the hospital by a left—wing activist. vox news has this picture of sanna marin who at the age of 3a is currently the world's youngest prime minister. the new finnish pm will also lead a coalition government with five women in top spots, four of whom are under 35. on the bbc news website, investors shaken by the suspension of withdrawals from a leading uk property fund pulled nearly £100 million from similar investments in just two days. m&g froze withdrawals from its property portfolio fund after it was unable to sell assets fast enough to meet investors‘ demands for money. and finally on the independent website, the world's first funeral home dedicated to composting human beings is set to open in 2021. us company recompose will be able to turn the deceased into a cubic

yard of soil over a period of as little as 30 days, using one—eighth of the energy of a cremation and saving as much as a metric ton of carbon dioxide from being produced compared to other forms of burial. weather stop with me is fiona cincotta, so let's begin. with me is fiona cincotta, who's a senior market analyst at city index. police are saying a criminal investigation will have to get under way on white island. one of the things to think about here where there any signs that this was going to happen? the article that we have here... it says scientists knew that there was a rise in activity, so increased activity in the form of gas releases, boiling water, mud

lasts, but this could also be standard characteristics of a volcano that level. it isn't necessarily a sign of eruption. it will involve a lot of investigation and the level of knowledge the tourists had as they were approaching the island or before booking. did they know this could happen? that is really key. also, who makes the call to say, "right, nobody is allowed to go to that island because it is actuallyjust too dangerous. " geo net, the organisation monitoring the situation, a few weeks ago they said there is an increase in activity and they increased it from a low level toa number they increased it from a low level to a number two in a 0—5, but when does it get to the point where you should say tourists shouldn't go there and we shouldn't be running trips? it is difficult because the tourism ministry, as we saw earlier

in the programme, is so important to that part of mainland new zealand just off white island. exactly, and it draws a lot of questions about new procedures input in place to prevent such a disaster happening again. in the uk, as far as the media is concerned, the election dominates and it's on thursday and eve ryo ne dominates and it's on thursday and everyone will go to make a choice at the polls. the telegraph, though, looks at a tory memo dating to december the seventh that says the chances of a corbyn—led coalition have been seriously underestimated. it's a warning to the tory party, isn't it? that's right stop this is an interesting memo. it gives the hint that there's this sense fear that's gripping tory hq. the conservative party has been running a double—digit lead versus corbyn in most of the polls stop you there's some differences with some of the

polls. there's a fear of complacency with the public and they might not vote and tactical voters could swing the vote in favour of a hung parliament. or a corbyn victory. indeed. you read the article in the telegraph, it talks about the various seats that need to be watched and if there is strategically targeted votes going on, 40,000 spread across marginal constituencies, which would be enough to swing into corbyn. interesting. front page of the telegraph. the guardian looks at tories accused of lying to distract of images of a boy on a hospital floor. pour four—year—old of images of a boy on a hospital floor. pourfour—year—old jack of images of a boy on a hospital floor. pour four—year—old jack who slept on the floor of leeds general infirmary. absolutely awful. i have beenin infirmary. absolutely awful. i have been in hospital with my little ones for days and i have slept on a mattress next to their beds, but they were in a bit. it's awful when

you're in hospital with children —— a bit. awful story and perhaps not given the amount of respect from... 0r given the amount of respect from... or the given the amount of respect from... 0rthe amount of given the amount of respect from... or the amount of acknowledgement from the tory party initially at least. it snowballed and created quite a bad day for the tories. bad day for boris johnson, quite a bad day for the tories. bad day for borisjohnson, the prime minister, as he was directly questioned about it. "what are you going to say about your track record given this four—year—old had to sleep on the floor?" shocking what's going on in leeds and his reaction was bad. extremely bad. then it spiralled because matt hancock, the health secretary, was dispatched to leeds infirmary and there was this wrong brief that a tory aide was punched by a left—wing activist, which turned out to be untrue. it snowballed into a really disastrous day. but interestingly it highlights why we don't have elections in the winter. 0bviously why we don't have elections in the winter. obviously the nhs is a big

political point and when you are in winter and the nhs is stretched at best anyway, that becomes magnified. absolutely. we can see this on bbc online as well, borisjohnson criticised for overreaction to the image. that is jack, bless him, waiting for hours in a room without a bit despite being admitted under a blue light to leeds general infirmary and it is that kind of story that resonates with people. that is boris johnson, story that resonates with people. that is borisjohnson, he is being challenged by a reporter about this and his reaction, so not a good day for him at all. let's now move on to vox and finland's new parliament is dominated by women under the age of 35 with a new prime minister at 34, sanna marin. what a fabulous story. this is a really, really good story and it's a really interesting article because it goes into

comparisons between finland and, for example, the us. for example, finland had its first female prime minister in 2003 and women make up 4796 minister in 2003 and women make up 47% of its parliament after elections this year and if we compare to the us, that is around 2596 compare to the us, that is around 25% right now. this is something that's not just now, 25% right now. this is something that's notjust now, this is something that has happened from policies that have helped women maintain careers while raising families. there's a much more... this creation of gender equality, paternity leave, generous pay for maternity leave. there's a lot going to support these women to climb the employment ladder. in whatever career they are in, whether it be politics or business, whatever their doing, there's a lot of innovative moves going on in finland and sweden and other scandinavian countries. moving onto bbc online. we discussed

this already. let's move on to the independent, we've already talked about that one. world's first human composting site to open. you could understand this, i have thought about this, i could go with that! i think this hits a lot of spots people will like. right now, let's be honest, there's a big drive for environmental focus be honest, there's a big drive for environmentalfocus and be honest, there's a big drive for environmental focus and everyone be honest, there's a big drive for environmentalfocus and everyone is looking at their carbon footprint and what they can do... even in death we can be aware of our carbon footprint. it really makes sense. this is a firm's first site in seattle, washington. it can hold 75 people at a time. turning the deceased into a cubic yard of soil over 30 days. when i first read it it sent a shiver down my spine. at the same time, it is very natural and environmentally friendly.

in urban centres, there's a real lacking for burial grounds. this really does hit that on the spot as well. thank you, fiona, for coming in. good to have you on the briefing and thanks for your comments. many of you have been in touch today about the story we discussed in business briefing, the new nintendo switch launched in china but there they have policy where four and 185 online gaming is banned between 10am and 8pm in the week. we asked whether you thought this was good or not. jerome 5aid whether you thought this was good or not. jerome said it is parental responsibility, how is age verified? kids often use sites that our age verified by pretending to be their pa rents. verified by pretending to be their parents. jerome, you are switched on! ifind that parents. jerome, you are switched on! i find that with my children who try to get around the restrictions and rules. have a good day and i'll see you soon.

hello there. following hot on the heels of storm atiyah, we've got our next batch of wet and windy weather on the way. now, earlier in the night we had temperatures as low as —4 degrees in eastern england underneath clear skies, but over recent hour5, as the winds have been picking up in the rain'5 been spreading in, we've seen those temperatures continue to actually ri5e. and so by dawn, 9—10 degrees in the west, technically quite mild a start to the day for a number of places in the west. in exposure, 60—70mph gust5, otherwise 50—60mph, and that strong enough to bring down some tree branches, so there is a risk of some disruption.

and as that band of squally rain pushes through, although it's quite mild for a number of places, colder air will be arriving from the west. so temperatures lowering through the afternoon in western scotland, stornoway just six degrees. transport disruption, then, is a possibility on account of those very strong winds, the heavy rain and windy conditions also bringing surface water and spray to the roads. then, overnight, it is going to turn quite a bit colder. a number of towns and cities, though, avoiding a frost on account of the brisk winds but it would be a chilly night nevertheless. temperatures 3—5 celsius. and for wednesday, a much colder day is on the way, a day of sunshine and showers, a day where the showers are going to be most frequent and heaviest across the north—west, where there will be some hail and thunder mixed in, and there could be some snow over the high ground as well. temperatures, 6—9 celsius, so a much colder kind of feeling day. now, that's wednesday weather. 0n into thursday, we see some further changes. another area of low pressure moves in from the west, this one bringing some less cold air across england and wales in particular. it is a chilly start to the day, though, in a number of places.

and as the rain moves in, we could see a spell of snow over the hills of northern england, perhaps into scotland as well where the slightly less cold air never really reaches, so it would be a chilly day in scotland, five degrees here. otherwise, as the cloud and rain spreads in, late in the afternoon, we'll probably see temperatures rising to 10—11 degrees for the likes of london, cardiff and plymouth. beyond that, temperatures dropping again a little bit as we head through friday and into the weekend. a mixture of bright spells and passing showers in the forecast. that's your weather.

good morning. welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today: police launch a criminal investigation into the deaths of up to 13 people after a volcano erupted in new zealand. labour's jeremy corbyn joins us on the programme, in the last of our leadership interviews ahead of thursday's general election. good morning. who is cashing in on christmas? i am at chester zoo finding out why it is notjust the shops that are busy at this time of a long—awaited victory for arsenal. they beat west ham for their first win in ten games, and relief