good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the first official guidance for families on screen. doctors say parents should worry less about how children spend on their devices. x—ray body scanners are deployed in english prisons in a bid to tackle violence fuelled by illegal drugs. tourists are moved off popular holiday islands in thailand as the worst storm for 30 years threatens to bring strong winds and 15 foot waves. bricks and brexit. the housing market slowed sharply last year, with fewer houses changing hands, and the lowest price rises in five years. so what's in store this year? i'll get an expert view. we have ourselves a title race. manchester city end liverpool's unbeaten run and are just four points behind the premier league leaders. the moving story of the man who's been tending a world war two memorial

for nearly 75 years. are you going to keep doing it? forever. as long as i am alive. and it is a frosty start to friday for some of you, but foremost it is dry, cloudy and yet again it is quite cold, details on that and your forecast coming up here on brea kfast. good morning. it's friday, the 4th of january. our top story: parents should worry less about how much screen time they allow their children, according to the first ever guidance issued by doctors. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says there's not enough evidence to show that screen use is harmful, but it does recommend that children don't use smartphones and devices for an hour before bed. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. young people today grow up surrounded by digital entertainment and information on multiple screens, whether via computer, smartphone, or television. in its guidance to parents, the royal college says the popular view that time in front of a screen

is toxic to health has essentially no evidence to support it. many things are harmful to us. crossing the road is harmful. even reading, which we think of as a really important thing, actually, is a bit of a sedentary occupation that can keep you up at night. so we think that there is a balance to be struck. there are harms from screens, but actually, screens bring us great opportunities and we have to balance those. it says there are some associations between higher screen use and obesity and depression, but notes that the reported rise in mental health problems among young people was apparent before the advent of social media and digital technologies. it recommends families ask themselves four questions. is screen time in your household controlled? does it interfere with what your family wants to do? does it interfere with sleep? and are you able to control snacking during screen time? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children shouldn't worry greatly

about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed, in part because the light can slow the release of the sleep—inducing hormone, melatonin. the royal college says families should negotiate screen time limits with their children based on individual needs, and how much they impact on sleep, physical and social activities. the first x—ray scanner has been installed in a prison in england, as part of the government's programme to reduce drug—related violence. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body, as our home affairs correspondent danny shaw explains. stand up on the two black marks. that's it. spin around and face me. just place one hand on to that. using x—ray technology, making prisons safer. this is the first body scanner to be installed

as part of the government's programme to reduce drugs and violence in ten of the worst affected prisons in england. nearly finished. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body. this is an image of an inmate found with concealed drugs on the first day the device was deployed. you can see the straight edges, which shouldn't be inside the human body. the scanner operates in a similar way to a standard hospital x—ray machine, but the level of radiation is 400 times lower. leeds is one of ten prisons that are being given investment to reduce drugtaking and violence by next summer. but it's a difficult task and there is no guarantee it will happen. there's also a concern some of the ten prisons could reduce assaults simply by moving violent offenders to otherjails. that's definitely a risk. i'm very, very clear, though, that we need to play this fair. the idea is that i can look other

governors in the face and say, we turned around these ten prisons without cheating. the drugs trade is controlled by organised crime groups and there's evidence some criminals deliberately getjobs in prisons to bring contraband in. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. a royal navy patrol ship has been sent to the english channel to help prevent migrants crossing from france. hms mersey was diverted from routine operations after the home secretary sajid javid requested the navy‘s help. around 240 people have arrived in the uk on small boats since november. a tropical storm has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of holidaymakers from southern thailand. many flights and ferry services have been cancelled amid fears it

could be the worst to hit the country in almost 30 years. it's currently making its way across the country's southern coast, hitting resort islands, including koh samui, a favourite with british tourists. 0ur correspondentjonathan head joins us from the capital bangkok. and it's really clear that they are making as much preparations as they can. tell us a little bit about the path of the storm. well, the storm at the moment is heading just a little south of koh samui, which is of course one of the top holiday resorts in thailand, this is peak season, it is the coolest time of the year when people like to come to the year when people like to come to the island. most of the tourist who have left, got off the all—ireland largely because of or sea and air transport link being cut, so people have stayed, but they are being advised to move away from the coast because of the risk of storm surges. when the storm hits landfall in

thailand, probably in the next three oi’ thailand, probably in the next three orfour hours. this is not as powerful as the full—sized typhoons we have in the pacific, or cyclones in the indian ocean, but it is a very powerful storm with winds of up to 50 or 60 miles an hour and they are concerned about storm surges. there will be very heavy rainfall. there will be very heavy rainfall. there is a risk of landslides as well. it will be very disruptive. the thai authorities are very prepared. they have evacuated the most vulnerable low—lying coastal areas where in the past there have been large—scale deaths in the storms. and it seems that there is plenty of space available in evacuation centres. so there isn't a massive cause for concern but tourists are being warned to stay put, not to go near to the coast when the storm builds up, and to be wa ry when the storm builds up, and to be wary of flooding and certainly no—one should be using any kind of boat transport at this time. 0k, jonathan head, i know you'll keep monitoring that for us, thank you

very much. us politicians has approved laws aimed at ending a two week partial government shutdown. it follows the election of democrat nancy pelosi as speaker. the funding row centres on president trump's long—promised border wall with mexico. but further deadlock is likely as no new money has been earmarked for the policy. i walk is an immorality, it is not who we are as a nation and this is not a war between mexico and the united states that the president is creating here. it is all wall between reality and his constituents, his supporters. university bosses are warning that a no—deal brexit could be one of the biggest ever threats to higher education. a letter sent to mps by university vice—chancellors says leaving the eu without an agreement could disrupt world—leading research and put billions of pounds of funding at risk. the government says it'll guarantee money for eu funded projects if a deal isn't reached. cars should not be given priority when roads are built or upgraded, according to draft guidelines from the health watchdog.

the national institute for health and care excellence says pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be the prime consideration. the new recommendations aim to tackle obesity and increase physical activity. a huge cleanup operation is under way on the dutch coastline after cargo ship lost its low. the vessel, the biggest in europe, was travelling from asia to northern europe when rough seas took containers. initial images show children's toys and tvs on dutch beaches. 0fficials children's toys and tvs on dutch beaches. officials also warning that three containers carried toxic substances. 0ne three containers carried toxic substances. one last tory for you this morning. —— one last story for you this morning. you've heard of horse whispering, we're about to see some horse barbering. it will all make sense. melody hames has been offering the equine equivalent of a short back and sides for six years, clipping artwork into horses' coats all over the globe.

some take as long as ten hours to complete, with themes including first world war remembrance and the tv show game of thrones. what do you think about that? there we re what do you think about that? there were some beautiful pictures i saw yesterday of some of her artwork. fantastic. now, there was a big game, i don't want to remind you, but you did get the score right. but not who won. we have michael brown oi'i not who won. we have michael brown on yesterday so we should start by congratulating him on successfully predicting the score, 2—1 to city, and stephen and i went to 2—1 to liverpool. it wasn't a bad guess given the form book, but maybe it was the pressure, wasn't it, city at home, that crowd, the noise that the crowd at the etihad made a difference and they kept their cool, whereas liverpool looked rattled, so city dealt with the pressure and

they have closed the gap now to four points on liverpool at the top of the table. we gave it the big build up and it didn't let us down. premier league leaders liverpool lost their first game of the season, beaten 2—1 by manchester city. pep guardiola says the title race would have been all but over if city had been beaten. and what again was. —— and what a game it was. a brilliant result for britain at tennis's hopman cup. katie boulter and cameron norrie beat the great serena williams and her partner frances tiafoe fighting back from a set down. not such good news for kyle edmund ahead of the australian open. the british number one has been forced to pull out of the sydney international due to a knee injury. and a big moment for england's women's rugby team. 28 memebers of the squad have been awarded full time contracts. —— 28 members of the squad have been awarded full time contracts. and i will have a quick look at that in the paper review as well because of the crunching figures to come, so it is good news and not so good news. 0k, we will do that in a couple of minutes, thank you. let's get the weather now, and matt is at st james's park with this morning.

dressed up nice and warmly, good morning. good morning, yes, i certainly am. temperatures just a few degrees above freezing, but i am in st james's park, few degrees above freezing, but i am in stjames's park, the few degrees above freezing, but i am in st james's park, the oldest of the royal parks in london, where with cloud cover overhead temperatures are two or three degrees at the moment, it is different elsewhere across puzzled oi’ different elsewhere across puzzled or the scotland, temperatures of —7, east anglia, the cotswolds, east wales, “4, and we've had a clearer skies here, and the best of the sunshine through this morning. so let's look at the forecast for today because while we have clearer slots with the frost around, most just about frost free by temperatures only just above freezing for many, fairly cloudy to start, but for most if you have to get outside and get out and about it is dry. i pressure is firmly in charge as it has been with us all week. —— high pressure. it is entered to the south of the uk where the wind is lightest, not enough to stir around the laut, a

breeze to the north of the country and that will bring some less—cold airto the far and that will bring some less—cold air to the far north—west of scotland. we will have one or two showers around, they could come and go through the day, not a huge amount, they are light, most places will be dry. lots of cloud, it will thin and break, the cloud layer is very thin, it won't take much to make it seem in places, so some sunshine, the best of which with the frost of course this morning. it will be a chilly day, temperatures by the afternoon around three or fourin by the afternoon around three or four in england and wales, maybe nine or 10 degrees in the far north of scotland. and here tonight with the breeze we will continue to keep temperatures just above freezing, feeding in some cloud at times. further south across the country, we will see various cloud breaks around and, as they come and go, it won't ta ke and, as they come and go, it won't take much for temperatures to drop below freezing. can't guarantee anyone will be frost free, can't guarantee it will drop below freezing, it depends whether cloud brea ks freezing, it depends whether cloud breaks occur, where they do it the

chance of mist and fog to start the weekend. it will be a chilly start to the weekend, a familiar story, large amounts of cloud with sunshine breaking through, especially when it is frosty to start, more cloud and a breeze in the north of scotland, and here, the highest of the temperatures, around 10 degrees for one or two. still in the mid—to—low single figures further south. there will be a few changes through the night, saturday into sunday, a weather front or she and through, it won't bring much rain, it will bring some thick cloud, those drifting southwards across england and wales. what it does for scotland and northern ireland is break up the cloud readily so more sunshine on sunday. some cooler air gets back m, sunday. some cooler air gets back in, so temperatures on sunday lowest in the north, highest in the south where for many it will be cloudy for a good part of the day but i'm optimistic there will be a bit of sunshine here and there to cheer up the weekend. that is how it is looking. i will have more through the morning. now, back to charlie and louise. thank you very much, see

you in half—an—hour. go and have a cup of tea as well. see you. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: new help for parents on childrens' screen time — doctors say they can worry less as there's not enough evidence to show it's harmful. thailand's worst storm for 30 years forces tourists to evacuate holiday islands. let's take a look at today's papers. firstly, the times, a story we're also reporting this morning — about the the advice giving to parents on how much time their children spend in front of a screen. the paper also pictures, british citizen, paul whelan, who — it says — has been arrested in russia on suspicion of being a spy. the guardian looks at a study by university college london, which suggests girls are more prone to depression than boys, because of the amount of time they spend on social media. pictured is our lead story from yesterday morning about china's historic probe landing on the far side of the moon.

and on the front of the i — a story we'll also have more on shortly — universities in the uk say they are facing uncertainty over their future funding once we leave the eu. and a story that's caught our attention this morning, is this. the louvre museum, home of the mona lisa in paris, saw a record 10.2 million people walk through it's doors last year. the surge in interest is partly said to be down to a music video set in the museum by beyonce and her rapper husband jay—z. the duo posed in front of many popular masterpieces. if you need a boost your museum, that's answer. is that the official tourist video? never mind the mona lisa. we spoke a lot yesterday about

the fall in share price, didn't we? i love a graph. this puts it into context for us. it's the other one. that explains all we need to know. shares are down another 10% in apple, they've lost about a third of their value since october because of worries about slowing sales but look here. that is when the iphone launched back in 2007. this is a said today. despite that for that we've seen over the past few months, itjust explains that we've seen over the past few months, it just explains that apple is still a pretty hugely valuable company. is that fall off of the worries over demand. it's really spooked investors. what was that previous big dip? that's one? 2012/14, problems with launching phones, there's a big period but they did

not come up with new devices. a lot of investors said, one trick pony. but if you look at this one, this is the one that sells about the competition between apple was so long has been one of the most valuable companies. amazon, google, all battling it out that dominance. amazon, microsoft and apple worth more than apple. a lot of competition. we haven't got a gruff this. in the mail, they are saying, happy fatcat friday, by lunchtime today, bosses of britain's biggest companies will have banked what it ta kes companies will have banked what it takes ordinary workers all of 2019 to learn. staggering. i've enjoyed

some of the headlines after that. after the match last night. passionate pep knows the title race hate scarf hotting up now. in the throes of some kind of angry reaction. there was something for everyone in last night's match. the 11 millimetres on the goal line the warmup. the opening efforts but was cleared off the line. 11 millimetres away from being a goal. the title race ignited. you mentioned the ones caught my eye. the england women, central contracts handed out by the rfu. it is a really positive step forward. let's not take that away from the rfu. they will earn an average. there will be professional

for the first time, but that into context, that is what men earn according to the times for one match. there is a lot to go before women's rugby players become equally played. this will allow them to train and prepare before the world cup. is there a commercial interest? that is what the rfu is. the women's game isa that is what the rfu is. the women's game is a fraction of the size in terms of revenue. it would be just market forces. there are some papers reporting that 0livia market forces. there are some papers reporting that olivia newton—john was very seriously ill. she says rumours of her death have been com pletely rumours of her death have been completely exaggerated. i love that she's gone out. is it that it's not

true. and rumour of her death is completely exaggerated if it's not true. january is a time when many people are considering cutting back on what they eat. some of those choosing a meat free diet will do so because of concern about animal welfare. this week on breakfast, we're looking at what impact cutting meat consumption has on our health and the environment. john mcguire reports the west country. whenjames when james smalls family took whenjames smalls family took over this farm on the mendip hills in somerset in 1945, meat was a luxury, not a daily right. so much has changed since. grass is the crop that we grow. obviously we can't eat grass but we keep livestock that utilises the cross and we have the protein. but to those who consume protein. but to those who consume protein from plants, many make an

ethical decision but james smalls says welfare standards in britain are among the most stringent available. i think we do need to be aware of where our food comes from and if we are going to consume it, how that meat is produced, consumers are looking to buy british products and preferably things with a red tractor stamp on it, it's been produced to some the best standards the world. i'm driving half-an-hour north to bristol. the city has blazed a trail for meat free foods. as of egan, you can come and check the ingredients on the menu. we have a grocery section as well. you can check the ingredients on the food you are buying. but all customers here issue meat. i can survive quite easily without doing it. it makes me far more guilty to eat them that it does to just not. not wanting to

contribute to the animal industry any more, basically, because itjust makes me feel bad. there is also concern about the environmental impact. research published before christmas set around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions come from food and more than half of that amount from animal products. and a tea m amount from animal products. and a team of agricultural economists from the university of bristol is asking what if everyone went beacon —— vegan. ina what if everyone went beacon —— vegan. in a world first, they planted wheat in a field normally used to grass. the reason we decided to do that is because we do not know what would happen in every single person, the population, and what could happen to our farmland. could happen to ourfarmland. the grassland exists today, they are there for a reason. traditionally, many farmers are using that. what

would happen if there is no need for our livestock. farming is of course a business where supply aims to meet demand and our voracious appetites. and our series on reducing our meat consumption continues tomorrow — with a focus on how easy it is to actually do on a day—to—day basis. you can also have a look at ways to reduce your environmental impact with the climate change food calculator — you can find that on the bbc news website. many people wonder how much screen time is too much to children. we've been asking some families what the rules are. they do have eye pads but only allow them to use them in

school holidays said during term time, they are locked away. be limited to a certain time otherwise you have to get up and read books and do stuff and play. they shouldn't be honoured so long. they always say, please, please. they should be on electronic devices, is pa rt should be on electronic devices, is part of the world but they also need to work out how things work themselves as well. it's impossible to take eye allphones from young children however i do think monitoring amount of time they spend on it, you have to make sure you don't use it as a babysitter. we are quite mindful. quite mindfulwe don't want them to get strained eyes. they are tools of the future. you got to allow them to learn. something tells me a lot of people hearing this report, and this is from the royal college of paediatrics and their conclusion is,

there is not enough evidence that you can have too much screen time. not enough evidence that screen time is harmful. lots of people are getting in touch already. perhaps pa rents getting in touch already. perhaps parents should look at that time that they take on screen. jeff rogers says screen time might be less physically damaging than thought. surely it's very detrimental. keep those thoughts coming in. we will be speaking to people later. we would love to hear what you think. lots of you getting in touch. coming up in the next half—hour on breakfast if this is the year you're buying, selling, or downsizing — ben will be here to try and make sense of what lies in store for the housing market in 2019. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news,

i'm charlotte franks. the two largest london airports are to spend millions of pounds on anti—drone technology following the disruption at gatwick before christmas. more than 140,000 passengers were affected and over a thousand flights cancelled or diverted during 36 hours of chaos caused by drone sightings. gatwick says it's now spent 5 million pounds on equipment that can jam communications between a drone and its operator, and heathrow‘s confirmed it'll be buying similar systems. experts are warning girls are twice as likely to show signs of depression, than boys, which could be down to their use of social media. a study by ucl found 14 year—old girls were more frequent users of sites like facebook or instagram — and those who spent more time on them saw an increase in poor mental health. it's the first major look at the link between social media and depression in young people.

a charity is calling for more employers in the capital to consider flexible working to help their staff. figures show londoners face the longest commute times of anywhere in the uk. the working familes charity says there are lots of options for businesses to maintain and improve productivity while reducing journeys for workers. organisations find that compressed hours, so, for example working a five—day week within four days, is very helpful. perhaps spending some of ourtime very helpful. perhaps spending some of our time working from home or working in a very flexible, agile manner. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. disruption for south western railway services to and from waterloo due to a points problem at waterloo. 0n the roads, trraffic is starting to build into town on blackwall lane towards the blackwall tunnel. in streatham: mitcham lane is partially blocked by a burst water main at the junction

with ambleside avenue. highgate: there are temporary traffic lights for emergency repairs on the archway road at the junction with talbot road. now the weather with lucy martin. good morning, the settled spell of weather continues today and we are looking at another dry day. there will be variable amounts of cloud and it is going to feel cold in fact and it is going to feel cold in fact a touch cooler than yesterday. now this morning we start off with temperatures just tell the above freezing but it will feel very cold so with your out early you probably wa nt so with your out early you probably wantan so with your out early you probably want an extra layer and we are looking at a dry day, variable amounts of cloud and some sunny spells, the temperatures reaching a high of around four, five celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight they're not a great deal of changes and it looks like it will stay dry with variable amounts of cloud and where we do see breaks in the cloud that's where we will be seeing the temperatures will fall

away so another chilly night, we could see a touch of frost again to start the day as we move into saturday. saturday brings another dry day, again high pressure in charge is not a great deal of difference. there will be some sunny spells as we move through the day, temperatures just creeping up a touch of highs of six celsius, slightly cloudy skies for sunday and a touch mild. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and louise. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: these are the faces of the us bomber crew who crashed and died in sheffield 75 years ago next month. dan's been to meet the inpsirational man who tends to their memorial every day, as a campaign begins to mark their sacrifice with a fly—past. tomorrow's the day when we start to plan and book our summer holidays, a day known as "sunshine saturday". ben will be getting help and advice if you're about to start flicking through the travel brochures.

and manchester city's victory over liverpool lived up to the hype in the battle between the champions and the challengers. ian wright will give us his verdict on the race for the premier league title. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the first uk guidance on children's screen time says there is no firm evidence that using devices such as smart phones and computers is harmful to young people's health. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says no specific time limits should be placed on children's use of screens, but it recommends they're avoided in the hour before bedtime. the first x—ray scanner has been installed in a prison in england, as part of the government's programme to reduce drug—related violence. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body. police say there's emerging evidence that members of organised criminal gangs are deliberately getting jobs in prisons, to bring contraband in. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long

for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. a royal navy patrol ship has been sent to the english channel to help prevent migrants crossing from france. hms mersey was diverted from routine operations after the home secretary sajid javid requested the navy‘s help. around 240 people have arrived in the uk on small boats since november. a tropical storm has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of holidaymakers from southern thailand. many flights and ferry services have been cancelled amid fears it could be the worst to hit the country in almost 30 years. the storm's currently hitting resort islands including koh samui, a favourite with british tourists. cars should not be given priority when roads are built or upgraded,

according to draft guidelines from the health watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence says pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be the prime consideration. the new recommendations aim to tackle obesity and increase physical activity. that is it, you are up—to—date with the latest news. kat is here. it was a really exciting game last night. yes, you said in the preview of the ian wright chat we will have after 7:30am that it lived up to the hype, which it certainly did, i don't know if you watched it, lou, charlie, i know used stayed up, it was the way city handled the occasion, manchester city, didn't they, we said yesterday it was all about the pressure on manchester city, that this was a chance for liverpool to extend the gap over city to ten points, to kind of street a bit, stretch out their advantage. pep

guardiola said that if they have lost yesterday the title race would be over, but they really stepped up. and there was drama played out on the field and off, with the two very charismatic bosses and the cameras spent quite a bit of time watching them watching their team. a lot of them watching their team. a lot of the time they are just as exciting as the play, jurgen klopp and pep guardiola, which is why it was so exciting, to see those managers head—to—head as well — they have huge respect for each other. we saw pep throwing his scarf, jurgen klopp strangling a water bottle when his tea m strangling a water bottle when his team equalised, it was like a cup final. 0ur sports correspondent david 0rnstein reports from the etihad stadium. the night the premier league title race was blown wide open. 0nly midway through the campaign, but already talk of this being a potential decider. reigning champions against rampant challenges, and liverpool soon made their move, scithing city apart,

chaos in the box, john stones to the rescue by the very finest of margins. and escape too perhaps for their captain vincent kompany. it is on moments like these that games often turn and so it proved, as city began to surge and surgical —— sergio aguero delivered. half—time allowed liverpool to plot their way back and julie founded. city have is —— hesitating. how would last long. leroy sane, the hero, the woodwork and goal line looking favourably on city once more. liverpool hunted and other equaliser, but for a change they were the parade. no longer unbeaten, owing to about other manchester blues —— of the. city we re manchester blues —— of the. city were never going to give up their crown without a fight, and although

liverpool are top of the table, the battle for the trophy becomes all the more exciting in what is shaping up the more exciting in what is shaping up to bea the more exciting in what is shaping up to be a thrilling season. i don't remember the amount of contenders fighting for the title. i think for the premier league, maybe you wouldn't agree, maybe for the premier league it would be good because everybody is close and every game would be a final. it doesn't feel really good, but it's not a massive thing, because this is the most difficult game of the season, away at city, away at tottenham, away at united, arsenal, most of them we have had now already, so, yeah, that's what it is. well, let's have a look at the what that result does to the premier league table. liverpool's lead is now down tojust four points. spurs remain six points adrift. what a title race we could have now as we enter the second half of the season.

exciting stuff. england's women rugby players will be paid as full time professionals for the first time. world cup winning captain sarah hunter is among the 28 players to be awarded full—time contracts. they're worth around £24,000 a year. the men's side get £23,000 per match. even so, its being seen as a step forward. for those young girls picking the ball up and going, "actually, that is a real—life dream and ambition to be a professional rugby player," you've got people coming out of university that are still studying their degrees who have just seen their first employment as a professional rugby player and that is just game changing for everyone involved now and everyone involved in the future. there was an incredible result for the british hopman cup team in perth. cameron norrie and katie boulter beat the american pair of serena williams and frances tiafoe, fighting back from a set down. great britain have already been eliminated from the event but what a confidence boost for those two, ahead of this month's

australian open. the victory clearly meant a great deal to boulter who's the world number 97. she posted this onto twitter, saying, "what a privilege to be sharingthe court with serena willams. she was one of the reasons i started playing tennis". notjust sharing the court, but beating her as well. british number one kyle edmund has withdrawn from next week's sydney international after picking up a knee injury. the event was set to be his final tournament before the australian open which starts in melbourne in ten days' time. you'd think at the age of 55 and with 34 titles under his belt, golfer vijay singh might be slowing down a bit. not on this evidence. here he is on his kind of off—season training camp. 55 years old and look what he is doing to himself. he must be pretty strong to be able to hit a tire like that without bending. he

doesn't even play properly on the pga to any more. he plays in the masters every year thanks to his win at the augusta in 2000. he plays on the veterans tour. he means business. it makes you tired just watching. it makes you tired just watchingm does, thank you very much. 6:39am, you're watching breakfast. university bosses are warning that crucial research into subjects like cancer treatment and climate change could be compromised, if the uk leaves the eu without an agreement. they warn that a no—deal brexit could put world—leading research and billions of pounds of funding at risk. dame nancy rothwell is vice—chancellor and president of the university of manchester and is with us now. good morning. morning. iwonder if you could help us with something specific that is alarming your university through what might happen in the event of no deal. the most important thing alarming us is the possibility that the uk will be shut

out of big european research projects of which the uk is often a leader and very frequently and major contributor, and we are concerned we might not be part of the big research projects. why do you think you will be shut out? because if we leave the eu without a deal we may not be eligible for major funding through the european union, and even if the british government puts in some funding, that is not the same as being a partner in a big consortium that is tackling major problems like cats an climate change. see that through for us, the impact of the university would be what? -- impacts. it would be manyfold but in that case it would be losing the potential for world leading research, but it would also be about recruiting the best minds as students and staff to the uk, it would be about our staff being able to collaborate across europe. lots

of people, well, some people that they will listen to this and think, well, in some ways, you are scaremongering. how do you know this will happen? how do you know the investment won't come from elsewhere? obviously we don't want to scaremonger, and if we did it would be damaging to universities, because it would put people coming to british universities, so that's the last thing we want to do. we are thinking carefully about what the almost certain, the very likely the known impacts of leaving the eu without a deal. we don't know all of the full implications and of course we are hopeful that in the time that remains a deal will be reached. the government spokesman has responded andi government spokesman has responded and i am sure you know the response, just for the audience, science recognises no borders and the uk has a record of welcoming lead scientists and researchers to study here so this will not change when we leave the eu. yes, and we hope that will be the case, and certainly the government has been very supportive in saying that there will be no

borders for science, but in reality, if we are not eligible for many european grants, and at the moment the government has provided some backing forfunding, the government has provided some backing for funding, but that still can't substitute for us being an equal partner in world leading projects. the point that lou raised earlier on, it is a familiar argument across many areas, notjust universities, industry too, those in favour of brexit said you run a great university, it has a standing in the world, so why are you not more confident of the abilities of those people you now have? why not present that instead of the, you know, oh, i don't know what's going to happen, it will be a lot worse. why not have a bold vision of yourself? so i would say we have a bold vision for the university of manchester, as many university leaders do, and we collaborate across the world, but it is extremely valuable to us to collaborate across europe, and this

is worth billions of pounds to the uk. are you putting contingency plans in place? we are doing contingency planning at the moment. we are trying not to be over reactive because obviously we don't wa nt to reactive because obviously we don't want to put in place a lot of that that will not be needed. we are looking at what would happen if... there are a lot of ifs that we don't know at the moment. like most universities we are planning to dot .com lot people talk about the cliff edge of march —— we are planning to do... are there things that will be tangibly different in the event that something happens?” tangibly different in the event that something happens? i think we simply don't know that at the present time. what i think is potentially scaremongering is "everything will stop" which i doubt and the government is putting in place plans to deal with that. we are talking about the long—term, the next five, ten, 20 years for research and for stu d e nts ten, 20 years for research and for students within british universities. just really briefly,

if we don't know what's going to happen, have you seen an impact on student applications, for example? across the russell group of research, applications are down already. from the eu? yes, up from other countries, we would have expected they would go up because stu d e nts expected they would go up because students try to get in before the change in status, but they are slightly down already. ok, dame nancy rothwell, vice chancellor at manchester university, thank you. thank you. deal with the let's get the weather now — and matt is at st james's park this morning. still dark and a little chilly. it is giving the game away. yes, it's still dark but it won't be long before we see sunrise roughly around eight o'clock and now gaining at least an extra minute or two of daylight each and every day so by the end of the month, will have well over an hours worth of extra daylight to look to but of course,

the writer is still long, the morning still quite chilly. temperatures above freezing but we are down at minus eight. just outside worcester minus six. for some of you, it is a particularly chilly start. while those places have some sunshine. many viewed once again, it'sa have some sunshine. many viewed once again, it's a fairly cloudy day. it is dry with light winds. the largest of the windsor close at the centre of the windsor close at the centre of the windsor close at the centre of the high pressure system. they say where we got a bit of mist and fog as well but further north, but ofa fog as well but further north, but of a breeze, the top end of that high pressure system so that may break up the cloud of little bit. but it will also produce one or two isolated showers. most will be staying dry. we have started a frosty. it will come and go through the day. but the more of a breeze

across the hebrides. can better around three or four across england and wales after a distinctly chilly start. austral returned to some parts. the cloud will be slowly meandering around the area of high pressure. as i said, doesn't take much of a cloud break. for most of you, just about cost free is going to the start the weekend. 0r saturday, we continue with a dry theme. bubbly best in the east of high ground across southern parts of england and wales. could be one to patches first thing. for the breeze across the northern half of the country. but that is again close to around 10 degrees for one or two still in low to mid single figures further south. a few changes we go

through saturday night in the sunday. it doesn't bring huge amounts of rain. the cloud and the odd shower. mostly staying dry. but we hope it will start to break up the cloud to scotland and northern ireland. a little bit more sunshine around, even if it does feel cooler. overall, the general story is, things staying dry. maybe a bit windier into the start of next week. that's how it's looking, back to you both. thank you very much indeed, we'll see when an hour. there's one year ‘s resolution which takes careful and planning. if you're making a move this year, what's in store? ben has been looking at this. trying to predict the housing market is difficult at the best of times. but there's been a lot going on to affect prices. so where are we? at the end of last year the average

house price in the uk was just over 230 thousand pounds. that was an increase ofjust under three percent in the year to october. sounds good but it was the lowest annual rate sincejuly 2013. but there were big differences across the country. the london market was cooling but there was growth in the midlands and the north of england. so what are we expecting in 2019? the property group savills is predicting growth of 1.5% for the whole of the year. but again with wide regional variations and a fall in house prices in the capital. lucian cook is head of research at the estate agent savills. 2018 was a sluggish year. is that what we can expect in 2019? that is a result of the uncertainty

around brexit. we had reasonably strong wage growth. three much about that sense, particularly in london. brexit just puts off that sense, particularly in london. brexitjust puts off as people buying the really big expensive houses. that's not the case. it sta rts houses. that's not the case. it starts to filter through all the way through the system. housing transactions have been surprisingly robust. quite heavily supported by first time buyer numbers which remain remarkably resilient. those who been hit a number of tax changes which makes it much more difficult to be competitive. the stock about this year. talk me through those

variations. i suspect you will have a continuation of existing patterns. this sentiment thing is quite fickle and difficult to judge. this sentiment thing is quite fickle and difficult tojudge. the lead indicators from things like the royal institution of chartered surveyors suggest enquiries continue to fall and that is just the first quarter of the year when there is going to be real uncertainty about whether or not we get a deal on brexit. is going to be very price sensitive, probably a bit of a needs —based market. so think you could see after that, a bit of relief, presuming we get a deal on brexit but it's not going to be significant. the weakest in london, where we think it might fall by about 2%, not dramatic but a continuation of the sorts of balls with scene. the north—west, where we have a bit more capacity to borrow bit more relative to the income. their prices to rise by 3%. as you

mentioned, not particularly easy, i describe it as a mugs game, no offence. they said in the event of an ideal brexit, there are real worries about house prices. is this scaremongering or a real threat? there are definitely risks around about. the bank of england did something very specific. they had something very specific. they had some fairly dramatic assumptions as to what would happen to interest rates, which is way above the central scenario, the rate of interest rate rises, to arrive at some fairly significant price for projections but they were scenarios, they were forecasts. they were very clear that it wasn't necessarily that scenario. it wasn't necessarily the most likely. nonetheless, the fa ct the most likely. nonetheless, the fact they said it had an impact on

sentiment and it meant the last quarter of last year would be pretty subdued. first-time buyers, we are assuming that you are already on the ladder. if you're trying to get the ladder? it is not going to change substantially. your deposit requirements stay high. in london, it's close to £100,000. across the country, £27,000 is quite difficult to get on the loudest but the numbers have been up because we have a continuation of help to buy which has been extended and the bank of mum and dad is slightly come to the rescue to fill that gap in terms of the deposit needed. the always reliable bank of mum and dad. if you wa nt to reliable bank of mum and dad. if you want to work out where in the country might appeal to afford to buy, you can check it out using the housing calculator. it is on the website. just type in where you are.

more from me after seven a.m. appalled bank of mum and dad. 0n the 22nd of february 1944, a us bomber crashed in a park in sheffield, with the loss of all ten crew on—board. one man who witnessed the tragedy has been tending to their memorial ever since. tony foulds was just eight years old at the time. he hopes that this year's 75th anniversary will be marked by a fly—past in honour of those who lost their lives. dan has been to meet him. we saw this plane circle, it was just over the rooftops. as it came over, we don't know whether it was the pilot or it was on that side, when it went like this. we were

back, eight years old, they were wanting us to get the grass. you look this way, there are thousands of houses there and the other side is behind us, thousands more houses going down to the city centre. this is the only bit of grima they could have landed. we decided to fly that way. we decided to go over the trees. the next thing we knew, boom. you know, good gracious. this is what you been looking after all these years, tony. how do you feel now? the first thing of course is a lwa ys now? the first thing of course is always kiss them first. and i start talking. it's not very nice today.

family torn about my shopping. you know, i know people don't in—kind daft. i don't think you're daft. i can see your hands shaking. as long as i'm alive. i will never stop. that i can swear i will never stop. does the gills get any easier to deal with? you still guilty now?m never will get any easier, the guilt. your dedication means an awful lot to an awful lot of people. the fact that uk makes an awful lot of people care as well. thank you. —— the fact that you are caring. how

h ow ofte n how often do you think about that sacrifice? everyday, single day. for you are it's about these ten men and theirfamilies. you you are it's about these ten men and their families. you want to you are it's about these ten men and theirfamilies. you want to make sure that on that 75th anniversary, ona sure that on that 75th anniversary, on a tidy second of february, you would love some sort of fly past. to mark the occasion. why is that so important? because it is a tribute that they deserve. what an incredible story that is, the sacrifice. let's see what happens with that. time for the news, travel, and weather wherever you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. the two largest london airports are to spend millions of pounds on anti—drone technology following the disruption at gatwick before christmas.

more than 140,000 passengers were affected and over 1,000 flights cancelled or diverted during 36 hours of chaos caused by drone sightings. gatwick says it's now spent £5 million on comunications jamming equipment — and heathrow‘s confirmed it'll be buying similar systems. experts are warning girls are twice as likely to show signs of depression, than boys which could be down to their use of social media. a study by ucl found 14—year—old girls were more frequent users of sites like facebook or instagram — and those who spent more time on them saw an increase in poor mental health. a charity is calling for more employers in the capital to consider flexible working to help their staff. figures show londoners face the longest commute times of anywhere in the uk. the working familes charity says there are lots of options for businesses to maintain

and improve productivity while reducing journeys for workers. organisations find that compressed hours, so, for example, working a 5—day week within four days, is very helpful. perhaps spending some of that time working from home or working in a really flexible, agile manner. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the trains, there's disruption for south western railway services to and from waterloo due to a points problem at waterloo. 0n the roads, traffic is starting to build into town on blackwall lane towards the blackwall tunnel. in streatham, mitcham lane is partially blocked by a burst water main at the junction with ambleside avenue. and in highgate, there are temporary traffic lights for emergency repairs on the archway road at the junction with talbot road. now the weather with lucy martin. hello, good morning. the settled spell of weather continues today and we're looking at another dry day.

there will be variable amounts of cloud and it is going to feel cold. in fact, a touch cooler than yesterday. now, this morning, we start off with temperatures just holding above freezing but it will feel very cold so if you're out early, you probably want an extra layer and we're looking at a dry day, variable amounts of cloud with some sunny spells, the temperatures reaching a high of around 4, 5 degrees celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight then, not a great deal changes. it looks like it will stay dry with variable amounts of cloud and where we do see breaks in the cloud, that's where we will be seeing the temperatures will fall away so another chilly night, we could see a touch of frost again to start the day as we move into saturday. saturday brings another dry day, again, high pressure in charge so not a great deal of difference. there will be some sunny spells as we move through the day, the temperatures just creeping up a touch, though, with highs of 6 degrees celsius. slightly cloudier skies for sunday and a touch milder. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.

plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and louise. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: the first official guidance for families on screen use. doctors say parents should worry less about how much time children spend on their devices. x—ray body scanners are deployed in english prisons in a bid to tackle violence fuelled by illegal drugs. jetting off for sunshine saturday. holiday companies are expecting a surge in bookings this weekend, but where will travellers be heading? i'll be finding out later. we have ourselves a title race. manchester city end liverpool's unbeaten run and are just four points behind the premier league leaders. the moving story of why a man has been tending

a world war two memorial for nearly 75 years. while it is frosty friday for some, dry weather is dominating, and for the rest it is cold and cloudy. i will have all of your weekend forecast right here on breakfast. good morning. it's friday, the 4th of january. our top story: parents should worry less about how much screen time they allow their children, according to the first ever guidance issued by doctors. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says there's not enough evidence to show that screen use is harmful, but it does recommend that children don't use smartphones and devices for an hour before bed. here's our medical correspondent fergus walsh. young people today grow up surrounded by digital entertainment and information on multiple screens, whether via computer, smartphone, or television. in its guidance to parents, the royal college says the popular view that time in front of a screen is toxic to health has essentially

no evidence to support it. many things are harmful to us. crossing the road is harmful. even reading, which we think of as a really important thing, actually, is a bit of a sedentary occupation that can keep you up at night. so we think that there is a balance to be struck. there are harms from screens, but actually, screens bring us great opportunities and we have to balance those. it says there are some associations between higher screen use and obesity and depression, but notes that the reported rise in mental health problems among young people was apparent before the advent of social media and digital technologies. it recommends families ask themselves four questions. is screen time in your household controlled? does it interfere with what your family wants to do? does it interfere with sleep? and are you able to control snacking during screen time? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children

shouldn't worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens for an hour before bed, in part because the light can slow the release of the sleep—inducing hormone, melatonin. the royal college says families should negotiate screen time limits with their children based on individual needs, and how much they impact on sleep, physical and social activities. the first x—ray scanner has been installed in a prison in england, as part of the government's programme to reduce drug—related violence. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body, as our home affairs correspondent danny shaw explains. stand up onto the two black marks. that's it. spin around and face me. just place one hand on to that. using x—ray technology, making prisons safer. this is the first body scanner to be installed as part of the government's programme to reduce drugs and violence in ten

of the worst affected prisons in england. nearly finished. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body. this is an image of an inmate found with concealed drugs on the first day the device was deployed. you can see the straight edges, which shouldn't be inside the human body. the scanner operates in a similar way to a standard hospital x—ray machine, but the level of radiation is 400 times lower. leeds is one of ten prisons that are being given investment to reduce drugtaking and violence by next summer. but it's a difficult task and there is no guarantee it will happen. there's also a concern some of the ten prisons could reduce assaults simply by moving violent offenders to otherjails. that's definitely a risk. i'm very, very clear, though, that we need to play this fair. the idea is that i can look other governors in the face and say, we turned around these ten prisons without cheating. the drugs trade is controlled

by organised crime groups and there's evidence some criminals deliberately getjobs in prisons to bring contraband in. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. and we will be talking about that shortly with a gp here on breakfast. a tropical storm has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of holidaymakers from southern thailand. many flights and ferry services have been cancelled amid fears it could be the worst to hit the country in almost 30 years. the storm's currently hitting resort islands including koh samui, a favourite with british tourists. us politicians has approved laws aimed at ending a two week partial government shutdown.

it follows the election of democrat nancy pelosi as speaker. the funding row centres on president trump's long—promised border wall with mexico. but further deadlock is likely, as no new money has been earmarked for the policy. a wall is an immorality, it's not who we are as a nation. and this is not a wall between mexico and the united states that the president is creating here. it's all wall between reality and his constituents, his supporters. university bosses are warning that a no—deal brexit could be one of the biggest ever threats to higher education. the government says it'll guarantee money for eu funded projects if a deal isn't reached. but university vice—chancellors say leaving the eu without an agreement could disrupt world—leading research and put billions of pounds of funding at risk. probably the most important thing

that alarming us is the possibility that alarming us is the possibility that the uk will be shut out of the european research projects which the uk is often a leader and very frequently a major contributor, and we are concerned that we may not be pa rt we are concerned that we may not be part of big research project. cars should not be given priority when roads are built or upgraded, according to draft guidelines from the health watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence says pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be the prime consideration. the new recommendations aim to tackle obesity and increase physical activity. a huge clean up is underway on the dutch coastline after a cargo ship lost it's load. the vessel, described as the biggest in europe, was travelling from asia to northern europe, when rough seas took some containers off. initial images showed children's toys and tvs on dutch beaches. but officials also warned that three containers carried toxic substances. so you are right up—to—date with the

latest headlines. very good morning. doctors say they're growing increasingly concerned that patients are waiting twice as long for an ambulance, if the call is made from a gp surgery. it follows an investigation which looked at response times from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. let's talk now to gp dr peter holden. good morning. morning. what's your experience? that, in a word, it is common among gps and this is not to blame the ambulance service. the problem is we have a 21st—century ambulance service funded in the 20th century style. we will go onto funding ina century style. we will go onto funding in a moment, described the scenario, you funding in a moment, described the scenario, you are funding in a moment, described the scenario, you are in your surgery, a patient comes to see you and you need to call... or patient's home and they are seriously ill and you have been called to see them and

realise it is a —— and a emergency and it is not unusual to say can you call 999 and we will get a faster response if you don't tell them i am here. to be clear, you would tell the 999 person, i am a doctor, i am a gp, with a patient, and they require immediate assistants and you are saying for some reason it would slow down the process. if i decide i wa nt to slow down the process. if i decide i want to admit a patient to hospital, if it is a 999 call i dial 999 but there are many calls that don't need an eight minute response, but they need to be in hospital in one, two orfour hours, if need to be in hospital in one, two or four hours, if you need to be in hospital in one, two orfour hours, if you ring need to be in hospital in one, two or four hours, if you ring that one, two orfour or four hours, if you ring that one, two or four allan line, which we have an extra number four, the offer is for hours, never one or two and the problem is you can't leave the patient four. this is the group that not be be here and now immediate emergencies, just below that, who in the time that they will wait, and if

it goes over, they will be, yes, it happens. classic — a lady fell 100 metres from our surgery. someone came in and called my partner to see to her. the member of the public said, the doctor has come. so now we wait over one hourfor said, the doctor has come. so now we wait over one hour for an ambulance because the doctor was with them, yet the lady was lying on the cold floor in the street. in this report, there is lots of anecdotal evidence from anonymous doctors with similar stories, a cardiac arrest patient died while waiting with alan long delay for a woman with sepsis and respiratory failure, she subsequently died —— with an how a long delay. we categorically refute any allegations that responses to patients on gigabits premises or any other healthcare professional being deliberately downgraded —— on gp

premises. what's your response? there might not be anything written down but it's not the experience of gps. ata down but it's not the experience of gps. at a conference last month a colleague showed a policy from one of the ambulance services showing that if it was a gp surgery and demand exceeded supply then they got downgraded. the scenario you were describing earlier where a gbe is with the patient, and the ambulance service know that, cash where —— where agp is with the patient, the ambulance service know that, well, to getan ambulance service know that, well, to get an ambulance service where there isn't a doctor at... there is no point at all because a 999 with a cut finger might trump my call, the issue i have is if i decide to admit a patient to hospital, that's the end of the repertoire of what can be admitted in the community in terms of the environment, nursing and

logistics. it is no good to give me one hour response when, has sepsis. the logic is you wouldn't call the ambulance service if you could do with it yourself. absolutely. east midlands ambulance trust says we don't downgrade the response, it is based on the condition of the patient. we know that the health service is stretched. you are among people working extremely hard in difficult circumstances. what can be done, do you think, what should be done? the problem we have, the ambulance service have to back problems, first all it is funded per capita and takes no account into geography, response times are about geography, response times are about geography, the second problem is 111 , geography, the second problem is 111, which after 30 minutes of dumps on the 999 ambulance service system, so they are coping with a lot of calls they shouldn't be coming year the ambulance. the ambulance service are doing their best but the problem

most gps have is the one, two and four allan, the patient who doesn't need the blue light ambulance, but needs to be in hospital in 90 minutes and we are only ever offered for hours —— four hour. it doesn't matter what they say. 0n the ground we have four hours. and i am asked if that is acceptable and i say it is not acceptable. i know the call is not acceptable. i know the call is recorded. for the protection of you and me i am telling you it's not acceptable. every one of those insta nces acceptable. every one of those instances i have in the last week. thank you for coming to speak to us this morning. it is something that we will try to follow up. thank you. 7:13am and matt will know that because he is out in the cold weather or st james's park. thankfully, not freezing here compare to other parts of the country, good morning. we arejust insta nt st country, good morning. we arejust instant st james's park, country, good morning. we arejust instant stjames's park, the country, good morning. we arejust instant st james's park, the oldest royal park —— just in stjames's park, the oldest royal park in london, skies have cleared through the night, dropping well below

freezing for some, —6 in worcestershire, —5 in parts of 0xfordshire as well, and we've seen quite widely around the cotswolds temperatures below freezing, but for most one degree a above, because it is fairly cloudy yet again, so let's look at the forecast, because a fairly cloudy day is expected for most of you so maybe a little bit grey but the cloud layer is starting to seem, so we see grey but the cloud layer is starting to seem, so we see more grey but the cloud layer is starting to seem, so we see more sunshine break through here and there and for the vast majority it will be dry. it is dry because we have the same area of high pressure with us that we started with. it is centred to the south of the uk. that means to the north of the uk we are starting to see more of a breeze around the top of the country across the north of scotla nd of the country across the north of scotland in particular. that will lift temperatures relative to recent day. it might help to break the cloud. it is bringing one or two showers. part of the hebrides, cape ness, sutherland, 0rkney & shetland, the odd spot of rain, nothing drastic, though most of the country

will be dry, varying cloud, and our full sunshine, the best in the sunny, frosty conditions, with winds light away from the north—west scotland. so temperatures today in single figures for most of you. low single figures for most of you. low single figures for england and wales. we could get 29 or ten for the final four scotland. as we go tonight, more of a breeze in scotla nd tonight, more of a breeze in scotland and the cabbages shouldn't drop away too much —— we could get to about nine or 10 degrees. the frost could be hit and miss with temperatures well below freezing, others seeing temperatures above freezing to start the weekend —— temperatures shouldn't drop. saturday we do it all again. mostly dry, varying cloud, sunshine here and there. the wind is white in the south, more of a breeze in parts of scotland, and that could lift averages close to 10 degrees in the north of scotland —— light. we will see a change later in the day with our brace of rain pushing to the western isles, and that will link i weather front working southwards on saturday night into sunday, bringing

splashes of rain —— link a weather front. the odd shower possible, lots of cloud for england and wales, but further north we will see hopefully bit more sunshine. brighter conditions across scotland, northern ireland, here, temperatures will drop, but across england and wales it could be just a little bit less chilly with temperatures closer to about 11 degrees in the south. the dry story continues. maybe next week a little bit in india with a greater chance of showers and some could be on the wintry site. —— with a little bit windier. wow, double figures, thank you, matt. we've been talking about house prices and what might happen to the value of your home this year — ben's got some latest figures for us. it's tricky predicting anything at the moment. especially house prices. house prices grew the weakest since

february 2013. all of this according to the report saying prices in some parts of the capital actually fell. despite high wages and most people, there is uncertainty by brexit. if you are back at work, here is an even more depressing start. today is ‘fat cat friday'. it means for the first three days of 2018, top bosses will have earned more than the typical worker does all year. on wednesday, thursday and friday of this week, ftse100 chief executives will have banked more than £29,500 — that's the typical annual salary in the uk. and we talked about this yesterday, but apple's shares ended down again last night. they fell nearly 10% after the boss of the iphone maker blamed a slowdown in china sales for falling revenues.

it said it would take in £3bn less than it had first forecast. and if all of that is a bit depressing, i will talk about holidays in the next half hour. some top tips for you on what is being called sunshine saturday. 0ne place not to go at the moment is thailand, we will explain why. let's assess the situation in thailand where thousands of tourists and residents are understood to have fled south—eastern islands, to escape an approaching tropical storm. sam and miranda are on the island of koh samui. we can catch up on them now. good morning to both of you. looks like you are ok right now. what is the

situation? good afternoon, we are just waiting, we are in a storm and came for sam's 30th birthday on koh samui. the waiting out the storm. it's really going to kick out in the next power. tomorrow, midday. fingers crossed. we've done everything we can to be prepared. taking down the windows with plenty of suppliers. the rain and wind are coming. we've got a truck so we can escape. the good thing is, we are a pretty high. we are not in a wooden structure. we feel terrible for the people who are. sam, people were told they should get out of the area altogether. what sort of warnings did you have. very little. two days ago, we came back from the beach and

it was already about 7pm and there was some talk about the storm but by that point, all the flights were gone, the information on the ferries is very little. it sounds like, at first they said they would cancel. we have very little information. we found out through twitter that there we re found out through twitter that there were some emergency evacuation points if you're a pie you have a solid structure. we were able to get a flight that is supposed to be leaving in 20 minutes but it's been cancelled. i think at this point, it's safer to stay inside. it's quite scary. you are clearly both very cheerful. talk is religion of the preparations have been able to make. i think we can see behind you one of the windows they are taped up is that what you are doing? we have

taped up the windows. we made a small kind of bunker in the bathroom so small kind of bunker in the bathroom so about a mattress and now. some of the sunbeds. we took a truck and stop —— stocked up on food and water so we stop —— stocked up on food and water so we have plenty to keep this going and apart from that, there is not a massive amount we can do. we topped up our phones to make sure we have connectivity but we really couldn't doa connectivity but we really couldn't do a lot more. i think at first we we re do a lot more. i think at first we were really afraid. it's not our first disaster of the year. it's the first disaster of the year. it's the first one of this year. look, we wish you well. hope it all passes 0k. keep in touch. thank you very much. i love the reminder, the first one of this year. good luck to them both. simon calder is travel editor of the independent and is in our london newsroom. they didn't manage to get away but

people were being warned that people should make their way to safety. people were being warned that people should make their way to safetym was quite late on, the warning. i meteorological department has increased the wind force to 50 miles an houror more, increased the wind force to 50 miles an hour or more, bringing waves up. they cancelled all flights for today on thai air waves. most flights tomorrow are not likely to be growing. therefore, if you are not able to escape from the just xhosa movie but the highland north of that, then you have to kind of stay there and batten down the hatches. they talk about it being the most powerful storm and some 30 years. backin

powerful storm and some 30 years. back in around 1990, the last big storm like this. there were lots of backpackers. a real tropical hotspot. a lot of diving activities and thousands and thousands of people. and this kind of year —— this time of year there will be up to 6000 british people on those islands, many of them have gotten onto the mainland and many airports there have been closed as well. you are saying, thailand, not a good place to go but to keep this in perspective, this is affecting the southern part of the country, it is expected to cross the peninsular and the fact the resort of krabi and the island of phuket but bangkok and the north of the country is at the moment unaffected. what about people booked to travel to those particular areas. can they cancelled, do they

have rights? that depends on the nature of your trip. if you booked a package holiday to one of those lovely islands and you can't get there, as the flights are cancelled, then you will need to talk to your tour operator. it could of course be that within 48 hours from the storm has passed, there is severe damage then you are pretty much on your own. the airlines are saying, if your flight is cancelled, we will just rebook you on another one. you can't say, it is just a dangerous place to be and i'm not going. there are about 20,000 british people booked in the next week to go to thailand. i imagine most people have trouble free trip. still to come on breakfast we'll bring you the story of the us bomber crew who crashed and died in sheffield 75 years ago next month and the man who tends

to their memorial every day. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. tony was there, he saw the crew and they were trying to make a landing and avoid a whole lot of young children to save them. it's quite an extra ordinary story. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. the two largest london airports are to spend millions of pounds on anti—drone technology following the disruption at gatwick before christmas. more than 140,000 passengers were affected and over a thousand flights cancelled or diverted during 36 hours of chaos caused by drone sightings. gatwick says it's now spent 5 million pounds on comunications jamming equipment and heathrow‘s confirmed it'll be buying similar systems. experts are warning — girls are twice as likely to show

signs of depression, than boys — which could be down to their use of social media. a study by ucl found 14—year—old girls were more frequent users of sites like facebook or instagram — and those who spent more time on them saw an increase in poor mental health. a charity is calling for more employers in the capital to consider flexible working to help their staff. figures show londoners face the longest commute times of anywhere in the uk. the working familes charity says there are lots of options for businesses to maintain and improve productivity while reducing journeys for workers. organisations find that compressed hours, so, for example, working a 5—day week within four days, is very helpful. perhaps spending some of that time working from home or working in a very flexible, agile manner. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the trains, there's disruption for south western railway services

to and from waterloo due to a points problem at waterloo. 0n the roads traffic is slow on the a13 — london bound from the lodge avenue junction, barking. in acton, gunnersbury lane is closed southbound at the junction with acton fire station for burst water main repairs. and streatham: mitcham lane is partially blocked by a burst water main at the junction with ambleside avenue. now the weather with lucy martin. hello, good morning. the settled spell of weather continues today and we're looking at another dry day. there will be variable amounts of cloud and it is going to feel cold. in fact, a touch cooler than yesterday. now, this morning, we start off with temperatures just holding above freezing but it will feel very cold so if you're out early, you probably want an extra layer and we're looking at a dry day, variable amounts of cloud with some sunny spells, the temperatures reaching a high of around 4, 5 degrees celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight then, not a great deal changes. it looks like it will stay dry

with variable amounts of cloud and where we do see breaks in the cloud, that's where we will be seeing the temperatures falling away so another chilly night, we could see a touch of frost again to start the day as we move into saturday. saturday brings another dry day, again, high pressure in charge so not a great deal of difference. there will be some sunny spells as we move through the day, the temperatures just creeping up a touch, though, with highs of 6 degrees celsius. slightly cloudier skies for sunday and a touch milder. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now though it's back to charlie and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and charlie stayt. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the first uk guidance on children's screen time says there is no firm evidence that using devices such as smart phones and computers is harmful to young people's health.

the royal college of paediatrics and child health says no specific time limits should be placed on children's use of screens, but it recommends they are avoided in the hour before bedtime. the first x—ray scanner has been installed in a prison in england, as part of the government's programme to reduce drug—related violence. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body. police say there's emerging evidence that members of organised criminal gangs are deliberately getting jobs in prisons, to bring contraband in. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. when i decide to admit a patient we

are at the end of the repertoire of what can be delivered in the community in terms of environment, nursing or logistics. if i ask for 25 minutes, it is no good giving the one—hour's response time. a tropical storm has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of holidaymakers from southern thailand. many flights and ferry services have been cancelled amid fears it could be the worst to hit the country in almost 30 years. the storm's currently hitting resort islands including koh samui, a favourite with british tourists. university bosses are warning that a no—deal brexit could be one of the biggest ever threats to higher education. the government says it'll guarantee money for eu funded projects if a deal isn't reached. but a letter sent to mps by university vice—chancellors says leaving the eu without an agreement could disrupt world—leading research and put billions of pounds of funding at risk. probably the most important thing that alarming us is the possibility that the uk will be shut out of the european research projects, which the uk is often a leader and very frequently a major contributor, and we are concerned that we may not be part of those big research projects.

cars should not be given priority when roads are built or upgraded, according to draft guidelines from the health watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence says pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be the prime consideration. the new recommendations aim to tackle obesity and increase physical activity. just one of a story for you. it is a barber who specialises in horses. melody hames has been offering the equine equivalent of a short, back and sides for six years, clipping artwork into horses' coats all over the globe. some take as long as ten hours to complete, with themes including first world war remembrance and the tv show game of thrones. look at that beautiful horse. i

would like that as a job.|j look at that beautiful horse. i would like that as a job. i wasn't sure about the final image. the horse was looking, going, what have you done to my bottom. we have the weather coming up in a moment. kat, quite an eventful game last night. yes, unbelievable, it was worth staying up. city responded to the pressure. it was all on them at home to keep up the pace, to keep up the title race against liverpool. and liverpool... maybe it was the pressure, the sound of the crowd, it was like a cup final occasion and it will be interesting to see what happens to liverpool's season because if they had stretched the gap, they might have been more co mforta ble, gap, they might have been more comfortable, but the unbeaten run for them is over. that invincibility is gone. just for the record, you got the score right, but the wrong way around. thank you for reminding

me. i predicted 2—1 to liverpool, it was 2—1 to manchester city. they we re was 2—1 to manchester city. they were the better team on the night. understandably, one happy manager, one not so much. let's hearfrom them both. i don't remember a league so tough, with the amount of contenders fighting for the title. i think for the premier league, maybe you wouldn't agree, maybe for the premier league it would be good because everybody is close and every game would be a final. it doesn't feel really good, but it's not a massive thing, because this is the most difficult game of the season, away at city, away at tottenham, away at united, arsenal, most of them we have had now already, so, yeah, that's what it is. philosophicalfrom philosophical from jurgen philosophicalfrom jurgen klopp. let's speak with ian wright. thank

you forjoining us. i assume you we re you forjoining us. i assume you were watching. it was the game of the season. it was fantastic, a brilliant advert for the premier league. the game was slow in the first 15 minutes. with the quality on show, you know that things would happen. liverpool were lucky when they hit the post and john stones navy clearance off the line. i didn't think liverpool, the way they have been playing, it didn't quite work in the end, the second half they changed, but manchester city deserved to win in the end. and what do you think this could mean for liverpool's season? that undefeated run is over. does that mean the bubble burst? it is all about confidence and belief, in a season like this, it is so competitive. do you think it will be damaged, that confidence so far this season? no, absolutely not, the players know what it will take from now on for

the run in, and what it will take to win games continuously, to keep the momentum going. as a team that is going for the premier league, you have to lose along the line unless you are arsenal of course. you will lose a game and you have to come back from that, and that is what helps you to realise what it takes to become champions. that is what we saw from manchester city. they know what it is like to lose and come back and fight back to try to get yourself going again and that is what liverpool have to do. 29 years since winning the league. the pressure will mount the further it goes and city will chase them all the way. i tip liverpool. i hope they can do it for the sake of liverpool mates. it will be very tough. it is not easy to win. who has the class to hang on? you say manchester city, tottenham chasing down liverpool, who would you put

your money on at this stage with half a season left? i put my money on liverpool. that is what i put it on. iam pleased on liverpool. that is what i put it on. i am pleased that we have a title race that isn't about manchester city trying to break records rather than two teams chasing each other down. you can't write tottenham. they are fantastic at the moment. they would have been delighted with that result. i am still going for liverpool. they look focused and they looked ready to be champions. it has been a three—year journey up to this point withjurgen klopp and he doesn't seem to be doing much wrong. and now this is the test. we will look forward to that, seeing how they cope with the pressure of being the leaders, and the much closer title race. you are here to talk about the fa cup third round ties this evening, tottenham against tranmere up in merseyside, welcoming the premier league giants, and a full weekend of fixtures, that

is the big one to look forward to, i look forward to seeing how they go because they have a really good fa cup history, beating southampton, everton, what will happen?m cup history, beating southampton, everton, what will happen? it is a game where tottenham need... everybody knows tottenham need to win the trophy. i know that pochettino said winning the fa cup, winning the league cup is not the trophy that will give him the status that tottenham need, but i feel that totte n ha m , that tottenham need, but i feel that tottenham, who are pushing very close for the premier league, might not have enough in the end to challenge liverpool and manchester city, but i am there to be proven wrong. i think tottenham have a great chance in the fa cup with their team and what they can do and how well they can play and they are playing at wembley, they are used to that, so if they can get to the final, you know, tranmere will be difficult, they are playing against a big team, it is a scalp to win and the third round does throw up

unbelievable results, you know, they should look forward to it, it would meana should look forward to it, it would mean a lot to them to play against totte n ha m , mean a lot to them to play against tottenham, and it would be even better if they can beat them. any other tie over we can catch your eye? any giant killings that we enjoy in the third round?|j eye? any giant killings that we enjoy in the third round? i will be at newport, the new port— leicester game, that's intriguing, newport last season beat league leaders in the third round, they got beaten by totte n ha m the third round, they got beaten by tottenham in the fourth round, they had already beaten wrexham 4—0 in this round, so they are having a good run, not in this league, around 12, so it is great for them to get into the fa cup and play a against a tea m into the fa cup and play a against a team like leicester who might rest players, who knows, so maybe he should go for it, if you ask me, but it is the money, it it is made from these games for teams like newport, not only the procedure of treating acting like leicester, but the fact

that they can sustain themselves for a while the further they go in the competition. that is what is so magnificent about the fa cup. competition. that is what is so magnificent about the fa cupm competition. that is what is so magnificent about the fa cup. it is charlie in the studio. i am normally in charge of asking stupid football questions. that is myjob mainly. i just want to go back to last night's events. i watched almost all of the game. i thought there was drama. it is almost bigger than the game itself. i know you talked about the technicalities. the drama of the managers. all of that going on around it. it had that feel to it. it was magnificent. being in a run in like this, i was so fortunate that we won one in the end, even if it was 0—0, you saw what was going on, it felt like something was getting ready to happen at this stage and that is what happens, you have to teams going for it, manchester city won't give up the

fight, they want to try to do the re— pete and try to retain the title. liverpool haven't won in 29 yea rs. title. liverpool haven't won in 29 years. now we are at the stage of the season where every game, even if it is 0-0, the season where every game, even if it is 0—0, will be exciting and last night was excellent and intriguing, and in the end manchester cityjust did enough, and the performance from liverpool was surprising. it was a performance earlier in the season that they were playing in, like that, those performances, and winning them, but this is manchester city, they started with milner and henderson, which people didn't agree with, liverpool fans, but you have to trust the manager, what he is doing, and it is a big test for liverpool, they are under a big test to keep going. we have a title fight ona to keep going. we have a title fight on a mac hands. you can follow that across the bbc of course over the weekend, there are some big titles potentially on the cards as the fa

cup potentially on the cards as the fa cu p ofte n potentially on the cards as the fa cup often throws up. england's women rugby players will be paid as full time professionals for the first time. world cup winning captain sarah hunter is among the 28 players to be awarded full—time contracts. they're worth around £24,000 a year. the men's side get £23,000 per match. even so, its being seen as a step forward. for those young girls picking the ball up and going, "actually, that is a real—life dream and ambition to be a professional rugby player," you've got people coming out of university that are still studying their degrees who have just seen their first employment as a professional rugby player and that is just game changing for everyone involved now and everyone involved in the future. there was an incredible result for the british hopman cup team in perth. cameron norrie and katie boulter beat the american pair of serena williams and frances tiafoe, fighting back from a set down. great britain have already been eliminated from the event but what a confidence boost for those two, ahead of this month's australian open. the victory clearly meant a great

deal to boulter who's the world number 97. she posted this onto twitter, saying, "what a privilege to be sharing the court with serena willams. she was one of the reasons i started playing tennis." british number one kyle edmund has withdrawn from next week's sydney international after picking up a knee injury. the event was set to be his final tournament before the australian open which starts in melbourne in ten days' time. so more bad news for british tennis players. it seems to be all i've talked about apart from manchester city. bad news for tennis, apart from camera —— camera and norrie. —— cameron norrie. thank you. let's get the weather now — and matt is at st james's park with this morning. good morning. iamjust

good morning. i am just in the shadow of the great building, buckingham palace, of course, on the edge of that, st james's buckingham palace, of course, on the edge of that, stjames's park, old est royal edge of that, stjames's park, oldest royal park in london, acquired by henry viii in 1532, but it isa acquired by henry viii in 1532, but it is a quiet start, fairly cloudy overhead, a thin layer of cloud, that has stopped temperatures from falling away much, but whether cloud has broken, across aberdeenshire, the south midlands, temperatures well below freezing. —8 in aberdeenshire, the south midlands around —3, —6 in places, especially around —3, —6 in places, especially around the cotswolds. away from that, around freezing. if we look at the forecast, it will be cold across the forecast, it will be cold across the board, but lots of cloud once again, so even if you don't start particular frosty, not much sunshine means temperatures won't lift much, it will even a today. i pressure in charge of the uk, sent to the south

of the uk, and because it will shift, a breeze blowing in across northern parts of scotland, and that will allow slightly less—cold air to push in. in around the hebrides, 0rkney and shetland, one or two showers to come, most places across the uk completely dry, high pressure generally stop spraying clouds from forming, but the brakes in the cloud, they will come and go, but elsewhere you mightjust stay cloud, they will come and go, but elsewhere you might just stay with that all day long. the winds light away from the hebrides and temperatures around three or four across england and wales, the highest in the breeze in the north of scotland, nine or 10 celsius for one or two. through tonight, we continue with the breeze. and, maybe picking up in northern ireland as well. that should stop temperatures falling away. some in the east of high ground, temperatures could drop for a frost to form. england pro to

the frost, pinpointing where is difficult with various areas floating around, but either way it is chilly to start saturday morning. i pressure is with us to the south of the uk. if you have frost, there isa of the uk. if you have frost, there is a chance of fog patches as well -- high is a chance of fog patches as well —— high pressure. equally we will see some sunshine. generally, lots of cloud on saturday. breezy in the north with the highest temperatures, low single figures for some in england and wales. then a few changes, subtle changes saturday night into sunday. a weather front move south, bringing rain. for sunday across england and wales, producing large amounts of cloud, the odd shower, maybe like patchy rain. most will be dry on sunday but what we will see is cloud clearing over the past few days, scotland and northern ireland have the greater chance of longer spells of sunshine on sunday. temperatures can bet on saturday will be lower. for england and wales it could be less cold with temperatures around ten or 11 degrees. overall, it is a dry

picture across the uk. coldest this morning in eastern scotland and the south midlands. wrap up well. back to you both. it looks lovely this morning. it does, it actually does, but it is january. it's january. it's cold and dark outside. can i hear the sound of holiday? stepping down onto that sand. the sun is shining over a golden beach. all you can hear are the lapping waves. all you can see are palm tree leaves and maybe a drink in your hand. your to—do list is empty. your shades are on. shall i carry on? looks like that has put ben in the mood to talk holiday sales. where is my drink, whereas my

cocktail? sadly not in the caribbean this morning. tomorrow is so—called sunshine saturday. the day we try to banish the winter blues by booking a summer holiday to look forward to, to get us through the cold and the dark. 0ne travel firm says it's expecting double the number of bookings this weekend than they normally take. where is everyone going? jen arkinson is chairman of the luxury travel business the inspiring travel company. good morning. very relaxed this morning in the studio. this is how it should be. we are talking about the number of bookings going up, it is really busy for you. we talk

about people getting through christmas. it is all diets and detox and misery and grey weather and what we need is something to look forward to. the first thing i think of new year's day is when is my next holiday? we found is a big business, since boxing day, our enquiries have been at 40% which is unbelievable in this economic environment. we are positive is going to be busy. the thing about the uk is you can always rely on bad weather and therefore, british people just love the sunshine, they love to travel and explore. the last thing people tend to sacrifice is there a holiday. where am i going in february? is sort of plan the year ahead. where are people booking? we talked a lot about it being expensive to go to

europe. we know the us site expensive. the weakness of the pound, the strength of the dollar. where are people going? it's a huge question. what we finding is that people are going afield. long haul has really increased. south africa, sri lanka, the far east, really affordable options. south africa is on the same time zone as the uk, it's a great destination and really great value. what we are finding is that people are always going to want a beach holiday but people want an experience as well, they want to be able to go and see a bit of culture, doa able to go and see a bit of culture, do a few things, have a wellness break, something with a lasting memory, rather than something that fades in a month. do, which is booking a holiday with fingertips, flights, hotels, activities. it's overwhelming.” fingertips, flights, hotels, activities. it's overwhelming. iam activities. it's overwhelming. iam a bit ofa activities. it's overwhelming. iam a bit of a dinosaur and activities. it's overwhelming. iam a bit ofa dinosaurand i activities. it's overwhelming. iam

a bit of a dinosaur and i think i will be extinct. personal service is important. the internet is a great, wonderful thing but there is so much information, what can you trust and believe, so much said about tripadvisor, would you trust on now? what we find is that nothing can replicate the fact that somebody has been there, i've been to that destination and have first—hand experience and increasingly are the ten, 15 years ago, it will set your company won't exist in 15 years and thatis company won't exist in 15 years and that is not true because people increasingly want to speak to somebody with whom they can trust. we talk about people booking this weekend, sunshine saturday as it's called, how do people make sure they get it right? that's a good point because there are so many sales and offers and when is a sale a real sale? 0ur experiences if you speak to somebody, the best way to get a great deal is to be flexible on the

destination. if you got a specific day a specific place you want to go, well in advance because the best deals are well in advance. we have people booking for next christmas and beyond. it's a shorter term thing, it's just about saying, generally, where do you want to go and speak to somebody who you trust, otherwise you will spend half the day of your life going, if slightly cheaper there and i don't know which website to believe. nice to talk to you and you will stick around a bit longer. jen is going to stay and a nswer longer. jen is going to stay and answer questions about or two might look this weekend, planning on going away, so send us a look this weekend, planning on going away, so send us a message on look this weekend, planning on going away, so send us a message on email and social media. we'll put some of those questions tojen a little bit later, how much it will cost, what is safe to travel to? more on that in the next power. have a rest. until then. see when about one hour.

tony foulds was just a young boy when he saw a us bomber crash in a park in sheffield in 1944. he has been tending to their memorial ever since. now he hopes that this year's 75th anniversary of the tragedy will be marked by a fly—past in honour of those who lost their lives. dan has been to meet him. we saw this plane circle, it was just over the rooftops. as it came over, we don't know whether it were a pilot or a bomb. on that front side, it went like this. we were back, eight year old, they were wanting us to get up the grass. you look this way, there's thousands of houses there and the other side endcliffe park is behind us,

where they crash—landed, thousands more houses going down to the city centre. this is the only bit of green they could have landed at. this is it. he decided to fly that way. as he did, he decided to go over the trees. the next thing we knew, boom. and i thought, you know, good gracious. i could have not been here if those lad hadn't gave their lives. this is what you been looking after for all these years, tony? yeah. how do you feel standing here now? the first thing of course is always kiss them first. and i start talking. it's not very nice today. you won't like it when it's like this. then we go on about my shopping. you know, i know people who pass think i'm daft. i don't think you're daft, by the way, tony.

i can see your hands shaking, you have tremors. essential tremors, for many, many years. are you going to keep doing this? as long as i'm alive. i'll never stop. that, i can swear, i will never stop. does the guilt get any easier to deal with? do you still feel guilty now? yeah, never will get any easier. your dedication means a lot to an awful lot of people. the fact that you care makes an awful lot of people care as well. thank you, yeah. how often do you think about that sacrifice? every day, single day. for you, it's about these ten

men and their families. i know what you do want, is to make sure that on that 75th anniversary, on the 22nd of february this year, you would love some sort of fly—past over this memorial to mark the occasion. why is that so important to you? because it's is a tribute that these deserve, they deserve it. it's a simple request any really wa nts it's a simple request any really wants people to go there for the anniversary as well. dan first tweeted about tony's story on wednesday. since then there's been an overwhelming reaction on social media. sarah says: i've never heard about this and i'm from sheffield. what a lovely thing to do over so many years. well done and thank you for preserving some of our history — and she says she'll now go and have a look at the monument and tony's handiwork. adrian lives near the park and often enjoys going there. he says: the story of the crashed plane and the monument is amazing.

it would be great to have the flypast. let's spread the word and make it happen. and sam has a personal connection to the story. she says: i've met tony too and he feels he owes it to the crew of the plane to commemorate them as they saved a lot of lives. my granny was on riverdale road and told me the same story. he is amazing and made me cry. lots of you are trying to work on getting that fly past to happen. we will keep watching and let you know what happens. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. the two largest london airports are to spend millions of pounds on anti—drone technology following the disruption at gatwick before christmas. more than 140,000 passengers were affected and over a thousand flights cancelled or diverted during 36 hours of chaos caused by drone sightings. gatwick says it's now spent 5 million pounds on comunications jamming equipment and heathrow‘s confirmed it'll be buying similar systems. experts are warning —

girls are twice as likely to show signs of depression, than boys — which could be down to their use of social media. a study by ucl found 14—year—old girls were more frequent users of sites like facebook or instagram — and those who spent more time on them saw an increase in poor mental health. a charity is calling for more employers in the capital to consider flexible working to help their staff. figures show londoners face the longest commute times of anywhere in the uk. the working familes charity says there are lots of options for businesses to maintain and improve productivity while reducing journeys for workers. organisations find

that compressed hours, so, for example, working a 5—day week within four days, is very helpful. perhaps spending some of that time working from home or working in a very flexible, agile manner. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. 0n the trains, there's disruption for south western railway services to and from waterloo due to a points problem at waterloo. 0n the roads traffic is busy but moving on the m4 through the brentford elevated section in both directions. in acton: gunnersbury lane is closed southbound at the junction with acton fire station for burst water main repairs. now the weather with lucy martin. hello, good morning. the settled spell of weather continues today and we're looking at another dry day. there will be variable amounts of cloud and it is going to feel cold. in fact, a touch cooler than yesterday. now, this morning, we start off with temperatures just holding above freezing but it will feel very cold so if you're out early,

you probably want an extra layer and we're looking at a dry day, variable amounts of cloud with some sunny spells, the temperatures reaching a high of around 4, 5 degrees celsius. as we go through this evening and overnight then, not a great deal changes. it looks like it will stay dry with variable amounts of cloud and where we do see breaks in the cloud, that's where we will be seeing the temperatures falling away so another chilly night, we could see a touch of frost again to start the day as we move into saturday. saturday brings another dry day, again, high pressure in charge so not a great deal of difference. there will be some sunny spells as we move through the day, the temperatures just creeping up a touch, though, with highs of 6 degrees celsius. slightly cloudier skies for sunday and a touch milder. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today... the first official guidance for families on screen use. doctors say parents should "worry less" about how much time children spend on their devices. x—ray body scanners are deployed in english prisons in a bid to tackle violence fuelled by illegal drugs. tourists are moved off popular holiday islands in thailand as the worst storm for 30 years threatens to bring strong winds and five meter waves. banishing the winter blues. holiday companies are expecting a surge in bookings this weekend on so—called sunshine saturday. but where's hot and where's not? i'll have some top tips. in sport, we have ourselves a title race. manchester city end liverpool's unbeaten run and are just four points behind the premier league leaders. as a boy, tony foulds saw a world war ii bomber crash killing all ten crew. now he attends their

memorial every day. we have his moving story. it isa it is a frosty start to friday for quite a few of you. lots of cloud ulster where —— elsewhere. the full details on breakfast. it's friday the 4th of january. parents should worry less about how much screen time they allow their children, according to the first ever guidance issued by doctors. the royal college of paediatrics and child health says there's not enough evidence to show that screen use is harmful but it does recommend that families control the amount of time that children spend on smartphones and devices. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. young people today grow up surrounded by digital entertainment and information on multiple screens, whether via computer, smartphone, or television. in its guidance to parents, the royal college says the popular view that time in front of a screen is toxic to health has essentially no evidence to support it.

many things are harmful to us. crossing the road is harmful. even reading, which we think of as a really important thing, actually, is a bit of a sedentary occupation that can keep you up at night. so we think that there is a balance to be struck. there are harms from screens, but actually, screens bring us great opportunities and we have to balance those. it says there are some associations between higher screen use and obesity and depression, but notes that the reported rise in mental health problems among young people was apparent before the advent of social media and digital technologies. it recommends families ask themselves four questions. is screen time in your household controlled? does it interfere with what your family wants to do? does it interfere with sleep? and are you able to control snacking during screen time? the guidance says parents with healthy, active children shouldn't worry greatly about computer and smartphone use, although it recommends no screens

for an hour before bed, in part because the light can slow the release of the sleep—inducing hormone, melatonin. the royal college says families should negotiate screen time limits with their children based on individual needs, and how much they impact on sleep, physical and social activities. the first x—ray scanner has been installed in a prison in england, as part of the government's programme to reduce drug—related violence. it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body, as our home affairs correspondent danny shaw explains. stand up onto the two black marks. that's it. spin around and face me. just place one hand on to that. using x—ray technology, making prisons safer. this is the first body scanner to be installed as part of the government's programme to reduce drugs and violence in ten of the worst affected prisons in england. nearly finished.

it can detect packages hidden inside a prisoner's body. this is an image of an inmate found with concealed drugs on the first day the device was deployed. you can see the straight edges, which shouldn't be inside the human body. the scanner operates in a similar way to a standard hospital x—ray machine, but the level of radiation is 400 times lower. leeds is one of ten prisons that are being given investment to reduce drugtaking and violence by next summer. but it's a difficult task and there is no guarantee it will happen. there's also a concern some of the ten prisons could reduce assaults simply by moving violent offenders to otherjails. that's definitely a risk. i'm very, very clear, though, that we need to play this fair. the idea is that i can look other governors in the face and say, we turned around these ten prisons without cheating. the drugs trade is controlled by organised crime groups

and there's evidence some criminals deliberately getjobs in prisons to bring contraband in. new research suggests that patients are made to wait twice as long for an ambulance when 999 is dialled from a doctor's surgery. it's according to a response to a freedom of information request from ten of the 13 ambulance services across the uk. ambulance bosses insist all calls are prioritised on clinical need. when i decide as a gp to admit a patient to hospital, we are at the end of the repertoire of what can be delivered in the community, either in terms of environment, nursing or logistics. my oxygen bottle lasts 25 minutes. it's no good giving me an hour's response time. us politicians has approved laws aimed at ending a two—week partial government shutdown. it follows the election of democrat nancy pelosi as speaker. the funding row centres on president trump's long—promised border wall with mexico. but further deadlock is likely

as no new money has been earmarked for the policy. a wall is an immorality. it's not who we are as a nation. and this is not a wall between mexico and the united states that the president is creating here. it's a wall between reality and his constituents. his supporters. a tropical storm has forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of holidaymakers from southern thailand. many flights and ferry services have been cancelled amid fears it could be the worst to hit the country in almost 30 years. it's currently making its way across the country's southern coast, hitting resort islands including koh samui, a favourite with british tourists. 0ur correspondentjonathan head joins us from the capital bangkok. it is clear they have made preparations but tell about the path of the storm. it has already made landfall, hitting a province south

of koh samui. the three islands were in the path of the storm that they are getting heavy rain and strong gusts of wind and high tides at the moment. people are being warned to stay away from beaches and generally stay away from beaches and generally stay inside solid buildings. probably one of the greatest risks to health are bits of debris being blown around by the winds. 30,000 people have been evacuated from coastal areas where the storm struck, the strongest part of it. most of the tourists who left have left the island is simply to avoid being trapped there. for the moment allairand sea being trapped there. for the moment all air and sea transport links have been cut and they are not expected to be restored probably for the next 24 hours. the winds are moving across. they will also affect beaches on the west side, perhaps

not so much. authorities are warning there will be very heavy rain with there will be very heavy rain with the possibility of flooding and the possibility of landslides as well. they are telling people there is no need to be massively worried but they are urging them to be cautious and to stay indoors at the moment will stop -- at the moment. university bosses are warning that a no—deal brexit could be one of the biggest ever threats to higher education. the government says it'll guarantee money for eu—funded projects if a deal isn't reached. but university vice—chancellors say leaving the eu without an agreement could disrupt world—leading research and put billions of pounds of funding at risk. cars should not be given priority when roads are built or upgraded, according to draft guidelines from the health watchdog. the national institute for health and care excellence says pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users should be the prime consideration. the new recommendations aim to tackle obesity and increase physical activity. a huge clean up is underway on the dutch coastline after a cargo ship lost its load. the vessel, described as the biggest in europe, was travelling from asia to northern europe, when rough seas

took some containers off. initial images showed children's toys and tvs on dutch beaches. but officials also warned that three containers carried toxic substances. you are watching bbc breakfast. so many of you getting in touch about our main story. this christmas, many children may have been glued to their new smartphones or tablets — leaving parents to wonder how much screen time is too much. now doctors have issued guidance on the issue, and one piece of advice is to let parents decide for themselves. so we've been asking some families what their rules are. they do have ipads but i only allow them to use them in the school holidays. during term time they're locked away. we limit it for a certain time, otherwise he's got to get off and read books and do stuff and play. i don't think they should be on it

so long and they always say, " please, please, can i have some more time?" they certainly should be playing on electronic devices, it's part of the world and it's very important to keep pace with the world but they also need to work out, figure out, how things work for themselves as well. it's impossible to take ipads or phones from young children. however i do think you can monitor the amount of time they spend on it. you have to make sure you don't use it as a baby—sitter. we're quite mindful because obviously we both wear specs, so we're quite mindful that we don't want them to get strained eyes. they're tools of the future as well, aren't they? you've got to allow them to learn at the same time. they're a bit faster than us, aren't they? yeah. let's talk about all of that. joining us from our london newsroom is dr max davie, who was involved in drawing up the guidance, and layla preston, a parent and online blogger. morning to you both. thank you for joining us. is it ok for children to

be watching screens? what other para meters be watching screens? what other parameters here? basically it is ok. we do not think there is a direct, toxic effects on the health of children from using screens per se but we do think it should be controlled for a lot of things that people were saying in that snippet we re people were saying in that snippet were really sensible and that is what our messages, it is up to families to make their own screen plan, according to fairly basic parameters. children need to sleep exercise can eat healthily and spend time doing things with their family, activities together. that is important. when you have done all of that stuff and you are in control of your screens, then it is up to you. i want to pick up on that word toxic. that is the concern for many pa rents, toxic. that is the concern for many parents, that it may be damaging. is it that research has not been done yet? would you like more to be done? we wa nt yet? would you like more to be done? we want more research and better

research. we want research that follows over time. a lot of research isa follows over time. a lot of research is a single snapshot of time not telling us a lot. we think there is a lot of research we are confident there is no direct, toxic effect of there is no direct, toxic effect of the act of using a screen on the brain ofa the act of using a screen on the brain of a child. there may be effects for instance on a child's eating habits, if they are watching a screen eating habits, if they are watching a screen the same time as eating, they might not realise they thought. in terms of direct, toxic effect we are confident there will not find anything. can we be clear, is there anything. can we be clear, is there a link between children's mental health and screen time? are you saying there is no link?” health and screen time? are you saying there is no link? i do not think there is a direct causal link toa think there is a direct causal link to a child's to health and we have to a child's to health and we have to remember the rise in mental health problems for children predates the explosion in screen time we are experiencing. it is not plausible to say it is due to

screens. the terminology you are using, causal link, is there a link between too much screen time and poor mental health? there is an association between a lot of screen time and poor mental health. what is that? we are not completely confident but it may be. the report yesterday from university college london, the way we look at it and interpreted it, young people with poor mental health use social media more, partly because the real world, in the flesh world, it is tricky and difficult. interactions are tricky when you are struggling with mental health. in your report, if you have seen health. in your report, if you have seen evidence of that, how is that not part of your recommendation? our recommendation was about the amount of screen time overall, not covering particular sorts of content. we do have within our recommendation thoughts about safeguarding and

avoiding negative content on screens. let's pick up on some of this. you have two children. two boys, six and eight. it is very much the world you live in. yes. what do you make of what you are hearing? there are a lot of holes in the research. personally there is a link between anxiety and excess screen time. my children especially, i do believe that when they are on the screen, when they are eating orjust before sleep, i noticed their brains are frazzled and they are wired. these kids are only six and seven years old. i do not think it is the length of screen time i am worried about, more what they are watching. emphasis should be made about what they are watching rather than the length of screen time. as a parent, some of the guidance seems to say we worry too much but you would disagree, would you ?

worry too much but you would disagree, would you?” worry too much but you would disagree, would you? i would. it is difficult to tell parents like myself not to worry when we do not come from a world where we were born into social media and internet. i am showing my age here. that is picked up showing my age here. that is picked up by showing my age here. that is picked up by some of the viewers. for 40 yea rs up by some of the viewers. for 40 years the same hysteria surrounded children watching television. a lot of the worry comes from older generations not understanding how to use technology who are threatened by change. i am using screen time and social media and internet all the time. that is not what my warriors. my worry is more what the content is. there are so many different apps and games and shows that seek to draw parents in with the promise of educational development and enhancement but it is dangerous to do that because these kids with a sailing of screen time is not that important but do we have evidence to show what will happen when they are 30, 40, this day, 60 years old? if

we touch upon the length of impact and screen time, what about physical implications like eyestrain and eye muscles? we do not have evidence to show if there is a direct link to this or not. you cannot say there is no direct link to mental health. this is being reflected in quite a lot of messages we are getting today. do you consider evidence what layla has told you about, what she has witnessed in her own children? is that evidence or is it anecdotal, and parked to one side? we do not wa nt to and parked to one side? we do not want to be dismissive of individual concerns. we have empowered parents to make decisions on the best evidence. she makes a point about bedtimes and how they are not ready to sleep. 0ne recommendation is that children do not use screens for an hour before bed. you need wind down time and no need to process what you

have been experiencing during the day. if you are experiencing new things you are not in a place to do that, like maybe affecting the process of going to sleep at basic, physiological level. in terms of content it is difficult to regulate content. all we can do is give general guidelines, we need to safeguard children from online exploitation and safeguard them from seeing inappropriate content but beyond that what we have to do is look at what the evidence is. at the moment the evidence says there is not a direct, toxic effect from the act of using screens but that screens can interfere with the positive things that you want to do in your life, positive things that you want to do in yourlife, can positive things that you want to do in your life, can interfere with what you want to do with your your children. we need to get control of our screens will stop we should control our use of screens were not then controlling us all stop that is one big message from today. thank

you. —— not then controlling us. by getting parents of their screens maybe they can understand the ability of communicating and interacting. we are talking about stress particularly with a doctor. 0ne stress particularly with a doctor. one of the themes in a new book which is out is about people spending too much time on social media. literally attached to their phones. we're all guilty of it sometimes. thank you. let's get the weather now. and matt is at st james's park with this morning. good morning. buckingham palace, the official royal residents in the uk. the cloud has cleared. by the side it is st james' park. look at that! it can't start to the day. we have sunrise now with blue skies

overhead. 0n sunrise now with blue skies overhead. on a clear, calm morning, the lowest of the temperatures are recorded half an hour after sunrise, so we are recorded half an hour after sunrise, so we are probably at the code is now. temperatures very close to freezing. cooler elsewhere. —— at the coldest now. —5, —6 quite widely at the moment. we will see temperatures slowly will rise —— slowly rise. for many of us it is a cloudy start. some of you will struggle to lose the cloud throughout. we have high pressure with us at the moment. the core of the high—pressure system is in the south of the uk at the moment and we will allow a breeze to go around in the north of scotland. this morning and during the day the chance of one or two showers. hebrides, and during the day the chance of one ortwo showers. hebrides, caithness, sutherland, you may get a spot of

rain but mostly dry. we have some clear skies across aberdeenshire, also through the south midlands which would drift further south. the odd break in the cloud elsewhere. temperatures this afternoon staying on the cold side. modeste conditions across the hebrides with nine, ten possible in the afternoon. as we go into tonight, you will see more clout and also more of a breeze across the northern half of scotland. that will stop temperatures from falling away too much. in clear skies, temperatures from falling away too much. in clearskies, it temperatures from falling away too much. in clear skies, it won't take too much for temperatures to dip below freezing. a chilly start to the weekend, whichever way you look at it. if you missed and fog patches. in the frosty will have sunshine overhead. berigaud amounts of cloud in the day on saturday. ——

variable amounts. the highest temperatures still mid to low single figures in england and wales. a bit ofa figures in england and wales. a bit of a change saturday night into sunday. a weather front will push its way southwards bringing occasional bursts of rain here and there. joining sunday that will be across england and wales, isolated romania light showers possible here and there. most staying dry on sunday. further north scotland and northern ireland will see more sunshine and the bursts of fortunes around attachment milder in the south and colder in the north. temperatures where they should be for this stage in january. temperatures where they should be for this stage injanuary. that is how it is looking from the beautiful calm of st james's how it is looking from the beautiful calm of stjames's park. thank you. breaking news this morning about one of the many smaller energy firms out there now. ben's got the latest on this. good morning.

that's right, the number of energy suppliers has gone up from about 18 five years ago to more than 60 now. however, we've seen a fair few go bust recently due to market pressures. energy regulator 0fgem says this morning that it's banned economy energy from signing up new users, because of poor customer service. 0fgem says waiting times and refunds are not being dealt with properly. 0fgem says it must sort out the issues first before it will allow it to sign up new customers. the coventry—based firm has 244,000 customers. they are not affected. if you are a current customer you are not affected. you just cannot ta ke are not affected. you just cannot take on new ones. house prices grew byjust half of one percent last year, down from 2.6% in 2017. that's the weakest growth since february 2013. in its report, nationwide says prices in some parts of london actually fell.

the report blames economic uncertainty caused by brexit, despite rising employment and higher wages. if you're back at work this week, here's an even more depressing start to the new year. today is ‘fat cat friday'. it means for the first three days of 2019, top bosses will have earned more than the typical worker does all year. so that means on wednesday, thursday and today, ftse100 chief executives will have banked more than £29,500 — that's more than the typical yearly salary for workers in the uk. in the next half and now we will talk about holidays, to lighten the mood and give you lots of top tips. many of us expected to book our summer many of us expected to book our summer holidays to get us through the winter blues. fat cat friday,

sunshine saturday. manic monday! january is a time when many people are considering cutting back on what they eat. some of those choosing a meat free diet will do so because of concern about animal welfare. this week on breakfast, we're looking at what impact cutting meat consumption has on our health and the environment. john maguire reports the west country. whenjames small‘s family took over this farm in the mendip hills in somerset in 1945, meat was a luxury, not a daily right. so much has changed since. grass is the crop that we grow. 0bvioiusly, as humans, we can't eat grass, so we keep livestock that can utilise grass and convert it to a protein that we can consume. but for those who consume their protein from plants, many have made an ethical decision, believing meat and dairy production to be unjust and unnecessary. but james small says welfare standards in britain are among the most stringent available. i think we do need to be aware

of where our food comes from and, if we're going to consume meat, how that meat is produced. consumers, when out shopping, if they're looking to buy a british product, and preferably things with the red tractor stamp on it, they know that actually it's been produced to some of the best standards in the world. i'm driving half an hour north to bristol. the city's blazed a trail for meat—free foods. this woman opened a busy cafe three years ago. as a vegan, you can, not having to check all the ingredients on the menu, because we have a grocery section as well. you don't have to check the ingredients on the food you are buying. not all customers here issue meet but many do. i don't like eating animals, i can survive quite easily without doing it, so i don't. makes me far more guilty to eat them than it does to just not. yes, not wanting to contribute to the animal industry anymore because itjust makes me feel bad.

there's also concern about the environmental impact. research published before christmas set around a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions come from food and more than half of that from animal products. —— said around. and a team of agricultural economists from the university of bristol is asking, "what if everyone went vegan?" in a world first, they've planted wheat, good enough bread, in a field normally used for grass. so, what do they expect to learn? the reason why we decided to do that was because we actually do not know at all what would happen if every single population, person in the population, becomes vegan and what would happen to ourfarm land. where grassland exists today, they are there for a reason and traditionally many families are using them because we cannot produce a lot of high quality, human edible crops there. —— many farmers. so, what would happen if there is no need for

our livestock? farming is of course a business where supply aims to meet demand and our voracious appetites, whatever the diet. and our series on reducing our meat consumption continues tomorrow with a focus on how easy it is to actually do on a day—to—day basis. you can also have a look at ways to reduce your environmental impact with the climate change food calculator. you can find that on the bbc news website. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning. some of us are waking up to a frost this morning with temperatures down to —3 to —5 degrees in parts of wales, the midlands, and for southern areas of england. for many of us the day will be quite cloudy and feeling quite

chilly but there will be some brighter skies. we are chasing the brighter skies around this area of high pressure. it has been with us the last few days and will continue to be with us as we go through this weekend. there will be some sunshine, this thin layer of cloud. it is susceptible to breaking up across parts of wales, the midlands and southern parts of england. a bit of sunshine across the north and east of scotland, north—eastern parts of england. temperatures about 3—5 celsius, a little bit less cold in northern ireland and north—west scotland. 7 to 9 degrees here. through tonight, again, we'll have varying amounts of cloud so, in any clear spells, temperatures will drop below freezing and there will be patchy frost into the start of the weekend. temperatures could be as low as —3 or —4 celsius. we keep some cloud as temperatures will be staying above freezing. this is saturday. again, some sunny spells throughout the day with the cloud thicker

across northern ireland, north—western scotland and there could be a few spots of rain moving in here. for most of us on saturday it will be dry and chilly with highs of 3 to 6 degrees. high pressure will still be with us as we go into sunday. it slips further southward, allowing this weak weather system to move its way across the uk. as it moves in over the high, it will weaken out. really just cloudier skies going into parts of england and wales on sunday. sunshine in scotland and northern ireland. maximum temperatures, on sunday, again, they will be up to about 8, 9 degrees in northern and western areas, perhaps not as cold for england and wales compared to the next few days. bye bye. this is business live from bbc news with vishala sri—pathma and maryam moshiri. the holiday season may be over, but they're still not back to work on capitol hill as the us

shutdown drags on. live from london, that's our top story on friday the 4th of january. as the budget stalemate drags on, on capitol hill, what are the risks to consumer spending, confidence and economic growth? we'll be taking a look. also in the programme... renewed hopes of a resolution to the us—china trade war has lifted some asian markets, on news a us delegation will visit china next week. after apple's shock sales warning and amid signs