good morning, welcome to breakfast, this is business live with louise minchin and dan walker. from bbc news with maryam our headlines moshiri and ben thompson. a defiant message to the us. the founder and chief today. fears for the future of the uk car industry, executive of the chinese telecoms as honda is expected to confirm this giant huawei morning it's to close speaks exclusively to the bbc. its factory in llve from london, that's our top story swindon. on after seven labour backbenchers quit to set up a new independent tuesday group, two conservatives are considering joining them. 19th soaring above the skies february. of wales. could golden eagles be ——live from london, about to return 200 years after that's our top story on tuesday 19th february. they were hunted to extinction? the huawei boss tells us his company will not cave manchester united dump holders in to pressure from washington, despite security concerns chelsea out of the fa cup. over its systems. also in the programme — the 2—0 win boosting ole gunnar solskjaer‘s hopes a significant blow for the uk car of making industry, as honda confirms plans to slash 3,500 jobs. hisjob permanent. and european markets good morning, a have opened like chilly start than this. european stocks have opened yesterday, but a bright one. the cloud will thicken, the breeze will flat. and we'll get the inside track pick up and we will see the arrival on making sure your workforce is diverse. of rain. we meet the firm helping business recruit more ethnic minorities it's tuesday 19th february. by using data our top instead of cvs. story. and would you pay an extra penny

honda is expected to confirm this morning that it's on a clothing purchase, to close its factory in swindon, in what's been described to help improve its recycling? as a shattering body blow to the uk car industry. those are the plans to create a £35 million a year recycling scheme. 3,500 jobs will go when the plant closes in three years‘ time. colin campbell reports. for 30 years, honda has been making cars in swindon, employing 3,500 workers. many left stunned after hearing the factory could close. doom and gloom. lots of families, lots of people with children, like ourselves. so, yes, gutted, really. this is my life, my lifeline. without this, now, technically, i'mjobless. the employees, the workers here, everyone works really hard here. it is a big, sad shame to see this happen. last month, honda announced it would shut the swindon operation for six days in april to deal with any brexit disruption. some of the workers here now blame brexit for a more permanent closure. i can't imagine a starker warning to the government. no—deal will be catastrophic for the uk car industry.

and if there is no—deal in particular, this won't be the only plant closure, there will be more to come. arriving in the 1980s providing jobs for locals, honda helped transform swindon into a vibrant business hub. roughly, for one manufacturing job there are four at risk in the supply chain in the local economy. so, if you are talking about 3,500 jobs at risk, if you multiply that by four, we are talking about a significant number. we are talking about a major impact upon the local economy. many fear the real threat to the plant comes from global trade and vehicle trends, rather than uk politics. a company announcement expected later should provide more clarity. colin campbell, bbc news. we are waiting for that announcement. 0urjapan correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is in tokyo. rupert, honda is just the latest japanese company to cut investment in the uk is it down to brexit,

or are otherfactors in play? honda are not saying anything officially. we understand they won't say anything here, there won't be a formal announcement until the workers at the plant in swindon have met with management and been formally told their first. i have been speaking to one analyst here who said this is really, we have to look at the timing of this, this is a small plant producing 160,000 vehicles a year which in global terms is a small plant, and it has been vulnerable to some time. but he said, the prospect of a no—deal brexit is toxic forjapanese manufacturers and honda has seen this as too toxic to continue in the uk, this is the canary in the coal mine for the british car industry and if there is a hard brexit other japanese manufacturers in the uk will follow.

very interesting, thank you. i know shift has started their at 6am, so we will get live updates. interesting to get that view from japan. labour has been warned that more mps could leave the party unless it changes. seven backbenchers have quit and formed an independent group in protest atjeremy corbyn‘s handling of brexit and the anti—semitism row. last night, two conservative mps told the bbc that they, too, were seriously thinking about leaving their party to join the group. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. there was a meeting of labour mps last night, how did that go? not particularly well for some of them. we have known for a long time 110w them. we have known for a long time now there are some labour mps really unhappy with the direction the party is taking on brexit and how it has dealt with accusations of

anti—semitism from the wider membership. those mps, including those who have stayed, still have those who have stayed, still have those concerns. some of those coming out of the meeting were saying it was a waste of time, and they think the leadershipjust was a waste of time, and they think the leadership just isn't listening. there is a split within those remaining in the labour party about what happens next. some felt it was a damp squib, the seventh mps had long—standing qualms with the leadership and had decided to go and thatis leadership and had decided to go and that is the best thing for everyone. there is a considerable number of labour mps who think there are more than could follow because they are really unhappy with what has been going on, and have been made even more unhappy by the response from the leadership yesterday. the question now is how many will follow from the labour party and from other parties, because a couple of tory

mps suggesting to us last night that they could follow. we will get plenty of reaction to that through the day and will be speaking to one of those labour mps at 6:50am. and also to the shadow business secretary at 7:30am. the schoolgirl who fled the uk to join the islamic state group in syria has told the bbc she never wanted to be an is "poster girl". shamima begum, who has just given birth, said she now wants forgiveness and to return to britain. she said, while it was wrong that innocent people died in the manchester arena bombing, it was a "kind of retaliation" for attacks on is. i do feel it is wrong that innocent people did get killed. it is one thing to kill a soldier that is fighting, in self—defence, but to kill people like women and children, just like the women and children being killed right now unjustly in the bombings.

it's a two—way thing, really. because women and children are being killed in the islamic state right now. and it's kind of retaliation. like, theirjustification was it was retaliation so i thought that's a fair justification. 16 us states are suing president trump's administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a mexican border wall. they claim he's misusing his powers and robbing taxpayers. mr trump invoked emergency powers on friday, when congress refused to finance the wall. the founder of the chinese communications giant huawei has said the united states will not crush the company, despite washington urging its allies to boycott it. ren zhengfei also told the bbc that the arrest of his daughter, the company's chief financial officer, was politically motivated. the united states has accused huawei of stealing trade secrets, money laundering, and bank

fraud, which it denies. there are calls for fashion producers to be charged a penny for every new item of clothes they make, to help improve collection and recycling rates. that's the view of mps who say "fast fashion" where clothes are made cheaply and quickly in response to trends is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, pollution and over—use of water. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. sifting the residue of fast fashion, millions of clothes, many of them barely worn. some garments at this sorting centre in kent will be sent to eastern europe, some to africa, some will be offered for sale second—hand in the uk. we throw away over one million tonnes of clothing here in the uk. 300,000 of those tonnes go to landfill or incineration. what we are saying is fashion needs to take responsibility for the clothes it puts on the market

and we want the government to introduce an extended producer responsibility scheme, to invest in recycling and sorting centres like this one, in every city in the uk. the impact of fast fashion stretches around the world. in east asia, many rivers are polluted with waste from the clothing industry. the fashion trade produces as many greenhouse gases as all the world's aircraft. young people's habits of buying cheap clothes and throwing them away is a trend that must end, mps say. they want the government to make firms pay for the cost of disposing of old clothes. green campaigners say their recommendations are tame and say we need a whole cultural change to end what they call overconsumption of clothing. roger harrabin, bbc news. we heard yesterday, one pair of jeans company requires thousands of litres of water to make. that is the trouble we are facing. why did you

get in touch with us, we'll1p per item make a difference? —— will one pence. hundreds of refuse workers in birmingham will go on strike this morning, 18 months after a walkout left tonnes of rubbish strewn across the city's streets. they claim some bin men and women, who didn't take part in the original strike action, have received an extra payment. the council says it made a reasonable offer. it's a photograph that became one of the most iconic of the 20th century. the american sailor photographed kissing a stranger in new york's times square, to celebrate the end of the second world war, has died. george mendonsa was 95. the photograph was taken in august, 19a5. it wasn't until years later that george, and a woman called greta friedman, were confirmed as the couple in the picture. she died three years ago aged 92. an amazing bit of photographic history, a famous

shot. what a kiss. they didn't live happily ever after, but there you go. but it was a moment in time. time now for the sport. sta mford stamford bridge turned out to be a good game. at times like that you might wonder if both sides would be too tense, it might fizzle out, but it was a cracking game. manchester united have dumped holders chelsea out of the fa cup. ander herrera and paul pogba scored in the 2—0 win. it boosts 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s hopes of getting the manager's job on a permanent basis, while piling the pressure on blues boss maurizio sarri. leeds united have been fined £200,000 by the english football league for spying on opponents‘ training sessions before matches. manager marcelo bielsa admitted he sent someone to watch derby train

before the fixture between the two sides last month. boxing fans‘ hopes of seeing a rematch between tyson fury and wbc heavyweight world champion deontay wilder could be in doubt. the briton‘s signed a deal with a rival tv broadcaster to wilder which could make it harder to arrange their second fight. and britain's george russell has high hopes for his first season as a formula 1 driver, but his williams team are the only one which couldn't get their new car to barcelona on time for four days of testing. i'm not sure, if i were running the publicity department for them, whether i would have let him just stand there looking forlorn, text in the body, where is this car? like he has lost his luggage. it isa has lost his luggage. it is a logistical nightmare getting all of that equipment

around the world. it is a travelling circus. they had technical problems. the newspapers picking up on that saying eve ryo he newspapers picking up on that saying everyone else was there on time but williams wasn't. plenty more on that coming up. and on that incredible game last night, manchester united looking fantastic against chelsea. but we have to say chelsea were really not looking good. you talked about pressures on the bass. the fans were quite negative throughout the game. —— the boss. cani throughout the game. —— the boss. can i recommend anybody who is interested in the game, listen to the radio five live podcast, there isa the radio five live podcast, there is a beautiful moment when a football correspondent talks to maurizio sarri and says, any chance

may be of changing the style of play at all? and hejust may be of changing the style of play at all? and he just says, may be of changing the style of play at all? and hejust says, no. may be of changing the style of play at all? and he just says, no. they are supremely confident they know what they are doing, football managers. that is probably the only way to do it. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. later this week, especially on friday, we will see mild temperatures, there will be sunny spells around. high—pressure will dominate the weather, keeping france at bay in the west and dragging up southerly winds. by friday, 18 degrees. —— keeping fronts. this morning, we have a ridge of high pressure between

two systems. there will be a lot of cloud, with a cooler start than yesterday, although temperatures have held up under the cloud. a bright start with sunshine, the odd pockets of frost. cloud building in from the west turning the sunshine hazy, then, in comes the rain. it will continue through the day eventually getting into western fringes of england and wales. it could stay dry across south—west england. temperatures up to 12. through the evening, again, that band of hainan will be heavy, pushing north eastwards. —— that band of rain. temperatures around seven or eight. no problems with frost. tomorrow, this is the front continuing north eastwards. and

a second one introducing more rain. breezy but high—pressure still around. moving eastwards through the day, not all of us will see rain from this. the rain will turn more patchy in nature but there will be quite a lot of cloud. temperatures are up, tomorrow, 12. widely in double figures. heading into the next few days, the trend is by friday we will seek 18, on saturday across the board, there could be mist and fog patches first thing. it depends how quickly that lifts and how far depends how quickly that lifts and howfarup depends how quickly that lifts and how far up temperatures will get. temperatures will drop just a little bit into next week but still above

average. the sun is out! nice haircut, by the way! let's take a look at today's front pages. many of them are dominated by the resignation of seven labour mps yesterday. the telegraph says party leader jeremy corbyn has been warned more could follow. the guardian leads on that story, too, with a picture of chuka umuna, one the mps to quit the party. it also mentions our top story this morning: the expected closure of honda's factory in swindon. we shall be their life shortly for you. —— be there live. the sun responds to shamima begum's comments about the manchester arena bomb. the front page is adorned with the pictures of those that lost their lives in the attack. shamima begum is on the front page of the express, too, which says her comments have

provoked an "outcry". shall we look at the inside pages? lots of the pages talking about the game last night. this is my favourite headline of the day, nothing to do with the football, the old est boss nothing to do with the football, the oldest boss in the premiership, roy hodgson, still hungry for success. you is 71, coaching 43 years. what do you think the headline is? you hasn't lost that spot, still fighting for every single win. and a piece here which is remarkable when you think about it, the welsh coach warren gatland is the frontrunner to replace england's eddiejones. they frontrunner to replace england's eddie jones. they are frontrunner to replace england's eddiejones. they are due to play each other in the six nations, a massive game. even

more needle because of that. and i know what has caught your eye, the leicester prop, you has a tattoo on his foot for every international game you plays. notan every international game you plays. not an england had to part of the opposition. that will hurt a lot on your foot. you says you has played so many games you will have to go on to the other foot. that is commitment, for every match. this is from the times about virtual reality. greg james has been locked ina room, reality. greg james has been locked in a room, we will be speaking to him later. listeners are trying to get him out. that is my idea of awfulness, i am claustrophobic. virtual reality blooms have

been helping autistic children, they were virtual reality goggles, helping them to overcome all kinds of fears, dogs, public transport. these phobias can have a serious impact on family life. this blue room, it has not been tested, it is offered on the nhs, but not yet tested or controlled. but for the children in there, it has improved their phobias. we have talked about your phobia. what is mine?” phobias. we have talked about your phobia. what is mine? i try to stand up phobia. what is mine? i try to stand up the sharks a lot on this programme but it will be hard today on this programme. it is not in this country. it looks quite gruesome. this is not a synthetic shock, this

isa this is not a synthetic shock, this is a real shock, look at the state of that! this is in the neptune islands in australia. that is a great white shark. depending on weather you like kilograms or stones, 214 stone. 4.8 metres in length. that is a beautiful animal. but i wouldn't like to be anywhere near it. a lovely animal until it bites you. the likelihood of that happening is very slim. the likelihood of being shut in a very small room is very small. likelihood of being shut in a very small room is very smalllj likelihood of being shut in a very small room is very small. i have been shut in a lift here! 20 minutes i won't get back of my life. from a hideous creature to this lovely one.

jeremy, the fluffy duckling who hatched from a waitrose egg. a teenager has hatched a duckling from an egg they bought from waitrose. look at that. isn't that lovely. see you later. thank you. each year in the uk, more than 50,000 people die from sepsis. it's a serious complication resulting from an infection, and can lead to multiple organ failure. now, a team at the university of strathclyde hopes a new test they've developed could help speed up diagnosis, potentially saving thousands of lives a year. breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. twice my heart stopped, i had two cardiac arrests in hospital, and i was in an induced coma for eight days. what started as a sore throat nearly ended ryan's life. i went to the doctor and was sent home. i was gradually feeling more unwell

and i really couldn't recognise what was happening to me. my whole body ached, i felt really confused. ryan was sent home again by a different gp. the next morning, i collapsed in the house. my wife phoned an ambulance. and the paramedics came out and the first thing they said was it could be sepsis. it was really scary, i couldn't believe somebody could go from having a sore throat to almost die. a quicker diagnosis could have got ryan on antibiotics faster. he has made a full recovery, but a quarter of sepsis survivors suffer permanent, life—changing after effects. normally, when we pick up an infection, our immune system tries to fight it, attacking the germs that caused it. with sepsis, and no—one fully understands why, it overreacts, attacking notjust the infection but organs and body tissue as well. a one—hour delay in administering the correct antibiotic can lead to a 10% increased chance of death.

blood tests and diagnosis can take hours or days, so, this team at the university of strathclyde in glasgow have been working on a way to make it easier and quicker. we have put an array of eight sensors on to a microchip, and these sensors are about the same size as a human hair. this enables us to measure a sepsis marker in the blood at very low situations and very quickly. so, you could drop the blood on to the chip, and get a result on screen. it tells us a sepsis biomarker was present in the sample. what impact could this technology have? ultimately, save lives and reduce suffering from sepsis. getting a diagnosis early is critical. it will be at least three years before this product is available, and medical expertise will still be needed to come up with a diagnosis. but the work is receiving a cautious welcome. sepsis now kills more people than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined.

the number of episodes that are recorded of sepsis is increasing. a lot of that is because we are reporting and therefore recording it more frequently. but, of course, we have a growing population, and an ageing population, and sepsis preferentially affects the very young and very old, although not exclusively. if you feel very much more unwell than you have before, and if something just doesn't feel right, trust your instincts. phone 101 or go and see your gp, and just ask, could it be sepsis. sepsis is treatable and survivable but, as ryan knows, a late diagnosis can make things far worse. tim muffett, bbc news. we're in the brecon beacons this morning, finding out about plans to bring golden eagles back to the skies of wales, breakfast'sjohn maguire is there. good morning.

we are in the brecon beacons, this plan to introduce golden eagles is in snowdonia in north wales. i heard you talking about sharks just earlier, this also is an apex predator right at the top of the food chain. a golden eagle, absolutely beautiful. his handler is keeping him nice and calm this morning. look at his feet, his talo ns morning. look at his feet, his talons are huge. you were telling me you could pierce blood. a powerful bird. wingspan is seven feet depending on weather it is male orfemale. feet depending on weather it is male or female. the idea is to reintroduce them, they have been missing, they are in isolated pockets of northern ireland and scotland, just under 500 breeding

pairs, the idea to re—introduce them into snowdonia. not everybody is on board. we will talk about the debate later. after the news, travel and weather wherever you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. 11 people have been arrested after a man stumbled into a hotel lobby near euston station last night after he was stabbed. he died less than an hour later. it happened on euston street, just before 11 o'clock. the man collapsed in the lobby. enquiries are under way to identify the victim. those arrested are being held on suspicion of murder. it's 20 years ago since an inquiry into the death of teenager stephen lawrence led to widespread changes of police procedures and their attitudes towards race. but the metropolitan black police

association says there are still too few officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the force. that's supported by statistics which show there are still disproportionately few non—white officers above the rank of constable in the metropolitan police. we should have officers situated throughout the rank and file structure. but we don't. we have gaps for our officers or really small numbers. for me, a lot more needs to be done so that people coming into the organisation actually feel they stand a chance of being commissioner one day. the metropolitan police maintains the inquiry changed much of what it does and that it's undergone enormous change. a set of 50 pence coins, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the gruffalo have been released. the famous monster is the creation of londoner julia donaldson and illustrator axel scheffler. the coins are expected to become very collectable and of course it has "terrible tusks and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws". let's take a look at the travel situation now.

0n the tube. central line: no service between marble arch and ealing broadway because of overrunning engineering work. there are severe delays on the rest of the line now, the weather, with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start out there this morning. temperatures hovering in most places just above zero but there is still a little bit of frost out there. one or two places scraping the frost from the windscreen. it is lovely and bright, though, lots of sunshine. it should eventually feel reasonably mild. there's lots of blue sky this morning. we could see a little bit more cloud feeding in from the west this afternoon but that is just going to turn the sunshine hazy. staying dry, temperatures getting up to around 12 celsius. 0vernight, that cloud that starts to sneak in this afternoon continues

on its journey east. so, becoming quite cloudy, some thicker areas of cloud, but it should stay dry, the minimum temperature protected to a certain extent by that cloud, so, not as cold as last night. temperatures around six or seven celsius. now, it is predominantly cloudy for wednesday. some brighter spells in there, you might see glimmers of sunshine. temperatures similar, around 12 celsius. lots of dry weather for the rest of the week, plenty of sunshine eventually on friday, and temperatures then could get up i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning, we're in swindon throughout the morning, where honda is expected to announce majorjob losses with the closure of its factory. nina is there to bring us

all the latest developments. when the bbc journalist, rachael bland, was told she only had months to live, she knew she wanted to leave her son, freddie, something he'd treasure forever. the result is her memoir for freddie. her husband, steve, will be here to tell us all about it. and actor alex lawther won widespread praise for his role as the young alan turing in the film the imitation game. we'll chat to him about his new movie, old boys. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. honda is expected to confirm this morning, that it's shutting its factory in swindon in 2022. the plant employs 3,500 workers. trade unions say closing it would be a shattering body blow. the japanese company made 160,000 models of the honda civic at the factory last year. roughly for one manufacturing job there's four at risk in the supply chain and local economy.

so if you're talking about 3,500 jobs at risk, if you multiply that by four, we're talking about a significant number. we're talking about a major impact upon the local economy. jeremy corbyn has been warned that he faces the prospect of more resignations by labour mps in protest at his leadership. seven backbenchers have left to sit as independents, because of mr corbyn's handling of brexit and anti—semitism. last night, two conservative mps told the bbc that they too were considering leaving their party to join the group. sixteen us states are suing president trump's administration, over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a mexican border wall. they claim he's misusing his powers and robbing taxpayers. mr trump invoked emergency powers on friday, when congress refused to finance the wall. the founder of the chinese communications giant, huawei, has said the united states will not crush the company, despite washington urging its allies to boycott it. ren zhengfrei also told the bbc

that the arrest of his daughter, the company's chief financial officer, was politically motivated. the united states has accused huawei of stealing trade secrets, money laundering, and bank fraud, which it denies. there are calls for fashion producers to be charged a penny for every new item of clothes they make, to help improve collection and recycling rates. that's the view of mps, who say "fast fashion" — where clothes are made cheaply and quickly in response to trends — is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, pollution and over—use of water. it's believed the scheme could raise £35 million a year. hundreds of refuse workers in birmingham will go on strike this morning, 18 months after a walkout left tonnes of rubbish strewn across the city's streets. they claim some bin men and women, who didn't take part in the original strike action, have received an extra payment. the council says it made a reasonable offer. two tourists, one british and one french are missing in australia,

sparking a large—scale police search. the alarm was raised when passers—by found items belonging to hugo palmer and erwan ferrieux, who are both 20, on a beach north of sydney yesterday. police discovered the pair's rental car near to shelly beach, but searches so far have not found any sign of the men. those are some of the main stories this morning. as we were saying, if you have just switched this morning. as we were saying, if you havejust switched on this morning. as we were saying, if you have just switched on we have got a packed programme. alex lawther is coming on. he is in a new film called all the boys, which is very funny. we have also got greg james. if you occasionally dip into radio one, yesterday he got taken off the radio show and put in an escape room. honestly, if you ever did that to me, i don't know what i would do when i got out, but it would involve violence! do not lock me in

a room! he has to find a six digit code to get out. so far he is still in the room. he spent the night in it. we should be speaking to him live. sent in some colds and we will get them to him. that would be a beautiful thing. united have cracked the code. there it is! surrey! —— sorry! apologies, everybody. manchester united cruised past chelsea 2—0 last night, to reach the quarter—finals of the fa cup. and in doing so, heaped the pressure on blues boss maurizio sarri. sarri said his side looked "confused" as they slumped to a fourth defeat in five games. ander herrara put united ahead. man of the match paul pogba provided the cross for that

goal, and then scored one himself on the stroke of half time an absolute massive result. obviously we have had some criticism after the game against psg. we didn't create a lot. well, tonight was a tough, tough game, and i have to say everyone, down to a t, they did absolutely what we asked about them. we were unlucky because we played very good first half. and at the end of the first half it was 2—0. i feel the pressure for the result, of course! not something else. what a contrast between those managers. the draw for the quarter—finals took place after the final whistle. as you heard, manchester united's reward for beating chelsea is a trip to fellow premier league side wolves. the other three matches see championship side swansea host premier league champions manchester city. millwall take on brighton, and watford play crystal palace. the draw for the women's fa cup

quarter—finals sees holders chelsea travel to championship side durham, while women's super league leaders manchester city will face liverpool. manchester united will play reading, and aston villa host west ham. leeds united have been fined £200,000 by the english football league for spying on opponents' training sessions before matches. the efl said leeds' conduct "fell significantly short of the standards expected", and it "must not be repeated". manager marcelo bielsa admitted he sent someone to watch derby train before the fixture between the two sides last month. a rematch between tyson fury and wbc heavyweight world champion deontay wilder could be in doubt, because they've signed deals with rival tv networks in the usa. their first fight in los angeles last december, was shown on showtime in the us, who wilder is tied to. however, fury‘s next five fights will have to be shown on rival espn, after he agreed a deal worth a reported £80 million. hopes of either facing multiple world champion anthonyjoshua are also slim as the briton

is with another broadcaster. i have already beaten deontay wilder in his own country. if the rematch happens, it happens. if it doesn't, it doesn't. it's not the end of the world. it is what it is. it is only a boxing fight. i have already beaten him in america. i want the fight to happen, so, let's make it happen. we're better than the biggest tv station in the world to do it. meanwhile, nicola adams' world title fight against mexico's arely mucino at the royal albert hall next month, is off because adams is injured. the fight will be rescheduled for later this year. the williams formula one team will be missing again from pre—season testing, which is underway in barcelona. they're the only team who couldn't get their car ready in time. they're hoping britain's george russell will get to drive it tomorrow. ferrari's sebastian vettel topped the timesheets, while world champion lewis hamilton was one of the slowest in his mercedes. and finally, we all know that liverpool is as famous for music

as it is for football. the beatles conquered all of europe, much like the football team, and are extremely popular in germany — as bayern munich have shown with this instagram post ahead of their champions league match at anfield tonight. here's their take on the beatles classic abbey road album cover. at their bigger than david hasselhoff? key is huge in germany. the beatles? definitely. when the berlin wall came down, who did they ask to sing? the half. is he still big in germany? yes. is that because knight rider was translated over there? knight rider and baywatch, what a combination. great album cover. thank you. let's return to the honda factory in swindon. we're waiting to see if there will be an official announcement about what is going on

there. we are hearing about possible job losses. nina's there for us this morning. good morning. we have been speaking to workers arriving here this morning and they have been telling us morning and they have been telling us they don't know anything, just the rumours we have been hearing. yesterday afternoon they began circulating. this plant could be closing by 2022. let's remind ourselves of the scale of the operation. honda is the fifth biggest car manufacturer in the uk. they have been producing cars in swindon for more than 25 years, since 1992. what about the scale of employment? there are around 3500 people working here. and around 250 vehicles are made here every year. more than 100,000 are honda civics. people will be asking when they arrive at work today if these rumours are confirmed after

seven o'clock, what is behind it? let's talk tojim holder, who works from car magazine. in your expert opinion, is there a single reason we can point to? i think it would be very ha rd to can point to? i think it would be very hard to choose one single reason but i do think there is a hammer blow and it is quite global in its outlook. you have to look at humber‘s weakness in europe. it has about 1% market share. —— humber‘s. ina about 1% market share. —— humber‘s. in a shade has about 8%. it is facing some huge investment with electrification. why would it keep investing in the relatively weak market and unprofitable market when it has to invest in the future? that is probably the most significant issueit is probably the most significant issue it is facing. there are supplementary issues. brexit will be anybody —— many people's lips, diesel... the significant one is the

need to invest in electrification. diminishing share in the european market perhaps the primary in your view. the unions are pointing to brexit and specifically theresa may's inability to secure a deal? unquestionably brexit has to play a part. whether it is the biggest part, i would question. when you are making long—term investment decisions, as the company has had to do, any uncertainty is damaging, whether you are a remain or leave. it is to the uncertainty is threatening the british car industry. if we were in the south of france, with the trajectory be exactly the same? i think the contributory factors may have added to the problem, they may have hastened it. ultimately honda is making a decision based on its market in europe. we would probably be in the same place. the unions have said they hoped there would be

some sort of government response. we know in the past there has been intervention. is there anything they can do? i think it is highly unlikely. honda is a nonpolitical company. i suspect it will not make any can have a difficult statement. it doesn't like to take to make money in any form, either as an incentive or a grant. when the decision is made, i'm afraid it will probably be final. the unions will be informed first just probably be final. the unions will be informed firstjust after seven o'clock. whatever the reasons are behind these closures, if they go ahead, there is a very human cost. the first person i spoke to yesterday, what does honda mean to this area? he said, put it this way, everybody in swindon know somebody who has or does work at honda. we will be live in swindon throughout the morning. we will also be hearing from carol who has the weather.

good morning. i have a milder conditions coming our way. the temperatures will shoot up by the end of the week. widely, 15, 16 degrees. locally, 17, 18. sunny spells. those temperatures — this time of february. when we have the yellows, that is indicating the milder air. we yellows, that is indicating the milderair. we are yellows, that is indicating the milder air. we are dragging this up from the azores. i pressure still very much in charge of our weather. the isobar is indicating it would be breezy towards the end of the week. 18 is quite possible. not quite record—breaking temperatures. that would be 19.7. but nonetheless, that is high for february. the average in the north is six and in the south it is nine. we are between two weather fronts at the moment. first thing this morning, especially south of the m4 corridor, patchy mist and fog, frost and part of hampshire and

kent. a lot of bright weather. in the west we have got some showers. asa the west we have got some showers. as a ridge of high pressure comes m, as a ridge of high pressure comes in, it'll kill of the showers in the south—west. cloud is set to build. the sunshine will turn hazy and the rain is coming in from the atlantic. heavy rain in parts of northern ireland should get to you roundabout mid to late morning. it will affect western england, scotland and wales. temperatures, aid in the north, 12 in the south. this evening and overnight weather front continues to push steadily north—east. they will be heavy rain across cumbria and western scotland. another weather front in hot pursuit. tried a lot of cloud around. not a particularly cold night. we start tomorrow with the first weather front moving north—east. the second win coming in from the west. it will be a breezy day tomorrow. high pressure still in charge. it is a messy picture.

it comes the first front, here comes the second. it will be as it pushes from west to east. it will miss some parts of southern england and part of the south east. some sunny spells or bright spells at worst. temperatures 12 to 13. picking up in the north. today will be eight in places, tomorrow, 12, 13. the rest of the week a lot of dry weather. some showers at times, particularly in the north—west. friday we expect the temperature to be widely 16, the temperature to be widely16, potentially or 18. especially north—east wales, central and southern england into the south east. thank you, carol. you know the fly— past thank you, carol. you know the fly—past that is taking place on

friday? will be live in sheffield at 7:40am. many of you are planning to be there on friday. i went to see tony yesterday. he has got a new flagpole. we planted a tree. he is so excited about friday. hopefully it will be ok. it's been 200 years since the golden eagle was last seen soaring in the skies over wales. but now, thanks to ambitious plans from conservationists, the majestic bird of prey may soon return. breakfast'sjohn maguire is in the brecon beacons finding out more. good morning. the most special guest is, of course, rooney. look at him. a golden eagle. he is 11 years old. absolutely beautiful. magnificent. an apex predator. you can see he

is designed to sit at the top of the food chain. lewis is his handler. tell us about rooney? he is a big bird. how much does he wear a? about £7.5. -- bird. how much does he wear a? about £7.5. —— pounds. very big feet. apex predator. designed for hunting, taking large quarry. part of really. rooney just proves what taking large quarry. part of really. rooneyjust proves what a stunning animal they are. rooneyjust proves what a stunning animalthey are. golden rooneyjust proves what a stunning animal they are. golden eagles have not been in part of our ecosystem in wales for 200 years. you want to introduce them to north wales, snowdonia. is there a risk, do you think? how will they get on? how would they cope with coming back? they would do very well. the habitat

is there. there is a growing awareness in this country that we need these animals back as part of our ecosystem. they belong here. we need to live alongside them. there will be no conflict with this bird when it comes back. it has evolved in its environment. it can be a boost for ecotourism. there are a lot of opportunities you. how do you reintroduce them? what is the technique? it is called hacking. you get young birds. you build an artificial nest on a mountainside. you feed the birds. then you release them. they release themselves. they said up territories. supplementary feeding the area as well. when they are ready they will form their territories and ultimately, between five to six years, we will get the first eagles born in wales. the national farmers' union in wales has real concerns that not only the risk to life stock,

hill farming, sheep farming very important for welsh agriculture, but also a threat to other wildlife, some of which are endangered. is there a risk from a bird that sits at the top of the food chain? absolutely not. this is about balancing the ecosystem, restoring what we had. the more species in the ecosystem, the more ofa species in the ecosystem, the more of a boost it gets. we need to breathe life back by restoring those broken food chains. brian, this is your farm. broken food chains. brian, this is yourfarm. thank broken food chains. brian, this is your farm. thank you for hosting us. there is no doubt he is an absolutely beautiful bird. you love wildlife. do you have concerns? no concerns wildlife. do you have concerns? no concerns at all. i have never been excited about a burden for many years! it is a good thing. i very much encourage it. whatsoever from is this? it is

a beef and sheep rearing farm. what i've seen the past, they go for the live animals —— they don't go for the live animals. this time of the uu are probably just getting animals. this time of the uu are probablyjust getting into lambing? the end of next month, the end of march. it will go on until the end of april. we have got between 400, 500 breeding pairs in the uk in those isolated pockets in remote areas of scotland and northern ireland. they were introduced —— reintroduced into northern ireland. thinking about the concerns of formers, how has it gone in northern ireland? this is what prompted us to do this project. it has worked really well. the farmers are on board. they welcome them. the whole area has been given a boost by these magnificent animals coming back. we wa nt magnificent animals coming back. we want to do the same thing. those

populations are a fairly stable. i'm thinking about this part of the world. we are familiar with red kites. that part of the world has blossomed but not with eagles? the populations grow very slowly. the idea is we want golden eagles were they were across the uk. they are in northern ireland, the southern uplands. wales is the only country in the uk without golden eagles. we need to rectify that. he speaks for himself. who would not want to see that animal flying around snowdonia? you can hardly take your eyes off it, can you?! he is a very impressive beast. farmers know about the balance between wildlife, between the countryside, between people sometimes coming into conflict. what is it like trying to

strike that balance? i think it will bea strike that balance? i think it will be a good thing. i have lived on a farm for 30 years here and from a baby three miles east of here. the grasses and the flowers were loaded back then. you don't find it these days. it is gone. the ground has been taken over. the wildlife has gone. you could find birds' nests. you won't find them now. lots more to talk to you about later in the programme. it is worth saying that countryfile winter diaries on bbc 0ne after us at 9:15am, will show you a beautiful film 0ne after us at 9:15am, will show you a beautifulfilm in north wales featuring rooney. from all of us and from rooney, we will see you

later. such a magnificent bird. more on that later. what a treat. seven labour mps announced yesterday that they were quitting the party, so what will they do next, and will any more follow them? let's find out by talking to one of them, ann coffey, who's at westminster this morning. good morning. i imagine you have had a busy last 24 hours. i decided to quit now? i personally have been thinking about it for quite a long time. it has been a culmination of lots of issues. it has not —— it is not something that has suddenly sparked it off. we heard various reasons yesterday. 0ne sparked it off. we heard various reasons yesterday. one might be brexit, also anti—semitism. is it one of those? it is a combination of all sorts of things. one of the things that i have said is that for me one of the issues has been this new bullying culture in the party we re

new bullying culture in the party were once we were a broad church, people could discuss disagreements and respect each other, but now if you are seen to step out of line you are accused of undermining the reader. there is no free discussion able to be had. that bullying culture, which has led to anti—semitism, has been one of the big issues for me. who is accountable for that, the fact this has been allowed to happen? ultimately the leadership is accountable. what is your message to jeremy corbyn? is it clear enough that you have resigned?” jeremy corbyn? is it clear enough that you have resigned? i have given him my message. together with my six colleagues. and maybe he should reflect on what is happening within the labour party. do you expect other labour mps to join you? are you talking to others? there are a number of my colleagues who have expressed concern

privately. everybody has their own journey. as you will appreciate, it is a huge thing to do, to leave and resign from a party which i have been a member of 41 years. i have represented as an mp for 27 years. it isa represented as an mp for 27 years. it is a huge step to make. each of us it is a huge step to make. each of us have our separate journeys. it is a huge step to make. each of us have our separatejourneys. some may decide to stay and fight. that is also quite understandable response. what can you tell us about, there may be two conservative mps thinking about joining about, there may be two conservative mps thinking aboutjoining you? about, there may be two conservative mps thinking about joining you? what we have seen during the brexit debate is deep division between the parties. each of the parties have had people who don't feel co mforta ble a ny had people who don't feel comfortable any longer in their parties. i think that also goes for the conservative party as well. we have to wait and see what the response of some conservative mps is. thank you for your time.

we will speak to rebecca long—bailey later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmed. 11 people have been arrested after a man stumbled into a hotel lobby near euston station last night after he was stabbed. he died less than an hour later. it happened on euston street, just before 11 o'clock. the man collapsed in the lobby. enquiries are underway to identify the victim. those arrested are being held on suspicion of murder. it's 20 years since an inquiry into the death of teenager stephen lawrence led to widespread changes of police procedures and their attitudes towards race. but the metropolitan black police association says there are still too few officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the force. that's supported by statistics which show there are still disproportionately few non—white officers above the rank of constable

in the metropolitan police. we should have officers situated throughout the rank and file structure. but we don't. we have gaps for our officers or really small numbers. for me, a lot more needs to be done so that people coming into the organisation actually feel they stand a chance of being commissioner one day. the metropolitan police maintains the inquiry changed much of what it does, and that it's undergone enormous change. a set of 50 pence coins, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the gruffalo have been released. the famous monster is the creation of londoner julia donaldson and illustrator axel scheffler. the coins are expected to become very collectable and, of course, it has "terrible tusks and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws". let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube. the central line has no

service between marble arch and ealing broadway because of overrunning engineering work. there are severe delays on the rest of the line. 0n the roads, in bloomsbury, southhampton row is closed southbound for resurfacing work. it caused long delays yesterday. and in eltham, westhorne avenue has a lane closed at the yorkshire grey roundabout because of a burst water main. now, the weather, with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start out there this morning. temperatures hovering in most places just above zero but there is still a little bit of frost out there. one or two places scraping the frost from the windscreen. it is lovely and bright, though, lots of sunshine. it should eventually feel reasonably mild. there's lots of blue sky this morning. we could see a little bit more cloud feeding in from the west this afternoon but that is just going to turn the sunshine hazy. staying dry, temperatures getting up to around 12 celsius. 0vernight, that cloud that starts to sneak in this afternoon continues on its journey east. so, becoming quite cloudy, some thicker areas of cloud, but it should stay dry, the minimum temperature

protected to a certain extent by that cloud, so, not as cold as last night. temperatures around six or seven celsius. now, it is predominantly cloudy for wednesday. some brighter spells in there, you might see glimmers of sunshine. temperatures similar, around 12 celsius. lots of dry weather for the rest of the week, plenty of sunshine eventually on friday, and temperatures then could get up to 15 or 16 celsius. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. 0ur headlines today. fears for the future of the uk car industry, as honda is expected to confirm this morning it's to close its factory in swindon. 3500 jobs on the line, honda is

moments away from finding out its fate in the uk. if it is too close, who is to blame? after seven labour backbenchers quit to set up a new independent group, two conservatives are considering joining them. good morning, we are discussing plans to reintroduce their magnificent golden eagle to the mountains of snowdonia. manchester united dump holders chelsea out of the fa cup. the 2—0 win boosting 0le gunnar solskjaer‘s hopes of making hisjob permanent. good morning, a cooler start and yesterday, a lot of bright skies, showers in the west, and thicker cloud coming in with some rain. more details in 15 minutes. it's tuesday 19th february. our top story. the japanese car maker honda is expected to confirm this morning that it's to close its factory

in swindon, in what's been described as a shattering body blow to the uk car industry. 3,500 jobs will go when the plant closes in three years' time. let's get the latest from nina who's at the factory gates, and ourjapan correspondent rupert wingfield hayes in tokyo. nina, there's been widespread shock at this news. shift started one hour ago. what has been the reaction? workers here have been a little bit bemused, we spoke to a handfuljust before 6am who said the only thing they knew about the rumoured closures we re knew about the rumoured closures were just that, rumours knew about the rumoured closures werejust that, rumours in knew about the rumoured closures were just that, rumours in the media. they began circulating yesterday afternoon that this plant will close in 2022, and 3500 jobs will close in 2022, and 3500 jobs will go and thousands more in the wider economy. honda has been here since 1992 but there have been rumours linked

to brexit, and movement in the asian market. we don't know anything for certain yet. we spoke to a representative from the unite union who says they have not been told anything yet which is highly unusual. we expect an announcement in the next hour and we will bring you the latest as soon as we get it. 0urjapan correspondent rupert wingfield hayes is in tokyo. they are still saying very little, the news conference hasn't been confirmed. we have just heard from the honda headquarters here they are holding a press co nfe re nce headquarters here they are holding a press conference in one hour, their chief executive officer will be presenting that and we expect the announcement at this end to be made.

we are also expecting the workers in swindon to have been told about the plant closure prior to the press conference here in tokyo. that may be going on inside the plant at the moment. talk about the reasons why this might be happening. when we do hear from the ceo, he will give a number of reasons, it won't be one reason in particular. he will talk about the decline in sales of honda in europe, the fact the swindon factory has been producing at well below capacity for some time, and other problems worldwide in the global car market. 0ne senior car industry and list i spoke to this morning has told me the timing is not a coincidence and definitely brexit is a major factor in this decision, that swindon is a

small plant, the production has been below capacity, so it has been vulnerable to sometime. brexit is what he described as toxic for japanese car—makers, in the uk. confirming we will get this news conference in the next hour. labour has been warned that more mps could leave the party unless it changes. seven backbenchers have quit and formed an independent group, in protest atjeremy corbyn's handling of brexit and the anti—semitism row. last night, two conservative mps told the bbc that they, too, were seriously thinking about leaving their party to join the group. 0ur political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster. there was a meeting of labour mps last night. how did that go? some mps were really unhappy when they left that meeting last night, worried the lader leadership is

not listening to concerned —— labour leadership. saying some of the worries that still existed in the labour party are falling on deaf ears. there is almost a split within those left in the labour party about what happened now. some say this is a damp squib, these mps who have left never liked jeremy corbyn, were uncomfortable with the direction of the party, said it is best they left. 0thers the party, said it is best they left. others are deeply concerned theissues left. others are deeply concerned the issues that were raised yesterday by those mps resigning are not being properly addressed by the leadership, things like brexit policy, anti—semitism, whether jeremy corbyn should be prime minister, and the question now is whether more labour mps will feel that they cannot continue in the party and weather over the next few

days we see more resigning the whip. it is not just days we see more resigning the whip. it is notjust labour mps but conservatives, we know two tories are considering their positions. we will get more on this later on, 7:30am. 16 us states are suing president trump's administration, over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a mexican border wall. they claim he's misusing his powers and robbing taxpayers. mr trump invoked emergency powers on friday, when congress refused to finance the wall. the founder of the chinese communications giant huawei has said the united states will not crush the company, despite washington urging its allies to boycott it. ren zhengfei also told the bbc that the arrest of his daughter, the company's chief financial officer, was politically motivated. the united states has accused huawei of stealing trade secrets, money laundering, and bank fraud, which it denies.

there are calls for fashion producers to be charged a penny for every new item of clothes they make, to help improve collection and recycling rates. that's the view of mps, who say "fast fashion", where clothes are made cheaply and quickly in response to trends, is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, pollution and over—use of water. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. sifting the residue of fast fashion, millions of clothes, many of them barely worn. some garments at this sorting centre in kent will be sent to eastern europe, some to africa, some will be offered for sale second—hand in the uk. we throw away over one million tonnes of clothing here in the uk. 300,000 of those tonnes go to landfill or incineration. what we are saying is fashion needs to take responsibility for the clothes it puts on the market and we want the government to introduce an extended producer responsibility scheme,

to invest in recycling and sorting centres like this one, in every city in the uk. the impact of fast fashion stretches around the world. in east asia, many rivers are polluted with waste from the clothing industry. the fashion trade produces as many greenhouse gases as all the world's aircraft. young people's habits of buying cheap clothes that don't last and throwing them away is a trend that must end, mps say. they want the government to make firms pay for the cost of disposing of old clothes. green campaigners say their recommendations are tame and say we need a whole cultural change to end what they call overconsumption of clothing. roger harrabin, bbc news.

hundreds of refuse workers in birmingham will go on strike this morning, 18 months after a walkout left tonnes of rubbish strewn across the city's streets. they claim some bin men and women, who didn't take part in the original strike action, have received an extra payment. the council says it made a reasonable offer. it's a photograph that became one of the most iconic of the 20th century. the american sailor photographed kissing a stranger in new york's times square, to celebrate the end of the second world war, has died. george mendonsa was 95. the photograph was taken in august, 1945. it wasn't until years later that george, and a woman called greta friedman, were confirmed as the couple in the picture. she died three years ago aged 92. back to our top story now, and the future of the honda factory in swindon. let's speak to alan tomala who is from the trade union, unite. good morning. we understand there will be a press conference, what do you know? good morning. we haven't been told

anything as of yet. what began yesterday as an ordinary monday morning turned out to be an extraordinary monday afternoon. today, we still have not been informed. we are led to believe the announcement will be made at atm this morning. that is what we have heard, that there will be an announcement in japan. how heard, that there will be an announcement injapan. how worrying is it for workers that this news is lea ked is it for workers that this news is leaked and they do not know whether their future is secure? it is extremely disappointing, and devastating. i heard the news myself driving back from taunton yesterday, on radio five live. when workers we re on radio five live. when workers were coming out of the plant yesterday, and like —— and on late shift, to hear that through social media and the news channels, is extremely disappointing and unnerving. going into work this

morning, have you spoken to people? how are they doing? many of our members are extremely angry, as you can imagine. they almost feel betrayed, they feel the company owed them a little more than that then hearing the news on the media. we don't know the details yet, we are expecting a press conference in an hour. from what we understand, the fact it may close in three yea rs, the fact it may close in three years, what is the impact on workers are now, and if it does happen that 3500 people lose theirjob, give us a sense of the scale, it is notjust them. you are right, the scale is enormous, 3500 workers in the plant, and for everyonejobs enormous, 3500 workers in the plant, and for everyone jobs lost in the plant there could be up to four in the supply chain and local economy.

that is is dreamy significant, devastating, add a huge impact —— thatis devastating, add a huge impact —— that is extremely significant. how can you help your members? we will be urging that we meet with the employer as a matter of urgency, thatis employer as a matter of urgency, that is how we do our business. we would prefer to sit around the table with rats and colleagues and the employer to begin discussions. —— with reps. can anything be done to save the factory? we have to understand the rationale behind the reasons for the announcement. to understand what next, we have to understand why. what indications have you been given? from the company? did you know there was a

planned shutdown the sun days? we have known about the planned shutdown, preparations for eventualities from brexit. in terms of this announcement, none at all. it is shocking and devastating use. i know you will want to know exactly what the details are when they are properly revealed, that is due to happen at atm. thank you very much for talking to us this morning. we do know there will be a conference in japan, our correspondent is there. we will be backin correspondent is there. we will be back in swindon to get reaction from the plant there. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning. temperatures are on the up

through this week. particularly on friday. very mild for february, we will see sunny spells as well. we are dragging up southerly and south—westerly winds across our shores as indicated by the yellow on the charts. high pressure is firmly in charge through this week. the windy weather is keeping those fronts at bay in the atlantic. we could see 18 on friday. widely, temperatures between 15 and 16. this morning, we have an area of cloud coming in from the atlantic bringing in some rain. ahead of it, scotland, western england and wales, we will see some showers. high—pressure will kill off some of the showers and after a bright and sunny start further east, the cloud

will build and the sunshine will turn haiti. at the same time, we will see rain mid—morning on and off through the day over northern ireland. eventually getting into wales and western england and western scotland. temperatures up to 12. this evening, that rain continues to move north eastwards, heavy across cumbria and western scotland. cloud to the south. milder as well. you can see the first signs of the next weather front. there goes the first one. here comes the second one bringing in some rain. high—pressure still has a good grip. tomorrow we start with rain pushing into the northern isles. the next man from the west, weakening through the day. quite a bit of cloud around as well. there

will be some breaks. temperatures up a degree also in the south. up south. up to 12. on friday, we will see peak temperatures, 18 degrees. getting close to the record which is 19.7 in february 1998. maybe, maybe not, we are keeping a close eye on that. thank you. carroll has the flight past weather on friday. it will be at 845, we believe. it will be weather dependent. we will be their life or morning. it

will be great. —— there live all morning. let's take a look at today's front pages. many of them are dominated by the resignation of seven labour mps yesterday. the telegraph says party leader jeremy corbyn has been warned more could follow. the guardian leads on that story, too, with a picture of chuka umuna — one the mps to quit the party. it also mentions our top story this morning: the expected closure of honda's factory in swindon. the latest coming your way at eight this morning. the sun responds to shamima begum's comments about the manchester arena bomb. the front page is adorned with the pictures of those that lost their lives in the attack. shamima begum is on the front page of the express too, which says her comments have provoked an outcry. and also on the front page of the express newspaper. i spend a lot of

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called joanna smith who has had some skin taken from her arm, and made into her tongue which she lost through cancer. an incredible operation. no taste buds. she said she struggled not to bite it. but she struggled not to bite it. but she can speak, talk normally, she can now eat but she can't actually feel the food. a strange sensation, she says. an amazing operation. this has been causing me some dog just a warning, this is a shark. very important. —— this is a shark. very important. —— this has been causing me some shock, just a warning. let me tell you its size is 4.8 metres in length, and

it weighs... 1360 kg, which is 214 stone. slightly undermining my defence of the shark. each year in the uk, more than 50,000 people die from sepsis. it's a serious complication resulting from an infection, and can lead to multiple organ failure. now, a team at the university of strathclyde hopes a new test they've developed could help speed up diagnosis, potentially saving thousands of lives a year. breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. twice my heart stopped, i had two cardiac arrests in hospital, and i was in an induced coma for eight days. what started as a sore throat nearly ended ryan's life. i went to the doctor and was sent home. i was gradually feeling more unwell and i really couldn't recognise what was happening to me. my whole body ached, i felt really confused.

ryan was sent home again by a different gp. the next morning, i collapsed in the house. my wife phoned an ambulance. and the paramedics came out and the first thing they said was it could be sepsis. it was really scary, i couldn't believe somebody could go from having a sore throat to almost die. a quicker diagnosis could have got ryan on antibiotics faster. he has made a full recovery, but a quarter of sepsis survivors suffer permanent, life—changing after—effects. normally, when we pick up an infection, our immune system tries to fight it, attacking the germs that caused it. with sepsis, and no—one fully understands why, it overreacts, attacking notjust the infection but organs and body tissue as well. a one—hour delay in administering the correct antibiotic can lead to a 10% increased chance of death. blood tests and diagnosis can take hours or days, so, this team at the university of strathclyde

in glasgow have been working on a way to make it easier and quicker. we have put an array of eight sensors on to a microchip, and these sensors are about the same size as a human hair. this enables us to measure a sepsis marker in the blood at very low situations and very quickly. so, you could drop the blood on to the chip, and get a result on screen. it tells us a sepsis biomarker was present in the sample. what impact could this technology have? ultimately, save lives and reduce suffering from sepsis. getting a diagnosis early is critical. it will be at least three years before this product is available, and medical expertise will still be needed to come up with a diagnosis. but the work is receiving a cautious welcome. sepsis now kills more people than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined. the number of episodes that are recorded of sepsis is increasing. a lot of that is because we are reporting and therefore recording it more frequently. but, of course, we have

a growing population, and an ageing population, and sepsis preferentially affects the very young and very old, although not exclusively. if you feel very much more unwell than you have before, and if something just doesn't feel right, trust your instincts. phone 101 or go and see your gp, and just ask, could it be sepsis. sepsis is treatable and survivable but, as ryan knows, a late diagnosis can make things far worse. tim muffett, bbc news. we're in the brecon beacons this morning, finding out about plans to bring golden eagles back to the skies of wales, breakfast'sjohn maguire is there. this is rooney. good morning. good morning.

this is rooney, a magnificent, beautiful golden eagle, you is 11 years old. lewis is his handler, tell us about him. rooney is 11, and apex predator, golden eagles are a british bird of prey, a fantastic icon of the british countryside and the world. huge feet, beautiful wingspan, a bird that can saw thousands of feet. —— soar. there are only 500 breeding pairs of golden eagles in the uk in remote areas in scotland, isolated areas, and northern ireland where they are being introduced. conservationists want to reintroduce them into north wales in snowdonia to get them back at

the top of the food chain to re—boost the ecosystem. we will talk about it more later in the programme. there are reservations, some farmers don't think it is a good idea. we will debate the issues later. time now for the news, weather and travel wherever you are. good morning. 11 people have been arrested after a man stumbled into a hotel lobby near euston station last night — after he was stabbed. he died less than an hour later. it happened on euston street, just before 11 o'clock. the man collapsed in the lobby. enquiries are underway to identify the victim. those arrested are being held on suspicion of murder. it's 20 years since an inquiry into the death of teenager stephen lawrence led to widespread changes of police procedures and their attitudes towards race. but the metropolitan black police association says there are still too few officers from ethnic minority backgrounds in the force. that's supported by statistics which show there are still

disproportionately few non—white officers above the rank of constable in the metropolitan police. we should have officers situated throughout the rank and file structure. but we don't. we have gaps for our officers or really small numbers. for me, a lot more needs to be done so that people coming into the organisation actually feel they stand a chance of being commissioner one day. the metropolitan police maintains the inquiry changed much of what it does and that it's undergone enormous change. a set of 50 pence coins, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the gruffalo have been released. the famous monster is the creation of londoner, julia donaldson and illustrator axel scheffler. the solid gold coins at almost £800 each sold out this morning. the coins all show the gruffalo who of course "has knobbly knees,

and turned—out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose". let's take a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube: dlr has severe delays beyween canary wharf and lewisham, due to a faulty train. and the waterloo & city line is suspended due to a signal failure. 0n the roads, in bloomsbury: southampton row is closed southbound for resurfacing work. it caused long delays yesterday. and in eltham, westhorne avenue has a lane closed at the yorkshire grey roundabout because of a burst water main now, the weather with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start out there this morning. temperatures hovering in most places just above zero but there is still a little bit of frost out there. one or two places scraping the frost from the windscreen. it is lovely and bright, though, lots of sunshine. it should eventually feel reasonably mild. there's lots of blue sky this morning. we could see a little bit more cloud feeding in from the west this afternoon but that is just going to turn the sunshine hazy. staying dry, temperatures getting up to around 12 celsius.

0vernight, that cloud that starts to sneak in this afternoon continues on its journey east. so, becoming quite cloudy, some thicker areas of cloud, but it should stay dry, the minimum temperature protected to a certain extent by that cloud, so, not as cold as last night. temperatures around six or seven celsius. now, it is predominantly cloudy for wednesday. some brighter spells in there, you might see glimmers of sunshine. temperatures similar, around 12 celsius. lots of dry weather for the rest of the week, plenty of sunshine eventually on friday, and temperatures then could get up to 15 or 16 celsius. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. banned in good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. honda is expected to confirm this morning that it's shutting its factory in swindon in 2022. the plant employs 3,500 workers. trade unions say closing it would be

a shattering body blow. the japanese company made 160,000 models of the honda civic at the factory last year. roughly for one manufacturing job there's four at risk in the supply chain and local economy. so if you're talking about 3,500 jobs at risk, if you multiply that by four, we're talking about a significant number. we're talking about a major impact upon the local economy. we are expecting a news conference injapan around eight o'clock. we are expecting a news conference in japan around eight o'clock. we will bring its bid to you. jeremy corbyn has been warned that he faces the prospect of more resignations by labour mps in protest at his leadership. seven backbenchers have left to sit as independents, because of mr corbyn's handling of brexit and anti—semitism. one of the mps, ann coffey, said her colleagues have a big decision to make, including two conservative mps who told the bbc that they too are thinking about joining the group. this is a number of my colleagues that have expressed concern

privately, but everybody has their own journey. and as you will appreciate, it is a huge thing to do, to leave and resign from a party, which i have been a member of for 41 years and represented as an mp for 27 years. that is a huge step to make. and i think each of us has our separate journeys. some may decide to stay and fight. sixteen us states are suing president trump's administration, over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a mexican border wall. they claim he's misusing his powers and robbing taxpayers. mr trump invoked emergency powers on friday, when congress refused to finance the wall. the founder of the chinese communications giant, huawei, has said the united states will not crush the company, despite washington urging its allies to boycott it. ren zhengfrei also told the bbc that the arrest of his daughter, the company's chief financial officer, was politically motivated. the united states has accused huawei of stealing trade secrets,

money laundering, and bank fraud, which it denies. there are calls for fashion producers to be charged a penny for every new item of clothes they make, to help improve collection and recycling rates. that's the view of mps, who say "fast fashion" — where clothes are made cheaply and quickly in response to trends — is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, pollution and over—use of water. it's believed the scheme could raise £35 million a year. hundreds of refuse workers in birmingham will go on strike this morning, 18 months after a walkout left tonnes of rubbish strewn across the city's streets. they claim some bin men and women, who didn't take part in the original strike action, have received an extra payment. the council says it made a reasonable offer. two tourists, one british and one french, are missing in australia, sparking a large—scale police search. the alarm was raised when passers—by found items belonging to hugo palmer

and erwan ferrieux, who are both 20, on a beach north of sydney yesterday. police discovered the pair's rental car near to shelly beach, but searches so far have not found any sign of the men. those are some of the main stories this morning. we are hoping to speak to rebecca long—bailey from the labour party later. also, we have got greg james from radio one, still stuck in the escape room. he needs a six digit code to get out. the thought of it fills me with fear. a lot of liverpool players got stuck ina lot of liverpool players got stuck in a lift? they are out. i think maybe jordan henderson had in a lift? they are out. i think maybejordan henderson had leaned on the button by mistake, perhaps. they looked quite relaxed about it. interesting reason to miss a game.

we have a special broadcast from carol. yes, we have got the fly—past taking place in sheffield on friday. sheffield city council are prepared. i think they are ready. lots of school kids there in the morning. carol has got the weather because the us airforce have carol has got the weather because the us air force have always said it is weather dependent. 75 years on. 22nd of february, 1944, when a plane crashed in the park. tony was a young man that morning. ever since then he has been looking after the memorial. there are some family members coming over. hopefully it be a beautiful day. i have got goose bumps. what happens if it is really cloudy. plaid is ok. if it is full cloud cover and it is low, that could be an issue. but as long as there is...

iam sure an issue. but as long as there is... i am sure carol will it out. a bit of cloud looks better. thank you. i shall be piloting the second plane. manchester united cruised past chelsea 2—0 last night to reach the quarter—finals of the fa cup. and in doing so, heaped the pressure on blues boss maurizio sarri, as his side suffered their fourth loss in five games. our sports correspondent katie gornall was at stamford bridge. lifting the fa cup takes some effort. manchester united and chelsea have done it 20 times between them. but even with that experience fans arriving at stamford bridge did not know what to expect. chelsea under recio sarri have been wildly inconsistent. while they have stuttered, united's caretaker manager has been nearly

flawless. the early chances fell to chelsea. sergio romero was kept on his toes. united fans breathed a sigh of relief. paul pogba with the perfect ball, ander herrera with perfect timing. forthe ball, ander herrera with perfect timing. for the chelsea manager the pressure was mounting. and it would get worse. perhaps not players sums up get worse. perhaps not players sums up detailed street —— united revival more than paul pogba. he scored his ninth goal under solskjaer. 2—0 at half—time and united were flying. it would take something special fertility to bring them back down to earth. this from eden hazard was as good as it got. chelsea and their fa ns good as it got. chelsea and their fans can't cope with much more than this. at the final whistle, the blues at one end were murdered by cheers at the other. as one manager looks to be living on borrowed time, the other could be sure to stay. a brutal defeat at home for the holders as manchester united march onwards and upwards under

0le gunnar solskjaer. they will play wolves molineux for a place in the wembley semifinal. an absolute massive result. obviously we have had some criticism after the game against psg. we didn't create a lot. well, tonight was a tough, tough game, and i have to say everyone, down to a t, they did absolutely what we asked about them. we were unlucky because we played very good first half. and at the end of the first half it was 2—0. i feel the pressure for the result, of course! not something else. the draw for the quarterfinals took place after the final whistle. as you heard manchester united's reward for beating chelsea is a trip to wolves. the other three matches see swansea host premier league champions manchester city. millwall take on brighton, and watford play crystal palace.

the draw for the women's fa cup quarterfinals sees holders chelsea travel to durham, while women's super league leaders manchester city will face liverpool. manchester united will play reading, and aston villa host west ham. leeds united have been fined £200,000 by the english football league for spying on opponents' training sessions before matches. the efl said leeds' conduct "fell significantly short of the standards expected" and it "must not be repeated". manager marcelo bielsa admitted he sent someone to watch derby train before the fixture between the two sides last month. that is him explaining his spreadsheet. a rematch between tyson fury and deontay wilder could be in doubt, because they've signed deals with rival tv networks in the usa. their first fight in los angeles last december, was shown on showtime in the us, who wilder is tied to. however, fury‘s next five fights will have to be shown on rival espn, after he agreed a deal worth a reported eighty million pounds. hopes of eitherfacing

anthonyjoshua are also slim as he is with another broadcaster. i have already beaten deontay wilder in his own country. if the rematch happens, it happens. if it doesn't, it doesn't. it's not the end of the world. it is what it is. it is only a boxing fight. i have already beaten him in america. i want the fight to happen, so, let's make it happen. we're better than the biggest tv station in the world to do it. that is what you call a big coat. it must have been called. it looked like he was in narnia. meanwhile, nicola adams' world title fight against the williams formula one team will be missing again books from pre—season testing which is underway in barcelona. they're the only team who couldn't get their car ready in time. they're hoping britain's george russell will get to drive it tomorrow. ferrari's sebastian vettel topped the timesheets, while world champion lewis hamilton was one of the slowest in his mercedes. and finally, 2! brave souls gathered at the cresta run

in the swiss town of st moritz over the weekend to take part in the grand national toboggan race. only members of the st moritz tobogganing club can take part in the iconic run which drops by 514 feet, with ten corners on the course. the infamous shuttlecock corner saw a few runs come to an early end. everyone who crashed was ok though. the winner for the second year running was switzerland's nico juelich. nice little trophy. it is a lovely trophy and a gorgeous setting. look at those jumpers! heavenly knitwear. ido at those jumpers! heavenly knitwear. i do love a good piece of knitwear. thank you for that. can we see those jumpers again later on? definitely. we should get team

jumpers. no. i have seen some of your christmas jumpers. you are not in charge. let's return to the honda factory in swindon. the news was leaked that could be job losses. we're waiting for this news co nfe re nce to job losses. we're waiting for this news conference to happen in the next 15 minutes. a worrying time for people there, nina? it really is. good morning. it is a horrible atmosphere for workers to be arriving this morning. there is a big media presence. they have not been told anything about these rumours that all 3500 jobs could go by 2022. a quick reminder of the scale of operations here at honda in swindon. it is the fifth largest car manufacturer in the uk. it has been open here for 25 years. as i said, there are 3500 jobs. thousands more

in the wider economy relying on it. around 250,000 vehicles are made here every year. more than 100,000 of them specifically honda civics. 90% of the cars made here are sent to the eu and america. that has led this morning to the inevitable speculation that brexit is to blame. let's talk to janet smart from the university of oxford —— university of oxford. could honda have done anything different in its preparation for brexit that would have minimised the possibility of this happening? there is not much they can do in terms of holding stock. it is a just—in—time manufacturer. that means they have very little stock in the supply chain. lorries arrived outside the factory to deliver components and modules which are taken quickly to the track—side for assembly. the

amount of stock they hold is only for a matter of hours. any stoppage or delay anywhere in the delivery of those vehicles and components to the factory those vehicles and components to the fa cto ry ca n those vehicles and components to the factory can lead very quickly to a stoppage at the factory, which loses a lot of money for the company. they don't have the capacity to stockpile? they don't. were they to stockpile, they would have to build one of the biggest buildings on the planet stuart holden of stock to mitigate the effects of a big delay. concern about delays getting in and out of the uk will be concerning you. the unions say this is specifically should do with the fact that the prime minister has not been able to do a deal for brexit. is that the prime minister has not been able to do a dealfor brexit. is it herfault? able to do a dealfor brexit. is it her fault? uncertainty is certainly contributing to the honda decision today. it is also worth remembering

that a lot of relationships in japanese manufacturing is based on trust. if promises had been made and they cannot see evidence that they are going to be funnelled through, that will damage relationships for the long—term. that will damage relationships for the long-term. that is interesting. in terms of the wider economy, we know component parts are made locally. there could be way more jobs at risk than just 3500? absolutely. for everyjob lost there could be another three or four lost in the supply chain in the local economy. we are talking about 3500 jobs. we could be talking about another 10,000 that could be lost. really worrying times for workers arriving this morning. we to barry, born and bred in swindon. he said, i am really worried because if we all lose ourjobs at the same time, there are not enough jobs to go round in swindon. it would be horrible. we are expecting an announcement in the next ten to 15

minutes. thank you. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. look at that gorgeous picture. interesting temperatures. above average for this time of the year. absolutely right. this picture is from argyll in beautiful is the —— in bute. later this week it will become very mild for february. highs of 18 degrees and some sunny spells. what is happening is we are dragging in south to south—westerly air from the azores, the canaries. as indicated by the yellows across the uk. high pressure still firmly in charge of our weather, even into the weekend. it is keeping weather fronts at bay in the atlantic. it will still be quite breezy. 18 degrees is quite possible, someone like north east wales, central and

southern england, and london. widely we're looking at 15 to 16. today, we are in between two systems. we start ona are in between two systems. we start on a frosty note in part of hampshire and kent. misty fog will lift. then a lot of sunshine. showers towards the breast. more cloud in through the day. that will tourin cloud in through the day. that will tour in the sunshine hazy. we have got rain coming in. it will be in northern ireland through the course of the morning and then on and off all day. to the west we will see the rain arrived later. this evening and overnight rain pushes north—east. it will head across cumbria and western scotland. from north wales to the wash it will be cloudy. in my overnight for most of us than the one that has just gone. —— a milder night. tomorrow, a second weather

front comes in. high pressure in charge of the weather. tomorrow will be quite breezy. tomorrow, rain will be quite breezy. tomorrow, rain will be heavy in places but will ease during the day. leaving us with a fairly cloudy day. temperatures up a touch, particularly in scotland compared to what we are looking at today. this is for dan and tony. the weather for the fly—past on friday. this is the view of enclave park. the weather in the morning should be dry. around 13 degrees. rising to 16 as we go through the afternoon, with as we go through the afternoon, with a gentle southerly breeze. if you are coming along to watch, lovely conditions. that looks perfect. that is the first time i have seen it from a drunken shot. you can see why they would have

tried to land. exactly. they circle around the park three times, according to the eyewitnesses, because that was the only spot of greenery they could land plan. there are houses were carol's land plan. there are houses were ca rol‘s hamzah and land plan. there are houses were carol's hamzah and behind that there are houses as well. that was the only place they could land. they had to land just behind a cafe. thank you. it is a pleasure. it is a cracking view. so many of you have been engaged in this story. we will be like they're all morning. i have spoken to tony. i can't be there on friday because i am going to kilimanjaro for comic relief. i went very yesterday. i basically told to phone —— tony everyday. this is something. he sort of said three things had made his life perfect. flagpole, new tarmac

and the fly—past. we sort the fly—past. the tarmac was done a couple of weeks ago. and yesterday we unveiled the flagpole. he can't wait until friday. there is the stars and stripes. every single time we go down at the weekend, that place is packed with tony telling the story. in 1969, they erected the memorial. they put two stance on top of each other and planted ten scarlet oa k of each other and planted ten scarlet oak around the memorial in a semicircle. to commemorate that, we also planted another scarlet oak yesterday. all of those ten oak macro “— yesterday. all of those ten oak macro —— oaks are still there. the whole thing on friday will be there. sheffield city council expecting huge amount of people to be in the park. the weather is going to be great. they can't close

the roads because it is the time people turn to get to work. if you're going to 90, to get to work. if you're going to go, get there early. 8:45am, weather permitting, will be the time when the us air force and the 0re affords light over the bar to commemorate this. that is the brilliant thing about the story. tony has never made it about about the story. tony has never made itabout him. about the story. tony has never made it about him. he has always said he wa nts to it about him. he has always said he wants to remember those ten men who died 75 years ago and that is what people will be remembering. it will be an amazing moment, notjust to him but for a lot of other people. it's been 200 years since the golden eagle was last seen soaring in the skies over wales. but now, thanks to ambitious plans from conservationists, the majestic bird of prey may soon return. breakfast'sjohn maguire is in the brecon beacons finding out more. yeah. good morning. isn't

rooney beautiful? an 11—year—old golden eagle. he is getting a little bit frisky this morning. maybe getting a little bit hungry. plans to reintroduce them further up in wales, in north wales, snowdonia. just going to talk to lewis. going to keep my voice than a little bit. he has been getting a little bit frisky in the last couple of minutes. tell us a little bit about him. rooney is 11, apex predator. absolutely stunning birds. big wins. very powerful feed. basically they area very powerful feed. basically they are a killing machine. they play a role in the countryside by taking out animals, eating carrion. a magnificent animal. he really is. let's talk to doctor paula dunedoo from wild britain. you want to reintroduce them to north wales.

it seems counterintuitive because you say they are not a risk to wildlife? absolutely. it is about balancing the ecosystem. the uplands of britain and roads are broken. biodiversity is at its lowest level. we need to restore the balance by bringing back animals like golden eagles. they provide a boost not only to the ecosystem but to ecotourism by providing jobs. opportunities for diversification for farmers. it is an ecological and an economical boost. the national farmers' union in wales has serious reservations, partly because of a perceived threat perhaps to newborn lambs but also to the indigenous wildlife. brian, you are the owner of the farm. what do you think of the proposals? think it is a very good idea. lewis is a very good guy and looks after the birds. i

don't see a problem at all. you have cattle, you also have sheep. you will be lambing at this time of the year. is there a risk to newborn lambs? we start lambing through march into april. there could be a risk but it is very minimal. it is not a problem. brian, paul and lewis, and rooney, thank you very much indeed. he has behaved very well this morning. you canjust tell he has got his eyes fixed around the field. he is scanning the field permanently. and apex predator, sits right at the top of the food chain, he is looking around to see if he can get himself a breakfast this morning. countryfile winter diaries follows breakfast at 9:15am. you will be able to see more from rooney, hear more about the proposals, see some of the beautiful scenery in snowdonia as well where paul and his team are proposing that

golden eagles should be reintroduced for the first time for something like 150, to 200 years. he is off. a magnificent looking bird. we will be back with you later. he wa nts to we will be back with you later. he wants to be set free. beautiful countryside. over two metre wingspan. fantastic creatures. we have just seen this in the last couple of moments. this is the scene from tokyo where a honda macro press conference is due to get under way in the next couple of minutes. we are expecting confirmation that the factory in swindon is going to be shut. and that will mean, if it does shut, the loss 3500 jobs. that will be held injapanese. we have got rupert wingfield—hayes who has been listening into that. we will get the details from that press conference and we have also got nina warhurst outside the factory in swindon this morning.

the shift started at 6am. a really strange atmosphere there today because the news started to sneak out yesterday afternoon. 3500 people there who have no idea at the moment what the future holds. we will find out in the next few minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmed. 11 people have been arrested after a man stumbled into a hotel lobby near euston station last night after he was stabbed. he died less than an hour later. it happened on euston street, just before 11 o'clock. the man collapsed in the lobby. enquiries are underway to identify the victim. those arrested are being held on suspicion of murder. it's 20 years since an inquiry into the death of teenager stephen lawrence led to widespread changes of police procedures and their attitudes towards race. but the metropolitan black police association says there are still too few officers from ethnic minority

backgrounds in the force. that's supported by statistics which show there are still disproportionately few non—white officers above the rank of constable in the metropolitan police. we should have officers situated throughout the rank and file structure. but we don't. we have gaps for our officers or really small numbers. for me, a lot more needs to be done so that people coming into the organisation actually feel they stand a chance of being commissioner one day. the metropolitan police maintains the inquiry changed much of what it does, and that it's undergone enormous change. a set of 50 pence coins, celebrating the 20th anniversary of the gruffalo have been released. the famous monster is the creation of londoner julia donaldson and illustrator axel scheffler. the coins are expected to become very collectable and, of course, it has "terrible tusks and terrible

claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws". let's take a look at the travel situation now. now, the weather, with kate. good morning. it's a chilly start out there this morning. temperatures hovering in most places just above zero but there is still a little bit of frost out there. one or two places scraping the frost from the windscreen. it is lovely and bright, though, lots of sunshine. it should eventually feel reasonably mild. there's lots of blue sky this morning. we could see a little bit more cloud feeding in from the west this afternoon but that is just going to turn the sunshine hazy.

staying dry, temperatures getting up to around 12 celsius. overnight, that cloud that starts to sneak in this afternoon continues on its journey east. so, becoming quite cloudy, some thicker areas of cloud, but it should stay dry, the minimum temperature protected to a certain extent by that cloud, so, not as cold as last night. temperatures around six or seven celsius. now, it is predominantly cloudy for wednesday. some brighter spells in there, you might see glimmers of sunshine. temperatures similar, around 12 celsius. lots of dry weather for the rest of the week, plenty of sunshine eventually on friday, and temperatures then could get up to 15 or 16 celsius. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half—an—hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. our headlines today... fears for the future of the uk car industry as honda is expected to confirm in the next few minutes it's to close its

factory in swindon. 3500 jobs on the line in swindon, thousands more in the wider economy. we are moments away from finding out the fate of hunter in the uk, but who or what is to blame? after seven labour backbenchers quit to set up a new independent group — two conservatives are considering joining them. we are live in wales to discuss plans by wild britain to reintroduce the magnificent golden eagle to snowdonia. chelsea players looked confused last night, the words of their own boss. manchester united dump holders chelsea out of the fa cup, the 2—0 win boosting ole gunnar solskjaer‘s hopes of making hisjob permanent. a colder start than yesterday but lots of sunshine to start with.

shell is in the west replaced by thick cloud and some rain later. —— showers in the west. it's tuesday 19th february. in the last few moments, i had just seen on the news wires, the car giant hyundai has confirmed its plans to close its swindon factory in 2021 with the loss of 3500 jobs “ car in 2021 with the loss of 3500 jobs —— cargiant sage. in 2021 with the loss of 3500 jobs —— car giant sage. —— honda. there isa —— car giant sage. —— honda. there is a press conference injapan, it will take place injapanese. rupert wingfield—hayes will tell us what is said. but nina is outside the factory in swindon. in the last few seconds, we have heard the factory will close in 2021. you had spoken to people worried about the future, the sad news is all the jobs will go? horrible news, in

the last few moments confirmation that 3500 jobs will go from this site in swindon. as people arrived at work this morning there was the slow and sad realisation that that would probably be the case, because when rumours began circulating last night honda refused to confirm or deny. this site has been here since 1992, some people working here are the second or third generation. it is a big pa rt or third generation. it is a big part of the community. i spoke to one person earlier who said everybody knows somebody who works here or who has worked here so it will be a big emotional blow to people. there is a massive concern about the future. a man i spoke to arriving and she had said there are already not enough jobs to go around in swindon and this will make things even worse. speculation about how and why it has come about, is it because of brexit, because of

the prime minister's handling? if she had secured a deal earlier would honda feel more secure in the european market? one expert i spoke to earlier said it would be the same if we were in the south of france, it is because honda does not have a big enough hold of operations in the uk and europe, they are focusing on asian and us markets. we have been slow to pick up on electric vehicles, for example, so perhaps there was an inevitability, but certainly brexit has not helped. but the most important thing in swindon is not why it has happened but the impact on those 3500 people and theirfamilies. impact on those 3500 people and their families. very difficult news for everybody there, they did not know when they arrived this morning. a news conference had started in the last moment also injapan. we understand the company ceo will be

giving that conference. i think it is in japanese giving that conference. i think it is injapanese so we will translate it and we will bring you any more details. 3500 jobs to go, it will close in 2021, earlier we were told it was 2022 but we understand it is one year earlier. rupert wingfield—hayes is injapan and nina is outside the factory in swindon, we will bring you the latest until we are off the air at 9:15am. much more news throughout the day on the bbc news channel. labour has been warned that more mps could leave the party unless it changes. seven backbenchers have quit and formed an independent group in protest atjeremy corbyn's handling of brexit and the anti—semitism row. last night, two conservative mps told the bbc that they too were seriously thinking about leaving their party to join the group. our political correspondent nick eardley is in westminster — we had spoken to one of the mps who left earlier, there are rumours that perhaps others may join

left earlier, there are rumours that perhaps others mayjoin them from different parties? yes, because there is concern within the labour party that some of the issues raised by the seven mps who quit yesterday and not being taken seriously. there was a stormy meeting of the parliamentary labour group last night, seven mps left that very disheartened, —— seven mps left that very disheartened, in their opinion the leadership is not taking the concern seriously enough. there is a split in the labour party as to how to react. some say this is as to how to react. some say this is a damp squib, just some mps are unhappy with jeremy corbyn a damp squib, just some mps are unhappy withjeremy corbyn as leader, they had issues for a while so let them go, it is probably best for everybody. others say we do not like the direction the labour party is taking on issues like brexit, they don't think he has dealt with anti—semitism properly, so they are warning that more could leave the party. it is notjust

warnings about labourmps, party. it is notjust warnings about labour mps, there are concerns that some conservatives might follow suit. thank you very much. 16 us states are suing president trump's administration, over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a mexican border wall. they claim he's misusing his powers and robbing taxpayers. mr trump invoked emergency powers on friday, when congress refused to finance the wall. the founder of the chinese communications giant huawei has said the united states will not crush the company, despite washington urging its allies to boycott it. ren zhengfrei also told the bbc that the arrest of his daughter, the company's chief financial officer, was politically motivated. the united states has accused huawei of stealing trade secrets, money laundering, and bank fraud — which it denies. you might remember that liz bonnin was on the programme yesterday talking about fast fashion, and some

slightly mind blowing statistics. 15,000 litres of water are used to make one pairof 15,000 litres of water are used to make one pair of jeans 15,000 litres of water are used to make one pair ofjeans and only 1% of the clothing industry —— clothes are of the clothing industry —— clothes a re recycled. there are calls for fashion producers to be charged a penny for every new item of clothes they make, to help improve collection and recycling rates. that's the view of mps, who say "fast fashion" — where clothes are made cheaply and quickly in response to trends — is a major contributor to greenhouse gases, pollution and over—use of water. here's our environment analyst roger harrabin. sifting the residue of fast fashion, millions of clothes, many of them barely worn. some garments at this sorting centre in kent will be sent to eastern europe, some to africa, some will be offered for sale second—hand in the uk. we throw away over one million tonnes of clothing here in the uk. 300,000 of those tonnes go to landfill or incineration. what we are saying is fashion needs to take responsibility for the clothes it puts on the market and we want the government to introduce an extended producer responsibility

scheme, to invest in recycling and sorting centres like this one, in every city in the uk. the impact of fast fashion stretches around the world. in east asia, many rivers are polluted with waste from the clothing industry. the fashion trade produces as many greenhouse gases as all the world's aircraft. young people's habits of buying cheap clothes that don't last and throwing them away is a trend that must end, mps say. they want the government to make firms pay for the cost of disposing of old clothes. green campaigners say their recommendations are tame and say we need a whole cultural change to end what they call overconsumption of clothing. roger harrabin, bbc news. hundreds of refuse workers in birmingham will go on strike this morning — 18 months after a walk—out left tonnes of rubbish strewn across the city's streets. they claim some bin men and women, who didn't take part in the original strike action, have received an extra payment.

the council says it made a reasonable offer. it's a photograph that became one of the most iconic of the 20th century. the american sailor photographed kissing a stranger in new york's times square, to celebrate the end of the second world war, has died. george mendonsa was 95. the photograph was taken in august 1945. it wasn't until years later that george, and a woman called greta friedman, were confirmed as the couple in the picture. she died three years ago aged 92. thank you to some of you who have gotten in touch to say there is a massive statue of the picture by the waterfront in san diego. you had seen this many times in our chops and pictures all over the place, an

iconic photograph, this is the story behind the people in h. the bbc radio 5 live presenter rachael bland died of breast cancer in september, but with months to live she had one last big task to complete — a memoirfor herson, freddie. she was a friend of ours. rachael was diagnosed in 2016. soon after, she launched the hugely popular podcast you, me and the big c with her two friends, deborah and lauren. here's a reminder. hello, and welcome to you, me and the big c, with lauren mahon, aka girl vs cancer, deborahjames, better known to some as bowel babe and me, rachael bland, from big c, rachael bland, from big c, little me. also heard on five live as well. i was having a bit of a feel, and i was laying flat in bed and just felt, you know, my lump was kind of two, three centimetres. mmm. so when i found it, i was like, how have i missed this? it felt like there was a walnut in my breast... yeah, same. it was really, really obvious. a call came through and he said, you know, i'm really sorry, it's... it's cancer, it's back and it's all in the skin around the chest. so...

what is your immediate thought? i can't swear, but if i would swear next to a microphone, it would be the word that you're thinking i would have said. and i was... ijust couldn't believe it. and little freddie was just playing innocently away in this little tyre in the barn and i wasjust like, my poor, poor little freddie. i'm now your "it could be worse" person. we've all got them. whenever you're in... whenever you're in a bad situation in life, you've always got to have a, "well, it could be worse," i could be that person. this happened to them. so, you know... that is rachael and some of the podcasts. joining is now is rachael's husband, steve bland. thank you for coming to see us. she did so many amazing things, the podcast is one of then the chief set out, she did not know how long she had, a few months, to write a book for freddie. what was the motivation

behind that? because he is so young, she worried he might not have his own memories of her. and because we had only been together for seven yea rs had only been together for seven years and she knew that i was awful at remembering facts on things, she knew she had to write it down and that was the way to give him the best idea of who she was and help him get to know his mum. how have the last few months been for you? how are you doing? 0k. the last few months been for you? how are you doing? ok. we had quite a lot of open conversations before she died about life afterwards and her death itself and the end of life itself. from the point where someone is diagnosed with being incurable, which she was in about march or april, that is probably when the grieving process begins a little bit. we are nearly six months on and we are ok. we are trying as much as

we are ok. we are trying as much as we can to live and have fun and do what she would have wanted. she is searingly honest in the book, as you would expect. we all have memories of how we met etc but we don't necessarily tell our children, and i love that she has told freddie how you met, which she would not necessarily tell somebody? or remember in the detail as well as she did? we actually met earlier than she remembered, about one year earlier when i was working at a 5 live and she was guest presenting on the show i was working on. but she didn't remember that and it was only one year later that we met in a bar when 5 live move to salford. but yeah, it is amazing memories that i would be terrible at recanting, that i would be terrible at reca nting, and for that i would be terrible at recanting, and for him to have it in her words with all of her personality and spirit and humour

that comes off the page, it is brilliant. that is important to say. obviously it isa that is important to say. obviously it is a heartbreaking story and she wrote it for your son freddie, but as there was in the podcast, it is funny, loads of humour, and the real rachael shines through. it is not in any way a sad book, i would not want people to think that. there is only one chapter about cancer which is made up of her blog posts that she wrote. if she was still here we would all be saying it was a work of great comedy writing, it is really, really, really funny. really honest. somebody said to me the other day they can almost hear her saying the words, it is all her voice and personality. writing is a challenging thing to do but she did it in superfast time because she knew time would running out. definitely, she started a rant about the middle ofjune, by the end

of july i was chatting with deborah, who does the podcast with her, she had said to deborah she had done 20,000 words by the end of august she had done about 85,000 words, she wrote over 60,000 words in one month. you talked about her being searingly honest and funny at the same time, here is another clip from the podcast, she is talking about a subject that i know she spoke to you about, about death. particularly in my situation, knowing that i am going to die and probably quite soon, i can't discuss that with anyone because the looks on peoples faces if i bring it up all say i might not be at that thing, if i am still around, they close over. my jokes are not doing well. i love a good deathjoke, you have to find humour in everything. and the three of them

together, the others are continuing and you are pa rt others are continuing and you are part of the podcast at the moment. you have met them, they need somebody to keep them in order little bit so they can concentrate on doing what they do. i have helped them out on the last couple. it is brilliant to continue what rachael was doing. there is no question about everything rachael did, it has reached people in all sorts of situations and been incredibly helpful for people? we get messages all the time from people in all different walks of life, different nooks and crannies of society saying it has helped them. there are people who have become cancer nurses and things because of the podcast, oncologists and consultants getting in touch to say they have learnt how to talk to patients because of it. what a

legacy. the book is called for freddie, he is only three, when you read him it all read it to himself? her aim was he would read it in his early teens, that kind of age, but as soon as he is old enough, i will start reading it to him. it blew his mind that he was on the front cover of a book, he was on the front cover of a book, he was on the newspaper today and it was amazing for him. it comes out on feistyjudge michael amazing for him. it comes out on feisty judge michael thursday. you can take into the book shop and show him h. what a can take into the book shop and show him h. whata gift. for can take into the book shop and show him h. what a gift. for freddie is out on thursday. thank you for coming in quality. —— thank you for coming in, steve. here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. it is turning milder, fun come friday we might be basking in

temperatures of up to 17 degrees. we are drawing up airfrom the temperatures of up to 17 degrees. we are drawing up air from the south of the south—west, the canaries and the azores. it will be quite mild, milder than we would expect at this stage in february. high pressure very much dominates the weather and a skipping weather fronts at bay in the atlantic, it is windy at times. by the atlantic, it is windy at times. by friday we could hit 18, that is more likely across north—east wales, central and southern england and the london area but widely we will have temperatures of 15 or 16, above average for this stage in february. a system is coming in from the atla ntic a system is coming in from the atlantic which will throw in more cloud, followed by rain. a cold start for some, a touch of frost in southern england, lots of sunshine. showers in the west fading across wales and south—west england, we are looking at rain coming in, setting and mid—morning across northern ireland, you will have it for much of the day and eventually it

will get into western scotland and western england and wales. eight in the north to about 12 lets me push further said today. this evening at overnight the rain continues to migrate north eastwards, heavy across cumbria and western scotland. ina line across cumbria and western scotland. in a line from south wales towards the wash, it will be cloudy, mild and should stay dry. we're not anticipating any first problems tonight, it will not be as cold as the nightjust gone. the first french continues to move north—east, a second one comes hot on its heels which will bring more rain and it will be quite a breezy day tomorrow. there goes the first front, moving away from mainland scotla nd front, moving away from mainland scotland into the northern isles, the second one comes into the west, introducing rain, it will turn increasingly patchy and through the day. it will be quite a cloudy day tomorrow with some breaks across eastern parts of scotland and the south—east of england especially.

temperatures eight in the north, 12 tomorrow. 12 and the south today, 13 in the south tomorrow. into the weekend we expect some morning mist and fog. the temperature will very much depend on how quickly the mist and fog lifts. this is a rough indication, it may be a little bit more. studio: thank you, carol. let's return to the top story this morning. a press conference is taking place in japan. morning. a press conference is taking place injapan. the chief executive of honda has been explaining the decision to close the firm's factory in swindon with the loss of 3500 jobs. rupert wingfield—hayes is ever correspondence in japan. it wingfield—hayes is ever correspondence injapan. it will close one year earlier than planned, in 2021, what else to we know from what the ceo has said? this ceo is still speaking right now, taking questions.

in a statement to the media gathered here he confirmed that the swindon plant will close, as you say, in 2021. he said it was an extremely difficult decision and they very much regret thejob decision and they very much regret the job losses that will happen there but it is part of a worldwide restructuring of honda in the face of environmental reasons, he said, and the need to move honda's production to much greater concentration on electric vehicles, that they had decided to concentrate their production of civic models, which is made in swindon, in north america and japan, starting with the next project cycle. when this model reaches the end of its project cycle they will restructure at that point. that is 2021, essentially, when the

closure will take place. thank you, rip it. we will let you listen to those questions. we will also be going back to swindon where nina has been. they started their shift at 6am, the news broke yesterday afternoon, rumours of this announcement potentially happening today. nina says it has been a really strange atmosphere at the plant all morning. they will know the news and are probably talking about what has happened in japan, we probably talking about what has happened injapan, we will get a reaction from nina shortly. i am trying to look at some of the reaction, the uk business minister greg clark says the uk plant closure isa greg clark says the uk plant closure is a commercial decision based on unprecedented changes in the global market. checking the rest of the news wires, it says it is deeply disappointing. the business minister says he will convene a task fulton swindon. so reaction already coming in. let's look at what else is in the news. each year in the uk, more than 50,000 people die from sepsis. it's a serious complication resulting from an infection, and can

lead to multiple organ failure. now a team at the university of strathclyde hopes a new test they've developed could help speed up diagnosis, potentially saving thousands of lives a year. breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. twice my heart stopped, i had two cardiac arrests in hospital, and i was in an induced coma for eight days. what started as a sore throat nearly ended ryan's life. i went to the doctor and was sent home. i was gradually feeling more unwell and i really couldn't recognise what was happening to me. my whole body ached, i felt really confused. ryan was sent home again by a different gp. the next morning, i collapsed in the house. my wife phoned an ambulance. and the paramedics came out and the first thing they said was it could be sepsis. it was really scary, i couldn't believe somebody could go from having a sore throat to almost die. a quicker diagnosis could have got ryan on antibiotics faster. he has made a full recovery, but a quarter of sepsis survivors suffer permanent, life—changing after—effects. normally, when we pick up

an infection, our immune system tries to fight it, attacking the germs that caused it. with sepsis, and no—one fully understands why, it overreacts, attacking notjust the infection but organs and body tissue as well. a one—hour delay in administering the correct antibiotic can lead —— a one—hour delay in administering the correct antibiotic can lead to a 10% increased chance of death. blood tests and diagnosis can take hours or days, so, this team at the university of strathclyde in glasgow have been working on a way to make it easier and quicker. we have put an array of eight sensors on to a microchip, and these sensors are about the same size as a human hair. this enables us to measure a sepsis marker in the blood at very low situations and very quickly. so, you could drop the blood on to the chip, and get a result on screen. it tells us a sepsis biomarker was present in the sample. what impact could this technology have? ultimately, save lives and reduce suffering from sepsis. getting a diagnosis

early is critical. it will be at least three years before this product is available, and medical expertise will still be needed to come up with a diagnosis. but the work is receiving a cautious welcome. sepsis now kills more people than bowel, breast and prostate cancer combined. the number of episodes that are recorded of sepsis is increasing. a lot of that is because we are reporting and therefore recording it more frequently. but, of course, we have a growing population, and an ageing population, and sepsis preferentially affects the very young and very old, although not exclusively. if you feel very much more unwell than you have before, and if something just doesn't feel right, trust your instincts. phone 101 or go and see your gp, and just ask, could it be sepsis. sepsis is treatable and survivable but, as ryan knows, a late diagnosis can make things far worse. tim muffett, bbc news.

luckily he has recovered, and we will have more on that. we will have more and honda, the honda factory in swindon will close in 2021. these are live pictures, workers went in this morning knowing there has been a leak news report that it would be closed, that confirmed in the last half hour or so from honda injapan. we will speak to the local mp very shortly, the mp for north swindon. getting reaction to the ongoing press co nfe re nce getting reaction to the ongoing press conference in japan. we will have the headlines for you inafew we will have the headlines for you in a few minutes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. before we leave at 9:15am we will find out whether we can get greg james out of this radio 1 escape room which he has been stuck in for about 24 hours. i don't know!

the february temperature record was set in 1998 when we saw a high of 19.7 celsius, and while we may not break records this week we will come close, by friday on the weekend are few places seeing 17 or 18 celsius. back to today and we are in between weather systems, this is yesterday's rain, this strip of cloud and we have this mass of cloud brewing in the atlantic bringing in wet and windy weather into northern ireland through the afternoon and ahead of it some fairly frequent showers across western scotland, north—west and south—west england, parts of wales too, dries, with the best sunshine further south and east. it will be a mild afternoon after what was a chilly start in places, 1! or 12 celsius for england and wales, more like eight or nine in northern ireland and scotland. the winds will be strengthening so lowly a particularly across northern ireland and the western isles of scotland, gusts this evening perhaps of 40, 40

five miles per hour, the rain continuing on its journey five miles per hour, the rain continuing on itsjourney north five miles per hour, the rain continuing on its journey north and east woods, some heavy rain for a time, particularly across north—west england and western scotland, an inch of rain in places, mainly dry the further south and east you are and a milder night than the one just gone, lows of around six or seven celsius. here we are into wednesday, the front still with us, mainly affecting the northern half of the uk. still bringing some outbreaks of rain, turning increasingly patchy as the day wears on but also some rain for a time across scotland, northern ireland, parts of northern england, some rain returning at western parts of wales through the day, turning more showery as it works eastwards. the best of the dry, bright weather, again the further south and east you are across england, and it will be slightly milder tomorrow, 11, 12, maybe even 13 celsius. the mild theme continues towards the end of theme continues towards the end of the week, increasing sunshine, temperature is widely at 15 or 16 celsius, somewhere could well see 18.