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Saturday 6th january. Also this morning. Online casino operators are accused by the industrys watchdog of failing to prevent Money Laundering and protect problem gamblers. In sport, another morale sapping day for englands bowlers. This time, its the marsh brothers who are chief tormenters smashing england around sydney, as australia build a lead of 133 in the final ashes test. And what does it take to cut it as a ninja . Ive been having a go at the sport that started injapan 10 years ago, and is now taking a firm hold here in the uk. Temperatures in parts of the us are predicted to fall to minus 29 as a record breaking freeze follows heavy snow caused by the so called bomb cyclone. Not quite so cold here stav has the details. It turning much colder for all of us this weekend. But on the plus side, we should see some sunshine, particularly tomorrow. I will have the details for you very shortly. First, our main story. A lawyer who represented victims of the serial sex offender john worboys has told bbc breakfast that some of her clients, whose cases werent taken to trial, want prosecutors to re examine their evidence. The former black cab driver is being freed from jail after ten years. He was originally convicted of 19 offences, although Police Believe he carried out more than 100 attacks. Lawyers say that a number of women were told that their testimony wasnt required to put worboys behind bars for a longer period of time. Tom burridge reports. The decision to release rapist john worboys has raised profound questions about the way sexual crimes against women are investigated, and whether the procedures for releasing criminals need changing. Worboys picked up young women in his black cab, duped and drugged them, and then carried out his attacks. He was convicted of 19 offences in 2009, and given an indefinite sentence. But, in total, more than 100 women said worboys tried to drug and assault them. Some allegations were investigated, but not pursued at the time. Now there are calls that the evidence should be considered again. I think women just want justice and they want their voices to be heard. The cps said, dont worry, we wont prosecute in your case because hes going to be in prison for a very long time, he will be on an indeterminate sentence, this man is going to be locked away. They now want their case to be given the proper scrutiny that it deserves and a decision to be made as to whether or not a prosecution is going to be brought in there cases. Brought in their cases. Under law, we cant know why the parole board has decided worboys no longer poses a risk to the public. He now under law, we cant know is why five Online Gambling companies could have their licenses revoked over concern theyre not doing enough to help problem gamblers, or prevent money launderers from using their sites. The Gambling Commission has written to all 195 Online Casino operators, to tell them about the safeguards they should all have in place. Our Business Correspondent jonty bloom reports. One third of all gambling in the uk is now online, and its worth billions of pounds. The Gambling Commission has been reviewing the safeguards that all companies should have in place. Theyre designed to prevent problem gambling getting out of control, and to prevent money being laundered by criminals or terrorists. Sarah harrison, chief executive of the Gambling Commission, said. But the Commission Found many signs of customers gambling becoming compulsive were not being followed up, and some staff had little idea of how to stop Money Laundering, or, in some cases, even what it was. As a result, the Gambling Commission is warning all Online Casino operators to review their procedures, and has begun an investigation into 17 online companies. Its considering whether it should review the licences of five of them. Losing its licence would mean a company would be unable to continue to operate in the uk. Jonty bloom, bbc news. President trump has taken to twitter overnight to show his continued frustration over the release of a Controversial Book documenting his first year in the white house. Calling the author of the book Michael Wolff a total loser, the president accuses him of making up stories. Mr trump also calls his former chief strategist steve bannon sloppy steve, claiming he cried when he was fired. The book, called fire and fury, has now gone on sale early, despite attempts by the white house to block its publication. The author of the book has spoken to bbc radio 4s today programme and he said his research was reliable and he stands by his description of what happened on Election Night. Everyone went into Election Night expecting not to win. It would have been a victory for them to have kept their loss to under six points. And by all reports, the person who was most shocked may have been trumps wife who certainly did not want to be the first lady. Second to her, it was trump itself, who appeared to be white as a ghost. You talk to eve ryo ne white as a ghost. You talk to everyone who is as close to the action as possible, who will talk to you after you grant them the veil of anonymity, and the more people you talk to, the better, the more in depth it gets, the more you, the author, understand. The United States has been criticised by other members of the United Nations Security Council for calling an emergency meeting to discuss Anti Government protests in iran. China and france said the unrest did not threaten international security. The Iranian Ambassador called the meeting a farce and repeated claims that the protests were being directed from abroad. Easyjet, ladbrokes and virgin money are among the major employers whove been revealed to pay women on average at least 15 less than men. Organisations with more than 250 workers must publish their figures by april more than 500 have done so. Another 8,000 must publish by april, or risk being fined under a new law intended to tackle workplace discrimination. Weather forecasters in the United States have warned that this weekend could bring record breaking low temperatures in some parts of the north east. The National Weather service predicts wind chills as low as 40 degrees celsius. Russell trott has the latest. The public coming to the aid of public transport on the streets of eastern boston, as snow and ice left many stranded. Elsewhere in the city, the Emergency Services were working flat out, and in deep water, as high tides flooded roads close to the harbour. Plummeting temperatures meant much of massachusetts was under huge quantities of snow. And after a 3ft storm surge brought seas inland, the flood water froze, trapping cars in ice. For the homeless of chicago, life on the streets is now all about survival. Those who do find shelter are happy to be anywhere but outside. We see an average of 700 800 people every single day. Sometimes there are people who come in when its extremely cold who wont come in when its not so cold. A sudden drop in temperatures can hit hard anywhere. In florida, where in some parts snow fell for the first time in 30 years, cold seas saw hundreds of turtles rescued after their muscles started seizing up. As thousands of snow ploughs are deployed throughout the eastern seaboard, forecasters warn that the weekend could bring record breaking low temperatures. Plans to improve reading standards amongst children from disadvantaged backgrounds have been announced by the department for education. There will be a network of 35 literacy teaching centres across england, to work with primary schools that are in challenging areas. Labour says the funding will do nothing to change government cuts to school budgets. There will also be schemes to improve the vocabulary of Pre School Children in the north of england. This is about investing around the country, bringing together teachers and literacy specialists, so that we can make sure that we do even better on reading and writing and standards, but also that we dont see any children falling behind. A bar owner has been left shaken but not stirred, after being reunited with whats thought to be the most expensive vodka bottle in the world. Made of gold and silver with a diamond encrusted replica of the russian imperial eagle on its cap this extravagant bottle was on loan to a bar in copenhagen when it was stolen last week. It has been found, though. The bottle, which is worth nearly a million pounds, was found empty on a construction site in the city. But its not believed the theft will affect its value and the bar owner says he simply intends to fill it up again and put it on display. At the bottle which is worth £1 million, not the contents the battle over that book about the president of the United States has been continuing this morning. The Times Newspaper continues to serialise the book. We can talk to the papers Diplomatic Correspondent 110w. The papers Diplomatic Correspondent now. She is in our london newsroom. Thank you very much for talking to us. Thank you very much for talking to us. There is no end to the interest in this book what have you enjoyed the most, i suppose, about this book . It is difficult to say whether it is enjoyable to read a portrait of the leader of the free world as someone of the leader of the free world as someone who is incapable of doing hisjob theres someone who is incapable of doing his job theres lots of extraordinary and salacious detail in the book. But i think the most worrying thing is really the portrait that it paints of a man who is incapable of carrying out the duties of his office, which is something that should worry us all. So, highlights from the book for you . As a serialisation, were getting snippets of it as pass what do you think is most pertinent as opposed to his presidency . Because the personal stuff, we will hear that and people might not be surprised to, but what do you think is pertinent to his presidency . Again, ithink is pertinent to his presidency . Again, i think it is the fact that, possibly the fact that nothing in this book is so surprising or entirely implausible that we havent heard snippets of it before. Weve heard snippets of it before. Weve heard reporting over the course of the year about Donald Trumps sense of isolation, his childlike personality, his impulsive behaviour. It is all in the book and it is all backed up by stuff that weve heard during the course of the year. I think one of the most extraordinary portraits of him is in his bedroom alone at half past six in the evening, with three television screens, having had briefly more put into that room, having asked for a lock to be put on the door, which was refused him by the door, which was refused him by the secret service, who said that they needed to have access at all times, eating cheeseburgers and hitting on the phone to notjust friends at some casual acquaintances who appear to have been the source of subsequent pea ks, who appear to have been the source of subsequent peaks, to complain about the rigours of his if, governing the country. The rigours of his new life. We are fascinated by this man and his rise to the presidency do you think we are more obsessed about him that the americans are, because they get this all the time, dont they . No i think they share our obsession. Its such an extraordinary presidency. It is happening at warp speed, and the news just comes at us at such a fast pace that it becomes like a soap opera. It is no accident that this president was a Reality Television star, and hes conducting the presidency as if it were a Reality Television show. And he communicates directly with his audience through tweeting. So, no, ithink everyones gripped by this extraordinary and unlikely presidency. And the politics of it, as revealed in the books, with the power struggles within the west wing, are grouping ona within the west wing, are grouping on a soap opera level. And there have been allegations, or this book has cast doubt over his mental health. He is due his First Official medical at as president , and it is by the same doctor, we understand, who would have done the medical for president 0bama has well. This is an opportunity, from your experience as a Diplomatic Correspondent, for him to draw a line under these accusations are, because this is a physical and mental examination . Well, it is a medical examination. Well, it is a medical examination. We arent clear as to what we might learn about his cognitive abilities from it. Now, a normal medical examination of someone of this age would usually take in some cognitive tests. Some people have raised questions about, is you possibly showing signs of dementia . Michael wolff has talked about him being unable to recognise old friends, repeating stories. It is not clear at this stage whether we will learn anything from that examination which will tell us more about his cognitive abilities. However, it is the First Independent medical exam that he has submitted himself to. We have never had a full read out of his physical or cognitive health. Its going to be a twisting. Thank you so much for your time. The Diplomatic Correspondent of the Times Newspaper there, which is serialising the book. Incredibly cold weather in the United States, with more to follow. Look at the map. Stav, it makes us appreciate what weve got here . Absolutely, although it is going to be turning colder here public will be nowhere near like what they have got over in america. With the wind factor in new york it is going to be feeling more like 26. York it is going to be feeling more like 26. Notice behind me, southerly winds coming up, which will slowly push this slightly less cold air into the direction of the great la kes cold air into the direction of the great lakes and the north east as we head through sunday and monday. So, these values still about 15 degrees below where they should be, but a bit better as we head into the second part of the weekend. So, this weekend, it is turning colder. Plenty of sunshine around, though, quite frosty start this morning and also icy in places. If youre heading out on the roads, do take extra ca re. Heading out on the roads, do take extra care. There will be some sunshine across the south west of england, with cloud increasing, however, with this band of rain and some hill snow moving southwards. They will be pushed by the north easterly wind. For the north of england, lots of sunshine. Wintry showers in the north east of england and the eastern side scotland. Does brisk winds making it feel even colder. It will be pushing that cloud further southwards all the while, with sunshine coming in across central and northern parts of england and wales by the end of the afternoon. The Winds Continuing to push the cloud away from southern areas this evening. And then at most places will be under clear skies. The recipe for an extremely cold night across parts of scotland and the north of england. As you can imagine we start off sunday on a really cold, frosty note. Watch out for any ice around, particularly where we have had those wintry showers. But a lovely, bright, sunny day. Crisp sunshine up and down the uk. Lighter winds further north. Temperatures not really getting above freezing in glasgow and aberdeen. This weather front will be a feature in our weather from tuesday onwards, bringing milder air. And also some rain on tuesday and wednesday. But High Pressure is still dominating on monday. Back to you two. Lets go back to our main story. The fact that the victims of the serial sex offenderjohn worboys, whose cases were not taken to the original trial say they want their day in court. The former lack driver who was convicted of 19th offences is due to be released later this month. The chairman of the pa role this month. The chairman of the parole board has been summoned before mps to explain how the decision to release him was reached. We can speak to form a parole board member andrew sanders, who joins us now member andrew sanders, who joins us now from birmingham. Thank you for joining us. This case shines a spotlight on the way in which the pa role spotlight on the way in which the parole board operates, in a way which many of us may not have understood. As a former member, how does a a parole board work, somebody comes to you and says i think i should be released what happens . The parole board itself is very large, over 100 people. The parole board itself is very large, over100 people. And the parole board itself is very large, over 100 people. And it is drawn from a wide variety of groups. There are formerjudges, senior lawyers, psychiatrists and psychologists who work with criminals, senior probation officers. I was there as an academic criminologist and many people from a range of different backgrounds. The actual decisions to release someone or not are taken by a panel of three, and that would normally be chaired by a retired judge or a senior lawyer. And what happens is that people cant just senior lawyer. And what happens is that people cantjust come along and say, i would like to be released to. Theyre only considered for pa role to. Theyre only considered for parole when they are eligible, and that eligibility depends on the sentence given to them by the original judge. Sentence given to them by the originaljudge. In this particular case thejudge said originaljudge. In this particular case the judge said that worboys had to serve a minimum of eight years, and as he was coming up to that, the process of assessment began. But as i understand it he was only released after the second assessment for eligibility. So, john worboys would appear before this panel of three and what kind of things would they be asking him, what would they be looking at in terms of reference is to work out weather to let him go or not . Well, probably about a year before the decision is taken, a process of assessment begins in earnest. And a large number of assessments are made and reports are written, in particular, if somebody isa written, in particular, if somebody is a serious sex offender such as in this case, they would almost certainly have done a Sex Offender Treatment Programme, which is a very long, intensive programme with a lot of monitoring and a lot of results being collated. That report and many other reports will be put in a dossier and for a long term offender like worboys it would be a very big dossier with a large number of reports from a wide range of people who had got to know that prisoner quite well and had treated him in a number of ways and a ballpark of the problem is that we dont know, it is not published, the reasons behind the decision to let him go, or anybody go, or remain in custody thatis anybody go, or remain in custody that is a problem when you get a controversial case like this, the public and more importantly the victims dont know why hes being released . Thats right. Thats true. The parole board has a legal duty to only release someone if they consider it safe to release someone. Of course, the public dont know the kind of evidence and information on which that decision that somebody is safe is made of. It would be very difficult to release that kind of information, though, because for example, the Sex Offender Treatment Programme reports contain details about what the offender said and what he said he did, and that relates to a large number of victims and those victims would probably not wa nt and those victims would probably not want those details to be released into the public. Maybe they wouldnt wa nt into the public. Maybe they wouldnt want all the details but maybe they should be given a say about Weather Information about them can be released to, but do you not think that this case has now put such a spotlight on the way in which parole boards work that it is clearly going to have to be a more open and transparent process in the future . |j agree transparent process in the future . agree entirely. I think the process could be more open and i think it should be. One thing in particular, you rightly identified that people feel frustrated and left out of the process , feel frustrated and left out of the process, and something needs to change there. It is not that victims should necessarily make the decisions, because these decisions are made by people who have to assess risk and you need a lot of expertise to do that. But i see no reason why they should not be present in parole hearings, if they wa nt to present in parole hearings, if they want to be, so they can see the evidence and understand the process. I think this might help victims to feel that their interests are being taken into account, which after all is one of the most important things we should do in this process. is one of the most important things we should do in this process. I was going to ask you what you think of this decision civilise oppose because you dont know either what information was looked at, you probably could not say that, either . I could not possibly comment. All i could say is that the parole board is very risk averse. In other words, if there is any doubt about weather somebody should be released or not, they usually decide to keep someone in. Sol they usually decide to keep someone in. So i think we can be fairly confident that the information the pa role confident that the information the parole board used was very robust. We must remember that when somebody is released on parole, they are not released to do as they want, theyre released to do as they want, theyre released on licence, their sentence continues in the community. We do not have to wait for someone to commita not have to wait for someone to commit a crime in order to bring them back to jail. If somebody, conditions they will be brought back to jail conditions they will be brought back tojailand conditions they will be brought back to jail and often they will spend several more years in prison. So, this person is not released unconditionally. They are monitored very closely, and i hope that might give some very closely, and i hope that might give some reassurance. Very closely, and i hope that might give some reassurance. Thank you for joining us this morning. Youre watching backpack. It is time to look at the papers. Investment managerjustin look at the papers. Investment manager justin urq ha rt stewa rt has joined us. And we werejust manager justin urq ha rt stewa rt has joined us. And we were just talking with a former parole board member about this john worboys case, with a former parole board member about thisjohn worboys case, and you have taken a look at this as well, i think . In you have taken a look at this as well, ithink . In terms you have taken a look at this as well, i think . In terms of. You have taken a look at this as well, ithink . In terms of. Sorry, i was looking at the front page of the guardian shall that is on all of the guardian shall that is on all of the front pages at the moment. Youre taking a look at what is going on with the economy . Yes. There is something in the guardian about productivity. They always go on in britain about, were not as productive as everybody else. We have a lot of people who are employed but at very low levels of wages, compared to somewhere like france, theyre hade higher but you have a higher level of unemployment. And so in many ways their productivity looks better. But what you now find, as our output increases, our productivity has started to go up, and that is an encouraging sign. But we have still got a shortage of investment money coming in we need to have more of that to try and make ourselves more efficient, more Companies Investing in new kit. So, its working . It is working but it is only a start, theres a lot more which needs to be done to encourage manufacturing. Our Manufacturing Base is growing. It is now at 11 , having been at 7 . A lot of business parks in britain are busy, but they need to get to the next stage, of having more investment coming through. Next stage, of having more investment coming throughm next stage, of having more investment coming through. It is not just china, it is the rest of europe, isnt it . Yes, somewhere like france or germany, we say our productivity is behind theirs. But we have got many more people employed, certainly compared with france. France has got 40 unemployment, particularly angina climate is very bad in front of. So, it is an improving figure, not perfect but better. Figures from the daily mail about savings accounts just some people thought when Interest Rates went up by a little bit, potentially savers would be in for a bonus of some sort . We talk about people with difficulty getting about people with difficulty getting a mortgage, but and many more people save in this country and many of those are older. And they have been decimated by the Interest Rates. Hsbc, 0. 05 , do me a favour 0n £1000, you would be earning 15 page ina £1000, you would be earning 15 page in a year we know that rates are shocking why . How does the system work so that they think this is a justifiable rate . First of all, individuals should shop around, you could get 1. 3 now if you shopped around. Secondly, these banks are in around. Secondly, these banks are in a position where they dont need the money. They dont need to deposits because it is actually costing them money, because the margins are so small that it is costing them to have that deposit money. As far as they are concerned, theyre saying, thank you very much, we dont want it, which is a real shame for those people who have got cash. There are people who have got cash. There are people like Coventry Building Society who will give you better returns. Or the money markets. you lock in for longer, you will get a better rate . But still it is 396, still below the rate of inflation. People have to think longer term or ta ke people have to think longer term or take a bit more risk for investment, assuming youve got the time to do so. Assuming youve got the time to do so. Talking about a dry january, here we are. I have to put this up on the wall at home there are a couple of examples here of two gin and tonics which dont include alcohol. They say its about the flavour and things like that. Some low alcohol sparkly wine, which i find depressing, friendly what do you find depressing . zero alcohol beer, it tastes awful it is getting better, though, ithink. Beer, it tastes awful it is getting better, though, i think. Nanny beer, it tastes awful it is getting better, though, ithink. Nanny state wine, which is a lovely title that apparently has got a better flavour. But alcohol free gin and tonic, maybe i need that or maybe i will just open a bottle of wine as long as just open a bottle of wine as long as you stay well exactly you know what we need to go with our drinks. Did you know that it is veg anuary . Being vegan theyve got four on the menu. I wasjust going to laugh at i was just going to laugh at your vigo injanuary line i was just going to laugh at your vigo in january line we i was just going to laugh at your vigo injanuary line we have some guests doing that in their restaurant, as well. Alcoholic free gin, im not sure about that. Our special guest today is Warwick Davis, fresh from star wars. Indeed, from that galaxy, far, far away. You are here to face food heaven and food hell. What is your food heaven . Comfort food, stew, casserole, cheese, particularly blue cheese. You are saying all the right things and what about health . Oily fish, fishy fish, anything that smells, like egg. Fish pie is a nightmare, because you dont know whats in it well, you kind of do we have three chefs here today. It is a first for saturday kitchen, our first married couple cooking on the show. What could go wrong with that what can we expect from you . Duck hearts on crumpets. And anna is back, what are you doing . I am going a vegan dish, chocolate and tofu mousse which im hoping to be able to convert you to a vegan dish. Add olly smith, you are in charge of all of the wind. Yes, we even have a vegan friendly wine. And you are in charge of whether Warwick Davis here faces his food heaven all hell. Warwick looks terrified i am a little concerned, because last time i was on here, i got my hell. Have a good morning, we will see you at ten oclock on. Headlines coming up. Hello. This is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. Coming up before ten well get the weather from stav. But first a summary of this mornings main news. A lawyer who represented victims of the serial sex offenderjohn worboys, has told bbc breakfast that some of her clients, whose cases werent taken to trial, want prosecutors to re examine their evidence. The former black cab driver is being freed from jail ten years after being convicted of 19 offences, although Police Believe he attacked many more. Solicitor kim harrison told us that a number of women were told that their testimony wasnt required to put worboys behind bars for a longer period of time. I think women just want justice and they want their voices to be heard. They came forward, went to the police, and police said, we were persecuted relation to your case, he will be in prison for a very long time, an indeterminate sentence, this man is going to be locked away. They now want their case to be given the proper scrutiny that it deserves, and there is a decision to be made as to whether a or not a prosecution will be brought in their cases. Five Online Gambling companies could lose their license over concerns about their approach to problem gamblers and Money Laundering. The Gambling Commission has written to all 195 Online Casino operators, warning them to review their procedures. It comes after the Commission Found some companies did not follow up with gamblers who were becoming addicted, and failed to prevent money being laundered by criminals or terrorists. President trump has taken to twitter overnight, to show his continued frustration over the release of a Controversial Book, documenting his first year in the white house. He called the author of the book, Michael Wolff, a total loser and accused him of making up stories. Mr trump also calls his former chief strategist steve bannon, sloppy steve, claiming he cried when he was fired. The book, called fire and fury, went on sale yesterday, despite attempts by the white house to block its publication. Easyjet, ladbrokes and virgin money are among some major employers who have revealed that they pay women, on average, at least 15 less than men. Organisations with more than 250 workers must publish their figures by april more than 500 have done so. Another 8,000 must do publish by april, or risk being fined under a new law intended to tackle workplace discrimination. North korea is likely to participate at the Winter Olympics next month according to a state official there. The countrys representative at the International Olympic Committee Said the country expects to compete across the border in pyeongchang, in south korea. It comes after the two countries agreed theyd hold official talks next week the first meeting in more than two years. The search for the missing mh370 Malaysian Airlines plane that disappeared almost four years ago is to be resumed. The jet was carrying more than 200 passengers when it vanished in 2014. Now a private us Exploration Company called Ocean Infinity has been given permission to continue the search, which ended last year. Be grateful you are not in the United States this morning. Weather forecasters in the United States have warned that the weekend could bring record breaking low temperatures in some parts of the north east. The National Weather service predicts wind chills as low as minus 40 degrees celsius in some places. Thousands of flights have been cancelled and up to 19 people have lost their lives. Those are the main stories this morning. 40 40 over in the states, and plus a0 celsius a0 over in the states, and plus a0 celsius in australia. Thats right, the forecast for tomorrow for the fourth day of the fifth and final ashes test in sydney, where england are really struggling. As if it wasnt bad enough facing australia again, the temperatures will really be sapping them. It looks like the best england can hope for is a draw in this final test, and even that might be beyond them. Going into the fourth day tomorrow, australia have a lead of 133 runs and still have six more players to bat. Our reporter Patrick Gearey watched the day unfold in sydney. A brutal dave england, wonderfulfor australia. Australia 133 runs ahead, only two wickets taken. This was the pink day of the test match, the tenth such day in honour of jane mcgrath, the late wife of the australian fast bowler glenn mcgrath, and her Breast Cancer foundation. The crowd were soon on their feet to claim 10a khawaja in their feet to claim 10a khawaja in the siddiqui grew up in. Steve smith was out, caught and bowled by mowing alley, mason crane appealing for an lbw against khawaja. The review showed it would have hit the stumps, but it was given as a no ball, somewhat controversially. Khawaja went on to make 150 before mason crane eventually got his first test wicket when he had him stumped. The marsh brothers sean and mitchell then started to take the game away from england as the increasingly attacked towards the end of the day. England will go back into the field on day four, when the temperatures will be even hotter. They will be drained, australia very much have the advantage. It was a pretty tough day, yeah. We are 150 overs into the innings, there will be a few tired bodies out there, that is part and parcel of te st there, that is part and parcel of test cricket. It is not the first time we will have fielded 150 overs, and it wont be the last time, im sure. I saw the way the guys toiled out the, and really worked hard, it was really impressive and that was really good for us to see as a side going forward. Now to the football. On to the fa cup third round, one of the highlights of any sporting year, because all the top teams enter the competition. The Merseyside Derby was eventful to say the least, holgate pushing firmino into the stands, and the referee had to intervene as the players clashed. But they werent booked. Everton equalised after the break, but what a debut it was for the worlds most expensive defender, virgilvan the worlds most expensive defender, virgil van dijk, who scored the winner. Manchester united left it late to beat derby county at old trafford. Jesse lingard scored, but for Romelu Lukaku added a second. And there are Nine Premier League teams hoping to avoid an upset against lower league teams. One of them is newcastle united, who take on luton town of league two and in the luton side will be the two sons of the former england midfielder rob lee, who made his name at newcastle. What were your first memories of your dad and what he did for a living . We didnt pay much attention to it it is only since i have got into professional football, i realised id was top end, and i dont like to tell him, but he was half decent commentator here is rob lee de overthink about being brothers when you are out on the pitch . de overthink about being brothers when you are out on the pitch . It is a strange feeling, and it is nice as a strange feeling, and it is nice as a midfielder trying to set him up. Luton mightjust a midfielder trying to set him up. Luton might just fancy their chances ofan luton might just fancy their chances of an upset there. Plenty of fa cup action on the bbc this weekend, starting at lunchtime with Fleetwood Town of league 1, against Leicester City in the premier league. Now, england may be losing in the cricket, but one brit has beaten the aussies in their own back yard. Im delighted to say that we can now talk to ollie. How long did it take . Around six and a half hours, we saw many eagles and other hang glider pilots along the way. It was just short of a00 kilometres. Pilots along the way. It was just short of 400 kilometres. Thats like going from london to nearly new pretty much. And going and 55 mph, as pretty much. And going and 55 mph, as well. How do you stay up there for so long, capturing thermal after thermal . Indeed, it takes a little while to learn all the techniques and stuff, searching for the warm rising pockets of air we use to get ourselves hire and then fly to the next one. But ultimately we try to be as efficient as possible, flying those rising columns of air. We have clouds to show us where they are, and we find the next one and keep going. Over a flight of that sort of time, we do that a0 or 50 times to get to our goal point. Ollie, you are flying the flag as well as yourself, because the ashes not going particularly well for england, so going particularly well for england, so you going particularly well for england, so you are our great going particularly well for england, so you are our great hope down under at the moment i havejust so you are our great hope down under at the moment i have just come so you are our great hope down under at the moment i havejust come back to sydney, maybe i should pop over to sydney, maybe i should pop over to the stadium. Do you play cricket . I have done a small amount im not sure if i could be much help. i have done a small amount im not sure if could be much help. It is naga here, ollie. Good to talk to you. We are seeing pictures of you up you. We are seeing pictures of you up in the sky on thatjourney. Can you tell us what it sounded like and what the temperature was like . Im assuming you have a protective suit on to keep you warm . Yes, we were wearing a full thermal layer. When wearing a full thermal layer. When we ta ke wearing a full thermal layer. When we take off it is over a0 degrees on the ground, and when we get up to the ground, and when we get up to the cloud base, it is almost 1, so the cloud base, it is almost 1, so the temperature varies dramatically, it isa the temperature varies dramatically, it is a battle to keep cool on the ground and warm in the air. Is a noisy . When we are gliding, we go even faster than 55 mph, that is just the average. When we are up to 70 miles an hour, there is a lot of wind noise, it is like sticking your head out of the car on the motorway, in effect. And what happened when you realise you had set a new world record . What went through your mind . I was ecstatic. There is some video footage showing me being a little bit over the top, an incredible moment. My dad is the world record holder, so it is brilliant follow in his footsteps. So it runs in the family. Enter the celebrations, fantastic and keep flying the flag over australia for great britain. Ollie chitty there. Its the sport that fuses gymnastics and free running and now you can go on and become a professional ninja. Ten years after it started as a tv contest injapan, athletes in the uk are competing for the fourth competition here and i went along to one of the dozens of places where you can start on a ninja course. Indeed europes newest and largest one in manchester. Running up the wall, hanging upside down the increasingly common ninja. Its one of the new sporting crazes to be hitting the uk, and it started injapan. Straightaway, you can see how challenging a ninja course is, with just the simple curtain swings, if you like, testing even the best of them. A ninja is officially defined as a person skilled in the japanese art of ninjitsu, the combination of free running, obstacle racing, and gymnastics. And those of the top of the sport are now and those of the top of the sport are now turning professional. Youre using your body like as a monkey. You are climbing, youre twisting your body, from the core areas. I think, if you go to a normal gym, you are not getting anywhere near to ninja warrior. This does bring out the inner sloth in you. Whilejohnny trains on the professional course in manchester, there are beginner slopes to get you started, as you race your mates for fun, building up to the intermediate and advanced courses, where the falls get bigger. A lot of these obstacles, its about the technique and the preparation. I know its a race, but its in the planning, as well. Look at that for a roll, though, eh . This is the best place, in the end, isnt it . Its completely different to your normal gym. So you have all the ninja obstacles, its challenging, its fun. And i think the gym can be a little bit boring, so this keeps you motivated, and having fun. Its mentally and physically challenging. So it doesnt matter how fit you are, you need to have a certain technique to get accustomed to the apparatus. Ninja courses around the world have become famous for their various challenges, like the spider wall. The trouble is, the longer you stay on this, the more sweaty you get. I think im ready tojump. Just the fact that you think you cant do it, and you just do it. And you have your friends like her, who are motivated. And, once you do it, even better. And the infamous climb at the end, when you eventually get there. Thats it. Ninja warrior. A bit of cheating, maybe, but you do feel like youre one of them. Youve conquered the universe. I now want to exit the studio in a different way do it skip to my loo, thats what that looks like across the north east of canada and the United States, these are the temperatures, and overnight, they have been much lower than this. But southerly winds will be bringing some southerly winds will be bringing some wilder air as we head through the second part of the weekend, and eventually into next week. I should say less cold rather than mild, because it will still be below average. Ice is going to be a major problem for the next few days, and arctic winds will be bringing us a pretty cold weekend. On the , lots of sunshine. As we head through the rest of the morning, this band of cloud has been plaguing northern parts of wales in Northern England with some rain and also some hill snow. With some rain and also some hill snow. The sky will brighten up nicely, pushed on by that fairly brisk north east wind. A few wintry showers continue to feed into the north east of england and in towards eastern scotland, but for the bulk of Northern Ireland are the north west it should be dry and bright, lots of sunshine, but it will be called, and it turns colder this evening and overnight, eventually we lose that cloud from central and southern areas as the afternoon wears central and southern areas as the afternoon wea rs on. Central and southern areas as the afternoon wears on. Becoming confined to the south, and to the north it will be a really cold one, temperatures this afternoon around three degrees at best in scotland. Overnight, very cold, frosty, clear skies, the winds still quite a feature across the south east, but elsewhere they will fall quite light. Very cold, 5, may be down to 10 light. Very cold, 5, may be down to 10 celsius, maybe around freezing to1 10 celsius, maybe around freezing to 1 degrees in the south east. So for sunday morning, it starts off cold and frosty, but sunshine pretty much across the board, it is going to bea much across the board, it is going to be a glorious crisp winter sunny day, and the wind light of the most, stronger across the south east making it feel quite raw. This weather front will move through during tuesday and wednesday and bring slightly milder air, but High Pressure holds on as we head on into monday, pushing off towards the near continent, allowing south easterly winds to move to our sure. Cold and frosty for many north and western areas, and the cloud will move westwards and turn into quite a great, cold day throughout. Into tuesday, the weather front moves into tuesday, the weather front moves in very slowly, and by wednesday it will introduce slightly less cold air. Back to you. At least it is getting milder. Thank you very much and enjoy the rest of your weekend, stav. A lovely story for you now. Marjorie thomas life was spent travelling the world, following her husband colin as he went from base to base with the raf. Following his death, the Royal Air Forces association was determined that she wouldnt lose touch with the life she had known. Its befriending service introduced her to a volunteer, and they have come up with an idea of sending a teddy bear, bertie, around the world to raise awareness of the service. Our reporterjj chalmers went to meet them at one of their regular get togethers. Its a friendship that might at first seem unlikely. Welcome ill get my arm underneath yours. Tell me when. But 95 year old marjorie thomas, a great grandmother from solihull, and sean bell, a Company Director and former raf commander, have been firm friends for three years. Its our favourite restaurant, isnt it . Lets take you in. The pair have a military connection the brought them together in the most poignant of circumstances. Your late husband served in the raf. I met him before he went into the air force, and he was 16. And we met at a dance academy, learning how to dance. And he was a beautiful dancer. Everything we did, we did together. And when i lost him, that was a big hole. How did you first meet him . I first met him at colins funeral. He read the 23rd psalm, and he saluted the casket, which was a lovely gesture. I wrote a letter and thanked him for his kindness, and five weeks later i had a letter from him asking if i would like to go down to london to the club and have an afternoon tea, and of course i was delighted. Now sean and marjorie e mail every day and meet every few months for what marjorie jokingly calls a hot date. Am i allowed a bit more . You wont slap me . Thats because you havent had any lunch. No, i havent. But i had one of your cakes. The Royal Air Forces Association Says this sense of connection is a valuable benefit of its befriending service. We think there are about 170,000 just within the raf family that are experiencing loneliness and isolation. This is about empowering people to remain part of the community and empowering both the beneficiary and the befriender to stay connected within the raf family. Today theres another guest at the table bertie the bear. Marjories bear is embarking on an adventure around the world to raise awareness of the Royal Air Forces associations befriending service. Marjorie up until about a year ago could travel, and has travelled really widely in her life, but she was no longer able to travel as much. I cant change that, but what i can do is give Something Else that can travel the world, and bertie the bear came up. One of them is heading off to bali via dubai, one of them is off to malaysia. This bertie has been flying in one of the blades aerobatic aeroplanes. What it is trying to highlight is that Little Things can make a huge difference to people. Followers will be able to track berties adventures on social media. For marjorie, who loved to travel, its an important opportunity to still see the wider world. I can imagine a lot of old ladies will be quite glad of bertie, because he is gorgeous, and with all these adventures, they can follow it all and wonder what bertie is going to do next, you know . Jj chalmers, bbc news, solihull. Lovely. And sean bell, who you saw in that report, is here now. And so is bertie after bali and divide, flying helicopters, now it is salford on bbc breakfast. Talk is through where he has been and where hes going. It is early days so far, but hes been up flying with ben murphy, a member of the blades and the newest member of the red bull air race pilots. He has been at a bali, malaysia, indonesia, and when we went to the fire brigade yesterday, he has been around london. He is doing also have adventures, and basically, marjorie cant travel, she used to travel very widely and she is not able to do that now. So if the bear can travel on her behalf around the world, he can report back from those experiences. There is a bigger project i suppose to this, because marjorie, when she lost her husband, thatis marjorie, when she lost her husband, that is who she used to travel with, and had her experiences with, and when he passed away that was the issue of loneliness, and something we have spoken a lot about on brea kfast. We have spoken a lot about on breakfast. This is highlighting the work that has been done to help people like marjorie stay in contact. That is right, marjorie is lucky to have a supportive family and grandchildren, but even she has found that since the demise of her husband, are days when she gets very lonely. But this highlights that in this country, one in three of our over 75 think loneliness is a huge issue. Half of the over 755 live alone, and because of the ex military, because of the bobble, 70 years since the second world war, half of military veterans are over 75, so there is a big issue of loneliness for the armed forces. And thatis loneliness for the armed forces. And that is why the Royal Air Forces Association Set up as voluntary service. They dont have to be ex military, the long as they are over 18 and do a bit of training, they can add some magic to somebodys life, and i think marjorie is a great example where for a relatively small investment of time you can make huge difference to peoples lives. I suppose a lot of military families, if they have moved around the world for decades, they might get a point in later life where they dont have that routes back home, they havent been in one community where they have friends, neighbours, family next door, so it can be especially lonely. And one thing we tend to forget the older generation is they have all been our age and younger before, they have masses age and younger before, they have masses of experience and so many stories to tell. When we were filming that peace with marjorie, we asked her, what you get out of this, and she came with lots of things, and she came with lots of things, and we said, what you think sean gets from it, and she said, im not sure . What do you get from it . I spent 30 years in the military, we studied history and leadership is a lot, i have books about churchill in my library, and this was a lady who has listened to his speeches. She sat by the radio waiting for him to come on. She was a teenager through the second world war. She listened to the blitz and listen to churchill talk about the battle of britain. She is living history, and hearing her talk about it adds a completely different perspective to the history thatis different perspective to the history that is written by some historians. Plus the fact that having served in the military for so long myself, i ama the military for so long myself, i am a huge fan of the commitment to our men am a huge fan of the commitment to our men and am a huge fan of the commitment to our men and women am a huge fan of the commitment to our men and women and our service and their families, and therefore anything we can do to help is marvellous. And she is a magnificent person. At the age of 95, twinkle in her eye, if i can be that magical, that special, i would love that. And you see the way she was giving bertie a hug at the end of that film, she feels like she is travelling through him. Very definitely. At first, certainly to my friends, people saying, how could a95 my friends, people saying, how could a 95 urabe on the computer, but when i first a 95 urabe on the computer, but when ifirst met her, a 95 urabe on the computer, but when i first met her, she didnt have a computer, it was found letters for about a year. The biggest nightmare was the one of her family then bought her a computer at the age of 92, and she learned how to e mail, and everyday then. And bertie has his bbc pass now as well he can cause as much chaos as he likes you. Thats all from us for today. Roger and rachel will be here from six tomorrow morning. Have a good day, bye bye. This is bbc news. Im shaun ley. The headlines at ten. Victims of serial sex attackerjohn worboys, whose cases never came to court, want prosecutors to re examine their evidence. 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