good morning. welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a new year honour for world war two veteran harry billinge, who won the hearts of millions for his fund raising efforts around the summer's d—day commemoratons —— commemorations. don't say i am a hero. i'm no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead, and i will never forget them as long i live. singer and actor olivia

newton—john is made a dame for services to cancer research and entertainment. recognition also for members of england's world cup winning cricket team. the woman whose husband and two children drowned at a resort in spain on christmas eve says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. good morning. manchester city throw away a two goal lead to lose at wolves in the premier league. that leaves them 14 points behind leaders liverpool. good morning. a very mild weekend ahead, with temperatures up into the mid—teens for some. how mild will it stay as we approach new year? more details coming up. it's saturday the 28th of december. our top story: d—day veteran harry billinge has received an mbe in the annual new year honours list. the 94—year—old was recognised for his fund raising efforts around this summer's d—day commemorations. he's one of nearly 1,100 people to have received an award,

including singer and actor olivia newton—john. this report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba contains flashing images. # you're the one that i want # you are the one i want... olivia newton—john says she is honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood, too, for floella benjamin, for her lifelong work with children's charities. absolutely amazing to be recognised this way for doing charity work. i realised that childhood lasts a lifetime and i had to give back to children because when i did playschool 43 years ago, i realised children did not have a voice. of course, the vast majority of those who will come here to buckingham palace or the other royal residences to receive their honours are not those in the public eye, they are individuals who have done something special for their community or their country. thank you. don't thank me, and don't say i am a hero. i am no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead, and i will never forget

them as long as i live. people like d—day veteran harry billinge who becomes an mbe in recognition of his charity fundraising work. and do you know, when i am doing this collection, a wonderful calm comes over me, because i am doing something for the boys. there are knighthoods for two british film—makers, steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar—winning i2 years a slave and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre. in the world of sport, eoin morgan, who captained england to victory in the cricket world cup, becomes a cbe. ben stokes an obe, jos buttler and joe root become mbes. an mbe, too, for england star jill scott for services to women's football. for services to music, queen drummer roger taylor is made an obe, and singer billy ocean an mbe.

rhiane mannings set up the charity 2 wish upon a star to helps families deal with a sudden death after the loss of her son and husband. she told us she has mixed feelings about receiving an mbe. it is bittersweet. i would give back any award to turn the clock back for me and the children, but the amount of messages i have received, it is just humbling. i have never set out to do it for any award. i do it because of my boys‘ memories and their legacy but i have had lovely messages from families that we are now supporting who really did deserve it and without 2 wish, they would probably have not received anything. an incredible woman. and after nine this morning, we'll be speaking to harry billinge, war veteran, fundraiser and friend to this programme, about his honour. a mother whose husband and two children drowned in a swimming pool

on the costa del sol on christmas eve has insisted all three knew how to swim. olubunmi diya said her children went into the resort‘s pool using the steps but were "dragged into the middle" and "could not get out". sean dilley reports. four days on from a christmas tragedy, a mother in mourning speaks out. 52—year—old gabriel diya, his nine—year—old daughter comfort, pictured here, and his 16—year—old son, praise—emmanuel, died in this pool at club la costa world. speaking for the first time since their deaths, the mother and wife of the victims, olubunmi diya, sought to correct what she called inaccurate information. she said the whole family were present when comfort and praise—emmanuel found themselves in trouble and that their father gabriel attempted to help them. all three died. in a tribute sent from the spanish resort, she spoke of the joy and love herfamily brought to the world and she said, i believe something was wrong with the pool that must‘ve made swimming difficult for them at that point in time.

the owners of the hotel, club la costa resort, refute this. pointing at an official police report, they say, diligent and exhaustive police investigations into the tragedy have confirmed that the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. our sympathies remain with the family at what we understand must be a stressful and desperately upsetting time for them. but mrs diya says police investigations are ongoing and that no such conclusion has been shared with her or her family. rescuers have found the bodies of six people after a helicopter crashed at the top of a mountain on the hawaiian island of kauai. the aircraft was carrying seven people but officials said there were no signs of survivors. it was reported missing as it was getting dark on thursday evening. the weather conditions were described as challenging, with low visibility and blustery winds. earlier, localjounalist blaze lovell told us what will happen next in the investigation. they're going to continue the search tomorrow to possibly find the seventh person

on board that aircraft. county fire officials said it does not appear there will be any survivors. now this is a very rugged area of the island of kauai. there have been crashes in that area before, two of them have been deadly, in the early 20005, and right now, the county is trying to identify who the bodies are, and trying to make contact with those families. they have not released the identities yet of who those families are, to respect their privacy, but they are trying to work on that and the us federal government will also be investigating the incident since it took place in the air. a british man who won one of europe's biggest lotteryjackpots has died after a short illness. colin weir, who was 71, and wife chris, from largs in north ayrshire, claimed the £161 million euromillions prize in 2011. at the time it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins after a series of rollovers boosted the jackpot.

a report is calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to end what it calls "nightmare railjourneys." the campaign for better transport says the current system of franchising should be replaced by more flexible contracts, which would allow greater competition on intercity routes. it comes just weeks before the department for transport is expected to publish its plans for a review of the railways. the duchess of cambridge has praised the work of midwives in an open letter to the profession. highlighting the work they do, kate middleton said it was of "fundamental importance" to the early years development of children. kensington palace released these pictures of the duchess after she spent two days at a maternity unit. she described the experience as "a privilege." one other story for you, extraordinary images. a tv news crew had a close call after they were nearly struck by a lorry while covering a road accident in the us.

the road in lubbock county, west texas, was covered by a dense fog when the vehicle lost control, prompting state troopers and other bystanders to leap out of the way. two people were injured but they're expected to make a full recovery. that is just incredible. let's just watch it one more time. look how close it was. it was fortu nately look how close it was. it was fortunately realised it was coming towards them at such speed. just two people injured seems miraculous when you look at the pictures. all the sport and the weather coming up later but we are in celebration mode because of the new year's honours. we are indeed. household names are the ones who often make the headlines when the honours list is announced, but there are many more ordinary people who have made some extraordinary achievements. those who have been honoured come from all walks of life. we're joined now by former world squash champion laura massaro and shirley court, the director of halle children s choir. a very good morning to you both. shirley, you have been appointed and

obe. british empire medal, actually. my obe. british empire medal, actually. my apologies. that is my first mistake this morning. congratulations. thank you very much indeed. tell us about the work you do, for those people who do not know. i had my first choir when i was 17 and in school. i have spent my whole life working with young children, teenagers, for about a0 yea rs. children, teenagers, for about a0 years. i have taken groups to the royal albert hall, 600 children at the time. there are 95 children in the time. there are 95 children in the halle children's choir at the minute and we sing to a high standard because we have two prepare toa standard because we have two prepare to a symphony orchestra. my methods are perhaps not as orthodox as some. go on, give us a clue. you tell it to people straight, like you did to mejust now? to people straight, like you did to me just now? i to people straight, like you did to mejust now? i tell it to people straight, like you did to me just now? i tell it to people

straight but with an element of fun but i have great expectations of the children, high standards, but it is donein children, high standards, but it is done ina children, high standards, but it is done in a fun way and you have to engage children in that process. what is the point of being a brilliant musician if you cannot engage? i brilliant musician if you cannot 7iam brilliant musician if you cannot engage? iam not brilliant musician if you cannot engage? i am not a brilliant musician if you cannot engage? iam not a brilliant musician but hopefully i can engage children in the art of singing. musician but hopefully i can engage children in the art of singingm sounds very much like you can. laura, you are mbe, just checking we have got that right. yes. congratulations. how did you find out about that? i got a letter through the post a month ago. it all looks very official, on her majesty's service, highly confidential, very nerve—racking. i thought i had done something really good or really bad. really formal when you open the letter and really excited, i was with my husband and we are in complete shock. i only retired in may so it seems to have come quite quickly and some ways.

you reach the very top of your chosen sport. take us through the achievements? world champion in 2014, two times british open champion, two times us open champion, two times us open champion, world number one. 109 caps for england, commonwealth games silver medallist. add two games. really excited. the women's game is driving at the moment. the level is the highest it has ever been, so i am gladl the highest it has ever been, so i am glad i stepped away after i achieved it all. you have just retired. have you seen big changes, particularly in the number of women involved in the sport? absolutely. our sport is dominated by the egyptian players at the moment, which in itself is brilliant, because you do not see a lot of egyptian women playing sport in general and for them to not only be playing the sport but to be very, very successful, it is brilliant to

see. the sport is truly global and to see girls from all over the world picking up a squash racket is really inspiring. shirley, do you think you could guesstimate how many young people you have helped to sing over the decades? gosh, it must be millions. what is it you think about singing and being on a choir that helps young people, notjust with that capacity but with confidence and sociability? it is confidence, it is like a community and the team. we work together and if you can engage the children, there are no limits to what they can achieve. yes, and it is finding fun ways to do that. they have to be highly disciplined when they are singing, with a professional orchestra, so they have to sit for a long time, so you have to think of all sorts of gimmicks orthings, you have to think of all sorts of gimmicks or things, hands on their knees, doing an impression of a fish finger to keep still, or whatever it

might be. but if you actually teach the children about their wonderful voice and what it can do, then you would think we would know more about the voice, as it is the thing that we communicate with the most. can you sing? absolutely not, but i was just thinking how many similarities there were between sport and singing. in what way? the discipline, patience, being able to follow instructions and being able to take criticism and everything shirley wasjust saying. to take criticism and everything shirley was just saying. when to take criticism and everything shirley wasjust saying. when you hear laura say, she cannot sing, absolutely not, do you think, i bet you can? i would try. are your instincts that everyone has a voice? if you have a voice, there is a kind of mystery that for singing you get another voice from the shelf and pop it in. we speak all the time and

communicate all the time. this wonderful voice can do all sorts of strange things. nina wanted an exercise, an insight into how you would begin. did i? the most important thing... you are in on this. laura. it is about putting petrol in your tank, which in our case is heir to sing. just like a car needs petrol, we need air. it is how you use it. we are watching. pasture. then we are going to do some... zoo zoo zoo. then we are going to do some... zoo zoo zoo. lower then we are going to do some... zoo zoo zoo. lower down then we are going to do some... zoo zoo zoo. lower down than that. i

wa nt to zoo zoo. lower down than that. i want to see you fully engaged in this. that is quite good. it is very good at getting their breathing techniques. 0k, good at getting their breathing techniques. ok, i won't good at getting their breathing techniques. 0k, iwon't take good at getting their breathing techniques. ok, i won't take that. how does that translate? it gets the air flowing how does that translate? it gets the airflowing in the body, in the muscles. if you shout, it is about the speed of air that makes it loud. if you were in the playground, you get rid of the air very quickly by going like that... whoo! if you want to say something softly, you have to let the air out very slowly. it is all about muscles you cannot see in muscles that you can see. you have trained lots of children in singing and you are a squash player. you mile join and you are a squash player. you

milejoin this and you are a squash player. you mile join this incredible and you are a squash player. you milejoin this incredible group of people from a spectrum of achievement. what is that like? humbling. i have spent my life doing something i am so passionate about andi something i am so passionate about and i love it. are you going to champion the next generation? going down the same route as shirley, giving back to the game. it has given me my life, my living, and i had been trying to work a job which is my hobby, giving back to the country as well. really excited to start out on the next part of my career start out on the next part of my career path. you have an injury, don't you? dislocated kneecap ten weeks ago. just when you have retired. probably because i was trying to play like a professional and my body said comment now. we said we will try to get on the court at some point that you will have to

wait a few weeks until i am back fit. laura is wondering, what have i done? here's susan with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. a special good morning to our weather watch who are sending in some images. how is it looking? —— weather watchers. the prospects across the uk will be cloudy and grey, murky for one reason or another. there is plenty of moisture in the north west. also some warm airfrom of moisture in the north west. also some warm air from the south—west. temperatures are on the favourable side but brightness is going to be pretty limited. some stubborn fog in eastern parts of wales and to the

eastern parts of wales and to the east of england which were left into lowe clan this afternoon. some brightness by the breeze breeze will pick up and break up the cloud a little. seeing some more persistent rain as we move into the afternoon, some of it feeding through the central lowlands. we are in late december and we have highs of ten to 12 degrees. into the evening and overnight at the map begins again across the southern half of the uk. more rain for scotland. check these temperatures for overnight lows. that is overnight in scotland, 10 degrees in stornoway and nine in aberdeen. that is exceptionally mild. we are pulling the air up from the south—west. on sunday, it particularly sits across scotland and northern ireland. sunday, hopefully mix in dry airfrom and northern ireland. sunday, hopefully mix in dry air from the continent to the south of the uk.

that should improve chances of seeing brightness, if not widespread sunshine. northern ireland and scotla nd sunshine. northern ireland and scotland looking favoured for brighter skies tomorrow. with the wind direction and the sunshine we could see temperatures up to 15 celsius here. that is unseasonably warm. further south we are still widely in double figures. things change a little better as we look into the week ahead in the run—up to new year. a weather front slides its way south on monday and by tuesday we start to see temperatures returning to where they should be for the time of year, around the eight to 9 degrees mark across the uk. a lot of bad weather into new year's eve. uk. a lot of bad weather into new yea r‘s eve. on uk. a lot of bad weather into new year's eve. on new years eve eve, if you're heading out to catch the there should be —— catch the

fireworks, there could be fog around. not too bad. a bit of fog. let's take a look at this morning's papers. the daily mail warns that half of middle—aged britons' waists are too big, according to nhs statistics. they say it puts them at increased risk of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. not what you want to be reading just after christmas. the times has this photograph of melanie pa nayiotou, george michael's sister, who died exactly three years after the singer, aged 55. police are not treating the death as suspicious. the guardian is leading on an exclusive interview with former deputy leader of the labour party tom watson, who says a "brutal and hostile" environment drove him out. he is coming in for an interview here on the sofa next week. the independent website's top story is a fall in the number of hate crime prosecutions. they say that despite a rise in reports, as few as one in ten lead to prosecutions. the broadcaster and former executive director of the fa

david davies is here to tell us what's caught his eye this morning. good morning to you. happy new year. i like to do that first. i was christmas? everything all right. very good. a family christmas. i am starting with the times. now the hullabaloo starting with the times. now the hulla baloo around the starting with the times. now the hullabaloo around the general election has subsided and prime ministers can go to exotic places like mustique for holidays. what happens next? in the times make you had test the government knowledge of their new friends in the north. they are particularly wondering if mr dominic cummings, who amounts to pretty much the same thing as a government these days, there are some questions to ask buster is a economically sensible that while it ta kes economically sensible that while it takes 100 minutes to tell a 160

miles from doncaster to london, it ta kes 150 miles from doncaster to london, it takes 150 minutes on a good day, given a takes 150 minutes on a good day, givenafair takes 150 minutes on a good day, given a fair rent to cover 100 miles from doncaster to liverpool? —— a fair run. another question... have you ever been to manchester? a lot of mrcummings you ever been to manchester? a lot of mr cummings friends would have stayed with friends in cheshire, a delightful place as well. it seems in this rather patronising but rather pointed and quite clever article, plenty of food for thought for boris on the beach in mustique. robert crampton, a very funny writer. where are you going to take us writer. where are you going to take us next? i'm going to the daily express, on page 29. the day margaret thatcher grabbed her handbag and stormed out. my reaction

to that was, only once? this was evidently a meeting with the belgian prime minister. i love this time of year when government papers were published. —— are published. she said, we had nothing further to talk about you and i. she grabbed her handbag and stormed out. this was diplomacy lady thatcher style. she later said she regretted it. she got on rather well with the then irish prime minister and said one or two things about the irish that she rather regretted. she came rather near, didn't quite get there but got rather near to saying sorry. everyone gets their diaries out and sta rts everyone gets their diaries out and starts to plan the year ahead. there is an anomaly in the mix. people who

have booked holidays next spring are infora have booked holidays next spring are in for a shock after it is found 30 million, think about that diaries and calendars have printed the incorrect date for next year's bank holiday pulled is well is it? it is the fault of the government. the government made the may day bank holiday from the expected monday to friday may be eight to coincide with the 75th anniversary of the day. so it is printed out wrong. —— may the 8th. they had to print the calendars backin 8th. they had to print the calendars back in june before 8th. they had to print the calendars back injune before the confirmation came. that could have ramifications. you could have put neave around that date. it was to have been a may bank holiday on monday, and it is not. ——

that leave. have you met any party balls over christmas?” that leave. have you met any party balls over christmas? i could not possibly say. —— bores. balls over christmas? i could not possibly say. -- bores. if you end up possibly say. -- bores. if you end up in possibly say. -- bores. if you end upina possibly say. -- bores. if you end up in a conversational cul—de—sac, he has nothing to say but spends the whole night saying simply cough a little in their direction and matter, it is so brave of you to come into contact with me, you know, after my diagnosis. you just put it out there like you are infectious in some way and that works. are you going to try it? who knows? if necessary. in the unlikely event. sometimes i like to say under my breath, i cannot believe you are still talking. back in an hour's time, we will talk to you then.

there will be a national day of mourning in kazakhstan today for 12 people who died in a plane crash. dozens more were injured when the bek air plane collided with a building shortly after take off. but, amazingly, some survivors walked out of the wreckage unharmed. earlier we spoke to one of them, aslan nazaraliyev before impact there was huge panic in the plane and the engines were soaring very loudly. at the same time it was swaying from side to side and vibrating very tremendously, like shaking. i tightened up my seat belt very tight andi tightened up my seat belt very tight and i was ready for the collision. since i was sitting on the isle side andi since i was sitting on the isle side and i was observing how once we hit the ground and how the debris or whatever would come to our site, i

was thinking i would have a chance somehow to escape by dipping down a little bit. the force was huge and once, i think we first hit the ground and then we slid and hit a two story concrete building. i think the concrete building stopped the plane going further. on the right side of me there was an emergency exit, which i was not aware of it before the plane took off. there was a guy on the right side of me, i think it had opened the emergency exit, it was already open. we started escaping from the emergency exit to outside on the wing because it was just over the wing. once we got out from the plane there were slippery wings, it was icy a bit.

everyone who was jumping on the wind was slipping down and falling backwards of the wing. then we help each other and go over there wing to the front side. all the men, we started to help those who have been damaged, trying to pull them out, find someone. it was very dark. we started lighting with cell phones and found some people over there. there were some screaming people. some guys were asking for help but very wea kly some guys were asking for help but very weakly because they were very damaged and there was a falling ceiling. parts of concrete as well. then i realised later, we have seen those particles were from the concrete building, the two story building. when the plane crashed,

the concrete had fallen onto the plane as well. that was the case. sounds like it was absolutely terrifying and get yourself and other survivors made sure they went back to help others, despite the fa ct back to help others, despite the fact it could have been incredibly dangerous. there could have been explosions. some guys were shouting it can explode. let's try to help those, take them far away from the plane. it was really hard because of all the debris and concrete which had smashed. it is hard to help many people. it was impossible to take them out. we were to have damaged them out. we were to have damaged them all. we took out several people but most of them we could not help because they were under this bolder wreckage. incredible. headlines coming up.

hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. now a summary of this morning's main news. the d—day veteran harry billinge, who's helped raise thousands of pounds for charity, has been awarded an mbe in the annual new year honours list. the 9a—year—old was recognised for his fund raising efforts around this summer's d—day anniversary. amongst the celebrities honoured are singer and actor olivia newton—john, who has been

made a dame. the list also includes four members of england's world cup winning cricket team. rescuers have found the bodies of six people after a helicopter crashed at the top of a mountain on the hawaiian island of kauai. the aircraft was carrying seven people but officials said there were no signs of survivors. a british man who won one of europe's biggest lotteryjackpots has died after a short illness. colin weir, who was 71, and wife chris, from largs in north ayrshire, claimed the £161 million euromillions prize in 2011. at the time, it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins after a series of rollovers boosted the jackpot. a report is calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to end what it calls "nightmare railjourneys". the campaign for better transport says the current system of franchising should be replaced by more flexible contracts, which would allow greater competition on inter—city routes. it comes just weeks before the department for transport is expected to publish its plans

for a review of the railways. if you got a remote—controlled car for christmas, it probably won't match up to the one that nasa has just unveiled. this is the latest mars rover which will be heading to the red planet in july. slow moving, very slow moving. it's fuelled by a mini nuclear reactor and is fitted with 23 cameras, articulated arms, a drill to collect samples and a laser to analyse them. you would not want a nuclear reactor at home. it will cruise the surface of the planet for around two years. not available in the shops, needless to say. no, do not like the toddler loose with the remote control on that one either. —— let the toddler. those are the main stories this morning. lots of talk about sport, with the new year's honours list. yes, lovely to see people and lots of different sports, notjust

yes, lovely to see people and lots of different sports, not just the big sports. with that moment with the cricket, even people who do not normally follow cricket, it was one of those moments. yes, you will always remember where you were. watching that and wimbledon was ongoing at the same time. it was one of those iconic summer days. they have a tough task in south africa. england's cricketer are facing a huge battle if they're to win their first test against south africa in centurion. the hosts started day three, just over half an hour ago with a healthy lead of 175 with 6 second innings wickets remaining. jos buttler has succumbed to the illness that has swept through the england camp, sojonny bairstow is keeping wicket. well, england thought they'd made a good start when anrich nortje was given out, caught behind off sam curran, but south africa reviewed the decision and replays showed that the ball hit the batsman's shoulder rather than his bat,

so the umpire's decision was overturned. a few moments ago, south africa were 97 for a, a lead of 200. well, away from the test match, some happier news for england captainjoe root. he's one of five players from england's world cup winning one—day team honoured in the queen's new year honours list. root has been made an mbe. very privileged and a bit humbled, to be honest, to be receiving an award like that. when you play cricket you are part of a team and you rely on 11 other blokes and a huge support staff and players around the squad to influence the game. without those people around, your individual successes along the way do not really mean anything, it is all about collectively doing something special. it was another dramatic night in the premier league and one that will give liverpool fans more reasons to believe the 30—year wait for a league title could nearly be over.

that's because wolves fought back from two goals down to beat ten—man manchester city. pep guardiola's side are now 1a points behind the leaders who have a game in hand. patrick gearey reports. fights with wolves rarely end well. was this the exhausted end of a title defence? 1a points behind liverpool. the last thing manchester city needed was this — goalkeeper ederson sent off inside 12 minutes. then it got confusing. first, var saw this as a foul on riyad mahrez. city penalty, raheem sterling to take. but wait. the man behind the monitor spotted gold shirts in the area. retake, stirling again. and again. one out of three would do. you could hear what wolves fans thought of that, and their mood wasn't improved when sterling surged once more. this time, he only needed one go at it. but the ten men were tiring and in that state, the last opponent you want to face is adama traore. he smashed wolves back into this, then refused to give city

a moment's peace. here, benjamin mendy lost the battle, rauljimenez did the easy bit. 2-2. city wheezed, their fight finally gone. in the 89th minute, matt doherty wound up the knockout blow. a second wolves win over city this season — one that might turn the title race into a liverpool lap of honour. patrick gearey, bbc news. the last previous two seasons, we are used to winning a lot of games, to being there at the top, fighting, and now we are far away, so we have to adjust mentally to the situation. and prepare the next games, you know, for the premier league, and because the game, after 70 minutes, changed absolutely everything. so guardiola believes the title race is over. he's focusing on second placed leicester city who are just a point ahead of them. dan walker is here. football focus up later. good morning. plenty to talk about

today. it is one of those days where you're not quite sure whether it is friday, thursday or saturday. it is saturday, football focus is on. are you struggling with your voice? i have a touch of the barry white. i have a touch of the barry white. i have had a cold over the christmas period. that is annoying. you stop work for a bit... i do not like to talk about it. are you choosing to do it as barry white? it is a little bit lower than it would normally be for me. anyway, perhaps not the full barry white. we have a packed programme, we are run from midday. we will be talking about what happened last night with extended highlights from molineux and that remarkable victory for wolves which most people think it has guaranteed liverpool the title. we are also looking at jamie vardy, liverpool the title. we are also looking atjamie vardy, he has been speaking to caroline. he has had a brilliant season so far. i know leicester were recently beaten by

liverpool but he is expecting a new baby with his wife and he sat down with caroline to talk notjust about football but also about family. have a look. rebekah is pregnant and could go at any minute. are you getting ready for sleepless nights, bottle feeds? i'll be honest, i have not really done much of the night feeds. if i have got training or a game, she just tells me to stay in bed, make sure i am fresh, but if we have played a game and it is a day off the next day, i make sure i help out and stay up as long as i can. i know your little ones are getting excited for the baby's arrival? yeah, they can't wait. it has been good because no—one knows what we are having, so it is even better. it is a little surprise for everyone. and obviously the festive period, how is it with the little ones? yeah, it has been a constant in the house. no, it is fun. obviously super excited for it so you get into the spirit with them and as long as they are smiling, that is all that matters. plenty more from jamie vardy.

plenty more from jamie vardym plenty more from jamie vardy. if you are wearing shorts, you need to think about how you are sitting. you we re think about how you are sitting. you were worried about the footballer‘s spread? yes. i did cbeebies bedtime stories and they wanted one of them to bea stories and they wanted one of them to be a sporty stories so they said, can you bring in some shots, and i did, andi can you bring in some shots, and i did, and i thought they were a suitable length, but i was dispatched to get some tracksuit trousers. —— some shorts. ok. moving on, also in football focus today... i will be fully clothed. we have a lovely piece on honesty cards where we have two players from the same tea m we have two players from the same team to interview each other. we have scott mctominay from manchester united. we have a look back at the women's world cup in the summer, is fascinating —— fascinating insight into some of the key players, phil

neville as well, it is a good 25 minute piece, looking at what it did for the women's game. england were desperate to win it but they were not tight in the semifinals by the eventual winners, the united states of america. alex scott was one of the pundits on that, who is in the studio along with kevin colbon, who hopefully will be one of the stars of dancing on ice. he is light on his feet. yes, he has lost some weight and he is superfit. he was worried about being completely awful but he is getting better. have you seen him on ice? i have. he is the kind of man who will work hard to get better at it. that is it, all professional sports people, when they are given a challenge, they will work hard at it. we are not talking about that. we will talk about football. in trousers. no shots, i promise you. thank you. —— no shorts.

fallon sherrock‘s fairytale run at darts' pdc world championship has come to an end. after becoming the first woman to win a match at the tournament, and then winning in the second round, she was finally beaten commentator: dart in his hand! the saying goes don't be sad that it's over, smile because it happened. even in defeat, fallon sherrock couldn't stop beaming after a fortnight to remember. there's people now who didn't watch darts that want to watch it now and it's like, especially with the ladies' game, i've just proved now that we can compete with all of these men and, like, so it gives us more opportunity. amidst the costumes and the christmas revelry, this crowd knew well the significance of her story. it's exceptional for women's sport to see someone come in and do as well as she has. it was a really male—dominated sport and all of a sudden, it seems to have opened it up so it just makes it more exciting. i mean, the atmosphere's going to be electric, isn't it? sherrock was here for a good time — she hoped a long time —

but her run to this third round was no fluke. fallon's just living a fairytale! she was more than holding her own, deadly on the doubles to go two sets to one up. no wonder her opponent looked flummoxed! but soon, the momentum had swung. chris dobey had mastered his nerves and, in turn, silenced the crowd. tops for dobey! and in the sixth set, against a player who calls himself hollywood, fallon's fairytale was over. chris dobey! despite that, life will never be the same again. even when i go out, i'll get recognised and it'sjust blown up so much. it's incredible. even in defeat, fallon sherrock has picked up £35,000 — more than any female in the sport. yet more than that, she smashed a glass ceiling and cemented her place in sporting history. this palace has a new queen. natalie pirks, bbc news, alexandra palace. it certainly does. she is a great story. such a great

atmosphere in that place. her success , atmosphere in that place. her su ccess , very atmosphere in that place. her success, very good. we will see you later on. carl austin—behan was dismissed from the raf in 1997 because of his sexuality. it seems incredible now, doesn't it?. but instead of letting that experience destroy him, he became a firefighter, received an award for bravery and later became the youngest ever lord mayor of manchester. to charity. carl austin behanjoins us now. good morning. good morning. we have been through this with a few people this morning, you now have an obe after your name. how does that feel? iam after your name. how does that feel? i am overwhelmed, blown away. when the letter first came through, a few weeks earlier i received a letter asking if i wanted to be appointed asking if i wanted to be appointed asa asking if i wanted to be appointed as a deputy lieutenant for greater manchester, which still goes through

the cabinet office, so when the letter ca me the cabinet office, so when the letter came two weeks later regarding the obe, i had to keep looking and check because i thought there might have been a mistake with there might have been a mistake with the letter that had been sent, two recognitions in such a short space of time. you phoned up and said, is this for me?. i was completely blown away. i was proud, privileged and honoured to have received that. all the people involved with the charities, the groups, the organisations, throughout my lifetime, who have been a part of that. getting involved in charity groups. you have mentioned coming out of the raf. just explain that time. mentioned coming out of the raf. just explain that timelj mentioned coming out of the raf.

just explain that time. i joined the raf in 1991 when it was illegal to serve in the armed forces. even though i knew it was illegal, i still felt, why should that stop me for serving full queen and country? you joined the raf knowing. for serving full queen and country? you joined the raf knowinglj for serving full queen and country? you joined the raf knowing. i went through my early years trying to hide my sexuality. when ijoined the air force, i went through a period of living a double, treble and quadruple lie. when i came back home to manchester, i was trying to live my own life. in the air. i was doing what society said was right. —— in the air force. then i was the moment you are officially challenged. the air force. then i was the moment you are officially challengedm was in april of 1997. there were three people there, the officer in charge of admin, who was the vicar,

and the police basically. theyjust asked me, we've had a report, do you have homosexual tendencies? asked me, we've had a report, do you have homosexualtendencies? oh, my goodness. in that split second, i could have said no but there was also that split second when i had to think about, do i want to be true to myself? it is about me being me and accepting who i am. that split—second changed my life. i could have gone to military prison for six months. the only reason that did not happen is because, earlier in my raf career, i had rescued a pilot from a burning aircraft and gotan pilot from a burning aircraft and got an award for bravery. in 1996i got an award for bravery. in 1996i got an award for bravery. in 1996i got a commendation in the queen's birthday honours list. i think that is what saved me from going to prison. even as you tell that story now, there is a bit of a lump in your throat. there is. it is not

that long ago. it is incredible. i signed up for 22 years. before that happened, i was sent a letter to say i was getting promoted to become a corporal, which was unheard of in such a short time. my service record was exemplary. just because of my sexuality, because of some ruling, it meant i could not serve but i had done everything they could possibly want. i hold nothing against the air force. i hold them in high esteem. i go to events. i had an honour 18 months ago to go and speak at one of their dinners. they were the rules and regulations at the time and i have not let that hold me back. doesn't it show how far we have come in 22 years that now you have received an honour for lgbt communities? because of that experience, is that why you had thrown yourself into the community?

i could quite easily when discharged had taken a different path. i came back to manchester, i worked for asda for six months, stacking shelves. i managed to get into greater manchester fire service in 1998, i was the first openly gay person to have joined the fire service. i did that for about 18 months. i left on my own accord. i then entered a competition, mr gay uk. i entered that because i realised there were still inequalities back then. we were lucky in manchester, birmingham and london with the communities we had. for a lot of people in other areas, like derby, staffordshire, or even in greater manchester, like rochdale, bury and bolton but i did not have any acceptance. i used the

platform of mr gay uk to promote equality and diversity back then. that is what i have carried on doing. iam that is what i have carried on doing. i am very much into my charity work, helping hiv and aids and also alzheimer's society. i had been so lucky and privileged, just having opportunities. even the fact of when i got involved in local politics, there reason i got involved with their local council, i was fed up with complaining about things. did you get a little bit of a celebration now it is out there?” will be celebrating. it has come earlier. normally it is around about the 29th, 30th. we were talking about that. you had the weekend to celebrate. your little girl. it has been amazing. seeing her face. what a year! unfortunately, last month, my mum passed away. i received a

letter on the 16th of november. after absorbing and taking it all m, after absorbing and taking it all in, we had a party for my mum and i managed to tell my mum can say she did know. the honour is in respect of my mother, my family and my lgbt family. —— my mum, so she did know. we are catching up with quite a few of the new year's honours winners this morning. it is one of those days, isn't it? we will be talking to harry billingejust days, isn't it? we will be talking to harry billinge just after ten past nine. here's susan with a look at this morning's weather. good to have some of those stories to left us today. at the moment there is clout and gloom across many parts of the uk. that will be the story dominating for the weekend. we

had this weather system to the north—west, bringing range into scotla nd north—west, bringing range into scotland and northern ireland. it is pulling in very mild air. it has picked up lots of moisture from the atlantic, giving cloud in the west with stubborn patches of mist and fog around which may not clear even in the afternoon. the best chance of the brightness in england and wales in the north and west where the breeze were left this afternoon. increasingly wet across western and the essential suede of scotland in the essential suede of scotland in the second half of the day. in the moray firth, we should see some sunshine. here we will have the highest temperatures across the uk, at 213 degrees. this evening, looking wet across the west of scotland. elsewhere, the mist and merck, if anything, will tend to thicken. these are the overnight

temperatures, what we can expect by day at best at this time of year. it is this orange ribbon, if you like, you can see behind me, stretching out from the azores into scotland and northern ireland through the weekend. that is getting us there is particularly high temperatures. on sunday, the high across the continent will bring drier air across england and wales. that could mean we see less in a way of cloud and mac and more in a way of brightness. it does look like scotla nd brightness. it does look like scotland and northern ireland will be favoured with the sunny skies with rain in the west of scotland. we could get up to 15 degrees, exceptionally mild for this time of year. certainly not when we climatically would not expect to be. we will get back to average temperatures by new year's eve. not

particularly cold air following south behind it. the temperatures will nudge down. not bearing much in the way of rain. we are back with a dry picture for the majority of the uk is he going to the celebratory pa rt uk is he going to the celebratory part of new year's eve. there should be plenty of dry weather if your plans involve being outdoors. there could be visibility issues with dense patches of fog forming and they could stick around into new year's day. that is the outlook as we and 2020, 2019! she is wishing for year away. it is the time of the morning when you are always hungry. our next guests loved their grandma's cooking so much, it inspired them to start posting easy step—by—step caribbean recipes on youtube. the brothers, who go by the name original flava, soon found themselves with tens of thousands of subscribers, and recently the duo have been embracing one of 2019's biggest food trends — veganism.

let's take a look at their channel. hey, guys. what's happening, guys? a lovely vegan bowl for you. veganuary as well. it's true. a lot of people are jumping on to plant—based things. it is a beautiful recipe to go for. a combination of great recipes inside. it's plantain, mushrooms. it's got brown—shoot broccoli. it's got rice and peas. it's got callaloo as well. guy's, this recipe is absolutely delicious. if you're thinking of experimenting with vegan, this is definitely the one to start with. easy tasty. that's right. it's accessible as well. that's right. check out the vegan flavour. craig and shaun mcanuff are here. very good morning. full disclosure. the first thing i saw when i googled a pairof you the first thing i saw when i googled a pair of you was carried out. we love all types of food. curried goat is one of the most popular dishes from jamaica. also, veganism as

well, the fruits and vegetables, they are used all the time. people think at the higuain diet requires more thought and more preparation. —— a vegan diet. more thought and more preparation. -- a vegan diet. we tried to make veganism as simple as possible. we make veganism accessible for eve ryo ne make veganism accessible for everyone by making it easy, through our videos, as you can see. which one, if someone thought that looks nice, give it a try, what is the easy way end? just start with what you know. if you know how to season your chicken or you'll be for your pork a certain way, jesse is in it the same way you do with vegetables. —— just sees in it. do not think of it like a new world but see it as something you are used to doing. you

are used to seasoning. people are so embedded with their use of meat. what would your grandma think about cutting meat out of had diet? we bring a few vegan dishes to grandma, and she says, what kind of religion is this? was she the inspiration to you guys starting in the first place? my mother and grandmother we re place? my mother and grandmother were always in the kitchen. we were close to them and picked up the traits of cooking. they gave us the worstjobs, like traits of cooking. they gave us the worst jobs, like setting traits of cooking. they gave us the worstjobs, like setting the table and peeling the potatoes. overseeing everything. how does it work practically in the kitchen? often chefs like their own rules. you work on your own. how do you divide the rails? we were so used to cooking as a family and you see it as a team

effort. —— the roles. it is about coming together and making sure everyone is sad and happy and everyone is sad and happy and everyone is sad and happy and everyone is having a good time. that is what it is about. we tried to do that with our cookbook and our online channel. what dish had he brought in for as today? you did not bring in any food! after christmas, all the food went. 2019 will be remembered as the year of veganism. what do you think 2020 will be remembered as? definitely moving to more sustainability with food and how to treat food and preserve the how to treat food and preserve the how to treat food and preserve the how to avoid wastage of food as well. even from the potato peeling is... what would you do with that? keep the skins on your vegetables. all the nutrients in the skin.

grandmother always here to tell us not to throw food away. you can freeze there as well. is there a vegetable you can introduce as to which might not be routinely in peoples recipes at the moment? plantain and jackfruit will be massive. they were introduced a bit more in 2019 but i think plantain and jackfruit will be heavily, heavily introduced in 2020.m and jackfruit will be heavily, heavily introduced in 2020. it is increasingly available and big supermarkets, in a way it did not used to be. we will talk to you in a yea r‘s used to be. we will talk to you in a year's time. we also have a curry dish as well. thank you. craig and shaun's youtube channel is called original flava. stay with us. headlines coming up.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today: a new year honour for world war two veteran harry billinge, who won the hearts of millions for his fundraising efforts around

the summer's d—day commemorations. don't say i am a hero. i'm no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead, and i will never forget them as long i live. singer and actor olivia newton—john is made a dame for services to cancer research and entertainment. recognition also for members of the england's world cup winning cricket team. the woman whose husband and two children drowned at a resort in spain on christmas eve says all three could swim and blames a fault with the pool. england's cricketers are frustrated on day three of their first test against south africa, as the hosts continue to build a healthy lead in their second innings at centurion. good morning. a very mild weekend ahead with temperatures up into the mid teens for some of us. how mild will it stay as we approach new

year? more details coming up. it's saturday the 28th of december. our top story: d—day veteran harry billinge has received an mbe in the annual new year honours list. the 9a—year—old was recognised for his fund raising efforts around this summer's d—day commemorations. he's one of nearly 1,100 people to have received an award, including singer and actor olivia newton—john. this report from our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba contains flashing images. # you're the one that i want # you are the one i want... olivia newton—john says she is honoured and grateful to be made a dame for services to charity, cancer research and entertainment. a damehood, too, for floella benjamin, for her lifelong work with children's charities. absolutely amazing to be recognised this way for doing charity work. i realised that childhood lasts a lifetime and i had to give back to children because when i did playschool 43 years ago,

i realised children did not have a voice. of course, the vast majority of those who will come here to buckingham palace or the other royal residences to receive their honours are not those in the public eye, they are individuals who have done something special for their community or their country. thank you. don't thank me, and don't say i am a hero. i am no hero. i was lucky. i'm here. all the heroes are dead, and i will never forget them as long as i live. people like d—day veteran harry billinge who becomes an mbe in recognition of his charity fundraising work. and do you know, when i am doing this collection, a wonderful calm comes over me, because i am doing something for the boys. there are knighthoods for two british film—makers, steve mcqueen, who directed the oscar—winning 12 years a slave and sam mendes, who directed bond films skyfall and spectre.

in the world of sport, eoin morgan, who captained england to victory in the cricket world cup, becomes a cbe. ben stokes an obe, jos buttler and joe root become mbes. an mbe, too, for england star jill scott for services to women's football. for services to music, queen drummer roger taylor is made an obe, and singer billy ocean an mbe. rhiane mannings set up the charity 2 wish upon a star to help families deal with a sudden death after the loss of her son and husband. she gave us her reaction to receiving an mbe for her work. it is bittersweet. i would give back any award to turn the clock back for me and the children, but the amount of messages i have received, it is just humbling. i have never set out to do it for any award.

i do it because of my boys' memories and their legacy, but i have had lovely messages from families that we are now supporting who really did deserve it and without 2 wish, they would probably have not received anything. just one of the incredible people to be honoured this year. another, of course, is harry billinge. tim is with him at his home in cornwall and we willjoin him in a few moments to find out how he feels about being awarded the honour of being invited to the palace. a mother whose husband and two children drowned in a swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas eve has insisted all three knew how to swim. olubunmi diya said her children went into the resort‘s pool using the steps but were "dragged into the middle" and "could not get out". sean dilley reports. four days on from a christmas tragedy, a mother in mourning speaks out. 52—year—old gabriel diya,

his nine—year—old daughter comfort, pictured here, and his 16—year—old son, praise—emmanuel, died in this pool at club la costa world. speaking for the first time since their deaths, the mother and wife of the victims, olubunmi diya, sought to correct what she called inaccurate information. she said the whole family were present when comfort and praise—emmanuel found themselves in trouble and that their father gabriel attempted to help them. all three died. in a tribute sent from the spanish resort, she spoke of the joy and love herfamily brought to the world and she said, i believe something was wrong with the pool that must‘ve made swimming difficult for them at that point in time. the owners of the hotel, club la costa resort, refute this. pointing at an official police report, they say, diligent and exhaustive police investigations into the tragedy have confirmed that the pool was working normally and there was no malfunction of any kind. our sympathies remain with the family at what we understand

must be a stressful and desperately upsetting time for them. but mrs diya says police investigations are ongoing and that no such conclusion has been shared with her or her family. rescuers have found the bodies of six people after a helicopter crashed at the top of a mountain on the hawaiian island of kauai. the aircraft was carrying seven people but officials said there were no signs of survivors. it was reported missing as it was getting dark on thursday evening. the weather conditions were described as challenging, with low visibility and blustery winds. earlier, localjounalist blaze lovell told us what will happen next in the investigation. they're going to continue the search tomorrow to possibly find the seventh person on board that aircraft. county fire officials said it does not appear there will be any survivors. now this is a very rugged area of the island of kauai. there have been crashes in that area before,

two of them have been deadly, in the early 20005, and right now, the county is trying to identify who the bodies are, and trying to make contact with those families. they have not released the identities yet of who those families are, to respect their privacy, but they are trying to work on that and the us federal government will also be investigating the incident since it took place in the air. at least 60 people are reported to have been killed in the somali capital, mogadishu, in a car bomb attack. the huge explosion took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in the south—west of the city during the morning rush—hour. no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the militant group al—shabab has in the past carried out deadly attacks against government buildings and hotels in the city. a british man who won one of europe's biggest lotteryjackpots has died after a short illness. colin weir, who was 71, and wife chris, from largs in north ayrshire, claimed the £161 million

euromillions prize in 2011. at the time, it was one of europe's biggest ever lottery wins after a series of rollovers boosted the jackpot. a report is calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to end what it calls "nightmare railjourneys". the campaign for better transport says the current system of franchising should be replaced by more flexible contracts, which would allow greater competition on inter—city routes. it comes just weeks before the department for transport is expected to publish its plans for a review of the railways. the duchess of cambridge has praised the work of midwives in an open letter to the profession. highlighting the work they do, kate middleton said it was of "fundamental importance" to the early years development of children. kensington palace released these pictures of the duchess after she spent two days at a maternity unit. she described the experience as "a privilege". all the sport and the weather coming up all the sport and the weather coming upfor all the sport and the weather coming up for you shortly. it is one of

those mornings where we are celebrating the achievements of those people who have been awarded new year's honours. it has been a privilege to meet so many of them. a d—day veteran whose fundraising efforts have made headlines around the world is to be made an mbe for services to charity. harry billinge has raised more than £10,000 towards the cost of building a national memorial honouring his fallen comrades. if you're a regular breakfast viewer you'll know harry. we first met him earlier this year when he travelled to normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of the d—day landings, and we've been following his story ever since. this is it. they are on the beach, plunging waist deep into the sea. i am no hero. i was lucky. lam here. all the heroes are dead and i will never forget them as long as i live. he is a very special man. everybody loves my dad. i love my dad more than anybody else.

all i know is, normandy veterans love one another beyond the love of women. thank you, darling. i am all right. are you all right? hello. he isjust a lovely man and he will help anybody, and what he has done for his charity is unbelievable. i will fill this by lunchtime.” i will fill this by lunchtime. i saw you on the telly. this is it, this is what you have been raising money towards and you have never seen this before. no, never. how does it make you feel because the work you're doing, it is concrete, it is tangible, you can touch it? marvellous. god bless you, too. very

good man, maddix. we try. they looked after me. what were you told just before you landed? inaudible iam no inaudible i am no hero. all the heroes are dead, to the world, not to me. because these fellows have never died. to live in hearts left behind is not to die. just so poignant and powerful every time we hear from harry and it has been such a privilege to get that slice of history through his eyes. it is fairto history through his eyes. it is fair to say there is something about harry that has touched so many people over the past few months. breakfast‘s tim muffett, is with harry at his home in cornwall, and we can join them now. morning. good morning to you. so many of us

have been inspired by the words and the actions of the man who is sat next to me. i am delighted to introduce the d—day veteran and fundraiser extraordinaire harry. you have an mbe. how did you feel when you find out you had received the award? i always say there are no words that can express my feelings when i knew that. it was far from words that can express my feelings when i knew that. it was farfrom my mind that i was ever going to be recognised for doing a bit of a collection. for the men who never came back. that is the only thing that drove me on. and just to recap, the fundraising you have done, what did you set out to do and why did you want to do it? well, i did start out, i wanted to raise at least

£22,442. that is £1 out, i wanted to raise at least £22,aa2. that is £1 for every person that was killed on d—day on gold beach. i did that up until august last year. now they are going to have a new monument, a place for education, for youngsters to go and have a look and see what d—day was really like. there is a museum there. there is a quiet room. you cannot imagine what a wonderful place it will be. i only hope i am spared to see it. it will not be completed until about the 3rd of september, which will be the anniversary of the start of the first world war, which was the 3rd of september 1939. it started when i was a kid, 1a, buti of september 1939. it started when i was a kid, 1a, but i remember it

well. you landed on d-day. yes. in normandy. how important is it that a memorial is built for those people who did not come back? well, i think it isa who did not come back? well, i think it is a bit ofa who did not come back? well, i think it is a bit of a surprise really and a bit ofa it is a bit of a surprise really and a bit of a disgrace to think that the americans have a lovely memorial to the fallen, that is at omaha. the canadians on juno have to the fallen, that is at omaha. the canadians onjuno have a lovely memorial to the canadian fallen. and of course, a lot of the english fellows were with the canadians as well, but there is nothing to remember all those fellows, and the d—day campaign lasted from the 6th ofjune until the 22nd of august. between those dates, half a million men were killed or missing.

they were all young men. there were some older men. i had a friend of mine, ken, he was old enough to be my dad but he was fair. the majority we re my dad but he was fair. the majority were young men, 18, 20, 22. one man was 16 from the durham infantry. you mentioned your dad just then. you are not the first member of your family to be mentioned in the new year's honours list, are you? talk to us about your dad. my dad is a wonderful man. my dad joined the army in 1905 when they wore red tunics. he was smart. he when to africa, india. he has a medalfor the afghan in 1918. they had a lot

of trouble out in afghanistan for yea rs. of trouble out in afghanistan for years. my dad was in india, in africa, and also all over the world. he was in siberia. in 19a9, he got this medal here, didn't he? that is an imperial service medal for fatal service. my dad was a man i could look up to. he was on radio in london near barnet. they use to put up london near barnet. they use to put up aerials near faraday, london, and occupied norway. when the germans came over on a certain frequency, they were ok. if the aeroplane deviated, the plane would be all over the place. they dropped the

bombs on coventry. they didn't have any bombs on london until the germans found out what we were doing and they sent up a similar area and so their planes were safer. and now his son is an mbe, yourself, you'll fund raising next year, what are you planning? i will carry on. fund raising next year, what are you planning? iwill carry on. it fund raising next year, what are you planning? i will carry on. it will bea planning? i will carry on. it will be a monument fit for all those people who never came back. you cannot describe it. it takes the whole area. nobody landed in allr marsh. they built a harbour there but nobody landed in arromanches itself. that is where the monument is going to be. harry, again,

congratulations from all of the team on breakfast. how will you sum up your feelings now that you have received recognition for all the amazing work you have done? for the last 18 months, i had been doing the collecting. i relived the day every day before but it is more vivid. i lost a stone in weight collecting but i did not mind that. i am still inajob and but i did not mind that. i am still in a job and i was trying in my small way to repay. i came home and so many poor devils never came home. i loved them all. everybody who was a normandy veteran, we loved one another, and that is a marvellous thing. love is stronger than death. your words, as ever, inspiring not just to me but to everyone who is

watching. thank you for talking to us. what a man! watching. thank you for talking to us. whata man! on the of watching. thank you for talking to us. what a man! on the of everyone here, could you pass on to harry what an honour it has been to have been a small part of his story. charlie in the studio was just saying that he wants to pass you how much of an honour it has been for him and everyone on the team to have been part of your story. have you felt the support of people who have followed your journey?” felt the support of people who have followed yourjourney? i think everybody, the bbc and everybody, have been most kind to me. there are no words to describe the love they have extended to me. people from canada and the netherlands have shaken my hand, remembering me when i was shaken my hand, remembering me when iwas in shaken my hand, remembering me when i was in the netherlands. people

sent a load of money from the netherlands for the collection when they knew i was there collecting for they knew i was there collecting for the memorial. marvellous. thank you very much, tim. you have been very good to me as well. on behalf of the whole team, thank you very much indeed. many congratulations. keep up indeed. many congratulations. keep up the amazing work you had been doing. it is so lovely to see harry smiling. it has been an honour to have been part of the journey he has been on more recently, and indeed to all those people. we have met some extraordinary people. we are so lucky to have had to harry with us this entire year. here's susan with a look at this morning's weather. so good to have had no storage to brighten their weekend. lots of

cloud across the sky. —— those stories. another thing to mention, despite the overcast skies, it will be really mild. everything is feeding in from the south—west, a mild sauce. lots of moisture where the weather front to the north—west for northern ireland and scotland. for england and wales, there is cloud in the west. that will left but it could sit around as low cloud into the afternoon. further west, a bit more breeze. hopefully the cloud will break out the sunshine in northern england and ireland. the rain will turn more heady and more persistent. hopefully some breaks in the cloud. temperatures ten to 12 degrees, very much on the mild side is that this evening, more rain in

scotland, pushing its way north and east winds before starting to play in the small hours. it will start to pick it up again as we are into sunday morning. these are the overnight lows. 9 degrees in aberdeen and belfast. we are sitting in such mild air. you can see an orange stripe coming up from the azores and to scotland and northern ireland on sunday that hopefully we will pull in some continental air and mix that with some of the moisture we have got to help break the cloud at full sunday across england and wales. i am hoping there will be mowing away of brightness and sunshine for england and wales in the second half of the weekend. the rain is less expensive in scotland. where there is shelter from the wind and sunshine, it could be unseasonably warm, temperatures up be unseasonably warm, temperatures up to 15 degrees. across the board, temperatures are above average. as we look ahead into the beginning of

the new week, a cold weather front will slide south across the uk on monday, not very much in the way of rain but it wind around on tuesday and we move into a more northerly or north—westerly air stream and temperatures will return closer to average. tuesday, new year's eve, a lot of dry weather by day and also into the evening and into the small hours, if you plan on celebrating any reason you are travelling some dense patches of fog could cause some hitches. that is made a full castis some hitches. that is made a full cast is as we enter 2019. we will be sprinting to see the fireworks through the fog this year. —— as we enter. the broadcaster and former executive director of the fa david davies is here to tell us what's caught his eye this morning. he was a mere obe. that was

wonderful to hear harry. it is daunting, it is humbling when you hear from people like daunting, it is humbling when you hearfrom people like harry, and the extraordinary work he has done. but i had to say that the only worry i have about the honours is commonly shared. on the one hand, the hard, fantastic work that people like harry d. how do you equate that with sporting excellence? —— harry g. i ama sporting excellence? —— harry g. i am a proud lancashire cricket member. jos buttler has been honoured from the world cup team. how do equate that with the fantastic bravery of soldiers in afghanistan? there is a double page spread in the times. there we have it. to be fair to all those people who had been awarded, i am sure they will say the same thing. there is no comparison. in this generation, i am

not sure the mystery as to how someone gets an award is actually helpful to the system. i have reflected on this quite a lot over the years. it is right and other countries, by the way, mvp awards system in this country. i have heard that all over the world. there is still the worry about equating the different areas that people come from, for example then, of course, the political honours and the person who does theirjob, do they automatically get an honour? as we had been speaking to some people who otherwise would not an opportunity to tell us what they had been doing, people who had been involved in child bereavement work this morning. it gives them a mouthpiece they would not otherwise have. that is absolutely right. nobody should

belittle out. the real honours that matter are the owners that go to the people who do the work beyond the call of duty. you are right. it can be quite confusing in understanding the various routes towards getting an honour. that is right. it could be put right. this is a story you know a little bit about because of your links with sport. it is about london house prices and the area around what was the olympics. london house prices and the area around what was the olympicsm 2020 can expect to hear plenty about a probable uk and ireland bid for a future soccer world cup. for those of us who played a tiny part in the decision to bid for the 2012 olympics, this is reassuring that here is a proven area where things have improved as a legacy from that decision to go for the olympics and the winning of them, etc, etc. it is

quite remarkable. the average house price in new and has leapt by a29% since the start of the 21st century. soaring to ever £a00,000 now. since the start of the 21st century. soaring to ever £400,000 now. not so good if you are trying to buy one. absolutely. that is a fantastic area now. would it had been without the staging of the olympics, won by four votes ? staging of the olympics, won by four votes? that was the promise that we would leave a legacy in london. the legacy of london has arguably been as good as, if not better, as any legacy around the world. you had a story about dry january. you thinking about dry january? story about dry january. you thinking about dryjanuary? i read this. dry january is usually prized for its health benefits. i love

stories that say the researchers found couples who give out these for a month and beyond could save enough money to splash out on a variety of tempting trips, like amsterdam, portugal, jamaica, etc. i could not find where the research was coming from and then i found the words, foreign exchange. a travel company. good for them. an absolute surprise! iam good for them. an absolute surprise! i am reflecting on the subject i still have a8 hours to go. 72, even. iam not still have a8 hours to go. 72, even. i am not even reflecting on it. the headlines coming up in a moment.

hello, this is breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. here's a summary of this morning's main news. the d—day veteran harry billinge, who's helped raise thousands of pounds for charity, has been awarded an mbe in the annual new year honours list. the 94—year—old was recognised for his fund raising efforts for a memorial in normandy. he said he would accept the honour, not for himself, but for all the service personnel who were killed on d—day ad who were killed on d—day and the battle for normandy. i was trying on my small way. i came

home. so many never came home. i love them all. everybody who is in normandy veteran loves one another. and that is a marvellous thing, love is stronger than death. amongst the celebrities honoured are singer and actor olivia newton—john, who has been made a dame. the list also includes eoin morgan, ben stokes, joe root and jos buttler from england's world cup winning cricket team. a mother whose husband and two children drowned in a swimming pool on the costa del sol on christmas eve has insisted all three knew how to swim. in a statement released through her lawyers, olubunmi diya said she believed they drowned because something in the pool "made swimming difficult". the resort, club la costa world, insists the pool was working normally at the time of the tragedy. at least 60 people are reported to have been killed in the somali capital, mogadishu, in a car bomb attack. the huge explosion took place at a checkpoint at a busy intersection in the south—west of the city during the morning rush—hour. no group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but the militant group al—shabab has

in the past carried out deadly attacks against government buildings and hotels in the city. a report is calling for a radical overhaul of britain's railways to end what it calls "nightmare railjourneys". the campaign for better transport says the current system of franchising should be replaced by more flexible contracts, which would allow greater competition on inter—city routes. it comes just weeks before the department for transport is expected to publish its plans for a review of the railways. the duchess of cambridge has praised the work of midwives in an open letter to the profession. highlighting the work they do, kate middleton said it was of "fundamental importance" to the early years development of children. kensington palace released these pictures of the duchess after she spent two days at a maternity unit. she described the experience as "a privilege." those are the main stories this morning. let's have a look at the sport. england cricketers featuring heavily in the new year's honours but in action as we speak.

they will be happy with those honours but they may not be happy with how the game is going and also illness sweeping through the camp. it is being described as lucky. jack leach, chris woakes, marc woods, they are all in quarantine. joe root was on the pitch, he was off the pitch, he is now back on. ollie pope backin pitch, he is now back on. ollie pope back in training today. it is a bit ofa back in training today. it is a bit of a slog. england's hopes of winning the first test against south africa are fast disappearing in centurion. south africa are building a healthy lead, but several of england's players are from from healthy. jos buttler has succumbed to the illness that has swept through the england camp, jonny bairstow is keeping wicket. captainjoe root has also been struggling. well, england thought they'd made a good start when anrich nortje was given out, caught behind off sam curran, but south africa reviewed the decision and replays

showed that the ball hit the batsman's shoulder rather than his bat, so the umpire's decision was overturned. since then nortje and debutant rassie van der dussen have really frustrated england but van der dussen has just been given lbw. a little glimmer of hope. south africa are 153 for 5, a lead of 256. it was another dramatic night in the premier league and one that will give liverpool fans more reasons to believe the 30—year wait for a league title could nearly be over. that's because wolves fought back from two goals down to beat ten—man manchester city. pep guardiola's side are now 14 points behind the leaders who have a game in hand. patrick gearey reports. fights with wolves rarely end well. was this the exhausted end of a title defence? 14 points behind liverpool. the last thing manchester city needed was this — goalkeeper ederson sent off inside 12 minutes. then it got confusing.

first, var saw this as a foul on riyad mahrez. city penalty, raheem sterling to take. but wait. the man behind the monitor spotted gold shirts in the area. retake, stirling again. and again. one out of three would do. you could hear what wolves fans thought of that, and their mood wasn't improved when sterling surged once more. this time, he only needed one go at it. but the ten men were tiring and in that state, the last opponent you want to face is adama traore. he smashed wolves back into this, then refused to give city a moment's peace. here, benjamin mendy lost the battle, rauljimenez did the easy bit. 2-2. city wheezed, their fight finally gone. in the 89th minute, matt doherty wound up the knockout blow. a second wolves win over city this season — one that might turn the title race into a liverpool lap of honour. patrick gearey, bbc news. the last previous two seasons, we are used to winning a lot

of games, to being there at the top, fighting, and now we are far away, so we have to adjust mentally to the situation. and prepare the next games, you know, for the premier league, and because the game, after 70 minutes, changed absolutely everything. well, plenty of people from the world of sport have had some happy news with the queen's new year honours list. england midfielderjill scott, who was part of the world cup side that reached the semifinals of the tournament in france this summer, has been made an mbe. it just feels really surreal, i think, to see my name, jill scott mbe. it just feels really surreal. obviously it has been a great journey for women's football from the time that i started playing till now, and to see the recognition that women's football is now getting, it is very pleasing. england midfielder izzy christiansen has returned to the women's super league after annoucing that she's joined everton.

christiansen moves to merseyside from the european champions, lyon, on an 18—month deal. she scored five goals in 26 games for the french side, since making the move from manchester city. christiansen actually began her career at everton before moving to birmingham ten years ago. former manchester united and sweden striker zlatan ibrahimovic has returned to ac milan on a short—term deal until the end of the season. he was a free agent after leaving la galaxy at the end of the mls season. ibrahimovic spent two seasons at milan from 2010. but the seven—time champions league winners are having a tough season. they are currently 11th in the table after losing their last match 5—0 at atalanta. to darts, and fallon sherrock‘s fairytale run at the pdc world championship has come to an end. she lost a—2 in the third round to the 22nd seed, chris dobey, in front of an electric crowd at alexandra palace. the 25—year—old became the first woman to win a game in the tournament and followed that

with another in the second round. we spoke to sherrock earlier in the programme and she thinks more women should be allowed to compete in the championship. iam hoping, obviously, they look into it a bit more, and maybe even four women, because there are more women that can play to my standard, if not better. we just need more opportunities to prove ourselves and show that we can beat the men, and i mean, if we had four women in it, just say, you would probably see more of us beating the men and more shocks and it would be great entertainment. there was late drama as wasps snatched a win over bristol in rugby union's premiership. nizaam carr's try in the 80th minute earned the visitors a surprise victory. bristol could have gone top with a win, but were denied right at the end at ashton gate. in the pro 14, ulster signed off the year in style. they crossed the line five times as they thrashed connacht by 35 points to 3 in belfast to earn a bonus point victory at a sold—out kingspan.

tyson fury and deontay wilder have finally confirmed the date of their much anticipated rematch. the fight will take place in las vegas on the 22nd of february next year with wilder's wbc world heavyweight title on the line. the last meeting between the pair in los angeles 12 months ago ended in a controversial draw. anthonyjoshua holds the other three major heavyweight titles. the yacht comanche, skippered byjim cooney, has won the 75th edition of the annual sydney to hobart race. the race started back in 1945 and covers roughly 630 nautical miles of the tasman sea and the treacherous bass strait. it looks calm there. it's australia's premier yachting event and considered among the world's most gruelling. good celebrations. amazing images, just how tall they are.

you could not be out at sea on them. you could not be out at sea on them. you know when it is really dramatic, my stomach. i get upset by the way champagne. thank you very much. —— the wasted champagne. the new years honours list has been revealed, but one recipient who won't be worried about what to wear to the palace is gok wan. the tv stylist, who is also a vocal advocate for the lgbt community and anti—bullying campaigner, is being awarded an mbe for services to fashion and social awareness. hejoins us now. good morning. good morning. it is so early. it is early, but you are celebrating today. light saithe out loud and proud, gok wan, mbe. how does that sound ? loud and proud, gok wan, mbe. how does that sound? you are the first person that has said that to me. unbelievable. i am overwhelmed. person that has said that to me. unbelievable. iam overwhelmed. i person that has said that to me. unbelievable. i am overwhelmed. i am exhausted. the news came out last night at half past ten, that is when

the story broke and i got off stage in panto in cardiff, so i have been talking to people on my phone all night and talking to people on my phone all nightandi talking to people on my phone all night and i have not been to bed. i have been celebrating for nine hours, but overjoyed, i could not be happier. so proud, but very humbled. officially for your services to social awareness. it is such an important thing. very much to do with what you've been through in your own life and you made a clear decision that the things you had learned, when you were younger, but your sexuality and your weight and all those things, you were brave enough to put that all out there to help other people. thank you for saying that. it is really odd, i am the luckiest person in the world because i love myjob, the work i do, the tv work, the documentaries, the campaign work for the amazing organisations, so to be able to be recognised for that work and to feel you have made the difference, this is coming from a boy that left school at 15 with no gcses, and was

told that he would never amount to anything, to suddenly get the biggest gold star you can get, is remarkable. it is lovely to know that all the work you put in a way from the public eye and the cameras, when i am working on the campaigns in the charity work, that that has been recognised as well, and it is brilliant, because it puts those charities and incredible organisations like stonewall and kate skip, and the prince's trust, it puts them into the public eye as well, so i am honoured but i feel like i am carrying this mbe for all of those people i have worked with, because it is notjust me, it is all of those people that have trusted me with their work as well. you're a recognisable public figure and you've paid your story out there. do you've paid your story out there. do you get people coming up to you in the street and telling you stories, perhaps how you have helped them, does that happen quite a bit?l perhaps how you have helped them, does that happen quite a bit? a lot andi does that happen quite a bit? a lot and i am lucky because the profile i have got on television has been

accessible and friendly, and myjob is to help people, whether i am addressing them are helping them with their body confidence or self—esteem or doing the charity work, all myjob it is to help and advise people. it allows people to come towards me and it is incredible. you will be sat in an airport waiting to get on a train or having a coffee somewhere, and someone will say, your story inspired me, iwas someone will say, your story inspired me, i was severely anorexic, or i was bullied, or i had trouble screwing up being mixed—race. all those things. the fa ct mixed—race. all those things. the fact they can say that my story has allowed them to develop into the people they have turned into, it is a blessing, and emotional and i have been late for so many appointments because i cannot stop talking to them. i cannot believe how perky you are giving you have not had any sleep. it is yesterday's energy. i have pa nto blood sleep. it is yesterday's energy. i have panto blood rushing through me.

i have got to dress as a fairy in a couple of first time. talk me through the outfit you have chosen today and looking ahead, have you thought about what you will wear when you go to get the award?” thought about what you will wear when you go to get the award? i have thought about it but i will not talk about it on camera. it will be a big surprise. i might go in my panto outfit which is a silver club, silver boots and a silver one. hopefully i will take my mum which will be a massive styling job. mum, dad, family, i love you very much.” know you're watching. how did mum react when she found out? they are so proud, they are my biggest supporters, the closest people in my life. it is nice to be able to share something like this with them. for many years, when i was growing up, i never thought i would amount to anything. idid never thought i would amount to anything. i did not think i would be strong enough or clever enough or brave enough to do anything so to be able to do this at the tender age of

22, i feel very excited. thank you for staying up with us and good luck with the show today. may ijust for staying up with us and good luck with the show today. may i just say congratulations to everybody else that got a honour this year because it is so nice to be able to share this moment with all of them. well said. gok wan, lovely to speak to you this morning. so modest. all of those who have received a honour this morning have been so modest, it has been lovely meeting them. let's have a look at the weather and the weather in the run—up to new good morning. a little bit of sunshine trying to peek over the horizon in herefordshire. the day itself is shaping up to be quite grey. also quite a bit of fog. if you are heading onto the roads can anywhere from eastern wales to the east of

england, had that in the back of your mind. probably not much rain for england and wales today. a different story in western scotland where the heavy and more persistent rain will be feature increasingly as the day pans out. there could be brightness around the murray first. hopefully the strengthening breeze might disperse the crowd a little more. “— might disperse the crowd a little more. —— the moray firth. across the board, it is exceptionally mild for the time of year. in double figures top to ten across the uk this afternoon. with more rain to come for scotland overnight, things gradually clearing over the small hours. temperatures are held up. across the north east of scotland they may get no lower than nine celsius. more like what we would see

during the day at this time of year. we have a mild air stream coming in from the south—west. the amber ribbon shows the really warm air on sunday. scotland and northern ireland will be the warmest places. in scotland and wales above average temperatures. hopefully we will get clearer continental air mixing and across england and wales on sunday, thinning out the cloud and allowing more ina thinning out the cloud and allowing more in a way of sunshine. not too bad for scotland and northern ireland. still reign in the far north—west as koppenburg brightness and eastern parts of scotland and sunshine in northern ireland as well. it is the temperatures that are outstanding. 15 degrees around the moray firth. still above average where we would expect to be for the time of year. we stuck to correct that as we move into their week ahead. a cold front sinks south on monday. certainly cooler and temperatures will return close to average values temperatures will return close to average values on temperatures will return close to average values on new year's eve. if

you have plans to head out later on for the new year, it looks like it will stay dry. visibility could be a problem, particularly fireworks producing particles causing the fog to the can if anything. just as we start to track into 2020, it could be quite a gloomy picture with lingering fog. 0h, oh, dear. hopefully betterweather in the first week of the year. 60 years after ivor the engine first steamed onto our television screens, his creators want to bring him out of the retirement shed and turn him into a film star. the tales of the small steam locomotive were inspired by the poetry of dylan thomas and created by hand in a tumbledown cow shed. tomos morgan reports. snow was falling in the top left—hand corner of wales. ahead of its time, it was one of the uk's first tv cartoons. are you ready, ivor? ivor toots his horn. some may remember the adventures of the small green steam locomotive who worked for the merioneth

and llantisilly railway traction company limited in north wales. snowdrifts lay deep on the railway line, but ivor charged through them and split them like meringues! the programme was the brainchild of the late legendary animator oliver postgate, who wrote the scripts, filmed the scenes and voiced many of the characters, along with artist peter firmin for a budget ofjust £10 a minute. my dad would put them together, using blu—tack. you'd — you'd move the foot along, take a photograph... nowadays, digital animation costs a fortune with high—tech computers and sophisticated software bringing creations to life in 3d. ivor the engine, however, was made using paper and cardboard cut—out watercolours in a farmhouse barn in rural kent. he wanted to find a way of animating which didn't involve too much of people walking around, because that was difficult to animate. so ivor was quite good, because he had wheels. edwinjones, we have an emergency!

eli the baker is out of flour! a friendship with a welsh fireman fondly described how steam engines came to life when you rode on them, and there were strong welsh influences throughout. ivor toots his horn. he came up with the idea that there was a steam locomotive who wanted to sing in the welsh choir, and that was the starting point. he loved dylan thomas and he loved the whole magic and feel of how he felt about wales. oh, dear! although he probably wasn't the most famous cartoon train that graced our tv screens, ivor was the inspiration for oliver postgate's more successful titles... yawns. ..such as bagpuss. bagpuss gave a big yawn and settled down to sleep. after the success of daniel's recent remake of the clangers —

another of his father's classics — on the 60th anniversary that ivor first hit television, could there finally be a comeback but this time to the silver screen? i was interested in the idea of a live—action story of ivor, because i think although it is a children's programme, it also has a lot of interesting characters but you need to find lots of money to do things like that! ivor felt really happy. so, after over half a century, it may not quite be the end of the line for ivor, jones the steam and dai the station. ..as he pounded down the line. tomos morgan, bbc news. a lot of people will be very happy to see that. absolutely. i will be one of them. south africa's success at the rugby world cup this year, with a team consisting of black and white men, would have been inconceivable during the apartheid era. but a new documentary tells the story of how the power of sport itself helped bring an end to racial segregation

in the country. it all began 50 years ago with a worldwide protest which stopped south africa's rugby and cricket teams from touring the globe. let's take a look. these scenes of a jubilant south africa are so incredibly poignant for the country. they show happiness at winning the 2019 rugby world cup and genuine hope for the future. but the context is far more striking than just another sporting victory. these scenes are poignant because people of all races are celebrating a team that was more representative of their country than ever before. without sport, the story of apartheid south africa cannot be told. sport, and particularly rugby, was a symbol of white supremacy in the country. and without international action against south africa, on and off the sporting field, these scenes may

never have occurred. south africa, world cup winners in 2019. we're joined now by director louis myles and former welsh rugby union playerjohn taylor. lord peter hain, the former neath mp is in our cardiff newsroom. welcome everyone. i wonder if it is best to start with you, peter. are those who do not fully know the story. as a child he worked in south africa. just paint a picture of what the segregation looked like and felt like to you. as a kid, i could not play football or rugby or cricket as idid against play football or rugby or cricket as i did against anybody who was not white.

the whole system was riddled with apartheid politics. that is what made south african sport unique and thatis made south african sport unique and that is why we organised the protests when my family was forced into exile in my dad stopped working and we came to britain. a few years later, i found myself and we came to britain. a few years later, ifound myself needing and we came to britain. a few years later, i found myself needing 50 yea rs later, i found myself needing 50 years ago the campaign to stop the 1970 cricket tour using the rugby tour of 1969 slash 1970 as the target for the springbok campaign. we disrupted the matches and forced the cancellation of the all—white cricket tour and i was never another one to britain until nelson mandela walked free from britain and apartheid was ended. do you want to pick up on that? we are following it chronologically, if you like. you area chronologically, if you like. you are a player in the late 60s, early 70s, and you are faced with a proposition that this was an important rugby country, south

africa, but it is an apartheid country. you are faced with a personal decision to make. first time around, i chickened out of it. the red bee mantra was, by playing against south africa we were not supporting apartheid, we were building bridges. —— the rugby. i got picked for the lions tour in 1968 and i desperately wanted to be a british lion. i swallowed all that. i was a teacher in a big comprehensive school, multiracial, all sorts of different ethnic groups in putney. as soon as i got there, i realised that apartheid was about 100 times worse than i ever suspected it could be. when i came back, i knewl suspected it could be. when i came back, i knew i could have nothing more to do with that. i felt i was betraying the kids and everything. how big a decision was that? it must have been isolating to be the only

one to say, no. it was. i certainly was the only one. the guys, i had no problem with them. they accepted i was a bit of lsd, a bit of a rebel and put it down that way. —— a lefty. it was down to being a schoolteacher in putney where my experience was completely and utterly different. also it became very clear to me that sport could play a huge role in actually changing things in south africa if we stopped that. talking around the timing of this, your documentary. some extraordinary way south africa having just won the world cup with a black captain. that was so symbolic in itself. you came to the story. did you know much about the story? no, idid

did you know much about the story? no, i did not. a couple of years ago i was lucky enough to meet peter and had it for the first time really. i am in my mid 30s and people my age are running football clubs and leading political parties. i did not know too much about it is not taught in schools and i think that was a similar experience for people my age and younger. i knew basically what apartheid was remembered nelson mandela coming out of prison but never really explored it that much. through hearing the story and really finding out what went on as part of apartheid and the international action action was taken worldwide, what peter and his fellow protesters did was the first real example of non—violent direct action taken on the sports field, coming onto the pitch and stopping these teams from playing. for me, it was now an untold sports protest story but a

little told sports protest story and add very important one, probably the most effective of all time. is it too simplistic to say that sport was a huge driver in the changes at that time in south africa? it was. as nelson mandela told me, when he was on robben island, there was a news blackout. news of our demonstrations against the springboks so infuriated his white warders, who are violent to him and others, that a took out theirfury on to him and others, that a took out their fury on nelson mandela and his comrades, not realising they were communicating something vital to them. there was that side of it. black south africans were cheering us on. black south africans were cheering us on. white south africans took their isolation which lead to expulsion from the olympics and other sports, they took it really badly, which i was thought they were to. it was a big psychological blow

to. it was a big psychological blow to them to be denied their sport. on the other side, when president de klerk was trying to get change accepted by the white community in 1992 and south africa was readmitted to the cricket world cup, they used pictures live from the cricket world cup to say you must vote for change because this is what awaits you. it became apparent for change. because this is what awaits you. it became apparent for changem because this is what awaits you. it became apparent for change. it is an extraordinary story. thank you for your time. ‘stop the tour‘ will premiere on bt sport 2 hd and online at 7:30pm tonight. that's it from us for this morning. breakfast will be back from 6am tomorrow. but, for now, from us, have a great day. goodbye.

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10: the star of grease olivia newton—john is made a dame in a new year honours list which also recognises four members of england's world cup winning cricket team. ben stokes receives an obe and there's an mbe forjoe root. very privileged and a bit humbled, to be honest, to be receiving an award like that. when you play cricket you are part of a team. more than a thousand people are recognised, including 9a—year—old d—day veteran harry billinge who raised over £10,000 for a national memorial. it was far from my mind that i was ever going to be recognised for doing a bit of a collection. a woman whose husband and two children drowned on christmas eve