good morning. welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and mega munchetty. our headlines today. named in the new year honours list — the british divers who rescued young footballers from a cave in thailand and emergency workers at the manchester and london terror attacks. leading figures from the world of entertainment and sport, including alistair cook, michael palin and twiggy, are also recognised. the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? the immigration minister is to visit dover today amid mounting concern about the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. in sport, unbeaten and six points clear at the top of the premier league, butjurgen klopp says liverpool's best is yet to come. good morning, it's another cloudy start for many of us. there's even some rain and some brisker winds for a time, but both are easing. i'll have more detail on the weekend ahead in around 15 minutes. it's saturday december 29th.

our top story. more than 1000 people have been recognised in the new year honours list including some of the emergency workers who responded to the terror attacks in manchester and london in 2017. also honoured were the british divers who helped rescue a team of young footballers from a cave in thailand. leading figures from the worlds of showbusiness, sport and fashion are on the list. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more details. do you want me to what? you want me to go round the world? michael palin says he's immensely grateful to receive a knighthood for services to travel, culture, and geography. i'm very surprised. i've done lots of things in my life. none of which i felt totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. the world's top fashion cover girl was taking the german city by storm. leading fashion figure lesley lawson, better known as twiggy, has been honoured for her work in the arts, charity and fashion.

this honour is huge for me. i didn't expect it. it was completely out of the blue, a shock. but the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? how many of of you? 13? brilliant. british divers involved in this year's thai cave rescue have received awards for their bravery and expertise. some of our team received letters a little while ago. we were asked if we would be prepared to accept some awards, which we very graciously said thank you, thank you for. it's nice for the team to be recognised. must be the happiest englishman in the british isles tonight. in the world of sport, england rugby figure bill beaumont has received a knighthood. a knighthood, too, for recordbreaking batsman alistair cooke. following the world cup, england football manager gareth southgate becomes an 0be. captain harry kane, an mbe. and made an 0be, welsh tour de

france winner geraint thomas. in the world of entertainment, presenter chris packham becomes a cbe for his work in nature conservation. while westworld actress thandie newton becomes an 0be for her film and charity work. as does downton abbey star jim carter, for services to drama. as in previous years, the majority of honours have gone to people who aren't in the public eye, and who never expected this kind of recognition. andrea aviet has been recognised for her work campaigning against domestic abuse. it will always be that till the day i die, i'm going to continue with this cause. but, definitely, getting an award like this means the world to me, because, you know, it just shows others. she's just one of the many people being honoured for exceptional work that's made a real difference. lizo mzimba, bbc news. and later in the programme we'll be talking to some of those who've been honoured, including

rugby legend bill beaumont, the authorjulia donaldson and wildlife presenter chris packham. the immigration minister, caroline nokes, is to visit dover today, amid mounting criticism of the way the government is handling the surge in migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than 200 people have arrived since the start of november leading the home secretary to declare a major incident. simonjones is in dover. pressure is amounting on the government to deal with this situation before somebody dies making this crossing. yes real pressure on the government, particularly when a0 people arrived in small boats on christmas day alone and another 12 yesterday on two boats. if you look onto the channel, it is pretty calm. pretty

good conditions for anyone attempting to get across the channel, but that has a caveat that they are risking their lives attempting to get across the busiest shipping lanes in the world. this has just been declared a major incident by the government despite the fact it has been going on a couple of months. the immigration minister will today meet officials from the boss of —— from the border force and the local mp. saying it has developed into a crisis and he wa nts has developed into a crisis and he wants more vessels on the channel but the government saying that could encourage people to make the journey, because these boats could be seen as journey, because these boats could be seen as rescue journey, because these boats could be seen as rescue boats rather than patrol boats. thank you, simon. the government's spending more than £100 million to charter extra ferries to ensure the delivery of essential supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the department for transport says the plans are an important part of its preparations, but that the government's still committed to getting a deal.

0ur correspondentjoe miller is in our london newsroom. good morning, a lot of people will be going, the money is being spent on what in the event of a no deal? i thought the prime minister was working towards a deal. absolutely and the department for transport and government stress they are still working towards a deal but the government's own advice been warning that in the event of the no deal, which it does not prefer, there could be severe congestion at dover and roads leading to the coast and it has put plans in place to prevent that happening. it has quietly awarded contracts to the british, danish and french firm to provide space for up to a000 more lorries to cross the channel and the idea is they divert to places like plymouth and portsmouth. there has been criticism, not —— and some say it

has been rushed through and the government is wasting public money to drum up support for their deal. thanks. three vietnamese tourists and a tour guide have been killed after a bus in egypt was hit by an explosion as it made its way to the pyramids. ten other passengers and the bus driver were injured — two of them are said to be in a critical condition. it's the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in egypt in more than a year. new images of the volcano that erupted last week triggering a tsunami in indonesia show the event was so powerful that it destroyed two thirds of its height and volume. researchers have been using satellite images of anak krakatau to calculate the amount of rock and ash that slid into the sea. more than a00 people were killed when giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java and more than 150 are still missing. virgin trains is deploying staff wearing pink hi—vis vests

who are trained in conflict resolution to deal with football fans using its services. the scheme has been trialled since the start of the season, and is now being rolled out on a more permanent basis. the company says it chose pink because it's known to have a calming effect on crowds. an army officer has become the first british person to trek solo unaided across antarctica. captain lou rudd finished his mammoth 925—mile journey yesterday, after 56 days. he's only the second person in history to complete the expedition without any assistance. the first person did it a few days before. which in the way is disappointing but because of the way he did it i suspect he did not care. he undertook the challenge in memory of fellow explorer and close friend henry worsley, who died from exhaustion just 30 miles short of completing the record solo crossing in 2016. it isa

it is a marvellous achievement. well done. a lot of people have had remarkable achievements recognised. some of the uk's best—known sports stars have been recognised in the new year's honours list, including england captain harry kane, who gets an mbe, the tour de france winner geraint thomas, who gets an 0be, and cricketer alistair cook is being knighted. there's also a knighthood for former england rugby union captain bill beaumont. hejoins us from his home in lancashire. good morning. many congratulations. good morning. many congratulations. good morning. many congratulations. good morning. thank you, it is a great honour and privilege and absolutely delighted. it is a great thrill for you, you are still involved in rugby union administration. it is so long since he finished playing, did you think something like this would never come along? i agree with you that it is

something i was fortunate enough to be awarded, the cbe, nine years ago and was delighted to get that. to receive a knighthood, beyond my wildest dreams. i retired from playing when i was 29. all i have done since then is just keep myself involved in rugby because rugby is a passion, a game i love. i love the camaraderie, team spirit in rugby, and obviously have now managed to get myself chairman of world rugby, which has challenges, but challenges i enjoy. and to receive a knighthood iam i enjoy. and to receive a knighthood i am delighted for my wife and family as well. everyone we have spoken to recognise is the fact that without supporters behind them, these things would never happen and

i guess you would say and you alluded to it, lady hillary is first and foremost among them for you? without a doubt. she is the rock. we have three sons who are rugby players. i am watching one play this afternoon at gloucester for sale sharks. i think hillary has probably seen as many rugby games as i have over the years. how does she feel about being lady hillary? like myself, we feel very humble and proud. 0bviously delighted. i never set off in rugby with any ambition except to enjoy myself in the game and one thing led to another. we are

seeing footage of you playing, leading england. you join an illustrious but small group of rugby union knights. ijoined sir ian botham, as well, as one of the former captains on the bbc question of former captains on the bbc question of sport programme who have been knighted. that is what swung it for you! absolutely, getting the way questions right. you mention you are going to watch your sonjosh played today. you must be proud the family is still involved in the game? yes, we love the game. the three boys,

any opportunity, they would play by, any opportunity, they would play rugby, all winter, on the back lawn. it used to really upset me that they said what is a lawn for, dad? i tried to keep it perfect. it was a cricket field in the summer and by cricket field in the summer and rugby field in the winter. they watched the local team play. if we're not going to sale sharks, we go and watch fylde play. thank you for talking. congratulations on your recognition and to lady hillary. thank you very much indeed. brilliant. good morning. we have been talking about how mild the weather has been with blossom coming out early. people have some pictures. please

keep them coming in. you can send them on twitter or the usual address. helen will tell us if it will continue to stay mild with that picture again. good morning, it will stay mild at least through the weekend. this photograph from nottinghamshire. beautiful. some sunshine coming through the clouds. this is the cloud. the weather front. also the looming cloud over scotla nd front. also the looming cloud over scotland is giving rain and drizzle which is tied in with low pressure. it is coming into high pressure. it will leave us with cloud. this is the evidence it will be mild with the evidence it will be mild with the wind coming in from the atlantic and it will remain mild by day and night while we have the cloud. the rain at the moment, fading in the north. the sunshine coming through in parts of nottinghamshire. we will

see plenty of sunshine throughout the day. it is a north—westerly wind so for most it will feel colder than yesterday. we will see temperatures probably peaking at 12—13, but tapering off then. we have more cloud coming back into northern ireland as we approach the evening. for the most part, dry weather around and there will be even sunshine, limited in western areas. not before a touch of frost in eastern areas and a little bit of fog, based of it lifting onto the hills and around the coast. these are hills and around the coast. these a re low hills and around the coast. these are low temperatures before the cloud arise. a grey and damp start tomorrow with a little wind around that will push away the rain in the north and break up the cloud in the north and break up the cloud in the north and break up the cloud in the north and east in scotland. just like today, dry, relatively fine

weather, not necessarily bright, because there will be a lot of cloud around. 11—12 is above where temperatures should be at this time of year. a similar story as we go to the end of the year, new year's eve. we pick up a weather front in the north of scotland and potentially gale force winds. temperatures double figures, not what you would expect at this time of year. and if you head out for new year's eve celebrations, it will remain mild. we will find fog forming but at the moment it looks like it will stay mostly dry for the rest of 2018. the chances are you own a cd or dvd that you once bought from the retailer hmv. 0n on this week, actually. did you? you bought a cd? yes. sorry, iam you bought a cd? yes. sorry, i am shocked. you bought a cd? yes. sorry, iam shocked. this yes. sorry, i am shocked. this is the problem they have got.

there has been a massive change in the way that consumers behave. so many people download music. the shop has called in the administrators for the second time, and the future of the remaining 125 stores is in doubt. we asked shoppers for their thoughts. i haven't bought a cd or dvd for years, years and years. no, i don't buy any. i download everything. very rarely, very rarely. i upstream, of course, and quite honestly, they clutter up the house, so "no" is the honest answer. dvds, yes, cds, no. if it's for music, i'lljust go onto spotify or something like that. really i don't... lam not a big... well, i like movies, but i'm not bothered about having them on dvd all the time and stuff like that, so it would not be that bad for me, to be honest, but i know that a lot of people do enjoy going

in and having a look, one being my husband. we always call in, see if there is a bargain or something we want. sometimes on itunes, just digitally, or if i want cds, it can sometimes be amazon, stuff like that. music, the majority is on itunes, but then dvds and films is hmv. not surprisingly, really, some of those thoughts. music journalistjohn robb joins us now to talk about this. we were just we werejust finding we were just finding out what cd roger had brought. 100 driving songs. those are the kind of rubbish cds you find in a petrol station, when you're on a journey and have nothing to listen to. that is part of the problem. yes, about £1.99 from a big box of songs. the value of music has been devalued so hmv is a massive problem. lots of shops selling mainstream music to people who do

not really by music. everyone goes, what a shame, hmv is getting shot, i still like to buy my cds and vinyl twice a year. that is the problem, people do not buy music, they stream eight. vinyl has had a real upsurge, but it almost seems that they are sold in boutique record shops. yes, there has been an upsurge in final but it is only about 5% of the market, it is not the main thing. the analogy i always have, it is a bit late grandfather clocks, beautiful antiques, everyone likes the look of them but if you wa nt to likes the look of them but if you want to know what time it is, get out your phone, you do not look for a grandfather clock. vinyl has become that. a sentimental upsurge in the value of vinyl is not going to save hmv. hmv managed to come out of a

administration in 2013, it is the same administrators, hilco. what has changed? same administrators, hilco. what has changed ? the flip same administrators, hilco. what has changed? the flip of this is the independent shops, the smaller shops are doing 0k. they are in touch with their customers. if you're a music fanatic, you will go in and spend all afternoon talking to the person behind the counter and buy records. those places will survive because they are very niche. hmv try to get more like that. my friend is managing hmv in blackpool. he has bands playing every saturday and he has connections with the people going there. you also have staff rating reviews of albums on the cds. this is an attempt to make it a shot for fanatics, people who love music, but the problem is, the shops are aimed at people who are buying

ariana grande records and so on. people do not care so much about cds and vinyl as small independent shops. you pessimistic for the prospects of hmv? the administrators wa nt to prospects of hmv? the administrators want to keep the shops open and people in work. it looks difficult, but there is still away. they can find some way of working, four five shops that work in a very multimedia with. perhaps it could become more specialist, more diverse than what they're doing. if i knew the answer i could take it over. what happens? it is notjust hmv, it is notjust the record industry, high are blamed. we are seeing that across the whole high—street? the nature of city centres have changed, they are more about leisure than retail. retailers about people buying things online. companies like amazon,

multinational companies who do not have an expensive business model. that makes a big dent but there is a space for a big retail because you cannot download a cabbage yet. some things you have to physically buy. those shops will be ok for now, but the high street what it was 200 yea rs the high street what it was 200 years ago was not what it was like in the 1950s. people used to buy sheet music to play on pianos and then the board records. i am sure we would have done a radiogram programme in the 19a0s about the death of sheet music. programme in the 19a0s about the death of sheet musiclj programme in the 19a0s about the death of sheet music. i bought sheet musicjust the other death of sheet music. i bought sheet music just the other day. there you go. sheet music is different. was it bros's greatest hits? it was not but we will be talking about them later on. everyone is talking about bros. we have the director of the latest programme. it has been lovely talking to you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look at the newspapers. nazir afzal, the former

chief crown prosecutor for the north west of england, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning. we were talking about the new years honours. when really one night? 40 yea rs honours. when really one night? 40 years ago, when i was but a child. i was honoured to receive an 0be back then for my work for the crown prosecution service and the community. i am a strong supporter of the honours system, where we recognise people who are under the radar, but with the honours system, you cannot really win. 50% of people think that person should not have gotan think that person should not have got an honour, the other 50% do not believe in the system at all. personally, i am very much in support of the recognition of individuals likejohn support of the recognition of individuals like john coughlin support of the recognition of individuals likejohn coughlin mark prince, who have suffered tremendous heartache when they lost a loved one

but as a result be set up a charity that works to provide support. when you get individuals getting it because it is their turn, or because some people might argue, it might win and vote in parliament, that kind of stuff. that is perception. perception is people'sreality. it is a no—win situation for the prime minister. let's look in the papers. you're inside the daily mail for your first story. 8000 you're inside the daily mail for yourfirst story. 8000 care home beds are vanishing just three years. it is shocking. it is because the population is getting older. we recognise that if there is nowhere for them to go, in terms of care homes are care home beds, they will stay in an nhs hospital. the nhs is under pressure. we know this is going to get worse. then you get a figure, telling you there are fewer ca re figure, telling you there are fewer care home beds, because apparently local authorities cannot afford to fund them. they pay something like

£600 a week to put somebody in a ca re £600 a week to put somebody in a care home. the care home once £100 a week. we have had a massive reduction in the number of companies providing care homes. this problem will only get worse. we continue to wait for the response of the government. they have a master plan at some point that we will hear around social care and we are still waiting. you have picked out this story. we often talk about people who are speeding, speeding tickets, points on your licence, but this is the opposite, and it is still causing problems? about one third of accidents are dues to slow driving. there has been an increase. that is because we have become more impatient, i imagine, but some of the blame is being put on elderly drivers who, r, in the view of people who know about this, holding the middle lane. this is the automobile association. we're

driving 60 miles an hour in a 70, then you come across somebody doing 30. it is dangerous? extraordinarily dangerous. slow driving is as dangerous. slow driving is as dangerous. what is against the law is being reckless or dangerous but there is no minimum speed limit. that is half the problem. you're not breaking the law technically. you can be guilty of inconsiderate driving, which gives you maximum £5,000 fine and points on your licence. slow driving would be seen as inconsiderate driving. if you had as inconsiderate driving. if you had a minimum speed limit, that would be clear. some people realise —— do not realise it inconsiderate —— and convenient. slow drivers are frustrating but is the knowledge they do not have, or guidance in terms of that? again, how do you police that? have a minimum speed limit on certain roads? you have a camera that slashes you've you're doing 20 in a 30. it is about better

education, it is about as being more patient. there is an issue regarding elderly drivers. we could have a conversation about whether they should be retesting at 60 or 70. the reality is there has been an increase and it is something that needs dealing with but i am not going to propose retesting at 60 or 70 because you will get lots of calls. you will get lots of calls. driving habits always causes calls. i was buying the guy who never moved out of the middle lane recently. fed up wife tries to sell husband on ebay for 18 euros. it did not happen, why? this is hamburg, she was fed up with the negative outlook on life for her husband. she put him on ebay, without him knowing about it. she said, no exchanges. strangely, she got no offers, but nonetheless,

i suspect there are lots of people, on the 29th of december, thinking about what they would be with their partners after the last three days. this is one approach but i would not recommend it. she chose 18 euros as the price because it was her lucky number. has he found out? he has found out, but i do not fancy their chances of surviving that but maybe this is the message that will send him a more positive outlook. they say christmases that time of year when divorces spike and break down. sadly it is not a time of year when you wa nt to it is not a time of year when you want to be stuck with people you do not want to be stuck with. we are glad we are stuck with you. we have here in the next hour. we will see you then. lots coming up on the programme. still to come this morning. it's been the surprise hit of the christmas tv schedule — we're talking to the director of the bros reunion documentary that's been described as compulsive viewing. it was notjust

it was not just you who it was notjust you who said that. it was notjust you who said that. it really was not. we will talk about that later. stay with us. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. coming up before nine, holly will be here with the sport. but first a summary of this morning's main news. more than 1,000 people have been recognised in the new year honours list, including some of the emergency workers who responded to the terror attacks in manchester and london in 2017. also honoured were the british divers who helped rescue a team of young footballers from a cave in thailand. leading figures from the worlds of showbusiness, sport and fashion are on the list, including a damehood for twiggy, and broadcaster michael palin becomes a sir. iam very i am very surprised because i have done a lot of things in my life and none of which i felt worthy of recognition but maybe the cumulative effect is one of achievement. recognition but maybe the cumulative effect is one of achievementlj recognition but maybe the cumulative effect is one of achievement. i did not expect it. it was completely out of the blue, a shock. the nicest shock in the world.

who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? the immigration minister, caroline nokes, is to visit dover today, amid mounting criticism of the government's response to the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. a number of mps have called for more patrol boats to be deployed, but the government fears they could be seen as rescue boats and encourage more people to cross. more than 200 migrants have arrived since the start of november, leading the home secretary to declare a major incident. the government's spending more than £100 million to charter extra ferries to ensure the delivery of essential supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the plans would allow for almost a,000 lorries a week to take goods to ports like dover, plymouth, poole, and portsmouth. the department for transport says the arrangements are an important part of its preparations — but insists the government still wants to strike a deal with brussels. three vietnamese tourists and a tour guide have been killed after a bus in egypt was hit by an explosion as it made its way to the pyramids. ten other passengers and the bus driver were injured — two of them are said to be

in a critical condition. it's the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in egypt in more than a year. new images of the volcano that erupted last week triggering a tsunami in indonesia, show the event was so powerful that it destroyed two thirds of its height and volume. researchers have been using satellite images of anak krakatoa calculate the amount of rock and ash that slid into the sea. more than a00 people were killed when giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java and more than 150 are still missing. virgin trains is deploying staff wearing pink hi—vis vests who are trained in conflict resolution to deal with football fans using its services. the scheme has been trialled since the start of the season, and is now being rolled out on a more permanent basis. the company says it chose pink because it's known to have a calming effect on crowds. those are the main stories this morning. what you make of the pinkeye

—— pink hi—vis? -- pink hi-vis? they say they are being trained in conflict resolution. sports fans can get passionate, have a few drinks and a couple of rival teams... it can get a bit fractious. especially for people caught up by accident. it isa accident. it is a good idea. let's talk about alastair cook. he had an amazing summer, bowing out of international cricket and to cap it all, a post—christmas present. it is lovely, he had a brilliant year and now he is sir alastair cook. he retired from international cricket and got back century.

such a good role model. he has a lwa ys such a good role model. he has always been a level—headed kind of quy- he will be missed in the england side and there are quite a few sports men and women on the list. we can look at more now with adam wild. cook's done it! he's reached his hundred! for more than a decade, alastair cook provided the foundation for english cricket. more runs, more centuries, more test matches than any other englishman. 2018 was the year cook left the international crease for the final time. fittingly, with yet another hundred. his year, his england career, ends with a knighthood. he epitomises everything that an england cricketer should aspire to be. he's an ambassador for the game, he is a role model, he's a leader, and he's someone that deserves all the accolades that he's getting. 2018 was the football so nearly came home. commentator:

and it is in from harry kane again! the game's biggest prize eluded england, but the rewards continue to come. captain harry kane becomes an mbe. his inspirational manager gareth southgate an 0be. amongst the other recipients, rugby union is well represented. and here must be the happiest englishman in the british isles tonight. former england and british and ireland's lions manager bill beaumont, now head of world rugby, becomes sir bill beaumont. absolutely delighted, surprised and really pleased. not only for myself, but obviously my family. my wife's always supported me, got three lads who are passionate about the game of rugby, so i feel very humble about it. another former lions captain, williejohn mcbride, receives a cbe. commentator: williejohn mcbride! this is a moment to savour! while scotland legend doddie weir is awarded an 0be for services to rugby and research into motor neurone disease. commentator:

england have done it. they've made history! with england's astonishing gold medal at the commonwealth games still fresh in the memory, there is a cbe for netball superstar geva mentor. a year to remember, too, for geraint thomas. it's geraint thomas! the first welshman to win the tour de france, he won sports personality of the year. he ends an extraordinary 2018 with an 0be. adam wild, bbc news. let's keep with the theme of new year's honours, because football focus is back at midday on bbc one — and dan, you're hearing from gareth southgate 0be? we are supposed to call him sir dan.

we are supposed to call him sir dan. we will talk about gareth southgate. we will talk about gareth southgate. we have a long interview with him, sort of an end of the year chats with gabby logan about the world cup and not just what with gabby logan about the world cup and notjust what happened in the summer but some of the history with gareth southgate, who famously missed a penalty in euro 96 when she revisits that. what happened with england helped him and help the team and now they are trying to build into 2019. this is a clip of the interview. i would be lying if! said there was not because if you lose the shoot out and i have had to live with that narrative over 20 years, so live with that narrative over 20 years, so that has been a difficult pa rt of years, so that has been a difficult part of my life to have to take. did that compel you, your previous experience, to hug the poor colombian player who had his penalty saved? you have walked in those shoes and you know what he might have to face. does it make us like

him more and enjoy his success more? there is the famous quote from michaeljordan that the only reason he is successful, he said that the only reason i am so successful is i failed that many times and was given the opportunity to take the game—winning shot and i missed it and because i have been there i know what success feels like and grab it closer. i guess gareth southgate has been through the same thing. a lot of fa ns been through the same thing. a lot of fans will say, well, england did not win the world cup! more festive fixtures. liverpool, will they extend the lead against arsenal? we will discuss that. a fantastic game. rangers and celtic and scotland. so close the title race up there. we have eddie howe talking about ten yea rs have eddie howe talking about ten years at bournemouth. went away to burnley in the middle but his first

time at bournemouth ten years ago. and an interview withjoe hart at burnley. we have kevin and leo looking back at the year. 35 games kick off at 3pm in the english football league so it is packed day of fixtures. do you think there have been more goals in this season than in recent seasons? now you are asking. it seems it is goal tastic everywhere. around christmas it has been crazy. iamjust around christmas it has been crazy. i am justjotting around christmas it has been crazy. i am just jotting down around christmas it has been crazy. i am justjotting down for use later, goal—tastic. there was a big win for northampton in rugby union's premiership last night. they beat leaders exeter by 31 points to 28 at franklin gardens — both sides picked up bonus points, but it was this interception and try from northampton's cobus reinach that secured his side the win. meanwhile, connacht have done the double over ulster in the pro 1a.

having beaten them in belfast in october, they scored three tries to ulster‘s two in galway taking them second in conference a. next to a big shock at the pdc world darts championship. reigning champion rob cross knocked out by world number 90 luke humphries. cross was 2 sets to nil up at ally pally, but humphries won the next a to book a quarter—final against michael smith mike bushell‘s made quite a splash this year creating lots of memorable moments in his quest to inspire us to get off the sofa and try a new sport or activity, but what's been your favourite? we think there's only one place to start our round—up of his best bits — let's take a look. i've got to be very careful because i've got this sound pack on. but sarah vasey, adam peaty, siobhan—marie 0'connor, ben proud and james guy, congratulations. what does this do?

beep. 0h. agh! oh, i thought we were off. i thought we were over. i have neverfelt anything quite as violent as that. agh! oh, no. 0k, yes, that's legal. i have a new part of my body. he's over!

0h, oh, i'm sorry. he got it between the posts. keep your head up. so come over here. it is about timing, about speed. post. yes, three points! this is, of course, a highlight.

how do i get down? land on your feet. how do i get down? land on yourfeet. let's how do i get down? land on your feet. let's go. how do i get down? land on yourfeet. let's go. hurray. this means anyone can do it. land on yourfeet. let's go. hurray. this means anyone can do itm land on yourfeet. let's go. hurray. this means anyone can do it. it is all about teamwork and getting paddles in sync. everyone in this boat, except you, bushell, is paddling at the same time as everybody else. well done, mate. 0h, heck. might be a little bit late because i am running mike around at the moment. is he any good? he is quite good. he has tried a lot of sports, hasn't he? hejust tried quite good. he has tried a lot of sports, hasn't he? he just tried a trick shot and embarrassed himself.

have you been in the sea? no, but i think you are going to go in soon. it is just hard to believe he crammed that in this year. it brings it all back. ijust it brings it all back. i just love it brings it all back. ijust love mike. never afraid to have a go. that is the point. he gives everything ago. everybody saw the one where he fell over doing an interview which is not technically having a go at a sport. i worked with mike years and years ago, 20 years ago, and he wasjust the same. he had a go at a rally driving. there is video footage of it. he was codriver and was told what to do and whatnot it. he was codriver and was told what to do and what not to do the night before and he took no notice and in all the footage he has his

head ina and in all the footage he has his head in a carrier bag. he is never afraid to have a go. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. it is quite mild out there, it feels, is that tried? yes, absolutely. it is quite mild. you still need a coat, it is december, still just december at least. especially when we have the clear skies, as in nottinghamshire through the first part of this morning. it is mild because the weather is coming from the atlantic, the cloud is streaming in. several layers of cloud across the uk, tied with low pressure heading into the north sea, leaving its weather front trailing across other in and western areas

with mild atlantic air. this time of year, we take bear coming from the atla ntic year, we take bear coming from the atlantic and it is generally mild, but laden with cloud. today we have rain, but it is diminishing all the time on the picture. it will be a drying process as we go with —— go through the morning. further south, we will see brightness and sunshine. read the legacy of the weather front lines, the midlands, southern areas, into wales, it will stay rather cloudy and grey. a little bit damp over the hills and around the coast where there will be hell fog as well but otherwise, is dry. these are the top temperatures, they will drop away a little bit this afternoon and circulate this evening under the clearing skies. it does not take long to get a frost at this time of year. we will see one later with the onset of the next weather front, the next area of cloud and patchy rain and drizzle and that is mostly what it will be because again it is coming into high pressure so there will not be much rain, but it does meana will not be much rain, but it does mean a dismal start for many tomorrow. the rain will be confined tomorrow. the rain will be confined

to the north and west of scotland, possibly the hills around the ibc as well, but for most people, a dry day again tomorrow. some brightness around, particularly for the least. sheltered from the wind. later in the day on monday, we will see a strengthening wind across scotland, and some weather fronts hampering the northern and western isles. there could be gill for is winds year, but it is dry, there could be some chain as well, and if you're heading out to revel in the arrival of the new year, new year's eve is looking dry as well. high—pressure is with us, the tightly packed isobars giving deals to the far north of scotland, but for most people, it will be a dry start to 2019, maybe with some fog around in the morning, and as we move into the new year, it looks like it will get frosty as high pressure and northerly winds arrive. we shift the

orientation of high—pressure so we get crisp mornings, and hopefully bright sunny days. are they the colder winds? yes, the northerly is, definitely. thank you very much. you will get your chris mornings. exactly. you will get your chris mornings. exa ctly. — — you will get your chris mornings. exactly. —— crisp mornings. in the late 1980s, two brothers, matt and luke goss, took the pop world by storm with the band bros. now, 30 years later, social media has been set alight by comments about a recently—aired documentary focusing on their lives. the film lays bare the perils of fame and the fractious relationship between the twins as they prepare for a reunion concert. they'd barely spoken to each other in the three decades since the band split, and certainly had many issues to work through. let's take a look. because i just want a relationship with my brother. i do not want anything... you can have 100% shareholding in bros. i am not saying it's about business. do not bring up 50%, 50%. let's not talk about it. let's talk about being brothers. i'm going to defend myself.

people are scared of you, man. i'm not going to be that guy. i broke yesterday, luke, emotionally. i'm completely not over it. if you think i am, just because you tell me to be... i was embarrassed. i am learning my instruments. no, no. hang on. do not shut me down. i'm going to speak, listen. all right, luke. i'm going to speak. you're going to speak? you're going to speak, are you? i have just told you how i feel. it was almost immediate. there was no learning curve. within six months, we were globally known. japan and australia, london, germany, spain, italy, france, scandinavia, south america, canada. we created mayhem and mania wherever we went. please. behind the steadicam. let'sjust have a moment. i need it as well. you're the love of my life. i love you, too. no, you're the love of my life. you're the love of my life, too, my brother. i love you. it isa it is a fascinating piece of

television. we can speak to the film's director, joe pea rlman, now. lovely to have you. on a personal level, i have had a really interesting journey to this documentary. yesterday on the programme we were relaxing to social media. lots of social media, twitter in particular, were laughing at the footage and the boys in the documentary, then i watched it and realised it was more detail of brotherhood. —— were reacting. i wonder if that is what you thought you would get when you started filming this? thank you for having me this morning. the reaction has been incredible. it has played almost exactly how we thought it would. by the end of the film, you fall in love with the boys and that was always the intention. matt and luke at the first to admit they are quirky characters with interesting things going on in their lives and the like to express themselves and say it how it is. they have done an amazing job on telling the truth and revealing themselves in this

documentary and we always set out to make a film about the twins, by the brothers, it was not the story of bros, it was about the relationship between brothers, not just about the relationship between brothers, notjust brothers, but twins. they were famous and had not spoken for 30 years. it is the ground work for a good documentary and we stepped in on something great. what do you think the boys thought they would get out of it. matt goss is very successful in the states. he has a residency and it is sold out all the time. luke goss seems to be doing well as well. why would they put this out there on tv? they wanted to show the world what they had been through and they wa nted they had been through and they wanted some clarity on their story. for a long time, bros werejoe kinnear music industry. the quick downfall that happened with them was really tragic and it had such an effect on the boys. it is also a tale of warning as well as anything else, of what things can do to you, especially. —— what fame can do to

you. iwas a especially. —— what fame can do to you. i was a big fan of bros. why was craig not in the documentary? we interviewed craig for the film, but there were two talking heads in the entire film other than the boys. that was a conscious decision. we did not want to include so many people because the story of the boys we re people because the story of the boys were so rich. i intended to make a film about those two brothers, but the brothers who had been affected by fame the brothers who had been affected byfame and the brothers who had been affected by fame and two would come together for this lifetime gig.|j by fame and two would come together for this lifetime gig. i want to show a clip from near the start of the documentary. it is very ironic, and people will understand what i mean. i made a conscious decision because of stevie wonder, to not be superstitious. we had ebukam, which i believe is latin for abstract. that was a try and be clever moment. he was a rectangle and i was a rectangle and we made a square. we

became each other‘s fortress so many times. thank you for making me so co mforta ble. times. thank you for making me so comfortable. they are not quite ready yet. these moments, you're laughing, they are almost like a spear. you can hear me laughing on the british airways on at the end, you can hear my voice, behind the camera, when that happens, but there are funny moments, but this is what is beautiful about the film we have made. it has those spinal tap like moments. at the same time that is crying, laughing and padding and you do not know what side you run until the end. the film throws you in all directions. what did matt goss say when he saw those specific clips? it does not show him in the best light, let's put that gently. i do not agree. i think he comes off as a quirky, amazing individual with some interesting insights on life.

because of the alan partridge analogies you can draw towards him, they are very clear, but when i showed them the film the first time in los angeles, he said to me, i did not know i was that quirky. i think he loves it, i think he is happy with how it has come out. you do get drawn into it, it is compelling. when i was watching it i felt i was almost intruding on a slow motion emotional car crash, watching it on vale. do you think that is a fairer assessment of this? it is very powerful. i would say so. can you imagine going through everything they did back in the 1980s, not speaking from what is 30 years and deciding to do all this reunion stuff? bringing back the family, dealing with all their issues and sticking a load of guys with cameras in the room at the same time. i could not imagine doing that with my life. i take my hat off to them for doing what they did. it was a

difficult for months, the filming. there were times when matt was struggling, there were times when luke struggling, there were times when lu ke were struggling, there were times when luke were struggling, there were times when we were struggling. it was a family effort to keep it together, and ultimately we knew we needed to get them on stage. if we became therapists along the way, to get them on stage, we were happy with that role. the relationship has grown as a result of this, and we're proud to have done this. and they are ok now together? are great. they came overfor the came over for the london film festival. we went out for dinner a few times and they are really happy. it has been a pleasure to talk to you. iam it has been a pleasure to talk to you. i am very pleased that i did not listen to all the comments on twitter and watched it myself because it is a completely different story when you have seen it. joe pearlman, the story when you have seen it. joe pea rlman, the director of story when you have seen it. joe pearlman, the director of the girl from ipanema, after the screaming stops. —— the director of bros,

after the screaming stops. you have not seen it. i have not seen it. it is a tale of two brothers. fascinating. the title for the east —— the title for the programme, terry wogan said to them, what are you going to do after the screaming starts. it is worth watching. —— screaming stops. people have also been commenting on the documentary‘s it was more than a hundred years ago that the dick kerr ladies played their first game of football, going on to become the most successful women's football team ever, playing in front of record crowds. but it's likely you've never heard of them because in the 1920s, women were banned by the football association. in this suffrage yearjayne mccubbin has to been find out more about their impact. why is it that nobody knows their name? you tell me, because they're the best that has ever been. this is the story of the dick kerr ladies and this, this is where the story starts.

100 years ago, this was a munitions factory in preston and home to a group of women who loved football. on christmas day in 1917, they played their first game at the preston north end ground, deepdale. 10,000 came to watch and their following quickly grew. they started it as a patriotic thing to raise money for women and soldiers during the first world war, but on top of that, they became the best that there was as well. —— wounded soldiers. anywhere, in the world, ever. they played 833 games and lost only 28. they raised over £10 million for charity in today's money, and none of this was just novelty, they could really play. just look at the numbers watching here. this was football good enough to draw the crowds? absolutely, the biggest crowd that came to see them was on boxing day 1920, when 53,000 people turned up to watch them at goodison park,

everton, and there were between 10,000 and 1a,000 locked out, couldn't get in. the dick kerr ladies play in 1921, the very year the fa decided to ban women's football. they expressed their very strong opinion that the game of football was not suitable for females and shouldn't be encouraged, but the girls themselves thought it was because they were getting bigger crowds than some of the men. these are the names that would almost certainly be forgotten, were it not for one woman's mission to keep their place in history. we should know their names, yeah. we talk about paula radcliffe and jessica ennis—hill and we have sports personality of the year, i was watching it the other week thinking, we should have a team of the century and it should be

the dick kerr ladies. the team continued to play, defying the ban, until 1965. in ‘71, the ban was lifted. today, a new team is linked to preston north end, but they can only dream of the success that the dick kerr ladies achieved back then, but we almost forgot. can you imagine 53,000 at a women's match today? no. god no. that begs the question, where women's football would be today if the fa had not... i genuinely believe that it would be on a par with the men's game, if it had carried on going, yeah. scary thought. you do not think we are going to have to wait another hundred years, do you? not 100 years, i wouldn't have thought, no. i don't know how long it will take, but not 100 years. the boots worn by players, the medals they won. and that is the championship of the world gold medal. "to gail, these are the only treasures in my life. i pass them on to you." it is not my story,

it is not anybody‘s story, it is their story, and their story needs to be told because it is about them. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rogerjohnson and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today. named in the new year's honours list — the british divers who rescued young footballers from a cave in thailand. and emergency workers at the manchester and london terror attacks. leading figures from the world of entertainment and sport, including alistair cook, michael palin and twiggy, are also recognised.

the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? the immigration minister is to visit dover today amid mounting concern about the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. in sport, unbeaten and six points clear at the top of the premier league — butjurgen klopp says liverpool's best is yet to come. good morning, it's another cloudy start for many of us. there's even some rain and brisker winds for a time, but both are easing. i'll have more detail on the weekend ahead in around 15 minutes. it's saturday, december the 29th. our top story. more than 1,000 people have been recognised in the new year honours list, including some of the emergency workers who responded to the terror attacks in manchester and london in 2017. also honoured were the british divers who helped rescue a team of young footballers from a cave in thailand. leading figures from the worlds of showbusiness, sport and fashion are on the list.

0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more details. you want me to what? you want me to go round the world? michael palin says he's immensely grateful to receive a knighthood for services to travel, culture, and geography. i'm very surprised. because i've done lots of things in my life. none of which i felt totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. the world's top fashion cover girl was taking the german city by storm. leading fashion figure lesley lawson, better known as twiggy, has been honoured for her work in the arts, charity and fashion. this honour is huge for me. i didn't expect it. it was completely out of the blue, a shock. but the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? how many of of you? 13. 13? brilliant. british divers involved in this year's thai cave rescue have received awards

for their bravery and expertise. some of our team received letters a little while ago. we were asked if we would be prepared to accept some awards, which we very graciously said thank you, thank you for. it's nice for the team to be recognised. must be the happiest englishman in the british isles tonight. in the world of sport, england rugby figure bill beaumont has received a knighthood. a knighthood, too, for recordbreaking batsman alistair cooke. following the world cup, england football manager gareth southgate becomes an 0be. captain harry kane, an mbe. and made an 0be, welsh tour de france winner geraint thomas. in the world of entertainment, presenter chris packham becomes a cbe for his work in nature conservation. while westworld actress thandie newton becomes an 0be for her film and charity work. as does downton abbey star jim carter, for services to drama. as in previous years,

the majority of honours have gone to people who aren't in the public eye and who never expected this kind of recognition. andrea aviet has been recognised for her work campaigning against domestic abuse. it will always be that till the day i die, i'm going to continue with this cause. but, definitely, getting an award like this means the world to me, because, you know, itjust shows others. she's just one of the many people being honoured for exceptional work that's made a real difference. lizo mzimba, bbc news. and in the next hour we'll talk to the authorjulia donaldson and wildlife presenter chris packham. the immigration minister, caroline nokes, is to visit dover today, amid mounting criticism of the way the government is handling the surge in migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than 200 people have arrived since the start of november leading the home secretary to declare a major incident. caroline davies is in dover. we know the home secretary will have

a conversation with his french counterpart and we know ministers are focusing because there is pressure that we will not soon be reporting on death. there is plenty of pressure on the government to sort this out before something awful happens. since christmas day included there have been more than 60 people intercepted trying to cross the channel. why have the numbers become so high? some suggested is related to brexit and human traffickers have said to people to come now, rather than after brexit, when they say uk borders will be tougher to get across and this is generally regarded as a selling technique to get people to come now than later. the other suggestion is it is good

conditions at the moment. it is flat, not that cold for december. it does not make the journey less dangerous. this is one of the busiest shipping channels in the world. we know the immigration minister will meet border force officials and the local mp. he has called it a crisis. it's been confirmed that administrators have been brought in to run the music retailer hmv, which has collapsed after suffering poor sales. the store's owners say high business rates and changes in consumer behaviour are to blame. the retailer employs more than 2,000 people across the uk. administrators from kpmg say they'll try to keep all 125 stores open while they're looking for a buyer. the government's spending more than £100 million to charter extra ferries to ensure the delivery of essential supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the plans would allow for almost a,000 lorries a week to take goods to ports like dover, plymouth, poole and portsmouth. the department for transport says the arrangements are an important part of its preparations,

but insists the government still wants to strike a deal with brussels. three vietnamese tourists and a tour guide have been killed after a bus in egypt was hit by an explosion as it made its way to the pyramids. ten other passengers and the bus driver were injured — two of them are said to be in a critical condition. it's the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in egypt in more than a year. there's a warning that women are bearing the brunt ofjob losses because of automation. the charity the rsa found women had lost almost a00,000 jobs in the public sector, in banking and in retail since 2011, while the best—paid newjobs are going to men. anisa kadri has more. technology has been replacing somejobs for years. but as robots get increasingly clever, new research suggests women are being impacted more. jobs that involve repetitive movements in retail and other sectors are more likely

to become automated. machines can help employees with their work. but they can also take jobs from people. the royal society for arts, manufacturers and commerce say its findings show that women are being affected. some of the areas that are being most affected right technology, administration, clerical work and retail work, these are areas where there is a lot of women's employment, so women are being adversely affected. the bad news, really, is that the jobs that are being created, the high status and high—paid jobs in technology, are predominantly going to men. so going forward, as technology accelerates, we have to think about how to ensure there are new opportunities for those women being displaced, but we also have to change the culture in technology so that more women are employed in that sector. according to its research, some of the fast shrinking some of the fastest shrinking professions are retail cashiers, teaching assistants and hairdressers.

meanwhile, the fastest—growing jobs over the same period include software developers and hr managers. the rsa says the growing tech industry is known to be male—dominated, but the charity says there is still time to tackle any problems so that people, regardless of gender or age, can share in the spoils of new technology. we have been enjoying the christmas period. our next guest was hauling a sled across antarctica, through gale—force winds and temperatures of below minus 30 degrees celsius. captain lou rudd finished his gruelling 925—mile journey yesterday after 56 days, becoming the second person in history to trek unaided across the coldest continent on earth. and he says he did it thanks to a grazing bag of chocolate, nuts, cheese and salami. hejoins us on the phone from antarctica now. thank you for talking to us and

congratulations. i know you got up early for us. good morning. yes, a huge relief to complete the journey. it has been pretty brutal at times. the weather conditions down here. but feeling fantastic. i lost quite a bit of weight, 15 kilograms in body weight, other than that, feeling great and so pleased to have made it to the finishing line. delighted to hear you feel well. can you set the scene, where are you now, what is around you? what the temperatures like? at the moment, i am on an ice shelf, the largest

floating ice shelf on the planet. an area the size of france, off the edge of the continent. to qualify for skiing across, you start one said just off the continent. i have finished now off the other side of the continent. 0n the ice shelf. it is frozen sea ice. i am on a patch of snow in the middle of nowhere. the horizon, i can see the mountains back on the continent behind me. the rest of it is a flat white line on the horizon. today, light winds. it is about —20 centigrade, which feels relatively tropical, to be honest, after the temperatures i have had on

the polar plateau, where it was regularly —30. the polar plateau, where it was regularly -30. it is a marvellous description. do tell me, what has the expedition meant to you? you did it in memory of a dearfriend. the expedition meant to you? you did it in memory of a dear friend. yes, very sadly, three years ago, a close friend, lieutenant colonel henry worsley who i served in the army with many years. we skied to the south pole together in 2011, my first journey. he sadly south pole together in 2011, my firstjourney. he sadly lost his life attempting this veryjourney three years ago. solo, unsupported across the continent. ever since, it has been in my mind to come down and attempt his journey stop his wife joanna, she very graciously gave me

his family crest flag he was carrying at the time. i have that with me. it is a great honour that this time i was able to carry the flag successively right the way across and make it, complete the journey as a tribute to henry. across and make it, complete the journey as a tribute to henrym means a lot. you are the second person to have done this solo, the expedition, and i know that does not mean... it does not diminish what you have done because who you have done it for. but 3000 miles, that is what you have completed, of human powered travel. surpassing the greatest names, amundsen, ernest shackleton. you have been praised by the granddaughter of sir ernest. what is next for you? i completed this yesterday. like you say, i set

off at the same time as the american adventurer. we were dropped at the starting line together. we have effectively raced each other the past two months. i came injust behind him. he did an amazing job. we have both done it at the same time and completed the journey. the expeditions i have done now, i have done a huge amount of mileage. i am the first person apparently, which i did not realise until recently, to have traversed the continent twice by foot. that is a record i have got. and the next expedition is a tea m got. and the next expedition is a team expedition, coming right across. i do not feel worthy of

being mentioned with amundsen and shackleton. they were polar pioneers and what they did with the equipment they had, i think is another level. but i do not think about what next just yet. i think my wife is probably listening and she will want me home for a bit of time. i have spent three christmases in antarctica so probably time for family time before i think about what next. it is not a bad thing. we wish you a safe journey home. enjoy your time with your wife when you see her. congratulations, you might not think you are worthy of being mentioned with the likes of sir ernest shackleton. captain lou rudd, thank you for talking. what a lovely man. a brilliant story. what an achievement. if you've got young children, chances are you'll have seen the tv

adaptation of zog on christmas day. it's the story from children's authorjulia donaldson, who also wrote the gruffalo and the stick man. i know the gruffalo. now the former children's laureate becomes a cbe in the new year's honours list, and joins us from her home in west sussex. we spoke to sir bill beaumont a couple of hours ago. we have been speaking about the people who have been honoured. lovely to speak to you. thank you for taking the time to speak to is. you had an mbe anyway, so does this feel significantly different? yes, it does. i have jumped significantly different? yes, it does. i havejumped over on stage. it is very exciting. very gratifying to be honoured in this way. i am just pleased for the whole world of children's literature, because often we ta ke children's literature, because often we take a bit of a back seat, and there are other authors, philip

pullman, i knows he has received an honour, so it is good for the world of children's books. in part, thanks to the word that you have done, but is children's literature enjoying a good time at the moment? well, in a way, i think it always has, because thatis way, i think it always has, because that is one of her talents as a nation. we are the country that has produced lewis carroll, edward lear, so many wonderful writers, and now, of course, we have harry potter. sometimes, i think that these writers do not get the recognition they deserve, so it is nice when some of them can be honoured in this way. as i mentioned, zog was on this christmas, and i think i saw the g ruffalo christmas, and i think i saw the gruffalo was on at one stage over the christmas period. i saw some things by david walliams that has been dramatised as well. what is it

like as an author, seeing your imagination brought to the small screen? i am really lucky, because it isa screen? i am really lucky, because it is a wonderful company, magic light, they do the dramatisation, the animations of my stories. they are always very true to the story, but they are always little funny extra details and things. this year i watched zog with all seven grandchildren, so that was a very special occasion. we are just watching zog now. as a parent, or at grand parent, i cannot imagine how you must feel to have that opportunity to see your work and share it with those who are so special to you? yes, share it with those who are so specialto you? yes, as i say, it is lovely. with my own grandchildren, i do not tend to read my stories to them. i love reading to them and i will read the stories from other people, but i am terrified, if i had

one of them on my knee, and i am trying to read one of my stories, and they wriggled and got down, i would feel terribly offended. how do you find out, if you receive an honour like this, it is not the first time for you, what is the process , first time for you, what is the process, how do you get told? you get a lovely very high—quality envelope in the post, and i think it has got the special stamp on it from the house of commons are something, a seal. i cannot remember. you open it and it is very formal and it tells you you have got to keep very quiet about it for about a month. that has been the hard part. i told my husband but he would have liked to have put it on the christmas cards. we sent out loads of christmas cards. i would not have been so boastful myself is to put it on christmas cards, but it was hard for him. he had to restrain himself.

i wasjust reading for him. he had to restrain himself. i was just reading the list of your books. anyone who has had children in the last 20 years will know your books. this is an impossible question i am about to ask because it is probably like asking you what your favourite child is, but do you have a favourite one of your books? it is like asking what your favourite child is. sometimes when a child asks that, i say, the newest one, because it is like your newest toy. my newest book is actually called the goal, the beard and the magic shoes. that came out this year. if i am allowed to add one, i have got some proves here. no one has ever seen these before. yes, go on. this is the title. it was inspired by a visit to south africa, and this is illustrated by our wonderful illustrator called catherine rayner. it is the first time she has done one of my boots,

soiam time she has done one of my boots, so i am really excited about that at the moment. we are excited you gave usa the moment. we are excited you gave us a sneak preview. that is kind of you. i will be in terrible deep water. i am sure you will not. axel schaefer has done lots of your books. yes, he is a genius. i have worked with lots of different illustrators, but that is my most long—standing partnership. i first book was published in 1993, so i am not very good at mental arithmetic but that was a long time ago. of course, the gruffalo is having his 20th birthday this year. 25 years since the first one. a good way to mike dewar quarter century. thank you for talking to us. i love the snail and the well but they are all great. that is going to be on television next year. i look forward to it. julia donaldson. you got an exclusive for the new book. by now. fantastic.

the other one, the one you like. 0n the telly next year. brilliant. time to find out what is happening with the weather. that is how we feel, except, the blossom has been out on the trees, with pictures from our viewers. we will be showing those later. i was going to add that my girls grew up on those boots. we like the smartest giant in time. it is a lot more colourful than the skyline in london at the moment. —— town. 0r rather a great picture at the moment for many. some sunshine in nottingham but there will be more sunshine coming out through the day. you can see the window of clear weather across scotland, moving south into the north of england but equally we have these shield of cloud weather front. although equally we have these shield of cloud weatherfront. although it cloud weather front. although it is wea k cloud weather front. although it is weak and the rain is fizzling out, it is still providing lots of cloud

cover. it is coming from the atlantic, all the moisture sitting to the west of the uk, which is why we often get leaden skies. reigning across the far north of scotland and windy but the gaels are starting to stop. it is an improving picture. the winds are easing down, but it is quite nippy when compared with time—out that has been. temperatures above average even though the winds are coming from the north west today. the strength of the winds ta kes today. the strength of the winds takes the edge away from the temperatures. cloud for the south of england and wales as well. these are the highest temperatures but they are dropping away in the north over the afternoon in the brighter skies because you do not get much energy from the sunshine. there will be frost across the stern areas of scotla nd frost across the stern areas of scotland and england this evening before the cloud and the next weather front returns with more drizzly rain to watch the morning.

these are the minimum temperatures. you can see they drop off sharply in the east. tomorrow, many will have cloudy skies and fog around again, with lighter winds in the south but the breeze should bloody weather fronts away from these, so here we have a better chance, with shelter from the westerly breeze, of around 11 degrees. temperatures around where they should be for december. perhaps more sunshine around to end 2018 on monday. we pick up more cloud and another weather front across the north of scotland, gale force winds, but it will not spoil the celebrations, it is looking drive. by the time we get to the new yea rs drive. by the time we get to the new years morning, there will be some fog around but mostly dry. —— looking dry. the orientation will slip to the west which will allow a

northerly winds. with that, the temperatures will fall away. back to you. at least it is going to be clear. and mostly dry. we will take that. as we head towards the end of the year it's a time to reflect on what we've done over the past 12 months... and for mike bushell.. well that's an awful lot. from speed climbing to land pddling to mermaiding — he's made quite a splash this year in his quest to inspire us to take up a new sport or activity.. we think there's only one place to start our round up of mike's best bits — let's take a look. i've got to be very careful because i've got this sound pack on. but sarah vasey, adam peaty, siobhan—marie 0'connor, ben proud and james guy, congratulations.

0h! what does this do? beep. 0h. agh! oh, i thought we were off. i thought we were over. i have neverfelt anything quite as violent as that. agh, no! 0k, yeah, that's legal. i have a new part of my body. agh! hey! he's over! oh, i'm sorry.

he got it between the posts. the most important thing is to keep your head up. yep. 0h! not the weave, not the weave! over here. it's about skill, it's about timing, it's about speed. 0h! yes, yes. oh, no. post! oh, yes, three points! and this is, of course, a highlight. some very excited netball players. how do i get down? 0h, you've to let go, have you? land it on your feet, come on. let's go. hurray. this means anyone can do it.

it's all about teamwork and getting your paddles in sync. everybody in this boat, except you, bushell, is paddling at the same time as everybody else. well done, mate. about half—an—hour later. 0h! 0h, heck. might be a little bit late because i'm just running mike around at the moment. is he any good? he's quite fit. he's tried a lot of sports, hasn't he? he just tried a trick shot and embarrassed himself. my trousers! have you been in the sea? will you have a change to dip your toes in before the closing ceremony? no, but i think you are going to go in soon.

luckily, he did get back safely at the end of that. ijust the end of that. i just love the end of that. ijust love him, it is declared. everyone is paddling at the same rate, except foryou, bushel. he will be back soon. lots more are coming up on the programme. the incredible story of the most successful women's football team ever and how their legacy lives on 100 years later. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and rogerjohnson. coming up before ten, we'll have the sport and weather. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. more than 1,000 people have been recognised in the new year honours list, including some of the emergency workers who responded to the terror attacks in manchester and london in 2017. also honoured were the british divers who helped rescue a team

of young footballers from a cave in thailand. leading figures from the worlds of showbusiness, sport and fashion are on the list, including a damehood for twiggy, and broadcaster michael palin becomes a sir. i'm very surprised, because i've done a lot of things in my life, none of which i felt were totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. i didn't expect it, it was completely out of the blue, a shock. but the nicest shock in the world. who wouldn't want to be dame twiggy? the immigration minister, caroline nokes, is to visit dover today, amid mounting criticism of the government's response to the rising number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. a number of mps have called for more patrol boats to be deployed, but the government fears they could be seen as rescue boats and encourage more people to cross. more than 200 migrants have arrived since the start of november, leading the home secretary to declare a major incident. it's been confirmed that administrators have been brought in to run the music retailer hmv,

which has collapsed after suffering poor sales. the store's owners say high business rates and changes in consumer behaviour are to blame. the retailer employs more than 2,000 people across the uk. administrators from kpmg say they'll try to keep all 125 stores open while they're looking for a buyer. the government's spending more than £100 million to charter extra ferries to ensure the delivery of essential supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. the plans would allow for almost a,000 lorries a week to take goods to ports like dover, plymouth, poole and portsmouth. the department for transport says the arrangements are an important part of its preparations — but insists the government still wants to strike a deal with brussels. three vietnamese tourists and a tour guide have been killed after a bus in egypt was hit by an explosion as it made its way to the pyramids. ten other passengers and the bus driver were injured — two of them are said to be in a critical condition. it's the first deadly attack against foreign tourists in egypt in more than a year.

new images of the volcano which erupted last week triggering a tsunami in indonesia, show the event was so powerful that it destroyed two thirds of its height and volume. researchers have been using satellite image of anak krakatoa to calculate the amount of rock and ash that slid into the sea. more than a00 people were killed when giant waves crashed into coastal towns on the islands of sumatra and java and more than 150 are still missing. an army officer has become the first british person to trek solo unaided across antarctica. captain lou rudd finished his mammoth 925—mile journey yesterday after 56 days. he's only the second person in history to complete the expedition without any assistance. he undertook the challenge in memory of fellow explorer and close friend henry worsley, who died from exhaustion just 30 miles short of completing the record solo crossing in 2016. three years ago, a close friend, lieutenant colonel henry

worsley. he sadly lost his life attempting this three years ago. his wifejoanna, she very graciously gave me his family crest flag he was carrying at the time. i have that with me. it is a great honour that this time i was able to carry the flag successively right the way across and make it, complete the journey as a tribute to henry. it means a lot. a fascinating man to talk to. he is there now. he said it feels warm because it's —20 degrees because sometimes the temperature is -13. the sport gives us a throwback to

warmer times under knighthood for the man who rounded off his international test career in grand style. alastair cook. he bowed out of his international career and what a yearand of his international career and what a year and career he has had and to top it all off, now he is sir alastair cook, which has a fabulous ring to it. it suits him. a lot of people praising this decision. a lot of sporting names on the list. alastair cook among them. we can look at some of the rest. adam wilde has the details. commentator: it is! cook's done it! he's reached his hundred! for more than a decade, alastair cook provided the foundation for english cricket. more runs, more centuries, more test matches than any other englishman. 2018 was the year cook left the international crease for the final time. fittingly, with yet another hundred. his year, his england career, ends with a knighthood. he epitomises everything that

an england cricketer should aspire to be. he's an ambassador for the game, he is a role model, he's a leader, and he's someone that deserves all the accolades that he's getting. 2018 was the football so nearly came home. 2018 was the year football so nearly came home. commentator: and it is in from harry kane again! the game's biggest prize eluded england, but the rewards continue to come. captain harry kane becomes an mbe. his inspirational manager gareth southgate an 0be. amongst the other recipients, rugby union is well represented. and here must be the happiest englishman in the british isles tonight. former england and british and irish lions captain bill beaumont, now head of world rugby, becomes sir bill beaumont. absolutely delighted, surprised and really pleased. not only for myself, but obviously my family. my wife's always supported me, got three lads who are passionate

about the game of rugby, so i feel very humble about it. another former lions captain, williejohn mcbride, receives a cbe. commentator: williejohn mcbride! this is a moment to savour! while scotland legend doddie weir is awarded an 0be for services to rugby and research into motor neurone disease. commentator: england have done it. they've made history! with england's astonishing gold medal at the commonwealth games still fresh in the memory, there is a cbe for netball superstar geva mentor. a year to remember, too, for geraint thomas. it's geraint thomas! the first welshman to win the tour de france, he won sports personality of the year. he ends an extraordinary 2018 with an 0be. adam wild, bbc news. more festive premier league football for you today — and if you're after goals,

keep an eye on anfield. liverpool host arsenal in a tie that always delivers attacking football and plenty of goals. jurgen klopp's liverpool side are six points clear at the top of the league, they're yet to lose this season, but he's not getting too excited just yet. the only thing what is different to last year is our situation is better compared to last year. but we're not even qualified for the championship yet. that means we need to play football, that we like to do, and try to get results, that we want to do. and, yeah, we will see what happens. nothing's changed. before all that, it's a big day in the scottish premiership, with rangers taking on celtic this lunchtime. a win for steven gerrard's side would see them go level with the champions on points. however brendan rodgers has never lost an old firm derby. we just have to approach the game how we always do, which is to look

at our own way of working, respect that rangers are good team. some very good results this year. like i say, we'll give them the respect they deserve and look to focus on our own game and look to play well and get the win. there was a big win for northampton in rugby union's premiership last night. they beat leaders exeter by 31 points to 28 at franklin gardens — both sides picked up bonus points, but it was this interception and try from northampton's cobus reinach that secured his side the win. meanwhile, connacht have done the double over ulster in the pro 1a. having beaten them in belfast in october, they scored three tries to ulster‘s two in galway taking them second in conference a. next to a big shock at the pdc world darts championship. reigning champion rob cross knocked out by world number 90 luke humphries. cross was 2 sets to nil up at ally pally, but humphries won

the next a to book a quarter—final against michael smith. now then. tattoos in honour of our nearest and dearest — our family and friends — are quite common but ben stokes is literally showing off his family pride with his. take a look. the england cricketer has posted a picture of his latest body art. four lions on his back. 0ne represents ben. his wife clare is the lioness to his side. and the other two cubs are his children. iam assuming. the all—rounder said to him the tattoos meant the family would always be together when he's away touring. it looks quite painful way to keep it by your side but incredible detail. 28 hours of pain he said. i hope not at the one time. robert billy knott. whatever you

think of tattoos, you have to admire the skill of the artist. it is artwork. exactly. also you have to have a lot of trust in the tattoo artists. i would have someone watching. keeping an eye. not that i am a control freak or anything like that! you would try to do it yourself, if you could. cheaper. do not try that, it is a joke. you will like this story. it was more than a hundred years ago, that the dick kerr ladies i had never heard of them. i hadn't. the team played their first game of football, going on to become the most successful women's football team ever, playing in front of record crowds. more than 50,000.

but it's likely you've never heard of them, because in the 1920s, women were banned by the football association. in this suffrage yearjayne mccubbin has to been find out more about their impact. why is it that nobody knows their name? you tell me, because they're the best that has ever been. this is the story of the dick kerr ladies and this, this is where the story starts. 100 years ago, this was a munitions factory in preston and home to a group of women who loved football. on christmas day in 1917, they played their first game at the preston north end ground, deepdale. 10,000 came to watch and their following quickly grew. they started it as a patriotic thing to raise money for wounded soldiers during the first world war, but, on top of that, they became the best that there was as well. anywhere, in the world, ever. they played 833 games

and lost only 28. they raised over £10 million for charity in today's money, and none of this was just novelty — they could really play. just look at the numbers watching here. this was football good enough to draw the crowds? absolutely. the biggest crowd that came to see them was on boxing day 1920, when 53,000 people turned up to watch them at goodison park, everton, and there were between 10,000 and 15,000 locked out, couldn't get in. infact, in 1921, over 900,000 people came to watch the dick kerr ladies play, the very year the fa decided to ban women's football. they expressed their strong opinion that the game of football was unsuitable for females and shouldn't be encouraged, but the girls themselves thought it was good thought it was because they were getting bigger crowds than some of the men. alice kell, lily parr and others —

these are the names that would almost certainly be forgotten, were it not for one woman's mission to keep their place in history. we should know their names, yeah. we talk about kelly holmes, paula radcliffe and jessica ennis—hill and we have sports personality of the year, i was watching the other week thinking we should have a team of the century and it should be the dick kerr ladies. the team continued to play, defying the ban, until 1965. in ‘71, the ban was lifted. today, a new team is linked to preston north end, but they can only dream of the success that the dick kerr ladies achieved back then, that we almost forgot. can you imagine 53,000 at a women's match today? no. god no. that begs the question, where would women's football would be today if the fa had not...? i genuinely believe that it would be on a par with the men's game, if it had carried on going, yeah.

scary thought. you do not think we were going to have to wait another hundred years, do you? not 100 years, i wouldn't have thought, no. i don't know how long it will take, but not 100 years. among gail's prized possessions, the boots worn by players, the medals they won. and that is the championship of the world medal. "dear gail, these are the only treasures in my life. i pass them on to you for safekeeping." it is not my story, it is not anybody‘s story, it is their story, and their story needs to be told because it is about them. it is an incredible story. some of the crowd he played in front of. amazing. a number of people have beenin amazing. a number of people have been in patch saying they had not heard that story before and how fascinating it is. brilliant. it is your last visit to hell in this morning. she will give

you an update on the weather. it is not bad, and how often are you able to say i am going to give you the rest of the year's weather in one go? not very often. very difficult to do most days of the atlantic. most of the wind and rain will be in the north. that is what we have had this morning. this is the low pressure responsible. there is some further south but it is sinking into this high—pressure sodium is very little rain left and there will not be much for the remainder the day. the rain clearing from scotland as well, brighter skies being revealed and it should be dry. blustery winds this morning. steady deals around exposed areas into the afternoon. at least

there will be some brightness. for there will be some brightness. for the side, it should stay dry, but we have that week weather front which will give some drizzle over the hills and on the coast. it will be grey and cloudy. it is mild here, and that is where we will see the highest temperatures of the day. there is not much strength in the sunshine further north, so we will see 8 degrees. temperatures will live during the night with the onset of more cloud. the next weather system will bring more rain. it is light and patchy, coming into high—pressure, so the mainjob of the weather system will be to lift the weather system will be to lift the temperatures and alleviate the frost, giving us more hill fog as we go into sunday morning, more grey skies to wake up to, but the rain should blow away. the result that the brightness will materialise into the brightness will materialise into the afternoon, particularly east of the afternoon, particularly east of the grampians and the pennines and the grampians and the pennines and the welsh mountains. eastern areas.

0n the welsh mountains. eastern areas. on new year's eve, more sunshine on monday, but there could be fog around in the morning. double figures for most people. we pick up another weather system on monday, with gale force winds through the day. that is the main concern for the celebrations, but it looks dry if cloudy for most people. high—pressure is still with us, but as we go into new year's day, the orientation of the high—pressure changes, slipping to the west, allowing a cooler, northerly wind. it means that the new year may start ona it means that the new year may start on a sharper, crisper zero. that is giving you a big smile, ea cold start to the new year. —— a colder start. lovely talking to you. see you tomorrow. you're watching breakfast from bbc news.

time now for a look at the newspapers. nazir afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for the north—west of england, is here to tell us what's caught his eye. good morning to you both. good morning. keira knightley has been talking about the alleged sexual bullying that has played, and rightly so, been exposed in hollywood and the acting industry but she is talking about the hash tag movement. she says it is unfair to men. very disappointing. she says it is leading to a hatred of men and men are refusing to engage because they are getting defensive. the reality is the only people that refuse to engage those who are abusers. men recognise their responsibilities. some great work has taken place, the white ribbon campaign, for example, where men are being allies to tackle this issue, but by doing this, she is feeding a

narrative of pushback, suggesting we have gone too far. we have not gone far enough. clearly she will give succour to some people who would wish that this movement would go away. it is something you dealt with in your professional career, the fa ct in your professional career, the fact that you need something like this movement in order to bring it out, to encourage other people to come forwards? in the last week eight women have been murdered in the uk by their male ex—partners or partners. thousands of women suffer sexual abuse and sexual allocations and we know that only a small proportion of those will report their abuse. —— sexual allegations. this movement is about encouraging victims to come forward so the authorities can tackle the problems. anything that would suggest we have gone too far is sending out the wrong message. your studiously reading that. i do not think she is being negative about the movement. i think she's

trying to make some sense about how the conversation moves on from here. she herself says, it is a very tricky discussion, and it is difficult to move forward and engage, people who feel threatened or feel that they cannot speak up, in defence or in protest. the problem with that is the nuance will be missed. what you have is a headline saying it has gone too far. this is not a two page tome, it is a small article. other stories exist as well. absolutely. this is in the guardian, jeremy hunt quoted talking about nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe. he is talking about her being used as a diplomatic pond. it was her birthday a couple of days ago. she has been in an iranian prison for 1000 days. she had a newborn child before she went in. the iranian authorities allege she was attempting to bring down the iranian government, she works as a journalist for writers.

we must not lose sight of the fact she is there. the foreign secretary is saying the iranians are using her asa is saying the iranians are using her as a pawn in some negotiation. —— reuters. we must remember she is innocent and we must do everything we can to bring her home. we have seen other examples of british nationals imprisoned overseas. there have been high profile cases of people who do get released. absolutely. we have been supportive of iran after the president of america decided to cancel a particular agreements are you would think we were on the right side of that conversation, but we have work to do given where she is. this story is about the church of england and how statistics show that attendance has declined. it is very concerning. 0n has declined. it is very concerning. on average parish churches will have one wedding and five funerals each year. food hall has reduced. this is the church of england were talking

about. the church of england say they are doing well online, but the reality is they should be getting them into their premises. if they are in decline, those buildings may not last unless they are constantly being used. that is really worrying. shall we skip onto this one, which isa shall we skip onto this one, which is a bbc story. the bbc has left out the beatles and princess diana... tell us what it is. it is abroad about the leading figures of the 20th century. that struck me as odd. why on earth are the bbc doing it in 2018? i am not privy to their logic. i was involved in the expert panel in relation to activists. they identifier several categories. activist of the century, explorer of the century, and a few others. we had thejudging the century, and a few others. we had the judging panel will the century, and a few others. we had thejudging panel will be shortlisted a group of people. i shortlisted a group of people. i shortlisted martin luther king,

martin —— mahatma gandhi, helen keller. it is notjust british people? no, it is worldwide. you will get an opportunity next month to broad to you think should be any one of those icons. it is about raising awareness. i did not know half of the other nominees in the short list process. you will find out more when you watch the programmes about these individuals, the impact they have had and hopefully that will lead to discussion. we love a good debate. absolutely. happy new year to you. and to you. thank you. he's known to millions as the face of some of the bbc‘s favourite nature programmes. now chris packham has been appointed a cbe for his services to conservation in the new years honours list. hejoins us now from outside broadcasting house in london. i called him the bbc‘s chris packham. he does lots of work. congratulations on your honour. how does it feel? i am taking this one

for the team, great team of conservationists who get up every morning and go out and try and make a difference for the uk and the world's wildlife. there are none or miss a world's wildlife. there are none or missa number of world's wildlife. there are none or miss a number of people doing hard work, i do my own small part, so i am flattered to receive the award but i hope i can use it to further our collective aims and it gives —— if it gives me opportunity to knock on doors and say, we have some issues we would like you to deal with, it will be a great asset to us all. a number of people we have spoken to this morning to have received knighthoods, other awards down through the ranks, they say that they would not be there without a people who have worked with them? i have been fortunate to work with fantastic conservation is, people like doctor mark avery, my partner who i work with overseas when we campaignfor who i work with overseas when we campaign for the slaughter —— against the slaughter of migrant

birds in the mediterranean. many young people, who i have been working the summer, an enormous number of young conservationists are coming through and they show great promise to indicate we're going to be making a more positive difference more quickly. that is what we need to do. there is no room for complacency in this field. we have a legal fox hunting going complacency in this field. we have a legalfox hunting going on, the illegal persecution of raptors, and ra ptors, illegal persecution of raptors, and raptors, and unscientific and inhumane badger cull taking place and those of issues in the uk. 0n your programme the other day i heard that the japanese are commercial whaling. conservationists will be busy in 2019 and if this honour can help other cause, i am 2019 and if this honour can help other cause, iam pleased 2019 and if this honour can help other cause, i am pleased to accept it. yes, we reported that on boxing day, that the japanese are going to do that, within their own territorial waters. give us an idea of the platform that springwatch and

autumnwatch give you ? autumnwatch give you? is conservation seeping into consciousness more as a nation because of things like that? one of our objectives with those programmes is to develop an affinity for the wildlife that people cheer their community with. it is the wildlife they can best engage with in their backyards and when they learn to love it, it is the wildlife they are best placed to look after and conserve. generating that outlook for british wildlife is really important. we then have to take it further, because we ask people to ca re further, because we ask people to care about it, but what i need to do, independently from the bbc, i must critically see, is to as close people to take positive action to better conserve those species. we do that in a peaceful, democratic way and this summer i organise the peoples work for wildlife. we had 10,000 people out, playing birdsong in the streets of london, seeing to

decision—makers, wildlife is important. there are other key issues impacting arrives in the uk but we want this on the agenda because we care about eight and our future. we have to make sure we enjoy wildlife television, that is great and the bbc does a fantastic job of bringing issues to the attention of people, but independently from the bbc, people like myself have to say, let's make a real difference by sometimes lobbying or signing petitions or standing up and shouting, we want positive change, because we not only ca re positive change, because we not only care but we are prepared to take action for wildlife. i know you have known about this for a few weeks, but do you have any plans to celebrate your cbe today?|j but do you have any plans to celebrate your cbe today? i have got to go shopping. seriously. i did not get any christmas presents, so eve ryo ne get any christmas presents, so everyone is getting them late so i am running around christmas sales in london trying to find my are present. i am sure your sister will

await it with great interest. congratulations, chris packham, cbe. that is brave. that's all from us for today. i'll be back with rachel tomorrow from six here on bbc one. until then, enjoy your weekend. goodbye. this is bbc news, i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10. the immigration minister is to visit dover later amid mounting concern about the number of migrants crossing the channel in small boats. more than £100 million is to be spent chartering extra ferries to bring in vital supplies in the event of a no—deal brexit. named in the new year honours list — the british divers who rescued a boys football team from a cave in thailand. also on the list — alistair cook and michael palin knighted, and twiggy is made a dame. i'm very surprised, because i've done a lot of things in my life, none of which i felt were totally worthy of such recognition. but maybe the cumulative effect is one of some kind of achievement. also coming up this hour...

an army officer has become the first british person to complete a solo trek across antarctica.