the video assistant referee system is used as brighton beat crystal palace 2—1 in the fa cup third round. iam in i am in las vegas for the greatest gadget show on earth. there are humanoid robots, self driving taxis. there is even a suitcase which follows you around the airport. and carol has the weather. good morning. it is not as exciting as that. today what we have is a fairly cloudy, grey day ahead. some brightness and parts of the west, and later the wind will strengthen and later the wind will strengthen and we will see some rain arrive. further details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the education secretary, justine greening, has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle. it is also understood that jeremy hunt was asked to become business secretary, but persuaded the prime minister to keep him at the department of health. theresa may is expected to make more changes to her cabinet later today. leila nathoo reports. are you confident of staying in government? after a day of few surprises, it was education secretary justine greening who threw the biggest spanner in the works of theresa may's cautious plans, emerging from downing street having quit the government, rather than move to take charge of welfare, as she was asked to do. and it is understood the health secretary, jeremy hunt, who was also in line for a move, this time to business, successfully argued to stay where he was. a reshuffle designed to breathe new life into the government did see a few switch jobs, a handful promoted. but there was no movement in the top positions, and the cabinet make—up is largely unchanged. though there was a shakeup of staff in charge of running the conservative party, to try to broaden its appeal and revive the tory electoral machine. now, on day two of the reshuffle, theresa may's focus turns to the junior ministerial roles. number ten says the prime minister will promote young talent from the backbenches. downing street is promising the new ministerial team will be more diverse, with more women and mps from minority backgrounds, so it better reflects the country. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. these were long discussions last night, and they are still not over. what do you make of what she has been able to do and not able to do? well, this was never meant to be some grand, dramatic transformation of the cabinet. there was never any expectation that the big beasts, the foreign secretary, the chancellor or the home secretary, would be moved. but this was meant to be reset moment and in two really. the first, a chance for theresa may to put the troubles of the last 12 months behind her, come back into the new year, stamping her authority and her grip on government. and to try and make the conservative party more representative. it is pretty clear that it didn't go exactly to plan. justine greening leaving the government and jeremy hunt a p pa re ntly government and jeremy hunt apparently refusing to move. now, theresa may will not be the first or last prime minister not to conduct a reshuffle in exactly the way she had hoped. but rather than tighten her grip on the government, it shows she is still constrained. and at the end of the day, the cabinet doesn't really look that different. as my colleague was saying, she was expecting some more junior appointments today, designed to be more diverse and more reflective of the country. downing street will be hoping today goes more smoothly. and at 7:10am we will be talking to the new chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis. south korea has proposed holding reunions during next month's winter olympics for families divided by the korean war. north and south are holding theirfirst official talks in more than two years. separated families are one of the most emotive legacies of the conflict, which began in 1950. and, in the next half—hour, we will be talking to our news reporter in seoul about the significance of the talks. parents in wales could be banned from smacking their children, under new plans. the welsh government is consulting on the changes, and people will be given 12 weeks to make their views known. scotland is in the process of introducing a similar ban. dan johnson reports. if it goes ahead, wales would become the second part of the uk to effectively banned smacking, by removing the defence of reasonable punishment. after a decision to change the law in scotland last year, the government in wales believes it is now long overdue. and that many more parents now will say that many more parents now will say that the approach to positive parenting, not using physical punishment, is what they do as a matter of course. but i think it will make that the absolute norm right across society, to show that physical punishment of children is not only not necessary, but shouldn't be allowed. so there will bea12 shouldn't be allowed. so there will be a 12 week consultation for people across wales to have their say. no, i don't think it is appropriate to smack children, because i don't think it is productive, really. i don't think that stops them from their having a certain way. a little tap like that on the hand i don't think is terrible, but no, not... not, you no, a big whack. if you are teaching them not to be violent or hit people, you shouldn't it them. i guess, hypocritical. a move to ban smacking it already has the support of the children's commissioner in wales, and charities like the nspcc. high street shops suffered a big fall in sales in the run—up to christmas, although retailers fared much better online. steph is here to tell us more. steph, how bad was it? it is really interesting, this, because when you actually look at the figures, it looks like we have been spending a lot more money on food, and it is not because we have been buying a lot more food but because it has cost a lot more money. that has meant because we spent more on the rising cost of food we have had less money to spend on the things we normally buy at christmas. so we might not spend as much on presents this year, or maybe clothes for parties, that kind of thing. which means the supermarkets have done quite well, but the clothes retailers, the non—food retailers, the likes of debenhams, have really been hit by this. so if you look at some of the figures on it, yesterday mothercare saw their shares fall to a record low, and thatis shares fall to a record low, and that is because they have had to put out another warning. similarly, debenhams has seen their share price fall because of it as well. and it is because the businesses with a big online presence tend to do better than those which don't, and the big department stores like debenhams, which are on high streets, which have struggled, have seen their sales be hit as well. but looking at the figures, food sales were up by just over 4% but non—food sales were down by nearly 4%. so it shows that that has really impacted the fact that has really impacted the fact that our food has cost a lot more, meaning we don't have as much money for everything else. five men and a woman have been charged with being members of the banned neo—nazi group national action. they will appear before westminster magistrates later today. national action became the first far—right group to be banned in the uk, in december 2016, after the home secretary, amber rudd, said it was promoting violence and acts of terrorism. a uk—wide ban on the manufacturing of cosmetics and care products containing microbeads has come into force today, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of plastic in our oceans. the beads that are used in hundreds of facewashes and shower gels are often ingested by sea animals, and even end up entering ourfood chain. it will be followed by a wider ban on the sale of products containing microbeads later in the year. the warning is very clear — never work in television with children and animals. but this reporter clearly hasn't heard the advice. alex dunlop was filming a report at banham zoo, in norfolk. but, as he attempted to tell the story, the zoo's lemurs decided that this was their moment of fame. they are everywhere!” they are everywhere! i think they think he is a tree, don't they? maybe it is the colour of his jumper, his jumper is maybe it is the colour of his jumper, hisjumper is a bit lemur like, isn't it? and he remained composed. i think he was all right in the end. otherwise we wouldn't have shown it. and we were talking yesterday about video assistant refereeing. we finally got a phrase right. and the call came through. it was in place. they did consult the video assistant referee, but they never actually reviewed it. it was in controversial at all, really? palace in controversial at all, really? pa la ce fa ns in controversial at all, really? palace fans are up in arms about why have the review and not properly use it? there are all kinds of teachers on the back pages. football fans like to have their say about whether the referee has got things right —— all kinds of pictures. one of the criticisms of var is it made dumb the game down, as there is no debate about the referee's decision. but still debate about the var referee's decision. an english football first last night — the video assistant referee system was in action as brighton beat crystal palace 2—1 in the fa cup third round. glenn murray scored a late winnerfor brighton. referee andre marriner did consult with the video referee team, to see if murray had handled the ball over the line, but concluded that he hadn't. and brighton will face middlesbrough in the fourth round. the pick of the ties sees league two yeovil town welcome 12—time winners manchester united. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. liverpool fans, look away now. philippe coutinho completed his record—breaking transfer to barcelona. he did thank his former side, though, saying he would always have liverpool in his heart. andy murray hopes to be playing again by the summer, after hip surgery in melbourne. he posted this on social media, saying he is looking forward to starting rehab. the former world number one has not played competitively since he was knocked out of wimbledon last july. he is hoping to be back for the grasscourt season, he is hoping to be back for the grasscourt season, which is obviously queens, wimbledon again. so looking at aboutjune. the surgery seems to so looking at aboutjune. the surgery seems to have gone well, and the surgeon seems optimistic about his chances. he was wobbling around at wimbledon, is it part of the same problem? yes, it is his right hip he had an operation on. he had an operation at the end of last year on his growing, but this is the major operation he has been trying to avoid. he has gone for it and so he will have to take some time off. he says he wants to play in front of his daughter. he has been quite honest, hasn't he, about how he feels on how incredibly frustrating it is. it must be, mustn't it? especially since all of britain's hopes are pinned on andy murray, and we don't have anyone representing great britain at the australian open, orat great britain at the australian open, or at the french. back for the grass season. fingers crossed. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the education secretary, justine greening, has resigned from the government, after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle. south korea has proposed holding reunions during next month's winter olympics for families divided by the korean war. here is carol with a look at this morning's weather. it was really cold yesterday, i don't know what is going to be like today. well, you quite right. it was cold yesterday. today it will be cold, but not as cold for most of us as it was yesterday. there is going to bea as it was yesterday. there is going to be a lot of cloud around. quite a grey day for most of the uk. one or two exceptions to that, northern ireland is not one of them. quite a lot of cloud to start the day, but north—west scotland is. cold enough for a touch of frost. maybe some ice on untreated surfaces as well. for the rest of scotland it is a cloudy, grey start as it is across most of northern england. the north—west will see some brighter skies later on, especially around cumbria and carlisle. south of that we have cloud here and there. it will be thick enough for the odd spot of drizzle. across southern counties are very drizzle. across southern counties are very similar story. it is a cloudy, grey start to the day. and as we move up into wales, a lot of cloud around first thing. murky conditions. later richard wright and up conditions. later richard wright and up across the north—west of wales. the favourite places for some brightness or some sunshine, north—west scotland, parts of north—west scotland, parts of north—west england, north wales, and a little bit of brightness across kent, sussex, essex, that kind of area as well. through the afternoon the cloud will thicken out towards the cloud will thicken out towards the west, heralding the arrival of a weather front. that will introduce some rain and also some strengthening winds. at note the temperatures. we are looking at ten in plymouth, and on the south coast, seven, eight or nine. still pretty cool as we push up towards newcastle. through the evening and overnight, this weather front will erratically move north eastwards. we will see some heavy rain passing through the midlands for a time, through the midlands for a time, through scotland as well. and also depositing some snow across parts of the hills of northern england and scotla nd the hills of northern england and scotland through the course of the night. hide it, again a fair bit of cloud around. as we move through tomorrow, a little bit of a question mark as to the timing of clearance from eastern england. we think at this stage through the afternoon it will hang around across north—east scotla nd will hang around across north—east scotland and the northern isles for longer. behind it, much righter skies. more of us will see some sunshine through the course of tomorrow. temperature—wise, still ten across the south—west. still looking at four in glasgow, so no heat wave in prospect. as we go through the end of the week we are looking at fault, especially on wednesday night in the thursday morning across east wales, the midlands and southern england. that could take its time to clear during thursday. some of it will lift into low cloud anyway. behind that there will be some breaks in that cloud. there will also be some sunshine, and there will also be a lot of dry weather around. temperature still on the low side in the north. we are looking at eight or nine, so coming down a touch in the south. a quick look at what friday holds, again we see some fog first thing in the morning which could take its time to clear. a lot of dry weather, some brighter breaks, but another weather front coming in from the west. that will also bring in some rain and some stronger winds. let us look at the papers. at times. most of the papers are going with the proposed reshuffle which is extended into the day. lots about jeremy lots aboutjeremy hunt being asked to move. getting a bit more beef to his brief, with social care being added. this is a photo of princess charlotte ta ken added. this is a photo of princess charlotte taken outside kensington palace. the daily telegraph, this is how they have written up the reshuffle. the daily mail, princess charlotte again. the front page of the guardian. we we re the front page of the guardian. we were talking about this yesterday about oprah winfrey to speech at the golden globe awards. "but before president". also, the bbc will be written to about allegations are discriminated —— discrimination over the resignation of carrie gracie. again, princess charlotte on the front page. also, billions of pounds should be devoted from britain's bloated foreign age budget. bill on the sofa uses coconut oil?|j bloated foreign age budget. bill on the sofa uses coconut oil? i was thinking, what for? i don't know what to do with it. it's good to ta ke what to do with it. it's good to take your make—up off. i had really soars high from scraping it away. it didn't work well but i still have it in the bathroom cabinet. we are talking about this a bit later because there is a new study, the truth about coconut oil. the study is working out whether it lowers your cholesterol. we are comparing it to olive oil. olive oil producers are it to olive oil. olive oil producers a re really it to olive oil. olive oil producers are really annoyed about it. trying to get the truth about what is the best fat to use. or perhaps even butter. i have been scouring the papers because i've been looking to some good news on business because it's all depressing. not much good news. if you want to look away now if you don't want to hear bad news. a story in the daily mirror are about workers in boxall —— workers at boxall with 250 jobs to be lost. this comes after redundancies at the cheshire factory of vauxhall' which produces the astra. they are having a tough time. i was talking about how manufacturers are feeling a bit more optimistic about the future. i was talking about retailers, there is some research on the times. the numberof is some research on the times. the number of retailers going into administration has risen for the first time in five years. lots of consumer confidence falling. sorry depressing bit of news. can you get your lookalike of ed sheeran ready. lots of stories about the var, the video assistant referee used in the fa cup last night. did it touches arm? no, so the goal stands. andy murray wearing his panda bear pyjamas. very fetching. topless. he can pull off the topless look. in the daily telegraph and lots of the papers, the postmortem with the papers, the postmortem with the papers picking over the tatters of england's ashes tour. those pictures down here of the ash is superimposed onto the kind of sales of the sydney opera house. —— boat sales. there have been meetings about how to make the cricket more competitive. if you are at home, you tend to win the ashes. now looking at how to make it more competitive. they might stretch out the ashes. instead of having five tests in six weeks, they will stretch it out even longer. a lot more time away at home. you want to show you a photo of ed sheeran. his girlfriend is absolutely raging. he is loving it. this guy however is not ed sheeran. we will talk about social media mistakes later. jeremy hunt liked a tweet by accident and had to apologise about it. oh, lord. south korea has proposed holding reunions during next month's winter olympics for families divided by the korean war. north and south are holding theirfirst official talks in more than two years. seperated families is one of the most emotive legacies of the conflict which began in 1950. joining us from seoul is our reporter sophie long. good morning to you. thank you coming on the programme. these are historic talks? our indeed. the first government level talks to take place between north korea and south korea getting under way at ten o'clock this morning, that south korean delegation travelling about one hour to the meeting. it is a series of buildings which actually struggled the border in the demilitarised zone. the north korean delegation just walked across the border and they have been in these talks. we have an update from the minister a little while ago in north korea and its been agreed that pyongyang will send a delegation to the winter olympics which are taking place in south korea next month. they are sending a full delegation of high—ranking officials, a taekwondo team, athletes, cheering squad. that will take place and it is hoped it will some breathing space when tensions have been seriously high, extremely high throw the course of 2017. they have reconvened after lunch and they are not talking about humanitarian issues. you mentioned divided families. south korea has proposed that the reunion zombies divided families. 65,000 people have their families. 65,000 people have their families divided over the border. one man has not seen his sisterfor 70 years. he feels he is lucky because he has letters and has had pictures seeing her growing up. a lot of people don't even have that. that is a highly emotive issue here. that is a highly emotive issue here. that is a highly emotive issue here. that is what they are currently discussing. we are expecting them to touch on military issues and all sorts of korean issues. the talks seem sorts of korean issues. the talks seem to be going well at the moment. iimagine seem to be going well at the moment. i imagine there would be a bit of interest and observation as well. what happens with the olympic delegation? a huge amount of interest in these talks and a huge amount in the interests —— in the winter olympics. ticket sales have gone up. they weren't selling slowly but there is a huge amount of interest and there will only be one eventin interest and there will only be one event in which they are competing. that is the pairs figure skating. can you imagine the amount of interest? the move has been welcomed at the moment and outside the sporting sphere it is hoped this will create some breathing space in which content —— in which tensions can continue to ease and further talks take place. it would be a great breakthrough for them. turning down our thermostats and washing clothes at lower temperatures — just two of the ways we can save power. it's something children have been learning about for a new science project. jayne mccubbin is at balcurvie primary school for us this morning to find out more. to get that right? you got it exactly right. didn't he? good morning from everybody. good morning, children. they woke up so early this morning. good morning especially from our electric detectives. they have been turning into super sleuths in a school for terrific scientific. if you have not seen any more terrific scientific. if you have not seen any more of the of the terrific scientfic investigations, terrific scientfic investigations, terrific scientfic investigations, terrific scientfic investigations upon the bbc and may involve these children and linda from the university. you are gathering real data ? and linda from the university. you are gathering real data? we have been monitoring our electricity and gas consumption because what you wa nt gas consumption because what you want to do is try to level it. 8000 schools. if you can lower it, you are saving two things. money and the environment. doctor webber has come up environment. doctor webber has come up with the... switched witch. take it away. i am going to leave it. if we can get the music playing, there it is, the switch twitch. make sure you switch off the lights and computers and everything. i will leave you with a dance at hand. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a shop worker who was assaulted in north london died from his injuries. police say the 49—year—old victim was attacked on saturday night in mill hill when three youths who tried to buy cigarette papers an east london council is believed to be the first employer to give extended maternity leave to premature baby ‘s parents. south western railway and network rail have been summoned to a meeting of the passenger watchdog to explain poor performance on services from london waterloo punctuality has been falling for the last seven years, despite major engineering work to improve reliability and resilience of the tracks. transport focus is demanding to know what more the rail industry can do to reverse the decline. the reality is the six or seven yea rs, the reality is the six or seven years, punctuality has been declining. we are keen to address this declining trend and we are working hard with our industry partner to bring about an improvement and reliability of our services. let us look at the travel. the fire at staples corner is causing problems around the north circular, waterloo road to the south of the aa06 is closed. there's also one lane closed on the aa06 westbound and the staples corner roundabout is partly closed. another cold start this morning but it is frost free. temperatures above zero. it is rather cloudy and will continue to feel rather cold. this cloud is very stubborn, not going anywhere throughout the course of the day. rather grey and gloomy but should stay dry. the maximum temperature seven or eight celsius. overnight tonight again we still have the cloud but also some rain pushing in from the west. fairly light rain that persistent. as we head towards dawn, it will start to clear. it in the temperature will not drop at all. that rain clears away quite quickly. then we should see the return of some sunshine at last. something that right. ——a dry day. temperatures up to nine celsius. this low pressure down towards the south—west sinks a bit further south. high pressure towards the north and we could see the return of some mist and fog as we head through thursday and also into friday morning. that could be quite stubborn. the temperature stays fairly cold but temperatures at night time staying above zero. that's it from us. hello, this is breakfast with louise minchin and dan walker. it is 6:30am. we will bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment. but also on breakfast this morning: is it ever justified to smack your children? wales plans to follow scotland's lead and ban the physical punishment of youngsters. we will ask parents whether they should be able to choose how to discipline their children. a day after the powerful stand taken by female actors at the golden globes, the bafta nominations are revealed in just over an hour. we will be there for the announcement. and he is a former software engineer who describes himself as a space dork, but when andy weir wrote the martian, it sent his career into orbit. he will be here to tell us about his new, moon—based thriller. good morning. here is a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the education secretary, justine greening, has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle. it is also understood that jeremy hunt was asked to become business secretary, but persuaded the prime minister to keep him at the department of health. theresa may is expected to make more changes to her cabinet later today. and at 7:10am we will be talking to the new chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis. north korea has agreed to send athletes accompanied by senior officials to the winter olympics in south korea next month. the two countries have held their first talks for more than two years, in the demilitarised zone that divides the peninsula. the south korean delegation has also proposed more contacts between the two countries, in what appears to be a significant move to lower tension in the region. parents in wales could be banned from smacking their children, under new plans. the welsh government is consulting on the changes, and people will be given 12 weeks to make their views known. scotland is in the process of introducing a similar ban. rising food costs meant consumers had less to spend on clothing and gifts over christmas this year, according to retail industry figures out today. the british retail consortium said food sales in the three months to december were up over 4% on last year, whereas sales of non—food items were at a five—year low. mothercare and debenhams have both issued profit warnings after disappointing christmas sales. morrisons is due to report its festive trading this morning. almost 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a paint factory in north london overnight. the london fire brigade said 15 engines we re london fire brigade said 15 engines were sent to the scene after eyewitnesses heard explosions. workers left the factory safely before crews arrived. the cause of the fire, and you can see the flames looking pretty dramatic, because it is still being investigated. —— the cause is still being investigated. a uk—wide ban on the manufacturing of cosmetics and care products containing microbeads has come into force today, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of plastic in our oceans. the beads that are used in hundreds of facewashes and shower gels are often ingested by sea animals, and even end up entering ourfood chain. it will be followed by a wider ban on the sale of products containing microbeads later in the year. that is a summary of all the latest news. and we are talking about video assistant refereeing technology. news. and we are talking about video assistant refereeing technologylj can get the assistant right! we have struggled with that, haven't we? but they did use it last night. not in its fullest and most detailed capacity, so you know, it has been introduced. as in rugby, the referee can make the tv sign, and refer things, big, contentious decisions, penalties, goals and offside decisions, things like that. last night, brighton versus pallas, it looked like it might have brushed glenn murray's arm, but it wasn't fully reviewed —— palace. the referee said to me it looks fine. so it was a semi— use. but you will be able to see it for arsenal against chelsea and the league cup final. last night was the first time it was used, but it will be used in the future. an english football first — the video assistant referee, or var, as it is known, made its debut as brighton beat crystal palace 2—1 in the fa cup third round. screens were available for referee andre marriner at the side of the pitch, should he have needed to see any replays of incidents. and, when glenn murray scored a late winnerfor brighton, did the final touch come off his arm? well, marriner consulted the video referee team, and they were happy it hadn't. you can make your mind up from the evidence, although it didn't stop palace players making their feelings known at full—time. but manager roy hodgson was more philosophical. from where we were standing, and watching, it looked for all the world that he had handled it, and the players who were close by, they thought so too. but to be fair when you see lots of times, there is a very good case for the var, and the referee to make, that he didn't actually handle it. it was very, very close, so i have no complaints about that. brighton will face middlesbrough in the fourth round. among the standout ties, manchester united travel to league two yeovil. the lowest—ranked side left, newport county, are at home to spurs, while manchester city have been drawn away to cardiff or mansfield. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. philippe coutinho is now officially a barcelona player. his £142 million transfer from liverpool was confirmed, before showing off some of his skills to the barca fans at the nou camp. the 25—year—old brazilian has signed a 55—year deal. he has a thigh injury, so won't be able to make his debut for another three weeks. they have onlyjust finished picking up the confetti in sydney, after australia's ashes victory. so where next for england? well, they name their test squad to face new zealand later, with head coach trevor bayliss saying he plans to quit after next year's ashes. i have already told andrew strauss, probably 12 months ago, that september 2019! am contracted to, and that would see me out. i have never been anywhere more than four or five years. whether you are going well or not, i have always felt that a roundabout that four year mark is time to change, a new voice, and a different approach, slightly different approach, slightly different approach, slightly different approach from someone just reinvigorates things. widnes vikings centre kato ottio has died at the age of 23, after suffering what has been described as a sudden health issue in training. the papua new guinea international onlyjoined the club in december, and was to link up with his new teammates next week, ahead of the new season. widnes ceo james rule said kato was an incredibly talented player, with a bright future. defending champion sam sunderland has retaken the lead of the dakar rally, after the third stage. the man from poole nicknamed ‘super sam' had to negotiate his way through the peruvian desert in order to regain the lead that he had lost after stage two. he finished over three minutes ahead of his nearest riders, and has a four—minute lead overall. johanna konta's preparations for this month's australian open continued in sydney, but the defending champion lost her opening match to poland's agnieszka radwanska. meanwhile, the other british number one, andy murray, has had hip surgery in melbourne, and says he hopes to be playing again in time for the grass—court season. he posted this on social media saying he is looking forward to starting rehab. he has not played a competitive match since wimbledon injuly. now, spare a thought for australian tennis player nick kyrgios, who was hit in the face by alex zverev during a doubles match in sydney. but luckily a cuddle from his german opponent was enough to get kyrgios back on his feet. that is very sweet, isn't it? a tennis ball can really hurt, then and squash balls. i have loads of bruises from squash balls.|j remember some many saying that you stood in front, if boris becker served at you at full tilt and you stood in front of him, the ball would go through you. is that made 7 would go through you. is that made t would go through you. is that made up? it has to be. it would probably hurt a lot. i remember thinking at the time that has got to be garbage. but who knows? i don't think you would ever want to prove it. in the weather, it was really cold yesterday, and weather, it was really cold yesterday, and slightly weather, it was really cold yesterday, and slightly warmer today. good morning all. not as cold. yesterday in strathalbyn it was —10, and today it is minus three. that is a whopping rise in temperatures compared with yesterday morning. generally called day, something of a —— nothing of a heat wave in prospect. some patchy fog and the cloud is big enough for the odd spot of drizzle. one of the exceptions to that is across north—west scotland where it is a cold start. clear skies by night, a touch of frost around first thing but you will see some sunshine. for the rest of scotland and most of northern england it is cloudy. again some fog patches across the pennines, but north—west england, especially around cumbria, you have some clearer skies. south of england. again the odd pocket of low cloud or indeed some fog here and there. most of that will tend to lift but not as cold as it was this time yesterday morning. for wales, again, some fog patches with height at north—west wales seeing some brighter breaks. not just at north—west wales seeing some brighter breaks. notjust this morning, but throughout the day. the brightest breaks are likely to be across north—west scotland, north—west england, around carlisle, north—west england, around carlisle, north—west wales, and we could see some developing kent, essex and sussex. by the end of the afternoon, rain coming in from the west accompanied by strengthening winds. and note the temperatures in plymouth, around ten. along the south coast we are looking at between seven and nine but more further north, three in glasgow, and cultural newcastle. through the evening and overnight, this band of rain erratically moves north eastwards. it starts to lose some of its energy and it will tend to fragment. across the midlands and parts of scotland, heady bursts of rainfora time. parts of scotland, heady bursts of rain for a time. we will also see some hills note in scotland and the hills of northern england as well. a cold night in st helier, the temperatures dipping to eight degrees. tomorrow our weather front continues its journey north eastwards. a bit of a question mark over the clearance time across east of england. at the moment we think it will be through the afternoon but it will be through the afternoon but it will be through the afternoon but it will hang around through the day across north—east scotland and the northern isles. behind it, lovely blue skies to look forward to. there will be some sunshine, temperatures in the south still nine or ten, lower across the central swathes of the uk. aberdeen, you won't know yourself. seven degrees, still connected with this band of rain. and an overnight from wednesday into thursday we are looking at fog, especially east wales, through the midlands and southern counties. some of that will be slow to clear, so that lifting into slow cloud during the course of thursday. but there will be a lot of brightness as well, but temperatures by then starting to dipa but temperatures by then starting to dip a little bit. thank you very much, we will see you later on this morning. we will talk about the reshuffle in a moment, but i want to give you the news that the journalist toby young has resigned from the board of the office for stu d e nts from the board of the office for students after 200,000 people signed a petition calling for him to go. he wrote an article in the spectator saying that his appointment had become a distraction from the work in higher education. it follows revelations he had made offensive comments on twitter. theresa may's new year reshuffle didn't quite go to plan yesterday. education secretary justine greening resigned after refusing a move to business, and jeremy hunt, who was tipped for a move, remains as health secretary, with added responsibilities. today, more ministerial roles are expected to go to women, younger mps, and those from ethnic minorities. let's speak to rowena mason, deputy political editor of the guardian, and joeyjones, who was a speechwriter for theresa may during her time as home secretary. good morning to you both, thank you very much indeed forjoining us. first of all, you have seen the reshuffle. what do you make of it? has she done what she set out to do? well, no is the short answer to that, because she wanted to move jeremy hunt from his position as health secretary the business secretary. he dug in his heels yesterday after several hours in downing street making what his friends say was a passionate case for staying in his role. and then subsequentlyjustine for staying in his role. and then subsequently justine greening, theresa may wanted to move her to the department of work and pensions. rather than letting her stay in her job, she was forced to quit, and now it will be quite a powerful advocate on the backbenches for some pro—european views, potentially some other kinds of centrist and more liberal views than theresa may holds, joining some of the rebel awkward squad. jones, you used to write speeches for theresa may. will there be frustration? —— jelly jones. for theresa may. will there be frustration? --jelly jones. it for theresa may. will there be frustration? -- jelly jones. it must be frustrating. the two potential narratives built up were on the one hand that she was going to use this to assert authority of the government and the country at large. the other that she was going to revitalise more reflect the diversity of the country with a more diverse cabinet. neither has happened. in terms of asserting her authority, you have a situation where cabinet colleagues have dug in their heels and said no. the shape of the cabinet hasn't really changed. most people haven't stayed in shape. that will pass the vast majority and it varies the charts, just steam could be hugely damaging. she will have been infuriated. notably being described as deadwood. also another couple of cabinet colleagues. if she wants to make some noise about social mobility, that could be a big problem. it's interesting that toby young, in the resignation blocky put out a couple of minutes ago, speaking very favourably. let's talk about jeremy hunt. we understand the prime minister wanted to move him. what sort of position does that put him in? it puts him in a strong position. it shows that theresa may has not been able to stamp her authority on him. really, she has been left with shuttling around a very few number of posts. 17 cabinet ministers have stayed in place. it looks like she has had to boost the number of people attending cabinet to some more junior number of people attending cabinet to some morejunior ministers. all in all, it looks like a long day ‘s work and not too much achieved. still more work to be done today, j°ey still more work to be done today, joeyjones. still more work to be done today, joey jones. what you expect from today? an opportunity to bring lots of younger mps. people from diverse backgrounds. ultimately, people couldn'tjudge it backgrounds. ultimately, people couldn't judge it by backgrounds. ultimately, people couldn'tjudge it by the cabinet. there was a significant impact from the conservative party apparatus. outside the door of number ten. really, people will look at the cabinet reshuffle and they will combine this now. we are in the middle of the reshuffle but toby jones resigning, let's not forget that theresa may spoke about that. she said she felt this could continue. you have heard it that he has resigned. how do you work on that news? it looks like another addition to what the newspapers have been calling the shambles in the chaos. you have the government effectively depending —— defending his appointment. others would call it offensive and sexist. there was an urgent question in the house of commons. a briefing document was handed out giving examples of how they could defend his appointment. it looks like the government is being swept along by events rather than shaping them. thank you very much. drivers looking to buy a second hand car may have been sold an ex—rental without knowing it. steph has the details. good morning. there were about a million ex— rental cars which are sold in britain every year and now there is some debate about whether buyers should be told or not. the advertising standards authority is warning dealerships to be more clear about the history of the car. i am can you explain how this has come about? a test case with people having trouble and it was found the dealership had sold to ex— fleet ca rs. dealership had sold to ex— fleet cars. one being used by a company cars. one being used by a company car driver and the other for training. they had been driven by multiple drivers but have been described as one careful owner.m there a way to people to find out? they have to tell you if you ask. always ask the key questions. look at the documentation. see whether it isa at the documentation. see whether it is a named person or unnamed company. getting a car that wasn't rental or fleet, is it company. getting a car that wasn't rental orfleet, is it bad news? loads of marls and worn out? not necessarily. quite often company ca rs are necessarily. quite often company cars are the best in terms of being looked after. many of them now have a black box recorder. they can be among the best. you have to do your homework. you how to apply some commonsense and logic. it's interesting because you do think when you going to buy a car, but it says one previous owner, you don't feel like you have to ask how many people have driven it. that is it, you don't have to have the onus. if you don't have to have the onus. if you are going to make a large purchase, it is slightly on you to do your homework and to really do research before you buy. will it make a difference? i think it will because it gives reassurance to the buyer. and now, with this ruling, there is the potential for people who have trouble with that cars. it's about transparency. historically, second—hand car dealers have not had the best reputation in terms of transparency. this can only help. these are two, three—year—old cars. the better end of the used car market. it brings a bit more clarity. interesting, thank you for your time. the consumer electronics show kicks off and was vegas. the biggest event in the tech calendar. this year it's exptected to draw more than 170,000 people, with to 4,000 exhibitor. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones is live in las vegas for us this morning. you are promising us news of a suitcase that follows you around the airport. we will come to that in a moment. but he had just missed something extraordinary. behind me a few minutes ago, a fleet of drones. 200 also, illuminated, all working together above the famous downturns of the bellagio h. that feeds into the theme of artificial intelligence. and the companies competing to show they can make great products. i have went to ——i have gone to meet one of those machines. in a robotics lag —— lab at the university of las vegas, i have come to meet set the who looks pretty human but is learning to walk. sir theo, can we shake hands? really good to meet you. you are quite warm actually. how sophisticated ru as a robot?|j how sophisticated ru as a robot?” wa nt how sophisticated ru as a robot?” want people to perceive me as a robot. i don't want them to think i'm human. i want to communicate with people in the best possible way which means looking like one. sophia has few practical use is right now that her creators, an american firm employing chinese scientists, believe she represents a big step on the road to artificial intelligence. our aspiration is to bring the machines to life, to create living intelligent systems and there you will see the greatest revolution in artificial intelligence. we are aspiring towards this. do we know it can be done? we think it can. and among the thousands of new gadgets on show, artificial intelligence is a co nsta nt on show, artificial intelligence is a constant theme. there is a seeing suitcase which can follow its own around the airport. this friendly robot wanders around your home, filming short bursts of video to send to your phone. and vincent, developed in cambridge, is a drawing programme which learns to turn simple sketches into works of art. we already are on a million different things already, a lot of products. a! represents a whole new wave of ways to make those electronic products more interesting. what that means that the consumer electronics industry as a whole new wave of products can sell to us and they are a lot more useful and helpful also the belief goes. and here is the most obvious. the race to transform cities with d riverless the race to transform cities with driverless cars. as autonomous still has someone who can take over the wheel but in a couple of years, this company believes we will hop into it will take us across town hall on its own. rory cellan—jones, bbc news, las vegas. there has been a bit of breaking news in the last few hours. the boss of intel has spoken about the security scare. chips in millions of computers and smartphones apparently vulnerable to intruders. he didn't apologise, he said it was an industrywide issue but he tried to reassure people that no evidence had been stolen from customers. if you get a security update, you should act upon it. very handy advice. apologies that we missed the illuminated drone show. something amazing just happened. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a shop worker who was assaulted in north london died from his injuries. police say the 49—year—old victim was attacked on saturday night in mill hill when three youths who tried to buy cigarette papers were refused service. an east london council is believed to be the first employer to give extended maternity leave to premature babies' parents. extra leap will be given to mums and dads to cover the period of time the babies are in hospitalfor employees of waltham forest. south western railway and network rail have been summoned to a meeting of the passenger watchdog to explain poor performance on services from london waterloo. punctuality has been falling for the last seven years, despite major engineering work to improve reliability and resilience of the tracks. transport focus is demanding to know what more the rail industry can do to reverse the decline. the reality of it is, for six or seven years, day to day operation on this network has been declining. we are keen to address this declining trend and we are working hard with our industry partner to bring about an improvement and reliability of our services. now the weather. another cold start this morning but it is frost—free. temperatures in low single figures, so above zero. it is rather cloudy and will continue to feel rather cold. this cloud is very stubborn, not really going anywhere throughout the course of the day. it's rather grey and gloomy but should stay dry. the maximum temperature 7 or 8 celsius. overnight tonight again we still have the cloud but also some rain pushing in from the west. fairly light rain but persistent. one or two heavier bursts. as we head towards dawn, it will start to clear. and then the temperature will not drop at all. that rain clears away quite quickly. then we should see the return of some sunshine at last. something a bit brighter, a dry day. not too much wind, temperatures up to 9 celsius. this low pressure down towards the south—west sinks a bit further south. high pressure towards the north and we could see the return of some mist and fog as we head through thursday and also into friday morning. that could be quite stubborn. making the days quite gloomy. the temperature stays fairly cold but temperatures at night—time staying above zero. iam back i am back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. theresa may's reshuffle doesn't quite go to plan, as the health secretary resists a move and the education secretary quits. justine greening refused the offer of a newjob. the prime minister will announce more junior appointments later today. good morning, it is tuesday 9 january. also this morning: north korea agrees to send a team to the winter olympics in the south, after the first high—level talks for more than two years. smacking children could be banned in wales. the welsh government has launched a consultation on the plans. retailers haven't had the christmas they were hoping for, with the weakest growth in non—food sales since records began. i'm looking at who were the winners and losers. in sport: a first for english football — the video assistant referee system is used, as brighton beat crystal palace in the fa cup. it is been touted as a "superfood", but it contains more saturated fat than lard. so is coconut oil good for you? we will be finding out. good morning. it is not quite as cold today as it was yesterday. there will be a lot of cloud around, some drizzle coming out of that cloud, brighter breaks in parts of the west, but we have also got a weather front coming in from the west which later on will bring strengthening winds and some rain. i will have more in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: the education secretary, justine greening, has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle. it is also understood that jeremy hunt was asked to become business secretary, but persuaded the prime minister to keep him at the department of health. theresa may is expected to make more changes to her cabinet later today. leila nathoo reports. are you confident of staying in government? after a day of few surprises, it was education secretaryjustine greening who threw the biggest spanner in the works of theresa may's cautious plans, emerging from downing street having quit the government, rather than move to take charge of welfare, as she was asked to do. and it is understood the health secretary, jeremy hunt, who was also in line for a move, this time to business, successfully argued to stay where he was. a reshuffle designed to breathe new life into the government did see a few switch jobs, a handful promoted. but there was no movement in the top positions, and the cabinet make—up is largely unchanged. though there was a shakeup of staff in charge of running the conservative party, to try to broaden its appeal and revive the tory electoral machine. now, on day two of the reshuffle, theresa may's focus turns to the junior ministerial roles. number ten says the prime minister will promote young talent from the backbenches. downing street is promising the new ministerial team will be more diverse, with more women and mps from minority backgrounds, so it better reflects the country. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. good morning to you once again. yesterday at this time we were saying it was a day when theresa may could set out the agenda and get herself back in the country's good books. it is another date when it seems like she has been reacting to events rather than directing them. yes, this was meant to be reset moment. a chance for theresa may to put the troubles of the last 12 months behind her, coming into the new year saying i am in charge, here my government and let's get down to business, and also to show that the conservative party could be more representative of the country. it didn't go to plan. justine greening ended up walking away from government and jeremy hunt refused to movejobs. and at the to move jobs. and at the end of the day the government doesn't look lastly different than it did before. so rather than a huge transformation, theresa may began struggling to prove she can assert her authority, showing she is constrained by her position in government. today we are expecting a whole host ofjunior ministerial appointments, and number ten very clear that they will be diverse, that they will be representative and reflective of the country, and show what kind of party the conservative party wa nts what kind of party the conservative party wants to be. and no doubt downing street will hope today's appointments go somewhat more smoothly. and some other news to reflect on, journalist toby young has stood down from his role with the office of students. it has been a lot of criticism, he has been defended by some conservative mps as well. is that another blow for theresa may? there was a huge backlash at his appointment because of offensive comments he had made on twitter in the past. and theresa may appeared to give him her support, saying any further comments and he would lose hisjob. now he has chosen to go because he says he had become a distraction from the work of the board of the office for students. it is another unwelcome signal that not all smooth sailing at all times for theresa may's government. great to talk to you as ever, as i throw my paper across the table. and at 7:10am we will be talking to the new chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis. i know many of you are getting in touch with us about this particular story. parents in wales could be banned from smacking their children, under new plans. the welsh government is consulting on the changes, and people will be given 12 weeks to make their views known. scotland is in the process of introducing a similar ban. dan johnson reports. if it goes ahead, wales would become the second part of the uk if it goes ahead, wales would become you imagine occasionally over the years some reunions. it is hoped the south koreans have proposed another reunion takes place over the lunar new year, coinciding with the winter olympics. these talks the first rate government level talks to take place between the north korean and south korean governments. they have decided that pyongyang will send a delegation to the winter games, and the lunar new year coincides with that. it seems the scene is set for this to take place, but we haven't heard from pyongyang whether they will agree to that issue. they are discussing humanitarian issues, and will also be talking about military issues throughout the course of the afternoon. five men and a woman have been charged with being members of the banned neo—nazi group national action. they will appear before westminster magistrates later today. national action became the first far—right group to be banned in the uk, in december 2016, after the home secretary, amber rudd, said it was promoting violence and acts of terrorism. a uk—wide ban on the manufacturing of cosmetics and care products containing microbeads has come into force today, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of plastic in our oceans. the beads that are used in hundreds of facewashes and shower gels are often ingested by sea animals, and even end up entering ourfood chain. it will be followed by a wider ban on the sale of products containing microbeads later in the year. the warning is very clear — never work in television with children and animals. but this reporter clearly hasn't heard the advice. alex dunlop was filming a report at banham zoo, in norfolk. but, as he attempted to tell the story, the zoo's lemurs decided that this was their moment of fame. he is fine. i do think it is the shade of the jumper. he is fine. i do think it is the shade of thejumper. he has he is fine. i do think it is the shade of the jumper. he has worn grey. more now on our main story. we we re grey. more now on our main story. we were talking about this yesterday as well, theresa may's reshuffle which seemingly didn't go according to plan. it is unsurprisingly on the front page of a lot of the papers. theresa may reshuffle in disarray, as justine theresa may reshuffle in disarray, asjustine greening theresa may reshuffle in disarray, as justine greening quits. night of the blunt stiletto, as ministers refuse to move in reshuffle. the daily mail have said no, prime minister. the health secretary turning down a newjob and theresa may forced to sack the education secretary after she refuses to move. and on the times, greening quits in shambolic reshuffle. another newspaper calling it a reshuffle ke rfuffle. newspaper calling it a reshuffle kerfuffle. let's talk to brendan lewis. good morning to you. thank you for coming on breakfast and reflecting on yesterday and looking ahead for us as well. i wonder, what has what we saw and heard yesterday, what does that say to the british public about your party this morning? if you look at what the prime minister outlined yesterday in terms of how the departments are working, there are some good people coming in, more women around the cabinet table than we have ever had before. we have actually very clear focus, if you look at what we have done with the ministry of housing and local government, putting that real focus, as the and local government, putting that realfocus, as the prime minister herself has outlined, on delivering the housing we need in the country. and the important thing that we have seen and the important thing that we have seen this delivering health and social care. as someone who worked in local government around better funded social care, the importance of having health and social get—together is something most people will welcome. we have seen that widely welcomed in the industry already. the problem is, this is not the prime minister being in control, is it? shias reacting to events rather than directing them. you say it is together those two departments, but that was not the initial plan. the plan was the justine greening the move, and she said no thanks, i am off. and for jeremy hunt to move, and he said that her decision was the wrong one, and this is what he would be doing. that is not a prime minister in control. well, as tempting as it is to get into speculation and gossip about what may have happened, what i am focused on is, as we set on the andrew marr show, driving that domestic agenda, making sure we are recognising and dealing with some of the real challenges we face in the country, providing the homes that we need, with a brilliant secretary of state in sajid javvid, and doing that important piece of work about bringing health and social care together, to make sure we are able together, to make sure we are able to deliver a really coherent package for people in the health sector going forward. if you look at some of the outlines today, the health secretary has warmly welcome this change. i understand where you are coming from, and i am not trying to undermine the prime minister. i am asking genuine questions, and a lot of politics is about perception. the perception after what we saw yesterday is that theresa may is not in control of this government. obviously you won't be surprised to know i entirely disagree with that. ina know i entirely disagree with that. in a reshuffle, by definition, people change. my role has changed, becoming chairman of the party, and moving forward, it is a great party with some great people and while wonderful volunteers activists around the country. we have seen some great new faces, brilliant people, having more women around the cabinet table than we have had before, something the prime minister is very focused on doing. and we are blessed to have some great talent across the conservative party in parliament, and you will see more of that as the reshuffle continues. we're only just that as the reshuffle continues. we're onlyjust getting into the wider part the reshuffle, with our ministers and parliamentary undersecretary is being appointed through the course of the day. you will know that polling data suggested your party struggle to reach those under the age of 30. in your new role, how do you rebrand the party? how do you sell the tory party to those voters in particular? well, we have got a job to do to make sure that we are able to outline the people across the country, of all age groups, about why what we are doing in government and what we offer in the future in government is good for the united kingdom as a whole, regardless of age, sex, or where you live in the united kingdom. we want to deliver for everybody. i have been very fortu nate to for everybody. i have been very fortunate to be joined for everybody. i have been very fortunate to bejoined by for everybody. i have been very fortunate to be joined by a for everybody. i have been very fortunate to bejoined by a really good team, with ben, and andrew jones, and a whole team of people looking at how we get the message out, about why what we are doing in government is so important to our country. to make sure that people have the security of a job for them and their family have the security of a job for them and theirfamily in the have the security of a job for them and their family in the future. the confidence of having a health service which can deliver and look after them and their families. service which can deliver and look after them and theirfamilies. and that why the strength of the economy to deliver for the united that why the strength of the economy to deliverfor the united kingdom in the future as we leave the european union. with that in mind, and returning to what happened with justine greening, and that diversity you are talking about, how damaging is it to have the sacking of a prominent female minister? with this mail, stale and pale looking conservative party, that really hasn't happened. well, you have more women around the cabinet table than you have before. in senior positions? these are really powerful people. i have worked with claire perry in the past, she is a fantastic addition to the cabinet, and the equality and diversity agenda, which the home secretary will now take care of, the brilliant home secretary, amber rudd, and with a woman as our home secretary and prime minister, it is a really diverse cabinet with a wide range of interests. not just about whether it is male orfemale, but the backgrounds they come from, which we asa backgrounds they come from, which we as a country represent, and that we all have something in common, which is doing the best thing for the united kingdom and of a body in it. thejunior ministers the junior ministers will be working across departments. you can look forward to seeing some good fresh talent coming through and a really diverse government being put in place across all departments. brandon lewis, thank you for your time. all the best for your newjob. it's still not over yet. the longest reshuffle, isn't it? retailers haven't had the christmas they were hoping for — the weakest growth in non—food sales since records began. we have spent more money on food. it's cost us more. the supermarket sales figures look good. morrison's figures have come out. they have had a good christmas. their sales are up 2.8%. they have had a particularly good christmas. if you look at the retailers which are not selling food, they are the ones who have struggled because we haven't had as much money to spend on things like clothes. even gifts as well. if you compare the supermarket to the non— feud retails. i was talking about the importance of discounting. when mothercare tried to recoup money after not discounting, that was interesting. they have had a tough time. they share price has gone to the lowest average has ever been. debenhams as well. it's also about the ones which don't have a big on line presence. morrison's say their sales on line are up 10%. they were seen as sales on line are up 10%. they were seen as being a bit behind the times. if you look at someone like debenhams, they are still very old school and the fact they have the big stores on high street which is struggling. that has really hit them hard. it is a story of two halves but it's a lot to do with the fact that we are spending more money on food. that's meant we have had to cut back on other areas. good morning. this is breakfast. it's about time we got some weather with carol. it's a bit chilly out there. a cold start but not as cold as it was yesterday. in perth, it is 13 degrees warmer than it was yesterday. the cloud is thick enough for some drizzle. the most of scotland, that is also the case. across the north—west, under clear skies by night, a cold start to the day. some frost around as well. for northern england and north—west england, around cumbria, the skies. a touch of frost. for the rest of northern england, it is cloudy. as we comes out through the midlands, again, a lot of cloud around. again, some hill fog. a murky start to the day. northwest wales, seeing some brightness. northwest wales, we should see it brighten up a time across parts of sex. by the end of the afternoon, a weather front will be coming in across western parts of the uk. southwest england, also southwest wales. strengthening winds will accompany this. along southern counties, about seven, nine degrees. still cold implies, newcastle. through the evening, this weather front will push through the north—east. it will break up as it does. the rain will be heavy. we will see some snow across higher ground. generally, it is a weakening feature. behind it, ice on surfaces and also some patchy fog. as we head on through tomorrow, a bit of?. we think through the afternoon, it will tend to linger across north—east scotla nd tend to linger across north—east scotland and the northern isles. lovely blue sky. a fair bit of sunshine around tomorrow. nothing great to write home about tomorrow. we're looking at between eight and 10 degrees. around this band of rain, hanging on to the miles around. it's quite unsettled and mobile as we head towards the rest of the week. i was unsure which screen to look. we are talking about what we can do to save electricity. turning down the thermostat? all sorts of things. it's something children have been learning about for a new bbc science project. jayne mccubbin is at balcurvie primary school for us this morning to find out more. yes, good morning. should we give balcurvie whoop whoop? thank you. if you've never been involved or seen the terrific scientific project from bbc, let me fill you in. it involves real schoolchildren. 8000 schools across the country taking part in real experiments. doctor linda webb here from the university of edinburgh. to come up with some really interesting scientific results. have a look at this. this is what they are looking into. power. not this kind of power but the stuff used to power up a school like this school in fife. experiments have been taking place here and in hundreds of other schools involving thousands of children in collaboration with academics at edinburgh university. the results of which will give you a goodidea the results of which will give you a good idea of what is happening across the country. absolutely, the children are sending in their metre readings. we are also getting an idea about the temperatures and the clouds. it impacts how could they are at the moment. we will look at that date across the whole of the uk all the schools sending us the information. children have learnt which power sources help protect the environment. from the wind and the sun. and those which cause the most harm. that is fossil fuels. sun. and those which cause the most harm. that is fossilfuels. oil, gas, coal. and they have become electric detectives, working out how much power is being used and how much power is being used and how much power is being used and how much power can be saved. but around 30% of power in the uk wasted every year, the potential is huge. science and maths and designing posters. hopefully, we are going to have a big impact on the school. because the ultimate aim is to try and make some savings, isn't it? this week, we are going to do it again. hopefully after assembly, we do a big mission around the school and we will have a drop in the nil —— the energy we have used. i have been chatting. i have been chatting to some of the children. i know they are keen to dob in some of the grown—ups. at any of the grown—ups been misbehaving in this regard? yes. miss lisa computer on the lot. i've seen miss stevenson that the phone on standby. she never did. miss, you must do better. everyone can do their bit. we've heard the adage save the pennies, look after the pounds. but we want to save the watts to look after the kilowatts. and hopefully reduce carbon emissions and help save the planet. more power to them. roars! well, the results are in. we know what the results are. don't give anything away. doctor linda webb is outside. we would chat you a bit more ina outside. we would chat you a bit more in a moment as we go head—to—head. we will see who can generate the most power to win the race. we will chat about these results. very interesting. that is chat to mrs mcdougal. the kids have really engage with this science project. they absolutely have. they have become champion nags. co nsta ntly have become champion nags. constantly telling us to turn it off. it is that simple. i am told by the carbon trust that 6% of all electricity usage is used by schools so electricity usage is used by schools so the potential for savings. electricity usage is used by schools so the potentialfor savings. it's huge. can we have the drum roll please? they worked really hard. the result was what? i am really afraid to see we use more energy. you have the analysis. cody, what went wrong? we have parties with the christmas lights and amplifiers. what happened to the temperatures? no wonder. let us go chat to doctor linda webb. can you start the lap monitor? let's race as we chat. go. in science, things don't always go exactly as you expect. why is it so useful. it's really difficult. not many smart metres around. having the children send all the data means they can do the analysis. and make loads of savings. thank you kids in the classroom. give everybody away from home. more later. the last time we played scalectrix, it was so hard. there must have been a dodgy connection. right now, it is time to get the news, travel and weather wherever you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a shop worker who was assaulted in north london died from his injuries. police say the 49—year—old victim was attacked on saturday night in mill hill when three youths who tried to buy cigarette papers were refused service. an east london council is believed to be the first employer to give extended maternity leave to premature babies' parents. extra leave will be given to mums and dads to cover the period of time the babies are in hospital for employees of waltham forest. south western railway and network rail have been summoned to a meeting of the passenger watchdog to explain poor performance on services from london waterloo. punctuality has been falling for the last seven years, despite major engineering work to improve reliability and resilience of the tracks. transport focus is demanding to know what more the rail industry can do to reverse the decline. the reality of it is that for six or seven years, day—to—day operational performance on this network has been declining. we are very keen to address that declining trend and we are working very hard with network rail, our industry partner, to bring about an improvement in reliability of our services. now the weather. good morning. another cold start this morning but it is frost—free. temperatures in low single figures, so above zero. it is rather cloudy and will continue to feel rather cold. this cloud is very stubborn, not really going anywhere throughout the course of the day. it's rather grey and gloomy but should stay dry. the maximum temperature 7 or 8 celsius by the end of the afternoon. overnight tonight again, we still have the cloud but also some rain pushing in from the west. fairly light rain, but will be persistent. one or two heavier bursts. as we head towards dawn, it will start to clear. does mean the temperature will not drop at all. 6—8 celsius, the minumum. that rain clears away quite quickly. then we should see the return of some sunshine at last. something a bit brighter, a dry day. not too much wind, temperatures up to 9 celsius. this low pressure down towards the south—west sinks a little bit further south. high pressure towards the north and we could see the return of some mist and fog as we head through thursday and also into friday morning. that could be quite stubborn. making the days quite gloomy. the temperature stays fairly cold but temperatures at night—time staying above zero. i am back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. here is a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news: the newly appointed chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis, is insisting theresa may is fully in control of her cabinet, despite yesterday's reshuffle not going according to plan. education secretaryjustine greening resigned after refusing an offer to become work and pensions secretary, and jeremy hunt turned down a move to business, to remain as health secretary, with added responsibilities. the reshuffle will continue today, with more ministerial roles expected to go to women, younger mps, and those from ethnic minorities. if you look at what the prime minister outlined yesterday in terms of how the departments are working, there's some good people coming in. we've got more women around the cabinet table than we have ever had before. we have actually very clear focus. toby young has resigned after a petition calling for him to go. in an article in the spectator he says his appointment had become a distraction from the board's vital work of broadening access to higher education. it follows accusations he made offensive comments on twitter. in an interview with the andrew marr show on sunday, theresa may appeared to back mr young, saying he had done exceedingly good work in relation to free schools. north korea has agreed to send athletes accompanied by senior officials to the winter olympics in south korea next month. the two countries have held their first talks for more than two years, in the demilitarised zone that divides the peninsula. the south korean delegation has also proposed more contacts between the two countries, in what appears to be a significant move to lower tension in the region. parents in wales could be banned from smacking their children, under new plans. the welsh government is consulting on the changes, and people will be given 12 weeks to make their views known. scotland is in the process of introducing a similar ban. almost 100 firefighters have been tackling a fire at a paint factory in north london overnight. london fire brigade said 15 engines were sent to the scene, after eyewitnesses heard explosions. workers left the factory safely before crews arrived. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. a uk—wide ban on the manufacturing of cosmetics and care products containing microbeads has come into force today, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of plastic in our oceans. the beads, that are used in hundreds of facewashes and shower gels, are often ingested by sea animals, and can even end up entering ourfood chain. it will be followed by a wider ban on the sale of products containing microbeads later in the year. still to come a little bit later on, we will be talking to natalie dormer on the bafta nominations. we had the speech from oprah winfrey, and even in the papers this morning people are talking about oprah winfrey for president, again. and thank you for your comments on smacking, wales are considering banning it. donna says teaching respect and strong boundaries are always needed, but smacking is not ever, and many different views as well. we will be discussing both sides on that one. and in sports, yesterday at this time we were talking about video assisted refereeing. the first game using it in this country took place yesterday, and it has been greatly discussed. the discussion rages about whether football needs it, whether it is making the game more bland, that you can't rely on the referee, that everyone weighs in on whether things were offside or handball. this could well eradicate any kind of discussion over decisions like that. typically, last night, it was glenn murray's goal, and there was vague doubt about whether it was a handball when it went in for brighton. it wasn't a full use of the video assisted refereeing. he didn't have to go over to the screen and watch the replays himself. at the video assistant referee popped up and said that was fine, i don't think it was handball. but we will get to see how it is used more competently in the next few days, with the league cup game coming up. an english football first — the video assistant referee, or var, as it is known, made its debut as brighton beat crystal palace 2—1 in the fa cup third round. screens were available for referee andre marriner at the side of the pitch, should he have needed to see any replays of incidents. and, when glenn murray scored a late winnerfor brighton, did the final touch come off his arm? well, marriner consulted the video referee team, and they were happy it hadn't. you can make your mind up from the evidence, although it didn't stop palace players making their feelings known at full—time. but manager roy hodgson was more philosophical. from where we were standing, and watching, it looked for all the world that he had handled it. and the players who were close by, they thought so too. but, to be fair, when you see lots of times there's a very good case for the var and the referee to make that he didn't actually handle it. it was very, very close, so i have no complaints about that. brighton will face middlesbrough in the fourth round. among the standout ties, manchester united travel to league two yeovil. the lowest—ranked side left, newport county, are at home to spurs, while manchester city have been drawn away to cardiff or mansfield. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. they have onlyjust finished picking up the confetti in sydney, after australia's ashes victory. so where next for england? well, they name their test squad to face new zealand later, with head coach trevor bayliss saying he plans to quit after next year's ashes. i've already told andrew strauss, probably 12 months ago, that september 2019 i'm contracted to, and that would see me out. i've never been anywhere more than four or five years. whether you're going well or not, i've always felt that around about that four—year mark is time to change. a new voice and a different approach, slightly different approach from someone, just reinvigorates things. widnes vikings centre kato ottio has died at the age of 23, after suffering what has been described as a sudden health issue in training. the papua new guinea international onlyjoined the club in december, and was to link up with his new teammates next week, ahead of the new season. widnes ceo james rule said kato was an incredibly talented player, with a bright future. defending champion sam sunderland has retaken the lead of the dakar rally, after the third stage. the man from poole nicknamed ‘super sam' had to negotiate his way through the peruvian desert in order to regain the lead that he had lost after stage two. he finished over three minutes ahead of his nearest riders, and has a four—minute lead overall. johanna konta's preparations for this month's australian open continued in sydney, but the defending champion lost her opening match to poland's agnieszka radwanska. meanwhile, the other british number one, andy murray, has had hip surgery in melbourne, and says he hopes to be playing again in time for the grass—court season. he posted this on social media saying he is looking forward to starting rehab. he has not played a competitive match since wimbledon injuly. now, spare a thought for australian tennis player nick kyrgios, who was hit in the face by alex zverev during a doubles match in sydney. but luckily a cuddle from his german opponent was enough to get kyrgios back on his feet. kind of point—blank range. we were talking earlier about whether boris becker could hit a ball through you. that was this that you believed you'd uncovered. someone told me at when i was much younger, and i questioned it... we have consulted the finest positions and aerodynamicists in the country, and i don't think it can happen. people have been saying if you hit a stone really hard... but not a soft tennis ball. thank you for clearing that up. and we are talking sport of a kind, because nutrition is a part of sport. it is the latest superfood endorsed by bloggers and celebrities, yet it contains more saturated fat than lard. is coconut oil really all it's cracked up to be? well, the first human trial comparing its health benefits with that of butter and olive oil has been carried out in the uk, and the results are surprising. professor katie khaw, from cambridge university, where the study was conducted, joins us from our london newsroom, and dietician nichola ludlam—raine is here in the studio. good morning, both. thank you very much forjoining us. first of all, what have you found? good morning. well, we were rather surprised because coconut oil, as you know, is that only 5% saturated fat. we expected it to raise ldl cholesterol, the bad cholesterol which increases risk of heart disease but in this short—term trial we found that in fact it didn't raise ldl compared with butter and we re raise ldl compared with butter and were similar to olive oil. the other surprising finding was that it seemed to raise hdl cholesterol, which is the good cholesterol, in comparison to both olive oil and butter. and it has been recommended ina lot butter. and it has been recommended in a lot of new cook books. what does that mean for people who use coconut oil? i think it means we don't necessarily have to stop using it, because if we are concerned about health, but i don't think it changes current dietary recommendations, in terms of being prudent to limit saturated fat. but what it does point to is the need to have much more evidence on all the new foods being introduced into our diets. we are using lots of new oils such as coconut oil and soya bean oil, and we know very little about the health effects of them. the other thing it points to is that most recommendations are now focused on health patterns, dietary patterns, if we are interested in health, rather than just specific foods. on the studio table we have some coconut oil, some olive oil, and some butter. coconut oil has a lovely whiff to it, and it is trendy to use at the moment. if i was to offer you these to go home with tonight, the cook with, which would you choose and why? well, coconut oil is very trendy, but the one i would choose the heart health is olive oil. we are trying to get the message across that olive oil, unsaturated fats, is best for heart health, and the practical recommendation is to have two kinds of olive oil, the more refined yellow one for cooking, and extra—virgin olive oil, the green one, which is good for salad dressing and pass the sources. it will say that on the label —— pasta sauces. were you surprised that it didn't affect cholesterol level, as people would expect that it might? it is really interesting research but what we have to keep in mind is that it but what we have to keep in mind is thatitis but what we have to keep in mind is that it is a relatively small study. there were 30 participants in each group. the study was not controlled so we group. the study was not controlled so we don't know what other foods that participants were eating and it was a relatively short duration, so it only lasted four weeks. would you like to look further into it? yes, i think this highlights how important it is to understand a lot more about the foods we eat, and the whole story about that is far more nuanced. it used to be don't eat a lot of fat, then it was saturated fat, and now the evidence is increasingly clear that different saturated fatty acids have different health effects and they need to be taken in the context of an entire diet. because nhs recommendations would say olive oil, and is that simply because it is unsaturated rather than saturated ? simply because it is unsaturated rather than saturated? exactly, and the benefits of olive oil go beyond the benefits of olive oil go beyond the effect of cholesterol, so it has anti—inflammatory properties to it as well. so the recommendations are to limit saturated fat to 20 g a day and on the basis of this one small study, the research will not be changing national guidelines. what does 20 g look like? changing national guidelines. what does 20 9 look like? a tablespoon of olive oil has only two grams of saturated fat, so quite a small amount. some people have been getting in contact, some use coconut oil to brush their teeth and some give it to their dogs as well.“ oil to brush their teeth and some give it to their dogs as well. if it is good for your hair and skin, keep it to that, but put olive oil inside your body. thank you very much. those olive oil producers i was telling you about will be happy with the guidelines. for more information on the actual study, it will feature on the actual study, it will feature on trust me, i am a doctor, or you can catch it on iplayer as well. we could be a island. carol can tell us we are quite clearly not. of us. nonetheless, it's going to be a grey day ahead. a lot of cloud around. the clouds and spots of drizzle. fog as well. later on in the day, a front comes in from the west. rain. you feel that across western parts of northern ireland. one of two showers. four northwest scotland, a cold and frosty start. sunshine from the word go. the rest of scotla nd sunshine from the word go. the rest of scotland looking at a mostly cloudy day. again, will murky conditions. some sunshine from the word go. the rest of northern england, a lot of cloud. as we sink further south, cloudy. england, a lot of cloud. as we sink furthersouth, cloudy. parts of essex and kent could brighten up this afternoon. the win strengthening across the south—west of england. that is heralding the arrival of rain. now, the ramble erratically moved eastwards as we head through the evening. it will be heavy as it battles across. some hill snow in northern england. behind it, the risk of ice. we'll also see some patchy fog. tomorrow, the weather front continues. we think at the moment, it will clear eastern england. it will not be here until overnight. around this band of rain, relatively mild. in glasgow in newcastle kindly —— only six degrees. a lot of blue sky coming in. as we had from wednesday night into thursday morning, there is going to be some fog around. especially across northern ireland and east wales. some of that will ta ke and east wales. some of that will take its time to clear. some of that will lift into low cloud. quite grey once again. further north, brighter skies. some sunshine. temperatures again, nothing to write home about. as we have into friday, once again, some patchy fog first thing. a lot of dry weather around. some sunshine coming through. wet and windy weather. thank you very much and see you shortly. hopefully you didn't hear that at home. i was sneezing. one in five travellers have been approached the compensation claim evenif approached the compensation claim even if they had not been ill. this is like if you get one of those cold calls, you have been involved in a car crash. it's a bit like that. this is all to do with holiday sickness. it's to do with a loophole in the law which means legal firms can charge whatever they like. it can charge whatever they like. it can be so lucrative. some companies are cold calling people. funny that they can be ill. there has been a sixfold increase. the regulator is trying to crack down. this is interesting. if you are sick on holiday, tells bit about it. some people can do it. any compensation will not be covered by claims management company. what's happening is genuine cases have been lost. all these fake claims. bombarding people of phone calls, texts, they stop messages. that is flawed. it is broad and most people don't know that. we did some research. the vast majority of people don't know that you can be fined it. a couple from merseysidejust you can be fined it. a couple from merseyside just last year, they were jailed. the evidence showed they we re jailed. the evidence showed they were dancing around the pool, having drinks, while they should have been in bed with diarrhoea. these people, u nfortu nately in bed with diarrhoea. these people, unfortunately people have been told there was this money they can claim. they are not told about the risks of it. the government has been taking action. what we need to do is make sure these changes, so it's not so lucrative to go on foreign holidays to claim against those. any changes are brought in in april. that clampdown is needed as soon as possible. how they getting away with it, these claims management companies? one of the things we have been calling for, cold calling generally. cold calling, we see whiplash cages —— whiplash cases. holiday sickness as part of that. there should be a ban on that type of cold calling. phone calls, com —— being bombarded with research. these calls are made every single year. we hope that mps will seek cold calling in general. what about if you are somebody who has been on holiday. you get a call from one of these claims managers. what would your advice be? if you take evidence of what has happened, go to a claims management company. they take a big cut of it. if you have been ill and it happens, you can go to your holiday. what's happening is, those cases have been done. how would you define it? people are eating their brea kfast, define it? people are eating their breakfast, if you have lost time because you are stuck in bed. those of the sort of things that people will claim. if you just sort of were contacted out of the blue and were told there is a pot of money. it is risk—free. that is not actually true. people aren't aware of those risks. they give it putting that diplomatically. a bit of clarification needed. an eventful night of the globe —— at the golden globes yesterday. the announcement of this year ‘s bafta award nominations. who has been nominated? which films are up? update us. thank you very much. those nominations have just update us. thank you very much. those nominations havejust been announced. the film leading the way is sophia, were a mute clean—up played by sally hawkins falls in love with a mysterious sea creature. —— the film is the shape of the water. i am joined —— the film is the shape of the water. iam joined by —— the film is the shape of the water. i am joined by the film writerjason solomons. it led the way with nominations at the golden globes. it won the golden lion in venice. of course the hobbit. it is an interspecies romance. does sally hawkins stand a chance of winning? she is a big favourite with adapters. she is also in the second paddington film, she plays the mum as well. she does stand a chance. i think as we saw the golden globes, trouble converting 12 nominations into something collating that. she is up against a powerful position. she is up against three billboards, which is out this week. a powerful performance from frances mcdormand. she won an oscar in 1997. probably the favourite to do so again. equal in the number of nominations is darkest hour, at the best film, but —— best british film and best actor the gary oldfield. is he favourite question mark after the golden globes, he is. the best actor is the most patriotic category. we have daniel day lewis. he is back. also, the horror film get daniel day lewis. he is back. also, the horrorfilm get out, with daniel kaluuya, he is british. so many in that acting category. you talk about the washington post's effort to publish the vietnam's war. meryl streep, tom hanks. it's interesting. i thought that might be a favourite with adapters. those old—fashioned movies, newspapers, what are they? it's sort of been sidelined in favour of something a bit more experimental. that is becoming a bit more mainstream. shape of water is quite interesting. we see that with three billboards. something that would come out at sundance. those kinds of films are seizing the mainstream. they give are talking to us. we'll find out who the winners are on sunday the 18th of february. a bit later. we will speak to natalie dormer. we will speak with natalie dormer. we will speak with natalie dormer, who is also known for game of thrones. joanna lumley will host it. thank you very much. i will host it. thank you very much. i will recycle, i promise. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sarah campbell. a 16—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder, after a shop worker who was assaulted in north london died from his injuries. police say the 49—year—old victim was attacked on saturday night in mill hill when three youths who tried to buy cigarette papers were refused service. an east london council is believed to be the first employer to give extended maternity leave to premature babies' parents. extra leave will be given to mums and dads to cover the period of time the babies are in hospital for employees of waltham forest. an east london council is believed to be the first employer south western railway and network rail have been summoned to a meeting of the passenger watchdog to explain poor performance on services from london waterloo. punctuality has been falling for the last seven years, despite major engineering work to improve reliability and resilience of the tracks. transport focus is demanding to know what more the rail industry can do to reverse the decline. the reality of it is that for six or seven years, day—to—day operational performance on this network has been declining. we are very keen to address that declining trend and we are working very hard with network rail, our industry partner, to bring about an improvement in reliability of our services. let's have a look at the travel situation now. now the weather. good morning. another cold start this morning but it is frost—free. temperatures in low single figures, so above zero. it is rather cloudy and will continue to feel rather cold. this cloud is very stubborn, not really going anywhere throughout the course of the day. it's rather grey and gloomy but should stay dry. your the maximum temperature 7 or 8 celsius by the end of the afternoon. ha rd hard disk the maximum temperature 7 or 8 celsius by the end of the afternoon. overnight tonight again, we still have the cloud but also some rain pushing in from the west. fairly light rain, but will be persistent. one or two heavier bursts. as we head towards dawn, it will start to clear. does mean the temperature will not drop at all. 6—8 celsius, the minumum. that rain clears away quite quickly. then we should see the return of some sunshine at last. something a bit brighter, a dry day. not too much wind, temperatures up to 9 celsius. this low pressure down towards the south—west sinks a little bit further south. high pressure towards the north and we could see the return of some mist and fog as we head through thursday and also into friday morning. that could be quite stubborn, making the days quite gloomy. the temperature stays fairly cold but temperatures at night—time staying above zero. i am back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast, with louise minchin and dan walker. theresa may's reshuffle doesn't quite go to plan as the health secretary resists a move, and the education secretary quits. justine greening refused the offer of a newjob. most other senior positions remain unchanged. speaking to breakfast in the last hour, the new conservative party chairman defended the reshuffle. more women around the cabinet table than ever before, very clear focus. good morning, it's tuesday the ninth of january. also for you on the programme this morning, north korea agrees to send a team to the winter olympics in the south after the first high—level talks for more than two years. the supermarkets have had a good christmas this year, but other retailers have been struggling — i'll be explaining why. in sport, a first for english football the video assistant referee system is used as brighton beat crystal palace in the fa cup. and carol has the weather. a cold start, not as cold as for some of us yesterday, a cloudy day with spots of drizzle, some bright skies in the north—west, later some rain coming in from the west, accompanied by strengthening winds. more detail on all of that in 15 minutes. the newly appointed chairman of the conservative party, brandon lewis, is insisting theresa may is fully in control of her cabinet, despite yesterday's reshuffle not going according to plan. education secretary justine greening resigned after refusing an offer to become work and pensions secretary, and jeremy hunt turned down a move to business to remain as health secretary with added responsibilities. the reshuffle will continue today, with more ministerial roles expected to go to women, younger mps and those from ethnic minorities. i think, if you look at what the prime minister outlined yesterday in terms of how departments are working, some really good new people coming in, more women around the cabinet table than ever before, we've got very clear focus. our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster this morning. we were talking about this and our ago, how the government might respond, i am sure you heard from the new conservative party chairman on our programme, what did you make of his defence of what took place yesterday? peas pointing out that what theresa may is trying to do is diversify the cabinet, and also the conservative party more generally, and that was really the aim of yesterday's reshuffle, the one that will continue today. and the first thing was for theresa may to say, look, whatever happened last year, this is a new year, i will stab my authority on government, and the other arm of it was the idea of reinvigorating the party, for the government to be more reflective and representative. it did not go to plan as, justine greening quit the government rather than take the job she was offered, and jeremy hunt reportedly refused to move from his position as health secretary. when you look at the cabinet now, there is no vast difference. there are a couple more women who will sit around the cabinet table, but not in the most senior positions. number ten says there will be a host of junior appointments today, and they will be diverse, they will be representative of the country, and they will show the direction that theresa may wants to take the party. now, you can imagine there are some in downing street hoping that this continuation of the reshuffle goes more smoothly. another slight hiccup this morning, those who watched the andrew marr programme on sunday, theresa may was asked about toby young and his appointment to the office for students, and today he has been throwing doubt on that role. peas a well-known figure in the field of education, there was an immediate backlash after comments he had made on twitter in the past, which people said were highly offensive, about women and disabled people, and there was a lot of pressure for him to go from that role. the prime minister said, as long as he doesn't make comments like that in the future, he can take thejob, but he has decided like that in the future, he can take the job, but he has decided to like that in the future, he can take thejob, but he has decided to quit today, saying that while some of the reporting has made a caricature of him, he recognises what he said was wrong and he apologises for that. he said his position had become a distraction and he has chosen to go. what i think this shows is that not everything is plain sailing in downing street, and this will allow critics of theresa may to question herjudgment again. we shall continue to follow the reshuffle day two across the bbc throughout the rest of the day. north korea has agreed to send athletes accompanied by senior officials to the winter olympics in south korea next month. the two countries have held their first talks for more than two years in the demilitarised zone that divides the peninsula. sophie long told us what else was on the agenda. they are broadening the areas of discussion, we know they areas of discussion, we know they are talking about humanitarian issues, like the reunion of families who have been divided since the korean war. i spoke to one man a few days ago who has not seen his sister for 70 years, so it is a hugely emotive issue in south korea, and the south has proposed that reunions will take place over the lunar new year, which coincides with the winter olympics. they are also set to discuss military issues as well, things like re—establishing the communication lines. we have one re—established last week, but there were, at their peak, 33 different lines connecting them. they will wa nt to lines connecting them. they will want to re—establish those lines so they can discuss the minor altercation that sometimes take place in the demilitarised zone, where these talks are taking place. five men and a woman have been charged with being members of the banned group national action, which was banned in december of 2016 after the home secretary, amber rudd, said it was promoting violence and acts of terrorism. almost 100 firefighters have been tackling a firefighters have been tackling a fire at a paint factory in north london overnight. london fire brigade said 15 engines were sent to the scene after eyewitnesses heard explosions. workers left the factory safely before the crews arrived. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. a uk—wide ban on the manufacturing of cosmetics and care products containing microbeads has come into force today, in an attempt to cut down on the amount of plastic in our oceans. the beads that are used in hundreds of face washes and shower gels are often ingested by sea animals, and can even end up entering ourfood chain. it will be followed by a wider ban on the sale of products containing microbeads later in the year. the warning is very clear — never work in television with children and animals. but this reporter clearly hasn't heard the advice. but we miss out on stuff like this! alex dunlop was filming a report at banham zoo in norfolk but as he attempted to tell the story, the zoo's lemurs decided that this was their moment of fame. ijust think that i just think that he —— ijust think that he —— they i just think that he —— they thought he was part of the foliage. he has done well, that is some serious speed! it is eight minutes past eight. so many people have contacted the programme on this issue. most parents will have a view on smacking, whether it's wrong or right, and if so, in what circumstances? and now plans which could see smacking children outlawed in wales are being put out to consultation. if implemented, the ban would make wales the second area of the uk to end the physical punishment of children after scotland announced its plans to do the same. joining us now from cardiff is the welsh minister for children and social care, huw irranca—davies. good morning to you, thank you for joining us. first of all, widely wa nt to joining us. first of all, widely want to look at this? you want to enshrine it in law? that is right, we are launching a 12 week consultation today looking at two aspects. one is removing what is currently a defence of reasonable chastisement, the ability for pa rents to physically chastisement, the ability for parents to physically punish their children. the other aspect is looking at, if we do remove that defence, what support do we need to put in place for parents to allow them to have, if you like, a different approach, a more positive approach to parenting? it is something that over 50 countries have done, including our new neighbours in ireland, scotland are consulting on it as well with the help of introducing a law. so we think society has moved on, and it is time for a modern wales to put in place a modern structure for parenting. what do you say to people who say you might be in danger of criminalising parents? well, the first thing to say is we are not introducing a new piece of law to criminalise parents. what we're doing is taking away what currently can be used as a defence of reasonable chastisement. it is worth pointing out macro, louise, as well that this has been taken in other places of work and school environments already, and we will not be the first country to consider doing this either. but it is not about criminalising parents at all — it is about promoting positive parenting. here in wales, we do a lot of positive programme for pa rents, lot of positive programme for parents, things like the flying start programme. in england, you we re start programme. in england, you were quite familiar with the sure start programme? working with pa rents start programme? working with parents about parenting skills, how you bring up a child with positive reinforcement to improve their behaviour without having to resort to physical punishment. so i think it is just to physical punishment. so i think it isjust a to physical punishment. so i think it is just a thing that society has moved on, and you speak to a lot of pa rents moved on, and you speak to a lot of parents nowadays, and they don't see the need for what a previous generation might have seen, to actually physically chastise the child. we are getting a lot of people, some of them against smacking, some reflecting what you said, that perhaps they were smacked in the past. do you think you will see, if this goes ahead, that pa rents see, if this goes ahead, that parents will be prosecuted for smacking? well, we hope that, but you can't rule it out. if children face physical punishment and this defence of reasonable chastisement is withdrawn, which is our hope, then what we hope is that when you put that alongside wider parenting programmes, and also the cultural change that will need to go alongside this, which is happening, i have to say, anyway, louise, as we speak, and has been happening for the last couple of decades, then we won't see those prosecutions. but you can't rule it out, and part of this is a clear message to parents that says there is a different way to bring up children in a modern wales, a modern society, and as i say, 50 countries have done this. i have just come back from holidays with my cousins and nephews in ireland, where they put this ban in place, and they are saying, what is your problem with this? this is a reflection of modern families and modern parenting. huw irranca—davies, thank you very much, the welshman esther for children and social care. —— welsh minister. listening to that was mum of two and blogger anna macgowan, whojoins us now. i think most people would say that what he was saying made sense, very few of us would say, i am going to raise my child by smacking it at least once a day most of us end up doing it because we run out of options, run out of choices, and i don't think a piece of... is it the sort of thing that you disagree with the idea that government should legislate on? is it a parental issue, or do you understand the concerns? i understand it but i have a few problems with it, the idea of this being an aggressive modern society, where the kids who go to the same school as my kids have to go to breakfast club because they do not have enough money to be fed at home — that seems to be a much greater child protection issue. but there is the slight worry of where this might end, are they going to have legislation that says the kids must have five portions of fruit and veg a day? last night i gave my kids a packet of crisps at 11 o'clock at night because he was doing my head in. it is not ideal, but could i face prosecution for that?” in. it is not ideal, but could i face prosecution for that? i suppose other people would say it is the government's role to protect vulnerable children.” government's role to protect vulnerable children. i think that is absolutely true, and there's nothing wrong with that, but this is a curious thing to focus on when, in that same society, we have got kids who are being abused in all kinds of different ways, suffering from lack of food and money, and yet here comes this heavy legislation which is penalising parents, rather than supporting us, giving us the tools we need to crack on and do the best job we can. lots of people getting in contact this morning, quite on both sides of the debate, many pa rents both sides of the debate, many parents making your point saying they do not plan to make sure they admonish their children in this way, but there are sometimes they see it asa but there are sometimes they see it as a legitimate parenting tool. personally, i don't smack my kids, even though they well deserve it, both of them! but i have pulled, pushed, i sat on my little boy wants because he just wouldn't do what he was supposed to. we don't feel proud of ourselves, but the idea that the follow on from that could be that the country i live in will tell me that i have broken the law, that doesn't feel like a progressive way of dealing with that problem. denise says, for example, lots of people saying that in a geoff —— in a different generation they did get smacked, but she says it is demeaning, humiliating, and teaches you to deal with life with your fists up, children need positive reinforcement. does she have children? i don't know. we should find that out before we take that advice! that's a legitimate point? of course, it is. especially if you are facing hardship and you are on your own, you end up doing stuff that you're not proud of. what flavour of crisps? walker's ready salted. i would go for prawn cocktail at that time of night! would you? thank you for your messages. there are so many people saying they were smacked as children and perhaps it is a change of society, that's what the minister's point was, wasn't it? many people will be saying it never did me any harm and it did teach me the discipline that i've now used in later life, but maybe wouldn't do it to my own children. it is a really interesting debate. some of you feel strongly about this. get in touch, you can tweet us and e—mail as well. it's 8.16am and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories: the education secretary justine greening has resigned from the government after refusing a job as work and pensions secretary in theresa may's cabinet reshuffle. north korea has agreed to send a team to next month's winter olympics in the south after high—level talks between the two countries. i had ihada i had a look at carol's moody weather picture. i imagine that's astro—turf pitches behind you!m weather picture. i imagine that's astro-turf pitches behind you! it is astro-turf pitches behind you! it is a beautiful picture and it shows the weather nicely. good morning. it's a lovely shot from luton. there is a lot of cloud and mist around as well. generally today, it will be a cloudy day. it will be grey. there will be drizzle coming out of that cloud and it will be cold, not as cold as yesterday, but cold nonetheless. this morning we're starting off on that cloudy note. we've got hill fog around, but some clearer skies across north—west scotla nd clearer skies across north—west scotland where there is a touch of frost, but you will have sunshine, sunshine across cumbria and north—west wales. into the afternoon the cloud continues across northern ireland, with spots of rain ahead of the main band of rain and strengthening winds later. north—west scotland hangs on to the sunshine, but for the rest of scotla nd sunshine, but for the rest of scotland it will be cloudy. again some murky conditions. around cumbria, ca rlisle, some murky conditions. around cumbria, carlisle, you should see some sunshine today. that's hard to say, but for the rest of northern england there is patchy fog around especially in the pennines this morning. some of that will be with us this afternoon and low cloud and the same as we come further south. generally cloudy. we could see some brightness, kent, essex and sussex, but it will remain cloudy with‘ strengthening wind and rain coming into. that‘s courtesy of a weather front which through the evening and overnight is going to continue to push erratically north—east wards. it will weaken a touch and fragment through the course of the night. but it will bring some heavier rain across the midlands and in through scotland. again, depositing snow across the hills of scotland and northern england. behind it, there will be patchy fog forming. there is the risk of ice across northern ireland, where we‘ve had the rain moving through. so tomorrow, we start off with our weather front. it will bring rain, weakening all the time, clearing we think eastern england through the afternoon, not clearing north—east scotland and the northern isles until through the course of the following night. behind it, lovely blue skies, temperatures in the south—west and the channel islands ten celsius. around this band of rain we have got warmer conditions. i use that word loosely, it will only be seven celsius, but across northern ireland, southern scotland and northern england, we are only looking at between four and six celsius. now, by the time we get to the end of the week, but especially wednesday night and into thursday, we are looking at overnight fog. and the areas most likely to be affected is northern ireland, east wales and southern england. some of it will ta ke southern england. some of it will take its time to clear. move north, brighter skies, sunshine, but look at the temperatures, fours and fives in the north. maybe six to nine as we move further south, dan and lou. has it been a good christmas for the supermarkets? we spent £1 billion more in the supermarkets in the run—up to december compared to last year. actually food prices have been going up. so it has meant we have not necessarily bought loads more. it has been more expensive for a lot of people in terms of buying the food they needed for christmas. in the run—up to it. it is interesting when you look at who has done well out of it though. the supermarkets have done well because they sell food and normally at christmas time we go back to rather than shopping around, we will go and do one big shopin around, we will go and do one big shop in our favourite supermarket. generally through the year we‘ll shop around a bit, but interestingly this year, aldi and lidl have done well. they have attracted one million new households this christmas to their shops, but still they are not as big as tesco and tesco is the dominant one by far, but what all this meant is we‘ve spent more on food, but we haven‘t had as much money to spend on gifts or clothes that we might buy in the run—up to christmas and that‘s meant shops like debenhams, they have put out a profits warning, mothercare have seen their share price fall 30% yesterday because they have had to put out another profit warning and toys r us so it is one of those times of year which is crucial to retailers and there is a difference between the food side of it, and the general other merchandise we buy from the shops. a stark difference, isn‘t it? steph, thank you very much. we will see you tomorrow. you will. ididn‘t i didn‘t get sent to las vegas, did i? the consumer electronics show kicks off in las vegas today. it‘s the biggest event in the tech calendar showcasing the latest developments in gadgets, smart phones, robotics, and autonomous cars. this year it‘s expected to draw more than 170,000 people with to 4,000 exhibitor. rory cellan—jones is in las vegas. in a robotics lab at the university of las vegas, i have come to meet sophia, who looks pretty human and is just learning to walk. hey sophia, can we shake hands? oh, really good to meet you. you are quite warm actually. how sophisticated do you think you are as a robot? i want people to perceive me as the robot i am. however, i wouldn‘t want to trick people into thinking i‘m human. i want to communicate with people in the best possible ways which includes looking like one. sophia, who‘s had advanced notice of my questions, has few practical uses right now but her creators, an american firm employing chinese scientists, believe she represents a big step on the road to artificial intelligence. our aspiration is to bring the machines to life, to create living intelligent systems and there you‘ll see the greatest revolution in artificial intelligence. we are aspiring towards this. do we know for sure it can be done? we think it can. and among the thousands of new gadgets on show in las vegas this week, artificial intelligence is a constant theme. there‘s a seeing suitcase which can follow its owner around the airport! this friendly robot wanders around your home, filming short bursts of video to send to your phone. and vincent, developed in cambridge, is a drawing programme that learns to turn simple sketches into works of art. we all own a million things already, a lot of different electronic products. ai represents a whole new wave of ways to make those electronic products a lot more interesting. what that means for the consumer electronics industry is a whole new wave of products that they can sell to us and they are a lot more useful and helpful, or so the belief goes. and here is the most obvious example of ai — the race to transform cities with driverless cars. autonomous driving. this autonomous cab from uber‘s rival lyft still has someone who can take over the wheel, but within a couple of years, this company believes we will hop into a cab which will take us across town all on its own. i like all that stuff. i love watching it. thank you very much for sending in, we have been talking about smacking and wales is talking about smacking and wales is talking about consulting on whether or not to ban it. lots of you getting in touch. lots of you feel really strongly about it. dean says, "i‘m a dad of two. i‘ve never raised my hand to my kids and one has adht. it doesn‘t make sense." howard says, "i have four boys. i never smacked them. i felt the have four boys. i never smacked them. ifelt the moment i raise my hand to them i had lost the argument." i was hand to them i had lost the argument. " i was smacked hand to them i had lost the argument." i was smacked as a child says one viewer, i brought up my child in the same way. i only had to smack her twice. she is nearly seven. we are not talking about a backhand, but the slap on the back ofa hand, backhand, but the slap on the back of a hand, but kids need to learn their boundaries. sometimes a naughty step or time—out doesn‘t cut it. a mum of two says, "i feel by banning smacking, we will be putting pa rents banning smacking, we will be putting parents in fear as sometimes parents use it as a last resort. the government is controlling parents by telling them what they can and can‘t do, but when children misbehave in society parents are held accountable." thank you, i feelings are strong out there. we will be talking about the bafta nominations. a shape of water is nominated and three billboards. toit let's talk about what you can do to save electricity, save power and this is pa rt electricity, save power and this is part of a terrific scientific project. children have been helping out with this and jayne mccubbin is with them for us this morning. good morning. good morning. good morning from everyone here in fife. can we have a good morning. all: good morning. they have been brilliant. they have been up since silly o‘clock. what time? all: five o'clock. who normally gets up all: five o'clock. who normally gets up at five? nobody. who said yes? this is what we‘re learning about today. in this terrific scientific investigation, we have been learning about power. guys, can you start pedalling. this is pedal power to make the cars go around the track. drew and frazer take it away. pedal power makes these cars go. amazing, but what these kids have been looking into is the kind of power that goes into powering up their school and whether or not they can get their power usage down? if they can, they can save millions of pounds because thousands of schools are taking part in this. anyway, we will leave you with this. take it away kids, but first the news, the travel and weather where you are. more from us later. good morning. not as cold as this time yesterday morning, for many of us, temperatures above freezing at the moment. for most of us amid misty and murky start of the day, a patchy chisel too. in the north west of scotland, some clearer skies, the best of any brighter weather, but later, as i mentioned, rain spreading in towards cornwall, west devon, eventually towards pembrokeshire and northern ireland. temperatures mainly about 4-8 ireland. temperatures mainly about 4—8 celsius, but quite cold today with all that cloud around. that rain will spread further east, breaking up as it pushes in towards eastern areas into the early hours of wednesday morning. again, largely frost free taking us into wednesday, temperatures staying up at about 2—5 celsius. this rain across eastern areas will still be there, it will gradually clear away towards the north—east, it may take a while for it to clear away from aberdeenshire and the moray firth, but brighter skies during wednesday afternoon, maximum temperatures of 6—8, perhaps 10 celsius across the far south—west. wednesday into thursday, a little area of low pressure that will not affect us, moving towards france, but higher pressure building infor france, but higher pressure building in for thursday morning, lighter winds, and that means a real risk of fog around on thursday morning, and with that some frost in place as too. a rather settled day on thursday, a lot of cloud around, but fog gradually lifting into low cloud. a few bright spells into the afternoon, top temperatures of 4—6 degrees. more details on the website, that is all from me, bye— bye. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. the latest intel on spectre and meltdown chip vulnerability. the boss says fixes will be rolled at by the end of the month. live from london, that‘s our top story on tuesday the ninth of january. brian krzanich reassures customers there‘s no evidence the chip issues have been exploited as the world waits for the problem to be resolved, but how did his speech go down at ces in las vegas? we‘ll be getting an expert view. also in the programme — apple could be facing legal action in france, the iphone‘s under the microscope there over intentionally shortening the life span of smartphones.

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