you're watching bbc news at 9:003m with me, annita mcveigh. the headlines... an above—inflation hike in rail fares of at least 3%, despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018. detained under the mental health act — a man suspected of stabbing three people at a manchester tram stop. a warning that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an adult by the time they are 10. the foreign secretary sets out britain's global role following brexit in a speech in singapore. could it be you? a uk ticket—holder scoops a £115 million jackpot in the new year's day euromillions draw. and spurs look like title contenders again. their pursuit of liverpool at the top of the premier league is back on, as they return to form. good morning, and welcome

to the bbc news at 9:00am. millions of rail passengers are having to pay more for their journeys from today as fares in england and wales rise by an average of more than 3%. passenger groups have criticised the government for not freezing fares after a year of disruption caused by timetable changes, strikes and upgrades. latest figures show cancellations and long delays are at their highest rate in 17 years. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. passengers in the north of england suffered the most in 2018. but across britain, delays and cancellations have risen to their highest level in 17 years. with fares now going up again, passenger groups say we're not getting value for money. it's much easier to swallow a price increase if you think you're getting value, and at the moment, too many trains are still too late.

too many people are late getting to work and getting home again, cancellations, and i think it's really hard to talk about a fare increase when you're not getting what you're paying for. yes, there have been some really tough moments in the last 12 months and i'm really sorry about that. but we are seeing now, on some of the lines affected... 0n the thameslink lines around london there are brand—new, longer trains and more services. in the north over the coming weeks we will start to see the roll—out of the new trains there. this is part of a massive investment programme in trying to make rail in this country better. from today, tickets increased by roughly 3% in england and wales. in soctland, the increase is slightly smaller. it means an annual season ticket from bradford to leeds will cost £32 more. someone commuting from reading into london will pay an extra £140. the rail industry says that 98p of every pound spent on the ticket is invested back into the railways. today it has launched a new rail card for those aged 26—30 and it wants the government to act so there can be a simpler ticketing system for everyone. the rmt union described the railways

as a grossly mismanaged rip—off. the government has said that fares could rise in line with the lower index of inflation, if unions agree that rail workers‘ wages should also increase at a lower rate. tom burridge, bbc news. 0ur correspondent sean farrington has been in london bridge station this morning, and sent us this update. just having a few commuter trains coming into central london and a lot of these passengers, when they renew their monthly or annual season ticket in the next few weeks will see a rise of around 3% despite tried to being its worst in 13 yea rs. tried to being its worst in 13 years. timetable issued last year. and wages not going up by that amount. so why have they put prices 7 amount. so why have they put prices up? robert nisbet is with us, from the rail delivery group,

representing train companies. you didn't have to put prices up across the board. some fares are regulated and you have to do. but why? some fares are regulated, half the fares are regulated, season tickets and peak—time figures, and that is set by the government and they went up according to the july rpi figure. the unregulated fares, the industry actually set, the average fare is coming injust below the level of inflation are. you don't have to do that will stop you could have said for those other ones, the rail companies could have said, after last year we will freeze prices for passengers. why didn't you? what we are seeing is a record level of investment, more money being ploughed into the railways since the victorian age. that money has to come from somewhere because of the fares come from somewhere because of the fa res cover come from somewhere because of the fares cover the day to day running of the railways allowing taxpayer billions to be spent on infrastructure changes, for example new rolling stock. look at this beautiful station at london bridge. it's beginning to find its way onto the track as well and we will see 11

of 17 train operator companies this year bring in new rolling stock that should deliver better services, better trains and beautiful stations like this. it does look lovely, but what would you say to people in the north of england, for example, who are protesting today over train fare increases who might be seeing this on tv this morning and saying, we are not seeing that come through in oui’ are not seeing that come through in our day to day commute. but they are. liverpool lime street is another fantastic example of a station that has been reskinned and redone for the benefit of passengers. when you say they are, people are still getting on trains every day, and i spoke to one man 110w every day, and i spoke to one man now who said even this morning coming on the train was busy, packed, and he couldn't get a seat anywhere. that will be an experience for many people every day but every year you put up the prices come rain 01’ year you put up the prices come rain or shine year you put up the prices come rain orshine a. year you put up the prices come rain or shine a. we as an industry have to face rising costs and if we are covering the day to day costs of the industry through the fares then we have to bring up prices because fuel prices go up, the staff bill goes

up. what we want to make do is make sure money is freed up to get that investment. the ultimate aim in the 20 205 is to bring out 6400 new services on 7000 new carriages. it's a massive investment that passengers will benefit from. we appreciate that 2018 was not a great year for the industry. for many passengers around the country it was a terrible yearin around the country it was a terrible year in actuality. in those pockets where, those areas that were most affected in the may timetable change, which came from an ambition to get more services on and didn't go as well as we wanted it to. but they have been compensated and some of them have a month's travelled back as well as the daily delay repay back as well as the daily delay re pay payments as back as well as the daily delay repay payments as well forced up finally, do you think people on low incomes can afford the annual increase of 3%? incomes can afford the annual increase of 396? is that affordable? successive governments, labour and conservative, have decided the burden of paying the for the industry falls on the person buying

the ticket. do you think it's affordable? not everybody takes the train. first beam people who take the train, a season ticket, you pay for 40 weeks and get 52 weeks of travel, so for some people it makes sense. we say we are working hard to deliver the best possible service for them and we acknowledge 2018 wasn't a great year and in 2019 we have much better and bigger plans ready to roll out so passengers will be able to see, feel and touch that extra investment. with me now is mike hewitson, head of pol icy at transport focus, an independent watchdog for transport passengers and road users. we seem to have this conversation every year with fares going up and passengers not happy with the service they see. every year we hear 98p of every pound goes into investment and there is record investment. could it be any different? it seems to be deja vu, as it has been for every 25 or 30

yea rs, every as it has been for every 25 or 30 years, everyjanuary as it has been for every 25 or 30 years, every january rail fares as it has been for every 25 or 30 years, everyjanuary rail fares go up. all prices go up in all walks of life, but it's when you feel you don't get value for money that it comes home and it's hard to swallow the increases will stop last year for many people was an awful year. it's not just for many people was an awful year. it's notjust the timetable crisis that was talked about with northern and thames link services. it's also general punctuality. figures out before christmas show it's the worst punctuality in 13 years. it's really ha rd to punctuality in 13 years. it's really hard to keep asking people to pay more when the product they are getting and service they are getting is not getting better, and in some cases is getting worse. we heard there from the spokesperson for the rail delivery group that what is improving as the infrastructure. there are longer trains coming in and new trains that will make a measurable improvement to the service. stations have been improved. that does make a

difference to passengers, doesn't it? that isn't undoubtedly a lot of investment going on. new trains, longer trains. you are taking up the railway while trying to move people at the same time and that's difficult. the focus needs to go back to punctuality and the core product. when you are buying a ticket for seven o'clock, you expect it to be in at 7:30am and if you don't get that you don't get value for money. essentially what commuters want is to get to work and to home on time. realistically, could there be a price freeze for the rail service to acknowledge what has happened over the last year and for the same level of investment to be met? what we heard there was its actually the rail fares that pay for the day to day running and

government money on top pays for investment. we can't have everything. of course not. in certain parts of the country where you had a few months that were terrible over the summer, you might be able to ask why are they putting up be able to ask why are they putting up fares because it was an awful time to stop what needs to be looked at is why passengers keep having to put in £10 billion or thereabouts in fa res every put in £10 billion or thereabouts in fares every year. it's an awful lot of money will stop and how much inefficiency do we pay for? there was a big rail review under way at the moment looking at the structure of the railway. if people think they are pumping money into a system and not getting value for money out of that investment as well rather than just the ticket prices, if there are inefficiencies in the system that need to be taken out, that is where there is the potential for need to be taken out, that is where there is the potentialfor a need to be taken out, that is where there is the potential for a fares freeze. the ballot carried out by a former british airways chief executive will hopefully shine a light and be incredibly helpful going forward. the rmt is saying the

public are paying the price for what they describe as a toxic combination of gross mismanagement and profiteering. is there any fairness in that when they talk about profiteering, would you say? we have a public, private railway. if you wa nt a public, private railway. if you want private industry in any system there has to be an element of profit or they wouldn't be there. if you wa nt to or they wouldn't be there. if you want to change the subject then that is why we have the rail review. they are not ruling anything in or out at the moment was that there are certainly things we think should happen. we have to get the track and traina bit happen. we have to get the track and train a bit closer together because there are obvious inefficiencies there. i think we need to look at there. i think we need to look at the whole thing as a network, is an old—fashioned network, and get the passenger at the heart of it, rather thanit passenger at the heart of it, rather than it being an engineer's railway ora than it being an engineer's railway or a accountant to's railway. we should get some interim findings from that review potentially in

february with a view of a white paper later this year. in theory, it should bring some real change. thank you, head of policy at transport focus. some breaking news, we arejust hearing there has been a train crash ona hearing there has been a train crash on a danish bridge. the news agency saying six people have been killed in that train crash. that's all we have at the moment. a bit more detail to bring you. police have said the train accident happened on a bridge connecting two islands in denmark. the course of the accident is not immediately clear but early media reports suggest a passenger train crashed into a cargo train on the great belt bridge as high winds have had quite an impact in the area. so several people have been killed in an accident. we will keep you updated. a man suspected of stabbing three people in manchester on new year's eve has been detained

under the mental health act. the 25—year—old was arrested after the attack at the city's victoria station. police say a counter—terrorism investigation is still ongoing. ben ando has the details. still shouting in arabic, the 25—year—old suspect is put into a police van. last night, doctors ordered him to be detained under the mental health act. earlier, a couple in their 50s had been stabbed on the tram platforms at manchester's victoria station. both are recovering in hospital with injuries described as serious but not life—threatening. also on the platform was a bbc producer. he was backing towards me and he had a kitchen knife in his hand, and it was a black handle with a long blade, and i thought this is not good. then police used pepper spray and a taser to bring the man down. 0ne officer was stabbed in the shoulder. move away now! police say they have no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved and although they're treating it

as a terror attack, are keeping an open mind as to the motive. last night, work continued at the suspect‘s home, about 1.5 miles north of the station. locals told the bbc that the residents of the house were a somali family, who came to the uk from the netherlands about 12 years ago. this attack was close to the scene of 2017's manchester arena bombing. and though police said there are no suggestions of a wider plot, they are urging people to keep calm but also stay vigilant. ben ando, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... rail passengers are facing an above inflation hike in fares of at least 3%, despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018. a man suspected of stabbing three people at a manchester tram stop is detained under the mental health act. health experts warn that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an adult by the time they are aged 10.

in sport, tottenham are back up to second place in the premier league and looking like title contenders once again after winning 3—0 at cardiff to narrow the gap on liverpool to six points. andy murray is back on court at the brisbane international tennis this morning taking on russian daniel medvedev in the second round as he continues his latest comeback. and dave riding has equalled britain's best result in a world cup alpine skiing race, taking silver in the parallel slalom. just losing out to be austrian marco schwarz in the final. i will be back with more of those stories just after 9:40am. children in the uk exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18—year—old by the time they are 10, according to public health england. it's released data gathered from households throughout the uk and is launching a campaign to encourage families to make simple changes to cut down on sugar. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. we love sugary things. children are eating

a humungous amount of sugar, often in sweet drinks, cakes, biscuits, and breakfast cereals. but too much rots teeth. it's estimated a child has a tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes. and an overly sweet diet also increases the risk of long—term problems, including type 2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and some cancers. on average, children are eating the equivalent of 13 cubes of sugar a day. but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. on average, 18 years's worth of sugar — that's on average, 18 years worth of sugar — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's 10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. so we get less sugar and we're still happy. swapping sugary drinks, cereals and yoghurts for healthier ones could save up to seven cubes of a sugar a day. so just, for example, cutting that breakfast cereal down to a lower sugar breakfast cereal

will save 50 cubes of sugar — that's a lot. these things add up and before you know it, you can make a real change to a child's diet and to their health in the future. public health england argues the food industry must take responsibility, as well as parents, and said it was working with manufacturers to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news. i'm joined now by 0rla hugueniot, a campaign nutrionist at public health england. thank you forjoining us. is this mostly sugar that parents are not even aware their children are consuming because it's kind of hidden in products? absolutely. there's lots of sugar in the food is our children eat and drink every day. that's why at change for life we ask mums and dads to look at the amount of sugar in their children's

diets and to swap in their next shop for easy things they can do. swapping from frosted breakfast cereal down to a wheat —based brea kfast cereal down to a wheat —based breakfast cereal, and you can save about 50 cubes of sugar just breakfast cereal, and you can save about 50 cubes of sugarjust by doing one simple swap. how easy is it to keep an eye on these things. cubes of sugar is a very visual, easy to imagine concept, but when it comes to something like a bowl of cereal, you don't know what's in it. absolutely, a difficult thing to work out. that's why we have lots of hints and tips on the change for life website to help families work out how much sugar is in their children's diet. we have a great app called the food scanner app. you can scan the bar code of the food and drink you have in your cupboards to find out how much sugar is in that split pot yoghurt orjuice drink you give your child every day and swap next time you shop. but it's not easy, everyone with kids now is trying to get them to switch away

from the chocolate cereal is not simple. absolutely. i have kids myself. my youngest is nine and she loves to have kinds of foods as much as other children. the most important thing for parents to do is when they make the change, introduce it slowly and get the kids involved as well. get them involved when you make choices, and get them involved if you are cooking, so they start to learn a bit more about food and what's in their food. learn a bit more about food and what's in theirfood. and crucially why it's important to cut down on sugar. so its explaining to them the impact of those extra cubes of sugar? if parents are watching and thinking, i would like to do this but don't know how to explain it, what's the handy cut out and keep? in terms of what to say, simple things include, look at what's in the food, looking at the food scanner app and scanning to find out what is in the product. we also act change for life have a fantastic booklet, it's going out to schools

free of charge it will be coming home in children's bags injanuary. keep an eye out for that and you can do some exercises and activities with your child. what's the message to your child? if you say something as stark as, if you eat this chocolate cereal every day your teeth might fall out? it's a brutal message. that is harsh, and we don't wa nt to message. that is harsh, and we don't want to frighten children. the key thing is to keep children involved and chat to them about food. and also leading by example. if they see you have a healthy and balanced diet, getting fruit and veg in and you do not buy sugary breakfast cereals in the first place, they are more likely to follow your lead. it's emerged that british victims of forced marriages abroad are being asked by the foreign office to pay for their own repatriation. an investigation by the times newspaper found several women unable to cover the cost of flights, food and accomodation had been made to take out a government loan. the foreign office says it has

an obligation to recover the money as it comes from public funds. in a statement, it said that in "very exceptional circumstances", it can provide emergency loans to help someone overseas return home. let's get more on this now from tom tugendhat, who's the conservative chairman of the commons foreign affairs select committee. thank you forjoining us. why is it that these people in a situation, through no fault of their own, have to pay? that's a matter of great concern to the committee. i heard this morning nick robinson speaking to the foreign secretary who himself said he would look into it. i'm glad we're already getting action on this. i'm drafting a letter at the moment to the foreign secretary to ask what exactly facts are. at the moment we only have the time is a story and i'm sure it's right but it's good to confirm directly, and then we have to discuss exactly what we are charging for. —— the times story. the idea victims are being

charged for their own rescue is absurd. what would we like to see? is itfairall absurd. what would we like to see? is it fair all the costs are covered ? is it fair all the costs are covered? we are talking about some young people who are extremely vulnerable, who have been forced against their will into marriages abroad where they are effectively victims of modern slavery. the idea that they are somehow responsible for paying for their own rescue is something that is wrong. it's one of the things society should do as a whole, as we do with the emergency services. we bear the burden of the protection of the individual as a collective. the foreign office has put out a statement that says as these are public funds that are involved, we have an obligation, they say, to recover the money in due course. when people contact us for help to return to the uk we work with them to access their own funds or help them contact family, friends and organisations who can cover the costs of returning to the uk.

however, many of the victims that the forced marriage unit help vulnerable and supporting them and their safety is a primary concern. we also provide money for safe houses, and ngos overseas to make sure uk victims of forced marriage can get to a place of safety as soon as possible. we do not charge a british nationals for this service and work with organisations in the uk to support them on return. is that fair enough? it's usually welcome and it's quite right we should now pay tribute to the forced marriage unit and the work the foreign office does. the staff in that unit are unbelievably dedicated, incredibly professional and extremely effective. this is a very great credit to the foreign 0ffice very great credit to the foreign office and a very great credit to some extraordinary staff who are doing their best to rescue some really seriously victimised individuals who have been forced abroad against their will and forced into slavery, in reality, in families that they did not wish to be married into. first of all, i think we should pay a huge tribute

to the forced marriage unit. and then look at the money in a separate way, and it is a separate issue. i really hope it's a bureaucratic oversight and not a deliberate policy will stop i hope it will therefore be corrected very quickly. tom tugendhat, thank you very much. at least 14 people have been confirmed dead from an explosion at a high—rise apartment building in the russian city of magnitogorsk on new year's eve. 27 people are still missing. there was a moment of hope as an 11—month—old baby was pulled alive from the rubble. 0ur moscow correspondent sarah rainsford has more. rescuers are calling this a new year miracle. the moment they reached baby ivan clinging to life beneath the rubble of his family home. he'd lain trapped and injured here for over 30 hours. the emergency team shouts to hurry as the baby boy is first checked and then bundled away by medics. translation: one of the rescuers heard a child cry. after that we stopped all our

equipment to make sure and listen. but when we said quiet, the baby went quiet too. it was when we said, where are you, that the child started to cry again in response. ivan isjust 11 months old. as he was rushed to a local hospital, doctors discovered fractures, severe frostbite and a head injury. his mother, who was beside him when the blast tore through their flat, escaped unharmed. translation: i was sleeping on the sofa. the baby was sleeping in his cot. my eldest son and i fell with the building. i don't know what happened to the cot, but we fell down, so we got out faster. she and her husband were left waiting then, anxious for news, clutching baby ivan's clothes. ever since the disaster on new year's eve, teams have been searching the ruins here — all that remains of almost 50 apartments. officials at first said the blast was caused by a gas leak,

then a minibus exploded on the same street, killing three. as reports began linking the blasts, investigators said experts had found no trace of explosives so far. baby ivan, though, has been given a chance. tonight he was airlifted to moscow and the best specialists. his condition is described as serious but stable now. more than 15 million gp appointments — that's around one in 20 — are being missed each year in england, according to data from the nhs. the health service says the wasted appointments are costing £216 million annually. patients are being urged to cancel slots in enough time for others to be able to make use of them. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, is in singapore at the beginning of a tour of asia. he's giving a speech later this morning, where he's expected to say the uk's history and geography gives it the chance to be an "invisible chain" linking democracies

across the world after brexit. well, i would never well, iwould never argue well, i would never argue that the uk should or would ever want to follow the social and political model of a country with very different traditions like singapore, but i do think we can learn from their economy, the way they invest in the education system. they are top four in maths, science and reading of all the developed countries in the world and they've a lwa ys countries in the world and they've always had a huge emphasis in investing in the skills of their people. they have been very far—sighted about infrastructure. i landed at the airport here. they have just completed terminal four and are already building a fifth terminal and want to be the world's first smart city. i think as we start a new chapter in our economic history when we leave the eu, we can look at the long approach that countries like singapore have and

yes, there are things we can learn from those. 0ur political correspondent, nick eardley is here. he is ona he is on a tour of asia starting in singapore. why singapore? the choice of singapore is one that i'm sure many will find interesting. because there are many in the conservative party, on the brexit wing of the party, who think that singapore could provide an interesting economic model for the uk after brexit, with lower taxes, helping to attract further investment. we heard jeremy hunt there say he thinks there are economic lessons that can be learned from the citystate. not so keen on the political and some of the social aspects of it. but the idea of the uk could end up as a singapore of the north atlantic is one that has been spoken about in parliament and within certain circles it is one that some are extremely comfortable with. others are extremely comfortable with. others a re less extremely comfortable with. others are less than happy. i suspect if the uk were to ever take that option

slightly more seriously, it would be one the labour party in particular would say this is bad for our economic sound is not the way we should be going. how productive is this trip expected to be?” should be going. how productive is this trip expected to be? i think whatjeremy hunt is doing is something we will see from other ministers in the coming months, to find out the uk's role in the world will be when we leave the european union. another thing jeremy hunt will speak about today is the idea that the uk can help fight for democracy. he will make the argument ina democracy. he will make the argument in a speech this morning that there has been a regression in democracy in some areas and the idea is under threat in certain parts of the world. but the uk, whilst it might not be the superpower it was, still has a soft power links and can help make that argument over the coming yea rs. as make that argument over the coming years. as the uk tries to find a role for itself in the world after

brexit, i think that will be the argument we hear more and more of, particularly as government ministers try to find something positive to speak about in the run—up to the big brexit vote in 12 days' time. we are starting the new year with no real clear sense of exactly what will happen on march 29. no, that's true. and we also don't know what theresa may will come back to parliament with next week. they might help to end the logjam that will help pull the big brexit vote last month. jeremy hunt was asked about that this morning forced up the big issue is the irish backstop, the insurance policy designed to ensure there is never a hard border in ireland, no matter what happens after brexit. he has repeated the uk is still looking for some legally binding assurances and those conversations have been going on very much in private. we have not heard very much at all about discussions between the uk and eu officials over the last two weeks

or so. there will be discussions going on with cabinet ministers and backbench mps as well. as things stand, it's still hard to see how theresa may's deal gets through parliament. the mountings she had to climb before christmas were colossal and unless something has gone on behind the scenes we don't know about, it remains colossal. but she has 12 days to try to salvage that deal and i suspect although brexit has taken a back—seat over christmas, it will start to ramp up again soon. edgily day—to—day and for some of you, especially frosty this morning, -6, -8 you, especially frosty this morning, —6, —8 across parts of scotland and -1' —6, —8 across parts of scotland and —1, 4; —6, —8 across parts of scotland and —1, —4 across western wales. areas where you have blue skies will continue through the day. more cloud in northern ireland and the north east scotland, and cloud thick enough for some showers. at any

lower than they have been for recent games, closer to where they should be for the time of year. clear skies continuing across central areas tonight and the frost will return here sharply, down to —6, —7 in some areas as we start tomorrow morning. not as chilly in northern ireland and west of scotland, more cloud here and we'll avoid frost in east anglia and the south east, but the cloud continues tomorrow. even here, some breaks in cloud and the show is limited to coast of norfolk, suffolk and kent. still cloud across the isles of scilly and the far west of cornwall, but for most, a sunny day, similarto cornwall, but for most, a sunny day, similar to today and a dry story for the rest of the week and into the weekend. goodbye for now. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: rail passengers are facing an above—inflation hike in fares of at least 3%, despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018.

a man suspected of stabbing three people at a manchester tram stop has been detained under the mental health act. health experts warn that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an adult, by the time they are aged ten. the foreign secretary sets out what britain can achieve in asia following brexit — in a speech in singapore. a uk ticket—holder scoops a £115 million jackpot in the new year's day euromillions draw. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. a man suspected of stabbing three people in manchester on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act. the 25 year old was arrested after the attack at the city's victoria station. police say a counter—terrorism investigation is still ongoing. speaking on bbc breakfast earlier, former counter—terror chief major—general chip chapman explains

how it's decided whether terror suspects should be detained under the mental health act. well, to be detained under terrorism, you need the motivation to be ideologically driven, you need a grievance and, generally, you have some kind of radicalisation agent. but the fourth one — which may apply here because he's detained under the mental health act is this vulnerability. and this is where the prevent part of the government's counter—terror strategy comes in, particularly under the channel programme where, last year, up to the year to the end of march 2018, 7,318 people were referred to the channel programme. those people were very vulnerable of radicalisation and, therefore, potentially getting on a conveyor belt towards terrorist act. though we hear a lot about lone wolves, it's very, very rare that you actually do have a lone wolf, and there has to be some sort of motivation towards this act and there's usually an outside party to that. we'll see that if there's additional arrests in the following days. speaking on bbc radio 4 earlier, former chief constable of greater

manchester police sir peter fahy explains how vulnerability is a factor in the recruitment of terrorists. i don't think it stops it from being a terror attack, particularly for the people involved. but obviously, the big question is — why would somebody who's got a mental illness be inspired, or incited, or get an idea to carry out an attack? and this is really the nub of the issue. what we know is that people who perhaps have an existing problem in their lives — a medical issue, an addiction issue, a relationship issue, a mental health issue — are particularly vulnerable to be targeted, to be radicalised, and that is why there is now much closer working between the police and the mental—health agencies, always respecting patient confidentiality. it does mean that the intelligence services or police are working much more closely with other agencies. social services, youth organisations, mental—health agencies. and this is becoming more and more the focus of the work. and that is very different

from the time after september 11th or the july 7th bombings. and recent inquiries into the attacks in london bridge and in manchester, indeed, have urged the security services and m15 to work much more closely with other local agencies, because this is a particular pathway to people then carrying out violent attacks, which they claim are then politically or religiously terror related. more than 15 million gp appointments — that's around one in 20 — are being missed each year in england, according to data from the nhs. the health service says the wasted appointments are costing £216 million annually. patients are being urged to cancel slots in enough time for others to be able to make use of them. speaking on radio 4's today programme, chair of the royal college of gps professor helen stokes—lampa rd explained what happens when appointments are missed when patients don't turn up, the doctor or the nurse is sitting there twiddling their thumbs. well, we're not twiddling our thumbs, we're usually finding paperwork to fill the time. but it's desperately frustrating.

often, i wonder, if i wander out of my waiting room wondering where the patient is, i call for them, i look around, just in case they've arrived and haven't checked in. so it is waste. but of course, it's desperately frustrating. everybody knows how stressed our nhs is at the moment, and particularly general practice. people are struggling to get appointments because we're so short of doctors generally. then to see that they're wasted is frustrating for everybody. the reason people miss, sometimes, it's because people are genuinely sick. people with dementia, who are genuinely forgetful. people who have serious mental health problems, whojust can't face leaving the house. but then there are those people whose lives are chaotic. they've got a lot to do, they're rushing round and, suddenly, ah, i've missed my appointment! for those people, however, where things get in the way — you know, you're stuck in a traffic jam, the bus doesn't turn up, you know, normal things that mean you can't go. your child is sick. for some other reason. you're taking your child to another place. all those reasons, please, let us know. most surgeries actually have very good systems for cancelling appointments. it's not the same as booking an appointment. i mean, the taxi driver who brought me here this morning got an app on his phone and itjust

takes him 15 seconds to change an appointment time. for other people, it can be a text message to the surgery, an e—mail, sometimes it's phoning through on a dedicated line. but in most practices, the tech is there. so when you book an appointment, do find out how to cancel it easily, should the need arise. the nhs is free at the point of need for good reason and if we start charging for gp appointments that are missed, where's it going to end? it's a slippery slope. and for most people, if you means—tested them, they wouldn't be able to pay anyway. so you'd have a whole heap of difficulties, exercise and infrastructure that would need to be put in for very modest gain. what we want is for everybody to do all they can to make sure they either turn up, or to let us know they're not coming, so we can use the resources we've got most responsibly. more than 300,000 people are now homeless in britain, that's according to the charity shelter. some live in temporary accommodation such as b&bs, while others live on the streets and in doorways.

a formerfactory has a former factory has opened its doors to people at night in liverpool. hilary burkitt, from the charity shelter, welcomes the livepool project but told bbc breakfast, rough sleepers still need to have access to basic amenities. we speak to people all the time who've had difficulty getting into work, accessing benefits, because they simply don't have somewhere where they can receive postal correspondence. so some of these basics are absolutely important. and all too often, we're relying on the commitment of these small local schemes to try to tackle an absolute housing emergency we're facing in this country at the moment. and itjust strikes me that support is not just about that sort of critical situation as well, its long—term, isn't it, presumably? yes, and we absolutely need to be thinking about what the long—term outcomes are. we need to be thinking about the short—term fixes that people do. a warm bed to sleep in and things like this. but we need to be thinking about, what are the best mechanisms to actually get people good, long—term outcomes? so we really need kind of good evidence of what works. there are so many different ways of trying to tackle this.

one type of scheme that's often used now is what's called housing first. so that is looking at trying to get people to real homes as a first step to actually improving and building their lives, rather than that being the kind of long—term final outcome. so there are different approaches we can take to actually look at tackling homelessness. but as i say, we can't be relying simply on the commitment and dedication of these people working locally. we need to be looking at what the actual root causes of homelessness are in this country. we need to be looking at taking some really bold action to ending this crisis. we've got thousands of people who are rough sleeping at the moment in this country. we've got hundreds of thousands of people who are homeless, trapped in temporary accommodation and hostels. so, it is going to need some absolutely bold commitment from the government to end the crisis. it is not enough for us to be relying on small schemes to be papering over the cracks. let's have a look at some of the top stories you're reading on the bbc website this morning...

number one is that winning the uk ticket getting £150 million in the euromillions. the jackpot. the national lottery says it is the fourth biggest wind in uk history. and it follows a series of big british lottery successes in recent yea rs. british lottery successes in recent years. another ten uk players also got £1 million in the draw after the millionaire maker numbers were picked on their ticket. the previous big winner on the euromillions was andrew clarke, a builderfrom boston, who said that he found his ticket six weeks after the draw, he had tucked it away in the visor of his van and then he found it. the biggest lottery prize the £161 million euromillions jacket, won in 2011 by chris and colin weir. let's look at the second most read, mitt romney criticising donald trump, the

former republican us presidential candidate. he has been writing in the washington post and he said donald trump has not risen to the ma ntle donald trump has not risen to the mantle of presidency. no response yet from donald trump, but speculation that mitt romney may be positioning himself as a challenge to donald trump, securing the republican presidential nomination. so that is one to watch. the most watched videos now. dramatic pictures, a new year's beach bonfires barking firenado in the netherlands. this happened in a resort in the netherlands. the bonfire was made from wooden pallets and it was lit in an annual competition with neighbouring —— with a neighbouring place. look at those, incredible pictures of that

firenado. so that is the most watched video. the second most watched video. the second most watched is asking the question about which country has the most languages. this is interesting. basically, it is pipework new guinea which has an 8 million population, but more than 800 languages are spokenin but more than 800 languages are spoken in papua new guinea. the old est spoken in papua new guinea. the oldest ones date back tens of thousands of years and there is a video on the news website if you wa nt to video on the news website if you want to find out why it is that there are so many anchorages in papua new guinea. —— languages. that's it for today's morning briefing. the latest on that train crash in denmark, several people killed on a rail bridge linking two ireland in denmark, the reuters news agency says several have been killed. this is showing you where it is, it was a bridge linking the central ireland

of zealand and fyn, at eight a:m.. bridge linking the central ireland of zealand and fyn, at eighta:m.. a tarpaulin and freight train hit a train in the opposite direction, romped in the passenger train to break suddenly. this bridge where the accident happened is part of bridges and tunnels linking the danish ireland. no confirmation on the number of those killed and injured but we expect a news conference later, so we will bring you that when it happens. we will keep you updated on the detail that. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's will perry. hello. good morning, happy new year. tottenham manager mauricio pochettino says they need to find some consistency if they're to be true title contenders this season. spurs lost at home to wolves on saturday, but their response was a 3—0 win at cardiff. and look out for some acrobatics from jamie vardy in leicester's win over everton. joe lynskey reports. in 2019, cardiff city's approach

will be much the same as their young mascot. keep picking up theirform to beat the premier league drop. things can fall away very quickly when playing against spurs. january for them is about building on what they have. the transfer window is likely to stop harry kane scoring. but after his 122 in the week goals, few will look as roughly as this. they had this much sealed inside 12 minutes when the quick feet of cristian eriksen teased the opportunity for 2—0. for spurs, there are still issues to settle, later this month, they will lose the presence and goals of some young men to south korea and the asian cup. a win takes them back within reach of the top but this new year, spurs have much to resolve. we have position but not real contenders. we need to believe more in us, we need to show more consistency if we want to be

contenders. the site had a more and down christmas than leicester city. wins against chelsea and the champions would defeat at home to cardiff. and with this winner against everton, jamie vardy made things more topsy—turvy. according to vardy and his wife, more acrobatics to come this year. now, leicester city will help to stay —— will hope to stay up where they are inside the top seven. arsenal also won yesterday, bouncing back from their thrashing by liverpool to beat fulham 4—1, alexandre lacazette among the scorers. arsenal are still in fifth place and nowjust two points behind chelsea, but they play later, at home to southampton. tottenham's win features on most of this morning's back pages. the daily mail say "harry new year" — and point out that kane has scored against every one of the 28 premier league sides he's played against. the times report chelsea's decision to take their own stewards to next week's league cup semi—final

tie against tottenham at wembley, to deal with any fans who sing anti—semitic songs. and the independent online quote bernardo silva's warning to his manchester city team—mates that it will be "very difficult" to catch liverpool if they don't beat them tomorrow at the etihad. andy murray is back on court at the brisbane international — he's playing daniil medvedev in the second round — and murray has —— murray leading in the second set. and there was bad news for britain's number one kyle edmund, who was on the wrong end of an upset overnight — he lost to the japanese qualifier yasuta ka uchiyama in straight sets. britain's women's number one

johanna konta is also out — after that really impressive win yesterday over the world number six sloane stephens, she's just lost in straight sets to ajla tomljanovic of australia, who's ranked five places below her. konta did take the second set to a tie—break, but she'd lost the opener 6—2 and she never fully recovered from that. staying with tennis... serena williams and roger federer have 43 grand slam titles between them and they found themselves on opposite sides of the net for the first time, at the hopman cup mixed team competition in perth. federer and belinda bencic came out on top for switzerland, beating the american team of williams and frances tiafoe — but that didn't seem to matter. after a ll after all these years, we've never actually done this so it's supercool we get to do it at such a critical career in both our careers. for me, it was supercool! i literally wanted to ta ke it was supercool! i literally wanted to take pictures! i want to bring my baby out! i am way too excited! but it was really fun. well, federer clearly agreed it was fun. he borrowed a selfie stick to capture the moment. the event's organisers declared it the "greatest

selfie of all time". and federer pretty much summed it up with his post on social media — "oh what a night". skiing fans will know the name dave ryding — well, he's equalled britain's best ever alpine world cup result, taking silver in the parrallel slalom in oslo. he just lost out to austria's marco schwarz, but it was a brilliant performance from ryding, who beat the olympic champion on his way to the final. don't forget to watch sportsday at 6:30 on the bbc news — and later on, there's commentary on manchester united's game at newcastle on radio 5 live at 8 o'clock, with highlights on match of the day at a quarter to 11, along with all tonight's premier league games. including west ham, who face brighton — i wonder if andy carroll will feature? he's certainly been making an impact on social media, after he went straight from their defeat at southampton to the wedding of his fiancee's sister — in a tracksuit.

it poses a few questions, mainly, why is he wearing a tracksuit? and how much to bat coxed, the taxi from southampton? —— how much did the taxi cost. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11:15. japan's emperor akihito has greeted thousands of well—wishers at the imperial palace for what he has said is his final new year appearance before his abdication. he spoke of his hopes for world peace and happiness. in april, he will become the first japanese meeror to relinquish the throne in nearly 200 years. 0ur correspondent mariko 0i has been following events from singapore. pacifism has been the mark of his tenure as emperor, tell us more about what he has been saying in his new year message. well, his new year message was rather short because 150,000 people gathered. it was a record number of gathering for the new year's celebrations, queueing up

outside the imperial palace four hours to attend that event. but he spoke last week, celebrating his 85th birthday, and that speech was a lot longer and a lot more emotional. he looked back at his reign, which lasted for 30 years, and he talked about how he is very relieved that his era is coming to an end free of war injapan. he is a known pacifist. he visited many countries in the region, which were affected by wartime aggression ofjapan. so he was very emotional in that birthday speech. and today, he wished all those well—wishers are very happy new year. he was there alongside his wife, empress michiko, as well as his two sons, one of whom, crown prince naruhito, will ta ke whom, crown prince naruhito, will take the throne and made a first. and what will be the themes of him as emperor, what are the indicators? well, it will be interesting to see.

he has spoken publicly in the past about how he will continue his father's goal of making sure that those countries affected by japan's wartime aggression, he will visit as well, but it is a very new thing. this has never happened in many of our lifetimes, this is the first time and emperor is going to abdicate in nearly 200 years so we don't know what is going to happen, the japanese government has been trying to prepare the public for the big event. the japanese public, it is fairto big event. the japanese public, it is fair to say that the current emperor, emperor akihito, is is fair to say that the current emperor, emperorakihito, is very much well liked and well respected by the public, notjust the older generation who still see him as somewhat of a divine figure although japan's constitution states his role is symbolic. but eight years ago when a lot of the older generations we re when a lot of the older generations were alive, they were willing to die in the name of his father, so a lot

of those older people still see him as somewhat of a divine figure, but also the younger generation as well. i remember an incident where a young student tweeted a picture of the emperor and the empress and because of the language, the casual language that she used, she drew criticism, but what it showed to me was that the emperor and the empress are still very much adored by younger generations as well. thank you very much. more than 300,000 people are now homeless in britain, according to the charity shelter. in liverpool, a unique project has been launched with the aim of helping the city's rough sleepers. as tim muffett has been finding out, it has the support of a local sporting legend. it is sad to see really how it's become such a big issue. jamie carragher was rare amongst footballers. he only played for one club. commentator: carragher! and it's surely won it for liverpool. how bad is homelessness in liverpool? it is bad. it's a big problem, certainly

when you're in the city centre, as i am most days. more than 5,000 people in the north—west of england are homeless, according to government figures. as in many cities across britain, the homeless charity shelter says rough sleeping in liverpool is getting worse. lawrence, how are we, la? all good? this former factory in liverpool opened its doors in october. this centre is about homeless people having their own home, their own lockable door, their own bed, their own belongings behind those doors, a community in the centre where they can meet and congregate. the centre costs around £7,000 a week to run. jamie carragher has been helping to raise funds. 0k, man? how's it going? you exercising? i didn't think i would get another bite of the apple like this. businessman lawrence kenwright provides most of the money. the cabins are probably the main thing that we've done here, which i think is a big difference to them, about them feeling like they own something again. what's it like to live here? every night, i was sleeping on the doorway, police waking me up,

and if it was raining, i'm going to get wet through. but here, i don't have to worry. my life has changed in here. now, i can apply for a job. because, when you apply for a job normally, if you have no address, if you're sleeping in a doorway, they can't give you a job. yeah, that's the thing, so now i can apply for a job. at the moment, there are 12 cabins. each resident has an actual address. there's also an opportunity to learn new skills. what impact does this place have on people's lives? oh, if you see the difference in people when they first come in and then a few weeks later, it's unbelievable, the difference. the best thing that's ever happened to the homeless for a long time. nothing like this has happened before. how important is it to do things like this, normal things? it's brilliant. i've not played this for years. it brings a wee bit of normality back in your life. is there a risk that it's so good that you would want to stay here, rather than getting a place

of your own? no, i don't want to be living somewhere like this for the rest of your life. i want to get back to work, you know what i mean? you can't do that when you live on the street. this is a community where they haven't got to fight for their survival, like they have on the streets. and that's because the system isn't in place in order to deal with the issue that is out there. some have dismissed the cotton street project as a gimmick. the facilities have been compared to the big brother house. 0ne local councillor described it as a joke. it certainly marks a different way of tackling a growing problem. tim muffett, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. good morning. a change in the year brings a change in the weather conditions. it has been a much colder start than we have had in recent days, but it is going to be quite sunny across many western areas, feeling colder throughout the day. temperatures this morning down to —3, —4 degrees in parts of the midlands. towards scotland, where temperatures

got as low as minus seven celsius this morning. but a big area of high pressure is dominating the weather at the moment. slap—bang right across the uk. and when you get a situation like this, not a great deal of change. just chasing cloud around over the next few days. for today, the best of the sunshine across scotland, north west england, wales and the south—west. more cloud across eastern england, perhaps showers here, more cloud across northern ireland. where you have the cloud, temperatures seven to eight degrees, but typical values around three to six celsius. this evening and tonight, we still have cloud across these eastern parts. there could be the odd shower across east anglia and the south east. further west, more sunshine and clear skies. and with those clear skies, temperatures once again plummeting. a widespread frost once again, down to —1, —4 celsius. more cloud across the far southeast

and northern ireland, keeping temperatures above freezing. into thursday, once again, plenty of sunshine, but we will see a bit of cloud towards the south east of england. more cloud for northern ireland into south—west scotland. those are the maximum temperatures on thursday, fairly similar to today, 3—7d. thursday night into friday, frost expected. that area of high pressure not really going very far. still going to give settled conditions throughout friday. perhaps more cloud across northern ireland and into scotland. north—western parts of england throughout the day. not as cold here, the air coming in from the south. but elsewhere, even with that sunshine across much of england and wales, temperatures only getting up to three orfour celsius. into the weekend, that area of high pressure is still with us so it's still dry for most. varying amounts of sunshine for many parts of the weekend. but again, still fairly chilly, with maximum temperatures of 5—7d.

goodbye. you're watching bbc news at 10:00am with me, joanna gosling. the headlines... an above—inflation hike in rail fares of at least 3%, despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018. detained under the mental health act — a man suspected of stabbing three people at a manchester tram stop. a warning that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake for an adult by the time they are 10. the foreign secretary sets out what britain can achieve in asia following brexit in a speech in singapore. could it be you? a uk ticket—holder scoops a £115 million jackpot in the new year's day euromillions draw. and spurs look like title contenders again. their pursuit of liverpool at the top of the premier league is back on, as they return to form. good morning — and welcome

to the bbc news at 10:00am. millions of rail passengers are having to pay more for their journeys from today as fares in england and wales rise by an average of more than 3%. passenger groups have criticised the government for not freezing fares after a year of disruption caused by timetable changes, strikes and upgrades. latest figures show cancellations and long delays are at their highest rate in 17 years. here's our transport correspondent, tom burridge. passengers in the north of england suffered the most in 2018. but across britain, delays and cancellations have risen to their highest level in 17 years. with fares now going up again, passenger groups say we're not getting value for money. it's much easier to swallow a price

increase if you think you're getting value, and at the moment, too many trains are still too late. too many people are late getting to work and getting home again, cancellations, and i think it's really hard to talk about a fare increase when you're not getting what you're paying for. yes, there have been some really tough moments in the last 12 months and i'm really sorry about that. but we are seeing now, on some of the lines affected... 0n the thameslink lines around london there are brand—new, longer trains and more services. in the north over the coming weeks we will start to see the roll—out of the new trains there. this is part of a massive investment programme in trying to make rail in this country better. from today, tickets increased by roughly 3% in england and wales. in scotland, the increase is slightly smaller. it means an annual season ticket from bradford to leeds will cost £32 more. someone commuting from reading into london will pay an extra £140. the rail industry says that 98p of every pound spent on the ticket is invested back into the railways. today it has launched a new rail

card for those aged 26—30 and it wants the government to act so there can be a simpler ticketing system for everyone. the rmt union described the railways as a grossly mismanaged rip—off. the government has said that fares could rise in line with the lower index of inflation, if unions agree that rail workers' wages should also increase at a lower rate. tom burridge, bbc news. the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt, is in singapore, at the beginning of a tour of asia. he's giving a speech later this morning. i'm delighted to be in singapore to renew britain's ties with one of our closest a nd renew britain's ties with one of our closest and oldest friends. our two countries are joined at the hip, not just by common interests and our

shared dedication to the rule of law, but by a shared history that has bound hour two peoples together for 200 years almost to the day. just over a century ago, the great naval strategist admiraljohn fisher identified singapore as one of five keys of the world. the sights and sounds of this remarkable city vindicate hisjudgment sounds of this remarkable city vindicate his judgment today as then. from the cranes in the world's second busiest container port to the centre of the thriving financial centre, singapore exemplifies the dynamism and vitality of asia. as the natural junction between dynamism and vitality of asia. as the naturaljunction between the indian ocean and pacific, singapore has turned itself into the greatest artery for change in the world, transited by cargo ships 84,000 times in 2017 alone. alongside this prodigious development, nearly half

of singapore remains green and lush, including the botanic gardens, your first world heritage site, and home toa first world heritage site, and home to a ra i nforest first world heritage site, and home to a rainforest forming part of her majesty the queen's commonwealth canopy. for a relatively new british foreign secretary, there are few better sources of wisdom than the former prime minister of singapore of three decades, and influenced a generation of leaders, including henry kissinger and margaret thatcher. let me start by turning to his lecture on the fundamentals of singapore's foreign policy, delivered in 2009. friendship in international relations is not a function of goodwill or personal affection, he said. we must make ourselves relevant so other countries have an interest in our continued survival and prosperity. words we in britain should heed in this momentous year in our history.

thanks to that history, the uk probably has better connections across the globe than nearly any other country. but we cannot depend on sentiment or affection to be releva nt to on sentiment or affection to be relevant to others. nor should we assume it because of past achievements. 0thers assume it because of past achievements. others will have an interest in our future success. not u nless we interest in our future success. not unless we are able to link our success to the success of others or, as lee kuan yew would have said, make ourselves relevant. and today i wa nt to make ourselves relevant. and today i want to discuss how exactly we do that. like britain on the 29th of march this year, singapore too faced an extraordinary challenge on the ninth august 1965 when it separated from larger neighbour. in lee kuan yew‘s famous words, some countries are born independent, some achieve independence, singapore had

independence, singapore had independence thrust upon it. yet his memoirs record how not everyone shared his anguish, least of all the investors who swiftly decided that independence was good for the economy forced up by the second day, the value of nearly all singapore's industrial stocks was climbing and over the next five decades singapore's real per capita gdp would magnify to reach $58,000 per head and today singapore has become the eighth richest country in the world per capita surpassing germany, france, sweden, and although i whisper it softly, the united kingdom. as we leave the european union, britain can draw encouragement from house singapore's separation from the peninsular did not make it more insular, but more open. in lee kuan yew‘s phrase, 1965

marked the moment were singapore plugged into the global economic grid. 0nly plugged into the global economic grid. only 28 miles from east to west, wholly devoid of natural resources , west, wholly devoid of natural resources, but based on unleashing the boundless talent and ambition of the boundless talent and ambition of the singapore people, including by creating schools with the best results in the world. what was right for singapore won't always be right for singapore won't always be right for britain. we are committed to our social model, and as a former health secretary i am particularly proud of our national health service with universal provision free at the point of use, and which my counterpart worked with great dedication for two years. but there is much we can learn from singapore, not least the excellence of its education system, the long investment in infrastructure and a strategic approach to how a nation sustained competitive advantage in the world. —— make the long term investment. britain and its allies

we re investment. britain and its allies were central in setting up the international order that has broadly existed since 1945. this assembly of rules and institutions, including multilateral bodies like the united nations, the world bank and world trade organisation, is combined with an american led security umbrella to create the conditions for peace, stability and trade, allowing more human beings to lift themselves out of poverty than ever before in history. singapore symbolises what is possible with a peaceful and sta ble is possible with a peaceful and stable international order. yet, as we look around at the start of 2019, all is not well. what is one casually called the rules —based international system is under greater strain than many decades, and the greater strain is all around us. in europe, russia has annexed 10,000 square miles of ukraine,

seizing the territory of another member of the united nations by force of arms, in breach of the first principle of international law. and then last march the kremlin deployed a novichok nerve agent in salisbury, the first time a chemical weapon has ever been used on british soil. in 2017, the vx nerve agent was employed in this region to assassinate a north korean citizen in kuala lumpur international airport. in middle east, the assad regime has used chemical weapons against his own people in syria, defying a global ban on these instruments of death that dates back to the geneva protocol of 1925. at the same time, iran has continued its highly destabilising interference in yemen, lebanon, syria and iraq. in asia we saw the expulsion of over 700,000 rohingya refugees from their homes in burma alongside horrific mass killings and rapes by the burmese army in a

horrific act of ethnic cleansing. across the world we can see that far from advancing, as it did when the berlin wall fell, democracy is now in retreat. freedom house report that 71 countries suffered net declines in political rights and civil liberties in 2017, and by 2030, for the first time in our lifetimes, the worlds biggest economy won't be a democracy, or even economy won't be a democracy, or eve n wa nt economy won't be a democracy, or even want to become one. so where does post brexit britain fit into this picture? we need to begin with a realistic assessment of our global position. and that means not overstating our strength, but not underestimating it either. we are not a superpower, and we don't have an empire. but we do have the fifth—largest economy in the world, the second—biggest military budget in nato and the third biggest overseas aid budget and are one of

the two largest financial centres, with a global language, highly effective intelligence services and a world—class diplomatic network including permanent membership of the united nations security council. we also have immense reserves of soft power, with three of the world's top ten universities, 450,000 students from overseas in our higher education system, 39 million visits by tourists in 2017 and a global audience for our media, especially the bbc, measured in the hundreds of millions. most importantly, in a world where it's rarely possible for one country to achieve its ambitions alone, we have some of the best connections of any country, whether through the commonwealth, our alliance with the united states or our friendship with our neighbours in europe. and these connections, in this part of the world mean that britain is only one ofa

world mean that britain is only one of a handful of european countries with their embassy or high commission in every state of the asian federation. next year we will openin asian federation. next year we will open in jakarta as asian federation. next year we will open injakarta as we look to strengthen our relationship there after we leave the eu. the global centre of economic gravity has been shifting eastwards towards asia for decades. this trend shows no sign of abating. in1980, decades. this trend shows no sign of abating. in 1980, asia comprised less tha n abating. in 1980, asia comprised less than 20% of the world economy will stop today the figure has climbed to over a third. in his new book, the future is asian, it is written that of the $30 trillion in extra middle—class consumption expected by 2030, only1 trillion will come from the west. power a lwa ys will come from the west. power always follows money. so the rise of asia will have a profound impact on the global balance. britain is

already the biggest european investor in southeast asia, with trade of almost £37 billion and over 4000 british companies employing more than 50,000 people in singapore alone. if those connections are why britain's post brexit role should be to act as an invisible chain linking together democracies of the world, those countries which share our values and support our belief in free trade, the rule of law and open societies. that doesn't mean being dogmatic orforcing societies. that doesn't mean being dogmatic or forcing our values on others. and of course we recognise every country is different. but it does mean speaking out for those fundamental principles to our friends, as well as those who set themselves up in opposition to them. it means being active where we have special responsibilities, such as securing peace in yemen. and it means working with others where we can be most effective, such as with

the french in libya, nato in afghanistan and the united states and australia in asia. that's why i was proud to announce in october the biggest expansion of britain's diplomatic network in a generation with over 40 new posts around the world and a doubling of british diplomats who speak a foreign language in the country where they serve. those nations who share values are going to need to stand together to defend them. that's happened after the salisbury nerve agent attack when 28 democracies came together and expelled 153 russian spies. that was the biggest coordinated expulsion in the history of diplomacy and sent out a very powerful message. but we also need to stand together as we reform the multilateral institutions whose noble purposes are all too often

compromised by over heavy bureaucracies and ineffective decision—making. they were set up in the 20th century, but they need to be fit for the 21st. not least to make sure they operate fairly, from the united states, not only the largest and most powerful democracy, but also in nearly every case, there largest donor. so, to conclude, on the 27th of january, 1819, largest donor. so, to conclude, on the 27th ofjanuary, 1819, sir sta mford the 27th ofjanuary, 1819, sir stamford raffles, and william farquharson landed here and the bicentenary of that event falls in just over three weeks. the prime minister explained that significance in these words. had raffles not landed, singapore might not have become a unique spot in southeast asia quite different to the islands and archipelago around us or the states of the malayan peninsula. but because of raffles, singapore became

a british colony, a free port and modern city. the british legacy of the rule of law, administration, independent courts and the english language have all been part of singapore's success. the people of singapore's success. the people of singapore have built magnificently on that legacy. and our relationship has developed to a point where our countries work side by side in almost every field. last year, the prime minister attended a commonwealth summit in london. trade between us rose by 7% to nearly 14 royal navy ships visited singapore. as we renew our friendship with singapore for the next two centuries, i am delighted that on friday, the foreign minister will launch our new partnership for the future focused on the digital economy, education, innovation, security and defence. but as we cooperate in all these areas, let us

also remember a higher purpose, namely ourjoint responsibility to modernise and safeguard an international order that has led to unparalleled peace and prosperity for both our nations. the united kingdom will always be ready to work alongside like—minded countries and few in asia are more like—minded than singapore. so, as lee kuan yew said, let's seek a maximum number of friends and seize opportunities that come with changing circumstances. the scale of the challenge demands no less. thank you very much. applause we will start with a few questions from the media, starting with rebecca from the straits times. inaudible question ... thank

inaudible question thank you for inaudible question ... thank you for your speech. inaudible question thank you for your speech. my question is, what was your personal read of how brexit will play out, and what are the possibilities of a second referendum and also a no—deal brexit? what are the possibilities ofa brexit? what are the possibilities of a second referendum or a no—deal brexit? let me do those in reverse order. i think it will answer your question. first of all, i think we have to remember that a no—deal brexit would cause disruption, that could last some time. but even if you are someone who believes britain will flourish and prosper whatever will flourish and prosper whatever will be, that's not something any government should wish on its people. but a second referendum would be also incredibly damaging in a different way. because we are a democracy. we have been given our

instructions by the british people. they have asked us to leave the european union and they expect us to get on with that. if we went back to them and asked their opinion a second time, they would say, you quys second time, they would say, you guys are not listening to us. are you going to ask us a third time or fourth time until you get the answer you want? if that's the case, it's not a democracy at all. so the social consequences in one of the old est social consequences in one of the oldest democracies in the world, off not going ahead and leaving the eu on the 29th of march, as we have been instructed to do, would be devastating. but that is not to say we mustn't reach out to the 48% of the country who didn't vote to leave the country who didn't vote to leave the eu. and we must show them that the eu. and we must show them that the brexit we get is not one where we pull up the drawbridge. it's not one where we close ourselves off to the world, which is what many of them are worried about. it will be an open, positive, outward —looking

and if we can show that, we can bring the country together. when you reflect on all of that, when theresa may comes back with those reassu ra nces may comes back with those reassurances that she has been seeking from the eu, that the deal thatis seeking from the eu, that the deal that is on the table is not going to lead to us being permanently trapped in the customs union against the will of the british people, i think she will find a way to get this deal through parliament and i know that is what the british people would want. so next, debbie from sky. deborah haynes from sky news. do you think britain is going to be able to secure an even better trade deal with singapore, as singapore has already confirmed with the european union? and your colleague gavin williamson said in an interview that britain is planning to open military

bases, new military bases in asia and also in the caribbean stop singapore was named as one of those basis will stop is that something you are aware of, and is that going to happen this year next year? thank you. we have a long-standing military cooperation with singapore. we have a refuelling facility here in singapore that is a permanent base. we have gurkhas in the region. what gavin williamson is talking about is expanding our presence in asia. and that's part of exactly what i was talking about in our speech, our support for the rules —based international order. which is the fundamental building block that allows trade to happen. to answer your second question, i'm very confident we will have a good trade deal with singapore. why do i have that confidence? because we both believe in the same thing. we both believe in the same thing. we both believe in the same thing. we both believe in competition, in free and

open trade, being open to the world. i'm confident that at the right moment we can get a deal that will be in both our countries' interests. martin from afp. good evening, mr secretary. as you look east, after the exit from the eu, is britain looking at negotiating an fta with asia as a regional bloc, and would you considerjoining the ctppt? we have said we are interested in joining the cttpt. we are looking at opening trade missions with rcn and we are opening up injakarta

precisely for those reasons. the point at the heart of this, if you look at the massive decline in poverty and across the world in our lifetimes, it has happened because of trade and that has only been possible because we have had a broadly peaceful world order. when we talk about trade deals, we don't just talk about removing tariffs and nontariff barriers for goods and services. we also need to think about the structure behind those trade deals that has allowed trade to flourish in a way that our pa rents to flourish in a way that our parents and grandparents could only dream of. that's why side by side with expanding trade we need to think about securing the international order so it can deliver the piece that is fundamental to that trade as well. annabel from ap. fundamental to that trade as well.

annabelfrom ap. hello, thank fundamental to that trade as well. annabel from ap. hello, thank you for your speech. there are two traditional powers that vying for influence in asia, the us and china. you mentioned just now that britain has some of the best connections through the commonwealth alliance with the us and friendships with european neighbours. how does china fit into the picture? and what will britain offer asia that these traditional powers either cannot offer or may you're not offering enough? i think china is the most extraordinary success story it can boast in the same way that singapore can boast of a remarkable transformation in recent years. and farfrom transformation in recent years. and far from wanting to constrain the growth of china, we should welcome it. we should recognise that is 20 or 30 point six —— that by 2030,

china will overtake many other economies. they will still have a gdp ofjust over 25% that of the united states per head. so they will wa nt to united states per head. so they will want to continue to grow and rightly so. there are big opportunities for all countries who trade with china. what we don't know for sure at the moment is the role china wants to play on the international stage. that is changing as china comes to terms with the power and influence it has. we want to work closely with china and stay close to china, stay friends with china. but also will be honest with china if we ever thought they were going in the wrong direction. that's the thing friends should do. finally, sarah from the bbc. is sarah here? i can see you. hello, mr hunt. i mentioned the bbc

in my speech. i'm sure it's going to bea in my speech. i'm sure it's going to be a very nice question.|j in my speech. i'm sure it's going to be a very nice question. i have headquarters firing all sorts of suggestions at me for a question. 0ne suggestions at me for a question. one of them is, singapore is an incredible city but has been described by many as a benevolent dictatorship. why are you choosing here to talk about democracy? laughter that's the question, yes? that's the question. it's very important to recognise the progress and development there has been in singapore, and in terms of democratic values this is not a country that has the lively interviews that the bbc regularly give me and my colleagues back at westminster, but it is a country that has elections, strongly upholds the rule of law, strongly supports free trade and is a voice of support

for the international rules —based order. that's why we see singapore asa order. that's why we see singapore as a country where we see many things in common. 0n as a country where we see many things in common. on this trip i am going to malaysia tomorrow, and last year malaysia, for the first time in its history, had an election in which there was a transfer of power from one party to another. in malaysia they are at a different stage in the journey. malaysia they are at a different stage in thejourney. i think malaysia they are at a different stage in the journey. i think that friends should talk to each other. i will meet some journalism students in singapore. i will have discussions about all these issues and also i want to focus on what we have in common. singapore had a big change in its history in 1965. and through energy, dynamism, resolve, they turned that into a great opportunity for the people of singapore. what i would say is that two things in particular they did really well, and we in britain can learn from, as we face this big

moment in our history with brexit, first of all was the extraordinary investment in the education system and the skills of the people of singapore to give them the best results in the rankings of any 0ecd country in reading, maths and science. it's a big achievement but it takes a long time to get that kind of quality in your education system. and secondly, the long term approach they take to infrastructure investment. the new terminal is going up at the airport, the fibre infrastructure the ambition to be the world's first smart city, these are things that i think are really important for us to think about. whilst we don't seek to copy the social or political model here, we do want to look and learn from the economic model. i think as a friend of singapore's there are useful and valuable exchanges we can have. thank you, and over to you, tim. secretary of state, thank you.

studio: jeremy hunt speaking in singapore at the start of his tour of asia. singapore is a place that has been suggested by many brexiteers, both before and after the referendum, as somewhere britain can look to in terms of effectively using it as a template for a low tax, low spend and low regulation economy. it is something more controversial here, with labour in particular opposing that. jeremy hunt saying in terms of that, that he is not looking to copy the social and political model of singapore but would hope to learn from the economy. he spoke of singapore gaining its independence in 1965, and he said that was a moment that was turned into an opportunity that hopefully we can learn from. in terms of what has been said there by the prime minister of singapore, he

has said previously that from an economic point of view, it's hard to argue that the uk would be in a superior position outside the eu, but he fully understands other considerations that may outweigh the economic one. he has said on that low tax and low regulation singapore model, i don't know if it is possible to model britain on the same basis as singapore. 0ne possible to model britain on the same basis as singapore. one of the key aspects will be the trade deal potentially between the uk and singapore, and the position has been from singapore that on leaving the eu, britain would be able to continue on the same trade terms that have been negotiated by the eu, and that would then give some period of time potentially for there to be better long—term arrangements to be worked out. so potentially a better trade deal ultimately than the one the eu currently has with singapore. asjeremy the eu currently has with singapore. as jeremy hunt was the eu currently has with singapore. asjeremy hunt was saying, he goes off to malaysia tomorrow on the

start of this asia tour. and the clock is ticking to the 29th of march when britain will leave the eu, and much closer than that is the parliamentary vote on theresa may's deal. he was asked about the possibility of a no—deal brexit, or another referendum. he said no deal would cause disruption and no government should willingly wish that on its people and he said a second referendum would also be damaging because it would send out a message that government is not listening. 0ur our main story, the increase in rail fa res our main story, the increase in rail fares in england and wales, we can speak to the professor of transport at the university of south wales. so there is a mixed picture. some rail fa res there is a mixed picture. some rail fares are regulated and they go up links to the retail price inflation

of 3.2%. what is the picture in wales ? of 3.2%. what is the picture in wales? well, the welsh government make a decision here on the extent to which fares will rise. this year, they have decided to go in line with they have decided to go in line with the departed —— with the department for transport and put fares up in general by 3.2%. it is reasonable to say that if you make comparisons for commuters in south wales with commuters in south wales with commuters in south wales with commuters in the south of england, aberdare to cardiff is 23 miles and the fares are for an annual season ticket is £1100, whereas from dorking to london, the same distance, the cost is £2800. so it isa distance, the cost is £2800. so it is a matter of government deciding how they will balance subsidy against fares. someone has to pay for the railway to be operated and it is either government or the passenger. the good matt hopper decided the balance should be more

in theirfavour than decided the balance should be more in their favour than perhaps the dft. so how do welsh users, regular users of the railway, feel in terms of it being value for money and not? there has been no real investment in wales in the railway for the last 15 yea rs. wales in the railway for the last 15 years. most of the trains still currently a re years. most of the trains still currently are between 30 and 40 yea rs currently are between 30 and 40 years old. there is a large investment programme of £800 million about to start and that will go over the next four years to bring kim electrification north of cardiff and also new trains throughout wales. people are probably looking forward to that, but nobody is happy of course with an increase in fares. at any time. and maybe the retail price indexis any time. and maybe the retail price index is not the right basis for making those increases throughout wales and england. there are alternatives such as the production cost index, which might be more

appropriate in determining what that increase should be. the government's position is that it would be prepared to look at other indexes to set the price rises, but then the unions would have to agree that that would be, that rail workers salaries would be, that rail workers salaries would go up by the same rate. well, that of course is a matter for the individual companies to negotiate with the employees. certainly, the retail price index in general has risen by more than many people's incomes have risen and therefore, you might point that as a level of unfairness between the extent to which not just railway unfairness between the extent to which notjust railway prices, we are also talking about diesel and petrol prices, food prices, rising faster than the incomes of many people. professor stuart cole, thank you. danish police say six people have been killed and 16 wounded in a

train crash in denmark. the incident took place on the great belt bridge connecting the danish islands of zealand and funen, which has now been shut, with reports people are being evacuated. no cause has been given for the crash but early indications suggest objects from a cargo train en route to copenhagen ina storm. cargo train en route to copenhagen in a storm. emergency services are reportedly struggling to reach the train. we can speak to a local journalist in copenhagen where the passenger train was headed. thank you forjoining us, what can you tell us about what has happened? we will have a new press conference at 12 o'clock, 11 o'clock local time, at one of the sites of the bridge. and it is a huge bridge in denmark. ten miles long. 1.6 of the miles is a hanging bridge. there are 10 million cars using the bridge every year. it is connecting east and the

west of the country. it would be like a bridge connecting ireland with england crossing the isle of man. i mean, it is a really big bridge chip. there is a four track motorway on the top and the train underneath. at seven o'clock this morning, it opened. at 7:35 a:m., the cover fell off and there was fear all over and hitting the train. that basically caused the accident. no traffic is slowly moving again. mostly wagons. 1 million wagons every year across the bridge. they are slowly getting traffic to move again. but it is still very, very big and confusing and a terrible accident. and the police are still getting hold of the families and

there is a rescue number to call in for the 16 people having their families calling given. so it is a big thing. yes. we are seeing pictures of the tarpaulin on the side of those trains transporting carlsberg, we can see from the writing on the site of the tarpaulin. the tarpaulin has been torn. how much of a factor has the weather been in what has happened here? well, it is a huge wind. 26 yards per second, 25 metres per second. it is a strong wind from the north which isjust second. it is a strong wind from the north which is just crossing on the side of the bridge. so it is very difficult. that is why they had to close the bridge and most of the bridges in denmark actually and it is very scary to go there. with the train, it is more safe to go there.

that is probably why the traffic was slow—moving, but the wind has just been too strong for the carlsberg wagon. thank you very much indeed for updating us. thank you. more now on brexit. as the prime minister resumes her battle to get her withdrawal agreement through parliament, we take a look at the ‘next steps' in the brexit process. next monday, mps return to parliament, following their christmas parliamentary recess. the debate on the prime minister's brexit deal will resume in parliament and it is expected to last around five days. from the week commencing january 14th, parliament will hold a meaningful vote on theresa may's withdrawal agreement. if the vote passes, an eu withdrawal agreement will be produced. however, if the prime minister's dealfails, the government could face a no—confidence motion, backed by opposition parties. the uk is due to leave the eu on march 29th and the transition period will begin. dr alan wager

is from the organisation ‘uk in a changing europe', and georgina wright, an independent brexit analyst. iran i ran through what is expected to happen. there will be the debate and the vote, what do you think is going to happen, is there any chance it will pass, will anything have changed? we have had this christmas break and the expectation was things would shift over christmas and the noises are there has been a small shift over christmas. but the fundamentals of mrs may's brexit conundrum have not changed and the numbers in parliament will still look drastic. looking at still a significant defeat for may at the moment in parliament in a couple of weeks. so what has changed over christmas? may has used this idea of time and bringing down the clock and we have basically lost two, three weeks of time before the 29th of march and ultimately, the choices

open to the uk gradually starting to narrow. so this option and this use of time that may has done over the last two years, it may have persuaded some mps who have had a christmas break and time to reflect that they might back may, but the number still don't stack up for her. georgina, what do you anticipate? i think actually to disagree slightly, i think nothing has changed really. we still have a majority at the moment of mps who oppose the deal as it stands. but there is even a greater majority oppose no deal and that was valid before prime minister may decided to change today of the vote. those fundamentals have not changed. but as allen said, the time is really running out right now and if the government did decide it wanted to renegotiate the deal, how much time effectively would it have to do that and then hold a vote and have enough time to adopt the

legislation necessary to get that withdrawal agreement in action? legislation necessary to get that withdrawal agreement in action7e in that context, is there any option if mps do not back her deal, it is basically no deal or extend the clock, is it? possibly, but to extend the clock, you need the unanimous approval of the eu member state and if you are the eu and thinking right now, we want a deal, we thinking right now, we want a deal, we have made that clear from the start, but how much more time, do we wa nt start, but how much more time, do we want to extend that period if there is no guarantee that an extension would lead to a withdrawal agreement being adopted by the uk parliament? this is a really important deal for the eu, they have european parliament elections in may, the party that wins the greatest number of seats will be able to form and appoint their candidate as the head of the european commission and there will be lots of other changes. in france, there is a lot of movement domestically and in italy as well so brexit is important, but it is not a

priority and we need to bear that in mind if we are thinking of extending article 50. what do you think will happen? i have lost count of the number of conversations i have had with people of christmas saying what is going to happen? the truth is, we just don't know, three months away, it could be any number of options. we just it could be any number of options. wejust don't it could be any number of options. we just don't know, the things that might change, the increased pressure might change, the increased pressure might mean the public mood changes to no deal, so far people are sceptical no deal would affect their life and as we get towards march and no deal preparations ramp up further if we have not reached a deal, that could change. how does that impact? it is in the hands of parliament right now and that only comes into play if there is a second referendum. if the choice becomes no deal or a second referendum and no brexit at all which a lot of people think would happen, that is a different choice and we saw think would happen, that is a different choice and we saneremy hunt talk about that and weighing up the option of a second referendum or ano the option of a second referendum or a no deal exit as the ultimate choice for mps. the government is

clear they are only fix that focusing on theresa may's deal. that will continue to last until the week of the 14th when the vote happens. what everyone was expecting to happen, this big break in british politics, after the meaningful vote, it will still happen mid—january when the vote does finally take place. it is then when the manoeuvring will begin in terms of, does a second referendum become increasingly likely after that or does the no deal bandwagon gather pace? what you think is the most likely thing to happen? between now and the vote, the government is going to push again the message that the deal on the table is not bad at all, it is the best possible deal they could reach with the eu and is a much better outcome than no deal, that will be the message. i would expect business to start ramping up their preparations for no deal. i would expect that uncertainty will get picked up and it will start to

feel it. investment is already slowing down. i think those kind messages are important because those are ultimately the consequences we as citizens here will start feeling. sol as citizens here will start feeling. so i think we will get a sense of other constituents, other parties kind of reacting to this. if the parliament rejects the vote, the big question is, do we go back to the eu to extend that period and will they accept? and if they do accept, what guarantees can the government give to say this is really necessary and this will lead to a better deal? so lots of uncertainty, but what we really need to know is the outcome of that vote, that is the next priority and the big, big telling point that will determine how the governor to relax after that. and of course, it hinges on the issue of the irish border. it is hard to see how there can be anything that changes the fixed position on that. yes, i mean, no dealwould

necessarily bring back hard border. so, there is no sort of alternative that would really allow the border to be as close to the existing situation that we have now. i think thatis situation that we have now. i think that is an important message that government will be saying as well, the deal on the table, the eu has been clear, we had been cleared, we do not want the backstop, but we need to get into negotiations about the future to find a solution and we cannot get there and we have a withdrawal agreement in place. thank you both very much, we will have to keep watching and waiting. thank you. a man suspected of stabbing three people in manchester on new year's eve has been detained under the mental health act. the 25 year old was arrested after the attack at the city's victoria station. police say a counter—terrorism investigation is still ongoing. ben ando has the details. still shouting in arabic, the 25—year—old suspect is put into a police van. last night, doctors ordered him to be detained under the mental health act.

earlier, a couple in their 50s had been stabbed on the tram platforms at manchester's victoria station. both are recovering in hospital with injuries described as serious but not life—threatening. also on the platform was a bbc producer. he was backing towards me and he had a kitchen knife in his hand, and it was a black handle with a long blade, and i thought, this is not good. but then police used pepper spray and a taser to bring the man down. 0ne officer was stabbed in the shoulder. move away now! the police say they have no evidence to suggest anyone else was involved and although they're treating it as a terror attack, are keeping an open mind as to the motive. last night, work continued at the suspect‘s home, about 1.5 miles north of the station. locals have told the bbc that the residents of the house are a somali family, who came to the uk from the netherlands about 12 years ago. this attack was close to the scene of 2017's manchester arena bombing.

and though police said there are no suggestions of a wider plot, they are urging people to keep calm, but also stay vigilant. ben ando, bbc news. children in the uk exceed the maximum recommended sugar intake for an 18 year old by the time they are ten, according to public health england. it's released data gathered from households throughout the uk and is launching a campaign to encourage families to make simple changes to cut down on sugar. here's our health and science correspondent, james gallagher. we love sugary things. children are eating a humungous amount of sugar, often in sweet drinks, cakes, biscuits, and breakfast cereals. but too much rots teeth. it's estimated a child has a tooth removed in hospital every ten minutes. and an overly sweet diet also increases the risk of long—term problems, including type—2 diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and some cancers. on average, children are eating the equivalent of 13

cubes of sugar a day. but public health england says that is eight cubes a day too many. on average, 18 years' worth of sugar — that's an entire childhood's worth — is being devoured before a child's10th birthday. however, public health england's change for life campaign says small changes can make a dramatic difference. so we get less sugar and we're still happy. swapping sugary drinks, cereals and yoghurts for healthier ones could save up to seven cubes of a sugar a day. so just, for example, cutting that breakfast cereal down to a lower sugar breakfast cereal will save 50 cubes of sugar — that's a lot. these things add up and, before you know it, you can make a real change to a child's diet and to their health in the future. public health england argues the food industry must take responsibility, as well as parents, and said it was working with manufacturers to cut the amount of sugar in children's favourites by next year. james gallagher, bbc news.

i'm joined now by kawther hashem from the charity action on sugar, which works to raise awarness of the harmful effects of a high—sugar diet. 18 years with the xhaka by the age of ten, what impact does that have ona of ten, what impact does that have on a child? a significant impact. we have high rates of childhood obesity in the uk that contributes. sugary products contribute to access sugar and calorie intake and excess weight gain. we also have the issue with tooth decay which we often forget, but it is the main reason children are admitted to hospital to undergo general anaesthetic, because damaged teeth need to be extracted. and in terms of fizzy drinks, that is a key contributor to hide sugar intake in kids, it is the main reason white excess sugar intake needs to be cut,

because it is contributing to type two diabetes risk. the focus is on switching heads from high sugar products like sugary cereals to low sugar alternatives which are out there. it's sort of looks and await when you talk about the things you are buying in the supermarket like it is pinning the blame on the manufacturers, who are changing formulations as a result of changes in policy from government. how much is it the responsibility of manufacturers? i think they have a significant responsibility. of course some pa rents significant responsibility. of course some parents have responsibility, government has responsibility, government has responsibility to get the government —— to get the companies to do more. we have a programme to get companies to reduce levels of sugar and they have not met their target for most categories which was about 5% of the first year of the programme, on average they only met 2% reduction. it is important to their responsibility is made clear and that they are pushed to do more and

the reformulation programme we have is not getting them to do as much. there needs to be a stronger push and more regulation to get companies to put healthier products on supermarket shelves so parents can make that choice. there are low sugar alternatives, though. when you are looking at whether responsibility lies, if parents were not to buy them, manufacturers would automatically switch because ultimately, it is about making money and what sells, it is the parents buying the high sugar. of course, but their views about food and what kids pester parents to buy, it is often influenced by price, price promotions and the marketing and advertising behind these products. is high sugar cheaper than low sugar? they are more promoted. so buy one, 30% off or discounted. compare to low sugar products. why would that be? probably because it is easierfor would that be? probably because it is easier for companies to sell

these sugary products so they promote them because they know people will buy those, but there is evidence to show that if companies we re evidence to show that if companies were to switch to promoting more healthy ducks, parents to respond. but we also pressed for affordability of certain products that making those slight changes will change people's habits. it is good to tell parents and advise them on how to reduce sugar intake and make switches, but we need more than that, we need more marketing and advertising geared towards healthy ducks so children can pester their pa rents to ducks so children can pester their parents to buy them! thank you very much. —— healthy products. the head of the cuban communist party, raul castro, has delivered a speech to mark the 60th anniversary of the revolution led by his brother, fidel. it comes as the island's new leadership drafts a new constitution — which supporters say is intended to reflect a changing cuba, but which critics say will simply concentrate power into

the communist party's hands. will grant reports. few moments could have been more symbolic for the cuban government than holding a ceremony for the 60th anniversary of the revolution in front of fidel castro's tomb. the former president and fidel‘s younger brother, raul castro, delivered the key speech and focused on strengthening revolutionary resolve in the 21st century. translation: i can confirm that the transfer process to new generations is going well. very well. there have been no hiccups nor shocks and we are confident that it will continue this way. in reality, however, things are very different in cuba to what they were in 1959. a handpicked new leader has taken over from the castro brothers and faces a huge battle in satisfying the demands of today's young cubans. there will be a referendum on the new draft constitution in february, but many are growing impatient for greater social freedoms and increased economic opportunity.

the president has introduced more internet access since taking office, but critics say the new constitution will not make any significant changes to the island's economy or its political system. will grant reporting from cuba. a single asingle uk a single uk ticket holder has scooped nearly £150 million in the new year's day euromillions straw, the national lottery say it is the fourth biggest win in uk history. another ten british players won £1 million each in the draw. we are going to bring you the latest headlines in a few minutes. now it's time for a look at the weather. with simon king. hello, simon. we have frost across northern and

western parts of the day, but a beautiful. to the day with sunshine and sunshine instructor where it was very cold, temperatures down to minus five celsius —— and sunshine in shropshire. —5, minus seven celsius. the reason for the frost is high pressure. it has been well—established and here it is across the uk right now. with that high pressure, things will stay quite settled. lots of sunshine across scotland, north west england, wales, the west midlands and south—west england. further east, more cloud. showers across yorkshire, lincolnshire and east anglia and the south east of england. more cloud in northern ireland. temperatures typically 3—6d and maybe 7—8 with more cloud. this evening and night, more cloud across eastern areas. especially the south east. with clear skies in scotland and northern england and wales and

the south—west, temperatures dropping away tonight. we will see a frost developing quite quickly. temperatures like last night, well below freezing. —3, —4 and perhaps lower across scotland. with the cloud in northern ireland and south east england, temperatures at three or4 east england, temperatures at three or 4 degrees. 0n east england, temperatures at three or 4 degrees. on thursday, more sunshine across many areas and beauty.. more cloud in the far south east of england and maybe in northern ireland into the west of scotland. temperatures similar to today, 3—7d. into friday, not a lot changes, this high—pressure remains and we willjust chased the cloud around as it moves around this area of high pressure. friday morning, there could be patchy cloud and some mist and fog patches. a frosty start for many. but again, sunshine across most areas throughout the day on friday. temperatures again below the

average. 3—6dc, with more cloud, maybe a little higher. 7 degrees in northern ireland and western scotland. into the weekend, the area of high pressure does not move very much and it will stay settled with largely dry conditions. chasing the cloud around, so sunny spells and temperatures of little higher at around 6—7dc. mostly settled weather this week with frost by night. by day, plenty of sunshine, with cloud floating around which we will keep a close eye on. goodbye. you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: further misery for rail passengers, with an above—inflation hike in fares of at least 3%, despite a raft of issues on the network in 2018. detained under the mental health act — a man suspected of stabbing three people at a manchester tram stop. a warning that children are exceeding the maximum recommended sugar intake

for an adult by the time they are ten. the foreign secretary says he is confident that britain can have a good trade deal with singapore following brexit. we both believe in the same thing, we both believe in competition, in free and open trade, in being open to the world, and so i'm very confident that at the right moment we will be able to get the deal