but could it mean other prices rise as a result? i'll have the details. in sport, the only interesting thing about chelsea v arsenal last night? the var was called into action properly for the first time but no goals in the league cup semi—final first leg. and carol has the weather. good morning. some frost around this morning but also fold, especially so in western parts of the uk, where summons and run southern parts of england and eastern england, slow to live, someone at all, but the brighter skies later will be in the west. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the prime minister's setting out plans to tackle plastic pollution, by wiping out all avoidable waste by 2042. two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings at all as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless they're written into law. here's our environment correspondent, roger harribin. a pod of short finned pilot whales in the atlantic waters off europe, as elsewhere, they have to share the ocean with plastic. there's huge public concern about plastic litter since david attenborough‘s blue planet series showed secret is eating plastic waste. the prime minister will serve that wave of concern with her first environment speech. she's setting out a timetable to abolish single use plastics. there will be money for research into smarter plastics and more plastic free aisles in supermarkets. the countryside should also benefit from the 25—year—old environment plan also being published. this is the uk's prime site for nightingales in kent. the local council wants to build much—needed homes on part of this site. but green groups are expecting the government to protect existing sites like this. they also want the government to follow its promise to improve other areas degraded by development or telus bombing. they wa nt development or telus bombing. they want commitments that ministers can't wriggle out of dashcam at farming. environmentalists welcomed the government's plans to restore britain's nature but the problem, they say, is that so far it is just a planned. to really convince their ministers would need to introduce legislation and there seems no sign of that. roger harrabin, bbc news, kent. theresa may is expected to make her speech at 9:30am. she's calling the issue of plastics one of the greatest scourges of our times, and says demand for plastic must be reduced. critics claim the pledges don't go far enough. greenpeace says it's a missed opportunity, and the plans lack urgency, detail and bite. they say the most glaring gap is support for deposit return schemes, where people get money back for returning old empty bottles, something they argue is backed by the public. we'll speak to the environment secretary michael gove at 8:30am to ask if these proposals go far enough. the national health service has failed to meet any of the standards laid down in its own constitution, that's according to nhs providers, the body which represents front—line health trusts in england. it is calling for an urgent review of the service as it believes hospitals are unsafe and over—crowded. ministers say there are plans in place to help it cope. our health correspondent, dominic hughes has more. it's already been a tough few weeks for the nhs across the uk. cold weather and a rising number of flu cases have contributed to pressures that a&e staff have described as the worst they've ever seen. the prime minister and the first minister in scotla nd minister and the first minister in scotland have both had to apologise to patients who faced cancer operations and long waits. the pressure of winter on the nhs has been unrelenting. in scotland at the end of december just been unrelenting. in scotland at the end of decemberjust 78% of patients at a&e were seen within four hours, well below the 95% target. across the uk the number of people coming down with flu has increased dramatically in recent weeks, and many of the patients attending a&e are older and sicker, meaning they require more care. now, according to the organisation that represents health providers, such as hospitals and ambulance trusts in england, the whole service is at a watershed. we have now clearly reached the point where the nhs cannot meet the standards of care that we would all of us at the nhs, ministers included, want to provide. so the key question is do we abandon those standards, and none of us in the nhs wa nt to standards, and none of us in the nhs want to do that, or does the government make the decisions that it needs to make about the long—term funding and it needs to make those the systems quickly. this is one of the systems quickly. this is one of the strongest warnings yet about the strain being faced by the nhs this winter and it will add to the pressure on ministers to build a consensus over the long—term future of the health and care service, and to do so quickly. dominic hughes, bbc news. 17 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. hundreds of rescuers are searching though wreckage for more than a dozen missing people. let's get the latest the latest extreme weather has hit sa nta the latest extreme weather has hit santa barbara, and montecito. let's get the latest on the rescue with amber anderson from the santa barbara city fire department. what are you seeing, what is the latest? the latest is, now that we're beyond the first 2a hours of the incident, i can tell you that we are in stilla the incident, i can tell you that we are in still a significant search and rescue mode, that's our number one priority. as we move forward in the next coming days we have 17 people unaccounted for and we're unable to find them. we have 17 fatalities now to report, it's been a devastating couple of days and we are working really hard. we have people coming in from throughout the states to a cyst with the rescue effo rts states to a cyst with the rescue efforts to find those people. we have people out there looking to find those people from throughout the area who are uninjured and they still need help getting out because their access has been blocked by the debris flowing from the hazards we have out there. it is quite a scene out there in the last 48 hours. quite the scene, we are looking at pictures of literally rivers of mud flowing. obviously in the uk we haven't seen much of this. have you seen haven't seen much of this. have you seen anything like this? we understand why it's happening after the fires and the ground being much more resistant to absorbing water, but have you seen anything like this before? i've never seen anything like this, millions of people throughout the state haven't seen an incident like this, it's very unprecedented. we have feedback from a coastguard who came in yesterday to help us with their airships to perform some of those rescue operations, those from the us coastguard have reported they have never seen coastguard have reported they have never seen rain like they experienced yesterday morning and the rescues they performed yesterday morning in those rainy conditions are the worst they've ever operated in in orderto are the worst they've ever operated in in order to rescue those people. something completely unprecedented for everyone out there working so hard. amber anderson from the santa barbara city fire department, thanks for talking to us, we wish you and your team the best as you continue the search and rescue effort. thank you, thank you very much. victims of sex attackerjohn worboys have asked for him to be banned from greater london when he leaves prison. worboys is thought to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women in the capital. the parole board decided worboys would be released with stringent licence conditions after he completed his sentence. in 2009 he was convicted of 19 offences and ordered to surf at least eight years in jail. in 2009 he was convicted of 19 offences and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with small axes, thieves smashed windows to gain access to display cases, before snatching the jewels from the ground floor of the hotel. three people were arrested while trying to flee the scene. prince harry has yet to ask his brother to be his best man, the duke of cambridge revealed last night. william was discussing harry's upcoming wedding to meghan markle at a charity event. former footballer rio ferdinand asked about the date clash with the fa cup final, the prince joked that he was still working on a solution. it's a big decision, are you going to london? it depends, i'm still working it out. i'll see what i can do. the relationship you have with harry... awkward! they will sort it out! wouldn't it be brilliant if he didn't get asked? that's this morning's main news. carol will tell us what's happening with the weather in five minutes' time. that was a bit awkward, like waiting to be asked to be a bridesmaid, you can't assume these things. what if he picks his best mate? he might do a better speech! prince william is pretty good at doing speeches. he's had enough practice! what have you got? not very much in terms of the league cup semi—final first leg between chelsea and dull! the only interesting thing to say was the video system refereeing was in place. it was in action for the first time. in rugby when the referee does this and the decision can be referred to somebody reviewing it on the atb behind—the—scenes, it was put into action properly on monday. that is all we have to say about it! chelsea drew the first leg of their league cup semi—final against arsenal, 0—0, the new video assistant refereeing system was used by referee martin atkinson to check penalty decisions he didn't give but there was nothing to make him change his mind. england have recalled mark wood and given lancashire batsman liam livingstone a first test call up. they'll both be in line to face new zealand in the two test series starting in march. former light—welterweight world champion amir khan has announced his return to the boxing ring. he's teamed up with promoter eddie hearn and will fight for the first time in nearly two years in liverpool in april. and the chief executive of british cycling says that chris froome remains available for selection while his adverse drugs test is being investigated. remember before christmas it was revealed he had tested positive for an inhaler, an asthma drug that showed up in his test, it showed he had twice the allowed amount in his system during the vaulter espana. —— le vuelta a espana. chris froome said he has done nothing wrong so they are looking at why he had such high—level is in his system. they are looking at why he had such high-level is in his system. you have a little glass of water. high-level is in his system. you have a little glass of waterlj could do with one. we will go and have a little chat with carol. could do with one. we will go and have a little chat with carollj have a little chat with carol.|j will go and have a tea! let's take a look at this morning's weather with carol. it was really foggy this morning when i came in and it has been all week in manchester? there has been a bit of fog. some fog around this morning in many areas. for example, in northern ireland, south—west scotland, central lowlands, parts of north—west england, wales, the west country, also across the midlands. some in east anglia and some in lincolnshire. if you're travelling then some of this blog is dense and it could lead to some disruption in places, you can find out what is happening on your bbc local radio station and someone to lift at all, it will linger through the day and if that happens your maximum will be a bit above freezing. this morning across northern ireland it's a cloudy start and there is some patchy fog. patchy fog across the central lowlands and south—west of scotla nd central lowlands and south—west of scotland but frosty in parts of northern and western scotland, whereas in the east we have more cloud. in yorkshire, patchy fog, parts of north—west england, around manchester, as naga said, we have that fog and it extends to the west midlands and into wales. again, some of this is dense and dangerous when it's patchy because you run into it suddenly and then you don't know the consequences. in south—west england we have some patchy fog this morning and some fog as we go that further east. then we run into some rain, fairly light rain in parts of south—west england, some fog in east anglia and fog patches as we go into lincolnshire. under all anglia and fog patches as we go into lincolnshire. underall this anglia and fog patches as we go into lincolnshire. under all this cloud in the east it is quite damp with drizzle if you don't have the rain. through the morning we will slowly see through the morning we will slowly see the fog lifted into low cloud and then we will see it start to break. in the west is where we're likely to see the lion's share of the sunshine but don't forget some of the fog when the lift and it will be great, cool and quite gloomy. put back out to the east we still have a lot of cloud, not as cold and here too there will be drizzle and light rain at times. as we head through the evening and overnight we see fog forming, not as extensive as this morning but it will be there nonetheless. these are the temperatures you can expect in towns and cities and in rural areas it will be colder than this, so once again some frost around. we start tomorrow on this note with some frost and fog patches. like today that will slowly lift, for some it will lift into low cloud, but you can see will lift into low cloud, but you can see we'll see some breaks in that cloud tomorrow, the best of which will be in northern scotland, parts of wales, down towards dorset and also parts of south—west england. temperature wise, around 6-8. england. temperature wise, around 6—8. heading into the weekend, fairly quiet to start with, a weather front comes in during parts of late friday and saturday, but it dies in situ but brings rain with it. on sunday brighter skies in england and wales, but this next system is waiting in the winds and this is a much more active one, bringing in much windier and wetter conditions. in summary for the weekend, if you're planning anything it will be largely dry. don't forget the rain coming into the west, mostly cloudy and we're also looking at breezy conditions too. we were just talking about whether we we re we were just talking about whether we were organised enough to plan for the weekend. it shocked me, that you need to plan for that. let's have a look through some of the front pages. let's begin with the daily mail. a campaigning issue for them over a long period of time. yes, this is about the scourge of plastic. today theresa may is going to pledge to end this. this is a 25 year strategy to end all avoidable plastic, and some of the suggestions include plastic free i else in the supermarkets. —— aisles in the supermarkets. —— aisles in the supermarkets. the scourge of the seas. this is a crisp packet which washed up after 2! years. seas. this is a crisp packet which washed up after 21 yearslj seas. this is a crisp packet which washed up after 21 years. i was going to say, i recognise that from a long time ago. that is the evidence, as people have been saying for a long time, about how long the environment or damage last and how ha rd environment or damage last and how hard it is all these particular plastics to decompose. this is the top story on the times newspaper today, but also, the front page picture you are seeing is meryl streep at leicester square last night for the premiere of the post. and british firms will be allowed privileged access, under plans considered by some countries such as germany. the front page of the mirror as well. one of the stories about the nhs, they are focusing on hospital departments, these are quotes from doctors. my hospital department is heaving with patients who have been in amd nine, 11, 13 hours. who have been in amd nine, 11, i3 hours. —— a&e. the pressure is on the nhs. we've been talking about product of it in output and how well the economy is doing. great news yesterday, it surprised lots of people who watch these figures. manufacturing figures came in much better than expected. that is largely as a result of the fall in the value of the pound. this story in the times newspaper, the cheap pound driving the best factory growth in seven years. basically, after the brexit vote the value of the pound fell. so it makes uk goods cheaper for overseas markets and therefore more attractive. some criticism in that, that actually, given that all the things we import a more expensive, it might cancel that benefit out. nonetheless, factory orders are rising at their fastest pace in nearly seven years. that is good news of course because manufacturing accounts for about 10% of the economy. the other story here, karelian, the big construction firm, still facing lots of questions over its future. —— carillion. it met with lenders and advisers yesterday trying to come up with a rescue plan and failing to do so. carillion is important because it has one of the big contracts to build hsz, the high—speed railway between london and the north.|j build hsz, the high—speed railway between london and the north. i said there was only one interesting thing about the game between arsenal and chelsea last night and that was the video assistant referee. but the other interesting thing was that arsene wenger is serving a touchline ban. he had to sit watching from the press box, surrounded by the journalists that he rather tongue—in—cheek refers to as "specialists" on the game. antonio conte got to shout at his players from the touchline. a really incredible summary, really. serena williams is on the cover of vogue magazine this month with her daughter, olympia. the mail have takena big daughter, olympia. the mail have taken a big section of out and reported on that interview. —— the mail. what she went through to get back on court three months after giving birth, she had an emergency caesarean, and all kinds of compensations, she had blood clots on her lungs. she has given a full and frank interview about what it is like to be a first—time mother. lots of people identify with the emotions she is talking about was the sometimes she gets really down and she feels that she can't do it, and other days it is the best thing ever. a really interesting interview. she is close to a comeback, isn't she? capable, but not as good as she wants to be. she we nt not as good as she wants to be. she went be playing at the australian open in the next few weeks. she says she is nearly there, but when she comes back she was to be properly challenging for the grand slam titles. to think that she wanted australian open when she was eight weeks pregnant, anyway, she is a superwoman. weeks pregnant, anyway, she is a superwoman. here in the times newspaper, we are talking about the snowstorms in the alps, and how it s0 snowstorms in the alps, and how it so has been falling. look at this. —— how much snow has been falling. look at this. they cut these paths through the snow. you get a sense of how deep it is. can you imagine how we would deal with that in this country? to be honest, i'm not quite sure if that is entirely snow. but you get the impression, don't you? give the highways agency outbreak. they've been working hard. we don't get weather like that, we are all right. the actor michael douglas has spoken out to deny a claim of improper sexual conduct — before it has even been made public. the oscar winner says he wants to get ahead of the potential story before it was published. let's get more detail now from the entertainment reporter, sandro monetti who is in los angeles for us this morning. good morning. normally with these stories, the pathway is that there is an accusation in public and then there is a response. this has happened slightly differently. would you like to take us through what has happened so far? well, this pre—emptive denial comes at a time in tinseltown when the very whiff of a sexual scandal can be toxic for hollywood careers. and so perhaps that explains why michael douglas has gone public to share with the world that there is a story about to break that a woman who worked for him 32 years ago claims that at that time, he made a sexually inappropriate act, and he tried to blackball her career, make sure that she wouldn't get work again in hollywood. he says it is completely untrue, at total fabrication. hollywood. he says it is completely untrue, at totalfabrication. of course, there are two sides to every story, but he is getting his story out first. yes, so it is an absolute denial. he has gone on to say that it is extremely painful, describing the situation he finds himself in as a nightmare. he has talked about his own reputation quite a bit. so clearly he has been advised, or has taken this decision, to protect his reputation in advance? he has, and when a scandal like this happens, celebrities get advice from their lawyers were cheers, say nothing. and advice from their publicists, which is, say everything. put it out there. michael douglas is experienced enough to know that the court of public opinion is what matters in high profile cases. the scandals that started with harvey weinstein and kevin spacey have hit los angeles like an earthquake. the after—shocks are still felt. michael douglas has taken the very unusual step of saying that he isn't going to be next, he isn't going to deny it. -- to be next, he isn't going to deny it. —— he is going to. it is an unusual thing, freight publicists who advise you tell your story rather than have somebody else tell it, but this is the era of the #metoo movement. michael douglas also says in the interview he is a feminist and has always been supportive of women and is supportive of women and is supportive of women and is supportive of #metoo stop it will be interesting to watch this story. thank you. we have been talking about theresa may setting out the government's long—term plan, a 25 year plan, for the environment. she is going to make a pledge to get rid of avoidable plastic waste. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is in weston—super—mare where locals are already cleaning up the coastline. good morning, tim. good morning. it isa good morning, tim. good morning. it is a big pledge, the idea of getting rid of all avoidable plastic waste by twiggy 42, as part of this 25 year plan which will be announced this morning. —— by 2042. like so many beaches across our coastline, here on weston—super—mare we have found plenty of evidence of plastic waste. plastic bottles, plastic racketing, blue hard waste as well. so many things to clear up and so many things to discuss. will these promises go far enough? will they make a difference? what, in reality, can be done to improve the situation? we will be speaking to people to get their reaction and their expectations on this issue later on. first, here is the news, weather and travel way you. —— where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara orchard. london's economy will suffer from brexit for at least the following decade says research published today by the mayor. the analysis suggests the worst impact will be from a hard brexit, and leaving the single market and customs union without a deal will make the capital £11 billion by 2030. it also found that certain sectors, like construction and hospitality, will struggle because of a dependence on eu workers. the mother of a teenager who survived a knife attack in east london has released images of her son in intensive care, hoping they will make those who carry knives think about their actions. tyler dawson was stabbed in the groin by another teenager last summer and lost his right leg following the incident. with knife crime on the rise in london, his mother kerry is urging young people who carry bladed weapons to stop and think about the potentially devastating consequences if used. a new way of helping adolescents deal with anxiety, low mood and depression is having positive results. the university of reading has been running a pilot, with psychologists giving secondary school pupils practical therapy. young people have learnt coping strategies to help them deal with challenges they face. these are very common problems in teenagers and children. about one in ten of the population will have these problems before they leave school. one of the reasons we go into schools is because in every classroom there will be a handful of kids having these difficulties and we can be much more efficient and get two kids much sooner. let's have a look at the travel situation now. severe delays on the district line this morning following a signal failure at earls court. hard suspension on the london overground. on the roads, northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. palace road remains closed southbound at youlden road. anticlockwise on the m25 it is flow between junction 24 and junction pretty twiggy three. —— 2023. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. yesterday we saw plenty of sunshine around but today u nfortu nately we a re plenty of sunshine around but today unfortunately we are back to the grey, cloudy weather. a bit of mist and merc around this morning as well as early rain in the thames estuary. not to chilly to start off today, temperatures around five or six celsius. an awful lot of cloud around some hill fog as well. you may well see spots visible through the thickness of the cloud, otherwise a dry but rather grey. temperature seven or eight celsius. there will be very little change overnight tonight. we are going to keep those misty and murky conditions, particularly over the higher ground. i suspect the winds will stay light. again, it is going to be very great. plenty of low cloud around. but in the west you stand a greater chance of seeing a bit of brightness. over the course of the week ended will stay cloudy with a few spots of drizzle at times. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. here's what's coming up this morning: a change in the law means companies will no longer be able to charge you for using a debit or credit card. sounds like good news for consumers but we'll look at the claim that the charges could be passed on elsewhere. shooting hoops...slowly. meet the women who play walking netball, a variation of the game that's easing them into exercise after injury and in some cases years away from sport. it's the tale of teenagers in northern ireland navigating their way through school while dealing with nuns and the occasional army patrol. derry girls is causing a stir on social media. we'll speak to the show‘s star and it's writer about creating a comedy set during the troubles. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the prime minister will unveil a pledge to stop all avoidable plastic waste by 2042 later this morning. two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless they are written into law. hospitals have run out of beds and can't cope, health bosses are warning. nhs providers which represent acute hospitals and ambulance services in england said hospitals cannot meet standards of ca re hospitals cannot meet standards of care without more money. the department of health and social care says the nhs was given priority in the last budget. we have now clearly reached the point where the nhs cannot meet the standards of care that we would all of us at the nhs, ministers included, want to provide. so the key question is do we abandon those standards, and none of us in the nhs want to do that, or does the government make the decisions that it needs to make about the long—term funding and it needs to make those the systems quickly. 17 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. the latest extreme weather has hit santa barbara, montecito. hundreds of rescuers are continuing to search through wreckage for more than a dozen missing people as our north america correspondent, james cook now reports. in montecito they are still combing the ruins looking for survivors but with every hour that passes hope fades. the search in the debris and mud was too powerful, it consumed everything before it, turning homes to match would. it wasjust a very unexpected explosion of water, rock, cars, trees, metal, came in without any warning really. the sky lit up because some buildings had blown up, the gas mains it turned out. here was all this fire going down, fire going up, all this rain coming down and you wondered what was happening. it was an incredible experience. more than 500 firefighters and other rescue teams have been working around the clock, hoping beyond hope they can still save lives. parts of they can still save lives. parts of the town are still cut off, but some residents have been returning to inspect the damage. the house being gone isjust a house, just inspect the damage. the house being gone is just a house, just some clothes and a house, but in a neighbourhood this small, every sick all name that turns up is someone's dad, cousin or teacher and that's got to be the worst part of it all i think. we'rejust got to be the worst part of it all i think. we're just happy for everyone that makes it. the mudslide didn't just claim lives, it paralysed this pa rt just claim lives, it paralysed this part of california. this is the main motorway along the pacific coast, the 101 freeway. police say it won't be open until monday at the earliest. the trauma will last much longer. james cook, bbc news, montecito. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with small axes, thieves smashed windows to gain access to display cases, before snatching the jewels from the ground floor of the hotel. three people were arrested while trying to flee the scene. prince harry has yet to ask his brother to be his best man, the duke of cambridge revealed last night. william was discussing harry's upcoming wedding to meghan markle at a charity event. former footballer rio ferdinand asked about the date clash with the fa cup final, the prince joked that he was still working on a solution. it's a big decision, are we going to wembley or are we going to...? laughter you've touched on something there, rio! still working it out, i'll have to see what we can do. i think having that person there is kind of apt when you talk about best man culture, that relationship you have... he hasn't asked me yet. it could be a sensitive issue. banter, that's what it's called! you know when you visit a club, a football club? it looks like it's in a locker room. in a changing room.|j quite like that. it would be awkward if he didn't ask his brother. he's got two, a done deal! we're interested in video referees. some surprising news that it won't be like the way it works in rugby? you can hear the oohs and aahs as the big—screen replay goes on and the tried decisions are viewed, has the ball gone over the line? in the ball, it's only been used since the start of the week, it may change, only the referee can see it on the side of the pitch on a screen, the crowd can't see it. one of the criticisms of the var is it is slowing the game down, there will be big pauses and it will be very dull and maybe that's part of the problem, the crowd don't get to be pa rt problem, the crowd don't get to be part of the review, it happens away while they fill in the time as the decision is made. how long does it roughly take? it took a few minutes yesterday in the game between arsenal and chelsea. conte said they should have had extra added time because of the time taken to make the decisions. controversy still raging about var. chelsea drew the first leg of their efl cup semi—final with arsenal 0—0 last night. there were two chances to see the new video assistant referee system in action. martin atkinson used it both times to check potential penalty calls in each half. on both occasions, though, he was satisfied with his initial decision to not award a penalty. england struggled for quick bowlers of course during the ashes so they recalled one of their fastest order to test series against new zealand. mark wood returns after injury and also named is lancashire batsmen liam livingstone who has impressed for england's second side over the winter. garay .my gary ballance is dropped and james fields retains his place in the squad —— gary ballance is dropped and james vince retains his place in the squad. former world light—welterweight champion amir khan says his appearance on i'm a celebrity get me out of here helped him decide to make a boxing comeback. he'sjoined eddie hearn's promotion company for his first fight in nearly two years, which will be in april in liverpool. he claims going into thejungle allowed him to be himself in public for the first time. may be around five times you're going to be anxious, you are going to be nervous, maybe people saw more of that than the real side of me and they thought he's a bit arrogant. i had to be confident in front of my opponent because otherwise he is going to think who is this guy i'm fighting? so i had to be a little bit tough. i think people got to see the real side of me away from the boxing ring and took a liking to me. so it's lovely to come back and have s0 so it's lovely to come back and have so much love from the british crowd. chris froome will still be able to represent his country while his adverse drugs test is being investigated. the chief executive of british cycling says the four—time tour de france winner will be available for selection even though he had excessive levels of medication he takes for his asthma in his body during last year's 12th alas barnea. of course it's a blow reputationally, notjust to the organisation, but to the rider and it's been a challenging time both for chris and for cycling in general to deal with that. in the months ahead he's got an opportunity to prove why that finally took place. it seemed a strange change of sports for former chelsea and tottenham boss andre villas boas but his run in the dakar rally has ended. he quit a job in china in november to take part in the desert rally in south america but his race came to an end when he crashed into a sand dune. he injured his back and while he was airlifted to hospital for checks, he didn't have any broken bones. some serious crashes in this year's dakar rally. sunderland, the british quy dakar rally. sunderland, the british guy leading it, he had a four—minute lead on tuesday, yesterday he crashed into a hole and compressed down into it and hurt his back. he lost the feeling in his legs because of it. he crashed into a saint—jerome, like it took him by surprise! buy are always on the sand dunes that crashed into a sand dune. any crash in the dakar rally is into a sandjune! any crash in the dakar rally is into a sand june! you dispelled the myth of sand june is, thought they would be quite soft. not this particular one obviously! the prime minister has described the large quantities of plastic pollution that affect our oceans, beaches and sea life as one of the greatest scourges of our time. today she'll make a number of pledges to tackle our plastic problem. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is at weston—super—mare's beach for us this morning to see how locals are dealing with it there. on the front page of the telegraph there was a woman holding a packet of crisps and it is a walkers packet of crisps and it is a walkers packet of crisps and it is a walkers packet of crisps which is about five years old. will you find anything like that in terms of age where you are? i'm not sure about the age but there is evidence of the longevity of plastic waste. we are in weston—super—mare, so many beaches across the uk have things like this in the seaweed, bottles, plastic packaging, some wet wipes, the sort of things that have seen so much publicity and it's a big pledge, the idea all avoidable plastic waste will be eliminated by 2042. that's what we expect the prime minister to say a little later this morning. there's a 5p charge to be extended to all plastic bags from all retailers across england. the idea of plastic free aisles in situ markets as well. many people very interested in these announcements, of course, and yesterday i caught up with a team of beach clearers in bournemouth in dorset to gauge their reaction and to see what they would like the government to announce. the dorset devils wish they weren't needed, but everyday rubbish is brought in by the tide. they voluntarily clear it up. no doubt it's getting worse because it's becoming more evident globally it's a problem, it's a problem in the uk but we are concerned about our patch of dorset and that's why we are prepared to do our bit at dorset devils. we do find a lot of small pieces of plastic, microplastic, has been broken up by the waves and wash back onto the beach. the government is about to announce its 25 year environment plan. the dorset devils will be paying close attention. i'm forever picking up plastic bottles and there's a plastic bottle just coming on the tide. what would you like the government to announce?” would like the government to announce no more plastic bottles, eve ryo ne announce no more plastic bottles, everyone should use a recyclable container. i'm also for everpix in up container. i'm also for everpix in up wet wipes. now, they go down the loo. tell people not to put those down the toilet. is that going to happen, do you think the government is really going to announce something that bold ? is really going to announce something that bold? probably not, probably not but i'd like to think they might. i would like the government to bring pressure on the fast food industry, make them think about how their packaging their fast food. tried to cut out the packaging their using to keep it warm, people are you eating fast food, why would they want it to stay warm in polished irene? it's notjust plastics and packaging that concern these volunteers. i would like to see these volunteers. i would like to see something announced about renewable energy, the government putting a big emphasis on renewable energy, rather than it being an afterthought. we're a country surrounded by sea as well so wave power. there's one clear message ahead of today's announcement, it's ahead of today's announcement, it's a big opportunity, don't bottle it. it's something doesn't happen now to change what's in the oceans and ocean floors, that is being swept m, ocean floors, that is being swept in, forthe ocean floors, that is being swept in, for the next generation they'll be paddling in plastic pieces, with litter, water bottles, and our generation are the one that's just left it there and do nothing about it. the thoughts there of the dorset devils who do a good job clearing up the beaches on the south coast. today we are in weston—super—mare and you are are in weston—super—mare and you are a volunteer cleaner here, sarah. what's your expectation of the announcement today? it's positive to see the government saying something. there's been a real grassroots movement for a while now and individuals want to see what changes they can make but the trouble is there a bit hampered by what the big supermarkets and take aways offer and they are limited in choice, so the government reaction today and saying what they want big businesses to do will hopefully be a big step forward. what have you got here, where did you find these and how prevalent a re where did you find these and how prevalent are bits of plastic like this? these are cotton bud sticks, probably flushed down the toilet, they were collected by beach clean volunteers in half an hour on this stretch. it shows how prevalent they are and plastic bottles in particular. a huge issue, isn't it crazy as we say, this morning we found other bits of plastic. debbie, you're from the chamber of commerce, how much is this an issue for industry or how much is it an issue for consumers? it's a massive issue, there's a lot of plastic around everywhere and consumers recognise this and they want to do their bit. at the moment we're trying to source alternatives that can be used that are sustainable. it's just alternatives that can be used that are sustainable. it'sjust getting everybody on board and working together with businesses to try to re move together with businesses to try to remove single use plastics. one of this gesture and is will be plastic free aisles in supermarkets, how can the government make supermarkets do something like that? —— the suggestions. i don't know how the government can legislate it, i can't imagine a supermarket not wanting to come on board because i think consumer demand will be that people wa nt consumer demand will be that people want to get rid of all this plastic, nobody wants all the plastic round their fruit nobody wants all the plastic round theirfruit and nobody wants all the plastic round their fruit and vegetables that's happening at the moment. if the aisles could be coming forth, i think they will become more popular. we're getting shots now that don't provide plastic, you can go in and do away and save things and replenish your stocks there —— shops. you have to appeal to consumer demand? i think so. thanks very much, we will talk later. so evidence of these plastics which we find in our ocean wash onto the shore here and it's been dubbed a war on plastic, this announcement expected this morning by the prime minister. a lot of people will be paying very close attention. as will we, tim, we will talk about it later. we will talk to michael gove and also asking you what you find on the beaches. i'm one of these people who will go around and pick up stuff ifi who will go around and pick up stuff if i have a bag as i go along the beach, it drives me crazy. lots of people will say that, they try to do the right thing but also a lot of cynicism about government plans. this is only a plan, that's one of the criticisms, there is no legislation backing up these demands. michael gove, the environment secretary, will be talking to us at 8:30am so if you have thoughts on that or things that irritate you about things you by which you can't then do anything with subsequently, do let us know and we will put those points to him later. whatever the weather, if you are on a beach and you see that rubbish, it is infuriating. it absolutely is. good morning. if you are stepping out this morning and travelling, be aware there is fog around, across parts of central and south—western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, the west midlands, wales, south—west england, east anglia and also lincolnshire, to name but a few. some of that fog will lift through the morning. some will lift through the morning. some will stick around for much of the day. so it may very well impact some of your travel. keep up—to—date with what is happening where you are on your bbc local radio station. this morning across northern ireland it is cloudy and we have patchy fog, much like yesterday. if it doesn't lift where you are temperatures will hover above freezing through the day. the scotland, different situation. clear skies. day. the scotland, different situation. clearskies. cold, frost, eastern scotland scene that cloud, don't forget that fog i mentioned as well. patches of fog around north—west england, manchester, also three yorkshire and into wales, the west midlands. again, patchy, some of it is dense. across parts of south—west england we also have fog hatches this morning as well. it is everywhere but you will run into it, potentially, if you are travelling on the m5 heading in the direction of the m6. rain across southern counties, mostly light. also patches through east anglia and literature as well. through most of the day that fog will lift and it should lift into low cloud. through the day that will thin and rake and we will see more that will thin and rake and we will see more sunshine coming through, especially in the west. —— break. don't forget, lots of the fog will stay in the west, and it will stay quite gloomy if it sticks around. in the east, more cloud around. light rain and drizzle at times. temperature wise, two degrees in glasgow. generally we are looking at 6-9. as glasgow. generally we are looking at 6—9. as we head off through the evening and overnight there are still drizzle coming out of the sticker cloud. once again we will see sticker cloud. once again we will see fog patches, we don't expect it to be as widespread as they might just gone, and it will be a cold night for most of us. here are the temperatures in towns and cities. lower temperatures in rural areas and we are prone to a touch of frost. tomorrow, we start off on that nippy note with fog around, much like today. some of it will ta ke much like today. some of it will take time to lift. you can see across northern scotland and parts of wales, in towards dorset and cornwall, we will see the cloud break and we will see some sunshine coming through at times. into the weekend we have a weather front coming in. it will bring rain with it as it does so. it tends to die in situ and we can, so by the time we get to sunday parts of england and wales will have a dry day but we still have the remnants of this front across the west. a more potent one is coming in behind it and will bring stronger winds and heavy rain. from saturday, you won't have to pay a fee to use your credit or debit card online. sounds like good news — but is it, ben? yes, we need to be careful about where the charges will go. there is some concern that retailers will just raise prices to pay for it. it's annoying, isn't it? you buy something online, fill in all your details and then you slapped with an extra chage just to pay by card. but new rules that come into force this weekend will stop that. so far so good, but some say firms willjust raise their prices to absorb the cost. megan french is with me, she's from moneysavingexpert.com. nice to see you. good morning. this is interesting, isn't it? we have all experienced it, you try to buy something online and then there is a surcharge card booking fee or whatever you want to call it at the end of the process, and it is really annoying. it is frustrating. from saturday they can not penalise you just because you are paying by debit or credit card. this also applies to link payment methods, so if you are using something like a powell or apple pay. using something like a powell or apple pay, they cannot give you that extra feed. —— paypal or apple pay. so they could just change the name of it and call it an admin fee, and charge it is an amount? does this rule change anything? they could apply a different fee, like a surcharge, but it is to apply to all methods. so it takes away the fact that you are paying more just to pay for card. they might have these adminfees, but for card. they might have these admin fees, but it can just for card. they might have these admin fees, but it canjust be because you chose to pay by card. most people will be frustrated by this, because there are very few other options. if you are buying something online you cannot pay with cash. credit and debit cards are about the only way to pay, yet they suggest they are doing you a favour by letting you use your card. if, as you say, the rule changes mean they will not be able to disseminate, either other options to pay? they will still be able to charge a surcharge for cash and cheques, strangely. but a lot of time online, this simply isn't an option. so hopefully we will see less of these looking fees. however, it is worth consumers watching for any new service charges to be enacted. make sure that you know the final price before you pay for anything. and pay those prices and check that you are getting a fair deal. we were talking about online transactions. it also applies in shops, for example. you go in and they say, you've got to spend at least five or you have to pay a fee? yes, they can still pay minimum threshold, like £5. what they cannot do is say that they will charge is 50p if you are under that limit to pay by credit card. that simply isn't allowed, because again, it is penalising you for paying by card. who are the big offenders? it can be big purchases, which is particular frustrating. you sit on holidays and airline booking sometimes. but it can be any business. because sometimes they added on the cost. it is so easy, isn't it, for them to figure out how much it will cost them converted what you pay for it. this is an eu will change. is there any suggestion this will change with brexit, that we will either keep or not keep this rule? this is coming in under uk law. in the uk attached goes further to include those linked payment methods. now, this might not be the case across the rest of the eu and this will also apply to norway, lipton steyn and ice land. so if you are shopping within those areas you should never be charged a payment fees simply for paying by card.“ people are still being charged a fee after saturday what can they do? first of all, contact the business and say that you will not be paying that. if they are stubborn, they don't accept it, you can report them to trading standards, but hopefully, you know, this has been well—publicised full sutton b should be charging after saturday. megan, thank you. there is a whole load of retail reports due out at seven o'clock so i'm off to check on those. i will have the details later. basketball or netball, which to you prefer? basketball, obviously, with my height. you don't play netball? ok, all right. the reason we are asking, for many people, it is again they will not have played since they left school, but now england netball is teaming up but now england netball is teaming up the winds institute to change that. —— paypal. walking netball is designed to be easier to play and targeted at individuals who haven't played in years, or are recovering from an injury. to find out more we sent breakfast‘s john maguire to shoot some hoops. put their bids on. tell each names, make friends, let's go. gk, wa, wd. for these members of the wei, it is time to reacquaint themselves with netball. and for some it has been a long hiatus. when did used play regularly? 50 years ago! and you still remember the rules? i'm very impressed. i used to place my school team. do the old skills contact easily? no, because we can't run. so it is tricky, therefore? very tricky. but you don't mind the walking? not at all. sorry! my fault. nice and gently, that's it. take yourtime, fault. nice and gently, that's it. take your time, ladies. fault. nice and gently, that's it. take yourtime, ladies. remember, it is non— contact. take yourtime, ladies. remember, it is non- contact. this group in nottingham has been running, or should i say walking, for almost a year. they play walking netball. as with the equivalent in football it isa with the equivalent in football it is a variation of the game which can ease the return to physical activity. lots of them haven't played netball or sometimes any kind of sport, as well, since they have left school. that is what happens sometimes with women. jobs, children. for you know it, times have passed by. with walking netball, you can just have passed by. with walking netball, you canjust show have passed by. with walking netball, you can just show up and play netball. it is amazing. the women can be any age. they can be inactive women as well. you don't have to be a certain age to play walking netball. you can be returning from injury. i've had lots of injuries on my knee. several operations over the last 30 years. i just never thought i would be able to come back and do something like this. i absolutely love to come back and do something like this. iabsolutely love it. tonight's session is being watched by the boss of england's netball, and it is calling this partnership helping the wi get a wiggle on, aiming to promote the game is a wall, not just the aiming to promote the game is a wall, notjust the very aiming to promote the game is a wall, not just the very young aiming to promote the game is a wall, notjust the very young the very talented. these ladies, if they love it, their mothers and grandmothers, they are going to influence their daughters and their grandchildren, to play the sport they are enjoying. there is a big problem with loneliness. women who hit 55, or have had, it is not about that healthy lifestyle, it is about the social side of it. this really tick that box for us. there have been pilot schemes with the wi tick that box for us. there have been pilot schemes with the w! in nottingham and cornwall. now, 140 courses have been run with the intention to see these smiles spreading far and wide. you are exercising when you wouldn't normally exercise, in my case. not having played netball in 50 years. just the fact we are all together. different groups of people, all these different subgroups. a good laugh, and you are exercising. you don't realise you are exercising, thatis don't realise you are exercising, that is the thing. you go home baking and you wonder why, but your face is ageing more than your body because you are having a good laugh. so tonight, no jam, nojerusalem, and in walking netball, nojumping either. i've never played netball. never, ever? never. i played basketball at school. how were you at that? i was good! i had game. it is a good idea, it is easy to fall out of the habit of playing team sports, you just fall out of the habit and sometimes you need an avenue back in. which works. plenty coming up on the programme. still to come, riding on the crest of a wave. we'll meet the tottenham teenager who four years ago had never set sail but has now followed in the footsteps of ben ainslie and ellen macarthur by receiving a prestigious sailing award. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. i tell you what, although it is not direct the related to that story, anybody who ever sales on seas like that, we always ask them about the menace of the ocean. it is so tied into our stories today. we will talk about those things later on. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara orchard. london's economy will suffer from brexit for at least the following decade says research published today by the mayor. the analysis suggests the worst impact will be from a hard brexit, and leaving the single market and customs union without a deal will make the capital £11 billion by 2030. it also found that certain sectors, like construction and hospitality, will struggle because of a dependence on eu workers. a 19—year—old man is in a critical condition in hospital after being stabbed in stoke newington last night. yesterday evening police were called to lordship road were a group of men were involved in an altercation. there were also unconfirmed reports of a firearms discharge. two thirds of people who try cigarettes go on to become daily smokers, according to a study by queen mary university of london. researchers found 69% of people who ever tried a cigarette went on to become a daily smokers on even if just temporarily. a new way of helping adolescents deal with anxiety, low mood and depression is having positive results. the university of reading has been running a pilot, with psychologists giving secondary school pupils practical therapy. young people have learnt coping strategies to help them deal with challenges they face. these are very common problems in teenagers and children. about one in ten of the population will have these problems before they leave school. one of the reasons we go into schools is because in every classroom there will be a handful of kids having these difficulties and we can be much more efficient and get to kids much sooner. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube this morning, severe delays eastbound on the district line following a signal failure at earl's court. part suspension on the london overground. on the roads, northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. fulham palace road remains closed southbound at yeldham road. anticlockwise on the m25 it's slow betweenjunction 24 potters bar and junction 23 the a1—m following an earlier collision. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. yesterday we saw plenty of sunshine around but today unfortunately we are back to the grey, cloudy weather. a bit of mist and merc around this morning as well as early rain in the thames estuary. —— murk. not too chilly to start off today, temperatures around five or six celsius. an awful lot of cloud around some hill fog as well. you may well see spots visible through the thickness of the cloud, otherwise a dry but rather grey. temperature seven or eight celsius. there will be very little change overnight tonight. we are going to keep those misty and murky conditions, particularly over the higher ground. i suspect the winds will stay light. again, it is going to be very grey. plenty of low cloud around. out in the west you stand a greater chance of seeing a bit of brightness. over the course of the weekend will stay cloudy with a few spots of drizzle at times. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. wiping out plastic waste — the prime minister sets out a 25—year plan. plastic—free aisles in supermarkets are among the ideas being put forward by theresa may. but critics say the proposals lack urgency and detail. good morning, it's thursday the 11th of january. also this morning: one of the strongest warnings yet about the nhs in england. this time hospital bosses say services are at breaking point and that the government must spend more. more lives are claimed by the rivers of mud in california as hundreds of rescuers comb through the wreckage. an armed heist at the ritz in paris. jewellery worth millions of pounds is seized after five men smash through a window with an axe. good morning. a big day for retail results as some of the high street‘s biggest names tell us how they did over christmas. i'll run you through the winners and the losers. in sport, the only interesting thing about chelsea v arsenal last night? the var was called into action properly for the first time but no goals in the league cup semi—final first leg. and carol has the weather. good morning. some frost around this morning but also fog, especially so in western parts of the uk, some southern parts of england and eastern england, slow to lift, some won't at all, but the brighter skies later will be in the west. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. the prime minister's setting out plans to tackle plastic pollution, by wiping out all avoidable waste by 2042. two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings at all as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless they're written into law. here's our environment correspondent, roger harribin. a pod of short finned pilot whales. in the atlantic waters off europe, as elsewhere, they have to share the ocean with plastic. there's huge public concern about plastic litter since david attenborough‘s blue planet series showed sea creatures eating plastic waste. the prime minister will surf that wave of concern with her first environment speech. she's setting out a timetable to abolish single—use plastics. there'll be money for research into smarter plastics and more plastic—free aisles in supermarkets. the countryside should also benefit from the 25—year—old environment plan also being published. this is the uk's prime site for nightingales in kent. the local council wants to build much—needed homes on part of this site. but green groups are expecting the government to protect existing sites like this. they also want the government to follow its promise to improve other areas degraded by development or careless farming. they want commitments that ministers can't wriggle out of. environmentalists welcome the government's plans to restore britain's nature. but the problem, they say, is that so far it's just a plan. to really convince their ministers would need to introduce legislation and there seems no sign of that. roger harrabin, bbc news, kent. theresa may is expected to make her speech at 9:30am. she's calling the issue of plastics one of the greatest scourges of our times, and says demand for plastic must be reduced. greenpeace says it's a missed opportunity, and the plans lack urgency, detail and bite. they say the most glaring gap is support for deposit return schemes, where people get money back for returning old empty bottles, something they argue is backed by the public. we'll speak to the environment secretary michael gove at 8:30am to ask if these proposals go far enough. the national health service has failed to meet any of the standards laid down in its own constitution, that's according to nhs providers, the body which represents front—line health trusts in england. it's calling for an urgent review of the service as it believes hospitals are unsafe and over—crowded. ministers say there are plans in place to help it cope. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. it's already been a tough few weeks for the nhs across the uk. cold weather and a rising number of flu cases have contributed to pressures that a&e staff have described as the worst they've ever seen. the prime minister and the first minister in scotland have both had to apologise to patients who've faced cancelled operations and long waits. the pressure of winter on the nhs has been unrelenting. in scotland, at the end of december, just 78% of patients at a&e were seen within four hours, well below the 95% target. across the uk, the number of people coming down with flu has increased dramatically in recent weeks, and many of the patients attending a&e are older and sicker, meaning they require more care. now, according to the organisation that represents health providers, such as hospitals and ambulance trusts in england, the whole service is at a watershed. we have now clearly reached the point where the nhs cannot meet the standards of care that we would, all of us at the nhs, ministers included, want to provide. so the key question is, do we abandon those standards, and none of us in the nhs want to do that, or does the government make the decisions that it needs to make about the long—term funding and it needs to make those decisions quickly. this is one of the strongest warnings yet about the strain being faced by the nhs this winter, and it will add to the pressure on ministers to build a consensus over the long—term future of the health and care service, and to do so quickly. dominic hughes, bbc news. victims of sex attackerjohn worboys have asked for him to be banned from greater london when he leaves prison. worboys is thought to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women in the capital. the parole board decided worboys would be released with stringent licence conditions after he completed his sentence. in 2009 he was convicted of 19 offences and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. 17 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. hundreds of rescuers are searching though wreckage for more than a dozen missing people. the latest extreme weather has hit santa barbara and montecito. and we'll be talking to two people caught up in mudslides in a few minutes. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with small axes, thieves smashed windows to gain access to display cases, before snatching the jewels from the ground floor of the hotel. three people were arrested while trying to flee the scene. a large police response outside the paris ritz after a gang armed with axes carried out a violent raid. it isn'tjust the christmas lights that sparkle here. there are jewels on display to match the wealth of the guests of one of the world's most exclusive hotels. the robbers arrived in place vendome on scooters at around 6pm in the evening, smashing windows on the ground floor of the hotel. it is estimated they took jewels worth £3.5 million. but police officers interrupted the raid, arresting three of the five men. paris has seen this before. in october, 2016, us reality tv star kim kardashian had a gun pointed to her head as a gang stole £9 million worth of her jewellery. only one piece was ever seen again. it's not clear how much was recovered from this latest raid. police are still searching for two of the men involved. danjohnson, dan johnson, bbc news. in the last few minutes some of the uk's biggest retailers such as m&s, tesco and john lewis have been saying how they did over christmas. ben's here with all the details. tesco good, john lewis good, m&s, bad. tesco, like—for—like sales in the run—up to christmas, 2.3% up, pretty good, they said. christmas was particularly good in the weeks before christmas, up by 2%. more of us shopping at their supermarkets, they say they've put a lot of effort into the higher end stuff, stuff we might pay more for despite those worries about food prices going up. john lewis, similar picture, they said sales at their department store up said sales at their department store up to .5%, and waitrose, the supermarket owned byjohn lewis, up by1.4%. we supermarket owned byjohn lewis, up by 1.4%. we talked about black friday and whether that encourages people to buy, we saw the crowds, they said it was their biggest ever day in their history, sales up 7.2% orjohn lewis on black friday, a real moneyspinnerfor orjohn lewis on black friday, a real moneyspinner for them. orjohn lewis on black friday, a real moneyspinnerfor them. marks & spencer, this is one we will watch closely, normally a story of their clothing sales falling, but food sales going up, but both have fallen. overall revenues for m&s down by 1.5%. clothing and home where did terribly, down nearly 3%. steve rowe, the boss, say they are facing a weak clothing market and they have underperformed in food. tesco, good, john lewis, good, waitrose, good, m&s, not so good. more detail on all of that in about half an hour more detail on all of that in about halfan hourand more detail on all of that in about half an hour and we will go through everything in more detail. let's go back to one of our main stories this morning, those rescue teams working in dangerous conditions as the search for survivors of a mudslide in southern california carries on. 17 people have been confirmed dead and it is thought a similar number of people are missing after a wall of mud smashed through monza seat of. luis yanez was one of the residents who voluntarily yanez was one of the residents who volu nta rily left yanez was one of the residents who voluntarily left his home earlier this week along with his wife and son and we can speak to him now. thanks for your time. having seen some of the pictures, what was your situation and what did you have to do? we decided around 3:30am after we saw a red glow in the sky that it was about time for us to evacuate. i called the emergency number to find out what the red glow in the sky was and it turned out to be a fire a couple of blocks away from us. between the fire and where we live, right on a creek, it began to overflow. we realised at that point we only had a few minutes to get out and try to make it to higher ground, since we we re make it to higher ground, since we were under a voluntary evacuation. at that point i woke up my son, we got into the car really quick and got into the car really quick and got onto the 101 highway. immediately as soon as we got onto the 101 highway it couldn't have been more than 30 seconds and the car stopped, nobody was going everywhere —— cars stopped. all of a sudden to my left i looked at one of the lanes and there was a river of water coming through. there was a car that was flowing through and there was tree coming by as well. at that point we realised that we weren't going to be able to make it through on the 101 highway. we quickly turned around onto an exit on the olive mill on—ramp and at that point we also got stuck, there we re that point we also got stuck, there were three orfour cars that point we also got stuck, there were three or four cars ahead of us, were three or four cars ahead of us, we didn't realise what was going on. it was dark. i got out of the car along with a few of the other drivers. we noticed there was mud on the olive mill exit. at that point there was a big 4x4 truck. a few of us asked him, maybe you can start and lead us out of this mess and see if we can actually get out. can i ask a bit more, i'm so glad you and yourfamily are ok, but i think you we re yourfamily are ok, but i think you were directly involved in rescuing some people, including a young boy, is that right? when we finally exited the car we were headed towards the beach area, we were trying to find higher ground. i went ahead to see if the road was clear, i left my wife and son behind. once i realised we couldn't get too far towards the four seasons hotel i turned back. at that point i saw a little boy and his mum who were walking down the centre of the highway and they started sinking in mud. at that point i quickly tried to get to them. the little boy was a bit farfrom me. to get to them. the little boy was a bit far from me. but after some prodding and reaching i was able to grab one of his hands and pull him a little bit closer to me and then i used my weight to lean back. at the same time! used my weight to lean back. at the same time i grabbed his second hand andi same time i grabbed his second hand and i was quickly able to get him out of the mud. i did the same thing with the mother. it happened so quickly. they were sinking and it was just a really scary situation. i have never obviously gone through that before. hearing your description and seeing these pictures, it is extraordinary how quickly people find themselves in genuine difficulties. 17 still missing, and 17 confirmed dead already. things change so quickly. by already. things change so quickly. by the time we made a decision, or let me back up for a second, when we we re let me back up for a second, when we were at the exit, the reason we couldn't go further as we ended up seeing at least eight to ten feet of water rushing down towards the ocean. at that point we realised things have changed so quickly, it wasn't at a few minutes between the timei wasn't at a few minutes between the time i got onto the freeway that we saw the wall of water that came through, and we realised we were trapped and we would have to wait. everything happened so quickly. it was just really, really scary for us. was just really, really scary for us. thank you for your time, recounting your experience for us. we are glad you are safe and well. it's 07:16 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: plans to curb the use of plastic in the uk will be unveiled by theresa may this morning. she'll announce that all avoidable plastic waste must be stopped by 2042. rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors after mudslides swept away hundreds of homes in southern california. 17 people are now confirmed to have died. we were talking about theresa may's 25 year plan to curb the use of plastics in the uk. lots of you have been commenting. desmond says, i think we should leave all unnecessary packaging at went on sale in shops. this is one of those arguments, that fruit and vegetables are necessarily wrapped up. one of the other plans theresa may is putting forward is plastic free aisles, so you can go to an aisle and there will be nothing encased in plastic. our cameras are down at weston—super—mare this morning, looking at some of those beaches, everybody is familiar with them, you walk down the beach and see these plastic items. they are causing real problems. michelle has been in touch, tracing its back 12 steps, asking why somebody doesn't challenge the packaging industry. surely they have a role to play? so many people draw a —— draw attention to unnecessarily packaged items, when things can be served loose. patricia picks up on that point as well. laurie says he visited chesil beach a while ago and was horrified at the huge amounts of rubbish washed up on there, far worse than any other beach she had seen. and will be crossing back down to weston—super—mare regulator. will be crossing back down to weston-super-mare regulator. time to have a chat with carol, who has the weather pictures for us. lots of places are really suffering with fog this morning, it can be very nasty, can't it? absolutely right, and we have a lot of fog this morning, across the central lowlands of scotland, north—east england, northern ireland, wales, headings was the south—west. some of that is dense. wheels have fog in lincolnshire and east anglia. —— we also have fog. that is now starting to lift. you may still find that it impacts on your travel. you can find out what is happening where you are on your local bbc radio station. across northern ireland this morning it is a cloudy start. we have patchy fog around and some of it is dense like yesterday. some of it will not lift. if you are stuck underneath it your maximum temperatures will be close to freezing. it is —5 at the moment in the highlands. north—west scotland, although it will be a sunny start there, there is frost around. the rest of scotland is cloudy with that fog that i mentioned. we also have fog across north—west england and manchester area. also through the midlands, wales, the south—west of england. some of this is freezing fog, something else to be aware of. but it isn't everywhere. so you will run into this patchy fog if you are driving. it is the same across will check, heading across the m4 corridor. at the western end we have the fog, and on the eastern head we have lots of cloud and light rain and drizzle. —— eastern end. east anglia is seeing the fog lift, as it is in lincolnshire. out towards the west will also see the fog slowly lift through the morning. i mid—morning it might have lifted into low cloud but it will continue to break and we will see sunny skies developing across much of western scotland. also through northern ireland, north—west england and wales, and the south—west. don't forget, this is where we have the fog. where it lingers, you will have a gloomy fog. where it lingers, you will have day. fog. where it lingers, you will have a gloomy day. temperatures not in great shape in glasgow, only two. we are looking at a high of eight degrees in london, nine degrees in the channel islands. through the evening and overnight there will still be cloud around. further fog patches forming. not as widespread as the situation we have this morning. there will also be frost round. these temperatures tell you what you can expect in towns and cities, but in rural areas it will be lower. tomorrow we begin on a cloudy note once again with frost and also fog. the fog should lift into low cloud and generally, tomorrow will be quite cloudy. the cloud is thick enough here and there, forcing drizzle. we do expect some brighter breaks, through parts of wales and down through gloucestershire, will ship, of wales and down through gloucestershire, willship, heading down towards dorset. then, as we go towards friday and into saturday, we have a weather front approaching. as it comes in from the west it will produce rain across northern ireland and parts of wales, south—west england, western scotland. but it doesn't advance much further east than that, even on saturday, it tends to die in situ. look at those isobars, really squeeze. we have another weather front, so late on sunday we will see wet and windy weather coming in from the west. for much of england and wales, it will remain dry. thank you, carol. you might remember a couple of months ago here on breakfast we told you about a group of teenagers from tottenham who were awarded a prestigious sailing award, nothing remarkable about that you might think, except for the fact that four years ago not one of them had set foot on a boat. montel fagan—jordan has just received the young sailor of the year award following in the footsteps of ben ainslie and ellen macarthur. he's here now along with his award, and his teacherjon holt, who sparked his interest in sailing. first of all, congratulations. thank you. you can see the awardsjust in front of us here. rather magnificent. we mentioned the previous recipients, you are an esteemed company.” previous recipients, you are an esteemed company. i guess so, you see people who have done it before and they have done it years before me, and you really see the standard where i am outright now, and what i aiming to achieve in the future. —— where i am at right now. because i look at these people on what they we nt look at these people on what they went on to do. it is remarkable. just go back to muscle viewers were not familiar with this story, you had the opportunity, presented to you by your teacher, of getting involved in a competition to go sailing. right at the beginning, before you did anything, what we thinking? i was thinking that we we re thinking? i was thinking that we were not going to achieve as much as were not going to achieve as much as we did end up achieving, in the time we did end up achieving, in the time we had. ithought we did end up achieving, in the time we had. i thought we we did end up achieving, in the time we had. ithought we mightjust we did end up achieving, in the time we had. i thought we mightjust raso times and do quite well. 0rjust compete and have fun. but we went so far, we want certain races, and we competed in high—level races, with different boats and in different regions. we realise the standards we have reached now. it is remarkable, the standards you have reached. john, it started out with a boat, a boat for £1000, bought online? £500, actually, bought off ebay. the students and myself saw it and bought it for the school. they sailed more and more on different ships. and this is because you sail, you have a passion for this? a more amateur level, yes. wherever you are from, if you are from the city, you are in london in tottenham, it is not actually very close to sailing clu bs, not actually very close to sailing clubs, i would not actually very close to sailing clubs, iwould imagine. not actually very close to sailing clubs, i would imagine. no. not actually very close to sailing clubs, iwould imagine. no. we have to travel to the south coast, down to travel to the south coast, down to the harbour in southampton every time we sail. but where montel has shone through is that he has done every single one of those weekends. even when there were weekends which we re even when there were weekends which were four of the year groups, he askedif were four of the year groups, he asked if he could come along. and he has essentially had a series of very intense sailing experiences and that is him rising to the top of his group and becoming the most pushed sailor. montel, i'm fascinated by what it was like for you, the first time you set foot on a boat. you remember it? where were you? the first time i set foot on a boat was probably the dinghy in the harbour, where we did the basics such as tacking, going up and down, just doing the basics. some people might be thinking you would be very nervous at that point and wondering whether or not this was for you. did you instantly have some kind of... did it works you, instantly, being on the ocean? when i was a young boy, i always liked it. on the ocean? when i was a young boy, ialways liked it. basically, it wasjust having boy, ialways liked it. basically, it was just having fun on the water, basically. i enjoyed it quite a lot. how did your parents react to you taking up sailing? because i can imagine among your friends, probably it wasn't the first thing that most people were doing, going sailing. well, my mum and dad weren't so sure about it. they didn't are much about it. when they saw me doing quite well lighted, they will more lenient to me to go and do this in the competition, at a high level, and go to places like miami and compete over there. so when they see the benefits of it, they are more happy for me to do these sorts of things. and they have become more supportive. some great pictures. i will put you in the rather embarrassing position of talking about your teacher, who is sitting next to you. my impression is that none of this would have happened to you weren't not for him, is that fairto you weren't not for him, is that fair to say? yeah, that is quite fair to say? yeah, that is quite fairto fair to say? yeah, that is quite fair to say. certainly with the project, doing the sailing trips in the harbour is a school trip, and seeing the potential of me and the other people and my crew, we have to commend him for what he did. john, what next? you have seen montel in achieving just four years. what are you expecting or hoping for now? so, the project itself is becoming more sustainable. what i am hoping for and what is happening is that montel is hoping to inspire the younger students. this afternoon he is going to the london boat show, and i think the younger students who want to do what he has done will be there as well. so now we have a large number of students in the school who sail. we plan for us is to make the project sustainable, with large numbers of students sailing, and then trying to get it, to support individuals like montel to come through and shine. and if we were to say the word olympics...? through and shine. and if we were to say the word olympics. . . ? yeah. what would that mean for you? it would be a goal for me to try to achieve, to get there. if the opportunity comes, definitely. that you have to work hard, i will have to push myself to get to that level. but that is what you are going to do, isn't it? definitely. we wish you well. i think we will be seeing you. and graduations. thank you so much. think we will be seeing you. and graduations. thank you so muchm is 726 a.m. , ifi graduations. thank you so muchm is 726 a.m. , if i can see past the sail on the trophy. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara orchard. london's economy will suffer from brexit for at least the following decade says research published today by the mayor. the analysis suggests the worst impact will be from a hard brexit, and leaving the single market and customs union without a deal will make the capital £11 billion by 2030. it also found that certain sectors, like construction and hospitality, will struggle because of a dependence on eu workers. a 19—year—old man is in a critical condition in an east london hospital after being stabbed in a fight in stoke newington last night. yesterday evening police were called to lordship road where a group of men were involved in an altercation. there were also unconfirmed reports of a firearms discharge. two thirds of people who try cigarettes go on to become daily smokers, according to a study by queen mary university of london. london luton airport has averted a planning application aimed at wringing more than 300 jobs to the area. company says the new area to the east of the airport will provide over 3000 jobs. an exhibition of the plans will be held later this month. a new way of helping adolescents deal with anxiety, low mood and depression is having positive results. the university of reading has been running a pilot, with psychologists giving secondary school pupils practical therapy. young people have learnt coping strategies to help them deal with challenges they face. these are very common problems in teenagers and children. about one in ten of the population will have these problems before they leave school. one of the reasons we go into schools is because in every classroom there will be a handful of kids having these difficulties and we can be much more efficient and get to kids much sooner. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube this morning, severe delays eastbound on the district line following a signal failure at earl's court. part suspension on the london overground. on the picadilly line covent garden station is closed due to staff sickness. on the roads, northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. fulham palace road remains closed southbound at yeldham road. anticlockwise on the m25 it's slow betweenjunction 24 potters bar and junction 23 the a1—m following an earlier collision. let's have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. good morning. yesterday we saw plenty of sunshine around but today unfortunately we are back to the grey, cloudy weather. a bit of mist and murk around this morning as well as early rain in the thames estuary. not too chilly to start off today, temperatures around five or six celsius. an awful lot of cloud around some hill fog as well. you may well see spots visible through the thickness of the cloud, otherwise a dry but rather grey. temperature seven or eight celsius. there will be very little change overnight tonight. we are going to keep those misty and murky conditions, particularly over the higher ground. i suspect the winds will stay light. again, it is going to be very grey. plenty of low cloud around. out in the west you stand a greater chance of seeing a bit of brightness. over the course of the weekend will stay cloudy with a few spots of drizzle at times. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the prime minister will unveil a pledge to stop all avoidable plastic waste by 2042 later this morning. two ideas among the proposals include asking every supermarket to have an aisle of goods with no plastic wrappings as well as extending the five pence charge for carrier bags to all retailers. environmentalists say the plans are worthless, unless they are written into law. hospitals have run out of beds and can't cope, health bosses are warning. nhs providers which represent acute hospitals and ambulance services in england said hospitals cannot meet standards of care without more money. the department of health and social care says the nhs was given priority in the last budget. we have now clearly reached the point where the nhs cannot meet the standards of care that we would all of us at the nhs, ministers included, want to provide. so the key question is do we abandon those standards, and none of us in the nhs want to do that, or does the government make the decisions that it needs to make about the long—term funding and it needs to make those the systems quickly. 17 people have been killed by mudslides and flash floods in southern california. hundreds of rescuers are searching though wreckage for more than a dozen missing people. the latest extreme weather has hit santa barbara, and montecito. earlier we spoke to macro day one, resident, who voluntarily left his home earlier this week. —— to luis yanez. i was able to grab one of his hands, pull them a little closer to me and then i use my weight to lean back. at the same time i grabbed his second hand and i was quickly able to get him out of the mud. we did... idid the to get him out of the mud. we did... i did the same thing with the mother. it happened so quickly. they we re mother. it happened so quickly. they were sinking and it was just a really scary situation i've never obviously gone through before. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with small axes, thieves smashed windows to gain access to display cases, before snatching the jewels from the ground floor of the hotel. three people were arrested while trying to flee the scene. prince harry has yet to ask his brother to be his best man, the duke of cambridge revealed last night. william was discussing harry's upcoming wedding to meghan markle at a charity event. former footballer rio ferdinand asked about the date clash with the fa cup final, the prince joked that he was still working on a solution. it's a big decision, are we going to wembley or are we going to...? laughter you've touched on something there, rio! still working it out, i'll have to see what we can do. i think having that person there is kind of apt when you talk about best man culture, that relationship you have... he hasn't asked me yet. it could be a sensitive issue. fay white be the first family to have a big sporting occasion clash with a wedding because it is saturday. they often do. or the first family to have the brother as the best man. still hasn't actually been asked at smack i like to call a bit -- been asked at smack i like to call a bit —— still has naturally been asked. i like to cause a bit of mischief in the morning —— still hasn't actually been asked. in the couple of minutes it took for the arsenal chelsea league cup sa semi—final to happen, a couple of minutes were lost while the var were consulted, the fans had to amuse themselves. referee is on the pitch, he asks for the material to be reviewed, but to do that he runs off the pitch. he can do. last night he didn't look at the monitor, there's a monitor at the side of the pitch for the referee to look at if the quy for the referee to look at if the guy reviewing the footage says you need to look at this, he can jog off to the side of the pitch and have a look at it but last night he said, can i have a review please visit the quy can i have a review please visit the guy in the review room, back near heathrow airport, he said your decision is correct —— can i have a review please? the fans didn't get to see anything so that's the criticism, there could be these pauses now when var becomes more regular, and they have to amuse themselves. a boring night last night. chelsea drew the first leg of their efl cup semi—final with arsenal 0—0 last night. there were two chances to see the new video assistant referee system in action. martin atkinson used it both times to check potential penalty calls in each half. on both occasions, though, he was satisfied with his initial decision to not award a penalty. england struggled for quick bowlers of course during the ashes so they recalled one of their fastest order so they recalled one of their fastest for the two—test series against new zealand. mark wood returns after injury and also named is lancashire batsmen liam livingstone who has impressed for england's second side over the winter. gary ballance is dropped and james vince retains his place in the squad. former world light—welterweight champion amir khan says his appearance on i'm a celebrity get me out of here helped him decide to make a boxing comeback. he'sjoined eddie hearn's promotion company for his first fight in nearly two years, which will be in april in liverpool. he claims going into thejungle allowed him to be himself in public for the first time. maybe around fight times you're going to be anxious, you're going to be nervous, maybe people saw more of that than the real side of me and they thought he's a bit arrogant. i had to be confident in front of my opponent because otherwise he is going to think, "who's this wimp i'm fighting?" so i had to be a little bit tough. i think people got to see the real side of me away from the boxing ring and took a liking to me. so it's lovely to come back and have so much love from the british crowd. chris froome will still be able to represent his country while his adverse drugs test is being investigated. the chief executive of british cycling says the four—time tour de france winner will be available for selection even though he had excessive levels of medication he takes for his asthma in his body during last year's vuelta a espana. of course it's a blow reputationally, notjust to the organisation, but to the rider and it's been a challenging time both for chris and for cycling in general to deal with that. in the months ahead he's got an opportunity to prove why that finally took place. it seemed a strange change of sports for former chelsea and tottenham boss andre villas boas but his run in the dakar rally has ended. he quit a job in china in november to take part in the desert rally in south america but his race came to an end when he crashed into a sand dune. he injured his back and while he was airlifted to hospital for checks, he didn't have any broken bones. he's already on the sand dune and then... you can see from the pictures he gets stuck in a dip, the compression bouncing down into the dip and smashing into the up slope on the other side but he didn't have any broken bones despite being airlifted to hospital. there's been airlifted to hospital. there's been a couple of major crashes in the dakar rally. the leader crashed out yesterday, sam sutherland from poole, but he seems ok even though he injured his back. there he is, stuck in the whole. i did think sand dunes would be soft. charlie said they were soft. i said they were soft, charlie said you shouldn't be shocked to hit one because they are on loads of them! it is a desert race. not surprising that you are involved in a collision on the sand. all collisions are on are on sand dunes in the dakar rally. and they're not soft! this winter is shaping up to be a tough one for the national health service with reports of a lack of beds, overcrowded accident and emergency rooms and queues of ambulances parked outside unable to hand over patients. it's led health chiefs to issue one of their strongest warnings yet about the strain being faced by the nhs in england. let's discuss this with doctor fari ahmad and in our london newsroom, chris hopson, chief executive of nhs providers, which lobbies the government on behalf of hospital and ambulance trusts. thanks forjoining us, chris hopson. what is different today that you are seeing, what stage is the nhs at that prompted you to say what you're saying today? we've reached a watershed moment in the nhs history, about 14 years ago we introduce a set of constitutional standards which we think are good, not perfect, but a good proxy for the quality of care you and i would want for ourselves and our relatives and they cover things like 90 the 95% of patients seen in four hours in a&e, not waiting longer than 18 weeks for elective surgery and what we're saying is we've reached a watershed because now for the first time in nhs history since those targets were introduced we can no longer meet them. last year we missed all four of the key targets, but even worse than that we set a recovery trajectory last march to recover the a&e standard and it's clear because of what happened this winter that we won't reach that so we've reached a point where we have to make a choice, which is do we want to preserve those standards, which is what everyone in the nhs would want, or do we abandon them and the only way we can preserve those standards is if the nhs and the health and ca re system is if the nhs and the health and care system more widely gets the long—term funding settlement it needs. we have a decision, do we increase funding for the nhs or abandon those standards? of the department for health and social ca re department for health and social care has acknowledged the pressure in a&e particularly, flu rates are going up, that's why they said they announced the largest single increase in doctor platt, training places in the history of the nhs to 2596 places in the history of the nhs to 25% expansion, isn't that contributing to a long—term solution? jeremy hunt, the secretary of state for social and healthcare, said yesterday in the house of commons in a debate that he recognised we do have to make decisions about the long—term funding of the health and care system and he himself said that we're going to needs it never can be more money than we are currently planning to put in. the office of budget responsibility, which is the government's own body, said if we wa nt to government's own body, said if we want to cope with the rising demand that comes from an ageing population and meet the standards we've put in the nhs constitution, the nhs budget has to rise from the current £120 billion to £153 billion by 21/22, and that means a 4% increase on average every year, but we're only currently scheduled for a 1% increase in. what i'm saying is, and it's pretty clear and the evidence is incontrovertible, we've reached the point where we can no longer meet the nhs constitutional standards and so we have to make a decision this year about the long—term funding settlement for the health and care settlement, and if we don't put in more money we can't meet those nhs constitutional standards. it's really quite simple. as you said, jeremy hunt has said longer term funding is needed by £2.8 billion over the next three yea rs, £2.8 billion over the next three years, 1% rise each year, as you've mentioned, something has to go if the money isn't found in. the money doesn't appear to be on offer any more than what i've just said all the numbers you've reflected, so what's going to go? what we're saying is the government needs to make a decision this year by budget, by november budget, about what it's going to do over the longer term. whatjeremy hunt himself is saying is let's have a 10—year settlement, and yes, you're absolutely right, the nhs will kind of have to muddle through for the rest of this year and maybe next while that new long—term settlement comes in, but it still doesn't take away from that basic point that we've now reached a watershed moment and we have to make some decisions about whether or not we wa nt some decisions about whether or not we want to put more money into our healthcare we want to put more money into our healthca re system we want to put more money into our healthcare system or whether we accept the fact we can't meet the standards that have been in place for 13 years. chris hopson, standards that have been in place for13 years. chris hopson, chief executive of nhs providers, thanks for your time. listening to that with us is doctor fari ahmad. you area gp? with us is doctor fari ahmad. you are a gp? that's right. what area do you work in, give us a picture?” work in cheshire, it is a mixed semirural area. when you listen to the words of the nhs providers, the organisation that oversees hospitals and other care work, they're saying effectively we have a government in denial, the evidence is incontrovertible at the point we are in. what do you take that to mean?” think basically he's expressing what's going on on the ground and has been going on for a while now. i think we were struggling to meet targets before winter came and before the flu came, and this is has just made everything so much worse. everyone i speak to is struggling, the gps, paramedics, a&e, hospitals, the gps, paramedics, a&e, hospitals, the pressure has gone up and we knew this was coming. people were saying we're going to struggle, we're struggling before winter starts, we will need more funding, more planning and hey, it's not happened. help us with this, it's not the first time, many people are saying, you know what, last week there was another nhs in crisis story, before that, last year. what's different about this point in time? what's different about the government response, or lack of it, because the senses when you talk to the health secretary and he says we appreciate there are long—term issues, we hear about the 10—year plan. i'm guessing from your reaction, what do you make of what the government says when experts, the organisations, or gps like yourself, say these things?” think the people playing politics with people's health, it's not fair, it's not on. people are saying, we've given extra money and we've done this, but the reality is the nhs hasn't been funded as it should have been for a few years now. there have been for a few years now. there have been for a few years now. there have been cuts, they were cutting the fat, they went beyond the fat, think we're hitting bone now. i think we're hitting bone now. i think what you're seeing is rationing, i think what you're seeing is a limited amount of money and people are having to queue up, ambulances are queueing up, people are struggling to get in to see their gps are struggling to get in to see theirgps and are struggling to get in to see their gps and that's because we need more healthcare. we're having older people, there's a big demand for healthcare, sometimes people using the nhs irresponsibly, we're struggling to get people out of hospital, they are well but they don't have the social care to look after them. it doesn't take a great deal of amazing thinking to say, ok, these other problems, let's work out these other problems, let's work out the solutions. people have been saying this for a long time now. i'm glad they're starting to listen but i wish they would put some substance behind their words. thanks very much for your time this morning. it's 07:45 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time to talk to carol and find out about the weather. carroll, it has been foggy this week. i was quite shocked this morning. there is a lot more this morning then there has been. it is extensive, across central and south—western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, wales, parts of the midlands, south—west england, wiltshire, and now it is slowly lifting across east anglia and lincolnshire. it may will have some impact on your travel arrangements. do stay tuned to myself and also bbc local radio. we will keep you up—to—date. what we have as well as the fault is a lot of cloud had eased. that is producing light rain and drizzle. out west where we do have that fog, most of that will lift as we go through the morning, lifting into low cloud and thinning and breaking. sunny skies developing. in some places it will stick and if it sticks where you are the temperature will barely be above freezing. in northern ireland, much like yesterday, we have the fog to start with. most of that will lift but there will be sticky patches as well. natwest scotland, a cold and frosty start, but sunshine from the word go. —— north—west scotland. fog across the north—west this morning, most of that lifting and breaking across cumbria, for example. in wales, most of the fog will lift. again, some stubborn bits here and there are. it will lead to sunny skies and it is the same across south—west england, temperatures getting up to seven celsius in plymouth. in the sunshine and light winds it will feel rather nice. going further east we are back in the cloud. light rain and drizzle at times. that extends up the east coast towards yorkshire. as we go through the evening and overnight there will be lots of cloud around. still some drizzle coming out of it. once again we will see some further patchy fog forming. we do not expected to be as widespread this morning. the other thing is, it will bea morning. the other thing is, it will be a cold night, especially in rural areas. you can see be a cold night, especially in rural areas. you can see these temperatures, 1—5, indicating what you can expect in towns and cities. there will be a touch of frost around. so patchy fog tomorrow, eventually lifting into low cloud and breaking slightly, but still thick enough for spots of drizzle. there brighter skies are likely to be across northern scotland, west wales and around the dorset and hampshire area. look what is happening in the atlantic ocean. a weather front is heading happening in the atlantic ocean. a weatherfront is heading our way. that will introduce rain in friday and saturday, in the west, and those that pushes further east during saturday it will tend to die in situ. another system is coming behind it, more potent, bringing wet and windy weather from the west. late in the day, it will be dry for much of england and wales on sunday. the prime minister has described the large quantities of plastic pollution that affect our oceans, beaches and sea life as one of the greatest scourges of our time. today, she'll make a number of pledges to tackle our plastic problem. some of you have been sending in pictures of plastic rubbish you've seen out and about. nigel sent us these photos, an old packet of peanuts he found while on a walk in weardale last week. the date on the packet says 1986. on the same walk nigel also found a bag of tudor crisps from 1984. he wanted to highlight that plastics last a pretty long time. brea kfast‘s tim muffett is at weston—super—mare's beach for us this morning to see how locals are dealing with plastic there. that company, the company which made those crisps, is out of business now. that is how long it has been. yes, they were bought by smith's, and then they were bought by walker's. so, let's go to weston—super—mare. a wide expanse of, well, we stick all it marred when i was little. an extraordinary expanse of each. we can see in the foreground of there, some of the rubbish we are talking about? good morning to you from weston—super—mare. the tide is a long way out at the moment but when it comes in, look what it brings. plastic bottles, packaging, wet wipes, this morning we will be hearing about this twitter five—year plan spelt out by the government. some bold claims, the removal of all unnecessary plastic waste by 2042. lots of people will be playing close attention. yesterday i met up with the dorset devils. they are in bournemouth, and they were clearing up bournemouth, and they were clearing up the beach. i got a sense of what they would like the government to announce. the dorset devils wish they weren't needed, but every day rubbish is brought in by the tide. they voluntarily clear it up. no doubt it's getting worse because it's becoming more evident globally it's a problem, it's a problem in the uk but we are concerned about our patch of dorset and that's why we are prepared to do our bit at dorset devils. we do find a lot of small pieces of plastic, microplastic, has been broken up by the waves and wash back onto the beach. the government is about to announce its 25 year environment plan. the dorset devils will be paying close attention. i'm forever picking up plastic bottles and there's a plastic bottle just coming on the tide. what would you like the government to announce? i would like the government to announce no more plastic bottles, everyone should use a recyclable container. i'm also forever picking up wet wipes. now, they go down the loo. tell people not to put those down the toilet. is that going to happen, do you think the government is really going to announce something that bold ? probably not, probably not but i'd like to think they might. i would like the government to bring pressure on the fast food industry, make them think about how they're packaging their fast food. try to cut out the packaging they're using to keep it warm, people are you eating fast food, why would they want it to stay warm in polystyrene? it's notjust plastics and packaging that concern these volunteers. i would like to see something announced about renewable energy, the government putting a big emphasis on renewable energy, rather than it being an afterthought. we're a country surrounded by sea as well so wave power. there's one clear message ahead of today's announcement, it's a big opportunity, don't bottle it. it's something doesn't happen now to change what's in the oceans and ocean floors, that is being swept in, for the next generation they'll be paddling in plastic pieces, litter, water bottles, and our generation are the one that's just left it there and do nothing about it. the thoughts of the dorset devils in bournemouth. this morning we are in north somerset, weston—super—mare. sarah isa north somerset, weston—super—mare. sarah is a volunteer here. what have you found ? sarah is a volunteer here. what have you found? these are cotton buds collected in just half an hour on the stretch of beach. what do you wa nt the stretch of beach. what do you want the government to announce this morning? support to the grassroots action which is all ready taking place in communities like here in weston—super—mare, by legislation for big businesses. thank you. david is from the —— debbie is from the chamber of commerce. how realistic is it to small businesses to move away from plastic? it will be harder for small businesses, they don't have the comfort of the corporate brand. but if they can liaise with their local chambers and we can put them in touch with purchasing groups to keep the costs down, i think that will help a lot. but the chamber of commerce can provide guidance. what would you like the government to announce this morning, very briefly? i would like to plastic will return scheme. money given back to you when you return a plastic bottle? yes, the deposit scheme. that would be a great boon, there are so many bottles. we will wait and see. thank you, debbie and sarah. all eyes are on the government this morning for this big announcement, a 25 year plan for the environment. thank you, tim. we will be speaking to environment secretary michael gove later. lots of people have been getting in touch. the issue of plastics that you can buy, why don't the retailers put less things in plastic containers. and the people who package them, of course. it's a big day for retailers as they tell us how they got on over christmas. some have done well and some have not done so well. it is notjust about food and clothing, is it? no, there are some surprises. lots of results to get through this morning, there are some we have had in the last hour. there are so many to get through — and some are good, some are bad. so i've enlisted the help of retail analyst natalie berg. good morning. good morning. let's start with tesco, that is one we a lwa ys start with tesco, that is one we always watch. sainsbury‘s yesterday, tesco today. they said sales were up 2.3% in the third quarter. yes, some positive news in what was a mixed bag of results so far. we do have to point out that tesco will never turn to its former glory. there has been too much structural change in the market with discounters and online retail. but they are absolutely on the path to recovery, i think. the ship has been steadied and they are doing the right things. good news is that tesco. marks & spencer, different story. we have talked a lot about clothing at sales falling at marks & spencer. clue —— food savings have propped them up, but now the double whammy, both are down. we have come to expect falling figures in the sales market, marks & spencer have been out of touch with consumers for a long time. their real worry is the falling food sales. christmas is a time of year when everybody trades up to premium foods, and it should be a time of year when marks & spencer does very well in foods. but the decline in sales, especially an inflationary and diamond, is a real concern and assign shoppers have gone elsewhere for premium foods. speaking of elsewhere, i want to talk about house of fraser. we have had an update from them this morning. a tough time to them. sales down 2.9%, the bosses call at disappointing. the future looks tough. yes, all department stores are having a difficult time at the moment. amadeus, debenhams are closing stores. i don't think it is unrealistic to say that we could see a retailer like house of fraser disappearfrom a retailer like house of fraser disappear from the high street. we have seen vhs go, we have seen woolworths go. it is not unreasonable, but the future, i think, will be fewer stalls or smaller stores, to reflect the change in shopping habits. time is tight, but thank you to its planning that, natalie. we have had john lewis figures as well, 2.5% higher. black friday was the biggest ever sales they injohn lewis' history. i will have more on that after eight o'clock. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara orchard. london's economy will suffer from brexit for at least the following decade says research published today by the mayor. the analysis suggests the worst impact will be from a hard brexit, and leaving the single market and customs union without a deal will make the capital £11 billion by 2030. it also found that certain sectors, like construction and hospitality, will struggle because of a dependence on eu workers. a 19—year—old man is in a critical condition in an east london hospital after being stabbed in a fight in stoke newington last night. yesterday evening police were called to lordship road where a group of men were involved in an altercation. there were also unconfirmed reports of a firearms discharge. london luton airport has submitted a planning application aimed at bringing more than 3,000 jobs to the area. the company says new century park to the east of the airport, will provide up to 3,200 localjobs. part of a new enterprise zone, it will be accessed via a new 1.6 mile dual carriageway. a public exhibition of the plans is to be held later this month. a new way of helping adolescents deal with anxiety, low mood and depression is having positive results. the university of reading has been running a pilot, with psychologists giving secondary school pupils practical therapy. young people have learnt coping strategies to help them deal with challenges they face. these are very common problems in teenagers and children. about one in ten of the population will have these problems before they leave school. one of the reasons we go into schools is because in every classroom there will be a handful of kids having these difficulties and we can be much more efficient and get to kids much sooner. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube this morning, severe delays eastbound on the district line following a signal failure at earl's court. part suspension on the london overground. on the picadilly line covent garden station is closed due to staff sickness. on the roads, northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. in highgate, traffic on the a1 archway road slows southbound from north hill towards the lecture city works. —— electricity. good morning. yesterday we saw plenty of sunshine around but today unfortunately we are back to the grey, cloudy weather. a bit of mist and murk around this morning as well as early rain in the thames estuary. not too chilly to start off today, temperatures around five or six celsius. an awful lot of cloud around some hill fog as well. you may well see spots visible through the thickness of the cloud, otherwise a dry but rather grey. temperature seven or eight celsius. there will be very little change overnight tonight. we are going to keep those misty and murky conditions, particularly over the higher ground. i suspect the winds will stay light. again, it is going to be very grey. plenty of low cloud around. out in the west you stand a greater chance of seeing a bit of brightness. over the course of the weekend will stay cloudy with a few spots of drizzle at times. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to naga and charlie. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. wiping out plastic waste — the prime minister sets out a 25—year plan. plastic—free aisles in supermarkets are among the ideas being put forward by theresa may. but critics say the proposals lack urgency and detail. tear/5 232f’fiéiiierjfi-l—i‘iigér77,7”; ,, . ., 7 , ., an armed heist at the ritz in paris. jewellery worth millions of pounds is seized afterfive men smash through a window with an axe. it was a good christmas for tesco and john lewis, but a tough time for m&s and house of fraser. i'll run you through the latest results from our biggest retailers as they report how they fared over the festive season. in sport, the only interesting thing about chelsea versus arsenal last night? the var was called into action properly for the first time — but no goals in the league cup semifinal first leg. morning, i; no' egg! — i; no ' "229.2”:“5 =—. n—-.— c- 54; s f! 53v -252=52—2 =2 -—-2— 22 2-252 25 5“; say these -252=52—2 =2 52-2— 22 2-252 25 2"; say these are unless they are worthless unless they are written into law. here is environmental and list roger harrabin. a pod of short—finned pilot whales. in the atlantic waters off europe, as elsewhere, they have to share the ocean with plastic. there's huge public concern about plastic litter since david attenborough‘s blue planet series showed sea creatures eating plastic waste. the prime minister will surf that wave of concern with her first environment speech. she's setting out a timetable to abolish single—use plastics. there'll be money for research into smarter plastics and more plastic—free aisles in supermarkets. the countryside should also benefit from the 25—year—old environment plan also being published. this is the uk's prime site for nightingales in kent. the local council wants to build much—needed homes on part of this site. but green groups are expecting the government to protect existing sites like this. they also want the government to follow its promise to improve other areas degraded by development or careless farming. they want commitments that ministers can't wriggle out of. environmentalists welcome the government's plans to restore britain's nature. but the problem, they say, is that so far it's just a plan. to really convince them, ministers would need to introduce legislation, and there seems no sign of that. roger harrabin, bbc news, kent. theresa may will make her speech at 9:30 this morning. she is calling the issue of plastics one of the greatest scourges of our times and says we must reduce the demand for plastic. but there's already been some criticism of the plan. greenpeace says this announcement was billed as a major push to tackle our plastic problem but it looks more like a missed opportunity. the overall plastics plan lacks urgency, detail and bite. the most glaring gap is support for deposit—return schemes, where people get money back for returning old empty bottles, and that these are tried—and—tested ways to keep plastic bottles out of the environment and have strong public backing. we'll speak to the environment secretary, michael gove, at 8:30 to ask if these proposals go far enough. the national health service has failed to meet any of the standards laid down in its own constitution, that's according to nhs providers, the body which represents front—line health trusts in england. it is calling for an urgent review of the service as it believes hospitals are unsafe and over—crowded. ministers say there are plans in place to help it cope. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. it's already been a tough few weeks for the nhs across the uk. cold weather and a rising number of flu cases have contributed to pressures that a&e staff have described as the worst they've ever seen. the prime minister and the first minister in scotland have both had to apologise to patients who've faced cancelled operations and long waits. the pressure of winter on the nhs has been unrelenting. in scotland, at the end of december, just 78% of patients at a&e were seen within four hours, well below the 95% target. across the uk, the number of people coming down with flu has increased dramatically in recent weeks, and many of the patients attending a&e are older and sicker, meaning they require more care. now, according to the organisation that represents health providers, such as hospitals and ambulance trusts in england, the whole service is at a watershed. we have now clearly reached the point where the nhs cannot meet the standards of care that we would, all of us at the nhs, ministers included, want to provide. so the key question is, do we abandon those standards, and none of us in the nhs want to do that, or does the government make the decisions that it needs to make about the long—term funding? and it needs to make those decisions quickly. this is one of the strongest warnings yet about the strain being faced by the nhs this winter, and it will add to the pressure on ministers to build a consensus over the long—term future of the health and care service — and to do so quickly. dominic hughes, bbc news. victims of sex attackerjohn worboys have asked for him to be banned from greater london when he leaves prison. worboys is thought to have carried out more than 100 rapes and sexual assaults on women in the capital. the parole board decided worboys would be released with stringent licence conditions after he completed his sentence. in 2009, he was convicted of 19 offences and ordered to serve at least eight years in jail. rescue teams are searching for survivors of the mudslides that swept through santa barbara county in southern california, killing at least 17 people. it's thought that a similar number are missing. rains falling on hills where wildfires had burned resulted in streams of mud. the latest extreme weather has hit santa barbara, montecito and carpinteria. our north america correspondent james cook reports. in montecito, they are still combing the ruins looking for survivors, but with every hour that passes, hope fades. the surge of mud and debris was too powerful, it consumed everything before it, turning homes to matchwood. it was just a very unexpected explosion of water, rock, cars, trees, metal, came in without any warning really. the sky lit up because some buildings had blown up — the gas mains, it turned out. here's all this fire going down, fire going up, all this rain coming down, and you wondered what was happening. it was an incredible experience. more than 500 firefighters and other rescue teams have been working around the clock, hoping beyond hope they can still save lives. parts of the town are still cut off, but some residents have been returning to inspect the damage. the house being gone isjust a house, just some clothes and a house, but in a neighbourhood this small, every single name that turns up is someone's dad, cousin or teacher, and that's got to be the worst part of it all, i think. we're just happy for everyone that makes it. the mudslide didn't just claim lives, it paralysed this part of california. this is the main motorway along the pacific coast, the 101 freeway. police say it won't be open until monday at the earliest. the trauma will last much longer. james cook, bbc news, montecito. police in paris are hunting two armed robbers who stole jewellery worth millions of pounds from the city's ritz hotel. armed with axes they smashed windows on the ground floor, before snatching the jewels. three people have been detained. dan johnson reports. a large police response outside the paris ritz after a gang armed with axes carried out a violent raid. it isn'tjust the christmas lights that sparkle here. there are jewels on display to match the wealth of the guests of one of the world's most exclusive hotels. the robbers arrived in place vendome on scooters at around 6pm in the evening, smashing windows on the ground floor of the hotel. it is estimated they took jewels worth £3.5 million. but police officers interrupted the raid, arresting three of the five men. paris has seen this before. in october 2016, us reality tv star kim kardashian had a gun pointed to her head as a gang stole £9 million worth of herjewellery. only one piece was ever seen again. it's not clear how much was recovered from this latest raid. police are still searching for two of the men involved. dan johnson, bbc news. in the last hour, some of the uk's biggest retailers, such as m&s, tesco and john lewis, have been reporting how they did over the christmas period. ben's here with all the details. some good, some bad? yes, coincidentally, our graphics could it really helpful eat, marks & spencer, house of fraser less than the others. tesco said that sales we re the others. tesco said that sales were up by 2.3%, just for the christmas bid, the bits that most of us are keeping an eye on, sales up nearly 2%. we talked a bit about rising prices for food nearly 2%. we talked a bit about rising prices forfood lately, and they have said they will work with suppliers to reduce food inflation. they are saying that sounds like a squeeze on supplies, lower your costs, we will pass that on to consumers, so a costs, we will pass that on to consumers, so a little bit of concern about that, but we heard from sainsbury‘s yesterday, tesco results coming in much better. waitrose and john lewis had a good christmas, john lewis in fact said that black friday, the day when lots of stuff is discounted before the holiday period, was its biggest ever sales date in history, up by 7% on that day. so they have had a pretty good session, waitrose saying sales we re good session, waitrose saying sales were up by1.4%. good session, waitrose saying sales were up by 1.4%. boohoo doing well, almost doubling their revenue from quite a low base. that is all online, isn't it? all online, clothing and that sort of stuff. but marks & spencer, pretty dreadful, normally we say that food sales went up, clothing went down, but this time both of them went down, so a real concern for them, they will be hoping for a boost from meghan markle wearing those clothes, hopefully that will be reflected in their new figures. but house of fraser, we know it is struggling on the high street, trying to find its way, work out what it is, a civil picture for debenhams, their sales we re picture for debenhams, their sales were down pretty sharply too. sales down nearly 3% in the weeks before christmas. they have already said they will reduce how much space they have in those stores, may be close basements and top floors, reduce their rents, but a tale of two halves, one is that did well and ones that are struggling. that's this morning's main news. carol will tell us what's happening with the weather in five minutes' time. lots of fog everywhere, be careful if you're setting up thriving this morning, more details later on. —— if you're thinking of driving this morning. the mayor of london has warned of dire consequences if britain is forced to leave the single market after leaving the eu. a new analysis of different brexit scenarios commissioned by sadiq khan claims a hard brexit — in which britain leaves both the customs union and single market — could lead to "a decade of lost growth". the mayor of london joins us from our westminster studio. sadiq khan, thank you forjoining us this morning. this report you have commissioned, this data you have commissioned, this data you have commissioned, it seems like the negative is coming at more than the positive, what is the point of this in the terms that we 14 months from leaving the eu ? in the terms that we 14 months from leaving the eu? well, the government is embarking on the most important negotiations in a generation, and the impact will be felt by families across the country for decades to come. so i commissioned independent economists, forecasters, to predict the outcome, the impact of the various scenarios the government is negotiating on. and the idea is to see negotiating on. and the idea is to see which scenario is the least worst, or the best for london and the country, and which scenario is the country, and which scenario is the worst. and the idea is a number of things — firstly, to help guide the government to negotiate a deal thatis the government to negotiate a deal that is best forjobs, investment, portrayed. but also so that the british public and businesses are aware of the impact of the various scenarios the government was working on. the government themselves have not published an impact assessment, andi not published an impact assessment, and i think it is important for us to have transparency. i understand that. we don't know where we are going. it is offering lots of scenarios. i don't know why thatis lots of scenarios. i don't know why that is helpful. the government is trying to get the best deal but it is in negotiation, nonetheless? no, the government has not made it clear. if you no more than i do, i would be glad to hearfrom clear. if you no more than i do, i would be glad to hear from you. clear. if you no more than i do, i would be glad to hearfrom you. will they stay in the customs union, will they stay in the customs union, will they have a transition deal? what these economists have done is forecast what happens, for example, if we stay in the single market and the customs union, or we stay in one and not the other, what happens if we leave both after a transitional deal... the idea is that the government will know the consequences of each of the options. it means that you negotiate with knowledge rather than negotiate without knowing the consequences. this is about the government negotiating in the national interest rather than party political interest. i have published it so everybody can see the consequences. the worrying thing is that what is good for london, because we have a high concentration of high—value sectors, we do less worse than the country. so if people think that us leaving the eu will lead to a narrowing of inequalities, the bad news is it doesn't. you were four remaining in the eu, weren't you?” was. i'm not going back to those arguments. i accept we are leaving the european union. what i am trying to do is be constructive and to say to do is be constructive and to say to the government, we are leaving the eu, you have an importantjob to do, i will help you do yourjob and these are the consequences according to independent economists, used by the government, by the way, by the bank of england, by the chamber of commerce, these independent experts are saying this about each of the scenarios you are working on. i am hoping that the negotiation the government is doing is good for london and the country. you would like a second referendum, wouldn't you? no, it's not on the table. my job is to make sure i assist the government in getting the best deal forjobs, for investment and fur trade. can we talk about, specifically in london, i want to talk about the release ofjohn warboys, the taxi driver convicted ofa number of warboys, the taxi driver convicted of a number of assaults. the parole board has taken a look at its decision to release this person, or has been asked to take a look at it. there are hopes that he will be limited in terms of how much time he spent in greater london. can you give us any clarity? i find the decision astonishing. one of the things that it confirms is that the so—called victims‘ law doesn‘t work in practice. you have got victims of this man who were not even informed he was going to be released, or asked for their views. there were literally women in london scared about him being released from custody. the parole board has many questions to answer. my view is that the parole board should reconsider its decision to release this man, particularly in the circumstances where there appears to be other cases for which he wasn‘t charged. i think the cps should be looking at what they can be charged for those other cases. have you got any power to exclude him from greater london if he is released? no, the bad news is that as the mayor i don‘t have the powers. the parole board and the ministry ofjustice do have powers to condition the terms of his release. he will be released on licence. that have to —— that can have conditions. in other cases, for example when there were control orders around people suspected of terrorist offences, it was possible for them to have geographical para meters for them to have geographical parameters put upon them. similarly, ican parameters put upon them. similarly, i can understand the concerns of victims of this man being concerned about there not being apparently geographical parameters on this man. the parole board have many questions to answer. want to talk about theresa may‘s plan when it comes to plastics. do you think londoners are doing enough in terms of recycling plastics, would do you think the message is getting through that alternative uses? london has believed in recycling, in reducing use and in reducing. we are not being helped by businesses, by government and by local government contracts with refuse collectors. a 25 year plan won‘t have an impact this year, next year or in years to come. i will make an announcement shortly about this. i would like to see more shortly about this. i would like to see more availability of public taps for people to fill reusable bottles. i want to see retailers giving carrots and sticks so there is less packaging. we have to change behaviour of not just packaging. we have to change behaviour of notjust those in london but around the country. that means encouraging people to reuse more. to reduce the use of various things and to recycle, setting targets for 25 years is not good enough. it is inadequate. would you consider banning plastic bottles from the capital? i want to make it easierfor people to from the capital? i want to make it easier for people to fill reusable bottles. it is sometimes not possible for people to have them. there may be a need to buy a bottle of water. the idea is to reduce the use of these by having more accessible tabs available to members of the public. —— taps. city hall has tabs available. no -- no ban them. an increase in plastic bottles that are not reusable? we want to make it easier for people to refill bottles so people don‘t want to buy a plastic bottle of water. you want to make them available notjust a public buildings but encourage the private sector as well. also, when it comes to the public realm, when it comes to the public realm, when it comes to planning, i want those considering development to think about having fountains again in london. there are very good reasons because of cuts been made to local government why these things were lost. i want to bring them back. thank you for talking to us. in about ten minutes i will be speaking to the environment secretary, michael gove, about those announcements on plastics. let‘s find out what has been happening with the weather. it has been very foggy. i am hoping it is clearing up from any of those? for most, that is the case, yes. currently we have filed in scotland, northern ireland, wales, the midlands, wiltshire, you the south—west. —— fog. in the east it is starting to lift slowly. it may well have an impact on your travel arrangements. do keep in touch with the weather forecast. through the morning that fog will lift. in some areas it will stay. we will see some sunshine coming through. in eastern areas there would be more cloud around, thick enough with patchy rain and also drizzle. towards the west is where we will see the lion‘s share of the sunshine. it should develop into a beautiful afternoon in south—west england, with light breezes and temperatures up to seven. a pleasant winter‘s day. it is the same from most of wales. most of the fog will lift. for northern ireland, you will see some patchy fog stick. when it breaks we will see some sunny fog stick. when it breaks we will see some sunny spells. cold across north—west scotland. there will be sunshine. in north—west england, cumbria, for example, and part of lancashire, we will see suntanned developer. we are prone to cloud, we are prone to patchy light rain. you will find the fog will not be as widespread as this morning. where we have got clear skies we will see some frost patches. temperatures in towns and cities between one and three celsius. locally between five and six. in rural areas it will be lower. as we start the day tomorrow it will be fairly cloudy. patchy fog and frost. the fog lifting into low cloud. generally tomorrow it will be a cloudy day. spots of drizzle. the best of the sunshine in the far north of scotland. part of wales and cornwall. we have got some rain on the cards. that will be coming our way in the shape of a weather front. it will move in across northern ireland and western fringes of the uk generally. it will not get much further. by the time we get to sunday, a fair bit of cloud. driest and brightest conditions further east you travel across england and wales. you can see the next system coming in behind. this will bring some wet and windy weather from the west. thank you. let‘s ta ke let‘s take you through some of your thoughts. we are talking to michael gove. this is about these issues to do with how much plastic we use and what is happening to it in the wider environment. lots of people talking about how easy it is or isn‘t to recycle past —— plastic. dave says, ideally use the german idea. three yea rs ideally use the german idea. three years ago in one of the cities in germany, one of the supermarkets as a machine which has the ability to recycle plastic and cans. there will not be a bottle return scheme as part of these ideas. other people pointing out, including environmental organisations, they should be legislation to back up the ideas, the 25 year plan. what will it mean? lender agrees that plastic pollution needs to be addressed. it is about educating people. it doesn‘t matter how many systems are in place. people still think it is ok to drop litter and rubbish on the beach. tim has been seen quite a bit of rubbish in weston—super—mare. looking at local screening up the coastline. it does look lovely but we can see some later in the background. good morning. blue planet had such an impact. you look out and the oceanis an impact. you look out and the ocean is a long way away at the moment. the tide brings with it so many pieces of plastic. you can see some of them here. bottles, plastic containers, packaging as well. that really is the main message we expect to hear from the government this morning, with this big speech, the 25 year environmental plan. we expected to include a place to remove all unnecessary plastic waste by 2042. the idea of plastic free islands in supermarkets. and also the 5p charge for carrier bag is to be extended to all shops in england. lots to think about. now the news where you are. good morning. a bitterfrost around this morning, but the biggest issue is fog, a very foggy start to the day for western parts of the uk. this is the scene in salford at the moment, if you are travelling bear that in mind. some of it could be slow to clear away, might linger into the afternoon and will be dense in places. so some travel disruption likely, but across south—west england, wales, north—west england, with the thick fog, tending to clear up with the thick fog, tending to clear up into sunshine this afternoon. a few fog patches across the central belt of scotland, but for much of scotla nd belt of scotland, but for much of scotland this afternoon will be fine and sunny. still pretty chilly, 2—5 celsius. for northern ireland, the fog should clear, and across much of northern england the fog also clearing, but cloudy across northern areas, particularly towards eastern parts of england and the south—east, quite cloudy today. what not a problem here, but outbreaks of rain and drizzle. overnight tonight, some fog reforming, but not going to be as widespread dense as it was last night. a lot of cloud around, misty and murky start to friday morning, i suspect, temperatures of 3—5 degrees. during friday, that mist should clear away, quite cloudy once again, fairly similarto should clear away, quite cloudy once again, fairly similar to today, a few breaks in the cloud here and there, the odd shower possible with there, the odd shower possible with the biggest cloud. again, quite chilly. going into the weekend, a weather front is trying to move in, bringing rain around western areas, tending to weaken out. there will be rain at times over the weekend, but largely dry for saturday and sunday, a lot of cloud over the weekend and also quite breezy. more details on the website, that is all from me, bye— bye. this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter and sally bundock. britain‘s prime minister, theresa may, is set to meet business leaders from the uk‘s financial services industry as the government attempts to secure a brexit deal that will include the sector. live from london, that‘s our top story on thursday 11th january. banking on a deal. the finance industry is britain‘s biggest exporter, but can it expect to stay that way after brexit? philip hammond and david davis are in germany today to push for the best outcome. also in the programme, the uk is to announce a plan to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste by 2042, but will it have any legal effect?