Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20180117

But now we didnt even have enough cash for 5 of the bill. This morning im looking at why big businesses can get away with making late payment. The first goal is awarded by the video assistant referee. And as the raf celebrates its 100th anniversary, the last of the dambusters tells us about his life in the skies. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England with drivers stranded in long queues. Rescue teams are helping trapped motorists and people in dumb freeze and galloway are being advised not to drive. Problems in Northern Ireland with schools closed entrance port affected. Rescuing the driver trapped in our ca is rescuing the driver trapped in our cars overnight on the main motorway between england and scotland. Heavy snow meant treacherous conditions for the Emergency Services on the m74. The weather kept some motorists in freezing cars for more than eight hours. Very little has been happening, im afraid. With barely moved. Im not that far away from where i was. In total, very little movement. On the isle of skye, the main road was closed for several hours in both directions by jackknifed lorry. To buses carrying pupils were forced to return to school for the night. Dozens of schools closed yesterday across scotla nd schools closed yesterday across scotland affecting thousands of children. But it wasnt all doom and gloom. In selkirk, the scene was worthy of a seasonal postcard with People Living on Higher Ground witnessing the heavy snowfall. In dumb freeze, snowploughs worked around the clock to keep motorists moving. This was the picture in glasgow. And in edinburgh, only the most determined ventured out in our cars. Grifters have been out through the night to avoid a repeat of the problems for drivers on the m74 but Police Scotland say if you can avoid travelling this morning, you should do so. Ian palmer, bbc news. Lets speak now to kenneth anderson, whos been stuck in his car on the m74 since 8 oclock last night. Understand you arrived home about ten minutes ago. Tell us about your night. Its been absolutely chaotic. We left bromley at about 12 oclock yesterday and have onlyjust we left bromley at about 12 oclock yesterday and have only just arrived backin yesterday and have only just arrived back in glasgowjust now. We anticipated about 5 30pm yesterday, not this morning. Tells about the conditions. At what point did you think you could be stuck . At about eight oclock yesterday evening, the traffic on the m74 had just gotten really bad. It is about eight or nine hours to get moving after that point. We were getting little information. We were going to be stuck there overnight and even through to now. What did you have with you . People say to prepare this about this sort of weather, take a spade, some food, extra clothing. We had just returned from a christening so we had a car full of clothes and our pet dog. She had a less tha n clothes and our pet dog. She had a less than fantastic time. Whether loads of other people on the road . Did you stay in the vehicle . What we re did you stay in the vehicle . What were you told by Emergency Services . We were told nothing other than what we could glean from twitter. Understand mountain rescue was out but we never saw them. As the other motorists, we only spoke to one of them. Plenty of cars driving up the ha rd them. Plenty of cars driving up the hard shoulder. We never wanted to leave the vehicle for fear of collision. I am glad the dog is ok as well. She is glad to be back in her own bed. Get some sleep. So many stories of people stuck out there. The met office has issued warnings for most of the country, with many areas at risk of snow, ice or wind. Carol has the latest. We have seen a lot of snow as we have been hearing through yesterday and overnight. These are the kind of depths. The southern uplands, 37 they 37 centimetres. A lot of snow around. Whats been happening is its been blowing because its been snow windy so there are snow drifts. Also blizzard conditions. Treacherous. Add in the risk of ice again. That is another hazard to watch out for. What you will find is the wind will slowly ease in the wintry showers will not be as heavy and scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England. But later on today, another area of low pressure and that will introduce heavy rain as it crosses the uk, especially in the south. It will be preceded by a speu the south. It will be preceded by a spell of heavy snow across Northern Ireland and Northern England and southern and central scotland. It will be very windy across the south. And ice risk. Not out of the woods yet. If you are travelling, do take extra ca re. Yet. If you are travelling, do take extra care. You will be here later see you got a busy morning. Thank you. I was coming from sheffield. It was seriously slippery on the roads. Send us those pictures. The number below. Who knew we had a whatsapp number. If you have friends stuck there as well, ask them to get in touch with us well, ask them to get in touch with us as well. More nurses left the Health Service in england last year thanjoined the first time in 5 years that theres been a net reduction in staff. Bbc analysis of nhs data found that just over 33,000 nurses left the service 3,000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says experienced staff are leaving because theyre demoralised, as our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. Nursing is a profession under pressure. Now a nursing is a profession under pressure. Now a new nursing is a profession under pressure. Now a new analysis of nurses working in the nhs in england shows a worrying number choosing to leave the profession. Last year, more than 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Service jobs. Thats a 20 rise compared to four yea rs thats a 20 rise compared to four years ago and those leaving outnumber those joining. 0ne years ago and those leaving outnumber those joining. One in years ago and those leaving outnumber thosejoining. One in four of those leaving are relatively young, under 30. This has potentially serious implications for a sustainable profession. Unless we can improve the number of nurses there to support the new ones coming m, there to support the new ones coming in, it becomes a continuous cycle where people will not want to say because they have not got the support within the workplace. Ministers in england say more nurses are working in the nhs today than 2010 and they have launched a programme to help organisations keep hold of experienced and highly Skilled Staff but retaining nurses isa Skilled Staff but retaining nurses is a problem across the uk and the pressures of a tough winter on an already stretched Health Service will not help. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Early this week, a coroner ruled that Poppi Worthington was sexually assaulted by her father. That Poppi Worthington was sexually assaulted by herfather. The Prosecution Service says it will look carefully at the judgement along with cumbria police. More details have emerged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the companys chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. More details have emerged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the companys chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. It is part of this insolvency process. They started talking to the government in october about the concerns they had about money. The banks wanted their money back and carillion were struggling because they did not have enough cash in the pot to do that. They were having these ongoing talks throughout november, december that at the end of december, on the 31st, they put ina of december, on the 31st, they put in a formal request for a rescue plan. What they wanted them to do was give a guarantee for four months after that. That they would guarantee the payments they are the bank. If they couldnt afford to give the banks of the money, the government would put them back. They also wanted to defer how. 0bviously also wanted to defer how. Obviously there is lots of questions in terms of whether we should have done that. The government said they had to be liquidated. Some people have been asking me, why couldnt they have gone into administration and not gone on as normal. They didnt have enough money in the pot. We found out from this family had £29 million which sounds like a lot of money. There is 1. 3 million. Was it bad management that got them to the point . A lot of people are looking at how much the chief executive has paid. The gentleman who was the chief executive just before the profit warning came out, took home 1. 5 million in bonuses. What does that mean . There is now a formal investigation into wallabies. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. David and Louise Turpin whose children range in age from 2 to 29 are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. Investigators say they had had no previous contacts with the couple. I havent been so shocked in my life. It broke my heart and all of our hearts and ijust pray to god to ta ke our hearts and ijust pray to god to take care of the kids. She was about 16 years old. She is 47 now. Its a problem when they left here. I didnt even know where she lived. I didnt even know where she lived. I didnt have a name that could attract anything. I hope and i do ca re attract anything. I hope and i do care who knows. I hope they prosecute them. Even if she is my niece. God donald trump has been advised to eat a lower fat diet and take more exercise, after his first medical check up in office. However the white house doctor says the president whos 71 is generally in Excellent Health and that he performed well in cognitive tests. Ive gotten to know him pretty well. I had no concerns about his cognitive ability or his neurological functions. Cognitive ability or his neurologicalfunctions. I cognitive ability or his neurological functions. I was neurologicalfunctions. I was not going to do a cognitive exam. I had no intention of doing one. The reason we did the cognitive assessment. The president didnt ask me. He came to me and said is there something we can do or some kind of screening we can do to assess my cognitive ability. We have got and we left it in the office, we actually have got, which is really interesting, some parts of those cognitive tests. He got 30 out of 30. It didnt strike me as that difficult. The sort of like an onset dementia test. A lion, a camel, that sort of thing. We will show you. Im sure there is some kind of Science Behind that. My two year old can identify a rhinoceros. Im not saying my two year old is fit to be president. Im talking about video assistant refereeing again. Lastly, we we re assistant refereeing again. Lastly, we were talking about something that was used. It was used to determine whether a goal was offside. Actually a goal wasjudged to be on side. History was made in english football last night. A first goal awarded by the video assistant referee as Leicester City knocked Fleetwood Town out of the fa cup. Britains kyle edmund has reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time. The british number two beat Denis Istomin from uzbekistan in straight sets. Edmund goes on to face world number 61 Nikoloz Basilashvili of georgia next. World heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua and fellow world championjoseph parker have come face to face in cardiff. They will meet in a heavyweight unification clash at the end of march in the welsh capital. World heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua and fellow world championjoseph parker have come face to face in cardiff. They will meet in a heavyweight unification clash at the end of march in the welsh capital. A lot going on with the weather. L hectic start. There is a lot going on. The snow. This has been updated in the last few minutes. 39 centimetres in eskdalemuir. If you are travelling, needless to say, there could be disruption, and are already has been. There is the additional hazard of ice. It has been gusty overnight. 0n the tops of the hills and mountains, blizzard conditions. Through the next few the wind will slowly start to come down. Snow showers in scotland and Northern Ireland and even Northern England. South of that, a quieter picture. Cold. Sunshine from the word go. Showers in the south, mostly rain. Heavy ones could be he ill and sleet. Windy, but not as windy. A lot of sunshine further south. Feeling nice. Temperatures, nothing to write home about. In the wind, generally cold. The next area of low pressure coming our way. It is deepening across the atlantic, bringing a combination of rain, snow, and strong winds, gales, in fa ct. Snow, and strong winds, gales, in fact. Through the evening, here it comes, pushing in towards the west. It starts at 8pm. Snow in Northern Ireland. Most in the hills. Most in the north. Not all of Northern Ireland will see snow. Hill snow in wales. With the graphics you can see the heavy snow pushing across Northern England and southern scotland, possibly as far north as the central lowlands. We could be looking at it falling to blackpool. Heavy rain falling quickly. Dont forget, strong winds. Perhaps 50 Miles Per Hour inland. More than that around exposed coasts. Tomorrow morning, again, the risk of ice on untreated surfaces. Possible disruption if travelling because of this combination. Take it easy. Tomorrow morning, not dissimilar to today. We lose the centre of low pressure quickly and behind that, sunshine and showers. Some of them will be wintry in nature, especially in the north and the west. At least there will be sunshine. A lot going on with the weather, dan and lou. There really is. We will let you have a cup of tea. Lets take a look at todays papers. The telegraph. Reopening the poppi case. She may seejustice the telegraph. Reopening the poppi case. She may see justice finally after prosecutors decided to review it. The ex wife of Rupert Murdoch was a Security Risk because of ties to tony blair. The guardian. Talking about knife crime. The children of these parents, one of them, as we know, managed to escape and alert the authorities that they were kept allegedly captive. They renew their vows, the parents, on several occasions. This is the turpin family, the family in america with 13 brothers and sisters kept in horrible conditions in the family home. Shocking living conditions. I just did that. I was reading it while you were talking. Sorry for not listening. There is a lot of news. The front page of the sun, and the express as well. Talking about emily meatless, a colleague, who did a witness statement about a man stalking her. Maitliss. A witness statement about a man stalking her. Maitliss. The times. Britain to get bayeux tapestry. We have asked for it many times and it has always been denied. A clip from a documentary in 2010 singer peeker gets it to come back to britain from front. Seeing if we could get it to. Merci. There you go. Tried his best. Running out of time. This is a lad called john, a carpenter, who decided his fiancee had a better time running a nail salon, and retrained as a nail technician, and is making less money, but is more happy. Is Arsene Wenger losing it . Alexis sanchez perhaps is going to manchester united. Many people in the papers saying it is proof Arsene Wenger is no longer in control at arsenal and should go. If you have watched breakfast for a while, i am biased. Labradors are apparently the best dog in the world. I have two. I love waffle and ruby. They are both my children and i love them equally. You have the two best dogs in the country, then. Donald trump has been given a clean bill of health by his doctor following his first medical as commander in chief. Dr ronnyjackson said the president was in good shape for his age, but could benefit from a lower fat diet and more exercise. He also said he had no concerns about mr trumps cognitive ability. The examination also flagged up the medication that the president takes, including a drug to combat hair loss, and a daily aspirin. Lets speak now to james norton, former Deputy Assistant secretary at the department of Homeland Security under george w bush. Good morning. It seems extraordinary that president has to reveal personal details. What is the purpose . It was extraordinary to have the admiral speaking on behalf of the president. Normally you get a simple statement describing the president s condition. I think this white house in particular in the last 12 months has struggled with credibility. I think President Trump has been criticised for his tweets and the way in which they come out. They are trying to knock down this story, showing his physical and Mental Health are both 0k. There has been a lot of conjecture about his Mental Health. They wanted to address that issue today. We have a copy of the montreal cognitive assessment. Looking at it, it seems extraordinary that he is having to identify the difference between a lion, rhino, and a camel. Will it do what is intended . Lion, rhino, and a camel. Will it do what is intended . It will provide some cover in the sense that this was a big story. There were many stories about his mental capacity and tweets and things he has done. I think it has helped them move the ball a bit and get away from physical and Mental Health, at least for the time being. It is possible if the tweaks later on today we come back to this conversation. He tweets. But it has provided cover. So many issues are going on right now that i am sure we will move onto the next issue quickly i understand some president s had serious issue is not made public after these. Absolutely. Issues. There have been many, including some of the first residents, not to mention roosevelt and president kennedy, they had serious illnesses that were not disclosed. We now have a 24 7 news cycle. Everyone wants to know a lot of information. It has become very pa rt lot of information. It has become very part is in in washington and the health of the president has become a political issue. Partisan. It has become more of an issue than the past. Looking at this test again, it is particular, specifically for dementia patients. Yes. From what i understand from the doctor, it is a test he requested. Donald trump watches the news quite a bitand donald trump watches the news quite a bit and was keenly aware of the criticism he was getting. He went out of his way to get this test taken made the decision to have the doctor discussed the test. Discuss. It seems like people they had to get that out of the way. Like a plan they had. We find it difficult to read that clock, it is so far away. It is 6 27. Apparently it is being rebooted. Apparently the president had to draw a clock at ten past 11. Time to get the news, travel, and weather moretti you are. Wherever you are this morning. We will see you are this morning. We will see you ina you are this morning. We will see you in a minute. Good morning from bbc london news. Councillors in southwark have voted not to accept controversial new plans to regenerate part of elephant and castle in south london. The proposals would have meant the areas famous Shopping Centre would have been demolished to make way for around 1,000 new homes and a new campus for the London College of communication. But councillors felt the plans didnt include enough rented social housing. There will be another meeting in two weeks, but in the meantime campaigners say its too early to celebrate. The local authoritys Planning Committee voted not to accept the proposals from the developer, delancey. It had planned new campus at the London College of communication, as well as the demolition of the elephant and castle Shopping Centre. In two weeks, there will be another. I dont want to celebrate yet. Things can change before the 30th. There is a lot at stake and i would not want to celebrate just now. The introduction of what is believe to be the uks first ever buffer zone to stop protestors from gathering outside an Abortion Clinic came a step closer last night. Campaigners have welcomed a vote by ealing council. They propose to start a Public Consultation into the plans to stop such demonstrations outside a marie stopes clinic in the west london borough. Londoners are being asked what they think expansion at Heathrow Airport should look like. The airport has launched a Public Consultation, asking locals about the initial proposals for a third runway. It includes options for a shorter runway and putting the m25 in a tunnel and locations of new terminals. The consultation runs until the end of march. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the Tube Services looking pretty good. Thats apart from the london 0verground which has minor delays between Wandsworth Road and clapham junction. 0nto the roads, and the marylebone road is still down to one lane at baker street. Thats westbound because of repairs to a gas leak. It caused long delays yesterday. In shoreditch, Great Eastern street is partly blocked because of repairs to a burst watermain. And Chelsea Embankment remains closed westbound between chelsea bridge and albert bridge. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. A chilly night. A few showers. Some have frozen. 0n the whole, sunshine. Feeling cold. The met office has a warning for the ice, especially on Higher Ground, and some lower levels. Six celsius. The wind will be strong and get stronger overnight. The met Office Issued this yellow weather warning. Gusts of potentially 60 Miles Per Hour tomorrow morning. Heavy rain and strong winds. 8 9 as the minimum temperature. Windy on thursday morning through the rush hour. Light as week, efiitifie . bye for now. Well bring you all the latest news but also on breakfast this morning. Its as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Now a new minister has been appointed to help the 9 Million People affected by loneliness. Its as bad for your health as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. Now a new minister has been appointed to help the 9 Million People affected by loneliness. Well speak to her shortly. Its collapse has left an estimated 30,000 suppliers and subcontractors out of pocket. So why was carillion sitting on so many unpaid invoices . Steph will explore the issue of late payments. I felt like i was actually doing something useful and doing it well. Marking 100 years of the Royal Air Force. Well hear from the last surviving british member of the dambusters, as the raf prepares to reform its most famous squadron. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England with drivers stranded on long queues on the 74 motorway. Rescue teams are helping motorists and people in Dumfries Galloway are being advised not to drive. Snow has also caused problems forcing schools to close. We earlier spoke toa schools to close. We earlier spoke to a driver who. In his car all night. We were told nothing other than what we could glean from twitter. I understand mountain rescue was out but we never saw them. As the other motorists, we only spoke to one of them. Plenty of cars driving up the hard shoulder. We never wanted to leave the vehicle forfear of collision. More nurses left the Health Service in england last year thanjoined the first time in 5 years that theres been a net reduction in staff. Bbc analysis of nhs data found that just over 33,000 nurses left the service 3,000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says experienced staff are leaving because theyre demoralised. Nhs englands chief nursing 0fficer says despite pressures, front line staff are still providing good care. There are the places that we know people are staying despite those pressures because they know the care they give is fantastic, they are working under enormous pressure, absolutely. The challenges over the past few months in particular have been significant. Probably more than most of them have ever seen but they are still in, they are still working, they are still providing good care. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. David and Louise Turpin whose children range in age from 2 to 29 are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. Investigators say they had had no previous contacts with the couple. I havent been so shocked in my life. It broke my heart and all of our hearts and ijust pray to god they take care of the kids. I hope they prosecute her to the full extent of the law, even though she is my niece, because those kids dont deserve that. Donald trump has been advised to eat a lower fat diet and take more exercise, after his first medical check up in office. However the white house doctor says the president whos 71 is generally in Excellent Health and that he performed well in cognitive tests. The bayeux tapestry is to return to britain for the First Time Since it was made in the 11th century. The 70m long embroidery, which tells the story of the battle of hastings, has been kept in france for the last 950 years but will go on display in britain after months of talks. The bbc understands that french president Emmanuel Macron will confirm the loan when he meets theresa may tomorrow. Should we just should wejust quickly should we just quickly tell you about what is going on. Police scotla nd about what is going on. Police scotland has told us in the last few moments, they are having problems on the 74 between junctions 15 and nine. Many people were still stuck there. Vehicles still stuck from junction 12 to junction 9. 0ne lane opened northbound but they will close that soon. Quite a bit of detail there for you and we will have a full update with carol on the weather situation because there is snow for many parts of the uk. 0utside, it is all right. Its totally fine. Coming home from sheffield was a bit brutal. We are talking about the video assistant referee because he was actually used properly and could determine if the goal was on side of the first time. Lets have a look at how it panned out. This is leicester and fleetwood. No problems there are all. Kelechi iheanacho put leicester1 nil ahead against the League One Side at the king power. And then came his second, at first ruled offside by the linesman, referred to the var and after careful consideration he wasjudged to have been onside. We were a lot better obviously on the first leg, we knew that we had to perform a lot better and be a bit more professional on the pitch. We have done that tonight, got the result and this man has got the goals and it shows that var does work. There were no upsets in any of last nights other four replays. West ham were taken to extra time by league one shrewsbury, but the premier league side made it through. Cardiff, Sheffield Wednesday and reading are also through to the fourth round. World heavyweight champion anthonyjoshua and fellow world championjoseph parker have come face to face in cardiff. There is some flash photography coming up. They will meet in a heavyweight unification clash at the end of march in the welsh capital. The fight will uninyoshuas wba and ibf belts with parkers wbo title, and joshua says he needs to box intelligently to beat him. He hasnt got that, i want to climb back up the mountain, because at the moment is sitting on top of it but he has the lion s mentality that anybody climbing up it, he wants to kick back down. Lets say im a level below him, i have to be strategic. By facing head on, it will be a clash of the titans that ifi will be a clash of the titans that if i get is will be a clash of the titans that ifigetisa will be a clash of the titans that if i get is a tension that way and come here and bank amount from the right, he is not going to see him coming. Ronnie 0sullivan rattled through his first round match at the masters snooker allowing marco fu to pot only 8 balls in a 6 frames to nil thrashing. 0sullivans won this tournament a record seven times. And he made three century breaks in the first four frames in a match that only lasted just over an hour and a half at alexandra palace. Amazingly ronnie reckoned hes wasnt at his best. I have a virus or something and i just felt very dizzy and i felt sort of. Really . You looked in good form. Ijust of. Really . You looked in good form. I just planned of. Really . You looked in good form. Ijust planned off instinct, dont think, just pot balls but really struggling over the last 56 days. Have you been struggling with illness . No, ive just days. Have you been struggling with illness . No, ivejust been days. Have you been struggling with illness . No, ive just been feeling dizzy. You couldnt give it to me . Maybe a lack of magnesium i was told, i have been eating well for the last few months. Britains kyle edmund has reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time. The british number two beat Denis Istomin from uzbekistan in straight sets. Edmund goes on to face world number 61 Nikoloz Basilashvili of georgia next. Rafa nadal is on court right now against florian mayer. Coverage of that and all the action, including a hard fought victory for number two seed caroline wozniacki, is on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. Where you can also see pictures of a confused roger federer. Hes having a day off today but yesterday, after reaching the second round, had to face some tough questions from american actor will ferrell, in the guise of character ron burgundy from the film anchorman. Tonight you seemed like a gazelle out there on the court. Would you describe your game as a silky gazelle . Maybe. Maybe not. Dont they get eaten at the end . Not if they get eaten at the end . Not if they are fast enough. Isnt it the other guy who does the sport in anchorman . Brick. That is a better interview than brick could manage. Its a problem we have returned to many times on breakfast loneliness and the growing issue of social isolation. Experts have told us how bad it can be for our health and weve also looked at some of the innovativenow the government has accepted the scale of the problem and is launching a national strategy. It will be led by minister tracey crouch, who joins us from our westminster studio. Solutions out there. Thank you forjoining us from westminster. The government is recognising the scale of this problem but has it been backed up by actual policy . Absolutely. Im proud to have been appointed the minister the loneliness to tackle this problem that we face, not just the loneliness to tackle this problem that we face, notjust on this occasion but many times before. We know there is a real impact of social isolation and loneliness on people, their physical and mental well being. And who want to tackle this challenge. Its going to be huge. I have been given the role of working across government, businesses, Community Organisations and charities, to tackle this challenge. This is something we speak about regularly and something people would feel quite deeply and passionately about. Will you get extra Financial Support from the chancellor . We have said we will set up chancellor . We have said we will set upa new chancellor . We have said we will set up a new Innovation Fund to help tackle this solution. How big . Many millions of pounds but who dont know the precise figure and that is the reason, the commission which has done excellent work on recommendations, wants to help us design the fund said in a process, we will come to a figure but it will not be one fund, there are others out there. And the thing to remember is, we will be working across government and each Government Department has funds to tackle the issues said this is a real opportunity to get to grips with this problem and its notjust within the elderly, its an issue which has talked about a lot, but there are other age groups, other groups in society that also face a real challenge of loneliness and thatis real challenge of loneliness and that is one of the issues we have to get to grips with. Isnt the problem that the government, local authority cuts, and labourites saying half of local authorities did not spend anything on loneliness services because of cuts to those services . Local Authority Funding is a challenge to the sector. We need to make sure that we do support those charities to continue to do their excellent work. But we are looking at specific issues around tackling loneliness. Different groups in society. A lot of great work going on out there. We need to have a holistic look at how we can deal with these issues. This is an enormous opportunity to build on the work ofjo cox and the commission, cross party, work ofjo cox and the commission, cross party, across all sectors, to make sure we look at a framework and going forward. This will not be a single document something we do over the next year, something we really ta ke the next year, something we really take on and recognise this is a generational challenge. Whenever we ta ke generational challenge. Whenever we take on this topic, will they talk about things like libraries and day centres which are disappearing. This isa centres which are disappearing. This is a financial issue which if those things were there,. We will look at how we can address those issues. Those are just parts of that. There isnt a single problem or solution. That is one of the reasons why the Prime Minister has set the minister to work across the whole of government to make sure we have a joined up approach to this, that we do look at some of the issues that we face in different areas of society. You have mentioned there will be many more and those are one of the challenges we face. There is a story that has been picked up by the papers. Yourfellow mp ben bradley, give the jobless vasectomies. This is a blog that he wrote a few years ago and he says he has matured a little bit. Doesnt this get the part of the root of the problem for conservative party politicians, engaging with young voters . Politicians, engaging with young voters . I dont agree with his comments. He made those comments when he was younger. I think that we face challenges, engaging with youngsters. I am also engaged in youth policy and working with many members of youth groups as i do already to make sure we engage them in the democratic process. When you work with those youth groups and they tell you about ben bradley and those comments, doesnt this hit the tory party exactly where it hurts . You are not appealing to these people. When somebody who is set to have a big future in the conservative party says this, and has to apologise for it, that is more weight added to the opinion that you are not serving those people . I disagree with you on that. We will have to engage with youth, making sure we engage the issues and challenges they face in society. Young people are as at risk of loneliness and social isolation as the elderly, and i will look at that as part of my new role. Youre watching breakfast from bbc news. The main stories this morning we are looking at the impact of the snow. Good morning. We will start by looking at the latest snow depths. 39 centimetres of lying snow. That is just over 15 inches. Some of that will be blown in by strong winds overnight. Lots of hazards if travelling this morning. Snow showers will continue on and off through the day in scotland. A risk of ice. Strong winds, but they will very slowly ease through the next few hours. The wind is slowing down. Northern england, a risk of ice. Sunshine. It will go away through the day. Wales and southern england, east anglia, dry weather this morning. It is cold. The risk of ice. Showers will be rainy. Late in the day, in heavy showers, you might see sleet and hail. Showers persist. Some left in Northern England. In Northern Ireland, easing a touch. 78. Northern ireland, easing a touch. 7 8. Feeling cold wherever you are. The system behind me is developing in the atlantic. This area of low pressure will bring a combination of rain and gales and snow. If we look at it, here it comes from the west. 8pm. Strong winds. Northern ireland, snow in the north. It will be in the hills. Northern ireland will not see much in the hills. As we go east, heavy snowfall in two Northern England and parts of scotland, possibly as far north as the central lowlands. This will go through quite quickly. This out, rain moving quickly. This out, rain moving quickly across accompanied by gales. The south. Inland, gales, gusts of wind up to 50 Miles Per Hour. In liverpool, 70 Miles Per Hour. Eastern areas, windy. The threat of snow. The coastline, sleet. Not far inland, in the hills, snow. Tomorrow, the risk of ice. Many hazards. Some could lead to disruption. Snow will blow. The wind will be strong, especially in scotland, as that is where the centre of low pressure is. Tomorrow, thatis centre of low pressure is. Tomorrow, that is the system. A lot of showers and sunshine. Some of those will be wintry, even at lower levels, in parts of scotland and also Northern Ireland. Temperature wise, feeling cold, especially in the north. 2 3. The Channel Islands is the place to be, looking at 11. Police say there are still issues, especially on the m74. If you are driving, you need to prepare. Definitely. And take its low. Take your winter tyres. They could help. Everyone is sensible and knows how to behave. Thank you very much. I know you have a busy day and are keeping us right up to date. Much. I know you have a busy day and are keeping us right up to datelj have an emergency flapjack in the glove compartment. That will help when you are digging yourself out of the snow. We are looking at why big businesses can get away with things. Many people are talking about how on earth we can get to a point with so many suppliers out of pocket, many of them Small Businesses. Good morning. Its estimated around 30,000 suppliers and subcontractors are still owed money by the Construction Firm carillion, after it collapsed on monday. This morning, steph is looking at why some big businesses can get away with paying up late. For us, generally, we have a few customers who are habitually late. U nfortu nately, customers who are habitually late. Unfortunately, from my point of view, they are large customers. We have to make a decision about the value of the customer and whether or not the money is safe. Generally speaking, we try and not go down the legal route, but if we have to, we have to. Alan laing is md of sage uk and Northern Ireland, an Accounting Software firm that works with thousands of Small Businesses and campaigns on late payment. Why is this such a problem . They conducted a survey into late payments, because customers told us it is an issue. It told us 18 are paid late. That is more than any other in the country we surveyed. It isa other in the country we surveyed. It is a big issue for Small Business. When we say late, what are we talking about . How does it work on average . Some of the Small Businesses we have talked to have not set Payment Terms upfront, which is an issue they need to think about. It can be anything up to 9 of invoices never get paid, they are written off. Translate that to the world economy, that is, you know, 3 trillion of money not getting paid. It has a big impact on Small Business. What can businesses do . The main reason they do this is because 40 said it is because of the relationship, they do not want to jeopardise the relationship with the supplier, and are not having the discussion. Small businesses are not being paid by big business. The government set out a strategy some time ago to make sure it is paid on time. All businesses need to be responsible and make a cultural change that this is not acceptable. It is impacting the productivity of the uk. The companies who are not paying, how are they getting away with it . It is hard to understand. 996 with it . It is hard to understand. 9 never get the money. How do they get away with it . As he said, it is difficult to counter. There is the legal route. Is it there in the first place . They dont have the resources to follow up. There are some good things around. There are industrial strategies. There is a great website with information on how you can seek help. As well is that, there was a strategy about corrupt payment. Even the government sets out to pay Small Business in time. There were regulations put forward on how governments would Ask Companies to register payment. That isa companies to register payment. That is a Good Initiative but has not been followed up. Relatively few companies have done it. Will bring change given how Many Companies are affected . Change given how Many Companies are affected . It is affecting the uks productivity. It is about businesses having that conversation. It is about britain not liking to talk about britain not liking to talk about money. You have to pay on time, because if you do not, you are not a bank, you are not. Thank you. We will cover this story for some time. Get in touch with us if you have any thoughts or are connected to the story. Something different. Sneezing. There was a story about a man who damaged himself by blocking his nose while sneezing. There is that old wives tale that if you sneeze while holding your nose, your eyes could p0p holding your nose, your eyes could pop out. We will talk to an expert. That will not happen. Bless you everybody. Why do we sneeze . All of that. It is the season for sniffles. We should sign a pact to never show that again. That was horrible. You have been trying to persuade me not to do the silent sneeze. It is impressive. You need to get to know louise to see it. It is impressive. I cannot control the volume at all, but you arent even doing a single decibel time for the london news. Good morning from bbc london news. Hammersmith and Fulham Council is denying claims it was warned that two 1960s tower blocks were potential death traps, and failed to do enough to make them safe. The council says the claims about the lannoy point and hartop towers, where fire wardens now patrol constantly, are wild and outdated. But david adler, the boroughs former chief structural engineer, says his concerns were outlined in a memo, and after visiting one of the estates he warned about, says the structural issues now exposed show that little has changed. If the walls are not tied into the flaws, then there are gaps enabling smoke to get through, unfortunately. Floors. Councillors in southwark have voted not to accept controversial new plans to regenerate part of elephant and castle in south london. The proposals would have meant the areas famous Shopping Centre would have been demolished to make way for around 1,000 new homes and a new campus for the London College of communication. But councillors felt the plans didnt include enough rented social housing. There will be another meeting in two weeks, but in the meantime campaigners say its too early to celebrate. The local authoritys Planning Committee voted not to accept the proposals from the developer, delancey. It had planned new campus at the London College of communication, as well as the demolition of the elephant and castle Shopping Centre. In two weeks, there will be another. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the Tube Services looking pretty good. Thats apart from the london 0verground which has minor delays between Wandsworth Road and clapham junction. 0nto the roads, and the marylebone road is still down to one lane at baker street. Thats westbound because of repairs to a gas leak. It caused long delays yesterday. In shoreditch, Great Eastern street is partly blocked because of repairs to a burst watermain. And Chelsea Embankment remains closed westbound between chelsea bridge and albert bridge. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. Well, we had quite a chilly night. One or two showers. Some may have frozen. 0n the whole, we have sunshine. It is going to feel cold. The met office has a warning for the ice, especially on Higher Ground, and some lower levels. Six celsius. The wind will be strong and get stronger overnight. The met office has issued this yellow weather warning. Gusts of potentially 50 60 Miles Per Hour through the early hours of tomorrow morning. Heavy rain and strong winds. Then it will ramp up, staying with us tomorrow morning. 8 9 as the minimum temperature. Windy on thursday morning through the rush hour. Gradually, falling lighter. Then sunshine and showers. Tomorrow, eight degrees as a maximum. As we head further through the week, things look unsettled as we go towards friday. Unsettled as we head towards friday. But then things even out a bit as we head towards saturday. A frosty start on sunday is likely. Im back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. Hello this is breakfast, with Louise Minchin and dan walker. Hundreds of drivers stranded overnight as heavy snow sweeps across the uk. Mountain rescue teams are drafted in as blizzard conditions leave motorists stuck for up to 8 hours on the m74 in scotland. Scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England are affected by the snow. There is more in the way later senior nurses warn that too many staff are demoralised by the job. Fit for office. Donald trump passes his medical as the white house doctor says his cognitive ability is normal. Carillion owed more than a billion pounds when it went bust but now we didnt even have enough cash for 5 of the bill. It owed more than a billion pounds to the bank but when carillion collapsed it had just 29 million left in cash. The first goal is awarded by the video assistant referee. The last of the dambusters tells about his life in the skies. First, our main story. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England, with drivers stranded in long queues on the m74 motorway. Mountain rescue teams are helping trapped motorists, and people in Dumfries And Galloway are being advised not to drive. Snow has also caused problems in Northern Ireland, forcing schools to close and disrupting public transport. Ian palmer reports. Rescuing the drivers trapped in their cars overnight on the main motorway between england and scotland. Heavy snow meant treacherous conditions for the Emergency Services on the m74. The icy weather kept some motorists in freezing cars for more than eight hours. Very little has been happening, im afraid. Weve barely moved. Im not that far away from motherwell still. In total, very little movement. Bm 74 runs from gretna green to cosco. The main problems were from junction 12 to 15 and the wild weather is not going away. The met 0ffice weather is not going away. The met office has issued a number of warnings for 0n the isle of skye, the main road was closed for several hours in both directions by jackknifed lorry. Two buses carrying pupils were forced to return to school for the night. Without people hours medical. So quite a long time. We have managed to assist people and get fuel back to assist people and get fuel back to them but mostly its been checking the welfare of people in our cars. Dozens of schools closed yesterday across scotland affecting thousands of children. But it wasnt all doom and gloom. In selkirk, the scene was worthy of a seasonal postcard with People Living on Higher Ground witnessing the heavy snowfall. In dumfries, snowploughs worked around the clock to keep motorists moving. This was the picture in glasgow. And in edinburgh, only the most determined ventured out in our cars. Gritters have been out through the night to avoid a repeat of the problems for drivers on the m74 but Police Scotland say if you can avoid travelling this morning, you should do so. Ian palmer, bbc news. The met office has issued warnings for most of the country, with many areas at risk of snow, ice or wind. Carol has the latest. He and the weather warning expires at eight oclock settings will slowly start to improve. Snow showers across Northern Ireland but the intensity of them will ease off on the strength of the wind will slowly ease however later on this afternoon, a deep area of low pressure coming afternoon, a deep area of low pressure coming in afternoon, a deep area of low pressure coming in from afternoon, a deep area of low pressure coming in from the afternoon, a deep area of low pressure coming in from the atlantic bringing rain, heavy snow and some gales as we go through the latter pa rt gales as we go through the latter part of this evening. It will be largely rain with hill snow, rain with hill snow in wales but heavy snow across Northern England, southern and central scotland. The strongest winds. Gusts of 40 50 miles an hour. If you are in an area with running snow, we are looking at lizards, particularly on Higher Ground. That will be gone through the course of tomorrow morning. We are not out of the woods just yet. Are you waking up to snow this morning . Have you been stuck in traffic overnight . You can send us your photos and videos to our new whatsapp more nurses left the Health Service in england last year thanjoined the first time in 5 years that theres been a net reduction in staff. Just over 33,000 nurses left the service 3,000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says more must be done to support younger nurses at the start of their careers. Lets speak to our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes, whos at Birmingham Childrens hospital. Dominic, whats the current situation, what do these statistics show us . They are worrying. Good morning from Birmingham Childrens hospital. We are in ward 11 which is part of the world renowned cardiology unit. It is one of the biggest and busiest in the uk. Here they treat children from little baby infant s right up to adolescence. Its a bit gloomy behind me. The award is now beginning to get ready for the next day. Why are we here . Today, we are looking at the work of the uks nurses. We asked the nhs to provide as figures on these nurses so we can get a snapshot on how the profession is doing as the nhs is quite under a bit of stress. All we found is concerning. We found that more than 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Services job 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Servicesjob in 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Services job in the last year. That is a 20 increase compared to the year before. And those leaving outnumber those joining and one in four of those leaving are relatively young. The department of Health Points out that in england certainly, there are more nurses working on hospital wards today than there were in 2010 but its clear the retention of qualified and experienced nursing staff is a problem, notjust in england but right across the uk. We will be speaking to a nurse from that hospital later. More details have emerged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the companys chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. Steph has been looking into this and joins us now. So, what more have we learnt about how much trouble carillion was in . Yes, because it gives you a real snapshot of what life was like the carillion in the run up to the mountain singh they would be liquidated. The first big number in all of this is how much money they have left on the day that they announced they were going into liquidation and its £29 million. That sounds like an awful lot to us that if you think the money they owed was over 1. 5 billion, this is small fry. They couldnt keep the operations running and that is why they went into liquidation. There we re they went into liquidation. There were lots of meetings with the government so the chief executive has been saying they met in october. They met with the government to try and find some way to keep the business going and in particular, get the banks off their backs because that was the problem. The banks, several banks involved, all big high street names, they were wanting their money back. That all came to a head on the 31st of december. They put in a formal request to the government which involved them wanting a guarantee forfour months involved them wanting a guarantee for four months that the government would cover their payments if they couldnt afford to repay the banks. They also wanted to defer their tax payments that they owed. The government said no to this. Then, following that process, they couldnt continue to run. The banks we re couldnt continue to run. The banks were wanting their money back and they couldnt afford to pay and keep up they couldnt afford to pay and keep up with it. Thats when they went into liquidation. The business would have to start recouping that money. Thats why it went into liquidation. They couldnt put it into administration because there wasnt enough money in the pot. Since then, lots of questions about how on earth did they ever get to this point where such a huge company, much more in the supply chain. Now there is a fast tracked investigation which is not a shock to anyone because people wa nt to not a shock to anyone because people want to know, has there been mismanagement . I know you will be continuing to talk about it. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. David and Louise Turpin whose children range in age from two to 29 are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. Investigators say they had had no previous contacts with the couple. Donald trump has been given a clean bill of health by his doctor, following his first medical as commander in chief. Dr ronnyjackson said the president was in good shape for his age, but could benefit from a lower fat diet and more exercise. He also said he had no concerns about mr trumps cognitive ability. The examination also flagged up the medication that the president takes, including a drug to combat hair loss, and a daily asprin. As part of his medical the president took part in a cognitive awareness test. I think we can show it to you. We both got one here. A scientific test called the montreal scientific cognitive assessment test and imaginea lot cognitive assessment test and imagine a lot of people would be looking at this test. It asks some questions, and there are a sequence of letters here. You have to tap your hand. Its an early onset dementia test, isnt it . 30 out of 30, which you would hope he would get. The bayeux tapestry is to return to britain for the First Time Since it was made in the 11th century. The 70m long embroidery, which tells the story of the battle of hastings, has been kept in france for the last 950 years but will go on display in britain after months of talks. The bbc understands that french president Emmanuel Macron will confirm the loan when he meets theresa may tomorrow. Its not a tapestry, its an embroidery. I have some more bayeux ta pestry facts embroidery. I have some more bayeux tapestry facts for you later on. A dangerous and downward spiral thats how nursing leaders have described the news that thousands more nurses left the nhs last year thanjoined. Bbc analysis of Health Service data has shown that over 33,000 walked away from already under staffed wards. 0ur Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has been finding out why. She became a nurse to help people, excited at the prospect of making a difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyan. Difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyanlj difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyan. I would end up in tears during a shift because there was just so much pressure and stress. A neverending list of things to do. Guilt over not having enough time to care for patients, stress leading to depression and mary has had to leave thejob she loved. Depression and mary has had to leave the job she loved. I want to be a great nurse and i want to give my patients my best but i feel i cant do that at the moment because we are just too short staffed, too busy. There are far too many things for us to be doing. We have analysed the number of nurses working in the nhs in england. Last year, more than 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Service jobs. Thats a 20 rise compared to four years ago and those leaving outnumber those joining. And almost one in four of those leaving are relatively young, under 30. All of this has potentially serious implications for a sustainable nursing profession. U nless we a sustainable nursing profession. Unless we can actually improve the number of nurses that there to support the new nurses coming in, it becomes a continuous vicious cycle where people wont want to stay because theyve not got the support the workplace. Many nurses are thinking about or have already left the profession and lets just one reason why so many hospitals are struggling to recruit properly trained staff. Yet the government tells us thousands more nurses are working in the nhs today than they we re working in the nhs today than they were in 2010. In order to retain staff to keep them on the books, they need to give them new opportunities. And thats what nurses like sarah dalby are making the most of. She is now able to perform surgery thanks to specialist training, developing new skills which are taken a long way from the traditional norm nursing role. Which are taken a long way from the traditional norm nursing rolem which are taken a long way from the traditional norm nursing role. It is a lwa ys traditional norm nursing role. It is always nice to have an option to develop into another pathway or opportunity of thats what you want to do, its not for everyone, because nursing is so varied and its so privileged to be a nurse because patients, they are so vulnerable and its certainly challenging at the moment but that doesnt take away from what we are doing as a career. Mary has not turned her back on nursing altogether. Like some of her friends, she is now thinking of working abroad but todays nhs is not further and many other nurses appear to be reaching a similar conclusion. This is a chief nurse. Good morning. Thank you forjoining us. You are a chief nurse. I understand your nurses are not leaving in the same kinds of numbers. Is that the case . That is correct. Good morning. We are slightly more fortunate to be in are slightly more fortunate to be in a better position. There are many factors. First of all, thank you to the bbc for putting the focus on nursing. Everything we said in those interviews, you picked it up. Nursing is the bestjob in the world. After 35 yea rs, nursing is the bestjob in the world. After 35 years, i think it is the best job world. After 35 years, i think it is the bestjob in the world. We have to put in a lot of work to make sure they stay. There are many factors. It isa they stay. There are many factors. It is a complex issue. We need to keep them in the job now. It is a complex issue. We need to keep them in thejob now. Listen it is a complex issue. We need to keep them in the job now. Listen to what we have to say. Make sure we get them in. We need programmes to get them in. We need programmes to get them in. You are correct. Talking to anyone treated in the nhs, nurses come up so highly. They are well respected and wonderful staff. These are some of the issues. 0ne staff. These are some of the issues. One of them we talked about was the guilt from nurses about not having enough time to look after patients and do theirjob. Is that something you hear people talk about . Yeah. I think. Now more than ever you see on all of the media the nhs is under massive stress. We are in the midst of winter and have the flu and people are working incredibly hard. We have to look after staff as they work so hard and ask them what we can do to help them, involve them in decision making, make it more flexible in how we look at it. Actually, working nights and days, we have to say what can we do to be more flexible and keep you in . I have these student nurses coming in. I tell them what an amazing job it is. We have to talk to them and see what they have to do. Then they will come and work for us after training. We need to do that to get them in. But when they are down and are having difficult shifts, talk to them after those. What was it . What could we do to make it better . How can we support you . We know, because all of the research tells us, happy staff m ea ns all of the research tells us, happy staff means happy patients. We have to work with them and work well, and listen to them, that is how we will make it better. Have you got the resources to bring in that support . 0k, resources to bring in that support . Ok, so, i think it would resources to bring in that support . Ok, so, ithink it would be resources to bring in that support . Ok, so, i think it would be kind of easy to blame on resources and money and, dont get me wrong, there is an element of that. We know the issues of finance. But what we have to do as Nurse Leaders is look at what we can do. Get active recruitment in. At the moment, we are struggling. Nurses have lost their bursary. It is hard to get the man when you have to pay £9,000 and have the privilege of working nights and shifts. Them in. I have lost mature nurses because they cannot afford it. The ones that tend to stay, they are mature nurses. We have to find ways to get them in and different ways of working and when they are in, work through them. You are clearly incredibly passionate about yourjob, are clearly incredibly passionate about your job, and are clearly incredibly passionate about yourjob, and a breath of fresh air. Thank you indeed for talking to us. Thank you. Thank you for giving us the opportunity. Thank you very much. Is it wrong but i love her. I dont think you are alone in that. She is wonderful. We get repeated messages from everyone about how much was that we have for doctors and nurses. We moan about the nhs because we are passionate about it and we care about it and it means so much to so many people for so many good reasons, and this, her, thatis so many good reasons, and this, her, that is one of those reasons. And another favourite of mine is carol. Good morning. There is a lot going on with the weather. Look at the snow depths. Almost 15 inches as the maximum. 0vernight, we have seen snow and strong winds. Blizzards on higher routes, and snow. The risk of ice. Take care. Listen to the Radio Station and me. A weather warning for Northern Ireland in scotland for snow and ice. 8pm, snow will still fall in Northern Ireland, scotland, and Northern England, but less intense. Strong winds overnight low that around well ease a touch. Showers further south. Fairly rare. However, if you catch one, it could be heavy and at lower levels mostly of rain through the day. Some sleet and hail. Today and in the next couple of days, strong winds coupled with spring tides in the south western and western areas. Large waves crashing on shore. In the south, showers. Sunshine. Despite that, cold. The north, snow in scotland, part of Northern England, and Northern Ireland as well. It will feel cold here as well. It will feel cold here as well. Not out of the woods yet. A temporary lull, but the next area is coming our way. What it will do is introduce heavy rain, gales, and also snow. If we stop this chart at 8pm this evening, you will see rain. Snow in Northern Ireland mainly in the hills, more likely in the north, but hill snow in wales. Beyond that into tomorrow morning, look at this, the snow turns heavier as it crosses Northern England into southern scotland. Possibly far north as the central lowlands. The rain rattles across england and wales. Inland, 50 Miles Per Hour. Liverpool could have 70. The risk of ice tomorrow morning. Early on, if you are travelling in the east, you could still see snow in the north east of england and towards lincolnshire. Indeed, on the coast, sleek. Inland, you do not have to go too far inland to see the snow. Further disruption caused by those elements tomorrow first thing. Keep in touch. What i can tell you is it moves across quite quickly. Sunshine. Still many showers coming in from the west, and it will still feel cold. But then, it will still feel cold. But then, it is winter. Good point. Thank you. A good warning about that weather all week. David and Louise Turpin projected an image of a picture perfect family on social media, posting photos of themselves with their 13 children, smiling as they celebrated birthdays, renewed wedding vows and visited disneyland together. But behind the smiles lay a very different story. The couple has been accused of torture and child endangerment after their children were found shackled and malnourished in their californian home. Thank you for coming in on the programme this morning. Can i ask you first of all, and, obviously, this is your line of work but what did you think when you heard about the details of this extraordinary story . I thought it was horrendous and tragic. It is a bit puzzling it could have gone on for such a long time without being identified. The key point is they have been identified and they will receive rehabilitation and parents will be charged. There is a huge age range. The 2 year old is the youngest, 29 is the oldest. From your experience, how are those different ages . How will they process what is going on . The two has the best prognosis. They likely have little Language Development at the age of two, so it will be difficult to remember it. It is like they will not have memory of it. If they have good care in their life, they will have a good prognosis. We do not know how long the abuse has been going on for, if it got worse over the years. The 17 to 2090 roles, they will have difficulty. 29 year olds. The 17 year old cried out for help, meaning she knew something was wrong. I was looking at the details. Those who are older feel protective of each other. How could that ma nifests . Of each other. How could that manifests . It is normal. They were not just be protective, manifests . It is normal. They were notjust be protective, but their pa rents, notjust be protective, but their parents, primary caregivers, despite how bad the treatment was, they will have had experience as prime caregivers. They will be treated for malnourishment and psychological effects, but they will also be experiencing loss of primary caregivers and confusion. They have a difficult road ahead. Of course, they may have supported each other through the process. Services will consider whether to keep them together and whether, you know, how best they will be helped. This must have shocked many people all across the world. Is this incredibly rare . It does not seem to be, u nfortu nately. We it does not seem to be, unfortunately. We have cases like this all around the world. Wind that springs to mind is to so far its all. Springs to mind is to so far its all. 0ne springs to mind is to so far its all. One that springs to mind it joseph fritzel. We hear of these cases, so it is not unprecedented. The abuse that took place in austria at the hands ofjoseph went on 21 yea rs, very at the hands ofjoseph went on 21 years, very lengthy. The eldest in this case is 29 and that could be how long she was abused for. How do you keep so many children with such a huge age range together . What an extraordinary story. Still to come on breakfast. 2018 marks 100 years of the Royal Air Force. To celebrate, the raf is reforming its most famous squadron. Sophie raworth can tell us more. Good morning. Good morning. Look at this. I am in the cockpit of the rafs this. I am in the cockpit of the rafs state of the art f38 lightning. This is just rafs state of the art f38 lightning. This isjust a prototype. They will form the famous raf squadron that carried out the dam busting raid. I have been to meet the last surviving member of the group. We will also look at what this can do. I willjust land it on deck while you are there. There you go. Easy. Time now for the news where you are. Hammersmith and Fulham Council is denying claims it was warned that two 1960s tower blocks were potential death traps, and failed to do enough to make them safe. The council says the claims about the lannoy point and hartop towers, where fire wardens now patrol constantly, are wild and outdated. But david adler, the boroughs former chief structural engineer, says his concerns were outlined in a memo, and after visiting one of the estates he warned about, says the structural issues now exposed show that little has changed. Look at the state of it. If the walls are not tied into the floors, then theres gaps enabling smoke to get through, unfortunately. Councillors in southwark have voted not to accept controversial new plans to regenerate part of elephant and castle in south london. The proposals would have meant the areas famous Shopping Centre would have been demolished to make way for around 1,000 new homes and a new campus for the London College of communication. But councillors felt the plans didnt include enough rented social housing. There will be another meeting in two weeks, but in the meantime campaigners say its too early to celebrate. The local authoritys Planning Committee voted not to accept the proposals from the developer, delancey. It had planned new campus at the London College of communication, as well as the demolition of the elephant and castle Shopping Centre. In two weeks, there will be another. Its the biggest scheme in the history of southwark. There is a lot at stake and i would not want to celebrate just now. 0n the Tube Services looking pretty good. Thats apart from the london 0verground which has minor delays between Wandsworth Road and clapham junction. 0nto the roads, and the marylebone road is still down to one lane at baker street. Thats westbound because of repairs to a gas leak. It caused long delays yesterday. In shoreditch, Great Eastern street is partly blocked because of repairs to a burst watermain. And Chelsea Embankment remains closed westbound between chelsea bridge and albert bridge. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. Well, we had quite a chilly night. Good morning. Some may have frozen. 0n the whole, we have sunshine. It is going to feel cold. The met office has a warning for the ice, especially on Higher Ground, and some lower levels. Six celsius. The wind will be strong and get stronger overnight. The met office has issued this yellow weather warning. Gusts of potentially 50 60 Miles Per Hour through the early hours of tomorrow morning. That rain passes through, heavy rain, and then the wind starts to ramp up. Staying with us tomorrow morning. 8 9 as the minimum temperature. Windy on thursday morning through the rush hour. Gradually, falling lighter. Then sunshine and showers. Temperatures tomorrow, eight degrees as a maximum. As we head further through the week, things look unsettled as we head towards friday. But then things even out a bit as we head towards saturday. A frosty start on sunday is likely. Hello this is breakfast, with Louise Minchin and dan walker. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England with drivers stranded on long queues on the 74 motorway. Rescue teams are helping motorists and motorists are being advised not to drive. Schools are closed in Northern Ireland. We also know that there are people stuck on the em 74. Still, people stuck on the em 74. Still, people stuck on the em 74. Still, people stuck there. Snow on the north. Mountain rescue are checking on people. We will keep you up to date. Carol is keeping us up to date. We spoke to someone earlier on today who got homejust we spoke to someone earlier on today who got home just before 6 15 a. M. And it left the night before. More nurses left the Health Service in england last year thanjoined the first time in 5 years that theres been a net reduction in staff. More nurses left the Health Service in england last year thanjoined the first time in 5 years that theres been a net reduction in staff. Bbc analysis of nhs data found that just over 33,000 nurses left the service 3,000 more than signed up. The Royal College of nursing says experienced staff are leaving because theyre demoralised. Nhs englands chief nursing 0fficer says despite pressures, front line staff are still providing good care. There are other places that we know people are staying despite those pressures because they know the care they give is fantastic, they are working under enormous pressure, absolutely. The challenges over the past few months in particular have been significant, probably more than most of them have ever seen but they are still in, they are still working, they are still providing good care. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. David and Louise Turpin whose children range in age from 2 to 29 are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. Investigators say they had had no previous contacts with the couple. Donald trump has been advised to eat a lower fat diet and take more exercise, after his first medical check up in office. However the white house doctor says the president whos 71 is generally in Excellent Health and that he performed well in cognitive tests. The bayeux tapestry is to return to britain for the First Time Since it was made in the 11th century. The 70m long embroidery, which tells the story of the battle of hastings, has been kept in france for the last 950 years but will go on display in britain after months of talks. The bbc understands that french president Emmanuel Macron will confirm the loan when he meets theresa may tomorrow. Will have some more baye do i will have some more bayeux facts do you later. You are keeping me on tenterhooks. We know people have been stuck overnight. Lets speak to jordan gray who has been there all night and is still there. Just tell us where you are. How long have you been there . We have been here for six hours. We are eventually moving now. Just tell us, what the conditions have been like overnight for you. Shes been its been on and off all night. You have been in your car. Did you have any suppliers . No. How have you been . How did you keep warm . My mum has been putting the car on and off to keep heating the car. Just wearing jackets. You had no food, nothing to drink . We had a bottle of sprites that was in the boot. Just one bottle between you all night. When you first got stuck, how long did you first got stuck, how long did you wake and did you see mountain rescue during the night . We saw mountain rescue once. It was about four oclock in the morning. We were stuck around about three hours. As you ugly, whether other cars around you . Nobody you ugly, whether other cars around you . Nobody really you ugly, whether other cars around you . Nobody really got out apart from seeing how bad the queue was. You are moving now, so how long should this journey have taken you . 20 minutes. And you are up to six hours. Seven hours, its been. Were you worried overnight . Not really. I was just kind of hoping to go you worried overnight . Not really. I wasjust kind of hoping to go home. I was supposed to be at work. Oh, goodness me. I am sure they will realise why you are late. Talking to bbc breakfast. Traffic scotland has the gritters on the website and they are names. The golden gate gritter. Luke snow walker. This is no solution. Ayce buster. And my favourite, gritty gritty bang bang. Gritty mcvitty is going to be there. The weather has really been something out there. Carol has all the details. Jordan gray, the family shared one bottle of spite between them. A20 shared one bottle of spite between them. A 20 minutejourney has shared one bottle of spite between them. A 20 minute journey has taken her seven hours. Judy murray has tweeted to say that the gritter serving the dunblane area is called sir andy flurry. Its good fun, isnt it . And wasnt there in itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow salt spreading machine he . We also have a good pub question. A new one was born overnight. Who scored the first goal to be awarded by the video assistant referee, in english football . Kelechi iheanacho put leicester1 nil ahead against the League One Side at the king power. And then came his second, at first ruled offside by the linesman, referred to the var and after careful consideration he wasjudged to have been onside. We were a lot better obviously on the first leg, we knew that we had to perform a lot better and be a bit more professional on the pitch. We have done that tonight, got the result and this man has got the goals and it shows that var does work. There were no upsets in any of last nights other four replays. West ham were taken to extra time by league one shrewsbury, but the premier league side made it through. Cardiff, Sheffield Wednesday and reading are also through to the fourth round. Ronnie 0sullivan rattled through his first round match at the masters snooker allowing marco fu to pot only 8 balls in a 6 frames to nil thrashing. 0sullivans won this tournament a record seven times. And he made three century breaks in the first four frames in a match that only lasted just over an hour and a half at alexandra palace. Amazingly ronnie reckoned hes wasnt at his best. I have a virus or something and i just felt very dizzy and i felt sort of. Really . You looked in good form. Ijust played off instinct dont think, just pot balls but really struggling over the last 5, 6 days. Have you been struggling with illness . No, ive just been feeling dizzy. You couldnt give it to me . I could do with a few days. Maybe a lack of magnesium i was told, but i have been eating well for the last few months. Lack of magnesium, he needs to eat a banana. Britains kyle edmund has reached the third round of the Australian Open for the first time. The british number two beat Denis Istomin from uzbekistan in straight sets. Edmund goes on to face world number 61 Nikoloz Basilashvili of georgia next. Rafa nadal is on court right now against leonardo mayer. Coverage of that and all the action, including a hard fought victory for number two seed caroline wozniacki, is on five live sports extra and the bbc sport website. Where you can also see pictures of a confused roger federer. Hes having a day off today but yesterday, after reaching the second round, had to face some tough questions from american actor will ferrell, in the guise of character ron burgundy from the film anchorman. Tonight you seemed like a gazelle out there on the court. Would you describe your game as a silky gazelle . Maybe. Maybe not. Dont they get eaten at the end . Not if theyre fast enough. Ron burgundy proving that he is not the sports specialist. We got our people mixed up. Champ is the sports guide. Brick is the weatherman. Thousands of contractors with the group carillion are waiting to hear on theirfutures. As we said right when we first announced this news. In terms of the business that they do. That is what they are talking about this morning. There are a lot of answered questions of the thousands of people who work for them as well. One of those who lost his job on monday is philip ellis. Walking to work, thinking you are about to do a days work, to be told you laid off. You cant describe how you feel at that point in time. Everybody was the same, all scratching their heads. What are you going to do next . The only option ive got is to try anotherjob. What only option ive got is to try another job. What are only option ive got is to try anotherjob. What are my chances . So what are the prospects of a construction workers like philip who found themselves without a job. Tom hadley is from the recruitment and employment generation. Good morning to you. What are the prospects to someone like philip . Are quite good. We track the situation and members are saying its getting harder and harder to find staff. There is a big demand for construction workers. 0ne of the top three shortage areas is construction. We hopefully can work with agencies for the strong demand. When we spoke to phillip, we found out as soon as he lost his job, he went straight on the phone, specifically construction ones and they were telling him you are one of many from carillion ringing us. What about in the short term . That is the ha rd about in the short term . That is the hard thing. Bills to pay, he will need the money. A further million plus in temporary work every single week. It might take time. Recruiters will be getting a lot of calls at the moment. It might be they cant put you straight into a job but register with them and they will be able to give you advice. Where they are going to need staff because a lot of these things are going to need to be built. Demand is strong in construction as in other sectors. The thing about carillion, it is a company which covers so many different types of jobs. Everything from school cooks to cleaners in hospitals. What about the people who are working in different areas to worried aboutjob security. It is a very Fragmented Supply chain. Worried aboutjob security. It is a very Fragmented Supply chainm worried aboutjob security. It is a very Fragmented Supply chain. In the same way, as we have specialist recruitment agencies, we have them in other sectors as well. It could be it and engineering and admin staff. The advice would be to start putting some feelers out. Speak to your localjob putting some feelers out. Speak to your local job centre putting some feelers out. Speak to your localjob centre all recruitment agencies and we work with agencies which is a good message, look at what the market is doing but we are also seeing demand for staff in many different sectors to this is a difficult time for individuals but our message is one of hope, do speak to local recruiters. We have a vital recruitment. Some of these people could have worked for them for a long time and may not have refreshed their cv. L good point. Get advice. Skills of all. Good point. Get advice. Skills of all. Evolve. They need to freshen up all. Evolve. They need to freshen up their cv. Recruitment professionals can give advice to help them refresh their cv and skills and take the next step in their career. We will talk about this more. If you have lost your job, if you have been affected, get in touch. Thank you. They have been business story of the week. The windsor has been the weather story of the week. What a picture winter. Look at the depth of that snow. It was sent to us from the highland. Thank you. The snow depths we have been seeing are on your screen. 15 inches some of that will have been blowing, it drifts, in overnight. Things improving. Ice, further disruption still possible. You can tell it is an improving situation. Further south, the risk of ice. Dry weather. Sunshine. Rain possible. You could see sleek and hail. Possible. You could see sleek and hail. Sleet. Snow showers in scotla nd hail. Sleet. Snow showers in scotland this afternoon. The intensity will not be that severe. Not as widespread. Northern ireland, snow showers fading. Dry conditions. More coming your way. Northern england, again, less intense widespread snow showers this afternoon. Treacherous conditions left over from this morning. South of that, the midlands, wales, east anglia, southern counties generally, lots of sunshine to be feeling cold. Showers. Large waves in the west. What we do have coming our way is a new area of low pressure. Developing in the atlantic get the moment. I stopped this pressure chart at 8pm in the evening to show you what you can expect. Snow on the hills of Northern Ireland and mostly in the north of Northern Ireland. The same in wales. Hill snow. North of Northern Ireland. The same in wales. Hillsnow. Look north of Northern Ireland. The same in wales. Hill snow. Look at the isobars. Squeezed together, strengthening wind. Moving that chart forward through the rest of the night, the snow gets heavier and gets into southern scotland, possibly as far north as the central lowlands. Rattling quickly, and so will the rain in wales and the rest of england, driven by gales. Inland, wind, 40 50 Miles Per Hour. Around the coast, 70. The first thing tomorrow morning, snow and strong winds in the east. Clearing after that. If you are travelling this evening and tomorrow, tonight, i should say, severe gales, snow, and the risk of ice. There could be disruption. That will clear rapidly. Tomorrow, sunshine and showers. Still wintry in the west, though. Thank you very much indeed. Look at this. Its the most famous flying team in british history. Now, almost 75 years after carrying out the daring dambusters raid, the rafs 617 squadron is being reformed. Its to mark 100 years of the Royal British airforce. Lets speak to sophie raworth, whos getting a sneak peak of the newjets the team will be flying. And, sophie, you have a personal connection with the airforce, havent you . It is lovely to see you on breakfast. You have a personal connection to this. Yes. This is a daylight bomber. It was taken in 1918 in northern france. A plane made of wood. This man in the middle is my grandfather. He was just 18 yea rs is my grandfather. He was just 18 years old. The sort of planes they we re years old. The sort of planes they were flying those days are a far cry from what we have here right now, a simulatorfor from what we have here right now, a simulator for the brand new raf state of the art f35 lightning, arriving in the uk later this year. When it does, it will form the 617 squadron. I have gone to meet one of the most famous members of the 617 squadron, johnniejohnson, the the most famous members of the 617 squadron, johnnie johnson, the last surviving member. He is 96 years old at the last surviving member of world war twos famous dambusters raid. Hejoined the raf in 1940, one of many teenagers signing up to fight for their country, saying it was thrilling. I would do the same again if it throws up. I find that the satisfaction, personal satisfaction, of being able to do that, it was more than anything else, that sort of thing i felt i was doing something useful, and doing it well. It was 75 years ago this may that the 617 squadron took off in their lancaster bombers in the mission immortalised in the film to attack germanys industrial heartland. The planes he flew are a world away from the aircraft used by the raf nowadays, and he is fascinated, just buy the technology on board, but also the pilots learning to fly. Not just by the. Also the pilots learning to fly. Notjust by the. I would not know where to begin. It is not a lancaster. I have always. Flying with him is one of the newest pilots, in order of in awe of his stories. Determination and confidence to know they were doing what was right for the country. I have been lucky enough to choose this role for myself, they were thrust into it, and did it as they could. It is more my ability to measure up to them. He was one of 133 men who took part in the dambusters raid. 53 of them never came home. He still remembers that night vividly. I will never forget it. The highlight of that trip for me as we came home, we knew by radio broadcast the dam was breached. There was water everywhere. Was just like an endless sea. Evidence of success. It is gone we have done it it is the most famous in the history of the air force. As they celebrate theirs and tannery, his advice to the next generation. Whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability. Centenary. Whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability. Centenarym whatever you do, do it to the best of your ability. Centenary. Ifi had my time again, i would do the same again. I would get the same happiness and enjoyment out of it as idid happiness and enjoyment out of it as i did back then. Thank you to the Royal Air Force for providing a wonderful life for me. It really was. He was amazed by the technology in that aircraft. He would be astounded by this. Because this is the f35 lightning, the brand new state of the art aircraft arriving in the uk later this year. This is unlike anything they have had before. Definitely. Iwas the unlike anything they have had before. Definitely. I was the chief executive of Lockheed Martin before that, i was in the air force. What we have seen is an incredible transformation in terms of technology. Most of the aircraft i operated were designed for a specific role. This aircraft can do virtually everything, which is remarkable. It is also incredibly expensive, around £90 million per plane. There has been a lot of controversy around it. The value you get is this aircraft is designed for 40 50 get is this aircraft is designed for 40 50 years. It has twice the life of the aircraft were used to fly. This one has been designed for 7500 miles. It will be the backbone of the royal navy and air force for decades to come. The other benefit is the industrial benefit. The uk is supporting this programme in a way which is absolutely incredible. We have more than 500 companies in the uk providing about 50 of every f35, there will be at least 3,000 of them. To date, we spent 12. 9 billion with the uks supply chain copy that is a phenomenal investment into the uk. 3000 f35s. They are in america. No, sorry, it is 138. There has been a lot of criticism that the project is over budget. It is not only. It is not costing more than it should, but there have been technical glitches. Mps on the Defence Select Committee said there should be more transparency. Defence Select Committee said there should be more transparency. I gave evidence to the committee and gave all of the technical answers. They we re all of the technical answers. They were satisfied. Looking back of course, it is a Development Programme and you will have challenges on any programme. We have done to the parliament in production at the same time, resulting in a significant reduction in cost. We reduced the cost by 40 . Ij significant reduction in cost. We reduced the cost by 40 . I will go to the here. We have a Squadron Leader based in america at the moment who is learning to fly and is testing them all out. What is it like . It is effortless to fly. That is really the modus operandi of the f35. By design, it is highly automated. We wanted to make it so easy to fly the pilot does not have to concentrate on that. He needs to concentrate on operating this fantastic, phenomenal, the generation Game Changing sensor. That is what makes us elite. Generation Game Changing sensor. That is what makes us elitelj generation Game Changing sensor. That is what makes us elite. I will leave you to it. Thank you for joining us. And he is off. That made me quite nervous watching that, even though it is a simulator. Thank you. It is lovely to see you on breakfast as well. We will be back with her later on through the morning. Time to get the news, travel, and weather wherever you are. Good morning from bbc london news. Hammersmith and Fulham Council is denying claims it was warned that two 1960s tower blocks were potential death traps, and failed to do enough to make them safe. The council says the claims about the lannoy point and hartop towers, where fire wardens now patrol constantly, are wild and outdated. But david adler, the boroughs former chief structural engineer, says his concerns were outlined in a memo, and after visiting one of the estates he warned about, says the structural issues now exposed show that little has changed. Look at the state of it. If the walls are not tied into the floors, then theres gaps enabling smoke to get through, unfortunately. Councillors in southwark have voted not to accept controversial new plans to regenerate part of elephant and castle in south london. The proposals would have meant the areas famous Shopping Centre would have been demolished to make way for around 1,000 new homes and a new campus for the London College of communication. But councillors felt the plans didnt include enough rented social housing. There will be another meeting in two weeks, but in the meantime campaigners say its too early to celebrate. The local authoritys Planning Committee voted not to accept the proposals from the developer, delancey. It had planned new campus at the London College of communication, as well as the demolition of the elephant and castle Shopping Centre. The introduction of what is believe to be the uks first ever buffer zone to stop protestors from gathering outside an Abortion Clinic came a step closer last night. Campaigners have welcomed a vote by ealing council. They propose to start a Public Consultation into the plans to stop such demonstrations outside a marie stopes clinic in the west london borough. Lets have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the Tube Services looking pretty good. 0nto the roads, and the marylebone road is still down to one lane at baker street. Thats westbound because of repairs to a gas leak. In shoreditch, Great Eastern street is partly blocked because of repairs to a burst watermain. And Chelsea Embankment remains closed westbound between chelsea bridge and albert bridge. Lets have a check on the weather now. Good morning. Well, we had quite a chilly night. One or two showers. Some may have frozen. 0n the whole, we have sunshine. It is going to feel cold. Now, the met office has a yellow weather warning for the ice, minimum temperature of eight or nine celsius. Still very windy as we head through thursday morning and the rush hour especially, but gradually the wind will fall a little bit lighter and we have sunshine and showers. Temperatures tomorrow staying at eight celsius as a maximum. Heading further through the week, things look unsettled as we had to friday, but then it evens out again as we had to saturday. More sunshine and a chilly night, likely to wa ke sunshine and a chilly night, likely to wake up to a frosty start on sunday. Hello this is breakfast, with Louise Minchin and dan walker. Hundreds with Louise Minchin and dan walker. Of drivers stre overnight hundreds of drivers stranded overnight as heavy snow sweeps across the united kingdom. Mountain rescue teams were drafted in as blizzard conditions left motorists stuck for more than eight hours on the m74 in scotland. Conditions will ease through the morning, but there is more on the way. Brea kfast breakfast on the bbc on wednesday the 17th of january. More breakfast on the bbc on wednesday the 17th ofjanuary. More nurses breakfast on the bbc on wednesday the 17th of january. More nurses are quitting the nhs in england and join in. We heara quitting the nhs in england and join in. We hear a warning that too many staff are demoralised by the job. Fit for office, donald trump passes his medical as the white house doctor says his cognitive ability is normal. Carillion owed more than a billion pounds when it went bust but now we know it had just £29 million left in the bank. Well get the latest on the collapse of the construction giant. In sport, history is made in english football. A first goal is awarded by the video assistant referee as Leicester City knock Fleetwood Town out of the fa cup. As the raf celebrates its 100th anniversary, the last of the dam busters tells us about his life in the skies. Good morning. First, our main story. Snow and ice are causing Serious Problems on roads across scotland, Northern Ireland and Northern England, with drivers stranded in long queues on the m74 motorway overnight. Mountain rescue teams were drafted in to help trapped motorists, and people in Dumfries And Galloway are being advised not to drive. Snow has also caused problems in Northern Ireland, forcing schools to close and disrupting public transport. Ian palmer reports. Rescuing the drivers trapped in their cars overnight on the main motorway between england and scotland. Heavy snow meant treacherous conditions for the Emergency Services on the m74. The icy weather kept some motorists in freezing cars for more than eight hours. Very little has been happening, im afraid. Weve barely moved. Im not far away from motherwell, still. I think in total, very little movement. The m74 runs from gretna green to glasgow. The worst problems were between junctions 12 and 15, and the wild weather isnt going away. The met office has issued a number of amber warnings for central tayside and fife, dumfries, galloway, lothian and borders, strathclyde and Northern Ireland. 0n the isle of skye, the main road was closed for several hours in both directions by a jackknifed lorry. Two buses carrying pupils were forced to return to school for the night. Weve had people who have been stuck for a good six or eight hours in their vehicles. So quite a long time. We have assisted one or two vehicles who had completely run out of fuel and we have managed to get fuel back to them. Mostly it has been checking the welfare of people in their cars. Dozens of schools were closed yesterday across scotland, affecting thousands of children. But it wasnt all doom and gloom. In selkirk, the scene was worthy of a seasonal postcard with People Living on Higher Ground witnessing the heaviest snowfall. In dumfries, snow ploughs worked around the clock to keep motorists moving. This was the picture in glasgow. And in edinburgh, only the most determined ventured out in their cars. Gritters have been out through the night to try to avoid a repeat of the problems for drivers on the m74, but Police Scotland say if you can avoid travelling this morning, you should do so. Ian palmer, bbc news. We have been speaking to people stuck on the m74 overnight. Bad weather also causing some schools to close across the north of england, Northern Ireland and parts of scotland. If there is snow in your area then you should check with your local authority about School Closures as well. Always worth tuning in to local bbc Radio Stations, or checking out the bbc website. Carroll will have some detail on what might be happening over the course of the day. The met office has set out in amber weather warning for northern scotla nd weather warning for northern scotland and Northern Ireland, but that has just expired. Snow showers will continue, however, the intensity will start to ease. The wind will also start to ease as well. But there is still the risk of ice. These are the kind of totals we have seen, 38 centimetres, close to 15 inches, in the southern uplands. Later in the day, through this evening and overnight, a period of low pressure is coming our way that will bring in heavy rain, gales and heavy snow. We are not out of the woods just yet. I will tell you all the details of that system in the next Weather Report at 8 15am. Are you waking up to snow this morning . Have you been stuck in traffic overnight . You can send us your photos and videos to our new whatsapp number 07 990 99 88 66. You can get in touch on social media and the normal e mail address as well. More details have emerged of the final days of construction giant carillion in a document put together by the companys chief executive as he prepared to declare the firm insolvent. Steph has been looking into this and joins us now. So, what more have we learnt about how much trouble carillion was in . Some very big numbers. We now know how much money they had left when they announced they would go into liquidation. That figure is £29 million. It might sound like a lot to us, but when you are a huge business dealing with contracts worth billions, and the fact they owed more than £1. 5 billion, its small fry, not enough to run the business. Its a huge operation, 20,000 people business. Its a huge operation, 20 , 000 people employed business. Its a huge operation, 20,000 people employed by them. That meant they had to go into liquidation. We also know that in the run up to all of this, they started talking to the government in 0ctober looking for a rescue plan, but that came to a head on december 31 when they formally requested a rescue plan. That meant they wanted four months extra, and a guarantee from the government that if they couldnt afford to pay their money to the banks who they owed money to, they would get a guarantee from the government that they would step in to help. They also wanted to defer some tax payments. The government said no and thats why they went into liquidation. All this information coming out now, and there will be analysis on whether it was bad management that led up to it, or whatever the reasons were. There will be a fast track investigation and i imagine we will be talking about this story for quite some time, given how much it feeds into so many walks of life, and 30,000 Smaller Companies who are owed money by carillion. Its a big and far reaching story. Police in california have praised the bravery of the 17 Year Old Girl who escaped from the home where she and her 12 siblings were allegedly being held captive by their parents. David and Louise Turpin whose children range in age from 2 to 29 are due to appear in court later this week, charged with torture and child endangerment. Investigators say they had had no previous contacts with the couple. Donald trump has been given a clean bill of health by his doctor, following his first medical as commander in chief. Dr ronnyjackson said the president was in good shape for his age, but could benefit from a lower fat diet and more exercise. He also said he had no concerns about mr trumps cognitive ability. The examination also flagged up the medication that the president takes, including a drug to combat hair and a daily aspirin. As part of his medical the president took part in a cognitive awareness test. You get marked out of 30 on this piece of paper. One of the jobs is to identify correctly a lion, rhinoceros and camel. Various other tests. He did get 30 out of 30. Some other people have got in contact today saying they have taken their family members to take this test because its the montreal cognitive assessment, also used to determine early onset alzheimers. The bayeux tapestry is to return to britain for the First Time Since it was made in the 11th century. The 70 metre long embroidery, which tells the story of the battle of hastings, has been kept in france for the last 950 years but will go on display in britain after months of talks. The bbc understands that french president Emmanuel Macron will confirm the loan when he meets theresa may tomorrow. Ive been waiting more than an hour for you to give me some tapestry fa cts. For you to give me some tapestry facts. Its not a tapestry, its an embroidery. Tapestries woven on a loom, where as embroidery has ground fabric. It was not made by nuns. The widely accepted theory is it was created by teams of nuns across england, but a study done in 2012 showed, the university of manchester showed, the university of manchester showed the needlework was consistent throughout, done by the same group of people, not a wider group of nuns. We will be speaking to an expert from 8 40am. There is also an exact expert from 8 40am. There is also an exa ct co py expert from 8 40am. There is also an exact copy of it in reading museum. Last year a 2 Year Old Girl bacame the youngest person to give evidence in a uk criminal case, something only made possible by a team of experts known as intermediaries. Usually speech therapists, psychologists, teachers or other skilled professionals, intermediaries make sure the most vulnerable have a voice in court. But according to a report from the victims commisioner, they are overstretched and underfunded. Were joined now by nicola lewis, who is a registered intermediary, and by baroness newlove, who wrote the report. Thank you forjoining us. Nicola, if ican ask thank you forjoining us. Nicola, if i can ask you, it seems extraordinary in some ways, but a two year old child was able to give evidence. You do this work, so how do you even have a conversation about Something Like that with a very young child . The job we do, first of all we assess the Vulnerable Person to see how they can communicate. With the two year old, the range of words will be very limited and sometimes they need to show with a figure or object instead of tell. We have figures we use, and we allow them to draw and use visuals. We do a lot of rapport building. We will meet with the child. With that two year old, she initially would not come in the room, and the Police Officer and the intermediary were just playing. She would peep round the door and then shejoined them. They would peep round the door and then she joined them. They talked to her informally. The camera was rolling, the evidence was recorded over a period of time. You have brought something s end. How would you use something s end. How would you use Something Like this . Thats when you have brought some things in. This was a case where a young child was trying to explain what happened to her. She was not good with prepositions, so it was easierfor her to show what happened instead of using words. Its incredibly interesting work and very important. How much difference can it make that young victims particularly can have access to this type of person to help them . It makes a huge difference. They cant communicate like we are now. If we can have registered intermediaries able to communicate with victims and Police Officers, its important to have this role in this review shows how important that role is for victims. There have been cuts to the criminal Justice System and its not possible to pay for everything. Funnily enough, in the review, nobody complained about resources. What i would say, looking at the recommendations, if there is funding needing to be put into this, then they have to do that. At the end of they have to do that. At the end of the day, its about equaljustice. Victims have a right under the entitlement in the victims codes to have a registered intermediary. Im not getting down on funding, just writes for victims. Do you feel like you and the services are stretched at the moment . It is really vital that they get to speak because perpetrators target these people because they are vulnerable. They can pull more intermediaries in at the top but until they plug the hole at the bottom, the problem is likely to continue. Baroness, do you know of cases which have collapsed because ofa cases which have collapsed because of a lack of intermediaries . The review doesnt shine a light on that but if you look at the waiting time, there was an average of four weeks waiting time for a child to give their evidence. Sometimes i cant remember yesterday, said that is horrendous. There shouldnt be a waiting time for these people to communicate the most dramatic things that have had to happen to them. That have had to happen to them. That have had to happen to them. That have happened to them. These are children who are trying to give evidence in the criminaljustice syste m evidence in the criminalJustice System and they shouldnt have to wait four weeks for an intermediary. 0ne wait four weeks for an intermediary. One of the recommendations are my review is to have a fast track syste m review is to have a fast track system and a central system where they can have everybody on data and if they need to have more registered intermediaries available, they can access them and go to the ministry ofjustice or the National Crime agency who was responsible to match them to Work Together to ensure there isnt a waiting list as much as they read at the moment. Baroness new love, we have spoken to the ministry ofjustice, a spokesperson giving us a statement saying, we recently doubled the size of the scheme, with 90 of requests being made to intermediaries. They also say they will look at this recommendations. Is that enough for you . They recommendations. Is that enough for you . They have recommendations. Is that enough for you . They have recruited 30 intermediaries but its not about looking at the recommendations alone. This isnt about intermediaries alone, it is about writing the victims code. We are dealing with children who are vulnerable and we are dealing with adults and children with disability needs. That is why i think when you see what the intermediaries do, they are fantastic people to get the most Sensitive Information out of it in a most relaxed environment and surely that should be the most relaxed environment to make sure children get equal access to justice. Thank you so much to both of you. It is 8 18am. If you have been watching for a while, you will know that carol has been a lot more than normal this morning. Some parts of the country really treacherous this morning. Carroll has update. You are quite right. Treacherous conditions at their because of disruption as we have been hearing in the news. This photo is of melrose and you can see the lying snow. This is ron tulloch bridge. Look at the dan thorpe these now on that table. Look at the depth of that table. Look at the depth of that snow on the table. 38 centimetres is almost 15 inches. There is a lot of snow. The met office has had a amber weather warning out for scotland this morning which has now expired but still treacherous conditions if you are out and about. Slowly, we will start to see an improvement. We still will have some snow showers, a plethora of them in scotland, but they went to be as widespread and neither will they be across Northern Ireland and Northern England. Around that, there is a lot of dry weather and sunshine around, but it will still feel cold. Any showers tending to be of rain or in some of the heavier ones, hail or sleet. In between the snow showers here, there will be dry spells. Still a lot of dry weather across Northern Ireland, too, but some showers coming in. More on that later. For Northern England, you again will have some more snow showers but not as intense as you have seen. The wind will continue to ease a touch as well. Further south, some sunshine with some showers dotted around. But with the wind, we are looking at large waves crashing on shore on the west. Then the next big atlantic low comes our way. This is what you can expect this evening, wet, the wind strengthening, snow in Northern Ireland, especially so in the hills and in the north. There will also be held snow in wales. Move this from eight oclock in the evening to five oclock in the morning. This is what happens. As the snow engages with the cold air across Northern Ireland, we will see more snowfall. Heavy across the southern uplands, and at the same time, we have got heavy rain spreading across wales, southern england, and gales. 50 mph, 70 mph quite possible with exposure in the west. In the east, there could be snow across parts of yorkshire and lincolnshire early. If you are travelling tonight are indeed this evening, do bear that in mind. We are likely to see disruption from land. 0ne mind. We are likely to see disruption from land. One good thing is it moves through quite quickly. The winds ease the touch, we see some sunshine tomorrow but still some sunshine tomorrow but still some showers coming in from the west. Carol, thank you. We will see you in about 25 minutes time. The nhs is haemorrhaging nurses thats according to latest figures which show thousands are leaving the nhs compared to those who arejoining. 10 of nursing staff are walking away from hospital wards each year. 0ur Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has been finding out why. She became a nurse to help people, excited at the prospect of making a difference but in the end, the job overwhelmed mary trevelyan. I would end up in tears during a shift because there was just so much pressure and stress. A never ending list of things to do, guilt over not having enough time to care for patients. Stress led to depression and mary has had to leave the job she loved. I want to be a great nurse and i want to give my patients my best but i feel i cant do that at the moment because we are just too short staffed, too busy. Theres far too many things for us to be doing. We have analysed the number of nurses working in the nhs in england. Last year, more than 33,000 nurses walked away from their Health Service jobs. Thats a 20 rise compared to four years ago and those leaving outnumbered those joining. And almost one in four of those leaving are relatively young, under 30. All of this has potentially serious implications for a sustainable nursing profession. Unless we can actually improve the number of nurses that are there to support the new nurses coming in, it becomes a continuous vicious cycle where people wont want to stay because theyve not got the support the workplace. Many nurses are thinking about or have already left the profession and thats just one reason why so many hospitals are struggling to recruit properly trained staff. Yet the government tells us thousands more nurses are working in the nhs today than they were in 2010. In order to retain staff, to keep them on the books, they need to give them new opportunities. And thats what nurses like sarah dalby are making the most of. She is now able to perform surgery thanks to specialist training, developing new skills which have taken her a long way from the traditional nursing role. It is always nice to have an option to develop into another pathway or opportunity if thats what you want to do its not for everyone, because nursing is so varied and its a privilege to be a nurse. We care for patients at their most vulnerable and its certainly challenging at the moment but that doesnt take away from what we are doing as a career. Mary has not turned her back on nursing altogether. Like some of her friends, she is now thinking of working abroad but todays nhs is not for her and many other nurses appear to be reaching a similar conclusion. Dominic hughes, bbc news. Well, there are two different stories there. Dominic is at Birmingham Childrens hospital and i know you have been speaking to nurses that this morning. Yes, louise. We are on the cardiology unit. Its one of the biggest, busiest cardiology units in the country. The ward started waking up about 25 minutes ago. Im delighted to say i am joined by kyle adams, the lead nurse for safety here at Birmingham Childrens. What does Patient Safety mean . Its my job to look at how deliver our care to make sure it is as safe and as good as possible for our patients. How long have you been a nice . 22 years. How have you been a nice . 22 years. How have things changed . Have you been a nice . 22 years. How have things changed . Did roles such as yours and the surgical position we just as yours and the surgical position wejust mentioned as yours and the surgical position we just mentioned exist 22 years ago . I dont remember them existing but its a great way of keeping people in the profession. How important is it that roles like that exist to allow people like yourself, highly experienced and professional, to remain in the profession . Its really important because we dont wa nt really important because we dont want to lose people from the profession he would have all of those experiences and training, so holding onto them is extremely important. The Government Point out they have created more than 5000 extra places for training masses last year, a 25 increase, and also they say that there are more nurses working in hospitals in england at least now than there were in 2010. Clearly, we know that there are problems in scotland, wales and Northern Ireland with the retention of experienced staff. So it is a problem that exists right across the united kingdom. Thank you very much indeed. Time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. We are going to talk about sneezing a little bit later. Anything else he would like to say . No, that is it. We have seen some severe disruption of the night as snow continued to fall of the night as snow continued to fa ll over of the night as snow continued to fall over Northern Ireland, scotland and parts of england. In dumfries and parts of england. In Dumfries And Galloway, not farfrom and parts of england. In Dumfries And Galloway, not far from the m74, where drivers were stranded overnight, they have seen almost 50 inches of snow. More to come with sleet and snow showers feeding across on a north westerly wind. Most across on a north westerly wind. M ost a cross across on a north westerly wind. Most across northern scotland, Northern Ireland and north west england. Not many showers further east. Sunshine for many in southern england, but through this evening and overnight we look to the west with a system pushing east. It will bring strong winds, heavy rain and also further snow. 0nce bring strong winds, heavy rain and also further snow. Once again, Northern Ireland, scotland, and later in the night potentially disruptive snow across parts of Northern Ireland. And its going to bea Northern Ireland. And its going to be a very unsettled night. The risk of ice again as temperatures get close to and below freezing in places. Tricky travelling conditions overnight and through the early hours of tomorrow morning. Not only do we have strong winds but heavy rain and some snow with disruption possible. Still rain and snow to clear through Eastern England tomorrow morning with wind losing its strength. 0nce tomorrow morning with wind losing its strength. Once again, we are in a setup of sunny spells and wintry showers. Those showers more frequent the further north and west you are. Temperatures across Northern Ireland, scotland and Northern England struggling to get above two or three, but we could see nine in london tomorrow afternoon. Friday, we do it all again. Still feeling cold in the wind and not many showers. This is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. The bosses of facebook, twitter and youtube face a grilling over the spread of extremist material on the internet. Live from london, thats our top story on wednesday 17th january. As the internet giants go from strength to strength, do they need to play a greater role in tackling extremism . Thats the question theyll face in washington today. Also on the grapevine. As protectionist policies over wine