annita mcveigh. the headlines: a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a motorboat accident in the thames is expected to appear before a court in georgia shortly. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to come together to seek the bigger picture. as the clock ticks down, the chancellor, philip hammond warns of "very significant" short term disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. we need to bring this to a conclusion now. we need to use the pressure of time to force people to face up to the reality that we're in. new proposals for stricter food labelling laws — to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. the met office says that this year, it expects to see one of the biggest rises in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. the london—based brewer, fuller's, sells its beer and cider

55735-3555: ‘*“>”l>—~‘4~m7f777 —— — — archaeologists excavating a site for the new high speed rail prohect say they've found the remains of a royal navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of australia. and days after their manager said he was finding it difficult to motivate his players, chelsea are through to the the final of the efl cup, after beating tottenham on penalties. good morning — and welcome to the bbc news at 9. later this hour, the man who killed a woman in a speedboat crash on the river thames in 2015,

and then fled the uk, is expected at a court in georgia for an extradition hearing. were jack shepherd from essex was convicted injuly of the manslaughter of charlotte brown. he was sentenced to six years injail, in his absence, by a jury at the old bailey. charlotte's family has accused shepherd of showing "unbelievable arrogance" since his conviction. steve rosenberg has this report. after ten months on the run and 2,500 miles from home, jack shepherd had handed himself in to georgian police. he could soon face extradition. his defence lawyer told me that jack shepherd had made a mistake fleeing britain. i'm not saying that somebody forced him to do that. i'm not saying that we have to blame the british justice system. i'm just saying that it was his decision, yes, but i believe this was not the right decision and he knows that, he agrees with that and now he wants just to do his best to collaborate with thejudges.

last year, shepherd was convicted of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, on the left, after his speedboat crashed in the thames. he continues to insist it was a tragic accident. he's been found guilty and convicted of manslaughter. how can someone continue now, still, to be in denial about their reckless actions? a british court had sentenced jack shepherd to six years in prison. now, it's the courts injorja that will decide if he'll be sent home to facejustice. steve rosenberg, bbc news, tbilisi. 0ur reporter rayhan demytrie is in the georgian capital of tbilisi for us now. good morning. what do we expect to happen in court today? willjack shepherd's lawyers be fighting this extradition? jack shouted is due to

appear at the tbilisi city court, right behind me, shortly, for a hearing in which georgian prosecutors will ask a judge to remand him in custody while his extradition process is pending. his lawyer said that mr shepherd is expected to make a statement at this court hearing. also, his legal team has not confirmed yet whether or not they will fight his extradition back to the uk, but they have repeatedly stated that their client, mr shepherd, fears for his safety if he is returned back to britain. what more do we - about the life he more do we know about the life he has in georgia? has been living in georgia? well, a georgian journalist, has been living in georgia? well, a georgianjournalist, who scooped this interview with mr shepherd before his - arrest,

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he wasn't discovered there sooner? that is absolutely right. we had a statement from the georgian police, saying... he has been placed on the international wanted list. on the 12th of january 2019. he arrived in georgia in march, 2018. so he had this ten months of anonymity, life that he could enjoy, enjoy his freedom. but it appears, based on oui’ freedom. but it appears, based on our research, that he had quite a low profile life during those ten months. 0k, thank you for that update. of course, if there is any more news about that hearing later this hour, we will bring it to you. the queen has spoken of the need to "come together to seek out the common ground. . . never losing sight of the bigger picture." her comments at the sandringham branch of the women's institute are being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate. our royal correspondent

nicholas witchell reports. there was no mention of the word brexit, no reference to political divisions. but, as in her christmas broadcast when she spoke about respecting other points of view, the queen and her advisers will have known quite clearly that her choice of words yesterday was bound to be seen as a message from the head of state to all those engaged "as we leek, ferrnew answeefl, and tested recipes like respecting different pointsflsfview endepming’ of the bigger picture. these approaches are timeless," said the queen, "and i commend them to everyone". it was a weighty message for a local branch of the women's institute. there could be little doubt it was intended

term and what he described as "a very significant hit to our economy in the medium to long term". mr hammond is attending the world economic forum in davos, and this morning he's also described brexit as ‘doable'. our business correspondent simonjack is in davos as ever. tell been he davos there going is will what ,, , ,.. going is will w he ,, , ,.. i understand your frustration

. é i'm trying a line . é i'm trying - a line here. but i'm trying to walk a line here. if we ignore the economics of this, the politics would be - if we if we ignore the economics of this, the politic politics, e- if we be we'e tazia ' ' ground where - reach a both said bear clack - said bear clack - said be is to people to to - people to do that. many people are still for their preferred, most advocating for their preferred, most pure version of the outcome. what we needed that time pressured to start to make people think about solutions, about finding common solutions, about finding cemmen and solutions, about finding common and a compromise that allows ground and a compromise that allows us ground and a compromise that allows us to go forward as a nation. it might not be everybody's or indeed anybody's first choice, but we have to find a compromise, if we're going to find a compromise, if we're going to do this successfully and in a way that allows britain to prosper in to do this successfully and in a way that allows brit said something about the future. you said something about if the economics could be ignored, the and vice

the politicsbe easy and vicem we know what we couldyooetabofate? to do in order to protect the have to do in order to protect the economy. many of the business leaders are simply saying 2 us, leaders are simply saying to us, understandably, look, it's obvious what you need to protect the why don't you get on and do economy, why don't you get on and do it? which is day in get the deal done and to leave in a way that allows us to have a continued close trading relationship with the european union after we have left that union. one of the other questions we put to him is seeing as we know so much more information now than we did injune 2016 about what the implications of leaving the eur, isn't it time to put it back to the people? he said he didn't think a second referendum was the right way to go, that parliament could not absolve itself of the responsibility for delivering on brexit. the other thing businesses are asking is why don't you just take no deal off the table? because he has had from home as well. he said listen, we're still

negotiating the step that is something the european union would question. they say the negotiation is done. he and may still think there is still some movement in britain can do a little better. as i say, that is not widely accepted in the eu 27. thank you for that, in davos. meanwhile, the bbc has learned that some countries are pressing brussels to be more generous to the uk in the event of a "no deal" brexit. the european commission has drawn up basic contingency arrangements to cover areas like aviation and road haulage which would come into force if britain leaves the eu without an agreement. let's talk to our correspondent in brussels, adam fleming. good morning, adam. what is being suggested and who is saying it? good morning, adam. what is being suggested and who is saying it7m december, the european commission, which is planning the contingency plans at an eu wide level, published some legislation to the most important ones were about aviation and road haulage. they were

basically bare—bones deals to ensure what the commission calls for connectivity, which means allowing british truckers in and out of the eu but not around it and british airlines to operate flights in and out of the eu but not around it. what some countries, a group of countries, are pushing for is for british truckers and airlines to be able to operate in the single market, in some kind of way. so to broaden that legislation. the eu has a bit ofa broaden that legislation. the eu has a bit of a dilemma because do we wa nt to a bit of a dilemma because do we want to do the pragmatic thing about making the effect of no deal as minimalas making the effect of no deal as minimal as possible? or do they want to start making no deal look like it might be less of a bad option? what the european commission are saying very strongly to this group of member states who are saying this is, look, you cannot offer the uk anything that looks like bits of the single market while being out of the eu. they want to just reinforce this message, that the best thing to do is the uk to sign up to the deal, not pin its hopes on these extra no deal contingency plans saving the

day. and whilst those sorts of contingencies are in those specific areas might be significant for those people working in those areas, in the bigger context, does any of this matter if there is in progress on the border issue? sorting out the question of whether there is a hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland? the thing about those contingency measures is the eu, as i said, does not want to make it look like it's an alternative to the deal. so, for example, they‘ re time—limited, alternative to the deal. so, for example, they're time—limited, very temporary, they would only run from brexit day on the 29th of march until the 31st of december this year. so it is more of a grace period rather than a permanent solution for is that you are right, the eu says the permanent solution is the withdrawal agreement, which contains the backstop. even though there has been lots of rumblings this week because of some comments made by a spokesman for the european commission, who was perhaps a little too honest about what no deal would mean for ireland, lots of speculation about what sort of checks would be applied in ireland

01’ checks would be applied in ireland or goods coming to ireland if there is no deal, the eu is still sticking to its original plan, which is in the withdrawal agreement, which is the withdrawal agreement, which is the backstop, which would create a shared customs territory between the uk and eu and would see lots of single market rules applying in northern ireland. they say that is the way that you deal with the irish border. you talk to officials and private and say to them, if there is no deal and there is no infrastructure on the irish border as the irish government has pledged, they tend to go a bit pale. because they tend to go a bit pale. because they are a bit worried about the implications of all that. that is why they want parliament to get behind the deal on the table now. adam, thank you for that. the headlines on bbc news... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a motorboat accident in the thames is expected to appear before a court in georgia this morning. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to come together to seek out common ground —

never losing sight of the bigger picture. stronger food labelling laws are being proposed chelsea beat tottenham on penalties to reach england's cricketers face that and - rest the sport you very much, - you campaigners have demanded

new laws following the death of natasha ednan—laperouse, to a pret a manger baguette in 2016. chi chi izundu reports. it's being called natasha's law, following the death of 15—year—old natasha ednan—laperouse. in 2016, she died after suffering an allergic reaction to a pret a manger sandwich. last year, the food chain announced it would include full ingredient labelling on all products. natasha's family have fought to change the law to give much clearer information, and today, the government is launching a nine week consultation into food labelling laws. how can we ensure that no—one goes through what natasha's parents went through and see their own child suffer in that way? my own view is that the maximum possible information should be shared with consumers. notjust allergens — but ingredients. because the more that people know, the better their choices. the consultation is asking businesses and allergy sufferers

to have their say on four options, including full ingredient list labelling, allergen only labelling, "ask the staff" labels on all products, or best practice around communicating allergen information to customers. currently, the law says that any food prepared at the same place it is sold, like this granola breakfast tub or this salad, does not actually have to have any labels on it, but customers are free to ask staff for more information. under new proposals, though, businesses could be asked to list absolutely every ingredient within them. food allergies affect around two million people in the uk and the government says it's vital for them and for business to be able to trust the food we eat. here to tell us more about the importance of clearer allergy labelling is heather hancock, chairman at the food standards agency. welcome to you this morning.

presuming you are very much clear labelling? we are really keen to get consumers better, more accurate and easy to read information about allergies in food and labelling is a critical part of this. this consultation is very important and we need to hear from consultation is very important and we need to hearfrom people consultation is very important and we need to hear from people with allergies, what would make life better for them. the case of natasha, tragically highlighted this area. what is it going to take, in your opinion, to get to the point where we have this clear labelling, in terms of both political effort and an effort from the food injury as well? i think the good news as eve ryo ne as well? i think the good news as everyone wants to improve this situation was that none of us want to see another tragedy like natasha's and we know 16—24 year old is particularly are vulnerable around the allergy issue and keeping

themselves safe. we know loads of businesses do really sensible, proactive things to help consumers make the right choice and keep themselves safe. we want laws that are going to encourage more of that and more of that we can enforce, so that level of trust and confidence can be increased across the board. is there any resistance from the food industry, in terms of the costs and efforts around this? of course there are costs and effort that food businesses are already legally obliged to know what is in their food. they are legally obliged to know about the allergens in their food. we are talking about an extra step around labelling. of course, there is a cost of that and we need to know it is practically workable because there is no point as giving consumers false assurance. we need to know they can trust this information when it is levels that we know businesses up and down the country are already making these steps forward and making them work. mam- t and lccou .,,.,. havetc clearer

how soon could we see these clearer and better labels? we are in this consultation until the end of march. expect a lot of responses so it ta kes expect a lot of responses so it takes time to sift those and come to a clear view and then get the draft regulations in place. i know all politicians and independent parts of government like our self are determined to get this done as soon as practically possible. ok, thank you very much indeed. heather hancock, chair of the food standards agency. investigators are looking into whether the pilot who was travelling with the cardiff city striker, emiliano sala, was allowed to fly with a passenger. david ibbotson held a private pilot's licence, which would only cover him to carry a passenger if he wasn't being paid for the trip. the search for the aircraft was called off yesterday. it's not known if mr ibbotson had been paid for his services. the british pub and brewery chain fuller's has agreed to sell its entire beer business to the japanese drinks company asahi for £250 million.

fuller's produces the beer london pride. it'll now concentrate on its pub and hotel operations. our business presenter katie prescott is here. hello. why are fuller's selling this pa rt hello. why are fuller's selling this part of the business? it was a big surprise announcement this morning. two main reasons. firstly, they want to focus on their pubs and hotels business. 87% of their revenue comes from that, so they feel they would like to direct their resources there. but it is also because they have been caught in a bit of a pincer movement between microbreweries, and we have about 2000 of those now in the uk, which have proliferated because of a tax break introduced about two decades ago, and the big breweries, big global companies. they said they cannot compete. in their words, in their last statement, there is no room at the bar for them. so it seems a sensible move but will it make an impact on people who enjoy

london pride or anything else fuller's produces? one commentator this morning said the sale of london pride to asahi is like selling the ravens of the tower of london. an upbeat statement from fuller's saying asahi is committed to uk breweries, the griffin brewery in west london, that has been there since 1642. so i think, and even the branding will stay the same, so i don't think drinkers will notice much change. ok katie, thank you. katie prescott. the us senate has rejected two plans to end the government shutdown, as 800,000 federal workers forgo another payday today. president trump says he would back a ‘reasonable' proposal to end the record—breaking closure, as long as it includes guarantees over border secuity. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. more than a month into the shutdown, hundreds of thousands of government employees have missed out on another paycheque. and as another week without a wage goes by, their concerns are growing

with their frustration. why are we at this point right now? we should be getting a paycheque, we should be feeding our family, we should be playing our bills. this administration doesn't take the human factor into consideration, and we need to stop the shutdown now. inside congress, both democrats and republicans put forward separate funding bills to try to reopen the government departments that have been closed, but with neither side prepared to compromise, they were always doomed to fail. the motion is not agreed to. at the heart of this dispute is president trump's demand for more than $5.5 billion for a barrier along america's border with mexico. the so—called wall has caused a huge divide in washington and while president trump insists he will support a reasonable agreement to end the shutdown, he continues to say that any deal must come with money for the wall. you know, many of those people that

are not getting paid are totally in favour of what we're doing, because they know the future of this country is dependent on having a strong border. especially a strong southern border. because we have tremendous violence and crime coming through that border. but the white house knows there are major political risks in the shutdown continuing. particularly given the pictures of federal workers relying on help to feed their families. and many employees have been angered by comments by the multi—millionaire commerce secretary wilbur ross, who suggested that they should simply get bank loans rather than having to depend on foodbank. the 30 days of pay that some people will be out, there's no real reason why they shouldn't be able to get a loan against it. those remarks were seized on by the democrats. those comments are appalling and reveal the administration's callous indifference towards the federal workers it is treating as pawns.

democrats and republicans are talking again, which they've described as a step forward but they know they also need president trump to agree any deal. meanwhile, the shutdown goes on and with each day it continues to break records as the longest in the us government history. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the met office says that in 2019 it expects to see the biggest rise in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. this graph shows the steady rise in atmospheric concentrations of co2 since 2015, with 2019 projected to be a near—record amount. every year, the earth's natural carbon sinks, such as forests, soak up large amounts of co2 produced by humans. but in years when the tropical pacific region is warmer, trees and plants grow less, and therefore absorb smaller amounts of the gas.

with me now is dr tamsin edwards, who is a climate scientist at kings college london. thank you forjoining us. this is obviously very worrying news because so many people are working towards trying to bring the concentration of atmospheric co2 down, not this. exactly, and this story is about two different things. one, the fact we are putting more co2 emissions into the atmosphere and that is part of it, year—on—year growth. but the story particularly about this year coming is that the great tropical ra i nfo rest coming is that the great tropical rainforest that soak up about half the c02 that rainforest that soak up about half the co2 that goes into the atmosphere are predicted to be, as you say, are less good thing for that carbon. that is partly because of the warmer water makes the land drier and the forests are not going to be growing as well. they will also be dying back more. but also,

it makes wildfires take hold more easily first up is that is a natural one 01’ some easily first up is that is a natural one or some of the big human set fires we saw in indonesia in 2015-16. it lost fires we saw in indonesia in 2015—16. it lost control and released a lot of co2 into the atmosphere. that explains why c02 varies, the amount of co2 in the atmosphere varies over the course of the year? exactly, it can be confusing when we hear these co2 records being set because the co2 varies. the lands of the planet, the rainforests, varies. the lands of the planet, the ra i nforests, a re really varies. the lands of the planet, the rainforests, are really breathing through the year. so, as they grow through the year. so, as they grow through the year. so, as they grow through the summer months, through the spring and summer, they soak up c02 the spring and summer, they soak up co2 from the atmosphere. so much growth. that is because there are more plants in the northern hemisphere, more land in the northern hemisphere. and then the opposite of that seasonal cycle as they die back, they are releasing c02 they die back, they are releasing co2 back into the atmosphere. so when we have this co2 curve that has

been measured since the late 50s, it has this up and down kind of breathing cycle as it is going up, because of the forests having this annual cycle. what can we do to contribute to making a difference to this? our viewers may have seen a moment ago, how the use of fossil fuels is continuing to contribute to the rise in atmospheric co2. fuels is continuing to contribute to the rise in atmospheric cozm fuels is continuing to contribute to the rise in atmospheric c02. it is the rise in atmospheric c02. it is the million dollar question, what shall we do about climate change question that there are all kinds of different angles. if people want to ta ke different angles. if people want to take personal actions, the classic kind of ways of reducing your emissions is cars, planes and meat. but it is systemic. this is governments acting indonesia are trying to reduce these human set fires was that we have seen things like the paris agreement, where people are trying to make plans at a government level. so, the political side of things is crucial, as well. it really has to be something, if we wa nt to it really has to be something, if we want to meet those paris agreement targets, that we throw everything in

a box at. politicalwill and individual actions. it's important in all of this notjust a focus on one year, because a scientist working in the field that you do, you look at longer term trends. those, i think, you look at longer term trends. those, ithink, are you look at longer term trends. those, i think, are upwards as well? exactly foster clearly we will be emitting more co2 as our society grows, as the population grows but also the story about the el nino —like year in the forest shows we need to be understanding where there they will be more common or stronger in the future. the effect of warming on forests and how well they can lock up co2 in them. all of these things can form these feedbacks, which are amplifying the change. so it is really a case of trying to understand how quickly things are going to increase in the future. dr tamsin edwards from king's college london, thank you for your time today. in a moment the weather but first let's here's victoria derbyshire with what she's got coming up in her programme at 10.

good morning, the sister of cara delevingne has agreed to have a smear test live on the show because she wants to encourage women to go to their test after having a cancer scare herself and stop new research suggests young women are putting up smear tests because of embarrassment and concerns about being hurt. screening rates are at their lowest level for two decades. we will also talk about dementia in the south asian community foster experts predict it will rise seven fold over the next 20 years. i got off the bus and instead of crossing to get the bus, i walked and instead of crossing to get the bus, iwalked back and instead of crossing to get the bus, i walked back for about ten minutes and i didn't know where i was. join us at ten o'clock on bbc two, the bbc news channel and online. now as promised, time for a look at the weather forecast. hello. a significantly milder day

then yesterday, the westerly winds coming across the top of this ridge of high pressure. we are looking at less cold temperatures. a fair amount of cloud around today, thick enough for some rain and drizzle, gradually brightening for eastern areas as we move through the afternoon, sunny spells developing but significant rain pushing into north—west scotland through this afternoon. the temperatures away from the north. this evening and overnight the rain for parts of scotland, turning to snow over higher ground. the pure but away from this temperatures not falling too far, overnight lows between 6-8d. too far, overnight lows between 6—8d. moving into saturday, mild start for many, plenty of cloud around, breaks of rain and result, persistent rain pushing from the north and west. behind it something showery, temperatures in double figures. why is of ten degrees. ——

his of 10 degrees. hello. this is bbc news with annitta mcveigh. the headlines... a british man convicted of the manslaughter of a woman in a motorboat accident in the thames is due to appear before a court in georgia. in what's being seen as a veiled reference to the brexit debate, the queen has spoken of the need to come together to seek out common ground — never losing sight of the bigger picture. meanwhile, the chancellor, philip hammond has warned of "very significant" short term disruption if britain leaves the eu without a deal. stronger food labelling laws are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. the met office says that this year, it expects to see one of the biggest rises in the level of climate—warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. time now for the morning briefing, where we bring you up to speed on the stories people are watching, reading and sharing. the chancellor philip hammond has warned of very significant

disruption to the uk economy in the short term, if britain leaves the eu in march without a deal. speaking to our business editor — simonjack — at the world economic forum in davos, the chancellor said the short and long term problems can be worked though, and the ticking clock is the most powerful force that will bring people to a successful compromise ido i do understand the frustration of business and i've dry to blame to business and i've dry to blame to business leaders that all the text doesn't work like business and this will take us a little bit longer but i'm confident we will get to a good outcome, an outcome that protects the uk economy while delivering on the uk economy while delivering on the decision the british people made in the referendum in 2016. the message to businesses, i am sorry this is taking us longer than we hoped but there are with us, we will get to a good outcome. you said soon

what time frame, do we need to extend article 50? we had two months left, the fact the clock is ticking is probably the fact the most powerful force that will bring people together around a sensible compromise. i'm afraid we are still at the point where many people are advocating for their preferred, most pure version of the outcome. what we need is a time frame to make people stop thinking about practical solutions, finding a common ground and a compromise that allows us to go forward as a nation. it may not be everybody's or indeed anybody's first choice but we have to find a compromise if we are to do this successfully and in a way that allows britain to prosper in the future. you said something about it the economics can be ignored, the politics will be easier, can you elaborate? we are dry to do two things. we know what we have to do in order to protect the economy.

many of the business leaders are simply saying to us, understandably, it's obvious what you need to do to protect the economy, why don't you just get on and do it? get the deal done. and leave in a way that allows us to have a continued close trading relationship with the eu after we have left. but what i have to explain to them is it's also important for the future success of our nation that we do this in a way that protect the integrity of our political system and the public‘s faith and confidence in the political system because it will be a perfect victory and i've used that phrase, to get an outcome that is good for the economy but completely undermines confidence in the political system. it would destabilise the country that ultimately will be very helpful for the economy. philip hammond. we are hearing in the last few seconds from georgia that jack hearing in the last few seconds from georgia thatjack shepherd, the man

convicted in his absence of the manslaughter of a woman charlotte brown, ina manslaughter of a woman charlotte brown, in a motor boat accident in the river thames has appeared before that court for an extradition hearing. we don't have any details of what happened in court but of course we will bring that to you as soon as we do. he had fled the uk and was convicted in his absence by and was convicted in his absence by ajury and was convicted in his absence by a jury but wejust and was convicted in his absence by a jury but we just know that that appearance has happened and we are waiting on details to bring them to you. stricter food labelling laws are being proposed to prevent further deaths of people with allergies. under the government proposals, all the ingredients of packaged food sold, such as sandwiches and salads, would be listed. it comes after the death of natasha ednan—laperouse, who suffered an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette in 2016. earlier this morning, speaking to charlie stayt and naga munchetty on breakfast tv, the parents of natasha — tanya and nadim ednan-laperouse - said food outlets need to take responsibility for better food labelling it's all part of this big

conversation that has grown in the last few months since our daughter was mac inquest that has brought allergies, food allergies into the spotlight for the first time in the uk. and i think it's surprising for most viewers or indeed listeners just how many people are affected by this disability, it's not a choice to have a severe allergy. over 2 million people in the uk, we are in a situation where there is an opportunity for businesses to do the right thing and provide greater protection for all those millions of people. tanya, such an important point that husband was making, i lot of people don't know about allergic reactions and allergens. they wouldn't have been aware that in individual packaging on exactly what happened to your family, there individual packaging on exactly what happened to yourfamily, there is not that information on the packet. do you think that is what should happen, is that the idea that no

matter what the food is, if it's prepared and sold it should have all the ingredients on the package. yes. what we would like to see is if a product is pre—packaged so it's packaged in such a way that it's not easily opened it could be a lunchbox, it could be a sandwich, similarto lunchbox, it could be a sandwich, similar to what you see in supermarkets, that it has all the ingredients listed on their with the allergens in bold, that is what we are looking for. quite often they have stickers, the sandwich is that pre—packaged on the premises saying how healthy they are, listing some of the ingredients but not all of them. and what we would like is to see if all the ingredients are listed with allergens in bold, it's not confusing for the end consumer where they buy it. but they've got a really good opportunity to see what they are buying in any outlet they are buying it from. the time is

9:40am. the secret to why some people put on weight while others stay slim may have more to do with genetics than willpower. that's according to new research by cambridge university. earlier, speaking to breakfast tv, we heard from the report's lead researcher professor sadaf farooqi — who says the study may help us to treat some people who struggle with their weight in the future we've known for a long time some people can eat what they like and do not put on weight. what we know now is we've established that is genetically driven. what we did here was study almost 2000 people who are very thin but otherwise very healthy and we found they are really lucky in terms of their genes. so they've inherited genes that allow them to stay thin and also we know there are genes that increase a person's chance of being overweight and then people have less of those genes. so they are lucky on two fronts. could you explain that a little bit more.

when you say you found that, do you mean you ask them is your mum or dad thin, were your grandparents spend, where is the science beyond just looking at who came before, what have you discovered within their own bodies, as it were? the main thing is not asking them questions, it's looking at their dna. we had sample some 2010 people, 2000 very heavy people, 10,000 people who work normal weight. and it was looking at several hundred thousand genes across the entire gene known in those three different groups that we actually proved i looking at the genetics, that actually, the genetic score is very high in obese people, is that a medium stage in normal weight people and is very low in thin people. professor, the next question, if i may come off what can you do with that information. could you, is there some way that you could create people who cannot get fat? not quite like that! this

research is important for two reasons, it may help us by pinpointing the actual genes and mechanisms and pathways that one day we may be able to target the things that allow some people to stay thin to help treat some people who really struggle with their weight. but then i think the broader relevance is that if we can understand that actually people can stay thin because of their genes, notjust somehow because they are morally superior or have better will power, that allows us to be a little more sympathetic. let's look at what you are reading and watching. actress tina malone if you read through facing contempt of court proceedings of a social media

caused allegedly showing images of james bulger‘s colours jon caused allegedly showing images of james bulger‘s coloursjon venables. she says she's received a high court summons after a series of facebook posts. there is a global ban on publishing anything revealing the identities ofjohn venables and robert thomson. quite a variety of posts in most read this morning. number six, interesting, ray posts in most read this morning. numbersix, interesting, ray angel sharks found living off the coast of wales. scientists found evidence that one of the world's rarest sharks living off the welsh coast. its natural or only established stronghold is in the canary islands however there have been sightings from sinn boats suggesting the somewhat mysterious angel shark is present in welsh waters. and let's scroll down to the most watched. let's stay on an animal theme, two, cat gives dog walkers pause for thought. the plan was obviously intended. this is about nick harding

bengal cat cold barry and he likes to ta ke bengal cat cold barry and he likes to take ari for a stroll with a harness in ashtead in surrey which is pretty unusual to see someone walking their cat. barry is and a lwa ys walking their cat. barry is and always on the harness and we are told he doesn't not walk to heal and prefers to dart off after birds. there is a surprise. a cat doing for cats like to do. that's it for today's morning briefing. sport, and now it's time for a roundup with mike. thank you. we start at stamford bridge, where chelsea made it through to the league cup final, after a dramatic penalty shoot out victory, against spurs. tottenham held a 1—0 lead, from the first leg, but that was soon overturned, thanks to goals from n'golo kante, and this from eden hazard. a goalfrom fernando llorente, took the match to penalties. after misses from eric dier

and lucas moura, david luiz stepped up to set up a meeting with manchester city at wembley next month. a lot of the back pages have reaction from that win for chelsea. the sun, "bluiz the colour". david luiz celebrating with his team mates, after scoring the penalty to send chelsea to wembley for the league cup final. all the papers also focus on england's woeful batting performance in barabados. the guardian "blast from the past" gives a nod to the 19805 and 90s when england were routinly ripped apart bu west indian's bowlers. the times keep it simple — "77 all out" — with a picture ofjoe root being removed by fellow captain jason holder. so england are facing a heavy defeat in the first of three tests against west indies, after a dramatic second day in barbados, that saw 18 wickets fall. england were bowled out for 77, which is the lowest test total seen at the kensington oval. england briefly rocked the hosts

taking five quick wickets. but west indies recovered to end the day leading by 339 runs. no team has chased more than 311 to win a test at this ground. novak djokovic has got his australian open semi final with france's lucas pouille off to a flying start, winning the first set without losing a game. it is the first time that these two have met in a compatitive match, the winner will face rafael nadal in sunday's final at melbourne park. in the last few moments, djokovic has taken the second set to take a two set lead. taking that set 6—2. the fourth round of the fa cup gets under way tonight on bbc one, with the biggest match of the weekend, as arsenal host manchester united at the emirates. united's interim manager ole gunnar solskjaer, has been speaking to gabby logan, about returning to the club he played for. you are excited, really looking

forward to that then again you have them little butterflies in your stomach am i had not been here for many, stomach am i had not been here for any stomach am i had not been here for many, many years. i know the place, i know the club in and out but since i left in 2011, i think i've been back only once, maybe twice at the training ground. so it was like walking into a new place. but then again, you need the people, you meet cat and the staff there before and your nerves and butterflies, they go. tell us about what happened with you and sir alex ferguson shane lowry beanbag. we've heard he's been back at the training ground, have you tapped into him as a mentor, have you used his experience? of course. i text at him then i got the call and he gave me his blessing to put it that way. he thought i was ready for it. obviously we have kept in touch over the years, it was

natural for in touch over the years, it was naturalfor me to in touch over the years, it was natural for me to make contact and then again he came down to visit us, added to disney and the staff which is fantastic for us. because we know he knows everything about football. and he's getting older, i cannot bring him every week, could i?“ this was an addition, you will be getting a lead role on proper, but you are auditioning in a way for the main gate? in a way you could say that. but we cannot get too excited. if you suddenly start looking for an end product out there, and the end result, you are in and on the wrong path because every day there are things we need to improve on. you mentioned before your kids, they are at that fund age, they can enjoy your experience, enjoy what you're doing. what do they think about you being here? i have a ten-year-old,

15—year—old, 18—year—old, different stages of their lives. but they do enjoy it as well. and we've been massive supporters of manchester united ever since they were born, they are even more proud and more avid supporters. it's a fantastic time i'm going to try and make the most of it. i'm sure his three kids will be watching tonight. you can watch more of that interview on the bbc sport website. sportsday on the bbc news channel will be live from emirates to preview the game this evening — that starts at 6:30. and the whole match is live on bbc one, coverage starts from 7:30pm. kick off is at 7:55pm. that's all the sport for now. more from the bbc sport centre at 11.15. mike, thank you. doctors are refusing to prescribe medicinal cannabis oil, despite a change in the law, according to a committee of mps and campaigners. last year, the government ruled that it could be administered in certain cases to help alleviate suffering.

john maguire reports. all right, sweetheart. jorja will be three next month. she has an extremely rare condition caused by a chromosome deficiency and suffers around 30 epileptic seizures a day. she has six different types of medication, but her father believes passionately that cannabis oil could mean a fundamental improvement in her health. he's obtained one of the very few prescriptions. it comes from a private doctor and is very expensive. i'm lucky i've got this medication here. yes, it's costing £1000 a month. yes, that's unsustainable, but i will fight that and get that sorted. but i'm lucky i've got this medication, to give jorja. there's families out there, right across the united kingdom, that don't have that. that haven't had that luck and they're sitting here at the moment, looking at their child having multiple seizures in front of them, lying in hospital dying... some of these children having 300—400 seizures — a day. high profile campaigns by families,

including the parents of alfie dingley, led to cannabis oil being rescheduled — an apparent victory. but since then, doctors are refusing to prescribe certain medical cannabis to young patients with epilepsy, citing a lack of evidence that the drug, with the active ingredient known as thc, works or is safe. there are examples of drugs which have unforeseen consequences, that have been introduced into the markets and then we've found problems later on. so, i think it's right we practice evidence—based medicine and, unfortunately, it will take a bit of time to establish the evidence. but we're committed to doing that. and we're certainly open to the fact that some of these drugs may well be very useful. a committee of mps, set up to look at the issue, says doctors should be prescribing the drug now. there is evidence from around the world, not far away from here, for instance in holland,

where a lot of these drugs are being purchased by the mums and dads because they're so desperate, that, actually, it works. we're supposed to be the leaders in medical ethics in this country, the leaders in, actually, so much. and, actually, we're letting people suffer, and that can't be right. clinical trials could take 2—3 years. in the meantime, anxiety and doubt remains among clinicians, while families who believe cannabis oil is a panacea, or at least their best hope, continue to fight, to campaign and to wait. or, if they can afford it and find a doctor willing to prescribe, they have to pay. john maguire, bbc news, belfast. england's higher education regulator is warning that it could fine or de—register universities if they push students into accepting unconditional offers. the office for students is concerned about the growing use of the offers, more than half of which were made last year on the proviso that applicants made the course their first choice.

it says using pressure selling practices could breach consumer law. there are circumstances when some unconditional offers are entirely appropriate and they are in the best interests of students but what we are seeing is a large number of being made, particularly by universities who may be wanting to use them as a way of recruiting stu d e nts use them as a way of recruiting students as opposed to making the offer is in the best interests of the students. the grave of one of britain's greatest maritime explorers has been found on the route of britain's planned new high speed railway. the final resting place of matthew flinders, the man whose work led to the naming of australia, had been lost — but archaeologists have discovered the remains of his coffin. david sillito reports. this nameplate solves a mystery, the final resting place of one of the giants of the age of exploration, matthew flinders. a man whose voyages and writings gave us the first complete picture of australia and helped inspire

the naming of the country. we're in the burial ground of st james gardens, and it was a burial ground that started in the late 1800s and closed in the mid—1900s, in a time when london was going through massive social, economic and... ..burgeoning population. so, it would have been a very different landscape. london wasjust becoming a metropolis. the site is an old graveyard, next to euston station, which is due to be the london terminalfor hs2. however, before building work can begin, 40,000 bodies have to be moved from an old graveyard. matthew flinders had died aged just 40, the day before the book and maps that were to make his name were published, and it was always known he was buried here, somewhere. but his headstone had long disappeared. he, with the rest of those buried here, will now be moved to another, as yet undisclosed, burial site. david sillito, bbc news. this nameplate solves a mystery, the final resting place of one of the giants of the age of exploration, matthew flinders. a man whose voyages and writings gave us the first complete picture of australia and helped inspire the naming of the country. we're in the burial ground of st james gardens, and it was a burial ground that started in the late 1800s and closed in the mid—1900s, in a time when london was going through massive social, economic and...

..burgeoning population. so, it would have been a very different landscape. london wasjust becoming a metropolis. the site is an old graveyard, next to euston station, which is due to be the london terminalfor hs2. however, before building work can begin, 40,000 bodies have to be moved from an old graveyard. matthew flinders had died aged just 40, the day before the book and maps that were to make his name were published, and it was always known he was buried here, somewhere. but his headstone had long disappeared. he, with the rest of those buried here, will now be moved to another, as yet undisclosed, burial site. david sillito, bbc news. this nameplate solves a mystery, the final resting place of one of the giants of the age of exploration, matthew flinders. a man whose voyages and writings gave us the first complete picture of australia and helped inspire the naming of the country. we're in the burial ground of st james gardens, and it was a burial ground that started in the late 1800s and closed in the mid—1900s, in a time when london was going through massive social, economic and... ..burgeoning population. so, it would have been a very different landscape. london wasjust becoming a metropolis. the site is an old graveyard, next to euston station, which is due to be the london terminalfor hs2. however, before building work can begin, 40,000 bodies have to be moved from an old graveyard.

matthew flinders had died aged just 40, the day before the book and maps that were to make his name were published, and it was always known he was buried here, somewhere. but his headstone had long disappeared. he, with the rest of those buried here, will now be moved to another, as yet undisclosed, burial site. david sillito, bbc news. in a moment the weather, but first let's look at some of the most striking images of the day. galactic super—villains the daleks appear to have finally met their match — no, not drwho, but northumberland county council. it's ordered a family to remove a dalek and the shed it lives in from in front of their house — because the shed doesn't comply with planning rules. the model dalek is part of a small science fiction museum . thank you. a great start for some of us this morning. this was the scene first thing in london. but today brings significantly milder temperatures. we compare the high temperatures. we compare the high temperature is that what we saw it yesterday, some places 9—10d warmer. the pressure charge, you can see

what's going on. an area of high pressure towards the south and west, dragging in mild air and the west. that's making things that bit less cold. fairly breezy today. a fair amount of cloud around, gradually becoming drier and brighter for eastern parts of england, north east scotla nd eastern parts of england, north east scotland through this afternoon. cloud and outbreaks of rain in the north and west, becoming more persistent for north—west scotland. temperatures away from the far north of scotla nd temperatures away from the far north of scotland generally in double figures, highs of 12 degrees. this evening and overnight some outbreaks of rain per parts of scotland, in the north falling snow over high ground. the temperatures for north—east scotland cooler, away from that the temperature is not falling too far. overnight lows 6-9d, falling too far. overnight lows 6—9d, afairamount falling too far. overnight lows 6—9d, a fair amount of cloud and drizzle and patchy rain in the west. moving into saturday, holding onto

the westerly breeze, but this cold front bringing more persistent rain. fairly cloudy started the day, some early brightness in the east, cloud and outbreaks of rain gradually pushing eastwards, the rain fairly heavy and persistent for northern and western areas. behind it are some showers feeding into northern ireland through the afternoon. temperatures holding in double figures away from the far north of scotland. change coming overnight saturday into sunday, we pick up this northerly feed, the area of low pressure pushing eastwards, a cold "then—feed ,, ,, ,, w a cold "the feed. fairly —— up a cold northerly feed. fairly windy 5:55; west, up a cold northerly feed. fairly windy 5&3 west, severe gales, windy for the west, severe gales, showery ‘ rain in the showery outbreaks of rain in the east, the rain falling as sleet or snow for north—east scotland and north—east england. there will be a fairamount of north—east england. there will be a fair amount of sunshine in the west, temperatures dropping a little, we see temperatures of 9 degrees, more

like 4—7 in the north. turning cooler over the next few days. goodbye. hello, it's friday, it's 10 o'clock, i'm joanna gosling. new plans to change food labelling laws are being considered by the government after the death of 15 year old natasha ednan—laperousewho had an allergic reaction to a pret a manger baguette on a plane. natasha's parents are here to talk about the pressure they've put on the government to take action after their daughter's death. experts predict the number of people from ethnic minority and south asian communities affected by dementia will rise seven fold in the next 20 years. i got off the bus and instead of crossing the road to go to the post office, i started walking back and walked about ten minutes. i didn't know where i was. relatives of patients have told this programme there's a lack of care services with the right resources and understanding to deal with the community's specific cultural needs.