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you're watching bbc news at 9am with me annita mcveigh. the headlines... plans to overhaul england's waste systems are unveiled, to make it easier to know "what" and "when" to recycle. what we need to do is to make sure that that food waste does not go to landfill, because that creates significant environmental harms and we want to avoid that. the cabinet will discuss whether to ramp up plans for a no—deal brexit, after theresa may said mps won't vote on her deal until late january. a clamp—down on the cost of overdrafts, as regulators announce measures to make them more affordable. judgment day for former us national security adviser michael flynn, as he's sentenced for lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. the ceasefire in yemen gets off to a shaky start, with fighting breaking out in the port of hodeidah, but latest reports suggest the truce is now holding. and in sport, it's four years to the day to the fifa world cup final in qatar.
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good morning, and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. the government has set out a new strategy for dealing with waste in england. the measures are designed to improve the environment, cut the amount of plastic that ends up in the sea and curb emissions. there'll be a weekly food waste collection for households, to prevent waste rotting and releasing greenhouse gases. there will also be a deposit scheme for bottles, cans and disposable cups. manufacturers will have to pay for the disposal of any packaging they produce. and they'll have to introduce consistent labelling on packaging so consumers know what they can and can't recycle.
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the plans will be put out to consultation in the new year. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. the way we deal with waste is about to change. new rules will aim to end confusion over what can be recycled and what can't. the government says we need to use resources more wisely. scientists say we are all using too much of the planet's resources, buying stuff and then just throwing it away. that in turn generates greenhouse gases that are overheating the earth. it's got to change. they say government, local government, businesses, you and me. here is one solution, if food waste is collected separately and rotted in a tank, it gives a stream of valuable gas and a load of soilfertiliser. ministers want all households in the uk to be offered a food waste caddy to help in this process. what we need to do is make sure that
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that food waste does not go to landfill because that creates significant environmental harms and we want to avoid that. it's only through separate food waste collection that we can ensure that we actually use that material in a way which is environmentally sensitive. and there is more. getting rid of waste imposes big costs on us all, ministers want manufacturers of goods to pay the bill of disposing of them. then there are plans to tackle the curse of fly—tipping by tracking the movements of disposal firms with electronic systems. some of today's ideas are themselves recycled, industry has been fighting proposals for fear of increased costs, councils worry about that too. environmentalists praise the ambitions of today's strategy, but want to see firm policies emerge from the coming series of consultations. roger harrabin, bbc news. richard kirkman is the chief technology and innovation officer at veolia, a recycling and waste management company which operates around the uk. shejoins me now. richard, thank you
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for coming along. let us begin by where veolia fits into this? it tries to connect the different parts of the supply chain, we have people who produce and sell products, retailers, consumers, we collect those materials after they have been used and tried to con them back into materials, raw materials so that they can be remade into products to try to close that circular loop. this is what the environment minister, michael gove, he did this once, this is what he is mining when he talks about the circular economy. let us speak about one aspect of which the government hopes to achieve in its waste strategy and thatis achieve in its waste strategy and that is that businesses and manufacturers will pay the full cost of recycling and disposing of waste. there will be a legal onus on them to do that. where do they stand at the moment as to how much they pay for this? when we make things there
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isa for this? when we make things there is a cost to make them and transport materials and the energy to get it to your door, but when we start there is also a cost and that is paid largely today by local authorities, about 90% of the cost of that is paid through your general taxation. this idea is about shifting that cost to business, the people who produce it, who will pass it on to consumers who will then pay that cost. of course, it will be passed onto consumers, but there has been resistance from industry to the idea of paying more for this. what is going to be different this time? over the last two years the big brands and industry are thinking that if we all do it at the same time, perhaps that it's a good thing, perhaps that of the picture that we should engage with. we are here to help those industries redesign the product so that they can be recycled. you mentioned cost being passed onto consumers and the fa ct being passed onto consumers and the fact that local authorities currently deal with most of the costs of what businesses and manufacturers produce. if the
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government is going to get, when we look at household levels, if the government is going to get collections improved, the number of collections improved, the number of collections improved, the number of collections improved, supporting comprehensive and frequent collections they are talking about, local authorities will have to have more money to do that, won't they? it is about shifting the course from local authorities to businesses, so overall it should not cost too much more and when you start to recycle more and when you start to recycle more and when you start to recycle more and you separate out food, you are shifting the value, increasing the value of what is in the bin. when it is mixed together it is not worth anything, when we started, it sta rts worth anything, when we started, it starts to have value. so the idea that local authorities need to spend less money on dealing and waste produced by larger manufacturers, beginning stages that money to give the coastal collections and make recycling more consistent and more effective? yes, we have been hugely successful in this country are changing the culture of the nation, we have gone from 10% up to 50% of
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people recycling. we did not have recycling bins before and we have been successful and it is about the next age. ed davey good news story for the uk. it is good news but it isa for the uk. it is good news but it is a consultation, so what sort of pressure is it going to take to make it happen for real? there is consensus about what must happen, eve ryo ne consensus about what must happen, everyone is talking about the same thing. deposit on scheme is a good example. we know that we all met a 50% of bottles that have gone to market. in countries that have such a scheme be recover and 95%, up to 90%, nearly all of them. it is a no—brainer. 90%, nearly all of them. it is a no-brainer. so, the carrot and the stick? exactly. richard kirkman, thank you for speaking to us. if you've got any questions about recycling — whether it's what happens to waste, what can and can't be recycled, or tips on how to recycle your waste most efficiently, send them in to us. you can see the contact details now. we'll be putting your questions to our expert paneljust after 11:30 this morning, here, on bbc news.
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jeremy corbyn has tabled a motion of no confidence in the prime minister, after she told parliament it won't vote on her brexit deal until the middle of january. downing street says the government will not play "silly political games". meanwhile, the cabinet is expected to discuss whether to step up preparations for a no—deal brexit when it meets later this morning. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. norman, the week before christmas and what is the labour party up to? what level while the cabinet go to the terms of planning a no deal. take stock for us, please, because we badly need that today! well, the prospect of no deal is now becoming much more of a reality for many mps,
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in part because mrs may had believed her brexit vote until the middle of january, and so the residue that if mrs may's deal goes down, they will not be any time left to come up with a plan b. and today ministers will then seek to crank up their preparations, even though mrs may has repeatedly said that a no deal would be damaging forjobs and business. nevertheless, we will unveil the sort of money that will go to different departments to put in place various preparations. so a lot of the cash will go to recruiting more border staff, some of the money will go to putting in place a new it system, to put in place a new it system, to put in place customs controls. albeit, brexiteers have insisted that that is still nowhere near enough and they are calling for, for example, for the government to start preparing to cut tariffs and cut business taxes, to help the economy if the uk leaves without a deal. and
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they also want weekly statements given to parliament on exactly what the government is doing to prepare for such an outcome, albeit this morning the cabinet ministerjames brokenshire was the night that the government was doing too little, too late. —— he was denying. we have been taking no deal seriously for quite some considerable period. it's not what we want to do, it's not what we still expect to do, because we want to see the deal secured, the vote through parliament, but i think it is right and proper that we maintain our work on preparing for a no deal, however reluctantly, with the additional money that the chancellor committed of another half a billion pounds in the budget, as well as other work with border force stepping up their work around the border, as well as other preparations, too. intriguingly, also in the last 2a hours, we have seen the erg group of ha rd hours, we have seen the erg group of hard brexiteers and bear in mind just a few days ago they were trying to topple mrs may, we are now seemingly swimming behind mrs may, not hard deal but behind her in
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part, it seems, because of the view that if and when the deal goes down, they will simply be no other options but no deal. so they can see the finishing line of no deal ahead, which has prompted some of the tory remainers to suggest that actually parliament must get on with it and should maybe sit over christmas to vote on mrs may's deal. among those calling for that isjustine greening, the former conservative cabinet minister. i am frankly quite happy for us to set over christmas and the new year. nothing is more important for us to know resolvers. it is totally inappropriate that whilst everyone else will be going back to work on the 2nd ofjanuary, parliament does not return until the 7th of january. all of parliament does not return until the 7th ofjanuary. all of these things must be speeded up and we need parliament sitting and taking decisions and we need government to allow parliament to have that ford and debate. meanwhile, on the labour front, figures are saying that they
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will table a motion of no confidence in the government but they have not said when. this is after the confusion and shenanigans yesterday whenjeremy confusion and shenanigans yesterday when jeremy corbyn confusion and shenanigans yesterday whenjeremy corbyn table the motion of no—confidence in the prime minister. that basically amounts to a motion of science against mrs may. is no parliamentary seat, that is no sanction, it is not even have to be divided. butjohn healey the shadow housing secretary said this morning they would eventually table a full blown vote of no confidence which could trigger a general election. we are doing the job of opposition this week as we have done over the last two years and we try to hold the government and the prime minister to account. it is a question of when, not if. we confront the government with a full motion of no—confidence. and that will be the point when people can clearly and decisively see that the government is not only failing on brexit, but also feeling on things like homelessness on our streets. not sorting out the traces
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and social care. feeling to sort out the crisis in real wages that have been falling. so, where are we? i think basically, with mrs may sticking to her plan a, which is to push vote back until the middle of january and we are told, incidentally, that there will be five full days of debate leading up to the vote, just as they were meant to the vote, just as they were meant to be last time, pushing back hard debate in order to crank up the pressure on mps to back it, because if they don't, we are heading remorselessly towards no deal, something that many brexiteers are quite happy about. another five days of debate. the question is, norman, will we hear anything different? thank you very much. norman smith for us at westminster. tugs are on their way to help a 16,000—tonne russian cargo ship that's run aground off a beach in cornwall.
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the kuzma minin is off falmouth with a crew of 18 on board but it's thought there's no cargo or signs of pollution. we can talk to simon committee is close to the situation. what can you see from your cafe? good morning. we are satin cybercafe because the terrace is not very nice with the wind and rain. outside, a0 yards from the beach, we have this russian tanker grounded. there are various coastguard vessels buzzing around it. there is a helicopter that has just whinged the local pilot on board. can you tell us that again, the coastguard helicopter has lifted who? the local pilot who has the knowledge of the seas and so on. and any sign of the tug boats yet? the
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tug boats that are going to take it away, i do not think they are there at the moment. they will have to get them from other ports in the country. in the wind and rain, i am not sure how long that will take. i do not think this ship going anywhere. it might be the model before it is taken off. the images that we are showing our viewers on the screens, some still photos and from your description of the weatherup on the terrace of the cafe, i imagine that the sea is very choppy at the moment. yes, it is quite choppy. the cafe sits on the south eastern face of the beach. we had a strong southerly south—easterly wind coming through at the moment. it is most problematic for us and receive are quite high. i have seen worse but they are definitely quite high this morning. if all of this bringing some extra trade to the cafe? yes, you might be able to hear in the background that we are quite busy. people have come down to take
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photos. we are probably busier than we would normally be on a tuesday morning. silver linings! simon, thank you for talking to us. the owner of the delhi beach cafe overlooking that russian cargo ship which has run aground. the headlines on bbc news... plans to overhaul england's waste systems are unveiled, to make it easier to know "what" and "when" to recycle. the cabinet will discuss whether to ramp up plans for a no—deal brexit, after theresa may said mps won't get to vote on her deal until late january. a clamp—down on the cost of overdrafts — regulators announce measures to make them more affordable. coming up in sport, australia have levelled the series against india in the first match since the ball tampering controversy. it is exactly four years to go until the next world cup final. i am ivan carter as the country prepares for the biggest
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and first won the world cup. —— qatar. and look at this absolute stunner squad for tranmere rovers. they will now face the premier league side tottenham next. more from the coming up in the next 30 minutes. i will see you then. thank you very much, sally. see you soon. pro—government forces in yemen say a ceasefire in the red sea port of hodeida has been broken, minutes after it came into effect. houthi rebels and the saudi—backed government agreed to halt the fighting at talks sponsored by the united nations in sweden last week. but a government official said there had been renewed fighting almost immediately to the east of hodeida. the port serves as a vital gateway for the delivery of humanitarian aid to millions of yemenis in danger of starving. cbs reporter liz palmer sent this report from a clinic where dozens of malnourished children and their mothers are being treated. this boy is two years old. he is so
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malnourished he weighs half of what they should. the medic tries to etem paced but he does not want it. why would he refuse food? he cannot keep it down? the boy's muscles are so wasted, he can no longer walk. there are 25 malnourished children and the mahrez in this clinic. but many more never make it to the small outpost of mercy in yemen's rugged north—west. this is dry land farming country. venture off the main road and you will spot clusters of makeshift tents everywhere. at least 15,000 people have fled here after fighting in saudi air strikes destroyed their home and their lives. the norse and reduced this to
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the people of this local village who showed us our desperation. they are so short of that they are hitting lives. they are taking these? yes, they said, even though it gives the children diarrhoea. we want to know why is more help not coming. the fa ct why is more help not coming. the fact is that aided gypsies are trying to scale up, but they are facing huge obstacles. meanwhile, we need grows more acute everyday. the nurses said that they can offer compassion but much more is needed. elizabeth palmer, cbs news for bbc news, yemen. robert mueller, the special counsel investigating alleged russian interference in the us presidential election, has released details of the lies told by former national security adviser michael flynn to fbi agents. it comes ahead of mr flynn's sentencing today. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports from los angeles.
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the retired us army general was one of donald trump's closest advisers, most ardent supporters during the 2016 campaign. he was appointed as national security adviser despite the president's predecessor barack obama warning mrtrump the president's predecessor barack obama warning mr trump against getting michael flynn a top job. obama warning mr trump against getting michael flynn a topjob. he was in the post forjust 23 days. sacked by donald trump when it was revealed he had discussions with the russian ambassador to washington about lifting us sanctions on russia before mr compton glovers. it also came out that he had cited the us vice president mike pence about that conversation. last december, he pleaded guilty to charges that he lied to the fbi about his contacts with russia and he became the most senior member of the companies jason to be indicted. since then, he has been cooperating with the investigation led by the special counsel robert miller, into whether the trump campaign concluded with
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russia. earlier this month mr miller had said that the stuff and had provided substantial assistance to the inquiry, with first—hand details of co nta cts the inquiry, with first—hand details of contacts between the president's transition team and russian government officials. as a result, the special counsel has said that michael flynn should not go to jail for lying to federal investigators, but he could get up to six months. the bodies of two scandinavian tourists have been found near a village in the high atlas mountains of morocco. the remains of the women — one from denmark, and the other from norway — were discovered close to the village of imlil. they were found in an isolated area on the way to north africa's highest peak, which is a popular trekking destination. rules to make it easier for companies to run individual train services alongside existing franchises could come into force in the new year. the rail regulator says it wants to create more competition by making it easier to run trains under so—called "open access" agreements. the office of road and rail says the contracts, which are already in place in some
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parts of britain's rail network, make tickets cheaper and improve services. just before christmas last year, tv presenter simon thomas lost his wife, gemma, suddenly to leukaemia. the festive season is always difficult for grieving families, but there is help and support available. graham satchell has been to meet simon and his son ethan to see how they're coping one year on. what are you looking forward to most about christmas? mmm, seeing family. ijust remember thinking, "i don't want to do christmas at all, if i could fast forward past this." it was literally a month after gemma died, it was days after her funeral and suddenly you're into the festive season. simon is a former blue peter and sky presenter. his wife, gemma, died in november last year, just three days after being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia.
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hi, how are you? good to see you. come in. thank you. a charity, bloodwise, has arranged for simon to meet joe coleman, whose wife died from blood cancer three years ago. the first christmas was really tough. there wasjoy, but a sense of there's something missing. yeah. but the second year i was quite excited, christmas was coming. as a family, we was lifted this time. we enjoyed the second christmas a lot more than the first christmas because time's a good healer. it's takenjoe and his two boys, lewis and oliver, a long time to get to this point. maggie was ill for some years before she died. joe's family have raised more than £100,000 for the charity bloodwise since maggie's death. it'll help to fund research and raise awareness of blood cancer, the third biggest cancer killer.
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your boys, if maggie was to see them now, you must wonder what she'd make of it and how much you miss the fact she doesn't see any of it. that is my... that is a thing that plays on my mind. i wish she could see both these boys now. how mature they've had to be. they realise actually that there's more to life than what they had before. when you hearfrom people who are a little bit further down the line than you are, itjust gives you encouragement and a sense of hope that you can find life again. so what have you written to granny? "dear granny, merry christmas. we miss mummy, but i love you.
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love ethan. xxxxx. " a few weekends ago it was the first anniversary of gemma going and he knew it was the year anniversary but he wasn't thinking about it in the same way we were, and he grabbed my arm on the friday night and he said, "dad, if you're feeling sad over the weekend, you can just come and find me and i'll give you a big hug." ijust thought i don't think i would've got through this without you. itjust gives you a reason to live. he's my everything. without him, i don't know what life would like now. you can find details of organisations offering information and support with bereavement at bbc.co.uk/actionline, or you can call for free, at any time to hear recorded information on 08000158 707. let's take you to downing street where cabinet is due to meet shortly... that is jeremy hunt just
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that isjeremy huntjust going into number ten. liam fox that isjeremy huntjust going into numberten. liam fox and that isjeremy huntjust going into number ten. liam fox and sajid javid have just gone number ten. liam fox and sajid javid havejust gone in number ten. liam fox and sajid javid have just gone in as well that is the last cabinet meeting before christmas at which we understand there will be talk of preparations for a no—deal brexit. as you will know, that meaningful vote on theresa may's deal is now delayed until well into january. angela leadsom arriving as well. and the labour party has said that they will not bring forward any motion of no—confidence in government until that vote has happened. daily and monthly overdraft charges could be abolished, as the regulator plans to introduce new rules that would force banks to charge one set interest rate. the financial conduct authority said overdrafts were "a dysfunctional market" that needed to be sorted out. it also wants to get rid of extra charges for unarranged overd rafts. our personal finance correspondent
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simon gompertz is here. why is the financial conduct authority coal in this market dysfunctional? we live in a world where you can be charged £5 or £10 each day for going into overdraft. you might be a few hundred pounds budget if you are paying £5 or £10 each day, these are extraordinary high rates of charge that make over gas more expensive than payday loa ns, gas more expensive than payday loans, for instance, if you have the wrong sort. additionally, there are other charges that you might face. so people have been calling for the whole thing to be capped in the same way that payday loans and what we call rent to own, of course, that is not what they have come up with today. what would the new rules force ba n ks today. what would the new rules force banks to do? what impact would it have on our bank accounts? in simple terms, and they give us a sneak preview months ago, instead of
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having small overdraft, they will have to charge a percentage rate, and interest—rate for an overdraft, and interest—rate for an overdraft, and that means that if you have a small overdraft, you do not pay so much as a big overdraft, you pay more. the big teams that they have come up with today is that whereas they had been thinking about seeing, for unauthorised overdraft, where you do not have permission, you pay a higher interest, today we have said no, it must be the same interest rate regardless of the thabo overdraft and i think this will clamp down on the sort of charges that many people are facing, like 1.5% charges that many people are facing, like1.5% of charges that many people are facing, like 1.5% of people with overdrafts pay the bulk of the charges, it is those vulnerable people that tend to dip into it quite often. it should make things clearer but does it mean an end to free banking? some have said that but the reason for raising the idea of free banking, which sounds great, is that banks have been taking money from us for not paying interest on the money that the deposit and for these high
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charges and if the clamp—down on high charges, then it could be that our day—to—day banking they say will no longer be free and they will start to charge for it and it will be more open and straightforward. however, the first bank to see we are going to stop free banking or the first regulator to say that it isa the first regulator to say that it is a board will be seen as the road in the industry. we like it and it is unlikely to happen soon. thank you for that simon gompertz. shortly we will have the weather forecast but that this year what is coming up on victoria derbyshire's programme at ten o'clock. good morning, more than 20,000 people have signed a petition to stop people with autism and learning disabilities being detained in psychiatric units. it is specific old assessment and training units. they are supposed to be used for short periods but this have emerged of children being detained for yea rs. of children being detained for years. some are kept in isolated cells and fed through hatchets. we will talk to two mothers whose sons we re will talk to two mothers whose sons were detained and also the
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children's commissioner for england. join us at 10am on bbc two and bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon king. we are expecting some very strong winds today. heavy rain pushing his word and clearing from northern ireland but you can see the dark blue, up towards the east of scotland, really intense rainfall as it moves through. accompanied by strong winds for all of us. dusting at 35, up to a0 miles an hour. higher in the west. but it will be a mild day with temperatures getting up mild day with temperatures getting up to about ten, 13 degrees. later this afternoon, the winds will easily west and there will be clear spells. the rain moves and clears and it will be followed by sunny spells and some showers tonight. temperatures down a bit from last night, three, up to seven celsius.
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on wednesday, a day of sunshine and showers and it is chilly. goodbye. hello, this is bbc news with annita mcveigh. the headlines: plans to overhaul england's waste systems are unveiled, to make it easier to know "what" and "when" to recycle. what we need to do is to make sure that that food waste does not go to landfill, because that creates significant environmental harms and we want to avoid that. the cabinet is meeting to discuss whether to ramp up plans for a no—deal brexit, after theresa may said mps won't vote on her deal until late january. a clampdown on the cost of overd rafts — regulators announce measures to make them more affordable. judgement day forformer us national security adviser michael flynn, as he's sentenced for lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia. the ceasefire in yemen gets off to a shaky start, with fighting breaking out in the port of hodeidah
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but latest reports suggest the truce is now holding. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. back to brexit and the prime minister will meet her cabinet today to discuss whether they should ramp—up preparations for a no—deal brexit. a labour motion of no confidence was dismissed by no. 10 afterjeremy corbyn pushed for a further vote. cabinet ministerjames brokenshire spoke on bbc radio a this morning about the government's plans. we have been taking no—deal seriously for some considerable period. it's not what we want to do, what were what we still expect to do because we want to see the deal secured, the bill through parliament, but i think it is right and proper that we maintain our work on preparing for the no—deal,
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however reluctantly, with the additional money they chancellor committed, another half £1 billion ona committed, another half £1 billion on a budget as well as other work, with prada purse, stepping up their work as well as other preparations also. well told that cabinet will make it the central planning assumption, that we have to assume that no—deal will happen until you prove it isn't. is that what you will vote for today? i do not pre—empt cabinet discussion that we'll have a of hours' time, but i think it is right and proper, i won't pretend otherwise, that we are not stepping up preparations for no—deal. frankly, the way to avoid that, as i'm sure others will say clearly, is by having parliament voting to secure that deal which is why the political gamesmanship we have seen from labour over the past 2a hours does nothing to deal with the real issues at stake. labour mps and mps from other parties have called forjeremy corbyn to step up and table a vote of no confidence in the government —
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but shadow ministerjohn healey told nick robinson on bbc radio a, that they will only do it once the prime minister's brexit deal has failed. let's have a look at some of the top stories you're reading on the bbc website this morning. at number one is brexit. cabinet to consider no—deal brexit plan. at number one is brexit. cabinet to consider no-deal brexit plan. let's ta ke consider no-deal brexit plan. let's take a look at some of the other stories on the top ten most read stories. at number five, stories on the top ten most read stories. at numberfive, lewis hamilton causing controversy over those comments he made at the bbc sports personality of the year at the weekend when he said it was a lwa ys the weekend when he said it was always his dream to get out of the slums, and he pretty quickly backtracked on that comment. but the leader of stevenage council has said it was disappointing and said that a lot of people in the area feel very offended. another story that has p°pped offended. another story that has popped on the back top ten and is
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now at number seven, us poacher sentenced to watch bambi. he has been told he has to watch the film repeatedly after he was convicted of illegally killing hundreds of beer. this is david berryjunior, he must view the film at least once a month during his year—long sentence, a judge in missouri has loaded. you will know in bambi, the hunter kills bambi's mother, and is poacher has been sentenced to watch the film repeatedly in prison. we will be back with the most watched in a few minutes. staying with the breathing now. “— minutes. staying with the breathing now. —— briefing. wildlife cameraman gordon buchanan is well known for getting up close and personal with la rger—than—life creatures. and in a two part christmas special called "grizzly bear cubs and me" he takes us to the snowy wilderness of russia and the plight of orphaned grizzly bear cubs, casualties of the modern world. this morning gordon spoke to my colleagues at bbc breakfast, about his time with the bears.
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i have filmed different species, pandas, polar bears and black bears, so it is a list and ticking off and grizzly bears was a species i had wa nted grizzly bears was a species i had wanted to film. we looking into different stories about grizzly bears and the found this amazing family who rehab these were pinned the cubs back into the wild. when i saw the first picture i thought, we have to go there. when you say that they rehabilitate these bears, what does that involve? they are often cubs that have been or the mothers have been shot by poachers. the cubs, two of them were found in a building in moscow, another two in a box outside of the's in st petersburg, where they had been disturbed by logos, the mother had been disturbed by lovers. it was human activity that could cause them to bjorgen. around february time. so
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federally, they lay —— they weighed less tha n federally, they lay —— they weighed less than one kilo. in october they weighed a017 days. imagine putting on a7 times your own weight in nine weeks and they are ready to go back to the forest if they have made it that far. how many tonnes of apple did they get to eat? lots of surprises here. i like an apple, i counted seven tonnes of apples. into the enclosure. that was before they we re the enclosure. that was before they were released. and those six little found cubs, they ate a tonnes of apples each in six weeks. they are just programmed to keep eating, and they do not stop. the experiences that you have with them, we're going to show a clip. we spoke about the pecking order. you deliberately tried to become not too close to
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them as well. there was the nourishment that they get from the mother's milk and other cleans them, but there is an physical and emotional care that they get from the mother, and that is when we had to step back. instinctively, if you have a bear cub in your arms, i might have looked as if i was going to give it a cuddle and then catch it and to give it a cuddle and then catch itand said, to give it a cuddle and then catch it and said, wejust to give it a cuddle and then catch it and said, we just have to feed them, clean them, and put them back down. let's see this clip because they are just adorable. this group has two potential leaders. only one of them can take charge. they are having a little boxing match. junior
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with his white strip of further has a lwa ys with his white strip of further has always stood out as the most confident cub. in terms of being a surrogate mum to the cubs, how does that relationship start? when you put on the costume! i arrived in february and i did four trips up until they were released in october, and it is just fast tracking them to independence. you do not want them to have any connection or dependency on people after they are released. so, they are fed, from bottles initially, which is a very noisy and messy process, then they can progress onto being bottle fed. at that stage other than cleaning you don't have to do anything, but, you get a sense of them being wild when they move into being closure and they move into being closure and they can start to learn how to climb and how to be proper while bears.
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because their mothers are not there to teach them. you said that you had worked with lots of bears. what makes the grizzly bear different to the blackberry or the brown bear? -- the blackberry or the brown bear? -- the black bear. it is the same bear that you get across america and across eurasia. the same animal effectively. more grizzly bears and other species of bears, they are huge, not as big as polar bears, but huge. as lovely as they are, and we can coo and aah over them, there's a problem with the habitat, two worlds colliding and not always with the best results. the wildest parts of the world, it is our responsibility to protect them. it is not the
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problems of russia and brazil, deforestation, these are global commodities, so we all have to be what we can. in this case it would be beautiful to be unveiled in something that was giving back to nature. because we all take from nature. because we all take from nature in some shape or form every day, and at the point of release the natural world was better off than it was two minutes previously. gordon buchanan talking about his time observing those grizzly bear cubs. let's have a look at some of the most popular stories on the bbc news website today. at number one, royal marines christmas gift fair boy with arthritis. i didn't know that you could have it in your eyes. that affects 1a—year—old malachy, who
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wa nts to affects 1a—year—old malachy, who wants to become a royal marine but he's worried that the condition might affect his chances. ruhul amin commanders have allowed him to spend the day at their training base in lympstone in devon —— ruhul amin commanders. —— royal marine commanders. —— royal marine commanders. there is more on this story further down, the boy with arthritis in his eyes. and he's about one of 12,000 children in the uk who have this condition. that is interesting a lot of you on our most watched section. now good news if you live in an area with poor phone signal, as a plan to tackle mobile data blackspots has been announced this morning. the mobile phone industry's regulator, ofcom, will force companies to build 500 new masts and get ag to 90% of the uk. at the moment only about 70% of the uk gets high speed coverage. that's it for today's morning briefing. the headlines on bbc news:
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plans to overhaul england's waste systems are unveiled, to make it easier to know "what" and "when" to recycle. the cabinet will discuss whether to ramp up plans for a no—deal brexit, after theresa may said mps won't vote on her deal until late january. a clampdown on the cost of overdrafts, as regulators announce measures to make them more affordable. the 1978 film version of the classic children's novel watership down left an entire generation in tears. now a remake is coming to bbc one this christmas. the two—pa rt adaptation has an all—star cast, including star wars actor john boyega. tim muffett caught up with john during production. i'm not letting you get to the others, hazel. if you want to leave, go. watership down for a new generation.
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we'll be able to see any yellow coming from miles away. john boyega is the voice of bigwig. go now, captain holly, or we'll kill the lot of you. we should go back and kill cowslip. we should kill the lot of them. first of all, i mean, i was in there watching a bit of your recording, really interesting process. how does that compare to other work you've done? it's tough, because it's different from filming on set, you're just having to imagine whatever it is that you have to imagine. there's a lot of running, there's a lot of fighting. several different things that don't make sense in the room. you've a nerve coming here... watership down, i remember seeing this when i was about six i think, and i was kind of traumatised, i have to say, by the original one. i vividly remember it. # bright eyes, burning like fire...# ijust remember being freaked out by it. just these big rabbits with nails and black eyes and fighting and scratching and blood.
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i'll settle with you myself, bigwig. come and try, you crack— brained slave driver! rabbits are not supposed to be that! what i love about watership down is it's a... it mirrors off a story we all love — get characters that don't fit into those circumstances and put them into a situation that is bigger than themselves. the original was 2—d animation, and it still kind of struck a chord. so what then happens is when you add a little tablet of the hyperreal cg to it, it's not live—action, but it gives you an emotional turn that feels like it's live—action. frith in a basket — flayrah! from promising young actor to the hollywood alias, star wars changed everything. thisjourney hollywood alias, star wars changed everything. this journey that you have been on, what has it been like for you? star wars is always going
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to be great to be part of that, because you live for ever in that kind of franchise. it is an opportunity for you to collaborate in the industry and then i pick and choose and one of my visions was always to come back to london theatre. i get the chance to come back to my roots. you from peckham in south london. do people treat you differently? last time i was there, i went to the oft licensed to get some monster munchg. in london it is just, congratulations, and people just, congratulations, and people just keep moving. although you have got the paparazzi in your bin bags. i thought that was how my life was going to be. people outside your hotels, screaming your name. i am good with it! the first episode of
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watership down is on bbc one this saturday at 7pm and the second episode on sunday at 7:20pm. that is another one on the christmas watchlist. from the bbc sport centre, here's sally nugent. we are thinking about warmer climes today, four years from now. good morning. we will be reporting live from doha throughout the day. first, are looking at the back pages of this morning's newspapers. they have been going forjose mourinho. the pressure seems to have been piling on him. in the last few minutes i can confirm that he has left manchester united. that is less than
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a8 hours after that defeat to liverpool. they were beaten 3—1 by liverpool. they were beaten 3—1 by liverpool. we can confirm breaking news last few moments. we have confirmation thatjose mourinho has parted ways with manchester united. you would have to say that this has been coming for some weeks. he has not look happy. the players have not look happy. and, in a way, was this a battle of wills betweenjose mourinho and paul pogba, one of the star players of the club? he was pa rt star players of the club? he was part of that fantastic french side early in the summer, very much seen asa early in the summer, very much seen as a leader. there is two men have not been getting on, paul pogba has not been getting on, paul pogba has not been getting on, paul pogba has not been starting. and jose mourinho had some kind of personality clash with him. it appears at this point that mourinho is the man who has lost out. just to confirm to you, news that has been confirmed in the
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last few moments, manchester united have parted company withjose mourinho. we're going to get our correspondent andy swiss to join me ina correspondent andy swiss to join me in a moment to look at this current situation with manchester united. one of the things that we have seen in the last few days that is almost unheard of for a club like manchester united, former players in the press, in the media, on tv, speaking ina the press, in the media, on tv, speaking in a hugely critical way about the way jose speaking in a hugely critical way about the wayjose mourinho has been handling his position at united. gary neville, if you saw him talking after the liverpool game, gave that very passionate argument about the situation that manchester united was in. and if there was anyone who personifies that club, it is gary neville. he almost could not speak after the liverpool game. he was clearly devastated and good belly do hisjob because he was clearly devastated and good belly do his job because he was so desperately upset about the situation. many people have speculated that mourinho stay until
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after christmas, two more deadbeats and he would've been out, but at this point it is interesting to look at the back page of the mirror morning, very interesting. they are trying to get jose morning, very interesting. they are trying to getjose sak, the players had decided to getjose sak, interesting speculation about what is happening in training at manchester united. not only are they not playing particularly well, there's a suggestion that they are not training particularly well. andy swiss is with you now. we have heard this in the last couple of minutes. i have got this statement from manchester united announcing that jose mourinho is leaving united with immediate effect. the club say they would like to thank him for his work, during his time at united and they wish and success in the future. a caretaker manager will be appointed until the end of the current season whilst the club conducts a thorough recruitment process for a new full—time manager.
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mourinho has been under huge pressure over the past few weeks. united in sixth place in the premiership, 19 points behind the leaders. liverpool beat them 3—1 at the weekend. it is the worst league start the 28 use. notjust the results they have been getting but the style of football they have been playing. it has been negative, all, lacking entertainment and creativity upfront that manchester united fans are used to seeing. notjust problems in attack but in defence, they conceded more goals this season already than they did in all of last season. and manchester united have decided it is time to act and jose mourinho has gone. surprising it has taken this long, worst possible start, and they face paris saint—germain in the champions league. is that the straw that broke the camel's back? be looked at the champions league and thought we're
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not into get anywhere with this. the writing has been on the war since the summer when he was critical about the club's failure to make new signings, particularly in defence. there was a suggestion things were not well over the summer. then his falling out of paul pogba, his star player, creating a sense of discontent on the pitch as well. i sensed thatjose discontent on the pitch as well. i sensed that jose mourinho discontent on the pitch as well. i sensed thatjose mourinho was not getting the best out of his players. a sense of no identity, no long—term strategy, the players are not responding to him. despite the relative success he enjoyed in his first couple of seasons, remember in his first season he led them to the europa league title, and the league cup, his second season, they finished second, he got them into the champions league, so the burst two seasons were not too bad although by united's standards under sir alex ferguson not good enough, but this season as we have seen in the past, it is his third season
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when things tend to fall apart. we saw that at chelsea some years ago, now it has happened again at manchester united and he has gone. so many questions. you look at manchester united and the owners, they are businessmen, there was a time when fans started to rest on whether they were interested in the side winning because they sold shirts and tickets the matter what the results, but we think this has a business decision, has this just look too bad? to use that horrible expression, the brand, manchester united the brand, despite lack of on field success, the brand has been doing well and the glazer family as well as they were doing well off the pitch financially, they could live with the fact that they were not winning the trophy is that they won, under sir alex ferguson. but such has been the criticism ofjose mourinho, notjust has been the criticism ofjose mourinho, not just about has been the criticism ofjose mourinho, notjust about results but the style of football they have been playing, there has been a sense of
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where to united go from here? the players have looked so limited and restricted. the performance against liverpool on sunday, they were beaten 3—1, and thrashed, frankly. they barely mustered any meaningful attack. people watching that match was saying, where doesjose mourinho go from here? yes they are in the last 16 of the champions league, they have a tough draw against paris saint—germain, but there was a sense that it was the beginning of the end forjose mourinho. it is surprising that having put up with mourinho the relative lack of success for so long and deciding now to act, there was a tra nsfer and deciding now to act, there was a transfer window coming up in january. the caretaker manager may wish to reinforce because looking at the premises on the pitch at the moment the players are not delivering. hopefully, a caretaker manager, united fans will be hoping that he can get better results. really interesting. it is going to
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cost them money to let him go. but as you say, someone new is cost them money to let him go. but as you say, someone new is going to come in and that is the big question, you the next? so there you have it, breaking news, jose mourinho has parted company with manchester united. that is the official statement from them this morning. no guesses then as to what will make the sports headlines throughout the morning. i will be back at 11am. now the weather with simon king. we have wet and windy weather across the uk today, gusts of up to 80 mph on the western isles of up to 80 mph on the western isles of scotland. all link to this area of scotland. all link to this area of low pressure. the white lines squeezed together, the isobars, giving a strong winds and rain. this was the rainfall radar early on. lots of rain fell pushing its way eastwards as we speak. and gales around the irish sea coast
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continuing for a while yet. elsewhere it is also pretty windy. that train is moving eastwards. it will not quite reach the south—east until late on this evening. i want to focus on lunchtime and the early afternoon. you notice these green and blue lines, that is a short period of intense rainfall and strong, gusty winds. it will not last that long but you will certainly notice it as it moves through. you can see it across scotla nd through. you can see it across scotland as well. just basically the heavy rain to come during this afternoon. and it is windy. rightly we are seeing gusts of up to 55 mph. it is mild for many. around 10 celsius but the dropping off quite quickly across western areas as the rain clears. tonight, rain clearing out into the north sea. then we are left with clear spells. showers moving in. it would be a cold night
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compared to last night. temperatures getting into the low single figures. wednesday starting up bright enough, decent sunny spells across most parts. showers continuing across southern coastal counties and irish seekers throughout the day. to the north and east remaining largely dry and bright with some sunshine. chillier would temperatures down between 7—10 celsius. the rest of the week, the pressure dominating as we go into thursday. that is bringing in this unsettled, unstable north—westerly wind, this weather front bringing more showers and rain to south—east england on thursday. then more showers piling in. a blustery day across england and wales. and temperatures reaching 11 selecao on thursday. by friday under the weather system is moving in bringing more pics of rain. that's it from me. goodbye. —— will
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outbreaks of rain. hello, it's tuesday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm victoria derbyshire. detained under the mental health act for having a learning disability and/or autism. a petition has now reached over 20,000 signatures to stop people with either being held in mental health units. it happened to the teenage autistic sons of these two mums who say the experience was deeply traumatic. the children's commissioner for england is here to listen to their stories. this programme can reveal that up to half a million women who work in supermarkets could qualify for thousands of pounds in back pay. in what might be the largest equal pay claim in british legal history, workers on the shop floor are taking their bosses to court. two of them are here. hello, iam
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