and look — red light. yeah, so, there's a chance of contamination, 90%. it feels a bit like witchcraft, doesn't it? but it does seem to work. and we have to stop the short version right here, with these big clappers who are from japan. in the full—length version of the programme, we have set ourselves the challenge of summarising ces 2019 by bringing you 20 bits of tech in 19 minutes — to see how we get on, check out iplayer right now. from the short version, see you soon. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: more than 40,000 criminals would avoid jail every year under plans to scrap prison sentences of six months or less. president trump digs in over his mexican border wall. hundreds of thousands of workers go unpaid during a record—breaking us government shutdown. mainland europe braces itself for more heavy snow as austria suffers the worst conditions for 30 years. shocked and sad. andy murray's great friend and rival novak djokovic leads the tributes as the brit prepares for what could be his final grand slam appearance on monday. and flying into the new year — it's indoor bungee jumping. i've been to try the new sport which leaves you in a spin. and weather—wise, a wild start to the weekend and it stays mild —— and weather—wise, a mild start to the weekend and it stays mild

throughout but turns increasingly windy. i have got all of the details here on breakfast. it's saturday the 12th of january. our top story: prison sentences of less than six months could be abolished under plans being considered by the ministry of justice. it's argued that community penalties are better than shortjail sentences at cutting re—offending rates. in england and wales, it's thought the move would mean about 40,000 offenders avoiding jail every year, including burglars and shoplifters. this report from ben ando. at any one time, around 3,500 people are behind bars in england and wales, serving sentences of six months or less for crimes like burglary or shoplifting. but almost two thirds of those released will re—offend within a year. the prisons minister rory stewart has described these short sentences in a newspaper interview as long enough to damage you and not long enough to heal you, adding that those jailed even for a few weeks can lose their home, theirjob and their family and be set on a course to more crime. the ministry ofjustice says that

prison is meant to protect the public from dangerous people, reduce crime, and also reform prisoners. but could it be our overcrowded jails are instead turning one—time offenders into career criminals? since the 1990s, the prison population has doubled from 40,000 to 80,000. in 2017, 86,275 people were jailed and more than half of them received sentences of six months or less. abandoning such short prison sentences in england and wales is stilljust a proposal. legislation would be needed and politicians know promising to send fewer law—breakers to prison is rarely a vote winner. but a similar scheme in scotland has beenjudged a success and is being extended to sentences of 12 months. it could be that ending short sentences will benefit criminals, and the community, in the long term. ben ando, bbc news. the stand—off between

president trump and members of the us congress over funding for a wall on the mexican border has now resulted in a record—breaking government shutdown. the row has entered its 22nd day, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers unpaid as politicians argue over budget. david willis has the latest from washington. we pray today for your wisdom, for your answers, for your help. at the white house, they prayed. among them, a president caught in a crisis so seemingly intractable, it might take divine intervention to solve. a government shutdown that started with museums closed and rubbish piling up at national parks has now seen hundreds of thousands of government workers go without pay. and following protests across the country, that shutdown has now set a dubious record as the longest in american political history. cher muzyk was among those marching.

—— every these unknown, we do not know how long it will go. i really loved the work i did, i would like to go back eventually. i did how long it is going to be and i don't know if i need to start making other plans. the husband is working without pay so you have to evaluate your family's circumstances and how long you can hold out. things are working out well. president trump had threatened to declare a national emergency. he still might, he says, but not now. this is a 15—minute meeting! if they can't do it, i will declare a national emergency! there has been no formal contact between president trump and democrat leaders since talks collapsed in the middle of this week. and with none planned, washington's winter of discontent threatens to drag on and on. david willis, bbc news. heavy snow is continuing to wreak havoc across large parts of europe, leaving roads blocked, trains halted and schools shut. seven people have died in austria

in the past week and two hikers are missing. conditions are also particularly treacherous in bavaria, as andy beatt reports. from scandinavia to switzerland, and the baltic to bulgaria, vast swathes of europe in the grip of a deadly, debilitating freeze. in austria, the heaviest snowfalls in 30 years have left alpine resorts and villages stranded, up to three metres of snow bringing many to a standstill. in germany, hundreds of soldiers joined emergency workers to clear roofs and roads in bavarian towns. five districts declared a state of emergency with schools closed and many communities cut off. further north in saxony, helicopters were used to blow snow of trees to stop them falling on roads and railways. but some remain blocked, while more than 100 flights have been cancelled. three people were injured when an avalanche swept through this hotel in eastern switzerland.

local reports said the wall of snow was 300m wide. and storms across scandinavia have made some routes impassable. in northern norway, a bus full of students blew off the road, while winds on the swedish border approached almost 180km/h. 1,000 miles further south, more snow and sub—zero temperatures. drivers in romania battling blizzard conditions, police rescuing some, but reportedly finding the body of one man in a car park. translation: you cannot see three metres in front of you. right here, 200m back, you cannot see. translation: we're waiting, for the moment. we're waiting for the snowfall to stop. but there is little sign of that with heavy snows forecast to continue across europe over the weekend. for many, there is still a long winter ahead. andy beatt, bbc news. police in wisconsin have charged a 21—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and

murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october after her mother and father were shot dead. she managed to escape and was found yesterday. using credit cards for gambling could be banned under plans being considered by the government. in a bid to target addiction, culture secretary jeremy wright will meet banks and bookmakers ahead of a review by the gambling commission next month. the move would affect billions of pounds worth of bets a year. we've all heard of the expression life imitating art, but one teenager in the american state of utah took it to an extreme in an attempt to emulate the sandra bullock film bird box by driving while blindfolded. it is currently being streamed on netflix. the main characters have to

blindfold themselves to avoid bad things. so they don't see the bad things. so they don't see the bad things and they don't go mad. so the 17—year—old pulled a hat over her eyes will she was driving and then crushed into oncoming traffic. smart! that is what will happen, thatis smart! that is what will happen, that is what will happen. there are some examples of stupidity i have seenin some examples of stupidity i have seen in life and that is up there. what are the ones have you seen?‘ long list. top three? that would be in the top three. good will come back and hear your list. you could be in my list. that is doing the weather, mike is doing the sport today. the number of families in england sharing their rented home with adult children or professionals has trebled in the last 27 years, according to research by the resolution foundation. it says not enough homes are being built to accommodate a growing population.

here'sjoe miller. with a seven —year—old child to look after, charity worker shane was just about managing to pay the rent on her 1—bedroom flat but when her tenancy came to an end, she found herself back home with her dad. tenancy came to an end, she found herself back home with her dadlj tenancy came to an end, she found herself back home with her dad. i am a 33—year—old, i have a good job, a secure job, a 33—year—old, i have a good job, a securejob, but i a 33—year—old, i have a good job, a secure job, but i was faced with unaffordable rent over secure job, but i was faced with u nafforda ble rent over two secure job, but i was faced with unaffordable rent over two thirds of my income would go on the cost of housing. not to mention our other cost. and so i was forced to move backin cost. and so i was forced to move back in with my parents. i had no or ulster go. she is by no means unusual. researchers have found the number of families in england sharing their rented homes with aduu sharing their rented homes with adult children or young professionals has more than trebled since the 1990s to 1.7 million and

it is becoming increasingly common around large, expensive cities like london or birmingham. some economists disagree, saying a reduction in social housing and lower incomes for young people in the wake of the financial crisis are the wake of the financial crisis are the real reasons are many of us have to share our homes. the government says the overwhelming majority of families who rent live in single occupancy homes and says the resolution foundation's figures are misleading. none of which is much comfort to sian who says she is saving as much as she can back it will take a drastic cut in the cost of living for her to return to a place of her own. joe miller, bbc news. we'rejoined now by laura gardiner from the resolution foundation, who's in our london newsroom. good morning and thank you for your time this morning. how much is this picture changed, is there something significant happening at the moment?

there definitely is. i think what we have traditionally tended to do to measure how is it a go for housing shortage is compare the number of households two houses which has looked pretty breezy with more houses than household and a higher figure than in the 1990s but there isa figure than in the 1990s but there is a problem with that because i definition, households need a building to live in it hides the fa ct building to live in it hides the fact that more people are living together in the same house when they may not necessarily want to. looking at the number of houses in relation to the number of families, by which we mean the strict definition of single people, couples, or one or two adults with children, shows the housing stock squeeze kuring over 20 yea rs housing stock squeeze kuring over 20 years the those measures have been declining since 1998 and there are now 825 houses per 1000 family units we are at a 20 year decline it really i think accentuate the more clearly shows the house and shop. ——

housing stock shortage that england faces. we had the resolution foundation report today and the government statement and they are blood at the beginning, saying your figures are misleading. they do want to say we agree we need to build more homes, we need to make the housing market work for everyone but they say your figures paint a picture that isn't real. they say your figures paint a picture that isn't reallj they say your figures paint a picture that isn't real. i think what we are quibbling over is definitions which is getting away from the point that we all agree on which is we need to build more homes. we should be clear what we mean by the word families which is just a single person without kids, a couple without kids or a single person 01’ couple without kids or a single person or couple with kids so not your elderly parent or your 20—year—old child typically counts isa 20—year—old child typically counts is a different family unit so that is a different family unit so that is the area that i believe the government is taking issue with so we need to be really clear about those definitions and what we mean byafamily those definitions and what we mean by a family but let's move away from arguing about definitions and look

at what these figures probably show which is a 20 year decline in the housing stock relative to the needs of the population in england and thatis of the population in england and that is why we need to push towards the housebuilding targets of the government. we saw in the report, sian whose circumstances were detailed, she is in a securejob, a good job, decent pay, and yet she is still one of those who finds herself at the wrong end of the equation. still one of those who finds herself at the wrong end of the equationlj think that is right and sian's experience is really emblematic of lots of young people across the country, even potentially moving back into their parents's home or living with other young professionals. sometimes people want to do that but given that the growth in the rate of young adults sharing private rented accommodation has been far faster private rented accommodation has been farfaster in private rented accommodation has been far faster in areas where housing costs are higher, it is probably happening a lot of the time out of necessity the sian's situation is common and underlines the fact that as well is looking at

the fact that as well is looking at the incomes of young adult, as well as looking at what is going on in the social housing sector, all of these things are important but fundamentally we have the housing stock shortage and we need to build more homes in the country if we are to reverse this 20 year decline in the adequacy of, the number of houses in england for the families who live in the country. laura, thank you this morning. laura is from the resolution foundation. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: prison sentences of less than six months could be abolished, under proposals being considered by the ministry ofjustice. heavy snow is continuing to fall across large parts of europe, wreaking havoc, with blocked roads, towns cut off, and schools closed. here is matt with a look at this morning's weather. it isa it is a bit miserable outside our studio in salford this morning, is

that what most people should expect today? not quite. there will be some damp weather around at times but it will be a day with a bit of, so things will brighten up. wherever you are this morning —— a bit of everything. wherever you are this morning, temperatures six to eight degrees quite widely and it will stay mild, so that will temper the field somewhat. it is a bit down for some. it has been raining in northern england this morning. patchy rain and drizzle pushing through wales, the midlands, the rest of southern england during the morning. so things are the north will brighten up a touch at times. a few showers around the northern and western scotland, which will merge into some longer spells of rain through the afternoon. northern ireland not faring too badly this afternoon. eastern scotland continuing to see some sunny spells and it will be brighter through the afternoon across southern counties afternoon across southern counties after a fairly cloudy morning. after that patchy rain. trees coming in from the north—west, keeping temperatures up at around nine to 12 celsius the many. well above where they should be for the time of year

and completely at odds with what is happening across the rest of europe. with those winds the coming of the atla ntic with those winds the coming of the atlantic tonight, it will stay mild. further rain at times across scotla nd further rain at times across scotland and patchy rain across eastern parts of england and into northern ireland in particular, temperatures barely dropping away from daytime values. what you will notice all through the night and into tomorrow is the wind is just not upa into tomorrow is the wind is just not up a little bit further. blowing in around this area of high pressure, which has edged away to the south—west of us, that is because it is allowing these weather fronts to proceed with a bit more rain at times this weekend. the showers spreading southwards across england and wales through the first half of tomorrow. always cloudy cross the south. the better chance of sunshine in the northern half of the country, even with the odd shower in the west. the most prolific showers in northern scotla nd prolific showers in northern scotland through the day. the wind gusts in excess of 40 or 50 mph across the country, especially the northern and eastern areas. while temperatures for many still in

double figures, slightly cooler air starting to push in, that cold air will be their across eastern parts of scotland, east of england for the start of next week. monday a bit of a frosty start for one or two, a few showers pushing down the east coast, mainly towards scotland. most on monday dry with sunny spells and mildest in the west, temperatures around nine or 10 degrees compared to three to six in eastern areas. still falling a long way short of what we have seen in eastern areas of europe, this is what we are seeing in bucharest, but here in bavaria and across austria we have seen bavaria and across austria we have seen huge amounts of snowfall. getting a little bit of a respite from that through the course doormat rest of the day, but into tomorrow and through into monday, further heavy snowfall expected across switzerland, austria, southern germany especially, before things turn quieter next week. and across some parts of germany and austria we have seen four times the normal amount of january snowfall already. difficult to cope with. really difficult to cope with, really difficult. i like the name, that is my place of the day. there you go.

thanks very much. january means one thing in the retail world. it is returns season, and official statistics predict that up to a quarter of our christmas shopping could be heading back to where it came from. it comes at a huge cost for businesses, so they are trying new tactics to manage refunds and exchanges, as our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith has been finding out. picking, packing and mailing out. it has been a busy couple of weeks for this online fashion company. but staff here know that, like a boomerang, a big chunk of these clothes come straight back. this is just today's returns. 0h, we would be flying if we didn't have any returns, but we sort of accept that. it is like if you go into a retail shop, you do expect to try a few things on before you buy something.

this week in our clearance sale we have had ladies by three of the same dressed in three different sizes, andi dressed in three different sizes, and i know that this case scenario one will stay out. however, if they actually get the dress, three might come back, which is quite heartbreaking if you know the cost of getting things back and forth. but, increasingly, that is what shoppers are expecting. but, increasingly, that is what shoppers are expectinglj but, increasingly, that is what shoppers are expecting. i will buy, like ona shoppers are expecting. i will buy, like on a small and medium and i will see which one fits best, because i don't want to, like, risk it. so i will send one back because i don't need two. 0ff it. so i will send one back because i don't need two. off if you send it back it is free, if you have to pay to send it back i will often give it to send it back i will often give it toa to send it back i will often give it to a friend orjust a little something like that. and especially things for the kids, something like that. and especially things forthe kids, like something like that. and especially things for the kids, like clothes and things like that, we order loads just a try on and then taking things back. with it being easier online, a lot of people will do that. maybe not so much in the shops because it is more of a hassle to come back, but i think, yes, a lot of years.

royal mail say they are expecting this year to be their busiest ever for returning online goods. that is why even some of the biggest stores, like next, have decided to start charging people to return some items. but most retailers are using softer techniques to make sure that too many things are not sent back. we are tending to see more online technology that suggests what size you might want to buy. they are paying more attention to the photography, or indeed the videos, of the things they are selling, to help the customer have a better sense of what they are buying. retailers will have to work harder to help customers get it right first time, or swallow the extra cost, because the customers, sending things back is now part and parcel of the shopping process. charging to do your returns. yes. that could be interesting. yes, or you could not buy stuff in the first place, which would solve the problem. or buy the right stuff.

will buy the right size. we have a moon behind us. why? china's lunar probe, which made history last week by landing on the far side of the moon, has sent back its first panoramic image from the surface. the picture shows the craters that surround the site where the static lander touched down. it also shows yutu 2, the rover which separated from the main craft and is now exploring the area. the rover and lander are carrying instruments to analyse the geology of the side of the moon which has never been reached before. let's get more on this now from astrophysicist emma alexander, who joins us now. a very good morning to you. there was so a very good morning to you. there was so much excitement about the landing in the first place, on the far side, or the dark side, as some people say, i know that is technically not correct. indeed, from those images, maybe the first thing you could do is cast your eye over those, can we run those again and you can tell us what you see as you are looking at that for the first time. yes, so we can see here the lander. where are we looking

from? we are looking at the camera thatis from? we are looking at the camera that is on there, so it is panning across now and we can see now the cratered surface of the moon. and this has also been correct that for the colour. so a few of the early images that came out were quite british in colour, but that wasn't the true colour —— red in colour. british in colour, but that wasn't the true colour -- red in colour. in the true colour -- red in colour. in the first thing that strikes me as the first thing that strikes me as the colour it self is pale, it is light. there is quite a lot of colour there. what is it composed of? it is basically moondust, really, so it is soil, that lunar materiel. stuff that we find here on earth, the same minerals? so we have analysed samples before, for example the apollo astronauts bought samples back —— brought temples back. the apollo astronauts bought samples back -- brought temples back. the whole point of this mission is to see if it could support... if the moon's atmosphere, the moon's

terrain, could support future travellers in space, almost like a stopoff point. yes, so one of the experiments that this lander has, it has a little biosphere. so it has got fruit flies in it, it has got a few different plans, it has got a plant which might hopefully flower, and that might be the first plant on the moon, if that does happen, and this is testing the waters to see whether life is able to be supported long—term on somewhere like the moon, and that obviously has implications for then humans going off further into space. with the idea of producing carbon dioxide, and that would be the first step. yes, so the oxygen the plants provide through photosynthesis could possibly be one of the important aspects of humans going out into space. there are now two mechanisms on the moon, is that right? they are kind of watching each other, is that correct? yes, so we've got the

lander, and then it has also released a rover, one of the vote is that we've got is then kind of looking back at each other. so that that rover can move about on the moon, and they have both got different functions, different experiments on them. tell me about the radio waves, and why they are interesting. this is your area of expertise, isn't it? yes, i am interested in the radio astronomy aspect of this mission. there are radio antennas they have got on the lander and also backup on the relay satellites, because one of the challenges of landing on the far side of the moon is that we don't have direct eyeliner to it, we can't receive a signal directly to or from their —— direct eye line. receive a signal directly to or from their -- direct eye line. if your head as the earth and this is the moon and this is a satellite, and so on the far side of the moon, it bounces to that satellite, and then

bounces to that satellite, and then bounces back to charlie's head. yes, so bounces back to charlie's head. yes, so the satellite on the far side of the moon, it is in orbit behind the moon, ina the moon, it is in orbit behind the moon, in a stable orbit towards the back of the moon, and that has a direct line of sight between the lander and also back to earth as well. so we have to relay the signals via that the satellite. this isa signals via that the satellite. this is a better picture, charlie, sorry. it does explain it. that does explain a lot more. in terms of the excitement about this, there is always excitement about moon landings, but when you compare it to walks and those times, does it feel a bit sort of... by comparison? this is the first time we have landed on this far side of the moon, so that is definitely a large achievement, and we have not been to the moon, you know, we have not sent people to the moon, for years now, and so hopefully this could even be a step towards getting humans back onto the moon. and what would be the point of

that, given that we have been there before? i think in terms of further space travel, so people have talked about the moon as being a stepping point onto going on to mars, or potentially in the future even further out. this is number four, i think for china, isn't it? yes, it is. five, six... mission one and two went to the moon, the third vision went to the moon, the third vision went to the near side of the moon, and we are on to four now on the far side. five and six are planned, and they hope to actually returned samples from the moon. so go to the moon, pick up samples of moondust and bring it back to earth for analysis. we will watch with interest. good to see you, thank you. you are watching breakfast. still to come on the programme this morning: how do you make brexit funny? we will find out if it is possible when we speak to the editor of the british comedy guide, and a comedian who has gigged at both the tory and labour party conferences. that is just before 10:00am.

headlines coming up. hello. this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: prison sentences of less than six months could be abolished under plans being considered by the ministry ofjustice. it's argued that community penalties are better than shortjail sentences at cutting re—offending rates. in england and wales, it's thought the move would mean about 40,000 offenders avoiding jail every year, including burglars and shoplifters. the stand—off between president trump and members of the us congress over funding for a wall on the mexican border has now resulted in a record—breaking government shutdown. the row has entered its 22nd day. about a quarter of all government agencies are closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of government workers unpaid as politicians argue over budget. heavy snow is continuing to wreak havoc across large parts of europe, leaving roads blocked, trains halted and schools shut. seven people have died in austria in the past week and two hikers are missing.

conditions are also particularly treacherous in bavaria. police in wisconsin have charged a 21—year—old man with kidnapping a teenage girl and murdering her parents. jake patterson was arrested on two counts of first—degree homicide and one count of kidnapping. 13—year—old jayme closs had been held captive since october, after her mother and father were shot dead. she managed to escape and was found yesterday. promotional deals on unhealthy snacks placed at supermarket tills could be banned under new government proposals. the department of health has said offers for high—sugar, high—fat foods linked to childhood obesity should be restricted. it said the number of children classed as seriously obese is at a record high, and it's now consulting on its plans. the charity age uk says more than 50,000 pensioners will be pushed below the poverty line if they lose free television licences. the government is withdrawing its funding for the over—75s scheme and asking the bbc to cover the cost. the corporation is looking

at a range of options. those are the main stories. like if you wish to sport and good morning. —— mike is here with passport. you wish to sport and good morning. -- mike is here with passport. let's talk about the importance of a hug, andy murray said after he was looking ahead to his retirement perhaps after his match on friday, the hug from his mumjudy battle perhaps after his match on friday, the hug from his mum judy battle of the hug from his mum judy battle of the love and best wishes and tributes paid on social media from his fans and hears from around the world made a huge difference and made it a better day. that is his instagram post. she has been his rock. she used to train him too. all of that is really uplifting and will help him with his spirits but unfortunately the clock doesn't stop. the pain is real. he is still

scheduled to be on court on monday in australia and that doesn't change. he speaks about the more he plays and contest points the pain increases and that is what he is having to put up with in the last few months and that is what he finds ha rd to few months and that is what he finds hard to cope with. his great rivals will really miss him. in a moment, we will hear from rafael nadal but first, andy murray's great friend the world number one novak djokovic. they grew up playing against each other but the contrast now couldn't be more different, with the serbian making a full comeback from his own injury problems. quite a shock to me honestly because we had the same age and generation and its kind of sad to see him going through what he has been going through what he has been going through in the last couple of years and his injuries. you know, as someone and his injuries. you know, as someone who has been through a major injury with my elbow in the last couple of years, i can definitely, you know, empathise with him and relate to what is going through.

0bviously probably the extent of his injury is even worse than mine. it seems like he had not a very long career because today, players are playing that long. but he is 31. ten years ago, he will... if he had retired at 31, we will say that he had a great and very long career, so that's — that's the real thing. so all the best for him. we will miss him. but today is him. tomorrow, another one. we are not 20 anymore, our generation. everyone is more than 30. these kind of things happens. now, who will step into murray's huge shoes? well, cameron norrie, who's 23, has been doing his best in the country where he grew up. he made his first atp final in new zealand and although lost overnight to tennys sandgren, his progress in auckland will see him rise towards the world's top 50. former england international jermainejenas has called for leeds to have points deducted after head coach marcelo bielsa admitted he was behind the spying incident at derby's training ground.

derby manager frank lampard also described the action as "unethical". well, leeds went five points clear at the top of the championship after beating lampard's side 2—0. all eyes were on bielsa before the match. no laws were broken, no—one was arrested, and the argentine says it was his decision alone because in other countries he's worked in, it's common practice. kemar roofe and jack harrison scored the goals in front of over 34,000 at elland road. it was the spying mission, though, that grabbed headlines still afterwards. for him to have had an employee or someone that he put up to the job actually physically caught by the police, and then to stand there in front of cameras and say he don't actually care, i mean, it's — it's disgusting, so, i mean, it's gonna be interesting to see actually what the, you know, what the fa deal with that because it is... i mean, it's out of order. in the premier league, liverpool will be hoping to go seven points clear at the top when they travel to brighton. arsenal travel to west ham in the early game,

while at the bottom, burnley welcome fulham to turf moor. manchester united travel to wembley to face tottenham tomorrow with united enjoying a 100% record since 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s arrival. ironically, it's the current tottenham manager, mauricio pochettino, who's favourite to take over at united long—term and he has nothing but admiration for solskjaer. he was even present for arguably the norwegian's most famous moment in football. i have good memories because also i remember when he scored after 90 minutes in norway, with tonyjimenez, my old coach, we were there in 1999. i remember him when he scored the second goal in injury time and how i shouted the goal of manchester united, that was unbelievable, because we were neutral. people watching a fantastic game, and yes, of course, yes, i have good memories of him. chelsea midfielder cesc fabregas hasjoined monaco.

the 31—year—old spaniard captained the blues in the fa cup against nottingham forest last saturday and was in tears when he was substituted just before full—time. he links up with former arsenal team—mate and now monaco boss thierry henry. it's bragging rights to ireland ahead of the opening six nations weekend after munster took a big step towards the quarter—finals of the champions cup with a 41—15 win at gloucester. munster fly—half joe carbery scored 26 points to outshine the returning danny cipriani on the other side. he also set up tries for rory scannell, and this one in the second half for andrew conway. the result ends gloucester‘s chances of qualifying from pool 2 for the next round. england and bath forward sam underhill is set to miss the six nations, which starts next month. the 22—year—old has had surgery after picking up an ankle injury in a club match last month.

india have suspended cricketers hardik pandya and lokesh rahul and ordered them to leave the tour of australia while they investigate comments they made about women on a tv show. india's captain virat kohli said the comments were not supported by the rest of his players. these are actually individual opinions on something, as i said, which is in an inappropriate space and we definitely as the indian cricket team do not support views like that and that has been communicated and that is that. a professional footballer from japan has extended his career for another year — nothing strange in that, you might think — but that means kazuyoshi miura will still be playing for second—division side yokohama fc at the grand old age of 52. but his old for football, isn't it?

—— that is old for football, isn't it? miura started his career back in 1986 at the age of 18. he won the last of his international caps forjapan some 19 years ago. two years ago, aged 50, miura became the oldest professional to score a goal, breaking the record held since 1965 by sir stanley matthews. still going strong at 52! now, you know the fun toddlers have in their baby bouncers? have you ever looked at them and thought i fancy a go at that? well, now there's a version for all of us and it's the latest keep—fit craze to come from the us. it was the idea of a bungee jumper in america and is called bungee fitness. i've been to pembrokeshire in west wales this week to one of the first centres in the uk to release my inner child. # ..spinning around. flying into 2019, the aviation pioneers of a new way of getting fitter on the end of a bungee cord. # i'm spinning around.

move out of my way. it really releases the inner child. because obviously i'm at the older age level, shall we say, but i feel about five years old again. # ..feeling me ‘cause you like it like this. for all those people too terrified to do a bungeejump, well now the bungee has come to them, enabling them to fly and dive, but in the safety of a gym. it's exercise and it doesn't feel like hard work at all, and you just want to keep doing it. you know, come away from it with such a buzz. it was started by an american bungee jumper who worked in a circus and who wanted to bring her aerial skills to the masses, so creating bungee fitness. last year, she brought it to south wales where a local dancer has been passing on the techniques to groups of all ages. so you're doing everything like if you were doing a zumba class, so you'd be running forward, running back. i can really access and engage many people in this because there are people who probably didn't do pe

coming to the class. low impact, it's fab for your joints. if you're working with the resistance, you land gracefully. upside down splits one—handed. what? that is your signature move? yeah! brilliant! my favourite bit is spinning because, like, you cannot stop. everyone's upside down and they look like bats. they look like bats? i like it when i spin around and jump 'cause i feel like i am a bird. just to get used to that resistance. before i could release my inner bat — or, indeed, bird — it was on with the harness and a bit of a crash course in the basics. if it is your first time, you do not want to fly before you can walk. nice! well done! yes! drop your hips. good! nice! good! it's like walking on the moon but weightless...

keeping up all my energy. i cannot stop, actually. # i'm spinning around. move out of my way. i know you're feeling me... it can take a while to get used to the harness and to trust your new powers of bounce, keeping up with the class. however, i've also learnt there is only so much spinning you can take before you start to get a bit dizzy and lose all sense of spatial awareness. i'm laughter. we're tangled up! we're completely hitched there. sorry! kvitova tangles. i did not feel like a prancing carousel horse, you know those ones you can ride on at the fair, it is you are very light on your feet. or you are supposed to be. do you not very often bump into one another? it happened with me

because i was busy but i guess the more you do it the more spatially aware you can become and the better you can control those feelings of mortar and... you are not selling it. -- mortar and... you are not selling it. —— nausea. mortar and... you are not selling it. -- nausea. i remember in gymnastics when. .. it. -- nausea. i remember in gymnastics when... remember that? it felt like a great game and all of the youngsters there and the older people went out with a smile on theirface. people went out with a smile on their face. that is what it is about, i guess. good morning. let's bring you up to date. prison sentences of less than six months could be abolished, under proposals being considered by the ministry ofjustice. heavy snow is continuing to fall across large parts of europe, wreaking havoc with blocked roads, towns cut off and schools closed. tha nkfully thankfully we are not experiencing weather that a lot of men and europe is seeing and matt will have a look

at that little later but i know it is still quite mild at the moment here, isn't it? it is, the longer the snow but it does cause problems getting around but none of that in the forecast. pretty mild, across the forecast. pretty mild, across the uk but we will find this weekend the uk but we will find this weekend the milder conditions will increase, windy too and a little bit damp as well. a big contrast to what is happening across the eastern half of europe with northerly winds with temperatures starting at subzero for many, some snowfall to come and a respite but for other areas coming off the atlantic, temperatures 6— eight across the uk widely but patchy rain and drizzle works southward through england and wales this morning clearing from the south coast around lunch and lingering around the channel islands and brightening with one or two showers. northern ireland isn't too bad but scotland, eastern areas will the sunshine and show was this morning in the north and west and longer spells of rain in the highlands later and is said winds the west,

keeping temperatures up in double figuresjust keeping temperatures up in double figures just about uk — wide. keeping temperatures up in double figuresjust about uk — wide. 0ne keeping temperatures up in double figuresjust about uk — wide. one or two spot of 212 or 13. going into tonight, rain around at times, eastern areas in particular, windy across the board. it means temperatures will not drop much, maybe one degree or two in what we have seen in the afternoon with some spots in single figures into tomorrow morning. it is because of the high—pressure centre towards the south—west of us. far enough to allow a weather front to toggle through and the breezy developing so we will feel it is a rain at times through sunday. showery rain moving southwards across england and wales, maybe during the morning with a little bit of sunshine here and there. further north, more sunshine developing through the second half of the day but showers continuing through parts of north wales, both england, northern ireland and the north and west of scotland were winds will be at strongest with 40-50 winds will be at strongest with 40—50 miles an hour gusts possible,

30-40 40—50 miles an hour gusts possible, 30—40 elsewhere and temperatures still in double figures and noticed two degrees up there. calder isn't1 million miles away and it will briefly quit eastern parts, with the new working week one or two winter rishard was close to the north—east of scotla nd rishard was close to the north—east of scotland but most on monday will be dry with some sunny spells and a mild air pushing its way through the day. cairns in western areas 8— 10 degrees. that call the air towards the east will gradually move away temporarily through tuesday and wednesday but notice on the capital cities forecast for all of next week, temperatures dropping later on a sign of something a little bit colder heading our way yet, naga and charlie, but it isn't desperately cold and for the time being no real stir in the forecast but the chilly weather will last weekend and into the following week too. don't shoot the messenger, but a lot of people have been talking to me about how mild it is, and a lot of us about how mild it is, and a lot of us have been enjoying this weather,

me included. a lot of people have been a bit worried that there is a beast from the east coming again at the end of the month. have you any news on that rice there is no sign of what we know as a beast from the east. what we will see if temperatures dropping away, much cooler than it has been of late. it will come in waves of cold weather, but no signs of strong easterly winds. some wintry flurries around but nothing on the level we have beenin but nothing on the level we have been in other parts of europe at the moment. we will of course keep you updated on break us. is that a promise? that is a promise, i will keep you updated. promise? that is a promise, i will keep you updatedlj promise? that is a promise, i will keep you updated. i tell you something truly shocking, i have been banned from using a spoon this morning on this programme. banned from using a spoon. she is difficult, isn't she? no, that was the director, banned me from using a spoon. to clear that up, the director has asked charlie not to leave the spoon in his cup, that is all it was. charlie has taken... he

is such a rebel. do you know what? we issued used spoons every day, on the basis that that is a sound that eve ryo ne the basis that that is a sound that everyone makes every morning when they have their breakfast, have a cup of tea, you stir it, and off we go on our way. you create the atmosphere, charlie, that morning atmosphere. wreck first news is all done, thing. surely have watch now —— breakfast news. hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. an outcry from politicians and the public after an mp is verbally abused during a live interview. is it time the bbc moved its broadcasts back indoors? and question time returns with a new presenter. how did fiona bruce go down with the audience? at the start of a crucial and dramatic week of parliamentary

debate, afternoon live decamped on monday, along with some other news channel programmes, to the bbc‘s temporary presentation spot on a patch of grass outside the palace of westminster. among simon mccoy's guests there was saffron cordery, the deputy chief executive of nhs providers, responding to the government's ten—year plan for the health service. crowd shouts. we've got 100,000 vacancies across the nhs. that's not just nurses. that's doctors, that's healthcare assistants, that's other healthcare professionals. we really have to bridge that gap before we can deliver those services we need to see. i was hoping not to mention the b word but obviously brexit overshadows all of this at the moment? absolutely. it's quite... in every way. audibly overshadowing our conversation today. well, some viewers objected to that audible overshadowing, including chris morley, who e—mailed: we discussed on this we discussed on this

programme before christmas the noisy disruptions of live broadcasts outside parliament, but since then, protesters for and against brexit have become more numerous and more distracting, as we saw elsewhere on monday's programme. what does the irish backstop mean? man shouting. this is central to theresa may's problems, at the moment? it's meant to be an insurance policy. a lot of reassurance in the words there but the trouble is it doesn't alter the fact that the backstop is still there in the withdrawal agreement and there is no unilateral exit. i should make the point, they are not shouting at you — they are shouting at colleagues not far away. but, unlike with correspondent chris morris there, the offstage comments heard during an interview with anna soubry, conservative mp and passionate anti—brexiteer, were most definitely directed at her.

this could go on for a while. shouting: soubry is a nazi! that's the other thing that now has got to happen. we have to do absolutely. i do object to being called a nazi, absolutely. right. well, apologies if you were offended. ijust think this is astonishing. this is what has happened to our country, actually. this is what has happened to our country. anyway, let's try and move on and be positive about things. anna soubry has received death threats because of her stance on brexit and was laterjostled by protesters shouting abuse on her way into the house of commons. following the programme, simon mccoy took to twitter, to describe that chanting as "disgraceful." but others thought that some of the blame should be laid at the bbc‘s door. donald maccallum contacted us to say: peter atkins wondered:

and mick tonks suggested: well, to discuss this, i'm joined from the bbc newsroom by sam taylor, executive editor of the news channel. sam, what was your reaction to seeing anna soubry called a nazi live on air? well, let's be clear, no—one working in the media, in politics, members of the public, no—one should be exposed to any kind of abuse or intimidation from people. and in that regard, the events of earlier this week were shocking and, you know, not something we would support in any way. what i'm pleased to see is that the response from parliamentarians and the police has been very clear. there's a clear desire to ensure things like this don't happen again

and there have been enhancements made to the policing moving forward. although it's a tricky incident, i do think some changes are in place now which should allow us to continue with the important work of reporting parliament from this location. this wasn't an isolated incident — viewers have been complaining for quite some time about protesters on college green really distracting from interviewees. why are you still there? well, look, there's a very clear reason and very simple reason why all the broadcasters, over many years, have interviewed people from that location on big parliamentary occasions. and that's because of the access you get to parliamentarians and your ability to interview them. they're in the house during the day. they are not able to travel to studios in the way they might when the house isn't sitting. and there's a long tradition of people coming out and being open and speaking to the media about what's going on. it's also one of the few locations in westminster where you can bring together parliamentarians with people who aren't members of the house, which you can't do inside the palace of westminster itself. and it allows us, therefore, to have a debate and bring different

points of view together. so from a kind of helping viewers understand what's happening with the story and bringing them real—time insights from the guests, it's long been a good place to do that. and having our presenters front and centre on the story and having those discussions also helps them to see the way the story is moving. so that's been the long—term reason for being there. you'll know that there is a real concern now about safety, the safety of mps. viewers are worried. could you simply stop this by broadcasting from your millbank studio instead of college green? would you do that now? we do carefully consider when to broadcast on location. but in the same way, i think there's a very careful balance to be struck between respecting the rights of peaceful protesters and the approach to policing. it's also very important that the media's right to report, which is another form of freedom of expression, is protected as well. so we do want to be working in an environment in which parliamentarians and the media can talk to each other without disruption. and i have some hope that this week's discussion and the changes being made to procedures on the ground will allow us to continue that important work.

you know, this could get worse. and some viewers think the bbc has to take some responsibility for allowing the situation to arise. what's your response? well, i think we have to be clear that this week's events were very unusual. they have prompted a serious response and a proper response. some of that is still being considered in a legal context and so we need to allow that process to continue. we have done many, many hours of broadcasting from that location and it has brought some of the most—watched elements of our coverage in recent months. we often gain interviews on location that we simply wouldn't be able to get via other means. so, i would have a reverse concern that viewers may lose out if we're not able to get that first—hand contact with politicians when it really counts. more generally, there's clearly been a poisoning of the general political discourse that's fuelled these ugly confrontations. do you think the bbc has a role to play in calming

things down again? the bbc is an impartial broadcaster. it's not ourjob to get into policing anything or telling people what to do. that's not the role we play at all, as i am sure your viewers will well recognise. i do think in terms of the style of our programming, though we've thought quite a lot in recent times of how to bring people together, how to trigger more conversations. 0n the donald trump story, actually, the challenge has been in our beyond 100 days programme, for example, to bring different views together and avoid that polarisation where you're watching a show that gives you potentially one point of view and not the other. so that's an example where we try to promote conversation, and, to some extent, being at college green is also part of that jigsaw. where simon mccoy, huw, anita, joanna, they are down there and they are actually trying to bring people together to have a discussion which generates more light than heat. and i think that is one thing that we can do to try and ensure that people get to understand the issues.

and some of the stronger views expressed on social media and even in the street on occasions don't dominate the reporting of the news. sam taylor, thank you. just time for a couple more of your reactions to bbc output this week. and on friday morning, andy murray's announcement that he was retiring from tennis drew huge attention on social news media. during the day, bbc news frequently showed clips of the news conference he gave, where murray's raw emotions were clearly apparent. reporter: does that mean that this might be your last tournament? sniffs. exhales deeply. um, yeah, i think — i think there's a chance of that, yeah, for sure. clearly uncomfortable viewing. and some viewers objected to the prominence given to that on bbc news, with laurence foster

wondering: finally, thursday night saw the start of a new era as fiona bruce kicked off her stint as only the fourth permanent presenter of question time in the programme's 40—year history. among the guests was the deputy chairman of the conservative party, james cleverly. what is your plan b? i'm explaining, i'm explaining. ok, i'm still waiting. the idea that you can magic up some alternative plan is not an option... so, you don't have a plan b! hang on, you said you have got a plan b, but you haven't got a plan b. delaying... ..to have a second referendum is not an option. what's your plan? my plan... our plan is on the table. no, ijust asked you what is your plan b, and you said, "i'm going to tell you what my plan b is". have i missed it? no, no. our plan is to deliver the agreement that's been negotiated with 27...

audience groans. do you really think that's going to go through on tuesday? do you really think you're going to win the vote? fiona bruce's performance, stepping into david dimbleby‘s shoes, was greeted warmly, with steve fuller writing: the left wing uk agreed: and brian shaw phillips also voiced reservations about the programme, but not the presenter. well, we hope to raise your thoughts about question time with a representative from the programme at some point over the next few weeks. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs or even appear on the programme, you can call us on: 0re—mail us. you can find us on twitter, and do have a look at our website, the address for that is:

that's all from us. we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: more than 40,000 criminals would avoid jail every year, under plans to scrap prison sentences of six months or less. president trump digs in over his mexican border wall — hundreds of thousands of workers go unpaid during a record—breaking us government shutdown. mainland europe braces itself for more heavy snow, as austria suffers the worst conditions for 30 years.