more than 25,000 people as uk city of culture. are gathering at the city's waterfront for the displaywhich organisers claim waterfront for the display, will be bigger than london's new year's eve show. they hope to attract more than one million extra visitors over the next 12 months. than one million extra visitors our arts correspondent colin paterson is in hull for us. colin. colin paterson is in hull for us.

hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent on a year—long programmeernoon's opening event, eight city centre buildings will be turned into giant screens which will be used to retell the city's history. here's our arts correspondent, colin paterson. after three years of planning and preparation, the waiting is over. hull is the uk's city of culture. one of its most famous residents can hardly contain himself. it's lifted up the spirits of people. you can rebuild and regenerate and build the confidence of the people by culture, and the city of culture is what is now happening to hull. £32 million is being spent on a year—long programme of events which includes hosting the turner prize. what are you hoping the city of culture will achieve for hull? i want nationally and internationally people to see that this is a fantastic city with great stories, great people, and a lot to offer. because every city deserves its moment in the limelight. and 2017 is ours. it all starts at 4pm this afternoon, when buildings will be used as giant screens to retail hull's h

hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent on a year—long programmed into giant screens which will be used to retell the city's history. and in just a few minutes, a spectacular fireworks display will get underway — at exactly 17 minutes past eight. colin paterson is in hull, and will tell us why. why is that time so crucial, colin? because hull, the city of culture in 2017, they have gone for 817 the night. the expectation really building. it is going to last 12 minutes, the firework display, all toa minutes, the firework display, all to a hull soundtrack. every song you hear is a band or act with a hull connection. have you come down to watch them? hull is a great city. i'm sure today is going to be the night that hull is going to look great for everybody outside of the city as well. we are told that the fireworks are going to be bigger than the ones used in london. how exciting is that? that would be great, it would put hull in the picture, great. a lot of hull bands are going to get played as the soundtrack. the housemartins. are you afan? soundtr

hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent on a year—long programmeo giant screens which will be used to retell the city's history. here's our arts correspondent, colin paterson. after three years of planning and preparation, the waiting is over. hull is the uk's city of culture. one of its most famous residents can hardly contain himself. it's lifted up the spirits of people. you can rebuild and regenerate and build the confidence of the people by culture, and the city of culture is what is now happening to hull. £32 million is being spent on a year—long programme of events which includes hosting the turner prize. what are you hoping the city of culture will achieve for hull? i want nationally and internationally people to see that this is a fantastic city with great stories, great people, and a lot to offer. because every city deserves its moment in the limelight. and 2017 is ours. it all starts at apm this afternoon, when buildings will be used as giant screens to retell hull's history. with one turning hollywood into hullywood. people here have re

also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture.ng arts festival gets underway with a huge fireworks display over the humber estuary later. and at 3:30pm, click films live in front of its first ever studio audience. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. a huge police operation is underway in istanbul to find a gunman who shot dead 39 people at a nightclub. the man opened fire at the reina club at around 1:30am local time. dozens of injured remain in hospital. 15 foreigners, from israel, saudi arabia and morocco, were among the dead. our turkey correspondent selin gerit has just sent this report. we are only seconds away from a new year... one of the most famous nightclubs in istanbul, reina, packed with a jubilant crowd, ready to welcome in the new year. five, four, three, two... they are counting down to what they hope will be a fresh new start. but then this happens. a man armed with a long—barrelled weapon opens fire outside the venue. he kills a policeman and another civilian as he rushes his way in. the club immediately turn

hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. eens which will be used to retell the city's history. our arts correspondent colin paterson has been reporting from hull: one of those screens is right behind me. that is the aquarium and it has been turned into a giant screen. the arrivals and departures films, celebrating the people who have come and gone from hole over the years. let the bring in two people who have come to the edge of the humber for the fireworks at 8:17 p.m.. how long have you lived in hull? 75 years. sum up what this means to you? it is ha rd to sum up what this means to you? it is hard to put into words. it is so exciting. unbelievable. unbelievable. that we actually have got something of our own at long last. why at long last? we are always at the end of the road, no one thinks about hull. we cannot get the road extension. the fireworks are taking place against a soundtrack of the greatest hits of the city and you have got here early and nabbed the best seat in the house. that is me! absolutely in the front row

and a spectacular fireworks display launches hull's year as uk city of culture. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police in turkey are hunting for a gunman who opened fire at a nightclub packed with new year revellers, killing at least 39 people. funerals have been held for some of the victims. another 69 people were wounded, four of them critically, in what the istanbul governor described as a "terrorist attack". the attacker left his gun before escaping. the shooting marks a bloody end to a year which saw ankara and istanbul targeted by attacks carried out by the so—called islamic state group and, separately, kurdish rebels. mark lowen reports from istanbul. the mood was of celebration, one of istanbul's top nightclubs, reina, counting down to 2017. five, four, three, two... they expected a night ofjoy, a fresh start — not this. less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, bullets ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. inside, his killing spree continued — turks and foreigners murdered, others jumping into the freezing b

hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture this evening.ave already been watching the opening installation. now the sport. live at the bbc sport centre. i'm chris mitchell. coming up in sportsday. giroud scores goal of the year... as the gunners go third in the table. tottenham are back in the top four after a win at watford. and his england comeback is in the balance as manu goes down injured again. a wonder strike and three points for arsenal and they're are up to third in the premier league. the gunners beat crystal palace 2—nil. tim hague was watching. what a way to welcome in the new year. wet and wild at the emirates. but arsenal supporters would soon have something to remember 2017 by. the man who should have put them ahead against crystal palace would provide it. olivier giroud somehow missing there before giving us something so special. we had already seen a scorpion kickjust six days ago. but this was from another world. audacious from all angles, the goal of the year, you could say, yet ugly viewing for the opposition manager. sa

a huge fireworks display has launched hull's year as uk city of culture. bigger than london's new year's eve show. hull hopes to attract more than one million extra visitors over the next 12 months. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson was watching tonight's events. # what a good place to be #. hull, celebrating its year as city of culture with fireworks bigger than those in london last night. to a soundtrack of the city's most famous musical exports. # like the deserts miss the rain #. this is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre showing hull's most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million programme of cultural events. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant, outstanding, amazing, wonderful. we loved it. honestly, you put some money into that, makes london look like noddy, honestly. come on, this is hull, this is hull, turn a little city like hull, sydney, a big massive city, come on, come to hull, come to hull. and it's been a special night for one hull landlady. every we

uk. now catching on in several cities this app aims to cut down on waste one meal at a time.s britain increase by an average of 2.3% — passenger groups condemn it as a kick in the teeth for travellers. funerals are held for victims of the gun attack on an istanbul nightclub. the so—called islamic state group claims it was behind it. five men are arrested after a hit—and—run in oldham in which a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin left fighting for her life. sport now, let's go over to the bbc sport centre for the latest round—up... arsenal forward olivier giroud scored a contender for goal of the season as his side moved up to third in the premier league with a 2—0 victory over crystal palace. giroud's scorpion kick opened the scoring for the gunners, a goal manager arsene wenger said is one of the best he's seen. alex iwobi headed in a scrappy second for the gunners as palace stay 17th. but what did the man himself think of his effort? i think i needed god's help to score this goal, so yes, thanks, god. i was a bit lucky, but it was the only thing i could

hull is the most unknown city in the uk. ur chance showcase. it is as place of extraordinary culture. many people don't know it, it is isolated, but it is remarkable. we well and made the country and the world, in deep, with the array of stuff we have in 2017 and beyond. —— indeed. this is a moment for hull that will be life changing, game changing. thank you very much, rosie. i will stay under your umbrella when i tell viewers there isa umbrella when i tell viewers there is a lovely story to look out for tonight. there is a lady called linda who runs a pub here in hull. three years ago, her partner colin died linda took over the jain duties in the pub on friday night using two iipods —— in the pub on friday night using two i ipods —— djing. someone came in and said, "is a lady knows how to get a party going". tonight, linda will be using her ipods to dj. i went to a pub to meet her and sample her skills. # you know you want to shout. how would you describe your dj skills? no words to describe it because i'm not a dj. ijust p

uk. now catching on in several cities this app aims to cut down on waste one meal at a time.a motorbike accident last year. now the judo star says she's hoping to win one more medal. the crash in vietnam left her in a coma, but people all over the world raised hundreds of thousands of pounds to get her back home. lorna gordon went to meet her. 0ne. so keep the chest out for your spine. back in the gym and working her way back to good health. nice long strides, just focusing on the bannister. last summer, stephanie inglis was in a coma with a serious brain injury. go for eight, 0k? her training to become an elite athlete, she says, made a real difference to the speed of her recovery. the doctors told me if it wasn't for the fact i was so physically strong and fit before, my recovery probably would not have been so good. it is because of my background that's helped boost my recovery on so quickly. stephanie had been in vietnam teaching english when she was injured travelling on a motorbike taxi. she remembers teaching her class, but little else of that day, and nothing from the

homer mackerel has become its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent all year longbe used to retail the history of the city. our arts correspondent is in hulland of the city. our arts correspondent is in hull and they have not wasted any time in getting going. what are they up to? not at all. i am in the marina area of the city were 25,000 people are descending to watch the fireworks display which is going to start appropriately enough for the year of culture at 20. 17. we have been featuring dj linda, the pub landlady dj in her pub to 80 people to dj tonight for 20 5000. she is doing well. she is playing the monkeys. let's make what the public are making. my name is glenn. are you a local? that devil accounts. what does it mean to you to have hull as a city of culture? it has always suffered. it is the north east are in town. it is a yorkshire town. it has a unique atmosphere. hull people are different from the re st of hull people are different from the rest of yorkshire and britain. it is fantastic that we have a chance to show who we are and what we are. organis

hull has started its year as the uk city of culture. £32 million has been spent on a year—long programmey, and colin paterson is there for us. one of those screens is right behind me, that is the aquarium. it is summing up all of the people who have come and gone, that is the theme of that arrivals and departures scheme. seven other screens around the city. let me bring in two people who have come down for the fireworks, this is ron and elizabeth. how long have you lived in hull? 75 years. some up what it being the city of culture means to you. it is so exciting. an believable. unbelievable that we have got something of our own at long last. why a long last? because we are always at the end of the road, nobody thinks about hull, we can't even get the road extension! everybody just shuts us can't even get the road extension! everybodyjust shuts us off. the fireworks are taking place at 8.17 pm toa fireworks are taking place at 8.17 pm to a soundtrack of hull's greatest hit, and you have got here early and got the best seat in the house. that's me! absolutely in the front row. couldn't be

also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture.derway with a huge fireworks

and a spectacular fireworks display launches hull's year as uk city of culture.

walker will also have the rest of the day's news and sport, including the launch of hull's year as the uk cityes from the bbc. a huge manhunt continues in turkey for a gunman who opened fire on revellers celebrating the new year at an istanbul nightclub, killing at least 39 people. more than 50 moroccan and spanish security officers have been injured trying to prevent over 1000 migrants storming a barrier protecting the spanish territory of ceuta in north africa. there's been another arrest in the unfolding corruption scandal in south korea. the daughter of the president's best friend has been held by danish police and will return to seoul to face questioning. and a fire on board an indonesian tourist ferry has left 23 people dead, with many others still missing. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? dominating several headlines is the nightclub attack in istanbul. this article from the daily telegraph looks at the manhunt for the gunman, who killed at least 39 partygoers. no group has yet claimed responsibility. the financial times focuses on mari

city, gorgeous hill, wonderful sea, street art. southampton? wild. surprisingly wild. the far north of southampton is suburbia. more birdsong than any other part of the ukl, is it? having walked across all the cities in the uk, it is unusual to see children playing out. birmingham? far greener than you would imagine. i loved dudley. dudley? have a look at this map, the green space in and around wolverhampton and dudley. this is swansea. and this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent where we met up with some ramblers to see if they were feeling what dan was feeling. we are starting to do more urban walks. people who live in the area are proud of being here. for me, what's brilliant about walking across a city, especially like stoke, from the bricks to the graffiti, to the bridges, to the trees, to the lichen, to the flats, there is so much interest going on, so much to enjoy every step of the way. do you agree? oh yes, the diversity is of the place is tremendous. the ambition is to add other people's emotional responses to create a mood map of our cities. so far we have dan's data which reveals that things like this excite hiim and one particular thing, appa

they are saying that the uk city, our banking industry, is like an investment bank of europe.g to fail. so they get all the money for the projects? some people are saying that the minutes have been exaggerated, but if true it could be that we have our cake and eat it. the timing is very significant because theresa may is giving a speech on tuesday outlining the nuts and bolts of brexit and she has been talking and hinting that we will go for hard brexit, that we could leave the single market to have more control over immigration. i think the timing of this is significant because if we are moving towards a hired scott back hard brexit, and they are saying we can doa brexit, and they are saying we can do a special deal... this is great for me because she has been criticised bailey for not giving up the on brexit and she has held firm and said that she will not give away our negotiating stance. he has blinked first. the fear is that eu members and companies would find it harder and more costly to raise capital that they were denied access to the city. which is what the euroscepti

uk. now catching on in several cities this app aims to cut down on waste one meal at a time.n stories. some news reaching us from a news agency, the main stories. some news reaching us from a news agency, reporting that so—called islamic state has released a statement today claiming responsibility for that gun attack we have been talking about that took place in istanbul in the early hours of new year‘s day. 39 people were killed in the assault on a nightclub there in istanbul. still many others injured, as well. at least four critically. the attacker has not yet been found. we have been hearing from our correspondent that manhunt continues. reuters are saying that islamic state are claiming responsibility for that attack on new year‘s eve in a nightclub in turkey. more on that throughout the morning. you can continue to follow that story on the bbc news channel throughout the day. thank you for being with us on this monday at the start of a new it‘s one of the fastest growing industries and one in which britain is a major player. when it comes to video games we‘ve got pionee

uk. now catching on in several cities this app aims to cut down on waste one meal at a time.nes on bbc news: rail fares across britain increased bya rail fares across britain increased by a average of 2.3%, passenger groups condemn it as a kick in the teeth for travellers. funerals are held for victims of a gun attack on an istanbul nightclub. so—called islamic state claim that they were behind it. five men are arrested after a hit and run in oldham, where a 12—year—old girl was killed and her 11—year—old cousin is left fighting for her life. sport now, and for a full round up, let's head to the bbc sport centre. many thanks. the arsenal forward olivier giroud scored a contender for goal of the season, as his side moved up to third place in the premier league with a 2—0 win over crystal palace. as the ball comes in from the left, he flicks it over his head. a superb goal, well worth another look. manager arsene wenger says it is one of the best he has seen. alex iwobi headed in a scrappy second for the gunners. but what did the man himself think of that effort? i think i need

also in the next hour: hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture.

a city at the end of the road wants to become a destination of choice. the ukirms in everything from virtual reality to mobile games, there are big hopes that 2017 will see further expansion and jobs in the sector. rory cellan—jones has been spending time with one of our biggest independent games firms. he was finding out what went into creating a character in a game and ended up playing a part himself. look straight ahead, straight at this postcard, what we are going to do is get you to do a range of emotions. grrr! in the studio in oxford, i'm preparing for a role in a world war two blockbuster. not a movie, but a video game. oh, my leg. so this is the first stage in making me a character in the game and now i'm going to have to pull a lot of funny faces. so wrinkled, screwed up face. it's going to take many weeks but eventually i will be a character, a goodie i hope, in sniper elite 4. in 2017, this will be a major release from rebellion — one of britain's biggest independent games firms. when we first visit back in september they have a lot on their plate,

also in the next hour, hull officially becomes the uk's city of culture.

and hull's year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched display from the banks of the humber estuary. and as the international olympic committee creates a new team of refugees, we've been following some of the hopefuls. that's in half an hour on bbc news. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. rail fares across england, wales and scotland will rise today, with passengers facing an average increase of more than 2%. public transport campaigners say the fare rises are another kick in the teeth for long—suffering rail passengers. but the transport secretary, chris grayling, said the government was delivering the biggest rail—modernisation programme for more than a century. here's our transport correspondent richard westcott. punctuality across britain is well below target, strikes have brought one of the busiest operators to a standstill, but none of it stops rail fares going up again today. i think it's a disgrace. particularly as the railways aren't that efficient, you know, there's always delays. in terms of the increase, well, that's fai

the team behind hull's year as uk city of culture say it's going to welcome more visitors than ever, s more also watched the huge fireworks show from points along the banks of the humber. anne—marie tasker reports. hull's reign as city of culture came in with the bank as 15,000 fireworks exploded across the city sky. 25,000 people packed in to see a show organisers promise would be bigger than london's new year's eve.|j thought the show was amazing. it was good to hear what hull has too far. it was fantastic. i can't wait to see all the events. loads of work must have gone into that and it is nice to see something that spectacular in hull. another spectacle opened at the year of events. for a week, spectacle opened at the year of events. fora week, made spectacle opened at the year of events. for a week, made in hull will look back at a century of the city's history. the blitz, the dozens city's history. the blitz, the d oze ns of city's history. the blitz, the dozens of lost at sea, in happier times like the premier league promotion of hull city. loads of people, 80,000 people coming

hull's year as the uk city of culture started with a bang last night as thousands of people watched allion has been spent on the year—long programme which is hoped to bring in more than one million visitors. 0ur arts correspondent colin paterson reports. hull, celebrating its year as city of culture with fireworks bigger than those in london on new year's eve. to a soundtrack of the city's most famous musical exports. this is made in hull, an audiovisual spectacular across the city centre showing hull's most famous buildings in their best light. it was the first event in a year—long £32 million cultural program. what a fantastic thing for hull. it was brilliant. the best nights, honestly. come on, come to hull. and it has been a special night for one hull landlady. every weekend linda plays singalong classics to a pub packed with about 80 people. one of the 2017 organisers spotted her...- touching you... and here she dj to a crowd of 30 5000. it takes a while to warm up but a couple more and... i have had amazing fun. just watching the crowd, they are amazing. it is fabulous, fantasti

more than any other cities in the uk. it's than any other cities in the uk. along here like stoke, the bricks to the flats to the trees to the street art, there is so much interest going on, so much to enjoy every step of the way. deal agree? yes, the diversity isa-- way. deal agree? yes, the diversity is a —— amazing. way. deal agree? yes, the diversity is a -- amazing. we are trying to create a mood map of our city. so far we have dan‘s descartes which reveals that things like this exciting and one particular thing, pulls him. —— appals. wheeler i would speak to somebody about not putting dog poo in bags. --i would talk to somebody. it‘s all over the country. we end this emotional journey across urban britain. the overwhelming feeling, confucian. as to why we were the only walkers in a place like this. he makes an interesting point about the dog bags in trees. he says it is everywhere. lots of people say we leave them there and go back and get them later. you‘re watching breakfast from bbc news. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. go

likely to be repeated here with protests planned outside downing street later today and another uk cities the foreign office have clarified that british citizens are exempt from the band, the foreign secretary has been under pressure to say why it took so long to get clarification. in the house of commons, that's the place. this conservative mp was born in iraq, one of the seven countries that are subject to the travel ban. he is pleased that he has confirmation he will be able to visit the usa but is still opposed to the policy. clearly the foreign secretary had worked throughout sunday and into the night talking directly to the white house, was my understanding, as did the team at number ten and i applaud them for the work they did, certainly for families like mine. the anguish we have suffered in the last 72 hours has been horrific. there are millions of people in the uk and the rest of europe who are dual nationals or original national is of those countries and they will be worried. and now more than a million people have called this book up —— assigned a position calling for his plan

there were also protests tonight in glasgow, manchester, cardiff, and other cities around the uk. been signed by more than 1.3 million people, calling for the us president not to receive a full state visit. thousands of people are pouring into westminster after work, disgusted by donald trump's order, adamant that a state visit shouldn't happen. and, in the commons, mps are holding an emergency debate. where there was condemnation across the commons of mr trump's policy. president trump is a bully, and the only course of action open to us in relation to his bullying is stand up and be counted. there's a real role for our government to challenge the american president, and to take him on in his views, and to seek to change them. hours after theresa may and donald trump met in washington on friday, the us president announced his ban. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists... but, despite cross—party calls for the state visit invitation to be pulled until the restrictions are lifted, in dublin today, theresa may insisted it stood. i have issued that invitation, informally i

is already underway and hundreds more are due to take place around the world, including in many uk cities people are also expected to attend a march in the american capital. italian firefighters say four more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of the hotel swamped by an avalanche on wednesday. four children were among those pulled from the remains yesterday. attempts are continuing to rescue more sui’vivoi’s, but it's thought at least 15 people remain unaccounted for. andy moore reports. as darkness fell on the third night since the avalanche, a six—year—old girl was pulled from the rubble, cold but apparently well. soon after came another child, a boy, one of four children who have so far been rescued from the rubble of the hotel. they are said to have survived in a kitchen, protected by concrete walls that also silenced their cries for help. after these images were filmed, another four adults — two women and two men — were also rescued. the survivors found yesterday were flown to hospital in pescara. they were said to be cold and dehydrated, but otherwise in remarkably good co

australia, is already underway and hundreds more are due to take place around the world, including many uk cities 200,000 people are expected to attend a march on the american capital to highlight the need for women's rights. italian firefighters say three more survivors have been pulled out of the debris of the hotel swamped by an avalanche on wednesday. four children were among those pulled from the remains yesterday. attempts are continuing to rescue two more known survivors, but at least 15 people remain unaccounted for. andy moore reports. as darkness fell on the third night since the avalanche, a six—year—old girl was pulled from the rubble, cold but apparently well. soon after came another child, a boy. one of four children who have so far been rescued from the rubble of the hotel. they survived in the kitchen, protected by concrete walls that also silenced their cries for help. after these images were filmed, another three adults were also rescued. all survivors were flown to hospital. they are said to be cold and dehydrated, but otherwise in remarkably good condition. for some relatives

uk later this year. there are protest marches planned in several british cities this evening. cretary boris johnson has just told mps that british passport holders will not be affected by the travel ban. so far, an online petition urging the uk government to retract the invitation to mr trump, has now been signed by more than 1.3 million people since it was launched at the weekend. mr trump said his temporary ban was necessary — because there were a "lot of bad dudes out there". and he blamed the chaos at us airports on an airline computer failure. our correspondent daniel boettcher has the latest. this is how divisive the issue has become — shouted arguments between opponents of donald trump's travel ban and those supporting it. this protest was in portland, but they have continued in many us cities, and at several airports, where there is still confusion about how the president's order should be implemented. there have also been a number of legal challenges. protection of the nation from foreign terrorists. the executive order suspends the entry of nationals from seven muslim

city, gorgeous hill, wonderful sea, street art. southampton? wild. surprisingly wild. the far north of southampton is suburbia. more birdsong than any other part of the ukround wolverhampton and dudley. this is swansea. and this, the six towns of stoke—on—trent where we met up with some ramblers to see if they were feeling what dan was feeling. we are starting to do more urban walks. people who live in the area are proud of being here. for me, what's brilliant about walking across a city, especially like stoke, from the bricks to the graffiti, to the bridges, to the trees, to the lichen, to the flats, there is so much interest going on, so much to enjoy every step of the way. do you agree? oh yes, the diversity is of the place is tremendous. the ambition is to add other people's emotional responses to create a mood map of our city. so far we have dan's data which reveals that things like this excite hiim and one particular thing, appals him. i would speak to people about not putting dog poo in bags and then adorning trees head—hight with those bags. you put the dog poo in the bag, you take the bag away with you. that's everywhere, is it? it's all over t

we're not advertising our financial center. >> the city of uk, a powerful financial lobby, they're suggesting limited market access for some finance sectors. how would that possibly work? >> you have to ask the city of london. what they're really putting forward is this idea of eequivale eequivalents. i'm not so sure equivalents is a real full substitute for passporting. you have to ask the city of london about that. every suggestion is welcomed. but the question is, if i think about a relocation, partial relocation, do i have enough legal basis, enough economic basis to really base my decision on that? that passporting will always be fine. whether equivalents or not is fine is a two-way concept for me. >> what do you think the biggest risk is looking at a suggestion like that versus straight-out passporting. where does the biggest risk lie? >> i don't want to comment on a suggestion where i know far too little about. i know what passporting will mean, this will work and everything else we have to see. the real question is if ths thi one to one substitute? i don't think so. i look at the merg