat that has a high—pitched noise? more of a raw than a meeow. —— roar. we are talking cricket and the fallout that is engulfing the sport at the moment. lengthy bans expected for steve smith, the australia captain, poking his head around cameron bancroft, the guy at the centre of it. he was the one applying the tapes to the ball that changed the condition of it and that made it harder to bat against. interesting to see what the investigators will come up with. they have arrived in cape town.

australian investigators investing australia? yes, and michaelvaughan, we will hear from australia? yes, and michaelvaughan, we will hearfrom him, this isn't the first time, he thinks, and he thinks it was going on during the ashes so we wonder whether more will come out. investigators have now moved into the cape town hotel where the australian team were staying during their third test defeat to south africa. that's nathan lyon, of australia. pictures have also emerged on social media of cameron bancroft appearing to pour sugar into his pockets during the final ashes test injanuary. vaughan says he wouldn't be surprised if more details were to come out. i can't believe that this hasn't happened before. i'm pretty sure that it was going on throughout the ashes series but it wasn't the reason england lost 4—0, england still would have lost that series, australia needed a little trick of the trade, maybe in melbourne it didn't work but other than that i don't think they required it but i'm pretty sure it's been going on for quite a while. british number one johanna konta is still struggling with her game.

she's out of the miami open, where she was defending champion. konta won the opening set against venus williams, but after that she only managed three more games, needing treatment for a back spasm during theirfourth round match. she said you had to appreciate players like williams, who fight for every point. england's footballers have one last chance to impress gareth southgate when they face italy at wembley tonight. this is the final friendly before the england manager chooses his final 23—man squad to go to russia. but for those who don't feature this evening, southgate says all is not lost. i don't think it's too late for anybody. it's obviously more difficult because there's a couple of guys that have been in squads who haven't had the chance to play for us. haven't had the chance to play for us. but we'll still be monitoring everybody between now and the of the season because it's probably a squad of...i season because it's probably a squad of... isaid season because it's probably a squad of... i said the other day, 31, 32 players that will be in contention

and none of us know what's going to happen over the next 8—10 weeks. so only 23 places in southgate's world cup squad, who's in contention? one of the most competitive areas of the pitch is in goal. stoke city's jack butland wears the shirt at wembley tonight, everton'sjordan pickford impressed against the netherlands on friday. nick pope and joe hart are also in the squad this week, but at least one of them will miss out in russia. there are some players who haven't had a chance to impress because of injury, notably arsenal's jack wilshere. he had to pull out beacuse of injury. and two premier league defenders make their england debuts, swansea's alfie mawson and burnley‘s james tarkowski. bournemouth midfielder lewis cook is also hoping for a first cap at wembley. he was part of the england side that won the under 20s world cup plast year. ryan gigg's winning run as wales manager has come to an end atjust one. they lost 1—0 to uruguay in the final of the china cup in nanning.

although the welsh had their chances, a goal from edinson cavani was enough to win the friendly competiton for uruguay. we thought they were there for the taking. we had chances but, yeah, their keeper made some very good saves as well so old and lee were disappointed, we felt we could have got more out of the game but it wasn't meant to be. we'll keep learning, we'll keep trying to progress and when the major games, round in the qualifiers will be ready. well, there is one other friendly match worth keeping an eye on tonight. the first time two sides have played each other since a now infamous meeting four years ago. germany welcome brazil to berlin for the first time since they thrashed them 7—1 in the semi—finals of the world cup in rio. germany went on to become champions, of course, and it was a humiliating day for brazil, one they will not want to repeat. let's be honest, it isn't going to be an england win. i was in rio for the game, and the brazilians were so disappointed, they were worried they

would be public unrest because of the level of the defeat and then there was a torrential rainstorm, bouncing off the floor, flooding in the streets and the police were delighted because it calmed everybody down. there you go, let's hope there's not a repeat of that later! thank you, john! the uk has become the first country in the world to make viagra available over the counter, and from today, it will be possible to buy it in selected pharmacies. the famous little blue pill was discovered by accident when medication designed to treat angina caused unexpected side—effects. by 2012, it was the fastest selling drug of all time. regulators say they hope the changes will stop men buying unregulated alternatives online. joining us now is dr anand patel from the british society for sexual medicine. good morning to you. morning, thank you for having me. the uk will be the first way you can buy viagra in a pharmacy. presumably that's really good news for lots of people that

might feel awkward talking to their gp? we want to encourage people who have sexual function problems to speak to a professional, so many people suffer from dysfunction, speak to a professional, so many people sufferfrom dysfunction, 40% of men at 40 and up to 70% at 70, even more if you're diabetic so it's important to consider brom at of men's health as the penis. if you have good physical health and emotionally happy then so is your penis —— barometer of. it's important to think of the penis as pa rt important to think of the penis as part of the blood first all system, that's how viagra works, it enhances blood flow. you will have a good direction if your heart is pumping well but if it's not and the blood flow isn't great, maybe because you have some furthering up of the small penile arteries, you won't get a good direction and that is important for us to know because if you have that in your penis, they are the smaller ones, so the furring up is

happening in your heart and your brain so you need it investigated —— brain. if you're having problems in that area unique to see your doctor? that is super important, it is great it's available in pharmacies but it is bloody expensive, but that's besides the point, you can get it on nhs prescription, £8.60 on prescription, i understand there's restrictions in some areas but you get at least four or eight tablets rather than £20 for for. —— for four. it's a psychological problem, men going to the doctor, you must see that yourself? the nurse often says can you talk to such and such because they have come to them with it, they have been able to talk to their nurse rather than talking to me, i don't know if i'm stuffy, but maybe it's difficult and i can see them approaching a pharmacist, which is why all healthcare professionals have been plugged in. pfizer have been doing training with pharmacists to make sure they treat low risk patients but those at higher heart

risk and diabetes risk and low testosterone, prostate problems, would be coming to see us and week in review those thoroughly. some pharmacists didn't want this... it's not quite over—the—counter because you have to answer questions —— we can review those thoroughly. you have to answer questions —— we can review those thoroughlylj you have to answer questions —— we can review those thoroughly. i can't speakfor the can review those thoroughly. i can't speak for the pharmacy world but i can understand the reticence because you're taking on risk, everyone does, no drug is without risk. and the other replica drug has certain consequences “— the other replica drug has certain consequences —— viagra and the other replica drug. you can't use it on your tongue if you have an angina attack. it is very rare, to have a heart attack, if you go to hospital you can't be treated with a couple of drugs. the other concern pharmacist mentioned was the lifestyle choice to go for viagra rather than those with a legitimate medical concern. some people are assessed with the ideas of corrections and penetration, that is

sex to them, and if you can't get an direction then it's not sex, but this isn't about erections necessarily. it's important for men to get erections and feel masculine. we have patients in their 80s and 90s who want that direction because it makes them feel more of a man, whether they're doing it makes them feel more of a man, whether they‘ re doing anything it makes them feel more of a man, whether they're doing anything about it or not, but in studies injapan 45 to 50% of 80—year—old couples are still sexually active. it's been fascinating talking to use. thanks very much indeed. my fact of the day, about the fact that they were looking for a chest infection drug. hypertension. and they found this! you learn a little bit every day, don't you? a double rainbow. good morning. we will probably see a rainbow in the uk. rain is moving from the west to

the east. as it clears, brightening up the east. as it clears, brightening up behind. some cloud. fairly cold. first thing, cloud in the british isles. this is rain bearing cloud. it has already cleared northern ireland. brightening up in the south later on. the weather front is is moving away from the east and staying in the north of scotland. gale force in the far north—east. a cloudy start. rain drifting towards the east. making slow progress. lingering in the north of scotland and curling around bringing showers to the west. elsewhere, brightening up to the west. elsewhere, brightening up in the afternoon in wales, south—west england, the midlands, the south—east, and part of the north midlands as well. temperature—wise, feeling cold with the wind and the rain in the north—east, but quite mild in the

south. it will feel pleasant. this evening and overnight, rain ensconced in scotland. wintry showers. clear skies for scotland and northern ireland. a touch of rost. then it becomes more complicated. low pressure to the south—west. throwing in showers around it. parts of wales, the midlands, for example, central and southern england, the hills above 300 metres, falling as snow. at lower levels in the same areas in lincolnshire, sleet, tonight and tomorrow, before clearing. north of that, cloud around. bright skies and

sunshine. brightening up in wales in south—west england and north—west england later in the day. it will feel much more cold for most of us banned today. a ridge of high pressure. things settling down. sunshine, especially in the north of the country. do not forget the pesky area of low pressure is still with us area of low pressure is still with us and still having showers rotating around it with hill snow. hail at lower levels. good friday. in the middle of the uk. most of the hills will be wintry. like sleet or hail. many showers in england, wales, and northern ireland. back to you. it's a bit of an unusualjob, but a team of abseilers is giving cheddar gorge an "exteme spring clean." 15 specialists are clearing loose rocks and invasive plants. sarah—jane bungay‘s there for us this morning. unbelievable weather. good morning.

good morning. honestly, it is so different compared to yesterday morning. beautiful and clear whether yesterday. never mind. i promise you iamon yesterday. never mind. i promise you i am on cheddar gorge, one of the most beautiful and spectacular landscapes in the west country and all of it really. later on you will be able to see a massive dramatic landscape and the village of cheddar and the cheddar reservoir. thousands of people come to see this every year. there are drops of up to 400 feet and huge limestone cliffs. how do you spring clean 35,000 square metres of rock face? just a few days ago, i had the chance to come here and find out. job description — must

enjoy working at heights. the timescale? six weeks and counting. and it's all to preserve this ancient landscape and make it safer for everyone. these specialist fences at cheddar gorge are designed to catch any falling rubble and debris. in fact, they can hold up to a ton of material at a time. but i'm going up even higher onto the rock face to find out how they're making things safer there. first, it's a bit of a climb, though. the gorge is 3.5 miles long. it's home to these chaps. they keep down some of the invasive greenery, but not all. the gorge itself is heavily wooded, so which brings the trees, which can cause damage to the rock structures beneath it. but also, there's other invasive species such as ivy and those particular species like to bed their roots down in between the cracks, which then start to swell and they can crack off pillars of rock. once at the top, it was time to see the gorge from a different angle. that's it.

all right. well, i'm 25 metres up one of the rock faces now on cheddar gorge, and i thought i better come up to find out the kind of challenges this work presents to be technicians. it's a huge privilege for us to work in the gorge, and it's — the majority is getting the kit in. it's a long walk in. yeah, carrying hundreds and hundreds of metres of rope is a big job. but when we're here, it's fantastic. it's dangerous, but the view makes it all worthwhile. johnny describes this work as descaling. it is like putting the gorge the dentist's chair, i suppose. we use hand tools to remove large boulders. just nothing that's too heavy because these cliffs have got a lot of history and we don't want to be too hard on them. we do have the local goat population that pop over and watch us work, yeah. it's a lonelyjob otherwise! it is, yeah, and sometimes the goats provide better company than some of the guys we work with.

laughter as for me...ah! a rather in elegant scrabble back to the top, but with a true appreciation of what it takes to preserve and protect this natural wonder. idid i did really enjoy that experience of going down withjohnny and the team. it was great to see a close—up of what they are doing. these are some of the rocks pulled off the rockfa ces. some of the rocks pulled off the rockfaces. this kind of size. using hand tools to protect this historic landscape. they are also pulling out ivy and other species where tendrils get behind the rock, making it u nsafe. get behind the rock, making it unsafe. the whole project is to make this area, this gorge, saferfor the

visitors, and to protect species around here like the cheddar pink. very brave of you to be out in the rain and abseiling. doing her bit for bbc breakfast. there's growing pressure on food manufacturers to reduce the amount of sugar in their products. last year, public health england challenged them to cut sugar by 20 percent by 2020. nina's in york to see how some are planning to do it. good morning. this is jan, who tempers the chocolate so it has that wonderful snap. he has been working since he lived in hamburg when he was 16. you still eat it every day? are absolutely every day. we love

chocolate, but we know that high sugar levels can be a major could do better to obesity. that is why public health england is asking chocolate manufacturers to reduce the content by 20% by 2020. part of thatis the content by 20% by 2020. part of that is the sugar tax for sugar drinks by next friday. this is one massive kit kat. nestle say they will combat sugar content by reducing it by 30% in their products so reducing it by 30% in their products so it will be just as sweet with no artificial sweetener. it sounds far too good to be true. what is the science behind it? it basically involves challenging white sugar needs to be a crystal. what we have done is... imagine candyfloss. it is

incredibly sweet and aerated. what we have done is we have aerated the sugar, combining it with milk and airso it is sugar, combining it with milk and air so it is very light. when you eat one of the products, you will find it is as sweet on the time but you do not ingest is much sugar. —— tongue. it is tricking the taste buds by making you think you are ingesting more than you are. why just now? first and foremost, we are absolutely not tricking anyone. this isa absolutely not tricking anyone. this is a very natural way of reducing it. why are you not doing it in all products? taking sugar out of a products? taking sugar out of a product designed for taste and pleasure is difficult. we have spent the last five years in this building deeply researching it. will you roll it out into every product? are you confident? will nestle hit that target, 20% reduction, by 2020?|j

confident? will nestle hit that target, 20% reduction, by 2020? i am quietly confident we will reduce sugarin quietly confident we will reduce sugar in more products. the 20% target is incredibly ambitious and it will not be easy to take sugar out of great tasting products. question for you, paul. you work in supplying confectionery. is awareness in packing the industry? we work with 2000 businesses in hotels and hospitality and leisure and healthcare. hotels and hospitality and leisure and healthca re. we hotels and hospitality and leisure and healthcare. we are already seeing increasing consumer demand for low sugar products. a 50% increase in the last year. we know that in this country the quarters of adults are seeking healthy choices. we hope that the sugar tax will see that. and you are a dietician. it it isa that. and you are a dietician. it it is a start, but it is a huge problem. we love chocolate. but one in five children is obese. does this go far enough? it is a step in the

right direction, however, the reality is we live in an environment that promotes obesity. this is a small drop in a large ocean, the challenge of obesity. however, what we need is more of the industry taking this step. we also need to think about the wider systems. there are think about the wider systems. there a re calls think about the wider systems. there are calls for greater regulation to enforce a change in sugar are we spoke to cadbury and mars. they have their own new systems, and that includes making sure people know this is a treat, not something you eat a lot of. so, i will compare in the next hour. thank you. taking one for the team. having one segment of chocolate or a treat. just one per day. i would rather have it not

every day and have four. that is not quite a binge. not a whole bar. just little bits. time for the news, travel, and labour, wherever you are. “— travel, and labour, wherever you are. —— weather. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. a teacher from east london who tried to radicalise more than a hundred children at two schools and a mosque in barking is due to be sentenced later. umar haque was found guilty earlier this month of plotting terror attacks. the 25—year—old planned to use guns and a packed with explosives to hit high—profile targets in the capital, including the houses of parliament. he'll be sentenced alongside two helpers later. plans to improve the safety of minicab users could see drivers taking advanced driving tests. it's one of a range of measures included in a consultation by transport for london aiming to raise standards across the industry. tfl want more robust background checks on drivers and will also consult on clearer signs in minicabs so passengers can raise complaints.

the duchess of cambridge is to become a royal patron of the v&a museum in south kensington. in a series of tweets, the palace revealed it will see the duchess furthering her interest in the visual arts, photography and design. she's already patron to fourteen organisations including the national portrait gallery and the natural history museum. on the tube, bethnal green station is closed due to a staff shortage. there's a good service on all lines. on the trains, a points failure at wimbledon station is causing delays of up to half an hour on south western railway. there are also delays and possible cancellations on great northern because of overhead wire problems at alexandra palace. and on the roads, in barking an accident on lodge avenue flyover is blocking the a13 ripple road coming into town, traffic‘s queuing back to ferry lane. in watford the a41's closed eastbound between the a405 and the dome roundabout for repairs to yesterday's burst water main.

let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather grey and damp damp start this morning. got some outbreaks of rain. one or two of those quite heavy. they will gradually clear leaving it dry and bright in the afternoon. the rain will clear eastwards. showers to follow. a legacy of cloud. it will start to thin. if that cloud breaks then some sunshine. temperatures getting up to a mild 14 degrees. overnight tonight, chilly. still a fair amount of cloud. the risk of showers, especially towards dawn. the cloud will thicken and the temperatures will drop. the minimum, 4—6 in towns and cities. into t,omorrow, the rain will arrive, quite wet in the morning.

much chillier tomorrow, the temperatures dropping. seven degrees as a maximum. rising through thursday. still some rain around, but also some sunny spells. unsettled towards good friday and through the bank holiday weekend. next week, temperatures will get higher next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. have a lovely morning. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. the west waits for moscow's retaliation to the biggest mass expulsion of russian diplomats since the cold war. australia joins the united states and more than 20 other countries backing britain following the nerve agent

attack in salisbury. russia says the expulsions demonstrate a continuation of a confrontational path. good morning, it's tuesday the 27th of march. also this morning: after protests at parliament, pressure mounts onjeremy corbyn from his own mps to take stronger action in dealing with anti—semitism within labour. i've got a taser, out you come! fighting crime on camera. a senior police chief tells us wearing body cams means officers don't need to fire their tasers as often. good morning. it's chocolate but not

as we know it. i'm in york where one manufacturer says they've managed to the sugar 30% a 7% wet a % wet start to the day with the rain continuing to go east, eventually clearing, all but the far north—east of scotland, showers following on from the west but also for some the brighter skies. more details in 15 minutes. and lovely rainbows! thank you, carol! good morning. first, our main story. russia says it will retaliate after 23 countries joined britain in expelling diplomats over the salisbury nerve agent attack. the global response from nations including the united states, germany

and france came after the uk said it was highly likely that moscow was behind the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. jane—frances kelly reports. there is very much a chill in the air in moscow as it weighs up its options following the unprecedented round of expulsions from the britain's eu and nato allies. more than 20 countries have shown their support. america's ordered 60 russian diplomats to leave, including some it accuses of being intelligence officers. european allies, canada and australia have also told dozens more russians to go in their collective response. the uk's foreign secretary, boris johnson, said other countries have simply had enough. the reason why you've seen this outpouring of revulsion at what russia has done is because so many other countries in the last ten years have now experienced if not an attempted assassination on their soil

with nerve agent, they've experienced provocations of one kind or another. they've had disruption of their elections, cyber warfare, agent on the streets of salisbury. moscow denies it had anything to do with it and reacted angrily to america's wholesale expulsions. translation: what the united states of america are doing today is destroying what little remains in terms of russian—american relations. i'd like to add that the entire responsibility for the consequences of that destruction lies on america. russia has vowed to retaliate. the question now will be how far will putin go? will it be simple tit—for—tat

measures as indicated or something perhaps more far reaching to show he's not going to be pushed around. jane—frances kelly, bbc news. overnight australia became the latest country to expel russian diplomats. our correspondent hywel griffith joins us from sydney. the prime minister has been talking about this, good morning. malcolm turnbull, the prime minister, not mincing his words, accusing russia of brazen criminality in that salisbury nerve agent attack, saying that was an attack on all nations and their sovereignty. although australia hasn't seen anything quite like that happen on australian soil, he certainly feels the need to respond and stand shoulder to shoulder with the uk with this big, growing unofficial coalition. two russian diplomats have been accused

of unofficially spies, told to pack their bags and leave within seven days. the australian government fully expects retaliation and fully expects to make australians to be sent back in the other direction. we've already had a response from the russian embassy here in australia, which has accused australia, which has accused australia of blindly following great britain and the other anglo—saxon nations. it says all these accusations are founded, confounded, groundless and unsubstantiated and it accuses these allies of contravening international law —— unfounded. they've decided to back up unfounded. they've decided to back up the uk. everyone now waiting to see what retaliation will come from moscow. absolutely. hywel, thank you for the moment. jeremy corbyn is seeking an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss anti—semitism in the labour party. last night he issued a new apology for any pain and hurt that's been caused. the letter tojewish groups came ahead of a public protest demanding action from the labour leader.

our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. jonathan, has this new apology helped diffuse the situation at all? well, i think, well, ithink, down well, i think, down for those angry at the level at anti—semitism in parts of the labour party, what they see asjeremy corbyn's parts of the labour party, what they see as jeremy corbyn's failure to tackle it, it could be a start at best but you only had to look at the protest in parliament square last nightjust protest in parliament square last night just up the protest in parliament square last nightjust up the road behind me to see the strength of feeling among many labourmps, many see the strength of feeling among many labour mps, many labour members and others who are saying that enough is enough when it comes to anti—semitism and what they see as jeremy corbyn's failure to tackle it. luciano berger, the chair of jewish labour, addressed that rally and said anti—semitism had become a stain of the conscience in the party and wes streeting said it was time to drain the cesspit of

anti—semitism. there was a counter protest who believes this has been whipped up against him. other senior labourfigures are whipped up against him. other senior labour figures are getting into this, tony blair said last night thatjeremy corbyn is not anti—semitic himself, but the people around him don't understand how much ofa around him don't understand how much of a problem this is and the time has come now to act, he says. margaret hodge, the senior backbencher, has said that the time has come for another enquiry. jeremy corbyn has said he will tackle anti—semitism and has pledged to put anti—semitism and has pledged to put an end to the anxiety caused by it. many will be waiting to see exactly how he plans to do that. thanks for that this morning. at 8:10am we will speak to the shadow business secretary rebecca long—bailey, she was at the meeting last night and she can tell us about that and the labour party's response to that row. a report looking at the response to last year's

manchester terror attack will be published at midday. the independent review was commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester, and has taken evidence on how emergency services reacted, how the media reported events and how families of the victims were treated. 22 people were killed in the explosion last may. president putin says criminal negilgence is one of the main reasons a fire in a russian shopping centre killed at least 64 people. investigators say there were serious violations at the mall, including blocked exits and an alarm system which was switched off. ten people are still listed as missing after the fire on sunday, many of the victims were children. a new study suggests grammar schools are no better in terms of pupil achievement than other state funded secondary schools. researchers at durham university found the academic performance of selective schools is largely due to the background of the children they admit. the department for education says it wanted to give parents greater choice when it comes to picking the school that's right for them. the funeral of an raf veteran who died without any close family,

was attended by hundreds of mourners yesterday after an appeal on social media. former airman kenneth white, from st ives in cambridgeshire, died aged 84 in december, but little else was known about him. kate bradbrook reports. it's not the sort of send—off kenneth white would have imagined. the raf veteran died at the age of 84 with no known family, but has he made his finaljourney today, hundreds of people made sure he wouldn't make it alone. i know he served in the royal air force regiment and i know he served for about half a dozen years or so but, apart from that, he was just another person who served in the royal air force and served his country with great pride. it's believed kenneth whitejoined the raf as a gunner in 1952 but little else is known. those attending his funeral today hadn't met him and didn't know what he looked like. people have come great

distances to show that love and support for somebody. that's a really moving thing, but in the service, we made sure that there was a time to reflect on those who do die alone and who don't have that level of support. today, a civilian population turned out as well as the military. the military is a family but equally, we like to let the military know that people do appreciate what they do as well. no—one is going down on their own they will always have us here with them. those leaving a packed to service paying tribute to a man they never knew, but will remember. you're watching breakfast. good morning. back to our main story this morning. it's the biggest collective expulsion of rusian diplomats and intelligence officials in history. more than 100 of them sent home from over 20 countries, including the united states, france, germany and australia. it follows years of growing tension between russia and the west. in 2006, britain accused russian

former security officers of murdering alexander litvinenko, a fierce critic of the kremlin, by poisoning him in london. in 2012, moscow banned americans from adopting russian children. it was in response to a bill in the us blacklisting russian officials in connection with the death in custody of a lawyer, sergei magnitsky. 2014 saw the biggest east—west showdown since the cold war, with the us and its european allies criticising russia's annexation of crimea and then making further military interventions in eastern ukraine. that led to russia being suspended from the g8 group of industrialised countries. last year, the us congress approved new sanctions for russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election, sparking more diplomatic tit—for—tat involving hundreds of staff. but what sort of reaction should we expect from moscow to these mass expulsions?

arkady ostrovsky is russia editor at the economist. he's in our london studio. good morning, thank you forjoining us. good morning, thank you forjoining us. what do you make first of all of so us. what do you make first of all of so many nations joining us. what do you make first of all of so many nationsjoining in in support of britain and expelling russian diplomats? as i said, it's the biggest collective action, i think it's a big moment for britain in being able to show that it still, despite brexit, despite everything else, despite president trump and the white house, does have very strong support. theresa may managed to build this coalition, it is very important, there is safety in numbers, and the message, you know, coming from all is that this... it's not just collective coming from all is that this... it's notjust collective expulsion of diplomats, it's also... as i say,

it's sort of a collective response in terms of accumulation of these sorts of attacks and aggression, which every time has been denied by the kremlin. the kremlin uses this plausible deniability, or implausible deniability as it now turns out to be, because it stopped working and doesn't have any credence at all. the response from moscow will be... well, i'm sure there will be tit for tat, there will be six potion of western diplomats, there will be a lot of talk on state television and propaganda about how russia is now encircled by enemies, how it is a besieged fortress, but i wonder what will happen inside the kremlin itself and amongst the elites. a lot of them will feel under a lot of strain, very uncomfortable. russia doesn't often... or the kremlin doesn't often... or the kremlin doesn't often... or the kremlin doesn't often respond to reasoning very well, but it does respond to

deterrence, and this, in terms of signalling, is the strongest signal that's been sent yet. what actually happens next will depend very much on whether that signal is followed by real action. that needs to include both the beefing up of security of the allies and individual countries, but also crucially it needs to be about the money, particularly in london, which has long served as a safe haven for the cronies of putin, for his aides, who have been able to use its legal system, its real estate, its schools, et cetera, except, and in a way it was this that created this perception of britain's weakness in the kremlin eye, britain always put the kremlin eye, britain always put the money and financial matters before every thing else and everything else was just talk. while this signal is important, it needs

to be followed by the targeting of dirty money. vladimir putin. 20 countries coming coming out to support britain. will that concern him? on one level, no. ido that concern him? on one level, no. i do not know what goes on inside his dad. that is the problem with russia. —— head. it is a black box. he will be surprised by the collective action. it shows that not the whole world operates in the same way as russia. on the other hand, he will be reaffirmed in his view eve ryo ne will be reaffirmed in his view everyone is out to get him. it will be about him personally and he will ta ke be about him personally and he will take it personally. he is already certain the americans and certainly hillary clinton, the former secretary of state, who wanted to get him and change the regime, he

will see that as that, and he will try to again wrap himself in the flag, mobilise people and consolidate. we have already seen this. immediately after skripal‘s poisoning, in russia, it contributed ina way poisoning, in russia, it contributed in a way to his victory. really briefly. we have seen this horrendous fire, three days of mourning. how will that affect an? this is the most horrific thing the understanding is certainly looking on social media, people are saying the death toll could be a lot, a lot higher. vladimir putin took a long time, 20 hours, to get to siberia. the outpouring of grief and also anger at authorities, which showed... and is a way, it links to what we see, total disregard for

human life. even today, a few hours ago, when he went to kemerov, finally, he talked about the senseless death in terms of russian demographics there was no normal words coming out. it is largely because life is unfortunately so cheap. a country which is not... as the nuclear physicist, andrei, said, ifa the nuclear physicist, andrei, said, if a country is not safe from itself, it's not safe from the outside world. many stories in the papers of parents trying to rescue children. quite a bit of rain out there this morning. people getting wet from the car park to the office in salford this morning. quite a bit of rain. central and eastern parts

of rain. central and eastern parts of the uk, pushing off towards the east. behind that, clearing, a fair bit of cloud. brightening in the west. resists windy in north—east scotland. you can see the extent of the extent of the cloud cover in the uk. it is producing the rain. it is moving away from northern ireland. showers for you. on and off through the day. a slow process, the rain clearing from the east. pivoting and affecting scotland for much of the day. north—east scotland, picking up with exposure and gales. feeling cold. the rain continues to drift in eastern england, clearing into the north sea. a similar process for scotland, away from the north—east. showers in western scotland. the afternoon, the cloud breaking. sunshine in southern parts of northern ireland. south—west england. the midlands. part of the south—east. look at that. 14. that

is good for this stage in march. overnight, clear skies in scotland, northern england, northern ireland. expect some frost. carrying on with showers, some wintry, in the north and west of scotland. low pressure sitting out to the south—west of us bringing in some showers. these showers are important. above 300 metres in wales, the midlands, central and southern england, we could see some snow. lower levels, sleet. wednesday, this system moves towards the east. a similar scenario in lincolnshire to be snow above 300 metres, and sleet at lower levels. dragging into the north sea. brighter conditions. sunshine, especially from the word go in the north. increasingly so in the west. the other thing tomorrow is it will feel much more cold for the bulk of the uk than today, with the

exception of the north—east. also feeling cold today. thursday. a ridge of high pressure settling things down nicely. sunshine. some showers in the far north of scotland. some of them are wintry. low pressure close by. basically we have showers rotating around it. most will be rainy. hill snow. low pressure is right across us on good friday. showers rotating around it. some in scotland. temperatures, a bit disappointing for the time of year. we are looking at highs of up to ten if we are lucky in the south—east. back to you. we will see you later. here are some of the papers. two stories dominating. vladimir putin the pariah. that is on the daily mirror. and the fire in

russia. and the protest outside parliament yesterday as well. the times. enough is enough. many people carrying posters demonstrating in parliament square. they have the hebrew word meaning enough. jeremy corbyn will be criticised for not going out to meet them. and the expulsion of russian spies. this picture appeared in five papers today. an owl caused havoc at a wedding. the couple arejenny and mark wood. they wanted an owl to deliver the rings. havoc down the aisle. the best man fell screaming. chairs everywhere. it will be a memorable wedding. here is another

one copy amber eyes. a snowy owl. look at that. absolutely beautiful. —— one. look at that. absolutely beautiful. -- one. and dress could. no hoodies, nojeans, no -- one. and dress could. no hoodies, no jeans, no trainers. -- one. and dress could. no hoodies, nojeans, no trainers. is that -- one. and dress could. no hoodies, no jeans, no trainers. is that a goodidea? no jeans, no trainers. is that a good idea ? that's no jeans, no trainers. is that a good idea? that's for cabbies. we have that in some places. a video camera mounted on to police uniforms has become one of the latest ways to fight crime, with many forces seeing a sharp drop in violence towards officers. from next month, every force in the uk will have them. emma glasbey's been taking a look at what other differences they are making to policing. or the down. armed with a samurai sword, a man has been threatening police. this officer is armed with a taser. . put it down now! get down now! everything you see has been recorded on the body—worn cameras of

the officer. the footage will later be used as evidence. taser has been authorised. approaching the address now. tasers are controversial. but now. tasers are controversial. but now now more than 63,000 body—worn cameras are being used by police officers across the uk. so when a taser is used, it is likely to be filmed. get out. watch the red dot. this is leeds. a man armed with a knife has been threatening people in the street. this time, the man surrenders to police without the taser being fired. do not make any sudden movements. the camera acts as a backup to us to show exactly we saw to justify a backup to us to show exactly we saw tojustify our a backup to us to show exactly we saw to justify our decision—making at that time. i think the public trust us more because they know that, as well as they are being recorded, so are we. they were first

trialled by devon and cornwall police in 2006. greater london has the most with 21,000 cameras being used in greater london. when humberside rules them out next month, every police force in the uk will be using them. we have had exclusive access to a report by west yorkshire police looking at how effective the cameras are. it claims they are having a positive impact on they are having a positive impact on the behaviour of the public and the number of times police are using force to resolve the situation. officers are trained when they are en route to an incident, when something happens, they switched the camera on to notify people they are being recorded. there will not realise the reason independent record of what happened. they are less likely to be violent towards police officers. offices are less likely to have to use force. the home office carried out a consultation on plans to use cameras to interview suspects on the way to

police stations. but it is is causing concern. that is a delicate process which needs to be conducted formally and with the availability of the person questioned to access a lawyer. and it is quite difficult to see how that would work with an individual being pressurised on the spot, a camera in theirface, in the moment. research shows officers are recording on the cameras more than ever. it is thought footage like this will increasingly be used to prosecute offenders. bbc news. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: nina's taking a look at the amount of sugar in our food and what's being done to reduce it. you may have seen her already. she's at a factory in york for us today. she is also tasting chocolate. good morning, nina. good morning. i did not want to taste it. they made me. if you are trying to cut down on

sugar, chris isn't helping, with this massive kit kat. cadbury say they are bringing out a abax 30% less in sugar. —— products. is this good news? it is the start of a change. if you consider the scale of the obesity problem, this is a drop in the ocean. think about a corner shop never mind a supermarket, think about how many confectionery products are available. hopefully this is the start of the change and this is the start of the change and this low ab sugar option could be the default treat. i will find out about the science behind it and what others are doing to reduce sugar content. first, the news and travel and weather wherever you are waking up and weather wherever you are waking up this morning. good morning from bbc london news, i'm tolu adeoye. a teacher from east london who tried to radicalise more than 100 children at two schools and a mosque in barking is due to be sentenced later.

umar haque was found guilty earlier this month of plotting terror attacks. the 25—year—old planned to use guns and a car packed with explosives to hit high—profile targets in the capital, including the houses of parliament. he'll be sentenced alongside two helpers later. plans to improve the safety of minicab users could see drivers taking advanced driving tests. it's one of a range of measures included in a consultation by transport for london, aiming to raise standards across the industry. tfl want more robust background checks on drivers and will also consult on clearer signs in minicabs so passengers can raise complaints. the duchess of cambridge is to become a royal patron of the v&a museum in south kensington. in a series of tweets, the palace revealed it will see the duchess furthering her interest in the visual arts, photography and design. she's already patron to fourteen organisations including the national portrait gallery and the natural history museum. let's have a look at the travel

situation now. on the tube, bethnal green station is closed due to a staff shortage. there's a good service on all lines. on the trains, a points failure at wimbledon station is causing delays of up to half an hour on south western railway. there are also delays and possible cancellations on great northern because of overhead wire problems at alexandra palace. and on the roads, there are 90—minute delays coming into town on the a13 from barking following an accident on the lodge avenue flyover, it's now cleared but traffic‘s queueing back to wennington. finally, the chelsea embankment remains closed westbound for gas main work between chelsea bridge road and bowfort street, traffic is slow on all approaches. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather grey and damp damp start this morning. got some outbreaks of rain. one or two of those quite heavy. but they will gradually clear, leading to a dry and bright afternoon.

the rain will clear eastwards. showers to follow. still a legacy of cloud. it will start to thin a bit. some brighter spells. if that cloud breaks then some sunshine. temperatures getting up to a mild 14 degrees. overnight tonight, chilly. still a fair amount of cloud. the risk of showers, especially towards dawn. the cloud will thicken and the temperatures will drop. the minimum, 4—6 in towns and cities. into tomorrow, that rain will arrive, quite wet in the morning. feeling much chillier tomorrow, the temperatures dropping. seven degrees as a maximum. rising again, though, as we head through thursday. still some rain around, but also some sunny spells. stays unsettled towards good friday and through the bank holiday weekend. into the early part of next week, though, temperatures will get a little higher. i'm back with the latest

from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now it's back to louise and dan. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: russia says it will retaliate after 23 countries joined britain in expelling diplomats over the salisbury nerve agent attack. the global response, from nations including the united states, germany and france came after the uk said it was highly likely that moscow was behind the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. the kremlin has denied responsibility and pledged to respond to the expulsions. the reason why you've seen this outpouring of revulsion at what russia has done is because so many other countries in the last ten years have now experienced if not an attempted assassination on their soil with nerve agent, they've experienced provocations of one kind or another. they've had disruptions of their elections, cyber warfare,

all kinds of russian aggression and moine behaviour. jeremy corbyn is seeking an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss anti—semitism in the labour party. last night, the labour leader issued a new apology ahead of a public protest in westminster demanding action. several of the party's own mps also took part in the protest, while former prime minister and labour leader tony blair said mr corbyn had underestimated the seriousness of the problem. a report looking at the response to last year's manchester terror attack will be published at midday. the independent review was commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester, and has taken evidence on how emergency services reacted, how the media reported events and how families of the victims were treated. 22 people were killed in the explosion last may. police investigating the disappearance of madeleine mccann are to get more money for the search. the home office says it will provide the metropolitan police

with further funding. the three—year—old vanished from the family's holiday apartment in the algarve in may, 2007. president putin says criminal negilgence is one of the main reasons a fire in a russian shopping centre killed at least 64 people. investigators say there were serious violations at the mall, including blocked exits and an alarm system which was switched off. ten people are still listed as missing after the fire on sunday, many of the victims were children. media reports are suggesting a senior officialfrom north korea, perhaps even leader kim jong—un, is visiting china. these pictures show heavy security around the state guest house in beijing, where some high level foreign visitors stay when they visit the city. there's been no official response to the reports, and they've not been covered by chinese or north korean state media. but if a visit is underway, it would be a significant diplomatic development. if

development. you're watching about ten minutes ago, if you're watching about ten minutes ago, we mentioned cabbies and dress codes... they have been banned from wearing jeans, track suits and hoods in the city of plymouth. a number of places already have a dress code for taxi drivers, but they haven't always gone down well. we've been asking you what you think. well... you can't even see what they're wearing, can you? you can't complain about genes now, genes are worn to smart places to eat in the evening, aren't they? you can't complain about genes but probably not a hoodie. wouldn't make any difference to me if you had jeans on as long as he was polite, took me where i wanted to go, didn't cost me a fortune. if you're working for yourself they can't tell you what to wear, but some taxi drivers are

self—employed so they can wear anything they want as long as what they're putting on is clean. anything they want as long as what they're putting on is cleanlj anything they want as long as what they're putting on is clean. i think a hoodie is not a good idea on a taxi driver simply because i think that maybe you should have to be able to identify someone if you're getting in a cart with someone you don't know, you should maybe have to be able to identify them. collar and tie, suit, pukka! pukka! so many different views on that. let us know if you have an opinion on that. you can wearjeans and still look smart, can't you?” might be banned from all cabs. i wear jeans might be banned from all cabs. i wearjeans a lot. you are a smart gene were. i have seen you rocking a jean. i would gene were. i have seen you rocking a jean. iwould rather gene were. i have seen you rocking a jean. i would rather my driver be safe on the road! that's the most important thing for me. stop being so important thing for me. stop being so sensible about this! ok, perhaps! genes are smart enough. does it

matter what you're wearing? clearly some people are bothered by it. clearly. still talking about australia, this story is not going away. the fallout continues and unsurprising. for the players, away. the fallout continues and unsurprising. forthe players, the enormity of what has happened has sunk in, the suggestions today there will be bans handed out to australian captain steve smith, vice captain as well, in light of what has happened, admitting to cheating, darren lehmann, the head coach, despite denying knowing about it or any wrongdoing, he could lose this job so i think we will see that over the coming days for sure. the fallout continues, rocking international cricket at the moment! australian investigators arriving in cape town to get to the bottom ofjust what went on against south africa. perhaps surprisingly, it all looked fairly relaxed, that was them speaking to aussie cricketer nathan lyon. pictures have emerged of cameron bancroft appearing to pour sugar into his pockets during the final ashes test and vaughan says they were probably at it during that series as well. i can't believe that this hasn't happened before.

i'm pretty sure that it was going on throughout the ashes series but it wasn't the reason england lost 4—0, england still would have lost that series, australia needed a little trick of the trade, maybe in melbourne it didn't work but other than that i don't think they required it but i'm pretty sure it's been going on for quite a while. british number one johanna konta is still struggling with her game. she's out of the miami open, where she was defending champion. she won the opening set against venus williams but after that she only managed to win three more games, needing treatment for a back spasm during theirfourth round match. she said you had to appreciate players like williams, who fight for every point. "show us some love," that's the call from england forward raheem sterling to fans ahead of the world cup this summer. sterling feels there's sometimes too much negativity and he wants supporters to let the players know everyone is behind them. there's just one more game before manager gareth southgate

selects his final 23 to go to russia. he says even those who don't feature against italy at wembley tonight could still make the squad. i don't think it's too late for anybody. it's obviously more difficult because there's a couple of guys that have been in squads who haven't had the chance to play for us. but we'll still be monitoring everybody between now and the of the season because it's probably a squad of... i said the other day, 31, 32 players that will be in contention and none of us know what's going to happen over the next 8—10 weeks. ryan gigg's winning run as wales manager has come to an end at just one match. after beating china 6—0, they lost 1—0 to uruguay in the final of the china cup in nanning. edinson cavani's goal enough to see them win the friendly competiton. we thought they were there for the taking. we had chances but, yeah,

their keeper made some very good saves as well so ultimately we're disappointed, we felt we could have got more out of the game but it wasn't meant to be. we'll keep learning, we'll keep trying to progress and when the major games, round in the qualifiers we'll be ready. and back in the hot seat as scotland head coach alex mcleish says he will select a more experienced side away to hungary tonight than the one that lost to costa rica on friday. and prepare for the earth to shift on its axis if the unthinkabble happens again later and brazil lose to germany in theirfriendly. it's the first time the two sides have faced each other since germany thrashed them 7—1 in the semi—finals of the world cup in rio. remember these scenes when they lost. i'm not sure they could cope if it happened again. watch out, berlin. proper heartbreak! made a massive

difference to the whole national psyche, the night of the game it rained non—stop, it kept people in their homes, and the next day the whole of brazil was honestly in morning. the head coach at the moment says it is still haunting them, they still haven't recovered from it. big rebuild on the go. thanks very much! there are calls this morning for victims of sexual harassment at work to get better protection. the equality and human rights commision says says businesses should be legally obliged to prevent it from happening. in a report it says ministers need to take urgent action to tackle the problem. we'll speak to the equalities watchdog shortly, but first let's hear some women's experiences. i've had people ask me to send them new photos in the workplace and you feel like nothing's going to be done about it. he started to put his hand on my knee and then it went further and furtherup. on my knee and then it went further and further up. everytime i went

into work when he was there i was terrified to go in. did i misunderstand? i knew he touched my bottom and then he touched my breast. i thought, this is my job. there was no idea about reporting it, there was no idea of taking it toa it, there was no idea of taking it to a formal complaints procedure.” would now be saying, hang on a minute, that's some kind of assault, but i would never have said it 20 years ago, never, because i didn't think it was. as a waitress i experienced sexual harassment all the time. i almost think of my work as sex work. quite a thought! we're joined now by sue coe, policy manager for the equality and human rights commission. we heard the young lady there, that was an appalling indictment of your workplace environment, isn't it? this reflects exactly what we found when we talked to over 750 individuals who experienced sexual harassment at work, they told us sexual harassment was normalised

almost into many workplaces. how big almost into many workplaces. how big a problem is it? you go into a business and you're there for the first time and you're not told about the policy on reporting harassment. is that part of the problem, the culture there from day one? that's a huge part of the problem. when we gathered evidence people told us there were real barriers to raising issues of sexual harassment and those were, one, not knowing how to do it, but also the feeling that they weren't going to be taken seriously, or even the perpetrators would be protected. that's why we have developed a set of recommendations where we are calling for action on three key areas, which are to strengthen legal protections, to increase transparency, and to shift the workplace culture from

where it is now. you talked about the normalisation and culture, how do you turn around a culture in the workplace? that's hard, is it or not? it is quite a tough ask, but what we are asking government to do is to introduce a newjudy on employers to take steps to prevent sexual harassment and victimisation. we wa nt sexual harassment and victimisation. we want this backed up with a code of practice which will set out a really clear framework for employers on really clear framework for employers o n exa ctly really clear framework for employers on exactly the steps they have to take. we've talked to employers and they've told us that they want this, they've told us that they want this, they want clarity on what they need to do, and this is what we think can help move cultures forward. is it more difficult in a small business where there's fewer employees and maybe not a large hr department? does that mean to be some kind of recognise asian of how it can be different in a different sized company? —— does there need to be

some kind of recognition. we've seen sexual harassment is an issue that can affect all workplaces. although some of the solutions may be slightly different, there are steps in terms of having proper reporting procedures, being really clear about what standards of behaviour you expect. their common to all businesses. you talk about being really clear about behaviour, do you tell people when they arrive? how do you do that? —— they are common. we saw some of the best employers being really clear on induction for all new staff about exactly what behaviours were expected in the workplace and what people could do if behaviour fell short of this. with they had clear messages from leaders about how important this was to the workplace —— they had clear. they didn't have just bits of paper. they didn't have just bits of paper. they made it live in the workplace. there's an element where all of us need to be aware and educate ourselves to know what the

boundaries are and how to go about reporting if it does happen. exactly. this is where we're not only asking government to step up but also employers to step up, and just let the employees and potential employees know what their approach is and how important they take this issue by publishing it on the website. be clear about what steps you take and how people can report sexual harassment. we've seen a massive campaign this year with the #metoo movement, will that empower people who have been affected by this kind of thing? the #metoo movement has been absolutely fantastic in terms of raising the profile of this issue, but what we need to do now is for the government to step up and take leadership so we don't have to wait for another #metoo movement, we need action now, and we need responses to our recommendations. good to talk to you, sue, thanks for coming in this

morning and if you've got anything you'd like to add on that debate, let us know, you can find us on social media and e—mail. normally we have discussions about all sorts on facebook during the programme so join in. a miserable start or many. rain in central and eastern areas. —— for. hanging on to the rain in scotland. the north—east, very windy. gales with exposure. the british isles. cloud. this is producing the rain. it has moved out of northern ireland. showers. on and off through the day. brightening in the south of northern ireland. the front moves across england and out of wales and clears eastern england and eastern scotland. hanging around in the north. a cloudy start. rain moving

away slowly. brightening up behind it in the hampshire through the midlands, wales, in south—east england. north—east england brightening up as well. the north, generally, fairly cloudy. with wind and rain, sunshine. the evening and overnight. the rain is curled around scotland. wintry showers in the west. scotland and northern england, clear skies mean frost for you as well that the low pressure anchored to the south—west. blowing in showers overnight. wales, the midlands, central and southern england, above 300 metres, some of those falling as hill snow. lower levels, more likely to be sleek and rain. tomorrow, carrying on with this band, moving steadily

eastwards. again with the combination of hill snow. most likely to be reined. behind it, brightening up, especially in the west. bright skies. clearskies brightening up, especially in the west. bright skies. clear skies by night. one thing we will all feel tomorrow is the wind. feeling much colder than today. thursday, a ridge of high pressure moving across us. a lot of unsettled weather with sunshine. showers in the far north—east of scotland. low pressure is close to the south—west of england. throwing in showers wrapped around it with hill snow in them at lower levels. most likely to be reined with hail. —— rain. good friday, centred in england and wales. showers rotating around it. some will be heavy showers. temperatures will be nothing to

write home about. at best, looking at 10 degrees. thank you. see you later. a grim good friday. what a shame. from the pomp and patriotism of the marching bands at the trooping of the colour, to the haunting strains of the solo bugle playing the last post, the soundtrack to britain's military history is known the world over. for more than 160 years, the army's musicians have trained in twickenham, but that is all set to change, as breakfast‘s tim muffett went to find out. since 1857, more than 20,000 army musicians have trained here. i think people just think musicians turn up and they play and it is somehow morphed into their psyche. they do not realise the preparation that goes on behind the scenes. the ministry of defence has announced that by 2020, kneller hall in south—west london will be sold as part of a wider property review. the royal military school of music will continue, but it doesn't know where. it won't be on this site. we need to record the history

of the actual people involved in kneller hall. so a huge archive project has begun. interviews with veterans are being recorded. more veterans are being urged to get in touch and take part. ok, my name is stuart marsh... this is a kind of a line in the sand moment and it's a great opportunity to capture this information. it's a combination of the music, the uniforms, and it's something that we do that nobody else around the globe can even compete with. the royal military school of music owes its existence to an embarrassing incident involving queen victoria. different army bands had been brought together to perform the national anthem in honour of queen victoria's birthday, but it regiment had a different conductor and played a different arrangement. the result was a complete unharmonious mass, and the queen was not amused. so a centre of excellence

was established. musicians now perform at more than 3,000 events a year. the next big one is the wedding of prince harry and meghan markle. the archive team is also recording different types of military music. it was once a key way of communicating. so, which was that bugle sound? that was a charge call. so that means dinner‘s ready. that means dinner‘s ready. it is time to eat. the hope is older veterans will come forward and perform the music they remember. the bugle calls, there's over 100 of them. how many of those oh no now by military soldiers? it is essential to capture that. they were being used on the battlefield in the korean war. what is the most difficult to play? perhaps not technically challenging, but the last post, because of the sense of history

and gravitas and sense of importance, it is the most difficult. one chapter of military history is about to end. kneller hall will be gone, but not forgotten. tim muffett, abc news. i love that. just... perfect, is indeed? —— isn't it? that noise. well, not noise... i'm not describing it well but it's good. there's growing pressure on food manufacturers to reduce the amount of sugar in their products. last year, public health england challenged them to cut sugar by 20% by 2020, nina's in york to see how some

are planning to do it. this is chocolate. it is. iam this is chocolate. it is. i am never sniffing or tasting distance away from it. jan is putting in a filler that makes it stayjust from it. jan is putting in a filler that makes it stay just as sweet from it. jan is putting in a filler that makes it stayjust as sweet but 30% less sugar. a reminder of why nestle and other companies are dressing sugar. we know it is a contributor to obesity. —— addressing. there is a 10% reduction target that has been introduced by 2020. there is already a tax on easy drinks. some are calling for it in the chocolate industry. —— fizzy

drinks. this table has had kit kats made on it since 1952. talk us through the science behind it. how can it be as sweet with 30% less sugar and no artificial sweeteners. the science starts with challenging why should needs to be crystal. what we have done is challenge the starting point and come up with a sugar which is much more aerated and combined with milk so that what we deliver is 30% less sugar without any artificial sweeteners. the sweet taste does not hang around as long. if it is that close, why not introduce it to all of them? why not a long time ago? taking should get out of products that are designed as sweets is difficult. —— sugar. we have spent the last five years

focusing on this challenge. the target by 2020 is not mandatory. can you meet it? the people in this building, my team, they are focusing effo rts building, my team, they are focusing efforts on trying to meet the challenge. it will be really difficult to hit 20%. you are a dietician. we have spoken to mars and others. is it a good start? dietician. we have spoken to mars and others. is it a good starfim isa and others. is it a good starfim is a start, but we have a long way to go. the food environment is dominated by high fat, high—sugar, high salt products. it is good to see a change in the market, but it will not happen overnight. it has taken 30 years to get to this state, the obesity epidemic, it will take time to reverse it. should the sugar

levy the enforced? it has been a change in point. public health england's calorie reduction scheme is really moving the industry towards that goal of reducing calories. if it takes legislation, thatis calories. if it takes legislation, that is what we need. ok, the proof is... have you tried it? it is too early. never too early for me. i have had a lot of chocolate this morning but there is always for more. we have talked to nestle. should it be a criminal offence to have chocolate without a cup of tea? i think it should. absolutely not. is that clear enough? how does it taste ? is that clear enough? how does it taste? it is just is that clear enough? how does it taste? it isjust not right without a cup of tea. it takes slightly different. —— tastes. it is not as sweet. i would just try this one thatis sweet. i would just try this one that is fully sugar to make sure by comparison it is 100% accurate. i

will keep going on your behalf. thank you very much, nina. it is a greatjob. time now to get the news, travel, and weather where you are. no chocolate for us to taste here but we will be back with the headlines for you in we will be back with the headlines foryou ina we will be back with the headlines for you in a few minutes time. good morning from bbc london news. i'm tolu adeoye. a teacher from east london who tried to radicalise more than 100 children at two schools and a mosque in barking is due to be sentenced later. umar haque was found guilty earlier this month of plotting terror attacks. the 25—year—old planned to use guns and a car packed with explosives to hit high—profile targets in the capital, including the houses of parliament. he'll be sentenced alongside two helpers later. plans to improve the safety of minicab users could see drivers taking advanced driving tests.

it's one of a range of measures that form part a consultation by transport for london which aims to raise standards across the industry. tfl want more robust background checks on drivers and will also consult on clearer signs in minicabs so passengers can raise complaints. the duchess of cambridge is to become a royal patron of the v&a museum in south kensington. in a series of tweets, the palace revealed it will see the duchess furthering her interest in the visual arts, photography and design. she's already patron to fourteen organisations including the national portrait gallery and the natural history museum. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, there are minor delays on the london overground because of a faulty train. there's a good service on all other lines. on the trains, a points failure at wimbledon station is causing delays of up to half an hour on south western railway. there are also delays and possible cancellations on great northern because of overhead wire problems at alexandra palace. and on the roads, there are long delays coming into town on the a13 from barking following an accident on the lodge avenue flyover.

it's now cleared but traffic is slow all the way from the m25 in to the canning town flyover. finally, the chelsea embankment remains closed westbound for gas main work between chelsea bridge road and bowfort street, traffic is slow on all approaches. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. it's a rather grey and damp damp start this morning. got some outbreaks of rain. one or two of those quite heavy. but they will gradually clear, leading to a dry and bright afternoon. the rain will clear eastwards. showers to follow. still a legacy of cloud. it will start to thin a bit. some brighter spells. if that cloud breaks then some sunshine in the afternoon. sunny spells. temperatures getting up to a mild 14 degrees. now, overnight tonight, some clear spells, temperatures dropping, quite chilly. still a fair amount of cloud. the risk of showers, especially towards dawn. the cloud will thicken and the temperatures will drop a little further. the minimum, 4—6 in towns and cities. into tomorrow, that rain will arrive, quite wet in the morning. feeling much chillier tomorrow, the temperatures dropping a little. seven degrees as a maximum.

rising again, though, as we head through thursday. still some rain around, but also some sunny spells. stays unsettled towards good friday and through the bank holiday weekend. into the early part of next week, though, temperatures will get a little higher. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. the west waits for moscow's retaliation to the biggest mass expulsion of russian diplomats since the cold war. australia joins the united states and more than 20 other countries backing britain following the nerve agent attack in salisbury. russia says the expulsions demonstrate a continuation of a "confrontational path". we'll be live in moscow with all the latest reaction.

good morning, it's tuesday 27th march. also this morning: after protests at parliament, pressure mounts onjeremy corbyn from his own mps to take stronger action in dealing with anti—semitism within labour. fighting crime on camera — a senior police chief tells us wearing body cams means officers don't need to fire their tasers as often. good morning. it is chocolate, but not as we know it. i am at a manufacturer in york where they say they have reduced sugar content by 30% whilst ill keeping it sweet but

not adding sweeteners. how does it work, why are they doing it and what does it say about how our taste is changing? good morning. in sport, australia's cricketers move on from cape town as investigators move in — but were they ball—tampering during the ashes? one former england captain says he's "pretty sure" they were. and author irvine welsh will be here to tell us about the final escapade of his infamous trainspotting four. he kills one of them off, doesn't he? he has said that already, it is not a spoiler! he talks about that openly, but he doesn't say which one. and carol has the weather. good morning. a cloudy start of the day, with rain clearing to the east, and it will brighten up from the west through the day. more in 15 minutes. thank you, carol. good morning. first, our main story. russia says it will retaliate after 23 countries joined britain in expelling diplomats over the salisbury nerve agent attack.

the global response, from nations including the united states, germany and france, came after the uk said it was "highly likely" that moscow was behind the poisoning of sergei and yulia skripal. our diplomatic correspondent paul adams joins us from moscow. paul, what's the mood in russia over these expulsions? i think the first thing you have to bearin i think the first thing you have to bear in mind is that this is not the main story in the news here at all. it is very much the second story after the dreadful fire in siberia yesterday which killed more than 60 people, many of them children. that is what most people in russia are thinking about today. that is dominating the headlines in the newspapers. the commentary in the media. it is also where the president vladimir putin is this morning. he flew out there in the early hours, laid flowers at the sight of the fire this morning. so

thatis sight of the fire this morning. so that is very much dominating thoughts here, how that fire happened, and what the lessons that need to be learned. meanwhile there is it has to be said a sense of grim defiance from the kremlin in response to yesterday's diplomatic moves, and also a sense that perhaps in light of what happened in siberia, this was a very insensitive moment for countries to act against russia, a sentiment reflected by the russian ambassador to the united states, who said that these countries were simply compounding russia's difficulty. clearly the eu members and the united states and others felt that those moves had to be made, and that an emphatic point had to be made to russia, but the reaction here is one of anger, of defiance, as i say, and a sense that

the international community is simply ganging up on russia. the russian foreign secretary reported in the russian media saying that russia will respond harshly. they have been increasingly isolated in the last few years. is there any sign that there might be a bit of a change in moscow's behaviour? you are right, the russians are talking in terms of a symmetrical response. i think we can assume that the response when it comes will be the expulsion of a significant number of european and other diplomats, particularly americans. but yes, this is a country that has been under sanctions over its behaviour in ukraine. it has felt increasingly isolated in recent years, and those measures have not affected vladimir putin's outlook or tactics. you only have to look at his assertive behaviour in syria to realise that here is a man who has a clear sense of what he's about and does not feel

that he is deterred by measures that so that he is deterred by measures that so far have been rather more painful to russia than the expulsions we saw yesterday. yesterday's move was very public, very graphic, but the sanctions that have been imposed on russia in recent years have caused actual economic hardship, along with the fall in the price of oil, and none of that so far has appeared to deter vladimir putin. so i would have to say, at the moment, no, we should not expect any quick sign of a change of attitude behaviour on the part of the russian leader. paul, thank you very much. i will let you get out of the snow. thank you for talking to us. jeremy corbyn is seeking an urgent meeting withjewish leaders to discuss anti—semitism in the labour party. last night he issued a new apology for any pain and hurt that's been caused. the letter tojewish groups came ahead of a public protest demanding action from the labour leader. our political correspondent jonathan blake is in westminster. another apology issued, and he says

he wants to bejewish leaders. where is this going, do you think? good morning. i think that offer to meet jewish leaders and the detailed and frank letter thatjeremy jewish leaders and the detailed and frank letter that jeremy corbyn wrote yesterday and published online will be a good start at best as far asa will be a good start at best as far as a lot of people see it. those who are angry at the level of anti—semitism on show in parts of the labour party and angry at what they see as jeremy corbyn's failure to tackle it. in parliament square up to tackle it. in parliament square up the road behind me, there were hundreds of people gathered to express their anger against anti—semitism, and also their anger atjeremy corbyn's failure to tackle it, as they see it. many members of parliament addressing that rally, and making it clear that they're feeling is that enough is enough, as they put it. there was also a

smaller counterprotest organised to supportjeremy corbyn, and demonstrate against what they see as this row being whipped up by those who don't like him in place as leader of the party. that anger also one show inside parliament has labour mps met to discuss the situation inside. so i thinkjeremy corbyn's pledged to redouble his effo rts corbyn's pledged to redouble his efforts to end the anxiety around anti—semitism will be welcome, but many people, labours of —— members of labour and members of parliament, will be waiting to see how he achieves that. thank you. a report looking at the response to last year's manchester terror attack will be published at midday. the independent review was commissioned by the mayor of greater manchester, and has taken evidence on how emergency services reacted, how the media reported events and how families of the victims were treated. 22 people were killed in the explosion last may. president putin says criminal

negilgence is one of the main reasons a fire in a russian shopping centre killed at least 64 people. extraordinary pictures emerging from there today. you can see some here. investigators say there were "serious violations" at the mall, including blocked exits and an alarm system which was switched off. ten people are still missing after the fire on sunday, many of the victims were children. many of them would have been in a cinema at the time, and there are very distressing stories in the papers this morning of parents trying to go in and rescue their children from the cinema when the fire broke out. media reports suggest a senior north korean official has arrived in beijing — and some are suggesting it could be kim jong—un himself. mr kim is not thought to have left north korea since taking power seven years ago. our china correspondent stephen mcdonelljoins us from hong kong.

what have you heard? the big question is, is kimjong—un on inside china right now or not? this all started when a group of local train spotters noticed that services in the north—east of china we re services in the north—east of china were making way for what appeared to bea were making way for what appeared to be a special train coming down from north korea to beijing. then there isa north korea to beijing. then there is a motorcade tearing down the avenue with a phalanx of police motorbikes, and the speculation has been that this could be kim jong—un on. and as you mentioned, if it is him it is the first time he has left his country as far as we can see since coming to power. it could of course be another senior figure, perhaps his sister or the ceremonial head of state meeting with xiejin ping, and perhaps to talk about the

upcoming summit with donald trump, but at the moment we have journalists tearing all over beijing trying to work out what is going on, and there is even a report that this motorcade has now arrived back at beijing's main train station, so it could well be that whoever this north korean figure is, they are about to get back on the train and leave. i should add that this is sort of standard in a way, it is all kept secret and journalists find out about it at the end, so if it is him, that would be in keeping with past practice. stephen, thank you very much. a new study suggests grammar schools are no better in terms of pupil achievement than other state funded secondary schools. researchers at durham university found the academic performance of selective schools is largely due to the background of the children they admit. the department for education says it wanted to give parents greater choice. britain's most endangered

mammal has made a rare appearance on camera. have a look at this. at first glance this may look like a rather large tabby, but it is in fact thought to be one of fewer than 100 purebred scottish wildcats left in scotland. measuring four foot from nose to tail tip, the cat has been nicknamed "the clashindarroch beast" after the area of aberdeenshire in which it was spotted. and very beautiful it is, too. that is a big cat. 12 minutes past eight. you watching breakfast. thanks forjoining us. two years ago, an internal labour inquiry into anti—semitism admitted there was an "occasionally toxic atmosphere" within the party and recommended 20 ways to rectify the problem. yesterday, jewish leaders and a group of labour mps forced an apology from the party's leader who admitted the situation remained unresolved. we'll speak to shadow business secretary rebecca

long—bailey in a moment. first, here are some of the voices from yesterday's protest in westminster. i'm not hurt. i'm absolutely wild that this should happen in this country, the country that i love.” think it's really important that people are having this conversation right now, because it is something that has been going on for years.” can't see how any members of the nearly 300,000 of our community here can bring themselves to vote labour any more. rebecca long—bailey, labour's shadow business secretary, joins us from westminster now. i'm sure listening to that. first of all, could you take is inside the parliamentary labour party meeting last night? we understand thatjohn mann stood up and said, what kind of labour party is this? if we don't get our act together, we won't be elected, and deservedly so. how do you was a member of the shadow cabinet response to that? it was a

very emotional meeting, and the protest outside equally so, and it is clear the sense of feeling within our communities about this very issue. the labour party has a zero tolerance approach to anti—semitism, it always has done and always will do. jeremy was quite clear in his response when he said that more needs to be done. we haven't sped up our processes, we need to tackle the issue in a root and branch way, we need to have a political education programme to make sure that every single member of the labour party understands what anti—semitism is, and one they are having political discourse about certain situations, they understand the gravity of the language they are using, and they don't use

language that offends or upsets makes anybody feel particularly victimised. because we have seen that time and time again. the sad fa ct that time and time again. the sad fact is it is being passed off as the actions of a few bad apples, and thatis the actions of a few bad apples, and that is not good enough. jeremy has said he is going to take robust action now, he has written to the board of deputies of thejewish leadership, calling for an urgent meeting, and i hope that that happen soon so meeting, and i hope that that happen soon so that we can sort the situation at. when you say more needs to be done, can i ask you why more wasn't done? in 2016 when the home affairs select committee did its own report, and it is said that the chakra barty reported ultimately copper mines by its failure to deliver a comprehensive set of definitions. they say, the failure of the labour party to deal consistently and effectively with anti—semitic incidents in recent yea rs anti—semitic incidents in recent years risks lending false allegations that elements of the labour movement die institutionally anti—semitic. why wasn't more done at that time? the recommendations u nfortu nately at that time? the recommendations unfortunately haven't been implemented as quickly as possible, one of the being education. we also passed a motion a conference last year making anti—semitism a clear offence within the party, and it was

observed up until that point but it wasn't on offence, but we worked with the jewish wasn't on offence, but we worked with thejewish labour movement... why haven't you done? why haven't we done ford, sorry? picked up on the recommendations. the process hasn't been as speedy as it should have in and we will ensure that becomes one of the priorities of the new general secretary going forward. i would also say about the investigatory processes within the party, when we find instances of anti—semitism, they haven't been as quick as they should've been unbearable be a lot of work going into speeding up those processes and making sure anyone affected by anti—semitism is dealt with in an appropriate manner. can i ask you, some people making the point that this is part of a smear campaign againstjeremy corbyn and it's politically motivated. you subscribe to that or do you think painting it merely as part of a

smear painting it merely as part of a smearcampaign painting it merely as part of a smear campaign reduces the importance of the point some people are making? anti-semitism is an horrific issue and needs to be addressed in any form that it is found within the labour party and it should not be dismissed by using any kind of argument to reduce the gravity of the situation. u nfortu nately gravity of the situation. unfortunately within the party we have passed this off a few bad apples and it's not good enough, we need to have a robust approach, germany is setting that out, listing the concerns of the community, those within the parliamentary labour party and the jewish within the parliamentary labour party and thejewish movement and he will address those concerns and i really hope as soon as possible this week, there is an urgent meeting of the board of deputies and thejewish leadership council and jeremy on how we are going to do with this in a robust and speedy way because we have to restore faith within the party structures and the way we tackle anti—semitism going forward. do you think there is a way back to sorting this out and making those

people who have made these complaints think ok, the party sorting itself out because there is a genuine concern that it's gone on too long and members of your own party, onejewish too long and members of your own party, one jewish mp too long and members of your own party, onejewish mp said, even though we mentioned the >> reporter—macro: years ago, anti—semitism is more commonplace, conspicuous and corrosive than ever before. it's not a case of questioning whether it's going to be sorted, it has to be sorted and that action needs to be taken this week come as soon as action needs to be taken this week come as soon as possible. it's clear there are people who don't have faith in the party process in tackling anti—semitism and that has to be addressed by the wider party, the national executive committee and all members of the parliamentary labour party, we are all part of an labour party, we are all part of an labour party, we are all part of an labour party family and we have to work together to stand by anti—semitism and it has to be dealt with at a top level, at every single labour party branch and constituency level to make sure all members know

what's expected of them and know what's expected of them and know what anti—semitism is. what's expected of them and know what anti-semitism is. to your mind, are you talking about expulsion, permanent expulsion from the party if this is found? we are quite clear in the rules, we passed a motion at conference last year that made anti—semitism and offence and that is clear, overt anti—semitism but it's also using forms of anti—semitism in political discourse because too often, i think, anti—semitism has been masked in political discussion about certain situations, people have used an appropriate language that is com pletely u na cce pta ble appropriate language that is completely unacceptable and that despite a political education process will help but we need to be clear when we find breaches of the rules within the labour party, we will deal with them aggressively and robustly and we will speed up the investigatory processes to make sure people have faith that they are being dealt with as quickly as possible. thank you very much. can i ask you one other question about the situation with russia, i know you either shadow business secretary,

last week to remit corbin told the bbc he would still do business with vladimir putin, we've been covering the main story today talking about the main story today talking about the countriesjoining the main story today talking about the countries joining and saying they don't want to be allowed with russia on this issue, do you think jeremy corbyn needs to come out and say something extra but the russian situation again? —— don't want to be aligned with russia. he made comments in parliament yesterday about the issue with russia, he supported the government stand so farand said it supported the government stand so far and said it was highly likely russia was involved in the horrific attack that took place in salisbury based on the evidence we have so far but he also said while we need to condemn the actions of russia we also need to have a robust dialogue with them on a number of world issues so, for example, climate change, they are taking a similar position to america in relation to not observing the paris climate change agreement, in relation to the deal they have with iran in relation to nuclear investigations and

operations going forward, and obviously the ongoing horrific situation in syria. so we still need to liaise with russia but that doesn't stop us from taking a robust approach so to what they've done. the horrific attack in salisbury was deplorable, i think every single person in britain would say that and they would support government action in tackling bad robustly. good to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. talk to you. thank you forjoining us. it's 21 minutes past eight. past eight. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. showing us some lovely rainbows this morning. good morning. rainbows and showers in the forecast today, clearing from the east, it will brighten on the west with some sunshine, it will be quite breezy. all courtesy of this weather front, drifting towards the north sea, you can see it curling around the north of scotland, you will hang on to the rain for longer, windy in the north of scotland

later. a cloudy start for some of us, for some of us it is murky, rain continuing across eastern england and scotland, the wraparound bringing showery ad breaks offering. having said that, showers in northern ireland, it should brighten in the south were you, parts of north—east england scene brightness, north—west england as well, the same problems, south—west england, the midlands and south east. in the sunshine we could have highs of 14 celsius, this evening and overnight, clear skies, northern england, northern ireland, also scotland, still some showers, some of which will be wintry in the west, a lot of dry weather but in the next area of low pressure, starting to show its hand from the south—west, sending us lots of showers. for wales, parts of the midlands and also eventually lincolnshire, above 300 metres you

could well see some hill snow but at lower levels, it's more likely to be rain or sleet. picking that up through the course of tomorrow, continuing to drift from the west to the east with that same combination above 300 metres, pilsner at lower levels, more likely sleet and rain, eventually curling into east anglia and the south—east. behind it, a veil of cloud but it will brighten, wells, south—west england, north—west england scene some sunshine but we will have sunshine from the word go across northern ireland and scotland. forever you are, going to feel cold, colder than today. for thursday, a little ridge of high pressure across boss, for many a of high pressure across boss, for manyafair of high pressure across boss, for many a fair bit of sunshine, still some showery outbreaks of rain were the far north of scotland, low heading to the south—west, this petition of showers around at, still the possibility of hill snow, drifting into england and wales, the

rotation of showers around it. on good friday, falling sales know in scotland, feeling a bit on the b—side! carol, thank you. —— a bit on the nippy side. a video camera mounted on to police uniforms has become one of the latest ways to fight crime, with many forces seeing a sharp drop in violence towards officers. from next month, every force in the uk will have them. emma glasbey's been taking a look at what other differences they are making to policing. when a taser is used is likely to be

filmed. watch the red. com out you come, now. this is a man armed with a knife and he has been getting people in the street. this time a man surrenders to police without the taser being fired. turnround, do not make any sudden movements. the camera acts as a back—up to show exactly what we saw. to justify our decision—making at that time. i think the public trust us more because they know as well as they are being recorded, so are we. the cameras were first trialled by devon and cornwall police in 2006, the net has the most with 21,000 cameras being used in greater london, when humberside rules out cameras next month every police force in the uk will be using them. we've had

exclusive access to a report by west yorkshire police looking at how effective the cameras are. it claims they are having a positive impact on they are having a positive impact on the behaviour of the public and the number of times police are using force to resolve the situation. officers are trained when they are en route to an incident or something happens in front of them, they switch the camera on, notify people they are being recorded on a body worn camera, people realise there will be an independent record of what happened and modify their behaviour, less likely to be violent towards police the public and that in turn means officers are less likely to have used force. the home office carried out a consultation on plans to use cameras to interview suspects away from police stations but it's an idea causing some concern. that is a delicate row says that needs to be conducted formally and with the availability of the person in question to access a lawyer and it's quite difficult to see how that would work with an individual being pressurised on the

spot, camera in theirface, in the moment. research shows officers are recording on the cameras more than ever. it's thought footage like this will increasingly be used to prosecute offenders. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. it might stay quite wet into the afternoon in the north, and it is all wrapped around this area of low pressure. but we will see a pivot across the far north of scotland, and that means here it will stay quite wet, and with the easterly wind setting up, it will feel quite

cold. a little hill snow across scotland, but as that clears away into the afternoon, brighter skies for northern ireland and wales, and temperatures down in the south 11—14 degrees, but it will feel chillier further north and east, those temperatures more like about six to eight celsius. overnight, showers in the far north of scotland and later in the night, some rain moves through wales. during wednesday we will see cold air moving into the far north of scotland, but elsewhere the wind coming in from the west, and that is a less cold action, even though it originates further north from the arctic. but as we go through the day on wednesday, some wet weather expected for a time across wales, through central and southern areas of england, that will clear away gradually. there will be some showers moving in, but for all

of us it will feel chillier compared to today. temperatures down into single figures. going into the easter weekend, it will be a chilly start, temperatures recovering to where they should be for the time of year by sunday, fairly unsettled, some showers around, but into april, that sunshine quite strong and feeling quite pleasant in the sun. this is business live from bbc news with rachel home and sally bundock. "the biggest class action lawsuit in uk history" — that's how law makers are describing a case involving the german car—maker volkswagen. live from london, that's our top story on tuesday 27th march. vw has already paid out more than $25 billion in the us— will we see something similar as dieselgate comes

to the uk high court? also in the programme: arizona bans uberfrom testing its self—driving cars following last week's fatal accident. and inspired by rises on wall street and in asia,