good morning. welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin. our headlines on new year's day: move away now! move! counter—terrorism police investigate as three people are stabbed at a tram stop in manchester, including a police officer. he had a kitchen knife in his hand, and it was a black handle, and the long blade, and i thought this is not good. waiting for a message from 4 billion miles away. a nasa probe reaches the most distant object ever explored. big ben chimes goodbye 2018, hello 2019. people across the world welcome in the new year. it is a new year and a new start for andy murray. he is safely through to the second round of the brisbane international, his first tournament since september. and we start off our new year of

whether with things are little bit colder than they have been, but a lot more sunshine as well. i will have all the details right here on break. —— wrecked first. —— brea kfast. it is tuesday i january. our top story: counter—terrorism police are leading an investigation into the stabbing of three people at victoria station in manchester. two passengers and a british transport police officer have been treated for knife wounds. will batchelor reports. move away now! move! a new year, but an increasingly familiar sight. one man, armed with a knife, bringing violence and fear to uk cities. this was the scene at manchester victoria station just before 9:00pm yesterday evening. the man being restrained by police officers had allegedly stabbed two people, a man and woman aged in their 50s, as they waited on the platform. a british transport police officer

who went to help was stabbed in the shoulder. all three suffered injuries described as serious but not life—threatening. i don't want to say it's this or it's that... bbcjournalist sam clack was waiting for his tram home when he saw the attack. it's new year's eve, people have had a drink. they've probably — it's just a fight, it'll fizzle out in the next few seconds. but then, ijust heard the guy shout, as part of a sentence he shouted "allah", and then i thought that doesn't sound good. but, at the point i was just edging towards the tracks to jump onto tracks, he was pepper sprayed, he was tasered. theyjust kind of swarmed on him, brought him down. greater manchester police said that, while there was no evidence of a wider threat, the investigation is being led by counter—terrorism officers. manchester victoria is just yards away from the city's arena, where in may 2017, a suicide

bomber murdered 22 people as they left a concert. the station was closed overnight as officers maintained a high profile. will batchelor, bbc news. 0ur reporter dave guest is at victoria station for us this morning. and it must have been very alarming for everybody who was there, good morning. good morning, yes, of course. as will said in his report, this station is just next door to manchester arena, the scene of that dreadful bomb attack in 2016, which claimed many lives and injured many other people. last night was nothing like that sort of carnage. still very worrying, victoria are very busy station, you can see it is sealed off this morning. this man with a knife, attacking people, and the british transport officer injured in the shoulder we

understand was released from hospital, with a man and woman in their 50s stabbed in the abdomen, they remain in hospital this morning. you may be able to see over my shoulder there that there are people out on the —— forensically bought out on the platform where this happens. they are carrying on investigation this morning —— this happened. it is a bank holiday but people will be concerned about what happened last night. the police, greater manchester police, say that counterterrorism police are handling this investigation but they are keeping an open mind as to exactly what caused this person to do this last night. the assistant chief co nsta ble of last night. the assistant chief constable of greater manchester issued a statement in which he said naturally people will be concerned that there is nothing to suggest a wider threat at this stage and we are waiting to hear from greater manchester's mayor, andy burnham, later this morning. two uk border force boats have been redeployed from overseas to patrol the english channel in response to recent migrant crossings.

the home secretary, sajid javid, says the operation will protect human life as well as borders. 0ur correspondentjohn mcmanus is in dover. john, this move follows a busy period on the kent coast. what are conditions like this morning? conditions are calm this morning, which will be good news for sajid javid, who has made clear that as well as protecting the borders, this operation is also about making sure there are no fatalities from migrants trying to cross from france. he chaired a meeting with national border force officials and the national crime agency talking about what they can do to get a grip on this, as well as returning those cutters from southern europe. he is trying to impress on migrants how dangerous that crossing can be. it is doubtful how many are experienced

sailors and this is a busy shipping channel. there are joint patrols with the french and the channel, and they are also trying to disrupt attempted crossings. theresa may has used her new year message to suggest that britain can turn a corner if parliament backs her brexit deal. mps are due to vote on the prime minister's withdrawal agreement this month, after a vote on the deal was postponed because of fears it would not get the support of the commons. nasa is waiting to find out whether its new horizons probe has successfully flown past an icy rock nicknamed ultima thule, the most distant object to have been visited by an spacecraft from earth. it will take several hours before a signal confirming the fly—past reaches mission control. here is our science correspondentjonathan amos. far beyond the big planets, like saturn and neptune, far beyond even

the dwarf planet pluto, the new horizons spacecraft has been chasing down a mysterious icy world known as ultima thule, and thatjust after 5:30am gmt this morning, the probe should have whipped by its target, flashing its cameras and gathering all sorts of scientific data. researchers believe the deep frozen 30 kilometre wide object can tell them new things about how the solar system formed, 4.6 billion years ago. ultima appeared as a tiny blob in the pictures taken on approach. the new ones, when they arrive, should be very detailed. but patience is required. the vast distance radio signals must travel to get home mean the images will ta ke fully to get home mean the images will take fully 20 months to download. the great thing about such a slow data transmission rate is that it is almost a gift that keeps on giving. every week or so we will get new images back from the spacecraft and we are going to learn new things for the next two years, out from 2020,

about what ultima thule looked like during the flyby. new horizons will continue to push deeper and deeper into space. with plenty of fuel and power, scientists say it could continue working until the 20 30s. by continue working until the 20 30s. by that stage it could be leaving the solar system on its way to nearby stars. the amount of plastic waster predicted to reach landfill in the uk last year, after china banned imports of waste, has failed to materialise. research by the bbc‘s reality check team found that waste diverted from china has been shared out between other nations. 0ur environment analyst roger harrabin has more. china was the world's waste eater. the uk was exporting 500,000 tons of plastic a year to be recycled there. when it closed its ports to foreign rubbish, there were fears that plastic waste would build up in the uk. but instead, britain's waste has been brought here to indonesia, where some of it gets dumped.

the other main nations accepting british plastic are malaysia, turkey and poland. malaysia is now suffering from dumping of low—value waste, and its government is considering a ban on rubbish imports. the real concern is that we're causing environmental damage in other countries, where they've accepted what china's said no to, but they don't have proper, modern facilities to deal with it, and it's ending up in the environment. so why doesn't the british government build its own waste recycling? ministers say they are trying to cut down on waste, but they say international shipment is an acceptable way to trade an often valuable resource. roger harrabin, bbc news. one of the singers with the american ‘70s band dr hook, ray sawyer, has died at the age of 81. he was known for his trademark hat and eyepatch, which he wore after losing his right eye in a road accident.

the group's hits included sylvia's mother and when you're in love with a beautiful woman. people around the world have been saying goodbye to 2018 and welcoming in 2019 with a bang. in london, an estimated 100,000 people gathered to watch big ben's customary bongs mark the start of the new year. 0ur reporter ben ando joined the crowds. silenced by repairs for much of 2018, two herald 2019, big ben was back. london's now traditional new year fireworks drew thousands to the banks of the river thames, and the theme this year, according to the mayor of london, was that london is open and europeans are welcome. with more than 100,000 tickets sold, this is the largest annual fireworks display in europe. it involves eight tons of fireworks, fired from 348

separate positions. the whole sky was glowing. it was... i don't know, it was... we see it always on the tv, and it was one of the best fireworks displays that has happened. auckland, closest to the international dateline, is the first of the world's great cities to usher in the new year. in sydney, more than1 million in the new year. in sydney, more than 1 million turned in the new year. in sydney, more than1 million turned out in the new year. in sydney, more than 1 million turned out to watch, despite huge thunderstorms just hours earlier. across asia, from north korea to hong kong, to russia, music and fireworks. in dubai, the world's tallest building, the burj khalifa, became a tower of light. across europe, in paris, athens and berlin, the festivities continued. but in new york, the good mood was not matched by the weather, as 2019 arrived with a downpour. some seriously impressive fireworks.

you are watching bbc breakfast, happy new year. let's have a look at some of the front pages this new year's day. all at sea is the daily mail's take on the recent rise in migrant crossings in the english channel. it describes sajid javid's decision to recall two ships to british waters as a humiliating u—turn. the picture showsjimmy 0smond in his panto costume for peter pan. he is opening up about suffering a stroke on stage. the daily telegraph has also gone with the migrants story, again focusing on the home secretary agreeing to send in more patrol boats. and there is a spectacular picture of the hogmanay fireworks in edinburgh last night. the times' headline is based on a poll which has found that half of britons believe their personal finances will improve or stay the same in the coming year. "new year, new hope for ivf couples" is the headline in the daily mirror,

which says mps are to consider a law to make access to treatment fairer. so that is a very quick look at the papers. let's talk to matt and find out what's happening with the weather. people might be going for new year's day walks all sorts of things. good morning, happy new year, happy new year to you as well. it is a day of fresh starts and the weather has taken its cue. things are set to field a bit fresh, a bit colder out there today compared with recent days, but the big plus is a lot more sunshine around, as you will see. we have got a weather front at the moment pushing its way southwards across the country. to the west of us, high pressure. to the east of us, high pressure. to the east of

us, across us, high pressure. to the east of us, across scandinavia, a snowy low pushing across eastern europe, and with those two in that position, we are dragging ourairdown with those two in that position, we are dragging our air down from the north. the coldest of the air towards the north sea but we are dropping the temperatures across the uk today relative to recently, as the cold front gradually moves its way towards the south coast. still bring you a lot of cloud at the moment across parts of wales, the midlands, into east anglia. 0ne moment across parts of wales, the midlands, into east anglia. one or two showers possible, increasing amounts of sunshine. but further north, if it is a morning joined you are after, you will have to wrap up against the breeze in 0rkney and shetland, still touching gale force, and one or two wintry showers in the north of scotland. for the rest of scotla nd north of scotland. for the rest of scotland and northern ireland, and increasingly so in northern england, clear skies will be abundant for much of the day. a lovely sunny morning. still that cloud towards the midlands and east anglia. it will cloud over as you go through the morning, and a lot more cloud throughout. so sunshine not quite as abundant as southern areas, but elsewhere at the sunny start to the new year. a few showers towards northern and eastern parts, most will be dry, and winds coming from that north—westerly direction, dropping the temperatures relative to recent days. most in single figures, still around ten or 11 degrees across the southernmost

counties. with colder air in place, clear skies tonight and winds falling lighter, it is a recipe of course the temperatures to plummet away. there will be a few showers moving just down these north sea coast is overnight, a bit more cloud here keeping temperatures up in skegness, norwich at around four to six degrees. but come westwards, lots of frost around into tomorrow morning, as be as low as —54 —6 in the perth area in scotland. but it should be a cracking start to what should be a cracking start to what should be a strong working week. —— -5 should be a strong working week. —— —5 or minus six. down through eastern counties of england, the chance of an odd shower but for the vast majority it is going to be a dry and sunny day. temperatures for all in single figures on wednesday, and not a huge amount changes through the rest of the week. high—pressure state sitting right across the uk. it means some frosty nights. colder air across the uk. it means some frosty nights. colderairacross across the uk. it means some frosty nights. colder air across england and wales as we go through thursday night and friday night, and by day, temperatures stick in single figures. but it stays dry, so if you

have got your extended festive break, lots of fine weather to get out and make the most of. that is how it is looking, we will have more throughout the morning. thank you very much, happy new year to you. the industry struggling to attract young people into the profession. 0ur report has been given their access to the pilots on the industry that works 365 days a year whatever the weather. 40 mile an hour winds and two metre high waves, marine pilots are on their way to board a container ship of the east coast. we have one of the strongest tides in the uk and in a shallow water as well, there is lots of sand banks that are shift in

and we had to navigate between them to ensure the ship gets there. how do you make sure you don't get seasick? keep looking at the horizon. simon, rachel and iwork keep looking at the horizon. simon, racheland iwork in keep looking at the horizon. simon, rachel and iwork in all weathers and any time of day to keep trade moving. fourth—generation pilot. my father was a pilot here for over 40 years and it is nice to carry on the family tradition in a good, respectable job. there is nothing that i had thought of before. marine pilots can earn between 65000 and £90,000 a year depending on qualifications. fewer brick by choosing a career at sea. it is estimated there could be a shortage of 3000 to 4000 officers by 2026. it isa of 3000 to 4000 officers by 2026. it is a coxswain‘s job to get them alongside the ship while it is in the channel. it looks pretty bad,

but this will be the average whether fast the next few months. it will get at times very briefly, but it will get far worse as well. i have been doing this to 20 years, so you get used to it. simon and rachel, who is eight weeks into her training, carefully board the visiting ship. hello! how are you? they use their expert knowledge to guide the 18 metre vessel, which is carrying fish from norway, through the narrow gates. the current can be quite strong sometimes, so that can be quite a challenge. the pilots give you good advice because they have a lot of experience. to attract the next generation of seafarers, port operator abp runs marina friendships. you need to start off at the base and you get more people willing to see and to publicise it more in schools but this is a career option for people, there jobs out there. it is definitely worth it,

you see a lot of different places, travel the world. the pilot'sjob is now done. they had ten hours off before they can be called out again. we have lots of sport. good news andy murray. we can finally say andy murray is back on court. he had that hip surgery at the start of the year causing him bother, and we heard from his doctor over the weekend saying he will never be pain free. an emotional andy murray returning to court. happy to be back winning. murray beat james duckworth, an aussie wildcard entry, in straight sets, though duckworth did test murray at times. speaking afterwards, murray said it had been a really tough dealing with his bad hip, and that he was nervous about returning to the court. he plays danil medvedev next. it is not easy to sum up in one

sentence or one it is not easy to sum up in one sentence 01’ one answer. it is not easy to sum up in one sentence or one answer. it has been really ha rd 18 sentence or one answer. it has been really hard 18 months, a lot of ups and downs, it is trickyjust to get out on the court competing again. i am happy! out on the court competing again. i am happy i am back out here again, wa nted am happy i am back out here again, wanted to and enjoy it as much as i can, and, yeah, try and enjoy playing tennis as long as i can. i don't know how much longer it will last, but we will see. i don't like that bit. it has how much longer it will last. can't let andy murray go. he is tired and emotional. emotional andy murray. that is something we are getting used to. and a great start to the year forjohanna konta. the british number one beat former us open winner and world number 6 sloane stephens in straight sets. things looking better for konta who's fallen to 37th in the world after an inconsistent 2018. good news for both those players in action overnight. there's more festive football to look forward to today.

as well as a full programme in the lower divisions, we have three games in the premier league, and after they lost at home to wolves on saturday, tottenham will be taking their frustrations to cardiff city, who arejust outside the relegation zone now, thanks to their win over leicester. we have as good a chance as 56 other teams. there are teams that didn't think they would be there. we have improved so much since the start of the season, i can't tell you. they have really ta ken the season, i can't tell you. they have really taken it on board and we are competing. that is what we have to do in the remainder of the season. to do in the remainder of the season. it is a long season. totte n ha m season. it is a long season. tottenham will be trying to bounce back i imagine on tuesday. they are all difficult games. manchester united's caretaker manager, 0le gunnar solskjaer, says he is keeping in close contact with sir alex ferguson since taking the job. united have won their first three games under the former united player, scoring 12 goals in the process, and solskjaer is keen to take advice from his old boss. why wouldn't you ?

i have had him for 15 years, so he has influenced me more in 15 years before that he has in the last week. 0bviously, before that he has in the last week. obviously, i do keep him informed, and he did pay us a visit yesterday and he did pay us a visit yesterday andi and he did pay us a visit yesterday and i think he enjoyed his time at the training ground and we had a nice view chat with the staff, and he encouraged us. he knows that we are, we have got this. it is man united, through and through. the arsenal manager, unai emery, has been fined £8,000 by the football association after admitting to a charge of improper conduct. he kicked a water bottle, which hit a supporter during their draw at brighton on boxing day. he apologised straigtht away and again at the end of the match. now, new year's day also means the start of another transfer window in england and scotland, and there has already been some business done in the first few hours. the former arsenal and manchester city midfielder samir nasri has joined west ham on a free transfer on the day his drugs ban ends. he was suspended for 18 months for receiving an intravenous drip in the united states. away from football.

floyd mayweather came out of retirement for a lucrative exhibition fight in tokyo. mayweather is 41 now. he is a former world champion at five different weights, and he returned to the ring to take on the japanese kickboxer tenshin nasukawa, who is 21 years hisjunior. it took just 140 seconds for him it tookjust 140 seconds for him to win the contest and earned a cool £7 million. this fight don't go on his record, despite don't go on my record. it is all about having fun. at while having fun, of course i want to make a couple of dollars when i'm having fun, so we did that. make of that what you will. who says that sport is all about the money? the former england captain sir alastair cook, as he is now known, will be joining the bbc‘s test match special team to cover england's tour of the west indies in the next couple of weeks. after his knighthood was announced this week,

he will be flying out to the caribbean for the second and third tests. and michael van gerwen plays michael smith in the final of the pdc world darts championship at the ally pally tonight. both players were in extraordinary form in their semifinal wins on sunday, and now the pdc chairman, barry hearn, says those standards can help take the game even further. he wants darts to have the same global pulling power as sports like golf. we are not a uk sport, we are a global sport, and as such now, we are looking at expanding into north america, south america. we have opened a small office in china because we are looking at the chinese market. there is a huge way to go, and i don't see any reason at all why it darts shouldn't be the same size as professional golf. and if you are seeing in the new year with a round of golf today, then you might want to pay attention. new rules? i'd don't play, but anyway. because, from today, several new rules come into force in the sport.

it is all designed to help speed up play, so you no longer have to remove flagsticks when taking a putt. when a ball goes out of bounds, you can now drop the ball from knee height, as opposed to shoulder height. there is no longer a penalty if you accidentally hit the ball twice when taking a swing. and if your shot has gone slightly awry, the clock is now three minutes to find it. the whole image of golf is a bit stuffy, it and you have to be quick now. to celebrate the 12 days of christmas, maths teacher and author bobby seagull has come up with a dozen puzzles for breakfast. we've been posting one a day on our twitter page. so here's the latest one. if you want to see it again, you can look on twitter. we'll be posting the answer later today on the bbc breakfast twitter account. thank you, everybody, forjoining in

as well. last night, thousands of people lined london's streets to see in the new year. many will be feeling fragile this morning, others are up and about, getting ready to celebrate 2019 at the city's new year's day parade. breakfast‘s graham satchell is one of them, at trafalgar square for us this morning. good morning to you. yes, we are in trafalgar square, right and early with the cheerleaders who are at one group of10,000 with the cheerleaders who are at one group of 10,000 people who will be pa rt group of 10,000 people who will be part of the new year's day parade here in london. let's have a chat with stacey. happy new year! can you tell us about the varsity cheerleaders? we are 1096 of 30,000 girls from america, from all over and we come together as a family. i am from franklin, 0hio. and we come together as a family. i am from franklin, ohio. welcome to london and had a great day to day. i. london and had a great day to day. i, cassidy. it is the first time in

london? yes, this is the first are travelling out of my hometown in california. i think london is absolutely beautiful. there is so much architecture opportunities, so me new things to see that we don't have back home. it is absolutely beautiful here. have a great day to day. take a look at this. is the marching band, and there must be... how many are there? about 170. shall we start the band? yes, nearly go. —— here we go. we start the band? yes, nearly go. -- here we go. tell me about the band. this is the marching band. it is the flagship of the high school in oklahoma. there are about 230 people here on this trip and they will be marching in the parade of south and learn. you have come a long way from oklahoma to london.

are you looking forward to today? yeah, we don't know what is at sta ke. yeah, we don't know what is at stake. this is a real american pilgrim, isn't it? it has a lot to do with our football phenomenon in the united states, and then comes the united states, and then comes the marching band. they are a huge success the marching band. they are a huge success in the us. after that means your guys to be here in london today? for most of them, there have never been overseas ever, so today? for most of them, there have never been overseas ever, so this is a huge opportunity. thank you very much. let's have a chat with the organiser. good morning! i can't hear you! maybe you can explain to the people who have never been to this parade happy to all started. the people who have never been to this parade happy to all startedm started because new year 1986 was very, very different to new year today. london was pretty much dead,

shops didn't open except maybe a couple of hours in the open —— afternoon, the hotels were quiet, no restaurants, it was glum and miserable. then we brought in things like this and it has changed quite a bit since. thank you very much indeed. i hope you can hear me. i can't quite hear myself. we have the marching band and the cheerleaders. just to groups who are in this parade of start that moon. i got back, grey —— that starts at noon at. 12, noonan is when you can see it. it looks absolutely brilliant. headlines coming up. good morning and happy new year.

this is breakfast, with louise minchin. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. counter—terrorism police are leading an investigation into the stabbing of three people including a police officer at manchester's victoria railway station. a man and woman in their 50s were attacked at about 8:50pm last night. officers say they are keeping an open mind on the motive. a man has been held on suspicion of attempted murder. bbcjournalist sam clack witnessed the incident.