anna holligan, bbc news in the hague.at formula 1 after the man who transformed the sport into a billion dollar global business stood down this week. bernie ecclestone ruled f1 for nearly a0 years with an iron grip and an astuteness that's been arguable unmatched across business and sporting worlds. but he's been accused by his successor, chase cary, of running the sport like a one—man dictator. the new man at the top of formula one has been talking to dan roan about the future of the sport. there's bernie ecclestone, the tsar of formula one. he's been a driving force like no other. having ruled formula 1 with an iron grip for decades, bernie ecclestone transformed it into a global commercial phenomenom. oh, my goodness, this is fantastic! at times it seemed he would go on forever, but with a multi—billion pound american takeover came a sudden change in direction. f1‘s new boss told me why it was the end of the road for the man he's replaced. i would expect this is difficult for bernie. this is a big change for him. i mea

anna holligan meets mums who have gone dutch to try to find out. he's done it. and the future of formula one, as its legendary leader, bernie ecclestone, is replaced. dan roan examines his legacy, and meets the man who is taking hisjob. it's been running as a one—man dictatorfor a long, long time. i think the sport needs a fresh perspective. as donald trump settles into his new home in the white house, one of his most pressing issues in is in—tray is afghanistan. in the past he's described america's involvement as a disaster but he's also told the afghan leader, the us will not waiver in its commitment to him. the international combat mission there ended in 2014 but 13,000 nato troops remain and most of them are american. with the taliban and other militant groups gaining ground, justin rowlatt has been trying to find out if the us will cut its losses and bring america's longest war to an end. another team of afghan soldiers is flying in to helmand province. the bbc got rare permission tojoin them. it has been hard going for the afghan army since the us and its

anna holligan has been finding out. this doesn't take much, according to the dutch.e lessons start with brea kfast. balance. the lessons start with breakfast. they place a high value on family life, on communication between the members of the family, and so part of eating together is about talking together and the dutch scored the highest on children who ate breakfast before they went to school and that sets them up for the day, so you doesn't matter even if it is chocolate. chocolate sprinkles clearly contradict the healthy eating advice and yet dutch kids have some of the lowest obesity rates which may be linked to the fa ct rates which may be linked to the fact so many cycle to school, but as you can see bikes and cars have separate lanes, so parents don't have the same worries about sending kids out on two wheels. and when they get to school dutch pupils stonefa ced they get to school dutch pupils stonefaced academic pressure, things like tests and homeworker, until much later. there is not so much pressure, children start school i positive way, by enjoying it, b

that was anna holligan, reporting with the help of her six—month—old baby zena.chocolate spread, but they have these hard chocolate sprinkles and they pour them on hot toast and they melt, and they are magical. a little bit of what you fancy. you are watching breakfast. still to come this morning: the not—so—beautiful game. an amateur football referee tells us why he is calling on his colleagues from grassroots football to strike over abuse and assault on match days. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. we are off for some chocolate sprinkles. good morning from bbc london news, i'm claudia—liza armah. two men have been arrested on suspicion of arson after an explosion at a block of flats in hornchurch, in east london, yesterday evening. firefighters rescued 25 people, while several were taken to hospital. the building partially collapsed, forcing homes to be evacuated, with many residents having to spend the night with family and friends. one of the mayor's major schemes to reduce pollution in the capital has been criticised by his opponent

our reporter anna holligan has been speaking to demonstrators at the hague in the netherlands.empathy. values they believe are now in jeopardy. this encouraging empathy. values they believe are now injeopardy. this is all part of the global women's march, but you can feel the dutch influence here. people highlighting theissues influence here. people highlighting the issues they believe are most destructive to society. this is to show many parties who come up with populist slogans, fear mongering, that we are here now. we are all different people, all equal. many of theissues different people, all equal. many of the issues that these people believe made people vote for donald trump, things like fear and discontent, are also present in the netherlands. they are warning dutch politicians to pay attention. this is ahead of elections in march. many believe they will be the first real indication of whether the populist victories in places like the uk and the us have had any real impact on the us have had any real impact on the european mainland. plenty more in our bulletins this even