And 42 minutes. In a separate story picked up by uk press, the most senior military officer in the uk has warned of a new threat posed by russia to communications and internet cables that run under the sea. In the guardian today, it says bitter divisions over migration threatened a show of unity at the eu summit. It comes as germany and italy hit back at plans that could spell the end of mandatory refugee quotas. On the front page of the new york times, a look at the impact of free trade on mexico. How the mexican diet and food ecosystem has changed since the 19805 when tariffs were lifted to allow foreign investment. Diabetes is now the countrys biggest killer and theres been a sharp increase in obesity. And lastly, for the telegraph online, its also the topic of our twitter discussion this morning. Middle class parents are giving their children alcohol before they turn 14, in order to introduce them to responsible drinking, a new study reveals. But experts have warned they risk harming their children and theres only scant evidence that early exposure to alcohol promotes responsible consumption. What are your thoughts . You can join the discussion using the hashtag bbcthebriefing. With me again is david buik, a Market Strategist at panmure gordon. Lets run through some of these big stories, not least learning the lessons of g re nfell. Stories, not least learning the lessons of grenfell. A very Emotional Service at st pauls cathedral. I would Emotional Service at st pauls cathedral. Iwould point Emotional Service at st pauls cathedral. I would point out one thing, conspicuous of their absence, representatives of the chelsea and kensington councils. Leaders of the councils asked not to go which tells its own stories. There were com pletely its own stories. There were completely discredited. The counsellor at the time of the disaster has gone and i would like to pay particular tribute to matt prior on his handling of the situation. He did an amazing job and also interviewed elizabeth campbell, the new head of the council, and he gave her a very tough ride but she stood there and apologised and i think she gave a really good account of herself. 1500 people yesterday in st pauls cathedral, the prince of wales, the duchess of cornwall, the duke and duchess of cambridge, prince harry, carey mulligan, adele, but the thing for me was the bishop of kensington who castigated the councils for letting people down. And he is spot on. This is probably on its own way one of the worst disasters since 9 11. Very different, but it sent out a message to the whole of local government. Look what can happen. And have you got contingency plans . You feel very sorry for many of these people because they have not been rehoused six months later. Thats a point. A neighbourhood officer for kensington and chelsea, the tenants management organisation, has been writing on the guardian of about how this is a national problem. That we are not up to housing people. In fairness to the royal borough of kensington, the culture has been completely. Immigration is up 21 . They changed the boundary lines. Everyone thinks they know the boundary lines of kensington but it is completely different. It is an area of total deprivation. Whats happened over the years is there has been disgraceful. You just hope there is a wake up call to the government. They are trying to do what they can, but very slow delivery. Moving on to the moscow times macro. President putin has been president forever and it seems he is determined to carry on being president forever as an independent candidate. His press conference covered just about every base you can imagine. Extraordinary. 1500 journalists. I dont know how many turned up, but several 100. I would like to pre empt this that we got ourselves in this country in a bad way because under the 0bama administration, because he is a despot nobody would talk to him and we have now handed the initiative to russia and china and we are in a very powerless situation now. The only thing i think will stop this is some kind of dialogue. We thought it would happen with trump and he was quite kind about trump, but he would be, because of the interference thats gone on in the president ial elections. But i think some interesting things have come out of this. For example, stuart keech says, i dont think everyone understands how dangerous russia has become underwater with all of the ca bles become underwater with all of the cables and internet lines, that are so cables and internet lines, that are so important for security and safety. Unless we address these things. Wake up and recognise. 0ne things. Wake up and recognise. 0ne thing that struck me is the young woman in her mid 30s who will stand against him, she was able to ask the question as opposition figure. People understand being an opposition figure in russia means you either get killed, jailed or Something Like that, and its odd that those very over the challenges are allowed to be put out there. But ins answer didnt really address that. No, because he knows the gau ntlet that. No, because he knows the gauntlet has been thrown down. That if he if she was thrown injail for asking that it would prove that very thing. Thats why she got away with it. But i would be very careful what she said in the ensuing months. We will watch as that Campaign Comes together. A quick look at the guardian. We often talk about the eu, it is riddled with disunion. The question of who takes how many migrants remains a problem still. Question of who takes how many migrants remains a problem stilllj migrants remains a problem still. |j think this is why we have brexit fall of the wrong reasons. Iama great believer in immigration because it creates wonderful things for our economy. Many good people will contribute to this economy. But what you dont want is when they dont have papers. Chancellor merkel took in1 Million People last year and merkel took in1 Million People last yearand a merkel took in1 Million People last year and a lot of it has been disastrous. Donald tusk really represented what i call the poorer countries, like poland, hungary and czechoslovakia. And he says he believes it is decisive and ineffective. 0ther believes it is decisive and ineffective. Other people have thrown their hands up in horror. He is right because what he is saying is right because what he is saying is to wake up and smell the coffee. He isnt racist or anti immigration, he is just saying the system is wrong. Im almost going to skip nafta. The only thing i would like to say on this, obesity is up from 6 to 20 . That is bad. Thats your mcdonalds and coca cola. 6 to 20 . That is bad. Thats your mcdonalds and cocacola. You cant blame everything on anyone in particular. Thats quickly get to what has been our conversation for the day, which is giving your youngsters alcohol as a way of teasing them into it and making them responsible. It doesnt work, is the message we have been told. Weve had a couple of tweets. Theres one from someone in america who alcohol is the worst gateway in every culture but it is idolised in america and used as a centrepiece for every occasion. I think she is spot on. Ive got another one from dom. My mum made me try as it of wine when i was ten and i didnt drink any alcohol at until i turned 18. You win some, you lose some. As ever, rick tcu. Thank as ever, thank you very much. Thanks for watching. Well, the cold snaps not quite over yet. Of course, the snow has stopped, mostly that is, but its still pretty chilly out there and in some parts of the country we still have a little bit of snow lying around here and there, presumably this is from a snowman. Theres also the risk of some ice also first thing on friday morning, a really messy picture, by that i mean theres a lot of cloud, theres showers of rain, theres hail, sleet, snow falling across the hills and with temperatures freezing or below freezing outside of town theres the risk of iciness. You can see carlisle above freezing, couple of degrees above zero in manchester and some of those country lanes will be pretty cold. You know what happens at this time of year after a clear night, the air temperature might be just above zero, two or three degrees, but the road surface, the ground, is below zero, its frozen, so with rain showers moving through, you get that risk of icy patches, so take it steady. In terms of the weather on friday, there will be some sunshine around in many western areas, beautiful weather in the lowlands, southern scotland, cumbria, lancashire, throughout wales and the south coast but these eastern areas will continue to have some showers. The wind from the north is blowing in the cloud and showers and only five expected in newcastle. Friday night is going to be cold, a frost on the way once again. You can see it developing across scotland, the north of england, all the way down to the south as well, so that means first thing on saturday its going to be cold. One thing that is going to be happening during saturday is milder air starts to move in off the atlantic but its a slow process, after days of colder weather, mild air often doesnt march in, it sort of moves in very, very slowly. On saturday, still pretty cold, a frost around in places in the morning and those temperatures struggling, 2 3, a bit milder in western areas, six expected in belfast. Then the south westerlies kick in by sunday, with that cloud and rain, often happens. Look at those temperatures, 11s or 12s, glasgow getting up to around 10 degrees. Those south westerly winds all the way from the southern climes will continue to blow in during the course of monday, so that milder trend certainly continues into next week. How are we doing compared to other parts of europe . You can see london is on a par with paris during the course of the weekend. Elsewhere across the continent, athens in the high teens with some showers on the way. Bye bye. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. A round of applause from eu leaders as theresa may tells them she can deliver a smooth brexit. The show of support for the Prime Minister came at a dinner in brussels, where the eu will today officially move brexit talks to the next stage of negotiations. Good morning its friday, 15th december. Also this morning, a new study finds one in six parents allow their children to drink at the age 01 14, but doctors warn its putting their health at risk. In sport, another collapse for englands cricketers a century for bairstow brightens up day two of the third ashes test,