tv Breakfast BBC News December 16, 2018 7:00am-8:01am GMT
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we can do process, and then in here we have an elevator so all saffron can go in here. from there, they can be packaged and transported by the other robot. as a girl interested in robotics in afghanistan, what challenges are you up against? the big challenge is that some families don't allow their girls to go to a robotics convention, because they think a girl isjust for home. i think it's wrong because girls can be like man to do something. i want to be a mechanical engineer in the future, and i want to help my country to improve there, like, customs, whatever they want. so i want to help them. while change won't come overnight, we may be seeing the dawn of a generation who want to think anything is possible, and surely that's a start. that's all we have time for for the short version of click.
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the full version is on the bbc iplayer. to keep up with the team throughout the week you can find us on facebook and twitter... @bbcclick. on instragram... @bbcclick. at youtube.com/... bbcclick. thanks for watching. see you soon. that a good morning — welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. our headlines today: theresa may accuses the former prime minister tony blair of insulting the office he once held through his support for another eu referendum.
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celebrations in poland as nearly 200 countries reach a deal to tackle climate change. chester zoo reopens after a devastating fire as staff thank visitors for their support. a frosty weekend for the high street as wild weather keeps thousands of shoppers at home. in sport, manchester city — back to the top of the table. at least until liverpool play late! plus: who came away with the glitterball trophy? we'll look back at the final of this year's strictly. good morning. storm deirdre is starting to blow away into the north sea. there will still be showers around today but the most of us, it will be a quiet today. it's sunday the 16th of december, our top story, theresa may has launched a public
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attack on her predecessor tony blair, after the former prime minister gave his backing to calls for another referendum on brexit. in a statement, mrs may said: some of the anger that is quite clear in those comments probably shows just how against the idea of another referendum theresa may is. that perhaps six months ago didn't seem all that likely that over the last few months in westminster, more and more people have been talking about it. tony blair is one of them. there are many others too. theresa may quite clear this morning that she thinks the idea of agitating for another referendum, subverting the decision that has taken a couple of yea rs decision that has taken a couple of years ago to leave the european union, very critical of tony blair from the idea that he might be undermining the negotiations that she is carrying out in brussels on the moment. the problem that theresa may has, is is isn'tjust tony blair talking about this. ending the
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impasse in parliament. interesting. we saw some pictures of david lidington. is reported in a number of papers, to be sounding people out, particularly labour party mps, about the possibility of a second referendum. what we don't know if he is having conversations with people oi’ is having conversations with people or he is sounding out whether or not it isa or he is sounding out whether or not it is a —goer. he is essentially theresa may's deputy. he does a lot of preparation for big political changes. a key role in trying to figure out what happens next. if the deal is depicted in the commons. on
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thursday, he met with around ten labour party mps who have been clear they will not support any deal that theresa may comes back with. they wa nt theresa may comes back with. they want another referendum for you and land want another referendum for you and i and viewers across the country to be asked the brexit question again. mr liddington holds talks with various groups all the time. there has been no suggestion from him publicly that he is moving towards the idea of supporting another referendum but i suspect that many who are totally against the idea will be less than comfortable with some of the mps that he is holding talks with. thank you very much. nearly 200 countries have finally agreed an international approach to tackle climate change, after two weeks of talks in poland. they've drawn up a rulebook on how to put the 2015 paris agreement into action — which includes limiting a rise in average world temperatures to "well below" two degrees celcius. here's our science editor, david shukman. this is what it's all about.
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gas is released into the air that heats the planet. and after some long, difficult arguments, the world has inched towards a deal for how to reduce them, to try to avoid the risks of dangerous levels of warming in future. the talks at katowice in poland saw delegates from nearly 200 countries haggling over rules on how to tackle climate change — a slow process, but eventually a deal was done. the polish official chairing the talks was incredibly relieved. he was urged to take a bow. but there are questions about what's actually been achieved. the big challenge is that many countries, including poland, rely on polluting fuels like coal. thousands ofjobs depend on them. some campaigners say a few governments dragged their feet but others are pleased to have got this far. we have seen countries come together.
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they have responded to the science. they haven't done enough but they have done what's possible here. they have leant in, they have agreed some rules and they have set themselves a job to go home and do more and work out what they're going to do — engaging with their citizens, their businesses, their investors, to say, how can we take more climate action? the hope is for a transition to cleaner forms of energy like solar power. the deal in poland may encourage that. the world is responding to the threat of global warming, but not nearly with the speed that scientists say is needed. david shukman, bbc news. staff at chester zoo say they've been overwhelmed with messages of goodwill, after a devastating fire ripped through an enclosure yesterday. the area was quickly evacuated, but some animals are still missing. adam woods reports. the uk's largest zoo enclosure engulfed in flames. woman: oh, my god. inside, hundreds of rare and exotic creatures. firefighters were quick to arrive as the zoo was evacuated, staff went back into
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move animals to safety. what could you see? just loads of smoke over the new part of the zoo and it was really cloudy and there seemed to be a lot of panic, fire engines, police, even ambulance. 15 fire crews battled strong wind and rain to bring the flames under control. one person had to be treated for the effects of smoke inhalation. no other injuries have been reported. all mammals living inside the enclosure, including endangered orangutans, gibbons and crocodiles, have been accounted for, but many tropical birds remain missing. investigation into what caused the fire is now under way, with parts of the zoo expected to reopen later today. adam woods, bbc news. bad weather and an increasing trend to buy things online are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared
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with the same time last year. it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad", as joe miller reports. it's been a year of profit warnings, branch closures and big brands going under. britain's retailers have had a torrid 2018. we've seen consumer confidence dropped, we've seen costs increase and in general i think people are very nervous about spending. i don't imagine this is going to let up any time soon. amid the gloom, one man is starving himself as the saviour of the high street. mike ashley's sports direct, which rescued house of fraser, says it wants to lend a hand to a wounded competitor, debenhams. we put this offer in to invest another £40 million and it is kind of the electric shock to wake them up to what is probably the last chance saloon. mike ashley has suggested debenhams
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has zero chance of survival without his cash, but the chain has rebuffed his proposal, and some suspect the billionaire, who is already debenhams largest shareholder, wants to get his hands on its assets if it collapses, a claim sports direct denies. for now, debenhams and other struggling chains mightjust be able to afford to keep mike ashley at bay, but neither they nor mike ashley's retail empire can afford a disappointing christmas. joe miller, bbc news. children with special educational needs in england are set to benefit from a funding boost of £350 million. the report comes after 30,000 people backed a petition we
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have already seen the effects of several years have already seen the effects of several yea rs of have already seen the effects of several years of school cuts. we are talking £2 billion per yearfor the last few years. my own school, i've seen 120,000 over the last few years and that is just in revenue funding. drivers in scotland are being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m71; in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. time for a spoiler alert. if you don't want to know who won strictly — leave the room now as we're about to reveal who lifted the coveted glitterball trophy. documentary presenter stacey dooley and her professional partner kevin clifton were crowned
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the winners of the sixteenth series. she beat finalists ashley roberts, faye tozer and joe sugg, winning the public vote, despite being placed bottom of the judge's leaderboard. you watched it, didn't you? it was absolutely brilliant and i think that hideously overused phrase the journey that she went on was extraordinary, no dance experience, brilliant. for anyone with two left feet like me it brings you out on a cold sweat, you have to say well done. an inquest is continuing into the death of a disabled woman in worcestershire, after she had all her teeth removed by a dentist at an nhs trust. the case has raised wider concerns about teeth extractions in vulnerable patients and whether dental trusts are protecting their best interests. we'rejoined now by kari gerstheimer from the charity mencap. thank you very much indeed for
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coming in, we appreciate it. we don't want to talk too much about this case but generally, is there a problem with people having teeth extraction is broadly? when perhaps they are not needed?|j extraction is broadly? when perhaps they are not needed? i think very serious questions need to be asked about why people with a learning disability are having their whole health deteriorates so badly that multiple extractions and even entire extractions are needed. it is the case that some people with a learning disability, because of their sensory needs, need support with having their teeth cleaned. my colleague's little boy who has a learning disability, it's taken on 2.5 years with support from the community dental team to be able to clea n community dental team to be able to clean these teeth. that, we would
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like questions to be asked about that. when it comes to the extractions, we know there is a cluster around worcestershire of people having all of their teeth removed people having all of their teeth re m oved lost people having all of their teeth removed lost under general anaesthetic. they have gone into a single extraction, perhaps some teeth cleaning and they've woken up with all their teeth removed. that is life changing surgery and we are concerned about that. if there was any kind of risk or danger, you would think in these cases, the dentist may have some idea of the kind of state of the patient‘s teeth. this is not a process by which they go and refer to a carer. here is the situation, we look at it now, we think we'll have to take out far more teeth than we anticipated and seeking permission from a third party? if somebody does not have capacity,
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the mental capacity act says that to the mental capacity act says that to the clinicians have two work in the patient‘s best interest. the clinicians have two work in the patient's best interest. clinicians would say that they discovered all of the teeth were decayed while the person was under general anaesthetic, having a general anaesthetic, having a general anaesthetic is a big deal and therefore they have had to make a decision to remove it. but there is no provision. there is a requirement to act in the patient's best interest and i think our position would be that this does need to be investigated. it needs to be looked at whether the family and the person with a learning disability has been properly consulted and whether their best interest have been properly determined. do you fear that in some cases this is done because it is the easy option and it deals with its?|j think that is what we would like to know. i know that a family member
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was on a victoria derbyshire show this week and she described the fact that she felt like her brother was treated like a second—class citizen. we have written to nhs england because we would like a full investigation to really determine the rights of that person of a learning disability has been respected and to determine whether having all of those teeth removed really was in that person ‘s best interest. that will be an extremely traumatising experience for those people that have had all of their teeth removed. dealing with the aftermath of all of that as well. absolutely, without any preparation. it would eat dramatic enough waking up it would eat dramatic enough waking up with no teeth if you don't have a learning disability but if you do and it is difficult to understand why that has happened, it would be a changing and traumatic. thank you very much indeed for coming in to
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talk to us. we appreciate it. thank you. worcestershire healthca re nhs worcestershire healthcare nhs trust said all agencies are committed to what —— work together to review the fa cts what —— work together to review the facts and circumstances of the case. the british dental association said dentists should provide treatment thatis dentists should provide treatment that is the least restrictive of patients rights and freedom of action and in cases where patients do not have the full capacity that enter should involve all appropriate people in making a decision in the best interest of the patient. we mentioned that there were less people out christmas shopping yesterday, perhaps that was because of the weather. helen, how is that looking? you know what, it is looking? you know what, it is looking better today. yesterday was pretty awful, even where we escaped the retreat weather in the south it was cold in that brain. —— wintry weather. the problem we had the
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state is unusual, freezing rain and this is how it manifests itself, fallen this is how it manifests itself, fa lle n o nto this is how it manifests itself, fallen onto branches, roads and pavements and it freezes. this was taken at settle in north yorkshire, we have had snow problems but it is continuing for parts of scotland but is blowing out, thankfully. this is how it looked yesterday evening up in argyle. i am sure we still have pictures like that to come in anyway but it is, as i said, the worst is getting out of the way. the storm has left a lot of snow lying, it has left the ice. still a bit treacherous out and about but you can see there are clearest spots on our satellite pictures are big this weather system later in the day will be cut —— begin a spell of wet weather back into the western side of the uk. or most of us, a beautiful start of the day. it is chile, these are the towns and cities temperatures this morning as we start but actually it is a little bit chillier out in the countryside,
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hence the risk of frost or ice. lots of sunshine. there is the snow i talked about, the remnants of the storm, the wraparound of a weather front pushing our way. still blowing in wind gusts of 60, 70 mph those will abate during the day. we have showers into western scotland, later southern scotland, the north—west and for many eastern areas, it looks drier today, sunnier and also northern ireland temperatures are higher. yesterday barely above freezing in yorkshire. really quite a contrast we are blowing that cold aira way as a contrast we are blowing that cold air a way as to go through today and into the new week. in fact, we are dominated by the atlantic. is the towards work tomorrow morning, a return for many. we have this bridge of high pressure sitting across the country. i think the problem will have tomorrow morning is the frost and fog, having had this rain over the weekend. it to be a bit murky. for most of us, dry, political sunshine, just a scattering of showers and it is towards tomorrow
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night and into tuesday that we start to see this rain starting to stagger in. added that there will be strong wind as well, quite an enormous area of low pressure once again driving in the atlantic. keeping that cold air better. ring with it some more rain. not too bad today. it looks like the better of the day is today. miserable on tuesday. that is today. miserable on tuesday. that is tuesday. doesn't look great. police are warning of the worrying growth of large urban gangs who use violence and extortion to trap vulnerable teenagers into helping them deal drugs in rural areas. the practice is known as "county lines" and dorset police has become one of the first force in the country to dedicate a specialist unit to the issue. sam everett reports. they carry big machete knives, nights out of my cupboard. they will be lying around the flat, all over the place. john was a victim of a cou nty the place. john was a victim of a county lines drugs gangs. they use
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mobile phones to find new, try to force their way into your place for your money or drugs. so what is cou nty your money or drugs. so what is county lines? it is an operation run by gangs in large urban areas. they set up phone lines to take orders for drugs, then they coerce runners to ta ke for drugs, then they coerce runners to take the drugs across counties are using teenagers to avoid detection. in smaller towns, are using teenagers to avoid detection. in smallertowns, local dealers take over a bowl or persons home, often by force, and bring the runners to get. the drugs can then be sold and distributed from a secure location. it is difficult when you are caught up in that sort of thing to say no, you want them out. they just stick around. of thing to say no, you want them out. theyjust stick around. please 90, out. theyjust stick around. please go, kind of thing. they are ruthless, ruthless people. i let my family down, myself down. yeah, i am worried they will come back. john is
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now off drugs and received help to get rid of the game, but there is hundreds of other county lines still in operation. the lady who is the te na nt in operation. the lady who is the tenant there is now deceased, but the property is possibly being taken over by class a drug users. this flat in weymouth was found littered with needles and heroin. located nearby was this, a knife under the side of the red. teenagers from a london drugs gang were found inside, they were detained and investigated further. the woman living there was a vulnerable drug user. as suspected, the gang had taken over the home after her mum had died. those persons that are living at those properties, sometimes they are vulnerable through class a use
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themselves, other times it could be through mental health, it could he threw poorer health, physical disabilities. and he is part of one of the first specialist unit units set up to tackle county lines, using tactics to combat this highly sophisticated form of price. they are stationed in towns where it becomes a problem. they carry out intelligence surveillance on drug gangs and thwart their efforts. that also identify vulnerable people in danger of being targeted and offer them support. even after that person has lost everything, it might be that they have their children taken away, they have lost their house, drug gangs will continue to exploit them. the national crime agency estimate there are at least 1500 other lines operating across england and wales. a serious problem new taskforces want to end. sam everett, bbc news. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. it is sunday morning, could be four minutes past seven. —— 2a minutes
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past seven. time now for a look at the newspapers. the entrepreneur, vikas shah, is here to tell us what's caught their eye. and he is promising a brexit free paper review. i cannot promise the same about the front pages. a little spoiler alert. look away now if you're trying to avoid the result of the strictly final last night. brexit plotting is the main story in the sunday times, as it says two of mrs may's most senior allies are preparing for a second eu referendum behind the pm's back. the sunday telegraph continues the brexit theme with foreign secretaryjeremy hunt saying the uk will "flourish and prosper" even without a brexit deal. he also tells the paper he wants "a crack" at succeeding mrs may. elsewhere, the mail on sunday reports that a number of bbc executives have been awarded annual wage rises of up to 30%. finally, the sunday mirror reports that prince harry will miss a traditional pheasant shoot, out of respect for his wife
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meghan markle, who opposes blood sports. very much part of the royal family ‘s traditional christmas activities. by ‘s traditional christmas activities. by the way, thank you to all of those people who have been tweaking in their scrabble goes. we were talking about it will earlier on and we have our own bbc breakfast scrabble board up and running. we have our own bbc breakfast scrabble board up and runningm we have our own bbc breakfast scrabble board up and running. it is their 70th day. no scrabble in your paper review, you're talking about homelessness. —— birthday. inside one of the supplements, tell us more. the first story was looking at how charities are now starting to look really help rough sleepers and those who have been affected by homelessness, to keep their pets with them. is really, really tough because sometimes you see somebody on the streets and might have adult with them and it is easy to make thatjudgement with them and it is easy to make that judgement call, but what charities are realising and urging people to say is that actually is
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really important, it is a lifeline and so important for mental health of people on the streets if they have their pet with them that might be their only source of hope. can do whatever we can to keep people united with their companions while they are on the streets. the sunday mirror this morning, talking about their banks for a long time but the sunday mirror talking about the food bank ina sunday mirror talking about the food bank in a primary school. yes, it is one of those things which i think is really worth remembering. we were working with charities and homelessness and poverty alleviation, when we take a snapshot of the people they are using, it is very rarely the people you would expect. most the bank use tends to be from people who are in work, who have a home and just after they have paid their rent and bills theyjust cannot afford food. of those people are families. food bank use is unfortunately on the rise and it is
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something we need to be aware of because all of us can help food banks the stock up and help people get the nutrition they need. banks the stock up and help people get the nutrition they needm interesting, i was in a leading supermarket in other day and lots of them will have a collection but it was actually somebody, presumably a volunteer, standing there and just said good morning and having a person there and catching them liable to eyeball, it makes a personal connection and therefore you feel slightly more, i don't know what the word is, but a bit guilty. someone suggested guilty. i bought an extra four pack of food, and food and put it in their because there was someone and put it in their because there was someone there, you made that connection with somebody. as i said, it makes such a huge difference because wage challenges are there. oddhy because wage challenges are there. oddity is affecting so many people now that the food bank is such an important part of the infrastructure the families need to survive. talking about imposter syndrome, is
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that just for talking about imposter syndrome, is thatjust for women, what talking about imposter syndrome, is that just for women, what is talking about imposter syndrome, is thatjust for women, what is that? this article really piqued my interest, it is the sense that you often get people in high—profile careers, or of entrepreneurs, where people feel that i do not deserve this, i should not be here, something is wrong and i will get found out eventually. in this article what it is saying is it is predominately women who speak out but a lot of male entrepreneur was our following suit. is topping which is almost a natural part of that journey. —— is almost a natural part of that journey. — — it is almost a natural part of that journey. —— it is something. article you where you are in a high—performance career where there isaof high—performance career where there is a of uncertainty and media interest, press interest, it is natural. how, as an entrepreneurial, trick yourself into believing in yourself? i was in the supermarket yesterday and a really well—established doctor who has written books, talked about exactly the same thing. doing really well. what kind of mental trick you need
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to perform? here is the thing. i think it is really dangerous for anybody into treating themselves that they don't feel that because the minute you believe your own height you come off the ball or you think you have all the answers. thinking that it is your brain 's way of making sure that you are on your game way of making sure that you are on yourgame and way of making sure that you are on your game and really prepared and that we really keep on learning is a really healthy thing. to some extent, we all feel like we are getting away with it. absolutely. on that note, good eating. —— evening. stay with us, headlines coming up. of the hello, this is breakfast
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with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. theresa may has launched a scathing attack on tony blair, after the former prime minister gave his backing to calls for another brexit referendum. mrs may said her predecessor's intervention was an "insult to the office he once held and the people he once served." mr blair said mps might back a new vote if "none of the other options work". nearly 200 countries have finally agreed an international approach to tackle climate change, after two weeks of talks in poland. they've drawn up a rulebook on how to put the 2015 paris agreement into action, which includes limiting a rise in average world temperatures to "well below" two degrees celcius. there will also be a mechanism to review the actions of countries who don't comply. bad weather and an increasing trend to buy things online
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are being blamed for shoppers staying away from the high street on what is usually the busiest weekend before christmas. retail experts say footfall across the uk yesterday was down almost 10% compared with the same time last year. it comes after a november which was described by some businesses as "unbelievably bad". children with special educational needs in england are set to benefit from a funding boost of more than 350 million pounds. the announcement by the department for education comes after more than 30,000 people backed a petition earlier this year calling for more support for those with complex needs. earlier one head teacher told breakfast more still needs to be done. if the government doesn't waste of the treasury, more money to support schools across the board, we will have more competition is going forward and it's a generation which is going to be hugely affected. it has to happen now. we are seeing the effects of several years of school
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cuts and we are talking 2 billion per year for the last few years. my own school, i've seen 120,000 over the last four years and that is just in revenue funding. staff at chester zoo say they've been overwhelmed with messages of goodwill, after a devastating fire ripped through an enclosure yesterday. 15 fire crews battled strong winds and rain to bring the flames under control. the area was quickly evacuated, but some animals including tropical birds, are still missing. parts of the zoo are expected to re—open this morning. drivers in scotland are being advised to take extra care after a number of crashes on the m71; in dumfries and galloway. it's thought freezing rain may have covered parts of the motorway. meanwhile, storm deirdre has brought flooding and left thousands of homes and businesses without electricity in parts of ireland. the met office says the worst of the weather has now passed, but warned of continuing icy conditions. teenage british racing driver
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billy monger will receive the ‘helen rollason award' at the sports personality of the year ceremony tonight. the award is for outstanding achievement in the face of adversity. billy was in a high speed crash in 2017 which resulted in him losing both of his legs. he returned to racing in march, less than a year after the accident. you can watch the show tonight on bbc one from 7 o'clock. you say there are only going to be six. farfewer, but hopefully that means six. farfewer, but hopefully that means there is more. do you remember when it used to be a review of the year? everyone used to enjoy watching that. there was no voting. there definitely needs to be a vote. it's definitely good to give the public vote. it also keeps them
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engaged in the sporting year. public vote. it also keeps them engaged in the sporting yearlj public vote. it also keeps them engaged in the sporting year. i know you probably aren't allowed to speculate. i well, you probably aren't allowed to speculate. iwell, i've you probably aren't allowed to speculate. i well, i've got mice —— my short list. that is the beauty of sport. you watch it back and that means sport. you watch it back and that means birmingham gets its moment in the sporting spotlight today we can mainly been about manchester and merseyside. manchester city beat everton. today, it's liverpool against manchester united. the title chase continues. james burford has a round—up. hundreds of millions of pounds have been spent on city's star—studded lineup and even world—class players had to wait their turn. gabrieljesus was without a premier league goal until august but now he is headed to the right direction, with two per price of one against everton. the striker needs to score balls and he is a guy, in terms of fight, and wow,
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the is incredible, incredible. and i am pretty sure he will score two nice goals. and it will be important for him and all of us. city return to the top of the table now, for now at least. tottenham are hoisted high after 91 blustery wembley minutes, they finally got the breakthrough against everton. commentator: christian eriksen, in stoppage time, absolutely breaks burnley hearts! spurs may be the highest placed of the london sides, but west ham, the most in—form. the 2—0 win at fulham, their fourth victory in a row. the hosts, meanwhile, rooted to the foot of table. it would take something special for crystal palace to take flight without wilfried zaha. that's exactly what they got. lu ka milivojevic‘s stunner ensured all three points against leicester. if that was good, this may have been either better from watford'sjose holebas, the greek finding the top corner in a 3—2 win against cardiff. huddersfield, meanwhile,
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had 74% possession against newcastle but such numbers mean nothing if you don't take your chances. salomon rondon did, sending the fans were sent onto cloud nine. james burford, bbc news. kilmarnock aren't giving up their surprise challenge for the scottish premiership title. they're back on top of the table this morning after a 3—1win over dundee. steve clarke's side go a point clear of celtic but the scottish champions have three games in hand, starting away at hibernian this lunchtime. elsewhere yesterday there were wins for motherwell and aberdeen. norwich city have been knocked off the top of the championship despite coming from behind to draw 2—2 at bristol city. leeds 1—0 win over bolton means they move to the summit. promotions chasers middlesbrough slipped to a 2—1 defeat at qpr while aston villa drew 2—2 against stoke. glasgow warriors and saracens are both still on course for a place in the knockouts of rugby union's champions cup. they both won their pool matches in dreadful conditions yesterday, but saracens' win over cardiff means they are out already, as patrick gearey reports. cardiff's champions cup chances have
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been fast disappearing. their only path back through the fog was guarded by saracens' red giants. a formidable bunch, top of the premiership, top of their group. the likes of sean maitland, a streak of scarlet through ca rd iff‘s defence. faced with a rocky road, the blues got inventive, first the chip and then eventually the fish, dan fish's try once converted gave the welsh side the half—time lead. but then they were winning at the break against sarries last week and lost by 26 points. with the likes of owen farrell around, you're never really safe. he kicked 16 points in all as saracens muscled their way through the blues. while england hookerjamie george judged to be over. cardiff most definitely out. saracens are now 22 matches unbeaten.
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a watershed game in glasgow, this was weather for warriors — glasgow needed a win to keep alive their chances of reaching the next stage. this was some start. within 45 seconds, matawalu onto the water slide. lyon are bottom of the group, so the warriors would have had hopes of scoring the four tries needed for a bonus point. especially when matawalu went snorkelling once more. but they couldn't keep up the momentum. glasgow are comfortably second in their pool. in this weather they must feel like they've just climbed out of one. patrick gearey, bbc news. toulouse beat wasps 112—27 to go top of their pool and end the premierhip side's hopes of reaching the knock—outs because they're now too far off the top two to have any hope of progressing. bath's run is also over after losing to defending champions leinster in dublin. england's hockey players will face australia later this morning for the bronze medal at the men's world cup. it's after they were soundly beaten 6—0 by belgium in yesterday's semi—final. the belgians go on to play the netherlands for gold. canelo alvarez can now say he's world champion
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in three weight divisions. that's after he beat liverpool's rocky fielding at madison square gardens earlier this morning. rocky — great name for a boxer — was knocked down 4 times before the fight was stopped in the third round. the revamped formula e season started in saudi arabia yesterday. this electric car series has promised some of the most spectacular circuits around the world in a year where new battery technology means there is enough power for the drivers to stay in the same carfor the entire race. this first grand prix was won by bmw's antonio felix da costa. britain's men took silver in the madison on the final day of the track cycling world cup in london. in the 30km event, fred wright and matt walls followed up friday's team pursuit silver with another winning the final sprint to take second place behind denmark. justin rose needed to finish in the top 12 of the indonesian masters to finish the year as the world's number one golfer. but he had a bit of
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a nightmare final round. he started the day tied in fourth place but in the end it all came down to this final putt on the 18th. this was for eagle and the top spot in the rankings. worst score of the year. brooks koepka finishes 2018 as world number one. he did a greatjob to fight back. he did a greatjob to fight backlj thought we were going to show the christmas tree from cambridge united. good work by the groundsman. we will finish onjustin rose just finishing out, it happened about ten minutes ago. the interesting thing is, knocked out four times that they we re is, knocked out four times that they were all body shots. and that's what alvarez has been working on in the
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gym and it works, he studies his opponent. you know what they say, "if it looks too good to be true, then it probably is". and that can be especially true at christmas, with over £11 million worth of counterfeit goods sold during the festive period last year. mobile phones and clothing were among the items most commonly reported to the police, butjust how difficult is it to spot a fake? we're joined by chartered trading standards institute lead officer, gavin terry. we were looking at some of those but it's not so easy to spot a fake, is it? the key point, with counterfeit products, cosmetically, they try to get as accurately popped —— copied as general. letter stick this nikkei train on the desk. it would be difficult to know that it isn't real. one of the giveaways is when
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it is important, because it's manufactured in the far east, imported through customs into the uk. ourcoming in imported through customs into the uk. our coming in large cardboard boxes. issues would be separate. they would be presented in a nice box like this. the boxes themselves would be flatpacks. you can see that box looks quite flimsy and it's not glued together. one of the other things with footwear is, it will be in relation to the size of the shoes. these are quite large shoes that you won't get a size eight shoe ina box that you won't get a size eight shoe in a box that is size 11. one of the good things to check is the packaging. when you actually look at the manufacturer of the product, there will be no problem, no heel. it is illegal, obviously. why should
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people care? they should care because if you only have a limited budget. one of the reasons consumer survey by counterfeit goods is because they can't buy the genuine things. it's a totally legal product which is made to goodness knows what manufacturing standards. absolutely not, they are made in sweatshops in the far east. although they have the right trademark colours and things like that, the actual manufacturer of the heel support, the structure of the heel support, the structure of the heel support, the structure of the shoe, it's just not there with cardboard. in terms of issue, it will wearout. a particular concern. i'm just getting a pair of shoes, that's fine, but electronics like this, there is a danger element. they won't be tested. how
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will you tell with a box like this bastion mark its flimsy packaging. all the electrical components that products are imported in a box on the packaging is flatpack. it's got a kind of ce mark kier which would make you say it would be tested. —— mark kier. it's a safety: formative standard. everybody puts it up. if you should look on the internet. it's a specific size and shape. it might not be in the right font. just
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because the ceo mark is there it's not an indication. peoplejolly because the ceo mark is there it's not an indication. people jolly well should care. the battery charges which come with the products are very cheap. just quickly, tell us the four ps. new moniker. yes, we would set the price of the product. if the bargain is too good to be true, it probably would be. that is the key point. the product, is it a product you would find in a small shop or on a market or being sold on a social media platform. the packaging, the product themselves, susceptible to be copied. it will look at designer brands. gavin, thank you so much. it is a good
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guide to remember. thank you very much feel time. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. when i left the house at after four o'clock it felt a little milder. yes, we got most of the cold out of the way. still some strong winds around, these taking yesterday as a result of the storm, that was in dorset. some of the strong as wind, or the heaviest and largest ways —— ways. this is another picture of the main problem yesterday, which is the freezing rain. extremely dangerous. this is the massive area affecting parts of western europe. we have cloud rolling in behind, but a good speu cloud rolling in behind, but a good spell of sunshine between the storm and annexed area of showers. although we have severe gales across the northern isles, particularly shetland, that is blowing out to the
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north sea and heading towards scandinavia. a cold start this morning, snow across the highlands of scotla nd morning, snow across the highlands of scotland and some rain. temperatures on the roads are about freezing so it could be a little bit icy and dicey if you are taking to the roads first thing this morning. asl the roads first thing this morning. as i mentioned, it is a milder day ahead and that scene continues news of the week. lovely sunshine today to greet many of us, very different to greet many of us, very different to what we woke up to yesterday morning. there will later in the baby more showers gathering across south—west england, wales into north—west and also discovers scotland. western scotland very showery and northern ireland escaping the east, once that rain clears away, not too bad. but those showers could be heavy, there could be thunder. look at those temperatures, 7— 10 celsius. at huge up temperatures, 7— 10 celsius. at huge up on yesterday were we basically reached freezing and no higher. some rainfora time reached freezing and no higher. some rain for a time receiving overnight clearing to the east allowing temperatures to get away, the wind
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falling like. just as you would see at this time of year, white wind having moisture, there will be missed and fog tomorrow morning. although it has been told, we are replacing that cold air, this noting what is coming in off the atlantic. the orange and yellow denoting this mild airtying in the orange and yellow denoting this mild air tying in with the weather system. is other ones coming in later on monday. a little bit of this and fog around firstly for the commute and potentially i. then, come monday night and tuesday more wet and windy weather on its way to our shores. —— ice. i think ithinka i think a lot of people would prefer it cold and clear to mild and there. yes, me two. —— me too. it's time now for the travel show. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the beautiful lake district in northern england. we are here to discover all the hard work that goes into conserving the region, but also coming up... carmen continues her whistlestop
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tour of next year's rugby world cup venues in japan. this time, she is in osaka. ferris wheel? it goes around. ok, she said it is straight ahead. arigato! it's a vast lakes and majestic mountains have inspired generations of painters, poets and writers. the lake district is england's largest national park and that's where we are starting the show this week. and we are not on our own.
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almost 20 million people annually visit this region and last year, the lake district was awarded unesco world heritage status, which means it now counts among wonders like the grand canyon in the us and machu picchu in peru. that's pretty good company for a region whose steep mountains and picturesque valleys and lakes have been attracting tourists for over 200 years, come rain or shine. so the great thing about coming to this place at this time of year is the beautiful autumnal colours filling up the landscape. the bad thing is the autumn weather. liam prior is a local ranger. unesco's recognition is filling people like him with great pride, but this will inevitably add to an existing concern. in total, we are talking hundreds of thousands of people each year
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coming to these mountains? it must have an impact on the land. every footfall causes a bit of erosion and the landscape would be a much different place if that erosion wasn't happening. thankfully, fix the fells formed to tackle the erosion. every week, whatever the weather, volunteers gather to maintain and repair the mountain paths, fix walls and protect the unique landscape, and there is plenty to keep them busy. you can actually see here that the original width of the path was about a metre wide, and yet now it stretches almost to three metres and that's been caused by erosion from footfall, people stepping on the path to walk around rocks, and rainfall off the mountain. making the preservation work all the more urgent. and it's tough work — cleaning the drains and building the path edges needs stamina, plenty of elbow grease and good shovel skills. alright, chaps, what's happening? basically what we want to do is extend this drain out a little bit to get a bit more flow when it gets into heavy rain. okie—dokie.
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let's do it. i think this is the first time i've used a shovel. as the sky clears, i leave the volunteers to the hard work and take up liam's offer of a tour of up scafell pike. at 978 metres, it's england's highest mountain. i can't imagine how much labour must have gone into putting this pathway up the side of the mountain. there has been a team in footpath team in wasdale since 1988, so every year since then, work has gone into this path to create the sustainable line. 30 years of hard labour. more than 30 years of hard labour. it's more than a jail sentence. it's amazing. but here, the hard labour is rewarded by stunning views. it may not be the best of weather today, it's a bit misty out there, but you can still see at this incredible view over the lake and it's not surprising that so many people are drawn here all year round. conservation efforts
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in the lake district aren'tjust focused on the landscape. up until a few years ago, you could catch glimpses of large golden eagles towering over these summits, but now the only place you find them is here at dee and daniel's place. this is phoenix. hello, phoenix. but you're not a phoenix. the golden eagle is really the icon of the lake district, in terms of its natural wilderness. sadly, the last golden eagle died about two or three years ago in the wild. so this little chap has is being trained up to fly, free—fly in the lakes, so people can still see a wild golden eagle in its natural environment. (annoying screech sound) the lake district is not immune to the global decline in biodiversity. and dee and daniel's ecotourism business introduces to animals that are or were once part of this region's wildlife, all with the hope of fostering further respect for these creatures and their habitat.
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another animal you're no longer able to spot in the wild any longer in the lake district is the wolf. in fact, the last one is believed to have been killed way back in the 13th centuryjust up the road from here. but for de's hybrid wolves, whose pedigree is part wolf, part dog, it's time for walkies. put your hand in the grip of the leash like this and we will go for a walk. we want to show people that they are not the big bad wolf, the demonisation of hollywood and fairy stories isn't actually true, and although it's not a place in the lake district to have wolves any more, we can use that to show people that actually, coexistence with the predators we've got left is really, really, vitally important. and as the sun goes down, my time here is up. but the details mean there is one thing up to take part into become
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a true member of the pack. there is lots of different wolf howls. the one that we are going to do is a family bonding holw and this bond is for pack unity. it is our version of singing "we are family," and i've got all my wolf pack around me. howls wolves howl for the first time ever, the rugby world cup heads to asia next year. 400,000 sports fans will go and see their teams at ten host cities around japan in what is also a dry run for the olympic games in tokyo in 2020. today we are in osaka. it used to be the logistical hub for the ancient capital which was kyoto.
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it has a very distinct culture of its own, it has its own food and its own dialect. so much so that it is competing a lot with tokyo. some say it is the western capital of japan. the challenge is this. i have 90 minutes, the length of a rugby match plus half—time, to see its three big highlights. what have you got in store for me today. what is my challenge? today you are going to go three places. we have something to see, something to eat, and then a little curveball at the end. my first stop is a building that dominates the skyline here. this is it, this is where my challenge starts. let's start the clock right now. the umeda sky building building is a landmark tower here in osaka. it has a 40th floor observatory where you can enjoy the view of the city. the escalator itself is between two buildings, so you can enjoy the city view while you are going up. what a magnificent view.
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the view is even more spectacular at the rooftop observatory. but unfortunately it's currently closed due to the damage from the recent typhoon which was the biggest in recent decades. ok, so to get to the next location i have got to catch a train. we are good, we are good. we are here, at umeda station. and i need to get to namba. 0k. so it is easier than you might think netting around on the metro or the subway here. a lot of the signs are now in japanese, korean, english, even chinese. particularly in big cities like tokyo and osaka. carmen is going to come out in the dontonbori district, and she is going to try a local delicacy, called ta koyaki, which are octopus balls. i think i see the giant
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octopus, this must be it. takoyaki is a quintessentially osa kan food. it was invented here in osaka. it's made of bits of octopus inside a batter. i have got my takoyaki, what an experience just lining up and waiting for the ta koyaki. i think ijust burnt my tongue. it was worth it though! so now onto the next task. speaks japanese. arigato! is that it? i think we found it. we were really, really close. this wheel, mounted onto the outside of a discount store is a local landmark.
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it is thought to be the world's only oval ferris wheel. it has been out of action for almost the last ten years and has onlyjust been restored to its former glory. i am here. i made it. that's my whistlestop tour of osaka, with roughly ten minutes to spare. what a way to finish the day. that was carmen reporting from japan. we will be back there next week when: she embarks on another 90 minute challenge, this time in the japanese port city of kobe. wow, look at that! oh my goodness, what a view. dojoin us then, and in the meantime you can sign up to our social media feeds and see where we are in the world, as well as sharing some of your travel stories. but now from me, christa larwood, and the rest of the travel show team here in the lake district,
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