hello. good morning. welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today: fighting back against disability hate crime. mps call for online abuse to be criminalised. mps back a call that abusing disabled people online should be criminalised. violence in zimbabwe. the opposition claims a brutal crackdown is taking place after protests over fuel prices. saving energy while saving on our bills. with more cold weather on the way, i'm going to be finding out what you can do at home to keep things warm and affordable. it is the new name to remember. stefanos tsitsipas has followed up his win over roger federer by reaching the semi—finals of the australian open this morning. we'll meet the professsor who wants to find out if dogs get attached to their toys in the same way children do, and why. good morning. it is a cold and frosty day. there will be a plethora of wintry showers. i'll have more in 15 minutes. hello.

good morning to you. it's tuesday the 22nd of januray. our main story this morning: online abuse of people with disabilities should be made a criminal offence, according to a new report by mps. it follows a petition started by the television personality katie price, who has a disabled son. jon donnison has the story. caty price, whose16—year—old son harvey has a disability, says he has suffered a shocking amount of abuse online. the petition attracted more than 220,000 signatures from people who agreed that the laws on online abuse of disabled people were not fit for purpose. it called for such abuse to be made a specific criminal offence and for a register of offenders to be created. now, a report from the petitions committee, which is made up of cross—party mps, has backed caty price's call for the law to be changed. it is not good enough, as we found, to simply say that what is illegal off—line is illegal online. —— katie price. we

found that disabled people often let down by the system when they tried to report abuse, and we recommend that in future, targeting someone because of their disability should because of their disability should be put on a par with targeting someone because be put on a par with targeting someone because of their race. the committee, which took evidence from google, twitter and facebook, says self—regulation of social media has failed disabled and says too many have been driven off social media while their abusers have remained unchecked. john donnison, bbc news. zimbabwe's president, emmerson mnangagwa, has cut short a foreign trip and returned home, after his security forces were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on opposition mps and their supporters. violent protests have spread across the country after anger over rising fuel prices. human rights campaigners believe at least 12 people have been killed and dozens treated for gunshot wounds. our africa correspondent andrew harding has sent us this report. another funeral here in zimbabwe.

there's grief, for sure, but a deep sense of shock too. after all, this country was supposed to have left the bad old days behind. instead, for over a week now, the security forces have been on the rampage. and the crackdown is not over yet. these two both said they'd been shot by the police. in a car outside, another new casualty. this man, as you can see, does not want to be identified by anybody. he is, like so many people here in harare today, scared. it's over a week now since the protests began here, triggered by a sharp rise in the price of fuel. that felt like a final straw for many impoverished zimbabweans. but the government is unrepentant about its crackdown and about the need for tougher economic reforms. there has to be a return to

democracy. we thought that by mr mugabe exiting the stage, we were going to have a new dispensation, but it's not a new dispensation. if anything, the mask has been removed, you know, the mask has fallen off. the truth is that we still have the old system, probably worse. zimbabwe was supposed to be on the mend by now. mugabe gone, a new, gentler government, promising to fix a broken economy. instead, as we've seen in these past few violent days here, old habits are hard to kick. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. we will have more on that throughout the morning for you as well. mps have begun putting forward proposals to influence the outcome of brexit. this is ahead of next week's major vote on theresa may's alternative withdrawal plan. a number of amendments have been put forward, including a proposal by labour aimed at avoiding a no—deal brexit. mrs may will meet her cabinet later after telling the commons that she was securing concessions from the eu on the plan to avoid a hard irish border.

we'll have the view from brussels with adam fleming in a moment, but first, iain watson is in westminster. good morning to you, so these are alternative plans. the prime minister has got a plant that are quite a few others in the pipeline as well. there are in exactly a week's time, mps will vote on some of these. not all of them will be debated at almost certain to be debated at almost certain to be debated is labour‘s plan what they are saying is that the government should not be allowed to leave the eu without the deal and they want mps to be given the opportunity to vote on different options for avoiding no deal, but there are two options which they set up specifically. one is of course their deal, which would see the uk staying quite close to the eu, forming a customs arrangement or union with the european union, but crucially they also saying that mps should now be given the option of deciding whether the final deal that is reached should be put to a further referendum. the labour leadership

has been under a lot of pressure from the party membership to move in that direction, the people's vote campaign is welcoming this move. it doesn't, i should say, commit the labour party the backing that referendum option, it does not mean that this will get to parliament but labour are now saying at least mps should think about whether to put this to a further boat, and certainly the government's point of view, what they will be saying is one minutes, and these people are trying to wrest control of exit away from the people who voted for it in the last referendum the reason they will say unless you back my deal, there is a danger of not getting brexit at all. —— brexit. adam fleming joins us from brussels. we understand, adam, and i know that you follow this extremely closely, but theresa may is going to try to get concessions on the so—called backstop, on the irish border. is there any sign she is going to be able to do that? well, what people we re able to do that? well, what people were saying here last week for she lost the vote was that they were

prepared to offer some little bits of reassurance about the withdrawal deal and the backstop in particular, but that maybe she had to lose to demonstrate just how but that maybe she had to lose to demonstratejust how big but that maybe she had to lose to demonstrate just how big the opposition was and then the eu would move. so i think we have to wait and see if they really meant what they said when they said that. the first thing to say though is that the people in brussels were really impressed by that pledged yesterday to scrap eu nationals who want to apply to a ini uk. it is going to be £65 adults, £32.50 for children. that has brought the reason they at least a little bit of goodwill he had to diplomats i spoke to were bit underwhelmed by statement yesterday. they want to know exactly what will get to parliament when the deal was voted on again in the future, they also want a bit more clarity about what kind of future relationship mps are willing to sign up to. for example, was it something of a much closer relationship when it came to customs like iain watson is talking

about? an idea that flared up yesterday in very quickly disappeared, the polish suggested why not limit the backstop to five yea rs ? why not limit the backstop to five years? that was dismissed about 45 minutes later by the irish, and then a few hours later by the germans. thank you. we'll be speaking to brexit secretary, stephen barclay, just after 7am this morning. we will also be speaking to rebecca long bailey from the labour party. soa number of long bailey from the labour party. so a number of mps to comment on those developments this morning. four men arrested in connection with saturday night's car bombing in londonderry have been released without charge. police say a fifth man remains in custody. detectives believe the dissident republican group, the new ira, may have been behind the attack. three security alerts imposed yesterday in the city have ended. police say they were hoaxes. the family of a woman who died when a speedboat crashed on the thames will ask the home secretary sajid javid

what he's doing to bring her killer tojustice. 31—year old jack shepherd has been on the run since being convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for allowing charlotte brown to take the controls of the speedboat during theirfirst date. tech companies should use their own software to identify people at risk of suicide, block them from seeing harmful content, and offer help and advice. that call comes from the government's suicide prevention minister, who says social media companies are exposing users, especially children, to graphic material about self harm. here's angus crawford. each year, more than 5,000 people take their own lives across the uk. among them, more than 200 children. though the total number of suicides is falling, some groups remain especially at risk. today, the government is setting out what it calls its first ever suicide prevention work plan. it aims to better understand the underlying causes of suicide, examine the effects of debt and gambling, focus on the role of social media.

there's growing concern about harmful online content. powerful algorithms promote adverts or suggest new friends, but can also lead users to increasingly graphic content about self—harm and suicide. the government wants tech companies to alter their software. if there's evidence that some users are accessing material which is about self—harm and how they can damage themselves, they have the ability of push them in a different direction, they can push them in a direction of support, they can push them to where they can actually seek help. but forcing tech companies to change won't be easy. after all, those same algorithms also drive profits. angus crawford, bbc news. and if you are feeling emotionally distressed

and would like details of organisations that offer advice and support, you can go online: bbc.co.uk/actionline. or you can call for free at any time to hear recorded information: 0800 066 066. we will repeat that later again if you didn't get it. at least 11 people have died in a fire involving two ships in the black sea, according to russian authorities. a rescue operation is underway off the coast of ukraine, to find sailors who've jumped overboard. one ship is a gas tanker, it's thought the blaze started when fuel was being transferred between the two boats. police are appealing for information after a man used a digger to destroy the reception of a new hotel on the day the building was due to be completed. the destruction went on for at least 20 minutes at the travelodge on edge lane in liverpool, before the driver eventually fled the scene.

eyewitnesses claimed the driver had been involved in a pay dispute. i saw that on social media yesterday andi i saw that on social media yesterday and i thought it was a joke. plainly not. what extraordinary pictures. you're watching breakfast, it is 6:12 a.m.. very good morning to you, sally is he with the sport. is that face, are we going to get used to this space? stefanos tsitsipas, he is through to the semi—final. basically, that is the new star of men's tennis this morning from the australian open. he is 20—year—old stefanos tsitsipas, through to the semi—final. i will not leave it. he beat roger federer at the australian open two days ago. he has followed that win up by reaching the semi—finals in melbourne. this morning he defeated spain's roberto bautista agut,

the man who beat andy murray in that epic match last week. tsitsipas won in four sets and now faces either rafa nadal or american francis tiafoe next. around 3000 or 4000 bolton fans were involved in a protest inside and outside their stadium against the club's owner ken anderson at their championship match against west brom last night — tennis balls rained down from the stands as the match got underway. bolton lost 2—0. they are unhappy with the way that the cloud is being run at the moment. —— club. the premier league's bottom club huddersfield town have named borussia dortmund second team coach jan seiwert as their new manager. siewert leaves the same coaching role that huddersfield's previous manager david wagner occupied at dortmund. i will not labour the point without 939 i will not labour the point without gag began. my rain and my body and not quite in the same building at the moment. i think carol has been laughing ever since she first notice that. shall we find out? are both in

animal print this morning. good morning, carol. this morning it is a cold start with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. temperatures very low behind. it is icy. take care if you are travelling. sunny spells the order of the day long with wintry showers, and we also have a cold wind. so this weather front here has been producing some rain, sleet and hill snow through the night, pushing away behind it. you can see the snow showers we already have. we are likely to see more through the day. what is happening is as the front clears the way we are in north—westerly breeze and we are seeing a lot of showers. through the day some of those will organise themselves and push eastwards. we are talking wintry showers. we could see interesting rush—hour traffic

later on because of the weather. something to bear in mind if you're stepping out. so we've lost this band of rain from east anglia and kent. still quite windy. behind it will be with some sunshine. there will be with some sunshine. there will be with some sunshine. there will be wintry showers. i mean a mix of rain, sleet, hailand will be wintry showers. i mean a mix of rain, sleet, hail and snow. some of rain, sleet, hail and snow. some of the heavy showers will see snow at lower levels, falling on icy conditions. the same for northern ireland and parts of the pennines, wales. into the south—west, temperatures hold up overnight. you can see across central and eastern areas a lot of sunshine. still the risk of ice behind the band of rain first thing this morning. through the day, remember i said to showers would organise themselves? they will still be in the west pushing to the east. anywhere from northumberland bound towards cant we are not immune to those showers —— down towards. that means not all of us will see them. if you journey home tonight,

you might run into some, you might not. temperature—wise, twos and fours, perhaps seven in the south—west. through the evening and overnight, we hang onto a lot of showers are cross eastern areas. then we also see more wintry showers. you could wake up to a covering across wales, north—western midlands and north—west england as well. the other thing is we will see some freezing fog developing for southern scotland. and with temperatures like he's in towns and cities, lower than this in rural areas, we are looking at a widespread frost and the risk of ice. so tomorrow morning we have wintry showers along the coastal areas of england. some coming into the north—west as well. in between there will be a fair bit of sunshine around. but it is going to feel cold. look at the maximum temperatures, two degrees in edinburgh and newcastle. everything is happening with the weather over

the next few days. yes, everything went blue for a few moments. thank you. snow is on the way. sean has joined us to look at the papers. let's look at the front pages. "dozens of ministers" are prepared to resign if they are prevented from voting for a plan to block a no—deal brexit, says the times. work and pensions secretary amber rudd is demanding a free vote on the issue, the paper reports. the picture is of a model on the catwalk at paris fashion week. the guardian gives its main story to the prime minister's decision to rule out another referendum, saying it would threaten "social cohesion". the paper also reports alarm over sea levels, as ice in greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought. the front page carries a first look at plans for a new concert hall in london. the prime minister's warning that a new referendum would threaten democracy also fills the front page

of the daily express. there's also a picture of the bomber command memorial which has been vandalised in white paint for the fourth time in six years. the daily telegraph leads withjeremy corbyn's backing for an amendement which would allow mps to have the final say on a second referendum on brexit. the paper carries a picture of question time presenter fiona bruce, who some labour activists have accused of being hostile towards shadow home secretary diane abbot on the programme. in the article an audience member is quoted as saying the accusations were catagorically untrue. trending on buzzfeed this morning is a story about what makes a "true cooking expert." the website suggests if you can make 22 out

of 33 foods on its list from scratch, you're on your way to culinary genius! the list includes gnocchi, pastry, hummus and pesto! you have to say it like that apparently. hummus. hummus. i have never tried gnocci. gnocci, chickpeas? chickpeas, garlic and lemon. if you can't make it, there is no hope for any of us.|j lemon. if you can't make it, there is no hope for any of us. i eats so much of it, i really need to make it. if anyone has a recipe...” much of it, i really need to make it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't great. it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't greatlj it. if anyone has a recipe... i have made it. it wasn't great. i tried pesto once. i am sure i ended up spending £20 for about this much pesto. we have descended into that waitrose twitter account, haven't we? how do you spell gnocci? laughter. fishfingers and toblerone. .. toblerone? you will end up toblerone. .. toblerone? you will end up spending more than you did a few

years ago. this is in the paper today, the guardian, shrinking flation, the statistics over the la st flation, the statistics over the last couple of years, twice as many products have decreased in size and stayed the same size. fish fingers can't get that much smaller. they are tiny! you wonder how small they could get. you use to get world in a packet, now you 5 ten in a packet. packet, now you get ten in a packet. you are paying the same price. pepperami, this is inflation, prices going up without you seeing the price going up on the shelves. they're interesting. that is how supermarkets... they know we don't wa nt supermarkets... they know we don't want to spend more money. supermarkets... they know we don't want to spend more moneylj supermarkets... they know we don't want to spend more money. i am still giving up with what they did to toblerone. they took out the triangle. they had to change it

back. i am still recovering. what have you got? matt dickinson in the times with mark samson from the england women's head coach. hasn't spoken for a while. 16 months he hasn't spoken. he was sacked in september 2017 after allegations made against him of racism. he has ke pt made against him of racism. he has kept quiet this whole time. and in that time he says he has basically... in the headline he said as a white male i have had to educate myself. it is a really interesting interview. it was a very difficult time for the women's team. he says he made a mistake and he got it wrong. and he should have been better briefed about the language that he used and the way he spoke to people. he says he would do that any more. that is very interesting. i know that you have a couple of

stories. this is about an amazing... when they discover this stone circle in aberdeenshire. experts visit this amazing circle. archeologists identify ancient stone circle. you can see a picture. they thought it was a500 years old. they were amazed it was hidden for so long at this aberdeenshire farm. they were all excited about it, but what happened was this week at farmer who owns the land got in touch to say he had built it himself. no! yes, in the 19905. it built it himself. no! yes, in the 1990s. it was that these are notoriously difficult to date. he is disappointed to learn of this development. it also adds to the story. he was compliment tree about the way it was built. they see it closely copies the regional monument type and shows knowledge and appreciation and engagement with the archaeology of the region by the local community and it was built in the 1990s. he didn't build stonehenge, did he? the next level

of his profession. would you like to see what meghan markle does for afternoon tea? i would like to see this. along the lines of hummus? afternoon tea median michael styles —— meghan markle styles. this is what she made him, avocado on toast with chocolate truffles, not quite jam and cream and sconce. if you turned up, what would you think?” would say, how dare you? -- scones. i would say, brilliant! with your home—made hummus and avocado on toast, you would be all over it!” also love cake. he said, meghan, i love you a re also love cake. he said, meghan, i love you are the avocado whisper are but i don't know what that means. she used to write a blog and that was one of the things. i can't believe i knew something! laughter. we have spent the last five minutes talking about food.

the fact that british police don't routinely carry guns is something which sets them apart from many of their overseas counterparts. but of course forces do have specially trained teams who can carry firearms in exceptional situations. now a new museum has opened dedicated to the history of armed policing, and it aims to show just how highly skilled those officers are. danny shaw went to take a look. should you open fire, or should you wait? this sixth form student getting to know what it's like to make this decision. though this isn't real life, it's a scenario. no—one will be killed, whatever he decides to do. you can see where that laser is is where your round is going to fall when you hold the trigger. this is the centrepiece of the museum of armed policing, designed to show us the realities of being a firearms officer, though all the guns used here are

replica weapons. for these teenagers from northamptonshire, it was a lesson they'd never had before. it was a lot more stressful than i thought it would be, even in a simulation, the decision—making was really difficult. itjust makes you realise how unpredictable every situation is, and how steady handed these officers have to be. it's about using your mouth and trying to talk them out of it, rather than shooting them. some might say this museum glamorises armed policing but there is a serious underlying message about the impact of gun and knife crime and the lengths these police have to go to protect themselves and the public. in the 1930s, this is what an armed response vehicle look like. this dramatised footage can be seen at the museum. do you want to try this on? i'm going to put it over your head. all very different from the hi—tech equipment used now.

i don't think it glamorises armed policing at all. i think it clearly explains the difficulties armed policing. i think you will see from the reaction of the young people that they are nervous, but what we are trying to do is highlight how dangerous the bubble is and how important those split second decisions are that can have life changing consequences. we are very careful not to say, we get everything right, we are perfect. this is a museum that accurately reflects what actually goes on in real life. the most significant changes to armed policing came 16 were killed when gunman michael ryan went on the rampage. the victims are remembered here along with some of those who died after being shot by police. a reminder that although it may be final shooting range, it's not a game outside. danny shaw, bbc news, at the museum of armed policing. lots to talk about this morning

including it is going to be really cold and carol is going to be speaking to us about that. we have something rather incredible coming up something rather incredible coming upjust after something rather incredible coming up just after 8am which we can't tell you about. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. a father from north london's spoken out about the severity of postnatal depression in men, and urged others to come forward to seek help. charlie brown was killed in 2016. jack shepherd is on the run after being sentenced to six years imprisonment for manslaughter to gross negligence. beefeaters at the tower of london will go on strike today in a row over pensions.

workers at the tower and at hampton court palace will walk out for 2a hours after talks with historic royal palaces broke down. picket lines will be mounted outside both sites throughout the day. a father from north london's spoken out about the severity of postnatal depression in men, and urged others to come forward to seek help. viren swami from tufnell park felt sadness, isolation and loneliness after the birth of his son before getting professional support. the nhs has announced plans to screen all new dads for mental health problems over the next two years. when the actual birth happened, i was really expecting to feel something, to feeljoy was really expecting to feel something, to feel joy and was really expecting to feel something, to feeljoy and elation and wonderment, my son has been born, and! and wonderment, my son has been born, and i rememberjust holding him and not feeling anything at all. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube lines this morning. but on overground there are minor delays from surrey quays to clapham junction. on the trains, southeastern has no

service between nunhead and lewisham, and there's no service from finsbury park to moorgate on great northern trains. turning to the roads now, and in east ham the barking road is closed between keppel road and wall end road because of a building fire. now, the weather with kate kinsella. hello, good morning. it is not feeling quite it is not feeling quite as it is not feeling quite as cold it is not feeling quite as cold this it is not feeling quite as cold this morning compared to yesterday. temperatures above zero. we have had rain overnight, that will lead to rent as morning with sunshine and wintry showers. this morning the met office has a weather warning in place for ice, danger on slippery roads and surfaces. as the cloud and rain clears the cold air piles in buy—in and what is left on the road could freeze. we have some sunshine this morning and wintry showers in the afternoon will be quite heavy, could cause a problem in rossouw,

with sleet, snow and hail mixed in as well. and maximum temperatures today between four and five degrees. these showers continue through the rush—hour into the first part of the evening. gradually they will fizzle out. overnight it will be much colder, some mist and fog. the danger in that it could freeze as well. widespread frost and ice potentially tomorrow morning. on wednesday itself the risk of a shower but not so much as today. we will get some bright spells, a bit of cloud and the temperature feeling chilly. slightly less cold as we head towards the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello, good morning. you're watching brea kfast hello, good morning. you're watching breakfast this morning. it is 6:30am exactly. we'll bring you all the latest news and sports in the moment. also this morning, many of you have been touched by the story of tony, their eight—year—old who

has devoted his life to honouring the victims of a wartime air in his local park. we have a really exciting development this morning, yes, we do. we not going to tell you what it isn't just yes, we do. we not going to tell you what it isn'tjust after eight a.m.. we know that many children develop an emotional attachment to a toy or teddy but this morning, and finding out at the same applies to dogs. sally's bichon frise it will be here. that is not her dog. a cold snap could be on the way, temperatures possibly plunging two -10 temperatures possibly plunging two —10 tonight. it is a good time to have some advice on saving some money on your energy bills. sean will be hints and tips a little bit later. good morning, here is a summary of the main stories today from bbc news. online abuse of people with disabilities should be made a criminal offence according to new from mps. if i was a petition started by the television

personality katie price, who has a disabled son. house of commons additions committee also said the self—regulation of social media has failed. while disabled people are avid users of social media, they use it to socialise, to advance their careers, to get information from others with similar conditions, they are too often let down by the system because abuse online is not being tackled and the law is not adequate. zimbabwe's president tackled and the law is not adequate. zimba bwe's president has tackled and the law is not adequate. zimbabwe's president has cut short a foreign trip and returned home after his security forces were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on opposition mps and their supporters. violent protests have spread across the country over anger over rising fuel prices, which ministers claim is being used by opponents to stoke unrest. human rights campaigners believe at least twelve people have been killed and dozens treated for gunshot wounds. mps have begun putting forward proposals to influence the outcome of brexit ahead of next weeks major

vote on theresa may's alternative withdrawal plan. a number of amendments have been put forward, including a proposal by labour aimed at avoiding a no—deal brexit. mrs may will meet her cabinet later after telling the commons that she was securing concessions from the eu on the plan to avoid a hard irish border. labour leaderjeremy corbyn said the prime minister was in denial about the level of opposition to her deal. four men arrested in connection with saturday night's car bombing in londonderry have been released without charge. police say a fifth man remains in custody. detectives believe the dissident republican group, the new ira, may have been behind the attack. three security alerts imposed yesterday in the city have ended. police say they were hoaxes. ten people have died in a fire involving two ships in the black sea, according to russian authorities. so far, 1a people have been rescued in an operation off the coast of ukraine. russia's maritime agency say the fate of the other sailors on board is still unknown.

one ship is a gas tanker and it's thought the blaze started when fuel was being transferred between the two boats. a search and rescue operation is underway for a light aircraft which has disappeared from radar over the english channel. two people are believed to be onboard the plane, which was heading to cardiff when it lost contact with air traffic controllers off guernsey. two helicopters and two lifeboats are searching the area. britain's last surviving dambuster, george "johnny" johnson, has hit out at vandals who threw white paint over the bomber command memorial in central london. the statue, honouring the lives of raf crew members who lost their lives in the second world war, has been targeted four times in six years. i was saying earlier, a number of people turned up yesterday to try and clean the white paint off. it was cordoned off and hopefully that can reopen soon as well. sex—ed a.m., we have the weather coming up

pretty soon with carol. —— 6:35 a.m.. we have the weather —— but sally is here. there was no that thatis sally is here. there was no that that is not true. sometimes we do, last night we did not. it was just telepathy. there is something in the world of tennis. when you start? i'm to tell you a little known fact about him, stefanos tsitsipas said he did not have many friends as a kid, still has not had many now, likes being on his own being out nature taking photographs of your full landscapes. that sounds like is dating profile. is an interesting quy dating profile. is an interesting guy and he isjust basically dating profile. is an interesting guy and he is just basically the new style. —— beautiful. he followed up that in reaching the semifinals in melbourne this morning, defeating the man who beat andy murray in

their epic match last week. tsitsipas won in four sets and now faces either rafa nadal or american francia tiafoe next. around 3—a000 bolton fans were involved in a protest march against the club's owner ken anderson ahead of last night's championship match against west brom. the fans are angry at anderson's handling of the club and thousands voiced their disapproval before kickoff. and the protests continued even when the match got underway with tennis balls raining down from the stands. bolton lost the match 2—0 and stay second from bottom in the table. they have had a really rough few yea rs. now you might remember yesterday, we showed you the case of mistaken identity at huddersfield town, where a spectator was asked for an interview in the belief that he was the prospecitve new managerjan siewert. he replied that he was actually martin from wakefield. well, huddersfield did announce their new manager. they did it with a video on twitter — and spoiler alert —

it's not martin from wakefield. hello. yes, it is martin from wakefield. yeah, the new head coach. no, no, martin from wakefield. that is in factjan siewert. no, no, martin from wakefield. that is in fact jan siewert. i am really happy to be the new head coach of huddersfield town. is that martin? they look really like. i just huddersfield town. is that martin? they look really like. ijust really love that and well done to huddersfield properly announcing that. yes, excellent, very funny. making the most of it. now, you are going to love this story, do we is. go on. finally, she might be approaching 80, but scotland's oldest female international hockey player, sheila reid, says she has no intention of retiring. the 76 year—old plays in goal for the scotland over 60s team. she says she wants to be

an inspiration to other older ladies, who may be thinking about taking up a sport. you have to be a wee bit mad, yeah. at 70 years old, should you not be thinking of relaxing just chilling out on the sofa? absolutely not. they had been knocked unconscious for a few seconds, but that was not... sport keeps you live comic keeps you fit and gives you bars. -- 78 years old. and also, looking out sheila comic keeps you young. she cannot be 76. attitude, sally. it is all about attitude. see you? i'm converting the two of you. it is 6:38 a.m., you're watching brea kfast. 6:38 a.m., you're watching breakfast. good morning. when robert mugabe was ousted in 2017, zimbabweans hoped the country was entering into a new era. this week protests over rising fuel

prices have been met with a violent government crackdown, leading to fears of a return to authoritarian rule. christina lamb is the sunday times chief foreign correspondent and has just returned from zimbabwe. thank you so much for coming on bbc brea kfast thank you so much for coming on bbc breakfast this morning and telling us some breakfast this morning and telling us some of what is so out there. i know there are so many things to go through but what is the country going through, what sort of state is in at the moment? —— some of what you saw. i think it is in a state of view, people that security forces come into their houses in the middle of the night, making their door, even firing teargas inside to make them come out and then beating people really grizzly and detaining huge numbers of people, and a lot of these people were actually not opposition activist butjust ordinary people that were in their homes. i still part of the strange and bizarre press conference where it was being said that these people

that are going into homes actually not police officers, they are asking them to give back the uniforms. you are writing about and teenagers being dragged out of their homes and jailed, what is the actual reason behind this? what is happening? well, it really seems as though it is just to force the population into submission. unfortunately, zimbabwe has had decades of repression under robert mcgarvey and, i have been going there 25 years. i have seen lots of these kinds of beatings before. —— mugabe. at this time is more militarised and it is also just more militarised and it is also just more arbitrary, and i think that is what is really scaring people. maybe quite knows what it is really about, isa quite knows what it is really about, is a struggle between the president and his deputy, who is the army chief, or what they are trying to do, but clearly at the same time they have completely closed on the internet for most of last week, which you do not do unless you are

trying to hide what is going on. you say you have been there for many yea rs, say you have been there for many years, when the new president took overin years, when the new president took over in november of 2017, he spoke about hope and change, do you think that people in zimbabwe actually believe that? did they think is well after so many years and mugabe's rule, that things would be different? yeah, he was out on the streets in 2017 and mugabe had been arrested and people calling him to resign, and it was an incredible atmosphere and people were really euphoric because they felt that after 37 years and mugabe, finally they were having change. it is fair to say that other people at the time did say well, mugabe is being replaced by his right—hand man for all these decades, who - behind of. worst atrocities is, is the going to as this going to - as this just going to - as t the jst

going to - iias t the jst seen over the last week that| over the last week that| over th! nothing ek that| over th! nothing has ,_,z=,i;,%,5,5,~,:,f:,,,—,,z,f;;,'_gs l“; in ll mugabe did not changed. infact, mugabe did not shoot people all closed down all the internet in the way that happened last week. i know there is pressure coming from foreign leaders, so jeremy hunt talking about encouraging zimbabweans not to turn back the clock and emmerson mnangagwa has had to come back from davos, do you think that pressure from outside zimbabwe, and make a difference? will influence in? to see want to make sure his reputation remains intact outside the country? is not a past. what underlines all of this is a huge economic crisis. —— he has not in the past. what started all of this in the first place was because emmerson mnangagwa literally overnight put petrol prices up 1a0% to make zimbabwe the most expensive place on earth to fill up your car. and people are

dependent on minibuses to get from where they live in the townships into the towns to work, so they were finding that literally overnight, the price of these minibuses had tripled and in many cases, people we re tripled and in many cases, people were spending almost all they earned on the transportjust to get to their jobs, on the transportjust to get to theirjobs, if they have jobs, because zimbabwe has 90% unemployment. is a pretty grim picture that you are painting. —— it is. thank you so much for talking to was. “— is. thank you so much for talking to was. —— talking to us. petrol prices going up overnight from 97p a litre, the next day to provide £7 a litre, which is something like 2a0%. we'll be going to correspond in a little bit late in the programme to get more on that. we speak quite a lot on this programme about saving energy, how it can help the environment

but also how it could help your bank balance too. sean's taking a look at energy efficiency this morning and he's got some top tips for us. good morning. it is cold outside. how do we go about saving money and also saving energy? it's big energy saving week, dhara's here from citizens advice and we're standing in the cold outside our nice warm breakfast. let's start at the top, instillation. so, £320 a year, what do you have to do to save energy? check your loft insulation, top it up check your loft insulation, top it up if it needs it, get double glazing if you don't have it and upgrade your boiler if it is all. you can insulated your boiler. you could save £320. it sounds like shelling out a lot of money. yes, there are benefits and grants to help people pay for these things.

this is about making sure people get what they can to help make their home more energy efficient, £2 million goes unclaimed every year. let's go downstairs now to the old favourite, switching lightbulbs. you can save £15 a year if you switch them off all of the time. and the tv on standby. £30 a year. if you i'm plugged the mobile phone charger, make sure the lights are off, and if you switch to led lightbulbs, you can save £35 a year —— unplug. they should last you a couple of decades. it has all become more energy conserving anyway. would you still save that amount? yes, because led lightbulbs last a long time. i know it can sound really expensive, but the benefits and grants are there to help people and they go unclaimed and what we try to do is run lots of events where people can come and find out more. and the advisers can help you go three applications and

switch as well. another thing to learn about is apps and smart heating. every time there is black friday there are offers. the thermostat, going back to the basics, if you turn it down one degree or two degrees... you could save £75. with the thermostat, you need the controls around your house to think about things like radiator controls. they can really help to make sure you have the right temperature. having a thermostat in the house. in the control valve, yes. it is important to stay warm. people should go without to save money. especially if you have an illness or if you are elderly. it is important to keep warm. it feels like you have to shell out a bit of money. if we go to the simple one, the bathroom, looking at the amount of water people might leak out of their house. how are we losing energy and money by not fixing taps? if you don't fix the leaking hot water tap, you are essentially

losing enough to fill up half a bath every week, so that is quite a lot of water and it will cost a lot of money because it is hot water. the other thing is use a washing—up bowl instead of running water to save about £25 a year. all of these things we have talked about our things we have talked about our things where we have to make a bit ofan things where we have to make a bit of an investment to see something back. it is getting cold, we see carol talking about chilly temperatures, is there anything you could do to save money while not compromising on walks? quite a few things you can do, you should obviously keep warm, make sure your lights are off when you are not using —— lights are off when you are not using - —— warmth? make- the slam are not on. close your lights are not on. close your curtains when it is dark. thank you very much. one tip i have is door curtains. if there is a draft, it doesn't have to be expensive, second—hand, they can keep out the d raft second—hand, they can keep out the draft and save you a bit over

winter. even if you have an old curtain on the loft. you sound like my nan. a wise woman. really good ideas. especially the hot water and a dripping tap as well. thank you.” love sean's house, yes. it was nice. it is going to be really cold, isn't it? yes, a cold start to the day with the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. we have a band of rain that has come through, behind it the air is cold and all of the rain overnight is falling on the cold surfaces, so watch out for that. sunny spells, wintry showers, some of which will be prolific and a cold wind. we have it all going on with the weather. this is the cold front producing rain, sleet and snow through the night. you can see behind it a lot of wintry showers coming in from the west. so through the morning we will see the back

edge of the rain which will clear east anglia and kent anyway. then the sum will come out and we hang on to the wintry showers, and on the wintry showers we could see snow at low levels. when i talk about wintry showers i am talking about hail, rain, sleet and thunder and lightning. that is falling on frozen surfaces. it could be quite treacherous. a lot of sunshine and bright skies for eastern england, central england, the midlands, the south coast. through the day, watch how the showers become more organised. and they drift from the west to the east. so this evening's rush hour from northumberland west to the east. so this evening's rush hourfrom northumberland down to kent, you could see some snow even at low levels. they are showers, so not all of us will see them. temperature—wise, you won't be surprised, two degrees to five degrees, something higher in the south—west. overnight, we will have the wintry showers, some into eastern areas, still coming into the

west as well. under clear skies it will be a cold night. so once again the temperature will drop away very quickly with widespread frost and also the risk of ice. the other thing to watch out for is freezing fog for southern scotland and north—east england. and with this line also showers across wales on the north—west midlands, merseyside, cheshire for example, we could wake up cheshire for example, we could wake up to cheshire for example, we could wake uptoa cheshire for example, we could wake up to a covering of snow. so something to bear in mind. these are the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities. in rural areas they will be much lower than that. we could have —9 in aberdeenshire. tomorrow we will have coastal wintry showers across the east of england. tomorrow will be a dry and bright day with more sunshine. we will still have some wintry showers coming in across the north and the west of scotland. but not to the west, where there is more cloud. so it won't be as cold. this is a weather front coming it won't be as cold. this is a weatherfront coming in, introducing

drizzle and light rain. start off on a called night with some frost. look how the cloud built in from the west with rain into northern ireland, which will lead us into friday, which will lead us into friday, which will be less cold, and saturday and sunday is downhill again. thank you very much. see you later for again. thank you very much. see you laterfor more again. thank you very much. see you later for more cold weather in half—an—hour. thank you. later for more cold weather in half-an-hour. thank you. it might affect my travel plans tomorrow for work. if i am not here, you will note, ok? of course it won't be ok without you, dan, we will miss you! laughter. yeah, of course. if you've got a dog i'm sure they've got a favourite toy they can't bear to be apart from. now researchers are trying to find out whether our pets have the same emotional attachment to objects as a young child has with their teddy. here's my dog winnie and winnie's favourite reindeer toy. here it is, waffle. ok, thank you.

it isa here it is, waffle. ok, thank you. it is a toivonen, which she loves. my it is a toivonen, which she loves. my other dog doesn't really care. —— with a tour we bone. —— toy bone. a team from the university of bristol are looking at the behaviours of different breeds in the first survey of its kind. we're joined by one of the man in charge professor bruce hood and also by lola, the bichon frise, and her owner stewart miller. good morning. lovely to have you on. so what made you want to investigate whether dogs have this emotional attachment to toys in the same way that human children do two blankets or toys? it is actually my daughter responsible for the work. i have been doing research on infant attachment to blankets and teddy bears for 20 years and i was really surprised by this behaviour and i wondered why we did this. so we

looked into this normal development and phase and discovered some fascinating facts. it is more common in the west than injapanese children. and we think it is something to do with security and emotional attachment. and i was talking about this, this was just a human preoccupation at a dinner party last year, when someone from the vet school said that dogs did it as well. i was really surprised. i didn't know about this. we thought it would be fascinating to discover how, this is an so we have this international survey to establish if it is specific to breathe. tell us about lola. she is three and a half years old, good—natured dog, a little bit yappie, and she has an attachment, she has three or four toys that she absolutely loves, they are dirty and smelly. one like this that my mum bought her, the

innocuous elf, it rustles, she takes it everywhere. it is filthy. she loves it. if you take it away, she chases you. so there are three or four that she has an attachment to. yes, toys that are not necessarily ones we have bought, they are ones she has picked up from other places, like this from my mum, she goes to a daycare place, she takes toys from there. she seems to like toys with smells from other places. you have another dog and the other one is com pletely another dog and the other one is completely different. her attachment is to pillows and beds. she isn't the most active dog. so what are you learning so far? well, we have certain predictions that certain breeds are closer to their ancestors, the wolves, and others are genetically different and we wonder whether or not the distance correlates with their social behaviour. because humans are also domesticated in a way. and as we

have bred to become more social, pa rt of have bred to become more social, part of that is to have emotional attachment, so that's what we're looking at. do they grow out of it? children grow out of attachment to blankets, i wonder if dogs do that. my 24—year—old daughter has had a blanket, and when we survey university students, two thirds have a blanket and still have them at university. it is very common as a guilty secret. i still have my teddy bear. it is in a box. you can survive without your teddy bear.” can survive without my teddy bear. i still have it. yes, it is very common. still have it. yes, it is very common. you have to make daughters and one has an emotional attachment toa and one has an emotional attachment to a blanket and the other one doesn't? —— two daughters. to a blanket and the other one doesn't? -- two daughters. there was a study in scandinavia showing 50% is genetic. there is interesting biology working with culture. people can get involved? yes. tell me later. you can get involved. lola,

you are brilliant. you also love the floor manager. staring down the camera. thank you. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. the family of a 2a—year—old woman who died after a speedboat crash on the river thames is meeting with the home secretary later to find out what is being done to catch her killer. charlotte brown from bexley died in december 2015. 31—year—old jack shepherd is still on the run after being sentenced last summer to six years imprisonment for manslaughter by gross negligence. he has since won the right to appeal. beefeaters at the tower of london will go on strike today in a row over pensions. workers at the tower and at hampton court palace will walk out for 2a hours after talks with historic royal palaces broke down. picket lines will be mounted outside

both sites throughout the day. a father from north london's spoken out about the severity of postnatal depression in men, and urged others to come forward to seek help. viren swami from tufnell park felt sadness, isolation and loneliness after the birth of his son before getting professional support. the nhs has announced plans to screen all new dads for mental health problems over the next two years. when the actual birth happened, i was really expecting to feel something, to feeljoy and elation and wonderment, "my son's been born," and i rememberjust holding him and not feeling anything at all. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays for the piccadilly line eastbound this morning. on the trains southeastern has no service between nunhead and lewisham and there's no service from finsbury park to moorgate

on great northern trains. turning to the roads now, and in east ham the barking road is partly blocked between keppel road and wall end road because of a house fire. regent street is closed southbound. now for a look at the weather. hello, good morning. it is not feeling quite as cold this morning compared to yesterday. temperatures above zero. we have had rain overnight, that will lead to rain this morning with sunshine and wintry showers. this morning the met office has a weather warning in place for ice, danger of slippery roads and surfaces. as the cloud and rain clears, the cold air piles in behind, and what is left on the roads could freeze. we have some sunshine this morning and wintry showers in the afternoon will be quite heavy, could cause problems at rush—hour, with sleet, snow and hail mixed in as well. and maximum temperatures today between four and five degrees. these showers continue through the rush—hour into the first part of the evening. gradually they will fizzle out.

overnight it is goign to get much colder, some mist and fog. the danger in that is that could freeze as well. widespread frost and ice potentially tomorrow morning. for wednesday itself there is still the risk of a shower but not so much as today. we will get some bright spells, a bit of cloud and the temperature feeling chilly. slightly less cold as we head towards the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning. you're watching breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines at 7am: getting tough on hate online. mps back a call to make abusing disabled people on social media a crime. violence in zimbabwe. the opposition claims a brutal crackdown is taking place after protests over fuel prices. spending on our cats and dogs. in a tough environment for retailers, i will speak to the boss of cats and

dogs retailer. it is the new name to remember. stefanos tsitsipas has followed up his win over roger federer by reaching the semi—finals of the australian open this morning. good morning. it is a cold and frosty day. we already have some wintry showers in the west, but we will see more prolific ones as we go through the day. i will have the latest in 15 minutes. hello. it's tuesday the 22nd of januray. our main story this morning: online abuse of people with disabilities should be made a criminal offence, according to a new report by mps. this follows a petition started by the television personality katie price, who has a disabled son. jon donnison has the story. katie price, whose16—year—old son harvey has a disability, says he's suffered a shocking level of abuse online. her petition, which was submitted in 2017, attracted more than 220,000

signatures from people who agreed that the laws on online abuse of disabled people were not fit for purpose. it called for such abuse to be made a specific criminal offence, and for a register of offenders to be created. now, a report from the petitions committee, which is made up of cross—party mps, has backed katie price's call for the law to be changed. it isn't good enough, as we found, to simply say that what is illegal off—line is illegal online. we found that disabled people were often let down by the system when they tried to report abuse, and we recommend that, in future, targeting someone because of their disability should be put on a par with targeting someone because of their race. the committee, which took evidence from google, twitter and facebook, says self—regulation of social media has failed disabled people, and says too many have been driven off social media, while their abusers have remained unchecked. jon donnison, bbc news. zimbabwe's president has cut short a foreign trip and returned

—— has said the conduct of his security forces will be investigated after they were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on opposition mps and their supporters. violent protests have spread across the country after anger over rising fuel prices. human rights campaigners believe at least twelve people have been killed and dozens treated for gunshot wounds. our africa correspondent andrew harding sent us this report. another funeral here in zimbabwe. there's grief, for sure, but a deep sense of shock too. after all, this country was supposed to have left the bad old days behind. instead, for over a week now, the security forces have been on a rampage. and the crackdown is not over yet. these two both said they'd been shot by the police. in a car outside, another new casualty. this man, as you can see, does not want to be identified by anybody. he is, like so many people

here in harare today, scared. it's over a week now since the protests began here, triggered by a sharp rise in the price of fuel. that felt like a final straw for many impoverished zimbabweans. but the government is unrepentant about its crackdown and about the need for tougher economic reforms. there has to be a return to democracy. we thought that by mr mugabe exiting the stage, we were going to have a new dispensation, but it's not a new dispensation. if anything, the mask has been removed, you know, the mask has fallen off. the truth is that we still have the old system, probably worse. zimbabwe was supposed to be on the mend by now. mugabe gone, a new, gentler government, promising to fix a broken economy. instead, as we've seen in these past few violent days here, old habits are hard to kick. andrew harding, bbc news, harare. mps have begun putting forward

proposals to influence the outcome of brexit — ahead of next week's major vote on theresa may's alternative withdrawal plan. a number of amendments have also been put forward, including a proposal by labour aimed at avoiding a no—deal brexit. mrs may will meet her cabinet later after telling the commons that she was securing concessions from the eu on the plan to avoid a hard irish border. we'll have the view from brusselss with adam fleming in a moment, but first iain watson is in westminster. iain these alternative plans that are in the pipeline? yeah, i will attempt to do so. one is backed by a number of conservative party ministers, but not backed by the prime minister, which effectively would say that if there is no deal which by the prime

minister by the end of next month, then she will be instructed by parliament to seek an extension to article 50. that is the process of leaving the european union, so the effect it would be to delay leaving the european union until the end of the european union until the end of the year, if brussels agrees. the other change to focus on is labour‘s policy, their plan, what they want the government to do is to move closer to them, leaving the european union that staying close to the eu, having a customs union with the european union. interestingly, they are also saying that whatever deal is reached, whether it is theresa may's deal whether it is something which parliament imposes on her, they want mps to then have the option of deciding whether to put that deal back to the people in any referendum. thank you very much for that, good to talk to you this morning. adam fleming joins us from brussels. with the prime minister saying she

is going to seek concessions over the so—called irish backstop on the border, what is your sense? is she going to get any? acting concessions is putting it a bit strongly. what the eu has always said and is continuing to say is that they are willing to offer reassurances and clarifications on the bits of the deal that they think have been misunderstood by mp are they not prepared to make any changes to the divorce bid of the treaty, and that is the bit that has got the irish backstop it. where they are prepared to make changes in michel barnier, the chief negotiator the es! confirmed this yesterday, is that the other document that goes alongside the divorce treaty, and thatis alongside the divorce treaty, and that is known as the political declaration that sketches out the shape of the future relationship, is quite aspirational and not legally binding. it sounds like the eu is prepared to move on that as long as the uk comes up with some ideals and isa the uk comes up with some ideals and is a bit specific about what it wa nts. is a bit specific about what it wants. speaking to diplomats in brussels last night, they were a bit disappointed with theresa may's statement. they wanted more clarity about what kind of deal would

actually be able to get to parliament if this was voted on again and they want a bit more clarity may be on the future relationship, maybe a closer view the relationship and the government had been pursuing so far. i think they are going to have to wait another week or so to get more clarity on that, people are very pleased that theresa may has dropped its plan to charge eu nationals to apply to stay in the uk. that has won her quite a lot of goodwill. ok, interesting. thank you very much, adam. later on this morning, we will speak to the brexit secretary stephen barclay, and the shadow brexit secretary. that is at about 8:30 a.m.. four men arrested in connection with saturday night's car bombing in londonderry have been released without charge.

police say a fifth man remains in custody. detectives believe the dissident republican group, the new ira, may have been behind the attack. three security alerts imposed yesterday in the city have ended. police say they were hoaxes. the family of a woman who died when a speedboat crashed on the thames will ask the home secretary sajid javid later to ask what he's doing to bring her killer tojustice. 31—year—old jack shepherd has been on the run since being convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for allowing charlotte brown to take the controls of the speedboat during theirfirst date. a search and rescue operation is underway for a light aircraft which has disappeared from radar over the english channel. two people are believed to be onboard the plane, which was heading to cardiff when it lost contact with air traffic controllers off guernsey. two helicopters and two lifeboats are searching the area. britain's last surviving dambuster, george "johnny" johnson, has hit out at vandals who threw white paint over the bomber command memorial in central london. the statue, honouring the lives of raf crew members who lost their lives in the second world war, has been targeted four times in six years. ten people have died in a fire involving two ships

in the black sea, this is according to russian authorities. so far, 1a people have been rescued in an operation off the coast of ukraine. russia's maritime agency say the fate of the other sailors on board is still unknown. one ship is a gas tanker and it's thought the blaze started when fuel was being transferred between the two boats. police are appealing for information after men used a digger to destroy the reception of a new hotel on the day the construction was to be completed. the destruction went on for at least 20 minutes at a travel lodge in liverpool, before the driver eventually fled. the driver had been involved in a pay dispute. —— travelodge. lots of you over the past few weeks have been asking for an update on tony foulds. if you have not been following the story, it isa have not been following the story, it is a story about a man who was in

a two old living in a park back in 198a when —— a two old living in a park back in 198a when --19aa a two old living in a park back in 198a when —— 19aa when an american plane crashed in a park and ever since then, tony has felt real guilt about what happened and has actually been tending it and putting flowers abounded and making sure it is clean and kept for many, many years. people have been asking what is happening with the tone story? well, he will be you just after 8am we'll find out what is happening. so will he, probably. in just find out what is happening. so will he, probably. injust over a find out what is happening. so will he, probably. in just over a week's time, theresa may will once again ask mps to vote on the brexit plan. let's try and see what the plan might look like and get some answers now from the brexit secretary stephen barclay. morning to you, thank you very much forjoining us this morning. so what can you tell us this morning. so what can you tell us has changed between the deal, the original deal. for example, the deal

in december and the deal that is going to be presented? well, there we re going to be presented? well, there were a number of changes presented by the prime minister yesterday, so for example, she has accepted an amendment from a labour mp in terms of workers' rights protection, she is listen to the concerns of many other colleagues, including the dup, regarding the concerns on the key issue of the backstop. she has indicated that she will work with parliament in a different way in terms of offering confidential briefings, for example, the select committee ‘s, and that listening exercise is continuing and she has been speaking with all the party leaders, with the exception of jeremy corbyn, who has refused to engage with her. —— committees. an understanding what those concerns are that still is the case that any deal is still better than no deal on brexit, we do need to respect the referendum result and that is what we are committed to doing. to get a deal through parliament, many mps might have to be changed. —— many

mps's minds have to be changed. it gave me an example, gimme one concrete example of what has really changed? well, again, iwill give you another one, which is that there was a fifa eu citizens, the £65 fee, again, she announced a change that yesterday and that he will waived. what is come to in the discussions we've had with colleagues across the houseis we've had with colleagues across the house is that there is one issue of concern, which is regarding what is known as the backstop, that was put in place for good reason in terms of respecting the peace in northern ireland, reflecting the fact that thatis ireland, reflecting the fact that that is the only part of the united kingdom with a land border with the eu. we recognise that we also need to address the concerns of the irish government in terms of not turning the hard border, but what is come to with colleagues is there is a real concern the backstop will be used as a way for the negotiations not to be conducted in good faith. and there isa conducted in good faith. and there is a concern therefore, that the backstop will actually distort the

future talks, so we want to get onto the future economic relationship we do need to address this concern that many members parliament have, and those of the discussions we are having. ok, halley going to do that given that we know, we had been speaking to our correspondent, that the eu has said, being really clear that it the eu has said, being really clear thatitis the eu has said, being really clear that it is not prepared to make changes to the agreement? —— how are you. what the eu has also said is that it wants to know how specific ask is and what it wants to carry to the parliament, at the eu do not wa nt to the parliament, at the eu do not want to be in a situation of having no deal. that would have a big impact notjust on the irish economy that other economies, for example the dutch economy in terms of no deal. so it is in both sides's interests to have a deal. we need a negotiation which respects the referendum, going back on that i think would be democratically damaging. the labour party gave a

commitment in their manifesto to honour the result, they now flirting with the idea second referendum. sorry to interrupt you, if i could just go back to your point about this pacific ask, what then is the specific ask? well, we are working on that as part of the work we're doing with colleagues including our confidence and supply colleagues the dup. -- confidence and supply colleagues the dup. —— specific. to clarify what it is that parliament would be prepared to support in terms of the backstop. because there is a huge amount in this deal that colleagues on all sides of the house support, for example on citizens's writes, for example on citizens's writes, for example honouring our legal obligations and indeed, on observing the legal process and avoiding the ha rd the legal process and avoiding the hard border. there is a huge amount ina deal hard border. there is a huge amount in a deal that people agree with, there is a specific issue which is of concern and we are looking at how we can address that, but the alternative to a deal is no deal or no brexit. so it remains the case of the deal is the best way forward, we just need to address the outstanding issue that many members of parliament have raised. lets safer exa m ple

lets safer example that you make the changes that the dup would accept, thatis changes that the dup would accept, that is not enough, 230 mps voted against the deal. there is recognition in parliament and you would have seen that in the comments from many parliamentarians over the last 2a hours that there will be a need to compromise. many of the mps i have met have made that and indeed in their public comments. one of my collea g u es in their public comments. one of my colleagues who was in my own department and felt strongly about the deal and resigned said on one of the deal and resigned said on one of the media shows at the weekend that addressing the backstop would make the difference for him in terms of supporting the deal. that is one mp. 230. we had a whole programme, the pm and i, meeting colleagues or last week on thursday, and one of the key issues that came out was this issue of the backstop. and that is really the crux of the concerns. yes, 230 mps, but mps need to say what they

are for, notjust mps, but mps need to say what they are for, not just against. mps, but mps need to say what they are for, notjust against. with respect, with respect... what is clear is there is no other option on the table to command the house's confident at this point. the most popular option is the prime minister's deal. you are right, there was a big vote against it. what really drove that vote from the feedback we have had was this concern on this issue and that is theissue concern on this issue and that is the issue we will address. there is so much written in the papers. one of the papers talking about reports that many ministers are considering resigning. what have you heard? what i hearfrom ministers who resigning. what have you heard? what i hear from ministers who support remain and those who support leave is the best way forward is ideal. a negotiated deal is best in terms of giving businesses certainty, confidence to invest and protecting thejobs of your viewers. confidence to invest and protecting the jobs of your viewers. and parliamentarians therefore need to be clear what deal they can support, not simply what they oppose. that is theissue

not simply what they oppose. that is the issue with the labour party position. they went into last ma nifesto position. they went into last manifesto saying to leave voters in northern england that they would honour the referendum result. now to appeal to voters in the south and london they say they will back remain or referendum, and go back on commitments at the last general election. i think that undermines trust in politics and we need to deliver on the referendum result. we will put that point to the labour party at 8:30am. thank you very much for your time this morning, stephen barclay. rebecca long bailey on the way injust over one barclay. rebecca long bailey on the way in just over one hour. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is cold and it could be getting colder as well. good morning. yes, we have snow. this morning, we have icy patches. the risk on untreated surfaces, so pavements, rural areas, if you're travelling, bear that in mind, ifa if you're travelling, bear that in mind, if a band if you're travelling, bear that in mind, ifa band of rain if you're travelling, bear that in mind, if a band of rain comes through, temperatures are low, so

freezing on contact. . sunny spells. 0f freezing on contact. . sunny spells. of us, wintry showers prolific and a cold wind. there is a lot going on with the weather today. you can see this band of rain, sleet and snow which has all but cleared east anglia. behind it we are still pulling in all of those showers and they are wintry in nature. wintry means you have an extra of snow, sleet, and lightning. —— have a mixture. the risk of ice in scotland, it is — 5.2 at the moment. steal a ll scotland, it is — 5.2 at the moment. steal all of the wintry showers coming in across argyll and bute and dumfries and galloway. snow showers in northern ireland, england and wales are falling on areas that could be frozen. so it could be treacherous for you first thing. but you can see a lot of sunshine as well. now, through the day, particularly into the afternoon, showers get more organised, moving

to the east. so it could be an interesting rush hourfrom northumberland to kent as the trough producing snow showers continues to move out to the north sea. temperature—wise, no great shakes, two degrees to four degrees, something mild in the south—west. through this evening and overnight we have wintry showers to start the night. the temperature will drop like a rock when the sun sets. we will see the risk of ice on untreated surfaces and some freezing fog especially north—west england and southern scotland, but not exclusively, necessarily. so temperature—wise, see what i mean, talking about frost, these are the temperatures in towns and cities. in rural areas, they will be lower than this, so the risk of ice. through the course of tomorrow we start with wintry showers. coastal counties in the east hang on to them through the course of the day. like today, they are showers, so we won't catch them. dry interludes with some brightness

but you can see a system coming to the west will introduce more cloud and drizzle and patchy light rain. and the showers continue for the north and the west. by thursday, a cold and frosty start. this system will introduce more cloud, bringing some light rain with it. so it won't be as cold. and then it's not going to be as cold on friday or saturday, but then the temperatures drop once again on sunday. thank you very much for that. nice to see you this morning. even though she is warning us about cold temperatures. do you know, if it is bright, i like it, evenif know, if it is bright, i like it, even if it is cold. you jump know, if it is bright, i like it, even if it is cold. youjump in know, if it is bright, i like it, even if it is cold. you jump in the river whatever the weather. not quite. despite all the negative high street headlines it seems we're still spending money on some things — pets and games! sean? so some information from easyjet on drones. good morning. lots to get

through, let's start with dixons carphone. in the last couple of months last year, familiar story with a mobile phone contract sales. they were down around 7%, but electrical sales were up, driven by super—sized tvs and an increase in the gaming category at dixons carphone as well as louise minchin. o nto carphone as well as louise minchin. onto easyjet, interesting stuff. we have the profit warning from ryanair. easyjet say they will make as much money as expected, but the business was hit by the drones problems at gatwick before christmas. 82,000 customers affected and they reckon it will cost £10 million looking after their customers, putting them on different flights, giving people money back. that is easyjet alone, first on seeing concrete on that. pets at home, sales up looking at the online business and looking at the stores and in half—an—hour i will look at

that, i will speak with the boss of pets at home trying to avoid all of the cute and cuddly dog and kept in pictures and get into the nitty—gritty of what's going on. pictures and get into the nitty-gritty of what's going on. you can do that and we will look at the cute pictures of dogs with their toys because of someone doing research into why they might be attached to toys. so thank you. we have found that bbc breakfast suite spot. thank you. we have our dog lola back with us. we do. the fact that british police don't routinely carry guns is something which sets them apart from many of their overseas counterparts. but of course forces do have specially trained teams who can carry firearms in exceptional situations. now a new museum has opened dedicated to the history of armed policing, and it aims to show just how highly skilled those officers are. danny shaw went to take a look. should you open fire or should you wait? this sixth form student is waiting to know what it's like to make this decision.

but it isn't real life, it's a scenario. and no—one will be killed, whatever he decides to do. you go through these rounds when you pull the trigger, hold the gun like this, bring your finger off the trigger. this is the centrepiece of the museum of armed policing, designed to show us the realities of being a firearms officer, though all the guns here are replica weapons. for these teenagers from oundle school, northamptonshire, it was a lesson they'd never had before. it was a lot more stressful than i thought it would be, even in a simulation — the decision—making was really difficult, actually. yeah, itjust makes you realise how unpredictable every situation is, and how steady— headed these officers have to be. it's about using your mouth and talking them out of it rather than actually shooting them. some might say this museum glamorises armed policing but there's a serious underlying message about the impact of gun and knife crime and the lengths police have to go to protect themselves and the public.

in the 1930s, this is what an armed response vehicle look like. this dramatised footage can be seen at the museum. so do you want to try this on? yes, sir. i'm going to put this over your head. all very different from the hi—tech equipment used now. i don't think it glamorises armed policing at all. i think it clearly explains the difficulties of armed policing. i think you'll see from the reaction from young people, that they're nervous, but what we're actually trying to do is highlight how dangerous the role is, and how important those split—second decisions are that can have life—changing consequences for people. we're very careful not to sort of say, well, we get everything right and we're perfect. this is a museum that accurately reflects what actually goes on in real life. the most significant changes to armed policing came after the mass shooting at hungerford in 1987. 16 people were killed when gunman michael ryan went on the rampage. the victims are remembered

here along with some of those who died after being shot by police. a reminder that although it may be fun on the shooting range, it's not a game outside. danny shaw, bbc news, at the museum of armed policing. you're watching breakfast. we have something really exciting happening in about half—an—hour. yes, for those of you who have been following the story of tony, who has been on breakfast. looking after the memorial. he will be here, and other things happening. 8:10am. yes,. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. the family of a 2a—year—old woman who died after a speedboat crash

on the river thames is meeting with the home secretary later to find out what is being done to catch her killer. charlotte brown from bexley died in december 2015. 31—year—old jack shepherd is still on the run after being sentenced last summer to six years imprisonment for manslaughter by gross negligence. he has since won the right to appeal. beefeaters at the tower of london will go on strike today in a row over pensions. workers at the tower and at hampton court palace will walk out for 2a hours after talks with historic royal palaces broke down. picket lines will be mounted outside both sites throughout the day. a father from north london's spoken out about the severity of postnatal depression in men and urged others to come forward to seek help. viren swami from tufnell park felt sadness, isolation and loneliness after the birth of his son before getting professional support. the nhs has announced plans to screen all new dads for mental health problems over the next two years. when the actual birth happened,

i was really expecting to feel something, to feeljoy and elation and wonderment, "my son's been born," and i rememberjust holding him and not feeling anything at all. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there are severe delays on the piccadilly line eastbound this morning. on the trains, southeastern has no service between nunhead and lewisham and there's no service from finsbury park to moorgate on great northern trains. turning to the roads now, and borough high street is blocked northbound near the market because of a crash. in the west end, regent street is closed southbound at beak street for repairs to a gas leak. now, the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. it's not feeling quite as cold this morning compared to yesterday. temperatures above zero. we've had some rain overnight, that will lead

rain this morning with sunshine and wintry showers. this morning the met office has a weather warning in place for ice, danger of slippery roads and surfaces. as the cloud and rain clears, the colder air piles in behind, and what's left on the roads could actually freeze. we have some sunshine this morning and wintry showers in the afternoon will be quite heavy, could cause problems at rush—hour, could get some sleet, snow and hail mixed in as well. and the maximum temperatures today between four and five degrees. these showers continue through the rush—hour into the first part of the evening. but gradually they will fizzle out. overnight it is going to get much colder, some mist and fog. the danger in that is that could freeze as well. minimum between —2 and 0. widespread frost and ice potentially tomorrow morning. for wednesday itself there is still the risk of a shower but not so much as today. we will get some bright spells, quite a bit of cloud but the temperature feeling chilly. slightly less cold as we head towards the end of the week. 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, good morning. this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. online abuse of people with disabilities should be made a criminal offence, according to a new report by mps. this follows a petition started by the television personality katie price, who has a disabled son. the house of commons petitions committee also said the self—regulation of social media has failed. while disabled people are avid users of social media, they use it to socialise, to advance their careers, to get information from others with similar conditions, they are too often let down by the system because abuse online is not being tackled and the law is not adequate. zimbabwe's president has said

the conduct of his security forces will be investigated after they were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on opposition mps and their supporters. violent protests have spread across the country after anger over rising fuel prices. mps have begun putting forward proposals to influence the outcome of brexit — ahead of next week's major vote on theresa may's alternative withdrawal plan. a number of amendments have been put forward, including a proposal by labour aimed at avoiding a no—deal brexit. mrs may will meet her cabinet later after telling the commons that she would try and secure concessions from the eu on the plan to avoid a hard irish border. the brexit secretary stephen barclay told us earlier that the issue is being addressed. the body of a woman and two young children have been found in bolton.

police were called to a house on arthur street in little lever around apm yesterday afternoon after concerns for the welfare of a woman. roads in the area have been cordoned—off. four men arrested in connection with saturday night's car bombing in londonderry have been released without charge. police say a fifth man remains in custody. detectives believe the dissident republican group, the new ira, may have been behind the attack. three security alerts imposed yesterday in the city have ended. police say they were hoaxes. the family of a woman who died when a speedboat crashed on the thames will meet the home secretary sajid javid later today. they'll be asking what he is doing to bring her killer tojustice. 31—year—old jack shepherd has been on the run since being convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for allowing charlotte brown to take the controls of that speedboat during theirfirst date. ten people have died in a fire involving two ships in the black sea, according to russian authorities. so far, 1a people have been rescued

in the operation off the coast of ukraine. russia's maritime agency say the fate of the other sailors on board is still unknown. one ship is a gas tanker and it's thought the blaze started when fuel was being transferred between those two boats. britain's last surviving dambuster, george "johnny" johnson, has hit out at vandals who threw white paint over the bomber command memorial in central london. the statue, honouring the lives of raf crew members who lost their lives in the second world war, has been targeted four times in six years. and miraculously, louise is back. you are fine. i had a cough. thank you very much for getting out of trouble. i'm sorry, ijust thought you'd be better off if i was not here. was very impressive speed, you out of a studio in about five seconds, you are gone. -- it was. i'm glad i am not flying solo for

the rest of things, thank you for coming back. carol has got the weather for us shortly, there coming back. carol has got the weatherfor us shortly, there is coming back. carol has got the weather for us shortly, there is a bit more snow and cold weather on the way. sally is he talking about this young man, who is quite a future in front of him. he's going to bea future in front of him. he's going to be a fascinating character if he can continue with the progress is made in his career so far. he likes pulling the nature documentaries that he puts on youtube, does not have many mates b does not mind that. sort of burst onto the scene in the last few days by beating roger federer, that is amazing. he beat roger federer at the australian open two days ago. he followed that win up by reaching the semi—finals in melbourne. this morning, he defeated spain's roberto bautista agut, the man who beat andy murray in that epic match last week. tsitsipas won in four sets and now faces either rafa nadal or frances tiafoe. around 3,000 or a,000 bolton fans

were involved in a protest march against the club's owner ken anderson ahead of last night's championship match against west brom. the fans are angry at anderson's handling of the club and thousands of them voiced their disapproval before kickoff. their protests continued even when the match got underway with tennis balls raining down from the stands. bolton lost the match 2—0 and stay second from bottom in the table. on a happier note, you might remember yesterday, we showed you the case of mistaken identity at huddersfield town where a spectator was asked for an interview in the belief that he was the prospecitve new managerjan siewert. he replied he was actuallyjust martin from wakefield. well, huddersfield did announce their new manager. they did it with a video on twitter and, spoiler alert, it's not martin from wakefield. phone rings hello. yep, it's martin from wakefield. you know, the new head coach.

not now, martin from wakefield. that is, in fact, jan siewert. hi, i'mjan. i'm really happy to be the new head coach of huddersfield town. with an excellent accent as well, dean martin? but don't they look alike? they have also addressed them well. do you think that was the same person? that was two people by the way. that was two people? ok, no wonder i am confused. way. that was two people? ok, no wonderl am confused. no, because they do look so similar. oh my goodness. you thought it was putting on really good acting.” goodness. you thought it was putting on really good acting. i love what huddersfield have done, they are given martin like a tracksuit top and he put on his tracksuit mfw, martin from wakefield. williams, brilliant. finally, she might be approaching

80, but scotland's oldest female international hockey player, sheila reid, says she has no intention of retiring. the 76—year—old plays in goal for the scotland over 60s team. she says she wants to be an inspiration to other older ladies, who may be thinking about taking up a sport. to beat goalkeeper, you have to be a wee bit mad, yeah. amin and 76 isolde, should you not be thinking about relaxing and just chilling out the absolutel 7:37: the ?;§j absolutely not. f the ?;§j absolutely not. i f the ?;§j absolutely not. i had f on the sofa? absolutely not. i had been not unconscious for almost a few seconds. i have had a broken hand, but that was not copy, that was the cross. sport issue alive, it keeps you fit and gives you that buzz. —— hockey. keeps you fit and gives you that buzz. -- hockey. now, if that is not inspire you, do know what will. brilliant. i did that in football the other day as well. that was fantastic. billion. did you partake in... i had something else to do that day that i could not get out

of. is that the first time you have ever played football? it is the first time i have ever played. and you one? i did have an assist. i'm pretty excited about that. and how long did you play for? sometimes sally gets confused. wasn't martin from wakefield? honestly, it was really, really fun. anyway, it was great. so next time, whatever it is, football, let's take it up. a talking about john barnes, a friend of yours, or thejohn barnes? she is talking about the actualjohn barnes. look at the confusion you have caused by coming on the sofa, sally. anyway, sport, brilliant, do it. there you go, there is the message. earlier on, we we re there is the message. earlier on, we were talking about dogs and their favourite toys. sean has been

looking at the business end of pets to because he has the boss of pets out home with him. good morning, we doafair out home with him. good morning, we do a fair bit of spending with our pets, don't we? pets at home have said that we are increasing our spending on pets online. pete is the chief executive of pets at home, good morning. when you look at those overall sales results, they take into account everything. everyone is taking into account sales at the moment, i you're still seem like for like growth at the moment? absolutely, our entire business is in growth. does that mean, can you say that you think you will not have fewer stores, that you will not be closing stores? we have 551 stores, we are 95% retail operation that our stores perform a very different

function these days, because we have veterinary surgeons, people want to collect parcels, so barca was a real asset. is that mean you no plans for closing? will not be closing any of our stores. interesting. like a lot of businesses, but he really knows what he will be done, it might be no deal at all, you are stockpiling infantry, as you put it. why are you doing that? if! infantry, as you put it. why are you doing that? if i had infantry, as you put it. why are you doing that? if! had been given infantry, as you put it. why are you doing that? if i had been given a pound every time brexit had been mentioned in the boardroom, i think i would be a rich man. the only thing we can plan for is a high brexit, is seeming like a certainty. we wa nt brexit, is seeming like a certainty. we want to make sure that the uk consumer does not have to worry about buying their favourite things, thatis about buying their favourite things, that is us to worry about and that is why we are investing in more stock to make sure the uk pets have got all the things that they need irrespective of what happened. what the specific things you are concerned about then the? when you say planning for a high brexit, a lot of people consider that to be a ha rd lot of people consider that to be a hard deal done at brexit when we

leave the european union without any deal, what are the specifics that you are concerned about?” deal, what are the specifics that you are concerned about? i think the other things that matter are consumer confidence and disruption to the supply chain, so the best thing to deal with both those things is to make sure we have enough stock and sell really, really well. so that investment in stock than? absolutely, is £8 million investment in stock, will be investing in the cost of warehousing, we think that isa cost of warehousing, we think that is a really sensible precaution as we to some really uncertain times. in terms of where your stores are, we know they are at a lot of retail parks across the country, and we know that the number of people going to them was not as much as in previous years this christmas. they are getting lower rents, the retail parks, the ones that are struggling to negotiate that. do you have to say to your landlords can we pay lower rent as well, please? renters are important part of our business and do we drive a bargain? absolutely we do, it is very

important that we want to maintain our presence in retail parks, so yes, we will always negotiate really hard. when you look at reddish pet owners, you clearly have an idea about where we are spending money. isa about where we are spending money. is a little treats, is investing in health, what is the number one area for you that we are increasing our spending? i have to say that all of them, the relationship with pets has changed over the years, so invest in pets's health, really good food, toys, grooming, we are seeing spend rise across all categories. our people, we know that consumer confidence and spending is not as good as people would like it to be an degloved reining in the budget, so are they sacrificing other things for their pets? well, i think people are for their pets? well, i think people a re clearly for their pets? well, i think people are clearly debating whether to buy are clearly debating whether to buy a sofa or car, but a pet is a part of the family and it is a relatively small amount of spending compared to the other things you are spending on, barely there is was going to be, i know this isn't recession proof, but we find that pets are actually very recession friendly. anything within that the you think that we

are actually reining back? we are not seen any evidence of it. thank you very much, chief executive of pets at home. amazing that in all the different parts of the retail environment that we are talking about at the moment, pets is one thatis about at the moment, pets is one that is at the moment holding firm, clear the competitive with online people. interesting, pets are recession proof. well, it almost, maybe. sure, i love the little bit of scepticism. you beautifully set up of scepticism. you beautifully set up our next item. i wrote down sofa because he was mentioning pets and sofas, what happens when your pet eats the sofa? that happens in my house. the reason we are talking about pets as well is because there isa about pets as well is because there is a research, they are trying to do some research about why some dogs appear, according to these dogs, it may be that they have attachment objects, a bit like young children toa objects, a bit like young children to a teddy bear or whatever. sometimes we get a phone call from a

producer late at night saying we are doing a story about dogs and their toys, can you send in a picture? so you did. this is winiie. she is an incredibly attached, but if you ask her to get atoli, this is her toy, the reindeer. it is indestructible. —— to get a toy. the reindeer. it is indestructible. -- to get a toy. i have to make dogs and one, waffle, is very attached. this is her favourite and one, waffle, is very attached. this is herfavourite plastic bone. after 8:30am this morning we will speak to the university of bristol, looking at the behaviours of different breeds and how — at first survey of its time — in his mind there is a resemblance between the attitude of dogs and their relationship with their toys to that of human children. and it could be to do with them becoming more domesticated. and your pictures. evenif domesticated. and your pictures. even if we don't ask for them, you get dog pictures. thank you for them this morning. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather.

don't forget the cats as well. good morning, watch out if you are travelling. the band of rain coming through the course of the night with some hill snow and behind it with a low temperatures there is the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. now there will be some sunny spells today but there will be wintry showers and some of those especially later on could be problematic and a cold wind to boot. so if we look at the band of rain, hill snow and sleet, that has cleared away from east anglia and kent, leaving some brighter skies behind it, but also look at the showers, wintry showers piling in across the west in particular. as we go through the course of this morning you will find a wintry showers will continue, some of them are heavy in argyll and bute, frozen in places, so they are falling on icy surfaces, so it could be treacherous, but sunshine for central and eastern scotland. northern ireland and england are not immune to the showers either, neither for wales and the

south—west, temperatures are a little bit higher, so you are likely to see sleet rather than snow and a lot of blue sky. so through the data wintry showers will prevail. if anything they will become more organised and pushed to the east. —— through the day. in the heavy showers because the snow at low levels, they are showers which means not all of us will see them, but you could catch one from northumberland down to kent and all points east. to the west there will be a few with some sunshine in between but even so it will be cold wherever you are. highest temperatures in the south—west at about seven. through the evening and overnight we start with a wintry showers. through the night we could see some of them clumped together for wales, the north—west midlands, cheshire, merseyside, that area, so tomorrow morning you could wake up to a covering at lower levels. meanwhile there is the risk of freezing fog especially for north—west england

and southern scotland, but by no means exclusively, and the risk of ice with temperatures like this in towns and cities, obviously in rural areas they will be a lot lower, in aberdeenshire it could be —90 nine. then into tomorrow we start on with a frosty, cold nights once again ---9. a frosty, cold nights once again ———9. there will be some coastal showers, they will be wintry, and we hang on to them in the north and west of scotland, but there will be more sunshine tomorrow. look what's happening to the west, we have another weather system coming in and that will bring more cloud ahead of it, eventually it will produce drizzle and patchy rain before the rain band moves in, but even tomorrow temperature—wise to write home about. thank you very much indeed. we were all prepared for the snow, the cold, thank you. we talk a lot about what more social media companies could do. here is a different one for you. could social media companies do more to identify and help people at risk of suicide? it's one option being considered by the government, as it looks at ways to better understand why people harm themselves.

a,500 people take their own life in the uk every year, and the cross—party suicide prevention plan — published this morning— is looking at ways to cut that number. let's talk to lucy dimbylow, who has attempted to take her life on several occasions, and ged flynn from the charity papyrus. good morning. thank you for coming to talk to us. lucy, you have been here before to talk to us. what do you think of the idea that tech companies should identify people who might be at risk? i think it is a very interesting one. there is a responsibility for everybody to be doing more to prevent suicide. my concern about this is it seems to make artificial intelligence and analytics responsible for something that really needs person—to—person contact. the idea that we can talk people out of suicide using metrics and bots is wide of the mark to be

honest. what we really need is more people on the ground in crisis care. let's put that to jed because you we re let's put that to jed because you were involved in a consultation process. can you answer that point from lucy? i could go both ways on this, to be honest. i endorse what you said. you can't beat human contact when someone is in crisis. there is nothing better than a caring heart or a pair of ears to listen. i think there is some value, let me give you an example. on my social media feed i am not the only one who feels that people are marketing me and finding out, they will chase me for the latest fashion. if they can do that for my clothing they can do that for my intentions to live or to die and so my suicidal intent is often put out there. not explicitly but the search engines! there. not explicitly but the search engines i use and so on. and if we can improve the data collection and the use of that to put human resources to me to get me to help and that is useful. how would that happen, then? the analytics say that this person might be at risk, then

what? well, i think companies have a responsibility surely to say that if we provide a platform to you to share your life with us, when i share your life with us, when i share my share your life with us, when i sha re my potential share your life with us, when i share my potential death with you that company should take that responsibility. and then we can... some social media companies are signposting people to papyrus. the technology, the skill is there. we need to test the will. lucy, great to get your response. coming on this morning, this was your big concern. yes, absolutely. one concern i have is that the feeling that you are being policed by the internet it might make people less willing to be open online about mental health. for some people that is a real outlet. people who are lonely, isolated, who wa nt to people who are lonely, isolated, who want to share experiences with others. i can see that it is a good initiative and has a good intent

behind it and it could make people relu cta nt to behind it and it could make people reluctant to be open about their struggles if they think the big brother is watching and ready to press a button. they might be looking for help online and that could be one of the alerts. and would that be a concern as well? yes, it is very easy to lead yourself down some dark places with the internet. it doesn't take much to find some content. so i think thatis to find some content. so i think that is something that needs to be balanced as well. going back to when you were really struggling, what would have made a difference to you then and are some of these things involved in this process, would they have helped, what would have been of service? what i needed in crisis was person—to—person crisis care at the point that i needed it. i have been in hospital following suicide attempt and i have been discharged as soon as i was medically fit with no ongoing support at home, it was left to my husband to look after me and forfriends left to my husband to look after me and for friends to step in because no—one wanted to leave me alone.

that is where the gap is. i was crying out for help. i was very clear with the mental health authorities i didn't feel safe. yet the help wasn't available. i don't think there is any substitute for proper crisis care when it is needed. you get a real sense of the desperation that you felt and there will be other people in similar situations. yes. what do you say to the people who think that money and the people who think that money and the focus would be better spent on the focus would be better spent on the sharp edge when people are really in crisis? there is clear investment from government notjust in terms of putting a minister in charge of this, which is great, to hold the feet of ministers from all departments of government to the fire when it comes to putting flesh on the bones around the aspiration that suicide is everybody's business. we need to make sure that actually happens. i endorse what you have said. you can't beat human contact. every day on hopeline uk

there are people in their darkest places and there is always hope. people can contact place alight mind whether they are in crisis or worried about something else and we can help them to save their life.” wa nt to can help them to save their life.” want to read you a government statement on this. they say as a society we have to do everything to support vulnerable and at risk people to give them the help they desperately need. together we will do everything to meet the ambition to reduce suicide by 10% by the year 2020. i look forward to working collaboratively with social media and tech companies to achieve our ambition. i suppose it is a bold plan and if those figures are attainable than it has to be good news? that is 450 lives a year so thatis news? that is 450 lives a year so that is massive and that is something that absolutely should be a priority for the government. but i think that it is a jigsaw with many pieces. the social media site is one thing. the ability to access help and support from charities from like—minded people online is another valuable part. i don't think we can

underestimate the role of the nhs and social care. and targets, is it helpful, to put numbers on it? and social care. and targets, is it helpful, to put numbers on it7m and social care. and targets, is it helpful, to put numbers on it? if we don't have a plan, we won't get there. targets are helpful indicators of progress but only that. one finalthought, if indicators of progress but only that. one final thought, if people are feeling like you were feeling, advice is individual, what would you say? be prepared to be very persistent. it helps to have someone in your corner if it is a partner, pa rent in your corner if it is a partner, parent orfriend, it in your corner if it is a partner, parent or friend, it is very difficult when you are in crisis to have the energy to really fight for the help that you need. so having someone behind you is essential. and also don't assume that you are going to hit get the help that you need from social care charities like papyrus. they do fantastic work. they are valuable outlet if you are desperate. thank you both very much for your time this morning. thank you. i will give you details of

organisations who give you advice and support online at: thank you both for your time. really good to talk to you, thank you. lots of the front pages talking about brexit, the daily express, second vote will lead to civil unrest. the guardian have trees —— theresa may it rules out a second vote. dozens ready to quit over brexit. we will speak with the shadow business secretary about that, but we have something very important just secretary about that, but we have something very importantjust the other side of the headlines at 8am. many of you have been touched by the story of tony, the 82—year—old who devoted his life to honouring the memory of the victims of a wartime air crash memory of the victims of a wartime aircrash in his memory of the victims of a wartime air crash in his local park. the good news is he willjoin us here on the breakfast sofa just after eight

o'clock and... he isn't the only one who will be here. i can't give anything away but if you have been following the story and wondering what will happen, you will find out in about five or ten minutes. don't go anywhere. and if you have to go somewhere, take the iplayer with you. see you in a moment. good morning from bbc london news, i'm charlotte franks. easyj et has revealed easyjet has revealed a £15 million hit from the disruption caused by drone sightings at gatwick airport last month. the sightings brought 36 hours of travel chaos at london's second—biggest airport. 1a0,000 people were affected by a flight disruption between the 19 and 21 december. gatwick shut the runway with safety and security fears. the family of a 2a—year—old woman

who died after a speedboat crash on the river thames is meeting with the home secretary later to find out what is being done to catch her killer. charlotte brown from bexley died in december 2015. 31—year—old jack shepherd is still on the run after being sentenced last summer, to six years imprisonment for manslaughter by gross negligence. he has since won the right to appeal. a father from north london's spoken out about the severity of postnatal depression in men, and urged others to come forward to seek help. viren swami from tufnell park felt sadness, isolation and loneliness after the birth of his son before getting professional support. the nhs has announced plans to screen all new dads for mental health problems over the next two years. when the actual birth happened, i was really expecting to feel something, to feeljoy and elation and wonderment, "my son's been born," and i remember just holding him and not feeling anything at all. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

there are severe delays on the piccadilly line eastbound this morning. on the trains southeastern has no service between nunhead and lewisham and there's no service from finsbury park to moorgate on great northern trains. turning to the roads now — and borough high street is blocked northbound near the market because of a crash. good morning. it's not feeling quite as cold this morning compared to yesterday. temperatures above zero. we've had some rain overnight, that will lead to rain this morning with sunshine and wintry showers. this morning the met office has a weather warning in place for ice, danger of slippery roads and surfaces. as the cloud and rain clears, the colder air piles in behind, and what's left on the roads could actually freeze. we have some sunshine this morning and wintry showers in the afternoon will be quite heavy, could cause problems at rush—hour, could get some sleet, snow and hail mixed in as well. and the maximum temperatures today between four and five degrees. these showers continue through the rush—hour into the first part of the evening. but gradually they will fizzle out. overnight it is going to get much

colder, some mist and fog. the danger in that is that could freeze as well. minimum between —2 and 0. widespread frost and ice potentially tomorrow morning. for wednesday itself there is still the risk of a shower but not so much as today. we will get some bright spells, quite a bit of cloud but the temperature feeling chilly. slightly less cold as we head towards the end of the week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning. getting tough on hate online. mps backed a call to make abusing disabled people on social media a crime. violence in zimbabwe, the opposition claims a brutal crackdown is taking place after protests over fuel prices. saving energy whilst saving on our bills, with more cold weather on the way, i will find out what you can do to keep things warm and affordable.

will find out what you can do to keep things warm and affordablem is the new name to remember, the win over roger federer, he reached the semifinals of the semifinal of the australian open this morning. an exciting update on tony, the man who has kept the memory alive of a us bomber crew more than 70 years ago. a cold and frosty start to the day, risk of ice on untreated surfaces first thing. many seeing sunshine but a lot of wintry showers in the forecast. more in 15 minutes. good morning. it is tuesday 22nd of january. online abuse of people with disabilities should be a criminal offence, according to a new report by mps. this follows a petition started by the tv personality katie price, who has a disabled son. katie price's16—year—old son harvey

says he received shocking abuse online. her petition attracted more than 270,000 signatures from people who agreed that the laws of online abuse of disabled people were not fit for purpose. it called for such abuse to be a specific offence and a register of offenders to be created. now a report from the petitions committee, which is made up of cross— party m ps committee, which is made up of cross—party mps has backed katie price was my call for the law to be changed. it isn't good enough, as we found, to simply say that what is illegal off—line is illegal online. we found that disabled people were often let down by the system when they tried to report abuse, and we recommend that, in future, targeting someone because of their disability should be put on a par with targeting someone because of their race. the committee, which took evidence from google, twitter and facebook, says self—regulation of social media has failed disabled people, and says too many have been driven off social media, while their

abusers have remained unchecked. jon donnison, bbc news. zimbabwe's president emerson m gallagher has returned home after cutting short a foreign trip after his security forces were accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown of opposition mps and their supporters. violent protests have spread across the country over anger over rising fuel prices. human rights campaigners believe at least 12 people have been killed, dozens treated for gunshot wounds and our africa correspondent is in harare for us. i know you have been speaking to people who have been injured, what is the latest? overnight we heard 28 more people, men who were treated in a safe house in the suburbs of harare were picked up in the suburbs of harare were picked up by in the suburbs of harare were picked up by the police. they were taken to the main prison in harare and we

we re the main prison in harare and we were told a group of bishops have gone there, trying to find out what has happened to these men. that is very much the feeling here now. i am on the phone to people saying we are meeting that meeting privately. we are not to say where we are meeting because we are worried we will be arrested. it may not be as visible, this clamp—down by us forces but it is still going on behind—the—scenes. it is causing real fear is still going on behind—the—scenes. it is causing realfear in is still going on behind—the—scenes. it is causing real fear in zimbabwe. thank you. mps have begun putting forward proposals to influence the outcome of brexit ahead of next week's major vote on theresa may's alternative withdrawal plan. a number of amendments have been put forward , number of amendments have been put forward, including a proposal by labouraimed at forward, including a proposal by labour aimed at avoiding a no—deal brexit. mrs may will meet her cabinet later after telling the commons she was securing concessions from the eu on the plan to avoid a ha rd from the eu on the plan to avoid a hard irish border. we will have a chat with adam fleming in a moment who is in brussels but in

westminster is ian watson. we have heard a lot about the prime minister's plan. that was talked about and voted on last week. she will be coming back with that but also a number of other possibilities out there? that's right. there seems to be about five possibilities so far but let's concentrate on just two of them likely to be debated a week from today. one of them is a cross— party attem pt week from today. one of them is a cross—party attempt see say if the prime minister doesn't come back with a deal they will get the support of parliament next month, the whole process of leaving the european union should be delayed by up european union should be delayed by up to nine months —— attempt to say that if the prime minister. secondly, where labour stands on this. their plan would be, effectively, to get the prime minister to move towards them on having a closer relationship with the european union, forming a customs union with the eu. but, also, crucially, what they are saying is that they want to give mps an option to put any deal that's agreed back to the people. those who

are campaigning for another referendum, the people's vote, think this is a significant step forward. i should say, before they get too excited, this does not commit the labour leadership to endorsing the idea of another referendum or trying to force their mps to vote for it. they are simply saying there should bea they are simply saying there should be a discussion, a debate, in parliament and it should be considered. nonetheless, putting it at least on the table would allow theresa may to say the opposition are trying to stop or frustrate brexit and they hope to get some of their own backbenchers on side. adam fleming joins us from brussels. adam, the thing is, this has been going on for so long, but is there a hope of concessions given by the eu? why don't i tell you a story about what happened yesterday? the polish foreign minister said, hang on, why don't we say if this northern irish backstop ever comes in it is temporary and could maybe only last for five years? he discussed it with

the irish deputy prime minister at jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, who was here. a5 minutes later, the irish said, no way, this is never going to work and a few hours later, the german said we agree with the irish. does that sound like an eu thatis irish. does that sound like an eu that is prepared to offer big concessions on the irish backstop? i don't think it does. they are prepared to move on issuing more clarifications and more reassurance and interpretations of what has been agreed. the stuff that is in the brexit treaty that brussels feels is misunderstood in parliament. speaking to eu diplomats last night, they were quite underwhelmed by theresa may's statement and don't see any more clarity about what kind of deal will get through parliament and didn't get more clarity on whether the uk wants a more ambitious, close the future relationship. although theresa may has earned some goodwill by scrapping that £65 fee for eu nationals who want to apply to stay in the uk after brexit. we will speak to you over the coming days, adam fleming, thank you. it got quite a bit of pick—up, that measure. we spoke to stephen

barclay, the brexit minister and rebecca long—bailey, shadow business minister will be here soon. four men arrested in connection with saturday night was my car bombing in londonderry have been released without charge. police say a fifth man remains in custody. detectives believe the dissident republican group the new ira may have been behind the attack. three security alerts yesterday in the city have ended at police say they were hoaxes. the family of a woman who died when a speed but crashed on the thames will meet the home secretary sajid javid later to ask what he is doing to bring her killer tojustice —— speedboat. that he would give jack shepherd has been on the run since convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence for allowing charlotte brown to take control of the speedboat during their first date. britain's last surviving dam buster, georgejohnny date. britain's last surviving dam buster, george johnnyjohnson, date. britain's last surviving dam buster, georgejohnnyjohnson, has hit out at vandals who threw white paint over the bomber command memorial in central london. the statue honouring the lives of the

raf crew members who lost their lives in the second world war have been targeted four times in six yea rs. been targeted four times in six years. police are appealing for information after a man used a digger to destroy the reception of a new hotel the day the building was due to be completed. have a look at this video. the destruction went on for at least 20 minutes at a travelodge in liverpool. for the driver eventually fled the scene. eyewitnesses claimed he had been involved in some sort of pay dispute. dramatic pictures. we have been promising for a day about something special. this is the moment. a few weeks ago, if you were a regular watcher of breakfast or followed the story on social media i was wondering with my dog in a park in sheffield where i live and i met and 82—year—old man called tony foulds. he spent much of his life quietly tending to a memorial of ten american aircrew after he witnessed their plane crash in a park in sheffield during the second world

war. we talked about that and it had a massive response across the world. he wanted various things. we are pleased to say that tony will be here, joining us in the studio in a moment i am looking forward to meeting him, too. we have a special guest. that's a clue. he is a reminder of his remarkable story. we saw this plane circled just over the rooftops. as it came over, we don't know whether it was a pilot but on that front side, it went like this. we thought they were waving but they wanted us to get off the grass. tony was just a but they wanted us to get off the grass. tony wasjust a young boy when he saw an american bomber crashed near his home in sheffield. it was 19aa and the plane had been returning from a mission when it came down in a park. all ten of the young crew on board died. ever

since, tony has been keeping their memory alive. as long as i'm alive, i'll never stop. that i can swear, i'll never stop. that i can swear, i'll never stop. since we first told to ny‘s i'll never stop. since we first told tony's remarkable story on bbc brea kfast, tony's remarkable story on bbc breakfast, we've been overwhelmed with your messages of support. the hashtag get tony a fly past began trending on twitter and he even got a mention in parliament. in the hope that tony's dream of a memorial flyby to mark the 75th anniversary of the crash would become a reality. what a story that is. tonyjoins us now. along with the us ambassador to the united kingdom, woodyjohnson. good morning, gentlemen. lovely to see you. good morning. lovely to see you again tony and now we see each other quite readily when we walk the dog. we do. tell us what the last few weeks have

been like for you. lovely but hectic. you have been looking after this memorialfor so hectic. you have been looking after this memorial for so many hectic. you have been looking after this memorialfor so many years. i know many people in sheffield will drop by and have a chat with you as well. you don't get that many people asking you about what the significance of it is and what happened back in 19aa but that has changed dramatically in the last few weeks. yeah. i am having lots and lots of people come from all over the world. new zealand, australia, america. you heard this story and when you first heard of it as ambassador, what was your impression? it's an amazing story, dan for identifying it and bringing it to our attention. i have been going around the country, visiting the sites and remember in world war i. the sites and remember in world war i, world war ii and anytime you can bring a story to life, like this story and sell photographs of the

crew and talk about the crew and find somebody like tony that's been doing this since he was eight years old and thinking about it and was there on the scene, this is what it's all about. remembering the young men who died, who gave everything they could give. and remembering them individually, like we have, right behind us. that's the thing that has struck a chord with so many people. you said a lot of what you do is you think you feel guilty because they save your life and you can't let their memory disappear. i love them to pieces. i have never... i feel a disappear. i love them to pieces. i have never... ifeel a little bit... because i've missed seeing them today. you know, because i never miss, you know, doesn't no matter where i am... if i go on holiday, i a lwa ys where i am... if i go on holiday, i always make sure my son goes up to visit and tells them where i am because i talk to them. you know, i mean... i kiss the plate every time

i come. and ijust tell them where i am, what i'm doing, what the weather's like. tony, we know there is an anniversary coming up soon. yeah. and you have dreams about what might happen on that anniversary. i should say, when we spoke, you had no idea that i worked on bbc brea kfast no idea that i worked on bbc breakfast and you thought i was a bloke with a dog in your own words. icame bloke with a dog in your own words. i came back to talk to you again and you never asked for any money, never asked for anything personally but all you said you wanted to remember these men. that's right. and the ideal way of doing that was on the 70th anniversary, 22nd of february, you wanted a fly over and i foolishly said to you, toady, leave it with me. i know you are here to meet the ambassador today but we have a surprise for you. have a look at the screen over here because we will go live to raf lakenheath, where lots of american planes are based. jane works on breakfast. make

sure you are watching because she has a treat for you. good morning from raf lakenheath. good morning, tony, somebody else wants to say hello, too. good morning! how fabulous is this? this is an raf base but it is home to the biggest american air force come in the uk. good morning, thanks for coming down. tony, we are talking today, aren't we? these ten men who, 75 years ago, lost their lives to protect many, many, many more lives. have a look at the plane behind me, tony. have we got tony back in vision? back then, 75 years ago, those guys were flying a b17. today, the men and women who work here fly something like this. this is a f15, you will be seeing more of this soon. colonel will marshall has a

special message. good morning, tony. on behalf of my team—mates at the raf, here at the 48th fighter wing, it gives me great pleasure to say look to the skies on the 22nd of february for a special flyby. you've got your flyby, tony! applause i know it's probably hard for you to speak now, because... can you put into words what that means to you, tony? that's everything, isn't it? that's everything i wanted. why is that so important to you? i know you have explained this to me and many other people but it's a memory of those men for you? yeah. i mean, they're my family, they're my family. you know. it's notjust... it's not a memorial, to me. the actual memorial is mine, passed from one day a year, when it's the 22nd. —— apartfrom. one day a year, when it's the 22nd. —— apart from. every other time, it's mine. honestly, what a

wonderful moment. i want to give you a hug! ambassador, thank you so much... is not very often that i'm speechless! thank you for being part ofan speechless! thank you for being part of an amazing organisation, to get this done. it is an amazing moment. tony, it takes amazing people to have an amazing moment. i'm so happy you did this. now millions of people will know about these ten men and all the other men that died on that day, too. honestly, this has been the biggest secret, i only knew at a very late stage this was happening. i know very little about what's going to happen. the fly past is going to happen. the fly past is going to happen. the fly past is going to happen, weather permitting... give me more details! it's going to be what tony wanted. we will commemorate this and put it on the map. on world memorials.

everybody is going to know about this and these men at that day. it was this and these men at that day. it was right before d—day, a couple of months before d— day. was right before d—day, a couple of months before d—day. they were preparing for d—day. this is very significant. 75th anniversary. we will be spending the rest of the year talking about what you did here. we should also say, as well, there's always been a very strong bond between the uk at the united states of america. this story was well supported in sheffield. and across the united kingdom. but so many people contacting from america. yeah. amazed at what tony has done for so many years. and this memorial that not many people outside sheffield knew about. it sounds crass and strange but it has brought so many people to get at tony's part in all this. this was a gem that was discovered. having a piece of history that is living history should be very popular in the us —— that was undiscovered. it will be

very popular here because of the 70th anniversary. everybody will be celebrating at looking at this. this is the top of the cake. this is a really good example of the special relationship between the us and the uk. is it still as strong now as it has been? how would you describe our relationship? stronger now than ever. the uk and us has always had the strongest relationship, the uk is our best ally and i have said that consistently since i have been here. you can see the men and women at raf lakenheath, how dedicated they are. i know that when they heard this, dan, this idea, i guarantee they jumped on heard this, dan, this idea, i guarantee theyjumped on it. it's such a good idea. it's true. i promise to tony and i thought i can't not deliver on a promise and i managed to speak to your office quite soon after that. raf lakenheath were within 24 hours, they said we will do all we can as long as we get the clearance from germany and italy and the us and get

you on board. the raf had been involved so many people, tony... have kept this from me! you are not alone, and me! iwasn't have kept this from me! you are not alone, and me! i wasn't allowed to tell anybody for security reasons. i know we spoke a lot in between. i just told you i would do all i could. amazingly, tony, 70 people have got involved and so many people want... this is important to state, this is not about tony —— so many people have got involved. this is not about you, this is about remembering their men and many others who played their part that day. right. i think others who played their part that day. right. ithink there others who played their part that day. right. i think there were 400 aviators, over 400 that died on that particular day. other stories will come out as a result of this. because everybody will be looking. that is what you want them to do. if we will remember it, we can't remember something... we can remember something... we can remembera face, one remember something... we can remember a face, one of those faces, those young men, that is easy to remember. they will be smiling now. exactly. they will be. thank you,

ambassador, for coming in. you mentioned that this is part of a huge commemoration that is coming up. do we know at this stage, can you tell us whether the president might be coming overfor any of you tell us whether the president might be coming over for any of the other commemorations at all? there will be a lot and i will be going all over. the president... his trip over hasn't been announced. but when it is, you will be the first to know. it hasn't been announced but he may be coming. he may be, because it's a perfect time to come.” he may be coming. he may be, because it's a perfect time to come. i don't know if you had that. tony? stay at my house. you are in sheffield? it's a perfect place to stay. i couldn't think of anything better. that's an invitation! that's sorted! before you go, tony, let's go back to see everybody‘s reaction from... here we go. that's it! go for it! applause

that is a very large thumbs up for a special man. tony, that is for you. nice going, tony. dan, you, too. nice going, tony. dan, you, too. nice to see you both. this man is never normally speechless! thank you very much. it is a real pleasure to meet you, you are a superstar. thank you. dan is the best person to keep secrets, everybody! i've noticed! you and me both. see you in the park with that dog. many thanks. 22nd of february. there you go. brilliant. fly past for tony? we will have to change the hashtag. we have got tony a fly past. what about the flagpole? i need to update you on this as well! people have been asking about a flagpole to fly a flag from. we

are sorting that out for you. the council have sorted it out. beautiful. they have read tarmac at everything for you. yeah. -- they have tarmac at everything for you again. just need president trump around your house now. that's all right. there is still work to be done. i've got a bit of dripping for him. we note it will be cold in the park, most places. good morning. —— we know. it certainly is. out this morning when you are travelling for ice on untreated surfaces. —— watch out this morning. it is pretty cold. bear that in mind. sunny spells will be the order of the day. some of those will be more prolific in the afternoon and it is wintry. this band of rain has cleared east anglia and kent but it

moves through bringing rain, hill snow and sleet. low temperatures and the risk of ice but look at the shower is packing in. a lot of those are wintry showers. first thing, it is cold. locally some frost. increasingly, it will brighten up in the east with lengthy spells of sunshine. showers will continue in the west, wintry, snow, sleet and rain. they will carry on in western scotla nd rain. they will carry on in western scotland and further south, they carry on across parts of northern ireland. the further east, the brighter the skies will be. a risk of ice. northern england, we will see showers as they drift towards the east. anywhere from northumberland down towards the south coast could catch one. not all of us will catch a shower. behind them, brighter skies and the odd wintry showers. this evening's rush

hour could be treacherous in eastern areas before that band more or less moves away. still some stragglers left behind. still some wintry showers across the west. some of those will gather together across parts of wales, the north west midlands, cheshire, merseyside, for example. tomorrow morning you can wa ke example. tomorrow morning you can wake up to a dusting of snow at lower levels. freezing fog patches likely to form most likely across north—west england and southern scotla nd north—west england and southern scotland but we could see them in other areas as well. these are the temperatures we can expect in towns and cities and in rural areas, much lower. —9 it is possible in aberdeenshire. once again, risk of ice and frost. tomorrow, lots of sunshine. still some wintry flurries coming in across eastern coastal counties and across the north and west of scotland. another system sweeping in from the west, introducing more cloud and eventually some drizzle and patchy

light rain. temperatures tomorrow three orfour light rain. temperatures tomorrow three or four but in the south—west, something a little bit higher. by the time we get to thursday, once again, a cold and frosty start to the day. this system coming in with more cloud building and as it comes in across northern ireland it will bring in rain. that will spread across western parts of scotland, england and wales. temperatures up a touch here but still cold the further east you travel. friday, temperatures will be up a bit but on sunday back down again. thank you. we are still smiling about tony. such a lovely guest. just been explaining to the ambassador what bread and dripping was. thank you so much for your comments and questions, we will give you the information in the coming weeks. we were talking about whether dogs become emotionally attached to their toys in the same way that

young children do. because we know young children do. because we know you love your pets, we have been inundated with pictures of your pooches. claire on twitter says this is my little boy emery falling asleep cuddling his giraffe. it is quite large! almost as big as him. paul sent this picture of his border collie who has had many toys. most get ripped to shreds within days if not hours but bunny survives. this is maxime's one—year—old german shepherd angel and her favourite toy giraffey. this is freddie, my seven—year—old westie. he loves his vacuum seven—year—old westie. he loves his vacuum toy, he has had it forfive christmases —— raccoon toy. he cries when we try to take it out of his mouth. thank you for those pictures, we love it when you get involved with the programme. tony's story as

well. we shall be back with the headlines for you in a few minutes' time. good morning. a pretty chilly start to the day. some icy stretches on untreated roads and pavements. for many of us this north—westerly wind bringing in mixture of sunny spells and showers. you will notice some showers are wintry. most of the snow will be over at the higher ground of scotland, the pennines, the welsh hills but even down to lower levels. for any one of us there could be snow at times. wonder storms in extent. in between the showers there will be sunshine stopped temperatures 3—60 great is. this evening the showers will continue, some showers turning wintry with snow over at the higher ground of

scotland. 1—3 centimetres accumulating over the higher ground by the end of today. similar values the pennines, the welsh hills. this evening across lincolnshire, east anglia, the south—east, with heavier showers there may be a covering of snow for the rush hour. thunderstorms possible. the showers continuing to drift south and east tonight, tim continuing across northern ireland, north wales, merseyside, even the midlands, there could be a covering of snow at lower levels but hit and miss. cold night, temperatures in towns and cities staying just above freezing, in the countryside falling below. wednesday will see some showers to start, particularly on the north sea coast, some showers in the west, otherwise a dry day, some sunshine, temperatures struggling once again at about 2—4d from any. this cold

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