good morning — welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: the first landing of a space craft on the far side of the moon — china says it's successfully landed a probe in the deepest crater on the surface. police investigating attempts by migrants to cross the channel into britain arrest two men in manchester. new energy efficient devices, mean the amount of electricity we use per person in the uk has fallen to its lowest level since the mid—1980s. a profit warning from one of the world's most valuable companies. tech giant apple says sales will be 4 billion pounds less than expected. it's blamed a slowdown in china and we're all buying fewer new phones. the biggest game of the season. manchester city host leaders liverpool — in a top—of—the—league showdown. could today be the day the title is decided? it isa it is a frosty but sunny start gci’oss it is a frosty but sunny start across parts of eastern scotland,

wales and south—west england. elsewhere —— elsewhere, dry and cloudy. it's thursday, 3january. our top story. china has announced its made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon for the first time. the probe instruments to explore the region's geology, and carry out a biological experiment. let's get the very latest now from our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. just take is through the sequence of events around this landing. the moon rotates at the same speed as it orbits the earth. it means we only ever see one side of it. we know what the other side looks like, dash, because other spacecraft have orbited the but until today, no

attempt has ever been made to land on the far side of the moon. it really is an extraordinary breakthrough. state media announced it here around about 1030 local time saying that china has lifted the mysterious avail of the far side of the moon and under the new chapter in human lunar exploration, overcoming challenges to do so not least the rocky geography of that side of the moon. it is much more crated and pockmark. also the challenge of getting signals back. held in stationary orbit using both the earth and the moon's gravity and it is that satellite that they used to bounce the signals back to give us to bounce the signals back to give us the confirmation that it had indeedin us the confirmation that it had indeed in being a successful landing. we are looking at one of those images. something no—one has seen before in this way close—up.

gives a sense of what we know about this trip itself. why have they set about achieving this? one, is the technological challenge. china is desperate to get ahead in the space race but there is interesting science go along with this. the greater its landed in is the deepest and largest crater on the moon, giving as lots of interesting information about the formation of oui’ information about the formation of our own solar system and also very interesting experience —— experiment. they are taking potato seeds and silkworm eggs to investigate the possibility of sustaining life on the moon. imagine being one of those silkworms, they are infora being one of those silkworms, they are in for a bit of a surprise. nasa has released —— released dramatic pictures of the most distant objects in oursolar pictures of the most distant objects in our solar system to be explored.

there it is, these pictures of ultima thule will provide clues to how planets like ours were created. some people are calling it a giant snowman. some people are calling it a giant snowman. it was discovered about 4 billion miles from earth and these pictures reveal there are two objects, making it look a bit like a snowman. a british man and an iranian national have been arrested in manchester on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel into the uk, the national crime agency has confirmed. more than 200 people have reached the uk in small boats since november. 0ur correspondent ben ando has more. a major incident is how the home secretary has described the numbers of those crossing the english channel in small boats. you to dover to see the work being done by the border force and was taken on board one of its patrol boats but in the last 48 hours, there have been no

more reports of migrant crossings. most of those attempting the journey from france are aiming at the 200 or so from france are aiming at the 200 or so miles of kent coastline. patrolling this is a hugejob. mr javid has recalled both in the mediterranean where they have been assisting and wants the royal navy tojoin him —— them. in a statement, the ministry of defence confirmed it is ready to help out. one source is quoted as saying that the offshore patrol vessel hms mercy is available and ready to be deployed in the channel. but is this a crisis or just a drop in the ocean? in the last two months of 2018, 239 people reach the uk by boat. in the last two months of 2018, 239 people reached the uk by boat. but every 3.5 days, the same number arrive using other means like hiding in lorries. and in other european countries, the totals are far higher anyway — germany is receiving roughly 540 asylum seekers every day.

meanwhile in manchester, two people, an iranian aged 33, and a british man, aged 24, have been arrested by the national crime agency on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel. ben ando, bbc news. power generation in the uk has gone down again according to new figures. an analysis of government statistics by the 0nline journal, carbon brief, shows electricity generation per person is at its lowest level since the mid—1980s. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. install a low—energy led bulb, and you're having a negligible effect on cutting the carbon emissions that are overheating the planet. butjoin with millions of other people to change your bulbs, and with a collective twist of the wrist, you're making a significant dent in the uk's demand for energy. the same can be said for appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines, forced by eu product standards to do the same job whilst using less power. but the role of energy efficiency gets little publicity. meanwhile, the role of renewables in cutting uk carbon emissions is well known.

last year, wind and solar power generated a third of the uk's electricity. that's a record. but the report says efficiency measures coupled with other factors have contributed slightly more than renewables towards reducing carbon emissions. what's more, making gadgets more efficient upsets no—one but the manufacturers. a man found guilty of killing his date in a speedboat crash has been told he can appeal against his conviction, even though he's still on the run. jack shepherd was jailed for six years, in his absence, for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown on the river thames in 2015. ms brown's parents will meet the home secretary later this month to discuss efforts to trace shepherd. military grade equipment deployed at gatwick to stop drones disrupting flights has been withdrawn. the army was called in to try to protect the airport after more than 1,000 flights

were affected by multiple drone sightings between 19 and 21 december. a ministry of defence spokesman confirmed that military hardware had been withdrawn from gatwick, but said the armed forces were ready to assist if they were needed again. the technology giant apple has issued a profits warning for the first time in nearly 20 years. ben is here. why does this matter ben? this is significant for a number of reasons, not least because apple has been at some point in its history the world's most valuable company, and says it will make less money over the next few months, and particularly looking for the three months to the end of december, the end of the year and it's as previously, it would make around £70 billion. it is now going to make £67 billion. it is now going to make £67 billion. it is now going to make £67 billion. it might seem like much.

this is still a staggering amount of money. the first time in 15 years the company has felt the need to update investors. the concern is twofold. 0ne update investors. the concern is twofold. one is that china, which cou nts twofold. one is that china, which counts the 20% of all of apple's sales, is experiencing a slowdown. fewer people have money in their pocket to spend on these often very expensive gadgets and also, for the rest of us around the world, they're just not prepared to keep forking out cash to paper these things so the sales of new phones fallen pretty sharply. what happens there, it clearly has a huge effect but this warning was enough to send shares down by nearly 8%. since apple told us earlier near the things were looking quite so rosy, its shares were down by 28% so as

significant for blood before we get too worried, it's worth remembering that apple is sitting on a cash pile of $285 billion. it has money in its reserves. it's not going anywhere any time soon but nonetheless, it tells us things aren't quite so rosy and people are paying attention. just taken aback by the numbers. staggering. new photos taken by satellites in space show the extent of damage to an indonesian volcano that caused a tsunami before christmas. the volcano — anak krakatoa — has lost around two thirds of its mass. these pictures were taken on the 30th and 31st of december, a week after the disaster, and show a small bay has formed where the volcano has completely cracked open. much of it is assumed to have slipped into the sea in the colossal landslide that produced the tsunami. this picture was taken almost a week before the tsunami struck. a very good morning to you. good

morning. on what could be the biggest day the cricket. the day is finally here. manchester city against liverpool. it could be the day the premier league title is decided. it's four in a row for 0le gunnar solskjaer and manchester united they beat newcastle two nil. solskajer and sir matt busby are the only 2 united managers to win their first four league matches in charge. tonight, it's the biggest game of the premier league season so far, we'll have the latest ahead of the big showdown between manchester city and liverpool. on his 50th birthday, michael schumacher‘s family say he is in the very best of hands as he continues his recovery from a skiing accident overfive years ago. and andy murray's preparations for the australian open

have taken a blow. he's been knocked out of the brisbane international and admitted he doesn't know how long he's got left at the top of the game. things are looking pretty glum for british tennis down under. willa very excited. johanna konta beat sloane stephens, andy murray one, we bought british tennis was back. but unfortunately, they've all gone downhill. first, look at the weather. matt has all the details for others. it's cold indeed. the cold est for others. it's cold indeed. the coldest morning of the winter. —10 degrees in the last power in braemar in aberdeenshire. parts of north—eastern scotland and southern

wales to the south—west of england, where skies stay that way too much of this morning. lots of cloud around this morning keeping temperatures hovering above freezing. the chilly start wherever you are. pocket frost. a little bit of dryness. the cloud could be thick enough. the vast majority will stay dry. nothing really. he might have the sunshine all day. breezy conditions across the hebrides and that might bring some of the mild weather across the uk. the leak in stornoway, eight or nine degrees but most, 3— seven celsius. —— lerwick. but not as cold as places like finland, estonia, austria and parts of the eastern mediterranean and

more snowfall expected in austria and down into parts of greece in particular. temperatures widely across eastern europe struggling. for us, there will be frost. not quite as cold tonight as it was in the nightjust gone. england and wales, you do see cloud breaks. temperatures quickly drop towards freezing. the chilly start your friday morning commute. high pressure firmly over the top. barely light winds. you got the sunshine, a fine day ahead. large amounts of cloud further north. some brighter breaks, especially to the east of higher ground. that is going to bring slightly less cold air.

double—figure temperatures. coldest of further south you are. that really continues into the weekend. i pressure to begin with. it allows the weather front to push across scotla nd the weather front to push across scotland and northern ireland. 0verall scotland and northern ireland. overall the moment, it looks like saturday will be the brighter of the two days. it could bring a bit of patchy rain. temperatures lifting just a little bit. more throughout the morning. back to c and louise. thanks very much. let's have a look at some of today's front pages. the metro leads on a labour report into britain's railways, which says overcrowding on the busiest trains will become worse over the next three years. it comes a day after protests were held against fare increases. according to the daily telepgraph, the home secretary sajid javid has asked the royal navy to help deal with the english channel migrant crisis. and pictured is actress

saoirse ronan, who says her mum protected her from hollywood abuse. the times reports warnings that a number of british universities are on the brink of a credit crunch after record borrowing. pictured is british skier, dave ryding, who came second in the world championships. he isa he is a successful as a skier. —— oui’ he is a successful as a skier. —— our most successful skier. the daily mail says a "futuristic" test could replace current cancer screening programmes within a decade, with the development of a cancer breath test. we art talking to someone about that in the next few minutes. and above are pictures of jack sheperd, who was found guilty of the manslaughter of charlotte brown. jack has won the right to appeal the conviction, despite being on the run. so, ben, what have you got? we have talked about apple already. we are

starting to get an update on what they did over the christmas period, especially those selling stuff and we had an update from john lewis, the department store, some good news from them because we are finding out how difficult high street is because sales were up four pointed % —— 4.2% and 4.5% over the christmas period. they said christmas eve sales were very strong and made a confident start to the clearance sales. so good news there. there was a lot of concern that apartments store chains we re concern that apartments store chains were struggling, and hmv have that torrid christmas, and in the guardian this morning they point out that it was a christmas from hell for high street shops selling dvds and cds — no surprises why. we are streaming much more, using online streaming much more, using online streaming services for films and music rather than buying them in

their physicalform music rather than buying them in their physical form and that has led toa their physical form and that has led to a falloff in sales. we are going to a falloff in sales. we are going to talk about that later this morning to explain why our habits have changed and what it means for retailers. and talk about quickly with retail habits and fruit and veg, in the telegraph, vegetables have been put to the side, as many more of us according to one report, in the telegraph, eating more fruit and veg now. we have it on our muesli in the morning. charlie doesn't know what that is. he has eaten some this morning, which i have made for him. we should explain. the normal muesli, or porridge, the technique of making this porridge, everybody knew it except me, it is called... bircher muesli. you so kept overnight. i didn't know it was called that. muesli. you so kept overnight. i didn't know it was called thatm was a taste sensation. we will have someone was a taste sensation. we will have someone in later to talk about

healthy food. and look at me. you look like an athlete already in just half—an—hour! look like an athlete already in just half-an-hour! new year, new you. there is some left if you want some. you were talking about dave riding on the times, they have a profile of him in the inside pages well. i don't know if you can see that. have i got to make this tomorrow?m don't know if you can see that. have i got to make this tomorrow? it is an enormous roast chicken on a pile of tortellini that you buy, ready—made, of tortellini that you buy, ready— made, and an of tortellini that you buy, ready—made, and an avocado. the suggestion is that that is what he eats as part of his training. there is absolutely no reference to it, apart from, like most elite sportsman he maintains a regimented diet. it doesn't say this is the main course. it was an incredible achievement, two silver medals, britain's most successful skier ever. we are used to a war of words with a match like manchester city

versus liverpool, but it has been good—natured versus liverpool, but it has been good— natured between pep versus liverpool, but it has been good—natured between pep guardiola andjurgen good—natured between pep guardiola and jurgen klopp, complementing good—natured between pep guardiola andjurgen klopp, complementing back andjurgen klopp, complementing back and forth, no, you are the best, no, you are the best, but it is mind games, let's face it. are you on tomorrow? yes. who will be winning that match and then we can discuss it tomorrow? it is a tough one. i think liverpool are playing the best foot ball think liverpool are playing the best football at the moment. do you want to put a score on it? 2-1. i was going to say that. we were saying that it could be one of those moments, steven gerrard's sleeping moments, steven gerrard's sleeping moments, when it slipped through their hands, it will be that pivotal that something will happen that will decide the title tonight. ben, you we re decide the title tonight. ben, you were talking about sales, hmv, a p pa re ntly were talking about sales, hmv, apparently sales of cassettes are making a comeback. the numbers are not huge, that is the truth, many more people are buying cassettes

than four or six years ago, and apparently... does it say why? are you familiar with cassette? apparently... does it say why? are you familiar with cassette ?|j apparently... does it say why? are you familiar with cassette? i am. have you seen one? have you played a cassette ? have you seen one? have you played a cassette? i record of the top ten from the radio. from your radio? yes. just because he knows what bircher muesli is... that is a compliment on my youthful good looks. they are making a comeback apparently. people say apparently it is because of the practicalities... 0bviously they are bigger. you can stick it a pencil in the middle. you have to rewind it. you can'tjust flick it like people do that. how is it practical? i rememberthat. flick it like people do that. how is it practical? i remember thatm was a it practical? i remember thatm wasa pain. it practical? i remember thatm was a pain. and sellotape it together. if you gave a young person a cassette and a pencil, they wouldn't know what to do. why would they need to know? can i read that?

i want to see why. you can read it. thank you both. thank you. january often sees people wanting to expore healthier life—styles, and for some this year that might include cutting out meat. it's estimated there are around 600,000 vegans in the uk, and organisers of this month's meat free challenge say they've seen a growing interest in taking part. i wonder how many people don't know what bircher muesli is. it is owed is soaked overnight. —— oats. so over the next few days we're going to be looking at the pros and cons of giving up meat, on our health and on the environment. todayjohn maguire's meets one family who have always been vegans. 14—year—old emily is a keen cook. right, do you want to cut that up andi right, do you want to cut that up and i will kill the potatoes? with her mum jenny they are making shepherds pie, but with one main difference, the mince is meat free.

before, when you are vegetarian, there were curries and stuff, do you know what i mean, there was of cookbooks and these different cultures you can learn from. emily is the third generation of her family not to eat meat. jenny says bringing herup as family not to eat meat. jenny says bringing her up as a was a conscious and considered decision. bringing her up as a was a conscious and considered decisionlj bringing her up as a was a conscious and considered decision. i don't think we have had any problems with health in relation to veganism because we read up beforehand before we thought about having emily so we knew what we were doing. emily finds sticking to her diet relatively easy and she is supported by her friends. they are kind of curious to see what it tastes like. yes, and what do you find their response is a lot of the time? they are normally surprised because they think it is going to be com pletely because they think it is going to be completely different, but sometimes it is the same as what they are eating. there are a range of choices every day. we try to do as much as we can with fruit. home is one thing. at emily's school in the scottish borders, there are options

for vegetarians and vegans. and across scotland there is a major review under way to ensure school meals are healthy. we want to make sure that the meals that are provided in schools are nutritionally balanced, that there is options for people, and that we are supporting pupils to make informed choices. at a long established vegan cafe in edinburgh i meet a dietician to discuss how good food is linked to good health. so when we are removing something we need to think about if i am cutting meat from my diet what other protein cani meat from my diet what other protein can i get from nonmeat sources? we need to make sure that any change we make has to be kept up, so there isn't a huge amount of benefit to making a change for a day or a week. that is something that we can't keep up. the real health benefits are going to come from something that we can keep for the long—term. rather than the short term. so from the

cafe to the kitchen, the golden rule is whatever your diet, make sure it is whatever your diet, make sure it is achievable, durable and, above all, healthy. it is interesting, we will speak with a nutritionist later this morning. if you have questions about the vegan diet, what we are talking about at the moment, let us know. yes, we mentioned it, what you should consider if you are looking out for, that you should include in your diet. tomorrow, we'll take a look at the impact of reducing our meat consumption, and specifically the effect it has on the environment. also, you can have a look at ways to reduce your environmental impact with the climate change food calculator on the bbc news website. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: her real—life partner's a prince, but fashion model—turned—author carina axelsson will be here to tell us how she's created a royal queendom for her new book,

where only women can rule. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a builder, who's among hundreds of people who lost their belongings in a fire at a croydon storage depot, says he's worried it may have cost him thousands of pounds. jan pospisil and his wife, who are expecting a baby, are trying to raise money to cover the cost of his tools that were destroyed in the blaze on monday night. it was very emotional. and apart from that, we also have lots of household stuff in there. lots of sentimental value items as well. so, it was quite a blow, to be honest. now, if, like many of us, you've been overindulging in christmas treats,

this may not be the news you want to hear. we're being warned that spending long amounts of time commuting may be linked to consuming more calories. a survey by the royal society for public health suggests as many as one in three of us are eating more because of our long journeys. 0ne one third of commuters that we spoke to actually end up snacking all kind of eating unnecessarily, adding an extra 760 calories a week. we also know that it impacts on their sleet and it also affects our time to do other things like spending time with ourfamily. well, let's at least hope we all have a smooth journey into work this morning. and it's good news actually, so far, as you can see. no reported problems on any of those lines there. the roads are looking lighter than usual this morning. this is the picture on the a13 heading out of dagenham into barking, where traffic is busy but running well. and traffic through the blackwall tunnel is currently delay free.

there are problems thoiugh in west norwood, where the high street is closed southbnd from robson road to ernest avenue following an incident near the rail bridge. as a result, southern trains are suspended between norwood junction and tulse hill, disrupting services via crystal palace. time for the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. generally quite cloudy skies as we move through the day today, but there will be some brea ks day today, but there will be some breaks in the cloud to allow for some sunny breaks in the cloud to allow for some sunny spells at times. now, it isa some sunny spells at times. now, it is a chilly start today this morning. temperatures in the low single figures. and not a lot is going to happen as we go through the day. we have got high pressure dominating so areas of cloud will come and go, some sunny dominating so areas of cloud will come and go, some sunny spells at times. staying dry but feeling chilly revise or six celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight there will be some clear spells at times, patchy cloud and the temperatures are going to fall away. so a chilly night and under those clear skies there is the potential for a touch of frost and also some patches of mist and fog.

so as we move into tomorrow we could see some patchy mist and fog that could be quite slow to clear. it is looking like another dry and chilly day though with temperatures struggling. a high of around four celsius. as we move into the weekend that temperatures will start to creep up a little bit further. saturday brings a largely dry day with some bright spells, the java one or two spots of rain on sunday. that's all for now. there's more from me in around half an hour. now it's back to charlie and louise. bye for now. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. strictly star aj pritchard says his brother saved his life when they were attacked on a nightclub dancefloor. we'll speak to them both about their ordeal after eight. we'll take you behind the scenes of the bbc‘s new talent show "the greatest dancer" withjudges cheryl, 0ti mabuse and matthew morrison. and after nasa released dramatic pictures of the most distant world ever studied by mankind, we'll be asking what's

next for space exploration. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. china has announced its made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon for the first time. the unmanned probe is carrying instruments that will explore the region's geology, and carry out a biological experiment. a british man and an iranian national have been arrested in manchester on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel into the uk, the national crime agency has confirmed. sajid javid has reportedly asked the ministry of defence to help deal with the rising number of attempted crossings, after declaring a "major incident" last week. more than 200 people have reached the uk in small boats since november.

the amount of electricity we're using is at it's lowest level since the 1980s — thanks to things like low energy lightbulbs and appliances. it means that power generation in the uk has fallen again according to analysis of government statistics by the 0nlinejournal, carbon brief. install a low—energy led bulb, and you're having a negligible effect on cutting the carbon emissions that are overheating the planet. butjoin with millions of other people to change your bulbs, and with a collective twist of the wrist, you're making a significant dent in the uk's demand for energy. the same can be said for appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines, forced by eu product standards to do the same job whilst using less power. but the role of energy efficiency gets little publicity. meanwhile, the role of renewables in cutting uk carbon emissions

is well known. last year, wind and solar power generated a third of the uk's electricity. that's a record. but the report says efficiency measures coupled with other factors have contributed slightly more than renewables towards reducing carbon emissions. and what's more, making gadgets more efficient upsets no—one but the manufacturers. roger harrabin, bbc news. the nhs will receive more funding. it's an attempt to soften the impact of winter on an already stretched system. the announcement comes as health bosses called on the public to support them by using alternatives for minor illnesses and

injuries. three crucial things. 145 million already spent an emergency departments up and down the country and 81 hospitals, and regard 240 million being spent on social care packages. that means tens of thousands more people will be able to be seen at home and we're spending on about 200 extra ambulances that will be in place by the end of february, some of which are already in place. a man found guilty of killing a woman in a speedboat crash has been told he can appeal against his conviction, even though he's still on the run. jack shepherd was jailed for six years, in his absence, for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown during a date on the river thames in 2015. ms brown's parents will meet the home secretary later this month to discuss efforts to trace shepherd. military grade equipment deployed at gatwick to stop drones disrupting flights has been withdrawn. the army was called in to try to protect the airport after more than 1,000 flights were affected by multiple drone sightings between 19 and 21 december.

a ministry of defence spokesman confirmed that military hardware had been withdrawn from gatwick, but said the armed forces were ready if needed again. technology giant apple has issued a profits warning for the first time in nearly 20 years. in a dramatic move, trading in the company's shares were temporarily halted as chief executive tim cook issued a letter saying its sales were slowing a lot more than expected. the company has blamed the problems on a slowdown in china and a trade war in the us. growing numbers of bluefin tuna are being seen in the waters around the uk, because the warm phase of a naturally occurring ocean current is creating water conditions that suit them. bluefin tuna are one of the largest and fastest fish on the planet but are a globally endangered species. they almost disappeared from the uk around 40 years ago. sport now. set the scene, even for

those who don't follow football regularly. it's the two best teams, certainly in the uk right now, potentially in europe, potentially even in the world, if you believe whatjurgen klopp even in the world, if you believe what jurgen klopp and even in the world, if you believe whatjurgen klopp and pep guardiola have been saying. they said that each others' team was the best in the world. if you want to see some top football this evening, tune into manchester city against liverpool. there is always that moment when something pivotal happens tonight is probably going to be the night. the going to look back. manchester united continued their briliant start under

caretaker boss 0le gunnar solskjaer. they made it four wins from four beating newcastle 2—0 at st james park. romelu lukaku scored with his first touch and marcus rashford's strike means only sir matt busby has made a better start to managerial life at united than solskjaer. burnley have made it back to back wins after coming from behind to beat huddersfield in the big game at the bottom. ashley barnes getting the winner late on. both sides ended the match with 10 men. huddersfield are now eight points from safety. watford captain troy deeney said sunday league defending contributed to his side's 3—all draw at bournemouth. all six goals were scored in the first half including 4 in7 minutes. watford move to eighth while bournemouth remain 12th. elsewhere — chelsea were held to a goalless draw at home to southampton. crystal palace were two nil winners at wolves whilst west ham came from two goals down to draw with brighton. it's quite simply the biggest game of the season so far.

tonight, manchester city face liverpool and the result could go a long way to deciding who lifts the premier league trophy at the end of the season. joe lynskey reports. in great title rivalries, there are matches to turn the course of the season. the end of 2018 has seen liverpool grasp control. tonight, they go to manchester city trying to pull away at the top. these are two modern managers with their own kind of mind games. the build—up to the premier league's great matches has seen premier league's great matches has seen them competent each other. yet to be full of desire, angry again like that all stuff. but with the knowledge the opponent is for me still the best team in the world. they are the best team in europe for me in the way they play with consistency in control, the details ina game. consistency in control, the details in a game. it's a dream to play this

kind of games. it is when i am more relaxed. but this city team have twitched and stuttered through december. they slid to unexpected defeat against crystal palace and leicester while liverpool ‘s surge through the winter has been spectacular. eight straight wins scoring 23 goals. victory tonight would put them ten points in front but this club have waited 29 years for a title so it's never straightforward. liverpool haven't beenin straightforward. liverpool haven't been in this position for a long time served them, it's another stepping stone towards the title but the manchester city, if they win the game, it is blown wide open again. we don't see them dropping that many points. i think they will control the league from there on. after tonight, there are 17 games to go but to a football's great, these are

the matches that can change the mood and perhaps the direction of this season's trophy —— trophy. and you can listen to full commentary of the game from the etihad stadium on radio 5 live from 8 o'clock tonight. it will also be available on the bbc sport website and app. on his 50th birthday, michael schumacher‘s family say that he is in the very best of hands as he continues his recovery from a skiing accident in 2013. the seven times formula 1 world champion suffered serious head injuries from the accident and has not been seen in public since. his family will today launch a new app to celebrate his achievements. andy murray has suffered another blow on his comeback from hip surgery, after he was knocked out at the brisbane international. murray was playing in his first tournament since september but he lost to russia's daniil medvedev — who's the world number 16. murray said that he doesn't know how much longer he can continue playing at the top level. his next scheduled tournament is the australian open which starts on the 14th of january.

kyle edmund is also out. and britain's women's number one johanna konta is also out in brisbane. she was beaten in straight sets by ajla tomjanovic of australia. bad news for the british women in australia. were hoping joanna konta would find some consistency. he was in pain, and was playing the world number16, in pain, and was playing the world number 16, let's not forget. that is a challenge. there are no easy matches. but joanna a challenge. there are no easy matches. butjoanna konta, she has been an australian qualifier, not what we want to see from her. were hoping this would her year. a breathalyser test that could revolutionise cancer diagnosis is being tested in the uk. the device is designed to detect cancer hallmarks in molecules exhaled by patients.

scientists hope it will lead to a simpler, cheaper method of spotting cancers early. let's get more on this from cancer research uk's professor rebecca fitzgerald. good morning to you. thank you very much indeed joining us. how would this work? the real problem with cancer is that it is often diagnosed late, as we know all too well, and one of the problems is with diagnosing cancer early as the jab to really make the test as easy as possible because people are quite relu cta nt to possible because people are quite reluctant to go to the hospital checkups if your symptoms are quite su btle checkups if your symptoms are quite subtle or maybe before you have symptoms to the test needs to be something i'd dearly that you can do and are really not in a shoe —— invasive way. a breathalyser is so simple and fits the bill. you breathe into a mask that ten minutes and fax all those thousands of

chemicals in the breath or analysis. so people could be reading out chemicals that show markers of cancer. it seems a strange thing that you can carry those markers but if you think about it, diabetes, when the sugar levels are high, you can smell that as acetone on the breath. we have an awful lot of chemicals that travel in our blood across the barrier so if you can ca ptu re across the barrier so if you can capture those, you can detect signals the cancer cells growing abnormally. you have a different signal or patent the chemicals in the breath. it's interesting to learn if you have different patterns of those chemicals the different of cancer. this is even before the cancer. this is even before the cancer has started to give you symptoms and you may not know there is anything wrong at all so this is people at risk, not people with symptoms of cancer at this stage. these are obviously early days. but

if this were to work, could this revolutionise the way we test the cancer and treat cancer? we are looking for better ways to diagnose cancer. half of cases are diagnosed late. some people have needle phobia, example. we need a test that is as simple and convenient as possible. especially if it could be at hand cancer breath test which detects any kinds of cancer. what we are doing is seeing if we can pick up are doing is seeing if we can pick up those symptoms, see how sensitive the technology is. this is really an exploratory trial to see this could work. what are we talking about timewise, when will we know the answer? we are recruiting 1500

patients in this new study which we are excited about, patients looking for a range of different cancer types. these patients seeing the gp in the gps referring them for further tests but the symptoms can be subtle but we also testing normal people. the results of this study will be ready in about 2020, 2000 21. really good to talk to you, professor rebecca fitzgerald. early days but very interesting idea. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. and at blue, too, look. yes, lots of cloud, but also frost around —— and a clue. you could call it the cold start to the day so far this winter. temperatures have dropped to —11 in braemar and aberdeenshire. north—eastern scotland, southern wales, devon and cornwall have the

lowest temperatures at the moment. this is where the skies were clear overnight. elsewhere, cloud, it in the breaks they could drop below freezing in the coming hours, most of frost free, all dry as well. through that a parts of eastern northern ireland, don friesen galloway, the main risk of one or two showers, very close to the kent coast —— dumfries and galloway. for most it is a dry day. in the frost, you will have sunshine through the day, breaks elsewhere, light winds, the strongest in the hebrides, which will bring in less—cold air, nine in stornoway. for most of us around three to seven degrees and with the absence of sunshine it will feel cold. not as cold as it has been for eastern parts of europe. another bitterly cold day for many into the afternoon. we could see some winter storms, battering areas of scandinavia, estonia and finland, we have seen strong winds, whipping up high seas, bringing snow fall, and

an issue in austria for transport systems, with a ski lift rescue also during the day yesterday. and a little bit further south into the mediterranean as cold air moves over the warmer seas, we saw this tornado turn into a water spout off the coast of cyprus, so more stormy weather. let's enjoy the quiet conditions in the uk. certainly quieter night, spots of rain for south—west scotland, east of northern ireland, more cloud here. not quite as cold adam king for parts of eastern scotland but it won't be far off. some of the cold est won't be far off. some of the coldest conditions in england and wales. not everyone will see frost. cloud and a hard tojudge. in the lengthy cloud breaks around —4 or —5 quite easily because of the high—pressure system. where have that there is hardly a breath of wind in the air so you will see the cloud sitting. where you have mist and fog it will struggle to shift. if you start in sunshine and frost it will be a fine day. more cloud

blowing for scotland, northern ireland and northern england and the breeze off the atlantic means temperatures not as low tomorrow in scotla nd temperatures not as low tomorrow in scotland in particular, 10 degrees in stornoway compared with three or four further south. as for the weekend if you have plans, high pressure is with us, a familiar story on saturday but by sunday we could see the weather front work in, so could see the weather front work in, so it won't be a drastically active feature, but it could bring patchy rain or drizzle, clear the skies later in the day in parts of scotland, northern ireland, but for most it is a dry and rather cool theme. thank you very much. it was the christmas from hell for shops selling films, music and games, according to a report on the uk entertainment industry. ben's got more on this one. that is a bold statement, it doesn't sound good. there are some glimmers of hope in this. i will cut on both. good morning to you. these are the latest figures that give us an update on what music, videos and games we're buying.

the report looks at stores that sell cds dvds and games, like hmv, which we know is in trouble, but also the big digital providers, like netflix and amazon. we spent around £7 billion on movies and music last year — that's up nearly 10% on 2017. but more than three quarters of that was spent on downloads and streaming, rather than on the high street or in shopping centres. but it seems we still love to buy a cd and dvd for the biggest hits of the year, like the greatest showman and mamma mia. for those, physical sales still outnumbered digital. kym bayley is chief executive of the entertainment retailers association that compiles this report. good morning. good morning. interesting. so many numbers to get through, but especially the headline. christmas from hell. was it that bad? it was really that on

the high street and notjust for entertainment retailers. everyone on the high street saw sales dipping in the high street saw sales dipping in the run—up to christmas. for music and dvd we saw 30% decline in the week prior to christmas which was way worse than everyone expected. and of course for hmv the first casualty that has been called over the christmas period. we know it is facing their troubles and they are try to find a buyer. when you see the likes of hmv struggle it has made its name from dvds and cds, where can it go from here? well i think there is still a massive market in physical. there is almost £2 billion of music videos and games on physicalformat £2 billion of music videos and games on physical format these days and hmv account for quite a lot of that, so hmv account for quite a lot of that, so they are one third of the music market, a quarter of the dvd market, so market, a quarter of the dvd market, so there is hope that someone will buy that business and see the opportunity. and of course, we have talked about the corresponding shift towards streaming, so the likes of netflix and amazon and those services, things like the iplayer,

help us consume things in a different way. but those firms are not able to get a slice of the market, the likes of hmv? well, i guess they could. i think people have found it hard. i think technology companies and first mover advantage is really important, so the likes of spotify for music or apple and amazon or the youtube music service managed to steal a march in the digital sector. and therefore it is hard for the high street retailers to play that role. i was really surprised by the numbers you have about what we are still buying in physicalformat on cd and dvd and it is the big blockbuster films like the greatest showman, those are the ones we are still buying on dvd, why? it is mass—market consumption, so for your average consumer on the street, your mum, your grandparent, they still wa nt to mum, your grandparent, they still want to buy a physical product and they see a big hit in the cinema, they see a big hit in the cinema, they hear on the radio and they really wa nt they hear on the radio and they really want to own a physical copy

of that. and kids as well loved artists like the arctic monkeys and they will buy it on vinyl, which we saw last year, so if that combination, if you listen to it, if you watch it, you want it in your home. yes, i may have watched this film quite a lot over the christmas period. other films as well. it was very good. there is a danger though that when we buy things like that, the ability to watch it changes. how many people have a dvd player? will they still have one in five or ten yea rs ? they still have one in five or ten years? at the moment, 90% of years? at the moment, 9096 of households have a dvd player. so that's quite high. john lewis said they stopped selling it. they did, but they have blu—ray, they have 4k, devices to plate discs, so even though you might not have your standard dvd player you will have a device that can play discs for a long time. if you were looking at the high street right now and the likes of hmv and updates from others

that have had a tough time in that sector, what can they do, how can they fight back? hmv have been fighting back. even though they had a really torrid christmas, they have been introducing entertainment into their stores, changing the mix of product, putting in more finalfor the younger buyers, and i think they have done a pretty good job of that and they sell exclusive products, steal books, collective things, but at the moment high street is tough for everyone and so i think you have almost got to write it out and hope that those sales continued to appear a year down the line —— ride it out. really nice to see you. kym bayley is chief executive of the entertainment retailers association that compiles this report. and we will have figures from next in around eight minutes. and you didn'tjust do that to have that little clip of the fantastic film, did you? maybe. i really wanted mary poppins as well, which i may have washed over christmas. thank you very much. stacey dooley may have onlyjust popped the strictly glitterball trophy on her mantlepiece, but there's already a new dance

talent show waiting in the wings. in "the greatest dancer" cheryl is one of the experts casting her eyes over the auditionees. she's been telling us about her ballet past, and sharing some truly horrific dance injury stories. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been on set. strictly only finished a couple of weeks ago but it is already time for a new saturday night bbc one dance show, one that is more street van ballroom. and there are three familiarfaces ballroom. and there are three familiar faces who know all about going through the pain barrierfor dance, cheryl. that was painful. i have to wear a brace and carry on. graeme swann's strictly partner. and ijust hit the floor and i didn't slide and the shoulderjust went... then i had to continue dancing. and

glee's matthew morrison. my hip actually came out of the socket, but it is all good. thankfully things we re it is all good. thankfully things were going rather strictly on the day we were on set. good morning. and back stage, cheryl explain how delighted she is to have returned to her first love. i went to the royal ballet when i was nine. i was one of the youngest in the country to get a place in the summer school and, yeah, i was really passionate about ballet when i was younger. it wore off when i was 11 or 12 and i discovered music. and boys. not boys so discovered music. and boys. not boys so much, honestly not boys so much toil. yeah. the competition has officially begun. no judges on this show. they are dance captains. they know what they want to see. really fresh choreography and dancers who are willing to take the risk. and for me it's really important that the first winner of the show kind of

open the doors for many others to come and is kind of an inspiration as well to other dancers. it is... it isa as well to other dancers. it is... it is a tough world out there for dancers, so i am so happy to be out there on a show that shines a light on the talent and the struggles and the love that these people have for this artform. and this is the reception where the dancers are right and meat are merely afful is to hello. are they ready for me yet? absolutely, time for your addition. —— amelia. absolutely, time for your addition. -- amelia. this is where they perform, into a mirrored wall. now it may look like a normal dance studio, but the audience are on the other side and they can see through. if 75% of them vote yes, then the dancers are through to the callbacks. the greatest answer is made by simon called's production company psycho but the hosts, former strictly winner and jordan stay once

he's keeping a low profile.|j he's keeping a low profile.” haven't seen simon pop up yet. apparently he is auditioning later on, though. he knows. what is he like as a dancer? as a dancer i have never seen like as a dancer? as a dancer i have never seen simon dance in my life. have you? is he just not a dancer? i have never seen him dance, but he does a bit of a head nod and a hand... hand movement when he is on britain's got talent. that is enough for simon. he isjust cool. people are going to have to do far more than nod their heads in progress when the show starts on saturday. it looks fun. a lot of excitement. "the greatest dancer" is on bbc one this saturday at 8pm. enjoy. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a builder who's among hundreds of people who lost their belongings in a fire at a croydon storage depot says he's worried it may have cost him thousands of pounds. jan pospisil and his wife,

who are expecting a baby, are turning to public fundraising to try to cover the cost of his tools that were destroyed in the blaze on new years eve. it was very emotional. and apart from that, we also have lots of household stuff in there. lots of sentimental value items as well. so, it was quite a blow, to be honest. we're being warned that spending long amounts of time commuting may be linked to consuming more calories. a survey by the royal society for public health suggests as many as one in three of us are eating more because of our long journeys. one third of commuters that we spoke to actually end up snacking or kind of eating unnecessarily, adding an extra 760 calories a week. we also know that it impacts on their sleep, and it also affects our time to do other things, like spending time with our family. let's take a look at the travel now.

and it's good news actually, so far, as you can see, no reported problems on any of those lines there. however, the blackwall tunnel is looking slowed northbound. that is how it looks at the moment. there are problems in west norwood, where the high street is closed southbnd from robson road to ernest avenue following an incident near the rail bridge. and that's affecting southern trains too — they're suspended between norwood junction and tulse hill. and on the m25 — there's a lane closed clockwise just before the clacket lane services so it's a bit slow but delays not too bad at the moment we're told. time for the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. generally quite cloudy skies

as we move through the day today, but there will be some breaks in that cloud to allow for some sunny spells at times. now, it is a chilly start today this morning. temperatures in the low single figures. and not a lot is going to happen as we go through the day. we have got high pressure dominating, so areas of cloud will come and go, some sunny spells at times. staying dry but feeling chilly with highs of six celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight, there will be some clear spells at times, patchy cloud and the temperatures are going to fall away. so a chilly night and under those clear skies there is the potential for a touch of frost and also some patches of mist and fog. so, as we move into tomorrow, we could see some patchy mist and fog that could be quite slow to clear. it is looking like another dry and chilly day, though, with temperatures struggling. a high of around four celsius. as we move into the weekend, the temperatures will start to creep up a little bit further. saturday brings a largely dry day with some brighter spells, the chance of one or two spits and spots of rain on sunday. that's all for now — there's more from me in around half an hour.

and of course there's plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address bbc.co.uk/london. bye for now. good morning — welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: the first landing of a space craft on the far side of the moon — china says it's successfully placed a rover in the deepest crater on the surface. police investigating attempts by migrants to cross the channel into britain arrest two men in manchester. new energy efficient devices, mean the amount of electricity we use per person in the uk has fallen to its lowest level since the mid—1980s. a profit warning from one of the world's most valuable companies. tech giant apple says sales will be 4 billion pounds less than expected. it's blamed a slowdown in china and we're all buying fewer new phones. the biggest game of the season.

manchester city host leaders liverpool — in a top—of—the—league showdown. could today be the day the title is decided? in the coldest start to winter so far. frost across other parts of scotland, wales and the south—west. another cloudy and ryde. details on brea kfast. it's thursday, 3january. our top story. china has announced its made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon for the first time. the unmanned probe is carrying instruments explore the region's geology, and carry out a biological experiment. let's get the very latest now from our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. this is pretty exciting stuff. good morning. it's extraordinary stuff.

huge excitement in the scientific community around the world notjust here in china. the significance is, the moon rotates at the same speed that orbit the earth which means we only ever see one face of the moon. we know what the far side of the moon looks like because in the past, spacecraft have orbited the mood in. we've taken spacecraft have orbited the mood in. we've ta ken photographs spacecraft have orbited the mood in. we've taken photographs of the far side but nobody until now has attempted to land there because of the huge technological challenges but at around 1030 this morning local time, after almost complete news blackout leading up to this. saying that china had lifted the mysterious veil on the far side of the moon and open the new chapter in human —— human lunar exploration.” suppose that begs the question, what do they want to happen to it. the

reason we had the news blackout is because there are politics and propaganda calculations behind this. china has space race ambitions of its own. it wants to get ahead. it has its sights set on a mission to mars. it wants the moon are used as a staging post but leaving that aside, there is interesting science involved. it is the largest and deepest on the moon. it's expected to reveal all sorts of interesting information about the formation of our solar system and they are doing something very interesting as well with potato seeds and silkworm eggs. they've taken those on board. experimenting with the sustainability of life on the moon. thank you very much. and in another first for space scientists, nasa has released the clearest pictures yet of the most distant object in our solar system ever to be explored. they reveal it's actually two

objects joined together, making it look like a snowman. ultima thule is around 4 billion miles from earth. it's thought it will provide clues to how planets, like our own, were created. a british man and an iranian national have been arrested in manchester on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel into the uk, the national crime agency has confirmed. more than 200 people have reached the uk in small boats since november. 0ur correspondent ben ando has more. a major incident is how the home secretary, sajid javid, has described the increase in numbers of those crossing the english channel in small boats. he went to dover to see the work being done by the border force and was taken on board one of its patrol boats. though in the last 48 hours, there have been no more reports of migrant crossings. most of those attempting the journey from france are aiming at the 200 or so miles of kent coastline.

patrolling this is a hugejob. mrjavid has recalled two more border force boats from the mediterranean where they've been assisting, and now wants the royal navy tojoin in. in a statement, the ministry of defence confirmed it's ready to help out. one source is quoted as saying that the offshore patrol vessel hms mersey is available and ready to be deployed in the channel. but is this a crisis orjust a drop in the ocean? in the last two months of 2018, 239 people reached the uk by boat. but every 3.5 days, the same number arrive using other means like hiding in lorries. and in other european countries, the totals are far higher anyway — germany is receiving roughly 540 asylum seekers every day. meanwhile in manchester, two people, an iranian aged 33, and a british man, aged 24, have been arrested by the national crime agency on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel. ben ando, bbc news. the amount of electricity we're

using per person is at it's lowest level since the 1980s — thanks to things like low energy lightbulbs and appliances. it means that power generation in the uk has fallen according to analysis of government statistics by the 0nline journal, carbon brief. here's our environment analyst, roger harrabin. install a low—energy led bulb, and you're having a negligible effect on cutting the carbon emissions that are overheating the planet. butjoin with millions of other people to change your bulbs, and with a collective twist of the wrist, you're making a significant dent in the uk's demand for energy. the same can be said for appliances like vacuum cleaners and washing machines, forced by eu product standards to do the same job whilst using less power. but the role of energy efficiency gets little publicity. meanwhile, the role of renewables in cutting uk carbon emissions is well known.

last year, wind and solar power generated a third of the uk's electricity. that's a record. but the report says efficiency measures coupled with other factors have contributed slightly more than renewables towards reducing carbon emissions. and what's more, making gadgets more efficient upsets no—one but the manufacturers. roger harrabin, bbc news. a man found guilty of killing a woman in a speedboat crash has been told he can appeal against his conviction, even though he's still on the run. jack shepherd was jailed for six years, in his absence, for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown during a date on the river thames in 2015. ms brown's parents will meet the home secretary later this month to discuss efforts to trace shepherd. military grade equipment deployed at gatwick to stop drones disrupting flights has been withdrawn. the army was called in to try to protect the airport after more than 1,000 flights

were affected by multiple drone sightings between 19 and 21 december. a ministry of defence spokesman confirmed that military hardware had been withdrawn from gatwick, but said the armed forces were ready to assist if they were needed again. the technology giant apple has issued a profits warning for the first time in nearly 20 years. ben is here. why does this matter ben? good morning. it is significant for a number of reasons but not least the first time in 20 years apple has felt the need to update investors on their fortunes. why? they‘ re expected to make about £70 billion that has fallen to 67. that is enough to spook investors. they've been so used apple recording ever greater numbers every year and this isa greater numbers every year and this is a shock to the system that it may not happen. so much so that shares

fell 7% yesterday. shares incidentally down about 28% since november. it is blamed this latest lowdown on a fall in income in china. people have less money in their pockets in china and that is important because china accounts for about 20% of all of apple's sales but before we worry about apple too much it's worth remembering that still sitting on a cash pile of $285 billion. plenty of cash in reserve. a significant slowdown in sales that has worried investors. what is next? we had figures from the retailers. 0ne we had figures from the retailers. one of the big ones we are keeping an arm, it's a bit of a mixed one of the big ones we are keeping an arm, it's a bit ofa mixed bag. 0verall, sales up 1.5%. if you start to break this down, stores sales, the high street, those out—of—town

retail sales down about 9%. we are not going in the stores but on line, up not going in the stores but on line, up 15.2% higher. that gives us the overall figure of 1.5%. we've talked about what will happen in the year ahead. it's boldly going to be a similar economic environment which can be pretty challenging and difficult to make much money. nonetheless, a strong christmas and that made at fort was a pretty poor 0ctober that made at fort was a pretty poor october and november so maybe we'll lifted a bit late. 0verall, october and november so maybe we'll lifted a bit late. overall, 1.5% higher and a lot more in the next hour. a breathalyser test that can mobilise —— revolutionise cancer diagnosis is being tested in the uk. molecules excelled by patients will be tested. scientists say it will

lead to an easier way to spot the disease earlier. we have an awful lot of chemicals that travel in our blood that then cross the barrier into the lungs and direct sailed into the lungs and direct sailed into the lungs and direct sailed into the breath sue can capture those, you can detect signals for cancer cells growing abnormally, metabolising abnormally so you have a different signal or pattern of chemicals in the breath and what we are chemicals in the breath and what we a re really chemicals in the breath and what we are really excited at and interested to learn is whether you get different patterns of those chemicals for different sorts of cancer. new photos taken by satellites in space show the extent of damage to an indonesian volcano that caused a tsunami before christmas. this picture of the volcano — anak krakatoa — was taken almost a week before the tsunami struck. these pictures were taken on the 30th and 31st of december, a week after the disaster, and show a small bay has formed where the volcano has completely cracked open. much of it is assumed to have slipped into the sea in the colossal landslide that produced the tsunami. half a century after man

first walked on the moon, there's been another major breakthrough in lunar exploration. this morning, for the first time in history, a chinese spacecraft landed on the far side of the moon. (pres 2) it comes just days after nasa also made an exciting —— it comes just days after nasa also made an exciting announcement — they've successfully photographed the most distant object in our solar system. joining us now is tamela may—seal, an astrophysicist at the national space centre. let's talk about the chinese mission first. the far side of the moon, explain why it's been so hard or why no—one yet has been there. i have some props. this is the earth and this is the moon and the moon is much smaller than this orange but we will go with it. as the moon goes

around the earth, this site is a lwa ys around the earth, this site is always facing the same sites are kind of rotating as it is going around. it's called tightly locked. we only ever see the near side of the moon, it's got these lava flows which give us the base. going to the far side, we know what it looks like because we've been in all of it. it looks very different, which is interesting but it's hard to go there because we don't have a direct communication link. things on the far side, we'd never be able to send a direct radio signal back to earth, it would be locked. sometimes is called the dark side of the moon. it would be locked. sometimes is called the dark side of the moonm gets the same amount of sunlight as the near side. it gets 14 days of sun, 14 days of darkness. part of the reason why there was a delay on this mission was that it was waiting for the sun to hit the far side of the moon. it's really interesting

that it's technologically proving that it's technologically proving that it's technologically proving that it can be done. there is a relay satellite behind the moon and a halo that will communicate back to earth. lucinda 's first picture this morning which seems rather at aerial and beautiful. what kind of things are you excited about finding out? you can see it on the screen now. the first glimpse. there are not a lot of boulders there. it is really challenging to find the smooth area like that. the far side of the moon is much rockier, much more crated and hillier than the near side. to find a place like that which is safe to land took some very precise execution, very precise landing but it's going to be looking at the geology which we have hints that it's an older a thicker crust. it is an older crust, a thicker crust. it's a side of the moon that would never explored. we don't know exactly but we think it's a giant

collision with a 4.5 billion years ago that spun out. in a way, you partly a nswered ago that spun out. in a way, you partly answered my question. it's been difficult to land there. is that the only reason? why not get there sooner if it is of interest and potentially valuable? the chinese would want the accolade of being the first. so we are 50 years on from the first humans landing on the moon. i think there is always a bit of a gap, you prove it can be done and built up a case for going back to explore, for resources, so for china they will see this as a political symbol that they have proven it can be done and not following the footsteps of other countries. it is difficult. you have to launch a satellite first. you need to be confident you can relay the data back. it is rocky, rugged up the data back. it is rocky, rugged up there. and in the meantime, have been going past this extraordinary object. yes, the other side.

releasing these new pictures now, it is called ultima thule. it looks like a is called ultima thule. it looks likea giant is called ultima thule. it looks like a giant snowman. it is astonishing. the most exciting thing about this is that it is true exploration. we only discovered this object in 2014, just a few years ago, after the mission new horizons at launch, because originally it was going to pluto. its mission was extended and it has flown by this object beyond pluto, 4 billion miles at the edge of our solar system and we have just had this at the edge of our solar system and we havejust had this image come back in. before it was a tiny shadow that we could just about see with a hubble telescope. we had no idea what it looked like, no idea of the size. the fact that it is two spherical things just touching, they haven't been squished together, that is really interesting for how that might have formed and maybe how planets have formed. the cool thing about this is it is pristine, it is

about this is it is pristine, it is a time capsule. we have never been to something that i'm touched, unheeded by the sun, never been collided before —— untouched. it is telling us what original solar system debris looked like. is smooshed a scientific term? yes! we know that it must have come together very slowly to not actually smoosh each other together for lack of a better word. we are all curious about space will stop it feels like there is a lot of space things happening right now. there is renewed interest and also kudos is what we talked about before. countries who want to be involved in this. yes, we are seeing space open up this. yes, we are seeing space open up two companies, other countries. going back to the moon, three countries say they will then something on the moon, china is one of them, we have israel and india saying they will land something of the moon and so you have this opening up of space. it is becoming cheaper to go there. it is more

accessible to universities and smaller countries. very much exciting. thank you so much for coming to talk to us, and you introduced me to a new word, "smoosh", excellent. thank you. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it is frosty, isn't it? it is for some this morning, good morning. yes, especially eastern scotland, the lowest temperatures so far recorded, —10, —11 in braemar, aberdeenshire. —6 at aberdeen airport and parts of south wales, devon and cornwall where skies have been clearing off to allow temperatures well below freezing. elsewhere, touch of frost, fair amount of cloud to be found today, like three yesterday, and without the breeze, in the cloud, you are stuck with it. a little brighter for east anglia and the south—east with the chance of a coastal shower in norfolk. the greater chance of one or two showers in dumfries and

galloway and the east of northern ireland, but noticed most are dry, winds are light, strongest of the breeze the hebrides, but it will lift temperatures in stornoway up to around nine celsius, whether mild airwill be around nine celsius, whether mild air will be found today, mostly 327 degrees. not quite as cold as it is in the eastern half of europe, where the cold air has been plunging southwards over the last couple of days. not just cold, southwards over the last couple of days. notjust cold, but we have seen days. notjust cold, but we have seen frequent snowfall and storms from scandinavia through into austria, heavy snowfall in eastern austria, heavy snowfall in eastern austria today, even as far south as italy and into greece, heavy snowfall. . so it makes our now for a look at the weather. benign by comparison with frost here and there tonight and a lot of cloud around —— benign. the top and into dumfries and galloway especially. more cloud. and tomorrow, that means that we could see a sharp frost for some in aberdeenshire and angus but the greater chance of some frost at carrying across england and wales. even that will be hit and mr penning on how much glad we've got, lengthy clear skies, —4, —5

on how much glad we've got, lengthy clearskies, —4, —5 into on how much glad we've got, lengthy clear skies, —4, —5 into tomorrow morning. and the reason is high pressure is still with us. it is drifting further southwards. around the core of it in the lightest wind, england and wales, mist and fog patches to start friday but the best chance of sunshine here. a bit more ofa chance of sunshine here. a bit more of a breeze for scotland, collaborating to the east of high ground, the breeze bringing less—cold airfor ground, the breeze bringing less—cold air for scotland tomorrow. temperatures in double figures in stornoway. for most of us, though, single figure temperatures and temperatures around three or four celsius in the mist or fog across england and wales. similar story on saturday. high—pressure nudges further south into sunday. that will allow a weather front to clip in across the northern half of the uk. it will bring thicker cloud, one or two spots of drizzle here and there to ta ke two spots of drizzle here and there to take us into sunday. but a lot of dry weather, brightening up in scotla nd dry weather, brightening up in scotland and northern ireland later, and really, charlie and louise, little change to the weather this week, most places will be dry, fairly cloudy, in the sunshine you

will have frost at night. back to you. thank you very much. thank you. the environment secretary, michael gove, will tell farmers today that there will be a "world of opportunity" for british agriculture after brexit. at a speech in oxford this morning mr gove is expected to pledge further investment to help improve productivity. charlotte smith from radio 4's farming today is live in oxford for us, and can tell us more. and i think you will have to explain where you are. good morning, charlotte. good morning. i can't tell you how delighted i am to be inside talking about farming on what is rather a cold morning. as you can see the stage is all set here at the 0xford farming conference. michael gove will be on the stage later today. he is expected as you say to talk about research and development and the opportunities for farming after brexit, and to talk about his commitment to british farming. but there are actually two farming conference is here in oxford at the moment. this one, the 0fc, was created back in the 1930s. the more

recent one, the oxford real farming conference down the road is the organic radical end of the industry, so organic radical end of the industry, so mr michael gove might find it difficult to please both audiences. both conferences are talking about the same sort of things, brexit, the environment, brexit, sustainability, brexit! with me are two farmers, matt grows flowers in lincolnshire and is voluntary director here at the ofc and is voluntary director here at the 0fc and maarten wynants is a farm in cambridgeshire and he is the uk of the nature friendly farming network speaking at the 0rfc later on. matt, let's start with you, be honest, is sustainability commercial farmers care about? yes, desperately because we are in business for the long haul, we plant crops a long way in advance and most businesses are multigenerational so we want them to carry on. the figures, wildlife is in trouble, farmers are part of the problem. definitely as we have intensified agriculture in the uk over the last 50 years it has

reduced the number of animals in the countryside unfortunately. and isn't it up to farmers to do something about that? yes, we have an important role to play to recognise the losses that have come from farming practices and trying to turn it around and use some of the less marginal land, and deliver some of those assets to the public. you want actual concrete pledges from michael gove today? yes, calling for some base standards so we have agriculture in good heart, because if we don't have the base we will be on an uneven level playing field, so those farming really hard to get the maximum output will be producing at a different cost base and different outcome and we don't want intensive farmers spoiling the landscape for others. level playing field keeps being said at the moment. the national farmers' union wanting imported food to reach the same standards as home—grown food. how likely is that to happen? we were all very worried it won't happen. michael gove on several platforms

has given us assurances that we won't have products coming into this country without tariffs that don't meet the standards that we produce here. it is a huge concern to farmers. and if he doesn't stick to his promise, he is going to destroy agriculture in this country. he has said that for instance chlorinated chicken will come in over my dead body. you want more than that. yes, we need a standard across the board, level, so whatever comes in matches the same production standards for us because if it is not good enough to because if it is not good enough to be produced here in those standards then why should we import it and let consumers eat it? mr michael gove will talk about the world of opportunity after brexit, is that how you see it? it is really concerning, there is a lot of uncertainty, certainly there are opportunities with the weak pound to substitute some imports, but we are very heavily reliant on expertise and workers from abroad and they are not actually showing a great deal of responsibility towards what we need. yes, there are huge opportunities

and huge challenges, and it is about understanding the long—term goals and planning to businesses for the long—term. and planning to businesses for the long-term. thank you both very much. as you can hear there is a lot to discuss in agriculture at the moment. to call it a time of change is really to undersell it. we have two days in oxford to discuss everything. we could go on all day. for now, back to you. thank you very much. if you want to hear more about what's happening at both 0xford farming conferences, you can tune in to farming today on radio 4 tomorrow morning at 5:45am. just before breakfast, so you can listen to that, and then watch us. of course. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: we'll take you behind the scenes of the bbc‘s new talent show the greatest dancer withjudges cheryl, 0ti mabuse and matthew morrison. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. a builder who's among hundreds of people who lost their belongings in a fire at a croydon storage depot

says he's worried it may have cost him thousands of pounds. jan pospisil and his wife, who are expecting a baby, are turning to public fundraising to try to cover the cost of his tools that were destroyed in the blaze on new years eve. it was very emotional. and apart from that, we also have lots of household stuff in there. lots of sentimental value items as well. so, it was quite a blow, to be honest. we're being warned that spending long amounts of time commuting may be linked to consuming more calories. a survey by the royal society for public health suggests as many as one in three of us are eating more because of our long journeys. one third of commuters that we spoke to actually end up snacking or kind of eating unnecessarily, adding an extra 760 calories a week. we also know that it impacts on their sleep, and it also affects our time to do other things, like spending time

with our family. keepers at london zoo will be spending the next few days glued to their clipboards and calculators. it's the annual stocktake — every bird, mammal, reptile, fish and invertebrate is being counted. it takes almost a week, and the information is then shared around the world to help manage conservation programmes for endangered species. let's take a look at the travel now. still all good on the tube — no reported problems on any of those lines there. but this is how it looks at the blackwall tunnel — slow now northbound from blackwall lane as usual. in west norwood, the high street's closed southbound, we're told there's been an incident near the rail bridge — we're trying to get a bit more information on that, and that means southern trains via crystral palace are running with delays of up to ten minutes too. and westbound traffic on the highway is building through wapping towards tower hill. time for the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. generally, quite cloudy skies

as we move through the day today, but there will be some breaks in that cloud to allow for some sunny spells at times. now, it's a chilly start today this morning. temperatures in the low—single figures. and not a lot‘s going to happen as we go through the day. we've got high pressure dominating, so areas of cloud will come and go, some sunny spells at times. staying dry but feeling chilly with highs of six celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight, there'll be some clear spells at times, patchy cloud and the temperatures are going to fall away. so, a chilly night, and under those clear skies there is the potential for a touch of frost and also some patches of mist and fog. so, as we move into tomorrow, we could see some patchy mist and fog that could be quite slow to clear. it's looking like another dry and chilly day, though, with temperatures struggling. a high of around four celsius. as we move into the weekend, the temperatures will start to creep up a little bit further. saturday brings a largely dry day with some brighter spells, the chance of one or two spits and spots of rain on sunday. that's all for now.

there's more from me in around half an hour, and of course there's plenty more news, travel and weather on our website at the usual address bbc.co.uk/london. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. china has announced its made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon for the first time. this is the first image it sent from the surface after the landing. the unmanned probe is carrying instruments that will explore the region's geology, and carry out a biological experiment. and in another first for space scientists, nasa has released the clearest pictures yet of the most distant object in our solar system ever to be explored. they reveal it's actually two objects joined together, making it look like a snowman. ultima thule is around 4 billion miles from earth. it's thought it will provide clues to how planets,

like our own, were created. a british man and an iranian national have been arrested in manchester on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel into the uk, the national crime agency has confirmed. sajid javid has reportedly asked the ministry of defence to help deal with the rising number of attempted crossings, after declaring a "major incident" last week. more than 200 people have reached the uk in small boats since november. the amount of electricity we're using per person is at it's lowest level since the 1980s — thanks to things like low energy lightbulbs and appliances. it means that power generation in the uk has fallen again according to analysis of government statistics by the 0nlinejournal, carbon brief. a man found guilty of killing a woman in a speedboat crash has been told he can appeal against his conviction, even though he's still on the run. jack shepherd was

jailed for six years, in his absence, for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown during a date on the river thames in 2015. ms brown's parents will meet the home secretary later this month to discuss efforts to trace shepherd. a breathalyser test that could revolutionise cancer diagnosis technology giant apple has issued a profits warning for the first time in nearly 20 years. in a dramatic move, trading in the company's shares were temporarily halted as chief executive tim cook issued a letter saying its sales were slowing a lot more than expected. the company has blamed the problems on a slowdown in china and a trade war in the us. growing numbers of bluefin tuna are being seen in the waters around the uk, because the warm phase of a naturally occurring ocean current is creating water conditions that suit them. bluefin tuna are one of the largest and fastest fish on the planet but are a globally endangered species. they almost disappeared from the uk around 40 years ago. coming up on the programme,

matt will have the weather for you. but cat's here. it's quite simply the biggest game of the season so far. they are hoping to be the first team ina they are hoping to be the first team in a decade, manchester city, to be the first game ——to be the first tea m the first game ——to be the first team to defend the premier league title. liverpool have been playing the best football would seem com pletely the best football would seem completely yours. they haven't won a premier league title years. and it will all come down tonight, who deals with the pressure in this showdown. as it often does. it's all about who copes with the pressure. manchester city have the hardest job. they are at home, they know that if they lose, liverpool open up this ten point gap at the top of the

premier league which is not an inconsiderable advantage. if they win, the gap is down to four. i am no expert on football but we have big matches like that, everyone shuts down and you get very cautious. it could go the other way. the last time they played at anfield in october, it was a 0—0 draw so it could be damp squib. but it could be an absolute firecracker. the biggest game of the season so far. tonight, manchester city face liverpool and the result could go a long way to deciding who lifts the premier league trophy at the end of the season. joe lynskey reports. in great title rivalries, there are matches to turn the course of a season. the end of 2018 has seen liverpool grasp control. tonight, they go to manchester city trying to pull away at the top. these are two modern managers with their own kind of mind games. the build—up to one of the premier league's great matches has seen them compliment each other. you have to be full

of desire, angry again and all stuff. like in all the games, we have to be that. but with the knowledge the opponent is for me still the best team in the world. that's how it is. they are the best team in europe for me in the way they play with consistency in control, the details in theirgame. it's a dream to play this kind of games. it is when i am calm the most, more relaxed. the players try the performance they can do. but this city team have twitched and stuttered through december. they slid to unexpected defeat against crystal palace and leicester while liverpool's surge through the winter has been spectacular. eight straight wins scoring 23 goals. victory tonight would put them 10 points in front but this club have waited 29 years for a title so it's never straightforward. liverpool haven't been in this position for a long time now, so for them, it's another stepping stone towards the title, but for manchester city,

if they win the game, it is blown wide open again. if they go 10 points clear, we don't see them dropping that many points. i think they will control the league from there on. after tonight, there are still 17 games to go but two of football's great inventors, these are the matches that can change the mood and perhaps the direction of this season's trophy. it's on radio 5 live view of you wa nt it's on radio 5 live view of you want to listen and on the bbc app. no excuses for missing it. manchester united continued their briliant start under caretaker boss 0le gunnar solskjaer.. they made it four wins from four beating newcastle 2—0 at st james park. romelu lukaku scored with his first touch and marcus rashford's strike means only sir matt busby has made a better start to managerial life at united than solskjaer. no pressure!

burnley have made it back to back wins after coming from behind to beat huddersfield in the big game at the bottom. ashley barnes getting the winner late on. both sides ended the match with 10 men. huddersfield are now eight points from safety. watford captain troy deeney said sunday league defending contributed to his side's 3—all draw at bournemouth. all six goals were scored in the first half including 4 in7 minutes. watford move to eighth while bournemouth remain 12th. elsewhere — chelsea were held to a goalless draw at home to southampton. crystal palace were 2—0 winners at wolves whilst west ham came from two goals down to draw with brighton. on his 50th birthday, michael schumacher‘s family say that he is in the very best of hands as he continues his recovery from a skiing accident in 2013. the seven times formula 1 world champion suffered serious head injuries from the accident and has not been seen in public since. his family will today launch a new app to celebrate his achievements. andy murray has suffered another blow on his comeback

from hip surgery, after he was knocked out at the brisbane international. murray was playing in his first tournament since september but he lost to russia's daniil medvedev — who's the world number 16. murray said that he doesn't know how much longer he can continue playing at the top level. his next scheduled tournament is the australian open which starts on the 14th of january. kyle edmund is also out. and britain's women's number one johanna konta is also out in brisbane. she was beaten in straight sets by isla tomjanovic of australia. 0rthe or the british interest in brisbane is over. and just ten days to go to the australian open. 0r is over. and just ten days to go to the australian open. or the tickets have sold at the tonight's game.” should think so. reminders of what your prediction was. 2-1 to liverpool. colours nailed to the

post. january often sees people wanting to expore healthier lifestyles, and for some this year that might include cutting out meat. it's estimated there are around 600,000 vegans in the uk, and organisers of this month's meat free challenge say they've seen a growing interest in taking part. so over the next few days we're going to be looking at the pros and cons of giving up meat for our health and on the environment. todayjohn maguire's meets one family who have always been vegans. 14—year—old emily is a keen cook. right, do you want to cut that up and i'll peel the potatoes? with her mum jenny they're making shepherds pie, but with one main difference, the mince is meat free. before, when you were vegetarian, there were curries and stuff, do you know what i mean, there wasn't cookbooks and these different cultures you can learn from.

emily is the third generation of her family not to eat meat. jenny says bringing her up as a vegan was a conscious and considered decision. i don't think we have had any problems with health in relation to veganism, because we read up beforehand, before we thought about having emily, so we knew what we were doing. emily finds sticking to her diet relatively easy, and she's supported by her friends. they are kind of curious to see what it tastes like. yes, and what do you find their response is a lot of the time? they are normally surprised, because they think it is going to be completely different, but sometimes it is the same as what they are eating. there are a range of choices every day. we try to do as much as we can with fruit. home is one thing. at emily's school in the scottish borders, there are options for vegetarians and vegans. and across scotland there is a major review under way to ensure school meals are healthy. we want to make sure that the meals that are provided in schools are nutritionally balanced, that there is options for people, and that we are supporting pupils to make informed choices. at a long—established

vegan cafe in edinburgh, i meet a dietician to discuss how good food is linked to good health. so, when we are removing something, we need to think about if i am cutting meat from my diet, what other protein can i get from nonmeat sources? we need to make sure that any change we make has to be kept up, so there isn't a huge amount of benefit to making a change for a day or a week. that is something that we can't keep up. the real health benefits are going to come from something that we can keep for the long—term, rather than the short term. so, from the cafe to the kitchen, the golden rule is, whatever your diet, make sure it's achievable, durable and, above all, healthy. to discuss more about the health implications

of following a meat free diet, we'rejoined by the dietician ursula philpot. thanks tojoining thanks to joining us. some people may be thinking, i'm going to give up may be thinking, i'm going to give up meat to january. what kind of things should they bear in mind before they do that?” things should they bear in mind before they do that? i guess that if you have a diet that is heavy meat, you have a diet that is heavy meat, you will have something that tastes very different. you take out all sorts of meat products, dairy products, eggs, honey, it will be a taste difference but in terms of nutrition, doing something that is pretty good. replacing meat and dairy products with vegetable based products. going to help protect us against things like cancer. replacing the meats and dairies. something that is equally

nutritious. getting a cautionary approach which is you have to be careful that you do make sure that you are not having something missing from your diet. say that you go vegan from up, that something is missing. we talk about is a well—planned vegan diet. vegan diet can be deficient in the number of nutrients, vitamin d, calcium, omega three, selenium, i dine, but if you plan your diet well, you know where the nutrients are found, it can be healthy, but the key is you have to know certain foods and planet well. you can't just replace know certain foods and planet well. you can'tjust replace meat with vegetables. you need to replace it with a suitable protein supplement such as leaves, peas, pulses. for

children, putting something in the diet. there are some groups which a high risk. needed more carefully. pregnant women, breast—feeding women, particularly the under fives. of the indi tends to be a lot lower in energy. for certain groups, making sure there were enough nutrients. i would say, you need to be very cautious. particularly young children. if you are a dietician, i imagine king —— imagining things that work longer term are better. somebody might do it for two weeks ora somebody might do it for two weeks or a month. but if something doesn't work over a sustained period, it is not that useful. what a big -- what

vegan january is not that useful. what a big -- what veganjanuary is about is getting people to try something new after the excesses of christmas. its moderate, there is a reduction in diet, and doing that for a month can bea diet, and doing that for a month can be a real eye opener into just how tasty sum of the vegan meals can be. there is a perception that meals have been signed tasty but if you get them right, we found that when people go meet three or vegan, they carry on doing a lot of those beef free meals so the benefits of doing it in the short—term can lead into longer term habits. i feel obliged to ask what is had breakfast. toast, eggs, tomato and mushrooms, small scrambled eggs. about 1.5. some mushrooms and tomato. i've

interviewed —— introduced c to the i°ys interviewed —— introduced c to the joys of bircher muesli. overnight oats, there is nothing better. we did as bit earlier and i did note —— idid not did as bit earlier and i did note —— i did not know the phrase bircher muesli which is the process of soaking it. thank you very much indeed. send this in your thoughts. tomorrow we'll take a look at the impact of reducing our meat consumption and specifically the effect it has on the environment. also, you can have a look at ways to reduce your environmental impact with the climate change food calculator on the bbc news website. food calculator. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. it is really cold out and about. good morning. it is earlyjanuary. nothing unusual. coldest night of the winter. in. this shot behind me

ca ptu red the winter. in. this shot behind me captured in suffolk by one of the weather watchers, with the odd spot of rain briefly, with clearing skies, a touch of frost, the coldest of the weather for eastern scotland, temperatures have dropped below —10 through the night in braemar, also called for south wales, devon and cornwall, where we have seen clear skies. these areas have the best of the sunshine this morning. it will bea the sunshine this morning. it will be a struggle to lift temperatures for aberdeenshire. 0ne be a struggle to lift temperatures for aberdeenshire. one or two will be close to freezing all day long. some brighter breaks for east anglia and the southeast competitive yesterday. elsewhere large amount of cloud, not much breeze, producing the old shallow with the chance of one or two in the north of the irish sea, but most will be dry, light winds, breezy in the hebrides, where the wind will bring something mild, nine degrees in stornoway today. most of you vote around three to six or seven celsius. now it is not as cold as it is for eastern europe,

with widespread chill set in, not just that, winter storms of late, through pass or scandinavia, the winds whipping up some rough seas, in estonia, finland, causing power outages, snowfall to go with it, as will be the case to and in austria we saw travel chaos and a rescue from a ski lift yesterday afternoon. as the cold air is pushed down over the warmer mediterranean we will see storm clouds spawning tornadoes. this is a waterspout over the sea in cyprus. and it is storming in eastern areas. our weather doesn't look bad through the week. high pressure in charge tonight. with clear skies you will see frost develop. the greatest chance of frost across parts of aberdeenshire and angus but not as cold i don't thing as the past few nights. more in the way of frost here and there for england and wales with the clear

skies with temperatures down to around —4 or —5, but cloud amounts will vary from one place to the next, sitting under the sound of high pressure, not much wind, so in the cloud you might stick with it for awhile. a few more breaks, and around the top of the high as we go into friday, more of a breeze for the north of scotland, which will bring in less—cold air through tomorrow, one or two showers for the hebrides, 0rkney & shetland can't be ruled out, the vast majority of the country will be dry with mist and fog in the south, which could linger, but the best sunny breaks here, even if it is called around three orfor here, even if it is called around three or for many. double figures in stornoway. 10 degrees. as for the weekend if you have any plans, high pressure to begin, similar on saturday, but by sunday the weather from could push in across the northern and western areas, nothing significant, it could produce a few bits of rain here and there for scotland, northern ireland especially, still a lot of dry weather around on sunday and a bit of sunshine. temperatures foremost in single figures. that is how it is looking. it is going to be a little bit cold, thank you very much. we've had the first glimpse of how the high street performed over christmas with some results from clothing store next. ben's got more on this.

next is interesting because it gives us an idea, it is a bit of a bellwether, a bit of a measure for the high street. that's right. next is viewed as a bit of a bellweather for the high street — and it is the first really big store to tell us how it did over christmas. we knew it was going to be tough on the high street over the festive period but the fashion firm is sounding pretty positive. it says that in the crucial couple of months over christmas total sales were up by 1.5% on the year before. growth unsurprisingly came from online while sales in store dropped byjust over 9%. however, there is a warning from the business. it says sales forecasts made in january are always tricky but this year it is "particularly difficult" to predict what will happen with retail because of the b word, brexit. that is in the next statement.

sue dunn is a retail expert from srla consulting. she used to work for house of fraser. good morning to you. good morning. what do you make of the next figures? they are sort of a bellwether, they give us an indication of what everyone else might have done, and so far they are not too bad. they are better than we thought they might be, so i suppose it is less bad, i think the results are disappointing, they have grown their online business, but also within the results it is interesting to say that their profits have declined, the forecast has declined slightly, because they are spending more money building the online business, which is quite expensive in technological terms, and they are also working really hard, i think the chairman of next was saying in september that he now sees it as an online business with stores, rather than a store led business, so he has to make it multichannel, he has to make it easy for customers to buy

what they want wherever they want it, however they wanted. and that's really important, having the store presence, because it is easy to say, let's do it online, it's cheap and easy, but it costs money and the stores are good because you can go in and touch it and try it on and ta ke in and touch it and try it on and take things back and pick things up, that's important for next. it helps them declare their value, so you go in and you know how much something is, but you can feel it, touch it and decide whether it is worth it, so and decide whether it is worth it, so it looks great on the screen when you buy it online and when you get it it is disappointing and that is not what people want from a brand which is really fair keynote, to have a great brand, next. so no real surprise in the figures, but of course a lot more retailers yet to tell us how they fared, particularly attention on the life of m&s, debenhams, and house of fraser, where you once worked, and what's interesting is we are moving away from that department store model and others are stepping in. well, the interesting thing about next is that

it is developing its other brands, i mean, its partner brands, so it is opening a mammas and pappas kidswear store in bristol, and other brands in—store and online, very big branded far, so while the department store is dead, you can see other people growing that multibrand offer and trying to i think cut back on the volume of their own stock and make it much more exciting to go into a store, so you can find and discover things that you were not thinking about. so interesting, thank you so much, so much to talk about, but we have all of the other retailers. more for you, and i've got an update on apple for you after 8am, once the worlds most valuable company no longer and i will explain that for you. thank you, see you. stacey dooley may have onlyjust popped the strictly glitterball

trophy on her mantlepiece, but there's already a new dance talent show waiting in the wings. it's called the greatest dancer, and among the judges is cheryl who's been telling us about her ballet past, and some nasty dance injuries. 0ur entertainment correspondent colin paterson has been on set. strictly only finished a couple of weeks ago but it is already time for a new saturday night bbc one dance show, one that is more street than ballroom. and there are three familiar faces who know all about going through the pain barrier for dance, cheryl. that was painful, but i had to wear a brace and carry on, because i was on tour. graeme swann's strictly partner 0ti mabuse. and ijust hit the floor and i didn't slide and the shoulder just went (cracking noise). then i had to continue dancing. and glee's matthew morrison. my hip actually came out of the socket once, so, but it is back in, all good. thankfully things were going rather smoother on the day we were on set. good morning. and back stage, cheryl explain how delighted she is to have returned to her first love.

i actually went to the royal ballet when i was nine. i was one of the youngest in the country to get a place in the summer school and, yeah, i was really passionate about ballet when i was younger. it kind of wore off when i was 11 or 12 and i discovered music. and boys. not boys so much, honestly not boys so much at 12. yeah. the competition has officially begun. no judges on this show. the trio are called dance captains. but they know what they want to see. really fresh choreography and dancers who are willing to take the risk. and for me i think it's really important that the first winner of the show kind of opens the doors for many others to come and is kind of an inspiration as well to other dancers. it is tough. it's a tough world out there for dancers, so i am so happy to be out there on a show that shines a light on the talent and the struggles and the love that these people have for this artform. and this is the reception

where the dancers arrive and meet amelia. hello. are they ready for me yet? absolutely, time for your audition. this is where the contestants perform, into a mirrored wall. now, it may look like a normal dance studio, but the audience are on the other side and they can see through. cheering and applause. if 75% of them vote yes, then the dancers are through to the callbacks. the greatest dancer is made by simon cowell‘s production company psycho, but the hosts, former strictly winner alicia dickson, and jordan banjo from diversity, say that for once he's keeping a low profile. i haven't seen simon pop up yet. apparently he's auditioning later on, though. he knows. what is he like as a dancer? as a dancer, i've never seen simon cowell dance in my life. have you? is he just not a dancer at parties, then? i have never seen him dance, but he does like a bit of a head nod and a hand...

hand movement when he is on the desk on britain's got talent. that is enough for simon. he's a smooth fella. he is just cool. people are going to have to do far more than nod their heads to progress when the show starts on saturday. it looks fun. the greatest dancer is on bbc one this saturday at 8pm. energetic, that is what it looks like to me, energetic. very. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonya jessup. a builder who's among hundreds of people who lost their belongings in a fire at a croydon storage depot says he's worried it may have cost him thousands of pounds. jan pospisil and his wife, who are expecting a baby, are turning to public fundraising to try to cover the cost of his tools that were destroyed in the blaze on new years eve. it was very emotional.

and apart from that, we also have lots of household stuff in there. lots of sentimental value items as well. so, it was quite a blow, to be honest. we're being warned that spending long amounts of time commuting may be linked to consuming more calories. a survey by the royal society for public health suggests as many as one in three of us are eating more because of our long journeys. one third of commuters that we spoke to actually end up snacking or kind of eating unnecessarily, adding an extra 760 calories a week. we also know that it impacts on their sleep, and it also affects our time to do other things, like spending time with our family. keepers at london zoo will be spending the next few days glued to their clipboards and calculators. it's the annual stocktake — every bird, mammal, reptile, fish and invertebrate is being counted. it takes almost a week and the information is then shared around the world to help manage

conservation programmes for endangered species. let's take a look at the travel now. still all good on the tube — no reported problems on any of those lines there. out in west london, though, in cranford in fact, there's been an accident — the westbound exit—slip off bath road is closed at henlys roundabout. delays are nearly back to hounslow west station. in west norwood, the high street's closed southbound, with delays towards chatsworth way. and westbound traffic on the highway is building through wapping towards tower hill. time for the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. generally, quite cloudy skies as we move through the day today, but there will be some breaks in that cloud to allow for some sunny spells at times. now, it's a chilly start today this morning. temperatures in the low—single figures. and not a lot‘s going to happen as we go through the day. we've got high pressure dominating, so areas of cloud will come and go, some sunny spells at times.

staying dry but feeling chilly with highs of six celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight, there'll be some clear spells at times, patchy cloud and the temperatures are going to fall away. so, a chilly night, and under those clear skies there is the potential for a touch of frost and also some patches of mist and fog. so, as we move into tomorrow, we could see some patchy mist and fog that could be quite slow to clear. it's looking like another dry and chilly day, though, with temperatures struggling. a high of around four celsius. as we move into the weekend, the temperatures will start to creep up a little bit further. saturday brings a largely dry day with some brighter spells, the chance of one or two spits and spots of rain on sunday. that's all for now. there's more from me in around half an hour, bye for now. good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt

and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: the first landing of a space craft on the far side of the moon — china says it's successfully placed a rover in the deepest crater on the surface. police investigating attempts by migrants to cross the channel into britain arrest two men in manchester. new energy efficient devices mean the amount of electricity we use per person in the uk has fallen to its lowest level since the mid—1980s. meeting the retail challenge. fashion store next says its sales rose over christmas thanks to a big boost from online, but numbers through the doors were down and it warns uncertainty is ahead. the biggest game of the season... manchester city host leaders liverpool — in a top—of—the—league showdown. could today be the day the title is decided? strictly star aj pritchard and his brother curtis tell us how they're recovering, after they were attacked in a night

club at the weekend. and it's the coldest start to winter so and it's the coldest start to winter so far especially in eastern scotland, southern wales, devon and cornwall also having widespread frost elsewhere a dry enough start but a lot of cloud around, the forecast details coming up. it's thursday, the third of january. our top story. china has announced its made history by successfully landing a robotic spacecraft on the far side of the moon for the first time. the unmanned probe is carrying instruments explore the region's geology, and carry out a biological experiment. let's get the very latest now from our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. it's always compelling, a space first, do you want to talk as to what they have done? this is being

heralded as extraordinary success by scientists around the world, one side of the moon faeces perpetually away from earth because of the way it rotates and although we know what that side of the moon looks like, spacecraft in orbit have taken photographs, nobody has ever tried to land a spacecraft on it until now. really technical challenges in doing so, the surface of that side of the moon is more rugged and cratered and it's difficult to get a radio signal back from that side of the mince of the chinese have had to put upa the mince of the chinese have had to put up a separate satellite held in stationary orbit using the gravity from both the earth and the moon. around 1030 this morning local time we got the confirmation it's been a success , we got the confirmation it's been a success, they were getting signals back from the craft safely on the far side of the men and chinese state media said china has lifted

the mysterious veil on the far side of the men and opened up a new chapter in lunar exploration. we are looking at those first images, what do we know about china's motives for wanting to do this? there was almost a total news blackout ahead of this landing attempt, interestingly. people knew it was imminent, scientists around the world had been observing but china was seeing little because of the politics and propaganda value of this great step forward in terms of its space race ambitions. but there are some interesting science taking place, it's landed in the moon's deepest greater and expected to tell us very interesting things about the founding moments of our solar system so founding moments of our solar system so it's a really interesting science going on. for the moment, thank you. and in another first for space scientists, nasa has released the clearest pictures yet of the most distant object in our solar system ever to be explored. they reveal it's actually two

objects joined together, making it look like a snowman. ultima thule is around four—billion miles from earth. it's thought it will provide clues to how planets, like our own, were created. a british man and an iranian national have been arrested in manchester on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement of migrants across the english channel into the uk, the national crime agency has confirmed. more than 200 people have reached the uk in small boats since november. 0ur correspondent ben ando has more. a major incident is how the home secretary, sajid javid, has described the increase in numbers of those crossing the english channel in small boats. he went to dover to see the work being done by the border force and was taken on board one of its patrol boats. though in the last 48 hours, there have been no more reports of migrant crossings. most of those attempting the journey from france are aiming at the 200 or so miles of kent coastline.

patrolling this is a hugejob. mrjavid has recalled two more border force boats from the mediterranean where they've been assisting, and now wants the royal navy tojoin in. in a statement, the ministry of defence confirmed it's ready to help out. one source is quoted as saying that the offshore patrol vessel hms mersey is available and ready to be deployed in the channel. but is this a crisis orjust a drop in the ocean? in the last two months of 2018, 239 people reached the uk by boat. but every three and a half days, the same number arrive using other means like hiding in lorries. and in other european countries, the totals are far higher anyway — germany is receiving roughly 540 asylum seekers every day. meanwhile in manchester, two people, an iranian aged 33, and a british man, aged 24, have been arrested by the national crime agency on suspicion of arranging the illegal movement

of migrants across the english channel. ben ando, bbc news. the amount of electricity we're using per person is at its lowest level since the 1980s — thanks to things like low energy light bulbs and appliances. it means that power generation in the uk has fallen again according to analysis of government statistics by the 0nlinejournal, carbon brief. a man found guilty of killing a woman in a speedboat crash has been told he can appeal against his conviction, even though he's still on the run. jack shepherd was jailed for six years, in his absence, for the manslaughter of 24—year—old charlotte brown during a date on the river thames in 2015. ms brown's parents will meet the home secretary later this month to discuss efforts to trace shepherd. cha rlotte's charlotte's sister spoke to us in august last year and told us of the shock when they found out this news. it has been a difficult time, almost

three years now with the build—up to the trial. we, once we got the verdict, that he was found guilty, it was almost like that was going to be that chapter closed in that part of our lives. and now it seems to be carrying on, it seems to be never ending. this one gives us the suggestion that if next did well so that the others. it's a bit of a mixed bag as is often the case but overall sales are up by1.5% is often the case but overall sales are up by 1.5% in the two months in the run—up to christmas. but if you break the numbers down it tells you a bit about where the growth is coming from, store sales like these,

sales were down by 9.2% but it's online, the next website which is doing particularly well, sales up 15.2% so if you combine that it gives us the overall figure of sales being up1.5%. gives us the overall figure of sales being up 1.5%. they said it is a strong christmas which made up for a pretty rubbish 0ctober strong christmas which made up for a pretty rubbish october and november suggesting we left some of the sales pretty late. but it's also a warning for the year ahead but more of the same, a challenging retail market and it is warning its forecasts for the year ahead are pretty variable. it's quite uncertain to predict what's going to happen given the uncertainty for the state of the economy after brexit. also, apple? yes, we had an update last night, it was enough to spook investors, they are was enough to spook investors, they a re pretty was enough to spook investors, they are pretty nervous. it's the first time in almost 15 years that apple has felt the need to warn investors that things might not be as rosy as perhaps they would like and that is

because they have forecast a fall in sales, its revenues it says will fall from what was expected to be about £70 billion to just, i see just, 67 billion, a 3 billion difference which might not seem like a large amount in the grand scheme of things but nonetheless it's a tribute to a slowdown in sales in china which accounts for 20% of all its revenues. also the fact we are buying less iphones, a reduction in the number we tend to buy, we might not be upgrading as quickly as we once did. but don't worry too much, even though shares are down, 7% on the back of this news, they are down about 20% since the start of november but it still sitting on a pile of cash worth $285 billion, just sat in the bank account. it for some isn't thank you. a breathalyser test that could revolutionise cancer diagnosis is being tested in the uk. the device is designed to detect cancer hallmarks in molecules exhaled by patients.

scientists hope it will lead to a simpler, cheaper method of spotting the disease early. we have an awful lot of chemicals that travel in our blood that then cross the barrier into the lungs when exhaled in the breath. so if you can capture those you can detect signals for cancer cells which are growing and metabolising abnormally so growing and metabolising abnormally so you have a different signal pattern of chemicals in the breath. what we are excited and interested to learn is whether you get different patterns of those chemicals for different sorts of cancer. new photos taken by satellites in space show the extent of damage to an indonesian volcano that caused a tsunami before christmas. this picture of the volcano — anak krakatoa — was taken almost a week before the tsunami struck. these pictures were taken on the 30th and 31st of december, a week after the disaster,

and show a small bay has formed where the volcano has completely cracked open. much of it is assumed to have slipped into the sea in the colossal landslide that produced the tsunami. absolutely, extraordinary images. in a couple of minutes we will speak to aj prichard and his brother curtis, they are just getting ready. the warm phase of a naturally occurring ocean current is creating water conditions which suit them. they are a globally endangered species which almost disappeared from the uk around 40 yea rs disappeared from the uk around 40

years ago. a festive a festive night out turned into a nightmare for strictly‘s aj pritchard and his brother curtis — when they were attacked in a nightclub in their home town. the professional dancers were left battered and bruised, with curtis needing emergency surgery on his knee. let's find out more from the brothers now. good morning to you, good to see you. we can see quite plainly characters that you still have the crutches, take us back aj, to that night, back together and hoping for afun night night, back together and hoping for a fun night out? yeah, we were in our hometown, ten minutes from our house. we went out for a night out and curtis was violently pushed and we we re and curtis was violently pushed and we were beaten up by eight people and as you can see with his leg he needed emergency surgery straightaway which is had done, thankfully, thank you to the nhs for that. the thing is it was senseless violence, unprovoked and just,

there's not much more to say which is the sad thing. you feel safe in your hometown and suddenly this happens, yeah, it's very upsetting to be honest. curtis tickets to how you felt on that night because we understand you were kind of feeling pretty protective of your brother? well, you know, it was a fantastic night out to start with, it was my sort of new year's eve night out because i was going to ireland for dancing with the stars, we thought we would go out and have some fun and we were having a great night, as the night went on we were having a good time and then on the dance floor itjust broke out into what happened. you tried to protect me, put yourself in harms way to keep me out of harms way and in doing so took the full force of it, punched and violently kicked and in doing so

you are kind of knocked out, fall into the floor and continuously being punched and kicked and then i had to pick you up and get you out of that scenario. thank god we were together, it would have been a very different situation if we were not. i would like to say thank you for getting off of this is not you are both clearly shaken up and injured, curtis you could not go and do yourjob, is that right?” injured, curtis you could not go and do yourjob, is that right? i should be in ireland training for the first live show but i cannot dance right now. i have the operation and it we nt now. i have the operation and it went fantastic so thank you to the nhs for that. i start my physio today and i should be walking on my leg within three weeks and 4—5 weeks i should be dancing again. fingers crossed. that's got to be pretty

devastating for you, to say the least. it's not the best thing which could have happened, i'm not going to lie! it's a little bit heartbreaking because i felt like this was going to be a fantastic year. i felt prepared and was really looking forward to it and had a nice little christmas break, i was ready to go back fighting stronger than ever. unfortunately no i am not able to walk. so it's a bit heartbreaking. aj, how are you doing? you had bruises, it must leave you feeling pretty shaken up. the sad thing in this scenario as it goes to your brain, you think how could it have been different, how could it have been different, how could we have stopped this from happening but honestly, there is no reason. that is what is frightening. dealing with crowds of people all the time, on a positive everything is so positive on the programme, you don't have to watch your back there

now i feel i will not be putting myself in any situation like this again, that's for sure. but you do have to question yourself. will it affect it when you are deciding if you want to go out like anyone else, it might affect your decision making? my new year's was in house with a nice cup of tea, i think that'll be my evenings for the near future. i'm going to agree! such a shame! you 0k otherwise? future. i'm going to agree! such a shame! you ok otherwise? physically iam 0k, shame! you ok otherwise? physically i am 0k, punched and kicked shame! you ok otherwise? physically iam 0k, punched and kicked in shame! you ok otherwise? physically i am 0k, punched and kicked in the shins on the side of my body when i was helping curtis off the floor but mentally you do really have two, it makes you feel slightly scared and anxious to go in large crowds of people but i'm sure i'll be fine. physically curtis is the main thing, getting him fit and healthy. aj you're going on tour with

strictly, the fans have been backing up strictly, the fans have been backing up on this? the support has been overwhelming through friends and family we know and people we don't, i will be going on tour, the fans have helped us get through some of the days we are especially for curtis being in hospital...” the days we are especially for curtis being in hospital... i would like to add to that and say thanks to everyone for the support, it has helped us it's been incredible and quite emotional how nice and kind people can be in a situation like this. best of luck to you both, thanks for talking to us, we wish you a swift recovery. it's 18 minutes past eight, let's look at the weather with matt. quick shot from a weather watcher in

the past half an hour, this was overlooking aberdeen airport, particularly cold start to the day here, clear skies through the night, -6 here, clear skies through the night, —6 in the last hour, colder further west. even the likes of 0kehampton brecon and manchester below and it's these areas where we have the clearest skies, for many of you it's anotherfamiliar, clearest skies, for many of you it's another familiar, fairly cloudy start, shows across parts of gnostic, small chance of a shower in dumfries and gallery, the majority of the uk staying dry, starting with cloud, it will probably hang around lovely winters day, light winds and store, breezy conditions across the hebrides but here is where we see the highest of the temperatures. most of you around 3—6d, and other

fairly chilly day across the board but still nowhere near as cold as it's been and will be across the eastern half of europe, widespread blue on the chart, winter storms all the way from finland down to the east of the mediterranean, more of that to come, heavy snowfall to the east of austria. still fall through italy and down across greece as well. the weather looks fairly benign, it will stay that way for at least three tonight and tomorrow, high pressure in charge, slowly circulating around with clear skies across england and wales which is where you'll see frost more widely but even here it will be hit and miss. more mail through northern ireland in western scotland temperatures above freezing through tonight thanks to the cloud and breeze. the breeze coming courtesy of high pressure moving further south into friday, bringing in slightly less cool air around the top edge, the high pressure centred in england and wales and the winds

are in england and wales and the winds a re latest in england and wales and the winds are latest so the chasing of the cloud to a certain degree, you can see mist and fog but sunny spells across central southern parts of england and wales, cool day here, three or celsius, further north at a milder day, good parts of scotland, could get up to 10 degrees in stornoway and lerwick. thru friday night and into saturday i think you know the routine, frost particularly across the southern half of the uk, few changes, weather front pushing its way in, showers around on sunday here and there but it will also bring clearer skies to scotland and northern ireland as we go through the day. essentially for most through the next few days it stays dry, pretty cold with some of frost as well. when you first switched to a low energy light bulb — you may have wondered how much difference you were really making. now a new report says it's those small changes in our homes that have proved even more important in tackling carbon emissions

than wind and solar power. we'rejoined now by simon evans, from the online journal carbon brief — who's been looking into our energy use. do you want to give us the lehmans explanation of what these statistics show? good morning, we looked at the amount of electricity generated and when it came from, we found that the amount of electricity was the lowest since 1994. that is down to a range of factors including a range of factors including energy saving light bulbs, and more energy efficient appliances. for example when people replace theirfridges they may be do not pay that much attention but we all have energy

labels because of eu regulations so a fridge might save as much as 50% of the electricity compared to older appliances. it's interesting, when people make those decisions you think, it's a good thing to do but you wonder how much difference it actually makes, but because so many people are having the same thought process it does have an impact. yeah, in some ways it's an invisible improvement because last year my fridge broke and i had to buy a new one for instance. although i consider to the energy rating it was not necessarily my first priority when i was first making my choice. regardless of whether i had chosen the most efficient possible fridge are even perhaps a slight cheaper

model it will be more energy—efficient than the older version so even if people are not prioritising that there are still improvements naturally as people replace old appliances if they break down. presumably, if that's the trend and people carry on doing that then the improvements, the improvements for carrying over time? this is only part of the picture but in general we would expect it to be an ongoing process. there are other factors which could tend to push up electricity demand in the uk, as people perhaps start to think about buying electric vehicles, obviously they run on electricity instead of petrol or diesel and ultimately that will eventually tend to push up electricity demand. it's a balance of factors but certainly the energy

efficiency pieces is a big part of the story. is it necessarily a good thing we are consuming less electricity? why in itself is not a good thing? consuming less electricity is not an end in itself, it provides all sorts of useful services, whether it's it provides all sorts of useful services, whether its clean clothes or putting food we can keep in the freezer for longer, or putting food we can keep in the freezerfor longer, so it's important we continue to enjoy the benefits of those services. i guess the point is if we have more energy efficient appliances we can get those exact same services while using less electricity which must be a good thing because it costs us less money. and also helps the country reduce its carbon emissions. if you take us back to how things got started, what is the basics for people? people need to weigh up

different factors, more energy efficient appliances tend to be more expensive up front but what is quite important, some retailers have started trying to do this where they label products, not only with the upfront label products, not only with the u pfro nt cost label products, not only with the upfront cost but an indication of how much it will cost in its lifetime. good thing to do is to weigh up the balance of those factors when making a decision. doctor simon evans, thank you very much. essentially we are talking about thinking more about what we buy in terms of energy usage, we are on that theme, i am trying to link things, do you see what i'm doing? we are thinking about what we consume and we are talking about food in a similar vein. we will talk to james haskell soon about his food, food for training athletes and everyone else. also performance chef, that's a great

name, 0mar, he was actually helping with the england football team and what they eat. how to prepare for a major sporting occasion. and i made you a special breakfast this morning inspired by them, bertram is like, oh soaked overnight for you and, good? two things i will say, where the ball is the same size? we have the same size, my goodness! it was very tasty, i'm just not sure that picture does itjustice, but it was lovely. it had pomegranates and raisins and blueberries and other nice things. do you notice how much energy i have this morning? a massive difference! laughter what are you doing, are you changing things in january? let us know. good morning. afairamount

good morning. a fair amount of cloud this morning has kept temperatures for many above freezing. but with clear spells, we lose the frost across eastern scotland in aberdeenshire. temperatures this morning down to —10 celsius, the cold est morning down to —10 celsius, the coldest night of the winter so far. high pressure still dominating across the uk and high—pressure like this, things don't change much, pretty stag na nt. this, things don't change much, pretty stagnant. the error is given ina pretty stagnant. the error is given in a clockwise direction over the uk some milder towards western areas and towards eastern parts, the colder filtering down. and towards eastern parts, the colderfiltering down. today, sunny spells across east scotland, eventually sunshine towards the east of the pennines and mid and south wales and south—west england, and sunny spells here. otherwise, remaining cloudy today and where you keep the cloud, temperatures two or three celsius at best. pretty

chilly. slightly milder in western scotland, northern ireland, 8—9dc here with slightly milder air moving in. 0vernight tonight, a lot of cloud again. but like last night, pockets of clear spells. that will allow temperatures to drop below freezing so there will be some frost around tonight. temperatures potentially down to —2, minus four celsius. where it stays cloudy, temperatures staying above freezing. friday, patchy fog in central and southern areas. some sunshine initially. again, quite a bit of cloud on friday. drive for many once again and quite chilly once again, temperatures three or four celsius, 7-10 in temperatures three or four celsius, 7—10 in the west. 0ver temperatures three or four celsius, 7—10 in the west. over the weekend, area of high—pressure still dominating. weatherfronts area of high—pressure still dominating. weather fronts skirting western areas, quite a lot of cloud here. over the weekend, a bit of

sunshine but mostly cloudy and dry, goodbye. this is business live from bbc news, with maryam moshiri and sally bundock. poison apple for investors, as the tech giant takes the rare step of slashing its forecasts. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 3rd january. at the core of apple's problems — slowing sales in china and fewer people updating their iphones. also in the programme: as democrats take control of the house of representatives, what will be the implications be for president trump's economic policies? the market are opening in europe and it is not looking particularly